LANCASTER DAILY INTELLIGENCE! SATURDAY FEBRUARY 4 1882.
Lancaster Intclligcncci;
SATUEDAYENINO, FEB. 4, 1882.
Tlic Republican Nominations.
The gentleman named by the Repub
lican city convention as the candidate
of that party for mayor is a very re
spectable citizen, well known in business
circles and with a"brief public sxperience
as city treasurer. Against his personal
character and integrity nothing could
be said, though he has no meqpecial
fitness te discharge the office of mayor
than any one of hundreds of ether citi
zens who arc very well satisfied that no
public interest will suffer from contin
uing the present municipal executive.
Capt. Ricksecker's nomination in the
face of his peremptory and unqualified
declination, together with the with
drawal of nearly everybody else who had
been asked te staud for candidacy, was
an admission by the convention that its
nomination was an empty honor and its
nominee had no chance for election.
Republican nominations te office which
are likely te be followed with election,
never go begging in these parts. Capt.
Ricksecker's renewed peremptory declin
atien and his refusal te accept the nom
ination conferred upon him shows that
he meant what he said, and that he litis
enough political sagacity te knew that
a large majority of our townspeople favor
Mayer MacGeuigle's re-election. He
may be opposed by a man as reputable
and personally free from reproach as
Capt. Hicksecker, the result will be the
same. His experience in the office ; his
complete knowledge of its duties ; his
faithful discharge of them, and his spe
cial aptness for the place, point te him
pre-eminently as the proper man te be
mayor of Lancaster.
Our Republican friends may as
well gracefully recognize this and
conclude cither te compliment him
with all their votes, or te em
phasize his popular endorsement by
running somebody against whom the
better element of their party will make
the majority se decided that it will be a
renewed rebuke te jobbers and jobbery
in municipal matters. Fer many years
this journal, and, we believe, the great
body of the Democrats of Lancaster,
have been ready te co-operate with our
political epiHiiients in any sincere and
practicable scheme te eliminate partisan
politics from our purely local affairs.
There are certain things such as the
outrageous gerrymander of the wards
and ceuncilmanic apportionment and Un
required appointment of the constables
elect as policemen which stand in the
way of a successful movement te this
end. Against greatly adverse odds the
Democracy have secured and kept control
of the executive departments of the city
government and one branch of the leg
islature ; and they have given the city
very much better government than it
had before. Their administration has
been free from the waste, the jobbery
and the recklessness which the city suf
fered from under previous Republican
control. The present administration
has certainly been as nearly non partisan
as any could be that was chosen en party
lines. Xene the less, we believe (hat an
entirely non-partisan city government is
the better control for any municipality.
Te secure this the Republicans, as a
party, have had an opportunity that they
have net embraced in a chance te cor
dially indorse Mayer MacGenigle and te
secure the co-operation of all geed citi
zens in some practical scheme te pick
out councilmen in every .ward with a
view only te their fitness, capacity and
integrity. It new remains for the De
mocracy te make nominations that will
accord with the recent record of the
party in municipal administration, and
te invite the people te ralifj these nomi
nations at the polls en their merits. We
believe they will de this, se that we can
consistently ask the public of all parties
te vote for them.
When' an out-and-out Republican
organ like the Scranton Raiblican ac
cuses a Republican governor of indulg
ing in ' numerous ljing pretexts," re
sorting te " shameless vililicatieu " and
" tee long disgracing" a position hon
ored by Geary and Hartranft, all about
a town pestmasteiship, things are get
ting pretty het. It is even said that if
Cameren does net fall in with Ileyt's
wishes the governor will fall in with
Rutler's cause ; he is suspected of such
intentions already. And as he has an
other pestuiastcrship en the half-shell,
in the efforts of his secretary le be made
postmaster in Reading, it seems te be
pull Dick, pull Devil with Heyt and
Cameren.
We print Mr. Blaine's letter te Mr.
Arthur in full. Ne matter what may be
thought of the scheme of a .Seuth Amer
ican conference in Washington and
Mr. Blaine's wind-bags are generally
easily punctured there is no mistaking
the directness with which fhe ex-secre
tary says that his letter had the presi
dent's approbation before it was dis-
patched. Mr. Arthur is compelled te
face the music. lie must net only cheese
between Frehlinghuysen and Blaine,
which he has already done, but he must
tell the reason why. And in that effort
Mr. Blaine expects him te open the joints
of his armor that his arrow will find
lodgment.
Seme of the Republican nominations
for council are better than the ordinary
run of that party, and some are censpic.
ueusly weak and unfit te be made. Party
adversity and the example of the De
mocracy ju municipal affairs have un
doubtedly taught the obdurate opposi
tion some things they ought te have
learned when in power, and their list of
nominees is notable for the absence of
some of the mere disreputable names
with which the party used te adorn it
when its nominees were mere certain te
be elected.
The cloven feet of political huckster
ing is again seen in the Republican nom
ination for school directors, and one of
the e!d and most faithful directors is
dropped for an active politician, who,
whatever hi intellectual attainments or
educational experience is, bound te be
suspected of Heme political designs in
getting in'e a place from which, above
all- politics ought te he excluded.
Dees the JVetc Era mean te intimate
that " the better class of citizens'" are in
a majority of only three in the Third
ward, which was once the bulwark of
all the Xtv: Era's hopes for re-form "i
And, saying he would ne'er consent,
declined.
McMei.i.en must wonder if 'twas se seen
done for, why it was ever begun for.
As usual, the Republicans nominate the
colored brother where they think there is
no chance for election.
One dceliuer was taken te be in earnest
by all except three who probably read his
letter between the lines.
