r 3 - i1 ' - - LANCASTER DAILY 1NTEUJLGESTCER, TUESDAY, JULY 25, 1882. i k.tJiiasin ntcUirjcnra, SATUBDAY EVENING, JULY 25, 1882. Begianlag at the Wreag Flaee. Gen. N. M. Curtis has been fined one thousand dollars in the United States court in New York, for a violation of the law prohibiting; kption officers and employees of the United States ftom " requesting, giving to or receiving from any other officer or employee of the gov-' ernment,any money or property or other tiling of value for political purposes." Curtis proposes taking an appeal to the supreme court, and we should say that he has very sound reason to contest the law. It may or may not be constitu tional; and it Uto(ilitUti(Aalt3 doubtful as its valie, fer ajjetent on its good sense, it maybe pronounced unconstitutional with great safety. Journals which place a very high value upon words and think of nothing beside appear to be verjr much enchanted with this law and speak of it in words which are as specious of the law itself. It would be a good thing, no doubfc if political assessments upon officeholders could be done away with; buttheynever will be and they ought not to be, as we said the other day, while office is made the reward for party labor and is de pendent upon party success. If it is a true doctrine that to the victors belong the spoils, then it follows, as a logical sequence, that the people who enjoy the spoils should ;be called upon, to pay the expenses of the conflict ; and if there are close-fisted ones around who would like to enjoy the fatnesaof; their places with out paying their fair share of the expense of getting them they should bo hoisted out by the sent- of their breeches in double-quick time. The civil service reformers must start their reformat the root. The Democratic state platform recoguis this and while it WfP Kfirrainaf flic rklnnflartTirr nF nfiioft hnlnprS by assessments of money for political purposes 77 it consistently ana logical ly adds, because "public offices are the property of no party, but are open to every citizen honest, capable and faith ful to the constitution, qualifications which Jefferson declared were requisite for office, " Let I the efces be taken away from the victors as their spoils in nrtlif inl rmif oaf a and ho rivon fnr Tm.rif. au v,CUuj , w,j rEr?."" "f wl nffiAiatinn nlnna . tJtAU tliartt H1 hn I no reason for levying contributions on office-holders for party campaign funds, and we may be very sure that the office holders will require no law to protect them from political assessments. ' Then1! the threat of Daniel Webster to remove from office any one found interfering actively in political contests would be very much in order. At present such an order would be very much out of place because now the politicians aro'ihOsfclwho are) rewarded for their political services 'by the'offices they hold. Office-holders not only are not orderedjout of political service, but they are the ones who are expected to bear tho heat, and burthen and cost of the affray. Though it should nofbeoo,1 it is so ; and while it is so Congress might as well forbear forbidding politi cal assessments, after the manner of the Fone's bull against the comet. It can not stop them ; aud really does not wish to ; else no such vain law as this would have been passed which does not pro hibit, according to Attorney General Brewster, members of Congress from asking office-holders for contributions, because they are not officers in the mean ing of the law. A law which, can be evaded by 'substituting a non-officeholder for an office-holder as the assess ing party is not likely to be greatly' in the way of political committees seeking funds. Judge Wallace praises the law as one designed to prohibit the introduc tion of party interests into the public service ; and that would be a very good design ; bat it is one very ineffectually carried out. The law- does not accom plish its design ; nor come anyway near it. No law that we oan conceive will accomplish the design. It would be easily carried out, with a president de voted to the idea ; he would need no law to separate party interests from the pub lie service. A good man aud good presi dent would find the power in his hands to do it for it is his simple, duty: BuV to such a creature as Arthur tne thought will never come. A Beeateraag. The chairman of the Republican state committee. Thomas Y. Cooper, was a candidate for the Republican nomina tlon for governor until Cameron ordered him off the track. Aljiong 'the acts of his present position has boon the issuing of an address directed against the Democratic candidate for governor and urging as the sole objection to Mr. Fatti son the fact that he was born in Mary land. It is carefully suppressed that Mr. Fattison was the son of a pious and patriotic Methodist itinerant preacher, who removed to Philadelphia when bis. son was only six years of age, and that all of his education, training and experi ence have been that of a native Fenu- sylvanian. The -attempt to make 'any. a a " a e m a a " a capuai ,ous or uus matter except against the author of the silly circular--has, of course, been an utter failure. But what more can be said of the utter stupidity and recklessness of Cooper when it is disclosed that in the senatorial biography published in Smull's hand book, and presumably written or pub lished by Cooper himself, the cold fact appears that Cooper was born in Cadiz, Jefferson county, Ohio ; and a Republi can paper in his own town declares that he carpet-bagged from Ohio first to Delaware and then into Pennsylvania For a man who lately, aspired to be governor aridwho has declared that only a native Pennsylvania!! can , acquire the " intimate knowledge on the part of its occupant of the people of the state, their peculiarities and focal , idipsyncra; sies, their special wants and desires, and of the measures necessary to' prdmote their varied interests,"' this discovery about Cooper js very refreshing indeed; Moreover, i?Seai& bat' Dayiesftwlfps), his committee and part of tne Republican party are xunning for lieutenant gov. ernor, is a native of Wales. 