I LANCASTER I)AILI INTELLIGENCER THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 188. &. Jianrastet; I-utciUgencec. THURSDAY EVENING. APBIL 7, 1881. - Wanting a Tonic. Senater Cameren . wants te be sup ported. That a man se disposed te go his own gait should ask the Pennsylva nia Legislature te approve his senatorial course is in itself remarkable enough te show that he feels his political corpora tion te stand in need of a tonic. Senater Cameren does net ask the endorsement of his constituents through humility, which is a feeling he is quite a stranger te ; nor with any disposition te alter his course if it should net be approved, for that he was never known te dQ. But he is aware that he came out of a late con test iu the Pennsylvania. Legislature very ragged and tern and all forlorn, and he sees here a chance te be rehabili tated and te secure anointment at the hands of the very Legislature which is generally believed te have severely phle botomized his political body and done serious damage te" his prestige. Then he appears, tee, with Senater Mitchell tagging at his heels, and Mitch ell is the man who was supposed te rep resent these who brained him. Ne doubt it is with great satisfaction that Senater Cameren introduces Senater Mitchell te the public as his acquescent celleaguc,and drags him before the Penn sylvania Legislature te receive tbedisap. preval of the men who made hiin, and thought they had made something that was net shapable into a Cameren tool. The ether day, in the Senate, when Mr. Cameren was twitted by a Demo cratic senator with the fact that the Pennsylvania Legislature had declined te swallow Mahone, he replied, " they will though ;" and immediately we are greeted with a Republican cau cus resolution iu the Legislature approving the course of Pennsylvania's senator:-. The caucus adopted it and the Legislature doubtless will ; though all the members of it who are really de sireus of dealing the iwmily a coup de grace will surely vote against it. They have a splendid oppeitunity te give their enemy the tomahawk, if they have bleed enough te embrace it. It need net matter te them that they let out also the brains of their own Senater Mitchell : for he is net se much their own as they thought lie vas,uid all the brains he will be able te spill will net make him of much less consequence than he is r judging at least from his senatorial per formances. Thcrc'inay be virtue in the man, as we uted te think there was, but he h.is such a desperately mean way of showing it that it needs very abundant faith te longer believe in it. Neither need the anti-Cameren Republicans of our state Legi-lature care a great deal the ters that, iu refusing te approve course of Pennsylvania's sena sena en the Mahone business, they are condemning the action of all the sen ators of their party. Thcic is little doubt that the majority of the people condemn that action and that it will be hurtful te the Republican party. Advice te quit, tendered by the Republicans et the Pennsylvania Legislature te the Repub lican senators, would be the most whole some service they could de their party. Tin; people will net swallow the Mahone business, and it would a mistake for Pennsylvania Republican: who knew this te fail te give notice of it te their party men iu Washington, who are se strangely blind te the injury that they de their party by their alliance with rebel brigadiers and repudiators, bought with high price and conspicuously placed in fat elliees. It is a fearful dose te give te the Republican rank and file, and they will net take it down. Nevertheless Mr. Cameren will get his resolutions. There aie net enough wise men among the Republican legislators of the state te refuse their approval te him, whether they believe them wise or otherwise. But he will hear some talk before he nets them, and he and his colleagues will be netiiied that they are net sustained by a solid Republican sen timent. Mr. Cameren may have rea son te i egret his venture down into Pennsylvania en this mission, notwithstanding the trophy he will carry back. lie comes with a chip en his hat, and he will find these ready te undertake te knock it off ; and when he carries it back he may lake a bloody nose along with it. Mr. Cameren's arrogant way of doing things will be apt te keep his political body sere as long as there is any life left in it : which won't be ever. A new chapter is te be written in the romance of modern science. We have progressed se far and se rapidly beyond the limits reached by tiie last genera tions, ami se far beyond the dreams of ancient fancy, that the heights reached are well calculated te make one dizzy, looking forward or backward. The steam engine and electric telegraph were the marvels of a generation before this, and the spectroscope, telephone, photo phone, electric light and dawning appli cation of electric agencies te motive power, are the wonders of a later age. New comes the claim of Prof. Tyndall, te have invented a new scientific appar atus, by means of which beams of light falling through the slots of a revolving disk upon a flask tilled with gas or vapor, in a series of alternate flashes, will pro duce strange musical sounds inside the flask, the pitch of the tones correspond ing " exactly with the speed with which the disk is made te turn, and each kind of gas, or vapor, in the flask will give a different kind of note, some soft, some loud, and some very sweet and musi cal." By means of this remarkable ap paratus it is even hinted that we nifty yet be able te hear the sounds of fires raging iu the sun, and yet mere wonder ful and untheught of relationship be tween light and sound may be utilized as a medium of communication. Mii. CaMishen's beast en the fleer of the Semite that his Legislature would yet "endorse the Mahone coalition is quicklv followed by an attempt in that direction which is abetted by some gen