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MONDAY EVENING, JUNE 7, 1880.
The Chicago Platform.
There is a great out-pouring, in the
Republican national platform, of words
signifying nothing. It is a geed plat
form for the party whose representatives
adopted it without discussion, while
fighting for a week ever the candidate te
put upon it. The Chicago convention
makes it indecently apparent that the
Republican politicians are selfishly con
testing for power and the spoils of office,
first, between themselves, and next
against their political opponents. There
is absolutely nothing of principle at the
foundation of their zeal, and why then
should there be any found in the party
platform ? "Whatever is there is put
there from no conviction of its sound
ness and with no intention of making
any sacrifices in its defense. The plat
form is meaningless, even when it speaks
sensibly, for there is no subscription te it
by its supporters further than expediency
demands. The party has been se long in
power that it lias become thoroughly dis
honest. It is impesible for it te achieve
a reputation for honesty, when the whole
world recognizes that it has maintained
itself in power by fraud, and when it lias
time and again demonstrated its indis
position te enact reforms that it has
faithfully premised te introduce.
Civil service reform is one matter in
which this Republican weakness has
been se strongly exhibited that it does
seem that the Chicago convention should
have been ashamed te refer te it again in
the platform. Seme feeling of this kind
perhaps animated the committee en reso
lutions in refusing te put it in the plat
form. They knew it was a farce te put
it there, meaning nothing, as the past
record of the party shows; and they
had geed reason te fear that the people
would recognize the insincerity of the
declaration and hoot at the Republican
orator who should attempt te claim it as
Republican doctrine. It would have been
better te have ignored the subject and
the committee was wiser than the con
vention. That body, however, could net
well help itself, when the demand was
made by some of the impracticable that
it should once mere affirm a policy te
which it has given se many words and
se
little substantial aid. The demand
being made in the sight of the public
there was nothing left but te renew the
declaration, or abandon it with the
frank statement of the Texas delegate
who declared that the convention had as
sembled only for the purpose of securing
offices.
Mr. Flanagan, of Texas, spoke the
truth, and nothing but the truth, as
everybody knows. The spoils of office
and they alone animate the present lively
struggle of Republican leaders for their
control. Civil service reform
would render such scenes as Chicago new
witnesses impossible, and would be a
very geed thing in that regard. "Whether
it is practicable te introduce the reform
remains te be shown. It never will be
proven by a Republican administration.
It has new at the head of the government
a man who has proclaimed his faith in
the idea en every occasion, and who has
as steadily refrained from executing it.
Something must be done te check the
rapacity of politicians and te turn such
wolves as are new howling at Chicago
away from their prey. Te Demo
cratic statesmanship that charge must
be given; in Republican declarations the
people will no longer place their trust.
The Chicago platform claims credit
for the party for its twenty-one years ad
ministration of theaffairs of the country,
and claims that the record entitles it te
be left in possession. That is the ques
tion for the people. They will be apt te
decide it otherwise. They maybe ready
te declare that the party has done admi
rable things, but they will just as surely
affirm that its deeds have net all been il
lustrious, and that it has survived
its period of usefulness te the country.
The second resolution seems te be de
signed te put the party in position as fa
voring the increase of federal at the cost
of state power; which is where the party
is understood te stand. It is an old
issue which has always separated the
Democratic party from its antagonists,
and we are quite willing that it shall re
main a political distinction between us.
"We are strict constructionists of the
constitution and desire te held the fed
eral government aloof from interference
with the domestic affairs of the state.
This platform gees se far, in its fourth
resolution, as te recommend the adoption
of a constitutional amendment te pro
hibit the states from appropriating pub
lic funds te the support of sectarian
schools. That is a matter for the states
te consider themselves, if anything is ; it
would be the extremity of impropriety
and impertinence for the nation te dic
tate te the states what they should de
with their money. The states would net
be wise te expend it for sectarian
schools ; but if they cheese te de se it is
nobody's business but their own.
The third resolution declares that the
work of popular education is one left te
the care of the several states, but it is the
duty of the national government te aid
that work te the extent of its constitu
tional duty." There is nothing very
alarming in that declaration, and we
quote it simply te express our concur
rence in the general principle that it is
the duty of the nation te de its consti
tutional duty ; which is about the idea
expressed in this resolution, as we gather
it. It would seem that it might have
been emitted, but if everything else had
been left out of this platform that was
equally innocent and meaningless there
would net have been much left of it. "We
find nothing else worthy of note in it,
except its declaration of admiration for
and confidence in Mr. R. B. Hayes,which
is very appropriate indeed in an instru
ment se manifestly insincere as is this
platform. The apt commentary upon
this resolution is that Mr. Hayes does
net get a vote for renominatien from the
men who thus laud him.
This platform would be a very geed
platform, but for its lack of truthfulness,
ideas and geed sense.
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Ed. Mabtin, disgusted curbstener re
turned from Chicago, says if money can
buy the nomination Grant will get it.
"Gath" says in the Chicago Tribune
that Blaine's friends and Grant's are
outbidding each ether for votes. Free
beard and rooms were offered te the
Southern delegates ever Sunday and
Monday at the Palmer house the Grant
headquarters. The Blaine biders doubt
less saw that and went one better.
