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WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUG. 10, 1881.
Tiakeriag at Refcrm.
The republicans of this county have
become se universally disgusted with
their present corrupt, demoralizing and
expensive system of, making nornina nernina
' tiens that they are, in geed faith, we
have every reason te believe, casting
about for some new device. After some
ten or twelve years of trial theCrawferd
county system is found te neither secure
honest practices nor geed results.
Many, in whose minds the leg-rolling
and corrupt combinations of the old
delegate conventions are fresh, hesi
tate te return te that system, know
ing that with the increase of political
deviltry the manipulation of conven
tions, like the management of return
judges and county committee meetings,
could be easily effected by the trick
sters. The editor of the Xew Era pro pre
iwses an improved plan, in substance in
onenitien elsewhere and known as the
Clarien county system, which combines
features of both the ethers, and is
claimed te,afford semrelief from their
evils. It proposes te nominate by dele
gates, mie .shall in county convention
poll the total Republican vote cast at
the last gubernatorial election -in their
district for the candidate who
at the primary receives a plural
ity of the votes of their respective
districts ; that after a certain time the
lowest candidates shall be successively
dropped, and whenever the plurality can
didate or any district is dropped its total
vote shall be cast for the one who had
the next highest vote in the district.
This'system has :;ome geed features,
though under it, as pointed out by a
correspondent of the Examiner, it would
lie as likely as net th.it minority candi
dates would often defc.it these who had
a larger share of the popular vote ; and
it is hard te see upon wliat principle the
whole or a district's vole and that, tee,
of a vote polled at the geueral and net
the primary election should be given
te the candidate who happens
te have a plurality, instead of assigning
it te the candidates in the proportion in
which it was cast for them. Then in
districts where a home candidate had
nearly all the votes, though he was weak
in the country at large, after he was
dropped, the second highest candidate in
the district micrht neel its 500 or COO
votes by virtue of 15 or 20 cast for him.
It is easy te sec hew, under this system,
inducements would be offered for a com
petition among the desperate men en
gaged in the trade of our local politics
that would engender greater corruption
than new prevails, and only combine in
results the evil :ispects of both the dele
gate and primary systems, instead of
eliminating them in a better plan.
It may be, however, that no better sys
tem than the Clarien county mode can
be devised te meet the existing local dif
ficulties. Certainly no device can se
cure fair and henast elections, unless it
is administered by fair and honest men.
Ne laws hedging about the ballet-box
will be oflicacieus unless enforced, and
they will net be enforced unless backed
by a healthy sentiment and resolute
men. The rogues will break through
them, and will beat the honest people
every time, tee, unless that sentiment
and resolution are organized. Individ
ual effort counts for little against organ
ized fraud.
We believe there are certain evil prac
tices in our political system, responsible
for most of the corruption pervading it,
which can be eradicated by the agree
ment of a few men of all parties, all of
whom have equal interest in suppressing
them. It is for this reason that we have
advocated and again propose joint action
by representative Democrats and Repub
licans of both factions--active politicians,
we mean, who knew these evils and hew
te suppress them. Te be specific, we
believe that if the system of paying
voters' taxes, of hired "poll committees,"
of assessing candidates or officeholders,
and of giving any sort of valuable in
ducement te voters at primary or gener
al elections for their votes, were abated,
most of the political abuses te which we
are subject would vanish, and almost any
decent system of nominations would be
satisfactory. We believe that a com
mittee of one hundred, equally divided,
say, between the Democracy and the two
Republican factions, witli its chairman
chosen by let from three persons, selected
one by each of these wings of the whole,
could abate these evils. Such a com
mittee could readily be named, and if its
members would agree te work together,
te give their individual efforts aud ex
ample te the suppression of these things,
and te enforce the laws strictly and
punish every violator of them, a long
way would have been traveled toward
the necessary reforms, our elections
would no longer be" carnivals of fraud,"
the expenses of them would net be a
burden for people who take an interest
in politics, aud money would net be
poured out here, every Republican or
general campaign, for the demoralization
of the community and the corruption of
its youth.
"We de net want te conceal the fact
that such a movement could net result
in any less te the Democracy here, great
gain as it would be te every interest of
decency and geed morals. The abuses
complained of have net originated with
nor have they been profitable te the
minority. The local practice of paying
the taxes of voters was inaugurated by
the Republicans, and early advantage
was taken of it te completely over ever
slaugh the Democracy of the city and
elect seven out of twelve school direct
ors. With such an experience the
Democrats were compelled, te defend
themselves, disagreeable and expensive
as it has been, te pay every two years
the taxes of some 1,200 or 1,400 voters in
this city alone, who were se indifferent
te the pnHege3 of the franchise as te
neglectTthis matter or saddle it upon the
party organization. Trained te the ac
ceptance of money for se-called " serv
ices " at the primary elections, where
tee often Democrats are found in the
mercenary employ of Republican fac
tions, a large number of the voters of
this city have been led te expect com
pensatien for election-day "work" en
what are known "as " poll committees ;"
and both parties are subjected at every
election te enormous expenses en this
score, which, u net strictly ille
gal, are demoralizing and are
fertile sources of corruption . and
cause the barter and sale of many a-vote.
