LANCASTER BATLY INTELLIGENCER ERIDAY, FEBRUARY 2. 1883.
Lancaster nteiltgenrer.
FRIDAY EVENING, FEB 2. 1883.
A lienuttfnl Confidence.
The tax bill proposed by the Grange
committee proposes te have all taxes cel
lected by beards of control iu cities and
hv the commissioners of counties
As th
of W
., nracunf iiiPrA ftrfl no such beards
control in cities, doubtless the Grange
committee proposes that the Legislature
shall elect them; but their creation
hlieuld have been provided for in the
bill of the committee, which is moreover
very crude in its prepositions for the
distribution of the proceeds of taxation.
This is te be done by the cities and coun
ties ; a general fund is collected from
which the officers of the cities and
counties meet the requisitions made upon
them by the officers of townships, bor
oughs, school districts, wards, cities and
state. The idea is te meet every expense
of public administration out of one
fund. The amount required for county,
city, borough, township, school and read
purposes is te be fixed by the officers
who require them, and they are te be
collected by the counties and cities, and
are te be paid out of the common fund
en the requisition of these for whom
they were raised.
The confiding character of the Grange
committee who prepared thi3 measure
has been illustrated in their conviction
that their fellow-citizens will all cheer
fully report te the tax assessors all their
taxable property. This beautiful trait
of the committee is again demonstrated
in their confidence that all the town
ships, boroughs, school districts, ice,
will make no greater demands upon the
county commissioners for their expenses
when they are te be paid out of a gener
al fund than they would if they had te
pay them out of a fund raised from the
pockets of their own peculiar people.
The briefest acquaintance with human
nature will tend te cast doubt upon this
faith of the Grange committee. The
people of the townships will be very
likely te want the best kind of macad
amized reads, and may even aspire te
the belgian blocks of the cities. The
country school districts will want as line
school houses as any in the towns. Who
shall say them nay i De they net pay
their proportion of the taxes in the
general fund, and should there net be an
equal and exact distribution of that
fund, and one that will enable every part
of the county te be provided with as
geed things as any ether part ? Are
the cities any better than the boroughs,
or the boroughs than the townships ?
()l course, the cities have a greater popu
lation concentrated together than hae
the boroughs, and the boroughs greater
than the townships. Consequently their
needs are different, and the taxes they
pay per square feet of ground are greater
and would enable them te pay for their
mere expensive needs, if they were al
lowed te use them for themselves. The
country districts should be mere modest
than te ask as much money te be ex
pended upon them as the city
districts require. But modest is
net :i particular characteristic of
most people. "We fear that the ex
periment proposed by the Grange com
mittee would show that the rural dis
tricts and tlfe Finall towns would want
all that the big towns get, even (heugh
they de net contribute se much te the
general fund provided for the various
expi'iisrs of the county.
The Coiitrellership.
In order te mere promptly bring the
disputed right te the controller's office in
Philadelphia te an issue before the
courts, where it must finally be decided,
Mayer King, though a Democrat, and
believing in the ample right of the gov
ernor te name the succeeding controller,
approved the sureties of Taggart and
thus qualified him te enforce whatever
right he has te the office vacated by Mr.
Pattison. It was understood that when
this was done Page would he confirmed
by the Senate and, between the two con
trollers, a speedy judicial decision might
be reached. The judiciary general com
mittee of the .Senate reported that
"pending the determination of the
right of appointment serious eemplira
tiens have arisen, new exist and arc
likely te continue until the question can
be finally and conclusively detei mined
by a court of competent jurisdiction. In
order that it may be specially determined
in the courts in an issue between proper
parties equally interested in this right
ful determination, the committee, with
out passing upon the quest inn as te
where the power of appointment is
ledged, recommend that the Sena'e de
advise and consent te the nomination of
S. Davis Page te be controller of Phila
delphia." And, of the Republicans in
the Senate, Agnew, Everhart, Hughes,
f,engenecker, MacFarlane, Sill, Smiley,
Stewart and Watres voted with the
Democrats te confirm. But a sufficient
number of the Stalwarts refused te vote
te prevent the necessary two-thirds for
confirmation. This stubborn and inde
fensible policy only complicates a grave
issue which the Democratic governor
and senators have done all that can rea
sonably be expected of them te bring te
a determination.
Seme of the Democrats in the Minne
sota Legislature have taken the indi
vidual responsibility of breaking the
deadlock which existed there byieasen
of Republican disagreement ever a
nominee for United States senator.
When it became manifest that Mr.
Windem could net secure the united
support of his party, and that probably
no ether person could, the Democratic
caucus released its members from all
obligations te their party nominee and
in the scatlennent that followed a fellow
member of the Legislature, one Sabin,
was chosen for the honorable place, new
filled with considerable distinction
by Windem. As a parly the Democrats
are net responsible for this result, it
being left te the individual Democrats
hew te vote between contending Repub
licaus. Why they preferred Sabin is net
manifest. He has no eminence as a
statesman. He is a Yankee by birth, is
young and rich, and lias become se by
the exercise of the go ahead qualities
Which distinguish the Yankee cliarac-
ter, let loose amid Western opportuni
ty. Hitherto in some of the Republican
states of the West the election of Pie
publican United States senators by the
aid of Democratic votes ha3 net been a
brilliant success nor of signal advantage
te the Democracy. It remains te be
seen whether auy profit te the party or
the country is te result from beating
fiudem with the stranger Saein.
All of the Democratic state senators
who were present at the conference held
in Senater Coxe's room the ether even
ing, including Senater Gorden and ex
cepting Senater Kennedy, unite in a
statement " that the said conference
was held solely for the purpose of con
sidering matters of legislation, and that
the policy or acts of Governer Pattison
were net referred te, criticised nor dis
cussed, nor was any dissatisfaction with
the same expressed thereat ;' notwith
standing it was responsibly reported
from Ilarrisburg te the contrary and
that Senater Gorden was net there.