It is an ancient habit of mountains te
labor and after all te bring forth some
thing very small ; se that the great effort
of the Republican party at parturi.
tien need net excite in us any fear that a
big thing is coming. "We are quite in
clined te think that the party would be a
geed deal mere dangerous if could mere
speedily get itself delivered. People are
laughing at it new, and whatever it does
will come in with a sort of circus hale
about it that will net recommend it.
Things are net being done in a way te
recommend the geed sense and honesty
of the convention managers ; and the con
trast at Cincinnati, if it is such as we ex
pect it te be, will give us a walk ever.
Cincinnati will net show a light ever
man. It will show a party eager te
express its principles and ready te take
any candidate who represents them. And
it will set take us a week te find him.
We are net se scarce of material as the
Republicans seem te be. We will liavu a
score of candidates or mere in nomina
tion, and as the men who will cheese be
tween them will net generally have the
disposition te cling long te any man who
does net recommend himself te the judg
ment of an increasing number of dele
gates, there will be no selfish obstinacy
te interfere with a prompt selection.
PHttSONAL..
Daniici. Dovehekty has bought the
Meyers cottage at Leng Branch for $20,.
000.
General Gkant is expected te visit Sara,
toge in July as the guest of Judge Hilten
There is talk of a big Grant ball in August.
Jamks Goitnex Bennett and his dashing
retinue of European noblemen will arrive
at Newport this month.
Geekc.e "W. Ciiilds's, annual dinucrte
the newsboys will be given en Monday, the
5th of July.
" Levi P. Moktex or J. II. Stakix, of
New Yerk, as it is bruited at Chicago,"
says the Springfield Republican, " would
cither of them give a million dollars cam
paign fund for the nomination te the vice
presidency. These bids will haidly be
'raised.'"
James Fisk, the father of James Fiskjr.,
has gene into the show business in Miehi.
gan,his show consisting of a golden chariot
and a tent which is devoted te religious
meetings and te the exhibition of a harness
which he has invented. The Times thinks
this rare combination of business, pleasure
and religion ought te draw.
Ex-Chief Justice Peters, of Kentucky,
said in an interview the ether day that his
first choice for president was Judge Jeke
Black. "I believe," said the veteran
jurist, " Judge Black is the ablest consti
tutional lawyer new living, and that he
understands the principles upon which the
Union of the states was originally formed
better than any man in the Union, and
his character is without a stain or suspi
cion." There has been much dissatisfaction
with the way Cameken" has ignored the
Pennsylvania delegates. Their head
quarters are the worst in Chicago, even
the territories being mere comfortably
fixed, and Cameren has shown himself in
them but once, and then only for a short
time, lie seems te consider the delegates
as personal servants, who must necessarily
de his bidding and never condescends te
notice them.
MINOR TOPICS.
Of the states which have chosen dele
gates te Cincinnati favorable te Mr. Til-
den, only two have jever cast their elector
al vote for a Democratic president.
Of 700,000 persons already encountered
by the census enumerators in Philadelphia
one refused te give satisfactory answers ;
four unwilling ones in New Yerk came te
time before the U. S. commissioner.
The acreage iu winter rye has fallen off
in every section of the Union. The area
harvested for the crop of 1880 will be
about G per cent less than in 1879. In the
Southern states as a whole the condition
of the crop is about 2 per cent above the
average, but in all ether sections there is a
falling off which amounts te 9 per cent in
the states north of the Ohie, and te e per
cent in these west of the Mississippi river.
Negotiations which have been pending
for some time past between a New Yerk
club, of which Messrs. Yanderbilt and
Tiffany arc members, and Mr. Frascr of
Restigeuche, for the acquirement of fish
cry rights en the river Metapidia and Res Res
tieouche below Quebec and lands adjoin
ing thereto, have resulted in the purchase
of the same by the club for $30,000. In
cluded in the sale is a fine hotel, which
has heretofore afforded accommodation te
many American sportsmen who resorted
te the locality for salmon fishing.
There is net much fear of the solid
Seuth dissolving while this sort of things
lasts. Billy Ward, who is ever 96 years
of age. swam his horse across Sepulga
creek, Alabama, last Saturday in order te
vote the Democratic ticket, while his
great grandson stayed at home deterred
by the danger. Only six or seven were
willing te risk the passage out of about
thirty. Had it net been for his friends
the old gentleman would have probably
been drowned, as he came near tumbling
off his horse. O. Gandy, ever 83 years of
age, also swam the creek in order te vote.
Wui- Ed and Abe departed for Chicager
Fer Chicager
Their hearts were happy and their minds
serene
Minds serene
They said they'd vote for Blaine, and bet the
the lagei
That they would smash the Cameren ma
chine 'Ren machine.
But when the old machine began it pushln
Gan its pushln'
It did in very truth their minds perturb
Minds perturb
Fer it lifted them right en their easy cushion
Easy cushion
And sat them down upon the granite curb
Granite curb.
And there they sat and gazed upon each ether
On each ether
And almost baked their bodies in the sun
In the sun
Taking one consldetatien with another
With another
Aeurbstene seat Is net a pleasant one
Pleasant en.
LATEST NEWS BT MAIL.
Hanlan and Boyd are practicing atProv atPrev
dence, R. L, for their beat race.
The Seminole Indians think they have
found a veritable witch an old woman and
her deg. She has been lawfully tried,
found guilty of witchcraft and will be
hanged te-morrow.
