LANCASTER DAILY 1NTELUGENCEIW WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1, 1881 .
lancastet intelbgencec
WEDNESDAY EVENINO. JUNE 1, 1881.
"Left."
In the expressive language of the street
Messrs. Conkling and Piatt are "badly
left." They seem te have quite ever
reached themselves and their defeat is
very well assured. Their fate illustrates
that nothing is se uncertain as political
events and that nothing succeeds like
success. The example of the Penn
sylvania contest no doubt stiffened the
independent Bepublicansef New Yerk.
They received greater encouragement,
however, from the premises of the ad
ministration te stand by them and the
ability which Mr. Blaine has shown te
control the patronage te support and re
ward these who staud by him in his war
witli his old enemy. That he secretly
gave out his premises of this during the
deadlock in Pennsylvania is no longer a
matter of cenGdence ; and that it held
the deadlock fast is a matter of easy
calculation. Mr. Conkling or Mr.
Cameren dispensing the federal offices is
a very different man in .the eyes of the
average Republican place hunter from the
same individual shorn of his power of
patronage. There were a freat many
fence men at Albany, who sat en the top
rail and balanced themselves neatly until
they saw that their votes would ensure
success or defeat for one side or the
ether. Then they get down. With all
the ridicule cast upon David Davis for
hisattitude in politics as seated en the
fence in greater danger from his pon pen pon
deeosity he is mucli mere independent
and honest than that class of partisans
who train with whichever wing can de
the most for them. Seme of the men,
who made the anti-Cameren fight in this
state a success were these who would
have scuttled the beat and struck for the
family flag-ship, liad there been danger
that the independent craft would net
have made the landing.
Mr. Cenkiing's defeat is, however, one
tiling and the election of his successor
another, His friends may be as stub
born as his enemies. There is no room
at Albany as there was at Harrisburg
for a compromise. Oliver had little
strength or opposition except as the
Cameren candidate. But in New Yerk
it must be aut Gcsur aut nihil with
Conkling and Flatt. Their friends
cannot afford te let any ether Republi
can be elected. They cannot have one
of themselves taken and the ether left.
Everything indicates the very proper
result that there will be no election until
the people elect a new Legislature te
make the clioice. There Mr. Conkling
ought te seek his vindication and there
the Democratic majority of New Yerk
state will have its chance.
Shams and Cheats.
It may be, after all, that the trouble
with Speaker Hewit does net result ex
clusively from the fiery color of his hair.
Ill digestion may liave something te de
with it, and we all knew that when geed
digestion does net wait en appetite, nor
health en both, no man can be expected
te be sweet-tempered. Here comes a
Legislative ltecerd, weeks old, of course,
freighted with many columns of a speech
by Hewit en the prevalence of adultera
tion in feed and drink, and if he wasn't
suffering from a hideous nightmare or
the fright of a Wolfe when he wrote it,
there is hourly cause for the great Amer
ican people te be alarmed at worse dan
gers than corrupt Legislatures and red
headed speakers. Hewit has found that
there is only one kind of tea grown,
though six or seven varieties are sold
respective grades of adulteration. The
chickery in coffee defies detection, and
between the " sugar mite " and
" grocer's itch " sixty-nine out of
seventy of the samples of sugar
are unfit for average human con
sumption, however cepperlined the
legislative rooster's crop may be. Heney
is made from paraffine and glucose, and
liquor lias been adulterated since 1000 B.
C. Black pepper is twenty-five per cent,
black, a fourth tan bark, the rest old
crackers and oakum. " Bread and
cheese" are just as spurious and maybe
the " kisses." Beer and rum, wine and
snuff, drugs and preserves, jellies and
spices, sauces and canned fruits all, all
are doctored and drugged, until Hewit
declares net only are our bodies ruined
by the vile stuffs, but the trade in them
lias converted the American people into
frauds and cheats.
Here then is abundant cause for
Hewit 'a choleric temperament, for the
legislator's corruption and for his lack
of faith in the sincerity of human nature.
Everything about them and that they
put into them is sham. Why should they
take kindly te reform, however well
certified its genuineness is. Hewit is
forgiven, in view of the way his appetite
is ministered te and his thirst quenched.
The Press sympathizes with our diffi
culty in appreciating the "independ
ence" and " piegressiveness," of a polit
ical adventurer whose independence
consists in a mercenary hunt for spoils
for himself and his camp followers, and
whose idea of progress is te get a proud
commonwealth te repudiate its honest
obligations te its creditors. We deem
ourselves mere fortunate in net recog
nizing the genuineness of this sort of in
dependence and progress than the Press
is, which must wear a peculiar kind of
glasses te see these in Mahone, and
te ignore the real significance of his
movements in Virginia politics. His
"strength" lies in the direction we have
indicated and no etherand the Press
knows it. His anti-Bourbenism is his
opposition te the old-fashioned notions
of honesty, and if the Press sees fit te ap
plaud the alleged thirty thousand Demo
crats who fellow him, nobody will suffer
but the Press and its party.
The prestige of the American turf is
right nobly sustained by the victory of
Mr. Lorillard's spanking colt in carrying
off the great English trophy at te-day's
Derby meeting. The general interest felt
in this annual racing event, net among
turfmen alone but by the mass of Eng
lish people, is aptly illustrated in the ad
journment of Parliament te witness the
exhibition se dear te the heart of every
sport-loving Englishman. It was " Cor
nelius O'Dewd" who found evidence of
the decav and decline of the British em
pire in the objections which were raised
in the Heuse or commons after l.eiu
Pftlmerten's death te adjourning for the
Derby, but the customary resolution te
go te the races yesterday was carried ey
a reusing majority. The victory of our
American horse this morning is net
necessarily an evidence of the decay and
decline of the British turf, but it does
afford amDle cause for congratulation
among people this side of the Atlantic
who are interested in the cultivation or
geed horse-flesh te knew that Mr. LerUj
lardta stables have been able te send
abroad a representative who has carried
the American colors te the front in tnis
greatest event of the'English turf.
