LANCASTER DAILY INTELLIGENCER WEDNESDAY; JUNE 29; 1881. Lancaster inteiltgenrer. WEDNESDAY XVKHINO, JUNE 201881. A Delightful Klaff. What a delightful man is Mayer King, of Philadelphia, and hew the suffering citizens of all ether cities in the country will pray en July 4th that their mayor may be a King. It is a day that needs an autocrat, notwithstanding it is the natal day of democracy, for en it mere mis chief is done and mere pain caused thant en any ether day of the year; and by boys, or men inconsiderate as boys. We say it is delightful te find one man in chief authority who believes that boys are te be repressed and forbidden te tor ment their fellows. The natural boy's highest idea of existence is te make him self a nuisance ; and the astonishing thing about it is that se many of his elders are ready te accord him such a privilege, and deem him espec ially entitled te exercise it en the Fourth of July. And why? Certainly that day is net a boys' day ; and just as certainly the boys who make it hideous are net inspired in their work by the recollection that it is independence day. They love it because they have unlimited license te make a noise, which is only the mere delightful te them because ether people don't like it If it was a nice thing te de ; something that their pa rents wanted them te de and which would give pleasure te anybody but themselves, net one in a hundred would want te de it. Beys are born selfish and the possession of the Fourth of July cul tivates in them this unamiability. If all mayors were Mayer Kings, and all parents would Hew him in enlighten ing their boys as te their subordinate condition in society en the Fourth of July and en all ether days, a great alleviation would be afforded te life in this land of liberty and license, where the bays should be taught the funda mental law of society that the individual must exercise his .natural rights se as net te disturb his neighbors ; and that while the boy, as a savage, has a right te make all the noise he pleases, as a citi zen he has no right te make any that he cannot show te be necessary ; because unnecessary noise is a nuisance and for bidden by the common law. Beys would make better men if they did net get wrong notions of their right te de as they please from the unlimited license of the Fourth of July granted them by weak-headed parents and weak-nerved executers of the law. Mayer King is a treasure te Philadelphia and the best friend of its boys as well as its people. All the heys lie locks up en the Fourth of July he will teach a valuable lessen as te the meaning of the day and the duty of the citizenship it secured te them. What Leeks Like Perjury. Vice President Tillinghast,ef the New Yerk Central railroad, testified before the bribery committee, the ether day, in a way which we thought at the time pretty clearly showed that he had sought te use money in the senatorial election ; we noted the marked contradictions in his testimony, but, as the committee did net call his attention te them, we pre sumed his testimony had been incorrect-" ly reported. The New Yerk iiiin, how ever, sees the same inconsistency and points it out. He swore that he had get a twenty thousand dollar check cashed at Albany, and that he had taken it te Buffalo, giving no better reason than that currency was scarce in Buffalo, aud that he liked te de his busi ness with money rather than checks. The hist fact, if true, is itself quite a satisfactory proof that the business he se desired te de was dirty businesss, for no sane business man has a predilection for carrying in his iwckets large sums in bank notes. After he get this money in Albany he admits calling at the room of the chief lobbyist of his railroad, but nevertheless says he took the bank notes te Buffalo, and when he get there.put them in his safe ; and that he had them there for ten days ; and that he paid them ever te a Buffalo bank after the legisla tive inquiry into the bribery business commenced. But then at another point in his evidence he contradicted this tes timony, saying that what he had net used of this twenty thousand dollars was still in his safe, aud that he did net cheese te tell hew he used it, but it had liccn in his business ; and in a mo ment or two he again contradicted this statement by declaring that he had used, the whole twenty thousand dollars " and mere besides." That is certainly very peculiar swearing, and Mr. Tilling hasthas a manifestly urgent need te en deavor te explain its apparent inconsist encies. That Air Line. Friend Fowler says the Heading & Chesapeake railroad is a sure thing, and that it is quite sure te pay, because of the local traffic it will receive and the local resources it will develop. He re pudiates the idea that the Baltimore & Ohie railroad has anything te de with it ; a repudiation which was quite un necessary, as that was obvious enough. In fact the It. . & C. is declared by brother Fowler te be rather the ally of the Pennsylvania railroad, whose Clear field coals it is going te take te the Ches apeake; from Leaman Place we suppose. Carpenter's point is the particular place en the Chesapeake en which they are te be dumped, by the side of its twenty feet of water. We understand by this that the water there is twenty feet deep, which surprise us, unless it happens te be in a hole ; but brother Fowler wouldn't trifle with us that way, and no doubt means us te knew that a geed twenty feet deep channel leads from Car penter's Point te the sea. If that is se brother Fowler's enterprise has a very respectable seaport at one end of it, any way ; and if he will fetch his read from Lancaster it will have a very decent town at the ether end. And betwixt and between we are told of great deposits of mysterious minerals which are te be developed and make shareholders of this railroad financially as iat as por poises ; and alas, there