LANCASTER DAILY INTELLIGENCER SATURDAY, JUNE 25; 1881. ILsncastrr f ntdligencet. SATURDAY EVENING, JUNE 26, 1881. Abeat Feels aad Asses. The etber day ia the English Parlia ment a couple of the barons interchang ed in a brief way their 'opinions of one another. Sir William Vernen Ilarceurt said te Lord Randelph Churchill, across the fleer of the Ileuse, " Yeu little ass;" te which Lord Randelph responded, " Yeu damned feel." That is a style of remark in a legislative assembly with which we arc quite familiar en this side of the water, but then our legislators arc net lords. If Sir William and Lord Randelph are te be believed, a legislator may lean ass or a feel, even though he be a knight ; but he certainly ought net te be even though he is. A country te be well governed ought net te be ruled by feels and asses ; and it would be a most excellent thing if they could be elimin ated from among the law-makers. We are net advised that the Parliament took any notice of the allegations of Sir William and Lord Randelph anent each ether ; no committee was raised te in quire into their truth ; and yet clearly it ought te have been investigated. Per haps the fellow members of Lord Ran Ran eolph and Sir William did net feel quali fied te decide what constituted a feel or an ass, or feared that an elimination of them would leave the English without any Parliament te speak of. It would be a grand discovery for the people if some means could be devised of keeping fool ish men out of their Legislatures ; for somehow it is just the place that they seem most successful in getting into. We arc sure the people of these stales arc most heartily tired of the silly per formances se repeatedly exhibited in our representative assemblies. We in Pennsylvania have a lively realization of the fact that wisdom does net dwell among our lawmakers. Sensible men when they come together te legis late seem te be stricken with felly, and exhibit themselves as though entirely devoid of geed temper and geed sense. Hew sick they make us always while they sit and hew glad we are when they adjourn ! And Congress is little better; nor any ether state legislature. Hew absolutely silly de these Xew Yerk rep resentatives seem who day after day un successfully undertake te elect their senators ! Manifestly they can or can not decide who they shall be; and surely they would be wise te adjourn and cease their wearisome balletings when they find their differences irreconcilable. There is a current impression that even a United States senator may be a feel ; and State Senater Mad den, of Xew, Yerk, was taken te task the ether day by a friend of Conkling's for expressing such an opinion of him. He, however, declared that he had net said Senater Conkling was a feel, only that he was foolish; and he contended there was a big difference there. Xe doubt there is. The old Bible declares that he who calleth his brother a feel is in danger of hell fire ; and we de net knew that the new Bible h:is altered this law in changing the name of the abode of the dumucdl But there is no punish meut prescribed for these who declare their brothers te be foolish, even though they are never anything else, sleeping or waking. Senater Madden therefore may be put down as a man of sound discrimination and a very excellent legis lator : for no quality Is mere valuable te a representative of the people than the faculty of saying just what ought te be said no mere and no less. Lord Randelph Churchill would have best repudiated the charge that he was an ass if he had replied te Sir William ".you are habitually foolish." He would have shown that he wasa Christian gentleman, with a correct understanding of the value of words, withal. Sir William, of course, was entirely inaccurate in telling Lord Churchill that he was a little ass ; he might have truthfully said that he possessed the attributes of a little ass, if that is what he meant te say : and if he knows of any essential difference in the moral traits of little and big asses. On the whole it would seem that a legis later of fine discrimination, like Senater Madden, might de a 'geed missionary work in England ; and we hope te see him receive the English mission. Xe Compromise. People who are speculating upon the presence of Grant and Garfield, at Leng Branch at the same time, and with ex Collector Themas Murphy there as a go-between, as indicative of a compro mise of the Republican factions, de net seem te properly estimate the nature and extent of their differences. If Mr. Conkling was making a struggle for the election of some one in Xew Yerk te represent his interests merely, a compro mise might be patched up, as in this state, by the selection of senators whom each side had reason te feel confident it could claim as its own in any critical juncture. But in Xew Yerk it must be Conkling or nobody for the short term, and Piatt's election is involved in his own. Anything short of this isa defeat for him and he knows it. He no doubt measured all this when he resigned, and though the support ac corded him has fallen far sliert of his expectations, he must fight te the bitter end te prevent the election of any ether Republican than himself. Though in a minority of his own party he has re ceived moral and political reinforcement in the exposure of the means taken te de feat him. The attempted bribery with money of members for the corporation candidate and the tender of offices from the federal administration for votes against Conkling have helped him with out doubt. Moreover, there is a grow ing conviction in his own party that Garfield misused his confidence. There is a strong element of men in it, who are as much opposed te Blaine as te Conkling these like Wayne MacVeagh for example who would have been glad and did try, te bring these two elements together, but having failed they