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"FRIDAY EVKNINO, SEPT. 9, 1881.
In HarrlsbHrg Yesterday.
The Republican state convention,
which was held yesterday in Harrisburg,
was one of the most docile ever known
in the history of arbitrary ring domina
tion and servile popular submission
which has been written by the Republi
can party of this state. Until within
the last two weeks it had been triumph
antly, and, as the result shows, rather
incautiously blazoned abroad that W. T.
Davies would be the nominee for state
treasurer ; and that,inasmuch as he was a
belter last winter, his selection by the
state convention for this distinction
would be a formal approval by the or-
- ganizatinn of the righteousness of that
belt, and a forerunner of the control of
the gubernatorial nomination next year
' by the opponents of the family. All
the while the managers of the Cameren
dynasty seem te have been only waiting
for their enemies' plans te fully mature
that they might the mere effectually
frustrate them. A circular issued by
Wharten Baker's clique warning the
party against certain disaster if any
body but Davies was nominated, fur
nished provocation and pretext for
the showing of hands. Gen. llaily, of
Fayette, was made the Cameren-Quay
candidate and his sole political distinc
tion was proclaimed te be that he had
been a faithful though obscure member
of the (J rant guard at Chicago. He wis
Mr. Quay's choice and a3 such at least
150 of the delegates who were corralled
into liis support gave him their voles.
Beyond a few of his immediate neighbors
none of them knew him or hud ever
heard of him before. They went
into a caucus called in his
interest and agreed, exactly as Quay and
Magee directed, who should make each
motion and what all the motions should
be en the tloer of the convention, and
hew they should vote en every matter
that the grace of the management allow
ed te be introduced. The pregramme
was slavishly adhered te and the con
vention might as well have adjourned
after the ring caucus dissolved.
It is true Davies was a peer selection
as the head of an aggressive independ
ent movement in Republican politics.
The element that supported him was as
unfortunate as in its choice of Grew
last winter. Davie is a time-serving pol
itician, and had long trained with the
Cameren faction. He would have been
glad te have had its support, sought it,
and expected it ; and even new his de
feat is embittered by his reflection that
it was elTected by his relations with the
Independent element of his party. Se
long as that wing of the party selects
such men as Grew and Davies as its can
didates, it will lese net only snccess but
credit in its struggles, and save net even
honor in defeat.
Nene the les? the winning faction saw
in Davies's punishment a chance te
avenge the defeat of Oliver and the over over
theow of the caucus last winter, and
they went, te the end of their tether. It
was net enough te rule the convention
with a caucus and make Quay its chair
man, hut the resolutions were directed
by a studious effort te exclude every
thing offensive te the ring and the cap-
sheaf of its impudence is the brazen se
lectien of the notorious Tem Cooper as
the ellicial head of the party erganiza
tien in Pennsylvania.
The Republican party j estcrday shoul
dered up for luggage in this campaign
nearly everything that has been iniqui
tous and shameful in our state govern
ment for the past fifteen years. It must
have been in a spirit of satire that the
cenve ilieu declared its active support
in the prompt and courageous correc
tion of all governmental abuses," when
it made as its chairman the living ex
penent of these abuses in our state ad
ministration and put its campaign into
the hands of the most pliant tool which
a corrupt and audacious ring litis had
in either of the legislative bodies of the
commonwealth.
The platform of the Republican state
convention is a most remarkable literary
composition and political deliverance.
Senater Themas V. Cooper and Edward
MacPhersen, esq., arc credited with its
several authorship. That it was net a
joint production is painfully manifest,
and we must insist that its authors have
done discredit te their profession of
journalism in their attempt te declare
Republican principles. There is the
slushiest sort of a mixture of sympathy
with the president's afllictieu and ap
proval of his administration two mat
lei's that should have been treated of in
separate planks, and upon which there
might at least have iteen some distinct
utterances if any opinion was intended
te be expressed about them. The high
sounding Reform pretensions of the
platform are, it will be seen, en
tirely vague and general. Upen
no one of the living questions
of stale policy has it anything te say.
The pilfering in the departments, the
abuses of the state treasury, the aggres
sive power of corporations, the legisla
tive wrongs of the suffering people, the
raids upon the public funds, the pardon
of convicted lobbyists, and subjects of
like import, get no attention in the plat
form of Mr. Quay's convention for Mr.
Cooper's campaign.
m m
In the death of Sidney Lanier, Amer
ican literature loses one of its most
scholarly, original and premising young
poets. His compositions were unique
and musical, and often unappreciated
and misuudeistoed. But they have fixed
lodgment in the literary development of
the age, and such productions as his
" Cern," the weird cantata written for
the centennial, and the exquisite " Bal
lad of the Trees" will live in our litera
ture. He had much of the " elusive
quality" of the poet, which only these
who measure peatry like tape deny te be
a genuine poetic quality.
" --.-
The rapid improvement in the presi
dent's condition indicates the wisdom of
his removal te a batter atmosphere than
that which was vitiate! by the breezes
from the Potomac flats. He is getting
along se welt that he growls a little at
his phys:cian3 and reduce3 their nam
her.
