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Eanrastct liUrUigencer.
WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUG. 31, 188L
The Gouty Convention.
The Democratic county convention, I
held in this city te-day, is the largest
gathering of its kind which has convened
here for many years, and is in a great
measure composed of the representative
men of the party, assembled te express
its will and te decide upon its policy.
The sharp contest for county commis
sioner had much te de, no doubt, with
the interest called out by the delegate
elections, and with the number and
spirit of the members of the county
convention. At the same time there is
a spirit of enterprise and enthusiasm in
the party in this county which manifests
t itself te day, and whenever there is a
call upon the organization for eflicient
work.
Happily the district conventions and
the morning session of the general con
vention have transacted their business
without any friction or collision between
contending interests. The selection of a
chairman was made without any serious
difficulty, and it had no ether than purely
individual significance, the friends of the
different candidates separating widely in
their support. Either of the gentlemen
named would have beenentirelysatisfac beenentirelysatisfac
tery te the convention, and Mr. De
Haven's election was a well-merited com
pliment te en of the most intelligent,
earnest a,pd straightforward Democrats
in the county. His strict impartiality is
shown in his selection of a com
mute en contested seals, which,
se far as we can judge of
it, is as exactly divided between the
friend3 of the different candidates as it
would be possible te make it, with a fair
sprinkling of independent men, and the
whole constitution of the committee
such as te entitle its report te the recog
nition and respect of the convention and
the party.
Under these auspices the work of t lie
" convention can hardly fail te be done
successfully, harmoniously and satisfac
torily. At this writing an adjournment
ever the dinner hour has been had and
time afforded te allow the committee
en contested scats te perferin its busi
ness. Ik the bulletins from Washington are
te be credited there is no reason for an
abatement of the hope inspired by the
favorable turn in President Garfield's
case en Saturday evening. If the gain
is net se rapid as might be desired by
these who have been watching the sick
bed at long range, still comfort may be
taken from the fact that no ground has
been lest and there are eutgivings of re
newed confidence en the part of the sur
geons, believed te have its origin in the
alleged assurance of Dr. Hamilton and
ethers that the location of the bullet has
been positively determined and that its
removal at no distant day may be safely
effected. Plain people have all along
been of opinion that one point of vital
importance in the treatment of the
president's case was the ascertainment
of the position of the ball, and it is te
bn hoped that the suspicion of guess
work that a geed many lay observers
have found themselves unable te divest
themselves of may be happily dispelled
in the knowledge of just where the bw
let went and its extraction at as early a
day as the wounded man's cer dilien may
safely warrant.
A Democratic candidate for a coun
ty office in Berks has been arrested for
alleged bribery of voters at a delegate
election te iiiflucnce them te vote for
delegates favorable te his nomination in
the county convention. That the con
sideration was of such domestic and rural
character as fireweed and grain does
net ameliorate the alleged offense, if it
can be proven te be a true charge. .Such
forms of bribsry are mere common than
purchase by money, but. no less repre
hensible, and conviction of one of them
will have a geed effect, as demon
strating the power of the law te reach
every instance of such offending. If the
Berks county man is innocent we trust
he will be vindicated ; if he-is guilty wc
hope he will suffer the penalty of the
law. It will be a geed thing te start
convictions of this kind, and they could
start nowhere better than in "Old
Berks," where, happily, the dominant
party has been almost entirely free from
such scandals as disgrace party majori
ties in many ether counties.
Tun cemplinunt bestowed by the
Yerk county Democracy upon Hen.
Jehn Gibsen, of the Yerk bar, in his
nomination as jiulge of the court te suc
ceed Judge Fisher, is all the greater be
cause of the eminent professional and
personal qualities of his competitor for
the place. Mr. Gibsen is an excellent
lawyer, an estimable citizen, and a de
serving Democrat. His party honored
itself as well.as him in the nomination,
and we leek te him te take high rank
en the bench of the state.
It is positively aggravating te see the
editors of the Cumberland valley keeping
their eyes se closely fixed en the sky and
gloating ever the prospect of continued
dry weather. They arc going te have a
big picnic "or something ever there, and
the general comfort and welfare are sub
ordinated te the interest these selfish
fellows feel in the success of their enter
prise. Such is human nature all the
world round.
Celt's revolvers at ten paces and a
bullet through the palm of an enthusias
tic young champion's hand, constituted
an episode of the campaign in Virginia
yesterday. It is little things like this
that give politics in the Old Dominion
that cheerful aspect which is se engag
ing te the het bleed of Southern youth.
The fact that the bottle holder of one of
the belligerents is a candidate for the
Legislature gives additional zest te the
circumstance.
.
Wab en the festive oyster may be le
gitimately begun te-morrow, but if the
present exuberance of the temperature
is maintained that denizen of the deep
may rest calmly assured of perfect free
dom from serious disturbance for a time
at least.
PEESONAL.
An organist in an English church is in
tronble because he flogged one of bis
choir singers who made a mistake in a
tune.
The surviving grandchildren of Daniel
Webster are Mrs. Jereme Bonaparte,
Mrs. Keith Armistead and Mr. Samuel
Appleton.
Congressman Cebert Vance, of North
Carolina, has a beautiful home en the
French Bread river, near Asheville. Here
Mr. Vance every night holds patriarchal
service, reading the Bible and leading in
family prayer.
Mr. Bradlaugii has issued a fresh man
ifeste te the English people announcing
his attention of going te the Heuse of
Commens again at the next session of
Parliament and asking them te protect
him against unlawful violence.
