LANCASTER DAILY lflTELUGENCEfii SATURDAY, MAY 28, 1881.
lancaster inteUif encrt.
SATURDAY KVXNINO, MAY 9B, 188L
Is Me Deserted!
Tbe Intelligences does net seem
te be able te persuade' the Philadelphia
Pre that it should presently go te tbe
help of William Mahone. It troubles
'us that ear advice is net heeded, for we
take an interest in tbe -Pttas and want
te see it establish itself en solid founda
tions as a Republican organ and a reli
able newspaper. Is started out te sheet
strong and straight when its new editor
came all tbe way down from Albany
and Conkling, but latterly it has net
been standing by its old friends with the
enthusiasm they might expect. Conk
ling has been fairly turned tail te; and
se has Dersey ; and there is peer Will
iam Mahone, the pride of its heart a
month age, has net for ever a fortnight
bad a word of comfort given him. It
is a very hard case, for William was
a patriot; and patriots should net
be left by their friends te suf
fer and die. We have called the
attention of the Press several times te
its neglect; se that it really appears te
be intentional, and we are afraid that it J
is seriously contemplating the advisa
bility of going back en Mr. Mahone, just
as Mr. Garfield has determined te de en
the discovery that William is net the
controlling unit in the Senate and that
it won't be altogether safe te ruffle the
Democratic senators, who may control
the situation, by taking the Virginia trai
ter te the administrative besom. The
propensity of the Press te fellow the ad
ministration and te leek for fortune in
its smiles, strongly exhibited in the de
sertien of Conkling, would be demon
strated te be of almighty strength if
Mr. Mahone also is abandoned. Its de
votien te both was intense ; its coldness
te Conkling is icy ; its neglect of Ma
hone total. Alas ! that the frown of
official disfavor should be se killing!
That the savieur of the Seuth, the re
generator, the man whom future ages
would surely rise up and call blessed,
should get kicked into the gutter se
unceremoniously !
ffele the Slra !
It will never de this thing of elect-
ing red-headed men te be speakers! It
is net Hewit's fault; he can't help it;
why should a man be abused because the
Lord has net given him the ability te
held his tongue or control it ? It is all
the same as berating the Deity te abuse
His creature for working according te
the laws of His creation. Tbe real fault
was committed when Mr. Hewit was
unanimously selected for the speaker
ship by his Republican colleagues de
spite the red thatch with which the
Lord had crowned him asa special
warning and advice of the temper
templed within. Hewit was made
speaker with full notice of his absolute
inability te de what the speaker's office
required of him.
The mistake was net made by his con
stituents in electing him te the Legisla
ture, for he was a man of fair repute
when he went there and his looseness of
tongue was net a symptom of his inca
pacity for the Assembly. Te talk is
something expected of a legislator, and
there is no reasonable objection te his
having a bad temper, because a calm
speaker is supposed te be en hand te
control his ebullitions and the sergeant-at-arms
is en hand te take him out when
he don't behave himself. Red hair, as
the sign of an excitable disposition
therefore, is net one for the voter te take
notice of ; but the legislator who fails
te be warned against selecting a red
haired speaker, after the valuable testi
mony given te the virtue of the sign by
speaker iiewit, cannot defend himself
at all.
What an excellent thing it would be
if only men of suitable temperament and
qualification could be selected for official
positions, and what a benefaction if each
incapacitating quality was signified by
some prominent physical characteristic !
But, alas! except this sign of unruly
temper, told by red hair, what have
we given us in men's appearance te
tell their virtues and their failings ?
Let us then value this sigh and be guid
ed by it, and never again trust a red
headed man in a place which calls for
one who can be calm and who can held
his tongue.
The JVcic Era very properly inquires
of the county commissioners why they
de net require the contractor te build
a bridge in East Earl township, which,
was let two years age, and intimates
that it is because the favored and suc
cessful bidder has tee much of a con
tract en hand. This is no geed reason
for letting up en him. Had inm-
ber crone down lift vnnM intra muia fi.
county pay for it all the same. Perhaps I
if bidders had te furnish bail with their
bills, there would be less straw bidding
and dummy contracting in local affairs.
The Philadelphia Times complains
that it has ''-spoken te the roosters in
English and German and French and
Italian, and still they de net seem te un
derstand." It tries Latin en them and
will " exhaust the list of languages, liv
ing ana dead, rather than have it said
that the Times did net give them every
opportunity te understand the indict
ment against them." What the Times
needs te give them is an installment of
deaf, dumb and blind literature.
Ik the Conkling-Blaine fight centitrae
the public will discover as much abmt
the national Republican leaders as the
people of this county find out abe the I
local Mulhoelys when the Bull and Heg
Rings begin te re-form. Mr. Conkling's
friends are washing Blaine and Garfield's
dirty linen at a rate which uuicates that
there is a big hamper full of it in the
closet. When is Mr. Blaise's wash day ?
We can net agree with tbe orator at
Millersville last evening, who advised
tbe young woman, seized with inspira
tion te write a poem, te de it. If he
could stand tbe editorial waste-basket
en its head, he would emphatically say,
withPtmcA, " don't." But his advice te
her te net keep tbe young man waiting
for his answer was geed ; and no doubt
some of his fair readers took it. It seem
ed te bike them. '
Senatek Cenkxing seems very likely
te get a majority of the Republicans of
the New Yerk Legislature te go into a
caucus te nominate senators ; but when
this is done the situation will be tbe same
as it was when Cameren get the ma
jerity of Pennsylvania members into
caucus; a minority will stay out, suffi
cient in numbers te defeat an election.
