LANCASTEK DAILY XNTEii.IGrENCEK, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1882. Unnrasfrr utrilianicv- FRIDAY EVENING, SEPT. 29. 1882. The Battle In Three States. As if impressed by the truth that the fates only help those who help them selves and give success to those who de serve it, the Democracy of Ohio, Penn sylvania and Xew York seem to have been on their good behavior this year. In each of these great states the outlook is very bright, indeed, everything indi cating a clean sweep from the Ohio to Lake Champlain. This is not merely the enthusiastic opinion of Democratic lead ers, but is known to bo the deliberate judgment of many Republican observ ers who are exceptionally well informed. In fact in this state and in New York the Republican managers have practi cally abandoned the hope of electing their state tickets and are now engaged in a desperate effort to save the pieces ; and the same will probably be proved true of their demoralized sympathizers in Ohio at the election. In Ohio the fight centers on the con trol of the Legislature and in the doubt ful congressional districts. For many years the Republican party in that state has been playing fast and loose on the temperance question, the purpose of its managers being to utilize both the ex treme anti-liquor and liberal (German) elements. Finally a point was reached where this sort of tiling had to stop, and a Republican Legislature and Republi can governor submitted to the people legislation on this fiubject so extreme that it was speedily declared unconstitu tional. Tha party had been committed, however, and it made the issue in the present campaign such that it v,':is at once deserted by tens of thousands of voters who had stood by it with unfal tering fidelity, and who now declare their intention to accept the Democratic party's pledge to deal fairly and honestly with this question as with all others. Gov. Foster has vainly tried to stem the tide and Senator Sherman lias apparent ly abandoned the contest and gone to Cincinnati to try to save the notorious Congressman Butterworth,a thankless and hopeless task. In New York Folgcr's nomination, and especially the manner of it,' is a load the Republican party is either unable or unwilling to carry. Instead of the bitterness engendered by tile triumph of the Conkling-Arthur ma chines calming down and disappearing, the feeling of revolt is growing stronger every hour. It is a remarkable and un precedented fact that the work of the Saratoga convention is so unpopular with the party that the ticket set up is without a single honest and earnest sup- porter among the great Republican journals of the state. The Tribune and Times and the Albany Eccmny Journal are all very " sour," while the Buffalo Express and tho local Westchester county organ of Collector Robert sou openly and defiantly repudiate Folger and declare for Cleveland. Under sucli circumstances it is folly for the petty postoffce organs of the administration to talk about Republican success at the polls. If tho election was to take place to-day, Buffalo's courageous reform mayor would be chosen governor of Xew York by 50,000 majority. The unanim ity and confidence of the Democracy is such as has not been known in the Em pire state for many years. They have a ticket, like their brethren in Pennsyl vania, unassailable throughout, with Grover Cleveland, " a man of the Patti son type," as the Xew York Times admiringly calls him, at one end, and the gallant General Slocum at the other, and which is cortain to attract the support of thousands of Repub lican reformers who propose to vote as they shout straight for honest men only and who under no circumstances will follow the lead of the notorious John F. Smyth, who, as chairman of the Re publican state committee, has been given charge of Folger's campaign. In Pennsylvania the battle goes brave ly on. The eyes of the country are upon the great Keystone state. It is here that ring rule, so long entrenched, is making the most desperate struggle for its life. It is hero that reform has won decisive victories, in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, and now the last line is to be taken, and the wholo band of political brigands driven out and broken up. The Independent Republicans arc doing effective work against the common enemy, but the main assault must be made by the united Democracy, which has only l come forward in one unbroken column to sweep the field. The Beaver mana gers frankly admit that their utter and complete rout is as certain as anything in politics can be, unless they can dis integrate and demoralize the Demo cratic vote. This is their only hope, even in a last effort to save something from the wreck. Democrats of Penn sylvania, closs up the ranks and move on irresistibly. L2t not a single man miss roll-call and fail to share in the coming triumph of the people over their would-be " bosses." The Independent Republican meeting in this city last night was significant as well in regard to its character as to its size. The organization of the meet ing was composed of some of Lancas ter's best known, intelligent and influen tial citizens, who whilst they have always been identified with the Republican party and voted consistently for its can didates have never taken an active, part in shaping its policy or influencing its administration. Their presence and cor dial co-operation in the movement that has arisen in the Republican ranks to free the party from the arrogant boss mastery which has so .long domi nated it indicates what has long been patent to fair-minded and observant! citizens, but studiously ignored or mis represented by the machine servants that the revolt has its root in the best thought of the party. The men who nave enlisted themselves in the fight! 