LANCASTER DAULY INTELLIGENCE!, AVEDNKSDAY, MAJROH 20,1884. Jl 15" 'V I I'"-' k- JV laucafltrt Jntrllfgmccr. WEDNESDAY IfVKNINO, MAR.30, tOC4. The Mormons and Their Fnltli. A disinterested mid Intelligent EiirIIbIi gentleman, traveling- in tlila country, who contributes some account of ti la experience te tlie Ifinttccnth Cen tury, was very forcibly Impressed with a community which he found entliu west ern sidu of the continent. Its capital city was tlie most attractive of tlie places of Its bIm Hint he had seen rows of bIiiuIq trees beautllled tlie streets and a clear stream of water, passing through Its gutters continually, kept thorn purl fled. In every hamlet tlie church and school house peeped through tlie folinge of clustered shade trees and orchards. Naturally sterile soil had been reclaimed by an extensive system of Irrigation, es tablished by patient industry, until it had Increased in value from $1! te $100 per acre. It ill reads and telegraph lines had been built; manufactures estab lished and ten thousand laud holdings bloomed with all the signs of agricultu ral Industry, thrift and neatness. With a single exception its religious doctrines were these- of the New Testament and that exception was the sanction and tel eranceef ademestlu Institution borrowed from Abraham, Solemon and ether J patriarchs of the chosen puople of Oml. f The community is an enlarged family bound together by privileges and duties, eue of the principal obligations being te care for the helpless and needy. At the Bime time individual freedom of action is allowed, and some of the meat pros porous merchants in the community am apostates from tlie prevailing faith. Tithlngs of their increase in property are given by the people- te religious pur poses. Less than a third of this popula tion are foreign Ixirn. A state constitution, adopted by the peeple of this community seeking admls alen te the union, provides for relig ious and civil liberty, impartial public Jucatlen and equal elitical rights, regardless of sex. The taxes are lighter than in auy ether state or territory and the public debt smaller. In their social life the peeple are temperate, peaceable aud industrious ; saloons, haunts of vice and social evils are rare ami are mostly established and kept up by outsiders ; the pauper and criminal statistics show a state of public morals superior te that of almost auy ether part of the country ; the educational system exhibits better rejults than the average of public school operatleii3, and altogether, this English traveler aud writer says : " 1 went te Utah prejudiced against tlie Mormons but, after seeing and Investigating for myself, I came te the conclusion that, apart from polygamy, there is much in the Mermen organization te admire aud respect, and that the Mormons are the subjects of a greater ameunt1 of misrep resentation aud unjust abuse than any ether community with which I am ac uuainted." It is notable that this is the rt'iert and the conclusion of nearly every un biased investigator into the actual con ditien of tlie Mermen community ; anti p.Vhy toward it abates as one gets nearer te it; and in view of all that can be sa.tl iu its favor, it is a grave question whether the drastic political measures' roiesed from tlrue te time qg-thn ex termination of thejraechjy7'tii cuine SMiMrc.TSr civil rights and the spelia tien of the property of thte people,afford the best way te suppress peljgainy. The oppression and injustice which excite their fanaticism or app.ul te the sympathy of the public for them will only strengtheu the Moimeus There are inauy reasons why, as they became less isolated, the moral pressute from the eutsidu and the assertion of their rights by the women themselves who have- votes and perfect freedom and woman's nature will abeIHi polygamy. The neu polyaineus Mermins are al ready largely in the majority ; they must remain se, seeing that there isl.ilivaya a preponderance of males among them ; polygamy was net an original article of their creed aud it Is net likely te remain such. Tlie vice can be cured tneiu el' fectually, we sincerely believe, than by delivering a whole community te Hie und sword or political pluudeiei i The Congressional Conference, The Democratic congressmen have determined that a bill should be passed at this session " for tlie reduction of duties and war tariil taxes." Que hun dred and fifteen members voted for this resolution and ilfty seven against it, se that two things seem te be settled; llrst, that tlie tariff shall be amended, and second, that is shall net bu amended by the Morrison bill, The Ilfty seven congressmen who voted against the present agitation of the tariff question may reasonably bu expected te vote against the Morrison bill in its present shape. It may be capable of such amendment as te win for it their sup sup pert.but this will probably be ,iu amend ment that will amount te a legonern legenern legonern tien. xiie resun ei uie caucus is net of any great importance. After the Intro duction of the Morrison bill, and the discussion it lias caused, it became nee essary te meet tlie tariff question, and the only way in which the Democratic party can meet it ii by the allirmatlen of lis desire te establish free trade when aud whenever it can be done without In- Jury te established luterests. The caucus then resolving te pass a bill of some kind te reform the tariff did nothing of start ling Impert. These who voted against the motion did se because they thought that the tariff Isaue should net be the prominent ene in the coming political eauvass. Hut It would liave had te be treated by the Democratic convention and debated befere the people whatever Congress might have done. The fortunale result of the caucus was te show the geed feeling prevailing among the Democratic congressmen, and te refute the many allegations of their bloody feelings toward each ether. They are nil for harmony, evidently. Walsh, the witness in