U ; i .!;. r ?e;i-" - ' t - --,;: - tSL'"!V-, .V ' "" ilancaster intelligencer. SATURDAY EVENING, SEPT. 25, 1880. Falsifying History. In the heat of a political campaign a geed deal of vituperation, a geed many misstatements, and a perversion of a geed many historical facts, are te be looked for from editors and orators of both political parties; and yet who, would expect te see in an old and hereto fore reputable newspaper like the Ger Ger mantewn Telegraph a flat denial of some of the most incenteslible facts of history facts known te thousands if net hun dreds of thousands of living witnesses, and sworn te by many of the most emi nent patriots who fought and bled for the Union during the late rebellion. In its partisan zeal the Germantown Tele graph does net hesitate te fly in the face of all contemporaneous history and at tempt te pluck from Gcn.Hanceck's brew the laurels which he gained by his gen ius, his bravery and his bleed at Gettys burg. That we may de no injustice te the Telegraph we will quote its own words and then disprove them by docu mentary testimony. The Tdcgraph says : "On the first day of the battle Han cock's corps had net arrived, and the strong defensive position was selected by Heward and Reynolds. Hancock received his wound in the desperate battle of the second day and was thereby se mutfi disabled thai he teas net in the third day's battle at all. The awful carnage of that third day was, therefore, committed in his absence. His corps was the pivot of the victory, but he was net in command of it." " Hancock did his duty well, and his corps, being largely composed of Pcnnsyl vanians, sustained very severe assaults. But the greatest glory of the corps was wen en the thitd day, in the annihilation of Pickett's division of Lee's army. Thus the first aud third day of this great battle were fought in Hancock's absence."' " The two men, therefore, chiefly en gaged in forcing a battle at Gettysburg, were Meade and Reynolds. But the crisis of the struggle was en the third day, when Hancock was net present. " ' It was this third day's carnage that wrecked Lee's aimy and caused its hur ried retreat into Maryland, in haste te get back te Virginia." New, nobody will deny that it was the " third's day carnage that wrecked Lee's army," and our only purpose here shall be te prove that that carnage was in Hancock's front, and that he was there and in command until the close of the third day's fight. AVe quote from the testimony taken before " the committee en the conduct of the war," of which Hen. 15. V. Wade was chairman. Maj. Gen. Gee. G .Meade, commander-in-chief, li'slifled March 5th, 1805, as fellows (page 330) : "On the 1st of July, my headquarters being at Tancytewn, aud having directed the advance of two corps the previous day te Gettysburg, with the intention of occu pying that place about 1 or 2 o'clock in the day I should think I received infor mation that the advance of my army under Gen. Reynolds, of the 1st corps, en reach ing Gettysburg had encountered the enemy in force, rtnd that the 1st and 11th corps were at that time engaged in a contest with such paits of the enemy as were there. The moment I received this in formation I directed Maj. Gen. Hancock, who was with inc at the time, te proceed without delay te the scene of the contest, . a a,1(i mai-0 an examination of the ground in the neighborhood of Gettys burg, and te report te nic,withoutless of time, the facilities and advantages or dis advantages of that ground for receiving battle. I furthermore instructed him that in case upon his arrival at Gettysburg a place which I had never seen in my life, and had no mere knowledge of than you hare new he should find the position unsuitable and the advantages en the side of the en emy, he should examine the ground criti cally as he went eat there, and report te me the nearest position in the immediate neighborhood of Gettysburg where a con centration of the army would be mere ad vantageous than at Gettysburg. Early in the evening of July 1, 1 should suppose about or 7 o'clock, received a report from Gen. Hancock, I think in person, giv ing me such an account of a position in the neighborhood of Gettysburg which could be occupied by my army, as caused meat once te determine te light a battle at that point." Thus it appears that Meade adopted for battle the ground that Hancock had selected, and there are whole pages of tes timeny of ether ellicers who distinguish ed themselves at Gettysburg te the same effect. As the Telegraph graciously ac knowledges that Hancock was in the second days' light (July 2), and " did his duty well," we shall say nothing about the lighting en that day, but hurry en te the third day of the battle the day en which the Telegraph declares " Hancock was net present." Gen. Meade en March 5. 1831, tfistiliad a3 fellows (page ZXl) : "About 1 o'clock in the day (July 0), as near as I can remember, the enemy opened upon our Hues with, I should judge, about 125guus,ascvcrc cannonade, and which was kept up one or two hours, and which was uuvuiuu .u my juit aim icic-centre, prin cipally at my left-centre. The object of this was te demoralize my command by the sevcre fire, the enemy hoping that they would be enabled te drive us back from our lines, ami te injure our artillery; and then intending, as they subsequently did, te make a grand assault which should se cure them the victory. This assault was made about 3 o'clock in the afternoon a:ul was directed jm'ncipally against that pe Hen of the line commanded by Majer General Hancock, en the left-cr ntrc. ' This assault, which was made in three lines of battle, which were apparently ever a mile and a half in extent in front, was entirely and successfully repulsed. Thc next tlay which was the 4th of July, it was reported tome from the extreme right that thc enemy Jiad disap- KilIVU I1UUI Ulll litKll. Maj. Gen. Buttcrlield, Meade's chief