1 jlfcWJL- LANCASTER DAILY iKIEUENCEft, WEDNESDAY, APKIL27, 1881. 5V S--i- 5Lncastcr intelligencer. WEDNESDAY EVXM'O, AHtlb 37, 1881. The Time te Parity. The New Yerk Times, new that the election is ever, is trying te give its party a geed washing preparatory te its next struggle. TheZtnies seems te be lieve that cleanliness is a geed thing for a party and that it is doing a valuable office te its own by attempting its purifi cation. That may be considered doubtful in view of the fact that the Republicans have certainly carried at least the last two presidential elections corruptly. The very corruption in the postmaster general's office, which the Times is new industriously exposing and denouncing, was used te procure the means of carry ing the Indiana election. Ex-Senater Dersey,the secretary of the national com cem com mittee.whe was given during the winter a dinner in New Yerk, 'attended by all the prominent Republican politicians, en account of his valuable services in carry ing the Indiana election, is new found te be the chief of a star route ring in which he was represented by his brother and two ether confidential friends. The money made in their peculations is be lieved te have been freely used in secur ing the national Republican ascen dency which was necessary te the con tinued operations of the contributors. But the Times is doing geed service te the country, at least, in exposing these nefarious operations. They have been very great and very bold and have beea continued for many years in the face of constant exposures. The thieves seemed te find themselves se well entrenched as te defy exposure. There can be no doubt that their connections were very powerful te secure them continued immunity in what been barefaced swindles. The conspicieus year after year, such have fact, that the appropriation for these star routes was exceeded by many millions and that the second assistant postmaster general was in the habit, at his own will and pleasure, of changing contracts se as te yield enormous profits te the contrac tors, alone sufficed te show that there was rottenness in the star route ser vice. Instead of ceasing or decreas ing with exposure, it grew apace. It appears that nearly every mail letting was made te yield a profit,small or great, te a ring of favored manipulators. Hew much earnestness there is in the present effort te correct the evil it would net be safe te predict ; but certainly the ad ministration lias new a splendid oppor tunity te put itself in geed odor with the people, and its true friends will demand that it shall make thorough work of its undertaken reform. Worse Even Than Hayes. The leading Republican organ of the country does net take a cheerful view of the prospects of civil service reform un der President Garfield. Under Hayes it was peer enough, but under Garfield it thinks that it bids fair te be much worse. One department, that of the interior, it declares was managed during Hayes' administration, with discipline and order ; intrigue was lessened if net ban ished ; and the work was performed care fully and efficiently without outside in terference. This was due, it considers, te the zeal and geed sense of Secretary Schurz, who was mero loyal te Hayes' professions than he was himself. But the treasury department was managed corruptly, it avows, te further Secretary Sherman's political ambition, and it might have truthfully said also te fill his pocket. The posteffice department de veloped the " amazing and humiliating star route scandals which are new being exposed." Mr. Garfield's secretary of the interior, we are told by this high Republican au thority, has re-established the most vi cieus methods of the old system, appoint ing incompetent men ever the heads of men of tried capacity, and often at higher salaries, and sacrificing the public inter est for private advantage. And the Times has no hope of any interference by Garfield te check these abuses. It does net even see fit te credit him with the geed work of his postmaster general, probably considering that here, as in the case of Hayes' secretary of the interior, the subordinate is a geed deal mere of a man than the chief. These are notable comments en Mr. Garfield's administration by its political friend, and we have elsewhere copied them in full. They confirm the current impression that the president is tee weak in his reform principles and his moral backbone te afford the country any substantial expectation of an honest, efficient and economical administration of the government. -- As Yen Like It. The Philadelphia Turns thinks that Judge Livingston's chief 'trouble as a judge is his excessive amiability, and believes that in his second term he will bravely conquer this weakness. The man towards whom his amiability has chiefly been extended, te his own detri ment, it considers te be his associate, Judge Patterson, whom he permitted te lead him te agree te "the illegal and impolitic arraignment of two reputable members of the bar for contempt and misbehavior in office and a foolish if net malicious dis missal from the bar." We doubt very much whether Judge Livingston will feel properly grateful for such a defense ; certainly he has no reason te se feel. A judge who is led by "amiability" into malice," must be of a queer composi tion ; and te the people whom he judges it does net matter much whether it is the malice or the amiability- that leads him for the particular occasion into injustice. The Times affords Judge Livingston an opportunity te ponder whether it is nice te be deemed the amiable tool in the ma licious acts of his associate ; probably, when he gets through balancing the pre's and con's, he would like just as well te be attributed a little mere inde pendence, even at the cost of trading off a share of his amiability for an addition al share of malice. Mb. Gbiek, "the original Garfield man." declines te take the Third as sistant postmaster generalship which the I beneficiary of his long lone vote proffers him. The