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itONDAY EVENING. JUNE 11. 1883.
Oar Kavy Yards.
mh nmmissieii which has been iuves.
Heating tbe condition, ability and cost
JW manv navv yards we sustain, has
reported te tbe secretary of tbe navy and
has made radical recommendations
towards tbe reduction of tha number of
yards and tbe cost of maintaining these
which it thinks should be kept. The
yards at San Francisce, Norfolk and
New Yerk, it advises te be retained and
improved. These at Pensacola and New
Londen it recommends te be abolished.
The Portsmouth, New Hampshire, yard,
there is a diversity of opinion about,
ftm nf Mm members thinking it should
be abandoned, while ethers think it
should be maintained for the present as
a repair yard for wooden vessels. The
Bosten yard the commission unanimous
ly think should be retained, but some of
tbe members, :is we understand the
report, consider that it should only be
actively operated during uuira ui ..
The League Island yard, it is thought,
should net be kept open en its present
plan, as an ordinary navy yard.
The commission think that it should
un rv,nrie in til n irreat vard for
the construction of iron vessels,
but that unless it is determined te fit it
upjfer that purpose, there will be no ad
vantage te the country in establishing it,
inasmuch as we are mere than suffi
ciently supplied already with yards of
ordinary capacity and-resources. The
report seems te have been well considered
and its recommendations sound sensibly.
The concentration of the government
work into a few yards would be ad
vantageeiis in an economical view,
and probably the one navy yard
en the Pacific at Mara island and the one
en the Atlantic at Portsmouth, Virginia,
with a great iron ship building yard at
League island would suffice for our needs.
Certainly the two yards would meet all
our present requirements, for we de net
seem te require much of a navy. If we
should ever again go te war there
would be an elegant time of profit
for private ship building yards. Per
haps it would cost tin-, government
less te pay such profits when it needs
ships than te build a great establishment
of its e;mi te create in time of peace the
ships that it will need in war. It de
pends much upon the likelihood of war
whether it will come, in ten yeais
or a hundred. When it comes, however,
the ships will be easier get than Hie men
and officers te man them. Our merchant
maiine is net .strong enough te supply
them. What the country needs as its
best preparations for war are great Meets
or merchant vessels flying our fUg ; the
creation of such is in the power of Cen
gress, and it should be done as the best
means of preparing in peace for war.
The Mfkcrsi.it E. inure Sel Aside.
The decision el Judge Thayer, setting
aside the divorce or Majer Nicknrsen
because it was procured by fraud, was a
terse presentation of the, facts of the
case and a merciless summing up of t he
evils which are possible under the laws
of thi3 state. Here was a man who sent
his wife and child te Eure;?, parting
from them in New Yerk in the most
affectionate manner, without t he slighted
suggestion en the pari of either that the
marriage tiu was galling in the least.
He continued te write te her until about
a year age. and sent her money even
much later. Having secured a nominal
residence in Philadelphia he entered suit,
for divorce, charging de.vrlien, and ac
cording te law, gave notice by publici
tien, and in due reui'su of time the di
vercc was granted, when he married
auether woman". When his wife diseev
ered,te her astonishment, that she had
been divorced she returned and entered
suit for setting aside t he decree upon the
ground of fraud. This has just been
done and the guilty officer is en the way
te dismissal from the army and eon
sequent disgrace.
Judge Thayer, in his opinion setting
aside the divorce, cinphu'ii'.1.- the defer.! a
of the law providing for notice, and the
opportunities it affords for tin p.-rpelr.i
tien of f i and. lie makes the practical
suggestion that personal service upon the
defendant, and return by l be legal efiicei
should be required in nil eases, thus
rendering it certain that no such frauds
ns the one almost, successfully carried out
would be possible. Tnat something
must be done te remove the reproach at
taching te our existing divorce laws is
plain enough. They are, new se Ioeec
and decrees have become se cheap under
their operation that Indiana, Illinois and
ether Western states, which formerly
had almost a monopoly of the business,
have new lest it and Pennsylvania has
become one of the great divorce centres
of the country. A few such cases as
the one under consideration will cause
the people of the state te demand the
correction of this gross abuse. The only
regret is that the Legislature,' which has
just adjourned, did net take up the, work work
se that the state might net bft exposed
two years mere te the danger and le
preach possible under existing laws.
lynchers te get into the barricaded .Jail a
posse ceuM lfa?wi,'0?f9leftte
drive off the law breaWrs. evtf betas,
they perstated'ifin muier&g enjfcliel
were helpless ana wnustj.tKwe.i'c ivm
justice there was'noreasenjtfprebend.
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Afteb many years the dust of Jehn
Heward Payne is at last at " Heme, Sweet
Heme."
When it comes te down right lawless
ness Iowa can give any Southern state
points.
TnE adoption of" metallic red " as the
color for the new letter stamp, does net
take. The postal authorities could net
have done better than te have adopted
the color and changed the denomination
of the present three-cent stamp, it is a
beauty.
Tue Philadelphia Times kindly informs
the Republicans of the state that the la
dependent and Stalwart bosses have agreed
en Jereme 1J. Niles for state treasurer and
Jehn J. Ridgcway for auditor general
with Senater Lee likely te succeed Senater
Cooper as state chairman.
Eneineek Melville, who became in
velved in a disgraceful quarrel with his
wife, immediately en his return from the
ill btarred Jeannette expedition, has just
written a letter of the most disgusting
character concerning his wife and his
manied life. It is well that something
mere than words are necessary te consti
tute conduct unbecoming an officer or a
gentleman, as he would seen find himself
dismissed from the navy. His desire for
notoriety has apparently overcemo all his
sense ofprepiiety.
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the Transgressor.
Vincenne?, Ind., D.'spatcli te Hie Press.
Charles Pollack went home Saturday
night in a state of intoxication and took
the life of his beautiful young wife, te
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New Yerfr.-.fcM.rBnSiid snewwater
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let iw. iae-mae bmkv"""!
