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LANCASTER DAILY INTELLIGENCES TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25; 1881.
ILanrastrr l-ntcHeanircr.
TUESDAY EVENING, OCT. 24, 1881.
The Railroad War.
The news of today is that the Penn
sylvania and Baltimore & Ohie rail
road managers have determined te dou
ble the present passenger rates between
the East and the West, under the ex
pectation that the New Yerk Central
railroad will fellow their lead, since Mr.
Vanderbilt has said that the railroad
war was net inaugurated at his instance.
This se-called war is one of which the
newspapers have had a geed deal te say
and which seems te have been
evidenced by the very low rates of
fare that have prevailed ; but just hew
much of a war it has in reality been, it
would net be safe te say. It may be as
sumed that railroad managers are all the
time guided by their considerations of
self-interest, and if they indulge in ex
pensive wars, it is because they think
them profitable ; if net immediately,
then remotely. Mr. Vanderbilt has
bsen freely charged with being the cause
of the long continuance of the present
unproductive rates, and if there is any
one in the world whom the Pennsylva
nia and Baltimore & Ohie people are
publicly supposed te feel sere against it
is this same Mr. Vanderbilt, who, never
theless, we find te have been U13 guest of
the Pennsylvania eflicers at Alteena en
Friday hist, where he came in a gorgeous
private car attended by the private car
of one of the chief officers and a retinue
of a dozen or two railway officials of
high degree. There was net any war at
Alteena, and we doubt very much
whether there has been any real war at
any time anywhere. These railroad
people have se many axes of various and
diverse kinds te grind that you can never
be sure as te what they are really doing,
the only safe conclusion from our experi
ence being that the interests of the gen.
eral public are always preyed upon, and
these of the individual stockholders very
little regarded. In this existing " war "
the traveling public seem te have made
something at the stockholders' expense ,
but it was net designed te benefit them ;
it only happened se, and the proposed
beneficiaries having played out their
game and pocketed its profit are new
seemingly willing te set te work te fleece
the public and spare the stockholders.
Mit. Simoxtex, the Dauphin llepub
lican candidate ferjudge, has. concluded
te announce that he will obey the law
which would require him, if elected, te
reside in Lebanon. It certainly is very
right in a candidate for judge te express
a willingness te obey the law, and Mr.
Simonlen has been very unfortunate in
taking .se long a time te make up his
mind about se plain si preposition. Ap
parently the prospect of a life in Leb
anon is net enchanting te him ; but the
bsnch seems te be very much se. He
docs want te be judge very badly ; se
badly, we fear, that he may be willing te
suppress a little of the truth te get te be
one. The people of Lebanon will hardly
trust Mr. Sinionten's declaration that
he will reside in Lebanon during nil the
time of his judgeship, when he evidently
considers it an exile ; they will conclude
net te exile him.
This Republicans of the United States
Senate, albeit they claim te be in a ma
jority, have net attempted te elect a sec
retary. Let net their continence be at
tributed te modesty or virtue. They are,
te employ an expressive phrase, in a split
stick. Their caucus nominee is Gor Ger
ham. au.l he sticks upon their shoulders
like an old man of the sea. Mahone is
devoted te him and cannot be trans
ferred te a new nominee. Four or five
of the Republican senators wiil never
vote for Getham, ewiug te his brutal as
saults en Garfield and his administra
tion. Ne new candidate can be chosen
and Gerham cannot be elected. Hence
the Republicans vole te allow the chief
clerk, Shober, te act as secretary ; and
the Democrats make the best of it by
assenting te this pregramme.
We cheerfully print what a volunteer
fireman has te say in behalf of the sys
tem of which he is an evpenent, because
he addresses himself te the consideration
of the subject temperately and intelli
gently. His argument for the volunteer
system will probably net weigh much
against the exieriencu of our citizens
with it, which has led them te the deter
mination for a change. The objections
te the call system seem te bj that it has
neither the advantages of the volunteer
or paid departments, but the drawbacks
of both. Probably the best that cau be
said for it i.s that it is a step toward the
paid system. There will be no .slcis
backward taken in this matter.
Having no hopes whatever of getting
a majority in this state for Daily from
the voters of their own party, the Re
publican managers have resorted te the
desperate device of sending packages of
Baily tickets te prominent Democrats
throughout the state. Several such have
been received in this city and the insult
te the receiver's intelligence or
integrity has been promptly re
sented by tossing the' tickets into
the fire. At this season such mat
ter comes handy for kindling purposes,
but we :i33tue Cooper's committee that
Lancaster county Democrats have no
ether use for it.
The Philadelphia Democracy are
steadily getting into line for efficient
work en election day, and the alleged
lack of organization there is righting
itself under direction of Chairman Bo Be
gert. It behooves party workers every
where te bestir themselves te get out the
vote. That is the only essential te se
cure Neble's election." Let the geed
work le done.
Fkem the way that Sherman's em
ployees stele the Contingent fund and
squundwed the appropriations en lemon
ade lunches, one might think tlicy had
been trraduated from the Pennsylvania
state servivj.
It 13 a g'Kd enough Morgan until after
Congress meets.
ScnwKiiKL, like chickeri3,cernes home
te roost.
Let no Democrat forget that en Tues
day, November 8, occurs the election for
state tret surer. It is his business te
get out the full vote of the Democracy
in bis district for Orange Neble. Loek
after the doubtful and spur up the lag
gard !
The publisher of the Xew Era new
knows hew it is himself te have a kicker
in the family.
