LANCASTER DAILY INTELLIGENCER THURSDAY MARCH 29. 1SS3. Lancaster Intelligent!; THDBSDAT EVEN'G, MARCH 29. 1883 The Helllg Case. At the eminent risk e its eaiters being again arraigned before a learned and honorable court, the Intelligencer is compelled te reluctantly remind its esteemed and sensitive friend, Judge Patterson, that it leeks as if there had been " a prostitution of the machinery of justice" before him, and that he is in duty bound te " take cognizance of the imposition practised upon" the court. The explanation by District At torney Davis of the release upon his own recognizance of a criminal charged with felony, makes the last state of this cace worse than the Qrst. It seems, accord ing te this account, that the common wealth's officer took the mere statement of the prisoner's counsel that there was nothing in the case as conclusive, and se reported te the court and the court with out further inquiry released the defentant en his own recognizance, resulting in his discharge from custody, and, if he has the wit of most criminals, in his evasion of justice and the release of his bonds men from liability. While it may be very culpable, as the guileless district attorney say-s, in any prisoners counsel te thus deceive him, it will occur te most minds very stupid or something worse for the district attorney te take the representations of the counsel for the defense as te what is in the common wealth's case, especially in the matter of a felony and after a true bill has bpen found, and the power te abandon tlit- prosecution dots net lie wit'i the prose prese prese cuter. Uut, considering lh fan 'festic tricks which have been played before this court,. Judge Pat terson should knew better than te allow prisoners te be se lightly released, after a grand jury lias declared that there is a prima facie case of felony against them. Even when District Attorney Davis is in charge of the com monwealth's interests and Counsellei Albert F. Shenck guards the sacred rights of the prisoner, it will b" well for Judge Patterson, holding the scales, te peep from under his bandaged eyes and see whether there has net been Pome tampering with the weights. Mr. Dersey fellows Mr. lirady en the witness stand, and imitates him in de nying everything that has been testified te that would show that he is net inno cent as a lamb. According te these two witnesses, their prosecution has been a very groundless thing. There exists no reason at all for accusing them of guilt, but abundant cause, en the ether hand, for crediting them with patriotic devo tion te their duty te the country. It may be se ; but evidently their testimony will net suffice te demonstrate their innocence. People in their situation are expected te swear as they de. The possible penalties of perjury are nothing as compared with the pending danger of conviction of the charge en which they are tried. A defendant can de himself se little geed by testifying in his own behalf that the wonder is that they attempt it. But a man can never persuade himself that he will net be believed. When he is innocent he burns te declare it ; and when he is guilty he is just as anxious te affirm his inno cence. It is human nature. It takes a stoic te yield himself without pretest te his destiny. Dersey and Brady will be convicted if the evidence against them suffices; and, their own testimony will net weigh in the scale. In offering it they put upon theso who pronounce them guilty of the crime for which they are indicted the further burthen of de claring them guilty of perjury. SejiETiME age there was read in the Legislature and ordered te be printed at the expense of the state, we believe, the report of a committee that had been appointed by a previous Legislature te examine into the workings of the state agricultural college, the failure of which has long been a scandal. The report was flattering te the past management of the institution ; it was considered a whitewashing report. New Willis It. Bierly, an ex-member of the Legislature,! Who was a member of this committee . and is new a resident of Texas, writes te the Farmer's Friend that before he left ' the state he filed his report as a member: of the investigating committee with the resident cleric, and afterwards authorized Gahan, member from Lycoming, te have it duly presented as a minority or sepa rate report. If this is the case and we have reason te knew that Mr. Bierly made an exam ination for himself aud a report thereon what has become of his report ? Has it been suppressed ? Why was it net presented when the majority report w.is offered, and printed with it ? What says the hit" lesulenl clerk ? What says Representative Gahan ? What says Senater Mylin, who was chairman of the committee ? We anxiously await their reply. The constitution provides that " no county shall be divided unless entitled te two or mere senators." This seems te bar the suggestion we have made that the surplus population in a county that has mere than one senatorial ratio might be combined with the population of an adjoining county, baving less than a ratio, te make a senatorial district. The constitutional prevision should have been, and probably was intended te be, that no county should be divided unless entitled te mere than one sena tor ; for there is no perceptible reason why a county entitled te two or mere senators should be divided,when afbunty having mere than enough population for one senator may net be. If Berks county bad a surplus ever the full ratios for two senators, that surplus could be cut off and joined te Lebanon te make a senatorial district; and if this would be right, there is no reason why it would net be just as well te utilize in this way the surplus of Berks ever one senatorial ratio. When the framers of the constitution directed that the senatorial ratio should be ascer tained by dividing the whole population of the state by fifty, they should net at the same