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FRIDAY EVENING, AUG. 27, 1880.
The HafaceckSheraan Correspondence.
The correspondence between Generals
Sherman and Hancock during, the lime
of the disputed election of Hayes and
Tilden shows that cenlial relations ex
isted between the two officers, and that
the did -net differ very greatly in their
views of the proper use of the army in the
exigency. They give us a better impres
sion of Sherman ltecause they show, if
he is te be believed that he did net like the
employment of the troops by the presi.
dent for political purposes, and that he
did net desire such orders te go through
him as general of the army. He con
sidered it te be political and net military
business, which the army was yet bound
te de because it was its duty te obey the
orders of the president. Just hew far it
is an army eflicer's duty te obey an order
of his superior, which he believes te be
unlawful, is a serious question.
(Jen. Sherman apparently belongs te
the class who believe that an officer has
no escape from the duty of obedience,
however unlawful the apt commanded.
He declares that "the president has the
lawful right te use the army and navy,
and has exercised the right,as he believes,
lawfully and rightfully, and our duty has
been, and is, te sustaiii him with zeal and
sincerity." Because he deems that
the president believes his command te be
lawful, General Sherman considers it
his duty te obey him with zeal and sin
cerity, although his own opinion of the
lawfulness of the order is different. That
is probably the customary military view ;
but it cannot be the true one. Xe man
can be permitted te make himself the
instrument of what he believes te be a
violation of the law. He cannot threw
the responsibility of his unlawful act
upon his superior. The law will net per
mit him te de it. And GeneraljHanceck,
with his clear conception of the respect
ive duties of the soldier and the citizen,
certainly could net agree with Sherman
in his view of his duty te sustain the
president in civil conflicts with zeal and
fidelity in an unlawful use of his troops.
The orders that Grant sent te General
Ruger, in Seuth Carolina, through the
secretary of war, we de net believe
Hancock would have transmitted if he
had been put in the channel of commu
nication te his subordinate officer. Gen
eral Sherman, however disgusted with
the business, would have sent them en.
The dirty work we new learn was done
through the war department and the sen
sibilities of the generals were saved.
It appears from these letters that a
large force had been collected about
"Washington. General Sherman knew
the soldiers were there ivhen the time
came te send them away ; but it will be
remembered that when they gathered
there he pretended te knew nothing of
it"; these were no doubt also war depart
ment orders.
The letters threw additional illumina illumina
tien upon the clear-headedness of Gen
eral Hancock en the political issue
at a time when se many men, claim
ing te be statesmen, were hopelessly
muddled. He saw that Tilden's case
w:is impregnable under the law, as
we all new knew that it was ; he saw
that the electoral commission "would be
condemned as unconstitutional, as every
body new knows that it was ; and he
found in the device a mere than even
chance for Mr. Hayes, foreseeing the
eight by seven division that all new rcc
egnizc.
Cmmgcs That Count.
It is quite notable hew many conver
sions of Republicans te the Hancock
party are announced from all parts of the
country. "We published a geed string of
them yesterday, and we fellow it te-day
with ethers whose names, residences and
ether circumstances of their affiliation
with the Democracy arc given as guaran
tees that they arc benajldc. It is equally
notable that very few changes are an
nounced en the ether side. The Repub
licans have te content themselves with
noticing that some one or another of the
Greeley Republicans who went out and
went back with Schurz will stay in the
fold this year, or that some Temperance
man who tries annually te get his
Democratic brother te vote the Temper
ance ticket, while he himself stands by
his political party will this time vote
for Garfield. Their list of accessions
from straighteut Democrats te the sup
port of Garfield is a very short one, seen
numbered and easily accounted for en
ether grounds than sincere political con
victions. It is a fact that the Democracy have
en their side this year, net only the sur
face enthusiasm, but the strong under
current of healthy political revolution.
"While the shallows murmur the praises
of their heroic soldier candidate the
dumb running deeps move with resist
less force and volume for a statesman
who in all his analysis of public questions
has shown himself wiser than the crafts,
man.
It is net only the magnetic influence of
Hancock's name and the glory of his rec
ord that produce these changes iu men's
political action. The results of the last
eight or ten year's elections have con
clusively demonstrated that the leaven
of change in political sentiment has been
gradually working te the increased
strength of the Democracy, net only in
the Seuth, but until they number mere
than half the voters in the great cen
tral states of Xew Yerk, X"ew Jersey,
Pennsylvania, Ohie, Indiana and Illinois
Business men, professional men, mechan
ics and laborers, arc getting tired of sec
tionalism, centralization, corrupt civil
service and legislation for the few against
the many. It is such considerations that
induce a change, and we knew that the
many whose change is publicly an
nounced are only a few of the great host
who have already decided te fellow. Be
fore the late mayor's election in Lancas
ter, hew few Republicans avowed their
intention te vote for MacGenigle. Even
when the polls closed the smartest peliti
cians could net count 100 majority for
him. The result was something like
that of the Xevember elections will be
The example of such men as "Win. Mas
sey, eminent in business circles of Phil
adelphia, Judge McCalmont, jurist and
$
soldier, of. Venango, and Marshal
Swaxtzwelder, lawyer and publicist, of
Pittsburgh, will be followed by thou
sands whose names de net appear in the
public prints. These men are all emi
nent in their walks of life. They ceme
from the three great representative sec
tions of the state. They are net. profes
sional politician. Thc-yatxmel weking
favors : and for nil llicac reason- their
support of Hanoeck H significant and
grateful.
MINOR TOPICS.
Am new the Republican poles tout im
ploringly toward the Seuth. Xe geed.
Xe returning beards this titne.
An autograph letter of Burns, in which
he quotes "Scots wha hae," was lately
sold by auction for $M0.
