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Dakes bas been acquitted of tfce of Mr. Nutt, and the teiegrapu 'that the people of. umontewn, i the case was tried, de notappreve 'verdict; and some correspondent Harrisburg even ventures the as- that certain members or me 'Immature will vote te exclude mr. r ' r-fm-v.. m t tin MMf in thn InWPT HOUSe t y,Anc ww .- .- .- - , sstta which tie was eiecieu. uui wuiwuu - i . i j - .a. HiAn ii u 'kM-jufe claimed pending the unsettled 'hi against him. Ot course, no sen- lDM MglBiaiOT Will iuiun.wj. . Kr.Dukes his seat, when he comes te rlsUm it aceuitted of the accu it acquitted tlmi acrainst him. The acqmuai ey ;J&hinrv may be challenged by public aaiitiinMifc. bnt the decision of the issue r..'iHA nf lli Tirith thn nublic. ana u ii uiu S."" ' ... i tr-C jisa 'llibeTOblicisnet less apt te be fallible ;Mgtban tne jury. ggjs- -There seems te ne room ier uvu vVw ? leMjlj-'MJ. XUKe'scasei uue u ""- Iters efthe Intelmeencer, in fact, .agrees with the jury, wmie tneemer gympatbires with the public sentiment. The difference is largely caused by the different views taken of the evidence of the witnesses te the assault. Breckenridge, the nephew of the . murdered man, in the evidence at the trial, made the sheeting by Dukes occur deliberately, after the struggle was ever and while the victim was leaning ex ex hansfei nn the mantelpiece. At the inquest immediately after the occur rence, his testimony was net thus strong against the accused. If his testimony is discredited, as it should be if he appears te be vindictive in his feeling against Dukes, the case of the commonwealth breaks down. It can hardly be questioned that the conduct of theNutt family at the trial is fairly open te criticism. The widow appeared in the court room during the trial; which was net evidence of any delicacy of feeling en her part. The nephew's testifying mere strongly en the trial than he did at the inquest, as we have said, lays him open te suspicion. But worst of all was the insistance by the prosecution upon the presentation in evi dence of the letters from Dukes te Xutt. which narrated a course of conduct upon the part of thedaughter such as, if true, proved her te be most infamous. Her family alleged the accusations te be un true, but they were net shown te be se ; and that they should be anxieu3 te pub lish them te the world, without produc ing their refutation along with them, seems te show a wonderful lack of defi cacy of feeling en the part of what is left of the Nutt family, and gives op portunity at least for suspecting that they have been unduly animated by vindictive feeling in the share they have taken in the prosecution of Dukes. If what they claim is true, that the daughter was libelled by Dukes in the letter te the father, and that the latter was deliberately shot by Dukes, then, of ceurse.the verdict of the jury was wrong. But if Dukes said what was true of the daughter, in his entirely private letter te the father, and if the latter was shot while assaulting Dukes, after he had threatened te kill him en sight, then Dukes was justified in sheeting him. On this issue tbetestimenyand action of the Nutt family are against the prison er naturally ; and because it is naturally 30, it is te be cautiously received ; and when evidence of great vindictiveness is present, it becomes very doubtful whether it is at all true. m Senater Cooper's Amendment. Senater Cooper has secured an amend ment of the bill providing for the in vestment of sinking fund moneys in United States bends, se as te authorize the sinking fund commissioners te sell these bends whenever the bends of the state can be bought at advantageous prices. There would be no objection te this amendment, if the sinking fund commissioners are te be authorized te buy state bends at a premium. But it certainly does net seem te be te the ad vantage of the state te put money into the sinking fund, for the purpose of paying it out iu premiums en state bends. The money Is worth mere te the people than that. It should be permitted te remain with them. The taxes should be reduced. The constitutional require ment as te the money in the sinking fund should net be exceeded. As we have pointed out, the constitutional .in junction in this regard seems te be satisfied when $250,000 are iu the sinking fund subject te the call of the creditor, of the state for the payment of these " bends at par. . Senater Cooper's amendment enables the commissioners of the sinking fund te invest all the money coming into the'r hands in state bends at a premium which then are cancelled. Of course, if they invested in United States bends they would pay as great or a greater premium. But it should only be en $250,000 ; and they would have this sum drawing in terestand ready at anytime for conver sion into state bends at par if offered. It would be money set apart for tin's pur pose as the constitution directs. But if invested in state bends, which are can celled, the money, of course, does net ie -main in tne sinmng tuna te answer tpe constitutional requirement. Senater Cooper's amendment needs te be " amended. The relations with church and state of Bev. Dr. Everett have excited some interest because he is a minister of the Methodist church who resigned his charge te take the place of private sec retary of the governor. At the time ,that he accepted the position, which he .says is entirely one of private cmnley- t&rjaentand net of a political character, sf'Jjr. "Everett was seeking rest from pas- .'Vrteral duties in a position of a journalistic VAitftlArinel Miaranf-at. and nrlien nmffaraA wn vl luivuie ttecicuu jr tu uuv. jrauisuu vneavauea mmseiretan opportunity te ;; find the relief from pastoral duties, ';? which he avows that the condition of Kgws health demanded. Nevertheless, his krethren have decided that his depart- WiiM was under such circumstances as te Zij?.mak I nstif v