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FBIDA BVEMlNQ, JTNE 1, 1883.
Seme Cases In Point.
The Intelligencer saw fit te con
sider the acquittal of Dukes with rela
tion solely te the charge upon which he
was tried ; because it insisted tnat tne
jury had no right te hang him for se
duction or libel under an indictment for
murder, certain of its ignorant contem
poraries, which could net distinguish
between the plain forms of law, and
certain ether malignant journals, which
nrefer a lie te the truth and never lese a
chance of misrepresentation, prerenueu I
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te believe that the Intelligencer had
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some sort of sympathy with that turpi
tude of Dukes which it had never failed
te condemn. Since his acquittal
upon the charge of murder, hew
ever, it has uniformly favored the
bringing of Dukes te judgment for
the crimes se hotly charged against him,
and it fails te understand yet why his
legal clearance from the charge against
which he had at least a reasonable de
fense, should net have been followed
with his swift prosecution upon the
charges of ether grave and apparently
indefensible wrongs upon society and
his victims. Especially is it difficult te
understand why there should be such a
failure te administer justice in a com
munity se moved te righteous wrath as
Fayette county was represented te be
when, with what seemed te be a single
voice, it uttered these threats of mob law
which have, of course, net been
carried out, though the subject of
them comes and gees among his
accusers as before. If, as has been
claimed, a dozen ignorant and subsidized
jurymen, alone of all the Fayette ceun
tians, were te be held responsible for the
alleged miscarriage of justice in Dukes'
first trial, surely the entire community
must new share the responsibility of the
failure of a single man in it te invoke
against him the severe criminal penalties
against seduction and libel which he has
been se savagely held te have incurred ;
the newspapers which se lately howled
in chorus against the jury that acquitted
him, are silent regarding the community
which condones his offenses by failure
te prosecute.
But it was the inconsistency of these
howlers in ether directions that we
started out te refer te. As events have
developed, it becomes mere likely every
day that Congressman Phil. Thompson
killed Walter Davis for an offense of
which he was guiltless ; and that the
only man who had dishonored his wife
was himself by readily .believing shame
of her from a tale bearer and blazoning
it before the world. In any event
there never was any doubt about it
that the killing of Davis was a cowardly,
despicable deed. Then why have lliey
who urged it te be the right and duty of
the Legislature te expel Dukes or refuse
him his seat net asked for an application
of the same principle te Thompson's case
in the next Congress? We have failed
te see among them a single endorsement
of this idea.
Again, in Philadelphia the ether day
the rough who beat aud killed a China
man, was acquitted en the theory of
self-defense upon evidence which aside
that considered by the Dukes jury made
out a far weaker case for the
defendant. The cases would hardly
bear comparison in the strength
of the defense, and yet the acquittal of
Lyen has been noticed with the most
hemcepathic expostulation, if unfavora
bly at all ; certainly with no great show
ing of indignation, no mass meetings te
condemn the jury, no hanging in effigy,
and no greater show of popular indigna
tion than was manifested here last year
when a homicide was acquitted whose
sheeting everybody recognized te nave
been of such a character that none but a
packed jury would have found him guilt
less of crime.
All of which proves what we have
never doubted, that the secret of t!i
aDDarent popular feeline about the
Dukes' acquittal was net a conviction
that he had murdered Capt. Nutt, but
was entirely owing te his conduct
towards and relations with ether mem
bers of his family. And why he is net
brought te judgment en these charges is
what passes our understanding.
Br a practically unanimous vote the
Heuse at Harrisburg has approved the
Senate bill intended te provide salaries
for the offices' of this county instead of
allowing them te take all they can make
outef fees legal and iliegal. If it shall
become a law by the governor's approval
of course it will net ba effective in any
case until after the expiration of the
term of the present incumbent. Between
its enactment by the Legislature and its
approval by the governor there seems te
stand the apprehension that it may
incur some objection, en the ground that
it is in part such special legislation as
is prohibited by the new constitution
except upon conditions net complied
with in the preparation of this measure.
This feature, engrafted upon it at the sug
gestien of the Schuylkill county senators.
provides that v:hen the expenditure for
out deer relief exceeds a certain sum the
salary of the peer directors shall be a
stated compensation larger than in the
ordinary cases provided for by the ether
features of the bill. It was put in te
meet specially the case of Schuykill
county, where the office of peer director
is of great importance, and of far mere
consequence, for instance, than county
commissioner. In its main idea the bill is
in strict conformity with the spirit of
the new constitution, and as the ebjec
tlen feared .is purely technical and
vielative of no great principle it may net
prove fatal in the governor's view. That
it will net is certainly the hope of the
citizens generally here. The relief te be
afforded by salarying the county officers
is se salntary that all must pray for its
speedy coming.
The friends of the free pipe line
measure failed te muster mere than !)C
member's for ite support when it came up
for final passage in the Heuse, and two
of these voted against it se as te be able
te move te reconsider it when it is hoped
a mere favorable appertunity will ap-
pearte secure for itthe-neceaHuy ctmr
stitutieaal, majority. : The Deaiecrats
generally supported it arid it meft active
antagonists were Chairman Cooper and
his county members, but the representa
tives from Southeastern 'Pennsylvania
generally opposed it, as they pre
tended, out of consideration for the
injury which pipe lines inflict by trav
ersing agricultural regions. The falsity
of this has been made se manifest and
the greater dangers of shipping oil by
railroad have been se unmistakably de
monstrated that this pretext is a very
flimsy one. Mr. Jehn II. Landis, of this
county, deserves credit for intelligent
convictions en the subject, and for ins
UUUVIbllUUa UU U1C suujw --
in voting in accord with them.
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The bill was reconsidered te-dayand
passed.
