LANCASTJtiK DAILY INTELLIGENCE! SATURDAY, SEPTFMUIOU a. ls&W. JLancastet Intelligencer, BATUHDA'TBVBNma, SEPT, O, 1008, Evidently the Wrong I'nrly. tIh pimtrmnn of the lnmn commltlce is BollcHeun nbeut the city lumps mid lamp peats. It Is said Hint lie lias mnde complaint bofero mi alderman that dlvera citizens liave wilfully or carelessly broken, thrown down, extinguished, in ii,rpi nr dMtreved said lamps or lamp pests, and he Invokes the penalty against thorn provided by ordinance. Some per. sons think that Chairman Dlllcr Is tlia turbed at the cutting down of the poles of the Maxim electric light company upon which it Is said they purpese sus pending their electric wires ; and there Is confirmation lent te this idea by the fact that the persons of whom Mr. Dlller complains have been cutting down their Delus. Hut It would convict Chairman Dlller of such infinite woedf n headedness te suppese that he considers a Maxim company's pole te be n city lamp pest that In charity te him it Is necessary te trv te find seme ether ex- Dlanatlen of his wild call en the alderman. And this Is readily fur nished by the fact that the Maxim poeplo are really secktug te Injure or destroy the city's lamp pests ; they nre digging holes close alongside of them and putting therein their big poles. The consequences are likely te bedlsas treus te the lamp pests ; for, te say nothing of the obstruction of the light of the lamps which the poles make, they nre liable at any time, especially in a gale, te incline against the iron l.irep pests and break them. It would be very preper in the lamp commlttee te seek te punish these who thus recklessly endan ger the property hi their care. Te be sure, Chairman Dlller has net fired off his alderman at the Maxim people ; but this may be explained by the unusual decree of pressure upon the intellect of the lamp committee chairman. He comprehends that somebody threat?! s damage te his lamp inwts nnd he has Just get mixed a3 te the party. If he will try te gather his wits together and rellect that all pe3ta are net lamp pests, but that a pest needs a lamp en It te make it a lamp pest, he will see that it Is net theso who cut down the Maxim poles who fall under the penalty of the city ordinance; nnd if it is net the Maxim folks themselves, who is it ? Let Chairman Dlller rub his fevered fore, head against a rack of the old bar iron he sells and see whether he can rovlve liis senses. Census Studies. Toe federal regulation for the taking of a census of the country every ten years Is a very important feature of our governmental system. The interest felt, or at least mauifested, in this decennial operation and In Its results is very sllpht indeed compared with the popular ex. cltemeut attending the quadrennial presidential elections, but of vastly mero real Importance than the shifting of political tenure nre the enumeration and the comparison of the different stages of enr political growth and social develop ment. It Is true that the great tardiness with which this work is done ami its results-published, in seme measure im pairs Its usefulness, while the unrelia bility and mere approximation te actual correctness which characterizes many of the tables render them unsafe guides te absolute or even relative truth. Again, each succeeding census lias been taken with se mnch mero accuracy and t Ii -roughness of detail than its predecessor that the enormous differences of resul's reached may be owing very largely te the improved methods of enumeration r.ith'-r than te thenppaient change or dnvel ; meat in the actual conditions. Notwithstanding these quallnca ions with which the repjrts must be ui-cep--ed and weighed their study Is very interesting and will be found te dhele.su some most remarkable results. We an se apt tojudgeef the whole country by that portion of it with which we ate most nearly surrounded and must intl mately acquainted that the mind is nearly dazed by some of the grand totals and vivid comparisons that aru fnciiMscd underagener.il view of the resources of the whole country. With respect te population, for In stance, although New Yent easily leads every ether state, Pennsylvania is sUI further In ndvance of the third statu in the list, and the absolute increase in the total population of our commonwealth wasgrenter than In any ether of the de cade. While the male sex predominates It is found, of course, that the women nre mero numerous in the elder states ; In Minnesota, where there has been a Scandinavian Immigration, and in Cali fornia, where the Chinese influx lias been sensibly felt, the proportion of foreigners te native citizens Is largest ; after them in ttils respect comes New Yerk, whose metropolis Is the gateway from the old world ; the foreign population Is very light in the Southern states, where the negre abounds, nnd it is notable hew few negrees there are in some of the most pronounced Republican states. Aslgulllcant feature of the population tables nre that the centre of population for the whole country Is near Cincinnati and that the rates of urban population has steadily Increased until new 22.5 per cent, of all the people of the country dwell In cities. Upen n drainage basis nearly half the people of the country llve in the Mississippi valley, nnd mere thau half live at an ulovatlen of between 100 and 1,000 feet above the sea level , as many dwell in the mean temperature of btween 45 and 65 degrees. One-hnlf en total population nre ledged between the latltude parallels of 23 and 43. Of the foreign population it Is a close call be tween Ireland and Germany as te which can lay claim te the nativity of most or our adopted citizens. Germany is seme what ahead of Ireland alone, but the entire British empire leads all ether countries by far in its contribution te our composite population.-In Minnesota by far, and in Daketa.Utah and Nevada slightly, the forelgu born voters out number the natives. The largest nutnber or persons are repeneu unuer ene year nfnir nm! fmm Hint te 30 tlinrn Ih i,n of age, and from mat w JuinerelHan approximate eVenness of number when there la a sudden brealt off from 1,001,. 