Thedenial is te be accepted fully and in
geed faith. It is gratifying te be as
sured that at such a conference the acts
and policy of the governor came in for
no criticism nor dissatisfaction ; though
they might easily be referred te and
discussed without giving any occasion
for the sensational reports which have
been telegraphed from Ilarrisburg of
impending ruin tothe Democracy of the
state.
TiiKitKare very few, if any, members
of either Heuse of the Legislature, it.
will be fieely admitted, whose public
services are rendered at greater expense
te his private interests than Senater
Eckley 15. Coxe. When he proposes, as
he has successfully moved in the Senate,
te held sessions every day except Sun
day, for the transaction of "public bust
ness, his colleagues and the members of
his party in the Heuse can well afford te
fellow. Despite the ridiculous Mr.
Cooper's ridicule, Mr. Coxe's resolution
for daily sessions has been agreed te by
a vote of 39 te ", and thus the Senate
settles down te business. The Deme
cratic majority of the Heuse cannot tee
seen fellow suit.
The Dixmont asylum is one of the insti
tutions asking for liberal state aid. Its
management is savagely assailed by a late
inmate. The Legislature will de well te
leek into tlicse charges befere it volts
Dixmont any mere money.
TitEiiK is the same complaint iu Cen.
necticut as iu ether states that member of
the Legislatures arc induced te neglect the
public business by the readiness with
which they cm leave the capital and j;ct
home en free railroad passes. The dead
head must go.
Tin; Gkel'XD Heg has seen his shadow.
That settles it. Winter's backbone is stiff
and strong. As a weather prophet "Hi; Ex
cellency" the Ground Heg can givi) points
te old Probabilities, De Vee, Wimies
and all the ether eminent iuaccurachs
who assume te lide the whirlwind and
direct the storm.
Tin: committee en constitutional releiin
at Ilarrisburg will report favorably the
prohibitory amendment te the .statu con
stitutien, with a proviso that "eeuipnns.ii
tiea shall be made out of the treasury t j
all perceus owning real estate, which has
been occupied, licensed and licen.se paid,
fei the manufacture and sale of liquors,
for five successive years previous te the
adoption of this amendment, which may
be reduced iu value by reason et ds' Mic Mic
teon of business by its adoption, the
Legislature te provide for the manner in
which such injury or reduced v ilua shall
be ascertained and paid."
Wilms J. Hri.isus, of Venango, chair
man ; William II. Ycdges, of Philadel
phia ; Jehn W. Morrison, of Allegheny ;
.1. II. Niles, of Tiega; Ficdericl; E.
Stces, of Schuylkill ; Andrew J. Colbern.
of Somerset ; Alex. F. Thompson, of
Dauphin ; Jehn T. Potts, of Chester, and
S. Latouche, of Luzerne, have been ap
pointed by th-j Republicans of the Heuse
at Ilarrisburg a committee te confer with
their parly friends iu the Senate and devise
ai apportionment and ether political
measures which can he assured of the
united Republican suppeit in the Legisla
ture. These b'gus of solid party work by
the opposition ought te be uotice te the
Democrats that they miii-t act. with Fome
singleness of purpose.
The return by the Lancaster county as
sessors of taxable prepcity for 1883 ex
hibits a total real estate valuation of
$82,7:59,400, Maner township with $-1,
471,1015, and Raphe, with $3,159,011, lead
ing nil ether districts, and Washington
borough away down at the foetof the list.
Little ever two millions of money at in
terest net secured by liens are repotted,
and scaicely any of this is returned from
the city of Lancaster. The valuation of
furnituie aud household effects is very in in
ceusideiable, many districts making no
return whatever. Of money at inteicst,
secured by judgment or mortgage, there is
a considerable return, but nothing like the
aggregate actual amount, the variations
being largely due te the variety of assess
ors. Fer instauce, $044,327 is returned
fiem the Second ward of Lancaster
three times as much as from all the rest
of the city aggregated ; Columbia borough
returns only $82,429.
Kubulng a Church.
St. Andrew's Episcopal church, at the
corner of Prince and Thompson street,
New Yerk, was entered by a burglar en
Wednesday night, who had packed up ;i
variety of plunder of one kind and another,
when he was discovered by the sexten,
whereupon, after bandishiug a knife at
t he latter, he beat a retreat, leaving his
booty behind. Iu the church all was con
fusion. The carpet in the centre aisle
was ripped up, aud the empty frames ei
eight valuable oil paintings hung en the
wall. Iu the sacristy the paintings them
selves were found rolled around a piece of
stove pipe ready te be carried away.
Thefce were copies of Raphael':: famous
work.--, aud valued at several tlinnsand
dollars including the Infant Saviour. St.
Barbara, The Ascension, The Transfigur
ation, The Last Sacrament, The Nativity,
Madenna and Child, aud St. Michael.
The detectives think they have a due te
the burglary or the burglars, for it is sup
posed the fellow seen by the sexton must
have been a confederate.
SANE PEOPLE CONFINED.
MK. KEVIN'S STOUT ABOUT U1XHONT.
Cuarce that Over Sixty Persons are
I in-
properly Held as Insane Cruelty
anil Mismanagement.
A special from Erie, Pa., says : " Dr.
Julius Seviu, a practitioner of this city for
mero than half a century and at one time
Eric's leading physician, makes allegation
et shocking cruelties upon the insane iu
mates of the state asylum at Dixmont.
Dr. Seviu returned te Erie a few days age,
after sojourning eight years in the asylum
as an iusaue patient. His dismissal en the
ground of sanity was brought about by
powerful local influonce exerted in his
favor, and he new states that but for gross
deception and the blackest treachery prac
ticed he ought te have been restored te his
home aud friends nearly seven years
age.
