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TUESDAY EVENING, SEPT. 13, 1881.
Why Walt?
Fer a period of seventy days the
United States have been without an ex
ecutive head. Ne one will say, no one,
indeed, has ever said, that the stricken
president, suffering under the most com
plete disability, is such a head. Until
the day of his removal te Leng Branch
no member of the cabinet had seen him
or spoken with him ; and then they saw
him, if they saw him at all, only as
ether persons here and there in the mul
titude, caught a glimpse of the wasted
features and shrivelled form as the
patient was handled by the same doctors
and attendants who have maintained a
close circle around him from the second
day of July last. During all this time
net the smallest matter of public busi
ness could have been brought te his at
tentien, except at the imminent peril of
his life. The "powers and duties "of
his great office have therefore been, and
are still, suspended. They have net been
devolved upon the vice president, as the
constitution distinctly provides they
shall be, when the president is unable te
discharge them. Why V - The people are
unanimously and supremely anxious te
see Gen. Garfield, whom they elected for
that purpose, rise from his bed of pain
and go about the administration of the
government. But they will net have it
administered in his name, but without
his supervision, without even his knowl
edge, by an irresponsible, perhaps an in
harmonious council, in open and flagrant
Violation of the constitution. There is
absolutely no difference of opinion as te
this. All admit that such a government
is simply usurpativeand revolutionary.
Mere than a week age Secretary Win
dem admitted the extreme urgency of
the case as fellows we copy from the
Philadelphia Press:
" We have reached no decision as te what
te advise, nor indeed have we formally
considered the question, but there is no
doubt that some of the departments are
in need of the executive signature in var
ious matters that should net be delayed.
As far as my department is concerned the
reverse is the case. I have bAsn surprised
te find hew smoothly we could go en for
two mouths without the intervention of
the executive. There are many things
about which I should have liked the couu ceuu
sel and advice of the president before
taking action, but as far as mere execu
tive nets are ceuccrned, nothing is suffer
ing for the want of a president. There
are no p ipers te be signed by him that
cannot as well wait without in
convenience or embarrassment be
cause or the president's disability. In
ether departments, however, I understand
that se much cannot be said. We have
entire contidence in Vice President Ar
thur, and as far as he is concerned' there is
no danger. The chief danger lies in
breaching the subject te the president
himself, as there may be some difference of
opinion as te the time when he will be
able te give it consideration without ex
citing him and imperiling the progress of
his recovery. The only aim of the vice
president would be te de as nearly as pos
sible what President Garfield would de
were he in health. There is reason te be
lieve that as seen as the president is able
te be removed one of the physicians, prob
ably Dr. Bliss, will be requested te
breach the subject. lie will say that the
physicians have decided that he should be
allowed a period of two or three months'
uninterrupted convalescence during which
his mind should be relieved of all cares ;
that this time .will, at least, elapse
before he will be able safely te assume the
duties of office, and in the meanwhile it has
been suggested that the vice president be
asked te assume the responsibility of the
executive office. It is believed that the
president will thereupon sign a proper
paper announcing the facts te the people
and .commending the nation te the vice
president. While there are no matters of
executive routine alone absolutely demand
ing executive action at the present time it
is important that several applications of
condemned and sentenced murderers for a
Ptay of proceedings and review, en the
ground of newly-discovered evidence,
should be considered. There are one or
two men believed te have been improperly
convicted, whose cases will seen demand
executive consideration.
This is, of course, I he mildest state
ment that could be made at that time.
But business and difficulties increase
with every day, until the blockade must
be broken. The cabinet, it appears from
this statement and ethers equally
authoritative, fully appreciate the situ
ation, understand the duty imposed
upon them, and recognize the obligation
of the constitution. Secretary Windem
.intimated that they proposed te act
when the president should be lemeved
te Leng Branch ; but they have net
done se and make no ether sign than
that they made at Washington. This
removal, moreover, complicates the case
still further. The president is net only
confessedly disabled in the constitutional-sense
as well as in every ether, but he
new lies at a distance from the capital,
tbe officers and records of the govern
ment, with no possibility of the slightest
communication between him and them.
If he were en a desert island, far out in
the high seas, with no means of commu
nication witli the world, he would net
be mere completely isolated than he is
new en his weary bed in the Francklyn
cottage, with a nation listening te catch
the whispers of the doctors, as te the
low flickerings of a life nearly hope
less. The soldier who sought te kill Guileau
offended against the law quite as much
as did Guite.au himself in seeking te
slay th j president. Ne one will main
tain that it was the soldier's duty te
avenge the law which Guiteau had vio
lated, by taking the punishment of the
criminal into his own bands. It was
only a supreme degree of impudence, or
wrong-headed ness amounting t insanity
perhaps, which persuaded this soldier
that it was his function te dis
charge the office of the court, jury
and executioner, which the law pro
vides te execute its mandates. It is
a sort of impudence or madness, hew
ever, which has become dreadfully com
mon in this country. It is the same that
led Guiteau te sheet the president ; he
claims te have acted under a sense of
duty, and it is quite possible that his
perverted judgment persuaded him that
his crime was a virtue. Se are the
lynchers persuaded who undertake te be
the executioners of the law that they
trample' upon. Tbis-seldier. who sought
alittithathe was appointed
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!,.' I
considered that he was doing a heroic
deed, when in truth it was base and
cowardly and lawless te the utmost
limit of expression.
" Speaking Hypetheileally."