"William Calhoun, the Hancock Re
publican cx-ceuncilman, of Philadelphia,
"don't amount te anythiug" they say.
But some time atre the Sunday Transcript,
Rep., declared that he was a worker and
an organizer
The Examiner calls the Democratic
headquarters "Snake Hall." "We knew
its editor was a little down-hearted ever
the outlook iu Indiana, hut he was hardly
expected te "sec snakes" se early in the
campaign.
We arc glad te sec our esteemed local
Republican.contcreporarics Heg Ring and
Bull Ring agree that the Democratic
demonstration en Wednesday night was a
flat failure. The Examiner has pronounced
it a "grand fizzle," and the Era declares
it a " tame, spiritless affair." In view of
this it will tax the resources of both offi
ces te describe seme of the successful,
lively and spirited demonstrations which
the Democracy will show them before the
campaign cleses.
Harvard College has had in its 242
years of existence twenty-two presidents,
an average length of service of cloven years.
President Edward Holyeko was the longest
time in office, thirty-two years ; Cornelius
Conway Fulton the shortest, two years.
The first graduate of Harvard who was
president was Leenard Hear, 1674-1673, at
which time the office was regarded as a
"bed of thorns." Increase Mather was
the first native American who became
president. The first president was Henry
Dunstcr, 1640-1645, who was probably
thirty years of age at the time of his ap
pointment, but nothing definite as te his
age is known. With that exception, Pres
ident Eliet is the youngest person ever
elected te the presidency.
PERSONAL.
About 13,000 Washington people arc out
of town.
The Chicago man who married his
mother-in-law get rid of one.
The worst pun of the season is this :
"Herace Greeley was a West Pointer."
Mrs. Bull, the widow of the musician,
is te return at once te her parents at Eau
Caire, Wis.
The three Longfellow brothers Prof.
Henry W., the Rev. Samuel and Alexan
der are new together at their old home,
Portland, ire.
Archbishop Puucell's creditors will ap
peal te the Pepe te make an appropriation
from " peter's pence," te pay the Cincin
nati diocesan debt of $3,300,000.
The Prince of Wales' two sons are
somewhat lively. While en a sea voyace
recently the younger was heard te exclaim,
"Come, bub, tune up your fiddle and
give us 'Ged save your old Grand
mother.' "
Tennyson attained his seventy-first
birthday en August 6. A few of the inti
mate friends the laureate allows himself,
including Crowning, Matthew Arneld and
James R. Lewell, called en him at his
Londen residence.
A brother-in-law of Jehn Kelly told a
newspaper correspondent the ether day,
that the famous Tammany chief would net
only work most strenuously for Hancock,
but would spend ten thousand dollars of
his own individual money te boom the
Democrats te victory.
lliis time it was pretty little Saleme
Deal, of Buffalo, X. Y., daughter of a
rich but obstinate papa, who eloped with
a bronzed canal beat captain, bearded like
a pard. An Hoboken squire married
them, having made the trip te his office en
different beats. If the Buffalo Lord Ullan
wants his daughter back he will have te
deal with her husband.
Edwin Arneld, author of "He who
died at Azim " and " Light of Asia," was
in the British museum one day, when his
attention was arrested by a picture of
Perugino's which a beautful young lady
was copying. Presently the face of the fair
woman, in his eyes, grew mere charming
than the work of Perugino, and Mr.
Arneld did net rest until Miss Fanny
Chanuing, the artist, daughter of thc
Rev. W. H. Channing, of Londen, has be
come the central charm of his own home.
Judge Black, returned from Europe,
brings with him a particularly fine pet of
genuine shamrock, which he resolutely de
clined te cenfide te auy ether keeping than
his own. He comes home in excellent
health and spirits. This was his first
visit te Europe, and he divided his time
between Ireland, England, France and
Germany, "Three things," he said, "I
specially wished te see an English assize,
an English horse-raco, and the field of
Runnymcde." All these he saw, paying
te the scene of Magna Charta thc tribute
of a special pilgrimage.
A French paper contains a long article
denouncing Dr. Tanner as an imposter
and rallying Americans en their
credulity. It professes te have received
letters from America and England explain
ing the means by which Dr. Tanner was
able te take the public in se long. Ac
cording te La France the supposed water
that was administered te him was really
liquid mate or matis, a Seuth American
beverage, well-known for its force-giving
properties, which has been fully described
by Drs. Gubler and Marvand and the
French chemist, Pyassen. The informa
tion appears te have been communicated
toZe France by the divorced Mrs. Tanner.
"Consciously or unconsciously, however,"
says La France, " the American faster has
deserved well of biological science. May
he be remembered in both hemispheres."
Twe hundred and fifty Montgomery far
mers have voted te build a creamery at
Limerick Square.
LANCASTER DAILY INTELLIGENOEBi.FRIDAt ,ACGP6T7, 1880.
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MOMKNTKMVM
NltnwuiR the Wind' Direction.
Hen. Gee W. Julian, the old Free Seilcr,
addrcitecd n large Democratic meeting at
thc wigwam hi Indianapolis last night.
('apt. Albert Brown, of East Machias, a 5
well-known idiipmaider, n Republican for
twenty yen, han announced lift- Intention
te vote for Hancock mid English.
Tlumia-iK. Stout, esq., of Millbridge,
Me., who voted thc Republican ticket last
year, and has always hecu a Republican,
iiancome out for Hancock and Plaisted.
Ex-Judge Richard Busteed, formerly
of Alabama, but new a resident of Xcw
Yerk city, has declared for Hancock. He
announces his willingness te btump thc
state iuGcu. Hancock's interest.