As te the assessment of candidates and
officeholders, which is mainly relied en
by the opposition te supply the funds for
the purposes we have indicated, the few
Democrats around here subject te such
an assessment have never bad it levied
upon them in the general acceptance of
the term. While in a few instances a
formal assessment has been made sel
dom if ever as great as that proposed in
the new rules offered te the Republican
party within the knowledge of the
writer, covering an acquaintance with
the local political management for near
ly ten years, 119 such assessment has ever
been enforced, and scarcely ever collect
ed, and never sought te be collected by
any tlireats of striking a name off the
ticket or against a recalcitrant office
holder's tenure. Such payments te
the campaign fund have been made,
or made in part, or, as often happens,
net made at all, exactly as it suited the
candidates or office-holder's pleasure,
and we de net remember any instance
when the whole of them sufficed te pay
such expenses as are " expressly author
ized " by the act of Assembly defining
legitimate election expenses. We would
be glad and richer had they mom fre
quently reached te defray even Hie print
ing expenses.
We de net hesitate te say this, as a
matter of fact, though it is neither here
nor there as te the preposition we make
in the cause of a reform of our local
politics. Geed men of all parties want
te -see that accomplished. Nene such
will step te weigh the slight advantages
any party or any faction will gain, the
benefit te all being se immeasurably
great in securing these results. Let the
laws be amended and the rules revised
as much as necessary, but the great want
new is an organized body of intelligent
men te enforce them.-
The Republican county committee
made quite a show of virtue ever its dis
inclination te levy a campaign assess
ment upon Judge Livingston, because of
the dignity of the office for which he is
the party candidate. Its action was
quite right, but we can hardly concede
the purity of the motive claimed for it,
seeing that no such exemption was made
for Judge Livingston ten years age, nor
for Judge Patterson, who was taxed
$1,000, an amount which no man could
pay and honestly take the oath of office.
It is much mere likely that thespasniod thespasnied
ic virtue of the Republican committee
this year is due te its plethora of money.
It has levied an assessment of ever two
thousand dollars for the most indifferent
year in Pennsylvania politics since 1873,
and when two hundred and fifty dollars
would be ample te meet all
the legitimate expenses of the cam
paign. They could well let the
judge off this year. Had his time hap
pened at another period he veuld net
have get off se easily. But seriously,
with a surplus of fifteen or eighteen hun
dred dollars, for which the committee
has no use this year, aud which it has
net even a pretext te spend, it might pay
back a portion or the whole of the as
sessment se indecently levied upon Judge
Patterson. At least let it pay for the
court's paper-books in the Stcinman and
Ilensel case, which bill, we believe, has
thus far been paid out of the county
treasury.
What Mr. Buchanan, as president at
the outbreak of the rebellion, did or fail
ed te de, has net been a matter of doubt.
It. is historical and the verdict of history
could be made up en the facts long since
familiar te the public. The dispute has
been as te the influences which surround
ed him at the time and hew his different
advisers ceunselled and prevailed with
him. That some were in ardent sym
pathy with the rebellion is net te be
doubted ; that some were weak and in
decisive and ready te let the cotton
states secede in peace,, like some of Lin
coln's succeeding cabinet, is equally
true ; that ethers entertained a sound,
constitutional view of the powers of the
general government te maintain its ex
istence and te wage war r.gainst insur
gents is true; tee, and that Judge Black
was one of this number his letter te Gen.
Scott proved and his memorandum of
suggestions en the reply te " the Seuth
Carolina commissioners" confirms.
WiJ cannot believe that Mrs. R. B.
Hayes has been se silly -as te say that
the issue in the Ohie election this fall is:
" Shall I endorse Garfield or Guiteau."
Wise women, perhaps, have said mere
foolish things, and whether or net this
particular exhibition of silliness has been
afforded, the Cincinatti Commercial
brings the matter fairly into contro
versy by declaring that Mrs. Hayes has
thus put the question of the Ohie cam
paign into the shortest sentence yet em
ployed. If Mrs. Hayes made a feel of
herself, which in abundant charity we
gravely doubt, the Commercial is unkind
te advertise her felly.
PZBbONAL.
A full-length portrait of the president,
painted by Mr. Berthrong, is te be pre
sented te Mrs. Garfield by divers citi
zens of Bosten.
' It is stated that the deanery at West
minister has becen offered te the Rev.
Henry Montagu Butler, head master
of Harrow Scheel, who will probably ac
cept. Colonel Cameren and Jehn W. Daniel,
opposition candidates for governor of Vir
ginia, may make a joint canvass of the
state. Beth aie geed orators, and au ex
citing campaign is predicted.
The friends of Hen Charles J. T. Mc
Intvre, of Perry county, are endeavoring
te prevail en him te permit his name te be
used in connection with the Democratic
nomination for president judge of the du
trict composed of the counties of Juniata
and Perry.
The late William G. Farge by his will
leaves his residence aud grounds at Buffalo
and an annuity of $15,000 te his wife. His
two daughters, Geergianaand Helen, each I
receive one-third, and the ether third is
divided among bis grandchildren.
When Miss Claim Lecipe Kellogg,
the American prima denna was in. St.
PetersTmrg. the government authorities,
se she tells a newspaper interviewer, were
as suspicious of her as if she was lined with
dynamite. Her mail was opened aud all
supposed incendiary paragraphs were cut
out.
Thee. Allen, the noterious'Xew Yerk
gambler, murderer and Republican ballot ballet
box stuffer, being divorced from his first
wife, has been married te a haudsome and
refined young woman named Ella Abbic
Glever, worth half a million. Allen ex
plains that he get his divorce from his first
wife in Indiana. " It was granted a few
days after the last presidential election, at
which time I had been a resident of Indi
ana for thirty days." Allen was out there
distributing " tracts " for Arthur.
