vr LANCASTER DAILY INTELLIGENCE!, FRIDAY, APRIL 1, 1881. Lancaster frifelltgencet. FBIDAY EVENING. APBIL 1, 1881. Where He Dees Net Shsae. Mr. Cameren Las made a speech in the Senate, and (fee circumstance is unusual enough te be noteworthy. 3Ir. Camer Camer on's ability as a speech-maker is net great, and he serves the state no better by it than by his silence. We have never observed in our senator any statesman-like qualities, and he does net en joy any reputation for them. Mr. Cam Cam eeon is generally and correctly judged te be a man of poed sense and of very re markable obstinacy, whose special apti tude in public life is te shine as a thorough-going and entirely unscrupulous partisan. All his acts and utterances are of this kind. He believes thoroughly in the right of the party, which manages by hook or by creek te obtain power, te use it with an eye single te its own geed aud that of its partisans. Mr. Cameren would net think of denying this te be his doctrine ; he affirms it and defends it aud is proud of it. But manifestly from such a platform lie speaks te the country, when he does, with a voice which docs net in any de gree command its attention. Tiiey rec ognize the fact that he speaks only for his party, justifying any act or policy which he considers lieneflcial te it. lie new comes forward te patronize Riddle berger and support Mahone. Mr. Cameren may always be found backing up his political friends. It is his strong point. He is for them right or wrong. Yeu will always knew where te find him in a political battle. Yeu never need te inquire who is right, but only which is the party. Quite possibly Mr. Cameren thinks he is always fighting for the right. Partisans are apt se te delude them selves. He ventured in his latest speech in the Senate te declare that the Repub lican party was for Mahone because it was always for the right. That shows plainly enough the sort of spectacles lie wears te view tilings. He further de veloped it when lie declared that his party was always in favor of the rule of the majority, and that the Democratic senators who would net let the majority have its own way in the Senate were very bad men indeed. It is very geed for a party te be always right and always for the majority, and Mr. Cameren could give no stronger defense of his position as a Republican than by claiming this doc trine for his party and proving it te be entitled te it. If he only could persuade his fellow-citizens that he believed him self what he declares,they could even ap plaud liis partisanship. But, unfortu nately, Mr. Cameren is net a chicken or a child. It is quite impossible for his fellow-citizens te believe him te be the innocent that he would paint himself. His record does net enable him te de clare his devotion te the right aud his submission te the majority, with any reasonable expectation that he will be believed by these who knew that he de fines right te be might, aud considers the will of the majority te be properly read out of stuffed ballet boxes and in the doctored returns of election beards. The discovery which Mr. Cameren has made and announces is that the Repub lican senators propose te give their votes for Riddleberger for sergeant-at-arms, asanx'aruest that their party was net sectional. He did net take occasion te explain why they picked out this partic ular Hancock elector for these favors, nor why they did net prefer a Southern Democrat who had net been a champion of repudiation in his state. We de net gather from Mr. Cameren's speech whether or no he and his party have concluded te favor repudiation in deter mining te vote for repudiators. Mr. Cameren said he had been ill and for that reason had taken a trip te Fortress Menree after declaring that his party was going te make the pend ing question in the Senate a struggle of physical endurance. Mr. Cameren is, furthermore, said te have been very nervous in making his speech aud te have shook like an aspen leaf. We readily believe it. He would have needed te be of brass indeed te have steed unshaken in his place, while first avowing his party's devotion te the right and te a fair ballet aud the rule of tlie majority, and winding up with put ting its support of Mahone en its patri otic desire te put down sectionalism. The man who wrote that speech for our senator was inconsiderate. lie knew the orator had a strong stomach, but still he should have remembered that the senator was human after all, aud he should net have required from him the audacity which would have enabled him te make such a discourse from his place in the Senate unshaken and undis mayed. It requires a great deal of ceur age in a man unused te public speaking te stand in such a presence aud speak the best thoughts of his mind and give ut terance te the noblest feelings of his heart. Sustained by the calm conscious, nessef the wisdom and honesty of his peech he may summon courage enough te deliver it with composure. But when he knows he is uttering nonsense and speaking falshoed, he most naturally and unavoidably trembles and shakes. A man needs plenty of experience in public speaking, one would say, before he can calmly exhibit himself in the United States Senate as a knave and a feel. With a singular and unexpected unanimity the committee of Philadel phia councils investigating the gas trust joined in a report condemning its man agement, and the lower branch approved the report and passed the accompanying practical resolutions with great prompt ness. It was left for such roosters as McMullin and Albright te serve the cause of the ring and expose their own huckstering character, by setting up in select councils the job which resulted in impairing the force of the proposed action. After sighing the report which recommended certain action by councils these selectmen went back en it and or ganized successful opposition te the reso lution intended te effect a rigid account ability 01 me gas irustieme city. -etn-ingelse ce'.ild have been exacted from ' such