Jenx Sherman seems te think Judge
Feraker will be the gubernatorial nom
inee of his party in Ohie ; the Demo
cratic idea for General Durbin Ward is
strengthening.
Seme allowance must be made for the
frequency of divorce in Connecticut since
it is discovered that in some parts of that
state the marriage of twelve year old
children is common,
The news editor of the Philadelphia
Press, who lately revelled in the item
about some of the -legislators wrestling
with familiar Latin quotations, has it all
te himself iu the phrase tie mertius nil nisi
ceum. m
Hen. Gee. SiiAnswoeu's funeral was
conducted with befitting simplicity. There
were no flowers aud no pall bearers. A
few such examples in cases of people of
prominence will have a wholesome popu
lar effect for reform iu funeral fashions.
After a heated discussion the U. P.
assembly in Pittsburgh declared by a vote
of 149 te 70, in favor of permitting instru
mental music iu the churches, but it is by
no means sure the minority will melodi
ously acquiesce iu the verdict.
There are mere signs of peace and har
mony in the Republican camp afforded by
the fact that revengeful Stalwarts stab the
free pipe line bill because Stewart and Lee
would net vote for the McCrackeu appor
tionment gerrymander.
There is great difficulty experienced ia
New Yerk in raising money for the ped
estal ou which te stand the statue of
Libeity.soen te be presented by the peeple
of France. There is one way in which it
can be get, if no rich man will give it
and be done. Let Mr. Conkling, follow
ing the example of Edward Everett, pre
pare an oration ou Liberty and deliver it
ever the country fur the beuefit of the
pedestal fuud.
President of the Senate Reyburn
has appointed as .the conference commit
tee upon congressional apportionment ou
the pare of the Senate, McCracken aud
Stehmau, Republicans, ' and Wolvcrten,
Democrat. The committee from the
Heuso will be Nichelson and Evans,
Democrats, and Colbern, Republican.
There seems te be a general inclination te
accept no apportionment whatever as the
inevitable result. But Stehmau new has
a chance te rise te the level of non parti
sanship, aud he may distinguish himself
'by such a stroke.
TnE statoment of Phil. Thompseu'.s
wife about her conduct iu Cincinnati, and
her charge that Miss Buckner was the
guilty woman ou that occasion must be
taken with considerable allowance. But
it is just as much entitled te credence as
that of the Buckner woman, whose charac
ter is none of the best, but whose story
Thompson se readily believed aud acted
upon. The statement of Mrs. Thompson
has one pert clause that is likely te create
social excitement if it doss net lead te
mere shootings in Harrodsburg :
Presently a card came up for her aud
upeu it was the name of M. T. Threlkeld,
of Harrodsburg, who wanted te see Miss
Buckner. The young woman looked at it
and contemptuously threw it aside with
the remark : " I wish every striped
pants galoot from Harrodsburg wouldn't
come te see Miss Buckner ; I am tired of
it and won't see him."
The history et the terrible disaster en
the Brooklyn bridge is like that Of a hun -dred
such events in its .demonstration of
the impossibility of controlling, checking
or directing a great crowd of excited pee
pie. It matters little whether there are
two or two dozen policemen iu front of
such a surging and panie stricken throng
as passed ever the bridge en this fatal
day. The chief source et treuble was un
doubtedly the steps, which, as a contem
porary suggests, had no mere fitness thcre
than en a street sidewalk, where tliey
would at any time be a pitfall for
a rush et pedestrians. It must be pig
headed pride of opinion that makes the
management of the bridge insist that this
is net se aud propeso any ether means of
averting like disasters than substituting
an easy incline for this precipitous and
dangerous interruption te what should be
a safe and unbroken promenade
By a vote of 15 te 11 the overseers of
Harvard university have refused te confer
upon Governer Butler the degree of LL.D.
which that institution has hitherto given
as a matter of course te the governors of
Massachusetts. Among the votes te con
fer were these of Thee. Lyman aud Charles
Francis Adams, jr., and among theso op
posed te it was that of E. B. Hear, who is
recognized as a bitter enemy of Butler
Fer many reasons the action of the
overseers will be water en Butler's
mill. He likes notoriety and this
gives it te him. He does net need
the degree, for he has long had it from
seme ether institution. It is net refused
te him because he has net the scientific
acquirements te merit it, ler he is one of
the ablest attorneys in the country and is
notoriously in fact a doctor of laws. It
was given te Grant and many ether men
of little learning ; and was net withheld
from Hayes though he was a monumental
political fraud. Butler would likely have
snubbed the university by declining te take'
it, even had it been offered, and the ap
prehension of this likely had much te de
with the refusal of the perfunctory honor.
if it is an honor. All in all, Harvard has
done mere for Butler, according te his way
of thinking, than he could have done for
himself.
THE BOAT KiCE.
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BTANLAM DKFEATS aUKnCDY BAD&T.
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The Mwa of the Day Laber Treemlea
Other Stirring Incident
or the Timet.
The match race, single sculls, between
Edward Hanlan of Terente, and Jehu A.
Kennedy, of Portland, Me,, for $?50'a
side, occurred yesterday afternoon, near
Bosten, at Point of Pines, distance three
miles with a turn. A smart rain just pre
vious te the race, which it was feared
would make rough water and prevent the
race, had the opposite effect, and wben the
men were called out a smoother course
was rarely seen en lake or river.
A start was effected at 6:34. and Kenne
dy seen took a slight lead, which he kept,
during the first mil) Hanlan, however,
keeping Kennedy well up te his mark. It
was a pretty race for that distance. There
were then fears of a foul, and indications
that both men were going out of the
course. Hanlan was apparently the first
te discover this, and thereby gained sev
eral lengths. By this time Hanlan had
headed Kennedy, and he tnrned the stake
beat four or five lengths in advance.
