LANCASTER DAILY ltfttiLUG'ENCElfi, SATURDAY. JUNE 11. 1881. Lancaster intelligencer. SATURDAY EVENING. JUNE 11, 1881. MIUersTllle Ceiaeatiea. We print tbe sharp comment of " H." upon tbe Millersville management, be cause it comes from one of our most highly esteemed readers and furthermore expresses the sentiment that is heard upon every hand. As we are informed by one of tbe professors that their action has net been hastily taken but is the re sult of their well considered judgment, it is well that they should be thoroughly given te understand hew entirely differ ent is the view taken by the outside pub lic of the propriety of the restrictions placed upon the intercourse of tbe male and female students,, in an institution which practices the co-education of the sexes and applauds it en the ground that the presence of each has a beneficial in fluence en tbe ether, in the development of character, winch is caused by the re liance necessarily placed upon the stu dents' conscience and self-respect. This is the proclamation of the Mil lersville catalogue; but hew empty are the words teen, te be when the faculty show that they knew no way te keep their school free from scandal save by decree ing the separation of the sexes in .their hours of relaxation as well q$ of study. Where is tbe reliance placed upon the student's conscience and self-respect, bis sense of duty and power of self control, and where the possibility of a beneficial their co-education when they are forbid den te converse in the lecture roein,intho the recitation rooms or in the halls ; when they are forbidden " te corres pond, meet, walk or ride " together, even in the most public places ? Under the regulations as they are construed and acted upon by Dr. Brooks, sustained by the faculty and the trustees, the brave words of the catalogue are but as sounding brass, and the co-education of the sexes means but an education under the same reef of young men and women who are forbidden the communi cation with one another necessary te the exercise of any beneficial influence upon each ether, through fear of a greater evil influence. If this is a necessary apprehension in the co-education of the sexes, then it is a lie te proclaim it and a fraud te vaunt it ; and that certainly is se plain that he who runs may see it. It is plain te the public , who knew instinctively that young men and women, if their co-education is te be beneficial, must be trusted. There can be no dis pute'alwut this. The Millersvillc authori ties themselves state it, but they most absolutely de net show in their perferin ancc their faith in such trust in their pupils te keep their school geed and clean. They advertise their inability te live up te their premise by binding down the students with such prohibition of intercourse as no young man or woman can possibly submit te, in our judgment, and preserve that self-resiect which the faculty declare they rely upon and seek te fester. They de net fester it. They held out their male pupils as ravenous beasts, who are net te be trusted in the same enclosure with their Iambs. If this is the character of the majority of theMil lersville young men then no precaution can be tee great in the way of cutting them oil from communication with the young women; and the one precaution absolutely needed is te put them away altogether. It is no doubt the fact that at this school, as everywhere, there are some young men who cannot be trusted te behave as men. And it is in the effort te control this class that Dr. Brooks and his assistants have been in duced te enact the stringent rules which bear upon the whole body of the stu dents. Manifestly they seek te cure the evil in tbe wrong way. The only effec tive and proper thing te de is te promptly rid the institution of its untrustworthy students. "Yes! that is very well te say, but hew are these te be found out ?" these teachers have replied te this criticism. Te which we say that te confess that they cannot de tect them is te confess that they are incompetent te fill the governing places which they occupy. It is true that the position at the head of a school, and especially one such as this contain ing several hundred students of both sexes, is very hard te fill, and demands qualities of the rarest kind. We regret that these qualities are net commanded by the bead of the Millersvillc school, as is demonstrated and self confessed in the enactment of rules te serve as a fence te separate pupils who are premised the be neficent influence of co-education. If the men cannot lie found who are able te ed ucate together young men and women, while treating and trusting them as geed and self-respecting men and women should be treated and trusted, then man ifestly co-education must be abolished. It will never de te bring the sexes te gether for education if it be true that it cannot be safely done without practically separating them. Then it would lie much better te educate in separate schools. But we are net convinced that co-education is impossible te young men and women who are treated as decent, responsible,self-respecting human beings, and that teachers cannot be found who are sufficiently acnte te discover and sep erate the evil-disposed from the geed without stigmatizing the whole body of students as untrustworthy. the service of lighting them cannot be procured for anything like as low as Mr. B.'s estimate $1.95 per lamp, or about i of a cent per night for labor at such irregular times. The gas company and tbe lamp com mittee differ widely it will be seen in their estimates of what it would cost tbe city for light if the company's bid was accepted. It may be that ' the commit tee calculation is a little high ; it is quite certain that the company's is tee low. Of course, there is no occasion for the city te waste gas erburn it unneces sarily and the company should be pro