Obit. February 3, 1882, after a brief
and .severe existence, which was borne
with Bull Ring fortitude, Capt. McMel
len's candidacy for mayor.
Since Capt. Rickseckcr decimal let
the nomination be taken te McMelleu en a
silver waiter ; he might pes&ibly be forced
te accept.
Had McMcllcn known that he would
only get three votes out of twenty seven,
he might net have been :e previous as te
return " .sincere thanks for the preference
manifested."
E. J. Ekismax is one of the most faith
ful, intelligent and industrious members
of the school beard. Why he was dropped
and J. Hay Brown substituted for him
can only be explained by the magic of the
figures :?00.
H. C. Bewers, esq., a member of the
Pittsburgh bar, formerly a Lancastrian,
whose escapades have made him notori
ous, is again in trouble. He is charged
with collecting and keeping a client's
money, and with trying te defraud his c!i
cut by collecting a 6300 fee twice.
Sherman's fiiuiling bill has passed the
Senate, and should it become a law the
three and a-half per cents, which his ad
ministration of the treasury approved can
be funded into three per cents. as the Hem
ecratic Heuse proposed. Such is vindi
cation but net of Sherman.
Baren Ven Schi.ee.kk's return te
Reme is understood, by mutual agree
ment, te mean that the Vatican has re
neunced its demand for a radical repeal of
the May laws. The first negotiation which
Herr von Sehleczcr will enter upon with
the Vatican will be lelative te the position
of the Catholic bishops in Pmssia.
Tin: prevailing popular idea that the
asciiptien te Washington of being " First
in war, first in peace, and first in the
hearts !.f his countrymen," was original
Willi (Jen. Henry Lee's iuneral oration is
an error. These words first occur in the
resolutions offered in Congress by Jehn
Marshall upon hearing of Washington's
death. One resolve ran thus :
That a joint committee of both houses
be appointed te report measures suitable
te the occasion and expressive of the pro
found sorrow with which Congress is
penetrated en the less of a citizen, Jlrxt in
(cur, Jint in pence, and Jirnt in tlw heart
of his count) yinen.
Tiik nuisance of punched ami otherwise
mutilated silver coin is likclvte beabatci1.
All such money of .standard fineness is te
be bought hereafter by the Philadelphia
mint at the rate et one dollar per ounce,
trey weight, when presented in sirns of
three dollars and upwaids. Coins can be
furwarded by registered mail or by ex
press (charges prepaid), and the vaitie
will be returned at the sellers risk and
expenses by express, registered mail,
check or draft. Persons sending full
weight United States subsidiary coins
would receive, at the rate authorized,
eighty cents per dollar of their face value,
but for mutilated coins and less amounts,
proportioned te the deficiency in legal
weight.
It must be borne in mind that the
Scranton Republictm,xiai has the follow
ing te say about Governer Heyt is the
organ of the Republican congressman who
has the fight with Heyt ever the Wilkes
barrc pestmastership :
The great state of Pennsylvania must,
feel keenly humiliated :n the eyes of the
country at the spectacle picsented by her
governor as a common lobbyist at Wash
ington for the sake of a paltry postellice.
If Governer Heyt was se wanting in sell
respect as te step lewn fiem the guber
natorial chair te this degrading level, he
certainly should have some regard for the
dignity and decency of the office te which
the people elevated him by their votes,
lint this is net the first instance in which
he has shown that the first efiicj in the
commonwealth cau be occupied by an in
significant individual with no appreciation
of its importance.
Congressman Weon, who represents
the Trey (N. Y.) district, has disclosed
the civil service reform ideas of the Ar
thur administration. The citizens of
Cambridge, in his district, asked the re
appointment of a certain Mr. Crocker as
village postmaster en the absurd ground
he had been a capable and accommodating
official. Thereupon Mr. Weed wrote a
letter te Mr. Crocker, stating he was te
be removed because he did net take
enough " interest in the success of our
party," hut " no fault was found in his
administration of the office." Further
said the Stalwart congressman :
This morning, after having gene ever
with both sets of papcis.I took them te the
postmaster general. The administration
are already preparing for a geed result in
1884, and their policy is te make appoint
ments that will most aid them at that
time.
It has been often published tint Edgar
Allan Poe died in a drunken debauch.
Dr. J.J. Merau, who-attended him him iu
his last illness, refutes this current im
pression. While rambling in a rough part
of Baltimore Pee is supposed te have been
set upon by thieves, force.l into a low den,
where he was drugged, robbed, st tipped
of his apparel, and then clothed iu the
filthy rags of one of the brutes who had
assaulted him. Frem this place he was
thrust into the street, and as he staggered
along, benumbed by the deadly drug, he
fell ever an obstacle in his pathway and
lay insensible for hours exposed te the
cutting October air. A gentleman passing
recognized the face of Pee, took him te a
hotel, where Dr. Merau attended him
until he died and he says no trace of liquor
was observable. As Pee's last hour ap
proached Dr. Meran approached, bent
ever him and asked him if he had
any word he wished te communicate
te his friends. Poe raised Lis failiug eyes
and answered, "Nevermore." In a few
moments he turned uneasily and moaned,
"Oh Ged is there no ransom for the death
less spirit .'" Continuing, his last words
weic : " lie who rode the heavens and
upholds the universe has His decrees writ
ten en the lrentlet el every human being."
PERSONAL..
MeBY will marry a well-known society
lady of Alexandria en his return fiem
China.
Garihaldi's couditieu is reassuring.
His bronchial affection is a little better,
but his internal catarrh has had a weak
ening effect.