de net held Garfield altogether guiltless of re sponsibility for the miscarriage. They believe Garfield is tee much influenced bv Blaine and that this influence sAfhiwrl him into lying te Conkling te serve Blaine. Mr. Conkling feels that these who held this balance of power will net threw it against him, and he is net the man te compromise se long as lie can maintain a dead-lock. m m MINOR TOPICS. BttETHKEX, step passing around that prescription for strawberry shortcake. The season is ever. Abyssixia and the United States, said a speaker at a church conference in Chicago are the only two Christian countries that tolerate polygamy. Eieiitt thousand acres of land have been secured between Jaffa and Jerusalem with the purpose of establishing a colony there where the Jews who are persecuted in Europe may find a refuge. The Greek government has given an order that the Bible shall be read in the public schools in the ancient and net in the modern tongue. This introduces the Greek testament into 1,200 schools, which contain 80,000 pupils. Emeksex en immortality. "Higher than the question of our duration, is the ques ting of our deserving. Immortality will come te such as are fit for it, and he who would be a great soul ia future, must be a great soul new. It is a doctrine tee great te rest en any man's experience but our own. It must be proved, if at all, from our own activity and designs, which imply an interminable future for their play." Tun British revisers et the Xew Testa ment were exceedingly punctual ia their attendance en the meetings of the com pany. Out of the 407 meetings Bishop Ellicott attended 405 times. Seme etheis reached also a very high standard, and of these who attended mere than three fourths of the whele series of meetings, the number amounted te fully one-third of the whole company. The Erin Obscrcer, Dcm., published where a superfluous judge was te have been provided, has " net been able te see much in Gov. Heyt's official career that has commended him te our approval, but his veto of the judicial apportionment bill is au act that will de much te atone for the faults of the past, and restore him in the confidence of the pcople. " Tun young men in the divinity school at Yale who make a specialty of Hebrew have made their appearance before a crit ical world as revisers of the Old Testa ment. Their first effort is a revision of the Prophecy of Habakkuk, which is very suitable for experimenting en, as it con tains only three chapters. Their work is new-rfistributed that it may be criticized. j -Should it meet with general favor, they intend te proceed with mere of the Old Testament books, possibly completing their work ahead of the regular revisers. Tun people of Xew Guinea have always been reckoned among the most trouble some te missionaries and the most difficult te convert. A missionary party of thir teen recently fell into the hands of a'meb of natives in the Maresty district. The cruel natives slaughtered all except the Kcv. Mr. Berwick. jNe offense had been given te these bleed-thirsty wretches ; and the only explanation of Mr. Berwick can give is that they were actuated by a desire te commit malicious mischief. Ar.L profits from the sale of the Oxford edition of the revised Xew Testament go te the University Press publishers, who at the outset, in lieu of the copyright, guaranteed all expenses te the revisers. The English committee gave the amount of their expenses at 100,000, and this was paid them for their labor. The American committee have net received, and never ex pected te receive, their" traveling expenses or any ether expenses from the Univer sity Press publishers or any ether parties en the ether side of the water. Their ex penscs were defrayed by the donations of friends of the work en this side, and the committee gave their time aud labor with out compensation. Dn. Coei'Eu, of Pittsburgh, Pctiu., pie- cecds te Londen this summer as the rep resentative and delegate of the homee pathic practitioners of the United States, It appears that the homeepathics of this country are net satisfied with the article en Homeopathy pablished in the Encyclo pedia Britannica, whose American edition has obtained a large circulation, and pro pose, through Dr. Cooper, te enter au official pretest against its continued publi cation in that repertoire of information, and te insist upon its correction in sub stantial particulars. It is claimed that the article is written from an cntircy partisan point of view, in the interest of the old, or se-called allopathic, school of practice ; that many of its statements are untrue and one-sided, aud that an encyclopedia intend ed te give information, without regard te the ceullicting schools of medicine, has no right te allow partisan bias te creep into its articles. Dean Stanley a few days age preached before a crowded congregation in West minster Abbey, and referred incidentally te the revision of the Xew Testament . Fer the first time, he said, an attempt has been made, imperfect though it was, te reach the original meaning of the sacred words ; aud never before had the English nation the same opportunity -of arriving at a faithful rendering. Discoveries had been made since the previous authorized version which imparted te the new version a charm that none of its predecessors pos sessed. The version of the sacred text new published enferce a lessen which his hearers were always apt te forget, which formerly was forgotten altogether, and which they were always the better for learning and perpetuating with ceustaiuly increasing interest namely, the truth that the Scriptures that inspiration consists net in the letter but in the spirit, net in a part but in the whole, net in a particular passage but in the general ten dency and drift of the complete words. The new version was net altogether un -worthy