tected therefrem. But whether gas or gasoline be adopted finally, some mere expeditious way of lighting, extinguish ing and keeping the lamps in geed order might be devised than the system which has prevailed here, under which it has been se frequently complained that lamps burned freely when the moon or sun was shining, and were dark when the traveler wanted a guide te his pathway. MINOB TOPICS. Among the pious bulls and ' bears of Wall street, some enterprising fellow bought several thousand copies of the old version, and putting them into new bind ings, did a thriving business at cent., peddling them among for the new version. the 100 per brokers On our first page will be found a variety tt nrrws and individual Amnions nnen t.hn influence of the sexes upon each ether in mattcr8 at Millersville and the respensi- bility for them. Wc have endeavored te ropreduco these opinions from wherever we find them fully and fairly. It need net be added that the drift of them is against the faculty and the ''regulations." At the convention of booksellers and stationers, held in Chicago, resolutions were adopted "requesting publishers of school and text books te make only a net list of prices, from which no discount shall be made te ethers than legitimate booksellers, and that te ethers there be an addition of fifteen per centum for postage te the net prices ; recommending publish ers te place a reasonable retail price en their books and adhere strictly thereto, ex cept te legitimate booksellers ; that pub lishers and booksellers add jwstage te books seat by mail, and that publishers and jobbers discontinue discounts te book sellers who retail at less than publishers' prices." Letters were received from Ap- pleten & Ce. premising co-operation. Tin: Douay Bible, following the Vulgale which Jereme, aided by the best Greek codices then extant, revised from Latin versions of the Scriptures of as early date as the first and second Christian centuries, renders' thus the ode of the angels at the birth of Jesus, as reported in Luke ii., 1-1 : Glory te Ged In the highest; And en earth peace te men of geed will. The King James version of the New Tes- incnt renders the last stanza : And en car.h peace, geed will te men. In the revised version we read : Ami en earth peace among men in whom he is ivcll pleated And in the margin appears the alternative reading " men of geed pleasure." The chaugc adopted is declared by the Recerd t be entirely arbitrary aud unsupported by the tcxlus reccptus or by any text what ever that has se far appeared in a printed Greek Testament. understood te be aimed against the mani fest disposition te extend a call te Rev. Spalding, who Mr. Geist declares te belong "te a different school of cherchnumship from that with which any of the eight rec tors who have served the parish of St. Jehn's were or arc uew identified." Hence his " solemn pretest " in his own name, and by the memory of Bishop Bewman against an act " prejudicial te the pros perity and harmony of the church." The addresses inveigh most earnestly against an apprehended " calamity " te the church from " changes in things long established " at the instigation of " ritualistic busy bodies'' who speak of faithful ministers as no better " than a Methodist." Pkofesser Raum, of the Leck Haven normal school, sends the Times a com munication te correct some of the mis representations of the rebelleus students of Millersvillc. " Professer Raub did net say, as stated, that he had advised his faculty te admit te the Leck Haven school all the Millersville students. His advice te the students was that if they were deter mined net te return te Millersville they should repair quietly te their homes, and if, when the summer vacation had passed they desired te attend some normal school they should select such as they thought would prove of most benefit te them, and they would probably be admitted wher ever they applied, without question. Pro Pro feseor Raub deems the Millersville affair unfortunate, net only te the school im mediately concerned, but also te the ether nine schools of the state." PKBbONAl. Rev. Daniel Steck, D. D., a promi nent Lutheran minister, died last evening at Gettysburg. Rev. Fuancis Welle has tendered his resignation as principal of the Moravian seminary for young ladies at Bethlehem. His successor has net as yet been anointed. Dr. II. Lenex Hedge, one of the best known physicians of Philadelphia, died at eight o'clock yesterday morning at his residence, en Bread street, below Lom Lem bard. Make Twain says : " Total abstinence is se excellent a thiug that it cannot be canicd te tee great an extent. In my pas sion for it I even carry it se far as te to tally abstain from total abstinence itself. Jehn A. Legan employed some men te bore for coal near Murphysboro. At the depth of 140 feet they reported they struck a rich vein of coal. Jehn went te work te sink the shaft, but when he get down te the place he found that the men had "salted" the mine there was no coal there. It ce-t about $20,000 Alexander Swift, brother-in-law of the Caky sisters, Alice and Phoebe, has bought the old Lcary homestead in Cincinnati, known as Cloverneok, and intends te re pair the building and te make of the grounds a memorial park iu honor of the departed and venerated early occupants of the place. The negotiation between Auemna Patti aud the American capitalists for an Ameri can tour has been abandoned in conse quence of the extra vagaut demanded. Mr. Rullman, who has been acting as agent for the undertakers of the enterprise, says that Niceliiii was the stumbling block. He demanded 2,200,000 francs for Patti and himself. It is believed that Nicelini will take Patti te America en his, own account. Mr. Beltziioever writes that the state ment that he was in Harrisburg working against the insurance bill is wholly false. "Iu support