LANCASTER DAIIA INTELUGEKCEft, TUESDAY, MAY 3, 1881.
Hancastet intelligencer.
TUESDAY STONING, MAY 3, 1ML
Uarf el and CmUI
The indications are that the adminis
tration and Cenklingwill have an early
opportunity te engage in the hand-te-hand
conflict for which events have been
preparing for several weeks. Thanks te
the patriotism and the pluck of the
Democratic senators the consideration of
the business for which the Senate was
called together Is te be no longer put off
te aid the elevation of a politi
cal adventurer, and the upbuilding
of a repudiation party in Virginia.
There never was a mere indefensible
cause, nor one upheld by a mere corrupt
coalition, than that of the Republicans
and Mahone for Gerham and Riddleber
ger. Against it the Democrats made a
brave and a patriotic stand. Our repre
sentatives have made such a stand be
fore, but they have net always se well
maintained it as this time; and
the position te which Gar
field and the administration senators
have new come is an admission of the
tenability of that which the Democrats
conscientiously took and have steadfast
ly adhered te. A caucus committee of
Republican senators appointed te get
their party out of the mud into which
that caucus has plunged it, were in
formed verbally and by a letter from
Garfield, that " while his sympathy is
with his party in the Senate in the effort
te break the solid Seuth and the encour
agement of the independent movement
in Virginia or elsewhere, he cannot in
dorse the mode adopted by the Senate
nor co-operate in any scheme" which has
for its conclusion the elevation of such
a man as Geerge Gerham at the -expense
of the administration and te the exclu
sion of the most pressing and necessary
business. He rehearses the fact that
several important treaties are awaiting
their action ; that the wheels of the ju
diciary are blocked, and that his admin
istration is greatly embarrassed at every
turn, while the Senate of the United
.States is wrangling ever the election of a
man who is daily denouncing him per
sonally and this same administration in
his newspaper" in Washington.
This lias had the effect of bringing the
committee te the recommendation of the
following order te the caucus :
First Te refer te appropriate commit
tees all the nominations new en the table.
Second. Te take up for final action the
various treaties which new await ratifica
tion, and, in the next place, te consider all
uncontested nominations already reported
or that may hereafter be reported from the
benate committees
Mr. Conkling is represented te. be
quite willing te take up the fight ever
the New Yerk collectership, and quite
sanguine of winning it : and Garfield is
willing te accept no compromise which
will net carry ever the nominations of
Cnnkling's friends as well as his ene
mies. Mr. Conkling is net much given
te compromise, and he has social and
political relations with Democratic sen
aters which may justify his confidence.
On the ether hand Garfield cannot evade
the issue nor afford te yield te Conkling
without compromising that element of
the party which leeks te him for receg
nitien enough te give it vitality, and
without dragging down Blaine. On the
whole the Democracy can regard the
row with the cheerful satisfaction of the
man who saw his old woman and the
bear in dire conflict.
A Frank Admission.
The New Yerk Times speaks of Mr.
Hayes as "the immoral man who cheated
him (Mr. Tilden) out of his office." It
is notable hew unanimous is the opinion
that Mr. Hayes was a fraudulent presi
dent ; and equally notable that he was
sucii president, notwithstanding this
unanimous opinion that he was net
elected te the place. What a strange
country this is, te be sure, whose people
insist upon being governed by a
president who was net chosen te
the place. Here is the leading
Republican organ which insisted that
Hayes should have the presidency, new
calmly admitting in an incidental way,
and as though it was saying nothing re-
marKauie, out only wnat every one
knows that Hayes cheated Tilden out
of tha presidency. The admission is
made after Mr. Hayes is out of office
and after he has done .ill the geed he
could te the Republican party in giving
its politicians offices. " The geed of the
party " net only restrained the Republi
cans from protesting against the seat
ing of a president they knew
was net chosen, but it led them
te insist upon his taking his fraudulently-acquired
place. Such is the con
trol party exercises ever men's con
sciences. It is tee strong for men of the
honestest fibre te withstand. It is the
same thing that is new being exempli
fied in what is regarded universally by
the country ,and by the actors themselves,
as the remarkably silly conduct of the
Republican senators at Washington in
the present dead-lock. They knew they
are net doing what they ought te de, but
the party caucus has kept all of them in
the traces for the past two months.
Tim Standard oil company is one of
the corporations doing business in Penn
sylvania that has held itself above the
law of the state, and has tried te evade
taxation and a disclosure of its inside
workings by ref using te report te the ac
counting officers of the commonwealth
the necessary information te levy a tax
upon it. Thereupon Auditor General
Schell searched for and having found all
the available data concerning its assets,
income and profits, has settled an ac
count againt it for taxes due the state of
$3,145,541.64. This settlement is the
basis for an action in which the compa
ny must new defend, and te de se suc
cessfully it must " show up "a process
which, however disagreeable te its man
agement, the state it has robbed has a
right te deman'd.
The roosters at Harrisburg by the ex
ercise of the parliamentary power of a
desperate minority continue te defeat all
efforts te pass the bill, urged by the re
form element in Philadelphia te repeal
the delinquent tax bill. It is interesting
te notice tliat the Philadelphia roosters,
like Huhu and Souder have faithful
allies in the Lancaster county roosters
like Eshleman, Peeples, Snader and
Courtney. Which proves that birds of
a feather fleck together.
New Bleed Wasted.