'As the laiit governor uiusb nave an me catibnsNof fovejnortne foMfgn ,yht DaViejmigt be an aapar leiin loCooffr'siyes. Indeed, it. tnaliKatfocs iativltycf armahleain iriCooaar' Hs , mo tbT' sspee$ed that Cooper -i : zr j r- . . wanted to deal him a 'blow under the fifth rib for his participation in the Cam eron bolt, and that in pretending to call attention to the fact that Pattisonwas hern in Maryland he was trying to di recfattention to the fatal objection against Davies that he was born in Wales. , - - m s r Mb. Pattison's note of acceptance of the Democratic nomination for gov ernor does not lose force by its brevity. It is manly and modest. " If chosen to , the , office, by. the people I, will tJB'jpfrfbitn its duties to 'their ctioD.i Thereis a rugged honesty in the promise, and the people of his city and commonwealth who have witnessed his splendid vindication of former pledges need have no fear that his present concise utterance is as sincere as it is homely. Mr. Fattison's word will pass current wherever his nine ,1s kmown or honesty admired. L- . ) ilttV' Thomas "V(. Coorrot, late of Ohio, may conclude that it wonld have been just as well for him not to have been born at all. Coofeii found Ohio a good state to movo from, but probably had he known i what the Ohio man wan coming to he would have stayed there. Pattison having proved himself to be a controller who controls, the people of the Mtate are willing to trnst him as a gover nor who will govern. A civil scrvioe examination was in pro gress yesterday at he New York custom house of candidates for clerkships. Some thirty-five persons presented themselves for examination. , W read this morning that Representa- . - - .. tive Miller; " by the advice of his friends," has decided not to reply to Senator But ler's recent sovere rebuke of Miller for prevarication. Miller's friends advise Miller for Miller's good. The South Car olina senator wouldn't loave enough of him fn shnvnl nn if tin irnt. stnnt.tinr wlmn.lc , . yf ' i It is said that if there weie another nam on the P. R. R., V. U. Hensel, esq., ! chairman of the Democratic state commit- toe. would never be in ammcr. ; When Commodore Hiest and was draw ing his $15 a day from the government, as naval officer at Philadelphia, the com plaint was at the other end of the line. The trains all teemed to run west, aud even the street cars never got below the Union Leaguo club house. We stand coirectcd. Our esteemed and literary and iuteusely Staiwart coutempo- rjxy, the Scranton Republican furnishes iue luiormatiou mat me pretty versus uu " What My Lovei-iSaid " printed in our columns a few days ago and credited to Horace Greoley, wore writtou by Homer Greene, a talented young lawyer of Hones - Jalo. The' poem is a beauty and wo cheer fully accoid to the real author the credit due bis charming production. A year or so ago, wo believe, there was some dispute as to the authorship of tho lines in which Mr. Greene's title was clearly proveu. There are 7,000 hawkers of newspapers in London, big men, little boys, old women and young girls. Theyaro in the preliminary or normal condition of paper, ,i. e., rags, aud -live from hand to mouth, pocketing pennies and yelling their jour : rials' names and contents. The 11th of July, 1882, will be memorable for one cry and one great sale or Londou papers. Tho cry was not so correct as the sale, for " The Bombardment of Alexander " was the one, while the other was 780,000 copies of " Hextra 'ditions !" No such sales since the Crimean war. a srELLiso iuacn. Stand up. ye tcachera. now ancl spell ; Spell plienalclstoscope and knell, Or lake soma simple word as chlily. Or gauger, or the garden lUy. To spell such words as syllogism. And lachtymosaand synchronism, And Pentateuch and saccharine, A pocrypha and celandine, lactiferous and cecity. Jejune and homoeopathy. Paralysis ana chloroform. Rhinoceros and pachyderm. Metempsychosis, gherkins, basque, Is certainly no easy task. Kateldoscopo and Tennessee, Kaxnschatka and dispensary, Diphthong and erysipelas. And etiquette and sassafras , Inlalllblo and ptyallsm, Allopathy and rheumatism. And cataclysm and beleaguer. Twelfth, eighteenth, rendezvous, lntrigueur. And hosts or other words arc found. On English and on classic gi omul ; Thus, Behring's Strait, una lllclmclmas, Thermopylae, ConlUlerus, Suite, hemorrhage. Jalap and Havana, ClnauofoUand loecacuanha. And Rappahannock, Shenandoah, An.f 3flii,vr1trt!1 knri a flimtaanil mtiA Arc words that some good spellers miss In dictionary, lands like this. Nor need one think himself a scroyle It some of these his efforts foil. Texas Silings. Representative Cassiov, of Nevada, mourns because be couldn't find a river or a creek in the entire state by which he could crowd it into the river and harbor bill. It is the only commonwealth in the union not mentioned in that remarkable piece of legislation. The indefatigable statesman, consoles himself, however, with the reflection that after the ibill Is passed there may be some money left in the treasury, and he expresses the purpose to make a big pull to get some of it for a public building at Carson City. Mr. Cassidy tells a not inopportune story of the early days of California, when on the eve of the adjournment of the Legisla ture, after everybody had got his bill and appropriation through, a member rose to a " question of privilege." " What is it ?" asked the speaker. " Mr. Speaker," answered the member, " 'I ask of you as a question of privilege, now that all the bills and drains' and- hauls have got through, how much money