V, fnMligtti j VOLUME XXII NO. 1208 SIX PAGES. LANCASTER, PA., SATURDAY, MAY 8, 1880. SIX PAGES HMIOB TWO OEOTsT (Tli m ASATIVKOKTIIKGRKKNISLK. iPpiliP' mumitr .njii.v ituuarttx, i iif.iiir-.-it.MAin t:sntf.i:s ukiiim ieii lliirn In Irrlsiel-Hliertnihrr, Sitmul IVulirr niiill.iiiiu Daimler Mrr limit nml l'ul llli Un-W lielisuiln Krnlcr mill Sin - "Illl lluilllmt Man lltri IwtKtir Mini ,lmmiKlli(. There arua geed many uitUeus til l.muu l.muu ler, native le tliu A murium in inner Ikiiii, who would be t iken for feiuignurs boleio tliu bread brewed mill jevlal-isiuutcuautud gen tlemen lni leeks out from tlie 1 N I , 1.1,1 iii m ku'k Hirtr,ill gillury le-day. Hut In. li a Perry niiti, from tli.it pirt el thu la iiidiii cuiinty which adjoins Xiitilm. It was thure Ins parents, l).inl limit tun, net then turned lilt twentieth .vim, ninl IVirgy Nlel were wed en tlm "icning of St. Patrick's liny, Mar Wi 1,', Isil It was net A riotous ecci.iuu, tint Margaret Wilsen, who was theru telil tliu writer lllty yeirs alter the uM-nt, (lint alter tliu preai hoi was goue did tlie young lelks "M tliu' hI'h mil." Tliu Kelilt.'li anniversary el Him event was lelobraled llve yuarn age nt thu laiully tiiii tiiii denep, in Hethania, near tlie Gap. All tlie children, their wives ami husbands, the grandchildren and in iny friends ami rein tl(M were there, tliu hih'IhI loitutes and llterarj exercise making It a inuiner ible - asien. Sinri) tlit'ii death snapped llie guiden chain, anil of tliu ttrenlnnly I'ather lluiiilen survives,.! man of grcit Integrity el elnr ni Ur, of intelligence and et strong mdivid usllty. Resldus tliu subject of tliu present skeli li his children am Dr. Jeseph, el Oxfeid ; mil Pr. Sainuel N., of Washington, 1). C, Hew, wlfuel W. A. Fleming, el ("hostel mint . A taste for medicine seems te havu lieen a family characteristic , as Pr. Win Housten witsdlstliiguished In mudirlnu ami botany . and mielliur Pr. Housten was a professor In Pnlilln university. In com men with many ether ! tliu lcst leprc.sentatlves el their hardy stuck, Piid Housten, llku an uldei brother- both suirer nig illslnhurltaiuii In 111" epuratlnn it thn Ian el unttll ulie had ImiiilKratud hither be feru, duterinini'd te try hit fertunui in a nun world. Tliu lal liey Ilelmrt w,n Iimiii January !, MJ, and ulien hu at ,i muru hi liint lili paiunU fi'l nut a iurileus Mi.n;u that l.iKtud Hity-throe dini and laudutt thrill in I 'li ll.iilel pli i.i at tlie Uinu et tlm Kn-.it i heluracilduiuii'. Thuy took pi'Kaiiii Ter tliu limplLililu hoiii(ef l..tUL',vt(in'eiuitylrii'iiils In a t'linratuga nacuii ; tut tied In I'eluraui tunn Hhlp, romexod Hiilispqueiitly te ORdi'iitliuri;, N I., and back again te LauiM'tur reiiuij in l.tt, whure thn lauiily ruHidinl unit timn, uxitipt ii hlimt puriinl In ll'i wlieii a reinn.il te I'hll iclL'lphl.i was iUickly follewud by a i t'turn te muru ceiigt'tiial nxtoi'litlent. N Ot.li 1IMK tl'lioet.. Tlie uldur lloiitlen hadpKkud up tlm tr.nle uf nhotmiaker, anil worked at It with surh lululity that he attracted pitrent tin niinj miles around. Hit eldest Hen, handling Ihe aul and latleue, was nut Igueraul el Iho paternal tiaudicratt, and did meiuu pretty lair eebbliugat a xury turly day , but lillle Heb amis precocious in learnlug, and his father knew tliu adaulages of odiir.itieu well enough te gie him thu Imst that was going In these daya of limited opertuulty. ltwat Just belore thu era of fruu wtate hcIiihiIs, but among thu (Juakers and hos'alled "Seeteh Irlth" I'rtiHlijturiaiiH and I'nlted 1'renbi to te riant (te which tlie eldur Housten belonged,) theru was an adaucud spirit of education, and tliu iepular nolieolt of that day were among thu Uwt of thelr kind. Mr. Hoiitten lilui-iell has drawn a xury luturusllng sketch of ime el tliu old masters In an article Irein his pen, written ler thu alliableluslitulu sup plement prejured by W. W. driest, for thu wuekly Iwuiici-, last Noxeiuber. llet.ijs, besides ether things : In tlie xpriugef Is!", buing lliuu a lad of mix years and living with mv pirents at I'lmlter's t'ernur, new Itartvllle, in ltirt tewnshlii, this caunty, my father "sub scribed" ler niu te attend thu school el a out laid Master Hazlet, who wasoneof Ihu last of tliu celebrated Irish teachers who almost lummpolled thu business of tuaclilug in this section before thu ent of froe schools. M childish remembrance of Mastei Themas Ha.lut Is that he was a thin, spare, angular and hat d-foattired man of sixty isld 3 aim, whose shaggy oyebrowH, and harsh, rasping olce, worn wull calculated te sub due and control a miscliioveus or lubullleus youngster. Thu school hoiue for his particular teriu was a small leg house, probably 111 by Jl fcet, and situated about one nille south of ll.irtvllle, en thu farm or Jehn 1'erguHen, new-owned, 1 bolluve, by his son Iletijainiu Kerguten. Thofurulturecousistud el rough piuu desks ami benches, running around thn house and lacing thu wall for tlie inore advanced scholars, whllu tlie smaller try weru accoiniuedatud by u slab bench en each side of tlie house, oue for the boys and euu ler thu girls. These bouclies weru about ten feet long and supported by legs driven up trout below thruugh holes in tliu slab and wedgud te keep thorn from lalllng out agaiu. lly recollection Is that thuy weru ciy solid scabs, with no soil side ; the great draw back le them, however, was that llie de signer was evidently a lull grown man who had planned thu bench legs te suit hlunsull, net ltd. One bright morning In early summer, In coin puny with seme twenty ethors, mainly elder than myself, 1 entered this temple of learning and commenced my first day at school. I was eipiiied with a blue covered primer et twenty eddj Jges compiled, printed aud published by ene itonlien Chambers, el llethania, this county ; who also mtbllshed a newspaper, the Jlelmtnut I'ttlUuUum, prac tlced thu Tliomsenlau system el medicine aud was a sort of Jack-oralMrades. Yuars alter ward, en coming te knew Hen lien Chambora well aud te oxuutlue his prliuur inore carefttlly, X found It quite systematically arranged, and concluded It would be an excellent book for n man et mattire years and geed ability but imac imac (liialnted with the Kngllsh latiguage, te use in begliiiilng Its study. I had somehow learned most of the alphabet befere starling te school and was therefore seen propared te puilli ahead In words el two and three letters. Iluzlet had formerly been a lurinei and hail se fallen in loe with the then regula tion husking peg (a round pioce or haul hickory weed, nay llve Inches long, half mi Inch In diameter at ene end aud tapering le u iKilnt) that he curried it with lilm te thu ' school room, using It en all occasions te jsilut out letters aud words and net utifrn utifrn luently te recall our wandering attention by prodding us with the eltiU We seen finished Chambers' Primer and wero then nrometod te Comly's Hpelllng Heek. This was