Secretary Andrew M. Frantz, of the
Millersville Nermal school trustee, had
no occasion te put his initial te his com
munication in last evening's Ncic Era,
nor te explain that nobody but him
self was responsible for it. Severely as we
have felt occasion te criticise the faculty
and managers of that institution for
what we have deemed faults in its man
agement at limes, we would have sus
pected none ether than the secretary of
the beard of the authorship of or re
sponsibility for the communication in
question. We reprint the me3t strik
ing portions of it se that our readeis may
see what excuse is offered for the act of
the trustees in resolving te exclude two
of the alumni of the institution from its
grounds and from the halls and libraries
et their literary society. If the trustees
feel that they can afford te rest their case
with this explanation of their conduct,
we are very well satisfied te let the pub
lic judge whether or net their perform
ance is " silly" and marked by any ex
hibition of common sense or common
justice.
But as a model of chasteness and clas
sic English Mr. Frantz'a essay deserves
embalmment and te be held up te the at
tention of the students of the literary
institution with which he beasts that he
has been 'actively identified for mere
than twenty years." Its worst enemies
could net say anything se much te its
detriment.
Of course when Mr. Frantz says that
this journal has ever set down aught in
malice against the Millersville school,
or that in ascertaining and publishing
the facts about it, which we have com
mented upon, we have net sought and
consulted reliable sources of information,
Mr. Frantz says what he knows is net
true. Which it is net strange that he
should de, seeing that in all his long
communication he does net venture once
te point out a single misstatement about
tiie school ever published in this journal.
Mr. Frantz prefers te confine himself
te drawing from his imagination pic
tures of somebody " spewing out cor
ruption," of " inherent and inseparable
foulness " " speaking hypothetically,"
of course.
Mr. Wet.fi: sends te the Philadelphia
Press a long vindication of his course in
becoming an independent candidate for
state treasurer. There is nothing in it
that might net have been said in a
few sentences with greater force. Mr.
Wolfe holds that the policy of the anli-
uamereu Republican faction is te pre
vent their enemies from entrenching
themselves in power by securing the con
trol of the state treasury and the pardon
beard, both of which offices he truly
considers te be extremely important
electioneering influences. The most of
Mr. Wolfe's associates propose te sit
down under their defeat in the cenven
tien and let the machine be run by
their successful opponents. Mr. Wolfe
cannot thus see his duty ; and whether
he is right or wrong he deserves plenty
of sympathy for his pluck. About the
only consideration for his fellow Republi
cans, in determining whether te resist or
submit te the Cameren domination, is as
te whether they dislike their party lead
ers enough te be willing te defeat their
party te get rid of them. They can
finish up the Cameren domination very
effectually if they agree with Wolfe that
the Republican party had better be fin
ished up than that its present
I bosses should be permitted te con
tinue in the control. It is a family
fight and a family question in which
we have no particular interest ; only
enough in fact te lead us te lazily advise
doubting Republicans te vote for Wolfe
if they can't stomach any Camerenism
in their Republicanism ; otherwise te
swallow the regular ticket.
PERbONAU.
Comptroller Knox has returned te Wash
ingten after a month's absence in New
Yerk and New Englaud.
Prof. F. W. Haas has resigned his pos.
itien as leader and conductor of the Licd
crkranz. Tbe Republican county convention of
Caiben endorsed the Democratic nomi
nee for associate judge, Harry E. Packer.
Lvwhence Barrett and Themas W.
Kerne are doing heavy tragedy in Pitts
burgh this week at rival theatres. Each
opened with Richelieu last night. To
night Kccue does Othelle and Barrett
Hamlet.
Jehn P. Feley, of the New Yerk Her
ald, fell while playing lawn tenuis at Jehn
Russell Yeung's cottage, uear Leng
Brand), aud received severe injuries about
the head. Drs. Bliss and Agnew attended
him, and proneuueed his injuries net seri
ous. Frank W. Leach, a bright young Phila
delphia Republican, delegate and secretary
in the late state convention comes out for
Wolfe. He says : " The muttering of the
thunder behind the hills was portentous
of an ultimate cuioclyden. And it has
come. WUcre a Jehn u. lisndis.
The case of State Senater Sessions, in
dicted for bribery, is set. for trial at Al
bany te-day. The prosecution will be
ready in case the subpoena te be a witness
issued for Speaker Sharpe can be served,
but up te this time the district attorney's
officers have net found the speaker.
F.A.Burr, the stalwart staff correspond
ent of the Press, who has been up in
Lewisburg interviewing Wolfe ami his
ueigouers writes : "lie sciuces me as a
brother hard te move and impossible te
drive. In this fight I fear he will cut a
wider swath than is healthy unless over
taken and cut down."
Commissioner Raum has returned te
Washington after a five weeks' vacation.
He left for New Yerk last night, in obe
dience te a telesrram from Secretary Win
dem, requesting a conference en the sub
ject of the delinquency of the private
banks in the payment of internal revenue
taxes.
The genial editor of the Tobacco Leaf,
en his late trip through this section, nom
inated and elected Hiram Yeung state
treasurer. As the Republican state con-
TbUtll'U UWO UVU OCblU J UUTO UCtll U Jg
this the editor of the Yerk True Democrat
VAIIIAtl llAAfl ffftSfct- OAAV 4-J-fc lintfn ItAAaJ 4
should raise the black flag and go te meet
Wolfe.
