LANCASTER DAILY INTELLIGENCER FRIDAY, JULY 1; 1881
Eancastrr intelligencer.
FRIDAY EVENING, JUI.Y 1, 1881.
Tlie Wonderful Star.
May be it is the Star of Bethlehem.
Cauen Farrar in his life of Christ says
that star was a comet, which the ancient
authors record as then having appeared
in the sky, where tee were gathered to
gether in close communion a notable
number of planets. We are told that
new for the first time since then have se
many planets appeared together in one
quarter of the heavens, and a comet
again keeps them company. Jupiter,
Venus, Mars and Saturn shine together
in the East, and the strange celestial
visitor adds itself te the wonders of the
sky. The coincidence is striking, if
true: and will fix upon the comet.
while it shines by night, the
strong interest of all the people. It is
with us through all the hours of dark
ness because it moves within " the circle
of perpetual apparition"" around the
polar star and the stars about it that
never set te us in this northern hemi
spher. When it approached this circle
from the south it seemed te set after it
had risen te our view ; but it seen get
se far te the north as te be within the
sky space of which we cannot lese the
sight in our diurnal revolution.
The astronomers will have no excuse
of the want of opportunity for observa
tion for their failure te satisfy the keen
interest of the world about all things
pertaining te the comet ; but while they
are getting their glasses te work and
their heads into agreement, common
people may be excused for using their
own eyes and neddles te see and think
for themselves; which they will
especially decline te de, since the wise
men are se slew and discordant about
this star which may be even our own
star of Bethlehem.
We are quite willing te give te our
fancy and thought free range in comet cemet comet
elogy, while it has no laws te bind us,
and te encourage our readers te think
for themselves what this comet and all
cernels really are. We and they can see
as deeply into a millstone as anybody,
wise or simple, and perchance into a
comet as well. And, with Dr. Fahnes Fahnes
steck, who lias sent te us the
extracts from " Worlds Within
Worlds,' we are struck with the plausi
bility of the theory there advanced as te
the nature and motion of comets. The
question that naturally occurs in view
ing any part of the creation of Al
mighty and Omniscient power is, " what
is its use?' Things arc net vainly
made ; but the wise astronomers de net
explain te us why comets are, when
they tell us that they are light and un
subslautial things that travel through
space with tremendous speed around im
mense orbits under the attraction anil
repulsion of our sun. If our sun at
tracts them hew does it also repel them ?
Why, when they rush up te it with in
conceivable velocity de they net rush
into it ? Wiiat reptils them as they
reach their apparent destination and
sends them back with the speed with
which they came?
And as they go backsoswiftlylhreugh
space, for even seventeen hundred years
as they say the comet of ISO" does before
it completes again the circuit of its orbit
are they net hurled far away beyond the
limits of our own solar system ? And if
se why are they net drawn te the sun of
another system, and hew can they have an
orbit solely controlled by our luminary ?
We de net pretend te knew anything
about the matter we are writing of ; but
since we are persuaded that nobody else
knows anything, w;j feel under no
obligations le be modest and
te be silent in the presence
of the wise. Free speech is a
privilege in all knew nothing associa
tions, notably exercised in the churches,
and apparently as justifiable among the
astronomers.
The suggestion that comets are celes
tial messengers through the solar sys
tems, sent out te keep the electrical
forces of the universe in equilibrium, is
a very plausible and attractive one. It at
once sustains the rationality of their be
ing and explains their motion. It supplies
for them a use and causes us te recognize
them as a worthy part of creation. It
tells why they are drawn towards and
repelled by the sun. It is of the
essence of electricity te attract as well as
te repel, ltbeing of two kinds which are
insensibly interchanged. The comet
comes te us from se immense a distance
as of itself te demonstrate that it comes
from a system outside our own. It comes
thence, laden with the electricity of that
system, into one having a superabund
ance of a different kind ; approaching
its sun, the electrical conditions are
equalized and the messenger is repelled
under the electrical law which causes
like te repel like ; just as uulikes at
tract. Nature is in constant commo
tion, equalizing its electrical conditions ;
and wherefore should there net be need
of a natural -appliance for restoring
equality in the electrical forces of the
solar system ? and what is there unlike
ly in the assumption that the comet
travels between the systems te this end ?
Nothing, that we can see with the naked
eye of uninstructed sense ; though, per
chance, the astronomer looking away
above the simple thiugs under his nose,
and holding his eye te the small and (lis
taut field opened te him by a big tele tele
scepe,may net find the electrical creation
of the comet.
It is true thai electricity new-a-days is
in physical science what the nerves are
te the doctors ; the pack horse or ex
planation for all sorts of mysterious
things which are tee much for human
understanding. But it is the lightning's
own fault. Electricity has been doing
for us se many wonderful things, that jt
cannot complain if we try te hitch en
te it everything that we can decently
couple it te.
Gnnernateria! Vetoes.
We print the text of a couple mere of
Gov. Heyt's vetoes, because of their
sftnse and their style. Ne one who reads
them simply for the latter can fail te be
impressed with the intelligence which
Gov. Ileyt brings te the consideration of
measures presented te hirn. It is re
freshing te find it in public men and m
pecially in the incumbent of the
gubernatorial office of this state which
has been se conspicuous for the
lack of it in late years. Gov. Ileyt
plainly shows that when he gees wrong
he sins against the light. Fer he is ;
manifestly net a stupid man, but one of
geed mind, bread judgment and acute
legal discrimination. We have no com
plaint te make of his exercise of the
veto power. Beginning with the death
of a outrageous judicial apportionment
bill, framed for partisan and personal
purposes, he has carried himself very
well in his tilt with the deformities of
legislation pressed upon his official notice.
