LANCASTER DAILT INTELLIGENCER FRIDAY, JUNE 24 1881. ftanrastrc intelligencer. FRIDAY EVENING, JUNE 24, 1881. The President Ceavlcteder Bribery. A few days age Rebert H. Straban, an eminent lawyer of New Yerk and a state senator, testified before the legisla tive committee which is new investigat ing the alleged corruption in the election of a United States senator from New Yerk, that Jehn I. Davenport, the noto rious United States supervisor, had tele graphed him te meet him in New Yerk, and had there given him te understand that he was authorized te offer him the office of United States marshal. .Te Strahan's inquiry as te whether he would be expected te act against Senater Conk Cenk ling, Davenport replied affirmatively, saying that he was with the president in the fight and giving Strahan every rea son te believe that he was endeavoring te strengthen Garfield's hands in the strugge with Conkling, and that the marshalship was being used te secure from Conkling the vote of a senator who had been his adherent. The facts, as he related them, certainly fully warranted that conclusion ; and it was intensified by the character of the man who was the instrument in making the offer. His reputation was just that which would make him the most suitable go-between in such a piece of business. Senater Strahan's narrative made it apparent, if it was a true story, that bribery had been used in the senatorial election, and that it had been employed by the president of the United States. The simple fact shown was that a United States officer, who declared himself en gaged with the president in his fight with Senater Conkling, summoned a New Yerk state senator, who had a vote in the issue, te a incetiug at which he de clared te him that he was authorized te offer him the United States marshalship of New Yerk, and that if he accepted it he would be expected te vote against Conkling. This interview took place two days after the New Yerk senators had resigned. Manifestly no one but the president could autiierizc United States Supervisor Davenport te eifer State Sen ater Strahan the United States marsha ship ; and the offence of attempting te bribe a member of the New Yerk Leg islature was fully made out against Gar field, unless it was shown that Daven pert was net his authorized agent. Pub lic sentiment has been suspended te a great extent awaiting the determination of this fact, which was premised elucida tien in the testimony of Davenport. That lias new been taken and is found te confirm the statement of Senater Stralian in every important particular, and te challenge only the inference drawn that he had authority from the president te eiler him the marshalship. lie admits thai he gave Senater Strahan te r.mlcri-tand that he was authorized te make the offer, but he says that his au thority was one Mr. Knox, who had been offered the place but declined it, and de sired it te be offered te Strahan. Yet Davenport does net deny that he believ- lievcd that Strahan would have been ap pointed if he had consented te accept He only denies that the president said te him in se many words, " I authorize you te eifer this office te Senater Strahan." His statement, however, shows that he had that authority substantially from the president himself. He says he named Strahan te Garfield for the office when Garfield asked him who would be a pro per man te appoint, and that Garfield, net seeming te knew him, asked who he was ; and then Davenport immediately went te New Yerk and made the offer te Strahan. confident that his authority te de se would be demonstrated by his ap peintment if he would take it. Then: is no room here at all for be lieving that Uu president did net place this office in Davenport's hands te be used where it would de most harm te Conkling. It is net credible that Daven pert would use it te bribe a New Yerk senator and thus seriously compromise the president, if he was net authorized te de se. Fer he has compromised Garfield unquestionably ; and if he was notau netau notau therized te de se it would be eminently becoming in the president te show very emphatic marks of his indignation at his conduct; and the very best that could be looked for from his just anger would be the prompt removal of Davenport from his office of supervisor. That Garfield did net knew Senater Strahan only shows hew unreservedly he put the man agement of this matter into the hands of Davenport, whose story then shows that he offered a United States office te aJNew Yerk senator whom the president did net knew and whom he w;i3 yet se confident that he would appoint that he declared te him that he was authorized te tender him the place. Loek at the fact then, as it stands re vealed in its enormity I The president, by Cits testimony of his adherent, is shown te have bnbed, or te have per mitted te be bribed, a legislator ! His predecessor was proven te have reward ed with government offices the agents of the frauds that gave him his seat. Re publican presidents have come te be common bribers and Republican offices te b3 common bribes ! Hew !de you like it, fellow-citizens ? Brady takes occasion te pretend that he is very anxious te be tried at once, and bitterly complains of the injustice of holding him up te public execration until he gets a chance te clear himself in September. It is a hardship innocent men have te endure ; hue Brady is lucky in net being in jail awaiting the law's delay. And if he is se sure of proving his innocence and se restive under a false imputation of guilt, he has a ready way of setting himself right by disclosing the proof of his innocence te the public through the newspapers which are all open te him. He has net se far shown any great anxiety te instruct public opinion. A lawyer friend suggests that a law should be enacted requiring the judges who are reversed by the supreme court te pay the costs of the appeal from their decisions. A very excellent law, indeed ; but it would be likely te place before some of the judges the alternative of resigna tion or the peer house. It was Secretary of the Navy Berie of whom they get off the story