vv r ' ' "-V ,-ivt- vVTrf." '-'-"" -"V Vt,! (Vf -- ,, i - LANCASTER DAILY INTELLIGENCER. FRIDAY OCTOBER 1. 1880 S"i'i c Ns l-.i 2LancasteE IrntelUgencec. FRIDAY EVENING. OCTOBER 1, 1880. -'The Solid Senth." One of the chief arguments used by the Republican orators and newspaper or gans te enthuse the people of the North ern states in the interest of General Gar Geld, and te continue the Republican party in power, is the cry of a solid Seuth for Hancock for president. It is true the Seuth is solid for the Democrat ic candidate, as well as for these old principles of constitutional government which have their origin in and spring out of these eternal rights of man implanted by the Creater in the human breast, and have existed antecedently te all forms of .social regulation. At the close of the war, wjien the Seuth lay prostrate, the Republican party conceived that the great Democratic principle of free self-government was dead in lxlh sections of the country. It was then the common beast of leading Republicans everywhere, that the grand old Democratic party was forever crushed. But as time passed en and the passions and prejudices engen dered by the civil war yielded te reason, the Democracy gained point by point everywhere until both houses of Congress passed under its control. Fanatics, and men of a single idea, whose mental com prehension cannot see beyond their own party, steed amazed and wondered hew the Republican party should ever lese its held en the governmental power of the country. Rut in the mass of all the population of the country there is a large ierceutage of people who de their own thinking independent of the teachings of political orators and political newspapers, and upon reflecting upon the nature of our system of free government, and the prin ciples embodied in our federal constitu tion, this thinking class were net long in abandoning the Republican party, and enrolling themselves under the banner of the Democratic party, as the only party in the country in whose hands and under whose teachings the constitution, that glorious bend of union between the people of all the stales,would be safe. In all communities in the North, as well as in the Seuth, intelligence, wealth, in dustry and business enterprise, exercise a controlling influence. The planter of cotton, rice and tobacco fields in the Seuth, employing hundreds of colored men, is net required te de any mere te control the votes of his employees, in favor of what he believes te be te best intetests of himself and of them, than is done by the owners of cotton mills, woolen mills, furnaces, rolling mills, or any ether business requiring large num num bersef persons te carry them en, te con trol the votes of the employees in favor of what they affect te believe te be their own and employees' interest. It is this that makes the Seuth solidly Democratic. It is fair argument used with the masses of the colored population that induces them te vote Democratic. It is the means that every Republican in the North uses te have his employers te vote the Republican ticket. Fer a Southern employer te de this is called ' bulldozing ' by Northern Re publicans, but for a Northern Republi can employer te de it no name has yet been found in the vocabulary of political orators and organs. There is an old say ing that "thcreurenoncsebliudasthose who refiiMi te see," but the name is legion of these who can see ' the mete in a brother's eyt;, but fail te see the beam in their own.''" If it by wrong for the people of every Southern state te give their solid electoral vole for Hancock and Democratic principles of government? why is it that the Republicans are labor ing with such zeal te make for themselves a solid North ? Twe wrongs never make a right. If Republican orators and newspapers were candid, frank and honest in wiiai they complain of a belid Demo cratic Seuth, they should find some ether reasons for supporting their candidate than calling upon their followers te adept a solid North. But their appeals in this are net te the reason and judgment of men, but te passion and prejudice whose fires have long since died out. It is but. a feeble attempt te keep alive the feelings of strife and hate between two sections of one common country, who both be lieve and act and feel that sentiment of harmony whose keyneteGeneral Grant struck twelve years, when he said : " Let us have neace " With characteristic desingenueusness our local contemporaries distort an epi sode of "Wednesday night's Democratic mass meeting in their reports of that event. They uniformly ignore the fre quent bursts of applause that interrupt ed the speakers, with the exception of the ripple of merriment that pass ed ever the house when Mr. McCaa designated himself as " the last high private left of Longstreet's corps." The -TVc'ic Era and Examiner, either through the stupidity or malignity of their reporters, would convey te their readers the impression that the au dience applauded Mr. McCaa be cause he said he had been a rebel, while the truth of the matter was, as any one with an ounce of sense could see, the people recognized the speaker's modest joke at the expense of some of his mere pretentious brethren in the lest cause, and laughed at the witticism. Cevert falsehood like this of the Era and Ex aminer is net less despicable than the naked lie of the " trustworthy corres pondent" of that rabid organ the Philadelphia Bulletin, who attributes te Mr. McCaa, in an alleged extract from his remarks, a sentiment that never pass ed his lips, nor anything approaching it in language or meaning, but which, all the same, affords a text for the organ's editor te say affrightedly that " secession is net dead." The zeal and energy which animate the Democracy in the present canvass have no better evidence than in the activity that is being man ifested in the preparations for ie-nignts pageant, which premises te be of proportions that will strike terror te the stoutest Republican heart. It will be