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Lancaster intelligencer.
TUESDAY EVENING. JTJi,Y 13, I88O.
tiarlela's Letter.
Mr. Garfield accepts the Republican
nomination in a letter in no way remark
able for what it says except in that it says
little or nothing that any one will care
te take exception te. It throws down
no gauntlet telthe Democratic party and
defines no clear issue upon which the
parties may go before the people. Great
as are the real differences in the ideas of
government of the two parties, Mr. Gar
field gives point te none of them, but
prefers te indulge in general declara
tions of principles which depend upon
their construction for their soundness.
Upen the questions of finance, revenue,
tariff, state rights, federal powers, in
ternal improvements, Chinese emi
gration, education and the civil
service, we may all put a fair
construction upon Mr. Garfield's words
that will bring us in accord with him. But
manifestly public sentiment is net se
unanimous upon these topics as te enable
any man te express his true convictions
and find himself agreeing with every
body. Mr. Garfield iii aiming at every
one's vote entitles himself te nobody's.
His gun scatters tee much te de any exe
cution, lie is a man of words, and is
prone te use them te conceal his ideas ;
or he does net have any political ideas
that he will cling te ; which seems te be
Judge Mack's idea. The judge claims te
knew and te love him. He refuses te
surrender his faith in the goodness of his
private character, and he believes he
would make an excellent president if ha
would be governed by the rules which
control his private conduct. In this
opinion of the judge the public are net
ready generalIy,te coincide. They cannot
readily separate Mr. Garfield's public and
lielitical from his private character se as.te
admire the one, while regarding the ether
as the very worst imaginable. If this
idea of the judge about Garfield is cor
rect then he is a weak man who is geed
or bad, according te his surroundings ;
governed by a sensible wife in private
and by evil politicians in public. How
ever he is regarded, it is clear that the
iweple have no use for him in the presi
dency, where they want an independent
man of decided convictions and of firm
will.
Judge Briggs, of Philadelphia, is en
gaged in investigating the conduct of
clerk of the quarter sessions court, Win.
It. Leeds, who is charged by a dismissed
clerk of his eilice through the daily prints
with iiarticiiiatieii in or knowledge
of some irregularity in the filing
of hocus or worthless license
bends in his eilice. Mr. Leeds
thought that such a charge, even from
such a source, merited his notice and
the court's investigation, and Judge
Briggs promptly assented te his view of
the case and ordered the inquiry.
Hew much less sensitive our court is te
charges affecting the integrity of the ad
ministration of justice by its machinery,
;i sequence of events has sufficed te prove.
Seme years age a defendant en trial for
a grave political offence was acquitted
upon the fradulent representation te the
court by the commonwealth's officer that
the witnesses necessary te make but the
case had (led, when in truth and fact
they were sitting in court waiting te be
Galled. This shameless prostitution of
justice te serve the exigencies of the lie
publiccan party was promptly called te
the court's attention by the Ixtelligex-
ckr but no cognizance or it was ever
taken.
The administration of the next district
attorney was signalized by a long series
of impositions upon the public in the un.
lawful multiplication of indictments and
grossly illegal fees, until even grand
juries presented the matter te the notice
of the court, and yet the judges failed te
vindicate the integrity of their court by
calling its reckless officers te account.
New, later, when a criminal is acquitted
by false representations te the court for
the corrupt consideration that he was
one of the best Republican workers in
his ward, the court refuses te purge its
sanctuary, waits for "some one te
bring a complaint " against the offender,
but moves with swiftness te punish these
who remind the public of the court's
faithlessness te its duty.
Private letters from Virginia, from
authoritative sources, give us reason te
believe that there need be no great con
cern felt regarding the present disturbed
political condition arising out of two
Hancock electoral tickets in the field.
The Democracy de net propose te be
guilty of any such felly as allowing a
risk te be incurred of electing Republi
can electors in Virginia. United States
Senater Mahone has no political future
except in friendliness with the incoming
Democratic administration. He may de
sire te get some recognition from his re
adjusting party en the Hancock electo
ral ticket, and by their present attitude
they may finally command some, but
neither principal nor policy will induce
them te continue two rival tickets in the
field whose competition would give the
Republicans a chance te slip in.
Jeiix G. Wiiittieu's objection te the
Democratic party is the suppression by
" fraud and violence of the vote of the
colored citizens of the Southern states."
If Mr. Whittier would fairly investigate
the facts, instead of taking the malig
nant misrepresentations of partisan poli
ticians he would find there is a mere real
suppression of the votes of citizens, of
Massachusetts and Rhede Island than in
Seuth Carolina or Louisiana, where the
reign of law and order and free franchise
has been contemporaneous with Demo
cratic state government. If such laws
as govern in Xew England were enforc
ed against the negre in the Seuth we
would be virtually disfranchised; but it
has always been characteristic of Xew
England philanthrephy that it strained
at gnats below Masen and Dixen line and
. swallowed camels in Puritan land.
With se many of the ante-war Demo
crats returning te the fold there is great
danger that Jehn Cessna may be tempt
ed te surrender his commission and come
.ever.
