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FfilDAY EVENING, JUNE 22, 1833.
The Smallpox.
Prisenkeeper Burkhelder writes te U3 r
te say that he privately informed oetn
the judge and the counseller Carr that
he was ill with what he apprehended
was smallpox, and he protested that he
should net he removed until it was defin
itely known that it was net a case of
smallpox. The attorney told him that
his removal was desired because of his
illness, and he get the same answer from
the judge, who, however, told him net
te bring the prisoner down in the morn
ing if the smallpox had developed
itself. As it had net developed at that
time, Carr was brought before the
judge and obtained his liberty and took
death with him into his family.
The prisenkeeper says that he notified
the beard of health en May leth of the
condition of affairs at the prison, and
that Carr was discharged en tne .u
The ether discharged prisoner, who has
died since his release, he declares was
well when he came out.
By this statement the prisenkeeper
puts upon the judge and the beard of
health the responsibility for the injec
tion brought by Carr into the cemmun
ity. They can share it between them.
Either had the power te block the con
tagien. When the judge had insisted en
discharging the man the beard of health
should have stepped in te see that he
was properly isolated.
The sisters who desired the return te
them of their suffering brother have
been fearfully stricken down for their
affection. It is easy te understand hew
the attorney, who aided these relatives le
get their desire, and the judge who
would net baulk them, were prompted te
yield te their solicitation by their kind
ness pf heart ; and yet hew little of a
real kindness did it turn out te be ! and
hew surely ought they all te have seen
that it was a wrong they were doing !
Prisenkeeper Burkhelder, while he
stands acquitted of aiding the discharge
of Carr, yet is properly accusable for tin
Inner p.nnr.Bahnant which he cave te this
disease In the prison. It was there long
before the public or the beard of health
knew of it. During this time visitors
became unconsciously subject te conta
gion and prisoners weresentin for trifling
offences, who would net have been com
mitted te the embrace of a deadly pest.
Peer Carr, who was sent up for a light
offence, would net or should net have
been committed if the condition of the
prison had been known.
Of ceuisp, it is easy te blame after
the disasters happen, which show that a
fault has been cemmitte 1. If Prisou Priseu
keeper Burkhelder had been fortunate
enough te keep his smallpox te himself,
he might have continued his mercantile
and manufacturing enterprises at tlw
jail without disturbance, and have had
reason te congratulate himself en his
reticence. But as luck or the Lord was
against him and his smallpox has spread
into the town, Prisenkeepar Burkhelder
must expect te suffer. The game went
against him.
Mere Vetoes.
The governor's lively fusillade of ve
tees keeps up and te day we have four
mere vetoes, all geed ones. An act com
pelling ieeple te assign mortgages te
these who pay them the money ler them
was disapproved as an interference wit !
the contract and as opening a deer t
fraud. Of course, such a measure wa ;
evil. When a man is paid his deb', lie
can be compelled te satisfy it en the
record, but that is all that should lie
demanded from him. There is no pre
priety in requiring him te keep it alivi alivi
fer the benefit of some ether fellow who
has especial reasons of his own, which
might as easily be sinister :u geed for
wanting te buy it , and held it agaiur.'
the debtor. A mere abselutelj improper
law could net be imagined.
Then the governor vetoes an act like
one which Governer Ileyt vetoed befeu
him, intended te gratify some private
purpose of a malicious kind in Luzerne
and Lackawanna The oilier two vetees
were of acts granting sums of money te
men for claims accruing during t lie war
twenty years age. Th? auditor gen eral
was directed te audit them, while at the
same time the Legislatuivaudited them
itself and decided that certain sums,
with twenty years interest, should he
paid. The governor naturally thought
that was a queer way of doing business,
and besides he did net appreciate the pre
priety of paying twenyt years interest en
a claim never before heard of. Evidently
the gentlemen who have stale claims
against the state will have a hard time
getting their money under this adminis
tratien.
Twe opposing Richmond editors who
are reported te be hunting through their
own and adjoining states for a chance
te fight a duel must have been hard put
te for a pretext te come into such cellis
ion. They began by calling each ether's
- parties collectively corrupt, degraded
and vicious liars aud finally applied the
epithets Individually ; then they dis
appeared from the city aui arcsuppesed
te be arranging the preliminaries for
sheeting at each ether. One of these men,
Elam, is Mahone's editor and Governer
uameren's secretary of state ; he ha.j
engaged in duels before aud carries an
ugly wound en his face as the lesult of
his encounter with Governer Smith'd
son. The ether is the owner and editor
of the State, the leading anti-Mahone
paper, and he once engaged in a duel
with Biddleberger, which came te neth
ing because the parties came
upon the field without caps for'
their pistols. Derision of that fiasco
by his present opponent is said te have
goaded him en te the present anticipated
duel. He labors under the disadvantage
of being a much bigger man physically
than his opponent and hence a mere con
-spicueus target en the field. Perhaps
they will net fight, but even if they de
and te death it will decide nothing, and
if they de net they will be ridiculous
That their quarrel should have been
carried as far as it has gene shows them
both te be very unfit persons for political
leadership, and fbat Virginia politics
will net be steadied until sebererTieads
and stronger hands take the helm down
there.
Judge TnuBMAXdidnet get the can
didate for governor of Ohie whom lie
wanted, and the candidate who was
chosen is the man who is believed te
have been unfaithful te the interests of
Judge Thurman as a presidential candi
date, with which he was charged, at the
Cincinnati convention. But notwith
standing this leeks like a disaster te
Judge Thurman, we have se much confi
dence in the old gentleman's bottom that
wa would rather bet en him in the out
come of the race than we would en
Judge Headley. if it be true that the lat
ter has really set himself te smash Thur
man. It will be a hare and a tortoise
affair ever again.
It is said that in Europe it has been
found te be a very successful treatment
of smallpox te rub the chest of the pa
tient, at a certain stage of the disease,
with croton oil te the end that its ma
lignity may be drawn te the surface and
away from the vital organs.
