LANCASTER DAILY INTELLIGENCER THURSDAY, JUNE 23. 1881. Lancaster Jntelltgencet. THURSDAY' EVENING, JUNE 23, 1881. Te FUrM. Ererglaaes. The state oWlerida is said te have sold four million acres of her Everglade swamp lands te a Philadelphia specula tor, and the transaction excites attention by its number of acres although the price said te have been paid, twenty-five cents an acre, materially modifies the masnitude of the dicker. The land at present is useless, being in fact net land but water, but it is supposed that it can be turned into dry land by drainage. Ttie natural reflection is that, if there is any possibility of this, it is an improve ment which should be undertaken by the state itself. It is a melancholy confes sion of poverty and lack et enterprise in the people of Flerida te transfer se great a public work te the hands of foreign speculators ; and the suspicion is natural that the state officials who are induced te de it are paid for their complaisance. Such a chance for a private profit would net be neglected perhaps by state officers anywhere ; but the flush treasuries of the states at the North would be fleeced in the contract for the improvement, net inthesile,ef the land, which public sentiment would net be likely te endure. We may, however, be doing injustice te the Flerida officials and giving tee much credit te the sagacity of the Philadelphia speculators. It is quite possible, and even probable, that the drainage scheme is impractica ble and that the Flerida people knew it and de net consider it wise te sjiend any money in the vain attempt. If there was a reasonable prospect of bringing into use and value se great an extent of land at a reasonable cost it is fair te pre sume that the .state of Flerida would have undertaken it bctere new. It is hardly te be disputed that it would then be a work te be promptly undertaken by the state. If this land can be drained it is a great mistake for the state te lese the control of its disposition. Her interest would require that it should be transferred te a large number of small cultivators, even if it was given away te them, ratherthan be sold in a body. The state wants pop ulation, and if it has four millions of fertile landie give away in fifty acre lets, it would get all it wanted from among the thousands of emigrants who are crowding te our shores and who would grasp at such a chance. A Subsiding Prosecution. There has been a suspicion all along that the prosecution of the star route thieves would net very seen come te a head, and the adjournment of the crim inal court at Washington for the sum mer, thereby postponing the possibility of any indictment being found until fall, lends a geed deal of substance te this impression. It is net disputed that the agents of the attorney general are active ly engaged in preparing the cases against the criminals, but a it is well known that a thorough investigation would involve a vast number of influential men, it is net credited that the strength of the presi dent will be equal te an effectual resist ance of their pressure. Garfield's back bone is lightly esteemed, and it is very improbable that his friends and partisans will be brought te grief. If the purpose te let no guilty man escape was decided ly held by the president as well as the attorney general, it is a fair conclusion that a number of them would by this time be laid by the heels. The newspapers for weeks have town publishing in great detail the facts which prove the criminality of Brady and ethers, and there certainly is abundant evidence ready upon which te secure their indictment. But Brady is yet untouched aud is said te show in his demeanor little fear of receiving the punishment te which he has long been condemned by the public voice. The judge of the criminal court adjourned it, we arc told, because he needs rest and recreation, and that se badly that he de clined the government's request that he held his court until July 20th, when they premised te be ready with the star route indictments. That is a very silly story indeed. There is reasonable cause for suspicion that the paremised indictments are put off with the hearty approval of the influential part of the government. Tin: defaulting city of Williamsport, being at the end of its tether in the way of devices te escape the judgment of the law . requiring it te pay the interest en its bends, new sends its representatives te the bondholders, begging them te take a four per cent, bend, subject te state tax, for the principal and interest in ar rears of their six per cent, bends. Here in Lancaster their tears and objur ebjur objur gateons of Peter Herdic secured the assent of a hundred thousand dollars or se, of the bends te their proiesition. In Philadelphia they did net damn Herdic enough, or the bondholders were mere hard-hearted, for the best terms they could get was an agreement te take a four per cent, bend free of state tax, provided the interest in arrears was paid in cash ; and that the Williatnspert deputies concluded te go home aud recommend, seeing it was the best they could de, aud their hand being in the lien's mouth. The beard of pardons yesterday con sidered the customary batch of applica tions. Hew Ien?, we wonder, will this abomination continue 1 And hew could the constitution makers have inflicted upon the state such an abortion ! We de net think there are many people who are net thoroughly disgusted with the par don beard and the pardon brokerage business which its establishment has caused. .Every criminal who has any money te pay a lawyer is sure te appear before the beard for a pardon, and if his pile of cash is big enough his case is made te leek strong enough. It is net these who deserve pardons who apply for and get them under this iniquitous system. Unless they have friends or money te buy them their innocence won't help them ; and if they have, the blackest robe can be painted a dazzling white. Seme of these days tire slaughter of thjijmecent wayfarers by the railroad traMs which rush across unguarded read