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Camerea's Petition.
It looks very much, indeed, as though
the two Republican factions will stay
apart ; a situation which will suit the
Independents very well, but one which
Senator Cameron, if he was a wise man,
would avoid. He has made so" many
concessions lately that could not have
been predicated of his stiff-necked char
acter that we have been inclined to sup
pose that he would make all that were
yet needed to ensure the success of this
stoop to conquer policy that he has taken
to. But it seems that it don't agree well
with his stomach, and that he has
reached a point beyond which he has
no capacity to bend, so his friends
say, and they ought to know ;
but if he does not go ahead with
his new game be is a lost man. It
may be that he will be damned either
way ; but his destruction is certain if
the Republican party is Deaten in uie i
coming election through tne.iaiiure,oiTdoi1img00j
his leadership to keen it together. We
should like to see the old concern stand
up before us in some sort of entirety to
receive a knock-down blow. If it is all
SDundly cemented together with a new
convention and a new ticket we believe
it will not be hard to beat ; and there
will be a good deal more satisfaction in
meeting such an antagonist than in
having the walk over that is prom
lied us by the split condition of the
enemy. There will be no excitement
in the canvass at all if it proceeds on
its present condition. The Democracy,
enlivened by the fair prospect before
them, will have a cheerful time of it and
will all step out to vote ; but we could
enjoy a more exciting campaign than we
are likely to have. And the distracted
Republicans, for whom our bowels of
eompassion yearn, we know would feel
a good deal better if they could flatter
themselves with a hope of success ; and
their candidates would stand a much
better chauce of heaven if they were not
compelled to loudly declare every time
they took the stump that they wero sure
to be elected, knowing it be a lie. It is
a necessity for candidates to avow their
confidence in iheir success it seems.
They all do it. Probably even the
Greenback candidates so declare.
Charley Wolfe last year was free in his
prophecy that he would be elected, and
people did not call him crazy only be
cause they knew he was doing the regu
lation thing for candidates. So, too,
Beaver started off in this campaign with
a public assurance to every one
who would listen to it that there was
no doubt at all ot bis election, when he
knew well that he had no more chance,
in the present state of his party, than
cat in a very hot place without claws.
Really it would be a very grateful
thing all around if Senator Cameron
would be sensible enough to return
Beaver from his present place and make
him a minister extraordinary some
where, or a cabinet officer, or give him
some place of extraordinary importance
that would at once salve his wounded
spirit and exhibit the Cameronian power
of transmuting his friends into birds of
gorgeous plumage in nests of softest
down. Let Donald take this one-legged
soldier in out of the rain and give the
country a chance to see and advance the
abundance of his resources and the rich
ness with which he rem provide tor the
maimed veterans of the country who
have been bound down, too, in his ser
vice. Bliss' Big Bill.
The Garfield doctors are getting a good
deal of pepper along -with the salt Con
gress votes them. Mr. Vest in the Sen
ate and Mr. Blackburn in the House
have freely ventilated the country's
opinion of the medical treatment which
it is asked to pay for. Bliss is the target
of tbe attacks : for Bliss is tbe man who
is responsible for the early treatment of
Garfield at the time when it was still
possible to detect the course of the ball
A great deal of the congressional sarcasm
visited upon these physicians hung upon
their treatment of a pus cavity which
the wound had formed as the
one which the ball bad made. The
reports of its daily washings, as the
president's wound, for weeks entertained
the country ; and after all the ball was
guiltless of it. No doubt it was absurd,
and Bliss instead of being paid should
he boiled in a glue factory. No doubt
the doctors did nothing for the president
but there is as little doubt that -they
could not have saved his life if they had
Shown all they know now. The fact was,
as nearly everyone believes, that the,
wound was beyond human cure ; and
that therefore tbe mistakes of Bliss did
not kill his patient. But if he had been
curable, he would not have cured him.
He thrust himself into the case, and
to entitle himself to 'be rewarded for
services needs certainly to show that
they were valuable and useful instead
of being destructive. It is wrong to re
ward him when his ignorance and lack
of skill have been so well demonstrated.
The surgeons who were called at a later
period to his assistance we do not
understand to fall under the censure
visited upon Bliss, who assumed from
the outset the responsibility of the case.
He is theman who became obnoxious to
the qpuntry and whom it does not will
ingly see rewarded.
It is comforting to learn through to
day's telegraphic advices that all the de
tails for the slugging exhibition which
is to delight tbe souls of the sporting fra
ternity of the country at the Madison
Square garden in the enlightened city of
New York to-night have been amicably
arranged, and that the services of such
illustrious exponents of the manly art as
Mr. Billy Madden, Mr. Pete McCoy, Mr.
Billy Edwards aud Mr. Arthur Cham
bers have been invoked to see that fair
play is maintained. In view of these
distinguished surroundings there does
not exist much doubt that the eminent
person who came all the way from
England for the purpose . of see
ing how long he could stand up against
the Dig fists of Boston's aesthetic cham
pion will be treated to a lair field and no I
favor. After the battle is over it will
be pleasing for Mr. " Tug " Wilson to
reflect upon the measures that were
taken to insure him a comfortable
pounding, and his respect for the cour
tesies of international comity will no
doubt be visibly heightened.
Tnx British admiral is organizing a po
lice force at Alexandria, Egypt. Here is
a rare chance for our eight suspended po
licemen. In the North American Review for Au
gust, the Rev. Henry Ward Beecher writos
of "Progress in Religious Thought,"
pointing out the many influences, social,
educational and scientific, which are by
degrees transforming the whole structure
ot tbe dogmatic heliof and teaching.