The cattle plague at Larnica, Cyprus,
has re-appeared, and two thousand animals
have died out of a total of one hundred
thousand en the island.
The census law regulating postage hav
ing been abused of late, it has been decided
by the posteffice department te enforce the
penalty of $300 fine agaiust persons using
the census endorsement te eever private
matter.
Wm. Zellinger, a German tin reefer, of
New Yerk, when he get $12,000 in crisp
bank notes for some of his prejwrty, had
his head turned, took te drink, was found
in the gutter with his money, and when
put into the station house hanged himself
with a silk handkerchief.
At the Democratic primaries held in all
the Leuisville wards Saturday, the AYat
teiMu ticket was everywhere elected by
overwhelming majorities. Reports from
the counties throughout the state show
universal instructions for Tilden.
James F. Martin was set upon by a gang
of roughs in Brooklyn en Saturday night
and fatally lieaten. His skull was crushed
in and he was otherwise iujured. He had
a dispute with some of the parties ever a
gnme of cards. Several arrests have been
made.
The body of a man about 30 years old
was found floating in the lower New Yerk
bay. The face and head were much bruis
ed. Papers in the pockets of the clothing
led te the belief that the name of the dead
man is Rebert McAllister. The body is
unclaimed at the morgue, dressed in dark
coat and light pantaloons.
A Georgia train was going along at the
rate of thirty miles an hour last Friday'
and the engineer saw a yearling calf en the
track. In a minute the animal was struck
and was supposed te have been killed. On
arriving at the next station the calf was
found perched en the cow-catcher alive
and well.
In Madisen, Inch, Ransom Smith shot
and killed Jacob Hammersmith. The
parties are neighbors. Mr. Smith ordered
Mrs. Hammersmith off his premises, where
she had gene in pursuit of a chicken.
Anj-rv words followed, and when Mr. Ham
mersmith came home he took it up and
stoned Smith's house. Smith then fired
sending a ball through Hammersmith's
breast. Smith was arrested.
In Brownsville, Tenn., en Thursday
night, at 10 o'clock, Frank King killed his
wife, iu a fit of jealousy, by knocking her
down with an axe and dragging her out
side the deer into the yard and beatiinr her
ever the head with a heavy club. King
and his wife have net been en geed terms
for several weeks. On the night of the
murder he told a negre neighbor that he
was going te kill his wife, and iu about
fifteen minutes he came back te the same
house and said he had killed her and told
someone te go up te the house. He then
ran off te the weeds, where he hid himself
until 12 e clock, when he was arrested.
The family of Mr. William G. Prescott,
of Pcpperell, Mass., were suddenly taken
ill en Friday last and a physician was sum
mened, who found that the symptoms of
theirsickncss resembled poisoning, borne
celery was found with arsenic sprinkled
ever it. The family had partaken of this
at dinner. Other feed was found with ar
senic in sufficient quantity te cause death
A woman had been employed in the Pres
cett iamily, and because she was spoken
te harshly she resolved te destroy the
whole family. Her plans failed, however,
owing te the effective medical aid.
JCUUE PATTERSON.
Mure Press Compliments Fer Ilim.
Spirit et Berks, Dem.
Twe et the Republican enumerators of
the census in Lancaster were arrested last
week for drunkenness and fighting at the
Republican primary election, llie maver
of the city sentenced them te thirty
days in jail ; but Patterson, the partisan
judge, who lately "distinguished" himself
by dismissing the Democratic editors of the
Intelmgexcek from the Lancaster bar,
for strictures upon his perversion of jus
tice for party ends, interfered in favor of
his friends and reduced their sentence te
three days. Se these fighting enumerators
get out of jail iu time te begin their official
work en the 1st of June. Hepe they won't
go en a drunk again until they have
figured out their census returns in a dcecn
ter way than the votes of the Republican
primaries were counted.
"A Finer Sense of Decency.
Mercer Tress, Dem.
lhc mayor et Lancaster committed a
number of roughs te prison for thirty
days for violent and riotous conduct at the
meeting of Republican judges held week
before last. The maver witnessed
this bad conduct himself, and
joined his police in makiug arrests.
Twe of these thus committed
had been appointed census enumerators,
and were considered very useful in manag
ing elections. Judge Patterson, the same
individual that disgraced himself, the
bench, and his profession, by striking from
the list of attorneys the editors of the Is-
telligenceii for an editorial ciiticism of
his judicial acts, granted a habeas corpus
te bring these rioters bclere him, and
when se brought ordered that they be dis
charged, after three days' confinement, se
that they might be able en last Tuesday
te commence the performance of their
duty as census enumerators. In the mean
time, Mr, Snowden, supervisor of that dis
trict, having a finer sense of decency than
Judge Patterson, revokes their appoint
ment as enumerators, and, it is hoped, suc
ceeded in putting proper men in their
places. And thus a bad judge was foiled
in his efforts te protect rewdyism.
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Oregon's Election.
In Oregon te-day the first member of
the Forty-seventh Congress will be chosen.
There are three nominations : M. C.
Geerge, Republican ; Jehn "Whitcaker,
Democrat, and James K. Sears, Green
backer. Whiteaker is the present mem
ber, having been elected two years age by
a vote 10,744 te 15,574 for a Republican.
