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LANCASTER DAILY INTELLIGENCER, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23. 1881.
Eaiirastct fnlcHiacnrer.
FRIDAY EVENING, SEPT. 23, 1881.
The Inauguration.
President Arthur continues te merit
the opinion of his character which is
spread abroad among the ieeple. He
concluded te have himself sworn into
office a second time. On this occasion
the surroundings were appropriate. The
deed was done in the capitol at Wash
ington, the oath was administered by
the chief justice of the United States,
before the members of the cabinet and
Geerge BUS'S. The presence of the lat
ter individual might have been dispensed
with : but one may net reasonably object
te the impudent intrusion of insects ;
and in our judgment President Arthur
was sworn in time number two quite
" according te Guntcr." But it occurs
te us that men of ordinary regard for
the binding character of an oath would
net think that they needed te be twice
sworn te de their duty ; and would in
deed very greatly incline te object te the
rendition. It seems te be treating the
first oath with light regard ; if it was
solemnly taken in r. lawful way it cer
tainly was tee complete an act te
be properly repeated. The oath of
Arthur in Xew Yerk before Judge
Brady was as geed as the one taken in
the capitol before the chief justice,
though the surroundings were less ap
propriate; and we de net believe that a
thoroughly conscientious man would
have cared te repeat the oath. Mr.
Hayes alone of his predecessors is said te
have done this, having first privately
taken the oath en March 4th, being Sun
day, and repeated it the next day at the
public inaugural ceremonies. Hayes was
alarmed lest Tilden should dispute his
title ; and anyway lie is net an illustri illustri
trieus example te be followed. Presi
dent Arthur is said te have been moved
te repeat his oath by the suggestion that
the one taken before the state judge in
New Yerk was net a matter of federal
record, and because of his desire te fel
low the example of his predecessors in
securing their office at the hands of a
federal judge. But this consideration
should have kept him from taking the
midnight oath in Xew Yerk, which was
reduced te writing, signed and attested,
and when recorded in a federal etlice,
would have been a federal record.
The president delivered a brief inau
gural from manuscript and demonstrated
that he is net a master of the Knglish
language. It is net well done, te speak
of " the sorrow which mourns the be
reavement." But it is net a serious fault
in an executive eflicer that he does net
write elegant English ; if he will but
think well and act well, he may be per
mitted te express himself as awkwardly
as lie pleases. In action and thought,
net oration, is the best strength of a
president. But we fear that the
present eilicer is a peer thinker,
tee. There is nothing striking
or original in his inaugural thoughts;
and in view of the fact that he has sum
moned a special session of the Senate ler
October 10 as was manifestly Insurgent
duty te de he should either have re
ferred te this in his address, or left
unsaid what he said about an extra ses
sion of Congress, leaving the public te
think for a day that he would net ex
ercise the wisdom of our fathers, " who,
foreseeing the most dire possibilities,
made sure that the government should
never be imperiled because of the un
certainty of human life."1
The Struggling Fuel ions.
The internecine fight iu the Republi
can party in Xew Yerk fiercely Avages
while the funeral of Garfield, the victim
of tliat contest, progresses. TheRepub
lican convention held at Utica, Conk Cenk
ling's home, te select delegates te the
state convention, was 'about evenly di
vided between Conkling and anti
Conkling, with the organization in the
control of the latter, se that Conkling's
friends belted and set up a convention
for themselves which sent a list of dele
gates, including their chief, te contest
the scats of their opponents in the state
convention. The fight between the fac
tiens will thus certainly wage in that
body ; and the influence of the president
will be demanded by Conkling and will
doubtless be obtained. President Gar
field carried the state against Conkling
by his interference, and it is net reason
able te expect that President Arthur
will have less power, or that he will re
frain from exercising it. He has been
in the forefront of this fight himself in
Xew Yerk. It is his us much as Conk
ling's. As vice president lie put himself
te work at Albany te counteract the
efforts of Garfield against his friends.
The administration power has changed
sides in the Xew Yerk battle and will
control its result new as before. But
what a commentary en the sincerity of
politicians is presented by the sad faces
and weeping eyes of the Republican fac
tions at the open grave of Garfield and
their fierce struggles for supremacy,
while the body is moving te its sepulture !
It is hardly unjust te suspect that they are
crocodile tears that are being shed by one
party for a man whose death se greatly
forwards an aim of" their ambition,
which tit y fellow se vigorously as net te
be able even te cease their struggle for it
in this solemn hour ; aud the ether party,
whose stieng shield and buckler has
has fallen, still thinks se much of its
material interests as te lock horns, while
yet his body lies unburied, te secure a
political advantage..
This Utica fight at this hour was
certainly scandalous. A political strug
gle between Democrats and Republicans
would have been sufficiently obnoxious
te geed taste, aud in some of the states
a halt has been called in the progress of
the election contest. But here we have
Republicans pitted against Republicans,
hypocritically passing resolutions ex
pressive of their intense grief for ihe
dead president, at the very moment in
which they have their hands en each
ether's threats, in a battle which has
caused that president's murder, and en
wlnVli I.; .lpnHi wnri-s n mnef nnf..r
;nD., j, !,, -, i i
influence. Arthur leeks sad and weeps;
Conkling struggles , but their hearts are j
together.
The failure of the dates of the end of
the fiscal year and county year te con
cur makes it difficult te ascertain at any
given time the real debt of Lancaster
county. In justice te ourselves, as well
as the commissioners, we present in the
account of an interview with them to
day some facts which are of general in
terest, and which correct some inaccur
ate conclusions drawn from the annual
reports.
MINOR TOPICS.
