LANCASTER IUILY INTELLIGENCER? WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22. 1881. Lancaster intdtigencet. WEDNESDAY KVEN'G, JUNE 23,1881. The Bessemer Steel Imposition. While the iron furnaces and rolling mills of the country are working en a very near margin of profit, and many of them even at a less, the Bessemer tteel mills are making money very rapidly. Their stocks are selling at treble their par value and they all are paying heavy dividends, while each is accumulating a large surplus, and moreover is spend ing money like water in increasing its facilities of manufacture. The Penn sylvania steel works, near Harrisburg, with its stock selling at about $300 per share and a treasury overflowing with a surplus of ever two millions, has an army of men employed in enlarging its works. The Edgar Thomsen, near Pittsburgh, which has just finished erect ing three blast furnaces that turn out the largest product of any furnaces in the country, about three thousand tens a week, consumes it all in its steel works, together with the product of the Lucy furnaces, at Pittsburgh, owned by the Messrs. Carnegie, who are chief owners in the Edgar Thomsen. With one pair of Bes semer converters, of seven tens capacity each, nearly thirty-five hundred tens of steel are produced every week,or a seven ten charee abeuc every twenty minutes ; and net content with this yield the com' pany is atibut te put in three ten ten con verters. All the ether steel mills in the country are in alike condition of activity and prosperity, and straining every energy te produce the largest possible yield. Of course tiie foundation for this zeal is the great demand for steel rails, in the active railroad building that is new going en. But there is also a great con sumptien of iron in the country, which yet does net stimulate the iron produc tion as that of steel is stimulated. The reason of this is that the use of Besse mer steel lessens the demand for iron, and leaves the capacity of the iron mills mere than equal te the demand ; while the steel mills are net yet equal in ca pacity te the present demand, and we are importing steel rails because of the in ability of the home manufacturers te supply the home market. The great demand enables the steel mill combination te keep the price of rails up te the figure at which they can be imported and yet secure all the orders they can fill. The duty en steel, which is twenty-eight dol lars ;i ten, is for the most part a tax levied upon the railroads of the ceun try, and finally upon the people, for the profit of the steel manufacturers and without securing any benefit te the country by its virtue in keeping the steel manufactories running ; for they could run anyhow, if there was no greater duty laid en steel than en the raw pig metal. Here is the secret of the great stimu lation of the steel industry. It is net only the demand for steel, but it is the immense profit of the manufacture that is secured by the twenty-eight dollar duty; nearly all of which is the manu facturer's profit. Bessemer steel is really easier and cheaper te make than wrought iron ; as anyone can easily see who re flects that a seven-ten Bessemer inver ter converts seven tens of pig ireu into steel in twenty minutes, or five hundred tens in a day ; whereas a puddling fur nace converts only about two tens of cast ireu into wrought iron in a day, with the skilled labor of four men. Of course the Bessemer plant uses vastly mere capital and many mere men than the puddling furnace ; but net by any means two hundred and fifty times mere. Taking only such a rough and ready view as this of the comparative cost of converting cast iron into steel and wrought iron, quite suffices te convince anyone, however unskilled in the iron mamitacture, mac ucssemer steel is much the least costly of the two te pre. duce ; and yet it costs the consumer a fourth mere. Steel jails are selling new at sixty te sixty-two dollars a ten and iron mils at forty-five te fifty. It is very apparent that if iron rails can be sold at forty-five dollars a ten, steel rails can be sold at a large profit at the same figure. They de net itr fact cost forty dollars a ten te produce ; and they are converted as cheaply in this country as in England, owing te tiie greater ra pidity of the conversion in our mills. The English mills have net succeeded in securing the large product in a given time that is obtained here. Of course the English pig iron is cheaper and therefore the English steel is probably produced at a less total cost than our own ; but certainly there is no twenty eight dollars of a duty needed te protect the home manufacturer. Nothing is mere clear than that this duty should be greatly reduced. The reduction is need ed new especially, te protect us from the imposition of the extravagant prices de manded for rails. After a while, and no great while either, when the steel pro ducing capacity of the country becomes greater than the steel consumption, the duty will be of less consequence ; for the competition then between thcl steel producers for orders will serve te bring prices down te a reasonable profit ever the cost; unless the combination new maintained among the Bessemer mills will suffice in that emergency te keep prices unduly high. But combina tions such as these de net stand the strain well when there are net enough orders for the product te keep all the maws full. The selfish instincts of these who seem te be a lovely band of brothers when their bellies are f ull,make sad havoc with their lovely relations when they get very hungry and the feed don't go around. There will be hard times for these fat Bessemer mills when the coun try fails te take their immense product and then there will be cheap