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TUESDAY EVENING, MABCH 16, 1880.
A Jucstln of Tariff.
Tlie quinine manufacturers appeal te
Congress te replace a duty en the import
ed drug, and there is that in their state
ment which makes their claim te some
thing of a duty seem reasonable. They
allege that they are placed at a disadvan
tage with the foreign manufacturer by
reason of the fact that a duty is here im
posed en semfrarticles used in the manu
facture which are admitted duty free in
England and France where the business
of their competitors is carried en. It
would seem te be fair that a duty
be put upon sulphate of quinine
imported in this ceuntiy sufficient te
equalize the cost of materials te the home
manufacturer, se far as that cost is af
fected by the duty en the materials. Be
yond this measure of justice the quinine
manufacturers have no claim te protec
tion. The article they make should be
furnished as cheaply as possible, being
one of prime necessity and universal
consumption. A prohibitory duty should
net be imposed upon it. The foreign
manufacturers ought te be enabled te
freely compete with the domestic makers,
and no tax should be levied en the peo
ple te pay for the support of an industry
which is of no value at all te the coun
try ; there being but four manufacturers
of quinine in the United States, giving
employment te comparatively few peo
ple. The only theory upon which the impo
sition of a duty for any ether than purely
revenue purposes can be sustained is that
the interest of the nation requires that
its natural'reseurces should be developed,
te the end that employment may be given
te its people and that it may be made in
dependent of ether nations. It was
clearly right te encourage, for instance,
the iron manufacture here, and te tax
the people for the purpose of securing
the development of mines and the estab
lishment of the manufactories whose
working new makes the nation se rich
and prosperous. The time has come
when the prolubitery tariff imposed te
protect iron lias become a tariff for
revenue, and the iron industry is
strong enough te take care of
itself without taxing the people for
its support. The iron manufacturer
new only expects Congress te leek te its
revenue in imposing a duty en foreign
iron, and finds sufficient protection in a
duty which leaves the foreign nianufac"
turer in te compete with him. Just new
a great deal of foreign iron is imported,
because the demand is greater than the
home supply, and prices have advanced
se as te make the manufacture very pro
fitable. The furnace men here, most
people think, are killing the geese
that lays the golden eggs in put
ting their prices se high as te
let the foreign maker in te supply
their field ; and probably they think se
themselves, and new that the supply
seems te have overtaken the demand,
prices will probably fall se as te shut out
the foreign metal. The manufacturers
must adjust this matter themselves, as
Congress will net come te their help, of
course, te put a heavier duty en a pro
duct which a year age was produced
and sold at less than half its present
cost. Anybody who talks of protection
te iron, in the face of the year's record,
will be laughed at ; se that that
jig is ended and that dance is done, and
Pennsylvania politics will no longer be
-troubled with the tariff question. The
iron men being silent, the little quinine
fellows cannot be suffered te make any
impudent demand for protection. They
have made se much money in the
past that they ought te be will
ing te prepare our quinine at cost
for the remainder of time ; but as they
probably have net grown philanthropic
in proportion te their wealth, this may
net be agreeable te them , and we are
willing, for our own sakes, te give them
an equal chance with their foreign com
petitors by lettirg them have their ma
terial dutyfree, but no mere ; and te ask
anything mere is sheer impudence.
Kerns's Confirmation.
A dispatch from Washington te the
Philadelphia Times having declared that
it is said that Speaker Randall didn't
utter a word against Kerns, the Intel
ligencer said that if that could be
shown " we shall judge Mr. Randall by
exactly the same rules with which we
have measured Mr. "Wallace. Trojan and
Tyrian shall in this journal knew no
distinction."
Since then, inquiry of Senater Thur
man, chairman of the Senate judiciary
committee, has furnished us with the
following letter written by Mr. Randall
in opposition te Kerns's confirmation.
Heuse of Representatives, )
WAsniseTOM, 1). C, Junuury 19, 18S0. $
My Dear Sin : I concur with Mr.
Wallace in recommending the rejection of
Mr. Kerns as marshal of the Eastern dis
trict of Pennsylvania, for reasons I am will
ins; at any time te give te you.
Yours very respectfully,
Sam. J. Randall.
Hen. A. G. Titcrman.
I certify that the above is a true copy.
Wm. A. McKenney.
Clerk of the Senate Committee en the
Judiciary.
We are further assured that Mr. Thur
inan said he would be rejected ; that Mr.
Randall was never asked te state his rear
sons before the committee, but had every
reason te be perfectly confident that the
determination of the Senate te reject
Kerns reached after Mr. Wallace's
speech against him would net lie
changed.
The Washington Sunday Herald says
in an article republished in the Philadel
phia Recerd, that the criticisms upon
Senater Wallace's course lately publish
ed in the Intelligencer and many
ether Democratic papers in the state,
come from journals " known te be in
interested in the candidacy of Mr. Til
den." Any well informed Pennsylvania
politician knows that this is false, se far
as the Intelligencer is concerned,
which has freely and repeatedly declared
' - it. does net favor Mr. Tilden's can
" alliance en the prea-
nmecrat
These Enumerators.
