LANCASTER DA11A INTELLIGENCE! FRIDAY JUNE 23 1882
Lancaster futciUrjencct.
FRIDAY EVBNINQ, JUNE 23, 1882.
Jailclal Fallacy.
Judge Livingston expresses te the re
porter for the Ixtelmgexckk a belief
that it is net solicitous te tell the truth
and that particularly when he is con
cerned it takes especial pains te de him
injustice; but the judge was net happy
in selecting our publications in the mat
ter of the Ceyle estate as furnishing
foundation for his statement. In that, as
will be noted from the judge's admis
sions, we really did him a favor in giv
ing him the first information he says he
had of the remarks made by the auditor.
The auditor's second report was filed in
the usual course without being brought
te the attention of the court, and if we
bad net published it Judge Livingston
net only would, net have known what
Mr. Shadlehad said te him, but he would
also have been ignorant of the very ex
traerdinary liberty that had been taken
with a court paper by its clerk in omit emit
ting te record a part of it. If the j udge
had known of Mr. Shadle's personal re
marks when the report was presented he
says he would have ordered them te be
stricken from the record. This is what
we suggested he would have been likely
te de ; but whatever may have been his
authority in this regard, it is very clear
that the clerk of the court possessed no
such power ; and it would seem that his
assumption of it requires it te be taken
notice of by the court te the eul that he
may be taught his duty and be prevented
hereafter from making like false records.
It appears te us that we are entitled
te the gratitude of the court for calling
its attention te this gross mul ! kit ion of
its records and affording it an oppor
tunity te protect their in 'ferity : a duty
which, as we suggested, is imposed upon
itbythelaw. Of course we euld have
made no misstatement
in publishing
papers of the
what appears upon the
court, and we in iu way
ticete Judge Li Ingst
could complain, in p ii
tliil an nijiis-
of V.'""!' he
Ling upon the
clerk of the court tin- responsibility for
its mutilated record and in calling upon
the court; te haul him ever the coals
for usurping its authority. j that
as we have said, Judge Liviugsten
was net happy in selecting this case as
affording evidence of our hostility te the
truth aud te him. The judge seiuctimes
gees wrong and we tell him of it. This
time it was his clerk's misconduct that
we communicated te him. Aste Auditor
Shadle's assault upon him. of ceur.se we
are net responsible for th t. "We did in
timate our opinion that the judge hud
need te be very sure of his ground be
fore charging an auditor with being ac
tuated by improper motives ; just as
new we beg te suggest te the judge thai
he ought te be very sure of his facts be
fore charging the Intelt igexcek with
untruthfulness and unfairness. "We
really fear that the judge is somewhat
prone te rashness in the use of language.
It is au especially unfortunate tendency
in a judge, who is expected te be a
model of decorum, and even mere than a
newspaper editor te be an expert in the
matter of judiciously holding his tongue
Our reporter and the judge seemed te
have agreed, in their interview, that we
had a grievance against this court.
Doubtless they referred te the fact that
the judges had disbarred the editors of
the Intelligences ; in which matter,
as their action was reversed by the su
preme court, we consider it settled that
they were wrong, where they should by
all means have been right, te have pre
served a proper repute for judicial wis
dem and fairness. That was a serious
mistake ; but as it did net hurt us we
have freely forgiven it and only ask that
they go and sin no mere. Let them con
sider well before they act and think
twice before they speak, and they will
net se often have occasion te think that
the newspapers are fend of holding them
up te public contempt.
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The Fair Way.
A great many people who de net
prefer Mr. Hepkins' nomination for
governor, will approve what the Harris
burg Patriot says about the lack of prin
ciple and of policy in the methods taken
te defeat him. "We have net yei been
able te discover upon what grounds it is
vaguely insinuated that the nomination
of any one of the gentlemen prominently
named for this nomination will be a
" weak " one, or will prove that
the hand of Cameren has been
laid upon the Democratic convention.
Their lives and public services give a de
nial te the charge. "When enemies of the
party or blind guides seek te mislead it
their motives are net difficult te fathom
and their peiutinsrs are net apt te com
mand respect. But when these who pro
fess te have its welfare at bear: and te
besincere Democrats and honest men
engage in this business of slandering by
whispered innuendo whom they dare net
assail by manful charge, . they only
subject inemselvf", te tlie suspicion
of serving malicious purposes. If there
is any valid objection my man who
has any chance of Li:. nominated by
the Democratic convention next week
it is net only the right, but the duty el
every Democrat te speak it out, loudly
enough te be beam in every corner of
the state and plainly enough for I lie ac
cusea te near ana answer 11 it ne can, or
let judgment be entered against him if
he cannot. But let there be an end te
the whispering gallery and back-bitiug
business.
That tunny newspaper, the Philadel
phia Press, has well earned the title of
the Micawber among journals. It is
still hoping for something te turn up te
coalesce the Republican party in Penn
sylvania, and even sees in the result of
the latft convention strong reasons for
its confidence. As the Press is quite
alone in this view, it may be assumed te
life a )r4AkU;.n vision. But it serves the
purpose of keeping the Press upon the
fence for y:t a little while, albeit seated
en se very sharp a rail that its discom
fort must be extreme and shortly unen
durable.
The blackmail levied en crippled sol
diers, scrub-women, flower-girls and
pages by Hubbel's congressional com-
miltee is a boomerang. It will raise
money, but it will drive away votes from
the party which has put it into opera
tion. The power of money in politics
has passed its flood-tide.
The newspapers and the politicians
keep en expressing their opinions, iu a
great many different ways, about the
nomination of our fellow-citizen for cen-gressman-at-large
; and as the Ixtel
ligexcep. "shines for all" it prints
what they have te say. It will be seen
that Beaver and Cooper are pleased with
the nominee, Palmer appreveshim, Mar
shall is trying te find out who he is, aud
mere or less friendly journals have plenty
of mere or less friendly advice for the
the new candidate.