time have forbidden the use of the surplus population in some counties te deficient population in The Senate seems te have a great deal of trouble in disposing of the bill te carry out the constitutional prohibition of free passes. It seems te be a very simple matter, and yet it refuses te be fixed. The Senate has settled it several times, but just as often has reversed its action. Seme of the senators de net seem te be able te anchor themselves en the question. What they think te-day they no longer think te morrow. The matter seems te trouble them mere than it ought. Ne doubt it is disagreeable te give up the convenience and economy of riding free en railroads, but they cannot get away from the constitutional man date, and they might as well submit gracefully te the inevitable. m Seme lawyers are persuasive before the jury, and some carry conviction with the ceart, but obviously the easiest way te get a client off is te tell the district attoi attei ney that there is " nothing in it " and te get him te tell the court se. Seme of the soldiers who have been guarding Garfield's tomb have become in sane ever the dreadful monotony of their duty and the melancholy surroundings. In the name of all that is reasonable why is this guard kept up? A Chicago judge has decided that a Jew'h premise te marry his affianced en a day which turned out te be Yem Kippur, the Jewish feast of the atonement, en which no Jewish priest would celebrate a marriage, is net one for the breach of which damages can be recovered. IlfiT coals diepped from one of the New Yerk elevated railways, fell upon and scin-d a team of horses which ran ever a boy and crippled him for life. He has recovered $5,009 damages from the com cem pany, which may llnd it cheaper te cany ash p.iui ttiau te drop such shower baths into the streets below their tracks. Rafiiael, born en March 28th, 1483, died en March 28, 1320, both Geed Fri days, had the homage of his nation paid bim ycsteiday by a general and pompous celebration of his fourth centennial in Reme. A brenze bust was uuveilcd at his tomb and throughout the world is recalled the magic of his att. Tue revival of the interest in J. Heward Payne and his song " Heme, Svr-t Heme," has incited te the front a host ei personages claiming for themselves the authorship of certain popular airs or fever ishly endeavoring te prove that cer tain ether people wrote them. Frem the eagerness with which the data relative te their production are sought for and dis cussed it would Beem that the lndividuxl who cared rather tewrite the songs than make the laws of a nation gave utterance te a fine comprehension of human na ture. Ceck FiarrriNa is an establi&hed sport in Baltimore At least twice a week thcre are mains in the suburbs of that city and en the appointed nights the iuitiate knew where te find tbem. A Sun reporter, who tells hew difficult it is for anybody but trusted ft iends of the unlawful sport te gain admission te tire place of the pit, desciibes it with a minuteness that still leaves it doubtful te which class he be longs of the frequenters, whom he describes " some as having stubby beards, wear no cellars and have their trousers tucked in cowhide beets ; some leek like steady go ing business men, and some have an ag ag gressive splendor of nocktie and shininess of high hat denoting the city bleeds.' Canada proposes te tax experts of game; The dominion subsidizes a line of steamers te Antwerp; Massachusetts propebes biennial elections, and also a repeal of the poll tax suffrage qualification ; Dela ware intends te fiue unliscensed salesmen from ether states ; Memphis premises te promptly pay the interest en its city debt under the settlement authorized by the Legislature ; Bosten entertains and sympa thizes with the Malagassies ; Dr. Higbee gives full assent te the Coxe cemmittee clerks te copy the records of the soldiers' orphans schools department ; the Chicago Democrats reneminate Carter H. Harrison for mayor ; the Cincinnati saloon kocpers association tells its mombers te vote as they plcase ; England wants us te agree upon an international pelice system and thue by governmental regulation the wei Id is kept spinning around. Yesterdat was somewhat of a field day ler the press. The Louisville Courier Journal wen its libel suit brought by a woman whom it had accused of impreper relations with Bandit Jesse James and whose care Gov. Crittenden's volunteered testimony knocked into pi ; the libel suit brought against the Erie Feening Herald by the doctors of the Dixmont insane asylum for strictures upon their manage ment was abandoned at their cost ; but out in Collmsville, III., where the people de net w ait for libel suits, the editor of the Ha aid was lashed ever the face and neck with a rawhide vigorously laid en by Mrs. Henry Marshall, wife of a business man there, for the publication of an article which reflected upon herself, her husband and her mother. An editor who tackles husband, wife and mether-in-law all at once can expect nothing less. Dien Beucicault, who as a play writer has wen a geed fortune and some fame, has drawn the New Yerk dramatic critics about his head for placing en the stage his new play "Vice Versa," which they allege has no foundation for public an- probation, and is flimsy te the extreme iu plot. New Mr. Beucicault promptly comes forward in a letter and frankly admits much of the assertions of the met ropolitan censers of the world before the footlights, and adds that the play "is simply a bit of fun, and if it forms a cheer ful contrast with the gloomy and harrow ing dramas that have lately occupied the stage if it sends away an audience with a pleasant feeling and a mouthful of smiles it will serve all the purpose with which it was written." Mr. Beucicault is emi nently correct in his opinion of many of the dramatic efforts produced iu these days, but he might have gene farther, net only te point out the execrable