Temi'li: Housten, a seu of General Sara
Housten, delivered an address at a San
Jacinto entertainment in Galveston the
ether night. The object of the entertain
ment was te raise money te finish a mon
ument which it is proposed te erect upon
the San Jacinto battle field.
Yeung Herbert Gladstone's appoint
ment as a lord of the Treasury recalls the
fact that it is new nearly forty-seven years
since his illustrious father accepted a simi
lar appointment. The prime minister
took that pest in the administration of Sir
Rebert Peel.
Princess Maud, the youngest daughter
of the Prince of Wales, is described by a
Londen correspondent of the Buffalo
Courier as a musical genius. Although
only twelve years old, she shows oxtraer
dinary vocal powers, and is se devoted and
persistent a student of music that her
parents have been obliged te restrain her
enthusiasm.
It is related of Daniel Webster that
0110 day, when he was te debate with
Silas Wright, a loquacious friend went
ever and said: "Mr. Webster, you will
have any easy victory te-day ; Mr. Wright
is drunk." "I would have you knew,
young mau, "said Mr. Webster, " that
Silas Wright, cither drunk or sober, is a
very hard mau te encounter. "
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MINOR TOPICS.
In the opinion of that very stalwart
Rcpupliuan journal, the Philadelphia Bul
letin, the men who favor the lynching of
Guiteau are men who are capable of doing
what Guiteau did.
About fifty editors in Nebraska have
announced simultaneously their intention
of suspending the issue of their papers for
two weeks " owing te the intcuse heat."
The heat was that of a fire which burned
the office in Omalia where their " patent
inside" pages wcre printed.
Twenty millions of dollars have been
placed at the disposal of the sub-treasurer
iu New Yerk te be exchanged for imported
bullion. The treasury department, in its
anticipation of considerable arrivals el
specie, may be acting upeu definite advices
or it may be merely providing against a
contingency which the ceurse of events
here and abroad renders likely te occur.
Iu cither case its action will be regarded
as timely.
The coal and ceke operators of the
southwestern comities, where the "store
order" system is universal, propose te
contest Scuater Schuatterly's bill which
prohibits the payment of laborers in coal
and iron mines and manufactories in any
thing but United States currency. The
employers have taken counsel and propose
either te ignore ihe bill aud invite prose
cution or te insist en every employe sign
ing a contract te take merchandise from
the company's store in payment for work.
Senater Schuatterly thinks the courts will
enforce the statu te without question.
The Philadelphia Times thinks the
events of the last few days show that the
average Amcricau has mere human nature
in him te the square inch than Uncle Sam
is generally thought te pessess. Last
Friday night almost every one despaired
of the president's recovery ; new few can
be found who will admit that there is
much doubt of his restoration te health,
If wc go down easily, we also come up
with the quickness of the mercury en such
a neon as that of yesterday. Perhaps it
would be better if all should let calm
judgment, rather than the wish, influence
them in their estimate of the president's
condition.
Uiiltcau a Republican Campaign Speaker.
The following extract from one of Gui
teau's campaign speeches last year, shows
that he told the truth when he declared
that he was "a stalwart of the stalwarts :"
" This is the issue a solid North against
a solid Seuth. The North conquered the
Seuth ou the field of battle and new they
must de it at the polls in November, or
they may have te fight another war. Ye
men whose sons perished in the war, what
say ye te the issae ; shall we have another
war ' Shalt our national treasury be con
trolled by ex-rebels and their Northern
allies, te the end that millions of dollars of
Southern war claims be liquidated ? If
you want the republic bankrupt, with the
prospect of another war, make Hancock
president. If you want prosperity and
peace, make Garfield president, and the
republic will develop till it becomes the
graudest and wealthiest nation en the
glebe."
Such was the "bloody shirt" proclaim
ed from the stump by this brutal wretch,
in behalf of the Republican cause. In giv
ing utterauce te such absurd stuff, Guiteau
was simply following the example set him
by the Republican campaign speakers, and
the Republican organs all ever the coun
try. It was the old, old story, and as he
was a Representative Republican, he no
doubt felt that he was proving his fealty
te his party when he repeated it from the
stump. If Guiteau had been a Democrat,
the Republicans would have charged that
the Democratic party was responsible for
his diabolical attempt te assassinate the
Republican president. Of course such a
charge would have been preposterous, but
nevertheless it would have aroused a
strong -prejudice in the minds of many
credulous persons against the Democratic
party. But nosane person would charge
that Democrats are iu any way responsible
for the attempt te take President Garfield's
life, since the vagabond whb committed
the crime boasted that he was a " stalwart' '
and that his object was te unite the Re
publican party and te make Arthur Pres
ident. A store in Eqainunk, Wayne county,
owned by Senater Nelsen and occupied by
H. N. Farley, was broken open Sunday
morning, tne sate blown open, some jew
elry and ten dollars taken from the money
drawer. Farley, hearing the noise, went
te investigate ana was dangerously, but
net fatally shot in the breast by the bur
glars, who escaped.
THIS TERRIBLE TOltl'EDO.
Tire Officers Ktllea Outright at Newport
Urapblc Account of the ISxpIoslen.
The most terrible accident which ever
happened in Newport occurred en Monday
afternoon at the United States torpedo
station, en Geat Island, in Newport har
bor, by which two naval officers wcre
killed. A number of experiments in con
nection with the regular instructions being
given, the torpedo class were progressing,
and the order was given Lieut. Comman
der Benjamin L. Edes and Lieut. Lyman
G. Spalding te explode a common earth
torpedo iu the harbor in front of the sta
tion. They went out in a row-beat and
laid the torpedej taking every precaution
iu the process. Returning te the
shore, they attempted te fire the
torpedo, but failed, owing probably te
the leaky condition of its case.