TnE Philadelphia Press is displeased
because the New Yerk Democratic state
committee, in deprecating the assault by
force upon the dignity of the presidency,
recalled the assault by fraud four years
age. "We can appreciate the feelings of
Republicans at seeing the ghost of mur
dered Banque, but we cannot under
stand by what reasoning the Ameri
can public can be exacted te forget the
assault of the return-tinker and yet keep
vividly in. mind the desperate deviltry
of the assassin.
MINOR TOPICS.
Davies is another early worm that
out in geed time te be caught.
get
The Press had plenty of editors and
enterprise at the state convention, hut no
votes.
Wilt, wonders never cease ? Here is an
English scientist going te farm by elec
tricity as his plan, published en our first
page, sets forth in detail.
The New Yerk Times thinks " the com
mittee which drafted the platform of the
Republican state convention of Pennsylva
nia seems te have been sorely puzzled te
find anything te say. "
The railways new building in various
parts of Bengal, and these which arc pro
jected there, indicate rapid progress in
the extension or facilities for rapid inter
communion! ion between the districts of
that rich province of the Indian empire.
Theki: are many signs of returning
prosperity for canal navigation in Euro
pean states notably se in Helland and
Northern Germany, and especially in
France, where it premises te exert a
marked influence en railway rates.
Ik some of the able editors of the Press,
who had a convention in Harrisburg yes
terday, had been searched, "a platform
might have been found containing em
phatic condemnation of the stationery
steals. The matter seems te have been
overlooked.
Quay and Cooper give notice that " as
Republicans we are in favor of any proper
and well considered reform, either in the
government of the nation, the state, muni
cipality or county ; and we court sugges
tions te any or all of these ends." It is te be
hoped reformers will net be backward with
their suggestions.
The latest returns of live stock and
fresh meat importations from the United
States and Canada into England at the
pjrt of Livorpjel show large increases.
Fer a single week in August the quantity
of live stock was double the quantity for
the week preceding it, and in fresh meat
there was considerable advance, particu
larly iu beef.
The New Era has discovered that " the
Parden Mill which took such fine care of
Bess KcmbJe and his fellow legislative
corruptienisls, t'j the infinite disgust of
all honest men, assumed the management
of the Republican state convention. "
But the "pardon mill" is henceforth te
grind out ''economical and honest admin
istration, " Tem Cooper is at the wheel.
President G.vuriEi.e is new regarded by
the physicians and the cabinet as in a much
mere hopeful condition than he has been
for thirty days. While there has been only
a hope, and at times only a very slender
one, of his lecevcry for seme time, there
is new a reasonable expectation that he is
safe. He has been cheerful and confident
himself during all the day, ami a feeling
of general confidence prevails as te his
speedy recovery. "Fer the first time
during the last three weeks it may new be
said that there is warrant for a rational
belief that he will he spared te the nation,"
writes Cel. McClure from Leng Branch.
PERSONAL..
Priucc Frederick, uncle of the King
of the Netherlands, is dead.
Enw. MacPhersen is in town en busi
ness relating te the Thaddcus Stevens es
tate. Ex-Secretary Rokesex, who was re
cently robbed en a street car in Philadel
phia, has refused te go into court te testify
against the pickpocket.
Rev. Jaceis Mulfeiid, ex-lawyer, tem
perance advocate, and, until a few weeks
age, pastor of the Greenland M. E. church
in Camden county, N. J., has committed
suicide.
A brilliant New Yerk wedding en the
tapis is that of Miss Vanderiiii.t, the
youngest daughter of William II. Yan
derbilt, aud Dr. Weiju, a son of Janus
Watsen AVebb.
Yicc President Arthur remained quiet
ly at his heurc yesterday and did net at
tend any of the churches where prayers
were being offered for the recovery of the
president.
Rev. Jehn M. Crozier, pastor of the
Third Reformed Presbyterian church, Deal
street, cast of Frank ford read, Philadel
phia, died en Wednesday night, in his 29th
year.
Stephen S. Fester, prominent as an
agitator for anti-slavery, temperance aud
women's rights, has died at his farm, in
the suburbs of Worcester, Mass., at the
age of 71 years.
Peachy R. Grattan, art eminent lawyer
and author of " Grattan's Reports," died
at Ashland. Ya., last night, at the age of
80 years, during 40 of which he held the
position of law reporter of the Virginia
supreme court of appeals.
Judge Leren P. Walde, the eldest
member of the Connecticut bar, died last
night, at Hartferd, at the age of 80 years.
He was a member of the Thirty-first, Con
gress and was a ju Igc of the supreme
court.
Sidney Lanier, musician, poet aud
scholar, died yesterday at Lynn, a little
hamlet among the hills of North Carolina,
whither he had gene iu search of health.
He was but thirty nine years eK1, aud his
Centennial cantata, his ether poems and
his work as professor of literature in Jehns
Hepkins university had made him famous
en both continents as one of the rising
stars in American literature and iu the
development of the new Seuth.
Pere Hyacintue, who, through some
canonical difficulties, had net hitherto been
allowed te preach in the Anglican church,
has beeen invited Je preach in the English
churches iu the Channel Islands, where he
is at this moment. The Gallican move.
! movement, though looked upon coldly by
most people here, would therefore appear
te be exercising a real influence ever the
religious thought of the day. Six Ameri
can clergymen of the various denomina
tions were present at Pere Hyacinth's
church the ether day. Among them were
Professer Mitchell and one of the revirers
of the New Testament.