the Star itoute cases whom the Springer committee Is in qeareli of, writes te it that he will ap pear befere It provided he is protected from a subpiena In the Kellogg and Uraily Star Itoute cases. In these he says he will net testify while Geerge Illlsa is counsel ter tlie government. Uliss, hesays, will sell the government out. This is also the belief of ether persons conversant with the Inner his lery of these trials. Uliss Is Arthur's friend aud Kellogg's friend. He re ceived his appointment, it Is believed, that he might secure the escape of the criminals he was nominally set te catch. Gn.nt is a " sllent man " oxcent wheu It become necessary te say whom bu wishes te sec iu tlie presidential ehalr. Tiie!k who predicted that the Dome- orntie caucus iu the Heuse last evening would wltnrsB an old fashioned Kilkenny light have joined the raiiks of the f.dt e prephets. NMIUNIIOOP. t Imvu no iintne. for these who knew me uesv Knew lllltt te llslnc 1110 net. Tun nlttlitlmmtii Hlngs when tlie summer night me diunti-jt, Anil tlie stars tremble, lldttnliig te tier lain. Hhy iiuiluiiclielyV swefllet etillil urn t H whir tlmn jnw 1 imvnr between eninc Aim siwnce. mere is smiling in inv lli Anil tlullllitt In tliv smile. A theiltlilt n.u.ei' Tliv thought, 1 waniler llke n wtmitnie' unwary. Ami only liv tliv trumlilliii? einil Hum loll My meret liiilitenee en thy silent hour 1 el UII31 kllllU MIUW 1IIU I'llllll, mill KIHIM 1110 well. Kurt e l.ytlen. CeNriiiK.NK.ss and map are very desirable objcets iu Western journalism. One paper from this untredden section of the country leeks down en Mich commonplace headings an " Hern,' " Married ' aud " Ddad " and substitutes for thorn "Hatched," "Matched" mid " Des patched ;" another paraphrase of these familiar headings ftetu a journal from the satue rcctlen is etpully terse and poetic : " Hilda," " lilossems " and " C press." Osivu Wu.ur. is engaged in dehvenug lectures en his American experiences. As is usual wiMi most of the alleged literary poeplo who visit our shores, he seizes upon a few extravagances noticeable here ami there through the country and demon strates tliem as indigenous te the Ameri can Hull. Fer instance, be notes tli.it tlm chiuf elmraoteiistlo of the peeple of Lead vllle in "the constant usoef the revolver;" he discovers "that tlie Americans are the uuisiest people in tt10 world, whose u4tien.il occupation is catching trains;" he also routes that wheu ha lectured ou "IJenven- ute Celliui, his Life ami Works," he was reproveil by bis hearers ler net having brought that artist with hitn. The import duties en articles of vertu hke Oscar should be placed te high as te restrain them from airing their cheap wit aud exposing their silly littleness ou this side of the water. O.n our llrst page today will be found the appeal from the committee who have taken iu charge the erection of the uew observatory at Fraukliu aud Marshall cellege. It almost Beems te be u work of MUportreg-itiou te call'atUmtieu te the laudable- design the committee have in view iu making a iwrsenal apps.il te tlie citizeus ei Liucaster for assistauce in the very worthy work in which they are en gaged. Through the generosity of .Mrs. James M. Heed, a Frederick lady, 10,000 has been obtained for the building of an astronomical observatory, mvrruu amount abkodjjie citizens is moagre in piopirtieu te the advantages that must accrue te thorn from the existonee of Mich a soien seien soien tille institution iu their midst. The city time will have a standard by which te he regulated, special facilities will be given for the observation of the heavenly bodies te eioryeno desiring tliuin. while the out oeme in tesultiug cultute te the city cm net be uaMly measured. Iu this commotion it hheiild li-i lumeiuberuil that he k'veh twice who gives iiuickly. I'hiltaONAL.. lililtiilt DNlKl.ses, of the Pre Lleuc j'(r;iiil ilied last night, ageil .10 jeara. I'i'.rr.u A. Jeudin, or tli-i well kiiuwn Htm of Philadelphia type feuuderH, Mac Mac Kellar, Hmith & Jerdan, dieil yestuiday. Eauj. or Hi si u.N, the future Duke tf Grafton, has put the hcaudal mongers agog withexpectatieu by his application f.jr a divorce. I'aiinkli. duuies that he purelmsed Ins mother's rosideuue at llurdentewu, N. J., aud declares that he has no intention of purchasing it. David Over, editor and prupiiutur of the Hollidaysburg llejuter, has associated with him hisBeu, Frank J. Over, who has for Heme tirue been connected with the paper. "Whytheuld Henry II Payne, whom half of the Democratic party distrusts, be taken up whde Allen GTliurmaii is still alive .," asks the Philadelphia Chronicle Herald. Waiini:u Wii.i.i VMS, " the llaby Giant, ' died at Anita, Iowa ou Sunday morning. Though only six years of age his imifjht was two hundred pounds and tie had been ou exhibition for bometime. PitLsiuKNT Am inn has nominated David J lira wer, of Kansas, te be C. .S circuit judge for tlie Eighth judicial eir cult, aud Julius 0. Uurrews, of Michigan, te be solicitor of the treasury. Mas Laniituv, arrived at Dayton; Ohie, from Cincinnati ou Sunday night and ou Monday she asteuisusd many porseus by walking te Little Yerk, twenty miles away, aud back te her cir, a httle jauut of forty miles. Owing te the rostrictive rule of thu trades uuleu ou the point of approutlces, says the Pittsburg Lender, thousands of boys who desire te become hkilled inc. ehaniei are dubarred from the opportunity te learn a trade by which they may nmk0 a living. E.