Capt. Selfridgc ordered thein te prepare
auelhcr torpedo, aud placing it in their
beat they again rowed out into the harbor.
Thirty yards from their mooring point was
another beat containing Lieut. Manuey,
Ensign Slack and a number of workmen,
who were engaged iu laying a second tor
pedo. Lieut. Mauney asked Lieut. Edes
if the connection en shore had been broken.
Edes replied, "Yes." Mauney turned away,
and the next instant he heard a terrific
explosion and saw a column of water sheet
upward, iu which wcre distinguishable the
fragments of Lieut. Edcs's beat and the
bodies of its two occupants. Edcs's body
was thrown fully 200 feet in the air. He
is supposed te have bceu seated directly
ever the torpedo when it exploded. .Lieut
Spalding's body was hurled only aueut le
or 20 feet into the air. Beth
men were iustantly killed. Manucy's
crew rowed up. aud taking Spal
ding's body aboard, carried it ashore.
Anether beat brought in the remains et
Xieut. Commander Edes. The bodies pre
sented a sickening appearance. One of
Edes's legs was blown oil', both arms were
broken ami the face was blackened by
powder and se disfigured as te be almost
unrecognizable. Lieut. Spalding's fcefc
were both blown oil", one leg was tern into
shreds, the body was terribly, mauglcd
aud the face was greatly disfigured. Lieut.
Spalding in life was a splendid specimen
of physical manhood. The remains of the
two uutortuuate officers were collected
aud placed in scaled mctalic cellius. Lieut.
Commander Edes had hired a cottage at
Newport for himself and family. Mrs.
Edes, who was at Narragausctt Pier when
the accident occurred, arrived home that
night. She is completely prostrated by
her terrible bereavement. Lieut. Com
mander Edes had been ordered te join the
ordnance department at Washington next
week. The duty which Lieut Spalding
was discharging was the last which he was
expected te undertake at the torpedo sta
tion. Corener Tepham held an iuquest at the
station. It was shown that the fatal tor
pedo contained 24 pounds of ordinary gun
powder, aud hence it must have beeu ex
ploded by the electric current aud net by
concussion. Capt. Selfridgc, the com
mandant, testified that three precautions
were always taken against premature ex
plosions, the first in the electrical labora
tory, the second in the signal box en the
beach, aud the third in the circuit-closer
attached te the beuy at a safe distance
from the operators' beat. After the un
successful attempt te fire the torpedo iu
the morning Lieut. Commander Ldes ac
companied by Commander Bradford went
te the electrical room, which is in charge
of Lieut. A. C. Caldwell, who was looking
out of the wiudew at the experiments.
Mr. Edes broke the circuit for his torpedo,
aud also one for Lieut. Mauney, and went
out. lie then took the second torpedo
and proceeded te lay it with Mr. Spald
ing. Lieut. Caldwell testified that if he found
two circuits broken in his room he must
have closed them mechanically. At any
rate he did close them. This was clearly
his duty, as ether officers testified, although
had he left the circuits broken the accident
would net have happened. Commander
Bradford, however, had distinctly given
instructions te Edes about breaking the
circuit ou the beach. This Edes failed te
de, relying en the break in the electrical
room.
A theory prevails that an independent
circuit was established by salt water leak
ing into the circuit-s'e-cr when the torpedo
was fired by the signal telegraph. Anether
theory is that the staple in the torpedo
had beeu driven iu tee far, and that
the torpedo, when it touched water,
instantly exploded. It is certain
that the accident could net have hap
pened had the officers obeyed instruc
tions by brcakiug the current en shore.
The torpedo would net have been fired
except from the shore. Commander Edes
was among the best informed officers at
the station ou the subject of exploding tor
pedoes by electricity, aud his life appears
te have been sacrificed by his ever confi
dence. The coroner's jury rendered a ver
dict that Lieut. Cemmaulcr Edes and
Lieut. Spalding lest their lives by the ac
cidental explosion of a torjtcde, that the
accident would net have happened had
they followed instructions, and that no one
at the station was te blame. This excul
pates Lieut. Caldwell, who is prostrated by
the terrible accident. The captain of tli3
torpedo launch who saw Edcs's body hurl
ed into the air and the limbs Hying efF
in every direction, said he never saw
a mero benifying spectacle. The
affair has caused a great sensation in the
city, aud naval officers are profoundly af
fected. Three weeks age a premature ex
plosion of a torpedo took place, but no
serious injury was done. Six years age a
man named McCarty was horribly injured
at the station by au explosion of powder.
These arc the only casualties that have oc
curred there iuthel2 years that the station
has been established. All the naval effi
cers concur in the opinion that the victims
of the tragedy wcre clearly responsible for
it, and that their ever-confidence caused
their untimely death.
Lieut. Commander Benjamin Leng Edes
was born in Maryland. He was appointed
from New Yerk state acting midshipman
at the naval academy Sept. 23, 1801, and
he graduated in 18G5. He served with the
European squadron from 1803 te 1SG8 ;
with the Seuth Atlantic squadron from
18C9 te 1872 ; was at the Asiatic
station from 1873 te 1875, and at
the hydrographic office in 1875-G.
He was commissioned lieuteuaut March
12, 1809, and lieutenant-commander dur
ing the first half of the present year. He
was assigned te the duty of receiving tor
pedo instructions, in the discharge of
which he met his death en-tho 1st of last
June. He leaves a widow and two child
ren. Lieut. Lyraau G. Spalding was a native
of New Hampshire. He entered the ser
vice iu June 10, 1873, aud was assigned te
this station for torpedo instruction en June
1st last. He was unmarried.