Wilkesbarre Recerd of the Times explains that Garfield distinct ly premised Grier the Second as sistant pesmaster generalship and that the change te the Third was made at a cabinet meeting, upon Wayne MacVeagh's unauthorized and false statement that Grier would as seen have it. As a matter of salary or congenial duties Grier would as seen have one as the ether, but as a matter of principle he wants the place premised te him or none. He has a suspicion that Brady's successor can make a geed deal of glory for himself, and that possibly he was net the man wanted te reap this ad vantage. Anyhow Grier is en the war path after MacVeagb. MINOR TOPICS. The authorities of one of the Swiss can tens have just passed a law forbidding boys under fifteen te smeke, either in the streets or at home. A Copenhagen paper, the Natienalt, says that the West Indian islands of Santa Cruz, St. Themas and St. Juan will shortly pass into the hands of the United States at a price of $0,000,000. The Gcrraantewn Telegraph announces its withdrawal from this date from all participation iu political contests. It will hereafter be non-partisan. It craves for peace ane geed will, and hence a release from the harshness and bitterness of po litical strife. Literature, science, agricul ture, horticulture, sheeting and fishing, and a full aud careful condensation of the eventsef the day, will remain its pervad ing features. The ears of the West Chester Village Recerdare shocked by the nomenclature of the contending factious of its political friends in this county. Observing that the " Heg Ring " and the " Bull Ring " have become promiscuously " mixed up " in thfi present campaign it thinks " one reform that would leek especially well, new that a reorganization is being made, would be te get some mere elegant names for the several quarreling and contending cliques." In the Chamber of Deputies at Rome the ether day, Signer Teodosie de Domi Demi nicis, deputy from Basilicata, was caught in the act of stealing a note for 109 francs ($20) from another deputy, Siguer Elia, of Anceua. He pretended that he was euly practicing a little joke en his fellow member ; but he has borne a bad charac ter for a long time, and there is no doubt of his guilt. If congressmen must steal our statesmen should imitate the Remans and steal from each ether instead of plundering the public who elect and pay them. When Chicago built a tunnel two miles under Lake Michigan, it was loudly pro claimed that the problem of he- te get pure water for a great city had been solved, but a south wind and Heed in the Chicago river carries all the decaying mat ter in that shursish stream out into the lake, a swift rush of impurity pollutes the source of the city's water supply, and the nconle of Chicago have te boil water if they drink. It only takes the cencurieace of three such events as flood, tide and wind te destroy St. Petersburg and Chicago may go yet mere mere easily. It is reported that the Heuse legislative apportionment committee has agreed en a hill which increases the number of mem bers te 203, aud is throughout an infamous gerrymander. The following counties are te each gain representatives : Philadelphia one, Allegheny two, Clearfield one, Dela ware one, Fayette one, Luzerne two, Me- Kean one and Westmoreland one. The following counties each lese one represen tative : Bucks, Berks, Carben, Venango, Erie, Crawford, Lackawanna and Frank lin. Dauphin and Lebanon counties arc combined into one senatorial district, and m Philadelphia is se cut up as te give the Republicans almost the entire delegation. Three persons were convicted of man slaughter recently in England for the homicide of a boy, whilst they were en gatrcd in rifle practice, as it could net be determined who fired the fatal shot. In this case, Regina vs. Salmen and ethers, the defendants set up a 100 yards target near a dwelling house, and one of the ride balls struck and killed the boy in a tree in his father's garden 393 yards off. -The rifle was sighted for 950 yards, and would carry a deadly bullet for a mile. Chief Justice Coleridge said in his opinion : " If a per son docs a thing which in itself is dangcr dangcr eur, and without taking proper precaution te prevent danger arising, and if he se docs it and kills a person, it is a criminal act as against that person. That would make it clearly manslaughter as regards the pris oner whose shot killed tiiebey. It fellows as the result of the culpable ignorance of this one that each of the prisoners is an swerable for the acts of ths ethers, they all being engaged in one common pursuit," PERSONAL.. The funeral of the late James T. Fields was entirely private. There were many offerings of flowers. Among these pres ent were Mr. Longfellow, 3Ir. Helmes, Dr. Cellycr, of New'Yerk, Mr. Emersen, Mr. Whipple and Mr.Aldrich. Rev. Dr. Bortel officiated. Jehn Gerham Palfrey, the historian, statesman and editor, died in Bosten yes terday. He wasbern in Bosten, May 2, 1796, and as preacher, professor, editor of the North American Revieteand historian of New England he was one of the men whom Bosten delighted te honor in his rips old age". In justice te Dorset it should be said that he did net pay for that famous dinner at Delraonice's. It was paid for in sub sub sub scriptionsef $250 apiece by fifteen eminent Republican citizens, each of whom sup posed that the ethers had invited him te the banquetasa tribute te his merits, until they met and compared notes after learning that the bill "remained unpaid. The Church of the Disciples, Bosten, was founded 40 years age te-day, with Rev. James Freeman Clake as pastor, the simple declaration being "Faith in Canst as the Sen of Ged, and a desire te co-operate in the study aud practice of Christianity." The anniversary will be appropriately commenmerated in the church this evening. Rev. A.H.Vixten, D. D., arrived in Phil adelphia en Wednesday evening last, and en Thursday preached the sermon in the con secration services of the church of the