The democrats were entitled te one-half
the officials under the census. This was
and is the understanding of all parties,
and the Democrats had the power te en
force it through their majority in the
Senate. They needed no trades or traf
ficking with the enemy te secure it. But
supervisors and enumerators were te be
appointed with reference exclusively te
their fitness for the important duty be
fore them, and with no reference te par
tisansh ip whatever. "What Mr. Cameren
and the Republican ring will de with
their share may be judged from their
past conduct; but we have no hesitation
in saying that any attempt te use the ap
pointments which fall te the let of the
Democrats in any district in order te
bring or force the return of delegates te
the state convention in the interest of
any leader or faction, would be a gross
insult te the party ; and its consumma
tion in any instance an outrage net te be
borne. Such methods must be left te the
Republican party which acknowledges a
master. As yet we have none at all
events none that we are ready te ac ac ac
knowledgeor te whom we would sel'
our independence for such a mess of pot
tage as this.
The Junier of the Intelligencer has
returned from his visit te Washington and
Speaker Randall, and new will no doubt
" tell us all about it." Examiner.
The junior editor of the Intelligen
cer has net been in Washington for
three years and does net expect te visit
the national capital until he shall have
the pleasure of seeing a Democratic pres
ident inaugurated there next fourth of
March.
The legislative committee does net
want Kemble, Salter & Ce. pardoned. Se
Mr. Wolfe authoritatively declares. Who
does? We should like te publish the
names of the men who ask a pardon for
fellows who have plead guilty of offenses
the law punishes. Is the litw a mockery ?
Let us knew who thinks se.
MINOR TOPICS.
The Williamsport Banner, which was
recently taken by J. Sallade & Sen, comes
te hand in an enlarged and improved form.
It is one of our live exchanges and we arc
glad te see this evidence of its prosperity.
Theatre-goers will learn with pleasure
that "bonnets are te come in both large
and small sizes this year," for there is a
possibility that some of the small ones
may find their way into the auditorium.
Tiik Republicans aic very much dis
heartened ever their outlook in Indiana.
Morten's death disorganized them and
many Republicans are disturbed ever the
settlement of the colored people from the
Seuth. They say that their coming will
tend te prevent that legitimate rise in the
price of labor which certainly should fol fel
low, but has net. The boom iu securities,
the advance in supplies, and the slew
climbing up of the value of real estate,
discourage white laborers of both parties,
and cause the Republican farming and
laboring elements te declare their disap
probation of these agencies which have as
sisted the exodus. The Germans, tee, arc
net pleased with the third term outlook.
In Illinois it is said te be certain that the
politicians will misrepresent the real senti
ment of the party and carry it for Grant.
At the recent town election in Elgin,
Illinois, seventy voters employed in the
milk condensing works there voted against
license te sell liquor under instructions of
the superintendent of the works. The
liquor candidate applied te Commissioner
Heyno for a writ of an est, and he, in
doubt, referred the matter te federal
Judge Bledgctt. The judge answered that
the courts have already decided that the
protection of the right of suffrage guaran
teed by the Fifteenth amendment, and
section 5,507 of the revised statutes
applies only te freedmen and net freemen,
and that the writ should net issue. Ac
cording te this, if men who were once
slaves are compelled te vote a given way
under threat of discharge from their cm
ploy, the government steps in te defend
them, but if white men are put under
such pressure they must escape from it the
best way they knew hew.
Lucy II. Heeper writes from Paris :
" I pity sincerely the peer dear souls who
have paid Mr. Sardeu unheard of sums for
the privilege of playing Daniel Rechat in
foreign lands. Mr. Bancroft, of the Hay
market, gave $G,000 for the privilege, aud
I hear that an American dramatic agent
paid no less than $5,000. One leading
manager telegraphed te Sardeu, when first
the idea of the play was breached, offer
ing $4,000 for the American right. The
answer returned was, " Yeu must be laugh
ing at me," whereupon all negotiations,
were dropped. " He laughs well who laughs
the last," says the French proverb, which
is, I suppose, a version of "Let these
laugh who win." Daniel Recliat is new ac-
knewleged even by the warmest friends of
the dramatist te be a pestive failure. Yet
it will crowd the house for some time te
come, owing te the cursesity excited by
the comments en the piece, and still mere
te the everhelming success of the beauti
ful and brilliant debutante, Mile Barct.
The Pittsburgh Pest of yesterday de
votes nearly six columns of its news
department, under big head-lines, and a
column and a-half of editorial, te criticism
of Senater Wallace for consenting te the
confirmation of Kerns and the comments
of Democratic state papers en that event.