The Nermal school system needs the
intelligent supervision of the new state
superintendent. It has been running
long in a rut and the question is whether
it is running altogether right. The idea
of the schools is te supply the state with
competent teachers. Te get this geed
the state pays liberally towards the
support of these schools. Dees it get it
as fully as it ought te de? It is the
duty of the state superintendent te
see that the state's interests are properly
cared for. He has the power of appointing
six of the eighteen in the governing
beard of the Millersville normal school,
the ether twelve being chosen by the
stockholders, or, as they are called, the
subscribers. The latter are also author
ized te nominate each year four men
from whom the state superintendent se
lects two as the state trustees. The
term of office being three years, two
chosen each year make up the
number of the state's trustees.
The superintendent is net restricted
te the four names each year presented te
him by the local beard ; for the act of
April 12, 1875, declares that "if the nom
inations se made be net satisfactory te
the said superintendent of public instruc
tion he shall, with the advice and con
sent of the governor, cheese ethers
deemed mere suitable."
It is likely that Dr. Higbee and the
governor can avail themselves of this
power with advantage te the state in in
troducing men into the Millersville school
direction. Naturally these chosen by the
authorities are of their complexion, and
it is net perhaps well for the state te
have its representatives se close te the
stockholders' representatives. The two
interests may be different ; and if they
are, the state trustees should be men in
telligent enough te see it and independ
ent enough te declare it. We have lately
had occasion te speak of the Millersville
school trustees as men who made much
better figures as farmers, merchants and
bankers than as school administrators;
as sucn tney are net illustrious ; anu a
few men among them of a different
stamp would leaven the let.
Ik Mr. Themas J. Brady, late second
assistant postmaster general, is in search
of speedy vindication, he has a geed
cnance te nnu it lr it can ee nau in a
court of justice, where the burden of
proof will be with these who deny him a
geed character. A. M. Gibsen, formerly
the Washington correspondent of the
iew Yerk Sun, who uncovered the star
route frauds, and nearly all the ether
governmental villainies exposed in the
last ten years, writes te the Sun as fol fel
lows :
Themas J. Brady is a thief and a cow
ardly liar. I invite his attention te the
fact that my language is unequivocal and
clearly actionable.
My residence is Washington, D. C, but
I will respond te any invitation te try the
issue of fact there or here, as he may
eiecr.
Mr. Gibsen's residence and where
abeutsare known ; he is a man of repu-
A - . m
canon anu or means; ne is amply re
spensible in an action for damages. Mr.
Brady seems te be given the alternative
te " put up or shut up" in the forcible
language of the street.
PERSONAL.
Themas McCamant, esq., who left the
office of secretary of state yesterday, after
fourteen years service, te take the chief
clerkship in Auditor General Lemen's
office, was presented by his associates wsth
a sold headed cane.
Gen. Jehx S. Phestex, who has died in
Columbia, S. C, was a brother of the fa
mous orator, Wm. C. Preston, and Him
self bad no mean reputation as a publicist
and speaker. He was an uncle of Wade
Hampton by marriage ; he had a magnifi
cent physique and believed in the " lest
cause " until death.
Marquis Chaules Jean Lame Felix
de Lavalette is dead. He was kuewn
as the instigator of the war of the Hely
places in Syria. His intemperate conduct
as minister te Constantinople was credited
with the outbreak and en his own motion
he was recailed te France. He entered the
diplomatic service under Leuis Philippe,
but beyond the regular grades in the pro pre pro
fessien never was entrusted with any mo
mentous mission after his Turkish ex
ploit. The Duke of Sutherland and party,
who are new in Washington, called upon
the president yesterday morning, accom
panied by Secretary Blaine. The paity
afterwards went te the Senate chamber te
see the senators in session. In the after
noon the duke was taken en an excursion
down the Potomac te Mount Yernen en
the united States steamer Dispatch. The
excursionists numbered about one hun
dred ladies and gentlemen, among them
being senators, cabinet officers and foreign
ministers.
The peremptory demaud en the part
of the executive committee of the
beard of trustees of Cernell university for
the resignation of William Ciianuine
Russel, both as acting president and as
professor of history in that institution, has
created a sensation and much feeling
among the alumni in New Yerk and ether
cities, as well as among the members of
the faculty and undergraduates at Ithaca.
While Andrew D. White was the actual
as well as the nominal president of the
university, Professer Russel actively and
energetically assisted him as vice president
and he was selected te fill President
White's place during the absence of the
latter as minister at Berlin.
In Londen last night, en the occasion of
the first appearance of Mr. Edwin Beeth
at the Lyceum, as Othelle, the beuse was
packed. Upen their first appearance, all
three of the principal performers, namely,
Mr. Beeth, Mr. Irving and Miss Terry
were greeted with enthusiastic applause.
There were calls before the enrtain after
the first and second acts, but though the
performance te this point was very suc
cessful the remarkable demonstration was
te come. In Act HL, during the long con
versatien in which loge gradually allows.
Othelle te dra from him his suspicious,
the attention of the house was perfectly
riveted and thunders of applause greeted
Beeth.
HINOB TOPICB.
Trenten still feels irritated at the refusal
of Dr. MoCesh te permit the Princeton
College glee club te give a concert in that
city recently, and the press and the peo
ple of the capital express themselves very
emphatically respecting the matter.
Ax agent of the Japanese government
is in the blue grass region of Kentucky
making observation te report te the home
government concerning the blooded stock
for which Kentucky is famous. He will
give particular attention te blooded hones.
He represents the Japanese as anxious te
increase their trade with the United States
and thinks it net improbable that blooded
horses and cattle will be shipped te Japan
in large numbers as a result of his present
visit.