The Easten papers announce the anival
there of Rev. D. H. Geis-singer and the
refurnishing of the Lntheiau parsonage as
his lcsidcuce.
Mr. and Mrs. Spurgeon have set apart
the $GO,000 presented te them at the re
cent anniversary of their wedding for the
endowment of an orphanage ter girls.
They had already established one for
boys.
Rev. Gee. W. Din-lap, a Western revi
valist, who met with wonderful success in
Kentucky, suddenly abandoned his tield
of labor a few days age,, taking with him
a preuiiueut society lady who had been
numbered among the converts.
Cincinnati Is getting quite tee utterly tee
tee. It is proposed te have President
Arthur visit the city in April, and then
with his own bauds plant in Eden park
twenty-one trees one for each president
of the United States.
The Scranton Republican thinks Gover Gover
eor Heyt is entirely in his clement when
he " has deserted his duties at the State
Capital te become the errand boy of a
Wilkes-llai re faction." The Republican
seems te be finding out mere about his
excellency than it ever knew before.
Mrs. Jehn Reiunett, of Cernersvillc,
hid., mourned her long absent husbaud for
a time and then married Mr. Muzzy. This
was seventeen years age. The ether day
Rubinett came bobbing around ; Enech
Arden like he took a sensible view of
things, spent s :na days with the Muzzys
and .went his way.
In a pocket hook found en the person of
a biakeman killed en the Washington ex
press, near New Haven, Conn., was a card
mi which was written " Euastfs W. Glo Gle
ver, '221! West Seventeenth street, New
Yerk," and another card showing that he
was at one time pastor of the First Bap
tist church el" Reckville, L. I. A letter
from Bishop Petter and several from per
sons well known in the community were
also found en his person.
Anether sensible man comes te the sur
face. Ex-Senater McDonald, of Indi
ana, announces that he is net en tlie presi
dential race ceiiivp. Hu says: " When 1
left the Senate, i-eme months age, I re
solved that I would make no mere fuss
about any office whatever. I am well sat
isfied with my profession. When I was
a very young hey I aspired te be a lawyer,
and it took hard work for me le get te
the bar, and I can go and try cases new
with as much enjoyment as when it was
hard te get them."
State Senater Fisiir.i'uxi: was released
fiem jail at Columbia, Seuth Carolina, en
Wednesday, en giving his bend for 2,000
te keep the peace, but very .seen get into
j.ii! again. Ycsteiday, participating in
debate in the Senate, he was compelled te
take his seat by Lieutenant Governer
Kennedy for netting out of order in his
remarks. After the adjournment Fish
burnc approached Kennedy and charged
him with unfairness. Kennedy denied
the charge and was given the lie. He
then struck Fishburne, but were separ
ated. Fishburne followed Kennedy into
the street cursing him, and finally struck
at him with a cane. Hence his second ar
rest. FATAI.Kl'.SUl.Tn OF cummisi.:-: CAKi:
I.ESSNF.SS. Sir-hs el Weather A Crazy Firein.wifvejit
Allve ly a Comrade's jJloed.
A tremendous snow storm prevailed at
(Quebec ycsteiday, blocking up all the
reads.
A very high wind prevailed at New Or
leans last night, doing damage te properly
estimated in the aggregate at 50,000.
Themas Kane, aged 25, died in New
haven, en Thursday night, from the
ufi'cct.s of arsenic, taken the day before
with suicidal intent. He was unhappily
man ied.
Resa Rescoe, aged l-l yeais, attempted
te light a fire in Jacob letter's house, at
Turner's Falls, near Springfield, Mass.,
yesterday, and was fatally burned, tegeth
or with Mrs Yctter and her bady.
Heward Rambo, driver of the sleigh
that ran ever and killed Jeseph Fegley, at
Reading, was held iu $2,000 bail te an
swer the charge of causing Fcglcy's death
by reckless driving.
Leuis Baltz, employed at the tube works
of the Reading iron company, in Reading,
was fatally injured, being struck en the
head by a pulley which became dislocated
from the shafting overhead.
A man answering the description of
Bcckwith, who recently murdered S. A.
Vauderceck and cut the body into pieces,
was arrested yesterday at Sand Lake,
N. Y. The prisoner refuses te give his
name. He is held te await identification,
Charles Belcham, who has been en trial
several days at Cincinnati, has been found
guilty of murder iu the first degree for
killing Patrick Hughes in that city, Bel
cham is Gl years old. He did net deny
the killing, but claims that Hughes and
another man assaulted him, and that ha
acted in self defence.
In an attempt by Sheriff Boyte te ar
rest Jese Maria Elizade and Felicita Lo Le
pez, at Bcuada, rancho, twenty-four miles
north of Brownsville, Texas, Francisce
and Leonarde Floras, and Mamcre Resa
were shot dead by friends of the accused.
The sheriff started in pursuit of the mur
derers, ami was fired en from ambush.
He returned the lire, killing Elizade.
A MAIN'K CANNIBAL.
Application Ter the Keller ! A. IS. Hender Hender
eon. The following communication has been
received by the Marine hospital bureau
from the collector of customs at Waldo Walde Waldo
bero, Maine. "I herewith transmit relief
co' tificate in the case of the application
for relief of Alenzo B. Hendersen, one of
the three survivors of the crew of eight
men of the ill fated schooner Almen Bird,
which foundered off Boen Island light in
the storm of the 4th, 5th aud Gth of Jan
nary. Mr. Hendersen passed three days
and nights en the ship's beat without feed
or drink, excepting the warm bleed of his
dead shipmates. When a man died as
four of them died in the beat from hun
ger and cold the surviving men would
open his veins aud drink his bleed. Mr.
