T3 (r -ei -n jC3 HK3-JxF-lHPBa. X?3P$.3WI5S'PS' vtxTTfflfl5iBfxTailBBrmaawiiipBaaiBBBSBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBaaaaaayHB r!ffBrlJrSPlHPBBKPsESsy'y?JSBpg Jfc-1 EJBE&JLjk'-s ySKFBBttMBHBflS-'igr 3CffigJ3'S35gSr31CTB3wEjlBBCTBWBBIPPB - -..v..v:jB-s&!Sttte v-v -- 'r-iTrrey-n- :-sTT.vwv-ra.-..,:. . .;.. .. . S&gSIiX ." - - - --- ' - lgP i it, m i ii i i i ii in fi II I mm . mJ'ntS 1 - iancwrtet IntelUgenrer. TBOBSDA.T JTVPTIHO, MABOH 1W8- jaige Black's qpeelk .Tndffe Black has been entertaining the ' T.isiatuie -with his views of the respec- . ... m i..HIn nr ier.. tire prepositions ier cenuumua. tying corporations. He declares what ,' . c.t,A what we must take riapmw. -" "7 " - et for geed law, coming iwui - - .MfA-ftref the science,tnac uwaw- &r of a corporation once given does net Wd.. if mm nnAar the Dewer of the Estate te regelate its action se that it .-MUX ue (wwu. vi v- rs rL.n w J the nennlA nr ma builc. '--TbezltASO eminenii uumwus"" - state the power, Judge Black declares, '. te revoke franchises which are exercised -against the state's interests, and it has "- nira ffhf. fi rftcrnlate them. The ," . . j S 3MM tltO safety of the people demands that such a conception of the.law shall be operative ; but It is net the view taken by corpora tions of the extent of their powers. They regard such as are given them by their charter te be forever free from depriva tion or interference by the state. A chartersheuld te at all times revocable and amendable. The corporation should be held in the power of the stale. Injus tice may sometimes be done it ; but the theory of our government is that the state will de no wrong. This we have discovered te be a fallacious theory; some states de great wrongs and de net even pay their debts. But we also knew that corporation monopolies de great wrong; and of the two we are safer with the state. 'Judge Black raised his lance against President Gewen of the Beading. The judge, no doubt, is spoiling for a fight, and certainly has taken the best step possible te be accommodated, since Mr. Gewen is notably as eager for a fray as any man was ever known te be. The judge spares the Pennsylvania railroad, which every one strikes at and which has nn nnntn defend, and challenges te the lists the ablest knight in the railroad president list. We are disposed te think that the judge will be unhorsed in the encounter, since Mr. Gewen is equipped with like acuteuessef intellect and en ergy of expression, and has an infinite practical knowledge of the matter at is sue, greater than that of his challenger. Judge Black objects te Mr. Gewen's proposed bill te regulate the railroads that the mandamus powers of the court, for which he provides, would be in operative because tee slew in tneir working. But they are the very quickest ajencies known te the law. The ex pedient which the judge proposes of the arrest of the officers of the railroad trains en the ether hand is one of the slowest of the law's slew methods, since the case may be hung up for years by appeal. We can arrest railroad engineers new in our town for running their trains as forbidden by ordinance ; but, bless you, we don't de it ; we seem te have felly satisfied ourselves that there is no geed in it ; the offender dies before the case is reached, and the only possible chane&e.f redress lies in insuring the life of every man arrested for a score of years or se. The Conference Committee. Yeu can lead a horse te water,but you " cannot make him drink. The high tariff Bepublican leaders in Congress, ' with the help of Blaine, the mastery of Keiffer and the waste of a vast deal of labor, have succeeded in getting the Senate tariff bill before a conference committee of their own complexion. The decided hue given te it by tueap" peintment upon it of a strong majority Tritrh tariff representatives has been still further intensified by the withdrawal from it of all the members representing moderate ideas of protection. Senators Yieiraivl ami "Rpp.Tt nnd Tjpnrpsp.ntative Carlisle represented all the free trade andallthe Democratic sentiment that there was en the committee, Represen tative Speer having a kind enough side towards the Bepublican administration te be its appointee te the United States atterneyship for Georgia. A conference committee of Republican protectionists is in fact no conference committee at all. It will make a report te suit one side, and the ether side will decline te 'accept it. There will ensue a straight J vote between the high and the low tariff representatives, which might just as I well have been had without the interjection of the high tariff con- ' "Terence committee's report. These who de net wish any change made in the tariff probably have had their aim ad- tnced by the delay caused by their v- xseedings taken in the Heuse. And 3 has furnished probably the whole jtivefer the maneeuvring. The Re- blican leaders desire te seem te be in saver of tariff revision, while in fact they are very content te leave things be as ) they are. It does net trouble them m tne lease mat me rceuuiry a revenues ait) yifcexcesa of its requirements, or that its eple are laxea wiuieub necessity, j.uey tie the situation, but want te appear 'et te be responsible for it. The Heuse at Harrisburg, in its v-fleruUuy ul npiupiiatiuus, iutvj wen "'ijnalSB9UU uuuuu uvci lueuity uiuiduuu JiHfellars asked for as direct appropriations ? te the normal schools for each of the Bxt two years. Such of these schools as ye been successful and, like Millers- WUe,vhave by geed business manage- rnd liberal aid from the state,built lesupte great proportions -and valuable properties and flour ..iing establishments, de net need H;ls aid from the state and are net inxitledte it. Others, created before ,their time and when there was no ecca- elrm far them, have bv bad man. i5W fi S V - 't i imrmrrnf- and lack of management '- ceatracted large indebtedness, which is !! " .". i - . . . aanualiy maae an excuse ierasKing state yjaWj vBOugn tiiu Bppiypimtiujje received -- yearly are, applied te current expenses V4UMI- " "- .