ZiSZ -".i'-Srr :. .-. i-. ,-v srmxiYt- i SiJT, ii&i5vK5":-. Vfi. -"J ft-i-vsS, "v - IKVA i .:-.-' LANCASTER bAILl INTEIiLiGENCER. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14. 188L f&&mi&&m$&W!&& Ffr i,anrastct Intelligencer. WEDNESDAY EVENING, 8EFT. 14, 1881. Mr. Wolfe's CuuUtecj. Mr. Wolfe seems te talk as though he considers his election quite a possible thing. He demonstrates it in a very satisfactory way if his premises are ad mitted. There is net anything that anybody cannot demonstrate under the same conditions. Mr. Wolfe argues thus : " I will surely get enough vete3 te defeat Baily; but if all Baily's supporters vote for me I will be elected ; therefore, every Republican who wants a Republi can state treasurer elected should vote for me." This logic is geed if it is admitted that Wolfe will get enough Republican votes te put the regular can didate behind fris Democratic competi tor. This will quite possibly be the case; and therefore there is a great deal of force in Wolfe's argument. The Republicans can only make sure of a Republicau treasurer by voting for Wolfe. Rut it is a very amusingly impudent statement of the case te come from him. It is very enjoyable te see hew calmly unconscious he appears te be of the force of the duty upon himself which he urges upon his fellow Republicans. Certainly if the one thing a Republican is te strug gle for is the election of a Republican state treasurer, Mr. Wolfe, being a Re publican, is called upon te vote for Baily ; quite as loudly at any rate as Baily's friends are summoned te vole for him. Mr. Wolfe's logic works both ways ; and Baily, as the man te concen trate the Republican vote, has the slight advantage ever Wolfe of being the party nominee. Still there is no disputing that Wolfe commands the situation, if he is de termined net te be ruled by the logic he offers te less obstinate Republicans, and if there are enough Republicans who de net count the party's success of para mount importance te its cleanliness and integrity. Mr. Wolfe talks foolishly when he urges Republicans te vete for him because otherwise a Democrat will be elected. He cannot defend his cause by maintaining the importance and need of Republican success in the election. If that is his aim there is no excuse for his candidacy. His declaration is that a Republican defeat will net be harmful in this off political year and may be beneficial. He maintains that the party will cheaply buy its immunity from the ring control that afflicts it new by the le3s of the state treasurer. It is his place then te boldly invite it te suffer that less, and net te pretend that the proper way te avoid it is te vote for him. He has no right te expect any vote but from such Republicans as prefer te se their party defeated in this election rather thau te have it succeed with the result such success will bring in the way of mere strongly entrenching in power the leaders who have become obnoxious te the better sentiment of the party. Mr. Wolfe may properly and strongly ask for all such votes, and may naturally expect te get them, but he cannot reasonably expect the vote of any sensible Republi can who desires above all things the election of his party's candidate. What Mr. Wolfe may think of his charms cannot be certainly told ; for though it seems impossible that he should consider that he has any, jTet he has such marvelleus self-esteem and hopefulness that no one can say te what extent he may net deceive himself- It is net character istic of such bold apostles that they are able te see everything in the situation ; else they might net plunge ahead se violently. Few men are altogether wise ; and feels, we knew, rush in, etc. Net that Mr. Wolfe is by any means a feel, but only that he has a tumultueusncss which may or may net be a feel's rash ness ; and you can't always tell which it is until you see the outcome. The public have seen and heard a geed deal of Mr. Wolfe and have learned te knew him pretty well and te esteem him highly for his honesty, independence and courage, but net for his unfailing wisdom. Still he is generally right, because his intentions arc geed. He has the geed intention new of relieving his party from the dom ination of men who are unGt te worthily control it. Probably a large majority of the Republican voters would be glad te be rid of these men ; but it is just as probable that comparatively few of them will be willing te sustain Mr. Wolfe in his movement te overthrew them. Al ready nearly all his fellow-politicians .have deserted him. His reliance must be en the rank and file of the party, men who love it for its own sake and net for its offices and patronage, and who are eager te overthrew the men whose devo tion te it is only selfish. There are plenty of such voters and Wolfe will marshal a goodly number in If evembcr. The Reading Read. Reading railroad stock is active under the supposed demand from the conflict ing interests scekine the control of the read. Mr. Gewen has sailed for home after doubtless making such arrangements as will leave him in the control of a property which its owners generally de sire te confide te his care. The opposi tion te him is very clearly inspired by ether interests than these of its stock, holders and none of these whose first in .terestisinthc company will think of lending themselves te the effort te get rid of se able and honest an administra tor, though they may be ready te sell their stock te these who are willing te pay mere than it is worth and who leek for their profit in its further depreciation. A circular has just been issued by English stock holders complaining bitterly of the mis representations made iu a statement published by Mr. Bend, the purpose of which was te discredit the value of the subscriptions made te the deferred bends which Mr. Gewen offered and which