He does well te thus dispatch superfluous
enactments even without greater objec
tion than that they are superfluous, for
" the world is governed tee much " and
all superfleus legislation should be made
short work of. The oleomargarine
bill, the proposed repeal of the
power of market clerks te seize short
weight butter and the bill prescribing
the rights of relatives te the disposition
of dead bodies all of which he has
vetoed had this demerit at least. When
the virtue of the state and the necessi
ties of the people shall compel every ar
ticle sold te be stamped with its true
composition it will be time enough le
compel oleomargarine te be exposed as
"imitation butter," but while wc toler
ate imitation geld, imitation diamonds,
imitation champagne, imitation tea, im
itation reform and imitation Christian
ity, let the imitation butter take its
chances with the mere dangerous
shams.
MINOE TOPICS.
Seme hed y writes te a Bosten paper that
three ladies in his family distinctly saw
the ceinct at 2 o'clock en the morning of
Friday, June 17. But the letter was net
written until June 26.
The Centre ceuuty Democrat has a
monopoly of its growl at Ileyt for -vetoing
the judiciary appoitienment bill. And .se
has the West Chester Village Recerd in its
lament ever the slain oleomargarine bur
lesque en legislation.
A i.uyki.-iieaded Republican paper in
New Yerk urges the Legislature te 'elect
Cenkl'ine and Kernun : ' As for Mr. Ker
r.an, in the qualities of patriotism,- integ
rity, manly honor and regard for personal
and popular rights, he represents the real
Republican ideal much bcttc: Hum Mr.
Dopew.
A college founded in Londen for the
purpose of giving special professional
training te women intended te be govern
esses or teachers in higher class schools
has been doing geed work for the last
three years. It scut twenty-four students
te the first teachers' examination held in
Cambridge last year, seventeen of whom
passed successfully betii in the theory and
practice of teaching.
A ceitUEsi'ONDEXT of a Bucks county
paper propounds the following conun
drum, which we reprint for the consider
ation of these whose duty it is te leek in
to such matters : " Dining the month of
May the receipts of Heur at Philadelphia
were 75,275 barrels, and as only 10,500 of
that amount was inspected will somebody
inform us what becomes or and into
whose pocket gees the $5S7.75suiplu.s that
has been charged" for inspection, but
which was net done.
The consummation of the great sale of
a million and a half of passenger railway
stock in Philadelphia by S'mgerly te Werk
has been temporarily restrained by the
court upon the application of the vender's
sisters, who were each given by their
father's will an annuity of $0,000, payable,
if necessary, out of the profits of this rail
road stock, which the will further direct
ed that Win. M. Singcrly te whom it was
all bequeathed should net sell for ten
years. The petitioners aver that if it is
sold their annuities will net be secured.
Tun Londen Truth makes a strong ap
peal te the Prince of Wales te put the
abominable chimney-pet hat cut of fashion
by ceasing te wear it ; and it is reported
in another paper tint the Prince of Walts
is haviug constructed a soft felt hat with a
bread rim,. which he intends te assume in
public at an early day. If he secures the
extermination of the steve pipe hat the
Philadelphia Bulletin premises him a re
vised version of its opinion that he has
lived in vain. When he hears from the
Bulletin he'll de it.
Tun Hawaiian kingdom is making mar
velous progress in education. About
7,200 children attend school, 5,700 of this
number being natives. The free elemen
tary schools arc taught by natives in the
Hawaiian language, instruction being
given in reading, writiug, geography and
mental and written arithmetic. There arc
fourteen select schools with an enrollment
of 1,300 pupils, who are instructed by for
eign teachers of cxpciicnee and capacity.
The English language is used, and a tui
tion fee of $3 is charged. Then there are
several private schools and ethers subsi
dized by the government. There is a sem
inary and a college providing high school
instruction, and Honolulu has a kinder
garten of which it is very proud. Teach
ers' salaries iu the Hawaiian schools ranue
from $300 te $2,000 a year.
Seme of our esteemed contemporaries
talk as if the deg days had already set in.
Here is the Alteena Sun gently mention
ing "the smut of the great divorced pros;
titute keeper, the lewd, ribald blackguard
who prints the Owl. The Delaware ceuuty
Democrat denounces a Presbyterian Sun
day school anniversary held down that
way as "a mean imitation and and a faint
attempt te render the music as se finely
performed by the choristers of St. Clem
ent's church, in their grand precessions,
of which ceremonies the geed Bishop
Stevens, by the direction of the Episcopal
convention held in Philadelphia two years
age, bounced the reverend gentleman pre-
siding at St. Clement's for allowing such
theatrical exhibitions in an Episcopal
church." And the genial Dennis Dealy,
of the Chronicle-Herald, declares that " a
high school which graduates pupils who
cannot select fresher and mere livelier
topics for their addresses than the Amer
ican Indian ' and ' The Legend of Tann
hauscr,' and 'The Stage,' docs net seem te
be altogether carrying out the idea of a
people's college." If July starts in this
way where will we be iu the torrid days of
early August ?
PERSONAL.
Hcrr Gustav Frettag, the popular
German novelist, is building, at Weisbaden
a house which is te cost $30,000.
Jehn S. Clarke has sailed back te
Europe, but will return te make his first
grand tour of the states.
Sir Edward Thornten called upon the
president yesterday and presented his let
ters of recall.