-GovKiueu Li:i,nii Btanieuh's only son and heir, a youth of 10, died a few days siuce at Florence, Itally, where hU pareutH are sojeurulug for their health. Thu boy died of typhoid lever, after an illuecH of three weeks. He w.ih helr te a fortune of at least 420,000,000. Iluiiiirlni: a-.nrjUmr rlrt Nettlern. The 230th aunlversary of the landing of the lit st settlers of Maryland iu Bt. Mary's county was celebrated iu Ualtlmore let ovenlug by the Catholle literaty societies of tlie arohdieooso. The programme con cen con slsted of an nrtdress en the relations of the ehurch te the sottlemont of Maryland, by Hev. K. A. MeGurke, 8. J.; the readlug of an anniversary ede composed by Miss Eleaner 0. Douuelly, the authoress, of l'hiladelphla ; an nddrcaseu thosettlemont of Marvland. liv (Immnil ltrmll.iv 'P Jehnsen ; nu historical essay, writteu by jur. miKu jnobinenu; an auilres, by Judge Geergo William llrewn, and a een eluding address by A. Loe Knett, of Haiti mero. Letters were read from Oliver Weuiiell lielines, Jehn G. Whlttler and Oharlei A, Dana. The Maryland hlsteil eal soeloty will held a similar celebration te-morrow oveuing, SUOT TIIE1RWIVES. UIUIKI) UN lll'TIIK IIK.MOM .IRALUUsl Inn Tnrlblfi llrcxls el lire HiihIcIimi tlun- Uiimlfi shtiiilliiK Thrlr Ilrliinrl4 mill Ihrn Tliciutetir Tuemlay mottling Goe. A. Iltley, or Bt, Leuis, having been nuisliig his wiath all night and having steadied Ins netviH by copious libations, euteted the yard iu fieut in v'.'l'l Morgan street, walked around te the kitcheu and, e;enitig the deer, smiled lovingly en his wife, who w.w at work there Still smiling, he retuaikcd : "Mamie, 1 guess I'll go up stairs aud he down awhile." She. faced him us he entered, but undo ue answer HM puroe was te get a ehanoe tutdioet her in the back anil he had probably the leaded revolver iu his Kicket at the time te make the slaughter certain. Wheimhe looked him imhe eye, therefore, he wasdrivente thosubterfiigeor prolend lug te have an innocent mission, aud he withdraw te wait for a better epimrtuuity te get her at a eomplelo disadvantage-. Presently he returned from the freut room and walked out through the kitchen deer again into tlie paved yaid at the side of the heuse aud Mrs. Udey said nothing te him'nnd evidently expected nothing. In the kitchen with her was u colored woman named Jesephine Davis, who for yeats has done the laundry work rer the family. Mis. Hdey was talking cheer fully te the laundress aud had just ap proached a towel, which hung alongside the kiteheu deer, te wipe her hands wheu the deer again opened aud Kiley entered. He moved as though te pats ou into the front room, but ueting that she had her back towards him and was talking te the colored woman he suddenly turned and drew a revolver from his jmcket as he did se. Without u word aud before either of the women could comprehend the danger he tired two shots, holding the weapon se close te her that he could net fail te Mound. The pe r victim shrieked as she roll the bullets tear their way through her body aud turning dashed past him into the side yaid, prolonging the ncieams as she ran. He followed and overtook her before bhe had gene ten yards, iirmg three mero shots while traversing that space. Twe of these thtoe struck her and she sank te the ground, her screams ccusiug. Satlsllcd that he had killed her, he turned aud deliberately walked lute the kiteheu, past tl.r colored woman, who was transfixed with horror, jussing through the dining room into the parlor, wheie he was lest te her view, and in another second the sjiind of another shot ceiuiug from that room, followed by a heavy crash, told that he had blown out his own brains. Kiley was an experienced river il t, earning one hundred dollars per in n u While en a late trip he received weid tint his wife was altogether tee iutirnate with her family physician, Dr. W. J. liarues, and this seeuis te have maddened him aud led te the murder aud suicide. He was 4.1 jears of age, while his wife was but UO. She is still ahe, bu: very low aud no hepes are eutettaiued for her recovery. Dr. Uarncs demos the intimacy with the woman and says that he was treatiug her ler neuralgia at the tirue her husband re ceived the lying letter. A Llke Uttuie In New- erk. lleorge Hussell shot his wife while alie was asleep in bed at their residence, in Brooklyn, Tueiday morning, aud then fired two bulleti through his own head. He will die; the wife may survive. Uussell was probably laberiug under au attack nf mental abenatien. His wife kept boarders aim uusseii was inaue violently jealous by the slightest attention shown auy of thorn, a in MTuuuriVK sriiuii. !Sifps ilicr HIilii Uhusiui; Less ut l.lle una rrepeity. A dtr3true.tive hterni vihiI.h! D.ivtnn rVJhie, at dusk en Tuesday evening, sweep ing inreuKii me seuiuurn part ei tlie city. Ne ene ivaj injured m Dayton, but Oak Itiilet :l hmi.iII iil.inn H tuil.w fr..,,. lln-i... W.IH l.llll tr:wt. ..vnrvllilni. i. ,!. .il .if .. ...... ,,...,.., w -.j .it.uf, ... .M.i VI..VJV lit the storm, weeds, houses aud barns being swent nw.LV. .iimt mihiIIi iiF tlm f,litl.n cyclone was seen in the form of a dark, inky black oleud. W. C. Kinoarseu, local pjn3uuiji;i auiiL en me i-.iu iiaiuue re.u, who was ejniing up en a train from Ciueiiinati.gives the fellow ing descriitien : "We had just left Lebanon wheu the storm set in , the wiud commenced blowing agieatgde, aud fears weie entertained that the traiu would be thrown from tlie track. Then the clouds were seeu te part vwth heavy ruiiihliug seuud. Iu the midst of the black clouds a lighter cloud fermid in luuiiel shape, which was swept with torrilie foice bofeto the wiud. It cune straight for the tram aud thou shot oil' towards North, its course- being irrcg uiar and sorpeutiue ; several titues it oune down, almost kissing thu earth. The train was stepped an hour. At Oak ltulge the track was blockaded by huge troes. Thu cyclone had passed through the weeds iu the shape et the letter S, aud had cut uiiBilve trees down llke se many blades or grass "Intolhgcnce has just been icoelved that Farm hand Charles Cowan, who was iu Themas Andei son's barn, was carried away by the storm, his body being found nearly .100 yards from where the bard steed, terribly bruised, death having been instautanceus. The house aud barn of Samuel Huokles were swept away and his entite family injured mero or less, but none were killed. The residence