were all subscribed for when their issue was forbidden by the court. Mr. Bend has sought te create the impression that these-subscriptions were largely bogus and has net hesitated te make untrue statements te fortify his position. The English circular shows that it was Mr. Bend and his friends,' the McCal-' ments, who caused the payments upon the deferred bends te be stepped until final adjudication of the legality of the issue by the courts. Concerning the negotiation of the lean it is said that "every one acquainted with Mr. Gewen acknowledges that he is incapable of a dishonorable transaction, but in this case his honor was net even tempted. He had large powers in reserve ; he had authority te expend 100,000 in commis sions ; he could have offered a commission en all applications ; he could have opened the subscription te the general public, but he did neither, and without these aids $50,000,000 bends if needed could have been floated." It is the unchal lenged integrity of Mr. Gewen and the Reading stockholders' confidence that all his acts will be in their interest and net in his'ewn, se far as he has capacity te discern them, which gives Mr. Gewen the strength that enables him te sweep away the cunning devices of his enemies as easily as he would tear a spider's web. PERSONAL. Hates says that Guitcau " is just crazy enough te hang." King Kalakaua is among the passen gers of the White Star line steamer Celtic, which sailed from Liverpool te-uay for New Yerk. Mrs. Cornwall!!) West, the far-famed "professional beauty," is coming ever with the new British minister, a kinsman of her husband, te grace the Washington legation. Capt. K. R. Biieesk, of the United States navy, died at his residence in Bos Bes Bos eon yesterday. He was 51 years of age and was one of the best officers of the navy. He leaves a wife, a daughter uf ex Guv. Curtiu, and several children. He was a native uf this state. Maud Granger, the actress, who played here in ' The Galley Slave " last week, arrived in Easten Monday at neon. At hall past ene o'clock a lady in the hotel found her lying in a swoon, partly in her bed room, partly iu the hall. Assistance was at en co procured and medical aid summoned. She was unconscious for sev eral hours and did net rise from her bed until an hour before the curtain rose iu the opera heuse at night. Though quite ill 6he went through the play very well, and as the curtaiu rolled down en the last act she was given three hearty cheers by Lafayette students, who had crowded the freut portion of the orchestra chairs. But few iu the large audience knew she had been ill. m m MINOR TOPICS. General Baily has been twice defeat ed for the Legislature and once for Con gress. Next November will " settle it." The abolition of the presidency occu pies a column and a quarter of the In dianapolis Journal's editorial page, which is full of arguments pointing te the neces sity of such an act. The arm chair "station" that the pres ident reached yesterday is a geed switch off out of bed, and leeks te an estcemed contemporary as if he is going te conduct his own train personally after this. TnERE is no prospect of an early end of the conflict between the governor of Maine and his council. The first, it will be remembered, is a Fusionist, while the last is composed of Republicans. The amount of information habitually displayed by the Bosten newspapers en the subject of Pennsylvania politics is really surprising. Here we have the Tratcllcr,et that city,explaiuing the present situation iu a nutshell, thus : " Senater Welfe of Pennsylvania, who failed te se cure the Republicau nomination for state treasurer, announces that he will run as an Independent candidate." A call is issued for a national conven tion of representatives of the agricultural, manufacturing and commercial interests of this country, te be held in Cooper In stitute, New Yerk, ou November 30, for the purpose of considering aud recom mending such congressional action as will best prometo domestic and foreign com merce and afford adequate, protection te American industry. A committee of the templar mission, iu concert with the Anti-Slavery society, has arranged te give a public breakfast en Thursday in honor of the colored bishops and ether representatives of the African Methodist churches of America new at tending the ecumenical conference. The object of the promoters of the breakfast is te make a demonstration in favor of the principle of the social equality of the white and colored races. When Senater Morten, after delivering a speech that was brim-full of wit and humor, was iuvited te speak at Indianapolis he complained te a friend that he was ex posed te the greatest temptation iu his life. On beiug asked te explain himself, he said : " people expect me te be fuuuy ; but if I go en in that strain, they will learn te laugh at all I say ; but they will lese confidence in my sound judgment, and I will lese my influeucein the state of In diana." While Senators Stewart, Lee andKauff lnan, Editor Geist and ethor stalwart in dependents are patriotically declaring for reform " some ether year," the work of electing delegates te the Republican con vention of 1882 gees bravely en " within the party, " and Quay and Cameren aie getting their pick. Next year the Inde pendents will march up the hill and down again te ratify the Cameren nomination already made of Beaver for governor, with remainder te Tem Cooper. One cannot estimate the power of laughter, even if it net always as efficacious as in the instance given by Dr. Jehn Brown of the cure of quinsy by a joke : " A comely young wife, the cynosure of her circle, was iu bed, apparently dying from swelling aud inflammation of the threat, an inaccessible abscess stepping the way. Her friends steed round the bed in helpless misery. (Try her wi' a com pliment,) said