Hely Trinity. He was apparently in his usual health, but rose en Saturday morn ing feeling unwell, and died yesterday at 4 a. ra., at Lemuel Coffin's residence. Miss Jessie Kimball, a widow's daugh ter in Cleveland, will be eighteen years old next Saturday, and en that day gets her fortune of $500,000. Sirs. K. is in Europe. The young woman became lonely, and the ether day she and a lad named Will H. Hayes went ever the Michigan line, where no marriage license is required, and new neither she, nor he, nor their future is lonely. Mr. and Mrs. Garfield sends flowers every Sunday te the little "Disciple" church wherein they attend service. It is wooden building of the plainest sort. The service is simple, and when it is ever friendly salutations are exchanged by the members of the congregation. The presi dent nods or shakes hands with some ac quaintance, aud Mrs. Garfield invites recognition by her gentle ways and kindly smile, m Hymen had a field day yosterday Whitelaw Reid was married in New Yerk te the daughter of the rich Califor nia banker, D. O. Mills. She were white satin, trimmed with lace, a lace veil and diamond ornaments. There were two bridesmaids, and no best man. Many dis tinguished people were at the wedding. The newly married couple started for Ohie te visit Mr. Reid's inxalid mother. Early in May they will return te New Yerk aud sail for Europe. Pitts burgh had a fashionable wedding in the nuptials of Miss Anna G. Wells, daughter of the owner of the Philadelphia Ptess, te Rebert J. Cook, a lawyer and a celebrated oarsman who captained the famous crew of Yale college. Senater Frclinghuysen's son was married yester day te Miss Ida Planturc, and Miss Rath Iccu Tobias, a Philadelphia belle, was married te Mr. Baird of-Glasgow, Scot land. Mew They de It in Reading. There is in Reading a man about sixty years old who owns a horse and cart ana makes a living by hauling ashes and doing ether odd jobs about town. He is in ex cellent health, and works nearly every day of his life. He is opposed te what he calls "the wicked speculation in deathbed life insurance." and he has had considerable amusement at the expense of these who dabble in it. New and then he tells an agent te send around a speculator. The speculator is informed of "a geed sub ject." When he is approaching the old man feigns feebleness and says, "Ne, no ; they won't take me. I'm net well enough." " Yes they will," says the speculator ; "I'll see that you are taken all right. Just you sign this blank application. I'll put you iu for 35,000." The old man coughs, complains that his lungs are nearly gene, and says : " Well, I'll sign ; but I guess the company won't pass me. Dr. was here yesterday and examined me. I don't kuew what he reported." Anether very weak attempt at coughing here fellows, the blank application is signed, the subject is paid $10, and the speculator departs, saying as he gees. "Geed-by, Mr. ; hope you'll seen get ever your cold and get stronger." When the speculator is out of sight the old man straightens up, laughs heartily, puts his $10 in his vest pocket, and says : "The rascal! Insuring me for $5,000 for his own benefit, aud then having the impudence te wish me an early recovery !" The old man gees te see his friends, and they tell him he is looking better than ever, while he knows he is as healthy as a buck. In that way he has captured about a dozen speculators, and is insured for about $70,000. The policies are hardly worth pocket room, because the old man is likely te live ten or twenty years. The peer old people who are insured have all sorts of agreements with these who own the policies. Seme are furnished se much coal per year ; while ethers re ceive flour and ether previsions. Seus have their parents' lives insured largely. Brethers insure brothers. Parents insure their children at all ages ; but the heaviest business is in insuring peer old people en the brink of the grave for the benefit of strangers. STATE ITEMS. Henry Sylvester Redman, aged 13, would jump the train in Harrisburg des pite parental remonstrance. He was hor ribly mangled under the wheels yester day. On Monday next, the Pennsylvania rail road company's elevated extension en Fil bert street, Philadelphia, will be opened for freight traffic. The gasoline in the chandelier wagon attached te Fercpaugh's circus exploded after being leaded en a railway carat Hun tingdon, and the wagon and contents were consumed. Less $3,000 ; no insurance. $1,900 having been subscribed by the benevolent citizens of Reading te rebuild the house of W. B. Meser in the destruc tion of which his two children perished, and the new building being erected, a vile incendiary set it en fire last night and burned it te the ground. At the Barnum circus in- Philadelphia yesterday as Cerdena was leaping through a hoop of fire, en the back of a spirited horse, the animal swerved from his course causing his flank te strike R. H. Dockrill, the equestrian director, throwing him senseless te the edge of the ring. He was only slightly injured. The visit of the little Indians from Car lisle has had the effect te direct the atten tions of Philadelphians mere strongly than ever te the training school at Carlisle. The wisest and best friends of the Indian race confidently believe that the solution of the Indian problem may be found in the multiplication of this training school. . Hugh Fergusen, judge ; James Beatty, inspector, and Andrew Kclley, inspector, of the Eighteenth division, Fourth ward. Philadelphia, charged with making false return of the votes at the last election, plead guilty and were sent te jail for eight months. Themas Regan, of the Eighth ward, was convicted et illegal voting. Ths fight ever the Bethlehem posteffice has get ent upon the street, and last even ing Mattes, the appointee, get into an altercation with Majer Self ridge, a re monstrant, and called him a dirty liar aud ether harsh names-. Mr. Selfridge then turned, caught Mr. Mattes by the neck and dealt him several severe