LANCASTER DAILY INTELLIGENCER FRIDAY MAY 4, 1883. Lancaster Jntelltgencct. FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 4, 1833, Yaudcrbllt's Reads. The report is that the Vanderbilt family have unleaded the main part of their holding or .New Yerk Central railroad stock, which was their inherit ance from the commodore, who watered the stock up te a point which makes the corporation tee unwieldy te conduct with the young and lightly equipped rival reads that are projected and in course of construction. There may he no mere deGnite ground for this report than its innate probability, which how ever, makes it easily credible. The trunk lines between the East and tbe "West are becoming numerous. There is one being built out of New I'erk which paralells the Central and which is nearly ready for business. Then Vanderbilt has started one or two of his own through this state, which he personally expects, because of the geed country they de velop and the mineral wealth they tap, te be paying investments. "Whether his purpose is te make his money by build ing the reads, in the customary way, or by operating them, which is the honest way, we de net knew ; but probably the temptation te capitalize the work at several times its cost will net be resisted, unless the state steps in te the help of Vauderbilt's virtue and effectually ferbidB the representation of un expended money in the capital account. Mr. Vanderbilt and his friends will be very likely te consider that they can double the cost of their read and still have one better than the Pennsyl vania with half its capd.j-1. and that therefore they will lsl Grisi!', their own interest by stocking Mieir read at twice its cost. They an- probably mis taken ; they will need te be as lightly equipped as possible for the struggle they premise themselves with their great rival. But whether it be or be net their policy te keep down the stock of the read te its cost, there can be no question that this is the interest of the people, who will held their lawmakers te a strict account if they fail te obtain this security from every railroad built in the state under its general law. In the interest of Vau derbilt's read, which, it is alleged, is likely te cost mere than $1"0,000 a mile, the Legislature is new :isked te repeal the present limitation of $120,000 put upon the shares aud bends of railroads by the general railroad law. But the Legislature will need, while considering this subject, te provide that in no ease shall the sleck and bends be greater in their aggregate than the actual cost f the read; which cost must net be swelled by undue commissions for sales of bends or by undue profits te contractors, or construction companies, or by any of the many familiar devices by which the state and bends of railroads are swel ling beyond its real cost. The slate must keep down the capital account of railroads. It must supervise their ex penditures. It must see that an honest dollar's value it contained in every pictured dollar of the capital. It must de this for the protection of inno cent investors ; but mainly for the pre tectien of the people of the state whom the railroad is te serve. They must be served at a price which gives a fair re turn en the actual, and net en inllated, cost of the railroad. The signal success which the public schools of Strasburg borough have at tained, and the satisfactory progress they are constantly making only prove what cau be accomplished in any com munity by live and intelligent direction, liberal patronage and the employment aud fair compensation of fit teachers. As the state superintendent pertinently asks, what is all our tillage of the soil and material wealth worth without til lage the of intellectual resources and the development of the royal citizen ship of educated men and women ! Again he impresses a valuable lessen in directing popular attention te the fact that the control of the school system is with the people in their districts. Then hew important that directors everywhere should be chosen simply for their interest in the school work and their fitness te promote it ! And of primal concern in any scheme of popular education is special attention te the primary schools. Improvement in them is the first sign of better direction and their condition is a fair test of the prevailing system. The opposition te the epen'ng of the great bridge between New Yerk- and Brooklyn en the 24th of this month be cause it happens te be the anniversary of Queen Victeria's birthday, is senseless and discreditable te these who make it. It should net therefore operate te induce a change of the date. Had it been chosen simply because it was heranni versary there might haw been some force In the objection ; but net mjich even then. There are only three hun. dred and sixty-six dates in the longest year, en which geed or bad people can be born, aud almost any particular day that can be picked out is certain te hit the anniversary of some of all kinds. Te change from that of the geed English queen would be in all probability te fall upon a worse one. The Press gravely announces that as " the vote of 1880 sent te Congress nine teen Republicans and eight Democrats J' from this state,anything is fair that does as well as that by the Democracy in a state apportionment. The Press knows it was net " the vote of 18S0 " which did that, but the gerrymander of 1873. The vote of 1880 only gave the Republicans some thirty-seven thousand plurality, which is little mere than one congres sional ratio, and the Democratic appor tionment of fifteen Republican te thir teen Democratic districts is strictly fair upon " the vote of 1SS0." Ik the Heuse at Harrisburg has any respect for itself and the law it will en force the regulation that members absent from duty without geed excuse shall forfeit their $10 per diem pay. That would command better attendance. And excuses should net be