of the attention with which it had been received. The First Mas In Connecticut. The centennial anniversary of the first mass said in Connecticut will be cele brated in St. Peter's Catholic church, Hartferd, Sunday. The first mass was a a celebration by the chaplain of the French army under Count de Rochambeau. en the occasion of a halt at Hartferd en the march from Providence te join Washing ton en the Hudsen. Great preparations arc making for the observance of the event. PERSONAL. D. G. Eskvexxs, esq., leaves today for Georgetown, Cel. Mrs. Fn.v7.ER and Miss Fuazeu go te Ocean City, 3Id., next 3Ienday. Grant has made the regular announce ment that he is net a candidate for the presidential nomination in 1831. Alexander II. Stephens will deliver oration at the commencement of the Uni versity of Georgia this season, that uni versity being his alma mater. Wsi. P. Beintex, esq., of Lancaster, is at present enjoying the beautful natural sccneryrjf Upper Chester county, and the hospitality, of Mr. and Mrs. Lawsen, of Honeybrook township. If ex-Senater Spencer is te be put into the posteffice department, ex-Senater Pat terson should be hunted up and given an other chance for "a few years mere of geed stealing." Senater Lvmar, of Mississippi, and Col onel J. f- L. Preston, of Virginia, were honored with the degree of LL. D. by the Washington and Lee university at the Commencement of that institution at Lex ington en Wednesday. In the suit for divorce breugh by Agnes Robertsen Beucicault against Dien Beucicault, Judge Douehue yesterday, in the supreme court of Xew Yerk, fixed the wife's temporary alimony at 000 per year and $300 eeuusel fee for the plaintiffs at torney. Mr. Williau M. StNGEULY sold te the People's passenger railway company of Philadelphia the controlling interest lie has held for several years in the German town passenger railway company, consist ing of the Fourth and Eighth streets and Girard avenue lines. The amount of stock owned by Mr. Singcrly was 15,e09 shares, and the price agreed upon was 100 a share, making the price paid 1,530,000. II. T. Hel-MROLD, the well-known drug gist, about whose mental condition se much has been said in the newspaper dur ing the past few years, was taken while in Peck's drag store, Philadelphia, and brought te the hospital for the insane at Xorristewn. His wife and three chil dren arc at his residence, iu Xew Yerk, and ignorant of his incarceration. Mr Ilcmbeld pretests against " the outrage." In Chicago a death-bed marriage took place yesterday between Miss Eueknia Blair, of the Grand opera-house com pany, and Mr. Ferrest Robinson, at the residence of the dying bride's mother. A short time since Miss Blair met with an accident in St. Paul by being thrown from a buggy, from the effects of which she has gradually been growing worse uutil her situation is considered se critical that recovery is despaired of by hrr physician and friends. MISSING SINCE SKPTK-WIIKU LAST. A J toy Skeleton Found In a Kavlnc, and a farmer Arrested. About two years age Hiram L. Smith, of Broeme, Schoharie county, X. Y., took a town pauper, a boy about 10 years of age. te work for him. On Sunday, Sept. 12, 1880, Smith and the boy went te leek after some sheep, and the boy did net re turn. Smith said at the time that he had left the lad in the field. A search was instituted by the villagers, but no traces of the boy could be found. On Sun day last, as Cyius Xickersen .was en his way across lets te church, he ran across the skeleton of a boy, en the north side of a ravine near Smith's farm. In a few miu utes he had the villagers at the spot. The remains were identified as these of the lest boy. Corener Zcll held an inquest, and at its close Smith was arrested. Smith's sworn statement was iu substance as fel lows : " I scut the boy te watch the sheep. There was net water enough in the stream te drown him, nor was the ravine deep enough te injure him by falling into it. The bull iu the let was net dangerous. I have no theory as te hew he came te his death." The impression is that in whipping the boy Smith gave hiin a blew that proved fatal ; that the body was then concealed, and the late ficshets exhumed it. Smith is a well-to-de farmer, six feet iu height, and a bread-shouldered muscular man. He has a light complexion, sandy wliiskcrs,aml eue eye deformed by au acci dent in early life. It is that several times Smith unmercifully clubbed the boy, and that at one time he hung him by the neck and said. "The next time I'll fix you." It is alleged that en the morning of the boy's disappearauce Smith was heard whipping him, aud that the boy was heard te cry : " Don't ! Don't ! Yeu will kill me!" Married One and Kloped wit It Anether. Pittsburgh Commercial. Last Thursday, Mr. W. C. Muse, late candidate for county surveyor of West morland county, was married te Miss Douglass, daughter of Mr. William Doug lass, who lives at that place. The wee ding was a brilliant affair. There was a large number of guests, and the pre sents were many and costly. The bride's wedding at tire was of unusual rich ness, having been bought iu Xew Yerk. Mr. Muse remained with his bride but 24 hours, when he started, as he said, for West Newton, net, however, until he had borrowed 100 from his wife aud another similar sum from her brother. At West Newton Muse met Miss Maggie Paul, a respectable young lady whom he had pre viously engaged te marry, aud proposed te bring her te Pittsburgh te have the ceremony performed. They start ed for this city accompanied by two brothers of Miss Paul. Arrived in the city it was found that the train they in tended te leave en te take their wedding trip was about te leave, aud the ceremony was again deferred. The brothers return ed home, aud Mr. Muse and Miss Hall de parted, nobody knows where. There is a rumor te the effect that Miss