u-.'v;.' st - i- r r LANCASTER DAILY rsff ELLI&ENCER SATURDAY MY 19. 1883. K- i Lancaster Jntelligencct. SATURDAY FVENINO, MAY 19, 1883, The Apportionment. The Inlepandent senators cannot free themselves sufficiently from their parti -san bias te recognize the obvious fact, which proves itself by the stt ement, that a fair apportionment state into representative districts requi : j the division lines te be se run as te give the 1Sttrci1 narHea ranrecantatinn nppnri!- ing te their numerical strength. Mr, Stewart introduces a congressional ap portienment which gives the Republi can party an undue number of represen tatives, because it gives that party a larger number than its vote justly entitles it te. If this cannot be avoided while complying with the necessary re quirement that the districts shall be of compact and contiguous territory, then this irregularity in political representa tion must be submitted te. But such is net the case. The partisan legislator in mapping out his districts is guided by a desire te give his party as great preponderance as he can while making the districts compact and contiguous ; and most of them in cline strongly te sacrifice compactness te their controlling disposition te strengthen their party. Mr. Stewart, who avails himself of the privilege of running a district from the West Branch of the Susquehanna te tbe Southern ber der of the state, cannot even with that liberal view of the necessary compact ness of a district make out his list with out giving his party undu prepender ance. Possibly there are net a half dozen of the legislators who, if they sat down te prepare an apportionment, would agree among themselves as te just exactly hew they would like te have it ; because, instead of having one guide aste what it should be, and that guide its political equality, they aim te fix it s. as te first aid themselves in their political aspirations, then. te help their party, and lastly te carry out the spirit of the law. It is even said that the independent Mr. Stewart, who is a very decent man and a geed legislator, was turned from the apportionment fixed up by Quay rather from its turning Stewart and Wolfe out into the same political field thai! because it was a manifest gerrymander conceived te strengthen the Republican party, and particularly the friends of its concecters. Mr. Stewart saw the iniquity of the measure mere clearly, no doubt, because he found that he was net one of these particular friends particularly se cared for. Rev. Dn. IIekiuck Jehnsen, one of the most thoughtful and inlluential divines of the l'resbyterian church, spoke with exceeding frankness at the opening of its general assembly concern ing the perils which beset the church in these days. His remarks, hewever,have an application beyond the audience which he addressed and the denomi nation for which and of which he spoke. Undeniably the power of the preacher and the spiritual influence of the pulpit are net what they once were, and it bahoeve3 the church coun cils te search for the reason. The con siderations which prevail in the determi nation of the clerical office have much te de with it. Dr. Jehnsen leeks in vain, he says, te the colleges and seminaries te supply the deficiencies and avert the perils which he points out te his church. A higher consecration te the sacred duties of the ministry and a deeper de votion te the eternal truth are radical necessities and superficial remedies will net cure the lack of them. It is a forcible commentary en the infamous character of the present con gressional districting of this state that nothing te compare with it in gerr mandcring qualities has any chance te pass the approval of a majority even of the Republican state Senate. While Senater Stewart's bill is net all it should be in the results it proposes, yet in some of its fea tures it is in notable contrast with the present Cameren Quay division of the state, wliich was a rape en fairness committed by the Republicans when flushed with power. The union with Leb of all of Montgomery, Bucks county the jeinder of anon te Berks, and of Columbia te Schuylkill, the preservation of Lacka awanna's integrity and the addition of Northumberland te the Lycoming dis trict te make it Democratic, as.it should be, are commendable features of the Stewart bill which contrast most credit ably with the existing thimblerig of the counties. The death of Bishop Peck makes another vacancy in the Episcopal col lege of the Methodist church te be filled at the next general conference of that denomination. At no previous session liave there been as many bishops chosen as will have te be elected 'next year and the discussion of the claims and fitness of the ministers for this high place will engage the attention of the church, in an undertone, of course, ler the next twelve months and invest with special interest tbe meetings of the district con ferences next year which cheese the dele, gates te general synod. The versatile characteristics and restless activity of Rev. Dr. Buckley, editor of the Chris tian Advocate, have already marked him as one of the men te whom the eyes of the church are turned as a cenpicueus candidate for the Episcopal robes. Mr. Carlisle, of Kentucky, has come te the same conclusion as the state convention of his party, and the great body of it throughout the country, that the pet phrase of Mr. Watterson is net the best with which te describe the atti. tude of the Democratic party te the tariff question. Mr. Carlisle says the word " only," as a qualification of the tariff for revenue doctrine is calculated te mis lead. It certainly was incorporated into the platform at Cincinnati without any thought by the convention of its signifi cance and with the haste and hurrah that usually prevail in the desire te get te balloting for candidates. It is likely the next convention will give attention te the phraseology of its declaration of principles. Jere Dunn has been honorably ac quitted by a Chicago jury and the ver dict is said te have been received with deafening cheers by all the malefactors confined in the county jail. It was altogether