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FBIDAY BVBNIKQ. JULY 28, 1862.
Tae ladeBeaieats.
The Independent Republicans show
themselves very glad to get away from the
propositions for reunion with the regu
lar branch. They were a great embar
rassment to them, because they do not
want a union on any terms with Mr.
Cameron's party, which will leave a
particle of political life in Mr. Cameron.
They are gunning for his scalp and noth
ing else. The proposition to them for a
new convention, selected in the way they
desired, was one which was certainly so
fair that, if their prime object had been
Republican unity, they would have
gladly accepted it. When they decline
it they make it transparently plain that
they do not want to support a parly
which is led by those who control the
Republican organization of Pennsylva
nia to-dav. They would better have
said so in so many words, instead of of
fering union on condition of the with
drawal of the present candidates. If
that offer had been accepted by Mr.
Cameron's friends, the Independents
would have been in a very tight place.
They counted on Cameron's obstinate
stupidity and counted aright. Rut it is
doubtful whether it was good policy to
take the risk. The gain they have made
is a pretence of a desire for a union with
the Cameron faction which they
do not really have, but on the
other hand they give the regular or
ganization the opportunity of showing
that the rival contestants have refused
a fair offer for union upon no better pre
text than an objection to candidates
who are individually unobjectionable.
To refuse these candidates a chance of
lieing renominated by the Republican
voters through a convention called in a
way approved and patented by the Inde
pendents themselves is no very gracious
thing to do ; and the regular Republi
cans upon this attitude of the Independ
ents will gather in the votes of all the
members of their party whose devotion
to it is greater than their hostility to its
leaders. The Independent bolt is a
revolt against the Republican leader
ship and it might as well have been so
distinctly presented at all times and all
overtures for union have been promptly
rejected as soon as made.
We understand the Independent posi
tion now to be that there can be no re
union in this campaign unless the regu
lars choose to vote their ticket. They
do not renew their offer for a new con
vention and the withdrawal of all can
didates. The Philadelphia Press pretends
to consider that proposition still open ;
but. il does not appear in the language
of the Independent manifesto. They
seem very glad to bo rid of it ; and are
not likely to let it again come up to
trouble them in their work, which will
be successfully accomplished when the
Cinu-ron ticket is defeated at the polls
The State Dental association has beer.
hi session hi Williamsport, and is re
ported to have denouueed Judge Cum
min, of that district, for the miscarriage
in his court of some proceedings insti
tuted in it against dentists for practicing
in contlict with the provisions of the
dental registry law. We have no special
knowledge of what Judge Cummin's
judgment was, but it can be assumed
that, like Judge Wickes, of York, he re
fused to allow a defendant to be convict
ed under a law so clearly unconstitu
tional and t'-eosfarto as some provisions
o' the dental and medical registry laws
which are now on our statute books.
The state dentists would have made
themselves far less ridiculous had they
demanded a repeal of these laws. No
profession can maintain its dignity or
protect its profits by such deformities
as these.
In a published biography of Beaver,
which is to be circulated by the Repub
lican state committee, it is related that
when the proposition was made at Chi
cago to nominate him for vice president
he " K'iemptorily declined." .So he did,
but it was uot until after Don Cameron
had turned to him and said : " Jim, you
don't want this," ami had turned to the
delegates aud said to them : " Boys,
we'll go back to Pennsylvania and make
Jim governor." This is history. In
1878 " Jim " had wanted to be governor.
Cameron was not " fur him." He had
not beeu " fur " Cameron. After he
had stood up aud gone down with the
old guard of Grant at Chicago Don was
ready to make him governor of Pennsyl
vania. But this year it looks as if the
people were going to have something to
say about the next governor.
Tun Independents yesterday did ex
actly what they might have been ex
peted to do, and they did it with prac
tical unanimity. Their candidates had
previously marked out their course for
them and they followed it loyally. The
issue is now fully and finally made up.
The Independent organization will lose
none of its vitality by this step. None
of its supporters will fall off. Its rank
and tile have always been quite as full of
tight as its leaders, and the animating
principle with them has beeu death to
Cameron. Cooper and Beaver cannot
entertain any intelligent hope of success
now, except through Democratic treach
ery or weakness. They will feel all along
our line to buy, bribe or bulldoze Demo
crats. How they can make any headway
at this game seems incomprehensible.
But it is none the less to be closely
watched.
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Giix. Bxavkk was to have gone to
Chadd's Ford yesterday, to meet face to
face the farmers of that section who be
fore his nomination arraigned him so
fiercely for criminal negligence and abuse
of opportunity in allowing the interest of
the half million dollar endowment of the
state agricultural college to be spent
yearly without any any practical benefit
to the farmers of the state. But Beaver
did not go to Chadd's Ford. Cooper
failed to deliver him according to con
tract. The farmers were there; and
some of them were cocked and primed
with queries which Beaver would.have
found hard to answer. Probably Beaver
was sensible to ftay away. It was a
Meeting at which ke .might have been
strongly tempted to undeaize Cameron.
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Cooras ni not one of ihe 186, hut he
waa an Ohio nun, which is the next best
thing.
BEnoti puts in a vigorous protest
against the forthcoming Sullivan Wilson
glove contest and calls upon Mayor Grace
to veto the contemplated exhibition, which
ho denominates " beastly."
Now that the president has signed the1
bill giving to Mrs. Garfield the balauce of
tho salary of ber late husband, the cheer
ful Mr. Hubbell should lose no time in
seeing that prompt response is given to his
seductive asseasment'oircular.