We would suggest that it might be ef
fective in preventing another such in
vasion of the town with smallpox if the
beard of health, the prisenkeeper and a
doctor or two, with a judge, perhaps,
thrown in, were rubbed with croton oil,
en the head, te the end that stupidity
might be extracted ; as well a3 in the
way of warning te careless officials.
JuDan Headley may be considered
entered for the presidential race.
Cuicaoe wants the next Democratic
national convention. It wjll be likely te
get it if it agrees net te ask for the candi
date.
The Ohie Domecratio state convention
brought together a great many strong
raen who seemed te be animated with
buoyant confidence in the success this fall
of the ticket that was named yesterday.
Rollins is losing in the contest for
United States senator in New Humpshire
and his election ig new despaired of. It
will be no less te the country for New
Hampshire te experiment with a change.
The Ceal Trades tribunal in Pittsburgh
after another fruitless session last night,
appointed a cemmittee te wait upon the
umpire and request his piesence te day te
settle i he wages question. Ou this ques
tien neither side is wilmi!' te make con
cessions.
The Republican senators, at least
enough of them te make a majority, and
including Lse, are said te have agreed last
ni'-ht that their ultimate concession in the
cougresjional apportionment" would be
nothing sheit of 17 certain Republican
district; out of 28.
PERSONAL
Rev. Dk. D. B. Knickerbocker yes
terday accepted the bishopric of Indiana.
Charley Backus, the dead miustrel,
was a native of Rochester, N. Y and was
50 years old. Fer 20 years he has had a
leading place in New Yerk.
Annitiiisuep Weeds, of Baltimore, will
deliver the oration at Archbishop Weed's
funeral. Bishop O'Hara will act as the
celebrant of the pentificial high mass of
requiem.
Prince Waldemar, of Denmark, the
youngest of King Christian's children,
will shortly he engaged te Princess Vic Vic
eoria, second daughter of the Crown
Prince Frederick William, of Prussia.
Count Bezenta, Mme. MedjeskaV; litis
hand, has decided te become an Amcricau
citizen. His naturalization papers have
been taken out at San Francisce, where he
will settle down as a civil engineer.
a. Peculiar French Law.
A proposed French law provides that
every head of a family who has mere than
Tour children shall be entitled te a reduc
tien of 15 per cent, in his annual taxes,
aud te an additional reduction of
5 per cent, for each child in ux ux
eass of five. In case the head of the
family pays no taxes, or if his taxes de
net exceed 100 francs a year, then he shall
be entitled te a premium, of 200 francs for
his fifth child and te auether premium, in
each case larger by 100 francs than the
preceding, for each additional child h
may have. The project may seem empirical
net te say comical, but thefat is, that the
population of Fiance is at a standstill, if
uet actually diminishing. The pernicious
example of limiting children is set by the
upper classes of society. Among the
wealthy and middle classes large families
are looked upon as misfortunes net se
much en account of the iramediate ex
psnse attending upon the birth, support,
and education of children as en account of
the necessity for making their previsions
for the future that the social customs of
this nation enforce. Ex.
A l.lbei en a Tombiteae.
St. Leuis) Glebe-Democrat.
Philander Finley and Mart Beggs. of
Marshall, brought suit against J. S. Pet
ter and J. A. Tippiug for libel iu two
cases. The suits are for $3,000 in each
cane. The facts connected with the cases,
as near as could be gathered, aiu
as fellows : Petter's son, with Finley
and iieggs went bathing in the Black
water, a small creek south of town, about
no year age, and young Petter lest his
life by drowning. Ne oue knows hew it
happened except Finley aud Beggs. The
hey's father accused Finley and Beggs for
the -murder of his son, but in no way
could be prove it ou them. After the boy's
body was recovered and buried properly
Petter came te town and procured a tomb
btoue from J. A. Tipping and had him
erect it ever the grave of bis son-, bearing
the following inscription :
" Kecfc et ages clelt ler im
Let me hide niyslt in tliea."
"Drowned by Philander Finley and Mart
llepgs."
Fiulcy and Beggs make exception te the
above and brought suit as abeve stated .
The jury returned a verdict against de
fendants Thursday evening for $800 in the
fnsv. case.
opposing the Kemeval et the Navy Yard.
Washington, June 22. Represeu
tatives Randall, O'Neill, Harner
aud Bingham appeared before the
secretary of tee navy tbis morning
and argued against the proposed olesing
of the League Island navy yard. The
secretary did net ejmmit himself, but it
is understood the subject will coma up
for diccussien iu te day's cabinet meet
in?. The BUI Suspended.
Philadelphia, Jana 22. The attornev
I general has suspended the bill asking for
an mjunotien restraining the Pennsylvania,
Schuylkill valley railroad bridge company
from building its Hee en Lafayette street,
Norristown, Pa., and has- appointed a
hearing for te-morrow, when all parties in
interested will be beard. - r
H0AJ)LEY NOMINATED.
A STKOXG STANDABI BEAKEK.
H.e Democratic Stat convention et onto
Ward Announces Hlmseir for
beaater.
In the state convention at Columbus,
Ohie, yesterday, trouble was reached en
the first ballet when Bntler county was
called. This cennty had a divided delega
tion, and the resnlt was a call of the
counties te de away with the unit rule,
which was carried amid great confusion,
showing the strength of the leading candi
dates te be about even. The completed
ballet resulted as fellows : Headley, 290 ;
Ward, 261 ;Geddes, 77 and Denver, 4.
The second ballet was eraerea ana pre
ceeded until Butler county was reached,
when trenble again ensued. After the
call had been concluded some changes
began for Headley, and the greatest ex
citement prevailed, delegates clambering
ever each ether and storming the platform
before the rest of the ballet could be
announced.
A motion te nominate Headley by ac
clamation was carried. He had in the
neighborhood of 350 votes, 319 being nec
essary te a choice.