of a family named Wilsen was carried away and the little daughter, aged 0 years, was crushed by falling tim bers. Numerous ether heuses were either destroyed or damaged. Beth the Pan Handle and the Teledo, Cincinnati and St. Leuis tracks are blockaded by fallen trees. Other places were damaged and it is be be eoved ether people were daugoreiiHly injured and killed, but intelligence at this hour is meagre. It is reported that the tornado devasta. ted Colemaiisvllle, Harrison county, aud that tuti porseus were killed. Terriijle Storm In Kentucky mid Teeneatte. It u as ropertcd last night that the village of Colemauvillo, in Harrison county, Kentucky, was almost entirely destroyed by a oyelono. whieh swept evor it at 0 o'elock Tuesday nltoiueou. It is said that ten persons were killed by Hying debrls, aud llftoen or tweuty injured. A terrillii hull mill lllnil ulnrm n...i. .... panied by thundef occurred in Knexville, reiiu., Tuesday aftorneou. The hail covered tlie ground and did uet disappear for Boveral hours. Hail stoues weighing iiuiu uuu ie iwe ounces were auuuiiaut. Mueh damage was doue te windows and stere fronts. A lovero gale Btruek the northern portieu of the oily and demolish ed liftoen buildingB. Ne lives were lest hut Beveral persona were Blightly iujured A UIM.I.f.dlA.N'.S KSUAl'K. Hew i Ynle Sepnuiuure was Nearly Crumieil liy the Uuu. Iii his room at Yale oellogo, Alfred Uowies, Jr., a sophomore- from Chicago, aud member of the university erew whieh la te row ngaiiiBt Harvard at New Londen next June, was the roeiplout en Tuesday aftorneou nnd ovenlug of mueh con gratulation from his fellow student boeatiBO of his almost miraculous eftnnlw, from ilnntt. 'I'l... ...!. ...... .. a. j . ..v...,., tuu uiuiuuvih ei (UU crew, after nieruliig roeitatlon, denned .nu,. Him iuiuiK uusiumea m. me gymua shim ou the college grounds aud started ou a run through the coutie of the oily te their beat heuse ou the Mill rlver, about a mile distant. At the weateru extremity of the Chapel street bridge, besides which In tlm imftt. linnnn llin IrnnV r !. rs solidated read oressos the stroet. When vyuwiuB, who nan nueweu nimseil te rail semewhat behlud the ethers iu the daBh from the fymuaaium, arrived iu sight of this crossing he was running a very rapid gait in etder te oateh up witli the ethers. He found, howevor, that a tram of fuuglit eats, which was being switched ever tlie cross ing, separated hun (tern Ins friends The eats were being driven forward se fast by the switching engine tint he thought he would reach the track at about the time the locomotive had passed Hut the iu Cleaned momentum that he .lupiued going down the Incline te the track lueiighi him within a low feet of the engine bidete he reali.'d that It had net et passed. He tried te step himself In the attempt his feit slid from under hint mid stnick the fore word wheel of the ttunler, ami Ins whole body was thrown violently uudei thegimd nud clese te the track. The engine was net across the street before he lese, aud, te the surprise of a deen spectators, proved that he was uet seneusli hurt. He had received a painful, hut net dangerous, cut ou thu side of the hea I, the skin was tern I i-e m the b:ck of tlie niwk and fiem his richt wrist ; otherwise he was unin jured. He continued his journey te the beat heuse slowly. Hie accident will net iuterofere with his traiuiiig for the ciew. CHI HI MAI. U.VI.KNUXIl. A tiiimg Weman itrutiiily AviMtilti'il Mrs. Smith, a beautiful iming married Inily living with her husband in au isolated farm house near CrawlnntsTillc, 1ml , was brutally assaulted Meiulaj evening b a neatly dressed stranger, lie found her alone, chloroformed and dragged her te a straw sUiek, where he maltreated her mi hour. The husband and the whole country are iu arms hunting the iillain, who will be lynched it e night. I'retiy Upturn rer llunpltitllly. Sunday night a stranger eilled at the resideuce of Alfred Davis, an old in w liviug near I'ikeville, Seipi.iohie comity, Teuu. The nun ma Ie a Mural eiler fm the privilege of staying all night. Divis surrendered his bed te Ins unknown guest, sleeping hlmelf iu a roeking chair before the lire. Early Monday morning the stranger, who had given the name of Jatues Stewart, entered Mr. Davis' room while the latter slept iu the cluir and struck him several blows ou the head aud body with a stick of weed. Supposing liis victim was dead, Mewart rausicked the house, but it is uet known what he secured. At last accounts Davis was still ahve, but his recovery is regarded as im possible Physicians amputated the tight arm at the shoulder, but Davis is tee old te stand the shock. Stewart was pursued by the sheritl" te Daulap, IVuu , where he was arrested and ledged in jail. She Ders Met Care te Litre. The identity of the young woman who attempted sutcide by taking laudauum ou Chestnut sttcet, Philadelphia, Meuday night, is still unknown. She is still in the Jellerson College hospital, and declared that her uatue was Lisa Mortier, and later she said it was .Marie Beutict. Iu ene of the pockets of her dress was feuud three gilt edgeil visiting cards, with the inserip tien, "Marie Louisa Jutta," aud her attendants believe that te be lnr natue. Last night she told one of the pliysicuus that all the names she had given were llctitieus, and that the cards beru the name of a fneud in New Yerk. She said : "I have been in America threo mouths, and I am tired of life aud waut te die. I have ue friends that I can appeal te. 1 was robbed by ene whom 1 believed te be my fneud, and he has left me forevor. I lest $3,000, all I get. It was stoleu from my stateroom. Ne ene will ever knew my real name There Is ue use iu making me well." she said te oue of the pliysiciaus, "as I will kill myself as seen as I have au opportunity. I de uet want te live new," she added hopelessly, "and it is best that I should die." She said that she had purchased the poison in New Yerk. TtVO jjTATK