tlemen wJies? zeal must be prompted by their kern limit for a foreign mission. Tt is new proposed, as a way out of the complications in New Yerk politics, arising from Robertsen's appointment as collector, te offer the place te some out sider like Gov. Fester, of. Ohie. Mr. Conkling would doubtless be much edi fied with Fester's appointment. In sending flowers te Mahone the col ored Virginians of Washington are seasonably decorating the graves of the Confederate dead. .MINOR TOPICS. The Examiner is disgusted with " Re publican newspapers with Democratic tendencies," but is in raptures ever Ma hone, a Democratic repudiator and unre pentant rc'bel with Republican tenden cies. The Meyersdale Commercial speaks of the veteran editor of the Somerset Her rtM as an "old crew, .sitting in the dead trees of egotism," who cares"mere for corn than for justice and principle." The Commercial also refers te the Herald as " unfurling its ears." A bill has been introduced into the Legislature intended te make it impera tive upon mortgagers te transfer and as sign the mortgages which they held te such persons as the debtor may designate upon a lawful tender of the money due en them. Hereafter the Lehigh Valley railroad company will net employ any person unt'd he has signed a pledge, duly witnessed, te abstain entirely from the use of intoxicat ing liquors as a beverage aud te refrain from visiting places where intoxicating drinks aicseld, while in the service of the company. Professer Hind has written auethcr long letter te the governor general of Canada. It deals mainly with Mr. Whiteh er's rcpeit laid before the Dominion Par liament at the last session. Tlie professor says that Mr. Whitcher,- an implicated official, is hardly the proper person te dis prove the grave charges preferred. PERSONAL.. General Grant aud party vestcrday rived at Vera Cruz, Mexico. The Aracricus club of Philadelphia, ar- dc dc fiem clincs te depose Geerge McGewax its presidency. After a service of twenty years the Rev. STEnEX H. Tvxe, jr., D. D., has resigned the rectership of the Church of the Hely Trinity, New Yerk. Frederick J. Kimball, formerly of the iron works in this city, has been elected president of the Shenandoah Valley rail road company. Among the papers filed iu the case of the Atlantic, Mississippi & Ohie railroad com pany in the United States court at Rich mond is the petition of General William Maiiexe, praying that his salary of $25, 000 per annum as president of the com pany from the 11th of June, 1870, te the recent sale be allowed. This would new amount te $123,000. The New Yerk Times thinks that being the wife of a president of the United States does net make a woman public property, and Mrs. Garfield has some rights which "the great American people" are bound te respect. Se-called ladies and ethers who forget these facts would be well served were the White Heuso deer un ceremoniously shut in their faces. LATEST NEWS BY MAIL. Confederate graves were decorated yes terday at New Orleans. v The full Republican state ticket was elected yesterday in .Rhede Island. Mrs. 3Iagdalena Mills, aired Gl. died yesterday at 442 West Fifty-feurtii street, incw mix, irem starvation, voluntarily enforced, because of domestic and financial troubles. The national telephone convention met en Wednesday at The Grand Pacific hotel, Chicago. Over 200 exchanges were repre sented, every principal city in the Union having one or mere delegates. A stone in Johnsten's flour mill iu Menree county, Arkansas, bur.se en Tucs day, killing two mea and fatall.v injming several ethers, among them Johnsten, the proprietor of the mill. An unknown disease has broken out among the cattle at East Waleitewn, N. Y. The stock attacked are blooded ani mals and are in the veiy best condition. Several of them have died. Judith Fcrran, 65 years old and au em ployee of Harper & Brethers, New Yerk, for the past thirty-five ears, was instant ly killed yesterday morning by her diess being caught in the machinery of the establishment. The condition of Miss Hattie Deuell, Iowa City, remains unchanged in the forty third day of her fast. Her pulse and breathing are about the same as the last two days. The local medical society ex press their disapprobation. Governer Ludlow, of New Jerscv. has appointed Henry C. Kelscy secretary of state. This is the last of the nominations rejected by the Senate. Mr. Kclsey was appointed te held the office until the next session of the Legislature. The governor of Tennessee has signed the bill for the funding of the debt of that state at par, with 3 per cent, intcicst. The Tennessee Legislature has passed a bill te settle the debt et the extinct municipality of Memphis at.33 cents and interest at 4 per cent. Edward Simpsen cutcrcd Drake's jew elry store at Elmira, N. Y., grabbed $4,700 worth of diamonds and ran out. He was captured, and all the diamonds were re covered except one, valued at $303, which the thief threw away. Twe of his accom plices disappeared. Advices have beeu received at the head quarters of the department of Dakota that twenty-six ledges in Indiana from Sitting Bull's camp are within fifty miles of Pop lar liver, en the way te Ferd Buferd te surrender. Nine or ten bucks have al ready arrived, bringing this announce ment. Sitting Bull they say, will fellow when the snow leaves. In Memphis, Lucius Cobb, a colored man, called en a handsome colored girl with whom Lawsen Shclten, also colored, was infatuated. Shclten came te the place with a double "barreled shotgun, called' Cobb te the deer and filled him full of shot sending fifteen balls into his body, killing him instantly. The tragedy eccutrcd in the outskirts of the town. Shclten es caped. The National lite insurance cemmuv. nf Hartferd,voted yesterday te increase its capital te $10,000,000 by issuing $400,000 of new stock, te be paid for at par. The Orient company voted en Monday te in crease from $500,000 te $1,000,000. The six firs insurance companies of Hartferd have new each a capital of the least $1,. 