of staff, testified before the committee en the conduct of the war, March 2-3, 1801, and his testimony occupies from page 417 te page 435 of volume 1 of the report of said committee. After stating what was done en the 1st and 2d of July (the first and second dajsef the battle) en both occasions paying the highest compliments te Gen. Hancock's services, he sneaks as fellows of the third day's fight (see page 425) : "On thc next day, the 3d of July, mat ters were very quiet along the lines until about neon, when the enemy opened a ter rific artillery fire en our left front and cen tre." "Questien: About what number of guns had they in operation in your iud" ment?" J -Answer: is nema judge from 125 te 150. It was a very terrific cannonade, but our troops behaved with the greatest com posure. During this artillery fire, and be fore the enemy made their assault with infantry, I was wounded and sent ever te Gen. Meade's headquarters en the West . minster turnpike. While I was lying en a bed there, word was brought te me by some person that General Hancock tea$ seri ously wounded and wanted te see me. I made an effort te get out ; was lifted en my horse and rode as far as Slecum'i posi tion, when I found I was unable te go any further, and dismounted there and laid down for a time." Xew, why did General Hancock, him self severely wounded but net knowing that the chief of staff, Gen. Butterfield, was also wounded, want te see that offi cer, at the close of the terrible third day's fight ? Let his own sworn testimony answer. After giving a very interesting detailed account of his operations during the first and second days of the battle, General Hancock says (pp. 407-8): " On the third day, in the morning, the enemy and General Slocum were a geed deal engaged. About 1 or 2 o'clock in the afternoon the enemy commenced a terrific cannonade, from probably 120 pieces of artillery, en thc front of the line connect ing Cemetery Hill with Round Tep, the left centre commanded by me. That line consisted of the 1st, 2d and 3d corps, of which I had the general command. I com manded that whole front. General Gibben commanded the 2d corps in my ab sence, Gen. Newton thc 1st corps, and Gen. Birncy thc 3d. That command con tinued for probably an hour and a-half. The enemy then made an assault at the end of that time ; it was a very formidable assault, and made, I should judge, with about 18,000 infantry. When thc columns of thc enemy appeared it looked as if they were going te attack the centre of our line, but after marching straight out a lit tle distance, they seemed te incline a little te their left, as if their object was te march through my command and seize Cemetery Hill, which I had no doubt was their intention. They attacked with wonderful spirit ; nothing could have been mere spirited. The shock of the assault fell upon the 2d aud 3d divisions of thc 2d corps, and these were the troops, assisted by a small brigade of Vermont troops, together with the artillery of our line, which fired from Round Tep te Cem etery Hill at the enemy all the way as they advanced. The repulse was a most decided one, aud that decided the battle and was practically the end of the fight. I was wounded at the close of the assault, and that ended my operations with the army for that campaign. I did net fellow it in its future movements." " Question : And that also en ded thc fighting at Gettysburg ?" "Answer: That practically ended the fighting of the battle of Gettysburg. I think it was probably au unfortu nate thing that I was wounded at the time I was, and equally unfortunate that Gen. Gibben was also wounded, because the ab sence of a prominent commander who knew thc circumstances thoroughly, at such a moment, was a great disadvantage. I think that our lines should Itavc advanced immediately, and I believe we should Jiate wen a great victory." Aud that is why General Hancock, wu!...k'd aud unable te pursue the enemy after the close of the tJiird day's battle, sent te Gen. Meade and te his chief of staff, Gen. Butterfield, such pressing appeals te fellow up the enemy. The testimony of Gens. Sickles, Warren, Gibben, Bireey, Crawford, and ether distinguished ellicers, is all te the same effect that Hancock select, ed the point at which te give battle en July 1st after the death of Reynolds : that " he did his duty nobly " en July 2d ; that the decisive assault was made by the rebels en our left centre, com manded by Hancock, en July 3d ; that it was net until after this terrific assault by the Confederates had been repulsed, and the battle of Gettysburg practically ended, that Hancock, terribly wounded, was carried from the field, after making a last appeal te Meade and Butterfield te fellow up and capture the retreating enemy and win " a great victory." With these indisputable facts before their eyes, te say nothing of the eulogis tic resolutions passed by Congress, the Pennsylvania Legislature, the Philadel phia city councils, and ether corporate bodies, is it net amazing that a paper like the Germantown 'Telegraph should permit its partisan bias te se falsify his tory as te deny even Hancock's presence en "the battle-field of Gettysburg en the third and final day of that great and de cisive struggle. Perhaps it is iet se amazing that the Xcic Era should catch at the Telegraph's unsupported story, and rehash it with editorial approval te its loyal and intelligent readers. Whom the gods would destroy they first make mad. Tiieri: was no real occasion for Gen. Hancock te write any letter about rebel war claims. Nobody of intelligence is deceived by that light in a hollow pump kin. Every man who reads knows it is a delusion. But when Hancock did take up his pen lie showed, as usual, that he can handle it as well as his sword. His letter is a settler. It is cogent, compre hensive and conclusive. The Republican organs which called for it get mere than they expected, like