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LANCASTER DAIL1 l&'TLLIGEN(!Eit. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2. 1881.
Hanrastrr lirtdlcswccr.
"WEDNESDAY EVENING, NOV. 2, 1881.
Tried and Found Wanting.
This ideas of the secretary of the Fiie
iucu's Union, as te wJiat i.s needed te
make the volunteer fire department of
Lancaster efficient, are excellent, and if
we could feel confident that they could
he enforced we would readily believe
that the volunteer organization would
be quite equal te that in Reading. But
we cannot see the " esprit du corps" as
Mr. Geedman sees it. Xe doubt it is
better new than it has been ; the geed-for-nothing
miserables who have brought
shame upon the department have retired
te the rear, new that they see the result
of their work in the proposed demolition
of the volunteer .system ; there being
nothing le light ever but the whiten
ing bones of the old system, the
buzzards have abandoned the body,
and the geed firemen are left te bemoan
its fate and Keek its resurrection. We
entirely sympathize with the desire of
Mr. Geedman and his fellows in the Fire
men's Union te preserve the old system
and give it the fair trial, which they
think it liar, net had. And it is true that
it has net had the support from the city
which was needed te secure iis proper
efficiency. 15ut we think that this has
been the fault of the department. It
lias ie been a well-managed body in the
pas!, and Mr. Geedman seems te agree
with us in se thinking. Seme of the
individual companies have net mer
ited public esteem, and consequently
hive nut deserved public support.
Among these was ?.Ir. Geedman's com
pany, which we are glad te admit has
new been greatly improved by the zealous
efforts of himself and the ether respect
able members. It is true that it wasgoed
men" in the Shiftier itself who collected
the evidence that convicted its own
members of incendiarism, and who
placed that evidence in the hands of the
officers of the law. The guilty men es
caped net through their contrivance,
but through the wilful negligence of the
public officers, who were controlled by
the political influence of the miscreant's
friends and did net fret themselves te
keep in their hands the evidence they
had of the crime. It is an old way of
doing things around here, and piebably
never will be amended.
Mr. Geedman tells us that ether com
panies beside his own have been brush
ing themselves clean of late, and we ate
glad t hear it. We quite agree with
him that then; are as geed men among
the Lancaster liremen as can be found
anywhere, and if they would lay their
hands te the work and could find men
te lead them, possessed of the indepen
dence, zeal and organizing spirit needed
ler the task, we will readily admit that
the department could be made te give
satisfaction te the citizens. lhitil would
b a great work. It lias net been sin -cessfully
essayed se far. Fer a number
of yea is the companies have presented
themselves as bound together in a union,
with a chief and assistants and all the
paraphernalia of an efficient organiza
tion ; and a deader failure, we think Mr.
Geedman will agree with us, has
ne-.cr been exhibited. It would have
been really ludicrous, if it had net been
absolutely disgusting, te contemplate the
fire iijitiiint!'ti Ged save the mark!
as exhibited at the places it was
created le be exhibited at namely fires.
We aie safe in saying that whatever
geed has been done in suppressing fires
has been by the work of geed firemen inAwas completely destroyed by fire jester
individual companies, net by the body
as an organization. It has net been an
organization except in name. There has
been total lack of subordination among
the men ami an entire absence of ability
among the chiefs te secure it.
Under these undoubted circumstances
is it net asking tee much of us te expect
that, ir the volunteer system is further
trietl, there will be an immediate change
te subordination, discipline, peace and
efficiency? We de net say that it may
net happen ; for it may and will in time,
if the right men get into the right place
in control. But we de say that the un
dertaking will be very difficult ; fat fat
mere se than te secure the efficiency of a
smaller both of men in a paid system.
It is one thing l be able te control a
hundred men, and another te manage
a, thousand ; and when the thousand arc
volunteer firemen, in seven companies,
each with a machine and a foreman
armed with a pipe leaded with water
and an intense hatred of another fore
man similarly armed, and backed by
howling comrades similarly inspired, a
boss is needed of a peculiar kind te have
all this energy and water expended en
the lire instead of the firemen.
Wolfe.
Mr. Wolfe had a large audience in
Lancaster, and no doubt succeeded in
making many votes. Earnestness wins
when it runs along with popular feeling,
and there is no doubt that Wolfe and
the cause be is supposed te represent has
a strong held upon the popular mind.
The vote he will get in this section and
through the state, will be likely le sur
prise the politicians who have been going
en the supposition that the people will
net be likely te deliberately threw away
their votes en Wolfe when they must
knew they c ..n't elect him. The Repub
licans wlie arc deliberately sustaining
"Wolfe knew that very well, but they
don't care a bit. They are net warmed
up as partisans this year, and would
quite as lief, and a geed deal rather in
fact, see Xeble elected than Baily ; net
that they prefer Xeble te Baily, for they
don't knew enough about either te have
a preference ; they have but one strong
feeling te sitisfy, and that is their de
sire te rebuke machine politics and se
cure their independence f bosses. There
is no doubt about the fact that the Wolfe
movement repiesents this strong Repub
lican sentiment, and that the vigor of it
corresponds te its warmth. The men
who appeared in Lancaster te support
"Wolfe en the stage hist night set at rest
all question as te the formidableness of
his assault en the Republican candidate;
saltpetre won't save him ; he is gene be
yond the shadow of a hope ; and the
cowardly " reformers " who slipped out
of the fight in terror when "Wolfe threw
down his gauntlet will have feed for I
abundant reflection and repentance pro
vided them. The 2u; Era editor and
the Pris editor stand conspicuous
among this band of mourners. The
I' rats man was handled without gloves
by "Wolfe, although we observe that its
reporter found his criticism veiy consid
erate and respectful, ft is well if
Brether Smith is se easily satisfied. Te
be pilloried se justly for abject subserv
iency le the machine he started out
with a bold front te light cannot be es
pecially grateful te ordinary sensibility ;
and te knew that by mistaking the ex
tent of the Republican soreness against
the leaders, the raft of Republican re
formers who abandoned reform have
writ themselves feels as well as cowards,
must be an ungrateful realization te the
long line of deserter?. It is already
certain that the bold "Wolfe was the whe
"Wolfe.