them in erantine him a snner- numenry relation. TheM who favere a disposition of hii case which was mere in accordance with his wishes, cited many instances which go te show that the church has been often mere liberal .with its ministers than the concession that was asked for him, and the action of conference te-day if consistently ad hered will draw the lines mere tightly than they have hitherto been held. But, as Dr. Everett acceded te the views of his superior authority in drafting his latter tn rnnfAi-anca differently from I what in the view of a large minority his l t iji .. twtAM TiA Yirill Tin request buuuiu uave uccu, -flenbt cheerfully acaulesce in the decis Ien. What can Senater Nelsen mean by introducing a bill making the cremation of human bodies unlawful ? What pos sible objection can there be en the part of the state te cremation ? We can under stand hew individuals may prefer te be buried rather than burned or burned rather than buried: but we cannot understand hew there can be any public objection te cremation any mere than te burial. The latter is mere apt te be injurious te the public health, by reason of the disturbance of the soil and the decay of the llesh. But if otherwise and cremation is a public nuisance, laws that provide for the abatement of nui sances suffice for the case. Unless be cause it is a nuisance the state has no right te interfere with cremation. Dees Senater Nelsen own a graveyard ? After a long absence Mr. Charles A. Dana, of the New Yerk Sun, is welceme back te Pennsylvania soil. The Philadelphia gambling houses are closed en account of a raid net by the police, but by a fast young man who has been a heavy loser and new levies black mail This is one way of getting at it. The Eubjcct of divorce is te be treated in the April number of the North Amer ican Review by Judge Jamesen, the well known divorce judge of Chicago, and the Rev. Dr. Theodere D: Woolsey, the life life leDg opponent of divorce. The Baltimore Methodist conference adopted resolutions condemning the car rying and distribution of mails, running steam street cars, and publishing, buying or reading secular newspapers en Sunday, and consistently condemning campmec ting associations which receive a rebate from Sunday travel. The Democrats of the Heuse at Harris burg have wisely resolved that their paster and folder employees shall de their own work and net draw the pay of the place and divide it with proxies. This is right. Any man elected te the place who is net qualified for it nor willing te dis charge its duties in person should get the g. D. lertuwiui. Columbian Cemmvndeuy Ne. 1, K. T., of New Yerk, proposes te make the trip te California and back in August, includ ing the visit te the Yosemite, with every sort of cxpense attached te the undertak ing, Ter $250 for each member or the order anywhere in the East who cheeses te go under its auspices. ' This includes a ten days stay in California. An anxious correspondent writes us te inquire why neither the county commis sioners nor the assessors of Marietta and Denegal rise up te explain or defend the charges of gross inequality in the assess ments up in that neighborhood. We as bume that their failure is owing te the fact that these inequalities are indefensible. And if cur correspondent can further elu cidate the subjec', " en with the dance." The Heuse has finally agreed en second, reading te appropriate $10,000 each te the ten normal schools of the state for the next two years, coupled with the wise pro pre vision that scboels having an indebtedness of $10,000 shall apply the money te its extinguishment, and these having a less indebtedness than $10,000 shall pay their obligations befere using any of said ap propriation te improve their property. The showing up in the Legislature of the expenses of advertising the reports of mercantile appraisers reveals the faet that the Dauphin county newspapers are the meet veracious of all. Dauphin paid $4,012.80 for mercantile advertising in 1881 and $4,441.60 in 1880, although its return te the state for the former year was only $10,391.85 and for the latter $10,004.21. Dauphin gives its organs about twice as much for advertising which brings only $10,000 te the state as Allegheny county spends for getting a return of eight or nine times the amount collected iu Dauphin and Allegheny was alwavs counted a " bad us." TnE "Thirteen" club of New Yerk, organized for the laudable purpose of com batting seme idle popular superstitions, is an assured success. It was organized Jan. 13, 1883. On the cover of the published address of tbe president at its last annual dinner is a picture of the 13 at dinner, clinking glasses, while a speaker jocularly calls atttontien te Death, who leeks in at the deer. Lewer en the page an owl Bits en a banner en which is inscribed the le gehd, " Merituri te Salutamus." The club was net only intact at its first annual meeting, but had increased te 13 times 13. The initiation fee is $1.13, and the monthly due3 13 cent3. The parent club is prepared te grant charters te ether clubs, for which $13.13 will be charged. The applications for charters are said te be numerous both in America and Europe. Fer life mem berships $13 is charged. Forced Virtue Clearfield Bcpubllcan. We learn that the real eause of the de feat of the Small hand book jep, in the Heuse was an intimation from the execu tive chamber, that if the steal passed, it would be sent back with a veto. It is just as proper te waive a red occasionally ever the back of a legislator as a school-boy. It is, however, net a creditable way of in jecting virtue into either ; but the school master can stand it if the boy can. Be sides it works first rate for the taxpayers in mis case. Jehn Sherman is talked of as a candi date for governor of Ohie next fall, with a view, if he is elected in tbe fane of the majority the Democrats expect te have, of cringing mm oetere tbe