He is the man who made the fastest time
en record across the continent in order te
have a hand in the organization of the pre
sent Congress, the supposition being that
there was a combination between the Re
publicans and Grccnbackers te elect the
speaker. The ether officers te be elected
in Oregon te-day are three judges, a state
printer, county law officials and members
of the Legislature.
Foolish Men.
"William Atkins, aged 23, shot himself at
Merston, in Sullivan county, N. Y., a few
evenings since, because of a quarrel with
his sweetheart. He is net expected
te recover from his pistol wound.
Agee Takato, secretary of the Japencse
legation in "Washington, committed suicide
by sheeting himself yesterday morn in".
He left a letter written in Japanese, stat
ing that he had been concerned in the in
surrection in Japan and had forfeited his
honor.
The Father Blacked His Eye.
Mr. Sidney AV. Cooper publishes a card
in the Milwaukee newspapers declaring
that it was he, instead of his daughter,
who gave Senater Themas W. Ferry the
black eye he wears. The irate lady was
unable "te obtain access te Ferry," says
the indignant father, "and I had the
pleasure of doing the work." The offence
te the damsal remains untold.
NAMING THE CANDIDATES.
HOW THEY WEBE PRESENTED.
Blalne'spfomtnatien Botched Garfield's En
logy of Sherman. Cenklins's Greatest
Effert for the "Old Commander"
or the Whisky Rings.
In the convention en Saturday evening
when the roll of states was called te name
presidential candidates, at the call for
Michigan James F. Jey, of Detroit, ad
vanced te the reporters' platform, and nomi
nated Blaine. He lacked eloquence and
magnetism. His delivery was peer. He
seemed te have committed his speech te
memory and te have forgotten it. There
were ugly pauses in his encomium. " He
talks like a country clergyman at the grave
of a rich parishioner," observed the Truly
Geed Deacon Richard Smith of Cincinnati.
He presented Mr. Blaine's name as the
lien. James "II." Blaine, stammered,
corrected himself, knocked out the H. and
put in the G.
His selection was one of the many
blunders of the Blaine leaders, as his
speech was dry,
elicited a cheer,
uninspiring and never
except twice when he
Leng-continued cheers
named Blame.
followed, and at one time a repetition of
the Friday night yelling blockade was ap
prehended. Colonel Pixley, of California,
seconded the nomination in a very spread
eagle effort. He improved en Jey, but fell
far short of the expectations of the Blaine
people. Indeed, se indifferently had Blaine
been advocated that Frye had te come
forward and asked te be heard by a sus
pension of the rules. It was granted, of
course, and he gave the Blaine men a taste
of what thev wanted : comparing Blaine
te the captain of a tossing ship ou a dark
night.
But the mischief had been done, and
all Frye's marvelous ability could uet
remove the impression created by Jey.
The cheering was renewed, but it lacked
life.
Ou the platform, back of Mr. Hear, sat
the crazy woman Mrs. Deemes, of New
Yerk, who made herself particularily ob
noxious. She waved a flag and waved
her shawl, and acted as if in bedlam en a
rampage. Her hushaud tried te pull her
down, but she wouldn't be pulled. One
of the sergeants succeeded, however, and
then an idiotic youth catching the flag imi
tated the feminine felly. He was much
mere easily squelched. Meantime the
howlers kept it up, and pandemonium as
sumed the placq of order and deliberation,
iu the face "of which Mr. Hear became a
baby and his gavel a useless rattle.
When Minnesota was reached, Mr. E. F.
Drake presented the name of Wm. "Win
dow. He made a short eulogistic speech,
but no one seconded the nomination. The
roll call was continued. The New Hamp
shire and New Jersey men were silent.
The audience were breathless. Yeu could
have heard a pin drop.
(iraut, of Illinois.
New Yerk was called. Then arose a
mighty cheer. Conkling also rose, and, iu
addition te the Grant enthusiasm evoked,
the personal compliment te the man him
self was intense and immense. Mr. Conk
ling jumped te the platform and then te a
reporter's table where for a few minutes
he was kept like a statue of Apelle and
the uproar went en.
" AY hen, " said he, " we arc asked from
what state he hails, our sole answer shall
be. ' He hails from Appomattox.' "
Then he went en with gicat delibera
tion, showing that they needed net a can
didate who could carry Michigan, because
all Republican candidates can de that;
nor one that would please the territories,
because the territories have no vote ;
but the one that can carry doubtful states,
Seuth as well as Neith, especially New
Yerk.
"New Yerk," said he, with a .sublime
gesture and a maguiticcntly picturesque
pose, " is for Ulysses S. Grant."
Then came .again the shout and an up
roar great and long. A Hag, en which a
picture of Granc was fastened, was lowered
from the gallery and an old woman raised
her parachute.
Meantime Conkling proved himself a
consummate actor. He rested his thumbs
in his pockets, nodded te reporters, looked
for a moment at two pretty girls in the
gallery and -then went en. He made a
point when he said that "Grant was never
defeated in peace or in war, " and that as
he had " never forsaken the people," se
they would ''never forsake him." He
paid a glowing tribute te the most illustri
ous name en earth ; te his sympathy with
the lowest and poorest of Ged's creatures ;
te the fact that in spite of all the honor
paid him abroad he had come home mere
an American than ever, and te his modes
ty under fire or the attacks of the press at
home.
"The name of Grant," said he, "will
glitter like a star iu the diadem of the
republic when these who had vilified him
have meuldered iu forgotten graves."