While one president was dying Jehn
Sherman seems te have been abusing two
of his predecessors whose shoe latchets
Sherman is net fit te unloose.
The present active campaign iu Vir
ginia is still further enlivened by au al
leged forgery sensation, in which seme
compromising letters accredited te one of
the 3Iabene candidates, who strenuously
denies their authorship, arc the centra of
interest.
The Tribune yesterday gave a conspicu
ous nlace an elegiac poem up m Gar
field, the last verse of which contained
this allusion te President Arthur :
" Ay! who h:- worthy new- may lake that
cliiur.
If our tirst martyr's spirit en one hand
And this new ghost upon theether t:tutl.
Saying : IMray thy country if thou dan- ."
Hugh Hastujus, Arthut's nest friend
and journalistic spokesman, declares that
Merritt's management of the New Yerk
custom house will be shown up belerc the
next session is ended as ene of the most
corrupt of corrupt citadels of Hayes-ism,
surpassing even the star-mute and Hew-
gate exposures.
The Pre as prints a special from Wash
ingten concerning President Arthur's cab
inet, which it says "comes te us from a
source which lias peculiar facilities for
correct information and which gives it
mere than- ordinary significance." Ac
cording te this dispatch there will before
winter be seme changes in the cabinet. It
is announced, however, that Secretaries
lslainc and Windem at least will remain.
It will be recollected that it was an
nounced that the president had signed his
name one day, simply te test his nerves.
It was before he wrote the letter te his
mother. The signature was said te have
been geed, but the fact was concealed that
the sick man wrote something else of a
very significant character. He took the
pen from the doctor, ami, thinking awhile,
wrote Uicm! words : " Straugulatits Pre
Republica." ( Strangled for the Repub
lic). lm:it the title " President Garfield
September (ith, 1SS1," the Londen Spec
tator of September 10, just received, prints
as its only poetical contribution, the fol
lowing lines. September 0, it will be re
membered, was the day en which Presi
dent Garfield was taken from Washington
te Leng Branch :
The husliel tht: siefc room ; the mullled trrad ;
Fend questioning ove ; mute lip, ami listen
ing ear;
Where witeaiKl .liinlivu watch, 'twist hope
:iml tear,
A father's, husband's living-dying ln'il!
The hush el a grii.it nation, "when its liuuil
Lies stricken: l.e, along the street lie's
borne.
Pale, thre' raiisM rrewus, llii-j gray Septem
ber morn,
'Mll straining eyes ami brews nnbennetcil.
And reverent speechlessness : a people's
veice :"
Xay, but a people's .silence ! thre' ilm soul
Ot the wiile world its subtle echoed roll,
O brother nation : England, for her part
Is with thee: Ged willing, she whose heart
Threbb'd with thy pain, shall with thy joy rn rn rn
joiee. PERSONAL.
"Old." Coemus, who writes blood
curdling stories for dime novels, lives en
a fine cstate in Iowa. His wife is a sister
of Senater Kellogg, of Louisiana. He has
becn several times a member of the Iowa
Legislature.
Dr. Aexnw will deliver the iutreduc
tery lecture of the winter course in the
medical department of the University of
Pennsylvania en Monday, October 3. His
public pieminencc at this time will attract
te a general lecture by Dr. Agnew mere
than a common degree of attention.
The malarial influences which possibly
helped te hasten the death of the late
president, aud which prostrated little
Jimmic Garfield, who lies new suffering
at Williamstown from intermittent fever,
and twelve of the attendants of the presi
dent, arc said te he the reasons Airmen
will net go te the White Heuso new.
Joux Siikkman did get off tL-at speech
at Woestcr, Ohie, en Monday night ac
cording te advertisement, but it has at
tracted no notice because far mere im
portant matters have absorbed the public
attention. The chief features of the speech
were an assault upon Jeffersen and Madi Madi
eon and an attempt te keep alive the dying
embers of sectionalism.
ICallread Tragedies.
An engine en the Lehigh Valley railroad
struck Michael Ledwards, a track-walker,
near Penn Haven Junction, and killed him
instantly. He was lifty-fivc years old and
without friends or family.
On the Philadelphia & Reading railroad
between Gorden and Locust Dale, as a
train consisting of ten or fifteen gondola
cars, en which were water tanks used te
catry water te the collieries, was ascending
the heavy grade the rear part of the tiain
broke loose and ran down the grade with
fearful sped and collided with an empty
coal train, instantly killing the fireman,
Themas Yest, of Locust Dale, and Geerge
Kenuey, of Philadelphia, and seriously in
juring Jehn Paul, of Gorden. The cngi
uecr escaped unhurt by jumping from his
engine. Yeung Kenncy is the son of a
Philadelphia clergyman, iu tha employ of
the American Uuien topegraph company,
aud was visiting friends at Crw-sen.
A locomotive, hauling a freight, train
betweeu Chctepa, Kan., and Pursens, en
the Missouri & Pacific railroad, exploded,
killing four men and wrecking the engine
and ten or a dozen cars. The men killcdj
were uce. U. Adams, the engineer ; Simen
Uailcy. fireman ; Jehn Denny, of the St.
Leuis & San Francisce read, and a stranger
named O'Ncil, all of whom weie in the
cab at the time, and were blown from 100
te 200 yards distant aud terribly mangled.
Bailey's head was blown completely off,
and could net be found.
An unknown young man, passenger en
the fast train from Philadelphia te Potts
ville, was instantly killed at Tuckerton.
His head was entirely severed from his
body, and the remains were placed in the
bairgage car and
taken te Pettsville, but
1,c ',as IJOt been identified yet. He bearded
the train at Reading, and steed en the
platform of the second car. It is believed
10 was intoxicated, and was supposed te
hc returning from the firemen's parade at
Reading.
