LANCASTER PAILY INTELLIGENCER THUESDAY, JULY M 1881
Lancaster intelligencer.
THURSDAY EVENING. JDt.Y 14, 1881.
The Comet Lunatic.
The comet or the het weather i3 hav
ing a very deleterious effect upon the
usually sensible editor of the Philadel
phia Telegraph, which is worthy of great
respect for its customary geed judgment
and honest expression. In copying our
comments upon the Garfield literature
it prefaces theni with the very silly words
of criticism that we reprint elsewhere,
and emits from its republication a phrase
which it declares altogether " unfit
for publication." Unfortunately for the
Teh graph's condemnation of us for con
demning the official White Heuse bullet
ins upon the president's condition, the
objectionable words which it finds
in our article is one for which these
bulletins arc responsible, and the one,
merever, by which we were especially
moved te denounce them. We felt, as
the Telegraph does, that it was very un
necessary and improper for the presi
dent's doctors te telegraph all ever the
world the exact style of his ejecta. We
apprehend that the Telegraph editor has
net been reading these bulletins very
attentively, and that he therefore lays
himself open te the charge of being but
little interested in the physical state of
the distinguished patient whom he would
have us believe he is se extremely solic
itous about as te be eager te ravenously
devour every scrap of information of any
kind which comes te him from the sick
chamber. Mere than once the doctors'
bulletins have contained the statement
which the fastidious editor of the Tele
graph finds "absolutely unfit for publica
tion" ; and we agree with hi in, and advise
him te keep his eye mere closely hereaf
ter en the bulletins, and te order his
asterisks te lie ready for use in their
publication. We are net sure but that
the editor of the Telegraph may advan
tageously continue his practice of ob
taining information of the doctors' bul
letins from the editorial columns of the
Ixtklli:i:nci:u, rather than from the
bulletins themselves, as they are se of
fensive te people of his and our fastidious
taste ; we de net at all object te wading
through the cess-peels in the course of
our duty, for his benefit and that of our
ether attentive readers. Still, when we
have done him this favor and saved him
this assortment, it is a trifle disgusting te
be charged with being the original con
ductors of phrases "absolutely unfit for
publication," and which we only publish
because of our duty te give the official
statements of the president's state.
And we would kindly say te the very
nice editor of the Telegraph that if he
will content himself with carefully con
struing the lines of our editorials, and
will prudently refrain from trying te
read between them, he may perhaps save
his imagination the sad necessity of find
ing an offense which does net appear
and is net there ; and which it will na
turally be a great relief te his sensitive
nerves net te encounter even in thought.
The Ixtklligexckk has a habit of
expressing its opinions as it forms them,
and we are always ready te accept the
responsibility for them. We believed,
and still believe, just what we said about
the Garfield literature, and in our judg
ment we said it in a very proper way.
These who think otherwise are entitled
te their judgment, but from the warm
commendation we have received for the
manner and the matter of our utterance,
we have geed cause te think that we
acceptably recorded a very popular senti
ment. The Field Garlteld Fund.
Mr. Field has been moved by the crit
icism of the subscription te Mrs. Gar
field te write te the newspapers in its de
fence, the main point, he makes being
that Congress could net be trusted te
t.ike care of the president's widow. He
paints te the case of Mrs. Lincoln, who
was ungraciously granted at first but
the rest of the year's salary,
and the franking privilege, and
some years aneiwaru was given a pen
sion of 3,000 per annum. It must net be
forgotten, however, that Mrs. Lincoln's
manner of leaving the White Heuse and
her spoliation of its property greatly
weakened the force of her appeal te the
generosity of Congress. Still, the grava
men of the objection te the subscription te
Mrs. Garfield is net met by the reference
te Mrs. Lincoln, since that objection
only reaches te a subscription in aid of a
president's wife, net of his widow.
Should the president net recover the
rich men who cheese te take care of
Mrs. Garfield may de se with credit and
applause. f Then their gift cannot be
charged with being selfishly inspired?
and then there will be no presidential
action te be embarrassed by it. If
this fund could be raised new from
donors who would keep their names con
cealed, and for use only in case of the
president's death, it would net be ob
jectionable te the jealous and just senti
nel which forbids a public officer te be
put under obligations te citizens.
When a fund et twenty thousand dol
lars was raised for Daniel Webster, and
given him along with a list of the donors,
he took the money but threw the sub
scription list into the fire, with the re
mark, ' I don't wish te knew te whom
I am indebted." If Mr. Field and his
fellow givers were inspired with the bib
lical spirit of giving, and could manage
net te lei the right hand knew what the
left hand was doing, or at least could
they but keep the information from the
ncwspajier reporters and the president,
their subscription would be unobjection
able te the public, unembarrassing te the
the president and wholly grateful te his
wife.
But lhc.se subscription funds de net
grew in that style ; our rich men are net
all of the biblical stamp of givers.
Brether Cliilds gets up te this high trade
of charity, but we fear the effort would
1; finite loe great for Mr. Field, Mr.
Gould, el a!.; and the proposed fund
would have a slim chance of growing te
respectable proportions if the five thou theu
isaml dollar donors could net see their
names in print. It may be a little un
charitable te say he, but it is net worse
than te think m ; and we cannot deny I
per-
suades us are justified. .
Mr. Field says truly that the gift must
be spontaneous te be acceptable, and he
invites only these who entirely approve
its propriety te join in swelling it. That
is very right ; all who tljink the presi
dent's wife should have this fund sub
scribed for her, should certainly join in
it according te their ability ; and we ex
pect te see all of our cotemperaries who
have been hearty in their approval of
the project send in their mite and show
their acts te be in accord with their
words. '
Jeffersen and Adams.