'against bossism are of 'a class that can not be bullied or cajoled Irom treir firm purpose to free themselves from the gall ing yoke of machine tyranny. The won der is that they submitted to the humil iation so long, A glance at the men J 1 who sat on the opera house stage last night ami comprised the audience that listened to the scathing arraignment of bossism and boss methods would have been in the nature of a reve lation to those people "who have been trying to make themselves be lieve the revolt in the Republican party was confined to a few soreheads and constitutional kickers. The men who crowded Fulton opera house were not of that stamp. They were solid, substan tial citizens with wealth and material interests at their back, and who are not tobedivertedfromtherealissueof this campaign by the silly tariff scare which the desperate bosses are trying to foster. They listened willingly to the speakers' denunciation of Cameron's methods and applauded the telling points made against boss government. Evidently they know what they are doing. Such demonstrations bode no good for the tottering machine. Gov. JI'oyt is visiting the peniten tiaries, we see. Does he intend to profit by Pattison's allusion in his speech to the pardon board and its relation to the executive's duty and responsibility ? As governor, Pattisou would listen to the board's recommendations and then act according to his own high conception of the responsibilities of his office. Under his administration there would be no nourishing pardon board ring and no repetition of the Kemble business. " The just execution of the criminal law is in his keeping," says the Democratic can didate, and that trust would be faith fully administered by him at all times and under all circumstances. The citizens of Lancaster will be glad to learn that Sir. Black, Mr. Elliott and Mr. Stenger will be here to preach Dem ocratic doctrine to them in the near fu ture. They are all orators of uncom mon power, who have a clear knowledge of the issues involved in the pie sent campain , who completely represent the desire of the people of the common wealth lor a reformed and purified state government, and who have a way of carrying fundamental truths right homo to the apprehension of their hearers. The distinguished Democrats who are to visit us may feel assured of a cordial reception. Tim speaker's desk, it is announced iu a Washington despatch, has been thorough ly repaired during tho summer vacation. When a new speaker is added tho placo will make a fairly creditable appearance. Somebody with a vivid imagination has ; written to a Baltimore paper that exactly j at 9 o'clock on tho morning of Oct. 7 tho j comet will ruu into the sua, aud darkness ; will iuvada tho earth for 72 hours, and tho Wcstbecugulfcd by au caitkquakc. Mk. Camehox was vront to speak of Lancaster county as a place where they "always did have trouble." Last night's demonstration would have aboutconvinced htm that the people around here haven't ! got over their bad liicks yet Theiie will be a political awakenin? for the distinguished orator who last evening confidentially assured his audience that thoro was no Democratic party in Penn sylvania, ere tho ides of November have gone. The four hundred and some odd thousand Democrats who voted for Han cock will respond to this statement iu a manner that will be calculated to make the able observer open his eyes to their fullest extent. The Secretary of tka interior has decid ed to reopen for settlement a tract of about 10.000,000 aires oi agricultural lands iu Northern Dakota, which were withdrawn from settlement several years ajo by Secretary Schurz. The lands, which onco formed part of the great Sioux reservation, wero withdrawn from tho set tlomont pending tho consideration of a claim to their occupancy by a roving band of Chippewa?. The claim is now decided to bo invalid. The Times is in a pout becauso tho Democrats of Philadelphia didn't nomi nate a Republican for shoriiV, and insists that " policy" dictated such a course. If that is tho best argument that can bo advanced against tho course of he con vention, honest and sincere people will be reasonably well satisfied with the nomi nation of Mr. Grim, whoso character as a citizen without reproach is attested by all tho vcspsct'-tblo citizens of Philadelphia, including -lbs Times. Policy can't bo re garded as the highest of considerations. "The abolition of unnecessary offices, tho i eduction of the number of public dependents, the narrowing of responsi bility and economy in tho pnblic expense, constitute an urgent and practical reform. This would be a substantial benefit to the people. To lessen tho cost of government lightens tho burdens of labor. The authors and abettors of the evils under which the people suffer are now on their trial in this commonwealth. After a long stewardship they will be judged by deeds and not by declarations. Professions are easily made ; but the people havo been fed on Mich dry husks so long that thoy havo resolved to delerniiuo who shall be their servants, not what is promised for tho future, but by what has been dono in the past." From Paulson's Commonwealth Club SpeeeJi. Col. Casu seems to be running his cam paign in South Carolina on about the same principle that marked his relation with Mr. Shannon. Cash wants to go to Con gress aud has secured tho Republican and Independent nominations. Ho made a speech that is described by the Republican Now York Times as violent and abusive, which so inflamed soma of his colored followers that a bloody riot was started and several lives sacrificed. The murderer of poor old Mr. Shannon found the pistol a pretty handy argument in dealing with thatfgentleman. Evidently he has a lively faith in its qualities in a political discussion, else he would not strive to so provoke tho passions of his impressiblo negro adherents as to start a sanguinary affray iu the streets. Cash has learned to hold human life lightly, and the bloody scene of Wednesday was likely enough a part of his deliberately planned "Pgn. NEWS MISCELLANY. BIOX AT A rOUnCAL MEETING. roar Ne&roes Killed and Six Wounded In an Affray A Hundred Negroes Bald ing a Southern Town. The Grecnbackcrs who are now