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lead 4-year-old bull to water, when the
animal became fractions and uncomfortable.
Goaded to fury by his attempts to subdue
1t, the beast charged upon and tossed the
unfortunate and helpless man into the air,
and as he struck the earth, it placed his
hoofs on his chest and gored him about
the head and shoulders until he died.
A bald-headed eagle lowering over St.
Johns Island, in the St. Lawrence, sudden
ly swOOped down and attempted to carry
off q two-year-old child of Mr.. John
Claucy's that was playing in a field alone.
Its clothes gave way with every tug of the
voraciOus bird and were torn into ribbons.
Some men working near by came up in
time to save the child from injury, but the
eagle refused to 60 away until shot at.
Thomas Marvin, who last month by
false representations betrayed Miss Lucic
Turpin, highly-connected young lady of
Richmond, into marriage and then desert
ed her at Albion, N. Y, and who also OBJ
tained about eight hundred dollars from
the First national bank of Richmond by
means of \ forged draft on a Chicago
bank, is in custody at Lynn, Mass, await
ing requisition from the governor of
Virginia, which will be forwarded.
Rev. W. Bryne. president of Mount St.
Mary's college, Emmettsburg, Nd, re-
ports the financial troubles of the institu-
tion now definitely settled. A basis of
compromise with the creditors has been
reached, which, although involving serious
loss to them, is yet far more beneficial
than sale of tho college would be. It
will leave the college buildings intact and
reserve sufficient lands for recreation
grounds, farming and gardening pur-
poses.
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WE do not agree with our esteemed
contemporary, the New Era, that the
paying of delinquent voters taxes is the
chief source of corruption in our local
politics. 1t is not the worst thing, nor
nearly SO bad as the "poll committee :"
business. But it is not necessary to
determine the relative magnitude of the
evils from which we suffer. They are all
bad enough, and they can all be eradi-
Gated in no better way, we believe, than
that which we have indicated, and which
the New Era seems to approve. All llpar-
ties suffer from the wrongs, and all are
tainted with the wrong doing. Re
form can come and can only come
though their agreement and the fidelity
of those who agree. No party nor fac
ton can he expected to sacrifice it's in
terests while another takes advantage of
the situation. There never was better
time than in this off year to devise and
inaugurate the operation of some reform,
and it ought to be done in advance of
the mayors and governors elections of
next year. Let us stamp out the pay
ment of taxes, the hiring Of poll COM
mittees" and all that they imply, the
assessment of candidates or officeholders,
and let us have an earnest, honest, nom
partisan committee of hundred to do
it effectually.
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FlGURES.


Episcopal Diocese of Central Pennsylvania.
From the journal of tho 10th annual
convention of the Episcopal diocese of
Central Pennsylvania, in charge of Bishop
Howe we gather the following summary Of
statistics
Clergymen including the bishop 96,
parishes and missions 1875, ordinations G,
of which one to the priesthood, candidates
for Holy Orders 8, churches cOnsecrated 4,
families 5,214, church accommodations
27,3O4, baptized persons 12,O9s, baptisms
1,13O, of which 1877 were adult, confirmed
G15, communicates 1864, marriages 22O,
burials Gil, Sunday school scholars 1O,-
1853, Bible class scholars GAS, parish schools
scholars 1s5, churches and chapels 11S,
rectories AZ, schoolhouses IL, cemeteries IL.
Value of church property 81, liz, 44O, offer.
ings-parochial s1G5, 405.28 diocesan ST.
10000, extra diocesan s9,746.32, total
S195, 252.29. It ought to be noted that in
many of the items of this summary the
report is only an approximation Of the
truth, many parishes having omitted to
make any return.
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AGAINST RULES.

