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SATURDAY EVENING. AUGUST 7,1880.
A Geed Case bat a Bad Argaaeat,
We print te-day a long letter taken
from an organ of the iron trade and in
spired by an alleged declaration by Jehn
Bright, in a speech made in England
away back in December, that " the
American tariff must be held te be very
barbarous." The " Workingman" who
purports te be the author, may be any
thing from a preacher te an organ grind
er, for we are all workingmen in this
country, and se the term is net at all dis
tinctive. Whoever he may be he cannot
plume himself very much upon his
strengtli in argument, as it is but a fee
ble lance that he casts against Jehn
Bright's charge, which is false and can
readily be shown se ; but it is net proven
te be false by contrasting the condition
of the English with the American la
borer, and holding that the differ
ence springs from the free trade of Eng
land and the protective duties levied here.
It is absurd te say that the protective
policy which is beneficial te the United
States would be beneficial also te Eng
land. And yet this'is what this " Work Werk
ingman's" argument would show. The
two countries are under totally different
conditions. Our protective duty en iron,
for instance, is net barbarous and has
been in the highest degree beneficent te
the country ; because, while it compels
these who use iron te pay mere for it
than they would if it was imported duty
free, yet it has enabled our iron ere mines
te be developed and our iron manufactor
ies te be established ; with the conse
quence that they have given employment
te large numbers of people, who have be
come consumers of the products of the
land and given activity te its agricultural
and trading interests. The further conse
quence has been that our ores and coals,
abundant in quality and superior in
quality, have new enabled our iron man
ufactures te produce a metal better than
is made in England and at a price se
low that the English manufacture is
forced te reduce his prices te a figure
that is below cost te enable him te enter
our market at all, even under the present
light duty. Iren has, therefore, really
been cheapened te the consumer by our
protective policy.
It is easy te prove te any unprejudiced
and intelligent mind that the protection
of our iron industry has worked very
beneficially and that it has been barbar
ous only te the English manufacturer, in
depriving him of any profit upon his trade
with us. As it is net our care te leek
out for him, we may rest easy under this
imputation of cruelty. Every nation is
compelled te be selfish, as every man is ;
self-preservation being the first law of
national as of individual life.
Te England free trade in iron is just
as distinctly commanded by her interests
as protection is dictated te us. With
her cheap labor, great capital and min
eral resources, she has no reason te
fear competition in the iron trade within
her own territory or in any part of the
world where trade is free. She has at
present controlling advantages ever
every ether country. The day is coming
and is net very far off when abundance of
labor and capital and the great mineral
and manufacturing development of this
country will enable us te compete with
England in all the markets of the world,
with the material advantage ever her
which we possess in the quality and mag
nitude of our mineral beds. When that
time comes our policy will be one
of free trade, and the iron man
ufacturers who new clamor for
protection will howl for free trade with
a common voice. They will want then
te le let out of the confines of this coun
try with their product. As long as the
United States consumes enough iron te
keen them busy : they want that field
preserved te them, and they have it done
with a tariff. When they seek the trade
of the world our ports must be opened
free te the world's commerce. And thus
he who runs may see.
When that time conies, wages must
come te a point here te meet the world's
competition in that article. They have
been brought down in England by the
necessities her manufactures are under
new te meet this competition. And
why are they under it ? Just be
because their facilities for manufacture
outrun the home demand for iron and
they arc necessarily driven te seek a
market abroad. What would be the
effect of a tariff levied en iron imported
into England ? Surely anybody can see
that it would be useless in keeping iron
out that cannot enter even where trade is
free, and that England's real interest
requires her te preach free trade by ex
ample and precept, te open every possible
avenue te her industies. If a duty en
iron had any effect in England, it would
be te limit its trade and introduce se
sharp a competition among the manu
factures for what was left as te bring
ruin upon them and te reduce the wages
of labor te the starvation point. What
is geed for one constitution is sometimes
poison te another. The United States is
prosperous under a revenue tariff, but
net mainly because of it. It is geed for our
present condition of body;buteur growth
is founded upon all the rich resources of
our country, and chiefly upon its agri
cultural wealth and the cereal products
for which we have free trade overall the
world.
The Philadelphia Times of te-day
prints the pathetic appeal of a Christian
father and some interesting discoveries
made by its own reporters, te prove that
there are vile dance houses blazoning
their signs en the public streets of that
city, which are frequented night after
night by the young daughters of respec
table and Christian families, going the
easy read te destruction while their pa
rents feel secure about their whereabouts.
It is a sad story of a stern fact and the
pity of it is that the agencies of Christian
civilization are net mere practically cm cm
pleyed te cure these hideous ills. We
doubt net that many of the sufferers of a
blasted home, made desolate by such dens
as the Tunes describes, have wrestled
powerfully in prayer for the conversion
of the heathen and sent their contribu
tions te Greenland's icy mountains,
while their sons and daughters were, uu-
known te them, treading the way of
death. It is safe te say that there is net
a dollar gees out of Philadelphia te the
cause of foreign missions nor an energy
Axei-ferl thencA in bretherlv love for the
heathen, that would net bear fruit ten
fold if scattered in the soil that is ripe
for its fruition between the fecduyiKiii
and the Delaware.