worthless, ness of them, but -te show hew illy con structed are the parts of plays in which the elements of humor are intended te abound and be palpably apparent; eke out the ethers. NEWS BY MAIL DEATH PREFKBKJSD TO MAKBIAOE. A Prominent Merchant ex St. Clair Kills Ulmselt te Break an Engagement Other Keccnt Sensations. The people of St. Clair, Schuylkill county, were greatly excited ever the an nouncement en Wednesday, that Herman Nueman, a prominent merchant and lead ing citizen of that town, had committed suicide. Neuman was fifty-eight years of age, a widower, with three daughters, two of whom are married and the third keeping house for him. He contemplated marrying in the near fnture and it was this fact that led him te take his own life. His daughter Emma at the inquest testifi ed that when she get up in the morning she heard her father walking about the store room fleer and then go into an outhouse. She prepared breakfast for her father, who could net be found around the house. She became alarmed at his absence and noti fied her married sister, who lived close by. Together they made an examination of the outbuildings and found their father bang ing from a beam in the stable. Their screams quickly brought William Sykes and Jehn Williams te the scene, who cut Nueinan down, but life was extinct. The noose was made of au ordinary clothes-line, thrown ever the beam sev eral times, fastened te a brace and also tied te a nail. The ether end was fastened about his neck with a slip-knot. Near the body steed a sleigh, from the shafts of which the unhappy man, aftQr adjusting the noose, stepped into eternity. His affianced, Miss Nellie Malcomsen, who is 2G years of age, rather geed looking and modest in appearance, said that she was known at St. Clair as Nellio Bailey. "I came," she said, "from England ten years age. Immediately after the death of Mr. Nucman's wife, nine yeaus age, he commenced and up te the present time continued paying attention te me. While I was in Philadelphia borne time age we corresponded regularly. We were te be married en the ICth of this month. All arrangements were completed and while en the way te Rev. Daniel Savage's parsonage Nueman spoke about his daughter and a Pettsville gentleman with whom I had kept company. The charge was false and I denied it, where upon Nueman suddenly remarked : ' We won't get married te night,' bade me geed night aud walked off. I informed my mother and aunt en reaching home of what had transpired. Ou Tuesday last I saw Nueman, who expressed gi eat sorrow for what had happened and premised te fix it up. Next day I consulted an attor ney en the. subject-, whieh enraged Nueman se much that he called te see me en Sat urday last and asked what I wanted. I insisted en his keeping his premise. Last evening was then named for our marriage but en account of two ether weddings te take place iu the same church last night he desired a postponement until te night. I agreed, but was net pleased with his con duct." Nueman's objectieu te his marriage with Miss Malcomsen was based ou the fact that some time age she had a child, who is still living, but its father's whereabouts aie unknown. INDIAN IWUKUKKEIIS. The Vuitils of Kalders Increasing Tueuiy Oue Persons Killed in Arizona. Advices from Silver City say that a party which arrived there from San Carles repeit that the young bucks en the San Carles reservation were very restless last week and there was every evidence of au early outbreak They talked of the victory of the big chief iu Mexico and said he would seen be at San Carles, and couriers have been constantly pass ing between the reservation and Julr's band in Senera, carrying information. The baud raiding southeastern Arizona has been drawing from the reservations and is increasing in nurabers daily. As far as heard from, 21 people have been murdered and buried in seven days. Ad vices fiera Senera place the depredating band down there at net less than 150, who are being driven te the Arizona border by Mexican troops It the troops pursue them across the border they will probably be forced into Richmond, where the rene gades are new recaiving reinforcements, Intelligence has been received that two mere men were killed at Richmond, making a total of nine whitemeu killed in that vicinity during the last twenty-lour hours. Capt. J. F. Black and his com pany of Shakespeare guards left last night for Richmond and Gila, with about thirty men. It is reported that the Indians number 100. Grave fears are entei tained for the safety of the settlers in the Gila Valley, and there is a possibility of au attack being made en the labeieis alenj; the Lordsburg & Cliften railroad. A dispatch from Portland, Oregon, says the Amatilla Indian scare proves te be without foundation. It is beheved that the rumors of the movemeuts of the Indians were circulated for the purpose of bringing en a commission, which would result iu their removal and the throwing open of their reservation te laud sharks. MOTES OF TKAUE. Laber, Finance and Taxation. Campbell, Tayler & Ce., manufacturers of knitting goods, in Montreal, made an assignment yesterday. Troops were quaitercd near the Liugan coal mines, in Neva Scotia, yesterday, and men were put at work in place of the strikers. Twe of the rioters were arrested. The Americau postal telegraph com pany was incorporated yesterday iu Albany. It is te operate within the state of New Yerk, and its capital is $5,000, 000. It id said that the naval advisory beard, appointed te report upon the advisability of disposing with some of the present navy yards, will report in favor of equip ping the League island yard with all the plant and machinery necessary for the construction of iron and steel ships. The Western nail association met in Pittsburgh yesterday, and reaffiimed the three-ferty card rate. Owing te the im proved demand, it was decided te con tinue the factories in operation for five weeks instead