is left in the treasury?" The speaker made a little calculation and answered, "About one hundred thousand dollars." "Then,'' said the member, " I move we rake her.' Business men know tho private disad vantages of. being continually ' ' behind " and of having to pay interest on loans to meet current expenses. Until within the past few years Philadelphia was subject to the enormous annual expenses of a half million dollars per year from pay- laeat of interest on overdue warrants while its creditors had to stand "shares " , lieutenant governor must have all the -r from pelitioal flint iriils in order o preiaptlygetthf moneyTdtic them. Like ttodelwque-Kyofiax iiayerathajdefci qMBcyiof the city was made to serve the purposes of the Riflg; Its aerobe? fattened on the people's misfortunes and so manipulated the machinery of tho municipal government as to prevent it from promptly meeting its obligations and squeeze its creditors. A few years of Pattison's administration hare put an end to this. His last annual report says : "There is a nesmrplns for the year i8Sl of $835,425.24. Sachisthe happy result of the secoad year of a'pay as you go'system. All the current expenses having been promptly met with cash .payments, and a large cash balance ia favor of the city at !prodaoes such results cannot be too Care fully guarded." PERSONAL. Le Clahe, the artist who painted Gen. Grant, is to have sittings from .tho presi dent soon. Edwis Boots played Berluccio on Mon day evening at London. He was called before the curtain after every aut. The house was crowded. Miss Liliax Nobton, the American prima donna,, has made a very successful debut at the Grand Opera houso, Paris, as Marguerite, in "Faust" Tiie EabIi of Kimberlkv, the colonial secretary, has, according to the authority of the St. Jatne$ Gazette, accepted the. Chancellorship of the Duchy of Lancaster,' which was recently resigned by Hon. John Bright. Mr. Harper, tho stenographer, who took the testimony in tho Christiancy divorce suit has filed the same in the cltak's office. It comprises about 4,000 folios and was brought into the office in a market basket. George P. Marsh, the American min ister, died suddenly at Yallauibrosa on Monday. The Italian government has ex pressed its deep sympathy with tho widow and has telegraphed to Washington an expression of the sympathy of the Italian nation. Mr. Darrall, tho only Republican re preventative from Louisiana, finds that Senator Kellogg is using the Republican employees ot tho JNew Urleans custom houso to prevent his renomination. If Secretary Folger does not order these gentry back to their desk, Dan-all threa tens to introduce a resolution of investi gation in the Houso. Francis C. Potts, of the firm of Sower, Potts & Co., book publishers at No. 528 Market street, Philadelphia, tho oldest firm of the kind in the United States, shot, and killed himself at his residence, in Philadelphia, on Monday. Ho was the sou of Nathan D. Potts, an old surveyor in the district of Spring Garden. Ho was a'so the brother-in-law of Mr. Sower, his busi ness partner. Mr. William Henrt Hulmjert, tho distinguished editor of the JPeto York World, has surprised his many ac quaintances, who had thought him vowed to a life of celibacy, by a public announce ment of his matrimonial engagement. The lady is Mrs. Marj Neal Sherwood, of Portland, Me., wster-in-law of Mrs. John Sherwood, two of whose daughters will be led to the altar boforoshc becomes Mrs. Ilurlbert. Ex-Governor Conaru Bakek. of In diana, a native of Pennsylvania, is a law partner of the Hon. Thomas A. Hend ricks and the acquaintance and intimate friendship of the two dates from tho state campaign of 1868, when the former was the successful Kepubucan and the latter the beaten Democratic gubernatorial can didate. In that hot contest they learned to appreciate each others abilities and when, in 187G, Baker regarded himself as out of politics and Hendricks was dofeated iu his race for tho vice presidency, they painted their names on the same shincrle and have since then been carrying on one .ot tuo best law otlices in the state. Ex-Senator 'B. Gbatz Brown, who was the vice presidential candidate of the Democrats and Liberal Republicans in 1872, visited Washington a few days ago alter an absence oi ntueu years. When he appeared at the doors of the Sonato the doorkeeper did not even remember his name, and only allowed him 'admission after crave misgivings. Only throo sena tors in the whole body knew him, and of these Anthony and Sherman were fellow members fifteen years before. Mr. Brown stood like one .frightened against the gilded columns, until Captain Bassett, who entered the service of the senate in Jack son's day, offered him the seat once occu pied by Roscoe Conkling.v Miss Woolftan, a beautiful brunette, while attending the high school at her home at Buena Vista, Ohio, two or three years ago fell madly in love with Mr. Farney, the principal of the school. The attachment was mutual, but an obdurate father opposed their union. Finding that his case was hopeless Mr. Farney, after a last interview, went away in darkness and tears, and three days afterward his body was found in tho Ohio rivr and buried. The girl was inconsolable, but in course of time married a gentlemen with the under standing that she could not love him. Her husband was soon aftsr killed in a rai'road accident, the widow withdrew from society and all things relapsed into their usual state of humdrum quietude. Suddenly a new suitor loomed up and in the twinkling of an eye he was accepted. Events afterward proved that it was the original and long missing lover, who had not been drowned and now there is re joicing in the house of Farney. THE UTEKABY BUItKAU. Chairman Cooper's Word of Warning to the Colored Brethren. Philadelphia Times. The following copy, said to havo been picked