U -i if .- - " SETlCEStCt JPtttLlt(tnCr which 5t entails is beyond the MINOB TOPICS. Herald correspondent thinks that Blaine LATEST NEWS BY MAIL- " ' T HP AT JNTFT T TrFNfF ursde or rupik. "T m 9W,V lnw-BHWv salary of the office. We suspect The Pirates of Penzance threaten te has given up all idea of forcible resistance A. sudden thaw causes appreehensiens iAJlfl.Li IIHIILiIjIUJLIILE.- The following is the grade by classes of r r hatttetav Tjnrwrman tatj iron that ill this case, tee, some gentlemen, capture and sink the Pinafore. . in view of the firm attitude of the gev- ht Vienna and PcsthwUl be flooded.- rePUtA education. the pupils in attendance at the boy's sec- IfHe Must, He Will. It seems well-nigh an impossibility te convince the mind of man that anyone who has a chance te achieve the presi dency of the United States. really and honestly leeks upon that office as one neither te be sought nor declined; al though nearly every one will admit the abstract preposition that the office should be se regarded. Se, tce; the majority of people undoubtedly believe thatihepriesi who vows nole cpiscepari, when he re ceives the episcepal office, does net at all mean what he says. It is se very na tural te desire te stand in a position above one's -fellows that incredulity is universal when anyone proclaims an in nocence of such desire of preferment when an opportunity is offered him of stepping high up. Horatio Seymour is a persistent victim of his fellow citizens' inability te con ceive that he does net want te be presi dent. He has made the declaration for many years, and once received the nom inatien despite it. He accepted it at the earnest demand of the party and made a vigorous canvass ; but the opinion was perhaps generally entertained that he really wanted it. There is no geed reason te believe that he was net sincere in his declaration and that he did net crucify his feelings in accepting the nomination. Surely the presidency u net such a bed of roses, and has net con ferred hitherto sucli undying glory upon all its occupants, that it should be incon ceivable that a man of sense would wish te decline it. "We have no doubt that Mr. Seymour would honestly avoid ac cepting the place if lie could de se and at the same time acquit himself of his duty and discharge the obligations resting upon him te his fellow men. It seems te us that anvene who considers the matter of his nomination by the Democratic party candidly and intelligently can be at no less as te the conclusion te reach It must, in the first place, be assumed by the members of the party that Mr Seymour does net desire the nomination And, in the second place, they must de cide whether any ether candidate will answer their purpose. If they have such another, clearly Mr. Seymour's wish net te be the candidate should be respected. But if, en the contrary, it is decided that he is needed, the nomination should be conferred upon him. It will then be for him te decide whether he will sacrifice his personal wishes in com pliance with the demand made upon him, and we have no doubt that he would determine, as it would be his duty te de, te accept the candidacy. We say this en account of aWushinglen despatch in the New Yerk Sun in which a deduction is drawn that Mr. Seymour would net decline the nomination, because in a late interview with a re porter of the Herald he abstained from saying what he would if it was given him, and because, further, Senater Ker- nan, his closest friend, while asserting 'that Mr. Seymour is sincere in his dec laration about desiring te end his days in the retirement of private life, always manages te convey the impression that he might be induced te sacrifice his in clinatiens te the unanimous demands of the national Democracy."1 Senater Ker- nau as a man of fair common sense might well " manage " te make this declaration without beinsr Mr. Seymour's most inti mate friend, or even having any knowledge of his character that the public de net have. It does seem very plain, if Mr. Seymour is physically capable of complying with the clearly manifested wish of his party, that he may be relied upon te de se ; and as his health is said te be geed the only element in the situation te be deter mined is as te whether the party will call upon him te become its candidate. Missions Going Begging. It is quite an anomalous condition of things under which this government finds itsell unrepresented by a minister at two of the courts of the five great powers of Europe. Of all of them it would seem most fitting that we should have a representative at St. Petersburg, whose government was most friendly te us in the great national crisis, and at St. James because the relations between England and America are the closest and most important of all our international comities. It may be that there is no use for min isters at these courts at all and, consid ering hew well we have get along with out them, this view seems te be rational. But if there is no use for them there, there is no occasion for them anywhere and the general uselessness which they exhibit confirms this opinion also. "We have seen that these missions remain un filled for months without occasioning any trouble te our own or the foreign gov ernments. "We have also seen ministers away from their pests for months, some of tliem com ing home en leave of absence which keeps their pay running en, ethers vary ing the routine of official life with junketings abroad, and no serious incon venience is afforded anybody by their inattention te duty. "Whence there is a widespread popular conclusion that our diplomatic service is a very useless affair. The present vacancies, however, are net caused by any such high patriotism as would induce