making a canvass of South Carolina in behalf of their state ticket, which was recently 'nominated, held a mass-meeting at Lan caster court-house, which resulted in a bloody riot and in the loss of a number of lives. Col- i. V. jasu, wuo muraereu Col. William L. Shannon in a duel in July, 1880, and is now the Republican candi date for Congress, with the indorsement of the Grcenbaokers, was present at the meeting, and made a violent and abusive speech. While ho was speaking, a diffi culty occurred at tho stand between a white man and a negro. Words were passed, when the white man was struck a l'earful blow on the head. Several pistol shots wero fired, but no ono was injured. After the speaking had concluded about 100 negroes, mounted on mules aud horses and armed with pistels, rode through the main streets of Lancaster, led by a negro man named Crocket. As tho mounted men were passing a street corner Crocket pulled out his pistol, and, drawing it down on a white man standing on tho sidewalk, said : " There is the dammed rascal who did the shooting." The white man told him he lied, when Crockett fired on him, the ball narrowly missing his head and passing through tho coat of another white man standing near by. Three shots wero then fired at Crocket, who fell from his horso dead. The firing then became general, and three more negroes wore killed aud six wound .ed. Tho negroes rode iuto another street and halted. Seriou& fears woro enter tained that they would renew tho attack, and to prevent bloodshed a telegram was sent to Chester for aid to suppress the riot. A dispatch was received by Gov. Gagood from state Senator Patterson, of Chester, asking him to order tho military company at Cliester to proceed to Lancas ter to assist the town authorities in quell ing the disturbance. A later dispatch was received by the governor that there was no necessity for military interference and that order had been restored. So far as known no white men was injured. hovkl cdrriiBK ok a muonsuiseb. Driven From Ills Hiding Place by ltaltle Snakes. An old moonshiner named Charles Folias, for whom the rovenuo officers have been searching for a long time, was cap. tured in the northern part of Gaston county, N. C, under somewhat peculiar circumstances. Folias oper ated with illicit stills in a small corner on the side of a creek. In order to pre vent the officers from tracking him to his hiding place ho always waded the stream, and thus avoided making any tracks. Yesterday a gang of officers were iu tho neighborhood of tho illicit still, hunting other moonshiners supposed to bo in that locality. Folias became awaro of their presence, and made for his hole in tho "round with all possiblo speed. Upon en tering the mouth of the cavern the illicit distiller discovered a nest of rattle snakes. He managed to roach the boiler and seize a dinner of boiling corn juice, which he hurled at his assailants. He soon dispatched tho snakes, but before he could mako his way to a place of safety in tho cave, several of the venomous reptiles continued the attack. Folias saw that if he remained he would be killed, aud ho took tho only alternative which seemed to be loft backed out of his underground stillhouse aud gavo himself up to tho government officers outside with tho re mark, " Gentlemen, I want it understood that I was forced to surrender ou account of tho infernal snakes inside, and you cc servo no credit for it." Tho officers had been hunting Folias in vain for years. VUATU AND U1SASTKU. A Series of Kecont Fatal IMIshtins. Tho carriage of Chauncoy T. Welton was struck by a train at a railroad cross ing near New Britain, Conn., yesterday afternoon. Sir. Welton was killed aud his wife fatally injured. Henry Burko aud Martin Carson, em ployees of tho Standard oil works ou Long Island, wero dangerously, if not fatally wounded yesterday by tho explosion of one of the stills. Louis Goelots, of South Easton, a Le high Valley railroad brakeman, was killed at Packertou on Wednesday night while coupling cars. Ludwig Dohemejor, a hatter, was killed by a train while crossing tho rail road at Orange, Now Jersey, on Tuesday night. Emma C. Wilhulm, of Easton, Pa., was struck aud killed yesterday morning by a train on the Lshigh Valley railroad. James Draper, colored, aged 70 years, was crushed, perhaps fatally, between tho bumpers of freight cars at Middlotown, Del., yesterday morning. Antonio Zuzebio, a West Indiau sea man on the schooner Freowiud, was drowned by falling from that vessel at the mouth of the Brandywine, on Tuesday morniug. Elizaboth Ann Crommclin, 33 years of age, who was injured by the recent colli sion iu the Huuson river railroad tunnel, at New York, died yestorday, making the third death from that disaster. The iccpuulican Quarrel in New Torlt. The young Republican club of Brook lyn, at a meeting last night, almost unani mously adopted resolutions declaring "that tho wilt of tho mass of Republican voters was suppressed at Saratoga by tho open and scandalous use of official power, aud that the party machiuory, tho im mense infiuenco and patronage of the federal administration, was captured and manipulated in tho interest of tho official candidate of that administration." The resolutions condemn tho methods practiced to secure tho nomination of governor aud lieutenant governor, and stato ".that such nominations impose no party obligations on Republicans to support thorn, the nomi nations not being entitled to respect." The meeting endorsed tho nominations of Charles Andrews for chief justico of tho court of appeals, and A. II. Hepburn for congressman-atlaruc. Col. Harry McCormlck Accepts. Col. Harry McCormick has addressed a letter to the Democratic conferees of I the r onrteenth district accoptinir tho congressional nomination unan imously tendered him. On the labor question he recommends appeal to arbitration. Referring to tho tariff question he says : "I claim that so far as Pennsylvania is concerned that is a dead issue. The problem is practically