S - Lancaster Intelligencer. FBIDAY EVENING. APEIL 23, 1880. Judge Black. The Philadelphia Times te-day hangs Judge Black's picture in its "White Heuse Gallery," the por trait being charmingly drawn by our associate, who is an intimate friend of his son, and who knows the judge in the retirement of his beautiful hill-side home near Yerk. "We all knew the judge, in deed, for his active mind and sword-like tongue keep him constantly before the people. His appearances, though net se frequent as these of many of our public men, are impressive, and command the whole country as his audience. And the impression he makes is lasting and does net let us forget him, at least unti1 we meet him again. Se that probably no man fills the public mind mere than Judge Black, or is better known. And known te be liked. Everybody likes him, en all political sides. They recognize his honesty and inde pendence, and never for a moment think that their like or dislike, their ap proval or abuse, would make the slight est difference te the judge se far as his action is concerned. He will " gang his ain gait," and it is just the rugged, strong-headed people who think for them selves and have the repute of following their convictions, wherever they lead them", who are best esteemed among men and who get along most comfortably. Judge Black was never known te held his tongue when he had anything te say that needed te be said, because it might lx) unpleasant for anybody te hear. It wags with entire freedom against any worthy object, whatever its station and degree. And nobody takes it amiss. The sufferers leek upon it as they regard a decree of Providence, te be borne and net averted ; and net avenged either, be cause there seems te be no place about the judge te strike. If he was in fact a presidential candidate they would no doubt be ready te bruise his heel, and de their best te deprive him of such reward of his ambition. But some how there is a general conviction that the judge does net care at all whether or no he is made president. His stature is greater than the ellice and his indepen dence of mind entirely president proof. Ne doubt if he was nominated he would accept, but no one imagines that he is anxious for the place. Possibly this reputation may secure it for him; for there is a general conviction that presidents ought te be made of men of this calibre. Generally, however, they are net. They can only come in, nowa days, as dark horses, when the favorites are out of wind ; a trouble which often overtakes favorites, being animals of less muscle than pretension. Judge Black would make the White Heuse interesting. There wouldn't be much stupidity about its precincts any how; and thieves would be scarce as " lien's teeth." A Peer Preposition. The Pittsburgh Pett proposes te ad mit both the delegations from Philadel phia te the Democratic state convention, giving each delegate half a vote. It is a very peer preposition. It has been a common device in New Yerk state by which conventions there sought te keep the peace between the iiguting Deme crats of the city, but it is a miserable way te escape responsibility. If the state convention feels itself unable or unwill- ling te decide the dispute between the Philadelphia delegations it should say se and decline te admit either of them There would be much justification for the refusal of the convention te decide this city quarrel, which comes before it se often and continually disturbs its peace. The delegates assemble from the state te decide upon the party policy and candidates. Tneir legitimate work is enough for them and they ought te have minds free te attend te it. But the Philadelphia quarrel is thrust upon them as the most important and exciting thing for them te settle. It is natural that they should revolt from it and it would be right if they should decline te consider it. Te admit half of each delegation would, however, be considering and determin ing the merits of the dispute. It would be conceding that both parties had equal claim te representation. If the conven tion should consider the matter at issue and come te this conclusion, its resolve te admit half of each delegation would be justifiable. But it could make no such decision without examining into the merits of the case. On doing se it would find, en the sim" pie surface, a fact which would preclude it from admitting half of each contest ing delegation ; which is that in the del del gatien first chosen are a number of the adherents of the party represented by the delegation chosen subsequently. Se that if half of each delegation is admitted, there will in fact be a larger represen tation of the one side than the ether. There are but two courses open te the convention. The one is te examine into the eKctien of each delegate from Phil adelphia and determine who is properly chosen. That is the regular and only method of adjudication. And the only ether thing that the convention can fairly de is te say that it will net decide the dispute, and that Philadelphia must stay out of the convention until she appears with a single delegation. Cenklixg, Cameren and Legan con tinue te assert that Grant is te be nomi nated and scornfully repudiate any inti mation that they are using his candidacy as a cover for any ether purpose than the professed third term project. They are respectively the bosses of three of the largest states in the Union, and if they have any dark horse in the stable, they at least have net yet unblanketed him. Each expects te held his own delegation solid in hand and te have a sprinkling of Grant men in ether stables. They are bold men, all