H-J- (" J - 'fp C i 'M z mukf V I lVv v IS s i . h I! V vlk MTXriO XXlMO. neimni;rriiSTS adjourn. JHiri siu mui; :r i.vi :., r w ritfir .. Tll.i Mill' l.trtllli. lit I'ler. MlTllilll (U'IhiIIiik I In- Illinium lit 1 1 1 r llittlliiitliirtt Mtnutil tin Mililr u I'nlillr H IiimiI Kiiui.r- I'liuii iUiiiimiiih-mi, As we tvrnt tn press mi 'Ihursdiiy the sod- ''lyli.nl iiinlvi iliH'iivilnii neiiki illlorestlng TlOrtll'llllui1lt qtlotlletlS, till1 Kllbst IIIPO of which lsgiveu iivinw : "Vh itr high, hilly mounds, open te ex ex ex ltostlre fuomble In erdmrils?" ('tispcr lllllur answered II was Iksmiise l Im Ipiuporu Ipiuperu Ipiuporu tnre tvus never sit lu ai In tlin Vitllcvs, uud the buds wr-nut llkelvle be killed." .1. " Jllllllsiiu ,Cn. ,1 v, !t. HIIIlT, OtCPpt 114 te llie liinlii-rii sIiiim In- r.niired the south ern i"m. Ik-iiue tliu color of lhe f Jrultwasl r, Mi. I lit is ngi cod with Mr. Jamisen lii 1 link fatnrcd llie iinrllmrii t"sHitiin. i , n irtin ri nit wns imtMii highly k colon-1, there whs iiinie rcrtiilnly In -jtCtlliia u Mop. Mr. I.eligsdnrf thought It nil ili'l" u-lcd ! llm amount of elevation. Insulin ctscs the northern mid III ether tliu . souilieni s'himi is In be ptefcrrcd. II. M. KnglcNiid then i mi lie mi ruli) l.ilil down ler tin I m-iIi.iii .ii rlinids Much deK'iids Oil HlO teillpcr.lt lite nf til" hPllSOII. .leliu II. tM Would lllwilts pl.llll MHii trees IllKIVC the rea. h erth ta-. Mr. Mi-ulinn .!! hill hill Riiles . n.it ulwuys recommrmled ler orchards. M uiv of lhe Ih'sI orchards ure en lowlands if tlnRe nni well drained lie thought il prefer ihle te the hillsides. Mr. Lengs.., f tik tlit sunn view. Tim levels nre me custlv cultivated, mill tlie soil kept ildi tiimi en hillsides. Mr. Wlckershani thought it seldom hnpiietied there was tM tillti'li l alin,i In tltins county llie liest IKMili- fe grown ml hillsides 'Mr. Kngle v.lli I II. no ;-. r it ite of llie hIihh was less turn' ' ihei in I tin tullejs or en llie brew of tlieli.l' In verv reld weithcr the vullpy Is coldest an. I in v inn wpnlhcr tlie hotel ; for these ms.. in tin- InllsiilcH ure boller Until thenl Mr Mis-han Mhl tlie Ixist jwu'li erchar-ls w-n en tliu m-li ltcl liinilsofDol.i liinilsefDol.i liinilsofDel.i waro se. I Msi lnml " he is tiie i ni of rust en colery iiml liew c:in It Ik prc'iitisl T" Mr. .S.itUriliwiilt Slid llm rust tsiniiHisI hv tlie gruliml Inung tee injgil "r t'xi ilrv. "VVffi' Is Hit- cuise el curl en ixmHi Iuiwk mill Kin m.i it lx iirnveutuil ?" Mr. Mei'liiin .ii heiiw of tliesn iiicstiens ro re minUi I Imn of suml.iy nclioel (pwtleiis. He s.uj Hi" nirl Is tlie rc-tiilt of fniielil ierfs. 'I I . ir Is full el tlite sjieres mill uii'ler "Ti mi fin iiiiistaiKS-s ami isniilttlens of tlir ti mii" ritni-t' iiml meifitiiru. 'S ll f..i im.l Viricilfs e fpilnoe uccsT" Mr siti. ithu ul villi lut umlil oeiuct tlie t lisiiiM i ,.' ty ami M't tlieni clglilrcii Inches ii nt In Northern l.illtmles tlie Ortiiii.e n mhl tin i is il lititler then tlie Chnili Chnili pien n tr'Hnl neil lilll ii. He trains ttict tret tee , t,nii. stem. Mr. Moen wetilit it'aitrilt th impmii iinlv sixicnn fuct apart. ! It iW i ul I iiiteil tlin Or.uise lurlcty, tlfttini iuri in cu'li illrcs: tlen. Tralncil tlir'tn in i t nlc stein, Inn liu.uh.sl. They ais n i ii . i.i i ii l v f.ir pnillt.ihle inarUetliig. Mr I in;1 i mini inltM tlie Oramjii tjulnoe ; tlievln'i i;.i-Kt k'S'plni; ipt.ilitics. itr. mt its c.iiise anil rpiiictlv ?" Sir. M.t Mil i.ml the mt Is calistsl hy fun-'tis tin- v. rins of nlilcli arc always Iliut ms in Mi- a in sphere Whtinjiiraistfiratichtis are e. t .1 iili.jN'r lr,i?t tlicre is nmur anv is.t Mi Moen i.ienl tlie p.iper Un" isjverinr 1'rt-M't. nt 'tltzcl ues ptiier liajr" -f.iitci.t tliein en 1th plus , Icaves them en until tic inur tiKu, puts en tlin hags as en as in -fruit lK-i;iiis te form. Heiiry l. Km;lc sii.l tin luKstlumlil ! uuule with enu Niilc l"iti;ir th in tlie oilier, se th.it tlie len i"i(le may Is letilt'il ever tin) short shlu anu kcnpniil the mil. A two pound bag Is tlie btst sli. "Tlie beat ttlilut r.ii7" Mr. (.'hat.) saiit Hick w. ioiiei;.nn1 u liltn gr.ilUMln I'ouii I'euii I'ouii srliattte. Mr ll.Kipes s.ihl he pre tlie l.eld-n 1 kluiirteii te purfcotleii In West ( h'"tir Hi Imirt all his Krapcs j folds evor ttc lop of lw mi. I r.Lslciis it ulth a noedvn i'tl.pi U lie iiitetinlal Krnp a ury ten. i rnm'i, i.iu lttijien te porfcelinn In tit s II. ! pi i m nt tlie nanjiM of tlie nald in ' I. us r " Mr. Salterthw.iit read an e-jiai If. ud. tlie iKirer is lnntl In iuhahiU ; tin) in. mt nt ili'ttiejini- It nisi slniple and cis lli i tic Is' wry ly , llen only nt iw l Ii - nt ic iiiulcr "tlie Itark ul lhe intij ti t I mi 01 llie hundred In a dav ; tti. si . irut Ii il. Ii int. i is onus whh h Imiix their iiin il int. Their location iseatily ills. i.t. ii' 'lif'ii.ir.ttiiiinthliark. I'xa'inltie ! tic tin ti nil iind lain. Mxuil lhe 1st of Inn. i ml. up the trunk of llie lice with ciriliiii itthct in u luiifht ofeihtccii Inchi'S. This i mip it the Initie te lay its I'sgi se far tip tin tiunk lli ii it is cully 'illiuoierud and the worm mix '" klllctl with ,i knife, ail nut or wpe I'm. trees should Ik eareliilly i"t amiiied s ertl tituci Iwtween July ami Set tiMti'n Vli e the worm Is net at em.0 kilh d, it t rks its way further mid further Inte tic tn '-. and as the time uppnuuhet ler ttsgrtiti initiiiiiiiti.nl from an ntjly worm tearitlu r h unltoine Ixsjtle, it linked its miv trem tie 'inlie.il the tree str.lllll tewanls the tun i . w In hi it resLs just inslde the sur sur f.iee un'il us i liaue eeiues; then It omerjjcs, tlics I'i'tli, lait its rzj?i and seen die. It lavs lit i ".m ul. en me piince tree, and may lie" net rid "I in the manner ulime devjrlhctl. I'ref. Meeh in thought Mr. fcattcrthwait hadhirdlr done justlie te tint praetlee et putiiit(j i-'.-r aieuml the trees. He had dene tn In iit-i It, pi u'iui; paper with as tar .Hound , the trunk" , i thelrcit. lie would take oil flu-pipei in the .lutiiinn of every scar and renew it, In the lelleu iui,spiliip J I riniui is proferrcil the plan pursued In Mr. Mis.h.iu te thai of .Mr. hjtterthw.ilt. Ile asked ivhoilier the ljorer overcame out of the tree in lest than two vc.ir. Mi Satterihwiiit Haiti he thought they HOMT r mimtJ in the tree moie than two jftiw, iiml a et opinion it sometimes pcr tcctcd within a Biimle year. TU). KSOi.tAHONS L'tHfl l,M SS. " Hew em the iisclulucss mid lullueiii.it of our im latien be best promoted and ex tended ' "Mr. Meeh.in, filter review tug the history ('f the sriciety anil the many cIuiiikes which lml taken viace during the twenty six years eflts existence, answered, thai the (lift mittcr of important e Is tit Mccure the tst tst tst operatinn of amateur fruit t-rewers mid pardciurs, and te Induce them te establish local H'Xitlci , and alter they are formed we should utt. ud their moetiiii'saml particimte in thelt discussions, and Impress upon theni lhe iuiiertaiii e of horlleulture. Ile rocem mended that, a coimmtlee en lmiil sixicti'ti w milled te the staudim; committees et the at soclutieu Mr M n s m. itctl tin) iirot'eilliisrs el the Nix'icty mlhlit ie piluted in sep.ir.tte leim, in mliUtfen te the teriu in which they are new printed by the statu authoritles. Mr, Ultmer thought tint it circulars w em (uililed bi lore the untiu.il meetings, distri buted nineiis- the momhers, and by tlieui cir culated in their lespouhe neij;hborlieodMi intieli gi-citct Interest iiil(,'lit be ereated in lielmlf of the ebjw ts of the ttiK'Inty. On iiioiien et Mr. Toepor it was erdered Hint each incmber et tlie association be aWarJlsl two t.ipies of the printed proeced preeced i iiifr of the ' Aurli'iilture of reniiKylvimla," and th it the se rct-u y iietily absent inombei-s that thev can Ikim' tlie uiluine sent te them en thy p.ivuii nt et theh amiilal dues and the ueccitarv nnieunt el tieslaae. The quastinii . "Should our tate establlsli a station for experiments in arienltuie and liniticulUiK " was continued until next meeting. "Hew te euro lieu blight?" was the sub ject of ti pajier pieuued by Daniel Smeyi.li. Ills plan was te in ike a leni-itudliial iui Isleu through that fiart of the trunk or branches of tlie tree uUecled w 1th the Might. Mt' Median said the loutedy piopimeil was (ivcii (;ued teiiiud for bark canker, wliU.lt trail a iey diilurent dlsease from tlie blight. 