LANCASTER DAILY INTELLIGENCER, FRIDAY, JULY 2i, 1881. jLanrasiri intclUgcncrc. FRIDAY EVENING, JTJIjY 20, 188L The Doctors Strife. The New Yerk Herald, in a manner that is net entirely free from an apparent desire for sensational effect is bearing Dr. Bliss and bulling Dr. Hammend, in their view's of the presidential case and its treatment. The severe strictures of Hammend en Bliss are doubtless in spired in part by that spirit of jealousy which unhappily permeates their profes sion, and Ilammend himself is net al together free in the popular mind from a suspicion of charlatanism in his practice, or at least in his advertisement of it. Still, the facts marshalled by a Herald correspon dent from Washington against Bliss, show that he is far from being possessed of the instincts of a gentleman, if in deed he has the professional qualifica tions of a geed physician. The Iictro Iictre Iictro sped of American Medicine and Surgery, published in Washington, is even mere severe"; in its animadversions upon Bliss's violation of professional cti cti quctte ; and; while it deprecates the un fortunate fact " that te the horrible at tempt at assassination there should be added a scandal calculated te threw dis credit upon the medical profession," it pronounces Dr. Bliss's treatment of Dr. Baxter inexcusable in any construction of the professional cede of ethics. There can be no doubt that Bliss' dismissal of SDme of his colleagues was rude and un warrantable in the manner of it. - It is refreshing, however, in this quar rel of the doctors, te see their deference, te our Agncw, and his demeanor may teach them some lessens of dignity and courtesy, that will be :is useful and in 'structive as bis surgical skill and pro fessional judgment are available te them in their doubts and fears. Toe Late. Seme of the mere independent and better chiss of New Yerk newspapers are already quarrelling with their new New Yerk Senater Miller, and strange te say, for the very cause which con spicuously existed as an objection te his election and te which they them selves had called public attention, but concerning which they were dumb as an oyster during his candidacy. The Eccniny Pest and Times pounce down upon the luckless Miller for his recent deliverance t a papcrmaker's conven tion, where he declared in one breath, that lie is opposed te any reduction of the duty en paper or en that weed-pulp in which he lias a monopoly, and in the next that paiwr is sold as cheap in New Yerk as in Louden. Quite natur ally a less radical ftec-trade organ than the Pvsl or 'Times would be disturbed by this logic into the inquiry of what use then is a tariff en paper, or of what hurt would its removal be. But the point te which the attention of these Republican organs mere especially needs te be directed is that Mr. Miller had all tliese ideas when he was a candidate for polit ical promotion, and when their condem nation of him might have obstructed his election. Xay, mere, he had prostituted his position as Congressman, teseive his private interests, in impressing his views en the legislation of the country, and the Tiiiics and Pest and 'Tribune con demned him for it. They are very noisy new when their clamor will net avail ; but when their pretest could have been effective they were conveniently quiet. m If the Press would like te have some additional fine specimens of petty plun dering atHarrisburg,ef spoliation of the public treasury by state officials, of pri vate expenses paid from public funds, we will be glad te put at its service the files of the Lxtklligexckk for 1S75, when it exposed the class of expenses at the Ex ecutive Mansion paid from the state funds. The cork-screws and Bibles served te representatives at the public expense, the bay rum and damask towels for the use of noble senators out of the state treasury ; is always an interesting story, albeit net very fresh te Ihelx TEiiLiGENCKit'.s readers, but if the Press will explore,th rough the agency which we put at its service, the expenditures at the governor's mansion, in Ilartrauf t's time at least, it will net only find mere evi dences than it has yet produced of " the scheme of grand larceny" in operation for years at Harrisburg, but it will be still mere firmly convinced of the ini quity of that practice which by long use age has l)eceine an article of Republican faith, the use of the public money by offi cials for their private expenses. Philadelphia and Xew Yerk both find technical difficulties, arising out of their complicated plans of government, obstructing se simple and necessary a matter as the cleaning of their streets. The fact is strongly suggestive of the imbecile arrangements which most large cities have in the way of local administra tions. There is generally such a division of duties and responsibility, that the first are neglected and the latter shirked in a manner destructive of econom ecenom econem cal or efficient municipal administra tion. The business of the cities might be conducted well en the same princi ples which have made the business of many men in them successful and profit able. But such men rarely get into councils;, and, standing close as the great cities de, te the political systems of their respective slates, their governments- are run from state capitals for general political interests, instead of be ing managed in themselves and for themselves. It will never be better until local politics are completely sundered from state and national issues. Speed the time. m Sexatek-elect Miller appears en deck and pipes lustily for a Seuth Amer can line of steamships, and he wants the government te aid in establishing the same. The gentleman appears net te re alize that protection of home industries, of which the manufacture of weed-pulp is a fitting example, debars Seuth Amer ican products from our ports,and that his preposition savers