men as McMullin and Albright. They have both been notorious for a long time in their respective parties and their last performance justifies their re pute. There should be no longer delay in their disfellewship from the political company of decent men. McMullin must go out of the Democratic party. The temperance people, with less clanger than usual, have made mere substantial advance in legislation at Harrisburc than for many years. Te have passed en second reading a proposi preposi tion for the constitutional amendment looking te the prohibition of the manu facture of liquor is a long step which some years age it would have been deemed impossible te make. At the same time it is notable that radical temper ance legislation is being effected in ether states and that the cause lias had a de cided general "boom" this winter. A1INOB TOPICS. The State militia bill passed the Dcla ware Heuse yesterday, with an amend ment making the annual appropriation $1,200. TnE Connecticut neuse of Representa tives has defeated a proposed constitu tional amendment prohibiting the manu facture and sale of intoxicating liquors. A motion calling attention te the im portation of spurious butter from the United States will be brought up in the Heuse of Commens te night. The govern ment will oppose it. Thk correspondent os the 7. James Gazette at Copenhagen Fays he is author ized te positively deny the reported nego tiations for the sale of the Danish West India Islands te the United Slates. JIeak the reminaii(l of ti'j Xuw Yerk World. Spring may net be in the air, hut spring shows itself very pleasantly in the markets with its suggestive strawberries, its Bermuda tomatoes, potatoes and reluc tant onions, its shad from the "near by,'' its new mackerel, its pic-plant, its succu lent spinach, its crisp lettuce, its tender grained radishes, its newly laid eggs, and te-day with the beginning of the trout season and with the premise of a speedy advent of young chickens for breakfast broilers. Tacit:-: was passed t- a .second reading in the Heuse at Harrisburg last night a bill proposing an amendment te the con stitution prohibiting the manufacture and sale in the state of intoxicating liquors, ex cept for mechanical, medical and scientific purposes. The number of votes for the bill was 98 and against it 38. Many of the opponents of the messurc absented them selves in order te avoid being put en record agaiust it. There have been presented te the Legislature during the present session petitions signed by at least enu hundred thousand people favorable te the passage of the bill. A noticeable feature of the vote was that all tlie members who op posed the election of the Republican cau cus candidate for United States senator voted for the measure. PERSONAL. Mrs. L. VineiNi.v Fnexcu. the author ess, died yesterday at her home, ivestle ivestle dewn, near McLiuville, Tenu. Fred Plaisted, the oarsman, arrived at Terente, Out, yesterday, and will im mediately go into training for his race with Xagle. ITaulan will leek after him while there. The will of Judge William Beacii Lawrence leaves all of his property in trust for his children and their descend ants, with the exception of a few small be quests. The will closes ah fellows : ' Aware of the ruinous consequences of litigation te all concerned in cases of wills, I de hereby declare it te be my will that in case any child or descendant of any child who may claim any share in my estate shall oppose probate of this, my last will and testament, or take any legal proceedings te impeach the validity of its previsions, said child or ether descendant shall be debarred from all participation in my property, real and personal, and the share of such child or descendant shall de scend te and be possessed by the person or persons who would have been entitled thereto had said child or descendant of child died in my lifetime." OUT OF DUVKS. IruitH anil Arboriculture. The Londen Garden copies from the Country Gentleman an article en the fruit drying establishments of this country, in which it is stated that a Rochester house contracts te a Louden dealer for seven cents per pound ; and then the editor el the Garden adds, pleasantly we suppose, that " it is very geed of the Londen deal ers te bell us these dried apples at twenty five cents per pound or mere, buying thein as they de for sevcu cents !'' Cel. Wilder stated, at a dinner given te C. M. Hevcy of Bosten en his TO birthday, that Bosten receives aunualy from Ner folk 16,000 bushels of strawberries, while the neighborhood of that city supplies 10, 000 bushels mere. The exploitations of apples amount te eOO.OOO barrels amiualy, 33,000 barrels being sent out in one week. It appears also from an English paper that 10,000 barrels of American apples were sold in Londen in one day. D. B. Wier writes te the Prairie Farmer that he had kept scions of the pear in saw dust from early winter through the whole of the following year, and te the next June, fresh and in geed condition, and when inserted as grafts they grew, and trees are new bearing from them. The reason of their being kept se lemr was that they were overlooked. Mr. W. quotes rim vn.ne.L- r.rVe., AT,. !... ,..( .. ceived by him after being three 'years in I the mails had been inserted and grew. It might possibly be of value te knew hew lene- timv v.nlrl !.a l-,.f v,.i. w;,..i i many feet under ground, - ----& "- -.