pmiuenuai nomi nating convention of 1884. Bhemaa's eea- seat is yet te be gained ,"'." iW w BEDDED. MBXATUK iATM' MRf DK. AQiMtOtMMirta Vfejvtfeeville. Tbe wedding day broke mild and cloudy and the people of Tayettevule, N. C, anxiously watched the clouds and specu lated en the chances fee rain, as if every body felt a personal interest in the matter. Ont at tbe country house everything looked as usual. Anyone casually driv ing up through the fields of vines past the Green mansion would scarcely have imagined the extraordinary scene within. There is nothing striking in the rambling buildings, with their ample verandas, but inside yen are at onee surrounded by every luxury et tne etty. Tne culture and taste of the Green family are made manifest the moment their typical South ern mansion is entered. The large rooms, with lefty ceilings, are fall of costly paint ings, rare volumes, statuary, elaborately carved furniture and all the thousand and me articles of brioabrae which wealth and taste enable one te gather. The li brary is a costly one and filled with a geed store of learning and the books are all in the most expensive bindings. The connect ing doers of these apartments were te-day thrown open, making them en suite. In the parlor was a canopy of smilax, trail ing arbutus and callas upeu a background of holly. The eatire mansieu was decorat ed with holly, for which everereen Mr. Davis bas a particular faney. Under this canopy steed tbe bride and groom. Judge Otte, the groom's best man, steed en the right. Around were grouped Mrs. General Green, Miss Sadie Green, the daughter of the colonel ; Mr. and Mrs. Thatcher, Miss Eleaner Tnatcncr, Mrs. Uoeke, Mrs. Ad die Burr Riddick, Miss Lizzie Coeke, the last six from Bosten, all relatives of the family. Rev. Dr. Jeseph C. Huske, rector of St. Jehn's chureb, of Fayettville, read thn brief but impressive service of tbe Episcopal church and the thing was ever. Five minutes would have covered the whole ceremony. The bride of forty years looked fully ten years younger and the groom of sixty-eight seemed in tbe prime of life. When the ceremony was ever the bride quickly denned hat and shawl and the whole party in carriages proceeded te town. At the river landing lay the stern wheel steamer "Murchison" Captain James C. Smith. The beat had been especially placed at Mr. Davis' ser vice. There was a large crowd present at the beat te see the party off. The beat was decorated from stern te stern with holy and cedar. A state room was spe cially prepared for Mr. and Mrs. Davis. The beat was te proceed te Wilmington without stepping. In a few days cards will be sent out announcing the marriage. These cards bear the words, " Mr. and Mrs. David Davis." In the centre and in the corner are the words, " Miss Addie E. Burr, N. C." The Bride's Druses. The bride was married in a traveling dress of dark brown silk and plush, trimmed with pompons. Her hat of brown velvet, trimmed with silk of the same color, was decorated with brown ostrich feathers. The ether dresses were very elaborate, being comprised of no less than 15 complete suits with hats and gloves te match. The first reception dress is of ivory satin, hand-painted down the entire front and en the corsage with flow ers in beautiful wreaths and bouquets. This exquieite design is by Werth. Six ether costumes are from the hands of the same millinery master. One reception dress of pink satin is made en trian, with Spanish lace in deep flounces, looped with flowers. Anether dress is of black satin hand painted skirt ; still another, green velvet, trimmed with satin, bead garniture. One of green silk, trimmed with green velvet, skirt overlaid with ostrich feather trimming. One is of black salie, with sleeves of antique Spanish lace, the entire front being heavily embroidered with beads ; one of plum colored velvet, trimmed with terra cotta silk embroidered crepe front ; one of pink crepe, trimmed with white bpamsh lace ; one of black velvet, with chenille fringe ; one tea cel ered satin front combination of red and tea colored satin, cut iu squares, puffed, garnished with deep flounces of Spanish lace ; one ecru silk, trimmed with blue brocaded silk ; ene of old geld satin, over dress of rich Spanish lace ; ene et v.elet velvet, black silk corsage ; one of pink silk, front embroidered in silk overlaid with pearl horseshoes ; ene gres grain silk hand painted with designs of birds and flowers ; also wraps of blue and red satin. Tbe entire trousseau is said te have cost $15,000. The ltrldal uirts. The bridal gifts were of uuusual ele gance and richness. Frem the groom came a pair of diamond ear-rings, solitaires of great size and brilliancy ; diamond breastpin, necklace of twelve diamonds, two diamond rings, solitaire and cluster a princely gift. Seretary of War Lincoln's gift was a mothcr-ef pearl portemennals, with violet satin, baud-painted with deafcus of Cupids and flowers. Frem Secretary of State Frelinghuysen came a library of English authors, bound in im perial morocco, two hundred volumes. President Arthur's gift was a maguiflcent punch bowl of solid silver, two feet four inches high, repouse lined with geld. Judge Hunt gave a set of silver knives and forks, with carved silver handles, Italian workmanship, representing the twelve seasons. A silver tea service geld lined, came from Judge Otte, and a French Ormula oleok and diamond ring from Colonel Wharten J. Green. Frem ethers came a pin of chased geld, bar shaped, set with five large diamonds ; a card receiver of hammered geld, brought te this country by Highlanders in 1745 aud since kept as an heirloom ; mother-of pearl and ostrich feather fans ; six sets of silver dinner and dessertspoons, geld lined, besides a multi tude of miner presents. Frem Wilmington the newly married couple will go te Charleston, thence te St. Leuis and thence te Southern California. A FALL lfKOM A SCAFOLD The Fatal siisstep