The IfeW Era's Water:
If there is any one subject en which
the New Era plumes itself mere than
any ether, that subject is hydraulics a
science of which its editor imagines he
is a perfect master. The Lancaster
water-works, especially, be delights in.
Who can forget with what zeal he cham
pioned the Geyelin pump, and hew he
denounced as "mechanical frauds "all
who dared te question its merits ? And
when that costly blunder had proved a
white elephant en the hands of the city,
and had cost mere in repairs and altera
tions than a dozen such pumps are
worth, hew softly the editor abandoned
it and proved beyond cavil that nothing
but a Worthington duplex would supply
water for the city ; and when the "Werth
ingten pump was purchased and put upi
with what modest pride he claimed the
honor of being the originator of the en
terprise. And yet he is net happy ; for
he can't wasli himself. "Since the change
of superintendent of the water works,
the Hew of water in the composing room
of the Xew Era has net been sufficient
te keen the comnesitors' hands clean.
They have been obliged te catch occa
sional dribbles in a bucket and husband
them carefully for washing purposes,"
and never had any such trouble under a
Republican water superintendent. It is a
hard case, evidently a case of political
nersecutien. " As the head of water at the
reservoir is the same as before," says the
the Xew Era hydraulic engineer, "the dif
ficulty must lie in the management of the
steps," but he prudently does net attempt
te explain hew the superintendent could
se fix the steps as te prevent the Xew
Era from getting water and yet furnish
an abundant supply te all ether consum
ers ? The Intelligencer cemjwsing
room is one story higher than the Era's,
and the supply of water is abundant. If
the editor will but get an intelligent
plumber te leek te " the management of
the steps" in his own office, he will pos
sibly get enough water in his third story,
as in his ether stories, te keep his hands
clean and his temper sweet. We threw
out this hint because we would like te see
the Era clean, and moreover prevent it
from blowing up its boiler and Superin
tendent Kitch, in this het weather.
Advices from Rhede Island have it
that the Democrats there have such an
earnest, efficient and aggressive organi
zation for the pending campaign that it
will employ all the resources of their Re
publican opponents te supremacy in that
state. Were it net for the disfranchise
ment of a large portion of Rhede Island's
population, who would vote under any
decent law of the franchise, that state
would go Democratic.
Ben Butler is still searing above
the political battle-field and does net
seem te knew where te light.
MINOR TOPICS.
The Chinese have a proverb which
Americans could profitably adept. "Yeu
may be uncivil te a great man, but mind
you arc respectful te a small man.
Nine out of ten of you would say,
without studying long about it, " Colum
bus discovered America." But Richard
Grant White is very near te the truth
when he says : " Columbus did net seek
te discover America, did net discover
America, did net think he had discovered
America, and never saw America."
The public is reminded that a " party
by the name of Chambers" is running ou
one of the presidential tickets by the an
nouncement that the Greenback candidate
for vice president fell from a platform
while speaking at a political meeting at
Kessc, Texas, a few days age. He sus
tained such severe injuries that his friends
were in great alarm.
The demands of the watch trade in this
country new amount te 3,000 watches a
day. Of this number the large manufac
tories of the United States produce 1,530 a
d3y, as follews: The Waltham factory,
750; the Elgin, 500; Springfield, HI., 80;
Hampden watch company, 90; Heward,
20 ; Lancaster, 50 ; Rockferd, 40, and lets
of them arc produced by smaller establish
ments. These Republicans who have been talk
ing of Mr. English's " bar'l " as the most
important factor in the Democratic cam
paign are referred te a recent observation
he is reported as making te the effect that
he docs net expect te buy a through
ticket for the presiding chair of the Senate,
but that he expects te have te work his
passage if he makes a successful journey ;
in ether words he declares his faith in hard
work, and he talks like a man who means
business.
Weaver really seems te be dead in
earnest and net joking in the least in the
presidential campaign which he purposes
te inaugurate shortly somewhere down
Seuth. The irrepressible Iowan net only
holds te his originally expressed opinions
that the election will be thrown into the
Heuse, and that the Rev. De La Matyr
will held the balance of power and will
use it te make Weaver president, but lie
has reached the conclusion that be is quite
certain te carry six states, while being
able te regard four as doubtful. Candi
date Weaver's sanguine temperament will
be a solace te him when the melancholy
days have come, the saddest of the year,
if meantime his nearest friends don't wake
up te the necessity of penning him in a
lunatic asylum.
STATE ITEMS.
Editor Eichholtz, of the Sunbury Demo
crat, says Northumberland county, will
give Hancock 1,500 majeiity.
David Keestcr, an excursionist from
Philadelphia, was drowned while bathing
at Ocean Park, N. J., en Sunday evening.
Reading railroad stock closed at 7J yes
terdey afternoon in Philadelphia a decline
of 1. The whole stock market was very
dull.
The succession te the Philadelphia post pest
mastership is net yet indicated. Chief
Clerk Bingham is in charge and will prob
ably remain in charge until a successor is
named, though he has some doubts of the
legality of his performing the duties in the
event of a vacancy in the office.
Geerge K. Rehrback, the eldest inhabi
tant of the Eleventh ward, Reading, never
saw a circus, never took a newspaper,
keeps bachelor's hall, cooks his own vic
tuals. In the olden time he was captain of
militia, a 'squire and drove a stage between
Lancaster and Reading.