taken which are net founded in the necessity of the case. Let the holiday excursions be postponed until members are masters of their own time. The coal miners at Pittsburgh have struck and the iron workers are going te. New for Senater "Wallace's arbitra tien bill. "We greatly fear, however, that it will net be adequate te this occa sion; at least it will hardly operate m the iron strike. The fact is that a cessation of iron-making is expedient. The supply exceeds the demand. Under these circumstances it will pay the mill owners te step work for a while. The workmen may also think that it will pay them te quit working in the summer in the ex pectation of making mere bv their labor in the fall, when the call for iron will induce the mill owners te accede te their demands. "With this mutual idea of the advantage of a strike there is little chance for arbitration te avoid it. " Stens sixty members of the Pennsyl vania Legislature," who are taking a jaunt ever " the Virginia battlefields of the late war," have no right te be away from their pests of duty at this period of the session, and te be absent from their seats, with no better excuse than this, while they are drawing $10 a day pay from the state. It is a shameless and impudent junket at the expense of the public, and these who occasion an ad journment of the Legislature for this sort of thing, should be made te an swer for it. a G en. Cuoek lias goue across tbe Mexican line after hostile Indians, while en the northern boundary captured Crees are bent ba.uk into Canada. Tin: Des Meine, Iowa, saloons have all closed because of the raise of the license tix te 1,000. Probably the Des Meiucs peeple will survive the deprivation. The inventive geuius of the country shows no decadence. The receipts of the patent ofiice during the first four months of this year were $103,911, airaiust $;5:J7, l'.tS during the corresponding period of hist year. The Iowa prohibitionists declare that t'je moral sentiment of the i.tate beiug with them the Legislature should euro the technical defects of the lately adopted amendments by ie enacting them iu preper form. IIkih: it is again : " Alice K. White, the daughter of the wealthiest farmer in Boylston, Mass., and a young lady of ie fiuenicnt aud educatieu, has married a colored niau who formerly worked as a farm laborer for her father after a three years' claudestiue eeurhip." Don't be lieve a word of it. Ladies of " refine ment," oveu of Massachusetts refinement, de net go that way. A sanguine Georgia man is reported te predict that the telephone principle will b3 se applied that "a mau can sit down in Atlanta, see a theatrical representation in Ciuciunati, smell a bouquet iu New Orleans, taslc a fresh oyster in Baltimore, and shake hands with a friend in Savannah all at the same time." That he emits te state what he will take te drink and where is evidence that, he is net a real Georgia mau. There was no new ovclepmout at Pittsburgh yesterday iu regard te the coal miners' strike. It is suggested en behalf of the miners that the differences be set tied by appeal te the process set forth in the "Voluntary Trade's Tribunal act," and that a petition be presented in court for a license for the tribunal. Au official call for an inter state convention of miners te meet at Pittsburgh en the leth instaut, was issued yesterday afternoon. The second conference of the iron manu facturers and Amalgamation association committees iu Pittsburgh yesterday re sulted in a disagreement, the session lasting only fifteen minutes. A strike is new believed te be inevitable. SCNFLOWER AND HLY. Over the -ens caun: a Sunflower rare, .inl alter lii li t tniieweda Lily luir. Ami when tlii'y li:ifl reached America's laml, Tln:y :i.i;il iiliuut lliein, .smiling ami liluihl, Ami iuain:il te say, " New liere are we Frem evr Hid meaning, li);iiniii sua Ami ili you lliink llicru can alight compare Willi tin-. I.ily sweet an.l tliH .Sutillewer ran;'."' Ami llii! mi:ii all gaxcil at the Lily's grace Ami nanl .she ('. prilccl in Inrtii uinl lace ; 15ut the women they erimiied iiud culled their hair And said : '-The Lily is net mere fair Than the llewcrs that grew thid side of the si'a;" And each one thought, ' Only leek at me !" And the women stared at UieSunllewer s hair. And siinpi'icd, " eh my, but he is mere rare Than the llewers that thrive in American air, While the men in iliggtisttlirew back the head, " What a lcmlnluc traveling ahew !" they said ! Se it still la in doubt il the Lily be (air. Ami what is the clmr-n of thcSunlluwer rare! JCeram in New Yerk World. FEATURES OF THE STATE PRESS. The Wayncsburg Messenger reports Grccne county solid for Fattisen: The Pittsburgh Pest is for the total re peal of the iufernal revenue system. The Erie Observer thinks Africa will be an ideal secretary of internal affairs. The Bradford Argus wants striking la borers and inexerable employers te give the Wallace act a chance. The Ilazloten Plain Dealer deplores the tendency te obtrude private and social matters in the public press. The Reading Times approve-, of Themas J. Grimeson, of Chambersburg, as the Republican candidate for auditor general. The Harrisburg Independent thinks it is " mere than certain " that neither party will nominate a military man for the presi dency in 1S84. The Reading Hews thinks that the old Republican machine in Berks will be utterly wrecked if Keiin gets te hand out tbe rostefiicos. The Yerk Age new appears as au even ing paper and as the field of local uews is better gleaned by an afternoon journal its change is for the better. Fernoy's Progress, which sets up as aa authority en matters of taste, approves of ladies having visiting cards for their lap dogs, which fashion originated in Phila delphia. The Norristown Times discovers that the intemperate zeal of the temperance advocates leads them te overlook the fact that ethers have rights jind privileges