- ' --" - -? LANCASTER PAJLY iSELLiaEKCKB THURSDAY MAY 24, 1883. -" - Lancaster fnteUigeiuxt. : .r..ma VAX a 1881 mUIlMHIIHI Bt W ' J r - t. tfan LerlsUlBre. The recorder's office in Philadelphia seems te take up a very undue propor prepor proper tton of the time of the Legislature Whether it should -be abolished or net may be a matter of consequence te some people, but tney cannot, ue j ". nor can the issue be a very vital one even te them. There are exceedingly im pertant questions pending in the Legis i.fn whifthnroneBeBshortlytoadjourn, and which has no time new te spend upon any but important matters. Out side of Philadelphia nobody cares a . h.f ; dena with the re- picayuue w"v . cerder's office, but everyone in the state is deeply interested in the ques tions relating te taxation, constitutional enforcement, apportionment and monop menop monep oly restriction which this Legislature ought te consider and settle ; but which it does net seem inclined te de. The session of the Senate which was taken up in reconsidering the nomina te of recorder which had been con sidered and rejected in January, was wasted knowingly ana aeiiDeraujiy u, theBepublican majority. It had been intended te endeavor te pass at this time the congressional appor tionment bill, but the absence of a Stalwart senator rendered the attempt inexpedient. The remarkable propesi tien te confirm a nomination that bad been rejected four months age was nrebablv made te fill up the time and with the idea that it would worry the Democratic minority, xne scuenie m this latter regard seems te have been mere successful than it ought te have been, since such a preposition should have been treated with contemptuous silence, both because of its extravagant fellv and its entire ineffectiveness. The Republican majority could net have ob tained the two thirds vote necessary te confirm the nomination, and the Deme cratic senators should- in no way have been embarrassed in refusing te vote for the confirmation of se stale a nemina tlen, net only because it was no longer before the Senate, but because, if it had been, it would have been discourteous te the governor te have confirmed it before knowing that he at this late day desired its confirmation. The smart senators who conceived the idea of putting their Demo cratic senators te confusion in this matter simply succeeded in exhibiting their own felly; an exhibition which, however, has get te bg very common in the Sen ate.. Considering the reputation which most of its members bear for intelli gence, it is surprising that their action during this session has been se ineffect ive. In the apportionment questions the body seems te be paralyzed. The re spensibility is upon the Republicans senators, who cannot even agree among themselves as te what is a proper apportionment; which should be a matter of easy determination, involv ing only legitimately a question of simple mathematics. It is d iscreditable in the highest degree te a benate se re spectable in point of intelligence that its members cannot forget their parti sanship and their selfish interests suffi ciently te carry out the spirit of the law providing representation for the people, as they all understand that it should be carried out. It is said that the governor declares that he will net call the Legislature, to gether in extra session te d the work that it is likely te fail te de before it ad journs; because he has ue'faitu that a body which has been unable during five mouths te discharge its clear duty can be expected te perform it if kept longer together. The governor, per haps does no injustice te the legislators iuthis conviction, but he probable un derrates the force of public opinion upon them. If they are kept at their work their constituents will be likely te see te it that it is done. The final judgment of the supreme CDurt in the matter of Line's ouster from the office of recorder, like the de cisien of the same judicatory in the mat ter of Comptroller S. Davis Page's ap peintment, is a vindication of the legal advice under which the governor acted in these cases, about the propriety of his action iu which there was such variance of opinion among lawyers and laymen. The vetoes of the governor, tee, often dealing with the legal and constitutional aspects of the questions which the legis. latien presented te him involves, have bsen distinguished by their forcible rea sening and clear and effective statement. With the possible exception of his dis approval of the bill te equalize and make uniform the pay of assessors the vetoes of the governor nave carried conviction even te these whose action they disap proved and nullified. These things are te beset down te the credit of Attorney General Cas3idy, and this journal is none the less ready te de it because it has never changed its mind about the considerations which originally made it prefer some ether appointment than this. m m Taber is eeing made te feel the force of public opinion. There seems te he public opinion even in Colerado. His clerk, whom he alleged had embezzle! from him, was acquitted by a sympa thizing jury who did net think it a sin te steal from Taber ; nobody will call en his wife, and he himself has been ex' pelled from the leading social club of Denver. s All- hopes for a closer union between New Yerk and Brooklyn by reason of the big bridge are dashed te the ground by one side insisting that Brooklyn shall be called East New Yerk, and the ether a? .resolutely maintaining that New Yerk shall be called West Brooklyn. . Well! Well ! It turns out that all the racket between these two Philadel phia newspapers was ever a weekly cable message that cost just thirty dollars ! What very extravagant newspapers ! Democratic hopes in Ohie became inflated with the prospect of Butter worth's nomination as the Republican candidate for governor. Tup. ndeeef afoer column