yywayytygy Nt-iw warn' li'JY Sm " L ,1 !fci!g.'j Mt-- u sase LANCASTER DAILY ISlKliLlGEXCJSIL TUESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1S83. Hancaster Intelligencer. TUESDAY EVENING, OCT. 24. 1883. Calling the Boll. In one of his recent speeches, Control ler Fattison, in words of singular direct ness and force, referred to a subject which is of interest at this time, viz : the demoralization of politics in Penn sylvania as illustrated in its evil effects upon young men and those taking prac tical interest in public affairs. Attention was called to the startling fact that the political highway is strewn with the wrecks of once bright and promising young men, and it was point ed out that there must be destructive influences at work where only a pure, healthful and elevating atmosphere should prevail. The thoughtful words of the sober-minded and patriotic Dem ocratic candidate aro only too true, as is abundantly evidenced by the record of almost every county in the state. It is as though a political pestilence had swept from the Delaware to Lake Erie, striking down a multitude of gifted, ambitious and once worthy young men. A glance at the Legislative record will bring out most suggestively the idea referred to, and show, inferential!', in vivid colors, the miasmatic condition of the moral political atmosphere at the state capital during the past twenty years, or since the Republican party came into power. Since 1850 over two thousand men have sat in the Legislature of Pennsyl vania. Most of these, when they first went to Harrisburg, were young men, just fairly entering upon the serious work of life. A large proportion of them wore well-fitted.as to mental endowments and early training, for useful, honorable and distinguished public service. Xearlj all were ambitious to rise in political life, and it is safe to say that very few were simply actuated by sordid and degrading motives. Even those who fell the quick est and the faitherest little dreamed oi such a deplorable fate. Of couse, it was not possible within the circumscribed area of a single state, and considering the sharp competition of public life, that all of these men should become fa mous and powerful, but the dispropor tion between the number reasonably successful in this respect and the num ber of the lost, so to speak, is terribly suggestive. Take the list of member ship of the Senate and House, as it ap pears in full from 1850 to 1880 in Smull's hand book, and it reads like a roll of the unknown, with here and there, at long intervals, a familiar and honored name, and it is a significant fact that neany all of these took their start in public life prior to 1861 : further, that a majority of them have been associated with the Democratic party. In the Senate roll we find ths names of Charles It. Buckalew, afterward United States senator and Democratic candidate for governor in 1S72 ; A. G. Brodliead, of Carbon county ; Andrew II. Dill, Democratic candidate for gov ernor in.1878 ; Daniel Ermantrout, now member of Congress from Berks; John W. Killinger, congressional representa tive from Lebanou for several terms ; TV. W. Ketchum, afterward an influ ential member of Congress, and late United States judge ; Geo. V. Lawrence, elected to Congress from the Beaver Washington district ; William McCand less, elected secretary of internal affairs in 1873; Cbarles B. Penrose, now a judge ol the orphans' court of Philadelphia; Eli K. Pricp, the Nestor of the Philadelphia bar ; Wm. F. Packer, the last Democratic governor of Pennsylvania, elected in 1857 ; Samuel J. Ilandall, ex-speaker of the national House of Representatives, and Pennsylvania's most distinguished member in that body during the present generation ; Glenni W. Scofield, for twelve years au influential member oi Congress and now judge of the court of claims, Washington ; Wm. A. Wallace, United States senator from 1875 to 1881 ; Hiester Clymer, Demo cratic candidate for governor and late member of Congress; and John Stewart, Independent Republican candidate for governor. The names of those who are found on the roll of the House first, later also or. that of the Senate, and, therefore, already referred to, who have rendered a good account of themselves, is very meagre, indeed. J. Simpson Africa, the present Democratic candidate for secre tary of internal affairs, heads the list alphabetically, and following it down we discover the names of Wm. II. Arm strong, late member of Congress from the Lycoming district, and now a bureau officer at Washington ; Charles E. Boyle, Democratic candidate for Congress in the Westmoreland district ; Thomas Cochran, president of a leading financial institution in Philadelphia, and one of the wheel-horses of the Centennial exposition: U. Dawson Coleman, who became con gressman from the Lebanon district; Henry D. Foster, Democratic candidate for governor in 1800 ; Isaac G. Gordon, now a justice of the supreme court of Pennsylvania ; Cyrus L. Pershing, Dem ocratic candidate for governor in 187.3 ; the model judge of Schuylkill county, to whom tne people of that region are in debted for the suppression of Mollie Ma guireism ; John G. Hall, now the able Democratic senator from Eik county ; John I. Mitchell, United States senator, and Charles S. Wolfe, the Independent Republican leader. This practically ex hausts a list, as we have said, of over two thousand names. Here is a revelation which ought to arouse the people of Pennsylvania to determined and successful effort to bring about immediate and effective po litical reformation. For twenty years the men who have gone up to the state capitol to serve the people have been compelled to go through an ordeal of temptation that only moral giants can withstand. Their pathway has been beset by the secret and open enemies of public and private virtue, and scores and hundreds have fallen victims of the political leprosy of the time. They have