crossings, coming whence they cannot be seen or heard, will attract sufficient attention te secure redress. That day ought te be here new, for the sacrifice of life by this cause is of daily occurrence. Of most the accidents we hear nothing, and never unless a coroner's inquest is necessitated. Te-day it is an uncle of the president and a sister of his family physician who are slaughtered. The less of one life ought te suffice te com pel a railroad crossing te be guarded ; for one life is worth mere or ought te be than all the treasure of alltheVailreads. But while the legal value is placed at five thousand dollars, railroads will con tinue te find it mere profitable te pay this money than te guard the read cross ings. Cel. A- K. McClure delivered the address before the alumni association of Lehigh university last night, whom he urged te " take the sunny side," in look ing at life in all its aspects and rela tions ; and the advice was as geed as its presentation was gracefully and beauti fully made. Cel. McClure is a finished orator, being blessed with a handsome presence, a sweet' voice, a fine fancy and a beautiful diction. Ne doubt the Le high audience enjoyed his oration great ly, for it is very pleasant te read even in the cold but handsome type in which it comes te us from the press of McLaugh lin Brethers. Seme of the most gay and festive of the Pennsylvania editors are disporting themselves this week en the Jersey shore, mainly about Leng Branch, we believe ; where, perchance, they are drawn by the glory of Garfield's presence and the com ing glory of Grant's. Seme of the wives are along, no doubt, and the scissors and darning needle give way for the nonce te the fishhook and crab-line. A musical entertainment is recorded as one of the amusements, which may have been te the parental part a pleasant echo of the cries of the squalling babies they left behind them. MINOR TOPICS. POSTMASTER GbNEKAT. J AM US faVOl'StllC employment of young men in the public service, as he finds that all successful re formers arc young men. Among Edisen's lastcst patents Are four for electric lighting apparatus, one being an incandescent electric lamp, another a dynamo or magneto-electric machine, a third a machine for manufacturing, aud the fourth for an electric meter. The Pittsburgh Pest nominates Frank lin B. Gewen as the next governor of Pennsylvania. It says : " He is of the people and for the people, and would make it se plain from the stump that no mail would mistake his honesty or doubt his courage." The Pest things "no " would sweep the state like a tornado. The Cleveland Leader wauts all tobacco chewcrs traveling by rail te be made te go in the smoking car. If anything like that is attempted, levers of the Virginia weed will be justified in asking that peo ple who don't smoke or chew shall net be allowed te fill up the seats of the smoking cars te the exclusion of these who de. In the British Hense of Commens yes terday, Sir William V. Harcourt, Heme secretary, opposed the bill for the abolition of capital punishment, but favored an al teration of the law which should distin guish between murder with malice afore thought and ether murderers. The extent te which murders had decreased, he said, showed the deterrent effect of hangiug, the abolition of which was net supported by a great majority of the nation. Assistant Secretary ev the Treas. cut Upton's resignation is in Secretary Windem's hands as a result of the recent investigations. Upton did net have the geed taste te tender his resignation, as is usual, en March 4, se Windem, it is stated, suggested it te him as the proper tiling uct ere leaving ler Europe His resignation will be accepted, but it may be September 1 befere this is done. Windem wauts an experienced man at the head of the department while he is away through the summer. Jehn M. Car Car eon aud William A. M. Gricr, of Pennsyl vania ; Jero Husk, of Wisconsin, aud ethers arc spoken of as Upteu's successor. Lamphere and ether implicated tre asury officials are te "go" en the 1st of July. Their fate will be shared by clerks con nected with the star route frauds in the posteffice department and by seme of the higher officials in the interior depart ment. PERSONAL. Cel. A. K. McCmjre, of the Times, has geno te Cressen te rusticate. Mrs. Garfield's strength is se far re turning that she is able te go out car riage riding. Mrs. General Sherman, with heryoung heryeung et son and Miss Lizzie Shermin, will pass the summer in Bosten with her daughter, Mrs. Lieutenant Thackara Mr. Parnell will sail in July, directly after the land bill has mssed in committee of the Heuse of Commens, for an extend ed political tour in the United States. The youngest son of President Gar field, who has just made arrangements te enter Williams college, is engaged te be married te Miss Claimie Bradley, of Menter. Edwin Beeth writes that his Londen engagement with Irving was very success ful, and add, " I wish I could de as much for Henry Irving in America as he has doue for rae here." Miss Mary Andersen, who is spending the summer at her Leng Branch cottage, may be seen every Sunday and en holy days at the services of the little Catholic church of Leng Branch. The Duke of Sutherland was a great disappointment te curious observers at Al Al Al toeua, where he tarried te leek through the railroad shops. He did net put en as much style as the captain of a baseball club. Queen Mareherita has expressed her wish net te be attended by guards when she drives or walks out in Naples. " Her virtues, her beauty aud the affections of the people," adds the Piccole, "are suffi ciant protection for her." Miss Bettie Green, of Forsyth county Ga., has found a way te procure silk dresses without paying heavy import duties. She is new the owner of two, for which she raised the worms, spun the silk, colored and evc it, aud, it is te be pre sumed, cut and made the dresses all her self. Miss Mvry Romnsen, is said te be the coming English poet. She has trained herself in classic Greek until she knows the language