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THUBSDAY EVENING, SEPT. 2, 1880.
Glad He Cut See It.
We confess te a feeling of satisfaction
that Judge Black can find se much geed
in Garfield's character tbatjis impercepti
ble te these who judge him from his
deeds. We would be gratified if we
could believe that he was a man of honest
intentions, though they be of the kind
that hell is paved with, as the judge ad
mits. We cannot ourselves believe this,
but we nevertheless rejoice that ethers
de. It would be a bad thing, indeedi
if everybody considered a man te
be corrupt who has been nominated
for the presidency. Every voter will
make up his mind for himself as te the
character of the candidates and very
likely many of them will be induced te
accept Judge Black's estimate of Gar
field. It is net likely te help him te
these votes any mere than would the
general estimate of him held in Demo
cratic circles. The judge maybe right ;
he certainly lias had better means of
judging than most of us. He declares
that his knowledge of the man is inti
mate. The world personally knows him
at a distance, but thinks itself justified
in withholding the charity of judgment
would be against him of dishonesty in
hi3 Credit Mebilier dealings. A man
must se live as te recommend himself te
the geed opinion of the world at large
as well as te the judgment of his inti
mate associates. It especially is of little
benefit te a public man te be approved
only by his particular friends. Whether
due te Garfield's dishonesty or
only te his weakness, his connection
with Oakes Ames has justly forfeited
te him the world's geed opinion. Judge
Black reads the same facts under the
light of a personal knowledge which di
minishes te him their turpitude. He
does net change the facts, and it may
be that his conception of them is unduly
modified by friendship, rather than ours
by prej udice. We would le mere willing
te accept his judgment if he would ex
plain Garfield's conduct iu the DeGelyer
matter. We de net observe that he has
attempted te de this, and yet it is quite
as difficult te reconcile it with Garfield's
honesty as his Credit Mebilier conduct.
The facts in that case are few
and undisputed. Garfield while chair
man of the appropriation committee,
which provides the funds for the
Districts of Columbia expenditures,
accepted a fee of five thousand dollars te
put upon the city of Washington a large
debt for a worthless pavement ; and he
did nothing te earn that fee, as he
declares, but te recommend the con
tract te Shepherd. In doing this he
does net seem te have been seduced by a
desire te aid his party or his friends ; his
" weakness " was for making money ; and
net a very great deal of it. He does n0
appear te have been a dear man te buy;
but that scarcely makes him less guilty.
Leg Cabin and Bard Cider.
Political managers are very short
sighted who act upon the assumption of
Jehn Cessna's circular that " most of the
laboring men of the country vote through
their eyes," and who think that candi
dates can be elected simply by such n n
hullaballe and spectacular effort as that
of the campaigns 'of 1S40 and 1S44. We
are living in a different time from that,
and even u laboring men " have learned
something since the days when a leg
cabin en wheels was supposed te be a
political argument. The elder residents
of Lancaster county knew as well as
anybody what has effected these changes.
Communities into which daily mails new
take the evening and morning news
papers were then scantily served by an
itinerant messenger who came once a
week, and the political information which
he brought was but vague and fragmen
tary. The stump orator of te-day, stand.
ing at the Gelden Gate or in Bosten, is
nearer te the people of the interior rural
districts than was the campaigner
of these days in their county town.
Little that is said wertli reporting
is withheld ler mere than a week,at most,
nowadays, from the.mest distant points
in the well-settled states. Few families
are without a weekly newspaper, many
take several, even of opposing political
profesiens ; and few unacquainted with
the facts would believe hew many neigh
bors of differing opinions exchange their
papers and read diligently the ether side
et the question. Political argument is
weighed, digested and resolved by a large
class of independent people ; even these
.who become firmer in the faith can show
better reason for it than when they nil.
lied around the leg cabin and the coon
skin symbols. A little noise and music
and fireworks seem te be still necessary
but they de net go very far toward
carrying elections.
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"Jack Hcrr" Coming.
There seems te be an especial fitness in
the Republicans bringing A. J. Herr, of
Harrisburg, te this city, te open their
campaign for the election te the Legisla
ture of a candidate instructed in advance
te vote for Matthew Stanley Quay. Mr.
Hcrr was the counsel for the friends of
Mr. Quay who get into trouble by their
attempts te bribe members of the Legis
lature) vote for the iuiquitieus, thiov thiev
ing four million riot less bill, which had
" two millions in it for the railroad com
pany and two millions for the boys."
Mr. Hcrr, failing te acquit them before
an incorruptible judge and a jury of
their own peers, continued te be their
counsel before a tribunal of which Mr.
Quay, who had been the leader of the
lobby pressing the bill, was the moving
spirit. As might have been expected he
met with better success, and, thanks te
Mr. Quay's potency, the jail doers had
hardly closed en the convicts before they
swung open te let in their pardons. Fer
his valuable services Mr. Quay is selected
as the Republican candidate for United
States senator. The corruption fund did
its work in this city at least, and Mr.
Deniuth is a candidate for Legislature,
instructed te vote for Quay for United
States senator. Quite properly " Jack"
Herr comes te help him along.