On'k of Mr. Bend's allegations against
the old management of the Reading rail
road corporation is that it bought the
Menteur iron works, at Danville, at tee
high a juice. It purchased nine-sixteenths,
he said, for $130,000, being a
valuation for the whole of 800,000, and
he declares thai in legal preceet'ings
taken a year or two before the concern
hud been said te he worth hilt a quarter
of the money. The way in which Mr.
Bend makes this statement shows that he
is net unwilling te misrepresent facts te
make out his case against Mr. Gewen.
This low valuation of the Menteur
works was made in the dull times of
lSi.S, wliile the Heading purchase was
made in the brisk times of 1SS0. Further
more, the four hundred thousand dollars
paid was protected by a mortgage en the
whole works : and again, the purchase!
has been profitable net eniy in securing
tonnage te the Heading re: d but in direct
profits.
LATEST NEWiJ BY MAIL.
Marien Hatcher shot and killed Geerge
Later at Cherry station, Tennessee, en
Monday night during a quariel ever
cards.
All the Cincinnati lolling mills :ue pic
paiing te resume work, new that the mat
ters of price'? has been settled hy agree
ment. The city of Quebec, will lese in liiteet
and indiiect revenue about '5230,000 from
the decrease e.f shipping this year as com
plied v, iih last.
At the closed business ycVteidayi, -
.si,.iUU in L nited htai.es ijeniis inn! been
received at the treasury department for
leilcmptieu under the 103th call.
A collision of two freight tiains l!ic
Chicago & Alten lailread, near Cailin
villc, en Monday night caused th death of
Charles W. Payne, a workman.
William Crawfeid was en Sntuitlay
fatally shot by Kebcit Petersen, near
Gieenvilie, Ivy. They were partners in a
s-aw mill. The . sheeting was the Jesuit of
a quarrel.
Four Meics weie hiciicd en Monthly at
Montieelle, Mis. They weie occupied
respectively by A. Cehen ec Sens, C. II.
Dale, J. M. llensen, P. Pepper & Garrett.
Less, $30,00.
The first ileeiMeu under the Land act. in
Ireland was given at Moneghaii yesterday.
The commissioners, after viewing the hold
ing in the case, reduced the lent by fifty
.shillings for the next fifteen years.
In Mailhore county, Seuth Caielina, en
Monday, a negre .struck Mis. Eliza Smith,
the wife of a prominent planter. Smith
pursued him and blew his brains out with
a shotgun.
.Icssc .lames, the noted Missouri outlaw,
shot and Killed Edward Miller, one of his
own gang, en Monday, in Missouri, mar
the Atkausas line, in u quariel concern
ing a woman's fair name.
The Ohie and Mississippi elevator at
1 Cincinnati, with 12.1,000 bushels of grain,
day. It was owned by Hugh Stcwaitl, and
leased by C. 31. 31aguire. Less, !.,000.
Nicholas Longweith, of Cincinnati, who
was recently, elected te succeed .1 usticc
Boynton, of the supreme court of Ohie,
was yesteiday. appointed by the governor
te fill out his predecessor's unexpired
term.
Thrce masked burglars lobbed the safe
of J. Hutchinson & Ce., in Hraiifeiel,
Conn., of $300 en Monday night. They
bound and blindfolded Chailcs B. Hill, a
paitncr, who slept in the store, ami made
him give up the safe combination.
The Chicago limited express lain en the
Pennsylvania railroad, which left. Xcw
Yerk at eight o'clock en Monday morning
en its first tiip. reached Chicago at. feity
minutes past nine o'clock yesterday morn
ing, en tune.
Three bandits have been shot at Santa
Cl.ua, Cuba. The bandit, Filemcna
Lcidtiy, and his paity recently plundered
the farm belonging te Kaimumle Collado,
in the jurisdiction of Clenftieges. They
burned the dwelling anil killed the pro pre
pi ioler.
Andiew.l. llice, an insane person, has,
thieugn his guardian, rcmmcnccd a test
suit against three shoe manufacturers of
Lynn, 3Iass., for $23,000 damages based
upon the use of the steel shank for shoes.
The plaintiff claims the ewnciship of the
patent covering the shank. .
Elizabeth Kress, aged 22 jears, a mar
ried woman, being delirious fieni malarial
fever, attempted suicide in New Yerk, en
Monday night by cutting her thiea! with
a butcher knife and drinking a quantity of
coal oil. She was cared for by her hus
band and friends, but eluded them yester
day morning and killed herself by pimping
from the top of the house.
Themas McLean yesterday called at the
coroner's office in Xew Yerk, suricndcr
cd himself ami said he was the man who
en the 30th of July shot Martin Cunning
ham in Washington park. He said he
fired the shot in sclf-tlefcnsc, and was tired
of eluding the police. The coroner held
him in $1000 bail.
Colonel C. P. Ramsdell, United Slates
marshal for the Richmond district, was
dangerously wounded by a bull en Mon
day evening, en his farm in Chesterfield
county, whilej engaged in getting up ids
cattle. But for the timely interference of
his daughter, who drove tuc animil off,
he would have been killed.
Five thousand poisons attended the
meeting at the Industrial art building,
Philadelphia, last night te ratify the liom liem
inatin et Messrs. Hampton L. Carsen and
Chas. n. Krumbbair, the Independent can
didatcs for city commissioners. Beld
charges by Itufus E. Shaplcy, stirring
adelrcsses by ethers en municipal gevcri
nient and bossism, constituted the features
of the demonstration.
Mary 3litchcll, a little girl, died yester
day afternoon from the cJFccts of falling
from the third-story window of her resi
dence, Xe. 1503 Carpenter street, Phiadcl
phia. It was first thought that the child
hail been thiewn out by its mother, who
was found in a beastly state of intoxica
tion, and she was arrested; but en being
given a hearing was discharged.
Right Rev. M. J. O'Farrell, first bishop
of the new Reman Catholic diecese of
Trenten, Xcw Jeisey,was consecrated yes
terday in the cathedral at Xcw Yerk. Car
dinal McCleskcy officiated as consccrater,
assistcd b' Archbishop Cerrigan and
Bishop Loughlin. Bishop Ryan,of Buaffle,
prcacned the sermon. There were piescut
eleven ether bishops, about one hundred
clergymen, and a crowded congregation.
lUepcd with Ills Brether's Wife.