A crisis is at hand in the affairs of
Dartmouth college. The faculty, stu
dents and alumni are arrayed against
President Bartlett. The New Yerk
alumni are loudest among the complain
ants. The members of the present senior
class are se dissatisfied with Dr. Bartlett's
management that they will net recem
mend boys among their acquaintances
who are dew in preparatory schools te go
te Dartmouth, aud the classes have bsen
cut down one-half. Bartlett's stiff ad
vocacy of the old general classical course
against the modern " restaurant plan " is
one of the chief rocks of his offenses
The Baltimore Gazette has passed into
the proprietorship and business control of
Mr. Geerge Colten, proprietor and pub
lisher of the Annapolis Republican and
president of the Baltimere beard of police
commissioners. Mr. Colten announces
that his aim will be te make the Gatette a
representative newspaper representative
net of the easy going, let-well-enough-alone
spirit of old Baltimore, but of the vitality,
the energy and the awakening enterprise
of the new te lift it out of provincial
journalism and launch it boldly In the cur
rent of metropolitan ideas. Politically the
Gazette will endeavor te educate the peo
ple in the faith of Jeffersen, Jacksen,
Silas Wright and Bayard.
LATES1' NEWS BY MAIL.
In Lewell, Mass., the mayor and alder
men have voted net te issue any liquor
licenses except te druggists. All the
saloons are closed, and a crusade against
the liquor traffic has commenced.
Twe hundred persons- were injured in
the riots against the Jews at Elizabeth
grad. Detachments of cavalry and infantry
new patrol the streets. The approaching
fairjis indefinitely postponed at the request
of the town council.
The largest haul made at the Gloucester
shad fisheries in twenty years was made at
the Heed catch yesterday, when 3,000 shad
were landed en the fish catch, 1,500 en the
second and 1,100 en the third 5,000 in all.
This is thought te excell all previous
catches.
There is probably a revolution going en
in San Dominge ; the Spanish mail steamer
was net allowed te enter the pert of the
capital under the pretext of the insalubrity
of the place. The crew noticed much un
wonted commotion among the people en
shore.
The engine and tender en the Montclair
& Greenwood Lake railroad crushed
through the trestle work at Kingwood, N.
J., near the mines of Cooper & Hewitt, en
Suuday afternoon, and Engineer Skully
and Jehn Masker, the fireman, were both
killed. The trestle work was being re
paired, and the removal of some of the
beams caused the accident.
STATE ITEMS.
N. Wright Bitters, of Philadelphia, went
te see them catch shad in the Delaware.
The skiff went ever and he went under.
Gee. C. Gerham turned from the defense
of star routes long enough te lease the
big beard fence around the new pest of
fice in Philadelphia for $1,000 aud sublet
it te advertisers at about 700 per cent,
profit.
There was a wedding party at Brides
burg, at which Harrison Ambler and
James Dowdy undertook te make them
selves guests, uninviited. Jehn Michil
hart repulsed them and was assailed and
stabbed in the side and back and had
three ribs broken by kicks.
A train en the Pennsylvania railroad
which left Camden yesterday afternoon
collided with a farmer's wagon at the paper
mill crossing. Mrs. Mary Kreb, of Marl Marl
ten, one of the occupants, was se badly in
jured that she died an hour afterwards.
Her husbaud, Valentine Kreb, was also in
jured. Last Saturday night the Bulleck's Guards
drum corps gave a ball in Washita hall,
Conshohocken, which was largely attended.
During the evening some of the attend
ants get considerable bad whisky en beard,
and Charles Herren resented an insult
which he conceived te have been offered
his wife by Nicholas Geerge and one Mul Mul
helland by knocking them both down. In
falling Geerge sustained a fracture of the
skull, which may result fatally. Herren
was arrested.
While the train containing the Londen
circus was passing tue bridge ever the
track at Seuth Wilkesbarre, an employee
named Albin was seated en ene of the high
wagons in the centre of a car. He was
riding with his face toward the end of
the train and did net notice the bridge,
which struck him in the back of the head,
throwing him te the fleer of the car. The
train was running rapidly and he was
hurled with such force that his skull was
fractured.
Upen the opening of the Erie criminal
court Monday, the attorneys for Schwingel,
the fratricide, caused a sensation by mov
ing te quash the entire jury list, alleging
that the jury box had net been sealed with
wax, according te law. Investigation de
veloped the fact that no legal jury has
been drawn iu Erie county for ten years,
owing te the custom of sealing the wheel
with mucilage instead of wax. Judge
Galbraith made the rule absolute and dis
charged all the j urers. The May term has
thus burst up. Intense excitement pre
vails, owing te prisoners having te wait
until September for trial.
Iu Philadelphia, at 1,713 Vine street,Iast
night, Jas. C. Ogden, coachman for Isaac
S. Sharp, was found lying in an outhouse
with a revolver clutched iu his right hand
and bleed flowing from the right temple.
His young wife, whom he married en
Easter Sunday, had violent hysterics upon
learning of the sheeting. Ogden, who was
twenty-four years old, intelligent and of
gsjed appearance, had been drinking
heavily of late and did the Bhoeting while
intoxicated. His wife bad taken the
weapon from him several days age, but
last evening gave it te him. He went
straightway te the yard and shot himself
Big Fee.
A Cincinnati lawyer has astonished even
his professional brethren by charging a
$20,000 fee for collecting $53,000.