better than a professor, and translates it into glowing English as correct as Rebert Brewning'sand mere intelligible. Her original work also shows signs of great premise, both lyric and dramatic. Hen. Aleck Stephens is a man with whom punctuality is a principle and fidel ity te premises a religion ; he never breaks any engagemeut unless his health abso lutely forbids its fulfillment, and beasts that although se often ill he has in all his life broken but three engagements all were te make speeches. LATEST NEWS BY MAIL. A fire in the press room of the Leuisvil'e Courier Journal en Tuesday night destroy ed $10,000 worth of stock. Gess, Sawyer & Packard yesterday, at Bath, Me., launched a steam whaler about 430 tens, owned by parties in New Bed ford, Mass. At the interior department yesteiday bids were opened for painting, plastering and frescoing the halls of the building. There were sixteen bidders. At a picnic at Decatur, Georgia, en Tuesday, thirty five persons were poisoned by eating chicken salad which had been prepared in a brass kettle. Prompt medi cal assistance prevented any fatal results. The dynamite recently found under the Catherine canal bridge in St. Petersburg is a part of that which' was placed there in 1880. The government has ordered an examination of all the St. Petersburg canals. Mi's. Jacob Tayler, of Pittsburgh, has died from' injuries caused by her husband, who exploded a railroad torpedo under her dress. She exonerated her husband from all blame, but the authorities hare held htm te answer. The grand jury at New Yerk yesterday filed indictmeuts against Richard K. Fex and James McGowan,of the Police Gazette; Leuis F. Pest, Jeseph Hart and Charles A. Byrne, of Truth, and Gunthcr K--Ackcrman, of the Star, for misdemeanor in publishing lottery advertisements. The steamer Niagara, which arrived at Havana en Tuesday, lest overboard en the 19th instaut a German stoker named Fiend, rig Sjaller. On the morning of the 20th hist, another stoker, a Dane, named Jehn Paulsen, jumped overboard, and all efforts te save him were fruitless. A number of keepers of life-saving sta tions en the New Jersey coast have re signed because of insufficient pay. The keepers, who arc en duty all the time, re ceive only $100 a year. The surfmen, who are en duty eight months of every year, receive $380. At the Interstate convention for the im provement of the Missouri river, held at Council Bluffs, Iowa, en Tuesday, there were representatives from Kansas, Nc biaska, Missouri and Iowa, and the terri tory of Dakota. Resolutions wcre adopted lequestingef Congress an immediate ap propriation of $3,000,000. Jehn Griscom, the faster, at neon yes terday, weighed 10(5 pounds, a less of one pound in twenty-four hours, during which he drank 08 ounces of water. When he awoke in the morning after nearly eight hours sleep, he complained el feel ing cold and a lire had te be lighted. His pulse was 50, respiratien 1G, aud tempera tempera ture 1)8 15. A New Theory or iteller Kxplofieiis. It is well known that superheated water is, under certain conditions, explosive. Te explode a test tube containing water which, though heated far beyond its boil ing point, is yet by careful management kept from boiling, is one of the stock ex periments of the laboratory. Adhesion te the glass for seme time prevents the forma tion et steam. At last, however, the iimit is passed aud the whole mass of water in the tube dies in an instaut into vapor with the explosive violence of gunpowder. Something similar, it is claimed, takes place in boilers ; only here it is the pres sure of steam en the surface of the super heated water, instead of adhesion, which prevents ebullition, aud it is the removal of the pressure that causes the explosion. By a sudden removal of the pressure the whole highly-heated contents of the boiler are caused te ily into a vapor eccu pying 1,700 tunes the space occupied by the water from which it is formed, hence a shock, strain and explosion. Mr. Law son, of Pittsburg, Pa., asserts that the only explosive element in a steam boiler is this superheated water. His theory is that "water highly superheated explodes en a sudden reduction of pressure en its surface by bursting into steam, which in stantly striking every square inch of the boiler with ceucussive force, many fold greater than that of the previous regular pressure, rends it into fragments." Many explosions arc known te have occureil at the moment of admitting steam te the cylinder, and these, Mr. Lawsen claims, are best explained by his theory as also these in which from any cause there has been a sudden condensation of the steam ever super-heated water in boilers. A test of this view was recently made in the Monehgahcla river, at the scene of the labors of the United States commission which a few years age attempted te explode boilers for experimental purposes, but failed. A boiler of a tensile strength of C24 pounds te the square inch (United States stand ard) was connected by a two-inch pipe with cylinder of an old engine. A pres sure of 380 pounds in the boiler was indi cated, when the steam was quickly let into the cylinder. Ne sooner was it admitted than first a shock was felt, followed by a terrific report The boiler was tern into a thousand ragged pieces, and did net merely give away 'at one point. There were vast volumes of steam, but no water te be seen the water having all burst into steam at the moment of the explo sion. This abseuce of water at the scene of boiler explosions has often been hereto fore attributed te low water in the boiler. In this experiment, however, the boiler was two-thirds full, and the water eight inches abeve the fire line. The experi ment was considered by experts present as strongly confirmatory of Mr. Lawsen's theory, though, we may be permitted te observe, if it is te be considered infallible, explosions ought te be mere common than they are. Vieleut Deaths In the President's Family. Yesterday afternoon an cast-bound train en the New Yerk, Pennsylvania & Ohie railroad, when about