Hendersen is being relieved at his home
since his arrival, en the 14th of January,
en which day treatment commenced."
ENTOMBED ALIVE.
THIRTY-TWO MEH KILLED.
FEAKFUL KXPI.OSIOX IS A VIRGINIA
COAL MINK.
Futile Endeavors te Reach the Men. The
Fatal After-Damp. Harrowing
Scene at the Fit's Meuth.
Near Coalfield, Va., yesterday an ex
plosion occurred at Greve shaft of the
Midlothian coal mines, about one o'clock.
Thirty-two men were caught iu the shaft,
aud there is little or no hope that any of
them will he get out alive. The gas
testers went dewu nearly te the buttem of
the pit three times, but were forced te re
turn. The pit is worked by Burrows Jc
Ue., ei :ew lerfc, and ueerge ijjuus is
their supsrinteudeut. An explosion oc
curred at these pits iu May, 1S70, when
nine men were killed.
The Greve shaft of the Midlothian mine
is situated about thirteen miles from Rich
mond, en the Richmond & Danville
railroad, having a track one mile in length
running from the railroad te the mine.
The shaft where the disaster occurred is
GOO feet perpendicular depth ; from that
point there is a stone tunnel 000 feet mere
te the coal vein. Frem this point an in
cline is driven south 34 degrees west, dip
ping at an average augle of 17 degrees for
2.000 feet, which makes a total depth e f
1,400 feet. There are six levels working,
the first cemmencinir at 1.250 feet fro a
tlic top of the incline.
In these six levels there were fifteen coal
diggers werkiug. The rcmaiuiug seven
teen were in ether portions of the pit.
They wcre last seen at 10 a. m. by a ma
chinist, who was at work en some repairs,
aud they wcre just getting through dinner
when the explosion occurred. There was
a report of an explosion in the shaft, fol
lowed by a cloud of dust from its mouth.
A large number of top hands who w; re
near at the time instinctively knew that
something appalling had happened.
An alarm was seen giveu which brought
a crowd te the scene. The wives and
families of the miners aud hands, were
seen en the ground and all of them ical
ized that there was great if net the most
imminent danger te the men in the mine.
The most distressing scenes followed, but
still some of the relatives and friends of
the deemed men wcre net without some
hope of their rescue or escape. Safety
lamps wcre procured and descents made,
but ;500 feet down the signal wire was
broken and their lights wcre extinguish
ed by a strong current of air from above.
Several attempts te reach the men by sig
nal wire failed, and finally a Hew of
carbonic acid gas meeting the rescuers
convinced them that all the inmates of
the pit were dead. When they returned
and reported this most harrowing scenes
of wailing women and children and grief
stricken men followed. A majority of the
entombed were married, and many have
large families. An effort will be made te
reach the men, and if there are no indica
tions of fire, ventilation will be restored
and a search
for the bodies of the men
Instituted.
Lufises by Fire.
The co urt house at Grafton, Dakota,
and an adjoin ing bank, wera burned yes
terday. The barrel factory of .laynes & Ce., iu
Cambridgcpert, Massachusetts, was
burned last night. Less about $90,000.
A lire in Buffalo yesterday destroyed
the commercial elevator and damaged the
Marine block, and a propeller which was
fast in the ice at the wharf. The losses
aggregate nearly $200,000, of which
$175,000 is en the elevator.
Fire destroyed the barn, stables and
valuable machinery of W. A. Jacksen, of
Norfolk county, Va. The less is from
$8,000 te $10,000. The fire was caused an
incendiary.
Mrs. Jehn Brace's millinery shop,
Israel's drug store, Dessel's confectionery
and Boehni's beet store, at Whitehall, 111.,
were destroyed by fire yesterday. The
amount of property destroyed net covered
by insurance is $15,000.
lie Was Net Further Ouostieucd.
A report having been printed in a Chi
cago paper that the grand jury had been
fixed en the question of investigating
gambling houses, the reporter who fur
nished the item was summoned before
the grand jury en Thursday, and stated
that he had overheard a conversation be
tween some gamblers, iu which it was
stated that five houses had together put
up $2,500 in the hands of an alderman
(whose name the reporter disclosed), and
that Weedman, the foreman of the jury,
had two interviews with said alderman,
after which it had been reported that
things had been fixed. The reporter was
pieparal with ether names and further
information, but was net questioned.
A Terrible Fciul.
A feud between Wm. Jacobs and the
family of Adam Lenax, well-known resi
dents of Gratten, Rensselaer county, N.
Y., culminated en Thursday night in Mr.
Jacobs fatally sheeting Mrs. Adam Len
ax, his sister-in-law, aud then committed
suicide by cutting his threat with a razor.
Mrs. Lenax was net living with her hus
band. Mr. Jacobs, who lived half a mile
distant, visited her frequently. Jealousy
was the cause of the trouble.
A Crazy Fireman.
A crazy fireman, en a freight train en
the Northern Pacific railroad, overpow
ered the engineer, ncai Alsop, aud under
took te run the train te suit his own idea
of speed. The engineer finally succeeded
in stepping the train just in time te avoid
a collision ; but he had his clothing tern
off by the maniac, who, as seen as the
train was stepped, started across tha
praii'i", and has net since been heard of.
Geed New by Cable.
' Slossen wins the billiard match iu Paris
by four hundred and forty-seveu points
great excitement en the last night of the
play an immense attendance popular
ovation te the winner another claim by
Viguanx of 'no count' disallowed the
referee's decision received with great ap
plause Viguanx refuses Slossen's hand
and is roundly hissed final score 3,000
lis I'utiire Is Uncertain.
