LANCASTER DAILY INTELLIGENCER WEDNESDAY JUNtl 28 1882.
Lancaster f ntelligencer.
WEDNESDAY EVENING, JUNE 28,1882,
Wrthy ef tke Place.
Eckley Coxe having finally consented ,
according te an apparently well-founded
report from Harrisburg, te accept a
nomination for governor, it is altogether
likely that be will be the nominee, and a
very excellent one will he be. lie at
tained a high standing in the state when
he refused te take the oath as senator,
because be could net conscientiously
swear that he had expended no moneys
in the election except for the purposes
strictly limited in the law. Ne one
doubts that the ether representatives
elected with Mr. Coxe had as geed cause
as be te refuse the oath ; but the con
sciences of no ethers were se tender. It
is se unusual in a public man te show
such conscientiousness that Mr. Coxe
became at once famous, and with a cred
itable fame. Before his public career
began in the Senate he was well known
te a large circle of friends and business
men, for he has led a busy life and has
achieved a high reputation for honor
and sagacity. lie is the maimer of man
who will discharge most creditably the
duties of governor. All the candidates
before the c onventien are very fit for
the place and the convention could net
have gene wrong in its selection. There
seems te have been no particular reason
why Mr. Coxe should have been
solicited te give up his own decided
preference for the private station,
since there were se many capable candi
dates from whom te cheese ; but if he
is content te receive the nomination the
Democracy certainly will be content if
It is conferred upon him. His connec
tion with corporations is net of a kind
te hurt him, although the Republican
journals are thus early urging it against
him. He is iu intimate association with
the Reading railroad management ; but
that management has been se clean that
the connection will help rather than
hurt him iu public estimation. In truth,
the very strongest man the convention
could nominate would be Mr. Gewen,
the Reading's president; upon whom the
nomination would be very likely te be
urged if the read was in condition for
him new te leave it.
The nominees for supreme judge and
secretary of internal affairs are pretty
surely indicated, in advance of the con
vention's action, in Judge Ludlow and
Mr. Africa ; and with their names no
dissatisfaction can be felt.
Loese Legislation.
The way legislation is done in Con
gress is illustrated by the trouble Mr.
Van Voorhis has get into, and the people
can hardly be content te witness the
loose methods of their legislators. Mr.
Van Voorhis did net like some of the
features of an immigration bill in which
he was interested, as it was reported
from its proper committee ; se he altered
it te suit himself, with the approbation,
he says, of the chairman of the com
mittee, Mr. Reagan ; which, however,
the latter denies. It is a fact, however,
that Mr. Reagan reported the bill te the
Ileuse and urged its passage ; and after
a half hour's consideration it was passed
by a large majority. Subsequently Mr.
Reagan discovered that it was net the
bill which his committee had recom
mended, but the one eX- his own manu
facture, which Mr. Van Voorhis had
given him. Accordingly the Heuse was
asked te reverse its action and te pass
the committee's bill instead of Mr. Van
Voorhis', which it did after Mr. Van
Voorhis and Mr. Reagan and ethers had
given all the explanation they had
te make of the occurrence ; from
which it plainly appeared that
Mr. Van Voorhis had altered the
bill according te his own notions,
net with any corrupt motive, but be
cause he thought his ideas were the
right ones, and he did net suppose tiiat
the committee cared hew the measure
was shaped, and supposed that he had
its chairman's assent te his alterations ;
an assumption that was seemingly na
tural when the chairman presented the
bill and urged its passage. But he new
says that he did net knew what was in
it. He confesses that he did net read it.
He thought it was the committee's bill
which Mr. Van Voorhis handed him,
but never examined it te be sure.
Prem which it seems that committees'
chairmen are very careless and commit
tees very negligent, and that congress
men have a habit of taking very great
liberties with bills. There are compara
tively few members of Congress who are
fit for their duties, which require an
amount of labor and attention which the
majority will net give them.
Gnlteati's Fate.
There are these who are still urging
the president te regard Guiteau as in
sane. Of course their efforts at this late
day will be unavailing. There is very
geed ground for considering him insane ;
and it would have been vastly mere
creditable te the country if he had been
promptly se pronounced and been remand
ed te a madhouse. But after the long in
vestigation which has been had into the
matter, and the adverse decision, it is
quite useless te reopen the question, and
these who consider him crazy might as
well submit themselves as patiently as
they can te another instance of the
blunders'uf justice.
There are a great many worse people in
the world and a great many who de
serve hanging mere tdan Guiteau ; men
who in the possession of undoubtedly
sound minds arc assassins in heart if net
in &tA. Th van who inspired Guiteau
te U killing fit Garfield are morally re re
spensJMfc tm his act far mere than he,
because their mind were stronger, ne
will bang en Friday without much com
miseration from anybody, for he is net a
lovely character, nor can anybody think
that he is of any use te the world. These
who think him crazy will be shocked,
but there are tee many lovely people
(daily slain unjustly for the violent
4.H t one unlovely one te cause much
expliiilUH of sympathy.
jX&. Srpxtim'fi fervent ejaculation
jthjAjhe lffhmki4- Ged there was no whip
.crack Ucar,d pi fiie pitwmlUm and that
crvas 0 mwj Usi mmitfi te hm
the Democratic party in Pennsylvania,"
will find a sincere response in the heart
of every true Democrat and patriot.
The history of similar assemblages pre
sents no such spectacle as that witnessed
in Harrisburg te-day, where is met one
of the most notable representative bodies
ever gathered together for a political
purpose, and where is manifested a free
dom from boss domination that is cheer
ful te contemplate. The deliverance of
such an assembly must be satisfactory te
the great mass of the people of the com
monwealth and is awaited with a serene
confidence that bodes little geed te the
machine ticket that has been put in the
field at Cameren's dictation.
