.' fj'. . fJW-n f"2Ci?;--?Y V " t - M& M. h VOLUME XXI-NO. 122. LANCASTER, PA., THURSDAY. JANUARY 22, 1885. price two cents; '-' tfi,, :x j. Hi&,; SaCi .ilk. u - . i t elk 11 itt ri KTrr -jaemm. mttt pi raiT J f Win r niyr- aiul, thatf en' . t i w m m i TIIK STATU HORTICULTURISTS. r;: jh.t.im vr tiiiiih: impehta.w .vi:sse,vs f ri: . I'nrtrnif (,'jina T. I'm en llm f'nnillllnii nf Ilia IVitlt.-Tlie Alumni l(i-url In I'nll-Tlia I'mll. nmt rimrpni Tint .lt ' nn r.tlillililnn, Tlie meeting v a called li order h.v vlco vlce l'rililei't Fngle, en Wednesday nt 2 p in. CJisper Hiller, of Cnnestngn, exhibited a fiyvV nipl-H of Itiu Baldwin, Smokehouse nml ither varletlcsnnd nrgued that llie let lecn. lnti for orchards i en low ground Instead ( of en tlie upland. j Gporge Holilcrseu, or Cnlnrn, Mil., diircicd villi Mr. Hiller. He held tluit llie inoWture of the lowland shortened tlin live el fi tilt trees, mid unless the season wns n verv dry ene, paused tlie fruit (n I hi InTorler. J. K. Jamisen concurred with Mr. It-iltlttr-en. Itn objected te looming nrehiirils en either lowland, bordering mi illinium or en ll' MflllirriiOVKiiirn (if hillsides. Cyril T. 1'ex, of Heading, rliulrni.m of llie general fiuit enmmlttpe presented along to te to pert of which lliu following I 11 pniidcns.1 pniidcns.1 lien. .In liiti-rr.tlnir I'mlt ltiirt. Apilen. I.irga prep nmt geed quality In IJnsturn Pennsylvania; nieagrn yield In ecu. tr.il mi ter llie stale; Initie West frost anil draught Injured tlie crop unit tlie hotSoptetii hetSoptetii hotSeptetii tor mill premature ripening hurt tlie keeping finalities of the fruit In Southeastern Pennsyl vania. l't'ars. S.uue iuumih nllis-tml llie Keeping fptnlltle erthU fruit. An " eir year" In tlie yield, though Hartlett mill Bourred' Anjim made fiUJ preps ; Iehi flre blight lli.in usual. 7ViicA?j. A n rule tlie crop vvn it I'allure ; the drought Impalred the quality ; tlie cniise of "yelleus" IihIIH a inonteil ciiipMIeii. f.'iviic 1 On tlie fnore(l lilll-nlilpH In tlie vicinity of I'ittslnirK llie crop Vhh large nnil pxeelluut, iiltlieimli late In in.iturini;. Of tlie liumcreui viuletlc of roeont lutroliirtieu llirre nre ery few wertli rutaiuliiK, nml tlie I'cnennl malutilin ln pro-piuliHuce n tlie Hunt ilmtraljle variety In oxltlenro for K"1' K"1' enil pitriKKH't. Hest new Mirlvtlei urn tlie llrlgliten. Ducliep, rockllngteu, Moero's liirly mill Ningant. Ctiemri, In seme hocUeiih tlie prep n'.w Ixitlnr, than for xeuut yturn ; tlie nucet arietU"j worn inore protie Id ret, whlle 'arIcttMef tlie lUrlv Rlcliuieiul eliivi wero t'titlrely liealthy. Through thu ceutnil por per por tletii tlie crop w;i very i)or, hlle In the western peumlni oipeclally In thexlclnlty of l'lttsburi,', thore ai an nliunilmit creji of standurd vnrlctlui. A profcrenco ! ghcu liv most cfirroien(piiL' te tlie linrly lllchmeiul. Pltimi Owln te the i.iv.ike of tlie purcu purcu lle very llttle ntfi'Mleii lpa)il In thU crop, nnil In many suctions noaiteuipt topultlvnte thpin hai ucun m vle for yeurt,. Ne orthcleMt Heme koeiI ruiulU last yisir liave I wen report. 'd. Ne curculle pme'f hikvIes liniet been round. Letnliaid nnil Klvhlnnd proinWe lifit Apricots and nectarine rurely grown. Qitmtei. Crep nlminl.int nnil mcliueni ix-rfei't; piiltiirelilfflily icni'incratlve. Itc-a'n Iiiinmetli, the Ornnge nml Champien iiromeit Keucrally rpcomnienilcd. Small -VimM. 1he crop of kiiiiiII fruit was up te the avcrage, mid tlie prices n ruloceiiipeimtcil thogreunn amply. Mere uttonUeu U iidd te small ItuiU, iilthenpli wme cerrctiKinilcnti rert that In thulr i-onntipittheiiulijpt't loghen hut Uttle hwil md, except a te utraw tierrleM, dcj'iiil dcj'iiil dcj'iiil ouce i placed enllrcl v iimii the cnp of w Ihl Irult. Thore va n large crop of ntr.re hur ries, except in n low lecuiltlc, and the h.ir h.ir le, Chariet Dewnlm;, CuuilHrland, Cres cent SecdlltiK, Mt. Vernen, Keller' Seed ling and CittliUnt ure favorlte varietle. Very llttle ntteutleu 1 civpii te lilackhcrrles, ctirnintaaml goeiolierrie, themjli the first nnmtKl nre very inolltable. Veqetnblei The culture of them for marketing net nearly be gonernlly iw could lie protltftble. Iirly Ho-e otiite ha net heen NUpplatltcd, though Hitrlriiik'a needling glve kathfictlen. Hendersen' Whlte l'luiue celery adaptml te seme soils and Iocji Iecji Iocji Hen. Thu old, standard varlellei of vege table still Kuccced the lx't, and although myriads of no cities are new Heeding the market many el them are wovlhlei. nnMAitiis ev tiii: iti.t-uur. (in motion of Mr. Iloeposa vete t tnunks wm tendered Mr. 1'ex for hi xaluable ro re ro iert. Mr. S.itteitliv ill thought Mime of the recommendations made en tlie rcKrt ought net te he uihI ever without reinark. .NIr. Sliorer the groatet fruit grower hi Hcrku coun ty, ami Mr. Charles Downey, the greatest of prouielogisU rucommemlod v.irlmluj of upple aud gnipes, x inch nre utterly north nerth lex w ith tlie s(iciki'' Ue wants IliU te go en the record te sho-i'aew utterly in thu dark no are in the growth of fruits. We should net taku the onluten of anvone en this sub ject hut should select theso which de bent In our reipoctie orchards. Cooper lllllcr thought Mr.Satteithwait'B re imirkH wero te the ielnt. 13cry locality has its own jsjcnlLir varirtien, with very fevv ex ex ex copllens. Thoe oxceptlons nre the Smith's Cider and Yerk Imperial, w hlch scorn te de well almost oerywhcre. Mr. Iloepoa took the tame view, and Mr A. V. Uairisouuheu'cd by analogy that the anne modldue will net abv ays de for dltlorent licrseua. II. A. Kongderf iiigoted that tliu.lUt of upplui In l'cunsylaiilu alieuld net exceed twenty-live, and uuiuch less number will Ue for most orchards. We tdieuld endeavor te learn what net te plant. I'cter H. IteUt nald liu had planted tive en hunts In the pant Iw enty-ilve yuars. On n nerllieui slepe mid wet ground nearly ull the varieties tailed except the old l'unusyUnnla KcadNtre-ak. On a Moutheru lope, near by, the Pennsylvania IteiUtre-ak would net deut all, wlilloseiiioothoi-3 did well, liu phintcd another orchard en ted hIuiIe, and UiUheII did better tluiu clther of thuetlicia, Tlr lted lted streak, Kullawater and SinltliV Cider nre among the best bearer. Ue recommended but few varieties. Peter I. let of Yerk, said the red shale aud lllut were the best. Jehn H. I'uulc, of Bcrku, bald that iron stene soil was the best. The old Pcnusyl- vanla lledstreak is always tellable, the lien Davis variety is doing w ell ; his favorlte is the IIubbeilsou'sNen-HUeh. Urlme's Gelden Is ii geed ene ; tlie Kruuscr U a full bearer hut bad shipper. W. II. Moetibuld: In Bucks county the best vailetics are grown en rudftlnile, Sinitli's Cider tands at the head, the Hen. Davis comes uextand Iluhhert ion's Nen-such i of net much account. J. H. Jamisen said Ins o.x)erioiico was that Umcsteuv land was the best soil ler apples. A meuilwrsald tliatuuiuiorluutjiemt was te fertilize the eivhards luslead of running them en the starvation principle Thorough cultivation aud the proper kind of turtllizur te lie used should first be found out, and then It will net matter much what variety ei fiuit is selected. Dr. 1'unk related the case of a fileud of Ills who had a rpiiuce ticu that had net boiue for years. Jle then dug up the ground for six tcpt nreund llie KxiUtet It, aud wined ever this small Bpace