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Lancaster I-ntcUtgcnrcr.
TUESDAY EVENING. AUGUST 10, 1880.
Taaaer's Experiment.
Seme people argue that Dr. Tanner's
successful effort te go forty days without
feed is of little value te medical science,
because it only proves that Dr. Tanner
can de this thing, net that the average
man can be se long deprived of feed and
live. It is true that it only proves that
forty days of starvation cannot kill
Tanner ; but it raises a fair presumption
that anybody else in geed health and
bodily condition can go through the
same ordeal and live. The burthen of
proving the contrary is thrown upon
these who dispute this. Dr. Tanner has
done all that one man can te prove the
truth of the theory he maintained. Any
one who disagrees with him must submit
himself te the same test and die under
it, before we can be asked te believe that
Dr. Tanner is an exceptional man in his
ability te live without eating. Probably
there will net be many volunteers te dis
pute, under these conditions, the value
of Dr. Tanner's experiment. The doubt
ers must in all decency express their
doubt in very modest language, if they
are net willing te resolve them by a cr.
senal test. The public generally will
feel itself obliged te decide that Dr.
Tanner has done that which is of
great value, as well as of great interest,
in demonstrating the unsuspected vital
ity of the human bedyand in proving all
the doctors wrong. It is exceedingly
unfair te assail this result by saying that
only one man could accomplish it. It was
just as strongly declared that no man
could de it until one man did it. That
fcaUiccessaiily demolished the hitherto
accepted medical theory and deprives
the men who promulgated it of anv title
te confidence in their further opinions en
the subject. Until further advised it
will be an accepted fact that men can
live anyway feity days without eating.
If Dr. Tanner has done no ether geed,
he has created a use for criminals coir
demiieil te death : who may appropriate
ly be turned ever te the medical faculty
with a view te exiieriment as te the
starvation point, it will hardly be
mere barbarous te starve a man te death
than te hang him ; and probably many
prisoners would prefer such method. As
we are supposed te hang men by way of
punishment we need net be solicit ions as
te their pains; and if they can in their
deaths be made useful te science, the
doctors might as well have the bene
fit f it: certainly they need all the
knowledge they can get.
Meanwhile, if pcoplegenerally will try
a little of Dr. Tanner's practice and re
frain from feed as long as they can de
se without serious inconvenience, they
will be able te judge for themselves of
the beneficence of such treatment Of
theirbedies. It is a simple experimenter
each one te make for himself ; and if it
does no geed it will at any rate cost noth
ing. The Central States.
It requires the spirit of Mark Tapley
iu a Republican te make him jelly under
the circumstances that hedge his party
around nowadays. The position of that
organization is that net only are its thinks
exposed te a galling and disastrous fire,
but its main line is altogether routed and
broken. Seme years age the Republican
leaders had only te sound the call te sad
dle and the troops fell into line from one
end of the country te the ether. They
had the great licit of middle stales solid,
and with New Yerk, New Jersey, Penn
sylvania, Ohie, Illinois and Indiana en
their side they were irresistible. Te-day
they are net absolutely certain of anyone
of these states. The only two of litem that
are needed by the Democracy te elect
Hancock, Indiana and New Yerk, are
almost absolutely certain ; New Jersey
is mere se ; while for Pennsylvania, Illi
nois and Ohie there will be a desperate
struggle. In no event will the Republi
cans likely get a majority of the elector
al or popular vote in these six states,con states,cen
stituting the central belt of the country
and representing its best settled institu institu
teonsits niesl conservative populalienaiul
its largest material interests. In 1S7G their
popular vole was cast as fellows : Fer
Hayes Ohie, 330,(589; Illinois, 27i,S7 ;
Pennsylvania, 3S1,US; New York,4S!, Yerk,4S!,
'207 ; Indiana, 210,211 ; New Jersey, 103,
523. Total. 1,791,(557. The same stales
cast the following votes for the Tilden
electors Ohie, 323,182 ; Illinois, 25S,
500; Pennsylvania, 30(5,201; New Yerk,
521,949 ; Indiana, 215,(529 ; New Jersey,
115,9(58. Total, 1,801,492.
Te hear the Republicans talk reproach
fully of the solid Seuth and boastfully of
the solid North one might think that the
Democrats were of nesignilicance in these
slates which the Republicans argue
should have the greater weight in direct
ing governmental affairs. The above
calculation shows hew fallacious is that
beast, new undeserved that reproach.
Similar calculations for almost any part
of the country shows that the talk about
" solidity" anywhere or sectionalism in
party politics is a shallow pretence. A
small percentage of change anywhere
produces great results in the aggregate.
Year after year this percentage has leen
in favor of the Democracy. There has
been no turn in the tide and that is "why
we laugh."'
Gknkkal attention has been called te
the Tribune's deliberate emission from
all reports of the goings en at Chatauqua
en Siinday'ef Schuyler Colfax's presence
and his speech. lie was truly "a bigtr
man' en that occasion than Garfield,
lie came by earlier invitation, he was a
part of the pre-arranged pregramme and
he made a set speech. He was for
years a Republican speaker of the Heuse
and a vice president of these United
States by the grace and the election of
that .same party. Whether by his promi
nence en the occasion or his former dis
tinction as a public man the Tribune
owed it te him, te ilselfand te its readers
te notice in its news reports at least
that he was there. It neglected te de se
presumably because Colfax is iepularly
believed te have lied, under oath, about
his connection with the Credit Mebilier
business, and the Tribune thought it
would hurt its candidate for president te
publish the fact that he and Colfax were
seen together in public. But Mr. Gar
field lias been convicted by a congres
sional committee ef his own. party of
doing just what Colfax is charged with.