The wealthiest widows in England
are the Hen. Mrs. Meynell Ingram,
daughter of Lord Halifax, and Mrs. Ger
ard Lkieii. The first inherited from her
husband two splendid seats, each with a
deer park, and an income above $150,000 a
year. Mrs. Gerard Leigh, who sails in the
finest steam yacht afloat, owns Luten park
formerly the seat of the Bute family, and
a fine house in Gresvener square, Londen,
She entertains liberally, whereas Mrs.
Meynell Ingram lives quietly.
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MINOR TOPICS.
Tun New Era has concluded that Whit
taker slit his. own ears aud that Dr. Bliss
suppresses the truth in his White Heuse
bcllctins. The New Era is getting along.
Aged and infirm people, with one feet
in the grave, can have a new charm added
te life by getting their lives insured for
$100,000 and then putting themselves
under the treatment of the doctor in whose
favor the policy is made out.
Vknxeu predicts a gieat change in the
weather about the time the new comet is
in its perihelion. According te the astron
omers this will occur about the 20th of the
present month, and ifVeuner knows any
thing concerning the matter, we may leek
for cold weather, accenipaniad by frosts
aud ether chill-iuducing agencies.
Fer "reasons obvious" from Lt. Cem.
Goedrich's letter te Mayer MacGenigle,
Lancaster city ought te have a coat of
arms. Fee want of a belter design Cem.
Goedrich might tie a big red rose around
the head of a champaign bottle when he
re-eh j ist ens the refitted ship named after
our town.
The unanimous rcuomiuatien of Hen.
Henry P. Ress for president judge of the
Montgomery courts, by the Democratic
convention of that county, is a deserved
tribute te a jurist, whose term of service
has demonstrated his fitness for the posi
tion he new adorns and in which he has
achieved a reputation that is net confined
te the borders of his own county or state.
Net a single member of the cabinet has
seen the president since the day after the
sheeting. The history of the case, the
condition of the piesideut, is alone known
te his doctors, aud they keep their coun
sel vciy closely te themselves. Whatever
is telegraphed or written about the inside
history of the sick president's condition is
the merest crumb from the table, nothing
mere, for nothing mere is known.
The amenities of journalism in our
sister city of Reading arc beautifully
exemplified in one esteemed contemporary,
the News, alluding iu feeling terms te the
"low, mean, disreputable practices"
resorted te by another esteemed centem
perary, the Eagle, te secure the advan
tages of the greater enterprise and super
ior facilities for collecting news cujeyed
by the first-named e. c. The JVJ?im pleas
antly insinuates that Mr. Hawley wears
the brand of a sneak thief.
The Pittsburgh Leader (Rep.) raps its
party contemporaries in that city sharply
ever the knuckles, and gives them the
cheice of cither horn of the dilemma iu
which they have placed themselves by
urging a coalition of the Republicans of
Virginia with Maheuc's -Repudiation party,
"by telling them that if they don't knew
that the "Bourbons" are ically the debt
paying party and the Readjustcrs the re
pudiation party, then the political ignor
ance they display is discreditable. And if
they de knew it and nevertheless try te
confuse their readers as te the issue, then
they display a moral turpitude still mere
discreditable.
STATE ITEMb.
G unison Cargalf, one of the most premi
nent and highly esteemed citizens of
Wilhamspert, has died, agedninety-eue
years.
Stirred by public clamor, the lower
branch of Philadelphia's municipal legis
lature removes the ebstacles in the way of
clean streets. At au unusually large at
tendance and harmonious meeting of the
common council yesterday morning money
te move the dirt was voted.
The Berks county grand jury has feuud
true bills agaiust Dr. L. C. B. Yergcy, of
pottstewn, ana A.ueriavcn, of Monocacy,
charged with conspiracy in obtaining
$5,000 en the life of Daniel Gebris. The
case was called for trial, but Yergey
failed te answer. His bail was forfeited.
DcHavcn entered bail for the November
term.
The P. O. S. of A. state camp opened in
Pottstown yesterday. Daniel M. Thorp,
of Lebanon, is president ; W. S. Reycr,
of Pottstown, vice president ; II. J.
Steger, Philadelphia, secretary ; Jehn II.
Hetter, Lebanon, treasurer. Upen the ar
rival of the Philadelphia members, accom
panied by a drum corps, a short street
parade was made, the Pottstown members
acting as escort.
The aunual reunion of the Eighty-eighth
regiment Pennsylvania volunteers was
held in Reading yesterday. The following
officers were elected : President, Jeb 11 D.
Veutier ; Vice President, S. fturkart ;
Secretary, A. Gardiucr ; Treasurer, J.
Martin. Resolutions were passed, ene
commending the movement te erect a
monument at Gettysburg te the memory
of General Reynolds and ene deploring the
brutal attempt en the life of the president
and expressing sympathy for -iris family.
The Philadelphia Evening' Tetf graph,
one of the super-sensitive journals, which
was se henilied at the Intelligencer's
criticisms of the president's doctors, new
concludes that "either they have been
often insincere or they have rested iu igno
rance only a degree removed from that of
the much-reviled newspaper doctor. It
would be better, unless the surgeons
should conclude te act in absolute geed
faith, and confidence with the people, te
issue no bulletins at all eraf 'east ueth-
iug but the barest outline, without com
ment, regarding pulse, etc.