blows en the face, the marks of which are still appar ent. They have gene te law. In Pike county, about fifteen miles from Milferd, is a little clearing in the forest, and a hamlet of some thirty inhabitants, all farmers. They saw forest fires were approaching them from all directions, and all night leus they toiled te save their homes and families ; but the flames drew nearer and nearer, aud the disheartened men were about te abandon their farms and flee for life, when some fifteen men from ether villages arrived, and the united efforts of all prevailed: The flames leaped up thirty feet in the air, and the heat was overpowering, uther places are threaten- ed, and precautionary measures are being taken. LATEST MEWS BT MAIL. A brakeman, named Winnena, was killed and two ether persons were injured by a railroad accident, near Rondout. Seuth Jersey farmers say the fruit crops in that sectian of the state will be above tne average. A French iron-clad Surveillante bom barded and destroyed a Tunisian fort en the Island of Tabarca. The French troop probably land there te-day. The president has appointed William McMichael of Philadelphia, and Jehn K. Boies of Hudsen, Michigan, te be members of the beard of Indian commissioners. The national committee of the Green back party will meet in St. Leuis en the 7th of June te elect a chairman in place of T. H. Murch, resigned, and te transact ether business. The body of a new-born babe found at West Monmouth, N. J., had been strangled with the strings et an apron. A domestic has been arrested en suspicion of being the mother and murderess. B. F. Ackerman, living ten miles north of Blessem Prairie, Texas, while at the house of one of his tenants was fired upon by four men, armed with Winchester rifles, and seriously wounded in the face, breast and leg. The steamer City of Austin was wrecked en Pelican Sheals, inside of Fernandina bar, Flerida, en Sunday, owing te a pilot's fault, and will be a total less, with most of her cargo ; the vessel was worth $100, 000 and the cargo $75,000. About twelve Republican senators have signed a call for a meeting of the Republi can caucus te procure the holding of some executive sessions at an early day. Unless rive of tne signers wiuidraw their names from the call, the holding of the caucus is obligatory. Benjamin Kitlicart, aged 72 years, em ployed en Lippincott's farm, near Pal myra, Burlington county, was burned te death while Burning brash, and his charred remains were found among the ashes. It is generally supposed that he was overcome by the heat and fell in the way of the fire. Seme boys while digging in the mead ows near the Pennsylvania railroad depot in Harrison, N. J., dug up six glass fruit jars. They proceeded te scrape the mud off, and were horrified te find that each jar contained the body of a fully-developed child, apparently a day or two old, and all preserved in alcohol. In Des Moines Jas. Olderbach shot and instantly killed a pretty Behcmiau girl, named Alary Brooks. He was under the influence of liquor, and had just had some conversation with the girl. He asserts that he did the deed iu fun, merely point ing the pistol playfully without any intent te fire it. The humorist is in jail. Bishop Bergcss, of the Catholic diocese of Detroit, forbids all Catholics te originate or participate in public picnics or excur sions en Sundays or holy days. He also forbids the holding of fairs for the benefit of churches, schools or charitable institu tions, without first submitting the rea sons therefer in writing for episcepal ap proval. The wife of cx-Reprcscntative J. D. Thompson, of Leuis county, Ky., has been drowned by the capsizing of a small row-beat in a swollen stream. Mr. Thompson, who is a delicate man, clung te his wife with heroic energy for nearly half an hour, when help arrrived and they were brought te shore. The wife died and the husband is suffering from exhaustion and shock se that his recovery is thought te be impossible. Themas Harrigan, a negre convicted for rape in the state prison in Concord, Mass., wanted te get rid of hard labor during a long term of confinement. He quietly went te the circular saw, set it in motion, took the fingers of his right hand inj his left, and slid the wrist along the groove until the hand was neatly amputated. He threw the severed member en the fleer, and, walking up the officer in charge, asked that the bleeding stump be dressed. The steam sole leather tannery of A. Gunn & Ce., at Kingsten, Ontare, has burned. Less $50,000. Eight dwellings en Scott street, Quebec, were burned mak ing fifteen families homeless. Smith's box factory, at Grccnpeiut, Leng Island, was damaged by fire, and several persons employed in the building were severely injured. Gee. Bloemficld, aged 23, was caught under a falling wall and burned te death, and a painter named Brcckcnbcrg, is missing. Michael Reveir, a farmer, Valentine Walker, a half-breed Indian, and James Williams, a school teacher, (i0 years of age, were in a saloon at Bridgcten, St. Leuis county, Me. Walker and Reveir became involved in a dispute and Mr. Williams interposed en behalf of Reveir, whereupon the Indian savagely dragged him out of the saloon, flung him en the ground and pounded him 011 the head with a large rock, crushing iu his skull and killing him almost instantly. Reveir in terposed and Walker beat him fatally with a fence rail. Floods in Minnesota. The floods in Minnesota are increasing, causing great destruction of bridges, houses and ether property, and washing out railroad tracks. The ice went out of Lake Pepin yesterday, and the Mississippi is new open its entire length. The towns of Mankato. Granite Falls, Carver and Montevideo are wholly or partly submerged. The damage at Mankato is estimated at $30,000. Se far only two lives are reported lest in the flooded region. The river at St. Paul rose two feet yesterday, and the booms, two miles above the city, were swept down the stream. Advices from Quincy, Illinois, re port the crevasse