likely, and the result was no doubt received with equal satisfaction in the editorial rooms of the Louisville Courier Journal. Ex Senater Tiidrman's friends in Ohie are said te be fighting tbe Pendleton Pendleton Headley combination with Durbin Ward as the Thurman candidate for govenor. Ancnnisiiei' Weed has refused te grant the petition of the Catholic members of tbe Grand Army of the Republic relative te privileges sought in Catholic churches and cemeteries in connection with the burial or deceratiuu of graves of their deceased comrades. Sener Elmere, the Peruvian minister in Washington, discredits the report, tele graphed from Seuth America, of the conclusion of peace between Chili and Peru. He thinks it possible, however, that some agreement may have been reached looking te a treaty of peace. Sener Godey, the Chilian minister, also doubts the correctness of the published reports. At the recent tournament in the Villa Borghese, at Reme, in houer of the mar riage of the Duke of Genea, tlie privileged citizens of the Eternal City reveled in the amusements tbat filled her streets with clamor in the days of her pristine great ness. An ampithcatre, like tbat of the ancient Reman circus, and having a scat iug capacity of 13,000 persons, was elected, and within the arena the games were dis played. Net, however, the fierce clashing e( gladiatorial contests, or the conflicts of maddened beasts or the reckless race of the chariots, called forth the plaudits of the assembled threng.but the mere refined and less daugereus pastimes of "The Turk's Head." "The Hunt of the Rese," and the like were tbe pleasures tbe raodei n civilized and enervated youth of Italy iii dulgcd in. The sultan of Turkey has decided te couveko a parliament which will resemble the asbembly of 1870. In the formation of it he will demonstrate anew the progress of religious toleration iu Eastern Europe, siuce it will be composed of rprcseuta tives of all religious. Bigeli,) i one of the least of the unpleasant characteristics of the present ruler of Turkey, te whote effeits his people are net a little indebted for the introduction of the customs and facilities of mere enlightened nations than their own, and his intelligent analysis of the modern tendency of things and govern ments, although new and then hindered by seme ingredients of Eastern .supersti tion and stubbornness in his nature, no doubt has shown te him the value of opinions fiem diversified sources. m PERSONAL,. Nerm n Blackwood, of this city, has successfully passed the mental examina tion for admission te Annapolis naval academy. Rev. Calvin- W. Stewart, D. D., will preach his 25th anuiversary scrhem iu Union church, Colerain, en the second Sabbath in June, giving a historical sketch of the church from its organization. E. R. Lyle has declined te accept au offer from the Waltham watch company. and will remain in charge of the Lancaster watch company's works, which will re open en next Monday morning. Colonel Washington A. Reeulixg, the Brooklyn bridge engineer, is still at his home in Brooklyn and does net ex pect te be able te take part in the opening ceremonies. Jehn G. Whittier was se affected by reading the Carlyle letters that he bet te work and destroyed the major part of his correspondence, covering ever a period of e0 years, lest it should be published after his death and bring suffering te any. Lydia E. Pinkham, the well-known patent medicine proprietor, died at Lynn, Massachusetts, last uight, aged Gl years. She begau business by " manufacturing medicine iu a tea-kettle," and attained the distinction of being the subject of the most prominent illustrations in the " patent outside " newspapers of this country. M. T. Richard, of Herrnhut, Germany, who has been sent en au official visitation te the American province et the Moravian church, by the unity's elders' confeience, the highest governing beard of the church, will visit the Moravian church in this city en Thursday, 24th iust, iu company with Bishop E. de Schwimitz. On Friday they will visit Lititz. Spurgeon is the foremost preacher of tue worm, lue power which Sunday after Sunday commands an audience of six thousand such as no one draws to gether en a like occasion in this country is unequalled. The fervid and masterly deliverances of this great pulpit orator, spoken iu Londen en Sunday, are te be hereafter read by larger audience in this country, the transmission of them by cable and the republication here next day being a new stroke of enterprise en the part of tue i'miaueipnia rress. The Tragedy et Dally Life. In Enterprise, Miss., Dr. J. M. Byrd, a prominent yeuug physician of Pauldiug, shetuiud killed Captain W. M. Brame, ex-shoriff of Jasper county, in the streets of Paulding. They began firing almost simultaneously wheu about fortyreds apart and advanced close enough for Brame te strike Byrd with a stick. Beth parties emptied their pistols. Brame died almost instantly from a shot received in the right side. Byrd was uninjured, except by a blew from Brame's stick. A feud had existed between the men for some time. J.C.Jenes, convicted of the murder of his wife, was hanged yesterday in Lexing ton, Georgia. He attempted suicide en Thursday by cutting the veins iu one of his arms with a piece of tin, but, after losing much bleed, was resuscitated suf ficiently te allow of his execution. He asserted that "the only reason he nad for killing his wife was that he loved her." Henry Knight, colored, convicted of murder, was hanged yesterday at Way Cress, in Georgia, in presence of 2,500 spectators. He asked them te profit by his example and meet him in heaven. Adjutant General Moonlight, of Kansas, is reported te be in Dedgo City trying te rostero order. The governor of Kansas says that Luke Short, driven from the town by the authorities during the recent troubles has tbe right te return and will be protected if he should desire te take up his abode there. The trial of "Jere" Dunn for the murder of Elliett, in Chi cago, resulted last evening in a verdict of net guilty. The jury were out four hours and a-half. Dunn was immediately dis charged. A man named