He has net suffered and perhaps been
purified like Colfax. "Wherefore the
Tribune should at least have noticed Col
fax if it could net suppress Garfield.
McDonald's disclosures are net en
titled te credence except se far as they
are sustained by proofs. He is a convict
ed felon and has no diameter te sustain
his word. It is net, it is true, very
obvious why he should want new te
falsely accuse Grant and the ethers
whom he implicates. Rut neither is it
apparent why he should have delayed se
long te tell his story if he had a true one
te tell. The circumstances already
known have shown that these immediate
ly about Grant profited by the immunity
they secured for the whisky ring, but it
has never lieen distinctly shown that
Grant knew of their connection with the
fraud. The fact that his cenfiden
tial friend JSabceck was in the ring
as is universally believed and that
Grant never withdrew his countenance
from him after he had geed reason te
knew of his guilt, has thrown a dark
cloud upon G rant and caused many peo
ple te believe him equally guilty. This
impression, however, will hardly be
strengthened by McDonald's unsupport
ed declaration of Grant's complicity.
MINOR TOPICS.
Tin: Tribune says : "General Legan is
waking the echoes of the Green moun
tains with the stalwart Western oratory."
This is the same Tribune that erstwhile
characterized Legan's speeches ns deadly
assaults upon the mother tongue.
Wi: sec that licnjainiii L. Temple is a
candidate for the Democratic nomination
of district attorney in Philadelphia en the
platform that if Hagert is re-nominated
he will help te defeat him. That ought
te " settle " Temple.
Tin: Patriot makes the geed point that
Missouri contributed mere men te the
Union army for the suppression of I he re
bellion than the whole of New England,
Minnesota, California, Oregon and Nevada
combined. While Massachusetts was re
cruiting negrees iu the rear of Sherman's
army te till her quota, Missouri was send
ing her patriotic volunteers te the Union
Army. Yet Missouri is one of the " rebel
states of the solid Seuth."
Tiikkk are enough data te confirm pretty
surely General Walker's prediction that the
total population of the United Slates in
1880 would net fall far short of 18,000,000.
The Northwest, which has been Heeded
with foreign immigrants, and the South
west, which has drawn largely from the
North, will carry off the honors iu increase
of population, and it is probable that Kan
sas and Texas will he the banner states in
the percentage of increase. At least nine
teen and probably twenty states new
beast a population of ever one million
souls.
Feil years people have been eating and
enjoying raw oysters without any excuse
for it. New rises up Dr. William Roberts
and tells a hungry world that " there is a
sound physiological reason at the bottom
of this preference. The fawn colored mass
which constitutes the dainty of the oyster
is its liver, and this is little less than a
heap of glycogen. Associated with the
glycogen, but withheld from actual con
tact with it during life is its appropriate
digestive ferment the hepatic diastase.
The mere crushing of the dainty between
the teeth brings these two bodies together,
and the glycogen is at once digested with
out ether help by its own diastase. The
oyster in the uncooked state, or merely
warmed, is in fact, self digestive. Rut the
advantage of this prevision is wholly lest
by cooking ; for the heat employed imme
diately destroys the associated ferment, and
a cooked oyster has te be digested like
any ether feed, by the eater's own diges
tive powers."
PERSONAL.
Miss Gi:nmuiE Gimswelu took the first
prize at the Paris conservatoire of vocal
music this year. She is II ret Harle's
niece.
Gladstone has arrived at Windser
lie will return te Londen en Friday, and
go te llchubury, Sussex en Saturday,
where he will stay some time at the man
sion of the Hen. Edward Frederick Lcvc Lcvc
sen Gower, member of Parliament forBed-
inin, who is a brother of Lord Granville.
Gen. Hancock has determined that he
will hereafter receive callers from 11a. m.
te 2 p. m. en Mondays, Wednesdays and
Fridays. He is compelled te fix hours for
the reception of visitors, because the num
ber of persons who call upon him is se
great that he cannot receive them daily
without giving time which should be de
voted te his official duties.
Mrs. Lanctiiy is no longer called the
Jersey Lily ; society has given her another
pet name : " The Amber Witch. " She
is said te be lovelier than ever, and is
gazcil at in public as if. she were a queen or
a prima denna. At the Atlanta fete,
where she were a gown of old-geld satin
trimmed with shaded poppies, one old
lady seated herself opposite the Amber
Witch's stall and deliberately taking out
her epcra-glasscs stared at the famous
beauty for an hour.
The Empress Eueesie's return te Eng
land was welcomed in a kindly fashion-
Princes Beatrice bearded the steamer off
Yarmouth from the yacht Alberta, and re
mained with the empress until they reached
Southampton. A British knight presented
a bouquet te Eugenie accompanied by
some extremely peer verses written by his
daughter ; and the cx-empress in a very
pretty and graceful fashion thanked for
their courtesy all the steamship officials
who had attended her upon her journey.
The troublesome career of Lewis L.
Clcrnieut, alias Ralph L. Reiland, alias
Colonel Ralph Rollins, confidence opera
tor, forger, swindler and attempted bank
robber, terminated en Saturday last with
his death iu a narrow cell of the Eastern
penitentiary, behind the walls which he
had vainly attempted te get outside of by
every artifice known te desperate convicts
within the three years during which he
was confined. The malady which took
him off is set down by the doctors as
Blight's discase of the kidneys, but disap
peiutinent and desperation at the failure of
all his schemes te obtain liberty had much
and probably mere te de with his decease
thau the mere bodily ills.