appointees te decline lilling them because they could net serve their country. The private reasons which compelled Mr. Welsh te resign, were doubtless geed and true ; Mr. Stoughlen regarded the ltussian mission as a sort of political banishment, and anticipating the important services te be rendered by a discoverer of "clerical errors" in a pend ing presidential campaign, has come back no doubt te be of such use as he can te his party. Of the various persons named for his successor, Van Zandt and Bum side each declined when he found that the ether was trying te crowd him out of the narrow field of Rhede Island politics, and no ether name has been mentioned whose possessor would be willing te go te Russia for the year Jeft that Hayes has power te fill the place. Nobody, we are told, can be found te fill the English mission because the style of living which it entails is beyond the' salary of the office. We suspect that in this case, tee, some gentlemen, who might otherwise beinduced te take it, stand back because they fear a pur pose te get them out of somebody's po litical way and because any one who gees te Londen new feels uncertain as te whether he will l;e allowed te stay there after March 4, 1SS1. The longer the va cancies continue the less likely they are te be filled during Hayes's administra tion, and if we should get along as well without ministers as with them, the ex perience would be valuable in demon strating that our diplomatic service could be much modified, if net entirely dis pensed with. PERSONAL. Queen Victekia's wannest friends are Dean Stanley, the Dean of Windser and Principal TuIIech. editor of Frazer'x Mag azine. Mr. Fuascis E. SniteuEii attained his majority yesterday and the event was duly celebrated at the residence of his father, East Orange street, where a number of his ycung gentlemen friends were handsomely entertained last evening. Mr. Si'ukgkex, who is at Mcntenc for the benefit of his health, is said te be in a prostrate condition and unable te write his customary weekly letter te his Londen congregation. lie is net likely te resume his duties in January as intended. The receipt of numerous papers with "marked" recommendations of the Indi ana English for vice president leads us te suspect that W. II. E. has established a literary bureau te keep his boom boom ing. Senater Chanwj:ii's will has at last been discovered among the papers of the late Judge Edmunds, of Washington. It has just been admitted te probate. It leaves the senator's property in equal por tions te his widow and daughter. L"p in Luzerne county it is beginning te be understood that Judge Haiidixg, who retired from the bench of the Eleventh dis trict a few days age, will be a candidate for the seat in the United States Senate new filled by Senater Wallace. A number of members of Congress, in drawing their monthly pay, protested against accepting 10 per cent, of their sala ries in standard silver dollars, and among the.se who thus protested were some who had been the most pronounced advocates of the silver dollar. S. II. Itr.vxei.Ds, esq., of this city, who has been for mouths retained and active in conducting the Curtiu-Yecum congres sional contest, will leave Lancaster en the 7th inst., for Washington, te engage in the argument of the contested election be fore the congressional committee en elec tions. Cexuu.Mi had arranged te go te Cuba with Grant, but the change in the pro pre gramme compelled him te remain in Washington. When Grant heard of it he exhibited symptoms of the liveliest regret at the circumstance and wrote a letter te Conkling, saying that if he had known of the honor Colliding proposed te de him he should net have changed his original pro pre gramme. Mr. Si:vMeru ranks te-day as the most scholarly, the most comprehensive, the most finished of living American orators, en special occasions. lie has grown much, and is a far greater man than when he was governor of t!iis state. Se long as he re mains en the retired list even Republicans delight te praise him. But we believe Sanfeid E. Church would be a stronger candidate for President X. V. Sun. Won't you tell us why'.' Maj. GnicsT, of the Lancaster Inquirer, erstwhile a stout anti-Grant man, politely informs Den Cameren that his neck is waiting for the cellar te be buckled en. The Inquirer thinks the weik of the state committee "is ever and we must make the most of ic." It says further, that local Republican sentiment is divided almost entirely between Grant and Blaine, with a preference for Blaine, but "should cither of these men be the Republican nominee he would receive the enthusiastic support and solid vote of the Republicans of Lan caster county." Gricst may plough with the Cameren heifei, but he will dream of Congress "until the long halt comes," and never get there. Mrs. Hayls's attire at the New Year reception at the White Heuse will be mat ter of interest te female readers. Iter dress was of white brocaded satin, wi ought with geld threads. The V-shaped front of the waist was filled in with lace and her sleeves were of duchesse lace with cnibrei dcry of seed pearls. The court train of satin was long and square ; rose buds were worked upon it with threads of geld. The plain white satin petticoat was trimmed with bias folds of satin divided by a fringe of geld and pearls. Bread bands of geld embroidery separated the petticoat from the court train. In her dark hair she were a silver comb and en her neck a pendant a cameo head of her husband set in diamonds. .STll.I. KICKING. nut it will net Jump the Traces. New Kra. The Republicans of Pennsylvania arc new asked te go back upon their record and trample upon "the unwritten law of the republic," sanctioned by the example of Washington