WORDS, WORDS, WORM.
Barkis U Willi'. . Garfield Accept the
Republican Presidential Nomination.
General Garfield has forwarded te Sena Sena
eor Hear the following letter of acceptance
of the nomination tendered him by the
Republican national convention :
Menter, July 10 Dear Sir : On the
evenincr of the 18th of June last I had the
honor te receive from you, in presence of
the committee of which you were chair
man, the. official announcement that the
Republican national convention, at Chica
go, bad that day nominated me for their
candidate for president of the United
States. I accept the nomination with grati
tude for the confidence it implies, and
with deep sense of the responsibilities it
imposes. I cordially endorse the princi
ples set forth in the platform adopted by
the convention en nearly all the subjects of
which it treats. My opinions are en record
among the published proceedings of Cen
gress. 1 venture, However, te maKc special
mention of some of the principal topics
which are likely te become subjects of dis
cussion, without reviewing the controver
sies which have been settled during the
last twenty years and with no purpose or
wish te review the late war. It
should be said that the while Republicans
fully recognize and will strenuously de
fend all the rights retained by the people
and all the rights reserved te the states,
they reject the pernicious doctrine of state
supremacy which se long crippled tue
functions of the national government and
at ene time brought the Union very near
te destruction. They insist that the United
States is a nation with ample power of
self preservation ; that its constitution and
laws made -in pursuance thereof are the
supreme law of the land, that the right of
the nation te determine the method by
which its own legislature shall be created
cannot be serrendered without abdicating
ene of the fundamental powers of the
government ; that the national laws re
lating te the election of representatives in
Congress shall neither be violated or
evaded; that every elector shall be per
mitted freely and without intimidation te
cast his lawful ballet at such election and
have it honestly counted and that thepo thepe
tency of his vote shall net be destroyed by
the fraudulent vote of any ether person.
The best thoughts and energies of our peo
ple should be directed te these great
questions of national well-being in which
all have a common interest. Such efforts
will soonest restore perfect peace te these
who lately were in arms against each
ether, for justice and geed will outlast
passion ; but it is certain that the wounds
of the war cannot be completely healed
and tbe spirit of brotherhood cannot fully
pervade the whole country until every cit
izen, rich or peer, white or black, is se
cure in the free and equal enjoyment of
every civil and political right guaranteed
bv the constitution and the laws. When
ever the free and equal enjoyment of this
right is net assurred disceutent will pre
vail, immigration will cease and the social
and industrial forces will continue te be
disturbed by the migration of laborers and
censcauent diminution of prosperity. The
national government should exercise all
its authority te put an end te these evils,
for all the people and all the states arc
members of one body, and no member can
sutler without injury te all.
The most serious evils which new afflict
the Seuth arises from the fact that there
is net such freedom and toleration of po
litical opinion and action that the minor
ity party can exercise an effective and
wholesome restraint upon the party in
power. Without such restraint the party
rule becomes tyrannical and corrupt. The
prosperity which is made possible in the
Seuth by its great advantages of soil and
climate, will never be realized until every
voter can freely and safely support any
party he pleases. Next in importance te
freedom and justice is popular education,
without which neither justice nor freedom
can be permanently maintained. Its in
terests are entrusted te the states and the
involuntary action of the people. What
ever help the nation can justly afford
should be generously given te aid the
states in supporting the common schools,
but it would be unjust te our seeplc and
dangerous te our institutions te apply any
portion of the revenues of the nation or of
the states te the support of sectarian
schools. The separation of the church and
the state in everything relating te taxa
tien should be absolute.
On the subject of national finances my
views have been se frequently and se fully
expressed that little is needed in the way
of any additional statement. The public
debt is new se well secured and the rate
of annual interest has been se reduced by
refunding that rigid economy in expendi
tures, and the faithful application of our
surplus revenues te the payment of the
principle of the debt, will gradually, but
certainly, free the people from its burdens
and class with honor the financial chapter
of the war, at the same time the govern
ment can provide for all its ordinary ex
penditures and discharge its sacred oenga-
tiens te the soldiers of the Union and te
widows and orphans of these who fell in
its defense. The resumption of specie
payments, which the Republican party se
courageously and successfully accom
plished, hasremeved from the field of con
troversy many questions that long and se
riously disturbed the credit of the govern
ment and the business of the country.
Our paper currency is new as national
as the flag, and resumption has net only
made it everywhere equal te ceia, hut it
has brought into use our store of geld and
silver, circulating medium is mero abund
ant than ever before, and we need only te
maintain equality of all our dollars te
insure labor and capital, a measure of
value from the use of which no one can
suffer less. The great prosperity which
the country is enjoying should net be en
dangered by any violent changes, or
doubtful financial experiments.
In reference te our customs laws, a
policy should be pursued which will bring
revenues te the treasury and will enable
the labor and capital employed in our
great industries te compete fairly in our
own markets with the labor and capital of
foreign producers. We legislate for the
people of the United States, net for the
whole world, and it is our glory that the
American labor is mere intelligent and
better paid than his foreign competitor.