"About eight yeais age Dr. Sevin's
mind gave way under a sad bereavement,
and he was committed te Dixmont for
treatment. He states that in less than
eighteen months he regained his mental
faculties aud applied ler discharge, but
that he was told te be satisfied where he
was. All his letters addressed te his
family iu Erie never went beyend tjhe
asylum, aud he says he was subjected te
the most bitter indignities. All his pa
thetic appeals for lcstoratieu were un
heeded, and month alter month, year
after ear tolled ou without a chance of
escape, until some mouths age, when the
heart of a young attendant named Geerge
Heailer. was touched by Dr. Sevin's piti
ful condition, aud he consented te mail the
doctor's; letters detailing the horrors of
his captivity. The letters reached his
friends hcie, who had beguu te think his
iulinnitv incurable, and the president
judge, Hen. William II. Galbraitu, inter
ested hiuisell in the matter. iUe result
w:is that iu a short time the doers of Dix
mont was thrown epeu te Dr. Seviu.
"The old gentleman says oue of his
companions, a young German named
Thumb, of Pittsburgh, who had also ro re ro
ceveied but was detained, was brutally
kicked by a keeper. He fell insensible,
and in falling indicted a tcirible gash in
his head. Iu a faw days he died, and the
superintendent of the hospital (Dr. Reed)
received a report that Thumb had died
from a lit el epilepsy.
'Dr. Seviu also declares that Mr. Con Con
stantieo Mcmsticl, au accomplished scholar
aud as saue as auy living man, is the
prisoner of his wife's paramour, who re
gularly pays for the husbaud's support in
the asylum. IIe was sent te Dixmont a
few yeais age en petition of the wife.
"Over sixty patients," says Dr. Seviu,
"who are sane are confined iu Dixmont
te day, with no hope of release Oh ! I
could mention iustanccs of m.en who are
imprisoned there, victims of outrageous
plots. What I have said is net half what
I knew."
" Dr. Reed is the superintendent el the
state asylum, and Scvin says his iufirmi
ties prevent him from exercising proper
supervision, and that he has te depend
upon young doctors."
ANOTHICU MUKUUL ICO Oil
SlUKDEU.
AJ-eulltern Weman Itepaya an Insult
by a
.UurtW'reu.s mm i'atal islew.
Jehn Van Diver, a young mau 25 years
of age, was fatally stabbed at Talladega,
Ala., by ;i bchoel teacher, Bertha Van
Diva. His brother had attended Miss
Van Diva's school aud was raade te bring
in weed. 11a cemphuued of this te Jehn,
aud the latter told him te insult the
teacher when again ordered te de
any errand. These unfortunate instruc
liens were promptly carried out by the
pupil who told the teacher that he had
Lc-eu ordered te de it. After school Miss
Bcitha went te Je'-u Van Diver and
demanded an apology for the insult.
Van Diver declined te de he, aud was struck
by Miss Beitha. When Van Diver struck
back, Bertha pulled fieni his overcoat pus
ket au open dirk and plunged it into Van
Diver's left lunr,thcujrippcd open his bow
els. The murderess attemped te escape,
but was arretted and ledged in jail. Great
excitement prevails. Threats of lynching
are made, as Yau Diver cannot possibly
live.
i".;.n;;k,i. ceniKUtc wi;i;cifr:i
A Wild Mccnc) in Which All the Merses In
the l'roccsslen Toek 1'art.
While the luneral of Alexander Rutter
was taking place in Union township, Law
reucu county, the driver of ene or the car
riages stepped te put a strap in place that
had b-.'ome unfastened The driver of
the vchk.le immediately in the rear
failed te check his heisesin time, aud ran
iiiy the halted carriage. The result was
that the heracs attached te the latter be
came frightened aud started te run away,
aud seen started eveiy animal iu the certege
broke into a hi oak neck flight Numoieus
carriages, wagons and ether vehicles were
overturned, aud the whele funeral pro pre
cession t educed te a wreck of its former
uniformity. Men ejaculated, women
shrieked and many occupants of vehicles
were threwu out.
I.efeBCH by Fire.
Five stores at Juniata, Nebraska, were
burned ou Wednesday. Less, $20,000.
The wholesale f:.ucy store of C. W.
Thern & Ce., in Washington, was dam
aged by fire Thursday te the extent of
$21,000.
Lacy & Downs' fur hat factory at Dau
bury, Conn., was burned Thursday. Less.
$25,000.
The old Reck Island woellen factory, iu
Chat lotto, North Carolina, was burned
Thursday. It had latterly been used as a
warehouse for the storage of cotton, fer
tilizers and creccriea The less is esti
mated at $35,000. Incendiarism is sus
pected. Fer u I'rotecllvo TariU.
A crowded mas? meeting under the aus
pices of the New Yerk association for the
pretentien of American industry was held
in Cooper institute last evening. Peter
Cooper presided assisted by William E.
Ledge. The list of vice piesideuts includ
ed a number of the leading business and
professional men of that city. Addresses
were made by Messrs. Cooper, Deege,
William M. Evarts and Dexter A. Haw
kins, after which resolutions were adopted
supporting a protective, tariff.
In Sail Condition.
A Wilkesbarre preacher visiting a fam
ily named Leenard found a two year old
girl ou a bed ; she was tee weak te move,
and by her side was a 23 year old brother,
who had died the day before. In another
apartment the mother was found in such
au exhausted condition that she could net
raise her head. The father had been
buried a fisw days befere. The family
had been stricken with fever, caused by
di inking impure water. The fires were
out and there was net a mouthful of feed
in the house. The mother will die.
Ills salt Production.