"
Eubepean immigration continues te de
cline, but the steamship people say they
are advised by their agents ou the ether
side that it will start afresh towards
autumn.
The withdrawal of Mrs. Christiaucy's
cress-bill for divorce will probably enable
the peer old ex senator te get a decree
against his wife without further delay or
contest, and thus te remove the nauseat
ing scandal from under the offended nes
trils of a long-suffering public.
Mil. Van Voennis pleading the baby
act in the Heuse yesterday, en a matter of
parliamentary law, gave a striking illustra
tion of the sort of statesmanship that has
characterized that body during the present
regime. We sadly fear Mr. Hammend'8
sarcasm was unfelt.
Puesident AiiTnun receives his bronze
medal te-day. Candidate Beaver is evi
dently rejoiced that he will get his very
seen and will, no doubt, wear it conspicu
ously in bis pilgrimage ever the state te
feliew the dear people hew bravely he steed
by Grant and the third term at Chicago.
An evidence that ''the world de meve"
in one respect if net in accordance with the
peculiar astronomical theory of the Rever
end Jasper, is shown by the fact that a
magnificent memorial window is te be
placed in Elstow church in honor of Jehn
Btinyan, who spent twelve years in jail en
account of his alleged heresy and schism.
The city fathers of Cleveland, Ohie,
have set a shining example te the legisla
tive branches of the city governments
throughout the land by enacting an or
dinance prohibiting the licensing of organ
grinders. The itinerant senn of sunny
Italy in that region will new be afforded
an opportunity te earn their bread with a
pick and shovel, aud thus add their mite
toward the improvement of the country of
their adoption.
A sad case of death from fright and
maternal anxipty is reported from Dub
uque, Iowa, en the occasion of ene of the
recent severe storms. A lady living in
that city saw the storm approaching, and
becoming alarmed for the safety of her
children, who were absent from home,
swooned aud remained unconscious until
the following day, when death intervened.
She was in the enjoyment of perfect health
up te the time of the occurrence.
The New Yerk Times, the ablest Re
publican newspaper in the country, thinks
that Representative Van Voorhis, of New
Yerk, has net emerged with credit from
the unpleasant controversy iu which he
has been involved with Representative
Reagan, of Texas, concerning the passage
of the immigration bill. A bill was agreed
upon by the cemmittee en commerce, and
was given te Mr. Richardson te report te
the Heuse. Mr. Richardson being called
away fiem Washington, gave the bill
agreed upon by the cemmittee te Mr. Van
Voorhis te bring before the Heuse. Mr.
Van Voorhis gave the bill, or another bill,
te Mr. Reagan, who presented it te the
Heuse, and it was then passed. Then it
was found that the bill handed te Mr.
Reagan was net that which had been
agreed upon by the committee. The
Heuse has recalled Ihn altered bill and
has passed that which was agreed upon
by the committee. Yesterday Mr. Van
Voorhis succeeded in muddling the mat
ter by various irrelevant and incoherent
statements. He also accused Mr. Reagau
of sneaking out of his accusation of fraud,
and referred te Macduff and various his
torical and fictitious characters. The com
mittee en commerce sustain Mr. Reagan,
and Mr. Van Voorhis is left te flounder
hopelessly in a muddle which he has suc
ceeded in making of the very grave charge
that he designedly substituted a bill for
that which the committee agreed te report
te the Ileuse.
PERSONAL.
Albert C. Beqakt, aged 103, has died
at Paterson, N. J.
Ma. Darwin's will bequeaths $750,000
worth of property,
Mr. Blaine sent his check for $1,000 te
the sufferers by the Grinnell cyclone.
Mr.Tennvsen's son nallam is said te he
engaged te a daughter of the Duke of
Argyll.
Governer Colquitt drives his $1,000
pair of horses into Atlanta from Kirkwood
every day.
Eli Bates, lately deceased of Chicago,
left $40,000 for a monument te Mr. Lin
coln. Judge J. H. Lewis, of the Third ap
pellate district of Kentucky, has been re re
eominated by the Democrats.
Henry Irving is coming te America
this summer te stay a week aud leek
around.
Miss Leila J. Robinson has been ad
mitted te practice as a lawyer in Bosten,
under a recent statute.
W. D. Hill has been nominated for
Congress by the Democratic convention of
the Sixth Ohie district.
Nathan Gepp, jr., ex-secretary of the
navy, has rendered his resignation as
United States district attorney for West
Virginia.
The New Yerk beard of aldermen yes
terday appointed a committee te receive
the Prince of Siam, who is expected te visit
America seen.
E. P. WniTE, has been elected president
of the New Yerk iron and metal exchange,
Geerge X. Tompkins having declined the
position.
Ex-GovERNen Ccrtin, of Pennsylva
via, and ex-Governer Kirkwood, of Iowa,
are the only " war governors " still liv
ing. Miss Themas, of Philadelphia, was
married recently, in Geneva, te Count de
Estalla, an Italian nobleman and army
officer.
Mr. and Mrs. Jehn Bigelow are
creests of the Marauis of Abercravennv.
who has one of the largest and finest )
estates in Jngiana.
J. II. Haverlt, Backus, the negre
minstrel, and P. T. Barnnm are in Europe
looking for new attractions wnerewnn w
embellish the coming season of shows.
OsfjATi Wilde acnuired tne titie of " cel
enel " during his visit te Texas. He was
generally mentioned as " Colonel Wilde."
He was te visit Jenerson uavis at reau-
vier yesterday.
