? - Y? t ,: t f- LANCASTER DAILY MTIiMOBKCBR 'JfcON-DAY JUSTE 18.18.88 " lMMMMM' Lancaster fntelltgenm:. UONDAY 8VBNINQ. JXTNE IB, 1BB3. Editorial Acrobatics. The responsible editor of tha Times Beems te be abroad ; or, if be ia at home, he is engaged in performing ieats or intellectual agility of a very exhausting character. Ilis journal is editorially essaying te show that the murderer should be hung and that he should net be hung ; en Saturday the negative of the question was demonstrated and te day the affirmative is proven. If the Times has determined te fiollew the example of fhe iflnrt.1i American Beview, which presents all sides of every question and denies te its editor responsibility for any of its utterances, it may be welcome news te its readers, who may perhaps pre ' fitably be left te form their own conclu cenclu k siens without editorial dictation.upen the current questions of the hour. But as our contemporary has net yet formally announced that its editor is net responsi ble for what it says, we arc left te pen ' der whether he really is in doubt as te what should be done with an aare.itu.Ki murderer, or hew else it comes that his journal says en Saturday what it denies en Monday. If the Times was as rich in rftSDensible editors as the Intedligex CEKwe might conclude that each was hav. ing his innings en the murder question ; but since the handsome and accomplished McClure still sits in regal majesty, sole sovereign of the Times' opinions, we really de net knew whit te think about their contradiction. We took occasion te suggest that a wild young man had crept into the Times columns en Saturday, 4" unbeknown" te the edi tor, with his opinion that there was no ether '-possible solution of the ques !, ea tn w)i!it should be done with Nutt for killing Dukes, but te acquit him, notwithstanding he admitted that it was a deliberate murder. And we still think that this was the way se remarka ble a declaration found its way into the editorial utterances of our usually sensi ble contemporary ; which take; occasion te day te Ore an indignant broadside at the juries who are acquitting murderers i.!iif. -mil lp.fr. ever the country. The condemnation which the Times has in abundance for the Kentucky jury that acquitted Phil. Thompson for deliberate ly slaying the man he accused of de bauching his wife, it, of course, ought te have a greater measure of ler ihe man who, in its own columns two days age, declared that Xutt should be acquitted though conceding that he had done de liberate murder. We de net knew who -will have the next innings en the ques tion, but if the Saturday editor does net come te the scratch te morrow, we may safely conclude that lie has been knocked out of time, and that the limes has settled down te the position that the man who is guilty et murder beyond doubt should be convicted of it. condition. B; this kind of management he has been able te carry himself into the Heuse three times, and te secure a single term in the Senate. He has been the manipulator for his -party of the money se freely used m recent elections and has perhaps done mere te debauch the state than any ether ten men in it. He has had his reward in Congress ana asks te have it extended and continued. Blair poses as a moralist, only te be caught in such gigantic and hare brained schemes as Shipherd entered into in his Peruvian zuane company. These are the statesmen who are sent out te rep resent a former great state. Ohie have A TERRIBLE PANIC. us cttuw rfrr.r.Kn at a show. Or M'GKIMJH, EVJERIKGHAM OO. Thr prohibitionists of refused te accept the Republican plat form in favor of the submission of -a constitutional amendment and declara tion for the enforcement of the new srtnht law as satisfactory te them. They have acserdingly held a convention with the largest attendance known for many years, and have put a full ticket into the field. As they have heretofore casta vote of considerable size, and as nearly all of them are drawn from the Republi can party, the effect of the movement is notlikely.te be very encouraging w mus ter and his party. Tub delegates from Lycoming county te the Democratic state convention have been instructed for W. Hayes Grier for auditor general. With fine instinct of self-preservation Representative Niles deelines te be a can didate for the Republican nomination of state treasurer. Heyt and Charles Emery Smith decline te be state chair man. Governer Pattison, has vetoed the bill giving the- president judge of the com men pleas court power te cuauge me date at which a leductien of taxes collec ted by county treasurers for prompt payment shall cease. He Bays that " it imposes a duty upon them foreign te their effice, and requires thorn te assist iu the financial business of the county." Tub plau for the consolidation of the internal revenue collection districts in accordance with the act passed at last ses sion of Congress has been virtually agreed upon by the president and secretary of the t casury. In all except two of the states Ohie being oue of them the reorgani zation of the service has been "blocked out," and the matter will probably be fin ally settled this week. It having been suggested that letter carriers be put in knee breeches te avoid the discomfort and less of speed caused by the dragging of wet and muddy trousers en rainy days, the Philadelphia carriers unanimously vetoed it ami iu Chicago likewise they refused te dicss like dudes, though the New Yerk post master is reported te be anxious te show what fiue legs his force have. 