What a learned physician of New Al
bany, Ind., pronounced to be a cancer iu a
boy's throat was discovered by the mother
of the child to be caused by a beard of
wheat three inches long and containing
eight grains of tho cereal.
Repiiesentative Atkins has declined
a nomination to Congress in the Eighth
Tennessee district ; but his Domocratic
colleagues yesterday presented him with a
letter urging him to reconsider his deter
mination. As yet he has not done so.
It is ot course not to be unnoticed that
Harrison Allen, who has just been ap
pointed marshal for Dakota, was one of
tho noble " 300." By tho way, why don't
Beaver hang his bronze medal on his outer
lapel.
Ik a few days government clerks may
expect to receivo a circular beginning
something in this way. : " Sir : In com
paring our acknowledgments, we discover
that you have not yet responded to our
circular requesting voluntary subscrip
tions," and so ou.
An aristocratic wedd ing lately came off
in London in which there were no brides
maid?. Only a page in fancy dress followed
the bride, but as her costume was short
auothcr novelty his ofiico was a sinecure.
In the opinion of a clear-sighted contem
porary, it is hardly to bo expected that
young ladies will tackle kindly to these
ideas no bridesmaids, no trained skirt,
next no favors, no cake, "no nothing."
Ik that copious volumo entitled "Ameri
can politics " edited by Thomas V. Cooper
late of Ohio, and chairman of the Republi
can state committee, on pago 2C1, appears
tho information that Amorican politics
have reached that boatific condition in,
which in New York 'the terms, 'Half
Breed' and Stalwart are passing into com
parative disuse,as are the terms 'Regulars'
and ' Independents ' iu Pennsylvania."
In view of the events of yesterday Mr.
Cooper should call in tho outstanding
numbers of his book aud straightway
issue a revisod version.
George Foulty, of Bellefontaiue,Ohio
had been married two months, and life
was to him already a desert in anticipa
tion. So he drank to intoxication, lay
down on his bed, and shot himself exactly
through tho centre of the forehead. This
was on July 9, and when the doctors two
weeks later heard him describe his sensa
tions as he felt tho bullet pouotrate
his skull, pass thiough . tho brain and
strike the bone at tho back of his head,
they were persuaded that Foulty had an
exceptional brain cavity. At tho present
time, despite the oozing of braiu from tho
wouud, which has boon probed throo
inches, Foulty is comfortable, and devotes
much time to smoking cigars aud pro
menading around his house.
PERSONAL
Mns. John FnAT.EY.of St. Louis, is the
houdsomest married woman at Saratoga,
aud wears tho most elegant dresses.
Colonel Robert Ikgersom, is ci edited
to a good extent for procuring tho postal
decision admitting Walt Whitman's
" Leaves of Grass " into the mail.".
Kit Adams, the funny paragrapher of
the Evansville Argus, was lodged in jail
last Tuesday, charged with stealing letters
belonging to other persons:
Pkokessou Geo. R. Rossitek, of Mari
etta college, Ohio, died yesterday after a
short illness. He had beeu connected with
the college 39 years.
Harkv Gaukiei.d, oldest son of the
late president, is reported, ou good au
thority, to bo engaged to Mies Lulu Rock
well, daughter of Colonel Rockwell, of
the " chum cabinet."
Mns. Harriet Prescott Spofford,
who is slight and graceful, has a fair com
plexion, and her curling hair has a touch
of miller's wings in its auburn shades.
She chooses tho night time for writing.
Governor George W. Joiinstok, of
Kentucky, "the citizen hero who fell the
second day at Shiloh, fighting in the ranks
with his plain suit of broadcloth aud his
heaver on," according to a correspondent
of the Lnuisvillo Courier Journal, was the
one and only volunteer private of all the
prominent mon of the South during the
war of the rebellion.
Miss Ume Isuda, who iu Washington
has for ten years studied music, art and
English literature, with a view to making
her experience valuable to her Japanese
countrywomen, has gone with Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Lanman to make a tour of
the New England coast, where she will be
joined by Miss Stematz Yamakawa, a stu
dent at Vassar.
Mrs. Frances Hodgson Burnett, at a
recent entertainment in Washington wore
a dross which she called "Esmeralda." It
was not contiued at the waste, but fell iu
one unbroken sweep from the shoulders
to tho floor. The fullness of tho drapery
was gathered into a yoke back and frout
of the neck. It was buttoned at the back
like a child's apron. "Esmeralda" was
made of gray silk with a puff of cardinal
satin on each shoulder. The sleeves were
long and tight.
Congressional KomlaaUons.
Thomas Updograff was nominated for
representative in Congress on Wednesday
by the Republicans of the Fourth district
of Iowa.
Alphonso Hart, ex-lieutenant governor
of Ohio, was yesterday nominated for
representative in Congress by tbcRcpubli
cans of tho Twelfth distriot of that state.
Erastus E. Potter, was nominated for
congressman yesterday by tho Green
backers of the Fifth New Jersey district.
He was twice before a candidate, and
each time received a very light vote.
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Delaware KepnbUeaaa.
The Republican state convention of
Delaware met yesterday in Dover, and
nominated Albert Carry for governorand
Washington Hastings for congressman,
both by acclamation. The resolutions
adopted declare, among other things, for
a fair and fnll proteetian of American
industries, and the fostering of our shin
ping interests, and further, want It known
"that this is a Nation with biir N. and
not a League. " -
YICTOBIA O. WOOVBOX.lt.
Ska ffimt V aTectea1 FreeMeat ot tit
Halted btalas by taw Vote of
Karape sjm America.