The Wesleyau female college building,
at Wilmiugten, Del., was sold at sheriff's
sale yesterday te William Bright, one of
the mertgagees, for $3,000, subject te
prier liens of $0,000. The school was es
tablished in 1837, and since 1845 had been
under the management of the Methodist
conference. Its future is uncertain.
A Schoolboy Murderer.
L. M. Phillips, a prominent young far
mer of Jerseyville, III, and Richard Mil
ford, a schoolboy of 10 years, fought about
the collection of money for a Sunday
school library. Milfeid drew a knife and
stabbed Phillips in the left breast, killing
him instantly. He surrendered himself.
Declines te be Considered a Candidate.
Friday's New Era.
Majer James F. Ricksecker, having
heard his name mentioned in connection
with the Republican nomination for
mayor, requests us te say that he is net a
candidate and will net, upon any condi cendi condi
tie'i accept the nomination.
Fellce Cases.
The mayor this morning had but four
ledgers, and they were all discharged.
Julia Riley, while (hrunk, lay down in
the snow en the street. She was picked
up by Constable Mcrrimjer aud Alderman
A. F. Dennelly Isent her te jail for 15
days.
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
THE RBPUBLIOAN PRIMARIES.
CAFT. J. F. KICKSECRER NOMINATED
FOK MAVOlI.
Scheel Directors, Ward Officers and City
Executive Committee Named.
The Republican voters of the city met
last evening at their respective polling
places and selected their candidates for
ward officers and delegates te a city con
vention te neminate a candidate for mayor
and six candidates for school directors.
Until yesterday it seemed probable that
there would be a bitter contest among the
adherents of the several candidates for
mayor, but the positive declinations of
Capts. McMcllcn and Rickseckcr, pub
lished in the evening papers, and the very
prevalent belief that auy candidate they
might set up would he speedily knocked
down, tended te make the ward elections
last night rather spiritless affairs, except
iu the Third ward.
Following are the ward tickets placed iu
nomination :
FIRST WARD.
Select Council Henry Deerr.
Common Council II. H. Power, Dr. S.
T. Davis, Jeseph Hoever, J. K.Steuer.
Alderman Charles F. Eberman.
Censtable Samuel Swenk.
Assessor A. C. Welcbans.
Judge C. C. Carman.
Inspector Melvin II. Rathfeu.
SECOND WAUD.
,S:ieeL Council R. A Evans.
Common Council Hervcy N. Hurst, B.
F. Skcen, W. B. Middlctewn.
Assessor Jereme Veudersraith.
'unstable Gee. Cramer.
.Judge II. L. Hendersen.
Inspector W. T. Brown.
THIRD WARD.
Select Council Rebert L. Eichholtz.
Common Council Joel S. Eahy, S. B.
Cox, D. M. Moere.
Assessor Joel L. Haines.
Constable C. I. Stermfeltz.
Judge Themas A. Deen.
Inspector C. I. Landis.
FOURTH WARD.
Select Council A. W. Baldwin.
Common Council Geerge W. Cormeny,
Jacob G. Geedman, Jehn E. Sebum.
Assessor Jehn W. Huhley.
Constable Jehn MeDevitf..
Judge Rebert J. Evans.
Inspector G. Edw. Eckmau.
FIFTH WARD.
Common Council J, F. Remly, jr., F.
A. Albright.
Alderman M. A. McGliuu.
Assessor I Icnry Hartley.
Constable Jacob P. Killinger.
Judge J L. Killinger.
I Uhpeeler Wm. DeHaven.
SIXTH WAKD.
Select Council Daniel G. Baker.
Common Council Jehn McLaughlin.
William Riddle, Jehn J. Cochran.
Assessor Daniel II. Heitshu.
Constable D. W. Deitrich.
Judge Jehn Samson.
Inspector Jehn II. Leenard.
SEVENTH WARD.
Common Council J. R. Smith, Abra
ham Killian, Jeseph Clarksen.
Assessor Edward Mellcu.
Constable Samuel Grey.
Judge Winfield S. Burns.
Inspector Rebert C. McDenucIl.
EIGHTH WARD.
Select Council Henry Gast, sr.
Common Council Henry Gust, jr.,
Edward Nale, William Cexcy.
Alderman Jacob Bechtold, jr.
Assessor Jacob Breck.
Constable Jehn Bewman.
Judge Charles Breck.
Inspector Jehn Ovcrdccr.
NINTH WARD.
Common Council Jehn Kendig, Dana
Graham, Jeseph R. Goodell.
Assessor P. W. Gerrccht
Constable A. J. Flick.
Judge Gee. Fex.
Inspector Wm. F. 11. Am wake.
Tlie City Convention.
The convention te nominate a candidate
for mayor met In common council cham
ber at U o'clock, and was called te order
by Alderman Spurrier, en whose motion
Mnj. A. C. Rcinedil was chosen chairman,
and II. A. Shroyer and Gcerge B. Bres
slcr secretaries.
Following is a list of the delegates :
First Waid Jeseph Cramer, Clayten
Myers, Dr. Gee. A. Herting.
Second Ward Jacob Halbach, Peter C.
llcnscl, Gee. W. Eahy.
Third Ward M. F. Steigerwalt, D. B.
Landis, Prof. B. F. Shanb.
Fourth Ward B. F. Bartholemew, A.
K. Spurrier, J. W. Jehnsen esq.
Filth ward Goe. B. Brassier, Gee. A.
Marshall, Jehn Hull.
