?i' i LANCASTER DAILY INTEIJCilGENCER WEDNESDAY AUGUST 1. 1883. .7 -t t Lancaster $ ntelltgencet. WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUG li 1883. Where the Foel Is Z Sflnater Cooper, who is conceded the leadership of the Republican senate, probably because he is the readiest te jump te the fore te claim it, secured the support of his fellow Republican senators iu denying the request of the Heuse for the appointment of a free o-mferenra committee te adjust the congressional apportionment. lie caused the Senate te embody in its resolutions of denial of the request, the statement of the case upon which it is proposed that the Republican party shall go into the election canvass and defend before the people its action en the apportion ment bills. Mr. Cooper's resolution declares many things: First, that a conference with the Heu3e would be useless. Second, that the Senate's bill is right and just. Third, that political ap portionments arc a bane. Fourth, that the Heuse can get an apportionment, if it is anxious for one, by agreaing te the Senate's bill. Fifth, that a free confer ence is a very bad thing ; a greater banc indeed, than apportionment itself. And he argues the question ; concluding with intimating that the governor was a f -el for calling the Legislature together in extra session. There is no doubt that the feel is lying around this extra session en one side or the ether. The feel caused it and con tinues it. The apportionment bills should have been passed at the regular session. They should have been passed in the first week et the extra session. Oleaily the feel is lespensible for the failure. The only issue is as te which side he'is en ; aud we are glad te have from Senater Cooper the strong light shed en the question by his resolution. It is fortunate that the Republican side of the question is authoritatively presented in the shape of a resolution by the Republican Senate, since it gives Urn public a leady comprehension or that side of the question. It gives that imrtvthe affirmative of the issneand compels it te make out the case it se boldly piesents. Wc suspect that the feel will be found en Senater Cooper's side, net only because of the rashness with which he unfuils the painted de vices en his political banner, but because of the clownishness of the pictures and the silliness of the legends thereon portrayed. The various phrases of Mr. Coepei's lesolutien roll away as w read them as tlieuqh they were the gaudy animal wagons iu a menagerie pauiding by the window ; and the red shock of Mr. Cooper, adorned with cap and bells, uses naturally within the circular railing a top the loftiest wagon, bobbing about with its motion aud intent with earnest jesticulatienand fffliiuflexien te attract attention, l'oer Cooper! it is, in fact, his misfortune that nutuie has endowed him se richly with clownish talents, but he seems te be proud of them, and they tickle his parti san's tee. Rut wee be unto ihem, when thogeod sense of the people lias a chance te wither their product in its pitiless heat! Mr. Cooper's resolution piesents the Republican Senate as declining te confer with the Democratic Heuse ; a position which no party dare toke before tl.e people en any issue. The public sent! ment runsalwajs in favor of seeking a desired agreement by cenfeience, and the party which denies it commits haii kari. Mr. Cooper in declaring that the Sen ate bill is the best possible one, and that the Heuse can get an apportionment by accepting it, and only se, advertises his party as intolerant, obstinate ami impudent; and these are things which, when the people distinctly recegni7e them in a party, they lebukc. Mr. Cooper, in arguing against the benefits of cenfuence, argues against the wind ; and in planting his paity, as blocking the read te an apportionment which is a constitutional duty, lias put it where the wolves will pick its bones. It Should be Vetoed. The Philadelphia Recerd and Telegraph share our expectation that the governor will veto the judicial apportionment bill, and strongly urge hini te de it because of its gross unconstitutionality. The junction of Fulton and Adams into a district, with Franklin separating them, strikes these journals as the greatest ab surdity of the bill ; which it is, and, though net forbidden by the very letter of the constitution, is se repugnant te its spirit and its implied command, as te seemingly force every legislator, of intel ligence and an honest desire te obey tlir f undamental law. te vote against such a carricature upon a " convenient " dis trict as is presented in the Fulton -Adams combination ; which has passed both houses of the Legislature. What excites our special wonder is the fact that men whom we knew te be intelligent senators would strain their reputation se far as they have done in voting for this bili. Everyone who knows Ihem knows that they knew iL te be obnoxious te the constitution. They pretend te believe that it is the best bill they could get and that there are by paths which leads them safely around all constitutional obstructions. Rut we are surprised te find some of these men willing te take such by paths. They are men whom we would have expected te walk in the clear bread highway of open constitutional construction. The vote en this bill shows with great emphasis hew men may be swerved from their convictions of duty by the wrongful .solicitations and selfish demands of se called friends. They are persuaded te vote imwiKcly, without special benefit te themselves, save te accommodate some ether feel who deserves rather te be booted out of their presence for his im pudence. TnE Republicans' great objection te the extra session is that it is costly. We have no doubt that the governor will se far sympathize in that objection te it as te refuse te approve any appropriation made for its cost, if the Legislature does net earn its money by doing its duty. It would be very wrong in the common- t . f . wealth te pay the members