LANCASTER DAILY INTELLIGENCER TUESDAY, MARCH 1, 1881. Hancastcc I ntelltgencee. TUESDAY EVENING. MAECH 1, 1881. Power Poorly Placed. The power held by the national hanks te suddenly and disastrously contract the circulating medium of the country, as lately exhibited, seems te demonstrate that the expedient of resorting te a na tional bank note circulation, instead of a government note, is of much less value thau it was supposed te be. Evidently ,tbe cheapest and most reliable paper money a country can use is the premise te pay en demand, made by the govern ment itself, supported by the needful coin in the treasury te redeem that de mand. Substantially the national bank note is a government note, since it is based upon a government bend that pre tects it. If the government bend is geed the national bank note is geed ; otherwise it is nut. Why then does the nation resort te a second hand issue of a note, through a bank, and pay that bank for issuing the note, when it might Itself issue one just as geed for the purpose and save in terest en se much of the national debt as the currency would supplant V "We have ourselves never been able te clearly see the force of the reasoning which has led Congress te cieate a national bank cur rency, instead of authorizing a direct isaue of non-interest-bearing notes, payable en demand, in amount suffi cient for the country's currency require ments. AVe understand the idea te be that there would be danger te the busi ness interests of the country in having the control of its currency ledged direct ly in the hands of the officers of the vevermnents and in Cen- gross ; that it might ha suddenly and unduly contracted or expanded, because the power ever it rested in one place. The diffusion of this power, by placing it in a measure with the many bunking institution?, lias been looked upon as a sifeguard, I'm which the country could Well afford te pay thi profit given te the banks fs:r doing the business. If this has been the idea, it has been shown te be fallacious by our present experience, the selfish impulses of the banks having prompted them te suddenly withdraw circulation from the market, thus mak ing money in its centre te be se scarce as te cause great inconvenience and less. If our currency was well regulated there would always be a sufficiency of it for business wants. Ne such sudden withdrawal of it should be possiele as would make the cost of hiring what is a mere medium of exchange much greater than the average value of the use of capital. The supply of a circulating mi-dium is a government function. Coin is the currency furnished be cause of its intrinsic value. Paper money "13 the currency desired because of its convenience. It should be made as valuable as coin by the capacity te ex change coin for it. As the government supplies the coin we knew no adequate reason why it should net supply the paper money. There is, of course, dan ger that it will net be wisely and honestly supplied. But that danger is inherent in the case. It attaches te every gov ernmental function. And when the people can have the positive advantage of saving the interest upon the amount of currency that is needed, ever and above the requisite coin reserve iluIk-iI for its redemption, we believe they should receive it. But whether this be se or no, it seems evident that the large sum they pay the national banks te sup ply the country with currency is money worse than thrown away. The trust is net wisely or patriotically discharged ; and the sooner it is taken away from the stupid and selfish national bank mana gers who have se clearly shown their un fitness for it, the better it will be for the nation. Judge Agnew's Letter. We republish elsewhere a letter en the constitutional power of the state ever railways, addressed by ex-Chief Justice Agnew a couple of months age te a Pittsburgh pajier, but which has only new fallen under our notice. Wethinkit worthy of general attention, net only because of the high authority of the author, but because of the simplicity and plainness with which the issue is stated and the law declared. The judge agrees with Judge Black in his presentation, and thinks the law te be se indisputable that he conceives Judge Curtis, who disputed Judge Black's po sition, could hardly have intended te as sail it in its essence, and that the differ ence between them is one rather iu terms than substance. But in this tiie judge, we think, is tee charitable te Mr. Cur tis, who certainly broadly disputes Black's essential interpretation of the law. Judge Agnew holds that the law protects the right of private property, unquestionably, and declares that it can only be taken away for a public use. A railroad company, there fore,which uses the peter of the state te infringe upon private rights and seize private property, does se for the use and benefit of the public. It does net acquire the ownership in the highway it occupies, but simply tts use, for the public benefit. The sUUe still and always owns the highway. The company has just the use of the highway which its charter from the state gives it. When the right of use granted the railway ceases, the state's possession of the highway reverts te it. The fixtures put en the highway by the railroad company, lie considers, belong te it or its creditors : but the right te keep them en the highway ceases when the chartered grant of its use terminates. That exposition of the law seems plain enough for anybody te understand and assent te. In regard te the motion te indefinitely postpone the resolution te discharge the committee from the further considera tion of the bill te repeal the recorder's act of Philadelphia, upon which the Hen. Willis R. Bierly voted affirmative ly, we understand from him that he did se because he believed the bill was unconstitutional. He voted for the same reason against the bill consolidating the tax collector's and receiver's eflies ; and he declares that he shall vote uniformly w uunuim,, agamsc every um uc uv ... , un- . i.mi i. t . ;;i i .... i constitutional and against every every slwl,'5 That is right, of course. Xe one can say that a representative should net fellow his own judgment in his votes ; and if they all de se and vote honestly, they fulfil the measure of their duty te the best of their ability. If they are net as wise as they should be, they cannot help it. We can get along very well with the average wisdom of the Legislature if it is fairly and indepen dently exercised . We question the sound. nessef Mr. Bierly's views en the questions stated, but it i3 right that he governs himself by his own lights ; te hose guidance his constituents have confided their interests. PERSONAL.. Mrs. Besjamik Rcsh, of Philadelphia, died suddenly yesterday at Nice. Mr. Themas Hushes will return te his Rugby colony early this spring and build a house for himself there. Miss Kate Pridhmebe, ' a premising writer," who is "a lineal descendant of Addison, the great English essayist," lives in Sioux City, Iowa. The late Senater Catipexter's law library is said te ba valued at $40,000. He left about $100,000 besides $30,000 of life insurance. Secretary Scncuz has accepted an invi tatien te attend a public dinner in Bosten, te be given in his honor by the prominent citizens. Senater-elect Miller, et California, net long age, rese in one of Mr. Meedy's San Francisce meetings and asked prayers for himself. In the portrait of Mrs. Hayes, whi-jk is te be placed ia the White neusc by her temperance friends as a Menter te all who succeed her, she appears in a wine-colored dress. The paintiug is net even in water colors, either. "Yeung man." said Tem Conwixtea youth who asked for advice, " be serious. If I had been serious I might have been president, but new I am nobody but Cor win." It is thought the young mm afore said was Mark Twain. Dr. Evans, of the American Register was in Reme last week, en a visit te the Grand Dukes ; and, when he left Reme, he was going te Nice for a few days en, a visit te the Grand Dukes' mother, who is there. Dr. Evans is honored with the friendship of almost every crowned head in Europe. Mrs Hates is te receive from the "La die's Temperance League of Ottawa, Illi nois," a gift of a pair of curtains for her Fremont house. They arc made of ivory silk sheeting, embroidered with sun flow ers and pomegranates. A baud of brown plush cresses each, and they are lined with pale blue silk. They arc said te be worth $1,200. The Kingef Burmah has built a theatre in the garden of the royal palace, and has performances there every afternoon, at which 450 wives are present ; but no man except himself, his eunuch and the per formers ; the last are also cither eunuch or female slaves. The kings put in an ap pearance several limes a week, but the wives manage te liurl lime te attend daily. MINOR TOPICS. General Haxcece, questioned as te his acceptance of the committee's invita tion te be present at the inaugural cere monies, answered that, being commander of the department of which Washington is a pest, his presence was in one sense a military necessity. Judge Moras, in the circuit com t of Chicago has denied the application of Mey Sam, a Chinaman, for naturalization, en the ground that he is a Mongolian and neither white nor African, nor mixed of these two colors, but only a cheap Chi nee. The Baltimore Gazette will seen change hands, and it will be run by a company of Maryland politicians, prominent among whom arc Senater-elect Arthur P. Gor Ger man and Geerge Colten, of Annapolis. The presumption is that it will become the eigan of the Maryland state Democ racy. Tun experiment of selling steam heat through street mains has proved success ful in Trey, N. Y., but net financially. About $175,000 has been expended, and new a sheriff's sale wipes out the entire capital stock. The business will be con tinued, however, and former mistakes avoided. Tiie following are the priucipal items iu the pcrmaucnt property of the city of Paris: Churches, synagogues and ether places of worship, $40,435,027 ; cemo ceme terics, $6,515,969; theatres, $2,226,012; parks, squares and nurseries, $34,400, COO ; st.itucs and fountains, $C4C,741. The total value of the property of the city is $211, 925,770. Of the twenty-eight new iron furnaces completed in the United States last year, six were located in Virgiuia and five in ether Southern states, while of the seven teen old furnaces abandoned in the same year, nine were south of Masen and Dix Dix on's line. Four new furnaces are new ia course of construction in the Seuth, and three mere are projected. Sisce the Arkansas Legislature cele brated Washington's birthday by decree ing that the name of their state should be pronounced Arkansaw, the Cleveland Herald suggests that the Sucker Legisla ture will decide by statute or joint resolu tion whether the immigrant may come te "join the heys of Illinois" orte"eiy'oy the air of Illmeir." The Hoesicrs will make legal choice between "In-di-an-a' and "In-ji-anuer,'' with the probabilities in favoref the latter. It will be necessary for a Wolverine te consult the volume of laws before he ventures te spe'ak of his state as " Ji'sAigan," " Mich-e-an," or 'Me-sTiar-un." It will be determined for the benefit of hesitating visitors te the "dark and bloody ground " whether it is the safer te say " Kent uckf or JTafntuck." Buckeyes are about unanimous ingoing "hi" en Ohie, but there are a few lin guistic purists who insist that the proper pronunciation is " O-cc-O," each syllable . j l. te .us -:..i..i-1 a iengrawiw.ti.uuKauwutuBiu of cows. A legislative enactment would xl. .1i: J siiul iuu muutus m wicee iuuchu - " " LATESr NEWS BY MAIL. Oswego has had ninety-eight days of continuous sleighing, and the end is net yet. And en no day has the thermometer been lower than 3 degrees below zero. Certain rude people did much damage te the scats in St. Mary'3 cathedral, Kings Kings eon, Canada, by standing upon them dur ing a recent wedding ceremony. Twe unknown tramps were discovered in the cinder dump