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LANCASTER DAILY INTELLIGENCE!, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1881.
Lancaster fntelltgencer.
WEDNESDAY EVENING, NOV. 10, 1881.
Mr. Gould and the Law.
That money is a most effective meter
of the wheels of justice is afresh illus
trated in the successful effort of the po
lice of New Yerk te capture the man
who wrote threatening letters te Jay
Gould. Inspector Byrnes, who engi
neered the work, was manifestly sup
plied abundantly with the sinews of war,
and the energy of his performance was
great. The final coup was made with
the enlisted aid of the postefflce de?
partment and the special designation
of fifty six letter carriers te watch
for one whole day, with fifty-six
policemen, one hundred and thirty
two .street letter boxes in a certain
district in which all the threaten
ing letters had been mailed. This de
vice was resorted te after all means had
failed te entice the blackmailer te expose
himself. All manner of false responses
bad been made te his communications,
the correspondence being conducted
through the personal columns of the
Ifcrahl. The old bird was net te be
caught with chaff, and no way was left
but te surround and close in upon him
in the (Md he was known te inhabit.
Inspector Byrnes receives many plaudits
fro:ii the press for his exploit. Inspector
Byrnes might merit them if this was a
fair sample of the energy he displays in
securing criminals. It is a question in
ethics as te hew far it is laudable te de
ceive a deceiver and te practice fraud
upon a criminal. But it is quite hope
less te undertake te make a detective
officer understand that there is mere
than one side te such a question. lie
considers that every game is fair in war
and he has no scruples te step a pursuit
he finds it profitable te conduct.
But ha cannot make bricks without
straw, lie must have money for his
operations. Who supplied Inspector
Byrnes ? We de i et knew, but it is a
safe conjecture that Mr. Gould did. Mr.
Gould wanted the man captured and
with his ni.my millions it was easy for
him te empower Inspector Byrnes te
draw en him ter all the money he re
quired. If he did net supply the
money the police department did ;
and if that was where it came from
it only adds another point te the
one we make that money in police
pursuit, as in most ethers, " makes the
maie go."' Mr. Gould's influence, if net
his money, in this case spurred the police
department of New Yerk te a frantic
exhibition of energy te seize upon the
man who had the impudent audacity te
threaten the man of millions and stolen
millions at that. Mr. Gould outside of
his money -getting power is nobody. His
virtue is in his cash. He has never ex
hibited any ether talent than one for
what Jehn Wanamaker's advertising
man call.-; the aggressive instinct for
business."" It is a very excellent talent,
as anyone, will admit ; and ' aggressive
instinct "' is a very geed expression in
which te Sinn up Mr. Jay Gould's busi
ness virtue.
lie has net strikingly exhibited any
ether in his career ; aud it is only in busi
ness wins, it may be noted, that he is
aggressive. He is net a man of physical
daring. He has been kicked down a
cellar-way ; and he cowered in the re
cesses of the Erie feit during the time
years age when his valiant partner Fjsk
was doing the outside biaggadocie for the
firm. He is a silent man and fend of
retirement. He is reputed te be a
coward physically, although no man
ever showed mere daring in business
speculation. That he is net brave, his
pursuit of his blackmailer shows. He
was threatened with death if he did net
help his would-be destrejer te a for
tune. Mr. Gould dees net want te be
assassinated ; neither does he want te
pay the men who propose te assassinate
him net te de it. This is very natural.
Se also was it natural for him te
undertake te get out of the diffi
culty by putting his enemies in
prison. That is what the law says
should be done with them ; .and Mr.
Gould believes in the law when he can
use it te promotes his schemes. This
fact he has often illustrated. He has
called the law te his aid a great deal ;
and has violated it himself with equal
freedom. Mr. Gould enjoys the reputa
tion of having amassed his millions in
ways se dark and tricky that the law
would frown upon them and imprison
their employer, if but an Inspector
Byrnes could be -set hot-feet en the
pursuit backed with millions.
Mr. Gould's wealth, however getlcn,has
placed a strong wall of defense between
him and the law. Yet it is net very
prudent for him te come complaining
before a jury as a prosecutor of anybody.
Juries have a habit of asking who cast
the first stone and of considering that
a man seeking justice should be addicted
te doing justice. The law considers only
the case en trial, but juries will leek be be
yeud it. Xe doubt Mr. Welles is guilty
of an attempt te levy blackmail en Mr.
Gould : but there is no doubt that Mr.
Gould has been a successful actor in
many a highway robbery. He may con
sequently find it hard te persuade a jury
that he is eminently worthy of the pro
tection of the law, although there is no
doubt that he is entitled te it.
And he was net wise te come before
the public even with his complaint. He
will net get much sympathy. Knavery
and cowardice combined de net at
tract sympathy. It will be a com
mon idea that if Mr. Geuld'j head
lies uneasy and in fear it is a lit
judgment upon him for the iniquitous
practices by which he has amassed his
million!;. Ner was it prudent in him te
advertise te ether impecunious rogues
like Welles the fact that these anony
mous communications terrified him. Te
such men it is always open te profit by
the timidity of their fellows. There
are Uie-.: who will take a malicious
pleasure, in frightening a man who
shows he is easily agitated, even when
they have no worse motive. Mr. Gould's
anonymous conespendence is likely te
increase tenfold with the proclamation
he has made of its aiirteyauce te him.
Perhaps it would net trouble him se
much if his conscience was mere void of
offence; or mere likely he is a constitu
tional coward without a conscience.
