LANCASTER 1MLY 1OTELUGENCER1 ERIDAY, MAY 27, 1881. Lancaster intelligencer. FRIDAY SVENINO, MAY 27, 1881. A Onestlan r Acceat. A geed many innocent Republicans in Lancaster county, bearing that the Re formers have triumphed at the recent se lection of party candidates for the fat offices of the court house, are in clined te be very much gratified thereat, hut find a stumbling block in the way in recollecting that the Reformers of te day have changed places with the Re formers of a year or two age ; and they don't quite see bow their accomplished chieftain, Mr. Levi Sensenig, can be the honest champion of Reform te-day, con tending with that ether valiant chief tain, Mr. Elias McMellen, who leads the men and things that need te be reformed, while en the last occasion en which the innocent Republicans aforesaid were called upon te array themselves under the banner of these leaders by the re-1 snective invocations of the New Era and Examiner, Elias was the Reformer battling by the side of the New Era and Geist, while Levi was the man te be re formed along with Jack Iliestand and the Examiner fellows. One distinct fact, however, forces itself uixmtue Republicans aforesaid; which is that. Geist and the New Era are always with the Reformers. That at first sight seems te prove their virtuue. Yet en further reflection en the subject by the innocent and contemplative Re publicans they remember that they only have the New Era's word'fer it that its allies and itself are Reformers, and remembering that the same authority de clared, a year or two age, that its pres ent allies were net Reformers they reason that, perhaps, since it was se much mistaken about its allies, it may be mistaken about itself, and that there tore its word that it is always for Reform is net entitled te much weight. And in tins connection the recollection arises of various political performances of both the editor and the publisher of the New Era in their active acrobatic careers, well calculated te still further confuse the ideas of the innocent Republican upon a reform which has such apostles. But-the whole matter is very simple. It is purely an error of accentuation into which the innocent Republicans have fallen. The New Era's reform has the accent placed upon the " e," and the syllables of which the word is com pounded should be pronounced sepa rately as though written re-form meaning te form again. The re form which the innocent Republicans have in their mind is made up of the same syllables and originally meant the same simply te form anew. But as geed and sensible people, when they form a thing anew, seek te improve it, the word reform has come te mean this and te signify a change for the better, net simply a change. But very often it is a delusion and a snare. Very often te reform is net te reform. The kind of reformation te which the Lancaster county Republicans are invited by their reformers is there- forming and net the reforming kind. If you put the accent right you will get the idea. There is no difference in the ap pearance of the words and we can't print them differently. The New Era, being conducted by eminently worthy mem bers of the church, don't lie when it says it is for reform new with Levi Sen senig, who is the model reformer, and didn't lie when it said it was for reform when it was with Elias McMellen who was the model reformer, although Levi and Elias all the time were en different sides. Its readers simply didn't read it aright. They were simply innocent ; perhaps stupid. We take pity en them and enlighten them. But what an awful task it is te inform these Republicans ! and hew hopeless is reform among them. The New .Em style of reformers have posses sion of the party everywhere. The outs want te "form anew" te get in ; and they are the reformers. They will reform : anything for the leaves and fishes. There is that man, Mahone, for instance, who has just get into the Republican party for bread ; he is a reformer ; he wants te reform the debt of Virginia re-adjust is his word word se as te cheat its creditors. Mr. Mahone is a model reformer of the rag ing Republican type, and se are Garfield and Cenkllng and Blaine, and all the ether spoils seekers who are reforming things se viciously aud bidding fair te smash their party in the undertaking ; which would be reform indeed. Our local reformers may achieve the same result after awhile, when their innocent constituents come te fully comprehend the nature and extent of their reform principles. BangiNg at Blaiue. Ever since the existing difficulties be tween Conkling and the administration began, and mere especially in the pres ent canvass at Albany, the New Yerk stalwarts have given out that their quar rel is mere with Blaine than Garfield ; and the apparent duplicity of the latter, Robertsen's appointment, and ether sources of difficulty, they lay te Blaine's charge. As a consequence of this and of Blaine's opposition te the plans for Conk ling's and Piatt's re-election, his visit te New Yerk and ether signs of inter ference, there have been numerous out goings of an aggressive fight en the sec retary of state, of new disclosures dam aging te him, &c. Onti of these is made public yesterday in the newspaper called Truth, which does net enjoy a monopoly of truth, but which is just such a medi um as would be employed by the friends of Conkling te give Blaine a stab under the fifth rib. The manner in which the story is fathered gives deeper color te this suspicion. It purports te be told by Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, who heard it while en a lecturing tour in Michigan, from that James F. Jey, who nominated Blaine at Chicago, and at whose house Beecher was a guest when Jey told him the story. Truth says it had heretofore hinted at this story and en the