twelve miles from Cleveland, struck a buggy in which were riding Themas Garfield, undo of President Gariield, and Mrs. Alenzo Arneld, sister of Dr. Boynton and cousin of the president. Themas Garfield was in stantly killed, and Mrs. Arneld's skull was se badly fractured that her recovery is de spaired of. The baggy was dragged about two hundred feet befere the train wis stepped. Mr. Garfield was 80 years old He leaves seven children. President Gar field and Dr. Boynton were telegraphed te at Leng Branch. SEVEN AT A BIRTH. Abteandlug Performance of a Jacksen County, Tennessee Weman A Dumbfounded Docter. A few days since the Louisville Courier Journal contained a special from its Nash ville correspondent te the effect that a woman residing in Jacksen county, that state, had given birth te seven children at one time. The correspondent telegraphs that after the birth of the first child the pain labor continued. An examination Convinced the physician that there were two instead of one, and the woman was soeu delivered of a second child both girls. The physician gave directions as te the care of both mother and children, and prepared te take his leavc. Befere reaching his horse at the gate he was recalled, aud de livered the wemau of another girl baby. Again the physician took his leave and was again recalled, bringing te light another girl baby. This was considered remark able, and the physician was greatly puzzled ever the matter. He, however, congratu lated the husband ou his geed fortuue,and departed for home. He had net gene mere than half a mile befere he was over taken by the excited husband of the woman, who, in breathless haste, in formed him that there was another child te be born. Hastening back the physi cian arrived in time te aid in deliver ing the wemau of her fifth child. The physician was then prevailed en by thelitis baud aud father te stay during the re maindcr of the night. He was net slew te accept the invitation, and sat down te await developments. In the course of fif teen or twenty minutes he was again called te the bedside of the woman and very seen the - sixth child was breathing the breath of life. Morning dawned and the doctor took his leave, having had no sleep during the night. He threw himself across the bed en his arrival at home, and wassoen sound asleep. About 8 o'clock he was aroused by his wife, who stated that Mr. B. was at the gate and wanted te see him immediately. "What's the matter new'.'" asked the doctor. "Mary appears te be going t. you knew," replied Mr. B. "What ! another one'."' "That's it," said Mr. B., a smile spreading his mouth from car te ear. The doctor mounted his horse aud was soeu at the house of B. He was tee late, however, te be of any assistance, as the seventh child-girl was born a few min utes previous te his arrival. The doctor remained about the premises were net again needed. The gentleman who made the abeve statement, and it is almost in his exact words, says he has seen the seven babies several times, and while Let large, weighing from four te five pounds each, they appear te be healthy, well developed children. The occurrence has created considerable excite ment in the neighborhood, and the people for miles around fleck te see the wemau and her babies. The husband is described as being of small stature, and, in fact, ex cccdingly thin, while the wife is said te be strong and healthy. The physicians here arc considerably excited ever the affair, and some are talking of paying them a visit. A most singular feature of the children is that all of them have blue eyes and se closely resemble each ether that it is hard te tell " which from tether. " The Deadlock in Political War Tare. iialtlmere Sun. Doubtless .many of the present genera tion fancy that political "deadlocks " area new invention of this progressive age, and that this device was unknown in theso "geed old times" when politics are sup posed te have been freer from base alley and politicians less sophisticated than they are at present. On the contrary, the brief est retrospect will show that the deadlock was well known aud appreciated by the politicians of the past, and that they did net hesitate te make use of it whenever they saw or supposed they saw a chance te use it te advantage. Net te go bevend the limits of our own state history, for an illustration, a geed instance of a deter mined deadlock is found in the struggle which occurred in 183(1 between the Whig and Van Buren electors chosen en the 3th of September in that year for the purpese of selecting a 'state Senate. At that period the Senate of Maryland, which consisted of only fifteen mem bers, was chosen by a collcge of forty oIcetiers,cach county being represented by two members in this olccteral college and Baltimere city aud Annapolis by one each. The electors were required te meet at An napolis en the third Monday in September after their election for the purpese of cheesing the Senate, but it was specially previueu ey uie constitution et tue state that no election could be held unless twenty-four of the electors wcre present. In 1836 it se happened that out of the forty electors chosen tweuty-one were Whigs and nineteen wcre Democrats, or Van Buren men. When the time arrived for the electoral college te assemble in Annapolis and choeso the Senate the Van Buren electors, takinsr ad- vantage of the constitutional prevision mentioned, declined te meet the Whig electors unless tlte latter, who repre sented only about one-fourth of the frce white population of the state, would pledge themselves te assist in the election of a Seuatc favorable te such a reform in the constitution as would remove these existing inequalities in representation. Accerdiug te the unfair system "of repre sentation then prevailing, the nineteen Van Buren electors represented two cities and eight counties, having a white popu lation of 203,922, while the twonty-eno Whig electors represented a white pop ulation of only about 85,000. Thus the minority of the electors really represented nearly three-fourths of the