.-riitrm LANCASTER JDAILTf iJStLLiGENOEft, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8. 1881. I 15 ! mr lncastet Intelligencer. WKDNKSDAT KVEtttNO, JUNE 8 181. The HUlenviUe Case. The authorities of the Millersville school tell us that the rule promulgated by Dr. Brooks en Friday, prohibiting public criticism of the school, was adopted en the previous day ; ajid we are further advised that the faculty has authority te prescribe the rules for the school's government. This being se, Dr. Brooks's promulgation of the rule en Friday must be conceded te have had the force of authority ; but it does net seem te have been understood by the students that the rule bad been enacted by the faculty and net simply by Dr. Brooks. Uer was it announced in such a way as te give it the force of a regularly and properly established rule. They ap pear te have a very Blip-shed way of ad ministering things at Millersville. At any ether institution the rules would be properly engrossed and conspicuous. ly posted up. Probably it would have been inconvenient te pest this rule, because it does net seem even te have been put into words by the faculty. Ne rule has yet been published. Dr. Brooks's declaration that criticism which ! deemed improper by the faculty, would utbe Permittcd k a11 that- we have te guO astothecharactereVhe rule. Under It, w"videntbr, any criticism would be dangerous, ? ,fc wu J Jf n.,U. t ftaterminii what Z"MBut et deemed objectionable by the thiuskin"ed people who were criticised. And certainly if adverse criticism of any kind, and however respectfully ex pressed, is forbidden by this rule, there will be no difficulty in deciding that pub lic sentiment is entirely against the claim of the Millersville faculty that it was a proper 'rule te promulgate. They should, en the contrary, have welcomed any properly expressed criti cism of their rules by their students, who are net children, but young men and women! And they should have been glad te see that they were ready te declare their opinions in the presence of their teachers, and did net desire te sneak behind their backs te proclaim them. We agree that it would net be proper te address te teachers abusive language even in a society meeting. Abuse is net ever preper: and cer- tainly net from a subordinate te one in authority. But criticism duly expressed is always in order and the mere clearly and openly it is made the mere it is entitled te applause. Se fcir as these students expressed their objections te the school rules te their teachers in language net abusive, se far they were net only innocent of wrong, but entitled te warm consideration ; and se far we give it te them. tiny Tears Hence. Henry Hartshorne, a Philadelphia prophet, who has been dipping into f u turity, prints in a neat little pamphlet tell ing what he sees in 1931. England's king is then expelled ; the federal Congress meets in consecutive years at San Fran Fran ciseo, St. Leuis and Washington, each of whichhasacapitel building; Mexico is becoming the fifty-second state and Central America is about te be accepted as territories; Canada, Greenland, Hawaii and Cuba, and "ether outlying pests have long been gathered in ; the last of the national debt was paid in 1915 ; there are eight colored senators, fifteen members of the Heuse, and a ne ne geo West Point commandant ; Seuth America, except Brazil, is a union of states ; the Heuse of Lords and primo geniture are abolished in England, and the church of England dis-established ; the Papal See has moved te Constanti nople, and the Sultan has found an asy lum in Persia ; te France has been sold the west bank of the Rhine ; the British channel is tunnelled; a world's peace con gress has cut down all standing armies ; Jerusalem is in the liands of Jewish capi talists ; international coinage prevails ; there is a Yankee improvement company in Egypt; a railroad runs through the Euphrates valley, and an Indianapolis firm has put en sleeping cars for Jaffa through Jerusalem te Damascus ; Behr ings Straits are an international ferry ; Sahara is being irrigated; summer ex cursions run te Ireland, and steam cars make the ascent of Mount Blanc ; artificial climates arc made te order,and oriental animals are naturalized en Western plains ; every state has health beards, and epidemics are exterminated ; tenement houses, dram shops, doctored liquors, polluted water and sickly vege tables are among the things that were ; the Seuth is populated with manufact urers, and its land sells at $500 an acre ; there are cable-telephones, photography in colors, private steam carriages en common reads, a national university, out-of-deer schools, and phonetic spell ing ; the 320th asteroid is reported, and the missing link between vertebrates and invertebrates ; dancing has given way te conversation as a social diversion ; a literary reunion of all nations is an an an nouncedfer the Partbenen,and the Prot estant, Catholic and Greek churches have an alliance; capital punishment is abolished ; the revised edition is in com mon use; en New Year's day a union prayer meeting of all nations will con vene under the dome of St. Peter's, Reme; Unitarianism is abandoned ; free thought gives way te Christianity, and free trade is universal ; woman suffrage, church union and temperance crown this seer's perfected civilization. All of which may be said te be " important if true " and affords valuable " points " te these who are speculating in the events of half a century hence. We have laid the book aside te be consulted in 1931, when prophecy 'and fulfillment maybe compared. The movement for reform within the lines