LANCASTER TAtLY IflTlSLLlGBSSCER MONDAY, MAY 23, 1881.
Hancaster f nteiUgencet.
MONDAY EVENING, MAY 28, 1881.
All Trrfa With the Same Stick.
The Republicans have had another
primal?-, election in this county, and
surelyjietJiinthatthelNTELLiGEXCEn
has ever said about the vileness of their
organization and its best workers is se
strong as what they are new saying
about each ether and in their news
papers. Per weeks this community has
been infected with the loathsome con
tagion of political corruption, arising
from the struggle here between two
rival rings struggling by all bad devices
for the spoils of office. All reports agree,
and our personal observation con
firms it, that these rings were
never mere reckless 'and unscrupulous
in the employment of such devices.
Without doubt the larger portion of bet
ter citizens lingered with the New Era
faction, Crusting somewhat te its pledges
of reform, and te the character of its
candidates, among whom there were
fewer political hacks and candidates in
whom the roosters had se large a specu
lative interest as en the ether side ; and
te this confidence that faction is largely
indebted for the decided victory it has
wen. Somewhat, tee, it ewes te its bet
ter organization and bolder plan of cam
paign, selecting a full ticket and
strengthening its combination in the
strongholds of the opposition. But, after
all, far mere voters than the majority
which any of its candidates hits received,
were gained for them by the kind of
men and the sort of .means which it
professes, through its organ, te de
neunce, and te which the public can
never leek for the elevation te office of
men untrammeled by obligations incen
sistent with honest fealty te public in
terest. The effective practical work of
the Nar Era faction was largely centri
buted by Levi Sensenig and his camp
followers, and that f.ict makes the claim
ed victory of the " Citizen-Reform"
ticket as insincere as the triumph of
"reform" in the name of McMelleii-
Mentzer-Jehnsen & Ce., three years age,
is new admitted te have been by the
very men who crewed most loudly ever
it then.
The Intki.ligkxc-ek pointed out
then, te the sincere as well as te the
hypocritical friends of "reform," that no
geed could come out of the victory
of such political harlots as McMcllen and
J. W. Jehnsen,even ever Sensenig, Hies-
tand, Brown & Ce. Neither can we see
n-w any better prospect since MeMellen
a-id Sensenig and their respective allies
line changed their sides without any
change of their principles or their
methods. On last Saturday voles were
b night just as shamelessly and paid for
just ;is cheerfully by the " Reformers "
in Hie Second, Fourth and Sixth wards
ai by the no less dishonest, but less hyp
ecrilical, roosters en the ether side in the
Third and Eighth; and all ever the city,
if net all ever the county, this primary
election was an ergie of fraud, an
auction of votes, an utter abandonment
of every pretense te political fairness or
rectitude among these who conducted it.
Out of such a stew of corruption there
can only emanate the black spawn of
fraud. Ne ticket can be born from such
travail that is entitled te any respect as
the fair nomination of a dominant party.
Scarcely half the Republican voters par
ticipated in Saturday's election fairly
and freely. It was only a race of the
rascals and the competition of their cer
ruptien funds, which, we are assured,
ran up as high :is $5,000 or$6,000 en each
side.
It really matters little te the public
who is nominated in such a contest. The
stream cannot get above its fountain.
The men who get en the ticket will net
forget these who put them there, nor re
pudiate, the meaus employed te de it.
It does matter a great deal, however, te
our citizens that this sort of thing should
run riot no longer. Our youth are being
tainted deeply by it ; the morals of the
whole community are impaired by the
scenes attending these primary elec
tions : the conduct of the general
e'eetiens is largely affected by the
practices put in vogue. Neither
of the two factions new struggling for
the mastery is guiltless. Frem the de
feat or victory of none of these can re
lief be exiected. Places wen by such
means will be employed te perpetuate
them. The leaven of true reform can
only work among honest men, and as
yet the Republican parry of Lancaster
county shows itself painfully destitute of
men of this class, Mho have the brains
and the courage te scourge its party of
the thieves and money changers who
new pollute its organization and breed
iestilence in the whole body politic.
Conkling and Piatt have agreed te
stand for re-election. Nothing else was
left t.'.'em te de by the course of their
opponents who had forced the fighting
by organizing for their defeat. They
will go te Albany and demand a caucus
and submission te its will, because they
believe they can command a majority of
that caucus. Ne doubt they am, but it
must be remembered that the Republi
can majority . of the Pennsylvania
Legislature failed in exactly such
a scheme. Their rebellion was
dignified, into revolution by its suc
cess, and it is no longer a secret that they
were aided and abetted throughout by
Blaine and thus stiffened with the en
couragement of aid and comfort from
the administration. The opposition te
Cenkliug and Piatt in New Yerk will
be similarly inspired, and the Democrats
can de nothing mere sensible than te
stand off and let the dead lock remain
dead-locked until the issue gees te the
people where the Democracy have a
show. Fer in New Yerk there can be
no compromise. Conkling and Piatt
must stand or fall, and they will stand
or fall together.
. i
Mi:. Ge wen is net sustained by the
supreme court, though there are people,
such as the Philadelphia ZeSger says
"shake their heads, "who will have quite
as much respect for the dissent of Shars Shars Shars
woed, Trunkey and Sterret as for the
opinion of Mercur, Gorden, Paxson and
Greene. It is unfortunate that se many
judicialtribnnals nowadays divide en J
the 8x7 basis.
The .decision of the supreme court
reversing the lower court in the case of
the city against Welchans, is nothing
mere than we gave our readers reason te
expect. While it does net vindicate either
side te this profitless controversy in their
tempestuous proceedings in a tea-pet, it
proves, what the Intelligence!: has
consistently maintained, that the finance
committee acted with as little law as
discretion in their movements against
Welchans.
