LANCASTEK DAILY INTELLIGENCER FRIDAY MAY 26 1882. ILancastrv iitrlhacncer. FBIDAY EVENING, MAY 26, 1882. The Coming Convention. The premising prospect for the Dem ocratic ticket ia Pennsylvania will cause the nominations te be eagerly sought, and the convention will have mere than its usual trouble in wisely delivering it self of a ticket. There is no disputing the fact that Democratic politicians are ravenously hungry after their long period of fasting, and the aspect of the table invitingly spread before them will cause a bigger scramble about the beard than ever has been witnessed even ever the croquettes and chicken salad and terra pin boned turkey at a flrst-class evening party. It cannot be helped, for it is in the nature of things that inviting viands are a disturbing element te a big crowd. And a Democratic convention is nat urally turbulent. It will have no bosses, and is opposed te having things fixed for it. This very commendable indepen deuce has its draw backs ; and it must be conceded that a very great one is the strong probability that in the multipli city of counsels peer candidates will be finally evolved. This has been an expe rience of Democratic conventions. They certainly are net noted for nominating the best men. Toe much self-seeking is tolerated. If the delegates would deter mine te nominate no one who asked for a nomination, they might de injustice te some very worthy men who have been themselves seduced, by the general practice of asking for nominations, te make a personal can vass; but they would establish a very excellent rale which would work great geed both new and hereafter. It is a fact, which does net seem te be'sulli cicntly kept in mind, that eflices are trusts which are te be bestowed net as personal favors nor a; rewards, but which ought te bj given te these most fit te administer .hem ; and that the citizens' duly in gt ncral neither permits him te refuse te accept them nor prompts him te beck them. Abstractly that stateiu -nt is true ; and conventions would save themselves a geed deal of trouble and secure much better results te their labors if they could manage te give it some piactical effect. But we de net xpect the coming Democratic convention te trouble itself te leek up candidates who de net present themselves te it. There will be tee many ready te leliew them of that care and the delegates will find their hands full in disputing of the candidates en hand. Under the circumstances we have the consolation of knowing thai there will net le very great opportunity te go astray in t lie nominations for the chief office?, as only very respectable name.1; 30 far have been suggested for them. Tin: 1'hiladelplua Press loudly calls for a new convention te settle the dispute in the rival Republican camps. "The I'imes is of opinion that though Arthur is net a .statesman he is yet a politician, and at any rate is net a feel ; and that as he is Cameren's boss he will make him fix up the split in the best way he can. All of which no doubt is plausible. " But with the very best wish in. the world en the administration side te get out of the scrape it is in, there does net seem te be any way of doing se short of a com plete abdication. Considering the fact that a conference was had between the Regular and Independent commit tees before the meeting of the Regular convention, in which the Regulars said yes te all the Independents' prepositions and carried out their agreement in the subsequent convention, against the reg ularity and authority of which the In dependents made 110 exception, there seems te be no excuse whatever for another conference and another conven tion. The whole, substance of the issue is as te whether or no the Stalwarts shall rule the roast. The Independents de mand that they shall commit hari-kari and anybody who thinks that Arthur, Cameren and company love their party better than themselves will be ready te believe that they will de it, and may expect them te surrender the political fruit they have taken. Trouble Among Ireu-u erkci s. The Pittsburgh reports are te the eil'ect that the irenmasters are resolved net te yield te the demand of the Amal gamated association of workmen, and propose le themselves the destruction of that association. These are brave words ; but it is net always that the boldness of action comes up te that of declaration. It is te be noted, how ever, in behalf of the sincerity of the manufacturers, that the time seems te be opportune for the trial of their ex periment. It suits them as well te have their works shut down new as it is ever likely te. The dullness of the demand for iron, which is natural te the approaching season, leaves the man ufacturers in a proper frame of mind for a contest with their work men. The wendei is that the latter have selected such a time le make their de mand. It was net wisely done upon their part ; and we aie disposed te sus pect that v. hen the first of June comes they will incline te postpone te a mere convenient occasion their request for higher wages. Vet they may have gene se far that they cannot new recede. If they should show signs of doing se, the manufacturers, recollecting the military precept te press upon aietreatingfee, might turn upon their men and refuse le pay even their present scale of compen sation. It is te be hoped,he wever, that the dispute will be settled without a strike. Then; appeals te be no .sufficient reason for a determined disagreement new upon a qn f.lien of wages. Tiik Washington reports are that Sen Sen aeor Cameren considers the Independent ticket te be a very peer affair and the movement of no consequence. Whist ling te keep ones courage up is an.old an.eld liine leseurce. Senater Cameren's ap prehension is none, of the brightest, and his judgment of the importancsef this levelt is net of any very great conse quence. He may net be afraid of it ; which would be a demonstration of his courage, but also of his felly. Knewing hew well it was in his power te have avoided it and hew much he desired te de se, he must