half a hiiNhel of common ' n.: a gcntie raiucanie, tiisseiviKi tne salt, and thou he put en another half-bushel, mid a liner crop of quinces tluiu he hud tlie year following was uevcr grown. A member hald he had been very hiuvvhv ful hi growing tipples, by liberally Icrtillzliig his orchards with harnyanl inauuie. Mr. Mcchati said that plum ciiltuni need net be ubaudencd in Tcnnsyhagla. Uther Males ure growing plums in abundance. Tlie old practUe or striking tlie trunks of the trees with mallets te knock down thecureu. lie Is bettered by Xew Yerk glowers, who shake down tlie curculle by Jarring the branches. He thought It was discreditable te Pennsylvania fruit growers te think of abandoning plum cultuic, Levi H. Heist said that while thochciille ravaged his plums u neighbor of his was en tlrely exempt from this trouble. Mr. Mattel tlnvuit snld It was net the eirculle that IxJthercd him ; his trees urc leaded down with fruit, but us It is with aw eel cherries se is it with the plums they tot en the trees licfore they ripen. There are places heie and thore in Pennsylvania where they de net tot. Oyru T. Vex read abstracts from many lot let lot ters received, nearly all of which contained accounts of the ravages of the eirculle. Mr. Mttchau said lie grows fruit for lufer. illation; has forty varieties; trltil every romedy he heard ef: and overv year hfs plums rutted; he believed that -tlie let was cuiibcd by the btlng or the cliculle. He has abandoned nil these remedies, mid fallen luck en the old method of BhaUlnir down tlie eirculle aud catching tlicm. ; Mr. HatferlliMiilt Insisted that the plum that ret ttil en hi true were ie( stung. Mr, Moen Mali) he had tinvprKeeii n plum rbl cxeept It hud lieen Muiig. Mr. .lamlseii had fic'iieutly necn plums tot that had net been utilug ; and In this lew.Mr. Ii'ins.liirf coincided, lle bollcveil that highly cultivated Inud was net geed for plum i they woie inade no dollciite by high fertilization thai the morn rubbing tngolher of theiu ahnulc the skin nmt cause theiii le ret. Tlie iKidt plum ceuui from peer IuiiiIn. The ll-'iis-leiv wa eentluned by A. W. Harrison, .1, (). Hush, I'eler I. hit and sovernt et 1 1 nrs. Iliiirnnt C. Chase, of (he eoiiiinltleo en Nomenclature, read ii long M!rt In which he named the several varielic of dllleiPtit kind of fruits which vvore deemed best for general cultivation In Pennsylvania. The ippmt was ilIvilKspil at koiiie leuglh bv Messrs. Harrison, Ssullerlhwiilt, Mcclinn. McOevvan, HiKim. Itiglenud otherw, when en motion of Mr. Misni the report vva re ferred ten rnmmlltee of flvu of whom the president nlmll Imj chairman, te ponsldnrthe mlvKihtllty of preparing n list of fruits le he lecoiniupiiiled for general cultivation, unit rcpeit In IhouHeoclitfnu en Tliursd ty. Thochiilrnpiieliited the cemmittcii ns fol fel fol eows: II. M. I'.nglc. V. H. Moen. .1. V.. Jamlien, H. A. Lnngsilerf, and .linepli Hoejio. TheMccu'lary irad n dlwMirsive and nilhcr humorous piiMTen insoctlvereii bird, writ ten by Mr. Jehn Mlullcr, or Mtiunv, nrter which the nsocintleti udjeiiiued till KV) p. in. i:tNKsii v v i: r.MNirs siisieN. The meeliug was callfsl In order by vice picsldcnt laigleat 7S10. The couimlltee en iiinulnnlieiiH remrted the following lUt of elllecr which wa tiuaii tiuaii IineuMy iigicrsl te. rrcxldiiiit Calvin Cooper, lllid iii-ll.uid. Vice riOsldentH leslah llis)s', West Choster i llriny M. Hnglp, Marietta ; V. I. lllssullw. rittsliurg. Hecerdlng Secrpury II It. I'ugle. Way Way Way nesliore. CorreilKiiidlngSi'crehiry--W- I'. Hrinten, ChriMlaua. TrniMirer Owi. P. TIieiiiih, West Chester. Librarian Thnn. J. Kdge, Harrisbuig. President Coejsir anneunced the npihit lilcnt nfthorellowjngaddltiou.il olllrers : Prof. mI' Itetanv Thes, Meehaii, llPrinati- town. Prof or Iucaiter. Ihitoinnlegv s. . Hillivnn, 1'ief. of llerltciiltural Heiges, Yerk. Clieiiil-try s. H. Mr. llnepes fnun the coiiimltleti le report en the advisability of recommending n list of fnilU rcjiertcd verbally te thuetlccl that the best plan for the society te adept would be te send out te ether members ofthesociaty and ether fruit growers In the soveril ceuntlc, curd containing the uaiuPsef thf wjvciid varieties of fruits, niiiiAistlng them te return te the society thu names of theso varieties which yielded the boil results In tliHlrsevprul localities These iexirts might lie coiiKldeied and cellatul by the seeluty, and n list thus be inade up On tin) following car the list could be cernvted, ami hi tills way thu hpit lesults be el'tiincd. tr'lilf'iil' Aniiuil Itvpert. President siit28l being eImuU Vim presi dent Henry M. Hngle read tin Pillow lug an nual roiert : Pcllevv iticmlicrs and frl.-iuU or thu State HertlPiilluiul association of Peniisylvnnin, al low me te ceiigrutulatu you en this, the i'lth anulveraury of this association. Twenty -six year ngelt was organized hi this city. Since then It ha net failed te held annuals, and several iiitoruiedlxie meriting hi different sections of tlie stale After laboring for a fiuartcr of n century, mure for public gee I than for Its own uggraudizameut. It ruterns te the city of 1U birth with n title tint cm braces a vvlder Held of usofulne than w hen tlrst oiginized. Then il w.-h tlu " I'rult Orovvcrssecluty of Iaileru Pennylvaiiia." new it is tlie "Statu Itertietiltur.il as-j.'latleti of Pennsylvaiili." True, I sce but few fa:es licit were pieiunt at its orgiiilzalieii, luinltidiug us that miiiiu liave geno thu way or cirth, but llie ranks hive lieen mero thin lllleil liy new menibcrs vvhosecui te labir with ai much eiithuiiasiu In this neble cause, as liave the vv he are no mero with us; mid may I cherish the hope that each succeeding year in ly llud us with an Increased membership, mid entering upm a corre5jKndln;;iy cnlarged Held of usc fulncsi. This aiiocljtieu cm jk ut lack le the records of Its labors w.th gratification en the one hand, while en the ether we inuU con cen feMi that similar orgaiuzatieus in seme of our slster states, liave mjI eam pies fiem width vv e can teke profitable, lessens. Uverv county hi the state should be rcpreJcntcd hi this society. County, or district socletios, aux iliary te this should be formed thienghuut the state, which would cencent rate us much us ixuslblc, nil the pregiess and aJv.uu.ed kuowleilge In horticulture; whii.li would embrace the testing of the many new fruits and vegetables In various soils and localities, utilizing the satne te bestndvantage. sticeosses in counteracting tlie work of do-itructive Interests und dlscisei which hortiuultuie lias centlumilly te encounter, aud methods of shipping aud marketing te ben advantage. These and ether fiuctleus of general Interest weutu tuus no uieugiu fKiiera tins associa tion for consideration, and the debutes aud discussions thereon would be published in our annual reperts fordlisemluatlen through out the stutc. The aepresicd condition of agriculture, and the continually inci easing demand for horticultural pieducts should be sutllclcnt toslimulate greater iutciest und enetgy In the latter. It is ue credit te this great com monwealth te pay hundreds of thousands of dollars annually iei horticultural products, for the production of which it has such ample facilities within Its own domain. This association ii cousideied authority in its Held of labor, and should