Swartz, 80 years of age, committed suicide yesterday by hanging himself te a tree at Sixth street and the Reading railroad, Philadelphia. Jeremy Mackey, cashier of the Strouds burg bank, being in ill health and unable te sleep, shot himself dead in an outhouse yesterday. ' GENERAL ASSEMBLY. THE PBESBXTEK1ANS AT SlKAIOOa. Breaker Abead for Presbyterianum Tbe Scholarly Oncar Wildes Are ricking tbe Pentateuch te Pieces Neitn and south In his opening sermon at the Presby terian general assembly, Rev. Dr. Herrick Jehnsen proceeded in earnest words te depict the dangers that threaten the spirituality of the church. The perils within the church are, it is mere zealous for forms than iu cembatting errors. They lie in three points : worship, doctrine and ministry. Presbyterianism exalts the truth and neglects forms. But cultivated tastes find frequent assertions for change and lament the baldness of the service and the absence of liturgical forms. Tbe Reformation divorced fine arts from relig ious worship, and the church may well work slew in returning te the orthetic sur reuudings demanded by modern culture, lest spirituality be sacrificed te formalism nd ceremonies. The perils deepen as we fix forms, and the light becomes darkness. The perils of doctrine are beset with Pharisiac quicksands. We are in no peril of a return te that narrow exclusion which determined its own truthfulness and burned theso who disagreed. Leve, if it be the fulfilling of law, is exhibited by a steady, net by a gushing emotion. Doc trine is necessary. The formula of Pres byterian doctrine is geed, aud the church cherishes it. The limns are loose. Schol ars are picking the Pentateuch te pieces ; rationalism is abroad. The peril is that we may lese the spirit of truth in guarding what we have held for truths. This is the constant peril attcudmg the dogmatic faith. Presbyterians are dogmatists by choice. In our cherishing et the truths we may reach the Pharisaic rigor aud fate of the church of Ephesus. We must have no flabby arms held out te combat error ; but the danger is that we may hasten te the battle without swords tempered iu the fire of Ged. IIe best serves the truth who best learn Christ's way. The third peril is the ministry ; aud bore comes in tbe commercial law of supply and demand. The church is rapid ly approaching a calamity. It is threatened with famine of preachers. Our church number 5,741 congregations, nnd by no possible figure can ministers be made te match the churches. Take in every stated supply and retired minister, and still 500 churches are pasterless. When the taper burns at both ends leek out for darkness. Tbe preacher could find no grounds of hoped for relief in colleges and theological seminaries te supply the demand. The trend is continually the wrong way. Of the students iu the 12 colleges the last de cade, only 19 per cent, entered are pre posed te enter the ministry. The less has gene tee far net te injure the church. Un less it be retrieved, disaster fellows. Secularism, irregularism and skepticism in American colleges de net tend te in crease ministerial aspirants. Statistics of colleges wcre read supporting the fact that a ministerial famine was imminent. The preacher said the causes of the decline were net the absence of support from the churches, nor lack of men with proper mental powers, neither is it lack of Chris tian consecration The cause is mere defi nite. It is the peril of perversion of the truth. It is the peril of the early church when the hierarchal power was substituted for Ged's will. Ged has given our church a glorious privilege. We have tried te make ministers have we asked Ged te make them ? We have applied the rule of supply and demand of street traffic te sacred ministerial functions ; we bive for gotten the devotion of Hannah of old in giving Samuel te Ged's service ; also the example of Henry Martyn's mother. We have looked tee much te metropolitan pul pits and neglected such ministry as that te which St. Paul and St Barnabas were sent. The Southern Delegates. In yesterday's session after the censid eratien of the report en education the delegates from the Southern Presbyterian church were welcomed. Dr. L. J. Evans, chairman of the committee appeared en the platform with Rev. Drs. William Brown, of Fredericksburg, aud Themas A. lleyt, et Nashville, and 1'atrick Joyce, of Louisville. They were presented te Moderator Hatfield, who welcomed them and introduced them te the generat as sembly. The message of peace and fra ternal geed-will was read by Dr. Brown. He expressed sentiments of re conciliation aud a desire for Christian fellowship. Organic reunion he deemed impracticable, for the reasons that con venience opposed it and that it could only be effected by an acknowledgment et error in the beginning of the disruption. His colleague, Dr. Ileyt, speke briefly and eloquently conveying tbe opinion et tbat element of the Southern church that desires the reconciliation and reunion of the two brauehes of the Presbyterian church. Judge Patrick Joyce, the lay delegation, speke briefly, coinciding with the views of Dr. Heyt, because he believed that a great majority of the members of ' both churches was in favor of but one Presbyterian church iu the United States. He concluded as fellows : "All we have te de new is te come together, sit down te the supper of the Lord aud leek each ether in the eye, and heart would respond te heart. If you, as delegates, of the assembly you represent, entertain the thought that siuce the sword was placed iu its scabbard in 18G5 this assembly has any animosity against the Southern church you and they are greatly mistaken. One great desire of our churches and its people is, that the breach might be healed, aud it will net be possible for the assembly te prevent the hearts of the people te flew together. We have net plans, but we pray that as chil dren of the same natural parent the Lord will make us one." The moderator replied briefly in appropriate language and the doxology was sung. At tbe evening ses sion the question of Sunday school work was discussed by Rev. Drs. Herrick John John Jehn