Admirably supplementing Mr. Ran
dall's address en the life and public ser
vices of Themas Jeffersen was the paper
of Mr. Chaunccy F. Black, in the New
Yerk Sim, being a critical review of the
Jeffersen and Hamilton ideas and of their
grapple in the Adams administration.
That portion of it which we republish
te-day and we regret that we cannot
find space for the whole of it is a mas
terly summary of Jeffersonian doctrine.
The reader cannot fail te be impressed
with wonder at hew well these doctrines
have survived time and political change,
and hew fully they meet all of our exist
ing wants. Enthusiastic young men
seeking for a political creed te tie their
faith te, or reformers zealous for
a change from existing evil thing?,
may go far in their search and find
nothing better imthe way of a positive
policy or a cure for ills than the princi
ples of Jeffersen. He was one of the
illustrious men who, having settled our
institutions, founded the Democratic
party te preserve them. As Mr Ran
dall says if he was wrong then is our
whole system wrong. But lie was right
and it is right ; and he will survive
while these civil institutions of ours sur
vive. Their preservation cannot be bet
ter guaranteed than by the faithful
keeping of his memory in respect and
his principles in full practice. Te de
this there is no better means than by the
Jeffersonian associations which Mr.
Black has projected and which
have taken such fast held of Democratic
popular confidence. Jeffersen's faith in
the people, their intelligence, their vir
tue and their patriotism, made him ready
te remand any public question te their
discussion for their decision. His confi
dence cannot be better vindicated than
by the people of the Democratic party,
te which his principles gave birth and
his name gives lustre organ i zing in
their several localities te perpetuate his
principles by the power of that free
speech which he did se much te main
tain. PERSONAL.
Auui.ixk Paxti has signed a contract
for a season's concerts in the United States,
beginning at Steinway hall, New Yerk,
November !).
"Hklkx Hunt" (Mis. Jacksen) left
New Euglank a pale, delicate invalid, and
new iu her Colerado home .she weighs 200
pounds. She is engaged en her work con
cerning the Indians.
General Guaxt, when driving nt Leng
Branch, uses a small, one-seated buggy,
and gees very rapidly. He visits a little
and sometimes plays euchre in the even
ing.
Mr. Waxamakkk sails for Europe to
day for two months rest in the Swiss
mountains. Fer once he wholly leaves
buying ami soiling te his sellers, and sits
down between earth and sky chielly te
forget.
Mr. Jeiix A. Api'lltex, the eldest of
brothers composing the well known pub
lishing firm of D. Appleton & Ce., died
yesterday morning at Cliften, Staten
Island, in the 05th year of his age, and iu
him has passed away one of the pioneers
of American bibliography.
Justice Stani.ev Mattiikws has fre
quently been mistaken for Grant, (or Gar
field and for Hayes. General Grant, hav
ing the fact called te his attention recently,
said : ' New you speak of it, I can see
myself that there is a likeness iu him
te each of us, though neither of us leeks
much like the ether. He is a soil, of a
liuk between us."
Lord Cemx Cami'iikm. is te marry Miss
Gertrude Bleed te-day week. The Piin
ccss Louise will attend the .wedding. The
lady here referred te is the daughter of
Mrs. Victeria Woedhull-lilond. Lord
Celin Campbell is the fifth son of the Duke
of Argyll, and brother of the Governor Governer
General of Canada. He is brother-in-law
te the Piincess Louise, fourth daughter of
Queen Victeria.
Majer II. K. Douei.as, formerly of
" Stonewall " Jacksen's staff, finds iu Mr.
Jeffersen Davis's book a defect that is net
se noticeable iu the North as among
Southern participants in the war. It ap
pears that Mr. Davis has entirely ignored
the resignation of Jacksen from the Con
federate army, an event which caused a
stir in the Sonth at the time and
which undoubtedly was of great import
ance. Ex-Speaker Randall arrived in Wash
ington, D. C, yesterday and called at the
White Heuse te pay his respects te the
president. He expressed his deep sym
pathy for the president and said ujwd
leaving the White Heuse that he had
great hopes that the distinguished patient
would be up and about before many
weeks. The ex-speaker says his visit te
Washington at this time has no signifi
cance, his object being te pay his respects
te the president. He will attend te some
private business and leave in two erHlircc
days.
Gen. Jehn- C. Pemiieiitex died near
Philadelphia yesterday, aged C4. He was
distinguished in the Mexican war, became
a captain in 1850 and iu 18G1 resigned te
enter the Confederate service as a colonel
of cavalry. He was appointed assistant
adjutant-general te Gen. Joe Johnsten.
He rose successively te Brigadier General
and Lieutenant General, and later was
placed in command of the army in North
ern Mississippi. After defeats at Cham Cham
peon Hills and Big Black river he was be
sieged in Vicksburg by Gen. Grant. He
surrendered en July 4, 18G3, after a long
siege. Near the close of the war he was
an inspector of artillery at Charleston.
After the end of the war he went te
farming near Warrcntewn, Fauquier
county, Va.
thoughts which our .observation
MINOR TOPICS.
Herk Joeger, a German professor, has
discovered that the soul is located in the
olfactory organs.
A caxvas village for the accommodation
of a summer school of Christian philos
ophers has sprung up en the edge of Green
wood lake, New Yerk, but already the
young man with long hair, rolling eyes
and rolled up trousers is there, disturbing
the meeting with Guiteau-like questions,
which put the doctors of divinty in dread
of moral, if net mortal assassination.