'I lie Star Reute Jury. There were four colored and eight white men en that Star Reute jury It was net a jury of a very supeiier elder ; but it is te be said for them that it would be very difficult te find a jury in any community that would he equal te the occasion en which they were sum moned te act. Se many weeks of testi mony and speeches were wholly beend the digestion of a mortal jury. It must have been te a great extent aleFsup with any set of men what their verdict should be; because they could net held all the evidence they received and untangle all the speeches with which they were bound. If they did net get things wrong and the facis mixed up they would have had te be very remarkable men indeed. The only way te put a case before an ordinary jury is te strip it as closely as possible and get it te them as naked as it can be possibly made, in iir. salient feu tures. Mr. Kersays that Washington juror i are peer jurors, because they are net he lected from the best classes of citizens There is but a small portion of the Washington population that claims its residence there. Neaily all the govern ment empleyes preserve their residences in the states whence they hail, because they can only thus preserve political virility. All of the lowest order of 1 1 e ueenle are however resident in the city, and cons quently. they form an undue proportion of the mate rial whence juries are drawn. Still, as men for jury duty are, or ought te be, carefully selected, it r would seem that the reason alleged by Mr. Kerferthe peer quality of Washington jurors was net a geed ejip, as there certainly are enough geed residents from which te obtain geed jurors, if proper care should be exercised in their selection. It is these at the jury wheel alone who are te blame ; and this is something that the government influence is strong enough te correct. TVKAKY WAYOKTHB fflCKKU WOK1.U, The New Hampshire Republicans. The Republicans of Xew Hampshire, for the first time in the history of their party, arc threatened with a serious di vision. A legislative caucus, composed of about two thirds of the Republican members, met and reneminated Mr. Rollins te be his own successor, and also chose Mr. Blair te fill his own seat, altheugti the vacancy will net occur for .nearly two years yet. Nearly eighty members signed an agreement te neither enter the caucus nor te acknowledge it asbiuding upon them. The result is that Mr. Rollins has a rump nemina tien which Is likely te prove his ruin and the party is divided upon the threshheld of the important campaign next year. The scheme te elect two senators at this session is also filled with danger. Even Mr. Chandler announcing his intention te fight it at every turn in the state, and te resist it before the commit tee of the Senate if neces3ary. Under these circumstances Mr. Blair's pros pects for securing hi.s seal are net bril liant, and the conditions for party liar meny arc net premising. As for the candidate.3 themselves, t hey would be ridiculous anywhere outside of Xew Eegland. Beth are of the smallest type of men new in public life. Rollins has been a little political manager, with out an idea or an aspiration above this UeatbH by Accident and Design The Mortn King Kldea the Whirlwind The Keign of Terrer. Charles Munhall was killed by falling from a window in Indianapolis. His wife was arrested en suspicion, of having pnsuea him out of the window while he was drunk. Charles H Morten and Samuel Wilsen, colored, quarreled about a woman in a saloon in St. Leuis. Morten drew a pistol and fired at Wilsen, but missed him and killed another colored man who was washiug the windows of the saloon. Dur. ing a school exhibition it Sulphur Well, Metcalfe county, Kentucky, Mar shal Beauchamp asked two men, named Winfrey and Price, te step making a disturbance. They at ouee opened fire en Beauchamp, who returned it. Alcr-ariaue, a eysiauuer, wa ub dead, Beauchamp was mortally wouuded, Price was badly wounded, a Miss Phillpet received a wound in the cheek, aud a colored mau is missing aud supposed te be dead in the bushes, where he hid himself after receiving a shot. Jehn Yeara, a Mexican, feloniously assaulted a fourteen year old girl near Austin, Texas, and then beat her te death. He also stabbed te death her ten year old brether. He was ledged in jail, but lyuching is expected. A man who refused te give his name or that of his assailant was found dying iu one of the streets of Bosten from a shot wound under the right ear. Tje body was identified as that of Bernard J. Mahau, 43 years of age. It appears that at 11 J o'clock en Saturday night, being in a saloon, he was asked by a notorious woman named "Liz" Perkins, te take a drink; that he refused te drink with a wemau of bad character, and that she im mediately jumped at him and stabbed him with a long shawl pin, tue point peueirai ing the carotid artery. He started for a drucr store, but fell exhausted en the way. The woman and a female companion being considerable arrested, domed all knowledge et the man or that tbey were in the saloon, but the proprietor of the place reported the facts te the police. Jeseph Beaver, a prominent farmer of Rushville, Ind.,was shot by Jim Storey, a notorious charaoter, in a quarrel about a disreputable wemau. Edw. Mul helland went home drunk, at Minge Junc tion, Ohie, aud being reproved by hi.s aged mother, drew a pistol and shot her in the head, inflicting a fatal wound. "Six Shooter Jack," a uoterious rough, was shot dead by a sheriffs pesse who captured six of his gang, near Hailey, Idaho. Dr. Jehn P. Carter, editor of the People's Advocate ofDadeville, Alabama, was shot and killed at that place by B. B. Sturdevant, son of an ex-probate judge, whom the paper attacked. Carter fired at Sturdevant before the latter drew his pis tol. Disasters by Storm. Aveilent storm and whirlwind visited Muncy, Pa., en Sunday evening destroy ing the Philadelphia & Reading railroad statieu and half a mile of track, and kill ing 13-year old son of Mr. D. Dykeus The wires between Muney and Williamsport wero levelled. A severe thunder storm acoempanied by high winds, prevailed at Hariisburg Snnday night. Trees were blown down and a number of houses were unroofed. A heavy storm of wind and rain, with vivid sheet lightning prevailed at Montreal in the surrounding country en Saturday night.Many trees were shattered and a number of cattle killed by the light ning. There was a repetition of the light ning yesterday, but it was less vivid. Heavy rains in Kansas and Missouri dur nig Saturday and last night caused wash outs en a number of railroads. St Jeseph Missouri, was nearly isolated, the only communication being by the Hannibal and Sh .Tnsnnh read. All communication with