He referred te him as the very genius of
common sense, and illustrated the terms
he pronounced at the time of Lee's surren
der as an evidence of his appreciation of
the best kind of reconstruction. He hit
Blaine hard when he said :
" AVith him we shall have no defensive
campaign, nothing te explain away, no
apologies te make. The shafts and the
arrows have all been aimed at him and
they lie broken and harmless at his feet."
Several times the silly audience annoyed
him exceedingly by their ill-timed enthu
siasm, and he turned in disgust te the
appreciative faces of the correspondents.
" AYhen Grant refused te see Denis Kear
ney in California he meant that, though
communism might stalk abroad and con
trol a whole city, it would find no sympathy
in him," was another point made by the
speaker.
The speech was delivered in the senator's
well known gracious way, aud though at
no time fiery or impassioned, it was most
effective. His argument against the fal
lacy of a third term opposition was heard
with respectful attention, the chief point
being that having done work well in the
field and in the presidency twice was a
strange argument against trying him again,
and that there was no ether department in,
life in which experience was regarded as a
reason for rejection except the presidency.
He hit Sherman, saying that
" Grant has no place ; therefore he has
no office te further his projects ; no official
patronage has been used te help him. He
has no bureaus (laughter) no telegraph
wires running from his house."
Here the cries of "Time!" became uni
versal. Evidently there was somebody
hurt. Mr. Hear feebly said "order," but
there was none. The geed folk rather
guyed him when he said that Grant had
no electioneering appliances. But the as as
sertein that he was struck at by the whole
Democratic party rather turned the table.
"Shew me abetter man than Gmnt!"
said he.
"Blaine! Blaine!" said they.
" This doesn't come out of ray time, gen
tlemen, se it doesn't annoy me in the least.
Ne one is at all worried about a third
term except these who are hopelessly seek
ing for a first term. AYitheut effort en
his part he is the candidate yes, the can
didate whose friends have net threatened
te belt. This convention is master of a
supreme opportunity. It can name the
next president of the United States, and
make sure, net only of his election, but his
certain and peaceful inauguration. The
purpose of the Democratic party is spoils,
and its only hope lies in a solid Seuth. The
convention can overthrew that power and
march forth with the old Republican party
te certain victory with its greatest marshal
at its head."
A Twenty Minutes' Bear Garden.
The mob then took possession of the
hall for twenty minutes and the most
ridiculously extravagant and outrageously
noisy demonstration occupied the scene.
The delegates were bad enough, bat the
conduct of the men and women in the gal
leries, was inexcusably indecent. Five
minutes of applause would 'have "been
geed, ten minutes might been endured,
but fifteen minutes turned the enthusiasm
into a farce, and the twentieth filled every
calm observer with disgust. It would be
difficult te eay what was net done. Let
the reader imaging a kaleidoscopic combi
nation of faces, arms, legs, umbrellas,
flags, canes, banners, coats, hats, sheets of
paper, chair legs, caps, fans and ribbons,
and, giving imagination free run, intoxi
cate it and send it maddened through the
realm of possibility. AV'heu imagination
wearies, the readers will have touched the
hither verge of the boyish balderdash in
which the idiots revelled for mere than
twenty minuses after Conkling stepped te
the fleer and resumed his seat.
Mr. Bradley, of Kentucky, seconded the
nomination.
Sherman's Champien.
The state of Ohie was then called. Gen.
Garfield took the table vacated by Conk
ling, and received a round of applause.
Straight and massive he began te mesmer
ize the multitude. At one point he reared:
" Ne w what de we want ? " " Garfield, ' '
answered a deep-chested outsider, and
3,000 hands were brought together in will
ing applause. It was a calm dis
passionate speech. Ne shafts were sent at
rival aspirants. There were no thrusts at
their records. He said that he was always
touched by a sentiment in honor of a great
and noble mau. He had seen the sea in
its fury of storm. It was a grand sight,
but he remembered that after all it is the
calm level of the sea from which all
heights aud depths are measured. He
counseled them te calm and quiet con
sideration in the hour of determining their
duties.
After the neap tide of Sherman applause
had receeded, Mr. F. C. Winkler, of AYis AYis
censin, seconded the nomination. An
enthusiastic outsider had arisen under the
portrait of Lincoln, at the farther end of
the hall, and was making a speech. He
was se far away from the stage that he
looked like a small heron. These below
him, however, gibed him with cheers, and
kept up his pantomimic display for some
minutes before AViukler get a hearing.
Elliet, the colored orator, of Seuth Car
olina, varied the monotony of the general
ly indifferent speeches nominating candi
dates by an eloquent and well-delivered
appeal for Sherman, and ex-Governer
Smith, of Vermont, then started the Ed
munds boom, which was seconded by San
ford, of Massachusetts. The convention
and the galleries were both wearied of the
oratory and fireworks, and repeated mani
festations of impatience were given. As seen
as it became probable that a ballet must
go ever till Monday, the interest of the
vast audience visibly flagged and empty
seats became visible as crowds rushed te
escape the heat of the hall. At 11:30
Cassidy, of AViscensin, rose te nominate
AVashburne, but Conkling, Frye and Gar
field had made all ordinary speeches stale
and unprofitable and neither Cassidy nor
his theme inspired enthusiasm. Brandigce,
of Connecticut, infused fresh spirit into the
jaded audience by a sprightly, eloquent
seconding of AVashburne. He closed at
11:50 p.m., leaving Sunday but ten min
utes off. The nominations were then finish
ed, and a motion te adjourn until 10 o'clock
en Monday was carried just as the midnight
hour was struck.