1 his blilii t eitics hi a Mngle night ; there la impiotum-eo! it i the host plan la te dig up the trcubv lue roots and plant auellier one. 'The best time tm priming grape vines fill or spring? II. M. Hugle ausweied lieth fall uuil siiing, but nut tee late, Mr. lamysdeif prcfeiTcil spilug pinning, net 1 ail j cueiijIi te niccl tttHtnml net se laie us te produeeiloodliiL'. if the tines ure pruned in tliu tall, lhe work will havn te be duiie e or ngalii In tlie "piing for much of the weed will lw winter killed. Dr. IiiiiU add he Ii imcu nt uuct ii uiuiM was uu ueti. jir. I sip jcalil he pruned hi winter or Hummer without icraitl te fre-t or blecdiuu et tlie iliie. The iit'J(tcut recommended prun iiit win nc t cr j our knlltt is ttliari. "KheulilBtrawbciry iilunU be ceveied in w inter, ami If te, hew f " , i j .? 121). Mr. J. Iteplei did net rover his plants nt all. Dr. I'linlt envoi cd nil Ids til tuts with lier.-e m iniiie, tun Ini lies deep. ITe set his plntlls ill hills four feet iip.ul. II. M. Cugle did thesiiiin te mimn imlent tlin iiiatiure tvns n prohs'iieu in ttlntir mid n mulch In siiiiiiiier. Taspei Ulth r mulches lightly with lior-e iiKiniirc. " Whal new tariciict ni straw berries me worthy of trial ?' " Will red clever, iiiiillen mid ether iiilliu iiilliu iiilliu iilsbecomepcreuui.tl It Ihoblessouis ure re met ml 7 Dr. runic unit Mr. Mci'han iinsueicd tint Ihey would, us well as a great many ether pl.mtn, luelmllug th" sunlleuer. " What Is lhe uMrleni'0 eflnctnbcrs rt g.irdltig Hiieelenrii w Ii il lrlety Is host for canning?" Mr. Krbhadit taiicty, the ti.imu of which hn did net knew, that was very prelllle mid leryfliin: the grain was shrunk en when dry. 'Dr. UarrNeu said the old colony corn was Urn liest he had iisisl ; It Is nearly puntwlilte and though It is an old tariiiiy, ii n.ts neeii rn introuueeii as a nov elty. I asjier Illller nthl the large Hiigircern Is n tervgoed tiuicly for table use ; believes Il would lie evcellent ler e inning. Atljeiirncd. IIU'lHIltf KVI'.MNUN sKsSIIIV. The Dual somieu et the .SiK'lety'ri nuuilal meeting was much mere largely attended thin nn of the etheit, nearly one. half the audUyice Ijeiug I iilhs. Tht boys' nmlglils' high Hchoels went lirely represented, and there went pri!ent also a number of oleigy eleigy tueti, the oily sits)rliiteuiiiiit mid in my I'Hiehers of the public schools. ltmnisllatelv after the miM'ling was called toerder. Mi. Harrison arose, mid announced tlietlKathnrWm.il. Sduirer, president of of the Pennsylvania Horticultural noclely, anil ollered resoliitlena of resiss-t te lils memory all 1 coiideloneo te his family, which wcre ililaiilmeusly nil lptcd. The following apitelutmeiils wcre announ ced by the new president, Cult In Coeper: Committee en constitution .Heward ' Chaw, Themas Meclian, W. H. Moen. Cemmitt t) en niiiiuat eYhlbitieii el fruits. II. M. Kngle, il 't.ittcrlhwait, flisj, D. Stllrel. II. S. ltiljip, .1. (I. Ilaitnun. Cemmitter or arrangement mnl reception--Cyrus T. Tex, J. C. Ileplei, i: It. Ilngle. Ueiienil fruit isiiiiiilttut A gcneral fruit eoiniuitteo consoling of twenty-llve niuin Imrs, reprpspiitlug the Mevcr.il einitlm con nected w lih tlin association, w as also appoint ed. ll.il. Kugle is tlie inomlier for this county. Mr. CIitsp, e.lnlrmm el the commllteo cm nemeiielatuni presented i report en the fruits en exhibition liofere the nssocLitlen, which wen recelvisl .mil ortlcred te ha eii turcsl nn tliu miuutet. Pr.tf. tfeiclniiN lecture. I'ref. Themas Meh.iu was iiitrrslucetl mid tleliverixl his loctiire en "rrulUitttil I'lewers in (Vtunoctlen with the l'rtyress of Clvlll-t-tleu." He saitl the lere of llewers pervades alt classes of pvuple mid has great iutlueiice in shaping their civ dilution. Ity civilization he did net meiiii that stite of society which enables mcntoace.iilrognMt wealth or MWer, though thciu conditions ure sought by iiiiny. audarorcgardislbyininyathechleri'iitlefllro LI i it tltere ure ether lines of civil l&ittnit morn InitHjri'int that Unto .the Mi..sieti of the will and the ability te instruct mid assist ethers; te make ethers huppv ; te de unto ethers as We would hate ethers de unions. Tins i the hlKliest pluue of modern cltill.t cltill.t tleit. Ancient civilization Uught the km pie th it ouch should de tlie host he could ler himself; but we have inlvuni cl l.ir Isiyend that filnt, mid the licst of us take pride and foul pleasure In ml. ling hi the pliustlie of ethers. A rcmarkuble iimtaULe of tliis nd tnncctl civilir.itien watt te lie hi in in the llie of Charles Dewnnn- w limn death Imd tMsm aimetiiiisnl te the nssochuieii te-ilay. Ilotlevetcil his life te the bciiellt of ether. I lit had dene mere than any oilier mm hi tliis country toiinreaso a taste ler and ills ills semmatea oerroct kuowledi;e of horticul ture. Almest dally lie loteivoi! sss'luicnsef fniit, plants and llewers. aeamipiiilcd bv roquesu that he would examine ami pl.isly unit exiilaln Ilium ; anil he never failed te an swer his C'lrreNpnuileiits tlireuuh gre.il labor was required en his part te de te, ami he did il without any iwrmilury ruwanl. He never maden ilellai out of lilt valuable publications; he sent the tn.iniis.ript te tlie publlshcis, nicit'ly stipulating Unit no -heiihl he citcu u few copies of the printed w erkt fir distribu tion among his filitida. I'ref. Meclian thought there vvat no ether pursuit in which we could ile mete geed te our It Hews than in horticulture. Te the love el fruits and (towers many ethor brunches of sillily ewe ttiudi. We phi even trace the hit lery of our rau m the Units ami llewers we soe mound us, Pake the .piiiiee as an o e ttuiple: It Ibis never bwn known te grew wilti, and et it has l.i u kneuti m all ages, though its origin is even new unknown. Its latin name, (vdeni.t, ti.iiliesiislli.it it was Kruvtu 111 Cypress, thousands ul" yeupj age; and te go flirthnr bick, even Inte the ages of mythology we tind thut one of the tisks hn jweil titHtii lleix'tiles was te get the geliK'ii apples fieui the guslcii of Hess)rhles, the walls of which wcre guarded by the gods Int est ignlieu shows us lint ihose golden a ples mre quincei. Anether illustration el the antiquity of the fruit is found in the n.ime Marmalade, derived lrem the sqiiulsh ter inline. Take also the ilierry ; no olio knows Us origin, yet wherever civ llizetl man is found tlie cherry is found. We