been ruined and lost and the people betrayed and plundered; while many more, alarmed for their own safety and honor, have fled from the field as from the plague, leav ing the government of the state almost at the mercy of public brigands and vampires. There most be a change and that at once, and now is the time to be gin the new era by strengthening the hands of our coming brave and patriotic young governor through the election of a thoroughly trustworthy reform Legis lature. Let us make clean work of it " on the hill " and begin anew with the coming of the new year. a " Now let the kettle to the trumpet speak, the trumpet to the cannoneeer without,the cannons to the heavens, the heavens to the earth." Perhap that's not just the course Penn would have taken to celebrate the founding of his com monwealth, but it's a way our latter-day civilization has of expressing itself and spreading the great American eagle upon festive occasions. General Rosecraks reports to the Democratic national committee that Cali fornia will be Democratic by 10,000 ma jority and that five of the six congressmen will be Democratic?. Politics take a back eeat iu Philadel phia this week. The election of a gover nor is something that takes place every four years, but a Poan Bi-Centennial only comes unco in two hundred years. Witu characteristic " Metropolitan ' pettiness the New York newspapers have studiously ignored Pennsylvania's big show, just as they always do. The green eyed monster will notdowu. Vote for Pattison. He represents economy and honest expenditure. lie represents the reform that will lower taxes, relieve industries and thereby make better wages for labor. Mayor Powderly, Orand Master of the Knight of Labor, It is announced that President Arthur U going buck to New York this week, to remain till after the election. Tho Times suggests that hereafter the St:il waits pro vide this couutry with two presidents; one to attend to business at Washington and the other to run the machine in New York. Cameron and Mahone will look after the rest of tho country. By an inadvertence of the compositor it was staUu that Mr. " James " McCaskey, of this city, was the editor of the admira ble work on Peuu noticed in our columns yestorday. Of course our literary friends made the necessary correction for them selvesMr. J. P. McCaskey, principal of the boys' high school, of this city, is the editor or the public ition. Vknsok predicts that tho Bi-Centcnuial week wil! be cool and showery with fogs and mists, and that we aro also liable to have a taste of winter in sharp fiostc and scattered snow flurries. An anxious pub-Ii-s will, however, remember that tho Ca nadian weather prophet's predictions, like dieams. nearly always go by contra ries. Tun report tb.it the entire Tennessee delegation In the House of Representatives would be thrown out, owing to an error in apportionment, secras to be unfounded. Tho eltcted rrprescn Natives would come to Congress and be admitted on a prini3 facie case. It might then devolve on Congress to determine the legality of the elections. There is no corroboration of tho rumor that an error does exist The Englishman who committed sui cide on board tho steamship Zeelaud by drowning himself in a brrel of soft soap was scarcely so tasteful in the mauuer o! his taking-off as was the Duko of Clarence who, according to tradition, elected to be done to death in a butt of his favorite liquor. But then, after all, taste is a mere matter of taste, and if a man really wants to suicide he can accomplish his end quite as effectually with a barrel of soft soap as ho can with a butt of the choicest vintage. The editor of a newspaper in Japan known as the Nichi Niehi Shimbun, appa rently docs not find it an easy matter to fill its columns. A recent number ap peared with a large space left entirely blank, save for a number of straight lines that crossed it, and with an apology fur this extraordinary appearance that is amusing enough. Tho editor says that at tho last moment he found that what he had written Jor that spaco was entirely wrong, and hence it had to bo taken out. He had no time, he adder!, to obtain mat ter euough to fill up tho vacant space, and so was obliged to leave it with nothing there. Prominent government officers, includ ing Secretary Chandler and Assistant Postmastor-Genoral Hatton, who have re cently been in New York, bring back dis couraging reports of Republican pros pects. Mr. Hatton said to a friend that things wcro looking as bad as possible there, and Secretary Chandler's opinion was about as gloomy. They fear that the disaffection will cost tho Republicans a very serious loss in t'ie congressional dele gation, and for that reason will make a special effort to prevent such a disaster. Jairp Folger is less despondent, but he is evidently making no preparations to Ipavo the treasury. PERSONAL. The ex-Empkess EuoENiEhas returned to England. GAnmALDi was a Mason of the 33d or highest degree. Madam Jenny Lind Goldsmith is passing the autumn at Malvern, Eng land. Charles Windham, tho English come dian, arrived at Now York by the Arizona yesterday. Dr. Eoynton haj sent in t.lm mnrlouf claim of 64,500 tor his services at Mr. Gar field's bedside. Attorney General Clifford Ander son of Georgia, has entered the contest for the United Sta:es senatorship left va cant by the death of Senator Hill. Mrs. Caroline Fillmore, widow of the president, left property to the value of $125,000 and the provisions of her will are to br. contested by a number of her cousirs residing in Brooklyn. 