ri ,.
.
atan, ajrgg'gfirt'aaar'i'
ft'g!J.''JtflUiJiU'"Kfeaai
"Whuiiih
)
LANCASTER DAILY INTSUL1GENCER, SATURDAY, AUGUST 12, 1882.
el '? tci- -
t.
T
L ;rti asm fnfcUtfcjeWcvH
8ATUBOAY BVKNINO, AUG. li 1862;
kiit Time le Ue Straight.
Toete lias, nob been a period within
our recollection when party ties were
weaker than they are now, and conse
quently there bat not1 been a time when
greater reward can be predicated of sa
gacious party leadership. The situation
enures to the beneflt of the Democratic
party, because it has lone been in the
minority, or at least has been without
the responsibility of national adminis
tration. The result of the possession of
power is finally to break the cohesion of
the governing party, while the minority,
if it can maintain its organization, pros
lien under the lack of internal distrac
tion. Generally, in the North, the De
mocracy is ready to avail itself of the
dissensions of the majority. In Penn
sylvania the enemy is delivered into its
hands ; and it is in a favorable situation
in every other Northern state but Xew
York, where, from exceptional causes,
it vies with its rival in its iuharmoni
ous condition. In the South, where its
power has been solid, it would from na
tural causes be suffering greatly from
dissension but for the policy of the Re
publican party, which has held this sec
tion in Democratic control, save in Arir
ginia and Tennessee, whore our party is
in trouble ; and the hitter state bids fair
to continue to be Republican under the
suicidal folly of the Democratic party,
which has been tempted to trifle with
the Democratic position, as declared in
its uational platform and in its steadfast
action, in favor of the preservation of
public credit. The party in Virginia is
rightly placed on this issue, which is
the chief one in the politics of both these
states, and, :is it is right,iuust eventually
triumph. It is a strange thing that on
this issue the two parties in Virginia
and Tennessee occupy directly opposite
positious, and it is a striking commen
tary upon what mischief may be done by
demagogical leaders.
If the Democratic leaders in the
nation are wise enough to establish the
party upon fundamental political truths
and are not themselves guided by either
selfish purposes or silly principles, our
party cannot be kept out of the return to
the control of the country, which is ils
legitimate due. Unfortunately there are
silly men aud selfish men enough still in
influential positious in some parts of the
country to cause anxiety as to the Dem
ocratic future, notwithstanding the
otherwise bright outlook. In New
York in the North, and in Tennessee in
the South, do such men especially
abound. In Tennessee the trouble seems
to come particulaily from foolish lead
ers, but in New York more probable
from knavish ones. There the conten
tions of men as to the control of the
party distract it ; a trouble which would
be easily remedied if the Democratic
voters would take charge of the situa
tion and send to the reara.ll those who
undertake to lead them from unworthy
motives and who are ready to sacrifice
them rather than themselves.
Oar Congressman.
The Philadelphia Time suggests that
our candidate for Congres3 in this coun
ty has not a very encouraging contest to
make since " people are just now stoutly
inclined to resent all efforts to punish
public servants for their integrity."'
The issue which Mr. Given makes
against Mr. Smith is not of that kind.
The Democrats of Lancaster county are
as well pleased as any Republican can
be with Mr. Smith's record for iutegrity;
they have nothing to say against him,
save that they do not agree with all his
political principles. Their candidate
does not expect to get the vote of any
man who agrees with Mr. Smith's polit
ical principles, but distrusts his political
and personal honesty. There is no
ground upon which any such Republican
can refuse to vote for his party's candi
date for Congress ; and none will so re
fuse. Mr. Given, representing Demo
cratic principles, expects and' wili
receive the Democratic votes, which will
not elect him, though they maybe ex
pected to show an increase in their
numbers.
Mr. Smith is likely to represent Lan
caster county in Congress just as long as
he wants to, and in equal disregard of
the protest of his Democratic and Re
publican opponents. In fact he stands
a better chance of being defeated
some of these days by the Demo
crats at the elections than by the
Republicans at the primaries. lie has
his Republican constituents solid. lie
does not make a very brilliant member
of the House, for he does not catch the
speaker's eye very often, aud is not in
favor with the speaker's associates, be
ing the Robeson band of thieves. Rut
he does brilliant work at home, and
when he comes back to the men with
votes whom he has carefully cultivated
while away, he gets their ballot every
time; and dou't have to spend any
money to do it either. Aspiring men
who like to go to Congress and to stay
(here, would do well to take a lesson
from Mr. Smith's teaching as to how to
do it. They will learn that they must
be very industrious ; aud that will cut
out the lazy ones. If there aro any left
to pursue the lesson further, they will
find that they must be careful of their
record , so as to disarm their enemies;
that they must be on hand when the
votes are taken in Congress, must vote
as their constituents feel, and especially
must not vote for steals or extravagant
expenditures. Then, if they cau safely
get thus far, aud will further attend to
all their correspondence faithfully, send
their influential constituents an occa
sional greeting, and distribute their
seeds and books with zeal and care, they
may hope to reach a degree of personal
strength with their people, which will
return them to Congress as long as
water Hows and grass grows and they
The last one went yesterday ; it was
Chess Thomas at Palestine, Texas, for
killing Houston McMeans. He thought
that he was going to glory. He had only
shot three men in Palastine before. It
was in self-defense. The fourth time it I
,wa"n self-defense, tojbut the jury!
seemed to think that he had to defend
--- . r i"- -- . Ti . . "
fntmseu opt owttnmx.mism better M re-
1 leases tramu mwcu a aaisenuia existence.