Gen. J. A. Hubbell, tbe great assessor
of "voluntary contributions" for the Re
publican corruption fund, having finished
his work in other directions has at last
reached Hell Gate and demands a contri
bution of $17.50 a head from the inmates.
Hope they may tako him in and give him
a warm reception. A sulphur bath would
The National Tobacco association, in
session at Washington, unanimously
agreed, on Saturday, to seek a reduction
of the tax on tobacco to 8 cents, to take
effect on the 1st of January next. A
resolution was also adopted recommending
a reduction of the tax on cigars to $2.50,
and on cigarettes to 50 cents per thou
sand. Journalism is the grave of genius, said
young Downes (who is to be a newspaper
man) in bis highly finished essay upon
graduating from an Iowa college the
other day. An esteemed contemporary
thinks Downes is unhappy in his simile.
Journalism is not a grave ; it is only a
sieve over a well and all the little geniuses
soon fall through. Only the very big
ones remain on top.
nCEBXLL AT HELI-OATK.
After a -world ot toil and trouble.
The great assessor, J. A. HubboU,
Havinc gleaned earth in all directions
In search of volunteer collections.
And cathored In the contribution!
From officers and Institutions.
Regardless alike of their position,
Kace, sex or prevlouscondition.
Brings up at Iiell-Uato in a hurry,
And puts the demons in a flurry,
Ilyau assessment on tho devil
To pony ui the root or evil.
And save the suffering Stalwart taction
Fiom danger from tho great reaction.
The devil opened Hell-Gate wide.
And with satanic prln replied,
"Come in and warm yourself, dear Hubbell.
Sec how tho sulphurous caldrons bubble.
Alter tho trials you' vo withstood,
A sulphur bath will do you good."
nell-Gate was closed, "fls safo to say
llubbell has seen his last cold day.
A dispatch from Alexandria represents
that, under the most favorablo circum
stances, twenty years cannot restore the
city to its former state or condition. The
destruction has no doubt been so great as
to make such a statement appear probable
to those who look upon the crumbled
DuuoingB. But the recuperative powers
of city or nation, " under the most favor
ablo circumstances," are remarkable. It
is not yet twenty years since the end of
the war that devastated nearly tho wholo
of the Southern states, and reduced their
people to poverty, yet ecarcoly a trace of
the great conflict remains. Paris, also
which only ton years ago was the victim
of a foreign enemy and a mob, ;
other witness asainst the bloomy fore
bodings of tho Alexandria correspondent,
Mr. Oscar Wrr.- at last demanded
.a do.ciopment of sostheticism which is en
tirely within the comprehension and in ac
cordance with tho yearnings of every
family man in tho Union. He says that
woman's dress should be made in the sim
plo stylo of former days, when garments
descended from mother and daughter.
Americans who are mariied, and particu
larly thoso who have families of adult
daughters, will 6imply gloat over this
statement aud strive to enter tho inner
brotherhood without delay ; thoy will bo
willing to wear knee breeches and cease
cuttiug their hair ; they will cheerfuliy
wear sunflowers as boutonnicres, assume
stained glass attitudes and even stroll up
tho avenue with a poppy or a lily in their
mediaeval hands if only the .-esthetic rage
will move women- to dress simply and
wear such garmcuts as maybe handed
down to them in good condition.
MAUD GBANUEK'S UOOD HEALTH,
Denying False Stories ot Her Suffering
and Destitution.
A rumor from New York that Miss
Maud Granger, the actress, was destitute
and dying was contradicted by the lady
herself, who, plump, bright and smiling,
greeted a reporter at her mother's resi
dence, Hartford, Conn., Sunday after
noon. ''Ihave been here three weeks," she
said, " and have gained fifteen pounds
and was never in better health. Letters
from New York friends have advised me
of some of the silliest of rumors. One was
that I had softening of the brain and did
nothing but sit with a vacant stare and
pick at my clothing with my fingers. I
shall return to New York shortly. That
story that I am in need of money is pre
posterous. I have all I need at present or
for months to come." Miss Granger said
this with a 6mile as she declined a bank
note which a sympathizing friend had sent
her through the reporter, and added:
" Please return it to the good soul who
sent it, and with my regards. I really
don't need any money, but it is none the
less pleasant to know that I have friends
who so cheerfully offer assistance und r
the impression that I need it."
At this momenta carriage whirled up to
tho door. Miss Granger tipped her plumed
hat into a coquettish position, readjusted
a huge bouquet at her belt, and calling her
little black and tandogBtarted on an after
noon drive. As she tripped from the rose
covered porch down to the sidewalk,
richly costumed, blithe, smiling and in tho
best of spirits, she was a living contradic
tion of the unpleasant rumors from New
York.
Singular Railroad Accident.
Edward McKinney, Thomas King and
another man whose name is not given, all
circus employees, were riding from Mil
lersville to Lykens, in this state, yester
day, seated in the open door of a box car,
with their legs hanging out. While pass
ing a siding near Lykens, McKinney's legs
comiog in contact with a car, he was
thrown violently against his companions,
and all three were knocked off the train
King was killed and the other two suffer
ed severe injuries.
Tbe Hillsdales Can't Enter.
London, July 17. The entry of the
Hillsdales for the Kingston rowincr club's
JJJJJJSf Wgtta n ' Saturday
DRAM TILL HE MED.
TBK FATE OF A BRILLIANT MUSICIAN.
Tbe Body of Alfred 11. Fease round la tbe
St, Loal Morgue Ills Death As
cribed to Bxeewtre Drink.