And in New Yerk this minority arrayed
en the side of the administration and
having its support, may be expfjted te
held out as effectually as the Pennsylva
nia minority did. There seems no pos
sibility of Conkling's election, except in
an arrangement with the Democrats,
and thssts most improbable since their
manifest policy is te keep their hands off
and adhere te their own nominations.
There is no possibility at all of a Demo
cratic union with the anti-Conkling
element. Mr. Conkling would be pre
ferred te any Republican by the Democ
racy. Net only because his presence in
the Senate would distract his party
and his m strength keep it from unity,
but mainly because he is known te
be a strong opponent of monopolies of
every kind ; and this is tbe issue upon
which the Democratic party is preparing
te stake its life. Ex-Senater Eaten ex
presses the general Democratic senti
ment when he declares for Democratic
non-intervention between Conkling and
Garfield ; but never for Garfield if sides
have te be taken.
PEBbONAl.
Beb BuitDETTE, the Burlington Hawk
eye man, will make Philadelphia his home
next winter.
King Alfonse has had windows with
cords and weights put into his palace,
aud he is as tickled as a boy with a new
mouth organ.
Hen. Jehn J. Libhart's condition is
A a. A W mm.
- aoeut me same." tie is unable te see
but his appetite is better than it was
weeks age.
Gen. O. O. Heward has abolished the
cadet barber at West Point, and has stop step
ped the band music at Sunday parades as it
draws crowds of listeners en that day.
Fourteen Baptist churches have with
drawn from the California Baptist con
ventien en account of the connection of
the Kaixechs with that denomination.
Margaret Fuller's birthday was cele
orateu in unicage en Monday with music
and recitations of prose and poetry by the
"Margaret Fuller Society. " The brilliant
American woman was born just seventy-
one years age.
Our Uncle Sammy Tilden wants his
party te stand straight as a gate pest and
try w mrew me senatorial election te a
new Legislature, chosen by the people,
who may send two Democrats. S. J. T.
says he wouldn't be one of them for money
or an extension of years.
Among the wedding presents te Miss
Maynard, new Lady Breeke, was a
sapphire and diamond breech, tUe gift of
the late Lord Beaconsfield. It must have
been in his thoughts very near the end, as
Lord Rowton says that one of the last
things said te him by his dying friend was:
"Be sure and send that te Daisy from ine.
Paul H. Hayne, the Southern poet.has
a "deuble7' se like himself that he sue
ceeded in passing himself off for an hour
en Edmund C. Stedman and his wife, and
Mr. Stedman did net suspect who he was
even when the'begus Paul borrowed $12
from him. The discovery was made
accidentally some time afterward.
Philadelphia Times : It was very unfor
tunate for Senater Mahone that the man
who sent a postal card through the mails
referring te him as " a damn deg" should
have been prosecuted for it. A geed many
people may new be reminded te employ
this awkward expression in referring te the
senator from Virginia who otherwise
would never have thought of it.
Rev. S. R. Fisher. D. D..of Philadel
phia, editor of the Reformed Church Mes
senger, who has been in attendance at the
sessions of the General Synod of the Re
formed church of the United States at
Tiffin, Ohie, is lying dangerously ill at
that place, and the physicians entertain no
hope of his recovery. Dr. Fisher is the
stated clerk of the Reformed synod, has
occupied that position for many years and
is one of the best known clergymen of the
denomination.
It has been suggested that the man
who wrote the postal card te Vance, of
which Mahone complains, only meant' te
all the Virginia whiffet "a d(ea)d deg."
4iy the way, here is a postal package
going through the Albany office, en the
outside of which Conkling is denounced
asa 'Judas Iscariot, Benedict Arneld
and all that sort of thing. The nimble
ipestal agents of Washington and the
deputy marshals of Alexandria, who
Jiave arrested Mr. Carmichael, should
"be hurried te Fairfield.
The Londen World says that Dr. Tal
lage "is an American divine of fame, or
aP8 rather notoriety, who is chiefly
- known in England by the rnthlessness
witb wbicb, in a lecturing tour he made
through the provinces, he bled his san
guine co-religionists who had been deluded
Snte offering him large fees. Talmage re
cently announced that if, when reaching
Heaven, he found fewer than 100,000 souls
had been saved by his instrumentality he
would ask permission te return te earth
and make up the balance. In the mean
time, at the close of the services, he re
quests the audience net te carry off the
hymn books."
A Demestic Tragedy.
McDonald Lyen, a well-known brick
aad tite manufacturer of Chicago, died at
Denver, Colerado, en Wednesday night,
from an overdose of jnerphine given him
w ease pains in tne stemacb. Tbe mor
phine was administered by the wife of his
eusiness partner. Wbe had ftircLlren hnr
Ihusband and gene te Denver with Lyen,
rhe wretched woman has since made
tihree attempts te commit suicide.
. HepeXnl Oatloek.
Sew Yerk Herald.
Division between the Republican fae fae
taens in this state, whinh ; , .
te the Democrats and se opens the way te
tfcelr gaining tbe presidency in 1884, will
net by any means be an unmixed evil te
the nation.
The Inevitable
Collision.
says : Mr.
The New Yerk Ban says : Mr. Conk
ling's machine has been all-newerfhl in
this state, but we shall be able te judge of
its real force when it meets another Ma
chine running in an opposite direction en
the same track.
STATE ITEMS.
Geoge Heimbscb, a conductor en the
Northern Central railroad, fell from a car
near Mount Carmel, and was cut te
pieces.
Speaker Hewit has received a billet billet
deux of eight pages from ex-Chief Justice
Agnew favoring tbe catching of bass in
April and May.