There is much excitement at Warsaw
aud Lcrey, New Yerk, ever the large salt
production developed in that region. A
telegram from Rochester : "Hundreds of
barrels are bains made daily manufactured
from two wells at Warsaw. Agents of Sy
racuse, Auburn and Canadian syndicates
am ou the ground te make large pur
chases of land aud sink wells. Over 1,000
b.sirels of salt have already been shipped
from Warsaw te Buffalo and hundreds of
bairels te ether points east oiitbere.
Kart Water.
Water for lemonade was taken by the
proprietor of an Evesham, Eng., restau
rant from a disused well, which had been
closed because of its own contamination.
The beverage was served te persons at
tending an adjacent regatta, and sixty sixty
eigbt of these were were attacked with
typhoid fever, traced directly te the lemonade.
A Stray Dery.
A dory containing two men which had
get astray from the Gloucester schooner
Grace L. Fears was picked up last Mon
day at Little river, Newfoundland. One
of the men, Themas Walsh, was dead, and
the ether, Albert Blackmere, was badly
frozen.
AliuOUn .Lynched.
A young ruffian, named Cobb, who shot
and mortally wounded a sheriff a few days
age was taken from the jail at Win
field, Kansas, en Wednesday night and
lynched by a masked mob.
Powder Mill Ulewu Up.
One of the American powder company's
mills at Acton, Mass., blew up yesterday,
shaking dwellings for many miles mound.
Ne lives were lest.
A Western lSlfzzaid.
Tuesday's blizzard in Minnesota has
beeu followed by clear, cold weather. The
temperature in that state and in Dakota is
from 10 te CO degrees below zero.
HAlIi AT LVKKV 1'S.ATf.
The First Annual liluueref the Hslr-Uoal-erV
Association.
"Bald-headed" butter steed bofero
each plate at the first annual banquet of
the New Yerk Hair-Dealer's association
which took place at Pellegrini's iu East
Twelfth street, New Yerk city, Tuesday
night. Toe late was it discovered that
the stewart were a wig, otherwise the
butter would have been served Pompar Pempar Pompar
deur. The dishes were bare ; the
only thing that had hair en
it was the menu, which bris
tled with the prevailing styles in a figura
tive sense. Oysters were brought en
" scalped," the soup was iu " Thompson
waves," the entrees were " frizzed " and
" banged " ou the bill, the retis iu " hair
pins " and " a la baudeline," the mcringe
en "invisible nets," the fromage "puffed,"
the fruit in " chignons." The hair of the
president, Jehn Dugall. was " a la Sad
Sea Waves," and rose and fell in
easy undulations from his classic brew
te the base of his brain. He speke of
the growth of hair in his speech, and said
that gray hairs were honorable, hairdye
was a been that beat the telephone. Paul
de Spotte, whose insipid thoughts were
concealed by a quarter of an inch of skull
and a scanty crop of hair dressed " a la
Capoul," after the tenor, read what he
anneuueed te be letters aud telegrams.
Chester A. Arthur, he said, wrete that
care and his chances in 18S4 was thinning
his locks. He wanted a headcovering
that would stand responsibility and hope.
Grever Cleveland, whose hair had suffered
by contact with the delicate hands
et the young lady who is said
te have ensnared him desired
a wig that would bear protracted
domestic relations. Queen Victeria, while
regretting that she could net be present
at the banquet, wished the American
styles introduced iu her realm, where
bangs and ear-locks are comparatively
unknown. Mr. de Spotte proposed a
toast te the press, which, he said, bere
the same relations te the people that hair
dealers and dressers did te bald heads.
William Diblcc, hair-dresser te Mrs. A.
l btewarr, whose own uair was
" a la Blonderoe," speke of invisible
hair; II. Guilmard, whose hair was
"a la Brutus," speke of Reman customs.
Albert Phillips, with hair 'a la Pelar
bear," alluded te red hair as the beacon
light of the business. G. Bument, dresser
of Mrs. Langtry, were his hair "a la
Gcbhardt," and told hew te dress the hair
for the honeymoon. There was dancing
after the dinner.
PERSONAL..
Jehn Gimieut, the actor, whose wife
was burned te death in the tecent Mil
wauKce nrc, is new said te be a raving
maniac.
M.me. Meiuesk.v confesses that her real
name is " Medrzejcwska." She seems te
have simplified the word out of pity for
the overworked American jaw.
Riciiaud Broxsex, for fei ty years a
resilient ei jmuuque, ami formerly a
member of the lewa Legislature, died
yesterday morning, after a surgical opera
tion. Miss Katk Ci.avten, the actress, is
still cenhned te her room, her couditieu
beiug but slightly improved. She will
net be able te resume bar engagement for
seme tirce,
Bi.iee nEKON, the actress, was married
last night te Henry Jehn Miller, late of
the Union Square theatre company. They
come te Philadelphia te day te visit the
bridegroom s mother.
Ho.v.Otte S. Weuics, Q. C, a member
et tue provincial cabinet for Giiv.sbnreuzh.
N. S., was arrested yesterday at the in-
stauce el the society for the prevention of
cruelty en the charge of biutally aaulting
his wile.
Mn. Rahxi:v McAm.cv and a member
ei his company, Mr. A. S. Phillips, had a
quarrel ou Saturday night at the Arch
street theatre after the curtain fell. Blews
were struck, and the former performer
being a large, powerful man, the latter,
who is a slight and fceble one, naturally
get rather the worst of it.
Rev. Du. Hkueu Newtex says he has
been misrepresented by fragmentary re
ports of his sermons. He says : " The
publication of the series in a few weeks
will, I believe, allay this tempest in a tea
pet. I de net knew that I am te be pre
sented te the bishop for trial, and scarcely
thiuk that there can be anything iu that
rumor, for the Protestant Episcopal
church allows gieat latitude te its presby
ters, aud I de net think that I have trans
gressed the limit. The report that seme
of my parishioners had left the church in
consequence of these sermons is un
true."
