LANCASTER DAILY 1KTELLIGEKCEK TUESDAY MAY 2 1882 iuncastcr fettelliflencer. TUESDAY KVENINQ, MAT 2, 1882. Beaallfkl Ham raj.. The Republican committees were very unanimous, as we supposed they would be. Mr. Quay and Mr. Wolfe seemed te have precisely the same ideas ;is te the way in which the party should be ad ministered, and the gentlemen who have been at daggers' ieints in political mat ters appear suddenly te have found that they have no differences at all worth men tioning. Wolfe ran as an independent candidate against the machine a year age ; but new a common impulse moves him and it. It is very amusing and would be very strange if we did net un derstand it. Mr. Wolfe's party is one of declarations. It formulates excellent declarations of the proper way te de things. Its ideas are se clearly sound that they impress the Cameren commit tee with their truth and they eagerly accept them. There 1h nothing in the shape of a virtuous declaration that they won't accept ; but in the light of exper ience it would net be safe te say that their acts are likely in strict accord with their words. The most remarkable thing they con Kent te say is contained in declaration number one, wherein they ' unequivo cally condemn the use of patronage te promote personal political ends, and re quire that all efllces bestowed within the party shall be upon the sole basis of fitness ;" but yet they can all probably say that from Den Cameren down te Tem Cochran, and with a clear conscience, considering the nature of that kind of conscience, which is of a peculiar kind that makes itself agreeable te its owner. It is certainly a stout declara tien from men who are publicly known te make politics a profitable trade, and te regard the essence of it te lie in the appropriation of the spoils of office te their personal advantage. Perhaps Cam eren, Quay and their company leek upon the assumption of the offices by them selves as a high duty te their party and the country, and in this view of it are prepared te " unequivocally " deny that they seize upon them " te promote pt-r senal political ends." Hut Senater Mitchell and his friends, who find them selves out in the cold without offices and without power te get any, while their friends are daily falling out of the few they have held, can hardly held a similar view as te the benefit arising te the Re publican party from the possession of its offices by Senater Cameren's adherents. And in fact they say they don't see this- This difference of opinion is what has made all the trouble. It is offices that constitute the milk in the cocoanut. Senater Cameren's have them. Every body knows that they are- going te keep them if they can ; and pretty nearly everybody is quite sure that they can, because 1'rcsidcnt Arthur has shown that he will have it se. Senater Cam Cam eeon can afford te beam upon Senater Mitchell and his independent Republicans and assent te all they say and agree te all they de; because it doesn't make a particle of difference in hisenjeyment of the fruit of the political tree, which he is tee busv consuming te be inclined te dispute about theories and principles He wants te be harmonious, te enjoy a quiet meal, for the obvious benefit of his political digestion ; and se he has told the boys te say anything that will give them a quiet life and an easy one for a year or two. Se they have further declared that competent and faithful officers should net be removed except ler cause", a very harmless declaration, in that it emits the description of the " cause " that should suffice ; Senater Cameren, being free te find a cause, will net be embar rassed in discovering what is te him a sufficient one, whenever he sees a head he wants in the basket. And se it is ever se easy te declare obedienco te the popular will, when the public servant is left free te interpret it for himself. In the condemnation of compulsory assessments this harmonious committee but imitated a favorite decla ration of Republican conventions and administrations, and embraced with zeal a theory which in their practice they as zealously disregard. The declarations about the high trust of a public effice and the propriety of nomi nating fit men for ollice afforded, of course, no bar te the agreement of the eminent patriots who came together te be at peace. Se far as wordsge they are together ; whether they will stay to gether after their respective conventions are held, is te be seen. We de net doubt that they will. The Indcpcndcnlsleld the regulars that if they did net de things te suit them they would set up a separate ticket ; 'and this was the only thing e' any consequence they did say. Rut they will be suited sufficiently te keep them in order. They will be given just as much as is necessary for this purpose;. Wolfe, who was read out of the party a year age, is offered new the nomina tion for congressman-at-large ; and there is an assortment of baubles and gilt medals ready for distribution te the Independents. Rut after everything is done Senater Cameren remains in con trol of the machine which he alone will have the fuel te feed while Arthur lives and reigns. A Fine Opportunity. Our esteemed contemporary, the Xue Era in the business management of which its editor is new associated with its late " exclusive " publisher shows signs that It proposes te earn ttie re wards offered by. itself and its Commit tee of Seventy-two for the exposure of any violation of the primary election law and the conviction of the offender. We believe that some $2,000 of such re wards have been offered from these var ious sources, and that the Era can save its own money and earn the committee's is manifest from the -following avewai in its editorial columns of last evening : All conceivable manner of premises and chicanery were brought into requisition by the Cameren forces te defeat