cable, h:! ter ''exclusive" te all having h& W ascertained te be $30, ifcceji be Jntc eating te knew tbe cost, of Sputfewa'a. sermon, which the astute-critic of t he New Yerk Sun pronounces lniener 10 many that can be found in books t we hundred years old. Gev. Beaver seems te have get both feet into one beat this year that ether beat. He made a speech before the meeting of the State Temperance Amend ment association yesterday compliment ing it en its work. It is a cold day for the man who has put his overcoat into the camphor chest or the pawnbroker's shop. The empty pretentiousness of Sam Cex'b candidacy for the speakership is revealed in the claim he new makes te several votes from Pennsylvania. The importation of horses and cattle from Mexico into Texas has become a very significant feature of our southwestern relations. Chicago does net propose te be left. While New Yerk is opening its big bridge the metropolis of the west opens its national railway exhibition. What with the college and school anni versaries in the East, the cyclones in the West, the East River bridge in New Yerk and the presidential booms everywhere, public excitement in this country sizes up pretty well without a Russian coronation. The colored people of the country who have been a long time making up their minds te de their own voting propose te held a national convention en Sept. 24th, in Louisville. They may afford Henry Watterson a chance te get in some kind of a resolution for revenue only. The Snerkeys and the Hoppers are the respective names of two Philadelphia baseball clubs. The Snerkeys are one armed and the Hoppers one-legged iudi- viduals, and they met ene against the ether en the fields of Brotherly Love yes terday. There was seme astonishing maneeuvring, but the proficiency, en the whole, of the maimed players, is said te have been very marked. In Kentucky, where the Republicans never win, they at least introduce some political diversions. They opened their state convention yesterday with "Nearer my Ged, te Thee, " sung by a colored choir. The idea ought te commend itself te the versatile Cooper. Let him have his next state convention opened with "Blest be the Tie that Bind?, "sung by a quartette composed of Quay, Stewart, Magee and Wolfe. Tub ialse prophet of Soudan, who has been, making things active in that rather unenlightened land, has been brought te a sudden and effective halt by the khedive's troops, led by Hicks Pasha, who figured in the late Egyptian-English embroglie. The prophet was defeated last month and the khedive's soldiers intercepted his re treat iu the interior of. Africa and ac complished the submission of the majority of the rebel chiefs. Their leader secured the allegiance of his followers by his false assumptieu of divine attributes, and it is very likely when his true character is shown these who still remain with him will desert his standard. The Derby races, in England, canie off yesterday with the usual and time honored display and big attendance. The weather was delightful, the horses of due step aud geed bleed, and the jockeys the most ex porienced, for the Derby runners must have the best riders. Everybody was pleased except theso who lest money, aud the half of Londen and the inhabitants of all the shires iu England seemed te be in at tendance. Englishmen cannot de without the Derby. The world might take Cau add, Irelaud, India aud all ether durend eucies of Qrcat Britaiu and the people would philosophically resign themselves te the inevitable ; but the run ler the Derby stakes would have te be made notwith standing. These races arc an institution embraciug in themselves the highest en jeymeut of the sturdy British, which the people recognize and perpetuate by attcud ing iu ribbons aud tucks, and the louse of Commens appreciates by adjourning. Moscow, the "sacred white -walled city," will 0:1 Saturday next be the thea tre in which will be enacted an event of mere or less interest te the whole civilized world, the coronation of the czar of all the Russias. The tragic death of Alexander II, predecessor aud father of the reigning sovereign, and the manifest deshe of the present czar te postpone his coronation as long as possible, together with the recent attempts te exterminate his Muscevitsh majesty have excited public anticipation te leek fur seme final coup de main from the Nihilists, that will put te shame all their previous efforts. Ne exertions have been spired te make the ceremony one of royal magnificence, and the precession of the distinguished party into Moscow en Tuesday doubtless vied in gorgeous ima gery and Eastern splendor with that which preceded Lalla Rookh en her jour ney from Delhi te Cashmere. The reflec reflec tieu suggests itself that the heavy expen ditures entailed by the coreuatiou might be better used iu amel ierating the con dition of the meujiks, or peasant class, who constitute 90 per cent, of the popula tion, ever 100,000,000 strong, and who are Often hard pressed for the necessities of life. Yet these down trodden and oppressed fanatics held the czar in special reverence and awe, and esteem all ether menarchs en earth pigmies by comparison. The vast majority of them have never even heard of such a place as the United ftates. Importing Slung Shots. The police of New Yerk yesterday seized eix small boxes containing 1,500 slung shots. They were landed from a Baltimore canal beat, and addressed te " H. O. Naerger, New Yerk." The bill of landing described them as "chocolate." A man giving his name as Herman Naeger ship manufacturer, of Baltimore, claimed the boxes as his property,and was arrested. Slung shots are among the meat deadly weapons carried by criminals. The penal cede of New Yerk makes the manufacture or possessing of these weapons by ether than a police officer a felony. LANE'S OFFICE.: TE SUPREME OOV1 ACAfXsTIK. j udge Mercer's Optalen