The opponents of Mr. Gewen advertise
a list of the subscribers- te bis tiB?
ferred bend scheme te show that
"Count Melchoir G. d'Wezle, is al
lotted half a million; Prince Ladislas
Cyarteryski, half a million; Cennt C.
Zameyski, a hundred thousand ; and Sir
Philip Roje, Bart., a quarter of a million.
Of the total of ever fifty millions sub
scribed, the new defunct Angle-French
Union bank asked for $10,000,000 ; James
McHenry for $10,000,000; Franklin B.
Gewen for $5,000,000 ; and Mr. Yautrain
for $1,000,000, while six ether individuals
took each half a million. The allotment
te these great subscribers was $7,555,000.
and while the less liberal subscribers paid
their guarantee as a matter of geed faith,
and te secure their right te the bends,
none of these large subscribers paid a pen
ny en their allotments."
LATEST NEWS BY MAIL.
Davidsen, And rows & Ce.'s lleuring
mills at Seuth -Point, O., were burned ;
less $10,000.
While engaged in filling a gasoline stove
iu Austin, Texas, Mrs. Sneed was fatally
burned by the ignition of the oil.
D. Helt, of the Massachusetts supreme
bench, was found dead in his office, having
committed suicide by sheeting himsclt
through the head. Ne cause is assigned
for the act.
Mrs. C. II. Heskcll, of Harvard, Mass.,
was found dead in her bed room. The
lamp was bieken add the body lay en the
carpet badly burned. It is supposed that
she died of heart disease.
. A file in the stables en the race track at
Lexington, Ky., burned two fine two-year-old
racers and occasioned the death of a
three-year-old filly, who broke her back
by running against a fence in a fright. All
the horses were the property 01 James
Murphy.
At Andersen, Ind., James D. Powers
killed Wm. R. Hougham, at Perkins
villc. Pewers, with a crowd of roughs,
was trying te break up au icecream party.
Hougham, as one of the party, tried te
step him, when he received a fatal blew
across the forehead. Powers is iu jail.
At a moonlight picnic of colored people
at Steny Point, Bourbon county, Ky, Dan
Harper, a mountaineer, was pnt off the
grounds by Wm. Hatchcreft, a white man,
whose services had been engaged te pre
serve order. Harper returned with a shot
gun and killed Hatchcreft.
The boiler of a steam thrashing machine
en the farm of Henry Yeung, near Col
umbia, III., en the St. Leuis and Caire
narrow gauge railroad, exploded, killing
five persons and seriously injuriug five
ethers. The names of only three of the
killed are reported, viz : Fitzgerald White,
Nathan Brown and Alfred Arneld. The
two latter are colored men.
The dead body of a woman was found in
a barn near Plainfield, N. J. 'It was
identified as that of Annie Decker, a laun
dress, who resided in Plainfield for many
years. She had been demented recently.
She disappeared last Wednesday from the
place where she was living. Upen her
person were $322. A pest mortem exam
ination showed that she died from nat
ural causes, accelerated by exposure dur
ing several days of wandering.
The house of Dr. Wm. II. Bewcn, a
temperance crusader, in Scituatc, R. I.,
was burned lately with nearly all its con
tents. The family were aroused in time
te save their lives. After the house had
been burned down lire broke out iu the
barn. The flames were extinguished,
when it was found that the fire was caused
by an incendiary machine operated by
clockwork. Doubtless a similar apparatus
was used te burn the house.
Three prisoners escaped from the Lin
coin, Neb., penitentiary. They were as
sisting at the burning of a brick kiln aud
scaled the wall. James Kennedy and
Samuel Goddard were in for horse steal
ing, and had three years te serve ; and
the ether, Geerge Davis, was serving a
sentence of two years aud a half for grand
larceny. Wardcu Nobes eilers a reward
of fifty dollars each for their cap
ture. Scouting parties are out in every
dirctien.
Mrs. II. C. Robinson, a resident of Men
roe, a small town about ten miles west of
Bridgeport, Conn., while visiting a nciirfi
ber, attempted te head oil a pair of bulls
which had escaped from a neighboring
field. One of them turned en her, forced
her against a fence, goring her iu a shock
ing manner, she succeeded in making
her escape from the infuriated animal,
climbed ever a fence and fell insensible.
bhc died from the injuries. She leaves a
husband and two children.
An altci catien occurred between Nathan
Prettyman and Charles W. Curry, at the
house of the former, Ne. 1125 Pine
street, St. Leuis, growing out of atten
tions paid by Curry te Prettymau's daugh
ter against the wishes of her parents.
They came te blows, and Prettyman was
knocked down aud beaten and stamped
upon iu a brutal manner. He died at 3
o'clock this morning. Curry was arrested,
and is new in jail en the charge of murder.
Beth of the men are said te have been in
toxicated at the time.
THE i-BESIDEN'T.
He signs tils JS'ame in a Steady Keund Hand.
The president, according te the state
ments of the attending physicians, has
passed another conilei table day. He par
took of liquid nourishment without the
renewal of gastric disturbance.
A pleasaut incident occurred in the sick
room yesterday morning. It appears that
after the dressing of the wound the presi
dent was in better spirits than usual, and
the doctors taking advantage of the fact
indulged in some mild levity between
themselves. Finally, Dr. Bliss said te the
president that he believed he could sign
his name te a document as well as he had
overwritten it. The president replied,
"Have you a pencil, doctor?"
"Yes," answered the doctor, "here is
one."