free white population and two thirds of the federal numbers of the state, besides the largest portion of its territory in wealth, and they net unnaturally sup posed that they had the right, in the name of the large popular majority which they represented, te demand the pledges asked at the hands of their opponents. The nil iug electors, however, refused te listen te their prepositions, and the Van Buren electors, en the 21st of September, left Annapolis in a bedyand returned te their homes. Their course created the the most intense excitement through out the state, and the revolutionary mode in which they wcre attempting te accom plish a desirable and much-needed reform produced an almost immediate reaction eveu among their own constituents, and was se emphatically condemned in the en suing election for membcrs of the house of delegates that several of the recusant electors, unable te withstand the pressure of public opinion, proceeded te Annapolis and assisted in the choice of the Senate. This, however, was net accomplished until the 19th of Novembor, the deadleck hav ing continued for a period of nearly two raenths,and having finally been broken only by the most decided expression of popular disapproval. It is thus apparent that the dead lock is no new instrument of politi cal warfare and net the contrivance of the smart politicians of te-day. It is note worthy, however, that in the case cited it was promptly aud strongly condemned by popular sentiment, aud this although it was undertaken for the assertion of a really important principle and for the removal of a crvin gross injustice. The very constituencies, tee, for whose sake the deadlock was re sorted te were the most earnest in their condemnation of this method of reform, preferring te endure legalized wrongs rather than te sanction recourse te doubt ful or unconstitutional agencies. Gcerge II. Preston, a retired grain mer chant, of the recent firm of Preston & TIl,t'dica suddenly yesterday at Buffalo, N. Y., aged 54 years. OesmnMacemeai Pay. The 134th annual commencement of Princeton college took- place yesterday. President McCosh announced that Charles O. Baird, Esq., of Philadelphia, will here after distribute $330 a year in prizes in the oratorical department. The graduating class numbers 103. Lehigh university's graduating class I read their theses, in Packer hall, yester day morning. The alumni address was delivered last evening by Cel. A. K. Mc Clure, of Philadelphia, his subject being " Take the Sunny Side." The commencement exercises of Yassar-i college, at Peughkeepsie, took place yes-' terday. Arietta Maria Abbett, of Rich field, Connecticut, uelivered the salutatory and Mary Lera Freeman, of Penniield, the valedictory. President Caldwell announced that a lady who desired her name withheld would present the college with a new organ. LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. ON THE WAY. ALONG THE. SUSOUfcUANNA RIVER. The Intelligencer's " Traveling Correspon dent Doing Washington Borough. In a small place like Washiugten(B. C.) the merest affair causes considerable in terest te be felt in it, and se the fair and festival of the Star cornet band lays claim te much interest at present. This fair was opened a few nights age iu the graded school building of the borough for the purpose of buying new uniforms for that musical organization. The room in which it is held is handsomely decorated with greens aud bunting. As you enter it your attention is called first te the " cake and confectionary table,' groaning under the weight of all kinds of delica cies, se tempting te the boheldcr. This table is in charge of Misses Phoebe Martin Eva Shumau and Mrs. Kate Newcomer. Next is the "fancy table," en which ar ticles of worth and use, principally among which arc toilet sets, wax cress, vases, a gun, etc. It is presided ever by Misses Mellie Martin, Mollie Cox, Alice Funk, Anuie Shutnan aud ethei s. The ice cream tabic is iu charge of Misses Sallie Shultz, Annie Yaley and Esther Yaley. Messrs. E. K. Sayler, C. R. Siple and A. Yaley deal out the lemonade te thirsty visitors. There arc a number of valuable articles being voted for, the most important of which is a ladies geld watch, the competi tors for which are Mrs. Andrew Kane and Esther Yaley and Clara Grceuawalt, of Columbia. Se far the fair has been a pecuniary success, large crowds being in attendance nightly. The Herald "devil," a drummer in the band, was lucky last evening in a chance off. Messrs Schef icld & Havei-stick have pur chased a number of large white pine aud hemlock legs, which are being delivered iu their " boom " at this place te-day from up the river. Much difficulty is experienced by rafts men in getting rafts down the river at this low stage of water. Twe wcre wrecked at the schute yesterday. The breaker in the schute is mere dangerous new than formerly, owing te the. large amount of ice that passed through it dur ing the winter, washing out the loose stones and exposing the rocks. Washington is net a local-option place, but the new proprietor of the Susque hanna house, Mr. Jacob Wcrtz, has started a new era of reform at this old hostelry. It has been fixed up entire, but the most important part is the bar-room, at which no liquor, malt or spiriteus, is sold. MKICHIIOBHUOD NEWS. Ke.tr anil Acress the County Line. The blacksmith and machine shops of the Pcnneck manufacturing company, Kenuet Square, that were recently burned, are being rapidly rebuilt. Jehn IT. Krause, of Philadelphia, has given his check for $1,000 towards the election of a new Episcopal church at Douglassville, a short distance west of Pbttstewn. An account' iu the estate of a mail who recently died iu Montgomery county, was filed in the clerks office the ether day, the cstate footing up about $60,000, all of which was accumulated after the man had gene totally blind. Prier te the less of his eyesight the man did net lay up a cent to ward his fortune. He was about seventy years of age, aud was blind for the last tuirty-nve years el ms me. isiinuiiess in