Victoria C. Woodhull's re-entry to the
lecture field next season is anticipated by
the following rather amusing announce
ment of her presidential candidacy re
ceived by mail from London :
Viitnrian. Wnnittinll. the nominated
president for the United States at the
next election in 1984. She sends out this
call that the people of all Europe, America
and all tho world may rally ronnd her
standard and support ber in her right to
represent and to work for the people of
America, and by becoming their president
prove the fact for the first time in the
world's history that they chose as their
president, not of necessity a man, but the
best person to represent, to govern, and
to maintain their rights.
"This call goes out from free .hngiana,
issued by Victoria C. Woodhull, supported
by English capitalists.
"Victoria C. Woodhull came to Eng
land some -years ago, broken down iu
health and spirit, but by -divine aid, rest
and loving friends, she uas recovered, and
is again ready with all ber wonted devo
tion to her country, and to the cause of all
humanity, to take this work upon herself,
and rives, unreservedly, all her strength,
entnusiasm ana an tue weaiui wuicu bub
has accumulated iu England to the result
of this election.
"Upon receipt of this call let every city,
town and village in all Europe, and in
every stato and territory of America, by
public announcement, summon their meet
ings, pass resolutions, appoint delegates,
take minutes of such meetings, aud send
tho samo to the secretary of this call, to
bo put iu form and to be used as campaign
documents.
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"All chosen delegates will be provided
with return tickets by steamer from Phil
adelphia, or New York.and Boston, and
during their attendance of three days'
convention will have all their expenses
paid for them by Victoria C. Woodhull.
" All friends who wish to attend said
convention can, by application to the sec
retary, receive tickets by steamer at excur
sion fare.
"The meeting for tho nomination will
be held at St. James' hall, Piccadilly, Lon
don." TUB l'UKITY or LAUKK IIEKB.
Why the Analysts of the ttuslaoss Men's So
ciety Has Mot Been Made Public.
Mr. II. II. Hadley, secretary of the
Business Men's Moderation society, under
whose auspices an analysis of lager beer
was mado recently, when asked why that
analysis was uot made public said that it
was because there wore brewers in the
Brewers' association who would bo hurt
by it aud so the association refused to
sanction tho publication. Tho eighteen
brewers whose beer has been analyzed
each paid $100 towards the analysis. "Wo
hold a key to all this analytical work," said
he, "and are ready to give it to tho pub
lic if we can obtain tho consent of tho
browers to our doing so, and would any
way, if we could afford to give back to the
brewers the money they have paid for the
analysis. Unfortunately, our treasury is
not in such a condition as will permit us
to do that. If any citizen has a desiro to
soo made public tho analysis of tho beer
mado by either of those eightoon brewers
named and will send us $100, which will
enable us to refund to the brewer specified
by him the sum he has paid for tho analy
sis, wo will give back tho brewer's money,
got his receipt for it and immediately pub
lish the desired analysis."
"Do you bolievo there r.ro individuals
who have 8100 worth of curiosity of that
kind."
" Beyond a doubt. Thero is no question
in my mind about tho publication of our
intention to do this bringing us instant
responses. We havo had prepared some
handsome lithographed copies of tho analy
sis, with our certlicate attached, which we
will furnish to tho brewers at cost for
them to supply to their customers. Four
Philadelphia browing firms, that are not
bound by the New York association's
rules, have had tho aualysis of their beer
made, have ordered large quantities of
thoso certificates, aud by Saturday next,
29th instant, those pretty lithographs will
bloom out all over Philadelphia."
"Can our browers stand long tho dam
aging distinction of beiug afraid to put
forth such authoritative statements con
cerning their beer when the brewers of a
neighboring city gladly avail themselves
of tbo opportunity to do so ?"
"I think not," said Mr. Hadloy.
SMOKE OCT THK THIEVES.
Fraudulent Pensioners In Lancaster County.
Philadelphia Times.
Colonel Hayos Grier, of the Columbia
Herald, who is well informed whereof ho
writes, states that the present annual pay
ment to pensioners in Lancaster county is
$109,112 ; but that the newly awarded
pensions will increase tho annual payment
in that county to $200,000. He adds that
" in the great majority of cases, the
money is properly distributed," but that
" thero are some drawing pensions who
are no better than thieves."
It is well known that the cause of the
honest soldiers of the war has lately been
clouded by the most shameless frauds
upon tho pension department, and equally
shameless theft of the public money, by
army bummers who did not dare to apply
for pensions until half a generation arter
the war, when their records are largely
forgotten. This theft now amounts to
millions, if not tons of millions, annually,
aud it is a reproach to the honest soldier
and a monstrous fraud upon tho nation.
Thero is ouo effective remedy for this
evil, and that is the publication of the
official list of pensioners. If published by
the government, classified by states and
counties, every local newspaper would
gladly give publicity to the list of local
pensioners and tho thieves would bo
promptly impaled. To assume that there
can be any delicacy of feeling among
honest soldiors who are pensioners, about
the publication of the pension list, is to
assume that our gallant warriors who have
suffered wounds and bear scars received
in the battles for the preservation of free
government are ashamed of their course.
On the contrary, every heroic warrior of
the republic will esteem it an honor to be
enrolled on the list of tbo nation's pen
sioners and every thief will shrink from
such publicity.
It is due aliko to the government aud to
tbo honest soldier that the official pensiou
list be mado public, and Congress can
save millions annually and bring many
thieves to justice by providing for its pub
lication. White House Motes.
The president has signed the bills giv
ing to Mrs. Lucretia Garfield the balance
of the salary due her husband, the Iato
president ; also, the bill for the erection
of a postoffice at Scranton, Pa.
