LANCASTER DAILY IN XEJLL1GENCEE. TUESDAY, AUGUST 22,1882.
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TUESDAY EVENING, AUG. 221882,
'Ike Machine art the PalpIU
In their desperation the baffled Cam-e-ou
machine managers are now reach
ing out their polluted hands to seize and
use in their behalf the sacred desk. They
have deliberately laid siege to the pulpil
and are earnestly seeking to securetbe
siH'rial support of the clergy in aid of
General Leaver's election. Such audac
ity is astounding. The spectacle is al
suid of Cooper, Quay, Kemble and com
pany solemnly appealing to the Chris
tian church, not for absolution, but for
public vindication of their political
crimes. The orisrinator of the corrupt
Pennsylvania Republican machine
and the most successful conductor it
ever had was prone to boast of
his unbelief in public or private virtues,
lie declared that every roan had his
price, and when he could not bully or
buy those whom he desired to use for his
base purposes, he did not hesitate to
seek their personal ruin by any means
attainable, however vile. He scouted
the counsels of honorable men and
sneered at the fears of the timid. He
was open r nd defiant in his disrespect of
moral law. He was a public leper that
out animated the body politic.
And the spirit which governed the
first tioss controls the bosses of today.
Secretly they scoff at political decency,
cleanness in management and official
purity, and then boast of their success in
enlisting, under false cries, honest men
and Christian ineu in their behalf. If
some of the ministers who are now ap
pealed to on behalf of the Cameron can
didatc3 could spend an hour in disguise
they could not stand the association
for a longer time with some of the men
who made Beaver a candidate, and who
are now relied upon to corrupt thebal.
lot to secure his election, they would
cry out in alarm at the degradation of
machine political management. They
would go into their pulpits and wage un
compromising war against the con
scienceless creatures whom they are
now so insolently asked to save in the
hour of their extremity.
One of the greatest stumbling blocks
in the pathway of political reform has
lieen the moral support blindly given by
men of blameless lives and far-reaching
personal influence to the schemes of un
scrupulous leaders and managers. And
this is precisely the position of General
Beaver in the present contest. The bat
tle is between the people and their
would-be masters; between political
freedom and bossisni ; between machine
misrule and administrative reform. The
people are about to make a supreme
effort to break the fetters of political
tyranny ; to redeem their long prosti
tuted state government. General Beaver
knows all this. He knows t lie character
ami the purposes of the men whom he
represents. He knows what they have
done and what they will do. Yet, like
FauM, lie has deliberately made a cov
enant with this spirit of evil to serve it
faithfully ;u return for its service to
him. And now he is using the cloak of
his alleged Christian character to secure
the co-operation of Christian men irre
spective of party.
It will be strange, indeed, if this last
and worst movement of the machine
managers does not recoil upon them with
fearful effect. If there is anything made
as clear as the noonday sun it is that in
(his great contest, sooner or later, all
honest men, without regard to previous
paity :iiHl:ations,must unitein the effort
to put down forever the demoralizing
and ruinous band of public pirates who
have so long held possession of the slate
government. It is not a question of
party. It is a question of reform against
continued debauchery ; of honest
ninient against ring misrule.
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The destruction of the valuable
county almshouse barn with all of its
contents by an incendiary lire increases
tl'c responsibility of the present board
of poor directors to pause and consider
wi a ueiore tney invest any more money
iu buildings on the present site of our
public institutions. Experience has
shown that they are exposed to the
special danger of Are at their present
location. The disadvantage of the
asylum being placed on the low mound
where it was originally erected has long
been manifest. The superiority of plac
ing almshouses and hospitals at a dis
tance from county towns has been satis
factorily demonstrated in many sec
turns of the state. The value of
tho ground now occupied for the
poorhouse buildings and farm is
far in excess of what would answer
their purpose equally as well. We are
satisfied that only the invest
ment of $12-3,000 in the new alms
house tenuis in the way of its removal
at this opportune time. We are not sat
isfied that even this pecuniary consider
ation cannot be overcome. Certainly
the removal of the public institutions
from sites so favorable for suburban de
velopment and improvement would in
crease the value of all the surrounding
property by far more than this sum.