000,000 and au aggregate capital of 69.- 250,000, with assets of $20,000,000. AT 1IAKRISUUBG. The Legislative Proceedings Yesterday. In the state Senate the bill placing the city passenger railways of Philadelphia under control of councils, and a resolution proposing an amendment te the state con stitution, the effects of which will ba te reduce the membership of the Heuse te 150, were reported favjtly. The salary bill and the bill giving priority te mechanics' liens was passed finally and sent te the Heuse. The bills te prevent forfeiture of life insurance policies for non payment of premiums and te punish adul teration of drugs and beverages were also passed. In the Heuse, a bill giving $10,000 te the " Yerk Hospital aud Dispensary asse ciatien " being objected te because it ap propriated money te a private corporation, the speaker saldYnat, as there were many bills of that class, "he would reserve his decision en the point until they came up Ou ItlU uuuciiUiiiniiui'iiauuataicuuaj. A resolution was then agreed te fixing each Thursday for the consideration of such calendar. The bill te exempt hall associations from taxation where the halls are used for ledges, and the bill te enable manufacturing and mining corporations te wind up their affairs, were reported favor ably. The bill grading the liquor licenses throughout the state was considered, and a substitute, simply rc-enacting the gener al license law of 1875. was agreed te and passed third reading. The bill, imposing a four mills tax en mortgages, leans, shares of stock, etc., passed second read ing. Indorsing Mahone. Senater McNeill, of Allegheny, yester day morning issued a call for the assem bling of the Republican members of both houses te meet in caucus in the state li- biary at 2 o'clock p. in. A large number of the Republican members of the Legis lature, in pursuance of that call, met in the afternoon. Senater McNeill called the meeting te elder. Mr. McGreery moved that the reporters be lequested te retire, but Mr. Wolfe moved te lay his motion ou the table, which was carried, and they were allowed te remain. Senater Cooper offered the following resolution : "Resolved, That the Legislature of Penn sylvania regaids with approval the atti tude taken by the Republican members of the United States Senate in insisting upon the right of the majority te control the organization of that body, and hopes that the unanimity which has thus far charac terized their proceedings will be maintain ed." Representative Wolfe spoke in opposi tion te the entertainment aud passage of the resolution. He said he indorsed the wording of the resolution, but thought it unwise and impolitic for the Legislature te place itself, by its passage, in a position that might hereafter be found te have been mm isely taken in its indersement of the conduct of the Republican members of the United States Senate. Hcceuld net indorse a man who was a repudiator. He could net admire the man who in the late campaign pledged fealty te the national Democratic party aud supported General Hancock for the presidency, and new turned his back upon his party. If he did se from honorable motives he would admire him. Hut if he did net de se from such motives he despised hiin. A house that is net built upon the rock, but the sand, cannot stand, and the great Repub licati paity cannot afford te build their heu-c upon the little sand bar of repudia tion. It is net a matter of geed policy, therefore, te take any action in the matter but allow our senators, who should knew the situation, being upon the ground, te act as they should sec fit. He gave notice that he would net remain if the action of the caucus was te be considered as mere than advisory, and that if this resolution were presented be fore the Heuse he would move, as an amendment, a resolution which he had in his pocket, and which he read te the caucus, stating that fair play and har mony iri the Republican party demanded that our senators should vote for con firmation of alt of the nominations of President Garfield whether they were ac ceptably te individual senators or net. Senater Cooper replied at considerable length saying he had prepared the resolu tion with great care, se as te avoid any per sonal indersement of Senater Mahone. The purpose of the resolution was te indorse the unanimous action of the Republican senateis. He, for one, was net willing te withheld his euceuragemeut from the man who was assailed by Senators Lamar, Brown and Hampton, and who has been estracised both politically and socially by the Boiuben Democracy of the Seuth be cause he had had the courage te breakaway from Bourbenism. He expressed his sur prise that Mr. Wolfe, who was such an in dependent among the Republicans, should seem te oppose independence among the Southern Democracy. He asserted that the regeneration of Virginia was at stake ami the welfare of the colored race there in, as well as a free ballet and a fair count Representative S. B. Myers said that if the resolution would have indorsed Sen a ter Mahenc's political views and standing he would have had te oppose it along with Mr. Wolfe'; but as he considers it did uet, he would vote for it. Senater Newmyer also expressed similar views.' Senater Davics made a lengthy speech, presenting the affirmative side of the question, saying that he hoped that the Republicans of Pennsylvania would net turn a cold shoulder te the one rayf hope that had arisen iu the Southern sky of the breakiig up of the solid Seuth. Shall we say te the Lamars, the Hills, the Hamp tons and their Southern colleagues, you can crush General Mahone politically, and estracise him socially, and we will leek idly en and render him no encouragement cr assistance ; thus saying te all ethers who may in the future desire te assist in