- -" - - i s . LANCASTER DAILY INTELLIOENOEUTHURSDAY' SEPTEMBER 23, 1880 rt- 3 ri II. Hancastci intelligencer. THDBSDAY EVENING. SEPT. 23, 1880. Hcury Gere Smith. A letter from Gee. A. Smith, esq., te Mr. Steinman, dated at ltegersville, Ten nessee, September 17, announces te him the sudden death, en the afternoon of the preceding day, of his old associate jn thelXTELLiOEN'CEi:, Henry G. Smith. He died in his room at his home, near Rogersville, from heart disease. He has had premonitions of the progress of this disease for a year or mere, and spoke of them when we met him in June at the Cincinnati convention. "We found him then much wasted in form and evidently in ill health. Yet he did net anticipate se speedy a release. A letter from him, under date of the sixth of this month, requesting a shipment of Lancaster red seed wheat, says : " I am quite unwell at present with the complaint of which I spoke te you. I suppose it some form of heart disease. Geerge is coining te Pennsyl vania this month and I think I will come with him. I want te consult some first rate physician.' And new is the end. Henry ('ere Smith was horn at Wil Wil liamspert,Pa., in February, 1R28. His father, Rev. Ames Smith, was :i member of the Baltimore, conference of the Methodist Episcopal church, and conse quently was net long a resident in one place. His son Henry went te Dickin Dickin eon college from Anne Arundel county Maryland, and graduated in a class of twenty, delivering an oration upon " The Duel Between Man and the Age in "Which he Lives." MencureD. Conway and Geerge de J. JCeim were among his since distinguished classmates. He taught school for awhile and was then admitted te the bar hi "Worcester county, Mary land. Removing te Pulton county, Penn sylvania, he practiced his profession and was elected district attorney of the county in 18(11. He edited the Fulton Democrat, and the ability displayed in its columns secured a call upon him le assume the editorial charge of the In telligences in lS(i, when the daily edition was started by the firm of Cooper, Sanderson & Ce., of which he was a member. When the constitutional con vention was called, he was selected as the Democratic delegate from Lancaster county and was an iniluenlial mem ber of the body, in whose proceedings he took a great interest and an active part in the discussions. In 187-1, desiring a mere active life, he dissolved his connection with the Intelligence! and removed te Tennessee, with whose fertile valleys he had fallen in love, and where he and his brother Geerge had bought a thousand acres or mere of lime stone land, near ltegersville, which they divided between them. He shortly mar ried the daughter of a citizen of ltegers ville, built himself a new house and barn and settled down te the independent life of a farmer. He did net, however, sur render his interest in politics, and was, when he died, the chairman of the Deme cratic committee of Hawkins county. At Cincinnati he early saw the current which was setting in for Hancock and he was in hearty sympathy with its result He was .strenuous in his opinion that it was the strongest nomination that could be made and warmly urged his views upon hiss friends in the Pennsylvania delegation. In such scenes as these lie was at home. He never had in Pennsylvania his supe rior in mHiienee in a state convention. He knew all the deli-gates, or seen came te knew them.ertivateti them as though he knew them : and lie had an ardent, persuasive way, without impatience or irritability, which was very potential. It is somewhat strange that his power was only manifested in thelargestate gather ings. In a county convention lie was net remarkably strong, and as a politi cian among the people he was weak, be cause he had net the faculty of recollect ing the faces and names of these who did net particularly interest him, nor had la the disposition which permitted him te daily court their favor, as the politician needs te de. lie was apt te pas.-; ac quaintances without notice, net with in tention, but through absorption and real failure of recognition : se that some times he was misjudged te h: cold and proud. But really there never was a warmer hearted man or one who would de mere te serve a friend. With his friends he was exceedingly genial, and it would be hard te find a mere agreeable associate in company. His friends were manyand warm, for they found in him the noble qualities of heart and sound ness of head which secure affection and respect. His death will net be heard without a sob from mere than one heart in this town when! a few of his life's years were spent and when- in every class his ardent admirers will b found : for he was a man te love. As an editor Mr. Smith was distin guished for the ease and strength and perspeeuity of his writing. His style was simple and without much affectation of ornament. He wrote with very great readiness, though net with extraordinary nicety of touch or closeness te an idea. He was an artist whose picture is strik ing in general effect, but net particular ly faithful in the detail of its drawing. Ner was he a very systematic worker. He loved te work at night ; and in the midnight hours, when the day was spent and the social evening ever, his time of labor came and his task was quickly done. ne was especially strong as a deserip tive writer. Enamored of the wildncss of nature he loved te penetrate into her recesses in pursuit of his favorite recre ation of trout fishing. While connected with this journal he repeatedly describ ed his jaunts te its delighted readers and the beauty and vividness of his pictures attracted wide attention te his letters. He was, tee, a remarkably geed reporter. He would give a full and accurate