3Ir. Arthur will leave Washington for New York either to-morrow on or Thins dav. He will remain there until aftar ha state election, when he will return to wasuingtonanu resume nis residence at the Soldiers' Home until the repairs to the White House are cnmnlAtari- Tho mom. bers of the cabinet warn Mitnrtainiul of dinner by the president on Saturday night. PATTISON'S CAMPAIGN. TWO JUG MiSKTiNGHAT AI&ENTOWN. An ImmcDM Popular Demonstration by tfee Citizens rt tne Lehigh Valley The Will of the People the Supreme Uir-Paulson speaks The enthusiasm of the Democracy of Alientown, and, in fact, of a great portion of the Lehigh Valley, was raised to an un wonted pitch Monday evening, and the demonstration incident to the reception of Mr. Pattison was one of the most remark able ever witnessed in Alientown. While it was believed that Mr. Pattison would.be accorded a welcome suitable to his posi tion as the standard-bearer of the Democ ratic party of the state in a great political contest, no one anticipated such an out pouring as attended his coming. The weather was threatening all day, and as evening came it offered no hope of im provement. This did not, however, deter hundreds from the rural districts from at tending. Easton, Bethlehem, Catasauqua Slatington and other points on the Lehigh Valley were well represented. At half past 4 o'clock a special train came in on the Philadelphia and Reading, bearing 250 Democrats from Emaus and Macungie. They brought with them the Macungie cornet band. Mr. Pattison and his patty were due at G:2G, but it was nearly an hour before they arrived. They left Philadelphia at 4:15 in a special attached to the regular train. The trip was without incident and no stop sufficiently long to bold any Kind oi a re ception was made at any place, though at various points there were gatherings that cheered the distinguished party. At Bethlehem they were met by the commit tee of arrangements, consisting ot ltobert E. Wright, W. H. Sowden, Mayor E. G. Martin, M. C. Kline, Eli G. Saeger, C. J. Erdman and S. A. Feldman. The train arrived at Alientown at 7:20 and the party were taken up town in carriages. As the carriage containing Mr. Pattison approach ed the Americus club building, whero a gieat crowd had collected, he was loudly cheered. The visitors consisted of Mr. R. E. Pattison, W. S. Stenger, James xV. Slranahan, E. P. Kisncr, secretary of the state committee ; Senator James Gay Gor don, Stephen S. Remak, Charles W. Car ricran and John R. Read. For nearly an hour Mr. Pattison hold a reception. When probably a thousand men had grasped him by tho hand and there was no end to the stream, it was de cidedto organize the meetings, as tho hour was growing late and the candidate was booked for two speeches. By this time rain began to fall, but not in suffic ient quantity to cause the abandonment of the parade by the Americus club, which acted as an escort to tho speakers to the places of meeting. The march up and down Hamilton street was made during a shower, amid a blaze 'of fireworks, the sidewalks being lined with peo ple, who repeatedly cheered the can didate. The principal meeting was held in the Academy of Music.Tho over-flow meet ing was held in tho court house. Both buildings were crowded. The speakers in tho academy were Mr. Pattison, Mr. Stenger, Mr. Read, Congressman Mutchlor and Senator James, of Easton. Mr. Pat tison spoko first, and his appearance on the platform was the signal for loud and prolonged cheering. It was some time be fore the crowd became quiet enough for i him to proceed. He said ho regarded the demonstration as an indication mat tne people wcro intensely interested in tho public questions which nre now being discussed. This campaign 'Tas a battle between rigliS and wrong. However much the other side might attemnt to belittle it. they could not avoid tho issue. They cau.iot meet argument w'th abuse. The people demand reason. Public office is a trust and must be held in the interests of the people, not tho office-holders. This is a government of the people and not of the politicians. The office-holders aro weaken ing the pillars of the temple of gover -incut and are administering the :? 11 ment in tuc interest of a clav. called bosses." Tho speaker referred at length to evils that needed remedy and closed by saying that ho would have tho people write over the door of cveiy public offiuo tui3 inscription : "The will of tbo people is tho supremo law." As ho clossd he was greeted with applause, which lasted several minutes. Ho was then taken to the court-house, where he spoke a short time. Mr. Steoger spoke next in the academy, followed by Mr. Re.id, Mr. Mutchlerand Mr. James. The speakors iu the court house wero Messrs. Stranahan, Gordon, Remak and Carrigan. The speeches were brief and to tho point, and wero received ith every demonstration of appreciation, jjt-was nearly eleven o'clock when the meetings adjourned and subse quently a banquet was tendered the visitors and a large number of invited guests by the Americns club. POWUKltLK KOK l'ATTISUM. Tho Ll).r I.o4rir Denounces the Attempt to Auction the Votes of the Work'ngmen. A large and enthusiastic Democratio mass meeting was held at Nanticoke, the centre of the mining operations of tho Susquehanna coal company. The speakers wore delayed by a late train, but the crowd waited patiently for their coming. John B. Reynolds, a Kingston lawyer, spoke first and was followed by Mayor Powderly of Scranton. He spoke at length in advo cacy of the election of D. W. Connelly, Democratic candidate for Congress, and Mr. Mines, Democratic candidate for the Legislature, saying the interests of this important industrial section, as he under stood them, would be best subserved by the success of those two gentlemen. Ho knew both, personally and politically, he said and felt that the workingmen aud tho people generally could safely trust them as their representatives at Washing ton and Harrisburg. Referring to the state election he said : "I have acted with the Labor Reform party over since its inception. I am a Labor Reformer now, but lama Labor Reformer from principles, and I want to warn you against thoso who are not so, for it is an unfortunate fact that bad and vicious men from tho slums have usnrped the right to speak