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SATURDAY EVENING. SEPT. 11, 1880.
Inspire Isdiaaa.
The Indiana election in October, al
though it will be of great importance in
inspiriting or dispiriting parties with its
result, will net be of such vital conse
quence as te disastrously affect the can
vass inGeneral Hancock's state. He can
carry that though his colleague in the
contest should prove unable te held up
his end of the string. We de net knew
anything of the Indiana canvass indetail
nor de Ave need te. "We Pcnnsylvanians
have our own work te de in seeing that
General Hancock gets his native state.
This we knew his popularity will enable
us te give him. It is a guarantee of his
securing it outside the party strength. It
is an element in the contest here which,
of course, does net enter into the can.
vass in Indiana or any ether state ; just
as the popularity .or unpopularity of Mr.
English in Indiana does net affect the
political battle in Pennsylvania. We
held, therefore, that our light is quite in
dependent of that mind iana,and that our
geed sense demands that we keep it
seperate. If our party carries Indiana
in October, that is a guarantee, of course,
of the election of the national ticket,
and the fight will be pretty much ever
if we de net carry Indiana we need te
have our ship here in Pennsylvania held
up te the waves with a steady rudder
and a strong head of steam, se that she
runs no danger of getting into the trough
of the sea, but shll ride out the storm with
safety and come into ports uccessfully, as
her buoyancy will enable her te de. Our
campaign must be under full pressure
when the Indiana, wind reaches us,
whether it be geed or ill : every man at
his place and the commander en deck
and the machinery at its swiftest and
strongest stroke.
We de net need te be encouraged by
Indiana. Let us rather de what we may
te encourage her. and te strengthen the
hands of our fellow Democrats there by
the show of our enthusiasm and vitality
hen1. As te this we will all be agreed.
Bat hew shall it be done ?
It has been suggested, and we think
well suggested, that in the week prier
te the Indiana flectien, a great central
mass mwtinc of the Democracy be
held 0:1 the battle-field of Gettysburg:
and that meetings at the suae time be
held at the county towns of each county,
which shall be kept in telegraphic
connection with the Gettysburg meet
ing, from which and te which everything
that will interest and inspire the assem
bled people will come and go.
If the state committee will consider
this idea and approve it, it will net be
difficult fur it te elaborate the details 0
as te secure a blazing up of the Penn
sylvania Democracy that will send the
genial iniluence of its enthusiasm into
Indiana and all ever the land. Demo
crats ! what sav ye ?
On: esteemed contemporaries, the
Lancaster Exit miner and the Lancaster
XitcErn, in their anxiety te prove a tech
nical inaccuracy in a harmless local par
agraph that recently appeared in the Ix
telligkn'ceu, overlook the fact that
the main point remains in force. Gen
eral Hancock fought under the stars
and stripes at Antietam and did noble
service for the cause of the Union. Gen.
Longstreet fought under the stars and
bars in the same engagement and was
one of the most dangerous of the rebel
commanders. General Hancock is the
Democratic candidate for president of
the United .States; General Longstreet
is United States minister te Tur
key, appointed by a fraudu
lent Republican administration. This
simplification of the issue is net
designed for the information of Mr.
Brosius, whose intelligence will enable
him te ierceive the point that will
doubtless engage his silver-tongued elo
quence at Antictam's anniversary ; but
it may aid in clearing the befogged in
tellects of the organs whose editors evi
dently imagine that puerile hair-splitting
i? ponderous argument.
, The Republican majority in Vermont
is 25,000 in a total vote of 70,000, Four
years age it was 2.1,700 in a total vote of
(55,000. The total Republican vole being
47,500 and the total Democratic vote but
22,500, or less than half the Republican,
it is mannest tuc democratic vote is in
creased mere in proportion by the 1,750
additional ballets polled than is the Re
publican vote by the 3,250 addition it has
this year received. Wherefore if the
Vermont election settles the'presidency,
as the Philadelphia Press holds, then it
shows that Hancock will be elected.
The Press needs te revise its ideas of the
importance of the New England states te
the national contest. And it had better
be in a hurry about it, for Maine will be
apt te give another shock te its present
calculations and its nerves cannot stand
any mere such unscttlings.
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The Republican party expects te carry
Maine by 10.000 majority. Anything
less than that will bring them cause of
discouragement. It is quite possible
that their candidate for governor may
be defeated, as the opposing candidate is
said te be confident of his election. We
shall be quite content, however, if their
majority is net mere than five thousand.
Such a result will bring te the Demo
cratic national cause all the refreshment
of a victory, and will greatly aid the In
diana canvass. The Maine Republicans
are well organized, with probably the
ablest man at that work in the country
at their head in Mr. Blaine, and they
have plenty of money. If they de net
secure their estimated majority it will
show clearly the national weakness of
the party.
Take the War Path.
