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.
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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.
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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.' "