the Hancock-Sherman correspondence, and new wish they had net asked for it. The Tribune only escaped from the trap by chewing its own leg off, and its feeble explanation is that there must be rebel war claims else Han cock need net have given public assur ance that he would oppose them. Mu. Brosius advertises for a louder voice and offers a million dollars for it. He could spend his money mere profita bly in trying te secure better associations for his mellifluent oratory. Fer while the Fourth ward return tinkers and baleot-box stuffers failed te appreciate his wide reach te ' spirit hands,"' and his transcendental gaze into the depths of " celestial eyes," they " laughed and ap plauded" Hay Brown's profanity, and were kept " inconstant geed humor" by Jake Amwake's vulgarity. Mr. Bro sius needs some lessens in campaign ora tory. Bei-ere Commedore Hiestand gets back from Indiana, and long before Jake Amwake gets through with this cam paign, it will be demonstrated te the en tire satisfaction of the Republican meet ings in this county that neither Meade, Reynolds nor Hancock was at Gettys burg, but that at that decisive battleef the war the Union command rested with Hiestand and Amwake, and that it was an impetuous charge of J. Hay Brown, esq., that saved the day. Ix anticipation of a solid North for Hancock, the New Yerk Tribune is new engaged in carrying Flerida and Mary land for Garfield. Keep at it and Iowa may yet be saved. LANCASTER DAILY 1NTELIIGENCEK. SATURDAY '" ....., The New .Era will excuse us for de ferring the publication of Judge Black's last letter en Garfield until the earliest possible date when we can publish it in full. The New Era will doubtless cheer fully de the same; but if its readers are obliged te come te these columns for it they will find it the most successful and complete vivisection that the campaign has yet witnessed. After this we fancy that Garfield's friends will have no mere questions te ask Judge Black than the counsel against Pickwick had when Sam Weller had concluded his testimony. Mr. Cuthbekt Mills, in an article in the International .Renew, argues the philosophy of the presidential campaign, and from a Republican standpoint admits that the Democracy have always been the party of conservatism, that what the country needs new is conservatism and ergo, that the Democracy will win this year. Gejt. Daniel Butterfield," Fight ing Jee Hoeker's " chief of staff, and hitherto a Republican, had privately an nounced his intention of voting for Han cock some time age, but since Gen. Dan'l Sickles' speech Butterfield comes out publicly, says he will vote for Han cock, that he told Conkling se and Conk Cenk ling said : " Dan, I don't blame you." m MINOR TOPICS. Rowland Hill said, "A geed pulpit perspiration is a famous thing te keep a man in geed health." Rev. Enech Pekd, D. D., of Banger theological seminary, has just entered his ninetieth year. He retains both his phy sical and intellectual vigor te a remarkable degree. The Rev. Dr. Nevin, of Reme, Italy, and the Right Rev. Dr. Hcrzeg, bishop of Geneva, Switzerland, will be present at St. James at the morning and evening services te-morrow. Augustus Moneuedien is sewing broad cast ever this country his free-trade pamph. let, "The Western Fanner of America." It bears the imprint of the Cebdcn Free Trade Club, of which Garfield is an honor ary member. The New Yerk Herald has made the alarming discovery that the three Hancock electoral votes new apt te be furnished from Maine, renders it unnecessary for the Democrats te have either Indiana or Con necticut. New Yerk, New Jersey and Maine will settle it. Ben Ixoersell preached at McVick. er's theatre, Chicago, Sunday afternoon, from the text: "What shall we de te be saved?" Every person in the congrega tion was presented at the deer with a card, issued by the Yeung Men's Christian Association, en which was printed: "Be. lieve in the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved." A Londen newspaper correspondent says : " I had no hesitation in saying, though net a teetotaler myself, that drink is the cause of most England's shame and wickedness. I will even go the length te say that if semeting is net dene seen te check this vice of drunkenness, among the English women especially, it must of necessity work the ruin of the country." The propriety of "Passion plays" is new being discussed in the New Yerk papers. The Sun thinks that the personatien of Christ en the stage by Jimmy O'Neill, thc cripple of the Twe Orphans, is a deliberate aud needless insult te Christian sentiment. The Dramatic News can't see that it makes any difference whether the personater's name is James or Jimmy, Charles or Jos Jes eph ; and, since the New Yerk play is chaste and elevated, it is hard te sec wherein its publication will be as insulting te Christian sentiment as the intense de scriptions of the Passion by sensational preachers. Mil. Brosius was only "giving them taffy" at the Fourth ward Republican meeting when he said that he would give a million dollars for a voice that would reach ever the crowd. That was because the crowd was se disorderly net because it was se big, for Mr. Brosius can stand in the middle of J. W. Jehnsen's ward aud talk te every portion of it. Alse Mr. Bro sius knows thcre is no '" Genius of Lib erty " en the Centre square monument. Alse it was funny te hear Hay Brown tell hew he came down the street the day after Bull Run and saw the Hancock men smil ing ever the rebel victory. Alse was it sug gestive te hear Jake Amwake say that the " Democrats of te-day are the corrupt, de generate spawn of the old Democratic shad which has hatched out state's rights men, secessionists, traitors and Neva Scetian Democrats halfalligaters and half dogs;" as though modern science was able te clas sify Jake Amwake ! Rev. A. T. Wehden, a Baptist minister of Unadilla Ferks, near Utica, New Yerk, has