rails for the railroads. Our ambitious friends who hanker te build new reads would de well te wait for the geed time coming when they will be able te iron their reads for half the cost of te-day ; and they won't have te wait very long, we think. Gex. Graxt lias been informing the New Yerk Times of his idea of senatorial Courtesy, it mcius iu uc tu;tt me prcsi dent of the United States should never fail te observe the wish of the senators of his party in the appointments te office in their states. He entered into an elaborate explanation as te hew be had net done this in the appointment of Simmons te the Bosten collectership, the gist of which seems te be that he did it because Senafer Sum ner never personally asked him net te de it, though he knew he didn't want him appointed. " Ask and ye shall re ceive," is apparently Grant's idea of the attitude of the senator te the president. lONOB TOPICS. Govebxer Cernell has vetoed the bill passed by the New Yerk Legislature pro pre Tiding for the pensioning of school teach ers after a certain term of service in the public schools of New Yerk and Brook lyn. He does net think it is politic te create a new body of pensioners. A commission has been appointed te in quire into the working of mills, factories and workshops in the Dominion of Canada, te ascertain hew many children nnder the age of fourteen years are em ployed, what arc the hours of labor, the means of escape in case of fire, the ventil ation, etc. Illustrative of the value of scientific and industrial education is the fact that the graduates of the Massachusetts Insti tute of Technology seldom have te wait long for a job. Of the 28 young men who graduated last week, 20 were either en gaged in advance or have since found lu crative positions. In the eyes of the Philadelphia Ecening Telegraph it appears that the semi-humorous view'which the British government takes of the Irish-American situation is based upon the semi-humorous resolution which the members of the Heuse of Rep resentatives adopted with the view of making themselves solid with the Irish voters. Funny or perhaps we might say semi-funny statesmanship all around; isn't it. Strawberry season is rapidly drawing te a close and in a few -days mere the toothsome berries will disappear from our tables. The season has been a most pro lific one and the berries have been unusually large and fine, while prices have ruled low. In a few days mero raspberries will make their appearance, they having al ready done se in the city markets. The growers report that the crop of raspber ries will he large as will also be the black berry which succeeds them. Cherries made a prophecy of a fine yield when the snowy blossoms covered the trees in the early spring, but the heavy rains after wards have caused most of the fruit te ret and drop off. Ne apprehension need he had ever the unusual appearance of comets duriug the present year, since the comforting assur ance is given by the Warner observatory of Rochester, N. Y., that they de net pos sess the power te work injury upon the earth or any ether planet. This informa tion is furnished in view of the discovery by Dr. Gould, director of the Cordova observatory, Argentine Republic, Seuth America, of a stellar vagrant which is sup posed te he the great comet of 1807, and is located in the constellation of the Deve, right ascension G heuis and declination south 30 degrees. It is net visible from this latitude and net known yctth:it it will be, although it is likely te be, as the comet of 180? was distinctly seen. PERbONAij. Attorney General MacVeigii is in Phila delphia. He will be absent from Wash ington for several days. It is said that Olive Legan fainted away the ether day when she met au old lever. This gave the old lever an oppor tunity te escape Un kind JV. O. Pic. Sir Edward Thornten, with his wife and daughters, will sail for Europe en' July 6th. Mr. Edward Thornten, his son, will remain in Washington as attache te the British Legation. The Duke of Sutherland told a Times re porter in Philadelphia yesterday that he had net seen the newest Reger Ticii Ticii berne in California, and he believed the man te be an imposter. Assistant Secretary Upton, of the treas ury department, sails from New Yerk for Londen te-day. He gees en business con nected with the continuance of the five per cent, bends at the Londen agency. Walter Q. Scott, of Easten, P.i., was yesterday elected president of the Ohie state university, te succeed Edward Orten who has resigned in order te devote his whole time te the chair of geology. The U. a., steamer Trenten, flagship of the European squadron, will sail for America en the 10th of September, bring ing the descendants of General Lafay ette, who are te ceme as guests of the government, te take part in the York Yerk town celebration. "I saw mere intoxicated women at the Derby than en any former occasion," says Edmdnd Yates, "and net merely the females with whom inebribty is normal, but decent-looking women, apparently the wives and the sweethearts of artisans and small shopkeepers." Samuel Merry, a fashionable Londen saddler, has for several years prophesied the result of the Derby. This season he hung in his window at 9 o'clock iu the morning Iroquois' colors cherry and black. J'here are many betters who always wait te see Merry's colors displayed before lay ing anything en the great event. Prince Napeleon, observing th.it the orators and statesmen of France are con sidering the manner of cheesing a new president, aud are urging the claims of Gambctta as a candidate, desires them te rembembcr " Plon-PIen." tee. He would like te be a candidate, and, therefore, he proposes that the nominations shall be made by a plebiscitum, at a sort of infor mal or