About sis months age Themas Farrew,
a blacksmith employed in the mines at
Wilkcsbarrc, sent te Wales for his broth
er "William, raying his passage te this
ceuntrv. Upen his arrival he was taken te
live In'his brother's family and went te
weik with him in the miucs. On Satur
day last "William told his brother that he
was going te take ms sist.cr-iu-j.tw auu mv
two children en an excursion te Plymouth,
a few miles below the citj'. Thern -is
made no objection. Nene of them have
since returned. The deserted husband at
last ascertained that the brother had
bought tickets for St. Leuis for the whele
party and they had departed en the late
train. Te day Themas left with a tletcc
tivc te oveihanl the elopers and iceever
the children.
L0CALINTELLHiENCE.
MIt.
Hew lie
fiOOOJlAX'S
niMei.MM.i;.
1'rojsescs te Keursnle
t!it Tire
Dcpartinei.t.
Eihteus IxTr.i.i.ir.nxcr.i: : Permit me
te thank you for your generous and plain
criticism of the lire depaitmcnt in your
last evening's issue. The firemen feel
that they have a true friend in the man
who tells them of their fault."., without any
hesilancv or acrimonious sphit.
The editor does net believe that the Lan
caster department can be made as piempt,
efficient, fiatcmaland subordinate as the
Reading department. Te this belief of the
editor I take .strong exception. My asso
ciation with the best member.! of the de
partment has impressed me witii the fact
that there exists a geed element in all the
companies wlie are capable of preparing,
managing and contielliug the depaitmcnt,
if proper compensation, in the shape of
city appropriations, is gi anted. I need
only ask the editor te scan the roll et the
City Firemen's Union ; here he will find
representative men men with puie char
acters, inspiicd by laudable motives ami
combined for the city's goetl. I have had
a seat en the lloer of the Reading Fire
men's Union, which has made that depart
incut what it is, and have listened te the
tleliboiatieusof its members; and with
out any disparagement te them, I can say
cordially that the Lancaster Union has as
much earnestness and as much ability as
the Reading Union, and what they accom
plish we can accomplish. Yeu s ly, "Where
arc the organizers?" I answer, in the City
Fiiemcn's Union, backed and encouraged
by sceie.s of resptetablc citizens in every
company. The senior editor of the Ixtkl
i.iii:xr:u: knows what was accomplished in
the way of icferm in one company at least
in this city through the persistent dibits
of one or mere individual. The editor
says that members of my own company
have, been charged with incendiarism, en
substantial evidence. Who charged
them :' Who furnished the evidence'.' Was
it net members of the company, who fer
ictcd out the case, who forged link by
link the chain that could bind them,
and when they tiatl .one as far as was pos
sible the police authorities instead of com
pleting, by their indifference allowed it te
die out.
The ultimate effect was a well organized
ant! thoroughly reformed company. Can Can
eot the ether companies be reorganized in
the same maimer? The Humane, thanks
te the efforts of a few individuals, climi
nated its bad clement, and new ranks
among the first in the city. The president
of the Sun, but a month age, by a fearless
and piempt action en his pait. secured
the resignations of its bail clement, and
the Sun once mere takes its place in the
line Dees net the editor sec in this '' the
evidence of the capacity for self govern
ment" in the Lancaster depaitinenf.'
,'ew. Mr. Editor, if this much has been
accomplished unaided, what can be done if
the co operation et the city authorities is
yiven te the department '.' The esprit tin
corps is ripe for perfect lcoiiranizatien.
Allew mc te give my ideas hew this reor
ganization can be secured and maintained.
The department's needs demand an effi
cient, able and fearles. chief engineer who
can give his whole time te the depait
mcnt. Assi-ted by a volunteer lire police
brigade at the tires he can control the
companies, step the water lights ami
maintain discipline.
Make the foremen of each company u-spons-ible
for the acts of his company at a
fire. If his mcnibcis are insubordinate he
shall be reeuhed te report them te his
company ami they shall be .summarily ex
pelled. If the company refuses te expel
them the chiet engineer shall suspend that
company for three months and from three
months' appropriation. If at the end of
that time they are net expel letl and their
names furnished the chief the company
shall be disbanded. If the expelled mem
bers arc admitted at any lime into another
company they shall be expelled from it
under the same penalties for non-eempli.
aiifc. The chief engineer shall be fur
nished with the names itfcveiy member
of the department. The names of ex
pellcd members and new members shall
be furnished him from time te time.
All drinking or drunkenness or disorder
ly conduct about the engine house, shall
be punished by expulsion under the same
penalties le the company as above enumer
ated. The fire police of each company
shall be charged te see that this eulinauee
is obeyed. Menibeis of companies who
dun sufferers from fire for money, or com
pensation, .shall be dealt with in the s.'nie
way. Xew. Mr. Editor will net a
sober judgment acquiesce te the above and
conclude with us that the department can
be reorganized ? leieus, diserilerly men
cannot submit te such laws and continue
te bring disrepute upon the department.
They will be forced te subordination or
expulsion ; the penalties upon the com
panics will compel an adhcs'en te the or
dinances. If the committee or tcorgauiz-atieii of
the dcpaitiiient had conferred with repre
sentative firemen, instead of relying upon
themselves, this much mooted question
would long since have been settled. The
fuemen have been ignored in all endeavors
te reform the department, when they
should have been the first approached be
cause the most interested.
If city councils desire a strong, efficient
department at a moderate cost, let them
appoint a committee te confer with a
similar committee from the Firemen's
Union, ami I can assure that they will
evolve ordinances and rules that will ba
satisfactory te our citizens and which will
elevate our department te a front rank in
fire circles. As it new stands we have no
system. Whose fault is it ? Certainly net
the firemen's, and they new demand a
perfect system or a paid department. Be
fore cheesing one or the ether let tins
subject be thoroughly and intelligent lv
ventilated in council and press. Respect
fully, P. S. Coetvuax,
Scc'y City Firemen's Unie.n.
New Schedule.
Ou Monday next a new .schedule gees
into effect en the Reading railroad. The
train, which new leaves the outer depot at
1:00 p. m. for Reading, will leave at 1:03.