Mr. Wilsen Did Net Say It.
Lancaster, Pa., August 9, 1880.
Eds. Intei.lic.eceu : I see in this even
ing's issue of your daily the following para
graph : "W. A. Wilsen, esq., said in a speech
at Bairvillc en Saturday that Hancock is a
geed man, but it would have been a fine
thing if he had been shot at Gettysburg. "
I am afraid it docs net matter much te
the general public what I say or de net
say at a political meeting. But I de net
want anything quite se horrible as that
fastened upon me unjustly. I did net use
these words, or any words that could be
tortured into an expression of such a senti
ment. Se far as I referred te General
Hancock's military record I spoke of it in
the highest terms of commendation.
Yours, truly,
W. A. Wilsen.
STATU ITEMS.
The last words of E. L. Davciqiert, the
actor, "Our Father Who Art in Heaven,"
aic te be inscribed en a monument ever
his grave.
A man arrested in Fall River, Mass., in
company with a thirteen-year old girl, An
nie Piing, and charged with her abduction
is Stephen M. Barbour, of Philadelphia.
Frank Linsinbiglcr, a Montgomery
ceimtv boy, who cscaiied from the Media
school, for feeble-minded children about
three weeks age, has net been heard from
since.
At the residence of .lames Watsen, at
Chadd s 1' enl, is a hen that lias assumed
charge of six young shepherd pups. At
night she does her best te huddle the pups
together and cover them with her wings.
The Democrats of Union county nomi
nated the following ticket : Fer Congress,
A. II. Dill ; State Senater. S. P. Wolvcr Welvcr Wolvcr
vcrten ; Assembly, Charles Aurand ; As
seciate Judge, alenluie Ritter.
Washington L. Bladen, esq., died at his
residence, in Philadelphia, en Saturday
last, after a protracted illness, lie was in
the fifty-fifth year of his age. Deceased
was a prominent member of the Masonic
fraternity, and a lawyer, having been ad
mitted te the bar in !?..
The amalgamated association of iron and
steel workers of the United States, in ses
sion at the opera house. Pittsburgh, elect
ed the following officers : President, Jehn
JaiTctt, of Sharen, Pa. ; secretary, Wm.
Martin, of Pittsburgh ; treasurer, James
Penny, of Pittsburgh ; trustees, Williahi
Weihe, Samuel S. Waitneight, of Pitts
burgh, and C. D. Thompson, of Wheeling,
W. Va.
James P. Wills, wiie was painting the
spouting at the Glebe hotel, Alteena, sixty
feet from the ground, had jumped twice
across the owning between the reefs of
the two wings of Hie building, beneath
which was a court. Net heeding the
warning of a fellow-workman en the third
attempt te jump ever his feet slipped and
he fell into the court below, his head
striking the pavement.. His skull was
fractured and he died after a few eenvul
sive gasps lie was a married man and
was about thirty-four years old. His
brother met an almost similar death by a
fall from one of the Philadelphia Centen
nial buildings in lb0 while painting.
LATEST NEWS BY MAIL..
Three hundred spinners in the Oswego
rails lactenes, at ! niten, j. l., have
struck.
Senater Legan delivered a political ad
dress te an audience of about 5,000 persons
at Hut land, Vt., last night.
The Marquis of llartiiigten stated iu
the Heuse of Commens last evening that
the government will preserve with the em
pleyers liability, hare and rabbits, burials
and savings' bank money order bills.
Seven thousand dollars was realized
from the sale of one hundred lets at Brig-
antiue Hcach yesterday by the North At
lantic City improvement company. The
lets sold at lrem $30 te ;si:0 each.
Alphense Kleek fatally shot Jerry Hei
den. of Herkimer, N. Y., in a cow stable.
Helden was havingimprepcr relations with
kleek s sister when the deed was com
mitted.
Hayes, General Sherman and General
McCook leave Washington te-day te at
tend the centennial celebration of the
victory of General Clark ever the Indians
near Springfield, Ohie.
At Peit Hepe, Out., the ear works were
burned at a less of 40,000. A fire at Chi
cage burned the buildings Nes. 55 and 57
Canal street, owned by R. W. Gates, and
damaged neighboring houses. Less, s?le,
000 ; partly insured.
Last Saturday an Indian woman named
Fex, aged eighty-six, who with several
ethers was camping in the weeds near
llarrisburg, Canada, quarreled with her
daughter, age thirty-live, and picking up
an axe struck the latter en the head,int!ict-
mg injuries which caused death.
The twenty-ninth ballet failed te nemi
nate a candidate ler governor, at the
Ucergia stale Democratic convention. Gov Gov
ereor Colquitt had within twenty of a two
thirds vote of the convention. The matter
will be referred te the people, with a re
commendation of Colquitt. The platform
and candidates of the Cincinnati cenven
tien will be endorsed.
Henry Schulcr, a representative of Neah
Mitchell, el New l erk, caine te Utica,
New Yerk, with a stock of diamonds. He
left Beggs' hetci at 4 e clock and returned
at 11. Next morning he discovered that
during his absence he had been robbed of
diamonds valued at $15,000. There is no
clue te the thieves.