Rev. Cyrus Dicksen, late secretary of
the Presbyterian beard of home missions,
and formerly pastor of Westminster Pres
byterian church of Baltimore, has died in
the latter city. Deceased was born in
Erie county, Pa., in December, 1816, his
father being one of the early pioneers in
that section of the country. He was edu
cated aad graduated at Jeffersen college,
Pennsylvania, studying theology partly in
private and for some time also at Prince
ton. Te an immense congregation en Sunday
the suspended Methodist parson, Rev. Dr.
Themas, contented himself with a brief
address saying, in effect, that as he has
been suspended from his ministerial func
tions, he thought best te fellow the ad
vice of his counsel and net attempt te ex
ercise them, but would await the meeting
of the conference in October. He ex
pressed the hope that his congregation
would have patience, as the time would
be short, and whatever the action of the
conference might be, he would return te
them.
MINOR TOPICS.
Representative Mapes's Petroleum
World is courageously outspoken where
ether alleged Independent Republican
newspapers are cowardly silent.
President White stands up for the in
tegrity of Shinkel of the Cernell crew, and
attributes its failure te the fact that the
boys were " vexed, discouraged and out of
seits."
A special dispatch from Columbus te
the New Yerk Times says : Several weak
spots have developed en the Republican
side of the Ohie campaign, and if the
greatest care is net used defeat may come
through them. Sambo's defection seems
te be the " nigger in the woodpile."
Gov. Heyt, after fixing his day of pray
ers for the president, asked the executives
of ether states te imitate his example.
The governor of Kentucky replied : " I
most heartily approve of your proclama
tion, aud beg te inclese te you my procla
mation of like import, the date of which
you will notice." The Kentucky day was
in the middle of July.
Dr. Gray, of the Interior, is in
Scotland, and finds there an occasional
specimen of the American hog running
wild, Aud with the air et a naturalist
he adds : "The American swine abroad is
loud, bristly and impudent. The largest
specimen I have seen se far had holes cut
in his kid gloves, through which his
diamonds pretiuded. There is nothing
objectionable in a quiet, modest p'g, as a
pig ; but the American wild hog is an
uncommonly unpleasant neighbor."
Father Lvmhing, a Pittsburgh priest,
last Sunday preached a sermon te his
Catholie congregation in that city, in
which he declared his purpose te refuse
absolution te any parent or guardian who
persisted in sending his or her child
or children te the public schools. He had
no objection te the public schools as such,
but in view of the fact that the parochial
schools wcre in a flourishing condition,
aud the standard of scholarship high, and
there pupils might also be thoroughly in
doctrinated in the truths and duties of their
religion, the holy father announced his
inability te sec any excuse for parents te
persist in sending their children te
the common schools. After vainly coun ceun
selling with delinquent- parents te raake
them see the error of their way he has re
solved upon the move above indicated
and the result is awaited with interest
both within aud without the church.
URKAT DISASTERS.
Twe Hundred People Killed Near tbe
Village of Klin, Snrtznrlaud.
A landslide has occurred near the vil
lage of Elm, in Canten Glarus. Twe hun
dred persons were killed and thirty houses
destroyed. The village of Elm, near which
this terrible landslide occurred, is in the
Klein-thai, a narrow, thinly peopled valley
mil or the most delightful scenery, with
meadows of the freshest green and studded
with wild flewcis of every hue until late
in the autumn. A pale green lake called
the Kleinthaler sea, about two miles long
and a third of a mile in width, enhances
the beauty of this charming valley, re
flecting as it does in calm weather the
smallest details en the side of the huge
Glxrnisch, at the base of which stands the
bustling little town of Glarus, the capital
of the canton. The barren gray summits
eftheWiggiu chain forma striking con
trast te the fresh green of the valley
where the destructive landslip occurred.
The Wreck en Lake Michigan.
The steamer Columbia of the Northeast
ern line was caught in the gale Saturday
night and se badly handled by the sea that
the cargo shifted. This occurred about 10:45
iu the morning, and the steamer floated
about fifteen minutes, allowing barely
sufficient time te launch the beats. The
passengers and crew succeeded in getting
away in small beats just as the steamer
sank. A heavy sea was running and the
beats were swamped. One containing the
captain and engineer was swamped almost
before it get clear of the vessel. The fol
lowing is the list et these known te have
been lest : Captain Malcolm, Rebert
Mountain, second mate ; William Cresby,
first engineer; William Niffin, second
engineer ; Geerge Benten, fireman ; Wm.
Shannen, Harriet Simmons, Miss Fitzger
aid : also a gentleman from Chicago and
seven ether passengers whose names are
unknown. The bodies of the captain, first
and second engineers, Miss Fitzgerald and
a young man unknown have been washed
ashore. The saved were : Jehn Moere,
James Wright, Daniel McFee, James
Bodill, Jehn Fagan, Themas Lee, Frank
Hanrahan. The steamer was bound from
Chicago for Collingwood, Can., laden
with grain.
MACVCAGH TO LOWELL.
The Attorney General Informs the Mluister
ei tne Presidents Condition.
The following was sent last night at 10
o'clock te Lewell, minister, Londen :
"In absence of Secretary Blaine the at
tending physicians have requested me te
inform you of the president's condition.
He has during the day eaten sufficient
feed with relish and has enjoyed intervals
of refreshing sleep. His wound aud the
incision made by the surgeons all leek bet
ter. The parotid gland has ceased sup
puration and may be considered as sub
stanlially well. He has exhibited mere
than his usual cheerfulness of spirit: His
temperature aud respiration weie normal
and his pulse is less frequent and firmer
than at the same hour last evening. . Not
withstanding these favorable symptoms
the condition of the lower part of his lung
will continue te be a source of anxiety for
some days te come.
Signed MacVeagh."