Meanwhile the Democracy will present
upon their platform here a gentleman
who helped te convict the riot bill
bribers.
v ST If ui Bat
The Exdminer. and ether Republican
papers profess te regard Judge Black as
high authority concerning Garfield's fit
ness for the presidency, and parade daily
before their readers a single sentence of
Judge Black's letter te Cel. McClure,
tern from the qualifying context. It
will net be expected that our contempo
rary will republish the Press reporter's
interview with Judge Black but can re de
induced te print Judge Black's "buts"
side by side with his " ifs ?" Here are a
few of both :
"IF
he will carry the principles which regu
late his private life into his public con
duct, he would make the best chief mag
istrate we have ever had."
" BUT,
in politics he gives te his party the key
te his conscience;" " at his party's com
mand he would help en the oppression
and brutal policy against the Seuth."
" I heard him declare that no officer of the
army could trample en the constitution
without laying perjury en his soul, and
yet he went went into the Heuse at the
direction of his party, struck down the
constitution and insulted the corpse by
kicking it."
"IF
there is a man in this country who Is an
anti-protectionist, that man is Garfield.
I knew it, and I knew he steed up for
his principles in his own district when
was urged te declare himself. He said
lie was net a protectionist, and though
they might vote against him he would
stand en his convictions."
BUT,
he allowed " his devotion te party te
overcome his personal convictions. Why,
don't you remember that Garfield was
put en the ways and means committee
te balauce Kelly an anti-protectionist
against a protectionist V"
General Garfield would carry his private
convictions into his political action, he
would be as geed a Democrat as I am "
BUT
" I was afraid of thatafraid he would
allow his devotion te party te overcome
his personal convictions."
Voters should attend te the payment
of their taxes themselves. Seme courts
of the state held that this is essential and
that the tax paid by committees is void
and will net entitle the holder of such re
ceipt te vote. It is only fair and patri
otic, as well as a reasonable precaution,
for voters te attend te this duty for
themselves. The collector for this city
sits nightly te receive taxes and every
voter should visit.him and get his own
receipt.
PERSONAL.
"Treat woman like a splendid llewer,'
says Ben Ikgeksell. " Se I de. I have
planted mine," says a widower who has
buried three wives.
Prince Bismaiick, at Kisslngcn, following
the ndvice of his physicians, indulges in
afternoon naps. The prince is a great
cater and worker, though a peer sleeper.
The congregation of the Rev. Jehn Jas
i'i:ii, at Richmond, lias crown se large that
a division is te be amicably made. Bre.
Jasper is the rcasencr who maintains that
"the sun de move."
The latest gossip oenccrning Eiima
Tiiuusby is te the effect that her marriage
engagement with Gillig of the American
exchange in Londen has been broken
and that she will return te America in Oc
tober for the coming concert season.
Mr. Wendell Phillips is described by
the Bosten Courier as riding up Mount
Wachusctt and meeting en the summit a
friend who addressed him thus: "Well,
Mr. Phillips, I never expected te meet you
se near heaven as this." " Yeu never will
again," Mr. Phillips retorted dryly.
When Gamhetta delivers a speech he
pronounces two hundred and thirty te two
hundred and forty words a minute. An
ordinary speaker pronounces only . about
ene hundred and eighty words iu the same
time. Lord Macaulay used te pronounce
three hundred and thirty words in a
nfinutc.
MINOR TOPICS.
The Indian children at the school at
Carlisle barracks, display special aptitude
for drawing and writing, and some of the
boys acquire skill in penmanship after
thrce months instruction.
The total receipts of Philadelphia for
1880, are placed at $12,504,047.07 (of which
$9,512,809.30 have already been collected),
and for 1881, are estimated at $12,002,"
007.93. The total expenses from August
1, 1880, te December SI, 1881, are figured
at $19,587,598.30, and the amount raised
by taxation at $8,207,701.70.
The Philadelphia beard of health have
requested the beard of education net te
admit into the public schools children who
have net been vaccinated. It has offered
the services of its vaccine physicians te de
termine what pupils have net been vac
cinated, and for that purpose has instructed
the physicians te attend the opening of the
schools in their districts.
If Tammany and anti-Tammany unite
en the Congressional tickets, as they preba
bly will new, the following, it is under
stood, will be "theslatey in New Yerk
city: Fifth district, General Burke;
sixth, S. B. Cox; seventh, James Daley;
eighth, Alfred Wagstaff; ninth, Abram 8.
Hewitt; tenth, Fernande Weed, and
eleventh, Elijah Ward.
Tub Lebanon county Republicans re
solved that their presidential candidate is
" sound en the principles of protecting
American industry," and in the next
breath unqualifiedly approved the course in
Congress of Hen. Jehn W. Eillingcr, who
declined te support Garfield for speaker
because he was net sound en the principles
of protecting American industry.
Ocn private information from Indiana,
received from reliable sources, confirms the
advices from New Yerk te the Philadel
phia Timti. Indiana is safe Mr. English
knows his business and has attended te it.
He declares that there is no possible doubt
of Indiana,and that if all "doubtful" states
arc as safe as it Hancock may begin te
write his inaugural message. Mr. Barnum
docs net hunt with a brass band. But the
solemn, truthful fax is that Ohie in
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Democratic in October than
Indiana is te en Renublican. and everv rmn I
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below 15,000 majority that Maine gives for
the Republicans will be a less that will be
felt by them in the West. .
Bisuer Lee, of Delaware, who te a
member of the American branch of the
committee charged with the revision of the
New Testament, states that the account
of the progre6Sof the committee's labors,
republisbed"1n a" recent issue of the Iktel-
ligekcek from the Chicago Timet, is in
correct In eme.particulars. The work, he
says, is net in the state of forwardness
which is mentioned, and the writer's state-,
ments as 'te the corrections that will be
made in the forthcoming revision arc pro
nounced te he wholly conjectural, as " no
one is authorized te say positively what
will or what will net be done." At the
samotime the bishop admits that, together
with many errors, the article contains
" some correct statements and interesting
facts."