The Republicans display much mere
discretion than valor in the manner in
which they seek te evade any discussion
of the issues raised by the public charac
ter of their nominees and the influences
which would be bound te control them
if elected. The pretest against Grant's
renominatien was largely based en the
scandalous administrative abuses which
marked his former eight years in the
presidency, while the utter lack of all
mention of Hayes at Chicago proved that
Schurz was right when he characterized
him in the famous Fifth avenue confer
ence as one who, " however favorably
judged by his nearest friends, is net
known te possess these qualities of mind
and character which the stern task of
genuine reform requires." Mr. Hayes,
if he has made a less scandalous admin
istration than Grant, has proved utterly
unequal te "the stern task of genuine re
form" and he leaves his party in net
much better odor than when it exhaled
the fresh stench of the Credit Mebilier,
the Pacific railroad swindles, the land
subsidies, the sale of pest traderships, the
Black Friday scandals, the carpet-bag
misrule, the custom house frauds, the
Sanborn contracts, the naval supply
swindles, the Freedraen's Bureau bank
rottenness, the whisky ring frauds, the
Emma mine steal, the Indian ring and
postal frauds, the Pacific mail bribery
and a hundred ethers which have dis
gusted the decent men of its party Ions
age.
Its sins of emission have been as mani
fold as these of commission, and even
se distinguished a member of it as
Herace White, who is withal a student
and of philosophic mind, is impelled te
pronounce this funeral oration ever the
Republican party, in an article in the
International Review, supporting Gar
field: Since the close of the civil war ami the
abolition of slavery, its acts of statesman
ship have been few and meagre, and its
offences against geed government many
and exasperating. Even in the matter of
reconstruction, if wc may credit that re
markable book the " Foel's Errand, " it
has groped and stumbled, te the detriment
of the blacks whom it sought te befriend
and the demoralization of the whites whom
it hoped te convert. The treaty of Wash
ingten, as regards the Alabama claims,
has been turned into a warning rather than
an example by the unseemly wrangle ever
the net proceeds ; and Republican states
manship has been incapable up te this time
of cither paying the money te the right
ful claimants, or handing it back te Great
Britain, or turning it ever te the courts
te be distributed according te law, or even
pocketing it. Resumption of specie pay
ments was, after the lapse of fourteen
years, brought about by natural causes,
rather than by legislative or administra
tive acts ; te offset which we have the sil
ver bill, containing the germ of enough
mischief te unsettle resumption and con
stituting a standing menace te all business
interests. The reduction of the national
debt bears the nearest likeness te states
manship of anything in our public annals
since the abandonment of our army ; but
this ita dearly the result of overflowing re
sources icJiidi could net he otherwise disposed
of. Our tariff legislation is probably the
most awkward and unjust that the wit of
man has ever devised, and is only prevent
ed from being ruinous by the abundance
of the national wealth. The civil service is
organized upon strict principles of jwivatccr
ing, and every effort te reform this branvh
of government has been voted down with jeers
by the Republicans in Congress.
A great many people, formerly co-op
erating with the Republican party in
1S72, knew and confessed the shames and
crimes which under Grant, according te
Senater Hear's speech in the Belknap
trial, had made it our national disgrace
that the only product of America's in
stitutions in which she surpassed sill
ether nations, " beyond question was her
corruption." They hung en their party
despite these things. Many of them quit
it in 1S70, while ethers still adhered in
the hope that Hayes would effect better
things. Under him as before, " the civil
service is organized upon strict princi
ples of privateering;"' and, altogether,
intelligent men must admit that the Re
publican party is mere corrupt than .any
political organization ever yet known in
our history. If any of them think Gar
field's election would reform it within
the party lines it is only because they
have net closely studied his public career
and his political character. These Dem
ocratic papers and Democratic speakers
should press upon their attention un
sparingly. They arc under no obligation
te defend their party. The Democracy
fight far out beyond the trenches
and the breastworks. The honesty of
Democratic legislators, the economy of
Democratic congressmen, their liberality
te the soldier, their rejection of all plun
dering claims, and their expulsion of the
lobby, have proved that the country is
safe in their hands. What is needed is
the vigorous excoriation of these who
took the Credit Mebilier stock and ex
hibited what Harpers Weekly called the
" moral pusillanimity" " te lie about it;"
te show tip what the Philadelphia
Evening Telegraph called the "sneak
ing crew of bribe-takers and liars;"
te impale Garfield for what the New
Yerk Independent called the " giving
way of the moral foundations," in ' sell
ing his iniluence as a legislator" te a
" notorious jobber ;" te exhibit what
the Cincinnati Commercial said was his
" clear and unmistakable guilt;" te show
up his infamous part in the electoral
campaign by which the Indianapolis
Journal, leading organ of his party, ad
mits that he is disgraced; te point out
vividly hew Arthur was kicked out of
the custom house at New Yerk by Hayes
and Sherman for connivance at corrup
tion if net complicity in it. The ammu
nition for this assault is all furnished us
by the opposition. Having captured
their magazines there is no use te waste
our own munitions. The true plan of
the campaign henceforth is te take all
the advantages of our position. The
enemy arc miserable and weak. They
should never be allowed te close their
lines. Let the fire be incessant, and
when they take te their heels let the pur
suit never be abandoned till they have
landed in the last ditch.
The community suffers a severe less in
the death of Professer Ilaldeman , who has
a world-wide celebrity as a scientist, and
at home is endeared te us by his kindly
spirit and his honorable life. He was a
man in whom there was no guile and a
Democrat without reproach. Living al
ways in concord with his neighbors, he
yet possessed a mind most steadfast te
its convictions, and walking the uncom
promising path of right which his spirit
pointed out te him, he led a useful life
amid the ease which a kind fortune gave
him. Of him may safely be pronounced,
" well done."