Henry Handelpn, a Hawley youth, was
almost instantly killed, while carelessly
handling a gun.. The weapon was dis
charged, tearing away his right side of the
boy's head.
A violent thunderstorm passed through
the Catawissa Valley Thursday night.
The lightning shattered several telegraph
poles and struck and instantly killed Wm.
Davis, a boy, who was plowing in a field
at Zion's Greve.
A tramway in the Beaver mill yard,
Williamsport, fell fourteen feet, laden
with four trucks of lumber, six men and a
horse. Geerge Heffman had a limb
broken in two places above the knee, and
Nelsen Byers, foreman of the mill, was se
riously injured. Tbe ether men escaped
with trilling injuries.
If Representative Wolfe were te frame
a general law in this Legislature upon the
subject of legal advertising he would
wisely favor a prevision that it should go
into papers having tbe largest circulation
in the county, because in that way it
would reach tbe largest number of people
iuterested.
The Northern Tier Reporter, published
at Pert Allegany, McKean county, en
ters upon the eighth year of its existence
with bright prospects for a continuance of
the prosperity that has thus far signalized
its career. The Reporter is an excellent
local and family newspaper, while its De
mocracy and earnest devotion te the cause
of geed government are of the most posi
tive character.
While assisting te put up a feet-log in
position at Merrow's crossing, en Sher
man's creek, in Tyrene township, Perry
county, Jehn Wormley was literally crush
ed into a shapeless mass by the leg slip
ping and falling en hinr, bearing down
under water, which was about four feet
deep. His body was hidden from his fel
low workmen's view, but the bleed flew
ing from his body bubbled te the surface
and thus indicated the terrible condition in
which he then existed.
The cylinder head of passenger engine
4b, en the niiiaueipnia s iteadmir read.
blew out at New Castle and instantly killed
Jeremiah Reed, superintendent of the
Pottsville water works. Mr. Reed had
been up te one of the company's dams and
returning te .New uastle station waited for
the train from Frackville, which comes
down the meuutiain backwards. As it
was in the act of stepping at the station
the explosion occurred. Reed was stand
ing alone a few feet above the station and
was struck by pieces of iron, which crushed
in all bis ribs and bis skull.
At the summer meeting of the state
beard of agriculture, in Williamsport,
June 7, The Laws and Customs of Public
Highways will be discussed bv Gee. W.
Heed, from Indiana ; Manual Laber and
new it may be .Encouraged, by Hen. V. C.
Musselraan, Somerset; The Preparation
ei tne u round for Wheat, by J. J J.
Lytle. Butler ; Reads and Read Making,
by W. G. Moere, Berks ; The Economical
Use of Stock Feeds, by Prof. W. n. Jer
dan, State cellege ; Division Fences, bv
Hen. A. N. Perrin ; The Apiary, its care
and prom, by 31. W. Oliver, Crawford ;
Creameries, E. Reeder, Bucks : Is the
Importaien'of Foreign Live Stock a Benefit
te the Pennsylvania Farmer? A. D.
Shimer, Northampton.
LATEST NEWS BY MAIL.
A five-year-old child of J. H. Weld, of
Clearfield county, was recently kicked by
a horse, receiving: severe, iniuries which
resulted fatally half an hour after the ec
currence
The supreme court of New Yerk has
granted the order te change the name of
the corporation of "Scribner & Ce." te
"The Century Ce." the order te take
effect en the 31st of June. The July issues
of Seribnefs MentJily and St. Nielwlas will
have the new corporate imprint.
The following is the midnight score in
the New Yerk walk : Vint, 520 ; Clew,
494 ; Sullivan, 491 ; Fitzgerald, 467 ; Lit Lit Lit
tlewoed, 403 ; Heward, 450 ; Donevan,
440 ; Hazael, 440; Curran, 420; Dufrane,
415. Vint premises te make 600 before
the finish. The crowds are increasing.
Mr. Lewis Meltern and his son-in-law,
Rev. Evans, a Wiuebrennerian minister
recently from West Virginia, were both
killed by lightning near Westville, Jeffer Jeffer
eon county. They were planting corn and
sought shelter from the rain under a tree,
which was struck Jalmest as seen as they
reacueu it.
The notorious Annie E. Wallingford has
brought an action in New Yerk te recover
$2,000 from Jeseph F. Peacock, alleging
that en the 29th of last April he assaulted
her at her residence and nearly cut off her
forefinger. Peacock's renlv is that thnv
had adjoining rooms. In a quarrel she
attacked him with a pair of scissors and
while trying te disarm her she was cut.
In La Salle, III., an earthquake shock
was distinctly felt in the manufacturing
quarter between the bluffs and the canal
in the southwestern part of the town, and
six fissures running nearly parallel north
west and southwest for nearly 600 feet in
length, were discovered. Tbe walls and
foundations of buildings and the furnace
masonry in D. E. Steiger's factory were
cracked in numerous places and are esti
mated te have sunk six inches.
A young German named Henry Graft
entered a saloon in the northwestern part
of Chicago, and, calling for a pint of
whisky, swallowed it. He then bet five
dollars with the saloon-keeper that he
could drink a quart of the same liquor
without stepping. He did se, but before
he could turn arennd he dropped te the
fleer and in a few moments was dead. The
saloon-keeper was held for the action of
the grand jury.
Newton, N. J., is somewhat excited
ever the elopement of the widow of Wat Wat
eon Jacksen with Themas Tibbet. The
couple went out in a carriage, left two of
the widow's children at the county poor peer
house and then left for parts unknown.