Bostex is declared by Max Strakesch
the most profitable town for theatres in
this country, because the women there
come te the play in waterproofs and plain
woolen dreBses, and, as they have net put
their money into silks or carriages, can
afford te buy theatre tickets once a week
the year round. In Leuiille, en the con
trary, where fashionable audiences always
appear, " in full dress paint aud war
feathers," they go te the theatre but once
a year.
ItEMEMUEit, brethren, that when the
Democratic Heuse cut down the money
voted for department expenditures Re
publican newspapers and small bore states
men set up a long howl about starving the
government and crippling the public ser
vice. New Postmaster General James is
boasting of having thus far effected a reduction-of
$1,000,778 in his departments
and the new pension commissioner can get
along with 100 less clerks and a reduction
in the salaries of CO ethers.
The example of the Western states in
encouraging tree planting has been fol
lowed by Massachusetts, and mere lately
by Connecticut, which gives te every per
son that will plant anil care for trees
along any highway an annual bounty of
1 for each quarter of a mile se planted.
The ticcs are te be elm, maple, tulip., ash,
basswood, black walnut aud hickory, the
elms net te be mere than sixty feet apart.
The farmers of Pennsylvania have been
very slew te take advantage of the law
partially exempting from read tax these
who plant trees by the wayside.
In 1870 the voting population of the
United States was 7,023,000, of the South
ern states 2,775,000. The illiterate voters
in the United States were 1,580,000, and
the same class of voters in the Southern
states number 1,123,000. Twenty per
cent, of the entire voting population of
the United States, and 43 per cent, of the
voters of the Southern states, could net
read their ballets. The total vote cast
and counted at the last general election in
the whole country was 9,297,000. Advance
sheets of census reports and careful es
timates say that from 21 te 22 per cent, of
thuin were illiterate. Ten years age one
voter in live was illiterate. The propor
tion is larger te-day. Sixteen Southern
states contain one-third of the entire vote
of the country, and three quarters of that
vote is illiterate. There arc 457,000 illiter
ate votes in the Eastern, Northern and
Western states. New Yerk has 77,120
illiterate votes ; Pennsylvania, 07,103 ;
Illinois, 44.477, and Ohie, 48,970. In New
Yerk 55 per cent, of the illiterates live in
cities. The unlettered vote of the Seuth
is largely the negre population.
Dr. Frederick Reed, 'of Hartferd,
committed suicide at sea, en June 4, wliile
en a voyage te the Azores in a sailing
vessel, liy jumping overboard in a fit of
mental aberration, caused, it is believed,
by the excessive quantity of bromide of
sodium he had taken no less than eleven
ounces. Symptoms of insanity appeared
two weeks before his tragic death, when
he had been but a few days at sea, and a
man was detailed te keep him under ob eb ob
sevation, whose vigilancj he eluded by a
trick of insane cunning. The case has
aroused considerable interest in the prac
tice of using bromide of sodium as a pre
ventive of seasickness. Dr. Geerge M.
Beard, of New Yerk, who is about sailing
for Europe, and who will experiment with
the bromide of sodium treatment has
been the chief exponent of it ; he is net
deterred by Dr. Reed's fate, and thinks
his use of it must have been excessive. It
is largely leserled te by seagoing passen
gers, and though often very decided in its
action, leading te intense stupor and
drowsiness. Dr. IJced's is the first re
ported case of resulting insanity.
A correspondent of the New Yerk
Times has been scratching the serene sur
face of Pennsylvania Republican politics
and finds some interesting features lying
beneath which are tolerably certain te be
disclosed when active work once begins.
Among the discoveries is the fact that the
Independent movement represents that
large, if net preponderating, clement in
the party which is opposed te the control
se powerfully exercised by Senater Camer Camer
on and his lieutenants Mackey, Kemble
and Quay in the last ten years. Mr.
Mackey is dead and Mr. Kcmble is devoted
te his private affairs (as well as disquali
fied from holding office), but Quay and
Magec help Cameren te held a, powerful
combination. Mr. Cameren is tee
smart, it seems, te fellow Conkling
te the present length of tether which he is
taking ; the heir of Lochiel will net com
mit the midsummer madness of hari-kari
te please his enemies. Either Senater
Lawrence or Davies is te be the candidate
ler state treasurer. Betii are Cameren
men, but both " kicked " last winter.
The Times man does .net hint that Cam Cam
eeon may want te put them np for defeat
and punishment this year. Of the " Inde
pendent " leaders he notes that the most
prominent in the Senate last winter, which
led the revolt, were Jehn Stewart, of
Frauklin county, Dr. Jeseph Themas, of
Bucks, C. S. Kauffmau, of Lancaster, aud
J. W. Lee, of Venango. Messrs. Stewart
and Lee may be set down as two of the
men certain te be in the front of any
movement for a cliange in the leadership
and organization of the Republican party
of the state. The " untiring and plucky "
and " net unambitieus Wolfe " is te be
pushed for governor against all Cameren
comers.
A Pittsburgh undertaker, telegraphed
te get a coffin off the train, by mistake
get held of one containing the remains of
a Philadclphiau, who was being shipped
through te his native city. Hurrying te
the Union depot as quickly as he could,
the unkertakcr arrived just iu time te
prevent the Allegheny corpse from being
shipped te the friends of the Philadel-phian.
JTHB WOUNDED PRESIDENT.