Paul is the first wife, thny having been married some time age. Detectives are locking for the much married man. The brothers of both young ladies are determined te leave noth ing undone te bring him te punishment. Garfield and Grant Meet. The president aud General Grant have met at last. The president and his wife and boy wcre just starting out for a drive at 5 o'clock last evening. General Grant at the same interesting moment chanced te be strolling ever the lawn at his son Jesse's cottage. He was going toward the railway as tne presi dent's carriage passed. The salute which was exchanged was spontaneous, simul taneous and, te all outward appearances, cordial, though net familiar. The presi dent drove en and the general resumed his stroll. The news of the meeting and the greeting was abroad in an instant. Colonel Murphy has been here all day with Colonel Rockwell, the president's secretary, and with Secretary Windem. Postmaster Gen eral James went te the city this morning. Secretary Hunt lias been studying the sea from the bluff. Colonel Perter, Jehn Hoey and Hugh Hastings called en the president and cabinet yesterday. mt m Bradford county is the first in the field te cheese delegates te the next Republi can state convention with instructions for state treasurer. The choice of Bradford is Senater W. T. Davies. STATE ITEMS. William Gettys, a Marysville blacksmith, has had his leg cut off en the railroad. S. J. Jerdan, late of the Bedford Inquir er, has died, after a lingering illness from consumption. The Pennsylvania State Equal Rights League, will picnic at Xew Castle, Law rence county, ou the 10th of August. The foundation of the new Reformed church, at Milten, is nearly completed. This edifice takes the place of the hand some eue destroyed by fire. The remains of Mrs. Ileury Hatternian, of Xew Yerk city, who died recently of consumption, arrived at Washington, Pa., yesterday ami were cremated in Lemeync's furnace last evening. M. A. Gates, of Franklinville, Hunting don county, was killed at Hawkins station P. R. R. He had his head out of the car window and was looking down the track when a train coming iu the opposite direc tion struck him en the head. His neck and jaw bone were broken and death of course followed instantly. The celebrated Cenway-Carpentcr con tested election case in Philadelphia for a scat in common council as a member of the Fifth ward is about drawing te a close. The expense of this case, it is expected, will be about 25,000, which will fajl upon the city, because Conway lias matte out a case. The Mercer Press declares it a sight net seen te be forgotten, te see Tem Bcstwic's three thousand trout m his pond in Cool Ceol Coel spriug township. Twe years age he pur chased and stocked his pond with thirty five hundred inch-long brook trout, about three thousand have lived. These have attained an average length of about eight inches, some being much longer. While the beard of public charities were being shown through the Montgomery county jail, Isaac K. Lichtcl was found hanging by his neck from a shawl strap fastened te the iron bars of the cell win dow. His body was still warm. Lichtcl was about 33 years of age. of geed appear aneo and has a wife and three children. He was committed te jail en the charge of fornication and bastardy preferred by Annie B. Meycr. The business of the Pennsylvania rail road company, cast of Pittsburgh aud Erie, for May, as compared with the same month of 1880, shows an iucrease in net earnings of 211,758. The live months of 1881, as compared with the same period in 1880, show an increase in net earnings of 42G,451. All lines west of Pittsburgh and Erie for the five months of 1881, show a surplus ever liabilities of 1,082,183, be ing a gain, as compared with 1880, of of 387,953. Judge Wm. M. Hall, of Bedford, an nounces his retirement from his recently announced canvass for re-election. He puts it en the mound that " a triangular contest has arisen which is characterized by personal venom and malignity. The result premises the probable election of the Democratic nominee. I have no such de sire for judicial position as te make me wish te pursue this contest any farther." He expresses the hope that the bcuch of the district may be filled by some honest and competent man who will keep the judicial position above the malign inllu inllu ence of partisan politics. LATEST NEWS BY MAIL. Dr. Chapin, of Charlette, has committed suicide. He was a little ever 100 years old, and naturally despaired of natural death. The celebrated trotter, Goldsmith Maid; owned by Henry A. Smith, of New Yerk, has dropped a fine bay filly at the Fashion stud farm. The Indians, it is reported, are killing cattle near camp McDurniett, and twenty one men have left the camp for the scene of the trouble. Jacob Dunser, of Xew Yerk, a German blacksmith, while intoxicated, fell down a llight of stairs at his residence. He sus tained a fracture of the skull and ether injuries, from the effects of which he died seen after being admitted te the hospital. Clarence Davis, thirl v-fivc years old, attacked his room mate, Alenzo Garrett, aged forty, and pounded his head with a stick se that he died six hours later. Da vis made his escaps and his motive is se far a mystery. In San Saba, Texas, L. B. Chapman, a prominent stock man suffering from a rc rc lapse of the mumps, jumped from an upper story window of his house, ran into a store near by aud shot himself four times iu the head, one ball entering the brain. Harvesting is going en all through the Shenandoah Valley. The wheat crop is net as geed as that of the two preceding j'ears, but approximates an average crop of ten years. The grass crop is about the same, and less than an average. Cern and eats arc backward for this time of the year. Rev. E. R. Hara, pastor of a Baptist church in Clerment