is no stock for sale ! A big demand for it and nothing te supply it with ! Maybe it would le a geed idea net te borrow any money en that two-and-a-half million mortgage which has been entered en the air line of the read, jf the stock of the air line gees effi this way, like het cakes. Fer mort gages en air lines are rather airy, and maybe the pempany would have te wait te borrow money until it had something like a track en the ground te show for security. The Fire Department. The insurance companies who are in terested in Lancaster property held a conclave here yesterday, prompted by the serious fires that have occurred here lately. The mayor gave them the facts about the fire department, said that nine tenths of the fires were of incendiary origin, and that it was his opinion, backed by that of the substantial citi zens, that the fire department should be a paid one. The companies will have, we understand, a preposition te make te the city in the matter ; and the question will demand the immediate attention of councils. The essence of the matter is in a nut-shell. The necessity for a paid department does net spring from the in efficiency of the fire department, though it certainly might be mere efficient even under the volunteer system. Yet it is a geed department and does geed work in extinguishing fires. But the mischief is that it also makes them. This may as well be clearly said. It is the plain English of the mayor's de claration that nine-tenth3ef our tires are of incendiary origin. The incendiaries are provided by the fire department ; by which we de net mean te be understood as necessarily saying that they are fire men. They may be, and are, but coun terfeit firemen, hangers-en of the hose houses ; but they are the creatures of these houses ; they burn, te see the ma chines turn out ; they are devilish ; and the hose houses afford a place for kin dred evil spirits te plot the devil's work for their idle hands te de. We question the mayor's apprehension that the majority of votes would be against a paid department. Under the cir cumstances are net our reputable volun teer firemen forced themselves te favor a paid department ? for as matters stand the stigma of these incendiary fires touches them ; and any fireman who wants the present system continued ad vertises himself te stand before the com munity as the associate of incendiaries. These astronomers are getting -mere aggravating every day. Here is one who turns up in Kentucky and say this comet is a pet he has been watching ever since last fall, and that it isn't the 1807 comet at all, but that of 1783; and as the ether astronomers don't knew whether or no it is the 1807, the Kentucky man for the present stands uncentradicted. But no doubt te-morrow there will be nothing left of him ; and may be there will seen be nothing left of any of the wise men ; this comet is blowing them up in such a lively way.. They say te-day that maybe it is Donati's, which its appearance new resembles ; the fan-like shape of the head is gene, and it seems te put en a new countenance every night ; also a new tail. Three days age we read and stated that the tail was eight million miles long; yesterday it was -down te four; te-day it elongates te thirty-live. We make no mere statements about the comet. PERSONAL. Mrs. J. B. Kufmak and family left for the Delaware Water Gap this morning. They will spend live or six weeks there. Rev. Jehn Jasprr, the famous colored preacher of Richmond, is seriously ill, and his peeple are afraid that if he dies the sun will net move. Mr. Paunem, has net yet fixed the date for his visit te the United States, the ob ject of which is understood te lc te use his influence te discourage the exertions of skirmishers. Ex-Congressman J. Am.es I'akeku has died at his residence in Lancaster, Wis., after a week's illness. He served in Cen gress from JiitS te lSiti. His estate is valued at $4,000,000. In consequence of a sudden attack of ill ness the empress of Germany, who is staying at Cebleutz, sent for Dr. Busnh, of Benn. She was subsequently subjected te a serious operation, and is new as well as could be expected, but requires rest. Puice McGkatii, who is reported te be dying in Leng Branch, is known te turf men from the old Metarie course at New Orleans te the race course at Leng Branch,' Fer nearly half a century his face has been familiar at trots and races. The Westmoreland county medical so ciety held a special meeting at Idlewild, Thursday, June 23. Dr. J. L. Ziegleu, of Mount Jey, president of the state medi cal society, and Dr. Alex. Craig, of Col umbia, were present as guests of the so ciety. Prince Bismarck is still suffering se much that he will net be able te leave Berlin for a week at least. Replying te a congratulatory telegram from some Bres lau students, he wrote as fellows : "Your salutations strengthen the hope that the national sense of the German youth will, iu the future, confer en the Fatherland that iuterual peace which the generation which expires with me has found." MINOR TOPICS. The reports from the astronomers who are comet-gazing sound very much like old Polenius telling the shape of the clouds or Jack Bunsby's prophecies. It is reported that the Baptist publica tion society in contemplating a new and revised edition of the revised Bible. The Greek particle "en" has, it seems, been translated "with," which represents the deciplcsas " baptizing with the Jerdan." The agricultural department estimates the annual yield of winein the United States at l,45,27 gallons, valued at $13,426,174.87. The acreage devoted te grape culture is 181,583. The Pennsylva nia acreage is 1944, with a production of 104,635 gallons of wine valued at $128,097. California produces two-thirds of the wine of the .country. "Bull Bun" .Russell, who has been traveling through the country with the Duke of Sutherland's party, was