been a Republican in the past, and has voted the ticket consistently. He was considered an able theologian, was regard ed as quite a poet and was generally re spected and beloved in the section where he reside?. After the conventions liad nominated their candidates Mr. Werden was disgusted, and announced his inten tion te support Hancock and English. He took the ground that a stained name should net go upon the list of American presidents, and publicly avowed his de termination te vote with the Democracy,, saying that he looked upon Garfield "as a tainted mau, te draw it mildly," and unen Hancock as an "honest man." Since then he has been made the subject of re lentless persecution and nisult. He has been forbidden by the town authorities from preaching in a greve in which he had been in the habit of holding Sunday after noon services. The mails have been flooded with "scurrilous and obscene let ters, pictures and postal cards," and he has been "threatened in public and private " for exercising his opinion as a free American citizen. One of his brother clergymen actually sent a postal card warn ing him "net te come te quarterly meet ing." The astonished and annoyed clar gyman has appealed te the Utica Observer. asking "if this is the Christian Republi can party which I fought threce years for te keep in power?" and he also inquires, "in all fairness and sincerity if this had occurred in Louisiana would it net be called bulldozing?" PERSONAL. "Married In Chillicothe, September 12, Herbert J. Rolldgsteke and Exua J. Mess." Thus docs one familiar proverb receive a deathblow. S. B. Herb, secretary of the Y. M. C. A. in this city,is assistant secretary of the Y. M. C. A. state convention in session in Wilkesbarre. Cel. Beb Ixgersell expressed his con viction te the Chicago Times of Tuesday, that " the game new stands six and six and Hancock has the deal." Quay, Cameren & Ce., thought Judge Aesew tee old for the bench, but they deem him just ripe for the vigers of stump speaking. Captain Boutelle, of Banger, Me., telegraphed en the day of election : " I am crushing the banditti !" When the returns were in he found himself left by about 1,000 votes, and thinks the banditti crushed him. The Democratic congressional confer ence for the Harrisburg district met yes terday. The proceedings were character ized by the utmost harmony. Majer Grant Weidmax, of Lebauen county, re ceived the nomination en the first ballet. Anna Dickinsen's new play, "An American Girl," is rather roughly handled by the New Yerk critics, but Fanny Davenport's acting and gowns are highly praised. Davenport paid Dickinsen $2,500 down for "An American Girl," and after the first three weeks if it runs se long is te pay her a royalty of $50 per night. In Portland, Me., Solen Chase in to day's issue of his paper gives a letter from C. S. Conant, demanding his retirement from the editorship of the Inquirer if he (Chase) proposes te advocate a straight Greenback ticket. In his reply Chase sur renders charge of the paper, imploring the directors te change its name. apeaKing ei itev. Lr. 1'H. schaff'r as sertien mat tnc uiuie is net se much et a book as a force, a religious paper's cor respondent says : "no is no long-bearded, tonacce-aricu, spectacled anu owlish pro fessor, but a round-faced, bright-eyed and clear-skinned mau, alert in every fibre and alive in every sense, no knows books as few men de, but he knows newspapers and men, and all things worth knowing, like a book. And he makes books, tee. When I think of what his correspondence must be, I am appalled ; for he is the connecting link between Europe and America a land of telephone through whom they talk across the sea, and about whom they nucleate in councils and alliances and committees." Ex-Congressman Clarusex N. Petter is at odds with his neighbors. He recently caused a fence te be built around a vacant let in New Rechelle, N. Y., where he lives, and as thc let had been used for a public park and pathway se long that the people forget who owned it, the people arc angry, In fact, thc case has been taken te the courts for settlement. This recalls a simi Iar case in which Cooper, the novelist, figured. The fencing in by Cooper of a public resort en Otsego lake drawdewn upon him the hatred of liis neighbors, was thc origin of Cooper's libel suits against James Watsen Webb, Thurlow Weed and Herace Greeley, and probably damaged the sale of thc author's books te the extent of 810,000 during his lifetime. LATEST NEWS BY MAIL. Baseball : At Cincinnati Cincinnati. 8 Buffalo, 5. Bosten, 2. At Worcester Worcester, 1C: At a joint conference of the Tammany and Irving liall committees yesterday, an arrangement was made for a united dcle gatien te the Saratoga convention of th 28th instant. James IS. Lewe, who murdered his brother at Cumberland, Me., was sentenced te imprisonment for life. Sallie Morrisey was sentenced te life imprisonment for murdering an infant two years old. James Bchan aud his son, of Ticondc Ticendc Ticondc rega, N. Y., while attempting te cress th railroad track ahead of an appreachin train, near Addison Junction, were in stantiy killed. At Kingsten, N. Y., Geerge Tewnscud fell from a wagon aud broke his neck, ex piring almost instantly. He had been a constable or deputy sheriff of the cennty for twenty years past, and leaves a family. The boiler in Loese & Sen's fruit drving house at Menree, Mich., exploded, killing Henry O'Brien, cngiucer, Leenard Martin, cutter, and a boy named Chabenam, and wounding mere or less seriously, nine ethers. The meeting of the conservative Repub licans at Chickcring hall, New Yerk. last evening was the largest assemblage ever held in that building. Colonel Ferney ad dressed the meeting. It was a great Re publican demonstration for Hancock. A large deep-blue sapphire was recently found by Ulysses Grant Ladfertl. a boy eleven years old, at thc "Scquah " mines, near