LANCASTEK DAILY INTELLIGENCER FRIDAY MAY 26 1882.
ILancastrv iitrlhacncer.
FBIDAY EVENING, MAY 26, 1882.
The Coming Convention.
The premising prospect for the Dem
ocratic ticket ia Pennsylvania will cause
the nominations te be eagerly sought,
and the convention will have mere than
its usual trouble in wisely delivering it
self of a ticket. There is no disputing
the fact that Democratic politicians are
ravenously hungry after their long period
of fasting, and the aspect of the table
invitingly spread before them will cause
a bigger scramble about the beard than
ever has been witnessed even ever the
croquettes and chicken salad and terra
pin boned turkey at a flrst-class evening
party. It cannot be helped, for it is in
the nature of things that inviting viands
are a disturbing element te a big crowd.
And a Democratic convention is nat
urally turbulent. It will have no bosses,
and is opposed te having things fixed for
it. This very commendable indepen
deuce has its draw backs ; and it must
be conceded that a very great one is the
strong probability that in the multipli
city of counsels peer candidates will be
finally evolved. This has been an expe
rience of Democratic conventions. They
certainly are net noted for nominating
the best men. Toe much self-seeking is
tolerated. If the delegates would deter
mine te nominate no one who asked
for a nomination, they might de
injustice te some very worthy
men who have been themselves seduced,
by the general practice of asking for
nominations, te make a personal can
vass; but they would establish a very
excellent rale which would work great
geed both new and hereafter. It is a
fact, which does net seem te be'sulli
cicntly kept in mind, that eflices are
trusts which are te be bestowed net as
personal favors nor a; rewards, but
which ought te bj given te these most
fit te administer .hem ; and that the
citizens' duly in gt ncral neither permits
him te refuse te accept them nor
prompts him te beck them. Abstractly
that stateiu -nt is true ; and conventions
would save themselves a geed deal of
trouble and secure much better results
te their labors if they could manage te
give it some piactical effect.
But we de net xpect the coming
Democratic convention te trouble itself
te leek up candidates who de net present
themselves te it. There will be tee many
ready te leliew them of that care and
the delegates will find their hands full in
disputing of the candidates en hand.
Under the circumstances we have the
consolation of knowing thai there will
net le very great opportunity te go
astray in t lie nominations for the chief
office?, as only very respectable name.1; 30
far have been suggested for them.
Tin: 1'hiladelplua Press loudly calls for
a new convention te settle the dispute in
the rival Republican camps. "The I'imes
is of opinion that though Arthur is net
a .statesman he is yet a politician, and at
any rate is net a feel ; and that as he is
Cameren's boss he will make him fix up
the split in the best way he can. All of
which no doubt is plausible. " But with
the very best wish in. the world en the
administration side te get out of the
scrape it is in, there does net seem te
be any way of doing se short of a com
plete abdication. Considering the fact
that a conference was had between
the Regular and Independent commit
tees before the meeting of the Regular
convention, in which the Regulars said
yes te all the Independents' prepositions
and carried out their agreement in the
subsequent convention, against the reg
ularity and authority of which the In
dependents made 110 exception, there
seems te be no excuse whatever for
another conference and another conven
tion. The whole, substance of the issue
is as te whether or no the Stalwarts shall
rule the roast. The Independents de
mand that they shall commit hari-kari
and anybody who thinks that Arthur,
Cameren and company love their party
better than themselves will be ready
te believe that they will de it, and may
expect them te surrender the political
fruit they have taken.
Trouble Among Ireu-u erkci s.
The Pittsburgh reports are te the
eil'ect that the irenmasters are resolved
net te yield te the demand of the Amal
gamated association of workmen, and
propose le themselves the destruction of
that association. These are brave
words ; but it is net always that the
boldness of action comes up te that of
declaration. It is te be noted, how
ever, in behalf of the sincerity of the
manufacturers, that the time seems
te be opportune for the trial of their ex
periment. It suits them as well te have
their works shut down new as it is ever
likely te. The dullness of the demand
for iron, which is natural te the
approaching season, leaves the man
ufacturers in a proper frame of
mind for a contest with their work
men. The wendei is that the latter have
selected such a time le make their de
mand. It was net wisely done upon
their part ; and we aie disposed te sus
pect that v. hen the first of June comes
they will incline te postpone te a mere
convenient occasion their request for
higher wages. Vet they may have gene
se far that they cannot new recede. If
they should show signs of doing se, the
manufacturers, recollecting the military
precept te press upon aietreatingfee,
might turn upon their men and refuse le
pay even their present scale of compen
sation. It is te be hoped,he wever, that the
dispute will be settled without a strike.
Then; appeals te be no .sufficient reason
for a determined disagreement new upon
a qn f.lien of wages.
Tiik Washington reports are that Sen Sen
aeor Cameren considers the Independent
ticket te be a very peer affair and the
movement of no consequence. Whist
ling te keep ones courage up is an.old an.eld
liine leseurce. Senater Cameren's ap
prehension is none, of the brightest, and
his judgment of the importancsef this
levelt is net of any very great conse
quence. He may net be afraid of it ;
which would be a demonstration of his
courage, but also of his felly. Knewing
hew well it was in his power te have
avoided it and hew much he desired te
de se, he must realize the fact that the
breaking out of the rebellions is proof
conclusive that he is net equal te the
situation of leader of bis party. He
would be wise te retire before greater
grief comes te him.
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There will be no fun for small boys in
apple stealing next autumn ; the crop
premises te be se large that no boy will
care te eat apples.
Seme of our esteemed Republican con
temporaries have already begun te ex
press the fear that this is te be made a
campaign of legs and crutches te the ex.
elusion of brains and principles.