of closing down for two weeks en April 7th, as was previously agreed upon. Commissioner Raum has written te the collector of internal revenue at Cin cinnati in regard te the removal of whisky in bend for expert. The commissioner says that, after a motion is filed as re quired by the regulations, the whisky is te be gauged and then an order given the storekeeper te deliver for expert, provided proper entry and bends have been hied, and provided no distraint for tax has been begun. NE.W IOEK TALKING TO CHICAGO. A Successful Telephone Experiment Over a Leng Clrcalr. An experiment was made Wednesday at the main offices of (the postal telegraph company, New Yerk, with the long cir cuit telephone, invented by C. E. Scrib nor and controlled by the Western electric company, in talking between New Yerk and Chicago. Successful experi ments had previously been made in conversing ever this telephone with Cleveland, but this was- the first at tempt te talk ever a circuit extending te Chicago. The wires of the postal tele phone company were used. The experi ment was reasonably successful, although some trouble resulted from the induction caused by the use of continuous wires for telegraphic purposes. Conversation was carried en with the officers of the postal company at the Chicago stock yards, and the replies were heard as distinctly as they arc heard ever local short circuits. Professer Gray, the electrician of the postal company, had a short talk with a reporter of the Chicago Times, and several tunes played by Mr. Scribner at the Chica go end of the wire were heard clearly at the New Yerk end. Several ladies wit nessed the experiments in the course of the day. A liKCNKEN MIMSfEK. Charging a Yeung Preacher With Wife beating and Other UlKgracefal Actions. Rev. Jehn W. Satterfield, a young Campbellite minister, located at Morrisa Cress Reads, a village near Brownsville, has been called upon by the deacons of his church te explain sundry inconsistencies in his conduct. It is stated that he whips his wife, a beautiful and accomplished lady, se unmercifully that the neighbors are compelled te interfere, and also that ha is greatly addicted te the use of liquor as a beverage. The ether day he walked through the streets of the village with his clothes covered with mud and a bottle of whisky sticking half out of his pocket. On the way home he mounted a beard pile aud delivered a declamation te a uumber of school children that was both disgrace ful aud disgusting. A Gentle Lady. The Princess Louise, who is passing the idle days iu Bermuda, was touchingly referred te by the Prince of Wales in his speech a feitnight age te the graduates of the Louden high schools. In the mean time, what was the princess doing in Bermuda? On the day before the recep tion tendered her at St. Geerge's she went out ou a sketching expedition along the shore, all alone, aud, alter a time, becom ing thirsty, went for a drink te the cottage of a negre fisherman. Ne ene was the but auntie," and she was busy as could be, ironing a shirt for her " ele man " te wear at the reception. The princess asked her for a drink. " I'se ue time te bedder get ting water fe' you," was the reply ; 'The fea'ful busy, for I'fce bound te see de queen's chile te-morrow." " But, if you'll get me a drink I'll iron while you de se," said the thirsty princess. The offer was excepted, the piinccss Guishedthe shirt aud get her drink, and then revealed her identity. " Fe' da Le'd, heney !" exclaimed "auntie," when she recovered from her surprise, ' ele man no' no one else ever wear dat shirt again, nohew !" Crime and Cal.milry. Kelly, Reid & Ce.'s flour mill, at Elgin, Illinois, was burned yesterday. Less, $25,000. Mrs. James B. Shuillebetham shot her self and her infant dead uear Glen Betilab, Wis., en Tuesday. Tne dry goods store of Geergo Innes & Ce., iu Laramie, "Kansas, was robbed en Tuesday night et about $3,000 worth of silks. Martin Toehey, auether of the men in jured by the explosion of Packer colliery, near Shenandoah. Pa., has died. The rest of the injured are recovering. Wm. F. Seidler. a baloen keeper, being embarrassed in business, aud, perhaps, af fected in mind, committed suicide yester. dav in Newark. N. J. Colonel James Cerley, who was General Loe's quartermaster during the rebellion, committed suicide iu Hampton, Va., yes- terdav. bv cuttine his threat. He was azeut in Norfolk for various iusurance companies. He has been suffering from insemauia for several weeks. A Shuttle-Beard Match Postponed. The rooms of the Americus club, en Bread street. Philadelphia, weie crowded last evening, a large portion of the audi ence beiug ladies. The occasion was a grand suuiile beard match between Messrs Geerge McGowan, Wm. F. McCully.and Wm. D. Kendiick. representinjr Philadel phia, aud Stephen French, the friend of President Arthur, ex-Shcrm dames O'Brien and F. Theodere Walten, ou the part of the Neptune club, of New Yerk. The Americus club team were blue silk shirts, with white knee breeches aud red stockings, while the New Yorkers had red hhiits aud blue stockings. What prom prem ised te be a fine contest was spoiled when the New Yorkers came te leek into the chamois-skin bag in which they carried their "brasses" and found that some scalawag had submitted a couple of pav ing steues. The match was at ence do de clared off, and will be played en a later day, A Variety or brauds. W. J. Pearson, postmaster at Bates ville, Arkausas, has been arrested for detaining registered mail packages. The otlice has been placed iu the hands of the sureties, Asa F. Leepold, treasurer of Crystal Falls, Michigan, was arrested in Chicago en Tuesday night en the charge of having embezzled $1,000, and also fled with $5,000 additional, of the town fuuds. Jehn Williamson was arrested yesterday iu St. Leuis for passing the new five cent nickle pieces plated with geld be as te ro re ro semble geld coins. Mr. Suapp, Tax Collector Fergusen's