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Lancaster intelligencer.
FRIDAY EVENING. JUliY 2, 1880.
FOB PRESIDENT :
GEN. WINFIELD S. HANCOCK,
OF PENNSYLVANIA.
FOB VICE PRESIDENT:
HON. WILLIAM H. ENGLISH,
OF INDIANA.
Tfce great principles ef American lib
erty are still Ike lawfcl inkeritance of
tkls people, and ever skeald be. The
right er trial by jury, tke habeas corpus,
tke liberty of the press, the freedom of
speech, jke natural rights of persons and
the rights ef property must be preserved.
WIXF1ELD S. HMCOCK,
Maj. Gen.Cenid'gDcpt. La. and Texas.
The Chairmen.
The two Democratic national commit
tees seem te be in search of chairmen, if
we believe the newspapers. Senater Cam Cam
eeon is physically unable te endure the
labor of the position, he tells us himself,
and therefore declines the urgent request
of Mr Garfield, that he shall accept it.
The disidcratum in a chairman appar
ently is a man who has an easy conscience
and an inclination te devious devices,
together with boldness te execute them.
Mr. Cameren fills the bill admirably and
we are net surprised that Garfield wants
him and is sorry that he can't get him.
Upen our side of the house current re
port does net show that Mr. Barnum,the
Democratic chairman, is besieged by any
body te continue in his place. "We de net
knew why this is. Mr. Barnum has
plenty of money and as he comes from
the state of Yankee notions and is an ex
United .States senator, he can scarcely be
tee stupid te be chairman. Maybe it is
all a mistake of the newspapers, and
maybe General Hancock does net want
Senater Barnum te give place te Senater
Wallace. Such paragraphs have a mys
terious way of getting into newspapers
without authority. As Senater Wallace
has been offering his advice te General
Hancock, and had a long interview with
him the ether day, the newspapers have
jumped te the conclusion that
lie is his chosen staff of support
and is going te write his letter of
acceptance for him and manage his cam
paign. All of these things Senater AVal
lace could de very well, but one of them
General Hancock will naturally prefer te
de himself; and as te the chairmanship of
the committee, Mr. Barnum is net out
and Mr. Wallace is net eligible. He is
net en the committee. Mr. Scott may
resign his place and se may Mr. Barnum,
and Mr. Wallace may be made chair
man, but this will net be done without
geed reason. If he is considered the best
man for the place, that reason will be
provided. What we need from a chair
man is vigor and intelligence. We want
te fijilit this battle boldly and te win it
by hard work and fair
There must be nothing
hand in the management.
blows.
under-
It is
net needed, and is net inaccerd with
the record of our candidate as a bold,
frank and honest .soldier and man. It
ought net te be hard te find a chairman
who will de the simple work we require
of him. Mr. Barnum will de or Mr.
Wallace or Mr. Scott or Mr. Hewitt. If
General Hancock has a preference it will
no doubt be respected by the committee;
but it is doubtful whether he will care te
interfere in its choice.
The Heading's Troubles.
The Heading railroad company is hav
ing a hard read te travel. It has jumped
from the frying pan into the fire in pass
ing into the receivers' hands. The law
yers have fallen foul of it, and are likely
te piek its bones clean. The receivers'
counsel have made application te sell the
read en the general mortgage en which
the receivers have just postponed the
payment of interest. It is supposed te
te be a sham application intended te put
control of the proceeding in the hands of
the receiver's in case any adverse party
should attempt te give them trouble by
a similar application. Just hew it does
this is net very clear. It rather seems
te invite outside parties te demand a
sale en the mortgage. If the re
ceivers themselves ask for this they
cannot complain if ether cred
itors show as little confidence in
their ability te extricate the Reading
company from its embarrassment. What
they have done is te secure te their side
the fees in case the foreclosure proceed
ings are pressed. They cannot step
ether creditors from doing as they have
done by stepping in ahead ; but they can
get the first grasp at the attendant plun
der. This read that is as peer as a rat has
new te pay the salaries of these receivers,
of an unknown number of fancy and use
less lawyers, styled " counsel," whose
counsel Avill lead it where it can be easiest
bled, of two masters and an indefinite
quantity of court costs.
These who have faith in its resurrec
tion from such hands are fire-proof and
copper-bottomed. The action of these
receivers has been stupid. Mr. Gewen
sailed the ship boldly if he did sail it en
the rocks. They sit in her and let her
eund te pieces and the wreckers around
have their hands open for their booty.
Did the advocates of the Belgian
block pavement ever consider what they
were Having for their whistle ? The ad
vantage of this pavement is its freedom
from dust and its durability. It is net
se pleasant te drive ever as the maca
dam read nor se quiet. The macadam
would be much preferable if it would net
wear away and grind into powder.
But the JJelgian pavement in our
square cost, we believe, some six thou
sand dellarSjthe interest en which would
pay for the labor of one man every day
in the year and for all the material he
would require, te keep the roadway in
perfect, order and scraped clean as a
fleer. Seme brooms and stones would
be used ; nothing else but his time ; and
the labor of one man every day in the
year would be able te keep the limited
ena nf tVie cniinw Tniirh mnrp frea frvtm
dust and dirt than is the Belgian pave- j
ment that cost se much te lay.
We call the attention of the street
committee te the condition of the side
walks of the city. There is no reason
why they should be permitted te remain
se much out of repair. Bricks are cheap
and workmen are plenty. The ordinances
require the owners of property te keep
their pavements in repair. It is the duty
of the street committee te see that this is
done. It costs the city nothing te secure
geed sidewalks and we ought te have
them. Property owners will act when
notified ; and for these who de net the
city is authorized te de the work and
charge them with the cost and the pen
alty. Our street commissioner is doing
geed work en the drive-ways but the
side walks are still mere important.
PERSONAL.
Mrs. Hancock is an Ohie woman.