AT WASHINGTON.
THK DEAD PRESIDENT.
President Arthur's rauiliy.
The household new called te the White
Heuse by the death of President Garfield
lias no lady presidicg ever it. Picsident
Arthur lest his wife a year age last Jan
uary, and acute feeling ever her less is
among the sad reflections which press
upon the president at this time. She was
the daughter of Lientenant-Cemraader
Hcrudonefthe United States navy, who
went down en his ship, the Cental America.
A geld medal in recognition of
his bravery was voted by Congress by his
widow, and a monument te his memory
was erected in the naval academy greunus
at Annapolis. Mr. Arthur married Miss
Hcrndeu in the early part of his career as
a lawyer in New Yerk city. He has two
children ene a youth of 17 named after
his father, but called Allan by the family,
the ether, a girl of 11, named Xellie.
These, with the servants, coustitute the
household of the modest Lexington ave
nue residence.
The president has ene brother, Majer
Win. Arthur, of the regular army. He
has three married sisters. Of these Mrs.
Mary McEIrey, of Albany, has spent much
time at hisnouse of late, and has looked
as much after his household affairs as she
could. President Arthur's accession te
his new responsibilities has been tee re
cent for him te give any consideration te
family arrangements for his residence at
Washington, but if the cares of her own
family will permit, Mrs. McEIrey will
most probably bc the lady who will pro pre
side in the White Heuse.
m
Il'jral Offerings.
Among the lleral devices exhibited en
the catafalque arc four beautiful flower
pieces received from the White Heuse-, and
nlaccd at the hcad-ef the bier. They were
arranged by Hemy Pustcr, superintendent
of the White Henso conservatory. The
first is a circular pillar of white roses,repro reses,repro roses,repre
senting a broken shaft, and resting upon a
cdestal of white roses, Marshal Neil, and
tuberoses, relieved with maiden-hair ferns,
the broken top being of purple immertelles
and surmeuutcd by a white deve with
head bent downwards towards the broken
shaft. Next te this is a very elaborate
piece, representing the heavenly gate ajar.
The gate pests arc about four feet high,
surmounted by circular halls of purple
immertelles, and, like the first, composed
mainly of white roses, relieved with ethers
of a pale yellow tint and with ferns.
Between the pests are half-opened
gates of Marshal Neil roses and
ferns. The third piece represents the
crown of elerv. and is also of white
roses and ferns, and surmeuutcd by a cress
of iinniertclles. The last is a large pillow
of white roses with a border of one' row of
delicate pink roses and a heavy fringe- of
ferns and ivy leaves upon a slender shaft
of fern and ivy leaves. Surmeuutiug the
pillow is a white dove with wings extended
as if about te take its flight upwards te
the heavens.
The Autopsy in Dispute.
The features of the dead president have
beceme very much discolored and spotted.
It is said, in explanation of this, that the
embalming process was net able te over
come the bleed poisoning aud was
therefore- net perfect. The features
are new se changed that his most
intimate friends fail te recognize
any resemblance te the living man.
A leading surgeon says the report of the
autopsy fails te give general satisfaction
te the medical profession, who regard it as
incomplete and lacking in details. They
are auxieusly awaiting the premised revised
report, which is te be made up after each
attending surgeon writes his opinion, and
submits it te another consultation of all
these who were present at the autopsy. It
has beceme generally known that Dr.
Boynton is net satisfied with the official re
port of the autopsy, declaring it te he full
of gross errors and false statements. It is
further said that he charges the attending
surgeons with having suppressed many
important facts, and with net. having
made the autopsy complete, but only
partially se. It is Jnet probable that Dr.
Boynton will have anything te say at
present, but at a later date it is under
stood he will make public a detailed account
of the autopsy, and hew it was conducted .
He thinks it was unwise that the surgeons
who treated the president should have
conducted the autopsy, and believed that
eminent surgeons of Philadelphia and
New Yerk should have been called te
make it.
A Hay of Fasting and 1'rayer.
Tiie following proclamation has been
issued by President Arthur :
" By the president of the United States of
America A Proclamation :
" Whereas, In His inscrutable wisdom
it has pleased Ged te remove from us
the illustrious head of the nation, James
A. Garfield, late president of the United
States.
"And whereas, It is fitting that the
deep grief which fills all hearts should
manifest itself with ene accord toward the
Throne of Infinite Grace, and that we
should bow before the Almighty and seek
from him that consolation in our affliction
and that sanctification of our less which
lie is able and willing te vouch safe.
"New, therefore, in obedience te sa
cred duty, and in accordance with the de
sire of the people. I, Chester A. Arthur,
president of the United States of America,
de hereby appoint Monday next, the
twenty-sixth day of September, en which
day the remains of our honored and he
loved dead will be consigned te their last
resting place en earth, te be observed
throughout the United States as a day of
humiliation and mourning ; and I earn
estly recommend all the people te assemble
en that day in their respective places of
Divine worship, there te render alike their
tribute of sorrowful submission te the
will of the Almighty Ged, aud of reverence-
and love for the memory aud charac
ter of our late chief magistrate.
" In witness whereof I have hereunto
set my baud and caused the seal of the
United States te be annexed. Done at the
city of Washington the twenty second day
of September, in the year of our Lord
1881, and of the independence of the
United States the one hundred and sixth.
TSigued " Chestek A Aktiiuk.
"By the President,
"James G. Blaine,
"Secretary of State."
STATE ITEMS.
Independent Wolfe's room at the Girard
haj? been robbed of his notes of this forth
coming Greatest Effert.