primary election. Richard Wagner is said te have slightly offended royalty during his recent .Visit te Berlin te see his Nibelungen per formed, no rarely has an opportunity te hear his own works, and when iu the course of one of the performances be was invited te the Crown Princes' box he im mediately declined. "Tell the Crown Prince," he said te the horrified court effi cial, " that I am tee nervous and excited te cenversp." THE IKON TBADE. Cause of the Present Depression Id Fricci. Secretary Swank, of the Iren and Steel association,does net believe there will be a panic, neither dots he believe that the present depression in prices is due te a mere temporary flurry. He thinks prices have settled te a low level, forced down by the competition .of English iron, and that they will remain there until raised again by the slew reaction of natural causes. England, be says, is able te pro duce iron much mere cheaply than this country, because here ero must be hauled ever hundreds of miles of expensive rail road transportation te the furnace, coal likewise must generally be brought from a distance, and the iron when made has another long journey te reach the seaboard and a market, while' in Great Britain ere banks, coal mines and furnaces arc close together, aud all are near the sea. Laber is cheaper there, and the prices of ere and coal are much lower. All these points enable the British fur naces te produce se much mere cheaply than their American competitors that it is no wonder they are able te sell their iron in this country, especially since all their ether markets are overstocked, and they are willing te take a very low profit, or no profit at all, for the sake of getting the iron off their hands. A great deal of English iron is coming te this country, and will continue te come, but net nearly se much as was. imported during the "boom" in the latter part of 1879 and early part of 1880. There is just about enough coming new te make tee much, in addition te the produce of Ameri can furnaces, and se te keep prices down all round. Thcblewing out of a few furnaces least adiantageensly situated for their busi ness will reliece the market and enable the ethers te make a liviicg 2refit- The de pression in pig iron, however, is no indi cation of a stagnation iu the iron business generally. The mills and factories of all kinds throughout the country are as busy as they can be, and most of them are hard pushed te keep up with their orders. Only iu the steel rail mills is there any symptoms of slackness and thore it is only by comparison. All thesa mills are busy, but most of them would be able te take au order which it was especially de sirable te fill at once. In manufactured iron orders have te take their turn and in some cases their turn will net come for a year or even eighteen months. FAITHFUL EVEN UNTO UKATU. A Des Guards the Veily or His Master, Who Committed Suicide. A gentleman was crossing a field adjoin ing Jehnsen's weeds, near Mill Creek sta tion, Montgomery county, Sunday morn ing, when a half-famished deg came run ning up te nim and barked as though overjoyed te see him. The man thought the deg's actions weie very queer, and, his curiosity being excited, he followed it into the weeds. He did net walk far, though, before he saw the deg take his position by the side of a dead body of a man greatly decomposed. When found, a double-barrel sruu was lying diagonally across his body, the butt between his knees. Fastened in the trig ger was a forked twig, with which the trigger had been pressed and the gun dis charged, and by the man's side lay his open knife, with which he had doubtless cut the twig. The charge was evidently a very heavy one, for it took the entire upper part of his head away, disfiguring him past recognition and making a big round hele in the top of his straw hat, ledged in the trunk of a tiee. The deed was performed by placing the muzzle of the gun iu his mouth. That the weapon lay across the body when found is due te the concussion at its discharge. Ne one has as yet been able te identify the man. He is about 45 or 50 years of age, has slightly gray hair, aud was dressed in a neat, dark suit of clothes. His guu is a geed one, as are also the shot pouch and powder flask. In the man's pocket were found 70 cents iu money, a comb, two glass syringes, a pipe, some matches and ether trifles. He was last seen at Mill Creek station en Wednesday. The horrible condition of the stranger, the fact of his clothing being water soak ed, and his gun covered with rust, lead te the supposition that the rash deed was committed en Wed nesday, and that the man lay in the weeds during the several violent storms between that time and Saturday. His deg is a playful spotted spaniel, and, together with the mau's body and his few personal effects, is in charge of Undertaker Rud dach. The deg appears te be sensible of what has occurred, and seems te be bowed down iu grief. He prefers lying by the side of his master's gun or the ice box containing the dead body. VICTIM OF A SQUALL. Tlnee Lives Lest by the Upsetting or a Yawl beat en Leng Inland bound. The familp of Theodere Heffman, living near l'ertcbester, en Leng Island Sound, invited a number of friends te spend last Sunday with them at their house, which stands almost iu the weeds near Fex's Island. Heffman aud his eldest son. Win. J., were carpenters by trade, but for some time had been working in Dent's foundry at Portehester. They owned an old yawl beat fourteen feet long, which had been rigged with a sail much tee large for it, and iu 'which the Hoffmans frequently went for a Sunday sail. Jehn Brask and Hans Jcnssen, fellow workmen with the Hoffmans in the foundry, were two of Heffman's guests en Sunday, aud with