of the Democracy of Maryland bears substantial fruit in the race be tween the regulars and the reformers te see which will first put ex-United States Senater William Pinckney Wliyte in nomination for mayor of Baltimore. That is the kind of reform and reorgani zation which they can well afford te unite upon. The leading position of the Millers ville school among the normal schools of the state of the whole country in fact the relation of these schools te our state system of free schools, and theim theim pertant question of co-edcatien of the sexes which they have te ,deal with, invest the Millersville difficulty with an importance justifying the space we surrender te a temperate discussion of it from the stand-points of faculty and students, by these " who knew" either side of it. These presentations leave little te be said and make up a fair issue for the public judgment which the situation invites. The facts seem te be very clear that there is room for misunderstanding aste what are the clearly defined regulations of the school management which the faculty have the seie autnerity te enact; that there is room for a difference of opinion as te what is and what is net a proper limit of criticism of the school's resulations,te be indulged in at the society meetings of the students; and that the present re volt has much mere strength and signifi cance than our correspondent who writes in behalf of the school authori ties concedes te it. UNOB TOPICS. The Republican state convention of Ohie meets in Cleveland te-day. Senater Sher man is expected te attend and make a speech. Tukicb is some doubt whether the Leg islature of New Hampshire will cheese a United States senator. Many of the mem bers believe that a senator cannot legally Ix, elected at this session. The National Republican Gorham-Brady-star-reuto organ thinks MaeVeagh tied a tin kettle te a deg's tail whenhe appointed Garfield's abuser, Gibsen, te hunt down the star route rascals. We are pleased te see some of our ex changes copying the Iktelugexceu's editorials and crediting them te the Ex aminer. In that way our esteemed con temporary may get credit for telling " the Ged's truth" "for once." A stueet ergauist of Philadelphia was yesterday, iu default of paying a fiue of $100, committed te prison for having his daughter, aged ten years, with him te re ceive contributions while he played the organ. The president et the English philologi cal society is new engaged as principal ed itor of a dictionary that will probably con sist of four volumes of the size e vmr American dictionaries, in which it is pur posed te give a thorough record of the his tory of each word and te set forth illustra tive quotations showing in what sense, when and by whom any particular word is used. The editor acknowledges his obli ebli obli gatihnste many Americans who are en gaged in reading many notable works for him and tracing through them the uses of words. Twe hundred and seventy-eight American authors and fifty-five ethers have been undertaken in this country, and of the 150 readers Pennsylvania gives' 25, of whom, Supt. Buehrle tells us in the Scheel Journal, the following are Laucas tcrians : Supt. R. E. Buehrle, D. F. An An cena, and Misses Emma V. Baker, Lizzie Carpenter aud Anna Carter. In the current number of the Scheel Journal Dr. Wickersham combats an im pression which he finds " te have gained some ground that the public school sys tem of this state has been administered for some years past in a spuit of 'hostility te the colleges." He declares the con trary te be the fact and cites many of his official recommendations urging legisla tion favorable te the colleges and te a closer union botween them and the public school system. He found this policy te be net only his official duty, but he was per sonally grateful te the Pennsylvania col leges because he had received ever and ever again, from the colleges of his own state, the highest honors they could be stow. " There are few colleges in the state of one or the ether of whose literary societies he is net a member ; and he has served several of them as a trustee aud in ether ways. Indeed, no ether man in the state has such binding personal reasons for being a friend of colleges and collegiate education, aud he is proud te point te his official record te prove that he has net been ungrateful." FEBbONAl. The Georgia Pacific railroad was organ ized yesterday at Atlanta, with General Jehn B. Gorden as president. J. Price Wethebill, formerly mining engineer of the Philadelphia & Reading coal and iron company, has taken charge of the zinc work at Bethlehem. Dr Jeshua B. Chapin, formerly state commissioner of public schools for Rhede Island, was found dead in his bed yestcr dap at Providence. Mrs. Eliza Theresa Riegel,administratrix of the estate of her deceased husband, Jacob Rieeel, has filed her first account in the office of the register of wills, Phila delphia. The account shows the actual value of the estate te be $392,480.30. General Grant and yarty arrived in St. Leuis yesterday from New Orleans. Though very anxious te go te New Yerk at once, he will remain in St. Leuis, if it is deemed necessary, te prosccute the par ties who have his stolen badges. He de clines te talk about politics. Mr. J. Brinten White, who has resign ed the position of secretary pre tern, of the Philadelphia & Reading railroad company, has identified himself with the firm of Cox Brethers & Ce., coal operators. He will probably be succeeded by Mr. J. Y. Humphreys, formerly private secretary te Mr. F. B. Gewen. Geerge B. Roberts, president, and Ed mund Smith, second vice president, of-the Pennsylvania railroad company, accom panied by Mr. Isaac Hinckley, president of the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Balti more railroad company, visited New Yerk yesterday and paid te the Bosten commit tee of stockholders some 915,000,000 due en the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Balti Balti Balti moie railroad stock bought by the Pennsyl vania railroad company. Baseball At Worcester, Mass., Chi cago, 13 ; Worcester, 1. At Providence Providence. 