Last year there.was a convention of one
man in Pennsylvania and it polled fifty
thousand votes in the election. The same
ratio will hardly be maintained in Dela
ware where yesterday five Greenbackcrs as
sembled ami nominated themselves for the
vaiieus state offices.
Goveihteu Chittenden, of Missouri,
feels geed because " there is a healthier
feeling" in that state since the death of the
distinguished Mr. James. Mr. Critieudcu
says that travel has increased, the people
new feeling mere secure while riding en
the rail.
Tun loyalty of the Reading Times te the
Harrisburg ticket is se Stalwart that it
keeps Marshall's name at the head of its
editorial- page as candidate for congress
man at-largc. The Times gets its politi
cal information straight from headquar
ters, and Mr. Cameren has for the past
few days been .se busily occupied that he
hasn't had time te " b'ar de news " te his
faithful organ in our neighboring-city.
Noteicieiv seems in some cases te be
the highway te success. Sergeant Masen's
erratic shot at Guitcau was a lucky stroke
of business for his fain ily at least, and in
dications are that if he is pardoned he
will be taken better caie of in private
service than he was in the army. And
new it is said that a prominent theatrical
manager is anxious te obtain the acquittal
of Mis. Wall for the murder of her hus
band that he may secure her services and
place her en the read as a star.
Tins is what Senater Fair told a repeitcr
v.he asked him : " Hew are the China
men going te like the Chinese bill ?"
"These iu this country are delighted with
it. It will decrease the volume, of Chinese
labor and give the Mongolians new here a
chance te raise their price. De you knew,''
added the senator, "theie aie indications
that bcfoie long the almond-eyed Celestials
will get out of California aud put up cot
ton factories iu Massachusetts te compete
with Eastern capitalists'.' They have
plenty of money te de it with."
J i' due TnriiGEE is enjoying the wrath el
some of the " truly loyal" ever the appear
ance, iu a recent number of Our Continent,
of a poem 011 the Confederate " Memerial
Day," iu which the heroes of the Lest
Cause were appropriately commemorated.
The poem, which was net signed, was in
fact written by Judge Tourgee himself,
who had waited iu vain for any Southern
poet te avail himself of the occasion, and
who repaircd the emission by drawing en
himself. In the current number of Our
Continent Judge Tourgee prints a com
panion piece, a Decoration day poem,
which is, like the ether, something alto
gether unique in its way.
PEIteOJM.Q.ij.
Shi. W. II. Vandeuiiilt yesterday
sailed from Liverpool for New Yerk in the
steamer Britannic.
Phillip Catalan, Liberal member of
Parliament for Leuth, was expellcd Irem
the Londen. Reform club yesterday.
Dn. David H. Nash, one of the eldest
physicians in Connecticut, died at Bridge Bridge
peit en Wednesday evcuiug, aged 71
years. .
Judge Day of the probate ceuit of
Braustable county, Mass., has been re
moved from office by a resolution of the
Assembly.
Father CunuinY.ef Milferd, Mass.,
" has anneuueed that he will net permit
the Grand Army of the Republic te enter
the Catholic cemetery en Decoration day."
Majer Charles Burdette, the dwarf
with Forepaugh's show, yesterday died
of congestion of the lungs, at Pontiac,
Alien., aged J2 years,
inches high.
Rebert S. Davis,
Continent publishing
He was thirty-two
treasurer
of Oar
and ns-
company,
sociate editor of the periodical has retired
from business ou account of ill health.
The greater share of his interest in the
company has been purchased by his as
sociates, Judge A. W. Tourgee aud Dr. D.
G. Brinten.
Rev. Jehn Fitzmaurice, rector of St.
Agatha's Reman Catholic church, in Phila
delphia, and well known in this city, was
presented with a purse of H 100 by his
parishioners en Wednesday evening. The
reverend gentleman sails for Europe to te to
ineirow en the City of Reme, accompanied
by his brother, Rev. James J. Fitzmaur
ice, of the Church of the Sacred Heart.
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CKUSHKU IN A TUNNEL.
'i u aien Killed ana Anether Seneu-Iy Hurt
by n Fuller Heck.
. The new tunnel of the New Yerk, On
tarie aud Western railroad, at Union Hill,
N. Y. was the scene of an accident by
which two men, JamesMulcairand Hartley
Fex, lest their lives, while Charles Brown,
a fellow-workman, escaped with serious
injuries. The men had barely commenced
te set a drill in what is known as "the
western apartment of shaft 4" when a
huge mass of rock, weighing ever twenty
tens, became detached and fell upon the
men. The noise made by the fall rock
was appalling.
The men at work ou the eastern side of
the shaft weic quickly en the spot, and at
ence commenced te remove the fragments
of rock which covered their unfortunate
comrades. The means of the latter were
tee much for the feelings of the rescuers,
and thcywere forced te turn away before
they had completed their task.
Mulcair was the first man 1 cached, and
was found te have his hips and abdomen
crushed te a jelly. He was placed en the
elevator, and after being heisted te the
surface was taken te the office of the con
tractors, . where he died in less than an
hour.
In the meantime Fex had been uncov
ered, the lower portions cf his body being
crushed in a terrible manner. He was at
ence placed in an ambulance and taken te
St. Mary's hospital, Hoboken, where he
died a few hours afterward.
Charles Brown was found underneath
two huge masses of rock, which were
wedged in such a manner as te prevent
their falling upon him. He was suffering
from a compound fracture of the right
leg, his left leg being also broken bslew
the knee. .He was taken te his home.
Beth the men killed were unmarried.
They had only worked one day in the shaft
where they met their death. Mulcair was
the only support of his stepmother and a
family of four small children.
THE LATEST NEWS.
GLEANED FROM THE 9IORNINU MAIL.?.
Items tbat Make Cp the Day's Recerd A
Series of Tragic Incidents, Crime,
Casualty, Fire. Etc., and .Mis
cellaneous Xcws Budget.