While one biographer of Ingersoll tells
of his drunkenness, licentiousness and blas
phemy, another critic and commentator
opens fire upon him as a plagiarist, and by
a reprint of extracts in parallel columns
shows most conclusively that one of his
most famous bursts of eloquence is te be
found almost verbatim in Dr. Gunn's
"New Demestic Physician," published by
Moere, Wilstach fc Keyes, of Cincinnati,
in 1837. The same authority accuses In
gersoll of abstracting large quantities of
matter from Colenso, Hebbs, Voltaire,
Volney and Paine, and plainly avows its
belief that he is " the greatest plagiarist
living."
According te the correspondence of
James Jacksen Jarvcs, who is geed an
therity en art 'and poesy in Italy, our
stalwart poet, Walt. Whitman, is held up
as a model te Italian poets, in a leccnt
number of the Fanfulla, of Reme, the
critic, Enrice Ncncieni, under the heading
of "New Poetical Horizons," devotes
several columns te a eulegium of him,
with comments and translations of some
of his most striking pieces, illustrative of
his style. He recommends Whitman
strongly te his readers as an antidote te
the minute, emasculated dilettanti poesy
and literature of modern Italy and Europe
in general, the forced, diffuse, descriptive
style of which, with its piddling realism
aud het-house sensationalism, he heartily
detests.
A piano making firm in New England,
has recently traded one of its new instru
ments for an art relic, supposed te be the
eldest piano in the United States. Made
in Londen ever 140 years age, it was was
sent as a raie gift by a celebrated English
banister te his brother, then bishop of
Virginia, residing in Nettaway county.
The bishop being a strong Federalist dur
ing the Revolution, a bounty was offered
for his head and he was compelled te fly
for his life. He buried the piano with
ether valuable furniture in the bank of a
creek, where it remained until after the
war. The bishop was captuied by the
English near Norfolk aud confined en
beard a man-of-war, until the close of the
struggle, when he was released and re
turned home, when after scvcial yeais'
sleep in Virginia's soil the old piano was
unearthed and treasured highly by tiie
family, who handed it down from genera
tion te generation.
I'EftaONAl..
Queen Victeria is represented as feel
ing sensibly the grac3ful courtesy at York Yerk
town in saluting the banner of St. Geerge.
In the matter of the Republican judicial
nomination for Lchauen and Dauphin,
Simoxtex has se far receded from his
original position as te agree te reside in
Lebanon.
Our former fellow citizen, Jamt.s E.
Andersen, who made a national reputa
tion in Louisana during the presidential
troubles of 187C, and who has lately been
editing the Leader, in Eureka, Nev , has
been assaulted by W. J. Pedic&e and
beaten ever the head with a revolver. His
injuries may prove fatal.
A neat aud classical met is credited te
a distinguished member of the Republican
paity and of the New Yerk bar. The
company had been discussing Mr. David
Davis's turning his coat and face toward
the morning, when one speaker observed
that the senator from Illinois had commit
ted suicide politically. "Xe," leplied the
distinguished Republican, " he is net
dead, but, as the Remans used te say
abut adplurcs he has 'gene ever te the
majority.' "
The November number of St. 2fic7ielits
has the first chapters of Rev. H.-3I. KiEr
feii's sciial, which justifies all its publish
ers say of it when they anneunce: "A
series of articles is already in hand, entitled
'Recollections of a Diummer-Bey,' by
Harry 31. Kieffer, a Pennsylvania volunteer,
who, in early youth, went through all the
important campaigns of the army of the
Potomac. These admirable articles (be
gun in the present number) contain noth
ing that would awaken or fester a sectional
spirit among young or old in any part of
the country, but arc simply an accurate,
sincere aud interesting review of three
years of actual service in the field. The
work, however, is pervadedby the spirit of
the army te which the writer belonged,
and has a simplicity and directness of style
which will at once commend it te young
readers. Altegethcrthe.se rcceids will have
permanent historic value as a faithful and
remarkably graphic portrayal of what was
done, felt, and seen by a private soldier in
the course of a great war. Many of the
descriptions arc exceedingly vivid, and as
a picture of the realities of- camp and
battlefield these recollections have net been
surpassed. Seme idea of the inteicst of
the narrative may be gained from a view
of the chapter headings : Off te the War
A Grand Review On Picket along the
Rappahannock Hew we get a Shelling
In the Weeds at Chancellersville The
First Day at Gettysburg After the Bat
tle In the Frent at Petersburg Around
the Camp-fire etc., etc."
LATEST NEWS BY MAIL.
A Mexican Hen attacked three farmeis
near Dallas, Tex., mortally wounding one.
He killed one horse and escaped.
Miss Melinda T. Jacobus, of Pciu, N.
J., has bceu accidentally shot aud mei tal
ly wounded bv her suitor, Jehn W.
Wolfe.
In Galveston, Texas, Geerge Wilferd
was shot and killed by his cousin Jim Ivy
as they were riding te town together in a
buggy. A remark by Wilferd reflecting
ea Ivy's wife was the cause of the killing.
In Londen Dr. Carver shot a pigeon
match at Herndeu against Mr. W. Cras
hay, 100 birds each, thirty yards rise, for
200. Dr. Carver made the unprecedent
ed score of 93 killed, his opponent killing
82.
The official result of the late election in
Ohie has been declared. Fester's plural
ity is 24,407, but it is the smallest given
any candidate en the Republican ticket,
the candidate for state treasurer having
29,641.
The body of the mate of the British
steamer Imbre3 was found in Savannah,
near what is known as the "Old Fert
Heuse." His threat was cut, and it was
evident that he had been previously
choked It has been ascertained that he
was at a "dance," get into a difficulty,
and was set upon and killed. Twenty-four
persons, including several sailors and three
or four colored women, have been arrested
for complicity in the affair.
