LANCASTER DAILY INTELLIGENCER, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1. 1881.
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BaTUBDAT EVENING, OCT. 1, 1881.
The Republican Oatloek.
There has been no bitterer factional
fight in our political history than that
between Conkling and his opponents for
the control of the next Xew Yerk Re
publican state convention. Last evening
the battle was waged in the city, and
ever its report of it the Xew Yerk Times,
the leading newspaper of its party, puts
such head lines as these : " Conkling's
Bitter Fight;" "Brazen Fraud and
Bribery in Brooklyn ;" " Shameless
Bull-dozing by Conkling's Men in the
Twelfth Kings district Hew four men
swindled twelve The result of the pri
mariesCharges of attempted bribery.'1
They tell the story of what fellows ; and
the ardor of the campaign is illustra
ted by the fact that in one ward tickets
were given around with a picture of a
revolver at the head followed by, " The
Stalwart machine, must be run even if
murder has te be done." Throughout
the state there has been waging an
equally bitter contest. It is significant
that Mr. Conkling has wen in nearly all
the wards of the city, and has enough
delegates te give him control of the state
convention. He will win his fight. His
friend, the president, is in Xew Yerk.
He went there as promptly in this criais
of Conkling's affairs, as he went te Al
bany when Conkling's cause was imper
iled there. Then the administration was
against ( inkling arid he lest. New it is
with him. Erye.
It is manifest that Mr. Arthur is pies
dent, and the friends of Arthur are the
friends of the president. He has the
instincts et a politician and net the
sentiments of a conciliator. The bat
tle in Xew Yerk into which he
has thrown himself is the battle
within his party in. ether slates.
The Pennsylvania Independent Repub
licans, who journeyed te Menter te
tell Mr. Garfield what te de, make no
such trips te Xew Yerk or Washington.
Senater Jenes has been well described as
the telephone of the new administration.
He is the reufidante ei Arthur and Grant
and Conkling. This quartet is a close
corporation. Frem Ohie comes the re
port that 80,000 Republicans are sullenly
waiting for Arthur te give the signal of
assistance te Conkling, when they will
stay home from the election and let Fos Fes
ter be defeated. Have they calculated
that the defeat of Mr. Garfield's friend
by Mr. Garfield's friends, would net
materially damage the Stalwart cause !
The only way in which Mr. Fester can
be defeated se as te weaken the adminis
tration is for the federal officers te de
feat him. They may de it. Mr. Conk
ling lias no special admiration for Mr.
Fester. But if Mr. Fester was deemed
te defeat even before the death of his
friend, if the Independents propose te let
him be defeated te rebuke Arthur, and
the Stalwarts propose te let him be de
feated te rebuke the Independents, then
we" should say Mr. Fester's let was net
a happy one.
The career of Colfax was one of the
most remarkable en the pages of Ameri
can biography. As speaker of the
Heuse he obtained a high degree of pop
ularity leading te his election as vice
president, and the prospects aliening be
fore him at one time plainly pointed te
the While Heuse as his final destination.
Then came his offending te the journal
ists, their united and successful crusade
against his renoininatien,and the expira
tion of his term was quickly followed
with the Credit Mebilier exposure, his
implication and his shame. Xe light in
American politics ever went out in such
utter darkness. His guilt has been taken
for granted by most men of all parties,
and he has remained in the obscurity
into which he retired. He emerges from
it with his challenge te the Sun, and the
prompt acceptance of it will undoubtedly
reawaken public interest in his case. We
print the .Sunt reply te his letter in full.
It constitutes the indictment and the
proof against Colfax, and upon it the
public can adjudge the merits of the
case. These who believe him guilty can
find iu his career a vivid moral of the
tendency of Republican principles.
The Petftrfcttiii Wttrhl is one of the
representative papers of the oil region,
truly independent and free, managed by
Gee. E. Masa, an independent llepubli
can member of the last Heuse, and the
manager of Wolfe's campaign. He and
his p.incr are resolutely opposed te the
Stan lard oil company and all corporate
abuses. He is energetic, clear-sighted
and honest. His warm endorsement of
Mr. Xeble, therefore, means something.
He knows him as an editor and as a col
league en the fleer of the Heuse. This
endorsement, coupled with that of the
Dispatch, a leading Republican paper of
Pittsburgh, put Mr. Xeble's nomination
iu a most favorable light before the in
dependent Republicans of the slate. He
seems te meet their every requirement,
and i rebably some of them who want te
most emphatically rebuke Bess rul'e and
wrench the pardon mill machinery, will
conclude te help Wolfe by voting for
Xeble.
What the Harrisburg Patriot se forci
bly says about revised rules for the party
in this state, and the disposition made of
them iu the Wiliiamspert convention, is
only what every thoughtful Democratic
journal which knows the mind3 of the
delegates will say. The necessity for
rules was made all the mere apparent by
the events of the convention, and the
rules suggested were, with few excep
tions, universally acceptable. In these
respects they could seen have been made
se as te meet all objections, and we have
as little doubt of their early adoption as
of their giving general satisfaction.
Ahle organs like the Examiner and
Harrisburg Telegraph new pad out their
editorial columns with orders from
Cooper's literary bureau. The standing
specimen is an extract from Attorney
General Palmer's speech nominating
Baily. It is net added that Baily steed
up and went down with the " 30G " at
Chicago, nor that Palmer was one of the
pardon beard who set free the legislative
bribers.