Senater Vance, of North Caralina, is at
Saratoga with his bride.
At the commencement at Yale the de
gree of doctor of laws was conferred en R.
B. Hayes.
Gov. Hevt has been elected president of
the Gettysburg battlefield memorial as
sociation. In such an official capacity his
excellency cannot refuse te endorse General
Hancock, the here ef that great field.
Tennyson and his son Hallam have left
the Isle of Wight for Venice. They will visit
the Italian lakes and return through Swit
zerland. When Tennyson reaches England
he will go te Surrey Hills.
Gen. Hancock and Gen. Gaiifield arc
both invited te be present in Bosten at the
celebration of its two hundred and fiftieth
anniversary, en the 17th of September
next.
Mr.Gi.AusTONE says he was never better
in health than new. He certainly never
worked harder. He sits through debates
night after night, and is constantly ready
te meet criticism or requests for in forma,
tiens. And he is always at work with pen
and paper en the treasury bench. He is
in high spirits, and looking extremely
well.
Miss. 2Ceka Pekky tells a writer for the
Bosten Herald that the popular poem.
"After the ball," was her first serious at
tempt at versification, and that originally
it had only these two verses :
And Maud and Madge in robes of white,
The prettiest nightgowns under the un,
Steckiiiglc-s, Mippcrlcss, sit in the night,
Fer the revel is done.
Sit and comb their beautiful huir,
TIiems wendertul waves of brown and geld.
Till the lire i- out in the chamber there,
And the little bare feet are cold.
Mr. ReiiEKT BnewNiNC, referring te the
obscurity of his style, writes te a friend :
"I can have but little doubt that my writ
ing has been in the main tee hard for
many I should have been pleased te com
municate with ; but I never designedly
tried te puzzle the people, as some of my
critics have supposed. On the ether hand,
I never pretended te offer such literature
as should be a substitute for a cigar or a
game of dominoes te an idle man. Se,
perhaps, en the whole, I get my deserts
and something ever net a crowd, but a
few I value mere."
MINOB TOPICS.
The newspapers of the Far West arc
confident that fifty geed-looking girls will
de mere towards civilizing a mining camp
than all the preachers in Christendom.
Tin: New Yerk Sun just new has a
swimming boom en hand. The alarming
frequency of disasters en water renders
this a subject of timely moment.
That Xew Yerk man who lighted a
match en Wednesday within a few feet of
fifty pounds of powder and threw the
burning stick en the lloer was net killed
by the explosion that followed. Conse
quently the country is net as safe as it
might be.
Seniek " Yes, ' The Ethics of Medem
Heterodoxy ' is a geed subject for your
graduation speech. 'Hew te Drive a
Herse-Car' would be mere sensible,
though, and probably quite as useful te
the rest of the boys after they get through
applying for jobs as editors of leading
daily newspapers. "
Gen. Gakfield writes this obscurely
worded note te a lad in Virginia who asked
him te give him a mite te put where it
would de the most geed :
" My Deah Little Fkiend : P arty
for the sake of the missionary cause, and
partly as a tribute te the niue-ycar-eld boy
who can write se handsome a letter as you
have done, I enclose one dollar te aid in
your contributions. Very truly yours.
"J. A. Gaiifield."
The question is whether De Golyer Gar
field means this as a gift or whether he
wants it te go as a lean.
STATU ITEMS.
Jehn Menk has been arrested in Erie,
for passing counterfeit coin.
Frank McGee, aged 55 years, was killed
by a locomotive, at Chester, Last evening.
Jehn Evens of Soho street, Pittsburgh,
cemmited suicide by sheeting himself in
the head.
Martha Dunn aged fif tecu years, of Cata
saqua set her clothing en lire while playing
with matches end she was burned te
death.
The Hancock and English club, of Mil Mil
lerstewn, Butler county, raised a hickory
pole yesterday afternoon 125 feet high.
This is claimed te be the first pole raised in
the United States in this campaign, The
meeting was very enthusiastic.
The total number of persons killed en all
railroads in Pennsylvania during the year
1879 was 553, !aud the number injured,
1,581. On the horse railways in the state
for the same period there were seven killed
and twenty-two injured.
The funeral of the late Corener, Dr. "Wil
liam Kent Gilbert, of Philadelphia, took
place from his late residence 834 Pine
street, at 4 o'clock p. m. yesterday. It is
said that Gov. Heyt is in no hurry te ap
point a successor te the late coroner.
Emma Leffingwcll, a waiter girl at an
Erie restaurant, swallowed a large quan
tity of laudanum the ether night and laid
herself down te die en her lever's door
step. Fred Walker is the lever's name.
When found the girl said : "Oh Fred, I
want te die." She will likely recover.
The Wilkesbarre coal pier at East Provi
dence, R. I., owned by the Wilkesbarre
coal and iron company, partially caved in
yesterday morning, carrying a part of the
railroad track and several coal cars with it.
The giving away of the piles was the prob
able cause. The less is from $50,000 te
$70,000.
m
In the British Heuse of Commens last
night Mr. Gladstone's motion admitting
all elected members te affirm who may
claim te de se without taking the oath,
was adopted without division, though pre
vious test votes had been 303 te 249 and
274 te 236. The adoption of the motion ad
mits Bradlaugh te his seat and is claimed I
as a government victory.
CINCINNATI TO LEXINGTON.
Cincinnati' Ileal and Dirt Covington
The Blae Graaa Beglen of Ken-
tackjr Lexington.
Editorial Notes el a trip from Cincinnati te
Lexington.
Cincinnati is net a sweet town te the
superficial observer. It may have intrinsic
merits which entitle it te the high regard
of these who find them out ; but nobody
can de it with unaided vision ; and that
may account for the fact that the citizens
of the place, who have by laborious efforts
discovered its beauties, are se unselfishly
ready te instruct the ignorant wayfarer
therein. But there was tee big a crowd of
outside barbarians at the Cincinnati con
vention te enable the learned but limited
population of the city te give each one a
thorough course of instruction in Cincin
nati's delights, and se we, nearly all of us,
went away incredulous in regard te them.
