4 J v, LANCASTER DAILY INTBLIJGKNUKK TUESDAY, SKPTfcMHKI? II. 'l in Mi fc'. Lancaster fntrIUgcnrci TOB8DAV KVENINO, Blil'T. It lt33. Ne Unnecessary Taxation. The New Yerk Tribune misrepresents or mlsunderstnnds the Issues defined between tlie political patties In this state when It Intimates thnt It has been proposed en behnlf of the Democrats of Pennsylvania te continue the federal Internal reventie taxes en whisky and tobacco and divide among the counties the money recelved from them by the goneralgevernment. Were this the can' the ZYi&unc might well say that the Democratic plan differed but little from the Wharten Ifurker Idea, approved by the Republican state convention, te raise, one hundred and fifty millions of surplus revenues by federal taxation and divide, it umeng the states. The Pennsylvania Democracy favei 110 such thing. They have unmistakably declared against the continuance of the Interim! revi-mie tax because the money that It raises Is net needed. In his last message te Congress Secretary l'elger said, with respect te the surplus moneys coining Inte the treasury : The radical euro for the evil is in the reduction of taxation, f0 that ue won wen trill be taken from the pc ,!u than enough te carry ou the government with economy , te meet nil its obligations that must be met from year te year ; te pay oft' with rea'ounble eolerity the part of the debt which it runy pay at ploamre, nnd te pro vide through the sitiklns fund for the pay inent of that which will become payable by aud by. The evll comes (rum the like llhoed of the government bidding from tlran te time large surplus te ba pouted out iu volume nt uncertain .iud iinfersccii times, aud at times often iuoppertuuo fur the business of the country There ceulit net be tbatsurplus, surely net se meat a one, if tin) subjects of taxation were les soued aud the rates m.ide smaller upeu thoee retained. President Arthur In his message re ferring te the same subject said : I heartily approve of the secretary's recommendation of immediate aud cxteu slve reductions in the annual revenues of the government. It will be remembered that I urged upon the attention of Cen press at Its last scssleu the importance of rclliving the industry and enterprise of the country from the pressure of uuncccs sary taxation. It is ene of the ttitcst maxims of political economy that all taxes are burdensome, however wisely and pru dently imposed. And though there have always been among our peeple wlde differ ences of tentlmeut as te the best methods of raising the national revenues, and, in deed, as te the principles upeu which taxa lien should be based, thcre has been sub. Btautial accord in the doetrino that only such taiis ought te be levied as are uccss iary for a wlse and economical admlnistra tleu of the government. Of late the pub lie revenues have far exceeded that limit, and unless checked by appropriate legislation such excess Mill continue te increase from yoarte year Fer the fiscal year ended June 30, 1881 the surplus rovenuo amounted te 100,000,COO. Fer the fiscal year ended en the 33th of June last i he surplus was mere than $143,000, 000. The commissioner of internal revenue pointed out that the estimated receipt from the Internal revenue tax for the uext j ear would be just about SH5.000, 000 the amount Indicated by the nresi dent us the unnecessary surplus ; and ht gave geed advice that " no mere rove, nue should be raised than is necessary for an economical administration of the government and a radical reduction of the public debt," for " when the amount collected Is beyond the actual needs of the government there is pre sauted a ceustnnt temptation te extra va gance iu appropriations." It cannot fairly be contended for that this surplus should be applied te the payment of the national debt. This generation has already borne its burden of that. Since 1SG3 thn debt has been reduced from $2,7o0,131,e71 13 te little mere than a billion and a half, the prin cipal per capita from S7S.23 te S2S.-11 and the interest from $1 20 te 03 cents. Be sides, there Is little mere of the debt due bofero 1801, se that if the payment of it continued for two years mere the govern ment would have te buy Its own bends at a premium. The tariff raises ample money for the purposes of government and may for years te come ; for even when duties are lowered the importations are in creased aud the gross receipts may net be lessened. The revenues from the htcaal taxes therefore being net needed, and their imposition having beeu a war measure, the members of the Democratic state convention very prep -erly resolved that they brieve in such taxation ns is requisite for the necessl tle3 of the government economically administered, and the people should only botaxedsenumhns is absolutely ind is penslble for the frugal conduct of theh affairs net ene cent for surplus and no unnecessary taxation. The existing stir plus iu the treasury should be faithfully applied te the payment of the public debt. The muuey net needed for the ex pensoef the government should remain In the pockets of the people. Te this end we favor the entire abolition of the present system of internal taxation as a measure of relief demanded by the pee pie from unnecessary and unequal bur bens. There are many objections in detail te the Internal revenue tax, besides the general objection that It is net needed. It Is an unequal tax. The corn whisky that can be miule for i!7 cents a gallon Is tnxed 00-333 per cent, while the ten dollar whisky bears no mere, which is only 0 per cen en its value ; the cigar that can be made for $1 a thousand Is taxed 3-75 per cent., whlle the $80 cigar Is taxed the same, In which case the tux Is less than live per cent. ; the tobacco that costs 22 cents uer ueuiid Is taxed 80 per cent, and that which Is worth $1.60 is only taxed flve per cent. The whisky that Is shipped abroad for foreign consumption gees free of tax The tens of millions of cigar boxes man ufactured annually In this country