can tr.iLe it lrem 1'ersia te firetcu, thonce te Heme, theiice te llrlUiiu, and then -e te Aimric.i. Se of the tuberose ; it has never b-en known te grew wild, and .vet it has Ikhmi known in all aget, mid hu-s been huiided down te us lrem the leunUetit antiquity. Its (iieck name, l'oly l'ely aiitlms, proves it ie have been a eit3" llevver in the dav s el ancient (IreuuK. Among tlie ancients, lleuera plujed mi liniHirtnni part in all their gieat vlcteiics. The Cai nation, the Di.mthus (the (lower or tlie gods) was given te Item.m toiiquerors as crowns el victory. Hut the Diatithus did net orlgni.ite (u Heme ; it was teiuiil giewlug en the walls in llnl.iln when tliu I tout ins mtaded thut ceuntty ami was by them tr.mspl uiteil te Italy and became the emblem of llivii vlettuies. ' Tlicse facts nre suflleient te show hew highly llovvers woie valued luniii.ient tliuei ; they tvere carried fiem feiclgu countries mill tikcu home ami ctieltilly cultivated ust as we inedeiiis iniiert raie'pl.mtsat the irctent time. Kven in America, when the while man tirst lauded he found hem many plants and llovvers cultivated by the lndhiis, but we known net where "they ei igiuatcd ; the aborigines could gite no account of hew or when 1IIH170 wus Introduced among them. They only knew they found it lieie. Anil yet we in ly find something of its liUtiuy in the mounds, and in the sicrlliei.il and hutl'il ritosel thoaberigiuus ; mid by follow ing thote we can te soiiie extent trace the history uuil tuivclsef the Indijns themselves. Se tee of tlie potule .mil ethor egctablcs und trults. Thogiape is found wild everywhere, but its origin is unknown. It is probably a native el Asia, and at the iiiesent day in Japan there aie growing wild gi-ajn's almost exactly like our le. gt-.tHis. And this lu.u Is us 10 tuc supposition in ilAiueilcatvas settled by Asulles el a rum mill h inore civilized thin the Indians leund here when the Uuie pe.mn Urst lauded, and thus by the gnipe we can traee back lhe lustoiyef tlie Indians far earlier than the lime nf L'u'miihus. If etury while nun woie swept nut el oxlsteuee to day the botanist could tell by tlin liiiltsamt (lowers Bin rounding him, tlcit the vviitte man had bcen iiuic. li of, Meehiin s.iid he might go en for benis ami givu'illustiiitieus et lhe Important jxirt 1'iuiW and llewers have plated in the civ lUalluii of all ages j but In get nearer home let us leek at llielr influence m the set tlement of new countries. Though silver mid geld and ether minerals elteu Imliiie emigration, it is the adaptation of (lie soil fiir the gieuth of Iruits, llewers and tegetables that has the gieatest Inllueiice. It was tlie dtscoteryol geld that lirstt Induced the set set llenientef Califeini.i, but the Iruits of Cali fornia ure te-day of mere impeiLiucu than all her mine . Ami soef I'lerid i. with her oranges uml louiens, mid the nertlitt est tv 1th its w lie.it lauds, und olhei sections w ilh their grasses, these ure the lull uciices tvliicli tend te their sctth uieiit and development. The lis turei ltileiied te the tvendertiil lu lu llueuee whiili tlin iutioduetieu of the collee plant iiiteMaithuqiie had hull en tlie w mill's ullairs. Of lhe introduction et cotton, uuil tlueiigh it the establishment el .shivery, ami llueiigli slavery tin gieatest wur of iiiixlciti tillles. He spoke e the seething clliH.1 of llovtciueu the ikhji, and cspci'l illy uihiii the kick, who would rather lias i itpiettv beuiiuel uieugiu vuiueir iii'ijsiuc mail a iieiiui inn. He speke of the pleasure heitlculturlsts I'eel In the cultivation of their pluits. of the plcisute they ullerd ethers unit or tlie geed i luaucmu which attend thcli culthatieu. LV.XCASTEH, Tlipmi facts should Imliice u te pcrsovure In Meral pursuits, r.tpti in ttavullng among the Indlniis hu had found Hint lie could de morn with them uuil "pciiie their friendship mom easily by the iihe of Mowers than In any ether way. He narrated lhe history of Capl. CilUeinleii, who lifter llie collnpseof lhe Southern Confederacy went te Alnsltii, niul has (iter Mined been llvlngln ixMconineng tlin most savage tribes, lhe bend of his friend, ship with litem being found In the fruits and Mower he cultivates and tenches them te cuU Utah). I'ref. .Median bellevcil that If tin; government weuhl pursue the Mtue course wllh ether tribes of I mil ins much geed would Iui I'llis'tcd. We (lml them wearing llewers In Iheli homemade shawls uml In Ihclr bask ets und ether nrtliles of nnle iiiatiufae turn. He bulltned horticiiltuie Ie (hi oueof tlie grt'iilest peivem we issess Ie push along lhe cuttKO of t'ivili.itleii, und hoped nil present would give IheiMilte a helping hand. If what he has sild will have a tendency te ludiicemiy efhls liuirers lojeln In the work, he will be mere than sitlnllcd. On motion of I'ref. WlckPrsham, n votenf tli inks was tendenid I'ref. Meehau for his culei tabling mid iustriiitite lecture. IIOIlllt't'l.Tt'tlR IV Till: NL'IIOOI.S. ('resident .Stitzcl Kild the only topic en lhe printed pregramme that remained let discus sion was tint question, "Should horticulture be taught in the public s-IkmjIs 7" He called iilMin Dr. .1. I'. Wlckersliatii te imswer. Di. Wlckersham said that whlle he had always felt n great Interett in the schools, wllh which he hud Ision for many years poii peii ms led, he hud never given much attention te practical horticulture. He has for in my jpnrsailvep.ihtl the teaching of the elements of ugrlcitlture in tlin public schools, mid he hud no doubt the study of horllctiltuie might iile be Introduced with advantage, even If some ether brain lies i f learning new Liuglil should hate te lie exi luded. Thore is a grssl deal of nrlthinetlc and moie abstract gnimmai, und net u Utile geography that might well he dispensed with. Having been (ills led n uhnel director rixinllv he li.ul been tlsllliigthe schools of Iuieaster and was pleased te se in liunyeftliem fine llnvvering plants, uuil he had also Seen keum of the pupils stuilyhigliehiny. HotheiiRhtlt belter te learn something about the useful rather than the nbttr.icl, and would favor the lutiedii. tien of the elements of horticul ture into the s benis. In (ieruianvand settui ether pirts et l.iuoie 111 whlcli he had tnitelt'd, he had wsmi the old whoeliiinslor Willi his pupils in the garden and the Held studying hertlt iilture nml ugrleulture practl isilly. In eondiMieu he called upon I'ref. lluehrle te gite his vlovvsen the stiojei t. I'ref. lluehrle said tint he thought the larmers and fruit growers here assembled were the prener jurtins tn talk uisiu this siibjett. If they tvnut these studies Intro duced it Is for them te say se In most of our country schools the term is only six mouths In a year, In Cumpp it is nil the year round. As the sclustts are new organized lie feared (hit introduction of tlie studies suggested would prove impracticable. rresltleiit Stilzcl sild that the intiodiictieii of herticiiltuiu us a study in the nchoelsiiiust coine sismcr or later, mid he bolleved the soenpr it was introduced the better. Mr. Harrison Injitig called en said he had left hi h'M'l when he was fourteen years old. He had been taught en tlie old tiyttcm of' Indoctrination instead of education a system that hammered Inte the heads of the beysu memorizing el the books hut never drew froiiiilieiiiauerigiit.il ldex Hu held tint enu original thought was