- - . i3Cha state should be wary about subsidiz rWgmch enterprises as these. Besides, a we superintendent or pudiic eauca- m points out in his annual report, 'i&-tfcaM schools should net be the uftmnmieDiM of the state's bounty until . "they put themselves mere under Its fe" foatrel. The appropriation of the J cemawawealtii' nwney fef peptfar edu 1 catien fa one of tee bint mei,te which it can be put, 'and there weuiu ne no objection te increasing the general ap propriation beyond the constitutional requirement fixed ten years age ; and it is proper that the state aid te normal school students who contemplate a course of teaching should be paid in full, instead of only partially, as was the case last year ; but until these superior claims are satisfied the prosperous, as well as the ill-managed normal schools, should be asked te stand back. Ceastitatleaa! Oteearlttes. The crude previsions of the new con cen con stitutien create some, difficulties in the ma nt nnnnrtienment of the state which embarrass the work of the Legis lature no little in making a fair division of senatorial and judicial districts es. pecially.and which, it is strange that the framers of that document could net foresee and avoid. Fer example the fifth section of the judiciary article de clares in. one phrase that whenever a county contains" forty thousand inhabit ants it shall constitute a separate judicial district, while counties with less than that may ee lermea into convenient single districts or attached te contiguous districts, in which case, if a contiguous county is attached te one of ever forty thousand population, it at once ceases te be "a separate judicial district." as the same section of the constitution provides that it shall be. Again, in the matter of senatorial representation, the constitution provides for fifty separate senatorial districts and for them each te have as nearly as possible an even ratio of population, at the same time re stricting Philadelphia te eight districts, though it has population enough for mere ; obviously the reasonable way te fix a ratio for the apportionment of the state, would be te divide the number of people outside of Philadelphia by fortv-twe, but the constitution di senatorial ratio by dividing the the state by the recta " that the shall be ascertained whole 'population of number fifty ;" it is a mathematical im possibility te get forty-two ratios out side the eight Philadelphia districts. Further, the constitution directs that no single cehnty shall form a separate district unless it has four-fifths of a ratio, except where the adjoining counties are each entitled te one or mere senators wheu such county may be as signed a senator en less than four fifths and exceeding one-half of ratio, and no county shall be divided unless entitled te two or nrere senators. The county of Lebanon has net half of a ratio, and yet under some peculiar construction of the constitution it has a senator while Berks with nearly four times as much population cannot get mere than one senator ; Delaware with 50,002 pep ulatien is, as Cooper beasts, always safe for a senator, though Luzerne with 133,000 cannot get two under the con stitutien. TnE Democrats propose eight senato rial districts for Philadelphia, of which none contains less than 98,000 population and none mero than 115,000. That is a nice balance. Tub thetne of socialism is likely te be treated by Gilbert and Sullivan in their next opera, and assuredly in the extended range and various and original characteristics of the subject there will be ample place for the composers' sharp satire and preUy melodies, which have made their ether productions se acceptable te the public. These gentlemen, however, would inau gurate a season of agreeable expectation if they should determine te enlarge the compass of their style and tread in fresh paths for much of the musical portion of their creations. Following is the able answer of the Examiner te ex-County Commissioner Rebert Montgomery animadversion's upon the act of the county commissioners in levying a three mill tax when a two mill tax would have sufficed te meet all the wants of the county : Ex-County Commissioner Beb Mont gomery has inlulged in one of his literary feats about county finances. JUieugu ne was county commissioner three years, it i apparent that he devoted tee much of his time te amusements, outside of the commissioner's office, te have mastered its financial intricacies. Rebert evidently don't believe in paying debts until you must. Tub Alteena people declare that the re ports about the financial condition of their city are an old and well worn story and that the sensation worked up by the city papers is a mare's nest. The Tribune in sists that the city's financial condition is geed, and the idea of 'repudiation is cot for a moment considered. City Treasurer McNeviu deolares that the bends wer is sued legally and used legitimately, and that councils iu April will refund at lower rates all bends bearing high rates of in terest. The Tribune says that the real valuation of city property is. $12,000,000 ; assessed valuation, $2,000,000; debt, $400,000. HT SWEETHEART. Fer the Intelligencer. Who la the maid with silken hair, And matchless form and modest air. Who charms beholders everywhere ? My Sweetheart. e Who scans brave suitors by the score, Ana vows that 1 am something mqre Than lords and kings the wide world e'-er ? My Sweetheart. What trustful maiden, fend and Irec, With loving arms embraces me, While angels envy what they see ? My Sweetheart When vows el love in streams I pour, Though heard a thousand times before, Who hisses me a sweet encore t My Sweetheart. Who leeks se say when I am glad ; And cheers me when .my soul Is sad, TU1 1 forget the grier I had ? My Sweetheart. Who loves me ler xnysel' alone, .And knows my heart Is all her own ; Her temple, lertress, kingdom, throne T My Sweetheart. As down life's winding stream I gUde, Or strurele with its shitting tide. Who will be ever atmy side ? My Sweetheart. J And when, with