a yollew-covurod nlninn of HIS pages, cempllwl by Jehn Comly. n (uaker gentleman living near riilladelpnla t it cost ii cenw and seems te me even new te liave beeu about as geed as the inore pre pre tenteon.! auil costly snollers ,et tlie proseut ilav. It was einlwlllnhed with a lew pli'tuiiit, thu .Sheep, tin) Wlmlu. the Oik 'I'reu, thu Camel, Ac,, Ac, and I can remember hew wu described te each oilier our advancement euu being put the Wlmle and another near thn Camel. Tlm Unit part el thn honk was taken up with spelling aud reading lessens, llie latter part being an abildged dictionary and nut much used. Them wa, iiurlaNsllK'iilleu of Iho scholars at this school until thev lliilshitl Comly's Npuller. Hach pupil went up singly le thu leachur, " saying " Ids m her ietni sepa ratelv. Alier liiaslnrliig llm Ksilllng bisik we wmedlructud te bring a New Tcslainent, and ler tlm llrsl time worn put in a class. My mother liirnlshed inn nil linnieiis ny or Ihu Testament, 8x12 inches, I should think, mid exer te Inches t lit. Vc. I suppoe hu did this en thu gteunil thu tliu larger tlm lypu the better I could lead, and ler a whlle nvery lij In m'Iiimi! wanted te bonew that I lOOk. II,) oil wllllsi kind ennilKh In iuiiglimn boy n six iuars trcheil en h betteli with legs two leet long, lilt bam lent swinging in thu nlr aud this luimeiisi) xeluiuu tilling knees, arms and haudsi or s'aiidliig up In a row te mad, testing It lirl iiuenuarui aim then mi the ether, you will tedlly sen that in v IsMik did net long retain IU K)pularlty. I think this large lss)k Is jut souiewlnuu In thu lauilly, bearlng the marks el in) net very sueeesslul altniupt te dis'orite with pekuberry Julci. thu luiliiensii "O" which bewail the chapter commencing "O, hsillsli U.datlans," and I congralulateinyscll yet that bytuperierstrati'gy I managed te get Ih rough that N'rapu xt itheilt a x hipping Irein ellher llarteter my mother. I never get beyond this IV-liment in Halet's school Thunuxl volume In n .pi lar order then was the "Kuglish Kinder," a wonderful Iswk, one Hi it l'r f. Wicker sUaiu or Pr. McCosh might lead with gieat prellt, but rather beyond the ordinary small Imiv's grasp. I lie discipline el this K'IiihiI was never lu liixcl that I can remember, except en 0111111' 0111111' essieit when thcre was an it'llpsunt the sun. It was a beautiful utlernoen and tin) teacher helMd te carry a hil'-ket lull of watei, which was placud en a Hat stone hi Irelit of thu s hoel house, and alter It had get perfectly still he knelt beside it and Liking us one at a time tried most patiently and kindly te show ut tlie reduction el thu rcllitud sun in thu water. Alter the is'llpsu pissed oil " Hunks" was i died and Its'el was the same stern tea-'her as hcinru .Mattel Halet was hardly a nuclei te.e her then, suiely would net 1st new, but 1 think he did what hu thought was best ler all el us. I lemuinbei'hlm most kindly and leel quite sine the three cents er day "my falhei paid ler my tuition was money wull Hpent. 1 'j 1 iri'i.in en 1 111: imi iii.h's prun 1 ssiun It wasulse thu ferlunu of young Housten le be 11 pupil of J. M. '. t.ulst, editor el the . i' .'in, wlie when a lad of IT wielded thu riiluaud birch at thu "Brick" school home 111 niit.lleHUiplciiiunted lliiiHuexs)rlences with a term at Jamus McCullough's "academy," when that Institution was lecatisl at Kuril's mill', and another whin thu traiisirtablu Hi ulemic establlslimellt was moved te Coulter's 1 iruer. Hut belore he was I eirs el jjii thu lad had taken up tliu red el the pedagegue hlluself, mid en November ".t, ISIO, he eiignged Upen a year's courseof iuslriii'lieu In ene el the co'iiinieu schools el tlie day, teaching three months In the vvlnlur for ?V. and three Hienths 111 tlm summer Ter i U Icvirding htmsell. One year of te idling aud twejuars el time he devoted te theciuse of education as a school master at "Mar's Hill," 111 Hirt, the only district in the county at that time in w lik'li te.U'hcrs had le le examined, se rigor ous waslliu st.uiilard aineiig thn pregrusslMi I rleiuls and ether lutollient elements et lit iensliiplii thatsiK'tieu . six uietitht hutaiight at " New .Mletn" 1 Swisher's 1 school lu Cole rain and eight months in Ihrlsliiui i.Ikhii Kin. It is told of htm tli it when he was abjiit te itngigu in thu protesslou el teaching he and his lather walked up te town mid hick te buv the young man a silver watch. It did net -oil everf., but hu has had no limu-piciu slut 0 that hu esteemed mere highly. s 11 ten hur, and in all the communities m wliii h hu rusided during his dillereiit en gagements, he dot eloped and became widely known In thu lyceums or rural debating societies el that period. Th.y nourished in 110 sei tien uieru than ill Hart, hadshuiy and Celeralu townships, and wero a means of popular education and of equipment for public alliirs which has net been supplled In their I iineulable decadence. Among tlie niiny men et original jsiwei and native genius who were conspieieits lu these leti'M well) l.ludlev Coati s, then old and enleebled , TI10111 is Whitson, lather et 'l'nes. WlillHOli, esq , of the l.inc.islcr bir, and a man vvhesu rutuark ablu though uiiciiltured genius gave him celebrity the country ever . Klwoed (iriest, new of the fii.mnr, Pr. Ashmern I'. I'atter son, Pr. HiHiue, J. illlanis Theruu and Hairy I uililu. Thu Christiana, Smyrna .iiixl Ilelhauii lyieums were the aietia el gteil iulellecttial w rustlings anil such issues as the Mexican war.lhe extension of slavery, nbolilletiism, the tarill, capital pimlsiiiiinut and ether llve topics of public interest, re ceived untiring elucidation, te tlm titetit of thu w hole community and Ihu sptn-i il indu ing el tlm disputants. Then us new, ami as lie has 1 outlined in thu inqirry and discussion el public ipmt llinis. whether in oral debitu or uewsinper controversy, Mr. Housten shewud hliiielt te be a tireless investigator ; a skillful dispu tant, who nover loses his head or rests his casu 111H111 abuse el hit opponent ; and a man ul pioiieuuccd and ixjsittvu opinions. IN 101. 1 1 Us. Ilwas iiievilable that oue of Ins tomisua temisua tomisua nieiit should be interested and actively imi ttcipaut 111 politics. When he abandoned the prolessleu of the iiedagogueand entered uisjii Ins iiierc.iutlle career liu maintained hit in terest lu public atlairs and lu thn discussion el tlieiu through the lyfeums, the piiblie prints, the tow 11 meeting and political con volitions. Ash writer he is distinguished ler a clear, lucid and logical style, forceful aud adroit lu the presentation el f.u'ts,doxtot f.u'ts,dextot f.u'ts,doxtet ous in Icncing and though net given te play of the imagination hlsstyleis characteri.ed by a geed deal el humor. In journalism he would undoubtedly liave attained distiuctleii, lu Iho old factional dlx.sionsel tlie Whigs he was a " Woolly Head ;" he xvas an Aboli tionist aud cast his first vete ler Fremont. He was u frequent dnlegate te the county conventions, and in is,"i7 was chosen prison inspector for three years at tlie pay el ?i" per vuar. It isi related by a triend tint a t)r wiii who wanted seme elllcial lav or soul film u it) hill witliuut a line of explanation in an eiiMilepe, expecUug him te knew whom it came liem and what was expected. He did. And llie money was relumed te Us sender, who could liave had no mere emphatic re re buke Hum Hits prompt recognition and quick resentment et the attempt 10 bribe. He acted with tliu Republican party until lbT'J; in lss he was a delegate te the Chicago national convention that llrst named u.