Sixth ward T. B. Cechrau, Win. Rid
dle (substituted for Lewis S. Hartman),
Maj.A. C. Rehm-hl.
Seventh ward Wm. Wehlsen, Samuel
Flick, Wm. Cornelius.
Eighth ward Frauk Fritch, Peter
Ritchey, Richard Kirchner.
Ninth ward II. A. Schroyer, Peter
Mauicr, Ames Gast.
Fer Alayor.
The room was greatly crowded, there
was much confusion, and the outsiders
pressed forward upeu the delegates. As
seen as some kind of order was restored
Jacob Halbach moved that the convention
proceed te nominate aud elect candidates
ter school director?.
J. W. Jehnsen moved te amend by
stnking out school directors and inserting
mayor. The amendment was agreed te,
yeas 10, nays 1 1 .
T. B. Cochran nominated I). P. Rosen Resen
miller, esq.
G. W. Eahy nominated Majer Jerc.
Rohrer,
Ames Gast nominated Capt. E. McMel
leu.
Alderman Spurrier nominated Capt. J.
F. Ricksccker.
Several delegates insisted en having the
names of Capta. McMcllcn and Hicksecker
withdrawn, as both of them had positively
declined. Objection being made, the
names were kept en the list.
The list of delegates was then called and
the vote for mayor resulted as fellows :
Messrs. Cramer and Herting, of the
First ward, and Gast of the Ninth ",
voted for Captain McMcllcn.
Messrs. Myers of the Firet, Steigerwalt,
Landis aud Shaub of the Third, Bartholo Barthelo Barthole
mew, Spurrier and Jehnsen of the Fourth,
Brassier and Marshall of the Fifth, Wohl Wehl
sen, Flick aud Cornelius of the Seventh,
Fritch, Ritchey and Kirchner of the
Eighth, and Schi eyer and Maurer of the
Ninth 17 voted for Capt. J. F. Rick
seckcr. Messrs. Halbach. Ileusel and Eaby, of
the Second, and Hull of the Fifth, 4, voted
for Maj. Jere. Rohrer.
Messrs. Cochran, Riddle ami Reiiuehl
of the Sixth ward, :, voted for D. P. Ro Re
senmiller, esq.
Capt. Rickseckcr was declared nomi
nated, aud en motion, his nomination was
made unanimous.
Somebody proposed that the nominee
should be forthwith notified of his nom
ination aud brought before the convention.
Somebody else suggested that Rickseckcr
would net accept, whereupon J. W. Jehn,
son advised the convention te go slew ;
te give the candidate a little time te rc
llect, aud his friends an opportunity te
talk te him. he did net believe Capt.
Rickseckcr would dare te say " nay" when
he knew that he was the unanimiouscheico
of the party.
Finally Alderman Spurrier moved the
appointment of a committee of nine te
wait upon the candidate te-morrow, and
urge his acceptance of the nomination
The motion prevailed mid tbe chair ap
pointed the committee.
Scheel Directors.
The convention next proceeded te place
in nomination candidate for school direc
tors. Nine candidates were named aud a
recess was taken te euable delegates te
prepare tickets. The roll was called by
wards, and the result of the voting was as
fellows :
J. Hay Brown received 22 votes
J. W. Byrne IS
D. G. Baker, esq. ' 22 '
Wm. A. Wilsen, esq. " 24 '
A, K. Spurrier, esq. ' 22 '
Wm. O. Marshall 21 '
E. J. Erismau ' 11 "
Henry Gast " 12 '
JehnFalck " 5 "
The six first named above having re
ceived a majority of all the votes cast were
declared nominated, and their nomination
was made unanimous.
City Committee.
The city executive committee was an
neunced as fellows :
First ward A. C. Welcbans.
Second ward F. A. DitVendeiii'er
Third ward Thes. Deen.
Fourth ward A. K. Spurrier.
Fifth ward G. A. Marshall.
Sixth ward Valentine Heffman.
Seventh ward Rebert McDennel.
Eighth ward Frank A. Fritch.
Ninth ward Jacob Hertz.
SCENfcS AND INCIDKNIS.
Iless ale-Mellen Laid Out Celli.
Iii the Third ward the fight was between
the McMelleu aud At';u Era factions, and
se warm was it made for the " boss'' that
he was compelled te decline the coveted
nomination for mayor. Even this did net
satisfy the Xeic Era ring, who can never
fergive McMcllcn (their own chosen Re
form candidate for protlienotary) for
apostatizing te the Bull Ring. Se they re
solved te carry the war into Jifrica by set
ting up a short ticket te be voted for " by
the better class of citizens.'" The men
marked for slaughter included every Mc
Melleu candidate en the ticket, and se
vigorously was the tight prosecuted that
every McMcllcn man bit the dust except
Joel L. Haines, candidate for assessor. It
is due te Capt. McMelleu te say that as
seen as he saw which way the wind was
blowing, he took very littie part in the
struggle, saying that this was net his
light. Dclegates known te be against his
inclination for the mayoralty were elected
ever his candidates and his overthrew was
very complete, carrying dewu Charles J.
White, for select council, by 121) te 132 for
Eichholtz ; the vote en assessor war, 01 for
Martin te 1G7 for Haines ; and en com
mon council : Joel S. Eaby, 105 ; Benja
min Henry, 50 ; S. B. Cox, 225 ; Geerge
S. Danner, 108 ; Jehn II. Barne.-, S5 ; D.
M. Moeic, 129.
Docter Urban's Little Ded;;c.