report of a speech from brief long-hand notes and write up scenes and incidents with admirable vigor and . sprightlinci?. He was an earnest and impressive orator. A startlingly sudden end has come te a life, studded with virtues, that may be fearlessly handed back te its Maker. Guided with honesty and zeal, its fruit vindicated it. With no meanness in it, or corruption, or faithlessness, the soul that governed it might rest in peace ; with the positive virtues that possessed it, and which sorrowing friends new viv idly recall, they feel assured of its place amid the exultant throng The Sin or Sectionalism. The powerful editorial of the New Yerk Evening Pest, which we reprint in full te-day, indicates the tremendous and irresistible drift of public sentiment against the party which comes before the country upon no issue but one of section al hate and malignant misrepresentation. The Eccniivj Pest, the old paper of Will iam Cullen Bryant, and the inheritance of his son-in-law, Parke Gedwin, is the ablest and most conservative Republican paper in that city, the best representative of its culture and business interests. Be fore its rapier thrusts Mr. Conkling s stuffed club is a very awkward weapon of controversy. The Pest speaks for patri otic and sensible men who knew that the war has been ever fifteen years, that the Seuth has no thought of fighting anew a fight which brought desolation le them, that the material as well as the moral interests of the country demand peace, and that the people of the whole coun try, beginning with Maine, are ready te rebuke these who would trample under feet the white roses of peace growing up through the ashes of war. Every intelligent man knows just what a Pennsylvania Republican writes te the Kcic J?rc,lhut. the Seuth is entirely ready le welcome te all the privileges of free citizenship men of whatever party who go there for an honest purpose. Its wel fare, like that of the whole country, lies in this direction, and its upbuilding mufit come from this source. Instead of de riding the poverty of the Seuth and the paucity of its resources, Mr. Conkling and his kind would de well te go Seuth in response te the invitations they have had see for themselves that what they say is net true and promulgate for their party a policy that has some breadth of statesmanship and some traceef civiliza tion. Hut long before they rise le that height they will have no parly. a'cmIc-I at Heme. Geerge William Curtis, editor of Har per:; Weekly, the brilliant antagonist of Senater Conkling, having been called for at a public meeting in Xew Yerk the ether evening, it was answered that he had gene te Maine when; much import ant work yet remained te by done. The information was doubtless correct, but in his absence some one in his place has given him much mere important work le de ii. '-making his paper censisf'in its ed itorial direction en the favorite subject of civil service reform. In the current number there is an attempted defense of Mr. Garfield's attitude upon this ques tion; he is praised as having ' often and clearly expressed in Congress"' de cided views en the civil service reform, and the hope is freely expressed that he, being " a man who has distinct views favorable te reform already familiar te the country, and who, having expressly staled in his letter of acceptance that in his judgment Congress should take ac tion, would recommend such action." While it is true that Mr. Garfield ex pressed himself distinctly in Congress, and even mere notably out of Congress, en this subject, and while he might make such ' recommendations "" as .Mr. Cur Cur tisknews Grant made, and as he has se often complained were utterly futile, it is equally true that in his letter of ac ceptance Garfield bowed the knee te Mr. Curtis's fees en this question. He made a clear bid te the Cenklings and Canier Canier erens and Legans, and substantially told them that if he were elected they should continue their " boss " system. Nobody discerned this mere clearly than Mr. Curtis who, inreviewingthcleUerwhich his paper new commends, said : ' The part of the letter which treats of civil service is inadequate and disappointing. The writer is mere anxious te placate its enemies than te satisfy its friends, and it. rtinnet lit honestly "? thai he yu'es the.-t frinid.f any neeurwjt i.n ., or that he shows a just appreciation of the im portance or the merits of the question." What "cannot be honestly said" is new being said in Mr. Curtis's paper in his absence we presume. He is needed at home forthwith. HANCOCK AT ('iuTTYSHUKC Tlie Thanks of ll:e Natien. lie it lieselcctl, by the Senate and Heys, of lleprcschtatkes, Ac. That, in addition te the thanks heretofore voted, by joint resolution, approved January 23, 18(51, le Maj. Gen. Gee. G. Meade, Maj. Gui. O. O. Heward, and te the officers and .soldiers of the Army of the Potomac, ler 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 people and the thanks of their represen tatives in Congress arc likewise due and are hereby tendered te Maj. Gen. Winiield S. Hancock for his gallant, meritorious and conspicuous share in that great and decisive victory. Passed ly the Jleiiec, April 10, W ; passed hi the Senate, April IS, lSGfi ; sitned In the President, April 2:), 1SGIS. "The troops under my command have repulsed the enemy's attack, and have gained a great victory. The enemy arc new dying 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 gi eat. service he has rendered to day. . Gi:e. G. Mkaije, "Any. Gen. Cemmainling. AlEMOKAIILE 1VOKUS. Lincoln Opinion of Hancock. " Seme of the elder generals hate said te me that he is ras7t, and I hate said te .hem that Iharc icatched General Hancock's con duct