We are reliably informed that several
mouths ago the poor directors had water
pipes conveyed lo the very spot where
the recent destructive Are in the insane
asylum broke out and that only some
neglect or delay by the contractor or di
rectors lo provide the proper valves pre
vented the water from being turned on
weeks before the late tire, and had this
source of supply been in operation the
fire might have been checked. If this
report is true there seems lo bo added
reason why the present poor direction
should not be entrusted with tho large
responsibility of rebuilding on tho ruins
of the lost public property.
In laying new pavements, sucii, for
instance, as that put dowu in front of
the Leopard hotel, property holders are
frequently given grades far below or
above those of adjoining properties, and
the improvement renders the side walk
dangerous. In such cases there should
be some provision to protect pedestrians
from the great danger which now
threatens them at the point above indi
cated and at others like it in the city.
If one pavement can be raised lawfully
those adjoining it ought to be made to
correspond. These. abrupt differences
of grade must not be tolerated; on the
sidewalk. Thev endanger life and limb.
PERSONAL.
Gauiualdi is to have a monument in
the city of monuments. Baltimore.
Senatok Daviu Davis is said to be
about to marry a Fayettevillc, N. C,
belle.
Qceen Victobia's wedding present to
th- Duke of Westminster wasa very hand
some thoroughbred riding horse.
V;CTon IlrGO is na'd to be at work on a
play with Mazariu for its hero, the first
draft of which he wrote forty years ago.
Admibal Beaccuamp Seymour is to
hav a baronetcy for his well-directed
boiuhnidrncat of Alexandria.
Mm Wsr. T. Ckoasuale, editor and
publisher of the Daj, Baltimore, Md., an
nounces that it ".il I be published on and
after to mono v.- , an afternoon paper.
Tho morning issue willbe'discoutinucd.
John Bkight, the British statesman,
has declined tho invitation to attend the
New England fair. He writes that ho has
no intention of visiting this country, " al
though it would give him great plea
sure." T. P. O'Co.vvoit, 31. P., says of Lord
Randolph Churchill : " Churchill is not
au orator, autl is so absolute illiterate I
mean, of course, from the scholarly point
of view that it is reported aud believed
that be never read a book through in his
hlo ; but he knows men.-'
Rose, the devoted servant of Rachel,
has just died at the advanced age of 81
years. She remained five-and twenty years
in the service of the great actress, accom
panied her everywhere aud closed hereyes
wheu sho died. Rachel's two sisters,
Dinah and Leah, at her death, had takeu
Rose to live with them as their friend and
companion.
Lord Bkacoxs field's poetry, which
was over rather flat and sentimental, has
won the honor of royal approval. Two
of his poems, "Tho Blue-Eyed Maiden,,
and ' The Green Cavalier," have lately
been set to music by tho youug Princess
Beatrice, who, if she continues in her
present habits of industry, will shortly
have a nice income of her own.
Wilkie Collins is paying the penalty
so many writers hitve incurred for tres
passing upou the capacity of that most
useful hue delicate and sensitive, and at
tho samo timo most abused, organ of the
whole human anatomy tho eye. His
sight is failing and ho can no longer read
or write. He is dependent upon an aman
uensis. Mme. de Lesseps has issued a curious
epistle iu defence of her husband, in which
she calls upon all. Frenchmen of heart, to
aid him, "at least by their sympathy, to
continue his heavy task whilo he defends
himself agaiust adversaries without faith
or law, and stands aloue in preventing tho
English from perpctratinjr tho most de
testable aud barbarous acts of modern
times."
Mu. Herbert Spencer, the celebrated
philosopher, arrived in New York, Mon
day, from England on tho steamship Ser
via. He will rest for a week or so before
receiving or calliug on friends. His prin
cipal motive iu mossing the ocean is to
improvo his health, which has beou failing
of late. He will visit tho principal cities
on this side of tho Mississippi, but it is
not thought he will no much further west.