ril.UlKIIIKS A liny limplllitnr lllllrd at I'mnkllu -luuug .11 n lulled lltilla Ituiiulni;. Eddie Parker, 11 years old, a stepson el William Barrett, was shot Tuesday even ing while going bis rounds lighting street lamps iu Franklin. Persons living iu the house iu front of which th6 sheeting oc curred ran te the deer, wheu the boy stag. geicd forward and exclaimed : "Save me ; I'm shot '" A pistol was found lying en the sidewalk, aud a boy, supposed te have boeu a companion of Parker, was sceu running away. The wounded boy died iu about ten minutes, the ball having entered the abdomen. List Saturday a young man named Jes Lynn, residing with his father, Michael Lynn, at Tafteu, Pike county, was feuud dead near a read. He had left his home in the morning for the purpose of enjoying a day's hunt, mid w.u armed with a deuble-barreled shot gun. It appears that the young mau was in the act or reloading his gun, when it slipped from a stoue ou which it rosted aud was discharged. The entire centents struck him uuder thu chin aud passed through his head, causing In stant death. Ne ene witnessed the acei dent. Yeung Lynu was 18 years or age, aud was highly rospected in the commu nity iu which he lived. A Uetiulne Uheat In n Wmveyarcl. A thousand poeplo surround tlie grave yard iu Miamiaburg, Ohie, every night te w itness the antics of what appears te be a genuine ghost. There is no doubt about the oxisteuce of the apparition, as Mayer Marshall, the revenue collector aud hun. dreds of prominent citizens all testify te having seen it. Meuday night sevcral hun dred people, armed with clubs and guus, assaulted the spoetro, whieh appeared te be a woman iu white. Clubs, bullets aud shot tore the air in whieh the mystic llgure lloated without disconcerting it in the least. A portieu of the town tmne.l out en masse and began exhuming all the bodies in the oemotory. The remalns of the Iluss faintly, com cem com peBod of three poeplo, have already bceu oxhumed. Thu town U visited daily by hundreds of Btrangersaud uoue are disap disap disap poiuted, as the apparition is always en duty promptly at I) o'clock. The atrange figure was at ence recognized by the inhabitants of the town as a young lady supposed te have been mutdered several years age. Her attitude while drifting among the graves is oue or deep thought, with the head iuclined forward and hands clasped behind. KKATUHE3 OF TUB biaTE PJIE8S. The l'hiladelphla Keening 2ftut wautH a liiietus put ou congressional legislation aimed agalust the rights of inventors. The Alteena Tribune calls Abe Buzzard " au able statesman " boeauso he con tin u os te ream the mountains at his sweet will. The JVcie Era doelaros that it wai Hcrr Smith's iuteutleu te " voluntarily rotire te private life at the end of the next term," The Boranten Jiepullican approves the joint resolution passed by the Ohie as sembly, authorizing the governor te ap point a oemmisalon for the purpese of preparing a series of books te be used in the common soheols of the state. Lamps Out Lul Night. Last night the olcetrlo lights nt the fol lowing places wero either ropertod as out or burnlug poorly, by the poileo : Orange aud Neith Queen, from 7 o'clock ; I'rluoe and Chestuut, poorly all night ; Market and Graut, poorly for threo hours ; East King and Ann, from 7 o'clock ; Prince nud Vine, 2 hours ; Green nud Duke, from 7 o'cleok : Lauiel and Mauer, from 10 o'eJook ; North (Jueen and James and Prince aud Frederick, poorly all night ; Chestnut and Shippen, ufter 7 o'elock, Nine gaeollne lanipj wero out. THfl PAKl'Y CAUCUS. HAUMOMY UUOWNM ITM tUUNSKLS Tlie MurrUiHi Mil In tin Open ler Ainrml- inriit Htm It I'hmh in Mima Minim AKrreil t)ni,i. The caucus or Democratic niombeis of the Heuse or Heptesentatives ou the tarlll bill met at eight o'clock last evening. The attendance was veiy large, theie being only ten members absent, and they en ae count of sickness or detention lieiu the city. Mr. Morrison stated the object et the caucus. Hv said It was for the purpose of coming te mi understanding, if possible, ou tarlll legislation. Democratic members or the ways mid means committee who believed iu a teduotieii of the war tm 111' had pieseuted u tucasitte en which they desiied te have au expression or opinion or Democratic ineintieis of the Heuse, It li.nl been announced lu the piers, he said, that these who were net successful iu controlling the oigaui.atleii of the Heuso or Itepreseutatlves would oppose auy lueasuie let icdiiciug war taxes ou the discussion of such iiumsiiie by this Cen gtess. He staled that the war taxes del tved from internal leieuue. which at oae lime ielded thu government; 100,000,000 a )ear, had been from time te tune reduced, until only the leveuuu ou tobacco, malt liquors an, I distilled spirits remained. He said he did net believe iu nuv further l eductien of the internal leveuue as a matter of principle, but as a Democrat, desiring the harmony or his parly, mid ler the sake et harmeuU ing the ceullictlug views, he would ngtee te repeal the tobiceo tax mid te reduce the tax ou brandy distilled from Iruits, ptevided such repeal could be had in con ucutieu with Hie reduction of customs duties. Fer the purpise of testing the sense of the eaiicus Mr. .Morrison said that he would eiler a lesolutien, which he did, in elTect providing that the ways and means committee's bill should be taken up, nud that, after a reasonable time for discus discus sieu, " a bill'' should be passed. A long discussion followed the elleriug of thu resolution, which was pmticipatcd iu by Messrs Morrison, Eaten, Converse, Blnckburu, Kiudall, Hepkins, King, Merse, labell, lteagau, llesecraus, 'fully, O'Nell (Me ), MacAdoe. Wdsen (W. Va ) Warren, Deisheimer, Hutchius, llelman, Nichells, Hatdemau, Beach, Spriggs (N. Y.), Adams (N. Y ), aud Bland. Mr. Randall britlly counseled modern lien and conciliation, aud suggested uu excited conference, with a view of agreeing upon some bill