The Republican party's treatment of
the negre is outrageous. Let him dare
te vote the Democratic ticket and no
abuse is tee foul, no threats tee dire for
him. They would disfranchise him in
the Seuth new if they could as readily
as they broke the Freedman's bureau
bank when they had gathered into it
three million dollars of the deposits of
thrifty negrees who trusted in their pass
books with religious mottoes pasted ever
them. They bought the darkey's vote
by premises of " forty acre3 of land and
a.mule," and whenever they wanted a
fresh let of outrages te " fire the North
ern heart," they engaged their emissa.
ries te engage in " a little bleed letting"
among the blacks, Under Democratic
rule in the Seuth its colored population
are happy, thrifty, prosperous and enjoy,
ing the school fund which the carpet
baggers used te steal. Is it any wonder
that the larger the colored vote the larger
the Democratic majority.
It was a Democratic Heuse, be it re
membered,that passed the XVTth amend
ment te the constitution, against paying
claims of disloyal persons, and after a
prohibition of pensions te rebel soldiers
was added te it, it was postponed and
killed in the Senate by a vote of 31 for
postponement, of which 10 were Repub
licans, te 20 for its consideration, of
whom 11 were Democrats, some of them
"Confederate brigadiers."
The only increase in national expen
ditures under a Democratic Heuse was
an increase of eight million dollars in the
payment of pensions te Union soldiers.
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MINOR TOPICS.
The subject of bible lovisien is one of
growing interest, and these who think "the
old bible geed cneugh"wilI find feed for re
flection in the papers which we print en
our first page te-day, exposing some of its
inaccuracies and antiquated translations.
Bketiieii Kii.mngeu, of Northumber
land, was called te the pastorate- of St.
Paul's Lutheran church at Easten, but he
declined because he found out and he told
them se that the call extended te him
was unanimous in name only and net in
heart.
Dunixe the Vermont campaign such
eminent bulldozers as Stewart L. Wood Wood
eord, of New Yerk, and Jehn A. Legan,
went among the factory men in their hours
of work or of neon resting, telling them
that they must vote their bosses' ticket,
and abjuring them te de se, if they would
keep their places and net be run out by
the Chinese "who can be imported te
oust them at a great saving of money."
The first German immigrants te Penn
sylvania came from the city of Krcield,
Rhenish, Prussia. They crossed the ocean
in the geed ship " Concord" (Captain Jell
rics) having embarked at Gravcscml, July
21, 1683. They were Quakers and were
under the guidance of James Claypoelc ;
they consisted of 13 families, numbering
33 souls. By occupation they were mostly
weavers, hence we find a loom in the cor
poration seal el Germantown, where they
located. They landed in Philadelphia en
October 0th.
The Atc;c Era has become a convert te
Jehn Cessna's theory that young men and
laboring men " vote through their eyes,"
and are net guided by their intelligence.
A few weeks age it was deriding the mass
meetings, the drills and parades, which it
new pronounces "a perfectly legitimate
means of party success," and necessary te
lead the young voter te a wise decision. By
the time the Jfew Era's publisher gets
home from Kansas where he is in constant
danger of being mistaken for Garfield he
may find the building decorated with Cess
na's device of the canal beat with the mule
driver's pants rolled up, riding one way
ami facing the ether.
The Republican papers had almost con
vinced Hancock that he was net at Gettys
burg at all, when along comes an old file
of the Bosten Transcript, Republican, in
its issue of February 12, 1SC4, which ex
presses this opinion of tiic present Demo
cratic nominee for president : " This
brave and accomplished officer (General
Hancock) succeeded the lamented General
Sumner in the command of the Second
corps, and at the battle of Gettysburg, it
has been well said, ' astonished his subor
dinate officers by his originality, his quick
ness of thought in emergencies, and by all
qualities essential te a masterly leader. Te
his advice General Meade was much in
debted in the conduct of the entire bat
tle.' "
Cun.i. W. Hazzaud's Mouengahela Re
publican having published some of the reg
ulation lies about Mr. English, the Demo
cratic candidate for vice president,
found they were lies aud sets a
geed example te the Examiner in
this fashion : " We new have the
most indisputable evidence that the
item contains no single word of truth. It
is a mean story aud reflects no credit en
its inventor. We therefore hasten te
make the proper amende. Ne such thing
as is therein mentioned took place, and as
it is no part of this paper te mislead its
leaders, wc regret the publication, and de
sire te recall it. Wc de net believe that the
license of political controversy is any justi
fication for the publication of a slander
and it would net be honorable te de less
than we new de with the knowledge that
wc new possess.
PERSONAL.
W. U. Hexsei. opens the Democratic
campaign at Much Chunk te-uiaM.
An old fellow by the name of Flary,
who lives in Helena, Ark., and who has
been a life-long Republican, and belongs
te the Grand Army of the Republic, is an
ardent admirer of Hancock, under whom
he served through the war. He said the
ether day that he could net find it in his
heart te vote against him, but that Han
cock had oue fault he was an awful liar.
The old man te illustrate it, continued :
" He rushed te the head of our regiment
at Chauccllersville. and urged us forward,
saying: 'Comceu, boys; don't be afraid.
There's no daugcr.' But I'll pledge you
my word gentlemen, we lest thirty men
out of my own company in that single
charge."
STATE ITEMS,
Milten is suffering from malarial fever,
caused largely by the cesspools having
their reefs burned off in the great fire.