up in one of tho streets of Media, is thought to have been written by Chair man Cooper for a campaign document and subsequently lost : (No. 179,) Colored Voters, Beware 1 1 A mean, cowardly, dastardly, iniquitous scheme has been set on foot to deceive and entrap you to obtain your vote. Tho Democratic party, born in iniquity, true to its principles and precedents, hesi tates not to deal in deeds of darkness whenever it can gain anything by it. Their late convention placed in nomin ation Chauneey Black for lieutenant gov ernor and J. Simpson Africa for secretary of internal affairs. Lot none of our colored voters be deceived by this monstrous and diabolical device for "catching gudgeons." After diligent inquiry we have ascertained that Chauneey Black is not a colored man at ail, and we do not believe that the Democratic nominee for secretary of internal affairs has ever been iu Africa in his life. This is a fraud of the first water and a roorbach made out of whole cloth. (Pencil mem. 25, COO copies of this wanted for immediate distribution.) Cttrpet Baggar m well m Know Noihlrtc Media Record, Bcp. And so ! Controller Pattison was born in Marvland. What a, boomArancr that becomes to all who are posted in the state coairman's antecedents I Born in Ohio ; matured in Littln Tlelawarn narnAf-riacr- ged to Pennsylvania; he is a wonderful specimen of manhood to preach Kriow- noiningism to candidate Pattison, . x.' "C?" GENERAL dMW fiw. - sU - s& TBE Kirat7Airb ' "a. . -' AJVcry ''"CmrIWto JLUMlyw W i. The conference committee has come to an agreement on the river and harbor bill, and it will be reported as soon as Mr. Pace retaAs from New York. ! The re port will'give 930,000 for the survey of the Uenepin canal and- ilO.UW tor toe Delaware and Chesapeake canal. It will also reaommend the appropriation of about. $350,000 for the Potomac flats. TbVextra million for the Mississippi river has been stricken out. Is,is believed that both houses of-Congress can bo brought to a concurrence on' this report, although the fight 'in the' Houso will be very bitter. In addition to the railroad influences some of ' the old fashioned Democrats will hold that it is unconstitutional to build canals. Mr. Carlisle will make an argument to the effect that the government is strictly pro hibited by the constitution from acquiring title to' land, except for certain well defined purposes, which do not include canals. He has gone back to 'the records and will auote 'the action of the constitutional con ventions when canals were excluded by a vote of seven states to three. It is be. lieved, however, that it will go through regardless of Mr. Carlisle's arguments, as the votes of its friends are necessary to all other projects. NUN-PAKTlSAN JDUICIARY. Jadgo trning Accepts the reople's Call to Kemala oa the Bench. The following is the letter addressed by a number of leading members of the Scuyl kill county bar to Cyrus L. Pershing, President Judge of tho conrts of Scuylkill county, and his response: Dear Sir: The undersigned members of the bar,recoghizing the ability,diligence and impartiality that you have displayed in the discharge of your duties as presi dent judge of 'this judicial district, respect fully request that you permit your name to bo presented to the people for rc-clcc tion to the position which you have so ac ceptably filled during the past ten years. We believe that the judicial office should be above all mere partisanship, and that as the peoplo's candidate, irrespective of the action of all political convcntions,your services in behalf of the commnnity,'by which peace and good order to, an extent never before known have been secured throughout tho entire county, will meet with grateful recognition. This letter was signed by fifty-four at torneys. Jndgo Pershing made the follow ing reply, under date of July 20: Gentlemen : 1 am iu receipt of your communication requesting me to permit my name to be presented to the people of Schuylkill county1 for re-election to the office of president judge. Many citizens throughout the couuty have orally or in writing made the same request. As this movement is in harmony with my own wishes on tho subject I herewith give my consent and refer the question to the peo plo in the exorcise of their individual rights or through such political organiza tions as'they may prefer for their decision at tho ballot box. I cordially subscribe to tho doctrico that judicial office should be above all partisanship. I have faithfully endeavored during the time I" have acted as president judge to carry out this prin ciple in its integrity. I am pleased to note that your communication is signed by gentlemen of prominence in each of- the exibting political parties. Should' the voteis of Schuylkill county again honor me with a majority of their suffrages I shall regard it as my highest obligation to devote my time aud what ability I may possess to the discharge of the respon bable duties of the trust. Coming among the people of this county ten years ago, au entire stranger to them, I entered on tho judicial office uudor peculiar ombar rassments. Time and acquaintance'' have to a great extent removed these out of my way. The cxperienco gained by these years of haul labor should and I have no doubt will the better qualify me hereafter for au intelligent and impartial service on the bench. Thanking you for the very flatteiing terms in which you have ad dressed me, I am, etc. TO FIGHT AGAIN. 