her husband in a net uu uu cemic despair. She had sanguine humor as well as he, and, as physiologists knew, there is a sort of mental tickling which is beyond and above control, being under the reflex system, and instinctive as well as sighing. She laughed with her whole body and soul, burst the abscess and was well." K What ulatrvayaata S la CareUaa. Walttat.t.a, 8. C, August 29, 1881. Eds. Intelligencer : " I have three very geed clairvoyants here two ladies and a gentleman all of whom have paid the comet daily visits. They are amused te see it keeping a respectable distance from all the planets in our as well as ether systems, as there seems te be a mutual repulsion which keeps them'asunder. It is remarkable that the three new en gaged in making visits te the departing comet, although living miles apart, all agree in stating that it is much larger than our earth, and is mainly composed of a very hard gray rock, hollow in the cen tre, while its surface is covered here and there in small patches, with a soft spongy substance, which they compare and sup pose te be a kind of mess of a greenish gray color. Otherwise its surface is entirely void of vegetation, being all rock, without water or a living thing upon it. The tail they deseribe as being composed of detached particles of the same kind of rock, which, like the mass, aie highly electrical, aud kn.pt in position by the comet's attraction ; but, being lighter than the mass, arc mera easily repelled (as they are smaller) by the sun, and arc rendered visible te us, en cither side of the shadow of the comet, by the sun's shining upon them. This accounts for the hitherto unex plained fact, that the tails of comets are always diverted from the sun, whether approaching or receding from it, simply because it is rcpellcd all the time, aud iu changing its course iu regard te us, seems te fellow the comet as it gees toward the sun, and te precede it as it recedes from it. As I de net get a paper here, I must de pend upon my own resources for iufoima iufeima iufoima tien in regard te the condition of the president, f, therefore, occasionally get one of my clairvoyants te visit him. The acceuut given of his condition, a few days age, was that he was very weak aud looked pale. Upen examining the weuud he stated that the ball, iu its passage te where it new lies imbedded in the abdom inal cavities, had grazed the liver, but did net pass through it taking a downward direction. The ball is a large ene aud, as it new lies, is reversed, the point being di rected towards the orifice where it entered, aud must have been reversed iu its pas sage. He feels assured that the president although in a critical condition, will even tually rocevcr. The universal hope here is that it may be true. W. B. F. MAKING A HERO OP MASON. Urginc His Promotion and Subscribing Meney te l'ay tils Counsel Fees. Thcre is a disposition in Washington te make a here of Sergt. Masen, who tried te kill Guitcau last Sunday evening. Citi zens write letters te the newspapers, which arc published, iu which it is urged that Masen should be promoted ; petitions are in circulation asking for his promotion, and subscriptions are being collected with which te pay his counsel. His own statements show that his attempt te kill Guitciu was the result of calm delibera tion and long premeditation. He deferred the assault uutli he was paid off, in order that he tnight first pay seme small bills and then send money te his family. He was a volunteer soldier iu Company D., Seventy-eighth Ohie regiment in the war, and he entered the regular army in 1835. He will be tried by court-martial. Many of the people of Washington seem te forget that he has been guilty of a premeditated assault with intent te commit mnrder. The Star dcclares!that "if Masen should live thcre is but little doubt that he will seen be the most popu lar man in the country." It is also an nounced that in the posteffieo department a petition was prepared and signed by many persons asking that -Masen shall be promoted because he has shown the daring, coolness, courage aud ether quali fications which are required te make a geed officer. 1 1 seems probable new that no civil pro ceedings will be commenced against Ser geant Masen for his attempt ou Guitcau'a life. District Attorney Corkhill still re mains officially ignorant of the case and of course can take no action in the premises. It is reported that charges of disobedience of orders and breach of discipline have been preferred against Masen by the command ing officer at the arscnai, aud that they have been forwarded te Gen. Hancock as the head of the military department where the offense occurred. THE LilW IN GUITEAB'H CASIi. A New Jersey Statute Cevering Ills Crime In Case or tlie President's Death. In auswer te the brief of judicial decis ions which were supposed te show that Guitcau could net be tried for murder if the president should die outside of the District of Columbia, a correspondent of the Star of Washington directs attention te section 78 of the criminal statutes of New Jersey (Revised Statutes of New Jersey, 1877), a section which has been enacted since the decision was rendered by the New Jersey supreme court in state against Carter (third of Dutchcr's Reports). This section provides that " Where any person shall be fclouieusly 6tricken or poisoned upeu the sea or at any place out of the jurisdiction of this state, and shall die of the sumo streke or poisoning within the jurisdiction of this state, an indictment thereof, found by jurors of the county within the jurisdic tion of the state iu 'which death shall happen, whether found befere a coroner or befere justices of the peace, or ethor justices or commissioners who shall have authority te inquire of murderers, shall be as geed and effectual in the law as if the felonious