(Jen. Neble, Cel. Benjamin Lockwood,
Cel. Samuel Summer, Cel. Rebert Fjtz Fjtz
gibbens and many ethers, soldiers in the
late war and former Republicans, have
formed a Hancock club iu Bridgeport,
Conn., which already comprises several
hundred soldiers and sailors who have
seen active service.
Henri J. Haskell, esq., of Palmyra, Me.,
who has been a practicing lawyer in San
Francisce, and who was a brave soldier
under General Hancock, and severely
wounded at the battle of Gettysburg, has
ceme out squarely and denounced the
"Republican machine," and will labor
zealously for the gallant General Plaisted
for governor.
Colonel Henry E. Worlliiiigten, late col
lector of the pert of Charleston, S. C, for
merly a Republican representative from
Nevada iu the Thirty-eighth and Thirty
ninth Congress, and subsequently United
States judge, declares his intention of sup
porting Hauceck for the presidency, and
proposes te de this without severing his
general connection with the Republican
party upon ether questions than these in
volved in thc approaching presidential
election.
There arc by actual count two hundred
and eighty-one names subscribed as mem
bers of the Warsaw, X. Y., Hauceck and
English club, and of this number twenty,
seven tcere former Republicans.
Gne of thc leading colored men of Trey,
X. Y., Mr. Geerge Harden, has come out
for Hancock and English, and Monday
evening of last week a colored club of
thirty-five members was organized with
him as captain.
Thursday evening, at Xcw Haven, Conn.,
several colored voters met and formed a
Hancock and English club. Twenty-eight
signed the roll at thc start.
At a large Hancock meeting at East
Baldwin, Me., en Thursday, an address
was delivered by Gen. Lee, of New Yerk,
a gentleman who has voted the straight
Republican ticket since the formation of
thc organization. He commanded under
Hancock at Gettysburg, and was in a
rebel prison eleven months. He made a
fine argument and announced his inten
tion of voting for Hancock and victory.
He also strcuueusly urged his hearers te
support Gen. Plaisted for governor of
Maine.
A Manly Letter
William II. Motley, of Portland, an able
lawyer, who was also a geed soldier, and
was several times wounded en the battle
field, has written General Hancock a letter
in which he says : Hitherto, I have acted
with the Republicans from my first ballet
te my last. I was baptized upon their
altar ; I became bone of their bone and
flesh of their flesh ; I knew no ether creed,
but alas! that grand party with all its
ascendent virtues has become lest in thc
individual politician, who new seeks only
the perpetuation of his own power. I am
no longer for them. General, I am equip
ped and await marching orders ; com
mand me and we will send down thc
Xerthem lines echo and re-echo these burn
ing words of double import, " Hancock is
en the right."
COL.. M'CALMOXT I'OIl HANCOCK.
Why
He Has Concluded That a Change
is
accessary.
Jehn S. McCnlinent's Letter in the Venango
Spectator.
Since thc nomination of Hancock and
English by the national Democratic con
vention my pcference for their election has
become se decided that it seems proper te
give it the form of a public expression. I
regret te go against Gen. Garfield, for
whose political and moral worth I have a
sincere regard, in spite of-some specks in
his record. But I cannot say as much for
thc nominee for vice president en the Re
publican ticket. His virtual dismissal
from the pest of collector of customs at
New Yerk by an administration which
recognized civil service rules is prima
facie evidence of disqualification for the
dignified office of president of the Senate.
On the ether baud the Democratic candi
dates, Hancock and English, present a
clean record of efficient and faithful service
te their country.
The executive power of thc country can
be no better placed than in the hands of
Gcneral Hancock. His love of justice is
proverbial, his firmness for the right in
vincible and his honesty and integrity un
questionable. His conspicuous services
are a part of the ceuutry's history, and
his excellent civil attainments are firmly
imbedded in the principles of Magna Charta
and the common law. Ner is Mr. English
wanting in my esteem. The only objec
tion made te him is that he has been faith
ful in the management of his own affairs
since his retirement from an houerablo
office, which he ably and worthily filled.
He has net been charged with thc misuse
or the prostitution of a public trust.
The leading Democrats of the country
behaved se handsomely in the last count
of the electoral vote that it would new be
fit that their reward should ceme iu such
a decisive majority for their ticket as te
preclude in the next count all grounds for
thc interference of thc Heuse of Represen
tatives, or, what is worse, thc executive
arm of the government.
"Your Meney or Your Office."
The stalwarts de net propose te allow
any officer who refuses te pay his assess
ment te escape. In April last thc con
gressional committee sent a circular te all
government employees requesting (virtu
ally demanding) a contribution of 2 per
cent, of their salaries te the Republican
campaign fund. Iu this circular the com
mittee said: "The committee believes
that you will esteem it both a privilege
and a pleasure te make te its fund a con
tribution." Seme of the clerks did net
respond. Collectors were then sent
through the departments te confer with
these clerks who had net made voluntary
contributions. The collectors raised con
siderable money, but there are many who
still refused te pay. The national com
mittee has new taken thc matter in hand,
and thc delinquents have been served with
the following notice :
iieadquai1ter3 kkpublica xatiexat. com cem
xittee, 241 Fifth Avexue, New Yerk,
AcersT 16th.
Sir: A circular was issued under
date of April 14, 1880, by the Repub
lican congressional committee request
that contributions in aid of the campaign
fund be at once forwarded te the treasurer
of that committee. Seme of the officials
addressed having through a misunderstand
ing failed te respond 'te this circular the
national committee and the congressional
committee, in joint session in New Yerk city
en the 5th instant,have directed that a cir
cular be prepared requesting en behalf of
both committees that immediate payment
be made te Geerge Francis Dawsen, treas
urer of the congressional committee, at
1317 F street, northwest, Washington D.
C. The occasion is urgent and prompt
response is desired.