clerk, at Louisville, Kentucky, has been acquitted of the charge of misapprepriat iug money belonging te the city. caught isy the Ice. Captain Brauscorabe, of the schooner Ethel Granville, whieh left Pert Willams, Neva Scotia, with potatoes for New Yerk, ou February 8th, arrived at St. Jehn, New Brunswick, yesterday and reported that, within teu miles from Pert Williams, the schooner was caught iu theice,and drifted about Minas basin until March 21st unable te extricate herself. The crew suffered a great deal for want of water,being obliged te melt snow. On March 21st the ice steve in her starboard side.and she began te fill. The crew then abandoned her. PERSONAL. Lewis L. Delafield, a prominent lawyer of New Yerk, died yesterday ia that city at the age of 49. Majer Pmrrs has instructed bis law yers te carry his case te the English privy council. Inspector General Sackett was stricken with apoplexy at San Antonie, Texas, en Tuesday. Gen. Beaver has been lecturing en " Hew te get a home." He certainly knows hew it is te be left at home. Frank Byrne, the noted Irish Natien alist, arrived in JNew Yerk yesterday by the steamship Ameriquc, from Havre. Hen. Themas H. Uernden, the mem ber elect te Congress from the First district of Mobile, Alabama, died yester day, aged 55 years. Seth Green, the fish culturist, is very ill in Rochester, exhaustion aud sleepless, ness being the prominent symptoms. His physicians hope for his recovery. Lionel Sackville West, the British minrster in tbrs ceuptry, and Senater Bayard have engaged rooms at Saratoga iur me coming bcasen. Judge J. B. Bissell, of Colerado, says he received a $2,000 check from ax Senater Dersey, notwithstanding the latter's denial. Bissell acknowledges that the check was paid as a result of a game of poker. Rev. Edwin T. Green, pastor of the North Street, Methodist Episcopal church iu Rochester, and one of the best known Methodist ministers in Western New Yerk, died en Tuesday night at the age of 46 years. Postmaster General Howe's funeral took place yesterday at Kenesha, Wis. The seivices took place in ;the Unitarian church, Rev. Messrs. II. M. Simmons and Rebert Collyer officiating. The pall bearers were Uhiet justice Uele, Governer Rusk, Secretary Lincoln, Secretary Teller, Herace Rublee, Senater Sawyer, F. H. Hatten and Senater Hill. The remains were conveyed te Grean Bay, where the interment takes place te-day. Captain A. C. Wurzracii, son in-law of Dan Rice, the famous olewn, died in Erie last. Sunday and the remains were removed te Girard, the home of both of Dan Rice's divorced wives, where it was proposed te bury them with Masonic honors. While Masonic preparations were in progress there appeared en the scene a Bosten lady, a daughter of the deceased by his first wife, alleging priority of right. She claimed the body of her father, and, in spite of resistance, succeeded in getting the casket en beard a Lake Shero train and started with it for the Hub. Baren Gilbert Ven Fbiessen. cham berlain te the duke et Oldenburg and col onel in the Prussian army, and Miss Fler ence A Smith, the youngest daughter of Charles Smith, a well known Philadelphia banker, were married yesterday. The groom wero a blue Prussian uniform and appeared te be a plain looking man of about thirty-five years of age. His brother Baren Karl Ven Friessen, who were a handsome white uniform, was the best man. The are both sons of a German ti tled land owner, who has two old castles en the Rhine. There were eight brides maid. THE DKAUA. aiiss Ala Dray In "East Lynne." Nothing demonstrates the greatness of an artist's work as the readiness with which popular appreciation is showered upon it, and nowhere is this truer than among the interpreters of the dramatic art. Like the memory of a charming song, or the result of some terrible fatality, that actor or actress who possesses high order of genius will live in the imagination as the faithful depicter of the beauty and joy, or the shame and anguibh, of life. A transient popularity will some times puff up te a transient prenrineuce the artist who little merits it, but the error is seen apparent and the end of his greatness is quick and sure. The latter i net the nature of the held Miss Ada Gray has upon the public, for in the imperseua tien of the varied emotions that pain or please the human heart, whose possessor moves mere in the home "circle than in the busy world, she has acquired a prom inence that will be remembered long 'after she has abandoned the unreality of the footlights. In the domestic drama of "East Lynne," in which she appeared last even ing in Fulton opera house before a large audience, Miss Gray has found a character with which it would seem, from her neble comprehension and expression of it, that she holds a singular sympathy in sensibilities with the unsteady creature who moves an the ceutral figure of the play. In all the varied situations in which she is cast, the loving, solicitous yet tee distrustful wife, aud then the woman iu whose heart the whisperings of jealousy create an energy that acts in conjunction with the longing te free her self from the anguish she endures iu her bliudness, she shows a depth of ernotieu and an artistic perlectien that ploases even amidst the harrowing portrayal of suffering she endures with her honor lest and her home denied her. The expression of intense contempt and magnificent in dignation at the passionate proposal of her destroyer, Sir Francis Levisen, was loudly received by the audience, aud in the continuance of the play her force of action and conception of the varied positions she assumes deepen with every word and movement, until the superb climax is reached in the death scene that ends the play. Altogetber Miss Gray has perfected herself in the roles of Lady Isabel and Madame Vine, and will win continued ap probation even among these whose objec tions are marked against certain features of the play and the