There are some people in town who
want a swimming school started in this
city. They want their children te learn
te swim without incurring the risks that
boys generally have te run in acquiring
an indespensable education of this sort.
As we have plenty of geed swimmers
and plenty of water in the creek such a
want ought net fail of a speedy supply.
The most affectionate relations continue
te exist between Conkling and Cernell.
The ex-senator calls the governor " that
lizard en the hill."
A correspondent of the Providence
Journal has heard Osage squaws sing Pina
fore, playing their own accompaniment en
the accordion. Stranger still, he lives te
tell the tale.
The New Yerk Times gravely declares
that no section of the American press
docs se much te undermine the founda
tions of religion aud morality as that
which is distinctly known as "religious."
There is a general disposition among
the mayors of cities just new te worry
the gamblers. The chief magistrate of
Milwaukee is among the latest and most
zealous te join iu the movement. Iu one
of his raids thirty-seven well-known and
mere or less respected residents were
taken te court.
A bakuer in Lawrence, Mass., thought
it funny te cut the hair et a simple
minded customer iu an eccentric and ludi
crous manner, but the police justice, en
the matter being brought before him,
looked at it from a different point of view,
and, telling the barber that he had been
guilty of a serious assault, fined him $50
aud costs, with the alternative of going te
jail for six months.
According te a Washington dispatch in
the somewhat sensational Chicago Times,
Den Cameren has assess d th-j eleven
Hesscmer steel companies of Pennsylva
nia $1,000 each for campaign purposes of
the straight Republican party in Penn
sylvania. Ten of the companies promptly
honored his draft, and the eleventh hesi
tated aud took advice, but finally con
eluded te pay up.
A fieut breke out in the audience at
the San Antouie (Texas) theatre. Mana
ger Jack Harris appeared en the stage
with a cocked revolver in one hand, and
announced that he would begin firing in
two minutes unless quiet was restored restored
The row ceased and the entertainment
went en. The account mentions that an
ante-room of this theatre is devoted te
gambling, the games being brisk between
acts, and that the actresses serve drinks
in the auditorium when net en the stage.
Over in New Yerk the Republicans are
about as badly disgruntled as here.
Cernell wants te be reneminated. The
federal admistratien would like te oppeso
him because of his treachery te Conkling,
but as the Half Breeds arc for him en that
account the Stalwarts are afraid te at
tempt what may be a losing light. A
rather improbable story is new going the
rounds that by Arthur's interference, the
entente cerdialc has been restored between
Conkling aud Cernell, by virtue of which
Cernell will be reneminated, with Senater
Laphamas lieutenant governor, the latter
te resign his scat at the commencement of
the second session of the forty-seventh
Cengrcss,aftcr which Mr. Conkling will be
appointed te fill the vacancy. This would
scat the latter in the Seuate for six or
eight weeks before the Logislature could
meet te chose Mr. Lapham's successor.
The intention of Cougress in the new
law was te make a new aud additional list
of army officers retired compulsorily when
they reach the age of sixty-four, and of
these asking retirement after performing
forty years' service. The secretary of war,
it is said, is prepared te rule that the new
law simply makes it incumbent en the
president te rotire forty-year men when
they request it, aud the law itself retires
eflicers of sixty-four years of age. These
may be added te the present list, new
nearly, if net quite, full, and se long as
the number, new limited by law te four
hundred, is kept full none can be retired
for disability. This will raake it necessary
te keep disabled officers en the active list
drawing full pay, and preventing the pro
motion of men who are able te preferm
military duty, aud the army circles are
quite excited ever what they consider
Secretary Lincoln's misconstruction of the
law.
The waggish editor of the Examiner
will have his little joke even at the ex
pense of Candidate Brosius. Aferetime
he was se went te satirize the Johnsenian
style of Bresius1 oratory that he caunet
withstand the temptation te keep en at it.
Accordingly he prints what will of course
be understood te be a travesty en a speech
made by Mr. Brosius te the people who
followed the band up te his house the
ether night te serenade him. In this bur
lesque he represents Brosius as saying :
I need hardly say, what you all must
knew, that my heart is teuched in a way
that disqualifies my tongue for utterance,
and leaves me hopeless, in an exigency
which I have no power te-night te ade
quately meet.
Of course anybody who knows Brosius
will recegnize that he never employed all
theso polysyllables te express the simple
fact that he could net fitly express his
feelings. Ner it at. any less atrocious te
represent him as talking in the following
high-falutin style in respense te a popular
serenade :
There are sensibilities that cannot be
articulated ; feelings that cannot be om em om
bedied ie formal words, and there are
sentiments that are tee tender te be tern
from the nestling place in the heart, and
thrust in broken words upon the outward
ear, se that what I may feebly say te you
en this occasion, will be but half the truth.
Yeu must hear between my words the
beating of my heart, the inarticulate
breathings of gratitude for this unexpect
ed expression of your approbation of
what by the most inexplicable turn in the
wheel of events, has this day transpired.
Something has happened. My mind has
net sufficiently recovered its pose
te enable me te describe adequately
the surpassingly strange event. A
belt of lightning from a clear 6ky,
rent the air and struck iu the most
unexpected quarter. Without a note of
warning ; without the premonition of as
much as a cloud the size of a man's hand
above the horizon, the storm burst in un
exampled fury upon the devoted head of
your humble townsman. What man
could de I did te avert it, but all men are
stronger than auy ene man, aud I could
but bow my hcadaud endure the merciless
downpour.
And new that the storm is past, and I
find myselt once mero iu the sheltering
arms of my friends, I beheld an exempli
ficatien of sympathy by which the effec-
tiens of mankind are linked together iu
an unkreken chain, but another name for
that " ene touch of nature which makes
the whole world kin."