county, Ohie, had a hearing before a council en a charge of adultery. The council found the' charge net proven, but from Haiti's own state ment in regard te the matter, it was re quested that he withdraw from the minis try, which he forthwith did. A man, supposed te be Samuel Elliett, attempted te commit suicide by jumping into the East river from a ferry beat, but his intention was frustrated by the deck hands, who rescufd him and handed him ever te the police. He was incoherent in his speech ane the police could learn noth ing about him. lie had in his pockets a letter written from Chicago. Fermer residents of Washington coun ty, held a grand reunion at Brown's island en Thursday, the crOwd numbering about five thousand, and coming from Pittsburgh, Columbus, Cincinnati, Wheel ing and smaller places. Addresses were made by Pittsburgh lawyers and by W. B. Ramsey, Stanley Matthews' law partner, Judge McIIvaiu, of the Ohie supreme court, was among the number. Harriet Stone, aged fourteen years, charged with the murder of an infant left in her. charge, has been en trial ler four days past at Elizabcthtewn, Essex county, X Y. The jury rendered a verdict of net guilty after being out ten minutes. The child defendant testified that she had been criminally assaulted by the father of the child whom it was charged she had poison ed and that the babe was murdered by its mother te furnish a pretext for a charge of crime against the prisoner. Xcar Helly Springs, La., yesterday, Wyatt Helmes, colored, was hanged with in three miles of the court house in the presence of about 5,000 persons, for the murder of Andrew Scott, colored. The condemned man ascended the scaffold with a firm step and complacent smile. He made a confession of his crime and called upon all present te meet him in heaven. His neck was broken by the fall and in fifteen minutes his body was taken down aud delivered te friends. Foreign Flashes. The emigration from Sweden this year is expected te amount te 70,000 per sons. A trading steamer has been in collision with and sunk the Turkish guard ship at the entrance of the Dardanelles. The Canadian premier, new in England, knows nothing of France, having express ed a desire te conclude a commercial treaty direct with Canada. There were renewed anti-French demon strations last evening at Messina, Turin and Milan. At the two first named places the troops had te be called out. Seme ar rests were made. xtealT Farming- Entsrprise. There is a farm near Farge, Dakota, embracing about 100,000 acres, owned by half a dozen capitalists. It is divided into sections of 20,000 acres each, each section having a superintendent and assistants, and being managed with the most exact system. All the latest improvements in farming have been introduced, including the telegraph and telephone, communica ting with different parts of the vast area. This year 13,000 acres of wheat have been planted and harvested, and next year 20,000 acres will be planted. The yield has been 25 bushels te the acre, bringing 1 per bushel, two-thirds of which is net preht. The chief snpenu tini1in- I.. lkifki i1ka!rr V'cf Ivw tmv r? Duluth 20 car leads of wheat daily. He expects te have in due" time 40,000 acres under cultivation, and le bring his annual production up te a round 1,000,000 bnshels. There aiemany cultivated farms in the territory of 1,000 te 2,000 acres, and Dakota premises te be ene of the greatest wheat producing regions in the entire West. LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. COURT. What "Was Dene This Morning. This morning court met at 10 o'clock for the transaction of current business &c, both judges being present. When the docket was called nineteen judgments were entered. A charter was granted te the " Inde pendent Secial and Literary club " of this city. In the cases of D. R. Patterson vs. Wiilis P. Carter, defendant aud adminis trators of Wm. Black, deceased, garnishees, judgments were entered against the gar nishees en auswer te interrogatories filed. One judgment was for 117.75 and the ether ler $j.j.J4. In the casa of Mary S. Whitman vs. James Wcnrieh, foreign attachment, judgment was entered against Jehn Wen rich, jr., executer of Jehn Wenrich sr., de ceased, garnishee, en answer filed te interrogatories for 552.C01-7. Judge Patterson delivered an epiuiu iu the casa of Mary Heir's usa vs. Jacob Adams, rule te set aside sheriff's sale, dis charging the rule. In the equity suit of Christian Ilaldc man, sr., et il. vs. the borough of Wash ington and Geerge Wall, the court al lowed plaintiff te file amended bill. The peddler's license granted te Solemon Brenner was revoked, as Brenner is net a naturalized citizen of the United States. Mrs. Susan W. Coeuloy was discharged under the insolvent debtor lav, upon her making an assignment of her effects te Dana Graham, who will give bends for the faithful application of all money coming into his hands. Hugh R. Fulton, solic itor for the county, asked the court for a writ of attachment against the defendant te attach, in satisfaction of the sentence, all debts aud dividends due the defendant by C. 31. Hewell, executer of F. Coonley, deceased. The application for the at tachment was filed and no order was made. Ceiut adjourned te July C. Locust Trees en Farms. Between Sinking Springs and Yinement, en the old Lancaster read leading from the former place te Reinholdsville and ether places in Lancaster county, there are a number of locust trees planted along the public highways. These trees form a de lightful shade and are excellent for pests aud ether purposes. The planting of locust trees is becoming quite general, and as the destruction of timber is other wise going ahead, it is te be hoped that the fanners will seen have their fields sur rounded by lows of beautiful locust trees, which will set their farms off