The dwelling house and a large barn of
E. D. Barbour, at Sharen, Mass., were
burned yesterday, with their contents.
Less, $12,000.
A. Smith's steam flouring mill at Potts
Grdve, near Reading, was destroyed en
Wednesday night by a fire caused by
friction of the smut machine.
The Weekly News office at Pert Hepe,
Ont., and the adjoining building, occu
pied by W. G. Stephenson, merchant
tailor, were gutted by fire yesterday.
Less $12,000. "
A cargo of lime en beard the steamer
Yagnina caught fire at yesterday at Port
land, Oregon, and the vessel will probably
have te be scuttled. The less is esti
mated at $33,000.
The Glew hotel, the Methodist parson
age, the residence of Mrs. Pomcrey and
Dr. Gould and Scott's block, were burned
yesterday at Colberne, Ont. Less, $20,
000. A Budget of Fatalities.
Charles Hayden, 30 years old, of Paw
tucket, R. I., was yesterday thrown from
a wagon by a collision with a horse-car,
and received probably fatal injuries.
Theodere O'Hara was stabbed and killed
at his residence in St. Leuis en Wednesday
night. The murderer has net been dis
covered. Rebert Graham was shot and killed at
a lumber camp en Cedar river, Michigan,
ou Wednesday, by Andersen, iu an alter
cation regarding wages. Andersen was
arrested.
Andy Ncal, a herse thief and generally
disreputable character, was hanged by
vigilants near Rockferd, Washington ter
ritory, last Monday.
Odel Andrews, a young man, committed
suicide en Wednesday, near Londen, Ont.,
by cutting his threat with a razor. Ne
cause for the act is known.
At Marlboie, Mass., en Wednesday
aftcrnoeu, Lewis T. Frye, the champion
bicycle rider of the United States, was
thrown from his bicycle and had his skull
fractured. He will probably die.
In unloading the fishing schooner Je
mima Beemer, at Portsmouth, R. I., yes
terday, a iope became entangled aud the
tub fell, killing Jehn Germain and proba
bly fatally injuiing Frank Grinell.
An elevator platform in Delany's wagon
shop, at Ncwberg, N. Y., gave way yes
terday, throwing thrce men thirty feet te
the fleer, killing Weed Rceder and ser
iously injuring the ether two. The eleva
tor was flimsily constructed.
James W. Lauglcy, a passenger from
Previdence, R. I., en Wednesday night ou
the steamer Bristel, was found ycstciday
at New Yerk in his berth in a state of un
consciousness from having blown out the
gas. He has since recovered somewhat.
KewH Miscellany.
Dauiel J. O'Brien, a crockery dealer at
Albany, N. Y., failed yesterday. Liabili
ties $30,000, assets unknown.
Governer McEuery has commuted the
death scntcuce of Jeseph Sadille, who was
te have been hauged at New Orleans 011
June i), te imprisonment for life.
James Fitzgerald, tried at liosteu en a
charge of fradulently obtaining money
from Charles Francis Adams, at the
" bauce" game, was yesterday found
guilty. Sentence was deferred.
Information from some of the best au
thorities iu the Michigan fruit belt indi
cates that the sevcre frost of Wednesday
night did net affect the peaches or apples,
which are no longer susceptible of injury.
Grapes aud strawberries were cut te some
extent, but a fair crop is left.
A fully attended meeting of the credit
ors of the Providenca tool company was
held yesterday at Providence, R. I., when
the creditors committee prescutcd its re
port, giving an inventory of the property
ameuuting te $2,123,022.12 and showing
an indebtedness of $1,117,913.00. It rc rc
cemmeuded an extension of three years,
under a trusteeship.
Political Points.
The municipal election in Lynchburg,
Virginia, held yesterday, resulted in the
success of the Democratic ticket by 1G0 te
300 majority. The Readjustees and Re
publicans had united against the Demo
crats. The Readjustees carried Petersburg by
a large majority.
At Chester, Pa., yesterday, Ellwood
Wilsen, jr., was elected senatorial and
Jehn Sandville and Andrew Osberne wcre
chosen representative delegates te the
Democratic state convention.
The Greenback state convention of Del
aware met yesterday in Wilmington. It
consisted of five delegates, from Sussex
county only, who nominated Jehn G.
.lacksen, of Heckcssin, for governor, and
J. Albert Whitlock, of New Castle, ler
congressman.
TI10 Uoliinenr Colliery Disaster,
Gangs of men worked all day Tiiurs
day, removing the mass of rock and coal,
under which Martin Mulhall, the father of
James, was buried by the disaster at the
Kohiueor colliery, Shenadeah. At six
o'clock in the evening the body was
reached. It presented a most sickening
sight. It was crowded up in a corner of
the bieast and was burned te a crisp. The
condition of the injured is mere hopeful.
The inside boss of the Kohineor stated
that in his opinion the gas had accumu
lated about sixty feet above where Mul
hall was at work, which is the height of
the breast, and when the coal fell it
brought down the gas and was ignited by
the men's lamps, se that the fall of coal
and gas came together.
Suspicion! of Alnrder and Robbery.
Mrs. Daniel Cuddeby, of Stairway, Pa.,
en Sunday last started te walk te Peit
Jcrvis, N. Y., en the towpath of the
Delaware & Hudsen canal, te take
the train for New Yeik. Her husband, who
is lame, accompanied her part of the way
and returned, leaving he'r te ceme alone.
The body of Mrs. Cuddeby has becu dis
covered in the Delaware and Hudsen
canal, near Mcagaup, by boatmen, who
first found her shawl floating. She had
with her, when she parted from her hus
band, a small satchel containing about
$10. This cannot be found new, and it is
suspected that Mrs. Cuddeby has been
foully dealt with, though there . are no
marks of violence en her body.
