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LANCASTER DAILY INTEJLLIGENCEB WEDNESDAY JXTY ll. 1883.
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WEDNESDAY 8VENIKO. JULY 11. 1B83.
The Bepubllcaus Responsible.
It does net leek as though the Repub
lican Senate intended that the apper.
i innment of the state should be changed.
The mandate of the constitution is that
it shall be done ; but that of the Re
publican caucus is otherwise. The
responsibility for a failure te apportion
-will rest upon the Senate and the Re
publican party, in the public judgment,
for very geed reasons. It is obvious te
everyone, that the Republicans gain by
keeping the present apportionment,
which was made when they were in
power in the Legislature and which gives
tiiein mere than their proportion of
reprcsantatives. A new apportionment
would benefit the Democracy, because it
would necessarily concede them larger
representation than they new have.
Tuey are admittedly entitled te this and
any change made would be in their
f.u or. Since it is clear hew the interests
of the parties lie, it is obvious which one
-is responsible for the defiance of the
constitution, involved in failing te ap
portion the state.
Then ilia Democratic iroverner ha-i
reconvened the legislature for no ether
purpose than te make an apportionment,
it has failed te make. If it fails again it
is net likely that he will reconvene it.
He has sufficiently put upon the Legis
lature the responsibility for its failure te
obey the fundamental law. That re
spensibility is fixed upon the political
antagonists of the state administration.
It has been made tee clear for dispute
that the Democratic desire is te have the
state reapportioned. It is immaterial te
the point in question, which is simply
the responsibility for non obedience te
the constitution, that the Democrats may
be charged with a desire te obey the con
stitutien because they find their profit in
it. Whatever their motive, the fact
remains that they are net responsible
for the violation of the constitution. If
the Legislature adjourns without male
ing an apportionment it is perfectly dear
that all the odium for the violation et
the constitution will fall en the Republl
can party ; and they will net find it easy
te hear.
Te Whom It May Concern.
The Lancaster Intklliekncer likes tin- Jv Jv
rner8 vetoes audit doesn't Hkn them. Tiie
jiovernor'a "confidential counselors' sbenid
enlarge their circle se as te Include thee Jlteis
et the mrELLlOENUEH. HartUbur Patriot.
The Intellieenceii poepla teinind us
of the criticism once passed en Seuater
Edmunds that he could see a fly en a barn
deer, but net the deer Pittsburgh Pest.
The Patriot and the Pest both claim
and held a leading position among the
Democratic newspapers of Pennsylvania.
That position, no less than what' the
l'st calls " honorable party fidelity,"
should suggest te them the propriety of
dealing fairly with their comptempora cemptempora comptempera
ries as well as justly with the governor
whom their party elected. Had they
been disposed te tell the whole truth
about the Intelligencer and its atti
tude te ihe governor's vetoes, the
Patriot would have said that this jour
nal, in what it has tried te make dis
criminating and intelligent reviews of
tnem, has given
has given its cordial ami
ungrudging approbation
them ; and, concerning
te most of
the manni-r
in which this power has bsen
exercised.
it has said : " The honesty of purpose
and the painstaking intelligence with
which the present governor has generally
bent te tlm task cannot be disputed. Its
influence will be felt for great geed upon
the action of future Legislature.' and t he
wisdom of his confidential counselleis
who have aided his deliberations has
served him and the commonwealth
well." The Posl,teo, if it were disposed
te tell the whole truth, would net have
intimated that this journal fails te d
justice te the excellence of most of the
vetoes, while it preserves its own splf
respect by criticising these which de net
commend themselves te its honest jndg
ment.
Tne iNTELMOKNCEi: hardly needs te
repeat what it has se often tried te
make plain, that it entei tains no such
view of "honorable party fidelity" :is
te feel it incumbent upon a public jour
nal te give unqualified commendation te
every act which the officials elect of its
party perform. We de net held public
servants te be the oracles of their party
nor above the criticism of its newspa
pers. On the ether hand, every editor
who has the public geed aud even
the party-advantage in clear vision will
strive te se further both and they
ought te be identical, for the policy
which is tne best for the common weal
is best for the party that when
the action of public officials is
net in line with them it will
be fearlessly criticised. The spirit
of undiscriminating defense and praise
of officeholders, which prevailed for se
many years in the Ilepubliean party,
bred first bossism and then disintegra
tien.
In the case which has evoked the criti
cism of the Pest and Patriot, the Intel
lieencer suggested a certain incon
sistency in the governor's vetoes of some
of the charity appropriations and his
approval of the many ethers. The Pest
admits that " he may make mistakes."
This was one of them. Would the Pest
have us ignore or deny it ? The Patriot
apparently agreed entirely with us in
the opinion that the governor should
have drawn " the line at the recommen
dation of the beard of public charities,"
or in ether words " withheld his appro
val from such appropriations as were net
applied for in compliance with law."
And it commended his veto under the
mistaken impression, presumably, that
he had done se ; whereas he had net
hence our criticism.
When the music is such that we can
not consistently keep step te it, we try te
reform the music.
Thk delegates te the Republican con
ventien of Pennsylvania this year seem
te be enjoying the novel sensation of
being free te vote for whom they please
and candidates are plenty accordingly.
Ne doubt there are small bosses who
think they can put their own man
thredgh, bnt they are afraid te show
. fcheir whip, and seemingly the cenven-
tien te left pretty mmch te itself. She
am irfeVArfl nf last war arenback in f lull
brotherhood, netwithstaidini) ,tteuiiujBTBiAi.AWi ve;
treachery was never, nbrnewr, te be . '.
forgiven. They never would be ;If these
they betrayed had power te punish ; as
they have net, they embrace ; which is
very sensible, indeed.
