--tr-yss - - -. f - - --" ..- s . fc- LANCASTER DAILY INTELLIGENCER, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13. 1881. "',?' Lantasttt iirtelligenrer. THURSDAY EVENING, OCT. 13, 1881. Tbe Man Without Politics. We are bound te observe that David Davis would be a fitting capstone te an 'alf and 'alf Senate, such as we new have. Mr. Davis does net knew what his politics are ; neither does the Senate. Nothing could be mere nicely adjusted than tbe political equilibrium of the Senate and the senator whom the Repub lican half proposes te put at the head of the body. If Mr. Davis aspires te go there, we would net say him nay. If Mr. Davis's hick should graduate him thence into the presidency it would be just de lightful. "What a beautiful state of con fusion things political would then be in ! The political millennium will have come. Democrat and Republican, the lien and the lamb, will lie down together in the fat pastures. Civil service reform will blossom as tbn rose. Is he honest ? is he capable ? will be the only test of the aspirant te office. Theoretically the thing will be beautiful. There has been a theory among statesmen , which has come down from the remotest generations and which seems te be affirmed by the experience of every nation and age, that government without parties cannot be. Mr. Davis' experiment would give us a fresh opportunity te test this idea. Mr. Davis' party theoretically would con sist of all the best men of the existing parties. If he could gather all these, as president, and make them equal te a working majority of the voters, no one will dispute the virtue and strength of the creation. But still it would seem te be a party ; for all the rejected would form another band : and there would here be the parties that Mr. Davis rejects from his system of government. Apparently then Presi dent Davis could net undertake te col lect the geed men of the country under one banner. His system rather dumands that they be kept bobbing around through the whole lump te leaven il ; as Senater Davis bobs about with virtuous intent among the senatorial black party sheep. Mr. Davis" platform has but ejiu plank in it; and that affirms the duty of the voter and the representative te vole as he thinks right, independently of the judgment of his fellows. The platform leeks sound, and would be se, if every man's j udgment was sound . If that was the case we would have but one party among geed citizens,for they would think alike. When that glorious day dawns upon the world it will be ready for the Davis party and platform. But while geed men will differ and majorities rule it is necessary for individuals te make mutual concessions te each ether in order te secure the essential things that are the common aim. The fable of the bundle of sticks has application here. Senater Davis is a single stick, if a very geed one. Senater Davis therefore only has weight when Providence helps him into a place where there is a delicate ad justment of forces. He would be very cold and lonely in the Senate with a decided political majority. His position might be a very comfortable one te a philosopher perhap.i ; but net te a stales-man. The Democratic convention in In ew Yerk has followed the example set by its Republican predecessor in refusing te conciliate the members of the party whom the majority was net in sympathy with. The Republican Half-Breeds sat down upon the Stalwarts ; and Tamma ny Hall and Irving Hall were thrown out of the Democratic convention. The friends of Mr. Tilden, the Democratic Mephistopheles, controlled the one con vention even mere completely than these of Blaine, the Republican leader of like attributes, did the ether. If each party was strong enough te reject auy of its membership, the policy of revenge might net be dangerous. But both parties can not be se strong as te afford it ; and in truth neither can. Each gees into the stale contest with an important clement dissatisfied with its treatment. As both labor under a like embarrassment, there may be no great harm done te cither by its lack of a spirit of conciliation. But it certainly would be the pari of wisdom in delegates te stale conventions te en deavor te harmonize all the elements of their party ; and it ought net te lie an impossible task if entered into in a light spirit. Stale Treasurer Butler says that he prepares monthly statements of the con dition of the treasury and sends them te the auditor general whose duly it is te publish them. The treasurer's publica tion is complete when he provides the statement for the auditor. If that is se Mr. Wolfe get the wrong pig by the ear. The fact is that neither officer is special ly designated as the one te publish the reports ; but the practice has been for the treiisurer te de it ; and se Mr. Wolfe is right enough in putting the responsibility for the failure upon Mr. Butler. The treasurer is net successful in his comment upon Mr. Wolfe's statement that the assets of the treasury were net in a state te enable him te accept them when he took office, and that Seuater Cameren guaranteed the account of the balance due the treasury. Mr. Butler says te a Press reporter : "Ne one ever offered me a due bill, and I never had a word with or from the Camerons en the subject. General Cam Cam eeon lias never asked a favor of me or made any suggestion in regard te my duties, or bad anything whatever te de with me in the eighteen months that I hare been in office." That is net responsive te Wolfe, who did net say that anyone offered Mr. But ler a due bill nor that he ever had any communication with General Cameren about the matter. Senater Cameren was the party who was alleged te have come te the relief of Quay in his unfortunate speculation with the state funds. TnE