-aut ler the presidency ; lu lse7 V. W. Cel. lector W. M. Wiley inade him government iuspectnrnl coil oil and distilled liquors, and when Ituvunue Assessor Jehn II. Warlcl'H llrst assistant, Jac Martin, died Mr. Housten was called te that mnl aud held 11 until Mr. artel, through Congressman incKuy a lu ll uence, wan rumoved te tuake way ler Jehn 1: ttea. In lec.il politics he was gonenilly against the Hrttbaker faction, and epiKised Dickey for Congress, both when flrlest and Wlcker sham weru his competitors. He lias seldom left friends or roes in Ignorauce et his, pesl tleu 011 111011 or measures. Mr. Housten broke from his party lu Is?.! t revolted ut I lartrautl'a nomination and would liave voted ler lluckalew,except that en elec tion he w itnessud what he regarded as Dem ocratic imposition en a colored man; ami his ballet vvutil in ler UtuTeiupeTHilcu cindidale ler gev 01 nor, 1 tiase. nmcu men no 11 as uueu luileputldutit In iKilitlcs, culling and slash lug as he saw Ut, and holding at dilation only Willi the Ur eon back pally, in whicli nssoclatien he is a little lonely hereabouts, theiiuh III Us stale ergani zatien hu Is 11 man el notable distinction. Hu Is opiKised te tlie national bank sy.teni 011 principle, but siuce it exists be does business with lu establishments aud uover declines te receive dividends en thu stock he holds, Mr. Housten had a brief military career, inarching with the militia te llagerstewn alsiut thn time of tlie Antletam liattle te meet an emergency thou iHindlng, A JIltUOASTILll OAltUlilt. ltobert Jehn Housten began his ineruiu ineruiu tlie uireur as store boy for T, Armstrong A: Ca, el (ieorgetown, Hart tnntiHlitp, alsiut Ihlrty-llve years age. 'ihe bead el this Drill was a latneus character. Hu sorved thein faUhlully fur two years, and then rented a pnqsirty and laid In a stock nl goods at what subsequently Isicitue hit permauenl placu or buslnesi In the little village, be tween Htrasburg and the (lap, hustling at the loot el tliu M I110 rldgf, en thu upper side, and known as Jacksonville, Huthanta, I'llddlngtewn and, later, tlie punlulllce, new disceullnued, at Housten. Alter thrue months' uxhiiioiice he sold nut le Martin D. Hess, the next 3 ear lie and his lather bought back the business ami engaged in Irade there where 11 was carried en by the family ler ever a quarter of a leuturv alterwariK Though thelr Irade was a uiedn.it euu, com puted with meiuu ul Iho iiioie ptotciitleUH country slniet of te-day. It was eeudiiebsl with thu prudence, lliilll and system that allerded geed dlsi'lplliii) fei larger and situ custlul ventures lu thu kiliire. The younger Housten's coiiuectleu with the general murchandislng business trans acted theru was Interrupted by lilsremeval te this city, where he 1 entemplsted from the llrst engagement in tlie wholesale business, but was iKirsu ided out el il by over ever timid Iriendt. Hu tiec-iiue a partner with ( adwell A lleirdinau In thu cork works nut at tlm "Old 1'ao 1'ae tury," en the Conestoga, but afler six ini'lilliM experience and the destruction of the liuslness by lire, he w ithdruw Irem thu firm and 011 Sioptemhoi I, ls,e, hu started thu wholes de notion business. Just where it is new and has lns'ii conducted ever since, en the second Meer et the lleitetter btilltllug lu thu northeast comer of Centre Square. I'mm thu beginning It lias len a siiness and by 1 lixu attention te busiuest, Integrity or dnil dnil leg and the admirable c0111111ercl.il qualities which liave distinguished his mercantile career. huh is iiiadea rniiifnrt iblolertuno anil It vet in the prime eflUe. sa iltlen hu It llbural uilniteil and pro gressive, and enters heirlllv Inte move ments te promote the general welfare. He w is oue et tliu projectors ami for seiuu time a director In thu haslcru Market com p my. He put Ills shoulder te the wheel in tliu et tabllshiuent or thu Northern Nitieu.il bank, and has been clesely Identllluil witli thu Lan caster Watch factory in ILs various for tunes. He is president of thu Lancaster llraui'h, Ne. O'll, el the Irish National I.uagtiu or A turn tea, and te him ierli.qn inore than le any etliur euu mall is due thu large meas ure et smvess lli.it has crewiusl tint orginl erginl orginl alien. He Is ready lu dls iisieii, and at thu . M. C A. lyceilin lie nlleu takes a full baud. Mr. Housten was unified seme juars age te Miss Margaret Wiley, daughter et tliu late Themas Wlley. thuy fusldn nt Ne, J'is Hast Orange street, and euu child a little girl el laiu beauty- -blesset their home. .IN AMllif.H Til .111111,' DHfliillliK licureualy hlnry Tlist llin ClItlL Had hliuiiKlr Aallcil V.if iNTKi.l.inr.Ni i.it : lu last Saturday's Issue el thu Imim.i.kii.m i.it, " Arge," in a well written article untitled "'Iho Meral T011uolNer.no Kecciit Stories," contrasts the moral tendencies et two stories, lately pub lished in uiicr'.x Main nir, luiii'h te tlie detiiiuent el euu of tlium "Hist Angels.' Whlle we agreu with "Arge" Unit the "tonu"el "The Madounaef tlieTubs,"is as piiieat Us own sea air, a word or two might Ih said in defense of Miss Weel son's story whicli "Arge" dens net scum toliavucon teliavucon toliavucen sldeieit. It It true that (he heroine of this latter story it the wilu el euu man, while sm loves and is loved by another. Thus coldly staled, Iho fact warrants every letisuiu iesstblu. Hut what el her unswerving faithfulness te thu strli t est spirit et her marriage vow te thu lius bind who his dcs)ied, deserted and insulted lier. Never ler ene uieiiienl does she waver lu her determination te de right Ter right's sake, even when thn proleiintlcst tempta tions assail her te forget her broken lile as much as possible, In simply llie close fi-irwt. 