prevalence of gloom and misery that Burreund it. The sup port last evening was mainly geed, Mr. J. Y. Melten giving an eminently satisfactory rendition of the role of the wronged hus band, and F. Lesee as Sir Francis Levisen, and Mr. Weed Bensen as the old servant, Jehn Bill were all well up in their parts ; while Miss Jessie Gorden as Bar bara Hare amply sustained her part, and gave several of her songs with charming effect. Mere Tax Collectors. The county commissienors have ap pointed the following additional collectors of the state and county tax for the districts named : Caernarvon T. K. Reifsnyder 3$ cent. per Cocalico East Peter Sweigert, 5 per cent. Colerain Oliver Shaw, 5 per cent. Conestoga Samuel M'Glaughlin, 1 and 35-100 per cent. Denegal East Frank Paules, 5 per cent. Earl Henry Nagle, $103 for job. Elizabethtown borough Tobias Keil Keil eor, 5 per cent. Lampeter East Jehn Smith, $80 for job. Lancaster township H. B. Bausman, 2$ per cent. Leacoek Gee. M. Weeds, $90 for job. Leaceck Upper Levi R. Raezer, $74.95 for job. Mount Jey borough A. K. Martin 5 per cent. Manheim borough H. M. Ensmiugtr, 5 per cent. Providence Jacob R. Stoke, 5 per cent. Strasburg township S. S. Hess, 1 per cent, with all exonerations at his own risk. The following was agreed te unanimous ly by the beard of eeunty commissioners, March 26th, 1883 : "Resehed, That here after the commissioners will publish the names of persons exonerated from pay ment of taxes en application of collectors, except iu cases where just cause for such exoneration existed." A PRAYJSK OF 1.0VJS. A 1'oetleal Petition te the G. H. The kind of weather we are new having is calculated te weaken the faith of the most loyal believer in ground hog philos ophy, of whom the Intelligencer bard is chief. With chattering teeth, moist eye, and shivering limbs he leeks out upon the dreary leaden sky and offers up the follow ing "prayer of love" te the great prophet : Ground-hog, deargtound-heg, corne out et veur hole. And confuse all your fees as of yeie : Yeu said that blight spring time should glad den the soul And the reign el old w inter was o'er. St. Paddy has passed, and Slicla has gene Frem the dread Equinoctial we're free ; But there's bleed en the moon and there's snow in the air. And no ene believes yen but me ! O come I O come t giound-heg, dear ground hog, O, come I Hear the sweet voice el the bard. Which the ilnrch winds take tip as they roil. new can you resist such a pitiful prayer ? O, ground hog, come out et your hole I Contract Declined. Isaac A. Wiker, who was the lowest bidder for rebuilding the peer house barn, and who would have been awarded the contract, declines te take it at the price he bid ($3,840) giving as a reason that he made a mistake in estimating the cost of the lumber. The commissioners have net yet made the award te any ether bidder. Off the Track. Owing te a misplaced switch at Smith's siding, en Water street, one or two cars were thrown from the track of the Quar Quar ryville railroad this morning, detaining trains for a short time, but doing no ether damage. m Court Te-morrow. Court will meet te-morrow morning, when it is expected some opinions will be delivered. CHUKCH NEWS. l'ltESBXTEllIAXS VS. "HOLT DATS." Rev .Or. Mitchell nxplalns Why The leans Lutheran Preachers Want a Bishop. In accordance with an engagement made te his congregation en last Sabbath, Rev. Dr. J. Y. Mitchell, of the Presbyterian church, improved the occasion of the regular weekly lecture last evening te tell his people why the Presbyterians made no observance of what are known as holy days iu the calendar of some Christian churches. Basing his discourse ea a text from the old scriptures which directed that nothing should be added te the command of the Lord, he disavowed any controversial purpose, lie then explained that it was net because of their bigotry that Presby terians did net keep the holy days, for as a denomination they were liberal ru their relations with ether churches aud tolerated great diversity en nun essentials; nor because they wero uet intelligent, for Presbyterian institutions of learning were in the foremost rank ; nor because they were net practical, for in all geed works their record need net fear comparison ; nor because they are net refined, ler Pres byterian homes, in this as well as ethor communities, attested te the contrary. It was mainly because the Presbyterian chureh tolerated the greatest liberty of conscience that it imposed upon its people ue ether obligat:ens 'than theso laid upeu them by the Lord's word. The individual might if he chose keep them, with signs of humiliation or rejoicing, according te their character. Persons, families, congregations, presby terics and synods may regulate such matters for themselves, aud may ordain special fasts and ether seasons ; the church only prevents the obligation of such ob servances being imposed upon its mem bers. There is no warrant in the Scrip tures for the observance of any day as holy except the Sabbath. These feasts weie unknown among the apostles aud were really established as a concession ou the one hand te the popular Jewish festi vals aud upon the ether te the pagan Sat urnalia, The quarrels aud doubts affecting the real time of the events they celebrate ; the teudeney of such observances te run te formalism ; the faet that churches whieh make the most of thorn show no higher appreciation of the sanctity of the Lord's Day ; the spec tacular character of the celebrations in some churches, and the positive condem nation in two passages et the New Testa ment of the ebservance of times and seasons, vmre among the reasons elabora ted in his interesting discourse why, Dr. Mitchell said, his church made no special account of Christmas, Easter, Hely Week and ether church days. The lecture of the eveuiug was listened te with much interest, aud as the audi ence went home they discussed it by the wayside. Seme of the