The ether day the Republicans were
quite visibly affected te an unusual de
gree of confidence by the publication in
the Pittsburgh papers and the republica
tion in the eastern press of an alleged
offer by one "Jehn W. Geedman,
Seventh Avenue hotel, Pittsburgh," te
bet $5,000 that Pennsylvania will give
Garfield 20,000 majority, $5,000 that New
Yerk will give Garfield 5,000 majority,
and $15,000 that Garfield will be elected."
We suspected at the time that Geedman
was a very transient guest, and se it has
proved. All efforts te find him have fail
ed, and a St. Leuis gentleman who hap
pened te be passing through Pitts
burgh and stepped off te take all his
bets has left security there that if he
turns up he can be accommodated te the
amount of $50,000. The hotel clerk says
Geedman's name is net en the register
and they knew nothing about him, but
since the mythical bet was offered a great
many telegrams have arrived for him.
Betting en elections is very wicked, but
when the Republican sinners force their
challenges upon the meek and lowly
Democrats nowadays the response seems
te be very prompt.
Garfield has made as complete a
surrender te the bloody shirt faction of
his party as he did te these who prosti presti
sute the civil service te keep it in place.
After he had declared in a public address
for the complete separation of congres
sional influence from executive appoint
ments he plainly premised in his letter of
acceptance that the political bosses should
all have supreme control in their respec
tive baronies. New he puts him
self into the hands of the blood bleod bloed
shriekers. He was brought te New Yerk
te commit himself te the bloody shirt
business, and for two days has been
encouraging by Jhis presence and aid the
appeals of such as Legan and Blaine te
the worst passions of sectional hate. He
will find that his prophecy of two years
age will be realized, when he said : " The
man who attempts te get up a political
excitement in this country en the old
sectional issues will find himself without
a party and without support."
The stalwart editor of the Pi-ess in
forms his readers that the Republican
canvass in that city is proceeding briskly
and in proof of this his paper tells that
last night Jehn Cessna and the yeuug
men's Republican club passed resolu
tions denouncing the " base calumnies"
that have been published against the late
collector Arthur. Let us see; it was
Mr. Hayes, we believe, who communi
cated te the senate the startling inform
ation that in deference te his oath of of ef
ffice he felt compelled te vacate Mr. Ar
thur's office and give it te some one who
would see that it was honestly and effi
ciently administered. If Cessna keeps
en Hayes will reduce his campaign sub
scription from $10 te $2.50. -
Ix a speech in New Yerk last evening
in which Brether-in-Law Sharpe sought
most earnestly te prove that Garfield is
net an " incongruous candidate" what
ever that means, or whoever said he was
Brether-in-Law Sharpe's " allusion te
the record of General Garfield en the
field of battle or in congress was received
with loud expressed approbation."
Brether-in-Law Sharpe must have re
ferred te Garfield's resignation from the
army te run for Congress, te the Credit
Mebilier business and the DeGelyer
$5,000 fee. Surely no ether allusions
could arouse such enthusiasm among
Legan, Robeson, Belknap, Derseyand
the rest of that illustrious company.
MINOR TOPICS.
The St. Leuis public school library new
contains about 50,000 volumes.
The assets of the Ocean Greve associa
tion, the Methodist summer resort ou the
seashore, are 807,000 above all liabili
ties. It is stated that a Unitarian minister in
Indiana, having avowed himself an atheist,
has been expelled from the Masonic ledge
te which he belonged.
The pastors of the Methodist Episcopal
churches are asked te raise 25 per cent, ad
ditional for the Episcopal fund te wha
they have been raising, as there arc four
new bishops te be provided for, and the
whole support of the Episcopacy is new
thrown upon the churches.
Reciprocity en the question of religion
en the part of the Japanese seems te worry
the missionaries a geed deal. The.Tapanc.sc
are ready te admit that Christ is divine,
and that Christianity is true, but they in
sist that missionaries shall admit that
Japanese gods arc divine, and their re
ligion is true.
Some of the Tunkcr sisters petitioned
the annual council te allow tiicm te wear
"modest hats, " but their prayer was de
nied, and they were reminded of the texts,
"Be net conformed te this world, " " Ab
stain from all appearance of evil. " They
must therefore stick te heeds and sun
bonnets. The following is an estimate of the num
bers of the various religious denominations
who speak the English language : Episco
palians, 17,500,000; Methodists, 14,000,
000 ; Catholics, 12,500,000 ; Presbyterians,
10.000,000; Baptists, 8,000,000; Congre Cengre Congre
gatienalists, 7,000,000 ; Unitarians, 1,000,-
000.
Tub three great windows of the Protes
tant Episcopal cathedral in Omaha, Neb.,
are te be memorials of three great mis.
sienary bishops Selwyn, Patterson and
Kemper. There are te be thirteen ether
windows in the cathedral, with paintings
of the Saviour and the apostles. The win
dow for St. James is the gift of the chil
dren baptized by Bishop Clarksea when he
was rector of St. James, Chicago. The
cathedral in Omaha was designed by Mr.
Harrison, the architect of the Stewart me
morial cathedral in Garden City, L. I.