The Pest republishes Mr. Wallace's
speeches against Kerns and his deputy
marshals, and charges that he changed
position by reason of a bargain with
Cameren te divide federal patronage in
this state. The Pest says that Speaker
Randall writes te it as follews: "I put
myself in black and white demanding the
rejection of Kerns, and had Judge Thur
man's assurance, as chairman of the judi
ciary committee, that Kerns would be
rejected. Upen that assurance I took for
granted that it would be se ; but Senators
Cameren and Wallace overruled me." It
says tee that Senater Wallace is a recent
letter te that city stated: "I held the
baton of leadership in Pennsylvania and
the Democratic party can't afford te send
me te the rear." 1
Jehn Welch, On trial at Fremont, Ohie,
"urder of a man named Catter-
"" was found guilty of I
PZBSONAL.
Mr. G. A. Sala. is going te Australia
next winter, and proposes te return by
way of California.
Ivan Turgeniefk is in St. Petersburg
and is ill, being confined te his room with
a sprained feet caused by a misstep iu de
scending a staircase.
Rev. Dr. Hall's congregation have in
creased his salary by 50 per cent., aud ad
here te their action in spite of his earnest
pretests.
The Washington Star a few days age
contained a sensational story te the effect
that Alex. H. Stephens had written a
letter te Speaker Randall, complaining of
discourteous treatment as a member of the
Heuse committee en rules and threaten
ing te resign his seat in Congress. Mr.
Stephens nails the statement as a lie out
of the whole cloth.
Ex-Judge Themas, or "Uncle Jack, "as
he is locally known at Litchfield, Ky., de
lights te talk of his associations with
Abraham Lincoln. They were thrown to
gether when boys of nineteen and had
some glorious fun. They hunted deer,
bears and wolves. Beth were dressed in
buckskin and moccasins. In telling his
reminiscences Uncle Jack says : " We
' brushed them ' up and put bear's grease
en our hair when we went te see the girls.
I was then a ' heavy set ' fellow, weighed
180 pounds, while Abe was very tall, meas.
uring C feet 7 inches. "
Prince Leepold, Queen Victeria's
youngest son, is about te travel, aud there
is a probability of his coming te America.
He will travel modestly, having only two
persons for his suite. This is the young
man who is betrothed te the most brilliant
beauty and greatest heiress of the current
season in Londen, Miss Frances-Evelyn
Maynard, the eldest daughter of the late
Hen. Charles Maynard. She is said te be
as accomplished and amiable as she is
lovely and graceful, and as she comes
into estates valued at 30,000 a year, the
rents of which havc been accumulating
for her ever since her grandfather's death
in 1805, it must be admitted that Queen
Vieterira might de worse for her only
bachelor son than te provide him with
such a bride.
Mr. Jadwin, of Wayne county, brother
of the man who was rejected for census
supervisor up there, was down at Wash
ington looking after his confirmation.
While there he had frequent interviews
with Senators Cameren and Blaine. While
in conversation at Senater Blaine's, the
question was asked of Mr. Jadwin,
" Who is the delegate from your district
te Chicago ?" He replied, " I am." Mr.
Blaine was much surprised at Mr. Jad
win's modesty in net mentioning se inter
esting a fact. Gail Hamilton, who was
present, and who is always ready te give
the Senater a helping hand, at once re
marked, "Who are you for for president?"
Mr. Blaine here interposed and said. "Oh,
you must net ask him that question." Mr.
Jadwin replied, " I have no objection te
answering the question. I am instructed
te vote for General Grant, but some of the
delegation from my state held that this
instruction only applies te the four dele
gates at large."
LATEST NEWS BY- MAIL.
At last Lord Derby has taken the plunge
and publicly repudiated the policy of Leid
Beaconsfield. The announcement, how
ever, creates very little surprise or sensa
tion. The heaviest rains have fallen for the
past four days ever known in Georgia for
years. All the streams are very high, and
overflows which will damage the crops aie
reported.
Dixen's colliery at High Blantyre, near
Glasgow, is en fire from a gas explosion.
One thousand men were thrown out of
employment by the disaster. One death
has resulted from the explosion.
Rebert Breusc, judge of the county
court of Pleasant county, West Virginia,
died while opening 'court en Saturday
morning. He was eighty years old and it
was supposed he died of heart disease.
Albert Marcroe was killed by the ox ex ox
plesion of a blast in the Hoosac tunnel en
Sunday morning. This is the one hundred
and ninety-ninth fatal calamity that has
occurred in this tunnel .since it was begun,
some twenty years age.
The boiler of a steamer has burst in the
harbor of Bena. The steamer was driven
into two Spanish felaccas seriously injur
ing twenty-five men en beard of them.
The firemen en the steamer were killed
and the epginecr's life is despaired of.
In Red Bank, N. J., Mrs. Van Schaick
attempted te commit suicide with a re
volver, but was prevented. Her husband
had separated from her, and she was com
pelled te seek shelter from the town mar
shal. -"
A disiatch from Tucson, Arizona, says
the Scbief&in Brethers sold their interest
in the Tombstone mill and mines te Cor
bin Brethers, and Disston and party' of
Philadelphia, aud 3Iessrs. Simmons &
Squire, of Bosten, The price paid was
$2,000,000.