upon which all the Deme eratic members could vote a bill that would provide rer a moderate reduction or customs duties, mid at the same tune rer a partial ted notion or tuterual revenue taxation. As te making a tarlll bill a subject or caucus action, m the sense of controlling members' votes, he said it was contrary te Democratic principles and contrary te the principles of representative goverumeut te attempt te biud auy oue ou a great economic )iicstieii and thus seek te com pel a representative te veto against the known epIniuiiB aud iuteicsts et his con stituents. Mr. Carlisle said he was desirousef hav ing the caucus ceme te some agreement, if possible, en the reduction or the tariil". Iu order te de pe aud te secure such re duotieu he would agree te a repeal or the tobacco tax aud all licenses couueeted with the sale eT tobicce and a reduction of taxes ou brandy distilled from fruits te ten cents a gallon. Mr. Hepkius offered au amendment te the ctlect that the actieu el the caucus should uet be binding upon individual members. Mr. lteagau and Mr. llelman urged har mony, aud opposed all efforts te bind the members of the party by au action of the caucus. Beth declared that the actieu or fie caucus should be regarded as merely persuasive. Several members announced emphati cilly that they were opposed te the Moi Mei Moi riseu bill, but the predominating sentiment was largely in favor of consider lug the bill ami of agreeing te a measure that would receive the sanction or the Heuso. Besides .Mr. Ilaudall, Messrs. Tully, or Cahferuia, nud Eaten, of Connecticut, opposed the measure. Mr. King, el Louisiana, oileiod a reso rese lutiju te the ell'ect that a committee, con sistmg of seven members of the Heuse aud six seu.iteis, be appointed te consider and report at a future caucus en the pending preposition. Thu lesolutien was voted down. Mr. .Morrison moved that Mi. Hepkins' amendment bu muddied se as te provide that the action of thu caucus should net bu binding upon individuals except te such an extent as each member might feel iu lluenued by the wishes of n majority of his associates. This amendment was adopted. Hu thou called thu previous ipiostieu upon the Hepkins amendment as modilled, which was carried by a vote of 111 te .19. The resolution was then adopted by a yea anil nay vote of 111 te 17. The following is the resolution as amended nnd adopted ; lletelted, That the bill oemmouly known as the Mornseu turill' bill shall bu takeu up for consideration at thu earliest praeti oable day, aud loaseuablo time for debate allowed thereon ; and after such debate that a bill be passed for the reduction of duties and war tariff taxes. " That the adoption of this resolution shall net be oeuaidorod binding in con trolling the individual notion of the Deme crats, oxcept te the cxteut that each member may feel that hu ought te he inlluenced by the expression of opinion of a majority of his associates." Mr. Carlisle thou oliered the following roselutlou, which was adopted by a vote of 88 te 57 : " Ileiehtd, That, in order te recouelio conflicting opinions nud te secure legisla tion rodueiug taxation, the plau for the red notion of taxes at thu present session of Cougreas shall em brace a prevision roiiealiug all iuternal rovenue taxes en tobacco, snu!T nud cigars ami special taxes connected thorewith, aud also reducing the tax ou brandy distilled from fruit te 10 oeuts pur gallon, provided, that such repeal aud reduction shall uet be made, oxeupt iu connection with a reduotieu of tariir duties." About midnight thu canons adjourned. l'ttUe I'rctaiisn, Datiiel Singer, of Coateiivillo, Chester county, had a hearing before Alderman Spurrier last ovenlug, of a complaint of false prcteiiBO prolerrod agalust him by It, A, Fry & Ce., of Highville, tills county. Complainants oharge that Singer obtained from thorn by false representations eue herse ami oue cow, of the value of $205. The accused ontered ball iu $1100 te answer at court. .Malicious flllichlef. Jehn Qtilnn was arrested and committed for a hearing bofero Aldermau Spurrier te answer a oharge of malialetis mlsahlef froferrod ngahiBt him by a man named loepes. The partles oeaiipy different parts of the same heuse, nnd it is oliarged that Quinn, being drunk, ontcred lloepes' part, aud " smashed things," Werk Uuinmenced, Tlie brioklayers commeucod tin oon eon oen Btruotioti of Ute walls of the naw Nnthjrn niarket heuse this miming. llaferi tlie Majer. Toe mayor disohirged ene ledger this morning and seat a drunk te jail for tire days, W oetiur riinime.iUMds Diitrrnl ttntliiit lrnn.silsil Tii-ilny, Court met at 10 o'elock this tueiniiig for the transaction of current business. Iu the matter ei the division into two or mere election dlstriets, exceptions were tiled te tlm tepeil of viewers. By mi agreement of ceuiimI the court eiderud the exceptions te he hiislmued and lepmt set aside. Jacob IC. Zoelt, of Hest Luupeler, iviih appointed a committee en Henry Sushell, a luimlie, new iu the county hospital, A chartei was gi.uitiil te the lteusidrs ll.uelull association, The following licences weie tiaiisfened Eating heuse of Jehn Solteciihcigei, See end waul, te Henry llehrer ; tavern of Jehn Disslugei, of S'.mictta, te Isaac ltis singer; tavern of Jehn A. Schiili, Ninth ward, Lancaster, te Jacob M Scheel. ; tavern fiem Ellas Scheetr., of Klir.abeth township, te Hemy Hartiuan ; eating heuse of Henry Shlller, of Washington borough, te Abraham Harner ; tavern of Isaac Dtubukcr, of llaphe, te E. B. Boyd ; tuvein el Win. It. Biker, or Eli, ubcthtewu, te Daniel Millei. Our aiuIhIiIe Imlcns Intiiiriiiiiiilniiii I'm one. The interminable Ephratu church ease, which lias dli ided net only the venerable association id Seieu Day Baptists, but thu court eT Laucastci county, ler some jems past, was again bofeto that jutisdiotleu this morning in one of its many phases. After a neent decree by Judge Living stun, iu favor of tlm Madleu, Zer