Our country cannot be independent unless
its people, with their abundant natural
resources, possess the requisite skill at
any time te clothe, arm and equip them
selves for war, and in time of peace te
produce all necessary implements of labor.
It was the manifest intention of the
founders of the government te provide for
common defense, net by standing armies
alone, but by raising among the people a
greater army of artisans whose intelligence
and skill should powerfully contribute te
the safety aad glory the nation. Fortu
nately for the interests of commerce there
is no lencer any formidable opposition te
appropriations for the improvement of
our harbors and great navigable rivers
provided that the expenditures for that
purpose are strictly limited te works of
national importance. The Mississippi river
with its great tributaries, is of such vital
importance te se many millions of people
that the safety of its navigation requires
exceptional consideration. In order te
secure te the nation control of all its waters,
President Jeffersen negotiated the purchase
of a vast territory extending from the Gulf
et Mexico te the facihc ocean, the wis
dom of Congress should be invoked te
devise some plan by which that great river
shall cease te be a terror te these who
dwell upon its banks and by which its
shipping may safely carry the industrial
products of twenty-five millions of people.
The interests of agriculture, which is
the basis of all our material prosperity and
in which seven-twelfths of our population
are engaged, as well as the interests of
manufacture and commerce demand that
facilities for cheap transportation shall be
increased by the use of all our great water
courses. Material interests of this coun
try, the traditions of settlement and senti
ment of our people, have led the govern
ment te offer the widest hospitality te em
igrants who seek our shores for new and
happy homes. Willing te share the bur
dens as well as the benefits of our society
and intending that their posterity shall be
come an undistinguishable part of our pop
ulation. The recent move of Chinese te our Pa
cific coast partakes but little of the qual
ities of such an emigration either in its
purposes or its result. It is tee much like
an importation te be welcomed without re
strictien ; tee much like an invasion te be
looked upon without solicitude. We can
not consent te allow any form of servile
labor te be introduced among us under the
guise of immigration. Recognizing the
gravity of this subject, the present admin
istration, assisted by Congress, sent te
China a commission of distinguished citi
zens for the purpose of securing such a
modification of the existing treaty as will
prevent the evils likely te arise from the
situation. It is confidently believed that
these diplomatic negotiations will be suc
cessful without the less of commercial in
tercourse between the two great powers,
which premised a great increase of recipro
cal trade and enlargement of our markets.
Should these efforts fail it will be the duty
of congress te mitigate the evils already
felt and prevent their increase by such re
strictions as, without violence or injustice,
will place upon a sure foundation the
peace of our communities aud the freedom
and dignity of labor.
Appointment of citizens te various ex
ecutive and judicial offices of the govern
ment is the most difficult of all duties
which the constitution has imposedupen the
executive. The convention wisely demands
that Congress shall co-operate with the
executive departments in placing the civil
service en a better basis. Experience has
proved with our frequent changes of ten
ure it can be made effective and permanent
without the aid of legislation. Ap
pointments te the military service are se
regulated by law aud custom as te leave
but little ground of complaint It may
net be wise te make similar regulations by
law for civil service, but without invad
ing the authority or necessary discretion
of the executive, Congress should devise a
method that will determine the tenure of
office and greatly reduce the uncertainty
which makes that service se uncertain
and unsatisfactory. Without depriv
ing any officer of his rights as
a citizen, government should require
him te discharge all his official duties with
intelligence, efficiency and faithfulness.
Te select wisely from our vast population
these who are best fitted for many offices
te be filled, requires an acquaintance far
beyond the range of any one man. The
executive should therefore seek and re
ceive information and assistance of these
whose knowledge of communities in
which duties are te be performed best
qualify them te aid in making the wisest
choice.
The doctrines announced by the Chica
go conventieu are net temporary devices
of a party te carry an election. They are
deliberate convictions resulting from a
careful study of the spirit of our institu
tions, the events of our history and best
impulses of our people. In my judgment
these principles should control legislation
and the administration of the government.
In any event they will guide my conduct
until expedience points out a better way.
If elected, it will be my purpose te en
force strict obedience te the constitution
and laws and te promote as best I may the
interest and honor of the whole country,
relying for support upon the wisdom of
congress, the intelligence and patriotism
of the people and favor of Ged. With great
respect, I am, very truly yours,
J. A. Garfield.
Te Hen. Geerge F. Hear, chairman of
the committee.
LATEST NEWS BY MAIL.
A number of French Jesuits have ar
rived in Quebec by the steamship Peruvi
an, and ethers are expected te seek an asy
lum in Canada.
In Chicago, during the last four days,
the temperature has ranged from 90 te 93
degrees in the shade, and six cases of sun
stroke, two fatal, have been reported.
Stipcndary Magistrate Bent, of Kce"
watin, Manitoba, has resigned. It is said
that thirty-two charges of malfeasance in
office have been preferred against him.
M. Gardner, aged 12, and II. Fitch, aged
11 years, were found shot dead near Petter
Valley, Mendocino county, Cal., yesterday.
The tracks of a man's feet were found in.
the vicinity.