In New Yerk yesterday a man registered
at Summit hotel, Canal street and Bowery,
as William J. Smith. At half-past 1 he
was found hanging te the headboard of
his bedstead. I le had lied a stout piece of
cord around his neck and then fastened it
te the headboard. Every effort was made
te resuscitate the man, but without result.
Near Mew Ress, Ireland, Mr. Themas
Boyd, Crown Solicitor for county Tipper
ary, and his two sons, were fired at by a
party el assassins, armed with guns and
bayonets, ami wearing marks. Mr. Boyd
was severely wounded in the arm. One of
his sous was shot through the lungs and
there are no hopes ler his recovery. While
the ether son received a slight wound iu
the leg. Three men were arrested en sus-
picien of committing the outrage.
A peddler of milk and vegetables, named
Schuyler Reeves, well-known about Ja
maica, L. I., was killsd by a construction
train en the New l erk, Woedhavcn, and
Rockaway railroad just as he was crossing
the track near Jamaica, south, with his
horse and wagon. The horse was thrown
en eiie side with its legs cut off. The
wagon en the ether tern te splinters.
Reeves' body was almost beyond recogni
tion. He was about fifty-six years old,
and leaves a wife but no children.
Thollleoriy llcndcnt.
The man and woman arrested as Jehn
Bender and wife reached Kansas City in
custody
county,
theirs.
of Sheriff Bender, of Labetto
Kansas, who is no relative of
A large crowd thronged the
dcKt.
The prisoners were taken te a
police station te prevent the possibility
of lynching. In the altcraoeu they were
exhibited in the theatre, several thou
sand people passing in at twenty
five cents each te see them. The
money was divided between the enterpris
ing showmen and the sheriff. Nobody
was able te positively identify the ignorant
peeple who sat en the stage eating peanuts
and smoking until uve o'clock, when they
were escorted te the depot en route te Os
wego, Kansas. Large crowds followed
them te the depot, bat there was apparent
ly no disposition te lynch them, owing te
uncertainty as te whether -they are the
real Benders. The old man was asked
where he was going, and he said, "Te
Jacksonville. "
"Isn't it possible yen may go te Kan
sas?" "Ne, sir, I won't go. I am net the
man they want. I am net Bender."
A dispatch from Cherry Yale says there
is little confidence there in the belief that
these are the original Benders. It is even
positively asserted there that the Benders
were overtaken and quietly killed and
buried by vigilantes and that they wil
never be found.
A dispatch from Oswego, Kan., dated
yesterday, says: "The old couple sup
posed te be Bender and wife, arrived here
from Nebraska this morning and were ex
posed iu the court house for some hours.
Many persons went te see them, and a
dozen who knew the real Benders pro
nounce these people imposters. The
sheriff thinks they will be discharged to
morrow." UH1TVABV.
Hen. William Hlgler.
Ex-Gov. Wm. Bigler, whose death at
Clearfield was announced yesterday, was
born at Shermansburg, Cumberland coun
ty. Pennsylvania, in December. 1813. His
parents, Jacob Bigler and Susan Deck, of
llarrisburg, wcre erucrman descent, ami
were educated, like most children of their
origin, in both the German and English
tongues. While very young, his parents
removed te Mercer county, having pur
chased a large tract of wild laud, in the
hope of building up their fortunes ; but the
title proving defective, they found them
selves iu a short time licreft of everything
hut a small farm.
The maintenance or a large family from
the products of land scarcely reclaimed
from the dominion of the forest, aided only
by young children, imposed upon the father
incessant and exhausting toil. Anxiously
did he labor te previde for their daily
wants, and secure the means for future
competence. Taxed beyond his strength,
his system seen yielded te the inroads of
disease, and lie passcu away, leaving n
widow and children te wrcstle with aback aback
weeds life. Could he with dying vision
have penetrated the future, he would have
beheld two of his sons, for whose welfare
he must have had great concern, filling the
gubernatorial chairs of two of the most
important states in the Union ; Jehn, the
eldest son, being governor of California,
and William of Pennsylvania ; and, shortly
afterwards, ene holding an important
foreign mission, and the ether a senator of
the United btatcs.
In 1830, after receiving a moderate edu
cation, young William entercd the print
insr office of his brother Jehn, at Bellefente,
Pa. Frem this effice was issued the Cen
tre Democrat newspaper, and he remained
in it until 1833, when, by the advice of his
friends, he removed te Clearfield. Then he
commenced the publication of the Clear
field Democrat, which he continued te
manage until the year 1830, wlicn lie was
married te Maria J., daughter of Alexan
der B. Reed, and by whom he had five
sons, three of whom arc living. After dis dis
nesiiiir of the Democrat he entered into the
lumber business, in connection with his
father-in-law. He was very successful in
this enterprise, being, in the year lSeO,
the largest producer of lumber en
the west bank of the Susquehanna.
Previous te this, in 1841, he was
nominated te the state Senate, and was
elected by a majority of ever 3,000, having
received everv vote but ene in Clearfield
county. In 1843 he was elected speaker of
the Senate ; was re-elected in the session
of 1844, and in the following October was
returned te the Senate ter a secena term,
although he had repeatedly declined the
nomination. In 1848 he was brought for
ward as oue of the Democratic nominees
for the irovcrnership. but was defeated by
Merris Longstreth, who also suffered
defeat at the election. In 1849 he was
appointed ene of the revenue commis
sioners, whose duty it was te adjust the
amount of taxation te be raised in the
different sections and counties of the state.