At the King street station the 5:40 p. m.
train will leave for Quarry ville at 5:25 auel
the 8:20 p. m. at 8:25.
Committed for a Hearing.
It has been learned that the man who
assaulted Mr. Win. G. Tyudal en the
street en Sunday afternoon was Henry
Callahan, a young fellow of the " tough
class. He was arrested this morning and
was committed iii default of bail, by Al
derman Barr, for a hearing.
THE INDEPENDENT REPUBLICANS.
1M.1I KNSK :
SKETfXGAT FCI.TO.N OPKIM
UOCSK.
A Wuile Aimiiis tlic Cameren jLuuibs Tesr
Ini Slaughter et the Innecent1-.
Last night Fulton opera house was filled
by a very large and respectable audience,
composed in great pait of solid, intelligent,
thinking people, among whom were quite
of number of ladies. Almest every seat in
the pai quel and parquet circle was occu
pied, and the gallery also was nearly filled.
At 8 o'clock Hen. Charles S. Wolfe, the
Independent Republicaa candidate for
state treasurer, entered the hail under
escort of Mr. S. S. Spencer, T. B Helahau
auel a few etheis. He was received with
marked applause as he walked down the
main aisle and took his place upon the
platfeim.
On motion of Mr. Spencer the meeting
organized by selecting Henry Haumgatil
ner as president.
In taking the chair Mr. Baumganiner
said he never had and did net new pro
posed te take a prominent part in politics,
but he censideied it a great honor te be
called upon te preside ever se large, ic
spectable and enlightened a body of his
fellow citizens as was new assembled.
The following list of officer?, all of whom
have hitherto been pronounced in their
adhesion te the Republican party, was
proposed by Mr. Spencer, and unanimously
confirmed.
Pre-iilent 1IKNI: UAUMUAKDXKi:.
lev l'lvsiiii-ir.-, I), r. I.nclier, Abraham i.ii
ner, tJtsiir,' U. Itecd, J!. It. -Mailiu, Geerge W.
Sclireyt-r, Win. Kirkpatnck. city; llcnrv ti.
Wilt-y, C'onev : Aihuu U. Wltmcr, J'iini'.i-i-;
K. K. Smith. Dr. .1. .McUriilc, ('. K. tJr.ubill.
Cel. Win McCliuv, Columbia; Dr. II. M.
Alfxamter, Marietta ; M. II. Tasart. I.itltsc :
inllclil S. Ki'tincilv. Salisbury : A brum Kline
Munhuim; lr. .1. I., .fiier, Mt. Jey; A. J'..
Kreiilcr, Ilcmptb-lil : :. W. li.irnUli. Wist
Lampeter: I. lv. Witmi-r. Milleiviilu : Alu-.i
hum Hicnk.Salun&i: Jehn U. Iiricki-r, Kenj.
I'leulz. Warwick : Pre!. Clia-. Kt'lk-r, Mia
hurt;: Henry ti. Martin. Ku-t HcmplicM ;.le!m
Heir, .Maner; suniuel Hoever, Pentiei.
Si'iTi'laries T. IS. llelahun. Henry C. Moeie,
Willi-) Mu--er, D.iviil Li-chr, eliy.
Mr. Wolfe was then introduced and ;c
ccived with applause. He opened with a
fiat trring reference te the "great com
lutmwcallhef Lancaster county, " followed
by a brief eulogy of Tiiaddeus Stevens.the
grand old commoner, and said that if he
(the speaker) had net been born in Union
comity he would like te have been a Lau
taslcrian. He had been in Lancaster once
before at a Republican fctatc convention
which had passed resolutions against a
"third term" in the presidential office,
and insisting that only honest and efficient
men should be chosen te fill public places.
In the face of these resolutions the ma
chine managers had elected Den Cameir.n
te the United States Senate, and he by
trading and tiickery had struck down the
people's choice, the white-plumed knight
of Maine, in the interest of the third
term candidate, and then followed the
election of Ifeyr, and Stene and company.
Things are rather badly mixed ; when
he (Wolfe) had the audacity te announce
himscll as a candidate for state trcasuicr,
the mandate of silence was issued ; he was
te be ignored as of no consequence. When
they found the honest Republicans weie
suppei ting him they said don't vote for
Wolfe, or Neble will be elected. Cameren
and his retainers thought they had the
voters cerraled like cattle, but the little
devil Wolfe has let the bars down and they
arc getting out by thousands, and although
they arc urged te go back te the Cameren
pastures, they don't de se worth a cent.
Mr. Wolfe lead editorials from a number
of newspapers, both Republican and Dem
ocratic, te show hew widely they differ in
their iews as te the effect of his candidacy
and hew badly all of them were scared
about it. The Republican organs knew
that Wolfe will draw from the Republican
patty five times as many votes as will be
necessary te defeat Iiaily and they arc
striving te make geed the less by securing
Democratic help, and hence we hear of the
Republican candidate being cle.ieted with
liill McMullpn, of Philadelphia.
Mr. Wolfe was especially severe en Ed
itor Smith, of the Philadelphia Prestx, and
contrasted his vigorous denunciation of
Baily and the Cameren ring before the
state convention, with his subsciviency te
the ring's candidate at the present time.
The best answers te Mr. Smith's campaign
.speeches are his own editorials printed in
the Press prier te the state convention.
In answer te the argument of the Press
that tlencral IJaily was regularly nomi
nated and that he is therefore entitled te
Republican support, Mr. Wolfe answered
that bawsen and Douglass were the regu
lar candidates for commissioners in Phila
delphia, and yet the Prexs opposes them as
ring cautlidates, refuses te recognize the
binding force of their nomination and
supports Carsen and Kiuinhhaar, the in
dependent candidates. The same bosses
who nominated the ling candidates at
Philadelphia nominated IJaily at Harris
burg.
Mr. Wolfe- at very considerable length
exposed the means taken by the Camer Camer
euians te secme Daily's nomination mil te
tlefcat the popular will. He showed that
Iktily was almost unknown in the state,
and that the people of his own county had
no thought of presenting him as a candi
date. The principal candidates for the
Republican nomination were Messrs. Da
vies, Mapes and Lawrence. Mapcs and
Lawrence withdrew and Mr. Davies had
the field himself. Cel. Stewart, of Fay
ette, was then urged by his friends for the
nomination. Beth these candidates were
Hlainu men and the bosses determined te
crush them. Den Cameren sent for Gen.
