LANCASTER DAILY INTELLIGENCER FRIDAY, MARCH 4, 1881. Lancaster ittclhgsncce. FBIDAY EVENING. MAE. 4, 1881. Toe Autocratic by Far. We suggest te the trustees of the'Mil lersville normal school, that it might perhaps le worth their while te consider whether the present manner of expelling students from the institution might net be amended with great profit te the school in mere ways than erie. It does net strike us as seemly that the head of a great school, such as this, should ex pel its students without form or cere mony, wherever he may happen at the time te be ; Dr. Brooks declaring te a student in a street car in the streets of Lancaster, "Yeu are expelled," and the student being from that moment expelled and ineligible under the law te admission into any ether normal school and deprived thus in the twinkling of an eye of the profession he had chosen, is certainly net an edifying sight te witness in tins democratic country. It might net he se unseemly in autocratic Russia, but here it is simply disgusting. Of course Dr. Brooks was very unwise te thus summarily expel a student in the heat of passion and without just cause. That is se clear that no one will question it. Wc wish te urge upon the trustees of the school that they should improve the lessen that lias been thus taught them and consider whether they should leave this power, that lias been grossly abused, in the hands of the principal of the school. We de net think it should be entrusted te any man. In all colleges the academic beard considers the of fenses of students, who are net punished without a fair trial being awarded them. The trustees of this school should reserve te themselves a final approval of an act having se grave consequences under the law as attach te the expulsion of a student. The school may even be held te a pecuniary liability if the expulsion is manifestly unjust: but even without this consideration the trustees ought te be unwilling that an act of gross wrong should be perpetrated in the college which they are supposed te govern. If they insist upon giving autocratic power te their chief agent then surely it is their duty te convince themselves that he is competent te wisely exercise it. If they can find a man pru dent and wise enough te trust, their confidence- may net bring them te grief: but manifestly they de int new have an agent who commands himself .sufficiently te command the school eilicientlv. Scntl for the Old Man. Senater Cameren is having a streak of luck manifestly. Te MacVeagh put into ihe cabinet by hard have CJai- field, although net se requested te de by him, may be said te afford just cause in Senater Cameren for a teeling of tliv gust. Probably if the possibility of such a thing iiad dawned upon him a few weeks age, we might net have had se prolonged a contest for senator; as Donald would have seen theadvisability of giving a seal beside himself te brother-in-law MacVcagh, and se earning a title clear te naming the Pennsylvania mem ber of the cabinet. The euLs.'L of a Republican administra tion seems te ha very trying te this polit ical health of THE FAMILY. It L; net the first time that it has been supposed te have caught jts death of cold at the in augural ceremonies of the fourth e! March. Thus it was sem twelve years years age that oeiieial Grant chilled the mar row of the old Winnebago's bones lev his glance of disdain. And when the illustrious Hayes eaine in, the young Donald, though his money and Beh Mackey s use of it had undoubtedly se cured Ilayej the presidential seat, was very much out in the cold. This time the iwmily had no great reason te leek for presidential favor, since the rash Donald had put his for tunes aboard the Grant beat, and that crauky concern had been badly wrecked. Still, the aged Simen had done some thingjte turn'the sun of favor upon his house by his valuable efforts te bring the sullen stalwarts into the support of tin ticket, when it was about te be sub merged. Tills late help saved it and elected Garfield. But our Donald was net. active in the cause at any time. He sulked it in his tent in a way which has apparently made him obnoxious te Gar field. If net for that reason, then for some other,he is out of favor. Still there is hope for him. Old Simen still lives ; and if he will take held of the fortunes of tiie family, he may make as sur prising a change in them as he did when he turned Grant inside out many years age. Send for the old man. The Democratic party has at no time in the past twenty years been in control of all branches of the government, and for only a brief period has it had a ma jority in both houses of Congress. Re publican presidents have steed ready with theirvetees te obstruct whatever useful legislation might originate with them, often for no better reason than that it did se erignatc. At most the Demo crats could only prevent the wild waste of corruption lhajt had for years run riot at Washington, attaining its highest pitch under Grant's administration and emboldened te fresh raids upon tiie treas ury by his re-election in 1S72. The Dem ocratic succession te the control "of the Ileuse inlS74 was a breakwater against that flood, unquestionably. The record of three Democratic houses is told in the difference between the power of the lob by in 1874 and itspewcrkssness,if net it extinction, in 1SS1. The outgoing of the Democratic majority is net, how ever, any better calculated te re call this comparison than the in coming Of an administration with Gar field at the head of it and Blaine as its ruling spirit. These men flourished when jobbery and subsidies flourished in the national capital, and when the lobby waxed fat en the success of its schemes for plunder. They were always for them, never against them. It is auspicious of a return te tne em times wnen tuey re turn ; and Mr. Randall and his confreres, who are new being eulogized by the in dependent press for the Democratic pol icy of retrenchment which they in augurated and continued, may find that their work has only fairly begun, or that it has te be done ever under greater dis. advantage than when they led the ma jority. Ix theceurse of his remarks en the re funding bill passed by councils en Wed nesday evening last Mr. Eberly, member of select council and of the finance com mittee, said there was net $200,000 of the existing city debt new due. Mr. Eberly should have informed himself better be fore hazarding such a statement.