$ JQAKOASTEH DAILY INTKLLIGISNCEK FRIDAY. JANTAKY 4. I H. .r" SS . , -y 4, r r v U la- t V.i' f h l $ ;i kancastw ntclUQenrrr. FRIDAY fcBlUNO, JANOA11Y 4. It 04. flanging Criminal?. Twe men hivve Just been oxceutcd In Ifew Jersey ; ene was carried meaning te the ncafteld ; lie wai nn old innti, sus pected of being nn Imbecile, boveii phy. slolftne testifying te this, centrndlctul byoevon ether physicians; nnd the old man was net Riven the benefit of the doubt. Illacrlnse was the killing of n boy who hnd nnneyed him. If of sound tnlnd, his oITeiiko wan undoubtedly tnur tnur der. The ether tniin Imnu had Killed his wife In nflt of drunken nnger, nnd he declared himself unconscious et having done the net. Such n killing would net be murder in Its highest degree What bandit may be expected te ro re Biilt from tlicae hangings, nnd the many ethers which nre' almost dally re ported. Are men hung In vengeance and In punishment ? Or are they hung as a matter of economy te avoid the ex pensoef keeping them P Or Is it as an admonition te ethers net te kill ? vl dently no number of hangings will have any effect In warning against killing thosawhe kill during tneutal oblivion, bowever pre limed, or in the heat of a passion which reasen cannot control. And the dellberate murderer would be mero effectually admonished against his propesol crime by the thought that It would secure him a hfe's Imprisonment and a punctual fleBglug once a month, than by the knowledge that he will be hung if he is caught nnd convicted. Thcre must always be a great deal of sympathy felt for a man whose life Is brutally and deliberately taken by the law, even though the victim has himself taken life. There la generally occasion te bolleve that his crime is the nutllew of some mental or physical or education al deficiency ; whereas there never is any doubt as te the cold blooded brutal ity of the law. Cannet we profitably dispense with the30 hangings which liave se grown in their number a3 te have become a dis gusting nuisance ? The newspapers will publish their details, and hardly a day passes that we are net regaled with tlie distressing narrative. The effect ou the community cannot be geed. There is no diminution In the number of murders en the contrary they steadily in crease. The criminal's life may be mndeself-suppertingaud lie need net ba killed for economy's sake. And if he mnybe mero painfully and effectively punished than by hanging, then a whole semer terror of the law may be afforded the Intending murderer than the threat the gallows gives. TriR politicians and alert newspaper correspondents are Inclined net te trust Mr. Blalne'd announcement that he i3 out of politics, and that all his presi dentlal aspirations have been submerged by the overwhelming joy lie 1ms found in literary pursuits since he began te write a book. The appeaiance of the first velumn of Ms reminiscences is for some reason long delayed, though for no mere serious cause, we suspect, than te batter ndverti3e it ; he loses en chnnce te ri'ad chapters of it te admlr ing auditors who will let out hint? as te the wonderful interest with which Mr. Blaine is about te Invent his recel lectleu of men and things. Mr. Blaine Is thrifty ; he has geed advertising tal em, ami no ntuur.uiy wains le sell as many copies of his book as pi-stblt. The postponement of the date of publishing hla second volume until after the presi dential election of next jear has height ened the suspicion that lie proposes te write it in tl.u light of that event and the occurrences leading up te it. One phasoefthobiispicion is that he wants tlie Republican nomination, and having ex perienced the fatal results of showing tee much anxiety for it, he is new using the tactics with which he has been twice beaten. It seems that thereure a large number of persons in different parts of the country, each of seme influence in ids own state, who have been led te be lieve that Mr. Ulaine prefers them, re- Bpectlvel,as the Republican candidate; nnd he proposes te let them come into the convention with their delegations for themselves, but with such friendly inclitmtleus te him that when the break up begins they will all tumble in for him. The plan is ene that could easily no conceived by Mr. Bluinn and bv which, mero surely than nny ether way no coma compass ins nemina' i in. SOiii: indignation is expressed by mer alists at the zeal with which a New Yerk publishing firm 0t sixty nine translators nt work en the first copy of the Colom Celom Colem bler's salacious book en Sara Bernhardt which urrived by French steamer, and had the velume in English for sale en the streets next evening. JJut te the credit of American enterprise it Is te be remembered that in oeme of the news papers a copy of the revised version of the New Testament was printed the day nfterlts first publication. Uy the way what has become of the new version 'i Per a literary work se well advertised and upon which audi vast labor and expenss were spent, nothing ever mere suddenly disappeared from public- notice. Bound volumes of it uroellurod at i'O per cent, of the original retail price. 