ebteemed bisters characterized it as invuluerable argument aud fundamental Presby teriauism. One family was divided, the husband main taining that it was sound doctrine, the wife, who had her Easter millinery en, questioning it. A young lady was heard te whisper te her escort that she did net fear a tendency te Romanism iu the occa sional presence of flowers en the pulpit ; aud a steady-going churchman clinched his dissent with the remark that if Parson Mitchell thought the altar ought te be of Atene which the tool of mau had net been lifted upon (Exodus xx, 25,) it were well te hide the sculptured white marble pulpic from which he weekly expeuuds the gospel. At all events the lecture services were listened te aud carried home by the con gregation. TUK LUriiEKAN KPlbCOl'ATK. All the clergymen at the Eastnn Confer ence la Fav lr or u. UlBhep. The Lutheran confereuce in Eastun ceutinued yesterday te discuss the ' establishment of the episcopate. Rev. D. 1 ti n:.,.,: r w'.. .1 .i. aj.. uoiaeiuKui, ui jaaLeu, upuueu tun question by a lengthy paper en this topic. After a somewhat exhaustive discussion of the nature of the church and the gone geno sis of its organization and government, he reached the conclusion that the episco episce pal form of church policy was undoubtedly scriptural apostolic, histeria and practical. The great end of the organization of the church, he said, is the propagation of salvation ; that is the truth and life of Christ himself; se Christians must be careful net te fall iute the error of imagining that forms are essential. Many reasons were submitted, elaborated and illustrated te show why the episco pate irrseme form should be restored or revive in the Lutheran church in this country. The Lutheran church is a true church ; she has, as her rule of rules, the word of Ged ; she ha3 the Hely Sacraments and she has this word and theso sacra ments administered by a validly constitut ed ministry. What the Lutheran church has net get in America is that orderly constitution and organization of the ministry aud churches, whicb, although uet an essential mark of the church, is yet manifestly excellent and divinely approved. The whole paper was an earnest appeal for efficient, thorough organization in the church, for the one supreme object of gleruying Ged in the salvation and bless edness of men. A Lawlnl Ferm el uevernment. Professer Richards, of Allen town, read a paper en the importance and advantage of the episcepal office te the education and chaiitable institutions of the church. He expressed an interest solely in the practical feature of en episcopate. He was firmly persuaded, he declared, that it is a lawful form of church government, and lie believed it would be expedient. Frem his works and studies a bishop would knew better than anyone else what were needs and what net, be cause his work aud study would extend ever the whole field. He would- be an overseer and this is a very necessary office. Anether point of argument in the paper was, ''The consideration of hew the office f a bishop an overseer, would act upon the effectiveness of our institutions." Kev. Frey's Vapor. Rev. C. L. Frey, of Lancaster, then pre sented a paper en the salutary influ ence of a bishop en the younger clergy. Such an mlf uence is very great including, as it does, a kindly, gentle, sensible, authoritative, paternal oversight, and it was in this light that the paper viewed the office. The writer urged that every young man ought te have an epis epis cepus. He did net rare if the bishopric be nominal, if only it be virtual. The preje3t te enlarge tha prerogative of the president of the synod was net deemed suitable te meet the requirements. In a bishop the young clergyman can find that counsel which will carry him through, where new he often fails for want of it. In Faver of an Kpiscepacy. Following this there was read a paper prepared by C. Elvin flaupt, of Lancaster en the advantage of the episcepal office te the home missionary work of the church, with special reforence te the West. This paper also set forth the advantage of have mg a bishop in the chureh. The remain deref the afternoon was devoted rather te the means te be adeped for furthering the movement than te anything elas, as the members are.with an exception or two fully impressed with the necessity of hav ing a bishopric. A committee, consisting of Revs. Sibele, Philadelphia ; OhI, Quak Quak ertewn ; Geissinger, Easten ; Richards, Allentown ; Hinterkitner, Pettsville ; Spieker, Pe tstewn ; Fry, and Haapt, of Lancaster ; was appointed te have their respective conferences discuss the question at their, regular meetings. NEIGHBORHOOD HEWS. Kvents Hear and Acress the County Line. St. Luke's Lutheran church in Reading will be enlarged. Dr. Jonathan Sehrack, a prominent citizen of Montgomery county, died sud denly yesterday. Miehael Rash, of Pbamixville, commit ted suicide by throwing himself under a The Viaduct rolling mill at CeatesviIIe is still idle, the bauds refusing te work at a reduced rate of wages. The Chester county farmers' association is petitioning the Legislature for the pas--sage of the bill te establish an experimental station iu this state. The Reading electric light cetnpwy will have a 100 horse power engiue. It will bave a speed of 100 revolutions a minute, the fly wheel weighing 9,000 pounds. Tuesday the beard of trustees of Pala tinate college, at Myerstown, Lobauen county, deposed their presideut, Rev. Dr. Gee. B. Russel, by leasing the entire institution for twelve weeks te Dr. Reilly. This is the result of the recent rebellion among the students. The old man Shraeder, who was feuud dead in the barn of Farmer Bowman.aleui; the pike below Middletown.haden his per son a certificate that he owned a let in a cemetery in New Yerk, and teu plugs of tobacco, which were given te the grave diggers. Heffer & Ce's grain and flour warehouse in Harrisburg was wrecked Tuetday by the storage