utilUe such confidence te tlie best pesslblu purjiose. Te this end, no (iiic.jtlens of a trilling nature should occupy the tiiiu of its sessions, but only such us will lend envvanl nnd upvvnnl, net only in pro ducing the choicest products of our soils ter the sustenance and health of our bodies, but also that w hlch w 111 plcvnte und refine, vv hleh embraces a taste for the beautiful ns well as the useful such as choice llowers, shrubs, ernamcut.il trees, lawns, Ac. Where faiullici ure surrounded witli such adornments, placed there fiem a teeling el leve for thorn, we may expect in their midst net only hupplness, init iiImi intelli gence, refinement, liencsty and purltv. It is therefore net only the privclcge but the duty of this association te apply its energy, knowl edge, and talent tewuid the aferenamed ideal. The field for the practical horticulturist is un attractive one. I'erthuumalcur it is sim ply enchanting. The producing of new va rieties by cress fertilization and hybridiza tion ha uccome ene of the most interesting employments. The knowledge, the iievvcr ami facilities granted te m.m te creutu new I'm Its, llevvers aud vegetables Iiinumerahle is n gill for which he should be grateful te the Dlvlue Auther. What Inn been achleved in tins Held within a ipiarlcr of u ecuturv, is nn indication of the probabilities of the future. Frem tlie wild Miiiwbeiiie, a little larger than peas,have been preiluced thousands of new varieties, many of tlie best of which vve hce In our markets in their season as large as mined walnuts. wiiotiicrHievrlll eoutliitie te lie increased, e as te niake It necessary le hlice thorn for the table, the Uitiiiemuit de cide. Wlicre we hud enlva few iKipular grapes within our recollection, vve new liave them by scores, mid nppe.tr only en the threshold of what vve may renseiuibly hoiie will be obtained. If the lutuie will notbelio the pist, this country will by and by have as excellent grapes, in variety, us unv etlicr. Thanks te Mr. Itegcrs for opening the deer te such possibility. Te Dr. Kirtland is due tlie gratitude of levers of cherries, for se ninny tlne Miilttl Peaches huve I eeu multiplied by the continual adding or new ami improved varieties whereby their season has been extended, within our iccollectien, fully ene month. The large list of pears 1 principally of foreign eiiglii. but the number of excellent native varieties is rapidly Increas. lug. se that In the ncarfutuic, our country Will luive natlve seedlings from which te select nil that may be dosired. Of ull fruits, the npple stands at the head for gentrul usefulness, and yet, hi inv opinion, less has been doue pioiiertloiiiituly toward producing new nud vaiuable vuiicties. thnn with any ether fiult, True it nourishes e readily ever a lurge extent of territory, that a great variety of seedlings have estuu lUhsd tUemelvcs without much aid from iiiiiu. Aiueiig them inn many-very rnliiahle ones Indeed, Fer variety, our huiIe Is, (I hollevo), liehlnit neim, yet we liave M'ry fevv whiter apple that are gpiicrally tiepular throughout IIWKtutojpenso'pioirtly there I much room for progress In till dlicctlen. There I ireply n fruit farm Uhhi w hlch new and Improved varlclle h.ive net been raised, Including black lierrle, raspberries, cur rntibiaud goeselsirrlos. The N.1IUO I nlse nppllcable In nearly nil llevvers and egpiible. The imilhed of creis-furtlllzatlnu and hyhrlillrlng Is lievr e geiiprall y iindershxsl mid se easily lpariind, that it Is net slrnnge Unit se many apply themselves (n . Trim It Is llken lottery, w hore the large majority draw blank but, nature would Het Is) trim In hurself In lsir inlttlng stock brei'dcrs te obtain their ideal, and refusing tint miiie kuowledgo In the vcgrmuin Kingdom; ter It mwk lirepucrscnll by pinjsjr milcclieu bieed beef, or butter, or milk fpialllles.ersl'i or color, or illicnu vv Ith horns, w liy ma v net similar ends be !. tnlnisl in llie vpiiptuble klmrdem? Why net establish varieties of apple without core, or which ve hcarnccnsleiially, fir leaches vrilh vrilh eut wed, ns vve Mini new ami then very line six-rimeus vv lift only the rudiments fir pltl 7 Mey vve net heNj that the law which govern xuch mailers will be known In due time. .Meanwhile let ullwhec-in, rnlse new HPedllng rrillts mid llevvers, olncrve closely, and keep a leenrd or nit Item or In terest that may seem new. ('remes should 1st maile by design, which would form a re liable IkisIs for future oieriitleus. I.ct us take for Instance Kleiler' Hybrid pear, vv hlch seems te have all tlnuloslrable iialllles that vve could leasenahlv wish In a ieur exeppt eiip, viz., eating iiiiallty, New if vvppeiiIiI liyi'iii-ifcrtlllr.itiiineouilitne wlthlts hardiness, vigor, turlv nnd prolific fruiting, size, IsMiily mid keeping qualities thedellcl eilsncss el Dana' llevej, vve wtuilil have nil Ideal pear. yiipMie l,im men or women throughout the country would make said cress, nnd, if iMsilile, at the S.UUO tlme cress the former with a half dozen ether feed varieties, there is ue telling what the result would show In n row years. Hut, whatever may Ik done, I will here predict that the Kieiier Is destined te Iioceiiio the parent of seme v. ery valuable vailctle. Or apples ICIng of Tompkins Count j-Ji w ith lis ashy bearer, aud net a very geed keoer ; but, could vve combine its beauty, slze nml delliieus tlaver, with the supoiier IxMring and keeping finalities of Yerk Imperial, which In of fair cpiallty, vve would liave a winter npple superior te any that we new have. 1 de net claim that theso desirable blending of two varltles will, or van be obtained, neither Is there .invthiiig oltlve that they may net. ' ese few hints I have thrown out simply e jtliiiulate Heme te engage In this exqulsttu jut noble work; especially would I induce weiiieu toeugage In till delicate operation, sluee they cm manlpulatosuchlliie pieccsscs lictter than men. A lieautirul and enchant ing Held I hem open for women. Objections may be made against Indefinitely multiply multiply ing'new varieties, but, let our eourage tecat Inte oblivion nil pioductleu net having special merit, Iw equal te our enterprise in producing them, liy following such ncourse the present nud nluiest embarrassing list of fruits would be sifted, nud n higher avernge quality established. Horticulturists should aim te produce fruits and vegetables of best quality, instead of simply for slze and show, and, at tlie sumo time educate the consumer te the same standard. Such nn object reached would crowd out of our markets Inferior productions, which are purchased nud con slimed simply lcciue nothing better Is obtainable. Nothing, hovvever, Ismoie rop rep rop rphcnslble than the frauds practiced by un principled venders in topping oil' inferior products with ether te attract. I am net an are that this fraudulent prac tice i can ied te se great an extent m in thu barreling of apples, where both endseta barrel me topped ett with nice fruit nud tr.iih in the middle. Uivvs should be enacted which would i cae!i such Mcani) by line or imprisonment, or both. N ut culture has net locuived thu attention which it deserved, especially chestnut. These nre mere palatable and nutritious than many much mero popular articles et feed, and could be gmvvu lit quantity, and with mero pretlt iK-ctmlarily, than innay ether ft