After the first mile Hanlan evidently
had the race in his own hands, aud after
turning the stake beat occasionally re
duced his stroke te the minimum and
rowed at ease, while Kennedy kept
nearly the same stroke throughout the
race.
Official time : Hanlan, 19.04 ; Kennedy,
19.52 ; showing by computation that Han
lan wen by about 20 lengths. Abent
2,500 people-witnessed the race. As the
men came from the water Hanlan was
greeted with hearty cheers and appeared
as though returning from a practice spin
rather than from a match race. Kenuedy's
reception wis less enthusiastic.
After the race when Hanlau had denned
a walking suit, he was followed te the
hotel, and upeu teaching the balcony
was loudly cheered and , called upon
te speak. He responded, saying
that he had upheld the recerd of
honest oarsmen and of America, at home
and abroad, and was asrain ready te up
held it. The oarsman he had rowed
against te day was a perfeet gentleman,
aud it was the hardest race he had ever
rowed.
Kennedy was asked if he had expeeted
te win. He said his defeat was unexpect
ed. He further said : "When I left the
boathouse after rowing four or five strokes
I found something the trouble with my
sliding seat, which prevented me from
rowing meie than three quarters of a full
stroke. I rowed an eighth of a mile out
of my course, but, notwithstanding this,
I consider Hanlan the better man, and had
all my conditions been favorable, he would
still bave beaten me ; although he would
have been obliged te make a record below
19 minutes te accomplish it."
I. A BUB MATTKKS.
Strikes and Kumars of Strikes.
Six rolling mills in Cincinnati, Coving
ton and Newport shut down last night,
the news of the Pittsburgh settlement hav
ing been roceived tee late te allow time
for negotiations. There will be no strike
of iron workers in Cleveland, Youngstown
or Wheeling. In Louisville " thore is no
apparent movement towards a strike." A
telegram from Omaha says the Omaha
nail and iron works will net shut down.
The iron mills in Indiana are moving as
usual, but it is net known hew long they
will de se. There are no indications of a
strike among the iron workers at St.
Leuis. Oaly two ofthe mill3 there em
ploy union men, and these have made no
demand.
The managers of the leading iron mills
at Chicago said yesterday that all the
milla would probably shut down te day,
the mill owners refusing te sign the Pitts
burgh scale. Thay say they will have the
advantage, as the market is inactive and
prices are only moderate. The steel rail
mills will net be affected, and will con
tinue in operation.
The conference of the miners and the
operators of the Belleville district of Illi
nois, with the committce of the Belloville
beatd of trade took place yesterday. The
miners agreed te all the beard et trade
prepositions except that of non-interfer-ence
with the " machine miners." An An
other conference will be held next Men
day, and it is believed the difference will
be amicably settled.
The strike of the iron workers in the
Pittsburgh district was averted yesterday
by the manufacturers yielding te the de
mands of the Amalgamated association
and signing the scale of prices of last
year.
The cigaimakers' strike at Hamilton,
Ontario, is ended, the men having gained
their point.
CALAMITY AND UK1S1K
The Dark mascs or the World una the I'eo I'ee
l'le. The body of William Lenders, a rich
Philadelphia, who disappeared a few
days age, was found in Gulph creek, six
miles ireru Het Springs, Ark. His head
had been almost entirely eateu by buz
zards. On his person were three dollars
iu cash and $900 worth of diamonds. He
had evidently wandered away while tem
porarily deranged and fallen into the
creek.
At Des Moines, Iowa, some striking
miners, as is supposed, threw a quantity
of powder and a luse into the house of
Scott Davis, a colored miner, who had re
fused te quit' work. The house was badly
damaged, aud several of the inmates were
wounded, but uone fatally.
Mr. Freelich, a gardener, was working
en the place of Mr. Helmes, in Pittsburgh,
when a savage deg belonging te Mr.
Helmes sprang upeu him and caught him
by the threat with his tceth. Froelich
fought desperately with the brute, which
was a large aninfal, but before assistance
came he was se badly tern that it is net
expected that he will live.
Charles Fisher, chief engineer e Beat
ty's organ work?, iu Washington, New
Jersey, was killed by being caught in the
fly wbeeU of the principal engine at the
works.
A boiler iu the saw mill of Blackshear
& Snider, near Opelousas, Louisiana,
burst last Tuesday evening, killing two
men and badly injuring four ethers.
Paragraphs or Varied Intern.
The decrease of the public debt duriug
the month of May is estimated at $3,500,
000. The bend redemptions during the
month amounted te about $10,500,000,
and the peusien payments te about $12,
000,000. A telegram from Ottawa reports a brisk
movement in lumber, all the American
beats leading at advanced rates. Several
English buyers are also en hand. Prices
remain unchanged.
The semi-centennial of the settlement of
Dubuque en June 1st, 1833 the first per
manent settlement in Iowa will be cele
brated in that city te day. Senater Allisen
will be among the speakers.
A telegram from Petersburg Bays there
are discouraging reports of the condition
of the crops in different sections of Virgi
nia. "Cotten is coming up badly; and
the tobacco plants are small, and in some
instances they are drying up in patches."
In the peanut section, it is said, many
farmers have been forced te replant, the
seed planted-having become rotten.
The American Surgical association yes
tcrday began its annual meeting in the
hall of the Cincinnati college, at Cincin
nati. The pregramme for the opening
day included papers by Drs. Samnel D.