The mysterious disappearance of Alfred
H. Pease has been cleared up in the iden
tification of the body of a stranger who
had dropped dead on the sidewalk in St.
Louis from the effects of congestion of the
brain. Mr. Pease camo to St. Louis from
New York about the middle of May and
stopped with Mr. Praetorious, a salesman
with Story & Camps. He went away on
May 31, without giving any warning of his
intention to do so. His friends supposed
that he bad left the city. He called to see
them, however, tbe following day and told
them that he was stopping at Hurst's
hotel. It afterwards came out that he had
been drinking very heavily and was "placed
in a hack ono evening, while intoxicated,
by an acquaintance who did not know
where he bad been stopping, and driven to
Burst's hotel. He came homo every night
in an intoxicated condition, and on the
morning of June 5th disappeared. Ilia
friends made a vigorous but vain search
for him. The case was reported to tho
police and press on Saturday evening.
June 11, and a reward of $100 was offered
for him. dead or alive. V nvato detec
tives were employed, but found out noth
ing, and tho news of his identification was
the first his friends had ever received con
cerning him.
A man called at tho Limloll House, a
cheap boarding house kept bjr Miko Broo
gal, at Fourteenth aud Poplar streets, on
July 5, and registered as John C. Bochu,
Baltimore. He drank almost incessantly
while jthere, his liquor bills amounting to
$2 and $3 a day. Wednesday afternoon
be walked into tho bar aud asked for a
drink. " You can't havo any more drink.
Your liquor bills havo been amounting o
$2 and $3 a day, and you'll kill yourself if
you don't stop,7' replied tho barkeeper.
Boehn walked out to the sidewalk and
dropped down. Ho was placed on
a pile of lumber by a man who was passing
at tho time, and tho barkeeper, hearing
of the faot, ran out, but, when ho reached
tbe man's side Boehn was dead. The
police patrol wagon was sent for and the
body taken to the morgue. A gold watch
and chain and $122 wero found upon his
person Tho inquest was held without
the coroner discovering his real identity
and the public administrator took charge
of tho dead man's effects and ordered tho
body interred at eight o'clock this
morning. Yesterday two reporters called
at the morgue, and, in examining the ap
parel of tho dead man, discovered the
name of "Alfred H. Pease" writ
ten in ink on tho fob pocket.
The reporters, however, kept their
discovery to themselves until the in
quest had been held and a verdict that
"John C. Boehn came to his death from
congestion of the brain" had been ren
dered. Thoy then visited Herman S.
Praetorius, the friend of Pease, who had
offered a reward of 6100 for tbe recovery
of tbe body, and imparted their informa
tion. Several of Pease's friends proceeded
to the morgue and ltientiiied the body.
The body was last evening sent to Buffalo,
N. Y., tor interment.
Mr. Pease was born in Cleveland, Ohio,
about foity years ago. He displayed
marked musical talent at an early age, and
was sent to Europe to have his guts
matured. He studied for a time under
Yon Bulow, and completed h;.3 training as
a pianist under Prof. Kullak, of Berlin,
He became a popular pianist with Amori
cans after his return, and though he never
attained the highest rank, was always re
garded as a pleasing and skilled performer
on tbe piano. His last appearance in cm
cert was made in Canada with Mme
Etelka Gerster. Subsequently he ap
peared in piano recitals in Chicago
under the management of Sir. Al
bert Weber, and it is reported
that he wa i.- - "? p,X V"
oi cue company to support Cur.stino Iv.l.s
son in her coming American engagement
Besides abilities as a pianist he also pos
sessed talent for musical composition aud
produced some works of merit, the best
known of which was a "Grand Concert
for the Piano and Orchestra," which he
played at tbe Centennial exhibition with
the support of Theodore Thomas' orches
tra. He mado several trips to Europo
after his rank as a performer was estab
lished. He was gentlemanly and pleasant
in his manners, and was generally hked
by his associates.
NEW XOBK DE310CKATS.
An Apocryphal Story About Mr. Tilden and
tne aovernoranip.
A New York special says : The call for
a meeting of the Democratic state com
mittce at Albany on the 8th of August is
taken as an indication of a desiro for an
early convention and an agsressivo cam
paign. As to the place in which the con
vention will be held, it is probable that
Albany will be selected as the most con
venient locality. The western politicians
concede tho leading nomination to the east
ern end of tho state, and they will make no
objection to holding the convention at
Albany. Perhaps there nevor was a time
when a state committeo will meet with
less cut and dried sentiment than now,
and less wish to force a fixed programmo
upon tho delegates who are afterwards to
assemble and decide nominations as to
candidates for governor, the prevailing
idea appears to bo to remain noncommit
as to men, but positive as to policy.' Iu
reference to the list of possible candidates
as mentioned in newspapers, while there
is a general impression that Mr. Tilden
will not allow his name to go before
the convention, there is still a great many
who believe he will be a candidate, not
that ho wants to undertake tho onerous
duties of the office, but because ho fears
that should a popular candidate be elected
for governor, his chanoes for the presi
dential nomination two years hence may
be lessened. His friends insist that ho is
the best available man for 1884. Tho un
certainty a to Mr. Tilden seems to keep
the canvass of names in a backward state,
as it is known that several gentlemen
heretofore prominently mentioned will
withdraw their names in case ho comes
Deiore tne convention asmng tho nomina
tion. Almost Drowned at Atlantic City.