TriE elder Cameren has been visiting
Arthur. Benjamin Harris Brewster is
spoken of for attorney general te suc
ceed Mac eagh. Stick a pin there !
MINOE TOPICS.
A men Italian, who lately died iu France
has bequeathed $40,000 te Eislebeu, the
birthplace of Luther, a3 a testimony el
his personal veneration of the great re
former. It has been proposed in Bosten that the
open space about which are Trinity church,
the ait museum and the new Old Seuth
church should be appropriated fur a park
and named in memory of President Gar
field. Of 10G ministers of the Northern Pres
byterian church who died last year two
were ever ninety years old, nineteen were
between eighty and ninety, thirty-five
were between seventy and eighty, and
fifty under seventy.
Recent statistics of the Swedish Luth
erans iu the United States show that they
number 300 congregations, 150 pastors,
and 70,000 members, 40,000 of whom are
communicants ; and they, with ether
Scandinavians, have established four col
leges, five theological seminaries and nu
merous academics and schools.
A Metheihst lay college has been open
ed in Bosten, te prepare young people for
religious work. It is opened te both sexes
and all ages ever ten, en condition of con
formity te its lines. Instruction is given
by lectures en the Bible, the church, Chris
tiau work, church music, English litera
ture, etc., and is free.
Chaplain McCaiie, of the Methodist
Episcopal Church Extension society, has a
preposition for what he calls a Frontier
fund, under which 10,000 preacher!' shall
raise or laymen give $10 a year each for
leu years te aid in building churches in the
Far West, the money te lie considered as
contributions te the Church Extension
fund.
AcceitniNu te the Buffalo papers resig
nations of pastors in that city seem te have
become epidemic. The most recent one te
resign is the lie v. G. M. Paters, who has
had charge of the Cedar Street Baptist
church for seven years. He intends te
leave the pastoral office and devote his
time te business, "actuated" as he says,
" in this course by duties of a filial and
family nature" which he felt lit could net
disregard.
Rev. II. S. Heffman, pastor of the
Hely Trinity Moravian church of Philadel
phia, has resolved te connect himself with
the Reformed Episcopal church. The
membership of his church give their full
consent te this ecclesiastical change, and
will go with their pastor. Dr. Heffman
is well-known in this city, having appeared
in the pulpit of the Moravian church here
en several occasion during the ministry of
the lamented Bishop Biglcr, and his ser
mons being marked in their vigor and
eloquence.
Tue Chnithmaii says : "Iu the Reve,
lutienary war the Church of England and
its adherents were loyal te the English
government until it was superseded by
that of tha United States. Out of the
same spirit of loyalty te government, the
Church of Englaud te-day is mariccd in
it? mourning ever the death of the chief
magistrate of these Uuitcd States.
Throughout Eugland the parish church
balls wero tolled, en cathedrals United
States Hags were heisted at half-mast, and
drapings of wee were hung upon their doers
while within were held solemn services
because of the sad event. If the bjnd of
Church and Shite is loosening, the Church
is still the bend of States.
Tiiekk is a split in the Lutheran sy nodi nedi
cal conference, the largest body of that
denomination iu this country. The Mis
souri synod, the largest member of it, has
adopted a Calvinistic declaration of doctrine
en predestination and attempted te impose
it en the ether synods. The joint synod
of Ohie refused te accept this view, end
considered at its late meeting iu Wheeling,
West Virginia, what course it should take
in the matter. It. adopted :t declaration
of adherence te the doctrine of election as
it is contained in the Formula of Concord
aud as it has been taught by the teachers
of the church, especially that "the ordina
tion of the elect te eternal life took place
in view of faith, i. c, in view of the merits
of Christ appropriated ly faith," as in
accord witii the scriptures and the confes
sions ; directed that no ether view should
be taught within its jurisdiction ; decided
te withdraw from the sy nedical conference,
and announced that theso members who
felt bound iu conscience te oppose its doc
trinal position could net remain with it
as brethren, This synod composes about
one-sixth of the total strength in churches,
ministers and members of the syuedical
conference.
A new law in France declares that pub
lic meetings shall be hcicafter free, and
may be. held without previous special au
thorization, en condition that thuy are
previously announced in a declarati in of
the place, and hour when they are te
be held, signed by two persons, one of
whom is domiciled in the commune where
the meeting is te be held, which must be
inade twenty-four hours previously and
filed with a proper efheer. The meeting
must net be prolonged beyond 1 1 o'clock
at night, and must be under the control of
a committee of three persons, who shall
maintain order and be responsible for all
infractions of the regulations. The bear
ing of this law ea religious meeting for
evangelization is regarded as favorable, in
that it relieves them from the necessity of
seeking a previous authorization ; but the
necessity of finding a resident signatary
for the call te the meeting and three tier
sons who will publicly agree te be respon
sible for its geed conduct may operate as a
bar, it is feared, te holding such meetings
in strange places. The law is, however,
accepted by Protestants as the most lib
eral one en the subject which has ever
been promulgated in France.
Telegraphic reports from various points
iu the Northwest indicate the occurrence
of a wide spread wind storm, which has
proved very disastrous. It is reported te
have lasted all dav. The wires are down
at many places and full accounts of the
damage dene cannot yet be obtained.
PBBSONA1.
Wolfe will get 12,000 Republican votes
in Philadelphia and mere than Bailey in
Union.
It is believed Patti has found that she
cannot make as much money as she ex
pected in America ; hence " the Diva"
will net come.
Gov. Pehkins, of California, while bath
ing at Santa Menica, recently, get beyond
his depth and would have been drowned
but for timely assistance.