Senators Watues, Hughes, Cooper
and Stewart are distressed because the
governor cut off Delaney's pay for the
vacation, during which he is generally
employed as a canvasser for the Repub
lican state committee. Under the sem
blance of regularity given te them by an
item in the general appropriation bill
the " Senate librarian " has long en
joyed perquisites and pickings which
scarcely fell te any ether state official
for the same degree of public service.
The allowance te him for. alleged work
when the Legislature is net in session
was an almost absolute gratuity, and
the governor very properly cut it off.
But, be this as it may, the preposition
of .the Regular Republican and Inde
pendent senators te have the governor
account te their body for a veto, his
reasons for which have already
been filed in the manner prescribed
by law, was very properly characterized
by Senater Gorden as impertinent and
by Senater Wallace as irregular. Never
theless if Cooper and Stewart want te
make Delaney's pickings a campaign
issue the Democrats will gladly welcome
it.
Ex-Attorney General Palmer
aud ex-Senater Buckalew are reported
as giving the opinion that Luzerne is
entitled te two senators. We suppose
that this is en the ground that the popu
lation has increased te the necessary ex
tent since the United States census of
18S0 was taken. It is true that the con
stitution does net seem te require the
state apportionment te be based en the
United States census, but simply te fix
the time when it shall be made, "inline
diately after each United States decen
nial census." The Legislature can order
a state census te betaken for use in iiS
apportionment.
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JeriN Stewawt gees the whole length
of his te ther in
Dclaney.
rising te the defense of
Prank ITatten does net approve of two
coat postage. But then, who approves of
Frank Ilatteu ?
The Erie Herald, i order te acoemtno
date the public demand for news and ad ad
vertisements, has been enlarged by the
addition of a column te each page, which
is an indication that the excellence of the
Herald is appreciated.
Schuyler Colfax has been beard from
again. A tender reference te bitu iu a
Western New Yerk paper calls out from
him a letter in which he solemnly says :
" As te the Credit Mebiler stock te which
you allude, I can only repeat that I never
bad a shaie of it, nor a dollar of its divi
dends, haviug voluntarily abandoned four
years before the public scandal an incom
plete contract te take some of it."
The Richmond Stale calls loudly upon
tbe Democratic hosts in that state te drive
Maheneism, with its mixed marriages,
mixed schools, mixed everything, save
one thing, and that one thing, unmixed
evil, from Virginia politic forever. " The
tariff, the currency and every ether ecouem
ical question dwindles te nothing iu com
p.iiisen with the one great issue the res res
cue of enr paople from the horrors of
Maheneism ?"
The Philadelphia newspapers keep up
their delightful and luminous diversity of
opinion about the trade dollar. The North
American, which sets up for au authority
en finance, declares that the flurry ever
the trade dollar is passing away, and it
will presently be circulating from hand te
hand as freely as ever. The Times, which
sets up for an authority en everything, in
sisls today that "the trade dollar is
Hurried out of goneral circulation. It is
i v-fused by our railways, steam aud pass,
eiier, by the banks, except as bullion cel
Literal for leans ; by insurance, trusts and
safe deposit companies ; by the wholesale
ttade;by markotmen, and generally in
ail the channels of business."
A Yeung Couple's Jeyrul iteunlen.
Tbiee weeks age a neat, pretty, medest
young woman came te the St. Nicholas
hotel Portsmouth Ohie.aud engaged beard.
She gave her name as Laura Martin of
1'epl.ir (ireve, Ky. Without less of time
she sought and ebtained employment in a
cletbiug factory, Her manners were ex
ceedingly reserved, and she made no
acquaintances, but worked assiduously
and earned money. On Saturday after
noon Albert Finley, a tall well clad hand
some young Kentucky farmer from
Richmond, in that state, put up at the
same hotel. The strange lady and the
young farmer met. She saw in him a
husband from who she bad run away in a
pet a month age. He saw in her a wife
whom he had been seeking penitently in
vain for a month. It was a joyful meeting
te both. They kissed and made up and
took passage en the steamer, next night,
both seeming te be perfectly happy.
A XrfMt Ulrl Captured.
Twe months age the four-year.old daugh
tcr of James Wilsen, living in West
moreland county, disappeared from home.
Parents and friends searched for her weeks
aud finally gave her up for lest. Monday
a hunter found her ten miles -from the
home of her parents. She fled at bis
approach, but he pursued and captured
her. She fought him like a tiger. Her
body was naked and was stained all ever
with berry juice. 8he had lest the power
of speech and was unable te give any
account of her wanderings during her
absence. She had learned te eat frogs
and crawfish, devouring them alive with
great avidity in preference te cooked feed.
With geed care it is thought she will seen
learn te talk again and forget her remark
able experience in the weeds among the
snakes and wild eats, which abound in that
section of country.
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A Warning ter Arthnr.
Colonel Rives, of Virginia, has written te
President Arthur advising him te "shake"
Senater Mabene, and also warning him
against making the same mistakes that
have wrecked his predecessors who have
stepped from the vice presidency te the
White Heuse.