STATE ITEMS.
David Tees, of Pittsburgh, of the 14th
regiment N. G., was stricken with paraly
sis en the voyage home from Yorktown.
A woman taken with a fit in Yerk, was
mistaken for drunk, wheeled te the county
jail, died a miserable death, and is new
the subject of great popular attention.
The pink-eye disease made its appear
ance among the horses in Pittsburgh last
week, and within 43 hours 34 horses be
came affected. Four of them died.
Wm. Ehrenfclt, a fireman en the Pitts
burgh division of the Pennsylvania railroad
while running ever the top of the cars,
about ten miles above Alteena, fell oil, the
train passing ever his left shoulder. The
arm was amputated.
The Democratic executive committee of
the Allegheny county committee has de
cided te print the name of Daniel McWill
iaras as a candidate for county commisieuer
en the ticket, but will also print the names
of Jeseph Stekcly and William McGee en
the pesters as candidates.
The popularity of Orange Neble at his
home is attested by the fact that the Erie
Lighthouse, a German independent paper,
and the Erie Graphic, an English paper,
also independent, both give him a vigor
ous support. He is at least a thousand
votes stronger than his paity in Erie
county.
It is really a comfort te knew that the
persons who threw vitriol from the gal
lery of the Centennial building the ether
night and burned some forty people, were
mischievous boys who mistook the fiery
stuff for water and whose act was a piece
of juvenile mischief and net a new device
of fiendish deviltry.
Judge Hagenman, of the Berks
court, has shut down en the marriage in
surance business, and refuses te grant any
mere charters te associations of this class.
He says the matter has gene farther
than was expected. Hitherto the business
has gene forward boemingly in our ad
joining county.
A fire at Rew City, 3IcKcau county,
destroyed J. M. Frances' drug store,
Smith & Reuse's hotel, J. II. Pauling's
wagon heuse, J. W. Brown's two-story
frame building. Heck's hotel, II. B. Miles'
shoe house and three ether small build
ings. The total less is put at $4,500,
mostly held in New Yerk companies.
The Presbyterian synod of Erie occu
pied two days ever the appeal of Ileber
Donaldsen, expelled from Emlenton
church for dauciug. After a heated dis
cussion of every phase of the case the vote
steed : Fer sustaining, 20; against sus
taining, 73. Three voted for sustaining in
pait. The General Assembly will be
given an opportunity te act thereon.
Our neighboring city of Reading is just
tickled te death because the Emma Abbett
opera company gave two fine performances
there en Saturday; and she has a right te be,
tee, for it was a big day for Reading.as was
the day preceding for Lancaster. Read
ing's morning paper, the Times has a long
editeiial leader calling for mere of the
same sort, declaring that the best culture
of the city demands it, and premising sub
stantial encouragement if it is afforded.
On behalf of the pcople of our own geed
city we may fairly echo "us tee. "
One of Baren von Steuben's hciis turns
no as au Allcntewn Dutchman, bent en
reclaiming the ancestral estates. The ex
humed will shows that the old baron
made devises te his servants en the follow fellow
conditions, which were never carried out :
" That en my decease they de net permit
any pei.sen te touch my body, net even te
change the shirt in which I die, but that
they wrap me up in my old military cloak,
and iu twenty-four hours after my decease
burv me in such spot as I shall before my
decease point out te them, and they never
acquaint any person with the spot where
I shall be buried."
Less by Fire.
The farm house, barns and their content--,
of Uzzill Whitceinb, at Richmond,
Yt., have been burned. The less is esti
mated at 13,000, en which there was an
insurance of $2,000. The fire was the
work of an incendiary.
Geerge C. Montague's partly finished
heuse at Grauby, Mass., with his farm
buildings and a quantity of hay, was
binned Sunday night by au incendiary.
The less is 0,000 ; insurance, $4,500.
He was burned out in the same way lat
March.
Justice William II. Schmid's fine heuse
in Guttenburg, N. Y., or West New
Yerk, was destroyed by fire yesterday.
The less is $2,000. A flying spark set fire
te the clothing of a woman who was busy
in a neighboring yard and she was badly
burned.
KiitertBiules the Foreigners.
The Cincinnati beard of trade and trans -portalien
has appointed a committee te
provide proper reception and entertainment
for the von Steubeus, who arc te be there
Thursday. A dinner at the Queen City
club will be tcndcicd te the distinguished
visitors.
At Fortress 3Ionree the officers of the
fleet ami the army combined with the
guests at the hotel in getting up a grand
ball last night, te wind up the Yorktown
celebration.
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
ORGAN PRESENTATION.
A Timely Gift te a Werthy Object.
The following correspondence, which te
a great extent explains itself, was accom
panied by the presentation te the Y. M. C.
A., of this city of a beautiful and perfect
sounding iustrumeat :
1'JBTE1 Til., Oct. 19, 1S3J.
Tel. C. IlavCHV'.-lr. -President Y. M. C. A.,
and (Jentlcnittii ql tfce Association.
Mt Deai: Sirs : Being desirous of ad
ding my mite te the progress of your ex
cellent association, and firmly believing
that a geed organ trill be, or may be an
incentive te a mere thorough musical
basis ; and being a necessary and delight
ful accession te that most beautiful por
tion of Ged's worship songs of His praises
I hereby respectfully tender for your
acceptance, a Wilcox & White chapel
organ. Awaiting your early reply, I re
main, gentlemen,
Kespcctlully,
Mrs. Clara L. King,
Gen. Agent W. & W. Organs.