"HE IS GOIXCi TO GET WELL."
The Surgeon Very Hopeful aud Relaxing
Their Ketlcence The Critical I'elut
Bellered te be Past.
Notwithstanding the favorable bulletins
which have been issued each day indicat
ing a steadj- progress te convalescence, the
president's condition has never until
new ceased te cause the gravest solicita
tion iu the midst of, perhaps, a major
ity of the community, while no later than
yesterday it was hinted in many quarters
that the bulletins could net be taken as a
fair indication of his real condition. That iu
fact he was each day growing weaker and
making steady drains upon his reserve vi
tality te prolong life. Yesterday, however,
there was a very general feeling of confi
dence that the critical ypnt has been safe
ly passed, aud that the president is slowly
but surely entering upon the read te con
valescence. The members of the cabinet
called yesterday morning as usual before
going te their several departments, aud
with net a single exception came away
from the sick room with mera buoyant
feelings of confidence than they have ab
any time entertained since the day the
president was wounded.
Secretary Blaine said iu conversation
that bulletins could be taken in perfect
confidence aud that the president's re
covery might be considered almost re
moved from any question of uncertainity
as was indicated by his dispatch te-day te
Minister Lewell. Mr. Blaine has new the
most perfect confidence in the president's
recovery.
Secretary Lincoln speaks with the utmost
confidence of the president's recovery. He
has abondencd his contemplated trip te
the Yellowstone national park in company
with General Sherman, but will iu the
course of ten days or two weeks take his
family te Rye Beach, New Hampshire, if
the president continues te improve.
Dr. Bliss, who was asked at 10:15 last
night what he thought of the president's
condition, said that could he have been
assured a week age that the case would
progress precisely as it has progressed,
and that the prccident would be as well
new, as in reality he is, he would have
been mere than satisfied, and could net
have asked for anything better. There
have been no indications, he said, of sec
ondary hemorrhage or of py:emia, or of
any dangerous complication, lue sup
puratien is progressing naturally, the
wound presents a healthy appearance, the
patient takes and assimilates nourish
ment as well as could be desired, and his
sleep is quiet and refreshing. The- crisis
in surgical fever is ordinarily past en the
tenth or eleventh day, when suppuration
is fully established. This, we believe, was
the case en Monday night, when the pa
tient's temperature reached its highest
point. Since that time the daily fluctua
tions have been less and less ex
treme, until last night the pulse barely
reached the maximum of 100. Thcie is no
danger te be apprehended from weakness.
The president is no weaker than any man
would be with such an injury and after
such a fever. He is day by day taking
mere aud mere nourishment, aud, al
though it consists principally of milk, it is
well assimilated aud is amply sufficient te
maintain his strength until lie is iu a con
dition te take solid feed.
There was never anything mere un
founded or unjust than the rumors that
the bulletins de net truthfully represent'
his actual condition. We have reported
all the president's symptoms, geed and
bad, with perfect frankness and truth
fulness. Bulletins mere honest and judi
cious than ours have never been issued,
and anyone who makes a contrary asser
tion says what is untrue. We did net
think it proper or prudent at first te ex
press any opinions with regard te the
significance of facts given in our bul
letins, lint the facts, as stated, were
accurate and trustworthy, and sur
geons aud physicians throughout
the country were competent te draw
conclusions from them for themselves
as well as for the people. Since,
however, the president's symptoms began
te be mere decidedly and undoubtedly fa
vorable, we have relaxed a little the
rule which we adopted net te express
opinions and have said that the presi
dent is making slew progress toward re
covery ; and that is the truth. Although
he is net yet out of danger, I think it
comparatively safe te say that he will
probably recover. A tier some further
conversation Dr. Bliss returned te the
president's room, saying with a smile and
a nod of the head as he closed the deer,
He is going te get well."
Twe New laws.
The following bills of local and genera!
interest have become laws :
Empowering the prothenotarics of the
courts et common pleas te hear appli
cations and grant stay of writs of execu
tion in certain cases.
Injudicial districts composed of a single
county, iu the absence of the judge from
the county, application for a stay of writs
of execution may, upon notice te the op
posite party or his attorney, be made te
the proMienotary of the court of common
pleas of the county, subject te the rules
governing such applications te the court or
judge who shall have power te grant rules,
te show cause why execution should net
be stayed aud the slicrilt enjoined from
further proceeding en said writ, return
able te the next return day, preserving the
lien of writ and levy, which rule te show
cause, en application of the opposite party
te the judge en his return, may be dis
charged or continued ; provided that the
previsions of this actact shall net apply te
counties having mere than one law judge.
Became a Jaw by limitation, July 9,
1881, without the signature of the gov
ernor :
Te prevent the granting of a license for the
sale of liquors te proprietors, lessees,
keepers or managers of threatres or
ether places of amusement.
mat no ucense ler tee sale el vinous,
spirituous, malt or brewed liquors, or any
.admixtures thereof, in any quantity, shall
be granted te the proprietors, lessees,
keepers or managers of any theatre, cir
cus, museum or ether place of amusement,
nor shall any house be licensed for the sale
of such liquors, or any of them, or any ad
mixtures thereof, which has passage or
communication te or with any theatre,
circus, museum or ether place of amuse
ment, and any license granted contrary te
this act shall be null and void.
Sect. 2. That the proprietor, lessee,
keeper or manager of any theatre, circus,
museum or ether p'lace of amusement, or
any person who shall violate the provi previ
sions of this act shall be guilty of a mis
demeanor and upon conviction thereof
shall be sentenced te pay a line of one
hundred dollars and te undergo an im
prisonment of net less thau thirty days.
