ri ,. . atan, ajrgg'gfirt'aaar'i' ft'g!J.''JtflUiJiU'"Kfeaai "Whuiiih ) LANCASTER DAILY INTSUL1GENCER, SATURDAY, AUGUST 12, 1882. el '? tci- - t. T L ;rti asm fnfcUtfcjeWcvH 8ATUBOAY BVKNINO, AUG. li 1862; kiit Time le Ue Straight. Toete lias, nob been a period within our recollection when party ties were weaker than they are now, and conse quently there bat not1 been a time when greater reward can be predicated of sa gacious party leadership. The situation enures to the beneflt of the Democratic party, because it has lone been in the minority, or at least has been without the responsibility of national adminis tration. The result of the possession of power is finally to break the cohesion of the governing party, while the minority, if it can maintain its organization, pros lien under the lack of internal distrac tion. Generally, in the North, the De mocracy is ready to avail itself of the dissensions of the majority. In Penn sylvania the enemy is delivered into its hands ; and it is in a favorable situation in every other Northern state but Xew York, where, from exceptional causes, it vies with its rival in its iuharmoni ous condition. In the South, where its power has been solid, it would from na tural causes be suffering greatly from dissension but for the policy of the Re publican party, which has held this sec tion in Democratic control, save in Arir ginia and Tennessee, whore our party is in trouble ; and the hitter state bids fair to continue to be Republican under the suicidal folly of the Democratic party, which has been tempted to trifle with the Democratic position, as declared in its uational platform and in its steadfast action, in favor of the preservation of public credit. The party in Virginia is rightly placed on this issue, which is the chief one in the politics of both these states, and, :is it is right,iuust eventually triumph. It is a strange thing that on this issue the two parties in Virginia and Tennessee occupy directly opposite positious, and it is a striking commen tary upon what mischief may be done by demagogical leaders. If the Democratic leaders in the nation are wise enough to establish the party upon fundamental political truths and are not themselves guided by either selfish purposes or silly principles, our party cannot be kept out of the return to the control of the country, which is ils legitimate due. Unfortunately there are silly men aud selfish men enough still in influential positious in some parts of the country to cause anxiety as to the Dem ocratic future, notwithstanding the otherwise bright outlook. In New York in the North, and in Tennessee in the South, do such men especially abound. In Tennessee the trouble seems to come particulaily from foolish lead ers, but in New York more probable from knavish ones. There the conten tions of men as to the control of the party distract it ; a trouble which would be easily remedied if the Democratic voters would take charge of the situa tion and send to the reara.ll those who undertake to lead them from unworthy motives and who are ready to sacrifice them rather than themselves. Oar Congressman. The Philadelphia Time suggests that our candidate for Congres3 in this coun ty has not a very encouraging contest to make since " people are just now stoutly inclined to resent all efforts to punish public servants for their integrity."' The issue which Mr. Given makes against Mr. Smith is not of that kind. The Democrats of Lancaster county are as well pleased as any Republican can be with Mr. Smith's record for iutegrity; they have nothing to say against him, save that they do not agree with all his political principles. Their candidate does not expect to get the vote of any man who agrees with Mr. Smith's polit ical principles, but distrusts his political and personal honesty. There is no ground upon which any such Republican can refuse to vote for his party's candi date for Congress ; and none will so re fuse. Mr. Given, representing Demo cratic principles, expects and' wili receive the Democratic votes, which will not elect him, though they maybe ex pected to show an increase in their numbers. Mr. Smith is likely to represent Lan caster county in Congress just as long as he wants to, and in equal disregard of the protest of his Democratic and Re publican opponents. In fact he stands a better chance of being defeated some of these days by the Demo crats at the elections than by the Republicans at the primaries. lie has his Republican constituents solid. lie does not make a very brilliant member of the House, for he does not catch the speaker's eye very often, aud is not in favor with the speaker's associates, be ing the Robeson band of thieves. Rut he does brilliant work at home, and when he comes back to the men with votes whom he has carefully cultivated while away, he gets their ballot every time; and dou't have to spend any money to do it either. Aspiring men who like to go to Congress and to stay (here, would do well to take a lesson from Mr. Smith's teaching as to how to do it. They will learn that they must be very industrious ; aud that will cut out the lazy ones. If there aro any left to pursue the lesson further, they will find that they must be careful of their record , so as to disarm their enemies; that they must be on hand when the votes are taken in Congress, must vote as their constituents feel, and especially must not vote for steals or extravagant expenditures. Then, if they cau safely get thus far, aud will further attend to all their correspondence faithfully, send their influential constituents an occa sional greeting, and distribute their seeds and books with zeal and care, they may hope to reach a degree of personal strength with their people, which will return them to Congress as long as water Hows and grass grows and they The last one went yesterday ; it was Chess Thomas at Palestine, Texas, for killing Houston McMeans. He thought that he was going to glory. He had only shot