te advan tage and make them all the mere valu able. Decided te Hulld a 1!rl!;;e, On Thursday Commissioners Zeek and Elliett, of Chester ceuuty, met the Lan caster county commissioners at Christiana, with whom thej' conferred in reference te repairing the Pine Greve inter-county bridge en the Octoraro creek. After some discussion it was finally decided te take down the present bridge and build a new structure. Xe definite arrangements wcre made as te when the improvements shall be made. Further action will be taken at the next meeting, which will probably be in West Chester. The Comet. Quite a number of star gazeis took a l.ek at the comet last night and early this morning. One gentleman, whose busi ness requires him te be abroad during the early morning, says that he saw it about 2 o'clock, and that it gave se much light that he thought a tobacco warehouse was en fire. Soen afterwards he saw the head of the comet, which was as large as a, ten pin ball and it had a ilaming tail a hun dred feet long, from which brilliant sparkles were emitted. He inclines te think the visit of the comet portends war, that will most likely break out in Ireland, though it may strike nearer home. ltroke His Ann. Jacob Light, residing at Xe. 029 Seuth Queen street and employed at Bartholo Barthelo Barthole mew's leg-sawing mill, near the feet of Seuth Piiuce street, broke his arm en Thursday evening. It appears that he was standing en a pile of legs se.nc ten feet high, with the intention of moving one of them, when he slipped and fell for ward, striking his left arm np.m another leg lying at the bottom of the pile, and badly fracturing ene of the bones abeve the wrist. Dr. Geerge A. King set the broken bone. Frldy's Tarty en Friday Keniujr. Last evening, Sam Matt Fridy, the newly nominated prothenotary, gave a party te his friends at his home in Mount Meunt villc. It wasa "stag" affair, and there were present several hundred gentlemen friends of Mr. Fridy, from Harrisburg, Pettsvillc, Columbia, Marietta, Lancaster, Meuntvillc, aud ether places. The party included a number of the county officers, members of the Legislature and ether?, and all had an excellent time. Coming Heme. Win. Sherman, of Bloomfield, Green county, Iud., writes us that he is coming te this town en a visit iu the latter part of July. He says he was born here and learned his trade here ; that he left here 47 years age and has a brother and sister living here, Mr. Gee. Kepp and Mrs. Liz zie Aucamp, and many relatives, the Buell's and Lithgees and Lantes. They will no doubt all be glad te sec William. Aldermen's and Justices' Bills. The bills of aldermen, justices and con stables are payable en the first Mendav of each mouth, but as the first Monday of next month is a legal holiday (Fourth of July) aldermen and justices of the peace are requested te have their bills made out and presented for payment en Friday, July 1. Holiday Tickets. The Pennsylvania railroad company will sell excursion tickets en the 2d, 3d and 4th of July, at a reduction of one-third of the original cost. They will be geed te retnrn uutil the 5th. The Tally He Coaeb. The Wanamaker & Brown Tally He coach, with its company of eight men ad vertising Oak Hall clothing store, has been traveling un thn Snlmvllcill vnllev. and r r rf- --- - - jj I will be in Lancaster one of these early days. ' X1GBBORHOOD NEWS. ar and Acress the County Line. Mr. Frank Stauffcr, of Dever township, Yerk county, cut and shocked his rye crop last Tuesday. This is the first harvesting of the season. A cemmittee of Reading ceuucilnien have recently made a tour of Massachu setts te inspect the operations of a read roller in use in that state. They express themselves as greatly pleased with the machine aud the ordinance in favor of purchasing ene for use en the .streets of that city will probably be passed. The Reading firemen have collected but about 1,200 toward defraying the ex penses of the coming state firemen's tour nament in that city. They want 7,000. When the passenger train which leaves Reading at 5:30 p. m., reached the " fill," a short distance below Xaemi station, ou the Wilmington & Xerthern railroad, the engineer saw a large plank lying en the track. lie immeddiately reversed the en gine, but he could net step the train be fore it reached the obstruction. Fortu nately the plank was partly decayed, aud the engine in striking it broke it into two pieces without wreckiug tha train. The ,up crew found en the track three heavy planks en which stones were placed, the largest of which weighed one hundred pounds. OIUTCARY. Death or Mrs. W. T. iierhard. Mis. Elizabeth Gerhard, wife of Rev. W. T. Gerhard, of 81 East Orange street, died last evening after an illness of three days. Dr. Jehn J. Atlec, the family phys ician, was called in Wednesday morning, but as her sickness did net yield te the treatment her son, Dr. J. Z. Gerhard, was telegraphed for and he eame from Harris burg in the afternoon. Everything was dene for her that medical skill and loving affection could devise, but all te no avail. Her death causes a deep void. She was very reserved in her manuers and net given te vain show. But by her mild and loving disposition, her complete devotion te her family, unswerving application that eame in the line of duty, and above all her strong, clear faith in a merciful Saviour, she made herself deeply felt, greatly respected and sincerely beloved wherever she was known. Hers was indeed a life of real moral worth aud exemplary Christain fidelity, and al though her death causes a feeling of the keenest grief, there is that in her depart ure from this world that leads the eye of faith te a home where all is peace and jy- The Locusts. Mr. Jehn K. Xissley having read in the Mt. Jey Herald that Prof. Rathven would like te procure specimens of locusts for scientific