Gainesville, Georgia. It is said te be perfectly transparent, in size nearly an inch square, but wedge-shaped, weighing 37$ carats, being the largest cver found in America, and valued at 851,200. Thc saloon keepers have been notified by thc miners from Straitsville and Shawnee, Ohie, te close their bars. This is taken as au indication that the miners are contem plating a further attacks UDen the trncins. Thc miners complain that the drunkenness of some of their men en Sunday last in terfered with their plans. A large meet ing of miners is new being held near Corn ing. A passenger train en the Vaudalia (HI.) read, collided with a freight train en a trestle fertjrfeet high, ever Clear creek, killing Engineer Oscar Rankin and Fire man William Saunders, of the passenger train. The fireman and engineer of the freight train jumped from their engine and tfscaped with slight injury. A. W. Dilla hant, postal clerk, had a leg broken and was othcrwise injured. Ne passengers were hurt. The schooner Greyhound, at San Fran Fran ciseo, brings news of a revolt of the na tives against the French en the island of Deminica, one of the Marquesas group, in thc Pacific ocean. Several whites and na tives were killed. The whites fertilicd themselves as well as possible but were en the point of surrender when relieved by the French gunboat Mukahula. Thc in surrection was sunnrcssed. Disastrous Fire. A fire in Seuth Brooklyn, N. Y., de stroyed Rebert Barruckle's two window shade factories, the tobacco factory of Thes. Watsen, and several smaller buildings. A fire engine had te be aband oned and was also destroyed. The losses are estimated at $300,000, and mere than two hundred persons are thrown out of employment. A number of persons were sugntiy injured by jumping from the win dows and by the breaking down of a shed The fire is attributed te the explosion or sucider ignition of some beczine in the basement of one of Barruckle's factories. ' SEPTEMBER 25, 1880 REBEL WAR CLAIMS." Tills SETTLES IT. Hancock's DecWre Beply. What Has Garfield Te Say? General Hancock has written a letter en the subject of war claims in reply te a let ter from Theodere Cook, of Cincinnati. The correspondence is as fellows : Cincinnati, Sept. 20. General W. S. Hancock, Governer's Island, N. T. Dear Sir : I enclose slips cat from the Gazette and Commercial of this city, both of them newspapers of large circulation and influ ence in Ohie and Indiana, referring, as you will see, te the much harped upon subject in our politics, of the rebel claims. These newspapers and Republican stump speak ers are constantly asserting that if you are elected president the claims of the dis loyal people of the Seuth for losses sus tained in the war will be allowed and paid by the United States. They further direct special attention te the fact that this charge has been made against the Demo cratic party and you,its candidate for pres ident, have net denied it. This warfare is made in all seriousness and maintained with great earnestness and repeated day after day in the press and in speeches. Yeu are known te the country as a frank honest soldier, new the representative of the Democratic party and having a right te speak for it. Whatever you may say the people will hear and believe. I submit thc matter te your geed judgment as te what you should say or whether you should make any public utterance at all. Very respectfully yours, Signed Theodere Cook. General Hancock replied as fellows : Governer's Island, N. Y., September 23 Te Theodere Cook, Esq., Cincinnati, Ohie Dear Sir : Your letter of the 20th inst. has been received. I regret that you are disturbed about that bugbear, Southern war claims. The people cannot be misled by it. Te suppose that rebel claims, or claims in thc interest of persons who were in the rebellion, can in any way or in any degree be countenanced, is an imputation of disloyalty such as used te be made against Democrats, even when they were in arms defending the country. Se far as it touches me I denounce it. The government can never pay a debt or grant a pension or reward of any sort for waging war upon its own existence, nor could I be induced te approve or enceurasre the payment of such debt, pension or reward. Nobody expects or wants such unnatural action. Te propose it would be au insult te thc in telligence anu honor of our people. W lien the rebellion was crushed the heresy of se cession in every form and in every inci dent went down forever. It is a thing ei the dead past. Ve move ter ward, net backward. If I were president I would veto all legisla tion which might ceme before me pre viding for thc consideration or payment of claims of any kind for losses or damages by persons who were in the rebellion, whether pardoned or net. In relation te Union war claims the government's obligations te its defenders come first. They arc lasting and sacred. Thc public laws of civilized nations de net, in general, recognize claims for injuries te property resulting from the operations of war. Nevertheless our government has treated with great indulgence the claims for losses and damages suffered by union men from military operations in the war of the Union. But as hostilities were closed mere than fifteen years age, claims of that nature, new mostly in the hands of brokers or persons ether than the original sufferers, are becoming stale and in my judgment, might fairly be considered as barred by the lapse of time, and if here after entertained at all, should be sub jected te the strictest scrutiny. Yours very truly, Signed Winfield S. Hancepk. m GREENBACK FLOl'PERS IX INDIANA. The Greenback Candidate fur Secretary of State Out for llanceck Anether Case. Indianapolis dispatch te the Times. A general tumble of Grcenbackcrs into the Democratic party seems te have set in in this state. Te-morrow the Sentinel will contain a letter from Jacob B. Ycaglcy, addressed te C. C. Pest, chairman