In 1851 he was nominated by acclamation
bv the Democrats for the governorship.
and after a canvass which was warmly
contested he was elected by a large ma
jority It is worthy of nete, at the same
time his brother, Jehn Bigler, was elected
governor of the state of California. In
March, 1854, he was again unanimously
nominated by the Democrats as their
candidate ler governor, out iuis
time was defeated by a large
majority by the candidate of the
Native American party. In January,
1855, at the expiration of his term as gov
ernor, he was elected the president of the
Philadelphia and Erie railroad, and at the
same time was elected te represent the
state of Pennsylvania in the United States
senate, in which body he served for six
years, and took quite a prominent part in
all its proceedings, being en several im
pertant committees.
In 18G4 he was one of the delegates te
the convention that nominated General
Geerge B. McClcllan for the presidency.
He was also nominated in the same year
for congress, and though defeated received
mere than his party vote. He was again
a delegate te the Democratic convention
of 18G8. which met in New Yerk.
He had the nomination for delegate te
the convention for the revision of the state
constitution, but withdrew from the ticket
te give place te ex-Governer Andrew G.
Curtin, as representative of the Liber
al Republicans. Afterwards ( April 17,
1873) the dclcgatcs-at-largc in the censti
tutienal convention reported mat tucy nau
selected him te fill the vacancy caused by
the resignation of S. II. Reynolds. la
1874 he was elected a member of the cen
tennial beard of finance. He established
a branch office of the beard in New Yerk
city and contributed largely, both by his
labors and by direct money contributions,
towards the successor the great expesi
tien.
Governer Bigler's last prominent appear
ance in public was as a candidate for the
governorship in the Democratic state con
vention of September, 1875, held at Eric.
The contest was a determined one between
the leading candidates, Cyrus L. Pershing,
Henry P. Ress, Ames C. Neycsand Judge
Bigler. Eleven ballets were taken, result
ing at this point in the nomination of
l'crslung. Bigler was withdrawn alter the
the tenth ballet, and Pershing's nomina
tion followed.
VETERANS FOB HANCOCK
" We Fought With Hancock and We'll Vete
Fer Him."
There was a enthusiastic meeting of the
Yerk county veterans last evening te or
ganize a campaign club. Nearly three
hundred honorably discharged soldiers,
many of them officers of the late war, an
swered the call and placed their names te the
pledge whieh declares support te Hancock
and English. Immediately after the as
sembling of the body the Eighth ward
veterans, numbering fifty men, marched
into the court house with flying banners
inscribed : " We fought with Hancock and
we'll vote for him." Hen. Geerge
E. Shorwoed, who was temporary
chairman, made a speech : " Let us finish
the work for which we entered the army
in 1861, " he said. "Let us restore that
union for which we fought, and re-establish
that brotherhood for which many of
our fellow-soldiers laid down their lives. "
Hen. LeviMaish, wounded at Antietam,
was chosen president of the association.
and Captain Frank Geiae, Lieutenant J.
M. Deitsch, Geerge W. JflcEIrey and F.
Buckingham were selected as vice preri-
dents. The resolutions pledge undivided
support te the national Democratic ticket. '
The association is te be organized into a
regiment and uniformed. Colonel Haisb,
Captain Kcr, Captain Gc'sc and ethers
made speeches.
THE DEMOCRATIC CAMrAIUN.
All Solid Along the Line.
William II. Barnum, chairman of the
Democratic national committee, in the
past two weeks has visited Ohie, Indiana,
Illinois and ether Western states. He re
ports that he found the Democrats in the
West active and confident, and the canvass
much further progressed than he had ex
pected. Thcre are no dissensions in the
party iu Indiana. It is harmonious
throughout. The candidates arc working
with ene accord together, and they are iu
harmony individually and collectively
with the Democratic state central
committee while the members of
that committee are
ene with the ether and
in harmony
all with each?
Mr. Landers is a popular candidate, much
mere se than his opponent, Mr. 1'ertcr.
Mr. English, the Democratic candidate for
vice president, is jiepular in all parts of the
state. He is efficient and active, and will
see that the party is thoroughly organized
The active canvass opens en the 14th.
There are ninety-two counties in the state,
and arrangements have been made te held
two large meetings in the most prominent
town in each county en that day. The
meetings will be held in the afternoon. In
the evening Senater McDonald will speak
in Evansvillc, and cx-Gev. Hendricks in
Fert Wayne. The campaign will thus be
begun simultaneously in every part of the
state. Frem then until the election is held
at least ene speech a day will be made in
each county.
Virginia.
General Fit. Hugh Lee, who has made
a careful canvass of some of the mere im
portant counties of-Virginia, particularly
where the strength of the readjusters is
believed te lie, say that he has reliable in
formation that with or without compromise
between the Democratic divisions the
Hancock electors will be overwhelmingly
chosen. He thinks this would he the case
even were the two divisions te oppose
each ether en the entire ticket, which will
be by no means the case, the bulk of the
readjusters having already signified their
intention te support the Hancock elec
tors. Flerida.
Senater Jenes, of Flerida, says of his
state and Republican claims te it : " The
state is largely Democratic, and will give
a geed majority for Hancock and English.
I am at a less te understand hew the Re
publicans claim that state. Like all the
states of the Seuth, it was for a time under
Republican rule. Fer many years after
the war the Democrats were net organized
and many of them felt little interest in
public affairs. The success of the Repub
licans was due mere te the apathy of the
Democrats than te their own strength.