intima tion Blaine sent for Beecher and wanted him te contradict it. but H. W. B. de- - ciinea wuuwu, uiuugu ne sua ne weuia net circulate it. Even if net true the liuuiivmwu w uuuuii auumug wic mode of warfare which Blaine may leek for from his New Yerk antagonists. In substance it is that Jey was presi dent of a railroad running through the Cherokee reservation in Kansas, which had government land grants en both sides of the track ; many settlers took possession of their lands under the home heme home ateAil law. built houses, tilled the soil and made such settlement that it was a. hardship and very unpopular te expel them. Jey had te de it and" went te Wash ington te get legislation authorizing the miiitarv te disBesses the trespassers. He failed for a long time and was urged te secureJJlaine's influence. He feuiM himdPand unwilling. Upen further recommendation he bluntly gave Blaine $40,000 of bends in the- read, secured his assistance and the legislation he wanted, the settlers were dispossessed, the rail road company get its rights and Blaine kept the bends. This is the story which Truth says lecher says Jey himself told him. it wm he interesting te see hew Mr. Blaine's friends receive the new assault upon his battered reputation for integ rity. Ner is it likely this is the last shot in Conkling's locker. The New Era complains that " the Intelugencek, always prating about Democratic honesty, has been at special pains te paint our reform movement as black as possible." The Intelligen cer has been quite willing te accord te the New Era's faction all the credit it deserves for its pretended "reform" char acter, and we have set it down, in expla nation of the results of the late elec tion, that " the larger portion of bet ter citizens lingered with the New Eri faction, trusting somewhat te its pledges of reform, and te the character of its candidates, among whom there were fewer political hacks and candidates in whom the roosters had se large a specu lative interest as en the ether side." But we are net willing te suppress the fact, which the New Era seeks se assid uously te hide, that the backbone of its faction was Levi Seusenig's practical method of buying votes,as he buys cattle, capturing ballet boxes by sending gangs of hired shoulder-hitters te lake them, tiading in returns and return tinkers, and bribing election judges. lie could net de otherwise, since the Ethiopian cannot change his skin even when he fights under the " reform " standard and we could net paint his methods blacker than they are. That would be a hopeless task te undertake. lie and the Mentzer-McMellen leaders were trained in the same school and we see no differ ence in their methods. The New Era, having been in partnership with both, can possibly point out a distinction that we have net discovered. MINOR TOPICS. When Harve meets Leve then comes the tug of war. " Diamond cut diamond " se te speak and the knave in each hand high. The United States corn crop averages nearly or about 1,500,000,000 bushels, or 47,000,000 tens, enough te lead 5,000,000 rail cars, makiug 30,000 trains each half a miles long ; or enough te till two continu ous lines of box cars from Baffin's Bay te Cape Hern, and require at least 60,000 locomotives te draw them. Tue Scranton Republican believes that il the Republican factions of Lancaster coun ty de net cease their feuds they may meet with the fate of the Kilkenny cats, and adds : " It was hoped the reform wing would net deal in the methods against which its existence is a pretest, but the pressure was tee great en the ether side te be resisted with grandilequeul mottoes, and se the reformers snatched their weapon from the Stalwarts and took their scalps." In 1872 for every Republican who tried the experiment of voting for "an honest Democrat," a dishonest Democrat was found whom the bosses bought at live dollars a head. New Era. It is lamentably trne that when the Express and ether Independent Republi cans supported Buckalew in 1872 their efforts in this neighborhood were in a measure thwarted by the venality of men calling themselves Democrats who sold themselves at $5 a head te vote for Hart ranft. Fer all that, the New Era peeple de net vindicate themselvcs by relapsing into the company of "reformers" who carry elections by buying votes at from 50 cents te $2.50 and capture ballet boxes by gaugs of hired .heelers. There comes te us, from North Care . ' lina, a story which seems warning for Levi Sensenig and some ethers of the New Era roosters who "essay te crew " ever the late victory of reform Mr. Franklin Moere, who lives en the river, in Shiloh township, has a Shanghai rooster which is a year old and which has grown te the astonishing height of about two feet, but which, notwithstanding his age and size, had never essayed te crew until about a month age, when the conse quences were se disastrous that he will probably undertake it no meie forever. Upen this occasion the spirit moved him, he straightened up te his full height, ut tered his first shrill nete, stumbled back, fell ever a rock and breke one of his legs. The Cincinnati Gazette insists that in a military sense there was a surprise at Shiloh. The whole dispute has been raised by ignorance of the military art and of military terms. When brought back te the regular standards of our military in stitute, there is no question left. The way in which all the hub-bub has been raised is by its being taken up by ignor ant volunteers who never can learn the art of war and don't knew what a surprise is in the military sense, who honestly but absurdly think that in order te constitute a surprise the enemy must catch the army in its shirttail asleep in its tents. But military men, such as Grant, Sherman and ourselves, who apply the military standards