Prince Lebanoff's appointment as
Russian ambassador at Vienna, Baren
Mehrenhcim as ambassador at Londen,
and M. Nelideffas minister at Constanti
nople are officially confirmed.
Gilbert and Sullivan's new opera,
" Princess Pearl," will be produced at a
Philadelphia theatre in September. JThose
who have attended informal rehearsals of
the work say it is superior te Patience.
Mrs. Mackey's dress at Minister Mor Mer Mor
eon's reception in Paris was of point
l'aiguelle lace, ever pale pink satin, and
a coiffure of pale pink plumes, held in
place by diamonds and very large tur
quoises. Miss Chamberlain, of New Yerk, says
the Louden Truth, is one of the " profes
sional beauties " of Londen. Whereupon
Chamberlain, then, in high dudgeon, took
his family off te Switzerland, like a sensi
ble man.
Rev. W. W. Hicks, who is before the
country as Guiteau's spiritual adviser, is
given a pen portrait by the Albany Argus.
According te this sketch Mr. Hicks was
obliged te leave a pulpit in Brooklin in
18CC because of "impaired popularity."
It was charged that he tried te advertise
a certain brand of tonic bitters from his
pulpit by pretending te doneuueo the drink
as largely composed of whisky. Mr.
Hicks went te Flerida aud ran for Congress
but failing of election he returned te New
Yerk state te make "bloody hhirt "
speeches en the stump.
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TUK LABOR TKOOHLES.
A Hairs In New Yerk ami Jcrney Clly.
The freight handlers' strike in New
Yerk lemains in the same condition as
yesterday, neither parly showing any signs
or yielding. The strikers remain peacciui
and quiet. The streets iu the neighbor
hood of the various depots arc blocked up
with trucks laden with freight.
Atj)ier 39, Pennsylvania railroad, fifty
Italians are at work. One of the officials
here said they received all the freightthat
came yesterday, and expected te de the
same thing te-day ; but the appearance of
things belied this statement.
A few Italians were at work iu the New
Yerk Central and Hudsen railroad depot,
in St. Jehn's park. Ne freight was be
ing received there, hut au effort was be
ing made te handle that already taken in.
Thousands of dollars worth of pcrishable
goods are waiting there te be removed.
A communication was received from the
agent of the Erie railroad by the superin
tendent of the produce exchange in refer
ence te the freight handlers' strike, aud
stating that the railroad will receive
freight from patrons in Jersey City te the
extent of its ability, and premising te
adept necessary precautieus of property,
etc.
The Jersey City striking fi eight hand
lers had another large meeting. The
committee of five strikers appointed by
the morning meeting te visit the yard of
the Central railroad at Communipaw and
induce the men there te quit work came
into the meeting and made its report. It
stated that the members of the cemmittee
had been met by the police and ordered off
the premiscsjef the company under penalty
of arrest.
Resolutions were unanimously adopted
refusing te have any further dealings with
the firm of grocers charged with having
furnished the previsions te the Erie rail
road company that were gratuitously dis
tributed te the Italian workmen iu the
deck3 of the Erie company.
It was unanimously voted te "boycott"
the Jersey City Evening Journal en ac
count of articles which have appeared in
recent issues of the p.iper in reference te
the strike.
The officers of the Pennsylvania com
pany new claim te be able te forward
freight without any great delay. The com
pany has had large pesters placarded upon
the various decks and freight houses,
stating that no men are required in any
capacity.
The Central railroad of New Jersey is
new working with a full force of new
hands and is rapidly handling the freight
intrusted te its care.
The New Yerk, Lake Erie & Western
railroad company has had 150 Russian and
Hungarian Jews and 100 Italian laborers
working en its deck at Jersey City and
180 Italians en the deck at the feet of
Duane street, New Yerk. About twenty
Irishmen have remained at work at the
latter point during the entire strike.
The new men are taken back te Castle
Garden by a steamer from the end of the
deck each night, and receive the money
for their day's work before they leave.
In Jersey City the striking longshore lengshore longshere
mon and freight handlers held another
meeting. Speeches were made recem
mending moderation aud giving assurance
that their present prudent course would
insure success. Vice President Murphy
stated that the committees appointed te
visit Newberg, N. Y., and Seuth Ambey
and Elizabcthpert, N. J., te induce the
men there te refrain from handling freight
sent te these points by the railroad com
panies, have met with great encourage
ment. The committees, however, are
se small consisting of two delegates
only from Jersey City in each instance
that the work is necessarily very slew.
He was, he said, prepared te say that if
the companies refuse te accede te the
men's demands in a very short time a gen
eral strike will be inaugurated at these
points. Resolutions were unanimously
adopted denouncing any interference with
trains or ether property of the railroads,
and denying that the body of strikers ap
proved or took any part in the uncoupling
of a freight train en the Erie read last
night.
The situation at the freight yards of
the various companies remains unchanged.
The Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
railroad company has a few men at work,
and is moving a few trains.
The Jersey City the police commissioners'
continue te swear all comers as special
police. The commissioners have a written
guarantee, signed by the officers of the
railroad companies, in which the latter as
sume all the cxpense incurred by the
special police
The proprietors of the Lecchburg mills.
Armstrong county, have signed the scale.
They will make sheet-iron and tin-plate.
Tbe Brie Delegates in Hard laick.
Harrisburg, June 28. Although this
city is unusually free from thieves for
convention day there were a number of
hotel robberies last night. The Erie
delegates fared worst. Five in number,
they occupied a suite of rooms at the
Jenes house, and this morning woke up
te find that . somebody had cleaned
them out during the night. Orange
Neble lest a geld watch and some tweli e
or fifteen dollars in cash, the thieves
having missed a roll of notes he had in
his inside vest pocket. The ether Erie
delegates, except one, whose effects were
net disturbed, lest their watches and sums
of money ranging from $10 te $15.