for services which they de net render.' They were called together for a specific purpose, and te perform a duty that the constitution clearly imposed upon them, ana wincu they had failed te perform at the regular session. They were net called together te deliberate as te whether, or no they should apportion the state ; nor 'te de termine that they would net apportion it. That was entirely outside of the duty they were te perform. That was te make the apportionments. Until these are made their duty is net done. They cannot adjourn until it is done. They cannot be paid until it is done. Thecal1 which assembled them, they will remem ber, did net include an invitation te them te appropriate the money ier tneir salaries. The clerks get nothing for the extra session, and the members se far have earned nothing, se that te the state it is a very cheap exhibition it is getting of the lack of wisdom in its Legislature. CumersiiY and appropriately enough emancipation day and the Democratic state convention ceme tegether. A British vice consul writing from Berdiansk, Russia, says : " American reaping machines command the market aud far outstrip all of Eeglish make in suiting the requirements of the country. The number sold must be simply colossal, as in neariy every village and colony of Seuth Russia, and also te a considerable extent in the Caucasus, this machine is te be found, and gives universal satisfac tion." Jehn G. Wiuttier found at Osquam Heuse, Heldcrness, N. H., a chamber maid who asked him for his autograph lie complied with her request, feigning his uarae after the following impromptu lines : ' The truth the English poet saw Twe centuiies hack is thine ' Who sweeps a room as by Ueil's law. Makes room and action line.' Antl in thy quiet ministry Te wants anil needs et ours. I bee Hew grace and tell may well a;i. e.' Tun local authorities may discover a suggestion iu the public meeting that was held ia Charleston, S. C, en Monday lair, for the purpose of organizing a society for ornamenting IbV" city by the sjstcmatic p'auting of trees. Arboricultuie has been te- long neglected, and seme day there will arise the necessity of stringent Iegisla tien directing its practiee. The labor re quisite in planting a trce is but light, and the leturn in the cioatien of beauty and a means of tempsriug the severity of the seasons is incomparable. It seems paradoxical, iu view of the ap palling disaster at Ischia, Saturday night, te bay that the function of the earthquake and volcano is preservative rather hati destructive, yet such is the case. Soieuce asserts that the earth was originally a molten mass, the surface of which gradu ally cooled and became hard by radiation. As the cooling process is constantly going en, mere must uecessamy ue a suruiKage within the iutciier of the earth, which iu luin causes depicshien en the earth's sur face. By means of volcaneos aud caith quakes the belid crust of the glebe is en -ablcd by comparatively small and well dis tiibuted movenients.to fellow its retrcatiug nucleus, aiul accomplish gradually what might ethciwisa be effected by .sudden and teuible paroxysms overspreading the whole earth. Feil these who desire te icad of Ireland iu the sad days of '48, the recent work of Sir Charles Gavan Duffy, " Four Yeais of Irish History," will have special iuteiCEt Its literary merit alene would make i attactive, apart from the consideration that the author was ene of the actors in the scenes which he describes. The work itself 13 a sequql te " Yeung Ireland " and details graphically the complications, political aud otherwise, that affected that unhappy isle in the dark days of the famine. It is unfortunate, however, that the author has permitted his personal likes and dislikes as a man te interfeie with his clear vision as a historian. His belittling estimates of O'Cennell.the great liberator, and Mitchel are the merest nonsense, and the deubt3 he ventures te threw ever the honesty of the ferraei's in tentions scarcely admit of excuse. It may be said in explanation of the historian's conduct that he new holds a lucrative position under the crown, and he thorefero may feci called upon te justify the policy of tli3 English government in tho3e treub Ious times. Yet it is far from manly for the sole survivor of the brave spirits who feuglit Ireland's battles at that time, te vilify these whose veices are stilled in death. Apart from this objectionable characteristic of the book, it is icadable enough, and it will be hailed as a valuable contemporaneous contribution te one of the raejt important chapters of Irish hisleiy. FEATURES OP THE STATE PRESS. The Alteena Tribune has net much faith in the Edmunds law for the suppression of Mormonism in Utah. The Erie Herald believes that the Be. publican machine has get itself in a hole by its refusal te pass the Stewart bill. The murder of James Carey, in the es timation of the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin, is a national disgraca ler Ireland. The Philadelphia Ledger thinks that the new judicial apportienmout is net worth a hundredth part of the money oxpended in giving it birth. The Wilkesbarre Union Leader is aux aux ieus te Iclew what Chairman McKee is going te de with th Independent state cemmitter. That history repeats itself is sufficient assurance for the Erie Observer that the Democrats will fellow up their victories of last year. The Lancaster Examiner questions whethcr campmeetings are doing the very best for the physical and moral develop ment of the people. The Pettsville Chronicle concludes from the drift of recent legislative matters in Harrisburg that the theery of the Repub lican party is that it is abeve and beyond all constitutions. Men. Cafel, the distinguished English chureuman, is a handsome, robust man, above the medium height, grey haired and ruddy faced, with large blue eyes, flashing out from under deep grey eyebrows a man that no ene would be'apt te pass without asking, "Who is he?" THE