feeble step, and old, I near the opening gates or geld, What blest one shall my arms enfold T My Sweetheart, In blissful realms the spirit's goal. Ah ! who will be, while hges roll. The sweet companion et my soul 1 xlv Sweetheart. William AfOleUe JUDGE ' MA.GK. BFKAKSUX Q&T DISCKlatUAT109 H DtHH tteUmlted Ytewwr of CMtperm- Gewmti DlMrba- bj the .In his address en freight .diaenminatien before the judiciary genera committee of the Senate last evening, according te the Timet' dispatches, Judge Black discarded formality and spoke in a- sociable, conver sational way. "There is new," he said, "an -irrepressible conflict between railroads and their adherents en the one side and the tights of the peo ple te the use of their,own public high ways en the ether. I believe that the Gorden bill ought te pass, bat I don't mean in its present' shape, as there are emissions and inadvertenees about it. When the constitutional .prevision which this bill proposes te enforce was proposed in tbe convention mere was no animosity or bitter feeling against railroads. These corporations were well represented and defended there. Mr. Cnyler represented the Pennsylvania railroad. That corpora cerpora corpera tion caused his election. The next great est corporation in the state bad its own president en the fleer, Mr. Gewen. If either of these two gentlemen had been able te point out a Bingle letter that was unjustly harsh or severe upon the rail roads, it would have been strieken out by a unanimous vote JNeitner et tnem sug gested that the rights of the railroads were about te be endangered. It was argued there, however, that some of these railroads, having been chartered with certain privileges, could make rates te suit themselves. A Seasonable Malt te Uaarges. " I bold that a railroad charter without a reasonable limit te charges is void. The read is net a public highway if the man agers mav charge whatever they please. That was settled as early as 1831 in the first great railroad case that ever came be fore the courts the case of Bonaparte against the Camden & Ambey railroad company. Te say the state cannot save the people from such extortion and fraud is te 'utter a preposterous absurdity, uy the right of eminent domain the state always has the power te abate a monopoly. Yeu can regulate the raureaas juscas you can hack-drivers. The opinion of Judge Waite in the case of Mann against the state of Illinois is unanswerable and settles that point completely. Mr. Gewen says the railroads have great power with the courts. I don't knew hew that is, but really they are weak and powerless in any issue that brings tnem oeiere tne peepie. Fer every millionaire they have made a thousand paupers ; for every man they've done a favor te they've cheated ten thou sand, and these are the things that will be remembered in a popular issue. There's nothing in the Lord's Prayer mere correct than the seventeenth article of the consti tution. Dees anybody pretend that rail road companies have a right te monopolize net enlv railroads, but ether business be sides and fleece tbe country ? The Influence el Free Ticket . " Dees anybody believe free tickets a geed " thing ? " I don't believe that any member of this Legislature could be in fluenced improperly by a free ticket, but these tickets may be worth te legislators who are men of business from $100 te $500 a year. New, would there be any differ ence in principle if Mr. Robins came up here with cash enough te go around and give that much money te each member ? While you're at it don't permit any judge, especially any judge of the supreme court, te take any such accommodations. I think any judicial integrity of the country should be like Cassar's wife net only chaste, but unimpeachable. The railroads ask you te step short when you come te something hard for them te bear. A tavern keeper indicted for keeping a disor derly house knows he's guilty. His friends and customers aie about te be called up'as witnesses. He knows that he will be convicted if they all tell the truth. He has given them many a free drink and he premises them abundance of free rum in future if they step a little short of telling the whele truth. These railroad people think that the whele commonwealth was made for them. They tell you that they're going te suffer if justice be done. Tbeir unlawful profits are te be curtailed and that's their objection. Contempt for the Constitution. " I don't doubt their contempt for the constitution is sincere. They've proved it in many ways. A mighty banker before the Lord came up here from Philadelphia te carry through the Legislature a bill that would give the corporation that he represented four million dollars of the state's money, te which that corporation had no mere right than the wolf has te the mutton that it slaughters in the light of the moon. Certain persons get a little startled at the methods he adopted. A committee asks him if be didn't knew that corrupt solicitation of legislators was very wrong. Ne, he didn't knew any such thing. ' What,' they exclaimed ; don't you knew the constitution forbids it ?' ' O, yes,' be replied ; " i Knew tnere s a let et stud in the constitution about that, but then nobody cares for the constitution that I knew of.' That was the training he get en that subject by his masters before he left Philadelphia, and new his masters make use of the same argument against this bill." Judge Black then read a paper which he had addressed te the New Yerk chamber of commerce, embodying his views upon certain phases of diserimina -tien. " If you heard or read Gewen's 6psech," he proceeded, " you knew hew gladly he said he would aid in putting cor cer tain persons in the penitentiary, if tbe attorney general would only take the proper steps. Seme Things Getven Did net Tell. " I think his complaints were well founded, but he did net tell the whole truth. He didn't tell hew he get a mon opoly en the sale of coal at Philadelphia. If he had just told us hew many hundred millions he had taken from the people ever and above what he had a right te