Marshall Jewell, Chair'n Nat. Cem.
Jay A. Hubbell, Chairman Cen Cem.
S. W. Dersey, Secretary Xat. Cem.
Edward McPherson, Sec'y Cen Cem.
It is understood that the clerks who re-
fuse te answer this summons will be dis
charged. Civil ssrvice reform order Ne.
1 is still in force. Mr. Hayes, however,
approves of the action of the Republican
committees and he has premised net te in
terfere in their work.
SHERMAN TO HANCOCK.
11IS LETTERS REGARDING THE CRISIS.
Kxpreaslng a Dislike te HaTlng the Army
UkciI, lint Obeyine the Preatldent,
Nevertheless A Temperate View
orthe Situation Brought About
by the Klecilen of 1876.
The "Life of General Hancock," pub
lished by D. Applcten & Ce., contains his
correspondence with General Sherman of
December, 1876, and January, 1877, in the
course of which thc letter already given te
thc public, written at Careiidelet, Me.,
December 28, was addressed te General
Sherman. The latter wrote December 4,
granting General Hancock's application for
leave of absence te go te Carendelct and
in his letter made the following allusion
(the only one) te political affairs. Refer
ring te thc orders sent by the president te
General Rugcr, commanding the depart
ment iu the Seuth, General Sherman said :
" The political orders te Ruger at Cel
umbia I preferred should go from the presi
dent te him through the Secretary of War.
They were net military. I disliked much
te have our soldiers used in connection
with a legislative body, but orders coming
from the president have te be obeyed. They
form a precedent, but thus far have pre
vented a collision of arms between inflam
ed partisans. "
A letter from General Hancock (net in
cluded in the published correspondence) ex
presses seme uneasiness en account of a
newspaper report he had seen stating that
he was te be ordered from New Yerk, and
appears te have furnished the occasion for
the following letter from General Sher
man :
"Headquak's Ahmv er-niB United States, )
Washington, D. C., December 17, 187G.
My Dear General : Lest your peace of
mind may be disturbed by the foolish re
port bandied in the newspapers about
your being ordered from Xew Yerk I will
tell you that there is net a word of truth
in it. Neither the president nor secretary
of war has ever intimated te me such a.
purpose and I knew I have never said a
word or written a syllable te the effect.
I see iu the Republican, of St. Leuis,that
net only was thc order made, but that I
destroyed it and tore out the leaves of my
record book containing the copy. Thc
whele thiug was and is an invention by
somebody who wanted te create a sensa
tion. The same is true about Jehn Sher
man intriguing te be president of the Sen
ate that he might be president ad interim.
He has told me that he has never heard
the subject breached ; that be would net
accept the place, as he prefers te be what
he is new, chairman of the Senate commit cemmit commit
tce en finance."
The letter cencluded: "Xe serious
changes in command arc being contem
plated, and when they arc you may be
sure that I will give you the earliest notice.
Thcre are mcu en mischief intent who
would gladly sew thc seed of dissension
among us of the army. Truly your friend,
W. T. Sherman."
Tins letter is followed by the Carendelct
letter, te which General Sherman replied
as fellow :
'llEADQUAU'S AlUIY OF THE UXlTKD STATES.
Washington, January 2, 1SS7.
General W. S. Hancock, Xcw Yerk :
Dear Sir : I did net receive your most
interesting letter of December 25, from
Carendelct, Missouri, till yesterday. I am
very glad te have your views in extense
upon subjects of such vital importance.
Our standard opinions are mostly formed
en thc practice of our predecessors, but a
great change was made after the close of
the civil war by the amendments of the
Constitution giving te the freed slaves cer
tain civil and political rights and empower
ing Congress te make the laws necessary
te enforce these rights, This power is new
and absolute and Congress has enacted
laws with which wc arc net yet familiar and
accustomed. See pages 348, 349 and 350
revised 'statutes (section 1,989,) edition
1874-74. As a matter of fact I dislike te
have our army used in these civil conflicts,
but the president has the lawful right te
use the army and navy, and has exercised
the right as he believes lawfully and right
fully, and our duty has been and is te sus
tain him with zeal and sincerity.
As te thc Presidential election, wc arc
in no manner required te take the least
action, but te rccognize him as president
whom the lawfully-appointed officers de
clare te be such person. I hepe and pray
that the Congress will agrce en seme
method before the day and hour arrive.
But in case of failure te elect by or before
the 4th of March there will be a vacancy
in "both" offices of President and Vice
President, iu which event the President of
thc Senate becomes President pre tempore,
and a new election will have te be held,
under the law of 1792. See title 3, chap
ter 1, pages 21, 22 and 23, revised statutes.
It is well we should compare notes and
agree before the crisis is en us ; but I
surely hope we may pass this ordeal safely
and peacefully.
I will be pleased te hear from you at any
time. W. T. Sherman."
Thc next letter published is from Gcn Gcn
oral Hancock te General Sherman, dated
Xew Yerk, January 2. It is as fellows :
"General W. T. Sherman, United
States Army, Washington, I). C. :
General : An anonymous communica
tion te the secretary of war, dated Louis
ville, Ky., December 10, 1870, reached my
headquarters en the 27th of that month
from the office of the adjutant general of
the army. It represents that in the con
templated uprising of the people te enforce
thc inauguration of Tilden and Hendricks
the depot at Jcffcrsonville is te be seized
and is expected te arm and clethe the In
diana army of Democrats."
The indersement en this communication,
made at your headquarters, dated Dec. 2G,
187G. is as fellows : " Official copy respect
fully referred te Majer? General W. S. Han
cock, commanding division of the Atlantic
who may draw a company from General
Rticrnr p.nmniandinr denartmnnt: nf tJin
Seuth, and pest it at the Jeffcrsenvillc
depot with orders te protect itagainst any
danger.