Themas Keegan, aged 20, fell from a
derrick at Duke Centre and was instantly
killed.
James, six year old son of P. M. Lytle,
was run ever and killed by an cngine dur
ing a trial of steam fire engines, in Hun
tingdon, yesterday.
Cel. L. L. Tate is making arrangements
te issue a new Democratic paper in Ly
coming county, te be called the Lycoming
Chronicle.
The attendance yesterday at the Penn
sylvania state agricultural fair was larger
than " during all the ether days of the
fair put together." The" exhibition of
horses, cattle and swine is reported te be
the finest ever held in this country.
Tem Whittaker, who undertook te re
vive his black mailing and indecent Gatling
Gun, has been arrested in Wheeling and
brought te Pittsburgh, te answer charges
of libel, etc., there. The gun will net go
off for awhile.
Gen. Win. II. Irwin, formerly Republi
can candidate for Congress in the Centre
district, new in Louisville, Ky., declares
for. Hancock. He knew him as a soldier
and statesman and says: "Hew wisely,
hew beneficently this illustrious soldier
statesman fulfilled his vast and varied
duties, the whole world knows. The
American people arc preparing te reward
him with their richest gift."
It will be remembered that James Cas
sini, a circus clown, was killed en the rail
read near Johnstown last May ami bunce
there. The ether day when the showmen,
who arc in Lancaster te-day, visited that
city, the whole company marched te Cas
sim's grave. The band played dirges, the
minstrels sang "Sweet Bye and Bye," and
altogether it was a touching tribute te the
memory of a dead clown, whose life was
suddenly crushed out en that fatal night of
the 12th of May, of last year.
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LATEST NEWS BY MAIL.
Twe freight trains collided near St.
Schelastiquc, Quebec, yesterday morning.
An engine and several cars wcre demol
ished, a fireman was killed, and a brake
man severely injured.
Mr. Manypcnny, chairman of the Ute
commission, in a letter te the interior de
partment, reports that, up te the 30th ult.,
132 Southern Utes had given their signa
tures te the treaty.
Geerge W. Stratton, en trial, in Chicago
for the killing of a woman in a disreputable
house, last winter, was convicted yesterday
and sentenced te 0110 year's imprisonment.
He proved that there was a conspiracy te
rob him in the house, and that he fired the
fatal shot in self-defence.
Captain Smith, of steamer Jesephine,
which arrived at Seattle, Washington',
Territory, yesterday reports that while
ascending the Skagirt river en Tuesday
last he saw Maunt Baker in a state of vio
lent eruption. Flames and a large
volume of smoke ascended from the moun
tain's summit.
According te the telegram from Little
Reck the returns of the election in Arkan
sas come in mere rapidly, but de net alter
the first estimates of the result. On the
contrary a letter from Little Reck te the
Chicago Journal asserts that the debt re
pudiation amendment te the state constitu
tion is adopted by several thousand ma
jority. The extensive tobacco works of Finzcr
Brethers, in Louisville, were destroyed by
lire, with a large quantity of leaf and plug
tobacco, early yesterday morning. During
the progress of the fire several sharp ex
plosions, from the bursting of barrels filled
with gasoline, toeK place, me losses en
building and stock are estimated at about
$150,000.
A safe in the grocery store of Fcider
man & Anten, in Sioux City, Iowa, was
robbed of $G00 in money, about half of
which belonged te the Odd Fellows. Chas.
Umbcrt, aged 10 years, slept in the store.
The robbers covered his head with the
bed clothes, and one of them sat upon
him while the ethers worked upon the
safe.
The Milwaukee Turners, who wcre vic
torious in Europe, arrived in Chicago,
last night, en their way home. They
were received at the depot by 300 Chicago
Turners and all the Chicago German sing
ing societies, and escorted by torchlight te
Turners hall. Here they were addressed
Mayer Harrison and Henry Rubens, and
then entertainment at a banquet.
General Terry, in a despatch from St.
Paul, dated the Dili, says the commanding
officer ar Fert Keogh, Mentana, reports
that Big Read and 200 Sioux Indians sur
rendered at that pest en Wednesday. It
is believed at General Sheridan's head
quarters, in Chicago, that the remainder
of these Indians, tired of reaming about
and lighting, will surrender seen, and Sit
ting Bull will find himself without any
following.
Congressional Nominations.
The Republicans of the Third Kentucky
district yesterday nominated M. D. Flipper
for Congress.
Jeseph Masen was reneminated for Con
gress by the Republicans of the Twcnty Twcnty
feurth district, of New Yerk, yesterday.
The Republican congressional conven
tion of the Fourth district of Alabama met
yesterday in the court house at Haynes
ville. The delegates were divided between
J. Q. Smith and W. J. Stevens, colored.
The Stevens faction nominated ex-Cen-grcssman
Turner for chairman, and the
Smith faction nominated Benjamin Del Del
emes. Each was declared elected, and
both presided, one at the clerk's desk and
the ethers in the judge's scat. Motions
were made te nominate Stevens and Smith
by acclamation, and after votes wcre taken
Turner declared Stevens and Dclmes de
clared Smith "thcregular nominee of the
party." Each faction claimed a majority
of the convention.
Tin: iekiz.eus ocean.
Hecent Disasters en the Deep.