3 : Cleveland, 1. At Bosten Harvard, 6 Princeton, 3 exhibition game Buffalos,3; Bestens, 2. At Amherst-1 Dartmouth, 6 ; Amherst, 3. MILLERSVILLE. THIS EXCITEMENT AT THE NOTgMAI. A rretentaUen or the Faculty' Cae. Te the Editors of the Ixtzlligkctsk : Yeu deservedly have a high reputation for honesty and liberality in discussing public questions, and I am glad te find that my opinions generally coincide with your own ; but I cannot agree with you in what you say in regard te " The Millers ville Revelt." In the first place you are mis informed as te the facts. The rule forbid ding the reading of abusive articles in the society papers was adopted in regular fac ulty meeting en Thursday evening, June 2d, and announced te the school en the following morning. This action was en tirely right and proper. The faculty, net the trustees, adept all needful regulations for the internal government of the school. At the joint meeting of the junior socie ties, held en Saturday evening, June. 4th, Mr. J. M. Ceatcs, in defiance of the regu lation, read an article much mere offen sive, both in matter and manner, than the one .that had occasioned the prohibition. This was done deliberately, and defiantly. Here was a case of downright disobedi disebedi disobedi ence which could net be ignored, and it brought te a crisis the spirit of revolt that had for some time been festered by a few discontented persons, who felt themselves personally aggrieved en account of the re striction of their intercourse with persons of the opposite sex. These malcontents, and some of their friends te the number of about eighty, anticipating the action of th-3 faculty, then banded themselves to gether, pledging themselvcs te stand by the offenders and lcave school if they were sent away. This was evidently done te intimidate the faculty and control their action. The faculty met en Monday even ing, as you have already reported, and expelled Mr. Ceatcs, who read the obnox ious article, aud Mr. Hippie, who as critic commended the article and raade ether disrespectful remarks. Nothing less than this was possible, if anything like au thority was te be maintained in the school. The question was presented whether the faculty or the students should rule the in stitution. It was met firmly in the only pessible way. Iu addition te the action above stated, it was also resolved that students who absented themselves from thci r classes or withdrew from school in pursuance of the compact or conspiracy into which they had entered, should be helcl te be contumacious and summarily suspended. Such crises are net rare in colleges, and when met successfully are met iu the same way. But the question arises, Was the pro hibition a proper one ? Had the faculty a right te prohibit the frce discussion of any question in the societies of the school ? In reply it is necessary te state that the societies meet in the school chapel ; that their meetings are public, aud that they meet under the authority and supervision of the faculty. They are, in fact, a part of the machinery of the school. This being the case, it is evident that it would be suicidal for the teachers te allow their actions te be denounced and derided and te allow their names te be used in such a way as te undermine their influence aud authority. Ne teacher could allow that ; if he did he would seen find it necessary te abdicate his position. But you will say de say, .indeed that normal school students are different from ether students ; they can be trusted te de what is right of themselves, etc. New, any ene who is familiar with such a school knows that normal students are like ether young peeple ; seme are geed and seme arc bad ; seme can be trusted and ethers cannot be. It isnotsafe iu a mixed school te allow unrestrained inter course of the sexes. Persons who send their daughters te such a school de net want them te receive the attentions of young men of whom they knew almost nothing, nor, indeed, of any young men. The object of such a school is net social intercourse and match-making, but study ; and whenever a young girl and a young man become interested in each ether they become worthless as students and at once begin te demand additional social privileges and te cry out against the tyranny that kccp3 them apart. Much has been said about the denial of social privileges at the time of the Page auniversary. New I am assured by the very best authority that no students were denied permission te enjoy the company of visitiug friends. Ladies were net allowed te visit the gentlemen's rooms, nor gentlemen te visit the ladies' rooms except iu company of a teacher, nor were ladies and gentlemen allowed te be to gether iu the ladies' campus without spe cial permission ; but they were allowed te walk together, ride together, or sit to gether, at all proper times and places, te their hearts' content, with proper permis sion. All the stories about separating brothers and sisters, husbauds and wives, etc., are gross exaggerations. All reason reasen reason ble persons will admit the propriety of the restrictions above stated, aud no onewhe has a daughter or a sister here