- As a member of the finance committee he should have been better posted. We have obtained the following from the re cord book of the city debt, showing how hew much of each lean is redeemable : Lean of April 22. 1372, recli-erunble utter 5 years and within 10 yearn $ IS.C00 Lean or May 1, 1872, redeemable April 1, Lean of May 7. 1875. redeemable utter 1 und within 30 years 00,5f0 Lean of April 12, 1875, redeemable alter 1 antl within 30 years 10,000 Lean or Dec. 10, 1875. redeemable alter 1 and within 30 years 2S.000 Lean of Feb 13, 1877, redeemable after 1 and within 30 year.s 13,000 L.:m or July 10, 1878, redeemable alter 1 and within 3') years 23.L00 Lean or Aug. 8. 1873. redeemable after 1 and within SO years 20.0W a Oull .. ..OOjeUU The last two leans are 5 per cents.; all the rest are 6s. The editor of the JVcte Em pretests that he read its editorial article denounc ing charity begging before it was printed, and that he wrote the one begging for the Y. M. C. A.; and that he can't see any similarity between the begging he advo cated and the begging he denounced. It is right te beg for Christian associations and wrong te beg for churches. All right. We see the difference. We have suspected before that all churches were net Christian associations. Mb. Hayes distinguishes himself en retiring from his usurped office, by send ing in te Congress a message in strong advocacy of the position of the national banks. The veto imposes upon the peo ple the payment of millions or dollars of additional interest te these favored in stitutions. It is a harmonious ending that Mr. Hayes makes te a beginning that was born of fraud. It leeks as though the crowd assem bled in Washington, yesterday, would have been better pleased had it been Hancock. But then the " visiting statesmen" from Lancaster had net ar rived there yet. Congressman hMiTn, et Lancaster county, joined the train band te pretest against Wayne MacVeagh s appoint ment. Fer what geed reason Mr. Smith ? What de you ewe the family. Chkist. Kauff3Iax's little linger seems te be weightier with this adminis tration than the loins of a whole congres sional delegation. It was a cold day in Cameren was left. Washington and MINOR TOPICS. Ax "expert" testifying before the gas trust investigation in Philadelphia says that coal gas can be put into the holder at 50 cents per 1,000 feet. The Indiana Ileuse has by :t vete de cided that reporters shall have the right te attend prize fights without danger of arrest, se that they may inform the pub lic of the violation of the law. Is the Peuusylvania delegation nil the Democrats but neudrick B. Wright and Morgan R. Wise voted against the river and harbor job. The Republicans who voted for it arc Bayne, Bingham, Dick. Errett, Harmcr. Kelley, O'Neill, Shcllcn herger and Ward. The Republicans who voted no are Fisher, Godshalk, Killiugcr, Osmer, Overton, Smith and Yeeuni. Cameren, the elder, en route te Cuba, tells his scribe who publishes it in the Press, that the tendency in America is te evcrcducatc the whites and blacks. The balmy air of Southland docs net abate Simen's contempt for the "cl u literary fellers " Yet son-in-law MacVcagh has better chances of influence with the in coming admistratien than brether-iu-law Den. Tiieki: is a man in the Camden. X. J., jau, detained mere teenmcauy ler "con tempt of court," because of his failure te pay the decreed alimony te his divorced wife. Meanwhile his defalcation increases. While he is in jail he cannot earn money te pay it, and se leug as he does net pay it he must remain in jail. He thinks the chances are geed of him staying there for ever te the delight of his " vindictive mother-in-law." The New Yerk Times calls attention te the somewhat neglected, but certainly in disputable, fact that "the duties of the state department are of far less importance te a strong nation without any foreign policy than these of the treasury, the in terior, or even the postefficc. The most striking incongruity about Mr. Blaine's appointment as secretary of state would be the association of se much dash and restlessness with a position requiring chiefly a certain reserved dignity and power of sitting still and doing nothing." It seems that the Republican factions did net bury the hatchet in the election of Mitchell as senator at all, but transferred their fight te Washington and a scramble for the cabinet office te be assigned te Pennsylvania. Failing te get a poultice for Oliver in the shape of a cabinet office " I the machine, people rather incautiously had it given out through their mouthpiece Quay, that they would be satisfied with Grew. That settled him. Gen. Beaver and Harmcr were both tried and papers were passed around the congressmen in , ,. . .. their behalf. But all the while the Inde pendents had their work in and Buck liter ary fellers as Barker and MacVcagh took up all tne attention uarneia could spare I te Pennsylvania politics. Ferney thinks the wrestle of the age is of mind with money. "The French ic public is the real soldier of European civ civ ilizatien, and the seeds planted by Victer Huge, Laboulaye, Edmuud About, Leuis Blanc, Emile Girardiu, Offenbach, the impure in tlin dnmnercnv int.hnf nnn mnn ,WWM"" w ..... try. produce a harvest of free thought, re- Tuc Xev;ub statc priseu lm twc,ve ligien, labor, science, satire of false society, ! cooks among its 151 convicts, when the humor and song, placing all the races