15C East King street, Lancaster, Pa.
Lancaster, Oct. 21, 1SSI.
lira. (Mara L. King, Gener.il Asect Wilcex: ft
wmte organs.
Dear Madam : Refeiring te your very
kind letter of the 19th inst., teuderiug the
Yeung Men's Christian association of Lan
caster, a Wilcox & White chapel organ,
permit me in accepting your generous gift
te convey te you, in the name of the Y. M.
C. A., an expression of t ha deep gratitude
with which they receive tee beautiful in
strument your generosity and yourappre yeurappre yourappre
ciatien of the deserving character of the
association prompted you te present.
It gives us great encouragement and
pleasure te have the assurance which such
a gift implies, of the existence in the com
munity of a sentiment se highly faverable
te the aims and methods of the organiza
tion. Please accept the association's assurance
of the high respect and appreciation which
they entertain for the donor of such a use
ful, pleasing and delightful gift.
Yours most respectfully,
. D. C. Havekstick,
President Y. 31. C. A.
THK FIBk llEPABTMENT.
Soreo Views en the Call System.
Editors Intelligencer : Much discus
sion Las been held ever the reorganization
of the fire department. As yet no con
clusion has been arrived at that has satis
fied our citizens and firemen. As a volun
teer fireman, of thirty years active service,
I think I am able te suggest some features
that years of experience have impressed
upon me. I would advocate the continu
ance of the volunteer system as the cheap
est and most efficient department, net
iu its present form, but in a remodeled one.
There is no difficulty attending a reorgan
ization ; indeed, it is the most feasible and
attended with the least labor. A call or
paid system would become in the hands of
politicians quite a political factor in mu
nicipal afl'aiis, aud above all things the de
partments of city government" should be
fiec from political spoil and aspiration.
An overseer in every work and branch
of service is essential. Without a head
the body is uncontrollable. Hence a chief
engineer should be invested with preroga
tives aud powers te direct and control his
subordinates ; his whole time should be
given te his cflic, for his province of work
is greater than any ether city officer,
mere manifold and mere arduous. A fair
competency should be given, net less than
$000 a year. This will secure a geed man
and an able one, full of experience and in
tcllegeiicc. He should be elected by the
direct vote of every active fireman, for
they alone knew the calibre of the man
and the qualifications needed for the office
They should net be actuated by partisan
motives, as would councilmen, who by vir
tue of their clcctieu are iu honor bound
te vote for one of their own political com
plexion, icgardless of fitness for the posi
tion. His term of office should be five
years. The mayor, as the city executive
officer, should be invested with authority
ever him, such as he exercises ever the
police. If he is incompetent or dishonors
his position, the mayor can report him te
councils, they remove him, and order the
fireman te elect te fill the vacancy. Twe
assistant engineers should receive $150
each, elected iu the same manner as the
chief. The companies should receive from
the city appropriation sufficient te defray all
their expenses, and a step put te all balls,
picnics and fairs te make up the deficiency
of expenses ever appropriation. Firemen
are tired of such measures much mere se
than they who arc constantly called upon
te contribute. Each company would re
quire $1,400 te cover their entire expense?,
as fellows :
Drivers salary $ SCO OJ
Feeding two horses, etc :K0 00
Contingent Hind for renewal et appa
ratus, hose, etc 500 03
Incidental expenses 200 00
$1,410 00
Seven steamers--, one hook and ladder,
with engineers' salary, would entail an
annual appropriation of $10,000.
Contrast this for a moment with the
cost of a " call system."
Interest or debts at 4 per cent $ 1,012 00
Contingent fund for renewal of appa
ratus., etc ?,000 00
Saluriea of members et department... 7,04t 00
j-eciiing ner&es 2,iuu ou
Jlcpali 1,000 te
Total ce-t f!5,0V; (,0
or $3,000 mere than a well sustained vol
unteer department. Te rent the apparatus
at eight per cent of their valuation, the
rate that would be charged, would amount
te the same.
A well sustained volunteer system guar
an tees te the city a larger werkiug force
than the " call system, " and if councils
would adept the suggestion of the Fire
men's Union and create a volunteer lire
police brigade, the disorder and contention
among members of the several companies,
se incident te fire3, would be quelled, and
the outside public, who crowd en the fire
men and hinder their work, would be kept
from the vicinity of the fires ; and a system
of lire duty, perfect iu every detail, would
be inaugurated. The better elements of
the department, who are largely in the
majority, will co-operate with the author
ities iu making the department efficient
and controllable.
Ordinances should be p.isscd that would
eliminate the disreputable members of the
department, and with a proper executive
officer in the person of a chief engineer,
the rules would be enforced, if their viola
tion were attended with heavy peualties.
A reorganization of the department is
feasible, aud if the special council com
mittee would have conferred with repre
sentative firemen, instead of ignoring them,
we would era this haveiad this mooted
question settled. Other cities have the
volunteer department under perfect con
trol, and there is no geed leasen why
Lancaster should net have. I offer this
for suggestion, in the iiepe that they may
have some influence in directing the au
thorities out of the apparent dilemma they
are new iu, and conduce te a well ordered
department. J. G. G.
Lancaster, Pa., Oct. 24, 1881.
The American Fire Company rceiuse te Lease
Their l'reperty te the City.
At a very largely attended meeting of
the American fire company held last even
ing, a communication from the committee
of city councils en the reorganization of
the Lancaster fire department was read,
wherein the company is asked te consider
a preposition from councils te lease their
hall and apparatus, for the use of the city,
under "call" system recently adopted by
councils.
