LANCASTER BAIL? INTELLIGENCER MONDAY. JUNE 13. 1881.
Lancaster Intelligencer.
MONDAY EVENING, JUNE.13, 1881.
Legislative filuieren.
The Philadelphia Times has been in
vestigating the amount of the services
rendered the state by the employees of
the Legislature, and flnds that out of
twenty-five persons holding various
positions about the state capital, who
were appointed from Philadelphia, nine
performed some service, and these were
generally pages ; " of the remaining six
teen a few put in an occasional appear
ance, some employed substitutes at lower
wagec and some did net even make a
pretence of earning the salaries which
they drew." These men were the
henchmen . of particular senators or
representatives, and get their 4 places
in reward for their political and personal
service rendered them. The doorkeeper
of the Senate, the chief messenger of the
Heuse, assistant messengers of both
houses, firemen and clerks, were among
these who did no service, while punctu
ally drawing their liberal salaries. The
pasters and folders did a little better;
for they are reported te have each con
tributed a dollar a day, out of their com
pensation of six dollars fer.the same
time, te pay ether men for doing their
work. Twe dollars a day sufficed te
hire these substitutes, and two pasters
and folders clubbed together and found
one man willing te de the allotted work
of two.
This is net an original discovery of the
Times, scandalous as the facts are ; nor
are only the Philadelphia officers and
representatives guilty of these wrongs.
We have ourselves shown that Lancas
ter county men play the same game. One
of our citizens has taken his thousand
dollars as fireman, without ever seeing
the capital fires, and another lias inform
ed us, as we have heretofore published,
that he employed a substitute at a dollar
a day te de his work as paster and folder,
It seems te be well settled around the
capital was one man at two dollars a
day is equal te the duty of two pasters
and folders at twelve dollars a day.
And the thought that will strike the
people of the state with great force in
contemplating these facts is as te hew
they could exist without being known te
their senators and representatives ;
since everyone else around the
capital seems te have been very familiar
with them and the newspaper editors
have made the people at home acquainted
with them. Te maintain a fair opinion
of their representatives' attention te
their interests, their constituents must
believe that they don't raid their home
newspapers anu uent Knew what is
going en right under their own eyes ;
that they cannot see, for instance, that
their deer-keepers and messengers are
net attending te their conspicuous duties,
and don't observe that but one-half the
number of pasters and folders are en
hand,and they net the men they elected.
This theory of ignorance en the part
of senators and representatives evidently
cannot be accepted with satisfaction. A
few might be se unobservant and stupid,
but hew could all be ? And jet net one
has interfered te step this treasury grab.
Can it be that they feel a delicacy about
objecting te tneir employees securing a
compensation they had net earned lo le
calise they themselves were intent upon
pocketing their own extra $.300 that they
were net "strictly" entitled te? Is it
an unwritten law, observed with scru
pulous fidelity at Harrisburg, that every
man in the capital is entitled te take
from the state all that he can grab V
Or what ether plausible theory will ac
count for the blindness of honorable sen
ators and representatives te the fleecing
of the state by the employees ? It is easy
enough te see that the particular legis
lators who had these officers appointed
as their personal friends and adherents,
would be quite willing te keep quiet about
their absence from duty and the extrav
agance of their compensation ; and even
why Republican senators should be re
luctant te make a noise about the pen
sioning en the state of their party work
ers. But wherefore the silence of Dem
ocrats ? and wherefore their reluctance
te uncover this sere for the geed as well
of the state as of their party, te say
nothing of their own consciences ?
Is it another exhibition of that "sena
torial courtesy" of which we have heard
se much as compelling the consciences of
senators at Washington? Did the ex
cellent Democratic senators sit quiet
under the continued -absence of chief
deer-keeper Lambert, out of regard for
the feelings of Senater Reyburn. whose
friend he was ? or did their regard for
Senater Norris prevent them from not
ing that the chairman of the convention
which nominated him for the Senate
was net doing the pasting and feldiug
for which they voted that he should be
paid six dollars a day ?
.A little light would be in order from
the very respectable Democrats who
represent the party in both chambers.
Railroad Ballooning.
The future is being heavily discounted
by the people who are paying te-day
many times ever what railroad prejHjrty
went begging at a year or two age.
Railroads which earned no dividends
then and are earning none new, have
their stock quoted all the way up te par,
and that even after it has been liberally
watered. Northern Pacific stock a few
years age was nearly worthless ; the read
is net yet built and cannot possibly eam
adividend for years ; but upon the prom prem
ise of its future value it has-mere than
doubled in market price within the past
year and we are premised that it will
sail away up above its par value ; and
this notwithstanding it was lately dis dis
eoveredin legal proceedings, that for
nineteen millions of the stock the com
pany has never received a dollar in
value, it being clear water, taken by the
original "proprietors" as a gift from the
company for permitting it te have the
honor of having their names associated
with its origin.
In 1S08 the Louisville & Nashville
stock was worth three millions dollars at
ihe market price; te-day, after a stock
dividend of a. hundred ner cent, has Iipmi
made, the stock sells at a price which I
which I
makes its aggregate value ever nineteen J
minion.'). nw& ieiuiiu nan uuuuivu in
market value within three years; New
Jersey Central has nearly trebled
in the same time. These are all valuable
properties; but in addition te them a
cloud of schemes of greater or less wild
ness are being put upon the public at
fearful prices. Seme are nothing but
clear frauds ; reads which the projectors
expect te build with the money obtained
for the bends they, sell, and te make
their profit en the construction. The ether
day we noticed in a southwestern paper
that a New Yerk contractor had offered
te build and equip a certain contemplated
read for the bends and sixty per cent, of
the stock. Almest any community that
wants a railroad new can have it built
with prettily engraved bends, chremes,
as Ruf us Hatch calls them', that will go
off like het cakes in the New Yerk market.
