!JMKT"3" 3. I LANCASTER DAILY INTELLieENCEB SATURDAY JUKE 2 1883. 4 P lncaster fntellfgeiuCT. SATURDAY KVKWlNO, JUNt 2, 1888. ab Uaseud Position. t -MTtnwAii Sharee is an excellent lawyer and a conscientious legislator, but we de net appreciate the force of the position he took that it would be an ex pest facto and-therefore an unconsti tutional law te prescribe a punishment new for acts heretofore committed, out subsequently te the adoption of the con stitution, in violation of that instrument. The constitution forbade the consolida tion of competing telegraph lines. When the constitution was adopted, it was undoubtedly unlawful te combine such lines. But the Legislature had net fixed the penalty for such violation. New it does se ; and the question is whether that penalty can be inflicted for the violations of the constitution prier te its being declared. It may seem a nice point te a lawyer ; but te the common sense of a layman there can be no diffi culty in deciding that these who violate the constitution, before, the penalty for Ri,r-h violation is prescribed, run the risk of any penalty which may afterwards be imposed. They de an unlawful act, undoubtedly. Can they net be punished for it ? Mm t net a reasonable time at least be allowed te the Legislature during which te pro vide the penalties called for by the con stitution ? And may that instrument be violated in the interim with impu nity ? If the law is the perfection of reason, no such absurdity will be de clared by it. Ne wrong is done the of fender ; he has violated the constitution knowingly; and though he has done se in ignorance of the penalty te be im posed, he has net done it in ignorance that a penalty was commanded te be im posed, and when he has " gene blind" of his own free will, he cannot be permitted te plead his ignorance as his excuse. If the councils accept the preposition te light the city by electricity they should accept the experience of ether cities and require the wires te belaid under ground. In addition te the objection te planting ' poles en the streets, there is a positive danger te be feared from the suspended electric wires. The report of the chief of the "-e department of Philadelphia, made lately te the city authorities, por trays the character of this danger. Cer tainly our firemen have enough of diifi culty and danger in their employment without adding te it ether risks. It may bs that the Philadelphia chief over rated the embarrassment te his depart ment from electric wires ; but he ought te be a geed judge of it, and even if the dangers he sees are partly imaginary, if they are believed by the firemen te exist, they should net be hazarded when they can be se readily avoided as they may be by burying the wires. In Chicago this is done ; and its practicability having been demonstrated and its desirability baing clear, the authorities of ether cities should impose this reasonable ie quirement upon electric light companies; at the proposed cost, the electric liglit for the streets seems te be desirable for Lancaster ; but let it be introduced in the most approved manner. Electric light for municipal ilTumin ilTumin atien is certainly in accord with the demands of the times and the require ments of the city. Lancaster had geed occasion te complain of the gas company when it had the contract for lighting the city and the oil lamps have certainly net been satisfactory. The preposition for electric light, which seems te meet the uuanimeus favor of the lamp committee, seems te be entirely practicable and net burdensome or extravagant in its cost. The offer is no doubt made in the ex pectancy that the light will prove se sat isfactery that the city will buy the plant, which, it is claimed, can he paid for in the saving of five years use of the elec trie ever the gas system. Be this us it may, the immediate yropesitiou te try electric light, at slightly increased cot ever gas and oil, is one tiiat will com. mend itself te the public aud no doubt councils will see it that way. If, as seems probable, the reported re versal by the supreme court of the lower court in " Maddeu's appeal" turns out te be Madlem's appeal in the Ephrata church case, there is a likelihood of the approach of a termination te this famous litigation, with which our readers have become reasonably familiar in its tedious course through the local courts It will be remembered that the case went up en an appeal from the action of Judge Pat Pat tereonJudge Livingston dissenting in sustaining the Nolde trustees, and enjoining the Keniginacher beard from acting. The reversal of his decision is in effect te sustain Judge Livingston's position that the action of one judge, the ether dissenting, is net the action of the court. And in view of the tendency of our judges te disagree the settlement of this question is of great importance te this community, and the enjoyment by Its citizens of their liberty and property. Senater Reyburn made the raid night ruling last night that the Bullitt bill, intended solely te regulate the gov ernment of Philadelphia, was a germane amendment and could be added te a bill te provide a form of government for cities of the fifth class, and the Stalwart Republicans voted te sustain a ruling which was abeu as reasonable as te have decided that black was while. But te de that thing, when the exigencies of bis party demand it, is what can always be confidently expected of Ileyburn. The last remaining claims of the Bullitt bill te consideration from the Democrats cannot survive such desperate resorts b; tbe Stalwarts te enact it ; and whatever pride Mr.Bullitt may have in his measure ought te be waived te repudiate the devious ways by which the bosses en deavor te pass it. The newspapers which chuckled ever the defeat of the free pipe line bill were rather previous in their exultation. It has become a law despite their unrea sonable opposition, and the people whom they have tried te befool and befuddle en this question will discover that their motives were net a consideration