ults, stnee vve huve new several Improved varielic, oriargesle, geed quality nnd pio pie pio tuse beaicrs, and which can lie grafted stic stic bessrully en common stalks or tree. Thore are thousand i of acrei of land in this and ether states tliat are stocked with chestnut trees, which ure worth but little, th it might be cleared and sprouts et ene jour's growth lop grafted ntproper distnuec, and all els" keptdewn. Tlioie would in six ei ten years yield moie rcliaole and prelltublu crops than some ecciipyini; much mero valuable ground. t Musliroeiii culture di-.'ncs moreatteiitiou than it has thus far received. Large quanti ties of delicious feed could be giewn where nothing cNe will grew, and be made protlt pretlt protlt able liesldc Thcioiire a number of varieties of cdible fungi, which should bj grown and utlllzeil, unit would be, it tlie nutlet were brought before horticultural meetings uud Intelligently diicussed. Mether earth yields her pieducts in such variety and prelusion for thu hippuievt and Hcllarceluian.il he will only de his part hi aiding her, and net pervert her delicious products te Ids own Injury and degradation ; neither should he degrade liinWlft vv ith such of her products as vvore never Intended by the Creater for him te indulge In, and se long us he will continue te de se, the millennium w 111 be hi the far lutuie. May we ludulge the hope tliat thu bread acres new dovetcd te the cultute of the nauseous weed will by aud by be occupied vv ith the most delicious, beautiful, and grati fying, body aud soul ehecringpreducts 1 And may the vender of theso products supplant him who is dealing out degradation, crime and deatli broadcast hi the slmi0 of Intoxi cants and narcotic. And nuy we ndvunce u step further, hoping that he w ill eventually attnin te the higher plan of supisirtlng him self directly from the pieducts of the caith, Instead of sjcuiid hand, from animals, Mav vve leiilizetha ni-ev orb tliat triitt makes man geed untitled, which should culminate lu ids ue longer iiiibrultlng his hands lu the bleed of his fellow man ; ca mere, net even In tliat of innocent animals. I will venture the assertion tliat theso who fellow horti culture from pure leve ler it, stand us high, morally and intellectually us any etlicr pro fession ; nnd that criminals imieng them are as rare us angels' viMts. Let u then honor our neble calling by laboring onward and upward, ondeaveiiiig te tllll'usu pure und truu horticultural tove biead-east ever the laud. Te thU end vve must aunty enemv. vigi lance and cooperation We must permit no retregrade niovcmeut. Our library, estab lished a your age, should boin.ule largely In strumental in the dliluslen of horticultural knowledge. The secretary should lie directed te ex change with kindred societies, all tlie sur plus cepies of Agriculture of PcuusvUniilaul PcuusvUniilaul ietlcd te our association. The librarian, In outer te discharge tlie duties of his ofllce effectively, should be compensated, uud I suggest that he be granted a salaiy in nccoid ncceid nccoid unce thorew 1th. He should also lie requested te produce an annual piiuted catalogue uf ull books in his charge for the bciiellt el the as. boclatlen. With cacli succeeding year home of our members are remevud by dcith. J. L. Stlch. ter, of Itcadlus. nnd William I SchalTer, of I'liiluueipiitu, liave pas-ed uway slnce our last meeting. The fonner wus uu enthusiastic, worker in whatever he took held of. The members of this association who were ut Heading savcral years age at our nuiiiial meeting, will leiiiember his vv hole-soulcd hospitality with which he entertained them. Win. Ij. fci-iiatler wus n true friend ofhoitl efhoitl ofheitl etilturc, te which he devoted much of his time, net for the sakoer dellais and cents, but Ireiu pure leve for It, and alded ethers lu the same calling with n lavish hand. He died ntn ripe age. honored nnd respected where he wus best known. And new, In conclusion, I cannot oxpreas my feelings better than by quoting from nu address et Marshall P. Wilder, tlolivercd be fore the American Ponielogicnl society, whose president he has been for u quarter efu century t ".Standing here as conservators of Ameri can Pomelogy, enjoying ns vve de such peculiar privileges ter resean.ii and discov ery, let us use every cll'ert te advutice our cause by diligent exieilmciit uud observa tion, se that us we ceme up fiem session te session, we may udd seiiielhiug te the common stock of Information, und thus de velop for the geed of iiiaukhid llie rich lieasurcs which our science has In store for tlie world. Thus let us weilt en, hand in hand, te scatter theso blessings broadcast : through the Innd. Others may sock for the honors of public, Ufa en th victories efvviir, which loe ellen enrry wlthlliem the rocelleclloii of xveiindftd hearts nnd painful disappointment. Jlut let us rontliitie te work en, feeling assured that our lnlmrs will raiuone regret. A Mrs. Hlgeunicy ha lsiautlflilly versified my former remark, "Vestliiglit thilxifomer ineiwirjr vrv'ta linv lag i .Vi.vtulii en the pinion et time '' Let inconimenco the new icnlury lu the history orenr repiiblie with inrrt-nsed outer euter outer prlse und zeal for the pnmiotleri of our cause, nud should any or us be cnllrjd from our labors en earth, let u feci nstired that oilier will conthiue llie work we iia(e begun and c-irry It forward te still grunlnr perfection In the futiire. It u vv erk. en, full or hope, ro re g:trdle of all olwhicles. "Htlll oelilovlnrf, still pnrstilntf,' until we shall renihthnt lcllcr land where the garden shall liave ue blight, fruit ue decay, nud whero no erK!nt lurk beneath llie bower whero harvests nre net rlricnctl by the succession of sciseus where the Jeys of fruition shall net be maisuml bv the hipse efflma" an i:sat e?i iitcir iiin sinir.. Mr. I). 1 ljoncsderr, of Mcchanlcsbiirg, rend nn nnvxv en tlie 'Trull Industrie of the Puclllc coast" California 1 eminently fitted for fruit culture. Tlie mission grape, "ptirple fig, nnd ethPr fruit vvciegmwii by the Jes uit hundreds of year ngej but the great bulk of fruits new grown hi California me theso of thu past tvreuly yearn growth the apple, pear, peach, prune, nprieett, lemon, limp, grnv and many ethers, ler there nre almost Piidlcss varieties of soil ami elovntien. Admirable grapes grown nt l.oeo feet iiIkive llie sea. Hvveet K)tntis of 31 pounds weight, Hquashpsef 170 poundsnudbeeuer M jvuiiul may be seen there. The Isjst li nit land nre worth f.lei), tier ncrp. The lwt wheal land ?10) per acre. In souera eeutitv nre orchards extending for miles and mile in nil directions priiicimlly nprkets nnd prune, though orange nre largely grown. Fruit trees are planted cloie tegeilmr ajiplps, penr. iieaches nnd prunes net mera than Irt fisit nart. Straw berrles nnd cherries aie in ferior te lhoe grown in Oregon. The graiwi is nstnple fruit nil along the tit ; nil soil win ravorable te their glow th. Ne stake or trellis Is used, but tlie vine ate trained te "ingle stakes. Tlie Mascot out! Malaga are the most Kipulnr varieties. Tiioellvo grows well in San Dinge nnd Seuth Ilarb'im. Tlie Sage ismiegrauatn and banana are also ss.mi. Insects nlHiiind a a jiest the jica'ii lwrer, celling moth nnd scale bug ure the worst. The scakcr predictl that the superior manner in which fruitisgruwuin California nud