PBBbONAl.
All the Democratic parties in Baltimore
have settled en ex-U. S. Senater WnYTK
for mayor.
William Buehleu, a prominent citizen
of Harrisburg, was found dead in his bed
yesterday morning. Heart disease is sup
posed te have been the cause.
The thirty-third convention of the Sus
quehanna dental association will be held
in Wilkesbarre te-morrow, and Dr. J. S.
Smith, of this city, is down for an address
en "Pathological New Formations."
Mr. Henhi, who sailed from Baltimore
en Saturday in his yacht, the Brotagne,
scut Iris check for $2,000 te the Free Ex
cursion society, of which Mr. Jehn T.
Ferd, the well-known theatrical manager,
is president.
Jehn Baldwin Hat, recently consular
clerk of the United States at Havana, a
gentleman who at different times has filled
pests of prominence in the consular service
of the United states, has Jbccome sudden
ly insane at a Washington hotel.
The wife of Levy, the cornet player has
get her divorce and $20 a week alimony.
Levy, iu 1872, obtained a divorce from the
plaintiff and in 1875 married Miss Mari
anna Conway. The plaintiff claims that
the divorce obtained by Mr. Levy is void.
General and Mrs. Grant and Colonel
Fred Grant left St. Leuis en Saturday
night for Chicago, where they expect te
remain several days before going te Gale
na Mrs. Grant, who was quite sick when
they arrived iu St. Leuis, continues very
weak.
Senater Batard has interested himself
in securing favorable consideration of a
pension claim preferred by Jehn Brethers,
of Middletown, Del. There is no doubt
that Brethers was a Union soldier and
that he is still suffering from a wound in
his leg, ami the doubt whether he get it
in battle or bar room brawl is te be re
solved iu his favor because he is the father
of eighteen children, including six pahs of
twins.
MINOR TOPICS.
The Press is gunning after the keno
haunts in Philadelphia, which it says are
full blaze in the heart of the city.
The publication of Carlylc's letters will
net be long delayed. This means that
Mr. Freudo considers that these letters
supply an answer te the criticisms en the
" Reminiscences."
The Washington correspondent of the
Philadelphia Times philosophically says :
"I don't care much for money myself.
There are, however, two things I would
like te be rich for. One is se that I could
have a pair of suspenders te every pair of
pantaloons, and the ether se that I could
stay at home en rainy days."
Mn. Wharten Barker's American,
with an honesty that does it credit, says :
" As for the plea that Mr. Mahoue and his
friends arc working still harder for the
black man's rights than for the readjust
ment of the state debt, it has the defect
of being both untrue and impertinent.
The truth is that thcre is no great
grievance under which the colored voters
of that state are laboring, and no evidence
that they are denied the suffrage, when
they comply with the conditions laid
down by the laws for its exercise."
LATEST NEWS BY HAIL.
The locusts are reported te have ap
peared in large numbers in Western Ken
tucky and Southern Illinois.
Hannah Beneway has died in Pough Peugh
kcepsie from burns received by the explo
sion of a kerosene lamp.
Pleasant Gray, thirteen years of age,
shot and killed a colored boy of about the
same age, near Arkadelphia, Arkansas, en
Saturday.
The grain storehouses and elevator in
the Atlantic deck, in Brooklyn, New
Yerk have burned with their contents.
The total less is nearly $90,000.
In a fight iu the southwestern part of
Texas between citizens and cow thieves,
ten meu were killed and a number
weuuded.
Jehu Kline and his brother-in-law. the
latter a boy of twelve years, were suffocated
by foul air in an abandoned mine ne.ar
Cadwcli, lewa.
Frank W. Bazzeni, well known in busi
ness and political circles at Newburg,
New Yerk,wa8 killed in that city en Sat
urday night, by falling down stairs.
The wife and child of JudsenP. Bradley
were thrown from their carnage by a ruu
away accident at Red Bank, New Jersey,
en Saturday. The infant was killed and
Mrs. Bradley severely injured.
The race for the Grand Prize of Paris
came off yesterday, and resulted iu an
other victory for an American horse Mr.
J. R. Kcene'8 b. c. Foxhall was the win
ner. Andrew D. Robeson, nephew of Con
gressman Robeson, of New Jcrsev, was
killed by lightning while unsaddling his
horse en his farm at Hunnewell, Kansas.
The horse was also killed. Mr. Robeson
leaves a young wife.
Mrs. Alexander Westbroek, wife of a
well-known guide and hunter, of Mon
tague, New Jersey, nearly opposite Mil
ford, L'a., has been arrested for the mur
der of her three weeks' old infant, whose
body was found in a weed pile.
Jehn Gustave Westergren, a Swede, 39
years of age, arrived at Castle Garden en
the City of Richmond, accompanied by
his wife and four little children. He went
out en a drunk, insulted women, was
kicked off a stairway and died from a frac
tured skull.
'At the close of the 15th day of Gris
com's fast he weighed 174$, a less of a of
a pound in twenty-feur hours, during
which he drank 32 ounces of water. His
pulse last night was 72, respiration 20.
temperature U9.8-5. lie has new fasted
enc-tliinl of the "time he tet for himself,
witli n. leHH of 23 rounds.
f.. rr.t t,i -
were tearing down the old court house J
premrawi w uw uwwvu vi niwir inula-
ing, the reef fell in with a terrible crash,
burying four of the men.. Wm. Uuey.
Samuel Buckner and Peter Cook received
fatal injuries, while the fourth escaped
with only slight bruises.
