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The Legislature after a very long ses
sion adjourns as ureal with a large
number of bills net acted upon, mere
has certainly been ample time during its
protracted session for the disposition of
all necessary matters of legislation, and
.. - ewuiifa'hiA tn the members cel
lectively that they have net disposed of I
them. Their failure w a" f' -"
larly noticeable. as te the things that
they are cemmasded byjthe constitution
te consider and determine. Chief
amenff them are the apportionment bills.
The one Heuse being Democratic
and the ether "Republican,' there
was a natural disagreement upon
this subject, due te the fact that
the apportionment has a direct influence
upon the strength of the parties. The
Republicans happen te nave uu
apportionment which suits them; hence
they de net consider it te their interest
te establish a new one. They are content
with the situation. If it is their duty as
legislators te legislate for their party,
they may justify their failure te readjust
the apportionment; but they de net dare
te assume this position. Tuey inuirecwy
seek te maintain their present political
advantage by obstinately insisting en a
new scheme of apportionment which is
about as unjust te their political oppe
nents as the existing one, and which,
therefore, they cannot be expected te
accept.
The question for the governor is as te
whether he shall permit the Legislature
te finally adjourn without passing the
apportionment bills which the censtitu
tien commands it te pass. Upen the one
side it may be urged that though he may
reconvene the Legislature he cannot
compel it te de a duty which it hits
distinctly declined te perform, and that
the money which a renewed session will
cost will be wasted. But upon the ether
hand it is te be said that when important
matters, commanded te be done by the
fundamental law are net done, it is the
governor's duty te reassemble the Leg
islature and remind them of their fail
ure, even though they are as well aware
of it as he is. It is in bis power te give
them an opportunity te supply their
emission, and the money which it will
cost te correct the error, or te demon
strate te the people the determination of
their lawmakers te fail in the discharge
of their clear duty, will be wisely ex
pended in either event.
The governor is reported te ue uispeseu
te reassemble the Legislature, and we
think that this is the proper conception
of his duty. The sooner it is deue the
better. The weather is het and will lie
getting hotter. Comfortable legislation
in the summer is impossible. But a few
days will suflice te de all that needs te be
done, and the temperature may incline
the members te hurry up their work.
The Ballitt Bill.
The Philadelphia Bulfclin, though a
radically Republican paper, is opposed
te the Bullitt bill for the government of
Philadelphia, which Its partisan friend3
have been trying te force through the
Legislature by fair means or foul. Its
very excellent reason for opposition te
the measure is that it believes iuflexi
blyln the principle of self-government
and in the ability of Philadelphia te
govern herself. Philadelphia dig net
invent the Bullitt bill, and Philadelphia
has net asked for its passage. Whatever
there is of real geed in it and it is far
from being wholly bad councils can
supply by reorganization of the depart
ments and by a higher order of appoint
ments along the whole line of official 1 ife."
The city councils, it maintains, " are at
least better able te judge of Pbiladel
phia's condition and wants than is the
Harrisburg Legislature, the large ma
jerity of which is necessarily densely
ignorant of the whole subject. Philadcl
phia should be let alone. When she
finds that she seeds reforms which are
hindered by existing state laws she will
say se and Harrisburg will then be
asked te come te ner assistance. But
that is net the present situation. Phila
delphia has her own shoulder at the
wheel of mnnicipal improvement aud
thus far is steadily moving it out of the
old ruts en te the solid ground of geed
government." It is certainly true that
the principle of governing cities by the
Legislature, whose members knew
se little of their wants, has
prevailed te a large extent in
this state and New Yerk te the
discredit of the commonwealth and the
disadvantage of the municipality. Few
of the country members really under
stand the principles or the effect of this
class of legislation for the large cities
which they vote upon blindly and are
therefore called upon te pass one year and
undo the next The members from the
cities, upon whose judgment they must
depend, are certainly net, as a rule, fit
exponents of their constituents' better
interests and are net above the average
councilman in knowledge of the city's
wants. A great many of the evils
in the present administration of
municipal government result from the
lack of proper interest in and attention
te it by the taxpayers .and citizens gen
erally, rather than from defects in the
plan itself. Until they de what is in their
power te accomplish administrative re
form, by putting the government of the
city into the hands of honest and in
telligent men, these who desire
municipal reform in Philadelphia should
net importune the Legislature te devise
new schemes of government,for any plan
entrusted te rogues te administer it will
fail. And the urgent desire of Quay'
Cooper & Ce. te get the Bullitt scheme
adopted indicates that they think they
hare " a geed thing of it."
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JThiu there will be an honest and
nasenable difference of opinion con
cerning the gravity and relative import
ance of the legislation which the general
assembly has net effected, there will be
no concurrence In themendacieu?, parti
san aspersion of the present Legislature
by the Harrisburg Telegraph. The
virulence of its criticism robs it of all
Claims te respect. Tbe conservative
jaagmemt of 'the 'Philadelphia linger
is much nearer te a fair one, that; while
present Legislature has met beenall
that could be desired, it is a great
improvement in character, in purpose
and results upon its predecessors of the
past twenty years. It has turned out no
had legislation, and that is much te be
thankful for ; at least the few errors of
commission which are chargeable upon
it were promptly, veteed.by the governor,
and the Heuse frankly showed its recon
sideratien of its own deficient judgment
by supporting the vetoes.