Fixing the Responsibility.
St. Paul, Minn., June 28. The coro
ner's jury in the case of the late disaster
ea the St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba
railroad censures the company for net
establishing a maximum rate of speed for
gravel trains, and attributes the death of
the victims te the reckless manner
which the train was run.
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TEE LAMT NEWS.
GLEANED FKOM THE MORNING MAILS.
The Incident and Accidents of Dally Life
Tragic occurrences ana lUTcnie
of Current Interest.
There was a $50,000 fire at St, Mary's,
N. B., last evening.
The schooner Geerge A. Hunt, valued
at $10,000, was burned at her deck in
New Yerk yesterday.
James .Tram n TtrOeklVU. N. 1., milk
man, committed suicide en Monday night
by sheeting himself in the mouth.
The German emperor has finally ac
cepted the resignation ei tierr umer as
minister of finance or rrussia.
The winning horses at Ceney Island
yesterday were Hilarity, Colonel Sprague.
Woedflowcr, Eele, Blenheim and Kitty
Clark.
Emery & Jehnsen's furniture factory
and ether adjacent property at Portland,
N. B., were burned last night. Less,
$20,000.
The Chinese merchants of San Frauds
co have telegraphed $300 te Governer
Kirkwood for the sufferers by the late cy
clone A boiler iu the Jacksen fire clay com
pany's building, Jacksen, Mich., exploded
instantly killing Michael Nugent and so se so
rieusly injuring six ethers.
Charles Rebcrts,agcd 15, son of the lock
tender, fell into the caual at Northumber
land yesterday afternoon aud was drowned.
It is supposed that he was seized with a
falling fit.
Geerge Phuidt, aged 11 years died at
New Yerk en Mendarnight of lockjaw,
the result of a pistol shot weuud iu the
left baud inflicted by himself en the lGth
instant.
The first new wheat from Virginia was
sold en 'Change at Baltimore yesterday,
for $1.S0 and $1.05 per bushel. Of two
small lets the first was geed but the ether
was quite damp.
Judge Blodgett, yesterday, at Chicago,
sentenced te three years each in the peni
tentiarv for counterfeiting Geerge Ellis,
alias Webster, Jehn II. Clark and Fred
erick Leland.
The water cuie establishment of Dr.
James C. Jacksen, known an " Our Heme
en the Hillside," at Danville, N. Y., was
totally destroyed by fire yesterday. All
the inmates escaped unhurt.
Jehn Deyle, residing at Ne. 1301 Catha Catha
rine street, Philadelphia, was drowned
last evening while bathing iu the caual at
Birdsboreugh. His body was recovered.
IIe leaves a wife and three children.
Mr. Ellis, the government bank exami
ner, thinks the embezzlement of Owen,
receiving teller of the Third national
hauk of St. Leuis, will amount te $200,000
but will net impair the capital cr affect
the soundness of the bank.
A 5-year old son of S. W. Paulhamus
was burned te death at Williamsport yes
tciday while playing with fire crackers.
His mother and a man named Claudius
were also severely burned in their efforts
te save the child.
In a row at Woodland Garden, Ky.,
yesterday morning, between Heward Mc
Donald, Ben Schred, Ike and Martin
Smith, the two former were se badly cut
that it is feared the second named will die.
All are of first-class families.
Advices from Stanley, Falklaud Islands,
state that the British ship Star of Bruns
wick, from Huanilles April 2G for the
United Kingdom, has stranded at Bullpert
and will probably be a wreck. Five of
the crew were drowned.
Fester, alias Armandalc, charged with
sheeting with intent te kill the Munree
boy aud girl at East Dalheusic, Auuapelis
county, N. S., last winter, yesterday, at
Halifax, pleaded guilty te sheeting the
boy aud net te sheeting the girl. He was
sentenced te the penitentiary ler nie.
The opening sale of the Sprague estates
under a trust mertgage was made in
Providence yesterday. Four parcels of
real estate en Derrancc, Friendship, Pine
aud Orange streets, Providcuce, were sold
by auction at from $1.00 te $40 per feet.
All were purchased by the Union com
pauy.
James Millikcu, who had been iu Egypt
for four years, returned te Hollidaysburg
a few days age. Upen seeing him his wife
became insane. Believing that he would
never return, she had obtained an absolute
divorce but a short time before. The un
fortunate lady, it is thought, will have te
be taken te an asylum.
Lynched by Mermen.
A dispatch from Ft. Themas says that
officers left there with a noted Mexican
hor'se thief named Epiffance in custody.
Twe miles from Smithville a band of
masked men took the prisoner and hanged
him. The lynchers are supposed te be
Mormons.
Result et a Drunken ltald.
A true bill was found by the Pittsburgh
grand jury against Jury Commissioner
Sands, who, in connection with three Fifth
ward roughs, raided a Chinese laundry
and stele a sum of money from the pro
prietor. He, together with the ethers,
was held in $1,000 bail for trial at court.
lleir Mayer Stubbs Was Killed.
A young man named Delaire was arrested
at Polk City, Iowa, en suspicion of being
the murderer of R. P. Stubbs. the mayor
of that city, last April. Under threat of
lynching, Delaire confessed that a gang
numbering fifteen had plotted te rob
Stubbs, and he brought desperadoes from
Missouri named Wickes and Blackmail te
de the work and that Wickes did the kill
iug. The same party robbed the bank
safe in Kansas City Fome time since. De.
lairc's sister was working at Stubbs' and
knew of money in the house.