Gress and C. B. Nancrede of Philadelphia;
B. A. Watsen, of Jersey City; Jehn H.
Packard, of Philadelphia, and i Basil
JN erris, of Washington
St. James' Episcopal church in Chicago, I
r tba first Episcopalian parish
iatlw Wert, was dedicated yesterday in
wesenee or a large congregation. .Bishop
MeLarem etleiated, aaeteted by Bishop
Barrie, of Michigan. St. James' pariah
te organized in 1834 by Rev. Isaac W.
ffallam, who was present at the consecra
tion yesterday.
Drives Mad by His Wile's Shame. -.
Geerge Cellier, an Erie lunatic, laboring
under the hallucination of a divine com
mand te present Superintendent Brown
with the head of Keeper Maheney en a
charged made a furious attempt te decap
itate Maheney but was overcome. The
maniac's case is pitable. He has been
driven mad by his wife, with whom he
came from England with four children
three years age. She became infatuated
with a boy young enough te be her son
and with whom she eleped and married.
Being arrestedjfer bigamy she escaped by
an avowal of shame, declaring she was net
Cellier's wife. With tears streaming from
his eyes the husband knelt in cenrt and
swore she was an honest woman before bhe
fled and produced a copy of a certificate
of marriage. The woman persisted in the
avowal of infamy and was acquitted. She
left the court with her boy husband and
gave birth te a child a few weeks later.
The boy deserted her and Cellier went rav
ing mad.
The Indian AVar.
Advices from San Carles state that
Loce's wife, son, sen-iu law, daughter and
grandchildren, with fourteen women and
six bucks, have surrendered te the mili
tary authorities near San Carles. The
Indians are direct from Mexico and report
that all the hostiles are ready and anxious
te surrender, se that a speedy ending of
the Indian war in Mexico and the return
of Gen. Creek te Arizona is anticipated.
These Indians were ameug the number of
Chiricahuas who left their reservation ever
a year age last April.
Commissioner Price has received in
formation from Fert Custer, Mentaua,
that the Crew Indians will be removed te
their agency, in the Big Hern Valley, in a
few days.
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FEATURES OP THE STATE PRESS.
It was the enterprising West Chester
Republican which recently issued a double
sheet.
Dr. Jes. Gibbens announces that he has
transferred the business department of his
(Friends') Journal te Philadelphia.
The Carlisle Volunteer enters upeu- a
new volume, hotter, stronger and, deserv
edly, mere prosperous than ever.
The Greenville Argus, though Republi
can, considers Judge Church, Dem., of
Crawford, ene of the clearest headed in
the state.
The Erie Herald thinks the frequency
with which the Intelligencer has ap
peared in eight pige form of late shows
cemmendable enterprise as well as evi-
dence of well merited prosperity.
The Pittsburgh Dispatc7 rates as Bour
bons the Republicans who sympathize
with Mahene, and theso who oppose a
fair apportionment. This is a double
header for Cooper.
It is perfectly plain te the Chester
county Democrat that ' the Intelligen
cer is ene of the best inland dailies in the
state, aud fully meriU its growing pat
ronage "
Of course the Philadelphia Ledger sights
Cooper's red plume when it saya : " It is
easy enough te discern who they are iu
the state Senate and who in the Heuse
who de net desire an apportionment at
this session."
The Moravian knows of peeple go queer
as net te be ashamed te claim the best
beats for themselves aud families iu
church and net te pay as much for that
ehurch's support iu a year a? they pay for
similar seats at the epsra or at a concert
or lecture iruene evening.
The Philadelphia Receul celebrates the
sixth anniversary of its ene ciiit edition
with an account of the wonderful strides
it has made, aud the causes leading te its
success. Such a relation is hardly neces
sary as the very fact that it is the greatest
penny newspaper ever printsa) abundantly
explains its marvelleus growth and ex
tended circulation.
The Pittsburgh Toms is abent te iutre
ducea novelty iu journalism. The per
sonal method of signing tlir, names of the
authors te editorials will be introduced.
Among the contributors engaged are Sen
ater Jehn Stewart, Mayer Pewderly, of
Scranton, and a leading Doniezratic states
man. These gentlemen will sign their
articles and each will write editorially
ence a week.
PERSONAL
Governer Butler's seu Paul is mak
ing a bicycle tour of England.
KessuTn, uew in exile for thirty-three
years, has received many contributions en
his 80th birthday.
Hewell Cobb died of apoplexy while
discussing theology from a Baptist stand
point with an Episcopal bishop.
Henry Villard is German born. He
is a big man with splendid teeth. His
wife was the daughter of Wm. Lloyd Gar
rison. Mr. Langtry is liviug ia a little Welsh
village, and receives a weekly romittauce
from his wife of JC3 ?,s. Ila should strike
for an even 5.
IraE. Heward, of Venange, has been
nominated by the Prohibitionists for state
treasurer. Let this net be overlooked ;
nor that P. S. Geedman is the member of
the state commitlee from this county.
Dem Pedre, of Brazil the senor
sovereign of the world, by the way, in
tenure of office, having new reigned mere
than fifty-two years is going te visit
.England again.
Gee. P. Wiestling, eue of the best
known citizens of Harrisburg, died yes
terday, iu his 75 th year. He was the
father of Gee. B. and Ed. H. Wiestling, of
Mt. Alte, well known in this city.
J. Solemon Solis, the young gentleman
who" figured rather prominently a few
days age as a prosecutor in a casa against
prominent gamblers, has disappeared from
Philadelphia, leaving behind- him a large
unpaid beard bill.
Dr. Jesephine Walters, a graduate
of the Weman's medical college of New
Yerk, has been appointed a hospital phy
sician in that city. She takes the place
because of twenty applicants she was the
best equipped for the service.
Senater Sherman's wife has no daueh-
ters but she makes proverbially geed
matches for her nieces. Senater and Mrs.
Sherman adopted two twin baby dangh
ters from an orphan asylum in New Yerk,
of whom one died in iniancy and the ether
is new a bright girl of 15 or thereabouts.