at the Sny Levee widen ing, and that a strip of cultivated land three te eight miles iu width and fifty in length is already under water. Belew Quincy the Mississippi river is ten miles wide. LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. A Sunday Scheel Convention Te-morrow. . The Lutherans in and around Lancaster propose te meet during te-morrow, at Grace church. Rev. C. Elvin Houpt, pas ter, te discuss various topics of interest in Sunday school life. Theso suggested are the following : "Hew can parents aid the Sunday school ?" "Who should teach in Sunday school ?" " Impiety and its pre vention in the school." " The parochial school system." "Dees the present sys tern of Sundav schools meet the wants of the church?" "Hew te form interests and maintain adult classes." Though maintained under the auspices of the dis trict conference of the Lutheran church, it will be an open meeting for all who may wish te hear these vital subjects discussed. Politics and Crashed Ice. Phll'a Chronicle-Herald. That " social gathering " of Democratic and Republican senators at Colonel Duffy's in Lanrcustar ceuntv. means business. Colonel Duffy is the warm friend of Simen Cameren, whose Denegal farm is net far distant. Duffy's was only a stepping placn en the way te Cameren's, where, it is safe te say, there was mere than a so cial conference. Put it down for a cer tainty that they took their crushed ice with politics en it. New let us see en what terms the deadlock is te be broken. That is the milk in the cocoanut. Notary Public. Geerge O. Reland, of New Helland, has been appointed a notary public by Cever norHeyt,his commission te date from April 2Gtb, and run for three years. GENERAL WEAVER. THF GREENBACK LEADER AT TVL. TOX OPERA HOUSE. He Makes a Speeclt an the Meney Jues Jues tlen The Xatienal Banks Fiercely De nounced What Caused the Panic Panic Hew the Bondholders Fatten off the People The Greenback the Only True i'aper Currency The Issue; or the Fu ture, and the Mission of the New Party. Gen. James B. Weaver, the leader of the Greenback party in Congress, and late the candidate of that party for the presidency of the United States, made a speech at Fulton opera house last night. The hall was net mere than one-fourth filled, but the general, nevertheless, spoke with great warmth and feeling, and was listened te with close attention, and occasionally heartily cheeied. He was conducted te the stage and in troduced te the audience by Mr. R. J. Housten, the acknowledged leader of the party in this city. Gen. Weaver commenced by saying that it had been his pleasure te address his fel low citizens almost every day and some times twice a day for some weeks past, and his audiences had generally been very large ; if the attendance was net se large en the present accasieu it was probably because the people had net been awakened te the great importance of the money question ; they have been tee busy with their own affairs te properly investigate tne subject aud have been misled by the influence of these whose interest it is te misrepresent the party. This should net discourage these who favor the Green back policy. The old Abolition party, the Free Seil party and new pow erful Republican party, had labor ed uudcr the same disadvantages and had triumphed in the end. General Weaver said J10 would attempt te set forth as clearly and briefly as pessible the true principles of the Greenback-National party. He believed that Democratic and Republicans aud all ether parties were equally interested in tbe success of these principles ; he believed they were equally honest iu their political views, aud that if they would forego their party preiudiccs and investigate the true condition 01 affairs they would support the Greenback: princi ples. He wished it te be distinctly under stood that the Greenback party did net propose te carry the election by any disorder or subversion of the rights of property ; en the contrary their object was te conserve these rights and mere firmly secure them te te the whole people. Our ancestors who framed our present system of government brought net only great ability but great virtue te aid them in the work. They might have yielded te the demands of Great Britain aud lived comfortably under the British govern ment, but they felt that they owed a duty te pestcrity,and they were willing te suf fer in the fulfilment of that duty. They believed in free government, and that no power essential te the happiness of the whole people should be allowed te pass out of the hauds of these net chosen by the people. Iu the constitution framed by them it is provided that Congress, the representatives of the people, shall have power te declare war. Would it be safe te delcgate the power te declare war te the gunsmiths and powder manu facturers? Certainly net, though none ethers kuew se well the use and power of war munitions. The constitution de clares that Congress shall regulate com merce, but it gives no power te fix the price of butter, hay, or ether commodities. Congress is given the power te coin money and regulate the value thereof. Arc you willing that this great power shall be del cgatcd te these who are net responsible te you for its issue ? The national bank sys tem is at war with the principles of free government. They are given power te ex pand and contract the currency at their own pleasure and thus regulate the prices of produce aud labor. In the old slave times capital said it should own labor. That system was overthrown by the Re publican party, and new, although capi tal has abandoned its claim te our labor, it still holds that capital shall control the price of labor, and that is just as bad. Meney is essential te the prosperity and happiness of the people, therefore it should be issued by the people through their rep rescntatives, an 1 net by the banks. The people, and net the banks, should deter mine the amount of money uccessary te their use. A distinguished advocate of hard money has said that, ether