a gala occasion for the'un terrifled Demecracv. MINOR TOPICS. "Toe many colleges and net enough education" is the way the Philadelphia Telegraph puts it. Ex-Judge W. B. Simmons, of Boteteut county, Va., who was indicted for " ob structing the civil and political rights of citizens by net placing negrees en juries," has been acquitted in the federal court at Lynchburg, the jury being composed of six negrees and six white men. If the venerable Sam Ward, who has had curious experiences at Washington, should tell all he knows, the Credit Mo Me bilier candidate would be apt te find even the Poland report pleasant reading in comparison with his recollections of legis lation sought or procured. But he will probably, in the spirit of Oakcs Ames, be fore the jobbers combined te swear him down, "let it go as a lean." X. Y. Sun. September had an eccentric ending. In terchanging cloud and sunshine, scattered raindrops and a few tiny snewllakes, com prised its meteorological freaks. There was also wind enough te shake down some of the yellow leaves, together with a kind of snap in the atmosphere that proclaimed the season when the corn husks begin t e rattle in the fields, and the yellow pump kins encourage the housewife te ask" for a. new colander. Tjie League championship baseball games ended yesterday ; the results had been practically known long age. The Chicagees take the pennant, with the Previdences in the second place, the Cleve. lands in the third and the Treys in the fourth. The season has been a flourishing one, and the new deal in pennant-winning makes a geed prospect for the year te come. When the Bestens hung en te the emblem of championship year after year, the struggle became monotonous. Tin: Democratic torchlight parade to night is expected te be one of the most imposing demonstrations of the local cam paign. The streets will be a blaze of light and enthusiasm, and the sturdy supporters of Hancock, law and order need no word of caution from us net te allow any act of spiteful adversaries te draw them from the straight path of rectitude which they propose te fellow in their march through our streets te-night. The 'ethics of geed manners will be observed se far as the Democrats arc concerned at least, and the demonstration in all respects will be as or derly as it is enthusiastic Tinnsi: TWEvrr-xiM:. VV hat iw It that from Ames I leek. - uvi'il snugly In my pocket-book. Anil thou resumed iny wiintly leek? 3W. Wlmt was it, when the act was known, That made my pious spirit groan fill I would have it called a lean V What, wlicnmycae .-ccuied vi-ry bad, Dili I in solemn tones and sad Swear that I never, never had V 32! What did Anics have in blackand white That showed me up in my true light, And let me inn sorry plight? What were thus proved beyond a doubt The llgurcs ler which I sold out. Mid widen I since have lied about . .12!). VV hat mere than any ether thing Than salary grab or paving ring My dnwutall at the polls shall bring" SIX .V V. Sun. PERSONAL. Speaker Randall left Philadelphia last night te take part in the battle of Ohie. Mr. Baktlev Campdell, Mr. Charles E. Smith, of the Presi; and Mr. A. K. Mc Mc CLCRE,ef the Timcx,fore the guests at the monthly dinner of the Thursday club, which took place at the Girard house, Phil adelphia, yesterday. Secretary Scum, left Washington List night for Cleveland, where he will speak te-night. He will speak at Sandusky Oc tober 2, Teledo October 4. and Cincinnati Octobere, and will probably make a speech in Indiana before his return te Washing ton. Senater Den Camerex started for In diana last night. He came te Philadel phia Wednesday night in response te a telegram from Chairman Cessna, who had become uneasy about the senator's campaign subscription, and assured the volatile chairman that he would assist the state committee in this respect. Late advices from the Hayes party are te the effect that Mr. Hayes and family will probably remain in the West until the presidential election. They expect te reach their home at Fremont, Ohie, dur ing the latter part of October and te re main theie until the November election is ever. A Liverpool newspaper has the news that Mr. Hayes and his family will visit England at the end of his term of office, and that "Mr. Hayes, who is a Wesleyan, is occasionally in the habit of delivering lay sermons and will, it is understood, oc cupy the pulpits of several of the leading clergymen of his denomination while in this country." LATEST NEWS BY MAIL. The cpizoety among horses is spreading ia New Yerk. Diphtheria of a very fatal type is raging in North Wakefield, en the River Gati ncau, in Ontario. Calvin Ecll was caught in the machine ry of a saw mill and killed, at Starkville, Miss., yesterday. The population of Virginia by the census just taken, is 1,509, 33.", an increase of 284,17:- siucc 1S70. The total earnings of Sing Sing peniten tiary during September were $18,178 and the expenditures $15,434. Calvin Bell was accidentally caught in the machinery of a saw mill at Starkvill, aiiss., yesterday, and was instantly killed. The potato bug has become a plague in Frederickton, N. B. The insects net only crowd the fields, but swarm into the houses. William Hewlette, aged 17 years, was killed by being caught in the machinery at the Tredegar iron works, in Richmond, Va., yesterday morning. Julia Hayes, a widow, was burned te death in Uuffale yesterday while trying te save goods from her burning house. Jeb Chadwick, son of a wealthy farmer of Crosswicks, N. J., was fatally gored by a bull en Wednesday, and died yesterday of his injuries. Ferdcrick Ameluug, aged 53 years, died yesterday in Baltimore from the effects of a dose of stramenium, administered by his wife in mistake for another medicine. A fire in Oglcsbce & Moere's paper mill, at Middletown, Ohie, yes'erday morning, caused damage te the amount of 10,000. Fully insured. A woman named Julia Hayes, a widow, of Buffalo, was burned te a crisp yester day, she having run back into