A Lunar l'lienoiuenen.
Jehn G. Jacksen, a Wilmington as
tronemer of 40 years' experience, writes
that en the evening of the 19th inst.,
while observing the moon through aC inch
reflecting telescope, he saw, just ever the
westerly edge of the mare elausum a pe
culiar cloud net. less than 100 miles in
length and 40 or 50 miles wide, presenting
a misty, feathery appearance, unmistaka
bly different from the ether portions of
the lunar surface. He advises astrono
mers te examine the same spot about the
next new moon.
A Jeke That ICiuleU lu Tragedy.
Martin L. Graveuger was probably fa
tally shot en Wednesday at Trev. N. Y..
by Samuel Katz. The latter states that
the sheeting was done in a joke, aud Gra
venger docs net deny this. The ball en
tercd Gravenger's abdomen, and he laid
in a shed f jr fourteen hours without med
ical attendance. Katz was arrested, re
leased and again arrested.
Killed by Failing from a SoUeld.
A number of Swedish carpenters woik weik
ing en a coal shed at Chicago, yesterdav
fell from the scaffold te the ground, a dis'
tance of twenty five feet. T.Andersen
was killed outright. Fred. Helm was in
ternally and fatally injured, Jehn Swerson
received severe but net fatal injuries, and
Jehn OUeu was badly injured.
NO COALITION.
TVfay Democrats and Independents Cannet
Unite.
riiiladelpliia Hecerd.
The action of the Independent conven
tion in nominating a full and strong
ticket and in laying down a platform
which relates mainly te the internal dis
sensions of the Republican party of Penn
sylvania puts an end te the suggestion of
a fusion with the Democrats. This sug
gestien has never been very seriously en
tertained except by some desperadoes
and feather-heads whose highest cencep
tien of the ultimate aim in politics is a
party or personal triumph and a division
of the spoils of office. Political coa
litions often de succeed in a Legislature or
town council, where there is a limited
number of persons te be operated upon,
and where they become sometimes neces
sary ; but they are extremely hazardous
arrangements when an attempt is made te
carry them out at the ballet-box, as expe
rience has abundantly demonstrated. In
each organization there are enough men
who aie se strong in their prejudices or in
their convictions of pelitisal duty as te
make the combination abortive. An alli
ance between the Democrats and Inde
pendent Republicans of Pennsylvania
would be unnatural and pernicious te
both, because both profess te have aims
aud policies of government that are essen
tially at variance.
Even if a combination could be effected
in the coming election, and should prove
successful, of what permanent advantage
would it be te the high-contracting
parties '.' The Democrats would get a gov
ernor for four years because they would
bring the greater strength te the combi
nation and the Independents would get the
lieutenant governor. One party would
receive a member at large of Congress,
which in certain contingencies would
prove a been net te be coveted, and an
other would receive a secretaryship of in
ternal affairs, which has no value. That
would be the end. The Regular Republi
can pat ty of ' the state would remain or
ganized and ready te renew battle, though
suffering a temporary defeat, and the In
dependents would dissolve, some el them
diiftiug te the Democrats, but the major
ity returning te their old associations.
Nothing mere would remain for record of
the Pennsylvania campaign of 1882.
The Independents in their platfern earn
estly desire net only the relief of the Re
publican party fiem certain abuses but
the substitution of a civil scrvice reform
for the present spoils system. This is in
itself very commendable. But the Demo
crats profess te have higher aim3 in regard
te national and state government which
are in hostility te these of the Indepen
dent Republicans. The Democrats have
always piefessed te believe in that method
of government which bears with lightest
weight ou the affairs of the people. The
Republicans, en the ether hand, Indepen
dents ami all, lean tewaid a paternal sys
tem of government, which, with the best
intentions, is certainly supervising and
renti oiling the people in their daily lives.
While the Republicans would extend the
operations of government, the Democrats
would reduce them te the narrowest limits
consistent with freedom aud security under
the law. Iu the policy of the state the
Democrats aie opposed te sumptuary
legislation in all its forms. The Indepen
dents, in one of their resolutions, declare
iu favor of submitting te the people a pro
hibitory liquor amendment te the consti
tution. That resolution, alone, would put
an honest alliance between the Democrats
and Independent Republicans out of the
question.
While the Regulars aud Independents
are trying conclusions with each ether the
Democrats have their own separate and
distinct work te accomplish. They may
be able te elect anybody, as they did in
1874, when they se badly marred their op
portunities in the choice of a batch of in
competents. - But they can select as their
candidate for governor seme distinguish
cd member of the party whose career is
associated with practical reforms iu the
state government, and whose nomination
will be the best guarantee of their
pnrpose te continue this work. They
may enter through the breach iu the
ranks of their opponents with any greedy
self-seeker who may put himself in their
lead, but their triumph would be vain and
purposeless. What they want te de is te
lay deep the foundations of political power
iu the state by such nominations as will
commend themselves te the intelligent
judgment of the people, and will make the
conflict of the two divisions of the Repub
lican party a matter of secondary import
ance. But they can make nominations se
repugnant te public sentiment as te drive
the waning factions together and leave
but one Republican for them te encounter
iu November. If the lack of drill and
discipline is a source of danger te the
Democrats they will be able te overcome it
by pi iuler.ee and caution. The Independ
ents iu their convention en Wednesday,
without prcssure and without manage
ment, selected a ticket in a way which
will commend itself te the wise imitation
of the Democrats.
READING'S NEW POSTAIASTHR.
Canioren .Unices Anether Appointment
Which Pleases Only the Stalwarts.