.THIS ANTI-GAKFIELD CONVENTION.
What an Independent Kepabllcaa Thinks.
Wharten Barker's American.
In Pennsylvania, we have had our anti
Garfield convention. That the sense of
the voters of the state is solidly opposed te
the Cameren " ring," is admitted by his
friends. Unfortunately, the party ma
chinery is still in their hands in most local
ities, and nothing is easier than te get to
gether by this means a convention which
shall seem te represent the party, but
which, iu truth, is no mere than the mask
through which Mr. J. Donald Cameren
sees fit te give his commands te the com
monwealth. Such a convention met at
Harrisburg en Thursday, and put forward
Gen. Baily as a Republican nominee for
state treasurer in the Cameren interest. It
remains te be seen what the people will
make out of the nomination. Ne one
who knows the real relations of Mr. Cam Cam
eeon te the president, will help by his
vote te elect Mr. Cameren's creature,
even te this politically unimportant office.
When Mr. Garfield came into power, he
set himself te conciliate Mr. Conkling's
self-esteem, if it could be done without
his becoming an accomplice in the gentle
man's scheme of universal domination.
But with the far mere corrupt and debas
ing rule of the Camerons, Mr. Garfield
made no terms. Net a nomination he sent
te the Senate was of their solicitation, al
though they were ready enough te ask. Mr.
J. Donald Cameren resented this treat
ment, as might have been expected. He
arrayed himself against the president as
decidedly as did Mr. Conkling, but, as he
is no speech-maker, with less attention
from the public. On some points, he was
the only Republican senator who opposed
Mr. Garfield's proposals. And new he
orders his henchmen te put in nomination
a man whose only known merit is that he
opposed Mr. Garfield's nomination at Chi
cago, aud favored that of the senator's
friend, Mr. Grant. It only remains for
Pennsylvania te tell the country whether
she is an anti-Garfield or a anti Cameren
state.
CANDIDATES AND l'LATKORMS,
A Conrageeus, Patriotic Step.
1'elreleuui World, Rep.
" The candidacy of Mr. Wolfe takes tbe
case out of the hands of the politicians and
places it before the tribunal of the people.
The issue is simply one between the bosses
and the people, and the inference te be
drawn from Mr. Wolfe's action is that he
prefers te sound the sentiment of the
masses new rather than wait until the
machine was tightened its grip upon the
party organization. It is a bold, con cen con
rageous, patriotic step, the sincerity of
which will be everywhere conceded. It
will excite a party revolution such as will
overwhelm the busses and teach them a
lessen net seen te he forgotten. Mr.
Wolfe will command a hearty support
from the best clement of the party in all
the northern and western counties.
Curiously Silent.
The platform adopted by the Republi
can state convention is ominously silent en
the subject of monopolies. It makes no
reference te the colossal outrages long per
petrated upon state commerce by the
Pennsylvania railroad ; it contains no al
lusion te the unlawful and ruinous dis
criminations in freight rates by common
carriers, and no demand for the enforce
ment of the constitutional prevision which
forbids them ; no word is uttered in con
demnation of the lawless conduct of the
Standard Oil Ring in fact the monopoly
question, the profoundest problem by all
odds new before the people, is quietly ig
nored or slurred ever with a few senseless
platitudes which may mean everything or
nothing as the reader pleases. The
major portion of the platform bears
the ear-marks of the machine poli
ticians, who have always been the
tools of the monopolies in their crusade
against public rights. There is some
thing unsatisfactory, if u.t positively
alarming, in all this. The bosses are wed
ded te the interests of the corporations,
and a victory for them is a victory for the
monopolies. The coming Democratic state
convention may profit by the platform of
the Republicans net by imitating it or by
a similar treatment of the great questie n
before the people, but by speaking out
plainly and unequivocally against the ag
gressive power of corporate monopolies,
and by nominating a caudidate who is an
honest, sincere and energetic fee te the
monopoly rule. It is the opportunity of a
decade Will the Democrats have the
wisdom te take advantage of it ?
LATEST NEWS BY MAIL.
Weed and swamp fires are reported ba
tweeu Rochester aud Buffalo, in Western
New Yerk.
Twe boys about twelve years of age
were killed by a railroad train at Jersey
City.
The sum of $10,030 has already been
collected in New Yerk for the relter of the
Michigan sufferers and additional subscrip
tiens are pouring in.
The schooner Rcgiua, with a cargo of
salt from Gencrieh for Owen Round, On
tario, foundered off Cove Island, with all
her cre, four in number.
A " moonshine distillery," consisting of
two mash tubs and a six-gallon still, has
been seized by revenue officers in Parke
county, Indiana. Ne arrests have been
made.
There has been interred at St. Clair the
remains of Jeremiah Mahauey, whose age,
113 years, is well authenticated. His wife,
106 years old, and a baby boy, aged 73,
survive.
In the spjcidl election held iu Maina fir
a representative te fill the vacancy caused
by Frye's resignation, ox-Governer Ding
ley (Republican) was elected by ever
4,000 majority.
A falling tree en the line of the Glencee
& Pinconning railroad Michigan, struck
the caboose of a passing freight train and
tere off the reef of the car and killed Ern
est Voigt, William Lynch, Reuben Wright
and Frank Beverly. c
Telegrams from Louden and Shakspeare
Ontario, report a centiniance of the
drought which has new lasted for five
weeks. The pastures are all buracd up,
and cattle are dying of thirst. The less
by fires in northern and northwestern On
tario, is estimated as high as $1,090,009.
