LANCASTER DAILY INTELLIGENCER. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28; 1881. 1 I. I" . I- '- K h ftancastct iiUclliaenrer. FfllDAY EVENING, OCT. 28, 1881. The Pension Frauds. The increased, lavish and corrupt ex penditures about the "White Heuse dur ing Hayes's administration, the star route frauds in the postal service, the petty larcenies permeating the treasury department, and ether disclosures of waste and fraud in the four years of the last Republican regime, have caused the people te leek with great distrust upon the condition of the various departments of the federal government under their continuous management of the last twenty years. It was never se emphati cally the popular conviction as new, that the real condition of things at "Wash ington, the prevailing system of peculation and the scandalous waste there,will never be fully brought te light until after the entire change in the per sonnel of the administrative force which would ensue from the entrance into power of a Democratic administration. Of late there has been some misgivings felt and expressed about the pension de partment, and various rumors have gained circulation affecting the integ rity of its management. The old com missioner, who is said te have incurred the enmity of the claim agents, makes way for a notorious Indiana partisan politician of the worst stripe, the pressure for wiiese re jection by tlie Senate was suddenly and mysteriously withdrawn after loud threats of his defeat had been promul gated. "Why was this 'i Unless the pro posed investigation into general govern mental abuses shall be suppressed, or in the event of their prosecution under Democratic auspices, we leek te see a line crop of disclosures in the abuses of and frauds upon the pension service. Time out of mind the fabrication of bogus pension papers and the continu ance of the roll of dead pensioners have furnished employment and profit te forgers and speculators. The large increase of business since the last war has enlarged the field for the operations of this nefarious business ; but no such special incentives te fraud and impesi tien were ever offered as by the bill te provide for payment of back pensions, under which these who new are declared te be entitled te a pension can get the entire back pension, te the same amount as if 1 heir status had been fixed years age. The big stake thus attainable in the chance te secure payment down of a mud running up te thous ands of dollars offers wonderful induct incuts te the unworthy te impose their claims upon the government, and te claimants and agents te make utterly bogus claims and forge evidence te sup port them. Our citizens would btv sur prised te hear the names of men in this community who have such claims in course of prosecution or preparation, and they may be shocked some of these days at disclosures relating te them. If government officials want te stiike a rich lead of profitable investigation, let them go into the pension business. It will afford employment for the best de tective talent. (Graveyard insurance is child's play aside of it. Super-loyal fel lows are beginning te find out, after j'ears of health and stout service in every cause requiring physical exertion, that they were wounded or disabled in the army ; and where evidence is lacking means ate readily found te supply it. nas the whiskey ring gene into the pen sion business ? Uxiii:rt.YLiEi and unexpected, Mr. Orange Neble, the Democratic candidate for stale treasurer, arrived in this city this morning, slopping ever in Lancas ter en his way from Yerk te Philadel pliia. lie employed the few hours at the disposal of himself and his friends in this city in visiting its citizens, professional and business men, of all parties, and in looking at a few of our points of chief historical and material interest. We need net say that all with whom he came in contact found him a plain, straightforward man and were impressed with his liberality of sentiment and practical intelligence. The architect of Ills own fortune, of mature years and long experience in extensive business aud manufacturing operations, he is the kind of a man whose visits among the people de them and himself much geed in the lornialien of their mutual acquaint ance, lie knows he can trust the peo ple; and they knew they can trust him. He is or them and for them and their in terest?. He has had an experience in public affairs which has wen for him public confidence ; and lie has attained u success in private business, which augrus for him It successful administration m an office which, after all, only needs te be administered en correct business princi ples te make its discharge creditable te the official and satisfactory te the pub lic. . Mr.. James R. Keexe, the owner of Foxhall, is very proud of his horse, whom he declares te be the best three year old in the world ; and the facts justify the declaration. Foxhall, carry ing ISC pounds, defeated Bend Or, the crack English four-year old who carried 134 pounds. This same English horse a short while age, defeated Iroquois, the American winner'ef the Derby, who be longs te the tobacconist, Lorillard, and te whom Bend Or conceded fourteen pounds. These facts show Foxhall te be a better horse than Iroquois, and se Mr. Keene sits down en Mr. Lorillard. Kceie may be regarded as a prime favorite of fortune, since it smiles en him en the race course as in the stock market. Nearly all well-informed Democrats believe that there is a very fair prospect of electing Orange Neble state treasurer at the ensuing election ; and even these who have doubts as te the result say that the Republican majority cannet.be large. Te the Democrat who thinks "there is no use voting wc will be counted out anyhow," we say, if Orange Neble is net elected treasurer it will be your fault and yours alone. The Republican party is divided into irreconcilable factions, and the .breach between them is se wide it can-1 'potjie be healed. Thousandaef thoel8hadewinth6cbmroterof,ll8cal)inrtn