which cannot be warped and twisted te meet their peculiar views. The salutary docline of official adver tising as newspaper patronage from poli ticians is ascribed by the Pittsburgh Leader te the development of the inde pendent newspaper and the growing political conscience, of the people. The Erie Eicning Herald vindicates Elder Weishainpel from the misapprehen sion that he went te hear Beecher lecture, when, as he writes te it, he would net go within half a mile of the sinful audience gathered te listen te this " erratic and bad man." The North American was inclined te think that what was written against Mr. DeB.Keim's appointment was partisan and captious, "but information acquired- by futher inquiry leads te the belief that the selection is an exceedingly bad one, and should net be approved." The Moravian, iu an extended compli mentary review of Rev. J. Spangler Kicffer's article against prohibitory legis lation, pronounces it ''one et the most temperate, fair and thoughtful contribu tions te the current Heed of literature en the temperance question." The Guardian for May has a poem en ' The Tery Preacher " iu Rev. Dr. Dubbs' happy vein, the story of Indian Tattany, au original fable, a continuation of the "Beginnings of the Reformed church,'' all by the editor, and various ether literary aud religious misccllauy, keeping up te its high standard. The Carlisle Volunteer sees a faint hope for the border raid claims'in a bill before the Legislature which premises that any person having claims against the common wealth, may bring suit iu the court of com mon pleas of Dauphiu county, aud if judg. ment be obtained the auditor general must issure his warrant for the amount payable te the pliiiutitl er.his atteruey of record. An appeal from the judgment may be taken te the supreme court. m PERSONAL. Sam Cellieu, the veteran pugilist, is applying ler a patent for a swimming ma chine. Jehn William Jenes, M. D., an old physician of Seuthwark, died yesterday, iu the 74th year of his age. Mns. Gaines has had her judgment for a million dollars against the city of New Orleans confirmed by the local court. Rev. Gee. "Williamson Smith, D. D., of Brooklyn, N. Y , has been called te the presidency of Trinity college. Sara Bernhardt has lest her best ad vertising card. Five medical examiners of a li ie insurance company pronounce her in perfect health. Ben Bi'TLEK will contract te run the Tewksbnry almshouse for $70,000 a year, notwithstanding the Massachusetts Leg islatme proposes te give it $1)0,000. Charley Fester is said te be the con trolling power iu Ohie Republican politics. This is premise of a calico campaign this year of fading colors. Antheny Comstock says that during the past ten years his societies have de stroyed ever twenty -five tens of villiaueus literature and ever seven tens of gaming instruments. General McClei.lan, who bad accept ed the invitation te attend the reunion of the society of the Army of the Potomac in Washington ou the 17th inst., has bceu compelled te decline Miss Rye will leave England en the elst instant for Canada with a large party of pauper childicn. Several English beards of guardians, consequent en the premise of cllicient inspection by the Can adian government, are arranging te send children. Jehn II. Lanijis and W. II. Brosius, of the Heuse of Representatives, ran down from Harrisburg te the Strasburg high school commencement last night aud re turned te their pests of duty. Iu three sessions Mr. Laud is has net lest ten min utes. His attendance te duty is excep tional and exemplary. Rear Admiral C. P. Redcers, Bishop Wm. J. Kip, California ; J. N. Arneld, Illiueis ; B. C.Whituian.Nevada ; Heward Petter, New Yerk ; Asa French, Mass., and Cel. G. M. Dayton, Ohie ; Senators Cameren, of Wisconsin, and Harris, of Tennessee ; and Representatives Steele, of Indiana ; Tewnscud, of Ohie, and Sparks of Illinois, are the official visitors te West Point this year. Wiiitelaw Keid's 08 year-old sister-in-law went en te New Haven yesterday and captured an old Broeklynite, aged 70, rich and respected. It is supposed that it is a runaway match, aud that Mr. Quack Quack enbes had geed reasons te evade certain relatives who have been anxiously await ing the final disposition of his property. The sequel, it is thought, may net be un like that of the famous Hicks-Lord case in New Yerk. Talmage had prepared himself ou Sun day te preach a sermon en " Spring " from the text, " The time et the singing of birds is come," but when he rese te de liver it in the Brooklyn tabernacle, snow was beating against the windows. He was equal te the occasion, and prefaced his sermon by saying : " As the artist draws a curtain ever the studio that he may better present his picture, se the clouds of this stormy morning will help me hotter te work out the sceue of the text." President Arthur's favorite compan ions for a whist party are Senators Pen dleton, Vest and Wade Hdthpten. "Aleck," his valet, is a maroon-colored individual and dandified. He has the confidence of Mr. Arthur and is always ready te auswer his call, day or night. The president is very careful aud attentive te business. All papers that accumulate in his office must be retained and kept neatly. He is sensitive of public-opinion aud does net neglect te read these newspapers iu which he expects his public acts will be cen sured. He likes te see a herse race and when there is oue he is sure te go te it. He is a frequent attendant at the theatre aud seldom misses church en Sunday. UAHKISALL. Soiue Surprise 1'artlca Ycxierduv. Yesterday for the fourth time the Providence defeated the Philadelphia, in the city of the latter, by the scere of 21 te 0. In New Yerk the Bestens have found that the new league team of the Metropo lis, aud they again defeated the natives of the hub iu a very close game by the scere of 9 te 10. In Detroit the Chicages ham mered the club of that