streke and death thereby ensuing had happened in the same county where such indictment shall be found." This statute seems te provide for Guitcau's case if the president should die in New Jersey, and te insure for him a taste of Jersey justice, which would be quite as effective as that administered anywhere. TUB MICHIGAN FIRES. Great Devastation ana Suffering Kenerted. Despatches from East Saginaw de net lessen the accounts of the afllictien by the recent fires. Whole families in the burnt district have been left entirely naked. A correspondent saw people en the read from Pert Austin te Cass City digging potatoes and eating corn that had been roasted by the fires ; it was all they had left. Within thirty miles of Cass City 123 families were sleeping in the fields with no covering whatever, seme being se stripped that they were ashamed te show themselves, and have sent in one or two persons te obtain supplies for three or four naked families who were huddled together. a-B Typhoon at Shanghai. According te advices received at Ply mouth a fearful typhoon has visited Shang hai, driving ever two hundred vessels of all nationalities en shore, uprooting trees, and levelling with the ground whele lines of houses. . During the storm, which lasted barely an hour, ever ten inches of rain fell. Hundreds of native sampans sank with their occupants. About 000, 000 worth of tea, stored for shipment, was washed away and lest. A portion of the sailors' home was blown away." THE PBBSIDBMTIAL PATIENT. MAKING SATISFACTORY PROGRESS. HU ConalUen se far Improved that Several of the Cabinet OBcers Leave for the Wblte Mountains. Dr. Bliss says the president's liver and kidneys are in first-class order. The frac tured rib which it was suggested might yet cause trouble Dr. Bliss considered en tirely healed. The president does net ex perience se much weariness as for some time past, showing a gain of strength. Formerly he would say, "Oh, I am se tired." Yesterday he said he did net ex perience that weary feeling any mere. The president took milk punch and brandy yesterday and about nine grains of quinine. " Don't you fear the patient will miss the stimulants when you cease administering them ?" was asked. " He may," said the doctor, "in which case we will continue them." OO for the White Mountains. Secretaries Windem and Hunt and Post master General James, accompanied by Mrs. Windem and sister, Mrs. Hunt, Mrs. James, daughter and son, together, with Mr. Cheney, of Bosten, superintendent of railroad mails, and Cel. Jehn Jamisen, as sistant general superintendent of railroad mails, left Lene Branch yesterday morn ing for the White Mountains. The directors' elegant drawing-room car was place! at the disposal of the party, and canie immediately next te tun baggage car drawn by the Iocemotivo kuewn as Ne. 90. Postmaster General James said, in reply te sundry questions : The length of our sojourn in the White mountains depends entirely upon the state of President Garfield's health. Te-day we shall go as far as the Twin Moun tain heuse and reraain there probably a few days and then go further en. We are due at our destina tion te-night at 10 o'clock. We all need a rest, and this is the only object of our visit. " A dispatch from Attorney General MacVeagh was handed te Secre tary Windem just before the hands of the clock marked 10.30, the time appointed for the departure of the train. It contain ed the cheering news that the president was better, and as the receiver of the mes sage read it aloud te his colleagues and friends a faint murmur of thankfulness escaped from many lips. Mr. Jehn Hoey, the managing director of the Adams express company, was also a traveler by the same train which was attached te the drawing-room car " Pennsylvania," belonging te the com cem pauy. As seen as he learned that the postmaster general and Secretaries Win Win eom and Hunt were likewise en beard, he immediately went forward and invited the party te visit the " Pennsylvania." The eiler was accepted, and when the train moved out of the station, uearly ten min utes behind time, the secretaries, the postmaster general, Mr. Hoey and Colonel Jamisen were all seated en camp steels placed en the platform of the " Pennsyl vania," which brought up the rear of the train. UK. AGNKW HOPJSFUL.. Interviewed en Ills Iteturn from Elberon yesterday. Dr. Agnew returned te Philadelphia yesterday from Elberon. On being asked what was his opinion about the president having been allowed te sit up for half an hour, Dr. Agnew replied he had received no information en the snbjcct,but if it had becu done under the advice of the physi cians he concluded it must be right. He did net regard the president's case as by any meaus a hopeless one, and he thought the chief magistrate would rcceive much bcnifit from the pleasant weather, which may reasonably be expected at Lenir Branch during this month and the next. On being asked if he apprehended any danger from an abscess iu the luugs, Dr. Agnew stated emphatically that thcre never had been en abscess ou the lungs of the president. It was merely a circum scribed inflammatory trouble, in the na ture of bronchial pneumonia. Dr. Ag new expects te return te Elberon this evening. YELLOW FKVEK. Trying te Conceal the Existence of the Feat. The National beard of health complains that much anneyance is experienced by them from the persistence with which the local authorities attempt te conceal the cxistonce of yellow fever iu parts where it is known te exist, the latest instance being at Key West, Fla. Reports te the National beard of health and the surgeon general of the United States marine hospital service contain the following statements : At Key West, Fla., August 27, Geerge Ambrose, a waiter in a bar room, died of yellow fever. The attending physicians aud local authorities refused te