and our patriotic fathers, merely te gratify the ambition of Den Cam eren, 3iattnew e. uuay, ami tnc erigaue ei office-holders under Grant, whose contrell- iinr principle is expressed m tne cry, "Give us back our old commander" a cry which comes net up from the veterans of the rank and file who love General Grant as their great Captain, but mainly from these who kept out of danger and grew fat en the pickings of the quarter master's department. We are much mis taken in the sentiment of the Republican masses if they will sauctien such a bold and shameless attempt te trample net only en the records of the party in this state, but en one of the wisest and most sacred traditions of the fathers who founded and nursed it through infancy te manhood. Floods in Europe. The rivers Rhine and Main are swollen in consequence of ice blocking their currents. The towns of Russelhcim, Kesthcm, Floers Fleers lieiui, and Rudcsheim are inundated. There is great alarm in the neighboring districts. A sudden thaw causes fears that Vienna and Pesth will be flooded. The flood in the Seine is becoming very serious. Great blocks of floating ice have made a clean breach of 200 feet in the temporary wooden bridge opposite the I Invahdes. lhc river is still rising fast. The statistics of the Baptist church in Pennsylvania for 1879 show the total mem bership te have been G4,843, which is 1,230 mere than 1878. There arc 392 Baptist churches in the state. The Queen of England has presented an organ te the church en Pitcairn's Island, in the Pacific, and the first air played upon it after it had been put in place vras " Gcd Save the Queen." Ox the recent occasion of the twenty fifth anniversary of the feast of the immaculate conception, Pepe Lee received in special audience a body of Italian pilgrims numbering ever GOO, and in reply te an address presented him delivered a speech defining the dogma. Is his prayer meeting talk last night Talmagc pronounced Goveiner Garcelon "from personal knowledge " te be "as pure a man as can be found in public life," and said it was "unfair and unchristian te question his motives." A warren in the Ghrhtian IntclWjcncer speaks of Rebert Benner as "the enter prising editor who introduced Edward Everett, Dr. Tyug and Sylvanus Cobb te the American public, and get Henry Ward Bcccher te dance a literary hornpipe in the clogs of a novel writer.'" A committee of Ursinus college, Mont gomery county, met a committee of Palatinate college, Mycrstewn, at the First Reformed church, Reading, yester day, te consider the question of the consolidation of the two colle giate institutions. The meeting was a preparatory one and adjourned te mature a plan te be submitted at a future meeting, te be held at such time as events may determine. 1880 will be celebrated as the semi-ecu tcnuial of the organization of the elder ship of the Church of Ged. In 1820 Elder Jehn Wincbrenncr was settled as pastor of the German Reformed conjriejiatien of Harrisburg. In 1825 his pastorate closed, and he commenced preaching in the court house, market-house and beard yards, Great revivals followed his labors as well as in ether places adjacent te the city. Churches were formed under the title of Church of Ged. In 1830 six ministers met in Harrisburg and organized an eldership. Frem this small bejiinninj' some fourteen or fifteen elderships were organized, cov ering a territory from Maine te Texas, with a laity membership of from forty te fifty thousand. Mn. Ueeciiek says : " Ul course, young people ought te marry ; it is intended that they should according te nature. But love always must must be tempered with pru dence, and it is all the better and very much better if both love and prudence were tinctured with religion. De I think that a man ought te have a fortune before he marries'.' Ne. The prevalent senti ment that a man must acquire his fortune before he marries, that his wife shall have no share or sympathy with him in the work and struggle te gain a footing, and in the pursuit of it (and in the pursuit a great deal of the pleasure is really found te consist) is absurd, men, tee, it is thought necessary that a young married couple should set out with as large an es tablishment as is enjoyed by elder people whom they seek te showily equal, who have perhaps been married for twenty years, and in that time have built up com mercial success and social respect. The idea that a man must be wealthy before he weds fills the community with fortune seeking bachelors and unhappy spinsters; it endangers virtue, destroys true economy and design, and the beneficent intentions of the home. It promotes vice, idleness, in efficiency and imbecility amongst females, who seem from an unsympathetic outset thenceforward te expect te be taken up by fortune and passively sustained, and with out any concern en their part. It is thus that a man finds it difficult te obtain a help-meet." Is almost every " hymn and tunc" book published within thirty years the " Adcste Fidclcs" (a tune which is otherwise known as the "Portuguese hymn") is attributed te an English music-composer, Redding, who lived two centuries age. The real author of this celebrated, impressive, and new world-wide tunc was Marces Portugal, a Portuguese composer who was born in the last century, who was chapel master te the king of Portugal, and who died at an ad vanced age in Rie de Janeiro, Brazil, in 1834. Marces Portugal was well known in his native land and in Spain and Italy during the first quarter of this century for his sacred and secular music. Seme of his operatic compositions were fera time quite popular in Italy, and in that land of song he was known as Marce Portegallo. In 1808 the king of Portugal was driven by the French from