And Afraid of Being Governed too Much.
shippensburg Chronicle.
For Messrs. Dill, Wallace, Randall,
hensel, Barr, Barger and Whitman per-
sonally we entertain the highest respect,
and no one more greatly admires their
abilities or recognizes their services to the
Democratic cause in the past. We believe
they each and all hope and will earnestly
work for the success of the party. But
that is not the question. Neither they
nor any other seven men, seventy men,
seven thousand men, or seventy Thousand.
can make rules which will bind the great
mass of Pennsylvania Democrats to a GER
tain line of policy, or which will restore
our organization to a permanent ascen-
dancy in this state !; nor can they resolve
what three hundred thousand Democrats
shall say, do, or think to gain admission to
the councils of the party. Such thing is
simply preposterous, Each state conven-
tion makes its own rules, says who are en-
titled to be its members, and all such
bodies are governed by parliamentary
law.
The truth is, the Democratic party needs
no rules for its government and reOrgani.
zation, but it does need to return to the
principles of its founders. We, or rather
it should be said the so-called leaders.
have been drifting away from the ancient
moorings or landmarks ofthe organization
until it has become nothing but a wild
hunt for spoils and Office. The grand old
leaders Of other days are either dead or
have become sick and Disguised with the
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THE Chambersburg Valley Spirit and
Shippensburg Chronicle are exceptions
to the party press of the state generally,
in their opposition to the movement for
rules for the Democratic organization of
the state. The former proceeds, we be-
lieve, on the erroneous idea that it
is proposed to make state rules to
govern the local Democracy in their
local affairs, which is not the idea
the latter seems to fancy that the
movement looks toward "bossism ,,
and has no faith in it. The Chronicle
seems to forget that there can be no or
ganization without rules-eyen if tbev
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are not written. Every baseball club
has its rules, and the Democracy of
every district. The present apportion.
ment of state conventions, the constitu-
tion of the state committee, the tempor-
ary organization of the convention of
and many kindred matters are already
regulated by rules the operation of which
in the past has not resulted to the party's
advantage. Surely there is fair reason
to assume that it might be profitably
considered whether or not these rules
can be wisely amended. Again,
other matters, for which there is
no rule and which must be de-
termined by shifting precedents, are now
left to the caprice' of faction,
or the power of bossism, :" to be deter
mined each convention according to the
interests of the majority. Surely such
matters had better be settled on principle
and permanently by authority. It is not
intended to usurp the functions of sue
ceeding conventions. That cannot be
done, of course, but there are certain
questions continually arising to plague
the organization which ought to be
determined, and which could be
avoided, by a few permanent
rules regulating them. The very evils
of which the Chronicle complains have
resulted from the lack of such rules, and
the settlement of these matters by an
appeal to factional or personal interest.
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LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
NElGHBORHOOD NEWS

Near and Across the County Line.
The history of Chester county, edited
BY Hon J. Smith Futhey and Gilbert Cope,
has finally been completed and published.
Rev. Cornelius Hudson, of the Covenant
NJ. E. church, Reading. was married on
Tuesday to Miss Hattie Brumhall, of Ger
mantown.
The Reed family had their annual fes-
tival on the old farm above Harrisburg
yesterday, and some sixty Of them took
their green corn
A young lady Of Chambersburg lost a
finger ring seven long years ago, the ring
being highly valued as it was 4 birthday
gift, and gentleman found and returned
it the other day.
Mr.. Elmer Williams, son Of DR.. II. Il
Williams, Of HOguestOwn, Cumberland
county, and at one time teacher in this
part of the country, has been drowned in
Niobrara river, Nebraska.
The convention of the alumni of the
pennsylvania institution for the deaf and
dumb will be held in the state Senate
chamber on the twenty fourth, and con-
tinue in session not less than three days.
BY the ignition and explosion of some
spilled powder which they were gathering
up, with lamps on their caps, at tho lower
mines at BOyertOwn, worked by E. & G..
Brooke, three miners, Noble, Miller and a
fellOw-workman were terribly burned.
A gentleman connected with the hail in-
surance company, returned to York, Tues
day evening from a two weeks trip in
Lancaster aud Chester counties and re-
ports the damage done in these counties by
hail SO great as to cause 4 heavy assessment
Oh the policy holders.
On Mr.. SINNERS farm, near Chambers
burg, Jacob L. Snyder, while helping to
thresh, hal his arm caught in tho cylinder
of the separator and terribly mangled, it
being partially torn from the socket ;
the separator had to be taken apart before
he could be released from his terrible
situation.
The corn crop is going to be short ono
this year, in Eastern Pennsylvania, OH ac-
count Of tho drought. In the lOwlands
there are some good fields, but in the up
lands the stalks are stunted, and will not
yield anything like full crop. The same
prospects appears to exist in other parts of
the country. The result is that the price
of corn is on the advance.
In Norristown Alexander Hoover, a
prominent manufacturer, was aroused by
some one trying to enter his house. He
inquired who was there, but receiving no
answer fred four shots with his revolver.
The police arrived and found that neigh
Dor of Hoover, coming home in a befud-
died condition, had got into the wrong
yard, and narrowly escaped death, one of
the balls fired just grazing his temple.
The school directors of Bart township
decided some time ago to erect a new
school house to take the place of tho Har-
mOny school house on the Valley road.
As tho old building is not central, q lot
has been secured for the new building
from the farm of the Phoenix iron COM
pany. The building is to be of brick, and
is to be covered with slate. The contract
has been given to William Stevenson, Of
for the sum of s1,O19.
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DUEL To THE DEATH,
An Indian ChIof and q Prominent White
Man Fighting with Pistols.