three men in Palastine before. It was in self-defense. The fourth time it I ,wa"n self-defense, tojbut the jury! seemed to think that he had to defend --- . r i"- -- . Ti . . " fntmseu opt owttnmx.mism better M re- 1 leases tramu mwcu a aaisenuia existence. So fieyconlloded . to tiling lliim ; ; and hiieg bewa; asjJe'ndieg the scaffold boldly, the preacher made-4i an earnest prayer ;" Thomas joined "ro the hymn "There's a light in the valley forme;" then "he prayed for his enemies and all mankind ;" and "after expressing satis faction at having killed Houston Mc Means and declaring that he had no re grets and was resigned to his fate," he went ; perhaps to glory. Who can judge ; and especially a Texan ? One thing is certain this was no world for him. Pattison and Reform against Beaver and Bossism. These are the commanders. Geneual Geokgi; B. McCllxian has C3ntributed to the forthcoming number of The Century, a paper on "Tho War in Egypt," which is said to give a clear idea of the conditions surrouuding the Egyp tian question, and to contain some severe criticisms of the conduct of the war by England. Tho writer's study of Egypt during au extended journey several years ago, enables bim to characterize succinctly tho different Moslem elements that cuter into tho problem. Rki-'eruino to Rev. Dr. P. A.. Cast's article in a late number of the Re formed Quarterly Ilericic, on the history and present state of Pentateuch criticism, the New York Independent says lie re views the recent criticism "with equal abil ity and impartiality, holding throughout an attitude which proclaims to all comers that no one has less to fear nor so much to hope for in the ascertainment of the truth as the church. The full merit of bis work will ba best appreciated by scholars." Ciiaiuman Cooper, of the regular Re publican state committee of Pennsylvania, figures out General Beaver's election by estimating that, with a Labor ticket in the field it will draw oil 70,000 votes from P.ittisou, the Democratic candidate for governor, and 10,000 from Beaver. Such a calculation assumes that the supporters of tho Labor ticket are either ignorant or corrupt. In either case the assumption is an insult to the workiugmen of Pennsyl-J vauia, and they will bo likely to resent it by showing Cooper that tuey are ucitkor knaves nor fools. The press is mighty aud must prevail. Aud uow from the far East comes another illustration of its power iu the person of General Skobelefi', tho dead Russian hero. Shortly before his death he was inter viewed by M. Fryze, a Polish journalist, who began tho talk by saying that the very sight of a journalist must be obnox ious. " On the contrary,"' replied Geu. Skobelefi. " I owe my picseut position mainly to the pi ess, and especially to tlie English press. If it were not for the spe cial correspondents, of whom there were always some with mo during the Turkish war, I should have remained a major genera and no one would have heard of me." When Secretary Chandler goes aboard the Tallapoosa to start on his arduous journey of exploration among the navy yards, he will put his feet upon the deck of a Robeson ian vessel of 030 tons that has cost the people eigut iiundked thou sand dollars. Here are the amounts that have been expended in the construc tion of an excursion boat for government officials : Construction ami lepnir, Equipment, Original machinery Vepaiis, new boilers, Ac., .i-W,s;t 2(K).515 .s;;,n.K) tWJ.&Gl Total eo-.lof tiro Tulhtpoo-a 7!N,149 Maine builders take contracts for wooden ships at about $50 a ton, and earn fair profits at that rate. The Tallapoosa has cost the people under the Robcsonian sys tem something like $1,200 a ton. A list of 422 now appointments to clerkships in tho pension office, tho first batch of the 800 provided for in tho ligis lativo bill, discloses the fact that the Stal warts control tho bulk of tho patronage distributed. A great many soldiers, wid ows and orphans were auxiously expect ing some ef .this patronage, but owing to the indignation excited by the assessments upon this class of office holders it was resolved to exclude women and to ap point those who could be more severely taxed for political purposes. The female applicants for positions who failed to re ceivo recognition held an iudiguatiou meet ing, and resolutions were adopted reciting that women have been excluded from ap pointment under the recent act by the imperative dicisions of Secretaries Teller and Lincoln. Against this decision mem bers of the organization protest and declare that they will call upon the women of America aud the labor organizations throughout the land to unite with them in their honest efforts iu behalf of the women who work .for a living. They resolved further to call upon soldiers to defend the rights of soldiers' widows and oi pilaris ' who have beon shut out by " this ono man power. TnE Democracy of the several dis tricts should take cognizance of the fol lowing rules adopted by the late state con vention : " The state central committee shall con sist of one member from each county ,""and in addition any count' that is entitled to more than one state senator shall have an additional member for each additional sen ator Me members of the committee to be ap jointed, in such manner as the local regula tions of the respective county organisations may determine. " The committee shall meet annually in the city of Harrisburg on the third Mon day of January." Under these rules it is necessary for the county organizations to determine how they will select their representatives in the Slate committee. In some districts it has been determined by the county conventions mui m-ruuLicr um county cnairman ex-. olucio, -snail be the member of the state committee ; in others a state committeeman has been already elected for next year. In many counties no provision has vet been made. It should be attended to now while the conventions are being held. There should be a rule laid down on this