the expres sion of the popular will. Ne trick in the repertory of the professional politician was left unused te secure the triumph of the Stalwart candidates. Premises, that can not be fulfilled, and were never meant te be, were made with a prodigality never known in tms county oeiere. Te secure the nomination of Stchman bargains were made and trades consum mated almost inconceivable in their char acter and number. If all this was done, and of course the Xew Era knows whereof it affirms, the Landis law, which it and its com mittee set out te enforce,has been shame lessly violated. These violations of it by " all conceivable manneref premises," tricks, barirains and trades are as de moralizing and criminal as the use of money, and are mere susceptible of proof, as the tricksters and traders are net se likely te make their bargains in a corner. We take it for granted, therefore, that the Xew Era will show its sincerity by either prosecuting these offenders or turning its evidence ever te the relent less Committee of Seventy-two, se that it may exercise its declared functions even if it can keep the rewards within the family. It is seldom a newspaper has such a fine opportunity te save both its penny and its cake. Si;n"9i:nie's bull has hay ea his horn;. Loek out that he does net yet make bric a brae of Stehman's crockery. Kaukfman Buys his enemies plowed the cast end with his heifer. She works well in double harness with Seiiseuig's bull. Tin: Radical New Yerk Time sees some thing " providential " in the country's dc liverance from the bull-in-thochina-shep diplomacy of Rlainc. That "red-het," Rc-feimer, 'Squiie Sam Evans, was for Stehmaii this year. But the religious zeal of Milten Mishlcr was duly exercised in behalf of KauD'man and Re-form ; that made Columbia "solid." Iliuitv Mveks and Al. Shcuck were be trayed in theheu.se of their alleged friends of the Seventh ward en Saturday. AJ. will de well te keep an eye en Bill Dcen's P'g-pen and see if there is net one or two shoats with little black spots near their tails. Tins country makes for home consump tion about 0,000,000 packs of cards an nually. In many countries this business is a government affair. The authorized official factory iu St. Petersburg, where they make the best cards in Europe, is the only establishment of its kind in the whole Ru-.sian realm. It is licensed by the government, protected by the govern ment, and the net profits go te the sup port of the foundling asylum. The same system prevails in Mexico. Iu France 'ami Germany the manufacturers are licensed, but the business is net se much of a monopoly there as in Rutrna. Last evening " Mr." Scnscuig locked ever the election returns and seeing that the friends of Stuhmau had net delivered the goods for Leugencckcr from Ceney, Mt. Jey and Marietta, he naturally turned te the editorial eelums of the Examiner for an explanation, loony able editorial article he found this : The impulsiveness that followed a leg cabin and a barrel of cider, or bheutcd it self hearse ever "Polk, Dallas and the Tai iff of '42," does net obtain new. "Harry and St. Geerge" might de at Agincourt, but " Auti-Bossism and Free dom" is a catch phrase that will net down with our people new. Further en he read " a story told by Voltaire hew the king of Babylon cured his Satrap hex of his self-eslceui." And then he went out upon the back perch of " the rear bar of the Leepard hotel," opposite Judge Living ston's office, and borrowing the language of Simen Cameren he piously saiil : "This is a h 1 of a ceuuuy." Then straight way he betook himself te' the study of Herbert Spencer and Lccky, se as te be able hereafter te successfully wrestle with the political and editeral subtleties of Editor Hcistand. KHL'OKTKD rZUHTINIi IN WEST. THE StMITM- Ooneral Ni:h Frem Over the Country. A light is- reported te have occurred be tween Captain Tepper's command and Indians near Clevcrdale, New Mexico, en the 28th ult., in which fifteen Indians and four whites were killed. The troops new in Arizona are te be reinforced by the First and Fourth infan try, the Third cavalry and part of the Ninth cavalry, in order te put .down the Indians as speedily as possible. General Fersythe has made a detailed report of his recent operations against the hostile Apaches. Its main features have been anticipated by the press reports. The lighting took place in a very rugged and mountainous region, the Indians resorting te their usual strategy. Four of Fersy tlie's Indian scouts were killed. lie intended te continue the pursuit of the savnge.s,aud says no uneasiness need be felt if he is net heard from ler some time. Captain Jack, of the White River .Ules, was arrested en the 20th ult., near Fert Washakie, Wyoming, the arrest being made by order of the interior department. Soen alter wauls Jack attempted te cscape and fled te a tepee, where he secured a carbine aud killed Sergeant Casey of the Third cavalry. A mountain howitzer was then fired into the tepee and Jack was in stantly killed. He was a leader in the Thernberg and Meeker massacres, and was considered very dangerous. .Sema Very DUustreua 1'lrcH. All the buildings of Colonel Bingham's military school, sixteen in number, at Mebanesville, North Carolina, weie burned yesterday morning. The inmates escaped. AH of the buildings were wooden and the total less will net exceed $30, 000. Twenty-four houses belonging te the Knickerbocker ice company, oppesito Poughkcepsic, were burned yesterday. The buildings were valued at $20,000.' A number of smaller buildings were also destroyed . It is supposed they caught lire from burning weeds. The Washington glass works in Ithaca, N. Y., were destroyed by tire yesterday morning. Less about $50,000. One hun dred aud twenty-five men are thrown out of employment by their destruction. It is stated that they will