Confused despatches have been received
in New Yerk city, reporting that fourteen
survivors of the lest steamer Vera Cruz,
have arrived at Titusville, Fla., en a raft.
The schooner Magnelia arrived at Jack
sonville yesterday, from New Smyrna,
with Jehn Cenncll, a coal passer, "and
two ethers, supposed te be O. P. Silva and
a Cuban passenger of the City of Vera
Crnz."
The Ancher line steamship Anglia, from
Bosten te Londen, which was sunk by col
lision with the British bark Tengatc, 3C8
miles cast of St. Jehn, N. F., ou the Gth
inst., foundered in four hours after the
collision, but her officers and crew were
saved and have arrived at St. Jehn's. She
was an iron propeller, of 2,253 tens bur
then, built at Glasgow in 1809. Her cargo,
which is also a total less, consisted of 338
live cattle, grain and previsions, and was
valued at $112,000.
An unknown schooner went ashore en
Rye Beach, N. H., yesterday morning, and
became a total wreck. The vessel belong
ing te the keeper of the government hos
pital, at the entrance of Portsmouth har
bor, broke from its moorings en Thursday
night and went en the Newcastle rocks.
The schooner Wellington, with a cargo
of lumber, went ashere near Plymouth,
Mass.. vestcrdav morning, and is a total
wreck. Her crew were saved by the mate )
swimming ashore with a line.
The steam tug Edith Bend was run into
and sunk by an English steamer, supposed
te be the Bermuda, while crossing New
Yerk bay yesterday afternoon. There
were four men en the tug, who were res
cued by passing beats. The steamer
threw a life preserver te the struggling
men and kept en her course.
The Hudsen river steamer St. Jehn
was considerably damaged by collision
with a schooner at Ncwburgh en Thurs
day night. Her captain attributed the col
lision te the schooner's carelessness.
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
COLUMBIA NEWS.
OUU KEUULAK C'OKItESPOXDKNCE.
The
Democracy Wide-Awake Mr. North
Llecrality Meeting or Council
Town News.
The Keystone Democratic club held a
meeting last evening in their club room,
en North Third street, which was largely
attended and replete with enthusiasm.
It was stated by a member of the execu
tive committee that II. M. North, esq.,
had furnished the club with two hundred
caps, canes and torches. A motion te ex
tend a vote of thanks te 3Ir. North was
unanimously carried. On a motion, pre
sented by Secretary Gee. W. Schrcedcr,
the club was called " n. M. North Marchj
big club." Lieutenant II. S. Graybill was
elected captain of the club, and invested
with power te cheese his assistants. It was
resolved te parade en Tuesday evening,
September 14th, the parade te form en
North Third street, near the club room,
and move at eight o'clock. All Democrats
wishing te parade will call at the club
room en Tuesday afternoon or evening and
receive their equipments. The Third ward
Democrats will be equipped at their head
quarters the same day and time.
Thirty-odd excursionist left here this
morning en the Philadelphia & Reading
railroad company's excursion te the state
fair at Philadelphia.
Eck. Madden, a boy aged about 0 years,
fell from a walnut tree in the country back
of town yesterday afternoon, and was so se
vcrcly injured about the head and body.
He was in an unconscious state for some
time after the accident.
Wild pigeons arc reported about here in
large numbers at present. A fleck of very
nearly two hundred birds was seen pass
ing ever Miff. Wright's tobacco field yes
terday afternoon.
Edward Weaver, of Philadelphia, is vis
iting in Columbia, the guest of Frank
Stcacy.
A number of Columbians have received
invitations te attend a ball te be given en
Tuesday evening next at Central hall, Ma
rietta. The Misses Shuman, residing at Ne. 218
Locust street, with a number of friends,
will picnic this afternoon at Wild Cat
Falls.
The Citizens' band fair was mere suc
cessful last evening than en the preceding
one, but the attendance was net what it
should have been. The uudcrtaking de
serves encouragement, and it should have
it.
A stated meeting of council was held
last evening in council chamber of ihe
opera house. Mr. Kistler was the only
member absent. The finance committee
presented its report as fellows :
Receipts.
Balance remaining en hand at date of
last report i
Received of Clialfant
Annual market rents
Transient market rents
Ilcrshey tax collector 1S7U
Ilcrshey tax collector 1877
Ilcrshey tax collector 1SS
Ilcrshey tax collector 1ST!)
Beckius t:ix collector 1SS0
C30 17
230 50
4T. 00
17 01)
35 00
CI O)
101; OS
12S 0)
Total Receipts
Orders paid since last report
.fi,71S 45
. 1.310 43
lSal.inccen hand f3.43S -
The property committee reported that
the recently renewed insurance policies had
been drawn up. The read committee re
ported that the borough regulator had by
direction of the committee made an esti
mate of the cost of grading Maner street
from Ninth te Twelfth as directed by
councils. The report and estimate of the
regulator was submitted with this report.
The cost of grading is fixed at from $150
te $225 according te plans prepared. The
committce further reported a new feet
bridge placed ever Shawnee Jrtm at Frent
street and numerous ether repairs in dif
ferent parts of town made. The market
committce reported the receipt of transient
rents amounting te 157.50. The fire com
mittcc reported orders drawn for $112.50
quarterly appropriation in favor of
each of the fire companies. Several fire
plugs were reported out of order
and a petition was read asking
for ene at Second and Maple
streets. Anether petition was read asking
that a pavement be placed en Sixth street
between alley ." G " and Chestnut street.