subject. So far as practicable" the state committee should sot beckalged during a campaign, and Jt woald JBoiwellif all the county com mittees were organized early in tlie year and no changes rof chairmen or members take place in the midst of a campaign. PKBSONALw Sknatob Hill is worse, Hialeath" is A looked for to-day or to-monow, amless he rallies. B. P. Calhoun, a grandson of John C. Calhoun, is president of 'the Democratic club at Palatka, Fla. Bukdette is at Long Beach writing a new lecture, to be called' "Tho Alpha and Omega." Compte de Chambouu, who was re cently reported ill, is the last survivor of the French Bourbons descended from Louis XIV. He is 62 years of ago and has no children. Tue Burnt family held their aunual re union in Castine, Me., yesterday. The Burr family have many excellent qualities, not least among which is the tenacity with which they stick together. Jonx Rockensttne, who a year ago left bis wife in Albany after felling her ho was going West to seek his fortune, bas been living ever since with another woman in Grecnbusb, only a milo or two from bis deserted wife. Hayes is said to bo as " browu as a berry," and it is asserted that he " fre quently swings a scythe iu the harvest field," which agricultural leaders will take tho liberty of doubting. Scythes don't swing in harvest fields. Mus. Mahy Louisa Bbooks, widow of the late Congressman James Brooks, of York, died last Monday at Versailles. France. Sho was the daughter of a United States naval officer and her inaideu namo is Mary A. Cunningham. Mu. Henry A. George, tho writer on economic subjects, who was arrested in Ireland on Wednesday, is an Englishman by birth. Having lived iu California a number of years ho has probably been naturalized in this country. By trade bo he is a journeyman printer. Mn. Benn Pitman, of Cincinnati, whose wife died three or four years ago and was cremated at Washington, Pn,, aud who is nearly 70 years of age, is re ported to be about to marry one of his pupils, a youug lady of -20 years. The young lady is said to be possessed of con siderable property inherited from her father. FRIGHTFUL FIUTJKKS Tho Mecnrd or a Profligate Congress. X. Y. Sim. It is well to have the exact figures for the appropriations made at the first session of this profligate Congress, so that they can not be successfully disputed. To be en tirely on the safe side and to prevent con troversy hereafter, we will take the state ment made by Mr. Allison, Chairman of Appropriations in the Senate, rather than our own summary, even when both rest on the same data. After making a comparison between all the bills of 1883 with those of 1882, Mr. Allison sums up in these words: " Net increase of appropriations for 1883 over 1882, $77,532,021,84." He declares his party guilty of wild extravagancc,whilc he attempts to excuse these unprecedented grants-of the public money for question able objects. No lame explanation, no weak invention, will satisfy the people who have been vic timized by a plundering Congress. From the first hour to the last, one supreme pur pose dominated the councils of the Repub lican party, led by Secor Robeson in the House of Representatives. That was to get the most money out of the Treasury, without regard to the nature of the appro priation. The Democrats carried the House of Representatives in the tidal wave of 1874 by a majority of seventy, ousting a Repub lican majority of one hundred. That revo lution was mainly caused by the excesses of Grantism. The people rose up and re buked the corruption of Grant's first term. They compelled the Washington Ring, the Whisky Ring, the Indian Ring, the Postal Ring, the Army Ring, the Navy Ring, the Land Ring, and the other organized Rings to suspend operations. They broke up much of the stealing that had been com mon in all the departments, and they forced the Republicans to abandon venal practices that had disgraced the Administration. The Democrats came in pledged to re trenchment and reform, and they kept faith with all their obligations. The record of the Fjjrty-fourth Congress is an honorable witness of the fidelity and of the zeal with which every pledge was redeemed. They reduced the appropriations many millions the first year, against the bitter opposition of a Republican Senate, and against the false cry that the reductions would cripple the public service. That good work was continued, though perhaps with less vigor than should have been exhibited. During the six years of Democratic ascendency in the House, jobbery found no favor, and the lobby became impecunious. The old brokers in legislation withdrew from active business and gave up Washington as their headquarters. The rules with which the Democrats began their career shut the lob byists out and excluded the multitude of " riders " that were mounted on the appro priation bills prior to their advent of power. The Republicans obtained a narrow ma jority in the present House, which they have augmented by coalition with the Greenbackcrs, and by turning out six Democrats who were fairly elected. The transition from one party to the other re vived instantly the scenes, the methods, and the lobby that were familiar before the tidal wave of 1874. This session of Congress has brought to gether the jobbers, the traders, the thieves, aud the speculators, who were accustomed to llourish and to dictate legislation under Republican rule. The election of Kcifcr, ami the leadership-of Secor Robeson, an nounced to the country that prodigality was to be the law, and that corruption was to be the practice of this Congress. The result shows that the announcement was true. At the end of eight months this Congress disperses, leaving the foulest record in our legislative history, surpassing the worst days of Grantism in reckless expenditure, aud defying public opinion by outrages that are likely to receive condign punish ment at the ballot box. Heedless of the lesson of 1874, the Republican leaders have exceeded their own worst extrav agance, and neglected the duties which (he people demanded at their hands. Senator Allison's reluctant concession of seventy eight millions excess over the last approba tion will stand in judgment against them at the fall election. Figures that Speak. The annual appropriations for cal years, as officially reported treasury department : ten by lis the lS73ltcpuhHcan Congress $l.rl,2li;.75l 1 87 1 llcpnbl lean. Con gross, 1 72,210,700 1875 Republican Congress, lSi,017,75S 1870 Republican Congress, 147,7I4,,Jio 1877 Dcinocraticjlouse 124,122,010 1878 Democratic House, IH.OIKMS! 