Iii the Fourth ward there were very
few surface indications of trouble, but
there was nevertheless a very bitter con
test geiug en under cover. Peter B. Ford Ferd
ncy, R. F. W. Urban and their retainers
wera after the scalp of Alderman Spurrier
aud his ponies, aud rcsolvcdle de by indi
rection what they could net de openly.
At the general nominating meeting Urban,
A. W. Baldwin and Jehn II. Pcarsel were
put iu nomination for select council.
Urban positively declined the nomination,
and urged Jehn Ilf Pcarsel for
the position aud that gentleman
reluctantly consented te stand a
nomination. Iu view of what followed it
is evident that the nomination of Pcarsel
was made with a hope of taking away
from Baldwiu the Spurrier vote (Spurrier
being Pearsel's son-in-law). Urban and
his friends then get out a short ticket
from which the names of both Pearsel and
Baldwin were emitted and his own name
inserted instead ! Te add strength te the
short ticket the names of Jehn E. Schuni
aud Gee. W. Cormeny, for common cenn
cil aud Bcnj. F. Bartholemew, for delegate
(for all of whom the opposition were vot
ing) were placed upon it. The dodge
didn't work, however. Spurrier kept his
forces well iu baud and voted them steadily
for Baldwin. The result was that Raid
win was nominated receiving 1"1 votes te
9G cast for Urban and 70 for Pearsel.
Spurrier himself went through also, easily
beating M. S. Harni&h, who was pitted
against bin for delegate.
Ab. Welclians (iets Through.
The only contest in the First ward was
for assessor and delegates te the city con
vention. Fer the former position Ab.
Welcbans beat II. N. Greenawalt by a
vete of 120 te 32 ; aud for delegate big
Clayt. Myers beat County Commissioner
Samuel M. Myers by a smaller majority.
Cant. Hicksecker Declines.
The committee te notify Capt. Rick
sccker of his nomination met at Majer
Reinwhl's office at 10 o'clock the morning,
all the members being present, as follews:
Maj. A. C. Reintehl, chairman : Dr. Gee.
A. Herting. Gee. W. Eaby, Prof. B. F.
Shaub, J. W. Jehnsen, esq., Gee. A. Mar
shall, Samuel Frick, .Frank Fritch, II A.
Schroyer.
The proprietors of the Examiner, the
New Era and the Inquirer were also in
vited te be present, but only J. B. War
fel, of the Seic Era, responded.
The committee called in a body at
Capt. Riekseeker's ellice, and Maj. Ruiu
ehl announced te him his nomination and
made a speech, urging him te accept it. J
W. Jehnsen. B. F. Shaub and J. 15. War
fel also made speeches urging the nominee
te accept, aud assuring him of a warm
support by the party and the people.
Captain Ricksccker responded biietly,
thanking the committee for the. compli
mentary maimer iu which they had been
pleased te speak of him. but adding that
he could net accept the nomination.
His name had been mentioned for
the position without his knowledge or
consent ; after his name had been men
tioned for the ellice of mayor he had pub
licly announced that he would net be a
candidate, and he supposed that all of his
friends wcre aware of the fact. Fer reasons
best known te himself, and net necessary
te lay before the committee, he airain per
emptorily declined the nomination.
The committee tried hard te shake his
resolution but without effect, and retired
a geed deal chop-fallen. They returned
te Maj. Reinuihl's office, where after a
brief conference they agreed te reas
semble the delegates te the convention iu
common council chamber this evening, for
the purpese of making another nomination
for mayor.
SUKFK1SE PAIt't'lKS.
An Editor and landlord Iu Luck.
On Thursday evening about one hun
dred and fifty of the friends of Gee. II.
Ranck, editor of the New Helland Clarien
called uninvited at his residence aud took
forcible possession of it. They brought
with them baskets, and bottles, and
bundles, of choice refreshments, and set
out upon the tables a sumptuous collation.
All present had a right geed time and tlie
party did net break up until near mic'
uight. Last evening Wm. Styer, Dan. Gruhe,
Abe Settley and Ike Reyer, liquor men.
and about fifty ether gay aud festive fel
lows of New Helland, took a sleigh ride te
Honeybrook. Chester county, te pay their
respects te A. B. Patterson, formerly of
New Helland, but new proprietor of the
Genera! Wayne hotel, at Honeybrook.
They arrived safely after a splendid moon
light drive and passed a pleasant evening
at the Wayne, returning.te New Helland
during the wee sma' hours of morning.
Had' Iteyn.
Philip Brcidcnbach, Jehn Warner aud
Jehn Hogart, charged with assault and
battery en two girls, daughters of Eliza
beth McGlinn, have been arrested and
held for a hearing before Alderman Sam
son. It is charged that the boys have re
peatedly assaulted the girls en their way
te aud from the Duke street cotton mill.
THE DF.MOC1CATIC FKIMAKIF.S.
List of the Candidates for Te-NlRht.
This evening tbe Democratic primaries
will be held in the several wards and the
polls are opened from G te 8 p. m.. except
iu the Eighth ward, where there is the
most zealous contest ami the polls ar a
open from 3 te 8 p. m.
Immediately after the polls close the re
turn judges will meet at the Intelligen
cer office te cempute the returns and de
clare the result.
List of Candidate.
FOR MAYOR.
Jehn T. MacGenigle,
SCHOOL DIRECTORS.
(Six te be voted ler.)
Geerge Darmstctter,
J. M. Johnsten,
Davis Kitch, jr.,
William McCemsey,
S. W. Raub,
Rev. C. Reimeusuyder,
II. B. Springer,
R. A. Smith,
J. 31. Westhaefler,
Christian Zecher.
FIRST WARD.
Select Ceuucil Goe. W. Brown.