Mr. Jap
Tubpen was the man te
whom Governer Hendricks talked se un-
wwrvediv. Mr. TuTpen declares that
he said all that he reported; but that
the conversation was net intended te be
printed, and that it was an afterthought
in him te prepare it for the Wabash
Courier; whose editor, Mr. Lee Linn,
subsequently refused te "refrain from
publishing it, though requested se te de
byGev. Hendricks, who meanwhile had
heard of the project. Whether or no Mr.
Jap Turpen was a literary Dick Turpen,
who robbed Gov. Hendricks of his pri
vate sentiments en the highway, it seems
clear '.enough that they were his senti
ments that he get ; and this is all that
ivirtimilarlv interests the public. Mr.
Hendrick's cau settle with Jap Turpen
and Lee Linn as te whether their treat
ment of him was square, and the public
may suspect as they please that there
was a ntue uninese game among me
three; but whether Mr. Hendricks did
or did net want te be reported, and te
be started off en the back of the old
ticket, at this particular time and in
this way, it is net te be denied that he
ached te be outside the old beast ;
though it is possible that he may ache
worse before he gets through the race
en it.
Net Wanted.
The English government, having
hanged a certain number of the Pgcenix
park murderers and having accepted the
testimonvef ethers te secure the con
victien of these hung, new proposes te
send its witnesses out of the country
whether they will or no. It gives them
a choice of places. Mr. Carey says he
prefers te stay in Dublin ; but he is in
formed that he must get out of Ireland
and is encouraged te go by being as
sured that the police will net be able te
protect him if he stays. This is showing
a great deal of consideration for its wit
nesses and for itself. The government
probably does net care much for the
witnesses ; but it wants te get out of
the hanging business, aud kuews that if
the witnesses are killed it will have te
hunt up these who did the deed and give
immunity te some of them te catch the
ethers ; and will be likely te have an
endless work of it.
We de net suppose that Mr. Carey or
any of his associates will elect te he
sent te this country, They would prob
ably be safer in Ireland. They have no
admirers here. They are the worst of
the men who perpetrated the murders
in the Phuinix park. They saved their
necks bv surrendering their fellows te
the gallows. They are net the kind of
citizens we desire te have among us. If
the British government proposes te in
clude the United Srates among the places
of residence of which it gives them the
choice, it needs te be- reminded that we
have something te say about it, aud that
we will net have them.
Skcuktaiiy Ciiandlkii is te be congrat
ulated en the possession of at least one elo ele elo
ment of successful statesmanship. He has
the courage of his convictions. Bulletin.
Tme enough, but his convictions are
usually se unrighteous that his courage
makes him all the mere dangerous. .
It is interesting te note that since Ma
hone's back set in Virginia, many of the
Republicans who hitherto gave his scala
wag cause ceuutenance are disposed te
hedge. Evou the Philadelphia Press with -holds
sympathy from him anil that Stal
wart or Stalwarts, the Bulletin, savagely
declares tha. " a state which surrouders
te a political aud moral dwarf, has sunk
tee low for hcern. Pity is its due."
TnE Pittsburg Times has enlarged, put
en anew dress of type, waked up oditori editori oditeri
ally, shows signs of increased enterprise,
originality in its news departments and
announces an arrangement by which Sen Sen
aeor Stewart, Mayer Powderly aud an em
inent Democrat are te be regular editorial
contributors. But a dispatch from Har
risburg says Stewart denies the part of it
relating te him.
Tiie long canvass for a beard of direc
ters for the Academy of Music, Philadel
phia, which has been waged with great
bitterness for weeks, came te an end last
evening by the electieu of the Henry M.
Phillips ticket which is an endorsement
of the present management. The opposi
tion was headed by Alfred G. Baker, who
was for a change in the present system by
which stockheldors absorb se much of the
valuable sittings and the concern pays no
profits otherwise.
Ouu farmers in their monthly meetings,
which deserve better attondance and
greater popular interest in them, generally
have something te say that is worth
bearing and reading. Especially when
their discussions take such a turn as was
given them by Mr. Hiller's essay en a new
tree, easy of cultivation and of general
utility, are the proceedings of the Agricul
tural society of practical value. Who
plants a tree is a benefactor te himself and
generations te come ; and the next best
thing is te encourage ethers te de it.
About a year age a company of Arabs,'
traveling through New Jersey with a bear
had their baby eaten by the brute ; a little
later the same tragic ineident happened te
a strolling band of gypsies in Maryland ;
as the season advanced the lachrymose
story was told of a let of tramps in Vir
ginia; and new the sad news comes from
North Carolina that the career of three
Turks, traveling that way with two per
forming bears, has been checked by the
bears devouring one of the children.Seuth -ward
the liar taljes his way.
The Senate and the Heuse have net
as yet come te any conclusion upon a bill
te prevent and punish political assessments.
I The Landis bill has passed the Heuse,
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The Le propetai;biVhiBhaen
afaptsd en the Besate te a sallews: '
'Thst' it aksill be unlawful for any com
mittee or member thereof, directly or in-
directly, te demand of any public officers.
mi
subordinate or empleye nouueg soy emce
or position of honor, trust or profit in this
commonwealth, or otherwise engaged or
employed in the . service or us state, or
from any officer, subordinate or empleye
in any way engaged or employed in the
service 01 any city or county of this state,
any assessment, contribution or percentage
ofrey money, property or ether equivalent
in anything of value with the understand
ing, either expressed or implied, that the
same may or shall be used for any political
purpose whatsoever.