for the public geed nor the rights of private property, as was very manifest in tie fact that they never raised thesUghtwt alarm against the dangers te farm lands from oil pipes until an odious monopoly had obtained its exclusive right of way. The collapse of the Pittsburgh iron manufacturers' opposition te their work men's demand was as complete and sud den as it could have been made. Up te the moment of their surrender they pro tested that they could net afford te pay the wages demanded. When they surrendered se uneracefully they seem te have set themselves down as liars. Hereafter their workmen need have no hesitation in refusing te credit them, and they will have great en couragement te future strikes, jit would have been much better for the Pitts burgh manufacturers' credit if they had dealt frankly with their men and re frained from threatening what they did net mean. If the Legislature had worked all the session as steadily and earnestly as new the people of the state would have mere cause te be proud of it. The Universal Peace society is still alive. It had an anniversary in New Yerk yesterday and will ba heard from some of these days. The New Jerusalem (Sweden (Sweden bergian) church assembly new in session in Bosten shows gratifying ecclesiastical progress. The religious anniversaries are in full bloom. TnE Ledger suggests that " while no bad act of commission is likely te be charged against this Legislature, it really begins te leek as if it will be chargeable with several serious sins of ommissien." True enough ; and yet in a legislative body the sins of emission are the least dangerous. Besides, one reform Legisla ture cannot be expected te undo all the bad work of twenty deformed assemblies. The Vieksburg Herald, noticing the tendency of many of his misguided con temporaries, te foretell the resatys of the next Democratic national convention pre fers te test its powers of vaticinatien by predicting who will net be the nomieee. It bowls out Tilden, Cleveland, "Bayard, Mc Clellan, Hancock, Randall, Thurniau, Pendleten,. McDonald, Voorhees, Field, Resecran?, Hendricks and Hejidley. In at least thirteen out of these fourteen uanfes the Herald is sure te be right. Bishop Petter, has determined te de fer any action upon the charges preferred against the Rev. R. Heber Newton until autumn. The postponement is due te two reasons. First, the infirm health of the venerable prelate, which has wholly un fitted him for the task of examining these charges with the car and consideration that are required in such a case ; and second, a desire te divde the responsibility with the diocesan convention, which meets in October, as well as te allow of an investigation of certain counter-charges that have been lately brought forward, as te the orthodoxy of one of the three clergy. man that have signed the presentment against the rector of All Seuls. The New Yerk Times is unduly excited because a " desperate murderer' who wrecked the railroad train at Ephrata and who has been protected by " the outlaws that infest this portieu of the country," was admitted te bail. It cannot under stand why the people here did net rise en masse, storm the jail and hang the inur. derer ; or, they failing te de this, why the court did net speedily try and " railroad the atroeious murderer te the peniten tiary." If the Times had kept up with the news it would knew that this " desperate outlaw " was a half-witted boy 12 years old, and it would net have made itself ridiculous by trying te make Lancaster county infamous. PERSONAL Jenny Lind her name is Goldschmidt new is C3 years old. Gov. Hendricks amuses himself with a pet white mouse. Coleridge is te have a bust in West minster Abbey at the expense of an American admirer. William L. Scott, of Erie has given a third donation te Hametand St. Vincent's hospitals of $10,000 each. President Gewen was run from Har risburc te Reading yesterday in an hour the quickest trip ever made en that read. Maiiene is doing all he can te step the stampede from his ranks and is using threats and premises liberally. Geerge H. Corliss, at whose works in Rhede Island the big Centennial engine was built, is building the engines for the first cotton mills te be erected in China. Jehn Bright will be presented with a detssrt service and his own portrait at a celebration in Birmingham en June 13, of the 40th anniversary of his election te Par liament. Slugeer Sullivan received $420 yes terday for exhibiting himself as a very peer pitcher for the Athletic baseball club in an exhibition game with a picked nine. Mr. Richard H. Parks, a young busi ness man of Augusta, Georgia, was mar ried en the 10th inst., and died en the moraine of the 25th, of quick consump tion, the disease net manifesting itself until after his return with his bride from a short wedding trip. Elder S. T. B. Grace has been ap pointed for the Middletown circuit, em bracing Middletown, Marietta, Wrights, ville and Lancaster at the annual confer once of the Philadelphia and Baltimere African M. E. Zion connection just held in Phila delphia. Divorced by Death Instead of Law, Edward Facer, a farmer, residing in Barry township, Schuylkill county, met with a horrible death yesterday morning at the head of the second Gorden Plane. He was en his way te Pettsville te secure a divorce from his wife, who deserted him last fall. Bearding the last car of a leaded coal train, he was being rapidly borne down the mountain, when the doers of the car suddenly gave way and he was drawn underneath with the coal and terribly mangled and crushed. His head was com pletely served from his body and both arms were tern from their sockets. He had five small children. His wite resides with another man at Raven Run, in the same county. Baseball Yesterday. At Reading : Active, 3 ; Merritt, 13 ; New Yerk . New Yerk, 13 ; Detroit, 7 ; Brooklyn : Columbus, 5 ; Brooklyn, 4 ; Bosten : Buffalos, 7 : Bosten, 5 ; Harvard. 