The news of the appointment of Geerge
K. Whituer te be postmaster of Read
ing, has created considerable excitement
among the local politicians. Among these
whose names were mentioned in connec
tion yith the office wcre Geerge K. Whit
uer, Geerge F. Orth, Richard McMicbacl,
P. R. Stetson, Cyrus T. Fex, Chester N.
Farr aud several ethers, all urged by va va
ieous factions. A number of these de
nied that they were aspirants, however.
Ever since the prescut incumbent, Majer
Gcerge W. Grant, was found te be in de
fault te the amount of several thousand dol
lars, which his bondsmen had te pay, there
has been an active contest for the office.
Mr. Whitner had the backing el the en
tire Berks delegation te the state ceuven
tien, yet the appointment was net made
until after the conventions of thn Regulars
and Independents. The Berks delegates
supported Cameren and the Independents
wcre kept away from Philadelphia as
much as possible. Wednesday J. Heward
Jacobs, esq., and Mr. Whitncr went te
Washington and returned home ucxt day.
Mr. Whitucr's name was sent in and the
conscqueuce is that quite a crop of Inde
pendent Republicans have suddenly
sprung into existence, aud the effect is
regarded as likely te be disastrous te the
Cameren faction iu Berks county. Mr.
Whituer is about forty-five yeais old, an
active politician and a membcref the terra
cotta manufacturing firm of E. S. Fex &
Ce., Reading.
Presbyterians uniting.
Iu the 1'rcsbyterian general assembly at
Springfield, .Mass., a dispatch from the
Pi csbyteiian general assembly south, in
session at Atlanta, Ga., was read as fol fel
lows :
In order te leraevc all difficulties in the
way of that full and formal fraternal cor
respondence, which en our part we are
prepared te accept, we adept the following
minutes, te wit : That, while receding from
no principle, we de hereby declare our re
gret ler and withdrawal of all expression
of our assembly which may be regarded
as reflecting upon or offensive te the gen
eral assembly of the Presbyterian church
of the United States of America. That a
copy of this paper be sent te the general
assembly new ih session at Springfield,
111., for their prayerful consideration, and
muiatus mutandis, for their reciprocal con
currence, as affording basis for exchange
of delegates forthwith
This was received with great delight and
referred te the committee en correspond
ence, and it is understood will elicit a most
cordial response.
THE LABOB TROUBLES.
SPREADING IX VARIOUS ".CARTERS.
Heading Cotten Operatives Yield te a Re
duction of Wages Strike of Norrls Nerrls Norrls
tewc Printers The Threatened
Ceal and Iren Lockout.
Weik has been resumed at the Reading
cotton mill, which was closed about five
weeks age owing te a strike of the opera
tives against a reduction of 10 per cent, in
wages. About 150 of the employees le
turuad te weik at the reduction. One of
the strikers was arrested for interfering
with these who desired te return te work,
but he was afterwards discharged.
Ou Thursday the compositors ou the
Nonistewn Daily Register struck. They
allege that the proprietors picked out. the
best copy and gave it te the apprentices.
When the printers asked for a copy hook
they were refused. They were then paid
the wages due them, after which they left.
The paper was out in time in the alter alter
neon. The iron mauufactmers of Pittsburgh
are very jubilant ever the result of the
consultation with the purpose of securing
uniformity of action in view of the coming
lookout en June 1 . About thirty repre
sentatives of local establishments were
present, and about fifty ethers represented
manufactories at Cincinnati, St. Leuis,
Cleveland aud Chicago. A local manu
factuier said, " I have never seen anything
like it. The Amalgamated association
will be lesisted this year as it never was
before. We were never in better shape
for a light, aud I believe we will be suc
cesslul." The werkingmcu, en the ether
hand, aie just as defiant, and a bitter fight
is threatened, one that will paralyze the
iron business after July 1. The general
impicssien is that all the mills west of the
mountains will be shutdewu en that date,
with the exception of Cincinnati, where
the scale is 50 cents per ten higher than in
Pittsburgh district. The outlook is, indeed,
gloomy.
The coal conflict is none the less seri
ous. The striking mines have succeeded
in influencing the brakemen and ether
employees en the branch reads of the Pan
Handle district te refuse te work en trains
which are leaded with coal mined by the
colored miners. It is stated that 500
white aud colored men are working in the
pits at the reduction. Mr. Knox, of the
McDonald station mines, says that iu a
shett time two-thirds of the mines en
the Pau-llandle read will be filled with
colored miners.
The Amalgamated association is arrang
ing matters systematically, and proposes
te stait stores and deal ent groceries, dry
goods, etc., te strikers.
The Cumberland, Md., authorities
have beeu notified that the coal compan
ies will next week import new labor te
take the places of the 3.0C0 striking miners
and that the county will be held responsi
ble for any damage done the property of
the companies should a riot ensue. The
new miners, te the number of 500, will he
brought from Baltimore, where they are
new assembling, and will be accompanied
by a heavy guard of special officers.
A large force of carpenters, accompanied
by a guard of special officers, leaves by
tiain every morning and gees out te the
Eckhait mines, ewued by the Consolida
tion company, te put np buildings te ac
commodate the new-comers. These build
ings, which are fiamc, when completed
will contain bunks for nearly 1,000 men,
aud will also be filled with au ample sup
ply of previsions. Treuble is anticipated,
aud a serious riot between the strikers and
the new comers may possibly occur. It is
evident that the days of the strike are
uumbeicd and that the companies will
succeed iu their efforts te crush the Knights
of Laber in the region.
Representatives in St. Leuis, of the
Western rolling mills assembled twelve
gentlemen being prescut, representing St.
Leuis, East St. Leuis, Belleville,
III., and ether iiuus iu the vicinity.
This is the continuation of a meet
ing held seme days age under the
direction of Jehn .larrett, of Pittsburg.