asked the ether day what impressions he had formed of America and replied very frank ly: "Where you can't raise wheat you raise geld, 'where you can't raise geld you lead The stalwarts and the half-breeds had a lengthy conference yesterday afternoon, but reached no conclusions. It is said that the friends of Mr. Conkling sent a preposition te the half-breeds that the stalwarts would accept Mr. Depew for the long term if the half-breeds would accept Mr. Conkling for tbe short term. But the half-breeds would net listen te such an arrangement, and that Senators Robertsen and Weedin were especially opposed te it. Adam Badeau net only belittles ether men te inflate Grant in his book,, but he " cribs, " from history the story of Napeleon's secretary, Junet, who, when writing a dispatch under dictation (and fire) was cover ed with sand by the explosion of a shell and coolly remarked that it saved him the trouble of sanding his dispatch. Badeau attributes this circumstance te Grant at the Wilderness, though what need of sand there was for a pencil dispatch he doesn't state. LATEST NEWS BY MAIL. An indictment for bribery has been found against Seuater Sessions. He is held in $3,000 bail in Albany. A fire in Tuquegabae, en one of the Philippine Islands, recently, destroyed 360 houses and caused a less of two lives. The calaboese at Stene Mountain, Ga., was burned en Monday night, and a 0010161 prisoner perished in it. Mrs. Municr St. Philippe, of St. Hcnii, Quebec, has beceme insane " from fright at hca-ing people talk of the prophesied ending of the world this year." Baseball : At Detroit, Mich. Treys 5, Detreits 1 ; at New Yerk Atlautics 19, New Yorks 9 ; Metropolitans 2, Athletics 1. Jehn Reach aud ethers have filed articles incorporating the New Yerk and Cuba mail steamship company, capital, 2,000, 000. At neon ycstciday Jehn Griscom, the Chicago faster, weighed 1G2 pounds, a less of I pound sinqp Monday neon. His pulse was 52, respiration 13. and tempera ture 97.3-5. Jacksen Eastham, a prominent merchant of Norfolk, Va., has died of a pocketknife stab inflicted by Themas Donald during an altercation. " Jimmy " nope, notorious throughout the country as an expert bank burglar, was captured by the Sau Francisce police while attempting te rob the bank of F. Bertou & Ce. Jehn D. Schumacher, a brother of Lieu tenant Schumacher, of the Chicago police, was shot by Captain Benjamin Eisler, a ship chandler, in a quarrel, and is net ex pected te live. The amount of 5 per cent, coupon bends received for continuance at 3 per cent, te date, including these presented at the Louden agency, aggregates about $89,000, 000. In Tucson,N. M..L. Zekeuderp's powder house blew up with a terrible explosion, breaking nearly every window in town. The county hospital was nearly demol ished. II. C. Cadmus, postmaster at Seuth Am boy, New Jersey, shot himself through the body, and died last evening. He com mitted the deed in presence of his wife and three children. His accounts were nearly $900 " short." William Gale, a Welshman, started in New Yerk yesterday morning in an at tempt te walk C000 quarter miles in 6000 consecutive ten minutes. He has already done 4000 consecutive quarter miles in as many consecutive ten minutes. The Republican state central committee of Virginia has agreed, by a majority of euc, that Messrs. Wickham aud Lewis should relinquish their claims te the chair manship, and that a convention be held in Lynchburg en August 10, te which no per son be eligible as delegate who participated in the recent Readjuster convention. Alexaudcr Breberg, aged 33, a native of Pavonia, Texas, attempted suicide with a pistol en beard the steamer Western Texas, at her wharf in the East river, New Yerk. Lesses and reverses in the fur business are supposed te have been the cause. He had already secured passage te lexas, but was removed the Bellevue hos pital. Ripple easily wen the mile dash yester day at Ceney Island in 1.47J, although Sir Hugh was a het favorite. The selling race 1 mile, was wen under the whip by Big Medicine in 2.13J. The jj mile dash for 2-ycar-elds was wen by Francesca, a full sister of Iroquois, in 1.19V. The gentle men's race of a mile .was wen by Sjiecula Sjiecula tien in 1.51$. Parele easily beat Gcerge McCulIeugli in the 1' mile dash in 3.11. Lizzie D. wen the steeplechase ever' the short course in 3.47 J. By the Mexican railroad accident thirty seven women and five children were killed, mostly wives and children of the soldiers. The authorities of Mercles have been effi cially informed that tbe accident was caused by one of the officers, who, fearing the soldier would desert, compelled, pi 101 in nana, uie engineer te go forward, in spite of his reluctance en account of the heavy rain and intense darkness of the night. The officer and engineer were both saved and have been arrested. On Sunday a party of thirteen Hunga rians, employed in the mines at Drifton, went te Hazleton, and while there visited several saloons. About eleven o'clock they entered a cheap restaurant, where they consumed a quantity of bologna sau sage, and. as the saloon keener asserts. drank unsparingly of water. They wenM violently poisoned and have been reaming around the weeds frantic with suffering. Five have already died. Byren Chadbourn, a deaf mute aged 20, coolly confesses te his atrocious murder, with a kuife, of a quie young neighbor ing farmer, Alviu Watsen, who lived alone but was about te be married. The body was gashed with forty-nine wounds and there is a strong suspicion that the father and mother of the mute were implicated in the crime. The son was covered with bleed and had every appearance of having been the actor in a terrible struggle. The deed was net dene for money, and some future development must reveal the cause of the tragedy. A charter was granted yesterday inHar lisburg te the S. S. White dental