Senater Fair has received a telegram
from the son of Senater Piatt, of Connec
ticut, by which it is definitely settled
that Senater Fair will pair with Senater
Piatt.
"Felix" Ckaycraft, who "get in"
the Wiliiamspert convention, and who
after great difficulty "get in" for the
winning candidate, "gets in" his corres
pondence of Republicau papers a little
mere falsehood te the square inch than
any ether able reporter who was within a
hundred miles of Wiliiamspert and sober.
O. B. Petter has sent a letter te Gee.
William Curtis and Everett P. Wheeler,
inclosing a check for $3,000 toward a fund
te be expended in publishing for circula
tion the late president's opinions and
utterances upon the importance and ne
cessity of reform in the civil service of the
country.
King Kalakaua arrived at Norfolk from
Fortress Menreo and was entertained at
the navy yard. He was received en land
ing by the commandant of the station.
The yards of the receiving ship were
manned and a royal salute of 21 guns was
fired. The king and his suite returned te
Washington.
When the play "The Danites" was
first put en the stage, it was announced
as the work of Joaquin Millkk, and
McKee Rankin, who owned it, gave an
interesting account of the crude condition
and great quantity of the manuscript as
he received it from the poet. The two
have had a falling out, possibly ever Mr.
Miller's new play of " Forty nine," aud
the actor new says that Miller never
wrote a line of "The Danites," nor saw
it until it was .done, and was simply paid
$5,000 for the use of his name. Rankin
claims the authorship himself, though ad
mitting that he hired a literary man " te
de simply amanuensis work at $25 an
act."
General Ansen McCoei: says of Presi
dent Garfield : " He used te come ever
te the rooms of Ames Tewnscnd and I
had rooms in the same house en II street,
near Wormley's and play pedre with us.
Mclunley, also a member of Congress
from Ohie, generally made the four pres
ent. Pedre was Garfield's faverite game,
though he would play whist or euchre,
and sometimes, as a recreation, a very
small game of poker. He had a high ca
pacity for amusements aud could divert
his mind like a child. He was very fend
of billiards, though of course he didn't get
much time for it." The New Era must
new prove McCook a liar or declare Gar
field a hypocrite.
TO THK POINT.
Resolutions en the Denlb uf James A.
Uarllelu. -
At a special meeting of the Jeffersen
Democratic association of Yerk, held Sep
tember 26, the following resolutions were
adopted :
lleselced, That we desire in this formal
manner te place ou record our abhorrence
of the hideous crinie of political assassina
tion and our deep sense of the public cal
amity occasioned by the murder of Presi
dent Garfield in the prime of his life ; in
the full vigor of his superior facul
ties, and at the very beginning of tlie term
for which he had been called te the admin
istration of the government.
Resolved, That in this free country, where
the chief magistrate is chosen by the peo
ple, aud is but the representative of their
will and sovereign majesty, a shot at him
is a shot iute every household ; that the
fall of a president under the stroke of an
assassin would be under any circumstances
an ominous and appalling event, but when
the streke is aimed by the vengeance- of
faction it is doubly terrible.
lleselced. That had President Garfield
lived te fulfill the great trust confided te
him he would have received, in all just,
moderate and wise measures, the cheerful
support or the whole people without re
gard te party ; and that President Arthur,
having been chosen en the same ticket,
and by the same vote of the same political
party, is entitled te the same measure of
support, until he shall have shown himself
unworthy of it.
lleselced, That the people may wisely
pause at this solemn moment, and reflect
whether it be net time te dismiss from
power a party, which being split into fierce
and greedy factions, one of them furnishes
the assassin of the president whom it elect
ed but yesterday, and the ether charges
some of the most distingushed leaders with
complicity in the crinie, aud te replace it
with men fresh from the people, uncor uncer
ruptcd by long .possession of office, and
unembittcred by internal struggles for
spoils.
C. F. Black, President.
M. L. Van Baman, Secretary.
STATS ITEMS.
The Erie Ecening Heuild, an esteemed
Democratic contemporary, scorns te think
W. W. Lyle is running for state treas
urer. Somebody should give the JTerald
the news.
Gen. Baily, the regular Republican can
didate for state treasurer, it seems, has
been a belter. Last year he declined te
support the regular Republican candidate
for Congress iu his district, and led a con
siderable belt in behalf of the Greenback
nominee. Gen. Baily will net, of course,
condemn Mr. Wolfe.
Mrs. Frances Reed, a young married
woman, residing at Mine Hill Cressing,
near Schuylkill Haven, made a fire in an
open grate which had been out of use. A
oeuy ei suipuur ceiiectea aoeve the lire,
ignited and exploded aud set fire te her
clothes. She was se badly burned that
death ensued.
Jehn Maginnis, 28 years of age, living
iu Nicetown, went te Ne. 1,303 Fitzwater
street Philadelphia, where his wife, who
was separated from him, lived with her
mother. He drew a pistol and fired, the
ball taking effect in the left breast. His
mother-in-law, Mary Reed, 40 years old,
hearing the shot, pursued him. when lib
turned ou her aud fired twice, one ball
severing the jugular vein and the ether
entering her heart, killing her instantly.
At an afternoon circus performance at
Minersville the canvass was cut en all sides
and the ring bombarded with a terrific
shower of stones by an organized gang of
roughs. The showmen were beaten and
the performing ponies had their tails cut
off. The show was hurriedly packed and
started eat of town, the evening perform
ance was abandoned ; but before the train
get away a car filled with horses was rid
dled with pistol balls, while men with
knives ster d by and slit the noses of the
animals as they stuck them out of the ven
tilating windows. The perpetrators ac
knowledged that they had uever seen a
circus before.