solved by the prosperity under the protective system of all classes of producers farm ers, manufacturers and workingmen di rectlyand indirectly of all other classes save perhaps thoso engaged in foreign trado. No amount of free trado sophistry from deluded doctrinaires can refute the actual experiment of the last twenty years." Nominations in the State. At a meeting ot Independent Republi cans of Montgomery county, hold last night in Norristown. a committeo of twenty was appointed, aud a motion to nominate a county ticket was referred to it. The committee adjourned without.. tion. The Grceobackors of tho Thirteenth Pennsylvania district met yesterday in rottsvillo and renominated Charles N. Brumm, tho present congressman from the district. Colonel .John McCIeary was yesterday nominated for representative in Congress by the Independent Republicans of the Fourteenth Pennsylvania district. Tne Tonne Men's Christian Association. TTia annnil nnnvuntinn of tho Yfilin tr Men's Christian association of Pennsylva nia met yesterday in Wuliamsport, and was called to order by the president, Jas. McCormick, of Harrisbnrg. Nearly 200 delegates were present. The following permanent officers wero elected : Presi dent, T. B. Patton, of Altoona ; vice presidents, J. W. Sephart, of Bellefonte, and C. B. Ilclfenstein, of Shamokin ; secretary, F. A. Hatch, of Erie. In the evening a large meeting was held in the Pino Street church, at which au address of welcome was made by Rev. S. E. Webster, of the First Presbyterian church. The Irish Convention Adjourns. At yesterday's session of the Irish Cath olic Benevolent union in Philadelphia, re solutions were adopted expressing sympa thy with tho people of Ireland "in the struggle they aro now making for the regeneration of their native land." A re port of the committeo on constitutional amendments, to the effect that they deemed further legislation in regard to the Widows and Orphans' fund inexpe dient at this time, was adopted. Hon. A. M. Celly, of Richmond, Va was elected president. After selecting Providence, R. 1., as tho place for the next meeting, the convention adjourned sine die. Complaining ot Excessive Valuation. Tho attorney for the Western Union, Atlantic and Pacific and American Union telegraph companies, in Troy, New York, has written a letter to the chamberlain of that city protesting that the assessed valu ation of tho property of those companies therein is excessive, and that they will not pay tho tax. The city tax on tho Western Union is $313 ; on the American Union, $104, and on the Atlantic and Pacific, $54. A similar protest against tho city tax was made last year, anil property of the Wes tern Union aud American Union compan ies iu Troy was sold for taxes. A Western Firm in Trouble. Hclraich & Hansen, wheat brokers and dealers in promissory notes, at San Francisco, failed yesterday for an amount estimated at $160, 000. Emanuel Hansen, I ono of tho firm, was arrested yesterday on a cuarge oi grauu larceny prcierreu Dy ine bank of California, and admitted to bail in $20,000. It is alleged that Hansen went into the bank on Saturday and asked per mission to take away with him three notes made by Degencr & Co.. rcpiescnt ing amounts aggregating $00,000. Hansen failed to return tho notes to the bank, but returned thorn to tho makers. Tho L.ab.ir DIsunto nt Wheeling. The iron manufactureis of tho Wheel ing district, at a meeting yesterday morn ing, adopted a resolution declaring " we aro willing to start our mill3 on the same wages and conditions that wero in force on the 1st of June last, provided tho work men agree that, on and after the 1st of Juno next, tho samo rate of wages shall be paid in this district as are paid in tho Pittsburgh district, and no more." The resolution was last evening presented to tho working men's committeo, but the latter refused to accept the proposition. An Unldeinic In Mexico. Au epidemic of cholera, or cholera mor bus, prevails in portions of tho Mexican stato of Chiapa. Twenty eight deaths in ono day have been reported in Uxila, a town of 5,000 inhabitants. A quarautino has been established by the government. It is said that " a similar disease, but less violent, appears iu that region every year, caused by cutting dyo wood." ftullocuted In :i Well. Jacob DeLong died by suffocation at West Milton, Lycoming county iu a wo'l. Dynamite had been used in blasting the rock aud the gases had uot escaped. As soon as Do Long felt tho effects of tho foul air he jumped iuto tho bucket and signaled to be drawn up, but he fell out bjforo reaching the top and was suffoca ted. He leaves a wifo and three children. Army Assignments. General Sherman denies that plans arc being considered for an extensive reas signment of army officers. Ho says : " It has always been our policy to mako such changes as may bo necessary to equalize tho amount oi service rendered by tho officers ot the army, and nothiug moro than this is now being dune." A Desperado's fate. An armed party of citizens iu pursuit of James Bell, a young desperado, who killed Major Smith, of Decatur, Ala., last week, came upon tho fugitivo near Troy. Bell resisted arrest, and shot Major Smith's son, killing him almost instantly. Tho party then opened firo upon Bell, and ho fell dead riddled with bullets. His body was loft whero it fell. The Thefts of a Letter Carrier. John II. Rinker, for many years a car rier for the Now York postofficc, was ar rested yesterday for stealing money from letters. Ho confessed his guilt, aud said ho had been stealing from Iettors address ed to a singlo firm for three mouths. The Mcrhorson-ruuck judicial Contest. Tho judicial conferees of Dauphin and Lebanon counties met in Lebanon, and after three ballots, in which John B. Mc Phcrsou and Josiah Funck each received three votes, the conference adjourned to meet in Lebanon ou tho Gth of October. A Church JUemoiisliOft by a Tornado. The Evangelical church in Newtown, Kansas, was demolished by a tornado dur ing service on Wednesday