be rebuilt. Strikes and Strikers. All the puddlcrs and helpers iu the Na tional rolling mill at McKecspert, Pa., struck yesterday because noa-Unieu men were employed by the firm. The Sagamere mill at Fall river did net resume operations yesterday as was an nounced. The carpenters' strike iu Cincinnati is well under way, the builders having re fused te give the advance demanded of 50 cents per day. Thirty-three striking coal miners were anestcd yesterday at Alpsville, Pit., en the charge of conspiracy and intimidation of men engaged te take their places. They were required each te furnish $1,000 bail. YICTOEY FOR CAMEKON. THE MCACE CONFERENCE ENHEU. Refusal of a Dfinaud for the Foatpetiement of the Convention untl UuaniineuH Ap proval oriteselutlusiKTellliig "What Icdepenrieuts Must Have In Future Yearn. The Independent and Stalwart Repub lican conference at the Continental hotel came te an end at 11:30 last night, after a session of nearly six hours. After a long conference the Independents submitted the following : "This committee lay no claim te the right of making nominations, but believe that nominations of candidates should proceed freely from the body of the party, and that a ticket dictated by a self-perpetuating leadership long in advance of the party's consideration of the subject, aud then imposed upon it by the methods commonly known as these of the machine, is justly regarded as effensive by intelli gent Republicans, who value their rights as citizens ; and that submission te such methods, rewarding such usurpations and thereby encouraging their repetition is necessarily au act of unfaithfulness te the form of government under which we live. A state convention intended te give the cover of party indersement te such a .ticket, and largely composed of delegates net directly chosen by the people, or chosen atalime distant from the meeting of the. state convention, or otherwise se chosen as net te be representatives of the party's present mind, is also highly objec tionable. The Independent Republicans will claim the right te formulate the fundamental principles which they are commonly known te held, te present them te and advocate their adoption by the state convention, aud te make their acceptance a condition of indersement of any candidate for their suffrages ; and, en the ether baud, they will reserve the riht te reject any candi date who will net unequivocally aud cor dially indorse them. They will demand that the candidates of tl e party shall he men whusccharactcr, assouiuiiens and antecedents s,hall be in themselves an unquestioned guarantee that their offices will be administered nelcly i:i the interefets of the people at large, and a pure government entirely free from personal and factional influences. They wil! insist that, in deference te a strong and tjrewn.g public sentiment, it will be tr.w:-e and impolitic for the con vention t- iii;;i:i.ite ;v ticket which had previously be- n determined upon by party managers am: vihich has net the endorse ment of the people. In this opinion of the committee these arc the views of a majority of the Repub lican votes, repressed hitherto iu their ex pression only by considerations of party fealty. Further disregard of these senti ments can no longer be tolerated. A manly aud independent spirit, without which parties dc;cneiat'e into mere instruments of oppression and corruption, requires that they should be repealed. If the action of the convention of May 10 is such as te evince a sincere purpose te meet the higher aspirations of the party, as above; indic.itcd, this committee will be pleased te lecemmend te the convention of May 21 its ratification aud thus te aid iu the work of securing enduring harmony upon a consistent and huiiorahle basis." Standing upon the above platform, this committee recommended te the conference that they adept the following resolutions, te be submitted te the Republican state convention and iccommendcd for their adoption. The Stal waits then agiecd with the Independents upon the follewing: Tlie Kcsolitlleiis. 1. That we unequivocally condemn the use of patronage te promote personal po litical ends, and require that all offices bestowed within the party shall be upon the sole basis of fitness. 2. That competent a-id faithful offices should net be removed except for cause. 3. That the non-elective miner officers should be filled in accordance with rules established by law. -1. That the ascertained popular will shall be faithfully carried out in stale aud national conventions and by thesa holding office by the favor of the party. 5. That we condemn compulsory assess ments for political purposes and preserip tieu for failure te respond either te such assessments or te requests for voluntary contributions, anil that any policy of political prescription is unjust and calcu lated te disturb parly harmony. 0. That public ollice constitute:; :i high trust te be administered solely for the people, whose interests must be paramount te these of persons or pasties, aud thai, it should be invariably conducted with the same efficiency, economy and integrity as are expected in the execution of private trusts. 7. That the state ticket, should be such as by the impartiality of" its constitution and the high character and acknowledged fitness of the nominee:; will justly com mend itself te the support of tlie united Republican party. Jie.ielved, That we recommend the adep tien of the following permanent rules ler the holding of state conventions and the conduct of the party. 1. That delegates te state contentions shall be chosen in the manner iu which candidates for the general assembly are nominated, except iu senateiiul districts composed of mero than ene county, in which conferees for the selection of sena torial delegates Khali be chosen iu the manner aforesaid, and the representation of each county shall be based upon its Re publican vote, cast at the presidential election next preceding the convention. 