worth mere te a pupil than the memorizing or tlie wisdom or iiues. Hodescribed mid condemned the old Uiuc.islrlau system or teaching with Its memorizing. mil iiiotnteii.il classes. He de scribed his own method et touching, u princi pal eint et which was te induce his pu pils te ask question. In this w iv they ure set te thinking und aeqtiite a knew ledge they ciitliet otherwise attain. I'ref. Median said lie was a s, hoel director, and as he had given much tinte te the study e!' horticulture lie iniglit besupsiscd te favor its iutioiliK'tieu at a study into the schools; but he was net. Agricultural sisnotles xuv "mlrediice agricullure:" horticultural soiio seiio soiie ties tsay "Iiitroiliice lierticullure;" scicutltie societies s.iy "iiitrisluce science ;' und se It is tli.it each tavers its own ssil.iltv. His own opinion wus that we cm de but little moie In the schools than we tint new doing. Tuxes nre ulieady high; pupils me already over worked; u grout Mirtieti of then limn hi school is given te the ns'itulinu or lessens tliev lennicsl at hump. lie favored as a rule the leaching of the elementary brum lies only; lifter these are acquired the pupils must edu cate themsilves. Most of the lutdlng Ultil of our d iy left s. he il eirly. Ceiutir.itIvely few of these who have been given a litiprirpttu-i-llien hive Liken a trout lank ill lile. .ltpr seme turthcr leniarks by s. 1'. Kby, Dr. Wiekersh.mi and the prusidetit, Mr. IbsqH's elliued a resolution et thanks te tlie eilleers and iiieiubers et tlie Uincister county agricultural and horticultural society ler the urns taken in net tiling a hall ler the state iissoUutien anil let ether euuitesies ; te the piess Ter tlie full report or the proooed preooed proeoed mgsor lhe iiiicting and tedtizcns gunerally for hospitalities eitended. Tlie rotelution was adopted und the association ndjeurnuil mnr ilu: j.ii;.v iti I'liii.Aiuu.fiu.i. Cli'iiiteii unit .sliiiirt" Itriueit'.l fur 'I rial te tlie l'l in' ir llnlr i:ilnlt. Mr. Chcstei Wilten, orthe Uristel, Uucks (eiinty, Clark Wire cemiuny, whose hoise stolen bv Tilghmaii Cleinten was recently rcceveied at Khizer's, this petinly, isttne te Lancaster vettcrdaj with Uucks county war rants for Clenisen mid his companion, calling himself "Jenes," who had been ledged in tliu Lancaster county Jail. Alderman Spuriicr, Detei tit ellye, of I'hll adelphia. Mi. Wilsen and the two prlsoners loll ler l'hiladelphia en the Day 1-xpres, Thursday aflcinoeii, and uihiii tlielrarriv.il in Philadelphia the alleged hoise thieves wcre ledged ill the Cciitiat silu.e station. It Is likely that befote they nre taken te Hacks county hevvuvei, they will be tiied in 1'hil.i delplii.i ler stealing a wlutciu no bem James I-lliett, etSitv sixth street und Il.iverrerd ie.nl, in October lust, which they sold ucai New Helland, w here she w u leund by Do De Do lectlve Ilyo en the 511st el Dccembm, "Tlioj "Tliej "Tlioj aie also charged with stealing horses In Montgomery county, and with taking horse l'l eui l'urkteu, Md., which weiu bieiight te this county, clipped mid dyed te pietcut identilli-atien and sold in I'hii.idelphl.i. Trem pi cscnt npiKMrances, unless they bleak Jail, they will Itate little ejiisirtunity te attend the herse markets ler seme time te ceme. Heth moil nrc Mell-known lu the (loliee eirclosel I'liiladclphi.iuml the olllcersor that oily hat e been en their trail for seme time. They nt ence iciegnized "Win. Jenes," alias "James .limes" us Willi mi Tlmckura, u l'hiladelphia thiel. The horses stelen in Maryland belonged te J. S. Priie ntut Themas r.iten, tariuei ; and after being hitched te a stolen vv agen, thuy undo u match team, hut whom they new aie has net yet been found out. sT.iri: ij:jii'i:ii.i.ci: i.mhv, .liiliirt lllitlt, ir l.tntaitcr. I'.lctleil l'l c.lilint of the .tttittliitfen. Theiinnii.il misjtingef the hUite Teinper Teinper ume lruien was held en Thursday ul lhe lrv ing house, riiihulclphiu. Tlie election ei etlkcrs icsultcd ns fellows; l'rosideiit, lien. Jaines mack, Lancaster ; v loe presl dent, Jeshua U Daily ; correspond lug seorn seern tury, Kev. D. C. 'llibced ; usslstaut cones cenes cones liendillg secretart, Het. Dr. Neshitt, l'ltts burg ; iiverdhig secietai'i, Lewis)). Vuil ; tin.uii.lal NOPietiuy, 11. I". DuuuUeii ; lio.vs lie.vs urei, A. l'mbs ; executive lommlttee for ivs'i, Win. llmgiuves, M. D (,en. Leuis Wagner, Henry M. Lahig, J. 11. hypher.csq., of l'hiladelphia ; Hen. McAllistei, Keter, I'll-; S. W. Murray, Milten, l'.u In the evening the annual banquet et the union v.ns held at the saiue plai e. About eighty geiitlemeu vv era present, among vv hein wcre the rolletv big: Hen. J.is. lllack, Philip C. (iarrctt, Kev. Dr. Hurper, Jeshua U Hilly, Ilov. Dr. Meri is, Jehn 11. (l.urctt, Oen. Leuis W.igner, ltudelph llhmkenbiirg, llev. 11. 1". Stevenson, Hen. W. N. Aslimm, Lewis D. Vail, J. 1. .Mumlerd, l.eorge K. .Snyilor.ltey. Dr. Vliis.'ler. bheit Hpecclies woie iiiade bv netei.il of these piesent. stick ii, the old tViiul.. Plem the Alh'iitevvn Item. The Lmc.islcr Is n.-,i.i(ii..vci:ii piele-u against the substitution of tlie wenl lady Ter the welds wiTe und vveiiim. The pretest ii timely and busul ujiuii exLullcnt icaseulng. 'lltetu are (Kx-asleiis vvjitu the word 1. idyls prejierly used, but who uml tveuien lisven gniudei' meaning. We icupcU the lads We loe lhe ttife ami the woman. PA., FRLDzVY, JANUARY 23, 1885. ANTIIOXY K. ROBERTS DI.AI). rm: ii.vi.r ttvnriristi rtM.t,u;it i:.. 'i.imi:siM.ix rAiNi:n .i ir.i r. Tin- W.iry of a llit-y I'elltlnil Ufp-Slirrllf, V. 1 Marthal nml C'nnsrcssnisn llmv Ilu llrlrnlril Unit, liana f.. Illejti r Tnlre. A t'rttinliH'itt figure. Quickly fellow lug (he (hmth of Jehn hlrehm vvhe,up te the tlmoef lilsdoi'e-isPjWns lhe eldest cx-tniigrcsMiinn lit the L'nllptl Slates come the (loath of Hen. Antheny i:. ItelinrtH, ox-liicmlierer Cengiess rrem Uiii-c-ister county ( tvhlcli leaves the present member, lien. A. HorrSmltli.lheenly living man tvhoevor ipprcyented Uinrustci county lit the federal Congress. Mr. ltoberts was lsirn In Chester county, four miles neithwcst of Dowiiingievvii, near the sltoel the old Wnrwlck fiirnai p, with tlie direction of w hlih his father was ceiiiHcted, Oct. S), 1S01. His fattier removed te Church town, Lancaster county, lit lbOt, nml was pro prietor of the hotel there, nml miliseqiiciitly in HiiiUletettu. Thence he reniev d te Ma Ma rietta, vthcru he died In 1M7. Yeung Uolierts, vvhe hnd only the early nil tutitugesi of it rudimentary eilm-atlen, left home te begin the world nml lay the foundation of future succors for himself -thlle his father was a resident of eastern Lancaster county, nml go. Inte u sterp In Xevv Helland, lly tlose nttcntleu te busi ncss, siiiorler natural liilclllgonrt'enil thrift, he gradually acquired control of the husltiess nml proprietorship of the establishment. He conducted It until 1S30, always taking nn no ne no tlve pirt lu politics, mid being n w ldo-nwake, public spirited citizen. ins t.M'.crie.v as Minim r. In 1S.TJ he wai nominated for sherin by the nntl-Masens, his solecliep belng due te the warm esjieusat of his ctuw by what was called tlie llnrrewcs nml I-llmaker faction, then imtpiiti.il lu Its party. Martin Maudcr ImpIi, of Warwick, was the Democratic can didal", and the campaign ttus het anil per Detnl His iiilddle name, " nilmakcr," was displayed In the opposition prims us the reason of his nomination, and te oxrite the opposition of such el his rty as wcre net friendly te the 1-llnnkertvjnp of It. frcd frcd erlclc Dern was the lndeicndent rtmli date. The result of the uloctleu was as fol fel lows . Ilebeits. 