Scaled proposals for funishing coal for use
in the opera house were opened and read.
II. F. Brenner being the lowest bidder was
given the contract- The rent of the opera
house for political meetings was fixed at
twenty-five dollars per night. The pro
perty committce was instructed te renew
80,000 lire insurance policies expiring en
October 1st. An order for $0, in favor
of Jeseph Zcamcr for advertising, was or
dered drawn. Bills te the amount of
$723.89 wcre read and orders granted,
also pay roll of $207.05. A supplement te
an ordinance presented by Mr. Pfahler at
last meeting was adopted. The ordinance
relates te the piling of rubbish aud store
goods en the pavements in front of busi
ness houses te the obstruction of travel.
Adjourned.
A son of Washington Snpplce fell from
a fence ou Poplar street yesterday after
noon, and cut a gash in his head.
The Republican marching club has
adopted a lead colored uniform.
Cel. A. Wilsen Norris, of Philadelphia,
will address the Republicans en next Wed
nesday evening.
The Irenvillc band will be at the Citi
zens' band fair this evening.
The sand beat is at work en the river
near the R. & C. coal chutes this morn
ing. After a child was bitten by a deg en
Lancaster avenue, near Cherry alley, yes
terday, the cry arose " the deg is mad,"
and perhaps it was.
II. M. North's donation of 200 sets of
equipments te the Democrats of town will
save the 3d ward club the trouble of adopt
ing a uniform at this evening's meeting.
There will be a big crowd present at the
pole raising at James Gagin's residence.,
Mr. James D. Case, of Danville, Pa., is
en a visit te his family in this place.
Lee Broken.
Yesterday afternoon as the pupils of the
girls Prince street secondary schools were
playing, during recess, KatteLercntz,agcd
13 years, a pupil of Miss Bundcll's school,
was accidentally thrown down the stone
steps leading te Prince street, and had
both bones of her right leg broken below
the knee. Katie is a bright girl, highly
esteemed by her schoolmates, who sincere
ly sympathize with her en account of her
painful injury. Of course, " nobody was
blame," but it may net be amiss te cau
tion the children, both heys and girls, that
they should be careful in their pastime
sports net te be tee rough, lest they injure
each ether.
Bun Over by n Waeu.
This morning about half-past seven
o'clock, as Mrs. Julia Daley, an aged
widow lady, residing at Ne. 225 East Wal
nut street, was walking across the Shippcn
street bridge, she was knocked down and
run ever by a horse attached te a business
wagon and considerably injured, having
one ankle sprained, her wrist injured, and
her face cut and bruised. The accident
was caused by the horse taking fright at
the whistle of an approaching locomotive.
OBITVAKT. '
Death el Dr. S. S. Ilaldeman.
A telegram dated Chickies. September
11, 8:35 a. m., announces the death of
Prof. S. S. Ilaldeman, the distinguished
etymologist, linguist, philologist and
naturalist the sad event taking place at
his home in Chickies last evening.
Prof. Ilaldeman was born at Locust
Greve Mills, this county, in 1812. Early
in life he took a great interest in all mat
ters of natural history and natural science
and seen became an expert in ornithology,
ichthyology ana botany, gathering nne
collections of specimens in these several
branches, and securing the finest collection
of Indian relics te be seen in the county.
He received the rudiments of his
education in the local schools, was
sent for two years te the class
ical academy of Dr. Jehn M. Kcagy,
of Ilarrisburg, and afterwards graduated
at Dickinsen college. His first communi
cation of a scientific character was pub
lished in the Lancaster Journal, new the
Intelligencer, in 183e, wherein he ex
posed Lecke's "Moen Hoax," showing en
scientific principles that many of Lecke's
statements wcre impossibilities. About
this time he was married te Miss Mary A.
Heugh, aud removed te Chickies where he
went into the iron business with his broth
ers, Dr. Edwin and Paris Ilaldeman.
While pursuing the iron business he still
found time te write largely en
scientific aud literary subjects. Among
his writings may be mentioned a paper
en the construction of blast furnaces, his
"Freshwater Univalve Mellusca" (1811),
elegantly illustrated ; his paper en "Spe
cies and Their Distribution" (1851), which
opened the question new known as Dar
winism; his " Elements of Latin Pronunci Prenunci Pronunci
tien" (1851); his essays en the "Mechan
ism of Speech," and " Analytic Orthogra
phy ;" his " Affixes te English words "
(18155) ;thc "Tour of a Chess Knight"
(18G-1), and many pamphlets favoring a
reform in English orthography. He was
a frequent lecturer before celIegcs,scientific
and literary societies, teachers' institutes
&c, and never failed te delight and in
struct these who heard him. He was
honored with membership in many
learned societies, was awarded degrees
in several celIcges,andhcld a professorship
in the University of Pennsylvania. He
was a ripe scholar in almost every branch
of polite literature, and his society was
seugnt alike by the learned aud unlearned,
his great scholarship, his geniality of dis
position, his suave and unpretentious man
ner, his willingness te impart information,
and his earnestness in the advocacy of pop
ular education, making him a universal
favorite with all classes. His death will
be sincerely mourned, net only in the lit
erary world, where he held se high a rank,
but by the whole community among whom
he resided and where was best known as a
kind neighbor and a true friend.