I received the unexpected belt, and le !
your limbs quiver from the effect of it. My
heart throbbed with almost audible beats,
and le ! yours leaps in your breast, aud
around the invisible circuit comes back te
me your answering throb. Lancaster
county has been honored in the poison of
your townsman, and le ! you rejoice. My
name has been placed in undeserving com
panionship with greater and worthier
names, aud le ! you applaud. A great
burden aud responsibility has been placed
upeu my shoulders, aud le ! you sympa
thize ; aud already pl.uit your feet te as
sist in beariug the burden. Thus has the
Divine projector of all things fashioned
the hearts and minds of the children of
man, se that they would be a mutual sup
port te each ether in the varied experiouce
of life.
PERSONAL.
Tennyson is said te have suddenly maiii
fjsted rare abilities as a dinner-giver.
Mr. Allen Arthur the " Prince of
Wales" is spending his cellege vacation
with his father at Washington.
Charles BiiADLAreu says he has de
clined au offer of $10,000 iu advance ler a
scries of lectures in this country.
Reeert Barrett Browning has jf.t
completed an excellent portrait of his
father, Rebert Browning, the poet.
Professer Swixr. has ictired from the
editorship of the Advance and Geerge C.
Miln, of "agnostic" repute, will be his
successor.
"Commedore Mack' Hiestand" new
has something te iuspirc him. The Stal
wart lines in Laucastcr are iu a badly de
moralized condition in the opinion of the
Philadelphia Eceniny 'Telegraph.
General Sherman is said te contem
plate the trial by court-martial of three or
four army officers, " who have been apply
ing for military details through members
of Congress, iusteadef through their con. -meu
superiors."
Miss Louisa pi: la Rame's nom de
plume, "Ouida," is said te be net formed
from the expression "eui, da," as rumor
has often had it, but te be merely her own
pronunciation, in babyhood, of her proper
Christian name.
Malcolm Hay will represent ene of the
Allegheny county districts iu the Demo
cratic state convention, having been sub
stitntcd by the regular delegate, and Jehn
R. Read, of Philadelphia, will be chair
man of the city delegation. These :tic the
kind of men whose prominence in the
convention assures a safe deliverance.
Levi L. Tate, the veteran editor and
Democrat, announces his soventy-sccend
birthday through the columns of his news,
paper, the Lycoming Chronicle. During
che period, he has spout a few months
ever half a century in tbe editorial harness,
and established and conducted eleven De
mocratic newspapers, the " last and best,
being the beautiful Lycoming Chronicle."
THE READINU MAIL.UOAD.
Application te be Made te Take it Frem
Receiver's llands at Once.
The Philadelphia and Reading railroad
company, makes public the following :
"The Philadelphia aud Reading railroad
company will rcccive applications for
$13,500,000 or the first series of the total
issue of $160,000,000 bends for the con
version and refunding of existing obliga
tions into 5 per cent, consolidated mort
gage bends, the remainder of the first
scries, $06,500,000, being retained te re
deem the consolidated, improvement,
general, and income mortgages of the
railroad company and the divisional coal
land mortgages of the Philadelphia and
Reading coal and iron company. When
fully issued, the first scries will constitute
a first charge of the property aud rev
enue of the company the annual interest
being $1,000,000. According te the circu
lar, the net earnings, taking last year's
figures as a basis, will show a surplus ever
interest en the first serics after the conver
sion is made of $6,051,888. Price of issue
98 per cent, or $980 per ene theusaud del
tar bend, payable as fellows : Forty-nine
dollars per one thousand bend en applica
tion ; $49 per ene thousand dollar bend en
allotment : $98 per ena theusaud dollar
bend en July 31, 1882 ; $392 per one thou
sand dollar bend en Aug. 31, 1882 ; $392
per ene theusaud dollar bend en Sept. 30,
1882, when the bends will be ready for
delivery. Of the proceeds of the pre
sent issue of $13,500,000, $9,364,012 will be
applied te the redemption of existing ob
ligatiens, including the purchase of first
mortgage sterling bends, gcneral mortgage
deferred coupons, and receivers' certih
cates, and of the rest, $1,000,000 te the
construction of 31 miles of railroad te
connect the Rcadiug coal lauds with the
New Yerk Central railroad, under a traffic
agreement between the two companies for
a period of 900 years ; $1,538,868 for real
estate aud betterments, and $1,597,120 for
new rolling stock and improvements at
Williamsport te provide for increased tariff
requirements of the company and the New
Yerk Central connection. The annual say
ing te the company by the new mortgage
is given as $1,800,000. The circular con
cludes as fellows : " A great inerease of
traffic may confidently be expected upon
the completion as well of the connections
new being constructed with the New Ye-l
Central railroad system, as of theso with
the Baltimore & Ohie railre.id and theso
leading westward te Pittsburgh. The
railroad company operates a system of
850 miles of railway, embracing the equiv
alent of 1,725 miles of single tnick, and
owns, through the Philadelphia &, Rcad
iug coal and iron company, an estate of
ever 90,000 acres of anthracite coal lands
in the United States."
Anether Jeb Slaughtered.
N. V. Sun.
Thanks are due te Samuel J. Randall, of
Pennsylvania, and Richard W. Town Tewn
shend, of Illinois, both Democrats, for
defeating the outrageous library job in
the Heuso of Representatives. May they
live leug and prosper in every such under
taking !
Used te It.
Philadelphia Inquirer.
Mr. Brosius' experience at Bermuda
Hundred will de him geed service new.
As the fishweman's eels discovered, there
is an agreeable exhilaration about being
slaughtered after one gets used te it,
NOW THEDEMOCBATS.