tee much of unsavory subsidies. The Brazillian project died out after a brief season et sickly exist ence, because government aid was with held. When it shall become apparent that a remunerative carrying trade can be prosecuted between our ports and the Seuth American ports, the requisite fa cilities will be forthcoming without gov ernmental nursing. TnE Republican politicians of Ohie are already beginning te speculate en the chances of the assault en Mr. Garfield operating in behalf of Republican suc cess there this fall. Fer a commercial idea in politics the Ohie man is te be steadfastly depended upon. MINOR TOPICS. The German authorities have suppress ed a translation of Emile Zela's "Nana," confiscating the books wherever found. The" American navy is net large, and this is a great injustice te watering places, for there are net officers enough te go around and furnish a respectable repre sentation at each. Newport seems te have a corner in naval prigs just new, there be ing sixty of these interesting objects there with their families. It will go hard with Englishmen cap tured by the Barbary free lances, as the government refuses te ransom them here after, unless engaged in an official capacity when captured. Seme Englishman will fall into the hands of these freebooters one of these days, and the Barbary states will be made one of " our colonies" te pay for it. The Hawaiian minister at Washington has written an official denial at the story that King Kalakaua is hawking his king dom about with the hepe of finding a purchaser. The minister explains that the government is a constitutional mon archy, and that the king can hardly sell out the Islands as if they were his private property. When our esteemed contemporary, the New Era, modestly claims that its publi cation of au abstract of Maj. Slaymaker's master's report in the Ephratacasc is "the first authentic account of the controversy which has been published" it, of course, overlooks the fact that a mere complete history of the case, and a mere extended abstract of the same report appeared in the Intelligencer a week age. Tin: cardinal archbishop of Teledo, pri mate of Spain, has stirred up that coun try and Italy with a pastoral letter advo cating re establishment of the temporal power of the pope of Heme, by force of arras if this is necessary te the end. We have been afraid that European emulation would lead te something extraordinary ever since the Teledo Blade of America has had a representative there. Ciias. A. Dana explodes the Stanten " On te Richmond " romance of the Chi cago Tribune. He says the articles were written by Gen. Fitz Henry Warren aud that nothing ever appeared in the leading columns of the Tribune of that time which proceeded either from Mr. Stanten's pen or from his mind. New that this moment ous question is set at rest, the country can go right en makiug infernal cugines again for English shipment. When Jules Verue'B fertile imagina tion conceived the Nautilus, he probably had no thought or ever seeing it material ized; but unless all accounts lie $20,000 of the Irish skirmishing fund have been ex pended in the construction of a submarine cigar shaped vessel, te be irsed, as explain ed, for "wrecking." Jehn P. Helland, of Newark, was the inventor, and Dr. William "Carrel, of Philadelphia, the ostensible backer of the enterprise. The preposition te appoint Ceukling te the Supreme Bench naturally gives rise te a question of contingency. Net un fre quently the Bench is divided in the matter of law. In such a case, should Cenkliug find himself in a minority would he embar rass the court by resigning? And if he resigned would he insist upeu a vindica tion? Mr. Ceukling must give bends te keep the peace before he takes a seat en wool sack. While these Washington doctors have been making the American public's mouth water ever accounts of the president's toothsome repasts, Mrs. -Garfield has been undermining their little game of gulling the people, and at last the mine is exploded. Under date of July 21, Bhe wrote te her personal friend, Mrs. Harmen Austin, of Warren, as fellows ; "The genetal is just beginning te have a faint suggestion of an appetite. Frem newspaper reports you would suppose he had been taking beef steaks and lamb chops by the quantity, but the truth is he has only tasted them te gratify the doctors, and net always te his advantage." Concerning Babies. On the 10th of June the two-year old child of Ernest Poyette, Matteawan, N. Y., was shot in the head. The little one was sleeping in its cradle, when a ball from a pistol fired 200 feet away passed through a wooden partition and into the child's head en the right side near the forehead. The ball has never been found or removed. Four days after the shot was fired the child had terrible convulsions, lasting four hours, and when these ceased it was ob served that its left side was paralyzed. The convulsions continued eight days, then ceased, and new this tough little specimen of humanity is getting well. Its mind is apparently as geed as ever. It talks, and eats heartily. But the left side is totally paralyzed. Twe babies wcre born in the same house at Oakland, Tcnn. The mothers were sisters, closely resembling each ether, and the infants were both girls. In the excitement of the occasion the little ones get mixed, and this happened befere they had been dressed, or in any ether way marked for identification. There seems te be no way out of the uncertainty, for three months have passed without develop ing any resemblance te the father in either case ; and if the children grew up, as they seem likely te, with the physical charac teristics of their mothers, nobody will ever knew theu: exact parentage. The present agreement is te decide the question by let. A Politician Turned Grave-Bebber. Dick Allen, one of the most prominent colored politicians in Texas, who