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WEDNESDAY EVEN'G. APRIL 21, 1880.
The Premise or Fesce.
New that Mr. Randall and Mr. "Wal
lace both disclaim any purpose te " wield
the baton of leadership," since neither
wants te " control the Ilarrisburg con
vention," and neither aspires te go te
the Cincinnati convention, we can't for
the life of us see why there should be
any trouble at Harrisburg. Scores of
the best men in the party will be there.
Most of the eminent local leaders will
be en the fleer of the convention. Scott,
of Erie ; Ilay, Gibsen, Hutchinson and
Hepkins, of Allegheny; 3Iiller, of
"Washington ; Jenks, of Jeffersen ; Coff Ceff Coff
reth, of Somerset ; Tate, of Bedford ;
Zeigler, of Butler; Dill, of Union;
Stenger, of Franklin; Speer, of Hunt
ingdon; Beilly, of Blair; McSherry, of
Adams; Stewart, of Yerk; Sewden, of
Lehigh; Monaghan and Baker, of
Chester; Ermentrout, of Berks; Packer
and Powell, of Bradford ; Broadhead, of
Carben ; Freeze, of Columbia ; Ellis, of
Schuylkill; Schnatterly, of Fayette:
Breslin, of Lebanon; Parker, of
Mifllin; Scott, of Northampton, and
ethers like them leaving out all the
Philadelphia contestants are represen
tative men who may fairly be claimed te
held the geed of the party away above,
personal triumphs or factional disputes.
Frem them it will be easy te select
chairmen for the convention, and they
cau safely be left te pick out delegates-at-large
and a chairman of the state
central committee who will be accept
able te the entire party. They can
easily bring themselves into "accord"
en all fundamental questions and theso
which are merely of personal preference
can be settled without any bad bleed.
At this distance it leeks as if the con
vention would be one of the ablest ever
gathered together in Pennsylvania poli
tics, and largely composed of level-headed
and fair-minded Democrats. There is,
of course, some combustible material in
it, but we de net see who there is or what
there will be te " touch it off." It is
very plain that there is nothing te base a
Itaudall and "Wallace issue en ; as we
have said, there is enough material te
make a satisfactory organization out of ;
a committee ought easily te be selected
who will fairly adjudge and satisfactorily
determine all contests, including the
Philadelphia matter ; there will be no
serious wrestle ever a platform this
year; thu " unit rule" can hardly obtain
much favor in a body whose membership
is se largely made up of men rep
resenting independent local action ;
and in view of the fact that
by far the most of the delegates are
mere solicitous for the success of the
party than the triumph of any individ
ual, we have every reason te feel hopeful
for the outcome of the Democratic state
convention.
The Perplexing " Patriot."
The Uarrisburg Patriot seems te say
that it will net correct its statement that
bribery was practiced at the late con
vention in this county until it is satis
fied that its informant was in error; al
though it is somewhat unsafe te at
tempt te construe the Patriot's language,
as it has a habit of making an unfortu
nate selection of words te express its
meaning. We thought it asked us te
treat it with silent contempt the ether
day, because it told us that if we were
consistent we ought te de se ; and we
love te be consistent. It seems, however,
that we were quite mistaken, and that it
is very far indeed from dasiring that
we should entertain contempt for it.
"We will premise te heartily try net tode
it ; we will de our best te understand it and
te put the most amiable and sensible
meaning te its words that they will bear.
As an initial essay te this excellent re
solve we will decline te believe that the
Patriot means te say that it will insist
en believing that members of the Demo
cratic convention of this country were
corrupt until their innocence is proved
te it ; for, manifestly, te suppose that a
Democratic journal is disposed te extend
se small justice te fellow Democrats, as
te believe them guilty until they are
proved innocent thus reversing the
treatment by the law of the vilest
criminals would be te suppose that
such journal was guided by very unjust
and uncharitable men. "We must net
thus construe the Patriot's language;
but since its words seem te have no
ether meaning than this, we will forbear
te interpret them, and let the
Patriot express its thought again
in language mere happily chosen.
we Knew that when it does se
it will appear that it did net mean te
say that it is net satisfied that its corres
pondent's story given te it, as he states
en heresay, and denied by us was incer
rect, and that it will net se believe until
its incorrectness is further proved te it.
"We knew that the Patriot is rejoiced te
be assured that there was no bribery prac
tised in a convention of Democrats and
that it is eager te say se. Doubtless it
did try te say se, and we could net
understand it. It is a misfortune that
often happens te us, as we have said;
and for which no doubt our intelligence
is somewhat te blame; for it ought te
be mere acute, te read the Patriot.
Tile New Yerk Democrats held yes
terday two State conventions. One
was enough. The anti-Tilden con
ventien proposed a compromise with
the Tilden convention. It was
treated contemptuously. It was net safe
te se treat a body of Democrats who last
year refused te vote for Mr. Tilden's
candidate for governor and defeated
him. It was absurd te treat with con
tempt such men asWm. Dersheimer and
Amasa J.Parker. There were no two men
in the regular or Tilden convention that
approached anywhere near their stature
in ability and national consideration.