1 13 ; Princeton, 4 ; Providence : Providence, i 7 ; Cleveland, 3 ; Washington : National, 10 ; Eclipse, of Louisville, 9. NEWS BY MfrL OUTKAGKg BY BAlrTIBI SltTDKMXa. P rr- i ' ' w Bew They fMMd Uie Mf at IB aKaw Ter. Village. The citizen's of Earlville, N. Y., are in dignant ever the cruelty and lawlessness of a party ef students from Madisen uni versity, WHO paiQ a vibu, were .crwtjr night. Between 12 and 1 o'clock about 50 students drove into town from Hamilton. They nired Felt hall. The students, most of whom are studying for the ministry ei the Baptist faith, assured the owner of the hall that their exercises were legiti mate, and nothing out of the way Bheuld occur. When they had get possession of it, however, the lights were extinguished. Then it was learned that they were going te haze two young students who had been dragged from their beds, blindfolded, tied hand and feet and conveyed there. The two young men were taken up into the hall and placed in two barrels, into which several nails had been driven, with the points protruding en the inside. The barrels were rolled about the hall for an hour and finally thrown down two nights of stairs into the street. The shouts and cries of the two outraged students could be heard a bloek away. A rlre was also built in the eentre of the fleer of the hall,and firecrackers and ether fireworks were discharged promiscuously en the street. The persecutors shouted and fired revolvers They also broke nearly every street lamp in town. Citizens were very much frightened. Mrs. H. B. Kinney and Mrs Henry Marey, who were lying dangerously sick,are said te be dying from the fright. TUK SUBUfCAL. UUNVKNTION. limitless Proceedings and Subsequent Festive Scenes. The morning session of the American Surgical association at Cincinnati, was oc cupied by the reading of papers by Dr. Yandell, of Louisville ; Dr. Cenner of Cin cinnati ; Dr. Sayre, of New Yerk, and Dr. Marks, of Milwaukee. The afternoon was occupied in discussions of professional tepics.w The banquet last night was set with sixty plates at the Gibsen house. The dinner ball was exquisitely decorated with plants and flowers, under electrical lights. President Gress presided. Ne pregramme was prepared, aud there was only a little impromptu after-dinner speaking. This morning the question of increasing the membership from the present limit of 100 te 150, or even 200 was up for action. Four vacancies were filled yesterday, and the present quota of membership is com plete. LABOR NOTES. General Hejelcing lu PittsDergli. The signing of the soale of wages by the iron manufacturers of Pittsburgh has caused great rejoicing among all classes in that city. A number of the mills are new running and all will resume en 'Monday. Most of them are shut down until that day te allow the men te attend the annual picnic of the Amalgamated association at Beaver te day. The nail mill in Bellville, Illinois, was running yesterday as usual, and it is said the Western mill will resume as seen as the damage by the late fire is repaired. Beth mills work en the same scale as last year, and use old rails instead of the puddliug system. The nut and belt mill in .hast be. Leuis was also running yesterday The North Chicago relhqg mill company's works at uay View, near Milwaukee, were shut down yesterday morn ins. except the blast furnace, threw iug 1,100 men out of employment. The works of the Ualumct iron aud steel com P-iuy in Seuth Chicago, except the blast furnace, closed en Thursdav night. Their closing throws 800 men out of work. i;attz.k Tiiit.r in custody. The sequel of n Yeung Man's Travels Through n Mountainous Keglon. At Ashland, Ojcar Wagner, a young man aged about 24 years, was arrested yesterday morning en a charge of cattle stealing, ile has traveled under numer eus aliases and is charged with cattle thefts in various parts of the country. He claims Shenandoah as his home, and, as a large number of cows have been missing from there, he will have te answer for the charge te day. rle captured the cows while they were browsing ou the uieun tains and drove them te towns at a dis tance, where he disposed of them at such astonishingly low figures that suspioien was at once drawn te him. II is stealings amount te near $1,000. Disasters of the Day. The disaster en the Grand Trunk rail read, at Stratford Vermont, en Thursday, was net caused, as at first reported, by the breaking of a bridge A freight train was moved by the wind along the siding se that it was struck by a passing train and thrown from the track upon the bridge. The bodies of the engineer and fireman have been recovered from the river. The injured brakeman will recever, The shingle mill of G. V. Turner & Sen. near East Saginaw, Michigan was demel ished yesterday morning by the explosion eta boiler, lhree men were killed and five injured, two fatally. By the bursting et a boiler near liayeu Uuiest, .Louisiana, yesterday, two men were killed and eight men and boys severely lniuied. A small beat going out te a steamer at Shell Point near Tallahassee, Flerida, yesterday, cap sized in a heavy sea and Judge Baldwin and two ether men were drowned. Jehn Fitzgerald, Jehn Walten and Jehn Naus land, leg drivers were drowned in the Muskegon river, at ncrsey, Michigan, en Thursday. The lUlelertunes or a "Western Traveller. Lewis Iaeger, aged 25 years, a grandson ei tne noted .Lutheran minister, Itev. U, F. J.'Iaeger, deceased, returned te Ham burg from Mentana territory, several days age, presenting a pitiable eight, uuring last winter, while traveling in a stage, they were caught in a "blizzard" and snowbound, and several of the passen gcrs were frezen te death. Mr. Iacger's injuries were se severe as te require the amputation of both legs just below the knee. The fingers of both hands were also amputated. Police Cases. The mayor had before him this morning four cases of drunken and disorderly con cen cen duet. Twe of the offenders were com mitted for ten days eaeh and two were discharged en payment of costs. Thes. Fitzgerald was arrested in the Pennsylva nia railroad depot about 3 o'clock' this morning for assaulting and