realize the fact that the breaking out of the rebellions is proof conclusive that he is net equal te the situation of leader of bis party. He would be wise te retire before greater grief comes te him. m There will be no fun for small boys in apple stealing next autumn ; the crop premises te be se large that no boy will care te eat apples. Seme of our esteemed Republican con temporaries have already begun te ex press the fear that this is te be made a campaign of legs and crutches te the ex. elusion of brains and principles. Last year there.was a convention of one man in Pennsylvania and it polled fifty thousand votes in the election. The same ratio will hardly be maintained in Dela ware where yesterday five Greenbackcrs as sembled ami nominated themselves for the vaiieus state offices. Goveihteu Chittenden, of Missouri, feels geed because " there is a healthier feeling" in that state since the death of the distinguished Mr. James. Mr. Critieudcu says that travel has increased, the people new feeling mere secure while riding en the rail. Tun loyalty of the Reading Times te the Harrisburg ticket is se Stalwart that it keeps Marshall's name at the head of its editorial- page as candidate for congress man at-largc. The Times gets its politi cal information straight from headquar ters, and Mr. Cameren has for the past few days been .se busily occupied that he hasn't had time te " b'ar de news " te his faithful organ in our neighboring-city. Noteicieiv seems in some cases te be the highway te success. Sergeant Masen's erratic shot at Guitcau was a lucky stroke of business for his fain ily at least, and in dications are that if he is pardoned he will be taken better caie of in private service than he was in the army. And new it is said that a prominent theatrical manager is anxious te obtain the acquittal of Mis. Wall for the murder of her hus band that he may secure her services and place her en the read as a star. Tins is what Senater Fair told a repeitcr v.he asked him : " Hew are the China men going te like the Chinese bill ?" "These iu this country are delighted with it. It will decrease the volume, of Chinese labor and give the Mongolians new here a chance te raise their price. De you knew,'' added the senator, "theie aie indications that bcfoie long the almond-eyed Celestials will get out of California aud put up cot ton factories iu Massachusetts te compete with Eastern capitalists'.' They have plenty of money te de it with." J i' due TnriiGEE is enjoying the wrath el some of the " truly loyal" ever the appear ance, iu a recent number of Our Continent, of a poem 011 the Confederate " Memerial Day," iu which the heroes of the Lest Cause were appropriately commemorated. The poem, which was net signed, was in fact written by Judge Tourgee himself, who had waited iu vain for any Southern poet te avail himself of the occasion, and who repaircd the emission by drawing en himself. In the current number of Our Continent Judge Tourgee prints a com panion piece, a Decoration day poem, which is, like the ether, something alto gether unique in its way. PEIteOJM.Q.ij. Shi. W. II. Vandeuiiilt yesterday sailed from Liverpool for New Yerk in the steamer Britannic. Phillip Catalan, Liberal member of Parliament for Leuth, was expellcd Irem the Londen. Reform club yesterday. Dn. David H. Nash, one of the eldest physicians in Connecticut, died at Bridge Bridge peit en Wednesday evcuiug, aged 71 years. . Judge Day of the probate ceuit of Braustable county, Mass., has been re moved from office by a resolution of the Assembly. Father CunuinY.ef Milferd, Mass., " has anneuueed that he will net permit the Grand Army of the Republic te enter the Catholic cemetery en Decoration day." Majer Charles Burdette, the dwarf with Forepaugh's show, yesterday died of congestion of the lungs, at Pontiac, Alien., aged J2 years, inches high. Rebert S. Davis, Continent publishing He was thirty-two treasurer of Oar and ns- company, sociate editor of the periodical has retired from business ou account of ill health. The greater share of his interest in the company has been purchased by his as sociates, Judge A. W. Tourgee aud Dr. D. G. Brinten. Rev. Jehn Fitzmaurice, rector of St. Agatha's Reman Catholic church, in Phila delphia, and well known in this city, was presented with a purse of H 100 by his parishioners en Wednesday evening. The reverend gentleman sails for Europe to te to ineirow en the City of Reme, accompanied by his brother, Rev. James J. Fitzmaur ice, of the Church of the Sacred Heart. --i CKUSHKU IN A TUNNEL. 'i u aien Killed ana Anether Seneu-Iy Hurt by n Fuller Heck. . The new tunnel of the New Yerk, On tarie aud Western railroad, at Union Hill, N. Y. was the scene of an accident by which two men, JamesMulcairand Hartley Fex, lest their lives, while Charles Brown, a fellow-workman, escaped with serious injuries. The men had barely commenced te set a drill in what is known as "the western apartment of shaft 4" when a huge mass of rock, weighing ever twenty tens, became detached and fell upon the men. The noise made by the fall rock was appalling. The men at work ou the eastern side of the shaft weic quickly en the spot, and at ence commenced te remove the fragments of rock which covered their unfortunate comrades. The means of the latter were tee much for the feelings of the rescuers, and thcywere forced te turn away before they had completed their task. Mulcair was the first man 1 cached, and was found te have his hips and abdomen crushed te a jelly. He was placed en the elevator, and after being heisted te the surface was taken te the office of the con tractors, . where he died in less than an hour. In the meantime Fex had been uncov ered, the lower portions cf his body being crushed in a terrible manner. He was at ence placed in an ambulance and taken te St. Mary's hospital, Hoboken, where he died a few hours afterward. Charles Brown was found underneath two huge masses of rock, which were wedged in such a manner as te prevent their falling upon him. He was suffering