very carefully, and Iharc found that tchen 7te gees into action he achieves his pur- 2)esc and comes out with a smaller list of cas ualties than any of them. If 7ds life and strength is spared Ibelietethat Geneal Ilan Ilan ceckis destined te be one of the ir.est dislin guished men of the age." And te show hew much he lit ought of him Mr. Lincoln declared that he always opened his morning mail in fear and trem bling les! he would hear that Gen. Han- J cock had been killed or wounded. MINOR TOPICS. The fund for the new professorships in Harvard divinity school has icached $113,700. The projection of Hiestandand Cameren into the Indiana campaign leeks as if Jewell was abandcring it te the "dam literary feller.1;." Tun Rctuc des Deux Jrendcs,fumided fifty years age, and te-day the principal review in France, failed te pay during the first twenty years of its career. It new num bers 20,000 subscribers at $10 a year. Westwaud the star of empire takes its way. Jack Hiestand and Simen Cameren en route for the battcfield of Indiana ! At the first charge of Barnum's forces they will retreat mere precipitately than Hies tand Ucd from Bull Rum. Commedore Hiestand is said te be en gaged for stump service every night, from te-night until Landers is elected in Indiana by 5,1G9 majority. Then he will come home and help te carry Pennsylvania against the man who beat Grant at Chicago- Tun course of true love has net yet get te running smooth. Here was Gee. Greff, of Bayennc, N. J., who found Charles Ab Ab eot in jail, took him home and made merry with him only te find the tha wed out adder, after some weeks, trying te elope with Mrs. Greff. And then Carrie Barten, who eloped te Beck Village, N. Y., with Charles Thornten, from Lafayette county, Me., two months age, has died from strychnine, taken after her meneyless husband, moody ever their misfortunes, had been missing for several days. Antheny Thollepe is about te review Longfellow in a leading periodical, and the Philadelphia Jfertk American takes the matter quite seriously, as if a calamity te our great poet was impending. It regards Trollepc's monograph of Thackeray as "execrable," " misconceiving and misun derstanding," "clumsy and vulgar," " owl-like " and " exasperating." He has also slaughtered Hawthorne in " cockney vulgarity." If this be se Longfellow ought te be protected. But then maybe the Xerth American critic, who writes about Hawthorne's "Marble Farm,'' is preju diced against Trollepe. Mr.. Stenreu hits the nail en the head when he says in his letter te the Philadel phia Times: "A great outcry is being raised and political capital is sought te be made by Republican orators and journal ists en account of the small number of pension bills passed by Congress. The fact that the number of bills passed is small in proportion te the number intro duced will net seem strange when it is understood that nearly every pension claim for which a bill is introduced has been adjudicated and rejected by the pension office, ever leJiicli a Republican of undoubted loyally te his parly presides.''' An attempt having been made te create the impression that a certain amount of military poppycock surrounds Hancock, a Glebe-Democrat reporter thus dissipates it : "The general lcccives at his head quarters, and the warlike character of the establishment would never be dreamed of, for from chief te messen gers they are all clothed in sembre, stupid citizens clothes ; net a bit of glory and glitter about ir. Regular visitors send their cards, and are marched up stairs te the sanctum, while for ladies Ihe general comes down and shows all the courtesy and politeness for which he is famed. If he is a Democrat, no one could fail le be charmed with the manners and appearance of the elderly whitc-meustached gentle men. '"' ' - '"' His mail comes in bugs new ; telegrams and letters cover his ta bles a feet deep, and although he may begin opening his mail he never Inn time le finish it." LATEST NEWS BY MAIL. The Chcycnncs arc again reported te be in a threatening attitude in the Indian ter ritory. Police Justice N. K. Wheeler, of New Yerk, died in the village of Deposit en Tuesday evening. The national government has triumphed in the election at Buenes Ayres for provin cial deputies. The steamer Teutonia, from Liverpool for New Orleans, took out one hundred and fifty British agriculturists for Texas. G. 1. Grace, the celebrated English cricketer and brother of the famous W. G. and E. M. Grace, has died of inllammatien of the lungs. Mrs. Leonera Berg and three children were poisoned by eating smoked salmon in New Yerk en Tucrday. One child may die. The body of one of the men killed in the Hudsen river tunnel was found en Tues day evening. Little mere than the skele ton was left. Mrs. Rufus Clallin's house- and a small tool shop and barn, at Millford, Mass., have been burned. Total less, $9,000 ; insurance, $5,700. Baseball : At Chicago Chicago 5, Cin cinnati 'A. At Cleveland Cleveland H. Buffalo 1. At Providence Providence 7, Trey !J. Twe railroad men named Jehns and Mcighan were drowned by the upsetting of a small beat near Brown's Landing, N. J. A fire in Sherburne, near Utica, N. Y., destroyed a brick block, hotel, church. grocery store and several smaller buildings causing a less of $30,000. During the industrial exhibition at, To Te Te eoneo, three carrier pigeons, owned by James Fullcrten, of the Canadian Poultry Review, were despatched te their home at Strathroy, 1G0 miles from Terente, and next day two of the birds reached their destination. The ether did net arrive. Sarah White, aged 19 years, daughter of Hugh L. White, a prominent citizen of Richmond, Ky., was found dead in bed with her threat cut and a knife in her