of J Virginia City Chronicle calls "a sad ver man under tribute. After the French ,' Ration of the old saying that 'the come the English, with Macaulay, Dickens 'Ji00sf?,I,ds victuals butthe devil sends Thackeray, Green, Justin McCarthy, Themas Hughes, Austin May, Geerge Eliet, Ouida, Miss Bradden, Henry La bjueherc, Edmund Yates, Mrs. Henry Weed and even Disraeli ; after tbcm the Russians, Germans, Spanish, Italians aud Swiss, each, in his sphere and in bis own way, advocating great truths, aud, for that reason, compelled te pay tribute te the great philosophy that the people must rule at last, that the feudal day is ever, and that with the tyrants, whether mon arch or money, must also die the savagery of the commune and the secrecy of the Carbonari. Since the genesis of man. never have these ideas been se wildly spoken, sung, written, or uttered ; never has genius se glorified human progress ; rncver lias peace Dccn se entwined vim culture ; never has the revolution of right been se powerful or se persuasive." PERSONAL.. Blaine has slated Ed. McPiiersex for first assistant postmaster general. Jehn Bright says that Wendell Piiil Lirs is "the greatest orator who speaks the English tongue." Mr. Pexdlhten is te take the place of Mr. Wallace as chairman of the Demo cratic Senate caucus. Hen. Jeseph Helt, for many years judgc-advecate-gcneral, is new living in Paris, Fiance, in poer'health, in the 74th year of his age. When Lincoln took the presidential office, in 1881, the ex-presidents of the United States living were " Buchanan, Piekce and Fillmore : and the defeated aspirants, Breckinridge, Douglas, Jehn Bell, Edward Everett and Jeffersen Davis ; all dead but Davis. LATEST NEWS BY MAIL. The body of Miss Catharine Keith, who became lest in a snow storm a week age, has been found en an unfrequented coun try read, six miles from Acton, Ontario, buried in a snow drift. A fire at Galesburg, Illinois, destroyed the large depot and hotel (one building) of the Chicago. Burlington & Quiucy rail road. Less, 630,000; insurance, 80,000. The guests of the hotel had barely time te escape. The trotting race at Lake. Geerge, near Ticoitderega, X. Y., between the two noted stallions Highland Grey and Ben Frauklin was weu by the first-named horse in three straight heats. Tin 2:17, 2:13V. Attendance geed. o.e-i An east-bound fast freight train en the Central railroad turned into a siding at West field, X. J. The locomotive was dis abled and fell ever ami several cars were wrecked. James Kinsman, the engineer, was killed. He leaves a wife and six chil dren. A freight train en the Chesapeake & unie ceiiiiieu witu me material train near Caldwell station. Beth were running at lull speed and were completely wrecked. The locomotives were shattered te the ten tiers. The two engineers and the two fire men were killed. Dr. Caldwell, of White Sulphur Spring was also killed. At Missouri Valley, Iowa, Mr. Sher m:in,a wealthy merchant and grain dealer, was .superintending the work of excava ting from a high bluff, the dirt being used in filling in around his corn cribs. On the refusal of one of his men te go into the ex cavation lsc picked up a shovel and entered. A Cew minutes after several tens of earth fell en him, killing him instantly. Caeuiet gossip has new settled down te the following slate : James G. Blaine, secretary of state ; William Wiudem, secre tary et the treisurv; Rebert Lincoln, secretary of war; W. H. Hunt, judge of the court, of claims, secretary of the navy ; Wayne MacVeagh, attorney general: T. L. James, postmaster at Xew Yerk, post master general ; S. J. Kirkwood, secretary of the interior. The body of Geerge B. Sullivan, a young lawyer of Bewagene, Ohie, was found in a field adjoining the Ceutral rail read near the village of Pakagen. He went te Xiles last. Monday, since when no tidings had been received concerning him. His age was about 30. lie leaves a wid owed mother. His father was Hen. James Sullivan, one of the ablest lawyers of the state, who died about two years age He argued a case in Xiles en Monday after neon and left, it that evening. supposed, forborne The dead body of a man has been found in a 6iiew bank near Xewten, X. J. The corpse is believed te be that of Theodere Moses, who, several days age escaped from the Sussex county poerhouso. The body was almost naked and was taken te the county house for burial. It is believed the peer man get lest and froze te death, as there were tracks where lie had walked around in a large circle many times. His appearance was herrible and the discovery caused considerable excitement in this section. STATE ITEMS. Progress says : Other states have press ed themselves forward in the advance, ether statesmen have weu the presidency, or the state department, or the treasury, or high places in scholarship, but save where the Democrats put Buchanan into the presidency, or Meade. McCIellan and Hancock in the army, the whole destiny of the state of Pennsylvania was threatened and controlled by Simen Cameren." Jacob Myers, an assistant brewer at St. Vincent's college, near Latrobe, West moreland county, who was fatally beaten en the night of February 30, and "left in sensible, regained his senses for a short time, when he made a statement te hi physician, te the effect that, while walk ing near the engine house he was accost ed by a man and woman. The man sud denly drew a revolver and shot at him, when he attempted te run, but four men who had been concealed in the vicinity sprang out and commenced beating him with clubs until he became insensible. The Apportionment Hill. The apportionment bill, as it passed the Ileuse yesterday afternoon, fixing the representation upon the basis of 319 mem bers, gives the following gains and lesses: Gains Arkansas, 1 ; California, 2 ; Geor gia, 1 ; Illinois, 1 ; Iowa. 1 : Kansas. 3 T Ant flnltr 1 4TnnDnii1ifiAtn t . "1 ffl t. .. ' ....J 1TL . Ar:'"-"' '"' " , miuuKauiit, . .Mississippi, 1 : Missouri. 