pretty little story about " dear Garfield" being Conkling's favorite as a.dark horse in the Chicago convention, meets with rude demolition by the testi mony of an eye witness te what took place between these two men, and who picked up from the fleer of the hall and deciphered the contents of the note ad dressed by Conkling te Garfield en that occasion. It was net such an epistle as has been reported. Tile interest in the Yorktown cen tennial celebration, which culminates in the literary exercises and the spectacle of grand army and navy reviews next week, is enhanced by the presence en our soil and at these scenes of a French delegation. These visitors come, at our own invitation,'te remind us of the gal lant assistance generously rendered te our Revolutionary struggle by that one of the first European powers which, in the fullness of time, has come te be a well-established republic itself. The French government has seen strange vi cissitudes ; its history fills a bloody page in the world's annals, but the French man has a heart which always beats, re sponsive te the cause of liberty, and he is very near te his American brother. Ma-hene-stv is net the best policy. After awhile some of these English turf-sharps will find out that Foxhall is leaded. Sueulij David Davis held the beam it will be less likely te bieak down than if he get into either scale. Davis and Mahenc, though net exactly the long and short of it, may fairly be classed as the " fat and lean." What have the Pennsylvania preachers dena, that they should be slighted in the proposed picture gallery of the Philadel phia Press ? A tONTHMreKAKY remarking the fact in natural history that bees love blue thinks it is a pity that the man who takes held of one of them ever se gently docs net have blue liegers. Tint; is indeed a strange climate. Yester day a man en North Queen street was wearing a straw hat, and he said as he rushed by, "This is geed weather for a het Scotch. W. It. Bikkly, late a Democratic mem ber of the Legislature from Lycoming county, writes te the Hughs vq Enterprise that he kneics "that the Democratic nomi nemi ne) for state treasurer was net put up te win, but that the race is sold te Cameren." We fear Mr. Bicrly is luuy. Tun people of the stale having evinced a fondness for fruit at the last elcctieu by putting a Lemen in the auditor general's office, will emphasize their preference in this respect next mouth when they cheese an Orange for the state treasury. This is a pun, but it's true just the same. Renuur CeLLYKii may lack Bosten "culchaw,' hut he has that better. part "clear grit." His life is a romance aud his career "from anvil te pulpit" an example. We begiu te-day the publica tion of his story as he tells it. Every young man can read it with profit and every old one pcruse it with pleasure. Tin; Norristewu Herald triumphantly declares that Rutherford B. Hayes will held a place in the Democratic memory as leug as life shall last. Right you arc. Fraud first triumpant in American history will never be condoned, or will its guilty beneficiary ever be permitted te siuk into the kindly shades of oblivieu which erdi nary decency would lead hi in te court. The Philadelphia Recerd will been begin te publish a series of letters addressed by the Rev. Alfred Ncvin, D. D., te Colonel Rebert G. Iugcrsell, and in announcing them speaks of that Dr. Ncvin as a con troversialist ' who "has a reputation for readiness which makes him a daugereus antagonist for the most uimblc-wittcd op ponent." Did the Recerd ever hear of his controversy with Judge Black '.' Senatek Emiuxus delivered himself quite glibly in tlie Senate the ether day, but iu cold type his words have a signifi cance which will hurt him and his party, liven decent Republican journals discover that it is Stalwart Republicans who give out prizes in the " lottery of assassina tion " and tbat no political party cau cou ceu tciun the constitutional opinions of the Populace with a big P, brcthreu. Coxekessmax Dezexdeuf, a Straight out Virginian Republican, does net pre pose te " flop" te Mahenc. He says Jor Jer gensen will add no Republican votes, and will diminish the Democratic vote for the Rcadjuster ticket. He believes that Cam Cam eeon will be defeated. Until Mahoue steps substituting Hancock Democrats for Gar field Republicans in office iu Virginia, he will net ally himself te him, although he approves of his course in the Seuatc. Twe such names as " Dezcnderf" and "Jor "Jer genscn" would ruin any party. Chairman Coer-ins's plan of campaign is as variegated as it is able. The latest coup de guerre that has come te light is a general order putting the names or all Republicans who attcud Wolfe's meetings upeu the " black list. This en authority of Chairman Begcrt's Wilkesbarrc Union Leader, iu which city it alleges it te have been done, and where, tee, the machinists resorted te the statesmanlike ceurse of covering up aud destroying the pesters announcing the gathering. Here is po litical sagacity of the highest order which is confidently relied en te bring Chairman Tem te the fore as a full-fledged Repub lican candidate for governor next year in his mi iul. KEADIMK STOCK. Hew the Stecic 18 llelil. The following statement shows the dis tribution of the stock of the Reading rail road as it stands new en the books of the company, aud as it steed in March last, when the annual meeting was held : ,.,,,,,, , March. October- Philadelphia, brokers 41,213 wnn x- v", , '"'"vlduals jb.135 ti7ieil New i erk, brokers 18C.63G iSsVji " , ", V,alvWua,s 8.'8W i ereign brokers 85,721 2.VJ03 Fractional snares.... Total common Total preferred imiiviuuius 'JiT-Slfi 9in-,n .... (U5 (IS ..(J5S,627 .. 31,0 05S,fi27 31,036 . . . , , . 