we might have been better able te judge whether the Standard coal company was much better than the Standard oil com pany. In the town of Yerk there are 10, 000 tens of coal consumed every year. In 1 consequence of the freight charged upon these coals the consumers pay. one dollar mere than the coal is sold for in Baltimore. It ought te be one dollar the ether way, se that makes the aetual discrimination two dollars a ten, or $200,000 a year at that one town ; and this net te keep up the railroad companies, but te swell the colossal fortunes of the directors. I believe that it's worse in Philadelphia. I believe that the Reading railroad blackmails the poverty and the wealth alike, of the city of Philadelphia te an extent that is appalling. I can't give you the figures, but I trust that Mr. Gewen will be called upon te de se. The only way te step these outrages upon the pnblie is by a prohibition, with a penalty. Mr. Gewen and Mr. Roberts don't want te go te the penitentiary and they'll never go there. Pass a bill like Gorden's and tbe next morning every railroad man in the country will wake np just as honest a man and as geed a Christian as you or I. AConreanded LengHeaded lellew. "I quote Mr. Gewen a great deal, be cause he is. my beau ideal of a great jurist and 'a confounded long-headed fellow. But I'm afraid Mr. Gewen's mandamus plan te compel the moving of freight wouldn't de. People would be afraid te go into legal proceedings that might last four years and) then be decided against them. Hew it ever entered into Mr. Gowen'8 head I don't knew. Hew would you get a mandamus if the court had a vacation? Tiw goods might zist Won't mandamus oetrid be sieered"; " When Kembls came here and reused Mr. Gewen's indignation,' as well as, my own, it never struck Hn Gewen. that he ought te get a maadkmus-te prevent Kemble from offering money te the Legis lature te make discrimination criminal. Tell railroad companies that undertake te deal unjustly by you that they'd better net or you'll have them arrested in twenty minutes. That's the only way te step this thing." After two hours of talking Judge Black submitted himself te be cat echised by Davies, Wallace, Stewart and ethers. Mr Cowan of the Baltimore and Ohie told the committee that he would net deny in his speech te morrow the power of the Legislature te enforce the previsions of Gorden's bill. Mueh of Judge Black's argument he would admit te be sound law and the rest he would assume te be right for the sake of argument. He proposed te fight his battle solely upon the question of public economy. MISCKLLAN. condensed Frem tbe Morning Journals. H. C. Dwight & Ce.'s weed scouring mill, at Windser Lecks, Connecticut, was damaged by fire yesterday morning te the extent of $25,000. A block of buildings in Paris, Kentucky, containing four stores the Western Union telegraph office, a stable and a saloon, was burned en Tues day night. Less $75,000. Gilbert Yest and " Bid " Houlihan have been arrested in Chicago for complicity in the robbery of Vaii's jewelry store of La La perte, Indiana, a few weeks age. Six hundred dollars' worth of the stolen dia monds were found in Houlihan's house. The snuff mills of Richard and Jehn Strang, at Bath and Mespetb, Leng Is land, were seized en Tuesday evening by revenue officers, who destroyed the mater ial and machinery. ' The Strangs escaped. The Mississippi river at Uaire nasTaiien tan innliAR nince Tnesdav neon, and all the rivers above are also falling. Mound City is considered out of danger. Ex President Diaz, of Mexico, arrived at New Orleans last night from Vera Cruz. He will be given a reception by the city officers. A disnatch from Carsen. Nevada, re ports that Hank Menk, " Herace Greeley's famous stage driver," died yesterday. In St. Lawrence. Massachusetts, last evening, Charles H. Cete, being drunk, forced his way into the room of a Mrs. Andersen, with whom he had lived, shot and wounded her in the leg, and then, thinking he had killed her, blew out his brains. He leaves a wife and children in Bosten. William Davidsen, member of the Ar kansas Legislature from Sharp oeunty, jumped into the river at Little Reck yesterday morning, and was drowned. He was drunk at the time. The Legis lature adjourned " in respect of his mem ory." The public schools of Chicago are being inspected by the city inspector of build ings. The school houses were " found almost without exception faulty in con struction and in a dangerous condition. The steam pipas pass close te wooden partitions and the doers open inward " An anonymous letter has been sent te receiver Doolittle. of the Townsend Sav ings bank, at New Haven, threatening him with death unless he declares a ten per cen!;. dividend. J? lve cars et a train en tne unicage auu Northwestern railroad were detached near Palatine, Illinois, yesterday. A child was killed and twelve persons injured, none dangerously. Geerge II. Ellis, who at ene time get up a " Grand Musical Carnival" in Roches ter, New Yerk, committed suicide there yesterday morning in a fit of insanity. Frederick Waite, who is te be hanged at Franklin, Texas, next month for the murder of a keeper in a prison at that place in May last, te-day sold his body te a doe deo doe tor for $25. THK NEWHALL HOUSK DISASTER The owners and Landlord or the Hetel ex onerated by the Urand Jury. The grand jury in the Newhall house disaster at Milwaukee in a final report find that the Newhall house was con structed in as substantial a manner as such buildings usually are ; that there was scarcely a hotel in the country as easy of egress ; that the owners had done all that was reasonable for protection from, and escape in case of, accident ; that Landlord Antisdel was extremely so licitous for the welfare and safety of guests ; that, however, he did net employ sufficient men or means te alarm guests ; but they say in extenuation, that he adopted the same precautions used in ether hotels of like size ; that he was at fault in net instructing his help what te de incase of lire and net giving sufficient attention te