of thc Greenback state committee in which Yeag ley announces his withdrawal from the Greenback ticket and declares his inten tion te support the Democratic party and its ticket through the remainder of the campaign. Mr. Ycaglcy says, among ether things : "Fer the Nationals te con tinue the hopeless struggle against thc two old parties alike is practically te slap lricnd and tee in the lace with idiotic vehemence. Te elect such a man as Gen eral Garfield president of the United States ever se brave, loyal and pure a man as General W. S. Hancock, against whom his political opponents have net been able te make a single derogatory charge in his life-long services te his country, would be a national calamity. Thc true and logical question, therefore, is, shall we continue thc present administration or defeat it ? I shall, therefore, act with the Democratic party in the future." Geerge Parker, Na tional candidate for state senator from Marien county, has also withdrawn and declared his intention te support the Dem ocratic ticket. Calculations. Philadelphia Tiinca, Ed. The estimates made by the two parties in Indiana, after what they claim te have been careful canvasses, vary about 12,000 en a vete of nearly 500,000. The Republi can poll makes thc state Republican in Oc teber by about 4,uui) ; the Democratic poll makes it Democratic by about 7,400, and an independent poll ei the state by the Cincinnati Enquirer gives a Demo cratic plurality of 14,900. All these es timates, however carefully made, prove nothing mere than that the state is fairly in doubt, with thc chances in favor of the Democrats because of present possession and the prestige of past victories. STATE ITEMS. The Democrats and Grcenbackcrs have united upon a county ticket in Petter, as they did se successfully two years age. Fire breke ent in Grams & Faucctt's planing mill, atBraddecks, near Pittsburg, which resulted in the destruction of the mill, seven frame buildings and two sta bles. Less, 15,000. Owing te the heavy rates the property had net been insured. The Philadelphia Times gives them this "send off :" "Ambler's disgrace The law and public decency defied Crimes per mitted by the Montgomery county agri cultural society The foolish robbed by brazen rogues, women insulted and gam bling and ribaldry everywhere." Tax Collector J. K. Kcchler has abscond ed from Eric, and his bondsmen suspect that in addition te there being nearly 82,000 deficit in his accounts he collected large sums previous te his flight. His family fear he has committed suicide, but this is net entertained by the taxpayers. Kcchler has hitherto berne the character of an honest, upright man. In Wayne county three children one girl and twobeys aged respectively nine, seven and six years, were arrested and charged with a criminal assault upon a lit tle girl aged eight, one "Angie" Myers. The presecutrix swore that while returning home from school she was set upon by the three defendants and se terribly punished that the less of her hearing and ene eye was the result. The children were acquit ted. Bristel's Festival. The 200th anniversary or the settlement of Bristel, R. I., was celebrated in that town vesterdav. The streets were trailv decorated with flags and evergreens. A salute was fired at sunrise and the church bells were rung.fer an hour. Then follow ed a precession, civil and military, a fea ture of which was a company of gentlemen in old-time costume, carrying the flag pre sented te the town by Colonel Byfield in 1770. There were orations and religious exercises, tree planting and psalm sing ing. PAX-1'RESIIIlTERIAX. Tlie Alliance in Session Yesterday. At yesterday's morning session of the Presbyterian council papers were read by Prof. E. P. Hamphrey. D. D., LL. D., of Louisville, Ky., en the Inspiration, An thencity and Interpretation of the Scrip tures, and by Prof. Rebert Watts, D. D., of Belfast, en the same subject. The papers were discussed by Rev. Dr. G. C. Hutten, of Scotland, Rev. Dr. J.R.W. Sleane, of Al legheny, Prof. Bruce, of Glasgow, Rev. Dr. W. P. Breed, of Philadelphia, and ethers. Papers were read at the afternoon session by Prof. S. J. Wilsen, D. D., LL. D., of Alle- cheny City,en the Distinctive Principles of Presbyterianism ; by Jehn De Witt, of Philadelphia, en the Worship of the Re formed church ; and by Rev. Dr. C. II. Reed, of Virginia, en Ruling Elders. At the evening session the pulpit supplies by the delegates were announced, and papers read by Rev. Dr. Graham en the Influence of Christianity upon the Working Classes, by Rev. Dr. Blaikie, of Scotland, en the In fluence of the Gospel en the Employer and the Employed, and by Chief JusticeDrake, of Washington, D. C, en Christianity, the r ricnsl et the V erkmg Classes. LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. THE DRASIA. Minnle Palmer's "Hearding Scheel." Miss Minnie Palmer, who appeared at Fulton opera house last night in the two act farcical comedy of " Bearding Scheel." written especially for her, is a sprightly little actress running ever with vivacity and animal spirits. The picce in which she exhibits her varied accomplishments is merely a succession of comical incident J, rctainiug, however, the virtue, se rare in compositions of this nature, of a certain coherence that dec3 net permit it te lapse in te wearisome stupidity. Despite thc reports bruited about before-hand concerning al leged dissensions in the company, and the statement that they would net perferin here, there was a fair audience assent bled at thc opera house te witness and laugh ever the amusing pranks of Miss Minnie and her retinue. Thc first act represents Jessie Fuirleve, a fun-leviug girl of fourteen, at home, and in the second she is found at bearding school, where she is afforded ample scope for the exercise of her mischievous proclivities As a pretty, buoyant hoyden, constantly planning and carrying out tricks