have te be wasted because of an absurd regu lation forbidding their use for n second time for the only purpose for which they are rrmde and which they might serve a half dozen times. In a hundred features the internal revenue iuW j8 obnoxious in Its operations. Te these who oppeso the abolition of the Internal rovenue fax, en the ground that It means free whisky and free te. bacce, the Domecratlo party answers that these articles of luxury and lit aub l Jects for taxation may be taxed nil that they new bear for slate or local pur. poses. The hotel proprietor, for in stance, who new pays $30 for state llccnsenud $25reveuue tnx may just as well pay his $75 Inte the county treasury since neither the state nor federal gev eminent needs the tax. Thus his busl ness would bear no mero impost and the money would go where it is most needed There were In Pennsylvania last year 1(1 2e9 retail liquor dealers puj ing $100,475 Inte the state treasury and 39,701 dealers in manufactured tobacco. Why should net their license moneys new going into overflowing federal and state treasuries be turned te the relief of their counties, direct, without being subject te any federal interference or tell ige ? Where the Trouble Mis. .Mr. Randall, though as a lawyer and a congressman net subject te jury duty, was summoned as a juror and did net claim his exemption, declaring that tl.e citizen could exercise no higher privi lege ni.d that Ihls should be realized by every one. ; he thinks thcre could be no greater refeim Instituted than one which would command the willing service of t''i dlvens in the jury box. Mr. Kan d.ill is quite right. The duty of he juror is an t-Milted one. It ought te be con sidered an honor te be invited te per form it. It is one which the geed citi z 'ii should net shirk. The leferm can leadily be brought abjut. The trouble is with tln court rather than with the inti- zjn. If the juror who ansvuts his summons was made te 'tl that he was performing an imp t duty, and if the court would sir is appreciation or the fact that his time was valuable te him, no geed citL'en would ask te be excused from jury duty. But what does the juror find when he has answeied his summons ? The court meets, the cases aie called, au! none are ready. It adjourns and reas ssmblea. A case is attached and drags along slowly te the end. It is very likely a case of ue consequence, yet the time of the juror is consumed as liberally as though Its Importance was greut. There is. dwadling all along. If the business of the court was managed promptly, the attorneys kept in order, and trilling cases summarily disposed of, the juror would feel that he was doing something worthy of the sacrifice he was making. Hut as courts ate generally ruu It Is a question whether it is any man's moral duty te submit te be made a juror. Ne work, ue pay, is te be the motto cf the Pennsylvania Legislature from Sei t. 10 Tiiekk is a strong probability of an amicable adjustment of the differences be tween France aur" China. The frost of Suuday night was pretty geucral throughout the country, aud did damage of a marked araeuut. The corn crop lias iu several places bceu sadly in juri-d and ether cereals and fruits ate a geed deal blighted. Fiiem MiUaukee comes the bloodcurd ling report that the frost has entirely de streyed the cucumber crop. The magni tude or this calamity makes the cyclones aud tornadoes of the West palu into insig. nitlcauce. Sim e the Republican Senate set the geed example, ultimatums have become quite the proper caper. Harry Hill, the stakeholder iu the Slade-Mitcbell prize fight, attests their popularity by anneunc ing tils ultimatum te be, that the proposed fight shall take place within 100 miles of New OrleauK, ou Monday, October 23. Hut perhaps the authorities will hava some thing te say about Mr. Hill's ultimatum, just as the peeple of Pennsylvania expect te say sjmething in refereuce te the uti uti e institutional ultimatum of thn Kepubli. cans iu the melauchely days of November. Tun Oriele celebratien, new in progress in Haltimere, calls atteutien te the many efforts that southern cities h.ive of late years been making te attract capital and population within their berdeis. The New Orleans MardlGras and the St Leuis carnival are annual events, which come vnth the iccuironce of each lenten season. Uut the On'ilu frnlivul is only three years old, v.hile the cotton exposition at Atlanta was the first in ita history. Louisville has also entered the arena, and its exposition is new drawing thousands of strangers te that city. The effect of these celebration cannot but be beneficial iu destroying siotieral lines, In making the rural population better acquainted with thelr city brethien, and iu showing that the progress el the nation depcuds upeu the united efforts of all its citizens. W li are indebted te Mrs. M.J. .Neviu, of Caernarvon Place, for the follewiug copy from the records of Hed ford county of the deed from the Indiaus te Ganet Pendegrnss, for the ground en which Al. legheny City is uew built. It u !,,.. and printed, but was a sulualent title paper in inose nays or rude conveyances : The said Pendegrass having been do de prlved of the " enjoyment of said tract of uud at the last treaty held at Fert Pitt " (having been previously dispossessed at tiie tunu el the French aud English war J, aud having se informed the representatives of the ' Six Nations," they, through thelr Chief and his two deputles, " Blve him the said Pendegrass lcave in writing, under our bauds and seals, te sottle en a tract of land ca led il,0 Leng Reaeh, near the mouth of "htughyagain" te settle en a tract of land en the north sule of the Altgauua liver opesitle te Fert Pitt te jeun the sad river ou the river side and te extend ene mlle and a half rrem the laud ng," "in form of a Uemi Crete from the said landing." Signed, by names being subscribed with ?"H8,!lEJ0"Ue' " l" tue wtuuf Fuhru Anoueuit, seal. Ilf 5L r pt llMry Me,,ta. Onut-o'Jcaealiccator or the Whlte