her house te save a few effects while it was en Jire. United States Treasurer Gilfillan yester day mailed 58,000 checks, representing $5,322,423.50, which amount is the quar terly interest due en the 4 per cent, regis tered bends outstanding. There was frost in Piedmont, W. Va., en Wednesday night, nearly a month earli er than usual. Its severity is net believed te be sufficient te injure materially the to bacco and ether crops. Mrs. William B. Dayton, a lady from Philadelphia, died suddenly with heart dis crse, yesterday about neon, en the steps of a new building en Q street, near Thirteenth Northwest, Washington. Baseball yesterday : Worcester, 14 ; Providence, 14. At Chicago Chicago, 10 ; Buffalo, 8. At Cincinnati Cinnati, 2; Cleveland, 0. At Bosten Bosten, 4; Trey, 3 (eleven innings.) "A sheeting affair took place at Yaki ma City, W. T., in which Denk Splawn was killed, Jehn Splawn shot through both legs and David Carrell shot through the lungs and is net expected te live. Twe mere bodies were removed from the bottom of the Hudsen river tunnel yesterday. Beth the bodies, although badly decomposed, are the best looking that have yet been rescued. They are sup posed te be these of S weetman and Bagley. The weavers in the Barnard mill, at Fall River, Mass., struck yesterday, in conse quence of a change in the class of grades, which, the say, reduce their wages. The agent, however, says the rates arc the same as for the old work. The Swedish bark Eva was totally lest en Santana en the 10th ult. The Swedish bark Constantia and Norwegian bark Gau ger were lest the same day at Tamala. The captain, second mate and one seaman of the Gauger were lest en Tobasco bar pre vious te that date. Jehn Harris, a miner, shot and killed Jehn Brown, also a miner, at the Sceley mine, near Cromwell, Ky. They had a quarrel during the day in which blows were struck and met at night alone when Brown was shot in the breast. It is said he was clasping an open knife when found. A locomotive drawing a heavy freight train en the Reme, Watertown and Og densburg railroad, exploded yesterday morning in the village of Canten, ncavy fragmeuts of iron were thrown te a dis tance of one hundred reds, and the fields around were strewn with pieces of the wreck. Strangely enough, the fireman was only slightly injured, and the engineer escaped unhurt. A fatal quarrel took place in Bey no city, N. J., between Jacob Stansbury and James Lynch. Beth men arc employed at the Standard works. A week age a trouble arose between them about work. Yester day both men after drinking much liquor met, when Stansbury struck Lynch 'en the head with a bottle fracturing his skull. Lynch will die. Stansbury is under ar rest. STATIC ITEMS. The funeral of Gen. Albright took place yesterday at Mauch Chunk, and was at tended by about two thousand persons. An immense Hancock demonstration took place in Yerk last night. The torch light precession, one and an eighth miles in length, parade fully uniformed. The Hancock veterans headed the precession. Yerk county is putting en its war paint and is bristling for Hancock. The Democrats of Alteena and vicinity held an immense meeting last night. At least 10,000 people were in attendance. A magnificent torchlight precession paraded the streets, and the meeting all in all is the largest ever held there by either party. Speeches were made by Hen. C. L. Lam Lam berten, of Wilkesbarre, and ethers. A tilKL BURGLAR'S TRIAL. Only Fourteen Years Old and Under Three Indictments. The New Yerk Sun of Thuisday morn ing says : Annie Martin, a fair faced, blue eyed girl of fourteen, was en trial in the Kings county court of sessions yesterday, en charges of burglary in the third degree and grand larceny. She were a short dress, and from beneath a Derby hat there fell ever her shoulders au abundance of auburn curls. She seemed wholly undis turbed by her surroundings and listened te all of the testimony against her with per fect composure. The court room was crowded, as her parents are respectable people, and she had alleged that the goods which she had pawned, and which were identified as having been stolen from neighbors, had been given te her by her father. Most ei the goods were found in Goodstein's pawn shop, in Bridge street, where the girl gave the name of Smith, and said that she lived in De Kalb avenue. There are three indictments for burglary and grand larceny iuiu:i iter, euu is uuuuseu ei uaving en tered the apartments of Miss Theresa Traey, at 990 Atlantic avenue, en August 21, with false keys, and stolen seventeen yards of silk worth $2.50 yard. This was recovered. She is also accused of having entered the apartments of Mrs. Rese, at 1033 Pacific street, and stolen a roll of silk and a silk dress worth $C0. She admitted having stolen these goods, and said that she found the key te Mrs. Rese's apart ments in the back yard. Altketurh she professed te have pawned these goods, they have never been recovered. She is also accused of having entered the apart ments of Andrew Jehnsen, at 1037 Pacific street, and stolen $23 in meney, a diamond pin, a watch, a chain, a charm, and a re volver. The goods were recovered in a pawnshop. When Detective Bartholemew Currau, of the Bergen street police station, obtain ed a description of the alleged girl burglar from persons who had seen her enter Mis. Tracy's house, he found it corresponded with that of the girl who gave her name as Smith te the pawnbroker. In search ing the vicinity of the robberies he en countered Annie Martha. He gave a woman ten cents te send her te a drug store near by, that he might arrest her away from home, and keep her arrest a secret until he had searched the house. He found four pawn tickets there, and by means of these, he recovered most of the goods. Much indignation was expressed at the detective's method of ar resting the girl, and Dr. Heward, a physi cian wne testiucd in uer behalf yesterday, published a card at the time, saying that if the detective had arrested