STATU ITEMS.
The Quaker city grand jury favors the
whipping pest, Judge Biddje dissenting.
Sarah Pierce, a dark mulatto in the
Philadelphia house of correction, is gradu
ally changing color aud almost her entire
body has become white. Fact.
Henry Shadier, a farmer of North Leb
anon township, Lebanon county, while
seated iu a chair suddenly fell ever dead
having been stricken with apoplexy.
David A. Stout, superintendent of the
water department of the P. & R.cempany,
died at his residence in Reading, en Sat
urday. Francis McGuigau, 38 years old, of
Phcenixville, cut his threat with a razor
while laboring under- delirium tremens,
and was taken te the Pennsylvania hospi
tal. Dennis Feeny aud Dudley Dennelly had
a fight in Michael Kane's tavern, en Main
street, near Cedar. Dennelly drew a re
volver and shot Feeny in the right breast,
making a dangerous wound.
An unknown man last evening threw
himself under a train en the AYest Chester
railroad, back of AVoedlaud cemetery, and
was instantly killed. Nothing was found
en the body te identify the man.
At a meeting of citizens in Leck Haven
en Saturday night, enough money was
subscribed te secure the erection there of
an extensive paper and pulp manufactory,
te be built by Armstrong, Dixen & Ce., of
Philadelphia.
In Cumberland county en Saturday at
the Democratic primary election there were
about 4,500 votes cast. Beltzhoover re
ceived the unanimous vote for Congress.
Rhoads and McCaughran were renomina renemina
ted for the Legislature and AVetell for the
district attorney.
Geerge M. Staley, the noted bigamist
has been arrested in Erie. Staley was cap
tured during the night, after he had re
tired with his fifth bride, who is twenty
years younger than he. He says he thought
he was divorced. He is 56 years old and
has but one arm. All his wives are living
and doing well without him.
Jehn Alhut, a resident of Phillipsburg,
N. J., fell off the Lehigh and Susquehanna
railroad bridge te the tracks of the Belvi
dere aud Delaware read and was instantly
killed. He was drunk and would net
listen te the switch-tender, who forbid
him walking en the bridge. He was fifty
years old and leaves a family.
James Baker, a sailor en the revenue
cutter Hamilton, died at the Episcopal
hospital Philadelphia, from compression
of the brain, the effect of falling off a gang
plank, and Mary Kelly, 3 years old, of
2004 Webster street was accidentally run
ever and killed by a furniture car at
Twentieth and AVebster streets while she
was going home from school.
The Philadelphia grand jury ignored the
hills of indictment against Chief Clerk
Isaac McBride and Clerks Edward F.
Glenn, Samuel M. Clements, Francis P.
Goodwin and Charles AV. Shell, of the of
fice of the clerk of quarter sessions, and
Jeseph McKinney, a constable, and Au
gustus Harman, "a man about the courts"
charging them with forging tavern license
bends. " It was all a mistake."
Fire and Storm.
The round house of the Cooperstown
and Susquehanna Valley rail read, at Coop
erstown, N. Y., containing two locomotives
and one baggage car, was destroyed by fire
yesterday morning. Less, $25,000.
During a violent wind storm the church
near Mount Carey, in Hancock county,
Ohie, was blown down, the reef falling en
the congregation. Twenty pesens were
injured, three fatally.
One building of the Middletown furni
ture factory was burned last night and
four dwellings damaged.
A fire in Nevada City, Cal., en Saturday
night destroyed about fifty buildings in
the Chinese quarter, and a number of
stores and ether buildings in the adjoining
section. Less about $50,000.
The tannery of Emil Dantzinger & Ce.,
in Chicago, was burned out yesterday
afternoon. Less, $120,000.
A fire at Ashland, Ohie, yesterday, de
stroyed the city hall. The lower part was
occupied by Parmelee & Mann, dry goods
store, and W. O. Heltman, grocer. Parme-
lee and Wallack owned a peipetual lease
of the store room. The less teParmelee
& Mann is $20,000;. insurance, $15,000;
Heltman's less is $7,000 ; insurance $4,000 ;
Wallack's less is $6,000 ; insurance, $2,000.
The corporation less is $5,000 ; insurance,
$2,500.
As Nearly Nothing as Practicable.
New Yerk Herald. Ind.
The motive which controlled the compo
sition of the Chicago platform was frankly
avowed by Mr. Pierrepont in the speech
with which he accompanied its present
ment, when he said that the committee
had developed a great diversity of opiuiens
among themselves about suitable recom
mendations of a policy for the Republican
party and therefore had put as nearly
nothing into their resolutions as was prac
ticable. Up Vesuvius.
The formal opening of the Mount
A'esuvius railway took place yesterday. It
was celebrated by a splendid fete, te
which 150 persons were invited. The
line will open for regular traffic te-morrow.
All persons present were unanimous in
expressing their admiration at their com
pletion of se bold an undertaking.
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The Extraordinary Platform.
Xew Yerk Times, Kep.