So fieyconlloded . to tiling lliim ; ; and
hiieg bewa; asjJe'ndieg the scaffold
boldly, the preacher made-4i an earnest
prayer ;" Thomas joined "ro the hymn
"There's a light in the valley forme;"
then "he prayed for his enemies and all
mankind ;" and "after expressing satis
faction at having killed Houston Mc
Means and declaring that he had no re
grets and was resigned to his fate," he
went ; perhaps to glory. Who can
judge ; and especially a Texan ? One
thing is certain this was no world for
him.
Pattison and Reform against Beaver
and Bossism. These are the commanders.
Geneual Geokgi; B. McCllxian has
C3ntributed to the forthcoming number of
The Century, a paper on "Tho War in
Egypt," which is said to give a clear idea
of the conditions surrouuding the Egyp
tian question, and to contain some severe
criticisms of the conduct of the war by
England. Tho writer's study of Egypt
during au extended journey several years
ago, enables bim to characterize succinctly
tho different Moslem elements that cuter
into tho problem.
Rki-'eruino to Rev. Dr. P. A.. Cast's
article in a late number of the Re
formed Quarterly Ilericic, on the history
and present state of Pentateuch criticism,
the New York Independent says lie re
views the recent criticism "with equal abil
ity and impartiality, holding throughout
an attitude which proclaims to all comers
that no one has less to fear nor so much
to hope for in the ascertainment of the
truth as the church. The full merit of bis
work will ba best appreciated by scholars."
Ciiaiuman Cooper, of the regular Re
publican state committee of Pennsylvania,
figures out General Beaver's election by
estimating that, with a Labor ticket in
the field it will draw oil 70,000 votes from
P.ittisou, the Democratic candidate for
governor, and 10,000 from Beaver. Such
a calculation assumes that the supporters
of tho Labor ticket are either ignorant or
corrupt. In either case the assumption is
an insult to the workiugmen of Pennsyl-J
vauia, and they will bo likely to resent it
by showing Cooper that tuey are ucitkor
knaves nor fools.
The press is mighty aud must prevail.
Aud uow from the far East comes another
illustration of its power iu the person of
General Skobelefi', tho dead Russian hero.
Shortly before his death he was inter
viewed by M. Fryze, a Polish journalist,
who began tho talk by saying that the
very sight of a journalist must be obnox
ious. " On the contrary,"' replied Geu.
Skobelefi. " I owe my picseut position
mainly to the pi ess, and especially to tlie
English press. If it were not for the spe
cial correspondents, of whom there were
always some with mo during the Turkish
war, I should have remained a major
genera and no one would have heard of
me."
When Secretary Chandler goes aboard
the Tallapoosa to start on his arduous
journey of exploration among the navy
yards, he will put his feet upon the deck
of a Robeson ian vessel of 030 tons that
has cost the people eigut iiundked thou
sand dollars. Here are the amounts
that have been expended in the construc
tion of an excursion boat for government
officials :
Construction ami lepnir,
Equipment,
Original machinery
Vepaiis, new boilers, Ac.,
.i-W,s;t
2(K).515
.s;;,n.K)
tWJ.&Gl
Total eo-.lof tiro Tulhtpoo-a 7!N,149
Maine builders take contracts for wooden
ships at about $50 a ton, and earn fair
profits at that rate. The Tallapoosa has
cost the people under the Robcsonian sys
tem something like $1,200 a ton.
A list of 422 now appointments to
clerkships in tho pension office, tho first
batch of the 800 provided for in tho ligis
lativo bill, discloses the fact that the Stal
warts control tho bulk of tho patronage
distributed. A great many soldiers, wid
ows and orphans were auxiously expect
ing some ef .this patronage, but owing to
the indignation excited by the assessments
upon this class of office holders it was
resolved to exclude women and to ap
point those who could be more severely
taxed for political purposes. The female
applicants for positions who failed to re
ceivo recognition held an iudiguatiou meet
ing, and resolutions were adopted reciting
that women have been excluded from ap
pointment under the recent act by the
imperative dicisions of Secretaries Teller
and Lincoln. Against this decision mem
bers of the organization protest and declare
that they will call upon the women of
America aud the labor organizations
throughout the land to unite with them in
their honest efforts iu behalf of the women
who work .for a living. They resolved
further to call upon soldiers to defend the
rights of soldiers' widows and oi pilaris '
who have beon shut out by " this ono
man power.
TnE Democracy of the several dis
tricts should take cognizance of the fol
lowing rules adopted by the late state con
vention :
" The state central committee shall con
sist of one member from each county ,""and
in addition any count' that is entitled to
more than one state senator shall have an
additional member for each additional sen
ator Me members of the committee to be ap
jointed, in such manner as the local regula
tions of the respective county organisations
may determine.
" The committee shall meet annually in
the city of Harrisburg on the third Mon
day of January."
Under these rules it is necessary for the
county organizations to determine how
they will select their representatives in the
Slate committee. In some districts it has
been determined by the county conventions
mui m-ruuLicr um county cnairman ex-.
olucio, -snail be the member of the state
committee ; in others a state committeeman
has been already elected for next year. In
many counties no provision has vet been
made. It should be attended to now while
the conventions are being held. There
should be a rule laid down on this subject.
So far as practicable" the state committee
should sot beckalged during a campaign,
and Jt woald JBoiwellif all the county com
mittees were organized early in tlie year
and no changes rof chairmen or members
take place in the midst of a campaign.
PKBSONALw
Sknatob Hill is worse, Hialeath" is
A
looked for to-day or to-monow, amless he
rallies.
B. P. Calhoun, a grandson of John C.
Calhoun, is president of 'the Democratic
club at Palatka, Fla.