21 te 102,630, plainly indenting the avorage longevity of the generation. Curious and interesting as are these fea tures of the population tables, they are no mero se than Bome features of ether departments of the census tables which will afford subjects for future study. TifKitr. Is a disposition manifested by Mr. Whniten Darker and his Aintrinn newspapcr te seriously argue the "surplus distribution" plank In the Republican stnte platform. In this the authors of the moasure are doubtless sincere, but they might as well spare their efforts. The plank was Inserted In the platform simply te gratify Darker and te win the support of that small element in the party which he Is supposed te represent. Ills party has no notion wluuever ei ac cepting this idea as a political Isstte. The Xinmincr, of this city, which stands in very closely with the predomi nant element of its party, said about this matter the day after the state con vention : Darker wanted te be "harmonized" at the expense of the p.uty giving a formal recognition te ene of ills political day dreams, just as Mr, Charles Emery Smith wiBhcd te be " harmonized" by a receg- Hen of seme of ills mnenshlny ideas. It is intimated that while Harker was Rhewitig the value of his Idea te the " bosses," Quay was winking at the lookers ou with his right e)c, while Chris Magee's left obeek was bulging out with suppressed amusement. They had the innocent Har eor where they wanted him. They passed the word te Harry Whlte that ll.irkcr could be "harmonized" at the expense of common souse, iz : by inserting in the platform hlsitleath.it "after paiueut of the national debl as fast as its conditions pernilt," etc , the surplus shall be divided among the states. The se called ' bosses" thought this would de no harm as it pleased Darker. The boys then whooped up the great idea. Tin: Pittsburg Dispatch makes the point that there are ether constitutional mandates just as binding upon the Leg lslature us that directing It te make an apportionment, which have been re jected, and which nobody seems te Insist upon very strongly. It instances the clause against free passes and the articles regulating railroads and corper atiens in general, which, it says, the Legislature is directed te enfere by ap nreprlate legislation and m which thus far there has been melancholy failure This Is lamentably true. It does net lessen the obligation of the Legislature te make an apportionment, however That duty is binding upon it, and, hap pily for the Democrats, they are net responsible for the failure te perform it The Republicans are the obstructionists and they are responsible for the extra session and Its failure thm far te acceni pllsh its objects Still it is net te be forgotten that there are ether censtitu tlenal duties yet te be performed besides that of making apportionment, and the Democratic state platform declares in favor of them. Sr.Nwnm Cuurr.KjOf the Republican state committee, is said te be training for the gubernatorial nomination of his party next time. hen he comes out lie may expect te be confronted with a circular reminding the public that he was born in Ohie, and that last year he expressed his idea of people running for office in this state who were net born in it. In the campaign of lsv; Cooper said : It i natural that Peniisiyvauia kheu'd prefer te be governed by a native of Pool Poel Peel sylvan, a. He alene can understand the poeplo of the state, their peculiarities, local idiosyncrasies, their special wants ami desires, and the measures necessary te promote their various interests. This is a knowledge which uenu bat a native can attaiu We ein safely, as we 1 1 as with CO! reason, nppal te the native pride of Pennsylvania te stand by the son of the sjiI aud refuse emphatically te turn ever the state into the hands of a stranger aud mlvinturcr." Tub Cathel e church bishops in China. has forty-one A ni.w idea in Sunday school manage ment is iopertrd from California, where it is proposed te salary the superintendent it that he cm give his onilre tieui te the work. Why net? AccouniNe te tint missionaries en the islam! of Peru, one of the Limdan group, the ontne island has been evangelized and there Is net a heathen en it all the work of eleven yeais. Hut this is nothing com pared with iciiulls in Japm. The nmsinn nmsinn aiicshate been thcie euly twenty (our years, and by 1000 they expect the Cluls ti.iu faith te be the predominant lohgien there. Veiily hath the heathen been given 'unto my son for an Inheritance.'" FiM.vM) is manifestly the Paradise that seme of the utieng minded wotneii are looking for. There haa been a religious soot organized up there whieli professes the superiority and siipromaey of wemau. In every liouxe where the new doctrineH are practised, a woman, oleeted by lier companion", Is invested with a sort of directing power, which gives her the right te iiitlict peuance, aud i von rigorous clias tlhiimeut. The new creed requires that all their disciples shall confess their sins t certain women at least ence a wrck. Wk have previously neticed that ene of the papers read before the Uliosephto society, of this city, last winter, en thu Scotch Iriali by Sirs. M. .1. Nevin had been given greater and well merited prominence by republication in the New Yerk Inde pendent New another, Mr. II. K. Mar tin's valuable monograph en "The Men. ujnltcs," Is republished lit a lery hai d d d Mome pamphlet tit 17 pages, byEvcitatfc Peck, Philadelphia, from the piess of J. D. Llppincett & Ce. With a wry fitting apulegy for his work, the author, a de scendant of the "seat poeplo," who, ns Diuernft says, "have uover laid claim te all that Is their due" treats ht.t theme In nu exhaustive and yet ontertaiultig style, the result el which Is a most Important contribution te our local history Unrp extraeruiniry. IteutfliiK Newa. Twe years age Mr. Bolomen Bhoarer, of Vlueraeunt, tills