HCttOI, A tW IN AND AKOUIUI H AlU 1ITTJ .
They Try the Poxtelllce bur. Get Nothing.
On Wednesday uight thieves went te the
wagenniakcr shop of Prank Sehegehnilch
at Watts station, and stele a number of
tools. They then went te the building
used by the lurnace cemnauy as an office,
iu which the Vesta postetHce is located.
They effected an entrance and at ence
began work ea the safe They drilled
sevcral holes in it, but nothing was taken.
It is believed that they were frighteifcd off
as nothing was taken.
On the same night the Marietta post pest
office, which is in Central hall, was
opened, the thieves breaking the lock
from the deer. AH the valuables were
locked in a safe, which was uet broken,
and as far as is known the thieves get
nothing.
Ou Tuesday night a man attempted te
get into the coach shop of Edward Rus.
ing. He was seen by a no ighber named
Heistand, who called te him believing
him te be Mr. Rusing, when he lied.
Sf. JeliuV Festival.
The festival and supper given by the
Ladies Aid society of St. Jehu's Pree
church in Roberts' hall was attended last
evening even meie largely than ou
Wednesday evening, and everything
passed off very pleasantly. The net profits
el the lestival ou Wednesday and Thurs
day evenings will be from $175 te $200.
The ladies wish te extend their thanks te
Hcss& Pliuu for the lean of the exten
sion dining tables used during the festival.
This MernlufjV Court.
This morning ceuit met at 9 o'clock, for
the approval of tavern bends aud the hear
ing of current busiuesK.
Fianna Reidcubach, wife of A. B. Rei
denbach, of Lititz, was given the benefit
of the act of 1872, entitling a wife te her
ewnsepaiatc earnings.
Court adjourned te meet te-morrow
morning at 0 o'clock, when the contested
license will be taken up.
EDUCATIONAL.
MEETING OK THE SCHOOL SOA.KD.
Heperts cl Committees City Superintend
ent' Itepert Nen-Kesldent J'uplls
New Scnoel lfull(ilu mr E -is tern
fait el the City The Vis
iting; Committees.
A stated meeting of the beard of direc
tors of Lancaster school district was held
in common council chamber last evening.
The following named members were
present :
Messrs. Baker, Brosius, Brown, Byrne,
Darmstetter.Eberraan, Evans, Haas, ilart
man.llerr, Johnsten,Marshall, McCemsey,
Morten, Reimensyder, Rhoads, Richards,
Riugwalt, Samson, Schwebel, Slaymakcr,
Snyder, A. J., Spurrier, Warfel, Zecher,
Christian, Zecher, Geerge W., Lovergoed,
president.
Mr. McCemsey, from the superintending
committee, stated that as the New street
school building was net yet finished, the
committee was net yet ready te report as
te what may be needed te put it in run
ning order, but would report at the March
meeting et the beard.
Mr. Evans, from the finance committee,
presented the following bills, which were
ordered te be paid :
Slaugh fc Sen, labor, etc., $3 ; J. P.
Stormfeltz, labor, etc., $57.90 ; Levi Pewcl
repairing, $22.50 ; H. Z. Rhoads, repairing
clocks, etc., $19.85 ; W. II. Lovergoed,
night school tuition, $S2,50 ; Geerge 11.
Smith, kindling weed, $.1 ; Geerge Acker
mau, tinware, $0.65; James C. Gable,
night school tuitieu, $82 50 ; Gee i.
Schaum, repairing, GO cents ; Chas. II.
Barr, books, etc., $107.88 ; Buffalo Hard
ware company, iurniture, $458.48 ; Jacob
Rethcrmel, brushes, $45.95.
Mr. Evans also reported that the $10,000
lean recently authorized by the beard had
been all taken $500 by Dr. Pixtea and
$9,500 by D. P. Lecher & Seu.
Mr. Slaymakcr, from the pre petty com
mittee, reported that the insurance com cem
pauy had paid $40.50 the cost el repairing
the damage doue by lire te ene of the West
Chestnut street school houses. Alse,
that the committee had placed weather
strips en the windows of sevcral schools
and patent tloer springs ou the James
street building. Alse, that au offer had
bceu recoivedto lease the unoccupied Mill
berry street school bnildiugs, but that the
committce had declined te lease them,
having ae authority te de se. Alse, that
two of the rooms in the New street
school building will be ready for school
purposes by the eud of the present
month.
On motion the action of the committce
was approved by the beard.
Mr. Ebermau, from the oemmittco en
furniture aud apparatus, reported that
they had purchased and were putting in
place the uec3ssary furniture in the New
street building.
The monthly report of tue city superin
tendent was presented aud read as fol fel
lows :
Lakcasyeii, l'a.. Feu. 1, 1SS:;.
2lj the Jieurtl cj Scheel Directors :
Gentlemen. Your city superintendent
submits the following report of the public
schools for the month of January :
The whole number of pupils enrolled
was in the high school, 226 ; in the sec
endary, 1108 ; mthe primary, 1930; total,
3,264. .
The average attendance was in tue
high schoe1, 212 ; in the secondary, 990 ; in
the primary, 1579 ; total, 2,781.
The average percentage of attendance
was 86.
The attoudauce in the night school.! was
112, with an average attendance of 8.1.
The number of visits made by directors,
asrepeited by the teaeheis, was 174, as
fellows :
II. R. Breueman 8, J. W. Byrne 11. II.
E. Slaymakcr 26, C. Zecher 18, J. B.
Warfel 24, L. Richards 20, Itr.-. C. Ri-jm
ensuyder 10, W. MeComsey 10, W. A.
Morten 11, E. G. Snyner 7, J. I. Hartman
1, C. F. Ebcrmau 7, A. Z. Riugwalt 7, M.
Bre&ius 7, Dr. J. Levcrgoed 2, F. Yr.