his daughter in that way the coroner would have had something te de with the result. The girl's defense was that her father had given her articles which she had pawned, and that alie did net knew where they came from. Her father, however, did net appear in court te corroborate her testimony. Assistant District Attorney Weinberg, en account ei uie gin s yeutn, asKcu ler a conviction for petit larceny only. The jury, after an absence of several hours, returned a verdiet of guilty of petit larcey. m - A Hancock Postmaster Deposed. H. W. McKoen, who was a gallant Union soldier, has been postmaster at Leng Eddy, Delaware county, N. Y., for several years. A few weeks age he re ceived a circular from the Republican na tional committee asking him te contribute a percentage of his meagre salary te the bribery and corruption fund of that party. lie did net respond. Soen afterward he received a mere pressing call for funds from the same source. Mr. McKoen had made up his mind te vote for Hancock. He refused te contribute te the Republi can campaign fund. A few days age he received notice from Washington that he was dismissed from the government ser vice as postmaster at Leng Eddy. OVER TUB WMtES. A Couple Married by Telegraph. Albert H. Latham, of Albany, Me., and Sarah J. Farris, of Portland, Ind., were recently married by telegraph, the officiating clergyman being at the same end of the wire as the bride. At 1:50 o'clock the operator at Albany tele graphed te the operator at Portland, asking if the "party had arrived." There being no American Union office at Portland, the despatch had te be transferred at India napolis, aud reached Portland via the Western Union. This necessitated some delay, but in due time the response came : " We are here. Ready in a few minutes. J. J. Petter, operator at Portland." The next message was as fellows : "Portland 2:23 p. m. Albert H. Latham, Albany, Me. : De you take Sarah J. Farris te be your lawful and wedded wife, te live to gether until you de die ? De you premise se te de? R. J. Parrett." The response was : " Albany, 2:55 p. m. Yes I de. iiiuert .Liatnam. men came inc ioiiow ieiiow ioiiew ing: "Portland, 2.5GP M. Albert H Lath am, Albany, Me.: By the authority vested in me I pronounce you husband and wife. Amen. R. J. Parrett, Minister." Con gratulations then passed.ever the wires from various places, wishing the newly-married couple happiness and prosperity. A de spatch was also sent by the bride telling her husband te meet hei at Kansas City. DRIFT OF THE CURRENT. A Leading German Republican Paper in Indiana Declares for Hancock. The Deutsclie Zeilung, published at New Albany, Ind,, an ably conducted Republi can paper, came out en the 23th of Sep tember for Hancock and English and the Democratic state and county tickets. Its publishers announce that they have be come tired of the conduct and methods of the Republican party and say that the German voters desire the restor ation of pcace and geed feeling between the North and the Seuth. Therefore the newspaper feels bound te fellow the bulk of its readers aud support the Democratic party. The editor, Mr. Otte Palmer, a man of great inilucncc in his section, says the change is due solely te the conviction and belief that the time has come for a change in the administra administra administra tionef the government, because harmony and geed will between the sections cannot be secured without it. He feels bound te declare that in reaching this conclusion he has been greatly influenced by the words and deeds of men like Judge Stalle, Jacob Mullcr and Kocrner, all of whom, formerly Republicans, new urge their countrymen te support the Democratic ticket. Nominated for Congress. The Republicans of the Thirtieth New New Yerk district have reneminated Jehn Van Voorhis for Congress. The Republicans of the Thirty-second New Yerk district have nominated Myren P. Rusk for Congress te fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of R. V. Pierce and for the Forty-seventh Congress. The Grecubackers of the Fourth Wis consin district nominated Geerge Godfrey for Congress. The Republicans of the Thirteenth New Yerk district unanimously nominated Jehn M. Kctcham for Congress. At the Democratic convention of the Twentieth New Yerk district Judge nil nil ten was nominated for Congress. Tragic Result of Illicit Lew. Anna Chaplin, daughter of a director of the I- irst national bank et Warsaw, ind., three weeks age presented a' forged check purporting te be signed by her father, at the bank, and it was paid. Her father, discovering the forgery, had her committed te jail, refusing te bail her out. A few days after she confessed that the forger was G. L. Smith, a leal estate agent, and he was arrested, but found bail. On Tuesday afternoon he saw Miss Chaplin in the jail yard, and jumping ever the fence, shot her dead, and then committed suicide. Smith was a married man, and the father of two children, but was trying te get a divorce for the purpose of marry ing Miss Chaplin. A Horrible Crime. Anna Strekcr, en trial at Manitowoc, III., for the murder of her employer, Miss Nancy Hey weed, confessed her guilt en Tuesday te her mother, aud repeated the confession in court. The murder was com mitted in a fit of passion, by striking Miss Hey weed en the neck and head with an axe, the provocation being a scolding given te the girl. When the latter found that her mistress was dead she dragged the body into the yard and concealed it. The girl :fl only 17 years of age, and cannot read or write LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. LIGHT PROM TIIE EAST. Pele Raising m Salisbury. Democratic pole, 90 feet in length. A was raised en Tuesday evening by the Mount Airy Democrats, assisted by several Hancock Republicans. It is a splendid straight stick, aud ileats the stars and stripes from its top, and also has a beard about half way up with "Hancock and English '' en it. The ladies made wreaths of flowers that arc entwined around the