Tibbet leaves behind him a wife and five
little children, while Mrs. Jackon had
only the two children whom -she placed in
the poorhouse before her departure. Tib
bet's wife is left penniless and helpless.
A, Voice Frem Fairfield,
At Albany yesterday, as a feature of
the anti-Conkling fight, a letter was re
ceived through the mails by Mr. Alverd
from a correspondent in Fairfield, Pa.
On the outside of the envelope was writ
ten the following proclamation :
"Give him another chance. Oh yes,
certainly! Benedict Arneld should have
had another chance I Judas Iscariot should
have had another chancel Jehn Tyler
and Andrew Jehnsen ditto ! Let this, our
modest request, be granted, by all means 1
We all knew Judas bad charge of the
purse! He couldn't be an apostle en any
ether terms. A potential traitor always!
He has purposely made and sedulously
keeps alive at all times the impression
mm, it nei aiieweu te nave bis own way
in everything be would desert ; and with
shame must it be confessed that this has
ween me main source of his power. His
associates in Congress have trembled and
truckled and yielded ! His audacious de
mands have always increased with every
concession, and here we are new in a devil
of a trouble, a consequence of this servil
ity. Halt!"
THE OKDSX OE DEACONESS.
The
DlMOMteB of is la
tli Refenaed
Synod.
The recent meeting of the General Synod
of the Reformed church in Tiffin, Ohie,
was enlivened by a spirited discussion of
4be proposed establishment of the order of
deaconess, which was precipitated by a
weighty paper by Dr. Eniest and by the
urgency of the German element for the in
stitution of the order.
In the course of the debate Rev. Cyrus
Cert, in answer te a suggestion for post
ponement of the subject, argued that tbe
old mustard seed parable which has cov
ered se many sins of procrastination does
net fit the case. We need a mast or a
plank for a ship. We de net plant an
acorn and wait a century, but take an oak
already grown, and devote it te needed
use. We stand en shoulders of ancestors
and benefit by the labors of ether. This
deaconess question is net a new question.
It was an institution of the early church,
recognized in the word of Ged and by the
sixteenth century reformers, and mere re
cently, by Evangelical Protestantism.
Fjfteen years age Dr. Harbaugh published
an exhaustive article en the deaconess
question. It has been discussed repeat
edly, and it is an insult te the intelligence
of the Reformed church te say that 999
out of 1,000 members have given no
thought te the subject. There is need for
directing the activity of the female mem
bers of the church into proper Christian
channels, such as the office of deaconess
will provide.
Rev. Keplin said the remarks just made
were very bread ; the committee found
different views prevailing and thought it
best te let the church think and pray ever
the deaconess question three years before
it undertakes te define the nature of the
deaconess office.
Dr. Welfcer said the General Synod did
decide that the deaconess was an effice in
in the early church. All that this com
mittee was appointed te de, was te set in
motion the work of introduction, by de
vising a practical plan. There is great
need or directing and regulating the
female activity of the church in the right
channel, instead of letting it run wild.
There is a large amount of zeal running
in wrong channels aud wrong directions at
present. The church has suffered by put
ting off pressing wants, such as prompt
preparation of proper liturgies, etc., and
this is another move in some backward
direction.
After further remarks by Revs. Tugh,
Dr. Geed, Keiffer, Titzel, Knicst, etc.,
the report of the committee was adopted
as fellows :
"Reselved: That in the judgment of
this committee ue plau for the introduc
tion into the Reformed church for the
effice of deaconess is at present called for,
or possible beyond the general circulation
among our ministers and people of the
valuable paper prepared en the subject by
Rev. J. B. Knicst, and asking for this the
careful attention and prayerful consider
ation of the classes and consistories with
in the bounds of this General Synod."
m
A Chapter of Accidents.
William Lancaster, William Musselman
and Geerge Zeigler. employed in a factory
near Paupack, Pike county, met with a
series of disasters en Wednesday. Lan
caster was instantly killed by a beard
which flew from a saw and crushed in his
ribs, Musselman had a part of a haud
sawed off and Zeigler fell into a tank of
boiling water, from the effects of which he
will probably die. Leuis Leig was cutting
down a tree near the factory and hearing
the commotion iu the mill inadvertently
stepped under the falling tree and was
crushed te death.
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
DECORATION CEREMONIES.
Memerial sermon Marking the Graves
Tne rarade The Annual Oration.
Pest 84 G. A. R. will attend divine ser
vices at Salem church en Sunday evening,
May 26th, when a sermon in commemor
ation of Decoration day will he preached
by the Rev. J. C. St. Jehn, well-known
as the boy preacher. All soldiers net
members of the pest are requested te par.
ticipate in all the services of the day.
The graves of soldiers lying in Shreiner's
cemetery, colored grave yard, almshouse,
etc., will be decorated by a detachment of
the pest en Monday morning. Friends
having soldiers burie;! in the various grave
yards aud cemeteries will please see that
the graves are properly marked. Flags for
that purpose may be had of the various
sextons in charge. It is the design of the
pest that no deceased soldier's grave shall
be neglected.
All societies, associations, etc., intending
te particiaate in the parade en Decoration
day will be in line nady te move at 1:30
p. m. sharp in the following order of for
mation. G. A. R. en North Duke, right resting
en East King ; secret societies, Working
men's association and Junier battalion en
East Orange, right restiug en North
Duke, in rear of G. A. R., forming in the
order as published en Thursday last ; fire
department en .bast King right resting en
Duke.