2. Hereafter the stale convention of the Republican party Khali be held en tin: sec ond Wednesday of July, except iu the year of the presidential election, when it shall be held net mero than thirty days previous te the day fixed for the national convention, and at least sixty days' notice shall be given of the date of the stats con vention. 3. That every person who voted the Re publican electoral ticket at the jast presi dential ejection next preceding any state convention uhall be permitted te partici pate in the election of delegates te fctate ai 1 national conventions, and we reooni reeoni reoeni ni. ! te thi" county organizations that in tli ir.; -. thry allow the largest freedom in the ;.v..': participation in the prima riescjusi ; it with the preservation of the party ergii :ii-n. The fi.l ' lg i ('solution was adopted e-inference : by the j Jtcselct !. I at we disclaim any authority te speak or act for ether persons than our selves, and simply malic these sugges tions as in our opinion essential te the promotion of harmony ai'd unity. Tlie lutleneutlenU try te 1'oiipeih-. After the adoption of the abeve report Wharten Barker .submitted the following preamble and resolution : Wiiekkas, The eenvc: tien called for May 10 is uii-Rcpublican because primarr electiens have been held in only fourteen out of sixty-seven counties, therefore l Ixcselced, inat tlie confercnee tecum. mend te the state central committee the postponement of the convention nutil August 30 aud that, primaries be held iu all the counties after the manner of hold held injr the general electiens in each ceuntr. This resolution was seconded by Mr. McKce, of the Independent?. Tho'Stal The'Stal walts opposed it from the first. They finally asked that they might consider it by themselves iu private session, and the Independents came out for fifteen or twenty minutes. When they were sum mened hack by Chairman Quay that gentleman reported that his cemmittee dissented from the above resolution for me louewmg reasons First. Because the time intervening be. I fere the convention is tee short te admit of the reconvening of a full state commit tee and a proper discussion of the question by press and people Second. Because a postponement would result in factional lines in each of the counties affected, and would produce a contest which might seriously affect the election. Under the rule that nothing could be adopted except by unanimous vete the measure, of course, ended in defeat. PERSONAL. The Senate yesterday confirmed nomination of Dr. Wickeusiiaji te the be charge d'affaires te Dcmark. Senshnie must feel like the ass that was asked te the wedding feast but found that he had only been invited te draw the weed. Giieen B. Raum anil Gov. Cei.lum of Illinois, en the Republican side, are leek- inff lerwaru te the Luited States senator ship from that state and 3Iayer Cakteii Hakuisex of Chicago, of the Democrats "Clara Bem.e." the writer of the at tractive fashion letters te the Cincinnati inquirer, is utiss Claribel JicAruie, a teacher in a Jcrsev City school, and daughter of a contractor iu the Bergen Hill Tunnel work. The Reformed Menneuites of Baltimore, who are lew enough te be a curiosity in that city, had a public communion and fuetwashing en Sunday which drew a large audience and ihshep Jehn Iveiiu and Kev, Levi Siiencic of this county officiated. IIeaii is reported te be " in the humor te lead a general revolt against the Stal wart admiuistiatien," and its appoint ments in the executive session of the Sen ate. Hear is a very humorous fellow, but he is net a patch te Den Cameren in an executive session. An official copy of Bi.AiNK's'tcstimeuy be fore the congressional cemmittee was scut te him for revision, aud he struck out "the slogans of the dirty Domeeratic press," aud such ether phrases as upon reflection he did net want te go te the country. But he cannot strike his insult te the Democratic press out of the mom ery of the public. When Kev. Jehn u. 1'axtex was in stalled pastor of the West Presbyterian church, New Yerk, the ether day, Rev. Parkhurst, in charging him, said : " Yeu cannot fulfill your mission here in living like a saint, unless you speak like au apostle, but if you don't live like a saint tjr" don't niakc much difference hew you pwach." The Rev. Dr. Themas S. Hast ing, for 2." years pastor of the church, de livered the charge te the people, which he summed up in tliese words : " Treat your new pastor as well as you treated me. That is all I can ask of you." Senater Kaxjfkman, in an interview last night with an Inquirer reporter, explained thai it was only in the eastern part of the county that the tide was turned against him. ' There," said he, " was my strong point, and this time 1 gave my ehiet at tentien te the west, where I was weaker, This was the Canierenian opportunity and by plowing with my heifer among my own mends in that section tliey succeeded in defeating me." When Kiiufl'mau talks te Sheriff High about this thing he will hardly restrict himself te as mild language as that. In a friendly and gushing way the female correspondents cut the president te pieces, ' Emilia .!a-e" of the Press, takes the cake. Being at the opera, where she could only iiC'i a little of him in a box, she thus tells it : Presently I saw a robust hand casually -prospecting beyond the slender, white-gloved hand of Mrs. Jenes I knew it in an instant, for President Airrnun has, among ether line personal points, a handsome, expressive hand. Perhaps you will say the presidential baud is always c-pie:-.sive or impressive at least, but as 1 belong te the non ollice-sccking minority I belie va lean judge that hand of pover disinterestedly ; aud, in a purely im partial and aesthetic sense, I admire and like it. It is se fine a hand that I am glad when he docs net glore it at receptions, as he docs net except at the most general ones. Dv-nnd-hy the outline of a very low-cut black vest revealed a wealth of presidential shirlbnsem. Tlie president was evidently in full evening dress. Then a .scattering side whisker incontinently projected itself, and like a comparative anatomist I made up the complete organism from tliese vestiges, and its correctness was confirmed". This is tee utterly utter. The I'riss should give " Emma Jane" a furlough. Au Klcollen Jury Fall t Agroe. Iii the United States circuit jpurb at Charleston, yesterday, the jury iu the Ij.irnw-i' county election cases of Hegg and ethers were discharged for failure te agree. They steed ten for acquittal te two for conviction. 