AMrmtmg- the Det Det Hten of the tower Court The Power at Bemeval Vetted In the UOTer UOTer ner Alene. The supreme court yesterday swept away the last remnant of David H. Lane's title te the recerdership. He has made stubborn and unavailing battle te retain the office. Dersisttnc in the contest even f tr the Legislature had stripped it of r many of the emoluments and much of pat renage wmcu once maae it se aesiraeie, On Saturday, March 31, common pleas court, Ne. 3, decided against Mr. Lane in the quo warrante proceedings in which he was called upon te show by what authority be claimed, after having been removed ey the governor, te administer the office of recorder. The matter came before the cenrt en a demurrer by the commonwealth te a plea en Lane's behalf. The case was promptly carried te the supreme court, where it was held under consideration for several.weeka. Upen the opening of the court yesterday Chief Justice Mercur react the opinion, in wbieh all of the justices concurred. It fully affirmed the judgment of the lower court, The text et the opinion fellows : " Article 4, section 2, of the constitution of this commonwealth declares ' the su preeo executive power shall be vested in the governor.' Seotien 8 declares he shall nominate and. by and with the consent of two-thirds of all the members of the Sen- ate, appoint 'certain officers herein named and such ether emcers Ql tne common wealth as he is or may be authorized by the constitution or by law te appoint.' " Article G, section 4, inter alia, provides that appointed officers, ethor than judges of the courts of record and the superin tendent of public instruction, may be removed at the pleasure of the power by which they shall have been appointed,' " Section 1 of the act of 18th April, 1878, declares : ' Recorders of cities of the first class shall be appointed by the governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.' Under this act the plaintiff in error was appointed recorder of the city of Philadelphia. " It will be observed that the appoint ment was made under a statue which departs from the language of the consti tution in two respects It emits the word nominate ' and declares the reoerder shall be ' appointed ' by the governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, wholly emitting the words ' two thirds of all the members ' thereof. " Conceding the language of this statute may net give te the govorner any mere controlling pewer relating te the appoint ment than if it had adopted the words of the constitution, yet it in nowise attempts te narrow that power. Power of the Senate. "The office of recorder of this city is net one of the offices named in the consti tution. Article 12, section 1, declares 'all officers whose selection is net provided for in this constitution shall be elected or ap Although the office of recorder has existed here under various changes of powers for nearly a century, yet the plaintiff in errer holds the office in virtue of legislation enacted, under the constitution of 1874. That legislation prescribes the manner in which the leceider shall be appointed. It recognizes the governor as the appointing ' power. " As already shown the constitution de clares in section 8, cited, the governor shall nominate aud shall appoint. Before he completes his appointment the Senate shall agree te his appointing the person whom he has named. It may prevent an appointment by the govorner, but it can not appoint. It may either consent or dissent. That is the oxtent of its power. There its action ends. It caunet suggest the niaie of another. If it dissent the governor cannot appoint the persen named. Ifit consent he may or may net, at his option, make the appointment. If for any reason his views as te the proposed appointment chauge, he may decline te make it. That option i3 net subject te the will of the Seuatu. Until the govorner executes the commission the appointment, is net made. Prier te that time, at his mere will, he may supersede all action had in the cas?. Marburg vs. Madisen, 1 Crauch ; 137 Story's Cem., section 1,540. ' ' The language of section 8 of the con stitution cited give? further evidence that the governor is recognized as the appoint ing pewer. Thus he can nominate such officers only as he is or may be autherizad by the constitution or by laws te appoint. Again, the temporary commissions which he may grant te till vacancies that may happeu during the recess of the Senate are limited te offices te which 'he may appoint." Thns whenever and wherever the constitution speaks of the appointing power it rcceguizes it as being limited in the governor. Nowhere does it dcolare that the Senate can appoint. The Governer the Appointing Power.' " The whole tenor and spirit of the con stitution, in speaking of the power of ap pointment, recognizes that it is ledged in the governor. He is charged with the duty 'te take care that the laws be faith fully executed.' The Senate may net ba in session for a year and a half at one time. The powers of the governor are never suspended. He is at all times duly author UIUtVU .. MW. U....WVV.. fc.W .W.I. ized te exercise tne supreme executive power.' The fact that an officer may be removed by tha dilatory process of im peachmeut creates no argument against the nummary power of removal by the gov ernor. Crime, imbecility or gres3 neglect of duty may demand that au officer shall be removed at ence. The power te protect the people of the commonwealth by prompt action is wisely given te the governor. la giving construction te the constitution we cannot assume that he will abuse that high trust. " In considering where the power of removal is ledged we may draw some light from the interpretation given te the constitution of the United States. It declares 'the president ' shall nominate and by and with the advice and consent of the Senate shall appoint' officers therein