We tasted the beer, and it was geed ; we
ascended the inclined planes te the beer
gardens en the hills, or mountains, as the
signboards delighted te call them, and we
found them pleasant ; but down below, in
a town that bathed in the Ohie's muddy
water, and sat en a mud fiat at its side
and breathed an atmosphere that obscured
the sun with its smoke and filled your
pores and blackened your linen as though
you were en a railroad train, what could
there be but despair for a stranger accus
tomed te clean water, sunshine and pure
air ? I would like te be complimentary te
Cincinnati if I could, and I am ready
te say for it, en its own statement, that it
has the biggest Music hall in the country,
and that itisequallydevotedtethe arts and
the industries ; but the Music hall is tee
big, and the art is swallowed up in the in
dustries. Whenever we hear of Cincinnati
and its Theodere Themas he is gene new
and of its schools of design and two or
three ether pretty things in the place, we
are reminded of the appearance in a leaden
sky of a few trembling little stars that we
always pity, se deep is the surrounding
blackness and se liable de they seem te ex
tinction. The fine arts, amid Cincinnati's
dirt and perk-killing and distilling, shine
brightly, and the people need them te rec
oncile them te their sweltering let.
If you get out of the town, en the hills
behind it, and travel several miles back,
you will find a very delightful suburb te
the city, where the wealthy citizens live
in elegant houses set in handsome lawns ;
and where there are two large parks be
longing te the city. But the stranger does
net generally see this relief te the picture
down below, from which it is se far re
moved. When Cincinnati people can get
en their hills they can live with decent
comfort like ether people, but te go down
daily te business must be something like
descending into Hades.
Acress the Ohie from the city lie two
ether towns, in Kentucky, that are really a
part of the metropolis, with which they
are connected with a bridge. Newport,
which has in it a station of United States
troops, is separated from its larger neigh
bor, Covington, by the Licking river, a
narrow stream of no great commercial im
portance. Covington is about the size of
Lancaster and is a very pleasant city, free
from the smoke that constantly hangs ever
its unhappy neighbor, and with a river
bank that scorns te desecrate itself with
commerce. One would think that the
river bank would be the much-sought site
for residences, as is the Susquehanna's bank
at Harrisburg, whose people seem te think
it a rather superior place of abode te
heaven. But the objection at Covington I
believe is that the winter wind is tee cut
ting in this exposure. In this het weather it
seemed refreshing te hear of a wind that was
se cold, and it was hard te believe in its
existence.
Somehow or ether Covington se
cured an appropriation from Congress of
several hundred thousand dollars for a
United States public building, and she
has erected a very handsome one, and done
it within the appropriation made ; which
we were told as a remarkable fact, as it is ;
for it is net often that the United States
is let off with the amount originally de
manded for a public work. Still, in this
case the appropriation was a geed big one
for a town of Covington's size, and it would
net have been seemly for her net te be
content. Lancaster would be happy te
take a quarter of the money te put up her
postefficc. In Covington they call the
building the custom house ; but as we saw
no beats about we presumed that this was
just a little innocent device of the Coving Ceving Coving
ingtenians te make people think they had
some commerce. In fact there did net
seem te be much commerce en the ri.er
eveu at Cincinnati. The beats at the banks
were few, and te see a steamer en the river
was an event. Maybe it was the wrong
time of the year, or maybe we expected tee
much with our Eastern eyes used te the
shipping of the Atlantic ports.
My cousin, Mr. Ernst, the presidentef the
Northern bank of Kentucky, at Covington,
and also of the Kentucky Central railroad,
which runs thence te Lexington, took me
down into Kentucky ever this railroad en
the day after the convention te sec the
glories of the famous blue grass region
which is tributary te his read.
The read runs along the banks of the
Licking and its tributaries te Lexington, one
hundred and six miles away. Until recently
it was the only read penetrating the region
but new that unwieldy evidence of Cin
cinnati's public spirit and public felly
the Cincinnati Southern railroad passes
in a parallel direction some distance west
of the Kentucky Central and reaches the
same city of Lexington in its course te its
objective point at Chattanooga. The
rivalry of the two reads inures te the
benefit of the people, in giving them in
creased speed and comfort in travel, and
helps the railroads by stimulating the
travel. The Kentucky Central carries as
many passengers for its share as it used te
de when it had a monopoly of the business
and therefore was less vigorous in catering
for it. The Cincinnati Southern is an ele
phant en Cincinnati's hands. It is net
earning, in the charge of these who arc
running it for the city, much mere, we be
lieve, than its running expenses if it is
doing that. The men who manage de net
possibly intend that it shall earn mere
than it can help while the benefit gees te
the city. They may desire te have the
people speedily disgusted with the enter
prise and ready te hand it ever en easy
terms te any one who will run it. Cer
tainly there does net seem new te be much
intelligence or enterprise in the manage
ment. TJaflar the selfish sagacity of indi
vidual management the read would prob
ably de well. '
The Kentucky Central in leaving the
Ohie runs for a long distance in the nar
row valley of the Licking, which gives a
traveler in the cars little opportunity of
seeing the upland country, which is said te
be rich and especially adapted te the
growth of tobacco. This, however, is'a
very different product from the Lancaster
county leaf, and is tee heavy and gummy
for any use but in chewing tobacco. Before
reaching Cynthiana we have ascended into
the blue grass plateau, and at Paris we are
in its centre. The read there runs off tow
ards the west te Lexington, traversing all
the while this beautiful and rich country,
than which none mere fertile can anywhere
be found. The soil is of a dark chocolate
color, entirely underlaid with limestone of
a disintegrating kind that keeps it always
strong and seems te de away with the ne
cessity for manuring. I was told that re
manure was ever used en the land. 1
found it a little hard te believe, knowing
what I de of its value en the rich lands of
Lancaster county, and that without it they
could net be kept in fertility. I de net
knew what charm this region has that it
can exhaust laud without exhausting it.