the regeneration of the Seuth, we will turn the cold shoulder te you and leave you te the tender mercies of your former friends, and te struggle, unaided by us. He asked all the Republican members te come together aud vote unitedly in sup p i t of the resolution. Representative Law gave notice that he coincided with Mr. Wolfe, and would net be bound te support the resolution en the fleer of the Heuso. The vote was then taken and it was adopted, with a few dis senting votes. There were a number of Republican absentees from the caucus and it isj known there will be opposition te the passage of the resolution in both houses by the several Repubublican members. Palmer's Fuss. Ruddimau's committee of investigation met, but neither the state treasurer nor the auditor general having returned te the city, they adjourned until te day. Attorney General Palmer addressed a personal note te Mr. Ruddiman denying the authority of the committee or the Heuso te make the investigation, but neunced that lie will appear before committee. an thc The Great EartnquaKe in Scle. The superintendent of ihe Eastern tele-g-aph company at Syra has telegraphed, under date of April 4, that the company's offize in Scie reported that day that con tinued shocks of earthquake were destroy ing the houses injured by the first shock en April 3. It is said te be utterl im possible te enter the town. The telegraph office is nearly destroyed and the operators are working temporarily from the landing place of the cable. Feed aud shelter are urgently needed. A steamer chartered by the municipality of Syra left en Monday with medical aid,' previsions and tenta. It is feared that the number killed and wounded will prove te be enormous. Occasional shocks of earthquake are still felt. All the open spaces in the town aie filled with the wounded, many of whom are in a hopeless condition. There are numerous dead and wounded still un der the ruins. The survivors are emi grating in all directions. There arc far mere victims of damages in the villages than in the towns. Supplies arrive daily, but they are insufficient te cope with the destitution. The ere w of the French man- Uf-war rendered valuable assistance. SHOT BE HER BKUIUKB. A Yeung Girl Deliberately Killed. Sanbury is in a state of excitement ever the deliberate murder by a young boy of his sister. Miss Lettie Hoever was an at tractive girl of 17. Her brother Geerge is but 14. Their mother, 3Irs. Hoever, is a widow. The family were seated at dinner yesterday when au altercation arose, and Geerge became greatly en raged at his sister. It appears that the boy was late aud his sister reproved him for it. He took his seat at the table and, the difficulty continuing, he get up, and remarking, "I'll fix you,"' passed into a back apartment. His mother, who was at the 'table, fearing the boy meant harm, get up and locked the deer. The boy secured a shot-gun and going out the back way a little later came around te the front deer, which he opened, and without a word of warning deliberately shot his sister. The heuse where the murder wai com mitted is about three miles from town, en the read leading te Snydcrtewu and Sha Sha mekin. The tragedy was enacted iu the out-kitchen. It is a small two'stery build ing, facing the read aud standing te the left and back of the main reaa. iconic, who had finished her dinner, steed in the right hand corner, putting the dishes in a side cupboard. Geerge entered and. with out saying a word fired. Mrs. Hoever was seated near the deer, while another daughter, Alice, was at the ether side of the room, at the sink, washing dishes. The shot took effect in the neck, teaiing and' lacerating it. The dying girl never spoke. Bhe was raised by her sistcis, but died in a few minutes. The verdict of the jury was that Lettie Hoever came te her death by a shot delib erately fired from a gun by her brother, Geerge Hoever. The scene at the house was heartrending in the extreme. Mrs. Hoever and Lettie's sisters were almost wild with grief. Geerge was brought te town by the officers of the law and ledged in jail. STATE ITEMS. A posse of revenue officers, detailed for a raid upon an illicit distillery in Somerset county, returned te Pittsburgh with four prisoners Jehn Heckstcttcr, Wm. Miller, Samuel Pyle aud Jeseph Nicklau who were captured en Tuesday with two stills and 150 barrels of whisky. . The captures were made in a ravine fourteen miles from Somerset. Mrs. Charles Stewart, living with her family at Ch--rryville, Lehigh township, committed suicide by hanging herself te a rafter in the house. She was the daugh ter of Charles Bcil, a farmer of Moere township and was about forty-six years old. Her family consisted of herself, her husband and seven children, all living. It is said that family troubles led te the act. When found her body was cold. She arose at five o'clock and immediately hung herself. Her feet were nearly en the fleer. The select council of the city of Erie is at a dead-lock en the election of a presi dent. Thirty-nine ballets thus far have been taken, resulting iu a tic every time. The Herald makes out the following case for Mr. Smith, the Democratic candidate, who for years held the office of president : He is the eldest member ; the city is Dem ocratic aitd could have made a Democratic president iu common council, if thought necessary te maintain party lines; the common council elected a Republican for its president : he has public opinion in his favor. LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. TUE BOCTOIH. Arranging for the Meeting eftlic Ma te 3lcd- lcai society. At the regular monthly meeting of the Lancaster Medical society in this city yes terday, the "president of the association, Dr. J. 31. Dcavcr, of Buck, presided and the following members responded te the roll call. Drs. Atlce, Albright, Alexander, Bry son, Bruner, Bolenius, Bean, Bcrutheisel, Beckius, Black, Blackwood, Brubaker, Brobst, Carpenter, Craig. Compteu, Cot Cet trell. Cox. Dcavcr, 31. L. D.ivi-., S. T. Davis, J. II. Davis, Dilhnan, Elder, 31. L. Herr, A. J. Hcrr, B. F. Heir, Hershey, Kay, Linea weaver, Livingston. Lightncr, Leainau, F. 31. 