who refuse te wear the cellar of the bosses will vote for "Wolfe, thousands mere will net vote at all. The Demo cratic duty is te get out the vote. "We are expressly authorized te say that the report that Mr. Xeble did net support the Democratic state ticket in 187.5, is utterly untrue, and has no foun dation except in the malice or imagina tion of its inventor. There are one hundred and forty women law firms in the United States. The approaching census of St. Peters burg will be preceded by a systematic enumeration of the houses as well as of each tenement in the city and suburbs. In 18C9 the inhabitants amounted te 900, 000 souls. "Walsct timber thieves, who have been overruling the Indian territory, have been checked by Secretary Kirkwood, who has rendered a decision that all walnut en the Indian reservation belongs te the In dians, and cannot be removed without their consent. WnmNr. te the Augusta (Ga.) Chroni cle from "Washington, under date of Oct. 23, Mr. James It. Randall say3 : " I take it that the millenium has uet yet come for this country. Here ia Washington, politically, it i? only a suppressed fne. "Wait and scv. Fou.ewixr. is the folk lore of nail cut- ting : A man had butler ne'er been bei n Than liavc liis nails en Sunday shorn : Cut lliei.i en Monday, cut them ler health ; Cut'thcm en Tuesday, cut them for wealth ; Cut them en Wednesday, cut them forneww; Cut them en Thursday ter u pair et new shoes; Cut them en I'ridav. cut them ler sorrow : Cut them en Saturday, see vimr sweethcait te-morrow. .T.vrAX has enacted a cede of criminal procedure and a penal cede based en the Cede Napeleon and framed by a French jurist. They retain the ancient customs and laws of Japan se far as is consistent with the spirit of modem jurisprudence. Hang ing is substituted for beheading, and all classes are subjected te the same punish ments and procedure, from a noble of the highest caste down te the poeiest laborer. This is a great step for Japan. PERSONAL. Jtidgj Tvxnn's place is quickly filled, as was known it would be, by Editor Frank Ilatten, of the Burlington ITaivkeih'. He was a staunch supporter of ft rant at Chi cage. Maryland claims te have Hie eldest pensioner iu the United States. She is a Mis. Emzuietu Cretzek, and was one bundled and three ycats old last Decern ber. Fhe is the widow of Jehn Crctcr. who served iu the war of 1S12. An American journalist net long age was expressing his surprise at hearing that YifTOK Ilroe, en hearing a passage quoted from Emersen's writings, asked who Em Em ereon was, being totally ignorant of the existence of any such psrseu. Rea Bexitr.rn, although this side of sixty, is said te be rapidly failing. She does but little weik new, and is j-aid te greatly dcpleic her inability te continue, and realize the great fame always pre dicted for her. She has labored earnestly in her time, and can surely afford te rest upon her laurels new. Cuakles Levax, who was one of the Representatives of Eciks county in the state Legislature during thcyeais 1S1C and 1847, died yeslenlay at his residence in the village of Pricetown, aged 7: yeais. He was a large stockholder in the Farmers' national bank of Reading and for nvmy years one of its dirccteis. lie was a successful merchant and leaves an estate estimated at $130,000. Prince Bishauck is becoming .suipris iugly considerate in his old age. He is se little in the habit of considering the feel ings of ethers that his alleged indisposi tion te receive Kiug Humbert in Beilin lest French susceptibilities be wounded is net a little remarkable. The man of bleed and ii en used net te be se careful of French feelings, and cynical people will say that his sudden show of interest con ceals some ulterior designs. There is consternation in the family of the Princes Rer.Axn Bexavakte, the daughter of the late Mme. Blanc, of Mo Me Mo naeo. It is feared that all the millions of the young wife's dowry, a portion of the rich harvest of the gaming tablci, are about te slip through her princely hits, band's fingeis. Fer she is very ill, and as the biith of an heir te the property is shortly expected, the abiding interest shown in her condition by the Bonaparte family is proportionately gi cat. The Londen Whitehall Review, which makes a feature of publishing photographs of ladies of beauty and talent, contains a charming portrait of Mis. TV. W. Asxei:, of New Yerk, together with a short bio graphical sketch. Mrs. Aster was for merly Miss Mamie Paul, of Philadelphia, her olive complexion and exquisite brown eyes well entitle her te the distinction of a beauty of no common order. She is net the first American lady who has thus ap peared en the pages of the Rccieic. They have published several, among them Lady Mandeville. A Parisian theatrical character of some celebrity, M. LinsnT, the comic singer of the cafes chantants, has just been drown ed in the harbor at Marseilles while off with some of his comrades en a fishing party. He was an immense favorite with the frequenters of theso establishments, ana te nis taients, sucu as it was, tnese very vocal absurdities " L'Araant. d'Amanda:' and " La Canna a Canada" owned half their vogue. He used te get himself up in the most extraordinary of costumes, a wild caricature of the reigning fashions for masculine attire, and his dash and verve, and real comicality used te fill the' audience with delight. And new " Alas, peer Yorick !" Betrayed. New Era, Ed. We would be the last te de President Arthur injustice. The Ncie Era was among the first te ask for him a generous judgment and a fair trial. But if, as new seems painfully apparent, his policy is te be shaped by the deceptive counsels of Conkling, Piatt, Cameren and ethers, who conspired te embarrass the' Garfield administration, the sooner the people knew it the better for the future of the Republican party and the welfare of the nation. President Arthur has it in his power, by promptly fore- the policy of bis administration, te resolve all doubts as te the result of the election in