It would be a miracle like that of the
widow's cruse of oil if great crops could
always be taken from the soil without di
minishing its fertility. It may be se ; but
I will net vouch for it. It can only be ex
plained en the supposition that the same
land is net often put into grain, but is left
te tic in pasture, as is the habit en these
thousand acre farms.
It is a beautiful country this blue
grass region. The land rolls much as it
docs in Lancaster county, and the land
scape would be very like in both if left as
nature made it. In that scene the great
barns and many dwelling amis numerous
fences that we see in Lancaster county arc
absent. I looked out of the car windows
constantly ever the waving corn and the
already harvested grain fields te see the
farm buildings that would be worthy of
such fertile beauty. They were seldom te
be seen. There were some frame shanties
about that may have done duty as barns ;
but if se it was net se hard te sec why
thriftless farmers that would be content
with them would also be willing te waste
their manure. A country se blessed by
Ged man seems te have done little te
adorn. But it must be said for the people
that they have done nothing cither te dis
figure it. They have net cut down its
trees as our grasping farmers have ruth
lessly done. The country leeks like
a vast park. The trees de net stand
in thick weeds with strong undergrowth
as they are elsewhere The origi erigi
inal growth, if it existed as with
us, has been thinned out and the trees new
stand wide apart and in clusters, and be
neath them the luxuriant blue grass cleanly
grows, se that the picture is like that of a
well-preserved park, and it needs nothing
but the drive-ways and bridges and castle
walls te make one think that he
is traversing an anciently cultivated estate
in England. This park-like growth of
trees and grass is as useful as it is beauti
ful. The grass grows beneath the shade
of the trees as well or better than it would
under the het sun and a pleasant and ne
cessary shade is provided for the
cattle. If our farmers could thus
unite the utile and the dulce, they
tae would spare the trees ; and why
can they net? Why de they net clean out
their woodland and sew them in blue
grass and give their cattle a pleasant range
and succulent pasture, while they regale
their eyes with a landscape that no land
can surpass. Give te our county the
shaded pasture fields of Kentucky, and the
finely kept farms en its rolling hills would
be altogether lovely.
I was enamored with the town of
Lexington. It has a population of 15,000,
but docs net seem te be se large. Its
streets are beautifully shaded throughout
their extent, and are bordered, except iu
the business parts, with handsome lawns
of private residences. The houses seldom
abut directly en the street, nor are they
built close against one another. They
stand back a few or many yards, and the
intervening lawn is planted with shade
trees and flowers,
se universal as
wonder whether
the town arc
This mode of living is
te cause one te
all the people in
rich ; but it only
shows that land is net dear and that the
education of the people makes them value
highly the advantages of a home with
handsome surroundings. The houses arc
generally commodious, but net otherwise
pretentious. They are comfortable, ie
tired homes, manifestly the abode of a peo
ple of refinement and of cultured tastes.
And such arc thcpceple. The societyjef the
town and of the region is notably geed.
The settlement has been largely from Vir
ginia and by the native-born population of
the East. The characteristics of the peo
ple I can say little of, for I saw little of
them, and 1 have but the current idea
that the men are brave and careless and
the women vivacious and tall. A. J. S.
Till: liL.UK AMOVE THE BED.
Vale Wins the University .Beat Kace.
The fifth annual eight-eared race, ever
a fourth mile course, between the crews
from Harvard and Yale colleges, was
rowed at New Louden, Conn., this after
noon. The Yale wen in 24-20. The Har
vards time was 25:0. The race was
pluckily and hotly contested up te the
the third mile. At that point
Yale dived ahead aud steadily in
creased her lead until she was ten
lengths ahead at the finish. A previous
start had been made, but after going six
teen yards the Yale broke a row-lock and
as it had been agreed that the referee
should exercise his discretion in recalling
the crews in case of accident, the crews
were signalled te return, and after the
broken row-lock was replaced another start
was made with the above result.
FIRE AT BEADING.
Frederick Lauer's Fitch Heuse
Consumed.
Entirely
Yesterday morning at 8 o'clock fire was
discovered in the pitching house at Fred
erick Lauer's Park brewery, and before
the fire department arrived at the building
its contents, consisting of 2,000 kegs and
several barrels of pitch, were consumed.
Previous te the fire twenty men were
pitching kegs preparatory -te the Fourth
of July and the fire is supposed te have
originated from the het pitch. The less
en the house and stock is about $2,000,
I which is rally covered Dy insurance. Mr.
Lauer states that there will be no deten
tion te his trade.
LATMST NIWB BY MAIL.
Basetall yesterday : At Buffalo Trey 4;
Buffalo, 0. At Albany National, 10;
Albany, 9. U .
The third district Republican convwtie
of-Vermont, has nominated W. W. Gnat
for congress."'
Ann Mitchell, a homeless woman, lock
ed up in the station house, Brooklyn, com
mitted suicide by hanging herself te the
cell deer with a strip tern from her shawl.
W. R. Chamberlain, a convict, was
killed at Carsen, Ncv., yesterday by Jehn
Darling, his accomplice in a robbery four
years age, who struck him with a pick
axe. Of 187 deaths reported in New Yerk
during the twenty-four hours which ended
at neon yesterday, it is stated that 97 re
sulted directly from the heat. A heavy
shower cooled the atmosphere in that city
last evening.
Hen. Jehn A. Kassen, minister at
Vienna has been nominated as Republican
candidate for Congress from the Fifth Iowa
district. Iu the sixth district Hen. M.
R. Cutts, el Oskaloosa, who was attorney
general from 1873 te 1877 was nominated.