18711 Democratic House, 172,01G,81!) 1880 Democratic House, ; 1;2,404,C47 3881 Democratic Congress 151,118,'.'12 lfc82 Democratic Congress 177,ss;,-il4' Average lor ten years,. ..$15J,3SG,053 This years appropriations, as stated the chairman of the Senate .committee : by 1883 Robcsonian Congress, $294,203,097 Well, what arc you going to do about it ? They Mai Better Be Shot. Philadelphia Tiroes Up to the present moment tho designer and builder of the Beaver hats bas not ventured to declare a dividend arising from the profits on his sales. Beaver bats haven't gone off like hot-cakes. y -THE DAYS fiOINGS. - LATEST MEWS BTTBTB MOBMUfe MAILS TM wir Backer Stat WiMKed at fAtUarUle The Varied flilii of Life Beaected ay taa Type.. The steamer Buckeye State, bound for St. Louis, while attempting to land at th,e wharf at Louisville on Friday afternoon, was caught by a stiff breeze and strong current, aud ran on the dam and was badly broken up. The stern sank to the ladies' cabin floor. No lives were lost. The steamer is supposed to be a total loss. There were about thirty passengers on board tho steamer, among. them a number of ladies. The crew of the life saving sta tion were promptly on hand with boats, and did vigorous and efficient work ' in re moving tho passengers and baggage. AU were safrly carried to the shore aud the tugs Depau and Transit went to the as sistance of the disabled vessel. Tho Buck eye State is a stern wheeler and was built about forty years ago at a cost of $40,000. 1'reinaturo Explosion. Thoro was another fatal accident ou the West Shoro railroad, at Plum Point, just north of Cornwall, on tho Hudson section. Mike Cassidy, a gang boss, was arranging a fuso wheu it went otl prematurely. Cassidy aud two Italians were injured. One of tho latter died, and Cassidy can live but a fow hours. TUo other Italian has a fractured arm. Figbl About a Wedding. A fight occurred near tho lines of- Deu tou aud Dallas counties, Texas. Three brothers, named Steel, opposed the mar riage of their mother with a roan named Green. Two of tho Greens aud one of the Steels were mortally wouuded in tho fracas. Oue of the Greens is since report ed dead. jfOuecr Story. A woman giving the name of Catharine Taney, and who says she is a sister of tho latsHhief Justice Tanoy, applied recently to the comity suporinteudcut of tho poor at Troy, N. Y., for aid. Sho says her daughter writes for the Cincinnati Com mercial, and another daughter is tho wife of Colonel Hunmeu, of Newport, Ivy. She was sent to the Albany almshouse. Forest Fires in California. Forest fires are raging all around Shasta? Co. Last night nearly all the citizens were out fighting tho flames to keep them from the town. Communication between Shasta aud Redding is cut off. Several residences on the outskirts and a number of lino oi chords and vineyards havo beeu destroyed. Contending for tinrlbaldt'ii Hotly. Tho dispatch vessel Esploratore, with a detachment of ritlemon ou board, has sailed from Naples for Caprera in order to intercept an expedition which has started with the intention of burning the body of Garabaldi. Kolnnoor Colliery Fooiled. By tho bursting of a dam at Kohinoor colliery, Shenandoah, tho workings were flooded, which will necessitate tho suspou sion of mining for several days. Ii is be lieved all the miners got out safely. xplolou of a Fow Jer Mill. TJio Hardy powder works, located 1 S miles southeast of Vallojo, Cal., ex ploded. Tho mixing, glazing and drying houses and the magazine wero blown to atoms. The ruins took fire, aud nothiug was left standing except a water tank and tho brickwork surrouuding the boiler. A. II. Hall, the eugiuecr and superintendent, was badly burned but, he may recover. George Edgcrmau aud Ferris McArdle weie killed. Fifteen tons of powdor .ex ploded. TliK HH.I-SIJY1.K-I. About to Kelurn Home Sleeting of Sjuipa- tuiznrs. Tho Hillsdale crew intend to take a short trip on the Continent, and start for Phil adelphia on tho 23d insr., if they can secure passage. A meeting of gentlemen interested in rowing was held in Andcrtou's hotel, Fleet street, Loudon. About one hundred and fifty persons, including members of the Thames club and about a dozen other rowing associations, wero present. Mr. Anderson, of the West London club, pre sided. Resolutions wero unanimously passed expressing sympathy with the Hills dale crew, and protesting against tho actiou of tho self-elected Rowing associa tion, aud declaring it should be recon structed. A cablo dispatch received by Mr. Chatteris, secretary of tho English Amateur rowing association, from the Yale boat club, declaring that tho Hills dales were a bona fide amateur crew, whom the university would havo no objection to meet, was read amid great applaus. Democracy and Labor. Wilisbbarrc Union-Leader. The "red-headed and hopeful'! editor of the Scranton Republican was "red-headed and unworthy of himself or his reputation Las a usually fair man," when in yesterday's issue he adopted tue .Lancaster JLxamincr s iutcrprctatiou of a circular issued recently by Chairman Hcnscl. The Examiner is one of the vilest parti san sheets in the country. Its columns give daily evidence of the utter lack, on the part of its editors, of respect for truth, and of their willingness at all times to falsify the plainest and most notorious facts with the hope of reaping a partisan