-.., ......u.. , Iu answer te the inquiry of a cerres pendent if there is any better way te get ( the mess off his young trees than scraping, j it may be remarked that if the mess has come from dampness and feeble growth, ! the best way te keep it off is te drain the I land and enrich or cultivate it. Scraping perary cure, but the best remedy is te be , SPCC !" Bismarck says the ice en applied through the roots. Mess some-1 the Missouri river broke there yesterday, times comes from tee much shade, in . and th,e lewcr part of tlie c,ty 1S overflow everflow overflew whichcasc the dense .Growth should be cdanda great .sea of ice and water ex- cautiously thinned by pruninf. . H. B. Ellwanger recommends the fel lowing grapes for out-deer culture and cheap fruit in Southern England : . Black varieties Adirondack, Concord, Crevel ing, Emmclan and Werden. Red Brigh ten, Delaware, Lindlcy aud Massasoit. White Rebecca, Duches: ten. Lady Wash-! WHIMSICAL NOMENCLATURE. The .Funny Name of Americas Postefflces. There are mere than 43,000 postefflces in the United States, and the whimsicalities of the American people are nowhere mere strongly illustrated than in their selection of names therefer. The Southern and Western states especially furnish many ridiculous instances of absurd mental freaks in this regard. The following names taken from the United States Ojicial Postal Guide for January, 1881, display at least a remarkable variety of taste : In Alabama we had Blowheru, Bnck Bnck snert, Gi, Gnatville, Lubbub, Quid, Nunc, Rawhide, and Shinbone. In Arizona, Rumble Bee, Snow Lew, Tip Tep and Tombstone. In Arkansas, Oil Trough, Sub Resa aud Tomahawk. In California, Begas, Uncle Sam, Yankee Jim's and Zem Zem. Colerado beasts of Greenhorn, O. Z., Yeu Bet and Troublesome, Baby Mine and Tenderfeet are in Dakota. Flerida rejoices in Padlock. Scrub and Sopccheppy. Georgia has in her borders Alligator, Cheap, Clinchem, Crackling, Crane Eater, Dark Cerner, Dirt Town, De boy, IIotHeuse,Iceberg,Persimmon,Pistol, Reck Pile and Ty Ty, Illinois turns out with Fish Heek, Half Day, Pre-emption, Scheel and Zif. Indiana adorns the list with Bean Blessem, Bigfoot, Buckskin, Dice, Nogo, Polk Patch, Pucker, Bram, Soenover and Zulu. Odd, Unique What Cheer, Yankee and Zere are in Iowa. Kansas furnishes Free Will, Haphazard, Og, Rattlesdake, Terrapin and Zenith. Kentucky produces Eighty-eight, Seventy six, Backbone, Marrowbone, Devilsheal, Headquarters, Humpty, Jamboree, No Ne No pep, Pig, Scrabble, Scuffle town, Sickaway, aud Tiptop. 'Louisiana contributes Happy Jack and Jump. Pattagumpus is in Maine T. B. and Gunpowder in Maryland. In Ten nessee are A. B. C, Dabbs, Forty-eight, U Bet, Zed, Zere, Skull Bene and Calfkiller. Iu Texas Blowout, Gunsight, J. Beb, Jo Je hoy, .Timtewn, Nameless, Straddle, aud Vex Pepuli. Pennsylvania denotes Nine Points, Seven Points, Six Points, Seventy six. Sabbath Rest, Scalp Level, and Shickshinny. Nine Times and Ninety-six arc in Seuth Carolina ; Seventy-six in Missouri, and Fourteen is in West Vir ginia. Dubbs, Rara Avis and O. K. are m Mississippi ; and Dakota and Michigan cacii have a Stump. Washington Terri tory prides herself en Muck, Kumptaw, aud Skoekcmchuck : Virginia en Chuck- atnek, Nen Intervention, Pen Heek, Skin-1 quarter, Tan lard and Welt Trap. Anti quity is in Ohie, Shoe Fly is in Iowa, also in North Carolina ; Sleepy Eye is in Min nesota. - and Wide Awake in Kentucky. Nene Such is in Michigan, Nix in Ala bama, Last in North Carolina, and Last Chance in Iowa. Tennessee blushiugly produces Sweet Lips te be promptly saluted by a Buss from Manitou county, Michigan. Fill mere county, Minnesota, beasts of its Clear Grit, while Bay county, Michigan, shows a White Feather. Blue Eye, Clap per, (.'reasc, Pretcm, Tribulation and Zig are iu Missouri. Fair Chance is.in Penn sylvania, Fair Dealing is in Kentucky, but she finally pleads guilty te a Trickum, and se does Georgia. New Yerk aud In diana each have a Big Indian, while Nevada has nothing better than a Shccphead. North Carolina has a Day Boek, a Hanging Deg, a Meat Camp, Old Hundred, Sandy Mush, Shee Heel, Short Off, Tally He and Why Net. Ohie comes te the rescue with Aid (also Gratis), and while her politics iu Republi can, Democracy is the name of one of her postefiices in Knox county. Monday, Roundhead and Zuck also embelllish Ohie's list. With the inordinate desire that characterizes Ohie te monopolize things, she points with pride te a post pest post eilices named Sodom, which stands alone its glory as the only ene of that name in the forty-three thousand iu the United States. Pee Pee and Westmeic are also in Ohie, and se are Round Bettem and Spanker. A crusty old Bach Bach eeor is in Missouri aud a Blushing Maiden in North Carolina. Bacheler's Hall is in Virginia, aud we find Widows in Alabama. Seuth Carolina furnishes a Bacheler's Retreat in Ocopee county, but .she equalizes things by establishing a Lady's Island iu Beaufort county. Mamma is in Cumberland county, Tennessee, close te Daddy's Creek in the same county, while Bud is in Missouri, Sis in Pennsylva nia, her Gent in Texas, and a horrid Bey in Campbell comity, Tennessee. Ohie has an entire Congress, of course, but the Speaker is in .Michigan, Pennsylvania is well provided with rulers, having a Presi dent aud the King of Prussia, te check mate which Ohie and Mississippi each re tain a Vete. MILLIONS IX IT. Decision In a Great Ifenanza Salt. A special despatch from San Francisce, Cal., says: "The suit of Jehn H. Burke against James C. Floed, the estate of W. S. O'Brien aud ethers, members of the Bonanza firm, which was tried before Judge Sullivan, of the superior court, in December last, was decided this morning. The suit was te recover for the stock holders of the Consolidated Virginia min ing company the profits of certain stock which the defendants, while direct ors, sold te themselves in 1872. The amount involved was set down in the complaint at $10,000,000. All claims were barred by the statute of limitations, ex cept the purchase by Floed of 125 feet of ground from one Kinney for $3,539. All ether transactions were shown en the books of the corporation, which, the court holds, was constructive notice te the stock holders, of which they did net avail them selves before the expiration of limitations. ' In the Kinney matter judgment was given iu favor of the plaintiff against Floed aud ethers for 0,123 shares Califor nia stock at the present market value, with all dividends heretofore declared thereon aud interest, making the amount of 'the judgment about $1,000,000. The court, holding that it would net be proper te pay the amount of the judgment te the Consolidated Virginia company, which is under the control of Floed and associates, refers the case te the master of chancery, te give GO days' notice for all steekfcdders te present evidence of owning stock at the time of judgment and take shares of the amount recovered. " The decision of Judge Suhivan has been the general topic of conversation en the street his afternoon. The plaintiff and these interested en his side of the question in this and ether suits express great satisfaction, aud held that although the recovery of a larger portion of the amount at issue in this suit is held bv the decision te be barred by statute of limita tiens, the principle for winch they contend is miiy esiaeusuea. iney claim that in SSSfeJuffiSJl?. the amount of $20,000,000, which is set for next May, the statute of limitations will ee picauea, ana xuat a decision m their J. . ! or is almost a conclusion, as the case is much stronger than the one decided to day. The case will probably be taken te the supreme court en appeal." TOWNS INUNDATED. riisastreu Results of the Ice Break- Up iu tlie Missouri River. tonus ler live miles, lliree government warehouses en the landing were wrecked. Hie river rose 10 feet in a few hours and is new 30 feet above low watermark. Thoweodchoppers and set tlers in the lowlands were all washed out, and many were nrebablv drowned. Man. Jan' en t,ie west side Of the river, is un- tier three feet of water. The greatest less aside from the less of life, will be in cord- weed, thousands of cords hiving been swdpt away. A special from Sioux City says there are thirty feet of water in the channel at Yankton. The lower part or the city is overflowed, the inhabitants having fled te the hills. The flood is the largest ever known there, aud the damage is immense. The city e'f Vermilion, Dakota, is also in undated,thc water being up te the second story windows of houses. The occupants were taken te the bluffs in beats, and were probably landed in places of safety. GAS TKUSr COSDEH.Vl5l. a Fearful Judgment Pronounced. After about four months work the com mittee en the investigation of the Phila delphia gas trust presented te the councils yesterday afternoon a report signed by all the members of the committee. Severely as this report reflects upon the gas trustees and their management, S. Davis Page says that some parts of it are net ex pressed in terms as strong as he had ar gued for in Wednesday's executive ses sion. Modifications were made, he adds, in order that the select councilmen of the committee would sign the report and allow it te be passed bv the select council with opposition from them. He declares that there was an expressed understand ing with the selectmen te this effect, and Committeeman Miles, who belongs te the select chamber, corroborates him upon this point. The common council received the report and passed .the following unani meusly. "Resolved, By the select and common councils of the city of Philadelphia, that the beard of trustees of the Philadelphia gas works be directed te advertise for coal and supplies, te be furnished under con tract or otherwise, as de the ether depart ments of the city of Philadelphia, in ac cordance with the acts of Assembly and ordinances of the city in audi cases made and provided. "Reselced, That the testimony and re port in connection with the pipes pui chased from Jesse W. Starr, si, be re ferred te the district attorney and city so licitor. " Resolved, That the incoming councils for 1831 be requested te pass an ordinance taking possession of the Philadelphia gas works, and te make an appropriation te pay off the balauce of lean 0 upon such terms as can be made with the holders of the lean, se as te bring this department under the direct executive control of the city" councils. " Reselced, That the city solicitor be in stucted te file a bill in equity against the trustees of the Philadelphia gas works, loekiug te a proper account by them of their management and conduct of the Philadelphia gas works, and that a copy of the testimony and the report taken and made by the committee be sent'te him as a basis for such action. McMailln's Performance. When the report went before the select chamber there was a revelation, and sus picions previously expressed were con firmed. President Geerge A Smith, of the select council, being' still confined te his house by sickness which had kept him there about a week, a motion made by Geerge Reney, Republican, the Seven teenth ward member, that Jehn McCul- leusrh should preside in the absence of Mr. Smith, was carried. All the res olutions presented by Mr. Bardsley's gas trust investigating committce were adopted except the important ene direct ing the city solicitor te proceed against the trustees by a bill in equity. This res olution was defeated, the only selectmen of the investigating committee voting for it being Meessrs. Miles and Reyburn. Messrs. McMullin, Albright and Breeke voted te defeat it, although they had signed the committee's report. Then temporary President McCullough, in whom President Smith accorded the privilege four months age of an pointing the select chamber's quota of the investigating committee, appointed as a committee te confer with a sinvlar com mittee of common council the very men who had just voted te defeat the resolu tion Messrs. McMullin, Albright and Breeke. The conference cemmitec could net agree and thus one purpose of the ma jerity of the investigating committee was defeated at least for the time being. A Bawling; Legislature Leck Haven Democrat. llavc our legislators no sense et propri ety no dignity no respect for themselves or their constituents that they go bawl ing about like spanked school boys be cause Attorney General Palmer has in formed them that the constitution they have sworn te support and defend allows them only one thensand dollars salary for a session? Their conduct resembles