for the Labor Reform party and seek to barter its support to the old parties for a price. Such men have made them selves conspicuous in tho paneling cam paign and have gone with an offer of the votes they cannot deliver to tho Cameron party. They are wicked men and I warn you against them. I warn you not to vote the Stalwart ticket nor the Indepandout ticket. Do not throw your votes away on the latter, neither on the so-called Labor ticket, or any side ticket, but vole the Democratic ticket entire. Vote for Patti son. Pattison represents true reform. Ho represents economy and honesty in public expenditures. He represents the reform that will lower taxes, relieve industries and thereby make better wages for labor. Vote for him. Stand squarely in this issue Dy mm and by his party and you will have no reason to regret your action." Mr. Connolly and Mr. Hines followed Mr. Powderly, each calling for united and earnest support of the state ticket. The latter, who was a Labor Reform member of the Legislature of 1878 and 1879, spoke in especially strong terms of commenda tion of Mr. Pattison, and Raid that his ex perience bad fought him that tho Demo cratic party is the natural fricud acd :.lly of labor. Notwithstanding ths meeting had opeued late and had lasted several hones, the audieuco was uoi. yet tired and Mayor Powderly was called for and pc!:o.a sec ond time, repeating his prcvicus advice in still more positive language that the work ingmen should in this contest ignore the so-called Labor ticket and all other side. show's, and help effect the reforms now in sight by voting for Pattison and the whole ticket. THE BOSS' LAST EFFORT. Two Hundred Thousand Dollars tn Ce Haloed. A conference was held in Harrisburg. Sunday, at which Senator Cameron and other supporters of Beaver were present. It has leaked out that the object of the meeting was to lay the groundwork for the collection of over $200,000 to boused in the completion of negotiations with some of the Greenback leaders who have agreee to transfer enough Democratic voters to Armstrong to elect Beaver.lt was stated at tho conference that Cooper had expended all the money in his possession for campaign purposes and 30,000 be sides, and that it was out of the question to expect any further material assistance from government dependents in view of the coney already extorted from them. The only reliance of Senator Cameron and those who met with him appeared to be in Republican business men, who are to be asked to furnish the large amount de sired, on the plea that their interests will suffer in the event of Pattison's election. Senator Cameron left for Philadelphia, it is thought, for the purpose of making a final effort to pecuniarily interest the Republican business men in the success of Beaver. KING MILAN SHUT AT. A Woman Unsuccessfully Attempts to Assas sinate the Ruler of Servut. Tho following dispatches have been re ceived by Reuter's telegram company : " Belgrade, Oct. 23. A woman fired twice at King Milan in the cathedral to day. The king was not hurt. The king's assailant is the widow of Colonel Jefrene Markowitah, who was executed with several other rioters in May, 1S78, by order of Milan. It is suspected that the attempt is not merely attributable to re Venge, but partly to political motives." After the attempt Queen Natalie, who was with the king in the cathedral, fainted and was carried iu an unconscious condi tion to the palace. The king accompanied hor thither and then returned to the church unattended aud remained until the end of the service. Tho crowd attempted to lynch tho assassin. Bucharest, Oct. 23. The object, of the recent prolonged sojourn of the king of Servia iu Roumania w.is to defeat a conspiracy against his life. The king, while journeying from Rustchuk, re ceived information at Sistova of a plot formed to blow up with torpedoes the royal boat while on the Danube, between Rustchuk and Belgrade." A .Senatorial uispute settled. The Democratio senatorial contest in tho Thirty-second district has been de cided at Johnston in favor of Captain S. C. Wagner, of Cumberland county. Tho district is composed of Adams and Cum berland counties. Under the rule of rotation Cumberland county was this year entitled to the can didate. Adams county, however, named Henry J. Meyers and Cumberland nomi. nated Captain Wagner. A dead lock en sued. On Tuesday last the candidates agreed to submit tun matter to arbitration. The conditions wero that each would name an arbiter and the two thus selected should choose a third man. The candi ditcs named General A. H. Coffroth. ot Someisfrt, on thu pa:t of Meyers, and Cap tain Willum McClelland, of Pittsburgh, on tho part of Wagner. These gentlemen selected Jmes II Ilopkir., of Pittsburgh, as the third man, ami the meeting was held with the resul t stated. Klowor Declines a lienoinuiattou. Rosveli P. Flower was renominated for Congress in the Eleventh Now York dis trict by Tammauy hall, the county De mocracy and Irving hail, and wrote to ea,cu declining the Lamination. Aftrr this, in telegraphic curiespondcnce, Mr. Flower said : " There is no lack of avail ablo candidates and if the people or their representatives are allowed to get together in convention and ballot for candidates, instead of boiug driven into something fixed up for them in committee, they will undoubtedly nrnko a good nomination and elect tho choice- of the couvention. ' Give t he people a chance to have their choice you know they seldom have one. I can not reconsider my declination." An Euoi-iuoun dnarce. George Powell, son of Commissioner Powell, met with quite an adventure in Elkcreek township, Erie county. While riding in a buggy near what is known as tho California woods, he was suddenly con fronted with an enormous snake that rcaied up its bead high over tho horses' head. Snorting with terror, the horses dashed on, and the wheels caught a portion of the snake's body and passed over it. Looking back the inmates of the buggy saw the monster lying on the ground, writhing iu apparent pain. Dismounting they approached it aud dispatched it with the but of tho whip. It measured seven feet and s -ven inches and its circumfcienco was seven inches Offlciil Returns of the Ohio Election. The official count of the returns from the state election held on October 10, made by the secretary of state shows tho following total : For Secretary of State Newm m, Dera crar, 310,874; Townsaud, Republican, 297,759; Schumacher. Prohibition, 12,202; Hafer, Greenback, 5,345. For Judge of tha Supreme Court Okey Democrat. 