u M IK Lancaster ItUcftigencer. WEDNESDAY EVENING, OCT. 19, 1881. Foer Tacts, and Ealse Beside. The editor of the Philadelphia P.rcss, net content with the editorial tripod, as some editors are went net te be, essays also the 6tump, and publishes in his journal the full text of a speech which he delivered te the friends of Mr. Wolfe at his Lewisburg home. It seems te have been a sample of the sort of speech the political orator indulges in, but hard ly the kind of talk that an editor would think of putting into cold type if he was ambitious of securing a 'repute for his journal for fairness, truthfulness and in formation. The orator is -tempted te say a geed many things in his taste and excitement that the editor avoids by greater deliberation ; but when the speak er prints his speech he has no greater ex cuse for his misstatements than the edi tor has. The Press is net very conspicu ous for its impartiality in the treatment of political topics and things, though it new and again makes a desperate sort of break in the direction of fairness ; but the effort is apparently against its secret nature since it speedily gees back te its idols. It has a jerky sort of a record, as would be natural te a journal that strove at once te be the mouthpiece of a politi cal party and yet wished te have the reputation of an independent newspaper. Its conductor has been for se very short a time a resident of Pennsylvania that his ignorance of Pennsylvania political history is net surprising ; the only az az tenishiug thing is that one se ill-ground( d in the knowledge of our affairs should se confidently speak of them and ee assuredly seek te teach their lessen. The Harrisburg Patriot points out Jiow sadly the editor of the Press came te grief in seeking te show the Lewis burg people hew wicked the Democratic party in Pennsylvania has always been. lie declared: "In lS43.the state debt was forty million dollars. In 1S5S when the Democratic party went outef power, after mere than thirteen years of unin terrupted sway, the debt had been scarcely reduced at all and wasstill mere than thirty-nine millions." And then showed hew rapidly the "debt had since been paid off under Republican rule. The trouble with Mr. Smith's argument was the simple one that damages se much eloquence ; he had his facts wrong. . There was a Whig governor, Win. F. Johnsten, from July, ISIS, te January, 1852, and another, Pollock, from January, 1S55, te January', 185S ; altogether six and a-half years, or just half of Mr. Smith's " thirteen sears of uninter rupted sway " of the Democratic party. That was a stupid mistake te make, but excusable in a stranger te the state. But what is net excusable te any man, orator or editor, who assumes te lead public opinion, is the clap-trap ilimsiness of the argument which the oratorical editor of the Pre:; sought te draw from his facts even if they had been as he stated them. There is no manner of substance te an argument that the Democratic party, if it had net from 1845 te 185S reduced the state debt, was mere extravagant and less trustworthy thau the Republican party, though the debt has since then been wholly dis charged. Kvery one knows that the country has been growing vastly in wealth, and in the natural order of things Pennsylvania's resources have become many times greater te-day than they were ever a score of years age. It is simply silly te -ay that Republican management of the state's affairs has been the cause of the discharge of the debt, and that similar result would net have attended Democratic adminisira tien ; and especially is this a buncombe declaration when we consider the noto rious corruption which has disgraced the states financial administration during the very period of which the Pra-r, edi tor beasts about his party. A Wise Man and a Foel. Dr. Hammend is a very foolish man indeed. He answers the letter of Gui tcau's counsel with a declaration that under no circumstances will he be a wit ness for the accused since his opinion of Mr. Garfield's surgical treatment in no way lessens his sense of Guiteau's guilt. Dr. Hammend is very fend of notoriety, and no doubt thinks he is sacrificing a great deal in refusing te exhibit himself en the stand in this conspicuous trial ; but what an elementary knowledge he has of his dutiesas a citizen ! One would think that every man knew that it was net a matter of volition with him whether he should or should net be a witness. Ham Ham eond being oil in New Yerk may net be readily brought te Washington by sub- puma, but that does net make his duty te go any the less if he is demanded by the law. He appears te consider that this thing of being a witness is a busi ness or profession ; and se in truth it is with experts of his kind ; and a profita ble business, tee. General Butler, en the ether hand, exhibits his excellent sense in the re spouse he makes te the application for his services as Guiteau's attorney. He declares that an attorney ought net, without geed cause, te refuse te stand for a man whose life is in danger in a court in which he practices his profes sion ; and he bases his refusal te act for Guileau upon the sufficient reason that his time is engaged by ether clients at the period fixed for the trial. A'et Enjoying Themselves. They are net having a happy time down at Yorktown ; and by this time everybody who thought it would be a geed idea te celebrate the Yorktown centennial has concluded that; it wasn't sd very splendid an idea after all; or perhaps they cling still te the splendor while admitting that it is a very miser able kind of the article. Manifestly there wasn't a great deal of common sense in the notion. The sensibility that suggested it was a great deal mere obvious than the sense. Te gather a great crowd in the wilderness for a week and take care of it is a very for midable undertaking ; and when "Virginia very justly said that she was tee peer te undertake the job, net being able te pay her debts, and when the affluent coffers of the United States1 