the barroom after knowing the habits of the tenants, and that of all the help of the hotel Linehan, the en gineer, alone made proper exertion te save life. They censure the coroner for the manner in which the morgue is kept, and find the laws regnlating modes of egress from buildings defective. CHICAGO BIOTEKS. Tearing: Up the Track for Five Hundred Feet Chicago, D'eb. 28. A riotous demon stration mere serious than that which oc curred a few nights age was made upon the Chicago & Evanton railroad last night about midnight. A well organized baud of 300 men, then marched up South Seuth South pert avenue te Fullerton avenue. They were equipped with crowbars, jimmies and pick-axes, and under the direction of chosen leaders proceeded te tear up the track. Five hundred feet of rails were tern up and twisted out of shape, and the ties and read bed were completely de streyed for that distance. The police had expected a riot but the mob by a strata gem deceived the officers as te the time and place. When the latter arrived the rioters formed in line marched some distance in an orderly manner and dispersed. Ne arrests were made. A WOMAN ASSAULTED. Left for uead in tbe Weeds by Her Assail ants The Hen Flee. At Greenburg Nerman Smith and Christ Kuhn each aged about twenty-four years, et Mennt Pleasant, are wanted for a brutal assault en Mrs. Hannah Towler. Mrs. Yewler started te walk from the Baltimore and Ohie Depot in Mount Pleasent te her home four miles east of the town. While passing through a piece of weeds the two men assaulted her, breaking her arm and cutting her head se badly that she became uncouscieus, and they left her for dead. She was found by a passer-by, carried te a house and medical aid summoned.' The two men who belong te respectable fam ilies have left the town. Outrages in Andalusia. A band of masked and armed men, sup posed te be members of a secret society, entered a farm at Puerto Serrana, in An dalusia, and murdered the men, outraged the women and destroyed everything en the place. Several plantations in Anda lusia have been partially destroyed by similar bands. Seme emmisaries of a secret society, who have been arrested, were furnished with fresh orders from their chief, a schoolmaster, who has also been arrested. Tbe Dukes Trial. There has been a growing impression at Connelsville that Dukes, the slayer of Captain Nutt, will net be tried at the coming term of court, but this is denied. An attorney who is interested in the case said last evening that the ewe would as suredly be tried THE OISTBR WAR. VIKIHO VeOK THE DCFKEDATOB8. The Piratical Crews thms Governer Casser- ob U Cussing AaneBs the Oyster VedaOther Keeeat Xveats. The expedition of Governer Cameren, which left Norfolk, Vs., Wednesday night en a cruise against the oyster pirates, was rationed for thirty days, it being the deter mination of the governor te extirpate the pirates. The expedition of last year, re sulting in the capture of the crews of many contraband crafts, it was thought would break up the piratical practice. The pris oners were sent te tbe penitentiary, but speedily pardoned, with the exception of a ene-eyea 'rare, kept in for attempting te burn the jaiL He served out the term of his confinement some time age, but such was the fascination of the daring life that net only did he, but many ethers of the pardoned pirates, again rig up vessels and fling the black flag te the breeze.. These forces have been swelled by the addition of reckless volunteers from New Yerk, Philadelphia and Baltimore, ready te run all risks for the price of oysters, which commanded higher prices thUyear than ever before. These men are desperate and have fre quently sworn they would net betaken alive. The full pirate fleet numbers about 100 vessels, divided up into fleets of the Potomac, Rappahannock and Piankatank. Each vessel is armed with two swivel guns fore and aft, and every man has a long ranee Enfield rifle. They have been en fthe lookout for some weeks apprehending an attack, and have also aregular ana well organized system of signal and night patrol beats which communicate with the fleet and give timely warning of the ap proach of the enemy. The governor's armada sailed first for the Piankatank fleet, his design being te surprise the pirates operating in that vicinity who were, however, in readiness for an attack, having among ether precautions a scout scout beat stationed out in the bay. Among the beat's occupants yesterday morning was the ex-convict Turk, AbeuBen Medjed, known among the pirates as " One Eyed Medj," who bad with mm a spyglass as well as a signal flag. Governer vameren's party found a neet et twenty-six vessels at work, but only get one which was run aground. The captain and first mate escaped by a yawl beat before the Pamlico could reach her. Seventy-five rounds of musketry and seventy-Bix solid shots were fired at a ves sel that get off up the river and took shel ter en the Maryland side. A Weman Kills as Intruder. Edward Dailey, a farmer, living near Columbia, Me., aged 45 and having a large family, was shot and killed by Mrs Sarah Pearson, at the residence of the latter, in Columbia. A suit for $5,000 damages was a few months age instituted against him by Mrs. Pearson for an alleged as. sault committed durinz one of his visits. Last night he went te the hense again, Mrs. Pearson's husband being absent, and made his way into the hall. When he was near the deer of her room she fired upon him twice, the-last shot produeing instant death. Chloroformed by Burglar. Wednesday night the hense occupied by Geerge Rue, en the New Castle pike, about two and a half miles from Wilming ton, Del., was entered ahd ransacked from the first fleer te the garret. JN early an the family's wearing apparel and also valuables and money, together amounting te about $250, was stolen. Mr. Rue and bis wife were awakened by a noise, which they discovered was made by a man in room. They, were, however, immediately stupefied, it is supposed by chloroform, the effect of which lasted until morning. PERSONAL.. Lewis