knocking down an old man named Jehn Garvey, in Man Man heim, jesteiday afternoon. Fitzgerald acknowledged the assault, and in exten uation of it said that Garvey had called him a "bummer." He was held for a hearing before Alderman Dennelly. Mich'l German was arrested and taken befere Alderman Fordney last evening te answer complaints of drunken and disorderly con duct and assault and battery preferred againsthim by H B. Hammend, who charges that he was set upon and beaten by German at the Leepard hotel en the evening following the Knights Templar parade. The accused was held for a furth er hearing. Relieved e Objections. As published yesterday the bill te allow the court here te sentence prisoner's te the Eastern penitentiary was recalled from the governor te be cured of some objec tions which he had te signing it. Today a special te the Intelligencer informs us, Senater Mylin had the bill ee amended as te relieve it from this objection. - I . -i MUCKMK2CS FAT. TIM T i r TTrMilrrr- -t "- A nesting of the flaanee committee of city eoemeila was held last evening, and a large number of bills presented te them were audited and approved. Bills for the salaries of the city police men for the month of May were presented and the committee, acting under the advice of City Solicitor Jehnsen, refused te pay the bills, en the ground tha, the increase of pay made te policemen by resolution, at the meeting of councils in September last, was net made in legal form. Ever since the passage of the above resolution, Mr. Evans, of the finance cemmittee has maintained that the increase of pay was illegal. The matter was referred te City Solicter Landis, who gave an opinion that the increase of pay was legal, and the po licemen were regularly paid up te the present time, a majority of tre finance committee approving the bills, and Mr. Evans dissenting. Councils reorganized in April and a new finance cemmittee was appointed and J. W. Jehnsen, esq., was elected city selici ter, jut. .Evans continued nis oppesiuuu te the payment of the pelice bills, and secured an opinion from the city solicitor te the effect that the resolution increasing the pay was invalid. At the meeting last evening when the bills came up for ap preva), Mr. Evans and Mr.McLaughlin do de clined te vote, and Mr. Wolf and Mr. Mc Killips voted te pass thorn ; thence the bills failed for want of a sufficient number of votes. The policemen have employed counsel te prosecute their claim and the case will probably be speedily carried into and de cided by the courts. The ordinances mid resolutions of council relative te police affairs appear te be a little mixed. The ordinances, in- creasing the police force te nineteen mem bers and fixing their pay was passed Dec. 3, 1873, and one of its sections gives councils the power te increase or diminish their number and amount of their salaries by resolution. Acting under the authority thus given, at a meeting of councils held March 6, 1878, Mr. Evans, of select oeuu. oil, offered the following resolution, which was adopted and concurred in by common council : " Resolved, That from and after the 1st day of June, 1878, the police of the city of Lancaster shall be paid $30 per month eaeh ; one of said number te act as cap tain of pelice and recoive $40 per month." Mayer MacGenigle vetoed the above resolution, but it was held by Mr. Evans, Mr. Eberly and ethers, that the veto"came tee late, and that the number and pay of the officers were legally reduced. When the time arrived at which the above reselutien was te take effect, coun cils, at the June meeting of 187S repealcd it, and the number of policemen remained at 19 and their pay at $40 per month as theretofore, until September 1S32 when the pay was increased by resolution te $50 per month, which has been regularly paid up te the last meeting of the committee held last evoeing, when it failed te pass as above stated. Mr. Evans appears te be en the record en both sides of the question, and the learned city solicitors differ widely in their interpretation of the law. Perhap3 the honorable court may be mere fortunate when the case comes befere it, and be unanimous " for once " in giving an opinion en the questions involved . NKir.HBOKUOOU NEWS. Events Nr and Acress the County l.luer". Fifteen sandstone cutters, employed by Christain Ebcn in Reading, have shuck beeause he would net discharge two mm union men. The supreme court adjourned for the summer yesterday, after re-transferring te the Middle district the counties of Cumberland and Fulton.- The old Merchants hote), ou Fourth street, Philadelphia, was closed yesterday for lack of patronage. Fer many years it has been the residence of Hen . S. J. Ran dall. Hundreds of people tished along the banks of the Schuylkill as far as Heading for black bass yesterday. It was the opening day of the legal season for this sport. Matthew Hale Jenes, one of the eldest members of the Northampton county bar, and a very prominent and wealthy citizen of Easten, died as that plaea yesterday, aged 73 years. A child of William Oppennaimer, seven teen months old, fell from a third-story window yesterday, alighting ou the basket of a woman who was passing, and sustain ed no further injuries than a severe shak ing up. Themas Kelly, a boy about 13 years of age, has beeu missing from Flourtown, Montgomery county, since Tuesday. He has light hair aud complexion, and were when last scen a derby hat, dark clothes and flannel shirt. -There was a special session of the beard of pardons in Harrisburg, yesterday, te consider tne case ei unaries ueiding, 10 ported te be dying in the West Chester jail, where he is serving a thrce years' term for burglary. His p.irden was ro re ro ceminended. The bill making an appropriation for the pedestal of the cquestnau statue of G.:n. Jehn F. Reynolds passed the Senate finally yesterday. And the Times recemmends that it be placed in Fairmbunt park in front of Memeiial hall and in full view of the Pennsylvania lailread. The bill te fix the compensation of judges