1 Ei'itU5BNTATi" ilULiNas, of Ve nango county, drew his wil.iry as a meinber of the llouae, and turned a large portion of It ever te the soldiers orphan schools of the state, lie deserves no special credit for this. If he thought he was net entitled teit as is likely he should net have taken It , If he felt that it was due him aud he wanted te make the gift ene of prlvate benefaction he could easily have found mere needy objects than institutions which are al ready liberally supported by the stnte long after the causes that called them into being bHve ceased te exist. Tjikiu: are indications that n Jmlt bus been called in the rough-fched bnutu with which the opponents of Mr. Pendleton,- in Ohie, aie rushing te Mr. Payne, and the election of the latter is by no means a forgone conclusion, though he leads in the ruce. Hew grate fullv the country would hall the election et Mr Thurmau as a Blgu of enlarging geed sense en the part of the Ohie Dem" ucrats I MbadviMiK, Crawford county, tins been given n publics park by a wealthy family resilient lit that borough. Happy the dny (then Lancaster is blessed with llke public spirited eltl.cus. Mn. Randall's vigor as chairman el the appropriations commlteo U seen in the faet that threo important bills have been already leperted nud refened te their appropriate subcommittees vinin. N iw round the rivulet's castle walls lliveiiiiil no morn tlie summer's prnle, lint scarce lu'unl tltreiiglt in dozen wall Uiius melody In secret places i Fer, thing)! the woe.l runt drop with snow Which veils from us tlie iiin slumber., Tlin stienin, with en It, ttnceatlng (low, (iees gliding den u In golden uuiubeis. Gen. Sicklus' gas meter was oue of the commeti kind that registers about the satne whether the gas Is burned or net Se Geu Sickles declined te pay the bill anil obtained au injunction te prevent the gas company fiem oellectlug it by the or dinary bulldozing method of shutting oft the gas until it was p.iid. The supreme court has unstained the lower court and made the injunction permanent. Se the gas company will be obliged te resort te au notion at Uiv aud sustain the nccuraey of Us meter, which the defendant will have a fair opportunity te disprove In the same way that ethor unjust chums are met aud defeated. The discovery that gas companies are net entirely a law uute thctnselves is a very wholesome one. Seme curious statistics, prepared under the supervlsleu of tlie mayor ami llre department of New Yerk, and relatlue te the number aud character of the build ing, etc., of the metropolis, have been recently published It Is teen that there aie within the city limits 10i,G2l build lugs, of which 21,250 are business heus a. 10.505 are dwellings', and 28,80:) ate used oenjolntly for purposes of rcsidcuee nud business. Of the 73,003 bull lings used cither wholly or in put as dwellings, It Is ascertained that He, 953 are occupied by net mera th.iu two families, thus hav ing within their four walls au aggregrate population of 310,341 persons. The bal aued of buildings uiscd for dwelling pur poses where thcre are mere than two fam ilies is 35,953 and into them must be crowded the remaining population, esti mated at 933, G50. It Is thoreforo Keen that nearly 75 per cent, of New Yerk's popula pepula popula t:eu de net own the reef ever their heads. S 'tutiny e( facts llke these may threw some light ou the corrupt municipal gev crnmeut under which the metropolis has letig suflfeied. FPATOKES OK TUK STATE PilKSS. The West Chester Jlepubliean advances Its advertising rates 33 par coat, beojtise of Its incrcased circulation. The ttr&tlssuoef the Chronicle Telegraph a consolidation of papers co turned, ap. pearud in Pittsburg en Wednesday after aftor aftor noen. The I'itteburg Telegraph would like te sjc the publie sorvice attract a larger share of the host talent of the republic, talent united with tteru integrity. Sumatra tobacco must be kept out, siys the Xew Em, if eue of the mist thriving and prosperous iuduatries of the country is not-te mule under foreigu competition. The daily Franklin lieposttery Is the name of Chambersburit's new roerulug p.iper. It was born ou New Year's day, and as it is typographically ueat anil edi torially brlcbt, it Hheuld succeed. The Pittsburg Pett claims that the 1 iws of Pennsylvania regulating tramps would be just as etUi-acleu as these of New Jer ey in auppressmg the evil if they wero administered with Nuw Jersey detennl detennl Tiatieu. HKKJfONAL., HniON Cameiie.n and party have atrived at Het Sprmgs, Aik , whetiee they will sjen go Seuth. Jen.v Wanvmakkh is willing te aceejit the position of chief commissioner of the highways of Philadelphia. P.v vsr is ahead In the contest for U. S senator in Ohie, aud Carhsle in Kentucky, IJut " there's many a slip." Edmund C Stkdma.v, the broker poet who suspended seme time age, has beeu leadmitted te membership in the New Yeik stock exchange. Gr.N. Ilesnt ua.ss, chairman of the llouse cemmittee en military nlfairs, believes in Flu Jehn Perter's case and will Kpecdily iutroduce a bill for his relief. Kx Shnateu McDonald, of Indiana, explaiued his views ou American com. meice, and particularly Amerjcan shipping, te three score Indiana editors yesterday. Mt? Mauv McKENr.tn, of the " Bandit Klug" combination, being troubled with sleeplessness, took an overdoso el lamia tiuin at Shamokin, nud nearly died from it. Ex flew Wilmam Smitu, of Virginia, ha'e nud liearty, popularly known for years as " Extra Billy " Smith, has j ist celebrated his eighty seveuth birthday at his home in Warrenten, Chaik.cs Sl'jincii ovidently thought out aud propared his spcechew in advance if the following anecdote told of him is te be believed: A fueud who happoued te c til at Suniuer'a rooms in Vashingteu wan told by the jetiug negre servant: "Massa Sumner he goue te de Seuate te make him speech." "What speech ?" asked the fileud, in surprise, "why, datar speech," was the reply, "which be's been holleriir out iu bed ubery merula' dese frce weeks." Cahmslk's reception by the Common wealth club, of Philadelphia, ou the 10th will be larcely attended There will be no speeches. Among the Democrats of nat ieual nete who have been invited nre Governer Cloveland, Qoverner-oloot I lead ly, Qoueral Hancock. Samuel J. Tilden. 3. S. Cox, Abraham S. Hewitt. Allan O. riiurman, General McUlellan and Mr. Flower, of New Yerk. Ben. Butler nud Henry NVatterseu have net been invltnd. It is exnected that a large inrtv will oemo ever la a speeial car from Washington. Au Kdlier Accuet at Kuruery. Olaioneo M. Barten, for a number of years telegraph editor of the Washington National Jlepubliean, and who was ceu- uoeitu wnu an auray in tlm nditnrini rooms of that paper seme timu age, which resulted In the killing of A. M. Hotelde has left Washington, and it Is published that he has been forging the names of Win. Dicksen aud Qeu. Brady, of Star Reute notoriety. The amount involved is hald te be small. Fdeuds of Barten say that he will shortly return te the city aud make satisfactory explanations. Iletr That Unuietl Ueuili. Jehn Ivihtrew drank seme lager beer at 8 o'elook'lhurstlay morning In Pat Shee. hy's saloon, and died at 10 o'cleok. Frank Ilelfmau drank beer In n.n ,imn saloeu at four o'cluek the same aftornoen auu is new in n comateso condltleu with out hepe of rocevory, OVER T1IK STATE. OULUKIlhMJra I.N TIIK COUNTIKs. llitoelHll! srclilt'lits Twe Mmi Htm a ti,j Hint (Julrkljr into l.teruitr 4tttiu lliiilenliit nt Interest A tramp. 