will com plain of the efforts of the faculty te pro tect them from hurtful influences and em barrassing remarks. But why should this opposition te the rules be se much stronger new than iu fermes years. In answer te this it must be stated that a year or two age a sort of social mania broke out in the school, and seme ladies and gentlemen abused the con fidence of the teachers te such an extent as te render it necessary te impose addi tional restrictions. Te these restrictions a few students have net yet become reconciled, and the present excitement is an outgrowth of this fact. The resul will be the purging of the institution of this virus of discontent aud disloyalty, leaving it healthier and stronger than ever. New, gentlemen, in conclusion, I hope you willallew me te express my dissent from what you say concerning the fitness of Dr. Brooks for his position. All who knew him well sustain me in the assertion that his skill as a disciplinarian is no whit in ferior te his ability as a teacher and a BCnelar. He must be judged by his suc cess. Ne school can long maintain itself without geed discipline. New leek at the histerv of the Millersville normal school. Fer some fifteen years it has bAn - " -""- iu nas been nder -J" control, and during this time has achieved its greatest success. While ether normal schools' have been languish ing for want of pupils, Millersville has been full te overflowing. While they have been annually begging the Legisla tion for Ged's sake te help them with special appropriations, Millersville has paid its way, and expended tens of thous ands of dollars out of its proceeds for en largements and improvements. Docs this show the principal te be incompetent? The present outbreak is the first that has occurred in the history of the insti tution. There have been excite ments and complaints, but what school or college has escaped? Yeu, as college men knew hew frequent such things are in even our best cel'eges, nor de they show incempetency, in most cases, in the president or faculty. There were things about the Langan affair that oc curred last winter, that were unfortunate, and Dr. B. became in that case the victim of circumstances impossible te foresee and hard te control. I think you were misin formed as te seme of the facts, and te con demn Dr. B. en the statements made by Mr. L., and his friends seems te me te be unjust. He has made mistakes, as his best friends and he himself will admit ; but it may be doubted whether there is in the state an educator who would have made fewer mistakes or achieved mere satisfac tory results. And new let me assure you that the stu dents are net all up in arms ; they are go ing en with their studies as usual. A few students will leave whose action will be regretted ; but at the same time the insti tution will get rid of a disloyal element that has been for seme time a seurce of trouble. The school this session is unusu ally large and prosperous, and it will be nene the worse for the present excitement. One Who Knows. THE OTHER SIDE. Sir. Coates Makes a Statcnieut. Te the Editors et the Ihtxllieknckr: Knewing that every shape and form of report that the fancy of man can frame is circulated or published about my recent expulsion from the Millersville normal school, and knowing that many of these reports dishonor my motives and myself, I beg the use of your columns for the pur pose of a personal explanation. There are rules in Millcrsville regulating the intercourse of the sexes. Se far as I knew, I have never been charged with dis regarding or violating these regulations. It is true that the stringency of these rules new far exceeds anything known iu the history of the institution, and, in my opinion, seriously hamper the literary societies there by making it exceedingly difficult and disagreeable for mixed com mittees te meet for the preparation of society work. But I have easily found it possibly te exist as a student and as a society member under them. On the evening of May 27th was held the anniversary meeting of the Page liter ary soeiecy. I am a member of the Page. Shortly before the celebration of this oc casion Dr. Brooks intensified the strin gency of the regulations and announced that they were te be applied indiscrimin ate ly te student and visitor. As a result, ene gentleman, while speaking te his wife and, her student-sister en the campus, was removed; a member of the alumni, talking wit u two gray-headed old women, was re quested te leave the ladies' side of the grounds; visiting brothers or sistcrsVcre net permitted te sec their relations any any whero but in a small, crowded room, called "the ladies' parlor." I felt that the guests of the Page society were un handsomely treated and every ene who spoke te me en the subject spoke indig nantly. This general indignation found expression in an article, read iu the For mal Jlnvieie en the follewius evening, May 2Sth. On Friday morning, June 3, Dr. Brooks commented severely en this, ridiculing the judgment of the students iu the matter, and announced that no criticism would be tolerated upon any act or saying of his, any act or saying of the faculty, nor any rule or regulation of the institution add ing that the editors of the society papers would be held responsible for the charac ter of the articles read by them. On the next evening, June 4, was te occur the annual re-union of the junior literary societies. I bad been made editor of ite paper. A contribution was offered entitled "Autocracy of Millersville.". After ascertaining that the facts stated in it were all true ; and, after careful delib eration, uninfluenced by the feelings