1 Nnhrnskn 9. Xerth Carolina, 1 ; Ohie. 1 ; Pennsylvania, 1 ; Seuth Carolina, 1 : Texas, 4 ; Virginia, 1 ; West Virginia, 1 Total gains, 29. The losses will be ; Maine, 1 ; Xew Hampshire, 1 ; Vermont 1 Total, 3. By this appor apper appor tienmest the Xerth gains 16 and less es 3 ; net gain, 13 And the Seuth gains 13 and losses none. Vote being taken en 322 that number was rejected by 119 yeas te 132 nays, and the vote was next taken en 319, which was agreed te yeas 136, nays 123. The result was received with some applause en the licpubiicau side. Mir. Killinger was the only Republican who voted in the negative, while the fol lowing Democrats voted in the affirmative: Beltzhoover, Bicknell, Coffroth. Felten, Hill, of Seuth Carolina, Ryen, of Pennsyl vania, Tillman, Wise and Wright. x-..-v U...1 HAYES' LAST HITCH. HE VETOES TBK XVSVlSti BILL AS U3& OF HIS H-NAL ACTd. He Believe that It is Xet Right te Take - Away Certain Privilege from National IIuukH, and ThiuICK the Itill Would Freveuc the Organization of S-exr Hunks. The following is the message of Mr. Hayes vetoing the funding hill : te the Ileuse of Representatives : Hav ing considered the bill entitled " An act te facilitate the refunding of the national debt," I am constrained te return it te the house in which it originated with the fol lowing statement of my objections te its passage : The imperative necessity for prompt action, and the pressure of the public duties in this closing week of my term of office, compel me te re fraiu from any attempt te make a full and satisfactory presentation of the objec tions te the bill. The importance of the passage at the present session of Congress of a suitable measure for the refunding of the national debt, which is about te ma ture, is generally recognized. It has been urged upon the attention of Congress by the secretary of the treasury, and in my last annual message. If successfully ac complished it will secure a large decrease in the annual interest payment of the na tion, and 1 earnestly recommend if the bill before me shall fail, that another measure for this purpose he adopted before the present Congress adjourns. While in my opinion it would be wise te authorize the secretary of the treasury in his discretion te offer te the public bends bearing three and a-half per cent, interest in aid of re funding, I should net deem it my duty te interpose my constitutional objection te the passage et the present bill if it did net contain in its fifth section pr visions which, in my judgment, seriously impair the value and tend te the destruc tien of the present national banking sys tem of the country. This system has new been in operation almost twenty years. Xe safer nor mere beneficial banking sys tem was ever established Its advantages as a business are free te all who have the necessary capital. It furnishes a currency te the public which for convenience and the security of the bill-holder has prob ably never been equalled by that of any ether banking system. Its notes are se cured by the deposit with the government of the interest-bearing bends of the United States. The section of the bill before me which relates te the national banking system, and te which objection is made, is net an essential part of the refunding measure. It is as fellows : "Section e. Frem ami after the first day of July. 1881, the three per. centum boues authorized by the first section of this act shall be the only bends receivable as security for national bank- circulation or as security for the safe keep ing and prompt payment of the public money deposited with such bank ; but when auy such bends deposited for the purposes aforesaid shall be designated for purchase or redemption by the secretary of tne treasury, tlic banitmg association de positing the same shall have the right te substitute the issues of the bends of the United m States in lieu thereof, provided that no bend upon which interest has ceased shall be accepted or continued en deposit as secu rity ler circulation or for the sale keeping of the public meucv : and in case bends se deposited shall shall net be withdrawn as provided by law within thirty days after interest has ceased thereon, the banking association depositing the same shall be subject te the liabilities and pre ceedings en the part et the controller pre vkled for in section 5.234 of the revised statutes of the United States ; and pre vided further, that section four of the act of June 20, 187-1, entitled an act fixing the amount of United States notes providing for the redistribution of the national hank currency, and for ether purposes, be and the same is hereby repealed ; ami sections 5, 159 and 5, 160 of the revised statutes be, and the same are hereby re-enacted." Under this section it is obvious that ue additional banks will hereafter be or ganizcd except, possibly, iu a few cities or localities where the prevailing rates of interest iu ordinary business are extremely low. Xe new banks can be organized and no increase of the capital of existing banks dan be obtained except by the purchase and deposit of the three per cent, bends. Xe ether bends of the United States can be used for the purpose The one thousand millions of ether bends recently issued by the United States and bearing a higher afe of interest than three per cent., and therefore a better security for the bill holder, can net after the first of July next be received as security for bank circulation. This is a radical change in the funding law. It takes from the banks the right they have heretofore had under the Jaw te purchase and deposit as security fertheir uircul itien any of the bend: issued by the United States, and deprives the bill holder of the best security which the banks are able te give by requiring them te deposit bends having the least value of any bends issued by the government. The average rate of taxatioiref capital employed in banking