russ nud Kotilginacher party from which deeue Judge l'atteiseu had dissented ousts were taxed by tlie wluueiH and te this taxation the ether side, the Nolde, -p.uigler, and Madlen faction, took exceptions, which eame up for aigu -inent this morning. The patty favored by Judge Livingston contended that the taxation was Iu accetdaucu with the do de out, while Judge l'aUeiseu's side of the control eisy insisted that in view of the fact that he had ihsscnUd there was no decree. In the couimieI the aiguinenl and dis cussion between I'euit and 001111(01, Judge 1'atterseu expressed his willingness te call 111 another judge ai pievulcd by act of assembly aud as suggested by the opinion of the supreme ccurt in this casu tn decidu thu matter 111 dispute ; Judge Livingston sud tlieie was ue occasion for tlrs ; Judge 1'atterseu said thore wasjue dociec, he had been give'i the case te consider and tlie opinion te write, mid if Jndgu Living ston wen).! withdraw his dissent irein his order the case would go te the siipieme court. Judge Livingston uggested that Judge 1'atterseu withdraw his distent irein uts (.1 iiuge l.iutigsten s) decree. After some lurther discussion and judi ei:il Htinrriiu the e.iet rnvm v ir-m ,..n.iu...l ., ... .,.... .. ..v ...... ..uw..,. just before the adjournment of cenn, when Judge I'atterteu announced that he had an opinion nu wanted te read. Judge Livingston objected, as he stul there was nothing before the court. Judge 1'atterseu said this wns the liiuu Judge Livingston said : "I don't knew that it is Thore is nothing te Me mi opinion en te get befere the people aud into the papers." All the law era iu clenus : "It will all get into the papers." Judge I'atterseu : "I was only going te exnress mv w illinuiiess te b.ivn nnotli.e- jddge called iu." Judge Livingston : 'That would have ceme propeily when 1 tiled my last de de ciee." In the coutse el further discuss! Judge Liviugsteu said that if Judge I'at I'at tereou Ilk-d uu opinion that might necessi tate the wilting el' another opinion. Hinting thu record truly ami giving all the tacts 111 the case. Judge I'atlerven siid that he was net afraid te have all thu facts bieught out. Mr. North suggested that uobedy iu the case was afraid, 11,-iurt) Aliti tii.tii itrr Samuel Hassler was hulil 111 tlm sum of J,.100 bad te answer the oharge of obtain ing i 1,000 from Jehn D. Has.ilur ami Jacob E. Lerah,by false representation. Thy un ties llve near Mount Jey, aud the heanug lanes piace te-morrow. Geerge Deerr, who fei semu time past has been in the employ or Geergo F. Sprenger us a driver of his beer wagon, was arrested te day en the charges et ni bczilcmunt and larceny. It is alleged tli.it Deerr was iu the habit of making eollce liens and net turning tin, full amount Ie his employer. Hu is .dse charged with steuhng a cent from Mi. Spienger. He was held rer a hear tig. Hebecca Hauler was oemplalued ag.mut by Alice Williams, who charged her with surety or tlm peace and carrying cnucealid weapons. Shu was held for a hearing. Frederick Gettlcr was held for court en thu ohatge of assault nud battery upon Louisa Herner and S. 11 ilia Me.Manus. A KmIIu el Id loliilieniiry r.intti. Y01 1; Dlspulch. Henry J. Gresly has ceme in possession of n genuine Washington relic in the form of a copper coat button, being the sie of a copper penny It shows the marks or being hammerrd, and has a chain or thirteen liuks cngraved around the outer rir.i. in each link me engraved the initial letters of each or the thirteeii original states, in the contra is a circle with the initials " G. W." intended for Geergo Washington aud around the elrclu iu round letters, is th motto : " Leng live the president." The stem of the button has been broken off. Mr. Gresly bought it from a Liucaster county fanner a few weeks age, who had found It in tearing down au old building. Hu paid $1 for it and was siuce eirerud $1, but says ue HO would buy it. It is a Due spoeimon of ye olden time relies of tlie daj s of Washington. Itu-liicaa Uliiiiiiii-i,, Oxford Plots. A mimber of changes will take place among thu Btorekoopers iu thu lower end nf Lancaster county this spring. Sincdley & Marsh, at Wakefield, quit tlie stere busluessaud embark hi the croaiuery busi ness nt Geshen. Eaes Marsh will remove thore April 1st and have the building oreoted as boeu as possible. They will be succeeded at Wakefield by Messrs. Jno. M. Jaoksen and Jes, Hiitten, new at Col Cel Col llnsville, Coleraiuo township, whero Liud ley Hutteu will ceutiutiu the store busi ness, The llrtn of Terry & Hegg, stere kcopers at Uuleu, has been, dissolved. The business will be continued by W.II. Hegg nud Chas. It. Terry will take u position in the warehouse- of S. It. Dleltey & Ce., Oxford, Edgar It. Fulton, of Fulton township, gees te O ltiehard'H stere, 1'er ter's bridge, Cecil county, Md, Odd FellJns' liutiilUtleii. Last ovenlug the following ofllcers of Washington Encampment, Ne. 11, I, O. off). F were installed by I'aut Chief Patriarch Hervey N. Hurst : High I'riebt-H. P. Auxer. Chief Patriarch J. J. Huber. 8. W.F. I). Mlley. J. W.