The declaration of the Dauphin county
Republicans, in favor et Mr. Samuel F.
Barr for Congress, recalls te the Johns
town Tribune an incident that occurred at
the Chicago convention. Barr was occu
pying an alternate's seat en the second
day of the convention, when prayer was
being offered by a minister. A sergeant-at-arms
noticed Mr. Barr standing, while
all the ethers in the hall were sitting. The
officer approached him, and from the ether
end of the row of seats, requested him in
net a very low voice te " sit down." Mr.
Barr turning with a leek of mingled pity
and surprise te the official, rcplie d in the
most reverential manner that he would
when the prayer was ever ; that at present
he was praying. The sergeant-at-arms
wilted.
PERSONAL.
Francis Murphy is takitig his summer
holiday and quietly resting at Leck Ha
ven. G.'.itriELD will spend Sunday at Chau
taqua, in attendance upon the Christian
commission. Colfax will be there also.
Ex-Govcruer William Bigleu, new in
his 07th year, is lying very ill at his resi
dence in Clearfield. His physicians de
cide'that he cannot recover, although he
may linger for some days yet.
Geed old "Mether Stewaut, " who or
iginated the temperance crusade in Ohie
is new laboring in the Seuth with slender
success. She is a gray-haired lady, with
very pleasant address, and while she can
not exactly be called eloquent, yet tells her
story in such a way as closely te held the
attention of her auditors.
The Republicans of Kennct Square have
called en Cel. McClure te come ever and
help them with a stalwart address. He
says he will go and defend his old party
when he can de se " without defending
Credit Mebilier, De Gelycr and back-pay
jobs, and without defending a political
domination in Pennsylvania for which the
honest voters of Chester arc made te blush
with every returning year. "
Ulysses Grant, jr., or "Buck" Grant,
as he is generally called, is new twenty
eight years old and one of the most suc
cessful financiers of his age in this coun
try. In view of his impending marriage,
the great bonanza firm of Floed & O'Brien
took him under its wing. Mr. Floed
tossed young Buck a few points, and he se
made use of his skillful training that at
the end of two years he had $300,000
placed te his credit. It was only when
this sum was readied that the young man
proposed a matrimonial alliance with the
great firm. Buck has new associated with
him as partner his brother, and together
they are piling up for themselves and the
"ole man."
LATEST NEWS BY MAIL.
The day express en the Northern Cen
tral railway, ran ever and killed Edward
Griffin, aged about 17, near Woodbury.
Baseball : Providence 0, Clevelands 0.
Buflales 4, Worcester 0. Trey City 4,
Cincinnati 2. Bestens 4, Chicages 3.
Twenty-five troopers, composing the gar
rison at Gimfain pest, about fifty miles
from Sibi, have been killed by the natives
of the Belan District, India.
Three cars of an excursion train feP
through abridge into the canal at Wavcrly,
Ohie last evening. One person was killed,
and sixteen injured, one fatally.
In the 2:23 race at Buffalo, Wedgcund
took the last three of six heats in 2:20.
After Kitty Bates wen ene in 2:19. The
free-for-all pace was wen in six heats by
Serrel Dan in 2:14. At Harrisburg Mishap
took the first race in 2:37, and Little
Mary the free-for-all in 2:32. "
James Kcllrey, aged 40 ycais, was
drowned in the Merris canal, at Jersey
City, yesterday morning. Subsequently
three men, named Ward, O'Neil and Hart,
with whom Kilroy had quarrelled iu a
saloon, were aricstcd en suspicion of
having murdered him.
Ten additional ballets for a candidate
for governor were taken in the Georgia
Democratic convention yesterday. On the
last ballet, the nineteenth, the vote steed :
Colquitt, 211 ; Hardeman, 51 ; Gartrcll, 15 ;
Warnee. 13. Necessary te a choice, 234.
The convention adjoined until this morn
ing. STATU ITEMS.
Seme men who were cleaning out a well
back of 1000 Redman street Philadelphia,
found a box containing infant's bones
which had been there evidently a year.
The editor of the Canonsburg Rural
Notes left hispapcr in charge of his brother
this week, and he has changed its politics,
bringing it out for Garfield.
Hayes has signed the commission of J.
B. Lippincott and J. V. Merrick, commis
sioners, and A. N. Perrin and J. H. Price,
alternates, te represent Pennsylvania at the
international exhibition at New Yerk in
1883.
II. R. Coulter, who was an agent for a
drug firm of Philadelphia and who lately
married a lady in Philadelphia, AVas
drowned near Teledo a day or two age.
The body i- in charge of his undo, Alfred
Coulter.
The American dental association, at
Bosten voted te held the next session iu
New Yerk, Dr. C. N. Pierce, of Philadel
phia, was elected president ; W. C. Barrett
of Buffalo, first vice president ; recording
secretary, Geerge II. Cushing. of Chicago ;
corresponding secretary, A. M. Dudley, of
Salem: treasurer, W. II. Goeddare, of
Louisville.