were net opened for the purpose, it was about time that Yorktown enthusiasts should subdue their feelines under the prosaic features of the case. Cash was wanted, and a geed deal of it, te make the quiet plantations along the Yerk river the fit place for the incursion of a multitude, the erection of monuments, orations, fireworks, foreign guests, a president, and what net of wonderful things beside. Vanderbilt might have been appealed te. lie seems te have a sentimental side te his character if it is true as stated that he paid a hundred thousand dollars ler an old Egyptian sandstone column ; or Gould might have come down, in gratitude for the surrender of Cornwallis that gave him se rich a country te plunder. But the Yorktown people had souls above the dollar : and new there are tears. Hang out your banners walls. en your outer Tiuckett, the Australian oarsman, has just succeeded iu winning his first race since his arrival in this country. Perhaps it took him all this time te become accli mated. Te DAT is the one hundredth auuivcr-Sii-y of the crowning event iu the history of the Amcricau Revolutieu the surren der of Lord Cornwallis te General Wash ington, commanding the allied armies at Yorktown. The Eric Observer, hitherto a weekly Democratic publication, has blossomed forth into a full-fledged daily, te be known as the Evening Observer. It is staunch iu its adhereuee te Mr. Neble, and premises te perform neble work in the geed cause new engaging the attention of the people of the commonwealth. Bkcaisk it has been discovered that seme of the ancestors of Foxhall and Iro quois wcre English-bred, English news papers arc beginning te claim for that country a share in the honors of the vic tories of these American horses en Eng land's turf. Next we knewj. says a con temporary, they'll be ranking Geerge Washington as one of England's heroes and proudest beasts. It is telegraphed from New Yerk that the president tendered the treasury port folio first te Senater Cenkliug, who de clined it aud refused te withdraw his de clination. Chief Justice Felgcr was next consulted, but he decided te remain upon the bench, where he has thirteen yeara left te serve. Yesterday he tendered it te ex-Governer E.D. Morgan, who will accept it if he finds he can divest himself of his importing business, which makes him in eligible, he being ene of the largest im porters of tea aud coffee iu the country. His business is conducted by .a firm of which he is the controlling member, and he proposes te put the firm into liquida tion aud wiud up its business. It was held by Senater Edmunds, when President Grant appointed A. T. Stewart secretary of the treasury, that he could net then di vert himself of his interest te remove the ineligibility. Tiik Stalwart Bulletin, of Philadelphia, thinks Riddelberger ought te be made te feel the full penalty of the law en Virginia's statute books which disqualifies any one who takes part in a duel from holding office under the commonwealth. The ap plicatien of the law would force him te resign his seat iu the state Senate aud te resign any hopes of further activity aud advancement in Virginia politics which he may have allowed himself te entertain. The Bulletin sadly admits, however, its conviction that a party which does net scruple te nullify a debt which is fairly ewiug will net be restrained by any con scientious qualms from neutralizing a statute, and expresses the belief that his nelitical friends will come te the rescue, aud that if the Rsadjusters carry the state, Mr. Riddlebergcr will be relieved by a special act from the consequences of his indiscretion. 'This is the same Riddlebergcr whom the Republicans wcre se ardently supporting for secretary of the Senate a few months age, and these Readjustee are the same people who are rccciviug the aid and comfort of the federal administra tion in their present contest with the Dem ocratic party, representing the honest sen timciit of the state aud pledged te a scrupu lous fulfillment of all just obligatieus. The Democratic senators propose te put Dudley en the rack, and his confirmation as commissioner of patents will net be permitted without a contest. A Republi can contemporary admits that the removal or Mr. Beutley from the department was a conspicuous mistake of the Garfield administration, and the appointment of Dudley was in violent opposition te public expectation and public sentiment. He is the " Jack " Dudlcv whose m.ininn1:itinns during the Indiana campaign a year age rendered his name se loud-smelling and offensive te all sense of decency. The ulterior purpose- of Dudley's appointment was believed te be te hand the pension bureau, with its eight hundred ap pointments, ever te the Indiana political blowers aud strikers, and certain mysterious movements of the new commissioner have confirmed this suspi cion. First itwas announced that two hundrctl vacancies must occur en account of " insufficient appropriation,'' when the retiring commissioner knew of no such contingency. Next there came the flaming announcement of the discovery of great frauds canied ou by an "inside ring," which would necessitate another big sweep of the broom. Thus far., however, no startling developments in this alleged "big steal" have been made. Ne doubt Mr. Dudley has becu held in restraint by the wholesome fear of treuble ahead just where he is about te meet it, in the execu tive session of the Senate. The party whip will no doubt be invoked te carry him through, but for the sake of all de cency it is te be hoped the attempt will fail. The country is staggering under its lead of Dudleys, Gerbams, Bradys, Dor Der seys aud their counterparts, and there must be au unloading somewhere in the near future. Auether Ifigut With Indians. A Tucson dispatch says : Geerge and fourteen of this band had a running fight with soldiers near Eagle Creek. Tile In dians escaped. General Kelteu who has been sent te examine the affairs here says: misenais iree irem nestilesand likely te remain se unless the Chincalnias from Mexico. rcturn j LANCASTER DAILY INTELLIGENCER. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19. 1881. PERSONAL. The new crown princess of Sweden had a hundred pairs of gloves among her paraphernalia, and it is pityingly observed that the number was six and three-quarters. Dr. Helland offered te write his Life of Lincoln for $5,000, but the publisher thought that te much, and a compromise was effected with compensation fixed at twenty cents for each velumn sold. He made $20,000. President Arthur, it is asserted, is net Senater Jenes's guest, though staying in the house lately occupied by the senator. The president employs his own servants and pays all the expenses of the house, which is the property of GeLeral Butler. 3IHe. Mixsrt; Hack was married shortly before her departure for this country. She is new the wife of Chevalier Ernst de Hesse-Wartegg, the author of a successful book en North America. M. de Hesso Hesse Wartegg is about te publish a velumn en Tunis. Count Moltke, though Danish-born, has thoroughly identified himself with the in stincts aud ambitious of the Germanic race, and although it has been said of him that he possesses the art of "beiug silent in seven languages," his reticence is, every new and then, broken through te con siderable purpose. Edward Comptejj, who supported Ade laide Ncilseu upeu the occassiea of her appearance iu this city, playing Jfaloelio te the lamented lady's Viela, is playing in England a round of characters in which his lamented father was famous. Iu the part of " Ollaped " he wears a dress which once belonged te Geerge III. Count CAliruELLO, the Reman ecclesi astic who has lataly left the Catholic church, is retained as salaried chaplain te the Methodist Episcopal church at Reme, and will perhaps be sent te this country te collect funds. He is reported te be al ready married te a foreign lady with a fortune of half a million. Mayer Ceurtcuay, of Charleston, S. C, has invited the Count De Grasse te visit Charleston, where two daughters of Ad miral Dc Grasse died and wcre buried. While the ccrcrneubs were in progress at Yorktown, the De Grasse tomb iu Charles ton, new being restored, were surmount ed with commemorative arches of ever green and mess aud decorated with (lowers contributed by the citizens. A social sensation in Washington is the separation of Congressman J. B. Clark, of Missouri, from his wife, formerly Mrs. C. Jacoby Weil, a widow, whom Mr. Claik married only a short time age, aud who was a clerk in ene of the departments. Mrs. Clark has for seme time been acting in a very imprudent maimer, staying out late at night and occasionally coming home iu a highly exhilarated frame or mind ; aud te cap the climax, it is said the Mis souri congressman has discovered indubit able proof of infidelity en the part of his wife. Mrs. Clark has children by a former husband and Mr. Clark by a former wife. The congressman is said te be very much depressed by the terrible discovery. MIST AUKS IN MU.NKV OUUKUS. Ncajl.v Twe Millions et Dollars terlVliicu Ne Owners can be found. " Is it true, " inquired a reporter of Postmaster Pearson, of New Yerk, yester day, " that there arc nearly $2,000,000 iu the United States sub treasury, represent ing accumulations from unpaid money orders ler several years back ? " "Yes, " replied the postmaster, "I sup. pose that iu round numbers they held about that amount belonging te careless persons whom it is impossible for us te find. " " What de you propeso te de with this meney Mr. 1'carseu ? " " Congress will probably be asked at its next session te make some disposition of it." " Why was this net done heretofore V" "Well, there was no legal limitation te the time when funds of this character may be accounted for. The postmaster cannot tell when the parties te a money order may correct fatal mistakes in the order and demand their money. Yeu knew we must always be prepared te pay ou legal demand." " Can you give me a general idea of the f way in which such a large, unclaimed ac cumulatien et money comes about ?" "Primarily it is due te a lack of knowl edge concerning the operations of the law under which the money-order system is or ganized. Then a great many peeple who understand the previsions of this law arc habitually careless in making out the order. Fer instance, they may get the name of the payee wrong, or they may ne glect te notify him by mail. Then, again, the person te whom the money is sent may be a traveling mau, who has left the town where the order is payable and who may never return there again. Ne legal prevision has been made for adver tising for these people. The individual amounts which go te make up the large sums of unpaid meney orders in this of fice are, generally sneaking, small, and no doubt have long been forgotten by the persons who were te receive them. All pest offices which de a reasonably fair share of money-order business have the same treuble te contend with, but some day or ether Congress may definitely settle postal responsibility in the matter. " Democratic Senators te Oppose Dudley. A Washington special dispatch says : Ex-Senater MacDonald, of Indiana, is here working against the confirmation of ex Marshal Dudley, of Indiana, as com cem com missieucr of pensions. The charges re late te Dudley's official management of the presidential campaign, in which it is said he filled the state with political workers bearing commissions as deputy marshals. Over 500 of these creatures wcreit the polls in Iudianapelis alone, aud if reports are te be believed they earned their money. The general charge under which are gathered "all the corroborative incidents is that Dudley prostituted his office for partisan purposes. The nomina tion has been tabled and will net be con sidered until the return of Senater Voor Veor Voer hecs, who is expected ea Saturday. Take a Geed l.eng Loek. Louisville l'est. We congratulate Mr. David Davis. By tiptoeing the old man cau leek ever into the premised land, but it will be his