Tin: Press has suffered from another
leak in its "special cable " service and te
day abandons the publication of the Spur Spur
geeu sermon and substitutes Bcecher's
because it is found that the Chicago Tri
bune gets an early copy of the Press and
has tlie soimen telegraphed out te it from
Philadelphia, se as te print it the same
time with the Inter-Ocean, which was a
pattm-i- of the Press in the entcrprise but.
get no special benefit from it, as the
cheaper method of the Tribune seemed te
be better appreciated than the expensive
outlay or the Inter- Ocean and the Press.
It seems tbat Chicago i evon wickeder
than Philadelphia.
The sketch of the Scotch Irish Presby
terian? by Mrs Neviu, recently repub
lished in the Intelligence!!, is fitly
supplemented by the local accounts
printed te-day of two interesting epochs
in the current history of Presbyteiianisrn
in this county. This olemeut has made a
very large share of our local hist lry, ami
there are no mere interesting phases of
Presbytcriauism within its limits than the
pastorates of Rev. Lhidley C. Rutter and
Rev. Calvin W. Stewart, f. I). The
former covered a span of forty years ami
the latter has already, reached twenty rive,
and bids fair te be long extended. Beth
ccercis.'d an influence far beyond their
own congregations and en the whole social
development of their communities Ex
oreisoi, therefore, which had te some ox ex
tent the character of a commemoration of
Mr. Ratter's pastoral services and a ccle
bratien of Dr. Stewart's faithful ministry
for a quarter of a eeutury have an interest
far bojend tlie contlues of their cengiv.41
tieus.
whom he wasjmt recently wedded, and a
few minutes afterward killed himself.
When Pollack reached home after an
evening spent in haid drinking, his mother
opened the deer te let him in and he
threw his arms around her neck and
kissed her affectionately and, with much
emotion, said :
" Geed bye, mamma ; I am going
away," "and then he went te the bedside
of his aged lather, who was asleep, ana
woke him, saying : " Geed bye, father ; I
am going away." but the old gentleman,
having been addressed that way by Lis
son many times befere, took no heed, -and
told his son te se off te bed and quit his
foolishness. Pollack proceeded upstairs
and went te bed with hiswife. He talked
te her very affectionately, and embraced
and kissed her. He had been in bed per
haps ten minutes when Mrs. Ress, a sister
of Charley and who was in the room just
across the hall, heard Mrs. Pollack say in
frightened tones :
Oh, Charley, don't, don't de it," and
then came instantly tue report ei u re
volver, and Mr. Pollack rushed into the
hall with a terrific scream and fell te the
fleer. Before Mrs. Ress could reach her
brother's bedside a second shot was lircd.
She saw her brother had killed himself,
and going te Mrs. Pollack found her
lying in a peel of bleed and breathing her
last. Pollack shot his wife while she lay
in his arms, as the first shot he tired passed
through the fleshy part of ene of his arms
and panetrated her head. He thou
placed the revolver te his side and shot
himself.
Neither ever spoke a word, bath dying
with scarcely a groan. Mrs. Pollack was
but 18 years old and was ene of the most
beautiful and amiable women in the city.
Pollack loved her very much and talked
constantly of her beauty, her sweetness,
her irentlencss and her devotion te him.
Suicide seems te be a mania with the
childreu of Mr. and Mrs. Jeseph Pollack,
ene of their sons having twice tried te
hang himself, one te sheet himself aud
one te bleed himself te death. Anether, a
daughter, attempted suicide by poison.
Utliur Kncetit Suicides.
A young man named Pritchard, son of
a farmer who lives a few miles from Oil
City, was feuud dead in the barn hauging
by the neck. He was apparently in geed
spirits, aud the family cannot account for
the suicide. Jehn lieurie, 30 years eiage,
a barber residing in Frankford, commit
ted suicide yesterday morning by cutting
his threat with a razor. It is' said his
mind had been affected for sorae time.
Lionel Harris, who was committed te the
Camden 03unty jail about iive days age
for drunkenness and disorderly conduct,
attempted suicide, by cutting his threat
with a razor, which had been given te ene
of the ether prisoners with which te ishave
himself, and which had been laid down by
him for a moment.
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grain warehouse of- DengiijM, Stewart &
Ferrest, in Chicagaw'"br8d- -en
Saturday morning;- Lpss.StqafWThe
clothing house of WilleaghbT.-HUl 8s Ce.,
in Chicago, wasldamagipd.-byeni en
Saturday merniug'befbre' daylight. - The
insurance men sav the less will net exceed
$20,000 ; the firm say it will reach $70,000
The Merrimac flouring mill eighteen miles
frm St. Lenis, was burned en Friday
night. Less. $30,000. - -
The Ka;e or epidemics.
The national beard of health is in
formed that there were 18 deaths from
yellow fever in Havana during the month
of May. The disease, at last accounts,
was slowly spreading along the wharves,
and merchant vessels moored near the
military hospital had been invaded by it.
Thirty-two deaths from yellow fever were
reported in Havana last week. An epi
demic of chelerine is .reported te ba preva
lent en the island of Trinidad, in the West
Indies. The sufferers are attacked with
severe vemitin? and prostration, but the
daath rate is net large. A disease broke
out en Friday among a let of cattle ship
ped from Montreal for Englaud by the
steamship Bristel. Bv the tim8 the
steamer reached Quebec 37 of the cattle
had died, but the vessel exchanged
and proceeded te sea.
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MAIL. F.WS.
The second Star Reute trial, which
has new been in progress something
mere than six months, will probably be
given te the jury te morrow. Mr.
Merrick's merciless arraignment of the
gang of thieves who conspired te cheat
the government in the most important
branch of service, has fixed public atten
tien upon them as it was never centred
before. He has met the denunciations of
the conspirators themselves, the sophis
tries of Ingersoll and the interruptions of
the numberless counsel with such ability
aud readiness, that whatever the verdict
e the jury maybe, the country has made
up its mind that they are guilty. lu any
section of the country accustomed te
bring culprits te prison there would be
little doubt of the result; in Washington,
where the atmosphere seem3 tainted with
villainy, the issue is in grave doubt.