WHAT WI1X XUEY DOABOOT1T?
A Manly l'retest Against Mean
and Mall-
cleus wanare.
New Yerk World.
The Democrats of Pennsylvania and
honest peeple generally have reason te
feel satisfied with the work done by the
Cameren ex-convention. The meeting of
the convention was a slap in the face net
only te the resolute Independents, but te
men who, like Mr. Lear, had doubts as te
the regularity of the reassembling of the
body. The friends of the machine added
te their already numereus evidences of
their desperate convention by nominating
a nobody and adopting a resolution con cen
cerniug harmony which will net win back
the Continentals, but will disgust the ad
vocates or the "rideever-'era" policy, and
altogether the indications are that Mr.
Cameren has net yet recovered from his
toothache. It new lies with the Democrats
at their convention next week te take the
next step towards overturning the ma
chine. If they are enamored of a pontinu pentinu pontinu
ance of Camereniau rule, they can signify
the fact, unmistakably by nominating a
weak ticket, or by cspeusiug the Independ
ent cause with such exuberant enthusiasm
that all the timid Independents will desert
their leaders as Democrats in disguise,
and a sufficient number of Democrats will
stay at home. But if the Democrats of
the Koysteuo state wish te carry the elect
ion, which may prove of vital importance
in the political history of the time, let them
put a strong, popular Democratic ticket in
the field and move en the enemy in front,
leaving the Independents te operate en his
communications.
The War Upen Mr. Hepkins.
ilanisburj? Patriot.
Judge Trunkey's settled resolution has
been for many weeks as well known te
certain politicians who have been using
his uatue with se much loudness and free
dom as it is te-day known te the general
public. They were perfectly well aware
that he could net possibly be induced te
accept under any circumstances. Why,
thou, was the agitation kept up ? What
scheme was being worked under the
bread cover of Trunkey's honorable
uame ?
Seme of the most conspicuous candi
dates have been assailed with vague insin
uations concerning their supposed weak
ness as candidates or supposed unfitness
for the office of governor. Mr. Hepkins
has been especially singled out for this
sort of assault. Nothing has been alleged
against him which is dctiuite enough te
admit either of investigation or refutation.
It is only said that he is " a bourbon,"
which is uutrue. and of no consequence if
it was true, or that he is a " regulation
Democrat," which means only, if it means
anything, that he has always been faithful
te his party. Bur the men who oppose
Hepkins in this unfair and unmanly way,
confessing their inability te allege against
him anything worthy of consideration by
their pointed refusal te respond te the
challenge of this journal aud ethers, have
reasons for their course which cannot very
well be avowed. Mr. Hepkins is net a man
te be used by them. He has the stern in
tegrity and the calm courage of his father,
the late William Hepkins, of Washington,
who led the Democrats iu the Buckshot
war. We suspect that Mr. Hepkins is of
fensive te the class in question much mero
en account of his own virtues than
for any ether cause. He would
make a strong candidate, and he
would also make a most admirable
governor. The same may be said of Wol Wel Wol
veiten, Pattiseu, Coxe, Monaghan, Hall
or almost any of the rest. There is net a
man en the list whose character is net
above reproach, aud who would net make
a creditable administration. We mention
Mr. Hepkins particularly only because he
has been most persistently and unfairly
attacked by men who boleuged te every
party but the Democratic, and are willing
te see the latter succeed only when it shall
abandon its principles and crucify the men
who have fought in its ranks while the
wiscacres who new propose te take
charge of its fortunes wcre othcrwise en
gaged. This journal docs net, howevcr, advise
the nomination of Mr. Hepkins. It simply
pretests against the unjustifiable assaults
that have been made upeu him, just as it
protested against similar attacks upon Mr.
Dill in 1878 and just as it will pretest
against a resort te such methods for the
defeat of any candidate for nomination.
The Patriot will be satisfied with the
choice of the convention whoever that may
be. There is no boss, no ring, aud no
set-up in the Democratic party. The
freest convention that ever assembled iu
Pennsylvania will be that of June 28th.
The vast majority of its membcrs will be
unpledged and uniustructcd and its only
purpose will be te select at ence the
strongest and fittest men te head the
ticket.
KOIMIING THIS CICADLE AM JKAV.
The Republican Congressional Committee's
Assessment.
New Yerk Herald.
We print en another page a facsimile
of the letter the Republican congressional
committee is addressing by thousands te
officers and employees of the federal gov
ernment throughout the United States,
demanding money te " meet expenses in
cident te the (political) campaign " this
year. Iu the oxample we have selected for
elcctretyping the sum specified is fifteen
dollars, and the person from whom it has
been extorted is a day laborer with a wife
and children te support. It is assessed
en an income calculated at seven hundred
and fifty dollars a year. Many ether such
letters have been brought te our atten
tion. The figmes vary in them, and ap
pear generally te be computed, as in this
case, by a percentage upon the victim's
wages, salary or presumed emoluments.
Iu some instances, however, they are in
serted arbitrarily. We have seen an ex ex ox
ampeo iu which they reach as high as two
hundred and fifty dollars, and another in
which they reach as low as three dollars
aud sixty cents. In the latter the person
assessed is an errand boy thirteen years
old, but pretty fully crown for his age.
Women and girls in the employment of
the government also are held liable. I he
cradle is robbed, and the grave would be
if it were accessible.
We have seen it asserted that the ag
gregate of the receipts which the Repub
lican congressional committee aims te ob
tain in this manner is at least $500,000.
The number of Iettcrs it already has sent
out is estimated at 30.000 and is increasing
daily with great rapidity, the intention
being net merely te reach and assess the
hundred thousand se-called office-holders,
but also the still greater number of em
ployees who are net commissioned. Fer
oxample, the Bosten newspapers say that
seven hundred of theso letters wcre served
last week upon the werkinsmen in the
Charleston navy yard perhaps in compli
ment te the civil service reform professions
of Senater Dawes and Hear. Frem a plan
executed en such a comprehensive scale
the expectation of the extortion of half a
mil!;en dollars apicars te be very moder
ate. Jay Uubbell'K Grip.