2J years old, sleeping en the oluder hank at I'nxteu furuac, Harn.s burif, wan cniMud and bmueil te death by having a cart lead or het flag dumped upon him, lleu'tered no alarm and tlir eaitei ws net aware of the terrible aj'l dent uutll f-ome time aftemaid when auether carter noticed a smeke ariHinp Mid a stnell as If clothing was burning. He made an examination and dbcevered the tramp, whose body wan rap dly being consumed. Siimmetutii; helu the chaired remains woie removed fiem under the hemy lead el het cinder. The iinfeitu uate man's brad and face were terribly niiishcd, while all ever his body were frightful burns. At Housten's mill, In Cumberland county, a muket was leaded with a he ivy charge of bnchnhet, for use ou a ll ek of dueks whieh had been seen in the ueiirh b rlieiel Toe piree was Irft Kt.iiiiliug In the corner of the mill eflbe, tvtu'te two yeumr men uamed Moje-, ine six'een aid the ether twenty yearn ei age, tlie formei a son of tlie miller in the charge and the lat er a nephew, engaged in a friendly tussle for the gun, te sheet a eat la the melee the piece was disehargrd, the cm tents enterititf the left islde of the e-ld.-r lad, killing him Instantly. Wtu. liishep a seetieu boss en the Cumberland valley railroad, while work ing near New Kingsten was eauyht by n shifting caboose aud se ra-iugled tlu.t death ensued. The sheemakei's strike in Allentown has beeu abandoned ; llve striking shears men at Uailj's uad werke, H.irnrbtirg. have stepped them ; the Pottstown neu company expects meu te start its nail works again. Senater Stewart has turned into the state treasury $750 of his salary for tin extra session and IJepreseuUtive Clark, of Philadelphia, the full amount of his war rant, II. Anion, a farmer and tax oellec'or in Cnruaiven township. Berks county, has beeu robbed by thieves, wlrj onteri'd bis house, el jilJi pnrate funds and ?100 of the Ux money. The twenty year loase of the Pullmin palace car company t the l'enusylvama rail ead company beiug about te expire, the latter is tn iking artangemeuts tu con struct cais for its own use. Fifty Indian cirls have beeu tratisfeirrd from the trainlug bolieol in Carlisle te the Lincoln iustitute. Philadelphia CoiiTlctleii in (ImtPHU's French liiilUlnr. Currieu, the young Alsatian who, en the afternoon of Friday, November 1C, forced his way iute the reception room of the minister of pubiie instiuctien with a had d revolver with the avowed intmitieu tojsheot Prime M n ter Ferry, and who was arrested, has beeu tried in Parts aud convicted. He has been seu'.euoed te three months' imprisonment. When ar rested Currieu stated that the murder of the Fiencb. minister had bwu agreed upon at a meeting of a secret society at Lille and that he had come te Parts te execute the terrible mandate of the so ciety. It was subsequently ascertained that he was a violent fanatic and was a member of secret societies at Lille and Iteubalx. He threatened that when he was released from prison he would be mero successful in another attempt te kill M. Ferry. The leulfiiey of Currieu's s-utotieo is due te the fact that Currieu was indicted ou the iniuer charge of assaulting a cleik in the foreign department instead of en the graver charge of attemptiug te sh.xit M. Ferry ii Kttra t imiirliimttiN. Attorney Ueneral-Hrewster decides thi't no pohtmaster is entitled te extra uonieu uenieu uonieu sa'ien for the mouey order business of his office, unless he personally performs the work or hires a clerk who is uet paid trem the tecular postal fund. hiiui)i: di;atii3. U'iIIUiu diiiiitmll hiiii (itmrlrs IC ilfiwllir Ntricucu Iown Uy tin, tlrrat Level of. This morning Wra, Campbell, nn lumate of the Laucaster county hospital, died very suddenly at that institution. He was walking around in the corridor about 8 o'clock, when he suddenly fell ever aud died almost instantly. He was found by a female inmate. Corener Shilfer was notified and he summoned a juty coni-pe-ed of O. W. Eiby, Jare. C'jepjr, Jehn G. Heed, T.F. MoElligett, Geerge Hutitei aud II. C. Laamau. They reudeied a yurdiet or " death from heart disease'' The deceased was 81 years of age aud was subject te heart trouble He was ilrst admitted te the almshouse ou December 11, 1SS2. He remained there 53 dais, returning ou Christmas day last. He was a puddler by trade aud did his last work at Safe Harber. His home was iu Reading where he is said te have a wife hvtug. He was a uatlve of Scetlaud aud had been iu this country for 41 years. ' Death or Utmrle ItntlnTOIIrr This morning botweeu 3 and 4 o'cleok, Charles Rothweiier, who was formerly u well knewu saloon koeper, died at his home, Ne. 200 West King street, this eity. Mr. Eothweiler was iu geed health up te 8 o'clock last evening, when he was taken with a lit of epllepsy. Dr. Fore man was sent for, aud the patient seemed te have reoevorcd from that illucss. He went te bed and, at the time abeie named, his wife was awakened by his heavy breathing. The doctor was aain sent ler, but Mr. Rethwellcr died belore hisanival. The doctor states that the cause el his death was apoplexy. The de -ceased, who was Hi years of age. was bem in Pitissia. He was a tailor by trade, aud worked for Joremiah Hiester aud ethers for many ycais. Thirteen years age he began tlie saloon business in the building iu which he died, and remained In it until about two years age, wheu he was suc ceeded by his sen-iu law, Jehn Fritsch. He continued te reside iu