87,G6J 0S7,6G3 Total Anieiican. brokers 203 sw " " individuals 185,'si5 Total American. -.389,711 The holding of the McCalments is as fellows : Cem. ....1.-7,5SS .... 2,128 1C0.CC9 Prrf. lS,i; 1.101 1,101 20,034 .181,353 lUcCalment. llrethcrs & Ce... tobcrtMt:Culuient Hugh McCalinent Total. PEKisONAU. General B. F. Butler will net assist in the defense of Guitcau, owing te ether professional engagements. General Eably, in a speech iu Rich mond, called Senater Mahone a coward and a liar. Colonel Ixgersell. will in a lew days take his family te New Mexico, where he is interested in silver mines. Senater Jenes, of Flerida, finds that the air of Massachusetts is beneficial te his health. Daniel Maxnixe, of Albany, was unan imously elected chairman of the New Yerk Democratic state committee last night. Sunset Cox, who has enjoyed his trip abroad, will return te this country about the 1st of December. Senater Antheny is melancholy in consequence of the death of Gen. Burn side, te whom he was affectionately at tached. Anna Dickinsen, while en the stage this winter, will net hesitate te wear a false mustache, cveu if she has te paste it en upside down. It was reported last night that Senater Edmunds would be nominated te the vacant scat in the supreme court of the United States. Senater Beck is reported te have said that King Kalakaua is one of the best in formed and educated men he has met. The King is mentioned as particularly dislik ing te talk about himself, especially te newspaper men. The caucus of Republican senators, yes terday afternoon, decided, by a large ma jerity, te propose the election of Senater Davis, of Illinois, as president pre tempore of the Senate in place of Senater Bayard. The resolution will probably be introduced te-day, aud will go ever until te-morrow, when the contest will be made. Volney Wauken, of Warsaw, N. Y., aged twenty-seven years, was informed last night, by a special legal messenger, that Jonathan White, of California, his bachelor great undo had died intestate, leaving an estate valued at $7,000,000, of which his share would be one-sixth, and that he should lake the usual legal action te secure said share. The Washington cei respondent of the New Yerk World says;, in connection with Rescoe Coxkline's visit te the capital : "There is little doubt that he was offered a choice of all the cabinet places, and I am assured, en geed authority, that he posi tively declined te accept a portfolio, even after strong pressure aud earnest solicita tion. He has discretion enough te pre ccivc that he can be quite as powerful out. of office. - " All the indications and reports lead te the conclusion that Mr. Conkling has been asked te name, and has probably ahcady named the secretary of the treasury. I think it may be safely asserted that Mr. Conkling has gene away, authorized te tender the oflice te a mau of his choice." The Press will shortly begin the publi cation of a series of pen pictures of living Pennsylvaniaus who have attained dis tinction in statesmanship, politics, liter ature, journalism, medicine, business aud the trades. Iu statesmanship and polities there will be William I). Kclley, Samuel J. Randall, Curtiu, the war governor, Senater J. Donald Cameren, ex-Senators Cameren, Cowan, Buckalcw and Wallace, Wayne MacVcagh, Matthew S. Quay, Wharten Barker, Charles S. Wolfe, Mayer King, General Beaver, Galusha A. Grew, Richard Vaux and Governer lleyl. In journalism, Jehn W. Ferney, A. K. Mc Clurc, James P. Barr, Geerge W. Childs, aud J. M. W. Gcist. On the bench or at the bar,' Judge Share weed, Judge Agncw, Judge Black, Judge Ress, Judge Pearson, Benjamin Harris Brewster, William B. Mann, Franklin B. Gewcn and ethers. In the medical profession, Dr. Gress, Dr. Agncw and Dr. Pancoast. Iu ether walks of life, Jehn Welsh, Geerge B. Roberts, James Yeung, A. J. Cassatt and Jay Coeke. Mysterious te tlie Common l'cople. Frem Judge Agncw'.i Knaunke College Ad dress. AVitheut running into detail. I mention two forms of incorporation which have been prostituted te private ends the rail -read and the large municipal. Se great had this evil become, the people of Penn sylvania made it a cause of solemn council and correction iu the amended constitution of 1S7:J, and the subject of three articles the fifteenth, sixteenth and seventeenth embracing twenty-eight sections. I speak, therefore, net at random. A remarkable fact attending all the great railroads of the United States is the immense wealth of their leading officials. It is confined te no state, aud is exceptional te all ether em ployments. The graudest talent and great est learning in law, physie, and ether learned avocations, accumulate a few thou sands only iu a lifetime. But railroad offi cials, often rising from mere clerkships, red men, ticket aud ether agents, with salaries running from hundreds te a few thousands, eventuate as possessere of many millions. It is no uncommon thing te see a railroad president rising from the humblest station iu the course of fifteen te twenty-live years, becoming the owner of five, ten, or even twenty millions, at a salary which would net average, for the whole time, ever ten or twelve thousand dollars. These arc mysteries which the common people cannot understand. Turned Over tlie Cash. Harri.