of the ceurt3 of common phas in the state which has passed both Houses and has gene te the governor for hi-; ap proval, fixes the salaries of Philadelphia judges at $7,000, Allegheny county $(1,000, and in ether counties $4,000 each, but allewsan increase of $1,000 te the pi cm dent judge of the Twelfth district, for trying commonwealth civil cases; provided in all districts with a population nuL ex cecding 90,000 with but ene judge, the salary shall be $5,000. The Pittsburgh KnUhts I'ieaiml. The Pittsburgh Despatch of yesterday has the following concerning tho'return of .the Sir Knights of that city from Lancas ter : "Yesterday evening the Knights Templar who visited Lancaster and parti cipated in the annual grand cenclave in that city returned home and were received royally by their brethren who remained at home. Shortly after G o'clock the Sir Knights of Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Tancred and Ascalon cemmanderics, es es eerted by the Eighteenth regiment drum corps and Washington infantry, paraded the principal streets and met the return ing cemmanderies, r.ud R. E. Grand Commander, R. E. Sir Chariea W. IJatche ler at the Union depot. After tha recep tien at the depot, the precession moved through the principal thoreughfaies te the asylum in the Library hall building. Here a banquet had been prepared for the travlers, and several hours were spent around the festive beard. The visitors te Lancaster speak of their reception and treatment by ihb Sir Kuights of that city in the highest terms, the trip being full of The visiting knights from all parts of the state, according te the newspapers which note their return home, were de lighted with the hospitality they met in this city, and are profuse in their praises of its Templars and citizens generally, and especially of the chivalry and courtesy of Grand Commander Breneman, our popular townsman. The Baltimore Telegram uetcs especially the delight of the Monumental cemmandery, in the beauty of this city, the elegance of its decorations en Wed nesday, the beamy of its ladies, their entertainment by the citizens aud " unpre cedented 'hospitality" of Eminent Sir Brenemwi and his resident brethren. 1 ELECTEIC LIGHT. ITCOFUSAUi TO LIGHT -TUB CITY. A PropaaUleD te Faralsh Eiectrle LlgHt as Cneap as Gas The aiaxtm Light Ceasldercd. At a meeting of the lamp committee last evening, every member being present, proposals were opened for the lighting of the city for ene year from July 1. Te show the committee the quality of gas te be furnished under the proposals asked, the Lancaster Gas Light and Fuel com cem pany had the four city lamps en the east side of Centra Square connected with the gas main and lighted. The lamps en the west side of the square were lighted with gasoline. Befere the cemmittee met they inspected these lamps, and when they opened the bids they were found te be as fellows : The Lancaster City Gas Light and Fuel company agreed te light, clean and keep in order the street lamps of the city (with 5 feet burners) at $31 per lamp, or, if 4 feet burners are adopted, the same as in many larger cities, $26 per lamp- the gas for the mayor's office, treasurer's office, station house, council chambers and market houses, at $2 per thousand feet : or, if awarded the contract for the street lamps,at $1.50 per thousand feet and agree te furnish ail lamps and pests needed at $18 each. The Pennsylvania Glebe and Gas Light company propose te furnish the light for street lamps of sixteen-candle power, at $23 per lamp if awarded the whole city, or $25 per lamp if awarded the contract for these lamps net reached by the gas main, and if the eleetrie light is adopted for a portion of the city, agree te relinquish the lighting of any of the lamps that will be unnecessary. The Excelsior Electric Light company agree te fureish one hundred single car bon arc lights and two fifty-light machines for the sum of $12,200, or lights and ma chines with engine, boiler, poles and wires and place the same in complete running order for the sum of $10,000 ; any number of lights in excess of this number at the same proportionate price. The Americau Magnetic Electric Licht company agreed te furnish 100 lights, machine and lamps for $12,500, steam engine and boiler, (100 herse power), $4,100, poles and setting, $150, 20,000 feet of wire and stringing, $750 ; total, $17,500. 150 lights, machine and lamps, $18,750, step.m engine and boiler, (130-herse pewer), $5,000. poles, wires,&c.,$l,312.50; total, $25,0C2.50. 200 lights, machine and lamps, $24,000, steam engine, boiler, poles, &c. $10,000; total, $34,000. 250 lights, machine and lights, $30,000, ateam engine, boiler, &e., $12,187; total, $42, 187. The Maxim Electric Light company agreed te furnish the city sixty lights for ene year from the time the lights arc in position, te he lighted all dark hours of the night during the year, te be supplied with carbon, cleaned, repaired, &c, and all expense of keeping them in geed aud working order te ba paid by the Maxim Electric Light and Power company. The said CO lamps te be loeated near the follow ing points. (Here fellow the corners of streets in which lamps are te be placed. The list embraces all points of the city. The lamp most distant west will be at the corner of Marietta and Columbia avenues, north at the corner of James and North Queen streets, cast at the corner of Frank hn and East King streets, aud south Seuth Queen and Hager.) The price for fur nishing the light for these 60 lamps te be $8,400. Or the company agrees te furnish the lamps, engine, boiler, wire, poles and eveiything complete te start that number of lights for the sum of $17,775, and agiea te give bends in the sum of $10,000 for the faithful pcrfermacca of contract. The committee, by a unanimous vote, will recommend te councils the adoption of the Maxim Electric company's proposi preposi tion. The city will be lighted with 120 lamps, which it is believed will be suffi cient te light ail of the streets iu the city, and the annual cost