Letters of administration en the estate
of the late Geerge Opdykc, ex-mayor of
New Yerk and banker, were applied for at
the surrogate's office yesterday. Personal Persenal
ty was sworn te as $1,200,000. The widow
renounces her right te the letters.
The court of appeals of Kentucky de
cided yesterday that the law of that state
excluding all except white persons from
service as jurors is' unconstitutional, and
that no person can be lawfully excluded
from any jury en account of his race or
color.
A colored man named Mess, employed
in the congressional library at Washing
ton, yesterday struck Russell, a white em
ployee, for having removed from the for
mer's desk a picture of Garfield, where
upon Librarian Spofford dismissed Mess
from his position.
Beaumont Buck, the would-be West
Pointer indicted for sheeting young
Thompsem, the son of the sergeant-at arms
of the United States Heuse of Representa
tives has been released iu $2,500 bail te ap
pear for trial in September. Meanwhile he
will return te Texas with his father.
The two hundredth anniversary of the
institution of the order of Christian
Brethers by Jean Baptiste de La Salle was
celebrated at St. Patrick's cathedral, New
Yerk, yesterday. Bishop Gress, of Savan
nah, preached the sermon. About 200
priests were present.
A severe wind storm with rain and much
hail, passed ever Danville, Va., yesterday,
partially unroefing the tobacco factories of
F. F. Burten & Ce. and T. C. Williams $
Ce. and ether buildings in Danville. Many
trees were uprooted, fences demolished and
crops damaged in the surrounding coun
try. Certificates of deposit for $18,882 have
been handed ever te.Gea. Clarke, chief
clerk of the internal revenue department,
in full settlement of deficiency found in
the account of ex-Deputy Collector
Beene, of Brooklyn. Mr. Beene has been
missing for some time and he has net yet
been heard from.
An enthusiastic meeting te ratify the
Democratic nominations was held last night
in Tammany hall, where speeches were
made by Jehn Kelly, Geerge W. Miller, of
Albany, b. b. Cox, Jehn is. Haskin. aud
ethers. All favored harmony in the Demo
cratic ranks and forgetfulness of past
troubles. The Irving hall Democrats also
held a meeting at Irving hall, and appoint
ed a committee te ask Tammany hall te
unite with them in the support of the
ticket.
Anions the Colleges.
Twenty-six pupils graduated from Trin
ity college at Hartferd.
Degrees were conferred (hi 204 persons
by the University of Michigan, at Ann
Arber, yesterday.
The commencement exercises of Bates
college, at Lewisteu, Me., were held yes
terday. The degree of A. M. was conferred
en fourteen members of the previous
classes.
At the dinner of the Harvard Alumni,
Wednesday night, the Chinese professor,
Ke Kun Hua, was present " in full cos
tume. " A. poem was read by Oliver
Wendell Helmes.
The centennial anniversary of the found
ing of the English Sunday schools was cel
ebrated in Terente en Wednesday night.
About 4000 children took part in a musi
cal festival in St. James cathedral.
The diplomas were distributed te the
graduates of the University of Virginia, at
Charlottesville, yesterday. The annual
address te the alumni was delivered by
Capt. Jehn Hampden, of the Richmond
State.
A KOTTEN heilek.
Less of Life by an Explnwlen en a Western
Pleasure Beat.
Yesterday morning the boiler of the
Lake Minnctenk pleasure steamer Mary
exploded with terrible effect while the
vessel was lying at the Hetel St. Leuis
wharf, at Minneapolis, Minn. The
steamer was completely wrecked and sank
immediately. Following is a list of the
killed : Win. Chadwick, engineer ; J. R.
Plattcnburg, of Canten, Ills. ; C. A.
Gaines, head waiter J at the Hetel St. Leuis;
Jehn Stewart, pilot, fatally injured.
Edwin P. Perkins, Frank Adams, A. S.
Dimond and three ethers were scalded
and bruised. The Mary was en her way
te take an excursion party. She has been
considered unsafe for a long time.
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
The Amerlcus Club.
The Americus club of the Sixth ward
Democracy, cast end, met at Stephen G.
Ilerr's Park house, forrc-erganization last
evening, and there was a very large crowd
present. The club has been in existence
for several years, and has for its special
end the organization of the De
mocracy in that part of the ward
which is remoter from the centre of the
city. Great enthusiasm was manifested
last evening and a large number of mem
hers enrolled, many of them young voters
and some elder ones who had hitherto
uniformly voted the Republican ticket.
The following officers were elected for the
current year :
President R. II. Brubakcr.
Vice Presidents Gee. W. Bricntnall and
S. G. Hcrr.
Secretary Chas. Andersen.
Treasurer William Jehnsen.
W. U. Heusel addressed the meeting
briefly, and it was concluded with cheers
for Hancock and pledges that the east end
would be heard from en election day.
Flcnic Yesterday Narrow Escape.
Yesterday the chorister boys of St.
James church held a picnic at Shcnk's
weeds which was very largely attended.
During the day a number of the boys
went swimming in the creek. Among
the number was Frank Eshleman, who
attempted te swim across the creek and
back. In performing the feat he was
taken with cramp and sank twice. He
called te James C. Wiley, who was also in
the creek at the time, and he went te his
assistance. After a short time Wiley suc
ceeded in shoving Eshleman ashore, thus
saving his life.
Property "Withdrawn.
The livery stable property of Gee. W.
Zecher, which was te have been sold at the
Grape hotel last night, was withdrawn at
$10,300.
MKEXIXVOr-THK BCOOLBOAKD.
Sew ll BlMa PaldAmaeal
J awl or Finance.
:A stated meeting of the beard of direc
tors of Lancaster city school district was
neld in common council chamber last even
ing. The following members were pre
sent :
D. G. Baker, P. D. Baker, Brosius. Car
penter, Eberly, Eberman, Erisman, Evans,
J. I. Hartman. Jacksen, Johnsten, Lever Lever
geed, Marshall, McCemsey, Reimensnyder,
Kicnards, bamseu, schmid, Scweeel, Slay
maker, Smeych, Snyder, Spurrier, West
haeffer, Wilsen, Yeisley, Christian Zecher,
arfel, president.