1'haseB In Lecal Feliticx. Lecal elections were held yesterday in the various towns and cities of North Car olina. The returns generally show the success of the regular Democratic tickets. Iu Raleigh the Independents polled a very small vote. Knights or Pythias Dedicate uHull. New halls for the Knights of Pythias and Red Men in New Castle, Del., were dedicated yesterday. Six thousand persons were present, many ledges being in attend a'ice from Wilmington, IJaltimore and ether places, LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. Court of Common 1'lcan. Owing te a scarcity of business court did net remain iu session long yesterday afternoon. In the case of F. W. Coenloy vs. Cath erine Tshudy owner, and David M. Myers contractor, mechanics lien, a verdict was taken for plaintiff. Thecasoef Myers & Geedman vs. L. Utter for Utter Brethers, defendants, and J. 1'. Weise, Jeremiah Cooper and Frcd'k Albright, garnishes, were attached. The plaintiUs asked te amend their caption, whereupon the defense plead surprise and the case went ever. Abraham G. Brubaker, vs. Abraham S. Brubaker. This is an action brought by a father against his son te recover pui chase money. In the year 1870 the plaintiff owned a property of 91 acres in Raphe township. As he alleges, he ceucludcd te give it te his only son, the defendant, at $50 per acre, While the real value was from $150 te $200 per acre. The condi tions were that 81,000 was te be paid en April 1st and $300 each year for thirteen years, except the last when the amount of that installment was te be $142 A deed was executed and the defendant came into possession of it in seme way. When asked for the $1,000, tha receipt of wincn is acknewieugcu in tne deed he re fused te pay it aud thus suit was brought. It is admitted that defendant paid $300 for two years. The defense was that plaintiff was never te receive $1,000, that amount being a present te the defendant, who paid $300 for each of the thrce years since he re ceived the deed from Squire Leg who drew it. He never considered that he was te pay the $1,000. Witnesses testified that t hey heard the plaintiff say that he inten ded te give the defendant the $1,000 in dispute. On trial. Divorced. Sarah Traub, of this city, was divorced from ter husband, Henry Traub, en the givuwiu y uvpvruent BEPUBLICAN PRIMARIES THE UFnulAX FIGURES FOOTED DP. A Drawn Battle Tha New Era Faction's Considerable Gains The Ke-feruiers Get the Ile'tter or It. The count of the Republican return judges proceeded monotonously yesterday afternoon. Once there was a dispute as te whether a certain vote in Clay belonged te Leng or Nissley for prison inspector, and a tumult arese which threatened te become a riot and which made it necessary te clear the room. Anether big but blood bleed less disturbance, because Clerk Welchans get held of and read by mis take the 9th ward, city, returns for the Gth, was indulged in. Welchans. and Bill Beard had an angry altercation aud Red Johnny McGinnis rushed in and tore up the return. He was put out, the mistake was discovered and peacn was re stored. In Cocalico East it was dis covered that one of the papers gave Jlycrs, for recorder, 83 votes, while the ether paper gave him 53, and this was referred te the committe en contests, who reported that the return for recorder be thrown out, which was done, as it did net alter the result. Far into the night the official footings up continued, and at their clese it was discovered that they elected Hoever ever Courtney for asscm bly, Cline ever Hershey for delegate, Dener and Niss.'cy for prison inspectors, and Erb for jury commissioner. AH these are cains for the Xew Era faction ever the results as canvasted yesterday, aud r 'ally give it the advantage in the results of the contest. The Re-formers gain three mem bers of assembly te offset the less of Kauff man, elect their county solicitor, jury commissioner, prison inspectors and three Butler delegates. Peeples unexpectedly runs even behind Hcideibnugh ; andJudge Livingston, for some reason, falls several hundred belew the full vote. The county cemmittee is laigely c mtrelled by the Examiner faction : The Olllcml Totals. CONGRESS. C. L. Huusccker 1890 A. Herr Smith 973S SENATE. HeHhem District. C. S. Kautl'man Jehn M. Stehmaii ASSEUI1LY. First District Lancaster City. Gcerge W. Cermcu' Northern District. Elias Becker. 11. K. Blough , D. D. Courtney Piersen M. Eberly Jehn B. Eshleman Ephraim S. Hoever W. I). Rcitzel , Aaren AV. Snadcr D. U. Steucr , ASSEMllI.T. Southern District. William II. Brosius Milten Hcidelbaugh Jehn II. Landis Ilirain Peeples Jehn W. Urban Henry Worst IIEC'OKDEK. Hiram S. Kcndig Bcnj. Lengeuccker Daniel M. Moero , Henry M. Myers COUNTY SOUCITOII. Henry Carpenter Jehn II. Fry A. F. Shenck D1UKCTOUS OF THE TOOK. Jbt It Dill 11 B. li. Lengeuccker Jehn K. Miller Jeseph Overheltzer A. R. Stricklcr miSON INSl'ECTOUS. Henry Dener M. S. Haruish Ames B. Hestettcr Daniel Lee , Geerge Leng , Jacob AV. Nissley , .1 UUY CO.MM1SSIONKK. Israel G. Erb Francis Kilburn James Weel STATE DELEfiATES. Southern District Senater in I. Marriet Brosius J. V. Jehnsen lleprcscntalices. A. M. Caldwell Henry Kurtz Cyrus Nell N. M. Weeds Northern District A. M. Clime 11. Burd Casscl I. S. Gcist. 