In Perrinvllle, N. J., Mr. Schenck called
in a physician te attend his wife, who, he
said had cut her threat. When the phy
sician came she charged her husband with
attempting te murder her. The wife's
story is net believed, and she will probably
die from her wounds.
In Washington, Jehn Riley and his wife
Jane were found dead in a room ever a
stable in the rear of the residence of Mr.
Benjamin Holiday, en K street. It is sup
posed they took poison. Riley came from
New Yerk in 1801 and was subsequently
employed by Lord Lyens as a coachman.
The Mentana continue en the rock, with
slight hope that she can be saved ; a large
portion of her cargo has been successfully
unleaded. England intends te send out an
Arctic expedition next year. It is pro
posed te lay two mere Atlantic cables.
The betting for the univeisity beat race is
10 te 4 en Oxford.
On Sunday, March 4, the Pepe approved
and named Right Rev. Michael
Heiss, new bishop of La Cresse, Wis., as
coadjutater, with the right of succession,
te the archbishop of Milwaukee, and ap
proved and named Rev. Jehn A. Watter
son, president of Mount St. Mary's col
lege, Emmittsburg, Md., te be bishop of
Columbus, Ohie.
The trouble in the piano trade in New
Yerk, which began some time age by a
strike for higher wages among the em
ployees of Steinway's manufactory, culmi
nated yesterday in a general lockout in
nearly all the factories in New Yerk, Be
tween 4,000 and 5,000 workmen are thus
thrown out of employment, aud they de
clare that they will net go te work again
until wages are incrased in all the shops.
Fer District Attorney or Philadelphia.
Examiner and Express.
Rufus E. Shapley, esq., is prominently
mentioned for the Republican nomina
tion for district attorney in Philadelphia.
Mr. Shapley is, the "Philadelphia lawyer"
who argued the contempt case of Steinman
and Hensel before Judge Patterson. He
would make a "rattling " prosceuting At-J
terney.
STATS ITEMS.
The Smoky City's latest': "Is it
abortion case ? new born infant found
an
in
a bucket suspicious circumstances."
Daniel Cook, a farmer in comfortable
circumstances, aged 77 years, residing near
McConnellsburg, committed suicide by
hanging himself in his stable. Fer some
time he has labored under a slight aberra
tion of mind.
There are about five thousand justices of
the peace in the state, te whom commis
sions must be issued dating from the first
Monday in May. The state will realize
about $10,000 from these officers in the
shape of a fee for their commissions.
Jacob Miller, of McKeesport, shot him
self in the rij-ht temple, killing him in
stantly. He had been out of his mind for
a few days, and while he was laboring
under this, committed the act. He was
forty-eight years of age, and married, but
had no children.
Lewisbure, Pa., March 15, Any state
ment that Jhe prosecution in the riot bill
bribery erses assent te or acquiesce iu a
pardon or commutation of sentence Is un
warranted. I should deprecate any inter
ference with the regular course of justice.
C. S. Wolfe.
In Norristown, the survivors of the One
Hundscd and Thirty-eighth regiment,
Pennsylvania volunteers, formed an asso
ciation last evening with the following offi
cers : President, Harrison Bickel ; Vice
Presidents, Henry S. Smith and James G.
Wells ; Recording Secretary, Themas J.
Stewart ; Corresponding Secretary, Geerge
W. Evans ; Treasurer, Sylvester Snyder ;
Trustees, Silas Kinkinger, Lorenze D.
Shearer and Geerge C. Williams.
W. W. Gaithcr, of Somerset, was em
ployed as conductor en what is known as
the "Little Read," the terminus of
which is at Foxburg, in Clarien county.
On the 27th of last month one Clancy took
passage en Mr. Gaither's train, and the
latter asked him for his ticket. Upen
being answered that he had net purchased
one he was then requested te pay his fare,
but insolently refused te de se. The con
ductor then put him off, and before the
train get under headway again CIanc
pulled out his revolver and fired several
shots, one of which took effect in the joint
of one of Mr. Gaither's knees and recently
he died from the effects of it.
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
KAILKOAD ACCIDENT.
Horae Struck by a Train The Rider lladly
Injured.
This morning shortly before 8 o'clock a
young man named Addison Miller was
riding a colt across the railroad track op
posite Shclly's hotel, in Mt. Jey, when the
Harrisburg express, a fast passenger train,
put in an appearance. The colt frightened
at the cars and stepped en the track. The
train struck the animal, fatally injuring
it. Miller was knocked off the colt and
was terribly injured. The train was
stepped, and the young man, being
picked up, was taken te a house near by
where he was cared for. At last accounts
he was yet alive.
New-Made Doctem.
In the long lists of the graduates of Phil
adelphia medical colleges, published in the
newspapers of that city, we observe the
name of Mr. Martin Ringwalt, upon whom
en Saturday, the degree of Docter of Med
icine was conferred by the faculty of Jef Jef
fereon college, where he has completed
with credit a three years' course of study,
and of Mr. Geerge R. Rehrcr, upon whom
a like distinction was conferred by the
University of Penn sylvania yesterday. Dr.