A split from the regular organization
which is headed by these two men is
ipse facto of sufficient consideration te
require net only respectful treatment,
but large concession from that organ
ization, if it would be considered wise
enough te control the interests of the
Democratic party in New Yerk. The
regular organization in New Yerk,
may be willing te risk the defeat of the
party in that state once. again; but the
national Democracy has a stake in the
result this year ; and it is net willing.
It will stand no such nonsense.
The Columbia Herald raves through
several columns this week in denuncia
tion of what it calls the "usurpation"
-of the chairman et the jjemecrauc
county committee in insisting upon his
right te call the late Northern district
convention te order and te see that a fair
vote and an honest count be had en the
matter of its temporary organization.
The chairman is quite willing te take all
the responsibility which that act imposes
unen him. and is quite ready te meet all
the abuse which the editor of the Herald
may pour upon him for it. The fact that
his action was endorsed en the spot by a
fairly expressed majority of the district
convention itself is sufficient te answer
the Herald and sufficient explanation of
where the shoe pinches it. The Herald
betrays a little inconsistency, however,
in assuming the role of dictator and pro
ceeding te tell the Democracy of the
county that hereafter they must de this
and that, its pregramme including a di
vision of the party into two districts en
matters in which they are net divided
and the holding of one part of the county
convention at one place and the ether
part at another. But the editor of the
Herald has been a "boss" se leug that
lie does net feel easy en the plane which
we of the rank and file occupy.
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"Wi: observe that some of the Demo
cratic county conventions which have
been instructing their delegates te Har
risburg for this or that presidential can
didate for Tilden or for Hancock, for
instance also order them te vote that
way " upon all preliminary questions."
If this is.te be understood te mean that
en matters in which there may be a very
decided case of right or wrong, all con
siderations of justice are te be sunk
and delegates are te vote only with a
view te the interests of their candidate-,
the instructions are such as no honest
Democrat should respect, and no honest
Democrat would ask him te. "When, for
instance, the right te a seat is disputed,
or a question of high principle comes up,
every fair man will attempt at least te
decide it en its merits and net according
te the way in which it may affect the
interests of his candidate. If the Tilden
men are te vote te exclude every Hancock
contestant and the Hancock men te ex
clude every Tilden contestant, they will
seen find that the honest men of the con
vention will be in a majority and will
put the extinguisher en both factions.
The bogus correspondent of the Har
risburg Patriot from Lancaster sends te
that paper a different dispatch concern
ing the Democratic county convention
from that which he sent last week. This
time he admits that his charges were
only hearsay, and we repeat te him that
they were false. He new gives the status
of the state delegates thus : " Kerns,
Yeutz and llheads may be set down as
neither Wallace nor Randall men, Bru
bakerand llaub are Randall men, and
Given is a friend of "Wallace." "We can
assure him that there are no " Wallace
men" nor " Randall men" in the Lan
caster delegation. They are all Demo
crats, and we de net classify Democrats
that way down here.
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MINOR TOPICS.
In one of the Allegheny Democratic dis
trict conventions three delegates belted
away from thirty-six and elected a "con
testing " delegation te Harrisburg.
Ox getting back te Ireland Mr. Parnell
boasted that he was the only foreigner who
had ever been permitted te address the
American Heuse of Representatives.
Grant's friends should put their shot
closer together. While Banks was declar
ing at Worcester that repentant rebels
could net be trusted, Grant at Caire was
savinsr that he had all confidence in the
patriotic professions
atcs.
of the cx-Cenfcdcr-
General Garfield, who has lately
vfsited Ohie, expressed the public opinion
that there is no doubt that Sherman will
secure the vote of the Ohie delegation at
Chicago, but privately te his friends Gen.
Garfield acknowledges that he is convinced
since his visit that the man who will be
the nominee of the Republican party at
Chicago will be General Ulysses S. Grant.
Thirteen British officers, before going
out te the Crimean war, sat down together
at dinner in Londen. Of course the "un
lucky number" was promptly alluded te,
the chances of war adding te the preba
bility of its fulfilment. But it did net,
After the war the same thirteen officers
again met and dined together in Londen,
nor did anv of them die during the suc
ceeding year.
The New Yerk Sun recalls a little ec
currence at a dinner table many years age.
An ancient and proud-spirited son of the
Old Dominion was called upon te respond
te a toast complimentary te his native
state. "I am proud," said he, "te reply
te a toast te Virginia, the mother, as she is,
of heroes, statesmen, and states !" Where
upon another native of Virginia who had
migrated te Texas, but happened te be
present en the occasion, ejaculated : "Yes,
by G , but she stepped breeding
asre !"
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In the May number of the Nertli Amer
ican Eciiew " Gen. Grant and Streng Gov
ernment," by Judge Black, is in the best
style of that bold thinker and trenchant
writer. He holds that the first of duties
for the friends of frce "government is te
settle the third term question ; " for this
Lthird term innovation is te arbitrary power
what a rat hole in a Dutch dyke is te the
surging waters of the ocean ; if net stop step
ped up, it must become a huge crevasse,
submerging all the land." Judge Black
warns the third term plotters that " their
success new will bring them hideous ruin
in the long run ; for strong government is
a weak contrivance after all, and never
lasts."