PEBbONAl
Secretary Lincoln left Chicago for
Washington yesterday morning.
Queen Victeria is going te Italy next
month, where she will occupy a villa by
the Lake of Come.
J. W. Mackky is reported te have given
up hard work in the mines. He is going
te start upon a journey around the world.
Andrew Jehnsen's heirs are new in
litigation ever the distribution of his prep
erty, which is valued at 9100,000.
Asks au irreverent contemporary :
Which de you prefer, Conki.ine or the
revised New Testament?
Mr. Beeciiek thinks that Hades is a
state rather than a place. The united tes
timeny of the years, the rocks and the
broken premises point te Ohie.
Longfellow, in spite of his many
years, is in excellent health, the possessor
of a brisk step and unimpaired love for
work. Ilis face is fall of genial expres
sion. James Gamble has offered his resigna
tion as general superintendent or the Pa
cific division of the Western Union tele
graph company, te take effect en the 10th
of Jnnc.
Mrs. Garfield has been entirely free
from fever since Saturday last and is rap
idly convalescing. The president will at
tend the graduating exeroises of the naval
academy at Annapolis en the 10th of
June.
Willis P. Hazard, esq, of East Brad
ford, Chester county, who has been for sev
eral months inEurepe, principally the Chan
nel Islands, where he was engaged in select
ing some fine cattle and shipping them te
this country, has returned home
Foreign papers announce the death,
through a fall from his horse, of the only
son of Count Aulheny Auersperg (a poet
better known under his name of " Anas
tasius Guun "), at the age of twenty-two.
He leaves a fortune of 1,000,000 florins te
his cousins and classmates at college.
Mr. B. K. Jamisen, the well known
Philadelphia banker, accompanied by two
ethor gentlemen and a servant, arrived in
Norristown in a two horse tourist's coach
en Monday morning They are traveling
through the country with their convenient
carriage, as they de every summer. They
are equipped for a long journey.
General Grant is heralded at Leng
Branch. The ex-prosident will return
from Mexico in July, and at once take
possession of his seaside cottage. The
Washington Capital says : '' He purposes
te make things lively in a social way at
the Brauch this season.' He will bath in
salt water te remeve the freshness from
his system."
English Methodism has again suffered a
severe less in the sudden death of the Rev.
W. O. Simpsen, one of the chief organ
izers of the Sunday school union and for
many years a missionary at Madras.
Within a few months Wesleyan Method
ism has had te mourn the less of four of
its most distinguished ministers, viz : The
Rev. S. Celey, the Rev. Dr. Jobsen, the
Rev. W. Merloy Punshen and the Rev.
Mr. Simpsen.
It is rumored that Saiiau Bernhardt
is te marry en Saturday next W. M. Augele
who has been traveling with her in Amer
ica. These who saw Mile. Bernhardt in
her various roles will recall the swarthy,
lymphatic actor who played the principal
roles. He was is no sense equal te the
emergency, unless as a foil te better set off
the perfect acting of his ever-shadowing
leader. Aogele never arose above the
most ordinary roles in French theatres.
He has passed most of his life iu Marseilles
and has the thick pronunciation of the
Prevencalese French. The marriage will
prove quite a sensation in Paris, where
Sarah has refused personages of imposing
titles. She rejected an English milord in
Londen who offered te make her a countess
and adept her son Maurice.
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MINOR TOPICS.
A voune man and a young woman of
Chicago, between whom there was litiga
tion for the ownership of an estate, have
settled the matter by marrying each
ethor.
The Springfield Republican says that one
of Connecticut's best clergymen was in
quired of by a stringer colporteur net long
since as te whether he felt that his soul
was safe. His reply was: "I deem your
question exceedingly impertinent."
GinseN, long the Washington corres
pondent of the New Yerk Sun, has been
appointed a detective of the postefficc de
partment te work in conjunction with Mr.
Woodward in ferreting out the star route
frauds.
What is the meaning of the following
mysterious paragraph which is conspic
uously printed the New Yerk evening
Commercial (a pronounced Conkling or
gan) : ''Startling Disclosures. We have
intelligence from Albany that develop
ments will be made before the close of the
senatorial struggle implicating a paity
high in position that will startle the com
munity. It will take an earthquake te ar
rest the madness at Albany."
Obituary Nete.
HJDghAAn,ierBOn died yesterday in
Portland, Maine, aged 80 years. He was
a representative in Congress from that
state from 1837 te 1841, and was its
governor for three terms, from 1843. He
was commissioner Of customs under Presi
dent Pierce, and from 1866 te 1809 held
the position at sixth auditor of the treas
ury. General Themas D. Hoxsey died en
Monday afternoon at his residence near
Paterson, New Jersey, aged 66 years. He
was born in Massachusetts, but went te
Paterson when a boy and worked in a
cotton factory. After having engaged in
the dry goods business, he became a law
yer at the age of 40 and was successful in
the profession. He served as county clerk,
was general of milita, and a member of
sne legislature, ana was twice me uiwb
back candidate for governor of New Jer
sey. CHIME AMD MISFORTUNE.
tfhe Trail of Fire and Bleed.
Benjamin and Jehn Stiggers, brothers,
were shot dead while committing a rob
bery in Henry county, Ohie, en Monday
night.
The flax mill of Jehn Casely & Sens,
Enightstewn, Indiana, was struck by
lightning en Monday night, and burned te
the ground. The less is $35,000.
Jehn Kehler, aged 43, a saloon-keeper,
committed suicide en a New Yerk ferry
beat yesterday. Demestic trouble was
the cause.
A man named Weiss was drowned in
the Lehigh at Allentown last evening.
He had ridden a horse in the stream and
was carried off by the current.
James and William Reed were killed
and Samuel Reed was seriously injured
by the explosion of a portable saw mill
boiler, at Caseyville, Mississippi, en Mon
day. (Jhalfant, near Doylestown, is exercised
by the suicide, with laudanum, of a stran
ger who came into the neighborhood and
mysteriously took his life. He is a shoe
maker named Patrick or Barney
McGlau"blin.
