LANCASTER DAILY IKTELLIGENOEH WEDNESDAY MAY 3 1882. I Lancaster intelligencer. TOEDNSSDAY VXMINa, HAY 3, 1863. CrniUM PrtlU. The directors of the Pennsylvania rail road, in dividing among the owners the money earned, and paying for the im provements and extensions of their prop erty by increasing the capital stock, have pursued a proper policy. The money earned by a corporation belongs te its stockholders and should net be perma nently invested in the business -without their consent. It does net fellow, how ever, that the money made should all be divided. A prudent direction will al ways keep a surplus en hand te preserve the credit of the company against any contingency. In England it is the cus tom of corporations te consider the money earned as belonging te the stock holders and net te be appropriated with out their assent. A contrary practice prevails here. The directors consider themselves at liberty te use the accrued profits in enlarging and bettering the property in any way. The Pennsylvania railroad dividend of four per cent, was due the stockholders if it was really earned and was net needed te meet any probable requirement in the company's business. The directors declare that the business of the read is rapidly in creasing, and that some nine millions of dollars will be required during the year te be expended in the enlargement of its facilities. Six millions of this they pre pose te raise by a sale of stock, appre priating the remainder out of the sur plus income of the year, which they think will suffice for the purpose after paying the usual dividends. If nine millions of dollars are needed te equip the company te de its increased business, then it is certainly right te expend it if it can be properly raised ; and the sale of stock is a better way te raise it than a lean would be. But if it is proper te obtain two-thirds of the proposed permanent improvement in this way, it would seem te be proper te se obtain the whole of it. It is net te be supposed that one third of the cost is te be wastefullymade se that it will net be represented in the increased value of the property ; and this is the only possibility in which the emission te represent such portion of the cost in the capital would be justi fied. The cost of the improvements of property made should all be represented iu its increased value, and that should be represented iu its stock, bends and sur plus fund. A stock is in no sense watered when it stands for dollars well expended en the property. Au expenditure of nine million dollars in one year by a railroad direction in ex tension and improvement seems, how ever, te be enormous, even when the cor poration is se great as this one ; and it should net be made by the direction until it has been well understood and clearly authorized by the owners. The people of the state, tee, have a large in terest in the matter ; for it is net in accord with a sound public policy te permit a corporation te grew te a magnitude that is net strictly necessary te its business. And this affords a strong reason why di rectors of corporations should net be permitted te apply its revenues te the in crease of the property without represent ing the money se applied in stock and bends. The amount of these is limited by law ; but if a corporation is allowed te expend its income in enlargement without showing the expenditure in its capital, the law is defeated in its object-. It is a fend habit of corporation man agers te de this thing for this very ob ject. The Pennsylvania directors de net de it at this time, probably mere because they have net the surplus revenue for the purpose than because they prefer te have their expenditures shown in their capital stock. It is none the less right, however, because it may be forced upon them by their necessities; and it would be a very beneficial law which would forbid all corporations from expending their net profits in any ether way than in dividends. Werk Ter Them t There seems te be no reason te doubt that if the New Era and its Committee of 72 are in earnest in their declaration of intention te prosecute all violations of the Landis law they can find game, and each can earn the reward of $1100 offered by the ether and se keep their money within the family. The iVeie Era has said that there were such violations as come clearly within the previsions of the law : " AU conceivable manner of premises and chicanery were brought iute requisi tion by the Cameren forces te defeat tbe expression of the popular will. Ne trick in the repertory or the professional politic ian was left unused te secure the triumph or tne stalwart candidates. .Premises, that cannot be fulfilled aud were never meant te be, were made with a prodigali ty never known in this county before. Te secure the nomination of Stehman bargains were made and trades consum mated almost inconceivable in their char acter and number." The Committee of Seventy-two can find in these allegations, if true, quite enough te sustain prosecutions under the various sections of the Landis law. One of its previsions is a fine of $200 and imprisonment for any candidate who shall " directly or indirectly, give, prom prem ise, offer or premise te give, te any elec. ter any gift or reward in money, goods or ether valuable thing, or any office, emolument or employment, en condition, express or implied, that such elector shall cast, give, retain or withheld his vote or use his influence at a nominating election or delegate election, or cast, give or substitute another te cast or give his vote or use bis influence at a nomi nating convention for or against the nomination of any particular candidate for nomination se as te procure such person te be voted for, at any election te take place, the person se hiring, procur ing, influencing, abetting, endeavoring or offering either directly or indirectly through ethers, their aiders or abettors, te procure the person te be voted for by such electors." If what the Ntw Era says is true, most likely some candidate