Bukdette is at Long Beach writing a
new lecture, to be called' "Tho Alpha and
Omega."
Compte de Chambouu, who was re
cently reported ill, is the last survivor of
the French Bourbons descended from
Louis XIV. He is 62 years of ago and
has no children.
Tue Burnt family held their aunual re
union in Castine, Me., yesterday. The
Burr family have many excellent qualities,
not least among which is the tenacity with
which they stick together.
Jonx Rockensttne, who a year ago
left bis wife in Albany after felling her ho
was going West to seek his fortune, bas
been living ever since with another woman
in Grecnbusb, only a milo or two from bis
deserted wife.
Hayes is said to bo as " browu as a
berry," and it is asserted that he " fre
quently swings a scythe iu the harvest
field," which agricultural leaders will
take tho liberty of doubting. Scythes
don't swing in harvest fields.
Mus. Mahy Louisa Bbooks, widow of
the late Congressman James Brooks, of
York, died last Monday at Versailles.
France. Sho was the daughter of a United
States naval officer and her inaideu namo
is Mary A. Cunningham.
Mu. Henry A. George, tho writer on
economic subjects, who was arrested in
Ireland on Wednesday, is an Englishman
by birth. Having lived iu California a
number of years ho has probably been
naturalized in this country. By trade bo
he is a journeyman printer.
Mn. Benn Pitman, of Cincinnati,
whose wife died three or four years ago
and was cremated at Washington, Pn,,
aud who is nearly 70 years of age, is re
ported to be about to marry one of his
pupils, a youug lady of -20 years. The
young lady is said to be possessed of con
siderable property inherited from her
father.
FRIGHTFUL FIUTJKKS
Tho Mecnrd or a Profligate Congress.
X. Y. Sim.
It is well to have the exact figures for the
appropriations made at the first session of
this profligate Congress, so that they can
not be successfully disputed. To be en
tirely on the safe side and to prevent con
troversy hereafter, we will take the state
ment made by Mr. Allison, Chairman of
Appropriations in the Senate, rather than
our own summary, even when both rest on
the same data. After making a comparison
between all the bills of 1883 with those of
1882, Mr. Allison sums up in these words:
" Net increase of appropriations for 1883
over 1882, $77,532,021,84." He declares
his party guilty of wild extravagancc,whilc
he attempts to excuse these unprecedented
grants-of the public money for question
able objects.
No lame explanation, no weak invention,
will satisfy the people who have been vic
timized by a plundering Congress. From
the first hour to the last, one supreme pur
pose dominated the councils of the Repub
lican party, led by Secor Robeson in the
House of Representatives. That was to
get the most money out of the Treasury,
without regard to the nature of the appro
priation. The Democrats carried the House of
Representatives in the tidal wave of 1874
by a majority of seventy, ousting a Repub
lican majority of one hundred. That revo
lution was mainly caused by the excesses
of Grantism. The people rose up and re
buked the corruption of Grant's first term.
They compelled the Washington Ring, the
Whisky Ring, the Indian Ring, the Postal
Ring, the Army Ring, the Navy Ring, the
Land Ring, and the other organized Rings
to suspend operations. They broke up
much of the stealing that had been com
mon in all the departments, and they forced
the Republicans to abandon venal practices
that had disgraced the Administration.
The Democrats came in pledged to re
trenchment and reform, and they kept faith
with all their obligations. The record of
the Fjjrty-fourth Congress is an honorable
witness of the fidelity and of the zeal with
which every pledge was redeemed. They
reduced the appropriations many millions
the first year, against the bitter opposition
of a Republican Senate, and against the
false cry that the reductions would cripple
the public service. That good work was
continued, though perhaps with less vigor
than should have been exhibited. During
the six years of Democratic ascendency in
the House, jobbery found no favor, and
the lobby became impecunious. The old
brokers in legislation withdrew from active
business and gave up Washington as their
headquarters. The rules with which the
Democrats began their career shut the lob
byists out and excluded the multitude of
" riders " that were mounted on the appro
priation bills prior to their advent of
power.
The Republicans obtained a narrow ma
jority in the present House, which they
have augmented by coalition with the
Greenbackcrs, and by turning out six
Democrats who were fairly elected. The
transition from one party to the other re
vived instantly the scenes, the methods,
and the lobby that were familiar before the
tidal wave of 1874.
This session of Congress has brought to
gether the jobbers, the traders, the thieves,
aud the speculators, who were accustomed
to llourish and to dictate legislation under
Republican rule. The election of Kcifcr,
ami the leadership-of Secor Robeson, an
nounced to the country that prodigality
was to be the law, and that corruption was
to be the practice of this Congress. The
result shows that the announcement was
true.
At the end of eight months this Congress
disperses, leaving the foulest record in our
legislative history, surpassing the worst
days of Grantism in reckless expenditure,
aud defying public opinion by outrages
that are likely to receive condign punish
ment at the ballot box. Heedless of the
lesson of 1874, the Republican leaders
have exceeded their own worst extrav
agance, and neglected the duties which (he
people demanded at their hands. Senator
Allison's reluctant concession of seventy
eight millions excess over the last approba
tion will stand in judgment against them
at the fall election.
Figures that Speak.
The annual appropriations for
cal years, as officially reported
treasury department :
ten
by
lis
the lS73ltcpuhHcan Congress $l.rl,2li;.75l
1 87 1 llcpnbl lean. Con gross, 1 72,210,700
1875 Republican Congress, lSi,017,75S
1870 Republican Congress, 147,7I4,,Jio
1877 Dcinocraticjlouse 124,122,010
1878 Democratic House, IH.OIKMS!
18711 Democratic House, 172,01G,81!)
1880 Democratic House, ; 1;2,404,C47
3881 Democratic Congress 151,118,'.'12
lfc82 Democratic Congress 177,ss;,-il4'
Average lor ten years,.