After the burdens and abuses of
local government became entirely tee
intolerable tee bear the Democrats
organized for protection, and since then
their power te carry the state I have never
questioned. In the election et ioe an
the power of government w.is iu the hands
of the Republicans. They controlled the
whote elective machinery of the state. A
single ballet could net have been polled
at that time without the consent of elec
tion officers, a majority of whom were
Republicans. The largest vote ever polled
in the state was cast in that election. The
Republicans had an increased vote of ever
5,000, and still the Democrats beat them.
The majority en the face of the returns
was small, but this great victory
proved that the Democrats from 18(58
until 187(5 had net exerted their real power.
Having liad poscssien of the state govern
ment for four years and disproved all the
charges which were made against us be
fore the elections, our party is new stronger
than it ever was. The chief reliance of
the Republicans is upon the black popula
tion. We have had considerable white
immigration during the past four ycais,
but 1 think it will be found that it has in
creased rather than diminished the Demo
cratic power. The object of party organi
zation is geed government, and the settlers
of Flerida cannot but sec that Gov. Drew's
administration is better than the
Republicans ever gave them. As
regards a fair count, I apprehend
no difficulty about that. The cxample
of 1870 was calculated te create distrust in
popular elections ; but I am sure it will
net be repeated. Many people imagine
that the Nerthsrn settlers in Flerida are
all Republicans. This is a great mistake.
Many of our most prominent Democrats
are of that class, and we will gel as many
votes from them as our adversaries. Gen.
Hancock's great services in behalf of the
Union gives him a claim upon the support
of Northern men in Flerida which will net
be forgotten, and they are tee glad te be
able te unite with their Southern neigh
bors upon such a candidate. Frem present
indications it seems that we are going te
have a lively campaign in that state, but I
have no fear of the result, ami I firmly Lc
licvc that the majority there will be at
least 3,000 votes."
Connecticut.
James Gallagher, of New Haven, writes
" I don't see hew Hancock's majority in
Connecticut can be less that 8,000. I have
been an active Democrat for mere than 40
years, but have never seen half the enthu
siasm and determination that new actuates
our party."
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WALLACE IN ItEAOINti.
An Enthusiastic County Itlcctliisr l'cniisyi
vaniit as a ISattlc Ureunil.
The annual county meeting of the
Democracy of " Old Berks " was held in
the court house in Reading yesterday, and
was the largest that has convened for
many years. Every district in the county
was represented. The announcement
that Senater Wallace would deliver an
address contributed te the large attend
ance. The meeting was called te order at
ene o'clock by Chairman Harris, who
spoke en the issues of the campaign
and the necessity of organization se that
the county of Berks would roll up the
largest majority ever recorded. During
the preliminary organization of the
meeting quite a breeze was created,
the cause being that when the
several districts were called te name a
man for the committee en resolutions
several of the candidates were bound te
have their man for the position, and the
result depended almost entirely en the
strength of the lungs iu yelling the name
first. In the Seventh waul, in which re
side Hen. Daniel Ermciitreut and Frank
R. Sehcll (son of Auditor General Schcll),
both candidates for Congress, there was a
lively war of words, which ended in
Ermcutreut's cheice going en the commit
tee. During ene of these wars of words
Senater Wallace was introduced te the as
sembled Democracy and was royally re
ceived. Senater Wallace in beginning refer
red te the noise which he had heard. This
was a sign that the Democracy were at
work. Pennsylvania was te be one of the
great battle grounds. " We propose te go
te work among the young men," he said,
"and continue it industriously until the
end of August finds us thoroughly organ
ized aud every voter ready by the first day
of September. Every citizen of this state
must feel proud of the nomination of Gen
eral Hancock. We are proud of the off
spring of our own soil, and I appeal te
your state and local pride te aid in his
election. The campaign is most auspi
ciously begun. It doesn't need any dig
ging out. The old and young are ready.
Don't trust brass bands aud shows ; count
noses, bring out every vote. Commence
at the bottom and work up, se that when
election comes our great vote can be si
lently dropped into the ballet-box aud
that great soldier-statesman elected." The
senator spoke for about one hour en the
issues te be met in the coming campaign.
He was followed by Hiestcr Clymer, Sena Sena
eor Ermentrout and ethers. The Demo
crats claim that the vote in this county
will be brought out, and with the feeling
that new exists they claim that they can
increase the majority given for Tilden
fully five hundred.
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
DKVMORK ITEMS.
Frem Our Chestnut Level Correspondent.
Nowadays when we rural scribes have
nothing else te write about we have a
steadfast rescrve iu the tobacco, which is
making our farmers dollars upon dellus
every day. Wc all talk about it every
place and te everybody. Indeed, as a topic
of conversation, it long age displaced the
weather and has the advantage of an ever ever
geowing interest. We Scetcli Irish never
go into a thing half way. We dive te the
bottom the first thing. In our enthusiasm
we take up a thing aud then calculate
afterward whether wc can held it or net,
and we don't go wrong se often either.
That is the way we are doing with tobacco.
The interest we take in it is second only te
that we have in Hancock. Our votes will
help te make him president, and new our
intelligence and vim will make ours the
first tobacco growing district in the state.
In a run through Yerk county last week,
your correspondent had a pretty geed ou
pertunity compare their tobacco, and
crops generally, with ours. Their corn
docs net leek as well, though some of it
was later planted than tuns ; grass is
shorter, but they had less rain than we ;
tobacco is mere even in its growth than
ours, but they top tee high te get " boss "
leaves. Drumerc saw no tobacco as large
as ours, but he saw Mr. Asa Jenes, who
lives ncars Fawn Greve, who said that he
has tobacco that measures 30 inches bread
and 44 long ; and another man had it te
measure 26 by 42. But we have a Fair
field man who says he has a leaf 17 inches
long.