his kingdom te the then large Portuguese possession of America, Brazil. At Rie de Janeiro the king, Joae VI., established his court in 1808, and thither came net only his royal household of noblemen and gentlemen in waiting, but his chapel-master also repaired there te conduct the musical services of the royal chapel in the new world. In 1821 Dem Joae returned te Portugal, leaving as vice roy his son, Dem Pedre, who in 1822 de clared the independence of Brazil and be came emperor under the title of Dem Pe Pe deo I. In 1831 Dem Pedre I. abdicated in favor of his infant son, Dem Pedre II., the present emperor of Brazil. During all these changes of dynastic rulers, Marces Portugal remained steadfast te his Brazil ian home, and died at Rie de Janeiro, in 1834, and was buried in the church of Santa Rita in that city. The Bosten Herald has a graphic sketch of the unusual situation in Augusta, with the state house vigilantly guarded by an armed force, and shows that these precau tions en the part of the state authorities have net been unnecessary. It publishes a somewhat startling story of the visit te Maine's capital of Gen.' Andrew Spurling, new a United States official prominent in the war of the Rebellion, whose arrival was sought te be kept secret, and who during his stay in Augusta has kept him self shady, stepping at a private house near the residence of Mr. Blaine, with wmen wormy, newever, no nas ecen in almost constant communication. The Herald correspondent thinks that Blaine has given up all idea of forcible resistance in view of the firm attitude of the gev erner, and in an interview Councillor Fogg expressed the opinion that whilst the Boutelle bluster, the v Ham lin and Frye speeches, the incen diary utterances of the clergymen, and especially this Spurling episode, were intended te overawe the authorities, Mr. Blaine doesn't mean te fight. He has discovered that the Fusionists have men of mettle en their side, and knows that the $90,000 of state bends that he owns would depreciate 30 per cent, in the event of a revolution, which would surely occur if the Republicans attempted te seize the state government. As te the senator's ability te buy up men enough te deprive the Heuse of a quorum, Mr. Fogg doubts it, and the next move by Blaine is expected te be an attempt by his party te stave off the election of state offi cers, if possible, until the contested elec tion cases have been decided, thus pos sibly gaining the Legislature and gover nor, and preventing the needed investiga tion of the fraud and corruption which characterized last September's election. Mr. Fogg says this is the first year for some time that a strictly honest count has been made. Gov. Dinglcy in former years signed certificates in blank, and se did Gov. Cenner. The counciller has the proof of this in his possession in the shape of blank certificates bearing Con Con Cen eor's name, but never filled out. The anxiety of the Republicans te see the re turns, even before they were received, show, that they knew hew defective they were. IJIev.ers vs. Itellens. lllacksmith anil Worker. The important question as te whether a blower or a bellows furnishes the best power for forcing air into the blacksmith's fire is net yet settled, and probably never will be te the satisfaction of everybody. Seme blacksmiths advocate the blower in strong terms, while ethers are equally as earnest in supporting the bellows. Each differs honestly and each fully believes he is right and his opponent grievously wrong. We witnessed, net long since, at the American institute fair, a contest or what was termed a contest between the Centennial fan blower, manufacturad by Messrs. Bender & Helman, of Lancaster, Pa., and the Hurricane bellows, made by the inventor, Mr. Jehn Bayliss, of 151) East Forty-fourth street, New Yerk. Messrs. Bender & Helman were rcprescted by Mr. J. G. Heffman, of 123 Greenwich avenue, New Yerk, while Mr. Bayliss per sonally superintended his bellows. Twe pieces of iron were provided, as nearly alike as it was possible te get them, each being 3J inches square by 7 inches in length. These blocks of iron were firm ly welded te strong reds some i feet long. When the judges announced themselves ready, the fires of both parties had been some time in a glowing condition. The blocks of iron were plunged into them sim ultaneously. Mr. Jonathan Beam, an ex perienced shipsmith, of City Island, N. Y., had charge of the blower block and Mr. Bayliss himself supervised the bellows block. It was exactly 19 minutes past 9 when the irons entered the fire and while they were heating, the writer noticed that the man at the crank of the blower turned it GO times a minute, which gave the fan a spend of 1,800 revolutions a minute. Mr. Bayliss run his bellows at the rate of about twenty-five up and down move ments of the lever a minute. At 27 min utes te 10, or 13V minutes'after the irons entered the fire, the blower party announc ed that their block had reached the proper heat, which was understood te be a weld ing heat. Beth irons were withdrawn at the same moment. The blower iron had reached, in places, a white. heat. It was hotter en each end than in the middle, and the corners seemed te be hotter than any ether portion. The Bellows iron had reached a bright red heat. I was agreed by the judges and many blacksmiths who witnessed the trial that neither piece of iron had reached a welding heat. While there was a perceptible difference in the degree of heat attained by each block of iron, this difference appeared te be of a trifling character. If the reputation of cither method of propelling air was depen dent en this test, if would rest en a very slender foundation. We have no opinion te express cither