Pennsylvania : bat if, following the suggestion of Simen Cameren, the people are lulled into a false security, for the purpose of winning a Stalwart victory in Pennsylvania, the president will discover that he has been misled by designing friends te sew the wind only te reap a whirlwind. m ' A NOWLK CANDIDATE. The Character of tlie .Democratic Nominee for State Treasurer Extorts Praise from HI Political op ep op penents. Taking the character of Mr. Neble as a guide we are prepared te believe that no evil will fellow it. If he is chosen te as sume the custody of the state exchequer for the two years te fellow the election, his well known integrity of purpose and business methods constitute a guarantee that the trast will be faithfully executed, and much as the necessity of elevaMng Democrats te places of trust would be regretted, it would be a lesser evil than that of perpetuating the rule of the bosses. Piltsbuigh Dispatch (.Rep.) The Democrats have nominated an ex ceptionally geed man for state treasurer, and no one need be sorry, for it should and will have the effect of demonstrating te te the Republicans the propriety of laying aside dissensions and uniting for the con test, which we assure them will be no walk ever. Unlike the Democrat else where, the Pennsylvania specimen cannot be depended upon te plunder always, and the sooner the Republicans realize that he hasn't plundered this time, the better will be their prospects of victory. Philadel phia North American (Rep.). Orange Neblo has twice been chosen mayor of Republican Eric, and is a mem ber of the present house, representing the same constituency. It is fortunate that the Democratic nomination fell upon one who possesses Mr. Neble's unblemished business and political integrity, and who is one of the ripest business men of the commonwealth. Philadelpliia Time (sup porter of Wolfe). Mr. Orange Neble, who has been se lected by the democrats of Pennsylvania as their candidate for the office of state treasurer, is iu every way qualified for the position. He is a geed business man, and thoroughly identified with some of the most important industries of the state. The convention at Williamsport honored itself by putting Mr. Neble in nomination. Philadelphia Recerd (ind. ). A l'OUn AI1LL.IONAI1U-:. A Georgia Man who Owns !SS,000,000 la Confederate Meney. A letter from Griffin, Ga., te the Atlanta Constitution says : Griffin has always been en the alert for sensations. Net that wc crave them, or that we lack that amount of solidity necessary te make us have a distaste ler theso things that de net ap pear dignified or are out of the usual order, but a peculiar fate has decreed that wc must be continually kickiug up a stir. I don't knew hew it comes about, but it is true. Net being satisfied with being her alded all ever the land as the only town withrbackbone enough te stone "Uncle Tem's Cabin "' with ancient hen feiit, wc new appear once mere with a full-fledged millionaire ! That sounds pictty big for a small sized Georgia town, but it is no less a fact for all that. The Constitution of yesterday contained the details of the newest craze and demand for confederate bends, and this is hew I am enabled te bring into no tice a man who appears en the streets this morning and states that for about $3,000, 000 of confederate money new in his pos session he would net take in geld a cent less than ninety cents en the dollar. The gentleman iu question is Mr. Jamc.4 W. Cerbhi, for many yeais a resident of Grif fin, a man much esteemed by his friends. Seme years age he took a peculiar notion that confederate money and bends would some day be worth something; se he went te work and bought them up in large quantities, paying cash for a considerable amount, aud bartering meal from his mill for the balanee. He gave a bushel of meal for a thousand dollars, and many a wagon, lead of that feed has been carted away from his deer. Many people, of course, regarded the notion as rather cranky, but te these Mr. Cerbin gave no heed, going right along aud buyiug every dollar he could rake and scrape. There is ically no telling hew much Confederate money he has. These who knew, or seem te knew, say he has between seven and eight mil lions, besides several hundred thousand dollars in bends. When asked this morn ing hew much his bends were worth, he leplied: "Well, I have $125,000 in one box, and that isn't all by a let. " Aud se he has gene light en this way for years. He has had letters from all ever the country and has bought the stuff right aud left, from far and near. As already stated, no one knows just hew far exactly his freak has extended, and he may have $30,003,000 for all I knew. Mr. Cerbin is considerably stiired tip by the leccnt demand in Londeu. aud seems sat isfied he is en the light track te an im mense fertuue. He is uet considered at all shaky in the upper story by his friends, though they cauuet, of course, understand his strange fascination about confederate money. He has always been considered a solid citizen, aud is in geed ciicn instances new, but will be the wealthiest man in the Seuth if his dream is ever realized. STATE ITEMS. It is estimated that several hundred thousand dollars will be lest te Perry county peeple by the operations of the graveyard insurance fiends. Mr. Gewen has issued a circular in Lou Leu Lou eon inviting shareholders' proxies, iu view of his candidature for thn presidency of the Reading railroad. Iu all likelihood Jeseph P. Kennedy will be the Democratic nominee for state senator in the Second senatorial district, Philadelphia, vice Jehn Cochran, dc cased. Rebert Ryder, a freight conductor en the New Jersey Central rai'read, fell fiem an engine between Wilkesbarrc and Green Ridge and was instantly killed. A young man employed in the Pennsyl vania railroad company's Alteena boiler shop, named Albert Kncppcr, was struck by a small piece of iron in the neck, which went through aud came out of his mouth. His condition is critical. William Dale, iu getting out of