Judge Headley seen appeared and ac
cepted the nomination in a brief address,
daring which he reviewed his connection
with the party and said that although he
had wandered at one time with the Re
publicans te fight the battles of the col cel col
ered race, the Democracy was bread
enough te receive him again. He esteemed
it a great compliment te be nominated
ever mere worthy candidates, and believed
that the convention would place men en a
platform whose leading principles were
personal liberty, self-control in temperance
matters and a license system.
The convention then proceeded te the
nomination of lieutenant governor, and
Jehn G. Warwick, of Stark county,
was selected by acclamation befere the
ballet was ceucluded. Da Witt Coelman,
of Portage county, the ether candidate,
was withdrawn.
The work of nomination was frequently
interrupted and delayed. In the mean
time General Ward was brought in and
made a speech, in which he severely re
buked the party for failing te recognize
his thirty years service. Net te be daunted,
he announced himself publicly as a candi
date for United States senator.
A speech by Judge Geddes was in a
somewhat different vein, though both
pledged fealty te the party.
Before the ether nominations were
made the committee en resolutions sub
mitted the following platform, which was
adopted :
" The democracy of Ohie, in convention
assembled, hereby affirm the principles of
the party as expressed in the primaries
and in the state and national platforms in
regard te personal liberty, the true func
tien of geed government, and as embraced
in the political creed expounded by the
great founder of the Democratic party,
Themas Jeffersen. The application of
these principles te our present condition
demands the purification of the public
service, the punishment of the rob
bers of the public treasury, the
equalization of all public burdens, the
arrest of the profligacy and extravagance
that corrupts the administration of public
affairs, aud a total chauge iu the policy
that has se long been pursued by the Re
publican party et faveriug individual and
class interests at the expanse of the labor
ing and wealth producing people of the
country ; and we reannounce our previeus
declaration for stable money, the gradual
extinction of the public debt, and the
payment of pensions te disabled soldiers,
their wives and orphans.
" Second. We favor a tariff for revenue
limited te the necessities of a government
economically administered and se adjusted
in its application as te prevent unequal
burdens, encourage productive interests
af. home and afford just compensation te
labor, but net te create or fester monopo
lies. "Third. The act of the Republican
Congress reducing the tariff en wool,
while at the sam.e time increasing it ou
woolen goods, already highly protected,
was iniquitous legislation, discriminating
in favor of monopoly and against the
agricultural interests of the country, and
ought net te have been carried, aud we
heartily approve the action of the Demo
cratic members of the Ohie delegation
in Congress iu voting against that in
ci ease.
"Fourth. The Democratic party is. as
it always has been, opposed te sumptuary
legislation and unequal taxation iu any
form, and is in favor of the largest liberty
of private conduct consistent with the
public welfare aud the rights of ethers,
and of regulating the liquor traffic and
providing against evils resulting therefrem
by a judicious and properly graded license
system.
'Fifth. The abuses of the present con
tract system in our state penitentiary, by
which the products of the labor of convicts
arc brought into competition with the pre
ducts of honest labor, te the great detri
ment of the latter, are injurious and un
wise and ought te be corrected, and the
premises of the Republican party te abol
ish this system are shown te ba false and
hypocritical by its failure te de se while it
has had the power.
"Sixth. The protection of the govern
ment is due te all American citizens,native
and foreign born, abroad as well as at
home.
"Seventh. We reaffirm the resolutions
of the state conventions of Ohie in 18S0,
1881 and 1882, and of the Democratic
national conventions of 1872, 187C and
1880, demanding thorough reform and
purification of the civil service, and charge
that the Republican paity has violated
evey pledge it has heretofeio given for the
reform thereof, and has failed during its
long administration of the government te
correct even the most crying abases, and
we demand therefore a change in the exe
cutive administration of the government
itself as the reform first of all necessarv.
as made mere manifest by the recent Star
Reute trials, thereby ousting corrupt rings
confederated te protect crime and prevent
the punishment of criminals, and by se
doing te make it possible te again punish
fraud in the public service."
The work of making the ticket was con
tinued amid the greatest confusion, with
the following result : Fer supreme judge
(short term) Martin Follett, Washington,
county ; (long term), Selwin Oweu, Wil
liams county ; supreme court clerk, J. J.
Cruikshank, Miami county ; attorney gen
eral, James Lawrence, Cuyahoga county ;
auditor of state, Emil Keisraelter, Frank
lin county; treasurer of state, Petor
israay, Sandusky county.
A rOMS'rf KOMANCE.
Story et a Terrible Wrong and a Bloody
Vengeance.
Alex. Semileff, a Pele, aged thirty-five
years, died at Reed's Station, Pa., en
Tuesday. He was well educated, speakin
several languages. Before he died he
made quite a remarkable statement, iu
which he said that in 1853 he lived in
Itemer, a Polish town. His father's
eiai no niuugeu uy une IiamaUOU, SOU
of a prefect of a village, who induced her
te leave her husband. Semileffs father
compelled him te swear te avenge the
wrong by killing off the accursed family,
but seen after the prefect was found dead
by the read side, with a pistol by his side.
numu icu.mi tuu ueuui tuai no naa com
mitted suicide.
"Boen my father," aaid Semileff,
" placed me in an academy at Warsaw,
and joining the Russian army in the
Crimea, followed out his plan of revenge
The betrayer of his sister and .another
brother were officers, in the army and
were by some chance assigBed te theregi
men tin which he served. One night they
were found dead in their tents, a knife
sticking in their hearts. Feariag detec
tion he deserted the army, and for ten
years I saw nothing of him. One night he
appeared at the university in disguise and
requested me te fellow him. Next morn
ing we left for Italy, and in a short time
arrived at Milan Frem there we we at te
Florence, where our father said our work
of vengeance was te be completed. A
brother of Romanoff, the
prefect,
was an attache of the Russian le
gation at the court of Yioter Emanuel,
and we determined te slay him. and for
days we followed him, when one night we
met him and bis companion alens the
river bank. We were masked, and my
father sprang at the threat of Romaneffs
companion, and throwing him, held him
while I sprang upon Romanoff and stabbed
him twice te the heart and threw his body
into the river, and we left his friend lying
en the ground insensible. My father was
shortly afterwards captured, tried, sen
tenced and hanged. I then.came te Amer
ica, joined a band of brigands under the
command of Spizzia, who was recently
captured in New Orleans, and for some
time the wild life satisfied me. Soen I re
turned te Poland and found that the Rom
anoff had been scattered. A number had
been exiled te Siberia for treason, while
three had gene te America.