or judgment of anybody else, I decided te read the article. I resolved te read the article Because I thought the rule suppressing complaint te be unjust and wrong in prin ciple even Dr. Brooks publicly admitting that it had net been formally endorsed by the trustees. Because I thought that even the rule itself could net be complained of, for stu dents signing a petition or remenstrance questioning the wisdom or justice of the regulation were under its previsions liable te punishment. Because I thought that no institution supported in part by the public festered by a free state, has aright te deny the privilege of complaint when sincerely made. Because I claim the incstimable privi lege of crying " Ouch " when I am hurt. Because the whole matter had te me the taint and color of an attempt te suppress free-speech, and that tee in a public institu tion established for the purpose of training teachers te fill the public schools of a free land. Because I am 23 years old, G feet tall, weigh 185 pounds avoirdupois, and have no desire te receive the treatment of a child. Because I am tee much of a democrat te witness the execution of arbitrary en actments for which there seems te be no redress, without saying, "I object." On Tuesday morning, June 7, in open chapel, I was pronounced expelled from the institution and since that ttrae I have net been upon the grounds. While thefacul ty had my case under consideration 75 or 80 gentlemen signed an agreement te leave the institution in case the critic or editor were suspended or expelled. This agree ment was net exhibited te the faculty and, I am informed by the signers, was net in tended te coerce, but was simply a deter- minatien net te live under the last named I ruhythe enforcement of which our expul- a?d eccaW a prominent position in Bo Be Bo seon or suspension would indicate te be ciet? the settled policy of the principal. With this agreement, I may add, I had nothing whatever te. deC ; I am net ashamed of my expulsion, for I cannot see that I have committed any crime. I may be wrong in this matter, but I honestly believe I am net. If 1 did make a mistake, I must say that the style of argument adopted by the authorities was little likely te oenvinco me of my error. I have attended Millersville sevcral terms and I have never been disciplined for anything before, but I must admit that the discipline administered in this case has been se completely, effectual that I never shall need normal school discipline again. Thankiug you heartily for the use of your space I remain, Yours truly, Jeseph W. Coates. Tbe Extent pi tbe Revelt. The foregoing letters from representa tives of either side of the dispute at Mil Mil lcrsvileo will fully explain the circum stances which have led te it. The progress of the difficulties thns far has been report en in these columns. Further and impor tant developments occurred last evening and te-day. Last evening a students' meeting was held in Union halKMillersville. Mr.Gee. F. Clapp, of Union county, presiding. The reports of the trouble published in-the Lancaster daily papers were read. The Intelligencer's comments en the situa tion were applauded. A local article, pub lished in the Examiner and ascribed by the students te ene of the faculty, was examined in detail and issue was taken with it iu nine particulars, viz : the meet ing declared that a spirit of " dissatisfac tion" net "insubordination" had pre vailed for some time ; the statement that the patrons of the school approve the regulations was disputed by seme sixty students who support themselves and are therefore "patrons," rising and express ing their disapproval ; it is denied that any publications criticising the facnlty ap peared before May 28 ; the rights of the societies are declared te have been in fringed upon ; the dissatisfaction is gen eral and net a conspiracy of a few ; no idea of coercing the faculty was enter tained ; nor threats made ; the majority of tha students de net sustain the faculty. The meeting also appointed marshals for the precession te escort Messrs. Ceatcs and Hippie te town te-day. Meantime H. G. Dornheim, of Gratz, Dauphin county, aud J. A. Lcrew, of Ber muda, Adams county, Pa., haviug appear ed before the faculty and announced that they would leave aud asked for dismissal, were informed that their withdrawal at this time and under the prevailing circum stances, would be considered au act of in subordination under the rule announced yesterday, aud that they were accordingly suspended. Mr. A. C. Hcrr, of Strasburg, asked the faculty te suspend him, but they declined. He is reported te have said that they feared te de this because he was from Lancaster county and had iufluence in a community which sent many students te the school. . This morning a number of the revolting students met at Union hall, Jlillersville, and with the Millersville band marched down te the front or the building where a line of parade was formed for this city. It had been announced te tbe lady stu dents that if they left the perches te say geed by te the boys they would be sus pended. It is said a number of them had agreed te take the risk. At any rate they were allowed te go out jtpen the campus uuu u iiveiy iiniiii-suuKing:iuucricsei larc wells ensued. Fifty-three trunks, of as mauy students who have left the school, were sent in by the street car line. The students who marched iu were then formed in line, marshalled by Mr. A. L. Landis, of Cumberland county ; Mr. Aldus H. Brencman, of Previdence township, this county ; and Mr. Rebert Coates, of Lycoming, brother of the young man who was expelled. The precession reached