OUR CANDIDATE.
XUULE'S CERTAIN ELECTION.
Endorsed by Republican and Independent
Republican papers.
A Leaser Evil than Bess Rale.
l'itt&burgli Dispatch (Kcp.)
The nomination of Orange Neble by the
Democratic convention is a severe blew te
the Standard oil company, but if it has no
worse result than'' that of largely
augmenting the vote of Charles
S. Wolfe the commonwealth will have no
room te complain. Taking the charac
ter of Mr. Neble as a guide we are pre
pared te believe that no evil will fellow it.
If he is chosen te assume the custody of
the state exchequer for the two years te
fellow the election, his well-known integ
rity of purpose and business methods con
stitute a guarantee that the trust will be
faithfully executed, and much as the ne
cessity of elevating Democrats te places
of trust would be regretted, it would be a
lesser evil than that of perpetuating tue
rule of the bosses.
An Omen, of Victory
Petroleum World (Intl.)
The nomination of Orauge Neble, of
Erie, for state treasurer by the Demo
cratic state convention, which met in
Wiliiamspert yesterday, is an unmistak
able omen of party victory in November.
Mr. Neble is by all odds the strongest
candidate the Democracy could have
named for the positieu. He is. first of all,
an honest, intelligent, upright man. He
is identified with no ring, clique or faction,
and will enter the race free from all obli
gations save these which a 'true citizen
acknowledges te himself and the people
whom he represents.
He is an anti-monopoly candidate, and
appears befere the voters of the state upon
an out-and-out anti-monopoly platform.
As agaiust Baily, a man whose record aud
platform present no pledges against the
monopolies, the patriotic independent
voter will be prompt te express his pre
ference for Orange Neble.
The Democrats of Pennsylvania have
done themselves proud. They have taken
a long stride iu advance of their brethren,
and placed themselves squarely upon
record upon the only real question before
the country that is, the people versus the
monopolies. The record and character of
the candidates are in full accord with the
platform en which he stands. The action
of the Wiliiamspert convention reduces
the ensuing canvass te a simple struggle
bctween the monopolies and the peeplc,and
the Democracy arc en the right- side.
Orange Neble will be the next state
treasurer of Pennsylvania mark that.
Respectable, Reputable and Werthy.
Pittsburgh Times, Radical Republican.
Orange Neble, who secured the nomi
nation for State' treasurer at the late Dem
ocratic convention, is a rence table, repu
table gentleman, and most worthy of the
honor implied m his choice as the candi
date of his party.
LETTER l'KO.II MAKVXANU.
Creps Seuth of Masens and Dixen's Line
Hanei d county fair.
Tanoleweod, Harford Ce., Md. )
September 27, 1881. $
Messrs. Editors : The season being
very dry in this locality, the crops are net
full. The corn crop will net average ever
eight barrels per acre. Wheat varies from
8 bushels te 35 bushels per acre. Oats
made from 2e te JO bushels per acre, borne
of the farmers say their eats weigh 38
pounds per bushel. The dry weather cut
the potato crop short, except where the
ground was low and damp.
The tobacco crop is an average one en
what is known as the Blue Farm (which
is a large tract of land near Pylcsner, en
the B, & O. R. R. narrow-gauge. On this
land the Wilsons, McAfees, Deavcrs,
Myers, Src, have tobacco equal te any
raised iu Lancaster county. Tobacco here
iu this neighborhood is becoming a staple
product.
The tomato crop is a paitial failure, the
crop net averaging ever 125 te 150 bushels
per acre. The canners, however, net pre -clucing
mere than half the number of cases
of cauncd fruit, will make quite as much
money as though the crop was a full one.
The farmers arc kept back with their
plowing en account of the continued dry
weather. But very little wheat has as
yet been sewn, and what has is doing but
little geed.
Our agricultural fair comes off the 12th,
13th,14th and 15th proxime, and premises te
be one of the best ever held iu the county.
The display of blooded stock premises te
be large. Several fine studs of horses will
be ou exhibition. The Short-horn and
Jersey exhibits will be superior te any
thing ever exhibited here. Hogs and
sheep arc expected te surpass anything
ever shown here. Mr. Fulford's pen of
liens will be en exhibition.
Politics in this country is muchly like
handle of a jug, but unlike Lancaster
county, the handle is here en the right
side of the jug.
Since Guitcau'a sheeting of Garfield and
the death of Garfield, the cry has been
raised by the an ti-Stalwarts that the
wheels of the government would step, aud
dreadful things be done. Yet here in this
dark and benighted spot we hear of noth neth noth
strauge taking place. The nation still
lives, moves and has an existence, 't was
ever thus. Even since Arthur (who
forcibly reminds me of the likeness of a
square pin te fill a round hole) has been
sworn president, nothing extraordinary
has happened; but I he tenth of Octo
ber will bring forth an event which will
ceitainly he refreshing te this nation the
election of a Democratic vice president.
Mere anon. W. N. G.
LATEST NEWS BY MAIL.
Baseball : At Worcester, Mass. Chi
cago, 11 ; Worcester, 4. At Providence,
R. I. Providence, 10 ; Buffalo, 1.
An earthquake has occurred at Chaugcri,
in Anatolia, by which eleven persons have
been killed aud the Grand Mosque and
numerous dwellings greatly injured.