Daily te come en te Harrisbnrg. Daily
had admitted te Wolfe that he had been
sent for, and had gene te llarrisburg te
consult with Cameion. Vv'henhc went he
had no idea cfbcing a candidate, but his
candidacy was tlieti (iKed upon. He was
one of the :0i who had steed by Grant
at Chicago, and therefore he was
chosen the fit representative of the
bosses. The people ef Uniontewntlid net
want him and had no thought of present
ing his name. Gov. Heyt did net knew
him until he was told he was one of the
eOii, and when Attorney General Palmer,
who was elected te the state convention as
a Davies man was requestetl by Quay te
nominate Daily, he said he could net de it,
as he did net knew the man. Daily was
sent te his room and introduced te him,
and after being shown a scat, Palmer
looked at him, and putting his arms
akimbo said: "Xew tell mc, who the
devil are you anyhow."' Se little was
Daily known, that it was a long time be
fore the newspaper organs found out hew
te spell his H.1U10, and only last week Quay
matlc a visit te Clearfield county antl found
out that the candidate was there known as
Samuel instead of Silas M. Daily. It was
net Daily's soldier record, nor his popu
larity, nor his fitness for the office that
made him the nominee, but it was because
the bosses found in him an available can
tlidatc te carry out their own tlesigns.
Mr. Wolfe read a letter from a friend in
Fayette county exposing the manner in
which the county committee, clectcel in
1S70, and called together for the purpose
of fixing a time for the meeting of the
county convention, had usurped authority
antl in violation of the rules of the party
had chosen delegates te the national con
vention one of whom was Silas M. Daily,
who voted for Grant, although two-thirds
of the people of Fayette were for Diaine.
Mr. Wolfe also recalled the facts that Mr.
Miller, of Mercer, who was elcctctl as a
Blaine man, went te Chicago and support
ed Grant and the unit rule, the considera
tion being that he should be maelc the
Republican candidate for Congress ; Mr.
Scrauten, a Diaine delegate, was induced
te support Grant by the same argument.
Mr. Armstrong, from Lackawanna, another
Blaine man, was met in llarrisburg and
saluted with the message " Den wants te
sec you." He was seen and Mr. Armstrong
came out for Grant. Gen. James A. Beaver
also was elected a delegate and instructed
te support Blaine. In Mr. Wolfe's own
office Beaver admitted that he kneie a ma
jority of his constituents wc:e for Blaine,
and yet he betrayed the trust they had re
posed in him.
There was much bitterness and dissen
sien in the party causctl by the arbitrary
and dishonest means taken by the bosses
te perpetuate their power ; but after the
severe contest in the Legislature, which
resulted in the election of Mr. Mitchell as
United States senator, it was agreed that
bygones should be bygones, anil that the
party should he united. Then it was that
Davies, Mapes, Lawrence aud Stewart
were respectively named for the office of
state treasuier. Taey were all stricken
down by Quay aud the bosses, whose
motto was, "no quarter te belteis. "
Mr. Wolfe described the management of
the state convention, auel showed hew
completely it was in the hands of the
bosses, with Quay as chairman ; and hew
it completed its work by makiug Baily
candidate for treasurer and Tem Cooper
chairman of the state committee. Baily 's
majority in that convention was securctl
by fraud antl treachery. Mr. Davies him
self had denounced the bosses who
controlled the convention and openly
charged that they had bought off his dele
gates. Mr. Wolfe said that last fall he was
asked te address the people of the state te
endeavor te quiet them regarding just
complaints that had been made against
their leaders. He did se, reminding them
that it was a Republican Reuse that in
wi'gated the riot bill bribery ; a Repub
lican court that had tried and sentenced
the legislative theives. Yes, but what fol
lowed? He has new te say that it was a
Republican governor anil a Republican
heaid ofpaitlens that hail prevented their
punishment, and closed the penitentiary
doers against their entrance, and permitted
them te go at large unwhippetl of justice.
Mr. Wolfe declared it was net the Repub
lican paity that was lespeusible for this
great wrong ; it is Governer Heyt, Matt.
Quay and the beard of pardons. The Re
publican party must be held guiltless until
by its action it endorses their crime. The
late Republican state convention did en en
deisc Governer Heyt and his administra
tion. "I elonet knew," said Mr. Wolfe,
" whether or net you people will endorse
thie action, but as long as I live I will
never de it. "
Mr. Wolfe next paid his respects te At
torney General Palmer, who was lately in
terviewed by a reporter of the Press.
Among ether things repotted in that in
terview, Mr. Palmer is represented as say
ing : " I think the partition between
Wolfe's memory and imagination is en
tirely broken down. Most of his yarns
can only be justly characterized by a strong
Saxen weid which need net. be expressed
but may be easily unnersoed, and I regret
that it must he litclixcd by the adjective
' wilful in sonic instances
lie
photo-
graphed himself last winter when the
great value of a fixed salary for member.
of the Legislature as a reform measure
was tinted upon him. He said : 'I am in
favor of all lcferms except these which
take money out of my pocket.' '' In reply
le this Wolfe said : "I am a great hand at
meeting charges. The strong Saxen word
he tcfers le is Truth.' "'
In the same interview Attorney Gen
eral Palmer is representee! in saying that
the decision of the pardon beaid in the
cases of Kemblc ct al., the tint bill
luibers, was based en the legal ground
that the sentence was unlawful, in that it
imposed imprisonment in the penitentiary
at labor instead of in the county prison
wit hetiL labor. Mr. Wolfe said this was
untrue. The .sentence was in accordance
with the law ; every goetl lawyer says se ;
Judge Pearson says se. The trouble was
net that the sentence was unlawful. Had
it been se the eeuit was still in ses
sion ami could have corrected it, or it
could have been corrected in the supreme
court en a special allecatur. Kemblc was
net willing te have his pride wounded by
spending one hour behind the prison bars,
aud he had threatened, if things came te
that pass, te pull down the screen behind
which his guilty confederates and accem
pliccs in ciime were hiding anil cxpeise
them te the world. This was why the
pardon beard was convened and their par
dons grantctl without authority in law.