from a compound fracture of the right leg, his left leg being also broken bslew the knee. .He was taken te his home. Beth the men killed were unmarried. They had only worked one day in the shaft where they met their death. Mulcair was the only support of his stepmother and a family of four small children. THE LATEST NEWS. GLEANED FROM THE 9IORNINU MAIL.?. Items tbat Make Cp the Day's Recerd A Series of Tragic Incidents, Crime, Casualty, Fire. Etc., and .Mis cellaneous Xcws Budget. The dwelling house and a large barn of E. D. Barbour, at Sharen, Mass., were burned yesterday, with their contents. Less, $12,000. A. Smith's steam flouring mill at Potts Grdve, near Reading, was destroyed en Wednesday night by a fire caused by friction of the smut machine. The Weekly News office at Pert Hepe, Ont., and the adjoining building, occu pied by W. G. Stephenson, merchant tailor, were gutted by fire yesterday. Less $12,000. " A cargo of lime en beard the steamer Yagnina caught fire at yesterday at Port land, Oregon, and the vessel will probably have te be scuttled. The less is esti mated at $33,000. The Glew hotel, the Methodist parson age, the residence of Mrs. Pomcrey and Dr. Gould and Scott's block, were burned yesterday at Colberne, Ont. Less, $20, 000. A Budget of Fatalities. Charles Hayden, 30 years old, of Paw tucket, R. I., was yesterday thrown from a wagon by a collision with a horse-car, and received probably fatal injuries. Theodere O'Hara was stabbed and killed at his residence in St. Leuis en Wednesday night. The murderer has net been dis covered. Rebert Graham was shot and killed at a lumber camp en Cedar river, Michigan, ou Wednesday, by Andersen, iu an alter cation regarding wages. Andersen was arrested. Andy Ncal, a herse thief and generally disreputable character, was hanged by vigilants near Rockferd, Washington ter ritory, last Monday. Odel Andrews, a young man, committed suicide en Wednesday, near Londen, Ont., by cutting his threat with a razor. Ne cause for the act is known. At Marlboie, Mass., en Wednesday aftcrnoeu, Lewis T. Frye, the champion bicycle rider of the United States, was thrown from his bicycle and had his skull fractured. He will probably die. In unloading the fishing schooner Je mima Beemer, at Portsmouth, R. I., yes terday, a iope became entangled aud the tub fell, killing Jehn Germain and proba bly fatally injuiing Frank Grinell. An elevator platform in Delany's wagon shop, at Ncwberg, N. Y., gave way yes terday, throwing thrce men thirty feet te the fleer, killing Weed Rceder and ser iously injuring the ether two. The eleva tor was flimsily constructed. James W. Lauglcy, a passenger from Previdence, R. I., en Wednesday night ou the steamer Bristel, was found ycstciday at New Yerk in his berth in a state of un consciousness from having blown out the gas. He has since recovered somewhat. KewH Miscellany. Dauiel J. O'Brien, a crockery dealer at Albany, N. Y., failed yesterday. Liabili ties $30,000, assets unknown. Governer McEuery has commuted the death scntcuce of Jeseph Sadille, who was te have been hauged at New Orleans 011 June i), te imprisonment for life. James Fitzgerald, tried at liosteu en a charge of fradulently obtaining money from Charles Francis Adams, at the " bauce" game, was yesterday found guilty. Sentence was deferred. Information from some of the best au thorities iu the Michigan fruit belt indi cates that the sevcre frost of Wednesday night did net affect the peaches or apples, which are no longer susceptible of injury. Grapes aud strawberries were cut te some extent, but a fair crop is left. A fully attended meeting of the credit ors of the Providenca tool company was held yesterday at Providence, R. I., when the creditors committee prescutcd its re port, giving an inventory of the property ameuuting te $2,123,022.12 and showing an indebtedness of $1,117,913.00. It rc rc cemmeuded an extension of three years, under a trusteeship. Political Points. The municipal election in Lynchburg, Virginia, held yesterday, resulted in the success of the Democratic ticket by 1G0 te 300 majority. The Readjustees and Re publicans had united against the Demo crats. The Readjustees carried Petersburg by a large majority. At Chester, Pa., yesterday, Ellwood Wilsen, jr., was elected senatorial and Jehn Sandville and Andrew Osberne wcre chosen representative delegates te the Democratic state convention. The Greenback state convention of Del aware met yesterday in Wilmington. It consisted of five delegates, from Sussex county only, who nominated Jehn G. .lacksen, of Heckcssin, for governor, and J. Albert Whitlock, of New Castle, ler congressman. TI10 Uoliinenr Colliery Disaster, Gangs of men worked all day Tiiurs day, removing the mass of rock and coal, under which Martin Mulhall, the father of James, was buried by the disaster at the Kohiueor colliery, Shenadeah. At six o'clock in the evening the body was reached. It presented a most sickening sight. It was crowded up in a corner of the bieast and was burned te a crisp. The condition of the injured is mere hopeful. The inside boss of the Kohineor stated that in his opinion the gas had accumu lated about sixty feet above where Mul hall was at work, which is the height of the breast, and when the coal fell it brought down the gas and was ignited by the men's lamps, se that the fall of coal and gas came together. Suspicion! of Alnrder and Robbery. Mrs. Daniel Cuddeby, of Stairway, Pa., en Sunday last started te walk te Peit Jcrvis, N. Y., en the towpath of the Delaware & Hudsen canal, te take the train for New Yeik. Her husband, who is lame, accompanied her part of the way and returned, leaving he'r te ceme alone. The body of Mrs. Cuddeby has becu dis covered in the Delaware and Hudsen canal, near Mcagaup, by boatmen, who first found her shawl floating. She had with her, when she parted from her hus band, a small satchel containing about $10. This cannot be found new, and it is suspected that Mrs. Cuddeby has been foully dealt with, though there . are no marks of violence en