Thereupon a small tablet, used by the
doctors in writing out the bulletins, was
also handed the president. lie held it up
before his eyes with his left hand while he
wrote upon it with the pencil he held in his
right. He did net raise himself while
performing the task, but layas the doctors
had placed him. Returning the pencil and
tablet te the doctor, he remarked :
" There ! what de think of that signa
ture for a sick man?"
The doctors immediately crowded around
Dr. Bliss anxious te get a glirapse of the
chirography, and were astonished te see
written upon the tablet in a- steady round
hand:
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The Supreme Bench.
N. Y. Times, Kcp.
The people are fully conscious, uevcrthe
less, that the last three accessions te the
supreme bench, these of Harlan, Weeds
and Matthews, were net of such a charac
ter as te add greatly te its authority or
dignity. Each ene of them ewes his distinc
tion te his appointment rather than his ap
pointment te his distinction. Ne one of
them had made a great reputation even
locally as a jurist. These three men, with
the two next te be appointed, will consti
tute a majority of the bench. The ether
members, Chief Justice Waite, and Asso
ciates Field, Miller and Bradley, though
able and experienced judges, have no such
superfluity of weight that the bench will
sarely admit of any further lightening.
There ought rather te be added te its
membership two of the very best jurists
that the country can furnish, and they
should be appointed for their ability and
learning their uprightness and judicial
character, and without regard te political
considerations in any narrow sense.
PRINCETON COLLEGE.
Curious Charges Aealnst Treasurer Harris.
Seme consternation has been caused in
Princeton by the publication in the Phila
delphia Times of a dispatch purpeiting
te come from Princeton and accusing the
Rev. Wm. Harris, treasurer of Princeton
college, of having in various ways swin
dled the students. At the beginning of
the term the students are required
te deposit a stun of money te cover
their expenses for fuel and gas. The
fuel is taken te the students' rooms
and dumped into a coal box. The
account of the amount of fuel used by
each student is kept by the carrier. At
the end of the term the student is paid the
money remaining from his deposit in ex
cess of what has been expended for his
coal. This sum is called a " drawback."
The Times correspondent says that for
years the students have found these draw
hacks tee small, and that they began te
accuse the treasurer of defrauding them.
He instances cases where an accurate ac
count of the fuel and gas was kept by the
students, who found that drawback of from
$10 te $15 were due them. When they
went for this amount they were told that
no money was due them, and in seme cases
they were told that they owed money
te the college, but that en insisting that
money was due them they were generally
paid. Mr. Harris is also charged with
keeping money sent from home te the
students. He is also charged with the re
sponsibility for the epidemic of malaria
that prevailed some time age iu that col cel
"lege. The entire story, a despatch te the New
Yerk World from Princeton says, seems te
be an exaggeration by some interested party
.Mr. Harris is net m Princeton, nor is Dr.
McCosh, but Professer Duffield said in
dignantly that he believed the entire story
was an unfounded aud malicious libel up
on Mr. Harris, who is a divine of
high standing. He is net a member
of the faculty, aud the faculty would
have nothing te de with the
case. When the malaria trouble broke
out Mr. Harris had nothing te de with the
sanitary condition of the school, that hav
ing been in the hands of a curator who
has lest his place Professer Duffield had
heard of the cemplaiuts of ovcrcharge for
fuel, which he compared te the usual com
plaints of exorbitant gas bills. Professer
Yeung said he did net knew Mr. Harris
intimately, but had no idea that the
charges could be true. Mr. Osberno, Mr.
Harris's clerk, was seen. He thought the
story came from some dissatistiedstudent.
In Edwards Hall, which was used
for the first time last winter, there
had been some complaint among the
studeuts, as the approximation for
fuel used there fell short iu many cases.
The unusual severity of the winter made
the consumption greater than had been
expected. Mr. Osberno would net say,
however, that some of the students mere
than used up their deposits. There had
been no complaints in any ether building.
He knew that the figures given by the
Times were net correct, as all the accounts
passed through his hands, as did these also
for the money sent te the students. The
meter iu each room was the guide for eas
charges. The catalegue gives the fuel de
posit for the first session as $5, for the sec
ond, $8.
Destructive Floods In the West.
A special dispatch from Central City,
Cel., savs : "The most destructive flood
in the history of this district occurred en
Monday afternoon. At 2:30 o'clock a
heavy storm cloud appeared, accempauied
by almost incessant thunder and lightning.
At 4 o'clock people were startled by an
unearthly rear te the west, and in
stantly a volume of water of be
tween four and five feet iu length
came rushing down Nevada aud Eureka
streets. Heavy quartz teams standiug in
the streets were overturned and carried
down stream like feathers. Rocks weigh
ing 500 or COO pounds were rolled along
the streets like pebbles. . Auimals and
everything in the track of the flood were
swept away. Large masses of debris
were carried through the street at the late
of fifteen miles an hour. The whele
length of the gulches, from Nevadavillc
en ene side and the head of the Eureka en
the ether, presents a most desolate ap
pearance. The roadways are entirely de
stroyed, in many places the ruts being
four or six feet ucep,and extending for hun
dreds of yards. The entire length for about
thrce miles is stiewn with debris of every
kind. At several points between Central
and Black Hawk streets, the debris is
piled twenty-live feet high. Eureka street
for a quarter of a mile is 0110 mass of rocks
and rubbish. On Main street four feet of
sand are deposited. The flood was caused
by the bursting of a rain cloud a little
west of the city. The natural channel of
the stream became dammed, turning the
water into the streets. The only less of
1110 known at present is that of Jeseph
Gerry, whose body was found in the Black
Hawk. The flood lasted only twenty min
utes. The damage is estimated at $50.