county, placed oemo Oernian earn in a dam en ids farm. On Thursday the dam wan drawn off nnd carp n"i' ' y uoues long nml weighed flve pounds. The dam Is fll efmnaiU.ar,,. Mr, m,U(Uer .,r0,IMC8 te build thrce mere dams und stock thein with earp DESERVED WM1SE. .unKii: HI..UIK e.n mi-.iip.iin n. The UiiiIiiImifiI Kuingjr et .lulled llliirk en Willi mi si. MerMlltli A Itrnittlful mill Triitlitnl Trltnitr. riiiivii-iiiiii riiiie-. Pel haps my Intercourse with Mr. Meio Meie dith, private and professional, gave me opportunities for knowing him neaily as well ns he was known te any ethei person new present. In many respects he was without an equal in thoeountry. It is rare that mental endowments lilce his are be stowed en the children of men, and rarev still te see them cultivated and improved and brightened through a long hfe et uso use fulness and honor, llowasuet merely a great lawyer, thoieaghly verscd in hla pre fessieu and deeply read in the books which teach it . he was, besides that, a scholar of pure taste and with literary acquire ments singularly accur.ua aim extensive. Then his (pilekness of perception, his un failing lumi el liumer ami me dexterity ei Ills wit made his arguments tuirpassingly brllllaet. His logic sparkled all ever. The clinchiug fact tuul the Uve poetic illustra tion wero moitfeliiiitously joined together, liis intellectual weapon was n sort of emu bluatleu between the Oriental scitnlter and the battle axe of the crtuader, at ence gltttering aud ponderous. Ne ene en er heard commonplace or pl.Uitude from him. Whatever he touched he adorned. What Herace say sofa peat is equally true of an orator : Onine tuht punctual ttti meieutt Mile tlulci. It is certain that no orator of our day se constantly mingled the Instructive with the entertaining or united them in such admirable proportions. I need nut say hew well he uudorsteod or hew iigully he adhered te the highest ethics et the profession. His duty te the court as w oil as te his client was always faithfully pei formed at every sacritlce of personal Interest. He would have felt a btain upon his integrity as men feel a poisonous wound upon a vital part of the body. In all the business of his life he acted upon this scrupulous sense of justice. He would net take advantage of his neigh ber, even wheu his neighbor wished him te de se. He agreed verbally te let .Mr. Buchanan have Weatland at n price which both ceusideicd fair, but which in tae: was much less thau Its value. Immediately afterwards another person olVercd a much higher sum for it. Mr. Uuchauan affirmed that he was net the ewnei , that the sup p iscd contract was net binding in law or morals ; it was a mero mistake nnd he would net have the property Mr. Meie tilth had a right te sell It te the new pur chaxer. Whereupon Mr. Meredith indig nantly tendered a onvcyance and declared that his vendee should net bick out of bis bargain merely because he had disceveicd it te be a geed ene. Whilst all men gavj him oredit for the highest ability, coupled with the purest integrity, he was net a popular mau in tbe ordinary sense of the word He cared mere te deserve the respect of the people thm te win it. It was net in his nature te practice the arts of the politician. He was content wi'h the reputation which comes from the performance of duty. Even in office, where thepebtical intciests of ethi'iH were affected by his conduct, Ik) was "tee fend of the right te puisue the expedient " When secretary of the treasury he made enemies in every part of his own state. The year after he left that department ha was ene of ten c mdidat.-s for judge of the supreme ceuit. I hehove (though I am net perfectly sure) that he was the hindmost of the ten. This fact, if you recollect who was foremost iu the veto, will Turuuth strong proof that the popular judgment as expressed through the ballet box is very lar from lining in fallible. When 1 came here in a nitu.V nm winch required me te knew llie Philadelphia bar, I feuml it composed of men who would have been an ornament of their profession in an pirt of the world. I tnuught then, aud think new, thai no ..neli body of law yets could be found else a here for learning, skill, eluipicnce, intrer.ty, love of juit.ee, courtesy, truth and fairness. It is no spirit of llie corps that inipels me te say this, for I never had the hoaer te belong te it. Of such a b-xly Mr Meredith was the acknowledged leader. Surrounded by giants he The gteat jurist stenn te havosu havesu pi'nded his mlefzy of his fellow great juris!, :n thu miiMlii of a sentence and never resumed it. Li.'Utttiaut liovemer Black says in ferwirling te the lmt the utilini-diLd tribut) of his father te Mr. Meiedith " WhetLcr for some unknown reason he ceased te write in thi middle of a sentence at the bottom of the seventh pigc, ei whether seme fihcctshae been detached and lust, 1 cannot tell. l!ut I kuew that he intended e hpeak upon Mr. Meredith's death in the constitutional een vontien, aud was prevanlcd by seme in supTible obstacle sickue-s, as I ucel iect and that he sirely legretted and fro fre pitjiitly lamented the lest oppeituuity. I knew also that hn nubsHptantly thought, upinyuiii suggestion, I think, of writing out fei the Tinus what he would have said had he spoken in the convention, an 1 pel haps these sheets vrere the begiuning of that papjr, Huspanded by seme impera tlve call and never resumed " Dn. Tijiks Kll.l.KU II V III. I. Ml. OH. l.