Reuben F. Brown, a farmer, was killed
by lightning while driving across a bridge
near Peoria, Illinois. A carriage contain
ing the family of W. B. Hutchinten was
struck by lightning near Henrietta, Texas,
and 3Iiss Lizzie Hutchinson and a young
lady named Cox were killed. Mrs. Hutch
inson was injured fatally.
Jehn Tayler, colored, accused of an
assault upon a white lady, was taken from
the jail at Greenbere', North Carolina
and lynched by a disgnised mob. A man
named Reimheimer, who had committed
a highway robbery and severely wounded
his victim was taken from the jail at
Rockport, Missouri and lynched.
J. F. Martin, a premiucnt merchant of
Belknap, Texas was called out of his resi
dence by three unknown men, who led
him a mile away and shot him. The men
then proceeded te Martin's store, robbed
it of all they could carry off and escaped
under cover of a furious storm at the time
prevailing.
A heavy thunder storm, with torrents of
rain, prevailed en Saturday evening from
St. Paul te Omaha, and south ward through
Iowa. Telegraph wires were levelled and
considerable damage done te ether proper
ty. At Des Moines and Colfax, Iowa, sev
eral houses were demolished and persons
injured.
A break caused by a defective culvert,
occurred iu section 10 of the Erie canal
two miles west of Albany. Forty feet of
the canal bank seen gave way, and the
water seen flooded the country around,
sweeping away fences and bridges. A
woman and children saved themselves by
getting en top of a pig-pen, which floated
abeuta mile before they were rescued. The
total damage is estimated at $30,000.
STATE ITEMS.
James Dickey was drowned in a dam at
Huntingdon en Friday while catching
legs.
The Delaware river is high and many
rafts are waiting for a fall of water te run
down.
Peter Miller, a miner at the Summit
branch colliery at Williamstown, Dauphin
county, was found dead with his head
crushed under a heavy fall of slate. He
leaves a wife and three children.
The project of building a new railroad
te Gennantewn and Norristown which was
agitated last year has again been proposed.
The Pennsylvania railroad company has
the matter under advisement.
The foundry attached te the Harrisburg
foundry and machine shops, a branch of
the Harrisburg car works, was destroyed
by fire Saturday evening. The less will
net exceed the insurance. The fire was
caused by het iron.
The commencement exercises of Lafay
ette begin with the baccalaureate sermon
by Rev. Dr. Knox, of Bristel, en June 26.
Judge William Streng, of the supreme
court, delivers the commencement oration
en Tuesday morning, the 28th. The se
nior class numbers 57, of whom 13 are
candidates for degrees in the technical and
scientific course of study and 44 in the
classical course. The graduation exercises
take place en the 29th.
Determined Suicide.
Japhet Fennimerc, aged 8G years, com
mitted suicide at Retreat, near Mount
Helly, New Jersey, a few days age. It
was his third attempt at suicide that day,
he having twice attempted te drown him
self.
The body of Jehu II. Webster, notary
public and searcher of records at Stockton,
California, was found in the river at that
place en Saturday. He had been drinking
te excess, and may have committed sui
cide. Iu Wilmington, Ohie, Gallic Ireland
committed suicide by sheeting herself
through the heart with a revolver. She
was aged 27 and iu peer health. She left
a note saying : " Ne one likes me. I
don't like te de this, but with such a mis
erable life Ged will forgive me."
Disaster at Sea.
The whaling schooner Edward Lee, of-
Proviucctewn, Mass., was spoken last Sat
urday off Cuttyhunk. SIie reported that
" she sent a beat's crew after a whale and
after making fast te it that the beat and
crew suddenly disappeared. " The schoo
ner sailed around the spot for some time
hut saw no trace of the men.
The boiler of Baker's wrecking steamer
exploded yesterday morning at Cape
Henry, killing the fireman and severely
scalding two ether men.
Twe American fishermen, names un
known, were drowned in Fortune hay,
Newfoundland, en thu 2d inst., by the up
setting of a dory.
A Horrible l'let.
A horrible plot te kill workmen was db
covered iu the Chicago stove works. Just
as two meulders, named Flcure and Ses
sions, were about te pour molten iron into
one of the moulds, one of them saw that'
it had been tampered with, and an exami
nation showed that two pounds of gun,'
powder were hidden iu the mould. Had
it net been discovered the fiery metal
would have been blown ever all the men
in the foundry. The crime is attributed
te striking meulders who have been hang
ing about the foundry for months.
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
Coreucr'n Inquest.
Ou Saturday afternoon Corener Mishler
held an inquest en Mrs. Anu Mewcry, wife
of Ames Mewcry, of West Lampeter
township, who died suddenly en Saturday
morning. Fer some time past Mrs. Mow Mew
ery has been subjcet te congestive chills
and she was taking medicine given her by
Dr. Bolenius,)of this city. On Thursday
she had a slight chill and then took the
last of her medicine. On Saturday morn
ing she arose with her husband, aud after
making breakfast, assisted her husband
te lead his marketing. Mr. Mow Mew
ery then came te ' this city, and
after the breakfast dishes had been
washed by Mrs. Mewcry she went into a
lcd room te lie down. She was discovered
in a short time afterwards and was then
abaut breathing her last. The coroner's
jury was composed of Jeremiah Herr,
Jacob II. Herr, Isaac Kreider, Jehn H.
Kready, H. H. Burkheldcr and David
Kcndig. The verdict was one of death
'from congestive chill?." The deceased
was 45 years of age, and, besides a hus
band leaves three children. The inter
ment took place this afternoon at New
Danville.
Kcllpae or the Moen.