After failing in every effort te conciliate
Mr. McJunkin, of Butler, or secure the at
tendance of his conferees, the Mercer
county Republican conference united with
the Dick conference, of Crawford county,
and formed a cenicrcncc. Mr. Dick with
drew his name as a candidate for Congress
and S. II. Miller, of Mercer, was unani
mously nominated. As the Republicans
have tieuble electuig ene congressman in
that district they cannot well elect two.
In n Sad Fix.
McCI arc's Times.
They met and Blaine pleaded eloquently
for aid in Maine, where Republicanism in
its better days was certain te thrill the na
tion with mere than twenty thousand ma
jority : Sherman pleaded for Ohie, where
forty thousand was sure iu the days of
Lincoln ; Harrison pleaded for Indiana as
for an almost hopeless cause, where in the
days of Morten's prime twenty thousand
majority answered the Republican call;
and the carpet-bagger and the placeman
pleaded for the money of the committee te
give them plenty in idleness until election
day in the utterly hopeless Seuth.
An Infernal Machine.
A letter has just been received at the
dead letter office which is an infernal
machine in a small way. It was dated at
Pittsburgh, Pa., and directed te Henry S.
West, of that city. If e such person could
be found. Upen opening it at the dead
letter effica it was found te contain five
heads of parlor matches, together with an
ounce of powder, all carefully wrapped in
white paper. The sender evidently ex
pected that the force of stamping would
ignite the matches and tire the powder,
surprising the stamper and perhaps burn
ing his face and hands.
UP THE OHIO.
A NOVEL AND INTERESTING TRIP.
By River Steamer Picturesque Scenery
The Water Way Frem the Mlssls-
IddI te Pittsburgh.
Frem Private Correspondence.
Steuier Cliften,
Rockport, Ind., Aug. 2.
About two weeks aee we decided if
possible for us te get off iu time- -te take
a beat in time at St. Leuis for Caire, and
then up the Ohie te Pittsburgh, thence by
cars back te Ohie. The Ohie river has
been falling se rapidly and the water is se
low that we will net be able te get much
farther than Cincinnati ou this beat, then
perhaps we can take a smaller beat and go
en, or if net take the cars from
that city. This is the last beat that
will make the trip till there is
a rise in the river. Our beat was adver
tised te leave last Thursday evening, but
it was delayed by taking freight, se we did
net get started until Friday at 5 p. m. The
beat is very comfortable and nicely fitted
up, and furnishes a very geed table, and,
as we are getting mere and mere hungry
every day, our meals are relished in pro
portion. Our first evening out was very
pleasant, the sunset was beauti
ful, and as I had never seen
St. Leuis, from this point, I enjoyed the
view of the river front exceedingly. We
seen passed beyond the city limits, the ar
senal, &c, then in two hours the glass
works at Crystal City appearing like a huge
fiery furnace. We started tee late for
moonlight evenings, se after peering into
the darkness a few hours and enjoying the
cool breeze, after. the het day In the city,
we retired te our state room, hoping te
sleep well, but the noises were all se new
te me that I was often disturbed ; and, be
sides, the mosquitoes were se assiduous in
their attentions that we could net ignere
their presence and we have been very
much annoyed by their soiree, though
last night, by an abundant use of
pennyroyal, we kept them at bay and slept
very well.
Saturday morning dawned beautifully,
the doctor rese very early and the sunrise
was se brilliant that he called me te share
the sight with him, and by five o'clock I
tee was en deck enjoying it. An old pilot
who has been en the Mississippi river
fifty-six years pointed out places of inter
est te us. The scenery was very fine, the
bluffs en the Missouri shere almost equal
ing the Hudsen river Palisades. At Caire
we only steppod a short time, then bade
the grand old Mississippi farewell and
steamed into the Ohie, the water of which
is of a different color and much clearer. It
was interesting te see the two running side
by side until they blended. Our next stop step
ping place was Paducah, just where the
Tennessee river Mews into the Ohie. We
anchored the length of our beat in
the
Tennessee river. Many of the passengers,
learning that we would step an hour or
mera, walked up into the town, but we did
net make this discovery till it was tee late
te leave the beat ; and besides, as it was
.evening and rather dark, we ceidd net have
scen much of the place.
Sunday was a very pleasant day, but the
binks, both en the Kentucky and Illinois
side were rather flat. At seven in the
evening wc reached Mt. Vernen, Ind., and
went up te bee the town. As the first
church bells wcre ringing, we viewed the
the interior of several churches, but could
net wait for services. There wcre no re
ligious services en the beat, but most of
the passengers seemed te respect the day,
and it seemed rather quiet still, there
was the usual amount of work among the
hands, and the " round-a-bouts " were
kept busy at several places leading wheat.
We passed Evansvillc, Ind., and in an hour
or two the mouth of Green river, Ky. It
is net a wide stream, but quite deep and
very clear, having se many springs ; it
rarely freezes, even when the Ohie is
blockaded with ice. Frem here en the
scenery grows mero and mero beautiful,
the river making mrtnyand abrupt curves.
About ten o'clock we passed Owcnsbore,
Ky. ; it stands out prominently en a point
in the river a lovely situation and from
the beat has the appearance of being a
beautiful town. It is a very thriving, busy
place, with a population of 10,000. Our
nsxt stepping place was Rockport, at
which point I began my letter. We stop step
ped te take en beard 2,000 sacks of wheat.
