LOCAL NE WS- The usnal'serrices may be expected in St. Ste phen'a Episcopal Church in this city on nest Sun day morning at ten o'clock, and evening at eight o'clock. Rev. William Phillips, of Easton, Pa., will oillchtte. Norica.—The regular monthly meeting of the Wive' iJcien Relief AseociatiOtt will be held Saturday afternoon at 4 o'clock, in the lecture room of the Presbyterian Church, Market square. ELIZ.i . A. 8131101., Seey. 'Coliatmurtow.—The amount of commutations un der the draft paid to the 11.tited &Mat Collietot in Lancaster city, tip to Thursday evening, was $40,200, and the work of exemption and commu tation was still being vigorously prosecuted. Mawr Wean.—The Democratic club of this ward will pipet at•the pnblie bones of J. L. Fel der, Race street, this evening at, 71 o'clock. The meeting Will be addressed by English and German speakers. Every true friend of his country is in vited to attend. By order of the. club. Gam F.Wsairica, Secretary, Gotta INTO lautiznarton.—The cellar floor of the Jones Reuse went into Liquidation yesterday morn ing, in consequence•of the bursting of one of the water pipeLleading from the main tube into the hotel. The was submerged with the spleens element shout a -toot in depth. The water was diseharged on the bail process. and the pipes and . promisee aro slow In ttirrta quo asit letthiftin. /Leeman? AT TUE DEPOT.—AbOta S o'clock -yea lerlay morning, a colored man named Stephen lifixwell was badly injured between two Combar land Valley ears near the depot, while parsing. between the cars, which were a few feet spar , they were suddenly shoved together, crushing his hips and injuring his spine. His Werke were attended to by Dr. Rutherford,. bat it is fearetthe cannot recover. Rayssua Dactszon.--Tbe Countiissioner of In ternal Revenue has decided that a eertifielte of exemption for those who Lave been drafted and tarnished a substitute under the Conscription act, being expressly required by law to , be issued, by a board of enrollment , - is exempted from stamp duty. Any certificate whictr,may be:issued by a maii.a-. trate in oomiection with the proceedings Ruder the Conscription net is sulject to a stamp duty of fire cents. Itt Tower. Captain Jake Zeigler, the gentle manly and efficient Clerk of the last House of Rep resentativer, was in town yesterday t looking asi pleasant and well favored as ever. We are pleased to note that - the Captain is a candidate for As sembly in Butler county, with a fair prospect of . "making the connection" .and taking his seat in that august body next winter. If he is appreciated there as be is here, his elcetion it; as sere as death • or WM. RAILROAD Accuntstr.—About noon yesterday an accident occurred at the depot of the Pennsylvania railroad at Pittsburg, which resulted in the death of a maa named B9dOD. The deceased had' just eaten hie Pular, and had sat down 'on the rail, where be fell asleep. The engineer backed the train into , the depot, and it passed over him, crush ing his legs in such a manner that death ensued. from hemorrhage is a few hours. Boden was thirty years of age, and unmarried. SUICIDE OF A. MINSTREL.-Mr. Charles O'Nell, who performed with Kathleen O'Neil's troupe last Spring, at Brant's Hall, during the week of its stay in this city, committed suicide by drowning, at St. Louis, on the 21st inst. Having received the news of the death of his mother in Philadel phia, he sank into a desponding state, askil Q 4 at, morning of the 21st instant left his hotel and put an end to his existence by drowning. His body was not recovered.. He was a brother to Kathleen O'Neil. Ilaussw Cosvmanom—A convention is now holding in Cleveland of members of the I. 0. B, 8., or " Bons of the Covenant," a Hebrew -benevolent order, somewhat resembling in its features the order of Odd Fellows. 049 of the prominent Meets of this orderie the eptibUthment , olenken, asylums and collets; for giving Hebrew youth ta l theological and general education. . The order.ex tends throughout the United Btates, and oeutaine giant Inas AhOusand members. Tbereare seventy Ave dalegatimpresiontirlAi - the i grant lodge. of New Yeah/ Teassyliania, Ottic;' bitchison and Xentuckyi several.'beinggentlemen who have at tailed to eminence in the world. Pam= . Mmes.—Before. Alderzuns We came away quite empty from police headquar ters yosiorday. bat two cameo awned upon the docket.- Lewis Posier, who had imbibed of porter or. some other seleeholic stimulus tb that extent that it would have rnquiked two Porters to carry is load fraptrolly, !M :Coved from further train.' portation duties byoffmer Campbell, and cent into the lock-ip to recruit. Se came out yesterday morning, paid his fine, and walked away.' Thaddeus 'Kahn, who had. slap . yielded to. an overweening confidante in lib" ability to carry anreasonable:toads of liquids internally, war help ed out of his . difficulties by the came- officer, who escorted Min to ‘ tha . Walnl t street. infirmary, whence be Was discharged yesterday morning in a lamaged but convalescent condition. Tun Cass or /wart Of.rvenn.—The reregraiA of last evening,' as aw muse for the unusual and ty rannical sentence puesed hy Pep:sr-upon John Oliver; says that, while in the Alderman's office be need language tfrightfully and appallingly profane." The law points out precieblY hoiv:auelt offences are to be punished. If it came under the head of omit% and twee:lag, the. taagistrate Baffin hold him for contempt, or fine him a small *sum fixed for each oath. If he was guilty of blesPbecilt the case was beyond the jurisdiction of tea Alder man, and shoqld have been returned to court. We do not wish to palliate the offences of Mr. Oliver, or screen him .from proper Partiehment, but what we do objet' to is, that a petty magistrate dwell attempt to ape. the authorities at Washington, and under some "higher law" than is contained in our statute books, punish a -mart for a crime of which he was not gtlihy. Mr. Oliver: was douhtlers drunk, and possibly profane, but wad not guilty of < l lvorticrly annlscr in the meaning of the law, and punishing him for that was a high baudid outrage, which geneerne the whole community. Last evening taere was a meeting of the Prison Inspectors fur the purpose of examining into the wise in question. upon their arrival at the meet- in a mtlefity were in favor of liberating . Mr. Oli ver at once, but through the influence of Alderman Pejer no million was taken, and the sabj mot held . over until apfikAueSua.Y•' Here is a case is Obit showing clearly the in compatibility of the two ogees. dlderst.an Pe!ffer route a marts prier, and. when the general sense of the eommunity; and a majority of the in speetors condemn the act, Impactor Pelrer,sitting in judgment on his own commitment; delOye 'the action of the board. W e "7 *Blau that Judge 4arec4 wiA be deo" lick to die nal ha OROS to tins Onnluati 4e 408 not at ones appoint some faifana disinteres tel Inspector is place of this arbitrary Alderman. i~'.. , ..: - ....a , :ih'.YY :