was, four years age, candidate for lieutenant governor en the Republican ticket, is charged with stealing one of two bodies that were buried by the county last Sun day after being examined for identification. Beth bodies were interred, in the same grave. One has been identified as that of a member of a well-known Presbyterian family of this state. Presbyterians here are very indignant, and blame the un dertaker into whose care the bodies were put. LlSTTJER FKOM. WILKKSBAKKE. The Sasngarfest Jflae Music Award of Frtxea Grand Parade Immense rarade Wilkesbarre Suggest ed as the State Capital. WiLKESBAime, Pa,, July 28, 1881. The Samgerfest is ever, and from all that I could see or learn, was one of the most enjoyable ever held. The town was filled te overflowing, every hotel and bearding place was filled with the crowds -of blonde mustached singers. On Monday all the incoming trains brought crowds of visitors. One party from Xew Yerk alone, filled twenty-one cars. Frem all parts of the country visi tors continually poured in. On Monday the opening coucert was given at 0th regiment armory. Tuesday evening's concert was especial ly fine. The chorus by the whole associa tion, with its hundreds of rich, powerful voices rising and falling, swelling forth and subsiding, was the grandest music imaginable. The prize singing, in which all the clubs except these participating from New Yerk, filled the immense struc ture with burst after burst of melody. The prizes wcre awarded in the following order : First, Scrauten Lciderkrauz. Second, Hazlcten Concordia. Third, llawley M:cnnercher. Fourth, Lackawanna Mamnercher. Fifth, Allentown Leiderkranz. On Wednesday all the associations paraded through the principal street of the eity. The bauds accompanying the organ izations are worthy of mention cemprizing seme of tire best in this region. Leibold's band of New Yerk, Bauer's aud the 13th Battalion of Scranton, Ringgold of Read ing were among the best. After the parade all Wilkesbarre re paired te the park just across the river and had a grand picnic. The scene at this park beggars description. Imagine six or seven thousand peeple crowded together in a small park, bauds playing, associa tions discoursing vocal music, beer wagons rattling, glasses clinking, rapid feet tap ping the daiice iloer, and you have but a faint idea of a German picnic. Booths were erected at remarkably short inter valsall ever the grounds and were pat ronized in a way that filled my unaccus tomed mind with awe. Refrigerator cars will be scarce in ether parts of the state, I verily believe, for it must have taken an immense let te bring all the lager here. I would fear te risk a guess at the amount which passed dewu the threats of the thirsty and perspiring multitude It was something calculated te fill the hearts of the temperance community with dismay. Although se much beer was put by I am glad te say that I saw no signs of a fight during the whole day. Iu the evening and up te midnight the park was still crowded, but the most at tractive place was the beautiful lawu iu front of the Wyoming Valley hotel, " Hauptquarters des Arien veu New Yerk." A balcony concert by the Arien accompanied by Leibold's band attracted here immense crowds of people till mid night. This morning the city is filled with music aud the tramp of departing singers ou their way te the depot. There is much talk at present of moving the state capitol te this city. I can inform my Lancaster friends that a mere beauti ful or desirable place could net be found. The city far outstrips Harrisburg for beauty of location and is fully equal te it in a sanitary point of view. I have seen mere beautiful residences during mv short stay in Wilkesbarre than can be seeu iu Lancaster and Harrisburg both. River street, Fraukliu street and Northampton street are oue line of beautiful aud sub stantial residences, with wide lawns and beautiful wide sidewalks. However, we will let the state legisla ture decide the question. B. L. H. PlSKbONAL.. Hen. William A. Wallace has organ ized a company te develop some coal mines near Osceola. Hen. Daniel J. Merkell has given $1,000 toward the erection of a small pox hospital in Johnstown. Secretary Quay, after takiug the knife as the best fisherman along the coast, has concluded te capture a few bass from the briny Susquehanna, aud is at the state de partment for that purpose. General Gauuuldi recently completed his seventy-fourth year, and many tele grams of congratulation were received by him en that day, which was July 4. The general is eager te held a world's fair in Reme. Miss Emma Tiiuiisiiy has been siuging with remarkable success in Copenhagen. The local critics are enthusiastic and com. pare her te Jenny Lind. After leaving Denmark Miss Thursby will make a short tour in Sweden and Norway. In consequence of illness Hen. JenN Cec-ukan, state senator from the second district of Philadelphia, will dccline te be a candidate for re-election. Already Mr. Hugh Mackin, representative from the Sixth district, aud Geu. McCaudless have announced themselves as candidates for succession. Rt. Rev. Boniface Wimmek, O. S. B., abbot of St. Vincent, and president of the Am. Cass. Cengr., will celebrate his golden jubilee in the priesthood at St. Vincent's, Westmoreland county, en the first of next month, en which occasion there will be a notable gathering te greet the venerable abbot. All the Benedictine prelates in the United States will be present te honor the event. Mrs. McKiernau, widow of the late Themas McKiernau, of Montreal, has had her claim established as one of three heirs te the estate valued at $1,500,000 of the late Philip Denehue, of San Francisce, who emigrated from Montreal in 1832, a peer man. Mrs. McKiernau, who was Sir. Donehnc's sister, never heard of her brother until inquiries were set en feet for his heirs. The estate is