will be $10,800. The cost of lighting by the present system is between $12,000 and $13,000. The cost of lighting 400 lamps by gas at $31 and the remaining 129 by gaseline at $25 per lamp would amount te $15,025. O -DE.KGKUU.ND WlKfcS. iliu Conduit Mstem I'JiidumeU by the Chlet Knglneer or L'tilhiaelpUlH. Iii view of the probable adoption by the city of the electric system of lighting, the placing of the wires en the streets i3 a project worthy of attention, and the ex perience and observation of the 'authorities of ether cities is worth consideration. The chief engineer of the 'Philadelphia fire de partment who recently visited Chicago te inspect the workings of the underground conduit systeni of laying wires reported must satisfactory and conclusive tests. All kinds of electric currents were passed ever the wires in the conduit, sideby side, without the sughest interference with oue another, electric light, telegraph and tole- puone. As te the dangers of tne over head system Chief Catlin says : It lelt no room in my mind te conjecture au excuse for lnrther toleration of the overhead nuisance, ever increasing danger te life aud preperty, as experienced by your department at almost every tire ; and here I must state that if the wires were all removed from our streets, and the sanie number of fires should occur, the actual Iems would be reduced in an amazing de gree as the record of the department would preve. I embraced the opportunity of interviewing a number of the electri cians present en a question that has caused me no little auxiety for the past year, the subject of which I am daily in fear I must grapple with. It is the overhead electric light wires. The total iguorance of myself aud men of the action of this terrible clement, and the entire want of satisfaction te be gained Irem the Brush pcople themselres ou the subject, has cost me mere anxiety than I had ever cared toexpicss, and the infor mation gained at Chicago has net abated that fear, but only increased it. I find that the coating en the wires iu Chestnut street, iustcad of being of an in sulating quality, is simply paint for the protection of the wires, aud net te prevent cscape of the current ; that should any one touch these wires while charged with the current, en the surface of which there ex isted any moisture, it would clese the cir cuit through the body. And when I steppod tetliiuk of the chanca of the coat ing being free Irem meisture, it would never be se, en the contrary, they would ba soaked all the while, as streams from the apparatus would (ill theair with water, aud I found that it wSrm be perfect suicide te allow a man te at tempt te cut these wires wheu charged, as the mau, and bhe.irs and wires would all be wet, which would pass the whele current through his body ; and suppose he succeed in cutting them witueut harm te himself, the ends thus cut loose would discharge this terrible current into any thing it came in contact with, which would be werse than te let them alone. And te knock the poles djwu would re stilt in the same danger. I de, theicfore, submit that it is a mat ter fraught with Mich evil consequences and importance te our city's welfare that the most aggressiva movement should be immediately inaugurated that would result in the burial of all overhead wires, par ticularly as there remains no longer any doubt as te the entire feasibility of an un der ground system. lifTercd ii Geed Poalttea. Prof. W. B. H3ll has been offered the position of teacher of music at the Ship penbburg normal school. He has net de cided whether or net he will accept. THIS MORNING'S COURT. The Seslaesa Disposed of Te-day. Court met this morning at 9 o'clock, when considerable current business was transacted. The preliminary injunction which was granted against Jehn I. Hartman, presi dent, and J. Fred Sencr, secretary, el the Washington fire company, te prevent them from distributing the moneys of said company, was for the present dissolved. Counsel for Valentine Heffman and W. Oster, plaintiffs in this case, then asked leave te amend the bills filed, se that the fifth paragraph shall read as fellows : "That the said Jehn I. Hartman and J. Frederick Sener are about te distribute the said money and securities for the pay ment of money among certain members of the said Washington fire engine and hose company in pursuance of what your petitioners.are informed and have reason te believe will be a resolution passed by a majority of the members of aid com pany." Th amendment was allowed, and the plaintiffs asked for another pre liminary injunction. The court then, after hearing some argument, withdrew the decree, dissolving the preliminary injunc tion, and cennucd the matter te next Saturday. The matter of tha rule te show causa why the sentence of Geerge Brimmer, convicted of arson, should cot be recon sidered, was continued until the third Monday of June. A soldier's license was granted te II. C. Sturk, of Ephrata. Several guardians of miner children were appointed. In the matter of the preliminary injunc tion, granted against Frederick Emtie, at the instance of Jehn Leibly, te restrain the defendant from tearing down a fence between the properties of tlie parties, the injunction was continued te argument court. Court adjourned te next Saturday mom iug at 10 o'clock. Supreme Court Opinions Filed. Before rising at Harrisburg yesterday the supreme court is reported te have re versed the Lancaster county court iu the case of Wilsen vs. Van Leer, and the 10 ported reversal in " Maddeu's appeal " is generally btlieved te he a reversal of Judge Patterson in Madlem's appeal, the famous Ephrata church case. 1ITTI.K LUUAU. liera anil There and K.verywiiere. Gee. KHne has killed a copperhead snake, IS inches long, ou the reservoir grounds. The Yerk lawyers who were in the Ceylo case, and some who were nq are trying it ever in the newspapers. Daniel Lofevio shipped from Brimmer's stable this morning nineteen head of fine heavy draught horses for Solemon Mohr Mehr bach. The oxamiuatieus el