"1 immediately determined te fellow
them, and after searching from 187G te
1881 1 found them at this place, but be
fore my vengeance could overtake thorn
two of the three had died from disease
and but one, Albert Lebeski, was left. I
then secured work here and plotted his
destruction. One night he disappeared.
Nothing was thought of it, as mysterious
disappearances are common among our
class. I killed him and would have gene
back te Russia te finish my work had it
net been for this sickness "
The listeners were appalled by this
story. The man then proceeded te tell iu
a husky voice the place where he buried
the man, and, after receiving the sacra
ment from the priest, expired, thus escap
ing the power of the law. Next morning
a party proceeded te the spot indicated
and exhumed a skeleton, with a large,
rusty dirk knife protruding. There was
then no doubt as te the truth of Semileff s
story. A pest mortem examination will
be held en the body of Lebeski shortly.
UU1MK AND UAL AMITY.
Kocent Destruction et Lite and Property.
Warehouses Ne. 2 and 3 of the Gibsen
distillery, at Gibsonton, near Pittsburgh,
were burned Thursday afternoon. The
less is estimated at $400,000. Twolve or
fifteen persons were jnjured, some se
verely, by explosions during the fire. A
fire iu Salt Lake City Thursday morn
ing destroyed Clawsen's wagon depot,
the old council heuse and Sav
age's art gallery, .causing less esti
mated at $100,000. During tha fire
an explosion of powder demolished plate
glass windows, sashes and doers, .iud did
ether damage te building:! jn the neigh
borhood, which it will lake $20,000 te
repair. A tornado passed ever the
southern part of Livingston county, Mis
souri, ou Wednesday night, demelHhiug
about twonty-five farm houses. Twe
persons were killed ami fiftean or twenty
njured. The Mississippi river at St. Leuis
rese 7 inches yosterd.iy, the gu-ige last
night showing a haiglit of 33 feet 8 inches.
Theloveeis almost butirelv floeled. Re
ports from the uppar Mississippi and
Missouri show that the water is very high
and that great damage his been done
everywhere alen;; the bottom I.mds.
Anether rise of a feet at. St. L?ui.i is
feared.
Tragic Disappearance) el ailduig'it ICevolers ICevelers ICevolers
Jehn Campbell and James Casey, while
under the iufiuoneo of liquor, were driv
ing along the turnpike, between Mount
Carmel at a headleng pace and ou coming
te a sudden carve in the re.id gave no
heed te the horse's movements. The uni
mal kept straight en, carrying the wagon
off the read, aud turning suddenly precip
itated the two men iute a black, yawning
chasm about three hundred feet deep, the
sides being almost perpendicular. The
horse and wagon having returned te the
village, parties went te the raviua and
having procured ropes, a miner from Cen
tralia descended, and at the bottom found
the dead bodies of the men iu a herrhle
mutilated condition. The deceased parties
were strangers in the region and had bcr n
drinking heavily during the day.
Malt News.
A train of six cars en the Wilmington
& Northern railroad, containing colored
excursionists, ran off the track near
Chad's Ferd, yesterday morning, aud
would have pluuged into the Brandy wine
bat for several large trees that grew upon
the bank. The passengers were badly
shaken up and trains wcre delayed for
three hours.
Themas Sales, aged 12, aud Alfred
Burgemeyer, aged 9, wero arrested in
Jersey City yesterday by a detective. Tney
had run away from their home in Terente,
expecting te raake three dollars a day a'
bootblacks in New Yerk.
A Texan homed frog-, alive, was cap
tured in the mails at Washington yestor yester
day, and the package was sent te the dead
letter office.
Base itall Yesterdy.
At Providence Philadelphia, 8 ; Prev
dence, 13. At Cincinnati Athletic, 14 ;
Cincinnati, 5. At St. Leuis Metropoli
tan, 2 ; St. Leuis, 1, 13 innings. At Bos Bes Bos
eonNew Yerk, 5 ; Rostea, 4. At Buf
faloChicage, 0 ; Buffalo, 12. At
Cleveland Detroit, 4 ; Cleveland, 5. At
Brooklyn Brooklyn, 1 ; Merritt, 3. 11
inning?. At Reading (championship)
Active, 7 ; Anthracite, 3. At Harrisburg
(championship) Quickstep, 7 ; Harris
burg, 17.
m a, fc
ICvents Jcar anil AcreM tte Cr.nnty Linen.
Further particulars of the tornado at
Penn's Maner, Bucks county, last Tues
day afternoeu, show that it was mere
destructive than at fiist reported. The
total less of prepDrty iu the tract swept
by the storm is estimated at $23,000.
There is a registered voter in West
Manchester township, Yerk county, who
spells his name "J. Bouggchcraeoyxerro."
There is a wild rumor current at Potts
town that the managers of the Baldwin
locomotive works, of Philadelphia, intend
removing their mammoth establishment
te the Stevor farm opposite Pottstown.
Widow Hare's 9 year old son at Scott
dale, Westmoreland county, has been
drowned in Jacob's creek ; Wm. Mapcs,
while beating near Williamsport was
drowned :n Loyalsock creek.
A wealthy yeune farmer, nrimed Ivsler
and the "belle of the village " of Nord Nerd
ham, near Terente, wero married en
Wednesday morning. After the ceremony
the cenple started in a wagon for the
bride's home. During the ride the team
ran away, and the bride jumped from the
wagon and broke her neck.