Common Council Jehn F. Reith, J no.
B. Slough, A. Z. Ringwalt, Samuel Iv.
Lichty, Jacob Reese.
Alderman 11. R. McConeuiy.
Censtable Gee. Ganss, Jehn Brown.
Assessor W. C. Buchmiller.
Judge James A. McElheue.
Inspector Thee. F. Trout.
City Executive Committee Jehn
Schauui.
SECOND WARD.
Select Ceuucil
Common Council D. MeMullen. James
Best, J. B. Lichty.
Assessor Geerge W. Marieu.
Constable Bankson II. Smith.
Judge James R. Dennelly.
Inspector Rebert Clark.
City Executive Committee James R.
Dennelly.
THIRD WARD.
Select Council Henry Wolf.
Common Council Gee. F. Spruuer,
Jehn Ebcrly, Jacob Kiehl.
Constable B. F. Leman.
Assessor J. M. Westhactt'cr.
Judge B. F. Davis.
Inspector Adam S. Rhoads.
City Executive Committee B. V.
Lcman.
FOURTH WARD.
Select Council II. W. Harherger.
Common Council R. E. Bruce, 1. II .
Ilartholeraew.
Censtable Lercntz R. Beyle.
Inspector Charles S. Biggs.
Judge Wm. Norris.
City Executive Committee Frank
Brinkman.
FIFTH WARD.
Common Council Merris Gershel, Jes.
Kantz, Abm. Erismau, David Jeffries,
Christian Stillle.
Alderman Wm. B. Strine.
Constable Philip Fisher.
Assessor II. II. Ilolten.
Judge Jehn S. Beck.
Inspector Peter Alabach.
City Executive Committee
SIXTH WARD.
Select Council William Jehnsen.
Common Council Dr. J. Lovergoed,
Samuel King, Jas. P. Phicker, Daniel
Brown, jr., Fred. Goes, Gee. B. Willson,
W. T. Jellcrics.
Assessor C. R. Frailey, Jehn Derwait.
Censtable Martin Dailey, Atloe Mer
cer Judge Byren J. Brown.
Inspector Jehn B. Seuer.
City Executive Committee Geerge S.
Landis. u
SEVENTH WARD.
Common Council Henry Smeych,
Philip Dinkleberg, Frank R. Everts.
Assessor James R. Garvin .
Censtable Jehn Mcrringer.
Judge Win. McLaughlin.
inspector Gcerge Kuhlmau.
City Executive Committee Frederick
Arneld.
EKMITII WARD.
Select Council Fred. Judith, Jehn V.
Wise, Jacob Otthefer (butcher).
Common Council Adam II. Trust, Jes.
A. Albert, Geerge Bees, Jehn J. Hartley,
Benjamin Ruber, Jeh. Adams, Jehn Kautz,
Michael Bacr.
Alderman Peter Rehrteh, jr., P. Don Den
nelly. Constable Geerge Shay, Fied. E.
Shread.
Assessor Christ. A. Oblender. lames
1 1 uber.
Judge Harry J. Breem, Gcerge Hardy.
Inspector Edw. Hardy, Henry Shautz,
Jehn F. Flick.
City Executive Committee Christ. K
Frailey, jr., Christ. Sheid, Peter Demmel.
NINTH WAKD.
Common Council W. C. Buchanan,
Miles Fite, Gcorire Schectz, Jehn Mc
Killips, Geerge Shuhnyer, J. II. Oatnr
n layer.
Assessor Frederick Nixderf, David
Zecher.
Constable Christian Flick, Jehn Herr,
William Tittus.
Judge Jehn Heek.
InsjMjcter Charles Smith.
City Executive Committed Henry
Uabel.
The I'rlinurj- ti'cctieu Law.
The following abstract from the new
election law is reprinted from last even
ing's Ecamater. It is entirely applicable
te this evening's Democratic primaries.
All the election ejflcer xheuld see te it that .
they are sicern :
By the act of the Legislature, ap
proved the '29th day of June, 1881, it is re
quired that all "judges, inspectors, clerks
or ether officers " at" all primary elections
for the nomination of "candidates for
state, city and county offices " before en
tering upon the discharge of their duties,
shall take the following oath or affirmation :
"I de that I will, as judge,
inspector or clerk (as the case may be), at
the ensuing election, impartially and
faithfully perform my duties in accord
ance with the laws and constitution of the
commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and in
accordance with the rules and regulations
adopted by the Democratic party of the
county of Lancaster for the government of
the said primary elections, meetings or
caucus, te the best of my judgment and
abilities."
The above oath or affirmation shall ha
first administered te the judge by one of
the ether officers, and they in turn have
the oath administered te them by the
judge. The judge is authorized te ad
minister the oath te any one ettering te
vote, as te his right te vote.
Any election officer neglecting te take
the oath above nrescribed subjects himself
te a fine of $20e. The same fine for any
fraud, refusing a legal vete. or receiving
an illegal one.
The "Ironsides" Hall.
The Ironsides baseball club gave a ball
in West End hall (Humaue engine house)
last evening which was one of the largest
affairs of the kind this season. Seventy
line couples were in the promenade, and
dancing was maintained far into the morn
ing hours. Geed order prevailed and all
present enjoyed themselves greatly. A
group photograph of the members of the
club in full uniform was presented te
William Zecher, catcher of the nine, he
having sold fifty tickets for the ball, the
largest number disposed of by any single
member of the club.
Charity Concert.
A grand charity concert for the benefit
of the soup fund will be given by Wood
ward's Continental vocalists in the court
house ou Tuesday evening, February 14.
Lancaster's best talent will take part.