One freight train ran into tbe rear of
another en the Vennsylvania raiireau, near
Princeton Junction, New Jersey, en Mon
day night. The flagman, named Hill, had
both legs and shoulder-blade broken. The
engineer and fireman were slightly injured.
Jehn Riley, jr., has confessed that he
was ene of the gang who assaulted and
caused the death of the girl Petter, near
St. Catharine's, Ontario. A coronet's jury
has rendered a verdict of willful murder
against him, and three ethers who have
absconded.
Dennis Dannahy, aged 23 years, was
run ever en the railroad, at East Buffalo,
New Yerk, en Monday. The engineer
says he was lying en the track, and upon
examination of the body immediately after
it was run ever, it was found te be cold,
which weulu prove that he was net killed
by the train.
The house of Jehn Celbert, in Salem,
Massachusetts, was struck by lightning en
Monday night, and his son Frank, was
killed. Other houses were struck and
sevcial persons injured during the same
storm. A severe thunder storm, accom
panied by large hail, passed ever Pitts
field, Massachusetts, en Monday after
noon. Henry Clossman, a teamster, was
killed by lightning.
The body of an unknown man was found
imbedded in the mud, in the Schuylkill
canal, hear Belmont, Fairmount Park. It
was brought te the surface by the tow line
of a passing canal beat. A revolver was
found in ene of his pockets. He was
about 5 feet 7 inches in height, medium
built, had red hair and moustache, cut
short. He were a black fretk coat, black
vest, dark pants, light colored necktie and
laoe kIiecs. Around the body was a leath
er strap. A handkerchief found en the
body bore the initials " C. M."
William Sanders, aged 18 years, was
drowned while bathing en Monday even
ing, at Adams, New Yerk. Michael
Weiss, aged 18, was drowned while
watering a horse in the Lehigh river at
Bethlehem, hist evening. Edwin T. Bunn
a traveling salcsmau, was killed yesterday
afternoon by falling from the fourth
story of a hotel in Cincinnati. James
German was killed by falling down stairs
at his house in Providence, Rhede Island,
yesterday morning. William Fielding,
aged 60 years, a watchman at a mm in
Leicester, Massachusetts, was killed by
falling from a third story window en Mon
day night.
The Battie Against the Bourbons.
Press.
The Lancaster Intellieencer is en
gaged iu a very laudable search for knowl
edge, and with equally commendable judg
ment it applies te the Press te supply the
needed information. We are gratified te
observe this inquiring disposition in our
esteemed cotcniperary. Such a quest is
always creditable en the part of these who
are in need of instruction, and deserves te
be cordially encouraged. It warrants the
hepe that in due time our cotemperary
will become as enlightened as it is atten
tive, and that its politics may possibly be
as progressive as its journalism.
Fer the present it is net strange that the
Intelligencer docs net understand the
subject. which agitates its ardent breast.
The natural Bourbon in Virginia and the
unnatural Bourbon in Lancaster find
great difficulty in comprehending the
spirit and resolution of an independent
and progressive Democrat like General
Mahone, who renounces the old hide
bound Democratic notions and makes a
sturdy battle for equal rights, an honest
ballet and a fair count. A new departure
of this kind is as inexplicable te the
ordinary Democratic temper as it is
destructive te the ordinary Democratic
methods. The strength of General Ma
hone's position lies in the fact that he is
striking a deadly blew at the old spirit of
the solid Seuth and at the agencies of
fraud by which its deininatiau is main
tained. Fer our part, as between him
and the Bourbons, with whom he is bat
tling, we arc in sympathy with him. Ne
disregard of public obligations can be ap
proved anywhere ; but if there is any prac
tical difference between them en the debt
question it is in his favor. Aud en these
questions which involve human rights and
a free and fair expression of the public will,
he is en the side of liberty while they are
en the side of oppression.
Iftheieare thirty thousand Democrats
in Virginia ready te battle the old Deme
cratic domination we believe they should
be applauded and encouraged. If General
Mahene will lead them en a bread plat
form of liberal and progressive principles,
he will descrve the sympathy of all who
want te sec the iron tyranny of the Bour
bon Seuth broken up. If the co-operation
of all the opponents of Bourbeuism can be
effected en a just and honorable basis for
the overthrew of that obnoxious rule, it
will be well for the Seuth and the country.
We have net expected the Lancaster In In
telleoencer te leek with complacency
upon a movement which threatens the
ascendency of Bourbenism, but if it will
continue diligently in search of information
from authentic sources we shall have some
hopes of it.
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Practical Courtesies.
The Londen News in a recent issue says:
"The loyal felicitations of the Au'strians
en the occasion of the marriage of the
Archduke Rudelph with the Princess
Stephanie appear te assume an eminently
practical form. Thus, according te $he
Wicrner Zeitung, the Baren de Montpurge
presents 15,080 florins for a foundation in
favor of the widows and orphans of officers
and a lady a yearly sum of 2,000 florine s for
the benefit of officers whose state of health
necessitates a visit te Marisnbcd ; a gen
tleman gives 4,000 florins te au educa
tional institute at Hernials and 21,000 flo
rins te a military orphanage at Fischau,
and many ether similar foundations are
referred te. In Brussels the public mar mar
liage offerings seem te have taken the
equally graceful though less expensive
form of bouquets, of which se many were
offered te the princess en the occasion of
her departure from that city with her
mother the Queen of the Belgians, that no
less than four wagons were required te re
move them, te the palace.
The Seuth Carolina railroad company
has begun te extend its tracks te the water
side at Charleston, and will be prepared
uciuru iuu opening ei tue iau trade te
receive aud deliver goods en its own piers.
tut aimiiw or whxiam penh.
One or Hta BeaeeMaata WaaU te be Seat
te Kagiaad fer Tkeaa.