The fire which destroyed J. M. Robin
son fc Seus' furniture factory in Elmira
caused a less of $125,000 and threw ene
hundred men out of employment. The
building of Geerge J. Dickinsen, grocer,
was wrecked, entailing a less of $18,000.
Twe Texan cow-boys, drunk, mounted
their horses and rede through the depot at
Deming, Arizona, scattering passengers in
all directions. One of them struck a Icad-
nr iTiPi-Minnt. with a six shooter. Tfer.hnn
captured the dining room at the depot,
but wa3 killed by a deputy sheriff while
resisting arrest.
Madisen, Neb., has been devastcd by a
tornado. The railway buildings were
wrecked and most of the private residences
it is believed, were laid level and two par
sous are known te have been killed. The
telegraph wires are down, and the Union
Pacific railway has sent out a train te the
homeless people' for the use of the suf
ferers. A convention of the " Yeung Republi
cans " of Massachusetts is te be held iu
Worcester Oct. Si. The call for the con
vention specifies a long list of political
convictions upon which the organizers of
the mevsment are agreed. The statement
begins, " The nation, parties and public
men must keep geed faith."
In Cincinnati yesterday was observed as
a Gaifield memorial day in all the public
schools of the city. Pupils and teachers
draped the school rooms and the pupils
wero mourning badges. The exercises in
cluded recitations of extracts from Gen.
Garfield's speeches, and el poems relating
te him. Music also formed a prominent
feature.
Kansas is te have a monster Sunday
school convention at Emperia, beginning
en the 11th of this month and continuing
three days. A huge tabernacle is in
course of erection te accommodate 0,000
people. In connection with this conven
tion Sunday school mass meetings are te
be held in several of the larger cities of
the state.
Thrilling Scene In the Rapids.
Twe Indians named Themas Deer and
Leuis Rice late in the evening started te
cress the river te carry from Lachine some
barrels for grape packing. Nene can tell
what happened afterwards, but a short
time later a woman living ou the bank
nearly opposite the terrible Saults, or
leaps of water, heard some persons calling
for help. It was dark, aud a woman se
old could net go te the rescue of the
the men. Shortly afterwards she heard
men again calling for help, and distinctly
heard them shout in the Indian tongue,
" We've lest our ears." After a time the
cries grew mero vigorous, doubtless as the
peer fellows realized that no help could
ceme te them, and that they were ncaring
the terrible jump from which there could
be but a miraculous escape. At length
the cries ceased and the old wemau heard
nothing mere save the monotonous rear
of the rushing waters. A bi ether of
Themas Deer came into town te search for
tiding of the beat and bodies, but neither
is likely te have passed out of the eddying
whirlpools that abound iu the terrific
rapids. Beth were skilled canee men and
lacrosse players.
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
lIOOTltLACU.9 ARRE.VTEU.
Counter Complaint by one of Them.
Yesterday afternoon about half a dozen
bootblacks wcre arrested for disorderly
conduct and malicious mischief, en com
plaint of Hen. Antheny E. Roberts. It
was in cvidence that the boys were very
disorderly iu the vicinity of Sir. Roberts's
residence, North Prince street, and when
remonstrated with for their misconduct
they became very abusive, used vulgar
aud obscene language aud committed dep
redations en the premises. Alderman
McConemy, before whom the boys had a
hearing, committed them for twelve hours
each.
One of the boys, Geergo Taggcrt, a son
of James Taggcrt, of Mifflin street, was
arrested in his father's house by William
Murphy, who is net a policeman, and who
had no' authority te make the arrest. Mr.
Taggert last evening appeared befere Al
derman Barr and made complaint of as
sault and battery against Murphy. The
case has net yet been heard.
Death of uenry 1'etts, Jr.
The great-great-grandsen of the founder
of Pottstown, Montgomery county, has
died iu that borough. Henry Potts, jr.,
was one of the best known business men
of the CDmmunity in which he resided.
Like his ancestors for several generations,
he was heavily engaged in the
iron business, bsing the financial and
business manager and ene of the
principal ewners of the rolling mill in
Pottstown owned by the Potts Brethers'
iron company, limited. He was also presi
dent of the Chester pipe and tube com
pany, a large establishment in Chester,
and a large owner iu the Martic Ferge,
Lancaster county. The first named of
these establshments was the pioneer of
its kind in that locality it being founded by
the father of Mr. Potts in 184G. Mr.
Potts was also for many years a director of
the Pottstown hank, of which his father
was president from the time of its organi
zation until his death. He also had a
large interest in coal properties and rail
roads. He was but forty-eight years of
age, and death was sudden and unexpected,
he being a man of robust constitution.
The deceased leaves a widow and two
children.
Sales of Real Estute.
Henry Shubcrt, auctioneer, sold at pub
lic sale last evening at the Keystone
house the following property belonging te
the estate of Philip Pyle : Property Ne.
237 North Mulberry street, te J. Davish
for $1,035, aud property Ne. 239 North
Mulberry istreet, te Philip Pyle for 010.
The balance of the property was net sold,
but is advcitised te be sold at public sale
en October 14.
Jehn Rebman, auctioneer, sold for
Benjamin L. Landis. assiguee of Samuel
M. Hess aud wife, two acres and 77 perches
of land with old house, situated at Rosc
ville, Manheim township te Martin Stark
for $915.
Six acres aud G perches witii a barn
were sold te Samuel Martin for $1,825,
aud two acres te Stephen Withers for 8000.