We are glad te see the name of Sena
ter Jehn E. Reyburn, of Philadelphia,
" mentioned as a Republican candidate
for governor." He is the kind of a man
whom his party should put up. He de
serves such honors at their hands and
such a dressing as the Democrats would
give him.
J. W. Jehnsen's seat in the church
was vacant yesterday morning. He was
doubtless 'comparing the new and old
versions of the New Testament as Levi
Sensenig's partner was reported te be
doing en Saturday night when Levi
asked for him.
We are very thankful that the ?M Re
publican voters of the Sixth ward and
the 200 in the Eighth never turn out at
the general election, reserving their
greatest efforts for the primaries.
MINOR TOPICS,
reform when it be gins
Great is
anS.
with
Tiikke were two live objects yesterday
for pulpit discourses the revised New
Testament and the corruption at the pri
maries. We de net hear that any of the
local clergy rose te the level of the occa
sion. Corener Misiit.ek was "lelt" at the
primaries all en account of the bob tail
ticket but he had three inquests, all the
same, between the opening of the polls and
the meeting of the return judges. And the
coroner reports himself still en deck, with
a red iu pickle for the people who left
him.
TUB SOKCEKEK.
Wlie harhers Leve within bis breast.
Though born te toil unit low estate,
Ib by the glamour of his guest,
Bnyend the rich and liitfh born, blest,
And greater than the great !
Nay. Love within u bramble path
llath grander reuliu than ancient Keine;
The humblest root et tile or thatch
llcneath his sorcery will match
Saint l'eter's mighty dome !
The Anti-Mouepoly league of New-
Yerk is steadily moving forward in its
efforts te create popular sentiment in be
half of the ends which it has iu view.
Pamphlets, editorials, paragraphs and
speeches are being .sewn broadcast, and
sooner or later the effect of this systematic
organization will be felt.
Next September twenty-five cadcten
ginccrs for service in the navy will be ap
pointed, by competitive examination, held
at Annapolis, and any Amrcican boy be
tween fifteen and twenty years of age has
the right te contest for ene of the cadet
ships. Here is a geed chance for lads
who would like te serve their country and
at the same time sail the bonnie blue sea.
Te the Reformed church comes the
grateful news that its general synod in fcs fcs
sien iu Tiffin, Ohie, have unanimously
adopted the report of the peace cemmis
sien which settled all the questions of
cultus and doctrine that se long agitated
and threatened te divide the church. It
will be remembered that the ieace com
mission originated at the general synod iu
this city in 1878 and its work done se seen
has been well done.
Op all the attempts made te review the
revision of the New Testament we find
none se complete and scholarly as that of
" M. W. 11.," the erudite book reviewer
of the New Yerk Sun. He takes up a
whole page iu yesterday's issue with an
examination of the four gospels iu the
learned and catholic spit it which ervades
his regular reviews. He shows the merits
and demerits or the revision, the improve
ments and inconsistencies of the revisers
iu a manner that seems te be incontro
vertible. The great fire at Milten about a year
age and the distribution of the relief fund
find their historian in Rev. W. II. Gotwald,
historian of Evangelical Lutheran church
there, who has published a pamphlet of 35
pages about the fire and the legal proceed
ings iu full in accordance with which the
fund was distributed. It is valuable and
interesting te all whom it may concern,
and has a permanent value because the
distribution by law was entirely unique
and the case, se ably handly by three dis
interested common pleas judges, as masters,
establishes a new departure in jurispru
dence. The New Yerk Observer thinks the
New Testament revision the most valu
able contribution of Biblical knowledge
which has been made within the last two
centuries. It will at once stimulate the
reading aud study of the Hely Scriptures,
confirm faith, silence, cavil, clear up the
obscure and altogether "shall accomplish
which I please. " On the ether hand, in
England mere is a cnerus ei disapproval
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ever the changes which in the Gospels
average nine te each five verses, and in
Epistles three changes te each verse.
Elaborate criticisms appear in most of the
daily papers, all condemnatory, and con
victing the revisers of disregarding
their pledges te Introduce the fewest al
teratiens possible. These articles quote
scores of examples where the changes
were purely frivolous and capricious, and
deuounce the self-opinionated scholarship
of the motley combination of theologians
and professors which has disfigured,
mangled and maAfe unrecognizable some
of the noblest passages in the Bible.
Other papers express in similar terms re
gret, grief and astonishment at the re
visers' wanton disregard et the reverence
and love felt by the English people for the
existing text, saying that the revisers may
knew Greek, bnt net English, aud pro
testing against defacing' the noblest mon
ument of English prose. It is understood
that an act of Parliament is required te
enforce the use of the new version by the
Established Church. The government
have no intention of proposing Mich an
act.
PERSONAL.
Archbishop Pcrcell, of Cincinnati, is
reported te be steadily sinking. It is
thought he cannot live many days.
Colonel Gardner A. Sage, et New
Yerk, has given $90,000 te the theolog
ical seminary at New Brunswick, New
Jersey.
Congressman Utdecraff, of Ohie, has
presented te President Garfield a span of
blooded horses one dark brown iu color
and the ether iron-gray.
Colonel Edwin A. Osburn, a well
known cx-Cenfedcratc officer, was yester
day ordained as an Episcopal minister by
Bishop Lyman at Christ church iu Raleigh,
North Carolina.
Cel. Themas A. Scott, ex-presideut of
the Pennsylvania railroad company, died
about nine o'clock en Saturday evening at
his summer residence, Woodburn, near
Darby. His remains will he buried in
Woodlawn.
Mr. Henry Irving has received an offer
of $100,000, all expenses paid, for a seven
months' tour in America. Since, how
ever, this would derange his. present en
gagements and scatter his company, he
has declined the offer. It is practically
the largest offer ever made te an actor.