Minge, Recorded lOih September, 1772 A. Ht. Olaiu, Recorder. J.W. OllOCKBTT, of UeWltt, Ark owns a curious anl valuable holrleomthoS wateh, king the poeketpleco el l,U great grandfather, the famous Davy Grockett Arlfle presented te the pioneer by 'five pmV r.0 tlr,OI?l1101t ?0UDK Kentlemen of Philadelphia' Is In ithe possegslon of hi grandson, Rebert Crocket, of De Witt TUB FKOST. HOW IT ll.S At'l'KtTI.U lllr. tiltlMM. (Irritt lijnrj Dunn In thn (Irlu (Ir.mlii); hlHlcK tiicAlrulnble lMimtgu In'oiite Hint Otlirrl tr -In Trmifjlv tuli.. The lmnutaiice of accurate information from points in the great corn belt of the West is shown by the seusitiveueKS of the stock aud grain markets en Siturday ntid yestetday. Under the effect el diopatehes anneiiuciug th.it a large aie.i and territory had been covered with frost ou Saturday night stocks declined rapidly, losing tu-.u ly the wh de advance of the week, mid corn shot upminl in price. Yentnid.iy with moie f.ivoiable reports t10 ru.uket advanced as rapidly a it ireeded. The total el the w heat eiep beitiij almost cer taiuly kuewn, the rnct whether corn will be a full crop was regarded as the most important as determining the wiuter's nerk or the railroads and the question of feed mpply. The total corn crop list ear W.1 1. Ill 7.0 J., OOO lllt!ltU :im nvnllnnf authorities had predicted the greater har vest of '-',000.000 000 bu!nl9 this jear. Dispatches thu illuming, however, li-im all ever the northwest aud from points in Pdtiusvlv.inlA and New Jersey show that the crops have suffered te a great extent either from the heavy frosts of the past few nights or from drought. Ohie. In diana, Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, Iew.i and ia-ieial ethor st.iUs lmve all been struck by the mild wave, ami se much d.image has beiu done that tue less te the fainuiu ciiuiinuuitics is almost incalcula ble, nuiiiiu, p-rbaps into millions of dol lars C -ii soeuii te h we roccived the gie.il : I- jury, though garden crops and rnuus luve also met mill disaster. The Plill.iilelllhi:! 'f.4.t liiiarri-i'iiril v.ru zeuernl teleirraiihie tenerls a incerniiii- tlm .- ci- --. --- r - damage done, and the following is con ucn&iu irein inem : A diipi'uh from St. Leuis. Me. sas that lietji ail points In the Wes' and Nerthw.'.s! i-opert.H continue te p"iir in, -tating th it great lejuiy has been done by the late fnistii. A Uecatur, III., cones" petidcnt says : " Yesteiday ttieie was a imldcii change, the temperature becoming very cild at night. This meruiug there was fresu in low places aud a heavier visititien is expected today, if tiie wind tal's much, troltcitii'le is felt for tbe stfrt.ofthe ceru. A heavy fiest new would blast the growing fields, as much of the ceru needs at least ten days moie of warm weather." Frem I'rbaua, III., the following was received: The cold w mils of last niht were followed this meruiug by all ever this region. As far learned, long befere midnight eveiythuig was covered. The greatest nppreh'eiisieu el wide spiead evil has prevailed all day, but te night it is believed that the extreme dryness of all vegetation has prevented any nerieus damage. Au extensive killiug frost would destroy four tilths of the en tire ceru crop. A Fun du Lac, Wis., special says . A heavy wbite frost appeared here this meruing, deiug much damage te crepi. espscially te corn. An estimate of dam dam age cannot be had till valuable informa tion comes from the farmers. It is certain that net mere than a eunrti-r or :i nr,m ..f COm Will l.) Illlrirsfi'il : :i rnniliiivifi..n ei circumsiauccs nas aoeut ruined it, viz : Peer seed te start ou, then floods and new ae raHy heavy frost. Frem St. Paul, Minn. : What little eru there is aleug the Mauiteb.i railroad has been much (ruziu, aud, iu m.iuy p!.ice, killed eutnght. Aleug the Omaha read, where the greiter part of tbe ceru of this scctieu of the c juntry is grown, the weath or wai. uet se cold, but still the fret w is heavy, aud seriuiM damage was done Ii Nerthuin Wisconsin ice formed ou 6tacd ing water, borne corn much advanced will ba saved, but the crop iu general is backward and will prove nearly u total less. Sjrghum is a total less. Thn pro prietors of large sugar mills have lest many acies of stands of cane unripe, which will net be worth a dollar. All ether crops are secure and unusuilly geed. The oiliest residents claim that Sunday wai the coldest day ever experienced in auy Sep tember, and last evening the thormemetoi sank very close te the frt'iziu.; pjint. The frosts of Saturd y and Sunday rights were the most severe north ni tin .,,;., but it extended all ever this statu and Northern Iowa. Cern has been serieualy damaged, and geed judges estimate the crop will b short of last year's, and will uet go ever 10 000,000 bushels at the out eut eut side. In Southern .Minnesota corn was advanced se far that it was uet hurt te badly as further south. Detroit, Mich reports from all ever the statu hhew that the frost or Suuday and Satin day has damaged the crops iucalcula bly. The corn crop has suffered the most, and fears of its total destine 'inn :ire enter tained. The mercury steed a. DO at Dd treit, Sunday, but the weather moderated seme ou .Monday. Cleveland, Ohie : Heavy frosts the past few nights have occasieuod considerable damage te crops iu various prts of the state. At Ottawa very heavy frusta fell last uight, doing great damage te late crops Late corn, buckwheat and swoet potatoes and all ether Iae crops aie killed. In the region of Cdumhus the potato crop planted late was considerably damaged, the lines betuj; tne3tly killed. Repert fiem Putin Hay and the grape growing islands of Lake Kne statu that the grape crop is uuiujurcd. Lincoln, Nebraska : There has been ue fieHt iu Seuthern Nebraska yet. The com is ripening slowly. The weather is bright and clear and warmer. If fiest holds off three weeks there will ba a large crop of coin. Trcutoe, New .Jersey : The cential and northern portieuu of New Jeisey have