south of the Passiac rolling mill at Paterson. N. J. One burned te death and the ether dying. H. C.Hansen, of Minneapolis, Minn., is building a small sail cratt, in which he purposes te make the trip from this' coun try te the coast of Norway. He is a sailor and a native of Norway. A sleeper, containing visitors bound for the Mardi Gras, en the Montgomery & Mobile railroad, was wrecked thirty-five miles from Mobile. Five men were in jured, some seriously. Ferty-Sve railway track leads of muni tions of war, destined for Greece, have been embargoed at Dunkirk, and e.uuu kilegrammes of dynamite for the same destination have been embargoed at Marseilles. Ex-Chief Justice Luther Dixen yielded te the demands of his friends and consent ed, if elected without effort en his part, te serve as senator vice Matt. Caipenter. Twe years age Judge Dixen, when it was known that if he steed he would be sure of election, positively refused, and new yields only after a continued and extraer dinary pressure. Henry S. New, a son of Hen. J. C. New and one of the proprietors of the Indian apolis Daily Journal, horsewhipped Jehn F. Thompson, a correspondent el the Chi cago Times, in the corridor of the post pest office. The cause of the treuble was an article published in the Chicago Times en Saturday icflecting en the character of Mr. New's wile and the business integrity of his father. A broken rail three miles west of Canten Ohie, en Sunday morning, threw a freight train off the track of the Pittsburg, Fert Wayne & Chicago railroad. A section of a freight train following ran into the wreck and the engine and fifteen leaded cars were dumped down a steep bank and some persons were slightly injured. The damage te the property is estimated at $50,000. The storm of wind and snow which be gan en Sunday has been the severest of the season in Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana and Michigan. Tiains are del;iyed and telegraph wires are coated with ice, some of the poles in Chicago having broken down uuder the additional weight At nine o'clock yesterday twenty-three mails were due at the Chicago postefilce, and but ttoe" had arrived. The little farm houses en the prairies arc "almost sub merged by water, and miles of the railway tracks weie covered yesterday. STATE ITEMS. Pike county is trying Themas Burns, fur killing his son, its first murder case in thirty years. Hiram Mcrriman, a prominent lumber merchant of Williamsport, died in that city en Suuday night, aged 78 years. W. II. Perkins, formerly of Buffalo, has committed suicide at his home iu Brad ford. Fer several years he had abstained from drinking but recently returned te his old habit. Edward Boyd, aged GO years, residing at the coiner of Randelph and Master streets, Philadelphia, was caught in the machinery at Disston & Sen's saw works, Frent and Laurel streets, ami crushed te death. Frank Weller, a brakeman en the North ern Central railroad, fell from a train which was passing about a mile above Clark's ferry, and was se terrribly man gled that death was instantaneous. Wel ler was about twenty-eight years of age, unmarried, and from Schuylkill county. The committee of creditors of the estate of Jay Coeke & Ce., through Mr. Edwin M. Lewis, as trustee, have recently de clared a cash dividend of per cent, pay able en aud after the 10th of March next. This is the fourth cash dividend that has becu declared since the failure of the firm, making a total of 13J per cent, that has been paid in cash, or $1,203,023, besides the stock and scrip dividends. The annual report of the Pennsylvania railroad company shows the net earnings for 1880 of the main line between Phila delphia ami Pittsburgh re be $10,531,383, 10, an increase of $2,5C9.004.GS ever the net earnings of 1839. The New Jersey division shows a net less of $1,033,308.07, an increased less ever that of 1879 el $25, 419.78. This leaves a balance of $9,010, 17G 29 net income ' THE WORK OF VANDAL SPECULATORS Flimsy .Structure fur Spectators of Friday's Shew. Washington Dispatch te Xew fork Times. The government reservations, or paries, from the White Heuse te the capitol, en Pennsylvania avenue, arc new covered by hastily built structures of beards, en which rows of scats rise ene above the ether. The fronts of some houses and stores are hidden by smaller structures of the same kind. It is said that each builder en the little parks has paid nothing, at least net openly, for the privilege, except $1 for a building permit. The builders have mercilessly hacked away trees en the sidewalks and in the parks iu erdr te give their patrons a better view and the people of this misgevcrcned city are just beginning te complain. But there is something about this indiscrimin ate building which is worse than vandal ism of the sort just mentioned. These skeleton stands cannot be regarded as sate. In fact there is only one in the whole line iu whose security any ene can have un shaken faith. The district inspector of buildings would net examine them until he was asked te de se by Colonel Casey, who has charge of the government reser vations and grounds in the city. Many of the stauds are very weak, and accidents may be looked ler en Friday. There will be seats enough en thes stands for 15,000 persons. Windows en the avenue are rented at from $10 te $20. Dead Heg Dead Darltey. Mr. Neblett, of Rutherfeid county, N. C, employed a negre man ,te help him kill hogs. The negre stele one hog, aud had get some distance en his way, when, coming te a fence, he laid the he:; upon top rail, balancing it until he get ever. Afterwards, in attempting te shoulder the hog, it fell en the opposite side of the fence, and the gammon stick, which the negre had neglected te tako'eut, caught him around the neck and fastened him. n the morning he was found dead, the hog en one side and the negre en the ether side of the fence the first gammeu fctick that ever hung a dead hog aud a live negre at the same time. Inauguration of Andrew Jacksen. The day of "Old Hickory's" first