Several delegations from Maryland
called at tho White House yesterday iu
reference to the internal revenue collect
orship of the state. One of the delega
tions was iu the interest of and was ac
companied by Mr. Ditty.
A Child and a Box ol Matches.
A three-year-old son of W. J. Whalen, a
prominent merchant of Shenandoah, ran
out of the house from its mother's side
into the yard to play. The child in some
way came into . possession of a box of
matches, with which his clothing was set
on fire. The little fellow was hardly missed
from the house when his cries were
heard. Mrs. Whalen went to his assist
ance, but he was so terribly burned that
after lingering in groat agony for an hour
he died.
NEWS OF .THE DAT.
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Otleaaa Steamboat Kxalostoa.
A little frame house in the rear of No.
1509 Monroe street, St. Louis, was the
scene Thursday evening of a bloody fight
that will probably culminate before day
light in murder. James Sullivan, an Irish
auarrvman. owned the premises and re-
sided witu his wife ana o cuiiuren uu
the ground floor, while his mother-in-law,
Mrs. Shortele, resided ap-stairs with her
three sons, Tom, James and Nicholas.
In seems Sullivan has been in the habit
of ill-treatim? his wife, and on several oc
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casions her brother, Tom Shortele, has
interfered. Thursday evening while the
Sullivan family wero at supper a quarrel
arose between the husband and wife and
the woman screamed. Her brother Tom,
who was up stairs, ran down and inter
fered. Tho two men fought like tigers,
breaking up the furniture and making a
wreck of tho place. Suddenly Sullivan
yelled, I'm cut !" and, staggering into
the next room. fell, on the bed. Physi
cians were called, and ascertained that
thero was a horrible wound, eleven inches
loner, clear across the abdomen, letting tho
intestines out and fairly flooding the place
with blood. The man was taken to tho
hospital, where he now lies, aud Tom
Shortelle was arrested. He says he had
no knife, but does not kuow whether he
cut Sullivan or not. indications are mat
he seized a knife from the supper table,
and in his frenzy really does not remember
using it.
THE r'ANCHOJ EXPLOSION.
Further Details or the Steamboat Accident
Near Mew Orleans A Portion of the
Crow Still Missing,
E. Quatrevaux, chief clerk of the steam
boat Fanchon, on which a flue of ono of
the boilers exploded at New Orleans on
Wednesday nfgbt, gives the following ac
count of the disaster, : He said he was
sitting near his office at the time it oc
curred, whilo the second clerk was making
out his extension of charges on his books.
When ho was asked what should be
charged for a lot of machinery, including
a boiler destined for ono of the upper
sugar plantations, he went below, accom
panied by the second clerk, and
after haviug determined the charges
to bo mado was on his return
to the cabin when the jexplo
sion took place. First camo a loud report
when tho flue burst, then the noise of es
caping steam. Iu an instant Mr. Quar
trovaux found himself hurled forward
head foremost agaiust a largo boiler, that
part of the freight which be had just been
inspecting. Ho tried to clutch at the cap
stan to stay his further progress, but tho
force of the rushing steam was more than
ho could contend agaiust, and he was
pitched head foremost into tho river. Sev
eral boats coining up the river at the time
and the swell from these came very near
swamping him. Ho saw a negro rousta
bout near him who was ovidontly making
every preparation to clutch at him, and
that danger had to bo avoided too. It
was impossible to stem the current, and so
he struck out for the shore, going down
stream, Ho was rescued by a boat after
swimming somo 200 yards from the steam
er. Tho second clerk was more unfortu
nate, he beiug almost immediately under
the exploding fluo when the accident oc
curred. After being thrown to the deck
he was hold there by the seething steam,
from which escape was impossible. He
was severely scalded all over the body.
The roustabouts wero lolling around
the lower deck when tho accident occurred
aud hero tho casualties wero greatest.
Many of these men, driven mad by the
pain of their scalded flesh, which hung
upon them iu shreds, jumped into tho
river. Unable to comprehend what had
occurred, aud still more ignorant of what
was coming, men and women rushed frau
tically up aud nown tho deck, calling
loudly for assistance. These consisted
almost entirely of the cabin passengers,
who escaped without a scratch. One lady
wanted to jump overboard, but was held
back by some of her friends.
J. M. Hicks, first engineer of tho boat,
stated that when tho accident occurred he
had been absent from tho engine room
less than ten minutes. He had left the
engines temporarily iu charge of the second
engineer, John Gillen. Immediately be
fore leaving ho examined tho steam gnago
and found it registered 145 pounds. lie
also tried tho water guagos and told Gillen
that tho boilers wero too full. He nover
carried over 150 pounds of steam. The
machinery of the Fanchon was in excel
lent order, and tho engineer says he is
utterly enablo to account for the cause of
the accident. The damage to the boat and
freight amounts to little.
It is impossible to say bow many of the
unfortunate roustabouts leaped overboard.
Ono man says ho saw nine in the rivor.
somo of whom it is known wore saved,
Auothcr says ho saw four of tbem drown
ing, and this so far comprised the total
loss of life in all probability. This loss
appears insignificant compared with the
number ou board at tho time of tho acci
dent about sixty souls, of which fifteen
wero passengers. Nathan Brown, captain
of the watch, and tins Clark, a rousta
bout, both negroes, are reported drowned.
TB.AT IIABI OF MIBLO'S.
The Mother Denies That It Is a. Walt.
The deeper tho iuvestigatiou into the
case of the baby taken from the almshouse
on tho 2d of March last by Ida Niblo, of
No. IOC Van Horn street, Philadelphia,
tho more mysterious does the affair be
come. Mrs. Niblo. was seen by a reporter
at the residence of her mother, Mrs. D. S.