The matter was discussed at seme length
and finally a resolution, offered by Joel L.
Hains, was adopted, te' the effect that the
company will net lease either their engine
house or apparatus te the citv ; but that if
the city wish te purchase them they will
sell out at a fair price, satisfactory alike
te the city and company.
In the discussion preceding the adoption
of this resolution there was no factious op
position te the "call" system recently
adopted by councils ; hut the speakers ar
gued that if the property were leased out
of the owners' control it would be injured
by necessary wear and tear and perhaps
otherwise, se that the company could net
afterwards sell it advantageously.
" The lennnylvania Rosses."
At a meeting yesterday of the Baptist
ministers in the hall of the American Bap
tist publication society, Philadelphia, Rev.
J. O. Critchlow said : " The Pennsylvania
Besses, ate just as bad as they used te be,
and we ought te show our power by ciush
ing out the corruption which exists among
them." Rev. P. 3. Hensen, D. D., closed
the discussion hy denouncing machine
politics and adding that ' the bosses
should be placed behind prison bars."
Kicked by a Mule.
Charles Landis, aged 14 years, a son of
Levi Landis, machinist was kicked iu the
face by a mule en Saturday, by -which the
bene3 of the face were badly crushed, and
the boys condition is considered critical.
THE CHURCHES.
THE SYNODS IN SESSION.
Kefermed Synod at Danville, Fa.
There was a large audience present en
Friday evening, who listened te addresses
in the interest of Sunday schools by Revs.
Millc, Hoever, Sechler. Derr, Zinkhan,
Dietrick and Nissley.
Saturday Morning, Oct. 22. Synod was
called te order by the president at nine
o'clock and was opened with prayer by
Rev. L. J. 3iayer. The report of the com
mittee en publications was again taken up.
The debate en it was of a very interesting
character and took a wide range, embrac
ing the whole workings of the publication
interest.
The following delegates appeared and
took their seats : Revs. H. Messer, of Leb
anon classis ; Sydney S. Kehler. of West
Susquehanna classis ; Z. A. Yearick, of
East Susquehanna, aud Elder R. Kreider,
of Lehigh classis.
Pending the consideration of the report
of the committee en publication the hour
of adjournment arrived and synod ad
journed with prayer by Dr. Klepp.
Saturday Afternoon. Opened with sing
ing and prayer by Rev. Millet.
Ihorepeit of the committee en publi
cation was laid en the table in order te
take up the report of the committee en
nominations, which was read and adopted
and the election of members of the various
beards was made the order of the day for
3Ieuday at 10 o'clock a. m. The final re
pert of the committee en religious ser
vices was adopted, after which the main
question was again taken up.
The presence of Rev. 31. S. Shindle,
of the Lutheran church, was announced,
and welcomed te a seat by the president.
The final action of the report of the com
mittee en publication was as fellows :
1. That they approve of the appoint
ment of Rev. Chas. G. Fisher as treas.
urer aud superintendent.
2. That synod has heard with plcasure
from the beard of the prevision made in
Dr. Fisher's will, whereby if desired they
have the use of $15,000 subject te certain
conditions.
3. That in addition te the amount al
ready provided for iu the sinking fund,
the sum of 1,500, this synod's portion of
2,900 due the estate of N. Fisher, de
ceased, be included in the fund, and the
committee en finance be instructed te ap
portion the sum at the present session.
4. The beard was authorized te select a
suitable person te prepaie Sunday-school
lessen papers.
5. That synod accepts with thankfulness
the stereotyped plates willed it by the late
Dr. Fisher.
C. Recommends its publications te the
support of the church, aud the co-operation
of its ministers with II. K. Binkley,
the general agent of the beard, in his efforts
secure subscriptions te the Messenge r and
ether publications.
The report of the committee en missions
was read, considered item by item and
adopted.
The hour of adjournment having arrived,
synod adjourned te meet en Monday morn
ing at 9 o'clock, with prayer by Rev.
Serbcr.
The Sunday Services.
Preparatory services were held en Sat
urday evening ; the sermon was preached
by Rev. J. O. Jehnsen, Habakkuk Hi.,
aud Isaiah xh, 10. .
The ether services were conducted by
Revs. S. B. Shadier, and N. Z. Snyder.
The communion services en Sunday,
morning, were of a very interesting
character, being fully attended by
synod and the congregation. The ser
mon, a very able one, was delivered by
Rev. J. A. Peters, of Lancaster, from
Romaus, vi., 23 : " The wages of sin is
death, but the gift of Ged is eternal life
through Jesus Christ our Lord." The
ether services were conducted by Rev. J.
W. Steinmetz and Jehn II. Sechler.
Monday Morning Synod met at 9 o'clock
and opened with prayer by Rev. S. H.
Strasburger.
The presence of Rev. Tliee. Appel, D.
D., superintendent of missions, was an
nounced. Revs. D. O. Shoemaker, E. J.
Hacker of East Susquehanna classis.
Dr. Perter, from the committee te draft
a minute en the death of the late Dr.
Fisher, reported the follewiug, which was
adopted by a rising vote :
" Jieselced, That we hereby express our
profound regret for the less of our vener
able brother, bamuel R. Fisher. D. D.,
who for the period of mere than forty
years discharged, with eminent ability aud
fidelity, the difficult duties of the office of
stated clerk of this, the mother synod of
the Kefermed church in the United
States.
"llcselccd, That we hereby bear testi
meny te ins high Christian -character, his
sterling moral integrity in his busincs rela
tions and his devoted zeal te te the best
interests of the church of his fathers. "
Rev. Herubcrgcr, of the Evangelical
church, was welcomed te a seat by the
president.