'e;. ,iiii;irf 10 or a man slioi.iiinet help loving. I'lie luxurious, liepicil, sensuous surroundings, which "Arge" seems le think stille oveunur moral tense, as wu read, had no ism or ever the strong purity of Mar garet Hareld's char.n ter, 01 her ideal of what one man's wilu should be te another 111,111, even when she had utmost, cun-e te le e this one and despise lii it. The question comes up as te the provmce I sleri'-wriling as .111 ait, whether wu are te jiertrav life as il Is leiind iiIhuiI us, et te suppress all tint Is net Htrlctlv beautiful; whether te please the mental eve by an artistic literary sketch or te teach a lessen by holding up an Ideal as a sort of beacon light ler these nhii souls who shall pen li. nice leso them selves in thu sanin dark pathway. I'er seme reasons it would Is) better jierhapt te hlde away all cankerous onus Irein curious uyes, but hew then are wu te knew thev need care aud cinlng "' It luqiiires but a "11111110(1 ob servation el men and manners te discover lint men de fall lu love sometimes Willi ether men's wives; that liein such a wrong and 11111111tur.il state el things nothing but misery cm ceinu is equallv sure. Miss oelson tries te give us an idea el what 11 woman should de and be, whose cruel fate lias thrust her in se terrible a situation. Our very religion is founded upon the hu hu imitaiice el ideals, ami surely art could have 11.1 higher mission than te create them. Is it net nobler Hum te merely move us te tears or laughter by a pathotleor clever sketch"' Arge siys, Hpea"klng el "Tlm Madenna of the Tubs," "We can only tuarlully listen te the wild wail of that heart-broken woman and her cripple boy as thuy 1 un dew 11 te thu const and cry out for the husband and father te return. I'er it it a wall that ene heart, alter thu facts of thu stety aiu lergntten. And the heart will throb tee with the keenust Jey, when alter many mouths uf widowed loneliness, that same peer woman's heart it 111 ide glad again, by tlie letiirn of the Inn;, band she had married. " I'erleclly truu-we weep w itli her, and ro re ro jeicu with her. it is a touching and tender story-but what then' We cannot seu Unit it Isiars with it any lessen, unless it lie that women should lirulle their tongues, estieci- ally just bolero their husbands shut en a long sui voyage. ( Wu beg " Argil's" iarden ler a seeming heartlessness in tins sis'cch.) Such stones ate agieeable te our literary taslu, hike us out el ourselves, as the phrase is, and above all, broaden our sympithlus, though the emotion no expend en books is apt 10 he a trllle hysterical, and te piss away lu a short time. Let each type of strong writing liave Its particular province, and don't let lliein quarrel with each ether. Margaret Hareld's purity, self-allegation and loyalty, c.irry their salutary lessen with them, aud may serve te strengthen and up up eold many a ixsir woman who feels hersulf Miiccuiiiiiing linnet bome like teri line letup union 10 no vv rung. II. l'ilru II 1111 Itiiiinil." Cresw Ick, thn Kugllsh artist, oiuesont te the academy exhibition, in Londen, a soaside picture-a waste et snuly shore, the stir I coming in with a sea-wind and rain, ami, amidst the sodge, a horse Something was wrong with the horse, but no one at the me meiit could lull, it was llually decided teask Turner le ceme in and criticise iu Creswick found him in oue of the galloiietat work en Ids pictuie. He had only passed thruugh the room w here the Creswic hung, and apmir apmir enlly without looking at any thing In It ; but when Creiwlek asked blm te come and tell hliiivvhat was the matter with his picture, he replied, 'Turn him round,' which was tlie solution or the puzzle; for the painter had never noticed that uliorse alwaysHtiiuds with Ills tail te a rainstorm. Anether Cli'rgjiiian en Trial. At Hedford, O., Uev.Mr. Wight, thoyeting pastor el the Disciples' church, is being trittl by a church committee ler liiiptepur conduct Willi the young lady members of his con gregation. His said that Wight acknowl edged that he hugged the girls, but willi no intention of Hheckitig Ihcir intsle.sty. Many instant es were recited where the minister kissed the girls and hugged them, Komeol the aggrieved veiing ladles, tell leinarkable stories about wight's notions toward thetu. Tills testimony was takeu befere a commit cemmit commit leo of mature married women buleuging te the church. Ne decision lu the case has yet been leached. WI111 Were 1 tiey ? liointhe 1,1111. Kxpitm. A nuiiiber of dudes came te town Sunday. They furnished a great dual of amusement te our iHjople. Thu things should come ugalu. TI1K DINNKK AT DONKUAL MOW A I.AHVAHTKIt VOVNTr FAHMKlt KNTKHTAINKIt II IH II llf.lt Tit. A llrlliunl C t'tiir Frem New turk, I'lilU ilrlplil. WMhlitKtiM), lUrrlatmlg ninl Ullivr l,'lllc (leirrniir ami rrrsiitrntlnl C'anill. ilulM-Nlateniiicii nn, I sninliirn. (leueial Simen Cameren is several months advanced Inte the l-stli year or his age, but he might have Iweu taken fur nearly twenty years tlie Junier or that llgureas headvamed with light step Irem thu smh el his country residence at Denegal Springs, en I'rlday, and met w elcome guests w itli outstretched hands. They came from all directions and when they had gathered together It wasoneof the most netable companies ever assembled In this county, lines of business, professional and lelitlcal demarcation Ixjiug entirely eliminated, and friendship and geed fellow ship pervading all thu occasion. A swcial train with a comfortable and wull equipped car from Washington, via Yerk and Columbia, brought the statesmen ami senators from the federal capital te the Marietta station at about 11:30. This party In charge et Senater .1. Donald Cameren Included that famous wit nnd lm vivant Larry Jereme aud his Irietid, Cot. Ilona Ilena tiarte, of Baltimore, ene of whose ancestors, by the way, was that fatuous wlie el A 11 drew tlalbraith, of Denegal, who rode te Lancaster en horseback mere than a hundred ears age te rally tlie Scotch Irlah voters te tlie sup tort of her husband for the asseui bly ; there wero the brace el Kentucky sena ters, the only commonwealth given double representation, Heck and Blackburn, resi dent of the same county at home, whose capital Is Lexington, famous whorever blissled horses aru known and blue grass glories told j Hale, el Maine, and Legan, of Illinois, suggested reminiscences of the "old ticket": Kdmtiuds missed the train which lelt Washington en timn; Merrill was the senior of thu iarty; Hearst the new senator from California; 11111I (I ray of Dolaware, successor te llayard ; Ilutler, el Seuth Carellin, (he handsome inomber of the upper house, between whose family and the (.amorous long intimacy has existed ; Hen. Samuel J. Randall mid his triend, Jehn Arnolt, of HImira, N. Y., who are ninrslialled with the Demu:rats epiKHOtl te the Mnrrlsijn tarill bill, made up the Washington party. They were joined by Cel. Dully, W. It. 1'erdney, usq , and W. U. Hensel, el IjimiMster, and the party proceeded by carrnge ever through Maytown te tlie Denegal (arms. The as Oi.t of the country was Impressively beautiful and the rolling Holds were clad in the magnificence of spring verdure and blooming with the Itnweriug orchards. Itlver aud hills added te thn pictitresqtiencss of the landscape and the visitors were un stinted in their praise el Laneaster county farms and thu prosperity of these who till them. The tram from Harrlshurg brought te Flerin, whence