Mayer Kallecu, of San Francisce, iu
renlv te a request from his congregation,
has announced that he will net run for
for office again.
Yale gaveGEORGE William Curtis L.L.
D. and M. A. te W. D. Howells and
T. B. M.mucn e( Atlantic Monthly literary
fame.
Rev. C. Z. Weiser was the preacher
orator at the laying of the corner stone e
Grace Reformed church iu Dayton, O.,
1,500 ether persons were there.
Rev. Edwin A. Gernant, of Leesport,
the newly elected pastor of Zion's Re
formed church, Allcntewn, will be in
stalled next Sunday morning, en which oc
casion several clergymen from abroad will
be present. He occupied the pulpit at
Reading last Sunday.
Senater Robertsen said yesterday in
Albany that he would net assume the du
ties of the collectership of New Yerk for
sometime if the senatorial deadlock should
continue. His movements would be con
trolled by the outcome of events in Al
bany. m m
SCANDALOUS.
The News from Albany.
According te reports from Albany the
"Half BreeUs" have freely signed a call
for a caucus started by the' "Feather
Heads," which has received nearly 50 sig
natures. It needs Ge signatures. In case
a caucus is held, it is agreed that 54 votes
.shall be required te nominate. The "stal
warts" will have nothing te de with the
call.
The administration people have started
a story which leeks as if it was concocted
te offset the bribery scandal. TJiey allege
that Mr. Piatt was seeu about 10 o'clock
en Monday night te enter the room of a
woman in the Deiavau house. Her ac
tions with Mr. Piatt at the supper tabic
had attracted the attention of the people.
Hearing of Mr. Piatt's presence iu her
room, some administration members of the
Legislature hired a room opposite te that
alleged te be occupied by Mr. Piatt and
patiently waited for several hours. Be
coming impatient they put a step-ladder
against the deer and peeped through the
transom into the room. Their suspicions
aic said te have been confirmed. Later
they sent in a note te Mr. Piatt worded as
fellows :
" Yeu arc caught. Everything that you
have done has been observed. Unless you
come out of the room in ten minutes we
will burst open the deer."
Mr. Piatt is said te have put out the gas
en reading the note and te have shortly
come out of the room. In passing through
the hallway he passed between a file of
members who had been watcinng nun,
and went te his own room. Mr. Piatt de
clares that there is no truth in the story,
a;.d the stalwarts profess te be very in
dignant and say that the story is a con
spiracy and the natural outcome of the
spy system that has been in vogue for
some weeks.
STATE ITEMS.
Iii Fairmount park en " the Fourth "
Wauamakcr will send off King and his
balloon.
The 25th annual commencement of the
Polytechnic college of Philadelphia was
held last evening. Degrees ware conferred
upon six graduates.
The fourth annual commencement of
Central State normal school, at Leck Ha
ven, Pa., comes oil" en Thursday, July 7th,
a"; ( a. m.
Michael Flauigan, aged 00 years, was
found dead, from the effects of liquor, in
the streets of Pittston, yesterday. His
wife was burned te death a short time
age.
Win. Lyens. aj;cd twenty-two, a laborer
en the Pittsburgh Southern, acting as
hrakemau, when coupling cars was
caught between them and crushed te
death.
Yerk county begins te brag of her to
bacco crop notwithstanding the report of
some sales of '80 at 0 and 3A, and the
arrest of some cigar makers for violating
the tax laws.
Mr. Henry Cartwrighl. president of the
Pcun gas eeal company, died last evening
from injuries received by a railroad acci
dent (hiring the early part of the day,
at Bell's Gap, en the Pennsylvania rail
road. James Redman, of Ilan isbnrg, aged 20,
fell asleep en the railroad track at Mitllin,
The engine which struck him knocked him
sixty feet and almost cut him te pieces.
His' brother was killed two months age
jumping a freight at Harrisburg.
Nathaniel Saulsbury. colored, aged 35
years, residing at Ne. 3732 Irving street,
Philadelphia, fell from a ladder, a di stance
of sixteen feet, at the northwest corner of
Twentieth and Walnut streets, fracturing
his skull and died.
The building of the New Yerk, Susque
hanna & Western railroad, from Strouds
burg te Scranton, has begun and the com
pany has secured sufficient coal lands in
the Lackawanna valley te guarautce an
annual output of 1,500,000 tens of anthra
cite. Dr. J. B. Welsh, of Wilmington, Del.,
has challenged Hen. Themas V. Cooper te
a discussion of the general weithlessncss
of the Republican party. If Welsh would
wait until after Cooper fails te get the
gubenaterial nomination he will net gain
say the Democratic preposition.
A. J. Colburn, ex-legislative rooster,
has get the judicial nomination of Somer
set county, receiving 2,239 votes te Judge
William M. Hall's 1,240. Cessna received
no votes in that county, but as Bedford
has instructed for him there will be a
dead-lock in the convention.
A charter has been granted te the Pitts
burgh & New Yerk railroad company for
991) years, te extend from the Pittsburgh
& Western railroad in Armstrong county,
by Brookville and Ridgway te Bradford.
The length of the read is te be 140 miles,
and it is te be through the counties of
Armstrong, Indiana, Jeffersen, Elk, Fer
est and Mckean. Capital stock, $1,400,
000. furnished by New Yorkers.
The Reading committee te raise funds te
get up the biir firemen's parade require
about $5,000, and expect the brewers,
saloon and hotel keepers te contribute very
liberally, as they will reap the largest ben
efit. The brewers of Reading together
arc expected te give $1,000, while the
saloon keepers a sum exceeding that.