The total eclipse of the moon ou Satur
day night came off in strict accordance
with the announcement of the almanac
makers. The night was beautifully clear,
" whilst up the cast, unclouded, rose the
moon witn all her stars," or words te that
effect. Immediately after midnight a
cloud-like shadow began te overspread the
.;uccn ei mgin;, commencing at me lower
left hand corner (if thcre ever is a cor
ner in full moons), and gradually
overtrading her face until the obscuration
was complete. While in eclipse, tha moon
was as round as Nervals shield and an
pcared te he the same size or a little less. I
It was of a dull reddish color, se dim that
it threw no shadow. Our local astronomers
and many who lay no claims te being as
tronomers watched the phenomenon from
beginning te end.
SHIFFLEB FAIR.
INAUGURATION OFTUE EXTKUPKISE.
A Haadseaely Decorated ttoein tieaereuslv
Supplied Tables ralr Attendant,
and a Big Crowd.
Fairs have been of se frequent occur
rence lately that it seems superrleus te go
into a detailed account of them, but the
one inaugurated, by the Shinier fire com
pany in their engine house, en Saturday
evening, is something mere than usual.
Flags from every window and along the
capping and cornices give the house a
holiday appearance, while across the street
is suspended a large flag inscribed
with the greeting " W3lcome" in large
letters. The tower is festooned and hung
with flags and bunting, and ou the top is
fixed a large star composed of gas jets,
which gives an animated ami brilliant ap
pearance te the entire front of the build
ing. Passing through the side entrance you
seen reach the yard which has beeu trans
formed into a cool and comfortable garden,
where ice cream and strawberries are
dealt out te hungry customers by fair
hands. Arches of greens and streamers of
bunting decorate it en all sides, while
from a high platform the Keystone band
discourses excellent music. It will be
present every evening during the continu
ance et the fair. Mrs. Samuel Gruel,
assisted by her daughter, Miss Beuia,
control this department.
On entering the large room en the first
fleer the most conspicuous object is the
confectionery table, running the entire
length of the .room and leaded with
choicest cakes, confections, &c. It is pre
sided ever by Miss Julia Yeung.ably assist
ed by Misses Lizzie Hoiu, Clara Boekmyor,
Sallie Snyder, Mamie Weitzel and Kate,
Annie and Margie Wenninger.
On a raised platform at the west end of
the room are the principal articles for
whose ownership lively contests are being
waged. They are an elegant barber's
chair, a Weed & Ce's organ and a Singer
and a Davis sewing machine.
Next you see the "Flower table"
groaning under the weight of bouquets
and cut flowers. Misses Ellie Greiner and
Emma Geedman have this table in charge.
In the centra of the room is built the
familiar well, at which Rebecca, in the
person of Miss Virginia Phillips, is seated,
giving her lemonade te thirsty visitors,
and that refreshing drink was never
handed out by a fairer or mere gracious
Rebecca.
In a small enclosure is seated Postmis
tress Katie Shertz with an innumerable
number of letters one for each caller.
Jacob Geedman, assisted by Miss Mazie
Geedman, have charge of the cigar depot
aud the wheel of fortune connected there
with. The room is very tastefully decorated
with arches of green and hung with flags
and bunting, and reflects credit te these
having this in charge.
Proceeding up stairs you notice tahles
arranged around the room. A table is
dedicated te each sister company. Begin
ning at the west end, in alphabetical order
you am ve at the '.' American," presided
ever by Mrs. Drachbar, ably assisted by
Misses Sallie Decn, Mary Weigle, Rese
Libhart and Margie Carter. On this table
are seen all kinds of fancy articles.
The " Empire " table is next, and en
the arch above is placed a miniature
truck. Mrs. J. Wallace Wolf is manager,
and Mrs. Mary Ceylo, Mrs. Jennie Bar Bar Bar
thoeomew, Margie Kuhlman, Mary Kulil-
man, Lillie Garvin and Mattie Bushong
assistants. Araougthe principal articles
en this table are a wax dell aud cres3 and
a handsome pair of ottomans,
Mrs. Kate Erisman has charge -of the
"Friendship" table, assisted by Mrs.
Margie Scott Lizzie Ceblo and Miss Fos Fes
ter. Three cut glass decanters of wiue
and two ""wagons" of cologne are the
principal articles en this table.
"Humane "Jtable is next in order. Mrs.
Zcigler has it in charge, assisted by Mrs.
Frank Lemen, Misses Annie Kcndig,
Margie Chambers, Sallie Snyder, Kate
Snyder. A Crcedmoer rifle, set of glass
ware, rugs, &c, are chanced off at this
table.
"The "Shiflicr" is the next and largest
in the room and the ladies in charge of it,
especially its manager, Sirs, lienry
Smeych, collected or made all the tabic
contains. Mrs. Witlinger, Mrs. A. Myers,
Mrs. Annie Hageu and Misses Frances
Stauffef, Sue Bender assist Mrs. Suicych.
Perched above the table en an arch of
evergreen is a stuffed eagle. A large dell,
au ice cooler, a Fraim time-lock, pair of
rugs, &c, are seme of the main features
of this table.
The "Snn" table, in charge of Mrs.
Gee. Anne, assisted by Misses Dollie Anne,
Emma Brimmer, Sue Ycager, Margie
Kinneai and Kate Supplce, is well filled
with articles of worth and usefulness in
cluding an album, wax wreath, aquarium,
&c.
Mrs. Jacob Waters is in charge of the
"Union" table, assisted by Mrs. Reese
and Misses Emma Miller and S. Yeung.
On this table are a basket of champagne
Nil ML gUK WiUO, ruuitiug euair, XC.