The married and single nines of the Citi
zen Fire company, who will play a game of
base ball en the Fourth of July, at Har
risburg, selected Jehn Butt, n fireman and
an old base player of Reading, te umpire
the came. That it mirht ba denn witheut:
favoritism he went with the nines befere
Alderman Price and took an -oath te that
effect.
St Jeseph's Fair.
The attendance at this festival increase?
every evening. In the chancing last nigh t
the leunge was wen by Ne. 54. non. Jehn
Manning, mayor of Buffalo. N. Y., who
then presented it te Mrs. Frank Reiker ;
the white quilt by Ne. 54. Adam
ueienaer ; large cake by Ne.
11 Emma I
Smith, and a pair of flower vases! 5y Ne.
ML Charles ZelL wi r " i
COMMENCEMENT.
USrERDAX'S OKATIUNS UONTIHUKD.
Tne Afternoon's Conclealon et the Gradn
atei Orations at the College.
Yesterday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock the
chapel at Franklin and Marshall was filled
te hear the concluding orations of the
graduates and see the conferring of tha
degrees. Following are abstracts of the
j afternoon's proceedings :
music uverture, "Bohemian Girl"
Balfe.
Oration "Incentives te Culture"
Chas. D. Meyer, Freeburg, Pa. The cul
tivation of the mind has engaged the
attention of men in all ages. Frem history
we learn hew it has succeeded or failed in
different stages of time. Liberty has
always been mere propitious te thought
than despotism. The knowledge of the
empires of Reme and Greece has made their
civilization a lastinr monument. The ad
vancement of culture is no where se mark
ed as in this fair land of ours, where with
our advanced civilizations we are trying te
win the nobler victories of peace. Univer
sal education is civing men mere exalted
lessens of life. Te day almost every citi
zen is an artist and a member of the great
republic of letters. Each day witnesses
the steam cars rushine across the conti
nent. These are the blessings of
knowledge and culture. The incentives
te culture are many and varied, and
having received the highest intelligence we
will find that civilization will grew better.
Oration "The True Equilibrium of the
State." E. Everett Perterfleld, Falliag
Water, W. Va. The problems of civiliza
tien depend upon the advances of society.
The progress of individuals is the pro
gress of society, as it bocemo enlarged
and advanced. Society is of divine ap
pointment, and should be considered se.
The struggles of society for self-insertion
are still rife, and will continue te be. In
the sphere of humanity there is a
constant war between individuals and so
ciety as a body. But when these opposi
tions are united they constitute a fine and
satisfactory equilibrium. Rome was cited
as an instance of a government which did
net acknowledge the rights and privileges
of society colleetivoly ; there was a con
tinual warfare between individuals, and
Reme fell. The establishment of the
Christian church did mere than any ether
element for the settlement of the differ
ences of society ; it served te bridge ever
the great chasm between government and
individuals. The strongest government is
that in whieh the inherent rights of the
people are respeeted.
Music Fruehlingslust, Geipel.
Oration "Communism and Individual
Development" Gee. C. Stahl, McEwens
ville, Pa. The various systems of a
society which mark the different peoples
of the world were outlined by the orator.
Small bedies of individuals at different
times have arisen te assert their pewers
but the body politic whieh they hinder
does net recognize them. Communities
must exist geed or bad, but efforts should
be made te remove these possessing ob
jectionable features. Vice has ever ex
isted and will always exist ; yet there are
always powers in society which are able
te remove the bad. The family as it ex
erts its inflence en the' body politic, will
ever effect the safety of the public and
make life successful.
Oratieu "The Mission of the Moderu
Nevel." Eugene F. Stetz, Broadhcads Breadhcads
ville, Pa. The disbelief in fiction is new
dying away. The historian and the poet
bear their share of influence, but the mis
sion of the modern novel is broader. Pepu
lar education, freedom of thought are the
ideas which kindle the hearts of this gen
oration. In history we find net the sym
pathy the heart craves for ; but net se in
the novel. It is this which brings te us
the experiences of humanity, and portrays
the life of human character as it daily
appears. The orator then showed hew
the novelists succeed, and spoke of the
impression that they have made upon
seciety. Under the touch of the modern
novelist the commeu individual becomes
an important feature for consideration.
The distinction was then made of the great
est novelists' portrayal of the characters
which they present. The novelists are an
important factor in the world, and new
make themselves an honored and gifted
class.
German Oratieu " Da Kleined des
Genius "Gustave A. Schwedes, Cum
berland, Md. The orator handled his
subject with much ability, aud demon
strated by his correct use of the German
language and his perfect utterance that he
well merited the prze for German scholar
ship wen by him.
Music Hechzeitstaeuze, Templer.
Frankliu Oration" The Immutability
of Natural Law" Emery Taggart, Smith
burg, Md. The orator in well oheson Ian.
guaze showed the rigid immutability of
natural law and spoke of the great neces
sity for it. Physical science and Christi
anity, from which comes the law, should
have between them no potent conflict.
We dare net presume that we knew all
the laws of the univeise. The speaker
argued from this that we cannot honestly
contradict the working of miracles, aud,
tborefere, the laws of religion .cannot
ceme into opposition with the national
laws. Nature includes two classes of ob
jects : one, the material objects ; the ether
all that mysterious host of invisible
powers, and these, though they have come
into direct conflict with man's ideas, and
although science even yet cannot fathom
them, umte te domenstrato the immuta
bility of natieual laws.
Marshal Oration " The Influence of
German Thought " Lewis Robb, How Hew
ard, Pa. The orator said that nowhero
than en the banks of the Rhine has the
power of thought had mero power. Away
back in the dark ages it made its influence
felt ; in a nearer period te as we see it
renewed and strengthened in every part by
the world-renowned Schiller and Goethe.