Nine Persons Injured ey an .Explosion.
A terrific explosion occurred at New
Haven, Conn., yesterday, in the leading
room of the Winchester repeating arms
company. Nine persons . were iniurcd.
The explosion occurred seen after 2 o'clock.
It happened in the machine used in lead
ing cartridges with fulminate. One end
of a small one-story building was blown
out and both side walls fell iu, but fortu
nately few people were in that portion
ei tue room. jne one was killed. P.
D. Warner was most seriously in
jured, being badly burned by pew
der and cut en the head by the tailing wall.
He may Jiet recover. William Weiss was
badly burned ever the entire bedv bv new.
der and also by his clothing, which caught
lire. Ex-Detective Hiram Davidsen and
daughter were both burned. The ether
injured by powder were Charles E. Allen,
Edward Broderick, Daniel Sealon, and
two young girls, who were only slightly
burned. There was no damage by fire,
and the building was injured only te the
extent of about $500.
GRADUALLY GAINING.
General Improvement Along the Whole
i.lne The Verdict.
Yesterday at the executive mansion was
extremely quiet and uneventful, the news
from the sick room being very gratifying
te all inquirers. The attending surgeons
say that during the extremely enfeebled
condition of the patient no importance is
attached te the slight fluctuations of the
pulse. The president continues te take his
usual nourishment and during the day, in
addition te the keumis, milk porridge and
beef tea, of which he partook freely, ate
a peace of milk toast with apparent rel
ish. The beef tea which he is new taking
is prepared by Mrs. Garfield from raw beef
chopped fine, te which is added a quantity
of water and a few drops of muriatic acid.
The patient is said te greatly relish this
feed. During the ceurse of conversation
this afternoeu, Dr. Boynton said that the
gland trouble was apparently much better
aud that there was a large discharge from
it this morning ; that there was net much
chauge in the condition of the wound
and that granulation had been renewed,
but net te aiy great extent. lie con
sidered the general condition of the
patieut fully as geed as yesterday, and
said that while there has been no material
gain of strength there may have been a
slight improvement. "There certainly
has been a marked improvement since
the recent crisis," continued the doctor,
" and he new takes his feed with as much
relish as at any time during his illness."
In reply te ether interrogations Dr. Boyn
ton said : " Ne marked change is expected
at euce all that we can reasonably expect
is that the patieut holds his own for a few
days. If he makes even a slight improve
ment it will be perfectly satisfactory." In
response te the questien: " Are there any
symptoms indicating another crisis?" The
doctor said he has net noticed any such
symptoms. Hie interview concluded
by the doctor remarking that the prospects
for final recovery arejvery fair, but in cases
of this kind no one can say positively that
the patient will recover, therefore he could
net make any definite prediction en that
peiut. Dr. Hamilton arrived in the city
at 10:30 o'clock, te-night: Dr. Agnew
expects te leave for Philadelphia te-morrow
morning. Private Secretary Brown
said this evening tint Professer Bell has
succeded iu perfecting an induction bal
ance, by which he maintains he con lecate
precisely the hall in the president's body.
It has net been determined te try the ex
periment however. The members of the
cabinet were at the mansion until a late
hour te-night.
Secretary Blaiue in response te a ques
tion said that he considered the patient
better and he left much encouraged. Sec
retary Hunt considered the fact of the
preidents holding his own during the day
as a geed sign and that the patient's condi
tion was evidently better than at the same
time last night. Pestmaster General
James says his hopes had been fully re
established and he viewed the case from
the standpoint which he did previous te
the crisis of Saturday aud Sunday last.
General James, like many ethers, presents
the opinion that the nation's prayers had
bceu answered. Secretary Lincoln saiti
there was no material chauge from yester
day, aud there did net appear te be any
unfavorable symptoms developing. He
said at 0 o'clock that the president was
moving ou towards recovery slowly, but in
his opinion surely.
TUK 1ICLL.KT MOVED.
An Important Discovery Made by the Pres
ident's Physicians.
The mysterious suggestion ceiitaiucd in
an interview with Dr. Hamilton, te the
effect that there was something of import
ance, the nalure of which he could net
disclose, which gave the surgeons much
confidence iu the president's ultimate
recovery, undoubtedly refers te a dis
covery as te the location of the bullet.
Dr. Hamilton and possibly ene ether of
the surgeons arc understood te have be
come sstisfied since the last relapse,
that the bullet has moved from its pesi
tien, and is new iu the neighborhood of
the rectum, or is moving in that direction
Hew this discovery was made is net
known, but the indications are that such
is the fact. The discovery is a very im
portant ene, as it will greatly simplify
the removal of the bullet by a surgical
process, even if ultimately, as has been
true of mauy similar cases in the surgical
records, the bullet is net voided from
the body in a natural way. All that the
surgeons have been willing te state pub
licly for a day or two is that they are
convinced that the bullet has moved. One
of them has told a member of the cabinet
that it has moved fully thrce inches.
As the president has been continuously en
en his back, the ball, if ledged in the an
terior wall of the abdomen, as from the
outset has bceu claimed, must have moved
these three inches in a downward dircc dircc
tied. Anether important fact disclosed
by this new discovery, is that the ball was
net encysted, as from the outset has been
claimed ; for if it had beeu encysted, it
could net have fallen thrce inches and
have feuud its way te the position where
Dr. Hamilton is new understood te claim
that it is ; and if it was net encysted, it
has been aud is a constant source of irri
tation. If the president can build up his
strength, as the physicians new hope,
there is mere reasonable prospect thau
there ever has been that the bullet can be
removed without endangering the presi
dent's life. The president te-day has
completed his sixtieth day frcm the period
of the sheeting.