this city at about 10 o'clock and created a great excitement by its num. bcrs and enthusiasm. Besides the band, the marshals, Messrs. Ceatcs and Hippie, Mr. Clapp and Mr. Herr in a buggy, there were 22 seniors and 140 juniors iu the par par adeaeout 170 students in all participat ing. Of this number some 75 or se were white rosettes, te indicate their purpose of net returning te the school ; the ethcts will go back, of ceurse at the risk of sus pension if the rule announced is enforced. The line, after marching up West Kiug, countermarched iu front of the Intelli gencer office, which was serenaded and where cheers were given for the stand taken by this journal in favor of free speech. A banner was carried in the line with the inscription "Free Speech." The Inquirer office was also visited and serenaded. The parade then marched te the depot and was there dismissed. Of these who have left A. C. Herr and H. C. Fickcs, of Strasburg, J. II. Light, of Franklin county aud H. G. Dornheim, of Gratz, Dauphin county, are members of the graduating class of this year. The students claim that a number of these remaining at the school sympathize with the rebellion; and the girls "almost te a man" are with them. Se rests the matter new. About one third of the niale students have left, another third are subject te suspension for insubordination. This afternoon the trustees of the school left in a body for the scsne of the disturb ances abeve described. Our State Legislature. Iu the Senate the free oil pipe bill was considered and defeated the vote en agreeing te the'first section being 13 yeas aud 27 nays. A conference committee was appointed en recorder's bill. The Heuse amendments te the Senate piletage bill aud the bill for the reorganization of the National Guard was agreed te After read ing a number of Heuse bills a second time, the Senate adjourned. In the Heuse, conference committees were appointed en therecerder's and sen sen eral appropriation bills. The Senate bills relating te the administration of the es tates of insolvent traders and abolishing race distinctions in the public schools were defeated, but the latter was subsequently reconsidered and passed by a vote et 100 te 35. A compromise for the piletage bill was passed and sent te the Senate (.where it was subsequently concurred in). After passing various bills en second reading, among them the Senate bill for the celebra tion of the Pcnnbi -centennial, the Heuse adjourned. Attempted Murder Followed by Saiclde. William Murphy, the divorced husband of Mrs. Newton McClarran, visited the home of that lady at Edeewoed, near Pittsburgh, yesterday at 2 o'clock and re quested an interview. Mrs. McClarran appeared, Murphy threw his arms around her neck, drew a revolver and shot her in the back. He fired a second shot, which entered her breast, and then, placing the revolver against his own forehead, fired, the bullet crashing through his brain, killing him instantly. It is thought that Mrs. McClarran will recover. She obtain ed a divorce from Murphy en account of ill treatment and subsequently married Colonel William Campbell, who died some years since. About fours, weeks age she vmkm a ;.- vsv ii AwrAti & immm married te Jcwten jucuiarran, druggist. The parties are well known LATEST lOWS BY MAIL. Twe children, a little boy and girl, were drowned by falling into a well at Ottawa, Canada. The National millers' association was i holding a private conference at the Grand A boy named Albert was killed by fall ing down an elevator shaft from the fourth-story of a tinware factory, in Chi cago. Jehn Dillen was killed, and several ethers were injured, ene .severely, by the fall of a barn which they were " raising" at Merlin, Ontario. Rebert Ball, a prominent Texas stock 'owner, in attempting te cress the Bjg Wichita river en horseback, en Monday, near Henrietta, wasdrowaed. There were two deaths from yellow fever four from typhoid fever, and twenty-four from smallpox at Havana during the week ending June 4. Lorillard has purchased of C. G. Gillock and Cel. Geerge Warden, of Cincinnati, Aranza, a mare of tbe Bennie Scotland stock, for $12,000. She originally cost 3Ir. Gillock $250. ' In a sheeting affray at Merbcrlic, Tex., en Monday, between Zach. Stucker, a beer saloon keeper, and Jim Bleem, a gambler, at Smith's dance house. Moero was fa tally wounded. Stucker was ledged in jail. James Mahenc, Patrick Hunter and Gerald Landers were suffocated by gas in one of the levels of the Andes mines, at Virginia City, Nevada, en Monday. Sev eral miners were affected by the gas while trying te recover the bodies. Jehn Griscom, the Chicago faster, at neon yesterday, had lest the three-quarters of a pound gained the day before. He continued apparently in his usual health and spirits ; respiration was 18, pulse C5 and temperature 98 2-5. At East Saginaw, Michigan, roughs at tached te a circus attacked a crowd at a dance house, using clups te beat them. Augustus Emery, a policeman, was beaten te death. Frederick Wcnsel was fatally injured. Ten or twelve ethers were cut and bruised. Thirteen roughs were arrested. Rev. W. P. K. Newberry, of Kentucky, was killed by J. J. Oaks, "en Elk Valley. Oaks had eloped with Newberry's daughter and married her. Newberry pursued with four ethers, aud surrounding the house where Oaks was they approached the deer with drawn revolvers. Oaks met Newberry at the deer and shot him dead. Oaks is iu custody. J. Moero & Sen, of Louden, Aberdeen and Seville, have purchased ground en the Bradywine river, in Wilmington, Del, for the erection of a cannery. It is said they will run private line of ocean steam ers between Wilmington and Londen, te supply their trade. Most of their raw material will be taken from the Delaware peninsula. STATE ITEMS. Charles Dougherty, aged 12, jumped from a coal train at Catasauqua, and was killed by falling under another traiu. 