Sunday afternoon, about half-past 3
o'clock, two ladies, a gentleman and a
child aged six years, while bathing off
South Carolina avenue, Atlantic City, nar
rowly escaped drowning. The party sep
arated, when one of the ladies accompa
nied by the man ventured out too far, and
both became exhausted. The man became
speeohless from fright, but tho shrieks of
the lady were heard for several squares,
and attracted hundreds to the spot. The
other lady fearing for her friends fainted,
aud was. carried out of the water in con
vulsions. The child, who had remained
with her, with precocious presence of
mind, held the lady's head out of the
water until help was at hand. Frank
Killian, a butcher of Girard avenue mar
ket, Philadelphia, went to the rescue of
tho man and woman and supported them
until tbe lifeboat, which was speedily
manned, succeeded in rescuing them.
Killian was bo exhausted that he had to
be assisted from tho boat.
A Little Boy's Sad Death.
While Frank Knight, 9 years of age,
was driving cows to pasture "at North
Adams, Mass., yesterday, he tied a rope
attached to one end of the animal round
his waist. The cow threw him down, and,
becoming frightened, dragged him half a
mile over rocks and railroad ties. Hewas
so badly injured that he died in a short
una,
THE LATEST NEWS.
GLEANED FKOM THKMOR1UHG MAWS.
Enin ot all Sort Tbat WtmA Tbelr Way la
to Print-Dark Pbaeesof Dally Cite
Briefly Cbrealeled.
George Brown, of 'Kingstou, Ulster
county, N. Y., was killed near Wilkesbarre
on Saturday by a falling tree.
Elias Deliraa, of New York, was struck
and killed ou Saturday by a train at the
West End depot at Long Branch.
Martin P. Avery, known as " tho great
and only living skeleton," attached to a
museum in New York city, died last night
of chronic dyspepsia.
A fire at Springfield, Mass., yesterday
morning destroyed C. A. Bartholomew's
steam sawmill and some lumber. The
loss is $3,000 ; insurance, $2,400.
A skiff containing two boys named Ken
uoy and Allen was run down yesterday by
a ferryboat on tho East river, New York,
and Allen was drowned.
Frank Eagan was seriously shot in tbe
left breast by John Walsh at a saloon in
Baltimore county yesterday afternoon.
Both men are Baltimore roughs. '
Simeon Dickson fell tyfi stairBathis
residence at Willmingttl., this morn
iag and broke his neHp'o was over 60
years of age, and lela widow and
grown children.
Frederick P. Fostor, aged 23, a railroad
employee, was drowned while bathing on
Saturday at Hartford, Connecticut. He
The body of N. M.' Smith, a merchant
of Crisfield, Maryland, was found on Sat
urday afternoon, in ono of the docks in
Baltimore. It is supposed he fell over
board the night before.
While Edward McGlynn, a young man
employed by tho Franklin note company,
in the Tribune building, Now York, was
looking through a window in tho elevator
shaft, on Saturday afternoon, the elevator
descended on his head, killing him in
stantlv. Albert Schwartzentroupe was killed and
another man named St. John was severoly
if not fatally injured by the explosion of a
rotary bleacher in a paper mill near Cleve
land, Ohio, on Saturday.
Con Watson and Peter Stewart quar-'
relied on Sunday evening at Bismarck,
Dakota, on the bridgo trestle. They
clinched and both fell to the ground, sixty
flvo feet, and wore killed.
The mayor aud city council of Lead
villo. Col., wore arrested on Saturday and
fined $250 each and ten days in jail for con
tempt of court. Tho police, judge and
city attorney were removed and new men
appointed iu their places.
Thirty bodies have boeu recovered from
the ruins of the buildings at Texarkana.
Three of the bodies taken out from the
ruins were found to have been burned to a
crisp. Fifteen persons are still missing,
and.it is feared that they are beneath the
ruins.
Articles of association of the Kankakee
Valley railroad company wero filed with
the secretary of state, at Indianapolis, on
Saturday. Tho capital stock of tho new
company is $1,600,000. The road will bo
eighty miles long, aud run through seven
counties of Indiana.
Tho latest news from Colfax, Washing
ton territory, in regard to the destructive
incendiary tire theio, places the total loss
at $250,000, ou which there is $50,000 in
stance. There was no loss of life or
serious accident. The entire business
portion of the town fifty-eight buildings
was burned. The people are without
supplies.
Charles W. Cook, the murderer of Miss
Susan Hanson, of Brookfield, N. H., is in
the last stages of consumption at Concord
jail, and has mado a dying statement that
clears up several points in the evidence
given at the trial, which it was difficult
at tho time to fully understand. Cook
goes into minute particulars of tho crime
committed by him.
An adjourned mentintr of tlm Fpdp.ration
-m a .i litioor unions was held at
Boston yesterday afternoon. Tho princi
pal business of the session was tho adop
tson of a constitution and by-laws. There
were a number or delegates present repre
senting the various organizations, among
them a young woman from Lawrence on
behalf of the mule spinners of that city.
PERSONAL.
Cetewayo is expected to arrive in Eng
land about August 18.
Representative Stephens has gone to
Georgia to seo what ail the talk about
making him governor means.
Lord Frederick Cavendish's memory
is to be honored by a Cavendish chair of
physics at Yorkshire college
George Barnet, a wealthy citizen of
Easton, dropped dead in Phillipsburg, N.
J., yesterday from sunstroke.
George Lesard, a Waterloo veteran of
104 years, walked to the pension office iu
Montreal the other day and drew his
money.
Oscar Wilde pronounced Miss Alsatia
Allen, of Montgomery, Ala., tho most
beautiful young lady he had seen in tho
United States.
Senator Josetii Brown, gave $50,000
to tho State University at Athens, the in.
terest on which is to be used for educa
ting poor young men.