hand. It is believed she committed sui cide in a fit of insanity. She was gener ally considered "the belle of the blue grass region of Kentucky." A genuine sea serpent, six feet in length, with a mane head shaped like a panther's and a tail whittled down te a sharp point, was brought into Victeria by Indians, they having caught it in deep water in the straits of Dchare. Its appearance creates intense interest. The serpent has been photographed and the body will be pre served in spirits and sent te Ottawa. In Montreal en Tuesday night, F. E. L. Barnes, musical director and associate or ganist of Trinity church, New Yerk, shot himself through the brain. Barnes had been giving performances during the past week at the Dominion exhibition, en the pianos of the New Yerk company, and drew audiences of thousands who listened with rapture te his playing. PERSONAL. New that Belle Mackenzie is married 114,333 young men will have te transfer their affections te Mary Andersen. Fanny Davenport was born in Lon Len Lon eon, but she is " American in her feel ings." Conkling's New Yerk speech of about 20,000 words was telegraphed as a special dispatch te the St. Leuis Glebe-Democrat. Miss Spiceh, who lately married Mr. Miles of Her Majesty's First Life Guards, is clearly net a superstitious young lady. She had 13 bridesmaids. Jehn Bright is said te be new in better health than for several years past. He has been very regular in his attendance at the Heuse of Commens, sitting late and often taking part in the debate. The wife of Bernard Bcell, de faulting postmaster at Martin, Mississippi, has been appointed te take charge of the office in his place. Buell is in jail at Nat chez. Miss Florence Til-ten, daughter of Theodere, was married yesterday at Lon Len Lon eon te Mr. Pelton, a young New Orleans physician, who first met her there about a year age. Te-day is the anniversary of the capture of Majer Andre, the British spy, by three Revolutionary patriots, and will be ap propriately observed at Tarrytown, N. Y., Mr. Samuel J. Tilden is expected te pre side at the celebration. General Ewine, of Ohie, is interdicted from business and politics, having been ordered by his physician te Santa Momce, Cal., where it is hoped the sea air may serve te relieve him from an attack of malarial fever, with which he is suffering. The cruise of Mr. Gladstone, his fam ily and friends, in the Grantully Castle, cost a very large sum of money, the whole of which was defrayed by Mr. Donald Currie and his partner. Mr. Currie usually contents himself with a much smaller ves sel when he takes a yachting trip ; but en the recent one in addition te the Gran tully Castle herself there was frequently a tag or tender in attendance te convey the telegrams and despatches te and from the shore. Miss Nellie Chase, the daughter of an Episcopal clergyman, whose strange infatu ation for and marriage te her mother's negre coachman has been a nine days' wonder in the West, has been re moved by her brothers te her home in Peoria, 111. She expresses great contrition for her conduct, which is accounted for only en the theory of mental abcrratieu.IIer brother Herace, who is a talented young lawyer with a lucrative practice, talks of moving away where they arc unknown. An Ingenuous Man Cornered. HiU'iUbunjl'atrint. The ingenuous Mr. Smith, of the Phila delphia Press, is moved te exclaim : " Re member these facts : Claims of ever two thousand millions pending ; no constitu tional prohibition ; Democrats in Congress voting solidly for the claims ; Mr. Tilden deeming it necessary te write a letter pledging himself against them ; General Hancock refusing te write such a letter and then answer whether it is safe te elect Gen. Hancock." New will the ingenuous Mr. Smith tell the truth and shame the devil by admitting these facts ? 1, The " two thousand millions pending" is a gross exaggeration, embracing at it docs the same bills repeated a dozen times in different, sessions of Congress and in both branches ; 2. If the constitu tion docs net bar all of these claims the Republican party neglected its duty when in power by failing te amend the constitution se that it would bar them ; 3. The Forty-fourth and Forty fifth Con gresses (Democratic) passed claims of every description amounting te $1,530, 710.07, while the Forty-second and Forty third Congresses (Republican) passed simi lar claims amounting te $2,2S7, 030.50 or 32 per cent, mere than the two Demo cratic Congresses ; 4 General Hancock's record of loyalty te the Union, of fidelity te the government, of regard for the pop ular weal, and his sound, practical com mon sense make it quite unnecessary that new pledges should be required from him; ."). There is infinitely mere danger from a piesidcnt who while in Congress supported ever j species of rotten claims and who was convicted by Republican committees of hav ing sold himself te the lobby. the ui:k.ii feveu. IIct)i;ilils Kojeiolnj; in ('entl Health. The American bark Caribou, from As pinwall, anchored efi Tortugas en the 11th inst., for assistance, her crew being sick of Chagres fever. Her captain and two men died of the fever at sea. The medical commission appointed te investigate the disease prevailing en the Mississippi river below New Orleans, pro nounce it malarial fever, net the yellow kind. The disease at Key West, also re ported te be yellow fever, is pronounced te be only the dengue. The celebration in honor of "the con tinued geed health of Memphis" took places in that city yesterday, and attracted many visitors from ether places. The streets were gaily decorated with flags, transparencies were displapcd at nearly every crossing, and two large arches were erected, one composed entirely of cotton