that of mendi cants and miscreants rather than that of high minded and honorable men. It is contemptible in them te reert,ns they arc doing, te every conceivable diviee te punish the attorney general for a mere opinion, and for means te enable them te violate their oaths by taking mere pay than the constitution they have sworn net only te obey, but also defend, allows them.. If ene thousand dollars does net pay them for three or four months' service te the state let them resign and go home. Nobody will object te that and there is nothing whatever te prevent it. They are under no obligation of any character te remain in session, and the people will thank them for a unanimous resignation. Better men will take their places for a great deal less salary. Humiliating as their conduct is, the pee- S'e will have just such action whenever . undcrers arc choked off from fat spoils, se long as they will persist in electing Re publican Legislatures. IjATESI' NEWS BY MAIL. Sitting Bull is encamped at Weed Moun tain, in the Northwest territory, Canada. His followers are se peer that they barely manage te subsist, but they held en te their breech-leaders. The directors of the Cincinnati Kent.1urn railroad company have called a meeting of stockholders ler May J, in Cincinnati, te vote en the preposition te increase the capital stock 62,000,000 te $5,000,000. Subscription books for the great Inter national cotton exposition, te- be held in Atlanta, Ga., next October, were opened in New Yerk yesterday, .and the full amount of stock allotted te New Yeik, $23,000, was quickly taken. Forty-six freight brakemen were dis missed from the New Yerk Central & Hudsen River railroad yesterday. The perfected system of signalling the entire line does away with the necessity of longer employing mere than two brakeman te a train. At Montague, Mich., -Mrs. Captain Flagstaff, inspired by jealousy, went te a hotel where a.girl of seventeen, named Emma Drake, formerly a domestic in her iainuy, was at work, sent ler her, ana en her appearance threw twelve ounces of acid ever the unfortunate girl, burning her face aud the upper part of her body terribly, but it is thought net fatally. Mrs. Flagstaff was jailed. In Iowa City Miss Hattic Duel began the thirtieth day of her voluntary fast last night. She is resting easily, taking oc casionally a sip of warm water and after wards a draught of ice water. She suf fers some with nausea and has occasional fainting spells. She is interested in con versation and seems te knew all that is transpiring within her hearing, although she does net speak, making known her wants by motions. She is failing gradual ly, sleeping bat little. Pulse is about one hundred. ' STATE ITEMS. The population of Lck Haven having fallen off mere than, a thousand, it is pro posed te abolish the effiee of city super intendent of schools. Yesterday the cerpse of a drowned man, abent 28 years old. 3 feet S inches high, was found in the Delaware, above Market 'Street, Philadelphia. He had light com plexien, light moustaclie-and chiu whisk ers, and were diagonal trousers, a ribbed ulster, blue cotton shirt, striped canton flannel undershirt and canton flannel draw ers and buckle shoes. Deceased was evi dently a laborer. The strange sight of a cow en flic was seen in Auburn, Schuylkill county, re cently. Jeremiah Finn had tried various lotions te kill the vermin en his cow, and was recommended te apply kerosene. This he did, and while he was applying it along the neck and back of the animal, the oil took fire from a lamp, and, of course, the cow became wild, throwing Jeremiah down, breaking through the side of the shanty, and running at full speed through the streets. Men and boys chased the blazing cow and finally extinguished the Are with blankets. Women Drowned. Mrs. Eliza Edwards, widow of the late Daniel Edwards, a large land owner of Pert Jeffersen, L. I., was yesterday feuud drowned in a well, into which it is sup posed she had accidentally fallen. Mrs. Matthew Fay, of Lordville, Dela ware county, New Yerk, fell out of a beat en Wednesday while crossing the Dela ware river in company with another woman and was drowned. Her body was recover ed soeu after. LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. SVUING HOUSK CLEANING. Wash for Outside Walls. A correspondent of the Country Gentle muii writers : The inquiry is frequently made through this paper as te the best kind of cheap paint or wash for out-buildings, having any geed degree of durability. The material usually recommended is a mixture with lime as its base, which the experience of all parties using it proves that it is short lived and poorly reward ing the time and ether expense of putting it en. I have long used for whitening my walls in my dwelling, aud also for barns and sheds, the following preparation : Dry zinc, 1 pound ; white glue, 1 oz. ; or in the same proportion of ingredients for any quantity needed. The zinc must be ground or pulverized, and dissolved in water moderately het, stirring it thoroughly during this process. The glue is te be dissolved in a vessel by itself inthe usual manner and added te the zinc mixture -while yet het, stirring the same during the process aud for seme little time afterward. The object desired is a thorough admixture of the ingredients. The preparation when ready for use should be of the consistency of ordinary white wash. It is best applied with a wide brush. Walls treated with this mixture, which have net been limed, will preserve a pure white for several years and will net rub off. Twelve years since I applied this mixture te my barn and sheds, and te-day it is nearly as white as when first put en, aud cannot ba rubbed off with the hand. If tinting for border is desired, I 'have no doubt that a slight admixture of lamp black would give a leaden color. I have net used it en newly dressed surface and de net knew whether it would adhere. A geed qualify of dry zinc should be pur chased for from 0 te 7 cents per