the way of a moving train at Easten, fell ever a culvert, breaking his left leg just abeve the knee cap. He says his home is at Philadelphia. He was sent te the poor peer house at Hollidaysburg. In Chester, while firing a salute at the Pennsylvania Military academy in honor of the French guests, who passed through en route te Philadelphia, Cadet Merrick, of Washington, D. C, had both arms blown off by the premature discharge of one of the guns. State Committeeman A. M. Eastman has been chosen for the seventh man of the beard of adjudication which sits at Read ing te-day te decide the controversy be tween Lebanon and Dauphin counties. Geerge Beidlcman, of the state treasury department, went te Tnnkhanneck in the interest of Simonton en Wednesday. He was closeted with Eastman, visited no one else, and although two days in advance of the meeting at Reading they purchased tickets for Harrisburg and took the very first train leaving south. The Pioneer iron works, in Williams street, Seuth Brooklyn, took fire yesterday morning. The less en building and ma chinery is estimated at $30,000; felly in. rared. A ROUGH TRIP. THE BRITISH OCEEN MlDSrOBMA.VD ' WAVE. A series et Terrlllc Gales A Alaa and Every tnlng Movable en the Decks Swept Overboard Geed Seaman ship and a Staunch v Vessel. The staamsbip British Queen, of the American line, from Liverpool, swung iute her deck at Philadelphia yesterday afternoon about half-past 1 o'clock, pre senting, as it came into view, a dilapi dated appearance. The reports of the vessel being disabled drew te the wharf quite a number of anxious persons having relatives or friends en beard. "When intelligence was received at the offices of the surveyor of customs and the American steamship company, that the British Queen was coming up the river, the tug New Castle, with the officials of the custom heuse and the American line proceeded down the stream te meet the vpsscl. Slowly the steamer came up the river and no one appeared mere auxieus te reacu the deck than the 300 and ever pas sengers, cabin aud steerage, who have been se long imperilled during the voyage. Upen the broken, or rather impromptu bridge, steed Captain Necll, who, te gether with the fleet captain, directed the movements of the crew. It' was net long after the steamer had been safely moored te the deck aud her lines cast off before the steerage passengers were permitted te walk ashore. These off, the cabin passen gers followed, but some necessary delay was occasioned by the examination of their baggage. A lcpresentative of the TeleyrapJi was permitted te beard the vessel, and through the kindness of Captain Waele, who lest everything during the terrible gale that prevailed almost from the time of leaving Liverpool until within a few days, an in troduction was given te Mr. W. Weelever, of Ne. 324 Catharine street, a saloon pas senger, who kept a miuute account of the tcirible weather and dcstiuctien that weie experienced, and who generously placed his notes at tlie scrviee of the lcpertcr. In his own words, "The voyage was one of great peril, and but for the vigilance of the officers this ship and the lives of the passengers and crew would have been sac rificed." Experience and ability cairied us through. The steamer left Liverpool en the 11th of October, and after passing Cape Clear en Friday, 14th instant, began te exper ience gales which increased in such vio lence that the sea which swept ever the vessel cairied away the wheel house, dam aged the skylight aud carried away the main gaff. The ship also took considerable water. The next day, which was Satur day, the vessel rolled, and a steady brccze blew up, which increased te a gale, when the maintepniast was carried away. On Monday, 17, at 11:20 a. in., a heavy gale was experienced, which increased terrifically, and then a heavy sea was ship ped, which ran in under the deck". Ou Tuesday, the 18th, the gale was ene of great violence, which did net abate during the day. At 2:30 p. m. a heavy sea was shipped, which partly steve and smashed the teck house, as well as carrying away three of the life beats, which had previous ly been greatly injured. On account of the water pouring in the progress of the ship was impeded, the engines being run slowly. At ::10 p. m. a terrific sea broke en beard, lloeoing the ship from end te end, doing very serious damage, One hatch was broken, the doers of the saloon smashed and wrung from their placed, as well as the wheel house", bridge, standard, cempascs, chart., and nautical instruments. The starbeaid side of the funnel was ctove in, the stekn holes flooded, the fires put out, all the beats washed evci beard, the davits broken and wrenched off, every thing movable carried away, as well as the saloons being flooded. The beds and bed ding wcic necessarily lcquired and were immediately used te step up the holes se that the fleed of of water might be checked. The heavy sea shipped reaching the fires put them out and thus stepped the engines, and thus the steamer was in a perilous condition being at the mercy of the wiud and waves. One peer fellow Samuel Heeper, was missed, and it is sup posed the sea washed him overboard. An ether, Ames Jewel was seriously injuicd by having his arm jammed. At 7:10 p. m. the vessel rolled considerably, but the fires were relighted. The pumps weic then all set in motion at the holes, and the hands were put te work bailing out water. The gale continued throughout the day, followed by terrific squalls. The following day the gale subsided, but the ser. wa rough, and en Thursday, the 20th, the steamer Arizona was spoken, the leply by ihc British Queen being that " All's well." It was impossible te reply te the question whether assistance was needed, as the lltg or signal te make the leply had been lest. The succeeding days up te the arrival of the steamer at this pert te day were without interest, except that there were stiff breezes, and en Tucs day, the 23th, by reason of a heavy south erly swell, the ship rolled. The progress of t he