last and only view of it ; very much as they tell of the negre waiter ou the steamboat. In the old days of river travel the beats used te be crowded aud it'was difficult te get attended te at tlie table. One of the passengers, taking in the situation, laid a $5 bill by his plate. He had the most ob eb ob sjquieus attention and when he had fin ished he addressed the waiter, who steed by smiling and rubbing his hands : "De you see that $5 bill?" "Oh, ves, mar ster ! yes, marstcr !" " Very well, then. Take a geed, long leek at it, for it will be the last time you'll ever see it !" Minnie Gleasen, aged 21 years, attempt ed suicide yesterday at Bosten, by swal lowing laudanum, en account of (Jisin. peiutincnt in love. She will probably survive. YOBKTOWM. A IV hole Country Unites in tne CeleDratien. Eight beats arrived at Yorktown be tween midnight and 8 o'clock yesterday morning, bringing many troops and civil ians. Among the former were detach ments from Delaware, Michigan, Virginia and New Hampshire. At 10 o'clock salutes were fired from Gen. .Hancock's camp, and it is supposed that the vessel containing the president was passing. The steamer City of Catskill. with Sec retary Blaine and the French and German' guests, airived at Hampton Reads yester day meiniag lrem Washington. The French minister and guests were trans ferred te the frigate Magicienne, which get under way and, accompanied by her consort, the Dumont d' Urville. sailed for Yorktown at 8:30. Among the passengers ou beard the Catskill were Gen. Wickkam, of Virginia, Mayer Latrebe and Collector Themas, of Baltimore. A salute was fired from the fort in honor of Secretary Blaine's arrival. The Catskill leaves for Yorktown at 9 o'clock. The distinguished guests began te ar rive at Lafayette hall about 1.1 o'clock. Among them were the governors of New Yerk, Maryland, Virginia. Michigan. Del aware, North Carolina, Tennessee, Rhede Island and Vermont; Vice President Davis, Hen. Alexander H. Sluart, of Vir ginia ; Hen. Geerge F. HeaH Rev. J. R. Newman, R. C. Winthrop, Senater Bay ard and many ethers. The scene en the river front was an in spiring one. The men of war, the steam ers, the tugs, the yachts, the sailing vessels all decked with flags and streamers, the salutes te arriving dignitaries, the gay uni forms of the military, Knights Templar, etc., the music of the numerous bands aud the drums and fifes as the troops land ed and marched te their quarters, and the crowds of people from all nationalities, sects aud conditions who gathered en the batteries or wandered ever the grounds, all combined te make a scene of deep in terest. At 11 o'clock Governer Holliday and his staff went into Lafayette hall, which was beautifully decorated with flags, and informally met and welcomed the gev crnorsef ether states and the distinguished guests who wcre present. General Hancock called aud paid his re spects. Pleasant greetings and a social chat followed and eccupied the time uutil President Arthur and the French guests arrived. At 12:30 the Masonic precession marched into the hall in the seats which had been reserved for them. At 12:40 the president, accompanied by Secretaries Lin celn and Hunt and Postmaster General James, was escorted te the stand amid the cheers of the crowd. About 10,000 peeple were ou the outside of the guard that -surrounded the stand, while the latter was crowded with these fermate enough te have tickets. Sun very het. The ceremonies were then opened with prayer by the Rev. Rebert Nelsen, grand son of Governer Nelsen, who commanded the Virginia militia at Yorktown. At the conclusion of the prayer the band played " Tlie Star Spangled Bauncr " with au artillery accompaniment. Governer Hol liday, of Virginia, thou proceeded te de liver the address of welcome. After a speech by Tutted States Senater Johnsten the foundation stone of the monument was laid with, appropriate ceremonies. Judge B. R. Wellt'erd, of Virginia, the Masonic orator, then made an eloquent ad dress at the conclusion of which the cere monies closed. Immediately afterward President Arthur and party left for the Despatch, the steamer bearing the French commission. Secretary Blaine and ethers were en the stream some two hours and a-half before they wcre first discovered en shore, and while the cornerstone was being laid Secretary Blaine came te the government, deck and sent word te the authorities iu charge, but it was tee late as the ccrcmerAs were completed, and the party returned te the Tallapoosa. The three hundred vocalists who were te sing the national songs set down in pregramme for the day were detained en the train se mat mis part ei the programme was emitted. The pyrotechnic display at night was a success in every particular. All the war ships in the harbor were brilliantly illuminated, presenting a beautiful sight. On the flagship Franklin the lights wcre se arranged as te show the outlines of the ship and rigging with magnificent effects. There were also ether designs, one being a schooner apparently under sail. In addi tion te this there was a yacht anchored iu the harbor .from which there was a con stant stream of rockets, etc. The night was dark and the display was therefore the mero brilliant. THE KKW ADjnIMISl'KATlON. Tli) 1'rebaulQ Composition of the New Cabi net. A special despatch from Washington says : " It seems te be a generally accepted fact that President Arthur has selected several gentlemen for cabinet offices, and that nominations will be made te the Sen ate within a few days after his return from Yorktown. It is believed that the president would have preferred net te have made any changes iu the cabinet until the December session, but the urgent requests of Messrs. Wiudem and MacVeagh te be re lieved at. the earliest practicable day makes it necessary for him te select their suc cessors before the adjournment of the pres ent session of the Senate. As the presidcut is thus forced te make an immediate move ment in the direction of reorganizing the cabinet, it is understood