Guiteau?s statement reads very much
like the attempt of the average Republi
can stump orator te justify Ids Greatest
Effert. His premises are about as tena
ble and his logic as geed. His claim that
the Lord has spared and protected him
for the work which he accomplished is
net any mere ridiculous than the fre
quent assertion of our party opponents
that Providence has made them the in
struments te work out His plans for the
salvation of the nation in their own mys
terious ways of saving it, and of making
personal and political profit for them
selves at the same time. The word
" assassin" grates en his mind, like that
of " thief" is offensive te such as Gor Ger
hain and Dersey, and Babcock and
Belknap ; and his justification of ad
justing grievances by the bullet when
the ballet fails, is only mere forcible and
net any less respectable thau the plea
upon which Guiteau's party stele the
presidency in 1S7C, or bought it in 1SS0,
with money obtained from the star route
thieves te carry Indiana, with the un
derstanding that their friends would be
put where they could de them most geed
in the new administration. Guiteau
says :
I appeal te the Republican party, espe
cially the Stalwarts, of whom I am proud
te be one, for justice. I appeal te the
president of the United States for justice.
I am the man that made him president.
Without my inspiration he was a political
cipher, without power or importance. I
was constantly with him in New Yerk last
fall, during the canvass, and he ami the
rest of our men knew that we had all we
could de te elect our ticket.
Guiteau was an authorized and recog
nized Republican orator in that cam
paign, lie knows what he told the peo
ple from the stump and what he expected
from the administration he helped te
elect. Having failed te realize it from
the head of the administration lie re
sorted te assassination te make the
" cipher " the integer. Already a coali
tion with Repudiation in Virginia and
the premise of a high office te the moral
assassin of the late president are fruits
of his crime. Everywhere the Stalwarts
lift their drooping heads and thieves
take new courage. It is net strange that
Guiteau should think there might be
grace for the man'- who made him presi
dent "and " the rest of our men ", hope
ful. " Tuii Little Scheel Maim" will '-quite
utterly" appreciate the "tally"' which
she gets from our poetical contributor,
" W. F. M., " in the poet's corner of to te
day's paper.
Ik "Junius" had written iiis letters te
an cuterprising aud investigating Jay
Gould instead of a fat-witted British min
istry, the identity of that literary Sphinx
would net have rctnaiued an unsolved
mystery all these hundred and odd years.
Kemiii.e having raised the Mai ket street
railway fares in Haddington te nine ccuts,
the indiguant citizens propose te Boycott
his l'njs. They have " rcsehited " and
will go iu lumber wagons about 40,000
streug te the Chestnut street line rather
than patronize Kcmble's oppression. Men
weighing 330 pounds have sworn te walk
rather than be imposed upon by the Bess.
Ampi.i: proof of the mediocrity of the
men who make the Republican majority
in the next Congress is afforded by the
trouble that prevails ever the. select ion of
a speaker, aud the fact that out of a dozen
who arc talked of public opinion paints te
nene eminent for fitness. The Democratic
miueiity is distinguished for many mere
men of strength and cxperiencuar.il will
greatly worry the majority.
The la3t announcement of the presi
dents alleged purposes is a notion that
he will make Gerham, the California free
lance, if net political freebooter, assistant
secretary of the treasury. It will be re
lncmbercd that Gerham was the late pres
ident's most vituperative assailant and the
particular friend of the star route thieves.
If Arthur promotes him, and the star
routers get oil, Belknap may yet be hope
ful of substantial recognition and Robeson
should by all means be made speaker cf
the Heuse.
Demeciutic thieves : Tweed dying in
jail, Sweeuey in exile, Connelly forced te
fly, Genet in prison, Garvey made te wear
stripes, and Ingersoll, Kcyscr, the rest
prosecuted te conviction, and all of them
were forced te disgorge. Republican
thieves : Belknap strutting around Wash
ington, Shepherd willing aud ready te get
back te the capital, Brady triumphant,
Dersey revelling in wealth, Colfax lectur
ing te the young men of the ceuutry, aud
Robeson in Congress, Sherman and
Blaine reaching for presidency and Bab
eck in clever expectant.
The New Yerk Sun sajs that the United
States consul general at Londen, writing
te Attorney General Russell elect, of New
Yerk a friendly letter, says that one of his
consulates is at Leeds, which " is a city of
about 800,000 inhabitants, engaged in
manufacturing, mainly heavy woolen
goods and machinery. It is four and a half
hours from Londen or about 200 miles."
The Sun's comment is 'nd this lessen in
geography is proven te a regent of the uni
versity of the state of New Yerk." That
is a transparent affectation of surprise in
the Sun. We would wager a big apple
that its editor himself could net have
given, offhand, the same information
about Leeds.
Is view of the fact that it is Senater
Warner Miller who is te preside evet the
se called tariff convention seen te be as
sembled in New Yerk, that leading Re
publican organ the Times, with a weather
eye for free trade, sees in the convention
the premise that Miller's desire te get
some duties obnoxious te hid abated or
reduced will lead him te " open up a field
of discussion in which the extreme protec
tionists would run against a geed many
awkward facts, which, by analogy, would
tell heavily against the enormous duties en
metals, wool and woolens, and similar pre-
dtcts." We trust the Pennsylvania Re
publican protectionists will notice the pre
posed bill of fare at the feast te which
they arc bidden.