that when taken aboard some big ship and shown down the hatchway, he expressed sur prise that " the durned old thing" was hollow. It was Thompson who ordered a vessel drawing fourteen feet of water up the "Wabash creek. And new it is Hunt who affords amusement te the newspaper correspondents. "While at Leng Branch, yesterday, he proposed te visit Seabright a little way up the coast, se he ordered down from New Yerk a revenue cutter te take him there. When it reached the Branch the tide was se low that the deck of the cutter was 20 feet below the fleer of the iron pier, and the secretary would have had te slide down a rope te beard her. Moreover, he was told there was no pier at Seabright, and no possible place te land. Se the cutter was left and Hunt hunted a car- riage'and was driven te Seabright in ten minutes. MINOR TOPICS. Grant and Garfield are neighbors at Leng Branch but net at all neighborly. The total experts or petroleum for April were 27,C4G,C19 gallons, worth $2,732,717, a decided increase ever the same period last year. The festive secretary of the navy pro claimed at the Seventh regiment veterans' banquet yesterday at Leng Branch that "no pent up Utica" was te confine the ad ministration. Did he mean that Conkling was te be "'pent up'.' in Utica ? The circulation of the British ceusns is rapidly approaching completion. The entire population of the kingdom, accord ing te the Londen Standard, will be shown te be above 35,000,000. The m m crcase in a decade is a little ever 4,000,- 000. When' Benjamin Franklin proposed marriage, his intended metheMn-law hes itated about giving her consent, en the ground that there were already two print ing offices in the United States, and she was net sure that a -third would be suc cessful, and that was young Ben's only visible means of support. Axu new they talk of bringing William Pitt's bones ever te this country. Pitts burgh wants te have them interred in a crypt, which will he erected in the base ment of the new government buildings, and a suitable statue of the great statesman will be placed immediately in front of the new buildings. This dreadful intelligence may hi found in the Albany Argus : The editor of the Rochester Democrat formerly reads Mr. Conkling out of the party, and Tem Thumb peremptorily ordered P. T. Bar num out of tha big tint yesterday. Mr. Vcnner predicts hailstorm north and ey clones south, and bleed en the moon." And still the world persistently refuses te come te an end. Gen. Bkady scut a letter te his lawyeis yesterday, asking, in view of the continu ally reiterated charges against him in the star route matter, that they move te get his case before the grand jury at once. At the opening of the criminal court Gen. Brady's counsel strongly opposed the post ponement of the investigation until after the summer recess of the court, and asked the court te lay the case before the grand jury without delay. After long discussion by counsel en both sides the court declined te instruct the grand jury as requested, en the ground that they could furnish no re lief against the newspaper attacks nor hurry an indictment until the government was ready te present it. m PERSONAL. Ex Auditor General Tempm: and wife are at Lititz. Stanley, the African traveler, is men tioned as a very picturesque conversation alist. A hundred offers of marriage have fallen te the let of Miss Mackay, daughter of the Croesus, who has doubtless charms, both solid and otherwise. The governor general's ball at Quebec, which had been postponed en account of the fire, took place en Wednesday even ing, and was attended by 900 guests. Miss Buckstexe, daughter of the late Londen manager, is the original of Mr. Mallais's "Cinderella" and "Sweetest Eyes were Ever Seen." Senater Madden met Mr. Conkling in the hall of the Delavan house at Albany last night aud extended his hand, which Conkling refused te accept and a war of words followed. On the marriage of Miss Beaumont te the Hen. Coplcstene Bampiyldc, the bride's veil of old Mechlin lace, worth its weight in diamonds, had once belonged te Marie Antoinette, and was the gift of Lady Poltimerc. Kate Field says that her dress reform bureau is new ready te take orders for everything, from a needle te a white ele phant. It is hard te say what part the elephant could play, unless te supph a trunk when the bureau was overstocked. A beet-stretcher is living in easy cir cumstances near Baden. The duties of this individual wa3 te wear the beets of the late Archduke Franz Carl, the father of the present Emperor of Austria. He followed this occupatieu for many years, and is new in the enjoyment of a; perpetual pension and worsted slippers. During the fourteen years that Sir Ed ward Thornten has been minister te this country it is said that he has never, save en one or two occasions, and tlnne non- pehtical, spoken in public. Lord iyuns, during his career at Washington, never spoke, having made it a principle net te de se. Lord Napier, en the ether hand, who preceded Lord Lyens, was very fend of indulging in that dangerous recreation, being a very geed aftcr-dinucr speaker. Sir Henry Bulwer, while in this country, also made seme very happy speeches. m m A Comet Seen With the Naked Eye. Prof. Sharpless of Havcrferd college, Pennsylvania, telegraphs Director Swift, of the Warner observatory of Rochester, N. Y., that a great comet was discovered by L. T. Edwards with the naked eye this morning, and simultaneously a 'telegram came from Edgar L. Larkcr, of New Windser. 