hales. There was a precession, represent ing thu various trades and industries, which was estimated te be three miles in length, A large transparency, in front of the Avalanche office, bore the inscription "Solid Seuth Solid for cotton, corn, trade and manufactures." Among the partici pants in the jubilee were the governors of Ivcntucky and Tennessee and the governor-elect of Arkansas. SUUT'IEiiN WAK CLAIMS. The CniiHtltutleiml liar. Neither the United States nor any state shall assume te pay any debt or obligation incurred in case of insurrection or rebel lion against the United States, cr claim for the less or emancipation of an;.' slaves, but all such debts, obligations and claims shall be held illegal or void. Constitution of the United Slates, Article 14, Sec. 4. Army ICounlen. The fourth annual reunion of the Army of West Virginia was held yesterday in Parkersburg. About eight thousand per sons were present at the festivities, in cluding Generals Creek, Cox, Devee and Kennedy, and Governer Picrpeint. At sunrise a salute of 33 guns was fired, in the afternoon Geerge B. Caldwell deliver ed an address of welcome at the wigwam te which General Kennedy responded, and at night officers were elected and Governer Picrpeint made an address. State Itcrcnne Commisiiien. The state revenue commission received a pretest yesterday against the present law which imposes a 3 per cent, tax npen all the premiums paid for life insurance. A citizen offered for a commission of one mill upon the dollar te increase the state's revenue $500,000 yearly. Addresses were made by Gen. Wm. Lilly, or Carben, T. Charlton Henry, Cel. A. Londen Snowden, Henry C. Tewnscnd and Samuel C. Huey. The commission adjourned te meet in Pittsburgh en the 19th pros. LET US HAVE PEACE. Anil Observe the Amenities of Geed Neisnbers. New Era. The amenities of politics, we are pleased ie note, is a growing featnre of the present campaign. The Wilmington JSeics (Rep.) says that " one cf the pleasing features of the Democratic parade, en Saturday even ing, was the fact that as each club passed the headquarters of the Yeuug Men's Re publican club it was heartily cheered by a delegation of the latter club that steed en the sidewalk. This shows that while men may differ in political matters it is net ne cessary that the common courtesies of life should be forgotten." And our respected Democratic fellow-citizen, Newton Light ner, esq., proposed te his family te jeiu his Republican neighbors in illuminating for the precession en Friday evening, which was done in " a modest and becom ing way." A reporter, evidently unable te comprehend such courtesy from a polit ical opponent, having stated that Mr. Lightner "thought it was the Democrats who were passing his residence " and il luminated by mistake, Mr. Lightner had the manliness te avow the real motive ever his own signature. And we trust similar amenities of politics will net he lacking througneut this exciting campaign. The rittRtHirli Example. The following excellent order has been issued by the Democratic clubs' command er of Pittsburgh. We should be glad te sec similiar action taken by both the com manders here, and if Cels. McMclIen and Fordney will confer en the subject wc be lieve their action will meet with general approval : All marching clubs parading singly are hereby cautioned against attempting te cress the Republican marching clubs whilst en parade. Should their route at any time earn' them against the marching clubs of the Republican party they will Halt till the street is clear. Single clubs of both parties incctiii: should extend every courtesy. The pub lic peace and the lives of the men arc of sufncicnt importance te urge every cap tain te the greatest care when parading his clue. no necessity exists for bitter personal enmity toward these dillering in party opinion. An effort will be made te se arrange general demonstrations as net te centlict with each ether, ihc carrying of con cealed weapons, or any nthcr weapons than the umterm of the club, must be prevented, and no man should be al lowed te parade when under the influence of liquor. FilEE SPEECH IN Till' SOUTH. A Pennsylvania Uejmll!c.-tn Gives His Ex perience "11. I). KV v.-ritinjj te the New Era Ireni Keine, Ga. I have resided in the Seuth nearly two years: came here from Pennsylvania a Republican ; express mv sentiments as such whenever occasion calls for it, and se far as I can discern have suffered none of these sacrifices or punishments "J. P." se readily refers te, net even "ostracism." I have read of certain Northerners hav ing been estracised by the people of the Seuth, and if memory serves me right one Andersen had this misfortune te overtake him during his Southern sojourn, but as yet I must honestly say that this sort of punishment has been spared me ; nor has it ever come under my observation, but were I called upon I think I might be able te cite an instance or two right in this place where it could be very justly ex ercised. On the contrary, notwithstanding my being only a journeyman mechanic (em ployed in one of the branches of mechanics identified with the iron industries) myself and family arc favored with the society of some of the wealthiest and most respected families of the place, an experience rarely enjoyed by these in my walks of life in Northern communities. The cause of all this, however, may lie in the fact that I came Seuth te make it my home and gain my living by working for it, which may net have been the case of the party who, after migrating around through " mere than a dozenef the South ern states," was finally compelled te re turn te the North te enjoy that " free thought and speech, and independent political action and association " that