has laid himself open te prosecution and conviction under this section. In the'npxfcclausp it is enacted that If any qualified voter shall "directly or indirectly acceptor receive from any person de3iringte bel nominated as a candidate for office, or from the friends of any such persons, any gift or reward in money, goods or ether valuable thing, or any office or employment, under an agreement or premise, express or implied, that such elector shall give or withheld his vote for the nomination of such person as a candidate for office at such election, or shall accept or receive the premise of any person that he shall thereafter receive any gift or reward in money, goods, position or ether valuable thing if he will vote for the nomination of such a person as a candidate for office, and shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, en conviction, shall pay a fine net exceeding three hundred dollars and be imprisoned for a term of time net exceeding three months." And if neither of these nets is fine enough or strong enough te land the rascals,this third section certainly is : "If any elector shall, directly or indi rectly offer te give his vote or his influ ence at any nominating convention, te any person desiring te be nominated as a can didate for office, or te the friends of any such person, in consideration that for any such vote or influence he is te receive any gift or reward in money, goods or ether valuable thing, or any office or employ ment, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and en conviction. sbaU pay a line net ex- ceeding three hundred dollars and under go a period of imprisonment net exceed ing three months." These comprehensive previsions of the law, taken in connection with the charges of the JVrew Era, leave no doubt that it knows of instances in which the penalities have been incurred and, te keep faith with the public, it and its committee must prosecute or admit that their professions were " a barren ideal ity," only intended te be "a geed enough Morgan until after the election." m TnE court can de no better hew can it de se well ? than te appoint Mr. Jeseph Clarksen county auditor te fill the vacancy occasioned by the death of the late Jehn K. Reed. Mr. Clarksen is capable and honest His experience as clerk of the beard has made him fully acquainted with the duties of the office, and his close attention te the investiga tien of the present beard conspicuously designate him as the most appropriate person te take up that investigation just where it was interrupted by the death of Mr. Seed, and te continue it in the same line and te the same conclusion as that esteemed gentleman was prosecuting it. It seems te be generally conceded that the Republican peace conference accom plished nothing and a geed deal of it. Ik Milten Heidelbaugh is looking for his lest chance for the Legislature, he should make search in the neighborhood of Calvin Carter's hog pen. The three German Republican papers of Cincinnati have turned Democratic and taken a geed many of their readers with them. The Wolfe part of the conference was " fur " reform ; the Quay part of it was "agin" the enforcement." Put this and that together and you have the outcome. One of B.'aine's complaints is that the country has fallen se low that the comic papers of Chili lampoon our navy. But our own comic papers lampoon even Blaine ! Tue Qrapliic entirely overrates the naval knowledge of our representatives when it says Congress, collectively, knows about as much in regard te shipbuilding as it does about Chinese grammar. " Among the noblest In the land. Though lie may count himself the least That man 1 honor una revere Who without lav or, without tear. In the great city dares te stand The friend of uvery friendless beast. And tames with his unflinching hand The brutes that wear our ler m and fuci". The were-wolves ei the human lace !" . Lonyfellew. The New Yerk courts are busily en gaged trying te find out hew old Judge Spier is. The proverbial sensitiveness of unmarried women te the disclosure of their age is altogether discounted by the reserve of bachelors and superannuated! judges en this intciestiug subject. Stuayed, lest or stolen Senater Kauff. man's heifer. When last seen Ploughman Sonsenig was working her in double har ness down in East Earl. The finder will please return her te the sheriff's ollice and no will be charged strictly legal fees as a reward of virtue. Tue two boys of the Prince of Wales, who are journeying around the world, had a " buffalo hunt " get up for their amusement at Ceylon. A tame buffalo was turned out, and after being chased by dogs was 8het down by one of the princes. Thus are the royal scions instructed in the humane science of government. Down in Wilmington Arthur appointed a new postmaster en the eve of the pri maries and it answered the purpose, as the Stalwart faction nominated its candi date for mayor. There was netliinrr against the old postmaster, except that he did net belong te Mr. Arthur's part of the party. Net long age all the eigar ribbon used in the United States was imported from Europe. New, however, little or none is imported, the trade being satisfactorily supplied with ribbon of home manufac ture. It takes $150,000 worth te " go around" the anuual product of cigars in this country. It is made from raw silk brought from Japan, China and France. We're paying off the national debt at the wonderful rate of $150,000,000 a year, but when we reflect that nearly $30,000, 000 of this comes from the import tax en sugar and molasses, and nearly $30,000,000 mere from the tariff en wool and woolens, it will be seen that most of tb9 burden falls en the peer man's table and the peer man's back. should no arrangement be made te recharter the national banks they can easily continue their business by going into voluntary liquidation, -organizing new banks under the old name, with the old stockholders and directors. and virtu ally going en as before. When the old bank is in liquidation its