Postmaster General James has accepted
the bend of Mr. Hildreth as postmaster
at West End, Leng Branch. The bend,
which is for $800, is signed by Russell
Sage and Cornelius K. Garrison, whose
joint signatures are said te be worth about
$20,000,000.
Antenia Cete, a horse dealer, was mur
dered in the parish of Richelieu, about five
miles from Montreal, by Israel Preulx and
Jeseph Belard, also horse dealers, who beat
their victims' brains out with a bottle en
the highway. The accused had previously
vowed vengeance against Cete iu conse
quence of a quarrel between them.
STATE ITEMS.
P. H. Shultz, a leading physiciau of
Shenandoah, was found dead in his office
yesterday morning.
The Siemens-Auderseu steel works at
Pittsburgh, were partially destroyed -by
fire Sunday night, causing a less of $60,
000.
The state beard of directors of the peer
will meet in annual convention at .hrie en
the 21st inst., when the beard of charities
will make their report,
The Grand Masonic chapter of Pennsyl
vania will held a grand convocation en the
evening of September 21st. at Hewell
chapter, Ne. 199, of Yerk, Wm. Giiber Giiber
therp,.esq., high priest.
CMmrlps TnisAetAr. nfred .ilmnf: Qft veir a
bearding at Ne. 1603 Sansom street, i'hila-
delphia, committed suicide byhaging him
self te the pest of a bedstead about four
feet high.
" Lizzie Martiness," aged 27, of Brad
ford, committed suicide by taking mor
phine. She is a native of Cuba and her
mother keeps a bearding house in Phila
delphia. She lefused te give her real
name when asked before death resulted
from the fatal dose
William Keever has appeared before
Justice Patterson, and charged Dr. Wm.
W. Farrell, of Dillsburg, with practising
medicine and surgery without conforming
te the requirements of the act approved
the 8th day of June, requiring physicians
te register at the prothenotary's office.
The Democrats of Wyoming county
nominated Charles Armstrong, associate
judge ; Oliver Easten, sheriff ; Edwin
Stephen, prothenotary ; James W. Fas
sett, register and recorder. The delegates
te the state convention were instructed
for Bogart for state treasurer.
The University of Pennsylvania and Jef Jef
fereon medical college, opened yesterday
for the session 1831 and 1833. At the
university the preliminary course of
lectures in the department of medicine be
gan while the regular lectures of this
school will net begin until Oct. 3.
In the Norristown insane asylum has
died Charles Max, an officer attached te
the Eleventh pelice district during the
administration of Mayer Daniel M, Fex,
who en April 27, 1870, shot and almost
instantly killed two men, named James
Welsh and Jehn Murtagh, while in the
discharge of his duty.
In Bradford, yesterday, the petroleum
market was the scene of the greatest ex
citement ever knewu. Prices advanced
nearly seven cents from the opening quo
tations. The sales amounted te 2,518,000
barrels the largest amount ever sold in
any exchange. United pipe line certifi
cates opened at ninety-two and three
fviirth cents, advanced te ninety-nine
cents and closed at ninety-six and one eno ono
feurth cents bid for old.
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
A Willi Verk County Farmer.
Mr. Jehn Billet, aged about thirty-one
years, a well-to-de farmer, residing with
his family in Springgarden township, near
the Glades, was taken te the Yerk alms
house en Saturday, crazed by the warm
weather. About 12 o'clock en Friday
night he aweke from his sleep and attack
ed his wife, who called for assistance.
When help came he knocked one of the
men down, crying as he did se : "There
lies the president," aud en kuecking him
down a second tiine he exclaimed, " There
lies the devil." Billet then made his es
cape from the house and in a nude condi
tion ran through the cornfields. A number
of neighbors were aroused, who pursued
the insane man, and when finally overtak
ing him it required the united strength of
eight men te secure him. The next day
he was taken te the almshouse, and about
5 o'clock en Saturday evening he asked
for water. William Stuck, the steward,
accompanied by an attendant, entered the
celi in which Billet was confined, and
gave him a drink of water, which he
quietly took, but as they turned te leave
the cell, Billet struck the attendant. Mr.
Stuck turned his face te see what was the
difficulty, when he received a terrible
blew en the nose, breaking the bridge and
badly bruising the face. Then a terrible
scutlle ensued, Mr. Stuck and the attend
ant finally gaining the mastery and thrust
ing the madman back into the cell from
which he had managed te force himself.
The steward's breast was covered with
bleed from his nose, and his back was
badly wrenched in the scuffle.
The Hetel Iteiit Visits Knadlng.
On Friday evening a man with two
seemingly heavy valises entered the office
of the Grand Central hotel, Reading, and
registered his name as " II. Hunter,
Camden, N. J." He stated that he was a
salesman for a large notion house of Phila
delphia, aud had been directed te the
hotel by a Mr. Wilsen, of Philadelphia,
who always puts up at this well-known
hotel. He was shown te his room, he
desiring te unpack his samples. In the
morning he arose early, took breakfast,
and while the clerk was absent " folded
his tent," like the Arab, " and silently
stelo away." The chambermaid en going
te hisroem discovered the lass of two
coverlets, and en looking for them in the
bureau was astonished te find one of the
drawers filled with bricks and debris.
After a hurried examination a linen table
cover was also found missing. The beat
was a man about five feet eight inches in
height, closely shaven, dressed in a suit of
black and had a clerical appearance. He
is the same duck that has beaten a num
ber of Lancaster county hotels.
MAKUUlNGrTO YOUKTOWN.