On motion the reading e i" the monthly
reports of visiting committees was dis
pensed with. '
. 3Ir. Evans, from the finance committee,
presented the following bills, which, being
approved by the committee, were- ordered
te be paid : Hager & Bre., carpets, &c,
$96.25 ; J. M. Laucks, services as janitor,
$10 ; S. II. Reynolds, esq., professional
services, $25 ; II. Baumgardner, coal,
$35.30 : Chas. II. Barr, books and station
er', $14.40 ; J. B. Rinehart, hanging pic
tures and services at high school com
mencement, $4.50 ; Inquirer printing com
pany, binding books, $2.50 ; Levi Pewl,
glazing, $5.0S; Wm. Gamble, moving
pianos for high school, $4 ; B. Yecker, rent
of Fulton hall for high school commence
ment, $40; W. II. Keffer, services with
orchestra at high school commencement,
$20 ; J. C. Carpenter, making survey of
school building let, $0 ; C. F. Eberman,
services as secretary and making duplicate
of taxes, $125.
Mr. Evans, from the finance committee,
presented the following annual report,
showing the condition t of the school
funds :
iwKirrs.
Frem balance in treasury June 2. 1879.$ 2,530 30
Frem A. K. Warlcl, takes for 1873 1,817 1G
Frem A. K. W artel, tuxes rer lSPJ
Frem B. Wiley, taxes for 1879
Frem County Commissioners, thedir
ference ou cellectinstate ami cenn-
X lli
Frem t-tatc appropriation for 1878.....
Frem Lancaster Fire Insurance Ce...
Frem ale of old iron
Frem tuition ler High Schools
Frem interest en deposit
. 3,000 00
. ,803 01
. 1.406 3I
. 5.9W 75
1-20 00
34 43
. 1H8 75
317 00
$40,213 09
.$27,397 S
. 5,2!l0 0i
031 00
SIti 57
313 02
. 125 00
. 1,3S7 23
212 03
51; 00
. 1,1(3 33
47 23
82 03
123 00
97 H
120 00
834 23
903 33
. C,47 09
$46,213 09
KXI'KXDITL'BKS.
Fer salaries for teachers
Fer principal en leans
Fer interest en leans
Fer coal ami kindling
Fer books, &c
Fer salaries
Fer janitors
Fer printing
Fer gas bills t
Fer repairs. Ac
Fer Scheel Journal
Fer water rent
Fer making duplicates
Fer High Scheel commencement
Fer insurance en Keeklaud school...
Fer new desks, A.e.
Fer commission en collection
Balance in treasury.
CK. AS3ET8 JUSE .", 18S0.
Cash in treasury $ 6,4715 91
Hirh Scheel building und
furniture 41,000 00
Kecklanil street buildingand
furniture 10.000 00
Prince street building and
furniture 10,000 00
Strawberry street building
ami furniture 3,000 00
Duke street, 5 buildings una
furniture 2i,000 00
A'ine street, 3 buildings und
furniture 13,730 00
Orange street, i buildings
and furniiure 8,000 10
Mulberry street, 2 buildings
and furniture 0,000 00
Lemen street, i buildings
und furniture 10,000 00
Chestnut street, 3 buildings
and lurniture. 15.000 00
State annronriutieu 6.MH) SS
Taxes due 3M
1)1
5in,i7
liended indebtedness bearing six per
cent, interest
S,X (1 00
Excess el property and assets $147,717 79
Witness our hands this 5th day of Juue, 180
KOKKItT a. j-. a.-ns.
HEXKY CABPENTEK,
A. J. EBEBLY,
Finance Committee.
Mr. P. D. Baker, from the committee en
soldiers' orphans, presented an application
for the admission into the soldiers' orphan
school of Ellenora Fisher and Emanuel
Albert Fisaer, children of Albert Fisher, a
deceased Union soldier. The application
being in due form and the children being
entitled te admission, the beard recom
mended their admission.
Secretary Eberman apologized te the
beard for net having brought te the meet
ing a copy of the revised rnle3 of the
beard, en which action was te have been
taken at the present meeting. In the re
moval of the U. S. revenue office in which
he is deputy collector, the papers were
packed up with ethers and he could net
conveniently get at them.
On motion the matter was postponed.
President "Warfcl stated that he had re
ceived the application of Ralph Bartlett,
of New Yerk, for a position as teacher,
but the application had net been received
until after all vacancies had been filled.
On metien adjourned.
WEIGHTS AND MKASUKKS.
The Legal Fees of the Sealer.
Judge Fnthey, of Chester county, has
had before him a case in which Mr. Phil
lips, the scaler of weights and measures
for that county, was plaintiff. As there
has been a geed deal of discussion in Lan
caster county regarding the rights and
duties of the sealer, we reproduce a por
tion of Judge Futhey's opinion. After
reciting the previsions of the several acts
of Assembly relating te the matter, Judge
Futhey says :
The case stated raises three questions :
First Has the officer the right te charge
and collect full fees during the first year of
his term of office, iu cases where his prede
cessor had the previous year collected half
rates ? We are of opinion that the act of
1878 supersedes the act of 1873, se far as
relates te the manner of collecting fees,
and docs away with the system of half
rates, and that the officer can charge the
full rates in any one year of his term of
office witheutTegard te the action of his
predecessor. He cannot, as we have said,
charge mere than once in his term of office
except in the instance specified, but that
charge may be in the first year.
Second Can the officer charge full fees
annually for testing stock, coal and hay
scales, whether they are found te be cor
rect or net ? "We are of the opinion that he
can. The case is expressly provided for in
the act of 1878, and the reason is apparent
in the probably greater liability of such
scales te get out of order, and the conse
quent necessity for their mere frequent
and careful adjustment.