315,753 ; Doyle, Republican, 299,389 ; Roseborough, Prohibition, 12, 290 ; Tnttle, Greenback, 5,882. For Members of the Board of Public Works Wciblo, Democrat, 315,358 ; Flickingcr, Republican, 299.C33 ; Alder man, Prohibition, 12,240 ; Stevens, Green back, 5,392. An Extraordinary Delusion IMnpolleil. Mrs. Caroline Speeber, of Chicago, aged 40 years, has since hor childhood labored under the delusion that she had a snake in her stomach. Yesterday, at her urgent request, she was operated on by Dr. Park at tho county hospital. The doctor admin istered aiuosthetics and cut open her stom ach. No snake was found, but one ovary was discovered to ha diseased. She had mado herself aud friends miserable for years through her absurd delusion. She is greatly prostrated by the excitement and the operation and will undoubtedly die. falling Fifty Feet. In the new Perkins block, on Superior street, Cleveland, Ohio, a stationary rope runs from tho third door to tho ground floor. Ac employe named Harry Mo Goweu, standing on tho third floor, sud denly decided to tako a slido. Grasping the rope he threw his feet clear and went down with great rapidity. The rope tore his hands, and, after sliding a few leet, he let go and fell a distance of 50 feet, strik ing on a plank and receiving injuries that must be fatal. One leg was bioken and he was injured internally. i Funeral or Frank Queen. The funeral of Frank Queen, owner and proprietor of the New York Clipper, took place from his late residence in Philadel phia. The services were conducted both at th church and tho house bv the Rev. J. j W. Lesley, first pastor of the Marines' Bethel, and the body was borne to the receiving vault of tho Bethel atMoyamen sing and Washington avenues. The final interment will take place at Ebonezer Methodist Episcopal church cemetery, which adjoins, the lato res'-ience oi Mr. Queon. THE JERSEY LILY. . ARRIVAL Or THK XXGLlbrl BEAUTY Mrs. Langtry la New York The Cordial ureeltng sn- Met A Reporter's View of Her Attractions. Mrs. Langtry has arrived. The Post's account says : At exactly 5 o'clock this morning the steamboat Laura M. Starin steamed out from the dock at Twenty second stnet and the North river and headed down the bay, having on board about 100 persons, theatrical people and newspaper reporters, bent on welcoming the Langtry and Wyndham parties, ex pected on the Guion liue steamship Arizona. It was still black night when the Starin started, and Mr. Abbey's guests sat around the cabin gazing with interest at the work of three French waiters, who laid a table in the most approved fashion, with everything that was good to eat and drink. The breakfast was all ready, and the head waiter had given the signal to lift the covers, when the band on deck above struck up " God save the Queen," and the whole company rushed up stairs to find daylight gettiug the best of tho night foe. and thu Anzoua within a few hundred feet. By the time the band had played " God Save the Queen," for the fourth time it was broad daylight and tbe Starin was mado fast to tho Arizona. But there wero no means of getting aboard the steamship. At 7 o'clock a murmur of admiration ran through the little crowd as a graceful young woman, with a blue veil tied around her hat stepped to the front of the hurri cane deck and bowed to some favored persons on the Starin. It will probably be agreed that Mrs. Langtry does not fully satisfy all the con ditions of perfeot classical beauty. Her features aro not of Grecian regularity, and her general appearance is scarcely of that kind which, in a laro assemblage, would excito instant and uuiversal attention. The new comer is of more than average height, but not much. She is a perfectly proportioned woman, holding herself with well bred grace the ease of perfect health. Her head is large. She has a strong, rather heavy chin, large shapely mouth, perfect teeth, gray eyes, and brownish hair. This morning her complexion was pale. Sho was dressod in a close-fitting dark blue gown of what ap peared to be flannel but which a woman might pronounce to be something entirely different trimmed with gold braid. Around her neck was a loose olive lined silk 'kerchief, and on her head a little brown straw hat, trimmed with red and black striped ribbon. Mrs. Lang try's expression in talking is exquisitely charming. Her voice is full and musical, and her English accent tho pleasantest that can bo imagined. Her fucu when talking with animation is wholly different from her face in repose, a fact which suf ficiently explains tho disappointment at sorao of tho pictures of herwbich have reached this country. Expression counts for so much in tho sum of Mrs Langtry'B attractions that no picture can convey an adequate notion of the face. The potency of her beauty lies almost wholly iu a do main entirely outside of photagraphic ait. An ugly woman with Mrs. Laugtry's grac ious manner, exquisite bearing, and lino, spirit uelle appreciation and enjoyment of what is best in all that she sees and hears, would certainly attract attention and admiration. If, as in Mrs. Langtry's ease, be added superb health and a beau tiful body, and a fresh attractivd face, it is easy to undoistand her fame. It should also be repeated here that Mrs. Langtry on the stage may, even as