pole for a dktancc of twenty-live feet. After the pole was raised, addresses were delivered by I. Diller Worst and Isaac" Cofl'reth, jr. Although the meeting was small, as there had been no notice given, it was very enthusiastic. Cheer after cheer was given for our standard bearers, and all were well satisiicld with the evening's work. Pole Raising at Smyrna. The Hancock and English club met last evening and erected a handsome hickory pole, with cedar top, measuring 129 feet out of the ground. The cedar top lias a large broom te indicate a clean sweep, large streamer and handsome Hag. Neigh boring Democrats met in great number, and Smyrna hall was cempletly filled. The enterprise had at its head some very valu able "Hoppers," who take special pride in their position. Everything is booming down this way for Hancock and English English Lecal and visiting speakers addressed the meeting. TUE DRAMA. Oliver IIeuil Ilyren in Uncut. " Acress tlie Cen- Last night the curtain a large audience in the Was rolled up te opera house, the attraction being the play entitled " Acress the Continent,' which was presented by Oliver Doud Byren and his company. The piece has been played here several times and the character of it is well known. It is of the sensational order, and during its presentation bleed flews like water. The leading character, Jee Ferris, the here of the play, who always makes his appear ance in time te protect the innocent and punish the villains, was well acted by Mr. Byren. The support was geed through out, the character of Jack Adderly, the villain, being well sustained by Harry B. Hudsen. Jehn Pcndy aud Jee Banks, fur nished the fun for the evening in the char acters of Caesar Augustus and JeJm O. Buyer, and both gave their specialties with great success in the bar-room scene of the second act. During this act Master Charles Hagen appeared and gave clever imitations of Pat Rooney. His make-up, walk, and dancing were geed, hut his voice lacked strength and his brogue was none of the best. tO ! TUE POOR INDIAN. A Well-Known Harrlsburger's Experience In JJew Mexico Walking into Victeria's Ambnsh Letter from Air. James E. Cunningham. . The Harrisburg Patriot publishes the appended private letter from Mr. James E. Cunningham te a friend in that city. Mr. Cunningham is a native of Harrisburg, and as he has many friends in Lancaster as well, the letter will be read with a great deal of interest here. Mr. Cunningham is new employed in the engineering depart ment of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe railroad and has for some time been engaged with a corps of engineers in mak ing surveys for the read in the wilds of New Mexico. He writes as fellows : Camp Near Cummings, 'New Mexico, September 20, 1880. Dear Jim : Since last writing you, our camp has been wit ness of a tragedy, of which I have made no mention before, in any of my letters, net caring te cause any alarm at home, but as we are new pretty well removed from the scene of danger, I guess there will be no harm in relating the circumstances. Our camp, until the past few days, was pitched right upon the site of all of Victeria's depredations last winter, which fact was attested by the numerous graves fortifica tions, old trails, etc., that we discovered in our neighborhood, but as Gen. Bucll's company was at Fert Cummings, only fourteen miles from us. and our party, escort and all, numbered seventy men, while Victeria was reported te be ever in Mexico, we were lulled into a feeling of security from which we were rudely awakened just two weeks age te-day, in the manner I will attempt te describe. On the afternoon of that day, the Cth of September, I was lying down in the shade of my tent, taking a nap, when one of the boys, who had been making stakes near by, called me and said that he had seen a vehicle come ever a hill about a mile from camp at a furious gallop, with six horse men following it, and that, a few minutes afterward, just when the whole party had disappeared below another slight hill be tween them and us, he had heard several shots and the sound of a human voice. He said, however, that a Mexican train had just passed and attributed the occurrence te them, thinking that they were herding their cattle. I did net attach much im portance te the report until some time had passed, when the failure of the stage te ar rive en time aroused my suspicions, and taking my rille and one of our men, who was also armed, and a soldier who had no arms at all, wc started down the read te investigate the matter. Wc crossed ever the first hill and down te the bottom of the hollow, when just en the slope of the next rise, we found tracks of a wagon which had been turned short around and just along side the track the body of au old stage driver by the name of "Aleck," with whom wc had all become pretty well acquainted as he frequently brought our mail out te us. Wc immediately hurried back te camp with the intelligence and the captain in command of our escort sent a squad of ten men, under the command of the lieu tenant te investigate the matter. I accom panied them out and we went about two miles and a half before we found the coach, beside which wc found the body of another man, still warm, and around it for a space of fifty feet were scattered the contents of the six mail bags, the lettcis tern aud thrown about in all sorts of shapes. The mules had been taken off, but the stage was uninjured, se wc hitched it en te the wagon which accompanied us, and putting the body and all the mail we could get together in it, struck back te cam), picking up the body of the driver en the way back and getting into camp about dark. Our live boys were all out of camp and our water wagon ever at the fort, se a courier was sent te netuy them and te carry the news of the occurrence te Gen. Bucll. He fulfilled his mission safely and our boys all get into camp. The next morning about 2 o'clock Captain Parker, with a company of the Fourth cavalry, came into our