DEMOCRACY- VKKV TJSBOS3KD COJIVJSNTION. The situation at Harrteburc Tuesday Might Ne Slate Ne Seu Free and Honorable Proceedings. Cel. AlcUlure's Harrisburg Dispatch te the Times Tuesday Night. It was pretty hard te find the Demo cratic state convention or any substantial signs of it any time this evening, and at a late beur tonight there are none of the usual indications of an important conven tion of a great party. There is net only a singular absence of party leaders, out there is a marked absence of known Dem ocrats in the list of delegates and the at tendance is strangely sluggish. There is no Philadelphia boom of any kind. The dulcet voice of McMulIen does net mingle with the Democratic music, and Josephs misses his first state convention for a period whereof the memory of man run neth net te the contrary. Wallace has gene te listen te the murmurs of the sea ; Hall has geno te his mountain home : Woolverton is resting by the silver waters of the Upper Susquehanna, and the active leaders, old and young, are conspicuous by their absence There are no outside delegations te push candidates and among the interested men named as candidates Bigler and Harrity are active only te pre vent the possibility of their nomination. Randall and Hensel are here and the la boring ears fall mainly upon them. The administration has shut up like a clam, and if it has any slate for te-morrow's nomination it seems te be se well hidden that it will net be likely te get out te have a living chance. All is at sea at a late hour in regard te candidates, and any of the two or three dozen men named with various degrees of earnestness may find a nomination ceme his way. The convention is even mero largely composed of new men than was the Republican ' convention, and it is un settled and indisposed te be settled hastily in favor of any particular m.n or special policy. It would be only the wildest of guessing te attempt te forecast the ticket te-night. There are grave troubles about the plat form, net en any questions of party policy. The Democrats knew that they have net much of an administration, but it is the only one they have had for a quarter of a century, and they don't like te part with it. Tnere is little or no diversion of judgment that they would be in a much better fighting condition for both this and next year it they had no state ad ministration ; but they have one en baud, and the treuble is te knew what te de with it. It is powerless in the convention te help cither itself or the party, but te condemn it or te fail te give it seme sort of decent indersement would be a cenfes sien of the utter failure of a Democratic power, and that is worse than indorsing an administration even at the expense of the truth. Hensel and Raudall are the master workmen in bringing the party evor the administration chasm and they will likely succeed in sayiug just enough te save the administration without inviting tee much popular contempt for the party. There will be no ' in each and every particular " indersement, such as was attempted at Lancaster, but there will be au indorse inderse ment, and the platform will specially aim te make the Demeciacy bigger than its ofHce holders. The most embarrassing question is the disposal of the ten dollars a day business en the hill. Te indorse the indefinite continuance of the extra session at tbrce thousand dollars a day, with no lcsult be yond the completion of the treasury would be extremely hazaideus, and te lefuse te indorse the action of the Heuso would be te slap the Democratic branch of the Legislature in the face. Five Democratic senators broke ranks te day and voted with the Republicans for final adjourn ment en Thursday, and a number of ether Democratic senateis wcie glad that the break was made. It is probable that the convention will deal gently with the ques tion of continuing the session aud thus admonish the blatant legislators who 10 main at their pests only long enough each week te swear that they will stay till the crack of deem aud mn away te their homes te bag their legislative pay while attending te their private business. The Republicans of the Senate repeated public notice te day that they would net yield any taiug mere te the Democrats en apportionments, and for the state cenven tien te sustain a continuance or the session when political apportionments are impes sible would be midsummer madness. The only fruits of the extra session thus far are the cxpendituie of nearly two hundred thousand dollars aud the increase of the cost of our already tee costly judiciary, aud unless the convention shall be ready te invite overwhelming disaster it will refuse te commit the party te the thread bare felly of the Heuso en the question of adjournment. ACT UMIIOSSKD COlVKT10N. no UHtiniciate Miewtng Up te the front Rising Up the Platform. J. II. L's. Dispatch te the Times. The ene apparent thing te-night is that this is anybody's convention. At the same time no one seems te want it. Net in my experience have I seen se little interest manifested en the day before a leading party gathering as has been apparent here all day. The list of theso who were originally named for places en the ticket has greatly narrowed during the pait twelve hours. While there are still remain ingsoveial who would be inade happy by a nomination, a number of theso who would be a credit te the ticket have taken great pains te deny that they are iu any sense candidates. Seme who came here for the purpose of working themselves for fer waid, it possible, early saw the depression which hangs ever the party and hastened fiem under iu a great hurry. Ne life whatever was shown until late te-night and mero interest is manifested in the matter of giving expression te the party principles than in the ticker, which net one Democrat iu a dozen has the remotest hope of electing. Ne Attempt at .Bessing. Nobody cares about doing any bossing. Wallace went away this morning te Atlan tic City, and Senater Coxe, of Luzerne