in auguration was one of the balmiest and loveliest of spring. The capital swarmed with strangers from the Seuth and West. New faces filled every public place, and every face seemed te bear victory and de fiance en its brew. The Jacksen men, jubilant and eager, assailed the quarters of "their idolized leader, and se surrounded and hemmed him in that it was no slight achievement te reach his presence. Every avenue te the Capitel was blocked with people, and the ship's cable, stretched across the long uigut et uapitei steps, scarcely restrained the rushing multitude, scare bcnt e-Q th0 glety0f8baWn-? thepresi- dent's hand. .' n r run ninirii nmrp tvi rtrrt nnr At the electrifying moment, . x, -l.iil :.t.i' wucn iue iniuuiv mruuu tau"ui the iirst 1!mnsA f ti,'A:r "WW's hill and impesiu form, standing between the columns of the eastern-portico, all hats flew off, thou sands of upturned and exultant faces gleamed with sudden joy, and the very ground trembled with the shout that rose. But Bilence gradually returned as Chief Justice Marshall commenced the brief ceremony et administering the oath, and the stillness increased as the new president beffan his inaugural address, which only these iu his immediate vicinity were able te hear. After the ceremony the immense crowd hurried from the Capitel te the White Heuse, where ample refreshments had besn provided. .Barrels full of orange punch had been made, but in the rush much of the liquor was upset. Se great was the confusion that wine and ice cream could net be served even te the ladies, and tubs of punch were carried into the garden te entice the crowd from the rooms. Mere than ene man, whose beets were heavy with mud, mount ed upon a satin-covered chair in his reck less eagerness te catch a glimpse of the president. LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. MARCHING OUT OF COLLEGE. The Graduating class at St. Mary's Take Offense aud Withdraw delinny JMuieue'g Expulsion. Baltimore Dispatch te tun Times. Last Friday the graduating class of Mt. St. Mary's college, near Emmittsburg, Md., all of whom are grown meu, took offense at some remarks of Professer Black, of the faculty, which they inter preted as a reflection en their intelligence and ability. The class became very dis orderly, and the professor wa3 abused with considerable 'vehemence, Mr. Jehn E. Malene, of Lancaster, Pa., finally leap ing up and informing the professor that he would have te retract or tha class would never take lessens from him again. Amid intense excitement the en tire class marched out of the room and refused te proceed with their studies. President W. J. Hill sent them a commu nication stating that they weuldhave te apologize te the professor, which they de clined te de. The next day the class would net attend Professer Black's lecture, and President Hill made a speech in which he required still stronger amends. As the trouble by this time had become current in the colle-re Mr. Malone was ask48 if he would apologize, and en refusing was sum marily expelled. The class thereupon no tified the faculty that they would leave the college if Mr. Malene was net rein stated. The faculty would net recede, and the class left the college amidst great ex citement among the students, and pro ceeded te Emmittsburg, three miles from the college, where they ledged at a hotel Saturday night. On Sunday negotiations were . begun with Professer Black, during which 'the latter explained that his remarks about the class neglecting their duty had reference simply te their failure te keep in order the college reading room, of which they were custodians. Finally, towards night, the class relented and addressed a note apologizing te the professor and te the faculty, who ceuseuted te allow the rebels te return. Mr. Malone was, how ever, finally expelled. The trustce of the college has ascertained that money is owing nearly all the residents in the vi cinity of the college the clergymen, fa culty, laborers and servants of the college and one pupil, 3Ir. A. Bradley, of Phila delphia, who advanced $1,000 for tuition fees and subsequently left the college. The total liabilities thus far ascertained amount te $170,000. The assets are about 20 per cent. Grade or l'upili. The following is the grade of pu pils, in attendance at the boys' high school during the month of February. Twe hours' home study is expected from each pupil : fir.ST CLASS. C. L. J'rantz 93 A. J,. Witwer 93 V. if. Lindemuth. . 97 Walter E. Kelly 9.- C. 11. Clark 91 Jehn A. Hoever. 93 Wm. G. Lander 91 Chas. A. Miller.... Uebt U. Bnr-dc.... Heward T. Hays.. Frank. McClatn... Wm. A. Bnckiu.. Gee. Hetrlck L. W. Herting Wm. M. Heir B. A. Spladler..... . 90 S3 S3 S3 87 84 84 80 80 75 75 . 74 , Ti 7 72 . 70 70 7' 63 62 CO CO . 60 . CO . 50 . 50 52 , 50 W. s. Adler 90 U. F. ErKman 90 SECOND CLASS. Chas. Carpenter. 97 Clias. II. Ubrcitcr.... 91 D.in'l II. Sensenig.. 9J Grant btrine 87 Uebt. M. Adams Henry Gerhart D. S. Smith Carl II. Eby Jus. II. Muusen Wm. D. Beck Jehn It. Duncan..., S. It. Slavmakcr Chas. W'iuewer W. B. Hellinger..... Wm. C. Pyler. Uiestand Hartman. Gee. 31. Der wart.... 85 Harry IS. Smith 84 E. G. Eicunltz K! 31. . DNsiiiKL-r 81 Wil-en W. Fowler.. 80 . Black oed 80 W. L. Gable SO Harry A. Shcnk SO Jehn II. Hartman... Te It. I). 3IcCasl:cy THIRD CLASS. Gee. W. Cooper S7 Jehn C. Sample.. S. C. Wiant. Edw. C. Bursk... Gee. E. Zellcrs... Walter G. l'cters. Abratn L. Miles.. Chas. D. Myers...' Wm.lt. Peters bC Edwin II. Garvin ... 81 Chas. J. Zecncr 74 Menree U. llirsh "u Win. G. Baker 7 Fred. S. lylcr Ct Gee II. Ackcrman.. C3 H. B. Shearer Gi 48 Gee. 1. Elllian 45 FOURTH CLASS. C. 3. Stermieltr 79 Jehn A. Charles 75 E. M. htone 75 Wm. 11. Auxcr 72 Chu. B.Brady ? Leicester Leng GS A. A. Albright 07 Chas. C. Herr 67 IeaacII. Stirk G7 C. G. Erisman Edw. M. Hartman.. Sidney Evans Jas. ITangley J. 11. Wvlchaus Richard McGovern. T. W. Sucsserett.... C. M. McLaughlin.. Chas. G. Dlllcr The following is the percentage of the pupils of the girls' high school for the month of February, 1881 : FIIBT CLASS. Sadie Shiudle KiO Minnie Kaub 99 Lizzie Helcinc 99 Flera Eaby 99 Curie Myers 99 Frances Kreider. . . . 