The line will move promptly at 1:30
p. m. by order of James Sweger, com
manding. The public is earnestly urged te attend
at the court house in the evening and
hear the address of Colonel Gebin, of
Lebanon. There is no charge for admis
sion. Firemen's Union.
Peter B. Fordney, chief marshal of
the Firemen's union,announces the follow
ing appointment of company assistants for
the Decoration parade : Sun, Sam'l Shread;
Friendship, Jacob Reese ; Washington,
Valentine Heffman ; American, Philip
Smith ; Humane, Henry Ferrest ; Shinier,
Geerge Wall ; Empire, A. S. Edwards.
The companies will form en East King
street, the right resting en Duke, in the
order above named.
SPECIAL MEETING OF COUNCILS.
The Annual Appropriation Mill Passed.
There was a special meeting of both
branches of city councils last evening te
pass the ordinance introduced at the May
meeting appropriating moneys te the vari
ous departments et the city government
for the fiscal year beginning en the first
day of June next.
There was quite a ceed attendance.
considering the extremely warm weather,
and in select council Messrs. Barr, Bitner,
Berger, Deerr, Gee. W. Zccher, Philip
zttcnerana .Evans, president, responded
te roll call. The ordinance was at once
called up for second reading, and en final
passage was adopted without dissent.
In common council the following mem
bers were present : Messrs. Albert,
Barnes, Cox, Davis, Diffendcrffer, Everts,
Fisher, Hays, Huber, Jehnsen, Lichty,
juceiuiien, ustermayer, Keitu, broder,
Shulmyer, Smeych, Stene, White, Lever-
geed, president.
The appropriation bill was received from
the select council, and after the customary
first and second readings, was placed en
final passage and was passed unanimously
yeas SO, nays none without debate.
The ordinance is published in our adver
tising columns te-day. Tbe only items
et especial interest are the appropria
tion of 920,000 te pay arrearages for repairs
of streets, being a legacy left te the pres
ent city government by former Republican
administrations, while $4,500 are appro
priated te pay for a Belgian block pave
ment en the square of North Qneen street
from Orange te the railroad.
Adjourned.
WEM7IMWS VS. SBIKK.
Tne Supreme Court's View et the City
Treasury Imbroglio.
The following is the short, snarp and
decisive opinion of the supreme court in
the case of the Lancaster city treasurer
dispute. Judge Green seems te think the
lower court a necessity insomuch as " it
knows no law" :
Welcuans, 1 May Term, 1831.
vs. Errer te C. P. of Lancaster
Suibk. ) county.
Green, J: In this case the sole centen
tien of the parties arises upon the plead
ings. These consist of a petition for a
mandamus, an answer, and a demurrer te
the answer. The petition alleges that the
respondent was elected treasurer and re
ceiver of taxes of the city of Lancaster te
serve for one year' from the fifth
day of April 1880, subject te the right
of suspension or removal as provided by
law. That en January 5, 1831, by
joint resolution of the city councils, the re
spondent was suspended from his office,
and that en January 7, following, the said
suspension was, by another resolution, con
tinued until lurtber action and ontbesame
day the petitioner was appointed te the
same office. That the petitioner had duly
qualified for the office, and that respond
ent held in his possession certain moneys
and books belonging te the city, which he
refused te deliver te the petitioner
upon demand made, and which
were necessary for the proper man
agement of the financial interests of
the city. A mandamus is asked te com
pel tbe delivery of the money and books
referred te. Te this petition the respon
dent filed au answer in which he stated
hfs du-j election te the office in question ;
that he gave bend, which was approved,
took the prescribed oath and entered upon
the duties of the office ; but denies that
the councils had the right te remove him.
He further alleges that he at all times
conducted himself faithfully and
honestly in his office and never gave
any cause for suspension therefrem ;
that he was informed of the passage of
the resolution or suspension but avows
that it was inoperative and void, and that
the attempted suspension was entirely'
illegal and of no effect. He further alleges
that he was en January 7, 1881, and up
te the time of subscribing the answer, still
treasurer and receiver of taxes of Lan
caster city, and that the petitioner was
net legally appointed te tbe office and was
net such treasurer and receiver. Te this
answer the petitioner filed a general de
murrer, and the respondent filed a jeinder.
The court, holding the answer insuffi
cient, gave judgment against the re
spondent and awarded a per
emptory writ of mandamus. In this
there was clear error. The demurrer ad
mitted the truth of the facts set out in the
answer. Beth the petition and tbe answer
concurred in asserting tbe due election of
the respondent te the office, and the an
swer averred the subsequent qualification
and entry by the respondent upon the
duties of the effice. He was therefore at
the tune the petition was filed, the law
fully elected, qualified and acting officer of
tbe city. Thus holding his office be
could net be arbitrarily deprived
of it. Ne right te deprive him
of it except, according, te law is al
leged, but no suspension or removal in ac
cordance with the law is in any manner
averred in the petition. Nothing mere is
asserted than an actual suspension by res
olution. Copies of the resolution are ap
pended te the petition, but they contain
no mention of any cause of removal. More
over, the answer alleges that the respond
ent at all times behaved himself in hisof hisef hisof
fice faithfully, honestly and carefully, and
never gave cause for suspension from the
same. The demurrer admits this te
be true, and yet the court gives
an adverse judgment. Au attempt is made
te aeiena tbe action or tbe court by re
ferring te the twenty-fifth section of the
city charter (act of April 5, 1807), which
confers authority te remove the treasurer.