..$15J,3SG,053
This years appropriations, as stated
the chairman of the Senate .committee :
by
1883 Robcsonian Congress, $294,203,097
Well, what arc you going to do about it ?
They Mai Better Be Shot.
Philadelphia Tiroes
Up to the present moment tho designer
and builder of the Beaver hats bas not
ventured to declare a dividend arising
from the profits on his sales. Beaver bats
haven't gone off like hot-cakes.
y
-THE DAYS fiOINGS.
-
LATEST MEWS BTTBTB MOBMUfe MAILS
TM wir Backer Stat WiMKed at
fAtUarUle The Varied flilii of Life
Beaected ay taa Type..
The steamer Buckeye State, bound for
St. Louis, while attempting to land at th,e
wharf at Louisville on Friday afternoon,
was caught by a stiff breeze and strong
current, aud ran on the dam and was
badly broken up. The stern sank to the
ladies' cabin floor. No lives were lost.
The steamer is supposed to be a total loss.
There were about thirty passengers on
board tho steamer, among. them a number
of ladies. The crew of the life saving sta
tion were promptly on hand with boats,
and did vigorous and efficient work ' in re
moving tho passengers and baggage. AU
were safrly carried to the shore aud the
tugs Depau and Transit went to the as
sistance of the disabled vessel. Tho Buck
eye State is a stern wheeler and was built
about forty years ago at a cost of $40,000.
1'reinaturo Explosion.
Thoro was another fatal accident ou the
West Shoro railroad, at Plum Point, just
north of Cornwall, on tho Hudson section.
Mike Cassidy, a gang boss, was arranging
a fuso wheu it went otl prematurely.
Cassidy aud two Italians were injured.
One of tho latter died, and Cassidy can
live but a fow hours. TUo other Italian
has a fractured arm.
Figbl About a Wedding.
A fight occurred near tho lines of- Deu
tou aud Dallas counties, Texas. Three
brothers, named Steel, opposed the mar
riage of their mother with a roan named
Green. Two of tho Greens aud one of the
Steels were mortally wouuded in tho
fracas. Oue of the Greens is since report
ed dead.
jfOuecr Story.
A woman giving the name of Catharine
Taney, and who says she is a sister of tho
latsHhief Justice Tanoy, applied recently
to the comity suporinteudcut of tho poor
at Troy, N. Y., for aid. Sho says her
daughter writes for the Cincinnati Com
mercial, and another daughter is tho wife
of Colonel Hunmeu, of Newport, Ivy. She
was sent to the Albany almshouse.
Forest Fires in California.
Forest fires are raging all around Shasta?
Co. Last night nearly all the citizens
were out fighting tho flames to keep them
from the town. Communication between
Shasta aud Redding is cut off. Several
residences on the outskirts and a number
of lino oi chords and vineyards havo beeu
destroyed.
Contending for tinrlbaldt'ii Hotly.
Tho dispatch vessel Esploratore, with a
detachment of ritlemon ou board, has
sailed from Naples for Caprera in order to
intercept an expedition which has started
with the intention of burning the body of
Garabaldi.
Kolnnoor Colliery Fooiled.
By tho bursting of a dam at Kohinoor
colliery, Shenandoah, tho workings were
flooded, which will necessitate tho suspou
sion of mining for several days. Ii is be
lieved all the miners got out safely.
xplolou of a Fow Jer Mill.
TJio Hardy powder works, located
1 S miles southeast of Vallojo, Cal., ex
ploded. Tho mixing, glazing and drying
houses and the magazine wero blown to
atoms. The ruins took fire, aud nothiug
was left standing except a water tank and
tho brickwork surrouuding the boiler. A.
II. Hall, the eugiuecr and superintendent,
was badly burned but, he may recover.
George Edgcrmau aud Ferris McArdle
weie killed. Fifteen tons of powdor .ex
ploded. TliK HH.I-SIJY1.K-I.
About to Kelurn
Home Sleeting of Sjuipa-
tuiznrs.
Tho Hillsdale crew intend to take a short
trip on the Continent, and start for Phil
adelphia on tho 23d insr., if they can
secure passage.
A meeting of gentlemen interested in
rowing was held in Andcrtou's hotel, Fleet
street, Loudon. About one hundred and
fifty persons, including members of the
Thames club and about a dozen other
rowing associations, wero present. Mr.
Anderson, of the West London club, pre
sided. Resolutions wero unanimously
passed expressing sympathy with the Hills
dale crew, and protesting against tho
actiou of tho self-elected Rowing associa
tion, aud declaring it should be recon
structed. A cablo dispatch received by
Mr. Chatteris, secretary of tho English
Amateur rowing association, from the
Yale boat club, declaring that tho Hills
dales were a bona fide amateur crew, whom
the university would havo no objection to
meet, was read amid great applaus.
Democracy and Labor.
Wilisbbarrc Union-Leader.
The "red-headed and hopeful'! editor of
the Scranton Republican was "red-headed
and unworthy of himself or his reputation
Las a usually fair man," when in yesterday's
issue he adopted tue .Lancaster JLxamincr s
iutcrprctatiou of a circular issued recently
by Chairman Hcnscl.
The Examiner is one of the vilest parti
san sheets in the country. Its columns
give daily evidence of the utter lack, on the
part of its editors, of respect for truth, and
of their willingness at all times to falsify
the plainest and most notorious facts with
the hope of reaping a partisan advantage.