The celebrated Kensington and Oxford
turnpike case has been decided by the su
preme court in favor of Henry C. Terry.
Mr. Terry's bargain with his client, the
turnpike company, was that he should, as
a contingent fee, retain all ever his recov
ery of $20,000 and expenses, about $70,000.
The court of common pleas, Ne. 4, of Phil-
adelphia, thought the city of Philadelphia,
which was buying the turnpike, should
have the benefit of this bargain, asserting
that the same indicated a value for the
read beyond which there could be no valid
recovery.
A litterateur's Will.
The late James T. Fields leaves in his
will remembrances for several prominent
literary people. He leaves te his wife the
homestead in Bosten, and the country,
place at Manchester-by-the Sea, together
with his book, pictures, and manuscripts.
She also has the insurance en his life
and the income of $100,000. There are
numerous bequests of from $1,000
te $5,000 te relatives aud friends,including
one of $1,000 te Edwin P Whipple.
The following sums are te be paid en the
death of his wife if she does net direct
otherwise by will : E. P. Whipple,
5.000 : Jehn T. Whittier. $5,000 ; J. F.
Clark (one of his former partners), $3,000 ;
Lucy Larcom, $5,000; W. D. Howells,
$5,000 ; T. B. Aldrich, $5,000 ; Sarah 31.
Elizabeth and Dr. L. B. Adams, $5,000
each. He gives without this condition
te the boys' high school in Portsmouth,
N. H., where he was born, $3,000 ; te the
girls' high school iu Portsmouth, $3,000 ;
te the Heward benevolent society, Ports
mouth, $5,000 : te the home for aged col
ored women. Bosten. 83.000: home for
aged men, Bosten, $3,000; the Deeham
home, $3,000 ; the New England Freed
man's aid society, $3,000; te the benevo
lent fraternity of churches, for the use of
the chapel under charge of Rev. Mr.
Winkley, $3,000 ; the Kneeland street
hospital. $3,000; te Harvard college
library, the manuscripts of his books and
poems, and te Dartmouth college library,
1,000 volumes te be selected from his
library by the president of the college.
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
FALSA FLAX.
Tne RiTects of the Water Upen Weeds and
luseclg.
An attache of the Intelligence!: sent
te Dr. S. S. Rathven a plant plucked from
his premises, aud the doctor returns the
following description aud explanation of
it, together with seme ether facts and
hints that will be of use te the general
reader :
Mr. Wm. A. M : The plant which you
find se abundant in your tobacco field of
last year, is the noxious weed, known as
"False Flax," andbelougste the crcci
feuae, or Mustard family. It is generally
known as a noxious weed, and abounds in
fields especially flax-fields and en
read sides, aud seems te have
been introduced into this country from
Europe. It is said te have been formerly
cultivated in Germany for the sake of an
oil which was expressed from the seeds ;
from which you will observe that, noxious
and useless as it may seem, it is still of
some use ; aud although it may never pay
in this country te develop that use, yet it
may be intrinsically of mere value than
tobacco. Its abundance en your premises
has no special significance ether than that
it has found the soil unoccupied aud con
genial, the seeds having been scattered
from contiguous properties last season,
and were germinated and protected by the
snowy mantle of winter.
It has been observed this spring that
from the same cause many plants have
survived the past winter unscathed, which
in milder and mere open winters have been
entirely out-frozen. It was also observed
that as seen as the suew had disappeared,
the ground, se far as concerned the frost,
was in a condition te be spaded or plowed.
The past long and intensely cold winter
will therefore afford no immunity from
noxious weeds and insects during the
coming season. Their embryos nestled
toecozilyin their "littlebeds,' covered
with a "tick" of feathered snow, until
the vernal suns bid them rise. Frem a
paper read before the Linnsean society by
Mrs. G. en Saturday, the 30th ult., I quote
the following :
"Our late very severe winter has net
affected plants very much that were close
te the ground; owing doubtless te
the early and long continued suew.
Thus I have feuncrthis spring calliopsis
and pansies that have survived the winter
out of doers." The plant under review
seems te be unique, both in genus and in
species, and ouryeuug botanist, Mr. T. B.
of North Queen street, identified it as
Camelina Sativa. It grows from six inches
te two feet high according te the strength
of the soil and bears a small yellowish
flower. Its cegeners are the mustards,
the pepper grasses, the turnips, radishes,
cabbages, &c, &c. Indeed, its crucifer
ian character is apparent from its odor
when bruised, being akin te that of de
caying cabbages. Perhaps it might be
utilized as " greens," especially when
ether " sauce is scarce." If you de net
care about going into "green groceraire"
the best thing you can de is te " root it
out" of your premises before it matures its
seed. After your tobacco is once fairly
started, there will be little danger te be
apprehended from the " false flax," for
tobacco will net allow much else te flour
ish when it becomes demicilated. R.
Tbe Politicians.
They were numerous and busy yester
day. Kready for sheriff is improving and
sells nearly even in the peels. Umble is
fixed as the Examiner ring candidate for
register and Geed as the New Era rings
choice for treasurer, though Glider is
strong enough te new give Grissingcr a
chance. Fer coroner the New Era people
are for Shiffcr, and the Examiner crowd
unsettled between Shubcrt aud Gallagher.
The Examiner has created a little diversion
by beginning a series of " Q in a Cerner"
articles, the author.ef which has borrowed
the nom de plume but none of the wit of
the original Q. The first of these is main
ly devoted te a supposed conference at the
Leepard annex, of Sensenig, Gcist, Eshle
man and Martin, at which the reformers
take whiskey straight and Levi's " bar
maid " expresses an admiration for the
elder of the new partners which excites
Napeleon's jealousy.