camp, where they staid until daybreak, when they moved out for the scene of the murder. When they get there they found the body of an other man, who proved te be the son of Captain Madder, of the Sixth cavalry, at Camp Bewie, and whose body we had missed the night before. He was found much nearer our camp thau the ethers, and had evidently been killed while try ing te get te our camp. They also sent in the balance of the mail matter, which wc asserted, and most all of the boys, myself among the number, found letters for us among it. The scouts had trouble in getting en the trail of the Indians, aud it was followed by the company en a trot, the scouts in front, the men entirely un suspicious of the close neighborhood of the enemy, when right out of the ground in front of them came a volley, which killed two scouts, one soldier, and wounded sev eral men and horses. They had walked right into an ambnsh and were compelled te fall back te keep from being destroyed. Parker made a geed fight under the cir cumstances, his officers aud men behaving very bravely ; but they were outnumbered, and after several efforts te dislodge the In dians were obliged te fall back te a point near our camp and send te Cummings for reinforcements. These arrived about : o'clock iu the afternoon, but as seen as the Indians saw the column conic up they broke camp and ran, taking with them all their stock, squaws aud everything. When the soldiers get te the scene of the morn ing's fight they found only the bodies of the two scouts, which had been burned, and the dead soldier, whose body,hewcvcr, had net been mutilated in the least. The trail was followed for about a mile further into a canon where the remains of a large camp were found, beside a big tank of water, which the Indians had tilled with the entrails of animals, se that the water was utterly unfit for use. The enemy get away without the less of stock or anything else. The only thing the soldiers had te show for their fight was a few head of stock which had been abandoned en the trail, being unable te keep up with the rapid flight. The soldiers said that the In dians went back te Mexico ; but as several parties have been seen lurking around here since, it is safe te conclude that they de net knew as much about it as they would like te have us believe. However, we have moved our camp from that neighborhood and we arc in such a position new as te be able te give them a pretty geed stand off, even if they should attack us in force, which I de net believe they will ever de, for, if they had net been afraid of us, they had the best opportunity in the world of attacking us in our camp. Wc used every precaution in our power te make our camp defensible making a corral for our stock out of the wagons and keeping sen tinels out day and night, se I guess old Un cleVic. concluded that as we were expecting mm, ne naa pcrnaps uettcr postpone his visit. I wish wc could get some of the Christian philanthropists who arc continu ally crying about the wrongs of the nenr Indians, out in this country, and give old Vic. a whack at their old pates. I think some of their minds would undergo a con siderable change in regard te the settle ment of the Indian question. We will be in shape te pull out of here in a few days, and by the time we are ready te ceme back the railroad will have settled the question of danger, se far as this immediate coun try is concerned. Wc have get a brave let of boys with us as a general thing and can take pretty geed care of ourselves, and expect te finish this work in spite of Vic. or any ether man.' Your friend. James E. Crxxixeii.vM. St. Peter's Fair. The ladies fair for the benefit of St. Petcr4s church, Elizabethtown, Rev. Father Fein pastor will open te-morrow evening. The ladies have worked dilligent ly in preparing beautiful and useful goods for sale at the fair and the gentlemen have in every way aided them. Seme very handsome contributions have been made by friends in this city, and quite a number of Lancasterians will be present. A full band of music will be in attendance. SPEEDWELL. THE AMERICAN TROTTER. A Visit te Speedwell Stock Farm. The Stock Enterprise or Lancaster County. Under date of Speedwell. Lancaster county, September 29. a special cerres pendent of the Wilmington (Del.) Etery Ecening writes the following entertaining description of the Hambletenian house hold en the Celeman estate : Lancaster county is known throughout the state of Pennsylvania as the richest agricultural region in it. It is also known throughout the country as one of the most important tobacco-growing regions of the Union, te which proud position she at tained by gradual but steady ad vances. It is within the memory of young men when Lancaster tobacco was net considered as nearly en a par with Connecticut, and was used only for fillers, or wrappers for inferior cigars. Slowly, bat surely, this has changed,and the farm ers of Lancaster, with increased experi ence, have grown from year te year a bet ter grade of leaf, until at the present time their product net only equals, but is recog nized by manufacturers as superior te Connecticut, and their wrappers envelop some of the finest cigars consumed iu this country. One of the advantages of Lan caster ever Connecticut is that the leaf has a darker hue, and, therefore, conforms mere ciescly te the tasl c of the smoker of the period. The writer was recently told by a Cuban manufacturer in your city, that some brands of Lancaster were nearly en a par with Havana. Se much for the tobacco industry of this region, which is only alluded te show that Lancaster holds a high rank as a cultivating county, and deservedly se. But this is net the subject which led me te write, for all this was known by the public long before it was known by the writer himself. The object of this epistle is te inform the people, and mere especially the people of Delaware, se close te Lancas ter county in location and interest, of au enterprise concerning which