of them, and have faced storms before new. It is yet te be seen whether they will quail. --e In the final acquittal of Mrs. Zell, at Carlisle, it seems that the miscarriage of justice has again been retrieved by the influence of the press. Judges will no doubt keep en making mistakes, and newspapers will continue correcting them. But it has net yet been satisfac torily demonstrated that courts are above criticism. PERSONAu. Chakles S.Welfe will run for the Leg islature again. Jens S. IIiestand, register of Yerk county, and a leading Democrat ever there, stepped off in Lancaster for two hours to day, en route from a visit te friends in Elizabcthtewu. Kev. TneMAS Ckeigh, D. D., one of the eldest and mqst prominent Presbyterian ministers in the state, has died suddenly at Mercersburg, Franklin county, in the 72d year of his age. lie entered the min istry forty-nine years age, and has ever since been pastor of the Presbyterian church of Mercersburg. The Shippcnsburg Chronicle bays : Yerk county sends an excellent delegation te the state convention, and recommends that Mr. Ciiacncey F. Black be sent as one of the delegates from this district te the national convention. We cordially in dorse this recommendation. There need be no fear as te the national convention doing its duty, if it is composed of such men. lie is one of the ablest and truest of the younger expounders of the Demo cratic faith in the country. The Heuse committee en library yester day received a letter from the widow of Gen. Geeiigi: A. Custek, protesting against the bill for the erection in Wash ingtonefa statue of the general, "which shall be a counterpart of the ene recently erected at West Point." Mrs. Custer says the est reint statue Jias no merit as a work of art, and bears se little resemblance te her late husband that " his friends shudder upon looking at it." Of our new city school superintendent the Heading Times and Dispatch says: "Prof. BcEintLE is a superintendent of experience, and is enthusiastic in his work. He served. as city superintendent of the public schools of Allentown for ten years, having been appointed by the beard of contiel of that city in 18G8 under a special act of the Legislature, and subsequently been elected in 1809, under the general school law, and re-elected in 1872, 1873 and 1878. In 1878 he was elected by the school beard, city superintendent of the Reading public schools, and en the same day was re-elected in Allentown. The school beard of Pettsville had in contemplation electing him at the same time." MINOR TOPICS. Union' college has received an endow ment of $10,000 from the sons of the late Asa Packer, as a memorial of their father. The delecatcs at lanrc and alternates chosen te the national convention by the Vermont Democracy are understood te be Hancock men. They were instructed te sustain the two thirds rule and net vote as a unit. A rieu.s Maine preacher, who is by name Ecob, writes te the Christian Union that every dollar sent te Ireland for the famine relief is "a wicked dollar. The starving of Ireland is a crime, net a mis fortune. Every man who sends a dollar becomes particeps criminit. Tuu Cambria Freeman, an independent paper altogether friendly te Senater Wal lace, forcibly says: " Mr. Randall has con tributed very matciially towards removing one of the obstacles te peace and harmony at the Democratic btate convention next week, by addressing a letter te a friend of his in which he takes open and outspoken ground against the unit rule. If Mr. Wal lace would de likewise, it might be that the convention would resolve itself into a Hancock levc-fcast, where everything would be pleasant and of geed report." In timely rebuke of some of the narrow minds who urge social intermingling of the races, the Philadelphia Telegraph, Rep., says: ' The chances are that a colored ap plicant for admission te the League, the Secial Ait, or the Pcnn, very likely would be black-balled and because of his color. It takes a very few black balls te exclude any man from a social club, and blackballs are cast every day by members of all so cial clubs for even mere trivial reasons than the one stated ; but because a colored man might, and possibly would, be refused admission te the League, or the Secial Art, or the Pcnn, does net by any manner of means prove that any considerable num ber of the members of theso associations arc in favor of drawing the color line." The Philadelphia Times says that if Judge Black was asked te help nominate a constable in his rural township out in Yerk, he would he as likely te hinder as te help the end by his attempt te manage the party primaries. " But in the larger field of political effort and attainment, Judge Black has scored a higher notch en the roll of fame than any of his contempo raries of cither party in Pennsylvania, and he stands te-day confessedly the strongest intellect of the commonwealth. He was beru en the summit of the Alleghenies among ' the frosty sons of thunder, and is only one of the many great men the rugged mountain life has furnished te honor the state." "He is Democratic from his wis te his beets." A CARD. In Answer te the Begus Patriot Correspon dent. Editor of the " Lancaster Intelligencer." I observe that the Lancaster correspon dent of the Harrisburg Patriot classes myself as a Randall man. Fer his infor mation I would just state that I am neither for Wallace nor Randall, that is, if their actions are net in conformity with my views. Again I am cither a Wallace or Randall man, or both, provided their actions con form with the best interest of the Demo cracy and welfare of the state and