has gene home. Neither will return until the convention is fairly through with its work. Cassidy is net seen about where Democrats congregate, and he says he doesn't knew what is going te be done ; that the administration merely wants a creditable ticket nominated end that shall command confidence Gorden has ap peared very little among the delegates and has uniformly declined te give any opinions. He is firm in the assertion that the administration has no hand in the convention aud will net undertake te direct its work. Ex-Speaker Randall, who came at neon, does net talk about candi dates. His only interest is te see that the party is fairly true te itself en the subject et me tanu and ether deliverances which moves about among the people in thohetol lobbies, but has little te say. The Platform. Several drafts of a platform have been made, all of which will go before the com mittee -en resolutions te be reconciled. The tariff declaration will be substantially that of the Ohie Democrats of this year. The Wharten Barker's preposition for the distribution of the surplus will be denoun ced as impracticable and absurd. The Humes treasury bill and the Wallaoe arbi tration bill will be indorsed. The admin istration will get a general compliment, and is the matter of the apportionment the Democrats of the Senate will be sustained while the Republicans will ba denounced for attempting te retain the present parti san apportionment. In addition te this some regulation expressions in behalf of labor and such regulation matters will be thrown in. Our own and ever active Few cameup last night with a pocket full of resolutions. Cassidy premised te listen te an eloquent reading or them this morning, but Few missed Cassidy and struck Pattison, who sat through the leading with becoming dignity. He said he liked the resolutions. They gave Pattison great credit for what had been done and urged that the neble work of reform be continued by the elec tion of proper men for auditor general and state treasurer. It is nrebable that if Pattison has been kept accurately in formed of the Democratic feeling te-day and te-night he mnst wonder why the convention should return thanks te him for anything except the Cassidyism which has chilled the party and brought about a very dismal convention. There is se little interest in the gathering that net less than one-fifth of the delegates who will assem ble in the morning will be substitutes for tneEe regularly elected. iiut Few Candidates Lett. The number of candidates is notably less than a few days age. Ex-Chairman Harrity, who is there, has everybody's geed will and many are anxious for a chance te vote for him, but he will net be a candidate under any circumstances. He is recognized as among the strongest of any named. Regert, of Luzerne, has concluded since he came bcre that he has never been a candidate for a place en the ticket. Speaker Faunce says he wouldn't accept anything. Hassen, of Venango, who killed himself by his attitude en the boss railway act, fully recognizes his death. Senater Humes, au administra tion man from Crawford, positively says he would net accept any nomination, and Ed. Bigler, of Clearfield, who has bceu prominently and favorably mentioned all day for auditor goneial, has declined te allow his friends te further talk of him as a possibility. In this way the circle has been narrowing all day and night, until very few are left. The really active can didates are Gricr, of Lancaster, and Guss, of Chester, for auditor general, and Mc Coel, of Schuylkill, and MacRoynelds, of Bucks, for freasurcr. These have head quarters and their friends are very active. Seme el the O there. In addition te this there has been a powerful lobby working in behalf of ox ex Congressman Powell, of Bradford, for treasurer. This has swept in the Luzerne delegation and many of the representatives from the nertheasteru part of the state. Pewell is net here, but theso who are working in his behalf seeni te understand themselves and have campaign faciltics. Among these who have bceu well spoken of for auditor general is Beit Whitman, of Erie. He is liked by everybody and there seems te be considerable solid talk of a ticket composed of Whitman for auditor general and B. J. McGrann, of Lancaster, for treasurer. Every Dcmeciat concedes that would be ene of the best possible tickets, but neither Whitman nor Mc Grann is here and neither is doing any thing for the nomination, although theso who can probably sp;ak for them say they would accept if nominated. This is true of Jamiseu, of Philadelphia. Cel. Decheit came up te-day with a full understanding of Jamisen's position. He does net care te go into the contest te be slaughtered and expects his frieuds te see that he is net thus treated. If he is nominated with a show of geed feeling he will accept and make the canvass as successful as possible. There are here aud there seme scatter ing candidates, but it would be impessible te give an estimate of any man's strength and as impessible te tell who will be in the fight when the convention meats, at ten o'clock te-morrow morning. At the pres ent rate of drawing out the Democratic parly will have te go out te morrow after neon with a dark lantern and hunt seme body who will stay en the ticket. Wallter Making u Contest. One legislative candidate who persist eutly sticks is Walker, of Erie. He has a number of friends at work in his behalf for auditor general and they are doing him geed service, although they under stand very well that that it would be much better should he fail. He is himself very much iu earnest, however, aud will leave no stene unturned. A canon? of Philadel phia delegates was called for 10 o'clock, but was net held, as all et the delegation had net arrived and it was deemed prudent te put off the meeting uutil 8:30 iu the morning. The reason for this is under stood te be te get a complimentary vete for Clerk Hirst, of the contieller's office, for auditor gencial. - There