Grant and the Tribune havea uice little
fight en hand. The tall tower editors are
condemning Arthur in advance for having
fixed en a ' Grant cabinet." Grant re-1
torts te a reporter that they lie ; and
when he read their article, a friend says,
he was the maddest man ever seen. His
friends blame Blaine for inspiring the
article and the Tribune's attacks ; Grant
regards Blaine as a "bad," "-unscrupulous"
man, a " demagogue" whom Ar
thur should get rid of. He further says
the Tribune people arc wroth at him be
cause he refused te make peace for them
withAithur when they servilely sought
it. As a reason for his refusal te de this
or auy ether friendly service for the
Tribune gang Grant refers te its attack
upon him en Jan. 9, 1875, when it coolly
suggested his assassination, saying : "If
he insists en fighting it out en this liue
seme one will play Brutus te his Cajsar
without fail, which, by the way, would be
a great blessing te the country."
PERSONAL.
Patti is still warbling te empty benches
at $10 a scat.
On Sunday evening in New Yeik, Rev.
Dr. Jenx Hall, the eminent clergyman,
jumped forward from a street car before it
had fully stepped. He fell aud broke his
nose.
Henri Watteksen anti tariff mad ;
Blaine chief witness against Guiteau ;
Ex-Senater McPiiersen farming en $100
000 made en cattle car patent rights ; Jay
Geci.i) says he nevcr speculates ; Turn Turn
l.ew Weed had 81th birthday celebra
tion ; Patti sued for $30,000 damages by
Max Marctzek, for breach of contract te
sing in Mexico in 1SC1 ; Estiikk M. My
ers, dead in Philadelphia, devoted 79
years te cat culture ; Army Surgeon El El
leot Ceres, Smithsonian institute natur
alist, crim con.
Once Commedore Yandeiisilt set out
en a friendly journey te Railroad King
Gaiuiett, of Baltimore, who did net ap
preciate the spirit of i he visitation aud the
Baltimore papers under Garrett's influence
came out aud announced that the great
monopolists of the people had been com
pelled te come te Baltimore te compromise
with Mr. Garrett. The behavior was se
provincial, egotistical aud coarse that old
Commedore Yanderbilt upbraided himself
for making the move, William Yanderbilt
was disgusted and a railroad feud was
started which will net be terminated while
the Yanderbilts and G.irretts run their
machines.
LATEST NKWS BY MAIL.
Ten stores and dwellings destroyed by
lire at Fairbnrn, Georgia.
C. A, Claflin, shoe manufacturer of
Hopkinlen, Mass., has failed, with liabili
ties of $30,000 te $100,000.
During a drunken quarrel in Halifax
county, Ya., James Phelps struck Lewis
Ball with a stick, killing him instantly.
Phelps fled and has net since been found.
At the celebration of the eighty-seventh
biithday of Mrs. 11. A. Bridgcman, at
"Paxton, III., eight persons were present
whose united ages amounted te bOi ycais.
Mi's. Jehn Bewer, a German emigrant,
was killed with her infant son, by the lim
ited express train Seuth, at the Brandy Brandy
wiue railroad bridge, Wilmington, Dela
ware.
The beard of police of New Yerk have
ordered a medal te be presented te Inspec Inspec
ten Byrnes for ins skilful arrest of J.
Heward Welles, Jay Gould's blackmailer,
and also emrresscd resolutions of thanks.
A great increase in the number of snull snull
pex patients is reported at the Riverside
hospital, and a report has been made te
the New Yerk state beard of health that
forty small-pox cases exist in the locality
en Stat en Island.
Severe shock of earthquake in San Jese,
Cal. ; oscillations from north te south. A
heavy rain storm prevailed at the time.
The shock was severe enough te upset a
pile of sacked wheat at the railroad depot,
and caused great excitement.
The safe of the Uiddlc Market savings
bank of Chicago was robbed of $5,500 in
currency. One man engaged the teller in
a dispute about change, another pretended
te negotiate the sale of soma bends
with the cashier, and the third abstracted
the money from the safe.
Kstimatcs made by the Medical academy
of Paris fix the number of doctors in the
various part-; of the world at 189,000.
There arc 03,000 in the United States,
50,000 in France, !2,000 in Germany and
Austria, 35,000 in Great Britain and its
colonies, 10,000 iu Italy and 5,009 iu Spain.
Either the holy well at Mecca should be
purified or the pilgrimages te that city
suppressed. The pilgrims are a constant
menace te the health of Eurepe and the
United States. They violate all the known
sanitary laws, ae.d after having sickcned
with the cholera themselves, they seldom
fail te spread the plague wherever they go.
By the will of Charles II. Northam, of
Hartferd, Conn , Trinity college receives
8123.000. the Hartferd hospital $30,000,
Christ Episcopal church $10,000, and the
Hartferd library association $3000.
Thirty thousand dollars arc given te erect
a chapel at Cedar Hill cemetery. The
remainder of the estate, about $000,000, is
divided between the h cirs.
STATE ITEMS.
Simen llcnla was killed in the Dia
mond Mines, Wilkcsbarre. A large prep
fell upon him and broke his neck.
Jehn Dak'm, contractor, was struck by
a train and instantly killed, while step
ping from one track te another, at Ashley
Pa.
Mett Carslake, an employee of a Phila
delphia drug store, has died at his father's
residence, Bordcntewn, N. J., from the
results of an accidental gunshot wound,
received while hunting.
The Pennsylvania state revenue com
mission met in Philadelphia yesterday te
fuithcr consider the question of a general
revision of the revenue laws. After hear
ing the views of State Treasurer Butler and
several ethers the commission adjourned
until this morning.
Near Siicnadeah M. Geabrity, aged 41.
a married man with six children, staited
with Owen Brennan, a teamster, te go for
a lead of weed. While they were cress
ing the Philadelphia & Reading railroad,
an engine palled out and came upon them
se suddenly that they could net get out of
the way. Brennan saved himself by jump
ing. Geabrity, net se fortunate, fell
under U13 wheels, and was killed.