A Duke Nearly Drowned.
The Duke of Edinburgh, while fishing re
cently near Bayona, Spain, hooked a large
fish . In his attempts te haul it in he lest
his footing ana was dragged into water six
teen feet deep. He was carried under
four times. After struggling for half an
hour he succeeded iu reaching land.
Carry the News te Cooper.
The burgess elected last spring in Media,
Delaware county, having declined te serve
en account of a legal technicality, an
election te fill the vacancy was held. Stal
wart and Independent lines were drawn en
the issue and Henry Green, a rabid Stew
art Independent, was elected ever William
Campbell, Stalwart, formerly prison in
spector. It was a clear cut Independent
success in Cooper's own borough and
shows which way the wind blows.
Tragedy at a Masonic Festival.
A murder occurred at Frenchburg, the
county seat of Menifee county, Ky., en
Saturday. There was a Masonic festival
en that day and the town was full of peo
ple. The town marshal!, James B. Day,
admonished Jee Rothwell, who was yell
ing in tbe street, te be quiet. Rothwell
drew a pistol and shot Day twice, mortally.
Day, in falling, seized KothweII and stab
bed him six times. Rothwell died almost
immediately. Then William Rothwell,
brother of the dead man, and Sam Reth
well, his cousin, appeared and opened fire
en Day and shot him four times killing
him. They then mounted horses fled and
escaped.
A Brutal Ship Officer.
Jehn Miller, chief engineer of the steamer
City of New Yerk, of Morgan's line, was
arraigned in the Tombs police court, at
New Yerk, yesterday, for having, en the
passage of the steamer from New Orleans
en Thursday last, kicked Patrick Walsh,
a fireman se brutally that he died seen
after. Walsh complained of sickness and
said he could net work. Miller compelled
him te go below. The latter claimed that
he thought Walsh feigned illness te get rid
of his work. The court directed Miller te
be taken before a United States commissioner.
SCOJUKQ TBE MAULEY5.
Argument Bagun in the Cramer Case.
The state has closed its rebuttal testi
mony in the Cramer murder case, the
thirty-sixth day of the trial. The defence
said it had no sur-rebuttal te offer, and
Mr. Rush began the opening argument
for the state. It was agreed that the
state should have two speeches, and the
six lawyers for the defence four.
C. F. Bellnian, who helped te prosecute
in the preliminary hearing, was called by
the state te show the disagreements be
tween the evidence given by the sisters of
James Mallcy before the justice and at the
present trial. There were contradictions
by Leuis E. Malley as te the lighting of
the gas at the Malley house en the even
ing of August 5, and by Lizzie Malley in
regard te the order in which the inmates
of the house took supper and left the table
the same evening,
A new witness was Mrs. William E.
Hunter, who could net testify before en
account of peer health. She stated that
she was at Savin Reck en the evening of
August 5, about 9 o'clock, and saw a party
of three gentlemen and two ladies riding
en the Hying horses.
After recalling Dr. White, Mr. Doolittle
announced that the state was through.
Mr. Jenes then proposed, en the part of
the defense, including the lawyers of
Blanche Douglass, that the case be sub
mitted te the jury without argument. Te
this Mr. Doolittle would net agree, saying
the state proposed te try the case out te
the close in the regular way.
Mr. Bush then began the opening argu
ment for the prosecution. He said de
fendauts formed a conspiracy te ruin Jen
nie Cramer, and te facilitate the work
brought a prostitute lrem New Yerk.
Eveti then the conspiracy was net suc
cessful until violcnce was used. It was
altogether ene of the foulest crimes of
modern times. The body waofeuud in
side of a bar, ever which it could net have
drifted in conformity te the theory of the
defense. The state had shown that death
was net caused by drowning, and a chem
ical examination preveil that it was due te
arsenical poisoning. The body showed
conclusive proof that au outrage had been
committed upon it within 48 hours
and this furnished a strong molive en the
part of seme ene te have committed mur
der. Mr. Bush argued that the theory of sui
cide was untenable, as Jennie Cramer
could net have gotten into the water if
she had poisoned herself ; and then her
purchase of the arsenic would probably
have been discovered, as a person intend
ing suicide had no such motive for secrecy
in obtaining the means as ene intending
murder. He detailed the fact of Jennie's
companionship with the Malley boys and
Blanche Douglass from the time the girls
became acquainted, aud declared it fur
nished positive proof of a conspiracy.
Jcnnie Cramer's visit te the Malley house
en Wednesday night was an entrance
through the gateway of death.
As te the alibi story of James Malley 's
sisters, it was net worthy of any credit.
They had the strongest pessible motive for
shielding their brother, and the state's
testimony iu disproof of the truth of their
story was simply overwhelming. It was a
very singular circumstance that the do de
fence had net introduced James Malley,
sr., as a witness, when he was in the house
that nijdit as well as the girls. "We have
net." said Mr. Bush, in closing, "shown
tbe perpetration and administration of tbe
aiscuic, but we have shown everything
else te bring home te these putics the
guilt of this murder. Ne ease of cir
cumstantial evidence could possibly be
stronger."
A 1'ULITICAL. JUKK.MIAU.
Vi'Iiut the 1'apers Sty About " Mr. Cameren's
utvn ami winy uresius.
JMiit.ulelpliia Telegraph, Inil.