is mere than double the rate of taxation upon capita! em ployed in ether legitimate business. Un der these circumstances, te amend the banking law se as te deprive the banks of the advantage of securing their notes by the most valuable bends issued by the government, will, it is believed in a large part of the country, be a practical prohi bition of the organizing of new banks, and prevent tire existing banks from enlarging their capital. The national bauking system, if con tinued at all, will be a mouepolv in the hands of these already engaged in it who may purchase geed bends bearing a mere favorable rate of interest than the three per cent, bends prier te next July. Te pre vent the further organization of hanks is te put in jeopardy the whole system by taking from it that feature that makes it as it new is, a banking system free upon the same terms te all who wish te engage in it. Even the existing banks will bj in danger of being driven from business by the additional disadvantages te which they will be subjected by this bill. In short, I cannot but regard the fifth section of the bill as a step in the direction of the destruction of the national banking system. Our country after a long period efbusincss depression has just entered upon a career of unexampled prosperity. The withdrawal of the currency from cir culation by the national banks and the en forced winding up of the banks in cense quence would inevitably bring seri ous embarrassments and disaster te the business of the country. Banks of issue are essential instruments of modern commerce. If the present effi cient aud admirable system of banking is broken down it will inevitably be followed by recurrence te ether and inferior meth ods of banking. Any measure leading te such a resuit will be a disturbing element in our financial system. It will destroy confidence and surely check the growing prosperity of the country. Believing that a measure for refunding the national debt is net necessarily con nected with the national banking law, and mat any rctunding act win ucicat its own object if it imperiled the national banking system or seriously impaired its usefulness, and convinced that section five of the bill before me would, if it should become a law, work great harm, I herewith return the bill te the Heuse of Representatives for that further consider censider consider tien, which is provided for in the constitu tion. (Signed) Rutherford B. Haybs. Executive Mansion, March 3, 1881. GE.VEBAL HAMCOCK IK WASHINGTON. Twenty Mean ted Policemen Neeecary te Keep the Crowd from Drawing mm te Uli lleiel. The great feature of yesterday in Wash ington was the arrival of General Han cock, who left Xew Yerk en the limited express. He was expected at 4 o'clock, but was in one of the rear sections of the train and did net arrive until nearly 8. At four all the stands were filled with peeple anxious te see him, and several thousand gathered around the depot. Tile people waited until 5, when a heavy rain began, and these en the stands were driven away, but a dense crowd remained in and around the depot for four hour until General Hancock arrived. He was met by the special reception committee consisting of General J. R. O'Beirne, Majer Bradley and Captain Feet, and the executive in auguration committee, consisting of cx-Pestmastcr-General C res well, Colonel II. C. Cerben and Colonel J. W. Thompson. Majer Bradley, as seen as the cheering had subsided, welcomed him in a short speech, te which General Hancock replied with thanks only. He was accompanied by Generals Mitchell, Fry and Perry of his staff. It had been planned te draw his carriage with a team of several hundred men, and the rope, several hundred feet long, was in readiness, but upon being informed of this he discouraged the idea firmly and it was lelnctantly abandoned. Such determ ination was shown by some of the men te de something of the kind in his honor that the precaution was taken te surround his carriage with twenty mounted police men. The cheering at the depot caused large, accessions te the crowd and the pro pre cession te Wormley's hotel was followed by a constantly increasing multitude. A major general's salute was fired at the White let iu honor of his arrival, and there was a handsome display of fireworks all along the route. In front of the Xatieual hotel, extend ing up the avenue te Seventh street, from fifteen te twenty thousand people were gathered in a perfect mass of humanity se dense as te block all travel for a time save en the street car tracks, which were kept clear only by dint of hard work en the part of the police. The number of ladies iu the immense gathering was some thing remarkable. Seme of them steed there four hours, merely te catch a glimpse of the famous general. Perhaps ue crowd ever waitetl mere patiently and persistent ly te see a man who had been defeated for the presidency aud whe had nothing wherewith te reward them- for their con sideration. After he had entered Wermlcy's about ten thousand men jeiued in cheering and calling for him. He was at last fercetl te respond. General Creswell introduced him, and he said after the cheering sub sided : "I had noticed that 1 was te be re ceived by a committee, but I had no idea that I was te be escorted te my hotel either by the military or this great body of citizens. I am therefore greatly honored. Doubly se that you have waited for me se long in this inclement weather. P beg your pardon for my delay and for the weather, and I thank you most heartily for your kindness te me. I bid you good night." The apartments which Hancock occu pies at Wormley's are en the ground fleer, and are beautifully decorated with flowers sent by ladies. General Hancock will open the inaugural ball te-night, but will net appear elsewhere iu the ceremo nies. The tickets te the inauguration ball are $5 apiece, aud supper i.s te be served at $1 a head. The menu includes pickled eys