This was why every rule of thts beaid of
pardons was broken and this outrageous
proceeding had. Xe public notice of the
application for pardon, no notice from the
beaid te the prosecutor, no hearing, no
testimony, no recommendation from the
court or prosecuting attorney without
anything tcquired by the pardon beard's
own rules and the laws of the state, but
driven by their own guilty consciences,
these men met and pardoned the men whose
willing tools they were The question of
whether the sentence was unlawful or un
just was net taken into consitleratien.
There arc te-day behind the bars of the
penitentiary dozens and dozens of men
wht) have been unjustly sentenced if Kem
blc and his gang were unjustly sentenced.
As te the charges made by Attorney
General Palmer, that Mr. Wolfe had said
he was "in favor of all reforms except
these which take money cut of my pock
et," and that he hael becu against Grew
for United States senator. Mr. Wolfe pro pre pro
neuucctl the in bold falsehoods. As te the
latter charge he appealed te Representa
tativc Jehn II. Lantlis whether he had net
always and earnestly supported Grew.
Mr. Lantlis said he had. Mr. Wolfe added
that he had cordially supported Grew ;
had no thought of being a candidate him
self, and had appealed te Mr. Woodruff
net te vote for him after that gentleman
persisted in deini se. lie denied most
emphatically that he had ever bargained
for Democratic votes and he elferctl $3,000
if Palmer would prove it. lie hael been
offered the solid Democratic vete if he
would assist in organizing the Senate for
the Democrats, but had refused te de se.
Judge Black visited llarrisburg last
winter during the session of the Legisla
ture, anil Mr. Wolfe met him at the tea
table. He subsequently met him at At
torney General Palmer's room, and in the
com se of conversation Palmer said te
Judge Black, "If this man (Wolfe) would
support mc. I would ba elected United
States senator te-morrow. " He knew I
wouldn't support him. He then went en
te justify his action in the pardon beard;
but every new and then Judge Dl.tck would
ask a question or make a biicf remark that
would knock the bottom out of all the
attorney general said.
Mr. Wolfe next explained aL great length
the circumstances of the Orwig Kelly
clerkship, about which the attorney gen
eral had said se much, and showed that
his actions had been perfectly honorable,
in the interest of the men named, antl
without one cent of interest te himself.
The "salary grab" charge was next ex
plained. Mr. Wolfe read the section of
the constitution and the law of of 1871,
providing for the piy of members of the
Legislature, and showed from the rccertl
that all the legislators from 1874 te 1830
hael received $1,000 for 100 days service
and $10 per day for each day beyond 100.
The constitutionality of the law under
which they had been paid hael never been
calleel in question. But, for the first time
in a quarter of a century, the last
Legislature refused te be controlled
by the bosses. It would net regis
ter their decrees or de their bidding. It
persisted in investigating their delinquen
cies, denouncing their wrong-doings, le
pealing the iniquitous recorder's bill and
in passing measures of reform. There
fore it was desirable te adjourn the Legis
lature at an early day, anel Attcrney Gen
eral Palmer hit upon the plan of threaten
ing te withdraw their pay for any time
they remained in session ever 100 days. It
was thought that this threat would dis
perse them. But they had important
business te transact. Eight weeks time
had been iest in the senatorial tlead!ex:k,
and for the first time in the history
of the state, the Legislature had
two years' legislation te transact,
the sessions new being biennial. The
members reselvetl te stanel te their pests.
The- did net believe that the attorney
general, au executive officer, had auy
power te decide upon the constitutional! ty
of the law fixing their salaries. That was
a matter for the courts. If the law should
be declared unconstitutional they would
have te be satisfied ; if constitutional, they
expected te get the same pay their prede
cessors hael receiveel the same pay that
Governer Heyt and Attorney General Pal
mer hael received when they were mem
bers of the Legislature. That is all there
is in the "salary grab," se far as members
arc concerned. But Governer Heyt and At
torney General Palmer favored the passage
of a bill fixing the pay of members at
$1,700 per scssieu, whether long or short,
and he, Mr. Wolfe, kid opposed the bill as
unconstitutional, because it proposed te
increase the pay of members during their
term of office, which the constitution ex
pressly forbids. It was the attorney gen
eral who propesetl a ' salary grab" ami
Mr. Wolfe who opposed it.
As te Palmer's charge relative te Mr.
Wolfe's dodging a vete ou the insurance
bill, Mr. Wolfe replieel, the bill passed
first reading as a matter of course. When
it came up for second reading he was at
home, two of his children being sick with
scarlet fever. It did net come up for third
reading until 2 o'clock en the very last
night of the session. It was believed that
at that late hour no mere legislation would
be attempted and many members hael gene
among them Messrs. Law, Mapcs, Mo Me
Kecantl etheis. Mr. Wolfe staitcel te go
home aud was called back ami asked te
stay and vote for the bill, lie replied that
if the bill could be amended he would
vote for it, but this could net be done as
the amendments would have te be printed
and lie ever until next day, ami that
would kill the bill.
As te his being a diiccter of the Duffnle
Valley insurance company Mr. Wolfe sait!
the facts were that he had been named by
a Irienil as a director ; that he hael never
accepted the office ; never attendcil a meet
ing of the company, and tlitl net regard
himself as a member of it. When he leumi
that his name had been printed in the list
of directors he insisted that it should be
taken off, and it was taken off, and ether
slips weie printed with his name emitted.
He had never in all his life been interested
te the extent of one cent in any kind of
life insurance except in travelers' risks.ai el
never lcccivetl from any company or indi
vidual one cent of profit from insurance
Mr. Welfei apologized te his audience for
devoting se Jinuch time te the refutation
of Palmer's unfounded charges. If his
hearers were as well acquaiiieel with that
gentleman as he is, they would knew theie
was no necessity of answering him. Te
paraphrase Mr. Palmer's own saying, he
would add that the partition between his
memory and imagination is completely
broken elewn it is all imagination and no
memory.
Mr. Wolfe, in conclusion, called upon
any citizen present who might have a
epicstien te ask en airy of the topics under
discussion te ask it, and he would give an
answer. After pausing for some time, he
continued, "Is the editor of the Keaminer
here? He has asked some questions
which I have answered, auel may have
some mete te ask. If he has, I will take
the risk of answeting them. If he is bcie
let him put his questions, or ferevei after
held his peace."