Norristown has a local here, for whose
family the citizens are trying te raise a
small fund. Jehn Walsh was killed while
in charge of his cugine en the North
Penn. railroad, near Sellersville, in a suc
cessful effort te save the people entrusted
te his care. His last words were: '"Tell
Mary I had te die," as if excusing himself
for leaving tier and his four little children
without their protector.
A Heavy Iteubery.
Jesse Baldwin, of Beardman township,
five miles south of Yonngstewn, Ohie, who
created the icnsatien by recently appear
ing at the treasury department at Wash
ington, D. C, and demanding geld for
$17,000 worth et bends, was robbed yes
terday morning or between $30,000 and
$40,000 in geld. He kept his mency in an
old fashioned safe, under the stairs in the
hallway of his residence. The party of
burglars were five in number aud four of
them gained admittance te the house. The
Baldwin family slept upstairs and the first
intimation they had of the burglary was
the noise made by blowing open the safe.
Gee. Lewis, Baldwin's son-in-law, fired
shots at the burglars as they lefttbe house
with the bags of geld in their arms. The
burglars returned a volley. Ne one was
injured. The robbers had previously
taken two of Baldwin's horses and his best
carriage, and had them standing near.
They jumped into the buggy and escaped,
going south. Baldwin has offered a re
ward of $1,000 for their apprehension and
convictieu.
SL'ritttMlS COURT.
Petitioning for a Change of DMilcl-t.
On petitions from the lawyers of every
county in the Middle district of the state,
except Dauphin and Lebanon, the supreme
court will before adjournment at Pitts
burgh, issue au order transferring all the
counties of that district, with these two
exceptions, te the Eastern district. Court
will then sit in Philadelphia twenty weeks
instead of thirteen, as at present, aud at
Harrisburg only one week, instead of
eight. Judge Gorden states that he and
Trunkcy arc opposed te the change and iu
favor of locating the court permanently at
Harrisburg by an act of the Legislature,
hut the ether judges favor the plan new te
be adopted. Petitions arc preparing in a
number of the rural counties iu the West
ern district te have their business trans
ferred te Philadelphia, thus making the
Western district consist of Allegheny
county only. Nearly all the Lancaster bar
signed the petition asking the court te
hear the business in Philadelphia, which
will henceforth be the order. Judge Green
was the prime mover for the change.
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A ltcmuruable Will.
One of the most remarkable wills ever
registered in this state is that of the late
Paul Darling, an old citizen of Brookville,
Jcflerseu county, who died en the 4th in
stant and whose will was admitted te
probate a week age. Mr. Darling seems
te have had no immediate family, but. his
circle of fiieuds, or theso who will new
be glad te consider themselves his friends,
was se large that he made bequests te
raore than eighty individuals, aggregating
considerably ever $200,000 in cash and
includiag real estate and securities of va
rious kiuds te a very large amount. The
majority of his legacies te individuals were
evidently intended merely as evidences of
friendship, aud many of them are se char
acterized iu the will. They range from
$25 te $30,000 in cash aud annuities of from
$1,000 te $3,000. Among the peculiar
items are a legacy of $23 te Gcerge A.
Jenks, the ex-congressman, "because I
am proud cf him as a Jcfferseu county
production, and like hiin as a man ; " te
Judge I. G. Gorden, of the supreme court,
$25, " en account of long friendship ;" te
Judge W. P. Jenks of the Jeffersen county
court, "whom I have known se long when
we were net worth $200, but we have both
since dug along, $23 ;" "te help them in
their business, J. II. Garrison, Jehn J.
Thompson and Jeseph Darr, each $5,000;"
" te lift him out of trouble, te James A.
Cithers, $5,000" a lift which will be
gratefully appreciated. Mr. Darling leaves
$2,000 for a soldiers' monument in Broek -viile
; $3,000 a year for twelve years for
beautifying the grounds of the Brebkvillc
public schools ; $2,000 a year for twelve
years for the peer of the town ; for a pub
lic school building at Smcthpert, McKean
county, $15,000. Te all the Brookville
Protestant churches handsome bequests
are made, and the Presbyterian and Meth
odist churches are made residuary legatees
iu the proportion of two-thirds and one ene
thiid respectively.
Ol) USAGES IN 1KELASU.
'flic Perils or Iaj lug the Landlord.
In Castle Island, county Kerry, en Sat
urday night shortly after eight o'clock
five disguised men entered the victim's
iieuse and found' Farmer Galvin, his
mother, his wife aud two servants at home
The visitors were armed with mnzzlc load lead
ing guns and had white handkerchiefs
tied across their faces te conceal their fea
tures. One of the parties, a tall fellow,
advanced into the aoein and asked Galvin
if he had paid his rent. Galvin replied in
the affirmative, adding that all his neigh
bors had done the same. The leader then
asked him coolly would he prefer te have
his ears cut off or be shot. Galvin replied
that he had only one life and would pre
fer death te mutilation. The uufortunate
man was then directed te kneel en the
fleer. The leader cried out, "Take aim !
Fire ! Sheet him about the legs !" Five
shots were then fired, and tinea bullets
ledged in Galvin's thigh. He fell en his
face and several of the attacking party be
gan beating him with the butt ends of
I their guns. The terre: -'stricken methar
threw herself upon her son te save him,
and ene of the guns was broken by
the heavy blows administered. The party
then left the house. Au attempt was
made te sheet a landlord iu bread day
light near Ballymore. About two o'clock
in the afternoon General 3Icares was re
turning from church, accompanied by a
friend. When they had proceeded about
a mile they observed two men lurking
behind a hedge, and when Mearcs passed
a gun was fired ; but the bullet missed its
Mearcs chased the two men. who ran, but
did net catch them.
