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MONDAY EVENING. SEPT. 13, 1880.
Maine.
As we write the people of Maine are
voting, and before another issue of the
Intelligences reaches its readers the
contest will have been decided and its re
sult will no doubt be known all ever the
country. The campaign has been the
most desperate ever known in the his
tory of the state and has been fought
with an energy hitherto unknown even
in the het battles of that famous battle
ground. Fer the Republicans knew that
if they lese Maine they lese all. If their
majority is cut down te anything like a
merely nominal figure the floodgates will
be opened and nearly every state In the
Union will be swept from its moorings.
The uniform Republican majority in
Maine in presidential elections and at
the gultcrnaterial contests, corres
ponding te that of this year, is above
15,000. Their efforts this year
were greater, their resorts te bribery and
fraud mere intense and their campaign
fund larger than ever known. Their
majority should be correspondingly in
creased above the standard figures, un
less the prevailing revolution in popular
political opinion has even surged ever
Blaine's state. Te let them down easily
the managers have been of late affecting
net te claim ever 8,000, though the Tri
bune te-day admits that Republican ex
pectations run up te as many jus 12,000
majority. Even that would show an in
crease of Democratic strength ever 1S7G
suflicient te carry Ohie and Indiana for
Hancock.
Anything below 15,000 in Maine to
day is a Republican less.
Anything under 10,000 Republican
majority in Maine is a Democratic gain
tliat will make Indiana safe beyond a
peradveuturc.
If the Republican majority in Maine
gets below 5,000 such an impetus will be
given the Democratic campaign as will
sweep every state for the Democrats
from the Cenrcclicttt te the Mississippi
river.
The Pension Business.
In the judgment of the Republican
newspapers one of the most important
issues of the campaign seems te be the
pension question. It is quite a new one,
having come into being since the meet
ings of the national conventions of the
particSjiicither of whom, we believe, con
sidered it at all. The issue, as new being
framed in the press, seems te be upon
the propriety or impropriety of the liber
al voting of pensions by Congress te pee
pie who cannot get them under the gen
eral pension laws. They have heretofore
been considered te take in pretty nearly
every soldier who fought in the union
army or in the war of 1812, and all his
relations. Rut it seems that there are
some people still out in the cold, and
the licpublican newspapers are unani
mously of the opinion that only a rank
reliel would refuse te vote a pension te
an 1S12 widow or a leval rebellion relict
of any kind.
Congressman Reltzhoever, ever in Car
lisle, has furnished the occasion for all
this Republican declamation in favor of
giving pensions te everybody who applies
te Congress for them. Congressman
Reltzhoever seems te have had a great
many constituents who wanted te be
pensioned and who could net get in un
der the laws ; and he, being a congress
man careful of his censtituents1 interests,
appears te have accommodated them aU
by presenting their cases te the pension
committee ; andhisgraciensness is made
a basis for abusing him.
Evidently it is a very graceless thing
for the people te de who say they trou treu
bled him with their pension claims. One
of them charges that he wrote that he
ceujd net get his pension bill through
because the rebel brigadiers were opposed
te pensions ; and te another he is declared
te have written that the " last session
was a bad one for tensions," or some
thing te that effect.
This being the Republican indictment
against Congressman Reltzhoever, it is
clear that the Republican judgment is
that all sessions of Congress should be
geed ones for pensions, and that con
gressmen have no business te leek coldly
upon pension claims which cannot be get
through the pension office. We rather
think that if this is the issue the Demo
cratic party is ready te take it up. We
are, we knew. We will net let that
glove lie tmlifted. We want nothing
better than te go before the people de
manding that all special legisla
tion in behalf of lobbied pension
claims shall cease ; and te held that all
persons deserving pensions must be pro
vided therewith in the regular way
through the pension office and under the
general laws granting pensions. That is
a sound position te take, and we take it ;
thanking the Republican party kindly
for the issue. We can all the better af
ford te accept it because the general laws
passed by a Democratic Congress for
pensions arc extremely liberal. As shown
in this journal a few days age, the Demo
cratic Heuse appropriated some eight
millions mere for pensions than did its
Republican predecessor. It increased the
tensions of legless and armless men ; it
relieved pensioners in the civil service
from disabilities imposed en them by
a Republican Congress, and its whole
course was se liberal toward all classes of
pensioners that it is safe te say that there
are few, if any, deserving pensioners who
need any special laws en this subject.
m m
Democrats and ether sensible people
Avill be disposed te take with pretty good geed
sized grains of allowance the earliest re
ports of the result in Maine as they are
sent ever the wires te-night. They must
be expected te be of very marked Repub
lican complexion, since the head agent
of the associated press in that state is no
less person than Boutelle, the stalwart
editor of the Banger Whiy, candidate '
for Congress against Ladd, and alto
gether one of the most violent Radicals
in the country. Magnified majorities
may therefore reasonably be looked
for as a part of the organized Republi
can pregramme. Our friends hereabouts
should keep a stiff upper lip, for the offi
cial count is certain te show a very
largely reduced Republican majority.
Cenner, the Republican candidate for
governor in the election last correspond
ing te this, in 187C, had 15,459. Remem
ber that.
HANCOCK AT GETTYSBURG.
Tbe Thanks of the Natien.
Be it Resolved, by the Senate and Heuse
of Representatives, dc. That, in addition
te the thanks heretofore voted, by joint
resolution, approved January 28, 180-1, te
Maj. Gen. Gee. G. Meade, Maj. Gen. O.