A. Godey's estate is worth a quarter of a million. Majer Harry Gilmer, the celebrated leader of Confederate cavalry, s dying at his residence in Baltimore. Modesty Personified dropped a $100 bill into the penny box posted at a New Yerk ferry te receive nickels for the Western flood sufferers. Jaquin Miller recited te a lady who invited him te her house some of his verses. "Hew beautiful," she said. " Why don't yen print your poetry some times, Mr. Miller ?" President Arthur gave a dinner party at the White Heuse last evening te the members of his college fraternity, the Psi Upsilon, who are knew in Congress. The guests included Chas. Dudley Warner, Senators Frye and Hawley, Representa tives Buck, Rice, Robinson and Hutehins. Mr. A. Bronsen Alcott, of Concord. Mass., is slowly regaining health and strength. A friend says that he takes light feed with geed appetite, sleeps soundly at night and naps by day, talks with mere ease than he could, and amuses himself at checkers, though he mistakes all his men for kings, thinking them able te jump backward as well as forward. He lest in flesh, and his left hand and arm continue powerless Senater Taber, of Colerado, ha's made himself famous, although his term as sen ator only began en the 1st of February and ends en the 4th of March. His maid- en speeeh is reported te have been the statement that en the question under dis cussion he was paired with the gentle man .from Hampton W. Seuth, Carolina. But he has wen his greatest glory from his six princely night shirts. Tbey are said te be worth $250 each. heiobbebbood mews. Kvents Acress tbe County Lines. The executive committee of the state Firemen's association held a meeting at the hall of the Mount Vernen hook and ladder company, Harrisburg, yesterday. Norristown people want free bridges and are getting out petitions with hun dreds of names signed te -them favoring the movement. The convention of delegates of county agricultural societies held its first ses sion at Harrisburg Wednesday and dis cussed the question of hew county fairs can be best promoted. William K. Lessig, his wife and four children, were poisoned in Reading yes terday by eating sausage meat bought in the market. The wife and three children were seen out of danger, but Lessi? 9 and the ether child remained in a critical con dition. Governer Pattison's son and namesake, four years old, is very sick and last night was unconscious. It is feared that he may become a victim te congestion of tbe lungs and brain. The little fellow's ill ness is the result of the changofrem his warm Philadelphia home te the executive mansion, full of draughts and exposed te the airs from the Susqaehanna. rutting. April 1st is general moving day in this vicinity, but quite a .number of house keepers have taken time by the forelock this year and are already changing their quarters. We saw at leasts dozen fam ilies te-day who are moving their chattels from their, old te new residences. Sale of Males. Samuel Hess & Sen, auctioneers, sold at public sale yesterday, for Heward Baily, at Daniel Legan's sale and exchange stables, Lancaster city, Pa., 10 pair of mules at an average price of $363.20 per pair. Before tbe Mayer. The mayor this morning sent three drunks te jail for 10 days, each, made one pay costs and discharged two ethers, erede of tfrnfOM. I The following report of class-staadiag shows the. relative grade or papiuta at tendance at the boys' high school duriag the month of February, just closed. Twe hours' home study per day expected from each pupil : " VTRST CLASS. Wm B Peters 93 Ed It Garvin 96 Jno H Hartman.....9S Wm H Auxer 94 Menree B Hirsb.... C S Stermleltz.... WBHellinger.... Chas J Zecber Fred S Fyler Sidney Evans Jehn A Charles.... -88 87 .83 .84 .83 WmG Baker 93 AK AlbrUrht 92 ChasB Brady 92 H Stene 90 SECOSD CLASS. EdM Harrman Chas C Ilerr Jehn X Hetrick..., .98 98 .93 .91 .90 Jehn Ii Cehe 81 D u uumiaker se Edw D Snrecher......80 THumphrevUle..... JehnH Kreager.....74 Gee E ZeUers 75 Wm J .hberly Chas 1) Krelaer .90 WmE Adams. 73 Harry C. Mercer. 90 Herman h Wlant. ... .72 Walter Peters .89 Heward Behrer. 71 Christ J Urban 89 Wilmer MV Webb... .83 Heward O Snvder. . . .87 How'd Gressman. ...7 Wm M Maxwell 67 Harry Bucklns 66 Harry. S MUls 86 Ahram Bitner.........83 Sherman Edgerley..8S Martin L Beam 83 A. Wayne Bltncr.... 82 Chas. W. Helllnger..fi4 Arthur Beardman...63 W B Kirkpatrick..v..62 Chas. G. Ditler ....SO THIRD CLASS. WmD Sell 82 Harry C Slaymaker..82 EdwMKann"man....8l Edw B Belllev. .77 Harry B Schulmyer.CS tniDKj i;asparw Herry S Am wake.... C4 Michael Carr. 64 Ed B Heitshn 76 Harry H Apple 74 Samuel A Metzgar63 Chas T JSwens .5 Frank S Barr 35 ChasE Leydcn 74 Wm H Welchans..'...73 Emerv S Smith 71 Jacob B Greff. 52 Chas Lengenecter...50 G ZBheads 50 Thee B Apple 70 BODt w ureezmger..7U VOCBTH CLASS. Wm Killlnger 8 David B Wldmyer...C0 Herberts Cehe SO wm ii sciiaum .e.) Jehn W Zellers 75 Garrett K Lichty....5S Jehn C Weise 70 Jehn H Fies 63 Wm Ii Marshall GS Harry M Sharp 68 ChasE Gast 66 Gee F Yeager 65 Frank G Uartman.. .61 wm b ryie m Ira J Barten 5.1 Herberts Bewers.. 53 Chas S Arawake 60 Samuel K Zeek 50 Wm P Sachs 48 CbasS Faeglcy. 46 Harry L Halbach....44 Harry E Bailey 42 -Herbert J Gast. 62 ChasELentt 62 Thes J Goedhart....61 The following is the percentage of the pupils of James street higher grade sec ondary school for jfebruary, 1883 : A CLASS. Annie Baehrle 100 Frank Smith 100 Charles Feil 100 Laura Sieher 100 Fred. I.utz 95 Christ Flick 88 Annie Smith 66 Clara Stauffer 65 Gertrude Brosius... 62 Bertha Am wake.... 60 Elmer Brinser. 57 Peter Flick 55 Will Smith 54 Gertie Zecher 52 Mamie Stauter. 52 Carrie Benedict.... 51 MaryMunsen 80 uertruuenaiDacn.. v Emma Leng 75 William Leng. 69 Chaa.Scner 67 B CLASS. Harriet Gast 89 BlchardAdams 82 Fred King 77 Harry Lcyden 77 HushCostelle 74 Emma Beth 47 Katie O'Bryan 47 Patrick McEvey.... 47 Chas. Fiagg 46 Walter Mcuaskey.. 45 Laura Urey 43 Mamie Mlley. 41 EllaMeckley 37 Ida Gibbs 36 Amelia Kautz ::4 Flera Miles 33 Mamie Themas 31 Emanuel Gempt.... 