The Democratic convention will prob
ably wind up with an exhilarating display
of congressinan-at-large " spentaniety,"
but it will probably net strike anything
half se original in the bluutlerbuss line as
Mr. Cameren's own aud only Brosius. IIe
is a galvanized political gem
What is the matter with Marriett Bro
sius ? He has net been heard from for
nearly a week. Can it be that Chairman
Cooper has taken him in hand, and en
deavored te reduce his swelled head by
sewing up his mouth ? It will be a pity if
wc nie te have no mero of Brosius for the
rest of the campaign. Our people just
new are taking their polities very seri
ously, and there is' a real need for a little
comedy te offset the tragic features of the
contest that is being waged between the
bosses and the people who have made up
their minds that they don't intend te be
bossed any longer.'
N. Y. Herald Correspondence.
The reassembling of the convention last
Wednesday is generally understood te have
been at Senater Cameren's order and
against tbe earnest counsel of ether veter
an Republican leaders than Mr. Lear. It
put in the worst and most avowed shape
the fact of benater Cameren's absolute
control of the machine. It nominated an
absurd person who is called at his home
in Lancaster the " funeral orator" as
candidate for cengrcssman-at-Iargc. He
made an idiotic speech in accepting the
nomination, beginning : ' A distinguished
Frenchman, when nominated te a seat
in the Academy, said that he felt
his nomination was a premonition
of death, and, what is worse, he
died within a week." As if this were
net sufficiently lugubrious as te the pros
pects of the party he closed with : " Yeu
cannot say 1 sought the pest, anil I warn
you in advance that, whatever comes, you
can uevcr shake your gory locks at me.
(Laughter ) Yeu can never point the
finger at me and say, " David, thou art
the man that brought this upon us."
(Applause and cries el ' Wc never will ')
The candidate, Mr. Mairiett Brosius,
himself gave an explanation of these ex
traerdinary eutgivings at a serenade from
his fellow townsmen that evening. "Seme
thing has happened," he cried. " My
mind has net sufficiently recovered its
poise te enable me te describe adequately
tbe surpassingly strange event. A belt of
lightning from a clear sky rent the air
aud struck in the most unexpected quar
ter." " Brosius," says Colonel Alexander
McCIure, "refers te a blew en the head
as sometimes benefiting the brain. About
the time he gets through with this cam
paign he will be like that western miner
who was kicked in the face for getting in
the rear of his mule. lie wasn't se geed
looking afterward, but he had a deal mero
geed sense."
Medals for Grant's Friends.
The Old Guard medals, commemorative
of the 3G ballets cast for Ulysses S. Grant
at Chicago, are ready for delivery. The
first installment for any state te be deliv
eped was that for New Yerk. Mr. James
R. Davies received from Senater J. Don
ald Cameren 51 medals for the New Yerk
delegates who adhered te Gen. Grant's
cause until the field was lest. Each of
the medals is inscribed with the name
of a delegate, and they will be sent
te them immediately. President Arthur
will receive his te-day. These for dele
gates living in New Yerk city and in
Kings county will be sent te Dr. Pierce C.
Van Wyck, at the assay office. The
medals for delecates in ether parts of the
state will be sent separately by express.
Each of the medals is about three inches
in diameter, of bronze, weighs about six
ounces, has ahead of Grant encircled with
the record of 3G ballets en one side, and
the commemorative inscription and name
of the person te whom it is issued en the
reverse.
THE NIGHT BEF0EE.
HON. ECSLEY B. COXK A CANDIDATE
The Luzerne Sonater Consents te Abide by
the Decision et the Convention Spec
ulation Upen the Kesult.
Nearly all the delegates te the Democra Demecra
tic state convention had arrived last night.
The presence and prominence of the
younger element of the party is especially
noticeable, and scarcely a delegation of
any size fails te present some man of known
ability and public prominence. In the
assignment of scats these have been
given geed positions, aud should any
exciting question be brought up, forcible
and spirited debate may be expected. Au
earnest effort has been made te avoid
any pessible irritation ever the organ
ization of the convention. There are few
contests aud these are expected te be dis
posed of without serious difficulty. The
friends of Pattison, Hepkins, Coxe aud
ether leading candidates for governor are
agreed that only harm te the cause and
discredit te the party could result from
the determination of contests en any ether
basis than their real merit. There will,
therefore, be no struggle for the control of
the committee en credentials, and entire
decorum and harmony are anticipated for
all the preliminary proceedings. By
common consent, Malcolm Hay of Pitts
burgh, a friend of Mr. Hepkins, will be
temporary chairman of the convention,
and Gee. M. Dallas, of Philadelphia, a
friend of Mr. Pattison, will be pei mancnt
chairman. Beth these gentlemen ate men
of high character, aud acceptable te the
whole party, and they will preside with
dignity and ability. The convention will
be called te order at 10 o'clock, and it is
expected that the committee en creden
tials, organization, and resolutions will be
ready te report at the beginning of an
early afternoon session. The convention
will ha likely te exhaust ene session in
balloting for governor. It is generally
agreed that as seen as this nomination is
made, whether promptly or after a long
contest, the convention will take. a recess
of at least an hour for consideration be
fore completing the ticket.
The outcome of the contest for governor
cannot be foreseen any better new than
heretofore. Hepkins is iitill iu the lead,
with Pattison next, and between their
friends there seems te be entire geed fool feel
ing, although without any thought of a
final combination. With the great mass
of delegates the expectation is that ome
new man will be the successful candidate.
Eckley B. Coxe is unquestionably the
faverite with the convent ion, and should
he indicate any disposition te accept the
nomination it could be secured for him.