PERSONAL,.
Jay Geri.n has tried his yacht and it
suits.
Mlle. Maiiie Litta, the prima deunh,
who has been very sick in Bloemiugtnu,
III., is bolievcd te be new out of danger
Jehn C. Stetson, of Bosten, and James
II. Mead, of Chicige. will build atheai.re
in the latter city en th-j plan of the New
Yerk casino.
Vinnii: Ream Hexik, the noted ssulp
tress, lejoices in being a mother, her first
baby having been born last Thursday in
Washington.
Senatek Jenes, of Flerida, visiting
Enrope, was ;;ivcii a banquet an Saturday
by Fariu-U and ether Irish mambeni of
Parliament.
Mn. Hendkicks denies the allegation
that the personal and social relations be
tween him and Mr. Tilden wcre ever any
thing but pleasant and satisfactory.
Coveknek Butler and staff will atteud
the commencement exereises of Williams
cel lege, at. Williauistewu, Massachusetts,
en July 1th. This college made him an
honorary doctor of laws in 1804. ITe will
also attend the centennial celebration of
Phillip"' academy en the 20th inst.
Tims. Hakueman, jr., S. II. Buck,
Duncan F. Kunnnr, Jehn V. Moere, R.
M. P.itten. S. Ilcriifihein, W. B. Schmi.lt,
F. C. Moorhead, Gus. A. Breaux, A.
Baldwin, E. M. Hudsen and E. Richardson
have been appointed by the president.
United Ssates commissioners te the
World's Industrial and Cotten exposition
at Louisville.
Alueiit Weiieu, .in., son and heir of
tlie great piano maker, has gene the way
of the fast. His checks were unhoneied,
he led a gay life, leaned money right aud
left, neglected his piano business for the
society of opera singers, invested in ad
vertising papers and comic operas and
was often se hard piessed that he wae
compelled te borrow money of his theatri
cal frieeds.
Rev. Du. Wm. M. Paxton, of New
Yerk, has leudered his resignation as pas
ter of the First Presbyterian church, te
take the chair of ecclesiastical, herailet
ical aud pastoral theology in Princeteu
theological seminary recently made vacant
by the resignation of the Rw. Dr. A. T.
McGill. During August the pulpit will
bj filled by the Rev. Dr. Henry E. Niles,
of Yerk, Pa., aud by the Rav. Dr. Geerge
Norciess, of Carlisle, Pa.
The law abiding people of Iowa if
there are any and the authorities of
that state if they are wrehty of its name
had ample notice that an infuriated
mob was In pursuit of the Barber broth
ers; andalmcs-iu the time it took the
The Legislature.
Wharten Jlarlcer's American.
The truth is that the session, with some
failures of uotable importance, has been
unusually fruitful of geed legislation. It
has been ou the whole fairly industrious,
clean of corruption, and what is of the
highest impeitance attentive te the pub
lic demands. The Pennsylvania Legisla
ture this time has been obliged te think of
the interests of the people of Pennsylvania
at lcat.tas much as of orders received from
political " besses'1 or great corporations.
Meritorious measures that heretofore have
had no chance of r.uccess were new at ten -tentively
considered, and in many instances
passed, for the simple reason that in both
branches a majority of members bad been
reused te their duty by tbe loud call of the
people last- November. The elections of
1882 in Pennsylvania were a blast en the
horn of Gabriel that awakened many sleepers.
Senater Bayard te Preside.
NEwnenan, N. Y., June 11. Senater
Themas F. Bayard has accepted the invi
tation te preside at the Newburgh centen
nial exercises at Washingten's' head
quarters in October next, c
Cuudnused Intelligence Frem Many Place.
The public bills supposed te have beeu
stolen from the governor's office in Bosten
have been feuud. The Tewkesbury ap
propriation bill has been sent te the see
retary of state as having become a law
without the governor's signatnie, while
the Plymenth county jail bill will bi! sent
te the Heuse, where a veto of it is en the
table. "The lull statement el tlie nnumg
of the bills," it is said, "will exonerate the
governor's department. ''
The grand jury at Syracuse, N. Y., has
indicted Henry F. Thompson and Ralph
Watkius, for grave robbery. The offence
was committed in March last, when the
body of ex Supervisor Hai man was taken
from the cemetery at Catullus, and was
found in the dissecting room of the Syra
cuse medical college.
Advicas from Pei t an Prineo te May
24lh report that the people of three vil
lages in Hayti had rebelled, and it is bo be bo
lievod that ether uprisings would fellow.
There was no change in the situation at
Mirageaue, the national troops and the
rebel forces contenting ihinisalvvs with
watching each ether.
The explosion in a powder maga.iiie a!;
Scutari, caused by a stroke of lightning,
killed 10 soldiers and 7 civiliaus and
wounded 40 soldiers and 15 civilians. A
portion of the bastion fell en a bazaar
which -uljeins the maga'.inr, causing great
destruc ieu of property.
A teh -jrara from Dalits, Texas, reports
that the iattlc drive thus far this season
" exceeds all expectations." vcr 20U.000
have ahead passed ever the trail that
gees through, which does net iuclude
moie than ha'f the number that will ba
iliiveu limit the stale.
The c.ase of U. S. Marshal Strebaeh was
given te the jury in Montgomery, Ala ,
6n Saturday afternoon. After :i few hour;'
deliberation the jiuy lvtusncd a vcidiet of
net guilty.
Sevcial persons iiijmcd in tins Bioeklyn
In ide disaster have placed their cases in
the hands of an attorney for the ur.every
of damages.
Chester W. Chapiu, ex p:id-iit. of the
Bosten & Albany raibe.vl, died yesterday
in Springfield, Mass.
The fiee baths in New Yerk woie used
by 03,4111 men aud boys, and 12,432
women and girls Inst week.
11,953 immigrants landed in Castle Gar
den, New Yerk, last week.
imitiiH ui i.iiiue.