000." Advices from Idaho Springs say the
flood was the severest ever experienced
there. Several houses iu Virginia Canen
were carried away. A girl of six years
was drowned. Nearly all the railroad and
ceuutry biidgcs between the forks of the
creek aud Idaho were swept away, aud
Dearly all the houses iu the business part
of the town were flooded and the streets
damaged. The damage at Idaho will
amount te $20,000. lt is estimated that it
will take 100 men 48 hours te repair the
damage te the railroad track between
Idaho and Floyd Hill. Ne trains are ex
pected te depart or ariivc in Central City
until late te-day.
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SWINDLED OUT OF 35,000.
A Husten MorchnntTaken in by an Alleged
llreker and Ills Principal.
Quite recently Daniel Goeduow, a
wealthy merchant doing business at 91
Commercial sIPect, Bosten, was appreaebed
by a plausible stranger styling himself G.
A. Fuller, an alleged cotton broker, who,
according te the directory had an
office at 54 Kilby street. Fuller said he
desired te negotiate en behalf of the
Peppcrell manufacturing company of
Biddcferd, Me., for the purchase of a cer
tain let of damaged cotton in Goodnew's
possession. This cotton Goodnew had
bought at an auction sale and it was
valued at nearly $30,000. The merchant
was favorably impressed with his visitor
and an arrangement was entered iute
whereby the agentef the company should
call and see him. At the proper time the
" agcut" called, in company with the wide
awake broker, and a bargain was seen
made between the three for the cotton,
the price which the Pnpperell company
was te pay being $29,931. Goodnew was in
formed that the company was engaged in
heavy law suits with railroad companies
aud that consequently the goods would
have te be sent by water te thsir destina
tion. The upshot of the palaver was that
Goodnew bought an old bark named the
Winter Sea, put the cotton and several
hundred gallons of wine and a large quan
tity of tea aboard and sent the bark te
sea. He has neither seen nor heard of the
vessel, goods, agent or broker since, and
investigation shows that he has been de
frauded out of about $35,000. Hew be
came te put the wine and tea aboard is net
known.
Caught by a Merman.
A young lady of Jamestown, N. Y.,
while in bathinp near Ttamna Pr,;nf
Chautauqua lake, had a narrow escape
irem drowning, a turtle caught held of
ber ear, which caused her te scream
frightfully, and but for the timely arrival
of assistance she would have strangled. In
order te extricate the turtle's teeth from
her ear its head was cnt completely off,
after which it took ten minutes te pry its
jaws apart. The lady went through the
operation bravely, but says she will never
again float in the Chautauqua.
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
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"Why Islt?"
It has been always alleged that when
ladies meet aud pass each ether they in
variably leek around at each ether, and
the question naturally arises, "Why is
it ?' Seme say they desire te see the back of
each ether's bonnet, whilst ethers as stout
ly contend that they desire te prevent
each ether from seeing the back of each
ether's bonnet ; and the contest en this
subject, in the debating societies the coin
ing autumn and winter, is likely te be as
long, as animated and as .stubborn
as the late Conkling Piatt contest in
the Legislature of New Yerk. We believe
it has never yet been decided whether
the inau upon whom the brick from the
house-top fell aud killed, was walking tee
fast or tee slew. Had he walked slower the
brick would have fallen before he reached
the spot ; had he walked faster he would
have passed the spot before the brick fell.
This is a question of humanity and it's a
pity it was net decided ene way or the
ether. The abeve question belongs te a
similar category ; because, suddenly look
ing round jeopardizes the superior portion
of the vertebral column, and it is hoped
that charity towards the " geutler sex "
will prompt the " sterner sex " te solve
the problem without a pcradventurc,
equivocation, or prcvariacatien, the ap
proaching debating season.
Sword Presentation.
At the annual convention of the Grand
Circle of Pennsylvania of the Order of
Brotherhood of the Union iu Reading,
Washington Lcgieu Ne. 3. Knights of the
Revolution, arrived from Lancaster about
25 strong shortly before nine o'clock yes
terday morning. They were met at the
outer depot by the Philadelphia delega
tion, and were accompanied by the Eden
band, 13 pieces of Lancaster. The efliecis
of Lancaster Legien are : Capt U.
McElroy; first lieutenant, Jehn Obcr
decr ; second lieutenant, J. B. Dorn Dern
myer. After some preliminary exercises,
in which both Legien3 anticipated, the
Majer, O. W. C. Whinna, stepped ferwaid
'and created a genuine surprise te many of
these present. First, he presented a mag
nificent sword te Captain Geerge S. Kiel,
of Legien Ne. 1, and another equally
handsome te Captain Hiram McElroy. of
Legien Ne. 3, complimenting them for the
zeal, energy and devotion they had shown
in advancing the cause of, the order.
The recipients both made suitable re
sponses. Captain McElroy's sword will be en ex
hibition in the window of E. J. Erisman's
store. North Queen street, for a few days.
The Reading papers speak in compli
mentary terms of the haudsome appear
ance of the Lancaster Knights, who re
turned te the city last evening.
T1IU .SELLS 1SKOT11KKV CIKUl'S.
Their Arrival and Parade This Morning.