-.tH nml .Jfrtliiu.y I'n 1 1 owl' 1 1 by 11 ut it (te rsla Jlmice lr.Kly A rustic daucu in tlie le-.vor part of Pierce county, (la., was the sct'iie of a sanguinary encnuntei between two cenn try lasses Thursday night. Mis Mabel Smith -and her niece, Mis Uesy Wilsen, both (laughters of icspectable f.irmars anil belleRofthe oveuiiig, wuru rivals for thu hind of a ceuutiy swam who-e personal attractions were euhanueil in thu eyes of the maidens by a $10,000 cstatn. te whieli he is the only heir. His profei ence for Miss Smith's cempiuy wai in irUe.l, ami .Miss Wilsen bocame lufurated with jeal ousy. At 11 o'clock hIie was he infuriate 1 that she made open threats that she would kill U)tli lier rival nnd her lovei, iter brother, who was present, shared his bister's anger, and while they wero all dancing in the same .el about midiiiglit, uocretly put an epsu kuife into hi i sister's hand aud went e l with thu d.uice Subsequently raising the kill Te above her head the infuriated woman sprang upon her aunt aud nt the first streke almost disembewelled her. liofero the herrilled iipcotater.s could re cover from astonishment blie rals-d the kii If i) again nnd pluugud it te the hilt in the dying woman's breast. Without waiting te isce the effect of the wounds, the murderess sprang likea tigress toward the threat of her levor, but was seized and disarmed bofero who could accomplish her putpein. The woman's brother made no attempt te interfere while the trage ly was beliur onaetod. and after it wns ever walked away an I has net been seen since. The murdercRa, who Is au uncommonly haudsemu oeuutiy girl of nineteen eai'H, is under arrest, Her lather Is cald te be weith $23,000, and te have anuoiitietid hla intentions te spuud every cent, if necessary, te olear her. THK ntlNUI) Ul'llMlHl; IMIIIUMU.III. IViiKren el NKiitLitlinia m KlUui it I'tiniinlul Hdtllriiiinii ii llieTriuibln. The Btatoment of Chlncsa prepasals with rofereneo te Teinpilu, which the .Manpils Tseng recently presented te M. Challouiol Challeuiol Challouiel Laoour, French minUter of fernl'tu affairs, contains the following bisls of uoitlemout, whieli appuared te the minister te be worthy el cnntidtTulinu: First, a r.ottle ment of the ijucsiloiief Chli.ew siueralnty In Allium, in a form te lis iliseussed here after- secondly, thu delimitation of the frotitier, providing a ueutral roue botuecu (vrtaln points. The Ji'ntienttle of Friday announces that France has consented te negotiate with China for a treaty In sottlemont of the Tenipilii (luestien, whleh shall be based en that coneludod by M. Nlohelas Prospev Hourse with the Perte In 1803. fTh.it treaty provided that the govetn ment of France should have the right te acquire nrepcrtv in Otteman empire , in icturu France should aid the Perte against iiueads from strangers. 1 A dlspitch form Heng Keng states that Chinese moreh.iuts are leaving Hnipheug (net Canten, as previously staled) en ac count or the openlng of their letters by the French authorities, who accuse them of writing te the Chinose mandarins. fl.UtlllS IN TK.ASi tlre.'U ll.iumce CHtKcil by imp UlsoeC llie Ithi lirnuitn Ami llnejr ltiiln. A special from Laredo, Texas, says The rains of the last day or two have caused an unprecedented rise in the Hie Grande. At nepn Friday the lise was eighteen feet. It has since fallen ene feet. Heavy rains have been falling Friday and It is expected that a greater height will ba reached. Sheep owners are apprehend ing a great less among their decks by drowning. Numerous washout are reported en the International and Tosas railroad. The brldgoevci a crcek near I.irede en the Hie Orande and 1'ecea railroad, is gene and the read bed is badly damaged. List night just after the Mouteroy train en the Mexican National railroad had cressed the brlde ever the Hie Grande, a large por tion of the structure was washed away. Several heus-M en the Mesicau side of the river are inundated. A large derrick en a tower erected In the river by the ferry company, and which withstood last year's raise, has been carried eiT. Trains are all delayed. The damage en the Texas and .Mexican read Ter ene hundred miles eat is very heavy. ItKl.lOllHSMlTr.s. Argument el lies. '1 humus ailtiliell hiiU Hun. T. II. Wiikemau. The debate en evolution between Hev. Themas Mitchell, of Brooklyn, aud Hen. T. D. Wakcman, was concluded at Huffale ou Friday night. The presentation of the biblical side occupied two hours, and the rep. y three hours. There wero fair audi ences the debate being held nt Wahl's opera house. The audlcuce appeared te be with the elocutionists, but all conceded that Itev. Mr, Mitchell's argument was a masterly ene. The latter clung tenaciously te the orthodox account of the creation of the world and the origin of species. He cembatted vigorously the idea of the giewth of living beiugs from inorganic matter, csj ecially attacking the cellular theory, the nebular hypothesis and Prof. Procter's lirst theory. Wnko Wnke iii.iii presented a succinct account of the evolutionist creed, ascribing the origin of life aud matter te the primordial cell, aud gradually tracing the development up the Darwinian step. .Ilcttieillxi iii semien In Moercsbnrg, the church convention in t-cfsien in the M. E. church since Thursday adjourned Friday night. Itev. M. L. Sniyser, the presiding elder of the Danville district, presided. Most of the subjects discussed were of a local charac tcr. The ideal Suuday school was por per trajed by Kev. C. It. Pardeo at the morn ing's session. The claims of the ministers upon the church for fciippert were present cd by Hev. I). H. Shields in the afternoon, attci which an open couference was held. Friday evening after dovotienal exerctscs, Itev. Daniel Hartman defined the cenucc Hen bencvelcncjn after which their elaims en the church for a mero liberal support was piescuted by Kevs. II. C. Pardeo, 1). II . Shield j, M. L. Smyser and ethers. Several lay delegates wero present and participated iu the discus-den recent compilation of Reman Catholic statistics in China show that there are II bishops, 014 European and 452 native priests, dl colleges, :!1 content, and a Catholic population of 1,002,813. The Pennsylvania Lutheran miuUtcrium numbers 212 ministers aud 'MS congrega tions. Of the former, 174 are settled pastors, the remainder are teaching or ou the retired list. Total number of confirm cd mombers, 01,5-10. Jehn Wauamaker subscribed &"0,000 to wards tbe relief of the Philadelphia Veucg Men's Christian association from debt allot ly h Drunk tin .lallfr. On Sunday morning last three piisoners osciped