will be several interesting features of the convention. There is a great deal of comment en the action of Chairman Hensel in his county convention the ether day. A considerable number of prominent Democrats from different parts of the state have come here te show their sympathy with the young chairman in case a fight should be made en him by auy representatives of the administration ou the fleer of the convention. Unless theie be an entire change of purpose, and that is net probable, a resolution indorsing Henscl's managemant of the last cam paign will ba introduced at the convention unless incorporated with the resolutions of the platform. This ia regarded as a matter of 3imple justice. THE JilUUT liKEDlll".. Quiet nil AIer-B the Line. IN ess Dispatch. Tuesday night the convention is without form and void. One old stager, when he reached the hotels, looked at the clean registers, gazed about the vacant corri dors, and anxieusiy asked the day of the week, thinking he must have roached the scene ahead of time. There is no collected enthusiasm, ic is all scattored among country delegations and is, indeed, mainly confined te the aspiring delegates who have net been sharp'cneugk te withdraw from a contest which can only put them in the position or ninepins, te ba bowled down by tha Republican majority. The only crowded scene te night was the meeting of the state central committce who were packed into the diminutive room of thn local Democratic club. The state committce voted in the main net te violate precedent. Several of the candidates had asked Chairman Hensel te suggest that the committce recommend te the convention a uame for its temporary chair man, but this, after brief aud dull discus sion, was voted down. Anether proposi preposi tion te cheese the convention committees upon resolutions and credentials bv con gressienal districts, was also defeated, and me committee win be named as heretofore by senatorial districts. Voting by Counties. One change, however, the committee did make which premises te save hours of time iu the balloting at the convention. It was voted almost without opposition that the roll should he called by counties instead of alphabetically, as has always been the tedious process. Unairman Hensel presided at the nnm. mittee meeting with decisive energy, and there seemed evary disposition te no ne no quicsce in his wishes se far as he indicated them. Candidates arc, se far, almost as thick as delegates. As ene delecatien after another strolls in, it becomes mero and mero evident that the majority of te . morrow's gathering are mere cattle, te be driven as a few men shall direct, by means of lieutenants of local influence. Nevertheless, any such machinBrv. if it is put in use in the convention, will be born of the hour and thrown into gear mero by the demands of the moment and tbe power of personal acquaintance than by any previous construction. Ne attempt can be discerned te threw the convention into any one's hands. In truth, there seems te be no ambition which moves any clique te' mount a borse which might threw them. It would be a grave mistake, however, te accept as the real and definite current of the convention the outer leek and as pect of this incoherent, amorphous, aim less throng, which has been gathering into Knets ler the last twelve bears without fastening en anything. The increased num- ber of unknown men which the new apper tienment has brought here has only set a wider screen before the real leaders ; it has lessened their power- Hensel at ,Wor. , AU day Chairman Hensel has u been shaking hands with 'from two te ten' men at once, and spreading his cordial smile ever delegates by the score. AU the' work of slating delegates and distributing tick ets, of setting in motion the machinery and organization of the convention, has geno en oiled wheels by his direction, without jar or disturbance. Less confu sion at a larger convention I have never seen. About and around Hensel is a stronger group than is elsewhere te be seen Speaker Randall, the one man of national reputation about the convention (Senater Wallace having selected te-day for timely absence;) Speaker Faunce, smooth-faced, quick-witted and resolute; W. F. Harrity, bright, beaming and clear headed jO'Leary, a boss of the burly, geed natured type, here this time with mere devotion than delegates, have all been- conspicuous in the chairman's room. There are ether men in and out of the state committee headquarters, but through the afternoon these men have been the core and centre of the groups there and they have at once the skill and the power te lead safely. where no one is able te drive. If ether leaders are absent or inactive, it is neither for lack of friends in the convention or power out of it. PERSONAL. Procter Knett will be elected gover nor of Kentucky next Monday. Congressman Calkins, of Indiana, is spending seme weeks in California, travel ing ier pleasure. Ogden Goelet left Wythe recently and is new cruising in his yacht, the Norseman, off the coast of Scotland. Jay Cook intends fitting up his summer home en Lake Erie, near Putin Bay, en a magnificent scale. Louise MicnEL has been transferred from St. Lazare te Clerment, where she will remain six years. Loud CniEF Justice Coleridge has accepted an invitation te pass some time as the guest of General Butler. CAr-TAiN Jehn Emcssen, the famous invoater, was eighty years old yesterday. He is still vigorous and active, and his hair and bushy side whiskers are hardly tinged with gray. Jeiivnna Wagner, niece of the com poser of "futur musik," who has been appointed a professor of sighing at the Munich conservatiery, is the first woman that ever received that honor. Edisen says he has given up inventing and experimenting and is new engaged hi trying te make his inventieus pay, which he finds te be about as hard as any part of the businesss. J! ERNANDE DARLING COURT, tllO COm- munist, is te become the wife of a Rou Reu manian ceuut, with a separate