" TnE vivacity of the American charac
ter " is illustrated in an incident that oc ec
curcd te Mr. G. A. Sala during his West
ern railway trip. He says : " In the
'smDker,' between Chicago and Cedar
Rapids, I was addressed as partner ' and j
offered a 'plug of terbacker' by a gaunt
youth of nineteen, with lank, hay-colored
hair, whose coarse homespun coat and vest
red flannel under-shirt ever-slurt he had
none misshapen felt hat, and pantaloons
tucked into beets kuce high, bespoke him
te be a rough of the roughs. He was noth
ing whatever of the kind. He was a gradu
ate of the university of his state, had taken
high honors in the department of minera
logy, and was new en his way far West,
with a view te 'prospecting around ' in the
mining regions."
PERSONAL..
Mr. Nathaniel Thayeu's benefactions
te Harvard college, represented by build
ings, endowments, and permanent de
posits, exceed $250,000.
Judge Black will net remain abroad as
long as had been reported. He will re
turn in time te cast his vote and lend his
voice for the election of the Cincinnati
nominee.
Royal PHELrs, the well known mer
chant and banker of New Yerk, has been
sued by the father of Miss Lizzie Carey,
of Babylon, Leng Island, for $5,000 for
seduction. Carey had charge of the fish
ponds en Phelps's estate. Phelps says it
is blackmail.
Senater Bayard financially is net a
millionaire, being set down by the Wil Wil
mingtenians as worth about $100,000. But
he has an income, from his investments,
his salary as senator, his atterneyship
of the Philadelphia, Wilmington, and
Baltimore railroad, and law practice, of
about $20,000.
Hen. J. L. Steixmetz, of Lancaster
city, has been nominated for Congress by
the Democracy of Lancaster county. He
will make the most vigorous fight for an
election that has ever been made by a
Democrat in that county for the position,
and if he should fail of success it will net
be owing te a want of ability or popu
larity, but te the overwhelming majority.
Still, larger majorities have been over
come, even in Lancaster, and may again.
We wish him success. Lebanon Adcer-
tiscr.
THE WESTERN CVCL.ONE.
Hew Mnmlitlelil was Destroyed.
An account of the terrible cyclone in
Marshfield, Me., says: After passing
through several miles of country in Chris
tian, Green and Webster counties, destroy
ing everything in its pathway, levelling
houses, barns, mills and timber, it struck
this town about G o'clock. Eye-witnesses
of tlie approaching storm say it was a
frightful looking black cloud, lined with
fleecy white, funnel-shaped, and moving
in the manner of a screw prepeller. It
moved with wonderful velocity, blowing
away everything in its path, which was
about half a mile wide at this point.
Trees were twisted oil", telegraph wires
snapped, and the bark was literally peeled
from small trees. Houses were blown
from their foundations. Cattle, hogs, sheep,
horses and poultry were whirled into tlie
air and carried a great distance. The noise
of the storm, the crash of falling houses,
and the cries and screams of terrified peo
ple made a moment of horror that beggars
description. What was a beautiful, peace
ful town of S00 inhabitants twenty-four
hours age, is new a waste of desolation.
Out of 200 dwelling houses, net mere than
twenty are left standing, and few of these
are uninjured. Of business houses around
the public square all except three arc ut
terly demolished, and their contents blown
away, burned or badly damaged. Of the
many persons lying wounded several will
no doubt die, as they have sustained very
severe internal injuries. The number in
jured is said te be about 200, but of course
a large proportion of these received enl y
slight injury.
A great many ladies arc lying in the
court house. Of the total number killed,
which is net far short of 100, net mere
than a dozen have been buried.
The less of the property by the terrible
calamity is estimated at $350,000 te $400.
000. Every business house in the place is
in ruins, and the stocks of goods are all de
stroyed, except two. Of the 800 inhabi
tants of Marshfield, who yesterday had
happy and comfortable homes, boven beven
cighths are without hauses, clothing, feed,
or means te procure them. The destitu
tion and suffering are terrible.
One hundred and fifty families arc left
homeless and helpless by this blew. They
need prevision and clothing te help them
in their immediate distress and money te
aid them in rebuilding their houses. The
neighboring towns et Southwest Missouri
arc rcpending nobly."
TILDEN ANI ASTI-TILDEN.
The Hival tiexr Yerk Conventions.
The two Democratic state conventions
of New Yerk regular and Tammany
met yesterday in Syracuse. In the regular
convention there was considerable wrang
ling during the afternoon, and it was net
until evening that a permanent organiza
tion was effected, with Jehn C. Jacobs, of
Kings county, as chairman. A resolution
was agreed te in favor of the two thirds
rule in the national convention. A reply
te the Tammany communication was
adopted reciprocating the desire for
union, and expressing confidence in the
wise action of the national con
vention. The committee en resolu
tions presented a report, which was
adopted, declaring the commanding
issue in the next canvass te be the electoral
frauds of 1870 ; that the supreme duty of
the American people is te destroy and
stigmatize the corrupting precedent of that
time ; reaffirming their confidence in
Samuel J. Tilden and instruct
ing the delegates te Cincinnati te
vete as a unit. The delegates te the na
tional convention were chosen by the dis
trict delegations, except these at large.
Lucius Robinson heads the delegation at
large and Abram S. Hewitt is elccter-at-large.
After completing its work the con
vention adjourned sine die.
The Tammany convention, after tempo
rarily organizing, appointed a committee
te wait en a like committee of the ether
convention, te ascertain whether they
could unite en a delegation te Cincinnati.