named. It is silent en the question of removal of any officer, but declares ' the judges both of the supreme and inferior courts shall held the offices during geed be havior.' As te ether offices, Congress in 1789 affirmed the right of removal te exist in the president without any co operation of the Senate. That view was acquiesced as the true construction of the constitution until the passage by Congress of the ten ure of office act of 2d March, 1867, whieh was superseded by the act of 5 th April, 1869, of a modified character. Apart from this legislation, the fact that the consent of the Senate was necessary te authorize the president te appoint did net prevent him from removing the officers at his pleasure. , Sustaining the tower Cenrr. " The constitutional right of the gever nor te remove from office differs from that of the president in this : It does net rest en power implied, but en power expressly given. Hence the cases cited by counsel for the plaintiff in error are net applica ble te the present case. They were do de cided under former constitutions, in which there was no express declaration as te whom the power of removal was given. " The present contention is determined by ascertaining in whom the pewer of appointment is vested. As we have shown the letter and the spirit of the constitution both unite in declaring this power te be iu the governor, it necessarily fellows that officers appointed by him ether than these excepted may, iu the language of the constitution, be removed at his pleasure. It fellows the learned judge committed en error in entering judgment' of the com- memwmXb. npen the demurrer. Jndg- kUtMO." -. GXTHJZIXG SAVAGES. t til -ttt Ceiweiinement of nm radian Bsljeel at Carlisle. The annual examination at the Carlisle Indian training school took place yester day. There were present Secretary of Interior Teller, Commissioner of Indian Affairs Price and Assistant Attorney Gen eral Judge McCalmenr, of Washington ; Indian "Commissioner Albert K. Smiley, of New Yerk ; Dr. Cattell, of Lafayette college ; Dr. McCauley, of Dickinsen college ; United States Indian Agent H. B. Shelden, of California ; ' Inspector of Indian Schools J. M. Haywertb, and many ether prominent persons from Phil adelphia, New Yerk and ether places, besides a great many of the citizens of Carlisle. The pupils were examined in the various scholastic branches and in the mechanical arts. In the afternoon some of the elder pupils delivered addresses before a very large audience in the gymnasium. Great surprise and admiration was expressed by these present at the proficieney manifested by the Indian children, none of whom have had ever three years' instruction. At the close of the exercises Secretary Teller and Judge R. M. Hendersen, of Carlisle, addressed the large audience, oemmending the education of the Indian as the best method of eivilizicg the race. The Carlisle soheol new contains 367 pupils, 240 boys and 127 girls, and nearly all of them are in geed health. Seventy have been placed en farms for the sum mer and application has been made for forty-three mere. Nearly all the pupils are pleased with their situation and fre quently express their desire te stay per manently with the white people. MKATKN WITH A PITCHFORK. A Veterinary Surgeon lvlnc at Death's Doer , Frem fracture of the Stroll. Geerge Prank, 38 years old, a brewer, residing at Ne. 8 Kelly's cenrt, near Fifth street and Germantown avenue, Philadel phia, was arrested late en Tuesday night and was committed te prison yesterday morning by Magistrate Myers te await the possibly fatal resnlt of a fracture of the skull which Adelph Schuman, a veteri nary surgeon, residing at Ne. 1718 Cad wallader street, is said te have received at Frank's hands. Frank was employed in Jeseph Rieger's brewery at Cadwul lader and fourth streets. Schuman visited the brewery en the afternoon of May 11. Frank bad a quarrel with him and knocked him down with a pitchfork. Frank was arrested and put under bail for assault and battery, but since the event Schuman has been found te have a fracture of the skull, a piece of the bone compressing the brain. His condition is dangerous, and Kelly's rearrest was or dered. A Irainlly Fight lu Louisiana Nine Men Killed. In Livingston Parish,La.,Beb Morrison, a brother in-law of Kirbys, was found dead in the weeds near where the affray took place Sunday between the Lanier Kirby parties. In the first statement it was reported that net only tvre Lanicrs were killed, but the coroner feuud the body of Bill Kirby in the weeds where the Kirby's made the attack, showing that the Laniers had resisted them. The sup position is that Morrison was wounded at Heg Branch and died while ondeaveriug te get home Samuel Lanier, aged 15, has net been heard from, and is supposed te have been shot in the fight and also died in the weeds. This is a family feud which has already caused the death of nine nien. Thore are three members of the Lanier family, with one brother in law remaining of one faction, and ene Morrison and two of the Kirby faction. The body of a 3Iiss l'eiiujr arrived by express in Robinson, III., en May 4th, after being embalmed by a Cincinnati undertaker with a burial permit signed by the health officer, and a certificate signed by three physicians that the disease was jmrpura 7iemerr7tagica ; the body was ex posed te view and spread the country with smallpox. Five cases of contagious pleuro-pneumenia have appeared among the cattle in the neighborueod of Wash ingten. Every effert will be made te stamp out the disease. Samuel Andersen a well-known citizen of Amherst county, Virginia, shot himself dead yesterday, be cause he had suffered from ill health. Andrew Rooney, of Centralia, found :i ; forty-two calibre long cartridge en a shelf in the house, and placed it en the kitchen stove. It exploded with terrific force, blowing two of his fingers off aud smash ing the stove te atoms. A piece of the ball struck his sister and ledged in her arm, inflicting soiieus injuries. The neighbors, by their prompt action, avert ted a serious fire. 