that he intends te make at one time all the changes that are contemplated iu the heads of departments. The president has thus far managed te keep his hands from exposure, and while many names are freely spoken of in connection with cabinet pbsi pbsi tiens, no one can state positively the name of a single individual who has been se- iccteu ey tne prcsiucut. j? rem conversa tions with theso who are known te bear close relations with the president and te enjoy his confidence, it is believed that ox ex Senators Freyliughausen, of New Jersey, and Howe of Wisconsin, and Judge Fol Fel ger of, New Yerk, are new en the cabinet slate, and that ex-Senater Sargent, of Cali fornia, and Gen. Lengstrcet, of Georgia, are likely te be added te the list. Mr. Frelinghuyscn is named for the State De partment, Mr. Howe for the Depart ment of Justice, Mr. Sargent for the Interior, Judge Felger for the Treasury, and Gen. Lengstrect for the Navy. The same authority retains Mr. Lincoln in the War Department and Mr. James tempo ral ily in the Posteflicc Department. Judge Felger, it is said, has received from the president the tender of the treasury de partment and is new neiuing it under ad visement, the understanding being that he will make known his decision before Saturday next. General Lengstrcet is strongly urged as the representative for the south, there being ue division among prominent southern Southern Re publicans as te his appointment. If Gen. Lengstrect should net be selected, it is likely that ox-Governer Davis, of Texas, will be the Southern representative iu the cabinet. Gov. Davis was a Union man during the war. Earnest efforts are be ing made te have Secretary Hunt retained but these efforts will net succeed. Mr. Lincoln is regarded as the only member of the present cabinet selected for reten tion by President Arthur. Mr. James will remain, at the solicitation of the pres ident, until the reforms that he began in the pest office department are carried out when he will retire. " A consolidation has been effected be tween the Kuoxville & Augusta railroad company, the Rabun Gap short line rail way company of North Carolina, and the Clayten railroad company et Ueergia, un der the name of the Rabun Gap railway company. LATEST NEWS BY MAIL. The lower Heuse of the Hungarian Diet has adopted the address replying te the speech from the throne. It is stated that the discontent of the Russian land peasantry concerning the land question has spread te Poland. A house occupied by J. McCarthy, at Cook's-Corners, near Maleue, N. Y.,was burned en Sunday night, and four of Mc Carthy's children perished in the ilames. The colored societies of Baltimore have returned te the general committee $20 of the $250 appropriated te them te aid in making preparations for ike recent "Oriele" parade. The grand jury, at Washington, D. C, yesterday examined several witnesses in regard te charges of embezzling govern ment funds made against Captain W. Howgate, late of the signal service. Themas Walls struck J. B Ballard, his brother-in-law, en Monday night at Fos Fes terville, Tenn. The latter turned and stabbed Walls te death. Ballard has been ledged in jail. The crew of the British Bark Snow Snew Snow denia, Captain Roberts, reported before as having foundered off North Sunderland, were ldtet.' There is no chaucj of the sal vation of the vessel. Ne new developments have been made in the matter of the alleged attempt te burn the steamer Bethnia, of the Cunard line. The vessel will sail te-day from New Yerfc, as advertised. The National Reform conference began a two days' session in the Central Meth odist church, New Yerk, yesterday. The Rev. Mr. Cushing, of Bradford, Pa., was elected president. The appointment of General Prendergast as governor general of Cuba te succeed General Blance has been gazetted. It is believed that he will take out a decree granting amnesty te the exiled journal ists. The Tammany, and Irving hall confer ence committees met in New Yerk yes terday and decided te divide the remain der of the county ticket between them, each take onejiidgeshipandtwoaldcrmen-at-large. In Shelby county, Ala., en Monday, in a dispute ever cotton, William Legan murdered James Chancellor, his brother-in-law, and tried te kill his victim's father. Legan had previously killed two men. The murderer has escaped. Near Eastatega, Ala., yesterday, Nancy Ellis and Mary Dere, both colored, quar relled and forced their two husbands te fight. Finally Drew pulled out his re volver and fired at Ellis. A stray shot struck Ellis' wife, killing her instantly. Jehn Coulter, who recently attempted a criminal attack en a young girl at Kings Kings eon, Ont., received twenty-four lashes at the Central prison, Terente, en Mon day. He bellowed loudly and cried for mercy. Twenty-four lashes are still due him. ' STATE ITEMS. The Irish Land League of Pittsburgh have boycotted the Commercial Gazette and Chronicle of that city. The wife of Michael McGrath, at Lest Creek, hung herself in the kitchen early yesterday morning. The body of an unknewu man, badly charred by forest fires, was found ou the mountains near Ligeuier, Westmoreland county, a few days since. The parents of the late Bayard Tayler are Iiviug at Keunett Square. The mother recently passed her 82d year and the father his 85th. They have becu married sixty seven years. Ralph Gere, a large contractor of Erie, was buried te his shoulders by a fall of earth ea Monday, While he was being dug out another break iu the earth oc curred, crushing him te death. The Democratic county committce of Allegheny met yesterday at Pittsburgh and completed the ticket by nominating Cel. Samuel McKelvey for county treas urer and James Irwin for clerk of courts, in place of James Cellery and J. H. John John seon, who declined te run. Philip Ryan, a miner, employed at Rich ard Hcckschcr fc Ce., Kohineor colliery, at Shenandoah, was iustantly killed last evening, Ryan and a Pelandcr had pre pared te fire a shot, and after lighting the fuse wcre unable te