the building, which he owned, tegether with the hall bearing his name. Deceased leaves a wife aud family of four children, the yeungest of whom is 14 years old. The funeral takes place ou Monday. This afternoon Corener 8hilTer held nn hiciuest ou the remalns of Mr. Rothweiier and the jury rendered a verdtct of " death from apoplexy." FATAL KAIL1COAII AUUIUr.NT. A CeliunlJli KJreiiiHU Killed at Uleulucli, Jehn W. Bshlegnhnileh, a lireman en ongine 233 east at Glonleou station, ou the Peunsylvauia railroad, at 5:30 this morn ing jumped from his engine and was struek by engine 219, which was also going east His left arm was breken and the left ship, of his ohest crushed iu. He was earried te Downlugtewn en uuglne 219 and the surgoeu of the Pennsylvania railroad oempauy at that plaoe summoned te attend him, but nothing could be tlenu for him, and he died at teu mluutes bofero seven o'cleok this morning, His remains were propared for burial and seat V? "I? . me m Uu," Btreeti Columbia, air. Bjhlogelmlleh was about 30 years of age, was married and had ene child. His rather is a well kuewn tavern koepor ou Perry street, Columbia. full en Ilia lre. Before the meeting of eity oeuuoils ou eduealay evening, Mr. Christian A. Oast, repjrter for the Examiner, while en his way te the office, nllpped ou the Ice in front of Zium'sjuwehy atom and Injured ene of his knoes se badly that he his net siuoe been able te walk, iasi:s. AililttliniKl lnntiiiiiiny rnUpn dr. HltlK riunl l-i When we went te piss i'hurxdny a'ter a'ter a'ter iioen Alderman Spu ie r was hearing the suits bienght by the IWird of health against certain pb) strut's and elergyimn for a xelaltun of the I'lilniatic rfpnring them te make retain of bnths, marrlnges and deaths. Th i leiu additional testtntuty was taken in the rase ngaiust Dr King : J.u-nb Z ok ler tMdiid t'.at h s daughter Gel trade ns ulek ai d Dr Heg attended her. Dr. Westhutl-i. the lualth com miKHieuei, called nt bis b".is. te put a llig ou tb. di-e' ; he t ild th.' dv t,n te wait until Dr. ICinu c.inm ateiiin!. and it he said it waHR.tullpex h might pat up ihn llag ; there was already a ll ig en tne tne box in oeiisvipieuci' t .Mrs. Ziglcr' ill nes from vailulud. When Dr King came nretuid the net merulng he told MtiiosHhethiU'4litll itrti Uhl tin varie leid. In the meintime Dr. Westhaell r oauie atetind ami put up the old llig Dr. King, havimr te no t the eeuutry, re- riueti il witmtss te inform Dr Fitsp UneW, health coinmissieutr, of her illt.ts, ami he did se. IXfuilant'ii out i- I ld for a n u. suiten the greunl '. it u cas i haibivjn made out against D; K.n.t, bu' the aider man d. tiled ths epphi'i'imi Dr. King teslitied tut late in De-etub r t' e clithl had been bi m -lit 1 ome stiileiiiig from marasmus ; there were no symptoms of smallpox ; was i lltd upon by Dr. Wi-stbaeller, who -u-d I." braid Jake Zegler's child was M'k. Witness raid it was. Dr. W. tht-u aked if it did net have smallpox ; he answered that it had u t, but as he was visiiiug it he w m'd let him knew if thoie wete 'i svmptenia of varioleid or utmllp'i D.. W. said he would net de as !'r. Kdpatriek had done, but would 0 p-nd en the family phystciau and when lie sent him word he would attend te it Witue-.s Annitxiee the child the fillewu ; day . there were no symptoms of sniiili 'i, but the ehdd svemed te be verv si ' ; said te the ni iltier that as there h id been light aiie le. 1 in the family there might be a bare t ibiltty of the ehil 1 hivi'14 a few. Iu the i-veuing the chi'd wis sttd iu convul sions; told Mr e.'l.T tUit his eUt'd would preblbly die Cilled uext inertiiii aud found the ied 1I14 up ; liniutred who put up the llag ; nn I was told it was I)., Wcslhaelfer ; it was net uutil the d y after that the dtseas- begiu le manifest itself, and it was no' until the d ly follow ing tbit the dueas' . iill be pronounce 1 vaiioleul. At the elose of ths testimony in Dr. King's ease, the cae aguinst Jacob Ztegl.r for obstructing tlm olllecrs of tLe beard of health while putting up the rid lli"i his house, was taken up. After some testimony el similar character te that above given was taken tue case was cuitiuucd uutil Monday afternoon at 'J o'cleok. . Alderman Spurrier has rou'hred judg judg ment agams'. Dr. King le- OH n.d ceits. Dr. King wl.l appeal frjn the deeisi m and a test case will be carried te court. LiruuAitv i:n rmtraiN iKt. jtrnil Auutteretr.) el Ituck I'elut l.j cemn. Iho jears age a lccum was established by seme publie spirited citizens at Boek Point school house, East Deuegal town ship, about a mile from Marietta ; and its subsequent hitery has been the record of a lljuriabiui: and useful existence. I's second anniversary exercmes were held iu Central hall, Marietta, last eveuiug, aud a very fair sized audience nasiu attendance, netwithstan hug the Proibytenan soeiablo aud a ball tu the town ea tlie s.uiu even iug. TLe fo'lewlug pregramme of exercises coiupnsed the QNOmug entertaiutnent uud cesupieU abjut threo hours, the interest of the audiunce being maintained te the eud : Music, " Mlnutu Oun at ea," Ma rietta tpiartette ; salutatory, Prof. I. S. Gels', M.uitta ; music. " IJiaiie Your self if Yiui're Sold," Reek Point g:ee club ; H.icii.ty oration, " Builders, Why r.itry Ye Hore ?'' A. II. Nonis, ck , Marietta ; music, " Deu'c Gj Oat Te uifchr, My Darling," Reek Point quar tette ; letttatieti, " Eugeue Aiam's D.eam," A iiitie Witmcr, Flenu ; music, ' M'leue ', Sileuoe," II ck Point glee club; hiine.ary address, "Heme LifoeiSnme L teraiy Men," W. U. Heiisel, eq , Lan Lan easter ; music, " Come Where My Leve Lies Dreaming," Marietta quartette ; Reck Point veekly, I. L' Reyer, Mt. Jey; musie, " Ve Meet te Bid a Fend Fare well," Reck Point quartette The oflljers of tlin anulversiry meetiug Weie : Prcsideut, Pmf I. S Geist, Mari etta ; Secretary, Mts Ahoa Sanger, Miy Miy tewa ; Editor, I. U. Reyer, Mount Jey. Aud the efliaieut oemunttee of arrango arrange arrango raeu's ce'jsistcd of Prof. I S Oeist, Aug. Albtight, II. G. Beattie. A. R. Luts, S. L