from the McDowell county jail, N C, and en leaving the building iiulely pushiug .Mrs. Finley, the jiller h wife, aside, injuring her slightly. The fugitives were captured tbe same morning aud re turned te the jail. About ten o'clock re peated pistol shots at the jail attracted the attention of a uutnber of citizens who were I'irpriscd and indignant te llud the jailer, euragedby the treatmentef h ' wife and inllamed by whisky, sheeting ene of the lately escaped prisoners, a uogre, ns he steed .u a cage, uhniued ami handcuffed. Four painful wounds were indicted, none of which are daugcreus. Ne one justifies or exjtii.eu the ntmmaii conduct of the J.uldi. linneer et llie bra Everything ou the stealer Cauima, wrecked en (Jiill inland en Thutsday, was lest, including thu malls. The ship struck at : o'clock in the morning, and in half nu hour only patt of her stern was out of the water, het forward ports wero smashed, nnd her cargo win lluatiug around, The steamer Lily, rebuilt this season at a cost of JIW.OQO, foundered iv few days age ou a tiial trip lu the Seuth Saskatchewan river, about COO union west of Winnipeg. The schoeuor yaeht Explorer, from Uoderich, Ontario, for Cove island, was lest ou Tluusday, during a gala, withalleii beard, namely, Captain Charles Weeds, Jehn MoDennld, M. Ho.ile and Walter Crane, son of Albert Craue, of Chicago, who was en a pleasure trip. (Jevrrnuient Mutters. The total value of our imports of mer chandise during thu twolve months which nudcdJiily JUst, 188a, was $71 1,230,710, against $733,021,77:) dining the preceding 12 months, The total value of our expert of morchaudite during the 12 months which ended ou July Hist, was $821,015, 055, against $742,120,18:1 during the 12 months whleh ended July Ulst, 1883. A telegram from Kiugstuu, Out., says the experts te the United States "have fallen off sluce the new United States tariff came into force. Thore are new no shipments of malt mid shollae vnrnUb.and but llttle iron ero, compared wit the tiade of last year." Tmniimnj ler llnriueny. At a meeting of the Tammany goneral commlttee iu New Yerk last night resolu tions were adopted doelarlng Tammany " ready te make evnry concession consist ent with honor te secure au adjustment of local differences," and providing for a commlttee te Confer with the county Dcin Dcin ectnay aud Irving lull with a view te securing a sluglu united delegation from New Yerk te the state convention. Specchcs wete made deuylng that Tammany is opposed te Qovuruer Cleveland or bin ad miulstratlen. 1'eiUI Clmnges In UieSUte. The following postal changes In Penu. sylvania wero announced te-day : Pest ollleo established, Olmsvllle, Tiega county, nud Plum Hun, Fulton county. Pest office discontinued at (linger Hill, Wash ington county, llends accepted of NIIcs W. MoNaughteu nspostmastet nt West West Held, Tiega county. Postmasters com cem com missiened -Mi n. Sally A. Kllbeume, Olmsvllle : Jehn C. llrower, Plum Hun ; Reland It. Ilrewn, Acidemia, Juniata county, and lMwatd M, ICelly, Coeolaums, Juniata county. THE DAY'S NEWS, lllJOlKlllr II V THU IMdltNIMI MAIUS llu' 1)cIiiii Wnysel llie Werlil some I'nr- griilis nt tlciirrnl luirrrnt I'lin ilcntml lurtjtilrk Kr.illi., I.lttle Chief, a Choyeune Indian, has sent te the secretary of the interior au appeat for a new suit of clothes, lu which he says " I don't care much for grub, but 1 de like te dress lu proper style 1 want the best white list you can purchase in the market." In answer te nu application from the French charge d'allalrs for permission te take twenty Indians rrem their reserva tions te France for exhibition, Commis sioner Pilco has advised the secretary of the interior te refitse the request, upon the ground that " such exhibitions testi It In demoralization of the Indians aud ren ders thorn dissatislled with their life at the ageucics." A number of "gouuine cowboys, with the customary accoutrements, revolvers, etc.," appeared Friday iu the streets of Chicago. The ohlef of police, knowing their reputation, ordered theni te be ar rested. They submitted quietly, explain tug that they had "just arrived with a let of cattle." The police, howevor, took charge of their weapons during their visit. The last spike a golden ene In the Northern Pacific railroad will be driven te-day at Mull.ui's tunnel, west of Helena, Mentana, and tbe read formally opened in prcseuce of au assomblage of distinguished guests, including visitors from Great Dit tain, Oermatiy, France aud ether foreign countries. llughey Dougherty, the well kuewn minstrel, has brought suit against Thatcher, Primrose A- West, managers of the minstrel company new playing at the Arch street theatre, Philadelphia, for at legcd violation of contract, Dougherty was n member of the company last year and it is said that his irregular habits gave trouble te the management. He claims te have been engaged for this season and says that Thatcher & Ce., have net fulllllcd their part of the contract. Kcoley and Blackwood, injured ou Thursday by nn explosion of gas at the Fair Liwn colliery, near Soranteii, died yesterday. Mrs. Julia P. Smith, the novel laU, was killed by a runaway accident at New New Hartferd. Connecticut, en Friday mom lug. Eighteen new cises of y olio w fever have been reported at the Pousacela navy yard within the last 30 hours. Scheduler, in the assignment of Isaae W. Taussig and Moritz H.immerschlag, com posing the syrup manufacturing firm of that name, were tiled yesterihy. In New Yerk. The liabilities are -21 l,-J2; nomi nal asset, $1 19,018; actuil assets, -HV se:t. A telegram from Marshall, Tex'js, yes terday, reported the destruction by tire of Demis' saw mill and 7,000,000 feet of lumber. At las: accounts the railroad bridge was burning, and communication by rail and telegraph cut off. Deports of the wheat already threshed in Michigan indicate a total crop of 20, 000.000 bushels in that state. The ship Hlack Adder arrived at Hus Hus eon yesterday from Swatew, with the lirst cargo of sugar etcr brought te