depositors can be requested te withdraw their accounts ft em it by check and reopen them with the new bank. These net willing te de se must be paid. The assets can then, with the consent of the stockholders, be trans ferred from the beard of directors of the old bank te that of the new. The Examiner informs the New Era that ' Sheriff High was an open and avowed friend of Stehman's for Senater for months before the primary;" and that though High was elected in the New Era combination of last year he was net elected by it, as he "brought te it mere strength in preper. tien than any ether, and that account squared itself when the election was ever. He bere his share of the expenses of the campaign, and when they were paid, and the New Era get its share out of the 'pet,' the account was closed." This may be news te the New Era, hut the "Ged's truth" must be told by theExaminer, even though ether hearts should bleed." Fen many years this journal has main tained the urgent need of better attention te tbe rmblic reads and the economy of every district making its highways equal te turnpikes and abolishing the obnoxious tell-bar. It is all nonsense, however, te talk about "a soparate state depart ment, which should be presided ever by a general superintendent of highways, under whom should be a deputy supsrintendent in each county, who in turn would have the immediate control of the township supervisors." Every great reform must be supported by popular opinion, and local agitation for better supervisors, for per manent improvements by them and for the gradual construction of hard stone read by making a few miles of it every year, is the way te get better reads. Philadelphia's "zee" ia the best iu the land and pays, $12,000 improvements having been made out of last year's in come, nearly half the receipts being takeu in en Sunday. It is suggested that Bar num's ingenious device of escaping the duties en animals imported by taking an oath that he had imported Jumbo for breeding purposes, may save the Quaker City managers a geed deal of money yet, if adopted by them. Thus far they never seem te have thought of it ; yet sixteen different classes of quadrupeds, from the lien te the llama, aud from the coati te the kangaroo, have had young in their garden. Recently there has been a change in the direction of the society and il happens that among the new managers who se cured their election are a number of the Philadelphia Reformers, te whom the witty Bulletin thus addresses some prac tical remarks : " They will find work te de at the zee, well as that establishment is conducted. There hwe been ugly ru mors afloat for some lime of unfair ' div vies ' among the monkeys, aud it is mere than hinted that there has been some tam pering with the polls in the bear pit. The prairie-dogs are charged with getting up an underground monopoly ; and the bills of the macaws need careful auditing. The elephants are suspected of Master Den affiliations, and the Welfe family is net properly represented. The rodents are holding secret meetings at the Beaver's headquarters, and the timid gazelles are subscribing te the Stalwart Gnus. The giraffes arc accused of living off of high way pickings, and the sea-liens have been dabbling with the water department in a way that needs looking after." With signal cutcrprise and geed taste the Baltimore & Ohie railroad company have just issued a publication which they have appropriately entitled " Picturesque B. & O.," and which is weithy te be con sidered from a high artistic standpoint. It is a work of ene hundred and fifty-odd pages, of which the letter press is a very creditable specimen of typographical skill ; is richly bound iu illuminated paper covers, designed and executed by the American bank nete company, aud is intended for complimentary distribution among people who may be interested in tbe subject of which it treats. The engravings, however, are the leading feature of merit, aud the fact that they were all made expressly for this publication gives tbem a freshness aud novelty that cannot fail te be appre ciatcd. The skill of some of the foremost artists aud weed engravers of the day has been employed in the illustration, the drawings being by Themas Meran, W. Hamilton Gibsen, W. L. Sheppard, G. O. Davidsen, Sel Ey tinge and Geerge Ferris, and the cutting by Begert, Harley, Merse, Clement, Karsr, Davis, Smart and ethers. Many of the engravings would adorn the pages of a first-class magazine, the sketches are from nature, and the effects are as a rule particularly fine. Whilst intended as an advertisement by the railroad company, the publication is devoid of objectionable flavor aud there is, tee, an entire absence of the ordinary ad vertising features that are made conspicu ous in similar works. The author and planner of the book is J. G. Pangbern, who in years gene by had some note as a newspaper man. nis ticatment of the subject in hand, which is tbe story of a trip through the valley of the Virginia aud ever the line of the B. & O., is easy, off hand aud unassuming. It is in narrative style, a peculiarity being the absence of personal pronouns. PERSONAL. The ex-Empress Eugenie, who has been staying at Lyens en her way back from Marseilles was mobbed and hooted as she left her hotel for the railway station. The New Yerk grand jury has organized by the appointment as foreman of Mr. Simen Stevens, at ene time the private secretary of his kinsman, the late Tbaddeus Stevens. The "golden rose," sent by the Pope each year te seme Catholic lady who has proved herself a soldier of the Cress, this year went te Princess Stephaine, of Austria. Gen. Sherman's wife is the only American lady ever honored with it. Mr. Herman Oeliuciis, ene of tlie swellest of the swell in New Yerk coach ing, pole, club and social circles, was one of the deputy sheriffs at the hanging of Sindram. He steed up in line with a let or low-bred ward bummers and hangers-en with a tall hat, a mourning weed, a mace of office in his hand and all the