POLITICS IX SADSBURY.
Republican Chaff te Keep Voters In Line.
Messes. Editors : In the Lancaster In
quirer, of 21st inst., wc noticed an item te
the effect that "it is reported" that a
"well-known Democrat," of Sadsbury
had said "he hoped te Ged the day would
ceme when the beuth would rule the
North."
This item is a fair representation of the
argument used by the Republican peliti
cians of the township, and savers highly of
the Inquirer' t peculiar style. Studied mis
representations, carefully planucd scan
dals and blasphemous names appear te be
the arguments advanced by both. The
item referred te has been reported and
published with the evident intention te
carry the idea that the sentiment express
ed is a representation of the Democracy of
Sadsbury.
That all interested may fully understand
the writer has found the "well-known
Democrat," whose denial and explanation
should be heard te show the truth and hew
desperate must be the cases of this small
fry class of politicians. In a controversy
a Republican politician charged that the
rebels were clamorous for power, etc., aud
that Charles R. Buckalcw was a rebel.
This " well-known Democrat" retorted,
"I hope te Ged I may see the day when
such men as Charles R. Buckalcw may
rule."
The Democrats of Sadsbury believe that
the 13th, 14th and 15th amendments te the
constitution have settled forever the ques
tions of slavery, payment of rebel debt
and the disfranchisement of the colored
man.
They accept the supreme law of the land
as niore rcliable than the statements of
parties whose bread and butter can only
be forthcoming by Republican suprcmaey.
They accept the guarantee given by
General Hancock in bis letter of accept
ance that there will be no slavery no pay
ment for slaves or rebel debt, and that the
eolered man shall enjoy the clcctive fran
chise ; that no part of the constitution
hall be violated; that any attempt te de
stroy the Union will be promptly repelled.
They have the same faith in General
Hancock te-day as when he was at Gcttys
burg and these Republicans wcre busily
moving chattels and selves te Stcelcvillc
Hills.
They knew they will be supported in
the belief that Charles R. Buckalcw was
no rcbel by the independent Republican
vote given him in Sadsbury during his can
didacy for governor. This flattering tes
timonial is evidence that the "well-known
Democrat" but tee well expressed the sen
timent of the thinking Republican and net
of the unreasonable partisan.
They knew that these who constantly
charge bulldozing are the bulldozers
of Sadsbury. They knew that the
shower of abuse cast en the many
Republicans of Sadsbury who will vote
for General Hancock is evidence that
a second Buckalcw is te be encoun
tered ; that calling names is net argument
aud has no weight with these who think
and act without instructions hew te act and
think, and lastly they rejoice that the day
is se near wheu the American peeple will
thank Ged that with Hancock the whole
country will have peace and each and
every individual enjoy and obey the con
stitution and the laws. Sadsiiuicy.
STATE ITEMS,
A mounted cemmaudery of Knights
Templar is about te be organized in Pitts
burgh. Brether-in-law Mclntire, of Pittsburgh,
was hacked with a hatchet in the bauds of
Brether-in-law Mack.
Iu Kittauning Mr. Andrew Adams, aged
about twenty-one, married a Mrs. Cra
vener, aged eighty. They went home
singing and drunk.
The caving in of a clay bank in New
Castle, Lawrence county, caused the death
of a colored man named Chalcs Brice, aud
injured badly another colored man named
Neah Bricc.
Mr. Charles B. Hare, the foreman of the
laboratory in the assay department of the
United States mint, Philadelphia, com
pleted fifty years of service in that institu
tion en Monday last.
Simen Gregery, inside foreman, was
killed and six ethers wcre injured, by an
explosion in the Kcclcy Run Colliery at
Shenandoah yesterday. The men wcre
engaged in the work of suppressing the
fire which is burning in the mine.
James Pplace, one of the editors of the
Titusville Petroleum World, was severely
caned at the Hetel Brunswick, Titusville,
by Superintendent Wilsen, of the P., T. &
B. R. It. The trouble grew out of Place's
criticism of Wilsen's management of the
read.
A telegraph from San Francisce pro
nounces the stork of Lillie Beck te be
without foundation of fact. The records
of the coroner's office, in that city, 6hew
that the cause of Mrs. Beck's death, as
disclosed by the autopsy, was serious apo
plexy, superinduced by chronie alcoholism
and that no trace of vielence was discern
ible upon her body as her daughter had re
ported. Wm. A. Welsh, who threw an egg
at Miss Gcorgie Parker while she was
en the stage the of Walnut Street
theatre as "Susan Swcct-appla," and
who was arrested and held for trial
for the offense, has net only written te the
actress a letter of apology but has accom
panied it with 500. The letter and his
deuceur have led te a compromise, and the
suits in the case have all been aban
doned." Dr. Hestcttcr has been buying all the
Lake Erie stock he could find in the mar
ket, and this fact gave rise te the rumor
that the doctor was at the head of a com
bination whose object is te turn ever the
lwu mw l" "anus ei inc rennsyivania
company. JLr. Uestettcr was interviewed
enlhelubieei ' teted Kt tW w
nnv truth in the stnrv and statnil that ! '
any truth in the story, and stated that he
was simply buying te protect his own pre
perty. , ,
Judge Bredin, of Beiler, some years
age, disbarred Lawyer Jehn H. Thonpeen
for perjury. Mr. Thompson's course 'since
then has been regarded as honorable and
upright. A majority of the members of
the bar think he has been sufficiently pun
ished, and that he should be restored te
fellowship. Such a motion was ably
pressed by Judge McCacdless, CoL'Thomp CeL'Thomp CoL'Themp
: son and ethers. Pretests came from some
members of the bar, and among the rea
sons why he should net be restored was
that the reputation of the bar had become
se bad that peeple in Pittsburgh were com
pelled te write te the ministers et Butler
in order te find the name of an honest
lawyer. Judge Bredin held the matter
under advisement.