her body. A Lunar l'lienoiuenen. Jehn G. Jacksen, a Wilmington as tronemer of 40 years' experience, writes that en the evening of the 19th inst., while observing the moon through aC inch reflecting telescope, he saw, just ever the westerly edge of the mare elausum a pe culiar cloud net. less than 100 miles in length and 40 or 50 miles wide, presenting a misty, feathery appearance, unmistaka bly different from the ether portions of the lunar surface. He advises astrono mers te examine the same spot about the next new moon. A Jeke That ICiuleU lu Tragedy. Martin L. Graveuger was probably fa tally shot en Wednesday at Trev. N. Y.. by Samuel Katz. The latter states that the sheeting was done in a joke, aud Gra venger docs net deny this. The ball en tercd Gravenger's abdomen, and he laid in a shed f jr fourteen hours without med ical attendance. Katz was arrested, re leased and again arrested. Killed by Failing from a SoUeld. A number of Swedish carpenters woik weik ing en a coal shed at Chicago, yesterdav fell from the scaffold te the ground, a dis' tance of twenty five feet. T.Andersen was killed outright. Fred. Helm was in ternally and fatally injured, Jehn Swerson received severe but net fatal injuries, and Jehn OUeu was badly injured. NO COALITION. TVfay Democrats and Independents Cannet Unite. riiiladelpliia Hecerd. The action of the Independent conven tion in nominating a full and strong ticket and in laying down a platform which relates mainly te the internal dis sensions of the Republican party of Penn sylvania puts an end te the suggestion of a fusion with the Democrats. This sug gestien has never been very seriously en tertained except by some desperadoes and feather-heads whose highest cencep tien of the ultimate aim in politics is a party or personal triumph and a division of the spoils of office. Political coa litions often de succeed in a Legislature or town council, where there is a limited number of persons te be operated upon, and where they become sometimes neces sary ; but they are extremely hazardous arrangements when an attempt is made te carry them out at the ballet-box, as expe rience has abundantly demonstrated. In each organization there are enough men who aie se strong in their prejudices or in their convictions of pelitisal duty as te make the combination abortive. An alli ance between the Democrats and Inde pendent Republicans of Pennsylvania would be unnatural and pernicious te both, because both profess te have aims aud policies of government that are essen tially at variance. Even if a combination could be effected in the coming election, and should prove successful, of what permanent advantage would it be te the high-contracting parties '.' The Democrats would get a gov ernor for four years because they would bring the greater strength te the combi nation and the Independents would get the lieutenant governor. One party would receive a member at large of Congress, which in certain contingencies would prove a been net te be coveted, and an other would receive a secretaryship of in ternal affairs, which has no value. That would be the end. The Regular Republi can pat ty of ' the state would remain or ganized and ready te renew battle, though suffering a temporary defeat, and the In dependents would dissolve, some el them diiftiug te the Democrats, but the major ity returning te their old associations. Nothing mere would remain for record of the Pennsylvania campaign of 1882. The Independents in their platfern earn estly desire net only the relief of the Re publican party fiem certain abuses but the substitution of a civil scrvice reform for the present spoils system. This is in itself very commendable. But the Demo crats profess te have higher aim3 in regard te national and state government which are in hostility te these of the Indepen dent Republicans. The Democrats have always piefessed te believe in that method of government which bears with lightest weight ou the affairs of the people. The Republicans, en the ether hand, Indepen dents ami all, lean tewaid a paternal sys tem of government, which, with the best intentions, is certainly supervising and renti oiling the people in their daily lives. While the Republicans would extend the operations of government, the Democrats would reduce them te the narrowest limits consistent with freedom aud security under the law. Iu the policy of the state the Democrats aie opposed te sumptuary legislation in all its forms. The Indepen dents, in one of their resolutions, declare iu favor of submitting te the people a pro hibitory liquor amendment te the consti tution. That resolution, alone, would put an honest alliance between the Democrats and Independent Republicans out of the question. While the Regulars aud Independents are trying conclusions with each ether the Democrats have their own separate and distinct work te accomplish. They may be able te elect anybody, as they did in 1874, when they se badly marred their op portunities in the choice of a batch of in competents. - But they can select as their candidate for governor seme distinguish cd member of the party whose career is associated with practical reforms iu the state government, and whose nomination will be the best guarantee of their pnrpose te continue this work. They may enter through the breach iu the ranks of their opponents with any greedy self-seeker who may put himself in their lead, but their triumph would be vain and purposeless. What they want te de is te lay deep the foundations of political power iu the state by such nominations as will commend themselves te the intelligent judgment of the people, and will make the conflict of the two divisions of the Repub lican party a matter of secondary import ance. But they can make nominations se repugnant te public sentiment as te drive the waning factions together and leave but one Republican for them te encounter iu November. If the lack of drill and discipline is a source of danger te the Democrats they will be able te overcome it by pi iuler.ee and caution. The