Rev. Benjamin Weiss, a German Re
formed preacher, with a portion of his
congregation, was forcibly prevented from
holding services yesterday morning in the
Fricdens Union church, at Lenhartville,
Berks county. Through the occupation of
the church for Sabbath school purposes
there arose a controversy which culminated
iu a large number of the members aud
officers taking possession of the church
and remaining iu the building all night.
After exhausting all peaceable means te
gain admission, Rev. Weiss consulted with
his followers, and then quietly withdrew.
He is well known here and was graduated
from F. & M. college in 1SG9.
LATEST NEWS BY MAIL.
U. S. District Attorney Litrlz was scil
eusly injured by a rauaway accident at
Rawley Springs, Virginia, last Friday.
A number of the ministers in Brooklyn,
New Yerk, yesterday, used the revised
lestamcut in reading scripture passages.
Republican meetings te sustain the ad
ministration were held in Buffalo,Rondout
and Glen Cove, New Yerk, en Saturday
night.
Ex Postmaster Boyd, of Houlten.Maine,
was arrested there en Saturday night for
robbing, the mails. Letter containing
money were found upon him, and he con
fessed ins guilt.
A "wild " train en the Jacksen & Sagi
naw railroad, in Michigan, was run into
by a freight train, en Saturday, and both
wcre wrecked. The less is estimated at
$20,000.
Four carpenters fell from a .scaffold near
Monmouth Beach, New Jersey, en Satur
day afternoon. One of them, named Jehn
huckalcw, was killed ; auether, named
Ivmsey, was believed te be fatally injured
I he only liquor saloon in Lampec, Santi
Larhara county, California, was blown te
pieces by a bomb last Saturday night.
Lampec is a "temperance colony," and
this is the second saloon which has been
destroyed witii gunpowder there
Geerge Rese and Fanny Shauncr, aged
respectively 11 and i:i years, who had ran
away from Coulterville, " te better their
condition," worn arrested in Cincinnati,
en Saturday. The girl had obtained
work.
The members of the Simpsen Methodist
Episcopal church of Brooklyn, having re
solved te lessen tlic debt en their edifice,
yesterday raised $10,000 for the purpose.
The debt was $42,000. The church cesl
$1151,000
ine western union telegraph company
transmitted the New Testament by tele
graph en Friday night last te the Chicago
Janet. It was taken through en fifteen
wires, and was delivered in geed .shape be
fore midnight.
The British steamer Ganes, from Matan
zas for Bosten, was run into by the British
steamer Pembroke and sink, in Bosten
bay last Friday evening, during thick
weather. One of the Ganes crew was
drowned. The vessel and cargo, which
are sunk iu deep water, wcre valued at
$310,000.
A train en the Kankakee line ran into a
drove of cattle, near Tcmplcten, Indiana,
and the engine was upset into a ditch.
The fireman was caught under the water
tank, and is probably fatally injured. The
postal, baggage and smoking ' cars were
thrown down an embankment. The dam
age te the train is estimated at $20,000.
Twe young athletes rowing en the Mis
souri river caine upon a small knell sur
rounded by water. On landing en the
knell they were surprised te find lying en
the ground, en a surface of about twelve
feet square, hundreds of rabbits had been
driven te the high ground by the rising
flood. They were all alive, but paralyzed
with fear, and wcre easily handled.
Jehn Murphy and Themas Fitzgerald,
being drunk, quarreled in Murphy's
iieuse, near ine river irent, in Washington,
late en Saturday night, and Fitz-rcrald
was badly beaten. Yesterday Fitzgerald's
Deey was taken lrera the river. It is sup
posed that, after the beating, he walked
te the river te wash his hands and fell in,
or that, being stupefied, he walked into
the water from the wharf.
At a conference of the stalwarts iu New
Yerk yesterday the decisieii was that
Messrs. Conkling and Piatt should ln m.
didatcs for re-election ; that the campaign'
sueuiu e opened at once and fought
aggressively from beginning te end ; that
there should be no surrender or compro
mise aud that the entire resources of the
stalwart party should be brought te bear.
Messrs. Conkling and Plait will go te
Albany in person te lead the fight.
Allan Rigger, his wife and his wife's
brother, went te Marissa, Me.-, started,
home by way of the Caire Short Line
track en feet. They had proceeded but a
mile or se when the incoming e 'iMr
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train came booming along. The brother
of Mrs. itiggcr stepped off the track. The
linsband and wife said they wanted te sec
hew long they cenld stay ou the track be
fore it was necessary te get off. On came
the train. Just as the locomotive came up
te the rash couple they stepped off, bnt
were struck by a corner of the tender of
the engine. Beth were killed.
IVexbyterian Benevelenre.
Iu the Presbyterian general assembly
the report of the committee en system
atic beneficence states that an increased
numberef synelsand presbyteries have co
operated in the work by the appointment
of committees. The entire contributions
for the year have been as follews: Heme
Missions, $343,011 ; Foreign Missions $300
(5S0; Education, $50,808; Publication,
$40,020 ; Church Erection, $123,004 ; Re Re
lief Fund, $74,903 ; Frccdraan, $68,711 ;
Sustentation, $29,384. Making a total of
81,839,433 being an increase of $83,C22
ever the past vear.
m m
The celebration of the 131st ann;WK,
5f the birth of Stephen Girard, at Girard
college, took place in Philadelphia enSat-
uiu.j. jliiu .Mumiiiucifi a Dusmcss meet
ing in the chapel at 11 o'clock and at 1 the
pupils were given a treat iu the form of a
conation, music, addresses, readings and
n.i..;u i.v He ...mile n-i .. ... "r
" J " " "" pre-1
gratnmc.