They are having a Bpicy time among the
legislators at Austin, Texas. Between
forty and fifty of them were indicted for
violations of the gambling law, and the
whole let of them were trembling at the
prospect of their exposure. A geed angel,
however, came along and stele the indict
ments from the county clerk's office, and
new there is cheer onee mere among the
degenerated Texas lawmakers. What is
surprising about the whole affair is that
the festive members should care a pin for
being charged with gambling. It might
be supposed a spirit of regeneration is
working among them, but the fact that
the indictments were removed se op
portunely, quite extinguishes the hope
that there'has been a renovation of con
science and that the days of gambling are
numbered in the state of the Lene Star.
PERSONAL.
Jeuk Siier man's peremptory declina
tien havinc been taken in earnest, Judge
Feraker will likely be the Republican
nominee for governor in Ohie.
Ceiinklids Vandkrbilt paid 11,000
for the Turner picture in William Henry
Hurlbert's collection ; and new it is said
te be a copy that cost only $900.
P. C. Bangs, the aoter,.was married
yesterday in Plymouth church, by its
pastor, te a Mrs. LaGreve, who figured in
a divorce suit about a year age. The
bride, who was known in professional
circies as Acmes Leenard, is about 25 years
of age, and is said te have become assured
of a large income through a recent decision
in court.
White Wew, Big Bew and Sun Bey,
of the Comanche and Kiewa Indians, have
arrived in Washington te confer with the
secretary of the interior in regard te the
boundaries of their reservation. Chief
Bushyhead, of the Cherokees, is expected
in Washington te confer with Secretary
Teller in regard te the $300,000 appropri
ated by Congress te pay for lands ceded te
the government in the Indian territory.
Pattt, having declared that she loved
St. Leuis because her "dear brother
Carle" was buried there, it has beendis
closed that when he was "dying of want
and misery and his children starving,"
she wrote, in answer te appeals for aid,
"that her brother was a geed-for-nothing,
and that these who aided him in any way
need net leek te her for reimbursement or
return of any kind." Therefore his debts
remain unpaid, and but for the sympa
thetic charity of strangers Carle Patti
would have been buried a pauper in the
potters' field.
Ecktxy B. Coxe, who resigned from the
beard of directors of the Philadelphia &
Reading railroad company en Saturday,
states that he is a heavy shipper of coal
ever the New Jersey Central railroad,
which has recently passed under the con
trel of the Readint?. He savs this is his
only reason for resigning, as it would net
be consistent under such circumstances
for him te remain in the beard. The
Reading directors in accepting the resig
nation passed resolutions complimentary
te Mr. Coxe. The gentleman who suc
ceeds Mr. Coxe in the beard is Lerin H.
Robertsen, of Pike county, and net C. K.
Robinson, as formerly stated.
- Rnv. Cuauncey Giles was appointed
by the Swcdonbergian convention in Bos Bes Bos
eon delegate te the English convention in
Aii pus t. The invitation of the New
Jerusalem church, of Philadelphia, te held
the next convention there was adopted.
The following officers .were elected :
President, Revereud Chauucey Giles, of
Philadelphia ; vice president, Hen. T. A.
Plantz, of Pomorey, Ohie ; secretaries, W.
II. Hinkery, of Brooklyn, and S. S.
Heward, of New Yerk ;. treasurer, P. A.
Dfl.vaen, of Bosten ; executive committee,
Jes. P. Baxter, of Maine ; Rev. James
Heed awl Albert Masen, of Massachusetts;
Dr. R. O. Mefiatt, of New Yerk ; Rev. P.
V. Tuerk. of Canada ; Wm. M. Hobart,
of Ohie ; Dr. C. C. Crowley and Julian
Shoemaker, of Pennsylvania ; Rev. James
Z. Pox, of Washington, D. C, Hervey
Lighluer, of Illinois.
UIFPEUINt OPINIONS.
The Character or the l.eclslature.
Harrtebnrg Telegraph, Itep,
When the gavel falls at the close of the
present session of the Legislature, it will
clese the deliberations of as licentious and
unscrupulous a body as has met in the
halls el legislation within tbe memory of
man.
A Clean-Hauded legislature.
Philadelphia Chronicle Herald, JJcm.
We doubt whether at any time within
the past twonty-five years there has been a
Legislature at Hai risburg that has been
se clean handed as the ene which will ad
journ Wednesday. We feel certain that
there has net been a better ene since the
new constitution went into effect. It will
be difficult te recall a session when there
were se few snakes warmed into life at the
capital, se few raids made en tbe treasury,
se few attempts te benefit particular indi
viduals and be little employment .for the
old race of lobbyists. Indeed, tbe past
winter was ene of the coldest that the
lobby en capifr 1 hill his ever known.
It is net often that a session of the Leg
islature has come te an end when the
poeplo have expressed less dissatisfaction
thau they new de. There has of course,
been the customary murmuring at the
tardiness of adjournment, but the people
have every reason te congratulate them
selves that with se long a session they
have been se little robbed. The small
majority in the Senate which the Republi
can managers could absolutely depend
upon, has flfct been an encouragement te
jabbers te introduce their schemes, while
the Democratic majority in the Heuse,
most of it fiesh from the ranks of the
people, has unquestionably steed out
against every bill that had the smell of a
steal about it.
An Independent View.
Philadelphia Ledger.