111., announcing the same comet pesitive in Auriga, about eight degrees from Canclla. ana et vase size, it nas a bright centre and a fan-like tail about fif teen degrees long. It will be a matter for dispute which is entitled te the honor of the discovery and te the "Warner prize of $200. This is the third comet discovered in the New World since May 1. Possibly this is the comet of 1812, expected in that quarter this year. m A 31EXICAN BULL. FIGHT. Men in Ribbons and Spangles Making a Beast Mad te Kill Him. A correspondent of the Bosten Tran script, writing from Mexico, says : " The bull fight is still an institution of Mexico, performances being given nearly every Sunday and holiday. It is a relic of barbarism inherited from Spain. I will endeavor te give an account of the main features of one of these shows which I observed a few weeks since in Cuantitlan, a town reached by a ride of an hour and three quarters ever the Mexico, Telucas and Cu autitlan .narrow guage read. This read has been largely built from the proceeds of a lottery. The cars arc taken in the cen tral portion of the city and arc drawn by mules until without its limits. We are left within a short distance of the 'Plaza dc Teres,' se-called, which is a circular arena of about seventy-five feet "diameter, surrounded by a beard fence six feet high, which is striped with the national colors, red, white aud green. Outside of this are the seats for the spectators, made of rough beards and arranged in five tiers, each about two feet above that below. At the top is a space reefed ever and divided into sections, which are pro vided with chairs. The main portion of the arena is entirely exposed te sun or rain. A baud of about twelve pieces occupies a stand at one side and furnishes music continuously through the whole performance. Cries of ' Tores ! Tores !' begin te exhibit the impatience of the audience at the delay in commencing. At length the doers te the east are thrown open and the performers enter. These consist of two clowns, three men mounted en peer, jaded, blindfold horses, and a number of men with i-cd cloths te exasperate the bull. The men are dressed in suits of green or red, spangled with silver tinsel, with short kuee breeches and white stockings, and they wear the hair knotted in a queue down the back. The riders arc provided with long poles, armed en the point with iron points te ward off the attacks of the bull. A deer te the west is new opened and the animal enters, walking first te the centre of the circle aud gaziug around with an astonished leek at the scene pre sented. A red cloth is new Haunted be be bo fero him and with his head lowered he dashes toward the one who has dared te offend him. The men easily jump te ene side, or, if hard pressed, take refuge behind a guard consisting of beards placed at a distance of two hundred feet from the enclosing fence. The bull often rushes at the horses and, in spits of a thrust from the lance of the rider, succeeds in goring them, often in throwing both te the ground. Sometimes the bull himself is thrown. Nearly every bull kills ene or mere of the peer horses, hut the men are seldom hurt. "When this has continued for some time the horsemen retire, aud one of the men, holding a pointed stick adorned with variously-colored papers and ribbons in each hand, approaches the animal and throws them into his neck. They penetrate deep enough te draw bleed, and the plight pain exasperates him. Finally the matador appears with a sword in the right hand and a red cloth in the left. Conceal ing the weapon behind the cloth he boldly approaches the new infuriated animal, and, as he lowers his head te rush at him, stabs him in the neck. When dene by an experienced man the wound proves fatal in a few minutes. The bull staggers and falls, and is dispatched by a thrust from a .-heit knife into the spinal cord in the back of the neck. A rope is new fastened te his horns and some horses drag out the carcass. The earth is shoveled ever a little and the arena is ready for another com bat." a 1 . Te Kurepe by I'alloen. At a meeting held in the Metropolitan hotel, New Yerk, en Tuesday evening a sum of money was subscribed by friends of Professer Samuel A. King, the aeronaut, for the construction of an air ship which is te determine the feasibility of making a successful aerial voyage te Europe. This balloon is te have a capicity of at least ene hundred thousand cubic feet. It will be made almost impervious. Hitherto the most grievous trial of the aeronaut has been the escape of easand the introduction of air consequent upon the porous charac ter of the walls of the air vessel. This difficulty, Mr. King says, he expects te obviate te a great extent by the use of his indiarubber. He thinks that, given a balloon such as he will con struct and a geed supply of hydrogen gas, he can keep afloat from four te six days. He is led te this belief by exper iments made en a small scale, in an en deaver te test the truth of Professer Gi rard's statements, who claimed that he kept a balloon afloat for several weeks at the last exhibition in Paris. The present idea of King's friends is that he shall start fieni one of the large Western cities, sail te the shores of the Atlantic ocean and demonstrate the possibility of floating a long distance with the air currents, as meteorological science has established that they flew from west te cast. He will sail under conditions similar te these he would observe when crossing the Atlantic, viz : near the water by day resting chiefly en the drag rope, and going higher at night. It is claimed that this preliminary trip across the country will provide the experience and knowledge necessary te the ether and mere important journey te Europe. Already, it seems, the hint of this expedition has caused several cities te compete for the honor of the ascension, but as the arrangements cannot be com pleted until August the professor will have a long list te select from. The trial voy age will doubtless be of long duration and of considerable interest te science. Mr. King is the most experienced aeronaut in the country, and if he fails te make a new route te the Old World the present gener ation can scarcely expect te discover any one mere successful. The air ship was begun yesterday in the professor's factory at Philadelphia. A Baby Killed by ICats. Mi's. Fritz, a peer woman living in rear of 309 Brown street, Philadelphia, left her five-wecks-eld baby lying upon a bed in the house yesterday and went down street te gather coal along the railroad track. When she returned she found that a horde of rats had attacked the infant, who, with puny and waning strength, was doing her best te fight them off. 