Made by varpeater. a Philadelphia The Liverpool, Londen, and Glebe In surance company is erecting en Walnut street, below Fourth, Philadelphia, a six story building. The scaffolding en tbe latter street covers the rear face te the reef cornice. Carpenters were at work 100 feet above the footway ceart about 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon. Jehn C. Draper, one of the carpenters, 47 years old, resid ing at Ne. 203 Race street, made a mis step and fell from the scaffold. His com rades saw him clutch convulsively at the joists as he disappeared. The de scent was made with frightful ve locity. Once Draner'a bndv RtrnMa -I a projecting beam and spun round like a top, and then was projected with frightful momentum through a sbed. breaking the beards te fragments. The frightened mortar mixers fled in great affright, be lieving that the building was falling down Draper's mangled body struck en a pile of bricks. A lady who was sit ing at the upper window of a restaurant en the opposite side of the street, and she witnessed the accident, fainted, fie workmen returned te the spot where Dra per had fallen and discovered that he was terrible mangled and insensible. Bleed was oozing from his nostrils, mouth and ears ; his scalp was tern and bleeding, and legs and arms were found te be se badly fractured that the bones protruded through the flesh. A wagon was procured and the sufferer-wasremoved.te the Pennsylvania hospital. He died at 7 o'clock. On tne Miisisslapu The Mississippi river .eeetlnues te da-1 euuKaempsu.ua nfMna, and tbese ettsts ate again tk"witliek;eUir--A: . Hetoea says the-baekwatar frc White river, uniting with the overflow fro the Hubbard and Old Town breaks, has submerged a large region of coon try in the Beaver bayou and Lewer Big Creek section, which was never hefere known te be inundated from any cause. Owing te these hitherto high points having always withstood over flowing no stock was driven ent-; conse quently there has been absolute annihila tion of every kind of live stock, together with a large number of deer and ether game. Twe cabins, occupied, one by white and the ether by colored families, suddenly disappeared from the month of the bayou during one nhrht last week.and Lne tidings of the occupants have been beard sincev The supposition is that all perished. Mayer Jacob, of Louisville, says the greatest suffering in the lately flooded portions et tne Unie valley is among tbe farmers, net; in town. Many of the farm ers are entirely destitute. FSAT0EE3 OF THE STATE PBESS. The Pittsburgh Dispatch sees in Dukes' letters evidence that the wrong man was shot. The Fulton Democrat wonders if Ran dall expects te make a Keifer of himself should he be elected speaker next winter. Te Wiggins' claims the Gettysburg Star says : "Be3h 1 Every March in the last fifty years has had higher winds." The Bellefonte Watchman explains, in view of the many places claiming Hemer, that he may have been a MetheJist preacher. The Somerset Democrat is sanguine that Governer Pattison, despite his youth, will likely become one of tbe very best gov ernor Pennsylvania has ever had. The Norristown Herald is unable te give the constitutionality of the tariff bill "that calm consideration which It deserves as an abstract question of law." The Mcchanicsburg Journal records that in the closing hours of- Congress net a few of its members foil from grace and made of themselves speotaeles shocking te men and angels. The Allentown Democrat thinks that one of the most sensible bills before the Pennsylvania Legislature is that prohibit ing juries from laying costs upon a per son whom they find "net guilty." The newspapers of the state with ene accord condemn Duke's acquittal, some of them maintaining that a verdict of mur der in the second degree would have satis fied justice and popular opinion. The Harrisburg Telegraph exults eyer the beautiful, clean streets of that city, and intimates that few ether places are Diesseu jike ine state capital in tbac re spect." "This iz sarkasm." The Germantown Telegraph desires te have justice done te the farmers of Penn" sylvania, as being the leading element in giving prosperity te the great railroad which se proudly bears up the name of the Old Commonwealth. The Harrisburg Telegraph slaps Russep Errett by suggesting that Congress should enact some sort of rBeaaure looking te the disqualification of any person retiring from Congress from holding an executive appointment for at least one yearthere after. Apropos of the accounts of Elliet's funeral, the Norristown Times is het at such newspaper enterprise as "furnishes a fall illustration of that tendency te de moralizing sensationalism which is one of the characteristics of contemporary jeurn alism." PERSONAL!. Conkline will net stump Rhede Island for Sprague. Pbince of Wales contradicts the re port that he is coming ever, but it he did he would surely attend the Louisville cotton exposition. Miss Saunders, daughter of the senator irem JNebraska, bas blue eyes,pure golden hair and an exquisite complexion, with a perfect Cupid's bow of a mouth and a ceuntenance of the greatest sweetness and beauty. Colonel Jehn S. Candler, of the gev erner's staff, was dangerously if net fatally injured by jumping from a train at Atlanta en Tuesday night. Beth his legs were cut off, and he was severely injured in the neaa. Frank S. West, at one time a well- known journalist, and agent of the asso ciated press in Richmond, Virginia, died yesterday in Washington, at the age of 50 years, lie was a native of New Hamp shire. Morgan J. Themas and wife of Little Britain township, celebrated their golden wedding tbe 50th anniversary of their marriage en Wednesday. They were married March 14, 1833. Beth are still , hale and hearty. Gen. Kane's wife, of McKean county, was graduated from the woman's medical society in Philadelphia yesterday. She has been for years interested