pound. JOHN STROHM. " He's a Geed Man." Philadelphia Times. Mr. W. U. Hensel's interesting article in Progress en Jehn Strohm will recall many interesting reminisceuccs of the sturdy Anti-Masen and Whig leader of the Old Guard, lip has well nigh reached the mere than patriarchal age of four score and ten years, but he is still greeted around his rural home and often en the streets of Laucaster, with the reverence that the present ever yields te these whose honor able records arc linked between the pres ent and the past. Mr.' Hensel has drawn his pen portrait with a master hand, and entirely without partisan preju dice. Jehn Strohm was a senator un known te fame, although highly esteemed by his Lancaster censtitueuts, when he gave the casting vote in 1838 that recog nized the " Hepkins Heuse, " and thus ended the disgraceful half-tragedy and half-farce remembered as the " Buckshot War." Stevens was then the lead er of Senater Strohm's party in the Heuse, and the recognition of the " Hep kins Heuse" summarily terminated Stevens battle for the control of the body. Stevens, always unyielding te the last, refused te qualify as a member under Speaker Hep- kins, and the Heuse declared his seat va- cant. He returned te Adams county, was re-elected by 'an overwhelming majority, and he then qualified, but he never fully forgave Mr. Strohm. The writer hereof was a member of the Whig state conven tion of 1851 that met at Lancaster and nominated Mr. Strohm for canal commis sioner en the ticket with Governer John John seon. Mr. Stevens, then a resident of Lancaster and in Congress, was grieved at the nomination of Strohm, but lie grace fully acquiesced and cordially supported hiin. While conceding Strohm's in tegrity, he did net concede that Strohm was right in IbiJe-'J, nut he sig nificantly said : " Its time that Strohm should be forgiven ; he's a geed man.' Strohm was defeated with John John seon, and he has net since been p-emi-nent in politics outside of his ceanty. Frem being the contemporary of Clay, Webster, Calhoun, Benten aud Wintbrep, and the Iugcrsells in Congress, and re spected as one of the most intelligent but unebstrusive of our national legislators, he has witnessed another generation come and go, and he has served it as justice of the peace, school director, township au diter, and he yet administers justice among his immediate neighbors, beloved by all around him. Broke Dewu. This morning as Jehn S. Ewiiig and Jeseph Englcs, esq., were driving en the read near Geed's mill, Martic town ship, one of the springs of the wagon broke rendering the vehicle unfit te carry both the gentlemen te Lan caster, whither they were coming. Squire Engles was obliged te walk -nearly four m'des through the mud te Willow:- Street station en tlie Quarryville railroad, where he took the cars and came en te the city. Mr. Ewing managed te bring the broken wagon te Lancaster, where it will be re paired. Election et Officers. At a meeting of the -Red Jacket tribe Ne. 44, Imp. O. R. M., held last night, The following officers were elected for the next term : Sachem William Steiu. S. S. G. Neuderff. T. S. F Fasager. K of W. Fr. Neuderff. Prophet A Oblandcr. C. of R. Otte Pachebel. Asst. C. of R. F. Ziegler. Trustee Chr. Blumenstock. Representative A. Riske. . Watch Recerered. In last evening's Intelligencer ap peared an advertisement for a geld hunting-case watch that was lest en Tuesday evening last. Twe hours after the paper went te press, the watch was laid en our counter and the reward paid. It was found by an honest Democrat who reads the INTELLIGENCER. THE MKST OF AfKIL. Bad Weatber BsIbms Bather Dull Ne ExclMuient. The first of April opened rather drearily. The storm of snow and rain which com menced en Tuesday still continues, and all day long it has been snowing, though the snow melts almost as fast as it falls. . The pavements are sloppy, the streets muddy, and the country reads iu many places shockingly bad. As a conscquence the number of persons who came te town iu private conveyances is much smaller than would have been under a mere favorable condition of the weather. The arrivals by rail, also were smaller than was expected. The morning trains en the Quarryville railroad were crowded, but that was owing in some degree te the fact that comparatively few came in carri ages if they could make it at all convenient te reach the cars at any auy of the sta tien along the read. The trains en the Pennsylvania railroad were by no means crowded, and, avery large proportion of the passengers were substantial business men who were obliged te come te town te attend te business. The youthful element of society is almost unreprscntcd en the te-day. The great crowds that formerly flecked te town en the 1st of April are no longer seen. The streets are neither crowded with vehicles nor with pedes trians, and although the hotels and saloons are being patronized they are net crowded as the have been en first of April iu former years. The banks are doing a large business, but there is net the rush and crush about them that used te mark the annual set tling day. The business, instead of being crowded into a single day is beius much mere scattered than forraerly. It is new spread ever several days before and several days after the 1st of April, and it is mere likely that mere banking business will be done te morrow and en Monday than was done te-day. Besides, the country banks are new doing a great deal of the busi ness that was formerly transacted in this city. The prothenotary'a office was much crowded and that officer and his clerks have been very busy all day in receiving and renewing judgment bends, making searches, releases, and performing ether business pertaining te the office. The county recorder and his clerks were also busy all day in receiving deeds, mortgages &c, and entering satisfactions. The county commissioners have been busily engaged in redeeming the 4J per cent, bonus, or exchanging them for the new 4 per cents, lately