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POLITICAL POINTS.
Wblch Indicate the Drift or Thine.
The campaign in Cumberland county
was formally epened by a Democratic
meeting at Mt. Helly last evening. W.
U. Henscl, of this city, speke and Geerge
Pentz sang ene of his popular songs. The
Cumberland county Democrats will held a
meeting every night until election day.
Mr. Jehn Meyer, the eldest voter in
Bath, Lehigh county, having cast bis first
presidential vote in the year 1816, last
week joined the Hancock and English
club of his town, and intends te east his
vote for the Democratic nominee in Novem
ber, if he lives. He has always been a
Republican.
While Hayes is denouncing the Demo
crats including Hancock, he sends Long Leng
street as minister te Turkey, notwith
standing it was in fighting Lengstrect's
command that Hancock was wounded,
and it was Hancock that saved Philadel
phia from Lengstrect's army by defeating
it after a hard battle. After a while some
of these Radical nowspapers will make the
negrees bolieve that Lengstrcct was en
the side of the Union and Hancock a Con
federate. The New Era reminds it party that
"when Sam Lesch, of Schuylkill, under
took te surrender the Republicans of that
county te the remains of the Greenback
felly, he did well te supplement the act
with a resolution in favor of his right
bower, Parden Mill Quay, for United
States senator."
R. S. M'Uduff, Illinois, says: "The
outlook hcroisencouragcing. Everything
seems te point te the election of Trumbull
and the success of the national ticket in
this state. I de net doubt that active work
will give us the state by 5,000 te 10,000."
In return for services rendered as a visit
ing statesman the Hen. Jehn A. Kassen,
of Iowa, has for seme time drawn $12,000
per annum from the treasury ostensibly as
envoy extraordinary and minister pleni
potentiary te Austria. He seems te have
seme qualms of conscience as te whether
he has been earning this amount ; and he
has therefore hastened home and en the 1st
of September will take the stump in the
West. He means te continue his work
thcre until election. Meanwhile he will
with commendable regularity draw his
salary of $2,000 a month and will then re
turn te Vienna with the intention of re
signing his place before it can be taken
away from him after the 4th of March next.
Iu 180S Garfield brought a bill into Con
gress te drop the junior major-general.
That was Hancock. It passed both houses
of Congress and was signed by the presi
dent. But bofero it could be carried into
effect Geerge H. Themas, the senior major
general, died, and Hancock, going up one
grade, was no longer the junior major
general, and se the law could net reach
him. Then the Republicans, still led by
Garfield, passed an act reducing the major
generals te thrce. This was signed by the
president, but before it could be carried
into effect Meade died, and the major
generals were then reduced te three by
Ged Almighty. Finally, a law was passed
authorizing the president te drop ene of
the major-generals. Before it could be
carried out and Hancock could be dropped
Ilallcck died, and Hancock becoming the
senior major-general, he could net be drop
pcd. The man who survived all these at
tempts te retire him cannot be retired.
The Philadelphia Evening Telegraph,
Republican, in an editorial virtually giving
up the struggle and advising its party te
try aud capture the lower heuse of Cen-
cress, says : "AveryJarge proportion of
the citizens of New Jersey and Connecti
cut sleep iu that state, have their domiciles
thcre, but their business, their interests,
are in New Yerk, and they are virtually
New Yorkers ; and as New Yerk gees in
November, se will New Jersey aud Con
necticut go ; or, at least, the chances that
they will fellow whero the mctreplis leads
are about nine hundred and ninoty-nine in
a thousand. New Yerk has been in the
habit of going Democratie, and in eleven
years has only geno Republican twice, and
then under most extraordinary circum
stances, such as de net in any degree, how
ever slight, exist in the present contest.
If the electoral votes of these states be
given te Hancock, Hancock will be elected
beyond any reasonable doubt.
LATEST NEWS BY MAIL.
Henry Casey, aged 10 years, son of Cel.
S. F. Casey, of Washington, D. C, was
drowned while bathing at Narragansctt
Pier.
Charles Hitcs was shot dead by his
brother-in-law, Jehn Hittrick, in Dayton
Ohie, en Tuesday, becaus he asked for the
repayment of a small, lean.
The heisting works of the Quinn mine,
at Silver City, Cal., took flre en Tuesday
night, and were destreyed by an explosion
of giant powder. The watchman, Victer
Laundcry was killed.
Cline Hamilton, son of Dr. Hamilton, of
Georgetown, was struck by a stene and
killed while passing an alley, in Bcllaire,
Ohie, en Tuesday night. His assassin is
unknown.
Tlies. McDonald, a farmer, living near
Commercial Point, Ohie, was taken from
his house en Tuesday night by a mob of
unknown men and hanged te a tree.