N-br;ika Democrats.
The Democrats of Nebraska, have
elected their ticket in ten counties. The
Farmers' Alliance carried three counties,
and elected most of their ticket in five
counties, aud one or mere officers in sev
eral ether counties. There was mere
scratching en the local tickets than ever
before known. The. anti-monopoly tickets
developed mere strength than had been
anticipated, chiefly in the interior of the
state.
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
Tretting aitlie Turk.
There was a geed attendance at Me
Grann's park yesterday te witness the tiet
between Mr. HunchbeVgcr's bay " Billy "
of this city, and Mr. Erb's brown marc
" Little D.," of Reading. The owners
aad backers of both horses were very con
fident aud a geed deal of money was put
up en the result. Little D. appeared te
be able te eutstep Billy, but did net attend
te her work se steadily, and after an ex
citing and close contestef five heats Billy
wen, taking the first, third and fifth heats.
The first four heats were all close, the
fourth being regarded as a dead heat by
many spectators, but the judges gave it te
the marc. The Readiug people who
backed the mare were a geed deal chop
fallen at the result.
Kcmeral of u Flie l'lup.
By the active exertions of Water Super
intendent Kitch and his workmen, the fire
plug in freut of Gable's property en East
King street was removed te the front of
Lane & Ce.'s store and the new connection
duly made between 10 o'clock last night
and 3:20 this morning. The pavement in
front of Gable's being arched, the plug
was exposed te cold aud froze repeatedly
last winter. It is new in solid ground.
feet Crushcii.
David Kennedy, a brakeman en engine
Ne. 287, of the Pennsylvania railroad,
whose home is in Columbia, fell from his
tram at Uowningtewn yesterday morning
at 9 o'clock. A car passed ever ene of his
feet, crushing it se badly that it will have
te be amputated. He was brought te this
city ou fast line and was then transferred
te the Columbia train and taken te that
place
Death of an Indian Docter.
Dr. Samuel Cellins, better known as the
Indian doctor, residing at Ne. 501 North
Eighth street, Reading, and well-known
in this city, died en Monday morning. He
was a descendant of the tribe of Powha
tan and was born iu Yirgiuia. He was a
graduate of Jeffersen medical college, Phil
adelphia. 0.
TEACHERS' INSTITUTE.
THIRTIETH ANNUAL SESSION.
Kill' CAT J ONW I. TOPICS D1SCCSSFD.
I'ref. Kyerly en Grammar Something About
I rlinary I us! ruction Uruulz.ilien
.MacUulley ou IVIt aud liuinbr
cias Criticism.
Tuesday Afternoon. Prof. Bycrly con
tinued his lecture en grammar. After an
swering :i number of questions propounded
by members of the Institute he said that
grammar was both an art and a science,
aud that as an art it should be taught te
the child as seen as it crawls or walks out
of its long dresses. Tuition should com
mence when the child is net mere than
ten months old. All slang and baby-talk
should be scrupulously avoided, in the
school technical grammar should be put
eif as long as possible, but all improper
or inceirect expressions or phrases should
be promptly corrected and repressed.
Such words as "sich," ""it."
"gals," "pi.sen," "He," "ingens"
vfer onions) "attackted," "drewnded."
hisn," "hern" "lenth" " streuth" and
ether inaccuracies se frequently made use
of should net be tolerated. Prefanitv,
and especially the nick-named profanity,
such as "gosh," " ded dang it,"&c,
should be i epressed and prevented. Tau
tology should be avoided and such phrases
as " cover up," " go and de it," should
net he allowed in the school room. Prof.
Byerlyaave many ether illustrations of
slang phrases in use by children, and even
among ladies who claim te be educated it
is com meii te hear such expressions as
" it is tee awfully sweet for any thing,"
or " the bonnet is just awful nice."
I'rlmary Instruction.
Prof. BuehrJe lectured en primary in
struction. He said there wcre mere im
portant lessens than reading, writing and
arithmetic. The first point necessary in
primaiy instruction is obedience. The
second point is attention active net pass
ive attention aud this must come by geed
teaching. The attention must be instinct
ive, controlled, voluntary, undivided, in
tense, fixed. These points can be gained
by the teacher's cheerful face. It has been
said that the teacher should be geed-looking,
and the lecturer believed that, ether
things being equal, the best looking teach
ers should he chosen. The teacher must
te earnest, enthusiastic, quiet, de
cisive ; the teachers's eye must see the
whole class, and te secure geed results
the teacher must he standing while the
lessens are being given. Instruction may
be imparted by blackboard illustrations,
pictures, maps, charts, models, &c. The
lessens should be short and child-like. Di
rect answers should be required te all
questions asked, and the pupils who are
inattentive are the ones who should be
most frequently questioned. The teacher
who cannot secure the attention of his
pupils is unlit te teach. The training of
the conduct, the hand and the eye, is an
inipaitial matter, as is also the securing
of an easy upright, graceful position by
the pupil while reciting.
Organization ami Discipline.
Dr. French called attention te the meat
difficult problem teachers have te solve,
namely, the organization of the school.
Unless it be properly organized we are
wasting our energies or doing our work
imperfectly. Our duty demands that wc
pay some attention te what has been done
by our predecessors. Perhaps it may net
be se in Lancaster county, but iu seme
ether places it is the custom when a
teacher takes charge of a school te make
all the pupils commence at the beginning
efth." book ! The proper way is te find
out where the last teacher left off and
puisne the work from that point en.