STATS ITEMS.
The twenty-eighth annual conclave of
the" Grand Cemmandery of Knights Tem
plar of Pennsylvania will begin at Scran Scran
ten en the 31st ihst.
Tunkhannock people are concerned he
cause the Decoration Day parade and a
circus parade will both take place in that
borough at the same hour en the 30th in
stant. "Geed riddance te bad rnhbish" is
what Gen. Win. J. Bolten of Norristown
felt like saying as he coughed nn a Cenfed
erate bullet that nearly killed him, and
has been annoying him at intervals for the
past fifteen years.
Colonel J. W. Ferney will be the Dcco Dcce Dcco
tien Day orator at Clearfield ; Professer
James Patterson, at Mifllintewn ; Mr.
Jehn M. Kesslcr, at AHentewn ; Professer
II. W. Reth, at Greenville ; Dr. Stever, at
West. Elizabeth, and the Rev. Mr. Luc
cock, at Elizabeth!
President GarttldandSccrctariesBIainc,
Windem and Kirkwood, have accepted the
invitation te participate iu the Decoration
Day ceremonies at Gettysburg. Governer
Heyt and both houses of the state Legis
lature will also attend. Hen. Julius C.
Burrows, of Michigan, will deliver the
oration. -.
eeverai new cases ei sinaii-pex ap
peared in Wilkcsbarre en Saturday, and
the erection of a hospital about ene mile
from the city is being hurried te comple
tion. Small-p'ex has appeared in a family
in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and their
honse has been placarded bv the Beard
of Health.
A deg belonging te James Gormley, en
Parkeshurg, is kept chained te its box of
account of its aversion for chickens. The
deg has a sort of friendship, however, for
ene of the feathered tribe, and whenever
this hen wants te lay an egg, she walks
up the deg house and, after cackling for
a few moments, succeeds in attracting the
animal te the outside- of the box, where it
will remain in all kinds of weather until
the work of the hen is finished.
R. N. Paisley, superintendent of the
ceke works of the Stewart iron company,
Fayette county, while en his way te the
works, was attacked by thrce men, who
knocked him senseless and robbed him of
$0,000, which he was taking out te pay
his hands. The money was iu a satchel.
In order te get away as fast as possible,
the robbers took the horse and wagon
Paisley was using and with them drove
rapidly off.
J. Harry Zcrbey, of Mincrsville, editor
of the Scl-uylkill Itepitblican, recently pub
lished iu that paper numerous articles re
flecting upon Captain Samuel R. Russell,
of Pettsvillc. In reality they wcre attacks
upon the officers of the Seventh regiment,
with whom the editor is net en friendly
terms. Zerbey was met Saturday in
Pettsvillc by Russell, who demanded an
explanation. Mews seen took the place
of words, but the men were separated be
fore anv serious damage was done.
AN HONICVT CONK1CSSIUN.
-riiolTtter Kettenesa of ilic Kentihllean
i'arty.
Correspondence 01' the Examiner.
There is no doubt but the larger pert ion
efthe respectable part of the Republican
party are disgusted with the present mode
of nominating candidates for county offices
en account of the fearful corruption and
demoralization it has wrought. After the
las.t campaign it was hoped that definite
action would lie taken te rid the paity of
this Pandora's box of evils, but se far
nothing has been done.
Bad as was the fraud and corruption of
the last few campaigns, this premises te
outdo them all, and Ged only knows wheic
this thiug will end. Hundreds of voters
arc offering themselves every day te the
highest bidder, and these arc mechanics
and laborers who work nothing for weeks
before the primary, but manage te stay
drunk from Monday te Monday again, by
money and beer orders extorted from the
candidates and their friends.
Candidates of high social position and
even members of Christian churches, dare
net resist the demoralizing lloed of cor
ruption, when once they have entered the
scramble for office, but arc swept away by
it as chaff before the wind.
Fer weeks before the primary election
the streets are lull of reeling, drunken men
and night is often made hideous by their
drunken orgies crowds from the country
districts leave their business and where
there were perhaps one or two politicians
in a district there are new forty, and all
of them must come te town en Monday
te make ''set-ups'' and bleed candidates.
Se far has this thiug gene that men own
ing farms will descend te the beggarly act
of bleeding candidates. Surely we knew
nothing at all of this under the old system.
A few men no doubt, were corrupt, but it
did net extend into the rank and file efthe
party. Who oversaw, under the old sys
tem, such scenes as we sec every Monday
for a mouth or two before the primary '.'
Who ever heard of peels of thousands of
dollars te corrupt and prostitute out
voting men and voters ? Who ever saw
such scenes as we shall see next Monday
when the return judges meet '.' If there
be no ether remedy for this, the Christian
community must cease te vote or affiliate
with a party that has been prostituted te
such fearful corruption.
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
SUICIDAL.
Harry JUmiseii Sheets llimseirin ilie Head.
The many acquaintances of Harry Mun
son, the well-known groom and mati-of-all-werk
for Dr. Atlee, were greatly
shocked yesterday morning te hear of his
supposed attempt at suicide sometime be
fore his usual hour for rising. Fer six
teen years he has been the faithful em
ployee of Dr. Jehn L. Atlcc and Dr. Jehn
L. Atlcc, jr., attending their horses, and te
Dr. Atlee's office, and was well-known te
their patients and throughout the com
munity. Yesterday morning when Dr. Atlcc arose
he was surprised te find that his office had
net been opened as usual, and going'te
Munseu's room, which is in the rear of Dr.