When all Europe was shaken te its foun
dation by the utterances of Voltaire, and
ethors of his school, it was needful that
such master minds as Schiller and Geethe
should ceme forth. In science has Germany
wen grand achievements ; in the investi
gation of ancient art, in philosophy, in
short, in the whole range of science she
stands foremost. Beginning in the 17th
century, she has become a wonderful
authority in philosophy and as truth shall
ever live, se shall the grandeur of Ger
many's snblime triumphs of thought last
till time shall be no mero.
Master Oration" A Limited Sover
eignty and Universal Suffrage ; their Re -latien."
Frank S. Elliet, esq.. Philadel
phia. One hundred years age Alentesquien
said a republic could net exist in a
large country. Te day a somewhat
deeper significance may be attached te
this utterance. The speaker said that a la
mentable state of affairs has resulted from
the differences of party iu this country.
I here is tee much government in our land.
Unlimited sufferage is conceded te be an
established fact, but thore must be a
regenerating principles among us te guide
us aright. Let it be home in mine? that
we are net the peeple of 1800 or 1801. Our
civilization and our material wealth have
made wonderful strides since these peri
ods, and te conform with them we must
be careful. Government new for 50,000,
000 of people is a far greater achievement
than it was for the 3,000,000 of 1800, and
a state of affairs 'that will be satisfactory
te our institutions and laws is greatly
necessary. There is no question te-day
which agitates the public mind as the
relation between a limited monarchy and
sovereignty. The orator here drew the
difference and deduced the conclusion that
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r0ry shows that it is only these govern-
ments that are the aest stable whieh rely
upon the people and the laws for their
safety and welfare. The speaker advo
cated many radical changes in the gov
ernment which will tend te make surer
our stability as a nation, and said that
something is needed te eradiaats the evils
which new are rife in the republic.
Music. Iolanthe Sullivan.
Valedictory "The Charm of Antiqui
ty." J. N. Bauman, Zwingle, Iowa.
Nothing perhaps in the last half century
is se interesting as have been the discov
eries made in ancient cities. A tew
science has suddenly sprung up. But
what interest can accrue lrem this? The
noblest of men have becu engaged in the
pursuit of discevciing the remains of the
earlier ages ; they find that "the proper
study of mankind is man." Te-day we
can walk through the streets of cities,
whose silence has net been interrupted for
ages. Behind their time worn relics we
seem te see the people going through their
every departments of life. It is ty ages
and'uet by years that we caa read the
lessens of the past. By this we understand
the laws given out in these times which
new appear dark te us. The orator spoke
of the manifold advantages securodfrem the
unearthing of these ancient remains, and
drew rich lessens from them. He showed all
through his oration the charm for anti
quity and supplemented the presentation
by suggestions drawn therefrem. We can
congratulate ourselves that we have risen
above.eur forefathers, yet we must admire
the greatness of them and learn from them
yet.
The speaksr then spoke a heartv farewell
te all. Te the citizens of Lancaster who
have treated the studenfrs with signal kmil
ness he bid a reluctant goed-bje Te the
beard of trustees the valedictorian peke
his thanks aud farewell. The facility and
classmates were paid a mest touching tri.
bute and the kindest partiug spoken.
Music Herzenstoene Franke.
Announcement was then made of the
degrees conferred ; iu course that of A.
B. en the graduating class ; the degree of
A. M. upon Rev. Frank Metzel, president
of Northern Illinois college, Dakota, III..
Rev. Jeshua -Walbach, Dakota, Illinois,
class of '78 ; Frank S. Elliet, of Philadel
phia, class '80 ; James Mitchell, M. D.,
Philadelphia, class '80 ; Rev. Adam S.
Wober, Westminster, Md.,. class '80. The
honorary degrees were as fellows : Docter
of laws, President Arthur, of the State
Agricultural college ; Docter of Divinity.
Rev. Jehn Gantenbein, of Portland, Ore
gen ; Docter of Philosophy, Professer
Jehn S. Stahr, of the college ; Honorary
Master of Arts, Dr. Brubakcr, of Jeffer Jeffer
eon Medical college ; Dr. Burnside, of
L3banen, and Professer Twitmyer.
C UATKKNITY KKDNIONS.
Tite Helta Tan Delta Fraternity.
The ninth annual symposium of Chap
ter Tau, of th- Delta Tau Delta fra
ternity, was held at Geerge H.
Miller's restaurant, North Queen street,
last night. It was ene of the most
successful reunions ever held. About 25
members sat down te the supper. Saveral
of the alumni being present, who had the
pleasure of starting the chapter, they
were listened te with pleasure by the
younger members as they recited the
"talcs of the past," and compared them
with the present condition of the chapter.
Many memories of younger days were
revived and overyeno seemed a boy again
for the evening. After the banquet the
following pregramme wai carried out :
Address of welcome, Magister Epu
larum, F. C. Cook ; Toasts
"The Class of '83," N. C. lleisler ;
"Chapter Tau," II. p. Wanner;
"Chapter Delta," II. J. P.utlcr : "Our
Alumni," A. IJ. Reiser, esq ; "Our Fra
ternityIts Past and Future," Rv. A. F.
Dreisbach ; " The Orescent,1' 31. B. Rcher;
"The Ladies," W. G. Mayb.nr. These
were iutorspersed with fraternity aud col cel col
lege songs.
(Jlii I'nl Keunlen.
Tha 2U,h annual banquet of the Theta
chapter, of the Chi Phi fraternity was held
latt evening at the Grape hotel. The fol
lowing alumni members were present :
Rev. Arthur Powell Yei k, Pa , Ed. Ron Ren
nicger Allentown Pa., II. II Fitz, Mar
tinsburg, W. Va., A. Gleuniugci-and Wm.
Mish, Lebanon, Pa., .1. G. Zeek and E. R
Zahm Lancaster, Pa. The banquet was
prepared in Mr. Henry Rahtcr's best style,
and the menu included all the seasonable
delicacies.
After partaking plentifully of the feast,
toasts were responded te by W. R. Brin Brin
ten, J. Keijer, E II. llnttenstein, Ed.