3Iusscr, J. II. Mnser, II. E. 3Iusser, 3Iil!er, Righter, Reinien suyder, Reland, W. II. bmithi Stehman, Shacffer, Trabert: Tieichler, Thompson, Welchans, J. L. Zicgier and J. P. Zieglcr. The committee en the reception of the State 3Icdical society, which is te meet in this city en Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, 3Iay 11, 12, 13, reported all the necessary arrangements made for the meeting. The opera house has beeu en gaged for the three days and the banquet given by the local society, te which forty guests are expected te sit dewu. will take place at the Stevens house. The following gentlemen were elected delegates te the State society : Drs. B. F. Herr, Cettrcll, Bolenius, Stehman. Cox, Beckius, Alexander, .7. P. Zieglcr. Brobst, A. II. Smith, Brubaker, Kay, Lightncr, J. H. Davis, H. E. 3Iusscr.Teme. Rcimcn- snydcr. Tha local society is entitled te scud one delegate for every five members and the younger physicians are generally sent because it is through,this means they gain membership in the State association. Te the American medical association, which meets in Richmond, Va., 3Iay 3, the following delegates were elected : 31. L. Herr, 31iller, Bean, Treichl-T. J. P. Zieglcr, Bolenius," A. J. Herr, Reland and At'ee. Several new members were elected. An invitation was received and accepted from tiie Chester County 3Iedical society te meet with it at Oxfeid en the 12th inst. The remainder of the meeting was do de voted te further arrangement for the meeting of the State 3Iedicil society. Kev. T. . Barker KrIgns. Rev. T. B. Barker, for ncaily even teen years past lector of St. Jehn'.-, Free Episcopal church, has tendered his resig nation te the vestry of that chinch as rector, te take effect en Easter 3Ieud.iv, the 18th inst. Rev. Baiker s resignation is net only a great surprise te his congre gation but a source of great sorrow, as his people are greatly attached te him, and arc making efforts te have the resig nation recalled. It is under&teod. how ever, that Rev. Barker feels it te be a duty en his part te devote mere of his time te the care of an elderly sister (who is in declining health and who, by the death of their parents, has recently had thrown upon her the charge of several grand children) than he can consistently de while performing the duties of his pastoral office. Rev. 1'arkcr will he much missed in Lnnc.ister net only by the con gregatien he has se faithfully served for se long a period, but by our citizens general ly. He was ever foremost in taking part in works of charity and benevolence, and while a member of the school beard dis played great zeal in advancing the cause of popular education. If he persists in his present intention of leaving Lancaster, the unanimous wish of our pgeple will be that his lines may fall in pleasant places. Patent Granted. A. Bitner, of this city, has received let ters patent for a watch dial. KEIUUBORHOO0 NEWS. 'car and Acress the County Lines. The Pottstown council lias refused te give Chief Burgess Lessig the power here tofore conferred of appointing special police. This comes by way of the Reading Eagle: "Dr. Wickersham, late state superintendent of public instruction, it js said, will receive a fe rcigu mission, and his name is connected with a Swiss con sulship." Capt. B. H. Sweney, of West Chester, has been appointed deputy collector of in ternal revenue for Chester county, in place of Jesse B. Dunwoody resigned. The First Presbyterian church of Potts-" town is entirely free from debt, and has $3,825 in its treasury. The Philadelphia & Chester County railroad has taken a new lease of life, having availed themselves of the previ siens of the act of Legislature which ex tends the time of completing their read several years, the chartered time having expired. The officers are extremely anx ious te push the work along, and feel sure that if the f rieuds of the read along the line would only lend a hand it could be built. The new creamery at tle Womelsdorf depot is progressing finely. Four new milk vats, two cream vats, each holding 1,000 quarts, and two cheese vats; each holding 1,500 quarts, Benner's patent were received and placed in position by the workmen. Daniel Bailey, while driving Samuel Fisher's team near Wrightsville, Berks county, accidentally fell under the wheels, w Inch passed ever one of his legs, crush ing it badly. The wagon itself weighs a ten and was heavily leaded at the time. Fer the next meeting of the Lancaster County Agricultural society a question has been referred te W. II. Brosius, "What de farmers keep dogs for ?" It isn't pos sible that the society expects Sir. Brosius te write a half dozen pages of reasons. Any one can answer the question in four words : Because they want te. Wat Chea ter Lecal New. The Pcquea Presbyterian church, Lancas ter county, which has been without a pas tor since the resignation of .Rev. W. C. Alexander last October, has extended a call te Mr. Charles Lewell Ceeder, a resi dent of Princeton theological seminary, and he has expressed his willingness te ac cept the call. D. F. Housten, who has just reassumed the duties of chief burgess of Seuth Ches ter is a cousin of R. J. Housten, of this city, and was the oleetor en the Republi can ticket last fall for his congressional district. The council of Seuth Chester borough presented Chief Burgess Housten with a beautiful gavel, made of ebony and ivory, as a testimonial of respect aud es teem for his faithful discharge of the duties of burgess. - Tiie new Lebanon Valley railroad bridge across the canal at Harrisburg will be se far advanced by Sunday, as 'te be ready te receive the fleer beams, en which the track will be laid ready te receive the rail, and the bridge be ready for use en Monday. The height of the new bridge, when it re ceives its ornaments, will be forty-six feet in the clear. The ornaments will be elab orate and beautiful. Rev. J, L. Landis, editor of the Mer chants' Guide, of Philadelphia, and the Ray, of Pittsburgh, where he has a po sition offered him te take charge of the publication of an encyclopedia. 