in the study of medicine, and with her practical knowledge was accustomed te ba frequent ly called iu as adviser in sickness in and around the then new settlement of Kane. She new receives the diploma which gives her formally the title she has earned both in the class room and the service. "Jennie June" has three daughters ene married. She is a middle-aged New England woman, of medium height and very slender, dresses richly, but always in geed taste. Her face would be remarked anywhere for its intelligence; she has brown gary hair. Her manner is modest even te shyness. ' When shetalksshe care fully weighs her words. She is one of the hardest working of women and is the only woman member of the New Yerk Press club. President; Arthur never looked se handseme te the sentimental young women of Washington as that evening at the opera when bis daughter crawled into her father's lap whlle he was seated in Mr. Corcoran's box, and went placidly te sleep in view of the audience. "It was touching and sweet, and the ehief magis trate of these great United States wrapped his arms around the child and held her all through the perfermence." Hen.Wm. D. Kelly is te be given a din ner by his Philadelphia friends, April 14. He is thinking of making a trip te Europe this summer, hia son and daughter new being abroad, and Mrs. Kelly intending te join them in May. He is said te be peer, having met with losses during the past three years, and some of the leading man ufacturers of Pennsylvania are consider ing the propriety of presenting him with a testimonial that will show their appre ciation of his services. THE COTTON EXPOSITION, Cincinnati Dees Wet TbleK it Werib i tie rice .Asicea. In Cincinnati, Mayer Means, when spoken te in reference te the movement te secure the National cotton exposition for Cincinnati, said : " There was a mistake in saying that a mass meetinir wenM anon 1m hnM in tha interest of the cotton axneaStlna Vn. ww&ebeld. -Tbe CoUeavFtKBCscr ' oiatien iaka tab BUMk. . 'Tfc . 7. . r7l:"JrrT-T..EvTi.' te de aU-tk-wetk. farMhnth money sad. allow it te boas the affair. "WefladahKtkat-tke bill passed by Congress doss net afford material aid, se that citizens who have had the matter under consideration are unanimous in the opinion that the cotton exposition is net worth the price asked, and that it would be impracticable and unprofitable te com- ?ly with the conditions set down by the lanters' association. A letter te this effect will be forwarded te the association in a few days." VAXHAJUMS METZQEB'S STORY. KxplalelegTliat HerMlad Was Wandering Wfcea sae Asaaalted Her Mistress. Philadelphia Court Interpreter Jeseph Sanson yesterday had an interview with Catharine Metzger, the German servant girl who, while temporarily insane, as was believed, attempted te kill her mistress, Mrs. Elizabeth May. The girl has grown calm and apparently rational. She had all along refused te speak of the oc currence. Yesterday, however, she spoke freely. " I de net knew why I' did it," Mr. Sanson reported. her as having said. " When I arose that morning I felt that I should have te de something. I was suf fering from bodily trouble and the bleed had rushed te my head. Something seem ed te be across my eyes and my mind was wandering. I went down stairs and get the hatchet and went up te Mrs. May room. The hatchet was net under my bed ; no, that report was net true. "Istruek Mrs. May," she continued. "We struggled and I threw a bottle at her. The bottle struck the baby. That was accident. I didn't mean te harm the baby. Then I used the hatchet. Mrs. May and I struggled until we were worn euc Then the people came in. A little time after it was all ever I began te knew that I had done wrong. Why did I de it ? I cannot tell. Mrs. May was very kind te me. Why should I wish te injure her ? She was geed te me'alwayB. I never lest my head before. I de net knew that any one in my family was ever insane. I lived in ether places and everything went well." The girl has grown pale and melancholy looking since her imprisonment. Her father and mother have made her a num ber of visits. NBIUHBOUHOOD NEWS. Events Acress tbe ueunty Lines. A law and order society is being organ ized at Con&hehocken, Montgomery county. Three deaths from smallpox have oc curred at Valley Ferge within ten days, and there are still several cases. Tbe Pcnn national bank, recently organ ized en a eapital of 9100,000, opened for business in Reading yesterday, with Isaac W. Levan as president. The puddlers at the Coatesville iron works who quit wer recently because their employers wished te reduce their pay from $4 te $3.50 rer ten are still defiant and will net return te work. Rev. Benjamin T. Jenes, pastor of the First Presbyterian church of West Ches ter, has been unanimously elected te the chair of Sacred Rhetoric in Lincoln .uni versity. The Oxford banking company will be cenvertea into a national bank as seen as possible after the first of April. Its new title will be the Farmers' National bank of Oxford. Fifteen thousand young white fish have been liberated this season at the head of North East creek, 10.000 in Magraw's mill pond at the head of Octoraro, and 10,000 in Westamwell dam, near Oxford, making 35,000 in all for the county. It was discovered in the family of Mr. Smith, at Allentown, Wednesday night, that thieves had been in the house, and while investigating the discovery his daughter aweke and was horrified te find t'aat her long braid of black hair, which grew unusually thick and rich, had been cut off during the night. The hair was her especial pride and te lese it was a source of great grief te her. David Harmer, of Welden, Montgom ery county, has been deposed from his position as superintendent of the Metho dist Episcopal Sunday school of Harmer Hill church, because he signed a hotel keeper's application for license te sell liquor and afterward went en the liquor seller's