BaaebaU Iiimi day.;
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.At Clevetaiid-PkUadsJphis,' 4 ; ; Clev
Iand8. At ; PitUbmrjr--Allgheny; jll ;
Athletie, 4. " At Reading (champion
game) Active. 8 : Anthracite, 8. At
U lit...-. K . ntLtm f k At- n.AyiV-
lvnRrnnklvn. 2 : Marrits. 8. At Rich-
mend, 2 ; Baltimore Association, 7. '
iRDEAStEABOK;-
MMKRVlMt. MOTI
An
Impending Strike Anion tne Veu
Miners aim Hen la CebhcJI
IVnat Shun tne DuTMt Ke?
A telegram from Pittsburgh says a re re
uewal of the railroad coal miners' trouble
is feared. Only half the operators have
accepted the deoisien of the umpire of the
trade tribunal fixing the rate at 3 cents
per bushel, and in the ether pits work is
continued at three cents. The operators
who accepted the deoisien new want their
miners te accept the! three cent rate also.
"The Hartley and Marshall pits closed yes
terday eeeause tne miners refused this
figure, and ether pits are expected te fol fel
low suit. In this event a general strike
may result Mr. Charles Parrish an
nounced in Wilkesbarre yesterday that
the Reading oeal and iron company would
take charge of the Lehigh and Wilkes
barre celleries in that region and at
Audenreid en August 1. Mr. Parrish has
been asked te remain as general manager,
but his friends believe he will hereafter
devote himself te local manufactures
rather than mining. The differences be
tween the coal operators and their em em
peoyes in the Springfield district of
Illinois have been settled, except at two
of the mines, aud these, it is thought, will
arrive at a settlement. The basis of
agreement is that three cents per bushel
shall be paid for mining and check weigh
ing. The- national association of window
alass workers met in annual session in
Pittsburgh yesterday. There were fifty
nine delegates present, representing every
window glass factory in the United States.
Routine business was transacted at yes
terday's sessions. It is understood that
the question of wages will be considered,
with a view te a reduction of ten per
cent. The Green and Amber bottle blow
ers of the western division, in annual
session in Milwaukee, yesterday adopted
the scale of wages in force last year. This
deoisien affects the bottle factories from
Pittsburgh te San Francisce.
The city electrician of Chicago has cut
all1 the wires of certain elec trio light com
panies net under ground. The competition
has been se sharp between the companies
that it is claimed they de net use properly
insulated wires, and that they string tbem
at random en the housetops, where contact
with them would result in instantaneous
death. It is said " this action has refer
ence te arc lights only, no danger being
apprehended from wires used for the
transmission of currents for incandescent
lighting."
The St. Leuis PestDespatch asserts that
the Brotherhood of Telegraphers will be
gin a general strike next Monday for seven
hours as night work and extra pay for
Sundays. There are ever 5,000 operators
in the brotherhood. After an investiga
tien of the charges against the arrested
miners at Ely and West Fairlee, New
Hampshire, the state attorney has ordered
their release, there being no case against
them. There is a report that silver has
been 'discovered in the Black mountain
range of the Adirondaeks, in Essex county
New Yerk. The tonnage en the canals iu
New Yerk state for the first week in July
was 172,612 tens, showing an increase of
29,047 tens ever last year. The shipments
of wheat have increased 217,900 bushels,
of corn, 230,000 busbels, and of rye, 90,
G00 bushels.
The Louden agent of the agricultural
department telegraphed yesterday :
"Weather of first ten days of July het
and forcing. Wheat estimates increasing
generally throughout Europe."
Reports from a great number of points
in the West and Northwest state that a
general change for the better in all the
cr jp prospects has taken place during the
pest two weeks, owing te the cessation of
rains and the advent of het weather. The
spring wheat and eat crops are unusually
premising, and are both new nearly as
sured. It is believed that the corn crop
is rapidly coming up te its condition in
18S2
CKlAIK AND KA.UXtO.lXH.
Accidents Happening en Laud aud Sea.
At Masen station, en the Alabama
Central railroad, a mau named Carpenter
was shot in the head three times by his
brother-in law, A. W. Smyth. Smyth
seen afterward shot himself twice in the
breast. Is is thought both men will die.
It appears that Carpenter ill-treated his
wife, who was Smith's sister. A widow,
who runs the ferry across the Withlacoo Withlaceo Withlacoe
che river, in Flerida, was shot dead by
seme unknown person, concealed behind a
clump of trees, en the opposite bank, while
she was ferrying a party aoress. Edward
Clay, of. Huntsville, Alabama, was
shot and killed by Jehn Aday.
Clay had attempted te assault
Mrs. Aday. The schooner Charger, which
arrived at Gloucester, Massachusetts, re
ports the less of Stephen Reynolds and
Geerge King, who went astray iu a fog
en June 29th, while tending trawls. The
schooner Triton lest also two men un
der similar circumstances. Saveu cars
of a traiu en the Natchez & Jacksen rail
read fell through a bridge near Natchez,
Mississippi, en Monday evening. T. O.
Jennings, the conductor, was killed and
seven passengers were injured. The frame
dwelling of David Seeling, in Milwaukee,
was destroyed by fire before daylight yes
terday morning, and three of his children
whose ages ranged from 3 te 19 years,
perished from suffocation.