5,124 Muudcrbach . . 1,111 Dent .. . 161 At thut time, as for many years afterward, thcsherKTef tills county was prison heer. Mr. Itelsjrt' election therefore compelled his removal te tills city, but nt the expiration of his three year term he innttsl back te New Helland und lesumcxl his mer cauliU buslness. Ile nbalei nenu of his elltlcal activity. Ile tviis it cIoje H.'rxin.d and ielltn..il tricml of tlie late Thaddeus Stevetis, and during that gentle man's narlier servlce lu Congrest, In IS 111, he had Mr. Hoberts made United States mar shal of tlie Hii-Hern district of l'uiiu sylvanla, under I'rtiidcul Tayler and continued timler Ids successor, rillmere, te the clese of u four year term. II" was discharging the dtr es of this ptaee during the famous .mtl-sluveiy net near Clirisliana where Uersuch was killed, nml the ensuing tii.il of Lew Is, Hanway and ethers fortrcasen. Mr. lteberts recently told anintnrtiewcr that thciae trials cost tfie government at least twenty thousand dollars. Twe Lancaster i.eunliaiis, James M.IIepkins, of Conowingo, Druineiu tw p., and l'ctcr Mai tin, of Lphrata, afteitvaril iirolheuohiry and nssOclnte Judge, served en tlie Jury Hint acqulttc I Hanway. Mr. Hepkins, I. the only smvlter or thut Jui.t. I.Lt'tTIHl lO'-ONOni'SS. In IS-iJ Hen. ls.ui r.. Iltc-ti'i had Is-en elected by the Whigs reprcsentuuve In Con gress from Lancistei uuiity. Conservntive by ill5jtiiien and in principle he did net satisfy tliu radical nggiesslve clement of his jiarty reiirosented bv such men as Stevens and llm row cs, with whom Helieits was a favorite. In lhe division el "isllvei i-ievs"uiiil "Woolly Heads," H tester was u member ul the llrst named faction and he ntvir sympj thized with lhe Knew Nothing Alsditien teiiilemies of tlie cMicinc ttiug. His course en the Missouri compromise nqs-.tl whlle in accord with the iiieik i.itslcrate i lenient of the pal tv did net sitisfy the ltre-eatuig latv lien.atuf they set about te ceuiias.s his defeat The ensuing campaign was one et the mast exciting and t igoreits ever cemlin ted in the ceiintt, there being tluee distinct trties in the tleld, each struggling heH.'full.t ler suc cess. The regular Whigs met in Auuiist imd named a ticket, headed with the name of Mi. 1 Hester for Cengiess. Meantime the Knew Nothing ecltemenUi!ed "fast nml turietu" ever the county; and thcii UhU.s weie busy furinhig the Iudepemh nt ticket, vv Inch vv is te beat both tlie Whig and Democratic. Tlie Demncnts thou, ns new, lu u minority, went divided between threo proKsltieiis : te settle a lull ticket, make a tuslen or te lc.ive tlie Held et opjKjsitieu te tlie icguliir Wing ticket open te Independent candidates tieut both lutties. Thecoutcutieu met en Wednesday Sept. 5, lsal It was very largely attended, mid ufter jipli.itic-.illy iloneunemg Knew Nelhiugisiii decided bj- u tete el Jlte 11 te limiiea lull ticket. Cel. Win. U. Kerdney wus n.i med ler Cengiess at the in ad or it"; and the contention lequired hum all the candidate anti-Knew Nothing pit lgcs, di recting tlie county committee te sink, oil an v nominee leund te belong te this eulei. Cel. reicney piemptly declined the nomination ter congress, ami tue county eommiitee sup plied the vacancy with the'iijuic ei Jeseph II. Lclover, et Paradise. lu Knew Nothing circles the lline names under eotisiderutien ler Congie- w."-otliOse ei A. II. ltoberts, New Helland ; V.. I . Laiu Laiu beit.Mt.Jey, und H. C. Keluart, city. Mr. ltobettn Was llnally chosen uml u tnuigular political lialtle ensued efgre.it inltmst. The lndependent ticket was backed bv a prcteu tieus mass meeting of conglomerate . lemeiist Tiie result of the canvass was Hie billow lug vete ler tint respective caudidaUs : Hlesler, W.. . 5,371 Lclover, I). . . 4,iil lteberts, I. . o,jel In Ltmcastorcity.tthete I'olleck who was supported for governor by both bigs nml Knew Nelhiugs get 1,337' votes Ilicstcr li.nl only 3W votes te 1,001 ler Hebeiis. lu the New Helland district ltoberts iu Lived -lis te l'-ifm H tester. In Congress and 111 all ins political meveiiiciits subsequeuilv he ucted with the iidvniiced wing, vvlie vwiu inlluen tl.tl iiioigauizliigthe Republican pailf. and in tlie iiicnimiible long centest ler speaker lie toted ler Banks, somewhut te the disgust of seinu efhls local supjiotlem. In lsWJ Mr. Illoster, whom lhe Kuovv Kuevv Kuovv Nething wuve uud tlie ilUsoluiteu et the Whig oigaeizjtlou had swept inle the Doui Deui Doui ecratld party, win ihe candidate of the latter for (.eugiess It wus a piesldeiiti.il ciuv.iss uml the campaign was 1111 exciting one. One el tlie great aiguiuents undo by the Imj:i, Mui.M.1. It HguiiistMr, lteberts wus that ills 1 ote making tlie result leu teliy had decided the passage of the "extra compuiisalieii" bill. Mr. lteberts icceitcd lu.oel votes in tlie county te H,JJU ler iliitiei. Thore wcre only two tiekels m the Meld. A nientli later tlie iioiueut uml rillinore tuslen electeiul ticket had only le.J'JU Dur ing both terms iu Cengiess hu W.lSUIl Ill'litO member und served with dihgtuce ami ability en prominent cenimltttts. He wus a pcrsunul though net politic il fuund or llueliun.iii.aiid liineil wllh htm m lhe Whlle Heuse duung his presidcii'V. Allet his lirst election te Cengresi lie lembved tu this cliy, and ubeut ls5b took up his residence ut the canter el West King and Prime streets new occupied by Weaver'H gieeerv. He was n school diieder in Laueastor'lieiu Ihw) te 1S70, and has net or held nnvetlur political elllcc, though Ite It te nlvv.iv a'b. cu an ardent Republican. iv inn rmvAri. nnune Mi. Hubcits, who was lu the h'jd yeir of his nge, enjoyed fair health lnesl of his lile, and wus 11 man of slight but vigoieus phy sique. About lhe Unto of the Inte Jehn Strohm's dealli he seemed te have a promeu itleucf his end und sild, "I win ti(,liiv 0110 cm old In October, jut ten year ounger Ihnii Jehn Slrelim. My health Is geed, but I inn getting toady te loave this peuntry. though I mil iu no cry grent hurry nbeut going. Te tell llie truth, f llke Ihls tteild very much j It Is 1'nrndlse rneiigh for 1110." Hu had been repently ill fern week enlvt nt llrst contracting nceld or neuralgic nllee Hen, ncpemuinied hv imIii In lhe "lilemul follewi'd with the prostration nml debility of old nge, nml (loath at 2 n. 111. te-dny. Ite wus married hi ISIOte I'liimi, d mgliler or Andrew Ilusheng, or Iliiikletewn, mid or his twelve rhlhliui three sons nml clglit daiighters surtivp, ene hating died In in fancy. Mrs Iteltcrts Is living. His eldest seu Dr. Kvie IX Itelicrts is a vvoll-knevvn lihyslclnn or Philadelphia. A man led ilaugh ler resides in Heading, another Is the tvlloef Mnler Marklcy, el'Dlthtburg, Yerk county, und utiother Sirs J. W. Apple, of tills city. Mr. Hoberts' intimacy with 'ihadilnis Slet pus iiml the conlldciipe rtqiesctl iu him by that eminent man, led te his designation or him as ene of the oxeciltors of the J-itet ens will nml trustee of the estate, of tvhUh the only surviving pustedian is Hen. IMwnrd Mel'licr-mii, or Gettysburg. Mr. It. was a leading spirit In public cuter prises, hu built considerably in New Helland mid was ti