STATE ITEMS.
The Susquehanna has less water than
during the great drought or 1804.
The current is net strong enough te carry
off the scwage at Harrisburg.
Water is sold for 25 cents a barrel at
Frackvilfe, Schuylkill county. The pro
longed drought has dried up the wells and
streams.
.jVdelph J. Shade, absconding teller of
the third national bank of Pittsburgh,
was arrested in Chicago Monday. He
has been geno since January aud took
14,000.
Rynian & Shafer's saw mill, at Dallas,
Luzerne county, together with 150,000
feet of lumber, was destroyed by fire last
evening. The less is estimated at 810,000;
no insnraucc.
Citizens of Bradford Were apprehensive
of the destruction of theWty by an oil lire
en Monday. A large iron tank overflowed
and the oil covered Tuna creek, running
through the centre of the city. Streng
guards were posted along the creeks and
no lights or fires were allowed.
Twe barns and their contents one valued
at $1,000, belonging te Brinten Heyburn,
of Concord; and the ether valued at $3,000
belonging te Alfred England, of Lewer
Chichester township, Delaware county,
were destroyed by incendiary fires Mon
day night. Beth were partially insured.
Beth the Republican aud Democratic
conventions of Blair county have nomi
nated Hen. Jehn Dean for president iudere.
The same action was taken in the Hunting
don county conventions, thus giving him
the unanimous indersement of the judicial
district.
Geerge Culley aud Stephen Celemaa, of
Meadville, have been arrested for waylay
ing Edward Gelden, of Geld Spring, near
the former place, and after robbing him
trying te conceal their crime by placing
his body across a railroad track, where it
was discovered in time te save him.
EXCITINU FIGHT WITH 1IURGLABS.
Fistoi-Sheotlog In a Crowded Car The
Criminals' Desperate Resistance.
Twe residences in Whitehall, Washing
ton co., N. Y., were entered by burglars
Monday night, and property, mostly silver
ware, valued at $3,000 was stelen. It was
ascertained that yesterday morning two
strange men get en a train at Comstock's
Landing, a small village below White
hall, after procuring tickets for Albany.
Descriptions of the men were sent by
telegraph te Deputy Sheriff Pest atMechau
icsvillc. In company with three citizens.
Pest entered the train after its arrival aud
quickly recognized the two men in the
smoking car. He locked the rear deer and
seized one of them. The man arose in his
seat, drew a revolver and commenced
firing. One shot struck Pest iu the left
side of the neck and passed through, an
other struck a man named Faruham in
the mouth, passing through the lip, and a
third hit him in the back. The man,
flourishing the revolver, made his way
through the excited occupants of the car,
who were all trying te escape, aud reached
the rear deer only te find it locked.
A panic seized the passengers, who
hardly knew what had occurred, and who
feared that some crazy man was loose
with fire-arms, A cry was heard, "The
deer is locked. " The man immediately
rushed for the front deer. He succeeded
iu getting off the car, followed by his asso
ciate, who in the meantime had escaped.
This man, after running a short distance,
fell aud was captured by the crowd which
had followed, after making desperate
efforts te free himself. The crowd, in
censed at his resistance, and believiug that
two or three persons had already been
killed, was about te lynch him
when Pest came up, knocked him
down, and took him te the lockup.
The fellow presented a frightful appear
ance. Seme of the citizens, in the mean
time, had given chase te the ether des
perado, who, when the pursuit get het,
turned with his revolver and threatened te
kill the first ene who advanced. He had
no occasion te carry out his threat. After
keeping his pursuers at bay for a short in
terval, he would turn and again flee. This
action he kept up for several miuutcs,
sending seven shots at Gcerge Merris, the
station agent, none of which took effect.
At length a citizen armed with a gnu
joined the pursuing party. This man
fired at the fugitive. The bullet, after
being spent, struck him in the back of the
neck. He was net much hurt, but was
felled by the force of the bullet.
The prisoners give their names as Lewis
Procteu aud Rebert Murray. Procton did
all the sheeting. Procton's revolver car
ried 32 shot. Murray was struck in the
forehead by a spent ball from Procton's
revolver and sustained an ugly flesh
wound. Farnham's injury is net serious.
The ball, which entered the back, struck
a rib aud glanced upward. Dr. Keefer
probed 10 inches and extracted the ball.
The ether bullet went through his upper
lip. Pest received flesh wounds in the
neck and breast, the balls just scarring
him. The prisoners state they are from
Arkansas, but decline te state anything
further. Neither of the prisoners are seri
ously hurt.
LATEST NEWS BY MAIL.
Jehn Mullen, aged 50 years, a laborer,
while asleep fell out of the fifth-story win
dow at Ne, 117 Avenue C, New Yerk, and
was killed.
J. II. Burten, who killed Jehn Dent
about two years age, was fatally shot
while resisting arrest in Vicksburg, en
Monday night.
Mrs. Margaret' Whitlock was fatally
burned while starting a fire with coal oil
in Brooklyn. Mrs. Louisa Staukke was
badly burned while trying te save her.
Herace Montgomery aud Kate Bartholo Barthelo Barthole
mew, of Waddingteu, N. Y., wcre
drowned while attempting te run the Du
Piatt Rapids in a small beat near Morris Merris
burg, Ont.
William Mills, aged 32 years, was
drowned at the Lazaretto, near Chester en
Monday evening. Frederick Fry, aged
14, was drowned in the river at Chester
yesterday.