After an address by Jehn Kelly, Amasa J.
Parker, of Albany, was chosen permanent
chairman. An address te the Democracy
of the state and nation was adopted, se
verely arraigning Tilden, and concluding
with resolutions declaring that "his nom
inatien te the presidency would be fatal te
the Democratic party." A resolution was
adopted in favor of the two-thirds rule at
Cincinnati, and, after cheesing electors
and delegates at large, the convention ad
jeurned. Amasa J. Parker and William
JJersheimer neau the delegates-at-large ;
Augustus Schell and Erastus Corning are
the electers-at-large.
A Yankee Youth's Guillotine.
The guillotine with which Stephen M.
Pillsbury, a young farmer, beheaded him
self at Chelsea, Mass., has been taken
down. The machine consisted of two per
pendicular pieces of joist about two feet
apart and reaching from the fleer te the
reef of the barn. About six feet from the
fleer had been adjusted in a piece of weed
a large, sharp axe, se that it moved up and
down in a groove. This axe was held in its
place by a water pet filled with water, at
tached te a lever, which in turn was made
te support the axe. A hole had been
made in the water pet, se that when suffi-
cient water had leaked from it te overcome j
the leverage above the axe would fall
When all arrangements had been made the
young man get upon his knees, and, put
ting his head through an aperture made at
the bottom, calmly awaited death. He
had previously supplied himself with about
two pounds of ether, and water was drip
ping from the pet he placed the ether te
his mouth. When found the head was
only hanging te the body by a small piece
of flesh.
LAT1S3T NEWS BY MAIL.
Mrs. Kate Wurtz, of Wilkesbarre, who
had been very ill with consumption, fell
en a stove and was burned te death.
Abraham Rhodes, 23 years of age, of
Kittanning, Armstrong county, who was a
brakeman, was killed by the cars at
Franklin, en Monday night.
Charles Tewnscnd, five years of age,
residing at Knowlten, Delaware county,
bitten by a deg en the 27th of March, has
died from a severe attack et hydrophobia.
A man named Fester, who resides in
Clarien county, between Menree and Pick
wick, accidentally struck his small child
with an axe while cutting weed and it
will probably die.
Monigemery county elected the follow
ing delegates te the state convention :
Henry II. Hartman, Dr. F. M. Knipe,
Samuel Kcatley, Geerge W. Aimen, Jehn
Murphy and David H. Rudy,and instructed
for Hancock.
On Saturday morning last the body of a
tramp, horribly burned, was found lying
at the mouth of a lime-kiln, situated at
the lower end of Halifax, Dauphin county.
The man was dead when discovered one
of his arms being burned te a crisp. He
is supposed te have laid down at the mouth
of the kiln during the night and fallen
asleep.
The family of the late Asa Packer are
seen te present a very beautiful and costly
memorial altar and rercdes te St. Mark's
chuich, Mauch Chunk, where Mr. Packer
served for many years as senior warden.
The structure, which is te be of richly
carved stone and marble, is new in
the hands of the builder, under the direc
tion of R. M. Upjehn, esq., of New Yerk,
architect of the church. It will be placed
in position early in the summer, or as seen
as the change in the chancel necessary te
receive it ean be made.
It is less than a year since work was be
gun en the change and improvement at
Valley Creek bridge oil the Pennsylvania
railroad, yet in that time there have been
killed at that spot by various accidents 22
men, 10 of which number were buried in
the Catholic cemetery at Dowuingtewn.
Several of these peer fellows have been
horribly mangled, and six lived te be
taken te the hospital. Tliis fatality is cer
tainly remarkable, and naturally causes
some little timidity en the part of these
laborers who survive their ill-fated com
rades. bl-lUSUC FATALITY.
A 1'arty of Five Woodsmen Killed or
Drewnud lti Seven 'lentliv.
Last September Erancis H. iujlley,
James and Henry Briggs (brothers;, Wil
liam Barkley. and Thes. Giinn, five young
woodsmen, came from New Brunswick te
work in lumber weeds along the Susque
hanna. James Biiggs was killed by a fall
ing tree a few day.s after going te work. His
brother went te Michigan te work in the
pines. As he was standing near a fellow
chopper one day the axe slipped from the
chepper's hands and struck Briggs in the
stomach, killing him instantly. In Janu
ary last William Barkley fell from a leg en
the Susquehanna during a drive, and was
drowned. Seme time afterward, as Themas
Gunn was starting legs en a hill in the
weeds, a leg suddenly started rolling.
It struck Gunn, kuecked him down.
rolled ever him, and crushed him te death
rrancis Kelly, the last one of the live com
rades, then went te work for Cochran
Brethers, in Medick's run, Cameren ceun
ty. One day last week he, with ethers,
was driving Jogs down tlie stream, and a
heavy jam occurred. Kelly went out en
the jam te loosen the legs. A large hem
lock tice steed en the bank. Tlie high
water had washed away the earth from
around its roets.Ono of the men saw that it
was tottering and likely te fall across the
cieck directly where Kelly was standing.
The men shouted te Kelly. Before he could
get out of the way the tree fell and crushed
the young man te death. He had written
te his mother in New Brunswick some
time before, telling her of the singular fa
tality that had befallen the men who came
te the states with him. A few hours after
his death a ictter addressed te him arrived
at Driftwood postefliec. It was from his
mother. She appealed te him net te en
gage in driving lejrs.