manu facturing company, of Philadelphia, for the purpose of manufacturing and selling artificial teeth, dental tools and instru ments and articles of all kinds useful and convenient in the practice of dentistry and surgery. The capital stock is ene million dollars. A charter was also granted te the Pcquea building and lean association, Philadelphia, with a capital stock of one million dollars. Five charters were issued te associations for -the insurance of lives en the mutual assessment plan. STATE ITEMS. Rev. Dr. C. A. Sterk, of Baltimore, has beau elected professor of theology in the Lutheran seminary at. Gettysburg. Alex. C. Wcntzcll. assistant foreman of car inspectors Pennsylvania roailread, was run ever and instantly killed in the Al- toena yard yesterday. He and a work man had gene under a car te examine a brake-chain and while thus engaged a shifting engine moved the car and Went, zell was caught lengthwise by the wheels. . raise lead, and where you can't raise you raise" silver." LITERARY. COLLEGE COMMENCEMENTS. Exerclses at Van-lean Educational Instl- tntlens. The Hide prize speaking took place yesterday afterrloen in the Amherst col lege hall in the presence of a large crowd. In the evening the speaking for the Kel logg prize took place. It is expected, in view of the existing troubles in Dartmouth college, there will be an unusually large meeting of the alumni en Thursdaj. Arrangements for the commencement exercises and fes tivities are being made en a general scale. The Virginia University Commencement. The weather was quite pleasant, and the closing exercises of the University of Vir ginia were mere lively than they have been for years. The annual meeting of the beard of visitors x&s held, and last eveniug the final celebration of the Wash ingten literary society took place. F. M. O. Penn, of Texa. received the ora tor's medal, and W. W. Wilkinson, of Alabama, the debater's medal. Among the large number of distinguished visitors from ether states were General Stevenson, Judge Manzies, and General McCoy, of Kentucky, and Colonel Ellis, of Chicago. There was a large reception at the resi dence of Professer Peters. Professer F. H. Smith, has left for an extended trip iu Europe. Yale College. 'The principal feature of the meeting of the Yale alumni, was a statement by Pres ident Perter of tha progress of the college for the past fifteen years. During that time he showed that it had mere than doubled its staff of instructors and stu dents, and had made a netable ad vance in material resources and cilities for study. During that ried the college had received money-gifts ever $2,500,000. It fa- 1- iu has had $350,000 given it during the past year. The paper was received with great interest by alumni. Professer nenry W. Farnham has been elected te fill the pro fessorship of political economy in the Sheffield scientific school, vacated by Gen eral Walker's resignation. Professer Hadley takes Professer Carter's German professorship. Mr. Randall at Carlisle. The commencement exercises of Dick Dick ineon college began with the baccalau reate sermon en Sunday evening by Rev. Dr. McCauley, the president and that be fore the Society of Religious Inquiry by Dr. JehnLanahan, of Washington, D. C. They were continued yesterday by the meeting of the trustees, at which there was considerable discussion looking te a revival in the linancial condition of the college in anticipation of its centennial in 1883, but no definite conclusion was reached. The erection of a scien tific hall is one of the objective points. A younger clement of the alumni and trustees has been nursing the project of a change in the presidency, but Dr. McCau ley's friends from Baltimore and elsewhere have rallied te the commencement in un usual ferce and nothing startling in the way of changes in management are ex pected. Last night Hen. Samuel J. Ran dall delivered the address before the liter ary societies and Geerge Alfred Tewnscnd read the poem. Te-day is alumni day aud after the address, by Hen. Scth If. Yocum, there will be a promenade con cert en the line campus, which is te be brilliantly illuminated for the occasion. On Thursday the baccalaureate orations will delivered, a class of ten being grad uated. The exercises arc largely attended by townspeople, alumni and friends of the college. Mr. Randall speke for about an hour en Themas Jcuorseu, his oration being a sketch en his life and public services and a philosophical analysis of his political principles. He pronounced tlicm te be the vitalizing influence in our American system. The sjieakcr traced the main events of Jeffersen's life from his -early education te his services as president, re ferring with especial emphasis te the pa triotic inspiration which he caught from Patrick Henry, te his authorship of the Declaration of Independence, his influence in upbuilding the constitutional common wealth of Virginia, his eminent contribu tion te our national domain in securing the accession from France of the great South ern and Western territory, his diplomatic labors, his zeal in behalf of our national commerce, his opposition te the alien aud sedition laws, and above all te his zealous assertion of personal liberty aud of the freedom of the press aud of religious be lief, .bach of these alicnt points of his public career was seized upon and shown te exemplify his wisdom, patriotism and foresight, aud this was accomplished by a fervid eulogy of his pcosenal purity and elevation above the greed of spoils. Though the orator in the main avoided questions that are in poli tical dispute,homanifeste 1 sympathy with Jeffersen's avowed opposition te centrali zation and his apestlcship of the Demo cratic doctrine. The subject was doubt less prompted by the zeal which' Garfield and ether Republican statesmen have lately manifested te advance the Hamiltenian idea, and the oration