national government. In short I knew no faction or leader, but simply the Democratic party aud an honest government. I take it that the correspondent get bin information from the same source that he get the report of the county convention, it having about as much reliability. II. E. Rauh. heiiNlllve. Wilmington Every Evening. The Grenada (Miss.) New Seuth is in formed that Lancaster county is in Penn sylvania. We de net have such men as Judge Patterson en the bench in Dela ware. Our judiciary expounds and inter prets law, it does net make it for the occasion. "Ne Fixed Arrangement Made a Yet." New Era of yesterday. On Monday a week next the supreme court will meet in Harrisburg, when it is expected the appeal of Messrs. Steinman and Hensel from the decision of Judge Pat terson, disbarring them, will be heard The law provides that after all the homi cides shall have been heard, writs of error like that of the editors of the Intelligen cer will be disposed of. A great deal of in. terest naturally attaches te this case, and speculation being rife as te what counsel will represent the two parties, a representative of the New Era set about te ascertain the truth of the matter. Messrs. Steinman and Hensel have no hesitation in declaring that their counsel will be Messrs. Rufus E. Shapley, James E. Gewen and Cel. A. K. McClure, of the Philadelphia Timet. Call ing en his honor, Judge Patterson, we were informed that he had as yet made no definite selection of counsel. He stated that he had received many offers from Re publican and Democratic attorneys throughout the state te represent him, but he had net yet made a selection. He d.-clarcd, however, that he would be represcted by one Republican and one Democrat. When asked whether Attor ney General Palmer had net been retained, he replied that he had been mentioned in connection with the matter, but no fixed arrangement had yet been made. He also admitted that S. II. Reynolds, esq., had been mentioned and thought of in connec tion with the affair, as his counsel ; but, as in the case of Attorney General Palmer, no definite arrangement had been made. A Brilliant Triumvirate. Philadelphia Press te-day. Messrs. Hensel and Steinman, of the Lancaster Intelligence have made great preparations for the battle they will wage before the supreme court ler rein statement at the Lancaster bar. Besides Rufus E. Shapley, the eloquent advocate of this city, aud James E. Gewen, esq., the keen-witted counselor, who divides the great hereditary intellect of the presi dent of the Reading railroad company, they will also have the sage advice aud perhaps the eloquent voice of Colonel A K. McL lure, who is no less renowned in the law than in journalism. The question involved is an impeitant ene te the state press, and if it is net successfully presented by this superb intellectual triumvirate te the supreme court for solution, no remedy will remain but the agitation of another constitutional convention. THE SOLID SOUTH. Struggle of the Kepublican Factions. W. P. Canaday, the leader of the Sher man movement in North Carolina, claims that of the 1G delegates already chosen te the Chicago convention, 13 are for Sher man and e for Giant. Four mere are te be chosen. The Republican convention of Georgia continued in session yesterday, but noth ing was accomplished in the struggle of factions, and an adjournment was had un til te-day. It is said the Sherman and Blaine men control the convention. The Republican convention of Charles ton county, S. C, met yesterday nnd elected seventeen delegates te the state convention which meets in Columbia en the 28th inst. A resolution instructing the delegates te vete for Grant first aud Blaine second was voted down. In the Republican convention of Vir ginia yesterday, the "straight-out" party, after skirmishing until 2 o'clock in the after noon, succeeded in electing General Wick ham permanent chairman by a majority of five votes. Ex-Senater Lewis, the defcatcd caudidate,intreduced Wickham,Jurged that he be cordially supported,and proposed Gen eral Grant for president amid loud ap plause. General Wickham, en taking the chair, also declared for Grant. The ma jority of the committee en resolutions pre sented a report directing the delegates from Virginia te the national convention te vote as a unit for Gen. Grant, and leav ing the nomination of electors te a state convention, te meet en the 28th et July next. Twe minority reports were pre sented, emitting the instructions for Gen. Grant, and an excited debate ensued, which continued late last night. STATU ITEMS. Dr. P. Neff, of Centre Hall, wa recently stiicken dead at the bedside of a patient, Mrs. Baumgardner, whose babe was al ready dead aud who was herself dying when the physician was stricken down. In Easten, early last week, Frank Mix sell, aged 10 years, son of Peter Mixscll, ran a splinter two inches long in his thigh. Nothing was thought of it at the time, but en Wednesday he became seriously ill, convulsiensions followed and he died of lockjaw, suffering greatly. The time is approaching when the an nual examinations of the ten normal schools of Pennsylvania will take place. The first examination will be that of the Keystone normal school at Kutztown, which will take place during the week commencing Monday, May 31st. At Angera, twenty-six miles from Phila delphia, en the Camden Atlantic rail road, Station Agent Paine mistook an ex tra coming up from Hammonton for the mail train due at 4:47 p. m. Iu attempt ing te pass across the track in front of the coming train he was struck by the engine aud instantly killed. Albert Oldfield, eighteen