conveyance was found for them te the farm, (iev. l'attiten, II. C. McCennlek, IaneS. Hurt, O. It. McClellan. Cel. W. W, Jennings, Majer I S. Henlaml It. li. Fester. A special from l'hiladelphia with President Roberts' private car attached, lauded at the ML Jey station the president of the Pennsylvania railroad ; Ylce l'rotldent Frank Thomsen: (.'etteral Manager Chan. 1 I'ugh ; Jet. Fatturxen, thu great financier ; ox-AJterney (leneral Wayne Mac eagh, and Chas. A. Dana, of the New erk Sun. They reaclnil O011. Cameren's home about ISO p. m. Frem the Immediate nefgliliorheod .Mr. Ames Hew man, of .Marietta; (J(t. W. Hicks, usq., of Maytown, and Simen J!. Cameren w ere among the guests. Fer several hours awaiting dinner this company of a score and a half of well-known 111011, representing the burned pretensions, the eminence uf high (Hilltical distinction and the management of great material In dustries and business interests, mingled lit tlie most uneonventioiinl social enjoyment. Party polities weru eschew ed ; llnance was remanded te a mere convenient season, eares of statu were lightly brushed aside, moueiKily and socialism ; corjieralo rights and their constitutional restraints; the license et statesmen and the licen tiousness et newspaper criticism -these were net 'allowed te disturb conviviality nor te interrupt the weighty agricultural dtsctis dtsctis sleusaud investigations. lletere, d tiring and after dinner overyphase of the farmer's occupation received attention. Senater Hearst's thrlllhigaccoimtsef the great ctidunince of the California horses, that go n hundred tulles a day and return ; senator Beck's pathetic isirtniiture et thu climatic advantages which his far Western contomtH) centomtH) contemtH) rary enjoyed ; Senater Hale's careful inquiry itite the best methods el cultivating the mint julep; (uner.ll Legan's experience in nperat ing his farm of 100 acres the inspection by many of thegrave and reverend seign ters el the luxuriant water cress flint borders the hvx III spring streams en tliu Denegal farms; the inspection of the sparkling ikjeIs for seme lurking specimen of tlie appetizing herring which steed upon tliu hospitable sideboard ; Inquiry into tlie habits of tlie Muscevy duck, whose nest was found twenty feet up a treu that extends its branching arms abevu the church-yard spring ; discussion and disquisition upon the origin, the longevity and the sentiment el the weeping willow; exaltation el tlie fragrant and exquisitely tinted lilac laraboxe any of the 1,300 already boasted species el the much vannted orchid -.these were Heme of the many subjects that enlivened the speeding; hours. At 3 . 111. dinner was served by the catering et the Fiuelli establishment, follow ing being the menu : t.tttle Neck Clams (iii'en Turtle smip. llelled fun, 1()ii. linked sbail. bei Hindu rulatecs I iiLiuuber salad. 1 ulet hvnetbiuiuls. Sluing banili, a la llilleiinc. Tomate Sume K lift de Html, ala Klnulll. Kiench String I leans. Potatoes, a la Dutlieise. Aspaiairus Mipiuuieet Chicken, with Tiullles. bpluacli. 1'. inch, ala rinclll. English Snipe l.cttiai' balad. airiibuntc3 Cettec. With vvine and toast and speech and loud reminiscence the company remained at table about lour hours , responses te seiitlinetitt ettered being made by most of the brilliant ceuipauy gatttered abuut thu beard. Many et the gttests left about s, p. m. te meet de parting ttalns ; and these who remained wero entertained at breakfast te-day by Cel. Dully. Milf II. A. IS. I'OHT AT l.llll.. lH'iiartuient Ciiuiiiiauttvr (iulilu lintlallt till) tll.1 OllttiTH ill Hie Orcaultatluii. A new lsisl el tlie (i. A. It., named Stevens Pest, 0 17, was erganised at LitiU last e oil ing. Twonty-enu ineniliers wero musteied and several ethers wero received by trauster lretn oilier jsls. Majer A. C. Ruiiioehl, el this city, was chief mustering ollicer, ami he was assisted by Jehn 11. Leng, el Ne. Ill), Marriett Ilro Ilre siusatid C. II. Fasnaclit, of Ne. SI, Jehn Hriibaker and Dr. Nissluy of NaWJiand Jacob llelllngeraud A. C. Leenard of Ne. 105. After tlie muster, DoMrtmentCeiiimaudor J. P. H. (Jebiu. of Lobinen. Instilled the fol lowing niimed elllcers: Cemmander, Jehu H. Hrlcker ; senior vice cemmander, Hauutel Siober; Junicr vieoceintuander, Nathan Httir gis; adjutant, J. O. Weltmer ; quartermaster, William Oelime; sergoen, Christian lCllng; olUccref theilay, Hiram H.Holtuanjeilicorof tlie guard, Atuert ctirisi; cnapiain, i.uwis -Murr; quartermasiersergeaui, iieti. i-.rii.iu ; seigeaul major, Satnuel Stark. Alter the installation, speochet vv 010 iitadu by ieiartiuent Coimiiauder lieblu, Maj. Reiuii'hl, Hen. Marriett Ilreslit'i and Coiu Ceiu rutles Leng, Leenard, llelllngeraud Fasnaclit of this city;CapU Hricker, el LiliU, aud Dr. Ni&aley, of Lli.ibelhlenn. On the adjoin nniuiit el thuinxt, tliovisitets were oscertoil In the Hturgls huitse, vvhure they were handsomely entertained. The uuutloiueii frum this city lelt Lltitzat ll'O 1). in., ami alter n dark drive through the rain reached their homes belore oue o'clock this morning. Arretted for Selling Cider. Prem the West Chester News. A man by the name of Haute, nt Chatham was arrosted en Thursday en the charge of selling clder te miners. Ills dofuuse was hu did net knew that it was unlawful te sell Uils boverugo te mi oue. TIIK NATIONAL II A 31 1:. Ilrmllflr ami Curry Itrlcancd lij tlm Atlilctlc, Tliv AmecIaIIuu AvrrMKOs. The games el ball played yestenlay were: At New Yerk : New Yerk 0, Washington uj atHU Leuis : HU Leuis 7, Kansas Cityfi; at Chicago : Chicago (1, Detroit 'J; at Lotilsville: SU IteuIsM, Lotilsville I. Manygiiines wero proyenteil by rain. Harry Wright and fotirteen players will start for Kansas City te-morrow morning. (loergo W. Bradley and 1'red. Cerey were vosterdsyrelo.isod by the Athlotleclub. The matlageiiieiit claims te have enough pllchers without BraiUey, and although he baa been playing a geed short, lrvlu will be kept Instead. Last winter Cerey vvasshetln llie oye, and pretects are tliat he will leso tlie sight of it and will never Is) scen usjii the diamond agaiu. The New Helland cigarmakein liave orgn ergn orgn nlred aclub with (ioergo Woldler as mana ger, and liave already ordered Hulls. Thn Philadelphia Vrcm publlHliea the averages In thu American A ssoclalieu up te May 1st. Ml. Leuis leads thu association lu batting, and the Broek lyns are ahead as Helders. Of the individual play ers, Feutr, of St. Iritis, leads the batting O'Neill Is second aud four ethers are near the top; Stevey U third. Of the pitchers Kilroy Iiiih tlie liest av urage, with Parkins second. O'Brien, el the Athletics, leads the catchers aud Oldlield is fourth. The men who lead iu the ether inslliens are as fellows ; First basemen, Philliis, Brooklyn ; second basemeu, Mcl'hee, Cincinnati; third basemen, O' Prien, Athletiu; short steps, Smith, Hroeklyn; loll field, Oreer, Balti Balti eore: centre