It was raining when we stepped here, and
although we knew thore would be a delay
of an hour or two and would have liked te
seen the town, the hill looked tee formida
ble and we did net venture ; these who
went up represented it as a lively little
place, with pretty houses and yards, and
very clean streets ; it is situated en a high
bluff with the rocks almost porpen perpen
dicular. Last evening we spent sev
eral hours hi the pilot heuse,
from which we have a geed view of the
river and numerous little towns which we
passed. At several places in Kentucky,
they were having political mcetings and
hurrahing for Hancock and the Democratic
party. The pilot told us Inst evening that
we would probably step for a few hours
last night, as we wcre approaching
very
shallow water, and Bcvera1
ether beats had run aground,
and he wanted te wait until
daylight before getting fast at least there
would be mere chance of avoiding the
sand bar by daylight. When the doctor
rese at four o'clock this morning he found
they had tied up for two hours, and then
started, but had just get aground off Flint
island. I was se sleepy that I concluded,
as there was net much prospect of the
scene changing for awhile, I would take
another nap. I could feel the beat back
ing, then going forward a little, trying te
get into the channel, and then see-sawing
a long while. About six I heard them
making preparations for a special effort, se
I hurriedly dressed and get out en deck
just in time te see them push the beat off
the bar by using the derrick and spar.
Our beat draws 3$ feet of water, and in the
shallow places they are constantly sound
ing, and when they call out te the pilot,
"only 5
3J feet,"
feet scant," then "4 feet" and
everybody is interested. We
have rubbed bottom, a number of times,
but struck for the first time this morning.
Since we get off the bar we have had geed
water and are moving along very well,
though we will make a slew trip all the
way, but we enjoy the scenery all the
mere. I never sair e? heard the f'seund-
ing" before, and rather enjoy hearing
them sing out, "quarter less twain,"
"mark twain," "six feet large," "three
and a-half," etc. It rained hard during
the night and drizzled till about ten
o'clock ; since then it is brightening a lit
tle, though. still cloudy ; a very cold wind
is blowing, se that heavy wraps are neces
sary te keep comfortable. All morning
the scenery has been very picturesque, the
river winds forming an S all the time. Fer
a while the bluffs will be ou the Kentucky
shore then en the Indiana side, sometimes
we can only see the river a little way ahead,
the bend being se sharp that it leeks as if
we had come te a stepping place and ceidd
only run against the bluff. The scenery is
mere and mere grand as we get en up the
river. I sincerely hope that there has been
still mere rain farther East, and that by
the time wc reach Cincinnati there
will have been a rise in the river,
se that we may be able te continue our
journey as far as Pittsburgh. We expect
te reach Louisville toward evening, and are
hoping it will still be light enough te get
off the beat and go into the city for a short
time. The Captain says he docs net have te
step mere than half an hour, but we can
get off at the canal, and then, by walking
a few blocks, take the street car and ride
through the cit3 meeting the beat again
at the landing. Just new I am sitting en
the guards, out-side my stateroom en one
side of the river (the Ind. side) there is
a little town, toward which wc are turning
te take en a passenger, (they won't take
any mero freight, our beat is heavy
enough) ahead of us and the town is a pro
minent point in the bluff, jutting out boldly
into the river just beyond, the rives bends
and I sec the beautiful Kentucky shore,
the bluffs dark green, forming a rich back
ground te the higher color of the nearer
Indiana bluff. I find we will net reach
Louisville for at least an hour longer, and
as it is cloudy and quite dark, wc have
concluded net te leave the beat. Perhaps
it will he just as interesting te us te pass
through the locks which will take a ceuple
of hours and be a new sight te me. After
reaching Cincinnati I will give you a de
scription of the remainder of our trip.
C. R. B.
DISASTER. AND CRIME.
Tlie Recerd of Men's Blunders anil Wicked
ness. ' Alice Brown, of Wilkcsbarrc, twenty
four years of age, committed suicide by
drowning.
The death is reported of Rese McGowan
by injuries received by being thrown down
stairs by her husband, Michael, at 510
West Thirty-seventh street, New Yerk.
Jehn Travers, of Meriden, Conn., who
shot himself at Ne. 105 Madisen street,
New Yerk, died at Chambers Street hos
pital. Jehn Cellins, who was stabbed in New
New Yerk by Quimbe Uppe, jr., son of
the notorious Chinese criminal of same
name, is reported in a dying condition.
A fire at Steucham. Mass.. destroyed the
f currying shop of M. E. Fitzgerald, with
the adjoining buildings. A large quantity
of leather and valuable machinery were
also burned. Les3, $25,000 : nearly cov
ered by insurance.
A watchman named Connelly, employed
by the Seavicw railroad company, was se
badly cut and slashed by three colored
men, near Donnally's hotel. Leng Island,
that he is expected te die. The assailants
are supposed te be hostlers from Brighten
Beach course.
In Albany, William II. Landcn fatally
stabbed Etta Farrington, a young woman
with whom he maintained illicit relatiens.
According te the woman's story she gave
Laden no cause for assaulting her. Laden
is a carpenter, twenty-five years of age.
He was arrested.