At De Kalb, Miss , lat Friday niht a
mob of armed men broke into thu jail te
lynch a colored murderer named liedeu.
They wcre utiabled te get the keys of
his cell deer, and failing te break it in
riddled him with bullets thieuh the bars.
He fell at the first the. Jehu W. Grcen.a
respected citizen of Grant county, Ky.,
was shot dead from an anibiuh near hi
home ou Friday last. Six membars ei a
family named Jump have been arrested en
suspicion. While Marsh all Gargill was
extinguishing street lamps in Millersburg,
Ky., en Saturday night, h was shot and
mortally wounded by an unknown assassin
Benjamin Mcrley shot and killed his
stepdaughter, Mrs. Lcella Hynes.aud thou
committed suicide at Syracuse, New Yerk,
en Saturday night. Family troubles were
the cause. The Keutucky cmrt of ap
peals, in Leuisviilc, ou Saturday reaffirmed
the decision of the lower court refusing a
new trial te Ellis Craft, one of the Ash
land murderers " Bill " Fex, a rough
who murdered W. L. Heward for money
near Nevada, Missouri, a few days age,
has been found guilty and sentenced te be
hanged en July IS. William T. Dodsen,
indicted for the murder of James Reed en
April 23, was convicted iu Danville, Va.,
by three juries en Saturday of murder iu
the second degree of attempting te burn a
house te cover a murder, and of em
bezzling funds of a warehnuse where he
was employed. His punishment for the
three crimes was fixed five, three aud
two years in the penitentiary, respec
tively. He seemed pleased at gcttiug off
se easily.
Various Calamities.
A tornado passed ever a pai t of Calle
way county, Missouri, last Friday night,
causing much damage te property. Ne
person is reported killed or injuicd.
A heavy storm of wind and rain prevailed
en Friday evening in portions et Illinois.
At Springfield fences and barns were
blown down and houses uuroefed. Along
the Wabash railroad the country was
flooded and much damage was done te the
crops. The leak in the canal at Utica,
Kxcitlng Hoeue nt the Naval Academy Grad
uation Kxcrclseg.
There wa3 a sceno at the uaval academy
graduation at Annapolis Saturday morn
ing that was never witnessed at that insti
tution, nor ever probably excelled iu
dramatic interest iu any commencement
exercises. The cadets had listened with
great interest and applauded te the eche
the address or Mr. Mills te the graduates,
aud especially these points that severely
criticised, by implication, the conduct of
cadets iu cheering aud groaning their fel
lows against regulations. Then Captain
Ramsey, superintendaut of the academy,
arese te deliver the diplomas.
Behind, seated en the platform, were
Dr. Leavitt, presideut of St. Jehu's col cel col
lege ; members of the beard of visitors,
members of the academy beard, and a
number of ladies. Captain Ramsay steed
with his cocked bat in baud and iu full
uniform, and looked straight forward into
the audience His lips wcre seen te move,
but few of the spectators heard what he
said.
The name of S. David Greene, jr., honor
man of the class, wa3 called. As Cadet
Greene stepped forward te receive his di
plenia a number ei caue.ts oreko into
cheers, the usual ceursa en commence
ment day when a faverite steps te the
front te lecoive testimony of his gradua
tien.
In au iuslaut the bright aud cheery
sccne wa changed : Captain Ramsay's
connlcnauee lowered, aud, in a voice
broken by auger, he said :
" Yeu i,hew your insubordination and
attempt te disgrace yourselves and the
naval academy befere the eyes of the
cenutrv : these who applauded, march te
the front ; " and then.te the astenifchmeut
of the spectators, twenty cadets steed
before the irate Mtpariiitendent, who said
te Lieutenant Greene, who who followed
them : " Take them te the Sautee uutil
further oiders."
Several of the convicted cadets' pareuts
wcre present and saw their sons marched
off te prison, and nobody seemed te knew
the reaseu. The line was composed of
Cadets Glaseecks Gray and Webster, of
the graduating eluss; Cadets McKay,
O'Malley, Crisp, McKean, Jenes (II. B.),
Jenes (II. W.), Bcecker, of firt class
cadets; Jacob.!. Warlield, DeKrafr, Fen Fen
ten, of the second class cadets; Wiurew,
Griswold, Dedd, Jenkins and Breed, of
itiBnjtAx.jrBvaKBek BltSUS t&ussR
F WiyFiiMaiaijiiiieBt KeieglTe Mead-.
rag, tcecitaeeni ana nne-a -Beaatiral
Institution.
In accordance with a custom established
in the Methodist Episcopal church ten
years age, yesterday was celebrated as
Children's day in all the churches of that
denomination of Christians in the United
SEaEes. The children are" gathered into
the church from the highways aud by
ways. Each little one, however peer, has
its bunch of roses. The sermon is the
simple story of Jesus, told te them ; the
pray era are for them ; the' musie is only
the hymns going in their sweet, untaught
voices up te neaven. uemmenimg upon
the custom and felicy of 'these churches
which instruct and specially care for the
children the New Yerk Tribune
says : "They are taught that they are an
actual acting part of the church, that they
are only the younger sons of the Heavenly
Father, the little ones whom He takes
into His arms and carries where He will;
that they, tee, have semething te de for
Him, like these children age's age whose
palms thrown in His way are net yet
faded, and whose feeble hosannas still
echo in the world. It is net the children
only that are helped by this most beauti
ful of all religious festivals, but, probably,
still mere, their fathers and mothers. The
peer drunken pauper who never enters
a church deer throughout the
year will creep into the back pews
te see bis little girl go in with her clean
dress and bright shining face and hunch
of roses, and te hear her voice in the
hymns. The religion in which his child
beheves, and wuien makes ner nappy, win
be true te him, and the story of Christ
told te her te-day will have a new mean
ing for him. It is the little child that
leads us all. It is the child, tee, as we all
knew, that leads the future man through
his life against all ether influences
against reason itself. Ne force of public
opinion, no argument, no convictien'even
iu the adult man's own miud can de away
with the impressions and faith of child
hood If, then, Christian churches wish
te establish Christianity mere securely in
the world forty years hence, they should
devote mere time te the training of their
children in a firm faith in Christ." -
Sunday's Lecal Celebration.
