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The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-03-16
THE CURRENCY AND THE DEBT.

walls is without parallel in our his
tory. Fruitful seasons have done
much to secnre it; but they have
not done all. The preservation OF
public credit and the resumption OF
specie payments so successfully at
tanned by the administration of my
predecessors have enabled our peo-
pie to secure the blessings (which
the seasons brought. By the expe-
rience Of commercial nations in all
ages it has been found that gold and
silver afford the only safe founda-
ton for a monetary system. Confu-
sion has recently been created by
variations in the relative value of
the two metals, but | confidently be-
lieve that arrangements can be made
between the leading commercial ma
tons which will secure the general
use of both metals. Congress should
provide that the compulsory coinage
of silver now required by law may
not disturb our monetary system by
driving either metal out of circula-
ton. If possible such adjustment
should be made that the purchasing
power Of every coined dollar will be
exactly equal to its debt-paying pow
er in all markets Of the world.
The chief duty of the National
Government in connection with the
currency of the country is to coin
money and declare its value. Grave
doubts have been entertained Whe-
ther Congress is authorized by the
Constitution to make any form of
paper money legal tender. The pre-
sent issue of United States notes has
been sustained by the necessities of
war, but such paper should depend
for its value and currency upon its
convenience in use and its prompt
redemption in cold at the will o: the
holder. end not upon its compulsory
circulation. These notes are not
money, but promises to pay money.
If the holders demand it the promise
should be kept.
The refunding of the national debt
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-01-08
A SHOCKING DEATH.
THE PERlLS OF COASTlNG.

Charlie Lebzelfer Runs Under Street Car
and Is Instantly Killed.
Philip Lebzelter, the wel!-known pro-
turning shops, on North Queen street,
this city, received a telegram about II
a. m. to day, that his son Charles, who
resided in Reading with his mother, had
died this morning. While Mr.. L. was
arranging to take the train for Reading
this afternoon further particulars Of the
sad event came to the ISTELL1eENcER in
this dispatch by associated press.
READING, Pa, Jan. S.-Charles T.ebzel-
ter, aged II years. residing at 81 South
11th street, while coasting on the hillside
road near the residence Of Congressman
Clymer, about 0 o'clock this morning, ran
under the hoOfs of the rear horse of the
Perkiomen avenue street car, No. 3. The
front wheel of the car passed over the boy s
head and his brains were scattered over
the track. He died instantly.
1t will he remembered that some years
ago Mr.. Lcbzclter and his wife separated
by divorce; and that the custody of the
older son, Willie: was decrced by the
court to tho father, who resides il this city
and Of the younger, Charlie, to the mother,
who lives in Reading. The boy killed
was bright little fellow and his father
and brother here were fondly attached to
him. The hill where he met his death is a
dangerous one for coasting, and the sad
occurrence is full Of mournful warning.
Mr.. Lelzelter went to Reading this after.
nOOn
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-01-08

that the singers not Christians. MIR.
Sankey does not object to quartet choirs,
but he would have large chorus choir
around the quartet, to join it in certain
parts. He liked solos and special pieces by
the trained singers, yet he would have
only one or two such pieces during any
one service, and would have at least two
hymns in which the whole congregation
could join. He says that the minister
should join in the singing, and not
be fumblins over his notes as it he
had nothing to do with praising God.
The minister should not only sing him
SELF, but urge all to sing. ChOirs ought
to behave like ladies and gentlemen.
They have no business to be whispering,
or flirting, Or reading newspapers, while
the minister is preaching. They ought
to sing distinctly SO that the congresa-
tiOn can understand the words. Tie
church is not an opera, to crafty a
taste for artistic music. 1t should fur
nish the music that will please and
edify the majority Of tho worshipers.
and not merely cultured and fastidious
few. The children should be brought to
the church and accustomed to take part
in the singing. Ministers ought to pray
for special blessing ON the singing. 1t is
a means Of grace as we'll as tho Scripture
reading and sermon. And, finally, the
hymns and tho sermon ought to be in har'
mOny with each other.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-01-08
PERSONAL.