Independ ents iu their convention en Wednesday, without prcssure and without manage ment, selected a ticket in a way which will commend itself te the wise imitation of the Democrats. READING'S NEW POSTAIASTHR. Canioren .Unices Anether Appointment Which Pleases Only the Stalwarts. The news of the appointment of Geerge K. Whituer te be postmaster of Read ing, has created considerable excitement among the local politicians. Among these whose names were mentioned in connec tion yith the office wcre Geerge K. Whit uer, Geerge F. Orth, Richard McMicbacl, P. R. Stetson, Cyrus T. Fex, Chester N. Farr aud several ethers, all urged by va va ieous factions. A number of these de nied that they were aspirants, however. Ever since the prescut incumbent, Majer Gcerge W. Grant, was found te be in de fault te the amount of several thousand dol lars, which his bondsmen had te pay, there has been an active contest for the office. Mr. Whitner had the backing el the en tire Berks delegation te the state ceuven tien, yet the appointment was net made until after the conventions of thn Regulars and Independents. The Berks delegates supported Cameren and the Independents wcre kept away from Philadelphia as much as possible. Wednesday J. Heward Jacobs, esq., and Mr. Whitncr went te Washington and returned home ucxt day. Mr. Whitucr's name was sent in and the conscqueuce is that quite a crop of Inde pendent Republicans have suddenly sprung into existence, aud the effect is regarded as likely te be disastrous te the Cameren faction iu Berks county. Mr. Whituer is about forty-five yeais old, an active politician and a membcref the terra cotta manufacturing firm of E. S. Fex & Ce., Reading. Presbyterians uniting. Iu the 1'rcsbyterian general assembly at Springfield, .Mass., a dispatch from the Pi csbyteiian general assembly south, in session at Atlanta, Ga., was read as fol fel lows : In order te leraevc all difficulties in the way of that full and formal fraternal cor respondence, which en our part we are prepared te accept, we adept the following minutes, te wit : That, while receding from no principle, we de hereby declare our re gret ler and withdrawal of all expression of our assembly which may be regarded as reflecting upon or offensive te the gen eral assembly of the Presbyterian church of the United States of America. That a copy of this paper be sent te the general assembly new ih session at Springfield, 111., for their prayerful consideration, and muiatus mutandis, for their reciprocal con currence, as affording basis for exchange of delegates forthwith This was received with great delight and referred te the committee en correspond ence, and it is understood will elicit a most cordial response. THE LABOB TROUBLES. SPREADING IX VARIOUS ".CARTERS. Heading Cotten Operatives Yield te a Re duction of Wages Strike of Norrls Nerrls Norrls tewc Printers The Threatened Ceal and Iren Lockout. Weik has been resumed at the Reading cotton mill, which was closed about five weeks age owing te a strike of the opera tives against a reduction of 10 per cent, in wages. About 150 of the employees le turuad te weik at the reduction. One of the strikers was arrested for interfering with these who desired te return te work, but he was afterwards discharged. Ou Thursday the compositors ou the Nonistewn Daily Register struck. They allege that the proprietors picked out. the best copy and gave it te the apprentices. When the printers asked for a copy hook they were refused. They were then paid the wages due them, after which they left. The paper was out in time in the alter alter neon. The iron mauufactmers of Pittsburgh are very jubilant ever the result of the consultation with the purpose of securing uniformity of action in view of the coming lookout en June 1 . About thirty repre sentatives of local establishments were present, and about fifty ethers represented manufactories at Cincinnati, St. Leuis, Cleveland aud Chicago. A local manu factuier said, " I have never seen anything like it. The Amalgamated association will be lesisted this year as it never was before. We were never in better shape for a light, aud I believe we will be suc cesslul." The werkingmcu, en the ether hand, aie just as defiant, and a bitter fight is threatened, one that will paralyze the iron business after July 1. The general impicssien is that all the mills west of the mountains will be shutdewu en that date, with the exception of Cincinnati, where the scale is 50 cents per ten higher than in Pittsburgh district. The outlook is, indeed, gloomy. The coal conflict is none the less seri ous. The striking mines have succeeded in influencing the brakemen and ether employees en the branch reads of the Pan Handle district te refuse te work en trains which are leaded with coal mined by the colored miners. It is stated that 500 white aud colored men are working in the pits at the reduction. Mr. Knox, of the McDonald station mines, says that iu a shett time two-thirds of the mines en the Pau-llandle read will be filled with colored miners. The Amalgamated association is arrang ing matters systematically, and proposes te stait stores and deal ent groceries, dry goods, etc., te strikers. The Cumberland, Md., authorities have beeu notified that the coal compan ies will next week import new labor te take the places of the 3.0C0 striking miners and that the county will be held responsi ble for any damage done the property of the companies should a riot ensue. The new miners, te the number of 500, will he brought from Baltimore, where they are new assembling, and will be accompanied by a heavy guard of special officers. A large force of carpenters, accompanied by a guard of special officers, leaves by tiain every morning and gees out te the Eckhait mines, ewued by the Consolida tion company, te put np buildings te ac commodate the new-comers. These build ings, which are fiamc, when completed will contain bunks for nearly 1,000 men, aud will also be filled with au ample sup ply of previsions. Treuble is anticipated, aud a serious