city for 10 runs, giving them but 1. The game in Cleve land was very close between the Cleveland and Buffalo, but the former wen by the score of ." te 2. The Athletics started well this week aud succeeded iu defeating the Allegheny en their own grounds, ler two games. Yesterday the third game wra played aud the Ath letics lest it through their own careless ness by the score of 15 te 2. In Harris burg the Actives of Reading aud the Har risburg nine contended for the interstate championship. Te the surprise of many the 1 leading boys were defeated by the scere of 11 te !5. Fer the same championship fbe Authracites defeated the Quicksteps at Wilmington by 9 te 8. Other games were as fellows : At Baltimore, Baltimore, 5, " nets " ; at Columbus, Columbus 0, Louisville, 15 ; at Cinciunati, Cincinnati, 3 ; St. Leuis, 2 ; at Springfield, Mass., "Williams' college, 11 ; Bowdoin college, 9 ; at Princeton, Brooklyn, 12 ; Princten, 11. The Bosten club makes its first appear ance against the Philadelphians te-day. LIVES LOST, THE BCKNINO or A STEAMEU. Reported LeM of Sixty-Live Obstreperous Chinamen Make Trouble A Kepert el tbe false Prophet' Death. The report of the burning of the steamer Grappler, plying between Puget Sound and Alaska, has been brought te San Francisce from Nanaimo, B. C, by Jehn McAllister. She was burned four miles off Seymour Narrows, en Sunday night. The fire was discovered bv the engineer, and immediately reported te the captain. One hundred passengers were aboard, principally Chinamen.and all were in bed. Immediate search was instigated by the captaiu, who discovered the lire back of .he boiler connections. The engineer started the donkey and connected the hese. By this time the passengers were warned and the excitement was intense. The Cuiua men behaved like maniacs aud were utter ly uncontrollable. They seriously impeded the actions of the eflicers. The captain ordered all shot who refused te obey or ders. Notwithstanding this the Chinamen rushed backward and forward en the ves sel until it was round necessary te kueck some down and te carry them be low aud put ethers in irons. AU the time the lire was gaming and efforts for its control were unavailable. The captaiu ordered Pilet Frankliug te head the steamer for the Vancouver shore aud beach her. As soeu as the sauds were struck the beats were lowered, but iu the excitement the Chinamen jumped pell mell into the beats and swamped them. Owiug te the intense smoke these who could swim did net knew iu which direction te strike out, and, surrounded by a mass of struggling Chinamen, they were drowned. The steamer was proceeding north with 100 passengers aud a full cargo. It is supposed at least 50 lives were lest, in cluding Captain J. .Taggers. Only 20 are se far known te be saved. It is feared a number of Canadians who came by the lest steamer te work iu the coast canne ries, perished. Steamers have goue te the Bceue. The Grappler was formerly au Imperial gunboat, but was sold te the merchant service. l'revulence of Yellow- Fever. There is considerable apprehension along the lower Rie Grande iu regard te yellow fever. The governor of Texas ad vises if a quarantine station should be necessary this season that it be establish ed at Bagdad instead of Brownsville He has directed the health eflicers at Browns ville te consult with the Mexican authori ties en the subject. Our consul general at Rie Janeiro reports that the yellow fever is regarded as epidemic there, T- deaths from it having occurred iu the city aud 17 iu the Seuth Isabella hospital dur ing the last week iu March. Advices from Lima and Callae en the 4th ult. report great alarm because of au unexpected visitation of yellow fever. Six Persons Killed. A dispatch from New Glascow, Neva Scotia, says that while the men were cemiug up from weik in the Yale initie yesterday, the repe breke aud the boxes ran down the slope, killing six persons, J. R. Gillis, Celin Campbell. A. Frazer, Wallace McGillevray, J. MoEacheru (boy) aud Wm. Haunahau (boy). The injured are A. McLeod, Jehn Nichelson (boy) aud Richard Tayler, none of whom aiocx aiecx aiocx pected te recover, and A. I'viug (boy) and Malcolm Bcateu, both of whom will re cover. Egyptian Hebeid Slnlu. Iii Caire, Egypt, a telegram has been received from Colonel Hicks, reporting that en April 29th he had engagement with 5,000 rebels. The battle, which lasted half au hour, resulted in the defeat of the rebels, with 500 killed including the Licuteuaut General of EI Mahdi, 1'ue false prophet, and many weuudid. The Egyptian less was slight. Colonel Ilicks praises the gallantry of the Egyptian troops. The victory of Colonel Hicks has cleared the province of Sennar rebels. Accident and Crime. By an explosion in the Refuge Oil Werk3, near Vicksburg, Mississippi, en Wedues day night, Minuie Kavcuder was killed, and Little Parks, Henry Parks, Andrew Greine, Night Watchman Dennelly weie fatally injured. Hopseu, the enginecr, had a leg broken. Jehathau Vincent, a prominent citizen of Charlette, near Elmira, New Yerk, was killed yesterday m his saw mill, a block of weed threwu by a circular saw crushing in the front of his breast. Mary Finncgan, aged 21 yeais, living at 1214 Seuth street, Philadelphia, was se badly burned en Wednesday night, by the explosion of a coal oil lamp, that she died yesterday morning. The ship Adam M. Simpsen left Phila delphia Thursday morning, laden with case oil, for a pert in Japan. Iu the after noon Second Mate Fester was knocked overboard by a seaman and drowned. An affidavit covering the facts iu the case was made by the managing owner last night, and will be seut te the vessel by a tug this merniug, when the seaman, who is in irons, will be arrested and brought back. James A. Neal, brother of the wealthy leather merchants of Bosteu, who was stepping en a ranch of the Kansas City Cattle company, in the Indian territory, was recently