'lug" Wilson ana Sullivan Hatched for a Glove Contest. Articles of agreement have boeu signed by Richard E. Fox aud William Madden, iu which Fox wages $1,000 with Madden that J. L. Wilson cannot stop or knock out of time J. L. Collins ("Tog Wil son ") in four three-minute rouuds, ac cording to the Marquis of Queensbury rules lor endurance, with soft gloves of the ordinary size ; the sparring match to take place at Madison Square garden on the evening of August 14, 1882. The par ties have agreed to Harry Hill as stake holder, and the sum of 81,000 a man has been deposited with him. Al Smith shall be the referee, and his decision shall be final and subject to no appeal nor law. Should Sullivan knock out of time "Tug" Wilson, he shall be entitled to the whole of the net receipts and the $2,000 stakes : should "Tug" Wilson knock out of time Sullivan, then be shall be entitled to the $2,000 stake money and the whole of the net receipts. In the advent of Sulli van failing to knock out of time " Tug " Wilson, hcn Wilson shall be entitled to tho $2,000 stakes and ono half of tho net receipts. Tho expenses incurred to bo mutually borne by Fox and Madden. During the discussion of the arrange ments there was a good deal of wrangling among the representatives of the rival pugilists, and finally ex-Alderman Dunn, of Brooklyn, a retired fighter, who bad been sitting quietly on a window sill, arose and astonished the crowd by re marking:. "See here, if you fellows are on the, fight and mean business why don't you come to terms?" Then fishing out a roll of bills from his trousers pockets and throwing it on the table, said : " I'll take a hack at the fight myself. F1I fight Sullivan or Tug Wilson for $2,500 or $5,000 a side, and here's tho sugar to back it." Madden looked at Harding, tho latter eyed Chambers and for a moment there was a lull. "Fm here," said Madden, " to make a fight for Sullivan with ' Tug ' Wilson. My commission doesn't extend any further." "'Tug' is on the fight," ejaculated Chambers, "he is ready to fight h'anybody for h'any h'amount h'any bloody man wants;to put up." "I'll fight him," put in Dunn. Five minutes later Dunn and Chambers were in the hallway talking in a low tone. Dunn was heard to say, "All right, I won't break up the racket." When Chambers got back to the scene Harding said in a loud voice: V Well, as long as we can't agree at present upon a ring fight let's have another glbve 'fight. Madden quickly answered, AU right," while ia byestander was heard to say, 41 $17,000 more gate receipts." - Drowned la Sight or HU Wile. Am rag the excursionists' to' the Great Falls of the Potomac, were Alfred B. Robei tson, a patent solicitor, and Hamil ton Piatt, a printer employed at the gov ernment printing office, both of Washing ton, j In the afternoon these gentleman went in bathing, and being caught in the current were thrown with such force againfatthe rooks that Mr Robertson was disabled, and in the sight of 'hi wife anil others was carried over the falls and drowned. Mr. Piatt in an almost 'help less condition was forced in between th rooks, where he succeeded in sustaiaing' If -until some parties on the rocks -; rope, by the aid of waiallba noting tfea shore. I :; AEdi. & , A fire at Fjseao, jC. buroii a . ltti1tnM ill BTI iif i" i - PT 3T3 m J including five hotels the ,OgIe house, French hotel, Star hotel, Tar mers' bouse, the Mechanics' house, Hughes' livery stable, the farmers' bank, Metropolitan aaUV stoves. ' barber, shops, saloons, etc. The' loss will' probably reach 1200,000, much of which 4s uninsured.- MV VWMW..ffcV, III Vtmwmm muiWM IHWUiB, j PatUsoa's Acceptance. Philadelphia Tlnjes. Mr. Fattison's letter of acceptance is a model of! what such a letter should be. It is ia less fhnhalf al dozenlinfc.' brft'itl say. all thatf M .nd(to' say jSd says It! well. "I acceptthe nomination for gov ernor, and if chosen for the office by-tba people I will strive to perform its duties to their satisfaction." That is all; yet" therein, is a whole platform honest gov ernment an the interest of the people', i J The governor of the state has little to do 1 'With anvthimr elso than this. Questions of national policy are notwithm therangfe1 of bis official duties, and all present ques- hiuus w baio puncy are dumiuiiu up iu just the two points clearly stated in this brief letter the choice of officers " by the people,"', not by the machine, and the per formance of official duties for their fsatis faction, not for the satisfaction of bosses ot party workers. This is what MnJ Pattison's candidacy) ivrnuy represents, 'it was Because ii ms modest out uuswerving and impartial dis charge bf his' pabniTdaties as controller that he was nominated for the greater office, and this simple, business-like letter gives the most complete assurance that he understands precisely, what the com monwealth will expect of ,hfn( aid that the honors he has won or 'may win cannot turn him aside from his devotion to hon est government. ' Honest government, enforced' by an honest and fearless, chief .executive, is what Pennsylvania wjtnte. A eandldai like Mr. Pattison docs no't 'need to make any more specific pledge than this, be cause his record is known of all men and tho call that has been made upon him really means that ho shall apply to the government of the state the principles and methods that havo done so much for the better government of Philadelphia. A single sentence of acceptance from Buch a man, is worth whole columns of reform theoriesiand political platitudes from the average candidate. Tho Common Sewer. . Memphis Appeal. Billingsgate is the only gate through which both wings of the Republican party can past". , m HUSBANDS going wrong. Another Klopeuiettt Forgery Committed o Ualse Money. Yesterday the Istellioenceu gave some account of the elopemem) of Gustav Ebler, butcher, or this city, who left his wife and chiid and eloped for parts nu kuown with a fair damsel from the lower ena oiine couniyr.)