of this I beg te iefer te the members of the Senate and Heuse from this congressional district and te all ether senators aud te all ether senators and members with whom I spoke while there. I am net interested in any way in the matter myself and did jiet try te influence anyone else." The autograph testimonial album te Mrs. RuTHERFenu B. Hates by the women of Illinois, has been finished. The work consists of six large volumes, of 050 pages each, elegantly bound in full Tur key worecco. All through the volumes arc scattered India ink drawings. Long fellow subscribes his name with the lines : When'er a noble deed is wrought. Whene'er h spoke a noble thought, Our hearts in glad surprise Te higher levels rise. Her presence lends its warmth and health Te all who come belere it ; Ifweinau lest us Eden, such As she above restore it. STATE ITEMS. J. . Mere, esq., an able member of the Lehigh county bar, died in Allentnwn, Thursday, the 9th inst, in the 83d year of bis age. The Lewisbnrg university commence ment begins June 24th and runs te the 29th. Senater Mitchell makes the annual oration and en the 29th there will be a corporation dinner and president's levee. There will be no public issue of bends in the new $10,000,000 four per cent, lean of the Pennsylvania railroad company, as the syndicate has floated the entire amount by private negotiation. A freight train en the Philadelphia & Erie railroad ran into a land slide near Wetham station, between Leck Haven and Renovo, and a great portion of it was wrecked. One of the crew was killed and several ethers received slight injuries. On Thursday next, the first annual ex amination will be held at the Indian train ing school at Carlisle. A special excursion train will leave West Philadelphia at niuc iu the morning and will return at half past nine in the evening. The will of the late Rev. Daniel Wilsen, a Presbyterian minister, formerly of Alle gheny county, bequeaths $3,000 te the beard of foreign missions of the United Presbyterian church of North America, $2,000 te the beard of home missions of the same church, and $3,000 te the gen eral assembly of the same. Near Quakertown, at the house of Gee Harper, colored, a leaded gun was kept in the corner for the purpose of sheeting birds which were destroying the corn planted near the house.- The wife of Geerge picked up the gun, thinking it was unleaded, and carelessly handling it, it went off, the whole lead striking Jeseph Harper, who was writing at a tabic, in the forehead, killing him instantly. The woman was just recently married and came from Savannah The Floods. Heavy floods have been caused iu the in terior of this state by the continuous rains. The lower portion of Pittsburgh and Alle gheny City were submerged yesterday, but towards midnight the river was at a stand, having reached 20 feet above its usual level It is said the total lumber losses en the Allegheny river aud its tributaries may reach $1,000,000. The Juniata, Upper Dclaware and Susquehanna rivers also continue high, but the worst seems te be ever. The Lackawanna river is greatly swollen and portions of Scranton arc inundated. THE UHCBCH ASSEMBLIES. The Lutheran 8jaed at Alteena. - In synod yesterday the report of the sec retary of home missions was read, showing the receipts te be $27,035. The debts have been paid and a balance remains in the treasury. The beard has sixty-five mis sions upon the funds. Eight have become self-sustaining. The missions themselves have contributed ever $82,000 for the various branches of church work. Accord ing te the recommendation of the beard the various s j nods which had net raised their apportionments were called te an swer before the convention why they had failed te come up te the amounts desig nated by the general synod two years age. There was a long list of them. The con fessions developed the fact that many con gregations aud synods are supporting indi vidual missions and enterprises net under the control of the home mission beard and consequently their contributions had been applied by the various synods without passing through the hands of the general treasurer. This course met with the most emphatic disapproval of both the beard and the general synod. The Slinistertum lu l'ottstewn. Most of the second day's session of the one hundred aud thirty-fourth annual meeting of the Lutheran lninisterium of Pennsylvania was consumed in the read ing of committce reports. Among these was that of the executive committee, showing that twenty-seven students re ceived aid from the synod, sixteen in the Muhlenberg college and eleven in the seminary ; twenty-one mission charges re ceived aid during the year ; $5,053 were contributed te home missions and $2,150 te foreign missions. Last evening the subjects of education aud missions were discussed. The Rev. W. Wachernapcl speke iu German and the Rev. J. M. Uhrich iu English. The following are the committee : Proceedings of Conference Revs. II. B. Stredach, D. A. Ziegcnfnss, I. M. S. Eib, II. N. Fcglcy aud A. P. Plluegcr. LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. LOSSES ADJUSTED. The llilke Tobacco Wareheuse Fire. The losses sustained by Philip llilke by the late fire at his tobacco warehouse in Tobacco avenue, this city, have been sub stantially settled by the insurance com panies in which he held policies of insur ance. The companies are as fellows : Etna of Hartferd ; Heward of New Yerk; Commercial Union of Londen ; Williams burg of New Yerk ; Phoenix of Hartferd ; British America of Terente ; Londen As- Tin: New Yerk Times indulges in some very "harp criticism of "boy preachers," whom it thinks people go te see and hear in the spirit that the attend the circus or leek at a dwarf. The Times declares that "the boy-preacher knows nothing of theology, and his interpretations of the Bible are as worthless as the colored man