the pupils of the secondary schools in history of the United States and music took place te day in the high school huildiug. The boys were examined this forenoon. There wera sixty.five of them present. The examin atiens of the girls' sccuidaiy school hagan this afternoon. Daniel Bertzel, a little son of Geerge w. liertzsi, a:.';; jNerth fnnce street, had t;voet his fingers cut oil yesterday after neon. The boy had ontercd the cigar manufactory of Jehn H. Abraham, clese by, aud commenced playing with the ma chine used for cutting scrap tobacco. Getting his fiugers under the sharp knives they were instantly disscveied. Tlior.ttitzSrlieolH. The public schools of Lititz closed to day with public exercises, the following beiug thu pregramme for the occasion : Prayer, by Kev. C. Nairle ; musie, " Al pine Hern ; " salutatory essay, "Well Begun ia Half Dene," Lettio Hacker; recitation, "At the Old Well," Martha Diehm ; composition. "Daniel," Wilbur Albiig: t ; music, "Chorus Ttfusic is a BleMsiug;" recitation, "King Midas," Lizzie Ha it; recitation, "Saudalphen," Mary Miller; iceitatien, "The Clown's Baby," Lizzie Kauffman ; music, "The Old Oaken Bucket;'' com position, "Vacation," Annie Ban-; reci tatieD, "What te Expect," Win. Uinge man : inusiR. ninnnsnln. "PIpvhI'b TTvmn " Lizzie Kauffman ; recitation, "The Sav ing Mission of Infancy," Mattie Diffcnder fer ; recitation, "The Owl Critic," Bessie jjiiucr ; music, cuerup, "Speak Uently ; ' Presentation of Mrtifipafcp.i mnsin. niann duet, M. Tshudy aud M. Evans ; valedic tery essay, "The Hills are Ureen Afar Off." Ella Hacker ; mnsic, chorus, "Farm er Bey ;" address by Prof. Shaub ; music, chems, "Twickenham Ferry." T110 'X ueiuan Club. The Tucquan Fishing club held their an nual meeting at the office of the secretary, Majer A. C.Reimehl, last cveniug. The attendance wfts large. A number of ap plications for vacancies were presented and laid ever. The old officers were re elected as fellows : President. S. S. Rath von ; vice president, Lewis Haldy ; sec retary, A. C. Reincchl ; treasurer, Wm. L. Gill ; executive committee, W. L. Gill, H. 11. lJrenemau, G. M. Zihra aud Geergu B. Willson. A cemmittee wis ap pointed te perfect au arrangement for the annual camp iu July which premises te be veryarge. It was agreed te procure a geld medal, which will bs presented te the best fisherman during the carnp and a leather medal for the worst. It was also agreed te procure a hair mattress for the Tucquaner who can put in the most rest during camp. The reports all showed the club te be in excellent condition, and the meeting adjourued after seme discussion, until June 22J, when final arrangements for the excursion will be made. Grade of Fnplls. The following Is the percentage of the pupils of James street higher grade sec ondary school for May, 1883 : A CLASS. Cluulcs Feil 82 llortrmle Ilulbacli.. SI Fred. I.utz 71 Annie liUL-Iirle 71 I.iiur.v Sicljcr 7:S Uesste Crnwter.l.... 70 Clias.Scner 09 Knnna Leng C7 Uertrutle Ilresius .. C3 (Jcrtic Zccher CI Will .Smith C3 act Kl. Ullgeru 10) Mary Munson.... Frank Smith Mamie 8 tauter... William Lenjr.... Clara Stnnffer.... l'cter Fllcic Bertlia Am wake. Cliritt Fltck Elmer Brinser... C'arrie Benedict.. Anniu Smith . CO f.9 . .13 , Si . SO . 44 42 , 41 41 41 40 Emma Ketli Cera (iuinpf Chas. Fiagtf Benedict Hacker. Amelia Kautz David Kvans Katie O'BrVi'".... Ella Maieii .. U .. C7 . Cfi . 15 .. 3 ,. Ci . CI . fil . C2 .. CI .. CO Harriet llednckd... 09 Mamte i.ntz !." lttchard Ailiens S Harriet Uast 81 Mitry J2 rweit: 75 Walter McCitskcy 74 l.uelia Itjuiiiin.il.... 73 Fred King 7'- llarry .Lcyden 7 Mamlit Mlley 72 Laura Urey t9 Flera Miles Ida Gibbs Mauiic Thema. U. A. It. Inspection. Last evening the members of Geerge H. Themas Pest 84, G. A. R., assembled in their hall te the number of about sixty and were inspected by the state inspecting officer, H. Mullen, of Columbia, assisted by J. 51. Wright. Tbe boekB, papers, finances, &c, of the pet were found te be correct aud in geed condition, but the in-1 spectiug officers were somewhat disap pointed at the comparatively small number of members belonging te the pest and the smaller number found te be uniformed. The pest numbers only about 250 mem bers, and a Jarze proportion are without uniforms. Columbia with less than one eno ene third of our population has a pest number ing 210 members, meat of whom are uni formed. A Serious Fall. Mrs. Joel Bair, of Ear), who weighs 250 pounds, broke her cellar beae and several ribs and received a severe shock te her system by falling through a mew into the stable below. COLUMBIA'S SCHOOLS. THE MIOB SCHOUO. COMMENCEMENT. A Crew sd Opera tleuse and Successful JCatet tain meat Th Geed Werk of Ksrnciet Edncaters. Under intelligent, progressive and non partisan direction and capable supervision, with well paid and well qualified teachers, the pnblioscbeols of Colombia have deser vedly attained a high degree of success and advanced rant irr the opinion of the educational circles of the state. The great body of thirteen or fourteen hundred chil dren, whose educational interests are committed te tha oare of the school beard, of Supt. Ames and the corps of excelleut teachers working under thorn, were largely represented in the andienca that packed the, opera house last evening te hear and see the exercises of tbe high school commencement, which is the annu ally blooming consummate flower of the system. The beuse was filled from pit te dome, the temperature was delightful, the music of the Cerdelia orchestra inspiring, the order maintained wasexcollent and all the accompaniments of the occasion were in thorough accord with the spirit of liter ary festivity. The stage was occupied by the super intendent, directors and speakers, and es sayists, aud promptly at eight were begun the exercises of which the following was the progxamme : Overture" La Flantlre," ( Bouillon ), Cerdelia Orchu-lru Prayer, Uev. Gee. Wells K j. Salutatory "SuD-.tauce and Slmdew." AileluMe Uycur Essay " The Se en Ages,".. Fanny