J. Lloyd Haight, well known in geed
society in New Yerk and Brooklyn, and
contractor for the wire for the East river
bridge, whose forgeries caused the sus
pension of the Grocers' bank has been
sentenced te the state prison for four
years at hard labor
The Manhattan vinegar company's works
at Nes. 212 and 214 First street, Brooklyn,
wcre partially destroyed be fire. Less of
the company $10,000 ; less en buildings
owned by J. Wilsen, $5,000. The charred
remains of Henry Sussa, night watchman,
were found in the ruins.
Mrs. Jehn Hickcring, an aged lady, of
Dauphin county, while attempting te
cress the Northern Central Railroad track,
a short distance above Dauphin, was
caught by the cugine and dragged about
sixty feet. She was horribly mangled and
died shortly afterward.
In St. Petersburg a heuse porter was
wounded by a shot from a revolver fired
by ene of two well-dressed men, both of
whom were captured by the pelice with
the assistance of bystanders, after slight
resistance and an ineffectual shot at the
captors. It is supposed that the outrage
was a Nihilist attempt te kill a spy iu the
person of the heuse porter.
Three tramps yesterday morning broke
into the house of an old couple named Gar
bcr, in New Market, Yerk county, a little
town near Harrisburg, and after ransack
ing the house, seized the old folks and de
manded money. Mr. Garbcr gave them a
small sum he had in his vest, when they
threatened him arid his wife with injury
unless a larger amount was given them.
Befere their threats were executed they
wero frightened off.
A fire at Lynn, Mass., partially de
stroyed several buildings en Washington
street, occupied by a number of firms.
A building owned by Miles & Heyt
was destroyed. Less, $5,000; insured.
Morgan & Deer, Edward Ilefferman,
Houghten, Godfrey & Dean, Sutherland
& Smith, Lucian New hall, and ethers were
the heaviest losers. Total less, $15,000 ;
insured.
At Old Town, Craighead county, Ark.,
a few days since, Jehn F. Illingcnsmith,
agent of Streight & Ce., of Indianapolis,
Ind,, was killed by bleV3 from a gun in
the hands of Calvin Smith, also of Indian
apolis. His skull was crushed in. Beth
men were engaged in getting out valuable
timber and a quarrel of two or three years'
standing originating in business rivalry
was revived by them. The murderer tried
te escape, but was arrested and put in
jail.
In the Central Crimnal court Londen,
Pleasance Louisa Ingle, a nurse in Guy's
hospital, Londen, was convicted of man
slaughter in causing the death of a young
married woman named Louisa Morgan,
who had been admitted te the institution
as a consumptive patient. 3Irs. Morgan,
who was apparently doing well, gave the
nurse some extra trouble, and was dragged
te the bath-tub by the nurse, and placed in
cold water. This treatment aggravated
the disease, and resulted in the speedy
death of the patient. The prisoner's sen
tence was postponed.'
Jehn C. Hersch attempted suicide in a
bagnio, in West thirty-second street, New
Yerk, by sheeting himself through the
temple. He is new at the New Yerk hos
pital in a critical condition. The man had
applied te Louisa Cook, an inmate of
the place, but being intoxicated was de
nied admittance. Miss De Ferrest, who
keeps the house attempted te prevent him
from entering, when be drew a revolver
and fired, but the ballet missed and ledged
in the wall. Thinking he had hit her, he
shot himself.
Daniel E. O'Neil has been arrested in
Chicago for the murder of Jehn H'Maher,
en Tuesday last, while in the fetter's house
with burglarious intent. O'Neil was a
laborer in a brickyard opposite M'Mahen's
heuse and is supposed te have been tempt
ed te burglary by a report that M'Mahen
had a large sura of money in his possession
as treasurer for a Hibernian society. He
denies the charge, but when confronted
with Mrs. M'Mahen, who was in the same
bed with her husband when M'Mahen was
shot by the burglar, she immediately iden
tified O'Neil as the murderer, saying,
"That is the man who killed my Johnny."
FROM TUB INDIAN COUNTRY.
Turning Hear en the War-pah Indian
Treaty signed.
A Fert Robinson dispatch says a mail
carrier has arrived there with intelligence
that Turning Bear, one of Spotted Tail's
chiefs, and threo or four hundred young
warriors, have started ou the war-path
presumably against the Rees, whose agen
cy is located two hundred miles from Spot
ted Tail's. Anether report has it that they
contemplate a raid en the settlers in the
vicinity of the Black Hills.
A dispatch from Les. Pines, dated Au
gust 4, stated that one hundred and twen
ty Uncompahgre and thirty-six White
River Utes have signed the treaty. The
commisiencrs left this morning for the
Southern Ute asiencv. under escort of
company C, of the twenty-third infantry.
Chief Ouray gees by the mountain trail te
join the commissioners at that point and
assist in obtaining the consent of the
White River Utes te the government treaty.
General MacKcnzie returned last night
from a ten day scout te Grand river.
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LcadvlIIe'a Future.