Chicago limes.
There is much indignation expresscd
among Democratic members at theassess
ment of the employees of the Heuso by
the Republican congressional committee.
The one-legged and one-armed soldiers ou
the roll, whose salaries are $1,200 a year,
have been assessed $24 each, and the old
soldiers are kicking against this exaction,
alfhnncrii some of them have but one leg
n. .. .-. inch te de the kicking. The Heuse
V''-'t who ar? geeanjlij he sops, pf
widows, or have no father or mother, have
been assessed $10 te $15 each, according te
the length of their service ; and the laborers
in the navy yards have all received notice
te pay up. This is also the ease in all the
ether departments of the government At
2 per centum upon the salaries of 110,000
office holders, if all the officers assessed
pay up, the committee will rcceive ever
$2,000,000 from this source alone, and it is
belicvgd that the machine has sufficient
power te exact payment iu all cases.
Whenever the least disposition is mani
fested te be obstreperous, two or three re
movals will accomplish the desired end.
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A GATHERING OF FKSTIVK FARMERS.
A Geed Dinner Waahed liewn'With Extra
Dry Flsliiug fur Trout le the Creels.
Cel. James Duffy's annual dinner te the
Farmer's club of this state, an association
of twelve of the most cmiucntand hardest
worked agriculturalists of the common
wealth, came off near Marietta yesterday,
at Cel. Duffy's pleasant park. The guests
and the viands came en special trains from
Washington and Philadelphia, and the
weather was auspicious for the enjoyment
of the ride and the entertainment. The
country never looked mero beautiful, and
Cel. Duffy has the choicest season of the
year, when the air is balmiest and the
roses most fragrant, for his recep
tion of his associates and their
friend. According te the Press report,
the company of yesterday included Sena
tors Antheny, of Rhede Island, aud Bay
ard, Beck, Pcudleten, Butler, Hale, of
Maine, aud J. Donald Cameren. The
members of the club present were Frede
rick Fraley, Judge Biddlc, Frank I.
Comly, Hen. Jehn Welsh, William Hay
ward Drayten, Geerge W. Childs, Geerge
B. Roberts. A. J. Cassatt and Georce
Blight. The invited guests included
General Cameren, ex-Attorney General
Wayne MacYcagh, Judges of the Supreme
Court Morcer, Sterrett, Paxson and Green,
Majer L. S. Bent, superintendent of the
Pennsylvania steel company, A. J..
Drexol, D. ii. (Juimuings, president et tbe
Girard national bank. Jeseph Patter
son, president of the Western bank, di
rector of the United States Mint Snewdcn,
E. C. Knight, president of the Bound
Broek railroad ; J. B. Dubarry, picsident
of the Sunbury & Erie railroad ; Frank
Thomsen, of the Pennsylvania railroad
company ; James P. Scott, vice president
of the Texas Pacific railroad. Among
the New Yorkers were Larry Jereme,
Hugh Hastings, of tbe Commercial Adver
tiser, and J. G. Hecksher. The Adams
express company was represented by
President Dinsmerc, Vice President Hoey,
Superintendent Lovejoy, and Treasurer
Babcock. J. Randelph Ellis, of Philadel
phia, and T. H. Rewley, of Camden, were
also present. Hen. Samuel H. Reynolds
and Editor Hiestand, of Laucastcr, and
Paris Haldeman, iron master, were also
there.
The dinner came off a little after three
o'clock aud the mcuu was as fellows :
Lltlle Neck Clams. Green Turtle Soup.
JSroek Trout, JScrmuda Potatoes,
Cucumber Salud.
German Carp, fried.
Roast Fillet of .licet (a.la Finelli), Asparagus,
ilermuda Potatoes.
Capen Chicken (alalteyai).
Capen Turkey (roasted).
Lettuce Salad.
Reman ranch. Deviled Crabs, Roast Straddle
Pine Creek Mutten.
Ueast Ham, Champagne Sauce.
Ice Cream, Strawberries, Cheese, Ceilcc.
The iruests had whetted their appetites
by rambles in the weed and lishiug in the
brook and the admirable cuisine of the
occasion was profoundly appreciated.
After dinner speeches were made
by Larry Jereme, Senaters Bayard,
Antheny and Beck and Mr. Reynolds.
The Press adds that " much regret was
expressed that Colonel W. B. Ferdney, of
Lancaster, who has always beeu a most
welcome guest, was prevented by sickness
from attending. Iu all respects the dinner
was considered ene of the most successful
ever given, aud Senater Bayard took oc
casion te congratulate the company that
there was no political significance in the
gathering, and that Stalwarts, Independ
ents and Democrats could all meet in per
fect harmony."
OBITUARY.
Lioattier Mr. Catherine Illldebrant.
It will be remembered that Jehn Hildc
brant, father of County Commissioner
Hildebrant, died at his rcsidcuce iu Mar
ietta ou .1 line 9th. His wile Catherine had
been in ill health for seme time and she
died yesterday. She was an excellent
woman and at the time et her death was
87 years of age. Besides Martin Hilde
brant, she leaves several ether grown
children.
Death el Mrs. KllDurn.
Mrs. Careline Kilburn, wife of Francis
Kilburn court reporter of the Examiner,
died last evening at her home en East
Chestnut street. Mrs. Kilburn was a
native of Londen, EuglanJ, she and her
husbaud having come te this county iu
year 18-18. She has beeu in failing health
for seme time past, but she was net consid
ered seriously ill uutil a few weeks age,
she complained yest inlay of feeling net se
well as usual and she died between 7 and
8 o'clock. She was a member of the Epis
copal, cUurch. Besides her husband she
leaves a familj of five grown up chil
dren, thrce girls and two boys.