the two Hoffmans and a younger seu, Fred erick Arthur Heffman, ten years old, get the yawl ready for a sail. They left Fex's Island at about lOi a. m. and crossed safely te Frest's" creek, nine miles away. On the return up in the aftcr aftcr aftcr noeu they had almost reached the northern shore when the western sky became sud denly black with a thunder cloud. A few minutes later a heavy squall struck them, upsetting the beat. Tlie elder Heffman aud his seu William were geed swimmers, and succeeded in getting all the ethers uoen the bottom of the beat. But William Heffman get his feet entangled in the rig ging, and was carried down aud drowned by a lurch of the capsized vessel. Mr. Hoff Heff man seized his younger son and started te swim for the shore, but Brack lest his held en the beat and clutched the boy desperately. In order te shake him off Mr. Heffman bad te let go his son and Brask and the boy went down together. Heffman was picked ud by a beat that put out from the shore of Manncrsing Island, and Jcnssen was taken from the capsized beat mere dead than alive. The bodies of all the three drowned persons have been recovered, and at the inquest held by Corener Hyler yesterday a verdict of accidental drowning was rendered. Adams and Arthur. Philadelphia Leaser. Jehn Adams complained of the vice presidency, which he held twice, however, in spite of this, that it was the one posi tion where a man could de nothing and must make a mere figure head of himself, te held it, honorably. It almost put a man into contempt, from the Adams stand point, te keep up the proper dignity of the office. Unlike ether heirs-apparent, be couldn't take the opposition line with a proper .sense of what was owing te the administration of which he was a silent part. It was, of all devices, in the opinion of the irate Adams, the chief for reducing its incumbent te silence and inaction, be coming the chair. Vice President Arthur does net share these views of the elder statesman. He seems te be able te make the vice presidency quite active, but holds the office as a personal obligation, apparently. Walking. St. Leuis Glebe-Democrat. One of the most remarkable peculiarities of the average American is his aversion te walking. Men as well as women seem te regard their legs with profound contempt as means of locomotion. It is net an un usual thing te see a young man or woman mount a dirty, crowded street car for the sake of au eight squares' ride, even though the day be sunny and cool. As for coun try folks, who has ever seen husband and wife or young man and sweetheart saunter out te Ferest park or Tower Greve park en feet? In nine cases out of ten the young man who should dare propose such a piece of pedestrianism te his girl would get the mitten for his pains. And yet a walk te either of these parks would be only a stretch of four or five miles. Even boys of all ages, from the youngster of ten upwards, seem te share this unnatural aversion te what is the most glorious of all exercises, when taken in moderation. In Europe, en the con trary, nothing in the way of physical en joyment is se generally appreciated as a geed walk. Te man and woman, te the old and the young, a stroll into the coun try is a luxury ; and even te theso who live in the country a daily walk is al most a necessity. A yeuug lady does net wait until her beau can afford te take her out in a carriage. A walk of five or ten miles by his side or en his arm is even much plcasanter than a buggy-ride or carriage drive. They can ramble iu Whatever direction or at whatever gait they please. They can stray from the high-read te by paths, step here te ad mire a beautiful view and rest there te listen te the murmuring of a brook or watch an open expanse of water. Ne flowers are se pretty as theso that, are plucked by the roadside, no pebbles se wendersul as these that you pick up by the meadow-brook. The best-trained mocking-birds warble forth no music like the wild birds of the weeds, their sweet songs accompanied by the mysterious rustling of the trees, or the wonderful gush of rhythmic pulsations that are wafted from a neighboring corn field ever which the breeze sweeps lovingly. The berries aud nuts of the city taste in sipid when compared with these you gather en your ramble iu the country. Yet all these enjoyments and all the accessory considerations of health and increased ap petite, seem te have no temptation for enr people. They prefer te remain lazily in their houses in the city, and in their leisure hours regale themselves voluntari ly with the same atmosphere of dust sewer-gas, and unspeakable smells that in their hours of work and sleep they are compelled te inhale, rather than set their legs in motion for a geed trot into the country. LtATESi NEWS BY MAIL. Yesterday being the 122d anniversary of the founding of Halifax, Neva Scotia, was observed as a holiday in that city. A portable boiler in a coal yard at Med ford, Mass., exploded, yesterday, killing William Burnett and injuring seven ethers, one, named Green, perhaps fatally. Charles H. Heward, a brother of Gen. O. O. Heward, was yesterday appointed an Indian inspector, te succeed Isaiah L. Mahan, resigned. The biennial session of the National Camp of the Patriotic Order of the Sens of America began yesterday in Portland, Maine. The Washington monument, iu Wash ington, yesterday reached a height of ex actly 200 feet, about 30 feet having been added te it since spring. When finished, the shaft is te be 550 feet high. Jehn A. Welsh brought suit in Wash ington yesterday against Themas J. Brady, te recover $28,052 which he alleges te have lent te Brady when the latter wasasslstant postmaster general. The second trial of E. B. C. Cash, for the murder of W. M. Shannen iu