may be a landmark in a general revival of Jcffcrseniau doctiine by the popular exaltation of its author. The address closed with a fitting extract from Jeffersen's letter acknowledging his degree of doctor of laws from Harvard uni versity and praising the work of literary institutions devoted te liberal education. Tewnscnd's poem was a very felicitous narration in rhyme of the story of Dickin Dickin eon, and its many telling humorous and patriotic points and local and personal al lusions were warmly applauded. THE MONETARY CONFERENCE. Withdrawal el the English Representative Advised. In vhr of the re-assembling of the monetary conference en Thursday next, the Londen Times, in its financial article, while conceding that as an act of courtesy te France and the United States it was proper te accept their invitation te send delegates te the conference, advises the withdrawal of the English representatives in that body, as there is no question in any case of England's agreeing te anything which will effect her adhesion -te the single geld standard. The f writer declares that the basis of the con ference is a fundamentally erroneous conception of the functions of govern ment in regard te the metallic currency, and opposed te the traditional principles of the English currency system, and he views the presence of English delegates in the Congress as most unfortunate and cal culated te injure the reputation of the English government. He seeks te show that the functions of the government in dealing with the metallic currency is sim ply te guarantee its weight and fineness, following the wishes of its subjects in the selection of the metal, but in no way of fering te regulate the supply of the metal itself. A STEAMBOAT RACE. The Beiler i or One of Them Explodes and Kills Several rasseugers. Near Cincinnati, the steamer Phaeton while racing with the steamer Handy, ex ploded her boiler and the beat was tern te pieces. Beth beats were filled with passengers. The following are the names of thesa killed : Cash Naylor, engineer, Samuel Reynolds, porter, Jehn Carr, deck hand, colored, and Jeseph Miller, deck sweeper. A passenger whose name is unknown is also supposed te have been lest. Among the' injured are D. B. Smith. I Boscemb Cooper, Mr. Arthur, Timethy I father, the man who was killed, te be car Seevers, fireman (fatally), and Jehn Cann. I ried by the lad te their relative. Most of these injured were but slightly hurt. The Phaeton was a small side wheel steamer valued at $5,000 engaged -in the local trade between Vanceburg and Manchester. Hew tbe State Will be BeneUted. Attorney General Palmer, iu closing an argment before Judge Pearson, at Harris bnrg, en the legislative salary case, said very pertinently : If our view of the salary is upheld by your honors there will be no three weeks' delay at the beginning of the session te fix up committees ; no three days' work in the week ; no adjournment from Fri day te Monday ; and I hope .some day some ene will rise up with force and cour age te grasp this free pass business by the threat and prevent members hazing up and down the state with pockets leaded down with free passes. Then better men will be in the halls of the Legislature ; business will be doue and work will go en from Monday morning te Saturday night as it did when your honor was a member, instead of its being a disgrace from January 1 te June 6. Better men will be found te make our laws, better men will come up here who can spend from fifty te ninety days for $1,000 salary, who cannot come here for one hundred and fifty days for any sum. Sir, I appeal te yen, as a part of the great judiciary of this state, te strike down this iniquity aud te support the law upon our statute books that nien may leek and sce and knew their duties and, knowing them, perform them." " THE WHITNEY MUKUER. flirt;. Games te Werk Energetically iu 15c 15c hairef Christmas. The indications are that the wonderful woman, Myra Clark Gaines, will devote the remainder of her energy, and such portions of her vast estate as may be necessary, te save her son-in-law, Christ mas, from the legal consequences of having killed her own son, Whitney, in Washing ton last Saturday evening. The sympa thies of Mrs. Gaines are very manifestly with the living son-in-law, who seems te have been much mere a seu in fact, and a much worthier member of society, than the dead man. It is a curious sight that is new witnessed at the old Cat acazy house, where the remarkable woman sits in her grief surrounded by her six grandchildren, three children of the murdered son, three children of the murderer son-in-law, sending a mes sage te the latter at the police cell that she will see that what the law can de shall be dene for him. The latest evidence is that the fatal sheeting is a better case of self-defense than at first appeared. Whitney is new reported te have struck Christmas a se vere blew en the back of the neck as he was descending the stairs, and te have immediately afterwards placed his hand upon his hip-pocket, as if about te draw a weapon, meanwhile, denouncing Christ mas and his own mother iu the vilest of language. The case will be defended by the ablest legal talent. This is the most notable murder sensation iu Washington since Daniel G. Sickles shot Philip Baiten Key, the seducer of his wife, and was ac quitted. The American Har Association. The fourth annual meeting of the as sociation will be held at Saratoga Spriugs, en Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, Augnst 17th, 18th, and 19th, 1881. The address of the President, Edward J. Phelps, of Vermont, will be delivered at the opening of the session. Papers will be read by Themas M. Ceeley, of Michi gan, en "The Recording Laws of the Country ;" U. M. Rese, of Arkansas, en " The Progress of Codification ;" Leon Leen ard A. Jenes, of Massachusetts, en "Leg islative Control