'The rats had eaten its nose off and part of the lips and cheeks, leaving? a creat hele similar te that made often by cancers. The forehead and cars and the threat were spotted, like small-pox. with the indentations left by the teeth of the rats. The left arm and hand, which the child had evidently exposed while asleep, were tern and eaten te the bone in places. Fragments of the flesh were upon the counterpane close by. In ten minutes the infant died, without a struggle, in the aims of its mother, the ether children and a number of women neighbors forming a mournful group around it. Nearly every ounce of bleed had been sucked from its veins by its de stroyers; leaving the babe bleached almost white. Drowning or Newly Married Cennie. At Rogers' Mill Pend, Barlew county, S. C, Jehn Middlcten and his bride were crossing the ferry, when Mrs. Middleton fell into the water. Her husband at- tcmntcd te rescue her. nnl hntli rw drowned. They were found locked in each ether's arms. They were iust married. OF INTEREST TO SPORTSMEN. Seme Keceut Supplements te the Came Laws. The following are the full texts of sev eral amendments te the general game law, which were passed by the last Legislature and have been approved by the gover nor : A supplement te an act te amend aud con solidate the several acts relatinirtegame and game fish, approved the third day of June, 1879, changing the time for the hunting aud killing deer, squirrels, rab bits, wild turkeys, pheasants and prairie chickens. That the first section of the act te which this is a supplement shall be se amended as te read and be as fellows : That no per son shall kill or pursue in any part of this state, any elk or wild deer, save only from the first day of October in any year, te the thirty-first day of December next follow ing, and no person shall have in his or her possession or offer for sale or transport any, elk, wild deer, antelope or fresh veni son,' save euly from the first day of Octo ber in auy year, te the thirty-first day of December next following. Ne person shall at any time kill any fawn, when in its spot ted coat, or have the fresh skin of any such fawn in his or her possession. Ne persons shall pursue any elk or wild deer with dogs in any part of this state, or shall kill in the water any elk, or wild deer or fawn which has been driven thereto by dogs. Any person offending against any of the previsions of this section, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be liable te a penalty of fifty dollars, for each elk, wild deer or fawn se killed or pursued, or trapped, or fresh elk, wild deer, antelope, or fawn skin, had in his ot et her possession, and may be proceeded against in any county of the state wherein he may be arrested, having the same in his or her possession ; aud provided also, that any dogs pursuing elk, or wild deer, or fawns, may he killed by any person, and any constable or ether town official may kill any deg that habitually pursues elk, wild deer or fawns, aud the owner of such deg shall he liable te a penalty of ten dol lars, for each elk, wild deer or fawn killed by such deg. That section twenty-five of the act te amend and consolidate the several acts relative te game and game fish explana tory of the same, approved June, 1878, be and the same is hereby amended te read as fellows : "Ne person shall by any means or de vice whatsoever catch or kill in any of the waters of this state, any black bass, rock bass, Lake Eric or grass bass, pike, or pickerel, or wall eyed pike commonly known as Susquehanna salmon, between the first day of January and the first day of June, nor shall catch or kill any of said species of lish at any time during the year, save only with a red, hook aud line. Any violation of this section shall subject the offender te.a penalty of ten dollars for each and every offense ; provided this section shall net apply te the waters of Lake Erie, except in the ponds ou the island or penin sula forming the north and east shores of the harbor of Erie. That no person shall at any time catch, take, kill or have in his or her possession after the same has been killed, any speckled trout or California mountain trout for sale less than live inches in length and it shall be unlawful for any person te fish in any stream in this commonwealth for a period of three years in which brook trout have been planted by the fish com missioners of the state, under a penalty of twenty dollars as provided for in section thirty-six of act of assembly approved June 3, 1878 ; provided, public notice has been given of said planting at the time in auy newspaper published in the county whera said streams are located for the period of thrce weeks. That ithall be unlawful for any person or persons te take, catch or kill auy shad in the Susquehanna and Juniata rivers from sunset en Saturday till sunrise en Monday of any week during the run of said fish from March 15 te June 25 of each year.but fishing shall be permitted for said fish from Monday at sunrisu till Saturday at sunset of each week during said time with sciu or seines, net or nets, net less than four and one-half inches in the mesh, measured from knot te knot diagonally ; that if any person or persons violate the previsions of this section during the close time any fish warden, constable or sheriff of any county in said commonwealth is hereby empowered te arrest the offender or offenders en sight and confiscate all seine' or seines, net or nets, beat or beats of any kind, and implements of fishing outside of auy enclosure used in connection with the same; and sell the same at public auction and appropriate the proceeds less expenses te the school fund of said district where the violation occurs ; and the same penal ties of forfeiture shall apply te any person or persons who shall employ or use in any way whatever any gill or drift seine or seines, net or nets at any time, and in ad dition te the forfeitures aforesaid the per son or persons se offending shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon con viction shall be fined net exceeding $50 and imprisoned in the county jail