'The Guard at the Urlria!, Legation The sensation of the military te guard the residence of the British minister at Washington, en the night Brady was hanged is supplemented by the arrest of au Irish vagabond wh:le attempting te ferce his way into the British quarters. While the man himself proves te be a harmless lunatie the arrest develops the fact that a guard of pelice and detectives is en the watch at the legation. The affair se far is confirmatory of former reports concerning the extraordinary precaut:on precaut:en ary measures against possible violence. The district authorities attest te make light of the whele subject, but netwith standing their equivocation and denials, it is ascertained that police 1n uniform and in citizens' clothes are new standing guard nightly ever her British majesty's representatives. An under secretary of the legation says if the guaid is thore it is net at Miuister West's request. The dis Ipict authorities are mysterious and the general public is growing daily mere in terested aud apprehensive. The fact of the arrest was kept quiet for twenty-fenr hours. Baseball xesterdny. At Bosten : Harvards, 14 ; Browns, 2 ; at Chicago : Chicago, 19 ; BosIed, 9 ; at Cleveland : Cleveland, 8 ; Philadelphia, C; at Detroit : Detroit, C ; Providence", 4 ; at New Yerk : Princeton, G ; Amherst, 3 ; at Wilmington : Allegheny, 7 ; Quickstep, i-e PERSONAL. Bbtler's L. L. D., has been postponed by the Heward college overseers tin til May 81. Jehn Jay has bean appointed en the New Yerk civil service commission by Gov. Cleveland vice Andrew D. White, declined. Celia Schwartz, daughter of a leading Hebrew family, in Elmira, eloped with M. B. Sullivan, esq., a Catholic ; and her family have put crape en the peer and sent her death netice te the newspaper?. Matthew Akbugkle, the well-known cornet player and orchestral leader, died last evening in New Yerk of pneumonia, aged 54 years. He was a native of Scot land. A. D. German, of AJabama, has given $50,000 te Williams college te form a pro fessorship of natural theology in memory of his deceased son, who -was a student at the college. Rev. Father Annet, cure of Coscopo Cescopo Coscepo dia, publishes a letter saying that he was cured of paralysis of the spine by making a pilgrimage te the bhrine of Ste. Anne, and praying te be relieved of his infirmi ties. Colonel Frank E. Howe, of Bosten died yesterday in Washington after a short illness. He was the inventor of the Howe scales, served during the war en the staff of General Dix, and has since filled many offices of public trust. THE CHURCHES. LUTttEKAJIiUWSTFjurjM ADJODBNKD. .etheraa Preachers for Lstheran Pelplts ? The Werk et the ueaeral Assem bly in Saratoga. In the miniscerium yesterday the report of the committee en disabled ministers and ministers' widows and orphans shows iti- f are twenty-two pastors' widows within tne synod, and three pastors who are lneapaciated by age or ether infirmities, lne 'committee en systematic beneficence reported that their receipts during the year ware $18,100.40. Dr. G. F. KreteL D. D., was elected te succeed Dr. Spaeth as dele gate te the New Yerk ministerium. Rev. Geerge Hinterieitner, of Pottsville, desired the adoption of a resolution dis dis appreving the action of the ministers in attendance at the synod who, en Sunday last, preached in ether denominational churches. The pulpits of the Central Presbyterian, Reformed and Baptise churches, were occupied by Lutheran ministers en Sunday. Revs. Schmueker and Sehantz opposed the resolution which was finally referred te a committee who will repert at the next annual session of synod. It was decided by resolution that synod designates Ash Wednesday as a day of fasting and prayer, and pastors were enjoined te carry out this wish of synod. St. Jehn's church, Reading, was fixed upon as the place of meeting next year. After which the 136th annual ses ses sien of the ministerium was declared ad ad jeurned. The Fresbyferlau Ueneral Assembly. In the general assembly yesterday the forty-sixth annual report of the beard of foreign missions was read by Rev. Dr. Marvin R. Vincent, of New Yerk. It pays a tribute te the memories of William i.. Dedgo and Mrs. Julia M. Graham The receipts from all sources, including last year's balance, are $656,237; expendi tures, $669,620, leaving a balance against the beard of $13,383. The year's in come represents the offerings of 4,252 churches, the largest number ever reported, and the liberality of the women's beards. The beard has in charge 159 American and 92 native ordained mis sionaries, besides 133 native licentiates, lay missionaries, 21 niale and 265 female Americans and 285 natives of In the mission school there pupils. The reports from stations are all encouraging. both sexes. are 21,253 the mission The report, in speaking of Indian missions, declared that the greatest hindrances were corrup tions and frauds perpetrated upon the red men by the agents of the United States government, and called for efforts arous ing the national conscience te this great wrong. The report also calls for the rais ing of $700,000 during the coming year, aud nominates the Rev. D. Marviu R. Vincent as the successor in the beard te W. E. Dedgo, deceased. The report was adopted and the assembly was addressed by Rev. David Irving, corresponding sec retary. Elder Edward Wells, of the West Ches ter presbytery, said that the amount ex pended during the past year by the Pres byterian church en the-ten tribes confined te its care was less than one third of the salary paid the president of the New Yerk life insurauce company. Addresses were also made by the tieasurcr, Willian Rankin ; Rev. E. J. Adams, of the Knox presbytery ; the returned librarian, Rev. C. Mills, of the synod of China ; Rev. Dr Herrick Johnseu, Rev. II. H. Rice, of Sacramento, and Rev. Jeseph Graham, of the Kolpeor presby tery, India. Elder Themas McKellar, of Philadelphia, said there are $700,000 called for. Let the ministers ask the churches for it and it will ceme. Modeiator Hat field announced the following as a com cem com mittee te wait en President Arthur relative te establishing a civil government iu Alaska : Rev. Drs. Heward Cresby, J. Addison Henry aud Byren Sunderland, ex Judge William Streng, Congressman Jehn Hill, of New Jersoy ; Secretaries Henry Kindall and W. C. Roberts. Mod erator Hatfield was made chairman of this committee. The publication interests engaged the remainder of the meeting. Last evening a meeting in behalf of foreign missionaries was held Rev. Dr. Cresby, of New Yerk, presided and speeches were made by Revs. C. R. Mills and Leanman missionaries in China, and Revs. Mr. Graham and Thack well, missionaries in India. THE lUiasTKKI.9. Uarccress attheOparti Heuse. That Carncross is popular with the amusement-loving people of this city is evident from the size of the audience which greeted him last night. Thehouse wa3 packed from pit te dome aud at eight o'clock people were very glad te take standing room either down stairs or en the gallery. Although the first part looked very short it lasted for fully au hour and a half, and was very line. Wheeler and Lewis Dockstader were ou the ends, and both sang songs se well that they received three encores te which they geed naturedly responded. The ethor features were the singing of ballads by Carncross, Olcott and Waltz. The former was billed te hing " Barney McCoy," but instead gave " I'll Remember you Leve in my Prayer," " Denny Broek Fair Scenes," closed tbe fiist part aud James Quiun distinguished ' himself as the Widow Jfelan. Fred Dart, a very geed female irapeisouater, opened the second part. His makeup was in excellent taste and his dancing fine. "The Letter Carriers " is the new name for a frightfully old sketch which every first class minstrel company should drop, yet it was fiinny as preduced. Lewis Dockstader certainly made a great hit in his specialty eutitled " Colored Misfits." He sang a number of songs, told funny stories and in a general way managed te highly amuse the audience. The Cogill brothers have been seen here te better advantage than last night, when their act was by no means geed or pleas ing. After harp playing by James Blara phin, the sketch, "Life behind the Scenes," closed the entertainment. Down en the Jobbers. Lancaster Examiner, Rep. The scheme of the jobbers who are making fortunes at the expense of the state, educating children nnderthe false name of "soldiers' orphans," received a severe and deserved shock in the Senate yester day, through a speech delivered by Senater Coxe. The senator conclusively pointed out that a continuance of this lavish and unjnst expenditure of the public funds is unconstitutional. The constitution for bids the expenditure of raoney for the benefit of soldiers' children born after January 1, 1860, auJ Senater Coxe very clearly pointed out thit there are new no " orphans" who can be legally received into these se-called " orphan schools," and supported at the state expense. The effort new making te continue this cxpensive system for the benefit of the owners of orphan schools, if successful, will extend the educating scheme te six teen years beyond the time when the last child should Jiaee been born, whe30 father served in the late war in a Pennsylvania regiment, or was a citizen of this state and enlisted iu a regiment of any ether state. These school owners have their arms se deep in the state treasury that they will make a desperate struggle te keep them there. Sate and Sennd. The Merris & Ireland safe, in the Fraim lock works, burned yesterday, has been taken out of the ruins and opened. Its contents were all found safe and net even discolored. The firm have ordered au thor of the same make. THKX AKB COXIHQ FKOUt PITTSBURGH. The Knights Freaa the Smoky City Who Will be Here. The Pittsburgh Dispatch of yesterday had this te say in regard te thepilgrimajre of the Sir Knights of that city and Al legheny te Lancaster next week : " The preparations for the pilgrimage of Pittsburgh and Allegheny command cries, Knights Templar, te Lancaster te attend the thirteenth annual con clave of the grand cemraandery of Pennsylvania are almost complete. Di vision Commander Charles Baer estimates that ever two hundred Sir Knights from this vicinity will participate in the pilgri mage. Ascalon is the only one of the four cemmanderies that will net go in a body. Its members, however, will accom pany Allegheny cemmandery. They will leave their asylum en the Northside about 7:30 en the morning of the 29th, march ever te this city headed by the Great Western band, and meet Pittsburgh cemmandery, and the proces preces sion will then move toward the depot te take the 8:16 train for Lancaster. These cemmanderies will be the esoert te Cap tain G. W. Batcheler, of taia city, who will be installed right eminent grand commander. Upen arriving at Lancaster Allegheny cemmandery will be met by the Millerstown brass band with drum major. The Great Western band will re -main during the conclave with Pittsburgh cemmandery. Tancrcd cemmandery will net leave until about 5:06 the same even ing. "They will march te the depot headed by the Fourteenth Regiment band. Upen arriving at Altesna the Alteena band will beard the train and remain with the com cem mandery during the conclave. Kendren cemmandery, of Greensburg, and DeMelay cemmandery, of Washington, will prob ably accompany Tancred." During their stay in this city the mem Vrs of the Pittsburgh cemmandery will have their headquarters at the City Hetel. Conclave Metes. The