Over 80 companies have already engaged
quarters.
Mrs. Brown, a colored servent in the
family of William Ilallewell, Conshohock Censhohock Conshehock
cn, was out. in the garden picking berries
when a storm commenced. She took ref
uge under a tree. The tree was struck by
lightning, which passed from the tree, six
or seven feet from the ground, aud struck
the woman, killing her instantly. Upen
examination a hole was found in the top
of her skull. The lightning had gene
down the left side of her body, coming out
of the left feet, tearing off her shoe. '
GOV. HOYT
GETTING IN GOOD WOKK
Baa Regulation Vetoed and Geed Legislation
Approved.
We have already published the provi previ
sions of the Laudis bill, approved by Gov.
Heyt, te punish frauds at primary elec
tions. Anether bill, which supplies some
of its deficiencies also passed the Legisla
ture. Gov. Heyt has affixed his official signa
ture te the following important bill :
Te regulate the holding of and te prevent
frauds in the primary elections of the
several political parties in the common
wealth of Pennsylvania.
That from and after thepassage of this
act it shall be lawful aud ft is hereby made
the duty of the judges, inspectors and
clerks or ether officers of the primary elec
tions, meetings or caucus, held for the
purpose of nominating candidates for
state, city aud county offices within the
commonwealth of Pennsylvania before en
tering upon the discharge or their duties,
severally te take and subscribe te an oath
or affirmation in the presence of each ether
iu form as fellows, namely : "I (A. B.,) de
that I will as judge, inspector or clerk
(as the case may be) at the ensuing elec
tien, impartially aud faithfully perform
my duties in accordance with the laws and
constitution of the commonwealth of
Pennsylvania and iu accordance with the
rules and regulations adopted by the party
of the county of for the govern
ment of said primary elections, meetings
or caucus te the best of my judgment and
abilities." The oath or affirmation shall
be first administered te the judge by one
of the inspectors, then the judge se quali
fied shall administer the oath or affirma
tion te the inspectors and clerks and may
administer the oath te any elector offering
te vote as te his qualification te vote at
such election.
Sec. 2. If any judge, inspector, clerk or
ether officer of a primary election as afore
said, shall presume te act in such capacity
before taking and subscribing te the eatlr
or affirmation required by this act he shall
en conviction, be fined net exceeding two
hundred dollars; and if any judge, in
spector, clerk or ether officer, when in
the discharge of his duties as such, shall
wilfully disregard or vielate the previsions
or any rule duly made by the said
party of county for the government
of the primary elections of the party he
shall en conviction, be lined net exceeding
two hundred dollars, and if any judge or
inspector of a primary election as afore
said, shall knowingly reject the vote of
any person entitled te vote under the
rule3 of the said 'party or shall
knowingly receive the vote of any person
or persons net qualified as aforesaid, shall,
en conviction, be fined, net exceeding two
hundred dollars, and if any judge, inspect
ter, clerk or ether officer of a primary
election as aforesaid shall be guilty
of any willful fraud iu the discharge of
his duties by destroying or defacing bal bal
eots, adding ballets te the poll ether than
these lawfully voted by stuffing the ballot ballet
box by false counting, by making false re
turns, or by any act or thing whatsoever,
the iierseu se offending shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon convic
tion shall be lined net exceeding live hun
dred dollars or imprisonment net exceeding
one year, or both or either, at the discre
tion of the court.
All acts or parts of acts of Assembly in
consistent .with this act are hereby repealed
except in counties or cities where special
acts are in force for the same purpose ;
provided, however, In such eases where
the previsions of this act are accepted the
special acts shall be null and void ; pro
vided further, that the previsions of this
act shall entail no expense te the county
or cities adopting it.
Approved June 29, 1881.
Henry M. Heyt.
Well Grounded Vetoes.
In the message vetoing the act te lcpeal
an act authorizing clerks of markuts te
weigh butter, the governor says :
" The original law repealed by this hill
has been iu force upwaids of 100 years. It
was designed te prevent the sale of short
weight packages of butter, and by the act
of 1877 was extended te sausages and lard
exposed for sale in the markets of Phila
delphia. Injustice iu the confiscation of
such articles exposed for sale and proved
te be deficient iu weight by the market
clerk is provided against by the right of
appeal te a magistrate. These acts are
wholesome and de net touch an honest
dealer. They arc safegaurds against petty
frauds in the weight of necessary articles
of feed, and might with propriety be ex
tended te ether articles sold in packages of
specified weight.
" The wisest of men sail!, ' A false bal
ance is an abomination te the Lord, bat a
just weight is his delight.'
" Ne sufficient reason can be assigned in
the interest of morality and justice for the
repeal of the acts. I therefore withheld
my approval of this repealing bill."
The Oleomargarine 1S1I1.
In his veto of the oleomargarine bill
after citing the bill disapproved of by
number and title, he says : " This bill
was intended te prohibit the importation
or sale of the article known te commerce
as oleomargarine, unless the package shall
be marked imitation butter,' or the use
thereof in hotels, restaurants or bearding
houses unless a sign conspicuously posted
containing the words, ' imitation butter or
cheese served here.'
" The manufacture of oleomargarine is
protected by letters patent issued by the
United States under that prevision of the
constitution which gives Congress the
power te promote the progress of science
aud the useful arts by securing, for lim
ited periods, te inventors an exclusive right
te their discoveries. An inventor has an
undoubted right te iue the name given by
himself te his invention, especially if it be
descriptive of the article and net calcu
lated te deceive, aud there is grave doubt
whether the General Assembly has power
te compel a patentee te name or label his
invention by a designation that would
tend te diminish its sale aud his profit,
unless it be found dangerous te health or
morals.