Jasper's crude notions of astronomy. He has had no experience of life, and is no moie capable of giving advice aud counsel te his hearers than is a baby in arms. Te allow a boy te assume the gravest and most sacred duty which a man can assume, is te him an irreparable injury. The- self conceit and self-righteousness of the little preaching monster are mero disgustiug than the premature knowledge of evil which he would acquire were he te play iua theatre. Of the two, the stage is de cidedly a better place for a child than the pulpit, for the guilt of sacrilege is net in curred by the infant phenomenon who dances in the ballet or sings in the variety show." Since women and boys usurp the clerical functions this journalistic scof fer wants a liberal and progressive peo ple te open tbe pulpit te monkeys. There is a very palpable fallacy in the estimate submitted by Mr. Baum gardner te councils en the question of lighting tbe city. He says that 2,200 hours is the time "the lamps would bum as given in the lighting calendar used by the lighters in most all large cities. They lightevery night in a month with the exception of the three nights of full moon." These calendars, however, cal culate all the time for moonlight very closely and provide sometimes for net "lighting" the lamps until 5 o'clock in the morning. New, it often hap pens that en " inoenlhrht " niirhts according te the calendar the moon is clouded and the lamps need te be lighted. Again, if it is proposed te light the lamps at hours varviut? from 5 in the afternoon te 5 in the morning uuder the rules for two Rev. Dn. E. W. Appleton haviu de clined the call te the rectership of St. Jehn's (Free) P. E. church, this city, the names of Rev. Chas. E. Murray, of Phila delphia, Rev. Aug. A. Marple, Rev. Jehn S. Gibsen, of Southern Ohie, and Charles Spalding, of Wheeling, W. Va., have been under consideration by, the parish, though at the late meeting of the vestry only the name of Rev. Spalding was placed in nomination. Under the rules the nomi nation was laid ever until a subsequent meeting. The vestrymen, of whom five must agree in making a call, are Messrs J. M. W. Geist, J. I. Hartman, W. O. Marshall, James S. Miller, H. P. Carsen, Gee. Diller and Isaac Diller. In view of the candidacy of Rev. Spalding Mr. Geist has issued a four-page circular, three piges of it addtessed te the vestry and one page te the members of St. Jehn's. The address te the vestry is explained te be a copy of a pretest presented at the ftpecial meeting held en Tuesday evening, when the election of rector was postponed weeks. It is LATEST NEWS BT MAIL. Maiden, Mass., has voted te beceme a city by 801 yeas te 500 nays. Bennett's steam mill at Gilead, Me , to gether with a large quantity of spool weed" was eurncu yesterday. The North Carolina negrees demand a share of the federal offices and will kick if they are net satisfied. In Provideuce Jeseph Henncssy, aged 17, was found hanging te a shaft in the shop where he was employed. The Reichstag has rejected, by a vote of 153 te 102, the credit demanded by Prince Bismarck for the establishment of an economic council. An encounter has taken place between Turkish troops, aud Bulgarian bauds in Macedonia, in which eight Turks and thirteen Bulgarians were killed. Ground was broken at Florence, N. J., a few days age for a new Methodist church wncu twenty-live ladies dug the first cart of dirt. In Richfield Springs, N. Y., cx-Sonater A. R. Elwood was accidentally killed by falling through a stairway at the Ameri can hotel. Alexander Russenger was instantly killed at Dcaus Station, N. J. He was thrown some twenty feet into the air by the engine and broken almost te pieces. Charles Burns, 19 years old, died in Treuten from the effects of injuries re ceived by being run ever by a freight train en the Pcnneylvania railroad at Morris Merris ville. At Seda Springs, five miles west of Leadville, one Andrews, employed at the Seda Springs hotel, was shot and fatally wounded by Otte Ballalnx, the cause being a standing quarrel. A race iu lap-streak beats has been ar ranged between Wise, of Riverside and Edward Hanlan. The race is for SL000 a side, aud is te come off iu six weeks en Terente bay. Rebert Dudley aud Deck Davis fought ever a game of baseball in Willisten, S. C. Dudley knocked Davis down with his bat, and Davis stabbed Dudley te the heart with a knife, killing him instantly. A severe cyclone occurred yesterday in Seleman Valley, Kansas. Houses and barns for a distance of twenty miles were demolished and several people killed. The storm lasted about an hour, with heavy hail. The crops suffered considerable damage. A German ragpicker named J. Pranch, aged CO years, wasjcjectcd in Buffalo, N. Y., from the attic of a tenement house where he bad been living in the most ab ject squalor, and two bags, containing ever $4,000 in geld and silver coins, were found in his possession. Charles Jehnsen of Eau Claire, Wis., was shot and killed while standing iu his doorway by Leuis Carter. The cause was the unsuccessful attempt of Carter te in duce Jehnsen's wife te elope with him. Being ordered off the premises he fired twice, both balls taking effect and produc ing iustant death. On the farm of Basil C. Bensen, seven miles from Baltimore, lightning struck an old building iu which the strawberry pick ers had taken refuge from a storm. The lightning struck the top of the chimney, and descended it, instantly killed a man named Harmaii and his seu. One man had his right leg broken by thu shock, and another had his clothes liurued off besides rcceiviug injuries about tlie body.' The dead man aud his seu are stinnosed te be from -Federal hill, as they came along surance of Louden ; Trans Atlantic of Hamburg ; Merchants' of Newark ; Pheo nix of Louden ; Union of Philadelphia ; .North iintish and Mercantile of Londen The whole amount