bend. Mr. Harmer says that be felt justified in his action because the hotel is a necessity te the viII.ize and a .benefit te the neighborhood. The large barn belonging te Geerge Hendle, efthe firm of Hendle & Bre., hat manufacturers, situated four miles from Reading, was totally destroyed by fire en Wednesday evening. The livestock and some of the farm implements were re moved with difficulty, but the hay and grain were all consumed. The less is es timated at about $10,000, nearly covered by insurance. The fire is supposed te have been started by an incendiary. Harry Vaughn, fifteen years of age, re siding in East Trenten, while playing with companions, drew a small revolver and, pointing it at Charles Drugan, pulled the trigger. The revolver, as he expected from previous experiments, did net go off, although it was leaded. Then pointing at himself he said : " I'll Bhoet myself." This time the ball was discharged and en tered at his right cheekbone and 'passed up under his left eye. The wound may prove latai, Charles A. Dana, editor -of the New Yerk Sun, arrived in Harrisburg last night, and immediately drove te the resi dence of his old friend, Simen Cameron. The publication of the real cause of Gen eral Cameren's illness a fall ever a feet steel and against a lounge, by which the muscles of the old gentlemen's neck were injured prompted this visit. Mr. Dana was pleasantly surprised te find that Gen eral Cameren had rallied sufficiently te move about a little and join in a sociable chat. The editor regretted no less than the octogenarian politician that their trip te the far west must be postponed. CONGREUATlONALISn. Gains a Church and Foothold In Lancaster County. By invitation from the Congregational church of Mt. Jey, te representative con gregatienal churches, a council assembled at that place Tuesday afternoon. Rep resentatives from churches in New Yerk city, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washing ton, D. C, Pittsburgh, Allegheny City and Jersey city were in attendance. Rev. S.H. Virgin, of Washington, was moder ator. Several hours were consumed in hearing and considering statements from the Mount Jey brethren concerning the purposes and plans of the new organ izatien. After an examination of Rev. Whitcombe in his ecclesiastical con nections, the council continued its session with closed doers The council by a unanimous dcoisien recognized the Mt. Jey church and appointed Tuesday even ing as tbe time for the installation of the pastor elect. At that time, according te their rules, the recognition was censum mated and Rev. Whitcombe installed as pastor of the new church. Tbe straw Hat. The man with the straw bat docs net care a blank for groundhogs or weather prophets like Wiggins, se "he ventured out this morning and came down North Queen street. Altbengh chased and shot at by policemen and hooted at by the boys, he get through unharmed, and when last seen was going ent East King street in search of the organ grinder with the ulster and dyspeptic monkey, who should have been in town before this. Uanaaltable Letter. A letter -addressed te "Mr. J. H. Mc hpaaley, Millway, Lancaster county, Pa.," isuaejd at the possemee for want of a THE CONFERENCE. ITS HlKKTX-SIXra AKftVAl, SBSSIUM. Conference Teaaneraaee Society Eaaeaaea and Freedmea'a Aid CeaUanlrs; tae Beialar Exercises. Duke street church, was pretty well filled yesterday by an audience assembled te participate in the anniversary services et tbe conference temperance meeting. The chair was occupied by Rev. Henry Wheeler, and many members of the con ference were present. Hymn 891 was sung by the congregation and Rev. Cum mins led in prayer. The annual report was read by Secretary Webb. It con tained a resume of the work done by the society during the past year, and contained a statement that ninety-five per cent, of the churches use nnfermented wine in the sacrament. The great need of the so ciety was money, the treasury being empty. The treasurer's report was read, show ing a balance in the treasury of $5.75 se the treasury ' was net quite empty, as tbe treasurer remarked with a grim smile. President Wheeler made a brief address recounting the work accomplished by the society, expressing regret that se compar atively few members of the conference were present, and suggesting that a better time ter holding the anniversary might be selected. Rev.Dr. Gcerge H. Cor ay, of New Yerk ; was then introduced and spoke for, mere than an hour en the cause of temperance. He regarded the question as of mere im portance then any ether that could claim the attention of state or national legisla tien. The liquor traffic is the national crime. Congress found time te legislate en the tariff and the Chinese questions but dared net take held of the liquor ques tion, which had been mere destructive te life and society than war, pestilence and all ether ills combined. The speaker presented statistics te show the immense cost and drain upon tbe country caused by the drinking of intoxicating liquors, aud claimed that for every dollar of revenue collected from licenses and liquor taxes, there was a less of $30 te the people in the suppression of crime caused by the traffic which was intrenched behind appetite, inherited and acquired ; avarice that grasped at gam, regardless of conse quences ; fashion that followed the lead of wealth and nobility,, no matter hew ridiculous their whims ; habits of our civilization which were difficult te shake off, and the growing tendency te centrali zation. This array of enemies were te be met by the friends of temporance reform, and under the power of Ged te be crushed out. Dr. Ceray is a fluent speaker, thor oughly acquainted with the subject he discussed, and was listened te with marked attention. The audience was dismissed with a ben ediction. ANNIVBBaAKY MKKTINO. Education and Jf reedmen's Aid Society. A very large audience assembled in the