Renuinger, esq., Uiv. Arthur Powell, J.
C. Leiter and J. L3iubach. Letters of
regret wcre then lead fr.ra Bre.n. A. 31.
Schmidt. J. II. Croiuwell, E S. Geruant
and E. Kenipf
The brothers th-jit adjourned, after hav
ing spaut one of the most delightful eve
nings in t!ie history of the chapter.
A UASOl.lNi: FIKK.
Uniiger from .Storing till l:i llie City Limits.
About half-pist six o'clock this morning
fire alarms were struck from boxes 34 and
32 in the northeastern part of the city and
a ilcnse cloud of smoke seen arose from
near the corner of 3Iarieu alley aud Sher
man street, where, ou the rear of Jehn
Hensler's let, is located the stere house of
the Glebe and Gaslight company, which
ha3 the contract for lighting the city with
gaseliua and in a little brick building
built for the purpose keeps- en hand at a
time about 30 barrels of this inflammable
stuff.
It seems that last night there were in
the place 30 barrels of gasoline, fear. of
which woie emptied fur filling the lamps
in the city. About 5 o'clock this morning
oue of the heys in the lighter's service
went te the place and get some oil.
Twenty minutes later Lamplighter Wm.
Lewars visited it, and while he was there
there was an explosion which threw him
nearly across the street and singed his
eyebrows and it was followed quickly bv
an outburst of the flames aud the sound
ing of the fire alarm. The whole build
ing and contents were seen wrapped in
flames and as water thrown en such a pile
only spreads the fire, the attention of the
firemen was given te surrounding prep2rty.
venaersmitlrs stable was kept se wet that
it escaped, though but a short distauc'
away, and nothing further was burned
except the adjoining fences ; the public
school property was slightly damaged.
At one time the burning oil flowed
down Sherman .street and threatened te
spread the fiie, but it was dammed up
and driven back by the fireman Theie
was no insurance ou the destroyed prep
erty which cousisted only of the 32 barrels
of oil and the building, which is totally
ruined though ne: an expansive structure,
and the less falls en the gaslight company.
Just hew the fire originated is no;
certainly ascertained, but the chief engin
eer feels sure that a lighted match must
have been caivlessly disposed of en the
premises and ignited the accumulated gas.
The fire calls attention anew te the dan
gers of storing in any considerable quan
tity of oil wilhiu the city limits and sug
gests tha propriety of an ordinance put
ting it, like powder, eutside the town.
SMutrimuiilal.
Miss Lillie, eldest daughter of Eli Jlyliu.
of Pceuca Valtey, was last eveuing uuited
in marriage at. her father's residence te
Mr. Isiah Stehman, of Maner township.
Over a hundred uesfcs were present te
witness the ceremonies and they wero
handsomely entertained.
FiBbermau's Luck.
Jehn Trissler, jr., Jehn Trissler, sr., and
Ben. Hookey-went fishing at the month of
the Pequea and took 42 bass and a rock
fish that weighed 36 pounds dressed.
LINDEN HALL.
KlQHTT-MIUTa TEAK AT UHIZ.
A liars Aadisaee and Brilliant Katertsln-
metit Btnlc, Flowers and Senary
The Graduating Class.
The commencement exercises of Prof.
Brickenstein's Linden Hall female semi
nary at Lititz never fail te attract a large
audience and the 89th celebration last
evening was no exception te this rule. It
was a beautiful moonlight night and very
inviting for a drive, se that the visitors
from this city and the surrounding country
were very numerous; the occasion was
signalized by the return te the school of
many of its graduates and when the
chapel clock sounded the hour for the
opening of the exercises there was scarcely
a vacant seat in the auditorium or galler
ies. . The stage presented a striking ap
pearance. It was elaborately decorated ;
a wreath of blooming laurel ran along
the front of it, magnificent ferns and
ether growing plants were set upon it and
a large collection of floral devices, pre
sented te the young ladies, was a con
spicuous feature of the decorations. Iu
the centre were three pianos and en
either side were seated the young ladies of
the institution arranged in their classes.
The following composed the graduating
class whieh, it will be seen, was an un
usually large one : Elizabeth B. Schreff,
Bethlehem ; Emma Heeh, Lancaster;
3Iabel Beck, Lititz ; JIary Bemberger,
Lititz ; May Ensign, Buffalo, N. Y. ;
Augusta Fallen, Washington, D. C. ; Re
becca Filbert. Womelsdorf : Geercianna
l-Griffing, Philadelphia; Emma Hecb,
Adrian tlellinger, Florence Hellingor,
Lancaster ; Ernestine Huobeuer, Bethle
hem ; Ida Llewellyn, Annie Llewellyn.
Shamokin ; Elsie Manser, Freiehlcra ;
3Iaggia Myers, Lancaster ; Mary Pile,
Snow Shee ; Emma Pett, 3IcCenuelsburg;
Margaret Sheasley, Frankliu ; Pamela
Silver, Glenville, Md., and Eiizubath
Shirk, Oregon.
Of these, three had maintained equal
rank in the class, Misses Fallen, Griffeii
and Sheasley, and the award of tha high
est honor, the valedictory, was made "by
let, it falling upon 3Iiss Fallen.
The pregramme of last evening was a
long one, but varied and iuterestinu, aud
commanded the interest of the uudionce
te the end. It was introduced with a
brief litnrgical service, after whieh thft
exercises were as fellows :
' Pilgrims' Chorus," trem Tannliauser.
" Reme Was Net Built in a Day." SrtlntatenT'
Miss SI. JIembkrkkr.
" Italian Fantasy." MeszKurski.
Miss M. Myers, uliss K. Hukucnbi:.
The Three Wishes." &. t. t-.ern
MISS M. SCHROIT, K. KK1S O. COWKN. IS.