REORGANIZATION.
Party Rales and Regulations.
Cliambcisburg Valley Spirit.
The committee en rules appointed at
the last meeting of the Democratic state
committee will convene for the first time
next week and, since it is determined te
de something, it would be well that its
work be performed under all the light that
Democrats can give it.
One preposition likely te receive the at
tention of the committee is the future
composition of the state committee. Seme
persons have advocated the formation of a
state committee from the chairmen of
each county committee but we trust this
recommendation will net be made by the
committee en rules. If anything above
personal advancement is considered in the
selection of a county committee chairman,
and let us hope there is, it is the peculiar
fitness of that chairman for local work.
His acquaintance, iu most of cases, does
net extend beyond his county, and his
knowledge of political tactics has been ac
quired only by local cxpeiiencc. He is,
in a measure, under the direction of the
local candidates, whose will he is te work,
aud as a sub captain may perform much
valuable labor. But as an adviser, it is
altogether likely, he would preve a fail
ure. Members of the state committee
should be chosen because of their eminent
personal fitness aud their ability. They
arc te be commanders, laying out a plan,
or plans, for their lieutenants chairmen
of ceuuty committees and ethers te fol fel
low. These local chairmen should be con
suited freely, for their experience, when
directly or iudircctly made use of, is often
or great practical value, hut their elevation
te a membership in the state committeo
would evidently destroy much of their
local usefulness.
An executive, or working, committee
actiug under the directions of the general
committee might be selected, mainly or
wholly from the state committee, and the
general plans laid qut by the committee
might thus be promptly and intelligently
put into effect. The officers of the state
committee might either be selected from
its membership or outside of it. The ex
ecutive committee should, of course, be
officered by one of its own members. The
best reason for allowing either of the com
mittees te clioeso its own officers is that
there is a greater likelihood of the mem
bers being in harmony with their chief.
But te this plan of selection there arc ob eb ob
jectious which present themselves. At
present we can see no need for one or the
ether of such committecscnipleying a per
inaneut paid secretary.
We de net think our conventions are
tee large. They are never uuwicldly. But
the representation allotted senatorial dis
triats. might be proportioned among the
several counties and the senatorial district
delegate system be abolished. This class
of delegates is a constant promoter of
dissension and strife in senatorial districts.
Iu four cases out of five such delegates are
likely te represent only the sentiment of
the county which happens by chance,
common consent or alternation te secure
them, and leave the balance of the district
unvoiced. They are counterfeit represen
tatives in most cases, since they de net
wholly reprcscut, and may as well be re
jected. The vote of the party seems a fair basis
for convention representation, yet the mi
nority most net be overwhelmed, or any
difficulties placed in its way te discourage ;
and the committee may well proceed with
great cantieu when it comes te consider a
change in this direction.
The temporary organization of any con
vention may be safely left te that conven
tion te detcrmiuc. The freedom of the
delegate's choice must be in no way
abridged, either in the selection of the
officers of his convention or of the can
didates who are te compose the tickets
which he is te aid in forming.
It must be remembered that many coun
ties have a brief scries of rules te facilitate
busiucss in their local conventions, te
provide for the selection of delegates te
state conventions, etc., etc. This com
mittee of course will net interfere with
these, since such interference new en the
eve of an important campaign would create
dissension where only harmony exists.
We have net entered iute any detailed
consideration of " new rules " for the rea
son that our feelings arc that the fewer
rules we have as a party the better for ns.
Our local organization in this state has
been well kept up through a long line of
defeats with the system under which we
arc uew working and as it cems te have
afforded an easy way through all our
troubles in the past we have felt iu no
haste te favor or urge a change. The
matter new lies with this committee and
later with the state convention and we
have no fears that the best interests of the
party will net at all times be carefully and
conscientiously considered and regarded.
STATE ITEMS.
Elias Rhodes, an cmployee of the Read
ing railroad, was killed yesterday by (all
inc from the railroad bridge at Yardlcy,
near Trenten.
Isaac Shallcress, who died en the Gtli
inst, in the eighty-fourth year of his age
in Franklerd was an old-time teacher and
surveyor.
Miss Minnie Schooley, a sixteen year
old maiden of Easten, took two ounces of
laudanum " all for love," but a stomach
pump prevented the accomplishment of
her desperate design.
The big steam hammer, made for the
Black Diamond steel works, Pittsburgh,
has been put in operation. The hammer
weighs 17 tens and will work steel ingots
two feet square. The motive power for
this monster will be furnished by an cn cn
gine with 40-inch cylinders requiring 80
pounds of steam.
Benjamin Freeman, a colored prisoner
in the Fayette county jail, committed sui
cide by hanging. He made a rope but of
strips tern from his blankets and tied it te
the water pipe that runs through his cell.
He was committed en chargrs of carrying
concealed weapons. He was fifty years
old and leaves a family.
J. II. Lambert, writing te the Times
from Harrisburg during the Republican
convention, said : " I never saw a tirae
when the general run of the delegates
seemed se willing te be shown which way
te go. 'I'm net instructed,' says an
interior delegate ; show ine te Quay's
room ;' and the carpet en the way te
Quay's room is pretty badly worn."