; The " Washington" is the next and
last table, and is in charge of Mrs. Light
ner Fulmcr, assisted by Miss 3Iary Ander Ander
eon and Misses Clara Loucks and Lydia
Chesscr. Among its prominent articles
are a copper kettle, pair of horns,smekcr's
set, &c.
On the end of the " Washy" table is
the inevitable old shoe filled with dressed dressed
dells, and little Julia Nerbcck, about five
years of age, impersonates the old woman
who " had se many children she didn't
knew what te de."
Each table is spanned by an arch of
evergreen, and abeve each one is the name
of the company te whom dedicated, with
its respective motto abeve it.
There was large crowd in attendance
Saturday evening and the indications all
point enceuragiugly te a successful enter
prise. Every visitor te the fair and purchasing
a ticket of admission is provided with a
numbered ticket which constitutes a
chance upon a Lancaster watch, which at
the termination of the fair will he award
ed te the person holding the lucky num
ber. Hn. Fogg's Case.
In defense of their treatment of Mrs,
Fogg, who was recently re-taken from
Lititz te the Harrisburg lunatic hospital,
her husband and sisters and neighbors tell
the Prm that she is undoubtedly weak
minded, romantic and sentimental, made
se by novel reading, and that the plausible
stories of ill-treatment by her husband
are fictions well calculated te impose upon
strangers. Fogg will hand te his lawyer
the abusive letter sent te him by the Lit
itz hotel keeper. He is a carpenter and
builder, living at Ne. 254 Madisen street
and in business en Thirteenth street abeve
Arch. His domestic life for the last nine
years has been a most unhappy one.
Runaway.
This morning two horses, hitched te a
heavy wagon, frightened en East King
street, between Centre square and Duke
street, and started en a run. They were
stepped near Schoenberger's saloon by the
loud yelling of a number of bystanders.
The young man in the wagon held en te
the reins the whole way and no damage
was done.
Paid Off.
The pay car of the Pennsylvania railroad
company passed west through this citv
this afternoon, and the employees were
lis afternoon, nnr? tt
paid off for the month.
Q. I
RELIGIOUS Al LITERARY.
THE COMMENCEMENT SEASON.
AXN1VKRSAKIE3 AND CEI.KUKATIONS.
Synod, MinUteriuui and Classis.
The first exercise of commencement
week at Franklin and Marshall college was
the Baccalaureate sermon, delivered yester
day, by President Apple, in the college
chapel, in the presence of the largest con
gregation ever assembled there en a simi
lar occasion. A large number of town
folk were there aud seme visitors already
in the city in anticipation of commence
ment exercises. Among the audience were
Rev. Dr. J. W. Nevin, Rev. R. L. Gor Ger
hart, of Lcwisburg, Pa., and Mr. Leiter, of
the great dry goods house of Field, Leiter
fc Ce., Chicago, who has a nephew at the
academy.
The chancel was decorated very taste
fully and the music was excellent, a vocal
sole by Mis3 Kate Apple being one of the
notable features.
After the sermon, which will be found
in full en our first page, Dr. Apple made
the announcements for commencement
week.
The closing exercises of the college will
be held iu the chapel en Tuesday at 10
a. m. On Tuesday the beard of trustees
will meet and in the evening the biennial
oration before the literary societies and
the general public will be delivered in the
court house by Rev. C. Z. Weiser, D. D.,
en the subject of "Self-Education."
Thursday will he alumni day, en the
campus. Afcer the society reunions in
the raerniug the alumni association will
meet, te be followed from 12:30 te 3 p. m
with the alumni dinner. At U the alumni
oration will be delivered in the college
chapel by Rev. J. Spangler Kiefler A. M.
of Hagerstown, of the class of 1800. His
subject will be "The Subaltern Character
of Intellect." It may be noticed as a
singular coincidence that Rev. Prof. Jehn
S. Kieffer, of F. & M. cellege brother of
the alumni orator, and himself a graduate
of Heidelberg college, Tiffin O., also of the
class of 18G0, gees there this year the
21st be it noted, after their graduation te
deliver the alumni oration. His subject
will be ' Greek, as a means of education."
On Wednesday the baccalaureate ora
tions of the senior class will be delivered iu
Fulton hall most likely. Of the nineteen
members of the class all speak except one
who is indisposed. Mr. Brendle of tbe
class of 1878 will also deliver a master ora
tion and the degrees will be conferred.
Te-night the seniors have a reception at
the residence of Prof. W. M. Nevin.
The newly elected editors of the College
Student for the coming year arc as follews:
Senior Editors, W. J. Jehnsen, W. II.
Rauch. Junier Editors, N. C. Hcisler, J.'
Q. Adams ; while the Sophomore class is
represented by J. D. James and W. It.
Brinteii.
fUKSUYTEKIAN.
Sixtieth Sunday Scheel Anniversary.
The sixtieth anniversary of the Sunday
schools of the Presbyterian church iu this
city was celebrated last evening in the cus
tomary interesting manner. The church in
which the exercises were held was in festi
val attire and never looked se handsome.
A large floral arch spanned the pulpit,
composed of bouquets, with altcrnate
bunches of green intervening between
them ; aud these greens, it was incident
ally stated by the pastor, Dr. Mitchell, in
his remarks during the course of the
cveuing, were obtained from the grave of
a former pastor of the congregation, Rev.
Mr. Powell, who, during his lifetime, was
se earnestly devoted te the cansp of the
church and Sunday schools, 'ffle pulpit
desk aud communion table were likewise
beautifully adorned with cut flowers and
trailing plants, the entire decoration being
no less tasteful'than elaborate, and reflect
ing creditably en the artistic judgment of
the ladies of the congregation who had
charge of the work. The flowers were
removed this morning and conveyed te the
Lancaster cemetery, where they were
laid en the grave of Rev. Powell.