IIe is a wealthy coal operator at Dreften,
Luzerne county, and is very popular with
the werkiugmen, atnsng whom he is
widely known as a most liberal and con
siderate employer. lie is about 43 years
of age, a civil engineer of thorough
education, and in the front rank of his
profession in this country, lie H an ar
dent Democrat, and has reorganized the
Iarty in his county. His extensive busi
ness connections give him great strength
in Philadelphia. He is new iu the state
Senate. Upen his first coming te the Leg
islature he declined te take the oath of
office, because upon examination he could
net absolutely swear that all the moneys
paid out by him iu the campaign were ex
pended according te the strict letter of the
law. He was returned by an increased
majority, and upon taking his seat, in an
swer te some strictures upon his motives,
declared that he had net thought of po
litical preferment, and would net take a
nomination for governor if offered. It is
new urged against his nomination that
this declination is a bar te it, also that his
couuectien with the Gewen Vauderbilt
railway interests would cause him te be
opposed by ether corporate interests-. lie
has steadily lefused te be a candidate, but
it is net generally believed that if the
the convention would nominate hiin
against his will he would decline.
Senater Herman Ycrke'n name finds
seme favor ae a compromise candidate ;
also Senater Jno. G. Hall, ex-Congressman
Stengcr, and ex-Slate Senater liebt.
P. Allen of Williamsport and Silas M.
Clark of Indiana. The chance!) are that
from this list the winner will be taken,
but the convention may go elsewhere.
The platform will be short and clear. If
it is determined te go beyond a declara
tion ou state issues, where many delegates
desire te step,thero will be a plank ler mod
erate protection and thcabohtienoftho in
ternal revcuue tax and for a genuine civil
service reform. There will undoubtedly
be a demand for a fair apportionment and
a pledge that the Domeciacy, if they con cen con
.trel the next Legislature, will effect this.
The blackmailing assessments of the Re
publican congressional committee will
couie iu for lieicc denunciation, and Cam Cam
crenism will be assailed for indicting
shame upon the commonwealth.
At 10 o'clock last night it was announced
that the final determination of Mr. Coxe
was te abide by the decision of the con
vention, and that if it should find it ncces
sary te nominate him he would net decline.
His friends immediately set te work te
push the movement in his favor. They
are finding that the uncertainty with re
gard te Coxe's position has enabled friends
of Hepkins, Pattison and ether candidates
te organize their fei ccs, and they cannot
be drawn ever te Coxe, at Icast before the
convention meets. After tome ballets this
result is confidently expected, but it cer
tainly will net take place at the outset. The
chances are new iu favor of Coxe, but his
nomination is net a foregone conclusion.
Anether obstacle iu the way of a tjeneial
adhesion te Coxe's candidacy is the fact
that the candidates for miner offices or
their friends have bien bestirring them
selves te-day, and they arc dubious as te
what complications might ens-ne iu the
event of Coxe's nomination. The support
ers of Ludew, of Philadelphia, for supreme
judge, feel mero dependence for his suc
cess en the nomination of a western can
didate. Such, also, is the feeling of some
candidates for lieutenant governor. The
situation is full et interest net unmixed
with peril should the convention be car
ried off its feet bv any sudden movement.
STOK.1IS AND FLOODS.
Koperted I.uss of Litem Nebraska Damase
In Other States.
Butler county, Nebraska, was deva
stated by a tornado enSuuday, aud a num
ber of people were killed, much stock was
lest and the crep3 destroyed. The path
of the storm was ten miles wide. The da
mage is estimated at $30,000.
Iu the viciuity of Veron, Iowa, the
streams rose te a great height, the fields
were completely inundated and bridges
and sluices carried away. Many farmers
have abandoned the hope of growing
enough corn for feed, Oats arc materially
injured, many fields being red with rust,
aud the outlook for the crops is 30 per
cent, worse thau ten days age.
Disastrous storms in Missouri, along the
line of the Hannibal and St. Jeseph rail
road, blew down thiity-five miles of tclo tcle
graph wires in the vicinity of Brookfield.
There is a bad washout en the Quincy,
Missouri & Pacific railroad, and the Chi
cago, Burlington Oc Quincy trains are de
layed by washouts and unsafe bridges.
Almest a cyclone visited Galesburg en
Sunday night, and, although the damage
there was net great, the neighboring
country suffered considerable injury. The
Illinois river is out of its banks, and bet
tern farming this year is impossible.
The telegraph wiies are twisted, t-nn
and grounded in every direction in Ne
braska. The storm traveled 400 miles in
six hours. Iu its course it struck Kirwin,
Kansas, and completely carried away
churches, houses aud barns. At Talmage,
Marysville, Avoca and ether points iu
Kansas the storm dealt destruction. Three
men were killed at Talmage. The crops
were leveled in all directions.
At St. Jeseph, Me., the depot was un
roofed, and at Lathrop seven houses were
razed te the ground.
The damage te the crops in Ncbrassa
amounts, according te different estimates,
between $100,000 and $73,000. The less
in Omaha is estimated at $30,000, and the
less around Geucse, III., at about $15,000.
The great bulk of the less seems te be
among the farmers, aud the amounts are
very slew in coming te light.
It is estimated that 130 persons have
been killed by the recent tornado in Kan
sas, Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska and Min
nesota, and the total amount of property
destroyed will exceed in value $3,500,000.
MAIN IS DKMOCKATS.
Governer tlnlMcd Reneminated Iu Maine'
State.
The Democratic state convention met at
Lewiston en Tuesday. Geerire F. Emerv.
of Portland, was made temporary chair
man . The committee en credentials re
ported that 824 delegates were present.