STATis ITEMS.
Baseball : Trey City 21, Baltimore 1,
seven innings; Chicago White Stockings
G, Washington Nationals 1.
The Senate cemmittee en foreign affairs
has agreed te recommend the ratification
of the Belgian commercial treaty.
Mrs. Emily Carter, while in a fit of in
sanity, near Thompson, Ga., took her
babe into the weeds and cut its threat
from ear te ear with a razor.
A fatal sheeting took place near Augusta,
Ga., between two colored men, growing
out of a gambling dispute, Edward Den
being killed by Gilbert King.
In Leghorn Signer Ferenzena, author of
a pamphlet entitled "Garibaldi, the Un
grateful," has been assassinated. Several
attacks have before been made en his life.
An uuknewn man was killed en the At
lantic and Great Western railroad at
Sharen. He was about sixty years old.
Beth his legs were severed from his body.
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
tue m'uibeny family.
Second Ilerforuniuce AuotUer
Crowded
Heuse.
Last evening the McGibeny family had
another large audience at the opera house.
The pregramme had been changed from the
previous one, and the performance was ex
cellent. The features of the entertainment
were the cornet playing of Frank and Miss.
Viela, the violin sole and humorous sinn
ing of Master Hugh, the anvil chorus by
Alice, Florence, and the family, and the
music by the little band.
This afternoon a matinee was given for
ladies and children, and te-night the fam
ily appears for the last time. At seven
o'clock a street parade from the P. R. R.
depot te the opera house, will be made by
Clemmeus'sbandjthe Citizens'band and the
McGibeny family band. The house will
he packed te-night.
The Scheel Superintendents.
Tlie county and city superintendents of
the state met in convention in the Senate
chamber, Harrisburg, yesterday. About
seventy persons were present. Professer
Wickersham was unanimously chosen te
preside. Papers were read by Mr. Comp Cemp Comp
ten, of Luzerne, en "Examination of
Teachers ;" Mr. Woodruff, of .Bucks, en
"County Institutes," and by Mr. Shaub,
of Lancaster, en "Needed Reforms." A
discussion followed, and finally the chair
appointed Messrs. Glenn, of Armstrong,
andNewl'n, of Schuylkill, as members of
the committee te consider the subject. A
canvass showed that 142 districts of the
200 had furnished books free. Professer
Luckey, of Pittsburgh, read a paper en
high schools, claiming that free high
schools arc a necessity in a republic. The
convention will be in session three days.
THE HIGH SCHOOLS.
JIuslcjil Entertainment Last Kvenlog.
The girls' high school room was uncom
fortably crowded last evening by au audi
ence attracted thither by the announce
ment of a concert by the pupils of the
boys' and girls' high schools, under the di
rectien of Professer Carl Matz, their in
structor in music. The large assembly
that thronged the cheerful looking school
room te the doers, and rendered seats even
in the outer vestibule a luxury denied te
late comers, included seme of the most
ardent exponents of music in the public
schools, both in the beard of directors and
eutside of it, parents and friends of the
pupils, with the usual strong following of
the irrepressible small boy and his mere
imposing if less interesting big brother.
The programme comprised choruses, vocal
duets, interspersed with instrumental se
lections by some of the girls, the latter
portion of the exercises, by the way, being
by no means the least entcrtaininr
feature. The pupils for the most part show
ed admirable finish in their execution
of the pieces, which for the most part,
were of a difficult character. Distinctions
are perhaps invidious, notably tee in a
performance of such uniform merit as last
night's entertainment, but the emission of
special notice of such an exquisite perform
ance as Miss Sue Slaymaker's playing of
"Bennie Doen," with variations, would
appear like a want of appreciation of its
beauty. The encore with which the young
lady was complimented was a deserved
tribute te her admirable effort. The duet
by Mr. Matz and Miss Sue Hart was
also a feature of this portion of the pre:
gramme. It was in the vocal part of the
exercises, however, that the marked effects
of Mr. Matz's careful training were es
pecially visible, and the continued im
provement of the pupils in this branch of
popular education is a constant vindication
of the wisdom of including vocal music
in the curriculum of study in the public
schools, and must be highly gratifying te
the friends of the movement. The choruses
were full and round, combining strength
and power with the most surprising sweet
ness. The difficult arrangement of seme
of the parts, allowing the opportunity for
the most delicate chording of soprano, alto,
tenor and bass, and the manner in which
the voices blended and harmonized, de
veloping the entire melody, was a revelation
te these who heard It. Accuracy of time,
intelligence of expression, and strength
of ensemble, characterized the rendi
tion of all the choruses, and the echo
te the final chorus, " Hunter's Farewell,"
was quite cleverly and effectively man
aged. The pretty tluet, "A Sister's Faithful
Leve, "by the Mis;-es Mary and Laura Lechcr
wen these young ladies an enthusiastic en
core We reproduce the pregramme in
full, which despite its length and the op
pressive atmosphere of the room, retained
the attention of the audience throughout
by its evenly balanced excellence :
Chern" Joyous Snrinjf is Coining," by the
Iliif h SclioeK
l'iane Due Symphony (Haydn), Prof. Matz
and Sue Hart.
Chorus "Far Away," High Schools.