the superiority ami great yield of their orchards will drive out the eastern grower nnd take jssossien of tlie eastern markets, unless we luiprove our method nud grew better fruit thin vve are new growing. Mr. Themas Median had been much in in in toiesled In the esay, but did net bollevo that the Calllerniafruit would take jios-csslen of our eastern market. He had recently been through that stutc and wus convinced that in many respects California has scen its licst rrilit days, and is going back Instead of ad vancing. The codling moth, pear blight and ether pest have destroyed whole eivhanls. The Insects breed the vvhole vear through. On the whole Mr. Median though' Pennsyl vania oue or the best clim-ite lu the Union ler fruit, and nil we want is a mere Intelli gent culture. Cyrus T. Vex read a litter written by J. Hetter te President Stitzel, Ifi which he h is given an account of the origin of tlie Kciin upplc, which wus introduced into Uerks county, as along as 17U0. und vv hicli has been a IKipular fruit from tint day te this. Speci mens or the npple nre en exhibition in the nmiusorthe Boclety. On motion adjoin nod te fce n. m. IJtUItSUAY -VlOltMNGN hi:Sl.N. The meeting vva called toerdor by Vice President lloeix;. Sir. A. W. Harrison or tlie Pennsylvania horticultural society of 1'iiilaJelplil.i, made a ftlatciucnt Inviting thu members of the state society te the monthly and special ninctlngs of the society vvlihii me held in Horticultural Hall. Mr. liar liar nsen nlse presented te the members present a calendar en which is noted the tlme et nil meetings 10 no neiu nv tun society mir ing 155. Mr. 11. M. 1-iigle offcied c resolution ter the appointment of a special committue of tliree te act hi connection with the cxocntlve committee te take into consideration the constitution and bj -laws of thu beciety nnd rcjiert te next annual meeting w hat- ehamres If any ure desirable. The resolution was adopted ami tlie chair upixiintcd Mr. Cngle nlluied a rusolutien ter the appointment of a committee te attend the meetings of the American Poiuelogicnl society, te be held ut eraud Knpids, Mich., lu September ne.xt. Mr. Iaigle also moved the appoint ment of n committee of live en fruitx flowers and vegetable te have a suiicrvisleu evor the entries of these iiilieles made nt the exhibition or the lVmieyivanla Horticultural society. On motion or Mr. Moen, tlie question el "ixjtatoes, the best varieties ami luivv te grew them," was tuken up. Tlie di passion wus opened by Mr. H;irriseii. el Philadelphia, lie g-ave seme account of his early attempts In agricultural pursuits. He held that there was net much practical value te be obtained fiem the chemical analysis of sails, us the condition of tlie soil whlle undergoing the chemist's tests Is very d i lit rent fi em tlie same soil while being used us feed by the delicate plants. lu growing potatoes he plowed deep, put the sued lu rows tluce feet epart each way. lie fertilized with a comiiest made of woedushes, bone dust, ball and lfme burned fiem oyster slulls. Tills he applied te every hill, before covering tlie seed. On twelve acres or ground he grew 2,811 bushels of mnr ketuble potatoes, und sold many of thorn ter seed at two uud three dollars (Kir bushel. As a fertilizer he priifcned hard weed ashes te nil ethers. At this point, Judge Sti'71.1, the piesidaut of the society arrived and took his scat, ex plaining that business engagements had prevented his earlier attendance. Casper Illller lead n short pajier en potato culture. He held that deep planting, und wide drills were the best. lie sewed the fertilizer in the drills bcfoie dropping the seed. He heed out tlie wee is uud cultivated with the shovel hat i ew'. A medium liotate cut lu two makes the best seed. The white elephant variety stand uniivalled with him. Commercial fertilizers are bitter than bain yard manuru for potatoes, lle had grown from 300 te MX) bushels ier aero by this pre cess, aud a rvevv erk agricultural paper claims that 1,300 bushels jiei aero have been grown liy the same prectss. II. M. l-ngle said Kailv Kee, the Larly Ohie, and the Vermont had been the bet caily vaiietlcs hi his use Mr. Wlckershaiu, finui Adams county, made some lemarks nud gave his plan of planting which was deep drilling three, feet apart, uud the seed one feet apart hi the drills. Cyrus T. 1'ex sild that lreiu the queues sent out by the general unit committee, the answer cainebackth.U tlie Uuly Heme was the best early potato, lle would llke In leurn new what variety was ImM ter general use. J James McOevvnu and J. 1'. Jamisen an swered that the Peerless? vv as the best. Cus per Hiller egulu ndvnnecd the claim of the Whlte Elephant. Mr. Median said nu Irish friend of his who likes nil Liters except Hpoc Hpec Hpoc taters, prolerrod the Karly Hese. Mr. Uanl Uanl seu said theiu was an oilier valuable vtiiety. the comuieu'tatcr. The Ganlcld uud suvcial ether varieties found champions etiiang the puuieucu. Onniotleuoril. M. l.iiede, Dr. J. P. WlcU. sham wns elected uu honorary member of the association. Mr. W. It. Moen ii id auesiyen the " Horticultural aderuiiieni et rural homes." lle would uet discuss the adornment uf the homes of the wealthy who could well nflerd teictaln professional gnrdeueis nud horti culturists, but rather et theso who nre in modorate clicumstauces. The lncxiiorlenccd nre nnt te tiluce their flowers, shrubs, vc-ce- tnbles nud trees entirely tee clese together. Our farmers, who supply iuoxlinustible quantities of fiuit trees, grape-vines. Are., nre prone te overlook the attractions et pretty lawn, wiiu evergiccna, iiewcntig stirues, clesa hedges and ether udoiniuetit. Itoslde the pleasures thus aU'etdcd the value 1 1" the property is ulse greatly enhanced. A dWcussleu en the essay followed par ticipated lu by Messrs. Itavi, Jamisen, Hoepc, Levl b. Heist, Han Uen. Dr. Wlckct shain, Vex, ICendig, Uugle, Wltmcr, Chase, lbynud Meehan. The lust named gentle man, at the roqiieuof the ussociatien, gave seme suggestions as te the selection of plants and shrubs. Commence by transplanting the wild shrubs and llevvers fiem the weeds antlfleld. T tli9 may b addecl the rarer plant of thonursericst but it Isn great Inls Inls tnke te decnd entirely en the liorlsrVTer supply. Many finer eriiameutul trees than theso found In the nurserlc inny lie trnnv plnuted rrem the nclgliliorlngwfieu, without cot. Mr. HoejiesoiTorcd ft pieainble and rov rev rov lullen In memory of the into Charles Dew. nny, in which u high compliment I paid te the distinguished botanist. The recIutlen were unanimously mleptml, Mr, Ilaldcrsett dlsctissed the ninttcref Pan ning versus evnperatlng fruit. He held that ovnperatlna: fruit wns much mero eco nomical, lipalthful nnd every way better than panning. He hoped the society would give Heme expression of opinion en the subject. He suggested that a taw should I mi enacted requiring these who sell dried nnplcs te put uv)ii the package thoiiame of tlie variety of the rruit. Dr. Hydnr held that seme rrults were eipially valtlnble drlpd ercaiitiPil, but there were oilier mai vvrre eciier raiiiimi o e s:ially red rnpbcrrln. Any geed baking or poeklng npple will de for ovaperntlng the Smokehouse, Maiden's Illusli, Seck-no-farther, Smith's clder, the old Hainbe nud Perter vvore rpcemmended for evaporation. Adjourned te 2 