advantage. Air. liensci nas issued no circular any part of which can be construed to mean " that nice Democrats are to get all the offi ces and that the workingmen arc to he recog nized by letting them do the working and voting." He entertains no such views of the rights and duties of the workingmen. On the contrary, as the files of the paper ho edits amply attest, he has always been the ardent friend of the men who toil. He has counseled them at all times to their advantage. He has encouraged their every effort to improve their condi dilion and increase thcirrcwards. And, better yet, he is the wisely-chosen manager in the pending campaign, of a party which was born in the necessity for the protection of the common people against centralized power in the hands of the few; whose founder was a common man, living with common men, and fight ing always for the rights of common men ; and every act of whose history, being le gitimately Democratic, has been in tho direction of securing greater privileges to labor through unremitting opposition to centralization'and monopoly in all its forms. Among all the political organizations the country has ever had, the Democratic party bas been tue only constant and untiring advocate and defender of the people as against the "rich and well born." In Hamilton's servile fealty to the latter both the old-time Federal party and the present day Republican party had their origin. The circular which Mr. Hcnsel sent out and which the Examiner and the Scranton Republican commented upon, urged the following points : "1. The importance of irreproachable local nominations. "2. The recognition of working men in the details of organization, local nomina tions, meetings, clubs, etc." m m In a Tight l'lace. Willianisport Sun antl Banner. Beaver's position is a Desperate one. When cornered at Bristol he called his maker, Cameron, a little man, but when he reaches Philadelphia he attempts to explain the meaning of his assertion, but bis fast and loose game will not win. , Cameron is his political father, and the promise of the governorship of Pennsylvania is the raics of his vote at the Chicago convention, against the will of ninety-nine one-hun-dredths of his constituents whom ho was sent to represent, tlTHK TRDK -WAV. .Waatto taa Interest of fhe Worklacmea)? Harrisburg Patriot. J "i V J 'M Mayor Powderley telk the readers of the North AmerkamZMentm, iaVlhe obaratof a very able article, " that the Knights' of Labor were organized to take the place of the labor unions, which had not answered all purposes as they should have done. But we should like to ask Mr. Powderly or any other equally sincere and intelli gent friend of labor what they can hope to gain by any political action outside the Democratic party. That party has always supported the just demands and defended the legal rights of labor. That was the leading purpose of its formation. Under Jefferson, Jackson, and their successors, it fulfilled that mission until it was split on the slavery question and a minority party came into federal power. But there is not a principle or a rule or a maxim laid down anywhere by Thomas Jefferson' which does not make for the protection of the plain common man against the cunning devices of legislation, by which combined capital and centralized .power arc always sdeking to appropriate the earnings of la bor. Let Mr. Powderly and his friends look all through this much-talked-of but little-understood system of Jefferson, which is after all so simple and so easily summed up in a few great principles, and tell us whether the laboring man can ever mate for himself a party or a platform better calculated for the protection of his rights tlian the Democratic. Let Mayor Powdcrlcy and those who honestly co-operate with him discounte nance any separate political action of manual laborers, and instead advise the workingmen everywhere to organize Jef ferson associations, and enforce Jefferson's doctrine upon the party which he formed and vitalized to serve the common people. Such associations which, in the language of Senator Wallace, "shall reach into every election district, and there teach the gospel of individual right, local gov ernment and pure administration, are among the best means that can be devised to produce that harmony of counsel which is necessary to cope with such a foe. Community of interests begets unity of opinion, aud hence wc must prac tice what wc teach. Such an organization of thinkers, speakers and writers striking everywhere at centralized power and cor rupt rule and acting with and for the masses, will speedily place us upon fight ing equality with the party of the admin istration, and give us an even chance in tho great struggle for popular rights. Unity and successful progress can come to our organization only through closer following of Jefferson's own practice. Wc must err, if we err at all, on the side of the masses of the people. Wc must incur, as ho did, tho charge of sans culollism, rather than bear the taint of aristo cratic tendency and moneyed control. Wc must denounce, as he did, every "contriv ance for corruption," and strip ourselves of responsibility for a system that enables men so to manipulate franchises granted by the people as to amas princely for tunes in a decade at the expense of their rights and privileges, and wc must attack with unbonght pen and the wondrous power of honest poverty, the use of those fortunes to corrupt the sources and chan nels of public opinion and to pollute the ballot-box. Hamilton is the political saint of the Re publican party. He was au avowed monarchist.'