eon, of Chicago ; Heward Cresby, of New Yerk, and J. A. Werdeu, of Philadelphia. The T. Jtl. C. A. In the international convention of the Yeung Men's Christian association at De troit, yesterday morning discussion was provoked by a resolution iu roference te the acceptance of a charter from the state of New Yerk. Tbe Indiana and Missouri delegates " objected te having the inter national body located in New Yerk state." After a prolonged struggle (ac cording te the telegraphic reports) " President Celby suggested that they should join in prayer and ask aid in solv ing the difficulty. After an hour of devotional exercises the discussion was resumed and became mere heated than ever, but seen after neon the resolution was carried. New Yerk remains the head centre of the body and the international committee unchanged." Episcopal Council. Iu the Episcopal council of Virginia yesterday a ballet was taken for assistant bishop, the clergy alone voting, and Rev. Dr. Alfred Randelph, of Emmanuel church, Baltimore, received a majority. During the evening, the laity, by a vote of 101 te 15, ratified the cheice of Dr. Randelph, who was thereupon declared assistant bishop of Virginia. MAIL MI3CELLANT. News Notes fcrem all Farts. The Ceal Miners and Operators' trade tribunal,in Pittsburgh, organized by elect ing August Stinner, president ; and W. A. Mcintosh, secretary. Hen. Jehn R. Mo Me Cune, president of the Union national bank, was chosen umpire. A committee I was appointed te petition the court te' legalize the tribunal, after which it ad jeurnad until te day. The manager of the North Chicago roll ing mill at Chicago is quoted as Baying that " no matter what action is taken at Pittsburgh, his mill will net shut down." He thinks " it might be well for the bar mills te close, but mills manufacturing railroad iron are net ahead of the market, aud. can continue te run en orders right through the summer." The Lewell teleobene syndicate yester day closed the purchase of the Southwest ern Bell telegraph and telephone company with a capital of $2,000,00, "ceveriug for all telephone purposes the entire states of Arkansas and Texas." The price paid is uudorsteod te have been 50 per share. The Econemite society has sold te Wm. H. Vandelbilt twelve thousand shares of stock in the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie railroad. The price paid was $175 per share, the total amount being $2,120,000. Thrives Vanderbilt a controlling inter est in the reads. Baseball yesterday : At Brooklyn Brooklyn, 13 ; Allegheny. 8. At New Yerk Metropolitan, 20 ; Jasper, 2. At Detroit Detroit, G ; New Yerk, 11. CmailS AND CALAMITY. The Wrecks of Storm and dent. Railroad Ace!- A heavy storm swept through the east ern part of Nebraska, wrecking several dwellings and" two school houses at Val paraiso and fatally injuring a woman and two children. A telegram from Chicago states that a cyclone passed north of Ra cine, Wisconsin, last evening. Thirty-five or forty buildings were destroyed. Four persons are known te be killed andseveral ethers are maimed. In Chicago an unu sually heavy wind aud rain storm prevail ed. A squall in the afternoon blew down about 400 feet in length and 50 feet in width of the temporary building for the coming exposition of railway appli ances. Four workmen were injured. A freight train aud a spacial engine ou the Maine Central railroad collided yes terday at Brown's Cerner, several miles from Augusta. Fifteen freight cars and the engine were wrecked. Geerge Esto Este brook, fireman of the special engine, was killed, and Albert Kilgore, the engineer, se badly injured that he died soeu after. A freight train en the Canada Pacific railway collided yesterday with a horse and wagon near Montreal, killing two men named Charbenneau and St. Ouge. Several cars were wrecked. The steamer Ispatermburg, plying en the river Velga, exploded her beilers yesterday. Twenty seven persons were wounded by the ex ex plesiun. A sailor en a schooner from Tampico died of yellow fever in Browns ville, Texas, en Thursday. Twenty-four persons were poisoned by victuals at a church festival in Chattauoega en Thurs day night, but all were recovering yester day. Cassius M. Carpenter, 153 yeais old, collector of internal revenue for Charles ten, Seuth Carolina district, who was traveling North by advice of his physi cians, died at the Colonnade hotel, Phila delphia, en Thursday. Jehn O'Brien, miner, employed at Cepeley colliery, was instaptly killed by the promature explo sion of a blast. He was shockingly burned by the pewder and otherwise ter ribly cut and bruised. lie was be years of age aud leaves a wife aud live chil dren. COURT THIS 01OKMINU. xhe current Business, What was Transacted. Court met at 10 o'clock this morning and the following current business &c, was transacted : H. II.Erb wasgrautedaseldiei's license te peddle. An issue was granted in which Samuel Wetzel shall be plaintiff aud the county of Lancaster defendant te ascertain tbe amount of damages the plaintiff suffers by the opening of Chestnut street. Jehn M.Engle.committce of Leander J. Lindemuth, who was recently declared a lunatic was granted au order te sell the property of Lindemuth te pay debts. In the case stated of David Flaud and Elizabeth Fland, his wife, vs. Christiau Simen and Christian M. Martin, executers of Christian Simen, deceased, Judge Livingston delivered an opinen entering judgment in laver of the defendant for$l. The rule te show cause why the indict ment, in the case against the supervisor of Maner township should net be quashed was argued. The grounds en which this was asked was that Henry Landis, who was the principal witness for the common wealth iu the case, was a member of the graud jury that found the bill ; he had spoken te several members of the jury before the bill was acted upon. The lule was made absolute and the indictment quashed. In the case of Jehn Wertz, who was convicted of arson and sentenced te ten years' imprisonment the supreme court has granted a special allecatur. Court adjourned until ntxt Saturday morning. Trial List.' . Following is the trial list for the