It is a great pity that the national con
vention of the Republican party should
have put out a declaration of principles and
oninieus and purposes, with one exception,
se incomplete, se weakly framed and se
jumbled with matters of impertinence or
.slight importance.
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
COLUMBIA NEWS.
Frem Our Regular Correspondent.
The stock books of the Columbia build
ing association arc open for subscription te
the fourth scries. The first and second
series of this association closed satisfacto
rily and with profit te the stockholder?.
The third at present is doing well.
Ileise and Kauffman, who were fined by
Justice Evans $25 for violating the be
rough ordinance in storing dynamite or
giant powder in the limits, have appealed
te court.
Yesterday the Presbyteriaus and the Sa
leme chapel Sunday schools met in their
respective school rooms and proceeded in a
body te the Presbyterian church, corner
Fourth and Locust streets, te take part
in the annual Sunday school services. The
church was filled with a large and inter
ed audience. The music was geed. Rev.
Jehn McCoy officiated and delivered a very
interesting sermon te the children.
Yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock fifteen
persons were baptised by immersion in the
Susquehanna river at the feet of Union
street. The order was geed ; few persons
being present te witness the ceremonies.
Rev. Charles AVinbiglcr, pastor of the
Bethel church of Ged, officiated.
Senater C. S. Kauffman arrived home
en Saturday nignt from Chicago where he
has been for the past week, working
hard for the admittance of the Lancaster
county contestants. Their popular cre
dentials were overruled, but why, cannot
be explained.
The Columbia Rifles, (cadets) will held
tJicir first anniversary in company H
armory en te-morrow evening.
The strawberry festival held by the
ladies of the Presbyterian church, closed
en Saturday night. They realized a hand
some sum for the benefit of the church.
The baseball fever is en the increase.
There was a game played en the commons
en Saturday afternoon ; the ery is for mere
suitable grounds.
Market en Saturday morning was well
attended. Butter was plenty ; a prime ar
ticle sold at 15 cents; vegetables of all kinds
en the decline ; eggs scarce ; some very fine
shad there and sold at fair prices ; straw
berries plenty from 10 cents te two boxes
for a quarter ; finer ones 15 cents a box.
The six sections of double jacket linen
hose received from New Yerk by the Col
umbia lire company Ne. 1, were taken te
the river en Friday and tested and proved
te be satifactery,and an order passed by the
company en Friday evening te pay for the
same.
The churches and Sunday school of the
town were all well attended yesterday.
The shad season will close en June 15th.
The bass will have te suffer next week ; a
number of our bass anglers have been very
successful! in getting some nice strings
the past few day.
Yesterday, Sunday, anywhere you chose
te go en the street, you could hear the
"AYhe will be the Chicago nominee ?" In
one crowd Blaine would be above par ; en
the next corner some some ene knew that
Grant would be the nominee for certain.
At the depot, en the arrival of the neon
train, there was a big demand for Phila
delphia and New Yerk papers. Everyone
was eager te get a full report of Saturday's
proceedings and read the speeches of the
delegates who placed the names of the
candidates in nomination. In short men
thought and talked of little else.
The two young men of town who were
arrested for fast riding, appeared before
Justice Evans en Saturday evening and
were fined $15 and costs. They will ap
pear in court and go before a jury.
FATAL CATTLE DISEASE.
A Dezen Ceirs Dead and Dying.
A fatal disease has broken out among
the cows belonging te Jehn Mowry, who
has charge of a farm in Providence town
ship, belonging te Michael G. Harnish, of
AVest AYillew. Five of Mr. Mowry's cows
have died since last Friday, and yesterday
afternoon four or five ethers were done
with the disease and arc probably dead by
this time. The cows all appeared te be
perfectly healthy up te the moment of be
ing attacked by the disease. Then they are
constantly seized with a spasm, and appear
te be in great pain, and after turning
reuud and round, in a small circle, for sev
eral times, they drop down and never get
up again, some of tlicm lingering for a
whole day before dying. The cow doctors
have been unable te discover the cause of
the disease or give any relief te the suf
fering animals.
AVm. A. Morten, of this city, had a val
uable fresh cow te die suddenly a few days
ags, but it is supposed she died of milk
fever.
Mr. B. J. McGrann, residing near the
city, has also lest one or mere cows by
sudden sickness
The New Ilelland Lutherans.
The celebration of the 150th anniversary
of the Lutheran church at New Helland,
this county, commenced in that village en
Saturday, was continued yesterday and
closes te-day. A very large number of
Lutherans are present from different parts
of the county and state.
The feature of the ceremonies en Satur
day afternoon was the reading by Rev. J.
W. Hassler of a succinct and well pre-
pared history of the church from its estab
lishment in 1730 te the present time.
Services were held yesterday morning,
afternoon, and evening, several clergymen
being present and the church bein- crowded.
POLICE NEWS.
Ann Butler makes a Second Attempt te
VeuunltSuiclde In the Station Heuse
Other Items.
On Saturday night Ann Butler, colored,
of Middle street, get drunk and was ar
rested by Officer Lcmau, by whom she
was taken te the office of Alderman A. F.
Dennelly. AVhile in the office she was
taken with a lit, which she is subject
te while under the inllucnce of liquor,
and she had te be removed te her home.