The jury in the case of Mrs. Brown, en
trial for the murder of her husband, in
Indianapolis, yesterday returned a verdict
of murder in the first degree, and fixed the
penalty at death.
Colonel Cash, the surviving principal in
the recent duel in Darlington county, S. C,
was arrested yesterday, en a warrant,
charging him with killing Colonel Shan Shan
eon. The boilers of the Canada paper mill at
Windser, Quebec, exploded yesterday.
The pulp mill was demolished and two
men were injured. A woman living near
the mill was also injured by the blowing
in of a window of her house.
Samuel P. Bowles, ex-county engineer,
at Cincinnati, convicted of forging county
bends, was sentenced yesterday te ten
years imprisonment in the penitentiary.
The sentence was suspended for sixty days,
te allow of an application for a writ of
error.
Erskinc Weed was shot and mortally
wounded by Hiram G. Briggs, at Stephen
ville, near Cecymans, N. Y., en Sunday
morning. Briggs alleged that Weed was
tee intimate with Mrs. Briggs, but Weed
denies this. .Briggs is in jail.
The body of an unknown white man,
enclosed in a rude box, was found, yes
terday, en a farm in Pince Geerge's
county, Va., about five miles from
Petersburg. A rope was drawn tightly
around the neck, and it is supposed he
was murdered.
A church excursion party, returning
from a trip en the Potomac, was landed at
the Seventh street wharf, in Washington,
last evening, and the wharf net being
lighted, a gentleman and a lady walked
overboard. The lady, Mrs. Sarah E. Rol
lins, was drowned.
Prof. Jehn C. Bull, well known as a
teacher of deaf mutes and for about twenty-five
years an instructor in the American
asylum for the deaf and dumb, in Hart Hart
eord, Conn., died .yesterday. He was a
graduate of Yale college, of the class of
1849.
Charles Ware, aged eight years, entered
a school-house, at Allanburg, Ont,
through a window, en Sunday, te get
some nooks. On coming out, the window
sash fell upon him, and he was found,
three hours afterwards, hanging from the
window by the neck, dead.
The wife and two children of Rev. Dr.
Richardson, of the Fourth Presbyterian
church of Trenten, N. J., were thrown
from their carriage by a runaway accident
near Pennington en Sunday afternoon.
The children were slightly injured, but
Mrs. Rickardsen's injuries are serious.
A wagon containing nine excursionists
descending the Mount Washington car
riage read, was upset by its drunken
driver about a mile below the half-way
house yesterday afternoon. A lady from
Michigan was killed and five or six ethers
were injured. The driver was injured, it
is thought fatally.
A despatch from Milwaukee says that
during a storm en Friday night a beat,
containing a man named Miller, his wife,
two children and a boy named Rese, was
capsized in Lake Winnebago. The boy Rese
was drowned, the rest clung te the bottom of
the beat for twenty hours, the woman
having a fifteen year old boy lashed te
her back. Tbe boy died en Saturday,
and the ethers are in a critical condition
Several barns near Middletown, N. Y.,
were consumed by lightning en Sunday,
and fences and trees between Middletown
and Mount Hepe were levelled by the
wind. Three severe thunder storms passed
ever Montgomery, N. Y., and its neigh
borhood, en Sunday afternoon. A dwell
ing, two large barns, and several ether
farm buildings, within an area of a few
miles, were struck by lightning and con
sumed, with their contents, including
stock, almost at the same time.
PERSONAL.
Tem Tayler, the noted English drama
tist, is dead.
Sir Edward BLACKETT.an English bare
net, at the ripe age of seventy-eight is
about te lead for the third time te the
hymeneal altar a bride.
Benjamin Kirk, mate of the ill-fated
Seawauhaka, has been presented with a
handsome geld watch by Mr. S. L. M.
Barlew, in recognition of his brave con
duct. The authoress of " Rutledge " and of a
new novel called "Missy," lately issued by
Carlcten. is passing the summer at South
ampton, L. I. Mrs. Harris is a fine, well
built woman, with no special beauty of
feature, but she is a charming cenversa
tienalist.
Of Mrs. Hancock as a girl, an old friend
is quoted as saying : " She was tall and
gracefull in all her movements, a decided
blonde, and remarkably pretty. Her man
ners were chaste and elegant, of the unex
ceptionable 'form or style' of the high-bred
Virginian or Kentucky lady of thirty years
age."
Lieutenant Francis V. Greene, in the
Engineer Cerps of the United States army,
who was the American military attache
with the Grand Duke Nicholas during the
late Russe-Turkish war, and author of the
work entitled Tie Russian Army, and its
Late Campaign inTurkey,has been decorated
with the order of the star of Roumania
A Family's Terrible Ferll.
A beat containing a man named Miller,
his wife, two children, and a boy named
Rese, was capsized by a squall in Lake
Winnebago, Wis., en Friday, Rese
was drowned, but the ethers clung te tbe
bottom of the beat, and were picked up
after twenty hours' exposure. Mrs. Mil
ler had a fifteen year old boy lashed te her
back. He died en Saturday night, and the
ethers are in a critical condition.
Counterfeiters Caught.