-barg Patriot. State Treasurer Butler yesterday iu con versation with a reporter vindicated the administration of the treasury under the Colonel Neycs from the charge that when tlie latter turned ever the state funds te Mr. Butler, his successor, a part of the fuuds was in "due bills" or ether evi dences of indebtedness. The conversa tion between Mr. Butler aud his inter locutor was as fellows : Reporter "Was all the money in the treasury that the books showed ought te be there, when you took charge '.''' Treasurer Butler " Every dollar, every cent. The money was turned ever te me net the evidences. Fer Wolfe. The resolution adopted uuauimeusly by the committee of one hundred of Philadel phia en Tuesday practjcally makes Mr. Wolfe their candidate for stale treasurer. The resolution is as fellows : "Resolved, That, while as a municipal committee, it. would be beyond our pro vince te enter into an active canvass for a purely state office, we heartily sympathize wilh Charles S. Wolfe's effort te emanci pate the Republican party from ring rule and the state from maladministatieu, and recommend all levers of geed government te aid him with their most earnest sup port." The New Yerk Weman Suffrage state convention was held at Albany yesterday, and a resolution was passed calling en the Democratic party te complete the estab lishment of universal suffrage, A FINK SPEECH. A Pittsburgh Democrat ou the Late President. Cel. Rebert Gibsen, of the Pittsburgh bar, is a characteristic Western Peunsyl vaniau. He is a leading Democrat and favorite political orator of his section. The following was his short speech en the death of the president at the memorial meeting of the Pittsburgh bar. It is a memorable production. The dead president has grown upon us in these sorrowful weeks. Bie never seems te have plotted or schemed for place. The honors were cast upon him. The chances are that the proudest hour of the president's life was when he car ried his first week's wages home te his mother. These two were all in all te each ether she a widow and he an orphan, young and strong aud geed. Hew the two must have sat iu the cabin deer en pleasant summer nights, the stumps in the clearing aud the great weeds near the sky se blue, the gray stars as witnesses and talked together as te hew te get en. She would tell of his father who died when this son was quite yeuug. They would be together when the forest reddened iu the brewn autumu, and frost came aud gusty winds began te grumble about the gables. Then would come upon them the long aud bitter lake winter, hew leug aud bit ter only the peer can knew. At last would come the great thaw, when the nights iu tlie hill or forest country give out that sound as of a far off tide beating, upon a lonesome shore the Scotch call it the Sough. And it means that Mether Earth is about te present her children with her yearly hymn of June meadows and song of birds. These simple things made the poetry of his life. Byo-aud-bye he had gathered fifteen dollars ; very hard te earn and save iu these days. He was off en feet te a dis tant school this money te be the en trance fee. He had five dollars in his trouser pockets, aud ten in a wallet in his coat. He felt of the money often as he walked en, but at last his young head runuiug ou the little that he had read and hungering for knowledge (who has net felt that?) he lest his S10 and ran back the read, looking after it, when he saw an elder youth at a fence iu front of a leg house, who asked what he was looking for. The reply was my $10. " Here it is " said the ether, that ether is Dr. Bliss. New I have been displeased with Dr. Biisa at times, I thought he was tee much en paperbut new I fergive all. This ex plains why he was se near te the president; and it is a beautiful side light, showing the president's gracious and grateful moral nature That found $10 .may have made the man. He could net forget Bliss. Well the curtain is falling ever one of the greatest tragedies Iciiewd in history and mere significant iu mauy features than any ether. He is dead and I have said before that his life was a triumph aud se was his death. The man who could se live that when he was smitten by that vengeful, sane assassin, fifty millions of people watched about his bed and listened for the news about him whose sufferings buried party and silenced faction te whose sick bed there came from all Europe by lightning under the .'ca, inquiries of his pulse -beat this man did net die in vain. Mr. Chairman, this has made me think much. I have been a dreamy reader of the scientists. They have eliminated the devil and arc trying te abolish tradition, ami at times it leeks like a contenting doctrine. But we can't get even with scoundrels and assassins here. I new strike hands with the orthodox, turn a sharp corner and staud where my mother placed me many a year mage rand vote unanimously for hell. Tlif, CIJIUAC.O CONVENTION. Jl)MlItill!i Message Frem Conkling te t!en. uariieiu. Grand Itapids (Mich.) Times, Ocl. (:. The Dayton (Ohie) Journal mentions a little incident of the Chicago convention which seems te show that Senater Conk ling foresaw the outcome from nearer the beginning than many ethers. It was an incident in which Conkling aud Garfield, one for Grant and the ether for Sherman, were the characters, and is related as fol fel lows : "Among the late President Garfield's papers will probably be found a little memorandum from Rosceo Conkling te him in pencil, written iu the hall of the national convention, at Chicago, in about these words : "My Dear Gakkiumi : If Micro is te be a dark horse in this convention, there is no person whom I would prefer before yourself. Cexklixg. The reply was : "My Djcau Cenkmni; : There will be no dark horse in this convention. I am for Sherman. J. A. Gaui'iexd." This was pending the great struggle aud just before the great tornado which carried Garfield into the presidency anil the grave. Our esteemed contemporary must need forego such pleasure as it may derive from fancying that "Conkling foresaw the out come." We were fortunate enough te have been prcseut at the Chicajre cenven tien, aud te have seen the incident which gave rise te the above item. Conkling arrogant, able, presuming, peacocky and plucky was