ad journed court of quarter sessions : Monday, April 28, IS&J. Jehn Sent nian, Frank Bender, Samuel Bailey, Jehu Green, Jeffersen Sentmau, larceny ; J. S. Greybill, selliug te miners ; Andrew Heuck, malicious mis chief ; Jacob B. Geed, ct al., forcible entry ; Jehu W. Mehn, forgery ; Emanuel Carpenter, selling liquor en Sunday : W. W. Winehelt, forgery ; S. Frank Wanner, felonious assault and battery ; William Franklin, larceny ; Jehn S. Brandt, folo felo fole uious assault and battery ; Gee. Sallada, fornication and bastardy ; Lercuz Nolde, resisting an officer ; Henry P. Wanner, carrying concealed deadly wcapeus ; Jas. Clark, larceny ; Ellen Stewart, kcepiug bawdy house ; Jacob D. Warfel, assault and battery. Tuesday, May 29. Charles Carr, Walter Myers, felonious assault nnd battery ; William Williams, fornication and bas tardy ; Mary A. Haas, adultery ; Jehn Lauch, murder; Fred Deerstlcr et al., Hiram Witmer et al., neglect of duty. Saturday, June 2. William Pray, do de do sertien ; Henry P. Wanner, S. Frank Wanner, surety of peace ; Lcfevre Res. horn, Jeseph P. Geed, desertion ; Jacob D. Warfel, surety of peace. Humau Henes Found. On Friday afternoon, as workmen wcre engaged carting off dirt from the quarries near Leaman Place, this county, they un earthed a human skeleton, some two or three feet below the surface. The bones were far advanced in decomposition, showing that they had lain there many years. The teeth were in a tolerably geed state of preservation, and it was suppjsed from their appearance that the person might have been 40 or 50 years of age. There was nothing te indicate hew or when the remains were deposited there. The bones were placed in a box and re buried. Dutch Pinafore. The Pennsylvania Dutch version of "Pinafore" will be given at the opera house this evening. There will probably be an immense attendance. A special train of parlor cars from Reading will reach this city at 6:10 this evening, with about 250 passengers, and will leave for Reading at 11:30 p. m. The company that is te render the opera in the Penn sylvania Dutch dialect, is a large and well selected one, several of the principal singers being well known in this city as accomplished vocalists. gtore Kebbed. The store of Jacob Minnich, at Laudis ville, was broken into by thieves en Wed nesday night or Thursday morning, and robbed of a large quantity of cutlery and dry goods. There has as yet been no clue clue te the thieves. SOLDffi 0KPHANS. THE SCHOOL " MOPHT JOY. The Annual Exami Uen Yesterday Supt. Hlgbee'aAnneunc "men Mr.Mrecht's BMP . Yesterday was exa miuatien day at the soldiers' orphan schi 1 at Mount Jey. Everything around the. institution teemed with life and gayety. . The large yards surreuuding the buil dings, thickly set with trees and sbubl ery clad in their new garbs lent additie. ial activity te that within. Usually exai aL nations are met with anxiety, but iu no ti -ay were indica tions of that kind apprre. at in the appear ance of the boys and girls who passed under the notice of S upt. Higbee in their examination. Tbe y were well pro pre pared. Dr. Higbfft wai assisted in the work by the teachers of the different grades, Misses AdaMerg an, Annie Dunlap, Lilliau Eckenrode, Idi i Beistle, Helen Beuhl. Principal M. J. "ilrecht. Prof. B. F. Shaub and Prof. A E. Hughes, of White showed a proficiency in their studies tbat gave rise te very fav arable comment. Of one particular branch we will make special mention the class i u civil government. Question after questi an was put te them in rapid succession at id en net one did they fail. They were thoroughly familiar with the federal constitution, net by rote alone, but they seerar d te uuderstaud and they nicely expres ied what had bceu taught them in this as well as iu the ether studies they have taken up. Excellent specimens of thele efforts in penmanship and drawing wer.e tastefully displayed en the walls of the. different class rooms, The examination took place in the main room. Around the angles of the walls and ceil ings were hung flags, embellished with evergTecns, while in the same material were wrought mottoes which were hung ou t'ae walls. The exercises were inter spersed with essays, recitations, aud vocal and instrumental music. At neon just after the pupils aud visiteis had partaken of dinner they repaired te the campus where they gave an exhibition of their drill, which was soldierly. Then the exercises were resumed with the ex amination of the higher grades. Shortly befere three o'clock the exercises were interrupted ou account of Dr. Higbee taking his departure for Harrisburg. He talked te the childreu in a brief speech. He said, "These orphan schools are pe culiar institutions ; they differ from the common schools iu mauy respects. The reasons are apparent ; your wounded aud drivelled fathers are helpless, and the war iu which they were engaged has shattered many homes. These schools are estab lished te take care of these shattered families. De you call that charity ? Ne ; its nothing mere than justice. The state ewes the fathers of these childreu mera than cau ever be fully repaid. Yeu are well fed, clothed and well taught. And you in return ewe much te the state. When you leave the schools, go out and become geed, earnest, honest citizens of the commonwealth neble sixtceners. I am sorry te take from you your principal. I take this occasion te publicly appoint him te take the place of county superin tendent, B.F. Shaub, when his resignation takes effect." His remarks were greeted with applause. In response Prof. Brecht said : "1 respectfully tender my thanks for tbe ap pointment, aud my compliments te my friends for the interest and . confidence manifested in my behalf. While it giv.'s me pleasure te receive this honor, I assure you I feel the responsibility of the posi tion, anc'l measure the importance of a superintendent's work in its inlluence en the school and county. I assure you I shall conscientiously discharge all the duties of tbe office te the best el my J knowledge and ability." After Dr. Higbee's departure the ex amination was continued until 5 o'clock. Then