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MONDAY EVENING. OCT. 18, 1880.
A Free Ballet.
Nothing se disgraceful in the history
of American politics lias occurred as the
wide-spread effort new being made by
Republican employers te coerce their
employees into voting for the candidates
of the party whose profligacy, corrup
tion and mismanagement plunged the
country into financial embarrassment in
1873, wrecking the interests of capital
and labor alike and threatening general
disaster te our material interests. Early
in the present struggle Chairman Cessna
instructed his subordinate managers that
as workingmen generally voted" through
their eyes," the appeal should net be
made te their reason but te their preju
dices and their sense of the spectacular.
Improving upon this idea, Republican
employers have gene further and resorted
te the worst sort of bulldozing by post
ing notices in their mills that if Hancock
is elected they will cut down the wages.
They are careful te make no premises that
if Garfield is elected there will be any
increase in the present wages which,
after all, and in consideration of the pur
chasing power of a dollar, are by no
means the best that American working
men have experienced. They fail te tell
their workingmen, what is the truth, that
depression fell upon the country under
a Republican Congress and relief came
with Democratic restoration. Six years
of Democratic control, gradually in
creasing, in Congress have seen what
ever improvement there has been in
business ; the economies enforced by the
Democratic Heuse, and the conservative
settled tone impressed en public affairs
by it, have given the country the premise
of prosperity which can only be realized
by the continuance of the Democracy in
control and by the triumph of the prin
ciples of non-sectionalism and censerva
tism. There can be neither peace nor
prosperity under a party of hate, of sec
tionalism and of centralization; of a
party scheming new for Grant in 1884,
and the stronger government in 1888,
when there shall be no free choice of
public officials, and the select few shall
vote for the disfranchised thousands.
The Democratic party is for the right
of every man te cast his vote as his rea
son and his patriotism dictate. The mill
owner votes according te his best light ;
let him allow the mill baud te de the
same. The employee whoweuldpostup
notices telling his employer hew te vote
would receive a speedy invitation te
quit, and yet it is in accord with the
spirit of our free institutions and our
system of popular education that the
iron worker should often be quite as ca
pable of judging what is his duty and
his political interest as the iron master.
Free speech and free press can only be
supplemented by the free ballet.
Our Candidate for Assembly.
The nomination of Mr. Elim G. Sny
der as the Democratic candidate for As
sembly from the city district challenges
the ardent support of every Democrat in
the city, net mere en account of the una
nimity with which the choice was effect
ed than because of the sterling worth of
the gentleman upon whom that choice
has fallen. Mr. Snyder will make an ac
ceptable legislator as he is certainly an
acceptable candidate. As his nomina
tion has proved the happy medium of
consolidating the party strength, se will
it attract te its support the suffrages of
that large class of independent voters
who are accustomed te de their own
thinking. Unhampered by pledges or
instructions such as have been forced
upon his competitor by the power of the
Republican machine, Mr. Snyder, if
chosen by his fellow citizens te represent
them in the Legislature, will go te the
state capital free te act for the best inter
ests of his constituents, as it is given him
te see them. Mr. Snvders large busi
ness experience and sound practical
common sense have served the people of
Lancaster en the fleer of the city coun
cil where for several years they have made
their influence felt, and the satisfaction
that has been derived by his imme
diate constituents from his services there
has been clearly demonstrated by succes
sive re-elections in which he lias invari
ably led his ticket by handsome majeri
ties. A man's popularity among his
neighbors is usually a fair test of his sub
stantial worth, and faithful in few things
he is just as certainly faithful in many.
Mr. Snyder has earned promotion, and
the people of Lancaster will compliment
themselves by calling up higher a public
servant who has been se conspicuously
steadfast in his devotion te the interests
of his constituents and of the city. Mr.
Snyder's nomination will grew in pepu
larity as the campaign progresses, and
an aggressive fight all along the line
will result in his triumphant election.
The Democrats and independent Repub
licans are afforded a splendid chance te
give Quay a very blank eye in this fight,
for Mr. Snyders competitor is instruct
ed by the vote of his party te support for
United States senator the head of the
pardon beard brokers.
Mn. cassidy, of Philadelphia, who
speaks for the Democracy in the court
house, this city, te-night, is one of the
ablest and most eloquent party leaders in
this state. As chairman of the consoli
dated campaign committee in that city
he has effected an entire union of the
Philadelphia Democracy in purpose and
action, as the New Yerk city Democ
racy effect their union te-day en
local and national issues. He comes
hereunder these favorable auspices te
speak words of geed cheer te the Lancas
ter Democracy, te tell of a hopeful cam
paign in his city te keep the Republican
majority down te a figure which earnest
work by the state Democracy can easily
overcome, restoring Pennsylvania te her
true keystone place in the federal arch of
a restored union.
Seme time age Senater Cenklingsaid :
" It cannot matter hew Ohie or Indiana
may go. After next week the severest
part of the battle will be-fought in New
Yerk, and the party which wins that
1 state will win that fight." The united
Democracy of New Yerk propose te.
cany it. They carried' it in' 1868, after
Jndiana hadgiven 0,000 majority for the
Republicans. They will carry it new.
As Mr. Conkling says, " the party which
wins that state will win the fight:."
The "Later" qnestie fa California.