rest of it. Mr. Oelrichs leeks at it as a great lark and all that sort of a thing. On leaving Mentene Queen Victeria presented te the peer of that place 3,000 francs, and te charitable institutions, 1,500 francs ; while as personal mementos of her visit she gave te the mayor a set of diamond studs, te the .English consul portraits of herself and the Princess Beat rice, te the consul's son a diamond pin, te the pest-master a diamond ring, te the depot-master a cold chain, te his assistant a geld pencil-case and pin, and te the chief of pence a geld rmg. T. P. O'Connor, member of parliament, who has been in this country for some months past as a member of tbe Irish Land League, gees home happy, having collected $30,000 and, during bis visit, the Iris7t World and Father Walsh, ti ensure r of the Land League of America, have forwarded fully $300,000 te Mr. Egan at Paris, the treasurer of tbe Irish Land League. The largest individual contribu tions given O'Connor were at Chicago, but in California the sympathizers with the movement subscribed liberally te the fund. Dr. A. A. Willits, the Presbyterian divine charged by tbe central presbytery of Philadelphia with delivering "a secular lecture" en a Sunday afternoon in the opera house at Cincinnati, writes a letter denying the impeachment and assailing the presbytery for making an assertion upon a matter which it knew nothing about, and, concerning which, he says : " The first and only 'creak' I have heard, came from the Presbyterian parsons of Cincinnati, who did net bear me. And its only "echo' was from the central presbytery of Philadel phia,' who were alike ignorant of what they sat in judgment upon." TBK INCOMING IMMIUKANTS. Tbe Mlnlture World at Castle Garden New Yerk Cor. Philadelphia Ledger. Castle Garden just new is undoubtedly the most interesting spot en Manhattan Island. The world in miniature is there, with almost every variety of human life, along with its rough edges and its lights and shadows. Since daybreak no fewer than six steamers have ceme in with their living freight, about six thousand in all. In the crowd were a party of stalwart English brewers, fifty in all, who say they have ceme ever here te see if they cannot introduce Angle-American ale te take the place of the popular German-American lager. They bring with them considerable capital, and it is their intention te start at ence au experimental brewery, probably in Philadelphia. They are from Preston, near Manchester, where they own their own brewheuscs. Said ene of their number te your correspendent: "We have tasted your lager, and- while admitting that it is light and pleasant te tbe taste, it is net equally as refreshing nor as whele seme as the beer brewed from hops. If the American people can be persuaded te fairly test the English-made beer, they would acquire such a liking for it that they would drink nothing else. It is both refreshing and stimulating, and people who partake of it rarely drink spiriteus liquors. The beer can be seid at $2 per barrel aud three cents the glass, and it will be found quite as geed as the im ported article." " At home," he added, " the brewers are fairly paid. As a rule, the mcu are reliable, and remain with the firm for many years. Their pay is from 25s. te 50s. a week, and the men get their own drinks, which is no small item te an Englishman who likes his beer." The D. Steinman brings a numerous party of Dutch cattle raisers, destined for Stevens, Texas, each of whom has an average capital of $800 with which te go into business. They bring their families with them, and will at once set out en their journey. They are a healthy hardy-looking people. The Italia, from Gibraltar, brings about 1,000 Italians, netafew of them railroad laborers. Thore isalse reason for the belief that some of them came here te the padrenes, who pay their passage ever, with the under standing that they will be rag-pickers and beggars, sharing the profits of these businesses with the former ; but the au thorities are determined te inquire into all such cases, and send all such immigrants back . OUDKK OF A.31KKICAX MKCIIANICS. Proceedings of the Annual Session at Ueth lebeiu Yesterday Lancaster Next Year. The thirty-sixth annual session of the state council of the order of United Ameri can Mechanics, of Pennsylvania, commenc ed its session in - tbe hall of Mamiqucsy Ltdgc, I. O. O. F., Bread street, Bethle hem yesterday morning, at ten o'clock. At an open session, at which Burgess G. II. Myers and Ceuncilmcn Anstect and Godshalk wcre present, Bargcss Mycis bid tbe delegates welcome te the hospitali ties of Bethlehem in a short speech, which was replied te en behalf of ihe state coun cil by State Councilor Jehn Eckstein, of Philadelphia. The number of delegates present is about one hundred. At the regular morning session of the council new members were admitted and reports of the several officers were received and re ferred te committees. At the ending of the fiscal year June 30, 1881, there were 153 councils of tbe order in the state and a membership of 10,927. The receipts of subordinate councils wcre $121,788.39, ex clusive of the widows and orphans' fund, which amounted te $3,713.18 The bal bal ance in the treasuries of subordi nate councils aggregate $233,325.90, and in the widows and orphans' fund, $50,814.77. During the current year many additions have been made te the membership. The officers of the State Council for the ensuing year, commencing May 2, are as fellows ; State Councilor, William S. Millar, ofScranten; State Vice Councilor, M. F. Senderling, of Philadel phia ; State Ceuneil Secretary, "Walter Graham, of Philadelphia ; State Council Treasurer, Jehn Kreder, of Philadelphia ; State Ceuucil Inductor, Jehn S. Mickcl, of Harrisburg ; State Ceuucil Examiner, M. 8. Lessig, of Pottstewu ; State Council Protector, Nelsen Endcrs, of Jacksonville. At the afternoon session representa tives wcre instructed te go te the national council te urge upeu that body the establishing of a home for aged and infirm members. The new officers were installed. The per capita tax for tbe com ing year was fixed at twenty-four cents. Peter Styers, of Bethlehem, was elected representative te the national council for thrce years. Lancaster was selected as the place for holding the next annual session, en the first Tuesday in May, 1883. 