ters, chicken salad, roast turkey and ham, ices, cakes, jellies, fruit, lemonade, bread and butter and coffee ; 1,500 pounds of turkey, 200 gallons of chicken salad aud 250 gallons of coffee are the proportions af the preparations. An incident which contributes a special interest of sentiment te the inauguration is the presence of the aged mother of the new president, who half a century age gave birth te him in a cabin iu the Ohie wilderness seven miles from any human habitation. It is a thing notable aud touching te see this venerable woman, whose early widowhood was passed in penury aud in a sere conflict te win for her children a place in the sunshine of life, entering new iu the twilight of her years, as its most honored member, the first offi cial household of the land. I'UUGKD OF THE LOHItY. The Independent frews .in the Democratic ueusrena. Philadelphia Times. The Democratic party, however, must forever bear the honor of the first stepsin turning the government back te the course of economy in administration which sig nalized the early traditions of the country. They set the example of selecting then best aud purest men for responsible place and they close their career with the pas pas sage of a funding bill marking the highest water mark of national credit and enlight ened legislation. It can never be forgotten that at a time when party domination had come te mean the right te plunder the national treasury, te place notoriously corrupt men iu places of trust, the new majority, after fifteen years' exclusion from power, chose Michael C. Kerr te the speakership and drew the lines openly against subsidy and jobs. Since 1875 it has been the complaint of the free-handed in Wash ington that there was no longer a place for the lobby. The jovial ranks of these sinister make-weights te the legislation between 1861 and 1875 found their occupation gene under the austere regime of Krr. Xe member of the lobby was permitted te go upon the fleer of the Heuse, whereas before his day they iiaa swarmed in tne scats et the members. The opulent feasts of the rings which had been went te enliven the social life of the capital came te an end, aui it is the glory of the retiring party that their tenure was denounced as dull and unprofitable te every form of the shifty trade of lobbying from the astute long-rolling of the Pacific monopolists te the transparent bul lying of the venal newspaper steel-pigeons. Mr. KandaU'M Vigorous Ltadenhip. Xcv Yerk Ilerald. Under the vigorous and firm leadership et Jlr. Kanuall, lirst in the appropriations committee and next as speaker of the Heuse, the traditional propensity of the party toward rigid economy was boldly and persistently carried out, though the paring down of expenses was sometimes done with an unskilful hand. When it is remembered that economy is in the general opinion of mankind the least gracious of virtues, and that te be saving ei tne people s money is almost always unpopular, the courage and per tinacity with which the Heuse, under Mr. Randall's leadership, cut down expendi tures and kicked jobs and jobbers out of the capitol deserves greater praise than it has get. It was said by a shrewd Repub lican when this needed reform was begun : "I am glad they hae control of the Ileuse. We Republicans have get into a habit of wasting public money, and we have get se many friends te oblige that te economize as Randall is doing would be an ungracious and even an impossible un dertaking for us." Cameren nnd MacVeagh. When Cameren learned that Wayne MacVeagh had been settled upon as at torney general he had drawn up a petition favoring Beaver. This was sent te the representatives from the state for signa tures. It was personally presented by his private secretary, Mr. S.F.Barr. Only four of the delegation would sign it, General Bingham, Errett, Dick and one ether. Barrreturped and said: "Senater, it is no use. the members of the delegation will net sign it." Thereupon Senater Cam Cam eeon said: "Have one drawn up at once recommending A. C. Harmcr for postmas ter general." This was signed by Cam Cam eeon and Mitchell, and by every Republi can member of the delegation. The charge made against Mr. MacVeagh is that he is net se geed a Republican that he is net sometimes mistaken for a Democrat. Severe Stress of Weather. The severest of the great snow storms of this winter is reported in the Xorth Xerth west. It raged en Wednesday and yester day in Iowa, Wisconsin, Michigan and Ill inois. A high wind blew the snow into huge drifts, and there was a general sus pension of business and travel in the greater poitien of the states named. At Madisen, Wisconsin, "about three feet of snow has fallen, and the drifts are from sixteen te eighteen feet high." All the ice in Xewark bay yesterday morning moved down te the long bridge of the Xew Jersey Central railroad antl broke nine of the heavy timbers upholding the structure. Fer a time trains were permitted te run only en one side of the bridge, until workmen had strengthened it. Last night most of the ice was broken up by steam breakers. The outflewing ice in the Shrewsbury river broke away part of the splendid bridge spanning the river from Ocean Beach te the Highlands of Xavesink. The stone bulkhead at Oceanic was also badly damaged. LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. State Temperance Convention. In the State Temperance convenrien the following resolutions were adopted : "Resolved, That we call upon the friends of temperance and humanity te take early and definite steps looking te the foundation and support of homes, conducted under religious influences, for the care of these victims of intemperance who will volun tarily place themselves therein for refor mation. ' 'Resolved, That the president and sec retary of this convention be requested te sign petitions te the United Sates Senate and Heuse of Representatives, in favor of the commission of inquiry new