These Gas Dills.
The lamp cemmittee of city councils
held a meeting last eveniug te take final
action upon the bills of the Lancaster gas
light and -fuel company against the city for
the quarters ending January and April.
On the bill for the first mentioned quarter
the committee resolved te recommend te
councils a deduction of $450 aud en the
latter bill $150. These prepositions will
be reported te councils for their determin
ation at the meeting of councils te-morrow.
The recommendation for the deductions is
based en the number of nights during
these quarters in which the city was only
partially lighted, with seme concessions
en the part of the cemmittee te the un
toward circumstances against which the
gas company labored.
Election or Trustees.
At a meeting of the contributors of the
Millersville state normal school, held yes
terday afternoon in the trustees' room, the
following gentleman were reelected local
trustees of the school for the term of
three years: Abraham Peters, Jacob M.
Frantz, Jacob G. Peters and Andrew M.
Frantz. Four gentlemen were nominated
as state trustees, two of whom are ex
pected te be selected by the state superin
tendent as "staie " trustees. Their
names have net been furnished us, as the
parties interested say that two of these
offered te the state superintendent are al
ways "dummies," and until it is seen that
the state superintendent has selected these
whom the contributors want appeititcd it
is net prudent te give it away." (
OUR LOCAL SCIENTISTS.
TteLast atmtbljrritcwUBs of UiaLIassaaa
The Linniean society met en Saturday
afternoon, Vice President J. H. Dubbs in
the chair, and Dr. M. L. Davis, secretary.
The following donations and additions
were made te the museum and library.
MUSEUM.
A large specimen of silicieus fossilized
weed, by Mr. J. William Reeting, of Eliza Eliza
bethtewn. 'This' fossil seems te abound in
that part of Lancaster county, and forty
years or mere age, when the tunnel en the
Lancaster & Middletown railroad was ex
cavated, large quantities, embedded in
sandstone, were thrown out, and appro
priated by collectors of minerals and fos
sils. This specimen was found exposed
by the washings of a ravine in the vicinity
of the town, although at a different local
ity. A bottle containing several alcohelized
specimens Salamandra erythroneta et S.
glutinesa,by Master James Munson of the
Lancaster high school. Celd as the past
winter has been, and the late spring,
numbers of these reptiles were found in a
very active condition about the middle of
March. They are perfectly harmless, and
yet many people fester the deepest preju
dice against them, en account of their
reptilian affilatiens.
LinnARY.
Five volumes of the Second Geological
Survey of the state of Pennsylvania, Irem
the department in charge at Harrisburg.
Pa. A copy of the Agriculture of Pennsyl
vania, from the secretary of "State Beard
of Agriculture.'" A list of patentees and
inventions for July te December, 1880,
from the department of the interior,
Washington. Nes. 14, 15 of the Official
Patent Office Gazette from the same.
Eleventh quarterly report of the State
Beard of Agriculture from the secretary.
Annual report of the superintendent of the
Yellowstone national park for 1880, from
Wm. J. Heffman, M. D. Proceedings of
tue Wyoming historical and geological "
society for 1880. The Lancaster Farmer
for April, 1881. Annual report et the li-
biary commissioners of Neva Scotia for
1881. Enumeration, classification and
causation of idiocy. Sundry pamphlets,
catalogues and circulars relating te the
sale of scientific and miscellaneous book.
HISTORICAL RELICS.
Frem Mr. Rooting, also, a quaint leek
ing kniic anu fork winch have been in his
possession for twenty years. The knife is
fifteen inches in length when opened, and
it closes like an ordinary pocket knife". It
is supposed te have been a German prun
ing knun et the past century, altneugh
Mr. R. does net profess te have a knewl
edge of its history or its use. The fork is
a common looking ireu trident, about six
incites in lengtu, uiuenng in its preper
tiens Irem tue modern fork. In demol
ishing a very old building in Elizabeth
town, it was found in the attic
between the reef and rafters. It
evidently is a rural relic of a past period ;
and of a fashion that will never return.
Five envelopes containing sixty five bio
graphical and historical scraps.
PAPERS READ.
iy .un. r. tu. uiuuens a paper en mis
cellaneeus subjects entitled "Lhuueau
notes."
By Prof. Dubbs an interesting and elab
orate paper en "Boek worms," with sev
eral sharp edges which cut mere ways than
one.
Miss S. i LeFever was present and be
came an active member under the rule un
animeu-ly adopted at the last stated meet
ing of tne society.
Committees appointed at the last meet
ing reported progress and were centinned,
A vote of thanks was passed te the den
erfl for their generous contributions.
Alter some "scienuhc gossip" the se
ciety adjourned te the last Saturday in
May, (28th.)
THK F1RK COMPANIES.
Ofttciully Visited by tha committee or Conn
ells.
Yesterday the fire engine and hose com
mittee of councils visited the houses of the
different fire companies for the purpose of
making their annual inspection. Tney
made an examination of the houses, en
giues, hose carriages, hose &c. All the
houses were found te be in geed condition
as are tue apparatus. Many of the com
panies have gum hose, which is in bad
condition. The Sun has recently had
its hose repaired and it is much better
than it was. Each engine was tested at
the houses, and the time required for each
te get up steam is given as fellows :
Union, 6 minutes, 45 seconds ; Shiffler,
6.35 ; Sun, 3.15 ; American, 6.15 ; Friend
ship, 3.00 ; Washington, 6.15 ; Humane,
8.15.