followed the speechmakiug. Senater Jehn M. Stehman, Prof. A. E. Hughes Rev. Themas Montgomery. Dr. J. L. Zieglcr, J. E. Cassel aud. ox-Senater Wright each made a speech .favorable te the extension of the term of the orphan schools. Besides a large number of visitors from tbe borough, there were present Prof. I. S. Geist, of Marietta, P. C. Bremier, of Treverton. B. F. Heckert, of White Hall, and members of different pests. There are 27G boys and girls in the schools, the former being under tbe care I. D. Sherbin and the latter bcin; under Miss Mary Weed. The summer v.icatieu will commence in July. COLUMBIA HEWS. Frem Our Keguiar Correspondent. Deputy Corener Frank, of this pl.icc, impaunaled a jury last night, te determine where the blame of the late accident ou. the Reading & Columbia railroad lay. The evidence presented was substantially the same facts which have already been pub lished iu connection with accounts of the wreck. Dr. Craig testified that he be lieved the death of the master mechanic, Gee. M, Hain, killed at the disaster, te have been caused by inhaling escaping steam from the overturned engine, and net by injuries produced by pare of the engine resting upon him. Ihe jury's verdict exonerated the Reading & Columbia railroad com pany from any blame in the matter, and determined that the obstruction ou tbe track had been deliberately and maliciously placed there by seme person or persons unknown. A large number of Columbians attended the funeral of Mr. Hain in Read iug te-day. Trie Churches Te-morrow. There will be no services held in Trinity Reformed or St. Jehn's Lutheran churches, en account of their pastors being absent from town. The subjects of sermons at ether churches are as fellows : Presby terian, morning, "Sabbath Observance ;" evening, "A Learner in Ged's Scheel." E. E. Lutheran, morning, "Who is the Best Man ; " evening, "Dress." Methodist, evening, "Hew is the World Using xeu? " Bethel Church of Ged, evening, " Barna bas at Antioch ; " evening, " The Poverty of Christ." Next Wednesday evening the pastor of the Bethel church will lecture en the sub ject, " An Old Detective ;" at the weekly prayer meeting. A session of the Bercati society will be held in the church Friday evening. Te-morrow morning at the United Brethren church, Rev. Isaiah Sneatb, of Yale college, will preach ; the pastor, Rev. B. Funk, will take for his evening topic, " The Saint's Refuge." The Borough Budget. Prothenotary Fridy in town yesterday. Wm. Keech, of Yerk, visting his brother Rebert, Mrs. Herner, of Union street, celebrated her 84th birthday yesterday. The Citizens' band has disbanded. Cyrene cemmandery had visitors fem Ma rietta, Lancaster, Maytown and elsewhere last night, Penu'a castle, Ne. 7G, A. O. K. of M. C. meets te-night. Shad catch light and prospects peer. Ouck shoetinir illegal after May 15 Ed. Smith, fireman of P. R. R. engine Ne. 1,000, had face aud hands by bursting of the arcn pipe en last mgbt strip. Miss Jennie Herr, of Brazil, Ind., visiting Mr. Benj. Herr. Mrs. W. T. Cenner attended the funeral of her brother, Rebert Jenes, at Peach Bettem yesterday. Mr. Jeff Babb will spend Sat urday at Harrisburg at his old home. Kev. Barker at marietta. Rev. T.B. Barker, formerly of St. Jehn's Free Episcopal church, this city, will con duct the services at the Episcopal church, Marietta, te-morrow, Trinity Sunday. The services will be mere tnan usual interest inn no fham will hA irtmmrinwtn - I . ... a - Befmenin the morning and a Sunday school anniversary in the evening. ' THE LUTUEKAN XINISOTtUUB. Business Transacted at tbe One Hundred, ana Thlrxy-SlxUi Annual In the meeting of the ministerium yes terday, Pi evident Revs. Seiss announced the following committees : On president's report Rev. G. F. Kretel, D. D., Retb, Plitt, Kuendig, Berkemeyer and Grou", Laymen Baer. Frauk, Lehman and Daub. On presidents' accounts Revs. J. Kehler, Raunr and Weddell. On discipline Revs. A. Spaeth, D. D., Cooper, Apple, Dams tetter and Laymen Staabe, Beyer and Laubeistein. On citv missions Res. A. Spaeth, Laird, Grabu Peitt and Lay- miii euiuegeiuiicu, eutui iuu vuiwaay. Reports were read and apreve: from the Emaus orphans' home, at Middletown. Oauphiu county ; from the secretaries of conferences and from the committee en Archivarius. The orphans' home em braces twenty students, and, by tbe con struction of new buildings, accommoda tions have been provided for 100. Last years' income amounted te $5,700. A new barn has been erected which cost uaarly $4 000. The officers of the synod were authorized te appoint a special com mittee te revise tbe constitution of the conference, te settle all disputed questions aud te report at next year's session. The preachiug of Lutheran pa&tera in Union chapels brought out an earnest pretest from Rev. F. Waltz, of Sellersville, and the syued reselved that hereafter mem bers of the synod shall abstain from pa v. ticipatiug in the dedicatory exercise of Union chapels, aud net te preach therein. Tbe synod received the greetings of Rev. II. S. Miller, a member of the body since 1823, and instructed the secretaries te re turn the best wishes of the '.oiuisterium. The examining committee recommended the fellwing ordmatieu : I R. Berndt, of of Alleutewn ; S. B. Stupp, of Philadel phia, J. 11. uruocMuem, of Myerstown ; A. G. Voigt, of Philadelphia ; A. W. Vicsley, of Stroudsburg. The president addmssed them briefly. Their ordination will take place en Tuesday eveuiug. Rev. B. M. Schmancker, of Pettstuwn, in behalf of the directors of the Thceligical se minary, reported that during the past year fifty-two students attended the institution, twelve of whom had been graduated. The treasurer's report tjiewed $8,305.05 receipts aud $7,952.43 expendi tures ; balance, $252.G2. The endowment fuud aggregates $11,841 ; investments, $3,400 ; balance, $3,441. When an election te the Norten profes sorship iu the Theological seminary was proposed, Rev. Dr. Kretel, of New Yerk, cut off all useless discussion by moving an immediate election, whereupon Professer Henry Jacobs, DD., Franklin professor of Pennsylvania college at