Air. liensci nas issued no circular any
part of which can be construed to mean
" that nice Democrats are to get all the offi
ces and that the workingmen arc to he recog
nized by letting them do the working and
voting." He entertains no such views of
the rights and duties of the workingmen.
On the contrary, as the files of the paper
ho edits amply attest, he has always
been the ardent friend of the men who
toil. He has counseled them at all times
to their advantage. He has encouraged
their every effort to improve their condi
dilion and increase thcirrcwards.
And, better yet, he is the wisely-chosen
manager in the pending campaign, of a
party which was born in the necessity for
the protection of the common people
against centralized power in the hands of
the few; whose founder was a common
man, living with common men, and fight
ing always for the rights of common men ;
and every act of whose history, being le
gitimately Democratic, has been in tho
direction of securing greater privileges to
labor through unremitting opposition to
centralization'and monopoly in all its forms.
Among all the political organizations the
country has ever had, the Democratic party
bas been tue only constant and untiring
advocate and defender of the people as
against the "rich and well born." In
Hamilton's servile fealty to the latter both
the old-time Federal party and the present
day Republican party had their origin.
The circular which Mr. Hcnsel sent out
and which the Examiner and the Scranton
Republican commented upon, urged the
following points :
"1. The importance of irreproachable
local nominations.
"2. The recognition of working men in
the details of organization, local nomina
tions, meetings, clubs, etc."
m m
In a Tight l'lace.
Willianisport Sun antl Banner.
Beaver's position is a Desperate one.
When cornered at Bristol he called his
maker, Cameron, a little man, but when he
reaches Philadelphia he attempts to explain
the meaning of his assertion, but bis fast
and loose game will not win. , Cameron is
his political father, and the promise of the
governorship of Pennsylvania is the raics
of his vote at the Chicago convention,
against the will of ninety-nine one-hun-dredths
of his constituents whom ho was
sent to represent,
tlTHK TRDK -WAV.
.Waatto taa Interest of fhe Worklacmea)?
Harrisburg Patriot. J "i V J 'M
Mayor Powderley telk the readers of the
North AmerkamZMentm, iaVlhe obaratof
a very able article, " that the Knights' of
Labor were organized to take the place of
the labor unions, which had not answered
all purposes as they should have done.
But we should like to ask Mr. Powderly
or any other equally sincere and intelli
gent friend of labor what they can hope to
gain by any political action outside the
Democratic party. That party has always
supported the just demands and defended
the legal rights of labor. That was the
leading purpose of its formation. Under
Jefferson, Jackson, and their successors, it
fulfilled that mission until it was split on
the slavery question and a minority party
came into federal power. But there is not
a principle or a rule or a maxim laid down
anywhere by Thomas Jefferson' which
does not make for the protection of the
plain common man against the cunning
devices of legislation, by which combined
capital and centralized .power arc always
sdeking to appropriate the earnings of la
bor. Let Mr. Powderly and his friends
look all through this much-talked-of but
little-understood system of Jefferson, which
is after all so simple and so easily summed
up in a few great principles, and tell us
whether the laboring man can ever mate
for himself a party or a platform better
calculated for the protection of his rights
tlian the Democratic.
Let Mayor Powdcrlcy and those who
honestly co-operate with him discounte
nance any separate political action of
manual laborers, and instead advise the
workingmen everywhere to organize Jef
ferson associations, and enforce Jefferson's
doctrine upon the party which he formed
and vitalized to serve the common people.
Such associations which, in the language
of Senator Wallace, "shall reach into
every election district, and there teach the
gospel of individual right, local gov
ernment and pure administration, are
among the best means that can be devised
to produce that harmony of counsel
which is necessary to cope with such a
foe. Community of interests begets unity
of opinion, aud hence wc must prac
tice what wc teach. Such an organization
of thinkers, speakers and writers striking
everywhere at centralized power and cor
rupt rule and acting with and for the
masses, will speedily place us upon fight
ing equality with the party of the admin
istration, and give us an even chance in
tho great struggle for popular rights.
Unity and successful progress can come
to our organization only through closer
following of Jefferson's own practice. Wc
must err, if we err at all, on the side of the
masses of the people. Wc must incur,
as ho did, tho charge of sans culollism,
rather than bear the taint of aristo
cratic tendency and moneyed control. Wc
must denounce, as he did, every "contriv
ance for corruption," and strip ourselves
of responsibility for a system that enables
men so to manipulate franchises granted
by the people as to amas princely for
tunes in a decade at the expense of their
rights and privileges, and wc must attack
with unbonght pen and the wondrous
power of honest poverty, the use of those
fortunes to corrupt the sources and chan
nels of public opinion and to pollute the
ballot-box.
Hamilton is the political saint of the Re
publican party. He was au avowed monarchist.'-
He said iu the constitutional con
vention : "All communities divide theni
" selves into the few aud the many. The
"first are the rich and the well-born, the
" other the mass of the people. The peo
"ple are turbulent and changing; they
" seldom judge or determine right. Give
" therefore, to the first class a distinct,
"permanent share in the government."
No one will deny that this has been pretty
effectaully done. Just before the last
presidential election General Garfield an
nounced that the influence of Hamilton
was waxing, while that of Jefferson was
waning. The Federalist-Republicans draw,
as they always did, and as they boastfully
avow, their inspiration from Hamilton.
CHAIRMAN HKKSKL'S MYSTKKIOUS ACT
What lias Causcu a Great Flutter in tfce
Camp of the Blonde Field marelm!.
A Wink as iood as a Mini,
l'iiilailelphla Times.