The object of the meeting is te determine
a schedule of wages te the paid empleyes
during the coming year. Mr. Helmbacbcr,
of the Hehnbacher mills, said that eutside
of Pittsburgh workmen were net demand
ing an increase of wages. The trade of the
lolling mills had decreased rapidly within
the past four months, and prospects wcre
unfavorable. The railroads have withdrawn
all extra trains, and are net buying any
thing new, while the general trade is ex
ceedingly dull.
The shoe finishers in some of the fac fac
teiies at Montreal have struck for higher
wages.
The common council of Bosten passed
an order last night fixing the pay of city
laboiers at net less that $2 per day.
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UKIKNUISG T11K 3IAL1.KVS.
Setting Up an Alibi for Walter Slalley unit
Biuucue Douglass.
In the Mallcy case a number of wit
nesses were introduced to'shew that the
story told by Maggie Kauo was true, and
that the paity at the flying horses, iu the
West Haven Greve, about 9 o'clock en
Friday evening, Aug. 5, consisted of Mrs.
Kane, her friend Schuster, Jehn Haswell,
and Miss Cenner ami net of Jennie Cra
mer, Blauche Douglass, and one or both
of the Mallcy boys, " as claimed by the
state. Maggie Kane, these witnesses
for the defense say, was the one
te make the exclamation, "My
Ged, I'm paralyzed ; " the similar
ity of time regarding the ride of the Kane
party ou the flying horses and the fact
that Mrs. Kauo was dressed in the man
ner described by theso who sought te iden
tify Jennie Cramer, aud that she has dark
eyes and bair, are urged te upset the
supposition that the Malleys aud Blanche
Douglass were with Jennie at the shore se
near te the timoef the taking of the fatal
dose of arsenic. As a matter of fact. Mrs.
Kauo did net resemble in personal ap
pearance the murdered girl, aud never
would have been taken for her by any ene
acquainted with Jennie Cramer. She
premised te appear in court with the dress
and hat that she wero ou that Friday
night at West Haven. She was called
for when court opencd, but did net re
spond. Themas Dcgnau testified that he was
with Maggie Kane at the flying hcrees,
and that it was she who cried out, "My
Ged, I'm paralyzed !"
Adam Schnelser testified that he met
Miss Kane en the night in question, ami
told the story of the flying horses, pre
cisely as Maggie Kane did, including her
paralyzed cry and her desire te get oil'
when the horses weie flying tee rapidly.
He also corroborated Mr. Degnau, the pre
vious witness.
Jehn F. Ifassler, a haudsome young
fellow, was one of the Savin Reck
party who enjoyed the bright com
panionship of Maggie Kane en Fri
day, August ."!, when that mercurial dam
sol, arrayed in a white dress and light hat
aud mits, skirted the edges of paralysis en
a dangerous flying horse. It appears that
Jehn escorted Miss Ncllie O'Cenner en
that festive occasion, and together they
had a truly royal time. He and Nellie
were the parties iu the box when Maggie
aud Degnan were ou the horses, and heard
Maggie ask them te step the horses and
then say: "My Ged, I'm paralyzed."
Che respectability and evident truth
fulness afford a peculiar illustration of the
felly of pesitive testimony, as the state's
witnesses were equally respectable and
equally certain that it was Jennie Cramer
who rede the horse and made use of that
singular bit of expressive slang. Mr.
Jenes led the witness ever the same path
pursued by the previous witnesses, and he
told the story very clearly, in entire azree
ment with tbat told by the ethers.)
Charles N. Bryant, who was a clerk in
the Elliet Heuse, remembered that Miss
Douglass was a guest there en the 4th of
August. I saw Miss Douglass en Friday
evening ; she came down stairs with two
gentlemen ; ene of them unhitched a horse
then standing at the deer, cramped the
wagon and helped the ladv in : thev diove
down Chapel street ami the ether man
went west up Chapel street ; this was
about halt-past seven ; the wagon was a
black box with ted wheels.
"Who were in the buggy ?"
"Walter Mallcy aua Blauche Douglass .'"
" And who went up the street ?''
"James Malley."
Matthew Harding said : "I met Walter
Malley and a lady ou the read coming up
the'hill after leaving East Haven landing ;
knew Walter by sight, but did net knew
the lady."
The testimony of ether witnesses all
wcut te show that they had seen Walter
Malley and Blanche Douglass at Branfeid
Point ou the night of Aug. 5.
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Ilarmeny with u Vengeance.
Philadelphia Evening Telegraph.
There is but ene way which in any ap
proach te harmony in the Republican party
iu this state can new be achieved, aud that
is by the unconditional surrender of the
whele Cameren crowd.
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
THE ESCAPED; CONVICTS.
A CIiumj Alter the Buzzards A Bloodless
Battle The Convicts f.Hcape.
Yesterday afternoon two waywern trav
elers, footsore and lame one of them bare
footed and the ether in his stockings put
in an appearance at the farm house of
Mrs.Herr, (mother of A. C. Herr, the pri
son cigar contractor,) iu West Lampeter
township, and asked for something te cat.
They wcre a suspicious looking pair and
were refused assistance. They went te an
adjoining farm and were given something
te eat. One of the girls at the house
recognized ene of them ar. Abe Buzzard,
and after they had left, she mentioned the
fact te one of the young men at the house.