1'OKEK PLAYIKO IN KENTUCKY. The Country Members lisdly .Skinned. There has been a revival of "big" poker playing playing among the mem bers of the Kentucky Legislature. Louis ville sharps are even skinning them el their watches and the Courier-Journal rather exultantly celebrates the event iu Hiawathau measures predicting that when the country member gees home and en tertains his gaping constituents with his experience, while he leafs en the store boxes of the grocery and squirts tobacco iuice into the dried apple barrel, while be Telia them hew he passed the iles law Fer their county, ami the sheep law. Anil the fence law. and the irate law. Till they think him, tee, a great man. And make up their minds that they will Send him back te the next session. lie will never dare te tell tbcm Hew lie played it all the session, Played it week days, played It Sundays, Played it nights and noens and morning?, Played it with the playful members Ot tbe City Delegation. lie could never tell tbe voters Of the county that he came from Hew the lucky poker players Ot the City Delegation Skinned him of bis scant per diem, Wen the watch he used te carry, Thenthe chain and seal attachment: Wen tbe studs upon hU shirt front, And the ring upon his finger ; Wen the lull flress suit that cost him Sixty dollars In the city. Would net even let him 'have it Fer the Governer's reception. He could never tell the voters Ot" the county that be cams Iretu Hew the lucky poker players Ot tbe City Delegation Wen a mertgage en bis farm lands. On his sheep and en his horses. On his cows and en tbe peach crop That be hopes te raise this summer. EEPUBLICAN "PEACE." MITCHELL'S lXTERPKETATIOrf OF IT. Andy Kauffuian' Withdrawal te be aT.e The Stalwart's Ge Marcblce On. By a Times correspondent in Washing ton last evening, Senater Mitchell was in terrogated as te the Philadelphia confer ence. "The conference committee en the part of the Independents acted with wis dom and discretion," said he. "The con ference has relegated the whole matter te the convention, with certain joint recom mendations. In these recommendations I heartily concur. Our committee could de no mere. It could net dictate nomina tions." "Yeu think something has been accom plished, then?" " Everything that could be accomplished. It is very satisfactory te me. Of course, whether the Cameren people are earnest or net will be shown in the convention. If they ignore the agreement entered into at Philadelphia, you may expect a reusing and enthusiastic Independent convention te fellow, in which the nominations of the 10th of May will net be ratified. It will then be found that Mr. Cameren is net the Republican party of Pennsylvania, and that his ticket cannot be elected without tbe aid of the Independents. If Mr. Cameren is wise he will use every elTert te see the principles laid down by the Phil adelphia conference carried out." " But will net the carrying out of that cede of principles involve the withdrawal of the objectionable nominations? Fer instance, the second section of the confer ence report says that competent and faith ful officers should net be removed except for cause. New, if Senater Cameren presses the removal of Sullivan and Wylie and ether Federal officers in Pennsylvania te give place te his own political friends, will net that be a violation of both letter and spirit of the agreement." "I think it would be a violation which would tend te give us little faith in the honesty and geed faith of Stalwarts. In fact, the removal of these officers new would be a breach of the. first part of the agreement entered into at Philadelphia, the second pait of which is te be settled by the convention. We abandoned no rights by tbe conference. We shall insist en the withdrawal of these objectionable nominations, with the additional claim that they enter into the express stipulation made at Philadelphia. If Mr. Cameren were wise ha would go with me te the president and ask for the with drawal of Jacksen, Kauffman, etc., and he would find his position greatly strengthened thereby aud the people would thou accept the action of the conference in geed faith." "Yeu would go with him, of ceurse ?" " Certainly, if these removals are in sisted upon it will net give much hepe for any material couccssieu in the Stalwart convention." lJayiie of the Maine Opinion. Cel. T. 31. Bayne was mere radical in the expression of his views. He went straight at the mark. " The cenference can be best judged by its fruits, but two of the stipulations, the very first two, can be brought into immediate action. Here they are," and Colonel Bayne read from the truce : " First, that we unequivocally condemn the use of patronage te promote personal political ends, and require that all offices bestowed within the party shall be upon the sole basis of fitness ; second, that competent and faithful officers should net be removed except for cause. New, if the Stalwarts arc sincere in agreeing te these prepositions, they can show it with out delay. Cel. Sullivan and 3Ir. Wylie, collectors of the Twenty-third and Ninth internal revenue districts respectively, are competent and faithful officers, for whose removal there exists no cause. If theyare removed it will be for no ether purpose than te ' promote personal political ends." They are net yet removed, and Senater I Cameren can new show his geed faith and ' sincerity by going with Senater Mitchell te the president and joining bimin askiug that the names of Jacksen and KaulVman be withdrawn. Senater Cameren, with out the co-operation of Senater Mitchell, and in a case of infinitely less moment te himself and the Republican party, asked President Arthur te