Troops te I'ass Tiireujilt Lancaster.
The marching troops from Governer's
Island will start for the scene of the York Yerk
town centennial celebration next week.
This is the chief event talked of among
the officers in connection with the celebra
tion. The plan of marching, as originally
mapped out, was te pursue the same route
te Yorktown as that adopted by General
Washington ; but this seems te have beeu
.abandoned. The troops will proceed by
easy marches of about fifteen miles a day,
passing through Newark and Trenten,
New Jersey, Gcrmantewn, Pennsylvania,
and then fellow the Lancaster turnpike te
Lancaster, Columbia, Baltimore aud Eck
crt's Mills, thence te Yorktown by the
Washington turnpike. Troops marching
from Washjngteu will start at a later day
aud be overtaken by troops from New
Yeikand vicinity. The line of march is
mainly selected with a view te its conven
iences and facilities for forage, and as the
troops will quarter themselves as they pass
through the country, preparations will be
made te take netice of their arrival in the
cities en the line of march.
The Cousplcneus Merit s courage.
Cumbri-i Freeman.
That sterling Democratic paper, the
daily Lancaster Intelligence has en
tered upon its eighteenth volume. While
the ability with which the Intelligen
ce): is conducted is well known and ad
mitted, its conspicuous merit consists in
the fact that it always has tbe courage of
its political convictions, and that it never
hesitates in saying what it believes te be
the truth, no matter whether it hits a
party friend or a party feo.
Officers by Appointment.
Edward Kennedy and James Kennedy,
of Columbia, have been appointed police
officers of the Pennsylvania railroad com
pany by Governer Heyt. Their duties
will be the same as theso of Wm. Brady,
who has se distinguished himself in the
last few years, aud if they are half as
vigilant as William this county will be
compelled te elect two district attorneys
and another judge te transact the business
of quarter sessions court.
Kilter Clayt Myers.
Samuel Eastman, hese manufacturer of
New Yprk, will offer as a prize a solid geld
badge, te be awarded te the heaviest flre-
( man in the line of parade at Reading next
week, lie must be a regular member of
I A primiinnv mi thren mnnflia ninviniie rk
the convention, and will be weighed in the
hall.
Appointed Alaerman.
l'atiiek Dennelly, alderman of the
Eighth ward, whose term will expire in
November next has been appointed by
Governer Heyt te serve from the 4th of
November te May, 1882, the latter date
being after the election.
LOCAL CORRESPONDENCE.
NEWS FROM THE COUNTY.
Tiie Weekly
Installments
Gatherers.
ei Rural News
Doings In Washington Borough.
Mr. Levi S. Shuman, president of the
school beard of Maner tewusnip, sold en
Saturday the old brick school building,
two miles south of Washington, together
with one tenth of an acre of laud en which
the building stands, at public sale te Mr.
JehnHubley for $529. Mr. Hubley in
tends te convert the building into a dwell
ing house for his own use.
Our primary schools, which were in ses
sion one week, are very well attended,
considering the intense heat of last week,
when the thermometer indicated 105 in
the shade. In the lower primary there
are new 58 pupils, and in the upper 49.
Mr. Aaren Scuertzer very hospitably
entertained the Washington band en
Friday evening. An invitation had been
extended by him te the baud, and accor
dingly they marched down Frent street te
his confectionery store where they met
with a warm reception, which was how
ever cooled oft" by several plates of ice
cream.
Mr. S. gave a free feast of watermelons,
and ice cream te the band, no had in
reserve 33 melons, 3 gallons of ice cream
and seme cantaloupes. After the band
had freely partaken, the balance of melons
was seen disposed of and nearly all of the
cream. . The band had drawn together a
large crowd by their charmiugand attract
ive music.
1IAKT ITEMS-
In and Aieund Georgetown.
The weather prophets have for some
tinie past, been mute iu th'jir rain proph
esying, and have turned their attention te
the thermometer. On Wednesday, 7th
inst, the indications taken from the 'differ
ent thermometers' iu the village gave, 10 i,
100 and 116, at 2:15 o'clock. At White
Hall 104 about the same time. The one
in the village that steed 116 was en the
south side of the house, the ether two
were in the shade, oue a little mere exposed
than the ether.
The public reads are in a very dusty con
dition. Fences, hedges, trees and build
ings that stand near the wayside are com
pletely colored with dust. The leaves en
the trees are turning yellow and begin
ning te fall off.
Ne complaints as yet have been heard
in this neighborhood en account of scarc
ity of water. Wells that last summer went
dry, have from 3 te 6 feet of water yet.
Tobacco raisers are busy housing their
hail-riddled crops. While reports are be
ing heard from many sections of the coun
ty of sales of the standing crop 3, but ene
sale has yet been made in thi3 end of Bart
and that a small let of Samuel Tayler's at
25, 7. 3.
The only thing that appears te prosper
around here during the dry weather are
festivals, cake walks aud surprise parties.
On Saturday afternoon, 10th inst., the
friends and connections of Samuel Keen,
treated him te a surprise which was well
engineered by T. L. Thompson, esq., of
Qurryvilln. Several ethers are ou the
way, which prudence and the women for
bid us te mention.
Mr. Wm. Conevcr, the young man who
was arrested about a week age for disor
derly conduct at Smyrna hall during the
Octoraro entertainment, was allowed te go
and leek up bail by the justice of the peace
and forget te make his appearance again.