o'clock. TIIVIISIIAV AFTTtlNOON SIlVltON. The meetlng was called te elder nt 2 i. m. by President atllzel. Mr. Uoepcs said It had been customary le have drawings made nfnew needling- rrults Ter publication wllh the proceedings or tlie association. In this way nn Interesting his tory or the Pennsylvania seedling maybe obtained nud placed Inconvenient form. Secretary laigle called tlKin memliers who had nny new vnrletlcs el seedlings te send them te him, nnd II of approved quality they would be engraved and published without oest te the association. The chair said the first business in order wns the fixing of n plnce for holding the next stated meeting fir the association. Cyrus T. Pox named Heading ; Henry M. Kngle named Harrlshurg. Je'cph V. Witmer named Lancaster. Arising vete lmiug taken Heading wa selected ns the plnce nnd thethlrd Wednes day in .Imiunry the tlme rer the next annual meeting. QunsTie.v ntscuisnn. The question box wns opened and the queries therein were read and discussed. Their substance will be glven In Friday's Issue or the iNTnM.lenwcun. rnutTs os KxniuiTte.N. A box or porslmntens rrem Santa Iiarbarn, California, exhibited by D. I Longsderf, Mcchatilcsburg, Pa., the largest of the let weighing 0 ounce?, attract much attention. Henry S. Hupp, or Shlrctiiaustnwn, Cum berland county, exhibits twolve variotles or nnplcs, ten of them natives of this state. Mr. Hupp also exhibits a bouquet of resei, con taining twcnty.fHe varieties. Ooergo Boluersen, of Colen, Mil., exhibits tlne varietics efapnles: Petor Hiller, or Con Cen Con estega, Ilvo vanetiss ; Peter S. Heist, or Lltitz, eight variotles ; IL A. Longsderf, of Mcchaii fesburg, flve varielic, all very flne. .1. U. Hrb, PXhibit L'arly Hese, C.uisda, Burbatik, biue and white Ktatoe. Hohrer Urothers, exhibit a tlne Hue of nat ural nnd artificial flowers. A specimen of the Azalla Is very attractive. Mr Mftvhan'i Lvilurc. Tlie lecture of Mr. Themas Median, en "Fruit and llowers lu connection with the progresqef civilization," will be delivered In tableman's hall, this evening, commencing at 7U o'clock. Mr. Meehan stands at the licad of the list of horticulturists In this state. He is n member et the society of nrts nnd sciences n mcndier of llie city councils of Philadelphia, editor of the Gardener's Monthly, mill nn enthusiast in the cultivation of fruits nud llowers. He is withal n linn spenker, w liose utleraiice ure a interesting a they are instructive. t Ulcers of llir Slute Asrlcullural Suctet). At the niinual meeting of the State Agricul tural society, In Hnrrlsburg en Welnesday, Arlctuus Wllhclm, of Yerk, wa elected president for the ensuing year. The vlce president electcd nre arranged according te congressional districts. Following is tlie list: First district, Geerge Hlleht; Second, L. H. Twaddcll; Third, Jehn Hun ter; Fourth, William M. Singciiy; Fifth, Hurnct Landreth ; Sixth, David H. transom; Seventh, William IL Helstcln ; Highth, To bias Uarte ; Ninth S. S. Sponeer ; Tenth. Daniel H. Neluiau; Klevcnth, D. IL Waller; Twcllth, Ira Tripp; Thiitentli, J. S, Keller; Fourteenth, Gabriel HeUterj Fifteenth, JeMiph Piollet; Sixteenth, Ho He bcrt P. Allen; Seventeenth, Jehn A. Lemen ; eighteenth, Jehn S. Miller ; Nineteenth, Chauucey F. Ulack ; Tvventleth, I- N. Mackey; Twenty-first, Ooergo Hliey ; Twenty-second, H.Y. Clopier; Twcutv-tliird, W. V. Sjiccr; Twenty-fourth. Jehn McDow ell ; Twenty-fifth, J. S. McKcan ; Twenty-, sixth, J. D. Kiikiatrick;Twonty-seveiith, J. C. Thornten. J. A. P.ixsen was elected vice president at large. Eldridge MeConkey was re-elected cerresixmdiiig secretary, I). W. Stiller iccerding secretary, Jehn U. Hothor Hethor Hother t'oid treasui creud William II. Egle librarian. A. L. Keuncsly wus olectod ulieuiUt nnd geologist. lUuctleu of u Cnplalu. l.a-t evening meeting of the Hoyuelds lilies was held lu the armory, te elect a cap tain te succeed Mayer Hescmnlller, who re signed seme tlme age. Cel. J. P. S. Geblu, of Lebanon, presided und there was a large attendance of tlie mombersof the company. Michael F. Bewers was unanimously chosen te till the position. The mayor presented tlie new captum with liU sword and uniform. Bewers is a member of the company. He has served in the regular army ami has been drilling the company for a long thnupnst. The resignation of Lieutenant Wulter W. Franklin lius been accepted and uu elec tion te fill the vacancy will be held ucxt w cek. llie MiiMur-Knuiriiuui Nuptluls. Willis B. Musser, ofthe firm of Mus-ssr .t Bewman, Jewelers, was married yesterday uftcruoen te Miss Katle W., daughter of J u nlus B. Kaufman. The ceremony took place nt the residence of the bridu's patents, en Hast King stieet nt 3:30. in the picsence of thu family aud a few iiitlmate friends. It was porfermeu by Hev. C. V. Knight, loeterof St. James' Church. The bridesmaids were Miss Julia D. ami Mary Kaufman, uud the groomsmen Dr. Geergo Deck, of Philadel phia, aud L'dward P. Biiuteu, esq., of this city. The uewly wedded ceuple started nt &18 p. in. en a trip te New Yerk, Bosten, New leuiidluml an I Montreal. llie I.lhcil) Hell. It is supposed that the old Independency bell will arrive in this city en its way te New Oilcans between 12 and 1 o'clock te-morrow afternoon. The mayor bus made ue arrange ments te glve it n loeeption. UKii its arrival Chief Hugiuccr Hewell, of the tire depart ment, will strlke " 1-7-7 0" en the large Ure alarm bell, te be followed by l-a-8-5." A dispatch front Philadelphia, tills altei altei altei noen, states that the bell will arrive hore promptly at 12 o'clock te-morrow en u special train, which will step ten minutes. Hint In the Wist. Illr.iiu Ii. Call, who died lately in Hello Helle vllle, Missouri, was a former eltUen of this county nud wns nt ene time Interested In the Rohrerstown rolling mill. The latter part of his life had been spent in Missouri, where he has been employed us a ualleriii the Western null mill. He wus CO ycais old mid leav cs u w lle nud four children, the eldest be ing a son-in-law te Mrs. M. L. Wltmer, of Fleiln, the only daughter Is married te J. H. Kllllau, of Lancaster. Thu city Lights. At tlie meetlng of the lump cemmittcu of councils uu Wednesday evening, the electric light bill for thu last month wus appieved, utter deducting $72,75 for lights uet burning. The eommlttee reported favorably en the fictitious for gas lamps piuseiited ut thu last meeting of council. Theie wero 32 gasoline light rpjwted ti uet burn lug lust night. Leg Aiiipiittttl. Yesterday aftornoen Drs. JL L. Davis aud McCermiclc amputated the leg of Samuel Wright, who wu lnjuiad by the carsnt New Pinvldonce, between tlie knee and unkln, Thu great tee was ulse taken lreiu the ether feet. vV right Is doing well. AT TIIK STATK CAriTAL non-mi: tJMrK'r.i.v.iijrr.s ixikxate ASlt UOttXKITEnB DI.ITlttnUTF.n. Tim MuijlKtrsIr'. Court Hill m Ihr Jiew Drlcam Apprnprlnlten Hill 1'nta Ids ntn rlnnllj- frecerdlngs or the llniiip An ttnrly AiUmirnni"!'