At the next session of the beard of par
dons an effort will be made te secure a
pardon for W. Heward Fussell, who was
convicted in November last for keeping a
disorderly house, known as "In Berlin,"
en Sausem street, Philadelphia, abeve
Ninth, and with selling liquor te miners.
He was sentenced te undergo an imprison
ment of fourteen months and pay a fine of
$300.
During the progress of festivities in the
celebration of Mrs. Miller's birthday in
Easten, the latter's daughter was engaged
in swinging a hammock iu which Mrs.
Bewers, one of the gucste, was enjoying
herself The hammock tilted ever, caus
ing Mrs. Beweis te fall heavily te the
pavement below aud strike en her face
with great force. Miss Miller, at the sigh t
of the accident, fell into convulsions iu
which she remained about au hour.
THE REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.
CONTROLLED BY CAMERON.
The Harrisburg Convention Nominates the
Kin? Ticket.
In the se-called Republican state con
vention in Harrisburg yesterday commit
tees were appointed as prearranged, the
Hen. C. W. Gilfillan, of Ycnange, being
made chairman of committee en platform,
Cel. Gee. S. Gallupe, of Allegheny, chair
man of committee en permanent organiza
tion, aud McClcery, of Allegheny, en con
tested seats. General Harry White was
made permanent chairman, and after a
characteristic speech from him the plat
form was adopted as reported by the com
mittee, net, however, until a delegate
from Chestir had moved te cut down the
effusive declaration concerning Garfield te
a simple endorsement of his administration
first, last and all the time. This proposi preposi
tion after some wrngliug was laid en the
table.
The convention was then somewhat en
livened and a geed deal bored by speeches
nominating and seconding the nominations
of the two candidates for state treasurer.
Attorney-General Palmer named Baily and
Davies was urged in a homely and loug-drawn-eut
harangue by his constituent,
ex-Senater Landen, who made some geed
points, and illustrated with frontier stories
the dangers into which the ring was run
ning itself and the party by riding rough
shod ever the wishes of the pseple. He
protested against a candidate whose only
distinction was that he had been one e '
the 300 at Chicago. Although he said he
supposed he aud etheis of Davies's
trieuds would have te vote ler any
candidate, named by the convention,
he begged it for Ged's sake net
te force upon the party ene whose candi
dacy would be construed as opposition te
the sick aud suffering president. Senater
Lee, of Ycnange county, conspicuous in
the senatorial belt last winter, followed in
a speech for Davies and against the sudden
opposition sprung upon him. The con
vention settled down te a ballet, and
Baily had 157 votes te 84 for Davies.
Philadelphia, Allegheny aud tle Deme
cralic counties of the state contributed
largely te Baily's strength. Gen. S. M.
Baily, of Fayette county, was then declared
te be the party nominee for state treasurer.
The platform is as fellows :
Rcselicd, First That the Republican
party of Pennsylvania is in most hearty
accord with the administration of Presi
dent Garfield, and while uniting in the
prayers of all geed peeple for his speedy
recovery, pledges continued fealty and the
most active support in the prompt and
courageous correction of all governmental
abuses. As Republicans we are in favor
of any proper and well-considered reform,
either in the government of the nation, the
state, municipality or county ; and we
court suggestions te any or all these ends,
and only ask that in their advocacy well
established safeguards shall net be hastily
supplautcd by experiments. The admin
istration of President Garfield has set the
right example in this dircctieu, aud while
firmly adhering te the principles and bet
ter practices of the great party "which
called it into cxistence, it yet insists upon
faithfulness aud honesty in every branch
of the public service. The bullet of an
assassin should net interrupt this work.
It should be pursued while its author
lives, aud beyond his life, if, through in
creasing misfortune, it should be taken
away.
Second The Republican party has
ever heeu progressive and reformatory,
and while realizing that nothing in gev
ernment is wholly right, we desire it te be
always brave enough te seek every avenue
of approach te the right, te the cud that
all our people may enjoy thatever-incrcss-ing
blessing of geed government.
Third That te Prcsidcut James A. Gar
field, this tender aiul loving, this strug
gling and suffering, this pure and brave
man, new become the beleved of this peo
ple and the admired of all peoples, we ten
der for ourselves and our constituents as
surances of deep and heartfelt sympathy ;
and keenly appreciating the value of such
a life te his country we express the pray
erful hope that he may seen be restored
te the discharge of the important duties
for which he is remarkably qualified, and
from which by a peculiarly infamous
crime aud au undeserved assault upon
whom for a conscientious excrcisa of
proper executive power, he has been tem
porarily withdrawn.
Fourth That in state, as in nation, the
Republican party is committed te the
course of economical anil honest adminis
tration. Wedemand the use of all neces
sary means and the enforcement of all
laws intended te prevent fraud and waste,
ami we require a close and watchful
guardianship ever all of the multifarious
interests committed te the care of our or
ganization. Fifth That in any revision of our tariff
legislation which may be made, care shall
be taken te discriminate in favor of our
industries and thereby te promote the
causes which arc rapidly making Ameiica
a controlling power in finances as it al
ready is an established leader iu political
thought.
Sixth That the administration of Gov.
Heyt merits our warmest approval. We
regard with satisfaction the results of a
purely Republican administration under his
leadership, in which all departments have
been faithfully conducted, the credit of
the state raised te the highest point, and
its finances placed upon a proper basis
without increasing the burdens of the
people.