evening. No poison was injured. No other buildings wero damaged. A Disconsolate Lover's Suicide. itoss v. Liicnty, a Jonnstown grocer, blew out his brains with a revolver. Ho was twenty-three years old. Tho cause of his act was tho opposition of his parents to his intended marriage. murdered fur Doing His Duty. A murder, which produced a genuine scusatiou, occurred near Ridgcway, in Fairfield county, S. C, the murderer and his victim being respectable farmers. Eli Briggman and his brother Thomas wero deputed to mako a levy on a pieco of land belonging to Dr. Samuel Sykcs, and a fow days since discharged that duty. The two Briggmans wero severely denounced by Sykes for making tho levy, and ho threat ened to get even with them. Wednesday night, armed with a bhot guu, Sykes entered Briggman's yard. The brothers, who were standing near to gether, did not suspsct their visitor's murderous mission and spoke to him in friendly tones. Sykes'aimed at tho elder Briggman and shot him in tho face and chest, death ensuing in a few minutes after tho fatal shot. He then attempted to shoot tho brother, but the second bar rel failed to explode. The murderer was arrested. A Lunatic's Leap. A United States Senate clerk named Gcorgo Ames, whoso father was a son of the late Bishop Amos.of the Methodist church, and whoso mother is a sister of United States Senator Booth, jumped from a third story window of tho Grand hotel in Rich mond, Ind., and struck on his Head, sus taining injuries that will probably provo fata!. Ho stopped on his way to Indianapolis, on a visit to his sister, and has been considered so insane that ho would have been sent to an asylum last night. The leap was made to escape the officers and physicians who would have had him in custody. Ho is a cousin of tho man named Ames who died in a Balti more madhouse on Monday and who was also a grandson of the bishop. His insan ity was induced by novel reading and close confinement, which undermined his health and was not the result of hereditary ten dencics, WAS IS TtUS BASEBALL. ABEXA. A Story or Crooked Doings In Philadelphia and m uig Bow on liana. There is a big cloud in the baseball sky, and a hurricane threatens. It has been learned in Providence that an agreement was made in Philadelphia, at the meeting of the league representatives last week, that the championship should not be settled by the scheduled games remaining to be played after the date of that meeting, but that when the regular league season was closed. Provi dence and Chicago should play nine games, the result of which should decide who should take the pennant. This ar rangement grew out of a chain of circum stances, one link of which was tho sum mary disposal of Troy and Worcester, who were voted out of the league after Decem ber next. This action so offended the two clubs named that they insisted upon . quitting at once without fiuishing their series of games, which would, under the league rules, take away enough victories from Chicago to lose that club the pennant, and would make Providence cither tho winner or a tio for first position. The Troys and Wor cester were persuaded to remain, how ever, but to satisfy Providence, becauso ot tho vote to allow tho Buifalos to play their games iu Chicago instead of at homo the compact before mentioned was drawn up and signed. Since then Providence has lost a game aud Chicago has won enough to give them the penuaut beyond pcradven turo, aud the result is that Chicago wants to jump the compact and claims that it is illegal aud unconstitutional. Providence objects to tho demands of Chicago, and insists on tho compact being adhered to. Chicago was notified that unless a favor able answer was received by 2 p m. Thursday tho compact business, which was to havo been kept quiet, would be ex posed. No auswpr being received the ex posure is made. Thcro is great indignation iu spotting circles, as many bets have been made ou the championship, and its settlement by tho games of this aud last week. PERSONAL. Herueut Spescisk is seeing the sights in Washington. Jay Huubem., who is back in Wash ington, says that his chances for Mr. Fer ry's seat in tho U::itci States Senate aro daily growing butter. Gov. Plaisted, of Maine, contradicts tho story that he intends to removo to tho West upon tho the expiration of his term of office. Judge Stanley Matthews owns ono of the finest residonces in Washington. It is of brick, thrco stories high, and cost $G0t 000. Senator Penoleton'u now house on Sixteenth street, Washington, has massive gilded suu-llowcrs at tho top of tho light ning rods. Mn. Buigut, it is declared, has given up all idea of ever visiting this country although he admires our nation moro than any in tho world save his own. John Clakk, better known on the op eratic stage as Signor Brocolini, has brought suit iu tho supreme court of Kings county, New York, against the proprietor of the Police Gazette. Miss Kate Holland, daughter of tho late Dr. J. G. Holland, was married iu New York, on Wednesday, to Bleckcr Van Wageuen, of that city. Professor Seelyc performed the ceremony. Die. O. II. Tiffany, now of Philadel phia, will bo pastor of tho Madison Ave nue Methodist Episcopal church in New York next spring. Tho Madison avenuo congregation erecting a new building at a cost of $230,000. General Geouoe Stoneman, tho Domocratic candidate for governor of California, has resigned his .position as colonel ou tho retired list of tho army-, Tho acceptance of his resignation was signed by General Sherman, acting as sec retary of war. A Contractor Locked Up. John H. Parke, who was one of tho almshouse contractors for supplies, was arrested in Philadelphia by Detectives Peter Miller and Wolfe iu front of his lato father's residence, on Sixth street, below Dickerson, on a warrant sworn out before Justico Laduer on September 21, charging Parke with conspiracy to cheat aud defraud the city iu tho matter of supplies by nuts made ou or about February 21 last. Tho allegation is that Parke, who was a contrac