Where the directors have net laid out a
plan of instiuctien it is the duty of the
teacher te outline a plan of what he is
going te de, or expects te de, during the
term, and there should be en the walls
cards containing the order of daily exer
cises. The essentials of the pregramme or
daily time table are : Constant employ
ment for every pupil ; when the pupil is
net in class the pregramme should tell
him what te de when at his seat. The
proper length of time for study should be
at least twice as long as the time required
for recitation, and the proper time for
recitation is the time necessary te impart
ail the child can readily receive. The
recitation of no one study should exceed
eight or ten minutes for pupils in the pri
mary schools and ten te twenty minutes
for the higher classes.
Prof. Moses L. Brown continued his
lecture en Reading. Man as lie manifests
himself en the earth is both impressive and
expressive. He must first receive before he
cau give. The latest deduction of the
scientist is that the convolutions of the
brain arc se many pulpy leaves, folded
upon each ether and supplied with an in
finite number of of delicate nerves, ca
pable of receiving from the external world
an infinite number of improssieus. Hav
ing received them, considered them, ar
ranged them, aud we are prepared te give
expression te tlicm. In the orator wc fiud
the highest development of expression, in
the actor the next highest development,
ami the next in the reader. The differ
ence between the peer reader aud the
geed ene is that the latter adds the grace
of high art te his expression, which the
ether docs net.
Cel. Parker, of the Quincy school, says :
A sharp distinction should be made between
reading as a purely mental act and reading
aloud. The first is getting thought; the
second is expressing it through voice and
action. In the mental act the entire con
centrated attention of both teacher and
class should be given during the lessen.
Pupils should net be required te express a
theuglit until the thought is iu their mind,
mentally read. If the thought is in the
mind two-thirds is ready for expression.
If thought is net in the mind analyze by
questions. Hard words should be written en
the beard before the reading commences.
Mistakes in pronunciation and enunciation
should be reserved for special drills.
Pronunciation is a matter of taste and
custom but enunciation is Ged's law.
Members of class should net knew which
ene is te read next. It is of great import
ance that pupils should succeed in reading
every sentence properly.
The abeve rules laid'dewn bv Cel. Par
ker were recommended by Prof. Brown.
."UncCuliy's llecltatlnng.
Tucsdiii Evening. The entertainment
given in the com t house was very largely
attended, considering the fact that the
great comedienne, Miss Fanny Davenport,
and her talented company, appeared at
the opera house, and of course drew away
many that would otherwise have attended'.
The court loom was nearly filled and in the
audience were many who were net
teachers.
The music for the occasion was furnished
by the Lancaster Mannercher, which,
under the lead of Prof Matz, sang the fol
lowing pieces : "The Beautiful Rhine,"
"The Ferest." "The Chapel," "Ritter's
Farewell," and one verse of the "Watch
en the Rhine."
The music was finely rendered and the
singers were heartily applauded.
The lecturer of the evening, Mr. II.
Yansant MacCuIIy, being introduced by
the county superintendent, delivered his
lecture and recitations entitled " Mental
Photographs of Wit and Humer " After
defining the distinctions between wit and
humor, and paying homage te seme of the
great masters of both, comparing, and con
trasting the English, Irish, German and
American schools, he read choice selec
tions from all of them. His first selection
was Shakspiarc's " Queen Mab" which
was finely rendered. This was followed
FalstafTs description of his ragged array,
which was also well read, though the slen
der, delicate figure of the reader illy com
ported with the immense girth and mas
sive weight of Jelly Jack. Heed's lines
te his son were fairly hut net finely ren
dered ; aud next followed from Dickens,
Capt. Cuttle's consolatory remarks te
little Florence, when both supposed that
peer Walter was "drewnded." The read
ing was effective and the reader was ap
planded. A number of Irish anecdotes,
most of them old and familiar, wcre well
teid, the speaker having a "rich Irish
brogue," which he made geed usa of.
also, iu reading "Paddy O'Raftcr." Sam
Wellers description of " Weal Pies" and
his appearance as a witness hi
the case of Bardell vs. Pickwick, were
well delineated aud provoked much laugh
ter. Biet Harle's -'Jim"could hardly have
been mere faithfully rendered, and " Hans
Breitman's Barty" could hardly have
been worse, the reader having neither the
face, form, gesture or accent of the jelly
German beer drinker and waltzcr, while
his interpretation of part of the poem was
unnatural and fell far short of doing jus
tice te the author. The reading fell flat
upon the audience The humorous descrip
tion of visit te Niagara Falls was much
relished, and Cellins' ede te cheerfulness
was given with proper spirit, graceful mo
tion and glowing countenance. The lec
turer advised his hearers te give mere at
tention te wit and humor, and less te the
consuming cares of business and money
making Mr. MacCuIIy as au elocutionist
exhibited very considerrble ability, aud
his effort was duly apppreciatcd by his au
dience.
Wednesday Morning. After vocal music
by the Institute, there wcre devotional
services led by W. C. Robinson of the
Duke Street Methodist church, who read a
part of the lGth chapter of Luke and offer
ed prayer, and then "Coronation" was
well sung by the Institute.
Criticism in Class.
Mr. Weidenhammer, of Washington
borough, opened the discussion en "Crit
icism iu class." He thought the matter
was generally tee much neglected. The
first object of criticism should be te cor
rect mistakes and the second te give in
struction. If there are no mistakes en the
part of the pupils, there is no necessity for
criticism. In seme cases the criticism is
greatly abused especially where the
pupils criticise each ether. Unjust criti
cism is worse than no criticism. This is
especially se in reading classes, where
each pupil finds or thinks he finds some
thing te criticise in the reader.