"By the act of May 22, 1878, venders of
the article covered by the act under consid
eration must mark it " Oleomargarine, "
and its sale without this designation is
made a penal offense. This name is suf
ficiently descriptive of the article, se that
no one can be deceived.- Its use is net un
derstood te be deleterious te health or
against public morals, and therefore, te
arbitrarily brand it by a name calculated
te injure its sale and which i net descrip
tive of its character, could net be justified
as an excrcise of police power. Its use is
a question of taste, and net of morals or
health.
"I am, therefore, of the opinion that
this act ought net become a law, en the
ground that its operation would teud te
infringe the rights secured te patentees by
acts of Congress under the constitution of
the United Stales, and that any mischief
likely te arise from the sale of the article
known as oleomargarine is sufficienty-pre-vided
against by the act of the General As
sembly of Pennsylvania above quoted."
A C.irl With I'radlgleUH Feet.
A shoe factory in Albany, has received
the diagram of a feet from Sandusky, O.
The girl placed her bare feet upon a sheet
of paper and a pencil mark was drawn
close around the outline. This feet, as
shown by the diagram, is exactly 17
inches long, 7 inches wide at the widest
part, and could take a Ne. 2G beet, though
axxe. oe would Dejust tne inmg. the
ball of the feet is 19 inches around, in
step 18 A inches, and the heel measures 22
inches." The ankle measures 1G"? inches.
The immense pedal adorns the person of
Miss Mary -Wells, of Sandusky,')., whose
weight is 1C0 pounds, and she is but 17
years old. The diagram was sent te the
manufacturer as a curiosity.
LATEST NEWS 8Y MAIL.
It is announced that in a few days there
will be about ninety removals from the in
terior department, mostly clerks en the
temporary roll en the pension office.
A terrific southwest rain storm raged at
St. Jehn's, Newfoundland, during Wed
nesday night. Seme of the fishing fleet
have been lest.
Frank E. Dimmick, aged 90 years, for
30 censeeutive years a justice of the peace,
committed suicide at Smyrna, New Yerk,
yn Wednesday evening, by sheeting him
self in the head.
The company for the construction of the
proposed belt railroad around Chicago has
been organized, by Elijah Smith, of Bos Bes Bos
eon, and several Western railroad men.
The capital stock is $5,000,000.
Jehn Griscom, the Chicago faster,
weighed 1G0 pounds yesterday neon,
showing no less iu the last twenty-four
hours, during which he drank 48 ounces of
water. His pulse was 50, respiration 12,
and temperature 98 9-10.
The Yorktewu centennial commission
met yesterday in Washington, and formal
ly accepted the mode! for the proposed
monument; at Yorktown. It will cost $100,
1)00. and work upon it will be commenced
at once.
$9S,000,000 in coupon live per cents
have been received at the treasury for
continuance at 3i per cent., including
these, presented at the Londen agency.
After the bends forwarded yesterday have
been received, there will remain only
about $15,000,000 of the coupon fives out
standing.
The Cumberland Valley railroad com
pany has decided te extend the read from
Martinsburg te Winchester, a distauce of
twenty-live miles, and surveyors are al
ready at work runniug the line between
these two places. This company is also
about furnishing the entire track with
steel rails, a large portion of the read hav
ing been already supplied with them.
The excursion steamer Arrowsmith en
countered a terrific storm of wind and rain
off Bluff Point, iu the Potomac, was
forced against the wharf by the wind and
had nor upper works damaged and one of
her life beats carried 200 yards. The
bath houses en shore, in which were some
of the excursionists, were blown down,
and a young lady had one of her arms
broken.
Obituary.
Ex-Chief Justice Hiram Wa.mcr, of
Georgia, died yesterday, in Atlanta, after
a long illness.
Samuel Williams, for many years editor
of the San Francisce Bulletin, died yester
day. Ephriam J. Whitlock, president of the
Brooklyn beard of education, died last
night.
Jehn G. Saxc, son of the pectSaxe, died
yesterday in Albany. It was te this son's
house that his father was seen te ha brought
in the expectation of curing him of the
melancholy into which he has been plunged
since the death of his daughter, some time
since.
LOCAL "mTELUGENCE.
K UUC A'J'IOX A 1. .
Dieuinteii Collce Commencement.
Among the ten graduates at Dickinsen
college, Carlisle, yesterday, was Harry R.
Robinson, son of the Duke street M. E.
church pastor, of this city. His com
mencement oration was en " The Elo
quence of Literature.''
Among the degrees conferred by the
coilcge was that of Docter of Laws, upon
Prof. W. M. Nevin, of Lancaster.
Hen. James G. Blaine was selected as
the orator before the societies next year,
and Hen. William II. Ruddimau, el Phil
adelphia, as the poet. L. E. McComas,
esq., of llagcrstewn, was chosen as
alumni orator.
Iu the junior prize oratorical contest at
Dickinsen college, Mr. W. C. Robinson,
son of Rev. Robinson, Duke street M. E.
pastor, this city, was one of the contest
ants. He spoke en "the Power of Elo
quence" and the Volunteer says it was an
able effort, " the matter was evidently
selected with a taste discriminative with
reference te effect. The oratory was un
doubtedly the best of the evening, but
was marred by imperfect memorizing.
The speaker is evidently gifted iu this
particular and if he develops this natural
endowment his future is full of geed
premise."