It is not his intention to deliver any lec
tures. Sir Garnet Wolseley, who is in com
maud of the British army in Alexandria,
and who is tho most successful English
soldier of recent times, was remarkable as
a boy for au iron will aud a bulldog tena
city of purpose. One day he climbed a
treo to get at an especially tempting apple,
but the branch breaking, ha fell and broke
his arm. Setting his teeth, ho started up
the tieo again, with tha broken limb
dangling at bis side ; ho got the apple and
fainted from pain m reaching thu groutid.
Sir Garnet is au f risaman.
Hawthorne's Ii:nd writing, accoiding
to a corrcsponJcit of the Hartford
Couranl, was remarkably clear, plain aud
oven for the most part, and when ono b
camo familiar with ir. 5t was wry readily
read. Mr. .lames T. Fiutf Ind lor a long
time the manuscript of " Tho House of
tho S-jvi'U Gables " and ' The Bhthcdale
Romance," and ihey arc now probably in
tho posscrsion of Ids widow. They arc
almost without an iutciliucation, aud
thero is not .1 woid mulerseoied in tho
whole of thorn, lI,.-l!:ome never in
duhjed iu ita!ii i.ihis o .(position.
Peter Cooper is ma:1 tho hero of the
following interesting story: "Nearly
every day ho drive.-. down to his offico anil
stays thuio for a few hours. As he cotnos
out of his coupo iic is surrounded by a
bevy of seedy looking men. Each in turn
steps up to him with a ' Good day, Mr.
Cooper,' aud an expe-ctaut look in his eye,
and jusi as rognlarly tho benevolent old
gentleman puts his hand iu his pocket and
gives him a piece of money aud a ' Good
day to you.' ' Why d, you lot those peo
ple annoy yon, Mr. Cooper V asked an im
pertinent yotrjg man tho other day.
They don't annoy me at all,' said tho
philanthropist. 'They are old friends of
mine, poor follows. Many of them liavo
seen better days. They don't want much
just enough for a dinner or a lunch.
When I am ready to leave tho oflica I put
a few dollars in change in my pocket and
give it to them when they speak to me.
They expect it, you know, and I wouldn't
like to disappoint them.' "
BAYNE'8 ANfAGOMlST.
Kx-Asssmblyinan B. C. Chrlitty Enters the
Congressional Field.
B. C. Christy nunounces himself a Stal
wart candidate for Congress in the Twenty
third, Colonel Uayne's district. In an
interview to-day regarding it he said : "I
havo had congressional aspirations for
some years and T have waited for tho timo
when to try lorth" nomination was a fair
oppoituuity. I had ptmo idea of running
agaiust Bayne a couplo of years
ago, but it did not teem to mo to be tho
right time. I was thinking this summer
of doing it, but nenry Warner came out
aud I almost abandoned tho idea. Bay ne's
manifesto, however, revived the idea. When
ho said that no one in tho district could
run against him and became as defiant
as if he had a proprietory interest iu the
distiict, I havo made up my mind to
measure swords with him." Mr. Christy
was in tho Legislature in 1874. '73 and '70,
was a soldier in tho lato rebellion and was
wounded at ChanccIIorsville. Ho begins
his canvass at once.
Tbe Uranger's Oreat 1'icnlc.
Tho Tri-state Grangers' picnic at Will
iams' Grove. Cumberland county began on
Mouday. This affair, projected soma
years ago by tba Grangers, though still
preserving both interest aud value to ag
riculturists, is now mainly important be
cause of tho outsido enterprise that it al
lures. This year the principal features
win dc me poiincai aspect 01 tue gather
ing. All of the candidates for governor
aud lieutenant governor havo becu invit
ed, and it is confidently assorted that Gen.
Bnavfir will bo in attendance mnst nt tha
time. Mr. Heusol will deliver au address
on tlio subject of agriculture, and Com
missioner Loring will lend his presence,
as his predecessor, Lo Due, did some years
ago. It is expected that the exhibit of
agricultural products and implements will
ho the finest over made in the state.
APPALLING IF TBUE.
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A VKKY WlLUTALE FJtOH THE SOUTH.
Alleged riot of Alabama Negroes to Mas
sacre all tbe Whites tn Choctaw
County The Leaders Arrested.