Passing ever the faults of net doing
what should have been done, and for the
present emitting the censures justly earned
by some individual senators and repre
senatives, there is little else te be said ad
versely te the Legislature ; all the rest is
creditable. Ne bad legislation is te be
charged against it or uext te none. The
bills vetoed by the governor were net
offenses they were mistakes. There is
a fair proportion of geed legislation espec
ially for this city net all that was desired
yet still an encouraging proportion. The
Legislature of 18S3 down te. this 5th of
June is the best in character, ability and
outcome we have had for mere than twenty
five years ; and we hope that its last two
days will add te rather than detract from
this geed character.
MAIL NEWS.
DYXASOXBI SXOTS.
(a " Cater Canada
te Blew Up the Wellaad Canal.
Terente Dispatch te The Press.
Between four and five weeks age the
Canadian government received information
from the-Britiah embassy at Washington
that an attempt would be made by parties
connected with the dynatiite faction in
New Yerk te blew up the Welland canal
by means of dynamite. The. matter some
how leaked out, but created absolutely no
sensation, being regarded as nothing mere
than a hoax.
It new appears, however, there was
eoed reason te fear that an attempt would
be made, and farther information having
been received by the authorities, precau
tions were taken te prevent a surprise. It
was understood that the attempt would
be made en Friday, May 13, the day fixed
for the execution of Jee Brady at Dublin,
and en the Saturday previous a number of
guards were stationed at intervals along
the line of the canal.
As matters subsequently turned out,
these precautions were taken none tee
seen. On Sunday, the day previous te
that said te have been fixed for the at
tempt, 15 rough looking characters, each
carrying a satchel, jumped lrem tne train
at St. Catharine's, having jnst come ever
the suspension bridge from Buffalo. They
were immediately shadowed by private
detectives, who were sent te the place of
the supposed attack upon Canada, who
seen after overheard sufficient of the con
versation of the new arrivals te be con
vinced that this was the party they were
commissioned te watch.
The new arrivals wanted about appar
entlyly unconcerned, but at the same time
were making secret arrangements for the
carrying out of the object which they had
in view. A few of their number were sent
along the canal te select a suitable spot te
destroy the connoctien between the upper
and lower lakes. They had net gene far,
however, before they found that their
secret had get te the ears of the govern
ment officials, and that their game was up.
They saw large numbers of men stationed
all along the canal in sentry boxes. The
delegation returned te St. Catharine,
where the party immediately dispersed,
and returned as quickly as possible te the
United States.
, The watches are still stationed along the
canals, guarding the locks day and night.
There is no doubt whatever as te the cor
rectness of the above story. A govern
ment official connected with the canal
admitted as much, and congratulated
himself en having taken precautions in
time. The superintendent or tne canal
declines te give any information en the
subject, but stated that everything had
been kept quiet, even from the men set te
guard the caual.
All along tne line ei tne cauai notices
are posted up prohibiting persons from
driving along the banks, and the feet walk
is dotted its whole length with brown
Bentry boxes, while the guards keep up a
constant patrol by the water side. There
are a number of places where tunnels
have been made under the canal, and
which, were they net properly guarded,
would be geed places te damage thp canal
almost beyond repair. The Great West
ern railway runs under the canal near
Morritten, and, if the new canal had been
destroyed, communication would have
been cut off completely between the upper
and lower lakes, as the old Wellington
canal is undergoing heavy alterations,
which render it wholly unfit for traffic
during the present season.
THE KKCOHD OF CttlMK.
Twenty-Hve Strangers Victliulzed by
au AI-
leged Kmployuient Ageury,
Yesterday morning 25 young women,
English aud Swedish immigrants, arrived
at Saratoga from New Yerk by beat and
train. They were sent out by a firm al
leged te be doing business in New Yerk
te accept situations in hotels and bearding
houses represented te have been obtained
for them. They found that no places had
been secured, and that they wero the vic
tims of dupes and swindlers. Each girl
had paid a man purporting te be a member
of the firm $3.50, viz., $1 for booking and
$2.50 for beat and car fare. They were
told that this would include berths and
meals, but neiLher was furnished them
and they arrived at Saratoga without har
ing eaten since Sunday neon. Being
penniless aud unable te buy return tickets
te New Yerk, they went te pelice head
quarters and explained their situation. The
reporters en the local newspapers provided
dinner for the girls at a hotel. Ex Alder
man Mitchell stated the case te the over
seers of the peer, who gave orders that
the young women be entertained at the
hotel until Tuesday afternoon if situations
for them are net soeuor obtained. The
pelice took care that no iraproper persons
interfered with the girls. Through the
efforts of some geed Samaritans, situations
for all were obtained during the afternoeu .
The police think they can trace the man
who swindled the immigrants.
A TINNEK'S TUMBLE.
Jehn ivefctuu Instantly Killed at Steclten
Yesterday.
Jehn Westen, a tinner, and a resident
of Harrisburg, was instantly killed at
Steelton ou Monday. He was engaged by
N. S. Hensel,a slater, te reef the residence
of Peter Legan. He worked all morning,
but was unwell. At dinner time he com
plained somewhat,but decided te work en.
He had scarcely get up en the reef when
he was seized with sickness and lest his
balance. The heuse is about 34 feet high
and Mr. Westen fell te the ground. In
his fall Westen struck the projecting pests
of a perch with his head, crushing his
skull. When pieked up it was found that
besides the fracture his both arms and
one leg wero broken. He did net recover
consciousness after he fell and died in
about 15 minutes.
Dying Frem Axe Wounds.