I'eliils of Lecal Interest.
J. Hay Brown, esq.'s, alumni oration at
Gettysburg (Pennsylvania college), was
en " The Coming Politician." It was re
ceived with much favor and will be pub
lished in full in te-morrow's Intelligen
ce!:. Tlie trustees of the Central normal
school, at Leck Haven, have re-elected the
present faculty of the school, including
the Lancaster county men : Albert N.
Haul), A. M., Ph. D., principal, mental
and moral science, theory and practice of
teaching, and Jehn M. Peeples, M. S.,
mathematics, bookkeeping ami penman
ship. The Reading school beard has resolved
te build a separate high school building
for the boys and will ceme ever an. I leek
at ours for a model.
At the Polytechnic college commence
ment in Philadelphia last evening, Dr.
Wiekersham made a speech. At the state
college commencement in Centre county
A. J. Kaufl'man, of Columbia, who was a
student at the opening of the college,
made a speech yesterday at the alnmni
dinner.
Matrimonial.
At 11 o'clock yesterday morning, at the
lesidence of Cel. II. A. Hambright, North
Prince street, Mr. Jacob E. Fiantz, the
well-known jeweler with II. Z. Rhoads
& Bre., was united iu marriage with Miss
Lizzie Metzger, Cel Hambright' s adopted
daughter; The wedding was strictly pri
vate, Miss Katie Inghram, of Allegheny
being bridesmaid, anil Mr. Jehn F. Reist,
of this eity, bridesman. During the at
tcrnoen the bride anil groom left Lancas
ter for Cape May. After a two week's tour
they will return te Lancaster and occupy
their new residence iu Orange street.
In the presence of a small company of
relatives and immediate friends, aud with
a private ceremony, Mr. Jacob B. Leng,
the well-known broker, was married last
evening te Mrs. Ellen II. Hagcr, at the
residence of the latter en East Orange
street.
DISTRESSING FATALITY.
Anether of Walter KloO'er'8 Children Dies et
Our readers catinet have forgotten the
terrible affliction with which the family of
Walter Kietfer, local editor of the XetnEra,
was visited iu the autumn of 1879 when
within a very few weeks five of his chil
dren were carried oft' by that dreadful
disease, diptheria. This morning about
half-past 5 o'clock another of Mr.Kieffer's
children, a babe fifteen months old, died
of the same disease ; se that of a bright,
interesting, well developed and apparently
healthy family of eight children, oniytwe
remain alive. Iu extending our heartfelt
condolence te Mr. Kieffer and his wife, wc
but voice the sympathy felt fcr them by
the entire community.
Safe Over.
The Waesland, the steamship en which
Miss Lizzie B Gara, of this city, sailed
for Europe, at rived Fafely at Antwerp,
yesterday.
LOCAL CORRESPONDENCE.
BRICKKKV1U.E AND VICIXxTV.
The News from That Neighborhood.
Everybody hereabouts is busily engaged
iu cutting aud putting away the hay crop.
The recent wet weather has had a damag
ing effect en cut grass. Wheat is ripening
fast and rye is already being cut.
Miss Ida Yeutz has returned home from
Lancaster, where she attended. the Sacred
Heart academv. Miss Susie Grumbly, of
Somerset county aud a friend of Miss
Ida's is a guest at Speedwell.
We arrived at the race course ou Tues
day last just in season te see Purity driven
a half-mile by her trainer, narry Beehtel,
in 1:10J. She will be given " a mile and
repeat" te-day.
" Coining events cast their shadows be
fore.' This vicinity abounds with pre
dicting prophets, sanguine sibylistic sooth
sayers, lire-blowers and pow-vewers of all
kind. Just at present the wonderful comet,
together with the prophet is causing great
excitement, and the various rumors aud
predictions are as impossible and ridicu
lous as they are numerous. According te
some, au early war is inevitable ; while
ethers declare that the comet will strike
the sun with such force as te knock it
outside of the circle of its attraction, after
which time the sun will go reaming about
through space, igniting and destroying
everything with which it comes in con
tact. Seme maintain that it will strike
the earth somewhere about where the
north pole is supposed te be and knock
us all out of time. O no old fanatic thinks
it is after Beb Ingersoll. Anether thinks
'tis Beceher ; while a number arc unde
cided whether te say Garfield. Conkling
or Jehn Davenport.
east i:nd aiavs.
Correspondence from Kast Karl.
On Wednesday neon this section was
again visited by a very heavy rain storm
accompanied by thunder and lightning. J.
B. Brcndlc's house, at Cedar Lane, was
struck and considerable damage was done;
the holt followed the water pipe about
one-half way down the corner of the house
when it left the pipe, entered the corner
pest completely shattering it ; it passed
into the kitchen entering the cupboard,
demolishing it ; it then passed out through
the wall entering the cistern. Mr. Brcndle
and family were in the kitchen at the
time and luckily escaped, the only injury
sustained by any of them was a severe
shock felt by the whole family. The dam
age te the heuse is considerable. On Tues
day night several stables hiGoedvillo were
struck by lightning, but received no ser
ious damage.
The New Helland bank put the furnish
ing of their lumber for their new banking
house out by contract; te the lowest bid
der. Mr. W. II. Sweigart, of Cedar Lane,
received the contract; his bid was $20
lower than any of his competitors. He is
doing a flourishing business aud the bank
can depend en receiving a geed quality of
lumber.
Peer weather for haymaking. Our
farmers are having considerable trouble
te get their hay safely housed.
ON' THE WAV.