Became a law by limitation July lflth,
1881, without the .signature of the gov
ernor. A Compliment te Gen. ICurly.
Iii a recent conversation with a corre
spondent of the Press Mr. Jeffersen Davis
is quoted as saying: "Oue of the most
faithful and accurate Southern writers
upon the war, and one who has written
much, is Gen. Jnbal Early. His memory
of events is exceedingly clear, and he
writes with "re-it intelligence. T mnani
him as the most faithful of Southern
writers upon the war. Like myseff, Gen.
Early cannot forget the fact of the war
and argues from the standpoint most pee'
pie reject. There is a queer history with
him aud his connection with the Con
federacy. He was a Union man, and ai a
member of the Legislature voted against
the ordinance of secession, but when it
was passed he went home and raised a
company, and has never yet turned his
back upon the cause inaugurated in spite
of his pretest and efforts. It is a promi
nent fact that these who were last in or
most reluctant te go iu the Confederacy
were the most consistently earnest in their
support of it and the last out of it. The
original secessionists, theso who were in a
rush te get out of the Union, seen ex
hausted their ardor, and as a geuer.il
thing did net hist long."
DISASTROUS STORMS IN IOWA.
Serious Damage and the Waters Still
Rising.
At Mareuge, Iowa, the flood of the
Iowa river exceeds that of 1851. The
water iu the public square is two feet deep
aud hub-deep in the principal streets,
where beats are miming with ease.
Scores of families have been driven out of
their houses aud great damage has been
done te dwellings. The brides approach
ing the city are gene and travel is sus
pended. Thousands of acres of land arc
flooded and the crops ruined. The dam
age iu the town and te farms is net less
than $2,000,000. The .mayor has issued a
proclamation warning all who are iu ex
posed situations te seek higher ground.
The Iowa river is from two te three miles
wide aud is still rising.
The destruction of railroad, farm and
city property immediately west of Cedar
Rapids by the recent strem is unparalleled
in the history of the region, the railroads
being the greatest sufferers.
The damage of the Chicago & North
western read by the blockades last winter
is very slight compared with what the line
is new undergoing.
At some points the waters are subsiding
while at ethers they continue te rise. A
large number of west bound passengers
arc delayed here, beiug unable te make
any line which reaches Council Bluffs.
The Burlington, Cedar Rapids & North
ern read escaped damage by the first
storm, but the storms and high water en
that line washed away several hundred
feet of track at Fraerer, en the Pacific
division.
The main line of the Burlington, Cedar
Rapids & Northern read is badly dam
aged aud washed out south of Laperte
City, several hundred feet being gene, and
the water still rising makes it impossible
te repair the break.
The trains north, hewevei, are running,
going ever the Pottsville branch te Iudc
lieudcnce. and thence ever the Illinois
Central track te Cedar Falls, where the
main line is again reached, which it is in
tact. Seuth and west of Cedar Rapids no dam
age is reported. The Chicago, Milwau
kee fc St. Paul read has su tiered very
little damage, and trains arc miming regu
larly, but the grade of the new line is
badly damaged.
OHIO DEMOCRATS,
Tuny JUeet In Convent ion anil Nemiuutu
Jehn W. llaeliwnlter for Governer.
The Democratic state convention met
in Columbus yesterday, and the chairman
of the state central committee, James
Edwin Spear, of Cincinnati, was an
nounced as temporary chairman. Themas
E. Powell was permanent chairman.
The resolutions declare the purpose of
the party te promote the happiness of the
whole people ; the equality of all people
before the law; equal taxation; unpoliti unpeliti
cal legislation and a free and pure ballet as
the cerner-steno of free institutions ; op
position te monopolies and subsidies of all
kinds ; the strictest economy in national,
state and local administrations, that labor
may be lightly burdened ; the maintenance
and advancement of the common school
system.
A resolution was also adopted deeply
deploring the recent attempt upon the life
et the president, denouncing assassination
in this republic as the highest and most
revolting of crimes, and extending te the
president and his family their deepest
sympathies, and their earnest hopes that
a speedy recovery be vouchsafed te him.
The convention immediately proceeded
te make a nomination for governor. The
names of Jehn W. Boek waiter, of Spring
field, Isaac J. Miller, the Hen. Jehn W.
Fellctr, the Hen. Henry II. Manning, and
Theodere Cook of Cincinnati ; the lien.
Geerge W. Geddes, of Mansfield, Cel..
Gee. M. Jcwett, of Zancsville, and Judge
L. 1). Themaii, of Youugstewn, were pre
sented. The result of the first ballet was
as fellow :
Jehn W. Bookwalter, 209 i ; Isaae J.
Miller, T.2; Jehn V. Follett, 12:'.; Geerge
W. Geddes, 101.1 ; Geerge M. Jewett 23;
Henry D. Banning, (it ; L. I). Tlieman, 49;
Thce". Cook, ;!:? ; W. V. Armstrong, 47.
Necessary te a choice, I542.
W. W. Armstrong and Judge Tlieman
were withdrawn before the second ballet.
On the second ballet Jeiin W. Boekwaltcr
was nominated amid great cheering and
excitement.
Other nominations were made as fellows;
Fer Lieutenant Governer, Edgar M. John John Jehn
eon, of Cincinnati ; Supreme Judge, E. F.