'The tiling we long for, that we have
Fer ene transccmluiit moment.
Before the present, peer and hare.
Can make It's sneering ceinifleut."
Last week Mr. A. Scott Clark had sonic
sheep killed by a deg.
On last Friday Mrs. Elizabeth Wicks,
wife of Samuel Wicks, died in the (59th year
of her age.
A short time since, Mr. Wihner Bolten,
living near Liberty Square, was quite se
riously hurt by the breaking of a windlass
with which he was working. .. He was
struck en the head and remained uncon
scious for some time. Mr. Bolten is im
proving and it is hoped will seen he well.
FIKK.
Oulcmler's Stere DimiagcU.
This morning about 1 o'clock C. A. Oh
lendcr's store and dwelling house, Ne. 50(5
High street, was discovered te be en lire.
Mrs. Oblendcr, who, with her children,
slept in the second story of the main build
ing, was awakened by a sense of suffoca
tion, and en getting up found the room full
of smoke. She awakened her husband,
who was sleeping in the backbuilding and
he, en going down stairs, found that the
cellar and storeroom were en lire. He
attempted te put out the lire with a hy
drant hese but was unable te de se. An
alarm was given aud a number of his
neighbors ran te his assistance. The front
deer of his store was broken open, the
cellar grating was broken in, the water from
a fire plug nearly in front of the house
was turned en, and with buckets of water
thus obtained the llamcs were finally sub
dued. The Humane lire company was
seen en hand, but at Mr. Oblendcr's request
threw no water en the house lest they
would injure the furniture with water.
An examination of the premises showed
that the fire originated iu the cellar, but
just hew is net known. Several empty
barrels were burned, the storeroom lloer
was burned through, the stationary boxes
iu which sugar, coffee, teas &c, are kept
were much burned, the doers, windows
and many of the goods were charred and
blistered by the heat, but the greatest
damage was done by the smoke. Open
barrels of sugar in the cellar and boxes of
sugar in the store were ruined and ether
groceries wcre mere or less damaged. The
dry goods, queensware and notions are all
badly smoked. The less te the building
may be roughly estimated at 100, and te
the stock and fixtures at $000, allot' which
is fully covered by insurance, the building
being insured in the Rochester German in
surance company, of which J. II. Oster
myer is agent, and the stock and fixtures
in the North British assurance company,
of which Messrs. Bailsman iz Burns are
agents. The losses will he promptly ad
justed. mMCKKllVILLK AN1 VICINITY.
News Frem Northeastern Lancaster Cuuuly.
On Saturday evening Samuel I). Smith,
herdsman at Elizabeth farms, met with a
rather singular, and certainly very disa
greeable accident. He was bailing out
a swill barrel, when he lest his balance and
tumbled into about a feet of swill, head
foremost. But for the timely assistance
of two female servants, the man might
have drowned. They seized him by the
feet, and with a great deal of spluttering
and splashing lauded him high, but net
dry, en terra fir ma.
The district schools will open en or about
September 20. With one exception all the
old teachers have been reappointed.
Among them arc Mr. Wm. Nau man, who
holds the best previsional certificate iu the
township, and Mr. Leuis Stern, of Milleis
ville, who of course numbers among the
"prefesh." The directors have shown
their ability te judge and their disposition
te appreciate a geed teacher in appointing
Mr. S. Besides a fair salary, a bonus of
$73 was subscribed by sehoel patrons for
him. Old Elizabeth takes no backward
step in educational matters.
Politics are net exciting the minds of
the residents of Elizabeth township te any
extent, notwithstanding the giant efforts
made by both parties in order te be able te
carry the day at the next presidential elec
tien. Of course, there aic exceptions, but
generally there is mere excitement and
mere interest shown when a read super
visor or some ether township officer is te
be elected, than when a president is te be
voted for. The united efforts of Lancas
ter's grandest orators te areuse these easy
going careless farmers te enthusiasm
would result in a miserable failure.
William Williams, or Elizabeth farm,
climbed a tree te dislodge a skunk or some
ether " varmint," when he lest his held
and fell a distance of fifteen feet te the
ground, cutting his, head and otherwise
bruising himself terribly.
"Mr. Frank Buch, of the Lititz Recerd,
visited Elizabeth farms, and it is feared
he will " write ns up."
Last Thursday, James W. Maleue, of
Brickcrville, left for Atchison, Kansas,
where he will locate.
On Saturday night, as 3Ir. J. F. Malone
was carelessly h mulling a big six-shooter,
the weapon went off, and new Jee has' a
suspiciously bandaged tee, aud one of his
slippers leaks.
NKHJHKOKUOOD NEWS.
Events Acress the Ceuuty Lines.
The llarrisburg Patriot has discontinued
its Sunday issue.
While fishing with an outline at McCor McCer
mick's island, (south end) a few days age,
Mr. James Canavan caught a rock fish
seven inches iu length the first one noticed
above the'Cehiinbia dam for some time.
The Patriot says : Mr. Jehn 31. Eautz.
or " Blind Johnnie," has returned from an
extended tour through Lancaster county.
He speaks in gied terms of the many Han
cock poles raised throughout the county.