McDonald was a desperate character, at
feud with his neighbors, and they are
supposed te be the lynchers.
A mass temparance convention assem
bled at Old Orchard Beach, Me. Ex-Govereor
Merrill presided, and he and ether
speakers denounced tnd action of Jeshua
Nye and his followers in netting up an in
dependent political movement against Gov Gov
ereor Davis.
IN LIMB.
Doubtful
Massachusetts and Democratie
New Jersey.
In the Massachusetts Democratie con
ventien yesterday fifteen members at large
of the state contra! committee, including
both wings of the party, wcre chosen
after which a state ticket was nominated,
headed by Charles P. Thompson, of Glou
cester, for governor. Thompson received
530 votes te 448 for Gasten and 42 scatter
ing. The resolutions adopted approve the
Cincinnati platform and candidates, de
neunce the Republican party as sectional,
condemn the Republican administration in
the state, and congratulate the Democracy
of Massachusetts upon the settlement of
their differences.
The Democratie state convention of New
Jersey met yesterday in Trenten aud or
ganized with Leen Abbett as permanent
eliairman. Resolutions were adopted ap
proving the national platform and candi
dates, declaring for such a tariff as will
best protect our home industries, and ar
raiging the Republican legislature and
management of the state finances. Geerge
C. Ludlow, of Middlesex county, wasnem-
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Bird and 4 scattering. Gottfried Kruegcr,
p;m nn,i a .......: n.iwj.jVA I
of EMex,aJohnH.''Dialegue of Cam
den, wejrelected for electors at targe.
LOCAL INTEL1IGENCE.
THE DUTV Or THE HOUR.'
What Democratic Voters Should Attend te.
The most pressing political duty new
claiming the attention of voters and com
mitteemen is te see that every voter Is
duly registered.
Negleet of this is irreparable.
If the voter is net registered he cannot
pay his tax.
Even if he has a tax duly paid and his
name is left off the registry he may lese his
vote for lack of the necessary vouchers en
election day.
The 2d of September Is the last day for
registration and assessment.
The assessor of each district is required
te be at the clcotien heuse en Wednesday
and Thursday, September 1st and 2d, from
10 a. m. te 3 p. m., and from 0. p. m. te 9
p. m. te perfect the list of voters.
All persens entitled te vote should per
sonally sce that they are assessed as well
as registered.
'Persons" intending te be naturalized be be bo
eoro the 2d of October should also be as
sessed and registered by the 2d of Septem
ber. Where the Assessors Sit.
Fer the purpese of registering voters the
assessors of the Bcveral wards will sit at
the hours ahove named en Wednesday and
Thursday of this week, as fellows :
A. C. Welchans, of the First ward at
the Western hotel, corner of West Orauge
and Water streets.
J. B. Lichty, of the Second Ward, at the
Lancaster County heuse, en East King
street.
Joel Haines, of the Third ward, at
the Gelden Herso hotel, en East King
street.
J. W. Hublcy, jr., of the Fourth ward,
at the Cress Keys hotel, West King
street.
II. C. Hartley, or the Fifth ward, at the
Plew tavern, corner of West King and
Charlette streets.
Jacob Herzeg, of the Sixth ward, at
Jeseph Kautz's saloon, North Queen
street.
James R. Garvin, of the Seventh ward,
at G. Rcichman's saloon, en Rockland
strcet.
C. A. Ohlcndcr, of the Eighth ward, at
Snyder's saloon, en Maner street.
Peter Letz, of the Ninth ward, at the
Washington hotel, North Queen street.
Naturalization.
Court is in session this week, aud per
sons desiring te be naturalized, or get
ethers naturalized, should attend te this at
ence. Apply from 9 te 13 a. m., or from
2 te 4 p. m., te J. L. Stcinmctz, D. Me
Mullen. Jehn A. Covle. B. F. Montgem
ery, B. F. Davis, or W. U. Henscl.
I'ay Your Tax.
Persons who desire te vote should at
tend at ence te the payment of their tax.
Collector A. K. Warfcl will 6it every
evening at the commissioners' office in the
court heuse from 6i te 0i o'clock te re-
ccive taxes.
Democrats, procure your receipts or you
mav lese veur votes. This matter de
mands prompt attention.
CAGED AGAIN.
Charles Gibsen, Herso Tlilel and Jail
Breaker, Again Locked Up.
Geerge A. Smith, late undcrkecper of
the Lancaster county prison, returned
from a pep visit te Grcensburg, West
mereland county, last evening, bringing
with him Charles Gibsen, the notorious
horse thief and iail breaker, who has twice
broken out of the Lancaster county prison.
Gibsen was convicted of herse stealing, in
connection with his father-in-law, Jehn
Frankford, at the November term of our
county court, 1877, and sentenced te eight
years7 imprisonment, lie escaped from
his imprisonment en the 20th of July, 1878.
by tearing out the het air register of his
cell, descending through the llue te the
basement, ascending through the ventilat
ing stack, which stands near the prison
wall, and scaling the wall.. Undcrkecper
Smith arrested him at Pittsburgh en the
7th of September, 1878, and returned him
te jail. He again escaped nearly in the
same manner en the 30th of July. 1879, in
company with Aionze Hambright and
Chas. Geedman, who wcre his fellow-convicts.
Hambright was captured at Buffalo,
N. Y., seme time afterwards, and return
ed te jail. Geedman is yet at large.