In this city the services took place in
the Duke street M. E. Church, aud were
of a highly interesting character. The
pulpit was removed from the platform
and the pulpit receas and chancel
were transformed for the time into a bower
of beauty. Very large and luxuriant
orange and lemon trees, laden with fruits,
pomegranite,fig and ether scriptural trees,
together with a gorgeous and elegantly
arranged assortment of rare tropical and
ether foliage and flowering plants, made
the platform and chancel a veritable
garden and orchard.
The church was crowded te its utmost
capacity and many left the doers who were
unable te uainfadmittauce.
Theservice was in printed form, pro pre
pared by Rev. J. W. Sanborn, and pub
lished by C. E. Brinkworth, Buffalo, N.
Y. It consisted of music, respousive
readings, recitations, class exercises, &c,
wherein were introduced the names and
characteristics of the mere prominent
trees and fruits mentioned in the scrip
tures, and their natural qualities wcre
shown te be tvpical of certain spiritual
conditions the cedar beingthe emblem of
grandeur aud clery ; the pilm, majestic
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members efthe bar da. Tuesday, Ju:
aaal.WndT?8?ffiiReynelds.iJr. li Z
Wilsen, B. F. Eshleman'and A. J. Kauffi
man were appointed a-commiuee te fix
tbe'place and make all necessary arrange
meats.
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THE SMALL FOX.
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the ihild class. Diplomas were then
handed te the remaining graduates in fu fu
nereal silenc.?, the .situation being painful
aud gloomy. This' ever, all the cadets
wcre marched out te the new quarters,
where they wcre dismissed.
Then it was discovered that the first
weids Captain Ramsey had spoken were
tbat theic should be no applauding, aud
the unfertunate cadets, like nearly all the
audience, had net hcaid it. OUicers aud
cadets crowded areuud the superintend
ent aud represented the situation, aud
Captain Ramsay leletited aud ordered
theso who had had net heard the e roots
rcleaFO:!. Iu an hour the cadets were ouce
mero at liberty. Mrfcsrs. Glascock, Gray
ainl Webster, of the graduates, weie also
given their diplomas. Orders of graduates
detach them from the academy and send
them te their homes.
Cadets say the reason why Captain
Ramsay did net want any applauding was
thattliore were several el his " speanias,"
as the cadets call soma of their fellows
who stand by the captain, in the graduat
ing class, who would have been maiked by
a disapproving silence.
yvi:i.l i'i,E,vsi:i.
Willi tlie KiilglilH Temjilar Uereptlen.
Keystone, MosenM Orumi.
The :50th annual ceuclave of the grand
cemmandery of Pennsylvania,, was held
in the city of inacaster ou May 29 aud e0,
1833 Luicastur is one of the eldest cities
li our state anu lameu ler uiu enterprise,
aud stately, represents constancy, fruit
fulness in geed works, patieuce iu tribula
tien and final victory ; the fig tree typifies
prosperity ; the pomegranite, ornament
aud lefreshment ; the almond, hoary age;
the alee, the fragrance of gladness ; the
hyssop, the type of purification ; the
olive, of luxury and iest ; the wormwood,
tbe gall of bitterness and sorrow ; the
rush, or reed, signifies weakness, a3 the
cedar, the grandest aud statoliest of tires,
is the type of the strength of Christ, thu
tice of life.
Tlie Kxercises.
Tlie programme in brief was as fob
lows :
Tiiere was an ergau voluntary followed
by the hymn by the choir aud congrega
tion, commencing, " Sew iu the morn ihy
seed." This was followed by a responsive
reading, conducted by Mr. B. F. bhenk,
superintendent of the Duke street school,
the responses being by the pupils. The
lessen consisted entirely of scriptural quo
tations", the leading thought being that te
theso who walk in the statutes of the Lord
aud keep his commandments, the land
shall yield her iucroase and the trees of the
field shall yield their fruit. Thistesseu was
followed by a prayer by Rav. Wm. Powick,
of the West Missieu, and a brief explana
tory address by Rev. J. T. Satehell, pastor
of the Duke street church. The hymn
commencing, "My faith leeks up te
thee," was snug by the choir and school,
and thou followed the first recitation by
Herry Spencer, being a description of the
cedar tree tbe king of trees and a
uotice of its spiritual significance. Reci
tatiuu Ne. 2, by a member of the We-t
Mission school, mentioned Jehn Knox,
I Martin Luther aud Jehn Wesley.as goodly
k ccdais. After a responsive exercise be-
' i urnAii tlin cMinel mill tlin Kiiiitrint.p.n1itit.
Twenty-Six Cases anil four Heaths.
Since the smallpox first made its ap
pearance in the Lancaster county prison,
there have been sixteen cases there, of
whom two died. Outside the prison there
have been eleveu cases reported by physi-,
cians te the beard of health, nf whom two
have died, Charles D. Carr, Ne. 330 West
King street, en the 4iu.lrist5 aud hisl
sister Katie, " esterdayl 'All' the case's;
eutside the prison are directly traceable te
the cases iu the prison. Carr was com
mittedte the prison for a trilling etfeucj, '
contracted the disease, was discharged en
habeas, corpus, and' after suffering ler?
some time uieu. ms sistec ivaiie, wmt.
nursed him, took the diseascTand she also"
died yesterday as stated. Her sister
Annie, and her .brother Jehn, ero new
down with! the disease Annie's case,
we are told, being a very sovere ene'. The
ether cases iu the city are the Procter
family, colored, ou Locust alley. Theio
are four cases, of whom ene who con
tracted the disease iu jail is convalescent,
and the ethers are getting along fairly ;
Philip Smith, a boarder with Mrs. Ray
mond, 352 East Orauge street, took the
disease from association with a discharged
prisoner, and Mrs. Raymond took it from
him. Beth are getting along fairly. Mr.