diret ter In the Jfew Helland turn tilke ceiiip.tuy.it lhe tlme et his death. He built tlie resldcnee tvlicre he lived, nt the cerner or Grant nnd Prineo streets, and tlie adjoining block of buildings en ;thn south, containing Ueljcrls' hall. He was n man of large Intelligence, erlginnl thought nml had ways or his own, which It mittored net te him lr iepulnr sentiment nt nt tueted or net. He was always busy nml bustling, und netit 0 in keeping tlie street mid surroundings or his prejsirty in presentable appnaninpn. He was exceed Ingly kind, warm hearted nnd charitable, mid many persons wcre the beneficiaries or his unostentatious and privnte philanthropy. Heath el .Inliti It. Sihuitcr. Mr. Jehn II. .Schuster, manager of Mrs Gerz.'s William Pcnn hotel en North Prineo street, (Hed yesterday meiuing at nil curly hour, nfter three month's sull'ering, from dresy. Deceased was a little et or -11 years of age and has been a faithful, netite member nndoilleeref the " Licdcrkranz " slnce tlie orgatifzatieu of that society iu Issfl. He catiie te Liiidstcr lu ls7, nml seen found employment, being a flrst-dass lioekkceper. Tei a while he kept tlie books of Mr. !'. Ilicker, the hrovver, mid for several months he was employed by Mr. Lew oil, the collar cellar maker, until llnally Mrs. Gcrz, ecurcd his serti'sas renueily he resided at Minors'.ille, l'.u, w here he was married te Miss Mary Vel pert, lu ls70. His young wife died lu ls7j, lciv iuir him a little daughter new 13 vc.irs old. His remains will be taken te Minersville te-morrow morning en the":IO train It. A. C. It. It., where tlie burial vv ill take place In the aftctuoeii from tlie residencoef liis father-lu-lavv. His numcreiisfriendsiu the " Licder kranz" and "Mioimcrcher" et which seci eties lie also was n niemlter, will always re member him for his many excellent quali ties n n man uud brother. ' ec: risnise oeirAis. Ititt Knertt of tlie 1 1, It CfiuttiiU'tntierft te Huvf, MCMote" ruiung On the Sutriut'liHiitm. Aug. Duncan, ene of the most actlve nnd intelligent nicmlicrs of the llsli commission of tliis state has been telling the Chaiubors Chaiubers burg t'ucy .Spirit that he and his colleagues recently met tv ith the Maryland fishery com mission for the puriose of ascertaining if it would net Ite povsible te obtain tlie iullucuce of the Mar) land legislature te hate clese llshlng dene done iu the h'usquehaiinu. "Hy 'clese tlshing' tve mean tlie cenllncmcnt el Ushing te ccrtjui times Ter n number et years it has been impessible for shad te ascend the biisquchaiiua te the head waters where the temperature of the water is low lew ami the bottom of the river sandy. Te these head waters tlie tish endeavor te ascend every spring te spawn, but are hludeicd lrem doing se by the fish ermen at the mouth or the riter vvhe ttitli lishery, suine, gill-net and many ether appliances capture nearly all the lus cious fish. Hy these means the: Susquehanna, 111 Paniisvlt.mi.i, is altuest depleted or jhad and te dotise seme mcasuies whereby tliis misfortune cm be remedied w 0 held our con ference. An agreement was readied without dillieulty and the Mart laud legislature nt its net session, iu lsse, in be asked te passu law prohibiting the catching ei shad fiem sunrise en "Saturday morning until a corres-Kiiidim- timoen Monday of each week. Anil this is te be done net fei tlie benefit et the people et Pennsylvania, at the cxpense et these iu Maryland. We will endeavor te hate the same law adopted by our piescul legisla ture, and it is teiy likely tlie law will be trained in both states asnked for. Hy it both will pielit. The 11 umber et lish ascending the river will be inei cased, 11101c spawn will be (Ipjiesited and the liter will be tilled ttitli a eorresjiomhngly greater number of shad, and Peniist lvama and Mart laud fishermen w ill fate alike" "Tliu pasagu ut the law uco-emplishcd," continued Mr. Duucuu, "our fishery com mission will ash for uu appropriation te build lishways at all dams iu the busquchuntiu ami Juniata rivers. There tta 0110 constructed at Columbia, Lancaster county, u few years age but ler seme caiise it did "net meet tint exiHX-tjtiuns of its builder. -V fishtvuy of a new design, vv hk.li 1 consider the best yet uiude, vv ill be placed hi the rivers if we can secure u suitable nppropiiatieii. With these Ideas icalized we hope te have nn abundance of shad in both tlie livers mentioned within a short time." Ile Wilt llc;;gi!i for Ce ll. A stoutly-built German entered nn I'ast King street ttoie yesterday and accosted 0110 of the pioprieters ttlth at the time tours lolling rrem his eyes and the pictuie or ex treme sadness depicted ou his countenance "I Inte no coal nor money mid my wife and child are new home fruezlue;" then break ing into a loud, earnest cry ids anguish tvus transformed te delight w'Iibii the sympathy or the merchant led him te gite u" sum to wards purchasing coal. In tlie evenlng the symput' izer diepped Inte a siloen en North Ojueeii street and, rec ognizing Ids atternoeu caller nursing a glass of higer, usked him ir that was the use he put money te begged for coal. Ile renlinl that he never begged money ler anything, swallowed his beer and maintaining that his accuser was mistaken in the man left the place. An hum later the culpiit was met by the gentleman hi Centre bqunre. ' 1 live en Old ructeiy read," blubbered the boozy lojler;; "I never work, but It's a cold day t lien I get left. Geed n-1-g-h-t ! " And new the merchant nssevts that another coal day tv ill net find him left. V tliitilert'i'. bvcetul story or UU Crime. James Cellee, tlie young man who last week confessed tli.it he ulone murdeied rarnier McMullin and wife, in Ceal Creek township, near Craw terdsville, Intl., made another eonlessiou Wednesday night, iu which lie implicates a man named James Dennis Tlie new couiession Is as fol fel lows ; " I llrst said I killed McMullin and wile tosuve my neck I10111 the mob, as I thought by iieknewledglng It they would consent te allow theiouitle hang inc. I new say that I did nut commit the erliue ; thut it was James Dennis. Hound I were ut a neigh bor's house the night of tlie minder, nnd 1 w cutaway first I steed guard at McMul liti'fc doei, uml Jim went lu uud killed the nun. Then I went lu, and we get 913. We then pulled his wile te tlie gate, and Jim said 1 must kill her; that he had killed the man. 1 told him that 1 did net hat 0 tlie nerve, te de it ; but he insisted, saying that he had killed the man, nnd 1 must kill hei. I then struck her ene or two blows with the hickory club that we made especially ler the killing. We tlieu carried her iu en the bed. She was net dead but tv e llred the house und left lliciu te burn, both bodies bdng almost entirely burned up." MU.leuarli'S te Cerpu. Het. II. G. Appcnzx'llcr, teceutly nppomted i the Methodist Knisoepal church a mis sionary te Cercu, left Lancaster tills nltorneou ler ills field of luber. He Is accompanied bv lils wile, a djtighler of Mr. O. W. Dedge, of this city. A large party of friends accom panied llev. Appoiizellorandtvifo tothedopot und before they boauled the train thore tvus uu nlloctlenato 1 caw-taking in the Indies room at the depet. The inisslonnrles will step ever Sunday at Jacksonville, Ills, uud proceed thence 10 San Frnucisce, where lttv. 1 ppoiizeuer will be ordalned by the M. I-. 