been saved by occasional local showers from suffering any disastrous effects from the drought, which Is deiug nueh oxtensive datnusre in ether parts of the country. The long continued dry weather has kept reads nud streets iu a dusty and disagreeable condition, and has done consldoraolodain censldoraolodain conslderaolodain ngo among the smaller treps, which are mero sonsitive te the lack of moisture. The grains, corn aud ethor hardier crops, are net seriously affected. The fruit crop and ospeelally thn poaehos, will be cut sum t by the drought, and the quality has net been up te the average The melons are net se abundant nor se luscious as usual, it is supposed en account of the dry weather. Wnreham, Mass.: The last six or elght wceka have beeu the drynst the Cape has known for years and the dreuth, together with fruit and vine worms, have caused havoe in the great cranberry Holds. On many farms vogetation is beyond revival. Cattle suffer for pasturage. Owen Sound, Ontario : Thore was a heavy frost In thlH soctlen. At Prlcovllle Ice was fermed ever n quarter of nn ineh In thlekncss. Wheat, eats and vogetableo wero much damaged. Klmlra, N. Y.: Wholesalo leaf tobaceo doalers liore say thn tobacco crop within fifteen miles el this city was damaged $100,000 by frost. Huukwkcat nud corn wero also damaged. Spring Like, N. J,; The corn, buck wheat and sweet potato crops in various parts of .Monmouth county have been eo ee eo verely Injured by the premature frost. Iu this state. Dauvllle j This soetion of the state was visited Sunday ulght with a very heavy frost. The young buckwheat Is complete, ly destroyed, and It la feared that thu late corn is borleusly damaged also, Whlle thu weather has baeu very dry, we oautiet say that thore has been a drought. The seed planting has bnen dolayed somewhat, although a large number of farmers have had the ground placed in readiness for seeding upeu the first Judicatiens of rain, The crops gathered have been large. Potatoes have beeu a glut in the home market, and there has been au exception ally line crop, the early corn Is well tilled, and if the dry weather dues net oentliuio tee Ien,;, there will be an average crop. Krle A heavy frost visited Krleand ml joining counties nud Seuth of the Lake Shere Hridge thore was three quartets of an inch of Ice. The corn and buekwlicat cops left by previous fiesls were entirely dl'troyed. The late peaches Iu some loca lities were frozen, Cheater: The farmi-is Iu DeUw.irJ county R'eni te be well pleased with tlm results of the year's harvest, and de net new apprehend that auyhin iu thewiy or dry weather that can hippnu will atVut the outstanding ereps te any greit degree, though it would c.xus.i (;reit distresi t caitle. (uakoitewn, Bucks eeiin'y : This section was visited by a heavy frost Cern nud vegetable? in low phces suuVred consider ably. Mr. William Dengler, who has two acres of very line tobaceo grewiug, reports that his less fiem frosts is about 4000. Pine dreve: A heavy frost, the feuitli for this season, has visited this section of country, doing serious damage te gropes nnd ether fruits. A ItMllM'l V.1 V.. Tlie Kniire Crew til u I ililnt: M'tieuurr lml The tishiug schooner Restless, of Lunen burg, has just bein tjwed into pett at Uariingten, N. S., Inn wrecked condition, having been picked up at sea without a human being en buaul. The Restless sailed from Luneubiirg se -er.il weeks age en a fishing trip te Rink iuore, and had en beard a crew of niue men. When feuud al sea the bodies el four drowned Ihbcriucn were in her cibui. winch was lull of w.vcr, but there was no sign of the otheis of the cievv. The vessel was tilled with water, and her mast completely car rieil away, bulwarks badly damaged, and throughout gave evidence of having had a fearlul experience. Net a txut was te be been, but it was hardly possible that the members of the crew whose bodies were net discovered could have csciptd death li) abandoning the vessel in such a violent tempest u they had apparently met. Tiiofe whose remains were brejght in peit have uet yet beeu identified, being un known iu Harrington. They had probably takeu icfuge from the storm iu the cabin, uud when the water poured iu en them they perished, uuable te escape, while the ethers cliugiug te the riggug weie w.vhed off ami lest iu the raging ocean. The Restles was captained by Oeorpe Parker, tif Lunenburg county, and ewued by W. Nerman Reiubardr, of Lahaxe. She was 25 tens registet, and was lauuched at Vogler's Cove two years age It is rep Jttsd that ameugst these ou the vessel was a young son of the owner and another rela tive. Cali Hilten Orcurrrnre A flte at Minferdville, ICy., yesterday morning, destroy ed the perk heuse of F. A. Smith, the freight depot of the Leuis ville aud Nashville railroad, ami a saleiu aud blacksmith shop. L iss, j?j,000. Hemis' lumber mill, near Texarkana, Ark., was burned a few days age with a large quautity of lumber aud 12 freight cars beleugiug te the Texas and I'.iclie railroad. Less, $200,000. The commission store of Mr. Dew ling, iu New Orleans, was burned en Sunday. Less, $20,000 Debsuu V C i.'s oil breaker at Heaver Uroek, uear Wilkosbarre, was burned yes terday. Lj-s, ;.J.'j,000. Its destruction throws ever 400 miuers temporarily out of work. A pusseuger train and a coal train col lided at a crossing at Hutlale yesterday meruiug, and the engine of the former was threwu djwu an embankment. The engiueer and fireman c.c.iped with slight iniuries. llermau Rfiltald, a piomineut citizen of Menree, Michigan, was feuud dead ou Sunday iu his cemetery let, hiving com mitted suicide. He left a letter te the prosecuting atterney sayiug he was " guiug te die en tbe only piece of prep, erty he ewued in the weild," ami eucles. ing iiS for funeral expenses. II had served iu the state Senate. Ou Satunlay night a party of men set tire te the stable, cotton heuse aud corn ciib of " Steve " Se-ser, colored, near Arliugten, Ca. Tue building aud con tents weie