of insurance effected in thoabevo named companies was $42,500. By mutual agreement among the insurers and insured, Mr. Darius Ferry of the firm of Gans & Bre., tobacco brokers, New Yerk, aud Mr. Jes. Lecb, of the firm of Jeseph Lecb & Ce., Philadelphia, were chosen appraisers te appraise the sound cash value of the tobacco as it was befere (he fire ; and the insurance companies through their agents, agreed te take the tobacco off Mr. Uilke's hands at said ap praisement iu lieu of paying tbe damages sustained by the fire, and te pay Mr. Hilkc the appraised value within sixty days after said appraisement. The appraisers concluded their labors yesterday. Thcre were iu the warehouse at the time of the fire 78G cases of tobacco, the sound value of which was appraised at $59,472, an average of 19 cents per peuna through. Mr. Hilkc's counsel iu the adjustment of the losses was J. L. Stcinmctz, esq. We understand that the insurance com panies, as seen as the damaged tobacco had been turned ever te them under the abeve named agreement, effected an in surance of $00,000 en it in several ether companies. If this be se it shows that they de net regard the tobacco te be seriously damaged. XHK Kl'HKATA i;.Z.AK. Treasurer's Repert Rev. J. RGreff. R. A. Bum- aud A. Beudel. Discipline Revs. W. G. Laitzle, J. J. Kucndy. J. M. Anspach and P. Plattcr cher. Laymen, W. II. Stacks and W. S." Yeung. Publication Heuse Revs. J. Kehler, C. J. Weldeu, L. Lairn, G. A. Strunty and A. J. Weddell. . Laymen, Prof. S. Sadtlcr and Charles Halm. President's Repert Revs. J. W. Ilass Ilass ler, B. W. Sehwank, J. K. Plitt, J. F. Wampele aud La men T. II. Dichl and B. B. Miller. Ministerial Business C. P. Krauth, D. D.; G. W. Shadier, D. D., and Lay man F. Berkcmcir. The executive committce, elected, is as follews: Revs. Dr. B Sadtler, B. M. Sckmuckcr, F. J. F. Shantz, J J. Kuon Kuen dig, T. T. Yeagcr. Laymen A. W. Pet- teigcr, T. II. U. Trexler. Duehl, L. Licss, A. Brcndcl, GAS. 8FECIAL MEETING OT CITY COUNCILS. TUG KKFOIUIEU CLASIS very with a crowd of the pickers who are from j?? the same vicinity te the farm te work, ""ter, A Successful itenetit for a Goett Cause. The bazaar ter the benefit of the Epbrata Union Sunday school, held in the hall of the Ephrata Mountain Springs hotel en May 20th, 21st and 28th, was mere than a success financially. The committee, M. Sprceher, superintendent, W. M. Overly, D R. Wcrtz, N. II. Sprecher, Misses Mary Georgas and Annie E. Leber having the bazaar in charge, were appointed by the school and worked faithfully and economically, as they always de for the general benefit of the school, being full and regular members thereof. They have the pleasure, as a reward for their labors, te hand te the treasury of the school a handsome amount, which enables them te pay the numerous bills always accruing in a Sunday school. The report of the committee and the ac count of the treasurer were audited by R R. Bitzer and E. Kenigmachcr. who found the total receipts from different sources te be $354.05, expenses $08.57, and net proceeds $285.48, .which is beyond the expectation of all and compares favorably with any ether entertainment heretofore given in Ephrata. The Ephrata Union Sunday school was organized about 13 years age iu a side room at the hotel and under the charge of S. S. High, its first superiuteudaut ; was removed te another room which room proved tee small, and from there te the Lutheran church, where it is new held. It is in a prosperous condition, numbering about 140, nearly all the officers and teachers being members of said church. Eclipse of the Moen. Our readers who wish te sce the eclipse of the moon will have te stay up late to night or get up very early in the morning. According te Baer's almanac,an uudeubtcd authority in such matters, the earth's shadow will begin te overspread the moon at 9 minutes past midnight, the commence ment of the total obscuration at 1 o'clock 12 minutes ; the middle of the total ob scuration at 1:52 : the end of the ebscura tien at 2:32 ; the end of the earth's shadow of 3:35. The total duration of the ob scuration will be 1 hour and 20 minutes, and the duration of the whole eclipse 3 hours and 26 minutes. The probable state of the weather pre dieted in Baer's almanac is: June 11th "cloudy with rain," and June 12th "pleas ant" "Old Probabilities" assures us clear or clearing weather, and thus far the prediction is being verified. The probabil ity is that all who cheese te witness the eclipse will have a fair opportunity or do ing se. Complimentary All Around. "The syndicate of Liars," says the New Era, 4is the truthful but net alto gether elegant name given an asssociatien of New Yerk stock gamblers." "The political Liar," is the suggestive but net altogether elegant name given the propri etor of the New Era by its esteemed Re publican contemporary the Examiner; and "the modern Ananias" is the most com-plimetarv-nhrase mwd hv the Inauirer in describing the character of the New Era's In Session in Millersville. The pnsident of classis yesterday an nounced the following standing commit tees. Minutes of Classis. Revs. D. W. Ger hard, W. F. Lichlitcr and Elder Abraham Bansman. ' State of Religion. Revs. D. C. Tobias. S. P. Brown, Elder Philip Bausman. Minutes of Syned: Revs. W. II. II. Sny Sny der, F. A. G.ist, D. D., Abraham G. Shcibly. Examination and Licensure: Revs. Thes. G. Apple, D. D., W. T. Gerhard, ElderS. L. Dclliugcr. Overtures : Revs. J. A. Peters, Gee. W. Snyder, Elder Christian Gast. Religious Services : Revs. J. P. Moere, A. B. Shcnkle, Elder B. F: Bausman. Missions : Revs. C. S. Gerhard, E. V. Gcrhart. D. 1)., Elder Jacob Gergas. Finance : Revs. L. F. Ziukhan, J. II. Shnmaker, I). D., Elder Christian Gast. The parochial reports consumed most of the time of the merniug session yester day. fKIDAY AFTEKNOON. The reading of parochial