reach a place of safety before the shot was fired. Ryan's body was terribly mangled. He was 35 years of age and unmarried. The Pelandcr had both his legs badly shattered, LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. AN I1US11MAN Sl'KAKS. What he thinks of the Present Troubles and of the Irish Question Ueuerally. Te the Editors of the Intelligencer : Dear Sir Believing that the article in the Isteli.ieencer last evening was cal culated te mislead many of your readers regarding Ireland's treuble I wish te in form you that neither the peeple of Ireland nor the Irishmen of this country entertain the idea of " An agrarian distribution of the land te the tenants, aud the ejection of the landlords neck and heels from the country. " Ou the contrary the peeple arc ready new, and ever have been te pay a fair and just rent. But they are net williug auy longer te pay, as they have se long been, mere money yearly as rent than the laud they held was val ued at. It was this system that has kept the peeple in perpetual poverty and caused the famines te carry of its natives se often. Such a system finds but few de fenders. Irishmen would be less thau men te submit te such a condition. In attempting te change it they have net only the sympathy and aid of their countrymen in this country, but of fair-minded Americans everywhere. The Land League was the only power that could grapple with the power that upheld the unjust land system. Te crush, it new means te keep the peeple where they wcre, but the peo ple of Ireland and the Irish in America understand their dealings with landlords and English statesmen. We have had seme experience with both, and you knew very well that experience teaches every ene who can be taught. The Irish believe, like the Americans, that they have the right te govern them selves. They de net nor never did and never will acknowledge the right of Eng land te rule them. Might docs net make right in this age of the world, at least the Irish are incapable of believing that it does. When the " Irishmen of America send their money and their sympathies te such a cause " they de net send it "te destroy the rights of property the world ever " as you think they de. We send it te destroy the most unjust system iu existence and te assist cur fellow countrymen in regain ing their lest rights te govern themselves. The true Irishmen of America will con tinue en sending their " cash " and every thing that may be necessary te free them selves forever from the brutal power that has ever treated them unfairly. The Irish men of American who can held ou te their " cash" when their kindred are beiug shot dewu for meeting in the streets, and their leaders cast into prison at the arbitrary rule of au Englishman are iu my humble opinion, very peer specimens of men. Ireland peer and bleeding as she, is dis dis ewns such characters. Yours Respectfully, Neal F. Dunlkvy. Laj,-caster, Pa., Oct. 19. Sale or Bends. Yesterday Samuel Hess & Sen sold at private sale $4,000 worth of first mort gage bends of the Quarry ville railroad at $110,73 per $100. COURT OF QCARTEUt SKSSIOS. Proceeding et the Adjourned Term. Tuesday Afternoon Iu the cases of I Samuel E. 3Iyers and Frederick Kesb, supervisors of Raphe township, charged with neglect of duty. A nel. pros, was entered, the read complained of having been repaired. Cem th vs. Mary and Mathias Manhart,. lelomeus assault and battery. The prose cutor was Heny Hershey. The evidence showed that in November last the defendant , kept a saloon in the borough of Columbia. On the 27th of the month Hershey with a friend went into the saloon. He was stand ing at the bar when Mauhart asked him if he was going te pay for some beer. He replied, "What are you going te de about it if I don't?" Manhart immediately picked up a beer mallet aud struck Hershey above the eye, cuttiug him very badly. Mrs. Mauhart then picked up au iron poker and struck him ou the back of the head, cutting him there also. The defense was that Hershey and Ed Sanders came into the hotel together. They get two glasses of beer which they refused te pay for, and Hershey began te " ban ter" Manhart te fight. The latter ordered him out of the saloon several times, but he refused te go and continued talking loud, using vulgar language Mauhart finally struck Hershey with a mallet. About this time Mrs. Mauhart ran in aud ordered Hershey out. He still persisted iu remaining, and she struck him'with the poker. Beth defendants claimed that they were afraid of the men whom they be lieved te be desperate characters. In the case of Wm. Diveler and Elias Divclcr, charged with assault and battery, the jury rendered a verdict of net guilty, with the defendants te pay nine tenths and Jehn Ehringte pay ene tenth of tlie costs. Cem'th vs. A. B. Petter. Thecvideuce for the prosecution showed that seme time last spring the defendant went te the hardware store of Isaac Diller, in thiscitv, and and asked Mr. Diller te give hi in credit for a stove. He told him that he was traveling for Harrison Bres. & Ce., of Philadelphia. He called several timeu at the stere,aud finally Mr. Diller agreed te give- him the stove, en which he paid a small sum. It was afterwards as certained that the man had nothing te de with the firm of Harrison Bres. & Ce., and when he was arrested he admitted that he had lied, and said that he was guilty and wanted te settle thB matter. About this time Petter (who by the way had but recently moved te this city from the west) went te D. S. Bursk's grocery store and wautcd credit. He said he was traveling as asent for the firm of T. II. Neviu & Ce., of Pittsburg, and he expected a remittance iu a couple of days. He obtained several dollars worth of goods. Mr. Kursk afterwards Icarned that he was net Ncvin & Ce's agent. When arrested he said he had dene wrong and admitted everything. C. F. Neviu, of T. II. Nevin & Ce., was carted. He testified that their litm had engaged Petter as an agent in April last ; he was te travel in the states of Missouri, Kansas