There is a strange inconsistency in the
position of the Republicans in the East
and West. Hereabouts we hear a great
clamor about protection te the working
men from the dangerous invasion of for
eign pauper labor, while in California
the Republicans talk about raising, a
million dollars te save their desperate
chances of importing cheap Chinese la.
ber. A well-informed gentlemen in this
county .noticing a report that white home
labor in California was being driven
from the cigar factories by the cheaper
"Chinee," wrote te a prominent Repub
lican there inquiring into the matter.
He received the following letter :
Sax Francisce, Sept. 27, 1880.
Deak Sir : Yours of the 17th inst. at
hand. I will answer your questions about
the Chinese as cigarmakers, frankly and
truly.
In any occupation requiring manual dex
terity, steady application and patient en
durance, they excel. They live far mere
cheaply, work longer hours, and therefore
can live and save money en lower wages
than is possible for white laborers. Of
course as a consequence these cigarmakers
who employ them can defy the competition
of these who confine themselves te white
labor. But there has been a decided fall
ing off in the immigration of these useful
workingmen, and many are going or pre
paring te go home te China, en account
of the fancied possibility of Hancock's
election, which it is claimed would lead te
the abrogation of the Burlingame treaty or
te secure legislation hostile te the Chinese.
Even new I find it very hard te keep a full
force of hands in my factory, and of course
my profits are cut down in proportion as I
am compelled te hire white hands.
Men in our business should contribute
liberally toward the election of Garfield.
The Chinese Six Companies of this city
have subscribed several thousand dollars
te the Republican campaign fund, and all
of us who have te depend en Chinese labor
have done the same. My subscription has
been $250, and they have hinted that they
will require as much mere. This comes
very hard, considering the competition
there is in the business, but it is our only
salvatienand it will take very hard work
te carry this state, but you may depend en
it that we will carry it for Garfield if it
costs a million dollars. Hoping that this
answer will satisfy you.
Yours truly, Execit A. Mar&dex.
We commend this te the attention of
the blatant Republican politicians who
profess special championship of the
American laborer. We invite them
te notice that their political
co-workers in California are sub
scribing te Garfield's election in
the hope that it will promote the impor
tation of Chinese j whose alleged econom
ical methods of living enable them te
drive native labor out of the cigar shops.
It seems that whichever end of the poker
the Republicans take they get the het
end.
PERSONAL.
Mrs. Scott-Sipdess arrived in Quebec
en the steamer Moravian en Saturday
night.
Mrs. Julia D. Bate, widow of Hen.
Edward M. Bates, United States attorney
general nndcr President Lincoln, died at
St. Leuis en Saturday.
The Ear! of Beacensviem) isrevising his
former literary productions and writing a
new novel. The title of the new novel is
" Eudymien."
E. V.Smalley of the Xew Yerk Tribune
en the way east from Indiana, where he
made a careful study of the campaign,
stated that the Republicans made mere
than one thousand votes by colored im
portation. Samcel Watkins, a prominent citizen
of Nashville, Tcnn., died there en Satur
day, aged 86 years. He bequeathed 130,
000 for the establishment of a Polytechnic
institute in Nashville, the building te be
erected next spring.
The New Yerk Sun asks : "Simen Cam"
euek professes te have retired from poli
tics and handed his dukedom ever te his
son. What took him te Menter en the
same day with Grant, Conkling and Legan ?
Was a great party bought and sold that
day ? Were the imperialists, sent te the
rear at Chicago, brought te the front in
pursuancj of a corrupt bargain with the
nominee?"
When Artemas Ward was in England
he went te lecture at a remote place, where
his face was net known. He was a little
late ; the audience became impatient and
began te stamp with their feet and te
whistle. By and by Ward came out and
began te move about the platform, dusting
the chairs and desk. The people took him
fera"supe," and became still mere im
patient. Presently he turned around,
dropped the dust-cloth and said : " New
having dusted the chairs I will begin my
lecture.
The late Jeshua T. Jeanne, of Phil
adelphia, who died a millionaire, by his
will gave his brothers nearly thiee times
as much, each, as his sisters, and had in
dicated his desire te make ccrtaiu bequests
te public institutions and te a few
friends, but did net make them legatees
under his will, and the brothers and sisters
were net obliged, therefore, te consent te a
division of a portion of the estate in this
direction. The brothers and sisters, how
ever, decided net only te have the wishes
of the testator earned out, but consented
te au equal division of the estate between
them after the gifts te institutions and in
dividuals and the expenses incident te the
transfer of the property were deducted.
Although but a short time has elapsed
since the death of his wife, the Czar has
married the Princess Dolgerouki, who has
been his mistress for a long time and by
whom he has several children. The mar
riage was privately solemnized en the 8th
of the present month in the chapel of the
Imperial palace. The only member of the
royal family present en the occasion was
the Grand Duke Nicholas. All the ethers
showed their disapproval by their absence.
The marriage is of the kind known as
"morganatic" or, as it is sometimes
called, "a left-banded marriage;" a net
uncommenkindamongthe German priuces,
but heretofore unknown in Russia, by
which the wife takes the name but net the
rank of the husband.
Senater Bayard says: "I believe, and
have always believed, that Gen. Hancock
typifies te the American people a high
toned, patriotic and lovable sentiment. I
think they leve him because he represents
all that is gallant and true and clear
headed and upright. The affection which
they evidently have for him I might de
nominate a justified here-worship, I be
lieve that this feeling must strike down
deep among the American people, irrespec
tive of campaign arguments, issues, torch
light precessions and barrels of money.
He has taken held of popular feeling, and
that is why he has a strength of his own.
Without his intending it he is a force in
politics, and the people have made him se.