The eighth annual session of the United
States Hay Fever association was held yes
terday in the Methodist church, in Bethle
hem, N. II. The attendance was large,
consisting of members of the society and
fiiends who are en a visit te the mountains
of New Hampshire.
During a disturbance between white
and colored men at a dance in Point
Coupee parish, Louisiana, en Monday
evening, one white man was killed aud
another mortally wounded. Several negrees
were shot, but net fatally. It is said the
whites wcre trying te preserve the peace.
About twenty of the colored men were ar
rested. The Democrats of Derks.
The following ticket was nominated by
the Democratic county convention of
Berks yesterday : 1'ret donatery, William
A. Althour ; recorder of deeds, Isaac N.
Bcchtel ; county treasurer, Jehn Kresh
ner ; director of the peer, Elias Bickcl ;
clerk of the orphans' court, Isaac Eckcrt ;
clerk of quarter sessions, William N. Gil
men ; register, James Shallcnburger ;
county auditor, Jacobs. Yoder; prison
inspectors, William Lewis, W. A. Shall ;
surveyor, Seleman Dreibelbus.
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AND STll.L. TIIBx COHK.
Seme Mure "Cranks " Iu the Field. '
The policemen have just arrested an
other "crank" at the White Heuse gate.
It was a peer colored man, manifestly iu iu
sane. He was bent upon a mission of
killing every man who was net a Garfield
man, and had a large tin can into which
he proposed te place their heads. He was
arrested without resistance.
A physician named Isaac Rescfcld was
charged with insanity in the Essex market
police court yesterday. He was under
the delusion that he had prescribed medi
cines for President Garfield, and the at
tending physicians and surgeons had failed
te administer them te the sick man. He
was sent te the tombs physicians for medi
cal examination.
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
Catching Greuud Dogs.
Frank Hartmycr and Thce. Beck went
hunting ground hogs in the vicinity of
ueiten the ether day aud captured several.
Beck trapped ene weighing 22 pounds.
Hartrayer then set his trap and succeeded
in catching Beck, who incautiously put
his thumb tee close te the bait. The
wound is painful but amputation will net
be necessary.
Charitable Bequests.
The will of the late Miss Jane Downing,
of this city, has been probated in the reg
ister's office. The greater part of her es
tate is divided among her relatives, and
she bequeaths te the Presbyterian church,
of this city, $50 ; te the First Methodist
Episcopal church, $50, and te the Union
Bethel, $50.
nail Cut Tobacco.
The number of adjustments made by
Bausman & Burns, agents of the Pennsyl
vania Hail Insurance Company, Yerk, Pa.,
en hail tcut tobacco, thus far are 178,
amounting te ever $22,000.
Several dozen losses are yet te be set
tled, which will make the doss iu full
amount te ever $25,000.
Fall Term et College.
The fall term of Franklin and Marshall
college will open te-morrow, September 1.
at 10 a.m
Theepjai nsr address will be delivcd bv
Rev.Ta. Apple, D. D.
EAST EAKt, COBRfcSPOJtDKNcE.
Tepic or Timely Interest Down Towards
New HeUantt.
Creps in tthis section of the county are
all suffering from drought. Ceru will
scarcely ba half crop. Tobacco is very
nice, but short, en account of dry weather.
Buyers .have been through East Earl, of
fering high figures for geed tobaece en
the patch, and quite a number of farmers
have sold at fancy prices. A great many
new tobacco houses have been erected by
the farmers this season, and had it rained
two weeks age, half as mauy mere would
new be in course of erection. W. H.
Sweigart, of Cedar Lane, has just finished
his warehouse, by adding another story.
He new has eue of the finest and most
commodious buildings en the Waynesburg
branch, and is prepared te buy grain in
addition te his large lumber and coal
trade. He is new receiving five car leads
of the celebrated Sharpless & Carpenter's
dissolved bone phosphate.
Mr. Gee. A. Wallace, lumber and coal
dealer, at East Earl station has also added
quite an addition te his warehouse, and
the business along the brauch (which was
at first predicted would be a oue-herse
affair) has turned out te be rather gigan
tic, the read has almost mere than they
can haul, and if it continues the Pennsyl
vania railroad celnpany will be forced te
put en another train ; there is quite an ex
citement in regard te the Reading &
Chesapeake read. Mr. Slaymakcr and his
assistants have been surveyiug as far as
New Helland.
Quite an interest was manifested at the
Democratic primaries of the Eat End, en
Saturday evening ; in East Earl, fully ene
half of the whole vote turned out, and
there was quite a lively contest between
the Mehlcr and Hartman men. The Mehlcr
party succeeded iu electing their delegatcs.
We have had quite a scusatieii iu this
section. A young Miss, disappeared seme
ten days age, and has net been heard of
since, it is supposed that she has eloped.
Her parcuts are greatly troubled at her
absence and silence. Search has been made
for her without avail.
Schaelierle's Comet Fading Away.
Scbaebcrle'b comet has disappointed the
hopes el" the astronomers who looked upon
it as a possible rival of the comet that has
gene. The comet of June, according te
Prof. Draper's theory, is new disrobed of
its floating garments of white, and is
sheeting through the space as darkly as a
cannon ball through the air. The volatile
fluid that saturates its substance has cooled
again after its fiery trials in the neighbor
hood of the sun, and the gloomy ball will
.spin en through vacancy until the sun
again draws it back, or until it drifts
through the iutcrsteller spaces into the
range of attraction of some ether sun.