Geerge L. Richardson, a young man,
was recently arrested at Hansen, Mass.,
ou a charge of counterfeiting. Anether
counterfeiter, Geerge A. Furay, was ar
rested in St. Jehn, N. B., a few weeks
age. Acting en information gathered
from these men, the weeds in Hansen
have been searched, and a tin box unearth
ed containing plates en which the ten dol
lar counterfeit bills en the Merchants'
bank of St. Jehn were printed. Further
discoveries are expected.
LOCAL INTELIIGENCE.
FATAL. ACCIWENT.
Man Injured by the
Dies.
Fall of a Tree and
At Mechanics Greve, in Drnmere town
ship, en Friday afternoon a singular acci
deut occurred. Ezra Keckel was helping
a party te cut hickory legs. A tree hail
just been cut aud fell across a small chest
nut tree bending it almost te the ground.
Keckel struck the chestnut tree with his
axe when it rebounded, striking him a ter
rible blew ou the forehead and knocking
him senseless. He was carried te his
house and Dr. II. E. Raub called in. Late
in the morning he returned te conscious
ness, but en Sunday night he died.
Mr. K. was a most estimable gentleman
about thirty years old. He leaves a small
family. He was a son of A. Keckel, of
Strasburg, who is a well-known citizen
and who owned the farm en which his son
resided.
THE
LOCAL. CAMPAIGN.
Fourth Ward
Democratic Club.
The Democrats of the Fourth ward met
at Rethweilcr's hall, West King street,
last evening, and effected the temporary
organization of a club by cheesing as
chairman Jas. A. McElhene, and secretary
William E. Miller. Landis B. Norbeck,
R. A. Smith, Wm. E.Miller, Jehn Shields,
aud Levi Bauman, were appointed a com
mittee te report permanent 'officers for the
club at a meeting te be held at Rothweil Rethweil
cr's at the call of the president.
Third Ward Club.
This evening at half-past 7 o'clock the
Hancock and English club of the Third
ward will meet at Effinger's saloon, corner
of Seuth Queen and Vine streets, for the
purpose of effecting a permanent organi
zation and the transaction of ether im
portant business.
Knights Templar Excursion.
Ames G. Manahan, eminent commander
of Lancaster cemmandery Ne. 13, Knights
Templar, has made arrangements with the
Pennsylvania railroad company by which
the Sir Knights and their families can
make the excursion te Chicago en the oc
casion of the triennial meeting of the
grand cemmandery of the United States
which will be held there August 18th, for
tbe sum of $18 for the round trip. Sir
Knights wishing te procure tickets for this
excursion should apply te H. S. Gara the
recorder of the cemmandery at his office
Ne. 145$ East King street. As the rate is
unusally low, it is probable a large dele
gation from this city will avail themselves
of the privilege of visiting the chief city of
the Northwest.
Hand Injured.
On Saturday Jehn Mahlin, son of Jehn
Mahlin. formerly of Marietta, new of
Drumore township, while grinding ap
ples get his hand tee far into the grinder
and had it very badly lacerated. Dr. Mus
ser, who was called in, found it necessary
te amputate the index finger. He is get
ting along very well, but it will be quite a
while before he will be able te use his
hand.
TheSchani Funeral.
The funeral of Philip Sebum and wife,
who were killed at Salunga en Friday last,
took place yesterday from their late resi
dence en Water street. The funeral was
one of the largest that has ever taken
place in this city, there being about 1,500
people in attendance. The interment was
made at Woodward Hill cemetery.
EDIMBOBO' TOWN.
A Letter Frem Beaala Scotland by sVeaaa;
Lady of Lancaster.
Miss Katie W. Kaufman, who, with her
sister and a number of ethers sailed for
Europe some time since en a tour of pleas
ure aud sight-seeing, writes te her parents
of the experiences they have been enjoying
during their trip, and we are permitted te
reproduce the following portion of a very
entertaining letter just received. It is
dated June 30, Edinburgh, Scotland :
It hardly seems possible that we have
crossed the ocean and are iu this lovely old
town ; but here we are and I wish you
were all with us. We cot here last even
ing and this morning your letter was hand
ed te me. We were awfully glad te get it,
and will leek anxiously for letters from
home at every place. Julia told you all
we did at at Glasgow. We left there yes
terday morning for the Lochs Lemond and
Katrine. Tue Lochs were perfect, of
course, and we had also about twelve miles
of stage driving through the most perfect
country I ever saw. Scott has written of
almost every place we passed through.
We saw Keb Hey's prison and grave;
birth-place of Ellen MacGregor, his wife ;
island en which Ellen met Fitz James,
and ether places of equal historic and ro
mantic interest.
At Stirling some few of us stepped off te
see the castle, but most of them came
right en te Edinburgh. Stirling castle
was the birth place of James II. The view
from there was perfectly maguificent. We
get te Edinburgh about 9:30 last evening.
The hotels arc very nice indeed. We have
had lovely rooms and excellent table beard
both at Glasgow and here. The strawber
ries are splendid and three times as big as
the largest we get at home. Dr. Loeiuis
says we are very fortunate in having such
fine weather, but it is net what I call fine.
One minute the sun is shining and it is
perfectly charming, aud the next we have
a regular Scotch mist te all appearances
clothes are ruined, but in a few min
utes it is clear again and we are perfectly
dry and net a thing is spoiled.