Held, MeTatnany, Brooklyn, anil Welch, SL Leuis; right Held, Manning, Baltimore. Of the Fastei n League games ilayed yos yes yos terday the ene between lajtig Island and Jersey City was a tie in suven Innings. The score stoek j te e. Newark defeated Itrldgo Itrldge Itrldgo pert by 11 te 'J. Jim Knowlesis playing a great gatue nl second base for Washiitglen. The Ironsides club lelt for Williatnsiert at liilO this morning, but il Is net very likely that they will play te-day, owing le the mis mis erahle weather. rnt: sunn rutin jit. ,or. A IVftfieu hlrutk liy u rninenf-pr IsthIu rr suiial l'arH(;rAilM or the lleruiich, Mt. Jev, May Yesterday morning Fast Line going east whlle crossing the Har risbttrg pike in the western end of town, struck one of the hind vv heels of .1 two-horse wagon driven by Mr. Jacob !Uuller, resid ing in thu neighborhood of Rlieem's station ft', miles west of Mt. Jey), coiupletely knocking the wheel Irem Its fastening. Mr. Stuiller received a shaking up. Tlie wagon was leadod witli tobacco; Mr. Stautler heard the train, but thought he could cress the read befere it came up. Thcre was a thick mist at the lime, and it proventod him from seeing liowfnear the train really was. J. M. Hipplothe newly olectod Justice of the peace, received hit commission seme daysHgcx Fer the present his olllce will be In the hotise occupied by his family en West -I .-uaiu sireeu Rev. (ee. W. t let. anil wife celebrated the fifteenth anniversary of their marriage .11 the Church of lietl parsonage, corner Marietta anil Denegal streets, last evening. Jehn Kvnns, sr., the newly elected tax collector for Alt. Jey borough, hat notified the tax-payers that he Is new ready te receive all tax os, by liav lug hand bills struck oil and distributed among the tax-payers. Tliefuneralnf Hsther Witoheraltteok place last Sunday. Deceased wasSii years old at the time of her death, and had been iu ill health fur n long time. Rev. J. II. Adams will preach iu the Pres byterian church,!)!! Marietta street, te-morrow morning and evening. Miss Leu Ktilms will en Monday next begin summer school. Thu session will con tin 110 six mouths. The Keniiedy minstrel troupe, will give an entertainment lu llergelreth's opera hotise this ev cuing. nvAV n i:vi.a 111.fi run svmm. Tliu liilliienre ut Hie limit ltriuliltrau liens te be Ihlen-li Agiilimt MehlilHli. Fer several days there have been rumors rile among the Republican isjllticiariH of the county that new vigor was about le be in fused into the canvass for state senator in the I pper district by the declaration of Quay for Sunnily. Reth sides liave thus far counted en his Irieudliuess, but it seems that the Siimmy people have captured him ; and, as Quay Is recegnl7ed us 11 enndidnte ler the I nlted Stilus Senate, his position iu tlie local contest is very signihcint. He thus declares It te a reporter el the Philadelphia 1'rcss Tlie light iu tlie Northern senatorial district el Lancaster county between Suitimy and Stehmnti, is, 1 understand, a sovere struggle. I am taking nn baud in It, Isith gentlemen being friendly te me. In thu contest tliore for statu deleg.ilus last year, hew ever dele gates te tlie convention that nominated me ter troastirer Mr. Sumiiiy supperted my delegatus, while Mr. Slehmaii bitterly an tagonized them. II I were acitien of t'in t'in caster county 1 would, as a matter of coitrse, be an eatuest supjiertur of Mr. Sumiiiy. Hut the political atmosphere of the Republican party in Pennsylvania is net healthy ler uessisni elther iu stale or local polities. Druniuit Itcfure tier V.yva. At Fert Scott, Kansas, 0110 of tlie most se- ero storms of the season occurred en Thurs day. The rain peured down in terrenta. About I o'clock Lamb's ice dam broke and the iuiuiottse body of water uniting with the already swollen Buck Run rushed down the valley. The house occupied by Sarah Brown, a w idew, was struck ny tlie torrent and swept about 100 yards down the stream, whero it ledged among the trees. Mrs. Brown and tour of her children were in if at the time. The water rose rapidly around it te the tlie depth et several loot. The mother held her lillle li-niouths-eUl ititant itiherarms above tlie water, leaving her elder children te care for thomselves. She suddenly no ticed that tier a-yoar-eni boy was drowning, and, in attempting te save him, the ititatit slipped from her arms and was drowned be be be eoeo aid could reach it The remainder of the family wero rescued. A (treat reunion Case. Secretary Lamar has rendered n decision in the pension case of Samuel W. Robertsen, of Seneca, Kail., en appeal from thucomiuis thucemiuis thucomiuis sieuer of pensions, reversing the commit, sinner's decision and ordering that the claim ant's name be placed en the pension rolls at il- per mouth, and that he be paid the sum of f 10,7i0,the amount due at tlie rate secllied Irem date et final discharge from military service. Thisdocisien iillirms the action of SocreUiry Teller of February '23, lS'w. The alleged principal cause el disability Is total blindness, which, from tlie ovidence, the commissioner held was contracted prier te enlistment. The Storm Did Net Keen Them Away. Tlie weather last evening was about as bad as could well be Imagined, and rain foil in torrents. In the face et the heavy storm a large crowd went te the opera liouse tosee G ray-Stephens cetniKiny play "Saved Frem the Storm," the title of which ploce was well suited te the evenlng. The hotise was very full and the presentation of ttie play was all that could be desired. This afternoon the company had 11 large matinee ami this evening they appear for the last time, closing a xery successful week for this season of the year. lire at Chrletlaiia, At ene o'clock Ihis mottling a huusouuiied by 11. F, Wallets, and situated 011 Kliz-abeth streel, Clnistiaiia, was diMioyed by llie. The building was new, of liaiiie and had net yet lieeu entirely completed. Tho.less wan about f'J,O0O and the building was insured lu thu Chester C01111tyM11tu.il company. The tire was et incendiary origin. The Meat Caulluua Jlan. Representative HU Martin, el New Orleaus, Is the only Creele In Congress mil the most cautious man In the world. During the re re re bollien, when General Lee xvas at the height of his faints Heme one asked St. Martin what he thought et him. ' Well." was the re ply, "lloauregard spoaksipaile favorably of him!" TIIK IITATUH Uf TIIK ATMIKJM, llierjllibig U"let Aruutxl thltm) Seine Uun Uun imnlens niniln le latber, Ohicaiie,, May 8. KvorytlilnBlHiiuletat Oram I crossing. The two foiindrleo, the wlre works and the sewing machine ftlr'.iV. turb works are still ldle, but oxiiect te sijirt upon Monday nexL The men went out Ter 8 hours work and 10 lieurtt pity, but are. net; urging their deinands. Twe hundred ompleyos of tlie Pittsburg, Fert Wayneand Chicago reuuil hotise VfTO granttsl an advance of ". cenls a day in ac cession le their deinands