things being equal, tne volume of money in circulation determines the price of labor, the larger the volume of money the higher the price of labor, and vice versa. This is undoubtedly true, and being true it is evident that the power that can determine the volume of money determines tbe pay of labor. This immense power has been given te the national banks, and they have used it te the oppression and impoverish ment of the people. Iu 1873 the great panic overtook the country aud labor in all its branches was paralyzed. And then Congress under pretense of affording relief enacted a law authorizing tne national banks te retire their circulation iu whole or in part ! The banks rapidly retired then money. The argument was that over-pre ductien had caused the panic ; that there was se much feed in the world that people were starving te death; the shoemakers had made se many shoes people were compelled te go bare-feet ; there was se much cloth manufactured that people were obliged te wear rags ; there was se much rain that all the streams went dry ! This was the logic of the banks aud of the government and they acted upon it by largely contracting the volume of currency. What was the result? Prices went down; wages went down ; your property was taken from you and sold for half its value ; the capitalist bought it ; the people at large were beg gared ; and then the capitalist again went te Congress and in January, 1875, secured the enactment of another law removing the limits of bank circulation, se that prices might go up again and they could sell out at a large profit. And then the Republi can politicians chuckled and said : "Didn't we tell you se? didn't we say there would be geed times when we once get down te hard pan?" These infamous laws were passed in the intesest of a favored class, aud te the detriment of the whele people. General Weaver at some length related the circumstances attending the transition of our country from a pure republic te a money oligarchy, and declared that te-day we are only a republic in name. He next reviewed the inauguration of Lincoln ; the breaking out of the rebellion ; the efforts made te obtain money te quell it; the refusal of England and of our own money kings te lean us money for the purpose, and, finally, the issue of the greenback dollar, by which the war was successfully carried en and the government re-established. But it is ob jected that the greenback became depre ciated. Se it did; but why? Net be cause of any lack of confidence in its value en tne part et ths people, but because the government itself depreciated it by stamping upon it that it would net be re ceived as a legal tender for customs duties and interest en the public debt. Other paper money was issued by the gov ernment that never depreciated. The sixty millions of demand notes never de preciated a cent; they were always at par with geld. because theyberc en their face the assurance that they were a legal tender for everything. Gen. Weaver at this point of his remarks paid a high compli ment te Thaddeus Stevens, whom he de clared te be the greatest statesman of his day, and who was the first te insist en having the greenback made a legal tender for all debts. He also presented decumen-1 tary evidence te snow that the deprecia tien of the greeabaek dollar te? 34 osnts esnts was largely owing te a deliberate conspir acy entered into by a band of speculators te raise the price of corn, regardlees of the disastrous effects it would have upon both the people and the government. He also quoted from ex-Secretary Jehn Sherman, who held that it was geed policy te depre ciate the greenbacks se that they would come the mere" readily into the treasury in exchange for bends ! Gen. Weaver said this was cer tainly geed policy for the bondholder, who thus received three dollars for one, and six per cent, interest in geld ; but what kind of policy was it for the people who had te feet the bill ? Ne wen'ler the bank ers declared our banking system tbe best in the world when it enriched them at the expense of the people. Gen. Weaver pre sented an array of official figures te r.hew that the people had already paid te the bondholders in interest alone many hun dreds of millions of dollars mere than they (the bondholders ) had iuvested in behalf of the government, and that the people still ewe the debt, and cannot pay it as long as the present system of banking is tolerated ; because the banks are founded en the bends. He introduced figures te show that had the greenback been made a full legal tender at the be ginning of the war, all the expenses of the government could have been met without the issuing of bends, and tbe national debt at the close of the war would net have exceeded thirteen' hundred million dollars. Gen. Weaver next gave an amusing de scription of the favoritism shown bond holders and bankers under existing laws which absolve them from .the payment of all taxes of every descrip tien, enable them te deposit their bends with their government, receive national bank netcTiu lieu of them, draw interest in geld en their beuds, and at the same time have nine-tenths of their entire capi tal for banking purposes. He contrasted this system of favoritism te the bankers, who fatten off the gevernmeut with the cold shoulder given te the peer crippled soldier who saved the natieu from disrup tion. Any kind of money is geed enough for him, and he must be Jaxcd te the fullest extent, while only geld and no taxation are geed eueugh for the banker. General Weaver briefly defended the bill introduced by him into Congress, providing for pay ing tbe soldier the difference between the depreciated paper dollar with which his services were paid, and the geld dollar of the bend holder. Gen. Weaver had no faith iu either of the old parties, but he believed the Green back would speedily come into power. It made no war upon capital, but insisted that labor, by which all capital is produced, must be protected. When labor struck against capital in 