She had fully recovered by yesterday
morning and in the evening she again ap
peared en the streets drunk. She was
again arrested and taken te the station
house. About half-past ten o'clock the
chief of police, who was in the main room
of the station-house, heard a noise
down stairs, and, upon going te the cell in
which Ann was confined, he fennd that
she had tern off a portion of her clothing,
out of which she had made a rope, and at
tempted te hang herself. AYhen dis
covered the one end of the rope was
around her neck and the ether was tied te
the window grate. Her feet just touched
the fleer, and her kicking caused the noise.
The chief immediately cut the rope and it
was net long until Ann had fully re
covered. This morning she was committed
te prison by Alderman Dennelly te answer
for drunken and disorderly conduct. This
is the second time that Ann has attempted
te take her life by hanging, and the first
time it also occurred iu the station while
she was drunk.
Anether "Cheker."
Last evening a little German man was
walking along Seuth Duke street with his
hat in his hand and apparently begging.
He walked into the Lutheran church and
seeing a lady, he ran up te her and took
held of her arm. She was badly frighened,
and the man was quickly shown the deer
by a gentleman, who was in the church.
Alderman Barr was at his front deer at
the time and he called Officer Lemau, who
arrested the man aud took him
te the lock-up. After being placed
in a cell he fell upon a bunk as though
ill. An examination was made of him by
Dr. Fitzpatrick, when it was found that
he had drawn a handkerchief around his
neck and was slowly choking. The hand
kerchief was quickly removed and he seen
recovered. The man gives his name :&
Jacob Stahl and he is believed te be of un
sound mind. This morning he was taken
te jail.
Additional Mown.
Emma Archcy, a Middle street colored
woman, get drunk en Saturday and she
was arrested. Alderman A. F. Dennelly
sent her out for a hearing. Ellen Stewart,
who locked herself in a room en Friday,
has since been arrested, and she lias been
locked in a mere secure room for a hear
ing before the same magistrate.
Alexander Leanian,whe is charged heft re .
Alderman A. F. Dennelly by Adam Rip
pel, with assault and battery and carrying
concealed weapons, and who has eluded
arrest for several days, was caught by
Chief of Police Dciehler en Saturday nigTit.
He has been sent out for a hearing.
Frank Reinhart,a man of unsound mind,
was found en Rockland street, yesterday,
by Philip Smith, who took him te the station-house.
The man claims te be from
Baltimore. This morning the mayor sent
him te jail for thirty days.
F. Jt M. COLLEGE.
The Annual Commencement Next Week.
The Franklin and Marshall college com
mencement will be Held next week, the
following being the order of exercises :
TUESDAY..JUXE 15, KM).
Annual Meeting; et the Beard et Trustee-,
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Address helere the Literary Societies,
iy. a. in.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16, 1880.
Alumni und Society Reunions, 9 a. in.
Alumni Dinner in llnrlmugh Hull, 1'.! m.
Class Duy Exercises en the Campus, :s p. m.
Address before the Alumni Association,
J VA 1'. in.
THURSDAY, J UNE 17, 1SS0.
C'OMMENCKMKNT.
t)The pregramme of class day en the .
campus ou AVednesday afternoon embraces
address of welcome ; class history ; class
poem ; presentation ; valedictory, and
planting of the ivy. Music by Clemmens' s
City band.
Following is a roll of the graduating
class : Solemon Adam Alt, William Neviu
Apple, Jehn Sayre Atlee, Benjamin
Franklin Bausman, Frederick AYintcrs
Biesccker, Edward Penrose Brinten, Chas.
Edward Davis, Frank S. Elliet, Henry
Clay Eschbach, Jehn Harrison Geisinger,
Geerge AYashingten Gerhard, Andrew
Beaumont Gloninger, Alfred P. Hern,
Charles AYilherferce Levan, AYilliam A.Mil
lcr, James Mitchell, jr., Ursinus O. Mehr,
C. Edward Netscher, A. B. Rieser, Aaren
F. Rohrer, David Bewman Schneder, A.
S. AYeber, Jairus Albright AVickcrt.
Democratic County Committee.
The meeting of the Democratic county
committee at Shober s hotel this morning
was the fullest that has been held for
many years, nearly every district being
represented.
AY. U. Hcnsel, esq., was re-elected chair
man unanimously by acclamation.
W. Hayes Gricr, D. McMullen and B.
S. Patterson were elected secretaries.
B. F. Montgomery's declination from
the candidacy for district attorney was
read, and Mr. Montgomery explained
briefly that in his judgment the nomina
tion of a native Lancaster ceuntian would
be mere expedient at this time.
Mr. C. J. Rhoads nominated D. McMul
len te fill the vacancy, and it was seconded
by Mr. Grier, Mr. Given and ether gentle
men in stirring speeches eulogistic of Mr.
McMullen. Mr. McMullen was unani
mously nominated.
Reland Diller's declination as candidate
for assembly from the Upper district was
presented and the nomination te fill the
vacancy was deferred until next meet
ing. The following gentlemen were appointed
a committee te hear and determine certain
alleged troubles in the party in the Peters
burg district : C. J. Rhoads, M. Hilde
brandt, William McCemsey, I. G. Pfautz
and Rebert Patterson.
Adjourned.
Tumor Removed.
Dr. J. C. Shaub, veterinary surgeon of
Willow street, successfully cut from a mule
a few days age a melaneid tumor weigh
ing three pounds and four ounces. The
operation is said te be a rare one.
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