tor for several years past, put iu fictitious bids, aud like some of the othor contract ors, notably Morris Matthews, who has turned state's evidence, failed to deliver somo of tho goods, but collected his pay all the samo and made a " div" with tho almshouse ring. Ho was locked up at tho central statiou for a hearing, Justico Lad uer being sick. Parke refused to havo anything to say to tho reporters. Ho had a long talk with Councillor Harkins. law yer for the fugitivo ex-Superintendent Phipps. llarkins had just returned from Canada. The detectives had tho warrant for Parke for several days, but refrained from arresting him nutil after tho funeral of his father, which took place this after noon. Desperate Duel With llutcher Knives. Melissa Power and Addio Johnson, young women, fought with butcher kuives in tho yard of their residence in New Orleans, about a young mau who had been paying attentions to both of them. Both women wero frightfully cut in tho face and all parts of the body. Mclirsa Power received a stab wound in tho breast, from which sho died almost instantly. Addio Johnsou is in a critical condition. Sale of ICeal Estate. Samuel Hess & Son, auctioneers, sold at pnblic sale, on Thursday, September 28th, 1832, at E. II. Hambright's hotel, on the Columbia turnpike, for C. H. Detrich, ad ministrator of Adam Deitrich, deceased, a farm containing one hundred and four teen acres aud ono hundred and forty seven perchcs,situated in Manor township, Lancaster county, to Jacob C. Kready, for two hundred and thirty dollars and fifty cents per acre. No. 2, two acres of land in tho same samo township, without improvements, to 11. M. Witmer, for two hundred and eighty dollars per acre. Installation ot the Kov. 8. II. Schaler. At a special meeting of the Lancaster classis, hold in tho First Reformed church at Lancaster, on Monday last, Rev. S. B. Schafcr was received from tho East Sus quehanna classis, a call to htm from the Manhcim chargo was confirmed and a committee, consisting of Rnvs. Prof. John S. Stahr, J. A. Peter aud Joseph H. Dubbs, I). D., wero appointed to attend to his installation, which is to take place in tho Reformed church, Manhoim, at 10 o'clock on Sunday morning, October 8. A nirt for the Building or a Pike. LltlU Record. Thero was only ono bid given in for con structing tho piko from Lititz to Brubak cr's mill. This bid was handed in by Hugh Kohoe, a Lancaster contractor, who offers to do everything in first class style, including gate houses, for $19,000. It now remains for the officers to say whether Utheywill accept the bid and go on with the work. Coming to Lancaster. Throe of West Chester's Boaver clubs aro coming to this city to participate in a Stalwart Republican parade that is to take placo hero on the 10th of October, STEWART SPEAKS. AN IMMENSE INDEPENDENT MEETING. Fulton Opera Hsuse Crowded by au Enthu siastic Assembly Stewart. Walte and McMIchael Denounce the Uostes. The Independent Republicans havo icason to be more than satisfied with the mass meeting held by them in the opera house last evening. Tim hall was packed, every seat being occupied in circle, par quette and gallery, and the aisles crowded with those unable to obtain seats. As the speakers of the evening, in charge of the committee of arrangements, filed down tho centre aisle and took their places on the stage, their was vociferous and long continued applause. As soon as order was partially restored, 3Ir. S. S. Speucer moved that the meeting organize by the appointment of Henry Baumgardner as president. Tho motion was, of course, adopted with a yell. Mr. Baumgardner stepped forward and said he felt honored by being called upon to preside over so large and intelligent a body of citizens, whose presenco iudicated a desire .to save tho Republican party, which ho regarded as the greatest political organization that ever existed m this country. Ho would not occupy the time of the audience by any extended remarks, other and abler speakers were present, but would proceed to complete tho organi zation by the selection of other officers. T. B. llollahan, esq., then road a loug list of vice presidents and secretaries. among whom wero many of the most pro minent men of the city and couuty, in cluding S. S. Spencer, C. A. Bitncr, Jacob G. Peters. B. B. Martin, Jonas B. Martin, Amos Holliugcr, Theo. F. Patterson, E. K. Smith, D. P. Lockard, Col. Wm. Mc Clure, Dr. Smith Armor, Jacob II. Hershey, Abram Kline, Dr. Alcxaudor, Dr. J.M. Dunlap, Peter S. Reist, Johu Strohm, jr., Dr. P. S. Cliugcr, Joseph Clarkson, Joseph McClurc, Prof. Chas. B. Keller, Prof. Andrews, G. M. Zahm, Dr. J. W. Hess, James D. Reed. Chas. S. Wolfe, of Union county, was introduced, aud received with loud and prolonged appanse. He said the generous reception extended him made him feel like the Irish hod carrier who fell from tho top of a ladder ; when a fellow laborer asked him if he was " kilt," he answered, " no, but he was knocked spachcless." Laughter. Mr. Wolfe said that the Independents wero making a battle for representative government in Pennsylvania ; wero as serting their manhood against the ma chine rule of the bosses. He said tho In dependents wero dunouueed as soreheads, as men whobavc been disappointed in their aspirations for political preferment ; that their candidate for governor is looking at the sour grapes beyond his reach, and that tho speaker had sought the position of lieutenant governor on tho Stalwart ticket and had been disappointed in not getting it. In answer Mr. Wolfe referred to Mr. Stewart's challenge to Senator Cameron to produce a certain letter written by him in rosponso to an invitation to meet the senator at a conference in Washington. Mr. Wolfo said it was stated about the time of tho May convention that be had sought a place on tho Stalwart ticket. IIo thought his own denial a sufficient an swer, but a friend had written to him stating that Gen. Beaver, iu a speech in Lawrence, had asserted that Wolfe had sought a nomiuation and ou being