William Lewzcy, a sufferer from dys
pepsia, living near West Chester, put an
end te his mystery by cutting his threat
with a razor.
Seme lumbermen were cutting legs en a
hillside near Bradford, and ene piece of
timber rolled down aud fatally crushed
Edna Mead, three years old, who was play
ing below in its path.
Jeseph Thockmertou, a prominent citi
zen of Greene county, died ivear Waynes
burg en the 5th instant, in his 97th year.
His funeral was attended by his two
brothers, 93 and 91 years old, respectively.
He leaves 110 living descendants.
Wm. Neis, of New Hepe, a driver en
the Lehigh canal, was kicked by a mule at
Mauch Chunk, aud instantly killed. The
blew broke his neck and he was found
lying dead en the towpath. He was 40
years old.
D. S. Blackbutn, a Pittsburgh druggist,
has been arrested aud gave bail in the sum
of $5,000 for a hearing before Alderman
Burke en the charge of selliug illegally
drugs which caused the death of Mrs.
Mattie A. Redcbaugh, of Canensbnrg.
Edward Redebaugb, the husband, prefers
the charge.
The jury in the case at Wilkesbarre
against Van Couver and Jacksen, the latter
a colored man, who was charged with man
slaughter in sheeting Jehn Mangan near
Pittston last summer, duripg a riot be
tween a partv of circu3 men and seme
roughs at the public house of ex-Represea-tative
Judge, returned a verdict of guilty.
Walter Sheridan, alias CInrles Ralston,
said te be one of the Gleasen Roberts gang
of forgers of New Yerk, and who some
time age served live years in Sing Sing for
forgery, was arrested in Philadelphia yes
terdav for the robbery of $3,000 worth of
diamonds from J. K. Davidsen, a Chestnut
street jeweler, en the 1st of April last, the
thief substituting a tin box for the jewel
box containing the jeweler's property.
About the time the physicians of the la
mented president began experimenting
with Professer Bell's "induction balance,"
te ascertain the whereabouts of the ball, a
party of treasure seekers art ived at Erie
in n. trim schooner, armnd with a similar
I instrument en a gigantic scale, with which
they proposed te " locate " a cargo el cop
per, worth 30,000, which was sunk in the
lake ever thirty years age. After several
weeks of of unsucccssul experimenting the
search has just been abandoned.
LATEST NEWS BY MAIL.
A fire in the state prison at Salem, Ore
gon, yesterday, destroyed the tannery,
stove works and chair factory. Less,
$40,000.
The safe of Treasurer McLean, of Tuo
lumne county, California, was robbed en
Sunday night of $3,800. There i3 no clew
te the robbers.
Iu an exhibition of speed at Fleetwood
te beat the best record en the track
Trinket trotted a mile in 2:1-1. He was
driven by Jehn Turner.
Jehn Cenger, aged seventy years, a re
spected resident of Mctuchcn, N. J., was
found dead in the cemetery of the Presby
terian church.
Iu Altamont, 111., Mr. Jehn W. Pointer,
a prominent grain dealer, committed sui sui
cide by sheeting himself. His mind was
unbalanced en account of Garfield's death.
Gov. Hamilton has postponed the hang
ing of Felix Munshewcr, which was te
take place at Frederick, Md., te-day, until
November 1.
Bush fires have becu raging with in
tense fierceness in the Nipissing, Can.,
lumber regions. The fires around Georgian
bay, French river and the Muskekct dis
tricts have been fearful, and for days the
inhabitants wcre en the verge of suffoca
tion from heat aud smoke.
Out in Omaha, Mary Willis, the cook,
and Jeseph Miner, an assistant, wcre slic
ing sirloin in the kitchen of one of the
hotels there when a dynamite cartridge
that had been placed in the beef suddenly
knocked them both headforemost out at a
window. The local papers at once struck
a clue aud they say that a jealous lival of
Miner put the cartridge in the meat.
The rear of the large new storehouse of
Barbour & Hamilton, en B street, between
Sixth and Seventh, Washington, fell in
yesterday, caused by the immense weight
of merchandise stored en the three floors
of the building. The third story gave
way, carrying the second story with it.
Sevetal men were at work in the building
at the time, but none were killed, although
all had a narrow escape from death.
The mail carrier from White river re
ports the finding of the dead bodies of
Themas Maleny and his partner. They
had been building a ranch 12 miles below
the pest en the White river. Their wagons
and partly-built cabin were burned. In
dian signs wcre numerous about the place,
and it is thought te be the work of White
River Utes. Cel. Van Yelit has gene out
with a company of cavalry te investigate
the affair and bury the men.
Clare county, Michigan, has been visited
by a terrific hurricane. Iu the vicinity of
Atwood's station, en the Harrison branch
of the Flint and Pcre Marquette railway,
ever 2,000,000 feet of timber were blown
down, and two men, William De Laine
of Canada, and Jeseph Pepper, of liay
City, were struck by falling trees and in
stantly killed. Trees wcre snapped like
pipe stems, and the work of destruction
was awful iu its suddenness and complete
ness. The men who were killed wetc in a
tent with about 20 ethers, who fled te the
swamps and escaped uninjured.
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
A RASCALLY FKtUiW.
Steals 8100 and Kiiiih Atvay.
Dane Cossle is the name of a Philadel
phia vagabond, of geed family, who has
led somewhat of a roving life, has spent
part of it at sea and about two years age
came into this county, and has worked
around among the farmers of lTcmpfield
and Maner. Seme time since he worked
for Jeseph Charles, near Meuntvillc, and
while there became acquainted with a lei
low laborer named Elijah Cellins, from
whom he no doubt leaned that Cellins
had saved seme money, which
hc kept in his locked trunk in
the room that hc slept in. He left Mr.