reports was continued ami in discussing that of Rev. . r . uicuiiusr, pastor ei t. lance s mis sien, iu Lancaster. Many interesting facts iu regard te this mission were brought out, showing the remarkable success which has attcuded it. It is located in the western part of this city, its membership is largely made up of the poorer class of that part of the city aud yet they have gene forward and erected a neat and comfortable chael, neatly furnished, all of which is paid for. They have a membership of 51 ; a Sabbath school numbering 212. The members of St. Stephen's college church have deue much iu festering this important work. They have a very efficient missionary in Mr. Lichlitcr, and the question of his sup port appeals te the members of the ether Reformed churches of Lancaster, and all charitably disposed persons. B. F. Bausman, a theological student of the seminary, was taken under the care of classis. Adjourned with the doxology. SATUKDAY MOUSING. Classis opened with singing and prayer by Rev. S. Kuhn. Elders Deunisen, of Maytown, Ivunkla of Harrisburg and Kline of Manheim, were excused from at tendance after te-day ; and Profs. Stahr and Dubbs were' excused from failure te attend earlier and after Monday en ac count of college engagements. There was a further reading ' of parochial reports. Elder. A. Madcn, of of Hanover, reported the condition of that charge aud a statement was read from Elder Jehn J.Nissley.ef the Hummclstewn charge (new without a pastor), together with a statistical report. Rev. .las. Craw ford, of Franklin and Marshall academy, was excused from attendance. Adjourned with the doxology. APPOINTMENTS FOB TO-MOKKOW. The committee en religious exercises made ths following report :- Zion's Re formed church, Millersville, Saturday evening, preparatory services, Rev. W. H. H. Snyder ; Sunday morning, communion services, Rev. C. S. Gerhard, Rev. S. Schweitzer (German) ; Sunday school meeting iu the afternoon, Rev. D. W. Gerhard, Elder A. Madcr, Jehn Meyor ; Missionary meeting in the evening, ifevs. J. A. Peters, W. F. Lichlitcr, D. B. Shuey and W. II. 11. Snvder. St. Paul's Lutheran, German, Rev. D. W. Gerhard. Millersville M. E. church Morning, Rev. S. Kuhu ; evening, Rev. S. P. Brown. Evangelical ( Millersville) Morning, Rev. D. C. Tobias ; evening, Rev. J. B. Shumakcr, D. D. Gasoline te Supercede Gnu The Gas Com pany Criticised and its Bid Rejected. In accordance with a call, made by the presidents of select and common councils, a special meeting was held last evening te consider the. bids made by several parties for lighting the city for the ensuing year. Select Council. Present Messrs. Barr. Bitner, Bergcr, Deerr, Franklin, G. W. Zecher, Philip Zechcr and Evans, president. Mr. Barr presented the following report of the lamp committee, which was rcail : Lancaster. Pa., June 10, 1831. Te the Honorable the Select and Common Coun cils of the City of Lancaster : Gentlemen : Your committee en lamps respectfully report : That at their meet ing held June 8th the accompanying pro posals were received in answer te our ad vertisement for the lighting of the eity, a copy of which is also herewith appended for the information of your honorable bodies. The bid of the Lancaster gaslight and fuel company, viz., $1.70 per thousand cubic feet for all gas furnished, including tbe lighting of the street lamps, fails te conform with the previsions of the city ordinance governing the subject, which previsions were specifically stated in the newspaper advertisement. The amount per lamp per aunum is net stated as re quired, and ether terms et the company's bid are in direct contravention of the pro pre visions of the ordinance of February 0th, 1878. The Maleney gas company,of Pittsburgh, whose bid is $22.50 for each lamp per an num, de net state the candle power of the light they propose te furnish, as asked for in the advertisement, and no refcreucn is made te the lamps and pests. The Automatic gas lamp aud lighting company, of New Yerk, propose te light the city throughout for the sum of $21 for each1, lamp per annum. The candle-power of the proposed light is net indicated. The Pennsylvania Globe Gaslight com pany, of Philadelphia, in their bid conform te the specifications contained iu the ad vertisement, and propeso te light the 180 strcet oil lamps, aud as many mere as the city may direct, for the sum of $2 1.50 per nnnum for each lamp. All of which is respectfully submitted, A. R. Baku, Henry Smevcu, Piiimp Zechek, Ciias. J. White. Attest : Hekuekt Johnsten, clerk. The advertisement for proposals for lighting the city was also read, together with all the bids iu answer thereto. Mr. Barr stated that the bid made by the Lancaster gaslight and fuel company was net in accerdance with the ordinance of councils nor the advertisement of the lamp committee, which required that the bids for lighting the street lamps should be for se much per lamp, whereas the gas company had bid $1.70 per 1,000 feet. Frem an estimate made by the commit tee it appeared that the cost per lamp under the proposal of the gas company would be about $88.37 per year. These figures were arrived at by supposing a five-feet burner te be used en each lamp for an average of 10 hours each night. This would cost 8 cents per night per lamp, and te this would have te be added about two cents per night for cleaning, ex tinguishing aud keeping the lamps in re pair. Te bring the matter properly before council Mr. G. W. Zecher moved that the lamp committce be instructed te cuter into a contract with the Pennsylvania Glebe gaslight company te light all the street lamps in the city at the lowest terms that could be secured, lie said he regarded the bid of the Lancaster gaslight and fuel company as exorbitant, and was probably intended as a retaliation en part of the company for the action of councils in hold held