'Jehn Whaleu, a boy of Thomaston, Schuylkill county, was choked te death by a prune stone. The manufacture of lire brick has be come quite extensive near Osceola, where the clay is excellent for that purpose At Mt. Pleasant, Westmoreland county en Monday evening, Harry LaRue shot and killed a miner named "Shorty "'Col "'Cel lins during a difficulty. The 100 feet race, known as the Shef field Whitsuntide handicap, was wen by Smith, of Pittsburgh. There were 02 competitors. Pcrcival Patterson, aged G, son of Jeseph L. Patteson, court stenographer, while playing at Pottsville, severed his jugular vein with a picce of glass, causing death in a few minutes. A locemotivo and five freight cars en the Somerset & Cambria railroad were wrecked near Ferndale Station. Conduc tor William Galbraith, of Johustewn, was killed and several ethers slightly injured. Simen Pyatt, wkile letting seme cars down the Merris canal chutes at Easten, was thrown under the cars through the broak break 'ing of a brake chain. Fifty-two cars passed ever him, horribly mangling his body. In Pittsburgh yesterday the Republican sheriffalty convention convened for the third time, and up te midnight had failed effect a nomination. The candidates con tinue te held their relative strength in votes. Letters have ceme from different counties charging the use of money in the recent election of county superintendents of schools. One states that the traveling expenses were paid, and that their hotel bills were provided for. - Others allege that money was used outright, $15 for a vote, $50 for the vote of whole beards. The public school authorities of Phila delphia have authorized the formation of classes for instruction in the industrial and decorative arts, or as they are some time called, "the miner arts." The pupils will be trught panel-carving in weed, modeling in clay, decorative tile painting for practical purposes, sheet leather-work, ornamental needle-work, for which they may display a special apti tude. THE REPUBLICAN CONTEST. The Orcana Tell Why It Was Abandoned. Examiner, Fridy organ. This is tbe kind of weather for geed fires. New Era, Skilca organ. It takes all kinds of people te make up the family of newspaper readers. LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. BOARD OF HEALTH. The Regular Monthly Heeling. A stated meeting of the beard of health was held yesterday afternoon in the select council chamber. The following named members were present : Messrs. Newton Lightncr, C. A. Hcinitsh, James II. Mar shalfand Drs. 31. L. Herr and C. II. Brown. The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. . The secretary, Dr. Brown, reported that since the last meeting of the beard twelve nuisances had been reported, making twenty-nine in all reported te date, and that all of them had been promptly abated. Tbe secretary reported, also, that he had scut out one hundred notices te magis trates clergymen and physicians, calling their attention te the previsions of the act of Assembly of May 5,187G, which requires them te renert te the secretary of the beard their names and places of residence : keep a register of births and marriages, and make a return of them te the secre tary of the beard en the 1st of July, Octo ber, January and April. Only twenty-two of the one hundred have as yet sent in their names and address te the secretary. The penalty for failing te comply with any of the duties required by the act is from $5 te $20. The beard discussed the matter briefly, and while it was deemed very important te have all the names and residences of the clergy, physicians and magistrates, se that full and accurate reports may e maue ou the 1st of July, it was resolved te take no extreme measures at present, but it is roped that before the end of the month all the names will be received and registered. A bill from the prothenotary for filing and entering a petition and order of court I was presented ana eraerea te ue psuu. the recent cases of small-pox iu the city. On motion it was ordered that unless some contingency should made it neces sary the serai raeuthly meeting in June be dispensed with. The secretary reported that the clerk of the committee en printing in councils bad been notified te furnish the blanks re quired for the registration of births and marriages and that he had answered that the matter would be attended te. Several nuisances were reported aud properly referred, after which the beard adjourned. M'TIIEKAMSM. Meeting uf 1'ennnyWaeia Ministerial!) in .I'oltaiewn. The 134th annual session of the Penn sylvania ininisteriuui of the Evaugelieal Lutheran church will convene in the church of the Transfiguration, Pottstown, te-morrow morning atnO o'clock. This is the eldest body of ministers in this coun try, aud the Pennsylvania is the parent synod of the Lutheran church iiuthis country. The first Lutheran minister that came te this country was Rev. Ueury Mclcheir Muhlenberg, D. D., who was sent te America as a missionary in 1741, and the quaint old church still standing at the Trappe. Montgomery county,, was erected by Mr. Muhlenberg, and is re vered as the first Lutheran church built in this country. Dr. Henry Mclcheir Muhl enberg was the founder of the ministeriuni about tft meet iu Pottstown. At 0:30 a. m. te morrow preparatory services will be held in the church of the Transfiguration. At 10 o'clock the