as taught at West Point, knew that in a military sense there is no question of a sur prise at Shiloh a surprise se willful, se contrived, se strange, se seemingly pre- v..wu, w OUjftUgC meditated that it h vr been eTnlain. ed, and can never be explained, and that j me mucu lying or the trre responsible generals and their biographers has only made it the inexplicable. Notwithstanding the Central Pacific railroad company declares a semi-annual dividend of three per cent., its managers ewo and refuse te pay the government ever $30,000,000 interest due en its bends. This sum is stated as a liability by Com missioner French in his reports en the financial condition of the company, and the government will insist that prevision must be made te seenre the United States against less en account of that liability before dividends can be distributed te stockholders. The sinking fund act re quires that there shall be paid annually te the treasury of the United States by the Central Pacific company $1,200,000. Fer the two and one-half years ending Decem ber 31, 1880, there was due by the com cem pany te the sinking fund $3,000,000, but they have only paid $775,000, leaving a balance still due for the period above named of $2,250,000. In consequence the secretary of the interior, in a communica tion te the Heuse of-Representatives in February, recommended that the act, s.e far as relates te the amount required from the Central Pacific company, be amended, se that 50 per cent, of the net earnings of that company may be applied te the 'pay ment of the debt, instead of 25 per cent, as the law new stands. PBRbONAU. Max Strakesch, theatrical manager has made an assignment. West Chester is feeliug its eats en account of a visit te it by Attorney Gen eral Wayne MacVeaqii. Hen. Jehn W. Ferney will deliver his lecture en Themas Jeffersen, before the Americus club of Reading,Thursday, Juue 9lh. United States Marshal Dudley, of In diana, will be appointed commissioner of pensions in place of Bentley, te be re moved. Mr. Sidney Laniek, whose health is extremely delicate, has left Baltimore for North Carolina, aud is going te try camp life in the pine weeds near Ashville, du ring the summer. Alderman J, B. Goen, of the Fifth ward, this city, having resigued an effice which he seldom exercised, the governor has appointed ex-Sheriff Benj. F. Rewe, who will put it where it does the most geed. The Portland Press says that Rev. Jeseph Cook is " a species of theological Jules Verne, embroidering a small piece of truth with elaborate and effective mis mis mis representationspareonable and charming in the novelist." Miss Murray, the yeuug woman who recently obtained a verdict of $5,000 dam ages against the postmaster of Baltimore, has been given an appointment in the government printing office in Washing ton. Rev. Dr. Stephen H. Tyng, jr., having quit the pulpit, will act as the European agent of one of the large life insurance companies. His library, which contains three theusaud volumes of special valne te clergymen and students of theology, was sold in New Yerk te-day That pretty and accomplished little actress, Miss Effie Eu.sr.rcK, who has been seen upon several occasions in this city, and as recently as February last in the title role of " Hazel Kirke, " was mar ried in Chicago en Wednesday te Frank Westen, a member of the same company. Jereme Bonaparte's new house will be one of 'the best in Washington. It will have 45 feet frontage, hand-made brick, browusteuo trimmings, spacious hall ways, a marque, hard weed, wrought iron and encaustic tiles will help te make it handsome and costly. They have a story in Albany that Conk Cenk lino and Arthur had a violent quarrel, in which the Bess angrily arraigned the serf for allowing the raachine te be wrecked at Chicago, at Washington aud Albany. He concluded the expressien: " Yeu have brought me up here te de the dirty work of a ward politician. Yeu don't kuew enough about politics te run a beard of uillage trustees." The story having spread, effort was made te correct it by a scenic arm-in-arm effect, but " a thin partition " had 'given away" the ex- plosien. Mrs. Frances A. Fergus, of Philadel phia, a lineal descendant of Reger Will iams, died recently in the very bed, in the Rhede Island hospital, at Providence, in which her sister, Mrs. Mary McLain, had died a few days before. It was a great grief te Mrs. Fergus that her sister should have died in the hospital among strangers aud she expressed the hope that she might be spared such a fate. While inPrevi deuce, whither she had gene te attend her sister's funeral, sue was stricken with ap- "leplery en the street, and, no one knowing wuere uer uuiuu was, bud hju uutuu tu tuu hospital and placed in the bed from which her sister's remains had just been carried. A Leng Search for a Child. The Pennsylvania society te protect children from cruelty, after two years' incessant endeavors, has finally succeeded, through the assistance of the Illinois so ciety, in finding the crippled lad, Charles Christian' Geltorf, of Ceutrai, Belgium, who was brought te this country by a man named Leuis Vandedrick, with the mother's consent, in 1874. Soen after his arrival here communication ceased, and the mother wrote te the Pennsylvania so ciety. The boy was traced te Chicago, where he had been taken by a man named Franceis Vanbeck, presumably for beg ging purposes. Vanbeck, in July, 1880, wrote that he had found the one-armed boy iu the mountains while hunting, but would net surrender him unless for money. Vanbeck evaded arrest until Tuesday, when he and his wife and the boy new 10 years old, but se debilitated and un dersize as te appear but 13 were found. The lad will be sent te his mother in Bel gium. aw m Our Lawmakers. In the state Senate, yesterday, the con