en her companions and ciders, it wenld be diffi cult te imaginine a mere capital represen tative than Miss Palmer, whose fair, girl ish face, persuasive voice and the play of her cinidliKe matures constituted a pcr- lect photograph and quite captivated her audience. She sing3 well, tee, and dances very cleverly, llic support was competent, Mr. J. E. Nagle, jr.'s rendition of the role of Deedle being especially well received, in view of the met that he assumed thc character upon very short notice growing out of the recent disagree ment with Mr. Scanlan. Mr. G. C. Daven pert, who "doubled up" en three roles, is a versatile actor, and Mr. Jlatt Helmes, as Prof. Gimeraek, showed himself te be a clever comedian. Miss Ella M. Hat tan, as bamantha Smith, was a typical old maul, from the metallic ring of her voice te the peculiar cut of her garb, aud it was the latter that especially " caught " the iieusc. Miss Lillian Lively was attractive and in genuous as Jennie, and Miss Sadie Bigclew was a gushing widow. The thread of plot upon which thc amusing incidents of the performance are hung comprises thc well-worn thcrae of the theft of a will by thc faithless guardian, but its develop ment is given a freshness that renders it quite interesting, and of course it is wrought out te a satisfactory termination. Throughout the entertainment was enjoy able and the mirth is pure and wholesome. The Trouble with Mr. Scanlan. The Reading Eagle of yesterday gives the following version of the recent trouble in thc " Bearding Scheel." "Thc versatile and talented young act ress, Miss Minnie Palmer, and company ar rived in this city yesterday. All day rumors were rife that her former leading man, W. J. Scanlan, would appear en thc scene with a New Yerk lawyer for the pur pose of obtaining an injunction restraining her lrem playing 'Our Bearding Scheel.' Miss Palmer heard of this, and she accord ingly telegraphed for her counsel, Themas J. Dichl, esq., a leading Philadelphia at torney, who arrived in this city yesterday. Rumors prevailed that inasmuch as Mr. Scanlan and Miss Palmer had had a dis pute, Mr. Scanlan would take legal steps te step the performance, because he claimed te be a partner in the com pany, and entitled te a share of the proceeds. The friends of Miss Palmer claimed that Mr. Scanlan had been simply cmpleycdjas the leading support and had been discharged for reasons. The perform ance at the Academy last night was net interfered with, however, and the enter tainment was brilliant and very laugh able throughout. Miss Palmer has wen hosts of friends by her charming singing and acting. "An Eagle reporter found Miss Pal me rat the rehearsal in thc Academy of Music atO o'clock this merniug. She is a beautiful young lady, apparently about 19 years of age, clear complexion, blue eyes, brown hair, rosy lips,splcndid teeth, and an excel lent conversationalist. In giving an account of thc affair, she said that Scanlan came from a variety theatre, and this washis first effort at legitimate comedy. His behavior, she said, was net geed, net of that refined character she desired te sad in the members of her company. She had no written con tract with him, and when en last Friday night in Philadelphia he quit the stage be fore thc close of the performance and re fused te return, she determined te dis charge him and subsequently sent a letter te him, dismissing him. Thc following morning, however, he appeared at thc rc- ncarsai anu tnrcatcncu te have thc person arrested who should take his part, Deedle. On Tuesday he unexpectedly appeared behind the scenes en thc stage while the company was performing in Norristown, and his behavior was veiy rude there. During the performance of the second act he speke se vehemently behind the scenes that thc audience heard him. act! it caused considerable excitement. At the close of the entertainment a num ber of young men remained in front of the deer and said that they would protect the members of thc company from insult. Mr. Scanlan came te Reading and awaited the arrival of the company from Pettsvillc yesterday, ' when I telegraphed for my attorney who came, and I think the difficulty with Scanlan was finally settled last evening, though I thought it had al ready been settled last Saturday in Phila delphia, when he said that he would no longer perferin with the company, but would go te New Yerk. He acted very rudely toward mc while performing en thc stage. My company will go te Lancaster te-day and we will play there te-night. The gentleman, who acted as our prompter took Mr. Scanlan's place and he has made a hit in it. Last night the large audience applauded us very liberally and seemed, highly delighted with our performance.' "An effort was made te see Mr. Scanlan te obtain his side of the affair, but he had left the city. Mr. Scanlan has a large nuuiDcr of friends, and he is regarded by of a meeting held at Christiana, en Wed an actor of geed character and nesday he says : " It was the largest meet- many as an actor of geed excellent standing in the profession. A I friend of his in Reading stated that Mr. Scanlan denied that he had acted rudely toward anyone." Birthday Party. narryC. Demuth, son of Representa tive Demuth, came of age yesterday and the event was celebrated with much eclat at the family residence, East King street. The Demuth club and a number of dis tinguished guests were present, including Senater Mylin and many city and county officers, the party numbering ever fifty in all. Demuth pert presented Harry with a magnificent geld watch and chain, and the club presented him with a finely finished long-range Rem ington rifle. A grand banquet was serv ed in thc large room in the factory in rear of Mr. Demuth's residence, Jack Copland being thc caterer. The room was ele gantly decorated with flowers, evergreen and pictures, under the direction of Harry Schroyer. During the festivities speeches