anil returned te, work this morning. Tried Te Wreck Trell), ClllO.vne, May K. Strikers en the llttr llttr lingteu read tried le wreck the 10 o'clock out-going night pajsonger train last night by opening a HWltcli near 10th slreet nnd re moving U10 Hwltcli light. Fortunately, how hew how ever, the train was atthetlnie movlngslewly. The ougine nnd tentler ran about 100 feet afler leaving the track, and wnre atuppeil about 1 fisit Irem tlie rails. Ne clue has yet beeu found lu the jsjrpotraters. Ne ene was Injured. An Anan lilut In Hlillng. ,Ciiic.ne, May 8. The editor or n dally paper here has secured nn autograph letler rrem Parsons, the fugitive Anarchist, dated " Chicago, 7iV) p. m., May 7," wlilch would indicate that he is hiding in this city. Their DpiiianiM (Irillitrit. Ni;w Yenic, May 7. The wage workers who ate still striking for the s hour system are onceuniged by tlie success that has crowned the endeavors of their fellow workers. A number of varnlshers, cabinet makeis ami carriage makers re'.tirued te work te-day, having been grant'tl their tie mauds; run-ATK rxMtitiy hill. A iimlrr of Them I'am. tlm Ordeal el the I'reelilentlal Innriettlnn. WxsiiisiiTe.v, I). C, Mays. This Is the lentil day since the pas-sage by tlie Sonate el AtS private pension bills which had pro pre pro vfeusly iia-ssed tlie Heuse, and it was there lore necessary for the president te decide te-day uien the action te Le taken. Tlie pre diction has been niatle that a large proportion oflheso bills would be vetoed en grounds of economy, but this prediction has net yet been Isjrne out. The president has appended his signature te eighty of the bills, and allowing the remaining S te become laws with out his signature. Immediately alter the lussage of the bills, he called upon the pension olllce for information as te the propriety aud Justice of granting jieusiens iu mese cases, anil tne information was fur nished. Since Its recelpt the president has devoted such time as he could spare te a po pe rusal or tlie reperts and In eighty cases found the bills te be unobjectionable. He wns tin able te pursue Ids investigation as te all the bills, but did net tind any which tlie pension nureau recerus snowed should be rejected, or he would liave vetoed them. It is stated at the executive mansion that the presitlent Is net applying siiecial lostrlctlens uien pen sien bills, but he consistently refuses te sign auy public or private bill while in doubt as te its prepriety. Commissioner of Pensiens Black said this afternoon that he was net aware of what principle had controlled the president's ac tion in discriminating between the bills. He had been furnished all the information In the possession of the pension bureau, nnd hail taken his own course as te which bills should be approved. The president te-day ttppteved the bill te protect homestead settlers within railroad grants, and te give railroad right of way through the Dever, N. J., powder mills. .AVS ULUTKlt triLT. VHIIIT. VI list Itiiuiliilpli Churchill Thinks XVIII Uappeu If Heme Ituln Is (Irnnleil. LoMie.v, May x. Lord Randelph Churchill, referring te the proposal for a coalition betweeu the dlsatleclcd Liberals and Conservatives le opjHwe Mr. Gladstone's home rulu scheme en a pledge by the Cou Ceu Cou servtulvo party that if evor the latter succeeds te power it will net Impose anything beyend local government lu Ireland, writes that he cannot admit of the necessity of such a pledge, and adds : " The inaliitenaucoerthe union is the all essential condition te the cardinal priuciple or.theToriCH. Thu essence el union it similarity of law In the three kingdoms as a general principle. The Scotch and Irish habits and customs may occasionally require special treatment, but these siecial enactments should net detract from the gene1.1l principle. He Tery can exer propose home rule. If Parliament, for the sake of securing illusory quietude, bauds tlie Loyalists of Ireland te their hereditary fees, Ulster will light." IlllUTAI. Hr.UIHUNIl 31ATVU. William Clam llvleaU Jehn Jenes Alter n Stoat Savage Coelest, Pmsiiriiii, Pa, Mays William Clark, of Reading, Pa., aud Jehn Jenes, of Con Cen Con uellsville, Pa., light weights of some colob celob coleb rity, ongaged iu a desperate and bloody light with skin tlghtgloves forapurseof fiM) In a barn near Sharpsburg, n low miles from this city, late last night. About forty persons, friends et the principals, wltnessed the contest of forty-two rounds whicli lasted evor two hours. After the llrst six rounds sclonce was utterly 'disre garded and a brutal slugging match such as is seldom witnessed, continued te the end. lu tlie'Jiitli round Jenes was terribly gashed above the left oye aud In the next round lest all his ftent teeth. Clark's eyes and face wero horribly bruised and cut. At the eud of the torty-secoml round Jenes gave up the tight from sheer exhaustion and less of bleed, and Clark was declared the winuer. Iletreaae uf Herman UipurU, Bi.hi.in, May S The ex ports Irem Germany during the litcal years 1885-15 of corn, hardware, sugar aud beer show a very heavy decrease, and tlie imports of tea and rice ier 1110 same isrted also Bhevv a con- sidornhle decline. Tlie -Yer Ci't'i'inim (iiiselle attributes the declitie in the manufacture and expert of ueruiau textile labrlcs te the competition et British India, whero wages are be low that it is made impossible for Kurepean manufac turers te meet the reduction necessary te sell their products. Achilla Ouefrl (leta 13 Year. I'liii.AiiKi.i'iii.v, May 9. Achllle Ouefrl was te-day convicted el beating his stej) stej) daitghter te death and sentenced te twelve years imprisonment. Arrealeden ItemrulnE Heme. CiNciNA'ii, O., May R Fred Hcrriiian, oue of tlie absconding city Infirmary direc tors who lied te Canada several weeks age, has returned home, and was this morning placed under arrest. A Jlluaa ul Flames. In.v.NKi.iN, Pa., MayS. The Kcllpse oil lotluery, oue of the large.it lu the oil region, is new oue mass 01 names. vtr.A tu Kit rituHAiiii.irtira, IS. WAtmiiuiTeif, D. C May 8. Fer Kastern New Yerk, Eastern Penn sylvania, New Jersey aud Delaware, rain, generally followed by clearing weather, xvinds generally northerly, no decided change In temperature. Feil Sunday. Fair, slightly warmer xveather, is Indicated ler the states border lug en the Atlantic aud en the lower lakes. TIIK ABSENT OHIO SENATORS. I.L fltKI'AHKIt TO HATK A tlWWfl TtBU IU VIHTADr VIIATTAMUOilA. "yinw CamtilirBllen lu Its, Vwr Hmmh el (he onie l.cliUi,,.j,,Ul)B Uu, , lh, Nl' .liulHlicUwi-Th llriinbllmn Meinlirra f Iho Nciillln In Hnilen. til ATTANentiA, Tenn., My8.