The clause in question is in the following
words : "The said treasurer shall verify
his cash account at least once in every
month te the satisfaction of a standing
committee of councils, and upon the affi
davit of a majority of such committee te
any default therein the said treasurer
may be suspended from office and
another appointed until the further
action te councils." It will be
seen at once that the right te suspend
only arises upon the affidavit of a majority
of the cemmittee being made te a default
by tbe treasurer in a verification of his
account. But no such affidavit is alleged,
nor any default by the treasurer. Where
then de the councils get the power te sus
pend ? The fundamental facts upon which
alone that power is based are neither al
leged nor proved. Mere than that, the
answer affirmatively avers that the re
spondent never gave any cause for sus
pension, and the demurrer admits this te
be true. In order te sustain the judgment
of the learned court below we would
be obliged te presume the existence of a
cause of suspension without any proof,
without even an allegation te that effect,
and in the face of an assertion by tbe re
spondent that there never was such a
cause, which assertion the petitioner ad
mits te be true. The mere statement of
this preposition is enough. We have no
authority te make any such presumption
in such a state of the record.
Judgment reversed; and judgment is
new entered here en the demurrer iu
favor of the respondent, with costs.
Market Matters.
There was a very geed market this
morning and a very full attendance of buy
ers. Of meats, spring lamb was most
sought after and went off like het cakes
at prices ranging from 16 te 23 cents per
peunu. jicei, veai anu mutton were un
changed in price. Spring vegetables,
roots aud fruits, were reasonably plenty.
Onions and radishes sold at 5 cents a
bunch, cabbage at 10 ceuts aud nnwards :
cauliflower, 25 cents ; cucumbers, 4(5)6
cents each ; beans, 33 cents per half peck ;
new potatoes 4050 cents per half peck;
peas, 23 cents per half peck ; tomatoes,
25(5)30 cents per box. Of fruits,
strawberries commanded tbe most at
tention as usual. They sold at 1325
cents per box as per quality. Bananas
brought 4060 cents a dozen ; oranges,
40C0 cents a dozen ; lemons, 1525 cents
a dozen ; pineapples, 15(25 cents each ;
coceauuts, 6rt)lU cents each.
The fish market was well supplied, shad
being the ruling specialty, prices remain
ing unchanged.
Flowers and garden plants were in
great profusion, of all varieties and at all
prices. ,
An Old Chair.
Mr. Henry F. Hartman, lime burner,
informs us that white en a recent visit te
Mr. Emanuel S. Keener, near White Oak,
Penn township, he saw and sat in a chair
135 years old ; which Mr. Keener has had
in bis family for a long time aud which
there is a tradition that the great Wash
ingten himself sat in
Child Lest.
A little girl named Jennie Stener strayed
from her home at Isaac Stirk's en Sunday
morning and has net since been heard
from. She was about 11 years old, had
short hair and were a stone colored
dress. Any information of her where
abouts will be thankfully received at the
mayor's office.
Severely Cat.
Dr. J. R. Merris, of the Mishler's Bit.
ters company, had one of-his thumbs se
verely cut yesterday afternoeon by the ac
cidental breaking or a glass bottle. An
artery and nerve were severed, but the
injury will net permanently disable the
doctor.
UTTUI LOCALS.
MANY MEN OF MANY MIND.
liamiiminM Hum mi nMhMta.
Rev. C. S. Gerhard, in Columbia, Rev.
J
V. Eckert. in Millersville. and Mev. J.
F. Weishampel in this city, te mer
row will tackle the revised New Testa
ment. S. H. Reynolds, esq., of this city has
been in West Chester, helping te try
Kenny vs. Kenny, a bitter lawsuit of son
against father.
There is complaint up in Northumber
land ceuuty, that the contest for the Dem
ocratic nominations of judge is getting bit
ter, personal and unscrupulous.
Charles Creamer, of Mt. Nebo while
fishing iuthe river near Tucquan yesterday
fell from a rock and was badly skinned
and bruised.
Te-morrow morning Rev D. W. Ger
hard, of New Helland, will preach his
fourteenth anniversary sermon at.Heller's
church and in the afternoon at Zelten
reich's. Rev. S. S. Henry's four-year-old boy, of
Hinkletewu, while throwing down hay foil
through the hatchway and broke his right
leg above the knee.
The Columbia Spy makes the point that
the return judges having declared Fridy
elected en the second day of the meeting,
and the beard having adjourned sine die,
it leeks as if their verdiit would stand
according te rules.
TheMcNair wing of the Republican
party in Yerk, anti-Cameren,is in favor of
continuing two judges ever there.
Hiram Daily, employed at Reese's livery
had his neck bitten by a horse ou Thurs
day. The wound, though painful, is net
serious.
The 60,000 acres of furnace and wood
lands of the Thad. Stevens estate, in
Adams county, are being surveyed with
a view te their sale, division or stripping
of timber.
The experimentalists around the state
farm in Chester county discuss tobacco
culture from a moral standpoint, instead
of its material profits. They should take
a bend from the purchasers of rye and
corn tbat none of it nets te the distillery.
Fred. Otte Kuenzler, who was ostler at
Mart Snyder's Sporting Hill tavern last
winter,has left his job at Plummcr's hotel.
Mt. Jey, te go te Switzerland and inherit
his paternal estate of $100,000. He has
already received $1,500 te see him safely
home, lie has been from home since be
was twelve years of age ; he is new about
thirty ; was in the army of Her Majesty,
Queen Victeria, but deserted and came te
America,
Last evening about 6 o'clock, as the
engine attached te the St. Leuis express
cast was about te enter the depot in this
city, it broke the connections of one of the
pistons, causing a short detention but no
serious damage. The Niagara express was
detained au hour tbis morning Ter a
like reason.