The spacious auditorium and galleries
of the church were crowded te their ut
most capacity by members of church and
mission and friends of both. The front
portion was was reserved for the pupils of
maiu aud mission schools, and shortly be
fore 8 o'clock they entered the room,
inarched up the central aisle iu double file
and occupied the scats assigned them.
Pupils of the infant department were
.'iveu places in the pulpit recess, and
seated likewise cither in the pulpit or be
side the prettily-trimmed communion
table were Rev. James Y. Mitchell, D. D.,
pastor and superintendent of the main
school ; Mrs. M. O. Kline, superintendent
of the primary department ; Chas. M.
Hewell, esq., secretary and treasurer of
the main school ; Rev. James C. Hume,
pastor of the memorial mission congrega
tion en Seuth Queen street ; Harry C.
Moere, esq., superintendent of the mission
school; Dubois Rehrcr. esq., secretary of
the mission school, and Prof. F, W. Haas,
organist.
ine exercises comprised singing by tbe
pupils of the main and mission schools
seme of the selections being in conceit and
ethers by the schools separately, and two
of the hymns were sung by the little folks
el the lufaut department, the sole portion
of one being rendered by a tiny toddler in
capital style ; scripture reading in concert;
prayer by the Rev. Mr. Hume ; the recita
tion of the Apostles' Creed and Lord's
Prayer by the entire congregation ; ad
dresses by Pastors Hume and Mitchell ;
and reports of the operations of both main
and mission schools by their respective
secretaries and treasurers Chas. M. How Hew
el), esq , and Dubois Rehrcr, esq. Frem
the figures of Mr. Hewell's report it ap
peared that the number of officers connect
ed with the main school is 9,
teachers 20, aud scholars 1GS. The
total collections from all sources
for Sunday school and benevolent or missionary-purposes
during the year was
$313.34, of which there remains in hand
54 and seme odd cents. The secretary
read a list of the pupils of the school who
had been commendably punctual in their
attendance and who had distinguished
themselves by perfect recitation of the
Shorter Catechism, answering all questions
correctly. The list was quite long
and highly complimentary. At the
conclusion of the reading eight of the
pupils entitled te prizes for perfection iu
catechism were each presented with a book.
It was announced that in addition te these,
twenty-six ethers of the pupils of
this school had been similarly reward
ed at Christmas for correctly answer
ing every question in the catechism.
Frem the report of Mr. Rehrcr, of the
mission, it is gleaned that the number of
pupils in that school is 220, of whom 40
belong te the infant department, and the
number of teachers and pupils combined
is 256 ; an increase of 8 ever last vear's
showing. The report also gave the num
ber or pupils who had been punctual in
their attendance, and was en the whole a
highly encouraging presentation of the
work that is going en in that quarter.
The exercises, though lengthy, were of
sufBcent interest te retain the attention of
the large congregation from beginning te
end. During the evening a collection was
takcu up te defray the expense of the cel cel
bratien and netted a geed sum.
METHODIST,
Sunday Scheel Celebration.
Yesterday merniner a larce tratherinc as-
eamU1a1 ! aTUm. TlI.. .!.... HY X .TL... i I
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Tk T.nnT wm fcwtflfullv rlAwmtrl
with flowers and plauts for the occasion
Twe arches of greens curved above the
pulpit, between which were suspeaded a
large cress, anchor and heart, made of a
variety of beautiful flowers. Bouquets,
ferns and many growing plants, prettily
arranged, presented a fine appearance.
The exercises were opened by a prelude
ou the organ, after which there was sing
ing by the school, prayer by Rev. W. C.
Robinson, pastor of the church, an anthem
by the choir, and responsive readings, led
by B. F. Shaub, superintendent of the
First 31. E. Sunday school, and Dr. J.L J.L
Withrew, superintendent of the West
mission, after which an address was de
livered by James Black, esq., superinten
dent of tbe East mission Sunday school.
Mr. Black began his address by speaking
of the organization of the children's day,
se universally observed en this day
throughout the land, of the kindness of
the friends in se handsomely decorating
the church and the love which it showed
toward all advancements of Christianity.
He theu speke of the number Sunday
schools and scholars engaged in the ob
servance, saying there are about 3,500
Suuday-scnoel scholars iu Lancaster, of
which there are TOO of the Methodist de
nomination. There are about 1,800,000 in
all the Sabbath schools in Amcric 1,200,000
of which are in the Methodist church. Mr
Black then spoke of the need of further
help and stronger perseverance and united
effort in the Sabbath school cause, and
spoke errnestly of the great work in which
the church is engaged and the amount of
geed accomplished.
After the singing of another hymn Rev.
R. A. McIIwain, assistant pastor of the
church, made some appropriate and pleas
ing remarks te the children, who enjoyed
the address greatly. He was followed,
after the siuging of several hymns, by
Rev. W. C. Robinson, who also spoke
principally te the children of the need of
their efforts iu the work.
The children from both the West aud
East mission Sabbath schools were in at
tendance, and from the leek of pleasure
beaming en every face, their happiness
was complete.
During the exercises a large collection
tien was taken up.
Iu the evening the exercises were re
peated before a large congregation and ad
dresses were delivered by the same gen
tlemen who speke in the morning.
CATHOLIC.
St. Antheny '8 Celebrates the Tfimie'it Ihijr in
its l'atren Saint.