this case paid. The Oxford Press says : A painful rumor came by telegram te Ceatcsville last Sun day, that Calvin Criswell and family, of Londonderry township, who went west en a trip, last week, were killed in a railroad accident in Ohie. The particulars of the accident are net given. Martin Cole, of Pottstown, with his family, went te Reading en Saturday aud stepped with friends at Ne. 740 North Ninth street. He left the heuse at 3 o'clock en Saturday aud said he would be back in time for supper. He did net put in an appearance, and inquiry is being made for him. He is a man of steady habits, aud no reason can be given by his family for his sudden disappearance. Elam Quicksell, age about 13 years, seu of William Quicksell, of Pottstown, Montgomery county, mysteriously disap peared quite early ou Wednesday morning, June 13. Elam was a feeder in the nail factory of the Pottstown iron company, and had drawn his wages the evening pre vious, aud had about $22 with him. His parents arc in great distress because of his absence, and any information concerning him will be gladly received. . THE Kl'BRATA SUICIDE. Seme Additional Particulars of the A Hair. Seme additional particulars have been received concerning the suicide of 3Iiss Annie Gallagher, of Ephrata, mentioned in yesterday's Intei.meekcbi:. The girl's mother and three daughters occupied the "Garden Heuso" belonging te the Eph rata Mountain Springs hotel property, the husband and father being employed iu the Harrisburg steel works. It appears that Barten Eichclhergcr had been paying at tention te Anuic, whi encouraged his suit, but her mother violently opposed it, alleging that Eichelbcrgcr was dissipated aud an unfit companion for her daughter; It is alleged that the mother aud daughter quarreled net a little en the subject, and that the mother, mere than once, chastised her daughter severely. It is reported also that when Eichelbcrgcr 'called en Annie en Tuesday evening her mother forbade him the house, and that Annie, bidding him geed bye, informed one of her female friends that she would put au end te her troubles. Procuring two ounces of laudanum she went te her room aud drank it, about 9 o'clock Tuesday night she was dis covered sick about, 10 Dr. McCaa was sent for aud arrived befere 11, but the fatal drug had done its work aud she died about 2 o'clock Wednesday morning. Annie was au intelligent, at tractive and respectable young women,aged about 17 years, and worked at cigar mak ing. Her family located at Ephrata hut spring. Seme people think she may hare had a hereditary taiut towards melancholy or suicide, asau uncle of hers named Spick ler committed suicide a few years age by taking laudanum. Deputy Corener Kemper, of Ephrata empaneled a jury yesterday and held an inquest en the remains. The jury return ed a verdict of death by suicide. Rreke a Spring. While driving te Laucastcr Albert Hart broke a spring of his wagon near Martic Ferge yesterday aud was compelled te procure another vchicle in which te reach this city. UNPEN HALL "THE SWEET U1KL GRADUATES.", Commencement at tiie Zatitz Female Semi naryEssays. Headings, Music and Floral Favers An Enjoyable uceasien and a Large and Delighted Audience. Yesterday was a day te which looked forward the bright anticipations of a year of the sixty or mere students at Linden Hall seminary, Lititz. It was commence ment day at the venerable and excellent institution that for a period se far back that its earlier history seems enveloped in the far-off purple haze of an tiquity has been devoting itself te the. work of the intellectual, moral and social culture of girls and young women, and preparing them te enter upon their life work as useful members of society. Net alone have the " accomplishments " been, kept in view by the instructors of this school, but the real practical education of brain and taste and lingers has net been neglected, as was conspicuously illustrated in the exhibition of neodlework. plain and fancy, that in the afternoon attracted the attention of visitors te the school building, and where the skill which the young ladies have acquired in the use of the needle, under the guid ance of competent instructors, was illus trated in a manner that must have been net less gratifying te tha parents of the pupils than it was commendable in the young ladies. This needlework, as the principal, Mr. Brickcnstein, informed the audience during the course of the evening, is accomplished by the pupils during their leisure hours, with the cxecptieu of the 'plain" sewing, which is made a part of the regular ceurse of study, and a certain amount of work in that line is exacted from each pupil just as iu any ether branch of the school curriculum. Immemorial custom has made com mencement day at Linden Hall a festal occasien.and the eighty-seventh recurrence of the event was no exception te the usage, but furnished rather au additional evidence of the interest created by this annual celebration among the pupils, pa trons and public. Fer a few days past there has been a quiet influx into the vil lage, the new arrivals being generally the parents, guardians or intimate friends of pupils from a distance for be it known that the name and fame of the semin ary have beceme favorably known beyond the borders of our state and county and yesterday this influx developed into an actual " rush," the turnpike between this city and Lititz being exten sively traveled during the afternoon by vehicles which varied from the buggy or phaeton te the commodious omnibus which one enterprising livery establish ment ran te the scene of the celebration. The commencement exercises were held in the Moravian church, and while yet the departing rays of the sun sinking behind the surrounding hills tinged the heavens with brilliant and ever varying hues, the pretty cdilice began te fill up and by the hour announced for the .opening it was crowded abeve and below. A large plat form was erected across the upper part of the room, aud the young ladies, most of them attired in simple white swiss