( - - irtf H T To-day we have a somewhat similar case to chronicle: Derdinand ochacner, who for the past six years ha& been a. trusted watchman at the No. 2 cotton mill, re ceived a month's pay on Saturday, since which. time nothing has been heard of him by his .friends.. He is a married, .man,' having a wife and three children living at No. .434 Lafayette street. Although he had tne entire confidence of his employers, he had not the confidence of his wife, who has neglected her and ' his Children, and spent (his time aud his monoy on another woman. There is little doubt; that he , has eloped with this woman ; and whether this bo so, or not, he has certainly left the. town under a very bUck cloud.' It has been ascertained that ho foiged the names of S. S. Spencer. M O. Kline aud of Frederick Schlott, bis father-in-law, to various orders on various merchauts iu favor of various employees of the mill. These forged orders Scbacflcr made use of by either getting toe goods they called for or selling them lor cash at a discount, in addition to his duties as watchman, Schaeffer was employed as a collector by C. A. Oblender and perhaps others to col lect store bills due him. For four weeks past Mr. Oblender has had no return from him, though he had in his possession bills to the amonut of $400 or $500. It is not yet known how much of this money ho collected, but Mr. Oblender holds three of his forged orders ono for $7 and two .others for $25 each.. It is probable , i there' are ' a great many other bogus orders afloat. Hiuce Schaeffer's flight it is recalled that Mr. Neener, who is also a watchmau at the mill, was twice robbed of bis wages. When the money was missed it was thought that he might have lost it, but now it is be lieved that Schaeffer stole it. Other stories to Schaeffer's discredit are also told. At the last exhibition of tho Lancaster poultry society he was given an order on the treas ury for a $5 premium. This order ho raised to $8, but the cheat was detected. He is also charged with tho larceny of several valuable pigeons from two or three pigeou fanciers of this city. It is not known what direction he took; nor how much money he took with him, but his family and friends believe he has gone to stay, and that be took a woman with him. ' Want to Flay Id Lancaster. Mr. Chas. H. Porter, 215 First arepue, Pittsburgh, Pa., manager of the Jennings baseball club of that city, writes to the Intelltoencer to say that his club wonld like to arrange a series of games with any club in this city. Their terms are $50, and one-third of the gate receipts. Some of the "Liddell" club that defeated the Keystones in 1876, are in the Jennings. Mr. Porter says his club are considered the best amateur nine in Pittsburgh. They expect to take the road August 12th, playing in .GrecnJiburg,. then Altoooa and Harrisburg.m " : J I J 75 ri Basket Picnic. Yesterday St. Joseph's and St. Peter's beneficial societies bad a very large and feasant picnic at Green Cottage in the lighth ward. To-day the Sunday-school, of Christ church is holding a picnic at Rocky Springs. There were seven omnibus loads of young people taken to the grounds and one omnibus piled, full Of. baskets of rreV freshments. now brass foundry shop, while polishing at an emery wheel yesterday afternoon, the wheel burst, striking him on the ankle, inflicting an ugly wound. A company physician attended aim and he was carried home. , , y t . j Salo or Kentucky Horsed. Samuel Hess & Son, 'auctioneers, sold at public sale yesterday for Howard Bailyj at Xianiei viiogan'aTsaie ana. exchange stables, .Lancastet city, Pa., 14'head of Kentucky horses, at an average price of 189.21 per head. Also a pair of mules for $400. aCallaloMMiMklar, r Some time between Sunday night and MadaymornfAvelmiicreant eatered. the yard mreaVot the Golden' Hbrsehotel' Eak King street, in which a' carriage be- lODgiag iu neurjT nun, luruuuis ucaicr, ;was standing and, cot the cushions, eeatsK dashboard, straps, cc.),toV,ejv " ' above .threw him i ralnlol Accdeat. William Sleihnv formerly of this cite, ot Altoona, a ponsner in tne if. it. K. LOCAICOBEESPONDENCE N h i DKvMOaus DOfXQS. On awiaaUr IJaWJCad L 5 fc -ST T Krxaptwraay Harvest is only waiting for the oats to be finished to be over. The weather-wise tell us that as soon as the .wind blows over the oats stubble, warmer weather gets its walking papers. Let it blow. Of course, however.cool weather cannot cosse immediately, as we eaaae do with out dog days, and those who desire to take a thort leisure at a very small cost will take advantage of what promises to be a most delightful ex6ursion from Lan caster to Atlantic City under the conipe tentryaaasgfment of 'Messrs." Haverstick and'larkj cfc ih S. I t ! t i Mia Rachel McSparran and her neice Miss Bell FA Sides, have returned from an e'tttaded'and pleasant trip through the Westr ii J The Uatlook for Tobacco. WebafB bed several nice rains lately aa4 eur tobmoeo and corn are improving, rapidly. Owing to late and difficult plant ag the tobacco is aVallifoc the time of year, but is generally well set now and gives fair promisoi Opr growers who under stand their business thoroughly are insur ing against hail, most of them patronizing our home companies, the Southern Mutual of-tLaacaster ouat& ( especially' which seem o be1 not se easily crashed as soma of its rivals anticipated. It works on principle and has stability aad vim be Hind'iti Mishap ac a Picnic. A picnic was held last Saturday evening in Mr. Calvin Alexander's grove, near Pilgrim's pathway. Although being in no way connected with the management of the affair, Mr. Ned Hewes, near whose domfcOe tthe festivities were..cuductei( exercised a fatherly care over, all and ea deavored to make everyone gay aad happy.; Amoaga numberless qaaber. of incidents the ottiy 'one arising to the dignity of an accident was 'wbfn Jere iWelstfrl was 'bawling' atihJa rjbuieat, Wdtwiid.ihtae lead aad "i that the platform gave way beneath the musi cians, tumbling, them; .boards, fiddles and boys in rather a motley batch on the ground, and creating- a stampede for a moment