31 Lizzie Bete 31 Ed. Gllgere 65 Lnella Bansman.... 62 Harriet Hedncks... 61 Mamie Lutz .'. 60 Ella Masen 58 Mary Bowe 56 Benedict Hacker... 54 CeraGumpf 53 Mary E Swope 50 David Evans 50 The following is the percentage of Maner street secondary school for the month of February, 1883 : a class. . Alice Urich 98 Acton Letevre 98 Katie ScUeattcr 91 Annie Butt. !'3 Willie Mullen....:. ..77 Peter Krenz 77 Michael Kahler 74 Harry Pentz 74 Harry Dee rr 73 Willie Nickel 69 Geerge Schoafier....G5 Luther Lutz 61 Augustus Nickel. ...60 Laura Cooper 90 Samuel Charles 89 Elvina Landl? 87 Harry Wilsen 85 Walter Cooper. 83 Harry Pyle 82 D CLASS. Bessie Pyier 88 Annie Pentz 87 Annie Ilauscr 86 Fannie Campbell.... 83 Charlie Shay 82 Lizzie Bausman SO Phenle Weller 79 Mamie Myers 78 Harry Warner 77 Annie Stell.... 77 Bertha Kautz 76 Geerge Stell 74 Charlie Spohn 70 Philip Kempf 65 Maurice Adams 62 Frank Spldle 61 Frederick Wise 61 Jehn Kieffer 60 Ben). Lawrence '8 Jehn Lutz 56 Harry Bemberger....5l THIS J1AK ASSOCIATION. Special Meeting te Consider the Salary BUI. There was a well attended special meet ing of the Lancaster bar held this morning te consider the report of the committee entrusted with the duty of securing the legislation necessary te the substitution of salaries for fees as a compensation for county officers in counties between 100, 000 and 150,000 population. The minutes of the last meeting were read and adopted ; the committee made its report of the manner iu which its duty had been performed ; and it was moved that the bill agreed upon by the bars of the several counties interested, be approved. J. W. Jehnsen esq., pointed Out what in his view was the inadequacy of the prothenotary's salary but the mo tion prevailed. Te a suggestion that the committee be discharged, Mr. Heusel briefly stated what he thought were some difficulties likely te be encountered in securing the desired legislation ; the bill was necessarily behind' many ethers, there was no member pressing it earnestly te passage, and be sides seme of the lawyers in the Senate suggested doubts as te its consti tutionality. Fer these reasons he moved that the committee be continued te pro mote the passage of the bill. On motion of B. F. Eshleman, esq., Mr. Nertb, pres' dent of the association, and Mr. Hensel were added te tbe committee, and it was directed te de everything possible and proper te secure the passage of the bill. After ordering some bills te be paid the association adjenrned. CHURCH CUaFiSKKNCJSd. The Kvan&eUcal Association and United Bretnren. In Christ church, Eighth street, below Girard avenue, Philadelphia, the forty fourth annual session of the East Pennsyl. vania conference of the Evangelical asso ciation was enened yesterday morning, Bishoe Themas Bewman presiding. Or-H ganizatien was effected, committees ap pointed and a missionary meeting held. The 103d annual meeting of the Eastern Pennsylvania conference of the United Brethren church convened in the United Brethren church of Chambersburg yes terday afternoon. This conference is composed of all the counties of South eastern Pennsylvania, including Philadel phia and Baltimore and Carrell counties, Maryland. There are connected with it 185 ministers and lay delegates, but there is net a full attend ance this year, there being about thirty absentees. The conference was called te order by the Bishop, Rev. Jahn Dicksen, D. D., of Ohie, a native of this cennty. The usual opening religious ser vices were held, conducted by tbe bishop, after which an election was held for chair man and two secretaries. The result was as fellows : Chairman, Rev. I. Baltzell, of Harrisburg Memerial church ; secretaries, Rex. J. R. Hutchins, of the Second church of Baltimore, and Rev. G. W. M. Riger, et Mount Jey. Last evening an anniver sary of the Preacher's Aid society was held, which was presided ever by Rev. L. Pctcis, of Gordonville. FELL dead. Corener's inquest en a Pauper. Charles Shreder. an inmate of the ceuntv almshouse, aced about 65 years, and familiarily known as "Dutch Charlie," fell dead yesterday afternoon in the black smith shop connected with the almshouse. Corener Sniffer empanneled the following jury and held an Inquest en tbe remains : Jehn E. Carpenter, Jacob B. Price. Wm. Wiley, Frank Stapleford, Henry Ahliter and D. B. Sniffer. Dr. Museer made the pest mortem examination, from which it appeared that death resulted from heart disease. A verdict te that effect was rendered by the jury. Shreder was a Ger man, and it is net known that he had any relatives in this country. He remains will be interred in the county burying ground. THE SLUGGERS. A RATJ TAME TMMMOl A deed Dealer Variety JKeeb " Setmee " Usbs Heavy Sparrer. The town has been heavily billed fr the past week with all kinds of advertis-v ing, announcing the coming of RiehanT K. Fex's Police Gazette athletic cetnbiatw. tien, which includes Jess Mace, the old kt favorite pugilist, and Herbert Blade, taw ' Maori, his pupil, who, it is said, will be matched te fight Jehn Sullivan. Then was scarcely a boy or man in this city who patronize such amusements that did set knew of their coming. Most of them knew, the hour of arrival se that when the day express came in at 555 last evening there, was a large crowd at the depot, eager te see tbe famous pugilists. Mace was ac companied by his wife, and with Blade and Mr. Rice, manager et the party, they quickly stepped into a coach and were driven te the Stevens beuse, the remain ing members of the company going te the Cooper house. A crowd seen gathered ft the former hotel and all succeeded in getting a' leek at Blade who walked about the hotel as though he felt pread of being considered a curiosity. Mace took a room and was net seen again by out siders until he appeared en the stage. A crowd hung around the opera house all evening and when the doeis opened there was a great rush for tickets. The gallery was seen full and by the time the curtain rolled up the down stairs was almost full. The entertainment opened with what was called a negre sketch by