99 Lulu Lenjr 99 Alice Fridy 93 Hallie Albert 98 Jennie Ochs 97 Frances Kauflfnian. 97 8. C. EUmaker 97 Ella. Dubbs V5 Minnie Brown 91 Annie Bltntr 94 A'la Stephens 94 Mary Keyer 91 Kmina Kick 89 Minnie Peacock 89 Sallie McCennick.. 89 LillicRese S3 May Butten S3 SECOND CLASI. Eiumr. lJciS Naemi Ebermtn... Libbie Weber Emma Lively Bertha Merrow- fcaliie Greff. Lizzie Eaby Flera Beard Effle Eeimensnydcr. Emma Fulk HallicSkeen Ella Staulfcr 93 KateIeGlunU 83 MtiyFrick 83 Katie Shirk 83 Mary Smoker 87 Mamie Sharp 87 Alice McXaughtan. 86 93 93 93 95 94 9-S 93 Anna isarr. txj Minnie Apple. 9J 93 -enie King Mary Everts Carrie Yeuker.. .... 83 THIUD CLASS. .... 99i Ada Zellcrs .... 93!Mazic Lecher... .... 93'Ella Shirk 9S Jesic Franklin.. .... 98 Sallie Heme 97 Anna Bacr .... 97 Elsie Peters Anna Weise Allie Arneld Katie Shertz Bella Wcltzel Mary HalbacU Emma Smith Saile Fleming Mary McPherson. Emma Sener Ella Killinger Anna IIcss ue Harkins Katie Gast Ida Huzzard Hattie McKcewn. MarieaKendig. . . . . 95 . 91 . 93 . 93 .92 . 92 . 91 91 , 91 91 9 89 S9 97 Hattie Quinn.... . 97 Emma Ebcrly.. . 97 Maria Clarksen. . 9C Carrie Cox . 95 Sallie Leng . 95 Ksthcr Clarksen . 93 Katie Barnes 83 . 9"i Lizzie Kirkpatrick. 87 95 Susie Kirkpatrici;.. S3 FOURTH CLASS. Katie Baldwin 99 Bertie Laverty 93 Mary Greczinger. Katie Baker Lizzie Y cker Xellie Shultz Esther Spindler.. Sarah Klehl f 0 .95 94 94 93 92 Helena I loch 93 Agnes Carpenter... 93 Laura Gerhart 93 Carrie Brcneman... 93 Lillits Frantz 97 Ella Sii:rtzer. 91 M. Humphroville... 97 Alice Evans 97 Blanche Beard 97 Anna Swartzwelder 91 Ella Zecher.... 90 88 Lizzie 'Shoemaker. Addli Springer..... Ella Trewitz Daisy Smallng.... Bertie Cox 96 Clara Beam 96 87 84 72 94 S3 93 92 Mary UoertcU 9u FIFTH CLASS. Margie Benier 99 Alice Xhqmsen.. Minnie Heme... Lillie McCullen. Katie Sharp Katie FNIier Anna Kreider 97 Jennie Harrison.... 97 Katie Outermayer... 97 KatiuKa.il) 97 9 Anna Wolf 97 Laura Duncan 91 Mary Kreider 1(6 Louisa Scuuh 95 Maiv Stanten 95 Mazle Feaglcy. 95 Annie Wilneu 94 Katie Key. 94 Sallie Bennewit 91 Flera Frick. 90 90 Hattie Hartman... Aunie Nell". Amanda Pfeiffer.. Maggie Lee D. Messenkep . 89 87 86 85 61 Amy Ball Unavoidable absence. Uulit Lamps. Thirty-six street gas lamps were unlit last night. Iu the First ward, 2 ; Second, 10; Third, 1 ; Fourth, 0 ; Fifth, 7 ; Sixth, e ; ecvcniu, ) ; ijignui, ; ruuiu, e. OPENED. The James Street school Heuse. The new public school house erected en West James street between Charlette and Mary was ecenpied for the first time yes terday. It is a substantial two-story brick structure with blue limestone base of rubble masonry and is lighted, heated aud ventilated in the most cemplete manner. Through the centre of the ground fleer runs 'a hall 13 feet 3 inches in width, in which is built a stairway of yellow pine, leading te the second story. On the west side of the ball is a, school room 23 feet 6 inches iu width, by 36 feet in length. It is occupied as a lower grade primary school for boys and girls and is taught by Miss Alice Marshall. It is sup plied with CO single desks and scats, of approved modern pattern, manufactured of cherry and ash and placed in six rows facing north, se that the light, coming from the west and south sides of the build ing, falls en the pupils from the left and rear. Iu front of the teacher's desk is placed a row of settees for the classes while reciting. On the east side of the ground fleer is a school room of exactly the same size and similarly furnished and arranged, except that the desks face south se that the liht, which comes from the east and north, falls upon the pupils from the rear and ever the left shoulder. It is occupied by primary pupils of the higher grade both girls aud boys, and is taught by Miss M. M. Musselman. Upstairs are two rooms of similar con struction used as secondary schools, the one en the west being occupied by lower grade pupils, both boys aud girls, and is in charge of Miss E. L. Downey. The room en the south by higher grade pupils, boys aud girls, in charge et Miss Emma Powers. All these rooms have yellow pine floors, and yellow pine wainscoting, and the win dows are supplied with inside lattice shut ters that may be opened little or much at pleasure. Ventilation is furnished through registers in the fleer, connecting with the large ventilating stack that rises from the basement aud reaches some distance above the reef. The transoms above the doers between the school rooms and the hall, are hung en pivots, se that in unfaveiable weather the temperature of the room may be regulated at the pleasure of the teacher without opening the win dows. The room may also be cooled when overheated by dropping a trap ia the ceil ing, which opens into the left above. Each of the school-rooms is supplied with a blackboard surface of natural slate three feet in width aud twenty feet in length, placed en the wall in rear of the teacher's desk. The building is heated by a large Mer Mer shen heater, placed in the basement and supplied with het air pipes leading into all the school and cloak rooms at convenient points. This furnace is also connected with the ventilating stack, and by its heat keeps up a censtannt circulation of fresh air throughout the building. The hcisht of the lower rooms from fleer te ceiling is 15 feet 8$ inches, and upper rooms 14 feet. The rooms are neatly finished, and the teachers have hung upon the walls a num ber of fine chremes, engravings, drawings anu school mottoes. Adjoining each school room and almost under the eye of the teacher is a cloak room, 4J feet wide and 23 feet long, fur nished with hooks, en which te hang the pupils' .hats and overclething. The outside doers, front and rear, open outwardly, se that in case of a panic of any kind there will be no danger of a "jam" among the pupils. In dismissing the schools the boys