riot between the strikers and the new comers may possibly occur. It is evident that the days of the strike are uumbeicd and that the companies will succeed iu their efforts te crush the Knights of Laber in the region. Representatives in St. Leuis, of the Western rolling mills assembled twelve gentlemen being prescut, representing St. Leuis, East St. Leuis, Belleville, III., and ether iiuus iu the vicinity. This is the continuation of a meet ing held seme days age under the direction of Jehn .larrett, of Pittsburg. The object of the meeting is te determine a schedule of wages te the paid empleyes during the coming year. Mr. Helmbacbcr, of the Hehnbacher mills, said that eutside of Pittsburgh workmen were net demand ing an increase of wages. The trade of the lolling mills had decreased rapidly within the past four months, and prospects wcre unfavorable. The railroads have withdrawn all extra trains, and are net buying any thing new, while the general trade is ex ceedingly dull. The shoe finishers in some of the fac fac teiies at Montreal have struck for higher wages. The common council of Bosten passed an order last night fixing the pay of city laboiers at net less that $2 per day. m m m UKIKNUISG T11K 3IAL1.KVS. Setting Up an Alibi for Walter Slalley unit Biuucue Douglass. In the Mallcy case a number of wit nesses were introduced to'shew that the story told by Maggie Kauo was true, and that the paity at the flying horses, iu the West Haven Greve, about 9 o'clock en Friday evening, Aug. 5, consisted of Mrs. Kane, her friend Schuster, Jehn Haswell, and Miss Cenner ami net of Jennie Cra mer, Blauche Douglass, and one or both of the Mallcy boys, " as claimed by the state. Maggie Kane, these witnesses for the defense say, was the one te make the exclamation, "My Ged, I'm paralyzed ; " the similar ity of time regarding the ride of the Kane party ou the flying horses and the fact that Mrs. Kauo was dressed in the man ner described by theso who sought te iden tify Jennie Cramer, aud that she has dark eyes and bair, are urged te upset the supposition that the Malleys aud Blanche Douglass were with Jennie at the shore se near te the timoef the taking of the fatal dose of arsenic. As a matter of fact. Mrs. Kauo did net resemble in personal ap pearance the murdered girl, aud never would have been taken for her by any ene acquainted with Jennie Cramer. She premised te appear in court with the dress and hat that she wero ou that Friday night at West Haven. She was called for when court opencd, but did net re spond. Themas Dcgnau testified that he was with Maggie Kane at the flying hcrees, and that it was she who cried out, "My Ged, I'm paralyzed !" Adam Schnelser testified that he met Miss Kane en the night in question, ami told the story of the flying horses, pre cisely as Maggie Kane did, including her paralyzed cry and her desire te get oil' when the horses weie flying tee rapidly. He also corroborated Mr. Degnau, the pre vious witness. Jehn F. Ifassler, a haudsome young fellow, was one of the Savin Reck party who enjoyed the bright com panionship of Maggie Kane en Fri day, August ."!, when that mercurial dam sol, arrayed in a white dress and light hat aud mits, skirted the edges of paralysis en a dangerous flying horse. It appears that Jehn escorted Miss Ncllie O'Cenner en that festive occasion, and together they had a truly royal time. He and Nellie were the parties iu the box when Maggie aud Degnan were ou the horses, and heard Maggie ask them te step the horses and then say: "My Ged, I'm paralyzed." Che respectability and evident truth fulness afford a peculiar illustration of the felly of pesitive testimony, as the state's witnesses were equally respectable and equally certain that it was Jennie Cramer who rede the horse and made use of that singular bit of expressive slang. Mr. Jenes led the witness ever the same path pursued by the previous witnesses, and he told the story very clearly, in entire azree ment with tbat told by the ethers.) Charles N. Bryant, who was a clerk in the Elliet Heuse, remembered that Miss Douglass was a guest there en the 4th of August. I saw Miss Douglass en Friday evening ; she came down stairs with two gentlemen ; ene of them unhitched a horse then standing at the deer, cramped the wagon and helped the ladv in : thev diove down Chapel street ami the ether man went west up Chapel street ; this was about halt-past seven ; the wagon was a black box with ted wheels. "Who were in the buggy ?" "Walter Mallcy aua Blauche Douglass .'" " And who went up the street ?'' "James Malley." Matthew Harding said : "I met Walter Malley and a lady ou the read coming up the'hill after leaving East Haven landing ; knew Walter by sight, but did net knew the lady." The testimony of ether witnesses all wcut te show that they had seen Walter Malley and Blanche Douglass at Branfeid Point ou the night of Aug. 5. i m Ilarmeny with u Vengeance. Philadelphia Evening Telegraph. There is but ene way which in any ap proach te harmony in the Republican party iu this state can new be achieved, aud that is by the unconditional surrender of the whele Cameren crowd. LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. THE ESCAPED; CONVICTS. A CIiumj Alter the Buzzards A Bloodless Battle The Convicts f.Hcape. Yesterday afternoon two waywern trav elers, footsore and lame one of them bare footed and the ether in his stockings put in an appearance at the farm house of Mrs.Herr, (mother of A. C. Herr, the pri son cigar contractor,) iu West Lampeter township, and asked for something te cat. They wcre a suspicious looking pair and were refused assistance. They went te an adjoining farm and were given something te eat. One of the girls at the house recognized ene of them ar. Abe Buzzard, and after they had left, she mentioned the fact te one of the young men at the house. He at ence went iu pursuit of them, and was seen joined by Prison Inspector Weaver, Peer Director Shultz, Mr. Gracfl and two or three ethers. They came upeu the travelers iu a clearing net far from