' Sometime age the Jwawylvania Legis
lature adopted a resotatten te have the
remains of WuTuuajPenn brought from
then- resting place hvSngland te America,
and, if necessary, te secure the co-operation
of the president in the work. Phila
delphia papers recently announced that
Gov. Heyt had appointed Geerge Lieb
Harrison, a sugar merchant of Philadel
phia, te go te England . and bring
Penn's remains ever te bis coun
try. CeL P. Penn Gaskell Hall,
United States army, of Gen. Hancock's
staff, said te a New Yerk Times reporter
last evening that he was the only lineal
descendant of William Penn in America.
On hearing of the appointment of Mr.
Harrison he went te Philadelphia, where
he found a universal condemnation of the
appointment. " The most prominent men
in Philadelphia,' and leading members of
the society of Friends," said the colonel,
" volunteered the expression of their opin
ion that if Penn's remains were te be
brought te this country at all it should
bedone by a lineal descendant of the
great founder, and I being the nearest and
eldest descendant in America I was born
here and by virtue of my national posi
tion as an army officer, was the
only fitting and proper person te perform
snch an important mission. This view
was sympathized in and reiterated by the
leading men and societies of Philadelphia.
I am the only lineal representative de
scendant of Penn, with the two miner
children, in the United States, and I am
convinced, from what I knew of my fam
ily (I was brought up abroad and am con
versant with their views) the only one
who would be acceptable te the' English
family. They would feel it a hnmiliatien
and a want of courtesy te the Penn family
abroad te have an utter stranger delegated
te such a mission. That I knew from actual
correspondence with the family. The gov
ernor of Pennsylvania. " continued Cel.
Hall, " must have been ignorant of the
fact that a lineal descendant of the founder
was a prominent citizen of the United
States. Otherwise a little reflection would
have indicated that descendant as the
proper appointee for an international mis
sion of this character. The least that the
commonwealth of Pennsylvania can accord
te the lineal progeny tf their illustrious
founder is te place them in commission in
se important an international courtesy as
that which at present exists between this
country and Great Britain. "
LATEST NEWS BY MAIL.
The treasury surplus for May is esti
mated at $10,000,000.
A party of 125 English emigrants ar
rived at Winnipeg, Manitoba, en Monday,
in seventeen days from Liverpool.
The first crate of Georgia peaches, left
Macen for New Yerk en Monday night.
The crop in that section is estimated at
60,000 baskets, and the fruit is fine.
The Virginia Rcadjustcr state cenven
tien will meet in Uichmend te-morrow. A
large number of the delegates favor the
nomination of Cameren for governor, and
Senater Lewis for lieutenant governor.
The general synod of the Reformed
church in America will meet in Hudsen,
New Yerk, te-day. About 300 delegates
will be present, representing the church
throughout the United States and the for
eign mission stations.
Jehn Griscom, after seventy-two hours
of fasting, in Chicago, remains apparently
iu " a healthy normal condition." He has
lest eleven pounds in weight. " He plays
games, visits the theatrcs, aud when he
feels the need of stimulation takes a leis
urely walk."
In the United States court of claims the
'petition of the Union Pacific railroad com
pany for additional compensation for
carrying the mails iu postal cars, were
overruled and the past aud present rates
remain unchanged. The court gave
judgment ia favor of the Pacific mail
steamship company for carrying the Chi Chi Chi
uose mail iu 1873 and 1875, te the amount
of $291,117. The court has adjourned
until December.
The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the United railroad and canal companies
of New Jersey was held yesterday in Tren Tren
eon. Out of 207,904 shares in all 111,400
were voted, and the following directors
were elected : Jehn Jacob Aster, Jehn O;
Barren. Wm. Bucknell, B. L. Dennis,
Chas. E. Green, Rebert Lynex Kennedy,
Themas McKean, Isaac W. Scudder, Jehn
T. Stevens, R. F. Stockton, Ashbcll Welch
and Samuef Welsh.
STATE ITEMS.
Dr. W. S. Cherry, a dentist of Alteena,
being en a sprce for a couple of weeks,
took laudanum yesterday morning. He
lived until 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon,
when death ceased his sufferings.
11. R. Reth, of Sunbury, was elected
last night superintendent of the public
schools of Meadville, vice Lauglcy resign
ed. The selection does net give geneial
satisfaction, public sentiment favoring re
tention of the present superintendent.
An Easten school teacher locked up one
of her girl pupils for refusing te recite her
lessens. The girl jumped outef the win
dow and ran away. The distance she
jumped was fully two stories, yet she sus
tained no injuries. Probably lighted en
her head.
The Oil City Derrick explains itself: In
writing "humorous" items we always
make it a point te iutroduce a few which
are se miserably peer that the ethers,
which are really net above mediocrity, by
comparison appear geed. Nobody doubts
this who reads the Derrick.
The Harrisburg Patriot thinks it "would
be worth twenty miles of travel in a buck
wagon ever a corduroy read te hear Hewit
stumping in the backwoods of Blairceunty
in favor of the election,! as governor, of
the man who denounced him as an 'abettor
of ringsters,' and new refers te him affec
tionately as the 'blackguard in the Speak
er's chair.' "
Owing te the split in the senior class at
Lafayette, the two factions, net being
able te agrce en any points, will take their
senior supper at different places. The so se
called belters, numbering twenty-one, will
take carriages and escorted by a band
drive te Phillipsburg and there take a
train for the Delaware Water Gap. The
ether faction, numbering thirty-six, will
go te Alauch Chunk.
Anether session of the Republican con
vention was held in Pittsburgh, yesterday,
te nominate a candidate for sheriff. Four
ballets were taken last week and eight
mero yesterday but there was little change.
Whilst the 12th ballet was in progress last
evening the convention breke up in a row.
Majer Mereland took the stage te have
substitutions made for Cel. Gray, and
MacCallin's delegates "kicked." There
was no possibility of restoring order and
the lights were turned out and the con
vention declared adjourned. The. last
ballet stoed: William MacCallin, 109;
Jeseph II. Gray, 93 ; Themas W. Lindsay
64 ; Isaac Mills, 9. Necessary for a choice,
133.
Mr. Veaner'a Weather.