This morning the " Sells Brethers' Mil
lionaire Confederation of Stupendous Rail -read
Shows" (or words te that effect) ar
rived in this city. They pitched their tents
en the park greuuds, and shortly after 10
o'clock made a street parade. A number
of chariots, eight elephants including
ene with about as much hair us a
side of leather, which is advertised as the
"woolly elephant," aud a number of haud haud haud
soeo cages were seen iu the parade. The
figures en each cage were very funny.
Twe Jjands of music enlivened the parade
with their music. One baud was
composed entirely of colored men and
the music they made was very bad.
The steam organ played two pieces from
that "eiitircly new" opera of ' Pinafore,"
which were very refreshing.
This afternoon the attendance at the per
formance was large, a great many coun
try people being in town. The riug en
tertainment is said te be very geed and
the show gave great satisfaction in Col
umbia last night
Held fur Postage.
A letter addressed te "Miss Ilattie liar
kins, Chestnut Hill, Haiford county, Mil.,"
is held for postage. The sender of this
letter cut the stamp from a stamped en
velope aud placed it upon the cnvekqie
containing the letter. This is illegal, and
all letters thus stamped will be detained
at the posteflico for non-payment. If a
stamped envelope is misdirected, or in any
way becomes defaced tiie owner of it can
get a new stamped envelope in exchange
for it by presenting it at the postefliee,
but he is net allowed te cut out the stamp
from the defaced envelope and paste it
upon an unstamped envelope. This state
ment of the case has been made many a
time, but it may be well cnenj.li te make
it again, as some people appear te have
net known, or forgotten it.
Heme Again.
His honor Mayer MacGenigle lias re
turned from a fortnight's sojourn at Sar
atoga springs, and has resumed the duties
of his office. His honor says he had a de
lightful time while away, and his health
ful color aud improved appcarauce bear
witness te the correctness of the state
ment. James M. Burke, esq., reached his
home iu Lancaster last evening, after a
four months' sojourn in Ireland. Cross Cress
ing the brine has deue him a world of
geed.
M. J. Treacy, of the Royal College of
Veterinary Surgeons of Londen. England,
arrived in this city last night with J. M.
Burke esq., whom he accompanied from
Europe- He will locate here.
Obituary.
Mrs. Anna Wilsen, a venerable and re
spected woman, aged 73 years, died at the
residence of her son, Jeseph Wilsen, in
Leve Laue, te day and will be buried en
Friday as is stated in the obituary depart
ment of te day's paper. Mrs. Wilsen,
whose maiden name was Shupp, was a
native of Lancaster county and for many
years past resided in the city. She was a
member of the Dunkard or German Baptist
church, and her remains will be buried in
the Menneuite burying ground en the
Millersville pike.
Mrs. Montgomery's Fuuerul.
The funeral of Mrs. J. V. Montgomery
took place from Millersville yesterday.
The religious services were held iu the
corridor of the hapcl of the normal
school, Prof. Montgomery's family and
friends occupying two adjoining rooms.
The services were conducted by Rev. Mr.
Moere, of the Millersville Reformed
church. The funeral cortege contained
twenty-five or thirty carriages and moved
from Millersville te Lancaster cemetery,
where the interment took place.
Seventh Annual Convention.
The association of directors of the peer
of this state will held their seventh annual
convention iu Erie en September 20. B.
F. Cox, superintendaut of our Lancaster
county hospital, is ene of the vice presi
dents of the association. He and the di
rectors will attend the meeting.
The " Heme " ricnlc.
The annual picnic of the " Heme "' will
ba held en Saturday next at Tell's Hain,
and it is hoped the friends of the little
folks will remember U10 occasion and con
tribute something towards this entertainment.
BROWNSTOWN CAMP.
The Services in the Weed Yesterday.
Tuesday Morning. The weather to
day has been all that could be desired,
fine and cqfL Early prayer meeting at
6:30, conducted by Rev. Knarr. Family
worship at 6:45. Breakfast at 7 o'clock.
Prayer meeting was conducted by Daniel
Buch, of Lititz. The opening sermon was
bv Rev. F. Lehr. from ,i i- ,. he, Pe
part of Sth verse, followed by Rev. J. E
rt.narr, auu snore auar prayer meeting.
The attendance was large.
Afterrnoen. General prayer meetings
in the altar by Rev. A. Warfel; at 2:30
preaching by Rev. J. Zern, from 1 Peter,
3d chanter. latter rart of 1.1th tknd uriti.
an earnest appeal by Rev. J. E. Knarr te
the members for a closer walk with Ged ;
and he appealed te the sinners te come te
iiirist.
Ecening. Prayer meeting conducted by
Martin Bellinger, snrmnn hv Uf- T W
Bickler, of Birdsboro. The disceurse" was
able and eloquent.
The order has been geed for the very
large attendance. A number of young
men, boys and girls, who came te show
oft, wanted te walk inside of the tent dur
ins service. Bv a little advice all nhsnrveil
the rule.
The Flagship " Lancaster."
Lieutenant Commander C. F. Good Goed
rich, of the United States navy, has writ writ
ten the following letter te his honor
Mayer MacGenigle :
IT. S. Xaxv Vaiip, Portsmouth, X. 11.. (
m JulySUtli. 151.
Te His Hener the Mayer of Lancaster, I'n .-
Dear Sir : The ship named after the
city of which you are the chief magistrate
is fitting out at this yaul as flagship of the
European fleet. Fer certain purposes,
which you may readily surmise, it will be
agreeable te the ellicers for whom I take
the liberty of speaking, te have a copy or
copies of the seal of the city of Lancaster.