and Nebraska only, and was giver, a paper authorizing him te de business there ; the same day he received the posi tion he left Pittsburgh for the East and did net go West at all : the firm at oneo published a netice iu the St. Leuis papers informing the public that Petter was net their agent, as he was discharged an hour after he was employed; they did net notify him as they did net knew where he was ; at the time he was in Lancaster he was no agent of theirs and had no reason te expect a remittance. Wednesday Morning. la the case of Cem'th vs. Mary and Mathias Manhart, charged with feloujeus assault and battery, the jury rendered a verdict of " net guilty but te pay costs." The counsel for the defense immediately asked for a rule te show cause why the portion of the verdict imposing costs en the defendant should net be stricken oft' as in a case of felony defendant can net be compelled te pay cest1-, and the verdict must either ba ' guilty " or " net guilty " without any reference te costs. The matter will be argued iu ar gument court. Cem'th vs. A. B. Petter, false protons.;. The defense iu this case was that Petter acted iu geed faith with these parties ; he explained his whole position te them ; he had always intended te pay for the goods and would have done-se ; he paid Mr. Dil ler $5 en the stove. At that time he had a contract with Mr. Nevin for the states named and had a verbal contract with him te sell goods iu this city. He did at tempt te sell here, but was net successful; he knew nethiug of his contract with the firm being rescinded ; he told Mr. Bursk that he expected money from the West, but did net say from whom ; he may have said at the alderman's office, while un der excitcmeut, that he would plead guilty. The accused en cress-examination stated that he had written a letter (which was produced) te Neviu & Ce., telling them that he had called upon the firm of Smith & Willis in this city te sell them goods. Upen beiug asked the question whether he did net knew that no such firm existed iu this city, he replied " Ne." The jury rendered verdicts of guilty. A motion iu arrest of judgment and for new trial was immediately made by B. F. Davis, esq., the defendant's counsel. Sen tence was therefore deferred. Cem'th vs. Jehn B. Slough, of this city, assault and battery. The prosecutor was G. M. Zahm, and the evidence showed that en the lGth of March he went into ttiu hotel of defendant te sce a mau named Win. Rexroth, who had committed a theft at his place. There was a crowd at the hotel aud Mr. Zahm walked iu. Rexroth was sitting in the barroom en a chair verv drunk ; and the prosecutor placed his hand en his shoulder aud told him te go along ; the defendant said he could net take the mau away without i warrant; he caught held of him and twice pushed him violent ly away. Zahm had told the defendant what the man had done ; before he went in a police officer had attempted te take the mau aud Mr. Slough prevented because the officer had no warrant. The defense was that at the time of the alleged assault Rexroth was a boarder at the hotel of Mr. Slough. On this day a police officer and another man came te the house and wanted te take Rexroth away. Slough told them that they could net have the mau without a warrant ; he would keep him him until they get a warrant. One of them then started for a warrant and in the meantime Mr. Zahm went into the bar-room and wanted te take Rexroth out. Slough asked him if he had a war rant aud he replied that he had net. Zahm took held of him and then defendant pulled him gently away, as he would net allow the man te be taken out without a warrant. Jury out. Henry Hershey plead guilty te a charge of assault and battery en Matthias Man hart, and was sentenced te pay a fine of $1 and costs. Tne Iflnney Case Continued. This morning the counsel of Win. 15. Finney, charged with manslaughter, whose case is set down for trial this week, asked te have the case continued en the grounds of the illness of the defendant. Tire certificate of Dr. Geerge R. Welchans, Mr. that he is new confined te bed suffering from diabetes. The doctor was called and examined at some length. Un stated that it would be impessible te bring Finney into court te-day or te-morrow. S. II. Reynolds, esq., who is counsel for the commonwealth with the district at torney, said that he would make no valid opposition te this application which is JL .utaj u UVIVUUIU 'UaiV..U, OliUflCU support, d by a certificate and testimony! ei p. se respcciaeic a puysician as ir. Welchans. He gave ueticc te.thc defense, however, that if an application be made for the continuance of the case for the same reason in November, he would ask the court for the appointment of a com mission of medical experts te make an ex amination of Mr. Fiuney.- evias tue xixrr Matters In Harford County Politics und the .agricultural irair. Our correspondent writes from Tangle Tangle weed, Harford county, Md., under date of 17th inst.. as fellows : It is with feelings of the deepest disgust that all leek upon the trilling conduct of the United States Senate. It is only express ing the sentiments of ovary Jetferseuiau Democrat, te bay that the United States Senate has become a huckster shop. Ged grant it that the day of marketing raay seen be ever, when the sunlight of politi cal decency shall agaiu shine down upon us as;in days of yore. This displacement of Senater Bayard will be a dark spot upon the records of the Senate as long as time aud the S.-natu shall exist. Hie IvcpubiiLMii state convention met, labored ami brought, forth for comptroller Gorsuch, a staunch third termer, who is designated te au ignominious defeat ou the 8ih of November. He is" net the cheice of a very large pjrtien of the Republican party. This Humiliation has healed iu a very great incisure, all the little bickerings, and united iu solid phalanx, the Democracy for theif excellent and honest nominee Keating. He is true aud heucst, he has.