Whealey, of the St. Clair house, at Atlan
tic City. At tho time she was nursing a
fragile piece of humanity, which she said
was her child. The mother said: "The
infant I now hold in my arms is my own,
and no ono dares say that it came from the
almshouso. It was born on tho 2d of
March, at half-past 3 o'clock in the after
noon, after I had returned home from a
visit down town on business. Although I
had a physician engaged, my illness was
so sudden that ho could not be called in
time to serve me, so a Mis. Irwin, a mid
wife, was selected.1'
Mrs. Niblo was very detrained in her
reiteration of tho statement that the baby
was bom on March 3, and her mother
bore her out to the effect that upon the
day in question sho had received a tele
gram from tho daughter stating that tho
little stranger had arrived. The wife de
clared that sho would not give up the in
fant for the world.and the only explanation
she could offer of a woman of her name
and address having obtained a baby from
the almshouse upon that same day was
that some one who desired to trick a hus
band had used ber narao and misrepre
sented her. As she had no enomies whom
sho could call to mind it was impossible
for her to point with suspicion to any one.
Sho also said that the story bad gained
currency in the neighborhood a few days
after her illness that tho baby was not
hers, and that an undertaker named Buell
was charged with the remark : " Any
body can buy a baby nowadays." This
Buell denied afterward. The husband
said that he would endeavor to find tho
offender, and that he would not allow such
an outrage to go unheeded.
A HOTEL MAMAOEIt ABSCONDED.
Anbury Park la a Terrible Flatter.
The announcement that P. U. Williams,
manager of the Coleman house, had ab
sconded and taken with him an amount
estimated at $10,000, has caused a sensa
tion among the hotels and boarding-houses
at Asbury Park. Williams was consideicd I
oae of the best hotel atanagers in the place,
and had' hitherto possessed an excellent
reparation. A aaabar or years ago he
was employed by Mrs. Coleman, the owner
of the hotel, as cashier, and ia that capacity
proved so reliable that in 1879, he was
raised to the position of manager. In this
office he was the custodian of the funds,
and handled all the money, receiving ac
counts from the cashier and stewart, and
rendering a separate account to Mrs. Cole
man. After ho had gono a hasty examina
tion of the books was made, when it was
found that of this season's funds ho had
taken about $1,000. Errors have been dis
covered in the records of previous year-i,
and the books are now being investigated.
It is believed that the total amount of his
embezzlement will reach 910,000.
FIUE ANU BLOODSHED.
The Crimea and Casualties ot a Day.
V. Peirce's barn, two miles north of
Osage Mission, Kansas, was burned yes
terday. Loss, $25,000.
The grist and saw mills near Schom
bcrg, Ont., owned by Thomas Perry, were
burned yesterday.
David Shaw, an expressman, was run
over and instantly killed yesterday at Au
burn, N. Y., by a freight train.
In the Bossier Parish penitentiary, at
Bellevue, La., yesterday, Smith Millicau
was killed aud his brother mortally
wounded, while trying to escape.
Tho station house of tho Pennsylvania
railroad at Walbridge, O., was destroyed
by tire yesterday, together with Skidmoro
& Thatcher's stovo factory. Loss, $35,
000. James Turlington, a prominent citizen
of Clinton, N. C., yesterday committed
suicide by blowing out his brains. Ho
had reccutly been released from tho insauo
asylum at Raleigh.
Emanel Lawson, living on tho Holly
wood plantation, near Shreveport, La.,
yesterday beat his wife. His stepson,
Isaac Russcl, hearing of it soon afterward,
seized a shotgun aud shot him dead.
Eugeuo Monday, a farmer, and James
Thomas, a blacksmith, quarrelled yester
day, at Middlotown, Ky., about fitting a
horse with a set of shoos, when Monday
drew a revolver and shot Thomas doad.
The large tobacco factory of'R. P.
Richardson, near Recdsville, N. C, was
yesterday destroyed by fire. Tho build
ing contaiued 100,000 pounds of manufac
tured tobacco and much valuable ma
chinery. Loss, $50,000.
Five years ago Sol Smith, living near
Feliciana, La., without provocation
wouudod Levi Carr so that ho became
paralyzed. Yesterday Carr was placed on
a horse, gun iu hauil.and rode to a field in
which Smith was at work, where ho shot
him through tho heart.
A Brisk Exchango of Shots on the Streets.
Charles E. Potts, a druggist of Cincin
nati, was attacked on tho street in Rich
mond, lud., by Dr. C. A. Kersey, who fired
three shots at Potts aud then retreated.
Potts responded, bnt his shots failed to
hit Kersey. Two of tho shots fired by
Kersoy struck Potts one iu the ankle aud
ono in the groin tho latter beiug a serious
wound. Kersoy, in bis flight, met Potts
brother aud struck him on the head with
his revolver. He afterwards met Potts'
father, whom he kicked. The troublo
between the parties was caused by a quar
rel over tho occupancy of Potts' houso by
Kersey. Kersey was arrested, but subse
quently released on bail.
Freight Cars Plunging Into the Untlson.
Five cars of fast freight, Which bad just
arrived at Jersey City from Philadelphia,
were ruu'oll" the dock into the river at tho
Pennsylvania railroad pier. The cars wero
iu the hands of the drillers, whose duty it
is to "bunch" tho cars for transit on tho
floats to Now York. The cars were . run
down the dock at good speed and when
the engineer attempted to check them at
the float bridge the coupling on tile 5th car.
gave way aud live cars plnugcd in the river
Wreckers wero put to work on them at
day light this morning aud after scuttling
the roofs of tho cars removed a good deal
of tho freight, consisting of barrels of
sugar, rolls of carpet aud a piano.