Iu Choctaw county, Alabama, on Tues
day the 15th instant, a bundle of papers
disclosing a well organized plot among tbe
negroes to kill the eutire white population
of that county, was found near one of their
rendezvous by two gentlemen. The mat
ter was laid before tho solicitor. On Wed
nesday, the 10th, a quiet meeting of cit
izens of Mt. Sterling and Butler was called
at Butler to consider the best method of
suppressing the intended outbreak aud
massacre. After discussion it was agreed
that the following ringleaders should be
arrested : Jack Turner, F. D. Barney,
Jesse Wilson, Peier Hill, Willis Lyman,
Aaron Scott and Range West. To these
parties had been assigned tho duty of
leading the respective t-quads to Butler,
Mt. Sterling, DeSutovillo aud other places
and killing all the whites at each place.
The arrests were made and the prisoners
lodged in jail on Thursday, the 17th,
without disturbance or bloodshed. Tbe
same day a mass meeting of tbe citizens
of all classes was called for on Saturday
to decide the fate of tho prisoners.
Tho plot has been in existence since
1878, aud the conspirators now number
400. They have powder, shot and guns.
They .hiuk themselves sufficiently strong
to accomplish their fiendish design. Sun
day night, the 17th of September, had been
appointed as the date for its consumma
tion. The papers further showed that
this day was selected because then tbe
whites would be at carapraeeting,unarmed
aud could then oiler no resistance. The
meeting called for Saturday brought to
gether about 700 men, among whom were
about ISO negroes, who (after having the
papers read) by an almost unanimous vote
decided that Jack Turner was a turbulent
aud dangerous character, a regular fire
brand in tho community, aud that tho
pub'ic good demanded his immediate
death. He was accordingly hanged at
about 1:15 p. m., iu the presence of the
assembled multitude Tbe crowd dispers
ed, and all sigus of a disturbance ceased.
Everything was quiet 011 Saturday night.
The other prisoners arc still in jail to
await further developments.
STHlKr.S AND STK1K1SKS.
rhuHCM of the Labor IMfHcnllle Over tbe
C'ouutry.
Tho strike of the Cohoes, N. Y., opera
tives is virtually over. When tho mill
gates wero opened, Monday morning, the
largest number of stiikcrs that havo yet
applied for work flocked in. It is expected
that the mills will shortly bo running with
their full force.
Tho Rock miners at the Stauton air
shaft, Wilkesbarre, Pa., having received
their demanded advance of 10 per cent.,
resumed work.
Tho breaker hoys at tho Warrior Run
colliery, near Wilkesbarre, have struck
for a 10 per cent, advance. Iu order not to
shut down the mine, the carpenters and
blacksmiths arc filling temporarily tho
strikers' places.
Under Brown, Dunncll & Co.'s card,
posted throughout Youugstown, Ohio,
asking for men to go to work, the puddlers
havo posted another, stating that 248 pud
dlers or Youngstown aio ready to go to
work for six dollars per ton aud the signiug
of the scale.
The striking freight haudlers of tho
New York, Lake Erieic Western railroad,
at a meeting in Jersey city, denounced
tlioso who induced them to strike, re
nounced the Union " now and forever,"
and u quested tho company to permit
them to resume their work.
A 1SIG KNOUUHAIAUU1N.
How Alabama aud KeulucKjr Voted.
The official vote of Alabama for super
iutendeut of education was counted yes
terday. H. C. Armstrong, Democrat, re
ceived 104,170 votes, against 47, loo cast
for I. G. Wood, the RepiiblkauGreenback
candidate. The eutiro voto cast was
nearly ono third less than a full vote.
The Senate will stand ol Democrats aud 2
opposition ; the House 79 Domocrats and
21 oppositiou. Tho latter consists of 8
Republicans, 4 Greenbackcrs and 9 Inde
pendent Democrats.