Leavenworth, Kansas, was out off except' by two reads, the union racme ana uea uea uea vonwerth, Topeka and Southwestern. Twelve Hundred, Panic Stricken, Trying te Crowd Through a Doorway Only Twenty laches Wide. a dreadful calamity. involving the death of 178 children, occurred in the town of Sunderland in tne ceuniy ei uatnam, Eng., en Saturday evening. It seems that an entertainment had been given in Vic Vic eoria hall by a conjurer, which was at tended almost altogether by children, te the number of several thousand. The accident occurred at the close of the per formance. After the body of the hall had been entirely cleared of its occupants some 1,200 of the little ones came rushing down stairs from the gallery. At the top of the first flight of stairs there was a deer wmen opened only twenty inches, and one eblld only was permitted te pass through at a time. At this point, while the mass of children were pushing forward, some of them fell and were unable te te rise, owing te the ethers crowding en. The result was that a great number were pushed down, trampled en, and either suffocated or crushed te death. The scene was terrible, and no effort could step the mad rush of the affrighted children, mey came en pell mell, though strangely with out much shouting and seen 178 of them were knocked down and killed by ethers trampling upon them. The greater num ber of the bodies, which were badly mangled from the trampling, laid seven or eight doep. Many of the victims and ethers who were net killed had their clothing tern from their bodies in the strucrele. The aces of the 178 children known te have been killed ranged from 4 te 14 years. When the news of the disaster had spread through the town great crowds of people hastened te the scene, until at least 26,000 persons surrounded the hall. The feeling was se intense that the authorities ordered out the Sixty-eighth infantry te preserve order. The work of getting out the bodies of the victims was begun imme diately. They were laid out in the hall, and the parents of these killed were ad mitted for the purpose of identifyiug the bodies of their children. The most heart rending scenes occurred while the work of identification was in progress. The mothers of the dead ehildren constantly uttered pieroieg shrieks, and many of them fainted en discovering the bodies of their little ones. Later Particulars. The stairway from the gallery at the top landing of which occurred the pressure which led te the accident was from 5 te (i feet wide, and the gallery deer through which the children were allowed te pass only one at a time, which circumstance is regarded as the direct cause of the calami ty, was fitted with a belt which ledged in La hole in the fleer, thus narrowing the pas sageway for the purpese or facilitating the ticket taking when the audionce was en tering the hall. The janitor says the scene behind the gallery deer was fearful. Seme of the children were fixed upright in a heap, and actually gasping for breath, se great was the pressure of the crowd be- bind them, ine majority ei me cuuureu iu the hall were under twelve years of age. When the accident happened the janitor and his wife and several hastily summoning bystanders went te work immediately te give the sufferers relief. They first sent out of the building by ether exit ways the little ones who were still in the hall, by this means averting the fears of further crush. These who went te the rescue of the unfortunate sufferers found the work of removing the heap of bruised, crushed and suffocated bodies no easy task. Twe hundred children wero rescued from the pile, none of whom were seriously,if at all, injured. Many ethers were found iu an unconscious condition, but of these a number were restored and immediately taken te their homes. Nearly all of these who were dead, with a number whose wounds were regarded as fatal, were laid out in the main hall where the local doc tors iu attendance used every effort te restore these in whom a spark of life could be deteeted. One eye-witness states that he saw lying en the flag stones a short distance from the bottom of the stairs, the dead bodies of seven children. Many of these who Came te assist in re moving the dead and rescuing ths living were utterly overcome by the distressing siedit of se manv dead and dying children. A uumber of deaths have occurred since the first report, aud the fatalities are new placed at 180. One of the parsons who responded immediately te the call for help says that many who veluuteered te assist in rescuing the children sickencd at the spectacle, and fled herrified from t:-e dis tressing scene. The rescuers' first efforts were directed toward reaching children who were apparently alive, but se tightly were the victims jammed together that it was regarded as dangerous te drag thorn out of the helpless mass, lest the effort should result in pulling off the limbs of living children as well as multilating the dead. They therefore preceeded steadily aud systematically te lift off the topmost. A few of these who were beneath survived and their means and low cries of paia could be distinctly heard amid the oxcito excito oxcite ment aud cries of bereaved parents and friends who woie thronging the adjacent streets. The stati cise from the gallery was a winding ene. Beth the audionce and the official who were in the hall at the time I of the disaster were unaware for some time el tne tern Die trageuy that was being enacted at the deer. They were net informed until Graham, the hallkeeper, who, strolling near by the scene of the calamity, was attracted by the groans and gave the alarm. Mr. Pay, who gave the entertainment, was busy packing up his apparatus te depart, when a man rushed up te him and informed him of the disaster, and imme diately fell down speechless in a fit. Some of the families whose homes wero se suddenly darkened lest ever three child red. The latest reports tlgure up 188 dead, and the gravest fears are felt that the number will yet be shown te have reached at least 200. The disaster was referred te in all the churches in Sundeiland and by many of the preachers in