Why He Was Mot One or the Assassins.
From information it appears that West
gate or O'Brien, tho man arrested in Vene
zuela on Ins confession that ho was con
cerned iu the Phojnix Park murders, is a
Scotchman. Ou tho day of the murder ho
sailed from Northwall for Swansea at 7 p.
m., or ten minutes before the tragedy oc
curred, consequently ho could not have
been one of the assassius. Somo of his
friends wore with him at Northwall for an
hour befo'ro tho vessel sai'eJ. The au
thorities here are confident that Westgatc
is inucc mt,though detectives will probably
havo to be sent to bring him to Ireland to
satisfy public opinion.
Fatally Injured by a Steel Drill.
Michael Martin, a miner, employed at
tho Now Kaska William slopa, New Phil
adelphia, was fatally injured last night.
Ho was working at the bottom of tho shaft
whou a large steel drill fell from a bucket
at the top of tho shaft, a distance of over
three hundred feet. It struck Martin on
top of the back of the head, inflicting a
sarious fracturo of tho skull and driving
fragments of bono into the substance of
the brain.
The Kerosene Lamp Again.
Mrs. Alphcus Fenstermaker, who le
sided at Fouudryvill, Columbia county,
aroso from bed at four o'clock and at
templed to blow out tho kerosene lamp.
It exploded, scattering burning oil all over
her person. Her screams awoko her hus
band, who went to her rescue, bnt too
lato. She was 'burned iu such a teuiblc
manner that she died after suffering great
agony.
Victorias Virtues
"liutli" In Cincinnati Commercial.
Dan Dougherty, of Philadelphia, the
Irish orator, is ou board with his wife and
two daughters going to the Swiss Engar
dine. Dan refused to speak at tho Fourth
of July banquet, whoro Wheeler II. Peck
ham, of Albany, expressed the astonishing
opinion that if Queen Victoria had been
queen of England when George III. was
king our forefathers would never havo be
come Americans. This sentiment is fol
lowed by an Illinois prayer meeting orator,
who says, "his heart went out to tho
queen of England over sinco sho exclaimed
to her infant heir out of ber golden car
riage, 'Neddy, hetch on to it, or you're no
son of a Guelph.' Sich sentiments," says
the Sucker, "show that the gospel is safe
in her royal dispensation." We all crouch
toward the floor as wo bear this, and the
British table waiters look down upon us
as if they might possibly forgive us for
being tho sons of rebels and Yankees.
In Want or Information.
JIarrisburg Independent, Ind.
Mr. Cooper objects to Mr. Pattison be
cause Mr. Pattison was not born iu Penn
sylvania. We accept Mr. Cooper's grounds
and object to Mr. Cooper, becauso Mr.
Cooper was not born in Pennsylvania.
Ergo let Mi. Cooper slip down and out ;
or docs this now doctrine of geographical
availability only apply to governors, and
not to those who attempt to make gover
nors. Will Mr. Cooper enlighten the den
sity of our ignorance? We don't quite
catch tho line of tbo logic. Somebody is
stupid.
Where He Should Go.
Williamsport Gazelto and Bulletin, Stal wait
" Tug" Wilson ought to join the Inde
pendents, sinca he can stand a licking so
well.
KobesoB'e Oreat Expectations.
Xew York World.
Airthat ho (Robeson) tan leatonably
expect is to cet more money and keep ont
ofjail.
OBLIGATIONS Ot KAILXOAXM.
Seme Mora Judicial Daelsteaa on the Subject.
Boston Globe.
It was an observant Frenchman, who,
after a few weeks of experience in the
United States, declared that while Ameri
cans, more than any other nation, insist
upon freedom of thought and action, yet,
more than any other nation, they are sub
ject to and will endure most meekly all
sorts 01 petty tyranny from corporatians
aud. companies. All who havo traveled
to auy extent over American railroads
will at once recognize and applaud tho
truth of tho criticism. They will re
member the petty inconveniences to which
they havo submitted, anil will recall
iustauces of almost criminal carelessness
on the part of railroad officials, bnt
about which nothing was said because
somo lucky chance prevented a fatal re
sult. Tho public that travels over the
roads is as much to blame, secondarily,
for nine-tenths of the railroad accidents
that fill tho country with their sickening
horrors almost every week as are the rail
road companies themselves. For the pub
lie does not insist upon the recognition
by tho companies of its proper rights and
privileges, uor does it demand tbat rail
road officials take proper precautions for
its safety eveu when they grossly
neglect this duty. Whilo tho incon
veniences to which people will al
low themselves to ba subjected when
the tyranny comos from a railroad com
pany hecorao almost ludicrous by tbo side
of other rights for which they will claim
vigorously. They will buy through tickets
from ono city to another under tho prom
ise that thero will bo no changing of cars,
and when they bavo to undergo that in
convenience several times they will mako
no complaint other than a little grumbling
among themselves. For much less pro
vocation on individual grounds half of
thorn would undertake expensive law
suits. In view of tho general iudiflcreuco of
the public whether or not it receives its
just accommodation aud proper safeguard
against danger, two cases which havo re
cently been argued aro of much interest.