way, but certainly the test above described could net be regarded by either party with any great degree of satisfaction, because it was wholly inad equate. If it had been carried farther, and two pieces of iron actualy welded, it would have come much nearer being a real test. As it is, it is net likely that this trial will change the views of an ultra blower man or an ultra bellows man, and the war between the two methods of propelling air is likely te wax hotter. We have no .prej udice in favor of cither. We simply re port the facts and desire te be perfectly impartial. Wc should be glad, however, te have our readers give for publication their ex periences with the different kinds of blow ers, and with both the common and patent bellows. If one method is better than the ether, it is of importance for blacksmiths te knew it and te learn which gives the best results. The question, it seems te us, is net which can heat a piece or iron te a certain point quickest, but which gives the best results under all circumstances. Give us your experience, reader, and in doing se state the particular kind of blower or bellows used, with manufacturer's name and address, if possible. Dr. Urville Dewey. In " The Recerd of Fifty Years." pub lished in the Tribune, Charles T. Congden writes : Our plain, unpretending wooden church was my first college, its pastor my first professor of rhetoric, and the only one I ever had who was geed for anything. The first clergyman te whom I really listened was Dr. Orville Dewey, who, for ten years, preached te us sermons which I thought as fine as these of Mas Mas sillen or Bessuct or Jeremy Tayler te speak frankly, whatever critical judg ment I have since acquired has net much modified my opinion. I still place some of Dr. Dewey's sermons in the front rank of literature. Unfortunately, few people read printed sermons with much relish, and the general style of pullet elo quence has undergone a marked change,net much for the better ; but if great purity and force of language, a rich rhetoric well kept in hand, sinewy logical power, vigorous anu uncompromising earnestness, witli a gentle liberality if all these together make great sermons. Dr. Dewey's were great. The best of them are in print, and the reader who does net care te take my word may judge for himself. The doctor had a way, of which we did net complain, of preaching his sermons ever and ever again until they were per fectly familiar te us, and wc knew when the finest passages were at hand. Se when a dapper little young man fresh from the Cambridge divinity school ministered unto us and treated us te the best parts of one of them, which had been published, astonishment and indignation filled all the pews. These who, in their righteous wrath at the larceny, refused te attend church in the afternoon, missed the opportunity of hearing the youthful apostle repeat the offense. If there had been people enough at our vespers for a mob, I think we should have had one. Pulpit plagiarists are always getting themselves into divers trouble, but I have never heard of a fool feel hardier defiance of detection than this. LATEST NEWS BY MAIL. A. sudden thaw causes appreehensiens that Vienna ana 1'csth will be flooded me treasury eepartment announces a purchase of 150,000 ounces of silver for the Philadelphia mint. Immense quantities of war material have been sent by way of Odessa for a new expedition te Mery. Harris's cotton warehouse, en Buchan an's wharf, Baltimore, burned last night with all its stock. Less $100,000 ; insureds The St. Petersburg Goles pretests against the recent attempt en the Czar's life being made an excuse for reactionary measures. In County Line, N. J., Martin Nugent, a telegraph operator, shot himself and was found dead en Wednesday evening. He had been in depressed spirits. In Frccpert, L. I., Bergen Smith, eighteen years old stabbed Melvin Smith four times. They had quarreled several times during the day. A fire in the dry goods and carpet house of M. Ruff & Ce., Quincy, Illinois, dam aged the stock $10,000 te$15,000 and the building $1,000. The firm carries ever $25,000 insurance. The first collision between the striking stock yards men of Chicago belonging te the union and the non-union men occurred yesterday morning, the assault being made by the former, who dispersed the work men by means of missiles,- but without se rious consequences. A quarrel arose between Jehn Schilling, a respectable German, and a negre named Jehnsen, at a dance in Allegheny, N. Y., en New Year's eve, when the latter drew a knife and stabbed the German a short distance above the heart. The wound will in all probability prove fatal. The negre was arrested, but broke away from the officer and escaped. A party of seven or eight men visited the house of Guy Frey, Gallipolis, Ohie, evidently for the purpose of robbery, he having received payment the preceding day for some property which he sold. Frey ordered them te leave, which they refused te de. He then fired en them and they departed, after which he went peace ably te bed. Next morning Frey found in his front yard the body of a dead stranger whom no one has been able te identify. STATJfl ITEMS. In Allcntewn Mrs. Kern, aged sixty years, was killed by a piece of flying stone striking her en the head. inc antnracite coal product last year was e,UUt),UuU tens in excess et any previ ous year. The triennial assessment in Allegheny county has reduced the valuation about $40,000,000. Dr. Luther, agent of the state beard of chanties, approves et the tramp act and says it is of great benefit. Augustus Williams, who was injured by the fall of the reef of thuEdgarThemp- son steel works, in Pittsburgh, en bun day has since died. The Alteena Call has