pending iii reference te the traffic in alcoholic li quors." James Black, chairman of the business committee, made a report which had been unanimously adopted by the committee. The report embraces resolutions : " First. That total abstinence demands for its permanai'cc the prohibition of the manufacture aud sale of alcoholic liquors as a beverage, by constitutional prevision and statute law. "Second. That this convention dcclare constitutional and statutory prohibition of the traffic in intoxicating drinks te be the wish and will of the geed citizens of Penn sylvania, and that their enactment would remove the liquor vuestien from partisan politics and give prohibition the strength and stability which attaches te all princi ples incorporated in organic law by a vete of the people. "Third. That this convention may be accepted as representing the temperance sentiment of the peeple, and we therefore request the General Assembly, new in ses sion, te passs the prohibitory constitution al amendment new pending befere that body. ' Fourth. That as from information re ceived the probabilities arc that ' the Terapcrance Law,' from its place tin tiie calendar of the Ileuse of Representatives, cannot be reached at the present ses sion, therefore, we refer the measure te the executive committee te be appointed by this convention. Fifth. That the Pennsylvania Temper ance union is empowered te call ether statc conventions after consultation with ether temperance organizations, and that, ler the purpose of mere efficiently organizing all the temperance forces of the statc. and uniting them upon one common platform, having for its object the ultimate over over theow of the liquor traffic, immediately after the adjournment of the present ses sien of the Legislature, or sooner if deemed desirable, each state and county temperance organization be requested t send two delegates each, te meet in can ference with the executive cemmittee of the State Temperance union, te prosecute the work of the state." These resolutions, after considerable dis cussien, were adopted. Resolutions were also adopted during the afternoon session endorsing the action of the state of Ohie, looking te the con certed action of all Christian organizations in that State aud in the nation for the special purposes of securing tha united action of all Christians in voting only for pronounced temperance men ; also, that the action of the state of Tennessee, for bidding the sale of liquor within four miles of an incorporated school, commends itself as a wise measure, as a stepping stone te further efforts of reform. The following resolution was proposed : "Resolved, That, with a view of seem ing se far as possible the benefits of pro hibition and -of educating and preparing the peeple for a successful vote en the proposed constitutional amendment, this convention urge upon the present Legisla ture the enactment of a local option law, te be adopted or rejected by a vote of the several counties of the common wealth." It was moved te amend by striking out " local option" and insert "prohibitory," but -after a long discussion the amend ment was voted down and the original resolution agreed te. Alter tne transaction et some unimper tant business tue convention adjourned sine die. T11K STORM, Nuew Hall Wind Kain Slush Mud. Last evening a snow storm set in and continued violently all night, attainiug a depth of several inches. The wind blew violently antl towards morning the snow was follow ed alternately by hail or rain until day break, after which time the rain continued te fall all forenoon, converting the snow en the streets into slush and mud through which it was almost impossible te wade. The wind did considerable harm. Between Lancaster and Dillerville ten or twelve telegraph poles were blew down, and the wires broken. Fences and trees were also down. The reef of the court house leaked se badly that the janitor was obliged te shovel the snow from it. Buildings with leaky reefs, in ether pajts of the city suffered severely. There were many heavy snow slides from the reefs this morning, but we hear of no one being hurt by them. 1'reMDted with m Fair or FoeUIm. The members of Friendship fire company Ne. 2, of this city, were agreeably 'sur prised yesterday afternoon, en receipt of a handsome pair of White English poodle pups, the gift Of their friends the Paxton Ne. G, of Harrisburg. The youngsters are beauties and are of excellent strain, and will be known as "Paxton" and "Bess" resncctivelv. The Friendshin boys are highly delighted with this kind remembrance of their Harrisburg f.iends. forcing the Season. Mrs. Henry Hess, residing a mile and a-half north of Lititz, recenlty took up some ground from the garden, and placed it in a box wherein she sewed some gar den seeds. After the seeds bad grown up, she was surprised, en examining the plants, te find snugly seated in the box ten I live grasshpppers. SCHOOL AFFAIRS. MEETING OK Till: SCIliiOL BOAUD Hill Ihl KenmrU or Committee City Sup-rli:ti-iideit'it ICrptirt The Jaiues .Street Ituihlini; t'etitieu for Couipenatieu for Louses. A stated meeting of the beard of di rectors of Lancaster school district was held in common council chamber last evening. . The following named members were present : Messrs. Baker, Brcncman, Cochran, Ebcrmau. Erisman, Evans, Haas, Harris, Hartmau D., Hurt man J. I., llerr, Jack Jack eon, Johnton. Levergetxl, Marshall, Mc Comsey, McConemy. Merten, Oblendcr, Reimensuydcr, Rhoads, Richards, Samson, Schmid, Schwebel. Slaymaker, Smvych, Westhaeffer, Wilsen, Zecher Christian, Zecher Gee. W., Warfel, president. Mr. Baker, from the superintending committee, reported that the James street school building had been finished, ac cepted and occupied, the schools being organized en the plan proposed by the city superintendent. Mr. Evans, from t'.ie finance committee, presented the following bills, which, hav ing been examined and approved by the committee, were ordered te be paid : Ames V. Ibitf, cleaning windows of school houses, C-t 07 ; R. M. Merrow, lumber and labor, $19.90; Jehn Baer's Sens, desks and settees, $S5e.:27 : Rife & Kauf man, insurance premium, $S7.50 ; James S. Lnimiug, kindling weed, 1 ; gas bills for Chestnut street aud high .schools. 