Mr. Fiekes, of Strasburg, said that crit
icism for the mere sake of criticism is use
less ; but every scholar should have the
privilege of criticising his fellow ; the
criticism should he short, sharp and de
cisive. There is no danger of hard feel
ings being engendered by fair criticism.
The American boy and girl are above such
narrowness. All that is necessary is that
the teacher should give proper direction te
the criticism It is net merely the mistakes
made by pupils in their recitations that
should be criticised, but their manner of
sitting, standing, holding the book, fcc.
Mr. Keyler, of Manhcim borough,
agreed with most that had been said by
the former speakers, but he objected te
the practice prevailing iu.many schools of
allowing the pupils te raise their hands
while one of the number is reciting. It
has a tendency te embarrass and confuse
the pupil. He also objected te the writ
ing of mistakes en the blackboard, as the
pupil is as apt te accept the error as the
correction.
Mr. Cenner favored judicious criticism,
but se frequently found it te be injudicious
that en the whole it is apt te be worth
less. Mr. Armstrong, of Mar or, thought
criticism a very important part of the
teacher's work. It is a grand error te
allow mistakes of pupils te pass unno
ticed. Their correction is a strong incen
tive te a thorough study of their lessens.
They should knew that every mistake
they make will be exposed.
Mrs. Mayne Archer said she thought
one of the best methods is for the teacher te
read the lessen and then endeavor te have
the pupil read it the same way.
C. A. Weaver, of Lcaceck, did net think
it necessary te criticize every trifling mis
take made in reading se long as the sense
of the piece read was properly given.
Language lessens and ether studies de
serve as much criticism as reading les-
sons.
F. M. Murphy thought the criticism
should be made by the teacher rather
than the pupils. A geed deal of the
childish criticism docs mere harm than
geed aud should be curbed and kept
strictly within proper bounds.
Chas. JJ. Keller agreed generally with
the remarks of Mr. Murphy.
C. Y. Liehty believed wc should give
the pupils an opportunity te think for
themselves and give expression te their
thought. He favored a very fair ci iticism
among scholars. The proper time for it
should he left te the judgment of the
teacher.
Prof. Bucrhlc thought it well te inquire
hew many teachers here use class criti
cism. He asked theso who did te raise
their hands. Almest every hand was
raised. Hew many have observed bad
eflccts arising therefrem? Six or eight
teachers raised their bauds. The dispre
portion being very large, Prof. Bucrhlc
asked whether it was net probable the
error was with the teacher rather than
with the criticism. He said that he agreed
with these who objected te the raising of
the hands in cl.is; during recitation, or
by ether means disconcerting the pupil
reciting. He thought the practice of
having the pupils write out com
positions and then exchange them
for criticism or correction, ene of the host
means of governing instiuctien in gram
mar. Criticism need net necessarily be
confined te making corrections or pointing
out errors and defect? ; favorable criticism
saeuld be made where it is deserved. The
teacher should read for the instruction of
the class, but should net read all the
lessens and thus make mere parrots of the
pupils. While he favored class criticism
he would held the teacher responsible for
its abuse. It is important that false or in
correct criticism should net be allowed te
go unchallenged. The teacher's eyes and
ears should be open and quick te detect
and correct all mistakes of this character.
Prof. Bycrly continued his lecture en
Grammar, devoting himself te the moods
and tenses.
l'liyxlolegy.
Prof. Heigcs lectured en physiology.
He said that lie ence taught in a district
in which directors favored the study of
physiology, but the patrons of the school
objected en the ground that it would never
de te teach the science in a mixed school
of heys and girls. Mr. Hciges said that
te the pure all things are pure ; and there
is no study se valuable or important as tha
study of our own selves the proper study
of mankind is mankind. He took for his
lessen the huma'u hand, which had been
se beautifully discribed by Prof. Brjwn
yesterday as "the second face." It is net
only a second face : it is also a seceud
brain, a second eye, a second ear; indeed
it takes the place, under certain circum
stances, of all the ether senses. Prof.
Hciges then preceded at some length te
explain the various members, museles,
tendons, nerves, &c, of the hand, and
developed the importance of training
these several parts, especially the muscles,
by putting the Institute through various
exercises with the hand and fpigcrs.
Dr. French followed Prof. Ileiges, and
answered a number of questions propound
ed. They were of no general interest ex
cept te teachers.
Nominations.
The county superintendent stated that
this was the proper time te put in nomina
tion cendidates for the committee ou per
manent certificates and representatives te
! the State association that meets at Pctts-
ville next July. m
Mr. LevergoeJ. en behalf of the city (
teachers, read a paper asking that the city
Le represented en the committed of perma
nent certificates. They have paid their
lees, are members of the Institute and in
full sympathy with its work, and along
with the city superintendent are taking
an active and zealous part in the proceed
ings. Tha city teachers have te appear
before the committee and pass an exami
nation before they can receive permaneut
certificates, aad ought therefore te be
represented en the committee.
The following nominations were then
made for committee en permanent organ
ization :
Miss Lizzie Neeper, city ; James C.
Gable, city : Franklin Smith, Ceuey ; 11.
N. Mehler, Ephrata ; Silas E. Benine,
Lancaster township ; Caleb Cenner,
Providence ; M. D. Mull, Earl ; Elam
Ilcrr, Strasburg ; J. B. Keyler, Manheim
borough.
Fer representatives te the State associa
tion the following nominations were
made :
II. W. Seudcr, Ceney ; I. K. Witmer,
Manheim ; J. II. Witmer, West Hemp
field ; E. L. Watts. Earl ; J. R. Huu
sccker, Manheim ; Miss Rachel Jacksen,
city ; Miss Emma Powers, city ; A. B.