One of these was decided last week in
Brooklyn against tho Long Island railroad
company on tho ground that tho road
did not furnish reasonablo accommoda
tions to tho residents along certain parts
of its line. Tho decision of tho judge
was that a railroad company is a common
carrier, and is under obligations to the
public which may be enforced by man
damus, and that ouo of these obligations
is the duty of providing reasonable ac
commodations to the persons living near
the stations along its line. Tho other ca.ke
was argued threo days ago in New York,
against tho New York Central and Erie
railroad companies, involviug the discus
sion of similar obligations. Obviously tho
obligations of a railroad company aro those
set forth by tho Brooklyn judge ; it must
consult the couvcuicnco of its patrons
to a reasonablo extent. Aud, farther,
when an individual bujs a railroad
ticket tho understood agreement be
tween himself aud the company is of
the nature of a privato compact by which
the latter agrees, in its capacity as a com
mon carrier, to furnish reasonable accom
modations and reasonable safeguard
against injury, aud particularly does it
agree to furnish thoso things set forth in
its advertisements, whilo tho former agrees
to accept these, to ask nothing further
and to bo subject to the limitations of his
ticket. A few more judical decisions! ik
that just refer red to would doubtless pro
duce results most welcome to the travel
ing public.
THE ICIVKK AND UAKIIOK III LI..
The 1'ret.idunt Said to Object to many nllts
Feature.
N. V. Sun.
The president has received tho river aud
harbor bill. He, however, did not need it
as ho has made such careful study of tho
items iu it that ho has almost memorized
tho whole of them. Tho bill will go back
without his signature. He may not veto
it, but ho will veto ituuIcssCongiesKsavts
it by legislation which he will recommend.
Thero aro so many appropriations
in tho bill which tho president regards as
just and proper that ho hesitates about
killing the bill ; yet. rather than permit
the bill to become a law in its present
shapo ho will veto it. Tho president is
considering the policy of submitting to
Congress a message recommending that a
resolution be passed making a hor
izontal reduction of 50 per cent,
iu every appropriation in tho bill.
If this weio dono it would cut tho
amount appropriated to between nine and
ten millions, of which about six inillions
would go to tho rivers and harbors, tho
balance boing the Mississippi, thoPotomac
flats, and some other special appropria
tions. The president, however, has not
yet made up his mind that such a method
would be tho best ouo to accomplish his
object of saving the bill for tho necessary
items in it and yet cutting at tho indofen
siblo ones.
Wero it uot so lato iu the session that a
veto would kill tho whole bill Geueral Ar
thur would sond it back to the House with
his objections. Ho makes 110 secret now
of the nature of these objections, lie says
to senators and others that, after a care
ful examination, he is natislicd that it was
nevor contemplated by the constitution
that the federal govern incut should con
tribute to tho improvement of tho small
streams of tho country. He regretted
that his opposition to the improper and
unconstitutional appropriations should
also endanger somo very urgent improve
ments. Yet ho said he should not be
dragooned into signing a bill that had so
mauy objectionable features as this, sim
ply becauso thero wero somo very good
items in it. It was his desire, however, if
possible, to save tho good featutes.
AMUSING SUKF SCENES.
How Young Women Take a Sea Ifalli.
Seattle Letter.
Four young womon of tbogrizotto order
have amused mc in their way of bathing.
They donned their bathing suits, and
stepped, holding hands, into the water.
They had scarcely touched it when they
laughed and screamed nervously, after the
true feminino manner ; and when they
were a little moro than ankle deep they
fairly shrieked, jumped up, as if the
breakers were going over their heads, thou
sat down, jumped up again, aud ran,
laughing, along the shore. Once mote
they repeated tho performance without
much variation, and iu ten minutes with
drew to put on their proper attire. Not a
particle of spray had, I am sure, reached
their knees ; but they considered it a bath,
and were satisfied tbat they had discharg
ed their duty to tho Atlantic ocean. They
made more noise and drew moro attention
thereby, in proportion to their amount of
wetting, tban tne majority or women who
attempt bathing in tho sea.
Unless women havo a man to take
chargoof them under such circumstances,
they seldom get immersed ; they merely
flirt with the billows, aud tlicir flirtation
is so very prudent that thero is not the
slightest peril iu it. They aro apt to think
they are reckless. When tho water reaches
their calves, they imagine it has risen to
their necks, and that they havo actually
had a narrow escape. I havo often heard
them recount tho mortal, peril they have
been in from the ocean, when, I presume,
they had not been up to their waists.
They had no thought of rdraancing,
either ; they were perfectly sincere in
their assertions. Imagination aud sensi
bility are so mncb a part ot their nature,
and hyperbole is'so strong in them, tbat a
deal of their recited experienco is born of
their faucy. Nevertheless, when it comes
t.- utvam trial In test of moral COIiraaA
I and high fortitude, tbey often put their
brothers to shame. Women havo a power
that most seen have not, of rising to the
occasion.
THEY WANT TUtlK PAY.
Gulteaua Counsel Asking CongreM to
Then for Their service
iey
All that remains yet to bo attended to
of the great national tragedy, tha last act
of which was Guiteau on the gallows, is
the adjustment and payment of thenn
mcrons claims growing out of tho pro
tracted suffering of the lato President
Garfield, and the long and wcarisomo trial
of the assassin. The bills of doctors aud
other attendants have already been con
sidered at great length in Congress. Now
come tho claims of the couusel for the de
fendant and the jurors for increased per
diem. Among theso claims is the bill of
Charles Iteedj whoso zealously defended
the prisoner to the last, amounting to
$5,000. This bill is presented in tho shape
of an amendment offered in the Senate to
tbo sundry appropriation bill and ia all
probability will fail to pass.
Now appears Scoville for his pay. His
claim, however, is iu an embryotic state
and takes tho form of a long petition to
Congress, which was presented to tho
Houko by Georgo R. Davis, iu which
Scovillo recommends tho passage of a law
to the effect that the department of jus
tice shall also audit and pay claims fo
legal services for counsel for the defense
iu like manner as is authorized by law to
be paid special counsel for the government.