Tbe Monster Wliale Coining.
Fred Engclhart's monster whale, which
has been drawing such large audiences iu
the cities, will be exhibited in this city en
July 3d, 4th ami 5th. The animal is 00
feet in length and of immense weight, se
that it would be impossible te exhibit it
in any building bore. The special train
with it will be run en a siding near the
Pennsylvania freight depot and a tent and
seats will be erected areuud it. Captain
Paul Boynton, the famous swimmer, will
be with the whale. He delivers lectures
and exhibits his great water suits.
A CAKE WALK
Fer the Championship of Pennsylvania!
The following communication received
from Rev. M. M. Diggs, speaks for itself
and will no doubt create an unusual stir
among the colored aristocracy :
Take notice that Mr. M. M. Diggs aud
Miss Lizzey Brekcnberry, of Washington
city, D. C, escorted by Mr. Diggs, of
Lancaster city, will walk for the champ
ionship of the state of Pennsylvania, ou
Saturday evening, June 24, 1881, at the
Second Baptist church
of 24
kct street, Lancaster.
Kxcurslen te Readme
The grand excursion te Fair View park,
Reading, te be given under the auspices
of St. Authony's church en Monday next,
premises te be ene of the events of the
season. The park is ene of the most beau
ful in the state, of easy assess te the rail
road depot, contains four acres of ground,
with fine shade trees, dancing pavilliens,
music pavilliens, shelter buildings, con
cert hall, bowling alleys, and every ether
convenience. Fer particulars of excur
sion see advertisement in another column.
Sunday-Scheel Anniversary.
The first anniversary of the Ncffsville
Union Sunday-school will be held next
Sabbath afternoon at 2 o'clock. Vecal
aud instrumental music by the school aud
Prof. Haas and Lancaster's favorite singer,
Miss Lila Baer, with addresses by several
prominent Sunday-school workers, will be
the erder of the clay.
Cnarged With Desertion.
Peler Wineberger had a hearing before
Alderman Samson last evening, te answer
a complaint of desertion preferred against
him by his wife. The accused gv0 ft31
te answer at court
THE CATHOLIC SCHOOLS.
THK1K COMMESCEMEST EXEKCISES
St. Mary's Academynnd tbe Academy f ta
sacred Heart Have Their Annual cele
brations in Fulton Upera Heuse.
The ninth annual commencement exer
cises of St. Mary's academy, which took
place in Fulton opera house yesterday
afternoon, attracted an audience that filled
the lower portion of the hall. As en sim
ilar occasions in previous years, the exer
cises were of a very pleasing character and
retlected credit alike en the participants
and en the school, which is conducted by
the Sisters of Charity connected with
the parish of St. Mary's.
Promptly at 3 o'clock the pregramme
opened withaduet,LeBalIerine (Jacksen),
very cleverly rendered by Misses Doersom
ami Malene, aud then Bessie Barry,
a pietty aud winsome little lady,
delivered the salutatory, which was
se friendly and cordial in its tone, and
spoken with such charming grace, that
everybody at ence felt at home and thor
oughly welcome. A chorus, "The Hun
tresses" (Bordcse), was given in spirited
fashion by the pupils, and then came an
essay by Miss Mazie Malene, the only
graduate of the season, whose treatment
of her theme, which was "Weman's
Influence." clearly proved Ahat she had
correct ideas of the proper sphere of her
sex. The paper was imbued with a tone
that promptly commended the fair essayist
te the favor of her audience, and her
thoughts were couched in pleasing diction,
while her reading was easy, unconstrained
and in a clear reuud tone of voice that
made itself heard without difficulty ever
the entire room. At the conclusion Rev.
Dr. McCulIagh, pastor of St. Mary's,
presented the young graduate with the
academic honor, which consisted of a
crown and a geld medal, the latter in
scribed, "Miss Mazie Malone, St. Mary's
Academy, Lancaster, Juue 22, 1882."
Many elegant floral gifts were also pre
sented as the admiring tributes of friends
in the audience.
Misses Bryant aud Thackara rendered a
duet, "Fleurs d'Oranger " (Ludevio),
very nicely, aud a sole and chorus, " Chim
ing Bells" (Shattuck), was well
suug, the sole part being given by
Miss Malone. Then there was a concert
recitation, "The Freed Bird," by the
Junier Circle, composed of tne younger
boys and girls, all of whom were charm
ingly dressed, and it proved a very enter
taining feature. Misses Corcoran and
McMauus performed "Le Corbeillo de
Reses " (Streabbeg), in an excellent man
ner, after which there was an amusing
dialogue entitled " A Precious Pickle," iu
which Misses O'Neill, Rhoads, Alttck,
Doersom, Malene, Lewell and Thackara
took part. The Junier Circle again dis
tinguished itself in the "Flower Seng"
(Godfrey) ; the names of the little girls
who took the. principal parts were net
given en the pregramme, but they ought
te have beeu, for there was no mere cred
itable nerfermance than theirs. As far
as we have been able te learn them they
were as follews: Charlette MeTague,
Tcssie Bryant, Bessie Stewart and Brand
Magner. Miss Doersom recited " The
Polish Bev " in a spirited manner, and
Part I. closed with a chorus, "Life en the
Ocean Wave," by the Junier Circle.