A Eat .llau of Lebanon nissattsllcd.
William Francis Brandt, proprietor of
the Lebanon house, Lebanon, was in
Reading yesterday. He says that he
weighs 321 pounds, and claims te have
been the heaviest man who participated in
the firemen's parade. He said te an Eagle
rcpeiter : " I walked 58 squares ; I was
the fattest mau in Hue, and I am entitled
te the badge that the Firemen' union ad
vertised they would award. I was sur
prised when I learned that they awarded
the badge te a Pettsville man who weighs
only about 200 pounds. I called ou Sec
rotary Wnndcr for an explanation, but he
gave me no satisfaction and walked away
while I was talking te him. I will net
leave the matter rest, but bring it up
before the National Firemen's ansecia
tien."
Elect Ien or Ofllcers.
At a meeting of Monterey ledge, Ne.
242,I.O.O. F., held last night, the fol
lowing officers were elected te serve the
next term of six mouths :
N. G. Jeseph M. Krider.
V. G. Henry Rill.
Ass't Sec. L. Rath von
Representative te G. L. E. J. Eris
man. The ledge also appointed a committee
te make arrangements te attend the I. O.
O. F. parade at Ceatesvillc en next Satur
day, Oct. 8.
The Tretting at Oxford.
The bay horse "Charley Wright,"
owned by Silas Wright, was sold te
Barney Crossan, of Philadelphia, for $1000
after trotting three heats. Bertha Chan
dler wen the race, best time 2:43. Charley
Wright is a fine, showy horse and was
much admired by all who saw him. The
2:50 race was wen by Gilt Edge, best
time 2:40.
Complimentary te the SRy Lark.
That whan a let of rowdies get ea a
boisterous drunk and commit acts of rulh
lessness, they arc said te be "skylarking."
As if sky 1 irks ever did such things !
Baseball.
The baseball club of Franklin and Mar
shal college went te Millersville this af
ternoon, te play the Nermal club of that
place.
Uetore the Mayer.
One drunk get 10 days from the mayor
this morning and four ethers were dis
charged upon payment of costs.
I'ostefilce Hours.
On and after te-morrow the Sunday
hours at the postefficc will he from 9 te 10
a. in., and from 0 te 7 p. m.
Hemes Shipped.
Te-day Henry Dehlman shipped 35 head
of beautiful Lancaster cennty horses te
New Yerk city.
COLUMBIA NEWS.
OUll REGULAR CORRESPONDENCE.
Queer weather for October.
A number of country boys are applying
for positions as brakemen en the P. R. R.
A few Columbia gcntlemeu will attend
the Yorktown centennial.
Miss Irene McClure was chosen drummer
for the Lady's Broomstick company.
Heavy shipments of coal are daily ar
riving here ever the R. & C. R. R.
Officer Keech, took a mau down for
being drunk and disorderly.
The balloon mau was in town this morn
ing. These western stricken youths, who
dream of Indians, danites, &c, have net
yet started en their tour.
A baseball match this morning between
picked nines at the head of Locust street.
That national game is about played out
here.
Late market began this morning and was
largely attended.
Rev. S. Y'ingling, the regular pastor of
the St. Jehn's Lutheran church, will til 1
his pulpit te-morrow morning and even
ing, having returned from his trip.
The Presbyterian aud E. E. Lutheran
churches will have their regular morn
ing and evening services.
Rev. McLaughlin, of Philadelphia, will
officiate in the M. E. church te-morrow as
Rev. Henry Wheeler is away en business.
Thirteen car leads of emigrauts passed
through here en the P. R. R. at 9:30 this
morning.
At the next regular meeting of the
school beard en Thursday evening a week,
the question en desks for the new 5th
street school building will be brought up,
aud the school directors respectfully re
quest all rlcalers in this kind of ware te be
en baud with a sample of their goods.
Duck sheeting is new the rage among
our sportsmen, aud their guns can be heard
at " break-'e-day." A large number of
ducks were sold in market this morning.
Miss Stella Mclntyrc.whe has been visit
ing Miss Clara Myers at Norwood, left this
morning for Philadelphia.
A telephone connection has been estab
lished between the dispatcher's offices in
the east and west yards of the P. R. R. at
this place.
The Columbia school district institute
met this morning iu the high school room.
A pleasant and interesting pregramme was
presented te the large audience present by
the participants.
A number el gentlemen from Mt. Jey
arrived in town this morning, intending
te try their luck at fishing below the dam.
Geerge Stencr, an employee in a rolling
mill at Safe Harber, while working at the
"wells" yesterday afternoon, had one of
his eyes burned out by a spark. I lie injury
was very painful, but Mr. Stencr bere up
under the operation which was performed
with Spartau-like fortitude.
Mr. Andy Reese, the sewing machine
agent, has a fine curiosity in the shape of
anthracite coal, with the form el a man's
leg engraved en it. The piece weighs
nine pounds, and was presented te his
wife en her recent visit te Luzerne county.
There is also some history connected with
it, and by calling en Mr. R. he will tell it
te you.
Early this morning our citizens were
aroused out of bed by what seemed te be
a brass band playing under their windows,
but upon looking out it was discovered te
be Christ Wittig, who has just becu re
leased from Castle Wcisc, playing en a
mouth-organ and ringing a bell. He played
a tunc under the window of a certain citi
zen, who net appreciating the music,
emptied the contents of a pitcher upon the
devoted head of Christ, causing him te
make himself scarce iu a very short time.