O. Heward, and te the officers and soldiers
of the Army of the Potomac, for the skill
and heroic valor which, at Gettysburg,
repulsed, defeated and drove back, broken
and dispirited, the veteran army of the
rebellion, the gratitude of the American
peeple and the thanks of their represen
tatives in Congress are likewise due and
are hereby tendered te Maj. Gen. Winfield
S. Hancock for bis gallant, meritorious
and conspicuous share in that great and
decisive victory.
Passed by the Heuse, April 10, 18GC ; passed
by the Senate, April 18, 18C6 ; signed by
the President, April 23, 186C.
" The troops under my command have
repulsed the enemy's attack, and have
gained a great victory. The enemy are
new flying in all directions.
W. S. Hancock,
" Majer General."
"Say te Gen. Hancock that I regret ex
ceedingly that he is wounded, and that I
thank him for the country and for myself
for the great service he has rendered te-
day. Gee. G. Mkadk,
"Maj. Gen. Commanding."
MEMOKADLF. WORDS.
Lincoln's Opinion of Ilauceck.
" Seme of the elder generals Jiave said te
me that lie is rash, and I have said te them
that Iltave watched General Hancocks con
duet very carefully, and I have found that
telten he gees into action he achieves his pur
pose and comes out with a smaller list of cas
ualties than any of them. If his life and
strcngthis spared I believe that General Han
cock is destined te be one of the most disting.
malted men of the age."
And te show hew much he thought of
htm Mr. Lincoln declared that he always
opened his morning mail in fear and trem
bling lest he would hear that Gen. Han
cock had been killed or wounded.
MINOR TOPICS.
The New Yerk Sun demonstrates by
statistics that the state of Vermont has the
largest per cent, of crime, the lowest
waires, the least gain in population, drinks
the most rum, and has the largest Repub
lican majority.
The Republicans are getting ready te
let themselves down easy en the expected
small majority In Maine They claim
that even five thousand majority will show
a gain ever last year, quite forgetting the
important fact that at the last correspond
ing election that is, preceding a presi
dential election their party had ever 15,
000 majority.
Is Alabama they have colored Demo
cratic editors, stumpers and Hancock clubs
in all parts of the state. In Moittgemciy
county, where the colored vote is larger
than the white, the Democratic editor is a
colored man, and the colored Hancock
club has ever six hundred members. In
Richmond, Ya., the colored Hancock club
numbers ever five hundred of the most
thrifty colored men of the city, and Win
chester has a colored Hancock club with
nearly as large a membership.
The Examiner announces that Quay is
net a candidate for United Stales senator.
Of ceurse net. He was seme time age
when his friends who " vegetate" around
MioA'j'awu'rtcrelIico brought $3000 efhis own
money or hisjatren's here te buy instruct
ing and bribe voters for him. He was
when Sam Lesch bulldozed instructions
through the Schuylkill convention for him
and when his friends sought and failed te
de the same thing for him in Berks coun
ty. But he is net new. Oh ! no. He
will net be a candidate until after the Leg
islature meets, nor then unless his party
has a majority, when the Examiner will
anneunce that he is the kind of a man it
likes te see rewarded.
Tiiky say Hancock was net at Antictam.
He wasn't, wasn't he ? In the two actions
which made up the battle of Seuth Moun
tain Hancock's brigade actively partici
pated, and, after the passes had been car
ried, the Sixth corps, with Hancock's
brigade in the advance, pressed forward,
and arrived en the battle field of Antic
tam at about 10 o'clock en the mernin g of
Sept. 17. It at once went into action te
support the right wing of the army, which,
under Gen. Sumner, had been badly shat
tered, and was new hard pressed by the
Confederates. Hancock's brigade swept
forward in quick time, and struck the en
emy just as they were attacking some of
our unsupported batteries by which move
ment the latter were unquestionably saved,
for the onset upon them wasdetermincd,and
thore was net a single regiment of infant
ry within supporting distance when Han
cock came upon the field. Inasmuch as
the force se promptly driven back from
our batteries were Stonewall Jacksen's
men, the reader will infer that the work
undertaken was no child's play.
PERSONAL.
Rudelph of Austria is te receive from
the aristocracy of Vienna a magnificent
marriage gift of an album, each leaf of
which will contain drawings or water-color
copies of the most celebrated paintings.
Of the new comic opera the Londen
TF&rM says that Mr. Gimiekt has net a
line of the verses ready, and adds concern
ing the new treupe who are te give the
" Pirates " here that " that is all the nov
elty the Americans will get out of Sulli
van this winter.
Mr. TneMAB Hueues writes that his
new town en the Cumberland plateau is te
bear the name of " Rugby "which if net
musical, is appropriate. The name was
decided upon in conclave with unanimous
approval. He adds that the lawn tennis
ceurtis a splendid success, and that they
have capital matches there daily. On
Thursday, October 5, the place is te be
opened.
STATE ITEMS,
In the Franklin-Huntingdon senatorial
district the Democrats have nominated H.
F. McAtcer, of Huntingdon.
Charles E. Wanamaker, of Reading, has
announced himself as an Independent can
didate for Congress against J. Heward
Jacobs, nominated at the Republican con
vention en Saturday.
A Bradford county postmaster, whose
official income is five dollars a year, is mean
enough te complain because the Hen Ed
ward McPherson has assessed him three
dollars for campaign purposes.
In Chambersburg, Christian SteufTcr,
charged with the murder of Rebert Alli Alli
eon by sheeting him in his cornfield en the
night of the 31st of July last, was acquit
ted at a late hour en Saturday night. The
verdict was received with applause.