A.'s residence, at the corner of Duke and
Orange streets, and reached by outside
steps, he knocked for admission without
obtaining it, but heard the inmate breath
ing heavily. Alarmed, he tried te open
the deer but found it looked, and sum
moning Constable Gee. Cramer, sexton of
St. James church, the latter crawled
through the window and obtained admis
sion te the room, where he found Munson
lying en his bed, suffering apparently
from serious injuries. Admitting the doc
ter they found that the man had shot him
self in the head, the ball penetrating ene
eye, of which he was blind. He has lain
unconscious ever since and a fatal termina
tion of his injuries is expected.
Munson Was a mau of 38 or 10 years of
age ami uau uceu a wiuewcr live or six
years. Of his children the three eldei, all
girls, and the eldest aoeut t-i years of age,
are at St. James Episcopal church or er
panage, where he paid their heard. The
two younger boys arc at the Heme for
Friendless Children. It is said that Mun
son was engaged te be married, next Wed
nesday having been fixed for the nuptials,
aud seme opposition te. his marriage en
the part of his friends is supposed te have
irritated or troubled him into his rash act.
He was, tee, a soldier in the late war, a
private of Ce. A, 79th Rcgt. Pa. vels, and
.carried a bullet in his head from a wound
received iu the service. This, no doubt,
added te his mental derangement. He had
no financial troubles, receiving a geed
salary in his position, a pension of $13 per
month, and having -a comparatively large
sum of money at interest, the proceeds ?f
.Z " '"?"' "" "?' -v 1"""
uacK pension lately received irem a pref-
cutien of his claim;
MOCNT JOY ITEMS.
The rruaarlM Forged FMtofflce Orders
Dacoratlen Day-Seiv JH. tfi. Church The
Crep Ac, Jtc.
The election passed off quietly at Mount
Jey en Saturday afternoon. The dirty
work of the campaign in their rings' re
spective papers was se effectiva that every
one seemed tired of that kind of warfare.
The politicians had pauued out well, but
many of the boys appropriated the money
te themselves. The McMcllen-.EttiOTiVier
ticket pulled through handsemly as every
body expected ; ditto in the surrounding
districts. A heavy storm passed ever this
section and the vote is net as large as ex
pected. Ou Monday of last week the postmaster
at this place received three advices of
money orders purporting te have bicn is
sued at East Liverpool, Ohie, en Friday ;
three ou Tuesday, issued at the same place
the preceding nay. .bach one called ler
$30. Adam B. Celes, who was arrested
at Alteena en Thursday, was the payer,
and the forged orders were made payable
te himself. His operations were the -same
as en the forged orders for which he was
arrested, a full account of which appeared
in the Intelligence!:.
jjccoratieu day win e observed iu a
fitting manner. The boys in blue will at
tend te the beautiful custom of decorating
the groves of their dead comrades. They
have asked the business men te suspend
business en that day, aud expect the
different secret societies, lire company
and the soldiers' orphans te participate in
the ceremonies. This is the pregramme :
Precession te move from council chamber
at 3 o'clock and proceed te the three ceme
teries. At the Mount Jey cemetery an
oration will be delivered by the Rev. C.
Hheads, of the M. E. church.
The large church which was built a num.
I.cr of years age by the M. E. denomina
tion is in a fair way of being completed.
w e understand the cuurch is nearly or
altogether free of debt, and the pastor.
He v. Hheadcs.is soliciting subscriptions te
limsli tlie interior ou the second fleer.
The prospects for a geed crop of grain
and hay are excellent. The farmers have
pl.inted considerable tobacco, and the area
te be farmed will be as large as last year.
II. B. Nissley will shortly een a grocery
store iu the exchange building East Main
street.
The public schools have closed, The or
phans school will close for their annual
vacation the latter part of May.
AtHJIIlKNTAL im:ewxin:.
Ai Ol.l ,11 an IYiiiikI in the Cencsinga.
On Saturday afternoon the body of
Henry Flick, who resided at 52(J East
Orange street, was found in the Concstega
creek, iibtwccn Witmcr'sbiidgftand Telrs
Haiti. Mr. Flick left his home en Friday
Land attended the picnic of the "Cuckoo.-,"
at 'I ell s Ham. At that place he was last
seen alive. His lamiiy became anxious
about him, as they did net knew whoruhe
he had gene. On Saturday afternoon
Mrs. Flick and her daughter went in
scai eh of the deceased. They looked
along the creek and when they came te a
point .just neiew lens nam tiiey saw
something which looked like the body of a
man in the stream some distance from
shore, lliey notified several men who
were near with a beat and they made an
examination efthe body which was found
te be that of Mr. Flick. The body was
placet! en the snore under tun bridge and
leruner answer was netutcd. lle em
panelled a jury composed of Jeseph C.
Snyder, Jacob Ilclinc, I. D. Springer,
Jehn Sdieenbcrgcr, jr., Harry Yaekly
and Jehn l. Keilly and held an inquest,
the jury rendering a verdict of "accidental
drowning.'' After the inquest the body
was removed te the home of the de
ceased.
Mr. Flick was between GO and C3 years
ei age and was a carpenter by trade,
lie was well known throughout the city
and was familiarly known as "Ptiddley."
About a year age he had a .severe attack
of sickness and since that time he has been
subject te spells of dizziness iu the head.
it is supposed that he remained en the
ground after the picnic party had come te
town iu the evening and that he was sit
ting ou the bank of the stream when he
became dizzy and fell into the water.
When found he still held fast te his wooden
.pipe. At the place where he drowned the
water was very shallow, net being ever
two and a-half feet in depth.
KI.OCUrlONAKV.
Coinplimetiliiry Headings Ity IVel. U'. K.
Ijuttty.