1). W. Graybill Witmer Hess Washington L. Hershey) Jehn Reland Haydn II. Tshudy Jacob Wolf D. W. Wit uier Vity District. ('harks Denues I I. A. fcehreycr 2G91 3225 1803 505 2295 2575 2010 2201 2G05 41C 2833 5GS 218C 1857 2131 1801 140 19 802 5514 3G8 5581 577 5828 4951 8357 G2G4 4273 2795 778 5417 5073 521G 570 81G 5828 542G 733 5014 3415 2219 1300 1590 21 80 2381 2725 201(5 2721 427 420 2G91 3048 2928 2G03 2432 859 1013 The vete en the new iiilc.i has net been computed, but it is estimated that they are beaten thiee te one. Fer supreme judge, Livingston's vete is about five hun dred behind the total poll. AUUIt AVATED AS.SAUL.T AI If ATTEKY. Forcible Entry of n Hearding IIouhe auit Ito Ite hUtln OiUt'ers. Last evening, Jehn Drachbar, while drunk, went te the bearding heuse of Mrs. Yeungnian, North Mary street, for the purpose of whipping a young man who beards there. On account of Drach bar's bad behavior, Officer Lcntz was sent for and arrested him iu Mrs. Yeungman's heuftc. He accompanied the officer as far as the corner of Orange and Mary streets, when he turned upon him aud dealt him a blew en the head with a black-jack, knocking him down and stunuinsr him se b.nlly that Drachbar, effected his escape, aud seen afterwards returned te Mrs. leungmans. The front deer was locked against him, aud when he attempted te ferce an entrance at the back part of the house, the police were again sent for. Oflicers Daily and Herr seen put in an appearance, but in the meantime Drachbar had effected an en trance and it was only after stout resist ance en his part that they succeeded iu 1 Hiding' him in the lockup. Charges of assault and battery, and resisting an officer having been made against hint be fore Alderman McConemy by Officer Lcntz. the mayor declined te hear the charge of drunken aud disorderly conduct, deeming it best te allow all the complaints te be heard by the alderman. Drachbar entered bail for a hearing ou Monday next, his brothers becoming his bail. It is likely that charges of fercible entry ami carry ing concealed weapons will also be made against Drachbar. ATTEMJLTED. KOHBEKY. An Olil Man Assaulted He Is Kescueu by Ula Ders. Isaac Steffy is an aged farmer residing in East Earl township, near Ranck's church. Last Saturday nicht when all his family, except himself and a sick daughter, were at chureh, thrce men called at Mr. Stcffy's heuse and iappcd loudly at the deer. As seen as the deer was opened thejseized Mr. Steffy, choked him and demanded his money. He strug gled with the ruffians as w.ell as ha could, and the neise of the scufHe was heard by Mr. S lefty's dogs, ene of which is a very powerful and lierce animal. They sprang apci the robbers and seen compelled them te roituie their held of "Mr. Steffy and beat a hasty retreat. Mr. Steffy says he knows two of the robber, but being a man of peace and opposed te lawsuits, it is net likely that he will prosecute them -as he certainly ought te, LOCAL COERESPQNDENCE THE J1KWS FilOat OVER TUB CuUSTY. Recent Intelligence Frem Strasburg Mat ters anil Thine at tlie tiai. Rev. J. Stringer preached en Sunday morning, from II Corinthians, xiii, 5 : " Examine yourselves whether ye be iu the faith, &c." The audience was at tentive, and the discourse excellent. Fifty shares of Massasoit hall stock was sold last week at public sale, at the Wash ington house in the borough, the former owner, Mrs. Jehn Smith, wishing te dis pose of her interest iu the hall. Henry Musser, of West Lampeter township, pur chased the entire fifty shares. Twenty at $27.50 and thirty a; $28. II. G. Boek is busily engaged at present superintending and ceustiuctiug a nursery for himself en Bunker Hill. Se far the work has resulted in the plautinir of 30, 000 strawberry plants, 1,200 peach trees, 108 grape vines, 100 plum trees, aud rasp berries aud blackberries iu great variety. Messrs. Frank Musselraan and D. Potts bought of 'Manuel Nell" a tract of land eue half mile from the borough, aleqg the White Oak read, for the purpose of raising tobacco. The gentlemen uamed are erect ing two substantial tobacco houses in which te store their crops. Messrs. Chas. Wagcncr, Christ. Rehrcr, Elias Haruish and Jack Russell are farming Mussclmau's this year. On Sunday forenoon there appeared iu our town a mau and woman weary and feet sere. The woman carried iu her arms a small child only a few mouths old. They claimed te be from Yerk and en their way te Philadelphia. Tired, feet sere aud destitute of money they asked the privilege of remaining in the borough ever Sunday. The chief burgess granted them tne shelter of the "lookup" until morning, when they departed for Phila delphia. Samuel Housten, M. D., United States treasury department, is spending a low days iu the borough. SAI.ISIUJKY MEWS. A! alter anil Thing About the iai. During the last week, that fell des treycr death, has been taking off quite a number of our citizens ; young as well as old. Among the many deaths which have occurred was that of one of our best cit izens, Edward Portlier, en last Meuday evening at his late residence iu the Gap, in the 49th year of his age. About one week previous te his death he contracted a severe cold, which terminated in that disease which but few survive, pneumonia. II it remains were interred iu Belli' view cemetery en Friday afternoon. Bj his untimely taking'eff we lese one of our best citizens, and his death will be keenly felt by a large circle of friends and rela tives. William Deim, about 25 years of age, expired at the residence of his brother-in-law, Harry Wallace, iu Bethania, ou last Tuesday morning from consumption. Iu terment took place en Thursday at the Pcquea Presbyterian church. Mahlisu Rear, aged 74 years, died at the residence of his brother, Jacob Hear, iu Simouslewii, en last Tuesday morning from dropsy. Interment took place en Thursday in the old Asbury burying greuud. Mrs. Kate Wise, wife of -Adam Wi.se, died at her residence at the Gap, in the 28th year of her age, from consumption. Her remains were interred at Glen Run I 'apt is t church, ou Monday. Alse ou Satuulay morning, Jehu Bailey, about 45 years of ajje, died at his resi dence near Sinimen.