Meanwhile Schaeberlc's comet is fast going
the same read te oblivion. If this smaller
orb had appeared in some ether year; it
would doubtless be gazed at with curiosity
by thousands of spectators every night,
but as it is, very few pcople have taken
the trouble te ascertain its position in the
sky. The readiest way te find it is by fol
lowing the line of " the pointers " iu the
great dipper in the direction away from
the North Star, te a point net very far
from Arcturus. The nucleus is plainly
visible, but it requires a geed eye te dis
tinguish the envelope of luminous mist
without the aid of a glass. A geed lens,
however, reveals an object of much
beauty, pale ami delicate but clearly do de
fined. The comet passed its perihelion nearly
a week age, and is new fast paling. It
will pass underneath Arcturus and fade
out el sight in a few days, iu the quarter
of the heavens occupied by that star.
COUKX OF COMMON l'LEAS.
lScfere JnUge Fatterson.
Iu the case of Benjaman F. Hicstand
el al. vs. Rebeit Carrell and Jehn W.
Rich the jury rendered a verdict in favor
of the defendants.
Simen P. Eby, executer of Elizabeth
K. Hoepcs, deceased, vs. Samuel II.
Hoepcs, Francis P. Hoepcs and Cyrus
Hoopes, executers of Wm. B. Hoepcs, de
ceased. This is an action te recover a cer
tain sum of money said te have been
leaned Wm. B. Hoopes by his wife during
their life time. (This case was tried once
before in our courts and the testimony is
about the same.) On trial.
Before Judge Livingston.
Adam Keener vs. Gee. BeiIer. In this
case the defence asked leave te amend
their pica. This was allowed, whereupon
the plaintiff plead surprise and the case
was continued.
William Reyburn, A. W. Hunter and
Byren P. MeultDU, trading as Reybura,
Hunter & Ce., vs. Jehn R Themas. This
was an action te recover the amount of a
promissory note of $54, giveu in the spring
of 1879, by the defendant, te A. C. Collin
& Sen, and by them te the present plain
tiffs. The defense was that the siguature te
the note was obtained by fraud, and they
doubted whether that signature was gen
genuine. The baigaiu between defendant
and Collin & Sen was, that he should pay
$30 for the putting up of lightning reds en
his buildings, aud net $54 as claimed. The
fury found iu f;iv)r of the plaintiff in the
sum of $58.06.
Claiming a Derse.
Oxford Press.
Alex. Hamilton of Oak Hill, Lancaster
county, purchased a mare at the sale of
western horses by Andrews & Townsend
in Oxford, ou the 13th inst. On Sunday
last Mr. Hamilton with a friend dreve his
horse te the M. E., campmceting near
Mt Hepe church. Twe sons of William
Hoggef Colerain township attended the
same meeting and their attention was at
tracted te the horse of Hamilton's, which
was hitched iu the weeds. On close in
spection they decided that the
animal was tha ene stolen from
their stable eus night last May.
They hunted up an officer and find find find
ing.one en the ground in the person of
Constable Mullikin, of Fulton tewnship.at
euce laid claim te the mire. Mr. Hamilton
being attracted te the weeds by the report
of a stolen horse being found was surprised
te find his animal in charge of an officer
and a crowd 'around it. He explained hew
he came in possession of the animal and a
mutual understanding was entered into be
tween him aud the claimants, and they are
new awaiting the return of Andrews &
Townsend from Ohie, where they have
gene te purchase mero stock.
Jtunaway en Werth Oueeu Street.
This morning a horse hitched te one of
Steinman's hardware store wagons, which
was being leaded with stoves at the Penn
sylvania freight depot, frightened and rau
down North Queen street with two stoves
in the wagon. He passed close te an en
gine at the passenger depot and continued
down street almost striking several teams
en the way. Near Orange street, while
the horse, was running very fast, a yenng
man ran from the pavement and catching
him by the head succeeded in stepping
him before anything whatever was broken
or damaged.
Went West.
Gee. L. Beyle, depot master of the Penn
sylvania railroad, and James McKenna,
left en Cincinnati express last evening en
a trip trough the West. They will vhiit
Pittsburgh, Columbus, Cincinnati and
ether cities and expect te be gene a week
or 10 days.
, Kxcnrslen aud Picnic.
The excursion te Quarry villc, where a
picnic is being held, was quite large. The
train which left the King street depot at
9:37 this morning had six cars en it and
they wcrell packed fall of passengers.
THE COUNTY CONVENTION.
THE DISTRICT CONVENTIONS.
KXECTION OF STATE DELEGATES.
The Morning Session.
The Democratic county and district con
ventions met at Fulton hall this morning.
Every district was represented and four
contested. The morning sessien was
taken up with the election of delegates te
the state convention. The attendance
was very large, the order geed and the
proceedings peaceful. Belew will be
found detailed reports of all the cenven
tiens.
The City Convention.
The city couventien met at Roberts'
Hall promptly at 10 o'clock, and en motion
of Gee. W. Brown, Cbas. 31. Hewell was
chosen chairman of the meeting, and Benj
F. Davis secretary.
The credentials of delegates was pre
sented and receh'ed. Henry Derley was
substituted fur Jehn Landau, of the
Seventh Ward. Jue. A. Ceyle and Andrew
J. Dunlap were nominated as delegates te
the State Convention. The following were
the votes cast 1,4,5, 0, 7 aud 9 wards voted
for A. J. Dunlap, and the 2, 3 and 8 wards
for Jno. A. Ceyle.
On motion adjourned.
Lewer End Kepreseuiative District.