At Roanoke, Virginia, Jehn Ed
wards (colored), who recently came there
from Buckingham was found yesffrday
morning in the suburbs of the town hor
ribly mutilated. Hew he came te be in
this condition is a mystery, but it is sup
posed that he was attacked by a negre
who is a rival of his for the affections of a
young mulatto girl, and who met him
last night en his way from church and
assassinated him. The instrument used
in the attack was an axe. The wounded
man cannot possibly live. His nook is
almost severed from the head, and there
are ether dangerous wounds about the
back and shoulders, He is unconscious
and unable te give au explanation.
Talfe of Anether Lynching.
Jehn Smith, alias Jehn White, a negre
who murdered Jesiah Harding, at Elkins,
Garrett county, Md., en May 15, will be
turned ever te the authorities of that
county. Besides the crime of murdering
Harding the man committed a felonious
assault en the latter's wife. The murder
was committed for that purpose. The
prisoner fled from Garrett oeunty and
made his way te Winchester, Va , where
he has just been captured. The Maryland
officers left for that place, secured their
prisoner and proceeded home with him. It
is net all improbable that they may be
intercepted en their read, and the mur
derer taken from them and lynched.
Storms In the Seuth.
A tornado at Greenville, Texas, en Sun
day evening blew down or moved from
their foundations about 50 houses, bnt
only one person, a colored infant, was
killed. Several ethers were seriously in
jured. A tornado passed ever Barbour
county, Gs. en Sunday, demolishing the
houses en eight or ten plantations, and
tilling eee "ion."' SsvessT eth erswere
severely injured. A tersade in Bitler
county, Ala., e Sunday, wrecked? the
houses en six plantations, killng eae'per-;
son and injuring several ethers. ""
Pashas et Crime.
f Frank Brown and Jehn Andersen, nete
rieus roughs, terrorized the village of
Wiata, Iowa, for three hours en Sunday
afternoon, firing revolvers promiscuously,
and making ether disturbances Finally,,
an armed body of the citizens epenednre
upon them, killing Andersen and-fatally
wounding Brown.
It is reported from San Antonie, Texas,
that Majer Wessen, the thieving, army
paymaster, will plead guilty te the embez
zlement of $5,400, but will resist the
charge of embezzling $18,000, which he
asserts that be lest.
A train going from Lawrence te Salem,
Mass., yesterday morning, was robbed of
the cash box containing $2,000. The
thieves get at the box by sawing out a
panel in the conductor's room.
Lesses by Fire.
The American house, at Babylon, Leng
Island, was bnrned yesterday. Less, $20,
000. The saw and latn mill and black
smith shop of Wilsen, Luther & Wilsen,
at Luther, -Lake county, Michigan, was
burned en en Sunday morning. Less,
$50,000. A lamp explosion caused the
fire. The mill employed fifty men.
MORIS GUBERNATORIAL VETOES.
All et Them Sustained by tbe Heuse.
The governor has vetoed the bill in
creasing allowances te the National
Guards for armory rents. He considered
it unnecessary and extravagant. P. Lacy
Goddard was new making inspection, and
had already found that twenty companies
which had built armories out of meneys
given them for rent. The governor thicks
the titles of these armories ought te ba in
the commonwealth. The proposed bill
would increase the state expenses $7,000
per annum. The Heuse sustained the
veto.
The governor also vetoed the joint reso
lution appropriating money for the propa
gation and protection of fish. His objec
tions were that according te the censtitu
tien "no money shall be paid out of the
treasury except upon appropriations maue
by law," that "no law shall be passed
except by bill," that "every bill shall
have its Bingle purpose clearly expressed
in its title," that "the presiding officers of
each Heuse shall in the presence of the
Heuse ever which he presides, sign all
bills, after first publicly reading their
titles." This joint resolution was net a
law, it was net a bill, it bad no title, it
was net signed by the presiding officer of
each Heuse, but simply by clerks it was,
therefore, net a lawful means of appropriat
ing public money. The Heuse sustained
the veto.
The governor also vetoed the bill re
lating te the collection of state tax upon
collateral inheritances, and defining the
duties of auditors in relation te the same.
Tbe governor says the bill seeks te clothe
auditors with powers which properly be
long te registerp. It makes them inquisi
torial, and allows them te issue subpoenas
for the attendance of Witnesses, and the
production of books and papers ; and,
upon refusal of the witnesses te obey,they
may be committed for contempt. It gives
auditors the pewar te inflict personal pun
ishment. It S2eks te make the register .of
wills and his sureties liable for collateral
inheritance tax net collected through- his
neglect. This is a step in advance of the
present law, and imposes a heavy respon
sibility upon sureties when bends new in
existence were given. It thus changes
obligations of existing contracts. The
Heu80 sustained the veto.
NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS.
Events Near aud Acress the County Lines,
Isaac MoHese, of Reading, is being
pushed for the Republican nomination ler
state treasurer.
The Berks County Agricultural society
will give $1,000 in premiums for running
and trotting horses at the next annual
fair.
Counsel for the Reading railroad yes
terday asked for an injunction in Norris
town te restrain the Pennsylvania railroad
from the further construction of a siding
ou Lafayette street, in that city.
All the arrangements for the grand
musical jubilee te be held at Selinsgreve,
June 12th, 13th, 14th and 15, are new com.
pleted. A chorus of six hundred veices
has been organized, with fair prospects of
swelling the nnmber te eight hundred,
nnder the leadership of Dr. W. O. Perkins
of New Yerk. Gov. Patlisen will open
the fete.