proprietors of the different hotels of the city are making great preparations for the reception of the Knights from ether cities. They are putting up beds and se curing additional room in different parts of town in order te accommodate the guests. Mary's cemmandery, of Philadelphia, will have their headquarters at the Ste vens house, and this morning saveral large boxes arrived containing the banners &c, of the cemmandery. The Reading railroad company is show ing its geed seuse arid will run excursions te this city en Wednesday next, at low rates from all points en their lines. The route of parade for the knights is the best ever laid out in this eity. It is net long, bat pa33es through the principal streets. Tu order that it will net be un pleasant inarching,the street commissioner should see that the streets are in geed condition. Nearly every band of music of any prominence or worth in this county has been engaged by different cemmanderies for Wednesday's parade. The City band will lead the Lancaster cemmandery. The citizens should decorate their resi denees in order that the town may present a fiue appearance, for the crowd will be almost as large as has ever been here en ene day. The Intelligencer office is fully supplied with flags and emblems of every kind for decorative purposes. UASB.ISA1.L. A t'liuny tiainc What might be Dene ler the Spert. Yesterday the Fat and Lean nines of the Mrennorcher met at Laraparter's and played a match game of baseball. Owing te the threatening appearance el the weather the crowd, who witnessed the game, was net as large as was expaeted, although there was a geed attendance. The racu who were te have played en the fat uine did net all arrive, but Capt. Brady managed te fill out his team by taking a ceuple of light weights. Nine innings vore played, and after a number of brilliant plays and a greater number of awkward ones, the game closed with the score standing :9 te 15 in fav.iref the lean men. At present there arc two baseball clubs in this city, both of which are composed of geed material. The ene is at the col lege and the ether is the Ironsides. Not withstanding this fact the citizcus of Lan caster have net had an opportunity of seeing any ball playing this season. It was noticed in the press of the city some time age that the Ironsides club had organized a strong uine and were ready for gamlbt If that is the case why de they net on en on deavor te get up seme games either with the ellegc club or these from a distence ? There arc plenty of geed nines in Harrisburg, Raading and Yerk, in each of which towns a game could easily be ar ranged, if the club dees net dosire te play in this city. The only ground here that is lit te play upon is the ene at the college. Of ceurse the - authorities there will net, allow an admission fee te be charged. Lancaster clubs receive lit tle encouragement from the citizens iu this matter as but very few take suffi cient interest in the game te put up any money, while towns all around which are net nearly se large have professional teams the players of which receive salaries large enough te live upon. As the matter stands new the college will seen close for the summer, and as the boys will ee te their homes, buL one club will remain in the city. Of course there aw no clnbs in the county able te compete with the Iron sides, except the College club, and they should endeavor te get up games with out of town club-3, for they have a geid team and if they make a nvive in the matter themselves they may put S3ma life into the citizens en this subject. A Uaine Te-morrow. The collego aud Millersville clubs will play a match game en the college grounds te morrow afternoon at 2 o'clock. Corpus Chrlstl. The feast of Corpus Christi which the Catholic church celebrates te-day is very ancient in its institution, having been established by Pepe Urban IV in the year 1264. The special reason for its es tablishment was that ene day in the church year might be set apai t for special honor te be paid te the Saviour in the sacrament of the Eucharist. Tbe indulgences by which its proper observance is enjoined, are numerous, and thbir value highly estimated by the follower of the Catholic creed. At St. MaryV, the altar deoeratiens of which were strikingly handseme, the masses were at 7 and 9 a. m., and vespers and benediction wiil be celebrated at 7:30 p. m. Morning services were also held in St. Antheny's and St. Jer.sph's Catholic churches. Uuundtu Get Possession. Some time age Jacob and Jonas Geed, Wm. and Geerge Sheff were ieturned by Aldcrmau McConemy te answer the charge of forcible entry iu taking posses sion of a property iu Martic township, of which they claimed te be the owners, while it has been decided by the courts that Themas Baumgardner, of this city, is the lawful owner. Yesterday the Goods again took possession of the place and Mr. Baumgardner made complaint against them before Alderman 3IcCouemy. Officers Burns and Swenk arrested the men and brought them te town as an early hour this morning. In default of bail they were committed te prison. Stallion stelen. A dispatch from Jacob K. Gardner at AirwiUn. Yerk cnuatv. states that hn hau had a verv dark bav stallion stolen, for the recovery of which he offers a reward 01920. COLUMBIA NEWS. OTJK KKQULAK COKRESFOJiDKHUK Alene the s'usanehaaaa Items of Interest In and Atennd the Borough Picked np by the Intelll- Strawberries have made their appear ance iu our markets, but a high price is1 demanded, 25 cents per box. The horse of Christ Shank became, scared this morning at market, and in making a quick turn upset the market wagon demolishing the top and otherwise damaging the vehicle. x Mrs. A. L., wife of 'Squire Yeung, died in Lancaster yesterday morning, at the ag e of 65 years. v. Her remains will be brought te Columbia, and interred in the Bethel cemetery at 2 p. m. te-morrow. The