years old, son of William Oldfield, tinsmith, 712 Seuth Third street, Philadelphia, was knocked overboard by the boom of the beat he was in, which was going en another "tack." He sank almost instantly and is believed te have been stunned by the boom. The body was net recovered. The conductors and brakemen en the Philadelphia and Reading railroad are pre paring te den new uniforms, differing in some particulars from these new in use. The conductors are te wear single-breasted cut-away frock coats and the brakemen the same cut of the sack variety of blue cloth. A jaunty white cap will complete the uniform. Iu the trial of Mrs. Catharine Zell, for the murder of Mrs. Mary Kcihl, J. W. Shearer, esq., closed his argument for the defense in Carlisle yesterday. Samuel Hepburn, jr., closed for the common wealth. At 3 p. m. Judge Herman began his charge te the jury. At 5 the jury re tired and returned three hours later with a verdict of net guilty. In White Mil's, Wayne county, a case of insanity, caused by love, came te light yesterday Miss Susan Schenck, eldest daughter of Charles D. Schenck, being the victim. The lever was a young Virginian. He went te New England recently and there died. The news of his death was kept from the young lady until the belief that he had deserted her overturned her reason. She will be sent te an asylum. Governer Heyt has granted the pardons of Geerge Kearney and Geerge Beck, who were at one time clerks in the Philadel phia water department and were sentenced January 23, 1879, te eighteen months im prisonment. The pardon beard recom mended clemency iu these cases at a special meeting in June, 1879, but the governor refused tev issue the pardons. He has new concluded te de se, as the terms of the prisoners will expire in a few weeks, m tm m The Track of the Storm. Professer Ticc, the meteorologist, who went te Marshfield, Me., te investigate the phenomena of the tornado en Sunday evening, reports that there is evidence everywhere along the track of the storm that a wave of water flowed in the rear of the "cloud spouts." The wave flowed in the greatest volume up hills. A man and wife, who encountered the tornado a few miles from Marshfield, report that a wave of water, ufgmrmOj fifteen feet high, rolled in the rear of the point of contact of the ckrad snot with the earth, and they were caught and drenched in uw water, wmen was very cold, n u also asserted that a stone, estimated te weigh te weigh two tens, fell in a field in the path of the tornado. There were addi tienal reports of Jess of life. Ten persons were killed in Crew creek settle ment, and six en Flat Creek, Arkansas. The storm originated in the latter state. m A SECRET FOK THIRTY YKARS. Hew an Allegheny Church Sexten Was Killed in a Grave Yard. Light has been thrown en a mystery that has been inexplicable for ever thirty years. The developments are of a startling nature ana concerns a man named ttrimtn, sexton of the First Presbyterian church, Allegheny, who disappeared about that time. He was addicted te habits of in temperance and it was supposed had run away from his family and "gene te parts unknown. After these many years it has been revealed that he was murdered. The story, which comes from what is considered a reliable source, is as fellows : Twe butchers, when going te Pittsburgh with their meat in the dead hour of the night in passing an old graveyard en Point of Hill, in Alle gheny, saw a dim light in it. They approached quietly and saw Griffith in the act of lifting a body out of the grave which he had opened. One of them took in his hand a piece of beard and struck him a blew, the edge hitting him en the head, splitting his skull. He fell dead en the body he was stealing. Being alarmed at what they had done, they concluded te fill up the grave en the two, holding that the murder would never be known. In course of time one of the butchers left for seme ether parts and died. The ether became dissipated, aud once while under the influ ence of liquor stated these facts te some friends, who concluded te keep the matter a secret, as the occurrcnce took place many years age and nothing but trouble could be made out of it at this late day. This man died a few years age, the friends keeping the secret until the present time. LATEST NEWS BT MAIL.. Baseball at Worcester, Mass. : Worces ter, 16 ; Baltimore, 3. Ten families were made homeless by a $50,000 fire at Bendhcad, Ontario. A line of steamers has been established te run between Barranquilla, Columbia, and New Yerk. t Michael M. Gilgallon, nineteen years of age, was killed by the cars at Archbald, near Scranton, en Wednesday. The Senate in executive session con firmed the nominetien of W. P. White te be census supervisor for the First district of Pennrylvania. in Pittsiield, Mass., Woodbury Tyler, of Albany, a freight conductor en the Bosten and Albany railroad, was killed while standing iu a caboose by the collision of a train. He was soventy-three years old. Jacob Andrews, aged 52, was killed by the fall of a wall en the Gelston estate, four miles from Baltimore. He was dig ging near the foundation of an old build ing when the whole pile toppled ever, burying him in the ruins. By a break in the Erie canal the Utica and Frankford level was emptied in two hours. The bed of the canal for 100 feet and four or five feet in depth and from 50 te 100 feet of the towpath, with its vertical wall, were washed out. Edward Denner's lumber yard, at Utica, is afloat. Curtis's boiler shop is submerged and the cellars and first floors of thirty or forty houses were flooded. Ne lives were lest. It is new