Charles's employ some time age, but has
hung around the neighborhood since, and
en Suuday evening (in company with
another man it is supposed who was
concealed near the barn) he called there
and asked for Cellins. He was told that
Cellins was away and he made amotien te
leave, but it is supposed Cossle waiteduntil
the family retired, then opened Cellins'
window, entered his room, broke open Ids
trunk and took therefrem a $100 note, and
decamped. He was met by Cellins coming
home, who had no idea then that he had
been robbed, but next morning traced
Cossle te Columbia where it was found hc
had the note changed at the First national
bank, hired a team aud came te this city.
lie stepped at the berrel Herse hotel, had
plenty of money, went out and bought a
new suit, arrayed himself in it and a few
minutes before Cellins reached the city in
pursuit of him, hc had gene te a disrep
utable rancho en Middle street. When it
was visited all knowledge of him wa3 de
nied by the inmates, and if he was any
where in that neighborhood he was con
cealed from the officers by these who
knew his whereabouts. He has likely get
te Philadelphia and thence shipped for a
sea-faring life.
The Jewish Mew Year.
The Jewish people throughout the
world this evening begin the celebration
of the festival of "Resh Hashone," or the
New Year. The coming year is num.
bared 5042 in the Jewish calander, aud
covers the period of time between Sept.
24, 1881 and Sept. 13, 1882. The festival
of "Resh Hashone," which is also desig
nated as "Yem Hazekoren," or Day of
Remembrance, is one of the most import
ant in the Jewish ritual.and is mere gener
ally observed than any ether event in
the calender, except "Yem Kippur," or
the Day of Atonement. The orthodox Isra
elites celebrate 'two days, viz., Saturday
and Sunday, while the Reform Jews, as
these who have accepted the hew dispen
sation are designated, content themselves
with one da$'s celebration. On the 3d
prex. occurs the solemn fast of "Yem
Kippur," and the interval between the two
evcuts is known as the "Ten Days of Pen
itence." By the orthodox Hebrews theb
aic devoted te propitiatory prayers aud acts
of piety and penitence, in preparation for
the trreat Day of Atonement. Business
will be almost entirely suspended among
the Jewish community during these holi
days, aud all will unite in welcoming the
new year iu a becoming mauncr.
LUTHERANS IN COUNCIL.
Proceeding of the Fortieth Convention et
Bast Pennsylvania Synod.
Thursday afternoon's session opened
with a well-filled church. Rev. R. W.
Hnfferd, of Easten, led in prayer. After
preliminary business the president an an
neuced the following committees :
Ne. 1. On president's report, Revs. L.
E. Albert, L. M. Heilman, Thee. B.
Klein.
Ne. 2. On minutes of 1830, Revs. J. W.
Finkbiner, J. 31. Deitzlcr, 3Ir. Robt.
Reek.
Ne. 3. On religious services. Revs. S.
Stall, Emil 3Ieistcr. 3Ir. S. S. High.
Ne. 4. Minutes of Eastern Conference,
Revs. J. II. Leeser, P. C. Crell, 3Ir. R.
D. Hartzell.
Ne. 5. 3Iiuutcs of Philadelphia confer
ence, Revs. W. Kelly, J. II. Weber and
Mr. S. Jb'ehl.
Ne. C. 3IinutC3 of Lobauen conference,
Revs. D. T. Keser, B. B. Cellins and 3Ir.
Jits. II. Keisel.
Ne. 7. Minutes of Harrisburg confer
ence, Revs. II. Sloek, E. S. Henry, and 3Ir.
W. Shipman. ,
Ne. 8. Minutes of sister synods, Revs.
P. Raby, 31. Fernsler and 3Ir. Cassel.
Ne. 9. State of the church. Revs. S. A.
Ilelman, S. Deshcr and 3Ir. W. J. Miller.
Ne. 10. Excuses. Revs. R. W. Hufferd,
Gee. C. Henry and 3Ir. Smith.
Ne. 11. Paiiers of D.A.Shetlcr, Revs. C.
A. Hay, D. D., Joel Swartz, I). I)., anil
O. F. Waage.
Ne. 12. Papers of licentiate W. S. Delp,
Revs. E. Hither, C. Riemensnyder and S.
Yingling.
Ne. IS. Application of Springfield, Revs.
F. W. Cenrad, D. D., E. S. Henry and
3Ir. C. C. Rohrbach.
Ne. 14. Papers from Luthcrbaum church,
V. II. Dunbar, W. S. Perr and J. Peter.
The rest of the session was left open for
committee work.
Adjourned te meet at 7:15. Dr. F, W.
Cenrad closed with a comprehensive aud
touching prayer.
A large audience was gathered last even
ing at the farewell meeting for the depart
ing missionaries.
The old missionary hymn, "Fiem Green
land's Icy Mountains," was started and
the whole congregation joined in its sing
ing with fervor. Dr. F. W. Cenrad led in
prayer, after which " Jesus Shall Reign "
was sung.
Dr. Baum speke biiefly and feelingly.
Rev. Gee. Schell, of Baltimore, follow
ed. He said that this was an hour in the
day when a man must be se full of the
missionary spirit that but little time
would be required te prepare for some
thing te say. This missionary sentiment
is a common one. It was a subject et
vast responsibility. It was the beginning
of the Christian life, inaugurated ia
heaven. What had Christian nations te
be proud of but the result of missionary
effort ? AVith $5,500,000 spent anuually,
with ever 3,500 missionaries in the field,
one te every 20,000 heathen and 1,200, 000,
000 of subjects for Christian effort, it is
well te ask what greater sacrifice is re
quired te still further usher in the reign
of the Prince of Peace? He closed with a
stirring appeal for mere activity.