This force is one entirely distinct from that
of machine politicians or the usual method
of drumming up votes. I shall net be
satisfied that the American people will re
ject Gen. Hancock until I see it done.
This feeling of mine is independent of my
party position. I think the American peo
ple are a generous people, and sympathize
thoroughly with men whom they believe
te be of Gen. Hancock's type."
MINOR TOPICS.
A prominent Republican politician and
bank director of this ceuuty, who has been
loudly proclaiming that if Hancock is
elected hard times will ensue and the rates
of interest advance, recently charged a
peer colored man $5 for the lean of $10
for twenty days.
What opened the purse strings of the
rich friends of Grant and a third term im
mediately after the Menter conference?
What induced' Den Cameren, who had
been as dumb as au oyster ever since Gar
field's nomination, te raise a large sura
of meney and carry it te Indiana with his
own hands ? JV. T. Sun.
TnE proprietors of the Baltimore Sun
arranged te end the festival of the one
hundred and fiftieth adnivcrsary of the
founding of that city with four free con
certs two matinees and two evening per
formances te be given te-day and Tues
day. The music is te be under the direc
tion of Wernig's Seventh Regiment band.
Tiik Republicans are net content with
dividing the country into two hostile
camps of sectionalists and unionists. They
are bent en dividing society into two Iief.
tile camps of the capitalists who are te
dictate opinions and of the laborers who
are te accept them. Is it wise for the
property-owners of our great cities te help
them in this new attempt?
On the morning when it was ascertained
that Greenback votes had given Perter a
plurality in Indiana there failed in business
ene of the largest silk manufacturers in
Paterson, N. J. au enterprising Repub
lican whose factory was "peppered" all
ever with small placards significantly warn
ing his workmen te vote for Garfield and
Arthur in order te avert the ruin which
Dcmocratie victories would bring upon
manufacturers and their workmen ! JV.
F. World.
INDIANA IN NOVKMI1ER.
Tbe Democrats Going te Werk.
Frem a stnir correspondent of the Times.
Te-day the Democratic state committee
held a meeting and general conference with
Democrats from different parts of the
state. The reports from everywhere agree
that Hancock is stronger net only than
was Landers, but that he is stronger than
his party. It is calculated that his name
is worth" from five te eight thousand votes
te the ticket mere than was given te Lan
ders and that alone would almost, if net
entirely, turn the scale. On the ether hand
Garfield is weaker than his party, and
when it comes te a direct vote for presi
dent this weakness will easily be made ap
parent here. With all the excitement at
tending the late election, the presence of
shrewd managers and hundreds of speak
ers and interested parties from ether
states, it was a rare thing te hear Gar
field's name mentioned as in any way con
cerned in the canvass. The Republican
presidential .candidate was purposely kept
out of prominence, and, from the talk
among voters as they average away from
the leaders, I should judge 1 hat the advan
tage which the Republicans had in Perter
as a candidate for governor and the disad
vantage of the Democrats with Lan
ders would be very nearly reversed in No
vember en the names of Hancock and Gar
field. Anether thing will greatly serve the
Democrats at the next election. There
will be but one ticket te vote and no chance
for trading. Landers had no real, earnest,
fighting friends, and the same was true of
a number of the candidates en the Demo
cratic state ticket. Nearly every one had
some weakness and all of them became the
victims of trades in behalf of local candi
dates. Vetes for governor were commonly
swapped for votes for small county offices,
and there was scarcely a poll in the state
at which mere or less of this trading was
net done, te the disadvantage of the Dem
ocratic ticket. There can be none of this
in November.
TDK COLD WAVE.
Illuninjr Eastward from the Northwest.
A violent storm, the wind almost reach
ing a hurricane, has prevailed in the North
west and the lake region for two days, and
continued last night. The wind attained a
velocity of between GO and 70 miles per
hour at Milwaukee. Telegraph lines were
leveled in all directions, and snow drifts
ten te twelve feet deep are reported
along the Southern Minnesota railway.
The snow was packed hard in the deep cuts
along the railway, and a train which left
Fulday en Friday night, has net been heard
of since. Repertsjhave been received in Mil
waukee, of horses and cattle perishing, but
no human lives are known te be lest. The
storm, which is said te be the worst ever
known in Southern Mississippi and East
ern Dakota, was still raging last night. A
number of marine disasters have occurred
en the lakes. At present only two lives
are known te be lest, but there are fears
that the captain and seven seamen of the
schooner B. W. Wells, which foundered off
North Chicago, in Lake Michigan, have
all perished. A violent gale from the west
raged all day yesterday at Chicago, blow
ing down scaffolds and frames of houses,
and doing ether damage. On the south
the stack house of a rolling mill, 300 feet
long, 97 wide and 28 high, was partly de
molished and four persons were injured,
one fatally, by the falling of the reef.
There was a slight fall of snow in Cin
cinnati yesterday. Snow fell in Cleveland
last night.
A COTTON CONFLAGRATION.
A Dig Fire en the Charleston Wharves
One Man Killed.
In Charleston, S. C, a fire broke out iu
one of the cotton sheds of the Commercial
cotton pressand wharf company. A strong
northwest wind swept the flames down
the wharf, consuming two large cotton
sheds ana one brick warehouse partially
stored with cotton. The fire spread te the
cotton en the wharves, and thence te three
British iron steamships, Barrewdalc, Tra Tra Tra
vancore and Bedford, which were lying at
the pier partially leaded with cotton. The
Barrowdale is badly damaged, and is still
burning, having en beard about three
thousand bales of cotton. The Travancore
and Bedford are only slightly damaged.