trying te throttle all opposi tion by passing a gag law binding all dele gates te support the nominee of the con vention. A delegate from West Virginia he who replied te the sneering inquiry as te his identity made by the turkey gobbler from New Yerk by saying that he was the mau who made a hundred specches for Hayes in the last campaign while Conkling was making but one opposed the motion, but just before it was put Gen. Garfield came te the front aud inade his famous plea for peace. The waters were troubled for a time, but the oil poured by the politic senatcr-clcet from Ohie quieted them and the motion was withdrawn. It was at this moment that Conk ling turned te Garfield a face flaming with indignation aud impudence. As the gen eral took his scat with the Ohie delegation Conkling impetuously pulled from his pocket a card and wrote something en it. Calling a page he scut the card te Gar field, who glanced ever it, tore it into pieces and threw them upon the fleer. Having noticed the affair, we were curious about the contents of the card, and when the convention adjourned explained te a journalistic friend, who was upon the fleer et tuc Heuse, the circumstances, lie found the card. Upen it was the single sentence with no address or signature : " Is this the dark Uerse putting himself forward ?" The occurrence made a marked impres sion upeu us at the time, aud since then we have narrated it upon several occa sions. We tell the story again only be cause it is being presented in a distorted light by several contemporaries. Wen 93,500,000. Foxhall, Mr. Kecno's.herse, was booked te win two aud a half millions en Tuesday in Eugland, and it was dene. Foxhall is a Kentucky horse, and is considered the handsomest and best three-year-old in the world. He wen the Paris grand prize, the Grand Duke Michael stakes and the Ccsarcwitch, all this year, and is entered te run in the Cambridgeshire race. Fox hall is mere purely American, than Iro quois, and is named after Mr. Kcene's son. Mr. Keene's personal winnings are ever a half million dollars en yesterday's race, and his friends also had large gains. THE NEW YOUK DEUOUKACV. Declaration of Principles" Itererin U .Ne cessary." The committee en resolutions in the New Yerk Democratic state convention, after pledging the party te the principles set forth by the New Yerk state Demo cracy in 1874, 1873 and 187G, and te these of the St. Leuis convention, repeat the declaration that the people were defraud ed of the fruits of victory iu the election of 1875, aud assert that they were also de frauded by the flagrant corruption in the election of 18S0. Reform throughout the federal admin istration is still a necessity. The contin uing disclosures of new ana hitherto con cealed pluudcriug of the people's fuud by inner Rings in the treasury, the postefBce, and the interior departments demonstrate that reform is new mere thau ever a ne cessity. It remains likewise for the Democracy of the state of New Yerk, aud it is their political duty te resume and carry en te a successful completion the great measures and policy of administrative reform began in 1874. The resolutions denounce the assassina tion of the picsident as a crime against authority, against free institutions, and against humanity. They renew the de mand for the refunding of the national debt, declare geld aud silver te be the legal tender aud basis of all inoney medi ums, aud insist upeu the payment of prin cipal and iuterest of every dollar of public indebtedness. "Readjustment is Repudiation." The act of the Northern Republican leaders in giving the support of that party te re pudiation in Virginia, Mississippi, Minne sota and ether states is a national disgrace, dangerous as a precedent, and destructive of the public credit. We demand a thorough and immediate investigation into the star route and ether frauds upon the Federal treasury, and a vigorous prosecution, already tee long de layed, of all the participants, both high and low. The money stolen by these plunderers from the treasury was used as a corrup tion fund in the last presidential election. The Ticket. Fer Secretary of State William Pur cell, of Menree. Fer Controller Geerge 11. Laplum, of Yates. Fer Attorney General Reswell A. Par mcutcr, of Rensselaer. Fer State Treasurer Rebert A. Max well, of Geiiesoe. Fer State Engineer and Surveyor Thes. Evershed, of Orleans. Fer Judge of Court of Appeals Augus tus Schoenmaker, jr., of Ulster. -m EDMUNDS'S EKULI.1TION. Denounced by Decent Journals. Philadelphia Inquirer, Kcp. Senater Edmunds, dazzled by the flash of his own wit, permitted his wiser, bet ter judgment te be blinded by it when he permitted himself te declare te the Senate that the position of president pre tern, of that body would be in the hands of the Democrats a prize " wen in the lottery of assassination." The phrase was brilliant ; but it was net true, aud Senater Vest was just iu retorting that " The foul lips of the assassin who had struck down the president had upon them no invocation for Democratic success, but the invocation had been for a faction of the Republican party.'' A Kcnublicnu Lettery. N. V. World, Dcin. "Lettery of Assassiuatien " is geed, very geed. But why should Senater Ed munds rail at the Democrats for " wiuninj; a prize in the lottery of assassination ?" It was a Republican lottery, was it net '.' It was organized by a Republican of the name of Guitcau, was it net? Is Senater Edmunds unhappy because he expected a Republican te win the prize "iu the lot tery of assassiuatieu'."' Was the lottery of assassiuatien planned in order that a Republican might win the prize iu it'.' Dees Senater Edmunds knew this ? If he docs, will he kindly name the Republican who was selected te win this ghastly prize ? Entirely tee Smart. Philadelphia Evening Tclegivpb, Hep. Senater Edmunds is a very able man, but he has tbe unhappy faculty of being a constitutional sneerer. One of his favorite weapons of warfare is a succr. Many times this unpleasant habit lias justly pro voked the wrath of its victims in debate, as well as excited public prejudice, and yesterday the senator had the bad taste te aim a sneer directly at the people, sarcas tically referring te the "constitutional views of the populace. " Such au auto cratic aud supercilious expression from the ministerial benches iu the German Parlia ment or the Spanish Certcz, wheuce the people arc looked down upon with con tempt, would attract unpleasant attention, and in the American congress it is entirely out of place. Besides, the Seuatc galleries are net the resort of the ignorant and depraved rabble. Ne doubt flic personnel of the same upon this occasion compared favor ably in honest intelligence with the fleer of the chamber. The demonstration se bitterly alluded te by Mr. Edmunds was out of order, and was quickly suppressed, but in sneering at these who made it the irate seuater from Vermont sneered at the American people, gratuitously offending the sovereign power iu a republic, and the incident will net seen be forgotten. It has increased the already wide gulf bo be tween Mr. Edmunds and the people, and may turn up at some future time te plague him sorely. 1 LATEST NEWS BY MAIL. The British steamer Corsica, from Lon Len Lon eon for Bombay, has foundered off Cape Reca. Part of the crew were drowned. The National-Grccnback-Laber party in New Yerk have decided te organize for the campaign and issue an address te the public. t The new Michigan tire relief commis sion state that they Iiave an abundance of clothing en hand, but need money, quilts and blaukcts. A fire at Cenycrs, Georgia, destroyed the cotton warehouse of J. A. Stewart and several stores, causing a less of $20, 000. The famous railroad case of Barnes vs. the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul rail read company, concerning the redemption of $2,000,000 worth of bends, has been de cided in favor of the defendants. Henry B. White, secretary of the Bosteu Shee and Leather iusurancs company "is a defaulter for $15,000. White has been secretary of that ceradany for fifteen years and is also president of the Bosten Pro tective department. He left for New Yerk en Monday night. The grand ledge of Delaware, I. O. O. F., concluded its annual meeting yesterday by electing the following officers : master, A. R. Fell ; deputy master, T. W. Ralph ; warden, Alex. Guthrie ; secretary, I. W. Hallam : treasurer, R. II. Ewbanks ; marshal, M. D. Cressau ; representative te grand ledge, J. J. Gallagher. An agent of the secret service division telegraphs the arrest au Tuesdav. atC4uth- rie, Ky., of Newton II. McRae, William L. Tindle and J. D. Duffel for dealing in counterfeit silver coin. One hundred and thirty counterfeit silver dollars were found in Duffel's possession. They were all heavily armed and resisted desperately. Heavy rains in the Northwest have caused floods in the Wisconsin and Black rivers. The Wisconsin river is flowing ever the railroad track at Wausau te a depth of nearly five feet. At Stevens Point the dykes have been ordered te be 1 opened te avert serious disaster. The Black river has risen eight feet in twenty four hours, and is flooding the surround ing country. L. Resenfield, traveling agent for a St. Leuis jewelry firm, left Mexico, Missouri, for Centralia. en a freight train en Tues day night. When lie reached Centralia his trunk, which had been placed in a box car, was missing. He procured assist ance, walked back ever the' track andr about ten miles from Centralia, found the trunk, broken open and robbed of about $1,500 worth of valuable. 1MU Jt'lKE IN PHIL.DEL.I'UI.. Fearful Scenes in n Uurniug Factory Oper atives Fatally Injured. Charles H. Landenberger's mill, owned by Jeseph Harvey, at Ne. 1717 Randelph street, Philadelphia, was burned last night. The fire breke out at about a quarter te ten o'clock. An officer noticed that there seemed te be something pecu liar about the electric lights and in another moment the three upper floors seemed te become suddenly a mass of smoke and flame. The neighbors rushed te the building and saw the operatives at the windows en the third and fourth floors. They called te the girls net te jump, as a ladder would be brought, but several of the girls sprang from the windows. Mattie Cenlau, Frederick Kreth, Geerge Dough erty, Uuiry Mermen, Jeseph Reynolds and an unknown girl were badly burned about the face and arms, aud were taken te St. Mary's hospital, where their injuries were pronounced dangerous, the patients without exception having suffered inter nally. Matilda Shultz, Aunie Miller, Samuel Laphara, Geerge R. Butten, Kate Shafer, Lizzie Franks, Annie Brady, Michael Lark in aud an unknown man were also injured, but net se severely. They were taken home. Jeseph Glazier is miss ing. There was a double stairway back and front, but no fire escapes. The less is estimated at $70,000, with au insurance of $50,000. At midnight the lire was under control. The two girls at St. Mary's hospital were likely te die before morning. The shrieks of the pper creatures in the building when their escape was cut off were heartrending. Most of them jumped te the sidewalk below and a few escaped by the elevator rope. There were some thirty five persons in the building at the time of whom twelve were females. The excite ment iu the neighborhood is intense. It is believed there are seme of the operatives buried in the ruins. The fire is supposed te have originated from sparks from the electric light firing a let of material