murdered during the absence of his companions. Robbery was the motive of tbe deed. The murderers are unknown. Frederick B. Batchelder, of Bosten, who disappeared in Montreal ou April 10th is reported te have been seen near the latter city, apparently deranged. His father has started from Bosten iu search of him. UbtUK.lTION DAY. The final Arr:uij;eiiitititH Miil. The cemmittee of Geergo II. Themas PestG. A. U., having in charge the ar rangements for Decoration Day ceremo nies, met last evening iu the second story of Nimlew's Centra Square cigar slore. The decoration sermon will he preached ou the Sunday previous te Decoration Day, by order of U. S. Commander Vau Vau Vau dervoet, of Omaha, Nebraska. It was decided te order 500 Hags, size 18x24. M. N. Stark was appointed marshal, and he will have power te appoint three aids. Each society taking part in the parade will also appoint ene aid, and all will ride at the head of the line. The parade will move at !) a. iu., wheti the signal will be giveu by the chief engineer of the fire department, who will give twolve stroke ou the Empire bell. Thoreutoof the parade will boas fol fel lows : Ferm en North Duke Btreet, right resting en East King ; meve te the monu menu monu ment in Centre Square, theuce te Seuth Queen te "Woodward Hill cemetcry, whero the decoration services will be held. Frem that cemetery te Andrew street, te Prince, te German, te Strawberry, te Poplar, te St. Jeseph's cemetcry, St. Jeseph Btreet, te Strawberry, te Mulberry, te Shroiner's cemetery, te Chestnut street, te Duke, te Lemen, te Lancaster cemetery, te Shippeu street, te East King, te Centra Square and dismiss. Market l'eliceiueu. Peter Lutz, au eld-time member of the city police force, was recently appointed policeman of the Farmers' Nerthern mar ket company, and already geed results have followed the appointment. The streets are no longer blockaded by market wagons, the avenues are kept open te persons having business thcre and the gang of idle boys who formerly infested the market house, and sometimes robbed the tills are no lenger seen about the premises. WJOKT OF COMMON FLEAS. The Hartman Will Case Met Concluded BEFORE JUDGE LIVINGSTON. Iu the case of Dr. Abraham Trichlcr vs. theU.B. Mutual Aid society, a rule te strike off the non suit was granted. Jeseph Stark vs. Jeseph Ileuser ; appeal from the judgment of Alderman Wiley given in favor of the plaintiff for $12. The evidence for the plaintiff showed that he is the owner of some farm laud in the nertneasiem part el the city ; in 1879 both he aud defendant raised small patches of tobacco en this ground ; when ripe the tobacco was out off' and hung up iu the barn of Stark, until fit for stripping ; at that time both lets were taken down and stripped ; the plaintiff alleged that defendant took down a cousiderable quantity of his tobacco, which he stripped aud sold ; he afterwards made a demand for it. but received no satisfaction ; suit te -recover the price was then brought. The defenFe denied having taken down or stripped any but their own tobacco. The jury found in favor of the plaintiff for $2.50. In a case of replevin, for a let of tobacco, betweeu the same parties, the dofeuso asked te amend their plea. The plaintiffs plead surprise aud the case was continued. Samuel Bruckhard vs. Benjamin Brcu nemau, action ou a breach of contract. Theplaiutiff.whe resides at Silver Springs, alleges that he sold 32 squares of slate te defendaut iu the spring of 1S78; he refused afterwards te take the slate and plaintiff was compelled te sell them at a less ; he new sues te recover the difference. The de fense admitted having had a talk with the agent of Bruckhard iu regard te tbe slaie, but told him he iuteuded te use shingles for the job ler which the slate are alleged te have been purchased ; he never pur chased the slate nor had any idea of deiug se. The jury rendeicd a verdict a favor of tbe defendant. Iu the case of Mary A. Williams, for the use of Christopher Williams, vs. Michael Wise, judgment was entered in favor of the plaintiff fer$l00, with stay of execution ler tnrce months. In the case et James II. Swaiu vs. Mary A. Swain, subpoena for divorce, a verdict was rendered in favor of the plaintiff. The plaintiff offered in evidence the record of conviction of the defendaut of adultery, aud no defense was made. The jurors were discharged this after noon. BEFORE .IUDOE PATTERSON. Iu the Hartman will case Benjamin F. Davis speke for the defeudent yesterday afternoon aud he was followed by W. R. Wilsen en the sanie side. This morning Mr. "Wilsen concluded and D. G. Eshel niau followed, for the plaintiff, making the closing speech. This afternoon tbe jury was charged by the court aud retired. SUl'ICKIUK COUltT. The LuneiHter County Cases Taken Up. On next Monday week will begin the session of the supreme court in Philadel phia, at which tbe Lancaster county cases are te be heard. Counsel who are con cerned are busy getting ready for the hcariugs. Following is a list of the cases taken up : Laberius Schutte, plaintiff iu error, vs. Geerge M. Steiuiuau & Ce., defendant iu error. William Lee vs. Milten Reynolds. Geerge II. Hartmau vs. the First na tional bank of Lancaster. Michael Zahm vs. the First national bank of Lancaster. "Watsontown planing mill company vs. James B. Hendersen and wife. Sidwell T. Wilsen and Medhaui M. Wilsen, executer vs. Jeseph Vanlcer and wife. B. S. Muhlonberg ct al. cccutive vs. Catharine Druckenmiller. Philip Bernard vs. Henry Weiss. Rife & Kauffiuau vs. Henrietta Bucher and her husband (or use of Henrietta Bucher. Ames Slay maker, executer vs. Fanners' national bank of Lancaster. The First M. E. church of Columbia vs. the old Columbia Public Ground com pany. Winfield S. Keunedy vs. Nathaniel Burt. The case of Lorcuze Nolde, et al., claim ing te be the legally elected trustees of the "Seventh Day Baptists," of Ephrata, vs. T. Keuigmacher, et