Third Has the officer the right te
charge and collect, in addition te the fees
for testing platform or stock, coal and hay
scales, additional fees for each weight ac
companying the said scales? We are of the
opinion that he has such right. The act
of 1873 requires the officer te try and
adjust all beams, scales, weights and meas
ures, and gives fees for the trial and
balancing of each set of scales and for
every weight, and an additional charge of
lead and ether material used, and labor fn
adjusting such beams, scales, weights and
measures. The act contemplates that the
weights, as well as the scales which
may be used, are te be tested, and fixes
fees for such services.
Let judgment be entered ia favor of the
plaintiff for full fees for the services ren
dered by him in testing the scales, weights
of the defendant, aaountieir.
agrwaUy te the case stated, te the sum of
four demrs and fifty-three cents.
JURORS DRAWN.
TOm Will AtteaaCeartDarlae
Aucast.
This morning Judge Livingston, Sheriff
Strine and Jury Commissioners Ringwalt
and Hartman drew the names of the fol
lowing persons from the jury wheel. :
Names of 24 grand jnrers te serve in a court
el quarter sessions, commencing August IU,
13S0.
Samuel D Baesman, clerk, Lancaster twp.
Geerge Xelner. grocer, Columbia.
Michael W UeUly, mechanic, 7th ward, city.
B Frank Barr, tanner. W Lampeter.
Samuel K Snyder, farmer, Bupltb.
Jacob Behrer, farmer. Clay.
Stephen U Musser, coal dealer. E Denegal.
Clayten L Xissley, farmer. K Denegal.
11 S Patterson, farmer. Little Britain.
Jehn Fritz, tobacconist. Marietta ber.
Henry P Townsend, tanner. Little Britain.
A J Eyler, broom-maker, 5th ward, city.
Allan A Herr, insurance agt, 7th want. city.
Jae Mctzgar, coach trimmer. 9th ward city.
Ueerge Yest, laborer, V Leaeeck.
D X Kauffman, assessor, Washington ber.
Stetmcn Urissinger. farmer. Ranhe.
Jabob A Minnich. butcher, Columbia.
Jehn Ceble, merchant. Marietta.
Henry Lewis, fanner, E Earl.
Abraham Bachman, carpenter, W Lampeter.
James II Barten, pumpmaker, Conestoga.
Jehn II. Bey. restaurant, 3d ward, city.
D S. McElhenny, briekmakcr. Manic.
Kames of 43 petit jurors te serve In a quarter
sessions court commencing Monday, August
10.
Davis S. Knox, farmer, Salisbury.
Samuel Filbert, mcrcbant,.Celumbia.
Jehn Bender, tanner. Earl.
A J Beam, gentleman, E Cocalico.
Michael Crimes, carpenter, E Cocalico.
Cyrns E Greir, tanner. Paradise.
Jehn M Martin, farmer, Maner.
Jacob L HefTmeier, agent, 2d ward. city.
William Keberts, shoemaker, V lleuiptleld.
David llerst. watchmaker. Baphe.
Jacob Kestler, carpenter, Columbia.
Henry E Carsen, printer, 4th ward, city.
II B Vviloen. ceaclimaker, 6th ward, city.
Jehn W llubley. a-sesser. 4th ward, city.
Lewis Walker, tarmer, Sndsbury.
William Spencer, gentleman, Strasburg ber.
Dan'l Eberman. marble mason. 6th witrd.clty.
Hiram L Detwilcr. farmer, W Hcmptiehl.
laacU earner, carpenter. Y Earl.
Geerge J High, farmer. E Lampeter.
WiUiam Paul, tarmer, W cocalice.
Jacob II Beachlcr, varatslicr, 7th ward, city.
Ellas B Sherer, tanner, Kaphe.
Isaac V Gait, farmer, E Earl.
Henry Bewman, tanner. Providence.
Ellas "Weitzcll, eeachmaker, E Cocalico.
Cel J6hn Barr. gentleman, Columbia.
Henry Shirk, farmer. Providence.
Jacob Sides, sr, gentleman, W lleuiptleld.
Jac Greenawalt, ciganuaker, 8th wanl, city.
Jacob B Stehman, farmer, Conestoga.
Jehn Crawford, fanner, Martic.
- Themas Madden, laborer, 7th ward. city.
Beuben Ostcr, blacksmith, 9th wanl, city.
Charles Kincar, fanner, Bart.
Horatio S Kcnis, drover, Salisbury.
Jehn Freeilch, clerk. Conestoga,
Edward P Dare, tanner. Drumore.
Michael B Mvers. larmer, E Denegal.
Samuel Weinheld, tanner. Brecknock.
Geerge F Baker, fanner, Kaphe.
S B Miller, coffee-roaster, 7tn wanl.cily.
Jehn II Pearsel. printer, 4th wanl, cily.
E S Kurtz, printer. 3d wanl, city.
Jehn Cen rail. Inn-keeper, Providence.
Albert Yest, laborer. W Earl.
Jehn Lutz, fanner. E Cocalico.
William II Ptahler. merchant. Columbia.
Names et 30 petit jurors te serve iiiaei-in-men
pleas court, commencing Monday, August
2J, I8811.
Ephralm Newcomer, fanner, E Ilcniptifld.
Michael B Landis. gentleman. 2d ward, city.
Edw Aiublur, cabinetmaker, Dnimnn.
Morgan 11 Clurk. innkeeper, Ailamstew 11.
Henrv Cast, sr, potter, 8th ward, city.
Jes V Miller, merchant, Washington bur.
Jehn E Hostetter, tarmer, E Ilempiield.
Henry E Eberly, farmer. Clay,
Ames Charles, farmer. Maner.
Wm Brady, sr, edge toelink'r, fitli ward, city.
Henry Snyder, merchant. Maner.