withdraw a nomina tion, and presto, it was doue." Some Alere Opluleus. Ex-Attorney General Lear writes te the Press that he fears the principles are tee pure te be reduced te immediate practice by any political party ; as a test of the siucerity of these who profess them let the convention of next week " adept this declaration of principles and the resolu tions, extending the whole te thirty nine articles, if the same higb-tene can be kept up te, and then and there dissolve, after recommending their state committee te call a convention of delegates selected as provided iu the first resolution, te nemi natc a ticket about the 1st of August. It is net right that all the geed things shall be bestowed en the future. Give some thing te the present, especially as the next convention may repeal the whole thing." Commedore Iliestnud's opiuien is that auy action which will bring the " wander ing brethren " back into the party of " Lincoln and Garfield," and again briug down ou their innocent heads the ridicule and contempt of the Times and the Dem ocratic press generally instead of their honeyed words of praise, is worthy of almost any sacrifice from the Stalwarts except party principles and party organi zation. The prepositions for geverniag this election of delegates and holdiugcon heldiugcon holdiugcen ventions in the future are right because fair te all. Kussel Erret says : " An Independent movement is impossible ; it never lasts long, and I suppose that this is the end. The resolutions aie mcre platitudes, truisms which everybody believes in and which mean nothing. The cenference changes nothing, and the Independents couldn't have changed anything if they had tried." The Philadelphia Recerd says that " if Mr. Wolfe will take the trouble te run his eye ever the Republican platforms of I Pennsylvania ler a dozen years he will find them filled with the most beautiful re solves in favor of all sorts of political re forms." The New Yerk Evening Pest with fiue scorn observes that these high standing resolves were signed net only by the In dependents but also by the machine leaders, the foromest bench men of the boss, who all their lives ha-e laughed at such prin ciples as the fancies of moonstruck vis ionaries and worked and fought te the best of their ability te discredit them and ridicule them and keep them down. And new they put their hands upon their hearts, and turn up their eyes aud affirm that tbese are their sentiments-. As a case of sudden c diversion this has few equals. It must ba remarked, bv the wav. that these fine principles are net te go into effect immediately. The Spriugfield Republican remarks that "the days of miracles are long past, and these who did net share in the harmonious proceedings of that most eventful occasion will wait te sce works meet for rcpentance before believing that the Republican ma chine in Pennsylvania can be turned from darkness te light in an instant, in the twinkling of au eye. The much henlded conference has net yet produced results that settle anything." The Philadelphia Evening Telegraph, net easily fooled, suggests that as there are several thousand people in this commonwealth who have reached a stage of political development which renders tbcm net fend of being stuffed with wind, we fear the se ardently desired harmony will have te be deferred until the time when the politicians are se fend of propos ing te have practical reform deferred te-i. e. next year." A Story te the Point. Philadelphia ledger. Near the old navy yard in old Soulh Seulh wark there was formerly a tailor who was high authority in the matter of bands and buttons in respect of the number of them au officer of any grade could sport. On one 'occasion this Sartorial despot appear ed befere the commandant of the yard a seasoned old sailor, who had weu bis naval victories, and who seldom had a presenta ble uniform aud said : " Commedore, here's a young fellow, a third assistant deputy engineer,, and be wants mero stripes and buttons than regulations allow and won't take his coat if I don't put them en. Hew many's the most I can give him?" " WclL" said the. commodore, " put them all ever if he wants them, and then tell him he had better keep the coat in his trunk." It was about this way in Parler C, at the Continental, the ether night. "Here," said a committee man, te the commandant of the " Regulars" " here is a fresh young leader of the " Independents" who wants mero glitter en bis party garments. hew much can we give him ?" " Give him all he wants," said the commander in-chief, " but tell him that sort of dress parade is net te come off May 10th, this year seme ether year.' ' And they let him have it, and he wcut away with his heart full of emotion, and his eye steadily fixed en the future. Civil service rolerra is "formulated," but its enforcement is rather belated. The Stalwarts Marching On. Mcantime Cameren has net gene te the president and asked for the withdrawal of Jacksen and Kauffman in the interest of harmony. The Ping elected their dele gates in Allegheny county yesterday, and severely punished, by exclusion from the delegation, W. S. Purviance, who had been designated by Majer Brown as one of the members of the bar whom he would like te have go te Harrisburg in his interest, but who was left at home because no would net premise te support Beaver ; Montgom ery county has elected Beaver delegates ; and Mercer and Franklin elected straight Stalwart delegations and Mercer instructed for Beaver. In Washington Den Came ren is successfully opposing Edward Mc- Pherson for secretary of the Hepubiican congressional committee. Killed for Iteruslne te DrinK With n Ncgru. In Charleston, W. Va., a negre named Housten Whiting shot T. G. Greaner, a white man. The negre asked Greaner te drink with him, and en the lattcr's refusal stepped out en the pavement and shot Greaner as he came out. Twe hundred dollars reward was offered for the negre's capture, and Deputy United States Mar shal Rebert Saunders and Morgan Saun ders captured him. There is talk of lynching him. Whittiiig came from Gal Gal lipelis, O., two months age, after. danger ously 'stabbing a negre woman. m Smuggling Diamonds in ISueks. In yesterday's European mail there were thrce old books which upon exam ination were found te contain costly jewelry and diamonds vaiucd at $3,000. The books were neatly hollowed out and the jewelry, carefully wrapped in tissue paper, w.s inclesed. The packages bear the address of a lueminent jeweller of Cincinnati. The goods were sent te the New Yerk custom house. LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. Grade of Pupil. The following is the grade of pupils for the month of April, just closed : i I chi Carpenter I .1 II tier hart... riUST CLASS. ....WD. II. Senseni. ....W WmC Pvfer...., 03 1) S Smith PS Call UEaby .... 