J. P. would have us believe is confined only within certain imaginary geographical boundaries. In conclusion, I will say te these who contemplate emigrating, if you have a small capital te unite with your labor, or if you have a skilled trade, you can de no better than come Seuth. It is a section of the Union rich in natural reserecs, and capital is steadily flowing in te develop them. All these who have neither capital nor trade, but must work at common labor. I would advise te remain in the North or AVcst, net en account or any restriction upon the " right office thought, indepen dent action." etc., but en account of the Hinall compensation paid that class of labor, owing te a superabundance of colored com mon laborers. STATK ITEMS. II. M. Wolf, jr., has purchased Williamsport Sun and Democrat. Ex-Chief Justice Aguew is gefn tli le make political speeches. Barney Macaulcy and Alice Oatcs arc in Pittsburgh, neither of them doing well. The visiting delegation of business men from the Shenandoah valley, at a recep tion yesterday morning, weie welcomed te Philadelphia. Majer Jehn Crainc, one of the most re spected and popular citizens of Eric, who has been a Republican all his life, an nounces that he has joined the great army of "Hoppers' and will give his vote anil influence te General Hancock and the Democratic ticket. The city councils of Philadelphia, beard of guardians of the peer, several judges of the courts, the managers of the house of correction, and the peer commissioners of Delaware, Chester. Montgomery, Bucks. Lehigh and Northampton counties, and ether officials, yesterday inspected the Norristown hospital for the insane. Twelve Philadelphia doctors yesterday performed the cicsarcan operation upon a Mrs. Burnell, a dwarf, who has been mak ing a living for years by traveling with shows throughout the country. She is forty-two inches in height and thirty-two years old. Her husband is also a dwarf. The child and mother are both likely te live. The international sheep and wool show in Philadelphia was fully attended yester day. The interest of the visitors appar ently centered upon the trial of the sheep dogs, A convention te promote the sheep and wool industries of the United States held two sessions yesterday. Addresses were made by A. M. Garland, Springfield, 111. ; Wm. Dean and Wm. Homeward, Newark, Del.; Lauing Coatcs.Lerin Blod Bled gctt and Themas Lee. Of Course. Ailapteil from New Era, Sept. 17. Of course, new that the latest returns from Maine show that the state has geno Democratic by about the same majority it gave the Whigs in 1840, our neighbor will admit the logical inference of his own argument that this ' surprise," coming en the echoes of its own pai ty's cannon, will "direct the drift of subsequent events in behalf of the Democrat ic party, create a panic in the" Republican "ranks, and sweep the country for" Hancock ! Gen. Hancock's Plodge te Enforce the Jforc Jferc Jforc seins Article. The amendments te the constitution of the United States embodying the results of the war for the Union are inviolable. If called te the presidency I should deem it my duty te resist with all my power any attempt te impair or evade the full force and effect of the constitution, which in every article, section and amendment is the supreme law of the land. Gen. Han cock's Letter of Acceptance. LATEST BY?ELEGRAPII. THE LOCAL CA31PAKJN. Cctneeratlc Meeting at Manhclin I'urengh The Hancock and English club of Man heim borough, numbering between two and thrce hundred men, held a special meeting last evening at their hall. After some business appertaining te the cam paign had been transacted, the president, Mr. Francis R. White, introduced R. B. Risk, esq., of Lancaster, who in a spirited address of one hour and twenty-hve min utes duration reviewed the fraud of 1870 ; delineated minutely the very small ex pensc of government under Democratic administration m contrast with the ener meus extravagance under Republican rule; reviewed the absurdity of the Democrats ever payiug rebel claims ; condemned the sectionalism and tendencies te centraliza tion of Republicanism, and somewhat hu moreusly referred te the assumption of Rcpuehcans that they have all the moral ity and intelligence et American citizen shin by reviewing the local contest of " hogs' and " bulls' and the men they have elected te local efliccs m this county, and also by referring te the action of our legislative body for the past two or three years, and the prompt alacrity with which Republican power pardoned confessed criminals. The sneaker reviewed briefly the career of Garfield from his boyhood te his legislative manhood, when he took every bribe offered him, and finally reach ed the acme of political infamy in aiding the Louisiana returning beard and corrupt visiting statesmen te steal the presidency. In eloquent terms the speaker reviewed the services rendered our country by Gen. Hancock, hew the brave soldier without fear or reproach ended the strife of dis union at Gettysburg, and hew he would new, as a civil commander, abate the dis cordant elements of our politics, and unite us as a free, happy and great people. The speaker was loudly applauded, and at the conclusion the thanks of the club were tendered him. The Republicans at Christiana. The Republican meeting and precession at Christiana, last evening, turned out te be a rather small affair. The " large dele gatien from Bart" consisted of two vetcis and a few boys, the Sadsbury club did net number mere than twenty, and the entire assemblage, including two bands of music, did net number three hundred. William McGowan presided, T. Whitson, esq., of Lancaster, recited Jehn Cessna's primer, including the canal beat and