of Railroads." After the reading of each paper, there will be an opportunity for such discussion en the topics of the paper as may be desired. The Thursday morning session will be opened with the annual address, by Clark son N. Petter, of New Yerk. If the ether business of the session will permit, a short paper en "The Advantages of a National Bankrupt Law" will lie read by Samuel Wagner, of Philadelphia, te be followed by a discussion of the subject, if desired A Geed Werk. Columbia Herald. The state beard of agriculture is doing a highly creditable piece of work, through its chemists, in analyzing the various kinds of fertilizers offered. for sale in Pennsylva nia, iu accordance with the law en this subject. One hundred and twenty-one tests of this kind have been made. Of the last batch analyzed, only seventeen out of hfty-eight were round te be worth the money asked for them. One kind which is sold at $15 was found te be worth only $2.05 ; another sample sold at $14. was worth $5.71. Most of the kinds fell far below what their manufacturers claimed them te be worth. These facts explain why the results from the use of fertilizers have been se disappointing and unsatis factory te our farmers. Mauy are geed, worth all that is asked for them, but far the largest number are deceptive and the farmer who buys them is cheated. LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. Geed insbiag. Yesterday Dr. James Baker,' of Madisen, Wisconsin, together with Kugene H. Flinn, B. Lintner Hess and Harry II. Hcu sel, of this city, drove'on a fishing excur sion te Safe Harber. They fished from morning until neon and from fenr o'clock until evening, and succeeded in catching thirty bass, ten catfish and two eels. The bass were all large aud fine. The party stepped with Ames Seurbecr, who keeps the restaurant in the town. He ande Eli Brenner, both of of whom are well-known rivermen and first-rate fellows, took the party out en the river aud net only showed them hew te catch bass, but showed them where te catch them. The result was that they bad geed luck, catching mere bass than any party that has been te Safe Harber this year. This is one of the best points en the river for fishing, but yesterday very few people were but. Persons going en there can have geed fishing between trains en tbe rail road. They can also have plenty of fun, especially if they falbin with as pleasant companions as these who showed the Lancaster party around yesterday. A Terrible Accident. Alex. Timethy, aged about 50, watch man at the Harrisbnrg railroad yard, was taking vacation this week, and with his little grandson went down te Carlisle yes terday afternoon. Thence they walked eastward, with their deg, a deuble-barreled gun and fish reds, with all the necessary equipment for a summer jaunt. By some means or ether they get upon tbe track at Middlesex station, about 9:30 p. m., and were struck by the up train. Their quiv ering oeaies were taken te Carlisle, where the man died at 10:30 and the boy at mid night, neither having been conscious after the accident. It is supposed they were journeying te a relative's in the vicinity and their sad fate is a story of rare pa thetic interest A note found in the boy's pocket read as fellows : " Uncle Jake, please leek after pap when he goe.s out. Since he had that stroke sometimes he gets kind of quear in his bead, and we are worried for fear he mizht ee out and wan der away." This was likely written by tbe boy's mother and concerning her FIRE INSURANCE. MEETING OF INSURANCE MEF. Oiscu&sleu of Lancaster' Kecent Fires A Paid Fire Department Recom mended. Yesterday afternoon and last eveniug meetings of fire insurance agents were held iu the parlors of tbe Stevens house, this city. The meeting organized byse lecting Henry Pewles chairman, aud Wm. Muir secretary. The following named gentlemau were present : J. II. Mitchell, representing the Niagara and Star of New Yerk and the Guardian of Londen. A. J. Pester, of the Insurance Company of North America aud Pennsylvania Fire of Philadelphia. S. E.' Ancona, of the Rcadiug iusurance company. J. McGIathery, of the Royal, and the Londen and Lancashire. Frauk Williams, of the Pheinix of New Yerk. W. E. Allen, of the Queen insurance company of England aud the Mauufac turcrs' insurance company of Bosten. E. C. Irviu, of the Pheuiix insurance company of Hartferd. Thce. Knudsen,of the Londen Assurance corporation, and the Heward insurance company of New Yerk. J. Grieg, of the Westchester iusurance company of New Yerk. T. Kirke White, of the Heme iusurance company New Yerk. Daniel Prentice, of the American insur ance company of Philadelphia, and the Norwich Union of Londen. C. S. llellinshead, assistant secretary of the Union insurance company of Philadel phia. J. S. Catanach, of the Hartferd insui ance company. Tatnall Paulding, of the Commercial Union insurance company, and the Fire insurance association of Londen. W. C. Goedrich, of the .Etna iusurance company of Connecticut. J. D. Henry, of the Connecticut fire in surance company. D. Stricklcr, secretary of the Fanners' insurance company, lerk, l'a., Henry Pewles, president of the Mer chants' insurance company, Newark, New Jersey. Wm. Muir, of the National insurance company New Yerk. B. B. Washington, of the Hamburg Hamburg Mageburg insurauce company. J. Henry Robertsen, mauagcr of the Lancashire insurance company, Eng land. J. B. Kelscy, general agent of the same. W. F. Steerc, of the Springfield fire and marine insurance eempauy. E. O. Weeks, of the Liverpool and Lon Len Lon eon and Glebe insurauce companies. Besides the above named visitors the following insurauce agents residing iu this city and representing a number of com panics were present : II. R. Brencman, Jere Rife, B. F. Shenk. Watseu II. Miller, Bausman & Burns, II. S. Gara, J. II. Mctzlcr and A. A. Herr. The business was transacted