. Ilnnisnt;riii, Ph., Jan. 22. The standing eemmlttee vvore announced (e-dny lu each Heuse. lu thoHenate among the luiertnnl chair inanshlp nre the follewing: Congresiennt npportleniucnt, McNeIll ; legislative npjier- lelnmenl, lingnockert lluancn, Mrfarlnue ; railroad, ICeorer ; corpirallens Hinlth ; In surance, A ull. In the Heuse llie lending appointment nre the following t City passonger railroads, Mellnpatix ; porperatlon, Hobcrtsen ; Insur ance, Demlcii ; municipal corporation, H. K. Heyer ; ways nnd means Hpenslcr ; rail rtwls, McUiilleugh ; appropriation, .SikmI- gravi ; Iren and ceal.IinlKslpn. In tlie .Sonate Harlan Introduced u bill re quiring tlie teaching in public schools or pjiyslolegy and lrygiene, with special icfur icfur ence te the effects of alcoholic drinks, stiin iilnuts nnd n.ircntie. Heferrrsl te the edit catien committee. The maglstrato'sceurt bill imsed finally jcasW, nay II. The vete vva net Jinrtlsan, except that the nay vv pic all from the Demo crats. Tlie New Orleans bill passed finally, U teO. On motion of Macrirlaue, Adam Hourly, of Philadelphia, was elected en the part of the Henatea trttstce of the Peniisvi vanla museum of art. At neon the Senate took a rcres for flag presentation In the governor' chamber by tlie Women's Silk Culture nssoclatien, nnd subsequently ndjourned until Monday even ing. rnocF.r.DiNes ok tiu: iiechk. lu the Heuso the Senate resolution for the appointment eln Joint pommittre te Inquire info the feasibility of tlioestablished industrial school for bulltreut pauK:r children was concurred In. Stewart, of Philadelphia, llrewu, of Hrle, and Heme, of Cambria, vvore made the committee, the Senate having nlrcady appointed Cooper and Hnrt. The Heuso adjourned until te-morrow ineruiug HniT tlie LnueaMer Men Are l)llrlliulil. speclal Dispatch te the IXTELLiamfCsn. H.vunisnune, Jan. 22. ScnatorStehmau Is en the following committees In the Sou Seu Sou nte education chairman, accounts, rail reads linance and agriculture. The Lancaster county members ure thus distributed in the Heuso committees : ncceunts, Heek; ngiiculture, Ilresius, chairman : Boek congrossienal apportion ment ; Davis, bureau of statistics ; Kcniier, centennial allalrs ; Heidclbaugh, and Heek education, Heidclbaugh; foderal re lations DavIsandKomper; geological survey, Koniper; Iren' and coal, Ceurtney; judiciary local, Davis; constitutional rorenn, Ilresius; labor, and printing. Heek and Hoidelhaugh ; public buildings, Davis and Ilresius; rail road, Ceurtney; retrenchment and reform, Courtney; chairman of viceaud immorality, Kemper; ways and means, Heidelliaugh. irir.ir cesnams is veimi. TIip Heuse Agree. In the Conference Ilrfsert en the Oregon Ccutml forfeiture mil. Washington, Jan. 22. Heuso Cobb (Ind.) prosentod the conferenco report en the Oregon Centml forfeiture bill nnd it was agreed te. Tlie Heuso roccdes from It disagreement te all the Senate amendment.. The Heuso then wpiiI into eommlttee or vvhole en the Indian appropriation bill. Hockvvell (Mass.) brought up the matter or an 0sm letter written te Hllis (Leiiisina) by C. C. Painter, charging thatappropriatiein made for the Mentana Indians were insuffi cient and critlcized tlie sjieech inade by Hill a few days age, declaring that the slalcincnts made therein weie false. He called en Kill te show w herein the statements made in tliat letter were false. After seme discussion Chase (Hhode Island) suggested that Hllis withdraw hi remarks, hut the latter In timates that when tlie pmpcr tlme came he would Intensify them. Bills vvore introduced appropriating 5100, 000 for a site for the national guard encamp ment, for the o.xjienses efa beard of charities $100,000 le the wonieii's medical aud mater, mty hospital at Philadelphia and te aid the llosine home, Philadelphia, and the Phila delphia werkingnieu's home. Numerous nicasuies were piesented and icferred. .OVSK.S itl' TllKi'LAMLS. An trim remnlry nnd Contents TeUillr He. .truyeil Vessels Harnett en tlie hiliiirlklll. Pliu.AUKi.riUA, Jan. 22. A fire breke out at an early hour this morning in the Iren foundry el Wm. March, at Twenty-second street und Washington avuuiie. Thu build ing was a two-story brick and frame, nnd was entirely destroyed, with thu contents The less is about 512,000 ; insurance, ?5,000. About the sumo tlme a tire was discovered uu the tug-beat, Charles II. Fiench, lying lu the Schuylkill liver at the Catharlne strcet vv barf. The flumes communicated te the old steamer Clayuient, which was used ns a work-shop, nnd then spread te the burge J. J. Hudsen. Tlie tug was burned te the water's edge und sunk. The ether vessels wero partly burned. Less ?3,000. N'iSO.OOO rire l.i Itumliun;. llAJtliL'ltu, Jan 22. A disastrous tire oc curred licit) last night. Gressman's stores filled with cotton, wool, camphor, tobacco, collce and sugar, were destroyed. Less J2J0.000 by lire and un equal amount by water. One fireman wus killed. Tlietstcaiiicr Aculm Again an I'lre. Londen, Jim. 22. The fire en the steamer Acuba at Dever, fiem Galveston, for Bre men, suddenly breke out again te-day. All (he engines are working in uu etVert te ex tinguish the flames. ixtvxm: cold x.y xmr iiami-miiiil: Tliu Thermometer souring 50 Hegrecs Heluw .pre Terrllite Velocity or tlie Wind. Mount Washington, N. IL, Jan. 22. Thotheimometor this meruiiig rciched fifty degrees below zero, ene degrce celder than the lowest ever oxperionced herp. At 0 a. m. a hurricane Is blowing, and for the just twelve hours has averaged oue hundred miles un hour. The chlmuey of the signal station has been blown uway, filling the heuse with gas and Eiuekc. Twe signal men are at the summit. The Ue.lau blugscr seriously Injured. Bosten, Jim. 22. Jehn L. Sullivan re turned from New Yeilc nnd lerau a round of dissipation. He hired a sjxin of horses and net being In u condition te liaudle then', they ran away, throwing Sullivan out of the cuiilagc He was seriously hurt about the head and rccelvcd' -ether injuries. The vohlt-le was smashed te atoms. A lliiuliin I'iviulni'. Sr. Pcixmnone, Jan. 22. A famine is prevalliug in the governments of Aichangel and Bolegdu. ' ' Death el Mrs. Jil.tltsMsttlievTs. WASitiNateN, Jan. 22. Mrs. Mutthevrsj wife of Justice Matthews, dled here te-day. WEATUVtt IXVWaTIOXH. Washington, D. C, Juti. 22. Fer the Mlddle Atlantic states, colrler, fair weather, followed during Trliby by rising totupeMi ture, northwesterly winds, and higher bar-eiuetcr. TtE niCXOVKATlC HTATK COMMiTTMK. A Full Hfir-enttlen Mil Hi old OIRrtti7 ' Rerles. i , Tlirt IllltfnfT lt f lin flAn,n.prtltM ).. . I lillttoe hi Hurrlsbllrn rntfnntnv ws. nuiAf l''-i tlie most largely atlomleit evor held by tht' iHHly. Of nearly SO district llttle mere thn- kj a hull score worn uiirnnrosiinleil nml Ihntwrw ' 'i coedhg vvore invested with mi unususl d "', (sree ei imorexi. uiinirniau uentei catteu tn ,. i meeting te order! the 111 or Ulstriew Mttct .""Jf. menibem wn inltnil .T xr tiMi,Mn.. nf fa Boaver, wa elected temporary elmlrmm nnd sL" Mr. Hensel w lllidrevv, J f M rrl.n fli i.. ..i... .. .. ... . ..i? .. M ..u ...... uieiucsx was me oiecuon or , i V: chairman rer the ensuing yPar, wtd a motion ! A; niwiunuoierreicci.Mr. llenwl by ccUms HS a 1 lien. This wb met with a motion by Mr. m vcicr.1. ungues, a lnemucr rrem l'hilsdel phln, le lay the motion en the Ulile, In Mp Mp Mp portef hi preposition Mr, Himhe dellrnrerl alcccli, the mamiNcrlpt of which he after- ' ward supplied te tlie reporters, and It I printed lu the Philadelphia. 