Londen, and prayers wero off ercd for the parents and friends of the victims. A Scene et Wild Excitement ea the Beard or Trade Heavy orep in ard and Other nog-Preducts. In Chicago last Saturday is likely te be remembered as black Saturday by traders ' .. - ,. a r al.. f in ine prevision pit en me uuuv m tun beard of trade. The failure of McGeech, Everingham & Ce., who have controlled the corner in lard almost since the close of the winter packing season, caused a panic which net only extended te lard, but te the entire line of hog products. The sus pension was the signal for a general calling of margins. As a matter of course the prevision pit was seen crowded te suffoca tion by sellers, who, with the creditors of the broken firm, found it necessary te realize en their property te protect their right under the rules of the beard. Lard was offered right and left in any quantity and prices dropped in a manner te cause com Die te demoralization. July lard, which was the pivotal deal in the day's trading, closed en Friday at $11.17. It opened in the morning at $10.03 and declined rapidly te $9.03, but later in the day rallied te $9.80. August delivery fell from $10 te $9.10. Perk was also panicky aud delined from $17.15 for July te $10.93. Trading was simply unprecedented, and for the first time in the history of the beard it was found te be impossibie te keep a record of transac tions. The deposits made in the marginal banks of the beard were larger than en any day for many years. Eight Email firms were compelled te suspend, most of them being brokers for McGeech. They are J. M. Ball & Ce.. Ilelley a Allen, Taber & Wilsen. M. B. Crafts, Ellis & Lightner, A. B. Hendersen, W. S Warren and W. Martin & Ce. Anxious brokers gathered in crowds at McGeeck's effice. They found him wear ing a weary leek, and it required a great effort for him te answer the flood of ques tions put te him. He said te a reporter : " The rumor you have here is correct. I am unable te meet ray obligations at pre sent, and we have notified our purchasers te clese out the stock they held for us. I de net think ear stock oxceeds 100,000 tierces of lard, besides perk and ether pro pre visions. I de net think our liabilities exceed $1,000,000. It is a great undertak ing te ascertain the exact amount. Our lailure was caused almost entirely by the adulterations which we charged upeu Fow ler Brether's lard. Since we made these charges there has been no legitimate consumptive demand for lard. The fact that adulterations were alleged cast suspicion upon every tiorce that went out of Chi cago. Poeplo bocame suspicious of it and refused te buy. This cut off our business te a point where we felt that unless a faverable change resulted we would go under. We looked forward te the end of this litigation in hope that we could keep up, but we have gene te the wall. We hepe te pay seme of our indebtedness. Our failure will have no effect upeu the litigation with Fewler Bres. We have se far demonstrated that our charges of adulteration are net without foundation, and we will push the suit te the end. We did net attempt te make a corner in July lard, but wero doing a legitimate business. The whole trouble was with the panic which seized dealera and speculators and inteiferrcd with the consumptive de-mand." CHILDREN'S CHURCH. PaUESUYTBBIAN 8DJCDAT SCHOOL UKXE-UBAXION. KILLED BY A ULBICOYMAN. Tames WASHINGTON ShEAHAN, for many years the leading editeral writer en the Chicago Tribune, died yesterday in n.uisMt. after a lingering illness, from general wasting of the vital functions. He will h buried en Monday, the religious services taking place the Hely Name. Neff Metes. An iron truss biidge en the Alabama great southern railway, near Atlala station broke down under a freight train, en Fri day night, and six cars foil into the river. One man was killed and another badly injured. It is said the bridge had been tampered with. Gray's opera house, a variety theatre in Bosten, was burned en Saturday afternoon. Tbe entire building, five stories high, was destroyed, and the less is estimated at nearly $100,000. The schooner T. A. Wilsen, 35 tens burden, which left Racine, Wisconsin, en May 17th has net been heard of since, and is bo be lieved te have been lest; with three men. The saw mill of Yerk & Ce., at Birnam weed, Wisconsin, was demolished by a beiler explosion en Saturday, and Geerge Hagen was killed. Dr. Richard Procter was killed at a colliery at Ashland, Penna., Saturday morning by a fall of timber. While Mrs Margaret Fitzgerald, aged 45 years, was standing at a street corner, in New Yerk, en Saturnay, a varicose vein in one jif her legs burst, and she died before assistance could be given. Richard Angbes, a well-te de farmer, living near Oshkesb, Wis., was arrested en Saturday for making counterfeit silver dollars. Counterfeiter's tools and a number of '-m .. . mi ... ...i.n am ifmnn nnnn niB irn in tne uatnearai ei i apurumn uum - .r.. r.w misea. Tbe Kev. 15. tr. Jenkins Sheeting; the l'reel rteut et :i Female Uellege. Iii Mansfield, La., Saturday Rev. J. Lane Berden, president of the Mansfield female college for the last two years, was shot and killed by Rev. Ben F. Jenkins, jr., at about 10 o'clock. Mr. Jenkins was in his father's store, when Mr. Herduu approach ed the store and speke te Jenkins' brether Ned. The testimony taken at the coroner's inquest is te the effect that Jen kins came out of the front deer of his father's store, aud, aiming his pistol at Berden's left breast, fired, the ball hitting Berden near the left nipple. A watch worn by Berden was shattered by the ball aud protected him from ether injury than a great bruise. Borden thou ran down te Williams & IIobeol's stere, two doers belew. As. he was passing through te the back deer he was fired en again by Jenkins, who was in pursuit, but without effect. Just eutside of the store Jenkins lired again, the ball taking effect in Berden's leg and he fell. Jenkins advanced te Uordeu's feet aud fired again, the ball taking effect in tha forehead, and making a mortal wound. William Keathly, the only wituess who heard a word pass, says that