changed hands and henceforth its editorial and business department will be under the charge of Edward B. Haines, late editor and pre prieter of the daily and weekly Banner, of mlliamspert. At a meeting of the Western iron associ ation at Pittsburgh, yesterday afternoon, it was decided te advance the card rates en bar iron te 3 cents per pound en and after Monday next. This will also increase the wages of pudlcJs. Joint l'ierpent. Among our lecturers, writes Mr. Cong Cong eon in the Tribune, was Rev. Jehn Pier pent, who came down from Bosten te ex pound te us the mysteries of phrenology, lie died net long age, a wonderfully well preserved old man, considering all the trials and troubles through which he passed. His " Airs of Palestine," a line poem of the kind, written in the sinewy Pepe metre and published in 181(5, is be fore me as I write. He was one of the most pugnacious of mortals, and lectured furiously in behalf of the nowpscude science, surrounded by skulls which he handled much less gingerly than Hamlet did that of Yorick. lie invented stoves and razor strops ; lie preached temperance at the Bosten wine and spirt merchants, who constituted the wealthiest part of his con gregation ; he would net be put down nor go out until he get ready te go out, and se lie fought a geed fight te the end. Hun dreds of American youth learned te read in his " American First Boek," and found taste insensibly cultivated by the excel lence of its selections. Old men, who re membered it affectionately, have asked me where they could get a copy of the edi tion in which they were drilled in the far off school days. The uriDcry Trials Quashed. Yesterday, before Judge Pearson, evi dence was heard en the part of the commonwealth in the case of A. W. Lci senring, of Mauch Chunk, charged with corrupt solicitation. Seme of the at torneys from a distance (for and against the commonwealth) were net pres ent. The commonwealth declined te sub mit evidence te show cause why the motion te quash should net be sustained. The counsel for defendants next submitted the evidence disclosed in the former cases, as evidence in the remainder of the cases against the parties accused of corrupt solicitation. Te this thc'commenwealth did net object, whereupon Judge Pearson promptly quashed all the indictments. New bills will be sent up te the grand jury at the session of the court which is te commence en the third -Monday of the present month. m , Sliet Dead by ids Partner. Iii Leavenworth, Kan., Themas C. Thursten killed W. W. Embry, yesterday afternoon. Embry was the man who shot Cel. Antheny, of the Leavenworth Times, about four years age. He and Thursten were partners in the publication of a Sun day paper, which is in business troubles. They have been quarreling for a week, having had each ether arrested en counter charges of embezzlement, Thursten was playing cards in a saloon yesterday after noon, when Embry, having given bail en his arrest, entered an approached the tabic. Thursten drew a revolver and shot him through the heart, se that he died in side of three hours. Thursten was ar rested. He says that he shot in self-defense, because he believed Embry intended te kill him. Contributions te the Soup Fund. The following cash contributions have been received by the mayor for the week just ended, te be devoted te the soup house fund : Hen. H. G. Leng, $10 ; realized en donated trkey, $8.15; "L. S.," Plum street $5 ; cash $1. The following contribution of previsions have also been received : Thee. Wenditz, 200 oysters ; Ames Devertcr, 200 oysters ; C. W.Eckert, 150 oysters ; Metzgar Bres., 4 pounds cracker dust;C. W. Eckert, 1 pound cracker dust ; Wm. Blickenderfer, 200 pounds candies; Benj. Evans, 18 pounds pudding ; Jehn Ochs, 2 bushels po tatoes; Gee. Wiant, 1 bushel potatoes; butchers of city end county, 4 beef heads, 100 pounds pudding and 50 pounds beef; Kepler & Slaymakcr, one cleaver ; P. Leb zelter, 1 lead weed ; Isaac Dillcr, 1 meat saw. The 1,000 oysters credited last week te Jehn Hartman, should have been Hart man & Reese. The number of rations issued at the soup house this morning was 442. Lancaster County Teachers' Institate, The publishers have favored us with a copy of the priuted proceedings of the twenty-eighth session of the Lancaster ceuuty teachers' institute. It contains forty-one pages of the proceedings as re ported by J. D. Pyott, together with lists containing the names, residences and grade of certificate held b each teacher, the length of the school tcim in each dis trict, and the names of all school directors who attended the institute. Te this is added an appendix, containing a list of stars and star groups with explicit direc tions for locating them ; two interesting lectures en the solar and stellar systems, and much ether matter of interest te teachers, scholars and the general public. The proceedings are printed in size and style uniform with the SchoelJourtial. The star list includes one hundred and thir ty stars and some forty constellations, etc., prepared by Mr. McCaskcy for the special use of teachers and pupils who are new giving attention te this grand science in all parts of the county. In his official notices County Superintendent Shaub announces that, under the head of "general informa inferma informa tien,"teachers will be questioned mere fully than heretofore as te their knowledge of the solar system, the leading stars and the mere prominent star group-. This is prog ress in the right direction. There is no reason why ten thousand people in Lan caster county should net find plcasui e in recognizing, by name, all the brightest stars as well as the mere striking constel lations. Put this knowledge into the schools and it will seen he abroad