Mr. Venner "predicts" a wet June,
with frequent severe wind and thunder
storms, and probable frost between the 5th
and 10th of the month. He says : " The
'north waters' are only coming down new,
which is an indication of a wet June. The
warmest part of June is likely te ecenrr
between the 20th and 25tb, when the heat
may be excessive"
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Vlgnaux and Seiiaefer.
Mr. Newberger has returned te Louden,
having failed te see M Vignaux about the
projected match with Mr. Schaefer. His
mt, MVSt. Martin, however says that
igBaux will 'only play in Paris. He
wants te select .his own 'referee and play
en a French table. Mr. Newberger in
tends te take Schaefer ever in October if
some responsible person is selected as
referee.
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
HEAVY RAIN STORM.
A Beeb te tae farmers and Gardener.
Yesterday afternoon and evening Lan
caster and vicinity was visited by a very
heavy and very wclcome fall of rain. The
dirty streets were well swept by it, the.
gutters cleansed and the sewers thoroughly
flushed. The fields and gardens which
had suffered from a continued drought
were revived and beautified by the genial
moisture. Farmers who had been anx
iously waiting for wet weather se that
they might set out their tobacco plants at
once embraced the opportunity, and yes
terday and te-day hundreds of thousands
of plants were set out.
At some places during the storm there
was a fall of hail. In the vicinity of
Rohrerstown the rain fell in such torrents
that the plowed fields and reads are badly
washed. The flood of water about 4
o'clock entered the rolling mill and for a
time caused a suspension of operations.
The rain was accompanied by hail, which
damaged the growing crops te some ex
tent, knocked off the young fruit and cut
up tlie young tobacco plants, but en the
whole comparatively little damage is re
ported. The storm had the effect of greatly re
ducing the uncomfortable high tempera
ture of the atmosphere and rendering the
air pure, pleasant and fragrant.
A terrific thunder storm passed ever the
northern part of Lebanon county, yester
day afternoon. Jehn-Sarge, a brickmakcr
was killed while working in a field near
Jonestown.
Along the river below Columbia the rain
fell furiously and did considerable damage
te the fields and along the Columbia and
Pert Deposit railroad. Near McCalls
Ferry there was a heavy slide of earth and
rock, which completely blocked up the
track, and prevented the passage of trains.
It will take twenty-four hours at least, te
put the read iu running order.
At Mount Ncbe and vicinity the fall of
ram is said te have been the heaviest that
has fallen for several years, and the rain
was accompanied by hail ; but the hail
stones were net large enough te materially
injure the crops.
At Quarryville also, there was a very
heavy fall of rain, accompanied by seme
hail.
During the storm of yesterday afternoon
the lightning struck a large smoke stack
en the comb factory of Daua Graham, en
West James, knocking a hole of consider
able size in it.
COUNTY POLITICS.
Twe Calls en the Investigating Coiuiaiitee
te Reassemble.
"Jake" ifalbachand "Larry" Burns,
both late of the city water department,
and members of the Republican returning
beard investigating committee, give notice
that twenty-live Republican voters of Lan
caster comity having made affidavit, ac
cording te the rules of the party, that they
believe there were sufficient frauds at the
late primary election te change the result
in the vote for prothenotary declared at
the meeting of return judges, the commit
tee of investigation is hereby calfei upon
te reconvene, te hear all evidence that may
be presented, en Saturday, the fourth day
of June, 1881, at 10 o'clock a. m., at Grant
ha'.l in the citv of Lancaster."
Samuel Evans, esq., the " bob-tail"
secretary of the committce, makes similar
announcement.
Samuel Peel, who ran for judge of the
First ward election en behalf of the Scn
senig party, has been somewhat tardily
telling the New Era hew he was scooped
by the Hicstand-Muhlcnberg party : "We
the reformers) had a clear majority of
ten, but, before the organization (which
was put oil' until the bulldozers aud re
peaters arrived), Dr. Hen. Muhlenberg
appieached me and offered me $25 if I
would withdraw as a candidate for
judge, premising me, iu addition,
that I should be first inspector.
I indignantly rejecti the preposition,
which implied, furtheTnbat I was te with
draw in Bill Heard's favor. At ten min
utes past three o'cleok the vote was taken
and the Blessem Bricks each held up two
hands, and both hands for each were
counted. Twe policemen, who were held
in readiness, were called iu by Jehuny
Martin, of the Relay house, who said he
owned the heuse and wanted it cleared of
'the gang,' as he called it. 'The gang'
ceusisted of the Reformers, who were un
ceremoniously ejected."
The New Era gives netice te Hicstand
and his people that they can get into the
Reform congregation en probation :
" Whenever any or all of them give pub
lic assurance that 'they will reform these
methods the New Era will be ready te sink
all past differences and accept their co
operation." Deinecutic County Convention.
Columbia Herald.
In respense te a number of inquiries the
Intem.igkncku, speaking for the chair
man of the county committee says that no
convention te nominate a county ticket
will be called until after the state cen
tral committce meets and fixes a
time for the state convention. That
is right. There can be no ge.nl rea
son for holding two county conven
tions, and the later the convention can
lie held the better. It will be time enough
in September te nominate a county ticket,
and at the same convention delegates te
state convention can be elected, for we de
net believe that the Democratic state con
vention will be be held before the last week
iu that month.
The Start of the Knights Templar.
This morning Lancaster Cemmaudery
Ne. 13 Knights Templar started for Scran-
ten te attend tbe annual state conclave,
which is te be held there. The command-
ery met at their asylum shortly before 10
e clock and headed by the Keystene band,
they marched te tbe Pennsylvania depot,
where they bearded two special cars,
which were attached te the 10:10 train.
The band did net accompany them, as a
band from Pittston has been secured by
them te play while they are in Scranton.
They will return en Friday evening at 0:25
when they will be met at the depet by the
Knights who remained here ana tlie Key
stene band.
Summer leisure.
Gen. Gee. M. Steinman gees te White
Sulphur, Va.. bprings te-day.
Lieut. McCaulay, U. S. A., and wife are
visiting Lancaster te-day, guests at Rev.
Dr. Nevin's, Caernarvon Place.