Returns from all the counties in Ken
tucky sbow the voto for appellate clerk
stauds: Henry (Dein.) 117,907; Jacob
(Ind. and Rep.), 75,511. Henry's majority
42,393. A satiety of public life and a de
sire to resume tho practice of law aie the
reasons which Congressman B. W. Harris
tiivts for withdrawing as a candidate in
tho second congressional district of Mas
sachusetts. Tho Flames In Other l'lacrs
Tho ship machine shop of Shubert &
CuMiughain, Norris street, west of Beach,
Philadelphia, was totally destroyed by
fire about six o'clock Monday morning.
Loss $10,000 Six adjoiuing buildings
were slightly damaged.
Three hundred men and boys will bo
tin own out of employment for about a
week by the desti uctiou by fiio of the en
gine of tho Turkey Ruu colliery, at She
nandoah, Pa.
At a live iu a Chicago (III.) box factory,
W. A. Miller, a carpenter, who was unable
to escapa, was burned to a crip. Three
out of a number of horses in the yard
wero burned to death, aud two teamsters,
while endeavoring to rescue them, were
severely, but not dangciously burned.
Notable Necrology.
Ex-Mayor James T. McCabb, of Port
land, Maine, who has held many offices of
trust, died yesterday morning aged 71
ycais.
John Parkhurst, formerly agent and
warden of Clinton, N. Y., prison, died
yesterday morniug, at Donneraoru, N. Y.,
from a stroke of paralysis.
B. 0. Redding, land commissioner of
the Central Pacific railroad company and
a regent of the California state university,
lied at San Francisco yesterday of apo
plexy. Rev. M. 1. Walsh, aged 40 years, pastor
of tho Reformed Catholic church at Lost
Creek, Schuylkill county, Pa., died there
on Sunday night. He had been suffering
for some time from a complication of dis
eases. Squelching the Sioux.
Dr. MasGillicuddy telegraphed yester
day to Indian Commissioner Price that
Red Cloud and the hostile Sioux, at the
Pino Ridgo agency arc completely bquclch
.d ; that Red Cloud is on parole, and that
the chiefs and police arc responsible for
his conduct.
Tho Indiau police havo arrested one of
Victoria s principal warriors, on the re
servation, near the farm of the Throe
River Mescaleros. He went on tho war
path with that noted chief in 1879.
Look Out lor Squalls.
Vcnnor writes to the Toronto (Ont.)
Mail, predicting a severe storm period on
the lower lakes, towards tho end of the
present month aud the entry of Septem
ber. He also predicts similar disturbances
aloug the Now Jersey coast, aud south
ward to aud bcyouud Charleston, on tho
Pacific coast.
A telegraph from Sheibrook, Quebec,
says that leports from various parts of the
surrounding country say that there was a
sharp frost on Sunday night, aud that
great daiuage was done to tho crops.
Thero was every indication or frost again
last night.
Killed by tho Cars.
Michael Reynolds, a laborer, had both
his let's cut off by falling under a train
which jumped off, as it was entering New
Haven, Conn. Ho died an hour after
wards. I
Frank Brennan and another boy named '
Richie were run over and killed by a loco
motive at New Amsterdam, N.vY., while
they were playing around a freight train.
Emer Baker, aged 21 years, was struck
and instantly killed by a passenger engine
on the Philadelphia & Reading railroad, a
short distance above Pottstown.
Blahop Wood's Veto.
Archbishop Wood, on Sunday last,
caused to be read iu tba Catholic churches
of Philadelphia a circular admonishing the
parishioners to have nothing to do with
the Land League excursion to Atlautic
City on Sunday, September 3, because it
ignores the conditions of tho plenary
council of Baltimore, aud because it is a
violation of tho Lord's Day. Members of
the league say that they had intended to
abandon tho Sunday excursion owing to
the known objections of the archbishop.
CourtPHles to the 1'resldent.
President Arthur is expected at New
port, R. I., to night. Ou Thursday ho
will atteud receptions given by Mrs. Mary
L. Brueu, of Boston ; Charles H. Russell
and Mrs. H. T. Dickey, of New York.
Ho has accepted invitations to West
Island us the guest of the Fishing club at
that place ; to receptions by Mrs. J. W.