Scovillo says that all the circumstances
in the caso warrant the proposed action
and then proceeds to enumerate tho cir
cumstances upon which he bases hit
claim. Accompanying tho petition is a
long letter sigued by many eminent judges
of Illinois justifying and recorameuding
such legislation. This letter and petition
have already been published, but for the
first timo to day havo beeu made official
documents. It is barely possible that
nothing will come of the proposed action,
at least during the present session.
WKDD1N BELLS.
TheyKauglu Uarrlsburg Last Night.
Mr. James E. Cunningham, of Chihua
hua, Mexico, and Miss Mary E. Allen,
daughter of Mr. J. E. Alleu, of Har
risbnrg, weio married in tho Pino Street
Presbyterian church, iu the latter city, at
7 o'clock last evening. At the hour
mentioned thero was a goodly compauy of
invited guests assembled iu tbo church.
and as tho strains of tho wedding
march
pealed forth joyously the
party entered in the fol
ordcr : Tho ushers, Messrs.
Kunklo and Casper Dull ; Miss
McClure, of Middletown, and Mr.
bridal
lowing
Samuel
Clara J,
Wilson Elder, bridesmaid aud grooms
man ; tho bride and groom, 'iho fair
young bride and her charming attendant
looked liko tho ideals of a poet's dream iu
their beautiful dresses of white, aud a
Eubdued murmur of admiration ran round
the church as the party swept up the aisle
to tho altar. The gentlemen of the party
wero in evening dress. Itev. George S.
Chambers, pastor of the church, performed
the csreniony and pronounced the few po
tont words that made the twain ono. Again
the church resounded to tbo music of
Mendelssohn, tho party formed iu
reverse order to that in which
they entered, aud a few moments
later the new-made couple weio receiving
the congratulations of their friends tbat
crowded upon them thick and fast at the
residence of the bride's parents on North
Second street, where a leception was held
from 8 to 11. An elegant collation was
served, the bouse was profusely decorated
with flowers and growing plants tbat
transformed the place into a veritable
Itowcr of beauty,and mirth and merriment
reigned supreme throughout the fast
Hying hours of the evening. By
eleven o'clock tho hist. of the
guests had departed, aud tho
bridal party wero driven to the Pennsyl
vania depot, were Mr. and Mrs. Cunning
ham took the 11:30 train for the east 011
their wedding tour, which will iucludo
somo of tbo popular watering places ou
tho Jersey coast.
The bride, a very attractive aud accom
plished young lady, has been well and
favorably known iu Harrisuurg society,
whilo tho groom has for several years
been associated with the engineering
coips of tho Mexican Central railroad ; ho
is now stationed at Chihuahua,Mexico. Ho
is a young gentleman of fiuo mental and
social attainments, formerly resident at
Ilarrisburg, well known in this city, and a
son of tho lato Thomas Cunningham, who
for many years was a conductor on
the Pennsylvania railroad between Harris
burg and Philadelphia. Mr. Cunningham
and his bonnie biide will resido in Chi
huahua, and leave for their far-off borne
next week, whither the kiudest wishes of
a host of friends will follow them. '
A Cow la a Barrel.
I. Hit, ircoonl.
A neighbor's cow gained her way into
Reuben Dfehm's stable, where she found
a barrel containing feed. Sho thrust her
head into it as far as necessary, and when
satisfied, attempted to get ont. But here
camo the trouble. Her long horns and
largo head became tightly wedged iu tho
barrel and thero was no getting out. Sho
tried all her might, and with the cover
over her head mado her way into the car
riage shed. Mrs. Diebin heard a terrible
racket, aud on repairing to the scene was
amazed to .see tho object before her. Sho
called iu Kphraim Doster, who tried to
release her cowship, hut all in vain until
tho hoops weie loosened.
ItroiTiiatowu Cainproeeliiig.
A eainpmceting of the Reading district
of tho Evangelical association will be held
in tho grove of Solomon Brown, at the
west end of Browustown, beginning Au
gust 7th and ending August 11th. Board,
ing can be obtained iu the grovo at reason
able rates. Persons desiring tents can be
accommodated by making application to
the committee on or before the 5th of
August. Services will'bo held in both tho
English and German languages. Arrange
ments havo beeu made with tbo railroad
ompauies by which persons may reach
the grounds at reduced rates of fare.
m
A Correction.
Mrs. L. B. Scofield, of Denver, Col.,
informs us tbat the story published by us
ou Saturday from a Denver paper, detail
ing a case of cruelty by a step-father to
his little sou, is a fabrication, and that her
name was forged in the letter sending
tbo extract to us. It seems that Mis.
Schofield, being ou a visit to friends iu
this city, a person iu Denver had taken
the opportunity to endeavor to cause her
annoyance. Mrs. Scofield says the person
is a variety actrcsss named Ida Marsh, and
that her object is blackmail.
.
Slight Fire.
Last evening about half-past five
o'clock a pile of wood in a uew shed, iu
rear of Eugene Bauers' Golden Horse
hotel, was set ou fire, with the evident in
teutiou of burning the shed aud adjoining
property. Fortunately, Mr. Bauer dis
covered the fire before it communicated
with tho building and it was extinguished
before any damage was done.
The fire was at the same plaza at which
Mr. Wolfs carriage was cut to pieces a
few days ago.
Mayor-e Court.
There were only three cases of drunken
and disorderly conduct heard by the mayor
this morning. One of the offenders was
committed for ten days and tho other for
five days each.
Telephone ConaecUon.
The Sprecher house has been conaocted
with the telephone exchange.
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