among the people, and once there it. will net be lest in a hundred years. Johnny IMelim in Jail. Johnny Diehm. who aforetime was an almost constant customer of the city police but who for some few years past has al most passed out of sight, has turned up again in a rather unenviable light. Hugh Denning residing near Safe Harber, made complaint before Alderman Barr that en the 25th of November last en the public highway Johnny pointed an army musket at him and pulled the trigger. The gun didn't go off, and Henuing called te Johnny net te sheet. Johnny's excuse was that he did net knew Ilenning, and mistook hint for a robber. The two men then sepa rated, and Ilenning alleges that after he had get some distance away, Johnny again aimed thi gun at him, pulled the trigger and fired. Ilenning made complaint a day or two afterwards, charging felonious as sault and surety of the peace, but Johnny managed te avoid arrest until last week, when he was captured, and gave bail for a hearing. This morning Alderman Ban heard the case, and in default of bail John ny was committed te answer at ceut t. The IVlitlral Canldi-eu. It boils furiously in view of the organi zation of the peer house and xirisen beards en Monday, and the great scramble for th petty places in their dispensation. The Heg Ring, having captured the prison will make a clean sweep of the understrappers there ; even the devoted head of Docter Compten, who has been physicking the prisoners for sixteen years out of the last twenty, must fall into the basket ; Dr. M. L. Ilerr is named as his probable successor. Fer clerk there ate nearly a score of candi dates, and altogether the Heg Ring has se many overdue obligations te meet that the Bull Ringers are chuckling ever their di lemma and gleefully saying ' It is no luncral of ours." In the peer house the changes will be less radical, as "honors have been easy" there for the past year. It seems likely that Cox and Breck will both be retained. Rcceulcr Geed's appointment of Keller and Fasnacht, as clerks, te the exclusion et Amaziah C. Barr, is a " little, mat tei" that may kindle ' a great fire." Tlie Poultry .Shew. Everything has new been nicely ar ranged in the rooms in Lecher's building in which the poultry show is being held, and the exhibition is floating en in the full tide of success. Last night the rooms were visited by a large number of poultry fanciers and ethers, among the number be ing many ladies. The verdict of the vis vis iters is that the show is by far the hest ever given in Lancaster, and the-,e who visited the late state fair say the display of really fine fowls en that occasion is sur passed by the display new en exhibition in Lecher's building. This morning there were about 400 visi tors at the exhibition including the hon orable judges of the courts, the mayor of the city and many ether distinguished persons. The Hat-Maker's Strike. The Reading hat-makers maintain their striking attitude and having received let ters of sympathy from their co-workers in Adamstown sent a committee te see them and stir them up. The Adamstown hatters adopted resolutions te stand by the hatters of Reading in their present demands and appointed a committee te attend the meeting of the hatters' union te be held this afternoon in Kcrbs's hall. The hatters of Adamstown represent five factories, and their action, it is expected, will have an important effect upon determining the question for the satisfactory settlement of which the Reading hatters arc at present standing out. Columbia Iren Works. The old Columbia rolling mill has been sold, the purchaser, it is reported, being me isucsinut inn iron company, it is expected te be put in operation at an early day, and Columbia rejoices in the pros pect. II. M. North, esq., who purchased the Kaufi'inau furnace about a year age, sold it en Tuesday te Isaac McIIese, of Read ing, en private terms. Mr. McIIese will make all necessary repairs and put the fur naca in blast as quickly as possible. The sale includes the ere leases, and all the real estate connected with the furnace. Died in the West. Isaac Davis, a native of New Helland, this county, died recently in eastern Ohie, of which section he was a pioneer settler. He was 70 years old and since 1834 had been weaving and farming. He was of the Tunker religious persuasion and left nine children, his wife having "gene before" a few years age. A Man Trap. Complaint is made that there is a dan gerous man trap in front of a new building being erected en East King street, near Middle. It is reported that two or three persons have fallen into a trench, which has been dug across the sidewalk and in securely covered with loose lumber. .,, .w, ,v,in, -nuiueriy street, ier the month ending December 31, 1879, the first column of figures indicating progress in the several branches of study, auef the second column the conduct of the pupils : A CLASS. nnfinnr gaIiaaI A. a41. aT..,1 ... 3 0 -: It I 5 5 I Albright A K Maker Willie..... Brady Clias Cburles Jehn Drepperd WmJ. Evans Sydney.. Khri-nmn Clem. Ilerr Chas C Half nan KM Hetluieier S T.eii Leicester.. Mcl.evern U 67l,ranjIev James 73 TOlKancfcwm 31... S! 9i as s 7t 71 ;; 1(H) 7 Wi Si 72 Itutledce II U W 1 Stirk Isaac. 6tf Stene K M Shearer II 11... Stennleltz C. SucsseretW Welchens II... Wiant Clark... Zcclier Chas... 74 35 51 r.7 4S 7s B CLASS, Adams WE S7illarpel G $0 97 w U5 US S2 112 SI 5S S5 S2 Au.xer Willie i2 lletriek Jehn.... ItitnerAum ; lleitshu Harry.. Harding Kluui.. Kreider Chas.... .Marshall Wm.... MeXuughtau J.. Kaub r'red Springer Harry. U iant II Zoekllarry Pellet Samuel... tiS Derwart Lemuel T" Eckert Geerge.. C5 Kberly Willie.... St UreffJ K te liundaker D 7S Graham Atloe... u; Gres-man II.. .. ,ti Griel Walter. C CLASS. Ilenttel I) 52 KuckiusII W.... 77 r.itner Jehn.. .. HI U5 Lengeneeker C 70 Lebzelter Wm. 01 Martin Wm 7i Maxwell Win... 7i! Musser Wm SI Mills II. X 1)5 Itehrer II S3 Scheetz I 75 Storm feltzW L. s shiiii i HS'ITrban C K S5, Weidler M I!.... 4llZoekMv SO 5)i S2 70 U2 Us 85 a HI et; 1W 05 111 SO ! 