vessel was necessarily slew. Throughout the perilous voyage the captain continually reassured the passeu gcis, aud throughout there was always present ene or the ether of the officers. During the severe gale of the 20th Mr. Kellcy or.e of the officers, was en the bridge, who was thrown against the mast and en te the deck, and though se badly bruised, crawled up te the wheel, whieh he noted was without a man, with another he lashed himself te it. and thus by his coolness and bravery held the vessel at a very critical time, and the wheel was net permitted te be without a directing hand. And all en beard speak of the ability and courage, as well as the kindness of the officers, and te them as well as the erew they attribute the safety of the vessel. While the ship ptcscnts a seiry appearance iu its battered condition, yet the hull is pronounced by all the elliceis as being perfectly sound. Before leaving the vessel the cabin passen gers held a meeting, at which resolutions applauding the Captain's skill as a sea man, were adopted. LATEST NEWS BY MAIL. William Henry Ostrander, who killed his brother Gcerge last Christmas, was sentenced, at Reme, N. Y., te be hanged en December 15. In the Washington criminal court an order has passed allowing 20 witnesses te be subpemacd in behalf of Guitcau, the fees and costs of service te be paid by the government. The district convention of Tammany and Irving halis and the New Yerk county Democracy nominated Reswcll P. Flower forcengicss in the Eleventh New Yerk district. It is asserted that a large contraband trade in American goods is carried en be tween New Yerk and Cuba, and that most of the shipping going from New Yerk bring false manifests, which en their ar rival at Havana are still further falsi fied. Colonel Ferney and ex-Speaker Randall delivered addresses last night at a mass meeting of the" county Democracy at Cooper institute. The occasion was ene of decided interest. Colonel Ferney's speech was devoted te a review of the Democratic party as it is te-day. The Peoria, II!., sugar refinery was de stroyed by fire yesterday. The fire started in the drying room, a woedon structure, and spread te the main building, which was a even story brick. In about an hour the entire pile was in ruins. The less is estimated at 500,000 ; insurance, $250,000 Twehundred and fifty men are thrown out of employment. The refinery belonged te the Hamlins, of Buffalo, New Yerk. Four cow-boys, Ike and Bill Clandon and Frank and Tem Lowrey, had been parading Tombstone several days, drink ing bard and making themselves obnox ious, when the city marshal arrested Ike Glanden. Soen after his release the four met the marshal and his brothers. The marshal ordered them te give up their weapons, when a fight commenced and about thirty shots were rapidly fired. Beth the Lewry boys were killed. Bill Clandon mortally wounded, dying seen after, and Ike Clandon siightly wounded iu the shoulder. Wyatt, ene of the marshal's brothers, was slightly wounded. The ethers were unhurt. WANTS TO KNOW. The Circular et Secretary Quay. llurrlsburg Tatriet. Secretary Quay is in search of valuable political information. In a circular ad dressed te republican committee men throughout the state he wants te knew (first) " hew many votes will be cast for Wolfe in your county;" (second) "iu what proportion will they be taken from the Republican, Democratic and Green back parties, " and (third) " what plural ity will Baily have ever Neble, or vice versa ? " Lastly, the secretary of the com monwealth urges that the reply be sent him by November 1, and that in answering the interrogatory Neble be given " the benefit of every doubt. Colonel Quay seeks these problemati cal election statistics doubtless for the gratification of his ewu curiosity As the official statistics are deposited in the office of the secretary of the commonwealth he would like te compare thorn after the elec tion with the estimates of his correspen dents, merely te see hew near they cau come te the true result. This is a very laudable curiosity en the patt of Colonel Qua', and shew3 hew great an interest he takes in election statistics. He wants the information no later than November 1. If he get it earlier it might be subject te subsequent modification, se rapidly is the vote of Neblo gaining in certain portions of the state, and that of Welfe in ethers. If he get it later he might as well wait for the official returns. But by receiving the returns en the first of November he will be in possession of com plete information concerning the election a whole week in advance of all the rest of the stale. If he were a betting man that kind of knowledge would be of immense advantage te him. Cautions estimates from fifty-two counties mere or less, "giving Neblo the benefit of every doubt," would b: almost as useless for that pur pur pur pose as playing " draw" with a pack of " stocked" cards. It would give the pos sessor a decided advantage ever an out sider, who should act merely in accord ance with his wishes, political predilec tions, or the loose hints that he might gather. Uut of course the secretary of the commonwealth does net seek the informa tion for any such object. A suspicious newspaper, the Pittsburgh Dispatch, observes that this circular of Secretary Quay bears astreng resemblance te a letter of Bess Tweed that is some what familiar in the political annals of New Yeik. It was charged that Bess Tweed wanted his estimates of the result in the inral districts in order that returns might be manufactured in the strong Dem ocratic districts in the city se as te ensure a Democratic victory. But the prescut situation is very different. Secretary Quay, is net Bess Tweed, and the trade of repeat ing, ballet, box stuffing, and manufactur ing false election returns has become estiemely precarious in Philadelphia. In that city there is a Democratic mayor who se far from encourag ing or w inking at fiauds upon the ballet box, will exert all his official power te prevent and punish them. There