ou the second fleer. Ouc cirl is reported te have been killed outright by striking the iron steps, and at least twenty of the empleyes are injured. It is believed that one-half of these injured will die. STATE ITEMS. At Pettsvillc, Win. Bull, a cigarmaker, while reading a newspaper aud laughing ever an item, was suddenly stricken with death. Be had been ill for some time. A little boy belonging te a Mr and Mrs. Barclay, of Pitch Pine City, iu Clarien county, was instantly killed by the dis charge of a gun in the bauds of his eight-year-old brother. Mrs. Single, residing iu Chester, was in tbe act of going up stairs while holding a lighted lamp iu her hand, when, without warning, it exploded, enveloping the wo man in flames from head te feet and burn ing her te death. Peter Ward, a miner, about lifly-fivc years of age, was fatally injured by a fall of coal in Indian Ridge colliery, Schuylkill county, and died Tuesday evening. At the time of the accident he was engaged in robbing pillars. One of his sons was work ing with him, but escaped uninjured. Swarthmere college has become toler ably well settled iu its new and temporary home, at Media. All the students, with a very few exceptions, arc in their places, and the duties will go forward with very little interruption. The rebuild ing of the burned structure will be pushed forward as rapidly as possible Rev. Jacob S. Fiuk, a Lutheran clergy man, of Maner station, Westmoreland county, having been charged with open lewdness and admitted the truth of the accusation iu a public confession, in which he endeavors te extenuate his offense by a statement tbat he was drunk at the time of its perpetration, has been suspended from the fuuetiens of the ministry by the Pittsburgh synod of the Lutheran church. An adjourned meeting last evening of Philadelphia business men, property own ers and ethers, reaffirmed resolutions adopted at a previous meeting opposing the elevated railroad scheme. Addresses were made by Wni. B. Kcmpten, Ben j. S. Janncy, Robt. Paletherp, Rudelph Bliiuk enburg and Themas Walters. It was de cided te ask the councils' cummittee en railroads te hear these opposed te the en terprise, and a committee was appointed te oppose it actively. The Flectleus. The latest returns from Ohie iudicatc that the Republicans have carried both branches of the Legislature, aud that Gov. Fester's plurality may exceed 15,000. The election in Iowa en Tuesday re sulted in a majority of ever 50.000 for Sherman, the Republican candidate for governor, and a Republican majority in the Legislature estimated at fiem 79 te 00. LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. XKKJIIliOKUOOD -NEWS. Near and Acress the County I.lue. The Pottsville gas cempauy yesterday, reduced the price of gas from $2.80 te $2.25 per theusaud cubic feer, with 10 per cent off for prompt payment. The fifty-second annual meeting of the East Pennsylvania eldership of the Church of Ged, will be held at Mechanicsburg, commencing next Wednesday. The open ing sermon will be delivered by Rev. C. Price. A large attendance is expected. The senior class of Pennsylvania college are new en their annual mineralogical tour of inspection. They go by way of Johns town, and will visit the Bessemer steel works, Cambria iron works and coal mines, thence te Leck Haven, Williams Williams pert aud Watkins Glen, returning by way of Sunbury. There are twenty-four stu dents in the class and they arc accompan ied by Mr. Bridenbaugii, professor of science. llicy expect te be absent about a week. Mayer's Court. David Rittcnheusc Perter get IjO days from his honor the mayor, this morning, for being drunk. He was arrested in the postefiice. Edward Thompson, who was a ledger the night before last, get drunk yesterday and was arrested while begging in the depot. He get 10 days. James Kelly for tlie same crime received the same term. Carl Gcnersole, a Swede, who had been drunk, settled his costs by paying 50 cents en the dollar. Michael Solemon, who is suffering from ague, was sent te the hespitcl, and Wni. Cameren, a vag, was discharged. ZIpstaR' Appointed. Frederick Miller, sr.,-has been appointed a tipstaff in the court house te fill the vacancy caused by the death of Jehn Knee zel. In Town. Henry II. Derr, of Norristown, presi dent of the State Firemen's association, with his family is registered at the Stevens house. THE SCHOOL. BOARD. Special -Meeting Action Kelattve te the Death of David Uartman. A special meeting of the beard of diiee diiee diiee torsef Lancaster city school district was held last night te take action relative te the decease of David Hart mau, late a member e( the beard. President Warfel was in the chair and the secretary being absent, Mr. Westhaef fer was chosen secretary pre tern. The roll was c.iUul and the following members were present : Messrs. Raker, Brencmau, Erismau, Hartman J. I., Jackseu, Johnsten, Lever Lever geed, Mar-shall, McCemsey, 3Iorten, Rich ards,Samsun, Schmid, Slaymakcr, Smcycli, Spurrier, Westhaolfer, Wilsen, Zecher Cliristiau. Zecher Gee. W., Warfel, presi dent. The "president .stated the object of the meeting, whereupon Dr. I.evergoed moved that a committee of three, of which Mr. McCemsey he chairman, be appeiutcd te report the .sentiments of the beard regard ing the sad event that had called the beard together. The motion was adopted and the chair, appointed Messrs. McCemsey, Levergood aud Baker said committee. The committee retiied for consultation aud during their absence Alderman Spur rier moved that the beard attend the funeral in a body. On the return of the committee Mr. McCemsey presented the following re port : This beard has learned with profound sorrow of the death of our esteemed asso ciate, David Hartman. Death has thus suddenly