Sweuk, the moral instructor at the prison
and pour house and bs son are saul te be
suffering with the disease, but the state
ment is denied by Mr. Burkhnldcr,
keeper of the prison. There are new only
three cases in the jail (or rather in
Bummer's hall, a building de-,
tached from the jail, but within
the jail yard walls,) and all theso
cases aie said te be convalescent. It will
thus be seen that the disease has been
kept confined te the jail in which it oiiyi eiiyi
nated and te the-few families who con
tracted it from association with prisoners.
Members of the beard of health and phy
sicians witn wnem we nave consulted
state that every precaution has been and
is being taken te prevent the spread of
the disease. The "red Hag" has net beu
hung out as yet, because the disease has
net iu any kuewn instance spread beyond
the walls iu which the disease originated.
Vaccination, cleanliuess of persons, and
tidyucss of premises, together with a free
use of disinfectants aie recommended as
the surest means te prevent a spread of
the disease. Chloride of lime and sulph
uric acid combined make the ftuie3t aud
safest disinfectant. Take a half peuud of
chloride of lirne and dissolve it in half a
gallon of water, te which add an eunce or
two of sulphuiic acid, and place the disin
fectant in .shallow dishes in tbe several
rooms of the heir.e. Chloride of lime
without the acid is a very geed disinfec
tan, but net quite s-e strong. Care must
be used net te let it corae in contact with
carpets, clothing, bsddiug, &c, as it wilt
fade and blacken them. Carbolic acid, cop cep cop
peras, slacked lime, and various ether
substances are geed disinfectants, but net
equal te chloride of lime.
The beard of health appear te be doing
all they can de the very limited funds and
mero limited powers ceuleircd ou them by
the erdinance which created the beard.
The most prominent feature of the mdi mdi
nance is that the beaid shall net cost the
city anything, aud that none of its mem
bers shall be r.euipjns.itcd for their ser
vices. There is no prevision iu the ordi erdi
nandi compelling physiciaus te rep.nt te
tbe beard cases of pestilential contagion ;
diseases, but only births, marriages and
heuce the beard ara by no means certain
that there are net ether casesjef smallpox
besides the 20 cases of which they 1 ave
gained cognizance. An amendment te the
erdinance compelling physicians and
nurses torcpeit all c.iscs of contagious
disease coming under their care sheu'd be
passed by councils at an early day.
the Susquehanna Item
u and Around the llorengh
tea up by the Intelli
gencer Iscperter.
Butcher alley requires attention. A
teirible smell issued from it this merninir.
The contract for the new hose tower of
tkcCpIumbia fire company was awarded te
Jacob iSneatb.
The .Vigilant firemen threw a plank
across the swollen gutter which cresses 2d
street near their engine house during last
night's storm, and then lighted pedes
tiians across with torches. It was a geed
act.
Much damage was done by the heavy
sternr which prcrvaped.last evening.. The
aTijotsire, badly washed and encumbered
inmany places with the limbs of fallen
tieci. Frent street, between Locust aud
Walnut, was covered with water and a
number of cellars are flooded.
if f. v UkaraK Matters.
' The"E. ErLtithcianfSundiy school pic
nic will be held afXitltz, June 19. Heur
for session of the Sunday school will be 9
a. m. ,en aud after July 1st. The ladies
of the cburch'Will held a ' festival in Odd
Fellows hail next Friday and Saturday
evenings.
The late Presbyterian festival was net
much of a success financially, but was a
a delightful social affair. Hereafter the
Sunday school session of this church will
bgfn at 9 o'clock a. m.
Ofllccr WIUIgaA Uotcctlve.
Officer Wittig played the detcctive last
Week, and succeeded iu capturing Richard
Milenc, charged with having stolen a
leitety ticket. The request for the arrest
of a man corresponding te the description
then sent reached the efficer here last
Thursday, aud the game was " bagged "
en Saturday. The prisoner was taken te
Middlctewn te-day by an ollice who came
down from that place for the purpose.
Clilniren'4 IJny.
Au immense congiegatieu attended the
Children's Day services in thejMethediat
uiiurcli yesterday morning. The "gatea
C.ASKIlM.
stability and solid worth of its citizens,
Upen this occasieu tlie city was ene eeu-, the joxeWy wa8 sunnr and recitation Ne
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was given by Master luuue uompten,
tinueus scene of life and activity. Theciti
.ens vied with the Templars of Lancaster
in decorating their houses and exiendiug
their hospitality te all the visitors .,
The Knights Templar aud citizens of Lan
caster are famed for their hospitality, as
none of us foiget their treatment of visiteis
when the grand cemmandery met there six
ears age. That treatment they at this
time surpassed, for net only the Templars
but ali the citizens of Inncaster vied with
each ether in their courteous treatment of
the visitors Along the entire
route of the parade the streets were
thronged with people, '.vhiie every window
was occupied with spectators. The
marching of the knights was ex
cellent, rcceiviug much appianse as
they performed their various mevements.
The entire paiade was a success iu every
particular. Lancaster cemmandery, Ne. J history of the almond tree, and a West
13, deserve the highest praise for their Mission bev of the pomeeranite. Miss
Morcer of the Duke street school, followed
fine appearance, the number of knights in
line, aud their untiring efforts during the
conclave for the comfort aud plcasure of
their visitors The march was net
tee king. The streets were iu geed con
dition. The spectators enjoyed the pa
gcaut, and none carried away from Lan
caster anything but pleasant recollections
of the thirteenth annual ceuclavc.
Police Cate9.
, This morning the mayor sent ene drunk
I the workhouse for 31 days, aud auether
for 5 days. Several ethers were discharged
ou payment of costs. These included Jehn
Jehnsen and William Green, colored men,
who were arrested en Seuth Queen street,
ou Saturday evening while drunk. Beth
had lcvelvers, which they were flourishing,
aud they wcre complained against before
Aldermau Spurrier for carrying concealed
weapons. It appears that tbe men were
from the country, and while in town get
ou a spree. As the alderman did net
want, te send them te prison en account of
smallpox, they were allowed te go en pay
ment of costs.