Melltiixcr. Kecitatien ' Archie Dean." lean McClunKuutrman Essa "The Mission et Flewers," Frances Crity. Cla3s Prophecy Ewlnp MtUlln ( 'S ). Masic " Plantation Ertiees," ( Arinnitvit tiy G. II. Bess), Cernelia Orelu'stui Eusay " Shall UlrU Study Mathematics V Anna B. Hcivmey. Kecitatien-" The Settler's Story." Daisv Crewnalileli! Valedictory" Alexander Hamilton." Win. E Urn tier Overture-" La Fee De l'etsuaui," ( Kleliard ) Cerdelia Orchestra. Address by W. U. Hansel, Presentation or diplomas Prof. 1!. IS. Ames . Waltz" Evening Sounds," ( Stasny ). Cerdelia Oi cheat ra Miss Gyger's introductory css.iy was a practical, geed sense dis sertatien, clearly and gracefully read ; Miss Mellinger's sketch of man'a progress through the seven ages of Shaks pcare showed clese observation ; Miss Cristy's essay was a thoughtful disserta tien upon the uses of flowers, and Miss Hershey's plea for the true rights of TComen te fit herself for the duties of life was a sensible and very clearly read paper The comic recitation of Miss Kauffman and the pathetic reading of Miss Crown shield elicited well deserved applause, and by the time the young ladies had received the floral tributes teudered the stage in front of them was a bank of fragrant ami beautiful nosegays, baskets and ether de vices. Mr. Milllin's class prophecy was a humorous production taking off the per per senal characteristics of the class in happ) manner. Mr. Bmner, the only male member of the class, delivered a fervid but discriminating eulogy en Hamilton, and made the farewell of his schoolmates iu a touching and eloquent address. The young gentlemen ware rewarded with abundant floral tokens. Address te tne Class. The honorary address was delivered by W. U. Hensel, of Lancaster, en the " Vir tues of Peace." After a rcferonce te the season of Decoration Day and a tribute te the memory of these " who fought like Richard Lien Heart and died like Philip Sidney" that the republic might live, he contrasted the superior claims of the con structive ever the destructive elements of civilization and the moie beneficent re sults whieh have followed the activity of the moral forces than the col lision of the brute instincts of human ity. In the iuterust of the race thu moral and material ravages rather thau the glories of war should be depicted. Quet iug from the declaration against war with which Erasmus quitted Cambridge four bundled years age, it was vindicated by J. R. Green's philosophic reflection that the only war which has profoundly affected English society aud English government in the one hundred years war with Francs, and of that war the results were simply evil. The crusades weie selected as types of religious wars te show that they actually availed nothing for the spread or viudic a tien of Christianity ; while of political aud civil wars our Iato national struggle, with all its evils, was characterized as a cam age that wise statesmanship, freedom of discussion, and tolerance of opinion ought te have avoided, and all its results should have been secured by the concession of constitutional rights aud thu recognition of the irresistible idea of human freedom The happy situation of our own ceuntiy and its practical lack of armament, have allowed peace te win it.i greatest victories here, and te our freedom from the w.iste and wear of war it was largely owing that te the nations assembled te sce the lle win ing of our century plant, America could present herself armsfull of the trophies ei the peaceful arts. American citizenship is pledged te the promulgation of this idea until The war drum throbs no longer, .And the hat tie nags are tuned lu tne parliament et man The lederatinn et the world. The relation of j-chelar&hip with cln zenship was made the subject of the con eluding exhortation te the members of thu graduating class. The IJtnn4S Awardfil- Aftcr the valedictory had been spoken the diplomas were presented te the class by Supt, Ames with fitting remarks, and the exercises which Ind baen of very pre per length c md.i.iid without having elii-i ted the least sign of weariness or impa tience from the audience. After the feast pf reasen tha members of tbe class, the beard of directors, Supir intendent Ame, Mr. Hensel, the Misses Welsh, thcolDeieut instructors of tbe high school, and ethers, were given a reception at the residence of W. B. Given, esq., of the beard, wheie music and ether social festivities most delightfully supplemented the public exercises of the commence ment. The party were elegantly enter tained, and the affair was a delightful crown te an occasion that, by the testimony of all concerned, will pass into the history of the Columbia schools as a red letter epoch . TUK BOKUDQH BUOUET. Tliu News 1 rum UelnnibU lu Jtrlef. The several church services will be held at all the churches te-morrow. Sebiccis United Brcth:cti, morning, " Child Train iug," E. E. Lntherau. cveninc. Enh riamisaCake net Turned ;" Methodist Episcopal, evening, " The Mission of a Wonderful Fact:" Mt. Zion A. M. E. church, morning, "Faith Rewarded;" preaching by pastor. At 3 e clock p. in , Mrs. Henrietta Crawford, of Vinelawl, N. J , an evaugelis:, will preach. Rev. Sylvester BurreU will preach in the eveu- ing. Atbt. Jehn's Lutheran church, in thu morning, a memorial sermon te the Iato Geerge M. Ham, will be preached. Subject of evening service at Trinity Reform.-.d cbuiqh, Crowns and Kingdoms." Simen Steven's employed at Bruner's coal wharves, had his arms and legs in jurea yesieraay ey tne coal which fe from a huge derrick bucket, the support ma enaiu et wuica Drene. a. nttiedaugu terefMr. Ames Brown fell down the stairway leading te Charles niteshnu's tailor shop yesterday and was painfully injured about the face. Rebert Rean, a P. R. R. brakemaa of the night shifting crew, had bis hand mashed while coupling cars in the west yards last niht. J! Harry McCanna had his head badlv r by a stone whieh was thrown by Willie Jacksen last evening. Mr. Jeseph Dean,
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