dresses, with an occasional dash of color by way of variety, ranged along both sides of the elevation, formed a most at tractive picture fit for the brush of the artist or the ecstasy of the poet. There was no attempt at floral decoration, save that the edge of the platform was neatly fringed with green, and two large stands filled with flowers and growing plants occupied conspicuous positions at the front of the plat form. Oil te one side and a little te the rear was a taller stand, upon which were Jinng the lleral offerings of Iriends te the graduates and ether pupils, it being one of the established rules of the school net te permit these gifts te be made publicly during the exercises. And just at this point it may be remarked, that the lleral favors of which all the graduates and many ether of the participants in the pregramme wcre made the recipients at the hands of loving friends and admirers, wcre uncom monly rich and elegant. There were the suggestive horseshoe, the exquisite basket, the varied designs of the florist's art, and the mere modest but net less appropriate bouquet, and these tastefully arranged upon the stand erected for the purpose constituted a most pleasing picture upon which te rest the eye. The programme was preceded by a brief religious service conducted by the princi pal, Rev. II. A. Brickenstcin, after which the entire school joined in the singing of the chorus " Morning," which was given with much spirit and beauty, the sole rendition by Miss Woodward showing her te be the possessor et a mere tliau ordin arily sweet voice, soft and flexible, and yet net wanting in power and com pass. This young lady's vocal perform ance during the cutire evening furnished evidence of the careful and skillful train ing and development of natural talent of high order. The salutatory essay was read by Miss Maria Schreycr, of Milten, Pa., a member of the graduating class. It was a charm ing composition, brim full of pretty senti ment and poetic feeling, and the audience was afforded a glimpse of the young lady's love of the beauties of nature as manifest ed in tlie flowers and plants te which the essayist made apt allusions. Iu wcll wcll chescu language she extended te the audi ence a greeting and a cordial welcome. An instrumental performance overture, " Fingal's Cave" (Mendelssohn) upon two pianos, by Misses Estcllc Vansant, Sarah Duscnbcry. Sarah Sides and Maria Schreycr, with Else Rulen at the organ, was very skilfully executed, the composi tion being an exceedingly difficult one, and its rendition unmarred by a single flaw. One of the performers, Miss Sides, is a daughter of Mr. Jehn Sides, of this city, and a member of the graduating class. A feature of the per formance was the violin olriigate by a gen tleman whose name did net appear en the pregramme, but who together with several ether gentlemen whose modesty, probably forbade the publication of their names, since they were net printed ou the pro pre gramme, lent material assistance iu the rendition of a number of the musical per formances of the evening. Miss Leonera Geed executed with fine expression and brilliant touch Rubinstein's Valse Etude, and then followed a trio, "Rest Thee en this Messy Pillow" (Smart), with chorus by the vocal class, which was capitally sung. The next announcement upon the pro pre gramme was of a recitation, " Hew fie Saved St. Michael's," byMiss Annie Tcm ple, of Wayncsburg, Pa., a member of the graduating class and a daughter of ex Auditor General Temple. The young lady, suffering evidently from nervous ex citement, made one or two false starts, and then retired, followed by the cordial sympathy of the audicuce in this unfortu nate and treacherous freak of memory. Subsequently, however, the audicuce were afforded en opportunity te applaud the pluck of the young lady, for after the ren dition of a due " Pizzicato Pelka " (Strauss) upon the piano by Misses M. Sheasley, I. Llewellyn, E. Foulds and A. Llewellyn, which was, by the way, a capital performance, Miss lemple reap peared upon the platform, and amid a round of generous clapping bew.id her acknowledgments of this spontaneous recognition te the sturdy grit that would net allow her te yield te misfortune. With perfect self-composure Miss Temple began -the recitation of Stansbury's stir ring poem, " Hew he Saved St. Michaels," a thrilling episode of the war, and she in fused into her declamation a spirit that bore witness of her entire apprehension of the meaning of her lines. Her elocution was unaccompanied by a break or a falter, and at the finish the audience renewed its appreciation of the situation by another outbreak of applause. 3Iiss Leonera Geed, of Denver, Cel., read an essay upon "Maria Theresa," which was a glowing tribute te the char acter and works of the Austrian queen, whose boldness and courage in the face of the machinations of Frederick the Great and ether untoward circumstances, found an ardent admirer in the young eulogist. If her life became in time robbed of some of theso traits of womanly sweetness which arc among the noblest of female character, that circumstance must be attributed te the career which the Austrian queen was compelled by an innate sense of the right te pursue, and we must remem ber the great services she performed in the advance of the cause of truth and justice. This was a well-written paper, read in a geed round tone of voice, that made itself distinctly heard ever the crowded room. Mi-ses II. Teal and L. Brickeusteiu, two very little girls,pbyed " Ruins of Athens" (Beethoven) very cleverly, and there en sued a dialegue " Celebrating the Fourth" in which aft the participants acquitted themselves with great credit. They were : Misses Bembcrger, Manser, Ringwalt, Bush, Rhodes, Musser, I. Llewellyn, Kim ball and Sigle. . Misses Seheltler and Mechlin played " If I were a Bird " (ilenselt) in line style, and a recitation, " Mena's Waters," by Miss Duscnbcry, was ene of the capital fea-. turcs et -the pregramme. A vocal duet, " Quis cs Heme." from Rossini's " Sta bat Mater," by