al., who resist their claim. A Stubborn Jurneyiiimi. A democratic Dutchman, from New Jersey, named Christian Hiutzer, get a little tee much whisky aboard this fore noon, aud insisted en eating peanuts and erauges and throwing the hulls en the fleer of the P. R. It. passenger depot. When remonstrated with by Officer Kautz he told him te go somewhere, aud said that in Jersey he could eat oranges when aud where lie pleased, aud he intended te de se here. OflicerlBurus was called in, put the nippers ou him and took him te the lockup, aud thence te Alderman Mc Mc Mc Couemy's, where he refuscd for a time te pay the costs, declaring that iu the state of New Jersey such an eutrage as fining a mau for eatiug oranges and swearing a little would net be tolerated. He would rather go te jail than be cheated iu that way. A signt el tee nippers, however, brought him te terms, and he paid up and was discharged. Ice Wagen llermes Hun Awiiy. This morning the horses attached te one of Elliett's ice wageus, while standing in front of Jehn A. Snyder's saloon en North Queen street, (rightcned and started down street at a furious rate. Where the old Black norse hotel iu being tern down stands a huge pile et stuues, and against it ene of the horses struck. He was knocked down and badly cut, but quickly regained his feet, and the team ran down te Centra Square and iute Seuth Queen street, down which they dashed at high speed, narrowly escaping collision with a number of teams, lime boxes, &c. At German street they were stepped by Zach Woaver and returned te Centra Square. The wagon, which had a large quautity of ice in it yet, was net damaged and the only injury done was te the eue horse. LITTLE I.IICAW. Hure mid There ami lverjrwliere. This afternoon at 1) o'clock the btred cemmittee started out te leek at the pro posed new work. Benjamin isnlcraau and wile of Maner township have made an assignment of their estate te M. Wissler. The F. & M. college baseball club will visit Carlisle iu about two weeks te try conclusions with the Dickinsen college club. A black bass weighing 0 pounds was caught in a seine near Yerk Furnace, day befere yesterday, by some fishermen who were fishing for shad. This is the heaviest bass, we believe, yet taken in tbe Susquc hauua. Aesaulltng Hid Foreman with a SIieiul. At Pottstown, ou Wednesday, oue et the negrees iu the employ of Bush & Kcl ler, contractors, made an assault upon the foreman of the gam: with a shovel and struck him a blew en the back of the head that may prove fatal. Addison Samuel, the foreman, also colored, who had charge of the gang, had some difficulty with the fellow who assaulted him and discharged him, and while he was looking ever the time book the laborer struck him from behind and escaped. Samuel was picked up unconscious and bleediug from the ears and nese. A physician was immediately summoned. The doctor says that the blew will either prove fatal or else be will be imbecile all his life. Ne arrests have as yet been made. STBASBUKGr'S GALA- Till: HlUa SCHOOL COMMENCEMENT. i;ilit Graduates In I lie Class A Crowded Heuse and Aitractlve pregramme Flew- -!, Music, Literature and Oratory. It is a great day ler Strasburg when the time for the annual commencement of the high school comes around. Aud de servedly se. When the school authorities of the town bome thirteen years age built a new $12,000 school house, established a ceutial giaded school with three depart ments, aud a three years' course iu each, aud from time te time put themselves abreast with the most advanced edu cational ideas, there were sumo mis givings en the part of the mera conservative element of the community as te the result of the experiment. During the nttie years that Prof. Chas. B. Keller has bceu principal of the school aud under his practical and progressive ad ministration, the wisdom of their policy has been amply vindicated aud the schools have advanced te the very front rank of the state. Year by year the commence ments have come te mere fully illustrate the character aud success of tha year's work and have evoked a corresponding interest iu the community, aud are aland maik of educational development for the surreundiug country. Last uight's'entcrtainment was the most popular and successful ever held in the hiateiy of these events. At au early hour of the eveuiug the streets showed uuweut- ed activity aud the presence in the town of many persons from the surreundiug townships and further distaut points of the ceuutry. By 7 p. iu. Massasoit hall was filled, aud at the time for the opening of the exercises, when the directors, grad uates" and official visitors, tiled iu it was with difficulty that they could mak-j their way through the dense- p.ick te the stage. The decoratieus of the hall were very elaberate aud tasteful and greatly heightened the effect of the recent repainting aud tlmjeugh refitting of this comfeitablo audience room. Acress the front of the stage were huug wreaths of evergreens, vines of smilax covered the chaudcliers, an arch was erected en the stage decorated with nosegays, the foot lights were crowded with baskets, bouquets aud rich floral devices, aud at either side of the stage were huge pyramids of gay blooming petted plants, from the top of wbicli towered stately calla lilies aud among them were grouped birds et brilliant plumage aud familiar species. The l.ln;riiry iinil DIiihicuI I'rogrninuie. The stage was occupied by the members of the graduating class, alumni, I'riucipal Keller, State Superintendent Higbee. and County Superintendent Shaub, the direc tors, Kevs. Ilanpt, of this city, Wheeler, of Millersville, Stringer aud lleany, of Stras burg, and some ether visitors aud patrons. After a march, " Our American Heroes," by the Strasburg orchestra, conducted by Prof. Keller, prayer by Itev. Haupt, and an overture by the orchestra, the saluta tory was delivered by