ing the company last year te something like a decent compliance with its contract. Of the ether companies that have bid for lighting the city, except the Glebe com pany, councils knew but little, and as they de net comply with the requirements of the advertisement iu stating the candle power of the light they propose te furnish. he thought it would be well te reject their bids and give the lighting of the whole city te the Globe company, whose past contracts have been satisfactorily fulfilled. President Evans suggested that if the contract for lighting the entire eity were given te the Glebe company the contract might be made at lower figures than the company had bid for lighting the lamps in the suburbs only. 3Ir. Barr stated that a representative of the company had informed the mayor that if the company were given the entire city te light they would de it at a deduction of $1.50 per lamp. The qucstiqn being taken en Mr. Zcch it's motion, it was unanimously agreed te. uoinmen council concurred. necessary, as there are many nights dur ing the year, as during full moon and in winter when there is snow en the ground, that te light the lamps is only a waste. I 'have taken the number of hours the lamps would burn as given in the lighting calendar used- by the lighters iu most all large cities. They light every night in a month with the exception of the three nights of full moon, which makes 2,200 hours iu a year. 2,200 hours with 5-feet burners would make an annual consump tion of 11,000 feet of gas te a lamp, and at $1.70 per 1,000 feet would make for the gas $18.70 ; cost of lightiug, &c , $1.95 ; total cost of lamp per year, $20.65. I believe the water department of the city is agitating the question of fur uishing the water by meter measure ment, e that who wastes it shall pay accordingly. The following are the prices paid iu some et" the large cities : Bosten t consumers $2.00 city $1.90 East Bosten. " 2.50 " 2.50 Seuth Bosten " 2.50 ". 2.37 Charlestown. 2.50 " 2.37 Average price iu Besfmi per lamp $34.00 using 4 feet burners aud having 10,290 lamps. Brooklyn, $20 per lamp, 3 feet burners. Williamsburg. $23 per lamp. 3 feet burners. Baltimete $1.85 per 1000 feet. New Yerk has 23,365 lamps aud pays from $17.50 te $32 per lamp usiugS feet burners. If they used 5 feet burners the price would b.'; from $29.17 te $53.30 per lamp. The city pays for the gas used in public buildings from $1.75 per 1000 feet te $2.25. Hoping that the above may be satisfac tory aud preve te you that our proposal is net exorbitant or unfair te the city. Yours Respectfully J. II. BAt;Mt:.YKDNK!t. As seen as the reading of the above was finished, thrt question recurring en Mr. Jehnsen's motion te concur in the action of select council :t was agreed te without dissent; and "settled it." Select council declined te hear the paper read and both branches adjourned. As will be gathered from the above eon current action of councils it is proposed te dispense with gas as a medium for lightiug the streets of the city, and substitute oil or gasoline as it is called. There are 500 street lamps iu the city, of which 314 are lighted with gas and 180 with the material which it is new intended te use through out. The weik of disceifticeting their mains liein the lamp pests, which is rendered necessary by this change, must be performed by the gas company without expense te thu eity, as expressly provided in the city ordinance and the terms of the existing agreement. Members of the lamp committee state their belief that they will be able te secure from the Philadelphia company a considerable reduction en the terms of their bid, in view of the fact that they will new have a contract for lighting 500 lamps when their proposal only con templated ISO. and of the former number they will net be required te furnish the lamps and pests for the 314 owned by the city. It is intended te cuter into a con tract with the Globe company without unnecessary delay. The latter have bail the contract for lightiug the oil lamps of city for tlij p.i-.t. three years, aud their service has been generally regarded as satisfactory. WHO IS SIIK'J AMarlctri Weman In Male Attire. The Pittsburgh Leader of Thursday evening contains the following : This morning about 8 o'clock what at first was supposed te be a man, came into the Alle gheny m.iyer's eilicc carrying a child in her arms for it was a woman. At the time she entered the morning hearing was in progress, and she steed with her hat en, calmly taking iu the .situation. Mayer Petersen's attention was called te the vis itor's strange appearance, and he had her conveyed inside thu railing, and asked the person who be or she was aud whose child it v.;us she had. The stranger re plied, " I am from near Lancaster. Pa., aud thu child i ; mine ; my wife died recent ly and I buried her at Huntingdon." His honor asked h;r if she was net the mother of the child, te which question she said Ceyle Inflicted for the Murder nfMIsi Myers. The gnnd jury in Yerk yesterday found a true bill of indictment against- Jehn Ceylo, jr., for the murder of Emma Myers about two weeks age. The prisoner, in re sponse te the inquiry as te whether he was guiity or net, would net make any in telligent reply, and a plea of " net guilty" was entered by the clerk. TheconGno ThecenGno TheconGne ment and suspense seem te work illy in accord with the prisoner's active habits and he leeks haggard and seems te be breaking down under the weight of his crime. The pistolweunds upon his body which he indicted with tbe intention of taking his life are healing up nicely and proved te be but slight scratches. The trial is down for the October term of the quarter sessions court. Mayer's Court. The mayor had three drunks before him this morning. One get five days, another 1 paid costs, and a third was discharged. Common Council. The following