Misses Leonera Geed and Kitty Woodward, was well suug, showing off with fine effect "the capacity of the voices of these young ladies in ene of the most difficult of compositions. A piano due " 3Iagic Flute " (Mozart), by Misses Rhodes. Beck, Elliett and llershey, ter minated the first part of the pregramme and was in keeping with the general excel lence of the instrumental performances. Prof. Brickeusteiu. at this point, after a few explanatory remarks, made the follow ing announcement of the award of medals conferred for high class standing and a perfect report for the year : Misses Es Es telle Vaiisaut, Philadelphia ; Else Ruleu, Philadelphia; Ernestina Hiiebucr, Beth lehem. I'a.. and Augusta Fallen, AVash AVash iugteu, D. C. As thu names of these young ladies were called, they stepped forward and were decorated w'th sold medals by ene of the lady teachers. iuu iirogreiuinu uemg resumed, miss Myers played " Les Clechettcs " (R. Heffman) in excellent style, following which Miss Kitty Woodward, of Philadel phia, sang " The Flower Girl " (IJovig (IJevig nani) which was veritably the vocal "gem of the evening." The sweetness and beauty of this young lady's voice, briefly alluded te above, were only developed te their fullest extent in this charming com position. "The Children's Symphony" (Haydn) was a very engaging performance by the younger pupils, all of whom played upon seme instrument iu imitation of the songs of birds and of uatural sound?. The names of participants were as fol fel lows : Prologue, Miss A. Fallen ; Pianos, Misses P. Silver, E Hucbeticr, E. Schrepp, S. Sheets ; Cuckoo, Miss E. I loch; Quail and Bells, Miss M. Shultz ; Triangle, Miss 31. Matlaek; Nightingale, 3Itss B. Roclefs ; Owl, 3Iiss E. Foulds ; Watch man's Rattle, Miss II. Teal ; Trumpet, Miss L. Brickenstcin ; Drum, Miss A. Bicrling ; Rebin, Miss T. Heudley. " Praise Theu the Lord" (Mcndelsseln) was a chorus finely rendered by the entire school, the sole being by Miss L. Geed, and then Miss Estclle Vansant read an essay upon the subject "What Next?" This was a thoughtful aud earnest paper, dwelling seriously upon the responsibilities which confront the young woman in leav ing school, and pointing out that the stern realities are often very difficult from bright anticipations. Beth iiilnattcr and manner this was a most creditable effort. Misses Filbert and Thackara played " La Californicune Pelka" (Herz), Misses Geed, Temple and Rulen, followed with a selection from Elijah, an 1 this was suc ceeded by " Audante Cen 3Iote," from unfinished symphony by Schubert, all of which were capital performances. " The Peet anil the People" was the title of an essay by 3Iiss 3Iary Biijkcnstcin, of Lititz. The young lady pointed out the intimate relation existing between the subjects of her paper, en account of the sympa thy ever existing between them and the happy faculty possessed by the poet in ap pealing te the popular heart. The essayist paid a high tribute te Longfellow, Whit tier, Bryant and ethers of ear modern American poets. Au excellent composi tion and excellently read. 3Iiss Rulen played the "Third Ballade" (Chepin) in masterly style, following which 3Iiss Lizzie Kemper gave a humor eus reading, "A Medem Sermon.' with what effect was fairly te be judged by the laughter ami applause that frequently interrupted her. 'Trie Finale, op. 63 (Weber) by Miss Brickenstcin and Messrs. Schaj bcrlc aua Beck was an altogether admir able performance, and then the valedic tory was pronounced by 3Iiss Rulen. Af ter dwelling briefly, and in language that was distinguished by its chaste expression, upon the necessity of a thorough mental and moral training, aud pointing out the advantages te he obtained thereby, Miss Rulen addressed the principal of the school, the assistant teacliers, her school mates aud classmates in fitting and touch ing terms, and concluded an exceptionally well written paper with a "geed-bye, geed-will, geed-night." Rev. Brickeusteiu presented the diplomas te the graduates, accompanying the act with words of encouragement, admo nition and advice. The names of the graduating class are as fellows : Else Rulen, Philadelphia ; Estclle Vansant, Philadelphia; Kitty Woodward, Phil adelphia ; Annie B. Temple, Waynesburg, Pa ; Lillian dimming. New Yerk ; Maiia Schreyer, Milten, Pa.; Lizzie Kem per, Lititz ; Carrie Hiiebucr, Bethlehem, I'a.; Sarah Duscnbcry, Philadelphia; Ella King, Philadelphia ; Mary Brickenstcin, Lititz ; Sarah Sides, Lancaster ; Leonera Geed, Denver, Cel. There are, besides three pest-graduates, namely. Misses Lizzie C. Forwood, Dar lington. 3Id., Elizabeth C. Schettler. Sau Luis, Cel., and W. G. 31. 31echlin, Wash ington, D. C. A chorus by the school, from the oratorio of "Elijah," terminated the pregramme, the audience rose aud sang a doxology, Rev. Brickenstcin pronounced the benediction, and the eighty-seventh commencement of Linden Hall seminary was at an end, con ceded by all who had the pleasure of at tending the exercises te have been among the most successful that has been held here, and a highly enjoyable episode in the his his terjt of the school. Many of the pupils have already departed or are te-day preparing te depart for their homes, and the seminary is new closed for the summer; and will reopen for its eighty eighth year ea Septcmlicr G next. Hume Again. Washington Hambright, the well-known ticket a-'ent of the Pcnnsplvania railroad, arrived home last night. He has been away en an excursion by the ticket agents of a number of Eastern railroads. He re !orts that he an excellent time, having visited Portsmouth, Isle of Sheals, Bar Harber, 3Ianchcster-by-tbe-sea, Rocfcferd, Mt. Desert Island and a number of ether places. The party had special cars every where and nothing was left undene by the management of the different railroads, and beat companies te make them comfortable. Held for Postage. Lcttefs directed te "Osberne & Ce., Pnila.," and "ilr.Leng, Selinsgrove, Pa." are held for postage at the pest office
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