- He said iu the constitutional con vention : "All communities divide theni " selves into the few aud the many. The "first are the rich and the well-born, the " other the mass of the people. The peo "ple are turbulent and changing; they " seldom judge or determine right. Give " therefore, to the first class a distinct, "permanent share in the government." No one will deny that this has been pretty effectaully done. Just before the last presidential election General Garfield an nounced that the influence of Hamilton was waxing, while that of Jefferson was waning. The Federalist-Republicans draw, as they always did, and as they boastfully avow, their inspiration from Hamilton. CHAIRMAN HKKSKL'S MYSTKKIOUS ACT What lias Causcu a Great Flutter in tfce Camp of the Blonde Field marelm!. A Wink as iood as a Mini, l'iiilailelphla Times. At the headquarters of the regular Re publican committee yesterday there was some interest manifested over the result of a visit during tho afternoon of Chair man Cooper to Chairman Uonsel, of the Democratic state committee,atthe hitter's headquarters, at the Girard house. A few days ago, it will bo remembered, Chair man Hcnsel paid a social visit to Chair man Cooper. The visit of the latter to his rDeinocratic neighbor yesterday combined business with pleasure, lie proposed to Mr. Hcnsel a joint stumping tour between Beaver and Pattison for tho purpose of discussing tho issues of the campaign to gether, and asked tho Democratic chair man what he thought of the plan. It was upon tho answer which Mr. Hcnsel gave Mr. Cooper that all tho subsequent discus sion aud interest iu the matter at the regular headquarters hinged. Chairman Hcnsel, it is reported, looked at Chairman Cooper a moment and then slowly aud deliberately winked his left eye. This is all tho satisfac ion Chairman Cooper could get. Various constructions were put upon Chairman Hensel's mysterious act by Mr. Cooper's Stalwart friends, but none seemed able to give a satisfactory explana tion. Wliat VutU-ion Would Do. At a recent meeting in Philadelphia, S. Davis Page, esq., one of the most eloquent leaders in the Reform movement in that city, made a speech in which he presented the case most forcibly. After speaking bricuy or tue circumstances oi Mr. i'atti son's nomination, the condition of the two parties at present, and the many misdoings of the Harrisburg administrations, Mr. Page continued : " If men like Pattison were sent there, there would be no such repetition of crime. The governor of Pennsylvania is a very important factor in making the laws. Through his veto he cau control nearly all legislation. If the governor feels that his reponsibility is to the bosses and not to the people, he will sign bills to please corpora tions and others than the people. But if Robert E. Pattison, or somebody as big as he, were at Harrisburg, do you think there would be such legislation ? Take the re corder's bill, which I consider one of the mo6t iniquitous measures ever in flicted upon the people of Pennsylvania. There was no necessity for it. It was created for the party that was benefited by it, and could never have be come a law if Pattison had been governor. About the same time another bill was passed, ostensibly for Philadelphia the delinquent tax bill. Ils only object was to draw money into the bands of those who held the office. Do you suppose that Pattison would ever have signed such a bill a bill that has been so hard upon the poor, hard-working people?" Cries of " No !" arose from the enthusiastic Thir tieth Warders. " It is for such reform that you arc bound to support this man Patti son. He is the embodiment of reform." Mr. Page also exhorted his hearers to give the rest of the ticket an equally generous support. m Colored Woods seeling. To-morrow tbo annual colored woods meeting will bo held at Rig Icy, which is in Maryland just across the line from Lan caster county. Their meetings draw peo ple from all over Delaware, Maryland and Lancaster county, and they are very large ly attended. At least a dozen of enter prising hucksters from this city have left for tho meeting. h i tlMMStSL'S COCOONERY. & FaayThonsaa MBS Worms at Week. , - (Um. O. Henael, florist, East Oraage atreedowtes apart of his time U attk faltare sjtf ha at ha present tiae m1 ony of at least 50 000 worms at work lon white mulberry leaves or spinning cocoons of silk. Mr. Hensel's cocoonery is iu a room in the second story of. his dwelling house. In the middle of the room he has placed a rack or stand, some two feet iu width, eight feet long and two feet high. This is sub-divided from top to bottom iuto four or five equal spaces, into which lattice work trays are set, the trays being covered with newspapers. Ou tho news papers are placed fresh leaves from tho white mulberry trees,' aud on tho leaves aro feeding thousands of worms in various stages of development. Along the walls of the room are arranged shelves, divided into convenient ,-compartments aud on these aro feeding thousands more of the voracious worms. Many of the worms having attained their full development, have ceased feeding and have either spun or are engaged in spinning their cocoons. Some thousands of them occupy tittle paper "toots '-' prepared for them to spin in ; others climb into the open lattice work, of which the shelves are constructed, and others among the openings of pyra mids of straw built for the convenience of the worms. Mr. Hcnsel breeds three varieties of the silk worm : the Chinese, Pyreues and Brazilian. Of these ho valuesthe Pyrenos most highly. Mr. Hensei commenced silk culture two years ago, with 75 worms. Frum these he has bred his present stock and has sold from it 40,000 to oue man, 43,000 to asother.and about 40,000 more tod liferent persons. His present colony or 50,UUU is tho tccond that he has had at work this season, the first having beeu started about tho 10th of May. Theso having finished their work wero killed by placing the co coons iu hot sunjight a suflioient num ber of tho worms being allowed to develop into moth and lay eggs to keep up the stock. Mr. Hcusol says that tho current theov that the second crop of worms, or worms from double cocoons, are compara tively worthless, is not true, as his own experiments have proven. Ho has now on hand between SO and 40 pounds of co coons, the