Michael Davitt, sailed for Antwerp
Saturday evening on the steamer Pennland
of the Red Star line, from Jersey City. Ho
collected $20,000 for the Land League dur
ing his visit to this country.
Professor John M. Langston, our
minister to Hayti, is on his way home, on
leave of absence, but it is denied at the
stato department that there is any inten
tion of recalling him.
Oscar Wilde said the other day that
" there can be no poetry without Celtic
blood," but he did not remark that
Homer was a horse and Shakespeare a
shad.
Hon. Harry White, of the Twenty
fifth congressional district, is in Washing
ton, assuring people that the "Republican
party is all right in Pennsylvania. The
Kiskiminetas statesman always was an
amoosin' cuss.
Dr. Nathaniel Foster, an old and
eminent physician of Cincinnati, died last
night of paralysis. He was a brother-in-law
of the late General W. H. Lyttle, and
was well known among the medical fra
ternity throughout the Union.
M. Aristarchi Bet, the Turkish minis
ter, is passing tho summer ordeal at Long
Branch. Ho is an enthusiastic lover of
horse flesh, and is daily seen bowling
along tho broad avenues by the water's
side, behind a spanking team.
Ex-Governor Ccrtin. president cf the
association, will preside at the annual re
union of the Pennsylvania Reserves, to
take place at Gettysburg on the 36th inst.
During the same week the Grand Army
of tho Republic will encamp on tho battle
field.
John W. Mackay, the Bonanza million
aire passed a whole day last week tramp
ing through tbe lower levels of the Corn
stock mine. Though it had been a year
and a half since he was under ground he
came out "looking as fresh as though he
had spent the time on the surface seated
in an easy chair in the shade."
Arthur Van Dusen, tbe heroic miner,
who rescued seven men from a flood of hot
water in the Alta mine after two others
had lost their lives in the attempt, is the
recipient Of a handsome testimonial from
tbe San Francisco mining boards. The
testimonial is in the shape of a gold medal
aitacnea to a massive gold oar.
Miss Ella Stcbgis the dark-eyed
daughter of General Samuel C. Sturgia,
U. S. A- is at Saratoga with tho familv of
4 Colonel Bridgland, and from there will
accompany them on a tour to the Thou
sand Islands,-down at St Lawrence, and
toother favorite summer resorts. The
party will be gone antil September.
Ira Fischer, self-exiled from his na
tive village in Maine by disappointment ia
love, roamed for forty years, and thcu
yearned for a sight of his home. He was
received as one from the dead. But all
about him was changed, and the intimate
friends of his youth jtec&dead. Ibis sad
dened him, and be brooMed over it. A
family gathering was in preparation in his
honor, when he Iett his friends and fled,
apparently indifferent whither. After a
few days of reuowed wandering he com
mitted suicide.
" Arthur and Tom Murphy," says the
Utica Herald, " are out. The cause, it is
said, was Murphy's too great presumption
on the indulgenco of his old chum. He
attended one of the president's closing re
ceptions with a yonng woman of too com
mon repute, and, nothing willing to take
his place at the end of the procession,
boosted her into the White House through
a window. When Chet beard of it he
thought it was a little too-too, and Mr.
Murphy's intimacy at the Whito House
ceased.
HOPKINS AKD THE TICKET.
What Allegheny's Defeated Favorite Thinks
of tbe Democratic Nominations.
A meeting of the Allegheny county
committee was held at the oourt house in
Pittsburgh. It was called to order by
James H. Hopkins. In bis remarks Mr.
Hopkins said : " Though Allegheny
county, as usual, failed to get anyrecognU
tion on the ticket, thcro is no doubt but
that the ticket is tho best that could have
been selected. There is no man on it who
needs defense and none whose record we
need feel ashamed of. Those of us who
feel some disappointment that other
names are not on it will put aside our per
sonal regrets and 'help in Its triumphant
election as earnestly as if none but those
of our first choico were upon it."
After considerable debate August 5 was
fixed as tho time for. the primaries and'
August o Tor the convention. A series ot
resolutions were adopted, the most im
portant of which was as follows : " While
deeply deploring tho failuro of the Demo
cratic stato convention in not nominating
the popular favorite, tried leader and
trustecT representative of the Democracy
of Allegheny county, James II. Hopkins,
we, without reserve, accept the result,
knowing that his was an honorable defeat.
Wo therefore heartly indorse and pledge
our united energies and efforts lor the
triumph of tho pure and strong ticket
nominated."
FCKSUED BV A MUD.
A Bow Caused by tbe Vued Between tbe
Union and Non-Union Men.
Word was received jit the mayor's office
in Pittsburgh, about 11 o'clock Sunday
evening, asking for a detail of police to go
to Homestead to protect a prisoner from
tho hands of a mob. Later intelligence is
to the effeot that a man named Fowley had
fatally shot Al. Critchlow at tho above
place. Both men are workers at tha Bes
semer steel works at Homestead. Fowley
is a non-union man, while Critch
low is a member of tho Amalga
mated association. Tbe men got
into an altercation on the railroad above
the steel works about 7 p. m., and in tbe
melee that ensued, Fowley drew a revol
ver and shot Critchlow in the stomach.
The assailant was at once arrested, but the
officers had hard work to protect him from
the hands of tbe injured man's friends.
The prisoner took refuge in a drug store,
guarded by the police, whilo tho building
was surrounded by a crowd of infuriated
men, clamorous for the deliverance of
Fowley into their hands. There is no tele
graphic communication and details are
very meagre. The trouble is the outgrowth
of the old fend between the union and non
union men at Homestead, which has ex
isted since the troubles of last winter.