Gee. W. Brua, who found in his theme ' Daybreak " a fitting illustration of the dawn of practical life te the student aud impressed it upon his audienee in a happy manner ; Anuallcrsh read the class history, a humorous produc tion reciting the exporieuce of school life ; Lilian B. Rakestraw, a member of last year's class, read a pathetic peem, " The Fishermau's Wife," iu a clear strong voice aud with vivid ex pression ; JehuC. Myliu, in a well written and plainly pronounced address, extolled " Grit " as au element of success iu life ; the orchestra played with geed effect " The Mountain Eche ;" Merris Bach man, a young mau of line presence aud manly manner, delivered au oratieu en "The Safeguard," iu which he eulogized liberty as the pretectiug and vital ele ment of our institutions; Mary Andrews had au oratieu en the little word " If," showing the controlling importance of the slight contingencies of life. Milten C. Cooper then made the class prophecy, iudulgiug iu speculations as te the i'titure of his classmates, assigning te Merris Bachmau fame and emiueuce as a statesman, te Gee. W. Brua, the rauk of philosopher aud mathematician, te Jehn C. Myliu, success as a " Jack or lll trades," te Emma Pheneger the laurels of a poetess, te Anna Hersh the rewards of philanthropist, te Mary Andrews the vic tories of a great prima denna, and te 11. Bernarda Foulk high rank as a teacher. Bertie Foulk, auother of last year's class, set the audieuce iu rears of laughter with a humorous recitation, "Jimmy Butler aud the Owl;" the orchestra played "A Day at Ceney Island" and II. Ber narda Foulk, coming forward with a basket of ifts, made the speech of pros en tatieu of fit testimonials te her class mates, presenting Miss Pheneger with confectionery, Miss Andrews with a birch red, Miss Hersh with a trumpet te sound her own modest worth, Mr. Bachman a fashionable tie and Mr. Brua a dell. They were loudly applauded as their appropri ateness was recognized by the friends of the denees. Annie Pheneger, of the elass of '82, en tertained the audieuce by reciting " Aunt Hannah Tripe in Court," after which Prof. Keller presented the members of the class with their diplomas in a short aud impressive address, full of warm friendship, healthlul sentiment and geed advice ; the orchestra played a silver medley of popular airs aud Emma Phene ger speke the valedictory en " Behiud the Scenes," closing with tender words of parting te all connected with the school. Dr. Hlgbee'8 ItemarkM. Rev. Dr. E. E. Higbee, state superin tendent, was then introduced, aud speke briefly but eloquently aud eulogistic of the great material wealth aud natural beauty of Laucastcr county, aud of its first im portance as a factor in the educational development of the state. But what was the tillage of the soil without intellectual culture, what the wealth of field or storehouse without the royal citizenship of educated men and women ! He made a clear ex position of the school system of Pennsyl vania, which contemplates the local slf slf manageinent of the schools, throwing upon the directors and the community which elects and supports or fads te sup pert the directors, the responsibility for the condition anil the work of the great army of nearly a million boys aud girls in the common schools of Pennsylvania. The support and wise direction of these are of vast political interest as con cen sen iug the diverse uatieualties and foreign iuterests ceustautly pour ing in upeu us te influence our citzenship, the children of which could be meulded by our common schools te the genius of American institutieas. They are of great literary interest, because with out a literature there is no great national development aud without an educated common peeple there is no literary dovelopmcnt ; the glories of Greece and Reme and England were in their Homers and Pindars, Virgils aud Horaces, Chaucers and Shakespeares ; aud the Seuth was tainted te in illustra tion of the argument that even ripe schol arship and learning iu individuals availed nothing te literary development without a great substratum of common education and popular culture ; where thcre are none te read there will be noun te write, aud if the Southern Lougfellews and Whit ticrs and Dancrefts have net yet arisen, it is because of the pre vailing popular ignerance there. The common school interests are of great re ligieus aud moral concern ; and they are the foundation of all higher education which must supply the teachers and preachers, the lawyers and doctors, and the fountains cf intellectual and spiritual growth. In conclusion he urged upon the class te consider well the passive and re flective duties of life as well a its prac tical problems, and te win moral as well as material victories. Dr. II. was loudly applauded and warmly congratulated upon the earnest and practical spirit of his address. An fcntlre success. The music of the orchestra added much te the spirit; and enjoyment of the exer cises ; aud the effettsuf the graduates aud ether performers were rewarded with profuse floral gifts and ether tokens of appreciation. The leugthy pregramme was finished without a balk or trip. The exercises were instructive as well as entertaining. Geed taste marked their plan aud geed order characterized the execution of it. Te patrons, directors, teachers, and especially te the principal, Prof. Keller, the obligations of the cemmuuity are due for a successful term, the fruirieu of which, as seen iu last night's exercises, is a credit te the educational system of the whole ceuut.y. the m.i:nnkuciieij. Lajlni; the Cerner Stene el their Scvr Mall lutcrestlug Kxcerclse. The corner steuc of the new Mienncr Mienncr chec hall, being erected ou the site of Franke's old brewery, Water street, below Walnut, was laid yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock. Net less than a theusaud per sons were en the greuud te wituess the