comparatively little is known by the outside world. Near ly every one has heard of the large stock farms of Kentucky, where most of the thor oughbred, running and much of the no blest strained trotting stock is raised. Orange county, New Yerk, is also kuewn throughout tne United States as a nursery of trotters, many of which in the past have wen honor and reputation for their ancestry and place of nativity, and many mere of which give premiso of equalling, perhaps excelling their forerunners' per formances ; but few knew what it may be well for your people te knew that here in Lancaster county, among the rugged hills and fertile valleys of Elizabeth township, is a stock farm of large and constantly in creasing proportions, which it would be a feast for any lever of the American trotter te visit and inspect, Situated in almost the extreme north of the county, 1" miles from the city.ef Lan caster aud five miles north of the town of Lititz en the Reading & Columbia railroad where the Hammer creek reaches a point a very few miles from the line of Lebanon county, lies the farm bearing the name which appears in the date line of this let ter the Speedwell stock farm. It is one of a scries owned by the Celeman heirs a family whose wealth has made it known in metropolitan circles. Of Rebert Cole Cele man one of these heirs, the following facts, which appeared at the time in the news papers all ever the country, may be re membered : Net mere than two years age Mr, Celeman, a young man, was mar ried te a young lady who with regard te linancial wealth, was in Humble circum stances the daughter of a clergyman. Mr. Celeman had resolved that upon his mar riage he would build the finest mansion as a residence in Pennsylvania. Accordingly he set the artisans te work in an open field and had expended $30,000 en the work, when unfortunately his wife died, aud the husband immediately had the walls of the structure tern down, the excavations filled up and the field plowed ever. These heirs, who are mere generally known as " the Celeman heirs," are the possessors of au expanse of land embracing some 21,000 acres in Lancaster and Leba non counties, and containing within the limits of the latter a number of valuable ere banks, which in themselves arc a con tinual source of wealth. This land is di vided oil" into farms under the manage ment el e crscers, and the one under con sideratien is at the southern extremity of the Celeman possessions, lhe farm which adjoins it en the north is partly devoted te raising fins breeds of cattle. But te return te the Spccdweil farm, which is cultivated and shorn each season of fine crops of such staples as wheat, corn and tobacco, but whose chief and most at tractive feature is the trotting stock. This farm is under the direct management of Geerge F. Yeutz, who has subordinates in charge of every department of farm work. Upen the farm are 212 head of horseflesh, exclusive of draught horses. In the fields are small droves of breed marcs with suckling colts by their sides, while in ether parts are cavalcades of two-year-old colts. The thrcc-ycar-elds are all stabled and made used te the halter and curry comb. Here and there you sec a youngster stroll ing about with a rein made fast te a sur single and looking uncomfortable ; these hopefuls arc taking their first lessens with the bit, mere particularly getting used te the feeling of that article in the mouth. j At this age, also, they arc broken te har ness, iirst being hitched double and driven thus until they are ready for single exer cise. Ifc is no unusual sight te the people within five niilts around te see team after team of high-stepping young noblemen or maidens of the Hambletenian genealogy passing along the fine country reads. The four-year-olds arc found in fine stalls, mostly box stalls, carefully groomed and smooth as a looking-glass. Their mettle is beiug tested day after day and great care is necessary te keep them in proper trim. The three and four-year-olds seem te be the most numerous, as they are sold off rapidly when they enter their fifth year. In fact there arc scarcely half a dozen fivc-ycars-elds en the place awaiting sale, and a six-year-olds would be a curiosity. The breaking, exercising and speeding aic done by II. K. Bcchtel, a gentleman wcll-kuewn in Wilmington, as he has been there at several trotting meet ings. His last visit was with Harry Ferd, a big roan animal that will doubtless be remembered by your sportsmen from his peculiar gait. These visits were made bc- lerc he became connected with Speedwell. The lord of the manor, and the chief at traction te visitors is the noble progenitor of this numerous family (the pattern of his father) Middletown, by Rysdyk's Hamble Hamble eonian. Ne one who has ever seen ' Old Rysdyk" or a geed photograph of him, could fail te recognize the son 3IiddIctewn for a moment. He has the same color, height, marks, flowing tail and roomy pro portions of his great sire. Middletown is himself a 2:20 horse, while the perform ances of the namblctenian family have places it at the head of the list of trotters. Dcxters are numbered among its brilliant members. Middletown was purchased in New Yerk at a cost of $14,000 and is new 20 j cars old, but still as full of energy and life as ever, and the rising generations around him premise te perpetuate his name when he is gene. There arc new standing en the farm several yenug stal liens, of his own get, who, te all appear ances, will be able te take his place. It may be of interest te your readers te knew that among the breed marcs en the farm is one formerly owned by Geerge G. Lobdcllefyour citv. The stork raiPfl here makes net only trotters with futures, but it also is found te be of the very best quality for read use. They are well broken and when matured sufficiently te sell are penectiy geniie. a. enei visit te the in teresting place and an observation of the action of several of the scions of this house en the half-mile track connected with it