with closed doers, but it has been learned that there was a general discussion of the numerous recent tires iu this city and of the best means of lessening their number and re ducing the heavy losses sustained by the companies. The establishment of a paid lira department was advocated, as was also an increase in the rates of iusurance ; and it was suggested that if mere efficient means were net adopted by the city au thorities te protect property the com panies represented should withdraw the policies issued by them. A committee was appointed te call upon the mayor and request his presence at the meeting. He could net attend the afternoon session, but was present during the evening. An informal conversation was had, and the mayor was requested te make a statement of his views ol'the matter under discussion. This he declined te de but said he would cheerfully answer any questien put te him. He was then asked as te the number and strength of the several lire companies, the value aud kind of apparatus owned by each and the amount et money appropriated by the city te the several companies, all of which he answered. He was asked what was the origin of the fires iu this city and answered that he believed that nine-tenths of them were of incendiary origin. He was asked as te his opinion and the opinion of citizens generally en the subject of a paid fire de partment. He answered that he favored it and he beheved that a large majority of property owners favored it, but he doubted whether it could be carried by a majority vote. In answer te further questions he said he be lieved a large proportion of the fires could be traced directly te evils attending the volunteer fire department. In nearly all the companies there are disreputable mem bers or hangers-en, who are harbored iu or about the engine houses, where drink ing, carousing and ether bad practices prevail, and among this class of people there arc always ene or mere, who for the sake of having a geed inn would net hesitate te apply the torch. The mayor also animadverted en the evil practice which has prevailed for some years among unscrupulous politicians, who for the purpose of gaining their ends furnish beer or ether intoxicating liquors te the young men who frequent the fire houses, thus tending still furtlier te de moralize them and Jit them for perpetra tion of arson or almost any ether crime. After seme further conferenco with, the mayor, a motion was adopted that a com mittee be appointed te prepare a paper for presentation, through the mayor, tercity councils said paper te contain a state ment of the situation as viewed from an iusurance standpoint, and recommending te councils the adoption of additional measures for the safety of property, ene of which is understood te be an entire re modeling of the fire department. Fourth of July Fireworks. The festive boys and fireworks dealers will de well te give heed te the mayor's proclamation forbidding indulgence in certain prohibited explosives and the sale thereof. They will de well, tee, te note the recent act making it a penal offense, punishable with $300 fine, te sell te any person under 1G years old any canneu, re volver, pistol or ether such deadly weapon, or any imitation or toy cannon, revolver or pistol se made, constructed or arranged as te be capable of being leaded with gun powder or ether explosive substance, cartridges, shot, slugs or balls, and being exploded, fired off and discharged, and thereby become a dan gerous or deadly weapon, or any car tridge, gunpowder or ether dangerous and explosive substance. In Philadelphia, al -though the councilmen declined "te pass the anti-fire cracker ordinance, 3Iayer King discovers that in 18G4 the councils had passed a law, which is still in force, forbidding the use of fireworks of any kind in celebration of the Fourth of July. In this is of course included tire-crackers, and the friends of the boys en the fleer of councils overlooked this little matter and se left the mayor a clear read te prevent the sale or use of fireworks of any de scriptien whatever. And he will de it. .Runaway tuts Merulas;. This morning Hiram Snyder's horse frightened at a fire cracker while standing in front of the Black Herse hotel, ou North Queen street He ran up North Queen, and near the Cadwell house, the wagon te which he was hitched struck against a. buggy belonging te Michael Ulman, turning it completely around and breaking one wheel. The animal was hers caught by J. L. Steiumetz, esq. Sny der's wagon had one shaft broken. EDUCATIONAL. PUBLIC SCHOOL ENTERTAINMENTS. Tne lfimanes and Secendaries Have uslcal Exercise la the Opera Heuse. Yesterday afternoon the annual musical entertainment by the pupils of the primary public schools was given iu Fulton opera house in presence of a large multitude of people. There were perhaps 500 little children took part in the exercises which were conducted by Prof. J. B. Kevinski, musical conductor, assisted by Prof, f! W. Haas as pianist. The pupils occupied seats en benches arranged en the stage in the form of an amphitheatre, and occupying the entire stage. The benches were covered with bunting, and the children being gaily and beautifully dressed, presented a most at tractive appearance. The best of order and decorum prevailed among the little folks, and their singing was creditable alike te themselves and their instructor. It is doubted whether ever before in the history of the primary schools se excel lent and attractive entertainment was given. Belew is the pregramme : rRIMAHV SCHOOL KXTKRTAlraCXT, JCXK 'JSnl APTKKXOOX. (.oed Morning All, 4 verses. Eche Seng, 3 verses. Little White Lily Small, 3 verse. My FenrFrieiuLs, 4 verses. The Wishers Sextette, C verses, G'veices from Miss Dougherty's school. Morning Welcome, 3 verses. Crystal Fountain, 3 verses. The Klucksinltn Heys, 3 verse-". Dew Dreps. The Baby Small, 3 verses. Hymn et Praise German. Dearest friends en Earth te Me, Frank Mar Mar eon. Early in the Morning, I verses. Brether's Itow, Miss Carpenter's and Miss Dougherty's. Mill May, 3 verses. Disobedient Chickens, 4 verses, I, ::, 5, t;. The Cuckoo Small, lversx. Morning's Ktiddy lieain, 3 vcrsrs, Leving Words, 4 verses. Skating Seng, 2 verses. The Sportsman unit the Hare (.'eruwn. The Pilgrims Small. 