estimated that it will require from two te thrce weeks te fix the break secure- iy. Sill. WALLACE STEAKS OUT. Tailing the Baltimore "Gazette's'' Yeung Man What He la Going te de. Gazette of yesterday. In conversation with your correspondent yesterday Senater Wallace said that Til den would net have one-third of the delegates te the Harrisburg convention ; that the statements that he had given up the idea of instructions were abso lutely false, and that although he was net in the habit of talking in advance he had no hesitation in declaring that he was as certain of success new as at any time. " Of course," said he, "we cannot expect in structions unless the opposition te Mr. Tilden vete together. I have never said we would carry instructions. We will see about that when we get te Harrisburg." In a reply te a question as te the truth of the statements that Mr. Bayard's friends would vote for Speaker Randall en prelim inary questions and for no instructions, Senater Wallace remarked significantly that Mr. Bayard's fiiends would net vote with his enemies. Wen His Own Case. A colored man pleaded his own case with marked success in Dallas, Texas, a week age. He was accused of a crime as grave as murder, and had been convicted. The judge denied the motion for a new trial, and asked the customary question, "Have you anything te say why sentence should net be pronounced?" The prisoner responded that he knew nothing he could say would influence the court, as all the forms of law had been observed, but he would like te say a few words te his colored friends. He start ed off slowly and deliberately, reviewing the testimony, showing the inconsistencies of witnesses' statements, and then carried away with the idea of the wrong done him, he burst forth in a strain of eloquence sel dom heard. When he sat down the judge said : " Sam, I thought you guilty ; I don't believe se new, and will set aside the judgment overruling your motion for a new trial, and give you another chance. The county attorney dismissed the case and the prisoner walked out of the court room a .free man. He was a "common field hand." the local paper says, " and uneducated." FIRE. Ravages of the Flames. At Ferest City, Ark., yesterday, the Plan ters hotel and thirteen houses were burned ; less, $20,000. Fire destroyed the Flipper and Walker mill, at Danville, Va., yesterday, loss,$44, less,$44, 000 ; insurance; $10,700, Tidings have just been received of terri ble work by fires which raged in the swamp region of North Carolina last week. Life and property have been destreved. and houses aud timber devastated. The entire family of Zachariah Owens, of Tyrrel coun ty, were overtaken by .the flames in the swamp midway between their home and a place of safety, and were burned te death. Their bodies were found by the neighbors; the mother clasping her infant te her breast, and the father and the ether two children lying near. The heavy rains of Tuesday have brought the flames uner control. Police News. This morning the mayor had three drunks before him. One of them was a woman and she get 30 days in jail. One man get 15 days at the same place, and another 20. Philip Dickel and Frank Bender, two boys, were arrested and taken before Al derman Spurrier en the charge of stealing pigeons from the son of Postmaster James H. Marshall en Sunday nieht. They were committed for a hearing. Alderman Barr sent Peter Hill te jail for 30 days for being drunk and disorderly. LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. THE JUB1XFJB SINGERS. Delightful Umttm at the Opera Heuse. Fulton opera house ought te have been crowded last night upon the occasion of the reappearance of the famous Fisk Uni versity Jubilee Singers, an organization of colored vocalists who, by their music, have electrified immense audiences throughout the new world and the old. As it was, one of the singers in the course of an ad dress remarked that the audience was the smallest before which they had ever sung, albeit there have been a great many smaller assemblages at the opera house during the season. It was a highly appreciative audi ence, however, and made up in demonstra tive enthusiasm for its small size. Many of the pieces were re -demanded, and iu every instance the singers gracefully responded. The troupe is composed of three soprano voices, Misses Maggie Perter, Jennie Jack Jack eon and Pattie Malene ; two tenors, R. A. Hall and Geerge E. Barrett ; one contralto, Miss Mabel Lewis, and one bass, Mr. F. J. Leudin. The hue of their skins ranges from dark olive te the blackest black, and they are rather below than above the me dium stature, with the exception of Mr. Leudin, the bass, who stands probably six feet in height, and leeks as though he pos sesses the tremendous voice that the first tone from his powerful lungs showed him te be gifted with. There is a marvelous melody in the music of these people ; the voices all show careful cultivation, they sing with a fervor, dramatic expression and real emotion that reaeh at once the inmost sympathies of their auditors J in the chord cherd ing especially where there is the most harmonious unison with individuality of tone, marked effects are produced, and at times seem te absolutely entrance the cars of their hearers. The audience last even ing was repeatedly carried off its feet ; no tably in the rendition of the opening piece, "Steal Away te Jesus" with the Lord's Prayer, "Reign, Master Jesus, Reign," "We Shall Walk Through the Valley," "Bright Sparkles in the Church yard," and the final chorus, "Swing Lew, Sweet Chariet," the latter terminating in a weirdly beautiful