The delegates from Second legislative
district met in Fulton hall. Mr. Board Beard
ley S. Patterson was elected president,
Dr. J. W.JelI and James P. Marsh, secre
taries. Marien Ilarner, of Colerain, and James
P. Marsh ere unanimously elected dele
gates te the state convention by acclama
tion. The contest from Millcrsville was re
ferred te a committee consisting of Jehn
D. Uarrar, James G. McSparran, A.
Stcinwandel, A. A. Sullivan ami S. W.
Potts, who after hearing both sides, re
ported in favor of C. B. llerr, C. Mussel
man, A. Leenard, F. Fcnstermachcr. Cy
rus Smith.
Thirteenth Senatorial District Convention.
The lower (13th) senatorial district con
vention was called te order by the chair
man of the county committee.
The roll of delegates was called aud
adopted.
Beardlcy S. Patterson, of Little Britain,
was unanimously chosen president. II.
L Hartmycr, city, and J. P. Marsh, of
Little Britain, were chosen secictarics.
The president announced that the only
business before the convention was the
selection of a senatorial dclcgate from the
Thirteenth district te the Democratic state
convention.
The following nominations for senatorial
delegate were made :
Henry L. Eckcrt, Leacock.
B. F. McGec, Little Britain.
Geerge Pentz, 4th ward, city, moved
thatthe delegate.be elected by open bal
let ey districts. Carried.
The roll of districts being called, the
tellers announced the vtc as fellows w .
Henry L. Eckcrt had 19 votes
B. F. McGce ' 14 "
Henry L. Eckcrt was declared elected
aud ou motion bis election was made
unanimous.
On motion adjourned.
Northern District ConveBtlea.
The delegates from the Northern sena
torial aud representative district met iu
the second story of the Fulton opera house
at 10 o'clock and was called te order by
W. Hayes Gricr, district secretary.
W. Hayes Gricr, of Columbia, was unan
imously chosen chairman and thanked
the convention for the honor.
Hiram L. Erb, of Clay, and Martin B.
Wcidler, of Upper Leacock, wcre cheseu
secretaries.
Wm. B. Given, of Columbia, moved that
I the delegates from Rohcrstewn elected at
the called meeting en Saturday evening,
be admitted.
Capt. Isaac Hull moved te amend by
referring the contest te a committee of live
te report at this meeting. The amendment
was rejected and the delegates elected en
I Saturday evening were admitted.
for senatorial delegate V. Hayes
Gricr, Columbia, was chosen by acclama
tion. Fer representative delegates Abm. Col Cel
lins. Marietta ; Hiram L. Erb, of Clay ;
G. W. Shreder. of Mountville, were nom
inated and elected by acclamation.
On motieti of Capt. Hull, et Earl, a
committee of five was appointed te notify
the Southern convention that the Northern
convention was ready te meet with them
in joint convention te ,neniiiiatc a cehnty
ticket.
The chair appointed Capt. Hull, Wm.
B. Given, esq., Jehn Hoever, David
Greve and Levi Snader said committee.
On motion adjourned.
County Convention.
The district conventions having trans
acted the business for which they wcre
called, adjourned, and at 1 1 o'clock the
delegates met jointly in county convention
in the opera house, and were called te
eidcr by the chairman of the county com
mittee. Iu doing se he called upon the
convention te conduct itself with dignity
aud with a view te the best interests of
the party. He expected sharp contests en
the part of the friends of the several can
didates, but hoped and believed there
would be entire fairness iu the competi
tion and a strict adherence te the time
honored rules and practices of the party.
The roll id" delegates was read by the
secretaries.
There were objections made te the ad
mission of the delegates from Millersville
Second ward Columbia, Rohrerstown,
Newtown.
The chairman of the county committee
stated that the next business iu order was
te proceed te a temporary or permanent
organization, and that only uncontested
districts should vote.
Capt. Hull moved that the convention
proceed te a permanent organization.
Wm. B. Given, esq., moved te amend
by going into a temporary organization
The amendment was voted down ; and
Capt. Hull's motion was adopted.
Capt. Hull, Earl, nominated Jehn II.
DcIIavcu for president of the convention.
Jacob Reese. 1st ward, city, nominated
Maj. C. M. Hewell, 2d ward, city.
The roll was called by districts, and Mr.
DcIIaven was elected, receiving 47 votes,
te 21 cast for Maj. Hewell.
Jehn Reese, 1st ward, city, O. P. Bru
bakcr, of Earl, Gee. W. BrOwn, 1st ward,
city, Sel. Zcamcr, West Hempfield, Jehn
M. Ruttcr, Sadisbury and M. M. Seurbeer,
Indiantown, were elected vice presidents
by acclamation.
The following named secretaries wcre
elected by acclamation.
James B. McSparran, Drumore, Jehn A.
Ceyle, 3rd ward, city, Dr. Reemsnydcr,
Earl, James P. Marsh, Salisbury.
On motieu a committee of thirteen was
appointed en contested seats.
The chair appointed the following :
J. F. Echtert.acht East Lampeter.
Jehn Rebman, Manheim.
M. V. B. Weill Ier, Upper Leacock.
J. S. Armstrong. Ephrata.
Picrce Lesher. W. Cocalico.
It. B. Risk, 2d ward, city.
B. S. Patterson, Little Britain.
W. B. Given, Columbia.
II. 31. Black, Strasburg.
Hiram Yeung, Maner.
Gee. S. Land is, 6th ward, city.
B. F. Davis. 3d ward, city.
C. J. Rhoad--, Indiantown.
C. J. Rhoads was announced as chair
man of the committee..
On motion the convention adjourned te
2 o'clock, p. m.
AFTEIIXOOX SESSIOS.
The convention reassembled at two
o'clock.
After waiting for some time for the