The Nevada Democrats have nominated
JAMES G.. FAIR for the Senate.
Mrs. SPRAeUE's governess gives her a
certificate of ''unquestionable propriety."
Lord BEAcoNsF1ELD is seventy-five
years old.
DON PEDRO has translated into Brazil
ian several of Whittier's poems.
H1sCocK and BURROWS are new dark
horses to succeed Randall as speaker of
the House.
Sewell, Robeson and Halsey is the order
of the New Jersey senatorial race at pres
ent.
Baroness ALPHoNsE DE RoTHscHILD is
reported to be the owner Of the finest collar
of pearls in existence. It is priceless.
LILLE HINTON, the clever little leading
lady at Woods Museum, Philadelphia, has
just been offered an engagement in a lead
ing New York theatre for next season.
General NATHAN Corr, the new secretary
of the navy, is, strange to say, not an
Ohio man. He however was born near
the Ohio line.
MARX TWAIN lives in ahouse Of oriental
architecture has two little girls and boy
baby plenty Of money; aud his ago is
40 something.
The death is announced Of ARNOLD
RusE, Ph, D., the German writer, philoso-
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-01-08

pher, and liberal politician, ana dlstin-
guished as the "Father of the German
Revolution" His age was seventy-nine.
Rev. WILLIAM JONES, for twenty years
a minister of the Church of God, having
been appointed for 1881 to the Philadelphia
charge, has united with the First Baptist
church Of Harrisburg with a view of en-
t.ring the Baptist ministry.
The Philadelphia E1cniog Telegraph
thinks that eff General Garfield would
like to make genuine sensation and take
an immense stride forward in tho solution
of national problem, he can do SO by
favorably considering and acting upon the
somewhat startling suggestion of the
Washington gossips, and give BLANCHE
K. BRUCE place in tho cabinet.
Bishop ScoTT, senior bishop Of the NJ.
E. church, is completely broken down in
sympathetic. A few days since, in ut
tempting to turn round, using his para
lyzed limb as pivot, lie fell to the floor.
His mind retains its usual vigor, and ho
tient and joyous expectancy.
WILLIAM A. WHEELER expects to marry
Mrs. Woodworth before retiring from the
vice presidency. She is tho widow Of the
eminent surgeon who lost his life during
the yellow fever visitations two years ago,
and appears to bc very fond Of the sad and
lonely man whose hard lot she proposes to
share and cnlivcn. Tho incoming vice
president is also a widower.
BY special invitation SARA BERNHARDr
went to the Thatcher & Ryman's minstrels
burles9ue Of her Camille, under the name
Of Sarah Heartburn" in Philadelphia
yesterday. She shrickcd with laughter
all through the performance, but thought
the introduction of burlesqus on her son
was in bad taste !; just rs some people think
the original son is in bad taste, you know.
BJORNsrJEnSE BJoRNsoN, the famous
Norwegian poet, who is now on his first
visit to America, will we'd Mrs. Ole Bull,
widow of the famous violinist. Mrs.
Bull is the daughter Of Mr.. Thorn. 4
young and beautiful and highly gifted in
music anil art. Ole Bull and Bjornson
were fast friends. Mrs. Bull returned to
America on tho same steamer with BjOrn-
son a few weeks ago and is now at home in
Madison.
Last Sabbath Rev. j. o. CRlrcHLow
preached his third annual sermon at the
First Baptist church, Germantown. FL
nancially, the church has been greatly
blessed. Thoy have been able to repair
the audience room at large expense, to
raise money sufficient to repair and reno
vate the Sunday school room, to pay off a
large floating debt, to increase the pastor S
salary one-fourtl,, to more than double the
aggregate total Of missions. Spiritually,
the growth has been in proportion. They
have received about 40 members in that
! time.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-01-08
LATEST NEWS BY MAIL.