Piane Due "Laurel and Ite3e," Minnie
Apple anil Katie Shirk.
Chorus "Music en the Waves,," High
Schools.
Piane Sele Ella Stnutfcr.
Chorus "Vesper Seinj." Hiffh Schools.
Vecal Duet "A Sister's l'aithtul Leve,"
Mary and Laura Lecher.
Piane Sole " IJenni Deeu." with varia
tiens. Sue SlaTinaker.
Chorus "Autumn Mu-lngs." High Schools.
l'iane Due" Ladies of Seville," Klla Gnu
daker And Annie ISitner.
Chorus "Ilunter'u Farewell" (with echo),
llih Schools.
EXI'EKT TESTIMONY.
Hew They Tripped Up Ed. Itaucli.
The Philadelphia Times of te-day nar
rates the following : " The session of the
Whitaker will case yesterday was occu
pied by the taking of a mass of expert tes
timony relating te handwriting and the
chemical tests applied te ink. Edwin
H. Rauch, of Mauch Chunk, was called as
an expert in writing. He is a feeble man,
his lower limbs being paralyzed te such an
extent that he had te be carried te the wit
ness stand by the court officers. He has
made the subject of handwriting a study
for a great many years and has been called
as an expert in almost every case of any
importance involving this question. He
had examined the signature of Rebert
Whitaker attached te the alleged will and
said that, in his opinion, it was tee cramp
ed a signature te be perfectly consistent
with the style of handwriting of which it
purported te be a sample. I had thp ap
pearance of having been made very slowly
and with great care and deliberation.
Rowlett's signature, he also thought, was
simulated and in addition it bere marks of
having been gene ever or "pointed." In
Pulte's signature the flourish at the com
mencement of the "H," which has excited
se much remark throughout this entire
case, he thought was done very freely and
naturally. Upen cress-examination he
mitted that it was possible for a first-class
expert te deccive anyone, and in proof of
this he said he had frequently been de
ceived himself. Specimens of writing
were submitted te the witness and he was
asked te say what sort of writing they
were. He said that in his opinion it was
wrist and shoulder work. Mr. Sheppard
then said that the writing in which he had
said the wrist movement predominated
was the work of a woman who had lived
thirty-three years without any arm and
had written holding the pen between her
tees, and that these in which Mr. Rauch
had picked out the elements of shoulder
movement were written by a man who
clasped the pen between his two elbows,
he having lest both forearms This, how
ever, did net shake the confidence of the
witness in his own opinion. He said that
the writing had the appearance of wrist
writing and shoulder-writing ; that was all
he said in the first place and he still main
tained it.
Funeral or F. S. Baker.
The funeral of Philip S. Baker took place
from his late residence yesterday afternoon,
and it was largely attended by relatives and
friends, including Monterey Ledge I. O.
O. F., of which the deceased was a member.
The interment was made at the Laucastcr
cemetery.
The Police Committee.
Last evening the police committee of
city councils organized by the election of
Majer R. W. Shenk as chairman and Her
bert Johnsten clerk. All the committees
of council are new organized.
Sale of Stalls.
This morning three stalls in the Centre
suare market, which were sold some time
age, but were net paid for within the speci
fied time, were resold by the market com
mittee. Mayer' Court.
This morning the mayor sent one drunk
te prison for 15 days and discharged
another.
MICROSCOPICAL SOCIETY.
INTERESTING CON'FEUENCE MEETING.
Camden Microscepical Soiree Repert of
Committee Wonderful Exhibition S20,-
OOO in Microscopes Mounting of
Objects I'olariscepe, etc.
The regular monthly conference meeting
of the Microscepical society was held last
evening, with au attendance of from feity
te fifty members and invited guests.
Mr. J. P. McCaskey, from the special
committee appointed te represent the
society of Lancaster at the Camden
Microscepical soiree, en Thursday evening
las reported that the Lancaster micro
scopes had been " en duty."
The exhibition was held in Lincoln hall,
Camden, capable of accommodating a
large number of people. Mere than a
hundred microscopes, many of them very
high-priced instruments, with all the
latest accessories, were exhibited, the
total value of which was estimated at net
less than twenty thousand dollars.
The two scientific societies of West
Chester were present in force, the Micro Micre Micro
seopical society being represented by eigh
teen and the Philosophical society by sev
enteen instruments. The Camden society
exhibited twenty-five instruments, and
made a very fine showing of interesting
and beautiful objects, chiefly of their own
mounting. The crystallizatiens of Mr. II.
S. Fertiuer, the diatoms of Prof. C. II.
Kain in which specialties these gentlemen
excel and mounted objects by ether mem
bers of this flourishing society, attracted
much attention. The exhibit of Zentmyer
instruments of Philadelphia and the Crouch
and Beck microscopes of Londen, each oc
cupying large ami well-arranged spaces
and showing the choicest selections of at
tractive objects, was itself worth the trip
te Camden.
The arrangements were in every way
admirable. Nairew tables extended
through the length of the hall. Ceal oil
lamps upon the tables with shades, in addi
tion te te the chandeliers, were every
where used for illumination, there being
nearly as many lamps as instruments.
Cards of invitation were issued and ad in is
sien was had only upon these, se that the
attendance might be controlled and the
crowd prevented from becoming tee great.