Part II. begau with a piano duet, "Tri
umphal! JIarck" (Kunkel), in which the
performers were Misses Malene and
Lewell, who handled the instrument with
skill. A little drama in two scenes enti
tled " The Aunt's Legacy," was extreme
ly well acted ; the performers were Misses
A. Altick, R. Altie, Malene, McConemy,
Bryant, Barry and McGovern, all of whom
wcre well up in their parts, Misses Mazie
Malene, O'Neill and Rhoads sang "The
Zephyr" (Terry) very sweetly, and
Misses Norbeck aud Laut, very little girls,
played a galep by Ludevic, very cleverly.
A dialogue, "Train te Maure," between
Misses O'Neill, Corcoran and Altick, oc
casioned considerable merriment, and a
piano drfet, Waltz, (Maylcth), by Misses
McTague aud Lewell, wen much approval.
The valedictory by the graduate, Miss
Malene, was a well-timed and grace
ful composition, the yeuug lady evincing
considering feeling and a keen sense of
the duties and responsibilities which come
te her with the severance of school tics and
thocntrauce into a broader sphere of work.
After a hymn had been sung the dis
tribution of premiums, which consisted of
books aud ether gifts as rewards of merit,
took place, the pupils coming forward as
their names wcre called and receiving
them from the hands of Dr. McCulIagh.
The latter then addressed the school, apol
ogizing for the unavoidable absence of
Bishop Shanahan, who had been expected
te be present and preside ever the exer
cises. His remarks, though brief, were
imbued with geed counsel te the young
pupils and he commended them te a
happy vacation and a safe return te their
studies with renewed vigor and fresh in
centive te knowlcdge and truth. This
closed the exercises, which were in all
respects agreeable and successful.
The Sacred Heart Academy.
The annual commencement of the Sa
cred Heart academy, of Lancaster, took
place at Fulton opera heuse this morning.
Owing te the rather unseasonable hour,
many anxious te attcud were debarred
therefrem, the hour having been selected
with a view te giving an opportunity te
the relatives and friends of the students
who lived at a distance, of attending and
returning with their daughters the same
day.
The performance begau at 10 a. in., ihe
following Rev. gentlemen being iu attend attend
ance : Fathers Christ, of Lebanon ; Fein
of Elizabcthtewn ; Huber, of New Free
dom ; Father Kaul, of St. Antheny's, this
city, presided, the bishop being prevented
from attending en account of important
business.
The pregramme was as fellows :
part i.
Overture (Mendelssohn). Pianes: Misses 1.
Yeutz, M. Kirby, M. X. Wade and Ji. Gor Ger
man, Oratorio Chorus " The Heavens are Tell
ing, ' from " Creation." Vecal class. Accoin Accein
nied by Miss K. Kenn&nl.
Seng" La Heine des Fleurs " ( U. K. Carter)
Miss M. Fhcpee.
Tableaux Irem Cardinal Wiseman's celebra celebra
tale " Fabiola :"
Prologue. Miss M. German.
First Tableau A scene iu the Catacombs ;
Tyrolicune Varien, juuiers(lCaviua). Misses
M. Grumbly, T. Raymond, L. IleAley, L. F.
and M. i.iebermann.
First Scene Fabiola, Mind M. Callahan :
Afra, Mb-s K. Murray : Lady Agnes, Miss Le
Fein; Syr.t. Miss L. Hart: Graja, Miss M.
Kirl'V ; itlind Cuieiia, Miss M. l'hopee.
Ava. Maria, quartette (Zlugarelli). Misses
r.. Fein, M. Kirby, 1. Yeutz and M. German.
Az3 K.Murray.
Tableau and second Scene.
Sen'.? " ltebert, ineiii Ueliebter"( Meyerbeer)
quadrllln (A. D. Albert), Missus II. Malene,
K. l.cise, J. and K. Quinn.
Tableau aud Third Scene.
Comic Cl.erus Vecal class.
part ir.
Concert Stuck Op 7'J (C. M. V. Weber), Twe
Pianos Silases M. Fhcpec and M. Callahan.
Grand Cante aud Clierus " Inliammatus,"
( Frem Rossini's " staliat Mater.")
Salutatory M. Phepee.
Trie "11 Trovatero" Verdi). Misses M
German, M. Callahan and K. Murray.
Fourth Tableau Lady Asncs en the Kve et
her Execution.
"Tret du Cavalier" (Spliidl-r). Mieses A.
O'Connor, K. Huber, L. Fein and K. Murray.
Fourth Scene.
Seng ' Ombni I.egiera" (Meyerbeer). Miss
M. Callahan.
Filth Tableau Vision el' .Saint Axne.
Concert Stuck (F. llerz). Mieses M. German
K. Kcnnard.
Farewell Chorus. . ,
Distribution et Premiums. Geld medals
and honors ter Politeness, Neatness, Order,
Amiability and Correct Deportment.
It will be seen that the pregramme was
unusually rich in classical selections and
as a whole the rendition was very credita
ble te the young ladies engaged. The
tableaux in particular were given with very
geed effect and elicited repeated bursts
nf annlause.
Among tuese especially wormy ei men-
tipn are Misses Callahan and Phepee in
their respective vocal soles. The first
named deserves great credit for the ac
curacy and precision which she exhibited
in the rendition of the many difficult runs
and trills of the selection. The " Concert
Stuck Op. 79 " it Part H. by the same
Misses Callahan and Phepee was admira
bly rendered and Miss Phepee showed that
iu her instrumental accomplishments she
was in no wise inferior te her vocal.
The quartette "Ave Maria" by Misses
L. Fein, Kirby, Yeutz and German was
well given as was also the sole " Rebert
mein Geliebter " by Miss K. Murray.
Miss Phepoe's salutatory was a well
timed and appropriate effort.
The accompaniments throughout were
played in a very able manner by Miss K.
Kcnnard.
After tbe farewell chorus iu which all the
scholars participated came the distribution
of prizes.