1 EVANGELINE. ' The eiv Version or a Popular Werk. An audience that crowded the opera house from pit te dome last night greeted the appearance of Rice's " new " Evange line paity. The piece has been entirely rewritten since its last production here, aud, te speak candidly, the alterations and emendations which both its scere and libretto have undergone are- in nowise en titled te be regarded as improvements. Many of the prettiest and ear-taking num bers and some of the most laughable situ ations hive been cut te make room for ethers that contrast very unfavorably with their predecessors. With all the changes that have been wrought, however, there is still left much te praise ; and that the audi ence enjoyed the mirth and melody that prevailed during the two hours and a half which the merry makers occupied iu their sport was attest ed by the laughter and applause that rang out time and again from all quarters of the auditorium and gallery. 3Iiss Louise Searle filled the requirements of her part of Gabriel admirably. She is pretty, spi ightly, and her sweet soprano evinced careful cultivation and at times mounted te an unexpected range. Notably excel lent was her singing of " Laughing eyes of blue," for which she was rewarded a vociferous encore. 3Irs. Jarbeau made au engaging heroine and sings fairly. Her rendition of the song "Come tome quickly my darling" was entitled te mere ap plause than it received, and which it would doubtless have received but for the untimely appearance of the gigantic Cath erine, who immediately diverted at tention. The latter part was capitally taken by 3Ir. Geerge Fertcscuc, whose immense proportions continually excited the wonderment of the audience. He is a gentleman whose weight may be gues-cd at upwards of 350 pounds, aud a clever ac tor. 3Ir. Ed. Chapman was an amusing Le Blanc; aud the ether characteis were ad satisfactorily rendered, the ensemble being attractive and capable, and all the accessories up te a proper presentation of the piece. Frem the Far West. Luke City, Cel., Mining Register. Sketching the life of Dr. E. E. Hig bee, lately appointed superintendent of the public schools of Pennsylvania, the Lancaster (Pa.) Intelligencer forgets te note that in 1854 or '55 Dr. Higbec was the mathematician in the Lancaster high school. There aie scores of "us boys" new living who remember him tenderly and fondly : and the scattered forces of that old school time will join in the song that gees down from these mighty moun tains Ge.l bless and prosper Dr. Higbee. If ever a teacher was loved and honored, it was he whose praise wc sound. A Tramp Evangelist. A strolling preacher, who calls himself R.tnd.tll, and who. from the newspaper accounts of himself, appears te be a lun atic or a fraud, is in town and "wants a notice." He preaches en the street and in public institutions and hands around slips cut from the Bible. The man is mani-' festly weak in the head, and en the little envelopes which he circulates he is de nounced by Methodist preachers as "a lunatic, fraud or imposter," perhaps all these combined, who was convicted and sent te jail for forgery, and whose wife was divorced from him for his vices. bKix.Es ami Frcy, day after tlay, Werk liantl in hand together ; lint Skilci and Fricly, se folks say, Are having .teriny weather. Fer Skilcs and Fridy both a3ptre Te he I'rothenotary, P.ut Warwick Ficlcs full of iie Defiant answer?, "nary." Trout' Match Herse. It turns out, as was surmised yesterday, that the two horses that fell dead in the huncss in Chester county a few days since were the sorrel matches belonging te 3Ir. Theodere Tiout,ef this city. The buggy in which they were being driven was return return eJ te this city en the cars thi3 morning. It is believed the horses were poisoned, and it is said an examination of their stomachs will be made te test the truth of the supposition. CITY GOVERNMENT. FIRST REG UL, AK 5IEET1CF TUE SEW COUNCILS. Committee BeperU Petitions, Ordinances and Resolutions Presented, Jfcc, c. A meeting of select and common coun cils was held in their respective chambers in city hall last evening. Select Cuantll. The following members were present : 3Iessrs. Barr, Bitner, Berger, Franklin. Judith, G. W. Zecher, Philip Zecher and Evans, president. The minutes of last meeting were read and approved. President Evans announced the appoint ment of the select council members of the standing committees. The full commit tees wih be found below. 3Ir. G. W. Zecher offered a resolution te the effect that all street work involving an expense of 20 or upwards should, before being done, be referred te the street com mittee aud reported te ceuueils for ap proval, which was adopted. Common council concurred. 3Ir. Zecher reported that he had re ceived no report from the city treasurer or finance committee for the past moth. He presented the monthly report of the water committee for 3Iarch, which was read. The report contains an abstract of the doings et the committee for the past month and a statement from. Superintend ent Eitch te the effect that C. A. Bitner had been granted in 3Iay last the use of the city water for the erection of seme heu-cs en College avenue outside the city limits, en condition that he would pro cure a meter te measure the amount used ; that as the meter was net put in and the superintendent was recently informed 3Ir. Bitner was attaching the city water for I the purpose of supplying1 nine houses, he lnlermea tiie committee et tne tact, whereupon the committee, by a unanimous vote, directed him te cut off the water, which he di'd. The report also states that Geerge Kline was refused the use of the city water for washing the first square of East King street because he had net paid last year's rent for the use of the water. Mr. Zecher presented a petition for a sewer en East Walnut street, between Christian and North Queen streets, and 31 r. Judith a petition for a sewer ou Dor Der wart street, from West King te 3Ianer, both of which were under the rule re ferred te tiie street committee. 