The prospect seems te be that the Penn
sylvania railroad company will be induced
te undertake the construction of anew
railroad te Gcrmantewn and Chestnut Hill ;
and if this shall be done it is nearly cer
tain that the line will ultimately be pushed
ever te the Schuylkill valley, se that the
manufacturing establishments at Norris Nerris Norris
tewnand Conshehockcn may be reached.
The Democratic clubs of the Sixteenth
and Eighteenth wards, Philadelphia, will
held a grand ratification meeting at Fourth
street and Girard avenue and Marlborough
street and Girard avenue te-night, at
which cx-Gev. Wm. Pinkncy Whytc, of
Maryland ; Speaker Samuel J. Randall,
Rebert J. Monaghan and ethers will
speak, and a general parade will take
place.
The commemorative exercises te be held
en Founders' Day, October 14th, at the
Lehigh university, in honor of Judge
Packer, premise te be of great iutcrest. Sen Sen
aeor Bayard, of Delaware, has accepted the
invitation te deliver the address. Foun
der's Day was instituted by the trustees of
the Lehigh university seen after Judge
Packer's death, te be commemorated an
nually. Jacob Balmer, who was committed te
jail in Pottsville at the instauce of his
wife, who swore that she was afraid of her
life, was found dead in his cell from the
effects of a quantity of arsenic, which he
took previous te his commitment. At the
time of his commitment the jail authori
ties supposed he was intoxicated. His
wife has refused te have anything te de
with his hotly.
The Republican slate for Philadelphia
city officers seems te be definitely settled ;
and for the information of the Republican
voters who arc te nominate it at the pri
mary election en Tuesday, the Times gives
it entire, as fellows : President Judge,
Themas K. Finlcttcr; District Attorney,
Geerge S. Graham ; Controller, Joel
Cook ; Clerk of Quarter Sessions, Win. E.
Littleton; Corener, Dr. Win. S. Janncy.
The Democrats of Maucli Chunk en
Saturday night had the biggest demon
stration ever seen in that region. Hun
dreds came in from the surrounding dis
tricts, and a meeting in front of the Amer
ican hotel, composed of two thousand
people, was addressed for an hour by W.
U. Hcnsel, of Lancaster. Many Welsh
men who have heretofore acted with the
Republicans joined in the parade. Con
gressman Kletz was the marshal and
many prominent business men, including
H. E. Packer, marched in the precession.
LATEST NEWS BY MAIL.
The corvette Moscow sailed en Saturday
irem uucssa ler tne I'acutc, with two tor
pedo beats.
Lcadvillc had thiec murders last week,
and the citizens threaten te rctni it te the
protection of Judge Lynch.
A futile attempt was made en Saturday
te assassinate the picfect of Valladolid.
The criminal was arrested.
The annual pilgrimage te Notre Dame
de Leurdcs took place at Ottawa yester
day. Several thousand Catholics partici
pated. Braze's mills, near Osbernville, N. J.,
were destroyed by fire en Saturday. The
irVcr bridge was also destroyed. Less,
about $9,000 ; uninsured. .
On the island of Deminica continuous
heavy rains and high winds prevailed from
August 15 te 19, putting the whele island
under water. Late crops were retted ami
destroyed.
Baseball en Saturday: At Cleveland
Cleveland, 2; Chicago, 0. At Albany
Trey, 0; Providence, 4. At Hulfale
Buffalo, 19; Cincinnati, 2. At liosten
Bosten,4; Worcester, 1.
A letter was received at the Hetel La La
fayette en Saturday from St. Augustine,
Flerida, stating that the wash-list of M.
Valch, a former guest at the hotel, had
drifted ashore and the owner is supposed
te have been lest en the Vera Cruz.
The Bosten Athletic and Driving asso
ciation has secured St. Julicn te trot at
Beacon Hark, en Satnrday, September
25, for a purse of $2,500, te heat the best
time. On the same day a race in the 2:19
class, for a purse of 1,000, will be trotted.
A stone lighthouse en the first point of
Tangirg Koclengc, en the west coast of
Java, has been thrown down by a violent
earthquake. The light was of the first
class and was for the guidance of vessels
entering Princess Strait, in the Straits of
Sund.
Mrs. Fabida, of Ne. :!0 Ridge street, New
Yerk, was standing at an open third-story
window holding her baby girl in her arms,
when the little one, in a moment of glee at
seme passing object, slipped from her
grasp and filling te the street was instant
ly killed.
In Plainficld, N. J., Jehn Jehnsen, a
colored coachman in the employ of Win.
B. Lewis, shot and instantly killed Sani'l
Williams, a colored man living in Battle
Rew. The sheeting arose from a petty
quarrel ever the manner in which Williams
was treating a girl named Eva Thompson,
his sister-in-law, with whom Jehnsen had
been walking.
Serious forest fires arc raging en the
Island of Grand Manau. Dark Harber,
ene of the best timber districts en the
island, is se thoroughly devastated that
breaks miles in length can be seen through
the forest. The fire is reported te have
crossed the entire island en the eastern
part. It is also reported that a number of
dwellings and ether valuable properties
have been destroyed.
THE ROYAL. IIA11Y.
Ceremonies Attending the ltlrtli uf the In
fanta of Spain.
The princess was born at about 9
o'clock en Saturday night. According te
ancient etiquette the ministers, marshals,
grandees and members of the diplomatic
corps awaited the event in an ante-chamber.