1 bishop of that pl.ic9, uud thence take ' steanier lev Corsa. STATE I.I.GISLATIOX. a riAten or nihtjt i.rntnmcj:n i.v tiii: Assiumi.r at liAitniHitvnu. An liullnlitp t'iiiitliitiiiiciit l'rtiintltteti Nub. nilltcil by n llriiniiiiillc "Icinlin I'nr- llipt ItcRutatlnii r Main llanlit Pre. pet, t( itltl Inlriiilincil. 8pcclRl te tlie IST-LLIUKMrn. llAfiRiinuiiii, Pu., Jim. 3. In tholleuso te-day thore tt cie objeetletis Ie dispensing ttitli the rending or lhe journal, which con. tallied lhe titles or 110 bills, when llroeks, or lluller, made amotien te suspend the rules, te show, he sild, tt he the men tt ero tv he j os es terd.iy tv ero absent from their scats. Tlie motion te .suspend was defeated ; sixty members failed te answer te their names. The New Orleans appropriation bill was favorably roperlod uml read tlie first tlme, A bill was favorably reported establishing 11 mode of entering suits against the statu. Among the bills introduced tvere the follewing: Te ubellsli the poll tax; ler the suppression of gilt enterprises: by stere keeiers te secure p itromige ; providing penalty of fiem f 100 te $1,200 and Imprison ment of from 3 te (1 months for maintaining opium joints; making it a misdemeanor for any member of a juirtuprslnp company te keep fraudulent accounts or destroy or iniitl late the firm books Mr. Lekles Dein., an old member, rrem Cumberland, presented apportionment bills dividing lhe st-ite into congiesslenal, sena torial and reprpsentatite district, allowing the Republicans 17 and the Democrats 11 congressional districts nnd the Republicans ii$ scnuterial districts nud the Democrats 2, according te tlie tete 1M1. The number or the representatives is fixed nt 201, nn increase off. One of the hills introduced roquirex all oilier than national banks within sixty days niter tlie passige of tills act, te report te the auditor general and semi-annually theieafler; the auditor general Is authorized te appoint examiners te enquire into tiie condition of banks where he has reason te bcllove is bail. Anether bill pretenting treating te intox icating drink, imposing a penalty of $25. Ilreslus ollered n resolution, which was adopted, granting tlie use of the hall en Wed nesday evening next te Captain Pearce, te deliver nddiesses en fish culture. "William Weed, or Philadelphia, was elect ed alrustree of the Pennsylvania museum and school of Industrial art, te succeed 1 Clark, w lie doellnod a ro-electiou. Committce reports wero read recommend ing the passage of the fellow iug : the Souate New Orleans appropriation bill ; tlie Souate bill designating Dauphin county as the ene lu which suits against the commonwealth shall be brought, and Heuse, te permit com mon picas judges In counties where there are two or mere such courts, te act in each ether's court; te define the quantity orestato which shall be transrerred by u deed or mertgage ; tti establish tlie general issue lu action of re plevin; prehiblthi'-r iircdecmuble ground rents and regulating their cxtinguisluiient. Adjourned until Monday evenlng. II OH A" .1 T WASH ISO 7 OX. The tt tiiiicn's sik Culture AmocIuIIeh lreient Ting te tlin KtniHvs. Washington, D. C, Jan. 23. Scnaie. The chnlr laid before the Scnnte the me morial of the Women's Silk Culture assecia tien, praying for the inllucnce of Cengiess In ell eris te stimulate silk culture, and pre senting the benate tv ith a truly American llag innde of silk raised in American homes by American women and children, reeled, spun, dyed, woven and mounted in Philadelphia. Tlie Mag was borne te tlie dck and excited much admiration. f Heuse Tlie Women's Silk Culture asso ciation tendered 11 Mug te the Heuse similar te tint presented iu Hie Senate. K iley(I'n.) ollered a resolution, which was adopted, ac cepting tlie gilt and testifying te the excol excel excol lence and rapid development orthe culture and tiiaiiur.icture or silk by the American people. A debate then ensued en a revtlutien ellercd by llurd, requiring lhe Judiciary committee te inquire into the power of the benate te onginate bills tonpprepiiato 1 Ave nue. The point of his resolution was that the Hlair educational bill nnd many ethers appropriating money originated in the benate and wcre thus in violation of the privilege et tlie Heuse. Xemlii itiiin b tint I'rPttileiit. Wash i.ve reN, Jan. 2J. The resident will this afternoon uomin.ite Hirtrauft te be cel lector of customs nt tlie perl of Philadelphia, and Huldekoper, postmaster. A Mj-tt-rteiis Itei round. Kansas Citv, Me., Jan. 23. A box sup posed te contain ilyiiattilte ttas found near the Hannibal A: St. Joe raihead bridge yes terduy. It Is said te have been thrown from tlie tram by Jehn Meeh.in, a well known Irishman, vv he passed through 011 a train for ban rrancis.'e. It is fuitlicr reported that he was en his way te Australia, te blew up a prison in tv Inch reniaii pri-cners are con lluiid, hut wus se closely ptsscd by the English detectives that he threw the "dyna mite away. Church Wrlilipcisj 1'iuler nil Avulmiche. Paus, Jan. 23. An avalanche occurred at Mettalles In the department of Hautes Alps and crushed a church in which nnumbei of persons ttcre worshipping. All were buried under tlie snow, ns wcre also twenty men working iu a marble quarry near by. A volunteer force Is new enguged digging out the victims. A Mklilgtui 'lruiqicr listen ti tVelvct. Kam.akei:, Ills, Jan. 23. A traveler just III from the pineries around Kscjuuba, Michi gan, reports oxtreme cold. The night he left the thermometer being -11 below. Welves that night killed mid cat au old trapper near the Leggln camp, leaving nothing but Ills closely gnawed bones A llriital Murder, LAXt'illiuiie, Vu., Jan. 23. Near Bend's mill, in Wise county, Monday, I.lins Col Cel lier, T. B. Pelts, Uuii Cellier, William, Gll Gll seu nnd several ethers bcc.uue engaged iu a general fight, vv hen Hlias Cellier emptied a revelver into the body of Kelts, killing him inshuitly. Tlie muiilcrcr Med. llirewu 110111 a Uuggy te Uealh CimsTUlt, Pa., Jan. 23. Tlie uxle or a buggy.ln w hich three men w cre rlding,broke last night uml pitched out the occupants Wm. ltuldvviii und Hariy IJcenay, of Media, had their skulls Iractured and died In a lew hours. !.nt tVittk's limine. rnllures. Nilty Yeiuc, Jan. 23. Huslucss fuiluics for tlie past vv colt In the United States were J71 ; Camilla, 40; total -111, ns against 420 ler the previous week, nnd 437 for the week before Hint. rveiithiuteil Vulteil Status Senater. San rnAMCisce, Jan. 23. Geergo Hearst received the Joint Democratic nomination for United Slates senator Inst evening. liitriitely Het Weather In V!iitrl.u. VALrAitASie, Jun. 23. The heat hie en Wednesday was intense. 