Leadville will seen be a very important
railroad centre. The Denver and Rie
Grande company has hfi a contract for
grading its Eagle river cxtcntien te the
te the contractor who until last Monday.
was engaged in grading along the line of
the Leauvulc, Ten Mile, aud IJreckcnrulge
read. It is probable that the Eagle river
extension will be completed te Red Cliff
by November 1 at latest. The active move
ments in the way of the railroad construc
tion have given new life te the mining
camps iu Ten Mile, Eagle river, Rearing
Ferks, and ether points, which will be
thus reached, stimulating prospecting for
new mines and the develepement of these
already discovered te a wonderful degree.
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Outrageous.
Marietta Register, llcp.
Talk about outrages upon the people.
The New Era docs. But why docs every
paper in the county denounce the recent
assessments made upon the candidates by
the county committee? The assessments
are te say the very best of it, outrageous
and bevend every former precedent. If
the Republican ticket county, state and
national, cannot be elected without such
assessments upon candidates, it is about
time for the Republican party te "shut up
shop." The "expenses" seem te be mere
titan the "peddles."
The Obligation of the State Press.
I'ottstewn Ledger.
The address of Cel. McClure in the
Stciuman and Hensel disbarment case is
certainly a very able presentation et the
relations of " Bench, Bar and Picss," such
as might be expected from the dis
tinguished jurist and journalist who is its
author. The newspaper men of the state
have very generally read the argument,
and thev cannot but thank Cel. McClure
for settinir forth their rithts and duties as
te public criticism bafere the highest judi
cial tribunal of state, and before the pee
ple as well, in sucn a clear and forcible
manner.
The Invasion of Mexico.
The war department has no information
yet regarding the alleged "army of eccu
patien" which General llalryinplc is re
cruiting in Texas te invade Mexico. Dal
rymple asserts that he has ten thousand
men. and says he will enter Mexico when
his force reaches 50,000. General Sher
man is of opinion that the invasion "would
net amount te anything,'' but, as the neu
trality aws would have te be maintained
by the United States army if necessary, it
"would, in all probability, be whipped by
both the United States and Mexican forces.'
Thnufcs.
Camliilute tirit-st's Weakly.
The county committee undoubtedly
made a serious mistake en jiemlay in
nlacuur se hiirh an assessment en the can
didates. The Lancas
ter Intelligencer is at its annual busi
ness of meddling in this matter and of ad
visinir candidates net te pay the assess
ments, threatening that if they de terrible
things will happen. Ot course us advice
is entirely disinterested and deserves most
respectful consideration.
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
SUiCIUK AT STKASIIUItfi.
.lames McCoy IlaiigM lllmitelt In Ills Roem.
James McCoy, aged about 50 years, re
siding with Gcerge Wcrntz, his stepfather
and his mother in the borough of Stras
burg, committed suicide sometime during
last niffht by hantriiu: himself te a bed
pest in his room. He retired last night as
usual, and was found this morning about
7 o'clock. ; he was then in a sitting pos
ture, and had ene end of a rope around his
neck and another around the bed pest,
Deputy Corener II. G. Boek was sent for
te held an inquest, and the jury rendered a
verdict of "death from strangulation
by his own hand while laboring under an
abberatien of the mind. "
The deceased was unmarried. IIe was
a tailor by trade, and was well-known in
this" city, having worked for J. K. Smaling,
Lewis Fisher, Myers & Rathven and ether
tailors. He has net been working in this
city since last spring, and for at least six
months past he had been melancholy and
low-spirited.
The aflair has caused much sorrow
throughout the entire community, and
much sympathy is felt for the family.
The Lancaster Turnpike.
Residents and property owners along the
line of the Philadelphia and Lancaster
turnpike, between the Green Tree station
en the Pennsylvania railroad and the
borough of Ceatcsville, remonstrate and
pietest against the occupation of its road
way by the telegraphic poles of a corpora
tion, known as the Atlantic and Pacific
telegraph company ; because the telegraph
company has only read-way rights, because
the telegraph lines destroy valuable foli
age and causes accident", and because its
owners may ceme te claim by usance
rights that it does net pesess new.
Colored Cnmpmeetlng.
The colored campmcctingat Millersville,
under the auspicies of the A. 31. E. church
of Strawberry street, opens te-day and
services will be conducted te-morrow by
Rjv. Hendersen Davis, of Phamixvillc,
and Rev. Benjamin Derks, of Yerk, Pa.,
at 10 a. m. 2 aDd 7 p. m. The Jlillcrs
ville camp will continue ten days, and the
street cars will run their schedule time en
Sundays during the camp, and a lata train
will leave Millersville each night for the
benefit of campers.
A CURIOUS BIlU.
Named for a PeaasrlTaala Statesman
Haunts the Swamp mad reeds en
Little Flail.
The following correspondence explains
itself :
Qcarrtville, Pa., Aug. 7, 1880.
Prof. S. 8. Rathcen:
Dear Sir : I send you the bird which
we shot en Raub & Edwards's dam while
gunuing for frogs. If he is anything rare
please let us knew through the Intelli
gences Yours very respectfully,
L. T. Hkssel.
Answer,
Your bird was duly received, and, al
though net as common as it was forty or
fifty years age, yet it is by no means rare
in this county. It is an immature speci
men el the ".Night Heren," or "IJuay
bird" (Nyctiardca gaidenii). Its favorite
haunts are in the vicinity of swamps,
where it feeds en fishes, frejra and water
insects and their larva?. Usually they build
their nests in tree tops, but they some
times also build in thickets. They feed
most at night, but also come abroad in
daylight when pressed by hunger.