This sally produced a neat laugh and
clapping of hands, and Mr. Wolfe con
eluded with a brief bnt eloquent perora
tion in which he predicted that the time
was net far distant when Pennsylvania
will be freed fiem the boss rale which has
se long fettered the grand old common
wealth. tirade or I'lljiiis.
The following is the grade of pupils in
attendance at the James street first
grade secondary school during the month
of October :
A CI.AS.
.. 7'.) Frank .lohn-eii .... .r.n
.. "H eiee. Yrajjur r,
.. 77 Mary Muii-ien I.'I
... 7t Laura Mi-her Ill
.. 7.1 Daisy (ierrcclit as
.. "i Fre.i IJnyer. :;s
.. CO Frank Smith :i't
.. :S Katie Marratt ::n
.. M Minnie Daily ::n
i: CLASS.
.. 7litjerti(; Zeeher V".
Thee. Appc!
Chas. J.cyileii
Harry; Apple
Clara Dellet
Kl. Hcitshii
IJeekie u'Jtryen...
Kred. Lutz
Sue Treycr
Lillie Milts
ejirit. Flick
Samuel ISeas
Michael Hartley...
Charles Feil
Wilii.im I.entr
Kutie Melntyre...
Chut. Scner
Carrie .Benedict...
Lizzie Flick
Herb. Piiikerteu..
Peter Flick
'J Adam Finger..
Hurry eieriechl
:ui
Cem Delbe
Wult. Barr
Llla Muton
Sephia Cunningham
Flera Miles
Henry Melluire
VIelu Kline
The following is the grade of the pupils
by classes in attendance at the Bey's High
Scheel for the month of October. Twe
benis' study expected from each pupil.
A report for the mouth mere in tletail
is also sent te parents or guardians :
rillST CLASS.
t'has Carpenter .... !I3 S K hluviimUer 7il
C HObreiter '.." W W Fowler 7S
.1 II (Jerliart .e Win II Kirk 7s
tlee M Derwait ."7 Wm I) Keck 77
Kt; LiehheltK ; Harry B .Smith 77
If AShenk ,Mj Wm C Pyl'er. 7C
N.I Blackwood SI Carl It Luby 71
Bebt M Adams SO D S Smith 71
las II Miuiseu 7:i It l McCu-kev r,i
Wm I. liable 7J II Hurtiinui..! .V
SIXOXI) CLASS.
Cee W Cooper !7 Chas. I Zeeher 77
Inelf Hartuiau !il Jehn A i:hules :
Wm It Peters ss Menree BHirsh 7.".
Kd Kliiirviii St! Win II Auxer 7."
Fred S Pyler s."i II B Shearer. 71
(J S htnrmlelt. s'-j .las Pmngley 70
H C Wiiint HI KM Stene 70
Leicester Leng SO T Y Hucs-eretl s
A A Albilsht 78 AhrumL.MUcs Ill
Wmt; Baker 7S Ifl! Peter if!
Cliii-i: Brady 7S Sidney F.vaus ra
Naae H btiik 7s Chas C If err 57
TI1I1U) CLASS.
Ld M Hurt man K)i.Ins L Stewart 77
Chas D Kreider SI .lehn Y Bitneu.
Cee K Kellers tci Harry X Mill" 7!
Jehn LCohe t2 Chas W Helliner.. 11
Cliri-tS t'rhaii Till Harry C Mercer... . 1
Kiln- C ISnrsk 78,1 D Bnseiistein 70
llefrnnl C Snyder.. 7S Jehn II K ranger. US
ChisC Strickler 7s Chas D Myers HO
Jehn (' Sample 77jC'has. C Diller I!
ceram class.
Wm S KilClly S"Kdw I) Spteehcr.... IU
A bruin Bitner 78 DavidUCtindalCf.r ."S
ham'l Cechenauer 7S Heward Kehrer ."iS
Jehn X Hetrick .... 74 Harry L Zeek .;
Win I. Slenntellz... 7-.' C Z Uheads 7,-Z
Win J Kberly 70 Cee L Harple .V)
Martin L Beam 70 tjee L Cramer. l-s
Wm K' Adams (", Heward Gre-,m, 111. l."
Harry Buckms 1", Leni K Hern-art 41
Herman L Wiant .. Ki Jacob K etrell". 10
ThnsHiimphreviile. ia Wm M Maxwell 10
Win B Kirkpatiiek. fii Wm II Mu-er :
Lamp Explosion.
The city gasoline lamp at the corner of
.Seuth Queen and Hazel streets exploded
with a " boom" last night, scattering the
oil around for some distance, but doing no
ether damage. An explanation of the
cause of the accident is in order.
Discharged.
Lewis Celeman, who was anestcd en
suspicion that he was one of the gang who
have recently been stealing produce from
the Northern market, had a hfiaiing be
fore Alderman Samson, anel was dis
charged, none of the witnesses being able
te identify him.
Keys Found.
Market Master Derley this morning
picked up a bunch of keys en market, and
they await an owner at the station house.
There are seven of them with a shoe button.
COLUMBIA HEWS
tlL'K ICKIIULAK COK!:!l'tlSyECK.
The rain still continues.
The school desks for the new school en
Fifth street arrived this morning. They
should have been here before, but for
some cause or ether they did net arrive
Messrs. C. E. Graybill, E. K. Smith,CtI.
McClurc antl Dr. McDridc acted as olli elli
ceis for the Wolfe meeting in Lancaster
last evening.
This mottling Miss Mcllic Audenrcid' re
turned te her home in Lancaster, having
been the guest of Miss Mazie FentlrichJ
During the young lady's stay here, she, by
her vivacity, cute ways, anil her impartial
manners, has wen many friends, anet all
regret at her leaving. If Lancaster can
send us any meie such beauties we will he
glad te have them.
Dr. Craig's cairiage axle broke yeeter
day in crossing a gutter.
Twe or three boys with drums last cvei:
iug caused a little excitement among the
inhabitants of Tew Hill.
On next Friday evening the ladies of the
Presbyterian chut eh will held a teeiablc
iu the lectute room of the church. A prc
gramme has been prepared. It ce.isists of
speaking, instrumental and vocal music
and a shadow pantomime. Ten cents will
be charged as an admission tee.