Bridget Reilly, a. widow with six chil
dren, who had been "assisted" te emi
grate te Canada, whence, after wandering
about for several weeks, Bhe drifted te
New Yerk, applied yesterday te the com.
missioners of emigration for passage back
te Ireland. She was turned ever te the
state beard of charities The treasury de
partment has been informed of the arrest,
at Pert Townsend, Washington territory,
of nine Chinamen who had been smuggled
into this country through British Colum
bia, The president will order their depor
tation. Myren Dewling, Youngs Dewling and
Alfred Youngs were arrested yesterday at
Schenectady, New Yerk, en a clew dis
covered four weeks age, for the alleged
wrecking of a new Yerk Central train at
Watervilet, en June 29, 1878, by which a
brakeman was killed. A hail storm in
Dakota, Monday, destroyed 5,000 acres of
growing crops in Ben Hemme and Hutch
inson counties. Later reports from Port
land Oregon, indicate that the news re
garding the forest fires along the Colum
bia river is greatly exaggerated, and that
tlerc has been little less te the Bottled
parts of the county.
SEAS1UK SBM4ATIUN.
Ezeltemenc Over tne Death of UlarlMa
Beanda.
At Atlantic City, public interest in the
extraerdinay circumstances attending the
death of Clarissa Bounds has been rather
increased than otherwise by a verdict
from the coroner's jury, finding that her
injuries were reeeived accidentally,
and exonerating all parties from
blame. The verdict is greatly
criticised. She was a handsome but wild
young girl, who left her home several
months age and began te frequent a coal
pit in the pine forests about ten miles
from there, where four men named Jehn
Themas, Sel and Clem Manning and Jee
Kelsey worked. At two o'clock one
morning she sprang from her slumber
beside them enveloped in flames. She
was awfatly burned, her hip bones pro pre
trading from the flesh, yet her wounds
were net dressed for a week. She was
nauiea ever me neignDorneoa from one
stuDid justice of the D&arn te another, anil
finally died under suspicions of foal play.
FUSOHAb.
Hasnv L. Kendall, president of the
National Exehange bank of Providence,
Rhede Island, died yesterday at the age of
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.1 AWg !H KVkHf tiwuninMlt AICITAI1 M
fOgdensburg, New Yerk, and vice presi-
w - m. mmrm. m lfV..M' v.wm.w. w.
laenc anu general manager el tue uguens
burg bank, died yesterday.
"Ouida" Miss De La Rame is said I
te be in strict seclusieu. suffering from an
impaired mind, the result of combined
overwork and Reman fever.
Jehn Brtgiit's daughter is the guest of
General and Mrs. Heward. The party
are new in the Yellowstone Park, and will
visit ether points of interest in the West.
Colonel James C. Zabriskie, a Cali
fornia pieneer, and author of the lateBt
work en the land laws of the United
States, died Tuesday in San Francisce,
aged 79.
Mr. Tilden has leaned Mr. Hunting
ton's portrait of himself, and the picture
designated as "A Hopeless Case," for the
use of the Southern exposition, te be held
at Louisville.
Victer St. Paul offers through the
Paris academy of modicine a prize of
$5,000 te any person, without regard te
vocation, who may discover an infallible
cure for diphtheria.
Miss Mattie Norbeck, who is visiting
friends in Lancaster, Pa., has almost en
tirely recovered her health since her stay
there, which will be gratifying.news te her
many friends in this city. Washington
Herald.
Ex Secretary Kirkwood has written
a letter saying that he cannot vote for or
support Mr. Reed, the Republican can
didate for supreme judge in Iowa. He
announces that if he gees en the stump he
will take this position boldly, seeing that
there is no reason for concealment.
Queen Victeria eschews colored stock
ings. - The last time that the Princes
Louise visited her she appeared in the
presence of her majesty attired in a com
mon gown with stockings of a color te
match. The queen indignantly ordered
her te retire te her room and change her
hose te the plain, subdued white color.
Phillip Bourke Marsten, who has
become well known te Americans who
read the magazine peetry of their country,
has been totally blind from birth, hut is a
fine looking man withal and an interesting
character. His father wrote some excell
ent dramas, which have been only partial
ly successful, however.
Ex Senater J. R. Doolittle's recent
fee of $40,000 for disposing of a million
dollars' worth of real cstate was mere
than deubied by the late Sanater Mc
Dougall, of California, who received once
a fee of $100,000 for services in connection
with the adjustment of Spanish titles in
Southern California.
Rebert Hare Powell, who has just
died in Saxton, Huntingdon county, was
tbe owner of many thousands of acres of
mineral lands, both iron and coal, in that
ceuntv and iu Clearfield and Bedford, and
was tbe employer of a large number of
men. He recently built a furnace at
Saxton, which wa3 one of the most com
plete and successful iron manufacturing
establishments in Pennsylvania, and was
making preparations for the erection of
another. His remains have been taken te
Philadelphia, where he had resided, for
interment.
Tne secret et True Dignity.
Londen Spectator.
The common note of all men who are
remarkable for true dignity is, however, a
conscious self respect ; and this is getting
less and less common as tbe contempla
tive temper merges in the competitive
temper of modern time. Mr. Arneld
has, with mere than his usual skill, de
scribed the dignity of the East, iu its con
trast with the restlessness of the West, in
the lines in which he paints the East for
the Reman conquests :
' The East bowed low belere the blast.
In patient, deep disdain ;
She let the Legions thunder pest.
And plunzeil in thought ngain."
Yeu have the whole secret of true dignity
in that verse. It is patient ; it is inward,
and it really prefers the inward te the out
ward scenery. Dignity cannot ba impa
tient ; it cannot be external ; yet eveu if
a mind is both patient and inward, it will
have no true dignity se long as its whole
feeling for the inward scenery it con
templates is that of displeasure and
disapprobation. A dignified man
must feel a certain amount of interest and
pleasure in expressing himself adequately
in speech and conduct. He must keenly
value the moral symmetry of his own
thoughts, and also the symmetry of his
thoughts with his action, and therefore
it is that in the externality and hurry and
irritability of our day dignity is starved.