Another very cold wave is advancing
from the Northwest. 1t reached Chicago
yesterday and the temperature IN that city
fell below zero last night.
A fire in Havana totally destroyed the
large cigar manufactory Ola ExceptiOn) Of
Joseph +. Gener. OF the persons who
slept in the building. eleven are missing.
Tho superintendent of tho census yester-
day sent to the secretary of the interior,
for transmission to Congress, \ commune
cation asking an additional appropriation
of $50. 600 for the completion of the census
work and the publication Of its results.
In Stanford, KY, Alexander Killian, a
constable, was shot three times by a young
desperado, named J. W. Goock, while at
tempting to stop an affrsy at King mou n
tain. Killian is supposed to DO morta lily
wounded. GOock escaped.
A delegation of Otoc Indians arrived in
Washington on Thursday night and had a
short conference with Secretary Schurz
yesterday regarding their proposed trans
fer from Nebraska to the Indian Territory.
There will he other conferences on the
subject.
a mail train on the Newport s. Pas
sumpsic railroad, in Vermont, was thrown
from the track near Newport, yesterday
morning, by a broken rail. Twenty per-
sons were injured, and IN old lady named
Gushing was killed. Of the injured, seven
are seriously hurt.
The message of Governor Phelps sent to
the Missouri legislature reports tho affairs
Of the state in \ very prosperous condition
and says its population has increased at the
rate of $50, 600 annually for the last four
years. The expenditures for education
last year we're 81, 145, ,3S1.
Two boilers in the vitrOl department of
E. Balbach & Sons smelling works, at
Newark. New Jersey, exploded yesterday,
causing damage to the amount of $40, 600
and killing four men-John Mutz, engi-
neer John Schlec. George o. German
and John Quinn. All were married men
and leave families. Two persons were in
jured, but not fatally.
The sudden withdrawal Of Frye from
the contest for the U. S. senatorship
against Hale, in Maine, is construed in
Washington as an indication that Blaine is
to be Garfeld's secretary Of state. Blaine's
resignation, when nominated for secretary
Of state, will leave the other senatorship
open to Frye. Hale was unanimously
nominated by the Republi an caucus last
evening.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-01-08
STATE ITEMS.

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The Cory postofice has been cracked''
and $1,000 stolen.
The Blooming Grove park club house,
near Lackawaxen, Penn, was burned on
Thursday night. 1t was rebuilt last
spring.
The editorial department of the Clinton
Democrat is now, and has been since Mr..
Whaley's illness, under the control of II.
L. Dicffenbaugh, esq, who will continue
in that position until the Office shall be
sold.
The body of Joseph Snyder, lynched at
Santee's Mill, Northampton county, for
numbering the Goggles on the night of
January l, has been stolen from the grave.
No effort will be made to discovered the
body snatchers.
The Thirteenth and Fifteenth streets
passenger railway company, Philadelphia,
have filed bill in equity asking for an in
junction to restrain the Herdic personal
transportation company from using their
tracks for the conveyance Of passenger for
hire.
Sixty thousand dollars is the sum al
ready spent by the father of Charley Ross
in the effort to find his abducted child
There is no probability that he ever will
find him. 1t is almost certain that the
child was murdered by his abductors, in
order to escape detection.
John Bender, a well-known ship car
penter, was buried yesterday from his
residence, No. 219 Allen street, Philadel-
phia. He was born at Bridgeton, n. J.,
in 1901 and built great number of YES
sells at his shipyard at Cooper's Point, sew
eral of which were purchased by the gov
ernment and used in transporting troops
during the war. Mr.. Bender retired from
business twenty years ago.
The action of the Pittsburgh grand
jury in ignoring bills against certain en-
ployes of the Pennsylvania railroad con-
nected with the dreadful casualty at
Twenty eighth street, in which upwards
Of thirty lives were sacrificed, has excited
universal surprise. Two of the parties
confessed to violation of rules, and that
somebody blundered is too palpable to be
ciently important to be thoroughly inves-
tigated is monstrous.
The new verb, s'to Herkelize," in Phila.
delphia, means to return to street rail-
way company the mass of snow that it has
heapeG up at the sides of the streets. It
takes its name from an enterprising bust
ness man on Arch street who won the belt
a few days ago, in a shovelling match with
one of the railway companies. The ex-
ample set by the original Henkel seems to
have appealed rapidly to the intelligent
sympathies of other citizens, and the rail.
way companies are now being Henkclized
in a very lively manner.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-01-08
THE BAR MEETING.
a LAW ASSOCIATION IN PROSPECT.
This Committee Of Five ON Organization.
All Other Matters Temporarily
Deferred.