synofl synefl ical sermon will be delivered by Rev. E. Grccuwald. D. !., of Lancaster, and the Hely Communion administered. In tbe afternoon of the sanie day at 2 o'clock, the regular business session of ministeriuni will commence. In the eveidng at 7:43 in Emmanuel church, Rev. F. P. Bender, of Philadelphia, will deliver the alumni ad dress. On Friday evening the Heme and For eign Missionary anniversary will be held in the church of the Transfiguration. Ad dresses will be delivered by Rev. J. 31. Ulricb. of Pillow, Dauphin county; Rev. C E Houpt, of Lancaster, and ethers. On Saturday evening in Emmanuel church the interests of the orphan's home at Ger Ger mantewn, will be presented by a number of speakers. Tl.e miuisterium is represent ed in the beard of trustees by three minis ters and three laymen. On Sunday morning iu the church of the Transfiguration, the installation of Rev. B. 31. Schiiiuukcr, D. 1)., as pastor of the church will take place. The installation sermon will be preached by Rev. II. E. Jacobs, 1WB-, of Gettysburg. In the evening efthc sumo day, Rev. C. Koerner, of Chicago, a former pastor, is expected te preach. Iu Emmanuel church, en Sunday morning. Rev. B. W. Schmauck, of Allen town, will pleach in the German language aud in the evening Rev. J. B. Rath, of Bethlehem, iu the English language. On Monday evening iu the Church of the Transfiguration, ordination of minis ters, when twelve students will be sol emnly enlaiued te the high aud holy work efthc ministry. Te-day the examining committee, Rev. J. A. Sci.ss, I). I)., chairman meets te ex amine the students applying for ordina tion. The officers of the ministeriuni are : President, Ucv. W. J. Mann, D. D., of Philadelphia ; English Secretary, Rev. J. D. Schindel, of Allentewu ; German Sec retary, Rev. F. W. Wcisketten, of Bethle hem ; Treasurer, Rev. J. Fry, I). D., of Reading. The synod is divided into five conferences, with the following presidents: 1, Rev. II. G rahn, Philadelphia ; 2, Rev. R. A. Bauer, Ila.lcteu ; '!, Rev. L. Greb, Boyertown ; 4, Rev. F. P. 3Iayscr, Lan caster, aud .1, Rev. J. W. Earley, Dan villc. The business sessions will be held at from 0 a. m. te 12 m. aud from 2 te 5:30 p. m. each day. NKHTtlinOKUUOD MCtVU. .Near ami Acremt the County Linen. Will. I. tackhouse will have ever 5000 baskets of ixjachcs in his orchard in Elk Neck. The grove meeting at Wrightsdalc, Lan caster county, under charge of Rev. A. W. Parry, of Philadelphia, begins te-day and continues ever Sunday. At the sale of the old school houses at Fairmount and Cedar Greve, Little Brit ian township, the former sold for $43 and the latter for $ IS. The old house at Fair mount has bei'u used for school purposes for 4 1 years. They will lwth lie supplanted by line new brick house, 23 by 30 feet. A littie daughter of Jeseph and Mary Price, living at Cherry Hill, Drumere township, had her left leg, about four in ches abeve ths feet, nearly half severed by a scythe in the hands of her little brother. Au artery being cut the bleed was profuse. Dr. Stubbs dressed tbe wound and the child will get well. Hugh McMinncmy, an aged resident of Fulton township, in endeavoring te cress a feet leg near Jeremiah BeyJ's saw mill, Peach Bettem, slipped aud fell into the stream, alighting en the rocks aud stones beneath. The result was a large wound of the scalp, se deep, as te lay bare a por tion of the skull, a badly bruised face and nese. He is iu a aitieal condition. Governer Heyt gave a most enjoyable reception te his gentlemen friends at the executive mansion last evening from 8 until 11. At the late meeting of the Octoraro farmer club a number of the members read crop reports from which it appears the crop of grain yielded as fellows, per acre : Wheat. Cern. Seme discussion was had en ern. Oats. 50 10 CO 40 55 22 71 40 53 30 03 34 05 32 Wm. Jacksen 22 James Briufeu 25 Wm. 3Ioerc 20 Samuel Whitson. 20 Jas. T. Bai naid. 10 Theodere Whitson 20 J. C. Brosius 31 Several farmers in the neighborhood of Rising Sun, 3Id., are cultivating sugar beets, which they expect te sell te the Delaware beet sugar company. At from $3.50 te $8 per ten. The Chester County 3IcdicaI society will held a social meeting at Pierce's park near Longwood. ou the 14 inst. The next meeting of the Oxford Medical society will be held at Rising Sun, Md., ou the third Wednesday of this month. 150,000 tobacco plants were set out iu Fulton township, last week, but the acre age of tobacco will net be se great as last pear. Oak Hill Sunday school will have a strawberry festival en Saturday and Bethel 31. E. church en Thursday, Jane 10. The fiftieth session of tbe state conven tion of Univeisalists is in session in Read ing. Tim semi centennial celebration comes off te night. A one armed man with' only three fingers en his single hand poles a beat across the river fiem Fairview te Harris bunr. On the emigrant train beyond Harris burg e:i Mem lay a twelve-pound boy was born te one or the Polish-German emi grants. The friends gave the baby a bath in ice water from the cooler and called her "Clara El lido" after the newa agent's wife who mysteriously disappeared seme time age. James Morrison, aged Harrisburger who suffers from paralysis, nearly .choked yes terday en a piece of meat. He " bit off mere than he could chaw." Themas I'ewers, a young man residing in Uarrisburg, attempted te jump en a freight train at Steelton, where he was working, for the purpose of coming home. His held slipped and he fell heavily te the ground ; his cellar-bone was dislocated from the breast-bone, his head was badly
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