a duel, began yesterday in Darlington, S. C. The case was given te the jury iu the af ternoon. The International Sunday school con vention meets te-day in Terente. Gov. Colquitt, of Georgia, president of the con vention, arrived in Terente yesterday with a delegation from several of the Southern states. William H. Turner, one of the principal clerks in the contract bureau of the post pest office department, who for several years had charge of the star routes in most of the territories, was removed yesterday and Geerge M. Swccney was appointed in his place. Jehn Griscom, the Chicago faster, dem onstrated his strength yesterday, by lift ing 400 pounds. At neon he weighed 1G4 pounds, a less of of a pound in twenty-four hours, during which he drank 48 ounces of water. His pulse was G2, re spiration 17, aud temperature 98 3-5. The corner stone of the Washhurne memorial library at Union college, Schen ectady, was laid yesterday. Rev. Arthur Brooks spoke for the friends of Rev. Dr. Edward A. Washhurne, and Themas W. Powers, of Philadelphia, who are associated with -the gift of the rest of the edifice A telegram was read from General Grant ex pressing regret at his absence, caused by the illness of his wife. The safe of Schroeder, Smith & Stas son, at Peetone, Illinois, was blown open aud robbed of $500 in cash aud $10,000 in notes, mortgages and ether securities, early yesterday morning. The burglars took a horse and buggy and rede off with their booty. Twe clerks slept in a store room above, but were tee frightened te go down. Pursuant te a call of the chairman, Hen. Jehn F. Lewis, eighteen of the twenty seven members of the Republican state central committee of Virginia met at Richmond yesterday. Mr. Lewis having been nominated the Rcadjnstcr candidate for lieutenant governor, was declared no longer a member of the committee, and General W. C. Wickham was elected in his place. It was decided te held a con vention en August 24, at Staunton, for the nomination of state officers, and that none but straighteut Republicans should be recognized. STATE ITEMS. The commencement exercises at Lehigh university, Bethlehem, are largely attend ed. The annual examination of applicants for admission took place yesterday. David Meuat, cx-select councilman, for some time a fugitive from justice, appeared in Philadelphia yesterday before Judge Briggs, accompanied by C. F. Thatcher, who entered bail for his appearance. Monday afternoon, while a freight train, westward hound, was passing the depot at Tyrene, a man named James Kennedy, who has been employed en the Lcwisburg & Tyrene railroad for some time past, at tempted te cress en the top of the care, when by a sudden jerking of the train he was thrown down between the cars te the track, was run ever and had both legs cut en. lie died a few hours alter the acci dent. A large meeting of oil refiners and ethers interested in the oil business was held at the Mouengahcla house, Pitts burgh. It was a secret meeting an d all the ordinary methods of obtaining news iu regard te the object of the meeting were used without avail. It was learned however, that a union of refiners was formed for mutual protection. It is form ed in opposition te the Standard oil com pany, which is just new actively working its refineries. A number of these who were active in the former fight of produc ers against the Standard arc in the present organization. of UMBall.' A coal train was wrecked by striking a cow en the edge of an iron bridge, near Iowa City, Iowa, en Monday night. The first section of the bridge was thrown into the river, and part of the train rolled down a steep embankment. Jeb Morten, engi neer, and Patrick Malene, fireman were killed, and another man was badly in jured. By the collision of a freight train with a cow, en a bridge near Freeport, Pennsyl vania, the bridge, the engine, and ten cars were precipitated into the river. James E. Repine, engineer, James Detrich,- fire man, and Majer Snowden, of Freeport, a passenger, were killed. A freight train en the Senthern railroad of Leng Islaud was thrown from the track near Babylon, yesterday afternoon, by the breaking of a wheel, and eight cars and the engine were wrecked by tumbling down an embankment. Oliver Dew, brake man, was fatally injured LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. NElCaBOBHOOD NEWS. Near and Acress the County Line. The closing exhibition of the Oxford academy took place at the school room, in the Washington building, en Friday even ing. Sephia Prctz, the 'eldest woman of Har risburg, died in that city yesterday in the 94th year of her age. The tennis match between teams from the Harrisburg out deer club and Phila delphia came off at the grounds of the out deer club yesterday afternoon, and was wen by the Philadelphians. I;i the list of Matriculates at the Women's Medical college of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, as given in the last catalogue of that institution are the names of Mar garet H. Preston of Lewer Oxford and Lncretia S. King of Little Britiau town tewn shtp, Lancaster county. These ladies are taking the full medical course Items from itnckerville. On Saturday last a horse driven by a lad named Henberger ran away, doing little damage. Mr. Celin Cameren, who was driving a two-horse phaeton, whipped up his ponies te avoid being ruu into by the runaway team, when they tee ran away and breke a spring. Mr. Jeffersen Jacoby, who was recently prostrated by sunstroke and lay for some time dangerously ill, has recovered suffi ciently te be down stairs. His numerous friends will be glad te see him about once again. A valuable and well-bred mare, the property of Mr. Gee. Yeutz, died en Tues day morning while trying te foal. During a visit