Te-day we have made a grand tour of
Edinburgh. I wish, just for the fun of the
thing, you could see us. We are the fun
niest sight you ever saw. We fill twelve
carriages, and when we all get out te visit
a castle or a church, we all try te get as
near Dr. Loomis as possible te hear what
lie has te say. Yeu can imagine hew we
must leek one man and about lifty-livc
women. It is even worse than Captain Stan
ley. The people here seem te he as much
amused at us as we are at ourselves.
Dr. Loomis is very kind and attentive, and
just as nice as he was represented te us te
be. Mrs. Wilgus is lovely and we are
having a perfect time.
This morning we went out shopping.
This afternoon we went te Edinburgh cas
tle, Hely weed castle and saw the outside
of all the places of interest in the city :
Effie Dean's home, Walter Scott's home,
Jehn Knox's home, etc. At Holywood we
saw the rooms of Queen Mary just as she
had left them. The bleed stain ou the
fleer of the room in which Rizzewas mur
dered, etc.
I feel as if I had been here a month, I
have seen se much.
Will write home from Londen. We de
go fast, fast day after te-morrow we will
be there, and June 30lh, 189, in Edin
burgh. TERKIULB ACCIDENT.
A Bey Falls en a Circular Saw Ha
His
Arm Cut Oir and III Chest Cut
Through Almest te the Heart.
Yesterday afternoon a terrible accident
happened at the Ancher bending works of
Jacob Fetter & Ce., 113 Seuth Queen
street, by which William Fetter, a ten-year-old
son of the senior member of the linn,
will probably lese his life. In the lower
story of the works is a circular saw set in
a table of tiie ordinary height, the upper
circumference of the saw protruding about
five inches above the surface of the table.
This saw is run by steam, but was net in
use at the time of the accident. The men
employed in the establishment were at
work up stairs. Yeung Fetter and a boy
nauiejl August Hess, aged 17 years weic
down stairs. I less' s duty was te watch
the glass gauge attached te the boiler,
and keep the water at the proper
height. Yeung Fetter appears te have
been sitting or lying en the table alongside
the saw, and IIcss was playing with him.
In some manner net explained the lever
that throws the belting in and out of gear
was moved se as te set the saw in motion.
It revolves with immense rapidity. Yeung
Fetter's right arm came in contact with it
aud in an instant was almost completely
severed. He then appears te have fa'
Ien forward en the saw, which cut through
his clothing and diagonally into his right
breast, penetrating the body net less than
five inches cutting into the luug and
reaching almost te the heart. Iu
his efforts te save himself the boy threw
forward his left arm and it tee, struck the
saw and was cut half way through be
tween the wrist and elbow. The saw
was stepped as seen as possible, the boy
carried into the house and Drs. Carpenter
andBeIenius were sent for. They examined
and sewed up the gaping wound in his
body and dressed his left arm. The right
arm, which is held te the body by a few
shreds only, will be amputated in case the
boy rallies sufficiently te warrant it. At
neon te-day the sufferer was alive but in a
very precarious condition. The accident
created intense excitement in the neigh
borhood, aud much blame is thrown en
Hess the elder boy, who is a cousin of
young Fetter, for allowing the latter te,
be en the table se close te the saw.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.
Large Barn, Tobacco Heuse and Other
Buildings Destroyed.
Yesterday afternoon about 2 o'clock, the
large barn, 100x00 feet in diameter, en the
farm of Jacob Rohrer, Bunker Hill, Stras
burg township, was set en fire and entire
ly destroyed, together with all its contents,
consisting of the crops of hay, wheat,
eats, &c, recently harvested, wagons, car
riages, farming implements, harness, &c,
fcc. AH the live stock was saved except
two calves, and they perished in the
flames.
Frem the barn the flames spread te the
large tobacco house and it tee was de
stroyed, together with the tobacco stored
in it. The carriage-heitse, corn-cribs,
sheep-house, hog-pen, and indeed every
building ou the farm except the dwelling
house, were destroyed, aud had net the
house been covered with a slate reef it
tee would have been burned. A great
many fruit trees in the adjoining orchard
were scorched and ruined by the heat.
The less will probably reach $8,000 or
89,000.
It is thought the barn was set en fire by
a tramp, as a man was seen te walk away
from the barn a short time before the fire
broke out.
It is said that several tramps who were
found loitering in tbe neighborhood were
arrested and placed in the Strasburg lock
up for a hearing.
ROUGHING IT.
A Night en tbe Bank of tbe Sasquebaaaa.
Irak, Mosquitoes aad 'Misery.
Camp Codercs-on-tiik-Scsqcf.hanna,
July 10, 1880.)
Shaking the dust of Lancaster from our
feet yesterday, we bearded the 10:15 a.m.
train for a day's sojourn along the Susque
hanna, alighting at Sheck's mills, we were
seen landed iu the camp of the Coderus
camping club, consisting of the following
young Lancasterians : Messrs. Redmond
Conyngham. Emlen Franklin, Jehn
Dickey, Ed. Atlee, W. II. Snyder, W. M.