Berden, after falling, exclaimed. " " My Ged ! I did net de it." The jury of inquest re turned a verdict that Borden came te his death by having been shot through the left centre of the frontal beu3, the ball having penetrated tlm br.tin, and another ball having passed through the fleshy part of the thigh, wilii a pistol in the hands of B. F. Jenkins, jr. On Thursday last a beautiful aud ac complished yeuug ady of 17 years.daugh ter of a well known and preminent sugar planter of Rapids Parish, La., the rumored affianced of Mr. Jenkins, and also a stu dent the past session at the Mansfield cellege, left by the New Orleans Pacific train in company with Mr. Jenkins ter her home. Jenkins intended te remain about two wceks with her. Forty miles distant, it is alleged, that she confessed te Jenkins that she was ruined by Uordeu. Jenkius left her at the next station, and roturned home te avenge their rantu.il wrong. He said nothing of his intentions enhisreturu home en Friday morning, net even telling his family why he looked se pale and haggard, although they sought him te re veal the cause of hi3 trouble The parties have been confidential friends. Jenkins was au enthusiastic supporter of Borden, and he joined the church and entered the Methodist ministry under Mr. Berden's infiuouce. Mr. Jenkins giive himself up after the sheeting and is guarded by the sheriff and his deputies. Nothing ever occurred iu the commu nity that se startled and agitated its quietude. Jenkins w.ss raised there, and is considered oue of the purest young men iu the neighborhood. Mr. Berden has been engaged in teaching a long time, having had charge of colleges at Menreo and Hemer, La., for years past. Jenkins is about 25 years of age, and was ordained as a minister at the last ses sien of the annual conferonco of the Moth Meth Moth edist Episcopal church, Seuth, no is a son of the non. Benjamin T. .Tonkins and has been preaching at Recblin, a station en the New Orleans Pacific railroad. B. T. Jenkins, sr., is ene of the trustees of the college. Beautiful Decorations Large Attendance interesting kxerclM Gratifying Be- perla of the ScboeL Last evening the Presbyterians of this city celebrated the sixty-second anniver sary of the Sunday school of the First Pres byterian church. The church was very profusely and artistically decorated growing flowers, foliage plants, and trail ing vines, covering the pulpit and the space in front and en either side of it. On tha platform, behind the pulpit, were placed a large number of small chairs, which were occupied by the primary pupils of the Sunday school, and en the wall in rear of them were the large figures 62." Tha 'church was crowded, -every seat being occupied a decided majority of the audience being ladies and children. The children of the main soheol occupied seats reserved for them near the pulpit. The exercises opened with an overture en the grand organ by Mr. Fred. Meyer. The opening hymn, "In the Church of the Lord," was then sung by the several schools connected with the church. The 27th Psalm was read iu concert by the entire congregation, after which the schools sane the hymn. " O Crown the Blooming Year with Seng." A prayer was offered by Rev. L. F. Brown, of the Seuth Queen street mission, and a hymn was sung by the mission primary school. The mission scnoei was out in siruug force, made a very creditable appearance and as they always de, sang excellently. The report of their secretary, Mr. A. Hersh, shows the number of officers te be 13 ; teachers, males, 7 ; females, 15 ; scholars in main school,192; infant school, 133 ; total, 3G0 ; an increase ever last year of 47 ; average attendance, 233 ; an increase ever last report of 57, and irem January 1st of 88. The attendance has nnt-. nnlv hnftn law but very regular : 100 scholars have been present every session of 1883 ; 30 absent but one session, and 21 absent but two sessions. The infant school is growing rapidly and is new the largest in the city, a position which it has attained in less than two years, while the Bible classes since their removal te the new apartments provided by for them are also flourishing. The report of the treasurer although net read last evening, shows a balance in the treasury, which indicates aise a healthy oenditian of their finances. The mission school next sang the hymn commencing " Break forth, Break forth, our Hearts and Tongues." Mai. C. M. Hewell, secretary aud treas- urer of the main soheol, then read his au uual report, which shows that the school has 9" officers, 20 teachers, a Bible class of 17. The main school contains 99 pupils and the primary 40 in all 150. Whole number, including officers, toaehers and Bible class, 185 ; average attendance 140. The ameuut of money received, exclu sively from members et the school jjije; amount expended, including missionary appropriations, $171.37 ; balance in treas ury, $80.61. The report further shows that boek3 were distributed as prizes te the following named scholars for their perfect recitation of the shorter catechism, viz.: Harry C. Slaymaker, Harvey McPherson, Bessie Stanten. Aunie MoPhersen,Mabol Arneld, and Katie L. Franklin. Similar rewards wero presented for attendance every Sab hath dnrincf the vear te Mrs. M. O. Kline, Cbas. M. Hewell, Lerena Russell, David McNeal, Samuel Moere, Frederick S. Pyfer, Ella Bertha Best, and .Luia flic -Neal. The library, managed by Wm. G. Tindal.is in geed condition, and 322 books have been rebeuud at a cost of $89.G4. The primary school continues under the capable management of Mrs. M. O. Kline. Secretary Hewell closed his report with some pertinent remarks te parents and members of thecengregatian, calling upon them te ceme te the help of these laboring for the Sabbath school mere zealously aud liberally than they have done heretofore. At the conclusion of the secretary's address the main school sang the hymn Miles and Peffer played well at second and third bases. This team have plenty or heavy natters and irener, Arneld, lung, and Hardy did geed work en Saturday. The score of tfie game in full fellows : COLLEGE. T B IB P O Stahl, lb. ..-. ....... 