It has been disclosed that the latter res
olution was inserted by Edward McPhcr McPhcr
seu, aud that the Cameren men at first
opposed the last clause as au insinuation
that Guitcau's act was cotnmitted en be
half of the Stalwarts. It was finally con
sented by the ring only upon a pressure for
it by the rural members of the committee,
who were for the strongest possible ex
pression of sympathy with Garfield.
The Independents resent the action of
the convention as a rebuke te the belters
in the senatorial contest and as an insult
te the federal administration. The regu
lars ward off the latter charge by pointing
te the fulsome praise of Garfield in the
platform, but admit that the convention
was handled se as te punish the rebels
and make belting odious, and that this
year's action was only the initiatory step
te an unending prescription of the kickers.
The delegates scattered te their homes
almost before the convention adjourned,
and the comments of the state press will
have te be waited for te determine
whether there will be any echoes te the
mutterings of a belt which were expressed
by Wolfe, Wharten Barker and a few
ethers, hut which met with no encourage
ment from the delegates.
There was a funny fuss about a contested
seat from Schuylkill, where a man named
Phillips had been elected last year, hut
since became an Independent. Sam Lesch
made a contest against him, and the com
mittee en credentials rather grotesquely
decided that Phillips was net entitled te
the seat, but that he ought te be allowed
te keep the seat. This . was agreed
te, although McCleery, of Pittsburgh, who
was chairman of the committce, refused te
make the report.
Iu the opinion of the 1'imes the resolu
tions adopted at Harrisburg yesterday are
among the most wonderful productions of
their kind that have been presented te an
admiring public iu a long time. It appears
from this official declaration, though it
would net have been generally suspected,
that the one-absorbing purie.se of Quay,
Magee and Cooper. Leeds, McManes and
the rest of them "is Reform, with the larg
est kind ei an R.
BEFORE AND AFTER.
BRAVE WORDS, THESE, BRETHREN.
The Duty of the Convention.
l'hiladelnliia l'reis, Sept. S.
The convention which meets at Harris
burg te day is charged with grave respon
sibilities. The manner in which it per
forms its important duty will exercise a
potent influence en the future of the Re
publican party. It is within the power of
the representatives who will gather in the
capitol, by conciliatory counsels and pru
dent action, te unite the party and make
it irresistible. And it is equally within
their power, by pursuing an arbitrary and
prescriptive course, te sew the seeds of
discord and disaster.
It is ler you te determine whether the
party shall cuter upon the campaign with
the unity and the inspiration of victory or
whether it shall at the very outset trample
en the influences and repel the votes which
are indispensable te success
and te make sure that the Republican
party of Pennsylvauia shall net be arrayed
against the honored president who is
waging the heroic battle between life and
death, but shall upheld and strengthen
his hands. Yeu cannot
safely proclaim in the present .state of the
public temper that the arbitrary power of
the machine shall ride roughshod ever
the uumistakable sentiment of the people.
If President Garfield shall live you cannot
prudently undertake in this hour of his
trial te array the Republican party of
Pennsylvania against him and flaunt in the
iace of the country a reasscrlien of the
offensive domination weich was rebuked
and defeated in his nomination.
AFTER.
The Werk of the Convention.
Xet Irein the Philadelphia Press, Sept.fl.
The work "of yesterday's convention
must exercise "a potent influence" for
evil ' en the future of the Republican
party." While it was "within the power"
of the convention, " by conciliatory coun
sels ami prudent action " te have ' united
the party aud made it irresistible " it chose
te pursue "an arbitrary and prescriptive
course," and te "sew the seeds of discord
and disaster." The foolish and unpatriotic
majority of the convention led their party
into the path of danger and defeat.
Having " trampled upon the influences"
aud " repelled the votes indespensable te
success ; " having " made war upon a
leader who has rendered conspicuous ser
vice te the Republican party ; " having
" raised the standard of faction " and pro pre
scribed the better clement of the party ;
having, linally,arrayed the party erganiza
tien of Pennsylvania against its " honored
president" new "waging the heroic battle
between life aud death," the men who con
trolled yesterday's convention can net ask
" honeiable aud right minded Republi
cans" te endorse their felly aud censum
mate their blunder, worse than a crime.
"The question of man is of small conse
quence. The question of principle is of
supreme impertaucs" ; and when " the
machine " rides " roughshod ever the
uumistakable sentiment of the people,"
the best interests of the people and the
Republican party, require the wreck of
that " machine." " The offensive domi
nation which was rebuked and defeated "
in the nomination of President Garfield
new speculates upon the chances of his
death by exercising its notorious " appli
anccs " te promote the wishes of the poli
ticians who are against him and te defeat
the people who are with him. Frem the
decrees of the caucus and the verdict of
the ring the Press appeals the cause of
the president aud et the people te the
judgment of the voters at the ballet box.
LATEST NEWS BY MAIL.
Governer Bigclew, of Connecticut, has
designated Tuesday, September, 13, as a
day of prayer for the president's recovery.
The planing mill of Plumhley & Seu at
Buffalo was completely destroyed by fire
yesterday! Less, $25,000 ; fully insured.