IK XHErUUDS.
Tbe Cainptneering at Quarryville yesterday
Large Crowds f resent.
Tho annual colored woodsmeetiug in
Hess's woods, at Quarryville, took place
yesterday. It was tbe third which has
been held at this place and the attendance
was larger than at any of the previous
ones. Pooplo were present from all over
the county and the northern part of Ches
ter. Tbey came in all manner of vehicles,
and in the afternoon the crowd was almost
as largo as upou some of the big days at
Landisville.
Two special trains left this city in the
neighborhood of nine o'clock in tho morn
ing for Quarryville. Tho first one was
crowded before it left town, and the
second was full before reaching Quarry
ville. Most of the colored people who
participated in the religious services were
from this city, so that tho opening of the
meeting was delayed until tho arrival of
the trains, which brought such notable
men as Rnvs. John Frances, M. M. Diggs,
Wm. Keels and others. The meeting was
called together under tho sbado of the big
oak trees, where a pulpit and some seats
had been erected. The morning sermon was
preached by Rev. Frances, who is an old
camp meeting preacher. He spoke for
some time, but upon what subject the
audience have not yet leu-ned. During
his remark he referred to Pharob, Moses,
Jonah and some other gentlemen, and he
became greatly excited. At tbe end of
each sentence he would give a loud groan,
and when he finished his stock of breath
was running very low. During
his discourse ho said that politics had
nothing to do with religion. What called
forth that remark is not known, but John
made the announcement right in the midst
of his religious remarks. After he had
closed Rev. Wm. Turner, of Providence,
made a few remarks, and the meeting
adjourned for dinner. In the afternoon a
rather intelligent looking old colored man,
named Thomas Wilson, preached a ser
mon that was listened to with tbe clos
est attention by tho audience, which was
then larger than at any time during the
day. The meeting was closed with sing
ing by Rev. Diggs and a number of
others, including women and children
Many well known pieces were rendered,
which seemed to delight tho audience.
The campmeeting was no doubt a great
success to the hucksters who had the sole
right to dispose of their goods on tho
grounds. Barrels of colored lemonade
and ice cream, bnshels of peanuts and
Btacks of sandwiches and ginger cakes
were made to disappear by the crowd, and
the hucksters were smiling all day. Along
the road to the woods, between that and
the village, stands had also been erected
and thoy did a thriving trade. An admis
sion fee was charged persons driving on
the.grounds and considerable money was
taken in at the gate. Of this the colored
people got half. Besides this thoy were
allowed what they secured by taking up
collections. The hat was on tbe move all
day and it never was roturned without
plenty of coin. The meeting was a finan
cial success, and as that was the principal
object the managers seem well satisfied.
The trains from this city arrived at King
street station shortly after 8 o'clock,
bringing a very tired crowd of Lancas
trians, many of whom will not visit Quar
ryville again to attend a woodsmeeting.
The order was . good on tho grounds
during the day. Two young men, who
have no doubt been reading up the pro
posed meeting between Sullivan and Wil
son, got into a difficulty at one time.
With a number of friends they retired to
a road near the woods where seven or
eight joined in an exhibition of slagging,
One man had his face punished so nicely
in the first round that be was laid out for
mnaiin nn thn and anil hia itnminninn
picture was a little fellow who had been
kicked in the jaw. No one was seriously J
injured,although several should have been.
COLUMBIA NEWS.
OCR KEGTJLAK VOKKESFONUKMCE
Events Aloas; tha soaqaabaaaa Mens ef
Interest, la aad Around taa Beroafb
Picked Up by ibe latelU
reaeer' Keporter.
A club for out-door sports is being
formed here.
A small number of persons were present
at tho picnic in Heise's woods on Satur
day. A dividend of ten per cent, was declared
by the directors of tho Columbia & Wash
ington turnpike company this morning.
The money is payablo on demand.
Ono of the crew of tbe Harrisburg local
freight was badly squeezed between two
cars on Saturday, at the tunnel above
town, while coupling them.
One of the hoisting wheels of Clepper's
and digging machine was broken this
morning whilo being operated.
Tbad. Brown, residing on Walnut street,
found on Saturday night a brass attach
ment for holding music on a horn. The
owner can get it by going after it.
While going to the picnio at Heise's
woods on Saturday Wm. Ladenburger fell
from a wagon and injured his arm.
There is too much loafing at several
points on Locust street in the evening. Tbe
police should put a stop to it. Why don't
thevdoso? i .
Mrs. Elizabeth Thomas aud Mrs. Chas.
Cassidy left to-day for Allegheny City.
Miss Kate Fritz, of Syracuse, N. Y., re
turned home to-day after an extended
visit to fri" tere.
Totty Thieving.
Mr. . - . avitt's residence, on Walnut
street, was eutered last night by thieves
aud a camber of fine tumbler pigeons
stolen. Several persons who are suspected
would save themselves much trouble by
returning tho birds if thoy are the v cul
prits.
Baptized In tbeBlver.
Two persons were baptized yesterday
morning by the pastor of the African Bap
tist church iu the river at tho foot of
Locust street. The services wero much in
terrupted by tho unmannerly conduct of
a crowd of roughs.
Two Mishap to an Engine.
Crew No. 34 of the P. R. R., had two
break downs to their engines, on Saturday.
They first went out with engine No. 141.
It broke at Little Concstoga bridge. They
returned to town, went back with engine
No. 94, and again broke down at Big
Concstoga bridge. They returned to this
place again and stayed here.
The Lutheran Festival.
About $75 wero cleared by the St.