The report of the committee en minutes
of classis was taken up. Pending its con
sideration, the order of the day, for the
election or members of the different beards,
having arrived, it was laid en the
table and the election was proceeded with,
which resulted as fellows :
Trustees of Synod J F. Orth.
Beard of Visitors of Theological Semi
nary Frem synod of United States, Rev.
D. 31. Wolff ; from synod of Pittsburgh,
Rev. J. II. Appel, I). D., Rev. A.'e.
Truxal.
Beard of Trustees of F. & 31. College College
Jehn Hcilman, Hen. J. B. Livingston,
Gee. W. Hensel.
Beard of Publication James T. Reber.
Beard of Heme 3Iissiens Rev. Samuel
G. Wagener, D. D., Rev. W. H. II. Sny
der, Rev. Jehn O. Jehnsen, Rev: J. Iv.
Loes, Rev. Themas J. Barkley, Elder
Geerge W. Hensel, Elder William II.
Seibert.
Sunday Scheel Beard Rev. A. C. Whit
mcr. Superintendent of3Iissiens Rev. Henry
3Iesser.
Synedical Editor of Messenger Rev.
.Jehn 11. becnicr.
The presence of 3Ir. Teirncc, secretary
of the Pennsylvania Bible society, wa3 an
neunccd, who addressed the synod. lie
stated that the society had taken no action
in regard te the new edition of the Bible,
they having no present authority te de ee,
He speke of the destitution of the Bible
in many portions of our own state, and
urged the importance of proper effort te
supply the want. In sneaking of the work
of the society he stated that the society
placed placards in three different languages
in the depots when emigrants land, direct
ing them where Bibles can be obtained.
At the conclusion of the address the fol
lowing resolution was adopted.
"Jieselced, That the synod has heard
with pleasure the remarks of Rev. n. Tor Ter
rencc, agent of the Pennsylvania Bible so
ciety. "Jieselced, That the subject or the Bible
cause, and the documents presented by
him, be referred te a special committee
of tlnee, te report a minute en the subject
during our present session."
Svned adjourned with prayer by Dr.
Davis.
Svned of the Potomac.
Friday Morning. -The first thing claim
ing the attention of the synod during its
afternoon session was the report of the
beard of regents of 31erccrsburg college.
It spoke of the financial embarrasment in
which the college at present finds itself,
an account of which, after the last meeting
of the beard, the college exercises were sus
pended te save the institution from great
cr indebtedness, which was increasing at
the rate of $3,000 per year, and also the
effort made by the beard te save the build
ings at 3Iercersburg from being sold under
tire sheriff's hammer. The first mortgage
which was about te be closed is new held
by friends of the college. The debt has
been reduced almost a thousand dollars
during the present year through various
ways, and, that there is at present an in
come through rents and interest en bends
of three hundred dollars, The beard also
reported that the school has again been
opened by Rev. Gee. Aughinbaugh, D.
D., as an academy for ycung ladies and
young gentlemen. There are eighteen or
twenty students in attendance with the
prospect of further additions in the future.
Dr. A. is assisted in his work by two ef
ficient lady teachers.
The discussion of the Eubject matter of
this icpert was made the order of the day
fee te-morrow morning at 10 o'clock.
The Sunday-school question was then,
according te former appointment, taken
up. The first speaker was Rev. Jehn
Titzel, who made a strong appeal in favor
of a series of lessens based en the order
of the church years, as against the present
arrangement or the adoption of the inter
national series, lie showed that the aim
of the Sunday-school lessen should net ba
te teach geography, history or arclncolegy,
but spiritual truths, aud therefore the
great fundamental truths of Christianity.
He also criticized the notes printed in the
Guardian as explanations of the weekly
lessens, the same being marked by errors,
both in philology and in theology.
Rev. 3Iescs Kieffer followed iu a plea
for our own church symbols, our history
and denominational life, which does net
neccssarially bring us intc autagenism
with ether denominations or in opposition
te the international series. Rev. Wm.
Rupp, after giving an account of the man
agement of the Sunday-school buanl ami
the many difficulties iu the way of the
committee preparing the lessen papers as
new in use, offered the following resolutien:
" Resolved that the order of the chinch
year should be followed in our Sunday
school lessens.
Rev. C. Clever then took the fleer and
speke strongly in favor of adopting the
International series of lessens in full. He
made it of primary importance that this bj
done, for, according te his thinking, we
will be forced into line with ether Pro
testant denominations sooner or later.
Rev. Spanglcr Kieffer then closed the
debate of the afternoon. Though iu favor
of a scries of lessens based en the order of
the church year, yet he did net consider
the adoption of any particular order as a
matter of life or death. Toe much stress
is laid en the machinery and apparatus of
teaching. What is mere important is the
Christian character of these teaching.
Friday Evening. A Sunday school meet
ing was held at Trinity Reformed church
at which there was present a large audi
ence. The first speaker of the evening
Rev. Jehn Titzel, of Alteena, speke in
substance as fellows : The necessary
qualifications ler a Sunday-school teacher
are that he be a living member of the
Church of Christ ; that he he properly ac
quainted with the truths te be imparted,
and that he have an aptness for teaching
this qualification being a gift rather than
au acquirement. The best preparation
consists in studying the lessen, using all
helps te knowledge, and above all, iu
prayer. As te the best methods of teach
ing, each man must, te some extent, con
sult his own peculiar qualifications. We
had better net depart from the spirit of the
Heidelberg catechism iu this respect. It.
forbids the use of all such things as pic
tures, or any representation of spiritual
ideas in material forms. This tends te
lead te rationalism, if net consciously, tin
consciously. The ordained way of Ged is te
proclaim and teach his word by the voice
of living men.