The Vermont lumber company's mill, at
Wcstpert, Vt., has been burned. The less
U 5,000 ; insurance $4,000.
The man Wemtcrs, who attempted te
blew up several families at Lille, France,
some time age, has committed suicide.
The authorities at Aden have established
a quarantine against vessels from the
Arabian coast in consequence of cholera.
Baseball : At Buffalo Buffalo 8 ; Chi
cago, 1. At Trey Trey, 12 ; Worcester,
5. At Providcnce Providence, 7 ; Bosten,
1.
The house of Engine company Ne. 4, in
Elizabeth, N. J., was gutted by fire yes
terday morning. The less is $2,500 ; cov
ered by insurance.
A slaughter house occupied by Libhy,
McNeill & Libhy, at the Chicago stock
yards, was burncu yesterday morning,
throwing several hundred men out of em
ployment. The entire less is about $100,
000. The Heme Lawn hotel, at Ncwtenvillc,
near Albany. N. Y was burned. Less
about $10,000. There were 15 families
bearding at the hotel, all of whom escaped
from the premises uninjured, though with
some difficulty.
In Ithaca, N. Y., three thousand people
assembled te a banquet provided for fifty
year residents of Tompkins ceuuty. A
large grand stand, containing the speak
ers and three hundred aged honorary
guests, crashed te the ground, injuring
four people, but none fatally.
Sixty ene persons were burned te death
iu one day in the recent forest furs of
Algeria. Many persons were wounded,
and 0S2 dwellings were destroyed. The
value of the cattle, grain and ether articles
devoured by the flames is 200,000 fiaucs.
Prof. G. A. Rogers went up from Point of
Pines, Mass., in his "Oak Hall" balloon
with 24,000 cubic feet of gas. In de
scending at Leng Beach the hag ripped
about GOO feet above the earth, and when
150 feet from ground shot down like lead,
striking en the edge of the beach with
terrific force. Rogers was conscious
though all jammed up and is iu a critical
condition.
A prisoner iu the Baltimore penitentiary
for a long time, insisted en the marvelous
story that he had placed in a Philadelphia
hotel keeper's charge a package containing
$20,000 worth of valuables as security for
a $25 lean. Finally he pre vailed en an
examination of the matter and, sure
enough, the proprietor of the North Amer
ican hotel, en Seuth 8th street, was in
duced te give up the package when as
sured that the warden of the Baltimore
penitentiary would repay the advance.
The box was opened and Ie ! proofs of the
truth of the convict's story ! A diamond
ring, with nine stones, worth fully $7,000 ;
United States bends, each bearing one
year's fringe of coupons, with a face value
of $15,850, and an actual market value of
$19,000.
Venner's finesses.
Prof. Henry G. Ycnner, the Canadian
weather prophet, has arrived in Washing
ton aud registcicd at the Arlington hotel.
He wrote out for the Pest this forecast of
the weather :
" Indications recently observed and
gathered from the telegraphic dispatches
of the day, appear te me te point te very
wet weather generally ever the North
American continent aud perhaps particular
ly iu the northwest territories en and after
the leth of the present month, while iu Eng
land and Scotland cold and stormy weather
pesibly with a snowfall in the northern
sections, is likely te occur in the neighbor
hood of the 21st and 22d days. The wet
weather en this side is likely te continue
through the latter half of the present month
and "into October. ' During this latter
month the outcry is likely te be "tee
much rain, " aud sleet aud snow will fall
early in the northern sections, with sharp
frosts. In November frosts will disappear
again for a time, and some very fine and
balmy weather is likely te form a feature
in the month. "
AX AWFUL. CALAMITY.
The DteatltuI Ferest Fires.
Iu addition te the destruction of prop
erty aud lives from forest fires reported
iu our telegraphic advices yesterday from
Michigan Mrs. Streng aud two children ;
Humphrey, stage driver ; Mrs. Frank
Dmniseu, child and sister, and Geerge
Krietch, who went te their rescue have
perished. Tweuty persons are are reported
te be burned te death in Custer newnship,
Sanilac coeoty. In Bingham township :
Themas Barnes, wife, sister, mother and
two children. In Austin township, au
old man named Payne, and Michael
Welsh, wife aud two children. Nearly
every farmer iu th township has lest
either his house, barn or crops, or
all of them. The iess of life and
property is immense. Dead bodies
are being brought iu from all di
rections. It is estimated that 500 human
beings have perished, and that 5,000 peo
ple are homeless and in want of i mined i
ate assistance. The farmers iu the newer
townships leso stock, houses, barns, crops
everything. A farmer from Austin
township saved his family of eight chil
dren in a field of buckwheat, but the whole
country in that part is totally destroyed
and many lives have been lest. The less
of livestock is simply immense. The 'elder
settled townships escaped with but little
less, but iu most of the newer townships
nothing remains but a tire-swept, black
ened wilderness.
The entire section of the country lying te
the north and cast of Maricttc has been en
fire, and the number of families rendered
homeless will reach the hundreds. Seven
teen persons arc known te have met their
death by fire. The herse of Ira Hum
phrey, a mail courier, came home badly
burned, with a card attached 'te the saddle
written by Humphrey, stating bis peril
from fire. A relief party found him in the
read dead. He was entirely denuded, his
clothes cither having been burned en his
person or taken off-by himself iu his des
peration. "
In the township of Argyle, Sanilac coun
ty, the following were burned te death :
Paul Whitslc, wife and five children ;
Geerge Grateb, wife and three children ;
Mrs. Merris Welch and two children ;
Mrs. James Gilseu and two women re
cently from Canada, names unknown.