Philip Hilke, who has had charge of A.
II. Sceville's tobacco interests in this city,
finished packing his purchases en Thura-.
day, closed his warchouse aud left Lan
caster yesterday for his home in New
Yerk.
On the St. Leuis express last night there
was a car-lead of running horses belong
ing te McCarty, of Kentucky. They
were being taken te Leng Branch. In the
car there were ever a dozen darkeys of all
colors, sizes, etc. They were grooms and
riders.
One hundred and five boys and girls be
longing te the high schools of this city,to city,te
gether with the teachers, left for Chickies
at 10:25, te spend the day betanizing.
One of the freight trains west this
morning had en beard a number of very
handseme coaches made for the Pitts
burgh chariot company. They weraiinely
and brilliantly painted.
Yesterday afternoon Geerge Kline, who
has the cleaning of the Belgian pavement
in the first square of East King street,
swept and washed Centre Square of the
filth that has se long defiled it. Te day it
leeks "bright as a new cent."
Anether scene in the Heuse at Harris
biirg yesterday. Wolfe and Hewit in an
gry altercation. Hewit bulldozed him
first from the chair and then took the fleer
and they abused each ether like pick
pockets, welle being accused of bum bum
cembe and " talkee," insolence and impu
dence, and Hewit of being a ringster, a
gagger, of indecency, etc. Hewit called
Ncbinger a tin whistle and the doughty
Harrisburgcr intimated that Hewit was
as empty if he was as loud as a bass drum.
This morning a fine setter deg belong
ing te Peter Demmel, 103 Derwart street,
was observed te be "standing" in the
garden attached te the premises. As the
deg never " stands " unless there is game,
Mr. Demmel moved forward te see what
it was, and discovered that a snake, two
feet Ieug, had captured and was about de
vouring a sparrow. The bird was rescued
and the snake killed.
If the college trustees and faculty will
poll the towns people, they will find nine
tenths of them in favor of holding com
mencement day exercises at the opera
house. Toe many of them walk out te
hear the boys' speeches and fail te get
seats. Let alumni day be en the campus ;
the baccalaureate exercises down town.
There is a "star route" from Wrights
ville te Havre de Grace. When let at $3,
000 without asking proposals it was te
have been served daily by a steamboat en
the canal. One horse and buggy en the
towpath makes the $3,000. A fat take.
About the middle of June Drs. M. H.
Zell and Underwood, well known dentists
of this city the former's reputation new
being indeed international will sail for
Europe te attcd the meetincr of the Inter
national Medical andDental congress which
meets in Londen in the early part of
August. It will convene in twelve sec
tions one of them dentistry all in oper
ation at the one time, finally merging their
papers in the convocation. About 30
American dentists are going ever te pale
English dentistry beside Yankee skill in
this line. Drs. Zell and Underwood will
also go te Paris.
KKKIOHT WKIX'K.
Fourteen Cars Thrown Frem tbe Track.
Last evening a serious wreck occurred en
the Pennsylvania railroad a short distance
west of the large iron bridge ever the Con Cen Con
estega which is situated about a mile east
of this city. About twenty minntes past
seven o'clock, engine 254 with a train of
freight cars were running east when an
axle en a coal car broke. Fourteen cars,
all of which were leaded with
coal, were thrown from the track.
Seven of the cars were broken
te pieces, and the coal was spilled in every
direction. The Columbia accommodation,
which reaches this city at 7.-20,had arrived
before the accident occurred, and Harris
bnrg express, which fellows closely behind
it, was stepped by Ambrose O'Donnell
who flagged it in time te prevent an acci
dent. Immediately after the wreck oc
curred the wreck trains stationed at Parkes
burg and Columbia were telegraphed for.
They seen arrived and the men at once
went te work te clear up tbe
passenger train was run from
track. A
Dillerville
te the place of the wreck and the passen
gers for Yerk and Columbia were trans
ferred te it. The north track was cleared
at 1:30 this morning, and then all passen
ger and freight trains were enabled te go
west The south trade was net cieareu
until 6 o'clock this morning, and all east
ern bound trains were delayed until that
time.
Ne one was injured by the wreck ; al
though there wasa brakeman en one of
the cars, which jumped the track, be suc
ceeded in escaping unscratched.
Columbia, mrws.
OCKKEGCLAK, VOKKESPOMUENCE.
Tn Sttsh Scheel CenamMMBt.
i " commencement exercises or the
)h,8h school graduating claw offline took
place in the opera house last evening be-
iiue wrge auuience. me stage was oc
cupied by the orator of the evening, the
graduating class, school beard, Borough
superintendent of schools, principal and
assistant of the high school aad a repre
sentative of the clergy in the person of
Rev. Jehn McCoy, pastor of the Presbyter
ian church. Mr. McCoy opened the exer
cises with prayer and a selection was then
rendered by Keffer's fall orchestra, which
had been engaged for the evening. W. B.
Given, esq., a member of the school beard
made a few well chosen remarks, ia which
he recapitulated the workings of the beard
during the last year, the manner in which
the money accruing te the school
district had been expended te
the complete effacement of every
ligament of debt and its present prosper
ous condition ; the thorough efficiency of
the teachers of the schools and the
thorough practical drilling te which the
present class of graduates had been sub
jected. He.tben introduced Professer E.