Between the hours of seven and eight
o'clock lastevcuiug, Mr. Lewis (Mark, an
extra brakeman en extra engine Ne. 5 of
P. R. R . while " cutting loose" the fifth
car of his train, which was standing en the
track in the cast yard, had his left arm
caught and badly crushed at the elbow.
By request of the man he was sent
te Harrisburg, iucare of Dr.Craig, having
a sister living there, with whom he lived.
It is supposed that the accident was caused
by the rear part of the train net having
sufficient brakes ou, and that when cut
loose it " ran down " en him. Mr. Clark
is a young man of about 21 years of age
and lives at the Nicklc Mines, near the
Gap. He has only been en the read a
short time, having been employed ou Sep
tember 9, 1881. Frem an unofficial source
we learu that upon reaching Hanisburg
the arm had te be amputated.
Columbia will have another military
company. The colored men of Tew Hill
iiave decided te raise one, providing thpy
can get arms aud equipments from the
state. A certain member of Ce. C was
asked te be their drill master. We would
advise him net te take the positieu. as the
following quotation from a colored lady
tells him his fate: " Wc don't want no
white trash up here bessin' our gentle
men, and if he docs come we culled ladies
will make him think Tew Hill is the hot
test place he was ever in." Tha pepula
tien of the " Hill " have enough arms
new iu their possession te make white
people feel afraid of going there without
icceiving mere from the state. One mili
tary company is ciieugh for a town like
Columbia.
In Wrightsville a report is circulated
that we have from fifteen te twenty cases
of small pox, and that the disease is still
spreading. We stoutly deny the asseitien
for the report is wholly without founda
tion. A month or two age we had one or
two slight cases, but since then net
a single one has appeared in our
midst ; and in fact our beard of
health and sanitary committee have done
such geed work, that wc aie iu no danger
of having any mere. But the gossips of
Wrightsville must talk or else they would
die. We would advise them that it would
he best for them te let such dangerous
subjects alone or they might have te visit
a place in Yerk county where there is a
stone building and a very high, smooth
stone fence around it. Such talk is detri
mental te our business interests.
IILKKSIXG A IIKLL.
I u I ci retting Ceremonies at Elizabethtuwn.
St. Peter's Catholic church, at Eliza Eliza
bcthtewn, of which Rev. Father Fein is
pastor, has been presented with a fine
large bell by Henry Ball, of Gettysburg.
Father Fein has had a new tower erected
en St. Peter's iu which te haug the bell,
and the interesting ceremonies attending
the blessing of the bell will take place en
Thursday morning next. There will be
solemn high mass en the occasion, and
many reverend clergymen have signified
their intention of being present among
ethers Right Rev. Bishop Shanahan,
Fathers, Kuhlnian, Kepernagle, Peiper,
Gretemeycr, Kaul, Christ, O'Neil, Smith,
of Danville, Wcigle, of Baltimore and
Ball, of Gettysburg.
A Liberal Contribution.
The Intelligence!: acknowledges the
receipt of $20 from Master Harry Johnsten
of Wheatland, as his contribution te the
fund for the relief of the Michigan suffer
ers. It has been handed te the mayor and
will be promptly forwarded te make glad
the suffering hearts of the needy.
Excursion Tickets te Yerk.
The Pennsylvania railroad will sell ex
cursion tickets te Yerk, where a fair will
be held next week. They will be sold en
October 4, 5. 6 aud 7, aud will be geed
te return en the day after issue.
Fishing I'artles.
Judge Livingston, Sheriff Strine and
Deputy Sheriff C. M. Strine caught 45 bass
at Fite's Eddy yesterday. Several et'ier
parties were down from Lane is tcr and they
caught a number of fish.
HATTER x C.
AVhere tlia Cmnpny Mitrchcd treiu Lan
caster. Frem Lancaster the battery proceeded
te Columbia ever a heavy read. Cressing
the Susquehanna they continued their
march through Wrightsville te Yerk,
where another . rainstorm burst upon
them before they had time te put up
their tents. Frem Yerk they marched
ever an exceedingly rough Tead te the
Baltimore turnpike aud passed through
Legansvillc te Shrewsbury, where the of
ficers wcre handsomely entertained by Sir.
F. A. Hake, of the Shrewsbury hotel. Ou
Thursday, the 29th, they crossed Masen
and Dixeu's Hue, which is here marked by
a little leg hut en the right side of the
read. Through Parkton, and ever the
hillicst read they had yet encountered,
they encamped for the night at Piny run,
a tributary of the Gunpowder. Yesterday
they marched through Cockcysville
aud Towsentown te Wavcrly. About
a mile from Towsentown they were
met by a squad of the Towseu
Guards under command of Lieut. Charles
B. M'CIean, who escorted them te the,
town, where the officers were dined and
the men given coffee and sandwiches. At
Wavcrly the battery excited a great deal
of curiosity aud net a little admiration.
Ladies and gentlemen visited the camp,
aud the whole town turned out when the
evening guns wcre fired, 'ie-day they go
through Baltimore and camp en the Wash
ington read at night and also en Sunday.
They will then proceed te Washington and
thence te Virginia by way of Alexandria,
Fredericksburg and Williamsburg, reach
ing their destination at Yorktown Octo Octe Octo
berlUhorl2tht, More Thieves About.
Marietta Kvxistt-r.
Charles Assimus, a German in the cm
ploy of Jehn Musser, living near Scheck's
Mills, who occupies a room immediately
above the kitchen, hearing a noise below,
took with him a deuble-barreled gun, made
his way quietly down stairs, when he dis
covered that some stranger was there, who
hastily retreated. Assimus commanded
him te step, at the same time telling him
that if he did net he would sheet him.