purposes, writes te it that " in excavating a cellar for a tobacco building en my iarm in East Denegal township, three miles west of Mt. Jey (near the Denegal Springs), an old apple tree had te be removed where we found quite a number of thcin about the roots, from ene aud a half te two and a half feet be low the snrface. One was found four and a half feet below the surface, twenty feet distant from any tree. They seemed te be lively in their snugly smoothed little houses, and crawled about when relieved from their dark prisons. Have also heard several among the trees between the last of May and the seventh of this mouth. Whether they were our identical soven-tcen-year locusts I am unable te say, only that their songs did net compare with these of their ancestral Pharaohs. I also heard a number of them in the upper end of Dauphin county, Pa., twenty live miles northwest of Harrisburg, near the Xerth Central railroad, en the first of June, hut had net the curiosity te hunt them up te sec what they were like. Have secured a few for the professor, and will hand them ever te you by first oppei t u nity, which you may scud te him." Sir. CeuizlntT Ktrctten. There appears te be some difference of opinion as te the length of time for which Mr. Dandridgc Ceuzzius was elected teacher of the Strawberry street school. The Ixtelt.iskxckk reporter under stood that he was elected for one year. The Heir Era reports that he was elected but does net state the length of time, but states that his pay is te be " at the rate of 495 per year." The Exami ner reports that Mr. Hartman's resolution te elect Mr. Couzzens "te serve as long as the beard has use for him " was adopted after being amended, but does net state the nature of the amendment. Mr. D. G. Baker states that his amend ment te Mr. Hartman's resolution was adopted, namely that Mr. Ceuzzius be elected for one mouth at 10.50 the object of the amendment bcinir te clese the school unless a sufficient number of pupils at tended it te warrant keeping it open. The president states, aud the secretary of the beard has it recorded, that Mr. Baker's amendment te Mr. Hartman's motion was adopted as fellows : " that the beard proceed te elect the teacher for the Strawberry street school, at the rate of 19.50 per month." And that settles it. With Suicidal Intention. Win. Gress, of Farmcrsvillc, has been suffering from some bodily ailments for some time, and the ether night he arose from his bed about one o'clock, went te a desk in his room where he kept his razor and get it te cut his threat. His wife wrested it from his hand, but terribly lacerated four of her fin gers by pressing the blade through the handle. The man then ran down stairs te the kitchen, stating that he would get the butcher knife. His wife closely followed him and succeeded in get ting that from him. She then took a din ner horn and went outside, in order te sound au alarm of distress, and 'when she get into the house again he was beating himself en the head with a stove plate. He succeeded in cutting some fearful gashes in his scalp, but before he finished aid had arrived and he was put te bed, where he new lies at the point of death, caused, by what the physician pronounces, congestion of the brain. Tretting at Speedwell. Yesterday being "speed day" at Speed well stesk farm, a-large number of horse men and etheis interested in stock mat ters were present and witnessed the trot ting. "Middlcten Chief", made his mile in 2:30; "Millie Gaidner," "Beg 3Ieadew Girl," "Xera" and ethers did beautiful work and made excellent time. "Purity" trotted a mile in 2:221. On stepping, her driver discovered a "quarter beet" had worked around under her feet. A iinm iinm ef these present were gentlemen from Lan caster and they wcre all loud in their praises of the neble little mare. "Sham rock" made a i mile in 1:15. Jr. O. V. A. JW. in national Council. The natieual council of the Junier Order of United American Mechanics held its twelfth annual session at Haverhill, Mass. The constitution of the order was amended in various ways : The "fifth object " was struck out ; the word ' youth " was emitted from the first, and a new one was adopted " te maintain the public school system of the United States, te prevent sectarian interference therewith, and te' upheld the reading of the Hely Bible therein." It was also decided te change the title te "Independent Order of Ameri cans." The next session will be held in Xew Yerk, in June, 1882. The Xew Helland Bank Uulldlng. Masens have commenced work en the fnimifetmna. and the committee are pnsh- in'g the mechanics urgently. ON THE WAY. ITEMS FKOM WASHINGTON. K.C What the Intelligencer's Traveling Corres pondent ricked 7p Along the Sasqnehaitna. The fair and festival of the Star cornet band in the graded school building at Washington still continues te be the cen tre of attraction. A large crowd was pres ent ou Thursday evening. A number of articles were disposed of by chancing, among which were a line pair of vases, wax cress, werstsd work, etc. A hand some geld necklace is being etcd for, the qualification for its retention being that the lady shall 1h "the prettiest girl in town." Strange as it may seem all ether fair ones have been discarded in the light leaving Miss Lizzie Martin in undisputed possession of the field. The Washington -ians have proved geed judges. Yeung Herace Shaud may net be a bad boy. but would take the prize for being the most mischievous ene in town. Always ready for a " racket," his fund seemed absorbed yesterday uutil he saw Mrs. 31. E. Davis cemiug from the spring. 