Second Thinning or Fruit.
Uerinantewn Telegraph.
These who have net already attended te
the second thinning out of their pears
should new attend te it without much
delay. Even when the pear crop is very
slim there are always seme varieties that
almost uniformly overbear, and whenever
this happens te be the case they should be
carefully thinned out, if the trees are
net tee large te de se. Pears in bunches
seldom mature perfectly. One or two of
them are either stunted or attacked by the
worm, which will attack the ethers proba
bly, tee, if net removed. All imperfect
misshapen specimens should be removed.
Specimens smaller than the average,
though they may leek healthy, will
seldom ripen well or tetain the flavor
of the variety. The truth is, growers
should net be afraid te thin out resolutely.
Twe full sized perfect specimens are surely
better than three or four small enes. Of
course this operation refers te trees that
are of a siz3 that can be managed. As
te grapes, we all knew what overbearing
results in. Don't be afraid te cut
away from heavily bearing vines one
third te one half of the bunches. We
refer te out-deer grapes. With in deer
grapes even the berries have te be thinned
out te give large, perfect, delicious fruit.
This pains cannot be expected te be given
te the out-deer vines except wheu there is
only a limited number.
Keep the Uardeii Clean.
Germantown Telegraph.
Ne garden will yield much mere than
one-half its real crop if it is what may be
called neglected that is te say, by net
keeping the soil constantly stirred and
loose for full six inches, and
never allowing a weed mero than showing
its nose before it has te go. All the
avenues through the garden should be per
fectly bard, level and free from weeds.
Okra, salsify, carrots, ote., should be
thinned out se that there will be sufficient
space between the plants, according te
their habit of growth, te admit of plenty
of room that they can have the weeds re
moved and the garden raked between
them with a hoe of some size. Cern
and lima beans should never be allowed te
have mere than three stalks in a hill.
Egg plants, which have very small roots,
should be richlv manured and mulched.
Tomatoes should be kept off the ground,
if you want them te ripen thoroughly
and be free from the earthy taste.
If any one has any pride in his garden,
nothing should be left undone that ought
te be done. The. gardener who neglects
his work because a little mere work is re
quired of him than he thinks he ought te
de, has no business te be in that line of
dety. Ne owner of a premises objects te
an empleye having a little leisure new and
then if his work is done and done well,
otherwise he had better give up his gar
dener or his garden and bay his vegeta
bles.
DEFENDING DELANEY.
JUHK 3TBWAKT JOINS UIS FOttOES.
The Corerner CrlUttMd by Keeulars Mid
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In the state Senate last night Mr.
Watres rising te a question of privilege,
made a statement of the duties imposed
by law upon Senate Librarian Delaney,.
and said that it was unjust, unfair and un
true, te say that he had no labor te per
form during the recess between the
adjournment of one Legislature and the
meeting of a succeeding one. The gover
nor who had vetoed au appropriation of
$1,800 te Delaney, ought te state te the
Senate the sources of information which
led him te say that Delaney had no duties
or labors during the recess. Mr. Watres,
in connection with the subject, offered the
following resolution :
"Resolved, That the governor be re
quested te furnish te the Senate the rea
sons leading him te the conclusion as
stated in his veto message, filed in the
office of the secretary of the common
wealth, for the statement that the Senate
librarian had no labor te perform during
the recess of the Legislature."
Mr. Gorden denied the right of the Sen
ate te consider this resolution. Should it
pass it would be an insult -te the governor
te compel him te render an account of his
reasons for any action he might have
taken. The resolution was insolent.
Messrs. Hughes and Cooper defended
the Senate librarian, and maintained that
it was entirely within the power of the
Senate of Pennsylvania te ask the execu
tive for the source from which he derived
the untruthful and false information
which led te a veto of this special item of
the appropriation.
Mr. Stewart said that he was under the
impression that all the misinformation
was furnished by the senator from Phila
delphia, Mr Gorden.
The debate continued at length. Dur
ing its continuance Mr. Gorden charged
that "there was no law empowering the
librarian te beceme the pander te the
personal convenience of the senators,"
while Mr. Cooper believed that the gover
nor had never read the act of 1879, which
imposed certain specified Qu ties upon the
official in consideration of the $1,800 he
was te receive. The result of tbe gover
nor's action was simply te deprive the
librarian of a single penny for serviees
rendered this year, and the injustice was
se glaring that the custodian of the gover
nor ought te have made him acquainted
with it. Laughter.
Mr.Stewart thought the purpose of the
introduction of the resolution had been
answered, and that Mr. Gorden's position
bad already convinced the Senate that the
executive has derived his information or
misinformation from that senator, who,
for aught he (Stewart) knew, may himself
have written the message.
Mr. Gorden insisted that the governor
had been right, and that the bill net only
gave the librarian $800 for services during
the session, but $1,000 in addition for the
rest of the year, and $1,800 ferthe coming
year, in which there would be no session.
This last item had very properly been
vetoed.
Mr. Wallace interposed in the personal
contest which sprung up between Messrs.
Gorden and Stewart, by calling the atten
tion of the Senate te the fact that the
whole subject was grossly out of order,
because the constitution required the gev
erner te return vetoed bills te the Heuse
and the Senate had nothing te de with it.
The precedent which the Senate was set
ting in discussing matters net legitimately
before it might return te plague the in
ventor. He appealed te senators of both
political parties net te establish this pre -cedent,
and moved te indefintely postpeno
the resolution.