BraLiU aud P. R. Ntesley. The music by the various quartets and glee clubs partie ipa'iug was highly creditable, aud a num ber of pieces were unthusiastically cnered. ItASLIJAl.L. Die llnlet) LitMgue ttintliii; li, I'lili.iilelphla. At the meeting of the baseball t'nieu leagti1) in Philadelihia yesterday, the Virginias, el Richmond , Actives, of Reading ; Quickstep, of Wilmington ; aud Monumental, of Baltimore, wero rep resented. The applications for member ship from the Ironsides, of this city, and ether clubs wero considered in secret and no conclusion announced, tut adjournment being had uutil to-day.theugh the Harris burg club claims that its application was grauted. Rebert Clark, manager, repre sented the application of the Ironsides. President MeKuight, of the Amencan association, who was at the meeting, re. perted tint the hasty refusal of his asse uiatleu te play Union league clubs would likely bu roseinded, and the National league will doubtless recegmj the Union league. The T ronten club, of the inter state league, will have tne batteries next sea son ; viz : Geiauld, pitcher, aud Hepe, catcher, from Moeusuoker, L, I ; and Mycru and Quinteu : Shetzhuu will play first base ; Myers, of the Harnsburgteam, will play soceud ; McLaughlin, of the Allegheuy, will play third ; Smith will retain his position as short step aud se will Williams ns left Held. One of the disen gaged battery will play centie anil James Broutliers, a brother of the Buffalo bats, man, will play right. Tne team will be paid higher salaries. The Yerk Dispatch says that "the spleu did left Helder, Zaigle, of last years Yerk base ball club, has been offered au en. gagemeut for this seas m by the Lauoaster club." Jacob Geedman, late first basemau of the Tronteu club, who gees le Bay City, Michgan, next season, was iu town yes terday. A Ctillclreirs Hup. Last evenlug Mrs. Melto Wolehans who lias a line dancing cl.is i composed entirely of children, gave thorn a lull dress Imp in Roberts hall, rrlnoe street. There wero a number of luvlted guests present, includ ing parents und friends of the little folks, A very happy time was spout and the dan cing of seme of the little folks was very amusing, thore being eluMren en the Heur who wero only 0 years old. Tlm way that all of thorn danced did great credit te thelr teacher as well ns themselves. l'eckec 1'iokeil, James Wilsen, of E'lzibothtewn, hnd his pocket picked of $20 in meney uud n oheek for $5, while bearding a train ou the Pennsylvania radreid ou eve. New Year's r.Mi: iHf.Min m- niAirii ALATTKUS EDUCATIONAL. Mt.t.llMI OK LAMIAHIKH HOAIlll. SOlllltIL I'reiiii'l'ii" sol I loelleii nl 1'r.iitirrd I'm- nr.l Anuiiiilinpiit In lliiif. Ne M It ml Heme 1, wiitnl (Jnett nn nl Atilhnrllj tlliitiix ler the Sptiimli. A st.it ed mi'i'ti.ig of tin bind of dln-o-tets of liiiiiunli'i eity sc'ioel dtstriet wus In id In coin m e eotiueil chambei Thuis day vetilng. Tlm file-siig ii.tttiid iiHinbeis were present : .Missrs, Il.il.ei, llreiieutan, Bum 11, llit'e. Cupenter, (' 'ehian, Darin-steit-r, l.tieimiu, Evans, Cast, ll.irtmau, Di. llirr, J. M JehnsUiu, William Jehn son, Miitshail, .MoCeiiinoy, McConeiny, MeCermtek, Ohleuder, Ochs, Riuh, lteim eus'ijder, It'chaids, Rmgwalt, Samson, Sihwebel, Sia maker, Snieyeh, A. J. Snyder, E. G Snyder, Smirrler, W.ulel, Zeeher, I.overgeod, president. Mr. Evans, tiein the lluaiicn committee, presented the following bills, which having lieen uppi ivrd by the committee, were erdeied te be pitd : Goe. M. Steiuiiuu A: Ce., merchan Use, $175 81; ll. M. MetM, reeeidiliK deeds, $5 50 ; Spavh"! ec Pieillei, slatlni', etc, is 15 ; ij.iiirater pas company, gas for Seuth Duke slieet schools, SIS.N) Sprechei VV Pleill'cr, blackboards. JliS Oil ; Mrs. Miller ec seu, candles, $r( 13 ; Pnares W. Fry, nieiehatiiln-e, JO 75 ; Marshall A; Uengier, hardware, etc., ilti 0 ; Wm. 11. Lovergood, teaching, $S2 50 ; DivtdMe Lain, cleaning pavuueut.s, fl ; Gee. W. Stains, jatntei lees, $4 ; lltiber it Bie., caudles, ii 70 ; Jeseph Simsett, brushes, 111 ; J. C. Gable, salary, i" ; J. B. L uig, biaekbeaids, etc, ill); ileury Senders, p-imtiug blaekbv-ar Is, i ; D irwart Seus, plastering, f5 ; Fliun plumbing, etc , iW .'. ; man, merchandise, $59 OS books, etc., i.tJ.lVl A- Bretiemati, Flint! it Brene ;Chas. H. Barr, Mr. Evans called the attention of the beard te the fact that tee much was being paid for wuil; done aud supplies furnished in seme cases ns much as Se per ceut above the market price. Cliy Nuiieiliititnilrnl's ltiiin. The rep nt of the eity superluteudent was te id as fellows LiNCASTtit Pa., January 3, 1SS1. T the Heard of Scheel Directors. Gentlemen. Your city superintendent submits the fellow iug rep tt : The whole number of pupils enrolled for the mouth of December was in the high schools, 049; secetidaiv, 1,019 ; primary, 1,935; night schools, 178 ; total, 3,-1 11. The average attendance was in the high school, 232; secondary, 010; primary, 1.017; night schools, 111; total, 2,330. The average pcicontage was S5 iu the day schools and 77 in the night sche its. The number of visits maile by the city supeiintendetit was 70, and the directors made 119 visits as fellows : Wm J01111 seu 14, J. Ochs 1, II. Oast 1, Gee. Darm etetterO, D. Schmejch 2, J. B. Warfel 25, S. W. Ratib 11, Jes. Sams u 17, Dr. J Levorgoed 7, J. W. Byrne 5, W. McCom McCem McCom 8eyl3, Dr. 1). MeCermick 2, C. Sehwebel 1, L. Rie'tanls 4. C. Zecher 1, H. It. Brcuem.ui 1, J. M. Johnsten 1, A. Z Ringwalt 3, II. E Slaymaker 1, Dr. M. L. llerr 1. Examinations for promotions wero held iu ihe ptituary schools en W. Chestnut, S. Mulberry, New aud Lcmeu streets. In order that the beard, as well as the people at large, may uudei stand the eiuditieti of the girls' secondary schools, especially in tegard te the amuiiut of study lequired, uud the condition et the pupils with refer ence te their age aud health, I made it my business te question all the girls iu the htghestclass iu these schools. These pupils are new preparing for admission te the high school uext year. Of the 05 examined one was 10 ; six were 11 ; tworitytwe wero 12; twenty-uiue were 13 , nineteen wete 11 ; thirteen were 15, and live wero 10 years of age, thus mak iug the average 1 J years new, and 14 by the time they are admitted iute the high school. This will make the diss average 18 jears when they graduate, which would seem te be about tUe preper age, for these rnr.rn.vl - 1 V lUrnn '. 