named members were prcs ent : Messrs. Albert, Barnes, Bees, Brown, Davis, Diffenderfl'er, Everts, Fisher, Hays, lluber. Jehnsen, Lichty, Middlcten, Oster maycr, Shredcr, Shulmycr, Smeych, Stene, White, Yackly. Levorgoed, president. When the report of the lamp committee, with the action thereon, was presented from select council, Mr. Jehnsen moved that common council concur. There seem ed te be no inclination te discuss the mat ter, the members evidently having their minds pretty well made up. Before put ting the question, however, President Levorgoed laid befere council the follow ing communication from Mr. J. 11. Bauni garducr, secretary of the Lancaster aas light and fuel company, aud said that if objection was net heard he would ask the clerk te read it. Nobody said nay, where upon the president Jiandcd te the clerk the following document which was read : Lancaster, June 10, 1881. Dk. J. Levekgoed Dear Sir: I was unable yesterday te give you the informa tion you wished iui elation te our proposal, owing te your hurry, and I have taken the liberty of addressing you this note explain ing why we offered the proposal in the form we did, instead of manner asked by the lamp committee ; also te prove that the assertion made by a member of the committee was incorrect, viz : That the price was exorbitant, being twice as high as at present. Section 3d of the ordinance says the lamps shall be extinguished by the police at daylight each morning. This is net done, as during the past year we have had considerable less by some of the police or the boys they employ in letting the lamps burn long after daylight. I believe this will net be denied, aud frequent mention has been made by the daily papers of lamps burning all day. The doers are frequently left open and broken by the wind. The lamp committee's attention te this has been called but te no purpose. On last Monday I seen the lamps being ex tinguished at nearly eight o'clock, when they should have been put out at about four e clock. Our company concluded that if the lamps were net te be extinguished at daylight we would sell them the gas by the 1,000 c. ft., and if they wished te burn it during daylight they could de se, and at the same time if they used a little judg ment in lighting and extinguishing they would net cost much mere than at pres ent and less than in nearly every large city. Our price for gas te consumers is $2 per 1,000 feet ; large manufacturer $1.80, while we agree te furnish it te the city at $1.70. In presenting ourpreposal we base our calculations that the city would light the lamps en these nights that would be was. Whcreup.m the mayor told one of his officers te lock her up until he could in quire into the case. She afterward stated that she w,i unmarried, that her name was Annie Pester, aud that the name of her sedmMi' w i ; James White, a married man, who lived near Lancaster. The woman I'm t her :,tatcd that she had worked in levds undertaking establish ment iu llairis'mrgat painting. She had worked there ler about two months (var nishing Cellins) when her employer dis covered tii.it she was a woman and dis charged 1 1 iv. She afterward went te Hunt ingdon, where she also worked at the painting trade, and it was with tbe inten tion of getting work at her trade that she came te this city. Her object iu coming te the m yrs office was te get her child scut te .the city home. She also informed the writer that her seducer had taught her te paint and that while with him she had worked at painting. Her child, she said, was .-even months old, while she her self was in her twenty-fifth year. In appearance shs is above the medium height, with almost black hair, cut short, had en a pair e: tight-fitting corduroy pants, that showed her form te geed ad vantage. A black coat and vest, white shirt but no cellar, and a black hat, and a pair of rough, heavy beets. She also car-" ricd a. silver w.itch, attached te which was a brass chain. She wilij'c sent, te the city farm te-day by Secretary MclJennigle, and the proper authorities ;it .Marietta, Pa. (where she said she ba i lucd), will be notified. Kccepilun te tbe Seniors. List evening the graduating diss of Franklin and Marshall college were ten dered a lvept't m at the residence of the president, Rev. Dr. Themas G. Apple, en the college campus. All the members of '81 were present, aud among the ether in vited guests who graced the occasion wcie members of the faculty with their fami lies and a number of friends of the insti tution. Dr. and .Mrs. Apple's cordial hospitality impressed itself most favorably upon their quests, and an elegant table was spread ler" their refreshment. Secial intercourse titled out the hours of a very enjoyable evening. The seniors will be similaily enteitaiued at the residence of Prof. Wm. M. Ncvin, West Chestnut street, en Monday evening. to-.licallen of an Orfau, The new. and, beautiful organ recently sat up in St. Stephen's Lutheran church, corner of Seuth Duke and Church streets, will be diviim'.cl te-morrow. The dedi catory sermon will be preached by the pastor, li'iv. K. Meister, at 10:15 a. m.. and further services will, bn held at 7:30 p. m. Tim church, and especially the new organ, will i Handsomely decorated with flowers. tsadljrJ A little girl. 12 years old, named Emma Singlcy, residing at Ne. 027 West King street, lit I eie of her hands very badly burned. It appears that she placed her hand en a tabic at which her elder sister was engaged inning, the elder sister, net seeing Emma, set the het iron down en her hand, blistering it terribly. in the Warpath. Prof. E. O. Lyte, of the Millersville state normal scmoe!, was seen going up street te-day wich a rifle in en3 hand and a box of cartridges in the ethor. It is net known whether he was hunting students or going for fiegs. 1 J &1
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