When the birth was safely accomplished
the Duke of Sexto, accompanied by
the chief nurse ( camerera mayor ),
immediately announced the event, to
gether with the sex of the child, te the
president of the council of ministers, aud
he, in turn, communicated it te the assem
bled company. Werd also was sent in
stantly te the captain general of Madrid
and, in conformity with a previously ar
ranged plan, a white flag was displayed
upon the palace and a salute was fired of
fifteen guns. Subsequently the king, ac
companied by the chief nurse, formally
presented the. Infanta te the notabilities
present, and in the presence of these the
certificate of her birth and presentation
was drawn up by the minister of grace aud
justice, as principal notary of the king
dom. The baptism of the Infanta has been
fixed for the 14th of September. She will
be named Mercedes, after the last queen.
The ex-Queen Isabella will be ene of the
snonsers.
The Madrid correspondent of the Times
says the popular demonstration ever the
birth of an heir te the throne is compara
tively slight because of the sex of fhe
child. Tne public builBings are illuminat
ed, but the concourse en the streets is
small.
Mesby.
Lancaster Inquirer, Hep.
We take no stock in Republican defense
or countenance of the ex-guerrilla and thief
Jehn S. Mesby. The fact that he was ap
pointed te office by General Grant, and
afterward by President Hayes is eminently
disgraceful te them, and any apology
offered by Republicans for their action is
an insult te every Union soldier in the
land. If the government had hung Mesby
at the conclusion of the war, it would
have done but simple justice te these
whose bleed is upon his hands. His rec
ord is among the most detestable of all the
villainous scoundrels who bushwhacked in
the rear of the Union army during the
rebellion. We can respect a man who was
a rebel soldier ; but a sneaking cut-threat,
such as Mesby was, can never have the
respect of honorable men, it matters net
what political party he acts with.
WHAT MAINE MUST DO.
Anything Belew 15,000 a Republican Less.
Maine has been one of tbe most reliable
of all the Republican states in presidential
contests. It las been shaken down in off
year state contests te 8,900 in 1858; te
0,000 in 1SG2 ; te 0,000 again in 18G9 and
te 4,700 in 1875; but' the Republican ma
jority in September, in presidential years,
started with 17,881 in 1850, at the birth of
the party, and ended at 15,459 in 1876.
The highest majority ever given for gover
nor in September was 20,403 in 1868. The
following table exhibits the majorities for
governor and president each presidential
year since the organization of the Repub
lican party :
183C. Governer.... 17,881
1S56. President.... 24,774
1S63. Governer.. ..20,40i
ISta. President.. ..28,030
1S72. Governer. ... 17,200
1872. Presldcnt.... 32,333
187ii. Governer.. ..15,459
1876. President.. ..1:,2SU
rseu. iioverner....is,uii
1800, President.. ..24,704
IStU. Governer.... 15.915
lSrtl. President. ...17,502
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
Till-: LOCAL, TOBACCO MARKET.
Anether Estimate of the Crep of 1880.
During the past week about 400 cases of
the crop et 1879 sold in this city. Sampling
the crop of '79 and cutting off the crop of
'SO still gees vigorously en. Some of the
samplers have almost finished, while
ethers will require two weeks time te close
their work. The whole of the new crop
will net be get in for some time yet. Seme
of it remains unsatisfactorily short, and
refuses te grew even under the most per
suasivc treatment, and a portion of it
which has grown finely has been attacked
by the ilea and the worm, and greatly
damaged. We hear of growers who have
fine, large tobacco, and who confidently
expected te realize 25 cents through for
their crop, who would be glad te-day te
sell at 10 cents. The growers who
planted early and housed their crop
early are the lucky ones this year. Net
only were most of them favored with fine
leaves but they entirely escaped the flea
and the worm, which in many localities is
devastating the late plants. On the whele
the crop both in this county and through
out the state will be very considerably
less in quantity and inferior in quality
than was expected a few weeks age. It is
thought new that the crop of the
state will net exceed 100,000 cases, and
will net reach that figure unless Lancaster
county can supply one-half of it. With
the increased acreage planted this year it
is possible that it may be able te de se,
but hardly probable. Following is a care
ful estimate of tbe crop iu the counties
named, made by intelligent and well
posted dealers :
Lancaster, 40,000
Yerk 18.000
Cases.
Clinten 10,000
Bucks.
8.000
6,000
6,000
7,000
5,000
2,000
1,000
1,600
600
500
400
300
100
100
100
1,000
Lebanon
Tiega
Chester
Cumberland
Dauphin
Montgomery
Franklin
Westmoreland . .
Northumberland
Delaware
Philadelphia
Franklin
Juniata
Mifllin
Scattering
107,200
Thcse figures should probably be scaled
down pre rata se as te make the total a
round 100,000 cases.
The New Yerk Tobacco Aiurkut.
The Tobacco Leaf reports the New Yerk
market, for seed leaf as fellows for the
past week : " The seed leaf market has
been only moderately active since our last,
the reported sales amounting te but 1,270
cases. There has been a geed inquiry,
judging from the number of manufactur
ers and jobbers who have been looking
around the market ; but sales that will
ultimately be effected for their account re
main in embryo."
Following are the sales of leaf tobacco,
reported by J. S. Gans' Sen & Ce., tobacco
brokers, Nes. 84 aud 80 Wall street, New
Yerk, for the week ending Sept. 13, 1880.
413 eases 1879 New England, seconds. 11
te 13e. ; wrappers, 15 te 50c. ; 55 cases 1879
New England, Havana seed, 25c. ; 24 cases
1879 New England, wrappers p. t. ; 400
eases 1879 Pennsylvania asserted, 12 te
22lc. ; 175 cases 1878 Pennsylvania 12 te
10c. ; 1 14 cases 1879 Ohie, 7J te 9c. ; 50
cases 1879 Wisconsin, p. t. Total 1,261
cases.