current resolution for a final adjournment of the session en Jnne 9, was received from the Heuso and agreed te. This gives one week for the business of law-making for which no pay will be received by the members, as the 150 days beyond which no pay is allowed will expire en June 2. The general appropriation bill was re ported. It fixed the salary of members for the session at $1,500. The Senate bill abolishing race distinction in the schools was passed finally, and the bill te protect the secrecy of the ballet was aereatea. Adjourned until Tuesday. In the Heuse, the Senate amendments te the ten million lean bill were occurred in. The Heuse bill regulating the rates of piletage passed second reading. BTATB ITEMS. Owing te the strike of its 'printers the Pittsburgh Dispatch could net get out a full paper yesterday. Williamsport puts in an early applies tien for this year's Democratic state con vention. Mrs. Wallace Peel, of Tewanda, had been washing all Wednesday morning, apparently in geed health. At neon she went into the house, took her baby in her arms and dropped dead. The schools and stores in AHcntewn were closed yesterday and Ascension day observed as a -holiday, as is done each year because of the great fire which nearly de stroyed that city en Ascension day, 1843. A Pelauder, Antheny Lemart, employed as a laborer in a coal mine in the Laurel Hill slope,, near Hazleton, was struck by a large mass or railing coal ana aiea in a few moments from the injuries received. The Clinten . Democrat, published at Leck Haven, makes its appearance in a new suit of type, and presents a very neat appearance. Under the able editorial di rectionef Mr. Dieffenbach the Democrat has manifested a decided advance, aud it is a pleasure te note also? this evidence of increasing business prosperity. In Pittsburgh yesterday Mrs. Egler was fatally burned ; her child scarred te a cin der ;,her husband se frightfully scorched as te beceme a maniac; seven small houses and as many peer families -burned out and little Maggie Legan went te the shades all because the coal oil can was used te kindle the kitchen fire. Geerge P. Resters, of Philadelphia, who came te Erie with bis father te take charge of Stearns manufacturing company's foun dry, blew ent his brains last night, lie proposed te a young lady at G o'clock, was reiected and went home and killed him self. Until about a year age Rogers was employed as book-keeper at 114 North Third street, Philadelphia, and resided with his father at 737 Moere street. During a thunder storm a few miles north of Williamsport, two small boys, sons of Jehn Fry, sought shelter under a large tree. They had been there but a few minutes when a belt of lightning struck the tree, and the elder, aged about eleven years, was killed. The ether boy was knocked senseless and remained in that condition for some time, when he re covered, lhcy nan been herding cattle. Nathan Harris who was discharged the Dauphin county prison Wednesday afternoon after a thirty days' term, was arrested the same evening en a charge of assault and battery en a woman and held te answer at court and cut his threat about one o'cleck: yesterday, making the inci sion just belew the chin. He had pro cured a razor for the ostensible purpose of shaving himself. His injuries are net fatal. LATEST NEWS BY MAIL. A wind storm wrecked a raft of deals en the St. Lawrence, oft St. Auteine. Less $10,000. At Beaumont, Texas, Jehn Garalin fell against the flywheel in a saw mill and was killed. Judge Eeith,ef Alexandria, Va., has decided that it is net against the law te sell newspapers en Sunday. Leuis Glefekner, a florist, was killed at Albany by the accidental discharge of a pistol. The Congregational church at West Stobkbridge,urass., was burned by an in cendiary. Less, $5,000. Dr. Hamilton, of Sutten, Quebec, fell from a train Wednesday night at Eber- corn, Quebec, aud received fatal injuries. In the city elections at Alexandria, Va., the entire Democratic ticket was success ful by majorities ranging from 400 te 600. Atlanta, Ga., is reported as wholly free from contagious or pestilential diseases, and in an exceptionally faverable sanitary condition. David Davidsen, aged seventy years, was killed by a train of the Naugatuck railroad at Ansonia, Conn. He was lying en the track. In the Michigan Assembly a bill rester ing capital punishment in that state pass ed. There is no likelihood that it will become a law. Base ball : At Chicago Chicages, 12 ; rrovidence. j. Uleveland Clevelands. 5 ; WercesjNfe 3. Buffalo Treys, C ; Buf fale, 3. At St. Catharines, Out., a young girl named Sarah Jane Petter; while walking en the railroad track was waylaid by six rutnans, bound with ropes and outraged She died in the hospital. While ondcavering te break a jam of legs an tne ua jjievre river, near Buck ingham, Ottawa, F.. Kieruan was instant ly killed and a companion, named La Tour, was fatally injured. The city attorney of Elizabeth N. J., has decided Sjeat members of the city council are entitled te a salary of five hun dred dollars each, although it has hereto fore been held that they were net entitled te pay. Eli Rice, an old resident of Jersey City, arose, leaving his wife in bed, and taking a revolver trem ecneatu nis pillow, placed it behind his car aud discharged it. The top of his head was almost entirely blown off. Seme one has discovered that English farmers would de well te plant tobacco. There is royal edict, mere than two cen turies old, in the way at present, but this would hardly be allowed te offer a perma nent obstacle. At Mount Pleasant Ferry, Md., Edward Parker and Jeseph Mabew had an alterca tion in a store kept by a man named Gard ner, when Parker struck Mahew in the head with a weight, inflicting a severe wound, from the effects of