Over a thousand persons were present
through the evening, and everybody, net
previously familiar with the instrument,
seemed te be astonished and delighted at
the invisible world of wonders revealed en
every hand.
Most of the instruments were exhibited
by men enthusiastic in the microscepical
work, who have made large collections of
objects wonderful and beautiful, or such
as have been prepared in a very artistic
manner, and as each exhibitor placed in
the field of his instrument the best thing
he had, the exhibition could net fail of
being a very fine one in all respects.
A large proportion of the members of
these societies, mere especially of the
Wcbt Chester societies between which
there exists a generous rivalry are men of
middle age and gray-haired veterans, sub
stantial citizens, who devote themselves te
these delightful investigations with all the
enthusiasm of boyhood. Dr. Weed, bur
gess of West Chester, a member of the
I Microscepical society, te whom he made
some such remark, replied: "But we
take in the boys tee. They should get at
this work early in life."
Among very striking objects exhibited
by the West Chester miuroscepists was
Oregon geld by Mr. Jeffries, the minerale
gist ; hornblende by Dr. Green ; the hydra
by Dr. n. C. Weed ; golden quartz by Dr.
J. B. Weed ; fern fronds by Prof. J. T.
Rothrock, a gentleman rated by Prof.
Gray of Harvard, the finest-botanist of his
years in the United States ; species el the
schinus by Mr. Sharpless ; embryo oysters
by Dr. Eldridgc ; a section of the lactcals
by Dr. McClurg ; and the eye of the pear
dacus by F. J. McClurg.
Among the dozen or mere instruments
representing the Philadelphia Academy of
Natural Sciences was one showing the son
of ferns, and pollen, stamens, pistils, and
sections of the seed vescils, etc, cut from a
dozen fresh blossoms and exhibited en a
movable desk with the aid of a paraboleid
reflector. This exhibit attracted much at
tention. Near by was a valuable slide pre
pared by the poet, Oliver Wendell Helmes,
who is an enthusiastic microscepist. At
the table for exhibition of the Crouch in
struments were shown many beautiful
slides, among them geld crystals and seeds
of the cardinal flower. Under one of the
Zentmyer instruments was shown the
movement of protoplasm in the leaf of a
living plant, the power used being about
two hundred diameters. On the same
table was also shown the amoeba, ene of
the first forms of animal life.
In the exhibit of the Camden society
was the feet of a spider by Dr. Brown ;
butterfly's eggs by Mr. De laCeur; phil phil
eridziu, the active principle of the apple,
and ether crystals by Mr. Fertiuer ; dia
toms by Prof. Kain; humming bird's
feather by Mr. Wendell ; and circulation
of the bleed by Mr. Bowden. A number
of ether choice slides wcie exhibited by
members of the society, chiefly of their
own preparation.
The blank form lying beside each instru
ment showed the name of the object under
the microscope, the power used upon it,
that is, the number of diameters which it
was magnified, and also gave the name of
the society, of thu exhibitor, and of the
maker of the instrument. This satisfac
tory arrangement enabled anyone te leave
his microscope and make the grand round
of the hall, should he desire te de se. It
also gave in brief all the points upon
which the visitor would be likely te make
inquiry.
The members of the different societies
whose acquaintance we made microscop micrescop microscep
ists are very geed-natured people were
much pleased te learn of our modest or
ganization. They premise te give a geed
account of themselves when we are ready
te announce the first soiree of the Micro Micre Micro
seopical society of Lancaster.
Dr. II. B. Stehman then followed with a
talk en the mounting of objects illustrated
by the beading and section cutting of
several tissues. These sections he pro
ceeded te prepare for mounting by passing
them through the different stages of satur
ating in alcohol, carmine, oxalic acid,
water and oil of cloves, cautioning begin
ners te wash off the section lifter after
having it in oxalic acid and previous te put
ting it again in carmine.
The doctor gave various recipes for
mounting and hardening tissues. Fer stain
ing he prefers carmine ever any ether sub
stance. Questions concerning different
points in the preparing and mounting of
tissues were answered by the speaker,
after which the president announced as
lecturer for next Tuesday Dr. Rile en the
injection of animal tissues.
Then followed the examination ef.nu-
mereus eujects under the various powers
possessed by the seci3ty. Prominent amen
them and these attracting the most attcn"
tien were the polariscepc objects made by
Mr. A. A. Hubley, druggist. Kinate of
quinia, sulphate of copper borax, nitro nitre nitro
prusside of sodium and some ethers were
the most attractive. In the animal section
were exhibited some pathological speci
mens, insects, etc. The botanical section
entertained these who patronized that de
partment with some gems in the way of
seed and pollen and stem sections. Half
past ten came,and still a goodly number of
the fifty were left, desiring te see mere
ami mere of the wonderful and beautiful
revelations of the microecepe.
COURT OF QUARTER SESSION.
Resinning of the April Term.
Tuesday Afternoon. When court reas
sembled the case of the ceni'th vs. Gergc
Wahl and ethers, indicted for malicious
mischief, came te a sudden end verdicts
of net guilty, county for costs, being taken
in all of them, the authorities of Washing
ton borough agreeing net te tear down
Mr. Shultz's fence, pnmding that within
four weeks a suit be entered in the court of
common pleas in order te determine the
proper line of the street. Several surety
of the peace cases growing out of the same
transaction in which B. K. Shultz, Wm.