The Empire hook and ladder company's
truck was examined and found te be in
excellent condition.
The cemmittee speaks in high terms of
the Huinane engine house, which is one
of the handsomest in the state.
The different fire companies will shortly
make their annual reports of their financial
condition te the councils.
Chief Kngluecr.
The resignation of Chief Engineer Ferd-
ney will be handed in te couneils te-morrow
evening and it is probable that a new
man will shortly be elected. The presi
dents of the different companies aud the
fire committee elect the man.
GERHARD.
I'leasaut Family Reunion.
A very pleasant family reunion took
place at the residence of Rev. W. T. Ger
hard, Ne. 21 East Orange street, yester
day. As has been noticed, Dr. J. Z. Ger
hard, one of the sous, who is superintend
ent of the state hospital for the insaue,
was recently married te Miss Hill, of Sun
bury, and their visitation te Lancaster was
the occasion of this reunion. The entire
family of Rev. and Mrs. Gerhard were
present, including Rev. D. C. Tobias, of
Lititz, wife and family ; Rev. D. W. Ger
hard, wife and family, of New
Helland, Rev. C. S. Gerhard, wife
and family, of Columbia; Miss Ger
hard and Dr. 31. U. Gerhard, late
of Canadaigua, N. Y., new of Frankford
numuering iwcutjr-uuc m an. iun
parents, though well-advanced in life, are
both in excellent health, and the high
esteem in winch their worthy family is
held by every community of which its
members are a part, is a crown of glory te
them iu their old age. The entire occa
sion, though of a private character, was
an exceptionally joyous one.
Proposals for City Werk.
The water committee of city councils
met last evening and opened bids for dig
ging trench, hauling, sedding the reser
veir and whitewashing inc reservoir
fences. Following are the successful bid
ders :
Fer trenching Frederick Miller and
Henry Leenard, for North Charlette
street, 15c. per cuhie yard for earth and
35c. for rock : 1.050 feet en Leve Lane te
Union street. 14e. for earth and 45c. for
rock ; 100 feet ou Concord alley, 14c. for
earth and 40c. for rock ; 200 feet en West
Marien alley, 15c. for earth and 55c. for
rock ; 500 feet ou New street, 14c. for
earth and 40c. for rock ; 1.4Q0 feet en
High street, 14c. for earth and 55c. for
reek ; 150 feet en Maner street, 14c. for
earth and 55c. for rock.
Fer hauling Stautter &Musser, at 35c.
per ten.
Sedding reservoir Henry Shaub, 14c.
per square yard.
Whitewashing fence of reservoir S. W.
Gillespie. $24.50.
Postal Appointment.
J. R. Acheson has been appointed post
master at Mechanics Greve, this county.
EAST BARIi NEWS.
Frem Oar Cutrssaeaa' t at Cedar Lae.
A very destructive mountain fire has
been raging en the north side of the Welsh
mountain in East Earl township, near
Briertown and Cedar Lane station, for
several days. On Saturday night the vil
lage of Briertown was in imminent danger,
the fire reaching almost te the edge of the
village. It threatened immediate de
struction of the whole village, and but for
he untiring energy of the inhabitants and
their friends we would have been called
onto chronicle the sad intelligence of dozen
of homeless people, who had lest their all
through the agency of the devouring ele
ment. But the brave citizens headed by
Mr. Gee. Andrew and Isaac Ghear fought
the flames from sundown en Saturday
evening until sun-up en Sunday morning
and succeeded in confining the flames te a
circuit of some miles.
Their mede of procedure was te fire
from one read te another forming a square
and start the one back te meet the ether,
thereby saving it from spreading ever thou
sands of acres of valuable timber. Besides
numberless dwellings laid in ashes several
of the men were mere or less burned in
their attempts te put out the fire where it
had broken out in new territory, and all
were nearly exhausted by the heat and
blinded by smoke and ashes.
Your correspondent in company with
W. II. Sweigart, of Cedar Lane, went
te the assistance of the brave men,
and both succeeded in getting mere
or less scorched. The parties
owning timber land pear the burnt
district should be very thankful te Messrs.
Andrew, Gehr, Overly and the ethers who
saved their property by hard work and
considerable danger te themselves. It is
supposed that the fire originated from
sparks thrown from the engine en the
railroad. At present writing I netice that
another fire has broken out about one
mile west of the burnt district described
in this article, and it may be possible that
we will again be compelled te spend
another night fighting fire. The dUtiict
burnt ever probably amounted te some
1,500 or 2,000 acres of valuable sprout aud
timber land, owned by differeut fanners
from the Couestega valley.
There has been a very heavy lumber
business done at this point during the
month of April. W. H. Sweigart, of
Cedar Lane, has an immense stock of lum
ber new en hand and is daily receiving
new invoices of lumber, coal and phos
phates. Mr. Gee. A. Wallace is also in
the same line of business at East Earl
station, a point a-half mile west of Cedar
Lane.
Easter passed ever quietly, and the only
event te particularly bring it te our re
membrance was the beasts of some of our
neighbors in regard te thCTiumber of eggs
eaten by them en that day. Mr. Cauller,
of this place, claims te have disposed of 17
hard-boiled for breakfast, and our Brier
town champion comes iu with the report
of 10 for breakfast, 10 for dinner and 12
for supper, making a total et 32 for the
day, and he is still living Hepo he may
see another Easter aud be able te beat his
present record.