pass out at the rear deer aud the girls at the front. It is ar ranged that the pupils of the higher grades shall be dismissed a few minutes before the lower yrade pupils se that they may get out of the way of the little ones before the latter arc dismissscd. The building was originally contracted for by Andrew Wilsen, at a cost of $7,400, but he threw up the contract after digging the cellar and running up the walls, and the work was finished by his bondsman, Mr. Uriah Bitzer, who secured as his su perintendent Mr. Rebert M. Merrow. Following arc the names of these who fur nished material and did the principal part of the work : Jehn R. Smith furnished the limestone for the foundations, aud the masonry was done Iby Wolf & Ce.; the granite steps aud sills were furnished by James Stewart ; the brick by David Peutz ; the bricklaying was done by Jehn R. Jefferies ; the lumber was furnished by Baumgartfner & Ebcrman ; the carpenter work by R. 31. Merrow ; the mill work, including doers, sash, blinds, wainscoting, etc., was furnished by Capt. J. Q Mercer ; the hardware, tin-reefing and ether tin work by Stener, Shrciner & Ce.; the slate reefing and blackboard surfaces by Sprccher & Pfeiffer; the plastering was done by Benedict & Derwart ; the paint ing by Ames Rete. The building committee el the school beard are Messrs. Henry E. Slaymakcr, Christian Zecher, Jehn I. Hartman. Lu ther Richards, Robt. A. Evans, William McCemsey and Thes. B. Cochran. While the exterior of the building is net especially attractive in an architectural sense, it is very comfortable aud conveni ently arranged inside, the only striking de fect being the arrangement of the stair way, which spoils the appeai-ance of the lower hall. The play-ground adjoining the building will require a geed deal of litting up be fore it is fit for use ; but of ceurse this work cannot be done until the spring opens. The grumblers who thought the children could be accommodated without building another school house, or who objected that the site chosen was tee far from the cen tre of the town, may be interested in learn ing that each of the new school rooms ex cept Miss Powers's is tilled te overflowing and a few pupils yesterday were unable te obtain seats. It is thought the new eight-room school building en Lemen street will be ready for occupying by the first of April. Bebbery at Lplirata. In Ephrata the house of 3Irs. Mary Hibshman was entered en Saturday morn ing at about four o'clock by a burglar, who succeeded in carrying off a purse with about three or four dollars, which he found in an upper drawer of a bureau in a lower room. He was discovered with a lighted match m a lower room by a neighboring family, one of whom chased him nearly half a mile, when he gave up the pursuit. The same person is supposed te have made an attempt te enter the house of 3Ir. 3Ioero Cennell about two hours earlier. Search is beinir made for him in the neigh borhood of Stevens station, where he purchased a.pair of beets, having left his shoes at 3Irs. llibshmau's. A Suggestion te Vel. Liglitner. Rev. J. V. Eckert makes this sugges tion : "As my friend Cel. Joel L. Light nerclaims te possess a cradle 17 years elder thau "grandma Williams'," 1 would, through the columns of the Ixtellioes Ixtelliees cnn,ask him te furnish us and the reading public as much of the history of the ex tremely of eld.cradle in his possession as he conveniently can, for I am sure it would be very interesting." New Patent. The patent office has admitted te reg ister the trade-mark of Samuel A. GreiT, consisting of a representation of a man's head surrounded by a horse-shoe and the arbitrarily selected words 'Chill-Chilli" and "Luck," used by him en packages containing his bitters. The registration ef.this trade-mark was secured threuch Wm. R. Gerhart, solicitor of patents. OUIi LOCAL SCIENTISTS. Meeting of the Llnurean. The society met at the hall en Saturday afternoon, February 26, 1881. Officers in the chairs : Vice President Prof. J. H. Dubb ; Secretary pre. tem. Prof. J. B. Kevinski, and subseeueutly Secretary 31. L. Davis, 31. D. Present, eight members and seven visi tors. After the usual formalities the following donations were made te the museum and library : Mnseam. A specimen of Cicada Septemdecim, oth erwise named the " Seventeen Year Lo cust," which evolved en the 2d day of February, 1SS1. Donated by Geerge O. Hensel. Fer further particulars see pages 17 and 18, vel. 13, of th-i Lancaster Farmer. The Alligator Mistissippieniis, donated by Prof. Geir.t at the last meeting having died the curators had it preserved in al cohol and placed it in the museum. Twe small bottles of North and Seuth American " Walking twigs" (P&asmida'), in alcohol. These auimals belong te the orthepterous order, which includes the grasshoppers and crickets. Donations te Library. Proceedings of the " American Bliilo Bliile Bliilo 8ephic:il society," from 3Iarch te Decem ber. 18S0. Xes. 6, 7, S and 9. vel. 13. of " Official Gazette of the United States Pa tent Office." Catalogue of works en rat ural history. Lancaster Farmer for Feb ruary 1831. Four catalogues aud circu lars. Historical. Three onvelepcs ceutaiuing 40 historical and biographical scraps. Papers Kcad. A short paper by S. S. Rathven en the systematic position the alligator occupies iu the class Reptilia, and its relation te ether animals in the same class. The committee appaiuted te examine and raake a specific record of the dona tions of the January meeting; and also the library, reported progress and are con tinued. New Memeers. Mr. Brinten and Miss S. S. Leiever were unanimously elected active members of the society, pending which, a question arese upon tiie status and conditions of the different forms of membership, when, en motion, Messrs. Rathven, Davis and Dubbs, were appointed a committee te examine the constitution and subsequent legislation en the subject, what changes, if any, were necessary, and report at the next meeting of the society. Under " Science Gossip" various