Knights of Pythias, of Marietta, are having their ledge room newly fur nished. Mr! Jihaer Carter, our young upholsterer, is doing the work. Butter made a big jump down at mar ket this morning it being sold at 20 cents p:r pound. Are we ever going te have a hook and ladder truck? Mr. Samuel B. Heise, the eldest resi dent of Columbia, is lying dangerously ill at his home en North Second street. Wm. Given, esq.; is again fixing up his law office. This is a yearly occurrence and he has a beautiful and oemlbrtablo office. Messrs. A M. Slade,of the Intkm.kien ceb, A. M. Ranibe, of the Courant, B. Frank Sayler, of the Herald, and Jehn S. Wilsen, as a representative of the Spy, left Columbia yesterday te attend the opening of the East river bridge. With the exception of the Courant man, the ether boys are slightly exercised about the dynamite fiends. V. K. K. Items. Engine Ne. 161 jumped a switeh in the west yard last evening. Ne damage was done te the engine or tracks. The new sand heuse is finished at last and in a week or mere the machinery will be put in working order. Mr. Ed. Smith, the fireman who was scalded the ether day by the bursting of anarch pipe, is slowly recovering. His face will net be disfigured, as it was at first feared. Wanted. C. C. Kauffman, esq., wants informa tion concerning a Mary Ann Hagareu, who formerly resided in Columbia, but in 1853 changed her plaee of residonce, wnere.is the question new te be answered. Miss Hagaren, before leaving this borough had married Elwaid Brady, also of thU place. The ttlver Is new nearly " bank full," se iapidl has the water raised in the past few days. If it continues, rafting business will again be resumed, providing there is any lumber te be moved. One raft passed the coal shute this morning. Disorderly Conduct Lizzie Haas was sued by Michael Fryue for disorderly conduct en the streets, and the case was te have been heard last cVeu iug before 'Squire Gricr, but as the com plainant did net put iu au appearance the girl was discharged. It is a pity Michael did net " ceme te time," for if he had, Columbia would have, probably gotten lid of a nuisance. NKIGHHOKHUOD MSU. ICveulK Near and Acrem the County I.luec. The Parktsburg iron company has erect ed a steam hammer that weighs 47,000 peuuds. The graduating class of Lafayette col lege will held their coming class supper at Maueh Chunk. The Allentown rolling mill company is building a light house for the Unitcii' States government. In Bucks county eight candidates aiu striving te get the nomination for cennt treasurer en the Democratic ticket. The State Temperance Amendment a.s sociatien met at Bellefente yesterday and was well attended. Encouraging report; were read from the differeut counties. According te the Allentewn Democrat the wheat in Lehigh county is looking unusually well ; the eat-t is well up and rapidly covering the ground, and earl potatoes are sprouting finely. The grass and clever is growing vigorously, aud pasture fields are in geed condition ler pasturing stock- At the residence of Mrs. Bergey, corner of Washington and King street, Potts town, during a heavy storm recently, a ball of fire fell in the yard aud moving in a zigzag course entered an iron kettle en the top of the rain hogshead, exploding with a deafening noise, and cracking the kettle. In Yerk the court officials have been bothered with people throwing peanut shells en the court room lloer. The jani tor's eagle eye caught an individual in the act recently and, accosting him in the n a tiii vernacular, said : " New laise sella schaala uff." The individual much surprised, ked "Forwes?" " Der judge hed mirg'saght os auichei men os grundnis sbaala de rum schmbist, und laist tie net uff soil ich yust grsdt. r.uff in die court bringa," replied the jan itor. " Yell, den will ieh sie uff laisa," and he gathered al the shells np again. At the Towsentown, Md., prison yewci day, ene of the keepers opened the deer te the pen, where all the prisoners were con fined, having in his hand a release for one them. Jeseph Paiker, a burly fellow, weighing evr 200 pounds, rushed at him and knocked him d.jwu, at the sarae time breaking out of the gate. When the ether prisoners saw that Parker had escaped there was a general rush for the gate, and seven of them succeeded in get ting entside the bars. The alarm was sounded and Keeper Clayten ran up. He was knocked down by a severe blew in the face, and his skull was badly injured. Chase was given te the escaping priseucis and three were brought back, -the etlfr four making their escape. K. el 1 Fair. There was a crowd at Excelsior hal),iu which the fair is held last evening. A wax dell was chd-.ced off and wen by Mr. Slaymakcr, of Philadelphia, aud L. P. Leibly wen a " triange of cigairf." Au organ, chamber f.et, drawing tools, and " bridal dell " will be voted for this even ing. At nine o'clock thi3 evening the Inland City division, Ne. 7, U. It. of K. P., will attend tb fair with the City band. Street Fight. At the corner or West King and Water streets a number of men engaged in an ugly fight at an early hour yesterday morning. One man was terribly cut about the head and fac His companions took him te tiie effice of Dr. McCormick where his wounds we ru di cured, but he failed te leave his liame WuuUil in West Chester. Jehn Henry Jehnsen, a colored man, was arie-ted by Chief of Police Deichler. He is wauted te answer a charge of burg lary iu West Chester. Squire Russel of that place was telegraphed te and he will send an officer for Jehnsen. Before the Jisyur. This morning the mayor discharged two ledgers and made a drunk pay costs, James Reilly, who was very sick, was sent te tbe county hospital. m Kicked by a Herse. Winfield Kutz, of Pairville, was kicked iu the face by a heiae a few days age, and was terribly cut and bruised.
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