Ringwalt is a resident of Rohrerstown,
and Dr. Rehrcr is a son of Majer Jeie.
Rehrcr, one of our well-known citizens.
Beth of these newly accredited young apos
tles of the healing art are gentlemen of
fine attainments aud culture, who will
bring te the practice of their profession a
zeal and enthusiastic devotion which prom prem
ise te win them honor and distinction.
The Medical Prosecutions.
Thursday has been fixed for the hearing
before Alderman Spurrier of the cases of
the Lancaster county medical society
against Dr. C. A. Greene and ethers for an
alleged violation of the law regulation the
practice of medicine. There arc two com
plaints against Dr. Greene, one of
which charges that he is unlawfully
engaged in the practice of medicine,
surgery and obstetrics without his having
a diploma. The ether complaint charges
that he is practicing, or attempting te prac
tice medicine and surgery for a valuable
C3nsideratien by opening a transient office,
aud by handbill and printed advertisement,
and proposes te cure the sick and afflicted
by medicine and ether means, without
having a license.
Letters Stelen.
This morning a lad named Carrell
entered the side room of the Black Herse
hotel en North Queen street and stele
from the table a number of letters belong
ing te M. M. Leib, editor of the Oicl.
The boy was arrested in East King street
but the stolen letters were net found en
his person, he having handed them before
his arrest te a little girl named Rcinhart
She was hunted up and confessed te hav
ing thrown the letters into the mouth of
the sewer at the corner of Christian and
East King streets, where they were subse
quently found. The boy and girl will net
be prosecuted.
New Yerk Sales of Seed Leaf Tobacco.
Sales of seed leaf tobacco reported by J.
S. Gans's Sen & Ce., tobacco brokers,
Nes. 84 and 80 Wall street. New Yerk,
for the week ending March 15 : 200 cases
1878 Pennsylvania, fillers, 9 te 10c, as as
eorted, 11$ te 17c; 150 cases 1877 Penn
sylvania, wrappers, 25 te 30c. ; 120 cases
1878 New England, seconds, 10 te 12c,
wrappers, 14 te 20c. ; 150 cases 1878 Ohie,
0 te 13Jc. ; 100 cases 1878 Wisconsin, 7 te
12c. Total, 720 cases.
Foreign "justness.
The Penn iron company of this city,
have just received a large let of pig iron
from England, also a cargo of old rails
from Belgium, and another of scrap iron
from Cuba. They are new working en a
large contract for railroad fastenings for a
read in Japan.
Funeral.
The funeral of Yeates Conyngham took
place te-day. Services were held at the
late residence of the deceased, and about
neon the funeral cortege started for Para
dise where the interment was made at All
Saints church.
Contract Awarded.
Last .night the street committee met and
awarded te Charles Schwebel the contract
for building the sewer in West Chesrnut
street, from Pine te'Nevin street, the con
tract price being $340.
MBS. COONLEX'3 CASE.
Sentenced la Lancaster and Granted a
Special Allecatur in Philadelphia Within
Three Hours.
At 4 p. m. yesterday Mrs. Susan Coon Ceon Coen
ley, convicted of conspiring te debauch a
miner child under simulation of marriage,
was called before the court for sentence.
Mrs. Coenlcy, heavily veiled and attended
by her counsel, J. L. Steinmctz, esq., ap
peared at the bar of justice.
Before sentence was imposed Mr. Stein
mctz directed the attention of the court te
the case of Hartmau et. al. vs. common
wealth in 5th Barr, p. 00, in which the su
preme court has decided that a conspiracy
te de an act punishable by statute cannot
be mere severely punished than would be
the successful perpetration of the offense.
He held that in the Coonley trial no legal
evidence havinjr been furnished- of the
alleged fact that DcLeen was a married
man, Mrs. Coonley could net have been
convicted of conspiring te de anything but
procure fornication, .and therefore could
net be sentenced mere severely than the
legal punishment for fornication, which
could net exceed 100 fine.
The judges put their heads together and
after a short conference Judge Patterson
overruled Mr. Steinmetz's point and said
that as a common law offense was charged
the punishment was within the discretion
of the court, and he sentenced Mrs. Coon
ley te undergo an imprisonment of thir
teen months iu the common jail, the Lan
caster county prison, pay $100 fine and the
costs of prosecution.
While the deputy sheriff took charge of
the defendant Mr. Steinmetz hurried te
Philadelphia in the 5:20 train. He ap
peared before the judges of the supreme
court had a special writ of allecatur
granted and was back te Lancaster by
11:30 p. m. The effect of this writ will
remove the proceeding te the supreme
court, and suspend the sentence of this
court meanwhile.
This afternoon the parties te the case
m2t at the office of J. L. Steinmctz, esq.,
where Rebert Snodgrass, prothenotary of
the supreme court, accepted the recogni
zance of Mrs. Coonly in the sum of $2,000
and she was discharged.