Last evening Mr. Harry Upp celebrated
his 10th birthday. A number of his yeumr
friends were invited te spend the evening.
The elecntien club held a meeting last
evening, and among some of the most in:i
pertant business tianactrd was the selec
tieu of a name. "The Excelsior Elecn Elecn
teon club " was the name a leptcd. Xcxt
Tuesday evening they will meet at the
residence of Miss Sallie Patterson.
The flour miil of Stcacy te Ce. is at
present out of weirking enicr. A number
of eels became firmly fastened in the tur -bine
wheel, and until they can be removed
the mill cannot rim. Men m; cmplejcd
in cutting them out. One eel taken from
the wheel weighed seven pounds.
During the wicck ou the Peit Deposit
lailread en Memlay evening, Mr. Den
I.ichty was compelled te open a wteek
telegraph office. Nearly all night he was
.standing in water up te his waist. Half
the time the machine would net work en
account of the water. -Mr. Utility is new
MitTering from the result, lying in bjd
with severe chills.
A cellar en Union street
is Idled with
water and the inhabitant::
of the house
were compelled te vacate.
Last evening at the corner of Fourth
anil Walnut sticcts a diunkcn man made
mere neise than it was thought possible
for one person te nial.e. He hail been
drinking considerably and. bceeuitng
noisy, the proprietor told him he hail bet
ter go home. He wanted : light, when
upon he was put out. He took revenge
by battering the deer. - policeman hap
pening along the diunkcn man, instead
of being taken te the lockup, was conveyed
home.
The box sheet for " M..scetle," te be
played here November 10, under the aus
pices of the G. A. R. pe-.t, by Ferd's epcia
company, will open te-morrow morning,
and persons wishing te secure geed scats
will de well le go early.
A well known citizen received a bad
scare last evening. He was standing
under the awning at Fendrich's cigar
store, wheic he was stai tied by a gruff
voice te " move en. " Turning around he
found it was Henry Redeuhauscr, night
watchman eu this square. He had net
heard the ellicsr approach, because Henry
is in the habit of wearing gum shoes ever
hi.-, beets, te deaden the sound, and see
ing a man standing tliere at the late hour '
he cicpt softly up behind him. It is a
geed thing that the citizen were known te
Henry, or else he would have ledged in
the lockup.
The Vigilant liie company heltl their
regular monthly meeting last evening.
Nominations for officers wcie made with
the following lcsult : Picsitlcnt, Gee. Ben
nett ; Vice Pi evident, David Celeman ;
Secretary, Gce. Schiectler ; Treasurer,
Nick Gillmau ; Chief Engineer, Chas.
Greve, an'd Chief Diiccter, Albeit Me
Ginnis. The ellicer.s will be voted for the
first Tuesday of next month.
Ms. William M. rtewmen, foimerlyceu
ncctetl with the Peniisyhauia lailread at
this place, was notified te .epert for duty
immediate! v. at the Fent lit street offices of
the P. U." It, in Philadelphi i We are
glad te hear of the gentleman's geed for
tune, r.s he is dcseiving of it. During
his ennectien at this plac-j he has ever
been found honest and efficient. Columbia
loses a geed citizen but Philadelphia is thc
gaiuer. May luck attend him.
Following is the tepeit of the car move
ment ever the. P. R. K. for the month of
October : .
us'iirAiai.
Leaih-il....
I'lileudi'i!
Total
... li,t)7-.
... 1,7::.
.. I0.MII.
. i.V-'ii-..
'Ji,'i7J.
wi:srw.!:t.
Leaded
Unleaded.....
Total le.isi.
Makimr upland total et hi,'Mk
fehewin an iiiereasi; ever tl'e previous mouth
l" !,;-'..
Alleged Jllurilcr.
A special te the Philadelphia Press con
tains the following rather apechryphal
account of an alleged murder committed
in this enmity :
"Intelligence has been received thieiigh
private sources of the muitlcrefa worth
less character at Ilahustewn, a notorious
village in Ephr.ita township, Lancaster
county, te procure $00 of an insurance en
his life. It occurred five or six weeks aire,
but has just come te light through a boy
who saw the affair antl was effcicd 62 te
keep the matter quiet. The pai tics inter
ested in the policy math: the man
elrunk, took him te a hayloft, arranged a
trap, and then, after he hail slept for a
time, calleel him. lie r.taggcrcil upon this
trap, fell through, and dieil from his in
juries within twenty four hours. Sus
picion of foul play was excited and the
graveyard insurance men were afraid te
collect the rtdiey, and they put the boy
off with the payment of his two elel
lars en the plea that they had net yet re
ceived their money. The Imy, disappointed
and angry, told what he knew, ami the
affair is new being investigated by the
autheiitics."
Frem intpiirics made here wc learn that
the inquest was held en this man by
Deputy Corener Kemper en the 0lh day
of September, but no return was made te
the coroner until October 17th.
' Wolfe ! A oire I Wolfe ! '."
The Wolfe meeting wakened up the pol
iticians. This morning there was an earn
est discussion in the prothenotary's office
between Sheriff Strme, who is a Stalvvait
and oppe.sctl te kickers, and J. W. Jehn
son, esej , who pretends te be :i IJaily man
but talks for Wolfe. The .sheriff had the
best of the talk, anil although the men
parted in a geed humor, the speeches they
made showed that they were het, ami
Wolfe was the cause of it. Maj. Kciiin-hl
was a listener, and sympathized with
Jehnsen, but ex-Mayer Atlec steed aside
and said nothing. P. I). Raker, esq., mid
the ethers aieuntl were with the sheriff,
but like Mr. Atlee, they tlitl net interfere.
Michigan Keller.
The following sums have been handed
Majer MacGonigle since last rcpeit :
A Friend, West Lampeter, : ; Jacob
Bausman, 20 : Daniel Girviu, Kast Lam
pctcr, $1.2r ; Chiistian Heir, West Lain
pter, $2 ; Jacob Lantz, West Lampeter,
S3 ; Jehn Kehr, jr., 62 ; Jehn Urubakcr,
Union Station, 1. Total, $1,708.73.
Xenc.
The mayor did net have ene customer
before him this morning.
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