Frem Millersville te 1'ite'a Kddy.
Mr. A. II. Brcneman, of Millersville,
has about 200 tobacco plants in his yard.
They leek line. The average of the lar
gest leaves measures 20 by 31. Geed
isn't it.
Daniel Shadier, of Millersville, pur
chased last week a line drove el" young
steers for killing. Mr. S. has the reputa
tion for slaughtering line beef, and this
let will add te it.
As the hired man of Daniel Hess, who
resides close te Reck Hill, Maner town
ship, was backing an empty hay wagon
from the barn te the read, Mr. Hess's
three year old daughter who was standing
just outside the deer, was knocked en
the head by the single tree, thrown down
and bruised considerably about the head
and back. It is thought her brain is injured
by the fall. the is improving, but very
slowly.
Hiram Warfel's team did the "gieat"
a few days age. As his inaii was backing
it into the read one of the mules refused
te work. The whip was applied ; the an
imal get stubborn, jumped a two-feet
wall down an embankment of six or eight
feet and was extricated with difficulty.
J. Say ler Erb, the gentlemanly pest
master of Reck Hill, was en a fishing trip
this week. He was succesful, aud among
the let returned were several fine bass,
that tipped the scales at 2, 2JJ and nearly
3 pounds.
Frank E. Miller, of Reck Hill, has au
ordinary chicken egg that measures 7 A by
9 inches.
There seems te be au immense run of
catfish, at ii.il'e Harber and ether near
river resorts. This the " old fishermen '
say, occurs but twice each year, and sel
dom se numerous as new.
They arrived at Fite's Eddy en Thurs
day aud they did leek se tired. They
started from Lancaster ou Monday for
iiainbridgc, from whence they tramped te
Kite's. They start for home te-day and
took with them a considerable number of
aboriginal curiosities. We refer te S. M.
Zahin, Peter Hiller and Herace B. Zalnn.
The last of the ice geige, about 200
pounds, was taken from the "neck," about
a mile from McCall's Ferry by repairmen
en Thursday. Ice in July, just- think
of it !
.Mr. Elias Frcy, who for years past has
operated the ferry at McCall's, has leased
the same te his son Milten and son-in-law
Wartcn Chandler, for a term of five years.
The old ferryman will be missed by his
patrons.
A Large Funeral.
Quite a number of gentlemen attaches of
nearly all the newspar.cr offices drove down
te Salisbury today te attend the funeral
of the late Gee. W. Masen. The wide ac
quaintance of his family and his own per
sonal popularity will make his funeral ene
of til- largest ever held iu that section.
The staff' and attaches of the JYew Era,
with which deceased had been associated
sent a tribute of respect in the shape of a
magnificent floral emblem, comprising a
pillow and cress of white flowers ; upon
the former was the word "Geerge," in
blue violets. Accompanying this was a
handsomely framed testimonial engrossed
in the elegant penmanship of Wesley A.
Snyder, of the New Era composing room,
and signed by all the attaches of the news
paper, setting forth the many virtues of
the deceased, and the general regret cc
casiened by his untimely death.
GASOL.INI:.
The Streets Lit With II.
Last night the contract between the city
and the gaslight company terminated, and
the streets were for the last time this sea
season lit with gas. Along North Queen
street and in some ether sections of the
city some the gasoline lamps were lit, by
order of the lamp committee, se that they
might be fairly compared with these in
which gas was burning The gasoline
light compared very favorably with the
gas. Te-night and ter the balance of the
year gasoline will be used exclusively.
Meetiujj of Commlssieneri!.
The Lancaster county commissioners
met the Chester county commissioners in
West Chester yesterday te make definite
arrangements for rebuilding the inter
county bridge at Pine Greve, en the Octo Octe Octe
rare creek. The contract for the work
was awarded te Weed & Bre., of Chester
county, their bid being $1,414. Capt.
McMellen's bid was $1,409. The repairs
te the bridge are te be completed by September.
SCHOOL KIISTIVMlfcS.
Entertainment te Graduates Areenttien
te a Teacher.
The annual reception te the high school
graduates, the teachers of the public
schools and the school directors was given
in the "old high schoel'' building at the
corner of Prince and Chestnut streets, last
evening, by Jehn B. Warfel, esq., presi
dent of the school beard. 3Ir. Warfel,
net yet having sufficiently recovered from
his unfortunate mishap of a few days age,
was unable te be present in person, but
sent his kind remembrances and congrat
ulations. In his enforced absence Jehn I.
Ilartman, esq., a member of the beard,
did the honors. At the outset Mr. Hart
man briefly addressed the as
sembly, which included the grad
uating classes, a large number of
the teachers and directors, aud some
ether invited guests, te the effect that it
was designed te have this affair entirely
informal and that therefore jie speeches
might be looked for ; that they were as
sembled here te enjoy the hospitality of
the honored head of the school beard, aud
that it was his desire that these present
should have as geed a time as possible,
free from the embarrassment of any set
pregramme. Frem this time forth the
merriment and geed-feeling were con
tinuous. Profs. Haas and Matz, al
ternately seated at the piano, con
tributed materially te the entertainment
by someof their most finished and bril
liant selections and played also some line
duets ; the members of the graduating
classes sang " My Fatherland, " with a
success net inferior te that el" their rendi
tion of the same composition at the com
mencement exercises, while the boys
quartet, consisting of Messrs. McClain,
Spindlcr, Erisman aud Kelly, were heard
te advantage in a number of line selec
tiens. Then there were the usual number
of comic songs, and ene of the amusing
features of the festivities was the rendition
of "Johnny Sehmekcr' by a class consist
ing of Prof. Kevinski, Rev. C. E. Houpt,
Scheel Directors Marshall and Eberman,
Prer. Haas. Prof. Matz. Teacher Gable and
ethers, with chorus effects by the school.