lief; ten, and asked them who they were. They replied that they were peer tramps. One of the pursuing party suggested that they were escaped prisoners aud wcie wanted at Lancaster. They at first laughed at this, but when the country people attempted te approach them they drew out a knife aud a razor, and picked up stones with which te defend them selves. Then commenced a bloodless bat tle in which numerous stones were thrown, but hit nobody. One of the country men had a pistol, bu foiget te use it. The tramps, who from the description of them appear te bu no ether than Abe and Ike Buzzard, after keeping the enemy at bay for senn time, retired with their faces te the fee, and escaped into a thicket. Piisen In spector Weaver sent a messenger te Itcf Itcf ten with instructions te telegraph te Lan caster for reinforcements. The message was sunt off at 3 o'clock yesterday after noon, and by 4 o'clock an armed detach ment consisting of Captain Dcichler, Private Gill aud a surgeon started in het pursuit. They went out tle Willow Street pike as far as Miley's orchard, thence across te the Beaver Valley pike down which they rode in geed order, with a scere of volunteer rural infantry deployed as skirmiskeis ou either side of the highway. At various points the tracks of the baiefoetcd fugi tives wcre distinctly seen, though they tried hard te conceal their tracks and themselves by skulking along fences and hedges rather than by crossing the Ileitis. They were traced te the vicinity of the Pequca Valley hotel and for some distance below it, and after being tracked thieugh a plowed field were lest iu the thickets seme distance thjs side of Clearfield. As night was coming ea Chief Dcichler and his party were compelled te give up the chase and return te this city te attend te his police duties. The efficcis have no doubt that the fugitives were Abe and Ike Buzzard, and the country paity of seven who first came upon them would have had no difficulty in capturing them had they had the nerve te de se. it is said they were "terribly cut up" about it when they saw by the evening papers that a re ward of $j0 was effeicd for each of the convicts, and they bad allowed the piize te slip through their bauds. Pcihaps ether pursuers farther down the country may have mere nerve and meet with better success. Three ether of the convicts passed ever ncaily the same leute ou Wednesday, and it is believed that another party took a route further te the west, passing through or near New Danville. In support of this theory is the fact that two horses wcie stolen near New Danville en Wednesday night one of which belonged te Rev. Abr. Herr and the ether te Jehn Myers, who lives ou the pike a mile beyond New Dan ville. Chief Dcichler received a dispatch this morning from Ames Ru'.tcr slating that a horse was found this morning abandoned ou the read near Ephrata. It i3 supposed some of the convicts stele it last night from some farmer's stable and abandoned it near the place at which it was found. The news of the escape of the convicts and the thef t of a number of horses has spread consternation among the farmers, especially iu the southern pait of the county. Stable doers are new double locked, and at some places the wheels are taken from the buggies and carriages and carried into the houses, te prevent the dreadful thieves from carrying them off. This morning Prisenkccpcr Burkhelder aud Officer Gill dievc down towards the southern end of the county te make an other search for the Buzzards, wlu weie seen in that .section yesterday. JUMBO THE BI.OOIMIOU.NO. A Companion for Brune," Hurkhelder u-.il Hie Bell. That further wholesale j.iil dclivciics may be prevented seme generous friends of the prison-keeper residing iu Meuutville sent him by express this morning, a lean, long, cadaverous, hnngry-loekiug hound. Attached te the cage iu which this ferr. cieus animal was confined was a card stat ing that his name was "Jumbo" and that he was sent as a companion te " Biune" te watch while Brune slept. Following the example of the illustrious Grant who refused te receive a pair of bull pups be cause the cxpressage was net paid, Mr. Burkhelder refused te receive "Jumbo." It new will he in order for the Xcw Ent le start a enc-ecnt subscription te raise a fund te pay the charges en the noble brute new held in hondage by the express peo ple. Seuil riewcrH. The committee of arrangement fur Doc Dec oration day appeal te their fiiends and the public for flowers. Over five bundled cresses and wreaths will be needed te decorate the graves. The committee, as ene means of gettiug sufficient flewus, ask that each school teacher iu thu city public or private request that each schelai bring at least ene flower. If this be done there would be plenty. Flowers may be sent in this evening. They can bu left at Alderman Barr's, Seuth Duke street, and net taken te Grant hall as there will be 110 meeting at the latter place 011 Saturday evening. In Ten 11. Davis Giubb, junior member of the firm of Jes. C. Grubb & Ce., of Phila delphia, is the guest of Ed ward P. Brinten, of this city. THE MURDER TRIAL. tqi: tragbdy AT union station. ICt-liiiitul by the Commeuwcaltli aud Mir- reliuttal by th Defense ceuusels Speaking The Finney Case Net Attached. Thursday Afternoon. Ceui'th vs S.nu'1 Miller, murder. The commonwealth continued te trail witnesses in rebuttal. Samuel Bucher was called aud he testi lied that he saw Mary Bedgcr ou the day after the sheeting ; she said at that time she heard Miller say, just bofero the sheeting, that he would go out and sheet Gcusemer. This witness was called te contradict Miss Bedgcr, she having sweru yesterday that she did net say this. On cress examination the witness said that Sallie Meyerwaj standing about thrce feet away wheu Miss Bcdger said this. Mrs. Catharine McQude was examined for the same purpose as Bucher. She testified that Mary Bcdger told her that Miller had said bofero he wcut out of the heuse that he would sheet Gcusemer aud that she (Mary) and Mrs. Miller endeavor ed te persuade him net te de it. Daniel Lutz was recalled te explain wheie he was when he had a conversation with Mtisselman. On cress-examination he said he did net make a different state ment from that he gave here te Harry Steber or any ene else. Abraham Brubaker testified that II. K. Hacker told him he kucw uething about the sheeting except that he heard it as he was sitting in the side room ; Wra. Lutz, who was with Ge nscmer when shot, testi fied that neither Henry Musslcman, Daniel Weinheld nor Geerge Hinkle wcre theie when the sheeting occurred, and what they swore te, in regard te their prc.