Haas 4, A. Obleudcr 1.
The number of visits made by the ety
superintendent was 112.
Iu order te obviate the dalay and con
sequent tlifficulties in carrying out the
rule requiring candidates for promotion te
certain grades te pass a competitive ex
amination, it has been suggested that .such
au examinatieu be held in the atter pail
of February, se that the results may he
befere the beard whenever a vacancy
occurs.
The naine of one pupil who i.i net a res
ident of this city has been reported te nie.
There are undoubtedly ethers, but it is
often impossible for teachers te ascertain
the last, aud when pupil.! present a note
of admissieu from ;i director, the teacher
is justified in admitting the pupil without
auy further inquiry into his right te attend
the public schools of this city. It seems
te me, therefore, that this is a proper
subject for the visiting committees te in
vestigate, as they are mero likely te he
acquainted with the people of their re -speetive
sections than anyone else. It
would also seem that seme rule ought te
be adopted establishing the rale of tuitieu
in the different grades for such as wish te
attend the public schools.
With the shifting of the population, the
necessity te change the lines for tiie dif
ferent schools becomes imperative. The
schools at the corner of Seuth Mulberry
and Vine streets are small, while these en
West James are very large with no pros
pect of relief ; for the probability of send
ing seme ever te New street is very small.
The building new occupied by the German
and English school en the corner of Seuth
Duke aud German streets, murt have a
new reef aud ether repairs if it Ls te be
occupied much longer. This expense can
he avoided by properly distributing the
pupils between Seuth Duke and Mulberry
streets, aud by the eiectieu of the contem
plated new building en East Orange street.
It may net be uninteresting te compare
the statistics of January 8:J with these of
the same month two years age. Then the
enrollment was 2,877, the average attend
ance 5J,lle, and the average percentae
74 ; new it is 3,264, 2,781 and 86 respec
tively, showing au increase in the en
rellment of 387, in the average attendance
of C63, and in the average percentage
(which 13 the best evidence of regular at
tendance) of 11. Then the high schools
reported an enrollment of 209 and au
average attendance of 191 ; new they ic
pert 226 and 212 ; then the secondary
schools reported an enrollment of 867 and
an average attendance of 726 ; new they
report 1,108 and 990. These figures prove
net only that there has been a large gen
eral increase, hut an especially large in
crease in the higher grades, namely, in
the high and secondary schools, thus
demonstrating geed work in the prima
ries. The same evidence was furnished
last hummer wneu large classes were pro
moted te the high schools, aud the
teachers there speke in the highest terms
of praise of the attainments of these ad
mitted.
The increase iu the number of teachers
has net kept pace with this increase in the
number of pupils. Then the beard em
ployed, exclusive of Prof. Kcvinski, 66 ;
new there are 70. Te give the same nui.i
her of pupils te a teacher new as then
would require, at least, iive additional
teachers. The rules Sec. 04 fix the maxi
mum number of attending pupils en the
list of auy primary school having but one
teacher at 00. This rule has hi-v.n
violated in the schools taught by
Misses Shirk, Helbroek, Carter, Scncr,
Cliften and L-. Zug, who aggregate
103 pupils mero than the maximum. Tlu-:e
v.ith such as will report when the new
building is completed, will jm-tily ths
beaid in organizing tluee uew primary
schools, if net at ence, at least by the
epeniug of next school term. The beard
and the people have Irequeutly expressed
themselves as desiring especially te im im im
preve the schools of the lower grades.
The most direct way te de this is te lessen
the number of pupils given in charge of
ene teacher. Forty pupils is as many as
any the most skillful teacher cau prop
erly take charge of. Whenever mere are
forced into a school, both teacher and
pupils suffer. The two evils under which
the schools of the lower grades suffer are
inexperienced teachers and tee many pu
pils. Se large has been the attendance iu
the primary schools in Lemen street, that
it was found impracticable te give lessens
iu writing. Ne doubt seme of these pupils
thus missed their last opportunity of re
ceiving instruction in this necessary branch
of an education. It is iu vain
te leek for better schools uuder such
circumstances. Teachers leso all heart
when called en te encounter such obsta
cles. Ambition is deadened and the
schools must necessarily deteriorate and
fall back into the old ruts. Ner is the case
much better iu the secondary schools. It
is difficult te understand why Mr. Stauy
aud Miss Ettcr should be required te take
charge of 110 pupils, when the rule above
quoted assigns 132 as the maximum for
three teachers. The six secondary schools
in the northern part of the city report 315
pupils, while the maximum accerdiug te
the rule would assign only 264 te them,
showing that there are new iu these
schools 51 pupils mere than the maximum
allowed by section 64 of the rules. The
consequences of such a state of affairs
cannot be set forth in the limited space
allowed in this report, but exhaustion of
the nervous energies of the teacher is sure
te fellow ; and with it a poorer quality of
instruction. Ner should it be forgotten
that the teachers in the lower grade single
secondary and in all grades of the single
primary, receive lower salaries than these
in the combined primaries, thus doing
double injustice by increasing the work
and decreasing the compensation. Au
additional secondary school should, there
fore, be opened at ence in the new building.
Uaspectlully submitted,
R. K. BuEiiiti.E.
Mr. Baker stated that he had giveu a
permit te ene nen-rnsident pupil with the
distiuct understanding that the parent
should pay the price of tuition fixed by
the beard. IIe asked the city superintend
ent, who was present, whether there was
mero than ene non-resident pupil iu the
schools.
The superintendent said he had heard
there were several, in the lower grade
schools, and he could tiud no rule of the
beard wherein the charge for tuition was
fixed, except for high school pupils. If
there was any rule relating te the matter
he would like te knew it, as he was
desirous of doing his duty.