Mr. Watres then asked permission (as
he said the' resolution had accomplished
tha purpose for which it was introduced)
te withdraw it. This was agreed te.
M. R. Gillam was nominated as publish
er of state reports. This office was created
under a bill introduced by Mr. Grier in
the Senate at the regular session, provid
ing for the republication of all supreme
court reports, from first Dallas te first
Outerbridge.
Adjourned until Wednesday morning at
11 o'clock.
NKIUHUOKUUOU NEWS.
K vent b Near and Acress the County Lines
William Kieffer was seriously and Oliver
Deshler slightly injured in a slate quarry
near Statingten by the premature explo
sion of a blast. Keiffer will probably lese
his sight and left arm. He was also very
seriously cut and bruised. Desbler was
slightly cut and bruised.
Solemon Kech, aged seventeen, a shoe
maker by trade, living in Friedensville,
seven miles south of Allentown, after two
attempts at suicide succeeded in ending
his existonce. He had net been living
with his family lately, owing te domestic
troubles. He first cut his threat with a
dull butcher knife, inflicting an ugly
wound. Finding this net successful, he
went te the garret and hanged himself te
a rafter. He leaves a wife and eleven
children. He left a letter saying the trou
bles in his family were caused by outside
parties.
Frederick Lauer, the Reading brewer,
has once mero full possession of all his
properties, and has arranged his late fi
nancial difficulties te the satisfaction of
all persons interested.
There is an epizootic form of typhoid
influenza throughout Berks county among
the horses. One veterinary surgeon has
upwards of thirty horses under treat
ment. The population of Christiana, taken
July 4tb, is 5G0 males, 2G9, females 297.
Se says the Ledger of that town.
Rye ever eight feet in length was cut
en the farm of Cromwell Blackbnrn, Cole Cele
raine township last week.
Jehn Kelly, an Irishman living at the
Anvil, in Kennett township, Chester
county, has received notice that by the
death of his uncle in Ireland he comes into
possession of his estate of 300 acres and
valued at $75,000
The First Presbyterian church of West
Chester recently extended a call te Rev. J.
C. Caldwell of Chambersburg, Pa. Mr.
Caldwell has given a favorable response
and will accept, provided his present
charge will release him.
Prof. William M. Foulk, of Brooklyn,
N, Y. has been elected principal of the
Oxford academy. Mr. Foulk was edu
cated at Dickinsen College and has had
several years experience.
The Klectrlc Light.
Harry A. Diller, chairman of the lamp
committee of councils, this morning re
ceived a letter from the Maxim light com
pany managers. They state that their
men would have been here before this, but
for the illness of Mr. Drape, who was
taken sick seen after returning from this
city. One of the men will be up the latter
end of the week. They state that if Mr.
Gable will send them the proper lease for
his property, en which the plant is te be
located, for fourteen months with a
privilege of longer, they will sign it.
Weeds Meeting
A large colored weeds meeting will be
held en C. M. Hess' weed at Qaarryville,
en Sunday, July 22, and the pesters in
vite all colored people te attend. It will
be given under the auspices of the M. E.
church of this city, and there will be a
choir of ever one hundred voices. Special
trains will leave this city for Qaarryville
en that day at 9 a.m. andl p.m. Re
turning will leave Quarry ville at 11;45 a.
m. and at 7:80 p. m.
COCMTKT.BUADS,
Tfee KeeaeMy of Kutht them In Kea!r.
The economy of keefiag publie reads i
a geed state of npair is a subject that Yarn
frequssHJy, received attention in the
columns, and the authorized remarks from
tbe Country Gentleman are se entirely te the
point that we commend them te the care
ful attention of all who have an interest in
the subject :
"We are net aware that any estimate has
ever been made of the actual cost of the
public reads of the United States, or that
the expense of providing them has ever
been attempted by any bureau of statistics,
but we make tbe rough estimate that they
bave cost at least seven hundred million
dollars probably, much mere while un
known millions are annually expended in
attempting te keep them in repair. If the
money were only well applied, it would be
an expenditure of great profit and econo
my, as everything which the farmer does
oil his own land is greatly affected by
their condition. All his many leads of
surplus farm products are drawn ever them
and it makes some difference te
him and te his horse whether these leads
are conveyed easily ever hard, smooth
surfaces, or dragged through mud and
against stones with severe labor te the
team, fatigue te the driver, and wear and
breakage te the wagon. Every. week he
and his family, mero or less, go te the
village for numberless errands, or te
church en the Sabbath, and the geed or
bad condition of the reads seems te
affect every fibre, pleasantly or unpleas
antly, of their feeling or nervous sensatieD.
On an average, there at least twenty miles
of traveling each week ferthe members
of a single family. It would make a dif
ference of five dollars a week, everything
counted, whether this teaming aud travel
ing is done ever a nice comfertablo read or
through mud holes, sloughs, ruts and un
bridged streams, or against stones. Five
dollars a week amount te $250 a year, a
snug little sum te tax the farmer with ;
and when this sum is multiplied by at
five million owners or drivers of horses
carriages, wagons, heavy teams, &c, the
aggregate cost would be something ever a
billion dollars ! Dees any one say this
is tee large an estimate ? Then
produce iu detail and show iu what
particulars; but de net blindly and ignor igner
antly say it is wrong without careful .ex
amination. Suppose, however, we admit
that it is double the reality, is net the six
hundred millions every year, expended
directly or indirectly by our people, worthy
of mere attention en the part of patriots,
statesmen, politicians, office seekers, public-spirited
men, writers for newspapers.
agricultural journalists, and, in fact, of
everyone who passes ever a read ?