among the dancers. The lads and lassies Beeuied to enjoy themselves, and succeeded ia chasing dull dire away. Briefs. A picnic will be held next Saturday near Wrightsdale, and will be good. Chestnut Level church will be repaired to the extent of about twelve hundred dollars. Zion church, Fairdeld, will havo a festi val. m . STUA3BCHG H5WS, j i Items of interest "rxbin tho Andeaf Towa.' Mr. Frank. P. Eborman,, a, graduate of Millersville. has, returned ,tp,is home in thOboroughi ' ,' , ' Al,'Herris,the possessor ofa patch oi splendid tobacco, which .he lias already, topped, Many left our borough on Sunday for Landisville camp meeting.,' x - ? ,,, D.'G. E,4 Mussolmaa, xf Philadelphia, I was in town during Monday. " The Independents of the borough will hold a 'mass meeting m Massasoit hall before long. Ourdivery stable man is the possessor of three horses, yet be can hire out live and have one for himself. How is it ? Tho festival held in Massasoit hall on Saturday evening by Stiasburg council. No. 65, O. U. A. M., was largely attended. The Philharmonic society rendered choice musioduring the evening. As the hour of midnight drew near the , crowd on the. street in front of tho hull became very, irouoiesome anu turuuieut, until uoister ous and urofsne laratuaee could be heard some distance. After parlejlng with' them for some time the police succeeded in re storing themj to jOrder. . n , A CKUE STErrATHEK.y Uv Malms tor Life His Wife's ( Elttle Boa. A letter from Mrs.J. B. ScoQeld, dated Donver, Colorado, inclosing' an I article taken from the Denver Great West, of Juno 34, has been forwarded with a re quest that it bo published. Sh says that the person referred to (in this- article is ia this city, having left Denver for Lancaster some time agov oflowiogistaeitem : "About the saddest case' we have seen' for a long time-is that of a beautiful boy, five yeaw of age, strapped in an iron frame. with legs encased in plaster, immovably fixed, suffering from an injured spine caused by tho brutal beating given him by his step-father, one Loyd Benton Scofield, at ono timo in the real estate business here in Denver. The mother of the' child is an English lady who claims to be Scofleld's wife, but, owing to his brutality, left him and returned to. England, where tho poor boy was placed runder'tht jdoetor'S care; who says tne' lad must remain in this armored condition for at least two years. The bright, intelligent faco of this poor sufferer looks pale and emaciated,but not withstanding the sufferings which he un dergoes he is patient. Just think of the position he must remain in for two long, weary years. Before he received this bru tal beating ho was a hea!thy,good looking boy, enjoying all the childish sports in cident to children of that age. Now he is confined to the limits of ono room and can enjoy that only with his eyes, for he has to bo lifted abont like a babe a year Old. The mother aud-boy have jast re turned from England to Donver,' aud will take stensto nunish this human brute. who has probably crippled for life thin poor child." , Good for Three Days Messrs. Uaverstiok & Ulark nave re ceived the following from the Pennsylvania railroad company, which will explain it self. " Ticket Agent, Lancaster, Pa. Advise Haverstick & Clark that by instruction of Assistant General Passenger Agent Boyd they may make the time for their excur sion to Atlantis Citv on August 3d three 'days." " J. R. Errioger. jr., 1 U Gen'f Ticket Aeent" This will be gratifying intelligence to the many persons whoJntend going on. the 3d of August excursion, as it will give them a longer time in which to enjoy the beauties of Old Ocean. fishing Farties. His honor Judge Livingston,! Captahv Joseph Umble, county register. V. r. Stoner, deputy register, and A. W. Har- hish went to Columbia to-day to fish for bass. The men employed by Widmyer & Seksecker and W. A. Heinitsb, furniture alers, were fishing at Slackwater yester day and caught well its. hardly worth while saying what they .caught, for fish scones, no,, matter .now true, are never more than half believed. "" ' a : Tt 8H1MXBB TROUBLE.'" ' An lajaactloB Askael far From the Court. Yesterday the trastees and otherjaem- bers of the auner fire company ade-ap- auamvuu m j uukb uivingvion ior an in junction to restrain the special committee, appointed a at recent meeting of the com pany, from selling or in any. way interfer ing with the (ptvpertjr ef the compasy, which, under the constitution and by-laws of the companyi'is placed in charge of the trustees. fte.SarviM. TheVakm,caiebf Coleraine town ship, Rev. Dr. Stewart, pastor, which has beca1 closed for repairs .forJfflroaonths,. will oe reopened, ior puoiio worsaip on j niy 89, at. 11 a.,at :rScnam by Be v. R. M. Pattersoay D.D.; of Philadelphia. OUst MODEL JAIL. aeralblakOf It. Tha twelfth aswual report of the board of eeaaaasatioaera of public charities eost faUaaaeooaatof the visit of Comrais sionets "Biddle aad Dickinson, and the general agent, Dr. Diller Lather, to this county on the 15th of October last. Their obeervatioB eoataia some severe strie- tareeoa the ooodition of the prisoa aad the appearaaoaof the prisoners, Wka which the coeuaisshmcrs were aot favorably im pressed. The report goes oa to state : " The foundation ot tne pnsoc in soase parts seems to be yielding, or settling, which is evidenced bv tha laiae flwres hi the superstructure, aad demands iauaedi ate atteatioB from, the, autaocities of the eouaiy. If mart) longer neglected eerieae diaeuiues may ooeurffer waiea taaeewa ty auy be held liable. The rales adopted for the goverament "of the employees of this prisoa. appear4 Bead reviaioa. Most of the officers and ansistswts appear tofaraiehwi-ksto.taa treat, dooa, or imaie eatraaiea'! There 'are ( are iaformed), at this time nine frontdoor kenia their, possession, aad that some