The geld medal awarded te the lady
presenting the best record for diligence,
attendance and deportment in the senior
department was given, exeque, te Misses
Mary Callahan, M. Phepee, M. German,
A. O'Connor and L. Fein. The ladies
named having beeu equal in merit drew
for the prize en the stage and Miss Gor Ger
man was the lucky winner.
The geld medal in the juuier depart
ment was awarded, ex cqne, te K. Leise,
M. Grumbly and L. Hetrley, Miss Heffley
winning the draw.
Thore were given besides the medals,
crowns of honor, premiums &c. The clos
ing remarks were made by Father Fein,
and the audience left well pleased with tbe
morning's entertainment.
This is the ninth annual commencement
of the Sacred Heart academy. Beginning
in 1873 with two leirders, it has gene en
steadily increasing until it new reaches 21
boarders. That this success has been well
merited the present as well as all past
commencements fully demonstrates, and
we sincerely wish Rev. Father Kaul
and the geed Sisters in charge of the Sa
cred Heart academy all success with their
school in the future as they have bad it in
the past.
JUI1UH LIVINGSTON'S COMPLAINT.
lie Insists that the Jntellingencer " Lies
About Ului.
In a casual conversation between Judge
Livingston and a representative of tbe In In
tellieencei: had en Wednesday evening,
in the presence of several ether gentlemen
the judge spoke very bitterly against the
Istellieexcek, saying among ether
things that if the editors took half as
much pains te tell the truth as they did
te tell lies about him, they would greatly
improve the p.pt-r. The judge was asked
wherein the editors had lied, and he an
swered that lht-y never missed an oppor
tunity te malign or missrepresent him.
He mentioned especially the editorial in
Wednesday's Intelligence!: and the
article in t be l.;cal department of the paper
in the ame issue iu reference te
Auditor Shadle't, report. It was suggested
by the representative of the Intellioen Intellieen
ceu that the articles complained of re
ferred te the action of the court and net
te the judge individually ; that the Intel
iauekckr had a grievance against the
court, aud it might be supposed that its
acts would be closely watched aud freely
criticized. Judge Livingston replied that
he knew the Intelligencer bad a griev
ance, for which he was net rcspensible,but
that the editors went out of their way te
misrepresent him whenever they could de
se. Referring te the publication of Audi
tor Sbadles' supplemental report he said it
was received and confirmed niti as all such
reports are received. These reports are
net read before the court, and
the court knows nothing about
their contents uuless exceptions are
taken te them by the parties in
terested. The editors of the Intellioem Intellieem
cer, being lawyers, knew this fact, and
yet at this late day, after Mr. Shadle has
removed beyond the jurisdiction of the
court, his report is published for the pur
pose of rrllecting en the character of the
judge. Judge Livingston was asked hew
it happened that the clerk of the court
failed te record the full text of Auditor
Shadle's report. He replied that he knew
net hew it happened, but had he known
that such a report had been presented aud
recorded he would have ordered it te be
expunged from the record, and he thought
he would have punished the auditor for
contempt.
MASONIC.
Tbe .Excursion To-Merrow.
The members of the different Masonic
ledges or this city and county will leave
for Philadelphia te-morrow morning te
attend the 150th anniversary of the found
ing of the grand ledge. Special cars have
beeu provided en the first section of Fast
Line, en the Pennsylvania read, due here
at 5:15 a. m., for the members of the
order. A lunch will be provided en the
train, and the headquarters will be at th
West End hotel, 1,520 Chestnut street.
Slajer Rohrer will be marshal of the Lan
caster ceuntians. The Millersville band
will accompany the party.
The fair for tbe round trip, all tickets
being geed for three days ever both reads,
will be 82:00. Tbe train ever the Reading
read will leave King street at 5:45 iu the
morning.
ANOTUEK LABOR STKIKE.
Lancaster Contractors and Italian Workmen
A large body of Italians at work en the
Jersey Shere &r Pine Creek railroad near
Williamsport struck for an advance of
wages yesterday. The colored men em
pleyed en the same job also struck. The
contractors, Malone brothers, of Lan
caster, accecded te the demands of
the colored men for a raise from
$1.83 te $1.50 per day because they
could de a geed day's work, while the
Italians could net or would net. Last.
evening a fresh installment of abent two
hundred Swedes and Hungarians arrived
and will take the place of the strikers.
About twelve hundred men are employed
ou the new read between Williamsport
and Waterville, en Pine creek.
A Fragrant Ktewer.
The handsome grounds of Judge Liv
ingston are being visited te day by a great
many peeple who go te see and smell a
very rare aud unusually fragrant flower
growing theiein. Everybody admires the
stately stalk, the bright green feliage and
the magnificent purple tlewer that crowns
the plant. In shape it is net unlike the
calla lilly, but is much larger. In fra fra
grance it is very unlike the rose, or the
heliotrope. It fact it smells like very badly
tainted meat, and is known, we believe, as
the " carrion flower." The flies are de
ceived by it, and se strong is its unpleas
ant fragrance that they gather around and
blew it as they would a piece of spoiled
meat.
Abe Incendiary Inquest.
Ilefere the jury te inquire into the
cause aud origin of the Marskes Are,
Mayer MacGeniglc and Chief of Police
Deichler last evenimr testified te the em
ployment of Michael Scballer as a special
detective. OlHceis Gill and Merringtr tes
tified te the companionship of Skread and
Lemen and Mr. Scballer related in detail
his account of Lemen's incendiarism aud
his arrest as heretofore published.
malicious Mlachler.
Wm. Hoever appeared before Alder
man Samson last evening, and maxhfe
complaint against Henry Stouter, an old?
man living iu tbe northern part of the city,
charging him with assault and battery and
malicious mischief, the specification te
the charge being that complainant had
been defiled by having emptied upon him
by the defendant the filth contained in an
unpleasantly odorous utensil.