A derrick en the Bedford was burned and
in falling struck the third mate en the head,
killing him instantly. The toted less is
about $200,000 ; fully insured.
THE TENTH LEGION IN MOTION.
An Immense Hancock Demostratlen la Car"
bun Tbe Packers Moving-.
Special correspondence of tbe Times.
The Hancock men of the Tenth Legien
are mere enthusiastic and determined since
the failure in Indiana than before. Mr.
Henry E. Packer, chairman of the
county committee, called a grand Han
cock demonstration at Lehighton for
Saturday night, and it was one of the most
imposing demonstrations ever made in the
ceuuty. There were six thousand men in
attendance, and the first delegation te
form was one thousand Bradford county
Democrats, who had been furnished a
train with sixteen cars by Rebert E.
Packer, the candidate for Congress in the
Bradford district. The train was hand
somely decorated, aud inscribed : "The
Old Wilmet District Greets the Tenth
Legien." Hen H. G. Brodhead pre
sided ever the immense meeting, and
Congressman Kletz was chief marshal.
The miners turned out in large
numbers, and five hundred mounted men,
mostly farmers from the lower end of the
ceuuty, added greatly te the grandeur of
the spectacle. There were 2,500 torches in
line, and after the parade, inspiring ad
dresses were delivered by Speaker Randall
aud Victer E. Piolett in English aud by
Ernest Nakcl in German. Yeu can safely
estimate Carben for a large increase of
Tildcn's majority for Hancock in Novem
ber. The Third Term Fight.
Xew Yerk Sun.
A certain degree of imprudence, which
arises probably from extreme eagerness,
lias uuifeumly characterized the conduct of
the third-termers ; and it is fortunate for
the country that such is the case. Before
the Chicago convention they carried every
thing with a high baud. They trampled
down honest opposition ; they bought off
and bullied off the ether sort ; and they
made no secret of their determination te
subvert the present government and erect
a differcnt one in the interest of the rich
as against the common people. They
were ccrtaiu of their held upon the ma
chinery of the Republican party, and sure
of their ability te buy and force their way
te a permanency of power under Grant.
But they were tee confident, and disclosed
tee much of their inner counsels. The
people became alarmed, and the popular
ssutiment ofthe Republican party itself
gave them what seemed te be a final check
at Chicago.
But the third-termers have captured the
presidential candidate, who was set up
ever them and seized the party machinery
out of the hands in which it was placed ;
aud new again their imprudence threatens
te defeat their well-laid plans. Mr. Conk
ling seizes the banner that hung ever his
head at Chicago, inscribed with a legend
in honor of the Old Guard of 300, who
steed by Grant and Chicago, aud carries
it boldly te the head of the column. The
entire organization in this city is strained
te produce a grand demonstration
in honor of the third term can
didate ; and true te the purpose and
spirit of the whole scheme, te give power
te the rich as such, three thousand bankers
and brokers inarch at the head ofthe pre
cession. Grant is new paraded and feted
in all the cities of the East, and there is no
longer a pretense that Garfield, the Credit
Mebilicr candidate, is mere than a'figure
head. In New Yerk, Philadelphia, Bosten,
everywhere, the millionaires, who demand
that capital shall have a controlling power
in the government as against all ether men
and interests, are pouring out their money
te purchase the election of Garfield as the
forerunner or Grant.
But it is te be hoped that they have
shown their hand a little tee seen. They
should have waited until after the election
before they openly put the third-term im
perial candidate in nomination for 1884,
and advertised te the world that Garfield
was merely the trustee for Grant. They
might at least, when the surrender of
Garfield was determined upon, have sent te
Menter te receive his submission four less
conspicuous imperialists than Grant him
self, Roscea Ceukling. Simen Cameren, and
Jehn A. Legan.
Fin titer deception is new impossible.
The citizens who vote for Garfield will de
se with eyes open te the future.
The Coercion l'elicy.
?ew Yerk World.
Every day stories mere or less clear and
circumstantial reach the World of attempts
making by Republican employers te coerce
their Democratic workmen into voting the
Republican ticket. One such story was
brought te us Saturday, in such a shape as
seemed te justify inquiry, concerning the
firm of Brewster & Ce., the well-known
carriage builders of this city, who employ
no fewer than 030 men. Wc accordingly
took pains te investigate this story by
having the workmen questioned. With
out exception they deny that any attempt
of any kind has been made by their em
ployers te influence their votes. The
Messrs. Brewster arc relieved by their tes
timony from the dangerous imputation of
committing a very grave offense, but there
is no doubt that ether employers have
committed and are committing this offense.
The World therefore gives notice that it
will publisu the name of every employer
as te whom it learns upon sufficient evi
dence that he is using his power as an
employer unduly te influence the votes of
his workmen, aud that it will publish also
in each case the circumstances of the case.
When things come te pass iu this country
that a man who empleyes a thousand men
can practically cast one thousand and one
votes the plutocracy will be established of
which Mr. Conkling is se anxious an ad
vocate, and civil liberty will be extinct.
That time has net come yet. It is se far
from having ceme yet that any American
employer who tries te hasten its coming
will assuredly fiud himself made au object
of anger and contempt te all free and lien
est men of all conditions among his fellow
citizens. The Ohie Democrats Take Off Their Coats.