Uosten from the latter pert. It is said the inadvertence of Congress in making the bill regulating postmasters' salaries go iute effect at onae instead of en October 1, the date fixed for the reduction in lotter peitage, will cast the government $1,500,0000. rirn In r-iltmlulptiU. The two story brick stable of the Chest nut it Walnut streets passenger railway company, fronting about 70 feet en -list street and extending west along Sansom street te I2d, was destroyed by lire last oveuing, together with a large stock of hay, eats, harness and ether supplies. Thore were about 175 horses in the stable, all of which were get out in safety. The cars in the shed as well as these in the repair shops wero also saved. It is esti mated that the less will amount te about $50,000, iucludiug damage te fodder mill. blacksmith shop, workshop and ongltie and boiler house. The less is covercd by insurance. The old frame buildiug for mcrly occupied by the Du'.cher's ice com pany, en Sutherland avouue, below Seuth street bridge, together with a brick Btable and stoue plaster mill, were destroyed hy dro last oveuing, involving au estimated less of $ 10,000, the greater portion of which is believed te be covered by Insur ance Lord Cttriisrven en l.'ureiiean Mutter. Lord Carnarvon, who was twice score tary for the colonies under Conservative ministries in England, and who is now new visiting Canada, was iutorviewed yester day in Montreal. While "declining te outer into political question," aud "re "re "ro legating them te Mr. Gladstene," he yet said much lu reference te such matters. He thinkn ' there will be no rupture be. tween France and England, that he would net hke te hce the Drilish troops removed from Eypt yet, as the two ceuutrics are friendly, and he beheves there have been fairness and leniency shown en the Irish question, and that it would be satisfactorily (lis-wscd of ero long, He bollevcd the hour hardly ripe enough for the Conservative party te ceme into power yet. Leid Lausdowne he oeusldcred au nble mau, calculated te make au oxcellent governor general. He regrets Lord Lern leav ing, aud considers hu has roudered Canada Incalculable service during his term of office " PER80NAL. Wim.iwi Dt,ACK has written another novel, "Judith Shakospcare." Mttit. C.vi'Ki. took supper nt the Hollo Hello Holle vuo hotel, 1'hiladelpliia, en Thursday night, with Goneral and Mrs. Ilurd Grubb. M. E. DeissE.vc'a marble group, "Twi light," whieli was at the late salon, has been bought by the French government. The city of Paris had Intended te buy it. Amu it At. PinmtK, lately oeramaudor of the French llcet iu Madagascar, hut who was recalled, has arrived nt Marseilles, Franee, In a dying condition. Lenn Chirk .ItTtTici; Cei.khiiku: was yesterday the guest of Govorner Hutler, and was lutroduced te Chlof Justloe Mer tin and ether judges of Massachusetts courts. Grant thinks the Democrats have se geed a ohance this time that he wauts thorn te make a geed nomination se as te secure a geed president If they nre victor ions.) Bknateu (Iahi.and, of Arkatisas, who has arrived In Washington for the season, says that his state will send a solid MoDenald dolegatlou te the next presi dential convention. Mu. Hatch i-.i.i.eh, the Aniorlean mom bcr of the international tribunal, new in session nt Caire, has remained steadily at his pest during the ohelora opldemio, and presides ever all the sittings of the court, Mkhsiih. William DunwAiiTand Stuart I), Hamilton, graduates of the Yeates In stitute, of this city, left this morning for St. Htophens' collego, university of New Yerk, where they will onter the freshman class of that institution. Ci.ahk Mills' equestrian slatue of An drew Jacksen, In the capltel grounds at Nashville, Tonu , is said te be iu danger of falling, as It still rests upon the tempo rary woedou trestles placed under It when it was erected threo years age. Dcv. Du, PoWKit.pastnrnrthe Christian eliureh of the Disciples in Washington, whieli was ntteiidcd both by Prcsldent Garlleld and the late Judge Ulaek, In a lecture te the young poeplo of his congre gation en the llfe or Judge Dlaek, last Sunday evening, said of the friendship of the two men : " 1 have often neon Gar Gar fleld ship Hlaek ou the knee or threw his arm around his neck ami say, 'Judge you are tbe best man lu the woihl.excopt your politics. ' The course of this friendship, which years has beeu uiirullled, was dis turbed during the presidential campaign ; but 1 was with Judge Uhek at Uiockle a few days during Geu. Garfield's sicknesH and found him greatly disturbed, and scanning eagerly the tolegrams from the president's slek ohamber, aud Gencr.U Garlleld often asked during theso woeks of suffering, 'has Judge Dlaek oalled yet'," and when told at last, that he had been te the White Heuse te Inquire after him he was deejdy gratified. KKATUKES OK TUB Bl'ATK I'UKSS, A Democratic paper Is about te be ea tiblished at Everett, Dcdferd county. Hev. W. F. C. Moisell has assumed the editorship of the Kpuceptil llcgtsttr. The New Helland CLtnen will next week Ixsite n six p.ign paper. Hev. J. 1'. Hwlt7er has been appointed business manager of the l.uthtnxn Obser-ttr. The Iiitlt. Krprtin stnrts with this week's Ijsue upon Its third year. The Ki press is very inwsy and lutereatlug, and nltogelhor deserving thn fullest success. A mere humane law Is needed, says the Scratiteti llepublitan, te prevent careless doctors from consigning saue men te mad houses and te restrain heartless attendants from clubbing helpless patients te death Cel. Win. W. Shere, of the New Yerk Tribune, is temporarily eugaged In editing the columns of the Wilkosbarreo i'nien Leader, his services being called Inte re quisition by Mr. Degert pending a slight break iu the editorial management. The Pittsburg Times wants the children kept out of the ioer houses by all means aud then we shall reap our reward In see lug a race of sturdy, useful clti.ens spring up iu our midst, even if they de ceme of pauper parentage. Frem te-morrow the Pittsburg Duimtch will be isstied seven days per wcelc. The Sunday issue will contain Saturday night's associated press news, heretofore net pub lished uutll Monday morning, together with a full supply of special tolegrams nnd ether useful reading. Till. .AlTSAII K11K.S lbriiitfKt! the l.uteMr. 