'tt' who are te complete their scholastic career iu the public soheols. As te b-udy at home, oue reported hour daily ; tourleen, ) hour ; tve, hour : seventeen, 2 hours ; six, 2i hours four, 3 heurd, and one, 3 hours, thus making the aveiage time spoilt at study at home H benis. Twenty-four stated that they are taking lessens In iustrumcu tal music, aud eighty three assist at house work. Twenty tbtce report no headache, oue reports lioadacue only at home ; four tecu only ut school, and tifty-live at home and at school during vacation as well as during the term ; llve report almost con stant headaohe. These figures conclusively show that there is very little evor stu ly required ; individual cases of excessive application te books may occur, but the fault lies with the pirents who stlmulate their olten al ready ambitious children te excel ethers aud graduate young, aud then wheu the evil is done, they attribute tlie Injury wrought te the schools. The different giadcs of. schools require definite amounts of kuowledge, but as mlmls aliter, seme will necessarily be left behind, while ethors can only keep up by extraordinary efforts. Whether theso efforts shall be put forth is for parents te say, and they alene are also responsible ler tue conso censo conse quonccs. The most important item, that of health, revealed nil at might have been expected ; far less headache in tlie new, well arranged, well lights aud well veuti lated buildings than iu tlie elder with their inferior furniture and appointments, 'llie lessen is plain, school rooms and fumi ture better adapted will ncaure a greater degree of health ter theso who attend the ichoels. Respect fully, Your obediont servant, R. K. BucuiiLU. 'lbs 810,000 Lean. Mr. Coehrau said, seme time last sum mer the beard hail authorized the croatlen of a lean of 910,000, for school purpones As no repert had been made at the Oote ber meeting (the last meeting of the beard), he asked for information us te what disposition had been made of the lean. Mr. Evans said proposals for the pur chase of the bends had been published, uud bids rocelvod, but that euly $1,000 of the $IU,UUU nutborizeit te no Issued bad been sold. Thore wero bids for mera of the lean, but both Mr. Hartman and him. eelf thought the premium offerud was net large enough and that It would be belter te held the beuda until they could be sold nt hotter advautage Mr. Coehrau asked If the bends wero duly signed. Treasurer Marshall answered that they wero ; nene of thorn had bean used and they wero looked up safely In the bank. Mr. Hartmau said that he had agreed with Mr. Evans, that it was net advisable te sell the bends at the prices offered, but te retaln them until hotter prices could he obtained. We had plenty of meney iu the treasury te meet all ordinary demands, nud hobelioved that in a few months, when meney uccame mero abundant, net ter terms oeidd be made with persons wishing te invest. Mr. Cochran had net the slightest lu lu lu tontieu of calling In question tlie Integrity of the fiuanoe oemmlttoo or treasurer, but the explanation just made, fortilles the position he took at the time the lean was propesod ; namely, that it was unneces sary, and should net have baen made. Mr. Spurrier said that seme mouths age he had offered a resolution requiring the treasurer te make quarterly reports of the state of the treasury, se that the beard oeuhl knew In what oeudltlon the fuuds were. In I'llering the leseluMi'U hit had no intention el n'llcetlngi'ti thutieasurer, but a lean et AtO.OOO war. utkal for when It was net ntedetk If the Ireasuier had been r quired te tiraku quintet ly reports te the heard this would net have happened. Mr. Evans ex plained thai, he hail mid at the lime Iho lean wan proposed, that the beutd had meiity cueiuh in the tteiiMtry for all tegular expenilituies until A pi II next, hut tt"t te piy ter bull. ling new school houses A sp e ill lean for that ptiipe.se Is nlnitys ncees iry, an. I It would net de te titku the money apprepti tied for paying teaeheis te build school h insert with He believed In pilug as we go. As te plying Interest en the bends the! sum is vety trilling, as tlie prenriiin (diet ed is nliiiesi as nuiuli ns the luleiest. .11 r. U.tbte'rt Lmtrt. The following letter from Mr. Gable, Hi nt iissistaiil teacher iu the boys' high school, was i cad. Jan. 3, 131. Te the lien the I'rtiidtut anil Members of the Lancaster lity Scheel Heard .' Gkntlemun I have set Dial reasons for apphiug te you at thin time loran incie.ls in my salaiy from $7?d te $1100 Tim enlv reason I will lie here is that with the beginning of the piesrnt month, I en tend en the U.U'lunN' el ehemistiy, a biaiieh which necessitates some eipeudt turoenmv pirt for appiratiiH and eheml eals. (Mr. Glever's out I ij let tins branch last teim was ever twenty dollars) nud with my present sa ary, I de net feel war united In iual;iu mull expenditure lie sides, this branch nqalres en the put of the iustiuater, b th time aud labor iu preparing experiments, and most of this work must be d me outef school hours. If you villi allow me, I wish te make a short statement. We have new ou our curriculum eighteen ddfeieut branches, all of which I have taught, or am new teach lug, exeispt Greek and Gjrm iu. The ler tner I stu bed for two yeirs as a pupil at school. Te the latter I have rover given any attention. During the liftueu years lliaiobecn employed in the high school, I have taken whitever brauelws have been asslgucd te me by our w.uthy ptiiieipil, without ask ing whether they were high or lw, as my sole purpose in the past