3Ir. Franklin presented the petition of Hen. Thes. E. Franklin for the passage by ceuueils of a resolution or ordinance for an elder of court te vacate a part of a proposed street, te be known as Freder ick street, between 3Iulberry street aud Concord allcyjas the opening of said street would occupy and make useless a let of ground ewped by petitienei, and be of no public use, as a bridge would be required across the Pennsylvania railroad en said street. Referred te the street committee. Adjourned. Common Council. Every member was present and the at tendance of spectators was larger than than usual, occupying the entire space in the rear portion of the room. The body get te work with commendable prompt ness, and after the minutes of Monday s proceedings had been read aud approved, the regular order was taken up, and the following flood of petitions poured in, and were uniformly referred te the apprepri ate committees : By 3Ir. 3Ic3Iullcn : Fer a sewer ou East Orange street, from Christian te North Queen. By 3Ir. Ostermaycr : Fer a civs3ing en North Queen street, between James and Frederick. By 3Ir. Jehnsen : Fer a crossing at North Lime street and east of 3Iadiseu alley. By 3Ir. Franklin : Fer the macadamiz ing of East Chestnut street, between 3Iul- bcrry and Charlette. By 3Ir. Hubcr : Fer gutters en 3Ianer street, from West King te Filbert alley. By Mr. Albeit : Fer the grading and guttering of Fremont street.. By 3Ir. Barnes : Fer a crossing en North Duke street opposite the centre of the ceuit house. By 3Ir. Hays : Fer repair of gutter en south side of West Strawberry street, from Arch alley te Water street: By 3Ir. Hays : Fer lepair of gutter en east side of Seuth Prince street, from Con Cen Con cstega street te Lecher's tannery. By 3Ir. Hays: Fer such repairs en Concstega street, from Filbert alley te Water street, as may be necessary te make it available as a public highway. J3y 3Ir. ilcMullen : Fer the grading, guttering aud macadamizing of East Wal-' nut street, from Shippen te Plum. By 3Ir. Franklin : Fer a lamp at the corner of West Grant street and North Couceid alley. At this stage of the proceedings Dr. Levergood announced the members of the joint standing committees en the part of common council. The full committees will be found below. Mr. Cox offered au eidinaucc appropri ating $800 per annum (beginning with the fiscal year next ensuing) te each fire com pany iu the city having a steam engine, and $500 te each hook and ladder company having a truck, and conforming te the stipulations of the ordinance of November 7, 1850 ; the appropriation te be empleye d in the sole purpose of maintaining tne ap paratus of the company in proper repair ; the bill contains a provise,howcvcr, that any et said moneys may be applied te the pay ment of any debts contracted, or te be con tracted, in the erection of engine and hook and ladder houses. Referred te the committee en lire engine and hose companies. Mr. 3Ic3Iullen presented a cemmunica tien from Dr. C. H. Brown, secretary of the beard of health, requesting the favor able consideration by ceuifcils of the drafts of several ordinances submitted, being transcripts of laws adopted and in force in ether cities of the commonwealth having beards of health such powers and regulations therein granted ami prescrib ed, the secretary said, being of absolute necessity te enable beards of health te effectuate the purposes of their creation. In presenting Dr. Brown's communica tion and the accompanying drafts 3Ir. 31c 3Iullcn said he had net examined them carefully and was in nowise responsible for their contents, they having merely neen handed te lnm with the request that they be brought pieperly befere councils. Dr. Davis thought that as. the matters touched Upen in the above were of great impeitance, and as they did net seem te come within the scope of any of the stand ing cemmittces,thc ordinance should be re ferred te a special committee of three. Without being read the ordinances were referred te a committee consisting of 3Ir. Franklin, Dr. Davis and 3Ir. Lichty. The proposed ordinances are entitled respective ly : "Te empower the beard of health te cause registration te be made of all deaths and the causes thereof, and of burials of deceased persons ;" " te give te the beard of health additional powers for the better protection of the city against any prevail ing prcstilcntial or contagious disease ;" "te require privy cleaners te obtain a license from the beard of health defining the time and manner in which such clean ing shall be done, and giving te the beard of health the jurisdiction of the same." 3Ir. Jehnsen offered the following : " JJeselted, By the select and common councils of the city of Lancaster, that en and after June 1, 1831, the treasurer shall keep a separate account of each annual appropriation, and at the end of each day's business the treasurer shall divide the receipts pre rata amongst the appro priations, and no warrant shall be paid from the funds ether than that which the warrant specifies." Dr. Davis thought the resolution a very geed one, and was heartily in favor of its passage. Promptness always insures ac curacy ; he finds that when he has a pro fessional visit te make that if he gees at once and does net put it off until seme mere convenient time," it is done for geed.