The terms of the indersement imply an
exercise of discretion en my part, which
leads me te write you before taking action.
Iu my judgment there is no danger of the
kind the anonymous communication sets
forth or ether kind at Jeffersen depot te
justify a movement of troops te that place.
Such a movement, it seems te me, would
involve unnecessary expense and would
create or increase apprehension for which
there is no real foundation.
There are no arms or ammunition at the
Jeffersonville depot, and if such a force as
is referred te could de raised lorroDci lerroDci lorreDci
lious purposes, it is net likely that it would
begin by seizing a depot of army uniforms ;
and, therefore, if there are grounds for ac
tion of the government, I see no danger in
thc delay which will result from this pre
sentation of thc subject te you.
If, however, in your better judgment a
company should be sent there, it shall be
promptly dene as seen as you notify me te
that effect. As I have already said, I de
net act at once because, in your instruc
tions, you say I may send a company there,
which I construe as .leaving it somewhat
discretionary with me.
I returned en the 31st of December,
187C, from St. Leuis. I am truly yours,
Winfield S. Hauceck,
Majer General Commanding.
On the 19th of January Gen. Hancock
wrote te Gen. Sherman that he had been
se busy that he had "net yet written as he
intended," in reply te the acknowledg
ment of his letter from Carondelet. He
says :
"I wished te notice simply your refer
ence ie the revise, statutes and one or two
othcr.peintiabriaC way.. I will de se
yctbut notleUJay, as "OP amhense-hunfc-"
g.
"The preposition forthe joint committee
insures a peaceful solution of the presiden
tial question if it becomes a law, and in my
opinion gives te General Hayes chances he
did net have befere1. I have considered
that Mr. Tilden's chances were-tmpregna-ble.
Xet se Mr. Hendricks's. New it
seems te me that Governer Hayes has some
thing mere than au equal chance, but the
definite results cannot be ..foreshadowed.
Fortunately trouble need net lb provided
against by the use of the army should the
bill become a law.
" If the bill passes and General Grant
vetoes it, Mr. Tilden's chances will be
stronger than before certainly if he and
his friends supported the measure. Public
opinion will strengthen his position.
" The danger in. the compromise question
or joint committee plan is that thc defeat
ed candidate might appeal te the supreme
court' en grounds of illegal (unconstitu
tional) decisions.
" I am very truly yours,
"Winfield S Hancock."
General Sherman writes the closing let
ter of the correspondence (as published).
It is dated Washington, January 29. He
says:
"General : Thc passage of the bill for
counting thc electoral vote approved by
the president, ends, in my judgment, all
possible danger of confusion or disorder
in nonnestien with the presidential im
broglio. I feci certain that the dual
governments iii Seuth Carolina and Louis
iana will be decided by the same means
which determines who is te be the next
president. Therefore, with thc consent
and approval of the secretary of war
new absent, I want te return thc troops
temporarily detached back as seen as pos
sible te the pests occupied before the elec
tion, with thc exception, that twelve com
panies (new thirteen) or thc equivalent of
a regiment remain here in Washington for
a time."
The remainder of the letter relates te thc
disposition of troops in the Seuth.
STATE ITEMS.
Wilbur Chamber was seriously if net fa
tally injured by the explosion of a 25-hersc
power boiler near Bradford.
A son of James Kclley, of Gay street,
Phcenixville, was overcome by thc heat
en Tuesday and has since died.
Jehn Marshall's large stene dwelling
house in Wcsttewn, Chester, was destroy
ed by fire en Wednesday. Less, $1,000;
no insurance.
The jury in thc case of Wolfgang Hoff Heff
man, en trial in Somerset for the murder
of his wife in June rendered a verdict of
net guilty.
Rev. Dr. Jehn F. Chaplain, presiding
elder of the Lehigh district, Philadelphia
Methodist Episcopal conference, died yes
tcrday after an illness of three weeks.
Thc second annual picnic of thc Bucks
and Montgomery county musical associa
tion will be held at Xcshaminy Falls grove
en Saturday, September 4.
Valentine Hummel, born in Hummcls Hummcls
tewn and a well known German printer
and publisher in Harrisbnrg,dicd yesterday
aged G8.
Hen James II. Hepkins has written a
letter accepting the nomination for Con
gress by the Democrats of thc Twenty
sixth district. He will make a strong can
vass. A gentleman was at the Harrisburg de
pot last evening waiting for the train from
the Williams' grove picnic grounds, with
the hope of identifying the party who
picked his pocket at the grove, of a fine
geld watch for which he had paid 8250 iu
geld.
Near Gilman's, in Wayne county, has
been found the dead body of a man slight
ly decomposed. It is supposed that he was
murdered. There appears te be no clue
te his identity. His skull was pierced in
two or three places by bullets, but it is
thought he may have committed suicide.
The Pennsylvania railroad company are
making mere than twenty freight cars per
day, sometimes as high a number as
twenty-eight per day. They arc making
something like 430 car wheels per day.
Thcre are at present ompleycd at Alteena
mere than 4,000 men out of a population
of 20,000 people. This read has about
30,000 cars.
Twe great fairs will be held in Philadel
phia at the permanent exhibition within a
few weeks. One will be the sheep and
wool exhibition which will, no doubt, be
the finest display of the kind ever made
upon this continent, and the ether will be
the fair of the state agricultural society.
This will be something mero than thc cus
tomary state fair. It will contain exhibits
from many ether states, ami will be re
markably attractive.
The largest non-political meeting ever
held iu Milferd occurred yesterday, the
occasion being the third annual clam-bake
of thc Fat Men's association of Pike
county. Governer Heyt, S. S. Cox, Robt.