Rev. A. D. Rewe, of India, who is just
en the eve of returning te his foreign work
closed with a few pcrtiucnt and touching
remarks, saying that the great need and
first requisite was sympathy. That word
expressed the gieat difference between
Christian and heathen lands.
The missionaries aud ladies then took
the carriage at the church deer and were
driven te the depot where they took the
cars for New Yerk, whence they will sail
for India and Africa en Sunday.
FitiDAY 3rei:MNG, 9 a. iu. Synod
opened with prayer by Rev. Dr. Ilamms,
of Brooklyn. The secretary and treas
urer presented their accounts.
Rev. S. Stall laid en the table a motion
te the effect that when synod adjourned
it meet again next September at Ocean
Greve, New Jersey. Dr. Cenrad read a
carefully prepared statement en a vacant
congregation which was granted.
Dr. Hay.chairmarfef the education com
mittee, presented his report en the stu
dents aud finances of the synod at the
theological seminary at Gettysburg?
Considerable discussion was elicited.
Brief reports ensued en conference and
pastors' fund the "latter being freely ven
tilated. Six hundred dollars additional is
te be raised.
The following visiting members of
sister denominations aud synods were
received : Rev. C. S. Albert of Car
lisle, J. W. Goodlin, Yerk, Pa., L.
A. Gotwald, Yerk. Pa., Rev. J. A.
Hackcnberg of central synod, Rev. A. J.
Cellum.St. Paul's 31. E." church, and Rev.
W.C. Robinson, Duke street 31. E. church.
The report of the temperence committee
was received with the proposed amend
ment by J. II. 3Ienges of Philadelphia that
tobacco be added aud regarded with the
same abhorrence. Dr. Swartz added an
amendment which was passed that any
member signing an-application for liquor
.selling be a subject for church discipline
Dr. Hay offered a resolution providing
that as such a satisfactory address on en
missions had been delivered last evening
the regular sermon appointed for 3Ion 3Ien
day evening ou Foreign Missions be dis
penscd with. The resolution was
adopted.
Kliium-es.
The financial report of Dr. L. E. Albert
was as fellows :
Synedical Treasury Received, $313.59 ;
balance, $34.81.
Educational Fund Received, $1,808.72;
disbursed, $l,574.(w ; balauce, $201.07.
Heme Missions Received, $1,872.13 ;
disbursed $1,872.13.
Fereiirn Missions Received from secre
tary, $1,903.72 ; disbursed, $1,903.72.
Pastors' Fund Received from secretary
$05.27 ; disbursed, $G5.27.
Orphans Heme Received, $585 80 ;
disbursed, $585.80.
Pub. Society. Received from secretary,
$11 ; dtsl)itrscd,t)ll.
Church Extension Received, $1,000.
77 : disbursed, $1,005.77 ; balance, $1.
Women's II. and F. Missionary Society
Received from secretary, $184 ; dis
bursed, $130 ; balance, $54.
Children's 3Iissienary Society Re
ceived from secretary, $214.50 ; disbursed,
$214.50.
General Synod Received from secre
tory, $131.88 ; disbursed, $124.88 ; bal
ance, $7.
Three Rivers Received from secretary,
$25 ; disbursed, $25.
Theological Seminary Received from
secretary, $10.
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111)
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....$$,210 CO
HI
$8,28i M
..$7,891 K!
Whole amount disbursed..
$ 400 111
The Wrong Name.
By a slip of the types the name of the
man who fell from the ladder in Concstega
Centre ou Wednesday and breke his neck
was given in our columns last even
ing as Jacob Fritz. The name
should have been Jacob Pfoutz, and the
Intelligent Compositor and Erudite Proof
Reader divide the responsibility for the
mistake between them.
Little ISrlliiln Tobacco.
Win. Whitman has sold te Wra. De
Haven for 31. Landman five and three
quarter acres of tobacco at 27, 12, 8 and
3, and one and a-quartcr acre at 27J, 12, 8
and 3.
Police Complaints.
The mayor had three drunken and dis
orderly cases te dispose of this morning.
Each of elfenders was mulcted in costs
and then discharged.
IN GEEMANY.
AMONG THK AM IS II AND DCNKKKS.
Tracing Kfsemblances te our Lecal Sorts
Special Coi-resiiemSenec IxTEineExcEn.
ZwEinnucKEX, Germany,
Sept. 4, 1881.
I have just visited an Amish family who
live a few miles from this town and am
new waiting te take the railroad back te
Speier. The family i.s named Stalter, and
consists et the parents, six children, and
two attuts of the latter. It must be con
sidered a rich farming family, as one of
the sons just brought me te the station in
a two-horse carriage. Yet the heuse was
furnished with a simplicity equal te if net
greater than similar ones at home.
I was very hospitably entertained by the
Stalter family aud was able te gather con
siderable information. I heard of none of
our Lancaster county names here, but
Guth ( new Geed ? ). Jacob Stalter no
longer dresses like our Amish people in
Lancaster county. His wife did, however,
show me a waistcoat which her husband
once were, which had hooks and eyes in
stead of buttons, but as it was made of
black satin, I told him that our Amish
people would think he was proud. I un
derstand that the Amish people here very
much resemble the ether 3Icnnenites ex
cept that they still held te feet-washing.
They held their meetings in a heuse or
hall, and net around iu private houses as
with us. The community or meeting te
which 3Ir. S teller belongs still have min
isters among themselves, but they knew
of another where the minister is paid.