admit it, however, even after an autopsy by the surgeon of the United States marine hos pital service had clearly disclosed that it was a case of yellow fever. On Sunday Dr. Green, of the marine hospital service, who was present at the autopsy of Ambrose, died of yellow fever, after an illness of two days. The health officer of the pert of Key West, under the circumstances, de clined te grant clean bills of health te outgoing vessels, whereupon he was re moved by the authorities aud another doc tor appointed te his place, since which time clcau bills of lading have been grant ed te vessels leaving the pert. A I1LUU1II BUDGET. Some Shocking Tragedies in the Southwest. The body of a negre named Sid Mitchell was found lying clese te the railroad track four miles south efGrapeland, Tex., ap parently shot off his horse by seme one lying in ambush, Armed men surprised the jail at Dar dancllc, Ark., took out Jehn Tayler and J. T. Bruce, charged with murder, dragged them through the street and hanged them te the limb of a tree. The prisoners made a desperate struggle and died curs ing the leaders of the mob. The event has created intonse excitement in Yell aud in adjacent counties. At Wcatherferd, Tex., a fatal difficulty occurred between Dr. Cantwell and a tenant of the doctor's named Cox. Cant well and his son began gathering corn raised by Cox, who, upon their refusal te desist, procured a shotgun, when he was met by the younger Cantwell, also armed with a shotgun. A few words ensued be tween them, when both raised their guns and fired. Cantwell was instantly killed. Cox was shot in the head. Dr. Cantwell then advanced upon Cox, who fired twice, killing him instantly. Cox is severely wounded. Backing Wolfe. At a meeting of Philadelphia's commit tee of One Hundred, yesterday, the fol lowing resolution was offered with the re quest that it be referred te the executive committee. It was se referred : "Whereas, Hen. Charles S. Welfe, by his past record has shown himself devoted te the interests of pure government and opposed te the ring rule ; therefore be it "Rcseltcd, That the committee of One Hundred appreve the action of Hen. Charles S. Wolfe in announcing himself as a candidate for the treasurcrship of the state of Pennsylvania." if New Era. If any member of the infamous pardon beard, who opened the doers te Kemble & Ce., in defiance alike of legal forms, the demands of justice and of public senti ment, was the candidate in place of Gen. Baily, we would join Mr. Wolfe most heartily in demanding his defeat and humiliation. LATEST NBWS BY MAIL. Hainan challenge Wallace Ress, or any ether man, te row him for a large stake, and Trickett is anxious ,te measure ears with Courtney. Governer Cernell, of New Yerk, ha3 written a letter te Mayer Grace denying the latter's power te remove the pelicj commissioners. The entire business portion of the town of Beaver, Utah, with the exception of the court heuse and Ce-operative store was burned Monday night. The White Mountain Indians have gain ed control of the canyon commanding Fert Apache,and the situation is undoubt edly very serious. A telegram from Ottawa says that, ow ing te the drought in the upper part of that city (which is net reached by the water works) water has been selling for one dollar a barrel, and twenty-five cents a bucket. Bishop Cleary has ordered a special collect te be said at tbe masses in the churches of the diocese for rain. A fire at Battle Creek, Michigan, ou Monday night, destroyed the Union school furniture factory and Uulburt & Knight's sash and blind factory adjoining. Less $87,000. Fifty-five men are thrown out of employment by this fire. Watsons Brethers' lumber mill, Bay City,Michigan, was burned ou Monday night. Less $50, 000". A three-story brick building in course of erection for the offices of the Richmond & Allegheny railroad, in Richmond, Ya., tumbled dewu yesterday afternoon, killing one man and injuring several ethers, ene fatally. The disaster is attributed te a " badly-planned reef," which could net bear the weight of the slate placed upon it. Professer King aud six ethers a signal service employee and live journalists left Minneapolis en Monday afternoon iu a balloon, for an aerial veyage te the At lantic coast- The balloon made little progress, and at night was anchored in a weed near St. Paul, "waiting for wind." Yesterday, after throwing out a geed deal of ballast, it rose again, and, after nar rowly escaping wicck in the trce tops, sailed slowly south waid. A great commotion has been excited among the non-official classes of the Japa nese empire by the rumored sale of the Hakkaide, an extreme northern island, by the government te some officials iu their private capacity. The term (ten years) of the original government colonization com. mission expires and the government pro poses te let the development continue with private enterprise aided by .'government funds. Railways will be extended through out the empire, bat large leans will have te be made by the authorities. STATE ITEMS. A herse thief at the Western peniten tiary has been recognized as Silas C. Grey, against whom a charge of murder is pend ing. An engiue en the Lehigh Valley rail road exploded near Packerteii, throwing fifteen freight cars off the track and slightly injuring the engineer. Michael Brady, a tramp, in attempting te swim across the river at Moyertewn, a short distance below Norristown, yes terday morning, was drowned. His body was recovered and an inquest held. The morning passenger train en the Philadelphia & Reading railroad, running between Sbamekin and Pottsville, ran iute an empty coal train, completely wrecking the coal train ongine and piling up about thirty coal cars. Ne one was in jurcd. The dead body of Mrs. Themas Reilly was found in a room in the rear of 2,000 Naudain