a picture, ba entirely a dilferent woman from Mrs. Langtry after a week's voyage. Fate to Face With a Rattlesnake. An engineer on the New Pine Creek, Jersey Shore & Bulfalo railroad, climbed a rocky bluff on Pino creek to make an observation. He was holding on to a small tree, somo fifty feet up tho almost perpendicular bluff, when ho was alarmed by seeing a huge rattlesnake preparing to spring at him. In a flash he had to decide whether to drop to the bottom of the bluff and probably break his neck, or to grasp the snako with his other hand. Ho chose tho latter as the lesser of the two evils, seized the rattlesnake with a firm grip in the left baud, hurled it from him down thu precipice and saved his own life. STRA3UUKG Xk.XVS. What Is Going on Around tbe Borough. Mr. Joseph Carter and Miss Clara Win ters, both of this placo, were united in tho holy bonds of matrimony, Sunday even ing, by tho Rov. John Stringer, pastor of the M. E. church. Wo wish them all the happiues3 that married life is heir to. Sir. Christian Rowe, of this borough, presented to the drug store a curiosity in the shapo of a blackberry stalk bearing 30 perfect red berries and a few black ones. Mr. Rowe can say that he gathorcd both chestnuts and blackberries on thu 20th of October, 1882. Hon. A. Herr Smith was in tjwn this afternoon. Owing to the inclemouey of the weather the third annual bop to have taken place in Massasoit hall on tiiu 19th was post poned until Thursday evening, November 2. Strasburg's literary society will reopen Monday evening, November 13. The Philharmonic society will furnish music during the winter, Mr. Lewis Haldy placed iu tboStrasburg cemetery, to tho order of Mr. Isaac Groll", a very handsome monument. that is re ported to have cost between six and seven hundred dollars. But let it cost what it may, it is a handsome addition to our cemetery THE CAMPAIGN. The Meetine ot the Vounjr Men's Club, The Young Men's Democratic club held their regular meeting at tho club room last evening. Satisfactory progress in re lation to the obtaining of uniforms was reported, after which some new rnombcrs were added to the roll. Tho thanks of the club were tendered to Mr. R. P. Farren, the artist, for a very fine oil painting of the Democratic gubernatorial candidate, and to Messrs. Hartmyer and Daily, to whom belongs tho crodit of obtaining the beautiful frame iu which it is encased. A committee to tako chargo of the ar rangements for tho Pattison reception, which is to take place under tho auspices of the club next Tuesday, was appointed. Alter the transaction of other business of minor importance, the meeting adjourned to meet again on next Saturday evening at 8:15, when the uniforms will be distributed to thoso who have paid the cost of them. Large Democratic 'Meetls;. Last evening the Democrats of tbe Eighth ward held a rousing meeting at Rohrcr's Centennial hotel, at Vine aud Mulberry streets. The large crowd pres ent was addressed in German by C. F. Reese, of Millersviile, and in English by by B. F. Davis, D. McMullen and E. D. North, e?qs., of this city. The speeches were full of lire and created great enthusi asm. Success! ul Duck Shooting. Yestorday a party of gunners at Peach Bottom shot 400 ducks, most of tbem being red heads, and a few being canvass backs. Tho shooting of Steve Whitakcr was immense, he having killed 71 ducks, John McConkey killed 40 ; Geo. Whita kcr, 38 ; Charles Morris, 28, and others a smaller number the whole aggregating 400. Joseph Brown and Bon, yesterday went gunning for ducks at Wabank, on the Conestoga, and brought home 28 fine Vids, - OBITUARY. Death r Charles Gillespie. Another of the old landmarks that link ed tb present generation with those long gone by has passed away in the death of Charles Gillespie, which occurred this morning a few minutes before 8 o'clock at the residence of his daughter, Mr. Ellen Sheaff, on West Orange street. For two months past the old gentleman bad been in declining health, and the end this morning was due to the gradual decay of his, physical energies superinduced by old age. 'Charles Gillespie was born near Belfast, in the County Derry, Ireland, February 2, 1792. He cane to this country in 1813, and spent the four succeeding years ia New York city and in Philadelphia. In the fall of 1819 he came to Lancaster, where he has ever since resided, and es tablished himself in the boot and shoe business on East King street, s lew doors west of the present site of the Farmer's National bank. Shortly afterwards he purchased the property adjoining the Lamb hotel, opposite the " Red Lion " on West King street, where he passed the remainder of his busy life in the extensive manufacture of boots and shoes. The approaches of age bad begun to make themselves felt, when in 1860 be retired permanently from active business life. The deceased during his long and eventful life was ever justly famed for bis strict, devotion to business principles and his large public spirit. WhenAhe cotton mills, now a leading industry, were first broached, he was one of tbo first to help along the enterprise by his money and in fluence, and he subscribed largely for shares of stock iu the Stevens house when that buiiding was first projected. For a period of 30 years he was a member of select and common councils, and for 20 years sat in the Lancaster school board, of which he was one of tbe original members, lie was a Democrat of tbe stauncheat tvoe. and cast his first presidential vote for Jackson in 1824. After David Heit shu's death the deceased was the only surviving member of the City Guards, a military company commanded by Captain Reynolds, the father of Gen. John F. Reynolds. Admiral William Reynolds and General James L. Reynolds, all of whom are now deceased. Mr. Gillespie was also for many years president of the Mechanic's Library association, and was one of the principal factors in the success of that society. During