Spknckk. M. KEFUtR, is. Hayek. 11
SHBKTS, Jj. Umi.'KttNSTKlN, K. JeXES C
MelLVAINE. ' '
" Overture te ' Cerinlanus.' " UeeUieven.
MissksN. Filbert, A. Stubblebink 1-:
IlOKUEK, M. MOCORMICK, M. MaTLACK, II.
Cook, t. KicKuerr. li. Hain. With or
chestral accetuimnlmunt.
"DewnlntheJJcwy Dell." anat-:.
M18SKS 1,. MATLACK, M. FK.NMER. K.
ScuRerp, M. Tobias, M. Uili.kk, a. Fal Fal
eon. l.e Premler .lour ile Pension." Cure.
Miss C. Paink (Mad ile Vulnal.-,) ; iiisa
B. svkncer ( Claire) ; Misses M. aIcUur
mick, M. Black mere, II. Cook, K. Jexe
N. Filbert (rJleves) ; Mis.s P. git-Kiietr
(Mad. Monclar): Miss O. Monteo.mkrv
(Jeanne) ; Miss J. Uebkrts (Tlcnneite) :
" l.e Kossignel." .its.
Miss II. Filbert.
" The Dell's Overture." (tnrlill.
Misses 1,. Urickenstkin, N. KErLER, I..
1-KHJfAN, M. ?CHROOr. H. Sl'EUCElt, F.
Jokes, A. JIeinly, li. Mayeie
"BrUr Kose." . H. Heyesen.
Miss li. (jitiKjriNe.
" Jlurgeu rite's Three I"eua.uets." Itrumt
Miss M. ISlackmoeru
" Sunlight and starlight," Kssay.
Miss K. llecu.
" Valse Allcinsgnu." Hubimtetn.
iMISS F. I.EVAN.
' Sliafespearean liurUtiiue."
Miss K. IIeubknek (.Millet) : Miss K.
Mauser ( fertla) ; Miss '..murk (Ophe
lia) ; Miss P. silver ( Laily Muchethi.
" Hungarian Fantasy." Due. .152.
Miss P. Eickhepk, Mis-t c Paine.
" Marvelous Werk," Chorus lrem " The Urea-
"Oil. ............ .......... .(ITC'I.
Sole. Miss M Mverh.
"In the Tower." A. D. 1VI.. ...Vuxm Voelttltjc.
Mi.ss M. Knsien.
" FulrieV Uevel.'- Smart.
Misses a. and F. Hellinuhk.
" Kaiser Marsch.' Wttaner.
Misses I. Stoker, is. Westz, a Slav
maker, II. cook, M. IIkicuenstei.v, .
Sheets, S. Wissler, M. Fenner. with
orchestral accompaniment.
"The Twe Lullabies." Tennyson ami Heed.
Miss K. Pett, Miss M. Pile.
' Glockentenc." I'reci.
Miss M. Myers.
"The UulKliiigerMynacIi Bridge."
l.illic llurr.
Miss M. Sueiuley.
" Gnomes' Dance " Liizl,
Miss K Scureit.
Saltarclle," lrem "The Italian Symphony."
Menicltshen.
Miss P. Silver, g. Grifpine, M. snEAS
LEY, K.HOC'H, I. I.EE'-VELLYN, A. 1.LEWEL
lyn. With erchcstial accompaniment.
" Ailtllteii MlilOufUii." Valedictory.
Miss a. Fallen.
Present it Ien of Diplomas.
"Untold -Ye Portals Kvi-rhistlng." Chems,
lrem"Th Itedeuiptieii." Uotmed
Doxelngy.
Benediction.
The musical, literary and dr.sm.itiij fci
turesefthe performarce alike attestad
the culture of these who participated in
them. The salutatory, valedictory aud
ether essays were well wiittcu aud -r.ice-fally
read; the spiightly French play
tripped along without a balk and tbe
Shakespcreau burlesque. representing sumo
of the notable female creations of tha great
bard, grouped at a modernjtca table, was
very felicitieus. The soles, cheiuses and
instrumental parts of the various musical
exercises were rendered in a most accept
able manner and were of such yencral
average excellence that special criticism
would be invidious. The recitations tee
were excellent in selection and rendition.
After the entertainment the graduates,
many of the old students, a id friends and
patrons of the institution, engaged in a
social reunion, and t j day the class of 'SO
holds a formal reunion at the school.
The next and 90th year of the school
will open Sept. 4, 1883.
FU03I Till" CUUJNTV.
Items Frem tne HanheTm Sentinel '
Mtltz I-ecerri."
aud
While some boys were exploding fire
crackers in the yard at J. W. llellingcr's
residence, Lititz, a spark ilew into a
second story window en a bed. Soen
afterwards some one sinelled smoke aud in
looking up saw at once that there was fiie
in the room. The bedding was already
en fire, a large hole having been burnt in it.
it was hurriedly taken up and threvcu out.
This is the first, which fortunately was
discovered in geed time, and it is a warn
ing te ethers iiBing these dangerous
things.
The largest aud best crop of grats in
this county will be harvested this year.
The wheat crop wilf scarcely be 11 p te
the average. Oats leek well and there
will be a fair crop. The tobacco is nearly
all planted and as the weather has been
faveiable it is in fine condition. The
average will be materially less than last
year. Cern and potatoes leek very well.
The damage te the wheat by the Hessian
fly will be slight.
The Grand Army of the Republic of
Manheim will bold an encampment and
fair in the Kauffman park, near Manheim
borough, commencing en Tuesday, June
23. and continuing twelve days.
Burglars are numerous around Lititz
and neighboring towns, but no important
important " hauls " have been made by
them yet
Tebmcc Warehouse Closing.
J. Gust Zeek, having finished the work
of bis tobacco packing, at his waroheuso,
en the Harrisburg turnpike, gave a hand
some entertainment there at 5 p. m.,
yesterday te his empleyes and a number
1 of invited guests from this citv. An
excellent spread was served and ether
refresh ments, and the hospitality of tbe
host was highly appreciated by all who
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