The complimentary readings given in
the Yeung Men's Christian association
hall, ou Saturday evening, iu spite et the
rain storm, was well attended. The ele
cutienist was introduced by the executive
secretary, as Prof. Wm.E. Eastty, of Lon Len Lon
eon, who had been iu Lancaster some
years age. He gave the following pieces
in a most excellent manner : " David Cop Cep
pertield's Courtship," by Dickens. His
impersonation of the two characters,
Ceppei field aud his Dera, were se true
that if ene had net seen the reader he
would have thought there were two per
sons. " The Puzzled Interviewer," by
Mark Twain, created much amusement,
especially the expressions of the face of
the interviewed " Clarence's Dream,"
from Richard (II. ; " Lord Dundreary en
Bombs," by Ritrnam. This closed 'part
first, when a short intermission was
taken.
Part second opened with renderim: of
Pee's " Raven." The dclivei v of this
dramatic selection had as much effect en
the audience as shown by the applause as
that of the humorous, anil the " Huck
Fanshaw's Funeral," by Twain. This
very humorous piece kept the audience in
a continuous state of merriment. The
professor, before concluding his pro pre
gramme, called attention of the audience
te an entertainment te be given for the
benefit of the Y. M. C. A., en Tuesday
evening, May 21, iu the court house. His
pregramme for the occasion will be as fol fel
lows, with such additions as may be sug
gested or requested before that time:
"The Owl Critic A Lessen te Faultfind
ers," by J. T. Fields; " The llreaking Up
of Dothcbey's Hall," Dickens; "A Lit
erary Nightmare," Mark Twain ; " The
Yeung Here," anonymous; " The Art
less Prattle of Childhood," Burdettc ;
"The Bells" E. Poe ; "A Londen Charity
Dinner," Moscley.
Death or .Main. IKmiielly.
Eliza Dennelly, known in certain circles
as "Mam. Dennelly," the keeper of an
assignation house in East Fulton street,
died suddenly at an early hour en Sunday
morning. Her den has for many years
been the resort of the lewd of both sexes,
and became notorious a few years age by
the circumstances attending the death of
Mary Busscr, the victim of seduction and
mal-practicc, which occurred there. At
the time of 31am. Dennelly's death ether
criminal indictments were ending against
her, bnt her case has been removed te a
higher court.
Broke n Leg.
On Saturday evening about 8 o'clock as
Jeseph CegIey,the well-known printer and
musician, was walking en East King street,
near the Leepard hotel, he, made.a misstep
and fell, breaking his left leg in two places
between the knee and ankle. He was car
ried te his home, Ne. 43 West German
street, where the broken
by Dr. M. L. Heir.
bones were set
Tramp Injured.
Yesterday a tramp was brought te the
hospital, by. the constable of Paradise
township, who fell through a hay hole in
a barn in that township. He had his
spine badly injured.
THE REPUBLICAN PRIHAfelES.
SKHSEXIG'S ''IiEFOKM' TRIU.tlVUAXT.
The" luteZligcncer' Told you Se. Koferm
and "lractical letitic " a Streng
Team. Scenes and Incldem.t.
The agony of the Republican contest at
the primary elections is well-nigh ever, and
te-day witnesses the last pilgrimage of the
politicians te this city for the present cam
paign. The primaries of Saturday were
infested with all the corruption
that the exciting canvass of the
past few weeks justified the public
in expecting, and there are many curses
both fend aud deep, muttered by the dis
appointed aud their friends against their
successful opponents" and their treacher
ous allies (?). Frem all quarters come re
ports of the free use of money, the, shame
less barter and sale of the best workers,
the treachery of the Mulhoelys and the
corruption of little Blessem Bricks. The
rain that fell en Satuaday afternoon and the
sharp contests at many polls ever the
organization somewhat retarded the vote :
but what was lest by the disgust of legal
voters, who staid at home or went away
from the voting places in disgust at the
demoralization they saw, was fully made
up by the hundreds of illegal votes that
were cast, being bought up wholesale and
retail by the bosses aud by their best work
ers en both sides Some of the incidents
of the day iu this city aud the county arc
reported in detail below ; and the crim
inations and recriminations of the next
few weeks will disclose mauy mere.
1'irHt Ward.
In this ward the Examiner party, led by
Hiestand, Brown, Al. Welchans and
ethers of their faction, had control and
made all the arrangements for " a fice
ballet and a fair count " by putting elec
tion officers iu the window te suit them
selves. They ran the ward all day and
put their ticket through by a geed ma
jerity in a light vote. Something ever 200
were polled, or which the stalwaits had
about two-thirds, and we hear no allega
tiens of fraud in the voting or count.
Kerenil Want.
Al. Shcnek mustered the forces against
Sensenig & Ce., in this want, and made a
stiff light. Trouble ever the organization
had been avoided, however, by the previ
eus agreement of all parties upon Jac.
Hal bach for judge. He was said te be fei
Skiles, and with this exception for the
.Examiner ticket. There was a struggle
for county committeeman between
Al. Shenck Examiner) and Clem Ken
nedy (Sensenig). Shenck get away
with the Gap ranger by some 40 or 50
majority, but iu all ether respects the
Sensenig ticket had a handsome majority.
Even Al. Smith being beaten iu this, his
own and Jack Weise's ward. Tewat d own
ing, as the drill, of events wasseun, Weise
came into a collision of words with ex ex
Mayer W. D. St antler, whom he accused
of having lied te him when he said in
would he neutral ou the fight for prison
keeper. Weise damned Staullcr all upaud
down, and the placid ex-mayor kept, cool
and had te take it.
The Third Ward.
Fer the first time the opponents of Me.
Mellen gave him a very severe wrest 1.: in
his own ward aud almost get away with
him. Sam Powell, He:gy " Leenard.
Eph. Shaub, Milt. Fah-.k and a geed
many ether young fellows iucliidiug
miners, Democrats and Sevunth warders
had the interests of Sensenig, Skiles & Ce.
in charge and took geed care of them.