Budd Granger and his wife. It was very tame, and neither of the parties could sing or danca, but attempted both. W. W. Hodgkin played the banjo, but he was a miserable failure and his songs were -se old that many in the audience shed tears. Hew actors as bad as he can get through the country without be ing shot is a mystery. Lynch and Mc Mc Mahen followed .Hodgkin in an Irish sketch, which showed that MoMahen was a clever comedian and both fair dan cers. The andience by this time was be ginning te tire of seeing actors whom they had never heard of before, se when Gns. Hill, the club swinger, came out, it was a great relief. Mr. Hill was here but a few weeks age with the "Meteors" and as he is a favorite was well received. His ability as a club swinger is well known, and he is unques tionably the best in the country. He swung heavy and light clubs . in almost every Btyle -A sketch followed entitled: " Scenes in a Boxing Scheel," which in troduced James Kelly and Jerry Murphy. These men are light weights well-known among the fighters and are considered very clever. Their exhibition was worth seeing, their sparring being excellent. The hitting was hard and the men are se evenly matched that the mill was very entertaining. The audience grew very demonstrative and the light weights were considered the best people of the evening. Miss Annie Granger then came en the stage te sing " Willie, Light the Fire " and ether senes. She did net sing the ether songs. That audience did net de sire te waste time en a bad serio comic, se when Willie had the fire lighted it was warm enengh . for Annie te stay behind the scenes. Steve O'Donnell and Gus. Hill were then intro duced te de cellar and elbow wrestling; best three falls iu five for a geld medal, presented by R. K. Fex. W. E. Harding, of the Police Gazette, a member of the company, was chosen-referee. After con siderable work, which greatly tired and almost annoyed the audience, O'Donnell threw Hill twice upon his back and the latter scored en6 en him. This act did net come np te expectations. The pro pre gramme was new finished te the windnp between Mace and Slade. Mr. Harding came upon' the stage and exhibited the champion belt of England which was wen by Tem Sayers, and the champion belt of Australia, both of which are owned by Mr. Mace.- He then brought en the cham pions, introducing them amid loud ap plause Slade is a' man about C feet 2 inches in height and will probably weigh two hundred pounds. He has big strong looking arms and legs and is well made all ever. He has a bread, pleasant looking face and re minds one of a big' school boy. His hair is cropped short and is jet black and he has a swarthy complexion. Mace is shorter than the Maori by several inches, but is powerfully made man. He is somewhat heavier abent the body, but will net weigh as much. He is a rather nice looking fellow with black moustache and bald head, and is said te be 50 years old. which be leeks. Be'h men were attired in white pantaloons te the feet with flaming red shirts and long sleeves. They presented a fine appearance. After the introduction they began sparring without any further ceremony, and it lasted for three short rounds. Beth men showed consid erable science, but no bard hitting, as Mace stepped' te the footlights. and said durintr the match that it was an exhibi tien of science, net a fight. Slade was quick with feet and arms and created a rather favorable impression. He had the best of the sparring, but it would be. almost impossible fur any one te jage from that what he U capable of doing in a nug before a man like Sullivan. The majority of the audience seemed te think thut he will be knocked clean out of time if he is ever matched against the Bosten man. During the sparring of the two big men a crowd en the gallery kept yell ing for Sullivan and making ugly re marks concerning the Maori, all of which were unheeded. W. E. Harding, who is with the party, is pperting editor of tbe Police Gazette. He attends te. all of Mr. Fex's business and represents him in all his engage ments. These two men have done a great ' deal te bring about fights, and are always? en the leek out for something new, es pecially if.it will advertise the Gatttle Fex has lets of money and is willing te. put it up. Harding is a short man, preb- - ably 40 years of age, who dresses rather loudly, sporting a plug hat and painted moustache. He is willing and anxious te talk en all kinds of sporting matters, aad te an Intelligencer reporter he was net long in showing a check for $2,500, signed by Mr. Fex, which he holds te put up as a forfeit en Slade against Sullivan. Mr., Harding says he has net missed a prlaa fight since 1853, and attended all pertiBgV events of note. Ha says he has been a' "boy" in his time and has steed as referee in matches of all kinds. Fex is a native of Belfast, Ireland, and has been in the country but seven years, yet he is sole owner of the Police Gazetts with a hand, some building. The combination is Police Gazette all. ever. Everything bears the name, and. it seems as though it is all a grand adver tising scheme for the paper. During last night's performance a boy dressed hi full uniform of a police officer was kept in the audience distributing copies of the paper. The party left for Pottsville this morning at 7.30. Tobacco Bales. Frem Clonmel, Colerain township, the following sales were reported : Mrs. Eeehm, her crop te Eendig at 25,- 5, 3 ; . Themas Fergusen te same, 2 acres, at 16, 5. 3 ; Albert Werth, 5 acres, at 18, 5, 3. Frem Flerin tbe following are reperted: Geerge Hall, te Mayer, 6 acras, at 25, 13, 6V3 ; Edward Mickey te Fatiaan, 2 acres; at 17, 8, 3. Appelated notaries. C. Rewe and C. Bachman, of StraebHrr, and Henry Fex, of the Gap,; have been appointed notaries public by Governer 'W0?. .& ' . . SB? m i ESS 'mt KiVST Pps li'Sl t7Ji m . Ir-l-a ss f a- . "3 J tteiMiii .. . 4&v&&JJ$&&aSe8&& x&.'r.zigSiir. feSSfcffl z$m$k$k& a43&&$&B&k ifatyA.c: jSiWti., -t,?.4fti'5;H-'X-ua' -1. . J- V. 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