Constable Chamberlain visited the nickel
mines, where Uouever works, with the in
tentien et again arresting him, but while
Chamberlain was patiently waiting for
Conevcr te 'come up the shaft commonly
used by workmen Conever made his exit
by another, and the patient constable had
te wend his way homeward a wiser and
wickeder man.
Mr. II. P. Rca and Miss Boen will be
pupils at MillOrsville during the coming
term and leave our village this week te
store their minds with state normal no
tions, or school-day nonsense, or both.
CKUAIOKK ITEMS.
Frem Our Kegular Correspondent.
Alva Ambler, son of Penrose Ambler.ef
Browntewu, Fulton township, died last
Thursday, in the twenty-second year of
his age, aud was buried at Drumere meet
ing house, Saturday.
Mrs. Catharine Hill, wife of Wm. Allen
Hill, died en the 7th inst., at the residence
of her brethcr-in law, Mr. Martin Reese,
Fairfield, aud was buried at Zion cemetery
en Friday.
A number of our Odd Fellows
attended the parade at Rawlinsville en
Saturday.
We are sewiug wheat and finishing cut
ting our tobacco. We are selling con
siderable tobacco at nice prices, but thcu
it is nice tobacco aud we have great quan
tities of it. Net a tenth of our geed
tobacco has been sold, and a great deal of
it will net be till stripping has begun.
Buyers are very plentiful and mere cour
teous than we ever saw them. As a
sample let of our geed tobacco, Mr.
Samuel Dersey, one of the most successful
raisers of Fulton township, has a let of
31 acres of the best he ever raised. Mr.
Dersey has net sold yet, but net because
he has had no purchasers, llie very re
cent rains we have had have been highly
beneficial te our late ulanting, ene let of
which is worthy particular mention, it
being that of lir. Vanarsdale, Fairfield,
the leaves having already spread and
reached far beyond their owners most san
guine, and indeed rather extravagrant ex
pectations. Thes. Murphy sold a let of tobacco te
D. K. Burkheldcr for 22c through for
thrce grades, Burkheldcr assuming all
risks of curing, and throwing in a premise
te Murphy te give him the " best in the
shop " should Murphy get there while
Burkhelder keeps the prison.
Burkheldcr, who is the best buyer we
have had, bought three lets from
Jehn ljeng (tee short last spring
politically) for 25c though ; Jehn
Martin's for 24c. through, and Jehn
Carter's for 24, 8, 4, and then he
run out of Jehns. Ames Smith and Jehn
Petcr3 both sold te Heffman for 23, 12, 8,
4 ; Rebert Barnes te Jacob Kreider 3
acres for 25, 12, 8, 4 ; Hiram Stauffer sold
for 27, 8, 3 ; Dr. Deaver for 23, 8, 3 ;
Jehn Nelsen for 23, 8, 3. and Gilbert
SmUh was offered 30c. through, but
thinks his man will come up a httle
mere.
UARTVILLE.
Items for the "Intelligencer."'
This part of the thirsty earth had a
" geed drink" Sunday evening. We had a
two or three hours' drenching rain and
this morning the indications ace very fa
vorable for a repetition of the same, but
we don't wish te be understood as making
a prediction. Repeated failures led us te
quit some time age.
Miss E. Lizzie Coulter, of this place,
and Miss Leuie Swisher, of Colerain, are
off this merniug te attend the fall and
winter term of school at Millersville.
The festival held at Mt. Pleasant M. E.
church, Sadsbury township, en Saturday
evening last was a grand financial success
tee net preceeas amounting te ever
$115. Much credit is due the ladies of the
vicinity for the accomplishment of this
geed result.
Whilst R. M. Coulter and Harry Wilsen
were attempting te drive a pair of young
and spirited horses through this village, a
few evenings age, the latter gentleman was
thrown out of their wagon, run ever and
seriously bruised. Mr. Tayler Wilsen, in
attempting te held the nags by their
heads, was knocked down and also run
ever, but luckily escaped unhurt. Mr.
Coulter, with wonderful presence of mind,
and taking in a " birds eye " view of the
situation of his unfortunate companions
while riding ever the top of them, managed
te keep inside of the wagon and bring the
runaways face te face with an old honse a
few yards farther en, without further
mishap.
Mt. Pleasant 31. E. Sunday school will
held its annual celebration at Ne. 1 school
heuse Sadshury township, en Saturday
next. Sept. 17. The Baptist Sunday school
will held its celebration at that denomina
tion's church in Colerain township bn the
same day.
THE LEAF.
STATE OF THE TUUACCO MARKET.
Sema eftke 1880 Pacaiass Sold ActUlly
IjMbe Search for the New Crep.
Thqponditien of the New Yerk tobacco
market, as presented by leading reporters,
was reprinted in yesterday's Intelligen
cer. Scattered through our local corres
pondence from time te time are reports eT
the condition of the crop in various sections
of the county aud sales with the
prices paid. It will be noticed that
there has been considerable sold in Lewer
Drumore and Fulton townships, and the
prices received by the farmers in and
about Fairfield show conclusively that the
lower end is net behind in its knowledge
of careful tobacco culture, nor iu realizing
ample profits from what was se few years
age an untried brauch of agriculture in
that section, and for the support of which
the slate lands were net deemed capable.
During the past week there has beeu
considerable movement in old tobacco and
one packing of net very considerable size,
which had been bought from tbe packer
was resold by the purchaser at 20 cents, a
profit of 4 cents a pound. Other and in
ferior packings have been sold at from 1!!
up te 18, according te merit. The dealers
are very close-mouthed about their trans
action?, but buyers and sellers seem te be
equally well satisfied with the sales.
