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.
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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.
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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.