There were also several se badly burned
that they cannot live. Iu some sections
the fire swept everything before it, and
spread with such rapidity that the people
we re obliged te lice with only the clothing
en their backs. In Lapeer aud Huren
counties, back from Lake Shere, the de
vastation has been mere serious, especial
ly in less of life, although the property
losses have also been severe. The less iu
Tuscaloosa county is estimated at $20,
000. The work of forwarding supplies of feed
and clothing from Detroit began last night
by beat and rail.
In Millington township, Tuscola county,
21 families are left homeless ; in Denmark,
Guilferd and Tuscola townships, of the
same county, 20 or HO families have been
burned out, aud many acres of timber
and crops and many miles of fences de
stroyed by the Hamcs. The Indian set
tlement, seven miles below East Saginaw,
which is surrounded by a dense forest, is
reported te be burned, and, deubtlces, a
number el lives were lest Thirty laiiu
lies lived there, and there was no mode of
escape.
Flames In Eastern Weeds.
The Delaware valley is filled with dense
smoke from the forest fires which are
breaking out in every direction about
there. The beech weeds, thousands of
acres in extent, iu Wayne and l'il.-e coun
ties. Pa., arc afire, and fires are reported
in Shohola and Blooming Greve town
ships, Pike county, aud in Sussex county,
N. J. The large swamp at the head of
Fletcher lake, at the west side of Ocean
Greve, was set en lire by sparks from a
locomotive, and the tire is slowly eating
its way through the dried jwat.
Furious mountain fires have prevailed for
several days past in the Berks county
mountains aud the sky is obscured by
dense volumes of smoke. Thousands of
rails and many cords of bark, together with
miles of valuable timber, have been de
streyed, entailing a less of thousands of
dollars. At Miller's tavern, en the .sum
mit ei the lilue Mountains, rattlesnakes
arc fleeing from the (lames aud have taken
possession of the hotel. A great many
have been killed. Along seme of the
railroads net a single panel of fence re
mains.
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
CRKSWKLI, AMI VICINITY.
The Crept, and Other Lec.il News.
The wheat crop iu this section was bet
ter than last year. On account of the
long dreuth the coin is net much mere
than half a crop. Oats were geed. The
crop of early potatoes was geed, hut the
late potatoes are nothing te beast of.
Garden vegetables are scarce. AH you
can notice iu the garden are tomatoes and
a few worm-eaten cabbage heads. Fruit
is also scarce. There are some apples and
a few peaches. Dr. E. B. Herr has the
largest crop of peaches iu this vicinity.
He may realize $100 from his crop.
The farmers in this vicinity are se ac
customed te raise large tobacco that they
de net think of boasting when they have
an extra crop. The tobacco iu this neigh
borhood is geed. If it was net se the
buyers would net pay 40, 15 and 5 for 3
acre lets, and still offer from 30 te 35
cents for wrappers. A certain man walked
into a three acre patch, and did net hunt
long, until he found a leaf 4G inches in
length. The most of the tobacco was set
out very early. Hence the geed ciep. Cer
tainly there is seme small tobacco, that
was set out late, and the continued dry
weather kept it from growing large.
They have sampled the tobacco at the
warehouse of Jehn ftteigclman, Mason Masen
ville. and found it te be in excellent con
dition. Messrs. D. O. Wissler & Hcrshey, to
bacco dealers, went West this week en
business.
A steer owned by D, O. Wissler was
running at large en the C. & P. D. rail
road, near Turkey Hill. The consequence
was that he was thrown into the river and
instantly killed.
A valuable Alderney cow owned by F.
II. Frey, for which he paid $90, has died.
Drunks Who reugiu.
Last evening two men .'named Jehn
Slean and Wm. Merdcrcif went iute the
water closet at the Pennsylvania passen
ger depot, where they became engaged in
a quarrel and Slean was whipped. He
had his face badly cut. Officers arrested
both' men and Slean had his injuries at
tended at the station heuse by Dr. Fitz
patrick. This morning the mayor sent
Slean te jail for 10 days aud his- pugilistic
friend for 15. Twe ether drunks get
15 days each from the mayor.
A v who was Probably Fatally Injured.
Last evening Geerge Coevcr, aged 17,
residing at Highspire, attempted te jump
Ireni a freight car, which was standing en
a siding about a quarter of a mile west of
Middletown, te a moving freight train,
which was eastern bound and drawn by
engine Ne. 99. He fell under the moving
cars and had both legs cut off abeve the
knees and was otherwise badly injured.
He was removed te his home.
IN EUROPE.
1 RACING Suae LOCAL ASSOCIATIONS.
Mrs. Gibbens at Crefem Germany.
Special Correspomlence ixrELLiiiESCER.
Crefeld, Germany, Aug. 22, 1831."
In visiting ene of the old buildings of
the Seventh Day Baptists, at Ephrata. in
our county of Lancaster, I saw a clock
which bore en its face Iloeekcn, Crefeld.