Alderman Sampson sent Jeseph Hesarth
te the workheuso for being drunk and dis
orderly, and discharged Jane Baumgard Baumgard
neren payment of costs.
Nearly J8150 a Feet Frent.
Shubert & Sutten, autiencers, sold at
public sale en Saturday evening, at the
Keystor.e hotel, for W. E. Krider,
administrator of Mary Danner, dee'd., a
ene stery1 brick dwelling and let of ground
situate en the north side of North Queen
street. Ne. 319, te Frank Metzfelr, for
$4,630.
his subject being the bullrnsh or reed, the
emblem of weakness. A class exci cise
followed iu which several scriptural
phrases, illustrating the weakness of the
reed, were recited. "The ieyal banner
is unfurled " was sung by the choir, school
and congregation, after which was given
a recitation by Gsrtie Der wait, en worm
wood, the emblem of trouble. The next
recitation was descriptive of the olive, the
emblem of prosperity and peace. After
farther responsive reading, descriptive of
the spiritual significance of the olive, and
the singing of the " Sweet by and by,"
Miss Grace Schefield recited a description
of the hyssop and its spiritual significance
" purification." "nis namejyields the
richest perfume" was then sung, after
which Master Walter Hellinger recited the
with a discriptien of the fig tree and Rev.
Satehell wound up the readings with an
elaborate description of the palm.
Responsive readings and music were in
terspersed, a collection was lilted, and the
ceremonies closed with tbe hymn com
mencing "All hail the power of Jesus'
name,' by the congregation, a gleria by
the choir and the benodietiou by Rev.
Satehell.
Before the collection was taken up Rev.
Satehell made a brief address, relating
the circumstances attending the estab
lishment et Children's Day and the
rapidity with which it had grown in publia
favor. In 1873 the collections taken up
en that day in the United States aggro aggre
gated only $1,490.08. In 1882 they aggro aggre
gated $18,026.50. The collections in the
Duke street church yesterday amounted
te $23.
TUE BAB ASSOCIATION.
Meml-Annnal meeting of the Lawyers.
The semi-annual meeting of the Lancas
tcr Bar association was held this morning,
the regular officers in the chair. The
minutes, official reports and ether routine
matters were read.
The committee en legislation reported
the progress of the salary bill, new in the
hands efthe governor, and was continued
with full power te de all things proper te
make it finally a law. The committee
was thanked by resolution for its energetic
discharge of duty, and a resolution was
passed conveying the thanks of the associ
ation te the bars of Sehuylkill, Berks and
A Fliie damn en S.iturilay.
On Saturday afternoon a game of base
bull eame oil ou the college grounds be
tween the Williamsport chit) anil a picked
rdue selected from players of this eitj.
The visiting nine were short sevcial
players and were obliged te k-jciiie four in
this city. Zccher, tiie well known catclnu',
of the Ironsides nine, played the same
position iu his usual line siyle for the
visitors, and the ether plajns were takin
from tlie College club. In the picked nine
wote several well-known players, who
de net belong te any organized club,
and tlie iumaindi'1- were memb.'r.s of the
College nine. The game was called at
2:2.1, in the piesciicu of a large crowd, air!
throughout it was one of the best ever
seen in this city. Theic were a number
of excellent plays en both .sides. The
home team succeeded -in keeping the lead
te the beginning of the eighth inning,
when the scere steed 5 te 1 iu their favor ,
they failed te score any runs after that,
and the visitors madt- Iivo inns. Found
these were made in tin; eighth inning en
errors, two men being brought home by
the losing of the ball. The scere, with
the number of runs and outs by i-n-h man,
is given below.
WILLIAM1-reitr,
Zeclier, c,
Little, :i!i
Andrews, ).,...
Dittnuir, h. h.,...
Ucilly, .l.,2b,...
LOIYOII, ID,-.
Mcueruiiclf, i
Cummin;;. I
Steele, r. I.,..
I..
u. e
.
I 2
'.'. I i
.. I ::
. II 4
n i
(i :
() 4
Wlllhvmspnt't...
I,anciwt;r
lvmwhtri:
Stall!, lb
iieiiciiMtt-in, :;i).
It Mulniic, i-.,...
lli-Hli-r.'JIi
I. M.ilenc, )., .
I. ippcl, I. f., ..
V. Appcl.i. s.,
ui'llly. . t
Burl:, r. I
It. O.
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I
0
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.ajar" was beautifully icprcseiitcd by
fowers and overgreeiw. Through the
partly open gates steed revoaled a large
floral cres3, emblematic of Christ's grace
te sinners. Other beautiful Meral decora
tions were about the altar aud pnlpic.
The choral singing wa-: very liut aud the
nspousive readings interesting. A plea
sant address by tha pastor, Ituv. It W.
llnmphriss, was att'iitivaly lutmin.l te.
Rev. Elias Sneath, of Vale college, preach
c I in the evening.
Coinnilttce NiiU-IiIp.
Jacob Btewnmlller, a resident of Wash
ington borough, committed suicide ou
Saturday morning by hanging himself in
tha csllar of hia lesidoaue. He was dis
covered there by bis two step sons, who
had geno te call him te his dinner. When
cat down by the neighbors life was ex
tinet. Corener Jehn Fiank, el Columbia,
held tbe inquest ever the icpiiins, ami
the jury's verdict was death caused ey
hanging, done while the victim was tempor
arily insane. The rash deed is believed
te have been caused by disappointment in
net receiving in ero money for a large
amount of tobacco which be sold several
weeks age. This is believed te have se
pieyed upon his mind a te causn the
commission of the dcct. He was snt
pemled by a repn from a cress piece of the
cellar beams his bent legs touching the
the fleer. He was 5 yean of age, a man
of some property and ir.dustiieus. He
was net financially enbanassed se far as
known at prewMit.
iVriniOll ami Serlitl.
Ladit-s Heme Communion (H. F.) C.