3Irs. D. is a quiet personage, and when young Shaud knocked at her deer it disturbed her. He said he came for some lemonade. This made her cress, and when he had re peated this several times, te the enjoy ment of his companions, who wcre pres ent te see hew the " old lady took it," she was the maddest woman in this sec tion ; but of a sudden she remembered that "Kindness turneth away wrath," and answered another summon te the deer. The same question was asked : " Make me some lemonade." " I have no bucket," answered the lady. " Make it iu the coal bucket." She "tumbled." There was a hasty retreat. Mrs. Davis interviewed 'Squire Frank, of Columbia, about the matter, aud he took such an in terest in the affair that he went te Wash ington te see Shand aud his three com panions C. Xcwcemer, C. Urban and J. Sayler. Twe of the boys had left for the West te fight Indians before Columbia's official arrived, and have net been heard of since. The ether two repent iu sack cloth and ashes. The way of the trans gressor is hard. It is singular, yet true, that no matter hew ietty the affair "justice" awaits the offender in Squire Frank's Columbia " jus tice mill.' Time aud again parties have ceme before the squires of Washington ; stated their complaints and asked for protection, but the offenses have Itecn se trilling that they have refused recognition; yet tliose same cases are heard before the Col umbia justice, in some cases the offenders committed, in many discharged and iu all the costs are put en the county. But we don't complain, if the. county can stand it v.ecan. A special construction train with a large gang of men thereon passed ever the Colum bia & Pert Deposit railroad te clean up the several washouts along the read, caused by the recent rains. In some places there are many stones and much dirt, iu clese proximity te the tracks. As the river water gets clearer, fishing is becoming mere popular. A large number hereeut en the Wands awaiting te abduct the "bass" yesterday. Slessrs Christ-Miley and Banks Smith, of Lancaster, were fishing at this place. The old adage was verified in relation te their luck. J'rer. Stahr's Address at Allcutenrn. The Allentown 7fc7i of yesterday says : Last evening Prof. J. S. Stahr, of Frank lin and Marshall college, Lancaster, de livered an address te the students of the female college in St. Jehn's Reformed church. Shortly before the time appointed for beginning the address, the faculty, trustees and student proceeded in a body te the church, when their presence lent quite ou animated appearance te the au diencc. The subject of the address was, "Is Life Werth Living?" The subject r life was viewed in its physical, mental and ethical aspects. First itserigiu,aud pheno mena were lucidly illustrated and discussed; then its capabilities aud finally what should he its object and end " net te be minis tered unto, but te minister," and "te glorify Ged and enjoy him forever." TI1K SHIITFL.KI: t'AIK. It Closes Te-Xlght IMg Time Kxpected. Last night was "Shinier night" at the fair and the attendance was again large. The Colored Workingmen's association at tended in a body. The following articles were chanced oil, and wen by the ierseiis named : Pair of large horns. Charles W. Evans ; silver spoon-holder, Dellie Anne ; flower stand, Mrs. J. Wallace Wolf ; pair of ottomans, W. C. Arneld ; large dell, Clara llaag ; thirty xund eake, Jehn Franciscus ; tidy. Mrs. Andersen ; rugs, C. K. Robinson, Mrs. A. M. Hagcu, Geerge Maxwell and Win. Speng. The following named articles wcre dis jMtscd of by votes : Barber's chair Win. Beiikert, 407 ; Charles Xutte, 99. .Large Dell Amanda Anne, 179 ; Daisy Lytic, T.. The fair will clese te night. AH ai ti des net sold bypiivate saic will be dis posed el by public auction. The polls for voting for articles net yet disposed of will open at 9 o'clock and close at 10 p. m. When the announcement was made, that Wm. Bcnkcit wen the barber's chair, his friends picked him up, canicd him en the platform, placed him en the chair and car ried him home en it. Iter. Marker's New 1'arlnli. Rev. Themas B. Barker, late of St. Jehn's, at the request of Bishop Howe, has accepted the recteiship of the parish at Susquehanna, Susquehanna county, en the Xew Yerk & Erie railroad, at the ter minus of the .leffersen branch, a prosper ous and growing manufacturing and ship ping place aud the location of railroad re pair shops, employing about eight hun dred men. Rev. William Brvce Merrow, formerly of this diocese, but for the past three years rector of St. Paul's church, Peoria, III., will officiate in St. Jehn's church to te to meirow. Keiinlenr.rillli Silieul (iraduate. Last evening the class of 'SO, graduates el the boys' hiirh school, held their first reunion at Spaeth's parlors, Xerth Queen street. All the members of the class with one exception sat down te the handsome and bountiful tabic prepared with charac teristic skill by Mr. Spaeth. There wasa little speech-making, a few toasts and an abundance, of geed feeling. It was agreed te held annual reunions aud an organiza tion was effected by the election of C. E. Urban as president and II. E. Stener sec retary and treasurer. The Contract. Last night the agreement between the city and the gasoline company, as pre pared by City Solicitor Stcinmetz. was read in the presence of Secretary Robin Rebin son, of the latter, and the members of the lamp committee, and was formally ap proved. A bend of 5,000 is exacted from the gasoline company for the faithful per formance of contract, which 3Ir. Robin son expressed the entire readiness of his company te furnish. The work of alter ing the fixtures of the lamp pests will be at once pushed te completion. . - Veil Through. Yesterday afternoon as Samuel Xissley, esq., of Springville, 3It.Jey township, who is erecting a handsome residence in that place, was walking around in the tbird-stery of the new bnilding, he stepped en the end of a beard, which tilted up and he fell through te the second fleer, bruising himself slightly.
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