issued. In the ether county offices net much is doing. The merchauts and shop-keepers appear te be doing only an average amount of trade, aud there is little en the streets te betoken that this is the first of April the great settling day that in former years bought almost the entire rural popu lation te town. This far, no fights have been reported, net a single pick-pocket has been, arrested, and there has been no disorderly conduct worth mentioning. Even the small boy has forsaken the streets, and very few of them have in dulged in the old-time sports of making ' April feels " of their country cousins, or city greenhorns, by laying before tempt ing packages of sawdust, or old pocket books stuffed full of rags or paper. The day is decidedly dull. Grade of l'upils. The following is the grade of pupils, in attendance at the boys' high school during the month of March. Twe hours' home study are expected from each pupil : FIRST CLASS. C. Ii. Frautz C. H.Clark U. F. Erlswun... 97) Walter E. Kelly.... 0C Frank McClalu.... 92 . 92 . 83 , SS . 87 . S7 . st . w; 98 Gee. HetrlCK. Win. C. Lundcs 9t A. Iu Witwer J6 W. S.'Adler 0-" Clms. A. Miller 95 Win. A. Ituckiua.... 92 W.II.Linilemutli. Jehn A. Hoever... It. A. Spindlur. Heward T. Hays ., L. W.Hertins SECOJCD CLASS. Chan. Carpnter... Dan'l H. Sensenlg Chas. H. Obreiter.. Oeo. M. Derwart.. S. It. Slayraakcr... Grant Strinc Win. H. Kirk N. Blackwood JE. U. Elcueltz Harrv A. Slienk... Wm. D.JIeck J as. II. Munson W. 1.. Gable.. CurllCEby Henry Gvrliart O. S. 'Smith Iliestund Hart man. Cluw. Wiue wer Kebt. M. Adams W. 15. Hellinger..... Jehn K. Duncan.... K. D. McCaskcy Wm. C. Pyfer. Wilsen W. Fowler.. M. B. Dissinser 3 J JelinH. Hartnuiu... SO Harry It.Smith.... SO THIRD CLASS. .... 92WalterG. Peters.... 84 Edw. C. Bnrsk Gee. W. Cooper . Wm. II. Peters... S. C. Wiant Chas. J. Zeclicr... Fred. S. Pyler... Edwin It. l.urvin Win. G. linker ... Menree B. lllish. Mil Gee. E. Zullera. iiuun j. cumi'it;... . 7-2,Gee. II. Aclsermau. 71 Abnun L. M lies B8 1I. B. Shearer OS -.. .,... , - , :teurtu CLASS. C. G. Erisnmn Si C. S. Stennleltz 81 E.M.Stene 8.J Leicester Leng 79 Isaac II. Stirk 7C Iticbard McGevcrn. 75 Win. II. Auxer 73 Chas. B. Brady 7i Jehn A. Charles.... E:lu.M. Hurtinan.. CM. McLaughlin.. A. A. Albright Sidney Evans T. W. Sucsserett Clins. C. Hcrr J. II. Wclchans Chas. G. Dillcr Jasi Prancley 09 Clius. D. Myers 09 The following is the percentage of the pupils of the James street advanced sec endary school : FIRST CLASS. Clms. Lcjrdcn 97 Sallle O'Bryen 7B Bcckie o'Bryen 9t Daisy Gorrecht. 71 Lillie Miles 93 Mary Munson 07 Ed. Ileltshn 94 Mary Lcyderi Ot: Harry Apple Minnie Daily 00 Kutie Marratt 85 Frank Jehnsen 59 Fred. I.uts 84 IduDcets : :8 Harrv Gerrccht 79 Annie l'olsel 51 Sue Troyer 78 Ed. Gnat 49 Gee. Yeagcr 78 Ellie Broeme 3 Christ. Flick 77 Michael Burtiey ii SECOND CLAS3. Clara Dellet 83 Katie Mclntyre .... 51 Samuel Beas 80 Herb. Pinkcrten 40 Thee. Apple 85 Sephia Cenuryhaiu. 45 Carrie Benedict 82 Elia Masen...". 43 Jehn Engroff. SO Ed. Keintrk-d 41 Edith Albert 09 James Fowler. 4-2 William Leng. 03 Henry McGuire 42 Frank Smith 07 Margie Metzgar 41 Margie Mi ley 13 Chan. Sener 40 MJebaclMcEvey.... 60 Flera Mile : Christ Bacbinger .. 50 Viela Klim- 31 Adam Fingur 54 Walt. Knrr Ill Mamie Stene 53 Cera Delbe 22 Feil from a Wagen. Samuel Elliett, residing at ie. 42 Seuth Queen street, while engaged yester day afternoon in assisting te move the furniture of ene of his neighbors met with quite a severe accident, lie was sitting en a box en top of a heavily leaded wagon en Seuth Prince street below the Stevens house, when a sudden jolt of the wagon upset the box, and threw Mr. Elliett head long te the ground. Alighting en his head and shoulders he was terribly stunned, and it was feared for a time that his skull was fractured. Fortunately this was net the case, and he gradually recovered se far as te be able te be removed te his home. Te-day he is able te walk about but has severe pains in his neck and back. A Had Case. About neon te-day a drunken ncre put in an appearance at the restaurant under Grant hall. He seemed te be bent upon raisinir a row, and he began te de se im mediately. Werd was sent te the station house, and Officer Titus was en hand in a short time. The darkey swore that he would net be arrested but he was. He fought the whole way te the station house, and the officer had bis clothing badly tern, and covered with mud. Several men, who were assisting the officer were thrown in the mud but they clung te the coon who is new in the station house, making a noise which resembles that made by the big steam whistle at the rolling mill. There's a certain red-headed physician, Well known as a shrewd politician : And the size of the prize He espies with his eyes Is the Kegfater's cozy position, Notary Public. Gov. Heyt has issued te II. S. Danuer, efManheim borough a commission as no tary public for three year?, te date from 3Iarch28, 1881. COLUMBIA NEWS. OtK KI-GCI.AU COKKKSl'O.NDEXCE. Rev. J. W. Deshong. cx-paster of the Church or Ged, will leave here en 3Ienilay te assume his new charge at Alteena, Pa. The exhibitions given by Mount Zion A. M. E Sunday school were decidedly suc cessful affairs, and added something te the church treasury.. Mr. Charles Spettcu has been appointed sexton of the 31. E. chureh and yestenlay moved into the sexton's house en Cherry street, next deer te the church. A large number of the new lock-boxes of the postefflco were sold te-day. The call boxes are going out of style. Te-day is a busy ene with all lawyers, or, at least, a day in whieh they will stick closely te their offices awaiting business. It is yet tee early te say what is being done in Columbia and we will held that information if there is any for te-morrow's letter 3Iany a lawyer will te-morrow tell us that he has twenty-five or meie deeds te draw up without counting mortgages or anything eftbat sort. The Columbia social club will meet this evening for the transaction of business. The remains of the man, Henry Schlcgc, who was killed at Lcaman Place station, en the Pennsylvania railroad, yesterday afternoon, were brought here en the Col umbia accommodation train at 8 o'clock last evening, and turned ever te Under taker A. J. Musser te be coffined. Mr. Musser encased them for burial and sent them te Ms'ytewn, the late residence of the deceased, this morning en the mail train. Rev. Dr. Spaulding, of Yerk, Pa., preached last evening in St. Paul's Prot estant Episcopal church. Captain D. B. Case yesterday vacated the office at Ne. 231 Locust street, occu pied by him for the hist four years, and removed his furniture and office fixtures te Marietta, where he will devete his time te the practice of his profession. 