17 Wm 1 KeL:k .... ...92 ...02 ...bl ...en ...ae ...ss . . .Si Gee M Derwart.. C II Obrelter las II Miinsen.... Harry ASlii'iik.. S 1J Haymaker... N J Khickwoed.. .'.O.Wni I. Gable.. . .tU, Win 11 Kirk SETOMt CLASS. Gee W Cooper SKi Wm G linker...., Menree II llirsh.. Wm It Peters.... Ivuic II Stirk... Fred S Pyler.... WJtIIelliiigu-.... II 15 Shearer T W Stiesserelt... AbrainL. Miles.. ...Si ...81 ...SI ...Si ...Ml Kd It Garvin 'J' J no II llariiiian !M I. M Stone 9. Wm II Aiixer S9 Jehn A CharlcM 89 Chas C Herr Sit Clms.J Zecher 89 AK Alliriirlit. 88 ChasI! llrady SO C S Stermieitz tG ...71 ...W Sidney Evans.... Tlllltn CLASS, Kd M. Ilartman 96! Heward G Snyder.... 68 Jehn I. C'olie 8.1 Christ J Urban 85 IJ Itescnstelu SO llarry N Mills J5 Chas W llellinger....!)! Gee E Zellera. ....01 ...iU .Jas li Stewart...., Edw C Ilursk... Chas 1) Krcidcr .. Jehn II Krcager. Chas I) Mycin...., Jnlin W llitiicr 77 ...83 ...SO Harry C Mercer 1 jeiin c ampic ...J-8 ...83 Chits. G.Diller .GO FOURTH CLASS. Sherman Edjerlcy..87 M ar ti n I , Kcam HC JehnX Hetrick 84 Win II Muster CO THumplircvillu IS Wm J Kberly r5 Harry ltuclflus 04 Jacob H Grolf. Ill D H Gundaicer Mi W KKirkpatrick CO G ZKhead.s CI) Herman I.Winut CO Arthur Iearduian...rrt Abram Ifitner 77 Edw 1 Sprecber. 78 A Wayne Uitncr 7i Wm K Adams...... How'd Gres3in:ui....7'2 Wm M Maxwell 7-.' Heward Uehrcr. 71 Sam'l Gedicnaucr....7t Harry L Zoelc rl the percentage of The following is higher grade secondary, James street, for the month of April : x CLASH. Harry Apple 97 Sue Treycr 92 Gee. Yesigcr 80 Katie Marratt 7C Maggie Stuininctz.. 73 Jehn Cenncll 58 Laura Siebcr 5') (jtHia. i.cyucn Ed. Hcitsliu lieckic u'Uryen.. Tliee. Appel J.illie Miles Clara Delict 0 . 9G . ai . 91 . 9:t .. 93 n CLASS, Annle lluchrle 9S Peter Flick Annie Smith Walt, llarr Daisy Gerrcclit Ella Masen Gertie Zccher Carrie Benedict.... Flera Miles Senhia Cnnniii"h.i:ii Fred. I.utz. 97 Samuel Unas.. Lizzie Flick... Charles Feil.. Frank Smith.. Marv Munson. Christ Flick... Chas. Sener.... William Leng. . 07 . 9J 89 . 88 ST. . K , 85 tQ Katie Mclnty:. 20 The Supreme Cour'. " Lancaster county's week" iu the su preme court begins en Monday, May 13, and tbe following cases are set down te be argued at that time : McIIvainc ct al. vs Lantz, et al. ; Burkhelder vs-. Marklcy ; Smith, jr. vs. ldail ; Leng et al. vs. Leng ct al. ; Grubb vs. Grubb ; Steacy Assig nee's Appeal ; Menge vs. Wiley, ct al. ; Ilildcbrand vs. Bewman, ct al. ; Lewis et al. vs. Brown et at. : The County of Lan caster vs.Mishlcr, coroner ; The Cem'th ei Pcnn'a vs. Steacy et al. ; Charles et al's Appeal ; Miller vs. Bcaler ct al. ; Hamil ton, Guardian's Appeal ; Wcinrich jr., Ex'rs. Appeal ; Ripple ct al. vs. Mclcbcr ; The Columbia Nat. Bank vs. Tiletz : Markley vs. Kesscring ; Carrell vs. The Pcnn'a R. R. Ce. ; llarnish Adm'r. vs. Herr ; Morgan ct al. vs. Yard t.Schurlke's Appeal ; Bett vs. Stencr ; Steinman ct al. vs. Miller et al. isxploaien of a.Ceal OH Lamp. This morning, between six and seven o'clock, while the attendant of the restau rant in the Black Herse hotel, North Queen street, was at his breakfast, a coal oil lamp in the restaurant exploded and set (Ire te the counter and te the ornamen tal flypaper hanging upon the ceiling. The smoke from the restaurant ascending through the elevator, gave timely warning te Mr. Slaugh and his employees, and the flames were extinguished before any con siderable damage had been done. Mayer 'd Court. Mayer MacGenigle this morning commit ted two colored women for thirty days each for drunken and disorderly conduct,a man, who was a stranger in the city, was sent out for three dayp, and two were discharged. ATTEMPTED BUEGLAEY. A PLUCKY WATCHMAN'S CAPTURE Sharp Shoetlujj en North Duke Street uu perate Mrusgle With a. Thler. About 12 o'clock last night an attempt at burglary was made at the residence or C. A. Fen Deisraitb, North Duke street near Frederick, and the "euterprisin"' burglar" was arrested and locked up7 after a desperate struggle between Private Watchman Edward Shubroeks and the burglar, who gave his name as "Peter Williams." The circumstances of the affair as do de tailed by Officer Shubroeks, are substau tially as fellows : He was walking his beat en North Duke street and en appreachiug the residences of F. A. Feu Dersmith and F. R. Diffenderffer, which ad join, and stand a short distance back from the street with little yards in front of them. Shubroeks entered the Diffenderffer yard, stepped upon the front perch and tried the deer. Hearing a foot step he looked along the side perch, and seeing nobody, stepped evor te Mr. Fen Dersmith's, when he again heard a foot step, apparently en the kitchen perch. The officer walked back te the kitchen deer, and seeing no ene, moved towards the privy, instantly the privy deer was opened a little and thrce pistol shots wcre lired from the inside, ene of which took effect in Mr. Shubroeks' left hand, making a slight wound between the thumb aud fore finger. Shul reeks drew his revolver and blazed away at his concealed fee, sending a "bull-dozer" bullet through tbe lelt coatsleeve of the burglar, between the wrist and elbeWjbarcly grazing the skin. The bur glar