destroyed. Sesser was shot two months age after having been warned te lo.ive the vicinity for having been ten i.itimate with a white woman. reittiG.il Point The Uosteii lltrakl says ' a well authen ticatcd story " comes from Maine that certain local Democratic leaders recently called upon Mr. Hlaiue " aud were confi dentially informed by him that in his opinion if Governer Uutler could secure re election in MacBachusctts this year he would inevitably beceme the Democratic nominee for the presidency and would be elected. He himself was uut of politics and Mieuld under no circumstance be in the Held for the presidency next year." The New Jersey Democratic state cm vontien will meet in Trenten ou Thurslay and already the politicians are begiuuing te arrive in that ety. Tue candidates for governor llkely te have the lead iu the counties seem at present te be Loen Al bett and Andrew Albi'ght It iseaid thnt Senater McPhcrsen will try te have a "tariff for protection with discrimination" plank Inserted in the platform. TbeTammauy harmony committee iu New Yerk yesterday appointed a sub committee of nix te confer with Irving Hall and the ceuuty Democracy in the interest of harmony. The Prohibitionists are making a vigor ous struggle for the incorporation of their views in the work of the constitutional convention of Dakota. Itctull Drucultt Meet. A national convention of retail druggists met yesterday iu Washington, and formed an association, electing the following etU cers : President, Heury Canning, of Massachusetts; trcasurur, J. A. Wells, Cincinnati; Becretary, J. W.Colserd.Lynn, Mass.jvioe prcaidents, N. II. Jennings, Haltimere; T. It. Hakur, Richmond, Va , and J. H, Ueud, Little Reck, Ark; execu tlve commlttee, K, A. Sayer, Hroeklyn, L, E. Sayer, Philadelphia; S. A. 1). Shop Shep pard, Bosten; Charles Heckcr, Washing ten; I). C; J. F. Moere, Haltimere; A. O. Vogeler, Chicago; A. O. IIepp, Clovelaud, Jersoy; J. F, Patten, Pennsylvania. KinlnrHtlnii Cflrlnh Uliililrnn, Rev. Father Siddons, Kcoretary te Car dinal Manuiiif.yesterday had au iutorv.ew In Ottawa with Mr. Lewo, secretary el the Dominion department of agriculture, in roferonco te tbe emigration of children from Ireland Father Siddons asked the government te allow a sum per capita for every child sent out under the cardinal's dlroetlou, Mr. Lewo, It Is understood, said that $2 pur capita would In nil preba billty be allowed. Six hundred children have already, through the oxertions of Cardinal Manning and his secretary, found homes in Canada this season. DltcutMiiK IndUn Alt'ulrs. bouatera Dawes, Legan and Cameren, of the commlttee te consult with the Sioux ludiauB rolatlve te the opening e! their reservation te settlement nrrlvcd in Chi cago yesterday ou their return. They said "noting was ilollnltely settled, nnd that they found certain white men In that part of the country had advised the Indians te held fast te thelr icservatIen,asby se doing they could foreo the government te pay a larger prlce then Is new proposed. Asa oenscquonco the ohlefa wero very nonceni. nilttal en subjects about which the com. inlttoe was ompeworod te talk," t. w. connewau, et. mellis; a. k. 'inley, NowOrleans; J. W- Kjhferd, Abordeen, Miss.; F. II. Mas!, Virginia; J. O. Minis, Wilmington. N. (J.. A. P. Hrewn. New A SAD Al'TMU. AtuUNIIOlUI'MlUr lV III 11 iitieriiKti nlrr Wllinms' runitilK Ucmt ! ' "" loe. in. - 1 I.I.I ( Kliert llrms hein Muj I'rtf " The home of Jehn Williams m rs.-ranUm was the sfcne of a thrilling tuigedy Mon Men vluy artein ion, In which Andiew Williams, .n.iiing man of 21, shot his IS year old ister, Miggic, through the head. An dtew, who is a machinist, is employed iculiily at the Dicksen tiiaiiufiidtuilng ce.upany's w.uks in Wilkcsb.ure and lie cuiii'liome euSitnrd.iy te spend Sundiy with Ins parents. Ue and his sister M ig gin weie very tcnde.ly a'tached te each ether and she was delighted at the th night el bavins him at home Aftrr dinner, Just belore train tline and as he was about leaving for Wilkesbarre, M gle began te tease him and he pushed her away geed natiire.lly, then ran up stairs te Ills bed loom ter his satchel. Maggie, who was laiighiuj merrily, fellow! h"ii, and immediately atterwards Mis Will lams, thu in ether of the young c niplc, heard the report of a pistol. She has tened up stairs and as she was nppreu ti Ing Audiens bed room she heard bun say : " My (1 id. I have shot Maggie !" Theu the mother was heirilled by tee sight of her daughter, bleeding nud iiii conscious, in her seu's aims aud the l.utn staggciiug toward the bed. The pistol tli.it h id dene thu bloody deed was iu his hand, and ivs seen as his mother entered the room he said : ' I liavc killed her. I must i.ike my own lift) I citiiiet live." Theu, raising the pistol, he was about te place it te his forehead who i his father who bad bum attracted by tlm c miuietlim 01IHO rushing into the room ami snatched the weapon from his baud. Three docteis were called in and made an examination of the uncouseious gill's injuries. They found that the bullet had penetrated the right temple, about one inch above the eye, aud was prebab'y ledged m the brain Andrew Williams, who was ciazed by grief, gave himself up te the authorities and was taken te the county jail, where he is under strict surveillance,, lest he should destroy Lis own life. He states tli.it when he tatered his bed room his sister Maggie dahed iu atter him, uud seeing n pistol en he table he took It up aud eiutiug it pl.iylully at her. said : 1 New, leek, I shall sheet." He thought it was uet leaded and was lieiritied beyond description wheu lie heard the report th-.it silences the laughter of peer Maggie's lips. Maggie was still unconscious this moru meru iug nud the doctors di 1 uet think she could live many hours. cn.M)i:.N'sr:i kw. ratiwrnptM el Intrrrst en Tlmeljr 3liiUrrs, Concord u college, a Herman Lutheran theological seminary in St. Leuis, was dedicated ou Sunday, the services being c mtttiued yesterday. Prominent