Gettysburg, was unanimously elected by acclamatieu te fill the vacancy caused by the death of Prof. C. P. Krauth. TUE KEOKMKD Cl.ASSIS. The Meeting at Lincoln Church. Friday Morning. Classis opened with siugiug, aud were lead in prayer by Rev. W. T. Gerhard, The roll was then called and the minutes read by the stated clerk. Elders Hellinger, Miller, Bausman, Dollin Dellin gcr aud Boyd took their scats. Elder Smith was admitted as a delegate from Zwingle church, Harrisburg. The following standing committees were announced by the president : Minutes of Classis Rev. D. W. Ger-' hard, S. B. Shafer, Elder Samuel Baus uiau. State of Religion and Morals. Rev. Gee. W. Snyder, J. M. Souder, Elder Christiau Gast. Miuutes of Synod. Rev. J. B. Shu maker, D. D., D. C. Tobias, Elder Gee. Dehuff. Examination aud Licensure. Rev. C. S. Gerhard, J. G. Fritshey, Elder E. J. Zahm. Overtures. Revs. W. II. D. Snyder, Wm. T. Gerhard and Elder Jehu Zel lers, jr. Religious Services. Revs. S. Schweitzer, A. B. Shcnkle and Elder Jacob Gergas. Missions. Revs. J. H. Pennabecker, D. C. Tobias and Elder Wm. H. Seibert. Finances. Revs. W. F. Lichltter, A. S. Stauifer and Elder Gee. W. Hcnsel. The next business was the presentation and reading of the parochial and statis tical reports, which were generally eu eu ceuragiug. Classis was adjourned by singing the doxology, and benediction by tbe president. Afternoon Session. Opened with prayer by Rev. A. B. Sheukle. The committee en examination and licensure made a par tial report recommending the licensing of B. Bausman and B. B. Suader late students in the beminary, te the gospel minibtry, which was adopted. The com mittee en religious services made their report which was adopted. A special committee consisting of Rbv. Gee. W. Snyder, J. G. Fritchey and Elder Smith was appointed te prepare a minute en tbe death of Rev. H. A. Freidil, late of pastor of Zwingle church, Harrit-burg. The report of the committee en minutes of classis was received and considered item by item, pending which classis ad journed by siugiug the doxology, te meet at 7V o'clock p. m. Evening Session Opened with hinging, and prayer by Rev. D. C. Tobias. The report of the committee en minutes of synod was resumed and continued until 9 o'clock, when classis adjourned by singing the doxology and repeating the Lord's prayer. LITTLK LOCALS. Mere and There aud Everywnere. Lazarus Piose shipped 50 fine horses from the Keystene house stables te Isaac Dablman, New Yerk. Mrs. H. S. Shirk, East King street, while coming down stairs yesterday, fell and broke one of her arms. Dr. Carpenter attended her. The College baseball club left at 9:25 fcr Carlisle. They are accompanied by about a dozen of students and will return to night at. 12:10. The Indiantown Gap silver mine, in Lebanon county, iu the development of which $20,000 has been spent, was sold yesteiday by tbe sheriff for $10. Fiss & Deerr this morning shipped from their new stables. North Queen street abeve the railroad, fifty one head of fine horses for the New Yerk market. They were a superior let of animals. The fair in Excelsior hall continues te be well attended. Last night there was no chancing, but the sales werejaumereus and the " wheel of fortune" attnied great auiusement. The Knights of Cfie Revolu tion -v. III attend the affair in a body en Monday evening. W. Hayes Grier, esq., of the Columbia Herald, en his way te Philadelphia this morning left his corapliments at the Ix TELLiGEN'CEit office in the shape of a pair of shad, that prove by their leeks that if it is "a peer catch" this season the quality of the fish and the generosity of our esteemed contemporary are net affect ed by it. William Tayler, who struck his em em em ployer, Addison Samuels, both colored, en the head with a shovel with fatal re sults near Pottstown about three weeks age, came te West Chester last evening and surrendered himself te the autheri ties. He pleads guilty te indicting the deadly blew, but says that he acted in self defense. Nathaniel Garman, of this county, by mistake yesterday paid an attache of a Harrisburg sales stable, named Themas UFniKii zm. : sails wrw n wrv niii am s Je everei his less the man denied it. - " waa found Cornish had ehang ed it for a wuawu Yvv win iui Oil Ulll dUU .WnflD Lebigbten; Jur. Woiskepp.ot Petersburg; C.R Binder, of Philadelphia ; J. F.Boeker, of Tennessee ; J. W. IvJiDgler, of Reading ; G W. Saudt, of Easten : T. E. Sohrauek. geld piece before turning tbe money in, and the extra $45 was subsequently found under a beard, where Cerubb was seen te go. He was jailed. ATUmtTKO INCKMUIAKT. Caught iu the Act of Flrleg a Hetel Stable. Tiiis afternoon an attempt was made te tire the stables attached te the Fountain inn, which are situated en Beaver street. About Ualf past one o'clock a yeunsr man Jiand jerry Dungan was seen loitering iVeund. One of the men knew bim and, as he then-jht he might steal something, re solved te keep a watch en him. Seme time afterwards he was seen by a boy te take a large bunch of matches, light tbem and place them under the stable deer. The boy told Isaac Rinehart who, with Officer Eiohheltz, started in pursuit of Dungan. The latter took te his heels and his pursuers were seen joined by several ether police officers. Dungan ran into a house en Woodward street where he is said te reside, aud Offleer Eichholtz arrested hira in an upstairs room. He was taken te the office of Alderman Spurrier, who committed him in default of bail for a hearing en Tuesday next. Meantime the matches had burned out without doing serious damage, there being no btraw nor ether combustible material near tbem, as the iuceudiary doubtless ex pected. Dungan is a young man about 23 years of age, who has served a number of terras in priseu en eharges of larceny. Of late years ha has beeu away from the city a geed deal of his time, and has net been iu trouble here lately. m .Narrow Escape of Kallread Men. Yesterday afternoon a number of men employed as repairmeu by the Pennsylva nia railroad company placed a band car en the track at Rohrerstown, for the purpose of riding te their work after