Bingham, of Franklin ; State Treasurer,
A. F. Wilsen, of Cleveland ; Attorney
General, Frank C. Dougherty, of High
land ; Commissioner of Public Works, Jehn
Crewe of Defiance.
Accidental Death el a Yeung l.ride.
l'ittKlinrgii Leader.
A beautiful young girl, Kitturah J.
Hern, had for some been engaged te Wil
liam F. Oliver, a young man well known
in San Francisce. Fer reasons best, k newn
te the contracting parties it was deemed
advisable te have a quiet wedding at the
residence of the bride's parants and subse
quently te give a general reception te their
friends by; way of a surprise. The hap
py day arrived, and the ceremony was none
the less solemn because performed private
ly. This was upon the !)th of June, and it
was arranged that the reception should
take place this week. Invitation lists were
made out, and a pleasant time anticipated.
In the fore part of last week the young
wife visited her husband at his etlicc
down town, and after remaining some
time together they started te de
scend the steep stairs that led te the
ground fleer. As Mrs. Oliver reached the
top of the flight she entangled the heel of
her shoe in her skirt, and, losing her bal
ance, fell heavily, and rolled down the
.stairs until caught by her husband, who
had preceded her a short distance. Al
though severely shocked by the fall, she
was enabled te reach home with her hus
band's assistance. Symptoms of serious
internal injuries seen made their appear
ance, aud the unfortunate lady sank, until
Sunday, every hepe was given up and her
favorite sister was summoned from Mon
terey. It was the heartfelt prayer of the
dying girl that she might die in her sister's
arms, -but her prayers were net answered,
for she expired two hours before the ex
peetcd one arrived. The first intimation
that many of the friends of the young
lady had either of her marriage or death,
was conveyed through the medium of
Tuesday's papers, wherein both the mar
riage and funeral notice appeared.
Senater Cameren aud Riddleberger.
According te a Harrisburg despatch te
the Sun, Mr. II. II. Riddleberger, late Re
publican candidate for sergcaut-at arms of
the United states senate, received very
little encouragement during his late visit
te Senater Den Cameren. It is said that
Senater Cameren's advice was " that under
the circumstances it was net only useless
for Maheue te continue the striiggle for
Riddleberger, but that te de se must re
sult in positive injury te the Republican
party ; that with the Senate constituted
as it new is. the best thing te de was for
the Republicans te put forward for ser
geantat arms a soldier who had distin
guished himself during the late rebellion
one who. like Gen. Beaver, of .Pennsylva-
ma, or Gen. Neycs, of Ohie, Had test a leg
in battle." Cameren further told Riddle
berger that with the president lying en
the threshold of the grave he had no heart
te discuss politics further than te say that
with the shadow of death hai.ging ever
the executive, this was a time te heal po
litical differences and animosities and net
te create them.
AX 1XDIUXAXT ZUt.IT.
He
Creates a Sensation in a Mueuiii, and
r.xecutes a War Dance in a Court
Roem.
Jehn Tener, a young man living at Ne.
247 Elizabeth street. New Yerk city, paid
a visit te a museum en Broadway te see
the Zulu chiefs there en exhibition. He
had read a little about the Seuth African
tribe of warriors and doubted much
whether these in the museum were au
thentic specimens. The ether featmes of
the display had little iuterest for him, but
the Zulus received his undivided attention.
While he steed gazing at the
savages, who were arrayed in feathers
and kindred gewgaws, a young woman,
evidently of the opinion that the
chiefs were igneraut of the English lan
guage, asked him : "De yen think they
are really Zulus?" " Zulus !" exclaimed
Tener ; " no, indeed, they leek like regu
lar niggers." At this one of the chiefs
gave a yell, and the next moment his
chit) descended upon Tener's head, knock
ing the doubter senseless. The ether
visitors te the museum became greatly
excitcd, especially as the chiefs acted
iu a wild way, nourishing their clubs
and dancing like madmen. Tener, up
en reviving, declared Ins intention
te have his dusky assailant arrested.
The manager of the show begged him uet
te put his threat into execution and ten
dered him a bunch of admission tickets.
Tener, it appears, pocketed the tickets,
but nursed his wrath. The next day he
asked Justice Bixby, in Jeffersen market
court, for a warrant for the Zulu's arrest.
He was referred te the Tombs court, iu
which district he lived. Justice Otter Otter
beurg there granted the warrant and Pa Pa
trelman Aiguier was entrusted with it.
Upen his arrival at the museum and his
announcement that he was a policeman,
the Zulus disappeared upstairs with a
howl. Aiguier found them en the top
lloer. They were in different corners et
the room and wildly lleurished their clubs
about their heads. Aiguier was inaiuonv inaiuenv
ring about them when a cry was raised
that in a closet nearby was a spear with a
sword point.
" Unless you get it," cried the voice,
"the Zulus will, and then all is up with
us. They'll clear the building out."
The spear was secured and Aiguier
finally get the clubs from the chiefs. ' He
then attempted te take the one named
Uncarle te the court. The chiefs there
upon set up a great yelling. It was ex
plained te Aiguier that one was determined
te go wherever the ether did. The police
man and the savages then started for the
Tombs. His companions made noisy
demonstrations along the route, attracting
general attention.
Justice Ottcrbeurg was about closing
court and preparing for a visit te Mayer
Grace when a great hubbub arose just out
side the closed court room deer. When the
deer was opened two strange figures burst
upon the astonished magisterial vision.