ceremonies. The M;eunereUer society as sembled at their old hall, rear of Kuapp's brewery, East Kiug street, and uuder the marshalship of Philip Diukleberg, pro pre ceded by a baud of music, aud with flags tlyiug, marched te the new hall. On reach iug the grounds they formed iu open order iu front of the hall, where a piece of music was played by the baud, aud the Mieuuer chersaug iu full chorus " Schoeuer Ithuiu." President Henry Gerhart then leek his place beside the corner stone which is placed in an angle of a projection near the main eutrauce, aud after seeiug that it was prepyl ly leveled aud squared, made a brief address in which he gave a histori cal sketch of the society from its organiza tion iu 185S te tbe present time. lie then placed iu'a copper box, presented for the purpose by Jehn L. Arneld, the following articles and the box was placed in the corner stone : The names of the original members of the Miuiinnrcher Charles Altvater, Henry Gerhart, Heti'-y Kriugledy, Victer Gasser, Philip Diiikclhi'ig, Frauk Leuthy, Charles Satler, C. Peitzel, L. Lepjier, I'eter Letz, Leuis Heidegger, Jacob Fisher, Anten lieupel. The names of the nine honorary iiieinb.irs )as fellows:) C. F. Iters, Law rence Kuapp. Henry Gerhart, Philip Din kelbcrg, W. II. Keffer, Gustavus Elias, F. Heupel. The musical directors Frank Leuthy, C. L. Steiinuiller, F. W. Haar, Charles Mat. The names of the present beard of directors of Association hall ; of the architect, Jacob Neehdurft ; of the contractor, Fred. Hoefel, and of the -111) passive members. Copies of the Intelli gencer and the ether city newspapers were also placed in the corner stone, together with a receipted bill for a ten of coal presented by M. V. I. Cehe, ami te be the first coil used iu the new hall. The M;cnneicher then sung " Ecce Quamore," and the " Chapel," in line voice, after which Mr. C F. Rees, of Millersville, orator of the day, was intro duced aud made a stirring address in Ger man, which was received with great ap plause Music by the band terminated the in teresting ceremonies, but hundreds re mained for some time Ieuger en the grounds te inspect the progress of the new building, or te test the quality of the beer iu the ailjeiniug hotel. COLUIUItIA HEWS. llie HoreiiKh Itudcet Ceuclxely Olven. Heuse cleaning in full blast Town dull te day. Burgtss Sueath home ftem Bellc Bellc fente. Bachman fc Furry, who have the lumber contract for the new It. & C. depot have drawn seven hemlock rafts from the river. A young man attending a party en Frent street last night fell from the sill af a second story window te the pavement and suffered painful bruises. A team from the country ran off en Fourth street yesterday and shat tered a wheel against a wagon hitching pest. Wm. Wise, of Lancaster, in town. Miss Lizzie Arndt, of Manheim, aud Mrs. C. II. Ki.se, of Pottsville, are quests of Miss llallie Seurbeer. "Tim" Helsinger was befoie 'Squire Frauk for kcepiug mo ney entrusted te him, but he bottled it by making restitution. Shad are abundant' and sell at from 50 cents tj $1.25 per pair. Meating is becoming popular and the de mand for geed new beat3 far exceeds the supply. The St. Jehn's Lutheral sociable at Mr. Jereme L. Beyer's residence last ovening was largely attended aud very en joyable; the prosperity of the church is largely due te this feature of its work, iu which it is exceptional; similar ergauiza tiens would wake up some of the ether chui dies here. niAKIKTTA Wtiraa VLbU. il KMe en ItlcycleH ie Lancaster. Misrs. Samuel Gram m, Victer M. Ilaldemau aud Geeigu Itudisill, of the Marietta Wheel club, took a ride ou bicycles from Marietta te Lancaster this morning. They lefe the former place at 10 o'clock, aud after a pleasant, ride ever excellent reads reached Lancaster at 11:45 and stepped at Haider's Grape hotel. The Marietta club numbers sixteen members, including two tricyclics, and is oue of the very best organized clubs iu the state. They have au elegant uniform, consisting of black cheviot naval cadet j icket, black breeches, stockings aud cap with the initials "M. W. C." en the Irent. Nearly all of them have fine nickel plated bicycles and en parade they compare favorably with the best clubs in the larger cities. The delegation who came te Lancaster to day vrcre in fatigue dress white flannel shirt, blue breeches aud stockings. They are experienced and graceful riders, and make frequent excursions te ether cities Mr. Gramm last summer haviug taken a ride te Baltimore and Washington. They started en their return te Marietta at 2:30 this afternoon. Telephone Lxteuittun. Yesterday the telephone lines between Laucastcr aud Harrisburg aud Lancaster and Yerk were completed, and these places are new in direct communication with each ether. By Monday or Tuesday next the line will be finished down the Cumber laud Valley, giving us direct communica tion with Shiremanstown, Mcchauicsburg, Carlisle and points further down the read. The line connecting this city with Man heim, Lititz, Ephrata and places beyond, is rapidly progressing and will soeu be completed. Accident te an Aged Lady. Last evening Mrs. Sarah AHick, mother of Daniel and Jeseph Altick, who lives with the latter, in Piiucs street, started te pay a visit te her grandson, William B. Altick, en the same street. She reached the fleer, where she was standhig when at tacked by something like vertigo. She fell down three step te the pavement and was badly bruised, but had no bones broken. Dr. Davis attended her. She is ever 80 years of age Held ler Court. Jehn Welch alias Lee, who was arrested en the day of. the circus for stealing a wateh fiem Jehn B. Morten, of Columbia, was committed in default of bail this morning by Alderman Barr for trial at court. The same defendant- is charged with stealing a basket of eggs from Bol Bel linger's grocery en East Orange street.
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