The Democratic state central committee
aud leading Democrats of all sections of
Ohie, about three hundred in number, met
en Saturday for consultation. Many short
speeches were maae. me meeting was
secret,, all persons present being pledged
te secrecy. The following resolutions were
adopted :
"St solved, That every Democrat in Ohie
be constituted a committee te work from
this day forward until the close of the
polls en the first Tuesday in November.
"Seselced, That this meeting heartily
co-operate with the state central and exec
utive committees and be confiding enough
te trust them and aid them in whatever
action in their judgement may seem best
te undertake in this campaign.
' 'Seseheil, That we will continue te pros
ecute the canvass in this state with in
creased energy, and that the county com
mittees be requested te thoroughly organ
ize and te bring te the polls every voter
who will vote for Hancock and English.
New Yerk Will Be There.
Philadelphia Times.
New Yerk will vote for Hancock if the
Democratic leaders cordially unite and
make an earnest battle te carry the state.
The hour that Tammany and Irving unite
en a municipal ticket and give the order
for an advance along the whole line, the
effect will be magical from Maine te Cali
fornia, and the Southern electoral votes
will be anchored for Hancock. Frem that
hour Maine, New Hampshire, Connecticut,
Indiana, Colerado, Nevada and California
would ba debatable, with reinspirited and
defiant Hancock columns everywhere, and
New Jersey would ceasa te b doubtful,
STATElTEMS.
Jehn Linde, of Stanten avenue, Pitts
burgh, became tired of living and commit
ted suicide by hanging himself.
Leenard Preeschel, a workman in the
Boughten acid works, near Titusville, was
almost fatally injured by' the spilling of a
let of het vitiiel upon him.
Iu Bradford two young men, who were
but recently married, get en a spree a few
days age. Tiieir wives get te hear of it
and both started te Cerry, where they get
drunk also.
Jean Carbcau, a Frenchman, and a
stranger, was killed while walking en the
track of the Lehigh Valley railroad at
Black Creek, by being struck by a passing
train.
Henry D. Fester, of Westmoreland
county, died at Irwin's at 12 o'clock Sat
urday night. Mr. Fester represented his
district in Congress for several terms, and
was the Democratic candidate for gover
nor in 18G0.
Mr. E. S. Watsen, chairman of the
Greenback state committee, has called
his committee te meet at Williamsport to
morrow at 1 o'clock p. m., te nominate a
candidate for supreme judge in place of
F. P. Dewees, declined and te take such
otheractieu as the interests of the party
may require.
A quarrel at Schmeyer's ere mine, sev
eral miles from Macungie resulted in
murder. An Irishman and a German, who
lived together in a little shanty, became
involved in a fight. Beth drew their knives
and cut away at each ether. Beth were
badly wounded, and as a result of his inju
ries the German died. Beth men were
under the influence of liquor.
Philip Schwciglc, of Walnut Creek, a
suburb of Erie, murdered his brother,
Charles Schwciglc, by sheeting him
through the lungs. The brothers have
been living en unfriendly terms and quar
reled. A deadly struggle ensued and
Philip, rushing te his chamber, seized a
revolver and shot his brother dead, in the
presence of the lattcr's family.
William Dcmpscy, a laborer employed
at Powers & Weightmau's laboratory at
Ninth and Parish streets, Philadelphia,
and residing in D.irien street, back of the
works, was caught in the liy-whccl iu the
engine-room and instantly killed. The ac
cident was discovered through the sudden
cessation ef.the motive power in the build
ing.
The conferees of the Tenth congressional
district nominated Wm. Mutchler, Deme
crat, of Easten. A great Democratic
meeting was held, at which 5,000 people
were present. R. J. Lindcrman presided,
and the meeting was addressed by Hen.
Hiester Clymcr, Hen. William Mutchler.
Hen. Jeshua Beans, Win. II. Sewden and
Julius Semrnig. There was a torchlight
precession with GOO men in line.
Mrs. Mary McCahan, who resides near
Comprepst's mills, Huntingdon county,
had gene te a neighboring orchard for the
purpose of gathering apples, and while
steeping down te pick some of the fruit a
vicious ram that was in the field plunged
with great force against her, knocking her
en the head with its horns and rendering
her insensible. Before assistance arrived
the animal broke five ribs en the left side
of her body and one rib en the right side.
Beth horns made impressions in the skull
horizontally with the woman's eye. She
was picked up and taken te her home
where she seen expired. She was aged 02
years.
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LATEST NEWS BY MAIL.
Perry Belmont has been nominated for
Congress by the Democrats of the First
New Yerk district.
A Mrs. Bcthas has placed reventy-five
orphans brought out from England in
farmers' families in Quebec.
An Iren Mountain railroad locomotive
exploded its boiler in the round-house at
Baring-Cress, Ark., dangerously wound
ing two men.
It is said tltccpizoecy in Cleveland, O.,
is as severs as during the previous visita
tion. The street cars, however, are still
running.
All hands were lest en Friday last by the
capsizing of the soheoncr Annie Linwood,
of Cape Smoky, N. S., during a terrible
srmall.
Jack Pierce shot and killed Jeseph Horn Hern
beck at Rawlins, W. T., en Saturday.
Bjth were teamsters. The mob threaten
te lynch Pierce.
Belinda Conkling, a young woman, was
kicked te death ey au infuriated herse ou
Iter father's farm, iu Su.sse." ceuuty, N. J.,
last Friday.
William Harding, aged 10 years, was
killed by a train at a railroad crossing in
New Brunswick. N. J., en Saturday after
noon. Frederick Lent, 20 years of age, a
street car cnuducter. committed suicide en
Friday night by cutting his threat with a
razor. Ne cause known.