Kletz and ether notables were expected te
be present, but were- unable te attend.
Several fine speeches were made and a
magnificent cane presented te the presi
dent. Large parties were thcre from New
Yerk, New Jersey, and Wayne and' Mon Mon Men
eoe counties.
LATEST NEWS BY MAIL.
Charles Brush, constructing engineer of
the Hudsen River tunnel, has tendered his
resignation, which has been accepted.
The census of Hudsen county. N. J., has
just been completed. Jersey City ban a
population of 122,207 and the count v one
of 192,909.
Baseball : At Buffalo Buffalo. 3; Bos Bes Bos
eon, 3. At Cleveland Providence, 4;
Cleveland, 3. At Chicago Chicago. 9 ;
Worcester, 4.
Miss Addie
Clark, a buddy cultured
young lady of Brooklyn, aged 22, in a lit of
hysteria, parted from her parents te go
shopping, sailed for Europe and committed
suicide by jumping from the steamship
Arizona in the British channel.
Twe sisters while waltzing en the deck
of a canal beat opposite Cornwall, N. Y.,
stumbled en a coil of rope and fell over
board. Beth were drowned. The bodies
have net yet heen recovered.
James Mcllvcy was shot and killed by
S. R. Pholps,representative of Washington
county, Ky., in Congress. It was.thc result
of an old feud. Phelps has surrendered te
tne authorities.
Messrs. Frangopule Agclaste fc Ce.,
merchants of Londen, Liverpool. Alexan
dria and Aboukir, have suspended pay
ment in consequence of the discoveries of
irregularities in their Alexandria business.
Their liabilities arc 250,000.
An adroit and unknown thief robbed
the treasurer's box at thc Hampden races
kt Springville, last Friday afternoon of
$1,150. The robbery was committed en
the judges stand while the trotting was in
progress.
The yacht Emma, of Hoboken, with an
excursion party composed of six men and
two boys, was wrecked opposite Scabridgc
during thc severe storm. Life-saving sta
tion Xe. 4 saved thc party, but the yacht,
valued at $3,600, was lest.
Burnett Boyd and Calvin Cenklin, farm
ers, quarreled in Penn Yan. Boyd struck
Cenklin below the temple killing him in
stantly, ne gave himself up. Thc mur
derer :is a young, unmarried man, and
Cenklin was 35 years old and leaves a fam
ily. Beth were drunk.
Jeffersen Wolferd, a colored man em
ployed en the farm of W. P. Commins,
near Smyrna, Del., was killed by a blew in
the breast from the fist of Lester Wetherby
also colored, while engaged in a friendly
ti
sparring match. A pest-mortem examina
tion pronounced that death was caused by
aneveus sheck: ' Wetherby was exoner
ated. A large and vicious monkey kept in a
small zoological garden in Chicago broke
its chain and attacked the keeper of thc
place. The keeper's cries brought Henry
Martin te the rescue. The monkey imme
diately turned upon Martin, andfastcning
its teeth and claws in his lower limbs, tore
them in a fearful manner, after which it
escaped, and hid tinder the-side walk in
.Wabash avenue. -Martin, suffered greatly
from less of bleed, but it was hoped he
would survive.
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
A nUTTKRFI.Y.
Satisfactorily Scientifically Trealcil.
The following correspondence will cx
plaiu itself :
Qcarrwille, August 23, 1SS0.
Dr. S. S. Ratuven :
Sir : I send you a butterfly caught by
Bcnj. F. Fcrgusseu, ncarPuscyvillc, which
I think is something rare. If ?, please
answer through thc Intelligent i:i:, and
oblige,
yours, truly, R. C. Edward-.
Answer.
Dear Sir : Your " butterfly ' was duly
received and turned out te be a " moth ;"
and, net because it is " rare," but because
your friend Mr. F. thinks it is, and there
fore seems te be in blissful ignorance of its
cliaractcr, I deem it worth while te say
something en thc subject.
This moth (Jfacresilla H-mnculitu),
commonly called the '.'Five Spotted
Sphinx," " Hawkmeth" and '-Hummingbird
Meth," is the parent of thc green
" Hornworm," which, about this season of
the year se seriously infests tobacco plants.
There are two species of this insect that
seem te be partial te the tobaeee plant,
but they also occasionally prey upon the
tomato and potato ; the ene above named
and the " Carolina Sphiux"JJ JFacresillu
Carolina). The later is a Southern species
and the former a Northern spccies,bnt we,
occupying intermediate or overlapping
territory, have therefore both species.
These moths 'usually remain quiet or
concealed during the day, and when their
wings are closed they are inconspicuous,
and may be sitting en thc bark of a trce or
old gray wall, or fence, and net be w:cn.
But when cveuing approaches they take
wing and fly te the various kinds of trump
et flowers, especially te the " Jamestown
Weed," and, poised en their wings like a
humming bird, they suck the nectar from
the flowers and then go forth te thc tobacco
fields te deposit their eggs en thc plant,
which, in due time, arc hatched, and from
which thc destructive worms arc iu time
developed. These habits arc, aud ought te
be, well known te tobacco growers, and
also suggest means for the destruction of
thc moths. Seme introduce poison into
the flowers ; some station themselves near
the plant they visit, and strike them down
with paddles, and ethers use various kinds
of traps into which the moths arc decoyed
and are thus destroyed. Mr. Gibble, of
Mount Jey, has invented a trap that seems
te answer the purpose very well. Thc or
der Lepideftera (mealy-winged insects)
is usually divided into three sections, viz:
thc Diurnia, or day flyers (which includes
the butterflies) ; the Necturnia or night
flyers (including the larger number of the
moths), and the Crepusctdaria, or twilight
flyers (which includes thc hawk and hum
ming bird moths), and the species under
consideration beleugs te the last named
division.