15 ; Stein man & 1 lease 1, advertising, $10.50 ; Levi Pewl, repairing desks and school houses, 81G.05 ; A. Iv. Helimeier, twelve chairs, 11) ; Chas. II. H.irr, book and stationery. S2;5,71 ; A. K. Heffmcier, re pairing desks, hanging shades, tec, $!).80; Reilly & Keller, coal. !)0 40. Mr. Eiisman, from the book committee, presented a resolution for the purchase of two copies of the latest edition of Web ster's unabridged dictionary for the use of the James street schools. The resolution was adopted. Mr. J. I. Hartmau, from the committee en buildings and grounds, reported the acceptance of the James street building ami stated that arrangements were being made for the alteration of the most south ern of the old buildings en the West Chestnut sir -er. let, se as te lit. it for use en the single room plan. Mr. David Hartmau. from the school furniture committee, reported that the committee had contracted with Mr. Slough for tin; bookcases they were directed by the beard te procure for the high-school building, and had bargained ler desks for the pupils aud teachers of the West Chestnut street school building, seen te be remodeled Alse fersevcr.il umbrella stands aud a chair for the effice of the city superintendent. Mr. Sam.-en, from the night school com mittee, reported . that the boys night school was pretty well attended, but the girls' .school and the colored school were se poorly attended that the committee recommended them te be closed. On mo tion the committee was directed te close them. The eity superintendent's report was presented antl read as fellows : Laxcastek, Pa., March 3, 1881. Te iff Heard of .Scheel Directors .- Gentlcmcx I herewith submit my report of the public schools, for the month of February. The whole number of pupils enrolled was 2837 : the average attendance was 2,278, and the. average percentage of at tendance was 71). The enrollment, of pu pils in the night schools was 8'i, the aver age at tendance -18, aud this average per centage 5:;. These numbers show an in crease of l;n in the average attendance, due ue doubt te the milder weather and te the gradual disappearance of the measles from among the pupils. Tiie number of visits made by the visit ing committees, as rep t: ted by the teach ers was 14, of which C. Schwebel raade 4 ; I. Richards 1 ; Dr. J. Levcrgoed 2 ; II. Z. Rhoads 2 ; P. McConemy 3, and F. W. Haas 2. Other directors visited as fellows : J. W. Jacksen, 5 ; E. G. Snyder, 1 ; J. IJ. Warfel, 3 : L. Richards, 12 ; Rev. Riemen nydec, 2 ; D. I In it man. 5 : W. O. Marshall. 4 ; J. Samson, 1 ; Wm! McCemsey, 1G ; I). (.. Kukar, 1 ; C. Zech er. 7 ; II. R. Ibcnem in, 3 ; H. E. Slay maker. 4 ; F W. Haas-, 3 ; II. Z. Rhoads, 2 ; J. I. Mart 111.111, 1 ; C. Schwebel, 1. Making 72 visits in all. The number of visits made te the schools by the eity superintendent was 01. The ue.v building 011 West James street was occupied tin the last day of the month. This number of pupils enrolled by the teachers, there, according te a statement received te day is as fellows : Miss Powers advanced secondary, 51 seats, 48 pupils ; Miss D w:i- . secondary, 58 seats, 57 pu pils ; Miss Mussulman, advanced primary, GO seats. 0.J pupils ami Miss Marshall, pri mary, liO seats, GO pupils. In admitting pupils te tiii:, .school, the Hue adopted was the middle of North Water street, 011 the cast and tin- middle of W. Walnut street, en the south. The change in the castcrti boundary was found necessary for want of room te accommodate all the pupils resid ing in the district, and this committee, therefore, instructed the .superintend ent te adheie te the line which he had originally lct'emmcndetl te them. The schools seem te be wall organized, and the work i.s progressing very satisfactorily. I have the honor te be your humble servant, R. K. Hci:hw.e. J. P. Met'askey's MlssS. II. ISiindell'.s W. II. 1 tvergoeu'.s K. S. (inte'' 7H raj x; 91 'M Ki 79 Hi ?S 79 70 7 7I 7$ SI in 70 ue 8 70 (It 85 72 m 70 130 110 128 105 31 ! Hi Miss I. V. Itauteir.- " i:vrj;ia UiiiHlcli'.s..... ' Clara IS. IluhtsrVt " A. C. HrnlKtlccr'.s (Jlmries Mutz'a .Miss M. K. Ziicrchcr's V.J. Johnsteu'd ' M. M. MiHselinan's... " Mary Dougherty.... " M.J. ilriuiiiix'ri " L. 'J. .Mar.-iiall's " Klla t,'urp;iiter's Kute lluckius's " K. I.. Downey's ' A. M. Ktter's " l. K. Staiil's ' I.. II. ClarkaeuM " I. It. llaiiV DumMritlgt: 1!. Couzzins'. If) i: 127 la 112 112 11.' 1'i'J Kt! 21 i-:s 71 12a ir. rcui lit; 110 i I i:t 137 l'3 l'-l) 131 1CH i 8S 103 !I3 l.V, 100 4! 4!) 47 !H 7 3. 32 31 TetaUuntl Averages.. iw; 27S, XIOUT cc IIOOLS. 2' S SCHOOLS. ZC. 5 f : IL . ' 1:. ss. (i-tfs r, 2U si Miss l.v.iinntch j b 20 3Ir. D. !;. Cmizxins' 'J2 13 5a Total Si Jsj 53 The following petition was presented and read Te theJIunnruble Jfeiabert of I19 Scheel Heard of the J;ty of L'tncattcr : The petition of the undersigned respect fully represents that they were sub-contractor- under Andrew Wilsen, who had contracted te build a school house for the Lauua.sti.-r city seliecl district, en West James street ; that they proceeded te fur nish material and Ialier for the said Wilsen te a very large amount which was put into the building ; that before they had fully complied with the terms of their rcspecthe contracts the said Wilsen absconded, leav ing the building uncompleted, and their claims for materials and labor furnished unpaid ; that it became necessary for the bail of the contractor te fiuish the building according te the terms of. the contract, and the plans and specifications thereto attached : and in order te facilitate the
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