topics were temporarily discussed and thoughts interchanged, after which the society ad journed . BART ITEMS. The 2ax Around Georgetewu. A seu of Elem Pickcl was severely kick ed en the head by a mule en Saturday lust. The extent of his injuries is net yet known. Rev. Wheeler, of Columbia, is te lecture iu the 31. E. church.Georgetewa, en Satur day evening, March 15th, en " the Battle and JIassacre of Wyoming." The excitement attending the influx of tobacco buyers, is growing in this vicinity. Nearly every day brings a buyer, aud these who have tobacco te sell are en the leek-out for their man. Very little if any iu the township is yet nustripped, and farmers are anxious te knew whether they are going te sell or case their crop. The close winter causes the farmer te leek with some littlcdrcad en the spring work, and tobacco will be iu their way unless it is disposed of seen. Seme of the raiser seri ously contemplate casing te be rid of the trouble it will cause them when the springy fully opens. Near 200 acre of the weed remain unsold in Bart and March is here. The week premises te be an event in the crop of 1880. The sales reported during tiie past week sum up euly about 18 acres, as fellows : James Pugh, J acre, te Smith of Kinzer's station, at 20, 8, 3 ; Themas Williams, te the same, 1 acres, at 10, 0, 3 ; Jehn Don Den ally, te same, 1 acre, 19, G 3, Krider bought the following lets: Jehn 3Iorrisen, 1 acre, 17, G, 3 ; Peter Yeung. 1 acre, 15, G, 3 ; B. F. Reed. 1$ acres, 1G, 1 ; Thes. Russell, 1 acre, 17, 8, 3 ; Solemon Hamcr, 1$ acres, 19, G, 3 ; Al. Cenner, 4 acres. 20, G, 3 ; Chas. Quigley, h acre, 19, G, 3 ; W. Showalter, J acre, 20, 5, 3 ; Jehn PickeL acre, 20, 0, 3 ; Hiram Kcndig, 3 acres, 23, 10, 3 ; Jehn Graham, sold one acre te Ddlcr at 4 cents round. Te-day, 3lenday 28, finds a goodly nnm her of IniycKi in the field and all ready te buy. What the result will be is yet te be ssen. FASTNACUT. The Festival Ot Shreve Tuesday. Te-day is Shreve Tuesday, se called be cause of the ancient, practice in the Cath olic church of cenicssin; sins or bcinr shrined or shrove that is, obtaining abse lutien en this day. Bcimr the day prier te the beginning of Lent, it may occur en any one between the 2d of February and the 8th of March. In Scotland it is called Fastcn's E'en, but is litt! regarded iu that Prcsbyteriau country. Shreve comes from the Angle Saxen word scrifen, te absolve in confession, aud it was formerly customary for each ene te confess his sins te the bishop and priests and become absolved preparatory te Lent, a fasting of forty days in remembrance of our Saviour's forty days fasting in the wilderness. But as nearly all former fast ing day3 (and holidays as well) are at present merely feasting days, se Shreve Tuesday became in time merely a day of feasting and merriment. Among the French this day was called Mardigras (FatTuesday), and among Eng-lish-speaking people, pancake day. In Eng land it was custemaryafter the confession cf sins te dine en pancakes and fritters, aud the people afterwards gave themselves up te merry making. In Germany the day is called asfac.$ (fastnight), and it is still customary among the Pennsylvania Ger mans te bake light cakes en this day called "fastnacht kuchen." The last te get up in the morning of this day i3 reproach fully yclept fastnacht. The sturdy farmer among the Pennsylvania Germans believes that if he neglects te eat a "fastnacht ku chen" ou this day he will have a peer crop of flax the next seasen, and the house keeper who has failed te bake them may expect her kitchen te be overrun with reaches. Tobacco Sales. J. Krider, of Leacock, has sold his to bacco te II. Fury at 17, 10, 6 and 3, and 3Ir. Rutt, at 17 J, 6 and 3 ; Jehn Loomis, of West Lampeter, te 3Ioere, at 20 and 3 ; C. Smoker te Rosenwald, at 17, 8 and 2 ; David Smoker, at 17, 8 and 2; A: Steltzfuss te Bitncr & Zeek. at 21, 1G, 8 and 2 ; Mr. Diencr, of Churchtown, te Altschue, 4 acres at 21, 17, 8 and 2 ; D. Ottenkirk, of Chester county, te Skiles & Frey, for 21 and 5 ; Isaac 3IcCamaut, of Salisbury at 19, G and 3; J. E. Diem, of Salisbury te Shindle & Hcrshey at 17J, G and 3 ; Ben. Warfel, of Salisbury," te Bamberger at 22, 0. 3. Jehn Burkey te Skiles & Frey at 18, G, 3. B. Leaven- aight, of Chester county, te Bitncr & Zeek at 24, 10, 8, 3. Martin Levers of Leacock te Ruttcr & Dillcr, 2 acres at 20 G; 3. A. Charles of Fulton township te Shiik at 21, 12, 7, 3. Sale of Horses. Samuel Hess & Seu, auctioneers, sold at public sale yesterday, at the 3Ierrimac linnsn. for Daniel Le'ran. fifteen head of Franklin county horses, at an average of j $187.40 per head. THE BLXXXKUCHOK. A targe Crowd and a Merry Party. The attendance at the concert and sociable of the Lancaster 3ficnnercher, in their hall last evening, was probably the largest that has ever been assembled there upon any similar occasion. There were in the lame throng present a number in mas querade costume, which gave the specta cle something of a carnival aspect net in appropriate at this season when the joys aud festivities of the year are seen te give place te the penitential period of forty days and forty nights. Seme of the cos tumes were handsome and picturesque, ethers grotesque, and all striking. There were pink dominoes, and blue dominoes, aud white dominoes, and black dominoes, while some of the ' false faces " were fearful or ludicrous in expression, as the case might be. The concert began be tween eight and nine o'clock, the pro pre gramme comprising the usual number of vocal and instrumental selections, all of which were rendered in the creditable man ner for wl i hthisorganizatienbaslongbeen noted. This portieu of the entertainment was under the direction of Prof. 3Iatz,and alter the last fine chorus had been sung, the floors were cleared for the grand march. Keller's orchestra took position en the platform, aud at the given signal, the masks started en the promenade. At a random estimate thcre were somewhere in the neighborhood of twenty couples