85 92 91 Ik) 97 70 llitner AW 70 Chambers Ja-t... se Coxey K it 71 naveicr iee ;. Ile-tfttcrll 71 Hull II C 7t Hartman Clm-... 71 Ivirknatrick Wm SO Jvauimau fc.lv.. ,rt Liehty G It 50; m 501 I CLASS. Amwake Cha.. Ile.ivcr Walter. Krnst Win Geelile Gee Griel II Gorrecht C K... Hoever V J Hartman K G... Kreutz Hurry... LeeherW Lutz Fred Martin Wm MeGurk X 70'MusseIiiian Wm nil 7( Xauman X'has... 7i 47Kehrcr Hecter.. 72 IX) 83 M 59 19 50 re 75 70 7e 91 i;e 90 "ii 51 VCt 52 ir 83 4.: is 59 HI 92 41)1 Kaub F K !00 Hese Wm.... 50 Samson F 70 Miindle Frank.. l!7 Tomlin Kdw 100 Wiley C K 75 WillC. K a) Weir h 84 Wilke-. Wm 5 WackerA e; K CLASS. Cehi Herbert... i7 I.eydeu Chas !: Apple Hurry H lleyer Calvin 5S Geed Jay M Joliifen Frank. 51 ISewers Herbert. 53 Frank Jno 54 Huliley Alf. 5.". Faeglev Chan 5'J Carr Michael 51 Kendig L J 511 S Walker Will 73 Staull'er Harry. 47 Swenk M 11 45Welehans Harry 74.chaum Win Carman .las. Grew Sam Lee Leuis Maleuey James. GnnilakYi- Wm.. Fritz bam l'. V CLASS. Goedhart Thes.. Costelle J as McLvey Jehn... Leng Clias Hurtley Michael. Heitshu Win... l'yleJne Gait lM CoeperSam Trissler Jno Kulius .1 no De Haven Gee.. Ged fray J as I'reliui Chas Wise Adam Shaub Harry... 1)0 9.1 81 71 89 97 97 78 .v; .v. 92 Uemberger II... 51 Heettucr Albert 51 ISecttucr Kd Kngrell" Jno 4S Jacob All.thach.. 17 Kautz Wm 47 Hambriglit Gee. 45 The Temperance Cause. The following has been issued : Lancastku, Dec. 150, 1870. le the Cttizens ej Lancaster : Temiierance hall, in Ivrampfs building, near corner of East Orange and North Queen streets, will he opened at 3:'M en Sunday afternoon Jan. 4, 1880, for meet ings for the promotion of abstinence from the drink, and regularly thereafter en Saturday evening of each week. In con nection thewith, there will be a small li brary of temperance books, tracts and newspapers for free circulation. It is hoped te have the presence and participa tion of the ministers of our city in the earnest effort te arouse influences, correc tive of the intemperance which is destroy ing se many of our young men and women, and blasting the peace of se many homes in our city. All citizens have an interest in the suc cess of such endeavors and all are eai neat ly invited te give their presence and ut most aid te these meetings. Uuscctarian and non-partisan efforts for the same ol el ject have been wonderfully successful in ether places in educating the young ; in warning and saving these unaware of their danger : and aiding in the reformation of many who had succumbed te the power of the drink habit, and were lest te them selves, their families and society. Com bining our efforts and relying upon Ged for his guidance and blessing, the same happy results may be expected in Lancas ter. These meetings axe net designed te pro mote any sectarian, partisan or personal ends, but are alone intended te sub:crve the public geed. "Win. J. McConnell, from the western part of Pennsylvania, well endorsed for character and ability as a popular speaker, has been invited and will commence a series of meetings in Temperance hall and such churches as may be opened for him en Tuesday evening, January Cth, at 7::i() o'clock. Your presence and co-operation is earnestly asked. Very resjiectfully, Jamls Black. Night Scheel. New that the boys have had a geed time feasting and enjoying the sights, let them de something in addition te what they have already done toward the improve ment of their minds. Scheel will open again en Monday evening next, Jan .1, and it is hoped there will be a geed turn-out of boys, anxious te increase their limited stock of knowledge. Parents should take a deep interest in the educational welfare of their sons and see te it that they are in attendance at school instead of running the streets at night, learning lessens and contracting habits calculated te bring about their ruin. -Many of the boys are sadly deficient in the commonest branches of learning, being unable te write a hand that can be read, as well as unable te work many of the simplest problems of arithmetic. A warm room is provided ; books, slates and w.it ing material are offered te them, free of cost, and all they are required te de is te accept these, previsions, attend school regularly, and make an effort te improve their minds. Let there be a full attend ance en Monday night. Kurepcan Hares. Win. Koehm, of the Schiller house, is the owner of a pair of European hares, im ported from Germany. They are very large, weighing from 12 te 13 pounds. On Christmas eve the female gave birth te eight little hares, being probably the lirst native hares from imported stock ever seen in Lancaster. The little fellows are about the size of half grown rats, and yesterday had net yet get their eyes open they, like puppies, passing a nine days' probation of blindness. Serenaded. Last evening, Dr. II. E. Mtthlenburg, who was recently married anu who is a member of the Empire hook and ladder company, was serenaded by the members of the company, who had Clemmcns' city band with them. After the music the boys were taken te Fulmer's saloon by the Docter where they were nicely entertained. The company afterwards serenaded Dr.. J. O. ,Boyd, and then went te the saloon of JehnA. Snyder where the band played a nnmbcirCttaes and the firemen. rmrtrmlrnf ufi ! fA I I m t, i u rti XrS3VG. u 'S. r . 'i?rf .?-?" SV ' -r.'- y - f.:
Significant historical Pennsylvania newspapers