THE FIREMEN.
The Reception of tbe Allentown Company,
The firemen of the city were all busy
making preparations for the parade which
will take place en Wednesday evening, the
occasion being the reception of the Amer
ica company of Allentewn. All the com
panies except the Union will turn out and
a fine parade is expected. Each company
will meet at their engine heuse early in the
evening and, will march te the Reading
(outer) depot, where they will meet the
strangers. They will then parade ever
the route as published in our columns be
fore. The American company will be
headed by Clemmen's City,band,and three
ether bands have already been encased bv
the different companies. The Allentown
boys will also bring a band with them.
On Thursday the American boys will
entertain their guests at What Glen where
an immense picnic will be held, which will
be attended by firemen from all the com
panies from this city.
Ihc strangers will leave this city en Sat
urday and en their way home they will
step ever at Reading, where the Rainbow
company of that city will give them a re
ception. Herse Killed.
Yesterday morning a dead horse was
found lying in the barnyard of Jehn J.
Evans's farm, just below the city. The
animal had evidently died from the effects
of an ugly wound in its breast which was
probably made with a knife. It is sup
posed that the horse was taken there dur
ing the night by some parties who desired
te get rid of him. He was gray in color
and had four geed shoes en.
White Crews.
A nest of four young crews was found a
few days age en the farm of Mr. Geerge
Trainer, near Thornten, Chester county,
three of which are nearly white. They
continue te remain about their birth-place.
COOPER BAILEY'S CIRCUS.
Immense Aualence ana Fine Shew.
The attendance at Cooper's & Bailey's
circus en Saturday was very large, the im
mense tent, which is said te have a capac
ity for holding 10,000 people, being full te
the doers. It was almost impossible te
procure a ticket in less than fifteen or
twenty minutes as the crowd around the
wagon was very large, and both men and
women were compelled te fight their way
te the ticket-seller in order te procure the
necessary pasteboard entitling them te an
admission. At the entrance te the park
ground, en which the circus was held,
steed a number of young men with hands
full of money and mouths full of bad gram
mar, who sold tickets at an advance often
cents. They did a big trade,as many per
sons would rather have paid a half dollar
extra than had the trouble of having a
row at the ticket wagon with the scram
bling crowd.
Themanageriewasin the first tent and
it was very large, including animals of al
most every kind. The large herd of ele
phants steed in the centre, in a long row
and the ene which was the centre of at
traction was the baby, which steed with
its mother, who was chained te a
large pest. The baby has grown consider
able of late and new weighs 750 pounds.
It is as playful as a kitten and it was very
funny te watch its curious antics. During
the circus performance the baby and her
mother were brought into the ring and
introduced te the audience. The youngster
seemed te be perfectly at home" and ap ap
perently enjoyed being looked at. The
mother seemed troubled about her child
and she made a great deal of noise. In
the mangcrie tent was a line herd of
camels of almost every kind.
The "circus performance began as
seen as tne tent was filled in the after
noon, and it was given in two rings, one
being entirely tee small for the number of
acts. The different specialties followed
each ether rapidly in the order as given en
the printed pregramme. The performance
throughout was excellent. The promi
nent features wcre the riding of Charles
W. Fish, who is ene of the best bare-back
riders in the world, the marvelous trapeze
performance of the French family Davcne,
and Lawrence Sisters, heavy lifting by
Madame D' Atlaic, the four-horse act of
Madame Cerdena, juggling by the Jap
anese, tumbling by the Leetard and Snow
Brethers, performance by the trained ele
phants and oxen, and the riding of Linda
Jcal, Win. Dutten and Signer Bell. The
act of the elephants was the same as that
which the animals have dene here before,
and that of the oxen was of a similar na
ture. Duriug the evening Mis Jeal rede
her horse through a hoop of fire amid loud
applause. There wcre at least 30 acrobats
and leapcrs with the show, and W. II.
Bachcllcr performed his wonderful feat of
jumping ever five elephants and turning a
deuble summersault iu the air. The
clowns were Johnny Patterson, Nat Aus
tin and another man, who was billed as
Fred. Runnells. The jokes, as usual, wci c
peer, but as is always the case, they created
lets of fun, especially for the little folks.
At the evening performance the tent
was again crowded. The electric light
was in full operation and it was almost as
bright as noonday. The circus perform
ance was the same as in the afternoon and
was equally as fine. After each perform
ance a concert was given in the large tent,
and with the exception of the singing of the
Jubilee singers and the "leap for life " of
Madame Lateur, it was as bad Jas it could
be. Miss Lateur' s leap was from a small
platform at the top of one of the centre
poles, te a net stretched in the ring, about
ten feet from the ground. In descending
the lady jumped head foremost, striking
with great force in the net, which pre
vented her from being injured.
It was noticcable that in the circus tent
there were no lemonade nor prize box
barkers, but a nuisance far greater than
these were the big-mouthed young men,
with diamond pins and iuimcnse cellars,
who sold the " comic clown song books"
and "tickets for the concert." They were
constantly en hand and spent most
of the time yelling at the top of
their voices, crawling ever scats
and treading en the feet of these
who were trying te sce and enjoy the cir
cus. It would be a great improvement if
these men would be dispensed with, but
they will net be thrown overboard as long
as the management of the large circuses
"stands iu" with the men who have
the " privileges," from whom they get a
fine percentage. With the exception of
these objectionable features the whole af
fair was a grand success and it was by far
the best show of the kind that has ever
been here.