divided among a brother and two sisters, all of whom were very peer. Next winter the curious American world will have a chance te form an opinion of the famous Londen beauty, Mrs. Laxgtby. She has written te American friends that she is coming ever, and it is said apart ments have already been engaged for her at the Westminster hotel, New Yerk. Mrs. Heeper writes that Mrs. Langtry leeks worn and faded, and dresses very plainly, in almost painful contrast with the showy splendor that se lately charac terized her costumes. It is stated, by the -way, that next season the Princess of Wales intends excluding from all her balls and receptions what are known as " shop window beauties. " At the annual garden party given by the princess te the queen net an invitation was extended te a pro fessional beauty. THE WHITE HOUSE CASE. Complaints of Dr. Bliss' Treatment. Washington Correspondence N. V. Uenikl. As incidental te a history of the manner in which the president has suffered from the treatment of his case it is related that en the morning of July 2, after he had been removed te the White Heuse and placed upon his bed, the attending sur geons and physicians were quite unnerved by the importance of the case before them. It was a few minutes after ten, and the president bad then been wounded about forty minutes. Bleed was Blewly oozing- from the mouth of the wound, and the report of the hurried ex amination which had been made at the depot by Drs. Townshend, Wales and Bliss was repeated te the assemblage of physi ciaus. An ominous shaking of heads fol lowed. What ought te be done ? Ne one seemed te be willing te suggest, when it was proposed that the wound should be examined at ence. Te this Dr. Bliss ob jected and insisted that nothing should be done for the present. It was finally agreed that an examination should be made at 3 o'clock in the afternoon. During the live hours following this preliminary consulta tion the president's wound continued te bleed and it was net until after the brief examination made iu the afternoon that the wound was plugged. At this examina tion it was discovered that the tenth rib had been slightly grazed by the ball ; that the eleventh rib had suffered a compound fracture and that the probable course of the ball had been inward and downward Te -further test the accuracy of the belief that the tenth and eleventh ribs had been fractured the examining surgeon gently pressed theanterier extremities of these ribs The president's face immediately showed signs of agony, and he said in a subdued tone : "It hurts me." When asked where the pain was felt, he replied, "in the back." With this all further attempt te discover anything concerning the nature of the wound, save the examination made by Surgeon General Wales with his little finger, was discontinued. The consultation at seven o'clock was net any mere satis factory. It became evident te a number of the physiciaus present that one of the number was evidently maneeuvring for the management of the case. This had become se apparent that several of the mere prominent physicians were ou the point of leaving the mansion at once, when Dr. Bliss moved an adjournment until the following morning, July 3. Some interesting if net important par ticulars of the consultation of the surgeons held en this eventful Sunday have become known te your correspondent, who was enabled te get them from ' an eye-witness and auditor. The consultation began at eight o'clock, and at the opening there were present D. Smith Townshend, Dr. J. J. Woodferd of the army ; Dr. J. J. Hamil ton, of the Marine hospital service ; Dr. Philip S. Wales surgeon general of the navy; Jeseph E. Barnes, surgeon general of the army; Dr. Patterson Coreuor of the District of Celum bia ; Dr. D. W. Bliss, Dr. C. M. Ferd, Dr. N. S. Lincoln, Dr. Basil Norris, of the army, and Dr. F. M. Gunnel!. Dr. Reyburn was uet present, being at the bedside of the president. Dr. Bliss, en taking the chair, announced that the pre: sident had requested him te state that he did net desire any of the gentlemen pre sent te examine his weuud, a committee consisting of Drs. Wains, Reyburn and Woodward, having been appointed Satur day evening for that purpose. The doctor further announced that he held in his hand the record of temperature, pulse and res piration which he would read for the in formation of these present. During the reading of the symptoms Surgeon General Barnes, who had remained with the president during the greater portion of the night previous, withdrew te an adjoining room. Dr. Bliss finished the readiug aud called upon the doctors before him for suggestions. Thereupon Dr. Woodward stated that he had had no experience with this class of cases, but he had spent the evening before in compiling a resume of cases of gunshot wounds of the liver recorded by Dr. Otis in the surgical history of the war. Among the cases there enumerated he cited one which had been treated te a successful issue by Dr. Bliss. The latter then said he remembered it very distinctly. Dr. Bliss again requested any sugges tion that might occur te the surgeons, and Dr. Hamilton, of the Marine hospital ser vice, asked him if the clothing had been examined in order te discerer hew much, if any, of it was missing. Dr. Bliss re plied that it had, and proceeded te state that the patient was quite strong, aud that he could raise himself upon his el bows and turn ever. Dr. Hamilton asked him if he approved of allowing a man wounded as the president was of risking himself in that manner a very pertinent inquiry, by the way, for at this period there was great dauger of -an internal hemorrhage under the roost favorable cir cumstances, without bringing it en by undue exertion or strain. Dr. Bliss an swered that he did net approve of this indiscretion en the part of the. presi dent, but, te the contrary, had cau tioned him