The manner of Gibsen's latest capture
was as fellows : A burglary had been com
mitted in Westmorland county, and Gib
son who wentunder the name of Alexander
O. Williams was arrested en suspicion of
being the burglar. While awaiting trial
his identity was discovered and Sheriff
Strino was notified that he could be had if
wanted. This information was giveu by
the shcrlV te Warden Wcisoef the prison.
unci be detailed Mr. Smith te go en and get
him if he could. Mr. Smith left Lancaster
en Tuesday, reached Grcensburg, West
mereland ceuuty en Wednesday morning,
just in time te find that the grand jury had
ignored the Dill against unison, anas
Williams, and put the costs upon the pro
secutor. In a few minutes mera Gibsen,
would have been set at liberty. Mr. Smith
presented his papers and showed his war
rant for Gibsen's arrest, who was of course
handed ever te him. He was hand-cuffed
and brought en te Lancaster and returned
te his cell. He leeks well and was dressed
well when arrested.
As Gibsen was married te Jehn Frank
ford's daughter the two were thrown into
each ether's company and for a time they
stele horses together taking them te ml
timore. Since Gibsen was convicted his
wife married another man and is new said
te be living in Philadelphia.
The Stage.te Continue
Postmaster .Marshall has net been suc
cessful in his efforts te accommodate the
peeple of the lower end by having the pos
tal department restore the mail reute from
this city te ltowlandsville, Aid., by stage,
The department desire in all possible cases
te avail themselves of railroad facilities for
carrying the mails and hence the mail en
this reute is carried as far as Rcften en the
Quarryville railroad. Nevertheless the
Pert Deposit stage will run from Lancaster
as usual, for the accommodation of the
business men of Lancaster and the lower
end and will carry the mail from Rcften te
the posteffices below.
The Hancock Legien.
The Legien met last evening at central
headquarters. The meeting was largely
attended. One hundred white hats and
ene hundred handseme satin badges with
portrait of Hancock, geld lettering aud
fringe, wcre erdered. Members can re
ceive the hat and badge any time at 13 East
King street or at Schiller hall en Friday
evening, whero the Legien will meet te ac
company the Cth and 0th ward elubs te
the mass meeting in Centre square.
Sales and Beal Estate.
Henry Shubcrt, auctioneer and real es
tate agent, sold at private sale, a three
story brick dwelling, situated en the north
side of west Chestnut street between Mary
and Pine streets Ne. 525 te Jlrs. Mary
B. Ingles for $2,550.
Alse a two-story brick dwelling situated
en the south side of East Vine treet between
Duke and Lime street, Ne. 110, te Sirs. S.
Urban for $1,800.
v COUJEME OCKNINO.
' Prof. Uast'a UgMlm AddressC '
;The 'fall, term of the college year of
1860-81 of' the institutions en Cellega hill
was formally opened thk morning with aa
address by Rev. F. A. Gist, D. D., of the
theological seminary, whose paper was
"A Plea for the Semitic Languages," and
the following abstract will convey an idea
of its character :
Though popularly supposed te interest
only the theological student, the Semitic
I languages, and especially the Hebrew, are
Gemiugwuemgieina mera regaraeu as,
properly constituting a part of a liberal ed
ucation. The Hebrew was formerly a
part of the college curriculum and is grad
ually being reintroduced as at least an op
tional study of the senior year. This is a
very brief time te devote te se wide a
study, but no branch of knowledge is fully
mastered before graduation, and few grad
uates become specialists in any of their
cellege studies. The foundation may be
laid in Hebrew for valuable future ac
quirements in the language and literature.
Twe or three hours' instruction a week
for aj year will give the faithful clas
sical student the maiu outlines of the lan
guage and enable him te translate the
book of Genesis with facility ; it will give
him an insight in the general structure and
character of the Scmitie family of languages
in contrast with the mere familiar Aryan.
The Scmitie languages should be studied
because of the important part played in the
world's history by the nations speaking
them. A pcople's language always faith
fully rcliccts their mental characteristics.
The uative home of the Semitic family
lies between the highlands of Armenia
and the lower border of Arabia, extending
cast and west from the Mediterranean and
parts of Asia Miner te the Tigris and
the hither mountain ranees. Though the'
Semitic nations carried their language,
their culture and their religion te far re
mote regions, .even their permanent settle
ments thcre have been as strangers in a
strange land, never unfolding a rich, fresh,
independent life. The Scmitie only rightly
flourished in the narrow confines of the
south-cast corner of Asia. The Aryan
nations have extended in accordance with
Neah's blessing that Japhet should be en
larged by Ged. The events that have oc
curred en Semitic territory, however, have
exercised the mightiest influence en man's
destiny. Its seaboard and desert boun
dary protect it from hestile incursion ; its
rivers facilitate external and internal inter
course, and its central geographical posi
tion, whero Europe, Asia and Africa
"corner," marks it as specially adapted
for the quiet unfolding of a peculiar life,
which being developed may communicate
its blessing te the outlying world.
Though the smallest of the three great
families of languages, the Semitic is the
most unique in matter and form. It is net
lacking in dialects, but there is an easy
transition from one te the ether. They
have a peculiar unity of type. While the
dialects of ether languages are but the
shattered slabs or wide-spread ruins of
their original structures, the Semitic is a
tcmple entire, though presenting tokens
of the catastrophes which have affected it.