Dogs get into a herd of sheep at
Brown's Mills, Burlington ceuuty, N. J.,
en Friday night, killed Gl and mutilated
23 ethers se badly that tliey had te be
slaughtered.
Rebert II. Wells, clerk of the Seaboard
aud Roanoke railroad company at Ports
mouth, Va., committed suicide en Satur
day by sheeting. Hj had been in bad
health.
James Kinney, belonging te the Twen
tieth United States infantry, was struck
and killed by a billet of weed by James
Heau in a row at Galveston, Texas, en
Friday night.
Luther Pickett, of Carrell county, Mary
land, was shot te death by his second cou
sin, Martha Pickett, ai:d her father, Mil Mil
eon. Pickett had persistently refused te
marry the girl, whom he had wronged.
Rebert H. Wells, clerk of the Seabear
& Roanoke railroad company at Ports
mouth, Va., committed suicide en Satur
day by sheeting. He had been in bad
health.
James Kinney, belonging te the Twen
tieth United States infantry, was struck
and killed by a billet of weed by James
Hean in a row at Galveston, Texas, en
Friday night.
The body of a girl named Husack,
whose parents perished by the explosion
at the Garden City distillery in Chicago en
Friday night, was found among the ruins.
The deaths new number eight.
Anne Tedd, wife of a saloon keeper iu
Baltimore, was fatally shot by her hus
band, whom she had angered, en Saturday
morning. She held a month old infant in
her arms at the time. Tedd was ar
rested. Malarial fever is reported te be epi
demic in the neighborhood of Franklin,
N. J. Whole families at Greenville and
Cedar Swamp are sick with it. The fever
is abating at Fiankliu Furnace and work
has been resumed at the mills.
While William Keller, aged 1G years,
was looking at same ether yenths " throw
ing the hammer " in New Yerk yesterday
afternoon, the hammer slipped from the
hand of a thrower aud struck Kelley en
the head, fracturing his skull.
During the passage of a Democratic
parade in Wilmington, Del., Saturday
night, it was fired upon from a house-top
and six persons were seriously wounded,
two being new reported dying. The fire
was returned and the building tern out,
and several of the first assailants severely
wounded.
Returns from Ripley county, Indiana,
the only county net already heard from,
give Landers 2,4GG aud Perter 2,411. The
official returns from fifty-one counties have
been received by the secretary of state,
and taking these as a basis the Republi
cans claim a plurality of 0, 100. ' la the As
sembly the Republicans claim a small ma
lty. A conflagration has occurred in the bus
iness portion of Dever, N. J., by which
nearly a block of stores aud dwellings
were consumed. The less is ever $30,000.
The forest fires which have been destroy
ing valuable timber lands about Madisen
and Seuth Ambey are reported extinguish
ed by the showers that fell during the
night. The damage is variously esti
mated from $10,000, te $13,001. 3Icst of
the woodland" was half destroyed by tire
last fall. It is reported that toil dwellings
were burned.
Jee Emmet Alive and Seber.
The actor Jee Emmet, whose death was
recently rcperted,isin excellent hcalth,a:td
as he expressed it. is ' the liveliest dead
man about. When asked gave rise te
the reports of his death, he said that he
was taken te his sister s house in St. Leuis
very sick, se that the doctor ordered him
te remain in bed perfectly quiet for two
weeks and forbade his being annoyed byany
visitors. Callcra, en being told that he was
very sick, spread a report that he was dy
ing, which was seen exaggeratsd into a re
port that he was dead. He denounced in
vigorous terms a report which appeared in
the St. Leuis papers that he ami his wife
were ou bad terms. Te all appearances
Emmet has conquered his deplorable appe
tite for drink
Democratic tlalits lu West Virginia.
The latest returns received at the state
heuse show that the whole Democratic
state ticket has been elected by about
seventeen thousand majority. The returns
show a Democratic gain of 2,237 fiem
thirty-seven counties, while fifteen coun
ties are yet te be heard from. Governer
Matthew's majority iu 187G was 12,729.
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
The Democratic Campaign.
The general parade of the Democracy of
this city will come off next Saturday night,
net en Wednesday evening as was prema
maturely reported.
Hen. Lewis C. Cassidy, of Philadelphia,
the most eloquent orator at the bar of that
city, will address the people of Lancaster
iu the court house this evening.
The Hancock Legien will meet at the
central headquarters at 0:45 p. m. iu uni-
form and proceed te the depot te escort
Mr. Cassidy te the court heuse.
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FLAG PRESENTATION.
l'urade of Company A, Hancock Veterans.
Saturday evening a few young ladies of
the Ninth ward presented a beautiful bunt
ing flag te company A, Hancock Veterans.
The veterans met at their headquarters,
and under command of Capt. Geerge W.
Zechcr, and with a band of music at the
front, marched te the residence of David
M. Adams, Ne. 522 West Lemen street,
where the presentation took place in the
presence of about 500 persons. The
veterans being drawn up in full com
pany front, the presentation speech was
made by Elim G. Snyder, Democratic
nominee for Assembly, who in behalf el
the two Misses Adams, Miss Benedict and
Miss Stene, presented the flag te Company
A, cemplimcntiug the veterans for
the heroic manner in which thev
had fought under the old flag in t!
times that tried men's souls and urging
them te continue the geed fight at the
ballet box until their great leader, the
here of Gettysburg, shall be placed at the
head of the government. The flag was re
ceived in behalf of the company by Capt.