"Se long as our publie highways in most
parts of the country are made and repaired
with se little interest and se little thought,
we must suffer an enormous less. We
would like te ask hew many of our readers
who drivn or ride ever the common reads
never see a loeso stene, or a fixed stone,
te strike, jolt and batter every passing
wheel, or who de net see hundreds of them
which might be removed with the ex
penditure of a 3inall portion of the
read tax ? Hew many never saw sods and
muck scraped into the read bed, te form a
highway or turnpike, which would be ex
cellent for corn and potatoes, but which
when worked into a mass of mud,
or cut into ruts a feet deep, con
stitute a strange object te be called
a "read?" Hew many never saw along
tbe roadsides, thrifty patches of thistles,
burdocks, mulleins, johnswert, nettles,
&c, &a., ready te seed all the neighbors'
fields ? Until we can find such happy
persons in the majority, we hepe mero at
tentien may be given te correcting these
evils, although we would net lessen the
praiseworthy attention which is new freely
accorded te enterprises and interest of
almost infinitely less importance, but geed
in their small way."
SMALLPOX.
Mere Cases Reported Freventlve and
lie-
medial Measures.
Mamie Snyder, a daughter of Michael
Snyder, of tbe Plew tavern, is suffering
from a comparatively light attack of
smallpox. The case was reported tee late
for publication yesterday. Mr. Snyder
has clesed his heuse and sent ether mem
bers of his family te a place of safety.
The health officers complain that a lad
named Campbell, residing in Campbell's
alley, who was sick from varioleid and
attended by a private physician who failed
te lepert the case te the beard of health,
has been permitted during his cenvales
cence, te run about the streets, thns en
dangering the health of ethers. The
doctors say that a person suffering fiem a
very slight attack of varioleid may cjm cjm
raunicate te another person smallpox iu its
most virulent form.
Proposed Smallpox Hospital.
Tiie county commissioners, beard of
health and peer directors, who had a con
ference yesterday, came te the conclusion
that it is desirable te previde a building
for smallpox patients. Several sites were
viewed, and it was decided that the most
desirable location was en a knell of ground
en the left band side of the read leading
from the county hospital te the bridge
that cresses the Conestesa in rear of the
public buildings, aud about four hundred
vards fiem them. An architect was em
pleyed te make a draft ei a suitable build
ing, which will be presented te the court
and grand jury at its next session en the
third Monday of August, and if approved
by them will be built by the commissioners.
This delav is deemed necessary as the
commissioners believe they have no author
ity te act without sanction of the court.
itarn isurned.
Oxford li es .
The barn en the farm of David M. Tay Tay
eor, of Oxford, near- Ashville, Lancaster
county, was destroyed by fire about eight
o'clock last Friday morning. The farm is
in the occupancy of Mrs. Lewis Ritter,
who first saw tbe flames issuing from the
lower part of the building. Tne barn
contained about seven tens of old! hay,
nene of the new harvest having been
gathered, and a nice young Alderney bull
belonging te Mr. Tayler, which was in
the stable, was burned te death. The
neighbors seen gathered .and prevented
the flames from spreading te 'the ether
buildings. The barn was insured for
$1,200 in the Southern Lancaster County
Mutual company. It is Mr. Tayler's in
tention te rebuild as seen as possible.
The origin of the fire is a mystery.
Lltltz items.
Seme of the Lancaster bicycle club mem
bers rode out te the Springs hotel yester
day, making geed time.
The springs are visited almost daily by
picnic parties and the village hotels are
well patronized by visitors from Lancaster
county and remoter points.
Jehn F. Ecbternacht proposes te supply
a long felt wantfby establishing a livery
stable in Lititz," the facilities of which
will be enlarged from time te time with
increasing patronage.
Kehea & Echternacht are pushing along
work en the turnpike te Lexington and
expect te seen have it completed. The
demands of the harvest season withdrew
many of their laborers and a batch of
Italians', shipped from New Yerk the
ether day, are new engaged en the work.
Their labor thus far has been satisfactory.
Baseball.
The Mantua club, of West Philadelphia,
arrived here at 1:35 this afternoon, and as
we go te press they are playing with the
Ironsides.
Te-morrow afternoon two nines, from
Demuth's store will play a match game en
the college grounds. A number of players
of former years will be seen.
; PICNIC SEASON.
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Spring aad I4tltx-The Krents
Vet la Prospect.
The largest picnie of the season was
held at What Glen park yesterday by St.
Marys Catholic church. Frem 600 te
800 persons were present, ineluding the
mayor of this city and many of ear first
families. A very large proportion of
theso present were children, and special
efforts were made te secure them a day of
pleasure. Frem early morn nntil late at.
night emnibusses, hacks and private con
veyances ran te 'and from the grounds
and were constantly crowded with pas
sengers. Ne liquors or beer were sold
upon the grounds, but there was a super
abundance of all ether sorts of refresh
ments, both solid and fluid. Hundreds of
baskets stored with delicacies were carried
te the grennd and long tables were spread
upon the lawn. Tayler's orchestra fur
nished the music for the dancers, who all
day long filled the fine daneing platform.
Games of various kinds were indulged iu
croquet, baseball and target practice
being some of them. Beating and fishing
in the Conestoga, vocal and in
strumental music, strolls in the
shady grove and ether divertisement
made the day all tee short for many of the
pleasure seekers. There was net the
slightest disorder from morning till night.