of masqueradcrs, and several times that number net -masked, in the large company. Dancing was main tained almesl continuously far into the small hours of the morning. Shortly be fore midnight the word was given te un mask, and as the merry masqucradcrs dis played their features there was much amusement in the mutual recognition. All in all the party was a most pleasant one, even if the crowded condition of the ball room did render graceful dancing almost an impossibility. The Mamnercher con certs gain steadily in popularity with re peated successes. Other lall. Last evening the ball of the bill pesters of this city came oil iu the opera house. Tha crowd in attendance was very large, including a great many ladies. Every thing passed off pleasantly and the affair was a credit te the management. It was a success, financially. St. Michael's beneficial society gave a ball in the hall of the Humaue cngine house. It was a very large one there be ing ever ene hundred and seventy-five ladies present. It passed off very quietly, net one urd being said te mar the pleas ure of any one. DRCUOKE ITEMS. Frem Our Regular Cerrespendent. A few penny-a-pound tobacco buyers have been looking at some of our tobacco apparently with the idea that our farmers are "hard-up" and anxious te get into the market-show at halt-price, but the worthy white-vein hunters will find they have made a mistake just thcre. A few lets were sold last week at pretty fair prices, but the quantity sold is almost as nothing compared with what we have te sell. Frank 3Iarwell sold two acres te L. T. Hensel for 20, 7 and 3 ; N. N. Hensel sold for 12 through ; Gee.. Whitakcr, for 10 and 3 "; Harry Quigley, part of his crop for 23, Gand3. The Fairfield lyceum closed last Friday evening with a giand flourish. Dobate was conducted by J. C. Arneld, Edward Stcinferd and Wm. F. McSpariau en the affirmative, aud David Weidley, Wm. Chandler, jr., and James G. McSparran ou the negative. The glee club sang as it always does faultlessly. Allie Dersoy read an essay entitled " Loek en the Bright Side ;" Lewis Stubbs read one en the " 3rulc," and Wm. F. McSparran read one entitled "Our Past." Clera Findley i-eciied " The Drinking Homse Over the Way ;" Ida Kennedy, "The Hurricane ;" Hattie Hess, Reck of Ages ;" Mary Stubbs, " Bincjcn en the Rhine ;" and Eva Hill read "Won't Stand any Feelin'." Last week completed the fifth year of the Iyccum's existence and it grows stronger each year. 3Irs. James Cain, of Fairfield, last week iu taking the heart from a chicken found a common pin run clear through and sticking in the heart, where it had been for some time, a kind of skin having form ed ever the pin. It may seem a little chicken-hearted te say se, but it is your itcmizcr's opinion that some rooster enpid shot the pin iu absence of any ether arrow. But no matter hew it et there, thcre it was, and Fairfield counts itself ene ahead in consequence. TUB DKA.1IA. .11 r. Jehn S. Clarke's Comedy Night. The reappearance of the comedian Jehn S. Clarke at Fulton opera house last night, after a prolonged absence in Eu rope, attracted, as was te be expected, a brilliant audience that crowded the entire down stairs portion of the house. Neither 3Ir. Clarke nor his audience is te be es pecially congratulated upon his selection of the evening's bill. It started off with a hitch, as, after a distressing de lay, the audience was informed that the non-arrival of the company's bag gage necessitated the reversal of the order of thing?, and that "Paul Pry" would take the place of "A Widow Hunt" as the first portion of the pregramme. Mr. Clarke long age wen his spurs iu the character of the inquisitive and meddle some busybody of Peele's old comedy and as the warlike Majer Wellington de Beets, of martial mien and heart of a mouse, the central figure of Stirling Coyne's work. Competent judgment has indeed declared these roles te be distinctively his own and his impersonations of them have been designated faultless specimens of polished drollery. But whether it was the fault lay with the actor or with his audiCnce the latter at no time during the long-drawn-out performance seemed te be thoroughly en rapport with the spirit of fun which Mr. Clarke was apparently mak ing the most prodigious efforts te pro duce. There was the manifest ap pearance of hard work in 3Ir. Clarke's performance ; it was lacking in spon taneity, and two-hours-and-a-half of manufactured mirth is net the most exhil arating of amusement for even such a kindly disposed audience as was 3Ir. Clarke's at the outset. Perhaps the com edian appreciated the painful deficiency of his support and sought te make up for its short-comings by additional exertions. At all events it was apparently an open question when the curtain dismally de scended for the last time as te who had been bored the most 3Ir. Clarke or his audience. A Xdttle Fan en Middle Street. O. R. 3luilikcn, is the name of the con stable of Fulton township. He came te this city yesterday and in the evening with a companion from the country and two from the city started out for some fun. They landed in a small saloon en 31iddlc street which is kept by 3Iillard Reese. There were several women in the place te whom 3Ir. 31ul!iken and his friend be gan "setting them up." A dispute finally arose between Recse and 31ulliken about the pavment for a bottle or mineral water which'enc of the girls drank. Reese, as Mulliken and his friends claim. made an attack en 3Iulliken, beat inf him badly with a billy or some ether instrument. 3Iullikcn went te the office of Alderman Barr where he made complaint airainst Reese, whom he charges with felonious assault and battery. Reese this morning gave bail for a hearinc, and he entered suit against 3Iulliken and his companions befeie Alderman A. F. Don Den nelly, charging them with being drunk and disorderly. The hearings will all be lir.M in a short time, when the true facts of the case will likely be heard.
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