The stranger continued te retreat, when
Assimus tired the contents of one barrel
of his gun at him without any apparent
effect, however He then lircd a second
time, and with some effect, as the
thief uttered an imprecation and dropped
something. Assimus then called some
ether members of the family aud
took a lantern and went te where the
thief was when the second shot was
fired. He there found a two bushel bag
belonging te Mr. Musser, in which wcre
two pairs of shoes, some dried beef,
towels and ether articles belonging te the
family, and a clothes wringer was found
alongside the bag. Upen examination of
the bag, in which he had his booty and
which he had ever his sheiflder at the
time of the sheeting, it 'vas found that
considerable shot had penetrated the bag,
se that his body scarcely cseajicd. There
has been a great deal of thieving of this
kind lately in the neighborhood
Ilcath of a Popular Yeung Alan.
Harry F. Eschbach, a well-known ami
liepular young gentleman, formerly ei"
this city but mere recently of Philadelphia,
died in the latter place last evening, after
a week's illness from typhoid fever. lie was
a son of Charles Ksshbach, tin florist,
who lives at 052 North Duke street, and
was formerly employed at Sayler's photo
graph gallery here, but for this past few
years has been engaged in Jthe same busi
ness iu partnership with his brother
Charles in Philadelphia. Deceased was
a highly esteemed and premising
young man, his genial disposition
and suave and cordial manners making
him many fnends who will sincerely mourn
his untimely taking-all, while his parents
and family have cordial sympathy iu
their terrible bereavement. Mr. Esehh.ich
only a few weeks age was iu this city visit
ing old friends, and at that time was in the
best of health and spirits. Theicmains
will be brought te this city and buried
from the residence of his pai cuts, 052 North
Duke street, en Monday morning at 8l
o'clock.
KIIKGLAKY AND ROISItERY.
A Tavern,
Itlacksmlth Shep
(leilie Ensured.
and Teel
Thursday night robber.; broke into the
bar-room of Jacob Geed's Lamb hetel,
West Lampeter township, and forcing the
lock of the money drawer, robbed it of its
contents, consisting of about $7. They
stele also a considerable quantity of
liquor Mr. Geed cannot tell hew much.
During the same night Braekbill's black
smith shop in West Willow, was broken
open, but it is net known that tin: thieves
took anything. The tool house of the
Reading railroad company, iu West Wil
low, was also broken open and the tools
scattered around the place. It is thought
the thieves broke into the places last
named te secure tools with which te break
into Geed's tavern or perhaps te commit
ether burglaries.
Murprie iMrty.
Yesterday was the birthday of Jehn
King, residing en Grant street, and a
large number of His friends, most of them
being members of the Friendship fire com
pany, te which Mr. King belongs, called
upon him in the evening and took him by
surprise. The whole party was entertained
in Micnncrcher hall where an excellent
supper had been gotten up by Mrs. King
and Jady friends who were awaru of the
proposed visit.
Siilrs nrchn.ster County 'I'eltact-;,.
Charier. Barnard has sold his crop of 8
acres of tobacco te Wm. M. Bard of
Chiirchtewti, for :, 22.1, 7 and '.',. Mr.
Bard has also bought the following crops :
0. C. Webb, 7 acres at 25, 10, 10 and !' ;
M. D. Baldwin, 1.'. acnsat:!2, 21, 7 and 'A;
1. II. Baily, 5 acres at 27, 7 and IJ ; J. E.
Bartholemew, at 'S5, 20, 7 and '! ; I. M.
Swayne, 2 acres at 25, 15, 0 and ' ; M.
Sharlack, 7 acres at32, 18, 7 and ::.
Kv.'uigelical Association of the Culled States.
A meeting of the Evangelical associa
tion of the United States will be held in
Salem Evangelical church, Reading, en
Saturday, October 8. Bishop Bewman
who attended the Ecumenical conference
at Londen, will preside. Several ether
prominent members iu the Evangelical
church will be present On the Sunday
following they will preach in some of the
Reading pulpits.
Arrest of an Alleged Accvsiery.
One day last week we published an ac
count of the robbery at Jeseph C'hailes's,
in Maner township, of a $100 noe from
Elijah Ceilins, by a vagabond named Dane
Cojs'e, who get away with it. A man
named Jehn Walk, who is charged with
being an accessory, was arrested by Con
stable Fisher, of Columbia, brought te
Lancaster and committed by Alderman
Spurrier for a hearing en Tuesday next.
iaichigan Aid.
The following additional contributions
have been handed te the mayor in aid of
the Michigan sulle-reis : II. K. II., 81 :
and Willie Snurrier. S2 ; (.' Unln-ei- 'Ritt
Lampeter, $5 : Miss E. White, $5 ; Jacob
Grid, $10; Harry Johnsten, Wheatland,
$20. Total, $850.50.
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Teiuucrauce Among the Colored l'eepie.
The gospel temperance meeting in the
colored people's church last night was
well attended. Rev. Fraim, A. 0. Leon Leen
ard and Rev. Steams, of Maryland, ad
dressed the meeting, and a number of
signers were obtained te the pledge. An An
other meeting next Friday cveniug.
a mite, $5; Russel!& Siiulmyer, $10:Syra
pathy (II.), $5; cash (J. B. K.),' $1 ;
Hcnrv Erb. Manhcirn tewnshin. ft:. Ann-i
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