He at ence went iu pursuit of them, and
was seen joined by Prison Inspector
Weaver, Peer Director Shultz, Mr. Gracfl
and two or three ethers. They came upeu
the travelers iu a clearing net far from lief;
ten, and asked them who they were. They
replied that they were peer tramps. One
of the pursuing party suggested that they
were escaped prisoners aud wcie
wanted at Lancaster. They at first
laughed at this, but when the country
people attempted te approach them they
drew out a knife aud a razor, and picked
up stones with which te defend them
selves. Then commenced a bloodless bat
tle in which numerous stones were thrown,
but hit nobody. One of the country men
had a pistol, bu foiget te use it. The
tramps, who from the description
of them appear te bu no ether
than Abe and Ike Buzzard, after
keeping the enemy at bay for senn
time, retired with their faces te the fee,
and escaped into a thicket. Piisen In
spector Weaver sent a messenger te Itcf Itcf
ten with instructions te telegraph te Lan
caster for reinforcements. The message
was sunt off at 3 o'clock yesterday after
noon, and by 4 o'clock an armed detach
ment consisting of Captain Dcichler,
Private Gill aud a surgeon started
in het pursuit. They went out tle
Willow Street pike as far as Miley's
orchard, thence across te the Beaver
Valley pike down which they rode
in geed order, with a scere of volunteer
rural infantry deployed as skirmiskeis ou
either side of the highway. At various
points the tracks of the baiefoetcd fugi
tives wcre distinctly seen, though they
tried hard te conceal their tracks and
themselves by skulking along fences and
hedges rather than by crossing the Ileitis.
They were traced te the vicinity of the
Pequca Valley hotel and for some distance
below it, and after being tracked thieugh
a plowed field were lest iu the thickets
seme distance thjs side of Clearfield.
As night was coming ea Chief Dcichler
and his party were compelled te give up the
chase and return te this city te attend te
his police duties. The efficcis have no
doubt that the fugitives were Abe and Ike
Buzzard, and the country paity of seven
who first came upon them would have had
no difficulty in capturing them had they
had the nerve te de se. it is said they
were "terribly cut up" about it when
they saw by the evening papers that a re
ward of $j0 was effeicd for each of the
convicts, and they bad allowed the piize
te slip through their bauds. Pcihaps ether
pursuers farther down the country may
have mere nerve and meet with better
success.
Three ether of the convicts passed ever
ncaily the same leute ou Wednesday, and
it is believed that another party took a
route further te the west, passing through
or near New Danville. In support of this
theory is the fact that two horses wcie
stolen near New Danville en Wednesday
night one of which belonged te Rev. Abr.
Herr and the ether te Jehn Myers, who
lives ou the pike a mile beyond New Dan
ville. Chief Dcichler received a dispatch this
morning from Ames Ru'.tcr slating that a
horse was found this morning abandoned
ou the read near Ephrata. It i3 supposed
some of the convicts stele it last night from
some farmer's stable and abandoned it
near the place at which it was found.
The news of the escape of the convicts
and the thef t of a number of horses has
spread consternation among the farmers,
especially iu the southern pait of the
county. Stable doers are new double
locked, and at some places the wheels are
taken from the buggies and carriages and
carried into the houses, te prevent the
dreadful thieves from carrying them off.
This morning Prisenkccpcr Burkhelder
aud Officer Gill dievc down towards the
southern end of the county te make an
other search for the Buzzards, wlu weie
seen in that .section yesterday.
JUMBO THE BI.OOIMIOU.NO.
A Companion for Brune," Hurkhelder u-.il
Hie Bell.
That further wholesale j.iil dclivciics
may be prevented seme generous friends
of the prison-keeper residing iu Meuutville
sent him by express this morning, a lean,
long, cadaverous, hnngry-loekiug hound.
Attached te the cage iu which this ferr.
cieus animal was confined was a card stat
ing that his name was "Jumbo" and that
he was sent as a companion te " Biune"
te watch while Brune slept. Following
the example of the illustrious Grant who
refused te receive a pair of bull pups be
cause the cxpressage was net paid, Mr.
Burkhelder refused te receive "Jumbo."
It new will he in order for the Xcw Ent le
start a enc-ecnt subscription te raise a
fund te pay the charges en the noble brute
new held in hondage by the express peo
ple. Seuil riewcrH.
The committee of arrangement fur Doc Dec
oration day appeal te their fiiends and the
public for flowers. Over five bundled
cresses and wreaths will be needed te
decorate the graves. The committee, as
ene means of gettiug sufficient flewus,
ask that each school teacher iu thu city
public or private request that each schelai
bring at least ene flower. If this be done
there would be plenty. Flowers may be
sent in this evening. They can bu left at
Alderman Barr's, Seuth Duke street, and
net taken te Grant hall as there will be 110
meeting at the latter place 011 Saturday
evening.
In Ten 11.
Davis Giubb, junior member of the
firm of Jes. C. Grubb & Ce., of Phila
delphia, is the guest of Ed ward P. Brinten,
of this city.
THE MURDER TRIAL.
tqi: tragbdy AT union station.
ICt-liiiitul by the Commeuwcaltli aud Mir-
reliuttal by th Defense ceuusels
Speaking The Finney Case Net
Attached.
Thursday Afternoon. Ceui'th vs S.nu'1
Miller, murder.
The commonwealth continued te trail
witnesses in rebuttal.
Samuel Bucher was called aud he testi
lied that he saw Mary Bedgcr ou the day
after the sheeting ; she said at that time
she heard Miller say, just bofero the
sheeting, that he would go out and sheet
Gcusemer. This witness was called te
contradict Miss Bedgcr, she having sweru
yesterday that she did net say this.
On cress examination the witness said
that Sallie Meyerwaj standing about thrce
feet away wheu Miss Bcdger said this.
Mrs. Catharine McQude was examined
for the same purpose as Bucher. She
testified that Mary Bcdger told her that
Miller had said bofero he wcut out of the
heuse that he would sheet Gcusemer aud
that she (Mary) and Mrs. Miller endeavor
ed te persuade him net te de it.
Daniel Lutz was recalled te explain
wheie he was when he had a conversation
with Mtisselman. On cress-examination
he said he did net make a different state
ment from that he gave here te Harry
Steber or any ene else.
Abraham Brubaker testified that II. K.