miuistcrs Irem nine states were present, besides teu thousand laymen. Excursion trains were run te accommodate the visitors. The schedules iu the assignment of K. W. Helbroek it Ce , dry goods merchants if New Yerk, show liabilities amounting te JOls.040 ; nominal assets, $31 1,131, aud actual a.set, J13,lbj. H. S Henjamiu, dealer iu carriages at Wilwaukee, made an assignment yester day. His liabilities are repotted nt $90,- 000 , assets about the same. Governer Knett, of Kentucky, has designated October 12th astbe day 'fur the execution of Ellis Craft, convicted of the murder of the Oibbens children, at Ash laud. Willi tin Xeal, accused of compile ity in the crime, awaits trial The solicitor of the treasury is cetisul Jriug a question " whether or net the government can le tain out of a judgment iu the court of claims iu favor el a con tractor te the use of his assignee the amount of ;i debt ewued by said contractor te i he United States '' The report or the Hid investigating committee was yesterday submittel tj Secretary Felger. Is covers ever 200 pages of manuscript, and, as the secretary has net yet had time te leek through it, its tenor is uut known Tiie Soptember report of the condition 01 the cotton crop, issued by the depart inent of agriculture, shows a goueral average of 71, against 9 J iu September of last year. A large number of parsons wero pjisened by eating boiled shrimp at a ojierod oelo eelo oele bia'io'iin Beatfert ceun y.Seuth Carolina, en Saturday. Three- have died aud seven et'.ers are net expected te live. The experts of lumber fromWilmingteii, N'eith Carolina, during the 12 months which have ended en August .'list, amounted te ijU.OfW.OOO feet, or which 23 000,000 went te domestie nud the remainder te foreign peris, The Btrike of the drivers en the Metre pelitan company's street cars in Washing touettded yesterday, the company having ceuseuted te take back the flve men whom it discharged, Tlie rath of C'rlnie Iu Moreheuso Parish, Leuibiaim, en Sunday night, Jehn 11. Williams killed his wife with an axe, and then set flre te the building. Jealousy and whisky wero tbe cause. In a row between farmers, near Rastrep, Texau, en Sunday. J. M. Turner killed W. H. Garrett with a rock. Garrett's brother then stabbed Turner te death. Charles Shingler killed Herman Lambert by crushing his head with n stone, while he was going home from church, at Guru, Ohie, en Sunday ulght. Thore waB an old grudge bctsvecn the mei , "Abe" Harris, a suspected hog thiel, was taken from his home near Chcnoy Chcney Chcnoy vllle, Li., en Sunday night, by unknewu parties aud shot te death. During a row in a heuse of III repute, iu E.iu Claire, :.,." ' .n,8u,J(ay, "Jack " Mahenoy killed "Pat " Davlns, nnd badly wounded with pistol shots W. J. Crawford, Jas. Keren nud Jehn MoMahen. Mahenoy was ar rested. Whlle drunk en Sunday, Alexau der Woraely attacked his father In-law named Clemeut.at his home near Hi eliam, Itixas.wltba club, nnd wem shot nud killed by the latter. Wm. MoKelvoy, a merchant of Laurelville, Le was killed at his store en Satunlay ulght by Jehn Delan, a cattle drover. The sheeting was the result of a dispute ever an noeount. uarry inn Hettltsli. Harry Hill has sent the following tolo telo tole gram te Madden, who Is at Kansas City : "normally declde that Mltohell and Hlade must fight within 100 miles of New Orleans, as I am assured that thore will he no interfereuce there. The fight Is te oemo offen'Iuesday, Ootebor 23 next; olther man falling te appear in the ring botweon a and 1 J o'elook in tlie morning te forfeit the battle money. Nothing can alter my decision, as I act only In fairness te both parties and the sporting public . , " Haiuiy Hill." Mr. 11 II afterward wrote the substanoe of the telegram In a letter and addresecd it e Madden at Kansas City. A postscript te the lotter rend: "New. you understand what te de. My decision Is final, net withstanding anything te the contrary olther from Slade or yourselves.' ' Hecenil Uayeftlin UaeiUtter Velkilnt, Thore was atiother large assmblage yos yes yos terday at the restlval of the Canstutter VplkBiiwt Vorelu in SokuUen park, Phil- 15 000 t1, "or" eHt,rtea hat '"" le.OOO te 20,000 peeple 7ore en the grounds. An incident of the featlval yes" terday was a, precession by children repre sent ng the four seoBeus el the year. th. ' RtK v? nft0noe! te contributors of the St. yloeent orphan asylum, of Tau. eny, made ft friendly visit. Later In the llernoen the children hml n number of KimeH, mieli as a whculb.irrew rnoe, a n S I5i.ril,00,.lo"??whe ctm,,, reach-the KO.il without upllllng eggs nlaccd en spoon vt0 in all of whlclcen'.ests each i.rtheehlldreu, winners and all, received ptir.es. In te, lay's oiitertaiumont, thcre weie ether guincs and prizes. I'lSATUIlKH OV TUB U IaTK IMllCHa. Tliefcifter Tribune says tl.e ml.iets are Id.OOO strong. ThoAlteona 7Vif thlukB baseball Is uet half as safe a gaum te boteu nn poke;. The SeinntenAVMWfcunbliiiuly declares that there will be ue apportionment no matter hew long tlm session may last. In ihe opinion of thu Voik JJitjmleh, the cxpoilnientef dally journalism as a uile results In dear bought experience. The Pittsburg Ltailtr believes that the abolition of church fairs marks au iui pertaut step iu ecclesiastical reform. The Easteti Krprtu calls for nn answer te the query : " i)e representatives repre sent '.' ' Statistics of our state prisons show, nays the Alloeua Tribune, that about sevtm out of every ten criminals me men who have never been taught a trade. The Kttning Cull, which Issues Its llrst number next week. is the latest addition te the inilepmident journalism or Phlla. dolphin. The Heading lltr.tld calls the high school an " uncommon " school, aud thinks It a pity- that It should have been grafted en the common school system. The West Chester Villvjt lic-enl a hises I'm Chester county agiienltural society te get up a big luse ball match, instead of unerring premiums Ter linn stock uud the yield of the