against it. This brief colloquy was followed by a short pause in the pro ceedings. At this stage of the consulta tion either Dr. Hamilton or a physician sitting near him remarked that a mere ac ac tive disinfectant than that then used, which was carbolic acid, should be admin istered, and that whatever disinfectant was used should be applied thoroughly just se seen as the first oozing began. Ne ether suggestions were offered, and Dr. Bliss said the council would agaiu convene at soven o'clock in the evening. Dr. Baxter did net put in an appearance until a me ment or two befere the adjournment. Just 1 as the doctors were leaving for home the conflict between Drs. Bliss and Baxter ec currcd, a full account of which has already appeared in these columns. " Did the doctors disperse," asked your correspondent of his informant, "with an understanding that they were te be pres ent at the next meeting in the evening?" "That seemed te be the impression, but before two o'clock that day, with the exception of Drs. Barnes and Woodward. they had all been served with notices, - signed by Dr. Bliss, that their services were discontinued. " The sequel te all this was developed ou Saturday last, when the president was at tacked with rigors and his pulse and tem perature went up se quickly. In the midst of the excitement, without any con sultation with Drs. Bliss, Barnes, Wood ward or Reyburn, and without their knewledge, it was decided by the presi dent's family that Drs. Agnew and Hamil ton should be sent for te take. charge of the case. In this the members of the cab inet present concurred, and the attorney general took charge of the telegraphic arrangements for ordering the special train that brought them te Washington. It was net until the messages of request were sent that the attending surgeons learned what had been decided upon. In the little village of Paretz, near Spandau, a father and mother going te work left their peer children locked up in the house. On returning at night the little ones could net be found. A long search discovered them- dead in a large trunk into which they had crept in play. The hd fell, the lock sprang and they were all suffocated. , LATKST NEWS BY MAIL. Regina Leusehentz, aged 13 years, was found drowned in the East river at New Yerk en Thursday, probably suicide. Mrs Julia Flnedy was found dead of exposure in the barn of Michael Mullen, at Auburn, Mass., en Thursday morning. Jehu J. Bagley, ex-governor. of Michi gan, died at the Occidental hotel iu San Francisce, en Wednesday. - A deputy sheriff at Ozark, Ark., distin. guished himself by releasing four collect ed murderers from jail. It is said that the bribe was $5,000. Jehu Mackelfrcsh died in Muncie, Ind., from the effects of a shot fired by his sis ter-in-Iaw, after he had broken into the house of his divorced wife. A fire at Sag Harber, L. I., en Thurs day morning destroyed several buildings, causing a leso of $18,000, insured for $17, 000. A threshing machine boiler exploded en the farm of W. T Sneed near Napa, Cel., en Thursday, killing Willis Crewe, Geerge Piatt and Rebert Davis, and injur ing Harry Gillatn. A man named Stnbblcfield quarreled with seme negrees at a picnic near Paris, Tennessee. Twe of his antagonists seized Stubbleiield by the arms and held him while a third blew out his brains. A party beaded by Sheriff Doelittlo came upon the Williams brothers in Eaugalt, Wis. They were fired upon by the latter, and the sheriff and two ethers were killed. The desperadoes escaped. Iu Great Britain mere persons were killed during the year by horses than by alt the railways of the United Kingdom. The number of violent deaths registered, from all causes reached 23,000. In Tipteuville, Tcnn., 150 masked men took Felix Wylie from the jail and hang ed him te tree. He had outraged and murdered a young lady en the 13th in stant. The last reported "crank" has turned up in St. Paul, Miuu. A contractor nam ed Goedalo, crazed by sunstreke and armed, with a musket, has been lurking around Gov. Pillbury's, bound te sheet him. He has been caged. The annual convention of the American Bankers' association will be held at Ni agara Falls en August 10, 11 aud 12, and an unusually large meeting is anticipated, the Canadiau bankers having for the first time been formally invited te attend. Baseball record : At Detreit Buffalo, 15 ; Detroit, 4. At New Yerk Metro politan, 13 ; Atlantic, 4. At Worcester Providence, 5 ; Worcester, 0. At Bosten Bosten, 4 ; Trey, 0. At Chicago Cleveland, 11 ; Chicago, 2. Shosheno falls, Idaho, are two hundred feet high. A few days since a beat con taining ene white man and two Chinamen were caught iu the rapids and carried ever. Of. the beat, splinters of weed were afterwards found, but of the men, nothing. Stephen Leuuder, a barber, who for some time had been living with a dissolute woman named Minnie Wright, alias Ham illen, was found dead in Bosten, where they lived. It is said that they had a quarrel and in the struggle she threw him down the back steps breaking his neck. Slentpelier, formerly the home of Prcsi dent Madisen, situated in Orange county, Va., was sold yesterday at public auction. The put chaser was Cel. I. II. Carringteu, proprietor et the .hxchange hotel, Kich mend. The property was knocked down te him at $20,000. A bottle containing a slip of paper en which the following was written with a pencil was picked up at Hunting Point, near Hull's Harber : "Ship Edgar sprung a leak fifteen days from Parisbore. Crew all mutinous. Captain shot twice. Crew left in the beats. Short of previsions and water. Longitude 40 west, latitude about 470. s. B. Detty." The Edgar is a Yar mouth ship and sailed from Parisbore last month . A few days age a loud neise was heard in the mountains ou the west side of the Bitter root, Me., the report resembling the firing of cannon and reverberations. The neise