te Cornwall, Lebanon county, en Thursday last, we learned that there are five furnaces in blast, including the "old charcoal." One is out of blast but will be blown in autumn, while there are also three in course of erection, one at Cornwall and two at Lebanon. On every hand is seen life and energv. Hundreds of men are drilling and blasting the solid ere banks, and judging by their estimated depth, it will require a great many years of the liveliest kind of drilling before it will be necessary te sink a shaft below the sur face Sociable eftne P. T. S. C. " Are you going te the ball this even ing ?" was a query last evening that found its response in the assembling of between fifty aud sixty couples at Grant hall, where the swiftly-fleeting hours were tripped away te the inspiriting music of Wash. Tayler's orchestra. The cool and bracing air was conducive te the full en joyment of the exhilarating sport, and the P. T. S. C, under whose auspices the affair was given, congratulated themselves upon their fortunate selection of an evening. The premenade took place at half-past ten and dancing was maintained far into the little hours. Nothing occurred te mar the pleasure of the occasion, the management having provided against obnoxious intru sions by issuing invitations. The ladies were fair, the gentlemen gallant, the music excellent and the dancing graceful. Te the efficient direction of the following named young gentlemen may be ascribed in large measure the success of the affair ; Master of ceremonies, Charles . Nutte ; assistants, J. G. Brehni, J. S. Yake, J. S. Kauffman, J. Shcnk. The Shinier Fair. The Shiftier fair again had a large crowd last night. The Humane iire company attended in a body and they turned out 125 members strong. The chancing was lively. A beautiful tidy was wen by Mar gie Raub and a child's dress by Dr. B. F. W. Urban. This eveuing will ba Empire night. The truck company will asscmble at their house and march te the fair headed by CIemmcns'8 band. On Friday evening the Cuckoo club will attend the fair. They will meet at Urich's saloon en Court avenue and the Keystene band will escort them te the fair. This afternoon the scholars of the Pres byterian mission Sunday school attended the Shiftier fair upon invitation of the management. Itlrthday Surprise Party. Yesterday Adam Oblender was 47 years old. In the evening the pastor and choir of St. Stephens Lutheran church, of which Mr. Oblender is leader, called at his resi dence, during his absence, and ou his re turn presented him with a line silver headed ebony cane. The presentation speech was made by Rev. Emil Meistcr, pastor of St. Stephens, and was responded te by Mr. Oblender. After the presenta tion and warm congratulations, a beauti ful collation was served, and the festivi ties ended with music and dancing, which were kept up till a late hour. The cane presented te Mr. Oblender is of elegant workmanship, and is from the well-known jewelry establishment of Aug. Rheiids. Teachers Appointed. The school beard of Fulton township have made the following appointment of teachers for a term of six months : Fer Cedar Hill school, Edith S. Hanna ; Reck Springs, William M. Way. ; Locust Greve, Annie E. Jenkins ; Pleasant Greve, H. Mary Geed ; Plum Hill, Lula A. Brown ; ueslicn, Alary A. rung ; Uonewingo, Mary H. Brown; Cherry Hill, Mary B. Stubbs ; Laurel Hill te be closed. The beard for the ensuing year is composed of the following members : Day Weed, president ; Jacob K. Brown, secretary ; Alfred M. Brown, treasurer ; Jeseph C. Stubbs, Alfred Weed and Sanders Mc Sparran. Marietta Items. The river is rising rapidly. Jee Blettenberger, a deaf and dumb man, entered the house of Mrs. Markly and beat her about the face and head with his fist. She cried for help, when Officer Ruby hurried te the rcscue and took him in charge. Aaren Stauffcr, a farmer living near Marietta, fcl' from a wagon lead of lum ber and was considerably bruised en the legs and arms, nis injuries are net se rious. Linden Hall Commencement. The commencement exercises of Linden Hall seminary, Lititz, take place this evening. The graduating class numbers thirteen, and special preparations have been making te insure a successful enter tainment. Admitted te Ball. Cenrad Sauer, who was in prison, await ing trial en a charge of stealing hides, was taken before Judge Patterson this after neon, en a writ of habeas corpus, and was admitted te bail. DRAMATIC KECOKD. The Attractions at the Opera Heuse Durtns the Fast Season . The performance of "Uncle Tem's Cabin" at Fulton opera house last Satur day terminated the season at that place for a brief period. On the whole it has been a satisfactory one te the people and doubtless also te the managers of the com binations that have visited us. It has net been free, however, from some disap pointment and one subject of very general regret among admirers of legitimate drama was the nen-appearance et that gifted tragic queeu, Miss Mary Andersen, for the first time in several years. Se accus tomed had our citizens become te this lady's visits that her failure te " come and see us " during the recent season was regarded as a deprivation, which it is te be hoped will net be repeated during the ensu ing season. The announcement of an Italian opera company proved also a "false alarm." un tne ether hand there have been a large number of really meritorious attractions, which having been duly noticed at the time of their presentation, need no further mention than the recapitulation which in accordance with usage the Intelligencer herewith presents as a medium of ready reference te all who are interested in the history of the local stage. Aug. 27. Mrs.G. C. Heward, in "Unde Tem's Cabin." Large house. Aug. 