income, the principal of which is represented by $SOO,000. She is twenty-two years old. Miss Charlette Stark, of Durbanten, N. H., a granddaughter of General Jehn Stark, has been elected an honorary mem ber of the New Hampshire autiquarian society. Miss Nellie Arthur, the daughter of the president, started from New Yerk en a pleasure trip Tuesday en the United States steamer Despatch. She is accom panied by Mrs. MoElrey and her daughter, and by Miss Je3sie and Alice Arthur, daughters of Majer Arthur. The Despatch will run along the Atlantic coast, stepping at Bleck Island, Newport, rertland and Mfc. Desert. The length of the trip will depend upon the wishes of Miss Nellie and her companions. Oscar Wilde confided te a knot of ladies at a recent Londen reception that he was writing a tragedy, and it would seen be produced. It would be very affecting but the true lever of arr,hejremarked,never betrays his emotion, "l shall give orders," he said, "te have immediately removed from the audience any person who shall be found weeping." There was a pnuse which was broken by a young lady asking respectfully : " Yes, Mr. Wilde, but sup pese the audieuce laugh at your tragedy. Theu what would yen de ?" UAStl FOK THE STK1SF.KS. Tne Brotherhood faying the Men In Full, X'hlladelphu Recerd. Tha telegraph operators' strike yester day reached au interesting stage. It was the last day of the month and pay day at the Western Union offices. The strikers were at first given te understand that they would ba paid off by tbe company, net at cashier s desk en the ground iloer of the main office, but in the operating room. The officials of the brotherhood in this city at once suspected that this was a trap, and a duplicate pay-roll of the office, which is in the hands of the assembly was used by them te make out a schedule of salaries which bad been paidtbose who are out en the strike, and notifications were sent out te their men that the assembly would net only pay the amount due each by the Western Union but would pay an entire month's salary up te August 1 te each striker who wanted the money. Master Workman Leverty established a treasurer's office at the Washington hotel last night, and as many of the strikers as desired the money were fully paid. The men gave receipts for the sums received, and the amount due from the Western Union company will be collected by officers of the assembly. Thus the striking oper ators after nearly two weeks holiday re ceived as much salary as they were paid by the Western Union for working nine hours a day. Master Workman Laverty said last nfc.'ht that the brotherhood net only had new all the money required te keep up the strike for two mere months and pay their men full salaries, but were constantly re cciviug subscriptions, and could, in case of necessity, call upon the treasury of the Knights of Laber ler as much mere as they new have. Only eight of the strikers cel lected personally what was due them from the Western Union yesterday. A committee of the assembly held all day watch at the Western Union head quarters, in order te prevent any of their comrades from going tee far into the clutches of the enemy. There were no gains in operators either among tbe strikers or from their ranks te the com panies. The chief operator in charge of the American Rapid office stated, how ever, te a Recerd reporter that Superin tendent Zeublia had made tempting offers te four of the old Western Union opera tors who had been engaged by the Rapid company, bur. they had declined te listen te the prepositions submitted. These mcu have been permanently engaged by the Rapid manager, Mr. Pennock. Carrier Flgeens. lljtrisbnrg Te:egraph. Jehn Hertley, sr., of 83? Tenth street, has a number of Antwerp carrier pigeons that are fast flyers. Twe -of them flew from Lancaster te Harrisburg in 5.1 min utes, and three were liberated at Pine Greve at 0:30 a. m. aud reached home at 11 o'clock. BASEBALL. TIMELY MATTERS ON THE DIAMOND The (jame at Harrisburg .Between the Mroeklyns act! trio Harrlsbargs The Game nt Lancaster Te-day. The Hunter club, of Pittsburgh, is play ing in this city this afternoon with the ! Ironsides en the grounds of the latter. This nine has been organized since 1877, and has met with reasonable success this season. They expect te be in Richmond, Va., en Friday and Saturday, te play a club there. The Hunters play in the fol lowing order te-day : Rell, 2b ; Rettiger, If ; Meener, c ; McCallum, 3b ;. Carge, rf ; Hunter, cf ; Ueffner, p ; Hayes, ss ; Yeung, lb. The Uarrlilmrg C'lue Keuted. Yesterday afternoon the Harrisburg club, which aspires te be the champion of the inter-state association, was beaten en its own grounds in the presence of ever 1,500 people by the Brooklyn nine, which since the Merritts disbanded is very strong. The Harrisburgs were outbat eutbat ted at every point and "Shep." their pet pitcher, was batted ail ever the field. Even the poorest batters iu the Brooklyn team hit him, and besides making a home run they had two three base hits and a number of two baggers. The scere at tbe close steed 14 te 7 in favor of the Brooklyn team. Tbe umpire of the game was William McCaffrey, whose decisions wercT quite fair. The audience1' seemed te have set themselves against him from the start, and objected te each of his decisions. They yelled at him from the beginning te the end of the game, using the worst sort of language. When Schap pert made a balk, the umpire called it and allowed the batter te take a base. This cut Schappert, who for a time refused te pitch and wanted "time" called. The umpire refused te de this, but continued the game, although he was in suited and otherwise treated in a shameful manner te the end of the game. Se bitter was the feeling against him that at the end he was compelled te run te the wagon containing the Brooklyn uiue.er he would have been injured. One smart Harrisburgcr mistook Blakely, a new Harrisburg player, for the umpire, and begun hammering him. Burns came