court house last evening, the occasion being the anniversary meetings of the Education and Freedmen's aid society connected with the Philadelphia confer-! ence. Rev. Tnes C. Murphy presided. The service was opened with prayer bi by Rev. G. D. Carrow, after which tVu choir of the Duke street 31. E. church sang a hymn with organ and cornet ac companiment. Rev. Paxson, secretary, presented the report of the beard of managers of the society, of which the following is au abstract : The number of beneficiaric?, up te the date of the last annual report, was 1G of whom two have completed their college course and entered upon their life work in the itineracy ; ene has left college this year but proposes te enter the traveling connection this spring ; another has dis continued his collegiate studies and has gene te the West te enter upon the work ; another has begun the study of medicine ; another has been recommended te the trustees of the education fund as a bene ficiary of the " Nelius legacy ;" another has ceased te need any aid ; ethers have been discontinued as beneficiaries for fail ure te meet the required conditions. Three new beneficiaries have been placed upon the list, making the number ten, or whom four expect te graduate and enter upon the great; work during the present year. The amount of aid granted during the present year was $1,750. The funds of the beard are nearly exhausted and for the coming year it will be dependent upon current receipts for means te contiuue wok. It is a gratifying fact that the young men who have received aid, have given uumistakable evidence of deep per sonal piety and of that earnest zeal for the salvation of souls which must characterize every true minister. Mr. Paxson also presented the report of VYm. U. Spencer, treasurer, showing that there remains iu his hands a balance of $122.35, Mr. Paxson presented also a proposed amendment te article 8 of the censtitu tien, intended te remeve the restrictions placed upon the heard of managers in voting and te bsnefieiaries. The amend ment reads as fellows : Strike out of article 8 of the constitu tion the words " net exceeding one hun drcd dollars in any one year, nor mere than $400 in all," and insert in their place " appropriated by the beard in accordance with any regulation or regulations limit ing the amount te be appropriated, adopted by tbe beard and included in the by-laws;" se that it shall read, " any sum or sums appropriated by the beard in accordance with any regulation or regulations limit ing tne amount te be appropriated or adopted by the beard and included in the by-laws." Mr. Paxson also nominated the fellow ing officers of the society, and they were unanimously chosen : President Rev. Themas C. Murphy, D. D. Vice Presidents Colsen Heiakell, Rev. A. Ritttenheuse, D. D., Charles Scott and Rev. A. Longacre, D. D. Secretary Rev. J. W. Paxson. Treasurer Rev. W. G. Spencer. Managers Revs. S. W. Themas, Wm. Swindells, G. S. Breadbeut, T. 5. Neely, Jas. Merrow, W. J. Mills, S. A. Heilner, J. T. Satchell and C. W. Bickley ; and Messrs. Themas Grcenbank, J. F. Bird, M. D., Wm. Bault, G. W. Dinmore, M. D., A. M. Burten, Peter Lamb, J. A. Haddich. G. Wild Lind, M. D., J. E. James, M. D., O. Osier, M. D., and Jes. H. Thornley. Rev. Dr. Creeks' Address. President Murphy next introduced Rav. G. R. Creeks, D. D., of Drew theological seminary, who delivered an able and earnest address en behalf of Christian education. He eulogized Gov. Geei&e Wolf, of Pennsylvania ; Tbadduus Stevens, of tbis county, and ether able men for what they had done in establish ing the free school system) which had ve?r attained such a prominent place in our political system. He gave them the credit for havieg opened the deer of the school house te every child within the limits of the biead commonwealth. But he argued that it was net enough that children be taught merely the ordinary branches of a school education ; mdtal and religions instruction should go hand in hand with these. Tbe best means of imparting religious instruc tion was the. introduction of tbe Bible in the public schools. It bas as geed a right there as it has in the pulpit. He answered at some length the objections made te tbe Bible as a text book, and said that tbe principles and truths of Christianity could net be divorced from the history of the United States. This Is a Christian conn cenn try ; Christian men have made its history, and history cannot be studied witheat Studying Christianity. Edoeatkn aad religion most go hand ia head. Writ wilt befall the -land. Dr. Croefa; was fre quently applauded during the isflmyef his address, which oeeaastd Uarabeat forty five minutes. The choir sang another hymn, after which Rer. James Merrow, D. D., was ha tred aced and spoke for nearly an hear aasT a naueu behalf efthe JTreedman'saidBeet. ety, which was organized in" 1864. and at first intended mere especially teTeHere the physical wants of the negre, who being in a moment raised from the posi tion of a slave te that of a freedraanwaa thrown upon his own resources witheat the least preparation for his changed re lation. His physical necessities having been supplied, the society nsxt undertook his education, and this work is still going en. The learned orator produced many statistics te show the appalling ig? nerance in which the millions of freedmea bad been found, and the geed work that was being done by the Southern people te improve his condition, bnt help from the North and help from the national govern ment was needed, was imperatively needed. The learned orator spoke of the aptitnde of the negre for the reception of both ed ucation and religion, and told severai'-la-teresting stories illustrative of Southern negre life. He made an earnest appeal for substantial aid in their behalf. Mere than $1,000,000 had been expended for their education, but millions mere were needed te complete the work. Dr. Mor Mer row was