John's Lutheran church by the festival in
the annorv on last Friday and Saturday
evenings. Same funny person burned last
evening the transparency which tbey had
placed over the gaslight at Wilson's cor
ner for an advertisement.
Negotiating tor aa Engine.
The agent of the Cummer engine work?,
of Detroit. Mich., Mr. Lewis Schofield.
had a consultation with the board of di
rectors of tbe Keely stove works this
afternoon, regarding the sale of an engine
for the works. The action of the board
has not yet been made public.
Large Coal Shipment.
The Reading & Columbia railroad com
pany shipped from here last week an aver
age of five boatloads of coal per day. A
new plank walk is being made froia tbe
car platform to tbe station ot the cm
pany.
A Disappointment
Considerable feeling is manifested by the
members of tha E. E. Lutheran church,
against F. W. Christ, manager of the
Lititz park, for renting it to them for a
certain date, and then because he forget
that date and rented it to another party,
retusing to rectify the mistaKe. a new
manager is needed there very badly.
Tbe Watbooiss vnurcu.
Tim toramunion was administered at
frbo M. E. church Sunday morning. The
pastor announced during tho morning's
services that the Reading & Columbia
railroad would transport, free of charge,
to the Landisville campmeeting, all goods
received at the station here before five
o'clock to day.
The Package Tarty.
About $50 were cleared by tbe packago
party of Putnam Circle, B. N. (H. F.) of
ra., on Saturday evening. There was an
address by the Rev. J. H. Esterline, of
tho Church of God; jig dancing by
Messrs. iienry Thomas, of .New
York, Bern. Gilman, and Edgar
Ueitshuo ; balancing of tumblers filled
with water oy jur i nomas; and some
very poor music by the " Jubilee Singers,"
ot Lancaster. Altogether it was very
plcasaut affair. The following numbers
drow the prize : No. 367, Miss Mary
Aladden, cako plate ; JNo. 151, JUiss Emma
Hilliard, table caster, and No. 61, Mr.
Charles SchilL a butter dish. These arti
cles were silver.
Meetlnc ol Town. Connell.
On Friday evening, July 14, the regular
., , .. .. . .,
mommy muuiiuj; oi me town council was
held. The following members were pres
ent. Messrs. Shuman, Smith, Patton,
Kistler, Hershey, Hardman, Filbert and
Guiles; also Chief Burgess Sneath. Mr.
Hershey was president pro tern. Tho re
port ot committees followed the reading
of the minutes of the last and special
meetings.
finance committee.
Mr. Hershey, chairman of this commit
tee, made the following report :
Balance on band at date ol last reports 1,399 02
Annual market report 61 CO
lrsinslcnt ........... 32 75
Salecl asign .too
Store rents 175 00
Bonds sold aw 00
interest on bonds 2 60
Proceeds ot note 3,937 33
Hershey (collector), 1877 8 00
1878... . . Jb Oil
" " 1879 26 00
Bockius " 1881 283 10
loSZ. 3,751 67
Total receipts. ..
$10,015 47
Orders paid since last report
Note charged
.9 749 83
. 6,000 00
Total expenditures $ 6,749 S3
Ualanccon band at present date $ 3,265 4
The finance committee also reported
that the taxes of 18S2 are being promptly
paid. $2,000 of the temporary loan has
been paid. The 4 per cent. loan is being
slowly taken, but tho committee thinks
that it will all be taken in a short time.
In May, was paid and charged, $12,000 of
tbe old 6 per cent, bonds. As nothing had'
yet been done with those redeemed, the
finance committee 'was ordered to cancel
and burn them, and make a report of the
same to council at its next meeting.
TROPEBTr committee.
Tho committee reported, verbally, that
the opera house had been repaired, and the
spouting of the market.house put in good
condition. Also, that the alley at the Bide
of the market house had been repaired.
The case of Thomas Hamaker had been
examined into and approved. Mr. L. W.
May, who until recently occupied one of
the opera house stores, is to be released
from payment of rant of tbe same after
August 1.
ROAD COMMITTEE.
The road committee reported the paving
of Maple street. Chestnut street has been
partly, and will soon be entirely macadam
ized. Permits for the construction of live
flAW HllilHltKva llVA liAAn mnn TliA
uw wb... ,.. M,w VW. CllkUl auv;
sewers, which were reported at the last
meeting ui vuuucii to oe oui ot repair,
have not yet been fixed by the Pennsylva
nia railroad company.
PAVIN6 COMMITTEE.
A number of citizens petitioned tbe
paving of Sixth street, over to Chestnut
street. The matter was not fully decided
upon. This committee was ordered by
couBcil to notify property owners on Sixtk
street to eoastraet pavements in frost of
their property. Several alleys were re
ported as needing repairs. Instruction
war asked concerning the paving of the
alky te the rear of Tbos. Edwards' property.
The crossing at Front and Hill streets
after having been examined will be re
paired by the Pennsylvania R. R. company
as sooaas tbs width of tbe walk has been
decided upon.
- OAS AND WATER COMMITTEE.
This committee was instructed to con
clude the agreement with the Columbia
gas company, for the lighting of the sown.
The papers are to be signed immediately
by the gas- company's officers, and the
president of council.
Bills amounting to 81,461,39 were
ordered to be paid. There being no further
business, council adjourned.
A SATURDAY NIGHT TIRK.
samaoa'a Frame stable; Uuraed If arrow
JSaeape ot Lebzolter'e Turning and Bead-
lag Wars.