3 verses. Werk With a Will-Heys, 4 verses. Itnral Pleasures, 3 verses In the Weeds. Miss Marshall's. Star Spangletl Manner, 3 verses, 1, . 4. Heme, Sweet Heme. Doxology. Secondary Schools Kntertalniucut. Last evening the opera house was asain filled te overflowing, the occasion being the entertainment given by the pupils of the secondary schools. The scene was if possible mere brilliant than that of the afternoon, nearly all the ltttle girls being dressed iu white. The pupils being elder were of course mere proficient in the ren dition of their music. The pregramme, which will be found below, was well se lected te bring out the excellencies of the several performers. Martin's orchestra was present and rendered some fine selec tions between the piece., set down en the program, all of which were well rendered " Daisy Dean," as suuir by little Mamie Beruer, was especially fine and was loudly encored. The duet, " When Life is Brightest," by Grace Halbach and Mamie Etchclls, was also very prettily rendered, and se was the quartet, ' Old Felks at Heme," by Masters Hainhright, Yecker, Gnudaker and Urban. Following is the program me : PKOUKAMMK. American Kille Match Martin's Orehestr.1, rrayer. A Wreath weitring All the Schools. The l.erely. Schools of Misses llundell, Hn- bcrand ISrubuker. We are Nymphs of the Ocean Spray. Ml-s Urn baker's school. Dai-iy Dean Maine Itcrner. Vecal Waltz. Schools or Misses llrabaker, llu- bcrand Uumlcll. Evening Hell All the schools. It Tinkles se Sweetly Missltiintlell'sschoel. Duet When Lite is Brightest, lirace llal- bach, Mamie Etchclls. (julde Me, eh Theu (.rent Jehovah. Schools of Misses II uljcr, Uumlcll. Brubaker. Eche Seng. All the schools. Sweet anil Lew Miss Huber's Scheel. ltural Pleasures All the schools. Disobedient Chickens. Schools or Mises Zeek anil Carpenter. Quartet Old Felks at Heme Masters Ham bright, Yecker, liundaker. Urban. Olil Friends and Old Times All the schools. .Sole Alene anil Frem lloinc....Flera Lnieii. Star-Spangled Banner. All the schools. Heme, Sweet Heme SkatliigSeng . The Hunter " " Coetl Night " " Doxology. Entertainment te Miss Itrlimiier's Pupils. Last evening Miss Brimmer, late an assistant teacher in Miss Bnckius's school, Iteckland street, but who declined a re election, gave the pupils of her division of the school an entertainment at her resi dence, Ne. 72 Locust street. The affair was a delightful eue and greatly enjoyed by the pupils, whose only regret appeared te be that Miss Brimmer would no longer be their teacher. High Scheel Commencement. The high school commencement will take place in tbe opera house te-morrow morning and will be beyond question the crowning event of the school yean The graduating classes are larger than ever before, the pupils thoroughly "up" iu their respective irLs, the arrangements very complete, anil the opera house attrac tively decorated. The exercises will com mence at 3 o'clock a. m. sharp. The teachers and pupils will meet at the high school building at 7 o'clock a. m-. and march in a body te the opera house. The strictest punctuality is en joined, as the pregramme is a long one. A room under the stage has been ar ranged for the safe keeping of the ileral gilts te be presented te the graduates, and a special officer will be detailed te take charge of them It is desirable that each gift should be plainly marked with the name of the graduate for whom it is in tended. President AVarfcl, of the school beard, requests us te state that the accident which happened him will net in any way inter fere with the aunual entertainment te be given in the old high school building, comer of Priuce and Chestnut streets, to morrow evening. All the arrangements have been perfected, and the graduates, teachers and beard of directors are cordial ly invited te attend. Although Mr. War fel did net rest well last night, it is thought he may be able te attend both the com mencement exercises and the evening en tertainment, which will commence at 8 o'clock. Tobacco In the Lewer Eml. A very few lets of tobacco were sold in -the lower end last week, owing te the fact that there was very little te be sold, but where there was a crop as high as fair, buyers have been te see it. As a conse quence farmers were asking mere for their goods. We knew of an instance where a crop was offered for 12, 5, 3 en Monday and was sold Wednesday for 15, C, 3. The Parker crop near the Buck was sold te Kendig for 17, U, 3, and Jeshua Wilsen sold tit same for 15. 6, 3. Geerge Mowrer, of New Providence, sold te DeHaven 4 acres at 0 and 3 ; Harry Edwards at same place sold 2 acres te L. T. Hensel ou private terms ; Jehn Itcss, sold- te same 2 acres at 12, 10, 4 and 3 ; Jehn Penny, sold te DeHaven at 9, 5 and 2 in Martic, and Geerge Drum, of same sold te L. T. Hensel at 10, 4 and 2, and Robt Burns, te same at 12, 5 and 3. There have been several ethers sold but en private terras. Plants are growing finely and leek very well ; some complain of heart worm but taken as a whole tbe lower end can show the finest large fields in the county. Corener' Inquest. .Yesterday Corener Mishler impaneled a jury te held an inquest en the remains of Jehn Stark, for the purpose of inquiring into the cause of his death. The members of the jury are Cenrad Cast, S. G. Gense mer, Andrew Baleaer, Jehn A. Schub, Jehn Fex and D. Leng. After viewing the body the jury adjourned te meet at the call of the president.
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