1S77, the strong arm of the state was called upon te protect it, and the laborers were shot down in their tracks. Everybody said this was right; it was necessary te quell the riot and restore order. But when capital struck against labor a few weeks age ; when the banks threatened te withdraw, and some of them did with draw their circulation, for the express pur pose of intimidating the government, what was then done ? Did the government as sert itself against the banks ? Ne ; in their interest, and under their threats, Mr. Hayes vetoed the 3 per cent, funding bill. It was vetoed because it provided that the banks should be compelled te take the 3 per cent, bends. Hayes hauled down the flag of the nation and surren dered te the banks, and Gaificld runs up the white flag in token of his sub mission te them ! Garfield, who took an oath te support the constitution and enforce the laws, declares that the greenback is net money, and yet the law savs it is money and makes it a legal ten der for all debts except te the favored bondholder. Gen. Weaver said he regard ed Garfield as the James Buchanan of the Republican party and believed he was the agent at whose hands the power of that party will speedily end. The question then is, What party shall take its place ? Net the Democratic party which for a quarter of a century has vainly been try ing te defeat it. The successor of the Republican party will be the new National Greenback party. Tbe great issues of the future will be the money question, the regulation of com merce among the states, and the free and cheap transmission of information by telegraph. The Greenback party favors three kinds of money, geld, silver and paper, and it holds that the government should issue all of it. It new issues the geld and silver aud why should it net, in stead of the banks, issue the paper? The Greenback party also favors governmental control of the great railroad and telegraph lines, that they may be used in the inter est of the people, instead of the interest of great monopolies. Thcse r questions cannot he settled by the ' old par tics, which arc divided against themselves, but must be settled by the new party. General Weaver gave a graphic descrip tion of the way in which the bosses of the old parties manage te control them through the agency of the caucus, and concluded bis address by declaring . that " the man who is net as honest at the polls as he is at the prayer-meeting is an arrant hypo crite." Gen. Weaver is a man of line physique, nearly six feet in height, well proportioned and graceful. He speaks fluently and for cibly, albeit he appears te be easily an noyed and irritated, as was evidenced last evening en several occasions when boys noisily left the gallery, or when some thoughtless person in the audience made a remark that was overheard by the orator. On these occasions the speaker "stepped short " for a moment and looked daggers at the offenders. On the whole the audi ence was a very orderly and attentive one, and Gen. Weaver was listened te with close attention and apparently made a very favorable impression en his hearers. Planting Water. Lilies. Many people in, these parts who have of late years essayed te cultivate water lilies with only a moderate degree of success will be pleased te bear from a high au therity en such subjects that if properly treated there is scarcely anything easier te grew. In the first place, the bottom of the pond should be mere or less rauddy.aud the water from say one te three feet in depth. Tie a stone te the bulb or root sufficiently heavy te keep it in its place at the bottom. Then with a stick with a blunt cud gently ferce it into the mud and-let it alone, we have no doubt that if the bulb is suffic iently weighty it would grew by merely letting it drop te the bottom. Still, push ing it carefully into the mud is the surest. The planting should take place in the sprinsr or fall. New is as favorable a time as any. A Till Tapper. The alley gate between Scheenberger's Excelsior beep saloon and Charles W. Eckert's fruit store, en East King street, was left open last night, and, as it was warm for his fruit, Eckert also left open the wide transom above his back deer, it was the easiest thing in the world for a thief te walk back, crawl in through the transom and force open the money drawer. He get $2.50 for his trouble and risk, and took nothing else. State Medical Society. 1'ettsville Chronicle. The Pennsylvania state medical society meets at Lancaster en May 11. Dr. Jehn T. Carpenter, of Pottsville, who is presi dent, of the society, will deliver an address en that evening at the opera house, before the assembled society and citizens. This address is usually looked upon as one of the events of the meeting, and Dr. Car penter may be depended en fox something fine. JCOTAT OF COMMON FIEAS. V, Ieler Judge Livingston. The jury lu the case of Martin H. Grube vs. Jehn Weidler, rendered a verdict in favor of the plaintiff for $198.80. Before Judge Patterson. A. Guthrie, for the use of Geerge Laro Lare partcr, vs. Jehn E. Weaver. This was an action te recover $29.93, the amount of a due bill dated December 13, 1376. Guthrie showed th.it the due bill was given te him by the defendant- and it was aPcr wards transferred te Laniparter, who was refused payment when it was demanded. The de fense was that the due bill was paid when- a settlement of a partnership be tween Guthrie and the defendaut was made. The jury found in favor of plain tiff for S33.43. The tuse of the American 3Iechanics building and lean association of Lancaster county vs. J. Kahler Snyder was the last one en the list for trial. This case was te have been tried by Judge Weeks, of Yerk, as both of our judges had at one time been interested iu this association. After the jury had beii selected aud before they were sworn it was learned that the de fendant was uuable te le.ive the house, having been injured rather seriously iu a runaway yesteiday (an account of which appeals elsewhere). A