Tbe wife of Albert Weed, a repairman
en the Philadelphia & Reading railroad,
living at Telfeid, arese and dressed her
self about 1 o'clock in the morning and
went te a stene quarry filled with water
close byher residence, whero she drowned
herself. She had been weak minded for
seme tiuie and that is supposed te be the
cause el her suicide.
In Harrisburg, yesterday, a soda feun
tain exploded in a drug store and injured
two clerks. The thoughtful young mau
will net fail te remind his girl of this
catastrophe whenever he imagines ahe
longs for the cooling draught from the
drizzling fountain and his summer suit has
absorbed all his loeso and otherwise
ehange.
On Saturday, while an old man living en
the read leading from Eagle in Upper
Uwchlan township te Ludwig's Cerner,
Chester county, was burning brush, the
lire spread around him, and despite all
his efforts te extinguish the flames,
was burned in a terrible manner his
clothing being burnt entirely off, while his
body and limbs presented a ghastly ap
pearance. He is net likely te recover.
Dr. Heber Plank, of Morgantown,
planted seventy-five bushels of walnuts
last fall, en 23 acres of ground, near Joan Jean
na station, en the Wilmington and North
ern railroad. Last week while en a visit
tothe grounds it was found that many of
them were up three or four inches, while
nearly all were above the surface. A
bushel of walnuts will produce very nearly
ene thousand trees, and in twenty years
the weed will be ready for market, giving
the doctor at that time a snug fortune.
A Fight Illustrated.
The current number of the Psliee News
illustrates the capture.ef Jacob Gangaway,
the boy train wrecker, in tbe Wesh moun
tain's. The picture represents a scene in
a wild and desolate country ; eight con
stables are having a fight with the out
laws ; while two are leading the prisoner
away, six ethers are keeping the moun
taineers back at the muzzle of the pistol.
The officers are stalwart looking men and
each carrie-' a supply of pistols, guns and
ether deadly weapons. The outlaws are
deperate in appearance and their weapons
are stones, clubs, &c Several ferocious
looking dogs are kept from lunching off
the officers by means of huge chain?. In
the back ground is a cabin at which the
women and children are looking en with
terror at the desperate encounter. The
affair is frightful looking ou paper, and
indeed, that is about the only place it was
really bad.
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Date Boek.
Manager Yecker, of the opera house.has
just issued a neat little book te be used
for keeping the dates of theatrical com
panies. It contains the advertisements of
several hotels, liverymen and ethers and
will be of considerable value.
Meld for restage.
A letter addressed "Miss Fanny Weiler
236 Seuth 39th street. West Philadel
phia," is held at the posteffice for want of
a stamp.
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Seed Leaf, Sumatra and ..Havana for te
Week Ending Saturday, June 2,
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U. S. Tobacco Journal.
Seed Leaf We were kindly reminded
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several times this week that sundry sales
of-'S-a-ereps bad-been effected, -altogether,
en the sly and iu the most clandestine
manner ; and that if we were te take the
hint, fellow the scent and put tuumD
screws nponthe brokers concerned in these
sales, we would find out all about it and
be enabled te dish up te our readers a
most palatable array of sales, with an ex
hibition of some stunningly big prices as a
dessert, n un sue cuueatuusuess uiinn-
sessing the most intimate acquaintance of
the state of the market, we never did
" take any stock" in reports of great sales
of leaf tobacco made en "the sly" and
behind the barricades of an impenetrable
secrecy. People who have large lets te
Sell in our market can but injin infinitesi
anally small number of cases dispose of it
without nrebablv the aid. but net with
out the knowledge, of eue or many
brokers. Furthermore, the reputa
tion of a leaf house, eutside of its general
character and lluaucial ability, is based
upon the extent of its sales during the
year. A firm that sells great .deal, is
considered (and net without justification)
ene that soils cheap. The houses that con-;
tinually hint at having made seme ex
tremely large sales are the humbugs of
the trade. The long and short of it is,
business is terribly dull in seed leaf iu the
New Yerk market. There were several
large manufacturers in the market who
bought Sumatra. One of them said te
us: "I came down te buy 'S2 Pa. It is
nice stock. They begau te ask me 20
cents and even 22 ceuts for what they call
the best. I took Sumatra."
"But supposing the new butnatra turns
out peer and high in price ?"
" We'll wait till it does."
And that's what they will all de. The
manufacturers, and also tha jobbers can't
be boomed into making purchases by
what " might" he. Tliey want te see
the new Sumatra turn out uauiy, auu
stand hich in price. They don't want te
hear anything about it.
Several parcels of new Sumatra have
arrived. Here is our opinion about that
which we saw. It is as geed as any that
ever came te this country. By saying
" goed'' we mean that there is light and
flimsy stock, and dark and sound stock
also. liut an the majority of it is net
bad, the denomination "geed" is in
place. As te the prices that will be asked
for it, nothing definite can be said. It all
depends upon the number of bales that
arrive here up te the first of July. If the
number is small, 20 and 22 cents for geed
'82 Pa., will be reasonable, and ivll ether
crops will sell proportionately, with profit
te first investors.
The sales of the week wero :
Pennsylvania Crep '80100 cases at 11
cents.
Crep '81 150 cases, at 15 cents.
Connecticut Crep '81 : 150 cases wrap
pern, :ft 18 te 27 cents.
Crep '82 : 230 ease.? second.-?, at 11
cents.
Ohie Crep '82 : 300 cases Little Dutch,
at 13 te 14 cents. .
Crep '81 : 100 cases, at 4 te 7 cents.
Wisconsin Crep '82 : 150 cases Havana
seed at 14 cents. 9
Sumatra A heavy business was done.