A female moth of this species will deposit
during the season from (00 te 1,000 eggs,
each of which may be capable of producing
a worm. The tobacco grower will, there
fore, perceive what an immense amount of
labor he may save, if he can contrive te
kill the females before they have deposited
any eggs. The eggs are net all deposited
at one time, nor in eue place, but here and
there at intervals, as long as any remain.
FKKE SFtKCH.
In Enlightened Chester County.
Oxford borough was thc scene of great
excitement en Wednesday last, caused by
the advent of Jehn Harris, "the Democratic
colored orator. Mr. Harris came into town
iu the forenoon and seen the report spread
en the streets that he was tomakea Han
cock speech iu the evening. Thc colored
men gathered in groups and consulted with
each ether ; prominent white Republicans
were called in council, and the conclusion
was that violence was te be employed te
prevent him from publicly expressing
his political opinions should lie
attempt te de se. Open tlueat
of personal injury weie made him
if he did net immediately leave, and the.-e
threats would have been carried into exe
cution early in the evening had net an in
telligent colored citizen promptly interfer
ed in his behalf. When the riotous feeling
had reached this height it was repotted
from a satisfactory source that Mr. I Tart N
had net ceme te make a speech, was net
going te speak and had left the town.
This ended the cries of tar and feathers,
hanging, etc., and the mob dispersed. It
is a shame and a disgrace that many prom
inent, influential and intelligent Republic
ans of Oxford, the advocates of free speech,
free ballets and equal rights, give encour
agement te the lawless, mobbing spirit
that manifested itself en this occasion.
The Hancock and English club intends
holding a Democratic meeting in Oxford
hall, en Saturday evening next, the 2Sth
inst., and it is said Mr. Harris has been
invited te address the meeting. If this is
correct, the Republicans may again have
the opportunity of disgracing the gieat
principle of free speech which they pro pre
fefscdly upheld.
ISKF.S DO ST1N(S FKt'lT
A oeil Case Against Tlici".
Aii intelligent lady in this city who is a
diligent and experienced horticulturist ex
presses her disgust at the scientific and
sentimental defense made by thc Lancas
ter Fitrerm and ether horticultural authori
ties of thc bees against thc charges thatthcy
sting and despoil fruit. She says she care
fully watched a grape vine for four hours
the ether day and after examining a cer
tain bunch and satisfying herself tliat every
grape en it was sound she saw the bees come
and assail it. Twe of them went te work
en a grape apparently with the weapons
which they use te gather honey, and when
they left it she found a slight puncture iu
the skin that had net been there before.
After awhile along came ether bees, and
working at the perforation thus made, tore
off thc skin and seen the grape was ruined.
She says that if the bees de net " sting"
the fruit, they at least puncture it with
seme weapon, and their technical defense
should net avail. An attempt is also made
te transfer their guilt te thc wasp ; but our
informant maintains that thc wasps and
bees are congenial plunderers, they work
together and go en their predatory excur
sions in the best of geed feeling. Even if
the wasps de the damage the bees are their
partners and quifacitperaliumfacitper se.
Altogether the fruit-growers think they
are a bad let, and that the mayor should
issue a proclamation muzzling thc bees
and wasps, at least until the peaches and
grapes are ripened.
Picnic.
The Union Bethel and Green stieet mis
sion Sunday-schools, under thc control of
the church of Ged, held their picnic yes
terday at Shenk's weeds, near Millcrsville.
It was largely attended and social through
out. There was but little rain there, and
the party enjoyed themselves in beating,
fishing and in innocent plays.
After singing, by the choir, prayer and
an address by the pastor, Mr. James Abra
ham entertained the company with a hu
morous recitation. They returned in thc
street cars at an early hour and were sur
prised te find that there had been se much
rain here.
THI? DOCTORS' DINNER.
THZ.1 MlUlAIw AS THEY EAT.
A nanil : brother A Dezen Counties
TtiantiHl The Ancient and Honorable lro lre
fessiun. The dinner of the medical society of this
and neihbf.riiig counties at Teli's Hain
yesterday was postponed until 1:30 p.m.,
te acceniru'ditc the late arrival of seme
ether incmiic-s who could net reach the
grounds befeie th it hour. In addition te
the list puhli-di.-d yesterday, thc following
!.xt down te the banquet : Drs. Compten,
of Lancaster ; Mclviunen. Gable, Meisen
heltcr, J. R. Spanglcr. of Yerk ; G. W.
Bci-ntlici.-cl, of Columbia; E. V. Swing,
Cains; X. G. Thompson. Braudywine;
J. Bushong, New Helland.
The menu was elaborate and elegant
and the dinner was served by Gee. II.
Miller, assisted by a corps of efficient
waiters. There were in the several courses
clam and turtle soups ; baked blue fish ;
rea&t lamb, beef and chicken ; vegetables,
sauces aud entrees ; fruits, ices, coffee,
cheese, etc There were four long tables
and the ariaiigcuicul of the gucMsnas such
that after Dr. Atlee's words of welcome
there was a vivacity of table talk that
never flagged and the doctors ate as if
there was no such thing as dyspepsia or
indigestion in the books, or at least they
knew the preventive and remedies.
About .'! p. m. the company left the
tabic for the upper room and balconies,
where caul tab'es, cigars and ether diver
sions weie afforded, The mi.ty rain fall
ing effectu:illr prevented any possible sort
of outdoor entertainment. Many of the
guests assembling in the large ujqier room
were called te elder by Dr. Atlec, and
speeches were prope-ed from representa
tives of the different counties present.