Ou the church calendar te-day is desig
nated as the Feast of St. Antheny, and in
observance of the name's day of its
patron saint special services were
held at St. Antheny's Catholic
church. Solemn high mass was cele
brated ibis morning at 9 o'clock and a fea
ture of the event was the magnificent floral
decoration of the altars. The services
were conducted by Rev. Fathers Relt,
Christ, GrotemeyorandFoiu, and Mozart's
Twelfth Mass was the composition selected
for rendition by the choir upon this special
occasion. It was finely snug throughout,
the voices of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Drach
bar, Mr. and Mrs. Jehn Ilicmcnz, the
Misses Ilicmcnz, Kasscr, and indeed of
all the .member's of St. Antheny's excel
lent choir being heard toad vautage, whilst
Bliss Mary Decker's performance upon
the organ was eminently satisfactory. The
attendance was very large and the ser
vices were investcd-with a peculiar inter
est. After the services the children of the
parochial school, accompanied by the pa
reuts of many of them, went te What
Glen park, where at this writing they are
picnicking, and iu view of the pleasant
weather they are doubt less enjoying them
selves te the top of their bent.
Dcdicittiun of St. Stepncn's New Organ.
Yesterday a was festive day for the mem mem
bers'ef St. Stephen's Evaugelical Luther
an church, as it was the occasion of the
dedication of the large new pipe organ
purchased by the congregation several
weeks age from Messrs. Pemplitz & Otte,
of Baltimore. The church, which was
handsomely decorated with flowers, was
well filled in the morning and the services
began with an appropriate hymn by the
choir, under the efficient leadership of
Mr. A. Oblcnder. The pastor, Rev. E.
Meister, consecrated the new organ and
delivered a very eloquent address, which
was followed by a hymn by the cengrega
tien with organ accompaniment en the new
instrument, which sounded through the
building with its powerful bass and then
again with the soft sweet strains resem
bling the warbling of thousands of birds.
The pastor than began his claborate ser
mon, selected from the 150th Psalm, which
was followed by the history of the con
gregation from its infancy up te the day
en which it was decided te procure an
organ which makes St. Stephen's church
complete. A collection was next in order
and the result was highly gratifying.
The evening services were especially en
tertaining and interesting. The Sunday
school scholars were present in 'a body,
accompanied by their teachers. The
church which has sitting room for 800
persons, was crowded te its utmost capac
ity, and the services began with a hymn
by the children, and reading of the scrip
ture. This was followed by the sermon
by tiie paster, selected from Matthew
xviii, 10. The services were then closed
by a prelude by Prof. Matz. Prof. Emil
Aust officiated at the organ in the morn
ing. The day will undoubtedly rest in. the
memory of the members and friends of St.
Stephen's church as a pleasant event.
i.im'uekan.
The Synod at Aitoena.
At the general synod of the Lutheran
church en Saturday the committee en lit
erary and theological institutions recom
mended the establishment of a German
theological seminary at Chicago, Illinois.
Discussion en tnis subject was deferred te
hear the report of the beard of church ex
tension, which had been made the order of
the day. This report showed the receipts
te he $21,000. The beard recommended
that the general synod shall net grant per
mission te congregations te go before the
churches for aid or te make appeals
through the church papers and that such
permission be granted alone by the beard
of church extensien ; also that all contri
butions of conferences and synods for
church extension shall pass into the treas
ury and only be disbursed according te the
judgment of the beard. It was enacted
that a " Special Ordination Fund " should
be created, te be under the direct control
of the beard of church extension. The ob
ject of this fund is te enable the beard net
only te lean from the regular fund, but te
donate funds where in special cases the cir
cumstances may require such action.'
The Sllnlsteriain ut Pottstewa.
The Lutheran ministerium adopted a
resolution en Saturday recommending the
organization of woman's work in the
church, both at home and in the foreign
field. The report of the theological semi
nary at Philadelphia, showed attendance
of forty-nine students. It was agreed te
postpone the opening of the seminary
until the middle of September en account
of the heat. The following directors of
the seminary were then elected : Rev. Dr.
G. F. Kranth, Revs. J. Kuhler, A. Pfal
tichcr, H. Graham, D. H. Geissingcr and
Messrs. C. D. Norten, R. B. Miller, J. C.
File, II. 31. JIuhlenberg and Charles
Hahn. The medal ordered at the last ses
sion of the synod commemorative of the
seventh jubilee of the -Augsburg confes
sion and the sixth of the Boek of Concord
was presented te the miuistcrinm during
the day. Before adjourning until Monday
it was resolved te urge all tue congregations
rmtifiA wl !, 4-I.a mA1 fr At
L,t t n t- -,n r- h nrener ad
tueir u-
vanccment of nverv rmed work uuder the
SUnervifiinn of the svned.
KtirOKMcD.
The Classls in atlllersvMr.
On Saturday a part of the session was
occupied with the discussion of a motion
by Rev. J. A. Peters for a aommittee
whose duty it shall be te give a deliverance
en Article 110 of the constitution. The
committee consists of Drs. J. II. Dubbs,
Thes. G. Apple, F. A. Gast, J. B. Sbu
maker and Rev. W. II. II. Snyder.
The presence of the Rev. Hoever; of
the Evangelical church, was announced
and be was invited te a scat by the presi
dent. A committee was appointed consisting
of Rev. W. II. II. Snyder, Samuel Kuln
and Elder A. Mader te examine Jehn F.
Mever, a candidate, as a student in Frank
lin aud Marshall college, who desires te
be taken under the care of classis.
The report of the committee ou minutes
of classis was ieccivcd and taken up and
considered item by item. Pending the con
sideration of this report it was laid en the
table te enable the committee en overtures
te make a partial report, which was taken
up item by item.