When the time for organization came they
named Tem Dean for judge. Uess
Detnuth named Jake Gable, and McMcN
len's county committeeman, Jehn Weimcr,
put the Gable motion and declared it
carried. The Sensenig strikers had the
lungs and muscle, if they hadn't the votes,
and they held the fort. Ileth judges took
the window. A fearful looking riot en
sued. A half dozen police present quelled
it and no blows were struck, but the up
roar continued. Sam Powell steed guard
ever the deer te the voting place and
swore te maintain the rights of his side,
and he did bravely. McMcllen quailed.
He and Meutzerand Al. I'd wards appealed
te the mayor and chief of police
who replied that their business was
te maintain order and net te decide Re
publican election contests. The McMcl
len people wanted te get Kahl Snyder and
Al. Edwards into the box. The ether side
swore that if Edwards went iu Snyder
must cemu out ; the two knew tee much
te be iu there together. It looked as if
the voting would never beuiu and that Ls
what the Sensenig crowd wanted.
Finally Edwards went in ; Snyder
came out ; both judges sat and
each claimed te be the lawful elliecr.
Beth decided received votes, " chinned "
and signed the returns. The buying and
the voting went en. Fully fifty illegal
votes wcre polled here, and the heys were
bought iu the bar room, en the curbstone
and in the back alley at from ftOc te $2
a head. The McMcllen party had a de
cided majority iu the count, but Skiles
had 140 voles and ran well up te Fridy.
Altogether the boss bridge builder get a
very black eye, and another wrestle like
this will settle him. It was ou the whole
a had day for the bosses.
fourth Ward.
The contest te secure the organization
of the Fourth ward, was between Alder
man Spurrier in the interest of his father
(candidate for clerk of orphans' court).
and J. W. Jehnsen in the interest of Sen
senig and Reform. A few minutes before
3 o'clock Jehnsen mounted a chair, and
smiling that peculiar smile, se unlike the
smile of ether men, mailc a brief speech,
insisting that none hut Republicans should
be allowed te vote. He entertained the
greatest respect for Democrats, hut as this
was a Republican primary election no re
spectable Democrat would attempt te vote
and none should be permitted te vote. He
then willed for nominations for judge of
election, ami G. W. Cormeny was nomina
ted by the Spurrier men, and Dr. I'rhan
by the Reformers. The crowd divided and
Cormeny was chosen judge by at least ten
te one, te the apparent discomfiture of
Jehnsen and the great glee or the bpurricr bpurricr
Ferdney combination. It was observed
that the entire " Meadow Gang," about
one hundred in number, voted for Cor-
meny,
aud
it was afterward ascertained
mat their unanimity was secured y a
premise of the Fordney party that they
should receive a dollar a head (one of the
faithful assures us he and ethers were
premised $3 each) it they assisted in secur
ing the organization. Pete, it is said, had
only about $30 en hand with which te re
deem the premise ; aud this se disgusted
the Meadow boys that they r.t once went
back ou him, and opened negotiations
with Jehnsen. That shrewd moral re
former was amply prepared te take advan
tage of the situation. He had prepared
a large lnimbcr of green cards whereon
were printed certain characters, and one of
these cards was presented te every voter
who came up te the polls and voted the
ticket prepared for him by Jehnsen. Then,
all the patriotic and incoriiiptiule voter
had te de was te take his green catd into
the stable in rear of the polling place and
receive iu exchange for it greenback notes.
We need scarcely add that every Meadow
boy voted the reform ticket and received
his reward. The prices of votes averagetl
about $2.50, and Johnseusecurcd between
ninety and ene hundred of them. Jac.
Wilhclm. one of the inspectors protested
earnestly against Jehnsen's performances
and declared that he would net take
any mera votes if he saw such shameless
bribery ceutinued. Jehn Bcckert, a boy
of 19, exhibited S9.50 en Saturday even
ing, which he boasted he hail made deal
ing in votes for the Jehnsen party, buying
them at $1 apiece and getting $2 each
from the bosses for thorn. He said his
profits would have been larger, but that
he had te set up the beer tee often out of
his gains.
It is boldly charged by seme efthe best
workers for the MeMellen set-up, that Al
dcrmaiC Spurrier, ascertaining that the
ether side had plenty of money aud were
placing it where it would de "most geed,
entered into a covenant with Jehnsen
and agreed te take no active part against
the Era set-up en conditieu that Jehnsen
did net antagonize Geerge' Spurrier for
clerk of orphans' court The vote cast
for Spurrier would seem te give some
weight te this accusation, as he 'made the
ward a tie against Reesur, while Jehnsen's
little games carried through all the rest of
the reform ticket fby geed majorities.
Y ' " 'Vlttlt- Ward.' "
' The fight which ensued here ever the
organization was between Frank Rcmley
(Sensenig) and Walter M. Franklin (Mc
Mcllen) candidates ferjudge. The former
wen by a big majority. The want was
carried by Martin, Elicrly & Ce., for the
Kew Ea ticket, except that Ben Kready
get his work in for Brether Jake for
sheriff, and it is said votes sold as high as
$3 and even $10 in this district. Franklin
"was te have been" president of the beard
of return judges, but " there's many a
slip."
Mxtli Want.
County Committeeman Frank Eshlemau
being sick in bed, had delegated Lew
Hartmau te organize the meeting at the
Schiller house. There was a very large
'crowd present, including many Democrats,
mostly secured for the occasion by the Hart
man party. Tem Davis and Tem Cochran
led the opposition aud raised a howl against
I lartman's right te organi.e ; they nom
inated Abe Keller ferjudge and the ether
party nominated Newt. Statitfer. A per
fect pandemonium arose. Ilartman, Burk
holder Si Ce. had the forces and steed
their ground. They made a show of fair
ness by ordering a count aud. demanded
that the different parties stand en differ
ent sides. Thoethar side veiled "no"
antl then Ilartman ordered it the ether
way. ( 'onfusien worse confounded arose.