At the headquarters of the regular Re
publican committee yesterday there was
some interest manifested over the result
of a visit during tho afternoon of Chair
man Cooper to Chairman Uonsel, of the
Democratic state committee,atthe hitter's
headquarters, at the Girard house. A few
days ago, it will bo remembered, Chair
man Hcnsel paid a social visit to Chair
man Cooper. The visit of the latter to his
rDeinocratic neighbor yesterday combined
business with pleasure, lie proposed to
Mr. Hcnsel a joint stumping tour between
Beaver and Pattison for tho purpose of
discussing tho issues of the campaign to
gether, and asked tho Democratic chair
man what he thought of the plan. It was
upon tho answer which Mr. Hcnsel gave
Mr. Cooper that all tho subsequent discus
sion aud interest iu the matter at the
regular headquarters hinged. Chairman
Hcnsel, it is reported, looked at Chairman
Cooper a moment and then slowly aud
deliberately winked his left eye. This is
all tho satisfac ion Chairman Cooper could
get. Various constructions were put upon
Chairman Hensel's mysterious act by Mr.
Cooper's Stalwart friends, but none
seemed able to give a satisfactory explana
tion. Wliat VutU-ion Would Do.
At a recent meeting in Philadelphia, S.
Davis Page, esq., one of the most eloquent
leaders in the Reform movement in that
city, made a speech in which he presented
the case most forcibly. After speaking
bricuy or tue circumstances oi Mr. i'atti
son's nomination, the condition of the two
parties at present, and the many misdoings
of the Harrisburg administrations, Mr.
Page continued :
" If men like Pattison were sent there,
there would be no such repetition of crime.
The governor of Pennsylvania is a very
important factor in making the laws.
Through his veto he cau control nearly all
legislation. If the governor feels that his
reponsibility is to the bosses and not to the
people, he will sign bills to please corpora
tions and others than the people. But if
Robert E. Pattison, or somebody as big as
he, were at Harrisburg, do you think there
would be such legislation ? Take the re
corder's bill, which I consider one of the
mo6t iniquitous measures ever in
flicted upon the people of Pennsylvania.
There was no necessity for it. It
was created for the party that was
benefited by it, and could never have be
come a law if Pattison had been governor.
About the same time another bill was
passed, ostensibly for Philadelphia the
delinquent tax bill. Ils only object was
to draw money into the bands of those
who held the office. Do you suppose that
Pattison would ever have signed such a
bill a bill that has been so hard upon the
poor, hard-working people?" Cries of
" No !" arose from the enthusiastic Thir
tieth Warders. " It is for such reform that
you arc bound to support this man Patti
son. He is the embodiment of reform."
Mr. Page also exhorted his hearers to give
the rest of the ticket an equally generous
support.
m
Colored Woods seeling.
To-morrow tbo annual colored woods
meeting will bo held at Rig Icy, which is
in Maryland just across the line from Lan
caster county. Their meetings draw peo
ple from all over Delaware, Maryland and
Lancaster county, and they are very large
ly attended. At least a dozen of enter
prising hucksters from this city have left
for tho meeting.
h
i
tlMMStSL'S COCOONERY.
& FaayThonsaa MBS Worms at Week.
,
- (Um. O.
Henael, florist, East Oraage
atreedowtes apart of his time U attk
faltare sjtf ha at ha present tiae m1
ony of at least 50 000 worms at work lon
white mulberry leaves or spinning cocoons
of silk. Mr. Hensel's cocoonery is iu a
room in the second story of. his dwelling
house. In the middle of the room he has
placed a rack or stand, some two feet iu
width, eight feet long and two feet high.
This is sub-divided from top to bottom
iuto four or five equal spaces, into which
lattice work trays are set, the trays being
covered with newspapers. Ou tho news
papers are placed fresh leaves from tho
white mulberry trees,' aud on tho leaves
aro feeding thousands of worms in various
stages of development. Along the walls
of the room are arranged shelves, divided
into convenient ,-compartments aud on
these aro feeding thousands more of the
voracious worms. Many of the worms
having attained their full development,
have ceased feeding and have either spun
or are engaged in spinning their cocoons.
Some thousands of them occupy tittle
paper "toots '-' prepared for them to spin
in ; others climb into the open lattice
work, of which the shelves are constructed,
and others among the openings of pyra
mids of straw built for the convenience
of the worms.
Mr. Hcnsel breeds three varieties of the
silk worm : the Chinese, Pyreues and
Brazilian. Of these ho valuesthe Pyrenos
most highly.
Mr. Hensei commenced silk culture two
years ago, with 75 worms. Frum these he
has bred his present stock and has sold from
it 40,000 to oue man, 43,000 to asother.and
about 40,000 more tod liferent persons. His
present colony or 50,UUU is tho tccond
that he has had at work this season,
the first having beeu started about
tho 10th of May. Theso having finished
their work wero killed by placing the co
coons iu hot sunjight a suflioient num
ber of tho worms being allowed to develop
into moth and lay eggs to keep up the
stock. Mr. Hcusol says that tho current
theov that the second crop of worms, or
worms from double cocoons, are compara
tively worthless, is not true, as his own
experiments have proven. Ho has now on
hand between SO and 40 pounds of co
coons, the market value of which range
from $2 to $5 por pound, and for some lino
selections ho receives a high as $8 per
pound. About 800 yards of web cau
be reeled from ouo good cocoon, and about
2,000 cocoons will produce one pound
of silk. Mr. Hensei says that an aero
of ground planted iu white mulberry
trees, Morus Multicaulis, and fed to silk
worms properly cared for, will yield three
times as much profit al less than half tho
labor aud risk as tho same acre planted in
tobacco. Mr. Hensel's greatest difficulty
is procuring food for his worms. He feeds
them about 100 pouuds of leaves per day,
and these ho bas to carry about two miles
and a half. He bus planted a largo num
ber of trees of several varieties of tho
white mulberry trees, but needs a much
larger place than the one he now occupies
to carry on the business as ho would
like to
ItAKT 1TKMS.