benediction. Mr. Leudin's fine bass sole was accorded the encore which it justly deserved, and Miss Jennie Jacksen's"01d Felks at Heme" appeared te be the expression of pent-up feeling and real emotion. Miss Perter and Mr. Leudin sang Glever's song, "We Part Net Yet," in capital style, and by request Miss Lewis sang "Toe Late," the effort being greeted with a terrifie burst of well well wen commendation. Altogether the enter tainment was ene of the most thoroughly enjoyable that has rccently been presented in the opera heuse. The Judicial Air Clearing. Philadelphia Times. Judge Livingston, president judge of Lancaster, with whom Judge Patterson is an associate, seems inclined te take a new departure in the administration of justice in that county. In his recent charge te the grand jury, he spoke plainly of hith erto tolerated crime that must be sup pressed, and he aimed at the fountain of it by calling attention te the political in terests which harmonize with lawlessness. He said that " while the unlicensed grog greg gery is permitted by the policemen te re main open and unreturned, it is in no dan ger ; it manufactures tee many votes in favor of that class of police officers and fur nishes tee many cases of profit for them te be molested. ' ' Judge Livingston has man ifestly felt very keenly the reproach re cently brought upon his court by the de velopments which culminated in the judic ial madness of punishing two reputable members of the bar for making a direct application of the principle he new declares te the grand jury, and it is fair te presume that Mayer MacGenigle will no longer have occasion te pretest against the failure of Judge Liviugsten's court te prosecute such offenders when the police arrest them, aud that when keepers of disorderly houses are arraigned they won't be allowed te escape because they are "the best workers of the ward " without the court calling its dere lict officers te answer for the wrong, in stead of striking from the roll such mem bers of the bar as many demand what Judge Livingston demands himself from the bench. The judicial air seem te be clearing a little about Lancaster, and it is likely te be clearer still when the supreme court decides whether an offending judge can summarily punish his bar for remind ing him of his passive pollution of th sanctuary of justice. MOUNT JOY ITEMS. Frem Onr Regular Correspondent. While Ames Bewman, cashier of the First national bank of Marietta, in com pany with a lady, was driving down Main street, the belt in the single tree broke and the horse started te run. With seme as sistance Mr. Bewman was able te control the animal after running a short distance. A walk in the country shows hew geed the weather for the past few days has been for the vegetable world. The trees are tipped with leaves, fruit trees are in bloom, the grass and grain fields are attired in rich green, and everything is in the fullness of life. Martin W. Nissley, a respected resident of East Denegal township, died at his home en Weduesday night, after a short illness, aged about GO. Interment en Sat urday morning. About 75 soldiers' orphans of the school at this place, will go fully equipped te Tamaqua, Schuylkill county, te partici pate in exercises appropriate te Decoration day. Installation of Officers. At the regular stated conclave of Lan caster Cemmandery Ne. 13, K. T., held at their asylum last evening, the following were installed officers for the ensuing Templar year by G. C. G. B. Frank Brcn eman: E. C. Ames G. Manahan, Generalissimo David H. Wylie. Capt. Gen. Gee. R. Welchans. Treasurer Charles A. Heinitsh. Recorder Hugh S. Gara. Trustees Jehn B. Warfel, C. Widmyer, Jehn Rees. Prelates B. Frank Breneman, Chas. M. Hewell. Captain Edward Welchans. S. Warden Jehn G. Snavely. J. Warden E. Oram Lyte. Sword Bearer R. Bh'ckenderfcr. Standard Bearer Jehn F. Echternacht. Warder Joel S. Eaby. 1st Guard Jacob Retharmel. 2d " Samuel M. Stape. 3d " Junius B. Kaufman. Organist JehnB. Kevinski. Stewards Jehn uepiana, nenry Jtfeexr, Adam Oblender, W. C. F. Sheer. Sentinel OewgLutz. . CUNVJUITIOK OF SCHOOL DIRECTORS. XleeUea of City Superintendent R. K. Bnehrle Cnesen. An adjourned session of the convention of school directors of Lancaster city school district, which two weeks age created the office of city superintenent of schools, was held last' evening in the common council chamber. The following named members were present: Messrs. D. G. Baker, Brosius, Cochran, Eberly, Ebermau, Erisman, Evans, Harris, is. ilartman, J. I. ilartman, Johnsten, i Levergood, Marshall, McCemsey, McCon McCen McCon emy, Morten. Rhoads, SchwebeL Samson, Smeych, Slaymaker, Snyder, Spurrier, Westhaeffer, Wilsen, Yeisley, Christian Zecher, Gee. W. Zecher, Warfel and Reini ensnyder, president. The minutes of the former meeting were read, and the president stated the object of the present meeting te be te fix the sal ary of the city superintendent and te elect said officer. The first business te be con sidered was the fixing of the salary. Dr. Levergood moved that the salary be fixed at $1,200 per annum. Mr. Slaymaker moved te amend by fix ing the salary at $1,500 per annum. Dr. Levergood regarded $1,500 as tee much. Whoever may be elected can go te the bank every month and draw his pay without trouble or any risk. A doctor, who if he is worth anything must be at least as well educated as a school superin tendent, will have te work much longer and much harder te earn an equal sum. He will have te earn at least $5,000 before he can get in hand $1,500 ; and he will have te work the entire year and at all hours of the day, while the