As my host, Jacob Stalter, has traveled
iu Switzerland, it may be interesting te
mention something that he said. AU the
3Icnneuitcs in the country where I new
am (the Palatinate) came from Switzer
land, hc says. He added that when they
came from Switzerland (whence they were
banished by some of the Reformed church)
many of them were weavers, but new they
have earned money, aud arc all, or almost
all, farmers.
While 3Ir. Stalter was in Switzerland he
met a family of Amish there named Stauf
fer, who still were hooks and eyes. They
lived near the town of Basle and sold milk
there (Dasle having about 50,000 iuhabL
tents). There are also Stauffers in Al
sace, near Basle, who are Amish. All of
the 3Iennenites that 3Ir. Stalter saw in
Switzerland were farmers, and they were
mostly Amish. He gave me the names of
several families, but the only eues that I
recognized as being found iu Lancaster
county were Wenger and Schwartz. As
te the mauuer in which the Stalter family
are likely te escape a part of the heavy
military service required in this country,
1 will mnke a few remarks. Since the
year 1871 (or abeu t the close of the great
war between France and Germany) every
young man in Germany must perform mil
itary scrviee at the age of twenty. If
they prefer they may begin ac sixteen.
They go usually into great stene barracks
te remain for three years. But the three
years' scrviee can be turned into
one year's and otherwise lightened,
thus: First, the young man must
have been three years in a common public
school, or Velksschule. Then he must go
six years in a school of higher grade, or
a German gymnasium, a Ileal scltule, whe re
he studies one foreign language, cither
French or English, chemistry, physics,
mathematics, history, natural history. At
the end of these six years if he cannot
pass his examination he may go back and
stay another year. Then he will be ready
te enter upon the mitigated military scr scr
vieo for ene year only. If he stays iu the
barracks he will receive coffee and brown
bread for breakfast, soup, meat and peta
tees for dinner (with seme variation. I
believe, such as the "remarkably geed'
liver dumplings). He will buy his own
supper out of his liberal daily allowance
of five aud a half cents. But if he docs
net wish te live in garrison he can take a
room elsewhere, and go through all the
military exercises with the ether seldicis
and beard himself, or pay for his beard
happy man ! But besides this, if he gees
in for one year only he must furnish his
own warlike trappings.
Ilunkem.
Anether family lived close by Jacob
Staltcr's who wcie Amish until about
1871. They are named Ocsch. I think the
same name is iu Lancaster county as Esch.
They have, however, joined the Tuukers,
or these who immerse. It seems that they
call themselves Believers, and are by some
called Frelichaner, from a Swiss preacher
named Frelich. (The same name, or
Fiehlich, is found iu Lancaster county.)
That this family of Oesch are of the
old Amish steek seems te he further in
dicated by their having in the house the
old Amish hymn book, of which I spoke
in my volume, "Pennsylvania Dutch
aud Other Essays." The volume here is
called "Onsr Bundt" (and, te translate
the rest of the title, "some beautiful
Ciiristian songs which were written by the
Swiss Brethren when imprisoned in the
castle at Passati, and by ether orthodox
Christians here and there. Basle, 1809.)"
The Ocsch family have also the great
3I:.rtyr book, well known iu Lancasscr
county. This one bore en its title page
something which may also interest our
fellow citizens ; abbreviated and trans
lated thus : " The Bloody Spectacle or
Martyr' Mirror, by T. J. V. Braght,
afterwards tu-ned into German by the
brotherhood at Ephrata, Pa., and by them
printed in the year 1748, new revised and
printed anew by the united brotherhood
in Europe." (The book had beard, covers,
about three-fourths of an inch thick, cov
ered with leather, aud I think bore date
1780). I have seen it translated into
English in Lancaster county, and it must
be considered ene of the weightiest labors
of the late Daniel Rupp.
As regards bearing arms, it seems that
these D linkers stand in a different position
from mauy of the European 3Ionnenites.
They de net go te war. If they are
forced te de se they go te America. They
go into the garrisons, but they will net
teke arms. They are then taken before a
military judge and sometimes he sends
them te prison ; when allowed te come
out they can work in the barracks in at
tending te bread baking, te the care of
flic horses, etc., but will net take arms,
even possibly if they should ha threatened
with death.
But they arc net always sent te piisen ;
when the matter is understood by the
authorities ether labor is often assigned
te them.
The German language is difficult te me,
but this I gathered from Mrs. Oesch's son,
who also speaks seme French.
P. E. Gir.nexs.
THK COUNTY PIN ANCt.3.
The llebt and Annual luierrst.
Te the statement published in Wednes
day's IxTni.ueExcEit, based en the
financial report, that the diffennce be
tween the county treasury receipts aud the
county commissioner's orders docs net
indicate exactly a deficiency of $200,000.
bat " very plainly shows that the county
spends a great deal mero than it collects,
which is very bad housekeeping,." County
Commissioner 3Ioutgemery excepts ; also
te the conclusion that " the interest en
county leans ran up te $19,108.02; indicat
ing at 4 per cent, a county debt of between
$400,000 and $500,000.'' Respecting the
fact that ' besides his salary as solicitor,
H. R Fulteu get $75 fee in the case of A.
C. Welehans et al. vs. the county, and J.
H. Brown, ex solicitor, $75," 3Ir. Jlont Jlent Jlont
gemery also says that he objected te and
voted against these payments.