Donation Farcy Driving Accident Hand
some Honomcattt.
Yesterday tho parishioners and other
friends of Be v. W. G. Cairnes, pastor of
the Middle Octoraro Presbyterian church,
surprised him by calling upon him cu
masse, and bringing with them wagou
loads of wood, sacks of horse 1'ejd, bags
of Hour aud baskets, boxes aud bundles of
other good things, all of which were hand
ed over to the good man. Taking posses
sion of tho parsonage tho multitude pro
ceeded at once to nuke themselves com
fortable by spreading a banquet for which
ample provision had been previously made
and to which more than ono hundred hun
gering saints sat down. It is needless to
say that they Lad a good time.
A few days ago as Dr Martin aud his
daughter wore driving near Georgetown,
the doctor s homo took fright, antl, wheel
ing suddculy arouud in tho road, upset the
vehicle and threw the occupants to the
ground. The doctor was very badly cut iu
the face aud received some painful bruises.
Tho daughter escaped unhurt. After fall
ing the doctor held firmly to the lines and
provented the horse from getting away.
Two beautiful monuments wero quite
recently erected in tho burying crouud of
the Middle Octoraro church. The larger
of tho two is put up in memory of Dr.Edd..
Ilaitin, assistant surgeon iu tho U. S.
army, who died in 1878, aged 23 years.
Tho monument was built by Mr. Storb, of
New Holland. It is about -IS feet in
height aud consists of a handsome base,
die and shaft, surmounted by a full length
figure of Hope. The other monument was
erected to the memory of Dr. Key lor. The
shaft i. plain and stands about 15 feet in
height. Both monuments wero erected
the sanio day.
The i'oor Children' l'lvnic.
The fifth annual picnic given to the
poor children of the city is being held to
day under tho superintendence of Mr. A.
C. Leonard, at What Glen park. It will
doubtless interest tho friends of these
little people to know that fully two-thirds
of the children are fatherless, many are
motherless, and somo both fatherless and
motherless. Mr. Leonard is deserving of
unstinted thanks for the interest ho has
so long shown iu ministering to the pleas
ure ol theso orphans, and Messrs. Brim
mcr, Houghton and Powl deserve praise
for furnishing 'busses to carry them to tho
ground free of charge.
Fingers CruHhol.
Yesterday a lad named Francis Mation,
met with a severe accident at Schaum's
new building, on South Quceu street. He
was bitting ou a trestle iu the cellarn
front of the elevator by which hods of
brick are carried to the upper stories.
Accidentally falling from the trestle, his
left hand was caught in the pully of the
elevator, aud two or thrco of his fingers
weie terribly crushed, the nails being
torn from them, aud tho flesh crushed to
a pulp. Medical assistance was rendered
and today the boy is doing well.
Xlio cattle l'lague.
Dr. Bridge, veterinary surgeon of tho
state board of agriculture, arrived at Wo
mclsdorf and visited the infected cattle
district. The doctor is of the opinion that
the malady is splenic fever. A drover
passed through on Tuesday with a herd of
cattle. He was obliged to leave twelve
head at Sinking Springs on account of
sickness. They are nearly all blind. Dr.
Bridge, without seeing them, pionounced
tho disease opthalmia.
Liveryman Injured.
Partrick Cherry, liveryman, was walk
ing iu tho depot of tho Pennsylvania conT
pany yesterday afternoon, when he step
ped iu a small trap door which covers a
switch and which was open. Ho fell and
had his face, head and leg badly cut, so
that ho is scarcely able to bo about to-day.
Death of an Insane Man.
Samuel Hiukle, au inmate of the Lan
caster county insane asylum, died on
Thursday night. He was in tho prison
until somo time ago, awaiting trial on tbo
charge of malicious mischief. While there
he became insane and had to bo removed
to the asylum.
Death from Drinking Lye.
A little son several years old, of Chris
tian Reider, near Elizabethtown; drank
some lye when his mother was boiling soap
a fow months ago, and lingered till Wed
nesday when death relieved him.
COLUmiAJVEWS.
"UK , KEGflLAK VOKUMrtlNUEflVK
" v ' i
.InMtWH taa auaqaebanaa-lteme of
latoreM la aad Around tae Horoag.li
Flcked Vp by tae latellt-
geacer ' Keaorter.
Messrs. John Martin, of the Relay house
Godfried Zahm, Dr. W. E. Fahneatock
and Amos Chandler, were, fishing down
the river.
R. E. Davidson "and Georgo n. Miller
and wife are in Columbia.
Charles and Willie Frey, of Lancaster,
came by bycieles to this place and
returned by rail. Charles' " Star "
was something new aud was admired by
many? They ride well.
Mine host of the Franklin bouse, John
A. Slade, received the sad intelligence of
the death of Miss Mary Slade, an old aud
respected aunt,.near Bafaim6ro.-Mr. Slade
left for her late home this a. m., 'to attend
the funeral.
Dr. Reese, the restaurant bud, lost on
his way to or from market, this morning,
a pocket book containing between $35 and
$30. He will divide with the finder.
Tnere will be no change in tha services
in the chuiehes from that of last Sunday,
except in the Methodist which as noted
yesterday, will hold none.
The members of Co. C arrived home
from the Lewistown camp last night
about midnight tired and hungry, and this
a. m. they are all sleeping. Some were
feeling sick, but as a whole they looked
remarkably well after the " army hard
ships." But your correspondent will tell
more on Monday.