The student of ether languages is at first
bewildered with Hebrew or Arabic. He
is surprised by unusual phenomena or
the operation of new laws. The first of
these noticed is a law of the roots, accord
ing te which nearly all Senitic Roots as
they have come down te us are composed
of three consonants, carrying always with
them the same fundamental meaning.
While the Aryan te express new ideas,
must originate new roots or compound old
ones, the Semitic takes a primary root of
two consonants and modifies its original
meaning by inserting a consonant, prefixing
a consonant or affixing it. By softening
hard consonants or substituting related
ones of another class, it modifies roots al
most indefinitely, at every modification
giving a new shade te the primary idea.
The Semitic root exists only in the form
of words. It is vewelless and unpro
nounceable, while In the Aryan the vowel
constitutes a firm ccntre, around which
the consonants gather. Nouns like last,
list, lust, in English, of similar consonants,
but utterly different meanings, would be
impessible in Hebrew, whero the funda
mental meaning lies in the radical conso
nants, modifications being effected by
changes within their limits. Verbs, nouns
and adjectives are net formed by external
additions te the root, but by internal
changes within the body of it. Thore pre-
vails a phonetic law, forming words main
ly by changes of sound within the limits
of the root either changes of vowels or
doubling of consonants. The consonants
are the hard body of the word, the vowels
its living soul. The primary vowel a is
the symbol of activity, the vowels of the
i and u classes symbols of passivity. The
repetition of consonants expresses in
tensity or repetition .of the action signi
fied by the root.
Anether characteristic of the Semitic
language is its conjugational forms,
which by modifying the root externally
or internally, or both, add te its significa
tion the ideas of intensity, frequency, ces
sation, effort, reflexiveness or reciprocity.
The tense system of the Semitic lan
guaeo pays no regard te the time when
action is performed, but views the verbal
idea as te ite realization or non-realization
whether actual or ideal ; that conceived of
as completed whether in the past, present
or future being expressed by the perfect,
and that which is unfinished in the imper
fect.
These characteristics are a reflex of the
Semitic mind. The Semitic is the child of
nature, vehement, passionate and im
pulsive rather than deliberate. His Ian
guage in its roots, word-stems, inflexions
and syntax, is of the primitive type, simple
and unpolished. It is imaginative, and,
viewing all things as instinct with life,
lacks the neuter gender. Spiritual things
are invested with sensible forms, strength
being symbolized by the hand, and anger
by the nostril. The peculiarities of its
tense system, perpetually shifting the
point of view, gives te narration all the
effects of painting. Languages lying se
near the heart of nature are net only in
tercsting but of the highest importance
when considered with reference te liible
study.
Hebrew was formerly regarded as the
primitive, uod-given tengue. What a
wonderful thought that Adamic speech
thuB expressed itself! Net only Jewish
pride, but the early church fathers main
tained this. Philology has discredited this
idea as effectually as it has disproved Gcre-
pius , who maintained that Dutch was
spoken in Paradise, or Kempe who held
that Ged spoke in Swedish, Adam an
swered in Danish and that the serpent au au
drcsscdEve in French. The first names
in the Bible are of true Hebrew
roots because they were translated into
them by Moses from the primitive lan
guages. The Semitic languages can be
traced fte the prote-Scmitic, but between
that and the proto-Aryan no genealogical
connection is discernible. The types arc
wholly unlike. But Ged has revealed
much effl iinsclf in this Hebrew tongue.
Threncrh It the commandments were
spoken and the Mosaic laws ; the Psalmist
and ether inspired poets sang in ii, aim
through it the prophets denounced sin and
prophesied the Messianie glories. What
ever importance attaches te the Old Testa
ment attaches te the language in which it
was written.
Semitic is the Iancuacc of religion, as
Aryan is of science, politics and art. Its
plurality, indicating fullness and extension,
leads te one of the most important ques
tion in Old Testament criticism, the origin
of the plural form of the word rendered
Ged. Investigation of the import of the
tenses involves the right appreciation of
that most sacred narae of Ged, translated
JehetaX. -
Te th Old Testament student the origi erigi
al Hebrew reading is invaluable. History
is' painted inlt ; the eye sees rather than
the ear hears. The past is a panorama.
Current questions of Biblical criticism
make the study of Hebrew all-important
at this time. An accurate acquaintance
with Hebrew is the best armor for the bat
tle for the Divine inspiration of the Scrip
tures. He who meets the rationalistic
critics en linguistic grounds will achieve
victory.
Fer comparative purposes the ether Sem
itic languages merit study. They are all
closely connected and a knewledge of the
ethers greatly aids Hebrew investigations.
They have a still higher value as embody
ing a literature that affords material aid te
the historical interpretation of tbe Old
Testament. The commentators rely for
much help en the Chaldee, Syriac, Arabic
and Ethiopian. -The disputed genuineness
of Isaiah's oracle against 3Ieabin chapters
xv. and xvi. was settled by a stene found in
1808 iu the land of Moab.ercetcd by Mcsha,
king of Moab, nine centuries before the
Christian era, the Meabitic inscriptions en
which differed only dialectically from the
Hebrew of the Bible. The peculiar words,
forms and readings of Isaiah's oracle, which
gave rise te doubts of its authenticity, are
new seen te have been his intentional imi
tation of the language of Moab. The Old
Testament is only a fragment of a mere
extensive Hebrew literature that has per
ished and the most cemprehensive study
of the Semitic will greatly aid the Biblical
student.