The Sophomore class of F. & M. college
gees into encampment at Yerk springs en
the Susquehanna next week, under direc
tion Prof. Jehn S. Stahr for scientific,
piscatorial, gastronomical and ether lines
of study that will be a relief from the pre
vailing Sophomore test.
Court This Mernlnff.
Court met this morning at nine o'clock
when one case was argued, and consider
able current business was transacted.
judge Livingston delivered opinions in
the following cases :
Andrew Wade, deceased, estate excep
tions te auditors report, exceptions over
ruled aud report confirmed.
Rebecca Tomlinson's appeal. The reg
ister was directed te issue letters of admin
istration te Rebert Felding.
Court adjourned te 2.J o'clock this afternoon.
Grade f Fastis.
The following is the grade of pupils, in
attendance at the boys' high school during
the month of April, just closed. Twe
hours' home stady are expected from each
pupil:
riBST CLASS.
C. L. Frantz ,
A. I... Witwer....,
G. F. Erisraan....
C. II. Chirk.
Wm. G. Landes.
I. W. Herting...
Chas. A. Miller..
99
,97
96
, 91
Heward T. Bays.... 81
W. H.-Linuemum... '
Frank HcClain
Win. M.Herr.....
B. A. Splmllcr....
Gee. Hctrick
Walter E.KcBy..
Wm. A. Buckius.
7
75
, 7J
71
70
lit
89
88
s:
Jehn A. Hoever.
W. 8. Aillcr 85
SECOND CLASS.
Chas. Carpenter..... 94
Dan'l lLSensenig.. 92
Gee. 31. Der wart.... St!
Chas. II. Obrelter.... 83
Harry A. Shcnk S3
If. J. Blackwoetl.... 83
. 6. Eicholtz S3
Wilsen W. Fowler.. 82
Jehn H. Hartman... 82
Harry R. Smith 82
CarlK.Kby 81
Kebt. BI. Adams SO
Win. II. Kirk 80
S. R. Slaymaker 79
Grant Strlne 79
Jas. H. Munson 77
Henry Uerhart t
Wm. D. Reck 76
Wm. C. Pyfer. 75
W. B. Helliuger...... 74
U. S. Smith 73
W. L. Gable 72
Jehn R. Duncan... 70
R. D. McCaskey Si
Iliestand Hartman. 62
THIRD CLASS.
Wm. R. Peters 92
H. B. Shearer 70
Gee. K. Zellcrs...... TO
Wm. G. Baker 05
Menreo P.. Hlrsh .. 66
Fred. S. Pyler 64
Chas. D. Myers (V
Jehn C. Sample...... 56
Gee. W. Cooper .... 80
KdwinR. Garvin ... 82
Walter G. Peters....
Chas. .1. Zccher 73
Gee. II. Ackeruiiui.. 71
S. C. Wiant... 71
Edw. C. Bursk 70
VOURTII CLASS.
Win. II. Anxer 82
E. M. Stene..... 82
Jes. Pranglcy 71
Sidney Evans fiS
C. G. Erisman....... 61
Jehn A. Charles.... 60
A. A. Albright 80
C. S. Stermteltz 75
Leicester Leng...... 74
Isaac II. Stirk 74
Edw. M. Hartman.. 31
Clias. C. Herr. 51
T. W. Sncsserett.... 54
Clias. B. Brady 73
CM. McLuitghlin.. 72
Richard McGovern. 71
J. Il.Wclclmns....'.. 52
Chas. G. DUler 31
The following is the grade of pupils in
attendance at the James street higher
grade secondary school during the month
of April. :
VIItST CLASS.
Chas. I.eydeu..
. 9fi
Sue Troyer.'....
Katie Marratt..
Gee. Yeager....
Mary Munson..
Harry Apple..
Jl
.... 71
.... 58
01
Beckie o'Bryen.,
90
J, tine uues.r....
Tliee. Appel
Clara Delict.:....
Daisy Gorrecht..
Eil. HeitNhn
. SG
.86
rred. J.utz.
.... 5!
.84
77
.74
Michael Hartley..... 47
Frank Jehnsen..... 38
Christ. Flick XI
SECOND CLASS.
Samuel Beas 83
Katie Mclntyre.... 56
Sephia Cunningham 56
Ed. Uast............. 48
Flera Miles 48
Viela Kline 46
Henry McGuire..... 33
Herb. Pinkerton.... 25
Cera Delbe..... 20
Adam Finger 6
Walt. Barr 2
William Leng Se
Laura Sicbcr 79
Frank Smith 77
Sallie O'Bryen 69
Charles Feil 63
Carrie Benedict.... 66
James Fowler. 64
Ed. Keintricd 63
Chas. Sencr 60
Mamie Stene 59
Grade of Pupils.
The following is the percentage of the
pupils of the girls' high school for the
month of May, 1881 :
nnsT CLASS.
Sadie Shindle 100
Carrie Myers 100
l.ulu Leng 100
Minnie Kuuh 100
Flera Eaby 99
Alice Friily 99
Lizzie Hcleilia 99
Hullie Allwrt IK)
Frances Kreidcr.... 99
Jennie Ochs 'M
Frances Kaull'mau. 93
S. C. lEUnniker 98
Ella Dubbs 97
Mary Reyer 95
Minnie Brown 9!
Ada Stephens 93
Minnie Peacock 91
Annie Bitner 91
I.illie Rese..... 85
Emma Fick 83
Snllie Mccormick. 72
May Sutten 41
BKCOX D CLASS.
Libbie Weber 99
Naemi Ebcrman... 99
Bertha Merrow 99
Kiiiuia Lively 98
EnicReinicnsnyder. l
HallieSkecn 89
KutcMcGiiinis 89
Anna Barr 89
Alice McXaughtaii. 87
Mami Sharp 86
Katie Shirk 85
MavFriek 85
Sallie Greir. 97
Lixziu Kaby s97
Ella Stnuller 'X
Xellie King 95
Kmniu Falk 90
Mary Smoker 90
Flera" Beard 90
Mary Everts 83
Carrie Yenkcr. 81
Minnie Apple 73
THIRD CLASS.