11 ju tu i:k 1x111 cu tjexh. WAsiiiNorev, D. C, Jan. 23, Fer the Middle Atlantic states, fair, warmer weather, followed by local (mews, variable winds, generally easterly, falling barometer. PUIOE TAVO CENTS. cot, vm 11 ta .s xr. ir.s. .is, rrj:ir. t'nue nf Ilrrnilrti! D-.tllntlen tlUrntrrnt-A Siiimim-i1 IiicrndlNrjr 1'lr, lltguttir Corrciiuleiice of IsTiLtieixcxn. Celumiiu, Jnn. 23. A ilpplorahle spctm was prosentcil te lhe Indies of the Columbia rellpr association when (hey cnlltd upon Mrs Jnmcs Detlne, who had ltceii rcterted te tliem ns In ttnnL On lhe bare fleer worn stretthed two half undo children, tilth Ihclr mother near them, alie had for cot cr n plcce or tlme worn car-tot. Tlie ntinesphmi of (he house, tins anything but healthy, belng cold nmldntniv 'lids should net hut e been, for lhe association hnd donated it ten nf isml te Mrs Dovliie, but for seme cnuse or ether she sold It Ie her neighbors Assistance wns or. feied the peer, sullerlng, deserted woman, hut It was refused, as was nlse ihji mission te send her children te the Heme for Pilindlcss Children. An i:liliic itltik lUrp. The two 111II0 race lu (he Motrejtolitan rink last evenlng, between Messrs. Cllne nnd Strlne, of Luncaster, was nitirh inore exciting than Tuesday's nice. Tlie tlme ninile whs net se quick, but the contestants pressed each ether se closely thut It wns uneeitaln which would be the winner until thninea was Ilu i-hed. After false starts were iimde, the raters were safely eir, nnd nfier enilicllng tlie rink W times Cllne wus declared the winner. Ills tlme was 8 mlnutci .1.! seconds, Strlne's S minutes 2i seconds The cham pionship is new a lie, und the vv inning iae'0 w 111 be run en S iturday ev enlng. An AltPiupliMl Outi-ru;. Anethor high-liamled outr.ige wns at tempted en the Klin wn en bridge, en l'eurlli street, lust evening. As n lady nnd child, re siding In Kitchcntevvn, tvere pissing ever the bridge, they were assaulted by nn unknown man. Thev escaped by running nnd calling for help. Their cries were answered by the timely urrlval of n gentlemm, upon seeing them. The t Main escaped by Hoeing iu an other direction. ASuppeietl Incendiary Tire. A fire, suppesed te be of Inccndlatyerlgln, occurred at the resldonce of Jacob Sel fret, en Xerth I'rent street, last evenlng nbeut 830 o'clock. Whlle the family tvus sitting In nn up stairs room the faint odor of smeke was de tected, and one of tlie children went below le Investigate rinmes were seen issuing from thodiiiTiig-reom, hut before a general alarm could be sounded, tiie bucket brlgnde promptly extinguished tlie (lames One slde of the room was bully burned, us was also n sldelteard and clothes te the amount of $30. The Incendiary is unknown. The Charity ISall ItccelpU. Ovvingte thontmeuiiccmcntofMrs Barney Malenoy that hpr son James was net In ntcd of public assistance, the chnrlty ball given for his benefit was net the financial success it tvasdoslred le be. Persons after reading her decision 1 efused te purchase, tickets Sir. Jeseph KiuiUman, m.uiager ortlie ball,makes the following report : Kocelpts J3I 65 Hxpemlitures 30 40 llalances en hnnd 1 15 The balimce will be turned ever te llie Columbia relief association. Notes About Tumi. Tlie lockup last night cent.il nod thirteen tagrants Again lias tlie Susqueluimn river frezen ever, that etcnt occurring about i o'clock till-" x 111. Tlie cold, aided by u calm did tlie eik, nndouricemorckantsiiro again happy, ler if the river remains closed with the pres ent cold weather, next week they will begin filling their Ice houses. Mr. nnd Mrs Fred. Glclm and child, of Willlamspert, nnd the lattci's sister, Miss Gleim, of Lebanon, nre tlie guests of Mrs. Kick. Oilman, en Walnut street. On Tuesday evenlng next, 11 match gume of pole will be played in .Stew ell's rink, Lancaster, botweon tlie Metropolitan team of Columbia and a Lancaster team. B.ichnum ,ti Ferry's planing mill was closed yesterday nftorneou 011 account of the ex treme com. 111 . reopened this morning, hew ever. Miss Helen Petter will civc ene of her de- liglittul entertainments lu Marietta, this ct ening. In honor of her guests, Mrs Frank Mc Macklii, of Philadelphia, nnd Mrs Themas, of C.itasiuqua, Mrs S. H. Purple gaveau elegant dimier party last et enlng. LlghtcPii persons sat dew n te the delicious repast. Anether of Themas .Sanders children died yestcrduy. The remains will he Interred from Its late home en Seuth 5th street, in Mount Hcthel ecincteryat2 p. m. tomorrow, U. T. Ilare, a fermer resident of this bor ough, but who lias resided iu Iiarrisburg for seme time, has ugaiu returned te Columbia and will engineer P. It. K. crew Ne. 30. A meeting of the b'ens or Veterans will be held In their ledgo room this evening. The wreck en the Columbia A Pert Do De posit railroad at Wushitigten, ttas clcaied away by the Columbia wreckers In an hour and thlrtymlntites. Of tlie eight cars derailed seven vv ere damaged, two being badly crii pled. A rock slide of 10 or 12 tens, occurred near Safe Harber, en tlie Columbia it Pert Deposit railroad, at 5 p. 111. yesterday. The passen gers en tlie C:1D p. in. train had te be trans (erred. Travel en lhe read has been resumed Nile or ICare Celin. Mr. Charles 1 Stelgerwult, dealer in rare coins, returned te his home in this city last night Trem the grent public sale of rare coins at Themas' auction rooms Philadelphia, whlcli took place en the 19th, 20th, 21st nud 22d Inst. Mr. Stolgervvalt says the sale was laiguly altended, ever ene hundred buters being present. His own purchases amounted te ever f 1,100. The rarest coin bought by him ttas a one cent plecoet 1793, for which he laid J35.&0. He bought a cent of 1700 ter 20.60. Heth thesa pieces are very perfect He bought n 170S silver dollar, a rather peer nicelmen, for 20,e0. He also bought several rsre Masonic, jew els and plus, and many ethor s t j eins and medals srftH. The highest pnecl puid for nnj t ,lu at the late sale wns tUO for u (Ultcrii r cut 01 171)2. The name of the purchuser Is net given. Mr. Stelgervvult's twenty-fourth huIe of coins will take pi ice some time iu March, probably at Themas' auction room. Tin: LAXCASTJHi VASE jiall vi.vv. IU Organization for the Cemlnc Heainn-, Nantes of tlin Flayen. At a meeting of the Lancaster base ball club, held ut Copland's, Wednesday oven even lng, tlie fellow ing named elllccrs wcre elected President Jehn Copland. .Secretary .las M. Hurko. Directors Jehn 11. llimmgardiicr, Henry Martin. Jus M. Burke, Andrew Lelbley. The treasurer had net yet been selected, und one vacancy exists iu tlie beard of di rectors The manager el the club is Jehn !', Murphy, of Philadelphia. The following players hnve signed and their advance inoney paid them : Gee. Wetzcil, p. ; Wm. Hotlerd, 0. ; David Oldtleld, e. : PcterSmlth, p. ; Jehn Hiland, 2d b. ; W.H.Tomney.g. s. ; James J. Deuiild, 3d b. ; James MeTumuur, e. f. ; Frank Parker, L r, ; Wm. 1:. Lysten, 1st b. eturies Public. Commissions as notaries public Issued by Governer Pattison te the following named geiitlemeu, hate been lecclt'ed flt the offlee of tlie county recorder ; T T. T ..,,1 1T....1, U nit, t 1 Ut.A.il. n...l Allan A. Herr, all of this city ; Jehn M. Knsmingcr and II. S. Dantier, Munhelm borough ; Haydn II. Tshutly und Jm-ob A. Huck, Lititz ; U E. Miller. Lincoln ; Cbatlcs F. Kckhardt, Mt. Jey boreugji ; Ueoige Hyrede, Ullzabotlitewn borough, Tiie esam missions run for tluee years fiem the tlme of their dates, which extend ever u period from February te November 1SSI. The Water Ueparttucnt. The water committeo of C3uncil en Thurs day ut enlng awarded the uw of the city water te Mr. Herr, for street sprinkling pur poses for 18b5,he raying ?000 for the prlvllcce. On Thursday afternoon the committee ins spectcd and accepted the 3,000,000 ffalltm Worthlugten pump, which has been rejialrsel by Jeseph If. llubcr. Bent Out. James McEvey, a bum and an old ofleudor, was heard by Alderman McConeiay ikl morning ami cemiuitud tu lhaeeimty prUeu for twenty days , . ts -JI ,1 " r5J 1a n n 'S's 4-1 't
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