Mr. Hartman saiJ theie had baen a
general understanding ye:rs age between
the school beard of the city and the beard
of Lancaster township, that when it was
mere convenient for pupil iu cither dis
trict te attend the schools in the ether
district, they should be privileged te de
se without charge.
The subject was, en motion, referred te
the superintending committee with in
structions te report at thn next meeting of
the beard.
Mr. Hartman stated that at the Septem
ber meeting of the beard a resolution was
adopted authorizing the committee en
buildings aud grounds te te procure a site
for the erection of a four room school
house in the eastern section el the city.
At an adjourned meeting, held September
19th, the committee was directed te pur
chase at once a site for a four room school
house in the northern part of the city.
The committce had acted en the last
named order and purchased a let and
erected a building en New street. Before
final action was takcu in the ether matter
the committee foil by the reorganization of
the beard in Nwembcr. The new com cem com
mitteo did net feel authorized te act under
tiie instructions given te the old one,
though several sites had been examined.
Since thou Prof. Buehrlc had made a plan
by which he thought a suitable four room
school honse might be erected en the
Sherman street lob new owned by the
beard. lie moved that the new commit
tee en buildings and grounds be instructed
te procure a site for a new building in the
eastern part of the city.
Mr. Baker believed there was no neces
sity te purchase a new site. The Sherman
street let was 245 by 47 feet, and was
eligibly located. He eembatted the state
ment that the locat'en was damp and un
healthy, and r.aid the only difficulty was
that the old bnildiugs new upon the let
had been built below the grade of the
street, which was the eause of the damp
ness complained of. He moved te amend
Mr. Hartman's motion that the committee
ba instructed te erect a four room building
en the Sherman street let.
Mr. Evans opposed the amendment. IIe
said it was notorious that the location
was unsuitcd for a public school ; it was
low aiid swampy, and the schools had
been closed because of sickness engeu
ilercd thereby. The beard had been de
nounced by the newspapers for erecting
school heu.scs ou such a site. Besides, the
let was tee small and of improper shape,
lie hoped if a new school house was te be
built a suitable aud healthy site would be
selected.
Dr. lies r agreed with Mr. Baker that
the Sherman street let was the proper
place for the new school.
Mr. Slaymaker thought a geed four
room building might be put up en the
Sherman street let by placing the school
rooms cud te cud instead of side te side.
If this plan was objected te the Ilcnsel
property adjoining might be purchased,
and then buildings like theso en Maner
and New streets might be erected.
Mr. llaitman opposed Mr. Baker's
amendment, but suggested that if the
property iu the rear of the Sherman street
schools were purchased, and he thought it
could be bought at a fair price, the Orange
street front of the property new owned by
the beard might be sold, aud the beard
would still have a geed site upon which te
DUllU.
After some further debate, en motion of
Mr. Hartman the matter was postponed
until next stated meeting.
I'resiueut levcrgoed presented a com
munication from Mr. Smith, of Philadel
phia, relative te three maps purchased
but which had net yet been paid. The
matter was referred te the committee en
furniture and supplies, with instructions
te pay the bill if it be found correct.
Au invitation was extended te the mem
hers of the beard te attend a ocheol exhi
bition te he given by the pupils of Mr.
Gates' school in the old higi school
building en the 22d of February.
The president announced the following
visiting committees for the ensuing three
months :
Southeast Division Dr. M. L. Herr,
Henry Gast, S. W. Raub.
Southwest Division Adam Obleuder,
A. K. .Spurrier, D. G. Baker.
Northwest Division O. F. Ebermau,
A. Z Ringwnlt, Marriett Brosius.
Northeast Division J. M. Johusteu,
('has. Schwebel, J. Hay Brown.
I'elice Cimcs.
Alderman Samson committed James
Fmith, Jehn McCord and Win. Hunt te
the county prison for ten days each for
drunken and disorderly conduct.
The mayor committed two drunken and
d'Peidcrlies te jail and discharged three
tiauips.
Oi: i'i;ie Line Men.
This morning forty laborers belonging
te the oil pipe line arrived in this city from
Downingtown where they have been work
ing for some lime past. They left for
Midway station this afternoon where tbey
will "e te work.
COLUMBIA NEWS.
'L'K KKGt'LAK CUKUESPONDKNCI!
events Along the Susquehanna item of
Interest la and Areuntt the ItoreoRh
1'lcked Up by the lutein
gencer'a Keperter
A distribution of the newly built houses
en North Third street, will be marie to
night te the purchasers.
The members of the Citizens' band were
delighted with the reception giveu them
by a newly married couple at their resi
dence last evening.
A. M. Adams, United States bank in
spector, was in town te-day, engaged in
atteuding te official business.
Mrs. Jehn Miller, of Ilarrisburg, and
Mrs Jacob Kunkle and daughters, Mrs.
Mame Champlin, of Ilarrisburg, spent
yestctday ami the day previous in town
with friends.
$30,000 was offered last uight te Messrs.
Heise & Kauffraan for the right te manu
facture aud sell their steam heaters in the
United States. The offer was net accepted.
Columbia ledge, Ne. 286, Masonic order,
held its regular meeting last evening.
After its adjournment a cumber of the
members repaired te the sociable of St.
Paul's church and partook of refresh
nieut:. Sixteen ladies and gentlemen participa
ted iu a " German " which was held at
Mr. Geerge Crane's residence last night.
The dance was a most pleasant affair, net
withstanding the fact that seme of thn
dancers were novices iu it.
A large number of persons attended ttu
sociable of the ladies of St. Paul's P. E.
church last night. It was ene of the most
pleasant social events of the season and
brought iu a neat sum of meucy for the
church, nearly $50 being realized.
Te morrow evening the Democrats of
the 1st ward will make their nominations
for the approaching election. The meet
ing will be held at Jeseph Desh's ou
Walnut street, ami will commence at 7;2tt
o'clock. Jeseph has three 'possums fei.
the political alter-feast.