7VPeri te-day us ffillevv : "Mr. Chairman nnd Gontlemou t I ilcilrn te enter a pretest egalnst the ro-electlonof th rrcent chalnnan of your sUte cemmlttef, and I will glve you my reason, tarn will ing tAiMlmlt that he is n nollhed nnd brll- lUnt speaker nnd glve te the public tlie ap pearance of being nn earnest worker, bnt t am convinced that he doc net pessess that k"nleJge of the details of "practical politics" necessary te the making of a success' till chairman. It Is true that helias the credit or ene vigorous campaign (that of the rear lS'G), but it must be roinemborcd that, whlle we wero successful in electing all our state officers aud a mnjerlty of th Legislature, the victory wa secured through the dlcuslens that existed In the rank of tlie Hepublican party, coupled with the facts tliat the Indopendont forces were skillfully managed and that the Demo cratic, party had an unoxceptlonablo candidate for the head of the ticket In the person ofthe present governor or Pennsylvania. In the two succeeding campaigns, howevor, whlle the present chairman still occupied the posi tion, the Democratic party suffared disas trous defeat Having been willing tt accept w liatover or merlt might be claimed for his management from the camUgn of 1882, he should net be unwilling new te accept what ever odium might attach te the defeat of IS1 nnd the almost annihilation of 1891. The point I would make, however. Is tliat thu chairman of a stale committee alieuld be a man who would net permit his patty's Interest te be subsorvlnntte hi own internal, nnd ene who would be unwilling le identify hltnself with a faction, even though that fac tion be a majority or hi party. He should rather be one who, belng cognizant of any rupture within the party's lines, would en en deuver te soot he and te heal, striving only for a solid front In hi attack upon the forces of the opposition, und I am here te-day te charge the present chairman with direct and Impudent defiance ofthe expressed wishes of his party, oxpressed in no uncertain tone by the state convention ofthe year 1833." OTHKH ATTACKS. S. L. Mostrezat.ofFayottecouuty, followed lu a speech against Mr. Hensel. Ue charged him with net being In sympathy with the state administration, ami with net being nt his hcudquartera in Philadelphia when he had called there, though he hud received every nttcntien from tlie socretarics. Mr. Mcstrezat Insisted that a candldute should be chosen who belonged te no faction. Dr. A. Frctz, of Berks, doplerod the oxis exis oxis tenco of faction in the party and thought the chairman ought net te belong te anv faction. Mr. Veltuian, of Perry, theughtMr. Henscl ought net te beheld responsible for the result In Pennsylvania Iat year. Nobody olse said anything. The vete was then taken and out of seme 6." niember prosent, Mr. Hughes, Dr. JTretit and Mr. Mcstrezat voted for Mr. Hughes' preposition ; Mr. Gorden and probably ene qt tvv e ethers did net vote. Thu motion te elect Mr. Henol pre vailed by about the same vote. He vv a Invited te the meeting, nnd upon taking the chair made n brlef speech. J. B. Lickty, esq., was unanimously re elected socretary ofthe state committee. The eommlttee then proceeded te the elec tion ofthe neven mombers of the state execu tive eommlttec, and an adjeui nuient-untUX, IK m. wns had, te liave the nominations printed. Upen reassembling the following persen were olectod mombers of the oxecutive com mittee for the ensuing year : R. P. Allen, Lycoming ; E. A. Bigler, Clenrfield ; W. J. Urennan, Allegheny Eck lcy B. Coxe, Luzerne ; Hichard Coulter, Westmoreland ; W. F. Harrity, Philadel phia ; B. F. Meyers, Hurtiabunr. The ether candidates vvore II. Willis Bland, Berks, and Jehn W. Walker, Erie. Hnrrlsburg was selocted a the place. for holding the next state convention, without a dissenting vote. Quite a discussion ensued en the tlme for holding the convention and whether or net the tlme should lie llxed at this meeting. It wns finally resolved te procced te fix the time. Tlie secend Wednesday in June, the last Wednesday In July, the first Wednesday hi August and the last Wednesday In August wero named a dates for the convention. All the vetes excent nine w ere recerded for Wed nesday, August 2t5, aud that date wa fixed Bj ler me convention. The meeting then ndjourewd. J'tMVK (lllLUlD'a COJtrAXT, II Wn. it Celd Ntelit. UutTliPV Did Net Oat tcft. W'i At tlie Onera Heuse. feS Last night It wa very cold but Frank ,?-2 GlniriPft iinnimnr sen lint InfL hvf il frrwMl ica dah They had ene of the best audience of ft '' the season at the eiiern heuse. By eight rK',l o'clock poeplo wero glad te obtain standing' MS room down stairs, and the only part of ilia "j uuiKimg mat was net crowaea was rue -.n. n..llnn. Hl. n.lnns . a A...V OT. C nn.l fUnAnlu . f uauvij. xuw in va ncitf.v,.i, uiiu uvuuui" . " A t.'eld Day AVhen We Get Left " 1 $ a muslciul comedy, In thrce acts. It lw ,wVt 1 ...I rttlwi. nliw,.vt nr.n.. I nt ,n,inl. In 4t Hll? ' fun and (reed muaie.nnd It ulvej the ceumailV -'V. i an oxeelTent opportunity of displaying thefr iSf- versatility. Charles Burke and Frank M. ) Wills are excellent comedians and they Kept J-, the nudlenee amused durinur their stav UIen--?ti - the stugc, In the characters of William Qretuz.J .,,,.! .1nl )',Il,'-l.p Tliulr fimntf m,tiA.nra 'H w ere a feature of the play. Frank Glmrd, t clever actor, was a capital Captain Kiefcrli i .. inii.. rti.i x...... Vila. n....-!. v.tYJ unii u it'll, w m.iii'bi.'i.. ,iw9 nm..w a.,.,- .:j melt, the leading lady of the company, who jjfM tsa uriglit utile actress, was suueriug irem u her lines above a vvhlsper. She did uet at- l -i temnt te bluer. Miss llattle Arneld was TH nnleiidld ns Kate, Keeler. the pantnin's wire. in tlwi tlttni m.l em-nrnt nrMW.ViittiVM svvrit ' ' given, Mr, Girard and Miss Arneld sangS, "Hliip Atiey in cxconeni siyte, uavenK.j,' Earl, b.ive Irish semrs and dances, and the,"1;' latter danced upon a marble block totheV . liiusie ei jupus in iuu nanus vn uw luuiiwi.ig i Mr. Wills roclted several ploces orpeotry.f! Thosceuory used lu the presontatlea of J; 3 the play was the host seen In the opera neuses ler some tlme. The sccue en bearu tne Nevcrsluk was very real, xne piece atj company gave the best of satisfaction and the 1 audit nce was dollghted. , 4 llanklnir In Eltubathtenn. ' ' Frem the Chronlcle. .. Kllzabothtevvn la about organizing a N tienal bank, and books are out for mibwrli tlens. Nearly one-half the capital rteci, 5100,000 hus lieeu taken. It I tlie lntenUetf te conflne ihe stock te this place and luuna dlate ne'ghlxirhoed. The stockholders havn purchased the well-known pretierty belong-' IngteMr. Jacob Dyer for f),00 and wlllM seen as possible tuake the proper arrangf1 : incuts te occupy It as a bank. ' Atareeent meeting of the dopealtomof Samuel Kby'sFarmePa bank, abeat tlftyef them signed an asreemeut "that the wrniH ure amply snlllclent te secura us against le, nnd havincr lmtiliclt conlldence In the lnU- rity of Samuel Kby, the cashler, as mOI m the stability of the bank, we earnestly n quest an cariy resumpnen ei inn misuiwsa Aud te ruoilllate that we, thw deneaiUMMi horeby agrce nnt piouge ourseivswiei aud renew our oertitleatix of deposit, i that we will ouceurage ana give our I support and business liillutuc te Ui I '-?, Ai Ui DUUea Hyr ;-? The cold weathw of Uat fect of crowding the atetlea 2Si nn. mid when the rell'was PUd lug tweutyIx answered ' .Muhr, They a r diKbVgfei. .,, . - i S..G, AV i Yi 9 -
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