It looked as if a big row would ensue
The Reformers had the muscle aud Abe
Keller was hustled way en t into the street.
ISig Dave Ihtrkhelder kept guard and de
elated for fair play. Davis and Cochran
insisted that they had nothing
again -t ihirkic and. wcre "fur 'im.'
He wouldn't yield and after much
noise and a little buffeting of Davis
and Cochran they had te submit, Staullcr
became judge ami Keller the minority in
spccler. The vote went en. Beth sides
bought right and left. As many as 130
illegal votes were polled here. They com
manded as high as $2.30 apiece and the
factions outbid each ether. ' The total poll
was 170, nearly one third of tlunn illegal,
many decent citizens refusing te vote.
no speculoter made $30 by retailing votes
te the Examiner ring and yet the Re
formers outbid them and carried the wanl
strongly.
Seventh Werd.
An organization was effected here
promptly at a o'clock. Larry Burns as
judge, ilil! Leenard and Pint Staplcfertl
as inspectors and .lake Helliugcrand Jake
Price as clerks, having been settled upon
some weeks previous their Ting experi
ence and well-known ability insuring an
honest return. The leaders had madu an
arrangement together by which the spoils
were divided aud a short ticket, made up
from both the rings, was run. A very
heavy vote was polled ever 300 which
is mere by 30 or 0 than the Republican
voters iu the district, aud this tee when
three fourths of the oleied men refused
te vote, having net beeu " properly in
formed" as te the merits of the light.
There was no disturbance during the day
although there v;is a geed quantity of
beer punished.
The polls were at Tivwit.'s old saloon
en Locust street, although it was first an
nounced te be at lJcirhman's Seventh
watd house, aud why it was changed at
the last day is what Keichman is anxious
te find out. Kill Dean and Hutch Miller
were credited with being the bankers of
the ward funds, and from $1 te $3.31) was
thr market rate ler votes.
Tim Kigbth.
The Snydcrs and their best workers ran
the Eighth ward. Everybody could vote
there who voted te suit them and 'about
200 votes were polled, at least 73 of them
being fraudulent. The ward washreught iu
mere than three-fourth.-; for the Examiner
ticket, and they who were se well paid te
de the work earned their money.
The Ninth.
The Examiner boys cooked Jebul. Hart
man's geese al home. He was slated for
president of. the return judges meeting
but Ames Cast beat him in his own ward,
and the bulldozers never lest the grip
which tiiey gained early iu the li.'ht. They
cairicd thejward.
In the County.
In Columbia Jake Strino's aud Harry
Hipney's defection te High. made it nearly
a stand off en sheriff. Fiidy had a walk
ever The Kaphes, Deuegals and Mt. Jey
were solid for the Eraminer . but in the
Maris the Itcfermcrs get away with them
and evi:ii Settlcy did net have a majority
in the three Marls; the Lamiteters and
Luacecks wcre handsomely cnt in two
for once and throughout the lower end
the Examiner bulls were terribly gored,
except iu IJ.irt, where Hcidelbaugh pu'led
the Kre:uly-Smith ticket through. In the
e.ist end limbic and Rcesci ran solid.
In Warwick township there was a very
large turnout of Republican voters, then:
being 400 votes polled. This large vote
was largely due te Ruuhuck and friends
and Evans and his friends. Roebuck hai
an old grudge against Evans aud he put iu
some of his best licks te defeat Evans if
possible. Fer two weeks Roebuck aud his
hanger-en, J. (J. Weltiaer, have .been in
the field doing all they ceuht against
Evans, including the Sabbath day, when
both went te Lancaster te consult elder
politicians hew te proceed. Three years
age Evans battled against Roebuck for
Congress aud in January last Kvaus "nail
Roebuck ousted from the directorship of
the Lititz national bank. 1 lewcvcc with
all his hard work (while Evans did net
concern himself about it) Evans came out
with the next highest number of votes, the
result standing Kreider :13, Evans 211,
Lengcneckcr 209.
in Pcquea there were two organizations,
Sam My I in starting one at 2::0aud 'Squire
lien Greff the ether, iu another room at '.
Abe Suavely was judge for the ('roll
faction which had 03 votes te 89 for the
ether.
WisMcr is credited with bringing his
districts in solid for the candidates he had
premised te support and he is the only one
of the candidates that did se though
Steve Grksingcr also did pretty well witli witli
ent direction. i ,
The Northwest failed'te de its dety en
the whole, however, and the echoes of
Chestnut Rill's thunder wcre net loud
enough.
3 tie General Ktralt,
Very seen en Saturday evening it was
recognized that the Xcm Eia party hail
reason te feel confident, and long before
midnight the lights burned low aud blue
at the Examiner office! and the Exchange.
Returns caine in very slowly and it was
neon yesterday before two-tlfirdsjef the
districts of the county were iu
and by that time it appeared that
all the JVcw Eta -ticket was elected
except Wissler, who was lieatcti 1,200 or
1,300 by Capt. limbic ; and E. W.Marsh for
auditor, who is led by Jno. K. Reed of
this- city. The- -following ds the ticket
understood te Iks settled, Eaby and Burk Burk
heldcr running their majorities up te ever
2,000, and Reeser. Umblc, Geed and
Shiffcr following; Fridy and High have
Mn:iIcibut certain majorities;
Presiitaiit Judge Jehn By Livingston,
city.
Sheriff Jehn H. High, East Earl.
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