which Mahew died shortly afterward. At the meeting of the International Grand Ledgo of Geed Templars, in Topeka, the order was reported te be in a prosper ous condition. There are seventy eight grand ledges and 310,145 members. It was decided te held the next session at Charleston, C S. At Niagara Ealls, Ont., Samuel Davis, an aged colored man, fell from his wagon breaking his neck. His body was found in the middle of the read near the Leretta convent, resting en his knees, his face turned heavenward, in a praying position. He leaves a second wife and five children. Twe coal trains collided en the Lehigh Valley railroad, three miles westef Bound Broek, N. J. ileth were running at a high rate of speed. The locomotives and tenders were completely wrecked. The engineers and train bands jumped in time be that no lives were lest. The less is $15,000. By the terrible drowning accident at Londen, Ont, in several cases entire fam ilies, with or two exceptions, have per ished. Mr. James Coughlin's children and grand-children, numbering five in all, are lying dead in his house. He is thus left alone. His daughter Jennie was married te a young man named Swazzee en the day before the accident and the couple were both drowned. The family of W. Hall loses five members also. Disguised men reds into Mountain Hnmn Ark., shattered Talbot's safe with powder, piunaerea nis store and set lire te the building. The inhabitants were net aware of the presence until the flames reached a number of kegs of powder stored in the cellar of the burning building, when a ter rible explosion occurred which demolished the structure and surrounding buildings. A scene of wild confusion and excitement ensued, in the midst of which the robbers mounted their horses and disappeared with the plunder. The citizens succeeded in preventing the fire from spreading, and saved the town from total destruction. Han, Gate aad Si A destructive hail storm visited Trey, New Yerk, en Wednesday afternoon. It lasted fifteen minutes, and " hail stones as large as walnuts fell iu great quantities cutting vegetables and foliage. " Sky lights were smashed, and many stores flooded. Lightning also struck in several places. The gale at Quebec en Tuesday nigh was the most vielent'experienced in Canadsr tnis year. Among the damage done was the scattering of a raft containing $10,000 worth of timber, which was broken up, the deals being scattered "all ever the river. The steamship Tropic, of Warner & Merritt's steam line of fruiters, lying at a pier above Arch street, Philadelphia, was 'damaged by fire early yesterday morning te the amount or about 81e,0w. Hie less is covered by insurance. Michael O'Leary, a fireman, was suffocated by the smoke, while lying asleep en the boiler deck. Frem Mexico te Albany. City of Mexico, May 2G. , I hope the Legislature will re-elect our senators. Grant. LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. THE I'UIIKCU COUNCILS. The Reformed Cleneral Synod. The subject of establishing the order of deaconess was disposed of by the post ponement of the. matter for three years, and the publication and distribution of the valuable report of Rev. J. B. Kniest en the subject. Dr. Themas G. Apple reported en home missions recommending that the cause be specially commended te the dis trict synods. Steps were taken te establish an emi grant mission in New Yerk harbor. A committee te prepare a deliverance en the subject of intemperance was ap pointed, Rev. F. C. Bausman as chair man. The request of the Iowa classes te amend the constitution se as te allow the ratification of German hymn books, litur gies, etc., by the German classes and vice versa, English hymu books by English classes, was net granted. Action was taken providing for the crea tion of a new German district synod out of the classes of Erie, Heidelberg, St. Jehn's and Cincinnati. Rev. Dr. F. S. Childs appeared as cor responding delegate of the general asscm bly of the Presbyterian church, new con vened in Buffalo, N. Y., and conveyed the cardial greetings of the highest judica tery or ins cuurcu te tue general synod or the Reformed church, and requested a re newal of correspondence. Dr. Geed responded, reciprocating the friendly sentiments expressed by Dr. Childs, and expressing the hope that these relations might ultimately assume an or ganic form. It was resolved te renew correspondence with the Presbyterian church,- and en mo tion of Rev. Cert, Rev. J. B. Kniest' was elected delegate by acclamation te repre sent this general synod and convey its cor dial greetings te the general assembly new iu session in Buffalo, N. Y. The following is .the newly elected beard of home missions : Ministers G. W. Wil liard, J. II. Klein, G. Wolff, J. Dahlman, J. O. Miller, J. M. Kcndig and F.Pilgram. Elders C. Santce; W. D. Gress, A. Meyer and C. M. Beusch. Beard of foreign mission Revs. J. W. Santce, T. S. Johnsten, B. Bausman. N. Gchr, J. II. A. Bembcrger, C. II. Loin Lein back. C. Z. Weiser and D. Van Heme. Elders G. S. Griffith, R. F. Kclker, W. 11. Seibert and G. Gelbach. Orphan Heme Beard Dr. F. C. Mc Casley. Delegates: General Synod Reformed German church Dr. F. W. Kielner. Lutheran Synod Dr. Van Heme. Mo ravian chmch Dr. Gchr. Synod North America Dr. P. Grediug. The Presbyterian General Assembly. The Women's foreign missionary so ciety held their annual meeting yesterday merninir, in the North church. There was a large attendance, state aud auxiliary se cieties in various parts or the United States being represented. The report was highly encouraging ; there are 47 presby terial societies and 1,068 auxiliaries. The mission work in India, under the di rectien of the Women's society, em ploys 30 missionaries, 72 native teachers, Bible readers, who attend te 53 schools. The scholars number 125. In Siam, 4 missionaries and 1 Bible reader : in China, 1G missionaries, and 33 Bible readers and native teachers ; there are 17 schools ; in Japan, G missionaries, 3 native teachers and 1 school; in Persia, 5 missionaries ; in Syria, 9 missionaries, 44 native teachers and 36 schools; in Africa. 