et 13,000 bushels of wheat en theaecend fleer. The west end gable cracked in four places from the pressure brought te bear upon it. It thou bulged out iu the ccutre and with a crash fei te the ereuud. Seme three thousand bushed of wheat followed the bricks and mortar. At the centennial of Montgomery county September 10, 1881, the main feature eC the exhibition will be antiquarian exposi tions iu the old exhibition buildings, te contiuue three days, at which all the various trades and industries, education and general progress, from the earliest dates, will be displayed. Memerial exer cises will be held en September 10, 1884. A grand military display will also be given, under command of General Han cook or some ether equally distinguished soldier. W,..U. TUK NbW C1T COUNCILS. The Men Who Want te Fill the OHice. The new city councils will meet ou next Monday morning at 10 o'clock, iu their special chambers for organization, as re quired by law. The common branch will contain 19 Republicans and 8 DemecratP. while belect will remain as before, viz : 5 Democrats and 4 Republicans. By these figures it will be teeii that the Republicans have a considerable majority en joint ballet. They will held their caucus ou Saturday when the officers te be nominated en Monday will be selected. Fer the office et city solicter, Chafes I. Landis, the present incumbent, does net desire te be re-elected. The candidates are : J. W. Denliuger, J. W. Jehnsen and W. T. Brewn,ebq.,and it is said that, of the let Jehnsen will win. He is a geed hand at setting up little offices for himself (waen he has no strong opposition) and be iu all probability has this arranged, as he has a solid delegation from his ward, while the ether candidates are handicapped with the fact that of candidates for ether offices likely te win Halbach has the Second ward delegation. Myer? the First and Levan the Sixth. Among the leading politicians, and even the rank and file of bis party, Jehnsen's candidacy creates great disgust and his grcodiuebs is sav agely deneunced, as be is accused of grabbing after everything, albeit he is of no service te the organizatieu. Fer street commissioner S.imuel Levan will be re-elected. His opposition is Geerge W.flunter, ex-court heuse janitor, aud Miller Eukraau, of the Fourth ward. The latter is said te be Peter Ferdney's 0 indidate ; Jacob Halbach will remain at the head et the water department. His priucipal opponent is Hiram Busheug, an engineer el the Fourth ward ; Amaziau. C. Barr and Jehn B. Markley will try te defeat Clayt. Myers for re-election te the city tietsurer's office, but they will net succeed as Myers is sure te go through. William A. Riddle aud Hcrvey Hurst will be caudidates for president of common council, and it is difficult te tell at present who will suc ceed. David Decu, piesent clerk of the body, will go back ; Jehn E. Carpenter, formerly a cleik in the posteffico, is after th&same position. It is net very certain yec who will fill the miner offices. Of the Democratic nominees little is known as yet, and, as they are iu the miueiity for the most important offices te be filled by councils, they have done little iu the matter of caucusing. UICK UE1LIO SET FKKi;. A Noted Cnaracter Gets Out of Jail by Sharp Practice. Richard Ueilig, whose recent arrest cre ated a geed deal of interest in certain quar ters, had a hearing before Alderman Spur rier yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock. There was no evidence offered te show that he had shot at Officer Bell, of Marietta, or even carried concealed weapons (the offenses with which he was charged) nor that he was guilty of any ether offense except the larceny of hides, aud for that he had been discharged by Judge Patter son en his own lecognizance. The alder man therefore promptly discharged him. A. F. Shenck aud B. F. Eshleman, esq'., appearcd as his counsel, but their services were net needed, lleilig left town at once and his present whereabouts are unknown. The exposure of Heilig'a remarkable discbarge en his own recognizance, made by the Intelligencer, has been the theme of general comment in legal circles and District Attorney Davis has explained te the Intelligencer bis part in it. He says that he was informed by Heilig'a counsel, Al. F. Shenck, esq., that the case could net be made out, that the prosecu tor did net want te push it nor te be troubled attending court ; Davis asked that a oertificato be obtained te this effect aud Shenck sent after it and reported that the prosecu tor would sign no papers; but a man named Patterson who was produced in court related that he had made such a verbal statement ; Davis told the court that he had been informed no case could be made out, and if his information was correct Ueilig might as well be discharged en his own recognizance, and it was done. The district attorney says he feels bound te take a fellow attorney's word, even when he is counsel for a defendant charged with felony, and relates that there is co case against his client. 3Ien et Many Languages. Candidates, Eberly, Reinechl and Weaver, for district attorney, have the court house well lined with cards. They all advertise that they " can transact business in German or English." Tem Davis says he intend te have a let of cards printed which will advertise him te speak English, Irish, German and Spanish. Correction. On Tuesday it was stated in these col umns that a horse belonging te Jehn Wendler had frightened and upset a piano en East Orange street. Mr. Wend ler desires us te state that his horse did net frighten or run. The piano was acci dentally upset while it was being un un eoaded and fell te the ground. Hew Poles te be Krected. This morning a force of hands in the employ of the Western Union telegraph company arrived in town and they will at once go te work te erect new poles 60 feet in length en North Queen street.
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