loudly applanded, and at the close of his address the audionce was dis missed, after the doxology bad been sung and a benediction given. THIS MORNING'S SESSION. The cases or Bev. Clereland and JETerett. The conference was called te order at 9 o'clock tbis morning by Bishop Bewman. Rev. T. Snowden Themas read a portion of the Scriptures, and hymn 809 was sneg by conference, alter which Rev. Themas led in prayer. Rev. W. J. Paxson presented tficTrepVwt- ei me x-uuaaeipaia uomerence xiuuoatiOD xiuueatiOD al society and moved that it be referred te the committee en education. Se ordered. On motion a committee of five was ap pointed en behalf of the Seamen's Friend society. The following were appointed : Samuel W. Themas, Thes. A. Feinley, G. D. Carrow, R. W. Humphries and Wm. Downey. The names of members of the confer ence who were absent yesterday were called, when en motion these who did net answer were directed te enrel themselves as they arrived, and that the further calling of the mines will be dispensed with. The report of the president of Dickin Dickin eon college was presented and referred te the committee en educatiep. Hev. Cleveland's Case. Tha conference resumed tbe consid eration of the case of Rev. H. A Cleveland. Rev. W. J. Paxson moved te lay upon the table the amendment te the motion made by him yesterday and also the substitute of Mr. Little that Brether Cleveland's character pass. The substi tute was withdrawn, the amendment was voted down, and Mr. Paxsen'B motion. characterizing Mr. Cleveland's attendance at the installation of a Universalist pastor as " unwhe " but nevertheless " under all the facts of the case, his character pass," was adopted. Ur. Everett's Location. Mr. Everett's case was thou considered. He was called en and made explanation of the reasons which induced him te ask for a location aud why be would new prefer a supernumerary relation. In the first in stance he had acted under advice of friends and what he believed te be necessary un der the rules. He vas in ill health and needed rest, but had no thought of bsing long absent from the ministry. He left himself new in the hands of the confer ence. Mr. Swindells rsnewed his motion that Mr. Everett be given a location as he had requested. He believed it would be better for bcth himself and the church. Mr. Rittenheuse reminded conferenew that when Mr. Everett accepted a secular appointment he was an invalid and. needed rest. Mr. Elliett renewed his motion te place Mr. Everett en the supernumerary list. He made an able bpuech in favor of his motion which he knew would be agresable te M Everett. Men often appear outwardly very different from what they feel inward ly. He bad himself appeared in confer ence, and asked for work when he knew he needed rest. Iu the 45 years of his ministry he had taken but one year's rest, and te tbat rest he believed he owed his. continued ability te work. He said it was no uncommon thing for Methodist minis tcrs te cuter politics. Men in geed health in this conference had entered politics, secured offices, been placed en the super numerarylist, and afterwards 'come back aud did geed service. In Washington there are a number of miuistcrs connected with the Baltimore conference who held clerkships. When members of this con ference have had secular work te de the settling up of estate?,etc, they have been permitted te de it without objection, and a member of this conference (Mr. Carrow) who led in the clapping te give Mr. Ever ett a location, held a political office at the same time be was a member et conference. Mr. Carrow made an explanation of his having been appointed te a political office. He was in ill health, and the appointment had been made without his knowledge. Had he te go through the same experipnee again he would ask te ba given a loca tion. Mr. Coombe said we had nothing te de with politics iu this conference. Mr. McConnell called attention te the fact that Mr. Everett's acceptance of his present office had terminated negotiations which were in progress for his appoint ment as pastor of a church, aud net tha Western church, either. Mr. Everett again took the fleer and ex plained that he had ether objects in view before he was offered the appointment he new holds from Gov. Pattison. When tbis effice was offered him he had reason te believe he would receive the appointment te the Western chnrcb. He wished te state that the office he held was net in aay way connected with politics. He endorses the state government because he believes it te be an honest government. Mr. Paxeen made a speech favoring giving Mr. Everett a location for which be had made a written reqnest. Messrs Tedd and Neely favored placing his name en the supernumerary list. Mr. Stevens aid the church su tiered from the secularization of Methodist min isters. The question is constantly asked why de these Methodist ministers leave the pulpit, enter secular relations, make money, and then comeback te the church. He thought there should. be a step put te this thing new and forever. During the discussion tbore was a geed de il of excitement and the "question" was frequently called for. When the vote was finally called by a showing of hands,' as te whether ur. Everett sueuiu be placed en the supernumerary Het. the bishop declared himself unable te decide which side ihad carried. A rising vote was then taken and resulted, yeas, 04, nays 103 The original motion te give Mr. Everett a sitting was then agreed by aa almost unanimous vote. Ordsret the May. The order of tbe day was then called for. The list of churches was called ever aud the preachers in charged reported." First, the collection for con Terence -claimants, announcing the amount appbrtsed and the amount raised. jSesead, bevere tent collections ferHnasce cemsaHkM.v'aa- closed in envelope, preferlyvfrei with schedule, cash or receipts' nir paid. 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