11. U. McUonemy The funeral services of Mis.H.D.MoCeno my, whose death occurred Weducsday last, took pi. ice In St Mary's Catholic church at 0 o'clock this mirnlng.a large cjuoeurso of sorrowing relatives and friends, who had ceme te pay their last tribute of alloc allec alloc lien te the memory of the dece.sed, being present. The maiu altar was draped lu bltck, and the vestments of the offi ciating priest, Dev Dr. McCtillagh, the pastor, were of the same sembre color. Itequiem high mass was celebrated, the choir of the church furnishing the neces sary music iu excellent style, the singing of the " Hencdictus" and the "Agtius Dei" being exceptionally flue. Hand some lletal designs rested en the casket containing the remains of the deceased, which was placed at the head of the nave of the church, immediately beneath the altar railing. At the conclusion of the mass the rev erend pastor, taking his text from St. Paul's lirst cpistle te the Thessalo Thessale mans, tth chapter and 17th vorse, (lollvercd a beautiful eulogy, dwell ing en the many virtues of the t'o t'e t'o ccased and the irreparable less te her hus band and family which her death had caused. Hu said the e icasten was one, net ler wetds, but for silent tears. The ways of Ged are net the ways of man, and there fere it is hard te undurstatid why she, whose placu could be supplied by nene olse, should have been called from earthly xcencs. lie exhorted his hearers te take warning by the lessen of her death, that the shadow of the tomb eften falls athwart the youthful ami the strong, and that nene can be tee wull prepared against that I'atuful hour. He concluded by expressing the hepe that his auditors would nut forget the deceased in their prayers te the thione of mercy Tbe absolution of the body was then performed, after which Miss; I.eila Hear sang with ttarful effect that exquisitely sad musical gem, " Adieu, 'Tis Leve's Last Greeting." The funeral precession then wended Its way slowly te St. Mary's cometcry, where the final ceremonies at the grave took place, thus closing the last chapter of the earthly life of this medel Christian wife and mother. The pall bearers were Jehn W Lewoll, Charles F. iteugicr. Harry A. Dlller and W. I). Stauffer. .NKItllllltmilOt'll NKIV3. ITvenln Meur unil aite thu Ceiuiiy l.lues. Norrlstewn have scen a whlte sparrow in one of their streets. The first term of the second century of Dickinsen collego, Carlisle, commences en Thursday, Soptember IU. The Heading railroad cempauy lias or dered the building of ten new passonger locomotives of the Woeten dirt burning patent nt its own works. Peter Starr, ene of the most promineut citizens of Peltsville, nud au extousive lumber merchant, died Friday afturuoeu from bleed poiseuing, the result el cutting a corn, whieli produced gangrene. Jehn W. MaNulty, who recently passed in Harrlsburg as thn eilglual Ceal Oil Jehuny, is te be triad iu Cumberland county en six iiidlotments, including for gery and faise protenco. He is charged with swindling farmers. Although tlie een tract Willi ttie city is te keep the lights burning but twenty two nights per month, tlie Heading oleetrlo light company have agreed te keep thein burning evnry night, whether moonlight or net. Miss Mary Dordy, of Hamburg, Derks county, committed Ntilolde by drowning herself iu the Schuylkill canal, a short dlstauce from her home. Disappointment In leve is supposed te have been the causa. Her body was found floating In the water. Julius Wagtier, of Heading, who ln ln ln vonted a safety shaft loop or tug, which was exhibited for the first time at the Derks county fair last fall, Is engaged in manufacturing the same, and is in roeoipt of from 20 te 50 orders daily. He turns out from 250 te 500 pa'-s df loops a woek, and cuts all the leather hlmself, using from 25' te 50 hides. The loops are finished by maohlnerv. whleh Is run by a 3 herse pewer oiiglue. Mr. Wagner was offered $50,003 by Cincinnati parties for his invention, out refused it. Alarm el fire, Last night botween 0 and 10 o'clock, a flickering light was seen in the third story of Frank Hicmenz's shoe factory Ne. 00) North Queen street. An alarm of lire wns raised, aud alarm box Ne, 12 was struck, which brei ght the flre department quickly te the scene Meantime Dyreu Ilrewn, at the risk of ercaking his neck, swung liimtelf fre .ii the third story window of the adjoining building te the window of the shoe factory nnd pulling down the sash, looked In and disaoverod that the light came from a oeal oil lamp, whieli ene of Mr. Hiomeur.'s workmen had uoglectcd te extinguish, and which was gradually dying out. Net the sllghcst tlamage was dotie, though the alarm drew togethcr a great crowd of poeplo, OOTilTMlUA NKW8. 1UK KKOUI.AK UllltltKHI'UNIIKrtdl KVenU AleiiK llie Miiniiiiiliitiiiiit Itcnis llitnrrmt In nil. I Ariiiinil llin llnriniRli rit'liiel up liy Hi" Inlolll Inlelll Inlolll Kenrer Knimrlnr. James Fieulaud killed the first blueblll duck of the season above thn river diun. A line breech leading shot gnu vlll be ohanced off nt miner's, comer of -ith nnd Walnut stroets en Saturday oveuing Sep Sep Sop temeor 15 Thore was nuother big ninrhnt this morning, llutter and nggs brought 20 per pound nnd down. Fruits nud voce tables were plentUul, A large oxeurslnu train went from Yeilc te LUIU, yln., Columbia, this mcr.ilng, 'Iho oxeursloiitsts nre lu pursuit or a day's recreation. Pennsylvania eastle Ne. 70, A. O. Iv. of M. 0., will meet te night The solect oastle of the order in this state gees Inte session hore en the I tth lust. Three tneti who wero drunk nud ills orderly last night were taken te the county Jail by Officer Struck this morning, 'Squire Ftank gave them ten days oaeh. An