There was Il very large attendance at
the meeting Of the members ofthe Lancas-
ter bar held i'll the large court room this
morning, in response to the call of a small
er meeting last Saturday, "tO consider q
communication addressed to the Lancas
ter law association by the Philadelphia
law assuci,t;On, to consider a communi-
cation addressed by j. NJ. W. Geist
to the members Of the Lancaster bar,
to consider the organization of Law as
sociaiion, and such other matters as may
be brought before the meeting"
The following gentlemen were present
at the first roll call. Or arrived subsequent
ly and participated in the meeting
Robert NJ. Asnew, J.B. Amwake, D. G..
Baker. J. w. B. Bausman, w. F. Boyer,
James Black, Owen P. Bricker, NJ. Brosi-
us, J. Hay Brown, w. w. Brown, Geo.
Brubaker, H. G. Brubaker, ]. NJ. Burke, E.
Champneys, T. B. Cochran. ]. A. COyle, B.
F. Davis. T.J. Davis, j. w. Denlinger. G.
Denues, A. J. Eberly, 5. P. Eby, L. ELL
maker, N. Ellmaker, d. G. Eshleman,
r. J. Evans, E. Franklin, W. NJ. Frank
lin, J. II. Fry, H. R. Fulton,
J. B. Good. Alex Harris, A. S.
Hershey, w. L. Hensel. ]. A. Hiestand.
T. B. Holahan, A. F. Hostetter. J. w.
johnson, A. J. Kaufman, G. B. kaufman,
G. c. Kennedy, G. r. Kline, G. NJ.
Kline. B. C. Kready, w. Leaman. D.
Leche, N. Lightner, r. H. Long, E. K.
Martin, d. McMullen, B. F. Montgomery.
A. O. Newpher, E. D. North, Fl. NJ.
North. S. II. Price, S. II. Reynolds, r. B.
Risk, W. II. Roland, s. NJ. Sener, S. W.
Shade. A. F. Shenck, A. Slaymaker, E..
G.. Smith, G. N. Sproul, J. L. Steinmetz.
H. B. Swarr, J. W. F. Swift, Zuriel
Swope, W. D. Weaver, w. II. Wilson,
A Slaymaker. esq, was called to the
chair: and W. Z. Hensel to act as secre-
tary.
Mr.. Hensel read the cali for the meet
ing and note was taken Of the gentlemen
present.
After some discussion, as to tho best Or
der of taking up the subjects to be con-
sidered, it was resolved, by 4 vote of Sc
ayes, 10 nays and 3 not voting, that it was
the sense of those present that the men,
bers Of the Lancaster bar shall organize
4 bar association.
On motion of Mr.. BrOsius it was then
resolved "that committee of five, of
which the chairman of this meeting
shall be chairman, shall be appointed, to
report to an adjourned meeting of this
the body, constitution and bylaws for
tho governing of the association"
Under this resolution the chair appoint
ed D. G. Eshleman, S. II. Reynolds, J.
Hay Brown, NJ. Brosius and A. Stay
maker, chairman.
It was resolved that action upon all
other matters included in the call for the
present meeting be deferred until after the
permanent organization Of the bar associa-
tiOn.
The meeting then adjourned to meet in
the court room on Saturday, Jan. %, at
21p.m
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A Case Of Conscience.

T OF tEC INTELLIGENCEE
When the Examiner man was writing
supposititious letters to himself from pub
lie officials who consider themselves over
paid lie omitted to include among them
ono like this
To the Treasurer OF khc Cuitcd States:
Moved by my conscience and sense of
fitness Of things, enclosed find my check
for $4,000, to be covered into the federal
treasury. This is part of the proceeds of
my term Of Office rs naval officer of the
port of Philadelphia, to which gave lit
tie of my time. and which, at most, is
useless Office. Yours truly,
JOHN A. HIEsTAND.
LANCASTER, Pa, Xmas, 1880.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-01-08

Cn1NAMEN in San Francisco buy their
wives of importers, paying from $500 to
$1,000, according to physical quality.
Not much value is placed on mental ac-
quirements, and the wife may be idiotic,
if also pretty, without depreciation.
Chin Qui was brought over by dealer
and sold for the highest price to a prosper
GUS merchant. She did not speak for five
days, and he did not mind her silence, for
she was beautiful but at the end of that
time she began to break the crockery and
furniture, and he was forced to send her
back. She was sold successfully to four
Cinnamon in six months, and in each case
her lunacy took a destructive form, her
fourth exploit being the utter destruction
of a cigar factory. The importer has re-
ccived sc, 600 from the four husbands, and
refuses to return the money.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-01-08
TIE DRAMA,