Greidcr, West Heinpfield ; J. B. Seifert,
Carnarvon.
The following named committce was
appointed te conduct the election for
members of the committee en permanent
certificates : C. Y. Liehty, C. M. Broek
aud T. M. Bacen. The county superin
tendent gave uotice that the olectieu
would take place te-morrow and that all
teachers could vote en the presentation of
their tickets of membership.
There being no limit te the number of
representatives te the State association,
the secretary was authorized te cast the p
vote of the Institute and elect all the notn netn
inees. 1'ici". Hi-mill en ReailliiK.
Prof. Brown continued his lecture ou
Reading. The teacher must knew hew te
read, or he cannot teach reading. Prof.
Brown exhibited three charts, one contain
ing a picture of the skulls of infants and
adults, another a representative of the
muscles of the human face, aud a third
representing the nerves of the face. It
was seen from these charts that the nerves
and muscles of the face, and the lobes of
the brain were in pairs. These show that
the man is poised and balanced and it is
the proper exercise of this poise that
marks the orator. The functions of the
eyes, nose, mouth and ether organs of the
face were explained at seme length, es
pecially as they relate te vocalization. He
also exhibited a model of the human
larynx, showing its wenJeiful construc
tion, and wherein it differed from that of
ether animals.
Te-i4ht
Rev. Jesse Bewman Yeung will deliver
his famous lecture en the "Battle of
Gettysburg" in Fulton hall.
COLUMBIA NEWS.
OUIt Kt:JUI.Ai: COKKKSrONUENCK.
Hazel Kirke " for the G. A. R. Nev.
e.
P. R. R. pay car is a day late.
A. J. Kauffman, esq., confined te the
house with a severe cold.
Mr. Jehn Kauffman is at Hagcislevni,
Iud., en business.
Misses Lillie and Mazic Welsh have left
en au inspection tour of different
schools at Baltimore, West Point and
Bosten.
Mr. Daniel Wcedyard, m, had one of
his lingers amputated by Dr. Hinklc. It
was thought the bone was decaying
from the effects of a hiuise done sometime
age.
The Chesapeake ti ihe of Red Men, of
Annapolis, Md., are expected te visit Col
umbia iu a short time. A reception will
be given them, and their stay here will be
made as pleasant as our town tiihe can
make it.
The Excelsior elocution class met last
evcuiug at Miss Hallie Wislar's. An elec
tion of new officers was held, and some
ether important business transacted. The
next meeting will be held at the house of
Miss 3Iazie Fendrich, en Friday, Novem
ber 23. Tuesday is fie regular time the
club meets, but as a majority of the mem
bers wanted te go te " Hazel Kirke," the
evening of meeting was changed.
One of the large trees standing in front
of the fruit stand en Frent street, was set
en tire by a spark from a passing locemo
tive. Nearly half of the tree had te be cut
down te save the houses, which, at ene
time, it was thought, would catch fire, as
the wind was blowing in that direction.
A case of stolen decoy ducks was tried
at Gricr's yesterday. It appears tiiat it
was the captain of a canal beat who com
mitted the deed and complaint being en
tered, the "crew " of the beat were ar
rested and brought before the 'squire.
The evidence showed that the crew had
nothing te de with the matter and that the
captain, who was wanted, had escaped.
The case was discharged.
The Amusement Scaeen.
Seme of the agents for troupes are in the
habit of tearing down ether shows' litho
graphs and putting theirs up instead. This
was done yesterday, and when told about
it they only poehed-poohed, but after "the
law" was threatened no further mischief
was done. 4
Advices from the Kimira Free Prernt,
where "My Geraldine" was played lately,
are that it was the event of the season,and
the audience were carrid away by the pa
thos of the peicc aud the excellence of its
rendition. A number of scats are rcscivcd
for this play in the opera house for the
Citizens' band benefit te morrow evening.
Itureiili Uriel.
Indian summer Harry Upp in town
St. Peter's fair better attended Railroad
travel brisk C. Hershey traded te d.
Mumma and C. S. Herr twelve mules and
stable for $0,000 and a house and let en
Union street Dave Kemerly, coupling
cars at Downingtown had his feet mashed,
was brought home md Dr. Craig dressed
it.
NAKUOW KSCAI'K.
A Man Jumps from a Cr Window.
Last evening Capt. Wm. S. McCaskcy,
left Philadelphia en Cincinnati express,
due here at 11:30, having in charge a let
of about 50 recruits for the regular army,
whom he was taking te San Antonie,
Texas. The crowd was pretty rough anil
while the train was running at full speed
at a peiut between Eagle and Paoli, ene
of the men jumped from a window of the
water closet. He was found later in the night
by Conductor Baker, of an accommodation
train which followed ; and. upon exami
nation, it was ascertained that his arm
was sprained and head badly bruised. He
was taken back te the recruiting office iu
Philadelphia. Capt. McCaskey, tvhe had
charge of the soldiers, is a brother of
Prof. J. P. McCaskey, of this city. He is
at present stationed at David's island in
Leng Island sound. He is accompanied
by two lieutenants, and will net stay in
Texas, but upon fulfilling his present
mission will return te David's island.
Kunanay Till Morning.
A horse hitched te a spring wagon, be
longing te Abraham Miller, of Millers
villc, while standing iu the alley at Miller
& Hartmau's wholesale grocery, this
moraine frightened at the shifter and ran
down Chestnut street te Water and up
Water te Walnut, at the corner he was
caught. The only damage te the team
was the breaking of the harness and of a
belt in the wagon.
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