MACK'S MINSTREL SHOW.
Dad "Heather Ic House-Goed Entertain
ment. The very unpleasant weather did net
keep the people from the opera house
where Temmy Mack's minstrels appeared
last night, andbelorethc performance be
gan the heuse was full. In the first part
there were six end men, Sam Maxwell and
Levi Nixderf occupying the outside chairs.
They, with the ethers, were net slew in
amusing the audience, and each sang a
humorous song in geed style. "Chiming
Bells of Leng Age" was very sweetly
rendered by Temmy Mack, and Geerge W.
Pentz pleased all with his singing of
"Angels Whisper of My Mether." Part
second opened with horizontal bar per
formance by Witmer and Harabright, in
which these boys, who are quite young,
showed a great deal of skill. Later in
the evening young Witmer appeared in a
stilt act. Gus. Greve followed this
act in his Lancashire clog, and
showed himself te be a fine dancer.
The banjo playing of Harris and Rctallick
was very geed, as italways is, and it never
fails te please. The next act en the bills
was that of the "Big 3" which is com
posed of McSerley, Turner and Mack. Mr.
MeSerlcy was unabie te reach this city
yesterday, and Mr. Grove took his place at
short notice. The act of these three was
the main feature of the show and they were
recalled several times. Their business is
after the style of the King High Kickers
and they bid fair te rival that famous
quartet at some future day.
Sam Maxwell, who made his first ap
pearance here last night, was well received
in his very funny specialty of "The
Watermelon Man. " Charles Shay's old
darkey impersonations were true te nature.
Daniel Clemmcns", in "Musical Moments,"
played en a number of instruments, a
feature of his performance being the drum
sole.
In the challenge clog dance, for which
Mr. Mack gave a silver cup, Cochran and
Stene, and Coulman and Beettncr were
entered. Judges were selected from the
audience, aud when the dancing was
concluded the cup was awarded te
Coulman and Boettncr. The ether two
are younger aud smaller than the winners.
Beth pairs showed a great deal of skill.
When the clog dance had been finished
the pie-eating match was announced. A
colored boy and a little white fellow, each
with his hands tied behind his back, were
brought en the stage and were started at
eating the two pies which steed en the
table before them. The darkey had a
mouth which seemed te have been con
structed for demelishiug pies, and he
easily wen the match.
The Plant Club.
Despite the unfavorable weather, the
attendance at the meeting of the plant club
last evening was quite large, the room
being well filled with interested students,
of the delightful science of botany. The
first work of the evening was the answer
ing of questions upon the lessens assigned.
These were upon the " Flower," its uses,
its structure, and the general " plan upon
which it is built," as these facts. arc de
veleped in the text-book used bv the
class. This, which was a very interesting
feature of the meeting, was followed by a
description of the "Stem," its structure,
uses, and the variety of forms under which
it appears. This subject was presented
in a satisfactory manner by Mr. II. W.
Stein, who illustrated his remarks, during
the half hour assigned him, by numerous
carefully-drawn illustrations.
The remainder of the evening was oc
cupied in the analysis, by the tables, of
the spring crocus, crocus vermis, of the
Iris family. This had been previously
written en the blackboard by Mr. Bur Bur
rewes, leader of the class, who made each
step through the tables se clear that any
one following him should new be able te
analyze the crocus without ether aid than
that of the text-book.
The next meeting of the club will be
held en Monday evening, 21st inst., when
the special subject presented will be the
calyx and corolla, the protecting organs of
the flower.
It was announced before adjournment
that the next meeting of the Star club
would net be held until Friday evening,
April 2d.
THE M. E. CONFERENCE.
Supernamerary Relations A Spicy Debate.
In the Methodist Episcopal conference
in session in Philadelphia the question of
supernumerary preachers was taken up,
and the following were continued :
Without Werk Revs. C. Karsner , W.
Cooper, D. D., J. H. Alday, D. D., J.
Thompson, W. Trickett, S. P. Gillingham,
W. McCombs, R. Owen, T. S. Themas, R.
II. Sanderlin, J. Shields.
With Werk Revs. James Neill, S.
Townsend, M. D., A. Wallace, A. Atwood,
A. Cathcr.
Thy relation of Rev. D. McKee was
changed from supernumerary te effective.
Rev. F. E. Church was, at his own request
made a loeal preacher, and therefore
ceases te be a member of the conference.
The relations of Rev. Henry B. Mauger
AV.H. Burrell and Levi B. Hughes were
changed from effective te supernumerary.
Rev. S. M. Cooper was granted a super
anauated relation, and Jeseph Gregg a
supernumerary relation with work.
The superannuated preachers continued
were Peter Hallewcll, J. D. Leng, J. Car
lisle, J Cummins and Jeseph Castle,
D. I).
A vote was taken for two alternate dele
gates te the general convention and J.
Cunningham and Dr. J. F. Chaplain were
elected.