Will you have the kindness te send me.
say,half a dozen copies of the seal, or, better-yet.
of the coat of arms :' By se doing
you will greatly eblige
Your obedient servant.
C. F. GoeDitu'ii.
Lieut. Commander U. S. Navy.
In compliance with the above request
Mayer MacGenigle will forward Lieut.
Cem. Goedrich half a dozen copies of the
city seal. Lancaster has no coat of arm?.
i;iis Ter Water Pipe.
Last evening at the mayor's office the
bids for furnishing water pipe for the en
suing year were opened. They were as
fellows :
The Melleit foundry and machine com
pany, of Reading, propose te furnish and
deliver free en cars at Lancaster cast iron
pipe te the amount of 100 teiw, tested te
300 lbs. per square iueh and made out of
geed, strong, gray iron, net exceeding 100
tens up te Jan. 1st, 1SS2, at the following
prices :
4-inrii pipe per ten $.l;CO
' . ). !
lik tt .- r.v
1 44 ..- ft
R. D. Weed & Ce., Philadelphia, pro
posed te deliver pipe of tluj test qualitv at
$39.S0 per ten of 2240 pounds.
The contract was awarded te Mellert !c
Ce.
WATER GAS.
A Letter te " Ills Worship the .Mayer."
Wilsen King, consul of L'nilell States at
Birmingham, England, having heard that
Lancaster is lighted with new kind of
water gas, writes te "his worship the
mayor of Lancaster." lie wants, te as
certaiu all about the manufacture, price
and illuminating qualities of the gas and
what proportion of the city has been or
will be lighted by it. He writes iu the
interest of Gee S. Dwight, an American
citizen, who thinks that information en
the above points will be of signal service
te the American enterprises of some mag
nitude in Europe.
Or course Censul King has been misin
formed as te our city being lighted by
water gas, and ' His worship the mayor"
will se inform him.
Driving Accident.
The spindle of Hoever Met'hiru:; buggy
broke while he was driving te the Gap
last evening, and his wife who was with
him at the time, was tin own out and get
ting entangled in the lines was dragged
scvcial times around Harmony school
house, injuriug her quite seiieusly. She
was taken te the house of Mr. KIlis I'iekL.
aud Or. Parke called. who rendered all the
assistance he could. Sh was then taken
te her home and when last heaul from was
doing as well as could he expected under
the circumstances. Mr. McChuc is em
ployed with Sewer. Potts it Ce., Philadel
phia, and was en his way te Ohie when the
accident occurred.
Itmuriuice Paid.
The
insurance companies
in ir!iti1i
Philip Hilkc had his tobacco iusiiied,whicli
was recently destroyed by lire, yesterday
paid ever te. 1. Ij. McmmcU, esq., the lol lel lol
lewing sums of money, the amount of the
insurance :
Xnrth British j&t'M .""
Commercial Union ,
McrcluiiitM, Newark
1IOW ill
riHi'iiix
ilrilish AiiiurU-a
Trans-Atlantic. ,
-IIlIlt !
Williamsburg City
The Union
Plia'iiiv, Londen....
Londen AMiruncf
:;i:is :i;
kc.m 71
;'; 71
. ... . yj 71
(fJ 71
- CI1H !."
:;.iK:r.
. tZfJe 71
Total
....f.VI.173
Police Cases.
Alderman Spurrier sent Jimmy (juinn
te jail for ten days at his own request te
sober up.
Alderman Alex. Dennelly has dismissed
the cempiaint he made against Sue Mar
tin, of malicious mischief, for tearing his
coat te pieces during the recent row en
Rockland street.
Mary Boekraycr w.is arrested and held
for hearing en the charges of keeping a
dkerdeily house and selling beer without
a license; and Clara Geistweidu en a charge
of diunkcn and disorderly conduct.
The Policy Sharks.
A Press correspondent, iu siatch of rot
ten insurance risks, feuud old Eliza
Helder, in Earl township, Berks county,
aged 12, sick from various ailments and
doctored by men who have from $100,000
te $200,000 en her lifu ; Reuben Trout,
aged 86 and ready te die, leaded down
with insurances iafaver of a gang of spec
ulators and apprehensive of murder by
poisoning ; Jacob Stahr, rolling iu the
gutters of Reading, aged 88, aud worth
at death $75,000 te the insurance sharks.
Ames Dcverter's Funeral.
The funeral of Ames Deverlcr took
place yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock and
was attended by many of our best citizens
ami friends from Philadelphia. The re
ligious services at the house were conduct
ed by Rev. Dr. Greenwald, of Trinity
Lutheran church. Theodere Wcnditz,
Ames Lee, Gcerge W. Brown and Jeseph
Cremcr acted as carriers. The interment
took place in Woodward Hill cemetery,
where the closing religions services were
conducted by Rev. E. L. Reed.
The Oxford Itacef.
On Tuesday Sept. 27 and Fr.day Sept.
30, there will he races at Oxford. Ne. 1, ,
class 4 : 00, premium $100. First, $50 ;
second, $25 ; third, $15 j.feurth, $10. Xe.
2, class 2:50, premium $175. First, $95 ;
second, $45 : third, $22.50 : fourth." $17.50.
Xe. 3, class 3:00, premium $125. First,
$G5 ; second, $30 ; tiiird, $17.50 ; fourth,
$12.50. Ne. 4, class 2:40, premium $200.
First, $110 ; second. $45 : third, $25 ;
fourth, $20.
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