Ellis and ex-Governor Morgan ; to din
ners tendered by tho last-named gentle
man, and by John Jacob Astor and Cor
nelius Vandcrbilt, aud to Mrs. Commo
dore Baldwin's ball.
Taking the Veil.
At the convent of Notre Dame, Balti
more, Md., yesterday, the following took
the vows aud habits of the nuus of that
order:' Misses Elizabeth Jeek, Marie
Weckerson, Anna Helfricb, Emma Mer
genzohl, Agnes Brattil and Barbara Miller,
of Rochester, N. Y.; Maria Althcrs and
E. lloh. of New York city : Catherine
Brischel, of Buffalo ; Maria Brutschcr, of
Waterloo, IN. 1 .; Pauline JNerz, Elizabeth
Hall and Maria Sehmith, of Philadelphia,
and nineteen others, principally from Bal
timore. A Slayor and Councllmeu Arrested.
The fifty-live couucilmeuof Reading Pa.,
add tho mayor were quietly placed under
arrest yesterday by virtue of a bench war
rant issued in pursuance of tho iudictmeut
found against them last week fur not
keeping the streets in proper repair. They
all appeared before the clerk of the courts
aud gavo bail for their appearance at the
.November court.
The Yellow Fever l'lague. -Surgeon
General Hamilton, of the U. S,
marine hospital service, was notified yes
terday that there were 32 now cases of
yellow fever and three deaths at Browns
ville, Texas. At a late hour Alouuay night
thrco additional cases wero reported. Mrs,
C. T. Smith died during the day, making
threo deaths out of a family of four in
two weeks. Thero wero seven deaths at
Mrtamoras, Mexico. But few new cases
were reported.
An Army Officer Court-Martlaled.
A court martial, with General C. C.
Augur, commanding tho department of
tho Rio (irande, as president, met yester
day at Newport to try Major Joseph II.
Taylor, A. A. G., of Newport barracks,
for an alleged attempt to uso political iu-
fluouce to secure the countermand of au
order from his superior officer transferring
bun from .Newport, li. 1., to the West.
.SUI.MVAN AT A P1-N1U.
AY Hat Drew tho Vrowal at the firemen's
Parade at l'oltsville.
The firemen's parado iu Pottsville was
ono of the largest seen thero for some
time. The entire lire department of the
city, including a number of visiting fire
men from Reading, Mabauoy (Jity
and other towns turned out in
full force. After making au extended
circuit of the town they proceeded to
agricultural park, where a grand picnic
was held under tho auspices of tho Phoe
nix fire company. Tho principal attrac
tion was the presence of John L. Sullivau,
the pugilist, and William Maddcu, his
trainer. The morning trains brought hun
dreds of people to town, many of whom
loitered around tho depot to see tho
champion ou his arrival. As tho
one o'clock train steamed into tho
depot thero were over ouo thousaud
pcoplo assombled. Sullivan aud Madden
alighted aud quickly stepped into a closed
cab aud wero rapidly driven to thu Mer
chants' hotel, which was beseiged by tho
immense crowd that followed. At 2
o'clock they wero driven to tho park,
where they wero tho drawing cards. At
ti Sullivan and Madden stepped on tho
platform, surrounded by three or four
thousand people. They shook hands aud
fought three rounds.
Mr. Billy Madden, baviiiir observed tlu.t
many challengers havo invited Sullivan to
hostile encounters smco Sullivan entered
into a contract with II. J. Sargent's to
box only in a friendly way, has obtained
Mr. Sargcaut's consent aud oilers to match
Sullivau agaiust anybody in the world for
not less than $2,500, $5,000 preferred, in
each town where articles are signed.
ItADJKS' F$T1VI
A Dellglitlnl ARalr lu Uordonvillc.
Tho ladies of Gordonvillc held a festival
in tho village on Saturday evening for the
benefit of the Gordouvillo hand, which is
about to organize and which proved a
grand success in every particular. The
citizens of tho vicinity responded to the
solicitations of the committee by present
ing them with many handsotno cakes
among them a 25 pouud pyramid, tho do
nation of Mr. John E. Wengcr, of
Paradise. This cake was chanced oil aud
Mr. M. K. Myliu, the gcuial proprietor of
tue uornonvule hotel, was the lucky re
cipient. The Mountville band was in attend
ance and during tho evening discoursed
music commcudable to themselves and to
the satisfaction and delight of tho assem
bly. Much credit is due to the ladies who
had charge of the affair for tho successful
management, aud in the very near future
the community will hear from tho Gor
douvillo baud.