A Womaa KUiea by the Can.
A terrible accident occurred at what is
known as the " old plug " in the coal
yard yesterday shortly before G o'clock.
It has 'been the habit of Sirs. Anna
Wehner, a woman perhaps G5 or 70 years
of age, to gather coal and wood aljng the
railroad track dropped by passing trains.
As she was doing this at the time above
mentioned arid carrying on her head a
large bag of chips, the Harrisburg accom
modation, due here at 5:40, came thunder
ing down the track, struck the bag upon
her head and, throwing her under the en
gine, it passed over both feet, her right
arm and cut her head at several places.
She was picked up and taken to the P. R.
It. tool house and medical aid summoned,
but too late, as sho died about 7 o'clock.
Shu was unconscious from the time of the
accident until she died. She was terribly
cut about tho head, but with the excep
tion of her feet aud ono arm her body was
not mangled.
Her family and priest woro notiliod and
attended her. It was a mauia for her to
gather wimm! ,uii coal, as she owns at least
six houses in the borough.
She is a wid-iw, the mother of four chil
dren, two boyit, John and Peter Wehner,
both P. Jt It. brakcmeii and two daugh
ters, oue of whom is married to Mr. Fred
Wendler, of Lancaster.
As soon as death occurred Deputy Coro
ner Frank was summoned to hold an in
quest. He cainn with his gang composed
of Messrs. Fred Struck, Aaron Gilbert,
Henry Fisher, Townscnd Stone, George
Feigler and Thomas Swingler, who viewed
the body, assisted by Dr. Alex. Craig,
railroad physician. They adjourned to meet
this afternoon after tho arrival of the hand
on the train by which she was killed.
Meeting of the Borough Council.
Council met in their chamber last even
ing with the following members present :
Messrs. Guiles, Filbert, Hardman, Shu
man, Kistler and Hershey, president.
The finance committee reported a
lengthy document on tin hotnugh bonds
and the following
Valance on hand at date oi hl report .fl,9V M
A LOAM X'CJI m9 -BKBBBBAAaa ll JS
Sale of bonds. ..J 200 Ou
Interest on bonds
Annual market rents
Transient market rents
Circus license
ijq - a . ...... ....... ............i
Itershoy, collector, 187H
" - 1S7
liOCklUS, " 1831
t . 111(11
291
HUM)
37 SO
40(10
12:00
50 00
30 2T.
87 17
5.107 US
,2Sr 75
1.48$ 45
Order paid during moutli..
nalanceon hand at date $7,741 30
The road committee reported that
Chestnut street bad been macadamized,
and the streets in several parts of tho
borough cleaned.
The market and the s.initary and police
committees made no report.
The bond of tho gas comnauy with tho
lorough for S years, was read and ap
proved. They agree to light the borough
at a lower figure than heretofore.
It being announced that the term of the
engineer of the opera bouso had expired,
council went into an election Tor tho same.
Messrs. Uriah Sourbocr and .1. II. Keesey
were applicants. Tho former was unani
mously elected.
For stage carpenter Emanuel Fry was
named and elected, and Ym. Wambaugh
and Georgo McCullough were elected as
sistant stage carpenters.
Mr. Guiles stated that councils bad or
dered him to sco Mr. Dutwcilor about bis
Sixth street pavement, aud that ho had
done so, bat Mr. D. had not as yet made
the repairs.
Mr. Hardman said council' should mako
him do it. It was finally decided to wait
till next meeting for action in the matter.
For police of the opera bouse, Georgo
Young and John C. Browu were re
elected. Mr. Heishey said that bo had beard tho
legality of the late election of chief en
gineer of tho fire department was ques
tioned. The ordinance was read, which
states that " he must be a member of no
company," while Mr. Tyson, the present
chief, belongs to Columbia No. 1. Mr.
Guiles said it was a thankless job, and ho,
with Mr. Filbert and Chief Burgess Sncath
thought Mr. Tyson would make a good
chief and asked councils to let the matter a
drop. It did. In connection with this A
matter council ordered the printing of 100
copies of the fire ordinance.
Water was reported in the armory cellar
with the request that the company be al
lowed to tear up the streets for drainage.
A profile of the work was asked for before
the opinion of councils will be given.
Then the couucilmeu became suddenly
very quiet ; we could not thiuk what they
meant'; they looked at each other and
shook their beads,; then Mr. Guiles, more
bold than the others, said : " It wiil be
better to have that subject, dropped until
until, we gfct a fall meeting. A roporter
is here and we don't want it mentioned,
yoaknow." And they all neomed to
know what he meant, while it remained to
us an unexplainable mystery. They looked
at us as if wo had the smallpox and they
had failed to be vaccinated.
On motion the dog tax Ixxik was placed
in the hands of the ehief burgess for tbo
collection of the same on tho same princi
ple as last year.
Mr. Shuman presented the following :
Wheukas, The yearly borough tax-rate
for the borough of Columbia is so fixed
from year, to year that tho revenue of tho
same sflall meet all current expenses of
tho borough ; and
Whereas, The amount or unpaid bor
ough taxes bow dae, if promptly paid
would go far to pay.tbe borough's floating
debt ; therefore,
Resolced, That the collectors of all bor
ough taxes prior tb' the year 1823 out
standing, be and are hereby instructed to
close syid duplicates at 6noo by process ol
law. in all cases-whero payment u not
made on demand of the same when not ex
onerated by councils.
After the reading of' a number of bills,
and their approval, council adjourned.
Mora Geod FtoUag.
Christian Oast, of the Examiner, and a
friend went fishing yesterday atRock
ville and caught 50 ana fish, 2 eels and 3
catfish.
4