10 missionaries, 4 native teachers, 3 schools; in Seuth America, 10 mission aries, 2 schools ; in Mexico, 2 missionaries and one school ; among the North Ameri can Iudians, 9 missionaries and 2 schools ; the Chinese in California, 2 missionaries, 2 teachers, 2 Bible readers and 1 school. The receipts during the year amounted te $99,420.24, nearly all of which was ex pended. The duplications of the society are yearly becoming mere numerous. During the past twelve months nine new leaflets have been issued besides, besides reprinting old ones, making in all 40,000 copies. In the general assembly a resolution was passed against the opium traffic ; the preposition for triennial sessions of the assembly was reported adversely ; en the communion wine question it was resolved that "the essential elements in the Lord's Supper are bread and wine, the general assembly has always recognized the rights of the church session te determine what is bread and what is wine, in the judgment of this assembly no mere new legislation is necessary en the subject ;" a strong de nunciation of polygamy was adopted ; the education of the ministry was discussed and the beard re-elected ; the publication question was discussed and last evening the historical society had a successful meeting. TheC. 1". Assembly. At Pittsburgh, Dr. D. W. Wilsen, of Burgettstewu, Pa., was elected moderator for the ensuing year. Dr. Wilsen was hi favor of the repeal of tho.eld church music rule, and the election is considered a vic tory for the conservatives. Various re ports aud overtures were read and censid ered. Reports show that while the church is at a standstill she is still holding her own. Monmouth, 111,, was selected as the place for the next meeting. The paper 'en the observance of the Sabbath urged Congress te abolish internal postal service en the Sabbath and enforce a stricter obscrvance of the Lord's Day. At the night session a memorial was read, for the continued celebration of the organization of the As sociate Refermed Presbyterian church, and a committee was appointed for the purpese el makiug tue arrange ments. Reformed Kplscepal. Iu New Yeik yesterday anti-polygamy resolutions were adopted. A resolution in viting clergymen of all denominations te sit as associate members, if they se de sired, was adopted without a dissenting veice. Rev. Dr. Blauville, of the Colle giate Dutch church, Harlem, stepped upon the platform, and was warmly wel comed by the presiding bishop. Rev. Dr. Cooper, of Chicago, in moving for a com mittee te devise church extension ways and means, said there were several congregations, both in the United states and uanada, who were struggling te maintain an existence, while ether had plenty of money for themselves and te spare. In view of this fact he thought it advisable for the general coun cil te set apart a fund for the churches needed assistence. Dr. Cooper's motion was carried, and the presiding bishop, said that the members of the committee weuU be named later. The chair said that the 1 reports were in order. Bishop Chenny said that the Reformed episcepalians in Chicago had reason te feel cratified at the success of their church in Illinois. The, representatives from Philadelphia and Newark made similar reports. At Maunton, Va. At the session of the Presbyterian gen eral assembly Dr. MuIIaly. of Lexington, Va , presented a formal pretest te the ac tion of the assembly in sending fraternal greeting te the Northern assembly. The pretest insisted that the northern assem bly shenld have taken the- initiative, inas much as that body had wronged the Southern church and that wrong was as yet unatened for. Alse the signers op posed any tendency te surrender the dis tinctive independence of the Southern church. The pretest signed by Dr. MuIIaly, Patterson Fletcher, D. S. Yeung and Geerge White, was admitted te re cord. The moderator appointed a com mittee te prepare a reply. KEl'OllT OF VIEWERS. Damages Assessed for Opening Poplar aad St. Jeseph Streets. The report of the viewers appointed by court te view the premises and assess the damages sustained by property owners by the opening of Poplar street, was filed in the olfic'e of the clerk of quarter sessions yesterday. The viewers award te the par ties named the sums stated below : Te Michael Lump, no damages ; te Mr. Geusenlichtcr $10, te be paid by the county ; te Francis Kcppel $12.50, te be paid by the county ; te Mrs. Jehn Lichty $25, te be paid by the county ; te Henry Havering .l, te be paid by the county ; te Henry Heed $12.50,, te be paid by the county : te Philip D. Baker $17, te be paid by the county ; te Gedccker $10, te be paid by the county ; te Geerge Walters $300, te be paid by the city ; te Jehn E. Hershey $100, te be paid by the county. The viewers state that from the evidence before them there seems te be no necessity for extending Poplar- street beyond Leve Lane, and they recommend the court se te order. The damages assessed te property own ewn crs en St. Jeseph street, as fellows : Te Barbara Gasellc, $230, te be paid by the county. On the cast side of St. Jo Je seph street, commencing at Strawberry street, for a distance of 250 feet, no dam ages are awarded te any of the property holders. Te Antheny Lump is awarded $1,000 te be paid by tne county, and $600 te be paid by the city. Te Jehn -L. Her shey $1,000 te be paid by the county. Te Thaddens Reth, no damages. Frem ths cvideuce before the viewers it is their opiuieu that there is no present necessity for