market value of which range from $2 to $5 por pound, and for some lino selections ho receives a high as $8 per pound. About 800 yards of web cau be reeled from ouo good cocoon, and about 2,000 cocoons will produce one pound of silk. Mr. Hensei says that an aero of ground planted iu white mulberry trees, Morus Multicaulis, and fed to silk worms properly cared for, will yield three times as much profit al less than half tho labor aud risk as tho same acre planted in tobacco. Mr. Hensel's greatest difficulty is procuring food for his worms. He feeds them about 100 pouuds of leaves per day, and these ho bas to carry about two miles and a half. He bus planted a largo num ber of trees of several varieties of tho white mulberry trees, but needs a much larger place than the one he now occupies to carry on the business as ho would like to ItAKT 1TKMS. Donation Farcy Driving Accident Hand some Honomcattt. Yesterday tho parishioners and other friends of Be v. W. G. Cairnes, pastor of the Middle Octoraro Presbyterian church, surprised him by calling upon him cu masse, and bringing with them wagou loads of wood, sacks of horse 1'ejd, bags of Hour aud baskets, boxes aud bundles of other good things, all of which were hand ed over to the good man. Taking posses sion of tho parsonage tho multitude pro ceeded at once to nuke themselves com fortable by spreading a banquet for which ample provision had been previously made and to which more than ono hundred hun gering saints sat down. It is needless to say that they Lad a good time. A few days ago as Dr Martin aud his daughter wore driving near Georgetown, the doctor s homo took fright, antl, wheel ing suddculy arouud in tho road, upset the vehicle and threw the occupants to the ground. The doctor was very badly cut iu the face aud received some painful bruises. Tho daughter escaped unhurt. After fall ing the doctor held firmly to the lines and provented the horse from getting away. Two beautiful monuments wero quite recently erected in tho burying crouud of the Middle Octoraro church. The larger of tho two is put up in memory of Dr.Edd.. Ilaitin, assistant surgeon iu tho U. S. army, who died in 1878, aged 23 years. Tho monument was built by Mr. Storb, of New Holland. It is about -IS feet in height aud consists of a handsome base, die and shaft, surmounted by a full length figure of Hope. The other monument was erected to the memory of Dr. Key lor. The shaft i. plain and stands about 15 feet in height. Both monuments wero erected the sanio day. The i'oor Children' l'lvnic. The fifth annual picnic given to the poor children of the city is being held to day under tho superintendence of Mr. A. C. Leonard, at What Glen park. It will doubtless interest tho friends of these little people to know that fully two-thirds of the children are fatherless, many are motherless, and somo both fatherless and motherless. Mr. Leonard is deserving of unstinted thanks for the interest ho has so long shown iu ministering to the pleas ure ol theso orphans, and Messrs. Brim mcr, Houghton and Powl deserve praise for furnishing 'busses to carry them to tho ground free of charge. Fingers CruHhol. Yesterday a lad named Francis Mation, met with a severe accident at Schaum's new building, on South Quceu street. He was bitting ou a trestle iu the cellarn front of the elevator by which hods of brick are carried to the upper stories. Accidentally falling from the trestle, his left hand was caught in the pully of the elevator, aud two or thrco of his fingers weie terribly crushed, the nails being torn from them, aud tho flesh crushed to a pulp. Medical assistance was rendered and today the boy is doing well. Xlio cattle l'lague. Dr. Bridge, veterinary surgeon of tho state board of agriculture, arrived at Wo mclsdorf and visited the infected cattle district. The doctor is of the opinion that the malady is splenic fever. A drover passed through on Tuesday with a herd of cattle. He was obliged to leave twelve head at Sinking Springs on account of sickness. They are nearly all blind. Dr. Bridge, without seeing them, pionounced tho disease opthalmia. Liveryman Injured. Partrick Cherry, liveryman, was walk ing iu tho depot of tho Pennsylvania conT pany yesterday afternoon, when he step ped iu a small trap door which covers a switch and which was open. Ho fell and had his face, head and leg badly cut, so that ho is scarcely able to bo about to-day. Death of an Insane Man. Samuel Hiukle, au inmate of the Lan caster county insane asylum, died on Thursday night. He was in tho prison until somo time ago, awaiting trial on tbo charge of malicious mischief. While there he became insane and had to bo removed to the asylum. Death from Drinking Lye. A little son several years old, of Chris tian Reider, near Elizabethtown; drank some lye when his mother was boiling soap a fow months ago, and lingered till Wed nesday when death relieved him. COLUmiAJVEWS. "UK , KEGflLAK VOKUMrtlNUEflVK " v ' i .InMtWH taa auaqaebanaa-lteme of latoreM la aad Around tae Horoag.li Flcked Vp by tae latellt- geacer ' Keaorter. Messrs. John Martin, of the Relay house Godfried Zahm, Dr. W. E. Fahneatock and Amos Chandler, were, fishing down the river. R. E. Davidson "and Georgo n. Miller and wife are in Columbia. Charles and Willie Frey, of Lancaster, came by bycieles to this place and returned by rail. Charles' " Star " was something new aud was admired by many? They ride well. Mine host of the Franklin bouse, John A. Slade, received the sad intelligence of the death of Miss Mary Slade, an old aud respected aunt,.near Bafaim6ro.