-iu-.vn, from cramp. At the Republican primary en Sat urday 38G votes were polled and the New Eta faction was triumphant by fully 100 majority. Only 30 votes were cast for Huusccker for Congress, aud Landis and Brosius ran far ahead of Hcidelbaugh and Peeples for Assembly. J. W. Johnsten beat Judge Livingston's candidate for sen aterial candidate 71, and T. K. Swcigart was elected county committeeman. Ou Saturday morning the cast bound local engine Ne. 174, became derailed while crossing the switch, from the siding at thu Gap te the main track, thus blockading the south track and detaining freight trains bound cast. The east bound pas senger trains passed ever the neith track. The I'arkcshurg wreck tr.iiu was sum moned, aud after three hours work they managed te place the engine en the track again. Last week ene day Samuel Kegey, a teamster of one of the nickel mine teams, met with a painful accident at the Gap. He was engaged iu drawing en the brake of his wageu when he overbalanced aud fell from his seat te the ground, breaking his left thigh iu two places aud bruising himself ceubidcrably. On last Monday night thieves visited the premises of Isaac Livingstone, Rebert Lytic and Jehn Lytic, and stide from each a large let of chickens. The same night they gained entrance te the cellar of Jacob Umhle and stele a large quantity of potatoes. Christian Liuville is slowly recovering from tlie injuiies he received a few weeks age by the falling of a piece of scantling at a shed raising. His face is badly dis limued. James Roscbero, jr., has commenced the work of erecting a new barn and to bacco shed iu the village of the White Herse. THE 1'OULTKV ASSOCIATION. I'rececillng el the May Meeting. ihe loUewnig named members were present : Chas. Lippold, city ; J. I. Lichty, city ; Chas. E. Leng, city ; F. R. Dillendeilfcr, city ; AV". W. Griest, city ; Jehn E. Sebum, city ; J. M. Johnsten, city ; Dr. AV. H. Wilnicr, Neff.-vdle ; Isaac 11. Brooks, Martieville. The president being absent Vice Presi dent Lippold was called te the chai. The writtcH resignation of T. F. Evans, treasurer, was presented and accepted, aud Jehn E. Schum was nominated te fill the vacancy. Samuel Brubaker, of Ncffsville, and Lawcnce Knapp, city, were elected mem bers of the society. The secretary was directed te notify the member. of the society, by postal card, of .the time and place of tlie society meetings. The secretary stated that lie had written te a number of prominent gentlemen, in terested in poultry breeding te lecture or prepare essays te be read before the society. He had received an essay from T. F. MeGrew, jr., which, en motion, he was directed te read. The essayist, while praising the fine qualities of the Plymouth Reck breed, thinks that less atnti iu should be devoted te the introduction of new breeds than'iu perfecting the qualities of the old and valuable breeds, especially the Brahmas and Cochins ; and te de this successfully he recommends the frequent introduction of new bleed from the best thoroughbreds. He favors the organization of poultry societies and suggests that a plan be adopted by which the members of a society shall bring te the meetings any variety of fowls agreed upon and that each member shall score each bird according te' his best judgment. The scores ihall thcu be compared and shall form the subject of a uener.il h.-ciis sien. In this way the defects or xcel lencies of the birds may be better di cov ered, the breed improved and the mem hers become adepts in the art of .rri.;.. The thanks of the seeie'.j were te.id- id te Mr. MeGrew for his valaabl.j Migiies tietis and the society adjourned. Mayer'K t:nut. The mayor scut live drunks te jail for from live te thirty days each ; two paid their costs and two ledgers were discharged. THE FAKM. OUK AOKIClXTUKAf. PKOGKESS. Mr. EbJ's Contribution te the New Lecal ISUtery. Our readers ate aware that a new history of our county is about te be published by Sir. L.II.Everts, of Philadelphia, agentle man who we are informed has had consid erable experience in the publication of local histories. In addition te his staff of writers in Philadelphia, he has engaged the services of several of our citizens te assist in the work. Belew we give a synopsis or general outline of an article ou the interesting subject of the farmers and farming of thu county from its earliest days, which Simen P. Eby has undertaken te contribute : 1. The condition of the county when the first settlers arrived. Its agricultural re sources, soil, climate, timber, stone and water supply. A brief net ice of seme of the principal uatwe trees, plants and fruits. Extent of Indian farming, AVra. Pcun's opinion respecting our native fruits. 2. The first settlers and their early farming. AVlie and what they wero and whence they came, the different nationali ties and their characteristics, combatant and non-combatant elements, a brief no tice of some of the manners and customs, virtues aud prejudices they brought with them from their mother country and fatherland. 3. Hew they began the work of estab lishing new homes, in a new country. Seme of the trials and dtlficulties they en countered and the encouragements aud successes they met with, brief notice of their primitive leg houses and thatched barns, hew they had te depend for hay en watered meadows, their early implements of husbandry. 