was caused by the falling of a high peak en ene of the mountains about opposite Cervallte, and was se loud that it was distinctly heaid at Eight Mile, below Stevensville. Probably thousands of tens of rocks, the foundations of which had bceu crumbling for ages, came down in the grand crash. BLACK AMD INGKRSOL.L,. Anether Religious Vietv or the Discussion. New Yerk Independent. It may be a question whether Mr. Black, having entered the lists, was net bound te a little mere courtesy than is implied iu the police view of his task ; but, however that may be,. Mr. Ingcrsell has nothing mere te complain of, and Mr. Black's handling might even raise a doubt in his mind whether he can complain of that. Judge Black docs net take up the ques tion as a scholar and, happily, net as a clergyman. In scholarship he may claim, without self-praise, te be, at least, the equal of his opponent ; but the character in which he writes is net this, but that of the plain, honest, sensible citizen, the character we may observe in which religion is of the most importance te man and in which he is best qualified te sit as judge and decide in its claim. Mr. Black performs his duty well, with his eye en the jury aud uet allowing his words te wander from the case. He puts his case in a clear, massive way, aud sup ports it by arguments which are well charged with the true wisdom of life and which wise and serious minds will net fail te appreciate. It was net necessary for Judge Black te undcrtake any apology for slavery, any mere than for polygamy ; -but Mr. Iegcr soil is inexcusable for failing te see or, at least, te confess, first, that Christianity grew out of Judaism, and next, that, as Christianity dominates the world, men net only become aware of the turpitude of such customs as polygamy and slavery, but they vanish away. The I'rohlbUlenlsts in ConYcntien. The state Prohibition party held its annual dclegate convention in Alteena yesterday in Masonic hall. Twenty-two counties were represented by GO delegates. The greatest harmony prevailed. The platform and usual long scries of resolu tions were adopted with scarcely a dissent ing vote. Dr. A. C. Pcttit, of Lawrence county, was chesen president and I. New ton Pierce, of Philadelphia, and Geerge Irwin, of Pittsburgh, permanent secre taries. A plan of work for the coming year was reported by a special committee and adopted unanimously, in which they authorize the chairman of the executive committee te employ an organizing agent te work throughout the state. After nominating James M. Wilsen, of Mercer county, as the Prohibition candidate for state treasurer, the convention adjourned. The Recerd Net Seduced. At Belmont park yesterday Maud S. made three attempts te beat her record of 2:10. In the first she went te the quarter in 33, half in 1:05, three-quarters in 1:39 j, and completed a mile in 2:12, without the slightest indication of a break. In her second heat ahe reached the quarter in 824, half in 1:03 and three quarters in 1 :37j Then she hes itated, swerved and finally made a bad break, but recovering she came under the wire in 2;13J. The third and last heat was almost a repetition of the first heat, being trotted clearly and squarely without even a skip. First quarter was made in 33, naif in 1:05, three quarters in 1:38 j and mile in 2:12. These threo consecu tive heats are the fastest ever trotted by any horse in the world. STATE ITEMS. The largest governor ever raade was shipped from Bethlehem a few days age te Reach's ship yard, at Chester. William Penu was buried in a lead coffin, a sort of lead Penn-holder, says au exchange. A boarder at a Bradford hotel aweke in the morning and found bis bed fellow dead. Pecuniary difficulties drove Oliver R. Jcssup te suicide. Jehn Steward, the senior partner of the firm of Steward & Stevens, iron-workers, of Philadelphia, died yesterday alter a lingering illness, culminating in a stroke of paralysis, which was the immediate cause of his death. Captain Sellever, of the Schooner Provi Previ vidence, from Bosten for Philadelphia, re ports that Wednesday Jehn Heward, 42 years old, a seaman of Frank ford, Pa., fell from the main masthead te the rail receiving injuries from which he shortly after died. As Andrew Martin of Pittsburgh, Pa., was crossing the track of the Leng Island railroad near Henry-avenue, Brooklyn, he was struck by a rapid transit metcr and received injuries of a fatal character. One of his legs was cut off and he received ether injuries. The Milten girls are up te all sorts of tricks. One of tbem recently stuffed the sleeve et a man's coat and placed it around her waist as she sat at a low window se it would leek as if she was having a pleasant time with her "feller.' Of ceurse the neighboring girls saw it and they went nearly out of their minds with envy. In Washington township, Erie county, J. Hotchkiss, recently purchased a huge full blooded bull-deg. Having occasion te visit the barn he was horrified te find his little niece in the jaw of the ferocious brute. Its fangs were gory with the bleed of the child, which it had by the threat, shaking it like a rat. The deg was brained with blew from an axe and the child rescued, fearfully disfigured. Death is hourly expected. Mary Swartz and Ida Brown escaped from the Norristown insane hospital and wandered into the lower part of the bor ough, where, meeting with William Col Cel lins, they asked him hew they should reach Philadelphia. They made no secret of their escape, but said that they "were net going te work among these crazy peo ple." They were "Dad enough new," but if they stayed there it would make them worse"." They were arrested and taken back te the asylum. The large tannery of the McKeau broth ers, at Watsen te wd, Northumberland county, was totally destroyed by fire at an early hour yesterday, involving a less of $90,000. The insurance is