were made by Senater Mylin, AI. C. Ed wards and C. W. Eckert, and there were many fine pieces sung by the Demuth glee club and humorous songs by Charlie Eck ert and ethers. Wit, humor and cham pagne sparkled in unison, and thc party was one of the jellicst ever held by the jelly members of the Demuth club. Harry junior will accept our congratulations en his entrance into man's estite. The watch presented te Mr. Demuth is from Mr. EzraF. Bewman's establishment and its cases and works are of superior workmanship. The cases are of plain fin ish, with enameled rim en ene side en closing the monogram "II. C. D.," and in differently colored enamel, and en the ether an accurately engraved tobacco plant. UKSTRVCTIVK FIRE. Thes. FurniM's Barn Burned Creps De- streyed. Last evening, between 7 and 8 o'clock, thc large deuble-decker bank barn en the farm of ex-County Treasurer Thes. Fur niss, at Oak Hill, Little Britain township, was discovered te be en fire, and despite all efforts te subdue the flames the barn and its contents were entirely consumed. The barn contained four acres of tobacco recently harvested ; about 300 bushels of wheat threshed and in the granary, and the entire crop of eats and hay, all of which were destroyed. The horses, wagons and farm implements were saved, but all the harness was burned and ene cow perished in the flames. The barn was one of the finest in the lower end of the county and was only partly covered by in surance. There was no insurance en the crops. Wm. Helten had a one-half inter est in two acres of thc tobacco burned, having farmed it en the shares. He loses all, having no insurance. The lire is believed te have been the work of an incendiary. Fortunately, the flames did iieb spread te any of the adjoin ing buildings. The evening was very calm and thc flames shot directly upwards. Had there been a south wind blowing the en tire village of Oak Hill would probably have been destroyed, as just north of the barn is a wagon shed, north of it the hotel, and closely adjacent the stores and dwell ings of the village. Argument Cenrt. Court met this morning at 10 o'clock. The judgment docket was called and ten judgments were entered for different reasons. Henry C. Hartley, assessor of the Fifth ward, Lancaster, was ordered te assess a tax opposite the name of William II. Guth rie, he having neglected te de se at the time of the registration. Daniel Balmcr, sr., assessor of Eliza Eliza bcthtewn, was cited te appear in court en next Tuesday te show cause why be should net duly register Benjamin F. Bair. Joel Haines, assessor of the Third ward, was also ordered te be in court and show cause why he should net assess a tax against James B. Rcarden, Jehn Ehlcr, et al. Court adjourned te meet en Monday morning at 10 o'clock, when the first week of common picas court will commence. Naturalizations and registry corrections can be effected during all of next week. Alraid te Penetrnte the Mountain Fastneis. The Pottstown Ledger says : "Jlr. Rees Tewnscnd, living near the General Pike hotel, in Schuylkill township, Chester county, had a horse which he valued at $160, together with a set of harness and carriage, stolen from him. When he get up early in the morning, intending te go te Norristown te visit his parents he discev ered his less. He immediately took another horse, and tracked his horse te the feet of the Welsh Mountains ; but as the gang which Infests that region are looked upon as regular outlaws he was afraid te enter the weeds alone and tried te organize a searching party, but every ene appeared afraid te engage in the enterprise. Re turning home he again made an effort te induce his neighbors te help him recover his property and make a raid into the mountains, but could net induce any ene te go with him, and is therefore out of a horse, buggy and harness. UaucecK Club In Strasburg. The Democrats of Strasburg met last night at Massasseit hall and formed a Hancock and English club. The roll was signed by 00, and the club organized by electing J. D. Geudcr, president ; Dr. II. M. Black, vice president ; Geerge II. Gendcr, secretary ; Clias. Beam, assistant secretary; Alexander Sliultz, treasurer. Thc following were appointed executive committee : Samuel Wikcr, James Currcn, sr., Samuel Echternacht, Wm. Clark, Jehn Gcartizen, Frank Brua, Clias. Beam, G. II. Maynard, D. W. Echternacht, -Jehu Girvin. Seme 3!re Ulg Ones. Dr. Bare, the old Jacksen Democrat of Barcsville, is net satisfied that the young Democracy shall have all the honors te themselves in producing "superb" speci mens of fruits and vegetables. His con tributien te the general stock consists of two immense Hancock and English pot-i-tecs, one of which weighs 25 and the ether 22 ounces. Little Britain Democrats. Te-night a Hancock aud English club will be organized at Oak Hill, Little Brit ain township. The Democracy have grad ually been reducing the Republican ma jority in that township for some time past and premise in November next te place it iu the Democratic column. Heme Again. Jehn B. Warfcl, of the New Era, Walter M. Franklin and Peter Rcist, who had been gene en a Western trip for mere than two weeks, returned last night. They were as far west as Lcadville and Denver, Colerado, and were highly pleased with their trip. Stricken TVllh Apoplexy. On Wednesday Mrs. Lydia Witmer, of Gordonville, while in the garden, had a stroke of apoplexy and is new lying in a dangerous condition. Mrs. Witmer is an old lady and is the mother of Lem. C. Wit- mar, of this city. Mayer's Cenrt. Mayer MacGonigle had befer him this morning four cases of drunken and dis orderly conduct Twe of the offenders were committed for ten days each and two for fifteen days each. Wanted A -Map of the County. What geography does the political re porter of the Examiner study ? In a report 'US cvcr ueItI in Chester county.''
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