bis long and chequered career the deceased was over a consistent practi cal Catholic, and his bent and tottering form might have been seen at all tho more important services at St. Mary's church, of which he was a devoted parishioner. He was a man who always enjoyed remarkably good health and it was his boast even up to his fatal illness, that ho bad never been confined to bed lor one whole day. Mr. Gillespie was three times married. The children of his second union are Mrs. Ellen Sheaff, widow of tho late John Sheaff, aud Mrs. George W. Smith, of Pittsburgh, Pa. The fruit of his third marriage were Mrs. Ambrose McConomy, Mrs. Henry Deckert, Cbarles Gillespie, of Pittsburgh, Pa., Mrs. Thomas Sbeehan, of Youngstown, 0.,and tho lato Miss Mary Gillespie, who died hero two years ago. Mr. Gillespie's third wife died a few years since. One of the granddaughters of the deceased is tho wife of Congressman Bayne, of Pittsburgh, and another is mar ried to Mr. James McDevitt, also of that city. In his death his family lose , a kind and affectionate father, and Lancaster one of its most public spirited citizens. Court of Common 1'leaa. IIEKORE JUDGE l'ATTRRSOK. The water right case of Daniel Urua, John Brua and Franklin Brua vs. Georgu Beiler was attached yesterday afternoon. The parties to the suit both have mills, which are situated on tbe Pequea creek, in Paradise township. That of the de fendant is some distance down the stream from the plaintiffs. The latter claim that their water power has been affected by reasou of. tho defendant having raised the breast of his dam so as to back the water upon their mill. Ono wit ness, to provo tho plaintiffs' titlo, was called last evening, after which court ad journed. BEFORE JUDGE LIVINGSTON. In the caso of Amos Slaymaker, execu tor of James L Reynolds, who was ad ministrator of William Mathiot, deceased, vs. tho Farmers' national bank of Lan caster, the court granted a non-suit in the afternoon. A motion to striko off the non-suit was then made. As this is a holiday thero is no court. It will meet to-morrow at 9 o'clock, when the trial of cases will bo resumed. COITIMG AVFKAY. Mike G urn pf Tries His Uanl Asaln. Yesterday Samuel Miller and Michael Gumpf fought at Snyder's beer saloon in Schoenberger's park. It appears that some time ago the two had a wrestling match, which mado bad blood between tbem. Yesterday the quat-rol was ronowed, and words led to blows. Miller was get ting the best of tho fight, and was giving Gumpf a good trouncing, when the lalter pulled a kuife. Ho cut Miller a number of places in the back, but tho ugliest and most dangerous gash is iu his arm. Tbe wounds wcro dressed by Dr. B. F. W. Urban, and Miller is able to bo about to day. Gumpf was arrested and committed to prison for a hearing. He is a young man. and this is not not tho first time he has been in scrapes of this kind, as it was only lust winter that ho hacked another man terribly with a knife. The Presbyterian Synod. At tho session of the Presbyterian synod at Harrisburg Monday resolutions were adopted appealing to the legislative, judi cial and executive authorities of the com monwealth to maintain that system of government sanction and support which has hitherto befn employed to secure tho day of holy rest to the Christian peo ple ; asking the railroad and other cor porations for travel and transport ion to suspend their violation of tho Sabbath, and protesting against the running of ex cursion trains or boats, whether openly for purposes of pleasure or in the name of re ligion. A standing committee on the sub ject, consisting of Messrs. Robinson, Lo gan, Henry, Bingham. Barron, Holland, Junkin, Lowrie, McCormick and Parke, was appointed. Tho synod adopted a res olution unanimously urging tho Legisla ture to pass a bill submitting to the voters of the stato a constitutional amendment prohibiting tho manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors. Bursting of a Gun. A joung man named Hnbst, aged 16 year.-, residing on Plum street opposite the stock yards intended going gunning this morning. Previous to starting he" shot an old load out of the gun. The barrel of tho weapon burst with a terrific report, and but a few pieces of it could be found. The young man was left standing with the stock in his hand. He had the ends blown from two fingers of bis band and one had to bo amputated by Dr. Muhlenberg. Travellnc Around s Great Deal. Yesterday afternoon an Irishuan with his wife and tbreo small children who have been in this country but six months, passed through this city from Huntingdon to Philadelphia. They wanted to go to Brooklyn and boarded si train at the Broad street station. Tho next placo they landed was in this city, tho gate meu in Philadelphia having allowed them to get on a Lancaster train. This morning they were sent back to Philadelphia. THE TOBACCO MARKET- IMFSOVeVSNT IX THE LUCAI, TRADE. Transactions la New York aad fhllaUelpbla Dull Hlaui & Co. Failure -Reports. of Loch I Losses Exaggerated Whilst trade iu old tobacco looks very tranquil ou the surface, thers has bees considerable activity in 'tb nriufcei. Why ' it is we do not know, bat ssMsrs-ar par ticularly charged to say nothing about sales, aud to give no information a t who are buyers. The following wo Vooi to be true as we have tbe facts froB ' sellers: From one during tbe last two' weeks has been .purchased M) cases ; another sold on Saturday 108 ferae fan- . other 120 ease, and so ou. We' car foot up almost 800 comss, besides the usual Ms sold to'hosM trade. Altogether tho safe will foot up considerably over one thousand sms of ''-T8 " aad.of '81." Oft packer has shipped considerable to California. Prices have been pretty well maintained and sellers seem to toe satisfied. As we said last week if packings would be broken to suit buyers even more business would be done. Low grades and flllers aro eagerly sought for, aud good