sent to tho rear was now crying for reform. When a Christian gentleman and statesman makes such a chargo it requires auauswer. Mr. Wolfo then said thcto was but ono man on the Republican side with whom he had had an interview. He was in Har riabttrg at that timo with Jndgc Black to attend to legal buiiio-, when he received a note from M. S. Quay, in which that gentleman said he would liko to meet him if ho could do so without giving newspaper publicity to tho interview. lie met Quay as requested, aud it was not until sumo timo afterwards that his attention was called to au article iu a Pittsburgh paper, charging him with being interest ed in having himself placed upon tho ticket. Mr. Wolfo then read a letter fiom Quay, in which that gentleman entirely exonerates mm from any attempt to so euro a nomination. Mr. Wolfe apologized lor taking so much time in disproving so silly a story started by men who bad been guilty of tho very oOenso they had charji ed against him. Mr. Wolfo then stated that tho great object of the Independents was to restore the government of the peo pie, uy tne people, ami lor tno people, iu place ol the present government of the bosses, by the bosses aud for the bosses ; aye, worse than that ; tho government of Cameron by Cameron aud for Cameron. There is not a public olliccr in position to-day, nor has there been for ten years past, who does not hold his office by the graco of Cam eron. Beaver could uover have been nomi nated without Cameron. Wickersham, Kotcham, Grow, Brown, Butler were re jeeted becauso Cameron willed it. Thus tho people of this great commonwealth arc controlled by his will. How does become to possess this despotic power? Not by his great intellect, not by his superior virtue, not by any great measures of statesmanship with which his name is connected, but by tho spoils system, which has made him boss. Strip him of the United States patronago with which he is cudowed and ho will be as powerless as a child. Mr. Wolfo vigorously denounced the spoils system, and then proceeded to show that Beaver was nominated by the spoilsmen. When Beaver name was men tioned a fow Stalwarts attempted to ap plaud. Wolfe strcnghteued himself up aud said : " that is for tho ono-Iegged soldier." Then there was moro applause. That" said Wolfe " is for the Christian gcntlemau." The applause was louder. " And now," said Wolfo, vohomently, "stamp your indignation of the one-logged soldier and Christian gentleman who forgot his political manhood, misrepresen ted his constituents and betrayed tho Re publican party of Pennsylvania at Chi cago." This sally was recoived with the most tremendous applause, lasting fur somo minutes. Mr. Wolfe then recited tho particulars of Beaver's election as a delegate to Chicago, proving conclusively that ho was pledged to vote for Blaine, but voted thirty-six times for Grant aud a third term. He concluded his speech with a leferenco to the importance of tho commerce and manu factures of Pennsylvania, of its coal, iron and oil interests, and of the tariff, but moro important than all these is the man hood of tho people. Ho closed with quot ing tho poem:" What Constitutes a State," and retired in a whirlwind of applause. lion. John Stewart's Speech. Hon. Jobn Stewart, candidato for gov ernor, w.is next introduced and received with applause. He said he was hero to advocato a political experiment, namely that tho pcoplo of Pennsylvania shall govern themselves, shall excrciso their own inalienable rights and control their own affairs and manage tho political or ganizations of which they aro members. For years past tho state has been controlled by the political bosses, who havo controlled the stato in their own interests, aud havo secured so firm a grasp of power that they believe they cannot bo shaken off. Mr. Stewart said ho believed there was patriotism enough left iu the Republican party to depose the bosses and reform the abuses complained of. He spoke as a Republican, and ho assumed ho was speaking to Republicans; and ho avowed that there had not been a Rapublican convention held iu this state during tbo past decade that rep resented the will or was controlled or di rected by the popular sentiment of the Republican voters. Stato conventions have been held year after year aud the dele gates have come arrayed iu their plaids and tartans and havo bowed submissively to the imperious will of one man. The General Assembly has met as regularly and as regularly bowed to the same master. The one has denied your choice of can didates, the otlu-r has refused your de mand for proper legisiatiou. A year ago the Republican convention met to'aomi nate a candidate for state treasurer. There was before them a candidate who had somo cLilin upon tho party and for whom there was a strong popular senti ment, but he was pushed aside to gim place to a man who was scarcely kuown outside his own county and: whose only merit was that be was one ofthu 306 who stood together at Chicago. Two years ago tho people selected their delegates to the convention with great care; the sen timent was emphatically against a third term, and these was a mosttlfbided ex pression of choice as to a candidate fur president. They met at Harrisbnrg aud one night's rest theic converted that body of men from being representatives of the people, to the condition of servants to tho bosses. They wont to Chicago, defeated tho will of tho people, aud deprived them of their choice of a chief magistrate. By the iutlueuoo of ouo man you are deprived of tuc-'free will you aro supposed to possess. There is not in Pennsylvania to-day a United States offi cer who does not hold his commission by virtue of this man. Now, tho experiment I proposo is that the people shall 'govern themselves and control their own affairs. That is all; and yet thoro are some good men who fear such an experiment would result in anarchy. They think bosses are necessary; that the party of great moral ideas can be well and wisely administered only by a boss : and thero