Connelly and W. B. Messenkep. About
one hundred yards from where the Sus
quehanna rolls aleug in reckless glee, and
near the mouth of the Coderus creek, en
the Yerk county side, they have pitched
their tent and since last Tuesday have
been whiling away their time hunting and
fishing and sniffing the fragrance of the
buckwheat flower as it is wafted ever the
hills by cooling breezes from the abode of
the decendants of the yellow rose. The
boys have been favored with splendid
weather ever since their arrival, and as a
consequence have had a geed time. Old
Sel has smiled upon them aud their
countenances are fast becoming bronzed
beneath his stern gaze.
The location of the camp is in a very de
sirable locality. Plenty of geed spring
water can be found near the tent, and they
are se pleased with camping out that they
intend remaining until next week. Every
evening they pass away the time iu sing
ing songs and telling stories before retir
ing. Yesterday morning a party from
Yerk visited the camp and expressed
their surprise in turning everything in
such neat order.
The scenery along the river, especially
en the Yerk county side, is magnificent,
ami we have wondered why people peisist
in going se far away from home for the
purpose of sight-seeing when they have
such beautiful views right here iu their
own county. About two miles down the
river from the camp are Wildcat Falls,
fully equal, if net superior, te Crcssen,
Catawissa,.or ether well-known Pennsyl
vania mountain resorts iu point of grand
eur. The water as it pours down from a
point about two hundred feet above the
river bed forms numerous cataracts which
seem te be playing hide and seek with
each ether as they ripple ever the side of
huge boulders or sheet in aud out from
behind jolting rocks. The water, ten, is
clear as crystal and purer by far than
most water found at summer resorts.
Bridges span the small canons and diffi
cult passes, making the top of the mono meno mone
tiin easily accessible. And the winding
steps remind one of the numerous rustic
bridges characteristic te that well-known
Xew Yerk resort, Watkins Glen. The
accommodations, however, are net exactly
what they should be, but are, neverthe
less, geed. Aud we trust that at some
day net far distant, an elegant building
will take the place of the frame structure
that new answers the purpose of hotel,
dancing hall and general rendezvous for
picnickers. In our estimation such a
building would net be a had investment ;
at any rate it would be worth the venture.
About two miles farther down the river
from this point the houses of Marietta aie
visible, and down a mile further the
smoke-stacks of the Chiques furnaces
loom into view, while all along the south
side of the river rise high hills almost
perpendicular te the water's edge. Huge
rocks projecting far out impress one with
an awe that is seldom felt while standing
by the seaside watching the waves In eak
aud seeing nothing but one bread expanse
of salt water.
The fishing around here is geed.
Several fine catches of bass and catfish
occurring since we have been here.
Last evening we enjoyed a four-mile
row down the river and returned after sun
down. The river is exceedingly rapid at
this point, and we had no trouble going
down, but in returning was what brought
en the tug of war. There were two rapids
through which the beat had te p:iss, and
after some hard and very creditable pull
ing en the part of some of the boys we
managed te get through all right. Our
energies were fully repaid by the splen
did scenery aud fun experienced in shoot sheet
ing the rapids while going down.
Gentle reader, have you ever camped
out? Yeu have? Well, then doubtles
you can sympathize with us. Last night
as we lay down for a geed night's repose,
and were listening te the ripple of the
waves as they beat against the rocks,
keeping time te the stately march of the
earth through space, and casting our eyes
hcavenwardly, meteors and comets, like
some wild, flaming train of heaven's artil
lery, thundered aud flamed in long-drawn,
quick-succeeding grandeur through the
unknown deep, and as we caught a
glimpse of the moon, like some fair shep
herdess coming abroad with her full fleck
of stars that ream about the azure meads
of heaven, we felt a vague, indescribable
awe, but the gymnastics of "a Talmage
could net demonstrate our motions when,
in the midst of that vague, indescribable
awe we hear the hum of a mesquite close
te our car, and as we bring our dexter hand
te bear en the point where we are sure he
has alighted, we give an inward chuckle
and slowly raise our hand te find we have
him te get. About two minutes after he
returns with reinforcements, and thus we
are tormented the whole night. The mus mus
quites, tee, seem te be camping out, and
right in our very midst. One of the boys
has counted ever two hundred bites en
his arms aud hands, and there seems t
be a bright prospect of receiving that
many mere before he returns te Lancas
ter. This morning two of the party deserted
for their homes. Seme claim that home
sickness was the cause, while another as
serts that their desertion was brought
about by some fair Lancasterian roses,
several rather suspicious-looking letters
being received in "last evening's mail.
F. It. E.
Organ Grinder Arrested.
Yesterday ati organ grinder w:us arrested
in Mt. Jey en the cliarge of robbing a man
in Middletown. He and his monkey were
placed in the lock-up for the night and
were taken te 3Iiddletewn this morning.
The arrest was made by Constable Dona Dena
ghy, who received a telegram from Mid
dletown. Beth Arms Broken
Yesterday a six-year-old son of William
Strohman, who resides at Willow btie?:t,
fell from an apple tree, which he was
climbing and broke both arms at the
wrists. His injuries were attended by
Dr. I. H. JIayer.
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