extending said street beyond Leve Lane, aud commend the same te the consideration of the court. All material iu buildings destroyed is te go te the owners of the property. The report is signed by Samuel Evans, A. N. CasscI, Wm. Ellmakcr, Henry Eckert, M. S. Mctzgcr. tit iron TAT. The Corener and Ills Depaties. Corener Mishlcr announces his intention of reconstructing his list of deputies, re ducing their number, and endeavoring te increase their efficiency. Of course, he is net pleased with the ' announced result " of the lale Republican primary election. He had reason te expect a much heavier vote than was returned for him. He holds that no man ought te accept a position as deputy coroner from a chief deemed un worthy of re-election, and as he was a can didate for re-election, and in some of the districts in which his deputies reside re ceived very few votes, it appears evident te him that his deputies deem him unfit for coroner, or are themselves very peer sticks in net being able te secure him meie votes than were returned. If the latter preposition is true, then they are inefficient and ought te be displaced ; if the former is true they shenld as honorable men return their commis sions ; aud if they don't he will recall them himself, as he cannot be expected te have confidence in deputies, who have no confidence in him. The coroner's argu ment appears te be ' solid," and as an evidence that he intends te held te it, he has already removed several of his depu ties. Captain Gallagher, the people's choice, succeeds Henry Kurtz, at Mount Jey and bis jurisdiction will be extended te embrace adjoining territory. Squire Frank's domain will also be extended se as te include net only Columbia but Wash ingten and 3Ianctta boroughs deputys Sciple and Windelph being removed. Our Democratic friend Captain Isaac Hull, will probably succeed the present ineffi cient appointee at New Helland. The cor oner premises us a full list of his re appointments at an early day. TON PASTOR. An Kxccllcnt Shew at Fulton Opera Heme. Teny Paster's variety combination at tracted a large audience te the opera heuse last evening, despitethe condition of the temperature, which rendered indoor enter tainment rather trying. Among the fea tures of the long and excellent bill pre sented was the act of Frank McNish and the Leland sisters, the grotesque dancing of the former being extremely comical. The French twin sisters are very skillful dancers, and appeared in clogs and reels te great advantage. The personal resem blance the two young ladies bear te each ether is very striking. Teny Paster sang a number of comic and sentimental songs iu his well kuewn style, while the musical act of Miss Lillic Western, in which she displayed her skill in the handling of nearly a dozen different instruments, was capital. William Lester and Paul Allen performed a very funny -burlesque act, while Miss Ella Wesner's impersonation of a young swell was up te the life. M. C. Lester and E. L.Williams did a geed act, aud Fergusen aud Mack, Irish comedians, are one of the best teams in their peculiar Ime that have ever visited I this city. All the alwive named actors were complimented with the heartiest re calls, and deuble and tripie encores Were the order of the evening. There were three amusing sketches, in the first of which, entitled "Jealousy," Harry McAvoy and Emma Rogers thoroughly pleased the audience ; a laughable interlude, entitled "A Vexa tious Subject," in which Dan Collyer, Frank Girartl, Harry McAvoy and Emma Rogers wcre seen, afforded lets of merri ment, and in the concluding piece, "Our Scheel uirls," the entire company ap peared ; it was very funny and rounded out a pregramme that was excellent i:i every respect. fc The Yeung Betaaista. The pupils of the high school accompa nied by their teachers will make an excur sion te Chickies te-morrow, with a view of collecting botanical specimens, classify ing them and enlarging their collections. The excursionists will leave Lancaster 'at 10:25 a. m. and return in the evening. Ne mere delightful place than duckies could' have been selected Ter the excursion, nor one better suited te the purpose of the ex cursionists. A Legal Holiday. Decoration day being a legal, holiday the banks and public offices will be 'closed en Monday. Persons having legal busi ness en hand should attend te it te-day or te-morrow, aud thus avoid expense and inconvenience COLUMBIA NEWS. OCR KEGDUBCUKlUMrOMUGN CK . Mr. C. E. Graybill, of the banking firm . of E. K. Smith & Ce., is indisposed and confined te his residence. The river is new neither falling or rising but is about six inches higher than it was a week age. Owing te the inability of the) Rev. Dr. Baum, of Philadelphia, te officiate, there will be no services iu the E. E. Lutheran church en Sunday next. Mr. J. L. Wright is about giving bis beat the finishing touches of a complete overhauling. It will be launched seen. The funeral of the late Richard C. Euny took place at 10 o'clock yesterday morn ing, and net at two e-'cUwk in the after noon as we erroneously stated. . Our mis information was received from the under taking establishment having the remains in charge, and we felt sure there could be no mistake. The funeral was largely at tended and the interment was made in Mount Bethel cemetery. The beard of school directors, with the members-elect of the incoming beard, are at the high school room this morning iu attendance at the exercise of the grada ting class. Admission te the room was obtainable te the general public only by special invitation, the room being tee small te accommodate an unlimited num ber. Cel. Samuel Shecb. president of the Ce lumbia national bank, who has bjen seri ously ill for the past month, paid a visit te the banking heuse this morning and was