certificate from Dr. Welehans, Snyder's, physician, show ing his, inability te leave the house, was presented te the court, and the case was continued. Judge Weeks was te have ar rived here ;t 1J o'clock, but word was telegraphed te him that he should net come. Opinions Filed. In the suit of cnm'th of Pennsylvania vs. Chi istepher Lillcr, barber, in which a penalty was imposed by Aldermau Spur rier for working en Sunday, and the pro ceedings of the magistrate were cert ieraried, Judge Patterson filed the opinion of the court, in which the exceptions were dis missed and the proceedings of the magis trate were sustained. In a similar suit which was brought against Henry Wolf before Alderman Dennelly, of the Eighth ward, the excep tions weii! sustained and proceedings of the magistrate set aside. A FIIU5 AND A FltSHT. The Iir . slight One, but the Fight net se Slight. Last evening between 8 and 9 o'clock tire was discovered in a stable belonging te Mrs. Magdclena Hcitshu, situated en North ijueeu street between Walnut and Lemen. The fire was a slight one, and it was extinguished in a short time before much damage was done. The building was of fr.iiue aud insured. It was occupied by Jacob Shirk. The less will be slight. Edwaid Cehen, who has a tobacco ware house near by, had several cases of tobacco slightly damaged by water. The building which was en fire is situ ated in the rear of the engine heuse of the Washington lire company. The only companies that were in service at the fire were the Fi icudship and the "Washy." Beth had streams en the fire and in some way they became engaged in a water fight. This led te something mere serious and bricks and stones were thrown. Chris tian Nixderf, Geerge Lutz, Harry Gcnsemer, and a young man named Auxer, of the Washington, and Jehn Heek, Hi fry liable and Frank Witnicr, of the Friendship, were hit with bricks aud mere or less cut and bruised. The one who is the most seriously injured is Lutz, who has an ugly cut. A young man natnu-.l Bewman while standing en a fence near the lire was also struck by a brick and had his head injured. It is net known who started the brick-throwing. Each company claims that the ether be gan it, and like all fights of this kind it is pretty difficult te get at the real facts. It is claimed by some of the firemen that bricks were thrown by sumo boys who were at the fire aud had no connection with either company. Frank 11 Hewell, a member of the Em pire book and ladder company, while at work at the fire, stepped en a rusty nail in a beard and injured his feet, which is quite sere te-day. Several numbers of different companies fell into a cess peel in the neighborhood, and, although they did net injure them selves it gave them an opportunity te swear in several differcut colors. Mr. Marker's Successor. As i'orcslia-lewed in these columns the vestiyefSt. Jehn's P. E. 'church has unanimously invited a former rector of the parish te the place made vacant by Mr. Barker's resignation. Rev. Dr. E. W. Appleteti, new of Cheltenham near Phila (lclphi;',is well known te Lancastcrians, as St. Jehn's was his first parish, becoming assistant minister July 1. 1857, and rector April 21, 1S59. He left the parish July 1, 1861, en account of impaired health, spending some time iu Europe On his return he took a charge iu Trenten, New Jersey, and afterwards made a tour te(tho Hely Land, returning with restored health and vigor, and for the past twelve years has been rector of St. Paul's, Cheltenham, Pa. In his farewell address te the Yeung Men's society of St. Jehn's, which he had organized, he said, " I would be willing te spend all my days in this humble parish, for I shall never find another like it." His parishioners and citizens generally cherish the kindliest recollections and highest regard for him, and far beyond the limits of his parish the ho;.e is expressed that he will accept the urgent call te St. Jehn's rector recter ship. ICuti:et- -'cr!eu Driving Accident. Yesterday C'apt. E. McMellcn, pro pre pro thenotaiy, and J. Kahler Snyder started te drive Id the Blue Ball for the purpose of looking at a bridge. When they reached a peint1 near the second tell gate from this city, en the New Helland turnpike, the spindle of the front axle of the buggy sud denly broke. The wagon was let down upon the hen-c's heels and he began te kick and run. Mr. McMellcn was unable te step the horse, se he jumped out of the bungy, still keeping held of the lines, which broke. Mr. Mc Mellcn was t hrewn heavily te the ground and was badly bruised about the legs. Snyder ni:,e jumped out of the buggy, fell en a stone pile and had one of his knees badly cut. He was bruised about (the body iu different places and also had his head cut. The horse was seen caught, but the buggy was badly broken. The gen tlemcn did net allow the accident te hin der them from attending te the business. They sscuicd another buggy and after looking :tt the bridge they drove back te the city. Sny der is te-day unable vtOj lcave his bed. Going West. Columbia llerahl. This week closes the career of Mr. Jehn C. Claik. of this place, 83 a clerk in the auditor general's office. During his term in that office he made himself the reputation Of being one of the best clerks in the de partment, and had the respect-and esteem of his principal and all of his associates. In a few days he expects te leave for Bucna Vh-ta, Colerado, where he has an interest in a silver mine. We hope he may meet with sucecss and return te Columbia with a freight cir tilled with the filthy lucre. Presentation. On Monday the employee of the motion 'department of the Lancaster watch factory presented their foreman, Mr. B. F. Thorp, with a handsome silver vase and card-receiver lined with geld. Mr. Thorp, who has been employed in the watch factory for the last two years, inicnas 10 icavc shortly for his old home at Waltham, Mass., and will carry with him the respect and regard of his numerous friends.
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