3Ir. Case is one of the most accomplished scholars in the state of Pennsylvania, having re ceived his education at Harvard and Hei delberg universities. He studied law at Sunbury in the office of the present state senator, Simen P. Wolvcrten ; was admit ted te the Northumberland county bar in 1372, aud a few months later commenced his practice in Columbia. Mr. Case is a gentleman of line social "qualities, aud he will be an acquisition te Marietta society. Your correspondent has been intimately associated with Mr. Case for a few years past, aud such association is severed with many regrets en our part. We extend te him our wish for his future prosperity. W. Ii. Given, esq., will leave here to morrow and Edward Edwards en Monday, as a committee of the Columbia steel company te visit iron and steel manufac turing establishments in Pittsburgh, Clove Cleve land, St. Leuis and Syracuse te study their system of operating, and te report te the company en their return. They will ba away about one week. Rev. F. W. Staley and family will leave here for Barren Hill, Montgomery county, te-morrow morning en a visit te 3Ir. Stalcy's parents. They will go te Mr. Staley's new charge Martin's creek en Monday. The Frederick division telegraph office was te-day located in the tell house at this end of the bridge.. 3Ir. F. Stevenson has been appointed telegraph operator aud tell collector. The snow fall which commenced a couple et days age continues with no signs or a let up, except te give place te rain, which during yesterday it did a couple of times. On account of its softness, the frost having be drawn from it, it is, hard te give te the earth white covering ; but such covering it has from the northern limits of the borough te the hills extend ing back from Chickies. In the streets and en the pavements in town the travel is tee great te give it a chance te "stay." Business changes in Columbia te-day are few se few, in fact, that they net worth enumerating ; butmevings, or styling them in, perhaps an equally appropriate way, " llittiugs," are se thick that ene can scarcely walk a square without having te take te the street te get past a pavement blocked with household rubbish. While all this is going en the snow is steadily falling and adds interest te the thing. NKIUHDOItllUUD NEWS. Near anil Acre-tt the County Lines. A fat steer killed a few days age at Ben jamin B. Sunday's butcher shop iu Ham burg, Berks county, had the following iu its stomach : Five stones as large as hick ery nuts, a piece et coal the same size, a freight car seal reduced te the thickness of pasteboard, a copper button, a toy iron wheel, one small and six large nail.t, a wrought nail nearly shaped like a meat hook, which cut through the stomach, and a pin colored black. Jehn Miunich, a carpenter, lives be tween Auburn and Pinegreve. He is ' years old and the father of 13 children. He has been married seven years. His wife became the mother of twins six times in succession. Benjamin Rcitz, aged ."2 years, and his daughter, aged 20. residing at Lynnport, en the Bjiks and Lehigh railroad, left home in a two horse wagon te assist in the moving of a neighbor, and while crossing the track a short distance from their home they were run into by a passenger train. Thrman was -thrown into the air, aud alighting near the track escaped with slight injury. The woman was carried some distance by the engine and received internal injuries. Beth horses were killed and the wa."en utterly demolished. FATAL ACCIDENT. A Itrukeinan Cut in Twe bytne Cars. Yesterday afternoon about half-past three o'clock Henry Schegle, a brakeman en extra freight east,cngine 113. met with a terrible death near Leaman Place. He was en top of a car aud attempted te get down, and in deipg se missed the hand-held, fell between the bumpers and thence te he track with the body di rectly across the rail. Tlie wheels of twenty-three cars passed ever him, cut ting his body completely in two. Of course his death was almost instantaneous. His remains were taken te Columbia en the Columbia accommodation train, where an inquest was held. 3Ir. Schegle was a single man and re sided in Maytown, He had been in the employ of the railroad company only a short time. Officers Elected. At a meeting last evening Lancaster ledge Xe. G7, I. O. of O. F., elected the following officers te serve for the ensuing term, and they will be installed next meet ing : tf. G. W. C. Buciimillcr. V. G. Jehn D. Graham. Sec. Gee. Spurrier. Asht. Sec. il. L. Frailey. Trcas. Gee. Gundakcr. Trustee W- F. Hambrighr. Chaplain R. 31. Merrow. The Feut-Llgbr. This little weekly, published by Harry L. Haitmyer, contains much interesting reading this week, including several col umns of valuable information for cters, artists and patrons of the stage. Among the longer articles are a synopsis of the "Hearts of Oak," which will appear at the opera house en April 11th, and an interest ing critique en the Hyers sMters, the great colored prima donnas. Temporarily Closed. The Penn iron works closed this morn ing for the irpese making some necessa ry repairs and taking inventory of stock steck Theywillbe opened agaiu en 3Tendny next.
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