Brooks, Ph. D., as the -distinguished edu
cator wbe had consented te deliver aa ad
dress te the class. Prof. Brooks spoke for
an hour and a quarter. His speech was
written and carefully prepared. He
traced the greatness of the great men of
history from their mothers ; taking them
from their cradles as children, describing
their home influences and surroundings
and declaring that where a man rose te
true and actual greatness, no nutter from
what station in life, be it high or
low, his mother, in training his
mind with what it should contain
and se fitting him te successfully
battle the world, deserved a portion, if net
most, of the credit. Likewise he censured
a peer mother. It is no wonder, said he,
that Nere was tbe monster he was when
we consider tbe kind of woman he had
for a mother. Neglect and "poll-parrot-ism,"
as he( terms it, in mothers te their
children, he strongly repudiated. He said
no man bad a right te strike his child in
anger, and also condemned scolding. On
the latter point he recited a short anec
dote in which a child asked a scolding
mother if Ged scolded. He gave the
clergy, tbe school beard, the teachers and
the graduating class some geed advice and
finished his address at 9:35 o'clock. Prof.
Ames then delivered the diplomas te the
graduates, and it was during this por
tion of the exercises that the' floral
presentations te the graduates, by their
friends in the audience, were made. The
bouquets had allprevieusly been collected
and there was no confusion in depositing
them at the feet of their recipients. Kef
fer's orchestra played another selection
and then Prof. Ames was seen te come ou
the stage with two hats his own and
Prof. Brooks'. The audience took the
hint, smiled and departed. The young
ladies of the class were all dressed very
handsomely in white. Mr. Bruner was
dressed in black. He was presented with
a geld watch by his father.
Boreagh Badget.
Bass are plenty and the season opens
next Wednesday.
The high school graduates aad school
beard will go in a body te-morrow te hear
a special sermon te them by Rev. Henry
Wheeler, of the M. E. church.
The school term of 1830 81 ended yes
terday and the summer vacation will con
tinue longer than three months.
Rev. Geerge Fraser formerly of Indiana
will preach for SL Jehn's English Luth
eran congregation in Shuler's hall, to
morrow morning and evening.
Eigbtecntrucks enough running gear
te fully equip nine cars were sent from
here last night te the wreck near Lan
caster.
Chief Marshal Yocum. of Decoration
day parade, will pnt his staff at the head
ei tbe precession ; next councils, school
beard, Citizens band, Ce. H., Pest 118 G.
A. R. ; beneficial and ether societies?;
citizens. E. A. Becker. Ed. Caswell and
J. L. Wrichtare the aids. The line will
move at 3:30 p. m., and at the signal of
three volleys from Ce. U. the strewing of
flowers will begin. Gee W. MoElrey.
esq., will deliver the oration in the opera
house at 8 p. m. A vocal quartet will
furnish music. Grand Army men can
get blouses from Quartermaster James L.
Pinkerton.
OBITUARY
Death of Mliia Sarah O'Neill.
Miss Sarah C. A. O'Neill,-grand neice of
the late Very Rev. Bernard Keenan, died
yesterday at the residence of her aunt,
Miss Ann Keenan, Ne. 43 West Vine
street, aged about 43 years. Miss O'Neill
was a native of Ireland, came te this
country when a small child and was raised
under the care of her aunt, Miss Keenan.
She was a teacher in the parish school, of
this city, many years age, and was for
fifteen years a clerk in the treasury de
partment. Fer the past five or six years
she has been in ill health and has resided
with Miss Keenan. Miss O'Neill was a most
devoted Catholic, a daily communicant,
and died fortified in her faith with tbe last
rites of the church. Her funeral will take
place at St. Mary's church at 8:30 en Mon
day morning.
Death of Mrs. Alex. Harberger.
Mrs. EmmaJeneM, wife of Alex J. Bar
berger, died at the family residence, Ne.
225 Seuth Queen street, yesterday after
noon, after a severe and protracted sick
ness. Mrs. flarbenrer was known and
esteemed by a large circle of friends for
ber many womanly virtues and pleasant
social qualities. She was reared and died
a Catholic. Her funeral will take place at
St. Mary's church, at 9:30 en Monday
morning, at which time solemn requiem
mass will be calebrated.
Change of Tine Table.
On and after toraerrow.May, 29 the fol
lowing changes of schedule will go into
effect en the Reading & Columbia rail rail
eoad: Tbe train that formerly left Quarryville
at 6:45 a. m. will leave at 6:40. arriving in
this city at 8 o'clock instead of 8.-05 ; and
the tram which left Quarryville at 7:50 a.
m. is changed te 7:33, reaching here at
927 instead of 9:40. Going south, the
train which under the old arraagemeBt
left Reading at 8:05,a m. reaching Lancas
ter at 10:07 and Quarryville at 1120, will
hereafter leave tbe first named place at
725. arrive here at King street depot 9:37
and Quarryville at 10:37. Tbe evening
train which new leaves tbe King street
depot at 5:10, and arrives at Quarryville
at 6:40, will under tbe new schedule leave
King street at 5:40 and arrive at Quarry
ville at 7:10.
Silver Wedding.
Yesterday it was twenty-five years since
Officer J. P. Killinger, of the city police
force, and his wife were united in marriage
and they celebrated their silver wedding
at their home, Ne. 617 West Orange street.
A large number of friends from this city
antl aiumpre were present. Tbe uiu-
zens eana serenaaeu ine ceapie as a uue
hour. The presents were many and valu
able, and all in attendance had an excel
lent time.
Permanent Cert Men tee.
The committee en permanent certifi
cates met in the high school building, this
city, this morning and tne following
teachers were recommended for perma
nent certificates: LydiaE. Richosend.
Eva Stevenson, W. J. McComb, Mary A.
E. Turner, Lydia Stauffer, Mary L. Pat.
tersen, Emma F. Hcrr, and M. Baraett
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