-J. J. Fisher. Treas. E. J. Erisman, Hbtlbe W. P. Ilambrlght. Thu oneampmoiit new has 210 members. During the last six mouths il,07e wero paid out for relief. Tlm assets of the ini ini ini oampiueut aiu $11,000.0.1, with :.e liabili ties Mils Mr Umtl nt Water AVurkB. List evening at thi mayor's ofllce the bids for supplying cual for the city water works from April until Ootebor next, were ofTerod, They are as fellows : Stewart A; Seu, pur ten, i'i 85 ; Kaufl'mai it Kellcr per tun, n Ue j liaiimgardner x joiirie, per teu, t:i 00 The oentruot wa awarded te Stewart & Seu, the lowest bidder. TUB CONVENTION. OKniOUIIAIlU liri.l'UATI-.M M.KCiriCU. Three lluriiinilei, tiinivriilbinii lieli-KHtf- ntleeir.l Wlllieut nlute-All .Mx.i.rd ler Allet town. The Denioetatlo delegate conventions of the tlneu repieseulatlvu dlsttleU r this county met Iu this city te day mid olcelod thu following delegutea te the Deinoeratlo statu eenveutlun.whteh will meet In Allen town, en W01l1iPHil.1v Ai.rii mi. Fust (city) dlstticti Cel. Edw Mo Me Mo tlevein.Rlh watd j J. Val. Wise, 8th waid ; W. II Iteland, 1st waul. Second (lower) district : J. 0. Me Spartan, Driimoie ; :. i:. Harnish, Bttas burg ; Jnceb Wise, Salisbury. Thin! (uppui) district: David Greve, Miotewn ; J. A. Uiich, Wm wick ; 1) 1). Furry, IWehtlleinplli Id ; M M llewniuii, Ml Jey. The ineniberii elect of the Democratic slate committee me W. II. Given, Colum bia, and Jehn A. Ceyle, Lancaster. Ills uudeiHtiied that the choice of the delegates te the slate convention for national delegates fiem thin oenuty ate II. P. Dans, or this oily, mid W. I'utlen, or Columbia. Tlie following 1110 the pieceediugs In deta I : 'iiii::ii' ikimkmi lurs. I.lrellen el UtleRHlrn Ie MhIe l,'(iiil ciiIIhii. Tlm eity convention met iu the rooms of the Democratic city committee at V) a. in. mid was called te order by J. L. Stelu metz, esip, W. II. Iteland acting as socie tary pre tern. The tell of delegates was called, cor cer cor lectlens and siibslitutieus noted, and the roll, as llxed, steed as fellows : l.iiiu-.mter City First Ward W. II. Iteland, A. Pyle, G. Jacob lteesu, Win. 11. McCemsey. Stfceud Ward J. It. Donnellv, David MeMulleii, Dr. J. A. Fitzpatriek, Hugh Kehee, Jehn Echturtiauht. Thud Ward Henry Wolf, C A. Ou leuder, M. F. Davis, Christian llagulgaus, Adam S. Ithuads. Feuith Ward Dr. 1) It. McCerniiek, haiah .McKlllips, Francis llrinkmaii, Win. Slelgerwalt, Gcergu Pent.. Filth Watd-Phtlhp Wall, Frauci.s 1'roiiTer, Christian Sticll'el, Jes.-pli ICautr., w'm. Simeu. Sixth Watd E. Mi.ieffur Mctger, Jue. II. Sener, Dan. McAvoy, Gee. W. Zoehei, .las. P. l'lucser. Soventh Watd Geirge D.innstuttei. Aug. Steiuwnudel, A. F. Deuuulli, ikuiy Siueych, Win. Fisher. Eighth Ward Jehn Ucitehle, David Hardy, Fuil. Glosbicnner, H. Snjdtr, Frederick Judith. Ninth Vi aril Jacob Pent, J. Fred. Yeager, II. A, Miley, Andrew Detwait, Gee. MeGlnms. D. McMullcu, cm , was maile iutma neiit chaiuuau ; E. Shaelfer ilulr.ger secretary. Cel. E. McUeviin, eT thu Sixth waul , J. Val. Wise, el the Eighth ward , W. II. Kuliuid, of the First waul, weioiiniuiuaied rer delegates te the stale convention utd elected by acclamation. Thu convention then adjourned, te meet at 10 a. tn. with the southern district te elect a member or the state couini'ttee. ei.lut Cennintiuii. At 10 n. in., the uit) nnd lower district met iu joint convention te elect a member or the state committee, and E. M. Stan! Icr was called te the chair, D. F. Magte was elect d secretary aud Jehn A. Ceyle, or this city, was elected by acclamation, aud the convention adjourned. Till. LOW Kit UN II. three, llulrgmt nireled In blHte Conven tion. The delegates from the lower represen tative district assembled immediately aud 0 intiutied the organization of the joint cinveutieii, with Mr. Stauflcr iu tl.e chair aud Mr. Magce as eccretary. Felliwing was the list of dolegates Irein this distiict. Uart It. M. Coulter, 1. N. McGowan, .1. It. Chamberlain, It A. Fert'tiseu, T. P. McClute. Celeraiu Jehn F. Whiteside, .Marshall H. Hastings, David Bundle, J. J. O11I braith, Marien Haitnr. Drumure James G. MeSpuriau, Edwin Ambler, Henry Wiidley, PiU-i Hmythu, Jue. D. Penny. Druiueru East Ehas M. SUiuilei, Win. S. Hastings, J. It. S. Atolitseu, Jesupli D. M euro, James li. Moero. Eden Itebt. Montgomery, Jue.StaulTur , Frauk Kreidcr, Jes. llecs, G. J. P, Haub. Fulton Sandeis McSparrau, Alexaiidei Carl, Wm. Maxwell, Lawiuuce Campbell, Einer Jenkins. Leacoek Samuel D. Haish, Henry S. ltutter, Jacob It. ltutlcr. Little Urltalu Julius Feigo, 1). F. Mngee, esii W. II. Wilsen, Dr. J. W. .nil, J. L. Ciawfeul. Lauipoter W. Abram Sides, Jacob K. Dietrich, Epli. Eckiuau, Gee. Haruish, Dr. 11. F. Sides. LampcteiJ Eist Wm. II. Simmons, Henry Missel, A. E. Leng, I). L, Eib, Jehn IHtkiubiu. Lancaster twp. S. II. Dnulap, Abram Ureltigau, Bauiuel W. Potts. Mauer Ficderlek Gerth, Daniel Smith, C. Ii. Hcrr, Henry A. Gerth, Abr. Luou nrd. Mauer New Jehu S. Mann, Fimil: Stautler, Abram Yeung. Paradis. Atlum Stntubaugh, Geoive Dlller, I). W. Edwards, J. F. Uewcr, Daniel E. Itioe. Pctiuea II. M. Miller, Gee. W. Sawvlll, A. A. Sullivan. Prevldeucc II F. Woith, Albert Dully, A. L. Winters, Harvey Itineer, Christ S. Hildebraud. Sadsbmy Jonas Tudd, Jehu Graham, sr , William Hey, Frank Hemshor, Jacob Itice. .4 Salisbury Jas. P. Marsh, Auiei Hcbs, Jacob Wise, Frauk Hamilton, Adam Wlee. Strasburg Twp. Franklin Clark, Dr. W. J. Weutz, Samiiel U, Wiker, Jehn Stemiller, H, 11. Myers Strasburg Her. E. E. Harulsh, J. C. Heatu, B. IJ Hakestraw, Dr. II. M. lllaek, Aloxauder Sehultz, Washington bun Lewer J. W. KDe. Wnshlugten ber, Upper Geergo W. Huberts, Fer representative dolegates te thu statu convention thu following were nominated : Jan. G. McSparrau, of Drumere; E, 15. HariiiHh, of Strasburg borough ; Jacob Wisu, of Salisbury. The nominations cloted mid the gontlu gentlu meu who elected by noclaiuatleu. ui'i'nu i;nh. t'eiivamliii el ttie Tlilnl nittnci The convention of the Northern senato rial dlsttlet was called te order by W' llajcs Grler, at 10 o'elock. '1 he districts woie called off alphabetic ally, aud the dolegates ptvsouted their credentials as fellows : Clay Peter O. E.Ucr, Jehn G. Keoner, Jehn E, Ditzter, Gee. II. ltosherm, II. L, Erh. Columbia First Ward Geerge Tille, JehuSwartz, F. P. l). Miller, Wm. H. Given, A. J. Meisliug. Second Ward W Hayes Grier, Jehn Wistermau.W. O. Duttouhefler, Gee. W. W. Sohreeder, Harry Ni'te, Third Ward Frank Junseu, Themas Swlngler, Wi. Lindsay, Flerin llotiek, Jehu Sclileneiini'eli. Denegal West Goeigo W. Wermley, Jehn Mcllrule, W. 11. Sjhueitmau, Daulel S. Will, Daulel Swelgart. Elizibeih Geerge P. Shtiltz, Samuel D. Smith, Edwartl Bohuercr, Jehn Dlr singer, Urlaa Demmy. Earl Wm, Leed, IleHaul V, Kahlemau, m i'U I ft-... m -J,' m rf. .1 L.tiLjxJiti&XiX&K.&r . y