-Mr. Slade left for her late home this a. m., 'to attend the funeral. Dr. Reese, the restaurant bud, lost on his way to or from market, this morning, a pocket book containing between $35 and $30. He will divide with the finder. Tnere will be no change in tha services in the chuiehes from that of last Sunday, except in the Methodist which as noted yesterday, will hold none. The members of Co. C arrived home from the Lewistown camp last night about midnight tired and hungry, and this a. m. they are all sleeping. Some were feeling sick, but as a whole they looked remarkably well after the " army hard ships." But your correspondent will tell more on Monday. A Womaa KUiea by the Can. A terrible accident occurred at what is known as the " old plug " in the coal yard yesterday shortly before G o'clock. It has 'been the habit of Sirs. Anna Wehner, a woman perhaps G5 or 70 years of age, to gather coal and wood aljng the railroad track dropped by passing trains. As she was doing this at the time above mentioned arid carrying on her head a large bag of chips, the Harrisburg accom modation, due here at 5:40, came thunder ing down the track, struck the bag upon her head and, throwing her under the en gine, it passed over both feet, her right arm and cut her head at several places. She was picked up and taken to the P. R. It. tool house and medical aid summoned, but too late, as sho died about 7 o'clock. Shu was unconscious from the time of the accident until she died. She was terribly cut about tho head, but with the excep tion of her feet aud ono arm her body was not mangled. Her family and priest woro notiliod and attended her. It was a mauia for her to gather wimm! ,uii coal, as she owns at least six houses in the borough. She is a wid-iw, the mother of four chil dren, two boyit, John and Peter Wehner, both P. Jt It. brakcmeii and two daugh ters, oue of whom is married to Mr. Fred Wendler, of Lancaster. As soon as death occurred Deputy Coro ner Frank was summoned to hold an in quest. He cainn with his gang composed of Messrs. Fred Struck, Aaron Gilbert, Henry Fisher, Townscnd Stone, George Feigler and Thomas Swingler, who viewed the body, assisted by Dr. Alex. Craig, railroad physician. They adjourned to meet this afternoon after tho arrival of the hand on the train by which she was killed. Meeting of the Borough Council. Council met in their chamber last even ing with the following members present : Messrs. Guiles, Filbert, Hardman, Shu man, Kistler and Hershey, president. The finance committee reported a lengthy document on tin hotnugh bonds and the following Valance on hand at date oi hl report .fl,9V M A LOAM X'CJI m9 -BKBBBBAAaa ll JS Sale of bonds. ..J 200 Ou Interest on bonds Annual market rents Transient market rents Circus license ijq - a . ...... ....... ............i Itershoy, collector, 187H " - 1S7 liOCklUS, " 1831 t . 111(11 291 HUM) 37 SO 40(10 12:00 50 00 30 2T. 87 17 5.107 US ,2Sr 75 1.48$ 45 Order paid during moutli.. nalanceon hand at date $7,741 30 The road committee reported that Chestnut street bad been macadamized, and the streets in several parts of tho borough cleaned. The market and the s.initary and police committees made no report. The bond of tho gas comnauy with tho lorough for S years, was read and ap proved. They agree to light the borough at a lower figure than heretofore. It being announced that the term of the engineer of the opera bouso had expired, council went into an election Tor tho same. Messrs. Uriah Sourbocr and .1. II. Keesey were applicants. Tho former was unani mously elected. For stage carpenter Emanuel Fry was named and elected, and Ym. Wambaugh and Georgo McCullough were elected as sistant stage carpenters. Mr. Guiles stated that councils bad or dered him to sco Mr. Dutwcilor about bis Sixth street pavement, aud that ho had done so, bat Mr. D. had not as yet made the repairs. Mr. Hardman said council' should mako him do it. It was finally decided to wait till next meeting for action in the matter. For police of the opera bouse, Georgo Young and John C. Browu were re elected. Mr. Heishey said that bo had beard tho legality of the late election of chief en gineer of tho fire department was ques tioned. The ordinance was read, which states that " he must be a member of no company," while Mr. Tyson, the present chief, belongs to Columbia No. 1. Mr. Guiles said it was a thankless job, and ho, with Mr. Filbert and Chief Burgess Sncath thought Mr. Tyson would make a good chief and asked councils to let the matter a drop. It did. In connection with this A matter council ordered the printing of 100 copies of the fire ordinance. Water was reported in the armory cellar with the request that the company be al lowed to tear up the streets for drainage. A profile of the work was asked for before the opinion of councils will be given. Then the couucilmeu became suddenly very quiet ; we could not thiuk what they meant'; they looked at each other and shook their beads,; then Mr. Guiles, more bold than the others, said : " It wiil be better to have that subject, dropped until until, we gfct a fall meeting. A roporter is here and we don't want it mentioned, yoaknow." And they all neomed to know what he meant, while it remained to us an unexplainable mystery. They looked at us as if wo had the smallpox and they had failed to be vaccinated. On motion the dog tax Ixxik was placed in the hands of the ehief burgess for tbo collection of the same on tho same princi ple as last year. Mr. Shuman presented the following : Wheukas, The yearly borough tax-rate for the borough of Columbia is so fixed from year, to year that tho revenue of tho same sflall meet all current expenses of tho borough ; and Whereas, The amount or unpaid bor ough taxes bow dae, if promptly paid would go far to pay.tbe borough's floating debt ; therefore, Resolced, That the collectors of all bor ough taxes prior tb' the year 1823 out standing, be and are hereby instructed to close syid duplicates at 6noo by process ol law. in all cases-whero payment u not made on demand of the same when not ex onerated by councils. After the reading of' a number of bills, and their approval, council adjourned. Mora Geod FtoUag. Christian Oast, of the Examiner, and a friend went fishing yesterday atRock ville and caught 50 ana fish, 2 eels and 3 catfish. 4
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