- The resolution was passed without dis sent ; select council amended bv referring fit te the finance committee. 3Ir. Ostermayer presented a series of preamble and resolutions reciting that the street gas lamps en North Queen street between James and Frederick bave been very much neglected during the past winter, being but seldom lighted, and di recting that gasoline lamps be substituted for the gas Limps in the locality men tioned. 3Ir. 3Ic3IulIen said he was against the resolution because te him it looked like taking a step backward. 3Ir. Ostermaycr replied that whilst he also would prefer gas lamps te gasoline he wanted light, and since the gas company refused or neglected te light their lamps, he proposed te sec whether his neighbor hood would net fare better with gasoline. Mr. Mc31ullea said that he did net often get into the locality designated in the resolution offered by 3Ir. Ostcr maycr, but at the same time he was inclined te the opinion that the fault did net all lie with the gas company, but rather with tbe lamp-lighters. In ex planation he instanced the tact that while passing down East Orange street one evening recently he observed a very small boy attempting te light a gas lamp, but apparently without success. On asking the little fellow what was wrong, the boy replied that he was unable te turn en the gas. 3Ir. SIcMulIcu reached up and turn ed en the gas, the only trouble being that the cock did net work easily and the boy had net the strength te turn it. The fact of the matter is that the lamplighters shirk their duties and employ Jittle boys te de the work which they are paid for. Dr. Davis thought at all events the mat ter was ene that desorved te ba inquired into and remedied, and en his motion the resolution was referred te the lamp com mittee. Common council then adjourned. The Joint Committees. Belew will be found in full the joint standing committees. Under the rules the select council this year has five of the nine members of the street committee. Last year the common branch had the odd member : FINANCE. Select Council : 3Iessrs. Bitner and Gee. W. Zecher. Common Council : 3Icssrs. 3Ic3Iulter and Shredcr. WATEK. Select Council : Messrs. Barr, Berger and Franklin. Common Council : 3Icssrs. Brown, Bees and Davis. STKEETi. Select Council : 3Icssrs. Franklin, Barr, Judith, Deerr and Philip Zscher. Common Council ; 3Iessrs. 3Ic3Inllen, Yackly, Fisher and Jehnsen. MARKETS. Select Council : 3Iessrs. Judith aud Barr. Common Council : Messrs. Albert and! Hays. POLICE. Select Council : 3Icssrs. Bitner, Berger and Deerr. Common Council : 3Icssra. Lichty,Reith and Ostermaycr. LAMPS. Select Council : 3Iessrs. Philip Zecher and Gee.W. Zecher. Common Council : 3Icssrs. Smeych and White. FIRE ENGINE AND nOSU. Select Council : 3Iessrs. Deerr, Judith and Franklin.. Common Council : Messrs. Everts, Hubcr and Cox. BUCHANAN RELIEF. Select Council : Messrs. Bitner aud Philip Zecher. Common Council : Messrs. Shulmycr and Barnes. CITT PROPERTY. Select Council : .Messrs. Gee. W. Zecher and Franklin. Common Council : 3Iessrs. Stene and Cermcny. PRINTINO. Select Council : 3Iessr.s. Berger and Bitner. Common Ceuncil: 3Iessrs. Diffeuderffcr and 3IiddIcten. The Finance Committee. After the adjournment of councils last evening, the li nance committee met and organized by te electing G. W. Zecher chairman and J. K. Barr clerk. F. Shredcr was directed te overhaul the assessment lists and rtrike fiem the rolls the names of non-residents aud deceased persons contained thereon. Friday, April 26th, was fixed as the day of appeal. The clerk was directed te audit the tax duplicate for 1880, new in the hands of the tax collectors, and the collectors were directed ie pay ever tolhe city treasurer all city moneys new in tlieir hands. The regular meetings of the Committee were fixed for every alternate Friday evening, commencing Friday, April 15. Regulating the Sritnry of County Commis sioners. A bill has been introduced into the Heuse for regulating the salaries of coun ty commisieners all ever the state upon the basis of population. In counties having population of 100,000 and less than 150,000, each commis sioners' is te have a fixed salary of $1,000 per annum ; in counties having 76, 000 and less than 100,000, $800 ; in coun ties having 50,000 and under 75,000, $500 ; and in counties having less than 50,000, $400. As new, some counties have the pay of the said officers fixed at a certain sum per'aunum, but iu the great majority the commissioners charge a certain sum per day, along with the mileage, and hence the salaries vary in accordance as services may be Tendered. A 865,000 lasnraace Case. Dr. C. S. Ermcntreut, medical director of the Gelden Rule association, of Read ing, made an examination into the death of William Letz, of ScheaQ'erstewn, Leb anon county, who was insured for $65,000 i n various companies. He found that Letz djed of a cold contracted in attending a public sale, and he has recommended the payment of the claim, and all the ether companies, it is expected, will de the same. Ceal Sj-illutl. This morning about 9 o'clock as a train of coal cars was passing through this city the drop-bottom of one of theta opened a short distance west of the Pennsylvania passenger depot, and scattered the entire car-lead of coal between the tracks from Gable's warehouse across North Queen street te nearly half the length of the depot. A gang of men were at once pnt te work te clean the track and reload the coal. Going te Europe. 3Iajer Herace Breck, of Lebanon, will .sail next Satin day for Europe. It is net his intention te make a protracted stay. He has traveled largely in the old world en the occasions of two previous visits. Mayer's Court. The mayor had five drunken tramps be be be eoeo him this morning all of whom were committed te the ceuuty jail for periods ranging from five te forty days.
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