While .1 usticc Ottcrbeurg steed looking en
in amazement the black warriors shouted,
whistled, danced and cut up ether fantas
tic capers, Then they were locked up in
the prisjuers' box, where they get upon
the benches and gave as noisy an exhibi
tion as was ever listened te iii.the old build
ing. Attaches of the museum explained
the assault te the magistrate. Tener,
they said, first spat in the monkeys' faces.
He then asked one of the chiefs if he was
a Zulu. " Yes," was the answer. " Yeu
lie," said Tener, you're a Thompson street
nigger." lie was then knocked down by
the infuriated savage. It was also testified
that previous te this he had tried te stick
his fingers iu the eyes of the chiefs. Tener
said he could disprove these statements
and prove his own by witnesses. The case
was then adjourned. The Zulus get upon
the front platform of a Fourth avenue car,
and en their journey up town raised such
a hubbub that a body of hundreds of small
boys surrounded them.
LATEST NEWS BY MAIL.
Rase ball : At Buffalo Buffalo,
Providence, 7.
The report that a revolution was
iu
progress in Venezuela is denied
Ten skeletons, supposed te be Indians or
Frenchmen who peiislicd in battle, were
found iu excavating under a milage at
Chautauqua, N. V.
In the Kings county court, New Yerk,
yesterday, James Cnstigan was convicted
of murder in tint third degree. He killed
G. ('. Ilarwanl iu a quarrel aheiit a
woman.
(ienium sojourners at Bohemian summer
resorts have appealed te Bismarck te pro
tect their lives and property. This is in
consequence of the excesses at Prague
against the Germans.
The army worn has made its appcaraace
at Leng Branch in millions, coming from
a northerly direction. Mr. Hoey's place
is devastated Ity them, aud men are
pleughing furrows te keep the worms oil'
his lawn.
On Tuesday evening the large brick to
bacco factory of Williamson V; Ruth at
Petersburg, Va., was destroyed by lire.
An adjoining factory, owned by .Mr. Wil
liamson, was also burned. The les-; is
$15,000 en stock and $10,000 en machin
ery and buildings.
The surviving members of the Confed
erate army residing in the Shenandoah
valley, Virginia, have accepted an invita
tion of Pest 201 (i. A. IJ. of Carlisle, te
meet them at the Luray caverns of Vir
ginia upon the occasion of their excursion
of 21s!; of July.
Peter Galloway, who was stabbed by
Oilande Rose, en the night of July 4, in
Wilmington has died, peritonitis having
set in. His death had been hourly looked
for since Sunday night. Rese was com
mitted te jail, making five criminals new
incarcerated awaiting trial for capital
offenses.
A few days age seme quarryincn, iu net
ting out flagstone at Prospect Hill, New New
Yerk, found a petrified rattlesnake im
bedded in the solid rock. It measured
ever seven feet iu length, and had four
teen rattles. There being no crevice in
the rock, hew it get there is a mystery. It
is believed te have been there at lease a
thousand years. It lias been forwarded
te the Smithsonian Institution.
Egypt has been lloedcd for the past ten
years with bogus coin by counterfeiters
witlffthcir headquarters at Geneva. Frem
10,000,000 te 40,000,000 francs. The prin
cipal parties implicated arc Bellamy, a
man of geed family ; Lejeunc, a prominent
jeweler; CuricI, an Egyptian money,
broker ; his son, brother-in-law and clerks,
all of Geneva, and Schinasi, the Alexandria
confederate. All of these are new impris
oned at Geneva and will be tried there.
The small grove of mammoth trees
known te tourists is en the Yesemitc route.
A newly-found mammoth grove lies lies
eighty miles north of it by the highway,
but as the crew Hies perhaps fifty. Here
are ninety-three giants of the forest, te
which may "new be added the Seuth park
grove, containing 1,J80 large trees, just
made accessible by a six-mile bridle path
from the hotel. Many trees elder than
Christianity and one hundred feet in circuit
are in this grove.
Benjamin Gressman's wife, who was
supposed te have been murdered, was
found in the weeds near the shore in
Edgccemb. Mc., shockingly mutilated,
and was taken te the house of Captain
Adam'Pinkham where she new lies. Dur
ing a short season of consciousness she re-
lated that while en her wav home from
icasset, Cressman fell out of the beat
aud after great exertion die get him in
when he began beating her with his list
and then cut her with a broken knife.
Her recovers is hardly possible.
The whaler Themas Pejh; has arrived in
.California from the Arctic seas, where in
a prosperous season her catch was 1,100
barrels or whale oil, 100 -barrels of sperm
oil, and 1,800 pounds e bone. She speke
the whaler Progress and from her
learned that Indians near East Cape had
found the two missing whalers, Vigilant
and Mount Wollaston. The Indians found
three corpses only en beard the Vigilant,
and, from their appearance, is was evil
dent that they had died in the first year of
their captivity iu the ice. The Indians
brought away from the Vigilant some
money, aspy glass, bomb gun and fowling
piece. Ne one. dead or alive, was found
en the Mount Wollaston.
STATE ITEMS.
Henry Morgan, aged 55 years, and his
son Geerge, I!0 years of age, bridge build
ers, residing in Camden, were struck by
an engine en the Camden & Atlantic rail
road last evening and were severely injured.
The guardian of Kate E. Kcssier. of
Philadelphia, kept her money all hap-haz-ard
and the orphans' court has compelled
him te account for $4,720 instead of the
balance of $2;S which he reported en hand.
Themas Savillc, 2 years old, residing at
131G Rye street, Philadelphia, was run
ever by a Knickerbocker ice wagon, at
Second and Wyoming streets, and died a
few hours afterwards.