street, Philadelphia, yesterday morning. Frem circumstances surround ing the woman's death the neighbors claim that foul means were employed by her husbaud, Themas Reilly, who is miss ing. The large barn ou the farm cenucctcd with the Cumberland county peer heuse was destroyed by lire at an early hour en Tuesday morn ing, and the crops stored therein entirely consumed. Twe mules and a herse perished in the flames. The fire was no doubt the work of an incendiary. The less is very heavy, as the b irn was a very large brick barn, and the farm of 300 acres is one of the most preductive in the country. THE CABINET AND WOLFK. Blaine and MacVeagu Watching the Welfe Belt wlthInterest. Leng Branch Dispatch te the Times, Much interest is felt here in political circles about the belt of the Pennsylvania Independents, led by Representative Wolfe. The serious internal party troubles in both New Yerk and Pennsylvania are freely discussed by the politicians from these states who drop down at the improvised capital. AH are in doubt a3 te the prob able following Welfe will have. Secretary Blaiue discussed the situation in Pennsyl vania very fully with ene of his clese Penn sylvania friends just befere leaving Leng Branch. He was cautious in expressing any positive opinion for or against Wolfe in the contest, but it is evident that he has a strong desire te see a mere independ ent toue pervade the Republicanism of his native state, aud no member of the party is likely te incur bis displeasures, or the displeasure of the administration, because. of his independence Attorney General MacVeagh is also cautious about expressing himself, but he thinks that the Pennsylvania leaders greatly underesti mate Wolfe's prebable strength. Mac Veagh is au Independent himself, and one of the boldest type, and he knows mere about the earnestness and strength of the Independent Republican sentiment of the state than his brother-in-law, or any of the ether machiue leaders. Se far as thn politics of Pennsylvania may be influenced by the two members of the cabinet who are specially interested in the state, it is certain that the Independents can fight their ewnbattlcs in their own way this year, without fear of official displeasure. MIL,t.KKS AND MINERS. Twe Conventions In Session at Pittsburgh. The State Millers' association commenc ed its annual session at the Monongahela house. Pittsburgh, yesterday afternoon. Delegates from all parts of the state are present. Last evening there was an elec tien of officers, resulting in the cheice of Charles N. Miner, of Wilkesbarre, as president ; B. F. Iscnberg, of Hunting don, secretary and treasurer. The conven tion will continue ever te-day. The coal miners of the Pittsburgh dis trict are holding a delegate convention in that city. All the mines along the various railroads leading from the city-and up the Monongahela river are said te be well represented. The principal question un der discussion is as te the advisability of demanding an advance from three and a-half te four cents per bushel for mining. Lincoln Visits Hancock. Secretary Lincoln paid a brief visit yes terday te General Hancock en Governer's Island. He went ever at 11 a. m. en a United States rovenue cutter, and, having given an intimatieu iu advance of bis coming, General Hancock accompanied by all the members of his staff, met him at the wharf and thence escorted him te his headquarters. The proffer of a military salute was politely declined by the secre tary, who said that his visit was mere in the nature of a social call than an official one. It was a very pleasant visit en both sides and the mutual expressions of kindly feeling were most warm and cordial. The secretary win nhnwn nvnr thn inland and with manifest pleasure inspected the various lorancauens. SEVEN DOLLARS TO CHICAGO. Putting Philadelphia sad Baltimore ea aa Equality Wita New Yerk. The Pennsylvania railroad company yes terday announced an important change in both east and west-bound passenger rates. That the Philadelphia and Baltimore mer chants might net be affected in their busi ness by the cut rates in force by the trunk lines te and from New Yerk a cutting which at this particulay season might be taken advantage of as a means te divert trade from Philadelphia and Baltimore the Pennsylvania railroad management agree te issue continuous train tickets at low rates, thus putting Philadelphia, Bal timore and Washington en an equality with New Yerk. The rates which go into effect te-day will the same for the three cities named as new rule te and from New Yerk. That is te say, the rate from Phil adelphia, Baltimore and Washington te Chicago will be $7, te Cincinnati $7, te Louisville $11, and te St. Leuis $12. Te ether prominent points West a correspond ing reduction is made. The East-beuud rates will be the same te Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washing ton as are new in effect from points West te New Yerk, namely ; Frem Chicago, $5; Cincinnati, $10; from St. Leuis, $12. Thus it will be seen that Western merchants will have the same facilities afforded them for reaching Philadelphia and Baltimore as they have for reaching New Yerk. The continuous train ticket is that which the Pennsylvania railroad put into use in the cut out of Bosten and New Yerk te the West, te block the traffic of the scapers. It will net admit of any steps en the way. Keel Men In Council. The Maryland grand council of Im proved Order of Red Men met fu Anna polis yesterday. Secretary of State Bris coe made thorn wolcemo en the part of the state. Mayer Martin en the part of the city, Will'am T. Iglchart for the Chesa peake tribe. Charles II. Litcbman, of Massachusets, Great Incohenee, responded The council then wcut into secret session. The public exercises were en the state heuse hill, where a large stand had been erected. Professer