farm, if tlmy wish te draw a ctewd te their fair. Ne young man, thinks Iho llnrrisburg Independent, who has a t ratio or profession and who is ordinarily efficient nud capable iu either, can afford te accept a Riibordl Riiberdl uat i clH:e in any department of the state or national administration. The Pittsburg lUt enters en its forty second year' with the announcement that never iu its history wes it se vigorous and prosperous as at the present time. Its labors for the western Demoeraoy have been long appreciated, and it is hoped that the future will bring te the Iut even mere success than that which has crowned Its successful past. Acjerdiug te tlie Philadelphia Ledger, "in most parts or the country it no longer requires an act of Congress te secure a recognition of thn civil rights of colored persons, and it really would net matter much new if the supreme court were te do de do eido the elvil rights act unconstitutional. The generation that denied such rights is rapidly dying out, and it leaves few heirs te its prejudices." J'EH30NA.L.. Sknateu McPiikiise.n's friends deuv the rumor that he tnteuds te resign his scat. Chief Jistiik Coleiiidek is a strong auvocaie ler tue prohibition or vivlsee tien. C.ut.wn Weiiii l te have a monument at the spot en tbe Severn whero he first saved a lire. Dien BeccacAULr is having built for himself at Wilmington, Dal., a private railroad car. Ciiaulks Heade, the English novelist, is said te be engaged in writing a series of lives of the patriarchs of scripture. Miiiiakl Davitt is.sald te be writing a parody en "iWgmn s I'regren," entitled "Jhe Gael Journey" Hen IIakmvn Ykumm has written a letter of acceptance of the nomination as presideut judge of the Bucks ceuuty judi cial district. AitciintciiF.ss Stkimianie, wife of the Arohduke Itudelph, prince imperial of Austria-Hungary, has presented her bus baud with n daughter. EdwakuJ. Sw.HT.,a. well-known Phil adelphia journalist, has sold te Geerge L'lmer, of the Lizzie May Ulmcr company, a four act comedy, entitled "That Girl." Vn roil Hi oe is te he tonderod a ban ban (pietat Unueva. It is ex poe ted that M. Araga M Loekroy, Scner Zerilla, the Spanish dramatist, and ether distinguished tiiun will de present. Miss Katie Pattison, last reason with Mrs. Lvigtry's company, is shortly, it is ; reported, te marry Mr. Morten Helten, 1 whom Khe tlrst met (luring her American , tour. Du. K A. Tuckku, or Syduey, N. S. i W , uew iu Londen, is prnpuriuc a work 1 ou lunatic asylums. He has visited every 1 asylum in tha United atatcs, Canada, Itwuda, Poland. Norway nnd Sweden, ' Denmark, North Germany, Helland and 1 Belgium. He is new te go through Prauee, Italy, Austria and Spain, This tour through the bedlams of thu world must oe au extraordinary series ei mirrors. MiM8TK.it Yoeno, at Pekin, cays he he Icarus from official sources that the census of China, as takun last year ter purposes of taxation. bIiewh a total popu lation of 2M.000 000. This does net in clude the Mongolian or ethor outlying dependencies of the empire, but only the eighteen provinces of China preper ; nor dens it embrace various aboriginal tribes, Including these, it is prebable that the population really exceeds 300,000,000. PitOKEsaen Vkuea, In a paper read before the Lombardy institute of scionce, Bald that serious dangers threaten tbe Italian poeplo en account of thelr rocent large substitution of alcohol for wine as a beverage. He told a story of a distiller who died insane from nlcheism, yet had nover drank a drnn of liouer. He had been se largely oxpesod te the fumes of impure nloehol whlle 8trongtuening" peer wines, that this system had absorbed enough of it te poison him. A Mew Wrlukla iu I'edeslrUiiUm, An innovation was made at Chicago Meuday Iu the walking match line in the attempt of William Kitzig a laborer, 33 years old te mount a lliglit of -15 steps 300 times In 10 hours for a wager. Kitzig begau the task at 7:15 this morning and made the trip 100 times In the first hour aud a half. At 12:30 he had climbed the stairway 175 times, whom he stepped Ter dinner, showing slgus of fatigue. Af ter completing the meal and taking a short rest he resumed the task, Bhewlng censld orable ovldenoo of wearltiCBS, At 3,o'elook it was evident that he could net go en without stimulants. He then begau drink Ing Hhlue wiue, whieh he kept up during the afternoon. Ills legs begau te swing automatically, and he oemplntod the threu hundredth asceut aud wen the wager with 10 mluutts te spare. A large crowd een. gregnted toward the close and the police wero oempolled te clear the street. It is estimated that Kitzig travoled ever eight miles of slops In preferming the task. IV u It H Ntr llotite I'ieium'.' Ilcailliift News. The Liuoaster papers el Saturday reached the JVim office by the 11 a. in, mall Monday morning. Thny muat have been transported by a "alar"route process. What was the oause of this delay V 13 ASM A 1,L ICAlTON IO-lMI.Mil 1)111 U. Tlie lliiinn Irsui riay ll Ml.on.lile (litinn- llullunrn rllin.liiK linns net I'm. tie the Visitor, If ever a baseball chili had an easy job u lllllllltf fl t.nnin tli. V . ,... iu l.n.l lit... .. porleiice yesterday when they dofeatcd uiu iiuiiniiii-n ter me iiiiiii ume iu tue uve games which the nlubs have played. The E.istens weie net blew te icoevor from their defeat of Satunlay and yesterday thev ilelnrmiiieil te win tin. ,...... Tim hiinieclnb seemed te have imideup their iniiiii te io.se nuti tline was net much illlli Cill y in cither elub m-neiimllshliu. tlmir apparent purpose, lhc visltets picscntul iv stieugerteam than en Satunlay. It will be remembered thuten that day the Ironsides made aiiiitn bfr of runs ou their catcher. Ychteiday Hauiia was put bnhitid the bat. He Is a plucky little e.itehcr and phiyed with great success. Ker tbe greater pint of the game the fielding or the H minus wns very flue, but Iu the latter part they had seme grnve orrers.whlch, If they had occurred oarller, might have proven Intnl. The