1 Dltman.ss 1 Hottenstein, 3L 4 Little, 2b nelslcr, p 3 Apple, c 3 Scnsenlg, ct - Dulrew, r f. ! Steele, If... 3 0 0 0 n 1 O 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 1 9 0 0 0 EBANKFOBP AT LARGE. IUE SCALES ANOTHER JAIL WALL. Total : 31 3 5 24 13 9 IRONSIDES. Zecher.c r 1 1 12 C 3 Klng.rf 5 12 0 10 Petter,3b 5 112 0 0 Arneld, ct 5 1 e 1 e 0 Myers, lb 4 2 2 3 0 0 Davis, If. 4 ti 2 10 0 Miles, 2b 4 10 10 1 Hardy.es 4 2 2 0 10 Sweltzer.p 4 2 3 2 9 0 Total 40 11 13 27 17 INNINGS. 12345G7S 9 College 0 2 10 0 0 0 0 0-3 Ironsides 011O03 2 4 x 11 Umpire Jacob Llchty. The grounds of the club are in excellent condition. The field is covered with sod, but it has been removed entirely en the iu field. The fence might be a little higher behind the catcher. In a short time seats will be erected en the west and south sides of the ground. As for the club it was evident by their playine in the early part of the game en Saturday that they were new and need practice together. This they have been unable te get. But Captain Myers will at enca put them te work. That is all they need, as the team has as geed material as any amateur nine in the state. The managers are trying te arrange a game for next Saturday with the Harvey Fishers, of Danville. They can feel proud of their opening game and the success at tending it. GOV. ST. JOHN AT THK UOUKT-HuCSK. commencing "Lift the Voice in Hely Seng." The pastor, Rev. J. Y. Mitchell, D. D., made au earnest address in behalf et the school, after which a colledion was takeu and the primary department of the main soheol, under the lead ei airs. iu. u. Kline, sung with very fine effect the hymn commencing " Twe Little Hands." The teu commandments were next read in concert by the schools aud congregation. The hymn " He Leves Me Toe," was sung by the primary department of the main school, followed by the hymn comuenciug "Saviour, Arm Us for the Conflict." The apostles creed was then recited by the congregation ; the hymn " All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name," was sung, the Lord's prayer was chanted, the doxol dexol doxel ogy was sung and the congregation was dismissed with a benediction. The anniversary was a complete success, all the music being finely reudered and the readings, recitations and ether parts of the pregramme much better than is usually heard at Sunday school anniversa ries. The primary school under direction of Mrs. Kline was a peculiar interesting feature of the occasion. UASKBAIX. fEBSONAL. Benedict Lafiiam, a member of the Senate of Rhede Island and a prominent manufacturer of that state, died at his home in Ceutreville en Saturday. Genekai. Creek and staff reached Wil cox, Arizona, en Saturday morning, and Colonel Biddle and Lieutenant Feisythe were expected te arrive there yesterday with the Mexican women who were rescued from the Apaches. Miss HARRiNGTON.alias Leenard, "hand "hand "hand some,edncated and respectable," shot Mrs. Clarence H. Clark, a New Yerk liquor merchant's wife, in the back, because she was jealous of Mrs. Clark's alienation from her of the affections of Patrick Callahan, an aged lawyer and lever. Rev. Charles T. Brooks was buried yesterday in Newport, Rhede Island, the services being held iu the Channing Me Me eorial church. The church was heavily draped in mourning, hymns composed by the deceased were sung, Rev. Mr. Wendt pronounced a glowing eulogy, and Gov Gov ereor Van Zandt read a " poetie tribute. The Ironsides Open Their ureunda With a Victory. On Saturday afternoeh the first game of baseball en the Ironsides' new ground was played between that club and the college team. Before it began there was a shower, hut by 3 p.m., the sun shone and when the game was called 400 spectators, in eluding many ladies, were present. The Ironsides nine of Saturday was that which will play through the season, though the pitcher's position was filled by Sweitzer, of the Chesapeake, of Harrisburg. This was the first game that the nine have played together and they have had no time te practice, being compelled te work during all of their spare time putting their grounds in shape. The college club had a strong team, but it might have been better had all the nine been there. It was with difficulty that an umpire could be secured for the game, but finally Jacob B. Lichty. consented te serve. When he called the game the college boys wen the bat and the Ironsides took the field. The former were retired iu one, two, threo'erdcr with out scoring, and the Ironsides met the same fate. In the next inning, the college boys bv geed work succeeded in scoring the first two runs of the game and their opponents followed with ene. In the third iuning each club received a run. Neither scored iu the next two innings, nor did the college club secure another in the game. At tbe beginning of the sixth inning the Ironsides seemed determined te win and began heavy bat ting ; three runs were made partly en ac count of errors by the cellege team. In the seventh inning the Ironsides scored two runs and four mere in the eighth, leaving the score at the- ead 11 te 3 in their favor. . In the game there was some fine playing en both sides and several pretty double plays were made by the college boy's. Of that team Apple caught very well, taking number of foul tips Heisler's pitching was very effective up te the sixth inning, when the Ironsides began te pound him with mere success. Stahl played well at first base and the batting of Steele and ethers was heavy. Ditman played admirably and caught Beveral flys for which be had te run. Of the Ironsides nine Zecher did excellent playing behind the bat, and he was highly praised by the large audience. Sweitzer, the pitcher, played well, though he did net seem hard te hit. Myers, the captain of the nine, is a capital first base man and knows bow te run bis men. A Very Large Audience and a Vigorous Ad dress The Temperance Ouestleu lu Politic. A very large audionce assembled in the Lancaster court house yesterday afternoon te listen te the prohibition war horse of the West, ex-Govorner St. Jehn, of Kan sas. Net only did the temperance people turn out in force, but