Horatio Seymour received many con
gratulatory messages en this his seventy
third birthday. He says his health is bet
ter than it has been for a considerable
time. He dined with family friends at
the house of his sister, Mrs. Ros'cee Conk
ling. Next week he gees te his farm iu
Deerfield for the summer.
Inspecting tbe Telephone.
This morning a gang of ten men started
tween thiscitv and Yerk Thnv will walk
the whole way examining every pole.
NEWS NOTES,
THE NATIONAL EDUCATION SCHE3IK.
A Meeting in Ocean Urete Conventions
and Conferences Appointment
Hade and Expected.
The National Education assembly for
1883 will meet in Ocean Greve, N. J., en
the 9th of August, The pregramme will
include papers and addresses upon national
aid te common schools, the negre in
America, and the Indian and Mermen
questions. The purpose of the assembly,
it is stated, will be "te awaken and direct
public sentiment in favor of enlarged
national, church and individual efforts for
education and elevation of the illiterate
masses of the nation." Among these ex
pected te be present are General Eaten, of
Washington ; Frederick Douglass, Senater
Blair, Bishops Simpsen, Warren and
Wiley of the Methodist church; Bishops
Coxe, Tuttle and Whipple of the Pretest
ant Episcopal church ; Gen. C. B. Fisk
and Dr. C. H. Fowler, of New Yerk, Dr.
Herrick Jehnsen, of Chicago ; Dr. J. M.
Walden.et Cincinnati ; President Warren,
of the Bosten university and Governer
Pattison, of Philadelphia.
Ignacio Mariscal, Mexican minister of
foreign affairs, has been appointed a spe
cial envoy te arrange for a ranewal of the
relations between Mexico and England.
He will sail from New Yerk en the 14th of
June, and after relations are renewed he
will remain iu England as minister. Sir
Spencer St. Jehn has been appointed by
the British government te confer with Mr.
Mariscal.
The State Constitutional Prohibitory
convention of New Hampshire met yes
terday in Concord. The following officers
were elected : President, Larkin D. Masen;
Vice President, Samuel Tamworth ; Cor
responding Secretary, E. P. Cereid, of
Concord ; Recording Secretary, C. H.
Adams, of Claremeut ; Treasurer, Rev.
Mr. Wilsen, of Rochester.,?
The Republican state committee of
Ohie has refused te postpone the state
convention te await a decision en the
Scott liquor law, and it will therefore
meet en the 5th inst.
The New Yerk state civil service com
mission met yesterday iu Albauy. ailas
W. Burt, ex-naval officer of New Yerk
city, was appointed chief examiner. Jehn
Jay was chosen president of the commis
sion. James Fletcher, of Iowa has been ap
pointed U. S. consul of Genea in place of
Jehn F. Ilazloten, appointed consul at
Hamilton, Ontario.
The president has recognized Au Yang
Ming as Chinese consul at New Yerk.
Utt'JUK'S ALLKRUU ITIOUT.
A Frontiersman Ulves a Story at
tee.
Washing-
Lieutenant William Bain!, of the sixth
cavalry, who has just returned from the
Mexican frontier, said te a reporter in re
ply te inquiries that he did net think the
reports of General Creek's engagement
with the hostiles woie trustworthy. "Very
likely," he said, "there has been lighting,
but 1 de net think any decisive action has
taken place. General Creek did net in in
teud te send back word until he had ac
complished something or had entirely fail
ed." In reply te a question why General
Creek did net take with him into Mexico
a larger force of cavalry, Lieutenant Baird
said General Creek's action in this respect
is net generally uudcrstoed. " He took
all the men that he could possibly provide
transportation for, as every thing in the
way of previsions and baggage had te be
carried en pack mules. The country was
scoured and all the mules that could be
procured at the different pests were
brought in. These mules are net very
plentiful and, the size of the ferca had te
oe regulated in accordance with the sup
ply. It was absolutely necessary te take
the scouts te track the enemy. General
Creek took with him as far as the border
eight or ten companies with which he
formed a coition along the line. Six com
panies were left iu the vicinity of San
Bernadine under Coleuel Biddle. It was
with one of these companies that I was
stationed. It is a terrible country that
Gen. Creek entered and almost
perfectly desolate. Prosperous ranches
that used te stand along the base
of the mountain have been swept
away by the savages and au occasional
isolated hamlet is all that is left of the
village. The great difficulty that General
Creek ha3 te contend with is the scarcity
of water. The scouts only knew of one
or two places where water can ba found,
but'the fugitives knew where every drop
is iu the mountains. The most cordial
relations existed' between General Creek
and Mexican authorities, and his plans
aud intentions were duly approved by
them. I think that no uneasiness need be
felt for the safety of General Creek aud
his men. We had no ethor idea down
there than that he knew what he was
about aud that he would come out all
right."
Newspaper Men te the Frent.
llarrisbiirg Patriot.
The Yerk Age suggests the name of
Captain W. nayes Grier, editor of the
Columbia Herald, for nomination as the
Democrat candidate for auditor general.
Captain Grier is a deserviug man and will
go into the convention with the support of
many warm aud devoted friends.
Majer Geerge R. Guss, editor of the
Chester county Democrat, will be presen
ted by the Democrats of Chester county
for nomination by the Democratic state
convention for the office of auditor general.
Majer Guss comes from geed Democratic
stock and is a very worthy gentleman.
KST NU NKWS.
A Tramp Killeil en tbe Railroad.
On Wednesday morning an uukcewu
mau, supposed te be a tramp, was struck
and instantly killed by second section of
fast line east, about 6:30 o'clock, near
Atglen station. When struck he was
walking towards the train and, although
the trainmen made all possible effort
te save him, they were tee late as
the engiue was almost ou top of him.