has been, nud iu the futuie shall be, te aid him, and bone lit the school as much as in ly be In my power. Hepmg this in ly be kindly considered, I am, Yours respectfully, ,1. C. Gabli:. Mr. Mel)Hakr) Letter. Lancastch, Pa., Due. 31st, 1SS3 Te the Heard of Directors Gentlemen. The profession of teach ing is constantly l.iitug its most useful men, because ether lines of labor pay botter. Many geed men leave the work of the schoolroom yearly r:i' I or from neces sity than from choice. We cat u it afford te leso the valuable set vlcts of Mr. J. C. Gable tu the boys' high school, and I most heartily second his request for advance el saury. ery tespectlully, .1 P. MrCASKEV. On motion of Dr. Carpenter Mr. (1. tine's salary was increased fiem 3770 te jl)0O per an num. Kenluiitiliiii ul Mils llnelt, The resign itieu of MNs Clara E. II ah, assistant teacher tu Miss Brimmer's school, te take effect at the close of this mouth, was presented and accepted, anil ou motion of Mr. ilartm in tlie thinks of the beard were extended tier for her faith fill services and her observance of tint rule requirlug ene mouth's uotice iu cases of resignation. lanctlmi or Mil K, milium, Tlie beard proceeded te elrct a successor te Ming lloeli, and a ballet being taken re sulted as follews: Miss Fraucis ICautf man received Vi vetes ; Miss Belle Wetz-I, 8 vetes ; Mih Nelhe King, 4 votes, and Miss ,?.in M. Kedu, 3 votes Miss K nilTiii vi w is d "i-'a-e ! e'e 't-d Mli UarpnntrrN ilmlctintliui. The resignat'en et Miss Lizzie Cat pen ter, teacher iu the Limeu struct advauced secondary school te take edeet January 1, was piesented anil lead. Mr. Hartmau was oppesod te its accept auce. A rule of the beatd requires teach ers te give a months' uotice of their intend ed resignation, but teachers pay little attention te it Here is a resignation presented te nij-ht te take etfeet te mer row. This was net respectful te the beard and might interfere with the school by leaving it without a teacher. J. M. Johns'eu thought the b ard could net very well complain ou this ocevdou We bad e tiered Miss Martin, of St. James' soheol, a higher saliry than she was icceivtug thore aud she had accepted it. New St James' sshoel offers Miss Carpe i ler a higher salary than the beard is paying In r and she accepts it. He thought the resignation had bcttei be accepted. After seme further dobate by Mr Evans, Mr. By me, Mr. Slaymaker and ethers the resignation was accepted. .UIM Musteltuitti I'rmniiteiL Miss Mary L. Mussulman, teacher in the Maner stteet soceudary soheil, aud Miss Mary L. Palmer, teacher iu the West Chestnut street secondary school, wero nominated for piometioa te Miss Carpeu ter's positieu. A billet being had, Miss Musselmau rcceived 22 votes and Miss Palmer 10 votes. Miss Musselmau was declared eloetod. .lilts aiuUeriuleU I'romnteil. Te fill the vacancy caused by Miss Mini selman's proaietlou, Miss Blauohe MoCor MeCor MoCer miok, Ida R. McMillan ivid Laura Falek were placed In nomination, A ballet was had nnd Mies Melmrmlck roceivod 17 votes Mies McMillan 11 votes and Miss Falek 4 votes. Miss MeCermick was declurcd clceted. Ml Ilnrkltis Triinsferreil. On motion of Mr. Warfel, Miss Harklus was transferred from the Rockland struet school te the position iu Miss Marshall's Seuth Duku stroet soheol ma le vasant by Miss MoCermiok'r promotion. Mitt Italia WeiUel K.letteO. Te fill the vaoaney caused by Miss Ilar- kln's transfer, Miss Bella Woltzel, Miss Lizzie M. Keen aud Miss Nellie King were uominated. A ballet was had and Miss Woltzel was eloetod, receiving 21 vetes te 7 east ferMisj Koeu, and 5 for Miss King, Imeniliueiit tu Hale SO, Mr. Slaymaker olferod the following amoiidmeut, which lies evor under the rule : "Te discontinue the commotion botweou the beard and any of the teaohers, ene month's written notie J shall be giveu by the party desiring the separation, oxeupt at the end of the soheol year. The beard, bowever, roservos the right te dismiss without such notice, utiy teach er for Incempetency, uogllgeuce, cruelty or immorality, or for lutontlenally. viola ting any of the regulations of the heard." Mr. Warfel ealled attoutien te Mr. Evans' startling statoment that the beard was paying 25 per cent. mero for work aud supplies than the sime oeuld be bought for by prlvate individuals. Mr. Slaymaker said Ids ewu oemmittoe jmrehased every thing as oheaply as any individual could buy them. Indeed, the oemmltteo was accused of being mean bj. oaune It Insisted ou low prices. Mr. Hartman sitd that nearly every. thing bought by his committee was bought under cover et soale I proposals, and that the prices paid wciu as low ns could be had. Hmclnl r.xitinlnmleua. On motion of Dr. Ilerr, the eity super Inteudent was authorized te grant spejlal oxamiuatieus te Ccedia Heptlu, Hannah Hrss and Jesio Franklin. Anether Hchuel lluuia WunteU. Mr. Ojhs made au .irgumeut lu favor of the eroetlon of a uew school heuse iu the Southern scotleu of the eity and heped the beard wduld ditto fiiveiabln notion te meet the wants of that part of tlie town, Mr. Spurrier endorsed all Mr, Ochs hint said, and tnevetl that the superintending ami property committees be tiisttunlrd te lepert at next meeting the advisability of erecting a two-story lour room building, The motion was agreed te. irwiitretrniB I'upiis The lty superintendent was granted permlrVreu te make u statement. He said he wanted te be Informed as te his poiveis and the power of dltoetors in the matter of trauxfenltig pupl h. Tlie rules say that he shall make the transfers nud make special eximlua Units of pupils wheu necessary. He had examined pupils fiem four school, before the holidays, seme of whom hail been tiatinferred te hlgher schools aud seme net, beoause they did net have sutlleimit scholarship, One of the l ejected pupils hail been given a transfer by director, and when the teacher of the school te which the transfer was made loftised te receive tint pupil, tlie dheoter, he was told, sent the pupil back ami sud the teacher must iceelvu