large numbers of people who neither practice nor preach prohibition were present te see and hear the man who had made Kansas a temper ance state, and beeu himself defeated a year or two afterwards in consequence. The meeting was held under the auspi ces of the Wemen's Christian Tomparance union, an organization that is working verv nuietlv and unobtrusively in our midst, but which is, nevertheless, making itself felt in behalf of the cause it has es poused. The meeting was called te order by Rev. J. A.Peters, of the First Reformed church, who had been chosen as chairman. A large uumber of ether clergymen were present. Rev. J. B. Shnmaker, D. D., of St. Paul's Reformed church, opened the meeting with prayer, and the choir of the First M. E church followed with a line rendition of a tompcrance hymn. Mr. Peters introduced Gov. St. Jehn with seme prefatory remarks, during which he stated the objects of the organization under which the meeting was being held. The Address. Gov. St. Jehn was received with loud applause. He is a man of medium size, apparently ever forty years of age, has rather dark hair and wears a meustache, but no ether beard. He is a vigorous, forcible, deliberate speaker, with a sonor ous voice that could be heard all ever a hall three times the size of the court heuse. He presented all the staudard arguments of the prohibitionists in well chosen phraseology, occupying the plat form for fully an hour aud a half and and beintr verv attentively listened te We will net attempt te give even an outline of his ad dress, as it would occupy mere space thau we have at our disposal. A few of his points were, that the liquor traffic is acknowledged cverywhore te ba a bad aud a dangerous one, olse why is it surround ed by se maay safeguards for the protec tion of the public. Ne ene may lawfully engage in it without a license from the courts and the party licensed must prove by twolve geed aud true men that he is a mau el goeu moral cuarauiur. t such exactions are deemed necessary when a man wishes te engage in the grocery or dry goods trade, or any ether branch of merchandise ; or te open a church or Sunday-school. Ne ene for a moment fears that the public is likely te be injured by any of these pur suits. The implication therefore is that the liquor business is dangerous and must be hedged in with safeguards. But if it is dangerous aud wrong in itsilf no sanction of law cau make it right uer neutralize the evils that flew from it. Its total abolition is the only safe course. The governor showed that the annual exen3es of the public schools of Penn sylvania amount te $8,000,000, while the liquor traffic costs the state $105,C0O,00O. Ne father or mother ever felt alarm at seeing their child enter the public schools, but hew many bitter tears have been shed by them when they have seeu their sons enter the taverns aud Baloens ? Reforiiugte the opposition of the peli ticians te woman suffrage, and their argu ment that if women were allowed te vote concision and bad laws would fellow, the governor reminded them that all the evils the poeplo new suffer are the result of male suffrage, and they could net ba aggra var.iil lmt minht be lessened by female suffrage. He answered the argument of the advocates of the liquor traffic that nrnhihitien would result in a chit in the grain market, and that farmers and ethers would thereby suffer immense losses, by showing that the grain from distilleries is fed te cattle after the alcohol has been nrtractad and that it would take just as .much grain te feed them with the alcohol left in it. As te the argument that " prohibition does net prohibit," the governor says that the experienca of Kansas proves the con cen trary. Every distillery has been banished from the state, the number of places where liquor cau be had has been lessened by ene. half and the liquor drinker has te be made acquainted with signs, passwords and winks before he can gain ad mittance te the dens in which the traffic is new carried en. The prohibition law instead of depopu lating Kansas, as the liquor men said it would, has had the effect of adding bun dreds of thousands of sober, industrious men te its population and only drunkards and liquor dealers have left the state aud moved ever the borders te afflict peer Misseuii. The governor referred te his recent defeat in Kansas, saying that it was effected by a union of all the bad elements iu the state ; and that though he wai de feated prohibition was net, and would yet triumph ever its enemies and bless the At the close of Governer St. Jehn's ad dress the choir rendered another selection and the audience was dismissed with a benediction. He VaU Taroegb aa Iren Clad Cell and Takes Twe Herse Thieves Wlta ttiai General Jail Delivery Early this morning a special telegram te the Istbllieescee from West Chester reported the escape from the jail there of Jehn Frankford, the notorious herse thief. The posting of it en the bulletin beard and Al Ja!l a a . lurtuer uetaus wnen receivea attracted a very large crowd and there seemed te be a general feeling that the iucident was cal culated te take some of tha conceit out of the West Chester authorities who had se steadily derided the Lancaster jailers for net being able te held him and bad se confidently boasted of their own ability. A later dispatch from the Republican gave the following account of the jail breaking: "Jehn Frankford left this morning about 4 o'clock, accompanied by J. Lewis Robinson and Dunn, both con victed horse thieves. Frankford cut through the iron-clad cell into Robinson's, then into Dunn's above them, then into the left, and after getting en the reef they went down into the yard by a repa and ever the wall. The imploments used were a ease knife, serrated spike and pocket knife." Anether dispatch from the Lecal News treats the matter thus : " The double breasted, triple iron clad, burglar proof and air tight cell, occupied until some time last night by the one-eyed hoise thief, is te let this morning en terms sat sat isfactery te most criminals. It is war ranted te ba well ventilated and easy of egress, otherwise it would net be offered