mules, and was followed by Ellwood Gricst, of the Inquirer, who seemed ta be trying te make his innocent hearers believe that Wade Hampton was the Democratic candidate for president. He took occasion te denounce Jehn W. Ferney, and said For Fer ney's Life of Hancock was a "drunken book," and that he (Gricst)had never des ecrated the Sabbath se basely as he did when he read the book en Sunday. Mar Mar reott Brosius followed with a calm and moderate speech, but wound it up with a grand fusilade against Hancock, remind ing one of the effort made by Calhoun te place a stigma en the brew of Jacksen, the here of New -Orleans. The Buckeye Blacksmitii followed with a characteristic speech, which, like these that preceded, failed le elicit any enthusiasm, except when he denounced the Democrats as "damnable rebels," which seemed te please- the boys who staid at home while I lauceck was fighting for the Union. " Ileartltng Scheel " Troubles. Yesterday word was sent te Mr. Yeeker by Manager Mishler te cancel the date of Minnie Palmers "Bearding Scheel "party. It appears that while the troupe were in Philadelphia last week there was some trouble between Miss Palmer, her mother, who travels with the troupe, and William J. Seaulan, the leading man. It was hoped that the alfair would be amicably settled but such was net the case, and Manager Mishler has canceled his dates with them. The troupe is billed for Reading te-night where they may appear en their own ac count. It is net known for certain whether they will be here te-morrow night, but if they de they will net play under Mishler s managemcrt. I'urilens Kcfused. The beard of pardons iii session in Ilar risburg yesterday refused a rehearing in the case of Jehn Echtcrnaeht, convicted of burglary and sentenced by the Lancaster county court te pay a line of $100 and un dergo an imprisonment of live years in the county prison. The beard refused te pardon Gee. Sheets, Hcny Duck, William Frew. Ncal Kcescy, Gee. Fisher, I Table man Jacksen, Matthew Jehnsen, Jacob Read and Franklin P. Ilogcnteglcr, Col umbia fishermen ; violating the lish laws, and sentenced te pay a line of $'2 each anil six months' imprisonment. A Peculiar Cern Tassel Mr. I. H. Kauffman, of Mountville, has laid upon our table a tassel of corn, con taining about thirty small cars in a greater or less state of development. Net less than twenty of the cars con tain well-formed grains of yellow corn. It is net unusual te see a few grains of corn growing upon the top el a tassel but it is quite rare te sec the en tire tassel covered with corn, as in this ease. That I'limercd Murtler. Lewis A. Rcidcnbaugh, about whom an unpleasant rumor was in circulation, con necting his name with a murder committed in Ohie, came te town last evening te prove te his friends and the gessipcrs that he had net been murdered, nor had he murdered anybody else. It is net known who origi nated the story, but it is a great relief te the young man's friends te knew that there is nothing in it ; as of course they had never any reason te believe there was. The Duke Street liriile. Beth foetwalks en the Duke street i ail- read bridge arc in bad condition, and have holes in them that make them dangerous. The pavement approach en the. east side is unsafe. Is it nobody's duty te leek after these things, or de they propose te wait for sonic one te break a leg le stir them up te the necessary action in the premises'.' Assault and ISattcry. Jehn Williams had a hearing before Al derman Ban last evening te answer a com plaint of assault and battery' laid against him by Jehn Corcoran. The case being made out against Williams the alderman held him te bail for trial at quarter sessions. Caught in 3II1I Machinery. Amelia Leng, residing en East King street, was caught in the .shaltmgat the Allandale mill last evening at i e ciesk. Her clothing was tern oft", but she was net injured. iinti.lnl Over te the Veterans. The $2.0. which young Master Leuis Nerbcck, of the Fourth ward, collected te raise a Hancock pole has been handed te the ctc"ran association te he put where it will de mere geed. Hancock Club in Stras'eur;;. The Democracy of Strasburg, and ether supporters of Hancock and English there, will meet at Massasoit hall te-morrow evening te organize a Hancock club. AS OLD STOVE. One et Baren Stiescl'aaianuJactOTO. The following letter, published in the Fulton Democrat, has a certain amount of local interest : Ellsian Mills, Sept. 1, 1SS0. Albert Stener, Esq., McCenncllsbnrg, Pa.-DEAi: Sir : When about two weeks age you called my attention te a very ancient stove plate in your possession, bearing the date 17C4 ami marked with the initials "H. S.," I said in my reply te your desire te knew what name these initials represented, that I thought I could furnish you with the coveted information. In examining the history of iron-making in this country, I find only one name among the iron-masters te correspond te these initials, that of Baren Henry Will iam Stiegcl ; and Elizabeth Furnace, in Lancaster county, the place where he oper ated. This furnace was built seme time previous te 1755, by Jehn Hubcr, who had inscribed the following legend en the stack : .Telm Hui,er ,ier crste Deutsche maun Dcr this hle work reUfuren kaun. This translated into English reads : Jehn Huber is the first German who knows hew te make iron." But Iluber's beast was short-lived and lie sold the furnace in 1757 te a company, the head and active owner and manager of which was Barem Henry William Stiegcl, a German of noble birth and great wealth, who built a new furnace and carried en the business for about eighteen years. The ether members of the company lived at a distance and were only silent co-partners. It is stated