C. H. Hepkins led the choir, and the naval academy band. Pre- lesser bclieii, was present. Excited Cotten Laborers. There has been considerable excitement among the cotton laborers in New Orleans. Jehn Wilsen, a driver, was stoned yester day morning, and iu retaliation drew a pistol, striking Jehn Sinsky iu the back. Several arrests have becu made in differ ent parts of the city. In respense te a call from the mayor Acting Governer McEnery has issued a proclamation ordering all un lawful assemblages te disperse and calling upon all military organizations te held themselves in readiness for military duty. LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. -THE FIREMEN. MEETING OF TBE UNION L.AST NIGHT. Arrangements for thn Kereptlnn or the1 Em pire and Shinier Companies. The Firemen's union of this city met last evening in the hall of the American company. Twenty-six members were present and all the companies belengiug te the union were represented. Majer Chas. M. Hewell, of the Empire, president of the union, was in the chair. J. K. Barr, esq., of the American, re ported the organization of the company and the recent attempt te tire their house. Mr. Haines called upon Mr. Cox, as a membcr of the city council, te give the meeting some information in regard te the proposed reorganization of the lire depart ment. Mr. Cox reported that councils had sug gested the centinuance of the volunteer system en a different basis, and stated that an ordinance te that effect would be presented at the next meeting of coun cils. He thought that the companies should net surrender all of their rights. T. C. Wiley, of the Empire, stated that nothing detinue bad yet been done by councils, and the union could net take any action at present. He thought the fireman should net give up all their rigbts, but should have seme say in regard te the rules of government. Jacob Gable, of the Sun, moved that a committee composed of one member from each company should be appointed te con fer with a committee of councils and en deavor te decide upon seme way te reer ganize the department, retaining all of the companies. Mr. Cox thought that the companies should work together and resist any at tempt te threw any out. President Hewell and J. K. Barr speke in favor of Mr. Gable's motion, which was unanimously adopted. The following committee of the union was then appointed : J. Gable, Sun ; Jas. Fcllenbaum, Friendship ; Jehn I. Ilart man, Washington ; J. K. Barr, American ; Walter M. Franklin, Humane ; Jehn E. Zechcr, Shiffler ; T. C. Wiley, Empire.- Iho secretary auneunced that the union had a right te elect a delegate te the fire men's convention in Reading next week. b. B. Cox, of the Sun, was unanimously elected. Mr. Ritchie, of the Humane, asked that the department have a parade upon the return of the Empire from Reading -en Friday evening, September 23d. Mr. Biehl of the American, moved that one also be held when the bhifflcr return en Saturday, September 24. Mr. Haines, of the American, asked whether it was advisable te held two parades se clese together. Messrs. Geedman and Smeych, of the Shiffler, stated that the Friendship were gemsr te receive them, and they would be satisfied with that. A committee of one from each company te make arrangements ter betb receptions were appointed, as follews: Peter Ritchie, Hunuue ; Daniel Trewitz, jr., Friendship; A. II. Hammend, Washington ; Antheny F. Biehl, American ; James G. Thackara, Sun ; P. J. Geedman, Shifflsr ; Julius Levy, jr.. Empire. Mr. Geedman, upon being asked whether the bhilller intended te receive tbe Union company upon their return ou Saturday next, stated that they were net. On motion the union adjourned te meet at the call of the president. Committee Meeting. Immediately after the union adjourned the committee of arrangement met. At the suggestion of the committee members from the Empire and Shiffler companies it was decided te held a parade of the department en Friday evening when the Empire returns. On Saturday evening the Friendship will receive the Shiffler, and the two companies, with the Firemen's union, will parade. Peter McConemy, of the Humane, was elected chief marshal of the Friday even ing's parade, and Daie1 Trewitz, jr., of the Friendship, was elected chief marshal of the Saturday cvening's parade The reute of Friday evening's parade, as adopted, is as fellows : Ferm ou North Prince, right resting en James, te North Queen, te Orange, te Mary, te West King, te Seuth Queen, te Vine, te Church, te East King, te Duke, te Empire house and dismiss. On Saturday evening the line will form in the same place, moving te North Queen, te Seuth Queen, te Shiffler house and dis miss. That Number. " Klinger, whose unsuccessful attempt te hang himself has been previously reported, did net live at 509 Maner street, nor at 506 either ; the number of his domicile is 502. This is " official." BOOKS roil THE POOR.1 A PretMt Against tbe Scheel Beard's Regulation. Fer tbe lirrxixiOKtcEs. The article in Saturday's Intelligen ces, "Beeks for the Peer"" Hew Indi gent Children m.iy be Supplied," is net in accordance with the spirit of the project ors of the common school system. It was te be a lever for lifting the masses ; it was meant te put every man and woman in possession of the best means of self defence by educating them. Their cathe he temper was essentially opposed te class distinctions in the common schools. " The peer," "the indigent," are out-of-place terms when we mean children who for any reason are net furnished with books by their guardians. The state derives an important advan tage from its educated well-ordered mem bers ; it can't afford te neglect its growing up population even if it might impoverish its capitalists te provide for and restrain the neglected if tee numerous. Therefore, it is net a " very worthy charity " te fur nish books te such as have incemes tee limited te make tire necesjary outlay, but a real duty. May I ask whether the framers of these all-coinpreheusive blanks expect te reach the most deserving? What tailercss, trying te keep soul aud body to gether by sewiug twenty-fivo-cents-per-pair-pantaloens ; or what cotton mill hand at seventy cents per day ; or what shop girl at one te three dollars per week, wishes te invite the "inquires" of " director " or anyene whether they are proper subjects for a delo? About all that is valuable in man is pretty well subverted when he can avail himself of se degrading a means of getting school books. And this killing " charity " is net done with its victim upon the receipt of the stunning gift. The teacher per ceives that it is net the child's book, it is net a gift after all, it is the ' property of the school beard ;" and she feels that she is a sort of overseer te see that it is pre served in geed condition for another unfor tunate, aud thus our grand common school system, through its school beard, has worked out the problem " hew te cat the cake and have it, tee." The net yet indurated subject feels, as only a child Oin, the outrage te his Sensibilities. His schoolmates are all aware that he is " tee peer te buy his books," and many a rude thrust he endures as a consequence ; his watchful guardian frequently reminds him from the desk that his books are the property of the school beard ; " sce te it that they are carefully handled." The young spirit is made te feel his inferiority, is taught the right angles of social distinc tions in the "common" schools ; that bis advent is a sort of mistake ; that he Bheuld cultivate a perpetual apology for being at all ; he docs net see the horizon tal palm, only the vertical. Nature is most uncompromising with her gifts, dealing out capacities, with comparative degrees attached, en the right hand and the left, without taking account of high and low degrees of stations in life with full recognition that these are as shifting the latest Paris fashions. Se there are toads with jewels in their heads, and kings with swine's snouts. If this piece of small economy, with a barbed fence around, it is te be a part of the machinery of our common school system, "the school system of the city and county of Lancas ter " would be a better term ; mere ex pressive of its trtie relation te the pub lic. The term new in use suggests that the incipient man aud woman here meet upon the square, that common taxation should at least supply common opportunities, that the common school is a Geed Samar itan net a Levite. It is no mere a public charity te furnish books te public school children than te furnish school houses, furniture, fuel and teachers. Neither is this furthering of tbe object of common school instruction liable te the abuse of ether or ganizations for the relief of the helpless. Te encourage self-respect, net te crush it, is ene of the most valuable lessens tbe child can be taught. The golden rule is inculcated iu song aud by precept, and in practice its human izing spirit is ignored. With the many accidents te which we are all liable, who dare be se presumptuous as te placard his neighbor's child : " This indigent child has been supplied with the books for the peer.' " " Let net thy right hand knew what thy left hand decth." L. A Judicial Mlsbap. Letter Carrier Peter Ilensel recently constructed a Hat bottomed beat for his honor Judge Livingston, and yesterday the judge and the letter carrier, accompanied by Tipstaff Helliugcr, wcut out te the creek te test the craft and also try their skill with rl and line. They anchored their bark near the city mill, and after whiling away some time iu pulling out the finny denizens of the deep, after the man ner for which the judge and his compan ions have long becu famous, they resolved te start for home, Judge "Livingston grasped the aucher and pulled. He pulled se hard, .indeed, that iu less time than it takes te tell he lest his balance and ever he went into the stream. What might have been the result of this unfortunate mishap can only he surmised, but Tipstaff Heilinger was equ il te the emergency aud thrust out his lishi:.g pole te his chief who eagerly grasped it aud was drawn back into the beat. The only damage consisted of a complete ducking, but his honor was afforded the hospitality of the water works where the grateful glow of the big boilers seen dried oil" his drenched clothing, and the fishing party repaired homeward well pleased that the judge's mishap was net a mere serieus one. Chester Democrats. The Democratic convention of Chester county was held at West Chester Tuesday. The interest in the proceedings was caused by the contest evr the minority candidate for county commissioner, the nomination being equivalent te an election. Thcre was some discussion ever the ques tion whether ene or two commissioners should be named, but it was decided te name only one. The following ticket was named : District Attorney, James Mona Mena ghan, of West Chester ; Prothenotary, S. C. McCaskic, of Uwchlan ; Register, Jehn A. Pyle, of West Chester; Clerk of Courts, Themas C. Yeung, of Parkes burg ; Treasurer, Jehn T. Alexander, or East Marlboreuih ; Corener, Richard D. Tewnscnd, of West Chester ; Commis sioner. Walter MacFeat, of East Vincent ; Peer Director, Lawrence Shysleyef East Geshen ; Auditor, Septimus E. Nivin, of Londen Britain. Nineteen ballets were required te settle the contest for commis sioner. iinp News. TTnnlmertn Teft t.llW n1lfA tfy AfilTAn:!! te spend the fall ;i;ul winter sessions at the Isaac B. Swciart- left for Haddenfield, i. .i.. r.n sn.inM tub r.rm ih yt- i.k-v. military school of that place. Reb't Knox has sold bis fast trotting horse. . Ft Kvfe. fc.'rr
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