The activity in purchasing the new crop,
green in the field or en the poles, continues,
and nearly all the buyers are in the county
and en the read. As usual the local
packers stand back for the most part and
wait for a reduction in prices. It is nota
ble, however, that seme of the city dealers
who most loudly denounced the early
opening of the market and warned packers
and farmers against resulting disasters
have found that they must join in it or be
left. They saw the best leaf slip
ping away from them and had te
join the grand army of busy buyers.
Naturally this inllux enhanced the compe
tition and stiffened the prices, which are
a little higher than before. Geed lets,
grown by men with a geed reputation for
curing and handling their crep3 carefully
and honestly, bring from 25 te 30 through,
and many running lets sell at 23, lOand 5.
Besides the sales reported below and men
tioned elsewhere we hear of three acres in
Denegal sold at 23 all around, and seven
acres at 28c. for all ever 20 inches, 10c. for
all wrappers nnder 20 inches and 5c. for
fillers and seconds. The buyers want te
make as many grades as possible and en
deavor te limit the farmers iu asserting
the first grade te as great a length as they
can cot, varying from 18 te 25 inches.
The shrewder growers knew that this is te
their disadvantage and prefer te sell as
far as they can at a round price.
It is estimated that considerably mera
than two-thirds of the tobacco is cut and
housed and the eud of the present week
will see very little in the field. The rains
came tee late te de any decided geed, but
the ensuing cool weather and especially
the chilly nights have warned the raisers
that it is time te complete their cutting,
and all who have net finished are at it
new. Certainly mere than half the crop
has been already sold, and at prices which
will go far te compensate the raisers for
shortage in the yield. The transactions
of the past week have added lirgely te the
bulk of sales because of the numerous
sales of from seven te tcn-acre lets. Many
of these, it is said, have been taken by
late purchasers in order te get two or
three acres of choice grades.
The most intelligent and fair-minded
dealers aud raisers apprehend very little
difficulty between buyer ad seller in the
delivery of crops bought green in the field,
as has been predicted. Year by year a
better feeling of mutual confidence has
been established between theso whose in
terests alike lie in fair dealing. Buyers
have learned that the average Lancaster
county farmer is neither a knave nor a
feel. The raisers have learned, tee, that
a geed reputation for care and honesty is
worth a geed deal te their crop. An es
tablished character for fair stripping and
baling sells their tobacco and brings
them the competition of anxious buyers.
Following are some recent sales : Ames
Y.Smith, Fulton township, 25, 12,7 and 3;
Wm. Fletcher, of Raphe township.te Hoff Heff
man & Houseal, 23 around ; Jehn l'eters,ef
Fulton township, te James Irvin 25, 12, 7
and 3 ; Tobias Funk, of Ceney township,
te Charles Shubert 30, 10 and 5;
Henry Heffman, Cehey township,
te Lcdcrman, 20, 10, 8 and 4 ; J. B.
Stchman, of Conestoga tAwnsbip, te C.
G. ilerr for Simen Pretzfeld, of New
Yerk, 26 around for 1 acres and 20 for 1
aero ; Frank Miller, of Conestoga town
ship, te the same 27, 10, 5, 3 acres ; Mr.
Asten, of Conestoga townseip, te the
same 25 ; Michael Dissingcr, Leacock
township, te the same 20, 14 and 3 ; Abra
ham Steltziuss, of Leacock township, te
the same 30, 10 and 4 ; Abraham Stener,
of Ephrata township, te the same 20
around, 1 acre ; Jehn Buckwalter, of Rei
denbach's store, te the same 25, 10 aud 3,
3 acres.
C. F. Tag and W. Vigelius, leading
tobacco merchant', aud M. Fischer, a
tobacco broker, of New Yerk, are among
the numerous late arrivals in the city of
prominent men in the trade who have come
en here te see what is in the furor ever
the 1881 crop. They find it real, and hear
reports of from 30 te 40 cents all around
paid for crops and evea higher offers
made.
The Real Estate Market.
Henry Shubert, auctioneer and real es
tate agent, ;sold at private sale yesterday
twenty-seven acres, mere or less, land
situated en West Lampeter township, be
longing te-tho estate of Michael Trissler,
deceased, aud known as " Recky Springs,"
te Samuel Dcmuth for $6,500.
The farm belonging te the estate of
Henry Trout, deceased, was withdrawn
yesterday at public sale at $241 per acre.
l'lcalc Braisers.
Lewis Reidcnbach, Jeff Pennington,
Harry Callahan and several partners at
tended the picnic of the " Secial Trie" at
Recky Springs yesterday, and it is allcired
that they "or seme of them attempted te
" run the thing." A fight was raised and
Rcidenbach and six ethers wcre arrested.
Alderman Barr will dispose of them.
Tbe Gundaker-Cele Snoeting.
Edward Cele, who was shot by Emanuel
Gundakef at the City hotel en Sunday
evening, is net yet out of danger, though
his wound is net developing contrary te
the expectation of the surgeons. It may
require some time yet te determine the re
sult of his injuries.
Bars Horned.
On Sunday evening Mr. Geerge Craw
ford, residing near Penrose's mill, had his
-barn struck with lightning and burned
with its contents, except a wagon, which
he succeeded in getting rat., rBeU barn
and contents were insured iaifeiflMllMrn
Mutual insurance company, "ft"1
The " Big Six " will Steeelve tsa Kaspire.
When the Empire hook and ladder com
pany returns from Reading next week,
they will be received by the the Humane
company Ne. 6, who will givMfeia ban
quet in their engine house.
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