Mr. Ilaldeman at the time of his death
was sixty-eight years of age. His wife
and several children survive him. His
funeral will take place en Monday after
noon at 1 o'clock.
THE CAMPAIGN.
Third Ward Hancock and Euglih Club.
The Third ward Hancock and English
club met at the central headquarters last
evening. Measures were taken looking te
the raising of funds te defray the expense
of equipping the club, and the result of the
canvass will be reported at a special meet
ing te be held next Tuesday evening,
when a full attendance is particularly de
sired, as the members will then be meas
ured for uniforms. A communication
from Win J. Ferdncy, colonel command
ing, was read, in which he requested the
appointment by the club of three mounted
aids te serve en his staff. They will be
chosen at the meeting en next Tuesday
evening. Each ward organization will have
three mounted aids en the commanding offi
cer's staff. Capt. Gee. F. Sprengcr, owing te
his connection with the Hancock Vete
rans, has resigned his position as captain
of the club, and First Lieutenant Harry L.
Hartmycr was promoted te that office ;
Second Lieutenant Frank Hcgeucr was
advanced te first lieutenant, and J. A.
Welfcrsbergcr was elected second lieuten
ant. The club adjourned te meet en next
Tuesday evening, when, as important bu
siness will be transacted, including meas
urement for uniforms and appointment of
staff" aids, a full turnout of the active Dem
ocrats is expected.
Company "A," Capt. Zcchcr, of the
Hancock Veteran association, had their
first drill last evening en the large
platform connected with the Democratic
headquarters in Centre Square. They
showed that they had net yet forgotten
hew te touch elbows and in a 1 eh te the
music of the Union.
Company "B," Capt. Beyle will drill
at the same place ou Monday evening.
That there may be a uniformity in the
drill the several companies have agreed te.
use " Hardee's Tactics," which was the
system in use when the veterans were in
the U. S. army.
THE CIHUUS.
Its Arrival and Immense Parade.
Cooper & Bailey's great Londen circus
arrived in town at an early hour this morn
ing, aud the enormous tents wcre pitched
en the park grounds. Between 10 and 11
o'clock the street parade was given, and it
was the finest that Lancaster has ever
seen. In it were at least a dozen large
chariots, which contained three bands of
music, a troupe of colored jubilce sing
ers and three Scotch bagpipers. At least
a dozen elephants aud a large herd of
camels were driven in harness, and there
were four open dens of savage animals,
each of which contained a man or woman.
At the end of the parade was a large steam
piano, en which lively airs were played as
it was driven through the streets.
The streets were packed with people en
the line of parade, and many took their
positions en the tops of houses in order te
have a view of the immense affair. All
who saw the parade speak in the highest
terms of it. This afternoon a performance
is being given te a large audience and a
second will be given this evening.
The Jtanncr Still There.
During the circus parade there wcre
numerous comments en the splendid Han
cock and English banner suspended across
North Queen street, between Orange and
Chestnut streets, and many requests
made te have it removed during the pro pre
cession, as their towering chariots would
net pass under it. But the banner was net
taken in and will net be until after the
election of the candidates which it displays.
The tallest chariot passed under it and the
precession moved en without a stoppage.
Anether Republican Fizzle.
Ou Friday evening a few enthusiastic
Republicans attempted te organize a Oar
field club in the attic of a tobacco shanty
at Petersburg. Leng before the shades of
night had fallen a certain political dema
gogue could have been seen bobbing
around the streets of the quiet village so
liciting the attendance of the faithful wor
shipers of the bloody shirt ; but when the
hour for organization arrived the "crowd"
scarcely exceeded a baker's dozen. Among
these who figured most prominently was
the notary public who is sometimes known
as the Dauphin county stumpspeakcr.
A. S. Hershcy. esq., was elected chairman
and D. II. Gechnanr, secretary. If no
mere enthusiasm can be aroused in this
Republican het-bed of .the DcGeIycritcs,
they had better, like the Arab, "fold their
tents and silently steal away."
Contract Awarded.
The contract for painting the new
school building en East Lemen street has
been awarded te Edw. Coekmyer.
SCBERFFAND BOOKMYER.
Til Illegal use or Water.
Before Alderman Dennelly of the Sev
enth ward, yesterday, was heard the case
of the City of Lancaster vs. Mary Book Beok Boek
myex for attempting te put a hydrant in
the yard of the property Ne. 219 North
Lime street and connect it with the city
water main without legal authority.
Superintendent Kitch testified that l.e
was notified by Jehn Scherff, the owner e
the property that Mary Bookmyer, who
occupies the property, in defiance of his
rights, was about te put in a new hydrant
and connect it with the city water main
and requested witness net te allow her
te de se: that thereupon witnss went te
the premises and found Mr. Lemuel
Bachlcr, plumber, at work putting in the
new hydrant and ordered him te step,
knowing that the city water had been cut
off by Mr. ScherfFs order, and that the
property had been exonerated from the
water tax from the 1st of April last. Su-
permtendant Kitch then, in the name of
the city brought suit against Mary Book
myer for the recovery of the penalty pre
scribed by ordinance $10 and costs.
Edw. Welchans city treasurer produced
his books which showed that the property
en Lime street had been exonerated by
council from payment of water tax en the
ground that the city water was net used.