keys are out that cannot bo accounted for. They amy bo ia possession of the friends of some of the prisoners, and may be used for liberating them. Such a condition of things does not, perhaps, exist in any other prison in this oeraraen wealth. "The officers possessing theati keys atey all be honest, trustworthy ssea, bat are liable at any time,- as it ia kaowa they have them, to he attacked iu the street and the keys taken from them by the frieada of the convicts, and used by then to make a general jail delivery. " The practice of this jail ia exception al in that extent to which kmsc tern con victs are kept, requiring, as a necessary coBsequeocev a larger cell-capacity .tha is aaaal, and bywhioasenteees to solitary confinement at labor cannot be complied with. r Without an, enlargement this diffi culty moat' coatiaae. In very many in stance two or more prisoners occupy one cell. Vagrants occupy ; Bummers' Hall," theaew' building-, above referred toj aad are also a numerous' class theeffeet doubt less of a rigid exeoation of the vagrant aot of 1879, (RHoads bill). Formerly the daily average number of vagrants received intbealrashouittt was from 90 to 100. It does not not exceed three per day now, whereas tho committals into the eoaaty jail hav.- increased from 50 to 100 per cent" KE1GHBOKHOOU HBWeV Events Hear ana A cross tha Cewaty George Grim, a yonng man of Reading, has just completed a triparonnd the world. A Jersey clf was sold in Chester eoaaty tr $2,50O.r . -y. Sarah Udll&.was stftc and fatally ia- jared-by oin uear Connellaville, on San- flay- , , John Shaffer, aged 35 years, was drown ed in Darby creek, near Chester, oa Sun day night. , , , Solomon Kummerer, ,aged about forty years, residing, near Macungie, Lehigh county, waj ft mud on Monday hanging in hia banijdead.,DoBMtiediBsealtieBwere the cause of thOjdeed. , . Jacob Brubaker, of Lebanon, baa a clock which bears the date 1717, having bees brought from Switzerland by bis great-grandfather, John Brubaker, who settled near Roherstown, Lancaster eoaaty- , It ia reported in a Well authenticated manner that Hon. J. D. Cameron, Colonel James Toang, Colonel HsBry McCormick, and Charles L. 'Bailey have purchased the , Loehiel iron works and will at once over ' haul its machinery and start the vast works aader the aeaatpices , . j NearKuIpsTile Ma'atgofiory xoanty, while JbhnKulp was wandering aimlessly ia tha woods be saw. , , $3 note ) ea the gronad, a step farther on revealed a $5 bill protruding, from beneath a log, Re moviag the log he found a roll of green hacks as thick as aa arm. Theamoantis estimated at $30,000. , Theyhad an amateur; performance of "Pa tience" up in Carlisle a few weeks ago,and a bitter feud baa resaltedjfrem the' affair, the parties to which are Joseph B. Haver stick aad K. MoCarty, the last named local editor of the Herald. .The other eveaiag! itba i meii ' engaged in a pitched battle,' when Haverstick struck MoCarty, with his cane and, .McCarty puUedpart of Haverstick's beard 'out. A law suit has resulted. Abiah Sellers, an extremely eccentric old man, residing in Chester county, dis appeared last autumn and was gone nine weeks. At the end of that time he was found in the hollow of a tree almost starved. A month ago he again. disappeared. A few days ago some men attracted by 'the singular movements of buzzards over the spot discovered his almost lifeless body prostrated in an abandoned stone quarry, into which he stated helhad gone to takes BSpi ' ' I f 1 lljjl' TH 3mXt)itimpUVAMT. AKamaloaof tkeieethreantylvaal Jtoal MBt Axrrvai the Laaaastar rase. .Camp Burnside was thronged with visi tors all day Monday, and ia the evening thousands assembled .to see the dress parade, hear the concert and enjoy the fun ef the Lambs t and razors.." Tojday's trains' added largely) Jto 'the number in camp, the post from Lancaster, with the Millersville 'band, being among (the arri vals. Before the dress parade the Oae Huadred and 'Sixth Pennsylvania regi ment, recruitedin Philadelphia aad Tioga. Bradford and Lycoming counties, erected a handsome Massachusetts granite tablet, marking the position of' the regiment during the battle. General James M. Lynch, of Philadelphia, delivered tho ad dress, and Colonel J. R. C. Ward, of Phil adelphia, read an interesting historical sketch of the regiment. After a salute of thirteen guns 3. N., Smith, of Williams port, turned the tablet over to the Battle field Memorial aaaoosatioa. Rv'G. Me Creary, ,of Qettysbarg, the president of the association, received it in the name of the association. The weather is delight ful, aad all the visitors seem to be enjoy ing themselves to their hearts' content. i" Feaea Classs. . John Mot re aad James O'Brien, a rough looking couple, were arrested in Peters barg yesterday. for tanltfaa9asraa4.eatv orderly conduct. Thev were brought to town handcuffed by, Constable Picket aad were committed to jail by Alderman Samsoa for a hearing on Friday next at 2 o'clock. L Tha mayor had four drunken aad die orderly persons before him this moraing. Two were committed for five'dsys'eaea and two were discharged, on payment of costs. j TeSeefcrBprta The Sunday school of the BeooadChareh of ' the Evangelical asaociatkm will go to Rocky Springs to-morrow to hold Ms aa anal picnic. Conveyances leave the ehareh off Malberry street at 7 o'clock la the morning. A cordial invitation is extended I to all. ALWJfae4oyiao:I 'Abram Brubaker, of Elizabeth towa ship, has the boss 'potato'pitsh. He raeasared a vine of the Early Rose variety the other day that was'aix feet aad three inches in length, aad the patch ia fan of sach vines John Rebmaav eaetieaaar.' sell yester day, at the Kaystewe'Hoase, It head of Kentucky hones for Joseph A. Ocker, averaging $217.85. The highest 807, four highest $1,016; A
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