is a non-partisan pelice force who en election day will be instructed te arrest all re peaters ar.d reunders that may present themselves at the polls, instead of pro tecting and piloting them iu their infamous work, as iu the past. Besides these offi cial defenders against fraud in Philadel phia tliers is the committee of one hun dred, a volunteer organization of citizens that is a terror te the repeaters and ballet box stutters and their empleyes, and that will have its, agents in all the wards and divisions ready te pounce down upon every perpetrator of fraud upon the ballet box. Fer the first time in many years a fair election is premised in Philadelphia. Corrupt election officers here and there will no doubt undertake te sell their oppeitunities, if they can find a venturous purchaser, and attempts will be made at bargaining and betrayal. But what the Democrats have te fear far mere than the corrupt practices of their oppo nents is their own apathy. If they bring their own vete3 te the polls there is no tear that they will net be fairly counted. Se the information which Secretary Quay seeks could net be used for an ille gitimate purpose, even if he were se dis posed. Such estimates as his correspond ents may furnish him arc net te be de pended upon. The" thousands of quiet votes that will be cast this year will ha file the shrewdest calculators of the ring. The mere estimates Colonel Quay gets the less he will like them. He might as well wait ene week longer when he will receive complete official informa tion of the election of Orange Neble and the utter collapse of the machine of which he is ene of the brightest ema ments. riiennmenal Weutlicr Preilictr.l. A correspondent of the New Yerk Sun makes the following prediction : "The weather of November will be eventful and phenomenal. The first half of the month will give a continuous succession of storms. The most stormy days will be the 1st, 2nd, 3th, 7th, 8th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 19th, 19th, 21st and 24. The month will open balmy but sircnlikc. The oscilla tions in temperature willl be short and -marked, ending with Arctic waves. Follow ing the 12 the snowfall will be general. Alter the 24th there will be mere quiet days There will be gales of wind en the 1st, 7th and 19th. Brilliant auroras will be visible where the sky is clear, and earthquakes will occur at unusual places. There will be volcanic activity near the 1st, 7th, 11th, 10th, 19th and 21st. The earth's atmosphere will be subject te a trying ordeal, the result of distant dis turbances in space in circular and vibra tory forms, but there will be no widespread devastation. Damage will result princi pally from winds, floods, snows and tidal waves." thK "WASHV." Tnelr ltetnrn tast Kvenlog. Last evening the Washington fire com pany arrived from Frederick. They reached this city at G:23 and were met at the depot by tbe American and Empire cerapauies. The Empire was in full uni form. The American were dressed in citi zens clothes. Beth companies had geed numbers out and all carried torches. The Empire was headed by the Lancaster fife and drum corps and the American had the Keystone band. The Empire took the head of the line. They were followed by the Washington, after whom came the American. The parade moved ever the line published last evening, dismissing at the Washington's house. The returned company was then taken te Mamnercher hall, where they partook of an- excellent lunch, which had . been prepared by the American. They spent some time there, after which they left for their homes. The Washy boys all enjoyed themselves en their trip and they speak in the highest terms of Frederick and ber citizens. LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. NEIGHBORHOOD SEWS. Near and Acress the County tine. Evan Steiner has sold his two-story biick heuse en Railroad street, Myers town, te a Mrs. Miller, of Brickersviile, Lancaster county, for $1,700. Wednesday evening, James Duncan, aged about -10 years, was admitted te the Yerk county almshouse ia a crazy condi tion, aud confined in a cell. During the night he tore away the iron grating from the window of his room, which was en the second fleer, leaped out, aud made his escape, since which time nothing has been heard of him. Monday eveniug next is " All Hallow een " and the usual quantity of corn is being get into pockets, and the usual num ber of cabbage patches carefully and mis chievously scanned by theso who resort te this vegetable as a means te secure fun and frolic. Our policemen, tee, are inter ested, and if they are net kept busy ou that night it won't be because the " boys " ain't preparing te make them se. Jeseph Lewis, of East Geshen township, Chester county, who is largely engaged every fall iu making cider for the farmers in that vicinity removed his press and ether machinery from the farm he recent ly sold te Jehn Hibbert, te the one he new occupies, and has made this fall between 23,000, te 30,000 gallons of cider for which he rcceives ene and-n-half cents per gal lon. Leaves ought te he gathered up. They are excellent te mix with het-bed material and where practicable should be saved for this purpose. They de net heat se rapidly as stable manure, and in this have an ad vantage, as tempering the violence makes the manure last longer and maintain a mere regular heat. They are excellent material te put round cold frames te protect half hardy plants. A beard is put up te the height of the frame beards, aud about a feet or mere from them, and the leaves in between. If the plants arc some what tender, the bottom of the fiamcs may be filled a few feet with leaves. These leaves, after having been two or three years decaying, make admirable stuff for plants aud flowers generally. TllK FIREMEN. is te finPc ijasc evening tue union llrocempany held a meeting te take some action in ic gard te the proposed fue depaitmeut. There was a very large attendance, and President Slaymakcr was in the chair. They passed a resolution endorsing the