An Indian ChIof and u Prominent White
Man Fighting with Pistols.
Details have been received of tho duel a
few days ago at Pine Creek, Indian terri
tory. J. T. Carpenter, a Choctaw chief,
and Colonel Price, prominent citizen,
became involved in quarrel. Parties
who were present at a gathering" say
that the first they knew of the origin Of
the quarrel the chief and Col. Price were
standing short distance from the crowd,
when the chief exclaimed
Your blood alone can pay for this -
My blood is yours when you arc man
enough to take it," exclaimed the colonel,
stepping back and assuming threatening
attitude.
"Not now," said the chief, when the
crowd rushed to the scene. "A brave
man does not shed blood in the face of a
mob. Meet me on this spot tomorrow
morning."
cat what time %
"aWhen the sun shines through the top
of that tree "-pointing to tail oak
stand here and when the sun reaches the
top-when the shade falls at your feet look
around and you will see me-"
The two men separated and the specta.
tors wondered why two of the most talent
ed men in the nation had quarreled, but
no one dared investigate lest he should bc
considered as an intruder. On the follow
ing morning large crowd gathered to wit
Desss contest which everyone knew
would terminate fatally. The colonel
arrived, stepped upon the exact spot where
he had stood the previous day and looked
at the sun. He looked again and then
looked down. Again he looked at
the sun and then surveyed tho
field. The chief was seen advanc.
ing. When within a distance of
thirty feet from the colonel he stopped and
drew q revolver. The colonel drew his
pistol and Strengthened himself like man
who suddenly experiences a feeling of
pride. Not a word was spoken. The two
men leveled their weapons. They fired
almost simultaneously. The chief reeled.
Again they fired. Tho colonel fell dead.
The crowd rushed forward. The chief
sank to the ground. The colOnel's bullet
lad entered his breast. Blood flowed from
his mouth. The colonel was shot through
the heart. The chief still lives, but his
friends have no hope of his recovery.
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PAYING VOTERS TAXES.

How the Abuse may bo stopped.
Now Era.
There is no doubt that the practice
which has grown up of paying delinquent
taxes by the party organizations has had
more to do with the corruption of our
local politics than any other single cause,
and the bribing of impecunious politicians
under the pretext of hiring them as poll
committee men comes next IN order. The
payment Of taxes has been made the pre-
text OF the outrageous assessments imposed
upon the Republican candidates. This evil
is growing every year. 1t is Offering q
premium upon the delinquency of taxables
who are often as able to pay as those who
are assessed. We have held that payment
of taxes in this way is in violation of law.
If there is any act of the cititizen which is
designed by our laws aud the genius of
our institutions to bc strictly and ex-
clusively personal act it is the exercise of
suffrage. 1t cannot be done by proxy.
All the safeguards thrown around it are
the investiture of direct personal respon-
sibility. The payment of tax is pre-
liminary to this personal qualification of
suffrage, and should therefore, be a per-
sonal act. The ability to dodge it through
a political committee is every year taken
advantage of by an increased number of
voters who don't value the great priv
ilege of American citizenship as worth
fifty cents or even quarter of a dollar,
though many of them invest double that
amount in beer or whisky on election day.
The growing evil can be arrested only
by the joint action of both parties. So
long as one party pays the taxes of voters
who are Sin the market" for that purpose,
their opponents will feel compelled to do
SO in self-defense. We had hoped an act
before the last Legislature making the
practice unlawful would have become a
law, but it did not meet with favor from
the 'spractical politicians, and therefore
failed to pass. The next best thing to do
is for tho executive head of the two parties
to get together and act upon the sugges-
tion of our contemporary. To devise and
put in practical operation any plan check
ing this fountain of growing demoraliza-
tion would be a long and effective step in
the direction of political reform.
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The Chinese Students.