The ice en the Yerk county side of the
river is in excellent condition for skating;
it is most tee rough ea this side, although'
a few fairly geed places can be found" :t
short distauce frmu the shore. Here is
another opportunity for enjoying the de
lightful sport.
The vietim uf yesterday morning's
sheeting accident, Mr. Frank Lash, passed
a quiet night, but his condition is
about the same today. It inltammatieu
does net take place his recovery is very
probable. One of his attending physi
cians said that the wound itself was "net
necessarily a fatal one.
The U. D. T. elub's danee will be held
te-uight. The prospects are geed for a.
large turnout. Other dances will be held
this winter by the ulub it this one is a
success, aud there is no reason why it
should net be. Dances are el such seldom
occurrence here, that when ene is held it
should be wnll attended.
Kallread News.
As the train of eugiue Ne. 93. was
rounding a curve near Cellins station, en
the Pennsylvania railroad, yesterday at
10:30 a. m., the 1 ear end was run into by
engine Ne. 725. The cabiu of the front
train was completely demolished and the
engine of the rear ene was threwu across
both tracks of the read. The wrecking
crews from Columbia and Middlotewil
were called into immediate) service, but:
it was uet until 3:15 p. m. that the
north track was cleared et the wreck and
net until 4:31 p. iu. that the south track
was opened. While the wreckers were
attempting te pull a freight car from the
track by means of a huge oable the
bumper of the car was taken off as nicely
as though all the fastenings had been
removed with that purpose in view. A
general getting away from the neighbor
hood ensued when the bumper flew till.
A laud slide which occurred near .Star
Reek, four miles north of Safe Harber,
en Wednesday night, and which was net
discovered until yesterday at 6 p. m.,
detained trains the entire day. That
which was due here in the morning did
net arrive until nearly 8 o'clock laat even
iug. The land hliiic occurred iu a deep
cut, through which runs the read, and
enormous masses of rocks and earth cov
ered the track. Much blasting was re
quired te enable a removal of the former.
The engines ei the Pennsylvania rail
road which pans through or have their
headquarters here, ceusuuied dining the
month of January 9,817,000 pounds of coal.
This is 178,900 pounds less than was con
sumed during .the month of December,
when the amount consumed was 10,065,
900 pounds.
A Pennsylvania railroad bnikeman
named Jacob II. Miller, a resident of this
place, had ene of his lingers eiushed at
52d street, Philadelphia, last night, while
coupling cars.
tirade et Fapilfl.
The following is a report of the stand
ing of the A and B classes et the male
secondary school of West Chest utit street
during the last month, end ing January 31,
1S83 :
A CV
A S3.
Hcnlamiu I.hitner.. 'X
C. Iteiiiieiiniiyiler..
Ktunk l:itr.
Harry Mcl'licrsiiii..
Hurry Heanliuan..
Lewis Stein
Herace Glever
Cuivin Itnycr
.1. !. 'r.mlc
Geerge Hun bri!lii.
Hurry Shank...
Leen .Miller
SI
Cliurlcs llartiiiaii.... !),"
N'itaeu Iicnny !)1
Harry Hartley ill
E. C. 15. Kriaman.... ill
si
Ml
;:
.lames Carman yi
l.aten UlliHeu !)0
William Hey w
IlurrySliuItz W
Willluin Hall H-
David Hair ss
William I.eclier.... M7
Will'Hiu Kimtz ss
Ward Ucc-jc &
Gf:erji! Weaver
t.Iianeti Hoever. ....
Milten .letfrien
7::
70
SI
S'l
7
CLASrt.
Of) I .Merris Wcjiver
licnnle Vceker..
Martin Lc-lpne..
Kred Eckert
.Samuel Zecliw..
Albeit Mnrscli..
Kdwiird Trever.
William lteiir...
Kdwiird Walker
HVKilwurd Kennur
. K"
A. Adams
K. K. Hiirnisli
Clms lilickendei-rcr
. H")
. St
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S3
71;
71
.VI
William Hurtiimu.
Charles HUber
Sbelden .Snyder, absent at examination, 75.
Dennis Mtlll In .lall.
Jehn B. Dennis, at the ku.t of his nu
merous hearings ou a habeas corpus before
Judge Pattcrseu yesterday, was remanded
te jail te await the rexult of an application
te be made te Gov. Pattison te revoke his
action iu issuing u warrant en the requisi
tion of the Mis.-euri authentic.". This
application is made, with the assent of
Dennis' counsel, by W. A. Wilsen, esq ,
who represents the commonwealth in cer
tain charges of forgery, alleged-te have
been committed by Dennis before he went
te Missouri, but upon which complaints
were net made until after he was ledged
in jail upon the instauce of the Missouri
authorities. The Governer has appointed
next Tuesday, at 11 :30 a. m., te hear the
argument.
He Saw IIlH Shadow.
Although the sun rose this morning be
hind a foggy, hazy atmosphere, the ground
hog, who always comes out of his hole en
Candlemas morning, hail net te wait Jeng
before the wai m lays of the sun swept
away the mist and enabled the shivering
animal te see his shadow, a sure sign that
we are te have nix weeks mero of bitter
winter weather. It won't matter much te
the ground hog, who quietly crept back
into his bole, aud has already resumed his
six weeks nap, but six mere weeks of
winter weather will be a little tough en
that very large class of people whose
coal biiis and pocket-books are running
low
The Itielle?.
The 1,400 pound heir, recently wen at a
raille by J. F. Smith, U nor.- quartered at
the stables iu the rear of the Cress Keys
hotel, where it attracts great attention.
Mr. Smith has been urged te take it te
Philadelphia and place it en exhibition,
but he has net yet decided whether he
will de se, or dispose of it by raftlu in this
City.