Anna Weisc 99
Allie Arneld...- 98
Sallie Leng 98
Katie Barnes 95
Jesie Franklin 95
Ella Shirk 94
Maria Clarksen 94
Kiinua Kberly 92
Elsie Peters 92
Susie Kirkpatriek.. 92
Lizzie Kirkpatriek. 92
Anna Bacr 91
Carrie Cox 91
Sallie Heme 91
Hattie Qiilnn 90
Bella Weitzel 90
Ada Zellcrs 78
Sue I lurk Ins 97
Marv McPliersen... 97
MaryHalbaeh 97
Sadie Flemimr. 97
Katie Shertz :... 97
Hattie McKcewn... 96
Marien Kcndlg 96
Anna Hess 96
Ida Iluzzard 96
Katie Gast 96
Kmma Sencr. 95
Esther Clnrksen.... 95
Mazie Lecher 76
CLASS.
FOCUTH
Helena Ilecli 99
Katie Baldwin 98
Mary Goedeil 93
Carrie Brcneman... 97
Ella Zccher 96
Bertie Cox 93
Addle Springer. 92
Elln Shertzer. 92
M. Uumphreville... 97
Alice Evans 97
An naSwartz welder 92
Nellie Shultz 92
Ijuira Gcrhart 97
Lizzie Shoemaker.. 92
Man' Groezinger... 97
Lizzie Ycker 91
Esther Snindler.... 90
Lillic Frantz 96
Daisy Suialing '
Clara Ream 96
Blanche Beard 96
Katie Baker 89
AKnes.Carpentcr.... 80
Firm class.
Manrie Bcmcr 93
Louisa Schuh
Katie Heab.
Annie Wilsen....
Flera Frick
... !(S
...93
,.. 93
.. 93
92
'.'. 92
... 91
..91
.. 89
.. 86
.. 83
... 83
Mamie Underweml. 97
Mazie Feagley. 96
Anna Kreider....... 96
Anna IH'ell"..... 96
Sallie Bennewit..
Mary Kreider !m
Jennie Harrison.... 95
Carrie Gates 95
Katie Fisher 95
Hattie Hartman 9
LiUie McCnllen 93
Mary Stanten 9.1
Katie Sham 93
Alice Thomsen...
kntie Rey.
Minnie Ilnrne
Annie Nell"........
Amanda l'feiirer.
D. Messenkep...
Maggie Lee
Amy Ball
Unavoidable absence.
A COSTLY SI'KEK.
A Sporting Weman Lanes Several Hundred
Dollars.
Miss Lizzie Dunham, late from the na
tional capital, went en a sprce ycsteiday
afternoon and fell in with Emma Frash,
Mag. Filsinger and seme ethers of like
ilk. They became lively, te use a mild
phrase, and during the day vfcited Dar
renkamp's restaurant, in the basement of
the law building, corner of Duke
and Grant streets. Here Miss Dun
ham pulled from her stocking a
package of money, said te contain $300,
and she also showed a diamond
pin valued at $150, aud a geld watch and
chain worth 73. During their hilarity
Miss Dunham and Miss Frash had some
angry words, aud very seen afterwards
MissDuuham became aware tliat all the
above named valuables' had been stolen
from her person. Shogave the alarm at
ence, policemen were sent for, and' the"
premises were searched for the stolen
goods. Em. Frash who, was very drunk,
was sent te the lock-up and searched, but
nothing was found upon her. Mag. Fil
singer, who had in the meantime left the
premises, was afterwards arrested in
the eastern part of the city, and
was also searched, but none of the
stolen property was found. It is said she
left the rcstauraut in company with a
woman named "Watsen, who keeps a ranch
in Columbia. Em. Fresh was this morn
ing committed by the mayor for drunkcu
aud disorderly conduct, and both she and
Mag. Filsinger, are held for a hearing be
fore Alderman Barr, te answer for the
rebliery.
Strawberry Festival.
The strawberry festival given in Roberts'
hall last evening, by the young people
connected with the Moravian church, was
well patronized, notwithstanding the wet
and threatening weather. The fruit was
large, ripe, and Inscieus, the cream pure
aud rich, aud the flowers fresh and fra
grant, the confections sweet and tooth
some, and the lady attendants beautiful
and courteous. Besides these attractions
there was fine vocal and instiumental
music the Italian band being present and
playing some clioice selections. What
mero could he asked? The festival will
be continued this evening.
St. Luke's Strawberry Fmtlval.
As will be seen in another column, a
strawberry and ice cream festival will be
held at the Humane hall, en Thursday,
Friday and Saturday cvcmugs,fer the ben
lit of St. Luke's chapel. The festival will
be opened en te-morrow evening with
mnaie Iiv Vnrlin'i orchestra and llV tllO
Junier quartet of Franklin and Marshall
oellege.
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Sanatruck.
William IWinr fhn fnn1milr emnleved bv
Henry E. Johnsten, at Wheatland, was
prostrated by the heat wnne wanting en
AVest King street en Monday afternoon.
He was carried into a house nearby and
!.::. . fnr Tfcstiiratives were
applied and the patient i covered suffi
ciently te be removed te his home.
SEIUHBORHOUO NEWS.
Wear aad Aeresa the Ceaaty Dim.
Wrighteville borough has been sued for
13,000 damages by Chas. K. Siltzer for in
juries received en a defective phmk-walk.
The Geed Templars of Lancaster and
Chester counties will held a literary soci
able in F. J. Pennock's grove, ea Satur
day, June 11, 1881.
In view of Jehn Cessna's retirement
from the Republican state committee
chairmanship, West Chester Heeten is
hoetin' for the place.
Monday evening Bertha, aseventeeu-months-eld
child of Mr. Jehn H. Walk,
of Yerk, fell from the lower step of the
perch te the pavement and broke her col cel
lar bone.
Geerge Robertsen an employee of J. W.