1 Secondary stage of farming. Intro duction of new seeds, clever and timothy, new fertilizsrs, rotation of crops and improvements in farming implements. Hew leg dwellings gavi- place te mere substantial stotie mansions, with massive chimneys and wide op.-n fireplaces, that welcomed newly arrived kinsfolk from across the Atlantic te the warmth of its hospitable bl.tze. Hen the newcomers lent helping bauds. S.tw mills at work along the streams, converting the forest trees into mere ceuveuicne building ma terials. Swissnr barns ('milt after models brought ever by the Swiss palitiuatcs) new reccive liberal additions ; or, new square timbered structures of increased capacity go up in mero suitable places ; and the llails eT the tiuc.hcrs make lively music up;n the newly laid barn floors. Hew the axe centinu-1 ' . extend ilu- fields each ji'.n further i. !) the timber lands. Hew flax an 1 hemj) were grown and dressed by t li farui'-i- and his assistants, .;! the fleece of ihfieeks prepared for the loom. Hew, during the winter season, spinning wheels held high carnival in concert with the blazing legs upon the hearth within, and the rear of the tempest without. Hew early and late the deft fingers of matron and maidens plied the busy spindles, and chests and presses were filled with homemade linens and woolens. And hew, seme line morning in spring, a joyous precession with a newly-married pair riding at its head, and leaded wagons aud lowing cattle following after, issued from the parent farm and disappeared in the weeds te settle down beside seme pleasant fountain and begin thu carving out of a new home and fortune 5. Glimpsc:i into the home lift) of the geed ekl people. Their time-honored cus toms, their thrift aud industry. Their struggle against pride, extravagance aud ungodliness. Hew they raised and edu cated their children. Hew they lived and labored aud died, their dress, courtships, marriages aud amusements. Old-time company of young men and maidens ou horseback ; apples and cider ; markets aud marketing ; Couestega teams. Con cerning the peculiar non combatant doc trine many of the people held aud prac ticed. Then- steadfastness of faith and leliance en the divine cemmaudment net te draw the sword. Hew they were al lowed te live in pcuce while thrce wars swept ever ether parts of the land. Their religious services, manner of preaching aud holding of funerals ; their dialect. Is " Pennsylvania German " a distinct language ? 0. Tertiary stage of farms and farm ing The. advancing wave of modern im provement and invention, introduction of new cereals and vegetables, labor saving implements ;:nd farming machinery, sub division e: t.ke old farms aud a mere ther eugh system el tillage, application of lime te the soil, waete land brought under cul tivation, introduction of coal for fuel, rail roads built, different view.", and stable ballads concerning them, the rapid cutting away of timber and disappearance of many of our native birds, consequent increase of destructive insects, partial failure of thu apple crop, praiseworthy efforts of fruit growers te supply the deficiency by experi ments iu the propegation and introduction -f native varieties and improved small fruits, the theory of the founder of Penn sylvania concerning the cultivation of of native fruits, adopted after a lapse of nearly two centuries, change of climate and gradual diminution of the water supply.hew springs and streams have been affected, public school system at work, should the intellect be educated at the expense and neglect of the metals ? What education should de for the farmer. Con cerning agricultural exhibitions Im proved live stock, tobacco farming, sewing machine taking the place of the spinning wheel, present day marketing, modern farm houses modeled after city houses with inadequate reefing and deficient ven ven illatien, pet nii-inus effects upon the health :f their iumatts. Effect of the accumlatieu of wealth,trrewiiig dislike of the young for manual labor, farms passing into the care of renters and the owners drifting te towns and villages ; luxury, refinement and ex travagance, inroads of fashion and expen sive habits. 7. Are we getting better or worse ? Shall we disregard tlie experience of the past, or gather instruction from its les les eons? "The coining farmer" who and what shai! he be? ituuawny .'''-ii'it. This morning nbeut C o'clock a horse belonging te Jh:t U:v.iman and attached te his ice wag';a, t-" fright while stand ing in the alley iu if ir of the Pennsyl vania railroad pa:rr? er depot, and ran out into North O-.-n stt at, en the west side of which i. ..n :-, seme large paving flags pill ;) "u front of Mr. Jehn Reel's ( l:W Gable's ) property. Twe of tl.e l.srge flags were broken by the Iu .nv v e niren .which was next pulled ever a big ;u' . of bricks iu iJitncr's warc-house, along the pave ment el which the herse ran, and then turned into the street again. The ice wagon was upset by striking against a pest After dragging the wagon a short dis tance the horse, a very valuable one, was caught by Jacob Hartman, and escaped without serious injury. Amy Hartman was in the wagon at the time of the run away but was net hurt. Engine off the Track. About 10 o'clock this merninir ciK'iua Ne. 25 with a heavy freight train jumped the track at the Chestnut street crossing of the Pennsylvania read. Workingmen were .engaged making rap.iirs a: the time and they had ene rail out of place. Ne flagman was about as the bei-s had in -structed the man at the crossing hew te vtara trainmen. After an hour delay the eugine was pur. en and it wat fennd te be uninjured. Watehma't Kau'z had also signalled the engineer, but it. was tee late for him te step.
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