There is considerable comment en the
new bank at New Helland ; some of our
neighbors were unable te secure stock,
having made application tee late, and
quite a handsome premium has already
been offered en the stock. Meney appears
te be plenty, business brisk and prospects
geed.
Several car leads of extra fine fat cattle
were shipped from Cedar Lane en Friday
last. Mr. Jehn G. Geed shipped one car
of as fine cattle as have been fed in this
neighborhood for some time. They were
fed by Mr. Jehn Zimmerman of Caernar
von township. Jehn Stauffcr also shipped
some very fine sheep, some of them weigh
ing 220 pounds. Messrs. Geed and Stauf
fer are geed judges of fine stock.
Seme of our friends have been treating
themselves te handsome new buggies and
carriages. Mr. Wm. Geed turns out with
a very fine top buggy, brand new, and
when he has his trotting mare attached
will hardly see his friends but Billy is a
geed fellow and deserves a fast horse and
fancy wagon. Mr. W. H. Sweigart turns
out in a handsome double-seated carriage
He lacks the speed that his fried Geed
has, but as he talks of buying a new trot
ter he may then be able te travel with
Billy ; he also runs out a fancy new set
of silver mounted harness ; leeks as if this
business was neurshing.
Several crops of tobacco were disposed
of this week, te Mr. Ream, of Yeganville ;
still plenty left in this vicinity.
Mr. Jacob Keller of New Helland, is
building a new house. Last week he let
out the furnishing of the lumber by con
tract. Sealed proposals were handed iu by
W. H. sweigart et Cedar Lane, and 1. u.
Brunei-, of New Helland. Sweigart re-
ceived the ceutract, he being ever one del
lar lower than limner. Jt was most cer
tainly a close competition or else both are
very fine calculators.
farmers are very busy; soma corn
has been planted, but should the fine
weather continue the present week, all
would have a chance te finish ; potatoes
are being planted, tbey arc very scarce and
geed seed is commanding high prices; there
is quite an inquiry for horses ; many farm
ers are short in their horse stock, and
geed horses are bringing fancy prices.
Your correspondent has sold this spring
225 tens of Sharpless & Carpenter's dis
solved bone phosphate, and is still receiv
ing orders.
IN l'UE SUPREME COURT.
Lancaster Ceanty Cases Dhposedef,
The regular sessions of the supreme
court for the middle district of Pennsylva
nia began in the supreme court room,
Harrisburg, yesterday morning, all of the
judges being present Chief Justice Shars Shars Shars
woed, Gorden, Green, Sterrett, Trunkey,
Mercur and Paxson. The following Lan
caster county cases were non presscd : Mc Mc
Cullen vs. Eichholtz, Grubb vs. Reland &
Ce., Sensenig & Baker vs. Brown, Linde
muth vs. Straub.
Arguments were heard in the following
cases : McGuthrick's appeal ; Bash et al.
vs. Scner & Sens ; Pyle's appeal.
The court read mauy opinions in cases
heard at Philadelphia at the late sitting
there. Among them the reversal of Judge
Futhey of West Chester in the case of
Chester county against the Ceatesville gas
company has a local importance, as tne
decision by the supreme court rules a
peipt in controversy between the new gas
company and the county of Lancaster.
The higher court decides that the real es
tate of gas companies used by them for
the manufacture is net subject te local
I taxation, the companies being subject te
tue general corporation tax et tne state.
Tobacco sales.
Here are a few mere sales of tobacco of
the 1880 crop :
Jehn L. Meany, of Warwick, te Teller,
at 15, 0 and 3 ; R. Stewart, of Sadsbury,
te Teller, at 14, 6 and 3 ; Jacob L. Landip,
of East Lampeter, te Herr, at 13, C and 3 ;
W. T. Wilsen. Yerk county, te Zeek, 3
acres at 9 cents through ; Mr. Fite, of
Lampeter, te Campbell, at 13, 6 and 3 ;
3Ir. Pennington, of Drumore, te Huber,
at 12, 6 and 4 ; C. Shoemaker, of Dru
more, te Fatman, at 14, 10, 4 and 2 ;
Peter Weeds, of Celcrain, te DeHaven,
at 10 and 4.
James 8. Kirk, of Glen Rey, Chester
county, has sold 4 acres of tobacco te
Isaac Stirk & Ce., for 15 5 and 3.
Stere Broken Inte.
On Thursday night last thieves broke
into the store of Ames Hershey atKinzcrs
station. They affected an entrance by
placing a ladder against the warehouse
which is attached te the store, and then
opening a second s'tery windear en which
there were no shutters. They carried off
a whole box of beets and considerable
hardware. There is no clue te the thieves
as yet.
COLUMBIA NEWS.
OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENCE.
Shad are becoming cheap and the catch
continues large.
A sale was held at Campbell's bazaar,
at Fourth and Walnut streets, en Satur
day. Net much doing at the coal chutes yes
terday or te-day.
Any number of suckers are beimr
caught with hook and line at the point be
low tne dam.
That beat club recently organized is a
fraud. It is an embryetic concern and
will never be anything else
Mr. Fred. Bucher has commenced the
brick work en his six new houses at Sixth
and Walnut streets.
Fast driving is becoming tee frequent.
Te-day recklessness was displayed at Sec
ond and Locust streets.
If yesterday was observed about here as
" May-day " we have net heaid of it.
A special train with Messrs. Charles E.