Incident, Accidents, &a.
While Madame Cerdena was doing her
four-herso riding act she slipped from the
back of ene of the animals te the ground
but was net injured.
At a very early hour yesterday morning
the entire circus and menagcrie were placed
ou the cars and the train left with them
for Philadelphia, where the show will re
main during the week.
Iu the afternoon, while the crowd was
standing around the ticket wagon, Detec
tive Simpsen, who was standing en top of
the wagon looking for thieves, jumped
down and caught held of a man whom he
said he had seen steal a pocket-book
from a countryman. Officer Swcnk
took the man into custody and
the pocket-book was found en the
ground near where he had been standing.
In the evening the man had a hearing be
fore Alderman Barr, when the detective
swore that he saw him take the pocket
book from the man, who proved te be Jehn
Hellinger, of Ncffsvillc. The fellow who
was arrested was committed te prison. He
gives his name as Jehn Sherman and says
his home is in Hartferd, Conn,
A valuable performing horse belen"inr
te the circus was killed yesterday while
being disembarked from a car at the Gcr Gcr
maneown Junction.
Lint or Unclaimed Letters.
The following is a list of unclaimed let
ters remaining in the postefiicc here for
the week ending te-day :
Ladies' List Mrs. Annie Beumen, or
family, Mrs. Louisa Elexandcr, Mrs. M.
Flynn, Lucy Graw, Mrs. Mary Hoggarth,
Miss Carrie Irvine, Marg. Kauffman, Miss
Lizzie Martin, Mrs. Barbara McKce (for.),
Miss Annie Maguirc, Miss Mary Prawl,
Emma Reynolds, Miss Sue Stencr, Maria
Tricklcy, Mrs. MaryF. Watts, Mrs. M. R.
White, Miss Kate Wcgcnist," Mrs. M. E.
Wcller.
Gents' List J). D. Burkheldcr, James
Denley, Win. J. Hcnnry, Adelph Hoff Heff
man (for.), William Hewell, jr., James
Hurst, Benj. Lefever, Jehn II. Lutz, Jo Je
seph Lewess, Geerge McKec, Neyc fc
Ce., Davis Ownes, Haines B. Reynolds,
Martin W. Shudy, Thes. Sltcchan, E.
Stern, Edwin Twitmyer.
Authorized Collector.
Rev. A. A. Robcrsen, pastor of the
A. M. E. church, this city, requests us te
state that tbe Rev. Rebert Bosten, an old
resident or this city, has returned after an
absence of a number of years, and has
been authorized te collect funds for the
benefit of the Bethel A. M. E. church,
which ewes a debt of $1,200. It is hoped
the friends of the church and Mr. Bosten's
many ether friends will deal liberally to
wards him and crown with success his ef
forts te liquidate the church debt.
Hard te Beat.
Christian Miller, of North street, this
city, raised in his garden this summer, a
Hancock red beet that weighs nine pounds.
It is a beautiful specimen and may be seen
at Utzinger's saloon, Middle street.
OBITUARY.
Deaths or Twe Fermer Laacasteriaas.
Prof. Daniel S. Burns, formerly of Har
risburg, died in Chicago en Saturday, and
his remains will be forwarded te Man
hcim, this county, the place or his birth,
for interment. He was about 47 years of
age, was graduated from Dickinsen col
lege, went te Harrisburg about 1865, was
principal of the high school there for sev
eral years, and from 1869 te 1879 was su
perintendent of public schools in that city,
reorganizing and greatly improving the
whele public school system of Harrisburg.
Last year he went te Chicago and shortly
obtained the offer of a position as profes
sor in a seminary under the auspices of the
Reformed church, which he accepted.
The seminary was located at Elmhurst, a
small town about fifteen miles from Chi
cago. The recitations at this institution
were conducted entirely in German and
Professer Burns performed his duties in
such a manner as te give great satisfaction
te its president. About the latter part of
May or the first of June, of this year, he
was taken ill and removed by friends te
a Catholic hospital in Chicago at which
place he died as above stated.
Mr. Burns' s character was one of true
nobility. One of his strongest points was
thorough-going honesty. He thoroughly
despised dissimulation. He always aimed
te appear in a true light. He was a man of
unusually large mental capacity and his
constant labor was te increase his knowl
edge aud the breadth of his views. His
wit was sharp, but never unkind, his
powers always at his command, his brain
quick te act, aud his discernment keen and
sure.
Death of lien. Franklin Steele.
Mr. G. W. Hcnsel, of this county, new
en a visit te Minneapolis, writes under
date of Friday, September 10, as fellows :
" Last night Minneapolis lest ene of her
eldest and most influential citizens in the
person of Hen. Franklin Steele, a former
citizen of Lancaster city and brother of Dr.