A., meets te-night. Will ilartn.an seri
ously ill. Miss Lillian Welsh entertaiuiug
Misses Lizzie McAifctand Lizz'e Miller,
of Yerk. Miss Minnie Liciiard, of Yerk,
visiting Mrs. Frank Heckler. J. M.
Muster, of Meuntvillp. is filling a
clerkship at thft Fin.t National
bank here. Mrs. .I.uncs Porrettet
and daughter home lieai Philadelphia.
P. R. R dispatcher, Reuben Fielis, visit
ing Philadelphia. Meseis. Gee. Breue
man, Frank Given a:.l Amineu Shutter,
of Philadelphia, spent ychtrrday in town.
Miss Beitie Cerbin is a guest of Miss
Mary Shanr.hrenk. A dancing picnic will
be held en Sattud.iy night, at. Chickies
rock, where platform ha; bjeu built.
Dr. Beckius and family are in Germau
town, where they attended c i day the
funeral el hi hi-.tiir, Mia. Jacob Shelleu
beigcr, who dii-d I.i"-t Friday night.
A ICruve Art.
Yerl. Daily.
Ycsti rdiiy morning TVlcr Weilcy made
a naiinw es-eaj-e fieni drowning while
bathing in the Geld mis creek :it the
" Rols--," in King's dam. Gcoige Saltz
gi, rand smother young man while lying
in the shade under a noe hearing crieti
el' dis'rtss ran te the creek and saw
P-ter stui-gling in the w.iti-r. He had
Mink tbe second tim- when Stltzgiver
plunged into lbs water and caught
tlie drew iin.: boy by fl.e leg and while
dragging him te tlfe shore bis struggles
were se gie it that ri ill 'giver lest, bis held
of the boy 'hit's.'. Saltzgiver then caught
the boy by ene et his arms when the boy
llnew hir. ether arm around Sallzgivei'ti
neck, and ler a tiin.i it linked a if b th
would druWju but by .a desperate elfert
th-; nweit'sr i leased himself from the tin
pleaaiit omb.ace of Um boy, and, catching
him by ihc hair, pulK-ti him te the shore,
p.in! ion-; saved the boy's life.
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tha e.
Elizj.
school
fhere we,e 21 ie
given certilicati-.
Twe base ball clubs calling themselves the
Plum Street Gazette and the Bulkowuer?,
plavcd a game near the aim? house en Sat
urday. The former wen by the scere e I
3e te te 9.
i'
Teachers Appointed
On Saturday Prof. Shaub held
animation for teac'aers of the
bathtewn schools, in the high
building of that place.
the class aud all wcre
utccpt three. The teachers were appointed
as fellows : Principal high school, S. t .
Whitman ; srcandaiy, Mrs. Wat lacs ;
first primary, Miss Lizzie Engel '; sccenU
primary, net given out ; third primary,
Miss Leu Kulius. There -was a Uv;
audience piescutat the examination.
lebn iH:ucrii'8 funeral.
Ex-Peliccmau Jehn Mattcru was -buried
yesterday afternoon in Zteu Luthcia:.
cemetery, and his funeral was oue,ef tU;
largest that ever took place, in tho'seu thorn
section of tbe city. The entirc' city peltce
ferce attended in a body, and many hun
dreds of ethers were iu the precession that
bere the old veteran's remains te the I
-n .... t TIM .1 , ,l
grave, liav. r;mu nieisier, ei nt. ruepaeu :
.erIiwiH l'-.ill Kniiii u lUirrry Troe
Verlc Daily.
On Sattn'day evening, while Mr Jehn
Strickler, of Hellam township, was at
tempting te saw oil' a dead limb of a
eheiry tree the limb upon which hn was
standing gave away, precipitating him
te the ground, a di.staaea of about twelve
feet, causing ceacut ion of a portion of
the spinal marrow his It'ft aim being
completely and h;s 'oft leg partly para
lyzed, besides whicli he sustained ether
internal injuries. The accident occurred
about dusk-but Mr. Scrickler being reu
dcrcd :iltnoJtHp'cechIesa, was unable te
make himself heard, notwithstanding his
being but a short distance from the house.
The cen.ttqucnca wan they did net suc
ceed in finding him until 10 o'clock at
night. Taking into consideration the
gravity of the injuiirs and his aie.
v.iiLh is 01 years, it is very doubtful
VvTifither he can recover.
Contract Awanlf t.
t'i.e bids for the' furnishing of straw,
L.. and eat?, for thnusoef t he fire depart
ment, were opened bj the fiie committee
ou Sataiday evening. Th-j contracts were
awarded as fellows : Te D. B. Laadis
for eats per bushel of & peunds,54i cent",
straw $iy p-r ten te same. Simen Hos Hes
tUei, of Orcger, was awarded the contract
for fur:ih'Ing timothy hay at 10 per
tin. i '
Frcnnferit Wan Net the Only Tlilct.
Samuel D. Hibbard, of West Chester,
telegraphs te the pelice authorities Here
Lutheran church, conducted the fuueial that he had a hersa stolen last night anu
services at the late lcsidencoefdepeawd
and also at the cemetery. ,
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Held rer l'ebtagc.
Letters addreseed.as fellows ara in the
rack at the ippstoffice, dotained'fer pen
paymentfef postage : '
" II. V. Givler, Ferte Scot, Kan."
"Jacob Muller, 815 Locust street Phila
delphia, Pa." t r tm T
" Wm. II. Hern & Bre., 4el & 4oe N.
Third street, Phila."
"Mr. A. P. Witmer, Paradise, Lancas
ter co., Pa."
he offers a reward of $23 for its recovery.
Chester ceuuty l suffeiiug greatly just
newj from f the 'depredations of horse
thieves, ami the r.ntheritien there will
' seen learn that there are plenty et etner
men who like horses DC3iucs .iedh r rantr rantr
fefd. - m -
rrnnklera a Cane.
The leth of Juue h is been fixed as the
time for hearing tbe argument before the
. Chester ceutit.y court in the matter of the
application te bring Jehn Frankford te
this ceuuty.' '
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