-Tue eigh teen Ohie senators who arrived here verter day anorneon are dotnlcllee, In a Mann ten. deir car anil are niaklmt nretmr.ttnn. ir, ... Jey thotnTOlves. Tholrear Isladeii with cholee wines nnu liquors or all kinds, and the party oxpecbf te retnaln here six weekjc They left Ohie lu order in irnt bnnu,i 11.. joriBuicuen ei a precess mat might be lsmrad te the sergcant-at-nrniM of the Senate. They Htate that Uiey Hre merely standing by thelr constitutional rights, and liave no IntonUen or illsH)sltlen te obstruct legislation ; that the appropriations bill has beeu passed ami all Important inoasitreadlspeaoil or, and they new loavetho Senate te preserve the con stitution of thelr stale aud defeat the plana of nchetulug politicians. They are llrm lu their determination net te yield an inch, and will remain until a compreinlso Is eltoetod. CAM, I. "SO ItKfU)ir.l('AN.SKNATt)IlSTl) entlKII, Cer.uMiius, O., Mays. Lleuu tlev. Ken mjdy calletl the Republican members of the Sonate te order this morning at ten o'clock, and after prayer, en motion or Mr. l'avey, the roiiert niade by the Republican or or Hen et the non-partisan cominlttee wan agreed te, and un motion of the same gentleman, the resolution of this part or the non partisan conitnltteo was adopted and Messrs. Gee. W. Hardacre, Frank Kirchner, Jamat C.Richardsen, ami Atuzer McOlllappoaretl within the bar of the Sonate nnd took the oath delivered by Lleutenant Governer Ken nedy afler which bills were Introduced. A recess was taken then, until threo o'clock. It Is stated this action et Kennedy and the minority of the Senate will net stand In law, as the presiding olllcer sent the sorgearit-al-arms of the Senate with warrants for the nbnontees. A l-l.KAHAHT OVVABMUK. lira. Uetliarl' Il"celltu te the Senior CUM In the Seminary Te mntren'a Sermon. Last evening Mrs. Oerhart gave the an nual reception te the graduating class, of Iho thoolegical Hemlnary. Although the even ing xvas nvery dlsagreeable one, ala lillle after eight o'clock quite a large number of gnosis had galhered in the parlors of Dr. Gerhart's rosidenco, en the campus. The occasion was a very pleasant ene, and all seemed te enjoy themselves very much. During the con r se or the evening several of the young ladles rendered seme line selections en the piano, which were highly appreciated. The different games I that were played quite often became I the source ler a geed deal of amuse- I "tent. In this manner the company whlled away the evenlng very pleasanUy and net uaiu quite iste uiu tue exercises or me en tertainment clese. All U1090 present will long remomber the occislen, and ospeclally U10 tuoinbers of the senior class who will shortly leave the Institution and engage in the active ministry. On next Sunday morning Prof. K. V. Ger hart, 1). I)., will preach the annual sermon bofero the graduating class of the seminary, In college chaiicl. The seminary commencement will be held en Thursday evening, May 13. NtJIIOVII NIIOOTINO ACCIDENT. Dai lit XV. K.iina Lutes Twe I'lugera anil the 1'altiiur Ills Hand. Whlle sheeting at a mark with a double barreled gun this morning at hall-past eleven o'clock, David Wiltnet Kvaus, residing at Ne. COS North Queen street, had his left hand terribly shattered by the bursting of ene of the barrels of the gun, some inches iiem the breech. The two mlddle fingers weie entirely shot away nnd the uietacarpel or palm bones wero .splintered se that thelr amputation xvas rpudored necessary. Drs. Carpenter, Albright and Beardtuau per formed the atnnulatieu, which was a very dlllicult and delicate one, as they wished te save the thumb, lorellnger aud lillle linger. Mr. Kvans, who is a meat butcher, took the gun yesterday In payment of a debt, aud be ing a geed tnarksninu was testing It te ascer tain its value, when the barrel burst tx actlynt thopeiutnt which he xvas grasping it, n ploce being tern Irem the barrel three or four inches iu length and mero that ene inch lu'widtli. It is bolievod the barrel was n de de de fectivoeue. lerere Alderman Spurrier. Last evenlng the hearing efKlias Snyder and Jehn Hoever charged with have broken into the liouse of Jeseph H. Leamau of Camargo, iu November 1883, was Unished. The case xvas dismissed for want of evidence. (leorge Ionian nnd Michael Klley were heard last evening en charges of cruelty te animals and drunken aud disorderly conduct. Thu cases were dismissed ujKin payment of costs. Ames Mewery, of West Lntnpeler,bas been arrestetl en the charge of violating the fish law s. He gave ball lern hearing en Saturday next. This forenoon Franklin Mylin, Christian L'lmer, Jehn R. Cirelt and Henry R. Ander Ander eon, charged with violating the fish laws whlle llshlug lu the Pequea creek, gave ball before Alderman Spurrier, for a hearing en next 'Wednesdny at 0 a. in. This afternoon Benjamin Krelder and Davis Halm, two mere men charged with unlawful fishing, gave ball bofero Alderman Spurrier for a hearing uext Weduesday. Death of Sirs. Mary McCauley. Mrs. Mary McCauley died suddenly at HL Jeseph's hospital this morning, whtre she bad resided ler a year or two past and was under treatment for consumption. Her death xvas sudden, having taken place while she was eating her breakfast. She was well known In this city, having lived many years with ber husband and children near St. Mary's church, of which she was a devoted member. After the death of her daughter which took place live or six years age, she removed te Baltimore and made her home with her only son, Themas, who is a mana ger of the publishing heuse of Murphy it Ce., of that city, and who Is new the only surviving member of the family. Mrs. Mc Cauley xvas about 65 years of age. m Frem the Kaat Kiel. Elizabeth Kibler, or Iist Karl township, dled Wednesday at the residence of her nloce, Mrs. KUzabeth Sollenberger, nged 87 years. A th roe-year-old child of Jacob Stellzfus, living near New Helland, fell Inte a tub uf fresh slacked lime, burning Itself terribly. It managed te extricate '.Itself, but the skin has slnced pealed from Its body and the eyes are cflected, though It la net tbeughtthe sight Is destroyed. I'ace Hair and Head Hair Cbauge Celer, Prem the New Helland Clarien. Dr. Valker, of Htrasburg, bought a com pound warranted te color any Kry herse black, and te test It gave bis beard dash. The result was a beautiful blue and a lob for the barber, who removed the beard bodily. Michael llehmer, or New Haven, lu this county, gray with age aud afflicted with con sumption, recently had his hair clipped, and new n new growth has begun what w Mill muru remarkable Is that It is coal black. Dr. Hlgbe fH NBBd. A new bend was Hied In the state OeparU meiit, Harrlshurg, oil t'li. . "S!r Higbce, Biiperiuteudeut of public lnstruotlen. llli old bend had two names en it beierf, whereas the law requires three. Tb BM beudamenare Uoerge K Baer, DanWB. Wingerd aud Leuis Krueuier, all of Readlflf . , Thebondlsfertf20,00u. At tlm Station Hen, J. ( The two ledgors who were aouempl dated at the station neus last ulgjitjmf ; discharged luU morning. -si.,, -L: Twenty-seven gaseliu IinW wew f? .z, ported as net buruleg laM night, t,i
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