Hacker told him he kucw uething about
the sheeting except that he heard it as he
was sitting in the side room ; Wra. Lutz,
who was with Ge nscmer when shot, testi
fied that neither Henry Musslcman, Daniel
Weinheld nor Geerge Hinkle wcre theie
when the sheeting occurred, and what
they swore te, in regard te their prc.-ence
there was untrue.
Edward Reyor testified that two dajs
after the sheeting II. K. Haekcr said te
him that the affair was the result of Mil
ler's bad temper, and that he followed
Miller out of the room and stepped down
two steps ; eua shot was fired aud son
Hacker heard several moie.
Gcerge Griffiths testified that he saw the
sheeting and neither Weinheld, Mussel
man nor Hacker were there. Clayten
Kcgar testified te the same facts, and
further, that there was no scuttle between
Miller, Gcnsciucrand witness, as Mussel
man and Woinheld swore. Ne one said,
"Ciackaway, Bill."
Wm. Lutz and Geerge Griffiths upon
being recalled, testified that them was no
scuffle and 110 one said, "Crack away.
Bill."
Dr. O. P. BIcilcr, A Bnibaker, Chailes
Regar, Geerge Griffiths, Clayten Rcgar,
S. A. Danncr, Isaac Carman, Ed. Keycr,
Reuben Beck, Frank Brubaker, Daniel
Lutz, M. S. Grimes, Alfred Bucher,
Henry Firestone, Moureo Beny, Martin
Bnibaker, Jacob Bixler, Christian Keller,
Heury It win and II. B. Kiehl wero called
te prove that the defendant's character
for peace was net geed. They testified te
the fact, but en cress examination nearly
all of them were unable te give the names
of parties who said his chaiactcr for peaee
was net geed.
Sur-Kebuttul.
The defense then called witness iu sur
rcbuttal. Sallie Meyer testified that en the
Sunday after the sheeting she was with
Mary Bcdger when Samuel Bucher was
talking te her, and no conversation took
place, as he related, that she heard.
Testimony Closed.
The tcstimenyhcre closed iu the case,
after 117 witnesses had been heard, and
court adjourned for the day.
Friday Morning This morning ceuit
met at i) o'clock, all the evidence being iu.
The points of law wcie submitted te the
court and at 9:10 Mariiet Brosius, esq.,
counsel for the commonwealth began
speaking, closing at 10:50. Vt the end of
Mr. Brosius' speech, J. Hay Brown esq.,
counsel for the tlefense began addressing
the jury. His speech lasted until 12:10
and at its conclusion court adjourned.
Beth of the gentleman made eloquent and
telling speeches. This -afternoon S. II.
Reynolds, esq., closed for the defense and
he was followed by .1. L. " Steinmctz for
the commonwealth.
The Fluney Case.
The case of Wm. B. Finney, charged
with manslaughter, was continued this
morning as it was impossible te attach it
this week. The court stated that it would
be impossible te close the Miller case be
fore tin's evening, and it would be unfair
te the defendant as well as the common
wealth in the Finiiev case te attach it en
Saturday morning.
The jurors net impanelled in the Miller
case were then discharged.
It is hut right te state that the court as
well as the counsel en both sides were very
anxious te take up the ease. Thin could
net be done,hewcvcr,and it had te go ever.
Several of the attorneys in the Miller
case are employed in that of Fiiiuey. All
of them with the ceuit have worked hard
this week and have done a great amount
of work.
KOA1IS AND, BICIOOKN.
'I lit) Comity CoiiiinUsieiiers View tne Keail-,
and Mill View the BiMges at l.ce'tt Ferd.
Yesterday county commissioners went
up te West Cocalico township te view the
location of proposed new read beginning
at a point en the read leading from
Schecucck te Schaeffcrstewn and ending
en a read leading from Seheencck te Rein Rein
heldsvillc, through laiids belonging te
Henry Kurtz. The damages a wauled
Mr. Kurtz was $50.
Commissioner Myers rode out te Lititz.
and viewed a street iu that village which
leads fiem the main street te the village
of Warwick and which it is proposed te
widen. The widening will cut away a
portion of the dwelling of Win. Evans and
a part of the land of P. S. Rcist and
ethers. The viewers awarded $800 dam
ages te Mr. Evans ami $200 te all ethers.
Mr. Evans claims $1,000 damages.
The commissioners of Chester county
have sent word te the Lancaster county
commissiencis that the inter-county bridge
at Lee's Ferd (formerly Carter's) en the
Octoraro creek, en the read leading from
Kinseyville te Rising Sun, need. lepair.
aud requesting the Lancaster county com
missioners te hx a day ler a joint meeting
at that point.
Declines te Bu aiarshal.
Captain E. McMellcu, who was che.-un
chief marshal of the paiadc en Decoration
day, declines the honor, and the following
letter, which is addressed te the commit
tee, will explain itself :
Lancaster, May 25, 1832.
Your kind favor of the 23id inst, ie
questing me te act as chief marshal of the
parade en Tuesday, May 30, 1832, en the
occasion of dererating the graves of our
deceased comrades, is at hand. Appieci
ating the honor you have se generously
tendered me, I yet feel restrained te de
cline the same for reasons best known te
myself. Hoping that the pest may con
tinue te prosper and fulfill the mission for
which it was instituted and iu which all
soldiers arc interested,
I am very respectfully, yours, &c.
K. McMeteven.
The Fulton Bauk.
The stockholders of the new Fulteu
national bank have reason for congratula
tion upeu the showing piesentcd by the t'
first official statement which appeared j cs- '
tcrday in the advertising columns of t!n.-j
paper. In an existence of but little ever
two months the Fulton has furnished
ample cvidence that it is "here te stay,"
and the amount of business already trans
acted, indicates very clearly the extent of
public favor, and confidence reposed in
the enterprise.
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