On Saturday night a frame stable be
longing to tho estate of Bonum 'Samson,
situated on North Christian street, adjoin
ing Lebzelter's extensive turning and
bending works, was discovered to be on
fire. The firemen were soon on hand, and
the borsu, wagon, harness and other prop
erty in the first story of the building were
safely taken out. The building and about
two tons of hay stored in the second story
were destroyed. There was no insurance
on the property. Tbe loss is about 9200.
Lebzelter's largo establishment made
a narrow escape. Tho burnt stable abuts
against it, and the heat was so great that
three of the windows wore badly burned,
the glass being broken and tbe names pen
etrating the building in close proximity to
the inflammable material with which it was
filled. Mr. Lebzelter's private fire bri
gade, supplied with buckets of water, were
on duty inside the works, aud fought the
flames until tho firemen outside had
quenchcdlhe flames in the burning stable.
In sheds adjoining the stable Mr. Lebzelter
had many thousand feet of seasoned hick
ory piled. Had the flames reached this it
would have been almost impossible to
have saved the surrounding property..
There are two theories as the origin of
the. fire : one is that.it was incendiary ;
the other that it was caused by spontan
eous combustion the new and imperfect
ly oared bay baring been put in but a few
days before, and having become heated.
The latter is probably the" true theory as
the fire started In the upper part of the
building, which was rather difficult to
reach, while the incendiary could have
much moro readily applied his match to
the dry straw in the lower story.
WHO was uk?
Anotber Letter About .1. M. uwli, alias
JTraaklla M. Luis.
Postmaster Marshall has received from
Wm. McNulty, proprietor of the McNuIty
house, Ashland, Ohio, anotber letter rela
tive to the death of the Lancaster man,
who fell from the upper window of the
hotel on the 4th of July, and received fatal
injuries as previously stated in the Intel
lioencer. The second letter reads as
follows :
Ashiad, Ohio, July 15; ISii.
To the Postmaster, ZanectslerPa.:
I sent you a statement a few days ago in
regard to the killing of J. 31. Lewis. His
proper name was Franklin M. Lutz. He
was boru in the city of Lancaster; hia
mother died while he was young. He waft
raised by his sister, and was educated for
a priest. He stated a short time before he
died that he had changed his name be
cause he was disinherited by his father be
cause he would not be a priest. He said
be was cut off with $5 in gold, as the .
records of Lancaster court would show.
Please call these facts to tbe attention of
tome of your citizens, as Lutz claims to
have due him from the government about
six thousand dollars for his services. If
he has friends to look the matter up or
get any clue to the facts, I should bo glad
to render all the information possible.
Yours, Wm. McNulty.
follce Matters.
Jacob Gundaker, of tho First ward, has
been appointed policeman to serve during
the suspension of Policeman Samuel
Swenk.
J. P. Brockley, charged with assault
and battery on Patrick Cherry, waived a
hearing before Alderman KcCoBomyon
Saturday evening, and entered bail to an
swer at court.
Emma Steele appeared before Alderman
McConomy this morning and made com
plaint against her husband, Charles Steele,
charging him with drunken and disorderly
conduct and threatening to sell her house
hold goods and steal her ten months old
baby. A warrant for his arrest was
issued. -
Henry Welsh was arrested for, assault
and battery on Herman H.Hanerkamp, on
Saturday, and was locked up for a hear
ingbefore Aldeiman Samson.
The mayor had three drunken aud dis
orderly cases before him this rooming.
One was dismissed on payment of costs,
and the others were jngged for five and
ten days respectively.
Kicked to Death.
, Peter Snyder, a highly respected farmer
residing near Mountville, West Hempfleld
township, .was kicked in the stomach by a
hone attached to a horso rake, while he
was engaged in raking hay on Saturday af
ternoon about 3 o'clock. He was removed
to his home where he died on Sunday
morning about 4 o'clock, after suffering
intensely. Deceased was about 40 years
old, and was a member of tho Reformed
church, Columbia. Ho leaves a wife but
no children. Deputy Coroner Frank being,
notified, empaneled a jury and held an iti$
quest, the -verdict rendered being in ac
cordance with the above facts. Mr. Sny
der's funeral will take place on Wednes
at 0 o'clock, a. m.
Alb Broken.
Edward Lawley, a brakeman. on the
Pennsylvania railroad, met with a rather
serious mishap a short distance east of
Dillerville, about 3 o'clock Saturday after
noon. He was standing on top of a freight
car from whioh he was jolted by tbe vi
brating motion of the train,and falling upon
the ends of the cross-tics of the road-bed,
had two or three of his ribs fractured. He
was brought to this city where bp received
the needed surgical attention. Hewas
then forwarded on the express train to
his home in Conshohocken, Montgomery
county.
Death ol Francis Ileekert.
Francis Heckort, a well known citizen,
who some years ago was mail messenger
and carried the U. S. mails from tbe post
office to the raihoad depots, died yester
day after a brief illness from typhoid
pneumonia. Mr. Heckert was about 40
vearsofaire: served faithfully as a sol
dier during the late war, and was' a mem
of the G. A. R.
Fire la SaltoDary.
On Thursday night a two-story frame
dwelling house, owned by Mrs. Caroline
McCalisgher, near Mount Vernon, Balis
bury township, was completely destroyed
by fire, and all the contents on the second
floor. It is supposed that'the fire origin
ated from a defective flew. The loss on
the building is partially covered by incur-,,
anco. "-
A Frame JrTawse nasi
Mrs. Jacob Stokes, 'of Smithsville, has a
flower stalk, popularly known as " Eve's
Apron," that measures nine and one-half
feet in height and has m fall bloom 385
very handsome white flower. This num
ber is very unusual and ceases I he stalk
to pretest an attractive appearance.
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