Iu respniie te the calls upon them Dr.
W. S. Reland answered for Yerk ; Dr.
Forwood for Harford; Dr. Hanna for
Cecil; Dr. Housten for Chester; Dr.
Dale for Cumberland ; Dr. Rihter for
Dauphin ; Dr. Milucr for Delaware ; Dr.
Zeigler for Lancaster, and Dr. Montgom
ery for Franklin. "Old Berks "was
called for te answer by nhat secret of
longevity its people were still able te vote
for Jacksen, but its repte-cutativchad left
the grounds.
The speeche.'. were of gi eater or less
length and were listened te with interest.
Dr. Dale pud a high tribute te thc many
eminent men in the meiiieal profession
who had gene out front old mother Cum
berland. Dr. ISahter referred te the for
mer connection of Dauphin and Lancaster
ceunth,". se that his county shared the
earlier pr. e-:uu.il glory of Lancaster,
though since the separation Dauphin has
produced many distinguished physicians.
Dr. Zieg'er traced the progress of the Lan
caster cunty medical Mieiety and expressed
a glowing eulegium upon its .surviving
fmir.dcis who v. ere present: Drs. Atlec,
Carpenter ami Ehlfi.
After the speech-making a resolution
was adopted asking Dr. Atlec te write out
and furniih for publication his valuable,
timely and intcre-.ting address of last year
at McCalPs Ferry en "Our Sires."
Thc preldeut-clect, Dr. Jacob Price, of
West Chester, then took the chair and an
nounced for the coming year thc follow
ing Eiccutire Committee.
Dr. J. A. 1'hlcr. Lancaster.
Dr. Henry Carpenter. Lancaster.
Dr. Wm. S. !"-Iand. Yerk.
Dr. C. A. U.. liter, Harrisburg.
Dr. A. A. Hanna, Pert Deposit, Mil.
Thc committee tctiicd and in a few mo
ments lepeited that they had selected Pert
Deposit. Mil., a ; the place, and the lar.t
Thursday of August, 1S81, as the time for
thc licxt'meeting of thc association. Their
action was unanimously ratified. The
meeting will likely be "held in a shady
park about si:: miles this side of Pert De
posit. On motion of Dr. W. S. Reland, of Yerk,
a vote of thanks was tendered te thc mem
bers of the Lancaster county society for
their services in arranging for the present
meeting and their generous hospitality.
The .Vi.oeiatieti then adjourned, and the
visitors h ft en the different evening trains.
at i ::i i:.avue!:siij:i."i.
'i lie i; i -: :iif. Aiu-etral Heme.
Rev. Dr. B. ".uts.ni.in, of the well-known
family i " !.. . -:..r in this county. writes hi
the Guitnh.iit ler September a.- follews:
Iu the tiutirdian of September, 153.10. I
described a visit tothcbiithpl.iceaiidarly
home.ef my father, in i'reil.iuberhlieim,
near the western part of the Rhine. In
June last a nephew, J. W. B. Bailsman,
aud wife made a pilgrimage thither. They
approached the quaint little village along
the Ktet'7'i.teh re.ul. At the Southern end
the .m'.m was plying his busy .spade in
the chu.i v nd. Thcj eiueied the open
gateway, t.nd it many a tombstone found
their name, with a slight difference in the
spelling. In Germany it is spelt Baus
maun. The kind sexton, as sextons
usually are, was well posted in thc
history of village families, and leaning
en the handle of hU spade, answered
many a question te th: curious tourists.
They nutted around thc venerable church
where thete relatives, living and dead,
were baptized and continued, and where
they communed and wei.shiped. Then
wandering through the few nan ew streets,
they viewed the one-story houses, rudely
buiit and some of quaint design. They
called en thc Buigciiicister (burgess),
who seei.ied gu-atly pleased with their
visit. t.i their agreeable Miiprk-e thy
found in him a distant relative, who was
the best-informed man in the village iu
matters pertaining into the history of the
family. One branch of it he lineally
traced back te 13:Jt).
The Burgemeistcr sent a mcs.-.eitgcr for
cousin Yest Bailsman, who seen gave thc
tourists a hearty German welcome. They
.spent a day with his family, asking and
answering many questions.
On the ."Hit of Febiuaiy last it was one
hundred years age that my lather was born
iu this .village. The cradle no less than
the grave of one's paicnts is a hallowed
spot. That a descendant of a former citi
zen of the village, one bundled years after
his birth, should be introduced te auethcr,
a near kinsman, by thc chief magistrate
and as the represent ative of the place, is a
feature peculiarly European.
Since my visit many changes have taken
place here". My uncle, then already an old
man, lived twelve yeais longer, and died
at the age or 90 years. Aunt died a year
earlier. Y'est Bailsman is still tetiinl and
ruddy at 0. His children, then chubby
little urchins, arc bright and active yeumr
people. The whole village laments the
less of may dear friend. Paster Karl Linz,
who has been called te a large church in
the city of Darmstadt.
Dear reader, I crave your pai den for in
flicting upon you this brief talk of myself
and mine. I knew it savers of vanity
fceems in bad taste. But this midsummer
weather gives ene liberties net accorded
iu ether seasons. Besides, this incident
lias reminded me that I have spoken te
thc readers of the Guardian for twenty-five
years. After se long an acquaintance peo
ple naturally feel a geed-natured interest
in each ether's personal history. More
over, whilst a person writing in this fash
ion seems te be writing impersonally, he is
all the while picturing before ethers his
own thoughts and feelings his living, real
self. All writing reallyjoutwreught from
thc mind and heart of the author, is partly
his living self te be true he must be in
tensely personal, whether it appear se or
net. The web he weaves draws its threads
from his own being. If properly wrought,
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