The unfortunate man was apparently a
German about fifty years of age. An in
quest was held ever his body, the verdict
of the jury being te the effect that he met
his death by accident while walking en
the railroad, for which the company is net
held responsible. His mangled remains
were interred in the Atglen Presbyterian
graveyard.
Decoration Day was appropriately ou -
served in Atglen. Quite a large number
of persons gathered te witness the cere,
emenics and pay revcrenee te the memory
of the gene heroes. Messrs. Ress and
Irvin addressed the assemblage in the At
glen public hall, where their efforts were
cordially applauded. After the speaking
was concluded, the crowd, headed by the
Parkesburg cornet band, proceeded te the
different cemeteries and decorated the
graves of the soldiers with fresh flowers.
Among the decorations thcre were many
fine floral pieces.
Jehn Hilten of the Nickle Mines, had
his feet badly crushed, by getting it
caught under the wheels of a frsight train,
while attempting te get of at the Gap en
Tuesday afternoon.
A valuable cow belonging te Preston
Hannum, of Christiana, was struck and
killed by the Harrisburg express east en
Wednesday morning at North Bend.
Calvin Carter, prison inspector, of
Christiana, is recovering from an attack
of the varioleid.
Telephone Connection.
Lititz was te-day connected
telephone exchange
with the
TUK KNIOBTS TEMPLAR.
HOW
tbe Champagne uet
te tne Lewer
Fleer.
A geed story is told of some joking
members of the St. Alban's cemmandery,
who, themselves, were fooled. Their
quarters were at the Stevens house, and a
number of them were iu rooms en the
third and fourth floors. They brought
censiderable champagne with them, which
was kept in their rooms. On Wednesday
evening a number of the members went
up stairs and began te amuse themselves
by letting down champagne from their
windows by strings tied te the necks of
the bottles te a number of members of
the cemmandery en the pavement below,
who were anxious te eet at the wine ; but
the fellows above would only let it down
te within a lew feet of their heads when
they would pull it up. Ou a lower fleer
of the house than that occupied by St.
Alban'8, and immediately uuder thorn,
was another cemmandery. While sitting
in their room seme of the members saw
these mysterious strings bobbing up and
down outside their window. They made
an investigation and discovered the prizes
en the end of four strings. With their
knives they cut the strings and quietly
hauled the wine into their rooms, much te
the amusemant of these en the pavement
and the disgust of these above, who saw
that their joke had net only been spoiled
but they had reccived a "pointer" in
making fun.
a Special Dinner toKeadlng Knights
Yesterday afternoon the eminent com
mander and pastmiiuent commanders of
Reading cemmandery Ne. 42, were given
a special dinner at Michael's hotel. The
dinning room had been profusely decera
ted by Rohrer, the florist, with dozens of
hanging baskets, bouquets, trailing vines
&c, and ou the table occupied by the Sir
Knights was a magnificent floral pioce of
the choicest flowers, being wrought se as
te show the several emblems of the order.
It was presented by Mr. Rahter, preprie
ter of the hotel te Eminent Commauder
D. W. Crause, of Reading cemmandery,
and was taken by him te Readiug.
.
tirade or Pupils.
The following is the grade of pupil, by
classes, iu attendance at the boys' high
school during the month of May, just
closed :
VIRST CLASS.
Wm It Peters
Win II Auxer
Chusi; Rrady....
Ali Albriirlit....
KdU Garvin
.Tne II liartuian.
WHHelHngev....
C S StermtPltz..
.OS
.96
M
.95
..'.O
.93
..90
.90
Jelm A Charles..
Menree 1$ Hlrsli..
IVmG llaker
Chas J Zeclier....
Freil S Pyler....
.89
.89
.88
87
8
.91
.SO
It 1) McUaskey
Sidney Kvam
SECOND
CLASS.
Chas C Ilerr 95
Wm. I Ebcrly 91
Harry C. Mercer..... 91
Kd 31 Ilartman 91
Jelm N Hetrick 92
Hairy X Mills 87
Walter Peters 83
Sherman Eileerley..8i
Martin 1.1 Keain
Jehn II ICi-cagcr....
Herman L Winnf....
Auram ISItnci-
Wm K Adams
Heward G Snyder...
Harry lluckins
A. Wayne Ititncr...
How'd Gressman...
Chas. W. Ilellinger.
W l'.Kirkpatrick....
Arthur Ile.u-dman..
Heward Itohrer.
Cha-. I). Kreitler 8
1) it Uumlaker 79
Edw D Spreciicr. 7t;
Jehn. L Cehe 75
Christ J Urban 7:
Gee K ZcllciN 71
THIRD CLA9S.
Wm 1) Sell S3
Harry CSlaym:iker..84
Thee i: Apple SO
Michael Chit. 73
Frank J Caspar 70
Emery S Smith 07
Frank S U.arr GJ
Harry 11 Apple 01
Chas l.enenecker...tU)
HarryS Amwake....5tf
Harrv it Schuluiver.53
ChasK Leyden 79
Edw Si IviHltIni:iu....77
W-iH Welchans 7
Hu It Hcitshii 75
Samnel A Meiz-;ar...75
Eilw It lleilley 73
Chas T Kwens 71
Kebt W l5reezinger..74
Jacob It Grefl". 51
G 7. Itlieads II
FOURTH CLASS
Herbert I! Cehe 82
Wm H Schaum 78
WmKPyle 77
Harry M Sharp 71
Herbert It llewers . 71
Jehn W Zellers 7ti
Ira J Barten s
Frank G Ilartman... CI
Chas E Cast til
ChasK Leng i:.