then sprang out of the privy and at tempted te jump ever a low pale fence dc vidiug the main yard form the chickcu yard. In doing se he fell, and cried out that he was shot. Iu a moment Shubroeks was ever tbe (ence and en top of him, seized him by the threat and called for help. Then followed a sevcre tussle, the burglar gripping Shubroeks' rijjbt wrist te prevent him from firing and Shubroeks stiuggling te prevent the burgl.tr from getting away. The firing of the pistol and the calls for help were heard by Charles Green, who lives en Christian street iu the rear of FenDcrsmith's let. Green sprang out of bed and without takiug time te dress himself, jumped ever a six-feet-high fence and ran te the officer's assistance. That settled it. Green held the burglar down while Shubroeks put the nippers en him and disarmed him. As he arose from the geund a geld watch at d chain fell from his hand. The officer dis covered it aud picked it up, and as he did se the burglar asked him if he had lest his watcb. Then turning te Mr. Green he said: "Yeung man, you had better put your clothes en ; You'll catch cold." Mrs. Green threw her busbar. d's clothes ever tha fence te him, and as seen as he was at tired, he assisted the officer te take his prisoner te the lock-up. Arrived at the lock-up he gave his name as Peter Williams, but would give no further information. He was searched carefully and his effects were taken from him. These consisted of a small 4 shooter pistol, a brace and inch bit. a broken three-cornered file, a pair of burglar's nip pers for turning deer keys, $24.83 in money among which was a 0 cent Canada piece, three $3 bill?, two $1 bills and seven silver dollars ; also three watches a line geld hunting-cased watch, the case of which is numbered C,3C3; Ne. of weris, 39,210. and marked Wm. Crinksbank, Harrisburg, Pa., at tached te it is a geld chain of small links and a round seal with a red back and a mariner's compass,aIseaIargesiIvcrwatch, the case of which is numbered 17,2-10 ; Ne. of works, 406,939, with name of P. S. Bartlett, Walthare, Mass." Attached te it is a brown mohair geld mounted guard, a small silver hunting case watch, Ne. of case G38, en cap is engraved ' Emporium watch company " was also found. It is a cylinder escapement. These watcbes are in the hands of Ciiief of Police Dcichler, where the owners will have an opportunity of identifying them. When interviewed this morning by the reporters, the burglar refused te say much, except that he was net a burglar, aud that he was the victim of circumstances, adding that the reporters ought te knew better than te interview him, and when asked where he lived he answered with a leer " at Squedunk." Later in the day he became mero communicative. He said he was born in Ireland en the 10th of October, 1835, and is therefore in his 47th year. He came te this country when live years old, was in the navy for seme time, has been living in the east, but be declined te say in what locality. His version of his arrest is that he was walking out North Duke street about midnight, and saw Shubroeks coming towards him when he was a considerable distance away. Net knowing who he was and fearing that he might be an officer who would pick him up, he stepped into FenDersmith's yard and concealed himself. When Shubroeks cime into Diffenderffer's yard, he thought he lived there, and when he tried the deer and afterwards stepped ever te FonDcr FenDcr smith's premises, he thought he might be drunk, and wishing: te avoid him he stepped into the privy. When Shubroeks approached the privy, he fired his pistol te scaie him, aiming above his bead, and when Shubroeks returned tbe lire, he ran out with a view of escaping. He says Shubroeks fired three shots, the last ene being when he (Williams) fell ever the fence and hurt his leg. Thinking that Shubroeks had shot him in the leg, he called te him net te sheet again, aud thcu he was arrested and locked up as has been above stated. He denies that Shu Shu Shu breoks was wounded by him, but prob ably get his scratch in the scuflic that en sued after the firing ceased. Williams docs net appear te be as old as be says be is. He is 5 feet 4 inches in height, has sandy hair and a smooth face, slightly pitted with smallpox which be says he had when two years of age. He says his weight is only 123 pounds though he leeks heavier. He has keen bine eyes, with very scant and very light colored eye brews and lashes. Several of his side-teeth are missinr, as can be plainly seen a? be holds his pipe stem between bis front teeth and smokes placidly inside his cslldoer. He is dressed in dark clothes and a black slouch hat, and wears a light colored knit jacket under his coat. lie is very crel and composed, showing net the slightest nervousness rcgaidtng bis unfortunate position. He is evidently an old offender, but stoutly denies that he has and accemr. liccs in this city. Officer Shubroeks this morning prefer red several complaints against him at tempted burglary, felonious assault and battery, resisting an officer and carrying concealed deadly weapons. In default of bail he was committed for a hearing of these separate charges, befere Alderman Samson te-morrow. As the description of the man answers that of ene of the men suspected of robbing Brown, Wilcox & Ce., of Washington bor ough that firm has been notified te come en and identify him and the stolen prop erty. Mr. Fen Dersmith and Mr. DifTenderfTcr are evidently sound sleepers. They heard nothing of the pistol firing, or whistle blowing, or calls for help during the racket around the premises, and knew nothing of the matter until long after the burglar was ledged in the lockup. They Want Hint In UarrUbarc The following dispatch was received from the chief of police of Harrisburg in response te one sent from this city : " Held burglar. It is Blessing's watch and chain. Will be down en first train. " C. CII.LEY." Chief Cilley, of Harrisburg, arrived in
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