Jehn O. Steele, of Strasbnrg. Mr. Steele
and his family have resided in Washing
ton, D. C, but having large business in
terest, in this place, he was here at the time
of his death, which occurred from paraly
sis, with which he was stricken yesterday
morning while driving in his carriage, ac
companied by a friend, and from the
effects of which he died last night
about half-past ene o'clock. The
morning papers here speak in the
highest terms of the deceased, and from
their extended biographical notices it ap
pears that he was born in Chester county,
Pennsylvania, in 1816, and was the second
son of Gen. Wm. Steele, a prominent offi
cer of the Revolutionary war ; and a
nephew of Gen. Perter, ene of the early
secretaries of war. He came te Minne
sota in 1837, en the recommendation of
President Andrew Jacksen, and has re
sided here almost continuously until
within a few years, during which
time his family have resided
in Washington, but Mr. Steele
has personally spent much of his
time in Minneapolis attending te his large
estate and business affairs. In 1843 lie
married Miss Annie E. Barney, grand
daughter of Commedore Barney and of
Judge Chase, one of the signers of
the Declaration of Independence aud
afterward en of the judges of the suprcirib
court of the United States. He was the
original proprietor of St. Antheny and
with Cel. Jehn II. Stevens was the owner
of the site of the new city of Minneapolis,
for many years he was a sutler at Fert
Suclliug, and was largely interested iu the
military reservation which was sold under
elder of the government some twenty
three years age. His history is a portion of
the history of Minncseta,having been prom
inently connected with all the mere conspic
uous events occurring within its limits. He
was one of its pioneers, and has witnessed
its development from a waste te a prosper
ous state. Re was nearly related by mar
riage te Gens. II. II. Sibley and R. W.
Jehnsen, of St. Paul, and was builder of
the first mill in the state, en the St. Croix,
and the second en the East Side, then
known as St. Antheny. He also projected
the suspension bridge before the title te
the laud was received from the government
or the United States. The death of Mr.
Steele will preve a less te the city of Min
neapolis such as she has net known for
many a day. In everything that pertained
te her welfare he was most generous, if
net prodigal. In any matter of public
concern or importance his hand aud purse
were counted among the certainties. Firm
and enduring as the hills while his valuable
life was spared, with quick penetrating
comprehension, he saw the splendid possi
bilities of the future, even when the site
was a wilderness, and the rewards of his
sagacity are net begrudged by any citizen
who knew him casually or intimately. If
Minneapolis has helped te make him a
public benefactor, it must be remembered
that he has endowed the city with that
power moie than any ether one man, and
the heavy debt of gratitude will net be
los-gettcn or denied, in act, as well as in
person, he was a prince among men, and
iu all that he did and in all that he was,
the stamp of native nobility was indelibly
impressed.
" His remains are new lying at the resi
dence of his son, and will be removed te
Washington for interment this evening."
Mr. Steele was a cousin of Mrs. II. E.
Slay maker and Mrs. Frazcr, of this city.
Death of Rebert Lyen.
Rebert Lyen, yesterday, September 12th,
at St. Jeseph's hospital, en College ave
nue, this city, in his 79th year. Mr. Lyen
had been in failing health for some time.
It was thought best by his friends te re
move him te the St. Jeseph hospital se
that be could have the bcnclit el a quiet
locality with fresh air and geed and care
ful experienced nursing. Rebert Lyen
was born in Connecticut and resided in
Bosten in his early life ; was one or the
original founders of the Bosten city li
brary and cashier or the Bosten city bank
for a number of years. He filled for a
long time the offices or cashier and presi
dent or the Southern lire insurance trust
company at Tallahassee, Flerida, where he
spent many years or his long and eventful
life. Rebert Lyen was a thorough scholar
and a gentleman of fine culture, with large
and liberal views. At one time he pos
sessed "ample means, but financial difficul
ties or late years were ruinous te htm and
his family. He leaves a wife and two sons
residing in the city of New Yerk. In
compliance with his express request there
will be no ceremony, but his remains will
le quietly placed in a vault, te be trans
ferred te Mr. L.'s family let in Lowden
Park, at Baltimore, Maryland.
Driving Accident
As Baker Bycrs, of Celcrain, was driv
ing down the Steel ville hill iu West Fal Fal
Iewfield, Chester county, his horse, which
is a skittish animal, started te run off,
when a linch-pin coming out, a wheel came
off, throwing that part of the wagon, tear
ing off the bottom of the vehicle and
pitching Mr. Bycrs, his wife and child out,
The child catching en the wagon was
dragged some distance before it get loose
and severely hurt. The ether two wcre
net injured. The horse ran en until it
was caught at Steclville.
Twe
.funerals.
The funerals of the venerable Mrs Mary
Gundaker and Mrs. Sarah A. Griel took
place Saturday afternoon, and both were
largely attended by sorrowing friends. The
funeral services of thn. fnrmpr tnnir nlace
in the First Reformed church, and were I
conducted by Rev. J. A. Peters, assisted
by Rev. Dr. J. B. Shumakcr. The funeral J
services of Mrs. Grid were conducted I ev. 1
S. II. C. Smith, of the Duke street M. E. I
church, at Mr. Grid's family residence.
COLUMBIA NEWS.
OCR REGULAR CORRESPONDENCE.
Sunday-Scheel Convention Furnace Im
provements Hancock Pele Raising
Runaway Horses Berons
Budget.
The annual Sunday-school convention of
the Harrisburg district of Lancaster classis
will convene in the Reformed church of
Columbia, te-morrow evening, at 7:30
o'clock. The following 'pregramme of ex
ercises has been prepared by the commit
tee : Tuesday evening 1st. Sermon te the
Sunday-school. 2d. Organization. Wed
nesday morning 1st. What shall we teach
in the infant department? 2d. Hew can
the missionary spirit be best cultivated in
the Sunday-school? 3d. Are Sunday
school picnics commendable? Wednes
day afternoon 1st. Shouldn't the Sunday
school be mere closely identified with the
church? 2d. The teacher's preparation.
3d. Hew. can the elder members of the
congregation be most successfully inter
ested iu the Sunday-school? Wednesday
evening 1st. Should Bible class teaching
be denominational? 2d. Answering of
referred questions. Adjournment. AH
Sunday-school workers, as well as the pub
lic generally, are cordially invited te at
tend and participate in thcse meetings.
Democratic Pele-Raising.