lemevcd from among us a member who filled with fidel ily the responsible trust he held, who was always deeply interested in the prosperity of our schools, careful and thorough in tlie investigation of all subjects requiring his attention, and clear and courteous in the discussion of questions uuder debate. He gave te the service of this beard his best judgement aud capacity for the period of twety-live years, and leaves te us the fragrant memory of au association during all these years unmarrcd by any variation from his usual habits of courtesy aud kind ness. As a man, Mr. Ilartmau was gentle aud upright; as a citizen, enterprising and clear-sighted ; as a business man, honor able aud conscientious, and as a director, intelligent and enthusias tic. Te his friends, true and warm-hearted, te his family, affectionate and indulgent, te his church, loyal and liberal.. His whole character was tilled and rounded with virtues, excellencies and capahiliti'jn. which fitttcd him te aInn every station he occupied. lie leaves an example te bj emulated, a character te be admired and a name te he revered. Tiiciefere, Resolved, That as a mark of respect for the memory of our late esteemed fellow member, this beard will attend the fu neral in a body. Reselced, That these proceedings be en tered upon the minutes of the beard, and that a copy of them be transmitted, by the secretary, te the family of the de ceased. The report was unanimously adopted. On motion of Mr. Morten the beard ad journed te meet at 2 o'clock Thursday p. in. te attend the funeral. lIAfic'E'a iMtXSTftCLS. A Fine L'erlorniance Last Xiglit. The performance of llague's British minstrels at Fulton epura house last even ing justified all the high anticipations of a thoroughly refined entertainment, assuied by the advance notices. Frem an artistic and musical point of view the treupe is the best minstrel organization that has ever visited this city. The great specialty of the performance is the first part, which introduces music, both vocal and instru mental, of a high character, the absence of uamby-jMinby sentimental songs being especially notable. The character of the music may be surmised fteni the follow ing, which comprised only a small portion of the admirably arranged pregramme : "I fear no fee" (I'insuti), "Hark the Drum," "The Scout" (Campanie), "The Smuggler," "Tin: Carrier Deve " (Uayley), "The Isle that's Crowned with Sham rock" (F. Raker), selections from "Em ail:," and 111.1113' ethers that might be men tioned. Iu a nuinbjr of the selections there were accompanying cadenzas upon the violin, flute, oboe, or ether instruments, vcr3' mtislically executed aud which lent au additional charm te the rich feast el music. All the pieces were raptureusty applauded, but no encores being allowed, the pregramme was thus extended te pleasing length. A striking feature even in the eeiuic songs, which were likewise very cleverly tendered, was the total ab sence of negre humor as customarily de lineated in minstrel performances, the end men supplying the deficiency with some n-;il old-fashioned Irish wit which the blackened faces of the psrferincni rendered somewhat incongru ous but net a whit less funny. There were a number of geed features, but uethiug strikingly novel, in the second part, in cluding Wheat h'' and Traynor's sketch of two harvest men rotnniingte Ireland after a successful harvest season iu England ; Prof. Woedhcad's musical act, Hilly Rich Rich ardsen's speech, Fred. Mathews' gretesque dance, high kicking and facial contortions. Prof. Wallace's imitations of birds and animals, and the Wises " Ic3 Deux I)ia blcs" in their act fantastique, which was simpty marvelous, and closed a pregramme of rounded mopmtiens and very even merit. The audience was a very fair one. Xe r.'ews r'rem the Missing Mau. Mis. Abraham Khrgoed, the wife of the Reading saloon keeper, who disappeared vciy mysteriously en Tuesd.t3 the -1th inst., has as yet received no tidings from him. She has been completely pros trated by the sudduit blew, and has been confined te her bcil since last Friday. A stranger called at the saloon 3estcrd.i3.;nd told Mrs. Ehrgood that he had seen her husband, in company with tin: German whom Mrs. Ehrgood had always suspect ed, in a car at Philadelphia last Tuesday. Mr. Ehrgood had ou an overcoat and be neath it a knit jacket. The stranger re marked that it was very warm te wear an overcoat, te which Mr. Ehrgood replied that he might as well wear it as carry it en his arm. Mrs. Ehrgood is very much disttcsscd at his absence, and is at a less te knew what induced him te leave. She is in a very sad plight, as her husband took all Hie money in the house with him about $1,100. rilK UUMtEOX'ATHS. I'liysiciaiiH en the Staff) et 1'tiuilc HealUi. The regular meeting of the Homeeopathic medical society was held 3'csterday at the office of Dr. F. M. Hany, in Mr. Jey. There was a geed attendance although the weather was very inclement. Dr. F. F. Frautz, of this city, presided. Reports from members from different parts of the county show an unusual amount of ma larial and typhoid fevers prevailing. Dr. Iluebner, of this city, reports an abate ment of diphtheria at Lititz, where he had a large number of cases at our last, meet ing. The meeting adjourned te convene at Lancaster January 12. 3Irs. Harry furnished the members with a sumptuous repast, te which they did justice. Sale e( Keal Instate. Henry Shubcrr, auctioneer and real es tate agent, sold at private sale for Dr. J. A. Miller the three-ster3' brick building situated en the west side of North luecn street between Chestnut and Walnut streets. Ne. 252 and 251, te II. L. Stehman & Ce.," for $12,500. 4 i r Cr.'?V w
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