S. S. R.
A Rally at Ceatesvllle.
The staunch Democracy of Ceatcsville,
Chester county and vicinity where
staunch Democrats are born and raised
held a mass meeting last evening in front
of Bcnj. Vandcvcr's hotel, en the main
street of the borough, A capacious and
solid stand was erected and handsomely
decorated with flags, bouquets and cam
paign banners, and pictures. The Coatcs Ceatcs
ville hand furnished music for the occa
sion, and by S p. m. the street was packed
with people, net less than 800 being the
estimated number present, including
many who have hitherto acted with
the Republican party. Mr. James
Beale presided and the meeting
was addressed by Majer Veale and Mr.
Budd of Philadelphia. W. U. Hensel of
Lancaster, and R. Jenes Menaghau of
West Chester. The speaking continued
full three hours, and during the entire
evening net only the best of order pre
vailed and strict attention was paid te the
discussion, but the crowd of people con
tinued in attendance te the end. The
meeting was an unexpected success, and in
all its details proved anew that the spirit
which animates the political minority of
Chester county is the spirit that has kept
burning the fires en Democratic altars
through all political vicissitudes.
Sampling Tobacco.
Several recognized tobacco samplers arc
in town, and at work sampling tobacco.
Among the most prominent are Messrs. F.
C. Linde, New Yerk ; E. W. Dickcrsen,
Philadelphia and Henry Ferrest, or this
city.
Among the packers who have had a por
tion of their tobacco sampled are Skilcs &
Frey, Jehn Moero, Teller Brethers, Frey
& Weidler, Tag & Sen and II. C. Moero.
It is gratifying te learn that a thorough
examination of the crop by recognized ex
perts, shows that tho"damage" which
was apprehended earlier in the season is
no heavier than that of former years. Of
212 eases sampled in ene of the warehouses
only three required repacking, and this is
about a fair average of the less by ether
packers. On the whole the crop is prov
ing te be a very geed one, both in color
and quality.
An Old Locust Pout.
In 1814 when J. & P. Leng conuueuced
business in North Queen street, they put a
locust pest in front of their store te an
swer the purpose of a hitchiiig-pest and
also as a support te the ropes used in low
ering barrels of groceries into the cellar.
A dozen years age a heavy wagon ran
against the pest and snapped it off close te
the pavement. Yesterday, while work
men were engaged in digging up the street
for the purpose of widening the pavements
and laying the Belgian blocks, the stump
of this old pest was dug up, and notwith
standing it. had been buried in the eai th
sixty six years, it was but little retted.
Threescore and Ten."
The Lancaster inquirer havitig tabulated
its examination et the census returns in
this county for persons ever 70 years of age
finds that thcre is a total of 1,874 males
and 2,039 females, in all 3,013 residents of
the county who are alive thrce score and
ten. It appears that two and eigth-tenths
per cent, of the people of Lancaster county
are ever 70 years of age. Lancaster is the
banner township having 8 and 2-10 per
cent. The next is Bart at 5 and 1-10 per
cent. The lowest is Columbia boieugli
with 1 7-10 per cent.
Coup's Circus at Columbia.
The circus of W. C. Coup, which ex
hibited at Columbia yesterday, was well
attended, but the tents were by no means
full at cither performance. The features
of the ring show wcre the acting of the
Broncho horses and trained dogs, riding of
James Melville and the Stokes Sisters, and
the performance of the Japanese. The
circus appears in Yerk te-day and iu Fred
crick, Maryland en Monday.
She m a Hancock " Men.
Ephraim Eckman, jr., of West Lampe
ter, has a hen of blooded stock which was
hatched out en Eastern Monday, and hence
she is within six days of being four
months old. She laid an egg en July 24,
and has te this date laid a dozen. She has
a bi ether of the same age who crews for
Hancock every time the pullet lays an egg.
Tret out your Garfield chickens.
New Tobacco Warehouses.
Cel. Edward McGevcrn has broken
ground for a new tobacco warehouse
which he will erect en the south side of
the New Helland pike, opposite the Lan
caster cemetery and between Plum and
Shippen streets.
Jehn R. Russcl is also erecting a ware
house en Fulton street, between Shippen
and Plum.
Itrnkeman injured.
This morning as the Dillerville local of
the Pennsylvania railroad, was shifting
cars in at the Pciin iron works, James
Winters, a brakeman en the train was
struck by a gate en the yard fence which
was across the track, and was knocked
from his car. He was badly bruised and
and made a narrow oscape from being
killed.
Threshing by Might.
On Thursday night Ames Witmcr, of
Paradise, threshed his entire wheat crop,
the product of seven acres. About seven
o'clock p. m. the steamer and thresher
were put in motion and by about one
o'clock a. m. the last sheaf was put through
and the work was done.
The Largest Vet.
Mrs. G. C. Cameren, wife of the editor
of the Marietta Times caught a bass in the
river, weighing four and three quarter
pounds.
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