Shultz, Stephen Shultz, Milten Shultz and
Geerge Wahl were defendants were dis
missed, each party te the suits paying his
own costs. In the cases of felonious as
sault and battery, also growing out of the
above difficulty, verdicts of net guilty were
taken, county for costs.
Ceni'th vs. Jehn Kechel, indicted for
fornication and bastardy. Defendant
plead guilty te fornication, but net bas
tardy, and the child being dead the pica
was accepted, and a verdict rendered ac
cordingly. Defendant was sentenced te
pay a fine of $10 and costs.
Ceni'th vs. Samuel Jehnsen, Scilia C.
Jehnsen and Smith Graham, malicious
mischief. The defendants are small boy
and are charged with having placed a rail
across the railroad track, and then sat en
the fence te see the locomotive jump. As
application has been made te have the
Johusen boys placed in the soldier orphan's
school, they being children of a deceased
soldier, the case was centiuuad until the
May court, te enable the boys te get into
the school.
Ceni'th vs. Henry Wright, fornication
and bastardy. Harriet D. Lutz of Maner,
presecutrix, swore defendant was the
father of her bastard child, begotten June
7th and born March 4th. The jury re
turned a verdict of guilty, and the usual
sentence was imposed by the court.
Cmn'th vs. Henry Myers, assault and
battery. Defendant and Isaac March had
a difficulty at the heuse of defendant, in
Caernarvon tewu&hip, en Sunday, Janu
ary 11, regarding a bill of tobacco. Mr.
March testified that he had grown tobacco
en the shares en Myers's land ; visited
Myers's heuse at the time stated in com
pany with two friends, and asked hew
much Mr. March's share of the tobacco
weighed ; defendant told them he thought
it was ever 1,500 pounds ; they asked him
te show them the bill, and he did se ;
March demanded the money due him for
the tobacco, and Myers would net pay him
because it was Sunday. High words
passed between Myers and March, and the
latter says the former struck him three
times and threatened te kill him. In this
statement he wa." corroborated by two
ether witnesscs. Myers acknowledged
that he ordered March out of the house,
and when he would net go pushed him out,
but struck no blows. In this statement
he was corroborated by his son. The jury
returned a verdict of net guilty, and di
rected that the prosecutor should pay one
fourth and defendant three-fourths of the
costs.
Cem'th vs. Bernard Shill, three indict
ments, two of them charging burglary
and ene larceny. The evidence was te the
effect that en the night of the 4th of April
hist., the residence of Mrs. Elizabeth
Gintcr, Columbia, was entered and robbed
of two hams, two shoulders, a keg of
wine, all belonging te Mrs. Ginlcr, and a
skillet belonging te Mr. Jehn B. Miller,
who bearded with her ; and en the night
of the 10th of April the hotel of Peter
Beitcr, Columbia, was broken into and
robbed of a copper kettle, two hams, a.
quantity of potatoes and ether articles. On
.Monday, the 12th of April, a search war
rant was issued and at the residence of de
fendant was found Mrs. Gintcr's wine keg,
empty, a portion of her stolen meat, Mr.
Miller's skillet, and Mr. Bitncr's potatoes
and one of the hams.
Ne testimony was offered by the defense
te show hew defendant came into posses
sion of the property alleged te have been
stolen, but the identification of it was dis
puted and an alibi was set up, one of the
witnesses swearing that he was in com
pany with Shill at a saloon until 12 o'clock
en the night of the robbery at Bitncr's,
and another (a woman) swearing that Shill
came home sheitly after midnight "blind
drunk," and that she slept in the same
room with him and his wife until morning.
The jury returned a verdict of guilty, and
the court sentenced the prisoner for the
Ginter burglary te one year's imprison
ment, for the Bitner burglary te ene
year's imprisonment, and for the larceny
te ten day's imprisonment.
Tuesday Evening. Cem'th vs. Jehn
Wallcdge, of Mount Jey, felonious assault
and battery, two indictments, one of which
charges him with sheeting with intent te
kill his wife, and the ether with sheeting
with intent te kill his son. The particulars
of the case are familiar te roost of our
readers. The defendant, a colored barber,
broken down by sickness and impelled by
jealousy, shot and seriously wounded his
wife, and slightly wounded his Hen by the
discharge of a gun. When arraigned he
pleaded guilty te the felonious assault en
his wife en condition that the complaint
charging him with assaulting his son be
withdrawn, which was done. The court
sentenced him te pay a fine of $100 and
undergo an imprisonment of three years.
Commonwealth vs. Jacob Weeds, color
ed, assault and battery en Lydia Pinker Pinker
ten, also colored. It was shown that in
January last the parties te the suit had a
quarrel in a saloon en Middle 6trcet ; that
Lydia slapped Weeds two or three times
ever the mouth, and that then he knocked
her down. The jury returned a verdict of
net guilty and ordered the presecutrix te
pay one-third and the defendant two-thirds
of the costs. Adjourned.
The grand jury made the following re
turn. 2'rut bills Jacob Shenk (three indict
ments), larceny ; Jacob Weeds, assault and
battery ; Lewis Shine, breaking jail.
Ignored Jacob Shenk (two indict
ments),larceny ; Sam'LGruber etal, super
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