Interesting meeting of the Latin social club was held last oveuing, all tie minds ou the club have been settled, and a iteat uaiaiice reposed iu the treasury. Captain Suffel, of Pennsylvania eanal co., beat Ne. CO, foil into limner's oeal basin, this morning nud was nearly drown ed. He was rescued by empleyes of thu coal yards Charles Heupp, residing en Ith street, fell ngalust a sewing machine last night while delirious with fevcr. A deep gash was cut lu his head, which was tlrossed by Dr. Markcl. The patient is Impreved te day. It is probable that n home variety cuter tniumeut will be held lu the opera heusn nbeut thn mlddle of this mouth, in the course of -whleh the harmonica players, Ulmer and Myers, will cngage in nnether contest. The townspeoplo wero humbugged last evening by n fraud who proposed giving a startling exhibition ou a rope stretched aoress Loeust street, from the Columbia onglne heuse te Mr. L. W. May's store. He took up n collection and then walked back nud forward ever the rope n few times. His collection wilt be small, in deed, this oveuing, when he repeats his performance. Miss Alice McFalden entertained a numerous company at her home en Wal nut street last evening. They wero unter -taiued in a most hospitable nml gouerous manner. ItellCluux. Services will be held iu all the chinches te morrow, except the United Brethren nnd St. Paul's P. E. churches. Hev. It. C. Searing, late pastor of St. Paul's P. V, church hore.bas iiornnnently sottled at his new pastoral charge tit Mlddletewu, Conn. A fulloemplemoutof officers was elected at last night's meeting or the Columbia tire cempauy. It is an oxcellent one, the members having voted with discretion. A balatice of MOO remains in the treasury, nfter paying oft the first Installment el 1 100 en tbe new hose tower. The remain der will be promptly paid when the proper time arrives. I'eneiiHl Mr. Harry 11 Ilruiier leavos for Middle Middlo Middle tewn, Conn., en Monday, where be will attend college. The Misses Amy and Ora Crownshlelds left te day for Wolleoley, Mass , where the former will enter college. Miss Annie F.iger. of Harrisburg, who has been visititig Miss Hattle Heeso hore, left this morning for Parksburg, Pa , where she will visit ether friends. THK l'IM.i; 1HDLIII.1. 1 He l-eln. Mutt t'einr Imwr I u Intra hrn nltilr (Jiiiinrll, Kiiilen Kxpre-u Town ceuucil at its last meeting very properly nud justly declined te net hastily ou the jictitieii of the ti'lephone company, asking tlie privilege of ii. lug thobidewalks, en which te erect their poles. I'nfoitu I'nfeitu nalely, hewevui, the matter wns again referred te the street nnd tire committees, who will probably report te-morrow even Ing in favor Ol granting the privilege a.kcd for. We Muccicly hope that all members of council who have any regard for the rights of their fellow citizens will thorough oxamiue both tiie petition and the resolutions before voting iu favor of them. It is a question whether council has the legal right te give the sidewalks of the town for the purpese asked for, and unless the mombers aru legally advised by the borough solicitor that they have the right, they should iOhtpane final action until his opinion is obtained. And even should he decide that council has the right te glve away what ts actually private ptcperty, every fair minded councilman should vele for the protection of our tax pay eis. These poles will have te ceme down in all the towns and cities of the Union. The poeplo ovurywhere nre opposed te the miserable nuisance of them en the streets. Te talk of erecting morn of them iu Ess ten is ab"ind. Mutv Km Thore is a feeling abroad that the tele graph, telephone aud electric light poles in cities nre neither prolltable nor desirnblc. Cur own ojuiieils de net seem te have realized this fact, however. Wohellovo ue denial wan ever made by thorn te nuy parties asking permission te erect such peles, Ou the contrary, permission te de se was fully granted. It is n matter of public Interest te knew hew they will, iu the light of ri-e nt events, net iu the future. Public tctitimcut Is almost universally against the erection of any further nuisances of this kind en our streets. In every case the prlviloge has been accorded without resulting in nuy benefit te the city. Net a peimy has been realized from theso mouey making con cerns. The city barters away valuable fiauciilseH without receiving any compen sation whatever, contrary te the desire of the poeplo, who, while they feel they are wreugid thereby, are noverthelcss left without any redress whatever. It is te be hoped that when the next concern comes aleug with such a request, It will encounter a lets compliant oeuuoils than In the past. iiilil Aitvertlaetnniits. Thn managers of a picnic belng held to te day at Midway advortise that "a ro re feshinent stand will been the ground for the accommodation of tho'e who require luxuries te cnmplote their enjoyment. The Hen Ten minstrels who given show at Lincoln ou the 15th Inst. Inform the publle that " a varlety of attractions will be prosentod, and musin will be lu attondauce;'' "the Den Ten minstrels will appear, and nil are invited te be prcsent and enjey the oceaslon bofero retiring for the wluter I" t yuiirrnl Over n Hele. Yesterday the Maxim pole hrlgade dug a hole in front of the rosldenco of Win. L. Kuhns, 230 North Mulberry street. Air. Kuhns caught them in the aO,aud getting a bhovel commeiioed filling up the hele. Fer awhlle there was quite a spirited con test the pelemen throwing out the dirt ns fast ns Mr. Kuhns threw It it. Mr. Kuhns was finally pushed nslde, the hele dug und the pole planted. Anether lawsuit, prob ably. liurveat lleum Hervloes, To-meirow morning and oveuing harvest home bcrvlccs will be held at St. Stephen's Evangelical Lutheran church, corner of Seuth Duke and Church street, Hev. E Meister, pastor. The altar of the church will be decorated with tlowers,wheat,eorn, eats aud the fruits of the season ,
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