30. Annie Firmin and Jehn Jack, iu " Civil Marriage." Small house. Sept. C. Madame Rentz's minstrels. Fair heuse Sept. 7. "Fun en the Pacific." Fair house. Sept, 8. Ada Gray in " East Lynue." Geed house. Sept. 15. Ferd and Denham's Masquer aders in " Pranks." Small house. Sept. 1G. "The Four Seasons." Small heuse. Sept. 17. Wellcsley-Stcrlieg combination in "The Old Cress." Didn't show. Sept. 18. Alice Oates and " The Favor ites in Leng Branch." Geed house. Sept. 21. " Cinderella, or, the Little Glass Slipper." Crowded house. Sept. 24. Jlinnie Palmer's ' Bearding Scheel." Fair house. Sept. 28. Clinten Hall's " Strategists." Small house. Sept. 30. Oliver Doud Byren in " Acress the Continent." Geed house. Oct. 5. Jeseph Jeffersen in "The Rivals." Crowded house. Oct. 14. "The Galley Slave." Geed house. Nev. 8. Institute Lecture, Hen. Gee. R. Wendling house. en Iugorsellism. Crowded Nev. 9. Institute Lecture Bruce en William Cullen Bryant, house. Nev. 10. Institute Lecture Colfax en Abraham Lincoln. Wallace Crowded Schuyler Crowded house. Nev. 11. Iustitutc Lecture Hen. Clinten Loyd en the " Heuso of Representatives." Crowded house. Nev. 12. Institute Readings by Prof. Frank Bradford. Crowded house. Nev. 13. I. B. Rinehart's Heme Enter tainment. Large house. Nev. 15. "Deacon Crankett." Fair house. Nev. 17. Fanny Davenport in "An American Girl." Large house. Nev. 18. Thompson's Electric Lights. Fair house. Nev. 19. Thompson's Electric Lights. Fair house. Nev. 20. Maude Granger in Twe Nights in Reme. Small house. Nev. 22. "Matrimony." Small house. Nev. 24. Annie Pixley in " Mliss." Large house. Nev. 25. "Dr. Clyde." Fair house. Nev. 2G. Mendlcssehn Quintet. Small house. Nev. 27. Jay Rial's " Uncle Tem's Cabin." Crowded house. Nev. 30. Agnes Leenard in' "Weman's Faith." Small house. Dec. 1. Havcrly's Colored minstrels. Crowded house. Dec. 5. Heeyand Hardie's "Child of the State." Geed house. Dec. 9. Charlette Thompson iu "The Planter's Wife." Small house. Dec. 10 Sternberg, Fritch Wilhclinj Concert. Small house. Dec. 11. The Palcstiue Arabs. 'Small house. Dec. 20. Themas W. Keeneas "Richard IH. Fair heuse. Dec. 21, Robson and Crane in "Sharps and Flats." Fair house. Dec. 22. Havcrly's " Widow Kedett." Small heijsc. Dec. 25 Tem Daily's Heme Minstrels. Large house. Dec. 27. Hartz's Illusions. Medium house. Dec. Ilartz's Illusions. Small house. Dec. 28. " " " " Dec. 29. " " " " Dec. 30. " " " " Dec. 31. " " " " 1881, Jan. 1. Hartz's Illusions. Matinee. Small house. Jan. 1. Hartz's Illusions. Small house. Jan. 7. Gus Williams, in " Our Ger man Senater." Large house. Jan. 11. Remcnyi. Small house. Jan 12. Niek Roberts's ' Humpty Dumpty." Crowded house. Jan. 13. B. McCauIcy in " A Messenger from Jarvis Section." Large house. Jan. 15. Aldrich & Parslee, in " My Partner." Geed house. Jan 17. James E. Strachan's benefit. Large house. - Jan. 18. Jehn T. Raymond, in " Cel. Mulberry Sellers." Large house. Jan. 20. Frederick Paulding, in " Sal viati" Small heuse. Jan. 23. Duprez's Minstrel. Crowded house. Jan. 23. " AH the Rage." Geed heuse. Jan 27. Snclbakcr's Majestic Combina tion. Crowded house. Jan. 29. Prize Challenge home show. Large heuse. Jan. 31. Cellier's "Banker's Daughter." Large house. Feb. 8. Miner -Rooney Combination. Geed house. Feb. 12. The Harrison's in "Photes." Fair house. Feb. 14. Fair house. Feb. 15. house. Temmy Mack's Minstrels. "Deacon Crankett." Fair Feb. 17. Charlie Shay's Quincuplexal. Small house. Feb. 18. Judge Teurgce's lecture en the Ben Adhcmite Era. Fair beuse. Feb. 19. "Our Goblins." Fair house. Feb. heuse. Feb. 21. " Pirates of Penzance." Large 22. Hazel Kirk." Large house. 23. Barlew. Wilsen. Primrose & Feb. West's Minstrels. Large house. Feb. 24. Willie Edenius Sparks in "Dreams." Small house. Feb. 28. Jehn S. Clarke, in "Majer Wellington JDe Beets" and "Paul Pry." Large house, March 5. Daily'a Minstrels. Small house. March 7. " The Guv'ner." Small house. Jlarch 10. " Fun en the Bristel." Geed house. Maichl3. Mrs. Scott-Siddons in " As Yeu Like IL" Large house. March 16. Teny Denier's Humpty Dumpty and Variety. Crowded house. March 17. Andrews's Lady Minstrels. Small house. March 18. "Around the World in 80 Days." Large house. March 19. " Alvin Jeslin." Cancelled. March 21. Rcntz-Santley, Female Min strels. Fair house. March 22. Tourists in a Pullman Palace Car. Geed house. Jlarch 23. Chas. E. Ferd's "Olivette" Company. Geed heuse. t Ml, T-., llt .lf.. " Crowded house. .tipm e. nice s new jatiuigcu. Opera company, ttoed beuse. April 9. Haverly's New Mastodon Min strels. Crowded house. April 11. "Hearts of Oak." Geed house. April 12. "Hearts of Oak." Fair house. April 14. livers Sisters "Out of Bond Bend age." Small house. April 15. Hyers Sisters " Out of Bond Bend age." Small house. April 18 te 23. Uerzeg's World's Won ders. Crowded houses. April 25. Maggie Mitchell in " Fan Fan chen." Large house. April 26. Gen. Weaver's Lecture, small house. April 27. Buffalo Bill iu the " Prairie Waif." Geed house. April 28. Miles' Juvenile Company iu " Pinafore." Small house. April 29. Abercembies Ideal " Uncle Tem's Cabin. Large house. May G. Carncross' Minstrels. Crowded heuse. H May 25. Teny Paster's Company. Larg house. June 18. Jay Rial's " Unde Tem's Cabin." Large house. ON THE WAY. MAYTOWN AND MARIETTA. Items of Interest Picked op by the " Intelli gencer's" Traveling Correspondent. It seems te be Landlord Jehn Finn's, (of the Hermitage hotel, Marietta,) pur pose te keep a quiet house, and se when Thes. McPharlen came there with the intention of "raising a row" he was accomedated. In the future Temmy will steer clear of the Hermitage. Netice has appeared in thtse columns of the sale of legs which came down the river by the breaking of the Williamsport