The resignation of Rev. C. P. Brown,
pastor of the -Marietta charge, was con
sidered and the pastoral relation between
him and the charge was dissolved, te take
effect immediately and he was dismissed
te East Suixpiehanua classis.
The request of St. Paul's congregation,
of Lancaster, te be relieved from a portion
of their classical assessments, for reasons
stated, was granted.
The balance of the report was laid en
the tabic te agaiu take up the report of
the committee en minutes of classis.
In regard t- pledges made by individ
uals at tlie meeting of classis at Quarry
ville. it was ascertained that $70.50 was
received and paid ever te Rev. Brown,
being $29.o0.shert of the anion ut which
was pledged.
The committee te effect a union of the
May town and Marietta churches under one
chargOjUiidi-r tlie name of the "Mariettaand
Maytown charge reported." The chairman
of the committee en reconstruction of large
charges made their report. Ordered that
it be made the order of the day en Mon
day, immediately upon the reassembling
of classis.
Rev. I). 15. Shuey, treasurer of classis,
read his report, which wai referred te the
committee en linance.
A communications from Prof. Brooks
inviting classis te visit the normal school
was read and accepted, with the thanks of
classis and the minister loci was instruct
ed te inform Pi of. Brooks that they would
visit the school en Monday morning at 8
o'clock.
Classis adjourned te meet next en Mon
day morning at 9 o'clock.
The regular classis communion ; a
largely attended and interesting Sunday
school meeting in the afternoon, aud a
missionary meeting in the evening, were
)he religious exercises in the Rofermcd
church ycsteiday. Services conducted ia
the ether churches of the village by
ministers of the class were held as an
nounced in Saturday's Intklmukncku.
This morning before the call te order
many members of the classis visited and
inspected the normal school aud expressed
themselves much pleased with its manage
ment. The subject of reconstruction of large
charges was the topic of discussion during
most of the morning session.
COLUMBIA NEWS.
ODi: KKCUI.AIi COniCKSl'ONuKNCK.
The Pennsylvania railroad pay car will
be up this altcruoen.
Caracress' minstrels spent a few hours
here yesterday.
Ou account of the high water, fishing
for the present is played out.
Between twelve and tiltceu hundred
boom legs were caught here ou Saturday.
A special meeting of the school beard
will be held te night iu the council cham
ber. Mr. Paul i!!et:'. has returned home from
college te ,s)c:id his summer vacation.
Miss Carrie Heir returned home this
morning from a short visit in Harris
burg. Messrs Rebert Hause aud Frank Alli Alli
eon, of Yerk, were in town yesterday.
The strawberry festival, held in the E.
E. Lutheran church last week, netted
about forty-eight dollars.
Miss Mamc Shuinan left town te day en
a visit te her relatives in Chicago.
Dr. Hitiklc and wife are ou au extended
pleasure tour. They left te-day for Skir
pensburg. The (Jiii :tiaa Catholic Sunday school is
holding it ; annual picnic te-day in Hcise's
weeds.
Wm. Turner and 3Iax Moere, both col
ored, who participated in the riot en Dec
oration Day, had a hearing before 'Squire
liner en Saturday evening. Beth were
discharged.
Thu largest canal beat ever seen in Col
umbia pa-scd through here this morning.
IU capacity was 210 tens and it was con
signed te thu Delaware & Lackawanna
chual company.
Grand prcaratieus arc being made by
the members of the St. Jehn's Luthcrau
church for thi-ir festival, which will be
held in O-M Fellows hall, en next Thurs
day, Friday and Saturday evenings.
Yesterday, children's day, was celebra
ted in the M. E. church. The exercises
cenr-istcd of singing, addresses and the
distribution of flowers. The interior et" the
church looked very well, as the decora
tions were many and very beautiful.
Between cloven and twelve o'clock en
Saturday night a light took place en Frent
street, bet ween Seuth and Walnut. Stones
and bricks were freely used, and with
such geed effect that several men were
badly cut about the head and body.
3Ir. J. B. Douglass, of Washington bor
ough, fell from a cherry trce which stands
iuthu yard ei Henry Mann, of Maner
township, an.i had both arms broken
below the elbow. He is suffering severely
but is doing as well as can be expected.
At Smith's lumber yard en Sunday
afternoon, a number of young boys were
playing en Mr. Smith's lumber piles.
Seme of the beards becoming displaced
the whole pile fell down carrying with it
a young Uey who was en top. He was
very badly hurt, as seme of the lumber
fell ou top of him.
Mr. Sam llumple, oue of Columbia's
faverite comedians, is making prepara
tions te bring a tirst-clas.4 comedy com
pany here sometime this month te play
en shares with the Shawnee fire com
pany. 3Ir. Geerge Zerger, day caller of the
Pennsylvania railroad, at Columbia, is new
the happy possessor of a horse and gig. It
was presented te him by the railroad men
of this pliice.
Mr. Datit! .Mei linger 's horse, standing
in front of Yeung's brewery, becoming
frightened ran off. the buggy was badly
demolished, but luckily the herse escaped
without injury.
By the dupaiture of 3Ir. L. W. Richards
Columbia will lese another premising
young man. Te-day he leaves for St.Leuis,
Missouri, where he will take the position
of "gang boss" iu one of the large iron
manufactories iu that city.
A C am? el Small Vex.
A .Mrs Pierce, recently arrived from
Kansas, and stepping with a family in
this city, was taken sick a Tew days age,
and en Friday her sickness developed into
m.il ,mx. 1 1 K- supwuseu sue cuutniciuu
the' disease while en route from
She was taken te the hospital.
the West.
Nene la.
This morning there was net a single per
son in the lock-up, which is something
very unusual for Monday morning.