-crvcdjiu the office of comp troller of the treasury several terms, without any discrepancies iu his accounts, which new-a-days is an unnatural pho'iou: phe'iou: pho'ieu: cnou iu public efiicers. The Harford county agricultural aud mechanical fair is ever. It did net preve te be quite as successful as was hoped for. Tlie stock en exhibition was quite geed, and the short heru and Jersey heads wcre justly termed very line. Fer hogs and sheep, the stalls were net all filled, but these which were, held superior animals. The poultry display was very fine. The display of machinery was net as large a en former occasions, nevertheless the de partment made a very creditable showing. The ladies department in Mechanics' hall was fully up te any display made en for mer occasions. The common school de partment, in this hall, far surpassed the most sanguine hopes aud expectations of any of its projectors, and the drawings of some ll-ycai-elds showed the ability of some elder head.-:. The trotting was interesting and the premiums wcre hotly contested. The best time was 2:eH for a purse of $200, and was wen by a llaUimore horse. The ether sports was a feet race by Americans of African descent, nuile race this race was ene of the meit amusing of the day a bicycle nice, best two iu three, half inile heats, a feet race against time bya Ver- mentcr, who ran live miles in 28 minutes. A burlesque en the Baltimore Oriele was well represented, taking off seme of the fashionable follies of the day. Au old man was run ever by a carriage, causing injuries which arc likely te prove fatal. Thi; agent for the Davis sewing machine, was en his way te the fair en Saturday morning, when the held-back came loose. The wagon ran ou the horse, causing him te cemmence kicking, throwing the wagon ever and severely bruising the a ;:iit, but net fatally injur ing him. The dry weather was slightly broken en last Sunday, l)th inst., with a shower, which put our farmers te sewing their wheat, which kct many of them from the fair. Politics are bi-ginniiig te loom up and the Democrats are determined te win tlie fight. The Doiii'araey here are u it te pure as the Democracy of Lancaster coun ty, but are mere for the spoils. rn:rc ihattkrs. The Shinier lli-tctigsliig the Silu.itl'ili. The monthly meeting of the Shi film- lire company en Tuesday evening was very largcly attended. After the transaction of routine business the subject of the fire de partment was brought before the mem bers. J. G. Geedman n:e- I "that our dele gates te this city union he instructed te vote with the majority of the delegates upon the subject of accepting or rejecting councils' j repus-iti'ins respecting the reor ganization of the lvu department." Councilman Smuych asked that the mem bers be net hasty in their action, as no preposition had yet been submitted te tlu tlu cempany. J. G. Geedman said that notice enough was given by councils in adopting a call system. New, let us in the same manner give them notice what wc propose doing. !. ). Ifl I'jljI0,U tlllU ItUUHbll'tl II lillsJ motion, and advocated withdrawing from the city union, as it was the cause of all the treuble the liicmau were new labor ing under, and the city union has advo cated liiciitHU'j.-. that it had no business te advocate. J. G. Geedman eulogized the city union as the most com pact aud efficient, organi zation that the Lancaster department ever had, that it combined alt the advantages of the old city eimvciitieu iu a mere per manent form. That its measures thus far wcre but a iciicctieu of the sentiments of the firemen. That the city union was en deavering te .secure an increase of appro priation which was needed. lie referred te the fact tint iu seme time during the fifties, the old city convention had met and decided upon : increase of appropria tion ; they clt-'. ted tiremeu te councils and becurcd it. During the war the appropria tion was decrea-'ed. The convention met agaiu and pressed .yi increase, and secured if, and tin: same would be done new, or clsa the firemen would net continue in service. i S. Geedman addressed the meeting at seme length upon the subject of the city union, and said he was proud of being the prime mover iu securing the organization of that body, and that iu all il actions the interests of the firemen were considered, that it was a body of the fireman, by the firemen and for the firemen, lie charac terized the action of the special councils committee as dishonorable iu attempting te impose upon the credulity of couucil ceuucil raen, who by their own acknowledgments were ignorant of what the were voting-for, and he hoped that the Shiftier Company would display tlieir courage and standby the department. Mr. Smcych said that the councils had ell'cred $1,000 annual appropriation, two hundred dollars mere thau the city union had asked for, and also inferred that tlu; firemen never gave their own money te support the companies. He was inter rupted by cries of "I have 1" "I have!" He then qualified it by saying that the younger and majority members of the company had net given their own money. P. S. Geedman said that during the thirty years of the company's existence they had run forty active members. At the rate of 30 a year the company had given in service 800,000 te the 3ity, and it:; property was worth about $10,000, ami every cent was seemed by hard labor and doubly earned, lie admitted the gener esity of the councils iu offering 1,000 a year but with reduced department con templated the expenses of the company would run from $1,000 te $2,000 a ycar,and no prevision made te meet this deficiency. Jehn Fritz assented te all that had been said iu favor of the city union, and urged the members net te rent cither heuse or npparatuc te the city, but te sell the prop erty, and if councils won't pity full value, tell it toether parties. J. G. Geedman took the same ground in respect te selling. The motion wa3 put te a vote ami re ceived the assent of every member present with but one exception, 4 Y A t
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