te the rescue and the man had his face used up. He afterwards apologized for his mistake. The umpire did net decide the game yesterday, but it was the superior playing of the Brooklyn boys which settled the question as te which side wen. Har risburg was the first club te howl this season about their treatment at ether places, but after yesterday's proceedings tlicy should never again complain. The YecK Club Ueleatea. Yesterday in Yerk the Brown Stocking baseball club, of Littlestewu, visited the town of Yerk and did the much talked of niee of that place up iu geed style. Zechcr, of the Ironsides, caught for the Littlestewu team aud his playing was a feature of the game. The scere in full 13 as fellows : BROWN STOCKIMJ3, OP UTTLESTOWN. T R IB 1 O A E Zerchcr, c " 0 .3 5 11 Klein, r t r. 11 0 0 0 Bycrs, p 5 0 1 :: 1 1 Klnzcr, lib 5 11 4 :S 0 Ilnll.lt 5 4 4 2 . t Itarnltz, lb 5 u 3 0 7 1 Myers, cl 5 11 0 10 Wieat.ss 4 l e : e e Rell, 3b ....I 0 1 Ull Telal 42 8 IS 20 27 'J ieiik city it c. r. King, et 5 0 0 2 I) ( Nichols, c 5 II .17 2 Watt. 2b 5 0 1 u e e Zergcr, rt 4 e e 0 0 1 Mecnen.lb loe e 10 2 IStttlngcr, 1 S 4 oe 0 0 0 Mack, s s l 0 15 :t 1 Smyser, :;b t 1 e 2 3 1 Hcreii.p, el I 0 II 2 1 2 Total 3D 2 :: 14 2'J 9 INMXGS. 1 2 3 I 5 C 7 8 1) Yeli 1 000010002 Ilrewn btOCkl:i2S....l 0U10320 1 8 TIme of game 2 hours an(125mlnntc3 Umpire Weaver, or the Hunter clnli, el Pittsburgh. On the college grounds last evening the " Calicoes " of the New Yerk stere con tested for a game or baseball with a nine from Williamson & Fester's store. At the end of three innings the scere ttoed 15 te (5 in favor of the " Calicoes." There was plenty of amusement during the game, and several astounding plays were made. A game was also played between the Waving Lillies and the Gelden Plew, en the Old Star grounds, West Chestnut stieet, yesterday afternoon, the .score standing 25 te 2(5 iu favor of the former club. Deputy ltcgister Edlelmau, of Berks county, has received from Deputy Regis ter Steaer, of this county, a letter in which the Lancaster county officials chal lenge the Berks county officials te play a game of baseball en the grounds of the Actives in Reading. The Berks officials conferred with each ether this morning, and it is thought that by te day they will be ready te send an acceptance of the challenge and fix the date for the game. The following championship games will be played the balance of this week : August 1 and 2, Trenten vs. Harrisburg, at Harrisburg ; August 1 aud 2, Active vf. Quickstep, at Reading ; August 1 and 2, Brooklyn vs. Anthracite, at Pettsville ; August 3 and 4, Active vs. Trenten, at Reading August 3 and 4, Brooklyn vs. Harrisbnrg.at Harrisburg; August Sand 4, Anthracite vs. Quickstep, at Pottsville. Other Games. Other games yesterday were : Philadel phia : Athletic 10, Allegheny 12 ; Mill ville : Millville 21, Hartville 2 ; Philadel phia : -Aunust Flower 1, Feley 4 ; De treit : Philadelphia 4 Detroit 9 ; New Yerk : Baltimore 1, Metropolitan 7 ; Cin cinnati : Columbus 1, Cincinnati 3 ; Louisville' : St. Lauis G, Eclipse 7 ; Chi cage : New Yerk 5, Chicago 0 ; Buffalo : Providence 1, Buffalo 8 ; Cleveland ; Bes ten 8, Cleveland 4 ; Pottsville : Quick steps 4, Anthracite 3 ; Easten : Ea3ten 11, Active, of Reading, 5 ; Oakdale park : J. P. Kelly nine, of West Philadelphia, 13, Kensington Butchers 7 ; Richmond, Va. : Rosf, of Chester, Pa., 6, Virginia 3. Heavy ltlastlng. Fer several weeks past workmen have been quarrying en the site of the new Western market, corner of Orange and Pine streets, most of the stone encountered being of a hhaly formation.. Yesterday afternoon, however, flint rock was struck, and a heavy blast was discharged, threw ing a great quantity of stone in all direct tiens. A large piece, probably weighing 0 or e pounds, was hurled across Orange street aud went crashing through the second story window of Jehn Kahl's house, en the opposite side, carrying with it a portion of the shutter blind, breaking the window, tearing the curtain and strik ing the headboard of a bed. Fortunately no ene was injured. I'ewder Mill explosion. Yerk Dally. Yesterday between 11 and 12 o'clock persons residing in the vicinity of Winters town were startled by a terrible explosion which shook the earth and was heard for several miles. The shock wai caused by the blowing up of the Yerk powder mill located in that vieinity. The mill, which was entirely destroyed, was shattered into splinters and scattered te the four winds of heaven. Ne one was injured. It is supposed that the fire commenced in the mixing room. Tholess is net great. Sale et Real Estate. J.'B.-Leug, real estate" agent, sold te-day at private sale for M. G." Swan, the dwell ing Ne. 155 East James street, te Mrs. Elizabeth Fahncsteck, for 8,800. TbE OAMPHKETMO. tnrge Attendance Te-day Drawing 10 a Clese. This ia children's day at the campmcct ing and the attendance of young folks is very large. Tbey are present from a large number of schools, but no schools carce in a body. The weather is very pleasant. Last evening at 7:30 the sermon was preached by Rev. S. A. Heiliuger, of Media, te a large audience. His text was found in I Jehn, i., 2-3 : That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon and our hands have handled of the Werd of Life ; for the life was manifested and we have seen it, and bear witness and show unto you that eternal lifeiwhich was with the Father and was manifested unto us." This morning at C o'clock a prayer was held, followed by anether at S o'clock, at which there were special devotion re lative te the children. At 10:30 the sermon was preached by M. A. Richards, a pastor of tbe Green street church, Philadelphia, who took for his text the last sentence of the 37th verse of the 12th chapter of Mark : " And the common people heard him gladly." At 1:30 this afternoon the children meeting was held at the large staud. There was a very large attendance of children, as well as grown people. The meeting was