Harris M. Plaisted, the present governor
of the state and who has already been
nominated by the Fusion-Greenback con
vention, was nominated for governor by a
unanimous vote. The following nomina
tions for congressional candidates were
made aud accepted ; Samuel J. Andersen,
First district ; Daniel II. Thing, Soceud
district ; Geerge W. Ladd, Third district ;
T. H. Murch, Fourth district.
Resolutions were adopted denouncing
the system of soliciting subscriptions from
corporations, capitalists and officeholders
for use of corruption at elections ; de
manding civil service reform ; declaring
that the government of the United States,
at present administered by rings aud boss
es of the Republican party, has become an
oligarchy of officeholders, perpetuating it
self by the corrupt use of money acquired
by assessments levied upon subordinate
government empleyes, Star Heute centrac
ters, and protected monopolies, and by the
plunder of the treasury by congressional
jebbiug and wasteful extravagance, de
bauching the pcople and making a way te
centralization and empire ; asserting that
the right of the producer aud the manu
facturer te sell the products of their in
dustries in the dearest and buy what they
cannot profitably produce iu the cheapest
markets is a right which government
ought net te interfere with or restrict, ex
cept as may be necessary te raise revenue
for its own support ; stating that the
present tariff, whereby ene hundred and
fifty million dollars of surplus rcvennu is
annually exacted from the laboring and
producing classes, should be reduced, se
as te leave this money iu the pockets of
the peeple : protesting against the per
petuation of the onerous taxation imposed
en American industry by the se-called
protective tariff, aud setting forth that
the ship building interests of Maine have
been sacrificed te a policy that has de de
stieycd cemmerce by shutting our mai
kcts against return freights aud making
competition with lower-taxed nations im
possible. KADI.Y IIUKMED WITH 1'UWDKK.
A Caution te Heys te Avoid the Villainous
Compound.
Last evening Samuel Charles, aged 1 1
years, son of lienjamin Charles, residing
at Ne. 123 Seuth Duke street, was terribly
burned iu the face with gunpowder. It
appears that like many ether thoughtless
boys, he was seized with the Fourth of
July fever aud w.iuted te inake a nei.iu .
He procured a small quantity of gun pow
der, toel: it into tbe yard, put it into a
flower pet, and set fire te a picce of paper
with which te touch it oil". As it did net .
explode as seen as he expected, he ap
proached the flower pet and blew into it,
te make the paper burn. Instantly there
was au oxplesiou, followed by terrible
screams. The charge had exploded full
in the boy's face, burning it almost te
a crisp, and burning off his hair, eye
brows, eye lashes, ami probably destroy
ing his sight. Dr. J. K. Shirk was sent
for and applied the proper remedies, and
says the little fellow may recover if he is
carefully nursed, though he may lese the
sight of his right eye. He suffers in
tensely aud has been delirious a part of
the time since the accident. His suffer
ings should be a caution te ether boys te
avoid handling gunpowder iu any of its
many forms, for all of them are dangerous.
We shall have te record the usual number
of accidents from firearms, gunpowder
and firecrackers, incident te 4th of July
celebrations, unless great care is taken by
the boys and men who use and abuse
them.
IJh;I Sellout .Aluinul.
Tin; movemcut te form an erganiza
tien of the graduates of the Lan
caster high schools has thus far root
with urcat favor, and there are indications
that at last there is te be an alumni asso
ciation that will be a credit te the venera
ble institution for which se many of our
best citizens cherish au affect ionate re
gard. This evening there will be a meet
ing in the " old high school" building,
corner of Prince and Chestnut streets, of
these interested in the work. A complete
organization will be effected, aud the oc
casion will be interspersed by musical and
literary exercises, ft is desired that there
shall be a full attendance, and all grad
uates el" the schoe!s,both male and female,
arc invited te be present.
ItlJIU.l.AKY I.A-kT KHSIIT.
Silverware, &c, stolen ITreiii an K'ast Drauge
Street Kenldei.cu.
Seme time during last night hurglais
entered the residence of E. Z.Kcndig, Ne.
G03 East Oiange street. They pried ep.ii
the front parlor shutter into which they
went, then passing into the dining room
where they took fifteen table and tea
spoon::, a silver thimble with the initials
" S. II," $2 in money and two silver butter
knives. The silverware was taken from a
side beard, which contained considerable
mere that was net touched. They left by
the way they entered after ransack
ing drawers and looking through clothing,
ifcc. A large number of burnt matches,
which the thieves had used for light, were
found en the fleer, which was also covered
with spit.
Election of Ulllcers.
At the semi-annual meeting of the Lan
caster Micnnercher, held last evening iu
their halLthe following officers were elect
ed :
President Henry Rudy.
Vice Pres. C. Hoefel.
Rcc. Sec Gee. Pfciffer.
Ass't. Sec Adam Sauer.
Cor. Sec. A. F. Oblcnder.
Treas. Gee. M. Berger.
Flag Bearers L. Knapp, A. II. Ball.
Music committee II. Schmitt, F. Hoe
fel, G. Pfeiffcr,
Auditing Committee A. F. Oblcnder,
C. Vatter, J. H Schneider.
Slight Fire.
Last night just before 11 o'clock an
alarm of fire was struck from Bex 45, cor
ner of Frederick and Market streets. The
firemen promptly responded and found
that the gun-lock smith-shop of Jehn
Geerge Wanner, Ne. 020 North Queen
was en fire. It appears that a coal had
fallen from thn fnrnnpn in thn xnnflmrnnfr
corner of the shop had set fire te tnu
woedworic and burned a few of the beards.
The flames were easily .extinguished and
the less will net exceed $5. Ne insurance.
Held for Pentage.
A letter addressed as fellows is held at
the posteffico for want of a stamp :
" Mrs. W. B. McCemsey, 184 Bedford
Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pa."
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