it, although the pupil lu.d euly au average of 03, while he, the superintend ent, had refused te transfer ethers because they had less than an average of 75, Dr. MeCermick said he was tlie dlteu dlteu ter who had given the permit, and It had been doue hcoiiuseof Ills want of familiar ity with the rules. He denied that he had said te the teaeheis, or any one else, that his permit must net be disputed. Mr. Hartmau said It would net de te permit directors te make transfers lu vle latleH of the rules. He moved that the child be sent back te the soheol from which it had beeu transferred. After further dlscuinleu at the sugges tion of Mr. Baker, Mr. Hartman with draw his motion with the understanding that Dr. MeCermick withdraw his vote el transfer. (lliitiet ter the SettiHilt, Dr. Ilcrr from the oemmlttoo of text book , prcsonted the following report. The oemmittco en text bjeks would beg leave te repert that upon investigation they find tv expedient te suggest that Miss ISiiekiru' and all ethor soheols of that gratia who desire it, be furnished with glebes te facilitate the teaching of goeg rapliy. M. L. Hunn. .!. W. liiiTMn. D. R. McCeumiuk. The icpert of the committee was np proved. Mr. Coehrau moved that the cemmittee ou furniture aud apparatus be authorized te purchase the glebes wherever they can get then! the cheapest. Mr. MoCemsey suggested that half a tlexdU glebes would be sullioieut for a deznu schools, nud that the proper place for thum would be lu the superintendent's efllce, where teichers could get them wheu they wanted te use them, nnd return them n(Ur they wote doue with them. UOLU.1t IMA .SKIVS. from tlur lttigulftr UorrriuetuUiit. Country reads iu elegant condition for sleighlug. All the pig iron has been shipped from the Shawnee furiiace wnarves, except euu tens, nud tne reopen ing of the furnace is looked for. There is a geed (Ual of discussion pre and con about tlie alleged "jet up" park ticket, but te morrow will sottle it. Anniversary of the woman's foreign missionary in the M. E. church en Jan. 13. Susqtiehanua riting, but solid condition of ice unaffected; weather tee cold for much skating. Turkeys made scarce by the holiday markets. Baud prac tice, Columbia llre oempauy busiuess mrtiiig, and Olive II ranch ledge of Odd Fellows te night. Some of the saloeu koeptrs prefer relling out te taking the iron slad oath. Westeru buyers are gath ering up draft hersas iu this vicinity The Sliairare hey held their first business incGllnjf In their new heuse last night aud wero Alighted with it. Some of the Yerk visiteis wvr se well entertained at the fireman's parade that the last of them left euly ytstsrday. A NrriiMr l'.mtn. A yenug nun and lady who wero coast ing eh the hill ou Seuth Fourth stiet, last uixht, narrowly missed beiug kllled by the latu Rsading & Columbia railroad passeugar train as it passed The man had piosauee of mind sulllcieut tepuih his companion from the sled befere the rail road track was reached, but he just grazed the last car as it passed him as he shot across the track ou the sled. The lady's arm was slightly hurt by her fall from the coaster. l'erteimt. Chas. Hiukle's child burled te-day in Mt. Bethel cemetery. James Perrottet nnd family in Philadelphia. Jes. Fen drich nnd family, of Harrisburg, visiting Columbia. P. M. Jehn A. Slade installed the ofilcers-clcot of Columbia Masonic ledgo last night. Leap year sleighing party from Lancaster at Goe. Tllle's yes yes terday. Vat Mealing CeU. James Brown, a tramp, was arrested yesterday by Officer Struek for stealing au overcoat from W. O. Patten's olethiug store. At his examination at Justice Frank's a sack coat was found ou him which hatl been stolen from the same store two months age. The fellow was sent te jail te await a trial at court. The Hotieol llenril. A special meeting of the soheol beard was held last ereuiug. It was decided that te the superintending cemmittee be" left the duty of appointing a successor te Mrs. Ruasell Supplee, nee Miss Ella Aokerman, who has resigned her position as tracker iu the Columbia publie schools. A llloeilr Niilmuee, The gutters of Second stroet, botweou Butoher alley and Walnut street, are filled with an unsightly mats of bloody loe. The bloody water from the slaughter houses lu the abore alley was dlvorted from Its ceurse by ice and Uowed iute the Second street gutters. The strcet Is net at all lmproved by the dirty looking gutters. Some of the water evon overllowed en te pavements, Wliore it has frozen. WHICH Or l'KAVKK. The t'retsrsiiiine of Kmreliet in l.nucntlcr. Next wcek will be the wcek of prayer nnd the ministerial association of this city has agreed upon the following pregramme of oxerelscs te be ebserved bete, the hymn book used en the dill'eieut days te be that of the respective churches in which the daily meeting are held : Monday, January 7, at 8 p. m,, First Reformed ohureh ; leador, Rev. W. Powiek. Subject, " Pi also aud Thanks giving." Psalms oil., 1 0 ; Jeshua xxii., 14 Tuesday, January 8, 8 p. m , St. Jehn's Lutheran church ; leader, Rev. J, T. Satohell. Subjoet, "Humiliation and Confession," Nuhetnmli 1 : 0, 7, Luke 18 : 13, 14. Wednesday, January 9, 8 p. m,, St. Paul's Rofermcd ehurch : leader, Rev. S. Stahl. Prayer for families and Instruc tors of youth, iueluding Cbiittian asso asse asso elatlousaud Sumlay-soheols, II, Timethy 1: 5 ; 3: 17 Genesls,18: 17-10. Thursday, January 10, 3 p. m., West M. E. mission ; leader, Rev, J, B. Shu Shu rnake, D. I). Subjoet, " Prayer for the Chiiieh of Christ, including the ministry and candidates for ofileo." Jehn 21 ; 20, 21 ; Qalatlans 3 : 20, 28. Friday, Jaunary 11, 3 p. m,, Moravian ahureV J leadr, Rev, M, Frayne. Sub Sub Sub jeot, " Prayer for the Nations." Isaiah 2 : 3, 4 ; Ziehariah 7 : 20, 23 ; Eph. 2 : 11,23. Saturday, January 13, 3. p, m. ; lcader, Rev. J M, Hark, Subjoet, " Prayer for flusmeus iiome nnu roreiffn." matt. 28 : ly, SO : Acta 18 1, 8, 15, IT, 33, 21. 1, 3 ; Qalatlans 1
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