Secular Werk Among the Ministers.
Rev. W. J. Paxon, en behalf of the pre
siding elders, offered the following :
Wuereas, The vows which as Christian
ministers we have solemnly taken upon us,
require that we shall employ all our time
in the the work of Ged ; and
WnEitEAS, The work of the Christian
ministry is one of the highest importance
and most solemn responsibility, demand
ing the consecration of all the time and all
the energies of every minister occupying
the pastoral office ; therefore
Reselced, That in the judgment of the
conference it is highly improper for any
preacher in charge te engage in any secu
lar employment or occupation, whether
professional, mercantile, official, or other
wise ; and we affectionately urge upon
all our brethren in the pastoral office the
absolute necessity, which is upon us all,
te keep entirely clean from all such en
gagements. Rev. S. M. Cooper moved the following
amendment : That the bishop be request
ed net te appoint a preacher te a charge
where there is inadequate prevision for his
support.
This amendment was defeated by a vote
of C8 te 25.
Rev. William Muller arose te speak upon
the subject appointing ministsr te charges
where they don't receive enough for their
support, and yet denouncing them for en
gaging in secular pursuit. "Men of years,''
he said, " who have done geed work, are
crowded into small places. One is obliged
te cheese between their vows and the sol
emn declaration of Ged's word, which is iu
the language of Paul, He that will net
provide for his own, and especially these
of his own house, hath denied the faith
and is worse than an infidel.' Can he
allow his wife and little ones te want ?
What is he te de? I believe this thing has
drawn our men into secular pursuits, and
iu consequence of that we are called te
bow in ashes and dust before Ged, having
four mcu arraigned before this body. This
is a matter which should be inquired into
by the presiding elders and ascertain who
has an interest in cranberry begs and sea
side resorts net for the benefit of the
church, but for the secular aggrandize
ment. ( Here some one cried out, " Ocean
Greve") I remember seven years age,
when an appointment of mine was te be
thus and se, but from' some secret power
Bishop Andrews erased my name and put
it somewhere else. It caused a less te me
of $700 in one year. My boy was at school.
I told him te come home, and he did come.
Twe years age, when an appointment was
offered me, I said, " If you cannot de bet
ter than that for me lay me aside." There
is the question involved here. "What shall
we de ? And if the presiding elders have
back bone enough te leek into this
thing te the very core, then I say amen."
" Contract with the world," said Rev.
W. II. Elliett, " don't contaminate a man
if he tells the truth. This conference has
taken up a floating sentiment in a way
which is net clearly defined in the resolu
tion." Pending debate en this question the con
ference adjourned.
NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS.
Events Acres the County Line.
Judge Pearson and a Dauphin county
jury have done their duty in the convic
tion of the riot bill roosters. New let the
sealer of weights "and measuces see that
the scales of justice are properly balanced
en the 29th instant. Independent.
David Harris, esq., the fifth child of
Rebert Harris, and grandson of Jehn Har
ris, the founder of Harrisburg.died in that
city en Sunday, aged 83 years. Although
he was net the eldest person in Ilarrisbnrg
he was the eldest of these who claim it as
a birthplace.
On Saturday evening the Democrats of
West Chester elected delegates te a county
convention te meet te-day. The North
and Seuth wards instructed their delegates
for Bayard. The East and West wards
showed a majority of votes for Bayard,
but voted against instructing the dele
gates. The beard of pardons will meet te-day
te dispense mercy from the peer man's
stand point in law. On the 29th inst, the
same beard will meet in special session te
deal out clemency from the position in
law occupied by wealthy criminals. The
result of the two sessions will funish an
instructive lessen en the several qualities
of mercy.
A young man known as "Bub" Hess,
an employee at Barnett's saw mill, near
Pine Greve church, Yerk county, while in
the act of putting a belt en a pully, had
his glove caught in the pully and was
twice thrown around it, having his thigh
broken, his left arm paralyzec and his
lungs seriously injured. It is doubtful
whether he will survive his injuries.
On the farm of W. Y. Crossan, who live
near Strickcrsville, Chester county, one
of a litter of small pigs escaped from its
pen into the barnyard one night, and was
suckled by the cows. Ever after the little
porker refused the nutriment provided
him by nature, and lived upon cow's milk.
The cows indulged him in his pecular taste,
and patiently lay down that he might
slack his thirst. A few days since,- at the
age of five weeks, and the little porker
was sold away from his fester-mother, hav
ing far outstripped in growth his brothers
and sisters of ths sty.
THE HAPPY FAMILY.
THE REPUBLICAN COUNTY COMMITTfcE
And the He King and the Hull King Shall
Lie Down Together and Jehn M.
Stehuian Shall Lead Them.
The Republican county committee met
in the Grand Army of the Republic rooms
at 11 a. m. te-day, and considerable
interest was manifested in the proceedings,
iu view of the proposed action of the com
mittee in opposition te that taken by the
Republican state convention. There was
a notable absence of some pi the mere
prominent members of the committee, for
instance, J. Hay Brown, esq., who had
gene te Gettysburg en business; S. S.