Towards sundown many who would liked
te have staid longer, returned te the city,
fearing that they might "be left" if they
remained longer. Their fear was a very
reasonable one ; for though there was a
constant train of vehicles running between
the city and the park, until near midnight,
many of thepicnicers were obliged te find
their homes afoot. Their pedestrian ism
did net hurt them, and all regard the oc
casion as being a red letter day for St.
Mary's.
Duke Street Methodist Picnic.
The Duke street M. E. church and the
West Mission, had ' a very fine pienic
yesterday at Recky Springs. There were
about 300 persons present. The party went
te the ground in emnibusses and private
conveyances, taking with thorn a fiue cab
inet organ te furnish music. Mr. Hat
bach was also there with his cornet. There
was no dancing, but some very fine sacred
and secular music was sung and played
The refreshments were choice and abund
ant, the several families grouping them
selves together, and making the banquet
much mere pleasant than if each bad de
pended en the contents of their own bask
ets. The steamboat " Fulton" plied all
day between the picnic grounds and Wit
mer's bridge and was crowded with pas
sangers. A number of ear beats were
also constantly in use. Many indulged iu
fishing with red and line ; ether: in
croquet, tennis, ball play and ether games.
The grounds are in first-class condition,
and all enjoyed themselves fully, the last
omnibus lead reaching the city about hall
past ten o'clock. There was ene little nu
pleasantness at the close of the day's
sport. An omnibus driver either le.st or
failed te receive pay for two tickets ; and
se he. deliberately stepped his 'bus aud
gave his passengers, many of whom were
ladies, te understand that he would keep
them there all night unless these who bad
already paid their fare contributed enough
additional te pay for the two missing
tickets. The passengers protested that
they bad paid and would pay no mere, but
the driver finally made them ante up.
St. Jehn's Free Rplscepul
The members and Sunday school ehil
dren of St. Jehn's Frce Episcopal church
te the number of 200 or COO had a picnie
at Lititz Springs yesterday. They reached
the ground via the Reading railroad. The
park connected with the springs is in
admirable condition. Tbe day was de
lightfully spent in the usual picnic
fashion, singing, playing, feasting and
flirting. The party returned te Lancaster
at 8:30 p. m.
PresDjrterlaii Mission.
The Sundav school of the Prcsbytumu
mission left this morning for Lititz, where
they are holding a picnic. There were
several hundred sehel.ir.j, accompanied by
their teacheis and friends of thoftcheol.
COLUMBIA SliW.H.
Frem Our ICeguliir Correspondent.
Mr. James Pcrrettet has just completed
extensive improvements at his iron works
en Bridge street. A new ongine heuse has
been erected in tbe rear of the machine
shop and a new engine el his own manu
facture placed therein. New machines for
various kinds of work have been added te
these previously in the wei!:h, which will
enable him te de anything iu the machine
making line.
Personal Aoiei.
The remains of James A. ten of Mr.
Jobu W. Lee, who died at his f.itiier'i; res
idence en Thitd street ou Sunday, were
taken te Peach Bettem this morning for
burial.
Mr. Wm. Clark, the ticket aent of the
Reading & Columbia railroad here, spent
te day in Philadelphia.
Mr. Jehn Conard, of Philadelphia is
visiting his daughter, Mrs. J. Perrettet. ou
Third stieet.
Miss Annie E. Prichett is the guest of
1 Miss Kate Smith, en Locust street.
Miss Bertie Curbin, of Everett, Pa., late
the guest of Miss Mary Shanebtoek, left
for her home te day.
Mr. J . J. Sadigerr late the guest of Mr.
A. J. Kauffman. returned te his home in
Philadelphia, last evening. a
Mr. L. II. Fecht. of Birdsboro, Pa.,
and Messrs. Frank l'lirness, N. E. B. De
Morainville aud Jes. II. Missimer, of
Philadelphia, were in town yesterday and
today attending te business in connection
with the new R. & C. railroad depot.
' Borough Briefs.
A lively fisticuff occurred at Fifth and
Locust street between two boys last even
ing. It was net se much the size of the
combatants that created the excitement
which prevailed, as the manner in which
they pummelled ene another. All baid
" naughty boys," bnt they took geed care
te see the fight goon.
A fine setter deg came te the farm
house of Mr. J. C. Stener last week, where
it awaits a, claimant. On the cellar is
inscribed the name of C. W. Kline. The
animal is white, dashed with yellow spots.
Jerry Leng's horse was struck by a Pert
Deposit iailread train at Wolfe's quarries,
near town, last evening, and instantly
killed. The anisaal had been turned loose
te graze.
Mr: J. M. Ward, the fan mill manufac
turer, has placed another delivery team en
the read, his increased business demand
ing it.
Orien ledge of Odd Fellows will meet in
its hall te-night;
Six mere train jumpers were taken te
the county jail, this morning, by Penn
sylvania railroad police.
A 4 per cent, semi-annual dividend has
been declared by the First National
bank.
The Locust street German Lutheran
Sunday school picnicked in Heiso weeds
te-day.
A party of Colombians spent the day en
Chickies rock.
Uellnqaeat Taxes.
The county treasurer has placed in th e
bands of Alderman Barr the names of 21 7
persons assessed with a mercantile tax,
who have failed te pay the same. The
number of delinquents is considerably
lanrer than heretofore and includes a
number of butchers and drovers who
believe they have been unjustly assessed,
and will net pay unless compelled te de se
by court.
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