for net less than three mouths or both or either at the discretion of the court trying the same. That section third of the act te which this is a supplement te read as fellows : Ne person shall kill or expose for sale or have in his possession after the same has been killed, any hare, commonly called rabbit, between the first day of January and the first day of November in any year under a penalty of $5 for each and every hare or rabbit se kiilcd or exposed for sale or had in his possession. Ne person shall hunt or cause or permit thn hunting of hares or rabbits with a ferret or ferrets under a penalty of $10 for each aud every hare, and rabbit caught or killed by means of a ferret or ferrets. All acts or parts of acts which are in consistent with this act be and the same arc hereby repealed. Approved June 10, 1781. Henry M. Heyt. Te amend part of an act entitled an act te amend and consolidate the several acts relating te game and game fish. That section fifteen of the act entitled an act te amend and consolidate the several acts relating te the game and game fish, approved June 3, 1878. which provides as fellows, namely : "Ne person shall kill, catch or discharge any firearms at any wild pigeon while en its nesting ground or break up or in any manner disturb such nesting ground or the birds thereon or dis charge auy firearms within one-fourth of a mile of such nesting place of any wild pi pi gceu or pigeons, or sheet at, maim or kill any wild pigeon or pigeons within their roestings under a penalty of twenty dol lars ; provided, That no persons except citizens of this commonwealth shall trap or catch wild pigeons with nets in any of the counties of this commonwealth, unless he shall have first taken out a license from the county treasurer in the county in which said pigeons are found, for which license he shall pay the sura of fifty dollars for the use of said county, under a penalty of one hundred dollars ; aud provided further that no per son shall at any time or plac3 within this state kill or take auy wild pigeon with any net, trap or snare, nor set any such net, trap or snare for the purpose of taking or killing any of said pigeons during the nest ing season, nor shall any person sell or ex pose for sale any of the said pigeons after the same shall have bceu se taken or killed, under a penalty of ten dollars fe each bird se taken," ue hereby amended se that and the same is it shall read as lolfews : Ne person shall kill or take any wild pigeon or squab while en its ncstiug or roosting ground or break up or in any manner disturb such nesting or roosting ground or the birds thereon, or kill or catch with gun, net or trap or otherwise take or destroy any such pigeon or pigeons within one mile of -any nesting or .roosting ground, or discharge any firearms within one mile of any nesting or roosting ground under a penalty of fifty .dollars ; provided, That no person except citizens of this commonwealth shall trap or catch wild pigeons with nets in any of the coun ties of this commonwealth unless he shall have first taken out a license from the county treasurer of the county in which said pigeons are feuud, for which license he shall pay the sum of fifty dollars for the use of said county under a penalty of enehundrcd dollars. Approved June 10, 2881. Henry M. Heyt LATEST NEWS BY MAIL. The Democratic state convention of Maryland reneminated Themas J. Keat ing for comptroller. Jehn It. Buchtel, of Akren, Ohie, en Wednesday gave $75,000 additional te the Buchter colleges of Akren, making his gift nearly $200,000. Jehn Kissenger, convicted in Baltimore of feloniously assaulting a little girl, was sentenced te twelve years in the peniten tiary. An old oil still iu the works of James Donald & Ce., at Grcenpeint, Leng Island exploded yesterday morning, doing con sidcrable damage, and killing a workman named Frederick Schmidt. Charles F. James, son of Postmaster General James, and A. R. Ceukling, nephew of ex-Senater Conkling, were yes terday appointed U. S. assistant district attorneys by District Attorney Woodferd. Twe negrees, named Harcstone and Lindsay, the latter a boy, were taken from the jail of Stokes county. North Carolina, and lynched by a mob. They were charged with an assault upon two white girls, ene of whom, eight years of age, died from her injuries. Jehn Griscom, the Chicago faster, yes terday morning took a seven-mile walk through Lincoln Park and back, accom panied by a- physician and attendant. The air being cool and bracing, the exer cise seemed te have an invigorating effect. He returned in time te step upon the scales, when he was found te weigh 1G3J pounds a less of ene pound in 24 hours, during which he drank 48 ounces of water. His respiration was 15, pulse 57, and tempera ture 9Si. A fire in Tombstone, Arizona, en Wed nesday, destroyed about 150 buildings, covering six blocks in the business part of the town, and rendering 800 persons homeless. The le3s is estimated at $250, 000, and the iusurance companies aud agencies iu San Francisce estimate then risks at nearly $100,000. The fire was started in a saloon by the opening of a bar rel of whisky, the fumes from the whisky being ignited by a cigar lighter. Most of the buildings destroyed were of a tempor ary character. STATE ITEMS. Mayer King, of Philadelphia, is going te appoint some colored policemen. The dead body of a babe, with crushed skull, arms cut off and mangled legs and abdomen, has been found in the Dalewarc near Easten. Rebert O. Wisewcll, aged eleven years, fell from a train en the Delaware River railroad at Chester and received injuries from which he died in a few minutes. Auna Harper, colored, has been ar rested for the alleged murder of her brother-in-law, in Perkasie, Bucks county, ou the 9th iust. She shot him while handling a gun. Jehn G. Archey, of Pine Greve Mill, Centre county, aud an employ e of the Washington oil company, was instantly killed near Knapp's creek, ou the Olcan, Bradford & Warren read. He had been drinking and was lying en the track. Geerge Murphy, between two or three years of age, a son of Benjamin Murphy, a farmer