Atglcn has 145 white males and 205
white females. It has 8 colored males and
(5 females. Has ;57 widows ranging from
18 te 90 years of age. The eldest person
is 90 and the youngest one hour.
The Delaware county agricultural fair
will open en Thursday, September ;U, and
close en October 2, and all interested are
looking forward te a line exhibit and a
large assemblage of persons. The main
building, new in course of erection, will
he completed iu a few days, and is quite a
commodious one.
Sparks from a Reading railroad passen
ger locomotive set tire te the dress, a light
gossamer, of 3Iiss Sallie Randie, at Exeter,
Berks county, and it was only by the most
strenuous exertions of her escort that the
fire was extinguished before she was scri
eusly burned. Her parasol was partly
consumed by the flames.
3Ir. Samuel .Mathcwseu, of Cain, Ches
ter county, from 4: acres of ground thresh
ed 128 bushels of wheat. Last year 2:?
acres of the same patch yielded 90 bushels
while the ether two acres yielded leO bush
els el shelled corn. This was the third
com crop en the ground for three succcs
sive years.
The Patriotic order of the Sens of Amer
ica is meeting in Leck Haven. The hotels
are crowded, and nearly every prominent
town in the state is represented by ene or
moie delegates. The session premises te
he the most enthusiastic held for some
years, as the order is iu a very active con
dition iu this state. State President J. S.
Smith and stall' have their headquarters at
the Irvin house.
31 rs. Catharine AVade. aged about 51
years, was found dead en the lioer of her
house in Reading en Sunday by her daugh
ter en coming down stairs. It is stated
that en Saturday evening she complained
of pain in lier arm, and about 1 1 o'clock
she was heard by the neighbors te call her
children. They entered the building and
found her apparently asleep and snoring
en the tloer, and left her in that position,
net knowing there was anything wrong.
Harrison Ress, of West Salisbury, Ches
ter county, and recently register of Lan
caster county, has a white Leghorn hen
which proves te be mere than an ordinary
layer. In March 1879, she produced lir
first egg and has steadily continued laying
almost daily cver since. She has never
attempted te set during all that time, and
as yet shows no sign of seen doing se. Up
te April 1st, last, she hail laid ::( eggs, 9
of which wcre doubled yelked. She had
laid several of the latter species since then
aud kept up her reputation as Itefeie.
AMANAllsSlNC.
A Chapter of MiHadventiireH.
On Friday last 3Irs Sarah B. Miller, ac
companied by her son Variau went te
Philadelphia with the Y. 31. C. A. excur
sion. There they separated, 3Irs. Miller
going up the river te Burlington and
Varian going down te Sea Breeze, it being
agreed between them that they should
meet at the West Philadelphia depot, and
return te Lancaster en the same train.
3Irs. 3Ii!ler reached the depot a geed deal
tee seen, and mistook another train for
the ene they were te travel en. Becoming
alarmed at the absence of her son she went
iu search of him, fearing that he might be
drowned. 3leantimc, the son went te the
depot and net finding her there feared
that she had taken sick in Burlington, and
like a dutiful son went, there te leek after
her. 3Irs. Miller being uiiablu te find
Varian came home en Saturday, and
Varian net finding his mother in Burling
ton hurried back te Philadelphia and spent
all day Sunday of unsuccessfully hunting
for her. He came home yesterday morn
ing at 2:10 and found his mother well hut
greatly distressed at his unaccountable ab
sence, as indeed wcre a great many of his
friends in this city. But, "All's well
that ends well."
Washington IZorengh Items.
The writer has lately been visiting some
of the river islands under cultivation.
David R. Sayler has three acres of fine
tobacco en his island, leaves measuring
22 by 42, of " Dutch bread leaf" variety.
Andrew ami B. F. Sayler's island is a
truck garden, with about four acres iu
mollens, cantclepcs and vegetables. Ber
nard Shcrtzcr has begun cutting his geed
crop of tobacco. S. B. Urban anil his
family reside in Paradise island during the
summer months. On its 35 acres he has
goeod tobacco, corn, mellens and fruit.
At the meeting of the borough father.;
en Saturday no quetum was present. The
borough fathers have their own troubles.
B. K.ShuItz, B. Frank Slmltz, Henry Siple,
Jeseph K. Slmltz, William Art man, Jacob
B. Shultz, Cyrus B. Sliuitz and Christian
Hardeman have filed a bill iu equity, pray
ing the court te grant an injunction re
straining the authorities of the borough
from interfering with and removing their
fences, according te a plan adopted by the
borough council. Se lines and fences take
a rest.
The bass fishing is improving, but the
fish can have a rest until the tobacco is
housed.
An Indian Shuttle.
Peter Hillcr, of Concstega, has in his pos
session a shuttle such as the Indians used
iu weaving, before the white man invaded
America. It is a'piece'ef black stone.ef tri
angular shape, about four inches long, and
one and a half inches wide at its greatest
diameter, and half an inch thick. A hole
an inch and a half in length and an inch
deep has been cut en its longest surface,
and at each end of this hele have been
drilled holes for the yarn te pass through.
The work is very neatly done and the stone
is ornamented with vines, Ac., engraved
en its surface. Dr. Dubbs, of Franklin &
3Iarshall college, pronounces it an Indian
shuttle. Mr. Hiller, wc may add, has a
very fine collection of Indian relics, his
, a. a ., . nnr . .
cauiuck containing mere wan i,suu sll!,
mens, many of them very rare and jfmi
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