Our German senator" Mt the Opera House.
A large audience greeted the reappear-
ance at the opera house last evening Of
tho favO,ite comedian Mr.. Gus Williams
in his somewhat Hilarious play "Our Ger
man Senator The performance and the
performers did not vary much from the
previous productions Of the piece in this
city, though the few new features that
have been added constitute a material i'm
provemcnt. The introduction of a
telephone in the second act af-
fords the opportunity for 4 number Of
grotesque situations and amusing dia-
logue. While this play of ''Our German
Senator" cannot be said to possesses any
real intrinsic merit, and indeed presents
several features that might be toned down
considerably to bring it within the
range of absolutely pure comedy, it
is put ON the stage in a spirit of
rollicking fun that is contagious and con-
tinued roars of laughter and applause were
evoked from the audience by the comical
sayings and doings of j. Adolph Dinhsl, re-
tired Western brewer and German senator
elect, and the people who beset him on his
unwilling political career. Mr.. Williams
is an actor of a good order of ability, and
the role he fills in this piece is one just
suited to his varied round Of accomplish
ments. In appearance, voice, gesture and
action, he is the slow-going, blunt, impas-
sive Dutchman, and he carries out the
character in capital style. During the
second act no brought down the house,
in couple of comic songs and a recitation,
the business in which he earned his early
reputation.
Mr.. Williams's support was uniformly
good, notably excellent, and worthy of
special mention being the characters of
Hrs. Dinkel as rendered by Miss Dora
Stuart, Louise Granuille {" Saratoga
Lou'') by Miss Arlington, and Judge
Spruce by Mr.. Hudson Liston the re.
mainder of the cast kept up the standard
to satisfactory elevation. A scarcity of
house bills, always an annoyance in a
dramatic entertainment, was the occasion
Of some complaint among last evenings
audience.
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An Old SohoO Director.

ALI. san''erson in shippensburs Chronicle.
The mention Of the name of Christian
Zecher, brings to mind the fact that that
gentleman is the oldest in years and ex-
perience of any school director in Penn
syivania. Think OF it :. A man S. years
OF age, vigilant. intelligent and vigorous
in the discharge Of his duties, in summer
and winter, in sunshine and storm, in sea-
son and out of season. Such y man is
Christian Zecl,er. There is hardly an en-
terprisc i'll his native city Of which he is
not an active promoter and advocate. He
is far beyond the Psalmist's age, but few
men who have completed their fifty years
arc more alive or athletic. There is
nothing Of senility about Christian
Zecher. Would that this land were peo-
pied with just such men. God bless the
old man, and may he be spared for many
years to the good people Of Lancaster.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-01-08
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
THE CITY TREASURY.

Election of Wm. s. shirk to Fill the Office
During Mr. Welchans's Suspension.
Pursuant to the resolution adopted at
the regular meeting of city councils last
Wednesday evening. an adjourned meeting
was held last night for the purpose of
taking further action in the matter of the
suspension of City Treasurer Welchans.
In the select branch Messrs. Barr, Eberly,
Franklin, Judith. Sales, Zecher and Evans,
president, were present, and OIL the other
side of the chamber the following named
members appeared: Messrs. Albert,
Barnes, Berger, Brown, Cormeny, Cox,
Davis. Downey, Hartley. Hershey, John
son, Kecler, Lichty, McMullen, Ostermay-
er. Sing, Smeych, Sprecher. Springer,
White, Yackly and Levergood, president.
AS soon as an organization had been ef-
fected in the common branch, Mr.. Barnes,
from the finance committee, offered the
following resolution
'.Resolced, That the suspension of Edward
Welchans, as city treasurer, be continued
until further action of councils, and that
the select and common councils now enter
into joint convention for the purpose of
appointing a city treasurer to hold during
the said suspension"
/ The resolution passed without dissent
vote was recOnsidered, and the yeas and
adopted. In select council this action was
concurred in. and then Messrs. Franklin
and Zecher, from that branch, appeared in
common council chamber and announced
that select council was ready to 60 into
joint convention for the purpose indicated
in the Barnes rcsOlu ton.
Tho fxyf hOf1icc ef OOca p1nvnpn6 in,
common council chamber, President
Evans, of select. occupying the chair, and
all the members whose names arc above
printed answering to the call of the roll
by the respective clerks. Mr.. Evans
stated the object Of the meeting, where
upon Mr.. Barnes nominated William S.
Shirk for appointment to the office Of treas.
urer during the suspension Of Mr.. Wei
chans.
There being no further nominations the
roll was called and all the members pres
ent-29 in number-voting for MIR. Shirk,
he was declared appointed.
There being no further business before
tho convention an adjournment was had,
the two bodies reassembled separately in
their respective chambers, and in select
council the following resolution offered by
Mr.. Franklin was unanimously adopted.
Resolrcd, That when councils adjourn
they adjourn to meet tomorrow Saturday
evening, January Sth 1881, 1t Z o'clock to
approve the bond of VIM. s. Shirk ap-
pointed city treasurer and receiver of taxes
during the suspension of Edward WEIGH
ans from that offce.'
Common council concurrcd and both
bodies then adjourned.