a short distance above Centre Square, 7Ioiitgemcry county, was playing in a field where his father and seme ether men were at work when he wandered tee near the edge of a creek that flews through the ground, fell in and was drowned. LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. ROHASCK OF THK SUSOUKIIANNA. Hew a Pair or YerK County Levers Outwitted the Old Felks. The villages of Wolf Station and Amich. ville are located en the river in Yerk county, west of Wild Cat, and ara a few miles apart. Among the prominent and wealthy people of the former place arc the Vegans, who have a son who wooed and wen a fair daughter of the Myers family, who arc equally prominent and wealthy, of the latter place. Frem seme cause which your correspondent did net leaui the elder heads of the families objected te the match, aud Miss Myers was forbid having anything further te de with Vecau. The latter however happened te meet his lady leve en Sunday morning- last as she was taking a stroll along a lonely read near her home. He also happened te have that most con venient article with him, a spanking horse and a buggy. Inviting her te ride, which she was net slew in accepting, he drove her te Vinegar ferry, crossed te Lancas ter county, and drove te May town, called upon Rev. Englcr, and by him the lady's name was changed from Myers te Vegan, for which he handsomely remunerated the reverend gentleman as he said by by. They then returned te the river, recressed te the Yerk county side, since which naught has been heard from them. Festival at Conestoga Centre. The members of the German Reformed church of Conestoga Centre held a straw berry festival en Saturdays June, 11th and 18th, in Minerva hall, for the benefit of said church. The gross receipts amounted te the snug sum of $530.40. A case of surgical instruments, valued at $75, was voted for between Dr. J. L. Bryson of Marticvillc and J. L. Mewary of Con estoga Centre. The former had $142.21, the latter $95.41. A New Heme sewing machine, value $40, was wen by Miss Emma Geed, of Martic ville, she having collected $94.02, while Mrs. Sue Carrigau, of Conestoga Centre, had $30.45. A geld necklace, worth $10, was carried off by Miss Lizzie Pries, who collected $30. Miss Annie Hall hav ing collected $25.29. The managers of the festival are very thankful te all persons who aided tbcm iu making it a success in cery way. The amount realized is te be' used te liquidate the debt remaining ou the church, and te put a new reef en the building. The Gen. Reynolds band of Conestoga furnished the music en the first night, and the Marticville cornet band were in attendance the second night, enlivening the occasion with their best music. Lancaster Oradnnte at Kutztown. Among the graduates at the Keystone state normal school, Kutztown, Berks county, yesterday, was Miss Lizze M. Keen, of Quarryville, this county, of whose essay en "Nothing" the Reading newspaper reports say, "these who lis tened realized that it was prepared by a mind that fully appreciated the trouble which this litt'e word se often brings people. The most unmeaning, but most necessary word, is "nothing." It em bodies the sad thoughts of a grieving spirit evor a wasted life. The speaker urged her friends aud classmates te spend a useful life, and profit by the ,lGS3en of wisdom learned iu the normal school. Fractured ills Area. Pierce, a little son of Mrs. M.B. Archer, fell from the stabling of the Lititz Springs hotel, fracturing his right sum, besides sustaining a deep scalfr wound. MEETING OF THE SCHOOL IHIAKD. Annual blectien of Teachers. An adjourned meeting of the beard of -T ? A. T . . A, a a1, a a1 et-wasl'V uireciers ei xtaucasiui mzuwi uhi held last evening in the common council chamber, the following named members being present : Messrs. Baker, Breneman, Carpenter, Cochran, Ebermau, Evans, Haas, Harris, D. Hartman. J. I. Hartman. Herr, Jack Jack eon, Johnsten, Levcrgoed, Marshall, Me Conomy, Morten, Oblender, Reimensny der, Rhoads. Richards, Samson, Schmid, Schwebcl, Slaymaker, Smeych. Snyder, Spurricr.Christian Zecher, Gee. W. Zecher, I Warfel, president. l he president stated tnat tue object or the meeting was te elect tcaebers te serve for the ensuing year. Mr. D. G. Baker from the superintend ing committee presented the following re port which was read : Te the Beard of Directors of the City of Lan caster : The superintending committee submit the following report : 1. That of the matters referred te it, the committce recommend that hereafter, when substitutes are employed by any teacher with the consent of the city super intendent, the substitute shall receive the salary of the teacher employing him or her. 2. Iu reference te Miss Stahl's school, it is recommended that but two teachers, principal and first assistant, be employed in that school for the ensuing term, as that ferce will be ample for the number of pupils which will probably atteud the same. 3. The committee recommend that Miss Henrietta R. Harkins ba elected first as sistant iu Rockland street school, iu place of Miss Emma S. Brimmer, who declines a re election, and that Miss. Margie E. Ga blc be elected first assistant iu Miss John John seon's school, which will cause a vacancy of second assistant iu the Rockland street school, te be filled by election. 4. The committee recommend that Miss Sarah F. Harkins, be elected first assist ant in Miss Kate Bundcll's German and English school, in place of Miss Scevcrn, who has become incapacitated. 5. The committee also recommend that the salary of all the teachers of the higher grades of the secondary schools in the new single rooms shall be the same as that of first assistants in the combined secendaries, and all teachers of the lower grades of the secondary schools iu the new single rooms shall be the same as that of second assistants in the combined secenda ries ; aud that the teachers et tue higher grades of the primary schools in the new siugle rooms shall receive $350 per aunum, and all teachers of the lower grades in the primary schools in the new siugle rooms shall be the same as that of second assist ants in the combined primaries. G. Iu addition te the foregoing the com mittee would, though net strictly within their province, recommend that all the ether salaries remain as at present fixed. 