The Chinese government makes Il sin
gular movement in ordering back to
China the students that are now study
ing in our American colleges. Some
years ago Yung Wing, who graduated
at Yale college in 1858, and subsequent
ly married Yankee girl in Hartford
where he now lives in elegant stylc-per-
suaded his government to permit the
education of other Celestials in our COL
leges, just as he had been, and Yale col
lege has had good many Chinese stu
dents since, and some have been study
ing at Lafayette college, in our Pennsyl-
vania town of EastOn. But now they
have all been ordered home. Yung
Wing having lately been made one of the
Chinese ambassadors here-we believe
there are two-his functions as overseer of
the students have devolved on another
Chinaman; and he, it is said, does not
approve Of the education of his fellow
citizens in our colleges and has secured
their recall. If SO, he must want to 80
home himself, as his occupation will be
gone when they 60. And it may be only
the homesickness of this Celestial that
causes the fitting. Still, the explana-
tion is not satisfactory. We fail to
understand why he should he homesick
for China, and chop-sticks and rice, and
hari-kari, and all the other Chinese
delights that we don't appreciate; but
then they say a man may be homesick
for any home, however homely. But
has this particular sufferer been able
to contemplate the bliss of Yung
Wing, with nice Yankee wife, and a
well-tO-do father-in-law, and a cottage
in the beautifully shaded town of Hart
ford, without longing himself for
girl and house and Yankee father-in-law?
1t is sad to think that he cannot thus he
tempted and sadder to know that
score or more of bright Celestial youths
are taken out of the way of Yung
Wings luck-sad for the Yankee girls,
anyway; we hope the Chinese emperor
will kindly reconsider. Some of us OBJ
ject to having the Chinese come among
us as cheap laborers. for thev take away
our work and our cash and don't take
away any wives to enjoy it with them
around their tea plants but students,
who cohe and spend their money here
and marry our girls, we rather take to
they are eminently useful.
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STATE ITEMS.

FOxburg, a small village near St. Peters.
burg, Clarion county, was almost entirely
destroyed by fire yesterday morning.
While large force of men were demol.
lshing an old brewery on Duquesne avenue,
Pittsburgh, the floor of the third story
gave way, burying four men in the debris.
aud killing John Feeney instantly. Others
were seriously but not fatally injured.
The Harrisburg Patriot observes that
"s!nce the Democratic state convention is
to meet at Williamsport the Republican
organ at that place has kindly taken charge
OF the affairs of the party. 1t is now act
lively engaged in electing chairman of the
Democratic state committee"
w. Fl. Durham, fourteen years old. and
Sylyalia Durham, nine years old, both
colcred, residing on Shawmont avenue.
above the Norristown railroad, went fish.
ing upon the bank of the Schuylkill. and
were both found drowned in the bottom of
the stream.
During the fire at the Grant House. in
Greensburg, John II. Mccullough, a young
attorney whose Office was Immediately op-
posite the burning building, became deep.
ly excited by tho spectacle and in that
condition fell upon the floor of his Office
and died in few minutes.
The movement started some time since
to form an association of the medical
societies in Lehigh, Bucks and Northamp-
ton counties, in this state, and Warren
county, N. j., resulted yesterday in the
accomplishment of the purpose and the
effecting OF strong organization.
There is terrible story from President,
Snm0yrbo,,o IN,
effect that the children of widow while
hunting eggs in hollow log, were fatally
oitten Dy a rattlesnake, and that i'm run
ing 10 Their relief, the mother upset a tea
Kettle and fatally scalded her other child
and that all three were buried in ono
grave.
Thos. Taylor was found by Track
Walker Kelley lying near the track of the
Erie railroad, Bradford. He was insensi-
Die, but when reason returned told the old
story Met friend at a saloon, took a
walk went to dance, met more friends
tnere who acted the friendly part by beat
ing MN numerically and relieving him of
over Seo: he is in a bad condition from
While two teams were racing on Main
street, Norristown, they met coming the
other way a carriage, in which were two
daughters of M. H. McVaugh, we'll
known merchant, who were driving a
horse. A collision ensued. and
the ladies were thrown out, painfully cut
and bruised, and their horse cut the sinews
Of his hind legs so badly that he will have
to be killed.
William s. Johnston, aged twenty, was
employed in the cracker bakery Of Walter
Wilson, No. "a North Front street, Phil |
ade!phia. Hltarted on the elevator with
seven barrels q crackers to 60 from the
'hird to the first floor. After tho elevator
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LATEST NEWS By NAIL.