Pugh, general superintendent of the Penn
sylvania railroad, and William F. Look Leok Loek
ard, superintendent of the Philadelphia
division, en beard, is expected here from
the east this afternoon.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Vigilant, fire company will be held this
evening.
The Yeung People's social and working
association of St. Jehn's English'Lutheran
church will give a seciable en Thursday
evening at the residence of Mr. Geerge
Hain, Locust street, near Sixth.
Company H had au excellent drill last
evening. The question of going te Lan
caster en May 30 was brought up, but no
definite action taken. The thing will fall
through.
The water in the river is falling and raft
ing is ncaring an end. It was "tee mueb
wind," net tee much " mud, " that was
noticed yesterday as an obstacle.
Early market was held this morning, but
net much of a success was scored quite
the contrary.
Mr. Sanucl J. Pe'.ts trainmaster of the
Philadelphia division of the Pennsylvania
railroad, was in town yesterday.
The late order of the Pennsylvania rail
road company te ship freight for Wilming
ton and that section ever the Columbia &
Pert Deposit railroad, is greatly increasing
the business of that read, and it is found
necessary almost daily te dispatch at least
one extra train from this place. Yester
day a train of thirty-seven cars, consisting
of lumber, coal and all kinds of merchan
dise, was sent en".
Dr. Alexander Craig and wife and Dr.
Jeseph Cottrell. of this place. Dr. Living
ston, of Mountville, and Dr. J. A. Thomp
son and wife, of Wrightsville, left at 3:05
o'clock yesterday afternoon for Rich
mond. Va.. te attend the sessions of the
American medical association wlrch con
venes there te-day. The party return in
the latter part of the week.
The home portion of the party of Lan
casterians and Columbians, who went
down the river en a raft yesterday, report
a very enjoyable trip of it. Fred Waller,
who has been running the river. 29 years,
"man and boy," took them down without
a mishap, though some wrecks followed
him yesterday as usual. The party get a
little wet, bnt it was from rain, and four
dozen of empty Appolinaris water bottles,
which they brought home with them,
showed what excellent facilities tbey bad
for keeping dry.
Quite a melee took place early last even3
ing en Locust street below Third. It ap
pears that a man named Growley called at
the office of the Columbia water company
in relation te his water bill. Here seme
differences occurred between him and
Water Superintendent W.B. Fasig, in the
midst of which the parties get en their
muscle. Blews took place and quite a
fisticuff was had for some minutes, or until
the participants were parted. Mr Fasig's
head was run through a pane of glass and
his face cut, and he received ether injuries.
The injuries te Growley are about as se
vere Owing te the respectability of the
parties the "scrimmage" is te-day the talk
of the streets. It is said that a promi
nent business man, who was in the office,
jumped up at the commencement of hos
tilities and shouted, "Don't hit me ! don't
hit me !" Anether report has it that the
fight was started by the refusal of Mr.
Fasig te give te Mr. Growley, who was
partially intoxicated, bis son's wages.
COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT.
The Directors Re-eleet Prof. B. F.
The directors of the several school dis
tricts of Lancaster county (outside of Lan
caster and Columbia, which have local
superintendents) met in the court room at
1 o'clock this afternoon, pursuant UJaw,
te elect a county superintendent of schools
for Lancaster county for the ensuing three
years.
Jehn M. Stehman, of East Hempfield,
was chosen chairman and B. F. Mussel
man, of Strasburg township and Philip
Pylc, of 3Ieunt Jey borough, secretaries.
The roll of directors was called ever aud
171 directors answered te their names.
The chairman stated the object of the
convention and said he was ready te re
ceive any motion made.
Jehn Strehra, jr., of Providence, nomi
nated Prof. B. F. Shaub, the present
county superintendent for re-election.
There being no ether nomination, a del.
egate moved that Prof. Shaub be elected
by acclamation.
Prof. Shaub, interposing, said it would
be necessary te call the roll, as the election
must be by ballet.
The roll was then called and Pref.Shanb
was unanimously re-elected, receiving 171
votes.
Prof. Shaub made a brief speech thank
ing the convention for the honor conferred
by his re election ; he had tried te per
form his duties faithfully and intelligently
for the past nine years, aud would continue
te de se. He thanked the directors for
the willing assistance they had given him,
for which he could never repay them.
The superintendent then made announce
ments that the several district beards
should at once organize, if tbey had net al
ready done se and te send the county su
perintendent the names of their officers
for transmission te the state depart
ment ; that the necessary blanks for re
ports would be forwarded them by the
state superintendent, and, in default, the
county superintendent could supply at
least a portion ; that the state appropria
tions were paid iu the order in which the
reports were received, hence there should
be no delay in sending them in ; and that
districts that had net received the state
schools reports could receive copies by
applying te Ne. 24 North Queen street.
Prof. Shaub also announced the dates of
township examination of teachers.
B. K. Andrews, of Providence, made au
appeal in behalf of the family of James
Reese who with his son lest their lives at
Mount Airy a day or two age. His ap
peal secured a liberal subscription from the
directors present.
Adjourned.
election or City Snperlateadent.
At 7$ o'clock this evening the beard of
directors of Lancaster school district will
meet in convention in the common council
chamber te elect a city superintendent te
serve for the ensuing three years.
In Columbia.
A convention of the directors of the Co
lumbia public schools was held this mora
ine in the Schecb library room of the
Cherry street public school building. A.
J. Meyers was elected president and C.
Stevenson, secretary. The only business
before the convention was the election of
a superintendent of the public schools.
J