Rev. Carnahui, after dv.-lling en the
great importance of teaching the young,
urged the necessity of a preparation net
only of the mind, but, which is of greater
importance, of the heart also.
This speaker was followed by the Revs.
A. II. Kiemer, D. D., 3Iickley, Clevel
and Gee. Adams.
Saturday Morning After the opening
services the synod resumed the topic en
the Sunday school question, which engaged
the attention of synod at the hour of ad
jenrnment yesterday. By an action of
the synod yesterday, the consideration of
the report of the regents of Mcrcersburg
college was made order of the day for ten
o'clock this morning ; that hour having
at rived the synod resolved itself in a com
mittee of the whole with Rev. J. 31. Titzel
in the chair. The icpert was read and
discussed at Jcngth, when at the close of
the hours of the morning session the com
mittee rose ami, reported progress te the
synod.
Siturday Afternoon. After the conclu
sion of the service preparatory te the holy
communion, the sermon being preached by
G. F. Heffmeicr, synod resumed its busi
ness session. By previous arrangement,
the Rev. Dr. Gee. W. Glcssner, a former
pastor of Trinity congregation of this
place, was invited te delivcran address en
his pastoral work iu this charge, 50 years
age. He was listcied te with pleasure as
he related the trials and labors of his early
life in this field.
At the close of this address the synod
again went into committee of the whole
for further discussing the report of the
regents of 3Ierc2isburg college. After
some remarks by different members of sy
nod, Rev. Wm. Geedman offered the fol
lowing resolutions, which elicited some
debite and were finally adopted :
"Jieselced, That if possible the property
of 3Iercer3burg '.shall be saved te the
Reformed church for educational purposes.
"Resolved, That the beard of regents be
recommended te make the best possible
terms with creditors of 3Iercersberg col
lege, and refund the debt at a rate net
exceeding five per cent.
"Jieselced, That thi3 synod guarantee tha
annual payment of three hundred dollars
(8300) for the term of live years te help
meet the iuterest of the funded debt.
' Resolved, That synod is gratified te
learn that 3Iercersburg cellege has again
been opened under the efficient and en
couraging management of Rev. Gee. W.
Augliinbaugh, D. D., and synod heartily
commends the institution te the confidence
and patronage of our people."
The Synod of Pennsylvania.
At the fourth and closing session of the
Presbyterian synod of Philadelphia, a vote
was taken upon the question of the disso
lution or t'te synods and was carried. On
Jan. 1, next their unieu into one body will
take effect and will be the synod of Penn
sylvania. COURT PROCEEDINGS.
Before Judge Patterson.
The case Jacob B. 3Iiller vs. Barbara
Bealer and Jehn Bealer was attached for
trial in the upper court room. This was
an action of ejectment te recover posses
sion of a house and two lets of ground in
the borough of 3Ianheim. The evidence
of plaintiff was that he advanced $1,033 le
defendant, with the understanding that
the deeds were te be in his name When
he get possession of the deeds he found
they were in 3Irs Bealer's name. On
cress examination plaintiff admitted that
he leaned the money and that he expected
it would be paid back te him. After
plaintiff had offered all his testimony, de
fendant's ceunsal moved for a non-suit
and it was granted by the com t. Counsel
for plaintiff asked for and was granted a
ruic te snow cause wny tuc non-si
suit should
net be stricken off.
Before Judge Livingston.
The case of Peter J. Delzeit vs. Lewis
Sylvester was attached for trial in the
lower court room. This was an action te
recover wages due as foreman and packer
of cigars by plaintiff in defendant's manu
factory. The jury rendered a verdict in
favor of the plaintiff for $11 .20.
Rales Granted and Refused.
The court granted rales te show cause
why new trials should net be had in tLe
suits of Rebert 3Ioeney vs. Jacob Greff
and 3Iary A. Bartholemew vs. the Lan
caster & Reading narrow gauge railroad,
and refused the rule asked for in the suit
of Aaren Teller vs. E. II. Kauffman.
Slander Suit.
In a slander suit of Priscill.i Cooper and
husband against Kate 3IcDermett and
James 3IcDermett, her husband, of Silver
Springs, bail in the -sum of $1,000 was
furnished by defendants.
Kfcl'Um.lCA.V UAUCCS.
II:i. J. It. IVr.rlel Dropped and I. G.
H.ifcer. Eq , Nominated for -President
et ilie Scheel Heard.
A caucus of the Republican members of
the beard of directors of Lancaster city
school district was held last night for the
purpose of nominating candidates for
president, secretary, treasurer and janitor,
te be voted for at the reorganization of the
beard which takes place at the meeting en
the first 3Ienday in November.
t The caucus was regarded as a very im
portant eue, as the beard, when it organ
izes will stand 17 Democrats, 18 Republi
cans and one vacancy, caused by the death
of Mr. Hartman. A majority of the Re
publican members aie and have been fa
vorable te the re-election of lien. J. IJ.
Warfel, as president ; but there is a very
respectable minority opposed te him ; aud
one of their number, Charles Schwebel, of
the Seventh ward, has repeatedly declared
that he would net, under any circum
stances vete for 3Ir. Warfel ; that rather
than de se, he would vote for the Demo
cratic nominee, and If the friends of War
fel insisted en his nomination, knowing
the fact, he (Schwcbel) might possibly
vete for all the Democratic candidates.