dam. They lie all along this and Yerk county's shore. The catching of them has proved profitable work te many Mariettians.One man caught nearly 200, and several from 100 te 1G0. As the law allows 50 cents for each leg caught, the recompense will be large. The Marietta band get their pictures taken as a whole in "full dress" en Suu day. Elliet Haldeman and Jjhn Meyers, the two men injured by the Wnaway en Sun day last, are much improved. The former is suffering from less of bleed from the wounds en bis head. Burglars attempted te effect an entrance into the residence of Christ. Brandt, May town, last night, by prying open a side shutter and cutting the glass, but were heard and scared off by Mr. B. Miss Nannie Hendersen, of Huntingdon county and Mrs. Jehn Hendersen, of May town, spent the day gathering ferns around Wild Cat. Twe men, oue a talker the ether a sing er with banjo accompaniment, entertained Maytewners with a free show in the square last evening. Thev were selling patent medicines. The fair and festival of tlw Reformed Sunday school, for the benefit of that or ganization, closed en Saturday evening and was a grand success. The receipts were ever ene hundred dollars. The " ninth wonder of the world" iu the shape of a mechanical clock, has been en exhibition in Maytown hall for the last few days. Maytown has just celebrated a social event in the marriage of Mr. Walter Hoff Heff man, of the firm of Heffman & Sweiler. te Aliss Ella Lengnccker, also of Maytown. They have geno en an extended western trip of two weeks. They were the recipi ents of numerous and elegant presents. The Lutheran Sunday school will have a festival ed July 2, 3 and 4. It is for the laudable object of church debt extinguish ment and should be well patronized. The Hermitage house, Marietta, will be repaired, repainted and remodeled during the summer. It will improve the well known hostelry. Majtewn's Prominent Citizen. James Hendersen is at his home for a short time. This may seem a stiperlleus item. Had it been said some time age, it might have passed by unnoticed, but its mention to day will bring te mind net only Mr. II. himself but Dersey, Brady,- Star routes, etc. Jim is always en the go and it de serves itemization when he comes te May town. By the way, I heard a geed thing about Hendersen, from a very reliable source. A short time age, when in Marietta, he met a young man who carries the mail from the office te the depot, with the pouches en his shoulder. Hendersen eiuntiy asiccu mm what no get a year, and the answer came "$120. ' "That isn't enough," replied Jim : aud added. "Ge along with me te Washington and I will get it doubled." The man seemed inclined te doubt this assertion, but his fears were quieted by the offer that if his pay was net increased again as much, Mr. II. would pay expenses. He weut : his salary was raised te $250 and Mr. H. proved his influence in the pos tal branch of the government. Anether thing about this man, who may figure yet mere prominently in the cur rent investigation. I believe the Intel Intel lieexceu's Marietta correspondent gave him a notice some time age. Soen after its publication while at the depot in that town, ha approached a well-ku'iwn educa tor, of Marietta's high school, iu a heated manner, with the remark " Don't dare te put my name in that paper again, for if you de I will have an account te settle with you. But he had treed the wrong coon. In a short while after he found out his mistake, and is en the hunt for the right party, but he didn't leek pale when we saw him te-day. A Farewell Sermon." The religious community of Maytown, especially these connected with the Re formed church, are in an excited state at present, owing te the preaching of a plain farewell sermon last Sunday by a depart ing pastor. The cause of all this 'commo tion is about as fellows, aud as public opin ion seemed divided, a church officer was visited te learn all the particulars : About nine months age the Reformed church of Maytown extended a call te Rev. S. P. Brown, of Snyder county. It was accepted, his charge being that and the Marietta church, preaching in each en alternate Sundays. He i described as being a brilliant young preacher of uu- usual energy for and devotion te his fleck. He has presided ever both charges with acceptability for that period. Last week during the session of the Lancaster classis at Millersvillc. unknown te either congre gation, he asked te be transferred from this classis te that of the West Susque hanna, giving " contention " as an excuse as he was about te return te his former charge. On Sunday he announced that he would preach his farewell sermon in the evening, and consequently an unusu ally large congregation was present. After the usual introductory scrvice he began his sermon based en the words, "Wee unto you Bethsaida." His discourse was a powerful one, but net of the ordinary farewell kind, until at its close, when he surprised all by his epenjstyle of language ! Alter speaking of his birth,cducatien,etc.. in the Reformed faith, in all that time, he said, he "never knew of contention in that denomination until I came te this section of country. Here I have received many a heartache. I would Iike te say something better of you. but the conduct of this congregation does net allow me. I am going back where all is peace and har mony, leve and affection where no contentions marr Ged's' people." That is the gist of. the language used as received from an elder of the church, who at sue ciese ei tne meeting, approaching him, asked the cause of it. Mr. Brown re plied, " Yeu knew whom I was speakin" of." But when informed that it implies Aprli 7. Leavitt's Burlesque
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