Jabez Beaumont, of Easttewn, although
87 years of age, was spry enough te take a
rail from a fence the ether day and kill an
enormous black snake, which met him
along the read and raised its head in a
warlike way.
It is the intention of the Democratic
aud Republican Pioneer clubs of Norris
town te unite iu a demonstration of joy
ever the recovery of President Garfield
whenever that event is assured. The pco pce
cpcdings will consist of a street parade by
the united clubs and a meeting in .Musical
Hall, at which addresses will be delivered
by speakers of both parties.
Out in Venango county a girl gathering
cherries lest her footing by the breaking
of the branch en which her feet rested,
and falling about five feet her head caught
iu a fork of a limb, leaving her body dang
ling about thirty feet from a pile of rails
just under the tree, In this perilous sit
nation she hung saving her neck by hold
ing te the fork in which her neck was
hung until a man who was plowing iu a
field nearly half a mile distant came Hying
te the rescue.
An raiiler in DaiiKr of Sunstroke.
I'liilaileliililu Evening TeU-f-rai'Ii.
" Even the bullet of the assassin cannot
slop the stream of bitterness that comes
from the pens of the extreme political
partisan, and Pennsylvania journalism is
humiliated by the first shameful outburst
of temporarily pent-up jealousy, hatred
aud vituperation. The article "that fol fel
lows, taken from the Lancaster Ixtki.i.i
cexcki:, is sntlieienlly mean-spirited and
discreditable en its face, but it is only by
reading between the lines that its true in
wardness is perceived. Te the credit of
the Democracy of Lancaster county, it is
believed that such utterances de net rep
resent their sentiments. A portion of the
article is absolutely tuitit for publication.
We quote. "
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
m;ii.iii:oi:iieod sews.
Ncur and Arms the County 1. 1 lie.
" Ge put your tongue in splints," is the
latest elegant slang.
'Tis love that makes the world go round.
It also makes the young mange round
te the house of the girl about seven nights
per week.
Mr. David McCeiiuuuliy. general sccrc
retary of the Yeung Men's Christian as
sociation of Harrisburg, leaves en a trip
te Europe.
Christian IJcsh, of East Coventry, Ches
ter county," diepped dead en .Monday
morning while assisting his neighbor,
Jehn A. Werman, te haul hay. He was a
German by birth.
Jeseph Sccgar, of Yerk, while driving a
cart last evening, was thrown from the
vehicle by a runaway horse and wassevero wassevere
Iy injured, having his ankle fractured and
a bleed vessel ruptured.
A campmceting will be held in GrefTs
weeds, 2 miles west of New Bloemtield,
Amriist i 5-12, under the control of New
Bloemtield charge of the M. K. church.
"J. M. Johnsten"' is the preacher iu charge.
A few days since while W. C. Dcttra.
Phfuuixville, was helping his brother with
the harvesting en the farm, at Oaks station,
Montgomery county, he fell from the hay
wagon te the barn lloer, a distance of fif
teen feet, ami was se severely injured in
ternally that death ensued.
Colonel James Yeung new deals exten
sively in tobacco and has established a
large tobacco warehouse near Middletown,
having appropriated Leiby's old stillheuse
for that purpose. Colonel Yeung raises a
very large amount of tobacco en his own
farms and bujs up nearly all the tobacco
raised in Dauphin county.
Captain James E. .Mi-Parian, of Com
pany E, 1 1 tli Regiment, N. G. of Pa., at
West Chester, has received official notice
from the adjutant general's etlicc, at
Harrisburg, Pa., that his company has
been musteied out of sei vice, and that he,
Captain McFarlan, shall pack up all arms,
ammunition and camp equipage and ship
same te headquarters.
E. G. Broemcll, of the Christiana
Machine Ce., has a pony built rat tail
brown horse, weighing eleven hundred
pounds, nineteen years old last March,
without spot or blemish upon bis noble
body which never has been sick a day or
known te rcfiue a meal. One of hia light
feats which he recently performed was the
drawing of a casting weighing 5,:!00 lbs.
upon a wagon, that, weighs ever 1.000 lbs.,
from the C. M. shops te the depot, and
the read very muddy at the time.
Twe valuable horses belonging te Abel
Nettles that occupied stalls iu the stable
of Geerge W. Zimmeiman, near Trappe,
were struck by lightning during the storm
en Monday, and instantly killed. There
were live horses in the stable at the time.
The ether three were net injured. Seme
time age Mr. Nettles was offered $000 for
the two horses that were killed. During
the same storm tlie barn of Jeseph Harlcy,
near Centre Point, Worcester township,
Montgomery county, was struck by light
ning and totally destroyed, together with
the crop and farm implements.
llrickcrville Xewn.
Miss Amr.uda Whitman, of Lancaster,
formerly of Northumberland county, is
visiting friends near Brickervillc.
Owing te the frequent thunder gusts
harvesting is progressing rather slowly in
this vicinity.
Speedwell farm will harvest about ene
hundred and fifty acres or wheat. Eliza
beth farm also has-a large acreage which
may net yield se much te the acre, but
will be very line in quality. There is
mere tobacco' being raised in the upper
t ud this season than ever before. It is
doing well.
The attempted assassination of Presi
dent Garfield and the chances of his re
covery are still the principal topics of con
versation among most people here. We
met an old man the ether day who had
net heard of the sheeting. He was a
tramp. The prevailing opinion of all our
prominent men who knew the course poli
tics have taken is that Guitcau is but the
tool of a party of conspirators.