Zechcr, who thanked the ladies for the
beautiful flag with which they had honor
ed the company and premised te bear it
aloft until victory rested en the banner of
Democracy aud Union, and the gtcat sol
dier who had done se much for the state
aud the Union, with his sword and his
pen, should be triumphantly elected, and
fraternity and peace should reign through
out our borders. Ringing cliccts were
thcu given for Hancock and English, the
ladies and the veterans, after which the
company reformed and marched te the
residence of Cel. II. A. Hambright, where
aft;r a serenade by the baud, Cel. Ham
bright made hit appearance, thanked the
veterans for the compliment they paid him,
was glad te see that the partial success
gained by the Republicans iu Indiana had
net in the least dampened the
ardor of the Democratic veter
ans, but had rather increased their zeal.
Cel. Hambright prophesied that Hancock
and English would be triumphantly elected.
Tite veterans then marched te tiieir head
quarters and weic dismissed. All along
the line of march the houses were illu
minated, Mr. Adams's heuse being elabor
ately decorated from top te bottom.
The presentation of this flag has mere
than usual significance. Mr. Adams, two
of whose daughters assisted iu procuring
the flag, has been a life-long Republican,
but is enthusiastic for Hancock. Mr. Ben
jamin Benedict, whose daughter also as
sisted in procuring the Hag, is also a
staunch Republican, but earnestly sup
ports Hancock. Among the veterans te
whom the flag was presented were several
who have heretofore always voted the Re
publican ticket, but whose love for the
chief who se often led them in battle out
weighs their party scruples and compels
them te "vote" as they shot for Han
cock and a union of North and Seuth, East
and West. They have been subjected te
threats and insults at the hands
of Republicans, but their determination
te vote for Hancock is as firm as ever. As
an illustration of the insults offered we
learn that after the presentation of the flag
some scalawag hung a piece of crape en
Mr. Adams's front deer.
Sale of Ileal KstaU-.
Henry Shubcrt, auctioneer, sold at public
sale en Saturday evening, at the Leepard
hotel, a one-story brick dwelling belong
ing te the estate of Henry Brinkmau,
dee'd., situated en the north side of East
Chestnut street, Ne. 317, te Lewis Kokl Kekl
man for 8900.
Samuel Hess & Sen, auctioneers, sold at
public sale ou Saturday, Oct. 1G, 1SS0, for
Geerge Trout aud Witmcr Hess, executers
of Barbara Hess, deceased, a tract of laud
situated en the Columbia turnpike, East
Hempfield township, containing 10 acres,
with improvements, te Witmer Hess, for
$850 per acre, the whole amounting te
$8,500.
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The JUectlnj at McCall's Ferry.
The Democracy of McCall's Ferry and
vicinity had a rally en Saturday at Chris
tian Offlcman's hotel, and successfully put
up a handsome pole in the afternoon. In
the afternoon and evening, both, meetings
were held, presided ever by county com
mitteeman S. C. Stevenson, of Martic. and
addressed by J. L. Steinmctx and E. D.
North, esq., of this city.
Election Officers Appointed.
Sam'l Slokem was appointed judge of the
election for Sadsbury township, in place of
Isaac W. Slekum, who is new working as
a clerk for the government in Washington.
Benj. H. Pewnall was appointed Republi
can inspector for the same township in
place of Themas C. Yeung, who died since
his election.
Sent te the Moase of Iteruge.
Ress Rester, whose mother resides en
East Orange street, was taken before
Judge Livingston en Saturday, and he
was ordered te be taken te the house of
refugc. The boy is claimed by his mother
te te be incorrigible and beyond her control.
AT MAYTOWN.
Democrats of
Northwestern
County.
Lancaster
At tbe Heme of Simen Cameren The Re
publican DemuustratluD Uutdeue.
On Friday evening the Republicans held
a meeting in Maytown, and as the sur
rounding country is densely populated,
mostly with Republicans, as lien. Benj.
II. Brewster was advertised te speak and
Hen. Simetf Cameren te preside, the affair
turned out te be quite a respectable gath
ering and tlic parade through the village a
line display. But Mr. Brewster was net
there nor did Mr. Cameren preside. The
Republicans were in high glee ever it and
counted that it far surpassed anything the
Democrats could accomplish at their
meeting of Saturday eveuing. They boast
ed that the Indiana news had se chilled,
the Denegal Democracy that they wouldn't
ee seen.
Saturday night came and with it active
preparations by the Maytown Democracy
for their meeting. The town pump in the
middle of Centre Square a space about
the size of our city square was hand
somely decorated with evergreens and
arches wcre erected en each of the four
sides of the fence enclosing it, bearing
portraits of Hancock and depicting scenes
in his military life. The staud erected im
the northeast angle ofthe square was also
beautifully decorated, and at many points
Hags were suspended across the streets or
thrown te the breeze from door-pest te
attic.
By early nightfall the sturdy yeomanry
of the iuititcdiate neighborhood began te
pour into town and tgather iu groups,
and piLsi'iitly the delegations began to te
arrive. The .Mount Jey visitors wcre met
at the outskirts of the town and escorted
te the square. The Elizabcthtewn, Fal
mouth aud Bainbridge delegations came
along pieheutly, aud the whole assemblage
moved down town te meet the Maytown
Legien te the number of nearly 200 who
were coming up the turnpike escorting
about 100 members of the helmet compa
nies of Columbia, who had come te Mari
etta iu wagons, carriages and omnibuses.