Harry I, Il!ilbuch.....r.9
Wm Killinger 58
David B Widmyer...B3
Wm I Sachs 51
Gnrrett Ji. Lichty iii
Wm I. Marshall 42
Jehn C Weise 40
Jehn II Fles 3
Clias.S Fairjjley 3t
The following is the percentage of Maner
street secondary school for the month of
May, 1883 :
O CLASS.
Katie Scheaiter 98 Annie Kutt 1..S7
Alice Urich 97 Harry Pentz -..S3
Sal lie Bent tel 9C PeterKrenz ...72
Elvina Landis 95 Waller Cooper 70
Willie Mullen 95 Augustus Nickel. 1..U7
Harry Wilsen 911 Luther Lulz Xtt,
Laura Cooper 9lGeere Keheall'er ...("
u CLASS.
Fannie Campbell. ..95Philip Kempf se
lless-ie Pyiei 93 Mamie Mveru 74
Annie Pentz 9i Harry Warner C8
Bertha Kautz 90 Charlie Spohn 7
Barbara Schiehr 81 Charlie fch'iy 6
Willie Kuhns SS Frank Spidle 05
Annie Hauser 84 Benj. Lnwruiiru t9
Annie Stell S3 Maurice Adams 59
Lizzie Bailsman SO Jehn Lutz 42
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NKIGBBOtttMJOU NKWS.
Kvents Near Mid Acress tbe County Lines.
A. J. Herr, esq., was the Decoration Day
orator in Lebanon.
Cel. McCIure, of G'eiumbia, has opened
a slate works in Harrisburg.
West Chester authorities eiler a leward
of twenty dollars for the detection of any
ene giving a falsa alarm of fire.
Steward Ivendig, of the state lunatic
asylum, had a runaway while driving
home from Middletown aud his w'.fe's col cel
lar bone was broken.
North Cornwall furnace will be blown
out in a few days for the purpose of put
ting in a new hearth and in wall, the
furnace haviug been run upwards of four
years en the present lining.
The school directors of Bucks county
have fixed six months as the minimum
length of the school term, and $35 as the ,
minimum monthly salary of teacheis in
the county. .
The Southern Pennsylvania railroad
company has bought 250 acres of land,
the McUermick property, ou the Cumber
land Valley side of the river, opposite
Harrisburg. Three hundred dollars per
acre was the price paid, or $73,000. On
these acres the extensive shops of the new
company will be erected, shops that in the
course of time will employ, according te
President Gewen himself, 2,500 men.
Everything is in readiness te begin the
building of the read. This will undeubt
cdly lead te te a large town at Bridgeport
and a rapid increase in the population of
Cumberland county.
Mayer's Court.
The mayor this morning had three
cases. The first was that of a one-armed
Irishmau, who last uight gave his name as
McGraw, but this morning was satisfied
that it was Llaggcrty. He get very drunk
yesterday and intended te have a cheap
nights repose by sleeping in doorways.
He was found lyiug ou the steps of Gut
flcisch's barhcr shop, at Neith Queen and
Orange streets, and he leceived his break
fast at the station house. His sentence
was 10 days in the workhouse. Twe
ether men, who had run short of funds
and were in search of work en the pipe
lines ( which by the way is a new story
told by bums), were discharged.
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A Terrible Fall.
Rebert Tinkler, of Washington, D. C,
who is employed as a lineman en the
Pennsylvania telephone line, met with an
accident yesterday which almost proved
fatal. He was working en the top of a
30 feet pole en Frederick street, and be
sides havipg his spurs in the weed was
strapped fast with a large strap around
his body. While bu3y at work with both
hands the buckle of the strap broke and
he fell te the ground. He was picked np
and taken te the Cooper house, where he
was attended by a physician. Strange te
say, he bad no bones broken, but he is
badly bruised. IIe was able te come, down
stairs te-day.
Tbeueld Medals.
The geld medals te be awarded the sue
cessful riders in the great bicycle tourna
ment te take place at the park en the 15th
inst., are new en exhibition in the window
of Jehn Bear's Sens' book store. They
are large and handsome and attract much
attention.
COLUMBIA NEWS-
ODK KEQULAK I'eKKiaFOSUKSUK
KTrata Alene tbe Suaqnehaunu Items !
Interest In and Around the Horenh
Picked up by tbe lntelil-
At a special meeting of the school
beard last night, Superintendent Ames
made his report regarding the graduating
class of the high school and diplomas were
granted its members. The commencement
exercises at the opera heuse te-night will
commence at S o'clock, the doers being
opened at 7:15 o'clock. An interesting
pregramme has been prepared for the
evening as fellows : , n
Overture-;" La Flandre," ( Bouillon ),
Cerdelia Orchestra.
Prayer, Kev. Coe. Wells Eiy.
Salutatory" Substance and Shadow."
Adelaide Gyger.
Essay" The Seven Ages,".. Fanny Mcillnger.
Kecltatlen Archlo-Dean,"
Jean McCIuuk KaurTruaii.
Essaj ' The Mission et Flowers,"
Frances Cristy.
Class Prophecy, Ewins Mifflin ( '81).
Music" Plantation Echces." ( Arranged by
G. ILUess), Cernelia. Orchestra.
Essay" shall Uirls Study Mathematics V
Anna B. Hershey.
Recitation" The Settler's Story."
Daisy Crownshielt!.
Valedictory" Alexander Hamilton,"
Wm. K Bruner.
Ovcrture-" La Fee Oe Potsdam," ( Richard ).
Cerdelia Orchestra .
Address by Win. U. Hnnsel, esq.
Presentation of dlrlemas Pref.B. U. Ames.
Waltz" Kvenlntj'Seinids." ( Stany ),
Cerdelia Orchestra.