We read also that a certain Ludwig
Hoecker established a Sabbath-school at
Ephrata, long before the first Sunday
school was formed iu England. (As Sat
urday, however, is the Sabbath of the.
Scveuth Day Baptists, it was held en that
day.) I have visited in this town a Men Men
nenite minister, and understand from him
that there onto were Heeekcrs here, but
that they have disappeared. The name is
doubtless the samj as Hacker, where that
name is found among our Pennsylvania or
Lancaster county Germans.
I came hither from Cologne especially
te learn about the Menuonites wlie are
here. I had passed through this town en
my w ty te Cologne ; whero I was appoint
ed te attend the conference for reforming
aud codifying the law of nations. This
coufereuco was very favorably received by
the poeplo of Cologne, s far as raising a
handseme sum of money te entertain the
members, and granting a venerable pictur
esque hall in the city hall or rath haus Ter
the sittings of the conference. The mayor
of Cologne iu a large double necklace, ap
parently of geld, received the delegates at
a public meeting ; he aud his wife were also
present at an elegant banquet given te
members of the conference anil their wives,
in another hall of venerable recollections,
and of present grandeur. But as regards
attendance ou the sittings by the pjople
of Cologne themselves, this was very
slender. This small attendance may
have been caused iu great measure by the
proceedings being mostly carried en in
English ; but when, if ever, a universal
tongue is established and generally taught,
then intcralienal conventions may he
mero generally established and frequented.
Among Americans present at this late con
ference were David Dudley Field,
Justice Field, of our supreme court, and
President Barnard, of Columbia college.
New Yerk.
President White, of Cernell university
(who was ou his way home, having re
signed his place of miuist'u- te Germany),
was also present, and spoke at one of the
meatiiigs. Perhaps the address which
was most favorably received at the con
fereucc was that of Henry Richard, mem
ber of the British Pailiainent, en the
progress made towards arbitration as a
means of settling the dilli'iilties between
nations.
The conference having closed its ses
sions last Friday, I made my way back te
Crefeld (a ride of about an hour and
a-half ou the railway), te endeavor te
learn something of that people here,
among whom I live at home. But, first,
let me remark, thabthis part, of Germany
seems te be overwhelmingly Catholic. If
the reader will pleas! take a map of Ger
many and find the city of Cologne, upon
the Rhine, he can then leeate this town
of Crefeld as net far north of it and a few
miles west of the river Rhine.
A gentleman of this town ir.u; estimated
its population for me thus : Catholics,
50,000 ; Evangelical (or the united Luth
eran and Reformed chinches). 18,000;
Jews, 1,500; Mciiuenitcs, 1,000. But the
attendance at the Meutieiiilu church yes
terday morning did net seem te iudieate
se large a nuiifeer of " Mcntiists " (as
our Lancaster county people say).
I cannot express mere fully te our own
people, hew much this church here differs
from their own simple meetings at home,
than te tell them that the preacher is
paid : that he spoke from a pulpit ; weie a
black robe and read one of his prayers
from a book. Yet what they will perhaps
consider as a mero inward and vital dif
ference is this, that the Mcuiienites of this
town bear arms. Since 18GS the Mennonites
here have net been exempted .from mili
tary service by the government (as these
were in Pennsylvania during the rebellion
who plead conscientious scruples). The
Mennonites here at Crefeld seive iu the
army when drafted. They could, however,
if they chose, take peaceful position-;, such
as nurses in military hospitals or clerks,
but while Moiineuites in East or West
Prussia avail themselves of this permission
these iu Crefeld de net. 1 am told by ene
net a Mcnnist, that the positions in the
army are mere honorable ! "Then," said
I, in substance te the young preacher,
" Why net join the Evangelical (Lutheran
or Reformed) church, if there is se little
difference between you '.'"
He then gave me a little pamphlet
whence I learn that two of the chief dif
ferences are that these Mennonites only
baptize these of matuic years (aud vjet in
fants) ; that they refuse te swear in courts
of 'justice ; making use of a privilege of
the government by which they declare
nearly thus : " My yes is yes, my no is no,
and in testimony thereto I offer my right
hand" the handschlag.
I have, however, learned from an agree
able gentleman here, a preacher iu the
Evangelical (or united Reformed and Lu
theran) church, that iu tint part of Ger
many te which I expect seen te
travel, there are ether Menno
nites. These arc in Seuth Germany, and
therefore nearer te Switzerland, whence
our Lancaster county Mcnnists originally
came. I think that I may be able te visit
one or two of these communities in Seuth
Germany. Seme el the Mennonites there,
as I understand, arc farmers (whereas here
at Crefeld they arc all townspeople),
and I also hear that there arc some who de
net wear buttons en their coats, thus
resembling our Amish.
Before closing this letter I may add that
among the scattering Mennists of -Switzerland
who came te Crefeld (for the Men
nists here are net of Swiss origin) there
was one family named Ilunsickcr, or called
Hunzingcr (which is said te be the same).
New however, the family belong te the
Evangelical church, before mentioned here
in. P. E. On: wins.
Mite Sucicty Festival.
Attention is called te the advertisement
of the Ladies' mite society of St. Paul's
M. E. church. Their festival, which opens
this evening, premises te he a very pleas
ant affair, and as their object is a very
worthy one, they will, doubtless, be liber
ally patronized.