then driven home. It was his first appearance en the street since he was com pelled te take te his bed. The colonel is yet very weak and had te be assisted from and te bis carriage. At the Chestnut Hill iron ere company's furnaces last evening a plank upon which three men were standing tilted and they were all thrown te the ground between two het evens. Mr. Edwin Themas, one of the three and the superintendent of the furnace bad both ankles sprained. The ethers escaped with slight injuries. At a special meeting of the school beard held last evening in the law office of W. B. Given, esq., it was decided te continue the building committee. On the recom mendation of Superintendent Ames, grad uates diplomas were granted te the " A " class of the high school, the members of the same whose names have already been published in the Intki.i.ieenceu having passed satisfactorily the final examination. The new school house question will new very likely fall te the let of the new school beard, which comes in in early Jnne, as it is net yet advanced far enough te be dis posed of before the expiration of the term of service of the retiring members. Mount Bethel cemetery just new pre sents a very handseme appearance and is well worth a visit te these who have a' love for floral beauty. With the approach of Dccoratjen day the mounds in the cem etery, each of which contains the remains of some one who has leu dear menus here en earth, assume an appear ance which the green grass of spring alene does net give, but which is height ened by the embellishments which na ture's beauty, asisted by human touches offender hands, can go se far te perfect ; and by Monday next, the day appointed te decerate the graves of the nation's de fenders, the burial ground will be a sea of beauty. Theexeciscs of the graduates at the high school room this morning consisted among ether things of the reading of essays and ether deliveries. Mr. Harry B. Bruner had the salutatory. The " Class History " was given by Miss Maggie H. Purple and Miss Emily S. Richards read an essay en " Cobwebs." Miss Harriet S. Wislar toekfor the subject of her essay " Mythology " and Miss Ella Ackerman delivered a recitation " An order for a Pictnre." "Opportunity" was Miss Laura 31. Case's subject and Miss Maria Rudenstcin told what she knew of " Scenery in the United States." Miss Emily W. Baker made the " Clxss Proph ecy " and 3Iiss Sallie S. Smith, the vale dictorian, essayed upon " Character." CONCERT. A Fine Entertainment at Trinity Chapel Trinity Lutheran chapel was filled te overflowing last night by an appreciative audience, assembled te hear the concert given by a number of professionals and amateurs whose services were secured for occasion. Following is the pregramme : Prayer by Dr. Greenwald ; Duet, violin aud piano, "Lustpeil overture," Prof. Haas and Martin Rettig ; Quartette, "Sun rise" by Woodward's Continental vocal ists. Miss Alice Trever, Miss Minnie Sth ner, Mr. Charles Mowery and Mr. A. Woodward ; Vecal sole, "Twickenham Ferry," by BlasterTemmy McEvey ; Cor net sole, "Twinkling Star," by Prof. Kil heffer; Quartet, "On the Mountain High," by Woodward's Continental Voc alists; "Gambrinns Pelka," by Martin's orchestra. "Freuhlinganfdcr Rcis'c Waltz," by Martin's orchestra : quartet, " Moonlight en the Lake," by Woodward's Continen tal Vocalists ; piano sole, " Spirit of the Ball Galep," by James' Prangley ; bar menica selections, by Edward Kilheffer; "Fatima Schettischc," by Martin's or chestra ; quartet. "Come Where the Lilies Bleem," by Woodward's Continental Vocalists. At the couclusien Dr. Greenwald thank ed the audience for their attendance, and the performers for the excellence of the music furnished, and closed with the ben-' edictien. Vraf. Baehrla''!' laminations. City Superintendent Buehrle will at tend examinations in the public, schools a fellows : Pupils will provide themselves with at least one sheet of foolscap paper, te contain their written answers. Direc tors,. parents andifriends are cordially in vited te be present. May 31, Misses Powers and Downey ; June 1, Misses Carpenter and Zug ; June 2, Mr. Lichty aud Miss EUcr ; June .3, MissBrubaker ; Jtiue 7,, Mri JLevtrgped ; June 8, Mr.- Gates : June 0 Mr.Matz ; June 10, Miss G. Bundell ; June 13, Miss lluber ; June 14, Hisses etanl and Ulark Ulark sen; June 15, Misses Buckiu and Bun dell ; June 1G, Misses Bruaing and Mar shall ; June 19, Misses Carpenter and Jolin8ten ; June 20, Misses Zuercher'and Dougherty ; June 21, Misses Suydam and Musselmau ; June 22, Misses Rnpley and Ilolbrbek ; June 23, African school ; June 24. Primary schools, class A for transfer ; June 27, Secondary schools, class A for trausfer ; June 28, high-schools. . llaekley Discharged. Buckley, the man who was arrested here en a charge of larceny at OsceeTa'and narrisburg, was relaased last evening. The chief of police of Osceola Mills tele graphed that if the man wbdld give up the watch and valise he should be released. A'frieudef Buckley's yesterday went te Harrnburg and secured the watch had been pawned there, and it 'and the valise were; turned ever te the chief of police. All the bills' contracted by Buckley were paid and be left tewn;tbis morning. Buckley claims te be entirely innocent of this affair. He says that he beaght the valise of a 'man fa Wiutaau Wiutaau pert. There was a fellow traveling with him and he pawned this watch in Harris burg. Buckley afterwards redeemed the watch, but becoming hard, np be pawned it te a hotel clerk in whose possession it was found. it Mayer' .Coart. The' mayor this' morning' had but one case. That was a drunk who was picked up at the court house yesterday afternoon -by Officer Lcaraaa. He paid bis coats aad was discharged.
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