action of citv council in adopting the call system. After some talk it was resolved te give te the city the down stairs room, with the engine, hose cart, carriage and all necessary appliances iu the house, for one year, free of charge ; at the end of the year the city te buy the apparatus for $2,000 The engine is te be run by meinbeis of the Union company. The resolutions were adopted by almost a unanimous vote, and the Union company certainly deserves great credit for their liberality towards the city. ltspublican Trouble la Yurie. Tue Yerk Republican club has held a meeting for the purpose of taking action in reference te its president, who partici pated in the Welfe meeting of Tuesday night. During an exciting session the president, E. W. Spangler, read a paper, which, after referring te the irregularity of the meeting, but waiviug it, arraigned certain party leaders with great bitterness of language. He then presented his. let ter of resignation as president. A reso lution endorsing the Republican candi date, General Baily, was piescntcd, dis cussed and adopted by two majority, after every effort en the part of the stalwarts was made te secure a decisive vote. This unexpected development of Wolfe strength in tlie club alarmed the bosses, aud the club unanimously declined te accept the resignation of Mr. Spaugier. " U'node .Superscription is tills'."' A letter bearing the following unique superscription isheldatthepostellice, first, because the writer failed te put a pestage stamp upon it, and second, because the directions are a trille obscure : " I want this letter te go te patrick kilarncy nowyerk Pcnna. or R.I. county." Whether " patrick kilarncy " lives in New Yerk, Yerk, Penna., or R. I. (Erie), county, no fellow can find out anil Patrick wilt net be likely te get his let ter. Anether letter in the rack is thus ad dressed : " Miss Mary .7. Armold, in care of Jehn L. Themas, Yerk county, Pa." It is held for better direction. K. or 1. Literary Society. A large number of Knights met in the ledge 100m in Fulton opera house last evening and organize a "literary society by the appointment of the following tem porary officers : President Charles I. Landis. Vice President Charles Demies. Secretary Clarence V. Lichty. Treasurer Jehn Keith. A cemmittee en constitution aud by-laws was appointed with instructions te report at next meeting. Several ether committees were appointed aud a program me of exer cises adopted. Sale or Real instate. Henry Shnbert, auctioneer, sold at pub lic sale, Octeber 17, at the Leepard hotel for W. U. Hensel, agent for the heirs of Mary Kelly, deceased, two two-story brick dwellings situated en the se'ith west cor ner of East Orange street and Marshal streets, Ne. 544 and 549, te Abraham Hirsh for $2,803. The let belonging te the estate of T. D. Kellcy, deceased, situated en the north west corner of East Orange and Marshal streets, was withdrawn at $2,500 hale of caitle. Samuel Hess & Sen, auctioneers, sold at public sale, Oct. 27, at Jacob R. Min inch's hotel, Landisvillc, Lancaster county, for Harry C. Lintner, 21 head of Alderney and Durham cows at an average price of $01 per head, the highest one sold bringing $130, and the two highest $122. Eyes Operated Upen. Yesterday Dr. Levis, of Philadelphia, assisted by Dr Compten, of this city, per formed an operation en the eyes of Miss Anna Killinger, of Middle street, who has been almost blind for three years It was very successful, and was witnessed by Drs. Ehler and Hcrr. Levefeast. The Congregational Baptist brethren will have a levefeast next Thursday, the 3d of November, at Henry Landis's, near Ritter's mill. Meeting the whole day, and they will also have meeting in Eden next Sunday eveniug in the old meeting house. Contract Awarded. J. D. Gendcr & Bres., of Strasburg, have been awarded the contract by the Pennsyl vania railroad for grading the branch read between Reckville and Dauphin, Dauphin county ; there will be very heavy work en this read, some of the excavation' being forty feet. Prof. Cromwell's Matinees. Prof. Cromwell gives two matinees to morrow, one at 10 o'clock in the morning, for the schools, when "A Trip Around the World," will be illustrated, and one at 3 o'clock, illustrating "ATeur in Europe." m Who knows where Samuel Wingard is ? See advertisement SENIOR ORATION. "the STi3iri.cs or eriNsssvriu;;.' Uy IteilcrlcK 1. Cob'e, or the Class or 1SS?, rratiiKllii ami J!ur!:ull College. Antagonism is a law which pervades all nature. Wc find the idea existing iu the lowest orders of the animal and vegetable k ngdem. The tiny seed, implanted in the earth, cueeunters and labors te ovcrcemo the obstacles te its onward growth, and euly as it successfully overcomes this op position does it reach its end. AH crea tion from the lowest order of existence up te the cempletcst development, as found in mau, bears testimony te the existence and necessity of the law of opposition. It is a necessity because it is oneef the prin ciples of all matter that it offers resistance and. therefore, wherever we find matter there is also opposition. History itself is made up of antagonistic narrations of the onward flew of events in the course of the world. Each faction or party has its side te espouse. One is held up against the ether, and the historian finds truth in the combining or separating of both. Humanity must decide which bas the aseeadauey. The truth lies im bedded net merely en one sick, but in both, and hence in the development of truth there needs he conflict of forces. All development necessitates change and new relations, and an entrance into a higher stage or plane of existence. There is a continual conflict between the natural and the moral forces in man, aud the aim of development is nut te ob literate the natural tendencies and appe tites, but te place them in subjection te the higher or spiritual. But opposition stimulate-?, gives re newed activity and purges out the evil. The lGth century found England groaning ever the ignorance and degradation