are others who, while deploring bossism, thiuk it would be hazardous to kill tho bosses, lest the people bo killed also ; and there aro.others who profess to believe that if the bosses were overthrown it would ouiy oe making room for other bosses. Mr. Stewart said if he could believe that the overthrow of the bosses would result iu establishing other bosses iu their stead, he wonld uot be taking any part in this campaign ; but he has faitb in tho peoplo and believes thoy can manage their own affairs without a boss. Thero aro somo parties that may requiro bosses ; tho Democratic party has been bossed by tho Republicans for years ; they have become so used to being bossed that they could not live without it. Laughter. But the Republicans require no bosses. They want leaders ; there is a great difference between bos&es and leaders ; aud unfor tunately the Republican party of Penn sylvania has not been much, troubled by leadership. Our senator rewards those who are faithful to him with tho spoils of office placed - at hU disposal, and having done that imagines he has done his whole duty to the people. Mr. Stewart then contrasted the bossism of Cameron with the leadership of Garfield and Blaine, who did not attain their lofty position and imperishable fame by the distribution of spoils, by being leaders of the thought of tho cation. The mention of Blaine's name elicited irreat applanfe.-'and the. speaker asked! : Why do you applaud f ho has nothing to give ; ho is no.boss ; he is na tive to your soil, but had ho remained hero he would havo remained a workman at the 1 printer's case, bossism would have kept him down. 1 he speaker said he respected tho leader who could inform or instruct tho people, but he rebelled against the bohs who attempteii to crick hi, whip over him. It docs uot fellow, if Cameron is 'unhorsed, another boss wilt be seated in his place. More be neficent results will follow ; the boss sys tem will be crushed ; the spoils party will perish and pure Republicanism will re sume its sway. If Pennsylvania is not distinguibhed by her representation in the Senate, fche is at least notorious. When has her senator spoken for tho party? What has ho done for ..the stato or nation ? With what great public measure is his name connected? While- other statesmen are engaged in helping to ad vance tho interests of their states he is employed iu official brokerage Has ho one adherent here to-night? Painful silence. If there be ono here I ask him why does our senator occupy that' exalted statiou ? What has ho done to merit it more than tho humblest man in this audi ence ? What aie his qualifications or his claims '.' He is simply the son of his father, who after a dbgraculul and corrupt career made his sou his own successor ; mado tho state a proprietary covernment in stead of a government of the people. Air. Stewart at some length defended- tie present Independent revolt ; the timo to commence reform is now not to-morrow, or next year, or some other year but now. lie eulogized Wolfe for liis courage aud discernment in setting the ball iu motion a year ago, and though he would have preferred reform iu the party ho was convinced that nothing but heroic treatment would do now. It is necessary to cut loose from the bosses, but not from tho principles of the Republican party, every one of which the Independ ents subscribe to. If the party is divided it is only because the people arc determined to separate from the machine. He ridiculed Beaver's aud Cameron's attempt to get up a. -free trade BMre. Neither the governor norlloutcBastlgover nor have anything to do with the tariff It is not the tariff but the Cameron dyuasly that is iu danger, aud is about to topple and crumble. Mr. Stewart said hu bad, almost,. forgot ten that there is on the Cameron ticket, a gentleman residing in this town. Sonsa tionj. IIo had never seen him, did not know him, but had heard ofjbim. He, too diMJU3.se tliu tariff, and des it ably ; ho is a candidato for congressman at-large. Aud here is our friend MeUicbael ; he too is a tariff man ; and-there is a- Democratic candidato away up in the northern part of tho statf. (I believe the Democrats are running a Mate ticket) and he, too declares for a high tariff. Heio then we have three high-taiitf men running fox Congress, and yet the tariff is in danger !f- -Mr. Ste wart calK-d attention to another fact about this Lancaster candidate During his rc maiks Lo had said that there had uot been in a decade a Republican convention that had represented pnblic sen timent. IIo was mistaken ' -and would acknowledge ctUat .there bad been one the recalled. atatdcoaventiou. of this year. The candidate 'for congVcss-man-at-largo had declined. There was a vacancy : be filled. What cared the boss for a congressman at large. Having secured all the stato candidate bevro mained at Washington during thq session of tho convention and let the1 -boys have their own way. They didn't know what to do. They wcie hko school boys at a recess, or young folks at a corn husking. Tlii-y telegraphed, to tho boss, but he could not be found. In their de lemma there came a flash of lightning from a cloudless sky, and it did the business Roars of lanjjhter. Mr. Brosins wan nominated. When Tom Marshall was nominated for the samo office, General Beaver hastened to bis side, congratulated him and told him ha must accept, for it was God who did it Tom shook bis head and said God wart"not often- a member of a Republican! conven tion. Load laughter. Mr. Stewart, after complimenting Mr. Brosins as being an able speaker, quoted the following from his lato West Chester speech : " Plat form declarations of parties cannot always be maintained. Men make celestial promises, when they have most subterra neous motives. There' .Willi dwavs be dis crepancies between party professions aud actions." The extract was greeted with laughter, and Mr. Stewart- made somo good points on Jho celestial promises and 3 m :f ?
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