pitching of Hlttonheuso wns elTectlve and the home boys weie unable teltlthiui aslhcy did uu Saturday. Of tbe home tenm probably the worst play lug was dene by llullerd. His pitching was a great deal werse than usual and the visitors found i.e dlllleiilty In hit ting him. He seemed te take little inter est in the gamo.nltheiigh at times he would take a spurt and pitch in bis usual way, striking the men out with case. This would continue for a sheit tline, how ever, nud thou he would drop baek into the habit of pitching easy balls, which were readily hit. The man has ene excuse for his bad playing and that Is that hownssiekall day ycstenlay and did net feel well cueugh te play a geed game. Oldlleld played a geed game behind tlm bat. Some of the ether members had seme frightful errors, and Ih net worth whlle te wiite them up. The scere below shows plainly who did the geed nnd bad work and that is sufficient. One thing is certain, ami that is that thu audleuce wns thereughly disgusted with yester day's exhibition by the home club. It is wtdl known that they are strenger than the Easteti and yesterday It was supposed that they would easily win the fifth game. in this, however, the public weie disappointed, and Instead of seeing a geed game they saw oue which would de little credit te school boys. The Easten men knew they bad nsiiapand took advantage or It. Last night they wero free te admit that it was the tcrnble playing of thu Ironsides that ilofentcd thorn, nnd when the home team is iu con dltieu they nre haul te down. Jehn Ma lene umpired the game, giving atisfactieu te all The scire fellows : IHOMBIUKS ,, r. e A. E. Ulilltelil, v II I H 3 a .sclilllpr.lt) e ii e l e H,liiur, Jli e e 'J e 3 .relirr, ss e u i 'i iMxmnltti, e. I ii i ail Kelly, lib 1 1 u i Miller I. t : tee llynilnmn, r. I i e n I llotterd.p- i e l 1.1 I Totals KASTOSS. I'nrKcr. r. I liunlism, c I .punce, 3! Klttenlieuse, p lireen, ss , Harber, 'Jli Ilelhiima.ll (islllKnn.l. I , llnnnit.c, .'7 ?.! II ..n ..I .'.1 . O ..0 . I ..I ..0 0 II II II .1 l.l l 3 Totals 10 11 27 is 10 I.NJIIKOs. 1 i 3 I 3 0 7 S Irenstitei) 0 O0OI I) I) 0 ':-.1 Kiutens I 3 II O I O '1 0 0-10 Himiiimry; Mruck out- treimMvs'J, Husten ii. Ilii.u en Imll IrennlilCN 3. Kiutens '.'. Total lilts lrentlilusti, Kusttm li. Twe rii lills Hyiiilliisn.SpeliCK. Passed bit's Ulilfleli! 3. W till pltclii-s-lliitterd 3. L'niplre ilalenu. 1'UllltH el Iho Flflll The Ironsides have a chance te de geed work te-morrow If they accept It. The August Flowers will be here t morrow ami if thu Ironsides want te wm they will have te play a stroeg game. The Ironsides, Jr , will play the Daunt less, of Mt Jey, en the Ironsides grounds en Thursday. A gate money club, cnlltd the LcndeiH, el Kingsten, N. Y , were te have played hore te day, but thu early frost worked haul with them, nnd they could net fulfill thelr engagement. The following from the Altoeua Timtt will be ebrnrfiilly assiuted te in view of the result of the two K is ten Ironsides games here: "Baseball Is oue of the must uncertain things iu this uncertain world. Oue day n club will knock a niue down In a remorseless manner, and the next day the uine will turn round aud club the opponents unmercifully." There is nn idea In this city that the Chambersb'irg club, whieh will be here ou Friday and Saturday, cannot play ball. It must be remembered that they played the Altoenas ene of the finest games of the season, nud they will bring a strung niue here. " Dery " Helter is ihelr pitcher and bis work in tlie field "ml at the bat this season would de credit te any player. The Vetk niue visited Cliauibcrsburg yoHerday afternoon nnd were ilofe.itod by the club of that place, by the scere of 13 tell. The umpire, it is claimed If t tbe game te the Yerk team. The Yerk Daily commentiii': en the game says : We knew it is uet uncommon for chilis te nttribute their dofeat te thin cause ; but we de nut knew of the Yerk club having 'cvui made this claim after losing a game. Saturday was a cold day for I. irten's ball clubs. In the game between the Eastens and the Irensides at Lmcastur, thoBCero was 0 te 1 iu the Ironsides' fa vor. It is said that the umpire made se many unfair decisions adverse te the Eas Eas eons that the latter became disceuraged, and made ue effort te play. It will be re nipmbcred iu oenneotlon with this that the Ironsides wero much displeased with aoveral decisions of Hoever's hore. Kniten Kxpreta. tlHine riayeil Klaewliere. At Bosten Bosten 1, Chicago 12 ; Louisville Metropolitan 13, Eolipse 1 ; St. Leuis Baltimore 4, St. Leuis 15 ; Cincinnati Cincinnati 12, Allegheny 0 ; Brooklyn (8 innings) Brooklyn ie, Tren Tren eon 0 ; Iletidiug Harrlsburg 18, Aotive 3 ; Wilmington Qulokstep 13, Hess 0 ; Hartvilln Park Hartvllle 11, Semmor 5 ; Oak Lane (Saturday) Ashbourne 8, Mystie 20 ; Philadelphia Philadelphia 10, August Flower 3. ' Kemeval el n Scinlnarjr. Ueaillng Ksln The officers and beard of trustees of tbe Schuylkill seminary of the Evangelical association went te Lebanon en Monday, aud will held a meeting there te declde upon a permanent loeation of the Schuyl kill eeralnary, uew having its headquarters at Oth and Walnut streets, Heading. The beard will also visit FrodorlokBburg.LQba FredorlokBburg.LQba FroderlokBburg.LQba non ceunty: Mlllersburg, Dauphin ceuuty, nud ether places, with a vlew of perma. neutly locating the institution. Bome very tempting offers from the eltlzeus of the above named places have been made. Jehn II. LiJk, el Fredericksburg eHbtb te nppropriate a $30,000 building if the church subscribes $5,000. The seminary will In all probability be removed te Fred Fred ericksburg. A liumliitil Uane. List evenliig was thn tline for the hear ing bofero Alderman A. F, Denurlly, of Officer Michael Bums en the okurge of nsjeulting Geerge and Jehn Westenberger nt thd Hmiblaii picnic nbeut a week age, The proseoutois did net appear against Mr. Burns nnd the case wus dismissed.
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