of the church. It lay steeped in crime carried or. under the shameless guib of religion. Tlie very admiui-trateis of its religious rites as well as the attendants en its cere monies were alike implicated in the most flagrant violations of the truth they pro fessed te teach. Se long as none had the coarage or inclination te raise a dissenting voice this state of affairs continued. Men vent en deeper in crime, and yet the church threw . ever them all the mantel of leligieu. But, after awhile, a little spirk of purity, which still smeuldered among the ruins asserted itscll. Luther and Calvin, by raising their voice and pen agaiiiit thce iniquitous proceedings, reused the people, sunken as Uwy wcic, from their lethargic slumbers. Soen there was an awakening, and the Reformation began te send a blaze of light thieugh all Eu rope. Adhcicnts of the puie and uudc filcd leligieu steed shoulder te shoulder, and such an opposition v.ascicatcd against the existing ecclesiastical tyianny. as te shake the world with its power ami whole some cflccts. The new church built only ou the geed there was in the old, formed a bright, contrast te the state before ; and the old, tee, could net but be bettered by having its wickedness portrayed and its criers exposed and de precatcd. Would thcie ever have been a reformation in ths church had net some one lifted up a voice of pretest against the power of evil? Snicly net, and hence it was the opposition that set the wave of reformation in motion. It awoke men te a realization of their fallen condition, and inaugurated a new and purified system of religion, free fieni errors, purged by a most tremendous fire. The political parties of the day are fit ling examples of the power and necessity of opposition. The part in power is net allowed serenely te carry en the affairs of the irovcrnnient, acemding te its ideas icg.udlcss of tlie ceuntiyV. goad. The watch-deg spirit of the opposing party is ever present. And well it is se. It is natural and easy that the one paity left te itself without guidance or restraint should fall into en or.". But the very fact that there is continually an enemy en the alcit tedctcct wrong-doing and mismanagement compels the proper administration of the government, and the adoption of the best means for the geed of the peeple. The late war betwcr.i the Neith and Seuth bear., additional testimony te the advantage of antagonism. Each side feugh t, we believe, f jr what ih;y considered their rights. The North legarded the safty and perpetuity of the Republic cn dangcied by the formation of a confeder acy in its midst, and believed that a dis severed union was certain death te our American institutions. They believed that the country would hereafter he con tinually involved in auaichy and stiife, and uuable te contend against foreign aggressions. The Seuth, en the ether hand, with equal sincerity, believed that the doctrine of state rights was legitimate, and contended dcspciately for their establishment. They were con quered, and their cause was overthrown. But the glory is. none the less theirs for biavcry and foititude in the defence of their supposed rights. Hener comes upon men net always because of their success in conflict, but for bravery in the assertion and defence of their cause. And the con flict of the Lite war had a mission te per form, which has been accomplished, and America today flourishes iu its enjoy ment. Vice and immorality had grown into the nation's life, and self aggrandizement and kindred evils, were sapping its life-bleed. But the puri fying process was me-t timely, and through the bleed of its heroes, it has arisen from its degraded condition and attained a higher and purer piano of national life. By stirring up men's feelings, by opposing their corrupt principles, each was com pelled te give vcut te Ids feelings in the expression of various claims. .Mankind had thus an opportunity of discovering the geed and the evil iu each and of de ciding wha were the underlying princi pies of right te be fennd in tiietn. Iu all the relations of life, in the cultiva tion of manhood, and the development of character, there must ba opposition te mere or less degree. The natural spirits and inclinations must be brought into subjection and under the control of the will. The child left te fellow its own bent will seen fall into crrcr, and disas trous consequences must fellow. But in order that the highest and best develop ment may ensue these natural traits must be opposed a restraint placed upon them, and thus by a discipline which is in oppo sition te its own will, there comes forth the dcsiicd transformation. The Christian church, se long as it is left te itself, and shtmbcrs ou iu indiffer ence, docs net accomplish its aim. But let opposition come, let infidelity offer its most violent attacks te Christianity ; let it be defamed, derided, persecuted as in the days of the Inquisi tion ; and let its votaries desert its cause and join that of the enemy. Then only will it live. Fer truth cannot perish. Se long as the adhcicnts of the Christian re ligion arc assured that theirs is net a sys tem of man's device but that it is of divine origin built upon the sure foundation they need have no fear. Christianity has always come out a glorious conqueror from its most heated ceuiiicts, and purged and purified in the furnace it sheds a brighter and mere benign light upon the darkness of the whole. Even in secular affairs the value of opposition In acknowlelgcd. Com Cem petition is rcgarJed the life of trade. Our business men, and thoeo who are the ex ponents of certain principles, realize full well that life and energy arc the results of opposition, and thus they learn te regard it as a been and net as an evil. It stimu lates each te a holy zeal, exposes the false and vitalizes all the departments of iudus; try. ' The careen of some of the ablest men in the world have been made up by straggles i Y fe"?5r -, J-&, - " k-VI lizj.1 tt - :---
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