led by Mrs. Keen, of Philadelphia, who spoke. Sirs. Baraket, a Syrian concert lady, attired in her native cosiume.'addresscd the ohiIdren,aad a numbar of ethers spoke, making tire meeting oae of great intercst. At twilight this evening there will be a consecration meeting, aud at 7:30 the ser mon will be preached by Rev. W. C. Graeff, of Washington borough, who is the youngest .minister en the ground. The pregramme for te-morrow has net yet been announced. The communion iter vices will be held at 3 o'clock. The ten days campmceting will come te a close te morrow night, with a walk around by theso present. Aa Arrest arid KunaYrny.at tne Cuinp. A tramp who gives hl:s name an Leepold Wolf was arrested at the camp grounds this morning by Officer Hellingcr. Twe ladies were walking along the read when ene lest a bracelet. The tramp was walk ing behind them and he was asked if he had found it. He at ence took te his heels but was seen caught. The valuable was net found en him although his package was missing. He was scut te Lancaster as a vagrant. Yesterday a horse hitched te a carriage and owned by Isaac Pewl was standing near the main entrance. The brid'e was off the animal's head and was hanging around his neck, as he had been eating He was tied with a halter, by Clayten Bair, one of the buss driveis, that he might rest. He tore the halter aud ran out of tbe gate dashiug up the hill and to wards the village. Mr. Bair attempted te held the animal with the line net knowing that the bit was out of his mouth. IIe was unable te de this and as the herse dashed down the hill he jumped from the wagon escaping without injury. The horse ran out iu the pike where he collided with a heavy wagon and broke one wheel of thecarriage te which he was hitched. He was then stepped before any ntlier damage was den e. HElGUKUUUtlOII NK1V.V events Sear and Acrevs the County Lines. The iron works at Parksburg, Chester county, are idle, pending extensive repairs. A barn en the farm of Simen Bauscher, two miles from Lcnliartsville. Berks county, was destroyed by fire. Less, $7,000; partially insuicd. The Pennsylvania railroad company took about au acre of ground "belonging te William Watt, in the Fint ward et Nor Ner Nor ristewn, for its new read, and paid him $2,000 therefer. The three eldest living compositors in Pennsylvania reside in Harrisburg. Thuy are General Simen Cameren, aged SC yearn ; Geerge W. Scott, aged 85 yrar:, and Jacob Babb, aged 83 years. At the Phcen:xvil!e iron weiks Jehn Beylo, aged 19 years, had his feet badly hurt. He theu went te anether paitef the works, when a bar passing through thn rolls breke in pieces, 0110 of which knock rd him into tha machinery, and he received injuries from which he will die. It is announced that there will shot t.y be published iu Harrisburg a new news paper te be called the Gazette, A Boyd Hamilton and Naudain Hamilton are two of the stockholders, the names of the ethers uet being made public. The paper will be of a literary and political charac ter, and is te be Democratic. The large barn of Simen Bauscher, about two miles southeast of Lenhartville, Berks county, was destieyed by fire Meu day evening, including its contents, which consisted of this yenr's crops, farming implements and a wagon. All tha live stock was saved. The less is $7,0C0, pai Un covered by insurance. Dr. Benjamin J. Wiestling, for the past fifty years an able and popular physician and an honored citiznn of Middlctewn, died Monday morning at an advanced age. 1 he deceased was a brother of the l.ue Geerge P. Wiestling, of Harrisburg, who died a short time age. He wa3 the last suiviviug seu of Dr. Samuel C. Wiestling, one of the original residents of Harris burg. Reubeu M. Kline, a iespcutable farmer of Upper Hanover township, Montgomery county, who became insane three year.s age while serving as a juror at the county court, and was placed in the asylum at Norristewu, escaped from that institution en Friday night, aud walked the entire way te Marlboren-jhvillc, Montgomery county, te the residence of his sister. Ha tells a terrible of suffering ; that he was roughly used and compelled te perform severe manual labor,' at a time, tee, when he was in very bad health. The Montgomery county authorities are giving no attention te the efforts recently made by some persons one an ex police man, who would like te be .'reinstated te show that the- prisoner Harvey, who re cently committed tuicide in the Norris Nerris Norris eowu jail, was the murderer of Clugsteu. Harvey's dialect was bread Lancashire. The younger Clugaten swore that there was no English accent in the speech of the man with whom he grappled. Harvey was slight in body that a struggle between him and the powerfully built son of the murdered man could net have been pro longed as that midnight encounter in the darkness was. Besides, Harvey was a sneak and a coward, possessing none of the mettle usually found in a fellow like Valley Ferge burglar. A Marrow Escape. Last evening when the Harrisburg ex. press train, west, reached the Lancaster depot several or the passengers jumped from the train and went into Sides' restau. rant te regale. The train started while seme of them were in the restaurant and tbey ran te catch it. One of their number tripped and fell, and bumped his head against, one of the wheels of the moving train and the next instant the wheels fol lowing sliced the brim from his hat, and barely missed crushing his skull. The lucky fellow waited for tbe next train. Who Toek the Uat? " A fair exenange is no robbery," but Alderman Spurrier thinks that the fellow who took his 93 hat from his office en Monday, and left a $1 hat in its stead, didn't de quite the fair thing, especially as the $1 hat is a size.er two tee large te fit the alderman's classic kapf. If the ex change was a mistake it may be rectified, but the police .ate en the lookout for a fellow whose hat is tee small for him. "
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