7. In regard te the sicgle room plan, your committce are satisfied that it is working advantageously, and that it is preferable te the combined plan, but, owing te the lieavy expenditures already made for school accommodations the present year, your committee decline te recom mend anj' further change of old buildings into single rooms at present. 8. The committce have consented that Miss Albert be excused from attending ex amination for graduation en account of the recent death of her father. Respectfully submitted, Daniel G. Baker, Wm. McCemsey, Luther Richards, II. E. Slaymakkr, J. W. Jacksen. Lancaster, June 23, 1881. On motion of G. W. Zecher the several recommendations of the committce were taken up aud considered seriatim. The first, mjceiuI, third, fourth and fifth recommendations of the committee were adopted without discissien. When the sixth recommendation was taken up Mr. .1. I. llaittuaii called attention te the fact that Mr. Lichty's school iu the Lemen str'Ml building was of the same grade as Mr. Gates, of Rockland street and Mr. Lcver"oed's of AVest Chestnut : and that Mr. Lichty's salary was fixed at $500, while the ethers were $GC0. He thought this unfair, and without expressing an opinion as te what the salaries of these teachers ought te he, he moved that they all be fixed at the same figure. Mr. D. G. Baker said the committee had fully discussed that matter before prepar ing their report. Mr. Lichty was a new teacher, who had net yet hati an opportun ity of demonstrating his ability as a teach er. Besides he has no pupils te prepare for transfer and will net have any for two years, while Gates and Lcvergoed had large classes. lie though Mr. Lichty's salary should remain as at present for an other year, at least. Mr. Baker also spoke 1 rably of the plan adopted in many j,' ces of increasing the salaries of teachers in accordance with the length of time I'icy have been employed. Mr. Ebermau said the beard does net elect teachers en probation. Second assist ants who have had no experience are elect ed at almost every meeting and they are paid the same salaries as are paid te teachers of the same grade who have becu teaching for years. Miss Huhcr and Mr. Levcrgoed when elected as teachers of the secondary schools received the same salary as the old teachers. Mr. J. I. Hartman said if Mr. Baker or the superintending committee made a preposition te adjust the salaries of teach ers according te the length of tiine they have been teaching, he would favor it : but as no such scheme is proposed he thought that Mr. Lichty's should net be made an exceptional case. He moved that the salaries of teachers of the boys advanced secondary schools be fixed at $000 per annum. The motion was agreed te. Mr. Morten moved that the matter of fixing the salary and electing a teacher for the African school be postponed. Mr. Cochran wanted te kuew the object of the motion. Mr. Morten referred him te the act of assembly lately passed relative te colored schools. Mr. Morten's motion was laid en the tabic. The remaining recommendations in the report of the committce were then agreed te. The beard proceeded te elect teachers the ensuing year, when all the old . jachers (with the exception of Miss Brim mer, who declined, and MissScevcrn, who is incapacitated te teach), were re-elected by acclamation, until the name of Dand l idge B. Couzzins was reached. Then there was some debate as te the legality and propriety of continuing the colored school. Mr. J. I. Hartman moved that Mr. Cozzens be re-elected teacher of the Straw berry street school, for such period as said school shall be kept open. Dr. Kerr moved te amend by striking out the conditional clause, but the amend ment was net seconded. 3Ir. Spurrier moved further te amend by electing Mr. Couzzins for three months, but the amendment was net seconded. Mr. Johnsten moved further te amend by postponing the election, and that the matter be referred te the judiciary com mittee, with instructions te report at the August meeting or the beard. The amend ment was rejected, yeas 11, nays 15. Mr. Evans said he made the motion te elect Mr. Couzzins, the same as ether teachers are elected, for the very purpose of avoiding the discussion that lias arisen. Under the law there is nothing te prevent the beard from electing a colored teacher, nor for the admission of colored pupils into any of the schools thev are qualified 1 te enter, nor can any white pupil be kept out of the Strawberry street school, if they choeso te attend there. The Straw berry street is net necessarily a colored school, though he had no doubt most of the colored pupils would prefer attending it. Mr. Slayamker called attention te the fact that the school had been organized and always designated the "African school." After some further discussion, during which it was couceded that there could no longer be schools distinctively set apart for colored pupils, Mr. Cenzzins was re-elected teacher of the Strawberry street school for the ensuiug year. The beard proceeded te fill the vacancy of second assistant in Miss Kate Buckius. school, and Miss Nettie Yennker wan elected en the first ballet, receiving IS votes te 13 for ether candidates. President Warfel announced that the usual entertainment given te the grad uates of the high schools would be held in the school building, corner of Chestnut and Prince streets, en Thursday evening next, and that invitations te be present are hereby extended te teachers of all the schools and te the beard of directors. Mr. Marshall announced that each di rector could obtain two tickets of admis sion te the high school commencement by calling at his store in Centre Square. Following is a list of the teachers of the public schools in shiscity aud their salaries for the ensuing year: boys uian SCHOOL. I. 1. McCaskey, Principal Salary, WJO.CO Jauics C. Gable, 1st Assistant.... ' 770.03 Geerge x. Glever, 3d