Iu a call at the commissioners' oflice to
day, all the commissioner's and clerk Wills
being present, a representative of the Ix
tkm.igexckk was given the information
mat the bended debt of the county Jan. 1,
ieu was 9-ut.WKS.iv, naiance in trcasu
treasury
$29,330.95, dillerence $2G8,C02.24 ; Jan. 1,
1879, bended debt $3-10,700.99. balance
$10,107.70, difference $321,059.29; alleged
increase of debt under the last
beard 50,057.05; Jan. 1, 1881.
bended debt $302,515.31 ; balanca iu trea
sury $99,301.38; difference $203,213.9G;
alleged dcerease during the terra of the
present beard $01,435.33. In view of the
unusually large current balance en Janu
ary 1, and the possible claims upon it for
interest and ether purposes during the
next few months, the Intelmuknceu was
net disposed te accept this exhibit as a
showing of the real debt of the county.
An examination of the bend book
shows the actual debt en which the
county new pays interest te be $301,054 ;
there is, however, a balance in the treas
ury, which, with the further receipts of
the present year and reduced cxjienscs,
will enable a further reduction in the
bended debt next year. This cannot of
course new be calculated, but it is evident
that the present beard hace reduced the
bended debt some $40,000, while their pre
decessors increased it about that much.
This certainly shows geed "housekeep
ing" instead of "bad." though the man
ner iu which the reports have te be made
the comity year ending January 1 and
the interest account April 1 prevents
any proper exhibit of the actual county
debt or any basis of the real difference be
tween its receipts and expenditures. The
figures of the bend book indicate that at
present the receipts exceed the expendi
tures seme $20,000 a year, instead of a
deficiency or " net exactly $200,000," as
we have said the rather obscure annual re
port might lead people te bclievc.
The large amount of the interest paid
was due te the fact that the bends issued by
the former beard bye 5 per cent.; the
county new borrows money at 4.1, and as
the debt is reduced te about $300,000 this
year's interest will be less than $14,000
against ever $19,000 last year.
The present commisiencrs admit that
in the first year of their term the debt
was increased, but that was ewiug te the
large expenses contracted by the beard, of
1879-79, and that in the two years since
the present beard have been in oflice they
have effected a net reduction of $40,000.
Of their own salary and mileage last
year, Commissioner iMontgemery's was
$1094.30, a portion of that drawn
"en account," as noticed in the
annual report, having been due from
an error in his favor in the account of 1879.
31 r. Ceble's account last year was $1303.
31r. Montgomery is of the opinion that
less frequent meetings of the beard miglit
answer all public wants.
As te the extra fees paid the county
solicitor, 31 r. 3Iontgemcry opposed that ;
the ethers approved it because Solicitor
Fulton insisted that it was due te him ;
the amount iu dispute iu the suit for which
the lawyers wcre paid $150 was $105 aud
the plaintiff recovered $00, but it i.s saiil
the claims of eleven ether assessors were
involved and a precedent for coming years.
Ne suit has been brought against .Indue
Patterson nor demand made upon him for
the cost of printing his paper boekrin the
Steiiiman-IIcnsel disbarrracnt case, for
which the Examiner cilice presented thu
bill te the commissioners and which they
paid npen Solicitor Fulton's approval.
The solicitor new thinks the payment was
wrong but he cannot suggest any way te
recover it.
The commissioners de net propose te
voluntarily pay the $100 line for neglecting
te publish their report, as they acted in
geed faith iu following the example of
their predecessors te postpone its publica
tion until after the auditor's met ; then
they discovered that the law, with geed
reason, directed its publication before the
audit ; aud, that having been overlooked,
they deemed its subsequent publication
neither justified by law nor auy public
necessity.
m
Cress'.roll ami Vicinity.
The farmers arc waiting with patience
for rain. It is almost impossible te get
the land ready for sccdiiig, if it docs net
seen rain.
The school here commenced ou Monday,
the 19th, with thirty-six pupils iu attend
ance the first day, II. (. Dernheim, teach
er. On last Saturday 31r. S. S. Ilcrr, ene of
the champion tobacco growers, purchased
a farm of 155 acres iu Fulton township,
where he intends te move next sprinjr A
small property of 7 acres belonging te
Emanuel Frey was sold en Friday, the
lGth inst., at Masenvillc Ter $2,000 te B.
Steigelman.
3Ir. R. K! Frey sawed ten cords of weed
for E. 15. Heir in less than four hours by
steam.
31 r. B. Iv. Eshleman realized $50 worth
of peaches from three trees.
There have been a few lets of tobacco
sold here this week ; we will be able te
repei t the correct prices next week.
Chester County Tobacco.
Francis Werth, East Bradford, Chester
ceuuty, has sold his 71 acres of tobacco te
Jacob Highficld of Lancaster, at 28, 17, 7
and . 1 no crop will be about tens in
weight.
Jehn L. Helland, of near Cochran ville,
sold his crop of tobacco te Lancaster
parties for 24, 12, G and 3.
Seme dealers iu tobacco from Lancaster
wcre at 3IarshalIten en Wednesday, and
visited these engaged in raising the weed
that vicinity with a view of purchasing
their crops. The West Chester Leral says
that in some cases high prices were offered,
but declined.
A Mirage In Yerk County.
Last Tuesday evening a mirage was
witnessed by a number of per
sons in Conewago township, Yerk
county. In a clear open ripace,
between two large dark clouds, a large
body of men wcre seen te emerge from be
llied the clouds, marching and drilling
like a body of soldiers. The figures were
plain and distinct and were visible for
about twenty seconds.
put or.
In conscquence of the high degree of
respect and honor manifested towards the
late president, by the Werkingraeu's asso
ciation Ne. 1 of Lancaster, Pa., they have
postponed holding their picnic which was
te have come eir Sept. 24th, till Saturday
Oct. 1st., 1881, at Tell's Hain.
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