superintend ent will net work nine months in the year nor half the time at that. He beheved a geed man for the position could be ob tained for $1,200 a year and he did net see why a stranger from Reading or auy where else should be brought here and pensioned en Lancaster taxpayers. Mr. Wilsen said that the convention of directors had by its action at its last meet ing in creating the office of city superin tennent taken a geed step forward. He hoped it would net te-night nullify its former geed,work by adopting through a false economy an insufficient salary. The best talent commands the highest salary, and if the convention wants te sccuie the best man it must pay him for his services. Doubtless there are these who would be glad te accept the position at a much less salary than the lowest proposed here, but they would be worthless at any salaiy. The man who is te be elected will be the official head of the soheols in Lancaster, and if he be the right sort of a man aud perform his duties conscientiously they will he onerous in the extreme, and will be well worth mere than it is proposed te pay him. Mr. Wilsen mentioned a num ber of cities and boroughs in the state that pay their superintendents mere than $1,500 a year, and these that paid the most had decidedly the best superintend ents and the best schools. President Reimensnyder, for the infor mation of the convention, had copied from the official records the salaries paid te su perintendents in the several cities and bor oughs of the state. The secretary read the list as fellows : Pittsburgh.., Eric Scranton...., Allegheny.., Titusvillc... Yerk Cerry, Shenandoah . Kasten Chester. Columbia. . . . Xorristewn.. Harrisburg.. 3,000 . 2,000 McmlTHlc 1,200 Wllliamspert 1,200 Heading 1,9 W Alteena 1,000 I.8UU , 1.800 1,750 1,C30 HiiKlcten... 1,000 New Caslle.... Pettsville Leck Haven... Allentown 1.000 l.HK) 900 800 80O 500 300 1,000 1,500 1,000 1.4.iU Shumekin 1,400 i,:bk Lebanon Ctirbemlale.... 1,300 Mr. Spurrier called attention te the fact that nearly $800 of the salary of the city superintendent would be paid by the state, leaving only about $700 te be paid by the district, even if the salary was fixed at $1,500. The question being called for en Mr. Slaymaker's amendment te fix the salary at $1,500, the yeas and nays were de manded and resulted as fellows : Yeas Messrs. D. G. Baker, Brosius, Coehran, Eherman, Erisman, D. Ilartman, J. I. Ilartman, Johnsten, Marshall, Mc Conomy, Morten, Schwebcl, Samson, Smeych, Slaymaker, Snyder, Spurrier, Westhaeffer, Wilsen, Yeisley, C. Zecher, Warfel and Reimensnyder, president 23. Nays Messrs. Eberly, Evans, Harris, Levergood, McCemsey, Rhoads and G. W. Zecher 7. The superintendent's salary was declared te be fixed at $1,500 per year. The president announced that nomina tions for superintendent were in order. Mr. Warfel nominated Mr. R. K. Buchrle, of Reading. The secretary read the application of Prof. E. C. Allen, of New Yerk, and put his name in nomination. Mr. Warfel read the application of Mr. J. II. Haldeman, of Westficld, Mass., and put his name in nomination, adding that he had high recommendations. Mr. Rhoads and Mr. Samson also spoke highly of Mr. Haldeman, whom they knew personally, he being a Lancaster county man by birth. A vete being taken resulted as fellows : Fer R. K. Buehrle Messrs. D. G. Baker, Brosius, Cochran, Eherman, Eris man, Harris, D. Ilartman, J. I. Hartman, Johnsten, Marshall, McCemsey, Mc Mc Mc Couemy, Morten, Schwebcl, Smeych, Slaymaker, Snyder, Spurrier, Westhaeffer, Wilsen, Yeisley, C. Zecher, G. W. Zecher, Warfel and Riemensnydcr, president 25. Fer. J. II. Haldeman Messrs. Eberly, jvans, .Levergood, Kheacls, Samson 5. Mr. Buehrle was declared elected city superintendent for the ensuing school year. The convention adjourned. That Man Robinson. Lewis Robinson, the rich young farmer of Chester county. Pa , who was recently held in $1,000 bail en the charge of being the leader in certain robberies of houses, is reported te have forfeited his bail. It is said he was seen in Philadelphia last Mon day, when he bought a ticket ' for some point in the far West." Yesterday morn ing his wife was arrested and held in $2,000 bail as an accessory te her husband's crimes. Found Drowned. William Manifold, who had been resid ing with William Fantom, of Lewer Chanceferd, Yerk county, has been miss ing since the 10th of April. His dead body was found in the canal at the first lock below McCall's ferry, en Wednesday morning. Yeung Manifold was intoxi cated, and probably fell into the canal while trying te beard a beat te spend the night. A jury of inquest was held by Esquire Channell. Contract Awarded. The water cemmittee of city councils last evening awarded the contract for sup plying the city with lead for water pipe, etc., for the ensuing year te Messrs. Flinn & Breneman, at 6 cents per pound. COV1CT OF QUARTER SESSIONS. Regular April Term. Thunday Afternoon. Counsel in the case of the cem'th vs. Charles Wilmcr concluded argument, the jury was charged by Judge Livingston,and the jury re turned a verdict of guilty. Cem'th vs. Wm Jenes, felonious assault and hattery. The testimony for the com monwealth showed that en the 26th of January last there was a difficulty at the Kohrerstewn rolling mill, during which defendant and Patrick O'Donnell get into a fight ; after wrestling around for seme time Jenes get O'Donnell against the "bosh" (a vessel some three feet in di ameter, partly filled with water, in which the tools are cooled) ; while in this position a man named Jacob Warner, a friend of Jenes struck O'Donnell a terrible blew ever the