After the address, which was listened te
with marked interest, the usual announce
ments wcre made for some of the classes,
and ethers deferred until Monday when
the curriculum will have been fully ad
justed. Thirty-two new students enter college
this year, of whom ene joins the senior
class, about a dozen are divided between
the junior aud sophomore aud ethers con
stitute the freshman class.
The academy which turned eight stu
dents into college, begins the new year
auspiciously with about fifteen accession.
COMF1.KTEW.
The Organization or the Flold Club.
About forty ladies and gentlemen met
last evening iu the Orphan's court room te
affect an organization of a club for the prac
tice of Held games. Gee. M. Kline, esq.,
was called upon te preside and Mr. Willis
B. Musscr, chosen secretary. Eugene G.
Smith, esq.,Mr. Patterson, Mr. Musscr and
ethers explained the object of the organi
zation, and the constitution and rules wcre
then presented, discussed and finally
adopted. It was determined that the name
should be The Field Club ;'' and that
Thursday of each week should be a field
day en which the members should net be
permitted te play mero than one game
without offering their places te any ether
desiring te play. On all ether days tbe
members are privileged t. cngage their
games by entering a notice of their desire
en a book te be kept for the purpese. Out-of-town
visitors only may be invited te the
grounds. The price of tickets of member
ship was fixed at 2 a year, and for tickets
admitting all the members of a family at
$5. Family tickets are entitled te two
votes in the club meeting.
The following officers were chosen :
President II. J. McGrann.
Vice President Eugene G. Smith.
Treasurer Jacob B. Leng.
Secretary Willis B. Musscr.
The following gentlemen were
upon the executive committee,
put
and
with the 'officers of the club will
con-
stitute that committee : A. C. Rcinechl,
A. J. Steinmaii, W. U. Henscl, Chas. II.
Barr and D. W. Patterson, jr.
The executive cemmittee will have
charge of the grounds and will generally
be the governing body of the club.
The following ladies were chosen te act
with this cemmittee as au advisory com
mittee en all applications for membership.
These desiring te become members make
application te the committee, endorsed
by three members of the club:
Mrs. James Wiley, of Hardwickc ; Mrs.
Chas. B. Kauffman, Mrs. J. W. B. Raus
man, Mrs. B. F. Eshleman, Miss Emma
Carpenter, Miss Louisa Rebrcr, Miss
Mary Dickey, Miss Jcnnie Wiley, Miss
Bessie Hager, Miss Isabella Ilagcr.
OtUl'EOrLK
iii tbe Lewer End.
A remarkable coincidence is afforded in
thedcaths of tin ce old men within a distance
of four miles of each ether and in the im
mediate vicinity of their birth and se near
ene age. Such is the case iu the recent
death of Daniel Lefevcr, llcury Keen and
Jes.'Sbaub, in the neighborhood of Quar
ryvileo. Mr. Lefevcr was a month less
than 75 years old, Mr. Keen was a
trifle ever 75 and Mr. Shaub a few weeks
mero than 75. Mr. Lefcver. the youngest,
died fir.st, and Mr. Shaub, the eldest, died
latest.
At the fiuicr.il of Mrs. Ella Blanche
Raub en Tuesday, at the church in New
Previdence were Hen. Jehn Strohm aged
84 ; Simen Greff 93 ; and Mrs. Peeples
(grandmother of the deceased) 8-1 ; all
these old folks seem te be active and in
geed health. Beth Mr. Strohm and Mr.
Greff are of still active minds and de con
siderable business yet. Mrs. Peeples is a
very remarkable woman and her com
munity has no member respectable and
beloved.
COUKT OV COXHUa W.KAS.
llefere Judge Patterson.
Iii two cases of Philip Ilctz vs. Peter
Peter Diffcnbach, judgments were taken
for $87.78 each, in favor of the plain
tiff. The cases of J. O. Bruncr vs. the Penn
sylvania railroad company were settled by
the parties themselves.
As there were no mere cases en the list
for trial the jury were discharged.
Judge Patterson delivered an opinion in
the case of Dr. Francis Jluhlcnbcrg vs.
James McPhcrsen, rule for new trial, dis
charging the rule. This suit was brought
by the plaintiff te recover compensation
for service rendered the defendants' wife,
and a verdict was rendered for the plain
tiff. Ilrntally Beaten.
At Ephr.Ua en Tuesday night Jehn
Strohl, blacksmith was attacked and bru
tally beaten by Wash iloero, Bart. Eichel
bcrgcr and another man, a brickmaker,
whose name our informant did net remem
ber. It is supposed his assailants, who
arc reported te be rough characters, mis
took Mr. Strohl for 3Ir. Christian Rudy
whe.had just returned from a long business
tour, ana nau m uu jiubdcnhuu .
crable sum of pnency'
censid-
Flcales.
There is being a large picnic held at
What Glen park tcdaybythc congrega
tion and Sunday Scheel of St Antheny's
church.
The Ninth ward Democratic picnic is in
progress at Green Cottage and the enter
tainment this evening premises te be
largely attended.
Iflne r eaebes.
Wc have been shown a sprig about G
inches long containing seven large ripe
peaches weighing 2 J pounds. The peaches
were grown by Mrs. McCallister, Church
street, near Rockland. They arc free
stone seedlings.
Ureke Ills Shoulder Blade.
Yesterday Jehn Rine, who is employed
at Shebcr's hotel, while ascending a ladder
te the hay left in the barn, fell, breaking
his shoulder blade. Dr. Stchman attended
his injuries.
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