When Chief .Marshal David Grevn funn
ed his line it presented an imposing and
glittering display. There wcre about 750
terchtneii iu line and sonic 50 en horseback
and the heait e every Maytown Democrat
was cheeted with the intelligence that
the Republican parade was beaten decid
edly iu the number in Hue. Se the Re
publicans cheei fully admitted. The pro pre
cession passed ever the whole town and
was greeted with cheers and a very gon gen
cral illumination of private residences.
Mr. Greve's fine mansion, Hiestand's
hotel, Beemsderfler's hotel, Heffman &
Swilcr's la rye toie building, and ether
prominent places were handsomely lighted
up. Mr. Jehn L. Jacobs's residence en
the corner of the square was notable for its
general illumination. Mr. Jere Shaffner'a
very tasteful residence near the square
was lighted from foundation te reef with
gay Chinese lanterns, decorated with red,
white aud blue streamers, a portrait of
Hancock and thu old silk flag ofthe May
town infantry. A line of lanterns wax
run along the sidewalk and various devices
in evergreens, &c, were placed along the
fence, the whole comprising a very effect
ive illumination. All ever the city state
ly mansions and humble houses wcre alike
generally illuminated and decorated with
flags, bauituis, portraits and Chinese lan
terns, and wherever the parade moved it
was greeted with enthusiastic demonstra
tions. Halting at thu square, thu meeting was
organized !y the election of Abram Col Cel
lins, et Marietta, president, and a number
of vice pi esidents and secretaries represent
ing the Mirieunding districts. W. U. Hen
scl, esq., addiesscd the large assemblages
for nearly an hour, and he was followed im
a short aud t-piritcd speech by Herace
Haldeman of the Chickics iron works.
The meeting adjourned with cheers for
the Democratic candidates, and for its suc
eexslul management and the energy which
made it such a signal demonstration tee
much credit cannot be given State Com
mitteeman 31. S. Moeic, County Commit
teeman J. Luther Hayes, Capt. II. H.
Haines. Jen; Shaffncr, J ne.L. Jacobs, David
Greve, Mem.-, lleuseal aud many ether
equally zealous Democrats of Maytown.
Wz Kally at Slrasbur.
On Sa urd :y evening there was an im
mciis? Dt'iituur.iiic meeting iu the borough
of Stra-i-mg. Hancock men from the
snrreu'idiiig county and from this city
were pieseni in full force. The Paradise
club, which was uniformed, was there in a
body. Early iu the evening a beautiful
pole, one handled and thiity feet high wa
erected without the least bit of trouble ;t
Kcrns's hotel. After the pelc-raisinir
ti;cr3 was a grand torchlight precession.
The Paradise and Strasburg clubs, both of
which arc uniformed, together with a
large nuinecr of un-unilbrmcd men,
marched with tot dies. After the parade
tlia meeting . s called te order at Kcrns's
hotel by Dr. Y. J. Wcntz. The following
officers wen; chosen :
President Franklin Clark.
Vice I'lrMtiiiiits Philiit Miller, Geerge
Dillcr, Daniel Kicc, Dr. W. J. Wcntz,
Aluxandi r Shultz.
Secretaries J. D. (.louder, Jacob Spin
die r, Dr. H. M. Black.
Geerge W. Hal ten, cq.. of Philadel
phia, :!. F. Davis and Jehn A. Ceyle,
eiq:., of this city, delivered ringing
pcach' vhich created great enthusiasm,
and weu' ie.id!. applauded.
The banner carried by the Strasburg
club and the flowers and Hags with which
the stand w.is decorated were presented te
the club by thu ladies of Strasburg. After
the injuring Jehn A. Ceylo made a short
speech returning the thanks of the club
te the ladies for the beautiful presents.
The speaker was presented with a hand
some bouquet.
The whole affair passed off very pleas
antly. It was one of the largest meetings
ever lii-M iu Strasburg, and it showed
clearly that the Democracy arc at work.
DI'-.-.JOrKVrlU rjU3IAKY ELECTION.
Kilns (' SnyiltT Unanimously Nominated
ter AKseinuiy.
In a-je'idaiicc with a notice, issued by
the cit ampaign committee, the Democ
racy et" !i'5 M-veral wards of the city met
at their us-psetive polling places Saturday
evening, te nominate a candidate for As
sembly. There being no contest for the
nomination, there was no excitement at
any of the polls, and thu attendance at
most of them was small. .Mr. ElimG.
Snyder received every vote polled, and the
return judges declared him duly nomi
nated. Mr. Snyder is an active Democrat,
of unblemished character aud business
sagacity ; is a member of city councils
and of the school beard, and will make a
faithful, diligent and unpurchasable repre
sentative. Of his triumphant election
there au be no doubt.
Lecal Tobacco Trade.
There i neibitig of especial interest te re
port in the trade of this city and county.
We hear .'encale of 500 cases and an
other of Ci.0, both of 1879 leaf, at private
terms. Then were probably ether smaller
sales, a-- quite a number of eastern buyers
arc ou han'i picking up such lets as suit
them in quality and price. The crop ap
pears te be going off at full figures and as
rapidly as med be desired.
Nothing is doing in the new crop, none
of it as yet having been stripped, though
a geed !'. of it is ready for stripping, if
the weathci was favorable for that par
pose. The long continued drau .lit, how
ever, bus prevented net only the .stripping
but cveu'nu examination ei" ils condition
en fhepeles. "
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