for rent. Fer terms apply te the Chester county prison authorities. If you bee anything of Mr. Frankford running around loose up your way capture him in the name of Chester county aud the prison laws of this commonwealth. Sometime last night he cut his way out through the reef of our prison. Twe ether noted pris oners escaped with him, besides about a score of Pennsylvania railroad car liders, and excitement is rampant here this morning. If you say anything about it iu your valuable paper ploase be easy, as any undue reference te the matter falls heavily upon the sensitive ears of this peo ple." The Kscaped Prisoners The escape of the prisoner.; was discov ered at breakfast time this morning. Clarence A. Dunn is a native of Lancaster city. He enlisted in the 97th P. V. ; was sentenced last January te six years, after ward reduced te five, for stealing two horses and a can iage near Oxford. He is aged thirty eight, has light complexion, light brown hair, gray eyes, height about five feet ten inches, wero prison nlethi-s. Lewis Robinson, of Ilonaybreok, Chester county, was sentenced last April te three years ou sundry counts of larceny ; age about thirty-two years, dark complesieu, brown hair, blue eyes, height about five and one half feet, wero prison clothes. Frankford is dressed in his own clothing. There are no clues whatever te the direc tion they went. Prioukeeper Haggerty offers two hundred dollars reward for the retnrn of Frankford, ene hundred for Dunn and twenty-five for RobinFen. I.ITTL.K LOCAL.. Gen. Dlttnnrs' Funeral. The funeral of the late General Ditmars took place this afternoon from his late residence en East Orange street. The services were conducted by Revs. Dr. Mitchell aud Shumakei, and the pall bearers were Judge Patterson, W. W. TJrewn, esq., Charles E. Wenlz and Henry Shubert. Gave Ball. . Liuferd Yohn, of Churchtown, against whom a slander snit was brought en Sat urday by Dr. L. Z. Ringwalt, was arrested en Saturday evening by the sheriff and gave bail in the sum of $5,000, Here and There and Everywhere. Five drunks and a bum were discharged by the mayor this meruiug. The U.JB. fair iuGordenvilIo was a finan cial success, and a lawn souiable for August is projected. Harrisburg suflered $20,000 less from a terrific rain storm last night, aud the electric light apparatus was frustrated. A party of boys playing iu the weeds near Reading. Pa., yesterday, found the dead body ef Daniel Kech, who disappear cd a week age. The arteries of the arms had been cut, causing death by bleeding. Willie Fisher, aged 8, son of Jas. Fisher residing at 34 Conostega street, had his cellar hone breken iu two places by being struck with a ladder that fell from wheie it was placed against the building of St. Mary's parochial school. Hiram Hollenbush, the deceased miner alogist of Reading, was buried yesterday at Reading, (in accerdance with his anti mortem wishes') without any ceremony whatever, the coffin being merely Iewcitd into the grave. Samnel Hess and Sen, auctienccrn, cold at public sale en Saturday, at Millersville, for Harry C. Lintuer, 19 head of Virginia horses and colts ; ten horses averaging $229 C4 per head, aud the horses aud colts together averaged $157.C8 per head. The State Pharmaceutical association wiil'mcet in Harrisburg te-morrow. The Torsion balance scales will be :t novel and interesting featnre of the exhibits. Drs. Heinitsh, Parry and Hubley, of the state society, Drs. Ress, of Elizabutbtewn, Hackenberger, of BainhridRe. and Kaiiff man of Lancaster, will atteud. Last eveuiug the office of Haruerger, McCully & Ce, was biekeu into, but the euly thing taken se far as has been ascer tained was the key of the safe, which was kept in a drawer of a small desk iu the office. The safe wa-t unlocked and ran sacked, but there were no valuab'es in it, and the thieves did net want the books. There is as yet no clue te the thieves. Mrs. Catherine King, an elderly lady residing with Mrs. Charlette Gast, 138 East King street, made a misstep and Jell down stairs, last night, dislocating her shoulders and breaking the bone near tha socket. Dm. Henry Carpenter and Gee. P. King rendered the old lady all pucsihte surgical aid, but in viowef her advanced age, her injuries are regarded as quite serious. siaAL.trex One New Vase and One Death. Mrs. Raymond, 352 East Orange street, whose case has before been repeitcd, died of smallpox about 9 o'clock last evening. It is said her case was a very malignant one She was buried this morning. Jehn Buckius, residing at the corner of Duke and Vine streets, and who w&s nurse te Philip Smith during his illness with smallpox, was attacked with the dis ease, and removed te the county hospital last evening. The red flag was tern down from in front of David Carr's residence, Ne. 330 West King street, last night, but was re placed by the authorities this morning. Any person known te tear down the red flag, which is the signal that smallpox prevails in the house iu front of which it is placed'will be prosecuted. There are still three cases in Mr. Carr's family. Contributions for the benefit of smaH smaH pex sufferers may be left at the mayor's office. They will be distributed by the mayor and beard of health among the most needy. One of the daughters of Mr. C3rr, (Annie), died this morning, making the third death in this family. m Death et a Heseman. Last night En.anuel Swope. aged 2C, a heseman of engine company Ne. 2, of the city fire department, died at the home of his father, Ne. 25 Conestoga street. The deceased contracted a severe cold at the burning of Jehn P. Scbauin's stable, en the night before Decoration Day. It turned te typhoid fever, which caused his death. There is a curious coincidence iu connection with Mr. Swope's death. Last niht the large iron grey herse " narry, ' one of the pair, which drew engine Ne. 2 died, of a stoppage of the bowels. This animal was a great favorite with yenug Swope, and he was accustomed te lido him for exercise. Appointed Collector. Rebert Turner has been appointed tax collector of Washingtep borough. 5 A- MggV
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