The raising of the Democratic pole at
James Gagin's residence, en Seuth Frent
street, ou Saturday evening was success
fully accomplished with but little trouble.
The pole rises te the height of about ene
hundred feet and is as straight a stick as
can be easily found. In this respect, as an
ardent Democrat puts it, "it resembles
our candidates." After the raising of the
pole a rope connection was made with a
house near by and from tbisrope a beauti
ful flag was seen flying in the brceze. W.
B. Given, esq., addressed the assembled
host at Gagin's hotel duriug the evcuing.
He was frequently applauded, and the oc
casion en the whole was a most enthusi
astic one.
Runaway Team.
Twe horses attached te a lumber wagon
belonging te Frederick Blctz, ran away en
Walnut street this morning. Ou i caching
Third street they turned towards Locust,
but had proceeded but a short distance in
the new direction when their career was
stepped by ene of them falling en the
pavement iu front of the Keystone Demo
cratic headquarters. On regaining its feet
the herse was as full of run as ever aud
the two again showed their speed until
reaching the market house, where they
were turned iu and brought te terms. The
driver in all this time held his position en
the wagon aud finally obtained the mas
tery. Furnuce Storage Ground,
The Chestnut Hill iron ere cempauy are
just about completing at the Shawnce fur
nace two paralled wails of stene about four
feet high, three hundred and forty feet
long and distant from each ether about
ninety feet. The space between the walls
has been partially and will be wholly filled
with earth which will be raised te an uni
form height with the walls leveled
with the level Itetwccn. The walls are te be
iron capped. The space between the walls
will be used as a storage ground for iron
ere and pig iron which can be conveniently
aud cosily leaded into cars or unleaded
from them while they stand en the sidings
miming along the wall at a distance of but
a feet or two. These sidings connect with
each ether at the upper end of the wallcd
in space and also connect with the tracks
or the Reading & Columbia railroad.
Workmen are new employed in digging out
a new ceurse for the Shawnce run the
waters of which when taking the new di
rection will run back et the foundry en
the Chestnut Hill company's grounds.
It will be yet several months before all
these improvements are consummated.
Borengh Budget.
Twe engines passing Frent and Walnut
streets iu different directions en Saturday
afternoon scared P. Mclbert's horse, which
was standing unhitched near Black's
hotel. The herse ran off, going down
Frent street te Locust, up which lie turn
ed. A wagon te which the herse was at
tached was leaded with beer and this being
rather heavy the speed of the herse was
net rapid and it was easily caught near
Second street, before doing injury te itself
or wagon.
The pleasure steamboat Columbia was
plowing the waters of the Susquehanna en
Satnrday evening.
Lcandcr Shade's milk wagon and Samuel
Swartz's ice wagon collided ou Frent
street near the Penn'a R. R. despatchcr's
office en Saturday afternoon. The ice
wagon escaped injury, but the milk wagon
had its rear axle broken.
Frent street, from Walnut te the upper
end of the Penn'a R. R. depet,hxs just been
inacademized.
It is said the Philadelphia fc Reading
railroad company will run another excur
sion te the state fair at Philadelphia en
Thursday morning next.
The Pennsylvania railroad company ran
a special test car el some description
through here te the cast this morning.
Engine Ne. 162 had it in tow.
The Republican glee club of this place
went te a pole-raising at Chiqucs en Satur
day evening.
The fish will suffer te-day. A big party
of fishermen arc stationed in beats, and en
the many rocks hereabouts, angling for
bass and ether game fish.
Rev. C. Rcimcnsnydcr, of Lancas
ter, officiated in the M. E. church, yester
day morning, and in the E. E. Lutheran
church in the evening.
Mr. R. Owen Clark, of this place, has
severed his connection with Coup's circus,
giving as his reason for se doing "that
the lile was tee hard for him." He left
here with the advance car or the circus en
August 2 and discontinued his connection
with it at Savannah, Georgia, a few days
age.
The working force of the posteffico has
been temporarily reduced by Miss Rachel
Bcadley, ene of the assistants, taking a
trip te Philadelphia.
The Democrats of the Third ward met
ou Saturday evening at their club room
and formed a marching club, taking the
nama of " 11. M. North marching club of
the Third ward." The club has been
equipped by Mr. North. Daniel Sample
was elected captain and E. B. Snyder and
M. Themas lieutenants.
The Protestant ministers of Columbia
arc this morning holding the second of a
scries of ministerial meetings.
A boy named Frank Manhurst, aged
about eight years, fell from the reef of a
house en North Frent street te the ground
this morning, and breke both wrists. Dr.
Kay dressed the injuries, which are very
severe.
The Citizens' baud fair en Saturday
evening was mere or a success thap it has
been en any evening previous te that date.
The Spring Garden band, of Springville,
will be in attendance this evening. The
Wrightsville band was present en Saturday
evening.
There was war en Saturday evening in
a heuse en Walnut street near the head or
Commerce street. Iu the melee every pane
or glass in the two front windows en the
first fleer of the house was broken. The
neighborhood was aroused.
Jehn Leckard, baggage master pre tern.
at the P. R. R. depot, dropped a trunk en
his feet en Saturday evening and that
member was injured thereby.
Male of the Late Gen. Reynolds's Farm.
SamncI Hess & Sen, auctioneers, sold at
nublie sale en S.-iturifav. 11th inst.. for A.
Slaymakcr. esq., executer of Gen. James
L. Reynolds, dee'd., a farm situated in
Manheim township, containing 103 acres,
mere or less, te Benjamin Evans, at
$nc.25 per acre.