head with a pair of heavy iron tongs, and O'Donnell fell senseless aud bleeding into the bosh. He was taken te the county hospital where he remained in a precarious condition for some weeks. Fer the defense the testimony was that a drunken man named Jacob Warner, was having a difficulty with the proprietor and seme of the employees of the mill ; that Jenes endeavored te get Warren out of the mill; while thus engaged O'Donnell took held of Jenes, and Jenes told him te take his black hands off of him ; O'Donnell called him a liar ; the two simultaneously picked up bricks, hut did net strike or threw them; O'Donnell then bantered Jones te fight, and pulled off his coat ; O'Donnell then struck Jenes, and the men clinched and in their struggle get ever the bosh, and O'Donnell was struck by War ner, as stated. The evidence as te who struck the first blew was very conflicting. Tlie case as submitted without argu ment, under the charge of the court. The jury returned a verdict of net guilty. A verdict of net guilty was taken, by consent, in the case of L. D. Morgan, in dicted for carrying concealed deadly weapons. Cem'th vs. William Mehn, keeping a disorderly bawdy house. Attached. The grand jury returned the following bills : True Bills Louisa Cenner and Marga ret Cenner, libel ; Ludwig Scvald, laiceny as bailee (thrce indictments) ; C. A. Greene and Jehn Campbell, practising medicine without a diploma ; Simen Rob erts, felonious assault and battery (two indictments) ; Simen Jacobs, false pre tense. Ignored Harriet J. Sweeney and Jehn Campbell, practising medicine without license ; Benjamin Jacksen, assault and battery, prosecutor, Henry 3Iesscrsmith, te pay costs ; Isaac Bewman, assault and battery, the prosecutor haac Haupt te pay costs. Friday Evening. The jury in the the case of the cem'th vs. Wm. Jenes returned a verdict of net guilty, the prosecutor, L. B. Morgan, directed te pay twe-thiids of the costs and defendant one-third. Cem'th vs. Wm. Mehn, indicted for keeping a bawdy house in the basement at the corner of North Queen and Orange sticets. It was in evidence that defendant kept an oyster -fealoen and eating house ; divided into three apart ments the front room having a bar and some chairs and tables, one of the back rooms being the kitchen and the ether a card room, or eating room. The card room has a table, a few chairs .mil a bench along one side of the room. It was shown that Mary Sherlock was hired there as an assistant. Andrew Wcndlcr, aged 17 years, and Henry Deerr, aged 18 years, testified that they had illicit intci course in the back room with Mary Sherlock ; David Kautz, Lewis Strauss, Sweigert and Vm Winnwer declined te answer the question ; and some of the commonwealth's witnesses who fre quent the place, testified that they never did themselves nor never saw ethers com mit any immoral act therein ; there was no bed in the place, nor any ether accom modations except these common in res taurants. It was in evidence that several young women of questionable character visited the place, and that market women and ether respectable country women visited the place for oysters and ether re freshments. There was no evidence that defendant had ever been paid by the fre quenters of the place any money except for the refreshments eaten by them, though some of the witnesses swore that Mehn was in the front room when they were in the back room with the girls. Mary Sher lock testified that she never had any im proper intercom se with any of the wit nesses. Fer the defense a number of the imme diate neighbors, very respectable people, were called, who testified te the orderly manner in which the place was kept, and that they weie net aware that anything im proper was done there. The defendant, being called, testified that he had kept the place eighteen iiieiiths,and that Mary Sher lock was his hired domestic. She did the washing, scrubbing, assisted in cooking and during defendant's absence attended the saloon ; he had no knowledge of any immoral conduct en her pait with any of the patrons of his saloon. Verdict guilty. Wm. J. Pennybeeker pleaded guilty te a complaint of fornication and bastardy preferred against him by Susan Reidcn bach, of Earl township, aud received the usual sentence. Jeremiah Pritz was brought into court en an attachment aud pleaded guilty te a charge of fornication, preferred a year or two age. Having married the complainant the case never came te trial ; the court new orders him te pay the costs. Ludwig Scvald pleaded guilty te five in dictments of larceny as bailee and was sentenced te one year's imprisonment. The grand returned the following : True Bills Peter Hess, Levi Eckert, Themas Chamberlain and Brainard Stew art, larceny ; Michael Lcntz, alius Shenk, horse stealing ; Frank H. Anidt, embez zlement and forgery ; Lancaster city, maintaining a nuisance ; Simen W. Roop, false pretense ; AVm. Pennypacker, Win. Cosgrove and Henry Leiigcneckcr, forni cation and bastardy. llreken in the Feet. A painful accident occurred te Mrs. McCaskey, en Mulberry street, last even ing about ten o'clock, a darning needle penetrating her feet, head first, and car rying the thread with it te the depth of two inches. The needle then broke, leav ing about an inch and a quarter of it length in the feet. The patient was put under the influence of chloroform, and the surgical operation of cutting for and re moving it was performed by Dr. Cruin baugh about midnight. Charter Granted. In court this morning a charter was granted te the Sacred Heart academy of this city. 55 Uy- 'I m I rs 1 pi fVrl 2M &S JJ--S 8 m &i 4,1, ! a !! ft Ha t .. .