This threat created no little consterna
tion iu the Republican ranks,as Schwehcl's
defection would give the Democrats a
majority, and net only deprive the Repub
licans of the honor of the presidency and
the fixing of the standing committees,
but take from the Republican secretary
and treasurer the nine little pickings at
tached te these offices.
These threatened losses stired up the
Republicans te unimsu.il activity. All
sorts of appeals were made te Schwebel te
let up en Warfel, but he was inexorable.
Committees and commissions were sent te
him in vain. Feelers were thrown out by
the Warfel men, in hopes of catchiug a
Democrat or two te nnke up for Schwebr I'st
les, bnt nothing came of it.
Alter much outside caucusing it
was resolved te make a Jenah
of Waifel and threw him over
board te gratiliy tin? appetite of the
Schwebel whale, and reneminate the
ether officers. Tiii.i beiu ; aived te, the
caucus was held last ui.ght te ratify the
agreement. We have net the details of
the balloting but the result was the nemi
nation of the follewiug elliceis :
President Daniel G. Baker, esq.
Secretary Charles F. Ebcrmau.
Treasurer Wm. 0. 3Iarshall.
Janitor Jehn Laucks.
I.-c;il Tebacivi Matters.
The week past has bceu a quiet ene
and only a few sales of old tobacco have
been made. The reason of this is net be
cause the tobacco is net sought, but be
cause the prices demanded by packers are
considered tee high by the manufacturers
and jobbers, who are mw making offers
for 1880 leaf considerably in advance of
thes3 the packers were willing te sell it
for in August and September. But new
the packers refuse te sell except at a fur
ther advance, and se confident are they
that the' will secuic it, that some of them
refuse te even show their packings te pros
pective buyers. They argue that every
pound of their goods will b.! wanted he
fore the crop of ISSl i- lit for market, and
that even when it comes into market there
will be no decline iu prices, owing te the
shortness of the new eiep.
The 1831 crop Ls still neught after by
de.i!er., who buy a'goed let whoever they
can find one ; but as htalcd in the Intp.i.
ligksceu a week age, few farmeis care te
sell just new. Their tobacco is en the
poles ; they knew, or think they knew,
pretty near what it is wi-rth, and decline
te sell below a price they have fixed. The
would-be buyer is here at a. disadvantage ;
he docs net knew, snl cannot well find
out, what the quality and condition of the
leaf is, se long as it hangs en the poles,
and hence he is a little careful in accepting
crops at high figuics, which may turn out
te be only medium ( indifferent, when
they come te be stripped. Hence compara
tively little is doing just new, though the
local packers arc in the iidd and most of
the New Yerk aud Philadelphia firms have
their agents here "watching for every fa
vorable opportunity that may occur te
secure geed crops, and that most of the
crops arc geed though many of them
are short, is conceded by all parties. '
The following rccqnt sales are reported
and the prices paid are a fair index tthu
prices new ruling in this county :
Abraham Teut, East Lampeter, te .Mr.
Weidman, 31 acies at 2f, 11 and 4.
Jehn Hoever, Paradise, te Dan Mayer
1 acre at 24, 8 and 8.
Peter E. Ilcr.shuy, Leacock, te Fatmati,
4 acres at 231, 12 aud 3.
C. S. Lapp, Lsaceck, le A. Shiik. 4
acres at. 30, 13, 8 aud 8.
Gee. Welk, 3faner, te 3Ir. Levy, 4 acres
at 22, 8 and 8, and for ? or an acre 80
round.
Ames Bradley, Fulton township, te
Scner fc Weidler the following lets : Ne.
1 at 20, 12, 8 and 8 ; e. 2, 27, 15, Sand
8 ; Ne. 3, 27, 12. S and 3.
Suavely, Leacock, sold his crop
te Skiles & Frey at 83 through.
CItUM WKI.L.
Ills Visual Kiitertalniiicnts This Week.
Prof. Gee. R. Cromwell, the distin
guished traveler and art student, gave our
pcople a forctaste of what they may ex
pect this week during the course of his
visual entertainments, which arc te occupy
the opera house every evening with the
exception of te-morrow (Wednesday), by
presenting a preliminary exhibition be I ere
a large and cultured audience. The affair
was complimentary in its character, the
professor having early last week extended
invitations te leading representative citi
zens and their families, who almost
completely filled the hall, and
there being no paid admissions. As
predicted in thesc Columns and confidently
anticipated by these familiar with the
nature of the entertainment, either from
experience or Prof.CremwclPs reputation,
the evening was a myht delightful as well
as instructive cue. Pief. Cromwell literally
leu Ins audience through Northern Italy,
by presenting before their eager gaze the
most accurate and realistic representations
of famous things in art and architecture
ever witnessed hi'ie, or indeed in any city
apart Irem the scene.; se graphically shown.
Beginning at Venice the visual tour ex
tended as far south as Fleicnce, with con cen
tant stoppages te leek at some wonderful
design of sculptor or builder ami te listen
te Professer Cromwell's highly entertain
ing and explanatory remarks bearing upon
the subjects shown. The occasional musi
cal interludes (for the exhibitor is an apt
performer en the organ and the possessor,
moreover, of a pleasing baritone voice)
gave added interest te the entertainment,
which may be said te combine all the best
features of a book of travel with these of
the most edifying and instinctive lecture
upon kindred subjects, and te enjoy large
advantages ever both in scope andinagni-.
tude. It is net proposed te attempt here
anything like a descriptive rcview of the
subjects presented. It would be wi'M-nigh
impracticable iu a newspaper article of or
dinary proportions and discrimination is
out of the question, where the merit of the
representations is se uniform. Suffice it
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