Clair, who has moved out of the county ;
A. J. Kauffman, who, being a delegate
elect te Chicago by the state convention,
deemed it iudelicate te attend this mcet
ng that was te held an inquest en his case.
There were a very large number of sub
stitutions, all carefully arranged by the
different factions. Among them .were
Jehn A. Hiestand, E. McMellen, E. K.
Martin, F. U. Gantz, Jno. II. Land hi and
Isaac W. Slokem.
Chairman B. F. Eshlcinan started the
ball iu a speech that bristled with indig
nation, denying that he or any of his
friends had ever contemplated, as had
been chaigid, 'net calling the committee
together te fix the usual time for holding
the primaries.
J. W. Jehnsen, esq., who had taken a
very front seat, that he might act as daddy
for his side, watched the call of the roll
and the substitutions very closely, se that
he might be first en his feet te offer a reso
lution fixing Saturday May 22d as the time
for the primaries te nominate a county
ticket and two national delegates.
McMellen, who was watching just as
closely te see that Jehnsen did net
make any capital for himself for district at
torney, was quick te offer an amendment
in the shape of a mere comprehensive res
olution, fixing Saturday, May 22, between
3 ami 7 p. m., as the time for the prima
ries te elect a comity ticket, and at the
same time, under Republican rules, two
delegates te the national convention and
two alternates, aud te declare for their
choice for president, the choice of the ma
jority te be the instructions te be the dele
gates. The amendment being substantially ac
cepted Mr. Jehn A. Hiestand called for a
division of the resolution, and the p.irt fix
ing the time for the primaries was adopted
without debate.
Mr. Hiestand said he was opposed te the
ether p.ut of the resolution, because the
committee had already elected delegates
te the state convention, which had cleeted
delegates te represent this county hi the
national convention. All the committee's
powers iu that direction had been exer
cised and exhausted.
Jehn A. Steber aud ethers thought that
part of the resolutions providing for in
structions en the presidency was surplus
age, as the committee had already adopted
it at a previous meeting.
Mr. Hiestand further said that if Lan
caster county elected new delegates ether
districts in the state might de se. It
would be a harmless amusement for these
who wanted te indulge in it, but in his
opinion the committee's peweis in this
matter were all exhausted.
E. K. Martin took the iloer and aigncd
that this business was mere than
amusement. Lancaster county Republicans,
under their rules, leserved the riht te
elect their national delegates. Heie the
people are the primary source of power
and whatever ether districts might, de here
the people demanded their rights ; they
were net te be governed by an iron hand,
nor fettered with i unit rule. They had
heretofore submitted te foreign influences
and had been outraged by their represent
atives. They should new take the matter
into their own hands and if they committed
any error the responsibility ceu'd at least
be fixed.
J. W. Jehnsen, esq., then found his op
portunity aud drew the first applause of
the day by reciting J. Den Cameren's call
for the congressional districts te send dele
gates te the national convention. He
grandly referred te the ardent desire of
the Lancaster Republicans te declare for
"Jim Blaine," and said the state conven
tion, with as much right as it chose
national delegates, might have selected the
nominees for Congress or Senate or As
sembly. Hiestand : " Or for district attorney."
Jehnsen. "I wouldn't submit my
chances te that body nor the men whom
the people declare against every time they
have a chance. I would go te the
people."
Jehnsen said this with great excitement,
and McMellen seemed te think he was
making himself popular and eagerly call
ed for " question."
When the vote came te be taken Billy
Weaver exercised himself te have the yeas
and nays called, " te put them en the rec
ord," and it was se ordered.
The sullen Bull Ringers, feeling that
they were defeated in advance, declined te
vote. Hiestand was against doing work
ever that had been done and wouldn't vote
either way. F. U. Gantz thought if the
delegates already elected wouldn't carry
out instructions new ones wouldn't. J. A.
Steber would net vote for the resolution
because it reflected en his honorable
friend, W. K. Seltzer. J. S. Witmer had
".quit voting." Fred Smith said he had
voted once and that was enough for him.
Charley Bering said he was no repeater ;
and se none of them, save one, voted at
all, and the result was 30 yeas, 1 nay, and
the ethers, as Hiestand said, " no vetus."
It was very apparent that though they
werc defeated they were net going te be
put en the record.
A Maine Beem.
Then the irrepressible Jehn n. Land is
hauled out a resolution declaring that the
committee was for Blaine for president.
The boom boomed for about thirty
seconds.
And then Chris. Kauffman, Ed. Mai tin
and some of the ethers saw that this was a
mistake, and that te pass such a resolution
would be an attempt by the committee te
usurp the very right of the people
which it had championed against the Har
risburg usurpation.
Johnny Landis acceded te the sacrifice
of his pet lamb.
The United States Senater.
Tnen Jehn M. Stehman who, by the
way, both sides are coddling new came
out with a resolution directing the chair
man te put en the primary election tickets
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