-ence there was untrue. Edward Reyor testified that two dajs after the sheeting II. K. Haekcr said te him that the affair was the result of Mil ler's bad temper, and that he followed Miller out of the room and stepped down two steps ; eua shot was fired aud son Hacker heard several moie. Gcerge Griffiths testified that he saw the sheeting and neither Weinheld, Mussel man nor Hacker were there. Clayten Kcgar testified te the same facts, and further, that there was no scuttle between Miller, Gcnsciucrand witness, as Mussel man and Woinheld swore. Ne one said, "Ciackaway, Bill." Wm. Lutz and Geerge Griffiths upon being recalled, testified that them was no scuffle and 110 one said, "Crack away. Bill." Dr. O. P. BIcilcr, A Bnibaker, Chailes Regar, Geerge Griffiths, Clayten Rcgar, S. A. Danncr, Isaac Carman, Ed. Keycr, Reuben Beck, Frank Brubaker, Daniel Lutz, M. S. Grimes, Alfred Bucher, Henry Firestone, Moureo Beny, Martin Bnibaker, Jacob Bixler, Christian Keller, Heury It win and II. B. Kiehl wero called te prove that the defendant's character for peace was net geed. They testified te the fact, but en cress examination nearly all of them were unable te give the names of parties who said his chaiactcr for peaee was net geed. Sur-Kebuttul. The defense then called witness iu sur rcbuttal. Sallie Meyer testified that en the Sunday after the sheeting she was with Mary Bcdger when Samuel Bucher was talking te her, and no conversation took place, as he related, that she heard. Testimony Closed. The tcstimenyhcre closed iu the case, after 117 witnesses had been heard, and court adjourned for the day. Friday Morning This morning ceuit met at i) o'clock, all the evidence being iu. The points of law wcie submitted te the court and at 9:10 Mariiet Brosius, esq., counsel for the commonwealth began speaking, closing at 10:50. Vt the end of Mr. Brosius' speech, J. Hay Brown esq., counsel for the tlefense began addressing the jury. His speech lasted until 12:10 and at its conclusion court adjourned. Beth of the gentleman made eloquent and telling speeches. This -afternoon S. II. Reynolds, esq., closed for the defense and he was followed by .1. L. " Steinmctz for the commonwealth. The Fluney Case. The case of Wm. B. Finney, charged with manslaughter, was continued this morning as it was impossible te attach it this week. The court stated that it would be impossible te close the Miller case be fore tin's evening, and it would be unfair te the defendant as well as the common wealth in the Finiiev case te attach it en Saturday morning. The jurors net impanelled in the Miller case were then discharged. It is hut right te state that the court as well as the counsel en both sides were very anxious te take up the ease. Thin could net be done,hewcvcr,and it had te go ever. Several of the attorneys in the Miller case are employed in that of Fiiiuey. All of them with the ceuit have worked hard this week and have done a great amount of work. KOA1IS AND, BICIOOKN. 'I lit) Comity CoiiiinUsieiiers View tne Keail-, and Mill View the BiMges at l.ce'tt Ferd. Yesterday county commissioners went up te West Cocalico township te view the location of proposed new read beginning at a point en the read leading from Schecucck te Schaeffcrstewn and ending en a read leading from Seheencck te Rein Rein heldsvillc, through laiids belonging te Henry Kurtz. The damages a wauled Mr. Kurtz was $50. Commissioner Myers rode out te Lititz. and viewed a street iu that village which leads fiem the main street te the village of Warwick and which it is proposed te widen. The widening will cut away a portion of the dwelling of Win. Evans and a part of the land of P. S. Rcist and ethers. The viewers awarded $800 dam ages te Mr. Evans ami $200 te all ethers. Mr. Evans claims $1,000 damages. The commissioners of Chester county have sent word te the Lancaster county commissiencis that the inter-county bridge at Lee's Ferd (formerly Carter's) en the Octoraro creek, en the read leading from Kinseyville te Rising Sun, need. lepair. aud requesting the Lancaster county com missioners te hx a day ler a joint meeting at that point. Declines te Bu aiarshal. Captain E. McMellcu, who was che.-un chief marshal of the paiadc en Decoration day, declines the honor, and the following letter, which is addressed te the commit tee, will explain itself : Lancaster, May 25, 1832. Your kind favor of the 23id inst, ie questing me te act as chief marshal of the parade en Tuesday, May 30, 1832, en the occasion of dererating the graves of our deceased comrades, is at hand. Appieci ating the honor you have se generously tendered me, I yet feel restrained te de cline the same for reasons best known te myself. Hoping that the pest may con tinue te prosper and fulfill the mission for which it was instituted and iu which all soldiers arc interested, I am very respectfully, yours, &c. K. McMeteven. The Fulton Bauk. The stockholders of the new Fulteu national bank have reason for congratula tion upeu the showing piesentcd by the t' first official statement which appeared j cs- ' tcrday in the advertising columns of t!n.-j paper. In an existence of but little ever two months the Fulton has furnished ample cvidence that it is "here te stay," and the amount of business already trans acted, indicates very clearly the extent of public favor, and confidence reposed in the enterprise. I 1 u M I 1 - - '
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