Light and dark goods sold rapidly at
figures ranging from 95 cents te $1.50.
The greatest portion was sold at an aver aver
age of 1.10.
Havana Market dull. Sales 300 bales
011 easy terms and figures.
T!it Philadelphia Market.
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Seed leaf. The movement of cigar leaf
is regular and at satisfactory prices. The
'81 Pennsylvania of fine quality is daily
growing in favor, and by experience be
comes mere valuable and appreciated,
while a large quautity of '81 Connecticut
weekly finds admirers. The '82 Connecti
cut, examined by packers' samples, is
being sold, as also Wiscensiu, which is
said te epen very advantageously. Old
biudeis and lillcrti are becoming very
scarce.
The '82 crop of Pennsylvania is censid
cred bypankeis as geed te held as govern
ment bends It ccitaiuly is the unest
crop Pennsylvania has laised for some
time. Prices held steady and regular.
Sumatra finds puichasurs at the full ad
vance, while Havana is moving niceiy, nut
en small margins.
Receipts for the week : 250 cases Cen
necticnJk 319 cases Pennsylvania, 39 cases
Ohie, 107 cases Wiscensiu, 57 eases Yerk
state seed, 04 bales Sumatra, 103 bales
Havana aud 279 hhds. Virginia and West
ern leaf tobacco.
Sales have been : 218 cases Connecticut,
294 cases Pennsylvania, 27 cases Ohie, CS)
cases Wisconsin, 42 cases Yerk state seed,
25 bales Sumatra, 90 bales Havana, 51
hhds. Virginia and Western leaf in transit
direct te manufacturers.
Exported of leaf tobacco Te Liverpool,
15,793 lbs ; te St. Martin, 1,210 lbs ; te
Sagua, 325 lbs ; total, 17,334 lbs.
tians Repert.
Sales of seed leaf tobacco reported by J.
S. Gans' Sen & Ce., tobacco brokers, Ne.
131 Water street. New Yerk, for the week
ending June 4, 1883 :
450 cases 1882 Ohie Little Dutch, 14
15c. ; 151 1881 Ohie wrappers, 79c. ;
150 cases 1882 Wisconsin Havana, p. t. ;
100 cases 1881 Pennsylvania 10c; 100
cases 1880 Pennsylvania, 8(a)16c. ; 200 cases
1882 New Euglaud, p. t. Total 1,201 cases.
TBE LOCAL TOltACUO TUADK.
Fair Prospects of the Coining Crep.
During the past week between 300 and
400 cases of old tobacco changed bands,
the larger proportion of it going te the
cigar manufacturers. About an equal
quantity of. last year's crop, cased, was
purchased by enr local dealers from grow
ers and packers iu ether counties, Lyeming
and Clinten supplying the largest portion
of it. Loese tobacco iu our own county is
becoming very scarc3, and when found it
is mostly of low grade. The purchasing
season is practically ended, though seme
dealers are still en the lookout, and take
in such lets as present themselves. The
condition of the crop continues satisfac
tory, both in quality aud color, and heavy
purebases express the belief that they have
secured a bonanza
During the last week a geed many
farmers commeuced setting out the yenng
plants, but the ground was se dry that
every plant required watering aud shading
se that the work was tedious and went
slew. On Saturday uight aud all day
Sunday there were copious rains which
put the ground in excellent condition for
plantiug. and by daybreak en Monday
morning dozens of men, women and boys
could be seen in almost every tobacco field
in the county busily engaged in setting
out the young plants. Indeed it is said
that some very pious planters did net wait
till Monday te commence their work, but,
en the principle " the better the day, the
better the deed," gave the hungry young
plants the benefit of Snnday's glorious
rain. By 10 o'clock Monday morning the
sun shone out brightly, which bad
a rather depressing effect en the young
plants and te seme extent checked the
operations of the planters ; but they have
tbe satisfaction of knowing that the
bright sunshiue is death te the cut worm.
Se far an we can learn, this pest of the
ceru and tobacco farmers is less trouble
seme this season than usual.
It is tee early yet tee make an estimate
of the acreage of the coming crop ; but
judging from these sections of the county
from whish'we have reports, it will net
vary musk from that of last year. There
is no geed reason why it should be auy
less. There has been a fair demand for
HI that see heretofore been gren.
Yerk County Tobacco.
or fc Dispatch.
Gerard C. Brown, of Lewer Windser,
township, has sold his last year crop of
tobacco at 14, Oaml 2 cents per pound ;"J.
W . liarcreft sold at 14, 4 and 3. te Adams
& Myers of Yerk. These were fine lets
or leaf. Mr. Brown was referred te fast
week as unsold. We said then that there
was yet much fine tobacco unsold in Yerk
county, and in many instances the best
goods remain. We learn that in the upper
end of Chanceferd township, celebrated
for raising the best leaf, all the tobacco
of 1832 was sold.
COLUMBIA HEWS.
Freaa Our Keguiar Correspondent.
The school beard of 18S2-S3 held its last
meeting last evening. The minutes of the
regular, meeting of May 10, and theso of
special meeting of May 31, were read and
approved. The finance committee made a
detailed report of last year's receipts and
expenditures, as also a statement of pre
sent liabilities. The reports were accepted
and referred te borough auditor for audit.
500 copies of their report were ordered te
be printed for distribution.