Urns FiBblag.
A large number of Laucaster gentiemun
arrived here te day and were escorted te
the bass fishing grounds by Messrs. Jesse 1
and Bapheuheiiner, amateur piscatorial
champions. As they had previously order
ed a geed supply of bass from tishermeu,
of ceurse they will net returu home empty
handed. "Caught them all ourselves."
Te be sure you did. Te-day the b.is.-s
fishing season opens, this being the time
specified by law.
It Wan the Cat.
A Columbian wasxalmest frightened out
of his senses en last Wednesday night ina
Lancaster hetel, because he imagined he
saw a ghostly cat. His ghostly fears
arose because he was disturbed by a cat's
appearance en his bed, ami wheu hu
searched for it could discover nothing.
Half dead with terror ha descended te the
hotel office, where a bed was improvised
for him en a settee. Here a gentle clerk
watched ever him during his troubled
slumbers.
A. Narrow Kucape.
Aaren Manuel and Harry Minich nar
rowly escaped beiug drowned iu the river,
yesterday, by the cipsixiug of their beat.
They succeeded in gaining the bottom of
the overturned beat, aud finally lauded en
a pier of the bridge, abeve which the
accident occurred. Here the beat was
righted, and the young men paddled te
the net far distant shere, using feet and
bands for the puipoae, xs the ears had
drifted away.
Ptrienal.
Mr. B. B. Broemell, a former Columbia
reporter of the Intelligencer, has been
united in marriage te Miss Alice Con
stance E., only daughter of the late
Reuben Clark, esq., of Louden, Euglaud.
It is understood that Mr Broemell iuteuds
lacating sornewucro iu the West.
Mr. W. H. Bines, of Philadelphia, waB
here te-day attend mg te business in con
nectien with the new Readiug & Columbia
railroad depot.
Kullreitil Hewn.
Mr. J. H. Babb, late private secretary
te Mr. Rebert Williams, of the P. It. P..,
offices here, left for Harrisburg last night.
On Monday he will report for duty at the
superintendent's cilice of this division in
Philadelphia. His many friends regret
his departure.
Censiderable changes have been madu iu
the three shifting crews of the P. R. R.,at
this point. They have been attached te
different engines and given diifcrent
duties.
Borough Uriels.
The funeral services of the late Mrs. O.
B. Chamberlin, rehct of Rev.Pierce Chain -berlin,
will be held te morrow at 2 o'clock
p. m., at her late residence ou Walnut
street. Death was caused by general de
bihty. The lady was 81) years el age.
Ne. 243 Locust street has been fitted up
by Mr. A. F. Bruner as a branch eflicu t..
his uptown coal office. The hours for
business here are between C p. ni. and 0
p. m. This will save his customers a leug
walk for the purpose of giving orders ler
coal. '
The Loeust street tonsorial artist Simen
Barten, has refitted his place in haudsome
style. " Sime" is a progressienist.
Sir. Geerge Bennett has lest a line setter
deg. Seme person will get into trouble
if they have stelen it and are discovered
with it in their possession.
Mr. Peter Kimbury, jr., has received
the foremanship of the blacksmith shop
of St. Charles' furnace. He undurstuuils
blacksmithiug perfectly.
Reugb and Tumble Plgbl.
Last evening about G o'clock Geerge
Kirk and Geerge Hunter, both colored,
had a rough and tumble fight ou West
Vine street. They knocked each ether
around in the liveliest kind of style, rolled
each ether in the dust, " fit," hit and bit,
hugged, and singled aud lugged right
royally until Alderman Spurrier was Keen
approaching, wben they separated and ran
off. They were arrested seen after wauls,
and Hunter gave bail for a hearing.
Kirk iu default of bail was locked up.
Who Can Beat These ?
Mr. B. J. McGraun, of Manheim town
ship, near Lancaster, has just sold 22 head
of fat cattle which weighed when he get
them 22,200. Miuh'l Ullruau.the well known
drover, took them te day and they weighed
34,850 peuuds, a gain of 12,030 pounds, or
an average of 574 1-11 pounds par head.
If such extraordinary increase of weight
for se large a stable has ever been equal
led in this section it has certaiuly uet
been reported .
Kenaway Accident .
This morning about S o'clock a he. a
attached te a business wagon of Herry
Zimmerman, baker, 435 West King street
took fright en Mulberry street between
Walnut and Lemen, and an oil'. Mr.
Zimmerman's son, who had charge of the
team, was thrown out and hurt, the front
part of the wagon was wrecked, the har
ness tern te pieces, and the horse some
what injured.
Mrt. Watt' Funeral.
The funeral of Mrs. P. T. Watt, whose
sad death has been noticed iu these col
umns, took place from tbe residence
of her husband, Ne. 539 North
Duke street yesterday afternoon. After
solemn funeral services conducted by Rev.
J. Y. Mitchell D. I)., the remains were
taken for interment te Woodward ceme
tery followed thither by a very large num
ber of mourning friends
Hucceaafal Sargary.
Dr. Themas H. Wentz, of KirkwoeJ,
assisted by Drs. W. J. Wentz, eT New
Providence and T. M. Rohrer of Quarry
ville, the ether day performed a very suc
cessful operation for cystic tumor, back of
the knee joint, en the person of a son of J.
C. Maule, of Colerain township The
growth removed was very large aud the
patient is doing well.
' a
Tbe Daughter of a Soldier.
Wilkesbarre Recerd.
A minature flag, made of the levliest
flowers, was sent te this city yesterday by
Mrs. Emma Muhlenburg, of Lancaster, a
daughter of the late Jehn P. Fell, of this
eity. Ic was placed by the G. A. R. com
mittee upon the grave of her father, an
honored soldier of the late war.