Lcm Bachlcr, plumber, testified that
Mary Bookmyer requested him te put in a
hydrant en the premises, stating that the
old one had been taken out ltccause it
leaked. She claimed te be the owner of
the premises, and te have paid the water
rent ; witness did ret knew that the tax
had been exonerated or he would net have
attempted te put in the hydrant ; as seen
as notified by Superintendent Kitch he
ceased work and filled up the hole he had
dug for the hydrant.
Jehn Scherff testified that he was the
owner of the property and that Mary
Bookmyer was a trespasser thereon and
he had net yet been able te dispossess her;
that he had had the city water cut off, the
hydrant removed from the premises and
the property exenerated from water tax ;
that he had net authorized any ene te put
in a new hydiaut, and as seen as he heard
it was being done he notified Superintend
ent Kitch te have the work stepped.
Ne testimony was offered en part of the
defense, the defendant herself net appear
ing at the hearing.
The alderman gave judgment for the
city in the sum of $10 and costs, as pro
vided by ordinance.
J. Luther Rlngnralt.
Among the Philadelphia Republicans
who have gene with Cel. Ferney into the
support of Hancock, is Jehn Luther Ring
wait, formerly of this county, and well
known here, especially in the eastern part
of it, where his friends will have a chance
te hear him before the end of the cam
paign. This week's Progress says of him :
In directing attention te the speech of
Jehn Luther Ringwalt in favor of General
Wiulield S. Hancock, I feel that a word
should be said of the man. He is one of
thousands who supported James Buch
anan in 1S5G, and separated from the
Democrats en the Kansas question in 1858,
voted for Judge Douglas in 1860, and for
every Republican president since. I de
net knew a mere exemplary or independ
ent citizen. A journalist of very high
order, a historian, a profound thinker, and
a thorough debater, and at the same time
one of the most unselfish men ; never ask
ing or seeking office, he did net reach the
ground of opposition te Garfield without
self-examination and deliberation. His
appearance as a popular orator shows the
drift of a resistless public sentiment, and
his speech deserves a very careful reacting.
In a few days Mr. Ringwalt will speak
again en the " Reasons Why Republicans
Should Vete for Hancock," at Lahaska,
Bucks county, and his argument will ap
pear in Progress.
m
Heal Estate Catalogue.
Messrs. Hcrr & Staufler, the well known
aud reliable real estate aud insurance
agent:', of this city, have issued in pam
phlet form a classified list of ever four hun
died valuable properties for sale by them.
These properties are mostly located in this
city aud the borough of Columbia, and
ether parts of Lancaster and Chester coun
ties, though some of them are located in
ether counties and ether states. The list
embraces properties of almost every kind
aud price from the unimproved building
let te the most costly farms, dwellings,
business stands, factories and mill-scats.
A brief description together with price is
given of each property offered for sale, se
that persons contemplating a purchase
may have the advantage of knowing all
about the properties without visiting them.
The catalogue will be sent free te any per
son sending their address te Messrs. Herr
A Staufler, this city.
Tem I'eppcr Kc.tuscitalcd.
"A "disgusted Republican from the
country " has read in the Examiner that
in a recent speech in this city Billy Weaver
said that "There was net a single Repub
lican in the country who could net held up
his hand and swear he never fought
against the country, while three-fourths
of the Democrats were traitors." This
"disgusted Republican" thinks that if
Weaver doesn't knew that Longstreet,
Mesby, Heldcn, Settle, Orr ami ether
geed Republicans wen: rebels he liad bet
ter go into the primary classes of one of
his old schools ; if he declares that three
fourths of the Democrats wcre traitors he
is in danger of going where Tem Pepper
went and of being kicked out for the same
offense.
lelng te the ISasiB.
Presidents Evans and Lcvcrgoed, of
select and common councils, in accordance
with a joint resolution passed by the meet
ing last week, have invited the members
of their rcsjtcctivc bodies te visit the city
reservoir en Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock
for the purpose of investigating the neces
sity of certain repairs in the south wall of
the cast basin recommended by the water
committee and Superintendent Kitch.
The members these of them at least who
haven't get teams of their own will go en
" Shank's mare ;" and the excursion will
take the form of a go-as-yeu-pleaso pedes
trian contest.
Same as In Lancaster.
A Republican correspondent of the Pres
writing from Reading says with regard te
the legislative nominees there that the
" anti-Cameren people want Grew, and the
folks want Quay. The friends of Mr.
Grew want te name the two candidates for
legislature, while the friends of Mr. Quay
want te have the same office te perform."
J. Hay Brown, esq., who had Demuth
of this city instructed for Quay assigned
by Cessna te speak in Reading. That
settles it.
Wild l'luiiis.
Mr. Geerge II. Showers, of this city, re
ceived te-day from his sister, Mrs. Geerge
V. Hoever, of Loup City, Nebraska, a
number of wild plums, closely packed in a
box and sent by mail. They arrived in
geed condition aud are toothsome and
agreeable te the palate. They arc of a
dark red color and grew in abundance in
the region whence they were sent.
Ceins: te llosten.
The session of the great council of I. O.
of R. M. will be held in Bosten next week
J. M. McCulley and II. W. Villce, of this
city, who are representatives from this
state, will leave for that city en Monday
morning at 5 o'clock. The visitors will be
entertained by the great councils of Rhede
Island ami Massachusetts and they will be
taken by steamboat te Portsmouth New
Hampshire.
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