prices offered for them, and lots have been takes at higher figures than they could have been bought for some time since. Hold ers have stiffened up and prospects are favorable to them. . Sumatra is getting too high priced, and after all, we believa that tha( scare caused by it will soon be over, nd"tn?' Pennsylvania will be the favorite, if hold ers will sell at fair prices-. ( There is no move in '82, nor is there likely to be for several reasons. irst, buyers are afraid of it, SecorkS farmers ask too much for it, and there is to? mnotk A old on band. . We have seen somo- very beaatiW Ct leaves of it that were badly stessv rotted. s!1 The failure of L Blum & Co., of St. Louis, with liabilities amounting to $100, 000 and assets estimated at about ono-half that amount, caused some stir among the dealers of this city, especially as the New York Tobacco Leof published a list of the losers in which David G. Hirah and H. L. Stehmau & Co.. of Lancaster are each set down for 810,000. Mr. Stehman informs us that his loss instead of being $10,000 is only three cases of vicar, valued at 530. Mr. Hindi's loss is livo cases of cigars, valued at $1,500. Two of these cases were shipped about the time of the failure, and Mr. Hirsh expects to recover them, in which event his loss will be only abeat , $700. Tne New Turk Market. U. S. Tobacco Journal. There was a falling off in the volume of business compared with that of tho previ ous week. Tho strong inquiry fur '81 New York Btate, Wisconsin and Connecti cut still coBtmaes, but transactions of im portance were only made iu state tobacco. An extensive inspection of '81 Pennsylva nia was made by several large manufac turers and jobbers, bat sales were small, a little over 300 cases. Tbe continued neglect of this tobacco is looked upon by many who have not as yet had an oppor tunity to examine stocks in the market as " ovidoncu of iU being or inferior quality. This view must bo dispelled. The '81 Pennsylvania is far superior to the '80. In texture, color and yield, it is, as a whole, most acceptable stock. But tho prices that have been paid for it by holders and the prices they have asked for it so far have frightened away most of the would be buyers. They aro feeling tho market daily for signs of weakness on the part of holders, and if 15 to 20 cents wero the market figures for it to-day large sales could doubtless be made. Iu tho meaiitime, Sumatra takes its place. Sumatra- is continually growing higher in price, a fact which but to a , small extent interferes with its ready sale. That this higher price does not .tend to greatly reduce the volume of its impor tation or to any extent prevent it being sold in largo quantities, again shows how solidly this tobacco has taken root in this country. The sales of tho week wero as follows : Crop '81. Now York 1,000 cases Big Flato. at 10 to 16 cents. Connecticut 500 cases ; seconds, Yi cents ; running 14 to 12 cents ;. wrappers, 30 to 45 cents. Wisconsin 300 cases Havana seed, 11, 15 and 17J cent?. Pennsylvania 300 cases; fillers, 0 to 7 cents. low running, 12 to 13 cents ; wrappers, 35 cents. ' Ohio 100 cases, 5? cents. Crop of '80. Pennsylvania 200 cases running, 11 cents. Ohio 110 cases; 4 cents ; wrappers, 11 cents. Havana. Exceedingly active. Sales 1,200 bales. The news of the great de struction of the new crop has tended to mado holders of all grades very stiff. Prices, which aro very firm now, will doubtless advance. Sumatra. Very active. Sales 500 bales. Prices are advancing. Fine, dark, and large stock sells at $1.30 and over. Low grades are held at 95 cents to $1.10. The FMUdeJnfcla JtASkSt. ,. Packers and dealers in eigar leal report the handling of leaf the past week" weak and tardy in comparison to tho previous weeks. Nevertheless inquiiy and exami nation of 1881 leaf continues frequent and thorough, showing evidently a strong ap parent attachment for '81 crop on the part of manufacturers ; in fact it may truly be said tbo only difficulty is price. Color, quantity and quality aro O. K. It would therefore appear that timo only can bring " about thu desired result. . Old, as well as hew, mores off moderately, at full prices. Havana A splendid business, as stock is unapproachable ; honco prices aro fully sustained. Receipts for the week 392 cases Con necticut, 419 caics Pennsylvania, 91 eases Ohio, 110 cases Wisconsin 120 cases York State Seed, 183 bales Havana, 370 hhds Virginia and Western leaf tobacco. Sales have been 329 cases Connecticut, 482 cases Pennsylvania, 33 cases Ohio, 82 cases Wisconsin, 69 cases York State seed, 114 bales Havana, and 73 hhds Virginia and Western. Exported of leaf tobacco to Liverpool, 18,327 lbs. Reports of Clinton county, this stato aro to the effect that considerable quantities of the crop of 1882 are being bought on the poles, at prices ranging from 13 to 16 cents through ; and that at Biughampton N. Y., some of tho new crop has been sold at 16 and 20 cent through. A restive Occasion. Mr. Wm. Snyder, cigar merchant, on North Queen street, in recognition of their friendship and congratulations upon bis marriage on Sunday evening, invited his friends to visit him last evening to do honor to the happy occasion. A large number of friends assembled at the Union hose house, from where, headed by the city band, they proceeded to Mr. Soyder's hotue, , on St. Joseph's htreut, at which "place he was tendered a serenade. Mr. Soyderthen asked tbe crowd and- binid to the Green Cottage, where they were ntartajieedmcMt generously. Rnaaway Hoys. Three boys, ten or twelve years of age, giving their names as Nathaniel Rhoads, Joseph Rhoads and James Hunter, wero arrested as runaways and taken to the station house. They said thoy were from Reading and got to Lancaster bv mistake. It is believed they are from Harrisburg or vicinity and were stealing their way tq the Bi-Centennial.
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