has led me te drop you these lines, believ ing that a letter showing that there is an enterprise such at this se near te your city ana state win de net emy interesting reading for the present, but will be found of some benefit te these of your readers who may be, cither new or in the future, in search of a stable from which te pick a superior roadster or trotter, and snch s one is Speedwell. THE FAIR. The At toudance Yesterday and Te-day No Ne tice of Seme for the Exhibits List or Premium. Yesterday afternoon and last evening there was a better attendance at the agri cultural and horticultural fair than the day before, and this morning the teachers and inmates of the Children's Heme were admitted with complimentary tickets. About sixty of the children were present and appeared te enjoy the exhibition very much. Yesterday afternoon and Last evening the several committees appointed te make the award of premiums were busily engaged examining the exhibits and deciding the awards. It was late in the evening before some of them concluded their labors. Jehn C. Linville, of Salisbury, te whom was awarded the first premium for apples, had 70 varieties en exhibition, including the Rhede Island Greening, Apple Butter, Indian, White Docter, Rome Beauty, Wayne, Lancaster Pippin, Strawberry, Hoepcs, Twenty Ounce, Gleria Mundi, Gelden Pippin, Baldwin, Newtown Pip pin, Euglish Russet, Remanite, Pippin of Benjamin, Paradise, Gravenstcin, Wine Sap, Gilliflewcr, Deminie, Vandcvcre and ethers. The exhibits of Milten C. Cooper, te whom the second premium was awarded, and Casper Ililler & Sen, who received third premium, was scarcely inferior te Mr. Linville's. Daniel Smeyeh te whom was given the first premium for best collection of pears, had 25 varieties en exhibition, including the GloutMerceau, Hendersen, Green Helland, Angeulcmc, Buffeu, Bucrre de Anjou, Ott, Seckcl, Lawrence, Pitman's Duchessc, Bucrrc Bosc, Gelden Pears, Pctite 3Iar gucrite, Late Winter, Bucrre Hardy, StJ Gislane, Howe, Bartlctt, 3Inhlcnbcrg, Winter Nelis, Bucrre Dichl, Bucrre Clair geau, and several ethers. Wm C. Weidlc's collection of pears was also very line, and received second prem ium. Daniel Sineych was also given the first premium for grapes, of which he exhibited Concord, Clinten, Ta-Kolen, North Caro lina, Diana, Allen's Hybrid. Rogers 53 and and 28, Catawba, Black Hambcrg, Black St. Peters, Syrian, White Nice, White Te-Kay. J. C. Linville, who carried off the fiia) premium for wheat, had en exhibition IU varieties Clawsen, Jersey amber, Rogers white, Fultz, Mediterranean, Seneca white. Wicks white, Shoemaker, Rough and Ready and Egyptian. Jehnsen Miller received second premium ft r 9 varieties. Belew will be found a full list of the pre miums awarded : Class One Fruits. Jehn C. Linville, best collection of ap ples, first premium, $6. Lillic E. Gress, plate of lemens, special premium, 50 cents. Jacob Zccher, best half peck quinces, $1. 3Irs. E. Lichty,'bcst plate of quinces, 50 cents ; best plate of Clairgcau pears, 50 cents. N. L. Getz, best Northern Spy apples, 50 cents. Abncr J. Smeltz, half peck quinces, special premium. S. R. Hess & Sen, plate Gravenstcin ap ples, 50 cents, and special premium. I. S. Bessler.bcst plate Smeke Heuse ap pics, 50 cents ; best plate Maiden's Blush 50 cents. Jehnsen Miller, best plates of Rainbow and Belle Fleur, $1. Constantine Bernhavt, pomegranite tree, special premium. Wm. Weidcl, best plates Scckel, Duch essc, B. de Anjou and Lawrence pears, $2. Harriet Weidle, second best basket of fruit, $1. Milten C. Cooper, second premium for collection of apples, $4. A. S. Keller, best plates Imperial, Bald win, r allawater and bcck-iie-farthcr ap ples, $2 ; white peaches, special premium. Eues H. Leaman, best plates Wine-sap and Smith's cider, $1. Dr. Wm. Blackwood, best plate peaches, 50 cents. Willis Geist, best stand Shelden pears, 50 cents. . Daniel Smeyeh, first premium, best col lection pears, $C ; best basket of fruit, $2 ; best seedling peach, $1 ; beat Catawba grapes, $1 ; best foreign grapes, $2. E. S. Hoever, best plate King of Tomp kins County apple, 50 cents. Henry Kautfman, for best plate of another variety, 50 cents. 3Irs. Nath. Elhnakcr, grapes, special premium. Lightncr Hendersen, Fallawater apples, special premium. Casper Hillcr & Sen, third premium en best collection of apples, $2 ; plate Chine: land pear, special premium ; best Concord, Isabella and Wilder grapes, $1.50. Daniel Smeyeh, Isabella grapes, special premium. Jacob M. Mayer, best Marietta and Tele graph grapes, $1. Francis Krcady, pears, special premium. Henry Eckcrt, Lady apple branch, special premium. G. F. Sprengcr, seceud best half peck quinces, 50 cents. Class Twe Flowers. Louisa Garver, pillow of tuberoses, 50 cents and special mention ; cut tuberoses, 25 cents. S. Kennedy, 50 cents for petunias. S. G. Gcnscmer, sunflower. Casper Ililler and Jacob M. 3rayer, or namental grasses, favorable mention. Class 3 Vegetable. N. L. Getz, Blue Peerless potatoes, first premium, 50 cents. S. R. Hess & Sen, .12 varieties of pota toes, first premium, $2. L. C. Lyte, Canada Victer potatoes, first premium, 50 cents ; 4 heads cauliflower, first premium, 25 cents, Jno- JS. cents. Hallic Erb, peppers, first premium, 25 A. Cooper, htigar beats, first premium, &. Willis Geist, 2 cashaws, first premium, 50 cents. E. S. Hoever, Early Rose potatoes, first premium 50 cents. Isaac K. Ryan, 6 turnips, first premium, 25 cents. Jacob M. Mayer, field pumpkins, first premium, $1. Class Four Cereal. Jehn U. Bushong, one-eighth barrel Southern wheat, 50 cents. N. L. Gctz, white corn, 50 cents. Jehnsen Miller, white wheat, second piemium, $4 ; 1 peck rye, first premium, $1. L. C. Lyte, yellow corn, first premium, 50 cents. Jehn B. Erb, early yellow corn, second premium, 25 cents. Daniel Webster, best peck of wheat, 75 cents. Wm. Bresiu3, bushel yellow corn, 50 cents. Laa? K. Ryan, collection of corn, second premium, $4. Lightner Hendersen, timothy Mel. 50 cents.