Yesterday in Chester, Iowa, the ther-
mometer marked 104 to 1O6-the hottest
weather ever known there.
A poor oyster crop is predicted and
scarce and dear bivalves will rule the
opening market.
The P. w. & B. railroad are building a
number of new iron bridges along the line
of their road, that are models of mechan-
ism.
Thos. A. Matthews, aged 50, of Phil
adelphia, was attacked at 312 East One.
hundred-and-thirteenth street, New York,
with bleeding from the nose, from which
ne Dled to death in five minutes.
John Jenkins, wealthy farmer, residing
lew miles west Of Cincinnati, started to
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LANCASTER INTEIlIGENCE9 FRIDAY AUGUST 49, 1881

board, the State Missionary society and
the American Tract society, of Boston,
then came forward for the money. Proof
was made that the church of which Mr..
Tilton was member took periodical COL
lections for these four societies and he was
accustomed to contribute. The court said
that these were probably the societies ho
intended to benefit and ordered the lega-
cies paid to them.
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X. Or r.
Knights OF Pythlas at Reading.

Knights OF Pythlas at Reading.
Reports of the law committee, finance
and mileage committee and of the grand
chancellor were debated and adopted in
the Grand Council of the Knights of Py-
thias yesterday, and the following officers
were installed for the ensuing year by
Judge George w. Lindsay, Supreme Chan
cellOr of the World Grand Chancellor,
Smith D. Cozzens, Philadelphia; Grand
Vice Chancellor. A. o. Kline. Bedford !;
Grand Prelate, Austin Long, Philadelphia;
Grand Master of Arms, John H. Carr,
Altoona Grand Inner Guard, Edward v.
O'Neill, of Philadelphia !; Grand Outer
Guard, E. 3. Emory, Spring City, Chester
county Representatives to Supreme
Lodge for four years, George Hawkes.,
Philadelphia Grand Truestee, John w.
Bceb, Philadelphia Grand Keeper of
Records and Seal, George Hawkes., Phil
adelphia Grand Master of Exchequer,
julius Mountney, Philadelphia. Tho Lam
caster lodges and bands left for home last
evening, and upon their arrival marched
through the streets with flying colors,
eliciting the admiration of crowds of spec
tators who thronged the sidewalks.
Just after the excursion train had passed
1IlClGZ, OA lt0 AOVuAuS d lAdu WdO CCCu " lSbll
from one of the cars and roll down into the
gutter. Dan. Clemmens, the leader of the
city cornet band, pulled the bell rope and
notified the conductor. The train was
stopped, and some of the train hands, ac-
by some of the knights, went
back in search of him. He was not found,
and as none of the knights were missing,
it is supposed the man who fell was q
who was stealing . ride and
jumped off when near his home. Inquiry
has been made this morning from officers
of the road, in this city, and they say they
have learned of no one being hurt.
Our Bands In Reading.
Times.
The Times and Dispatch Office was sere-
naded yesterday by the City band of Lam
caster, of which Daniel Clemmens, former
" of this city, is leader. Mr.. Clemmens
was leader of the City band of Reading for
! number of years, and is well-known to
most of our citizens, He is an excellent
and is acknowledged to be one
IF the best cOrnetists in the state. The
Keystone baud of Lancaster also seronaded
;he Times Office. Both these bands are
musical organizations of which
'ur sister city of Lancaster may we'll feel
proud. They will accept our thanks for
his compliment.
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Excursion to Litiiz.

It is proposed to run an excursion from
Coatesville and points on the Pennsylva-
MIA railroad to Lititz, via Reading, the
affair to take place some time in Septem-
ber. The following committee of gentle
men were in Lititz yesterday to examine
the grounds ]. c. Kaufman, editor Of
the Chester Valley Union, E. X. Davis,
agent Pennsylvania railroad, E. d. Bald
win, E. T. Harley, ]. L. Christy, Joseph
F. Perdue, esq, and Hayes Dickinson,
excursion manager.