about $50,000. The fire originated from sparks from the flue while the watchman was engaged in cleaning it. Owing lejan insufficiency of hose te reach cither the canal or river the steam fire eugine could render no service. The tanuery manufactured leather for belt ing almost entirely and employed about fifty men. Died as He .Expected. Uishep Philip Klinger Smith, at oue time of high standing and influence iu the Mermen church, and the oxpeser of the Mountain Meadow massacre aud a -participant therein, is dead. His hotly was found in a prospect hele iu Souera, Mexico, un der circumstances indicating murder. Bishop Smith died as he expected. After convicting Jehn D. Lee of the Mountain Meadow massacre, he said : "I knew the church will kill me sooner or later it is only a question of time." After return ing from the trial, by order of the church his wife left him, and he started south and lived in Arizona. In that territory two attempts wcre made te kill him." LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. DISSOLVED. Tne Sprecher vs. Seusenlg Injunction. In the matter of the preliminary injunc tion of Lewis Sprcchcr vs. Levi Scnsenig et al argument was heard this morning before Judge Patterson in chambers. After hearing the parties, attorneys, their allegations, speeches and arguments, the judge dissolved the injunction and sent Levi Senscnig en his way rejoicing te shut up the "ancient lights" of the Snapper Bex and the entrance te the saloon in the rear. Tem Davis indulged in seme touch ing eloquence when pointing the finger of scorn at Scnsenig he exclaimed " I have heard of and even witnessed the hard hcarteducss of man ; I have seen the father driven by unmanly children into the street te starve, and the gentle wife abused by her husband, but never till new have seen an attempt, in this frce country, where we can enjoy our casements in peace, te shut up the rear end of a saloon and wipa out ancient privileges. Of course the decision of the judge is uet final as a masters examination of and report upon the facts and a deciseu of the full beiich may conclude that Sensenig's obstruction must come down. J. Hay Brown represented Scnsenig, and the law cited in his argument fully sustained the judge se far as the techuical questions arose en the bill and answer for the pre liminary injuctien. Nothing eutside of these pleadings could be considered by the court. As the readers of the Intelligencer knew already, the obstruction Seuscnig is building, is a beard partition aside of the upper back perch of GrefTs hotel, entirely obscuring the view of the Leepard hotel; in addition te this is a swinging gate closing the alley way and making it inconvenient for visitors te GrefTs saloon te enter the back way. Hew it. will end, depends upon the cvideucc, aud ichen, upeu the slew pace of legal proceedings, as disputed facts, con cerning the right of Scnsenig te build within thrce feet of the Sprccher property are involved, which must first be dctir mined befere the court can finally settle the law of the case. Sad and Fatal Accident. About 4 o'clock Wednesday afternoon Jehn Moses, of East Pikeland township, near Kimberton, Chester county, fell from overhead in the barn of Gee. Dcerey, jr., te the barn fleer, a distance of about fourteen feet, aud died almost instantly. Mr. Moses bad been assisting Mr. Dcerey, his neighbor, with his eats harvest when the fatal accident befel him. He was about GO years of age and a very industri ous man and an excellent citizen. He leaves a wife and two children. , , Harvest Jubilee at Lincoln. At Lincoln, near Ephrata, a grand harv est jubilee will be held under the auspices of the Lincoln orchestra, en the afternoon and evening of July 30th. The New Hol Hel Iaud cornet band will be present te enliven the occasieu with music. Among the principal articles te be chanced away are a genuine Singer sewing machine, a two horse plow and a double barreled shot gun. m Died or tier Injuries. Mrs. Catherine Powell, the old lady whewas se terribly burned en Wednesday morning, has died from the effects of her injuries. Corener Mishler empanelled a jury consisting of Martin Urich, Henry Gibbs, Jacob Hcline, F. S. Albright, C. M. Strine and W. E. Kreider. A verdict of death from accidental burning was ren dered. A. Sad Welcome. The ether night Henry Firing, of North Ceventy, Chester county, came home from work about 12 o'clock and called te have the deer opened, ffis wife arose from bed, epened the deer, and as he entered fell dead. She had been sufTering for a long time of malarial fever, by which she had beceme very much prostrated. AT WUMELSDORT YESTERDAY. seventeenth. Anniversary of the Betfeaiiv Betfeaiiv Orpaaes Heme or the Reformed Chnrch. A large number of persons, assembled at this home yesterday, te celebrate the 17th anniversary, which occasion have grown te be of great interest te members of the Reformed church under whose care it is. The trains ever the Lebanon Valley read brought large delegations from Harris burg. Lebanon. Allentown, Bethlehem and Reading. We were sorry te sec such peer representation from Lancaster and Columbia. There was a aumbe? from Quarryvil'e and New Providence, but when the train arrived at Ephrata quite a large accession was mads from Rev. Sweitzcr's charge. About forty persons get en the train at this point and Uuieu Station. Arriving at the home about 12:30 p. in. after a delay of ever two hours at Sinking Springs, (it is proposed hereafter te have a special train from thisjxrint te take the passengers en R.