Sam'l Campbell, liveryman, Columbia.
Jehn A Sellenberger. carpenter, U Leaeeck.
Mamncl D StautTer, tarmer, E Denegal.
Martin Miller, farmer. Ceney.
Samuel Dettrich, laborer, E Ilempiield
Henry S Snavely. miller. I'enu.
William Miller, farmer, Penn.
Jacob B Eshleman. merchant. Earl.
Martin L Ovcrheltzer, merchant, Maner.
Jehn Kese. shoemaker, !)th wanl. city.
Jacob 11 Keller, gentleman, Ephruta.
ClaytenS. Wenger, miller. W Earl.
James C Penny, fanner, Drumore.
Abraham G Pfoutz, anct. Stnisburgtwp.
Andrew Delinger, eeachmaker. Mt Jey ber.
Jehn H. Leenard, shoemaker, 2d ward, city.
M C Sensenig, clerk, 1st ward, city.
C II Fasnacht, clerk, 5th ward, cily.
Jehn II Moere, miller, Uaphe.
Jeseph II Hcrshey, farmer, Maner. .
Beniamiu Yennir. carnenter. Maner.
Christian Bowe. merchant. Strasburg ber.
Jehn K Stener, hanlwan-, 1st ward.
William Styer. drover, Eari.
Martin B Behrer. fanner. Panullse.
Abraham Geed, larmer, Martic.
James B Caughey, farmer, Colerain.
Samuel Martin, tanner. Drumore.
Lemuel Chew, drover, E Lampeter.
Jehn Fry, miller, Ephnita.
Jenatlian Kicflcr, machinist, 8th ward, city.
Julius L Shumun, lumber dealer, Washing
ton ber.
E D Beath, justice, Marietta ber.
AI Besenstein.clething dealer, 1st ward, cily
Gee W Mchairy, tanner. Marietta ber.
Names of 50 Jurers te serv iu a common
pleas court, commencing August 30:
Samuel S Stacks, laborer. E Denegal.
D Bhine Hertz, dentist, Ephnitu.
Abraham Kaullman, laborer, W Lamiietcr.
Jehn K Bachman. tarmer, U Leaeeck.
Emanual F Hostettcr.clethiei.Manheini !r.
Samuel Martin, larmer, Manheini twp.
II S Hcrshey, eeachmaker, Columbia.
Abram Brubaker, jr, fanner. Elizabeth twp.
Samuel S Hoever, larmer, Salisbury.
Henrv Harmony, justice, Elizabeth town.
Abraham B Sillier, coal dealer. Maner.
Themas Gregg, fanner, Fulton.
Hiram People, farmer. Providence.
Aldus L Watsen, carpenter, Drumore.
Edwin Sutten, clerk, 9th ward, city.
Jehn II Barnes, printer, 3d wurd, city.
Jehn Ocbs. grocer, 4th wurd, city.
B Lin tner Hess, auctioneer, Laucuster twp.
Levi S Stener, farmer, Pequa.
Samuel Tayler, farmer, Bart.
Jacob B Myers, supervisor, Maner.
Day Weed, farmer, Fulton.
Gee W Zecher, Hveryman.Cth wanl, cily.
A C Kepler, ban 1 ware, Manheini twp.
James B. Strine, printer, 4th wanl, city.
Andrew Stener, fanner, Ceney.
Israel Geedman, carpenter. Marietta.
Jehn A Styer, fanner. Caernarvon.
K Z Bheaus, jeweler. 8th ward, city.
Win B Paxton, teacher, Colerain.
James L Xcel. carpenter, Martic.
Win Hall Nauman, ciganuaker, Nt wanl.cily.
David Kline, shoemaker, hlizabethtewn.
Win B Bellinger, confectioner. Warwick.
Abraham K. Denlinger, fanner, V Leaceei;-.
Jehn 31 Butter, farmer, Salisbury.
Hiram L Erb, merchant, Clay.
Jehn McLaughlin, carpenter, Martic.
.Ill Hcgencr, clerk. Marietta.
F X Ziglcr, insurance agent, Columbia.
Edward L Krelder, farmer, Warwick.
Geerge Biemensderfer, tailor, Baphe.
William Blnkley, miller, E Ilempiield.
David F Besore, mercliant. Earl.
A It Uogentegler. shoe dealer, Columbia.
Geerge S Lambern, farmer. Martic.
Cyrus G Mehn, merchant, Adamstown.
G W Winters, gentleman. Ephrata.
BenJ Evans, butcher, Man helm twp.
Geerge Campbell, larmer, M artic.
CLASS KEUNION.
Fermer High Scheel Graduates Arunnd
the
restiva Vearu.
Last evening the Class of '74, boys' high
school, celebrated its sixth annual reunion
by a banquet at the City hotel, and the
alfair is described as one of the most thor
oughly enjoyable and most completely
successful that has been held in honor of
the event it is designed te commemorate,
namely, the graduation of the class. The
members assembled at the residence
of the president, 3Ir. Herbert Johnsten, en
Seuth Queen street, whence, after some
impromptu music they adjourned te the
City hotel. Prier te sitting down te the
elegant repast that had been prepared for
the occasion a brief business session was
held in the parlors of the hotel, where,
after a free interchange of opinion it was
unanimously decided te continue the or
ganization which has served te se com
pletely bind the members of the class to
gether during a period of half a dozen
years. The president, Mr. Johnsten, hav
ing declined a re-election te the office, en
the ground that- he was firmly intrenched
in his anti-third-term principles, the fol
lowing was named as the organization for
the ensuing year :
President Percy Carpenter.
Vice President Jehn M. Davidsen.
Secretary J. Frank Barr.
Treasurer-Chas. S. Burns.
This business satisfactorily finished the
party adjourned te the dining room, where
the table was spread and covers laid for
fourteen, -being the number who compose
the class. The menu was sumptuous and
elegant, including viand most tempting
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