that seme of the first stoves cast in this country were made by Mr. Stiegcl, and se proud was he of his success that he had, en some of the stoves made by him, the following inscription : Enren Stiegcl iit ileruiauu Pur tlie Ofcti inaclien kaun. Which means : "Baren Stiegel is the man who knows hew te make stoves." If Baren Stiegel could return te the earth new and see the great improvement and beauty in stoves at this day, he would likely conclude that he did net knew se very much about making stoves, after all. It was, however, a crowning .success for his time. I account for the absence of the " W." in Stiegel's name en the stove you have because there was no space for it in the ar rangement as it is there, as any one may see. The "first stoves" spoken of as made in this country were the "jamb stoves' These were walled into the jamb of the kitchen fireplace, with the back projecting into the adjoining room and were without pipe or even. The first improvement en these stoves probably was the " Franklin steve " or " Pennsylvania fireplace," and then fol lowed the ten-plate stove such as the eue you have. It is a relic of thu past worth preserving. Elizabeth Furnace passed into the pos session of the Celeman family in 1770 and se remained until 1850, when it was aban doned for the want of weed, after having been in operation 100 years. During the Revolutionary War this furnace furnished large supplies of the " hell-panoplies of war " te the American army. Among all the names of early iron-masters of this country there is net one that has the initial " II. S.," except Mr. Stcig el, se tint, if the stove was made in this country at all, he must be the man. I may add as a singular coincidence that Pennsylvania, the greatest iron-producing state in the Union, was one of the last of the colenics te begin the development of its iron resources. A sketch of the early iron manufacture in this country would be interesting, but I have neither the time nor the space te give it here and se leave the r.ubjeefc at this point. Respectfully yours, James Pett. Ns-.:uiii:oi:iieoi news. Events Acress the County Lines. The Chester county agricultural fair opens te-day. A campaign club in Chester county turned out. and cut their leader's corn by iroenlight. The East Pennsylvania Lutheran synod lcselvcd against beneficiary students for the ministry engaging themselves te be married. Hcise & Kaufi'maii, of Columbia, have a feed steamer and clothes washer en ex hibition at the Dauphin county fair. 7,000 persensattended the fair yesterday. AVcst Pikcland township, Chester county, had a grand celebration of Jacob Stauffer's eighty-sixth birthday. At the Green Tree there was a grand celebration of Hannah H. Pyle's sixtieth birthday. Among the guests being her sister, Lydia Hroemall, of Christiana. Samuel Hartman, of Upper Oxford township, Chester county, has purchased j his old home farm, near Lancaster, con taining .? acres. 3Ir. Hartman eilers his Upper Oxford farm at private sale, with intention of removing te his new pur chase. Harriet Themas, wife of Daniel Themas of West Nottingham township, died en Sunday night last. She was a well known fortune-teller, and for singularity of char acter was well known for miles around. She was often visited by persons from a distance in quest of knowledge supposed by them te have been vested in this old woman. William Geisuch and wife of Peters Creek, Lancaster county, started from Ox ford en Monday for Viroqua, Vernen coun ty, Wisconsin. They go en a visit te a brother, Jehn Ger.sueh, who went west from Lancaster county !( years age, first settling in Ohie and for the last fifteen years has been located at the above place where he is engaged in farming. In Harrisburg the ether day an engi neer's wife, Mrs. Eisenbcrg, rushed from her house te the track, spread herself ever the rail in front of her husband's locomo tive, shut her eyes and calmly waited the approach of the wheels which were te uisc and mangle her beyond recognition. Seme parties who saw her, hurried te the spot and dragged her off the track, before she could make a success of her little di version. Near Calvert, Md., Miss Lizzie Brown, about IS years of age, daughter of James Brown, who was recovering from a serious spell of typhoid fever, jumped suddenly from the bed, terribly frightened, caught, the bed pest, uttered a fearful shriek and fell back dead in the attendant's arms. It is supposed she had had a frightful dream and the sudden action of the heart caused a rupture of some of the vessels, predue-in- instant death. David Beeves, president, and Wm. Reeves, suitcrintcndcnt of the Phoenix iron company, have resolved te start their rolling mill at Safe Harber, en double turn next Monday. The enterprise is a private one en the part of the owners, and the company has no connection with'it. They will employ about twenty-live hands from I'luenixville, Norristown and ether places. T. F. Patterson, general manager, and Jehn Ucdlec, foreman have left Norris town for Safe Harber. Eph. Bnshey, of Lancaster, was arraign ed before Justice Bycrs, of Potts town, en Tuesday, for passing through the tell gate of the Perki Perki emen & Reading turnpike company with out paying the proper amount of tell. Bushey is en gcnt for winnowing mills and ether farming machinery, and repre sented te the tell gate keeper that he did net come directly down the pike, but made a dcteilr and entered the highway near Douglassville, while in reality he came all the way from Reading en the turnpike, as witnesses testified. He was compelled te pay a fine and the costs, amounting te $0.85, which the justice informed him was getting off very lightly. 1 ? --vsJ-i&L. - - . -- - N. Hr ..,, . .-- - -.--j