The zest which these gentlemen infused
into the rendition of this ever-amusing
song was very funny. A class song, writ
ten (ee the occasion by Win. II. Lindo Linde
muth, a member of the graduating class,
aud set te a popular school air, was
sung by the members of both classes with
vigor and effect. Mr. Jehn Warfel, son of
the president of the beard, sang "Twicken
ham Ferry" in his line rich bass, and as
the hours waxed, ' Mary's Little Lamb,"
the "Emperor of Austria," " Star
Spangled Banner" and ether equally
popular compositions came iu for their full
share of attention at the hands of the
merry-makers. During the evening re
freshments consisting of ice cream, cake
and lemonade were served in abundance,
and as the hour of departuie drew nigh
it was the unanimous opinion th::t a most
enjoyable evening had been spent, and,
concerning President Warfc', the absent
host, in the words of ene of the songs of
the evening, "that he's a jelly geed fellow,
negare non 2tcst."
Mr. Lovtirireoil Surprised.
The " A " elass of Win. II. Lcvergoed's
boys' secondary school called last evening
at the Franklin house, where Mr. Lever Lever
geed beards, and presented him with a
very handsome geld pim aud pencil, with
extension holder, a paper cutter and fancy
box of stationery. The presentation speech
was made iu behalf of the class by Master
Wm. M. Maxwell, who spoke substantial
ly as fellows :
" Mr. Lcvcrgoed : I have the honor, iu
behalf of the ' A' class of presenting te
you this token of remembrance and es
teem, for the past favors which we enjoy
ed whilst pupils of your school. The
kindness you showed us aud the patience
you had, while preparing us for the high
school, will ever afterwards Iks appreci
ated. Hoping that wc all may meet seen
again, and that every time you use this
little memento, you will think of us aud
remember that it was the jelly ' A'
class of 81 that presented it te you."
Mr. Levcrgoed, who was taken cum
pletely by surprise, responded as fellows :
"Beys of the 'A' class: Yeu have this even
ing given me a complete surprise, and my
heart is tee full te properly express the
kind feelings I have for you.
"As your teacher, I have been with you
ten mouths. Te me they have been very
pleasant ones, and I am extremely sorry te
pait with you. During the term that has
just ended I have cndeavii red te instruct you
te the best of my ability, instilling within
you the seed of manhood, se that as it
grows and springs up it would lead you te
a better ami higher life.
" Beys, allow me new te return you my
sincere thanks for this beautiful present. 1
will ever held you iu remembrance anil will
leek back en this evening as one of the
brightest of my life. I new bid you all
farewell.'
SUDDEN DKATII.
Ailnm Snyder Drep Dean at the Serrel
llorne Hetel.
Last evening shortly before 9 o'clock
Adam Snyder, plasterer, aged about 70
years,and residing with his daughter, Mrs.
Eebert C. Smcltz, at Ne. 775 Maner street,
fell dead iu the barroom of the Serrel
Herse hotel, West King street.
It appears that iie had been down street
and get a package of cut goods te be made
up into clothing. He hailed a street car
that was p:issing, his intention being ap
parently te ride home. The ear did net
step until it turned into Prince street.
Mr. Snyder did net fellow it te the corner,
but turned back aud staggered up the
front steps and into the bar-room as
though he was intoxicated. On entering
the bar-room he dropped the package,
and in steeping te pick it up fell forward
into a corner of the room. Mr. Slough, the
proprietor, and Samuel Bingamaii.an cm cm
pleyc,pieked Mr.Snyder up and carried him
into the backyard, aud finding that some
thing mere serious than intoxication was
the matter, as the man was bleeding from
the mouth, Mr. Slough sent for Dr. Hess,
who was in atteiidcnec iu a few minutes,
hut Mr. Snyder died before his arrival. Cor Cor
oner Mishler was notified, empaneled a
jury, and after viewing the body had it re
moved te his late residence and adjourned
the inquest until morning at S o'clock.
The coroner's jury consisting of Samuel
Slough, Dr. A. Cattell. W. P. Afflcbach,
V'. Scott Brady, Gee. W. Eabyand Charles
M. Strinc, accompanied by the coroner and
his physician, Dr. Compten, met at the
Serrel Herse and went thence te the resi
dence of deceased where several witnesses
were examined. The testimony was in ac
cordance with the facts stated above, and
it was shown in addition that for some
mouths past Mr. Snyder was subject te
attacks of dizziness, which caused him te
stagger when he was entirely sober. It is
believed that he felt an attack of dizziness
coming en, and attempted te heard the
cars. Failing in this he entered the hotel
te take a scat and rest himself, and tln:re
fell ilead
The jury, under advice of Dr. Compten,
rendered a verdict of death from apo
plexy. Mr. Snyder leaves a family of six or
seven grown-up children.
NlKht Woeiulnft CereUH.
Last evening ene of these magnificent
plants containing two flowers opened into
full bloom at the residence of His Hener
JuJgc Livingston, North Duke street.
The blossoms were large and well level level
eped The judge displayed it in his line
parlor for all whom it might delight.
One of ex-Mayer Zimmerman's plants
also bloomed last night, but net quite se
gorgeously as en some former occasions.
At both places theia were many callers,
te take a leek at the flowers.
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