The library committee made a com pre -
heusiye report of the couditien of the Sheck
library. It was recommended te a read
ing public as possessing a superior assort
ment of books upon its shelves. The total
number of books placed en the shelves
during the past year was 253, and during
the past two years 512. The committee is
indepted te Samuel Wright, esq., for
valuable aid rendered them at the library.
Last year's receipts wero 2239.10, aud the
expenditures $192 17. Balance en hand is
$42.93.
Tbe superinteuding committee reported
the settlement or expenses incurred ey
the high school comracueemont exercises,
and the presentation of diplomas te grad
uates as ordered by the beard. The fol
lowing resolution was unanimously
adopted : " That the thanks of the beard
be tendered Wm. U. Heusel, esq., ei Lan
caster, Pa., for the thoughtful, eloquent
and appropriate address delivered by him
at. the eleventh .annual commencement of
the' Columbia high schdhl, held in the
opera beuse, June 1, 1883." The auditiug
committee made a report of audits of
various accounts presented. Old beard
then adjourned.
Tne new beard then convened, Mr. J.
A. Sladn being chosen temporary chair
man and Mr. O. W. Stevenson temporary
secretary. Mr. J. A. Meyers was then
elected president and Mr. C. W. Steven Steven
seu secretary. The inombers elect" had
previously preseuted certificates and taken
their seats. The finance and superintend
ing committees were appointed by the
president. Mr. Jehn C. Kliugbeil was
reappointed janitor 01 tne nign ami cuerry
strcet schools, and Mr. S. II. Hellmau was
reappointed librarian or the Sbech library.
The beard adjourned te meet at W. B.
Given's office en Thursday evening June
7, at 8:30 o'clock.
Drunk and Disorderly.
The neighborhood of 3d street, between
Perry and Union, was disturbed between
the hours of G and 8 last eveuing by the
noise created by a drunken husband who
amused himself aud a large crowd which
had assembled by beating his peer wife.
As this thing has occurred before it is
about time that steps were taken te pre
vent a repetition of such proceedings en
his part.
Christian Kreger, bailing from Phila
delphia, was before 'Sqnire Greer this
morning, charged with being drunk aud
disorderly en Frent street yesterday. Ile
was discharged en premising te loaye the
town immediately.
Severely Hurt.
Jehn Hickey, employed at Ivaufiuvau's
quarries, was severely injured en the head
and arm yesterday, by being struck by a
large stone from a blast. Jehn Meyers
also had a narrow escape from being
killed by stones which were thrown out
by the Fame blast.
Henry Ueiselmati, employed at the Sus
quehanna rolling mill, had his left fe.it
badly crushed this morning, ey euu pemmy
of iron falling upon it as he was iu the act
of taking it from a furnace.
The Borough Budget.
The funeral sorvieesof the lata Themas
B. Dunbar, will be held te-morrow after
noon at 2 o'clock, in f'oekraau's M. E.
chapel, Rev. Zingling, of St. Jehn's Lnth
eran church, will preach the sermon.
A bicycle " meet" took place en Chest
nut street last evening. Only Columbians
participated.
Workmen from this place are engaged
en repairs and improvements te the P. K.
It. station at Buck Leck.
The M. E. church Bible class of Mrs.
Weiser, held a pleasant picnic en Weav
er's Island, yesterday. It was highly 011 011
jeved by all.
Putmau circle Ne. 113. B. U. (H. F )
C. A.f will held a meeting te night, -.it
will also Chiquesaluuge trine Ne. 39, I.
O. of R. M.
Mrs. H. M. North, son and daughter,
went te Philadelphia this morning for a
short trip.
Mrs. Geerge B. Mowery, of Lancaster,
is visiting Mr. J. G. Hess, of Cherry
sheet.
Supervisor Nichols, of M. C. & P. I).,
railroad, states that an eight feet sturgeon
was caught a hhert distance belew I'eit
Deposit yeatrrday.
The It. & V,. railroad round house is
being connected with tbe water company's
water mains.
Anether Indian xkeluteu was dug up at
the new K & C. railroad depot, yester
day. One of Eagle's Wives.
MissAuuie Hippie, of Harrisburg, who
claims that she was married in Canada, in
September last, te Charles U. Engle, an
iron broker who has several times figured
disreputably in the courts, will coutinue
her prosecution against him for bigamy.
In December last Engle was held under
$1,600 bail te appear in court te answer
that charge. At the hearing a telegram
bearing the alleged signature of Engle'
counsel aud threatening Miss Hippie with
prosecution for perjury if she appeared
againct Engle, was produced. The lawyer
denied having sent the telegram and
withdrew from the case.
An Cld Lltlzan Gene.
Jehn Mowrer, who died in his 87th year
recently, at his Leme in Previdence town
ship, two miles west of Quarryville, was
for many years owner auu proprietor 01
the Mewrer farm ami quarries in that vil
lage and was well known throughout the
lower end. rle was an amiable and geed
hearted man, father or a large family aud
respected for his hilarity and many geed
qualities. Fer the last fifceen years hu
has lived retired, and his death was inci
dent te old age and geueral physical fail
ings. Baseball.
The playing members of the Ironsides
baseball club and the gentlemen who have
subscribed stock will held a meeting at
the Girard hense this evening at 8 o'clock,
when the future course of the club for the
season will be decided upon.
Several members of the Ironsides spent
a few days in Harrisburg, wituet.iug
games between the club or that city aud
ether professional teams.
A Utamead Thief.
Our police authorities have received
information te leek out for One Benjamin
P. Parker, who is indicted in Cincinnati
! for stealing $5,000 worth of diamonds.
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