Reed, esq., Brogueville, Yerk county,
was stabbed by a colored man named
Murray, en Sunday afternoon while they
were in swimming.
Charles Fell, near Kirk's Mills, Lancas
ter county, is engaged in preparing for the
business of canning tomatoes en a large
scale. He is new. planting a field of toma
toes en his farm.
Rev. H. C. Swentzel. well known in
this city and nephew of Mrs. J. B. Living
ston, has resigned his Episcopal rectership
in Chambersbnrg He will likely visit
Europe this summer.
The Mutual Admiration society is pre
paring for bnsiness en the last day of the
legislative session. Geld-headed canes,
diamonds, silverware, eta, etc., will float
about with reckless prodigality.
Everybody connected with the state
chicken coop was delighted with his trip
te Gettysburg, and the Heuso signalized
its pleasure by passing the act appropria
ting 10,000 te the Gettysburg Battlefield
Memerial association.
Secrates Wyman, living in the Pigeon
hills, Yerk county, cut himself with an
axe in the ankle joint, which will proba
bly make amputation necessary. Mr.
Wyman some years age had the misfor
tune of losing his left arm.
The wife of Alfred Jimason, aged about
2G years, committed suicide en Saturday
last by hanging herself in the garret of her
house, near Fex Chase, Cecil county, Md.
During the past two weeks Mrs. Jimason
had shown signs of insanity, the first at
tack eccuring while she was at work in
the spring house.
A pertly state senator was mistaken for
the governor en the Gettysburg excursion
and became se impressed with his" sudden
elevation that he insisted en making a
speech at Hanover Junction from the rear
platform of a parlor car. He had for an
audience seven cows and a dozen milk
cans.
The annual spriug fair of the Oxford
agricultural society next week premises te
be equal in all respects te any of the many
that have geno before. The entries of
horses for speed aggregate forty-five,
which is larger than last year ; the entries
of ether horses and flowers and horticul
tural products premise a large display.
The wires of the new Mutual Union tel
egraph company were carried across the
Susquehanna river last week, thus joining
the divisions in Harford and Cecil counties
and eastward towards Philadelphia. The
wires pass through the Conowingo bridge,
making the number new in the bridge 30.
When the whole number of the new liue is
put up there will be 54.
W. S. Mitchell, a prominent citizen aud
politician of Perry county, fell dead in the
Juniatia river near his residence. lie was
helping his son te fish, for shad, and the
crew was about pulling in te shore, when
he fell dead en his face in the river.
Heart, disease was the cause of his death.
He was a brother of David Mitchell, who
put the fishway in the Columbia dam.
Mrs. Maggie Laird, an old widow, who
has resided for some time in the rear of
a house en Twe-and-a-Half street. Harris
burg, disappeared from her home under
mysterious circumstances, causing great
apprehension among her friends and much
distress te a daughter. She was mildly
insane en religious subjects.
Operations at Weed's chrome pit, near
Kirk's Mills, have been greatly interfered
with by the caving in of earth about the
shaft. The pumps were stepped en the
first of May and the water has risen te a
considerable height. Workmen are en
gaged in sinking a new shaft, with tbe ex
pectation of striking the vein at another
point.
Monday night the residence of ex-Register
Jehn HieBland, in Spring Garden town
ship, Yerk county, was robbed of a num
ber of articles, among them being a silver
hunting case watch. An attempt was also
made te cuter the residence of his mother.
As a hired man has disappeared, taking
with him all his clothing, suspicion falls
upon him.
On Wednesday, May 25th, between 8
and 12 o'clock a. m., some person entered
the house of Jehn Chamber, in Drumore
township, and took a hunting case silver
watch and chain belonging te Charles
Matthews, who lived with Mr. Chamber,
and $15.50 belonging te Marien Chambers,
from his vest pocket. The clothes in the
room were generally ransacked.
The Pennsylvania editorial association
will held its ninth rc-unien at Leng
Branch, N. J. The members will ren
dezvous in Philadcphia. en June 20th, and
go by special train ever te the shore en
the 21st., where they will remain two or
three days, making the Ocean house their
headquarters. Mr. Menamin, the secre
tary and treasurer, who arranges the de
tails, is an excellent manager.
Rev. S. E. Herring, of the Wrightsville
Sun, having quit pastoral work, publishes
what he calls an " edigrara' te the eflect
that he will hereafter devote his entire
time and influence upon the Sun. He
premises bis readers that no pains wilt be
spared te make the Sun a newsy, fresh
and spicy paper We beg leave te suggest
that it is everspiced this week with typo
graphical Crrers,a " prentice nan' " in this
office having marked 200 in fenr columns
of the Sun.
The Harrisburg TelegrapJi publishes tbe
astounding statement that "it is a fact
which has never been fully discussed, or
rather which has never been set forth as it
ought te be, that while the people of Har
risburg, and these living en both sides be
yond the city limits, en the river shore,
obey the fishery laws, people who live in
ether cennties, at Columbia, Lancaster
county, at Safe Harber, in the same
county, and en the river in Snyder and
Union counties, as well as along the Ju
niata and the Delaware, openly violate
these laws."
I
A Mew aad fmtf Kale.
Lancaster Dispatch te Press.
It is understood that if the result of this
investigation should be adverse te the
"machine," the leaders will ask the court
for an injunction restraining the beard
from taking Mr. Fridy's name off the
ticket. As the Republican primary
elections are governed te some
extent by local acts of Assembly, they
claim that the exercise of this power will
be within the function of the court. As
the president judge (Livingston) is en the
ticket and an interested party, he of course
could net sit in the case and it would
come up before Judge Patterson.
Such an attempt te take the eon
test outside the rales of the party will be
regarded as a confession of weakness en
the part of the friends of Fridy, inasmuch
as it would place them in the attitude of
" kickers " against the party machinery,
a new and somewhat fuuny role for tbe
stalwarts te play.
Special Service.
Special religions services will be he Id in
the lecture room of the Presbyterian
church, this evening ; also, ea, Thursday
and Friday evenings, preparatory te the
coramnnien, which will be held next Sun
day morning.