Assistant.. " TSO.tO GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL. MissS. II. Iliinilelt. Principal. ...Salary, StJOMIJ " K. F. Jacksen, 1st Assistant. '- 530.00 " M. II. M. Erlsman. ai Ass't. " 500.00 M. K. Gill, Teacher of Draw- BOYS' S12MILK ROOM SECONDARY SCHOOLS. West Chestnut Street. W. II. Levergood, higher grade,Salnry,$fe: 00 Miss M. K. Palmer, advanced grade...... " 395 Oil " Ida V. Iliintcli, lower grade. " 3S3 00 H, East Lemen Street. C. V. I.iciity. higher grade Salary,1 00 Miss Annie M. Ktter. lewurgraile 3S5 Ot) BOYS' AXI OIRL.V 81XOLK IIOOX SECONDARY HCIUOL3 West James S,reet. Mis Emma Pewers.highcr gr.ule Salarr,$39 CO " Kutina Ij, Downey, lower y riu Vm e v w COVJ- COJtBIXED SECONDARY SCHOOLS. Rockland Street. It. S. Gates. Principal bularyjfioe oe Miss MzztaXeencr. lt Assistant. " :W5 oe ' Emma V. baker, ai ' " S 00 GIRLS' SINGLE ROOM SECONDARY SCHOOLS. East Lemen Street. Miss I.izzic Carpenter, higher gratle.... $395 oe Miss Matilila Zug, leer gmtlt: 385 00 GIRLS' COMBINED SECONDARY SCHOOLS. West Chestnut Street. Bliss (ioergie Itundcll, principal. salary, Jl 10 OJ Miss 11. McCennick, 1st assistant, salary, I5 0 Miss Kiuma Green, ai assistant, salary, 335 00 Miss Clara It. lluber. principal, salary, 410 00 Mits A. C. Uathven, 1st assistant, salary, .'KV 00 Mi?s Salllc Dinglcr,aiassistiiiir,salary, !K OJ Seuth Duke Street. Miss A. C. Ilrubakcr. Principal, Salary, $410 0O " Sue Girvin, 1st Assistant. '' 3" 00- Clara Lichty, ai " " 3S5 0U OERJIAK AMD ESULI3II SCHOOLS. Seuth Mulberry Street. Charles Matz. Principal Salary, $770 0J Miss M. K. Witwer, 1st Assistant, 3S5 00 " Sue Stanley, ai " 330 00 Seuth Vu&e Street. Mfcs Kate Ilnndell, Principal Salary,$40i 00 " S. F. Harkins, 1st Assistant. 313 50 single r.emt rmvARY schools. West James Street. Miss Mary Mussulman, higher gralc Salary, $33 0O '- Alien Marshall, iowergrailo ' 3tt!S0 Eust Lemen Street. Miss Nellie Uuplev, lilsergra(lc...Salary,$350 00 ' Kate Shirk.lewer grade..... " 302 SO ' mic Ilolhreok. higher grade " 350 09 " Kate Cliften, lower grade.... " 302 50 East Orange Street. Miss Llllic; II. Clarksen Salary,::!" 00 M i s D. Koxey Bair, 1st Assistant " 330 00 C03IBINCD PRIMARY SCHOOLS. Sherman Street. Miss Mary K-Stahl, Principal.... Salary ,W." ou Sarah K. Smith. 1st Assistant " 313 50 Rockland Street. Miss Kate IlueKius, Principal Salary$3S5 " II. It. Harkins, 1st Assistant " 313 15 " Nettie leunkcr.ai " " 30.! Seuth nuke Street. Miss M.J. ISruning, Principal Salary ,$335 0U " Clam U. .Spindler. IstAsst... " 313 50 " Saleme Carpenter, ai Asst.. " 302 50 " LizzieC. Marshall. Principal 385 00 " Want-he McCermick,lst Asst " 313 te " Mary McNcal.ai Assistant.. ' 302 5(1 " Ella Carpenter, Principal... " 3S5 0 " Alice Gundaker. 1st Asst.... " 313 te " Annie Carter, ai Assistant.. " Ml te Seuth Mulberry and Vine Streets. Miss F. .1. Johnsten. Principal. .Salary, $3S5 oe ' M.K. Gable. 1st Assistant.. " 313 SO " Sarah Hteincl.ai Assistant.. " 302 50 MiaH Marv Zurcher, Principal... Salary, $385 00 " KllaMusscr, 1st Assistant... " 313 50 " Mary Guthrie, M Assistant. " 302 50 Wst Chestnut Street. Miss Mary Dougherty. Principal .Salary,$385 CO ' Julia Villee. 1st Assistant... " 313 50 '- lllanchc Lichty 2.1 Assistant " 302 te Miss Kmily Huydam, Principal. .Salary, $35 00 " Jennies. Duvis.lst Assistant " 313 50 " I.ela Zug, 2d Assistant - 3U2 50 Strawberry Street Scheel. Iandridgc II. Couzzins....- itatary, $IlT 00 Music Teachers. diaries Matz, for High Scheel. ...Salary,$100 00 .1. 1!. Kevlnslti.fer Secondary & i. riiuary... ...... ........... ...... .ion ue The Amende. An inadvertent emission occurred in the report of the Linden Hall seminary com mencement at Lititz, published in our issue of last evening. "The Quarrel of the Flowers" (Schecller) was one et the many excellent features of the pregramme that charmed and delighted the audience. Most of the characters were notably well taken, and the pretty music was rendered in fine style. The cast entire was as fol fel lows : Hese, Miss F. Ilellingcr ; Crocus, Miss A. Diffenderfcr ; Dahlia, Miss E. Pett : Snowdrop, Miss E. Schrepp ; Pink, Miss A. Ilellingcr ; Sunflower, Miss L. Schreck ; Water Lily, Miss M. Myers ; Violet, Miss ft. Ithedcs. " Honorable mention," it should have been noted also, was awarded te Miss Anuie Lie welly u,ef Shamokin,in the award of geld medals for high class standing aud perfect report te the young ladies whose names were published yesterday. Our re porter exhibits a cuff, supposed te have at one time been white, but new decorated with strangc-loekintr hieroglyphics made with a lCcVl pencil, te prove that these emissions were net with malice prepense. The SlilIHer Fair. Last .night the Washington lire company attended the Shifllcr fair in a body. The attendance was large and the interest un abated. The following articles were chanced off : pair of bouquet holders, tilled with zephyr llewers, wen by Careline Trees ; ladies' bonnet, Albert Duffy, of Rawlinsvillc ; boy's suit of clothes, J. J. Kautz ; silver caster, Henry Deverter ; pair of large llewcr stands, Mr. Wm. Gib Gib eon ; wax cress, B. F. W. Urban ; wax bouquet, W. Ferrest. All chancing articles will be closed out tonight. Te-night is Shfflcr night. Ar ticles net sold will lie put up at auction tomorrow night and the fair will then terminate. A Successful Picnic. The picuic of Lancaster division uniform rank of Knights of Pythias, held in Shcnk's weeds yesterday, was an immense success. The crowd in attendance was very large. Street cars running from this city were crowded all day. Ne intoxicating liquor was sold en the grounds, and, notwith standing that, considerable money was cleared by the management. Kelease from 1'rlsen Threngii Compromise. Jehn Y. Woodward, trustee of Annie J. Cress, Pequea, Lancaster county, has becu released from the West Chester jail. The offense was contempt of court in net pay ing ever $2,200 trust money. His son paid $1,000 and compromised. Woodward bad used the funds unlawfully. The case was three times before the supreme court.
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