& Cread direct through,) the visitors partook of the elegaut lunch, served by ladies connected with the insti tution, for the benefit of the home. The exercises were commenced in the grove adjoining about 1:30 p. m. The following was the program me : Opened by music and prayer, music by the chil dren. Prayer by Rev. D. W. Wolf of Littlcstewu, Pa. German address by Dr. Kuelling of Philadelphia, followed by the reading of reports by the treasurer and superintendent. Addresses wcre made by Dr. B. Bausman of Reading and General B. F. Fisher of Philadelphia. Opening and closing addresses wcre made by the children connected with the home, which were very creditable. The singing by the children was excellent, showing the tiain iug received in the Sabbath school. Frem the reports are gathered the fol lowing statistics : The home ww organ ized in 13GS, the original purchase and the addition made te it since consist of 8G acres, G5 of which ara uudcr cultivation. The cost of the whole property including permanaut improvements is $18,000, every dollar of which has bceu paid for by contributions from member of the Re formed church. 33G orphans have been brought up iu the institution, the present number consists of 64, aud then will be live additions ; of this number, 113 have been confirmed.. The product of the farm for 1880 was : 270 .bushels of wheat, 439 bushels eats, 169 bushels rye, 350 bushels corn, 15 bushels buckwheat, 150 bushel potatoes, 150 bushels grapes, 20 bushels peaches, 25 bushels apples, besides all the vegetables necessary. Certainly a very geed showing for 5 acres of land. The collections for the d;iy, including the usual anniversary contributions, amounted te $130. There is a floating indebtedness of $2,800 which has yet te be provided for. The beard of managers are : ,Rcv. B. Bausman, D. D., of Reading, president ; Rev. D. B. Albright, superintendent and secretary ; W. D. Gress,.of Philadelphia, treasurer ; Isaac 3IcIIose and Jeseph Cob Ceb Ientz, M. D., of Reading ; Gee. Gcilbach, and Nicholas Wetzel, of Philadelphia ; lien. Jeseph I;aubacli,. et isetblehcm ; Rev. C. H. Lcihbacb, Stouchsburg ; Gee. Z. Kunkle, Harrisburg ; Henry Wirt, Hanover ; Jehn Weist, Freiburg ; W. II. Levan, Schuylkill Haven. Bethany orphans home is a noble institu tion, and ene which the Reformed church may feel justly proud of. Toe much -praise canuet be awarded te its able man agement. Let its friends and these who have se generously sustained it in the past, net relax their efforts in the future that it may be enabled te go forward in the noble work it has iu hand, te educate and care for the orphans, who, for the want of care here bestowed upon them, would be cast out upon the cold world. OUKSUUOULS AND T1SACUKKS. Lecal Educators at Washington. J. D. Pyott, esq., of this city, the .ex perienced reporter, is at the meeting of the state educational association in Washing ton, Pa. Prof. J. P. McCaskcy, principal of our high school, is there as secretary of the body and the only nomiuee for that office the coming year. Among the nomi nations for executive committee are E. O. Lyte, I. S. Gcist and B, F. Shaub, of this county. In the ceurse of the proceedings Prof. Lyte made a report, adopted by a commit tee of which he was chairman, upon "Teachers' Studies and degrees." The report favored the granting of degrees for teaching and literary excellence by normal schools. His remarks brought forth a spirited discussion in which several promi nent educators took part. The following resolution, offered by Prof. Lyte, was adopted. "Resolved that the state au thorities be respectfully invited te consider the subject of teachers' studies, examina tion and degrees, with a view of having such changes made in the present system as are called for by the needs of the schools." Prof. J. V. Montgomery, of Millersville, made a report upeu the question of " Life members in the Association," and resolu tions te the effect that anyone desiring te be a life member of the association must have been a regular member ; that each life member shall pay a fee of $10 ; thrt the money shall be invested until it shall amount te $1,000, when it shall be invested in a monument te be placed in the public grounds in Harrisburg, upon which the names of the most prominent educators shall at their decease be placed. The first two were adopted and the third was laid upon the tabic. The associatieu adopted a resolution, offered by Prof. Gcist, "that te standing committee of five be appointed te report what is necessary in legislation at the next regular meeting of the association." In the afternoon session of the third and last day addresses in memory of Dr. S. S. Haldeman and Andrew Burtt, were made by Prof. I. S. Geist and Prof. Gee. P. Ful ton. In the evening session Drs. Higlice, Wickersham and Hayes made addresses. Pettsville was selected for next year's meeting. Terrible Driving Accident. While eutdriving along Mount Penn, Reading, last evening in company with his wife, son and Mrs. H. II Hall, William DeTurk, a salesman, met with a terrible accident, resulting in his death. The ac cident was caused by a deg running out and barking at the horses. The carriage was upset and the occupants thrown out DeTurk fell against a sharp stone, from the result of which he died in a short time. Mrs. Hall and DeTurk's wife were badly injured. Yeung DeTurk bad an arm broken. They are new lying at a farm house. A Cew That Carried a Watch. Eber Lewis, butcher, en the West Ches ter pike, near the Eagle hotel, in Haver ford, Delaware county, killed a cow a short time since, and found in the cow's abdomen a lady's geld watch and chain iu excellent condition. ' Jeseph Pritchard, who sold the cow te Mr. Lewis for $15, bought the watch and chain for $30, hence the cow cost Mr. Lewis but $15 all told. The Wrong Name. Tt .oe Mr- W. B. Mendenhall. aud net Mr. W. B. Middleton of the Penn iron works, who Jen, the city yesterday en a summer trip northward. BIS Bass. Harry G. Hirsb,.W. T. Wiley and Jehn Rcmick were fishing near Turkey Hill yes terday, and caught forty-two black bass, seme of which weighed, three .and a half pounds.' "
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