dinner. They were proceeding quietly along, utterly un conscious of the fact tbat a freight train was following them en the same track at a rapid rate. Suddenly one of the men looked around and saw the locomotive. All were frightened, but had sufficient presence of mind te jump from the ear just in time te save their lives. The last man jumped from the car only an instant befere it was struck. The car was hit with such force tbat it ran befere the engine for a long distauce, and was taken from the track with but litt'e damage. A I. Bxltoeu 1'rlp. On Whit-Menil;iy, Philip Smith, Henry Snyder and Henry Lceuard, of this city, sent off a number of toy balloons with cards attached requesting tbe finders te let them knew where they landed. A postal was received yesterday from Jehn B. Rewp, residing near Mountain post pest office, Betks county, stating tbat eue of the balloons had landed in an orchard ou his premises, and was found thore en the ovening of Whit Monday, May 14. Telephone Connection. Miller A Iliirtiutin. wlioleaale grocers, ure new connected with the telephone exchange. relc and Straw Jlata el every re oruii.lilescrlptien, formen, youths anil children iit 1. Weber's cheap hat anil cap store, 40 North Queen street. ltd Aw Fer Representative Delegate te Slate Cen ventien ( Southern District ), KM KSUI.KMAN, of Manic Township, te be voted ler at the Republican primary election, te be held MAY a;, 188.1. niayI8J;tdAltw Weuer'a Old Millinery Stand. V. Weber's old established millinery and hull-store is tilletl with nil the latest styles or French millinery and hair goods ; te be sold below ether d-uleis' prices. Old stand. Ne. 47 North Queen stre-t. ltdAw All Klndit nl Ceal. Many me the dfcappoiiituients tepurchascra of coal, whether i, be lorlamily.linie-burnlng ersteum purposes ; and the only wuy te obvl ebvl a'e them Is te buy of Itussel A Shulmyer, whodeeflicu is at '21 East Kinj; street nnd yard at Uls North 1'rince. Their prices are low and the quality guaranteed. Their large buaine-n nnd facilities forgetting geed coal are unsur passed. It m - Ixl. Polish. Tills cleaner aid biightener of geld, silver copper, p'ated ware, brass, pewter, tin, glass, etc., U manufactured by Henry Bcchteld anil sold by him at Ne. hi North Queen street. It U quick and fice from grit, and docs net con tain any corroding sul stance. Ir. Is, there fore, the favorite polish of Jewelers and ethers. Safety te the goods and a bright lustrous polish ure Its chief merits. Try a box. It millinery, Paltry Goods, Notion. At this season tliu theirhU et our fashion able ladies turn te millinery, funcy goods, no- t ens, ribbon-i, satins and si lis ; and the ques tion, hew te layout their money te the best advantage ." is very important The answer is that A. Hirsh, Hand 8 north Queen street, sells such things cheaper than anyone else. Fer Ins unce : Trlmmvd bats, 7Jc. up ; un trlmmcd. vic. up ; ribbons, :'c a yard, and thousands of ether articles. Ge and see. niiS'Jt Commercial Travelers' Heme. These enterprising fellows known as drum mers delight te meet eacli ether en the read; therefore In different cities sonic hotel pro prietor makes a specially of providing a tem porary home for them-. In Lancaster Michael's hotel, turned as " The Grape " Is their lavorite stepping place. Henry Kaliler, proprietor, 1ms, by remodeling and refurnishing, made tiiis house a tiling et beauty and satisiactl'n te all classes of people who step there. Ke nicinbcr "The Grape," 31 and 34 North Queen street. An experienced Practical Uenimt. In tills age t specialties a man must serve long years In some one business culling te achieve success, und be et greatest benefit te his patrons. Specially true is this of dentistry , thcrelore our people should patrenize W. 1. 1'lshcr, whose twenty years' dental exrcrlence Is invaluable At his elllce, C! North Queen, he furnishes lull upper or under sets et teeth from S te $10. Uiis given. Piescrvatlen et teetli a specialty. mylOl.ItdS A. Traveler's Rest Near the Depot. Since O. C. Fl cunning purchased the Mc Grann house, about two months age, the trade lias largely Increased, because the place was handsomely refitted anil stocked with a great variety et the best maltand spirituous liquors unit cig.irs. Theso who get an attack et spring fever while up town can pause there and rest In the cesy sitting room, while read ing the news, smoking, chatting and enjoying cooling drinks. ltd Windows Cleaned Kaay. It then: is one thing mere dreaded than another by housekeepers and store lelks It is window cleaning time, but inventive genius ha? banished all objection te that disagreea ble necessity ; and these who purchase the perfection window cleaner of Isaac Dlller will find window washing made pleasant. It la cleaner and quicker than any ether, and Is sold by him at 2b per cent, below manufac turers prices. Mr. Dlller is also a wholesale ait'l retail dealer iu hardware. Iren, steel , cedarware, oils, paints, glass, cook and parlor stoves, furnaces, heaters, ranges, etc., at Ne. 7 Ka3t King street. mlO-lUliw Teas and Coffees The outrageously high prices charged for these articles et dally necessity are without excuse, us much lower figures would pay dealers handsomely. 'Fortunately the people are net without remedy, as the Great Atlanfc A I'aclflc tea company, 114 North Queen street, sells in its one hundred and twenty ( 120 ) stores In many cities mountains et teas and ceftces Imported specially for them. In dealing with them you deal with first hands and avoid middlemen's profits. Yeu also get the benefit et their many years experience in buying and pay ridiculously low prices compared with ether dealers' charges. And In addition te this even, you get free ornamental and useful household, presents, and have the satisfaction et know ing you use the purest, best and cheapest teas and coffee . Therefore always buy et the Great Atlantic and Pacific tea company, Lan caster agency, 114 North Queen street. Yeu will always be courteously received by Mr. Clarence S. West, their aflable buslnes-Uke agent. It V X J 3
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