Fretty Foil.
J. C. Anderson, of No. 340 South Queen
street, is tho owner of a grey African par
rot, two and a-half ycais old, which has
made wonderful progress in talking and
whistling. He repeats tho verses of many
popular songs. Mr. Anderson has another
green Mexican double-head, a splendid
bird, and a good talker,danor and singer.
Among other tuues whistled by these
birds are " Over the fence is out,"
" lYait for the wagon," " Pop goes the
weescl," " Tho bugle call," " Yankee
Doodle," &c. Mr. Anderson is ono of the
most successful parrot trainers in the
country, and the uninitiated would believe
it to be impossible to teach a bird to speak
so plainly and uso so many calls as these
birds have been taught.
Good Yield of Wheat.
A. M. Caldwell, of Leacock, threshed
his wheat crop of 43 acres, making 1,417
bushels by measure, and gained nearly 100
bushels by weight, averaging a triflo over
35 bushels to the acre. It was princi
pally of the Foltz variety.
Tho threshing was douo by Mr. John
Weaver with his steam thresher in a little
over four days. The straw of 900 bushels
was stacked by Mr. Cyrus Miller and threo
assistants, and is finely built. The score
of boss stackers throughout tho county
had better tako a peep at this one and for
ever hold their peace.
Memorandum Jtook Lost.
Mr. E. Anment lost a memorandum book
containing a note for $32.55, payable to
the Wire plow company, and some other
nancrs of no valna to anv onn t-romk th
owner. The finder will confer a favor by
leaving it at this office.
THE TOBACCO-MAEKET.
TRA1MS 1SSEED LEArASDnAVANA.
Kverytblng Quiet la Now Tom and Phila
delphia Conneticut's Crop A lilanco
at the Local Field.
IT. S. Tobacco Journal.
Nothing has happened in the maiket
that calls for cxtendedcomment. Tho
situation remains unchanged. Old to
bacco soils slowly at low figures only, aud
new tobacco, excepting Connecticut
secouds, is considered an outside article.
Rumors wero agaiu alloat of sa'es of soino
packings of new Wisconsin and Peuusyl
vania, butif tiuc, tho part ios interested
preserve a suspicious silence.
The sales of the week weie as follows :
'Pennsylvania Crop '80 : 100 catcs, 10
to 15 ceuts.
Connecticut Crop '80 ; 100 cases wrap-;
pers, 27 to 35 cents ; crop 'SI : 400 cases
seconds, 12 to 13 cents.
Ohio Crop '80 : 300 cases, 4 to 7 cents.
Havana Market quiet. Sales, 400
bales. No change in quotations.
Sumatra Market exceedingly active.
Sales, 300 bales, laro manufacturers and
out of town jobbers being the main
buyers.
Quotations : Small size, 85 to 95 cents ;
large size, but light, $1 to $1.05 ; medium
size, dark, $1.10 to $1.20.
Cans' Keporr.
Sales of seed leaf tobacco reported by
J. S. Gaiis' Son & Co., tobacco brokers,
No. 131 Water street, New York, for the
week ending Augubt 21, 1882 :
1,000 cases Wisconsin Havana seed 17 to
20 ;300 cases 1881 New England, sec
onds, 10t3c ; 100 cases 18S0 New Eng
land, wrappers, 14(o0c ; 500 cases 1S80
New York htate, Hats, private terms ; 300
oases 18S0 Pennsylvania, S(i20 ; 100 cases
1880 Ohio, private terms ; total, 2,300
cases.
Tnn Philadelphia Market.
Seed Leaf This branch of trade, which
heretofore was very dull, now shows life
and a disposition on the part of buyers to
make purchases. Some, however, are
banging back, waiting for the time of
sampling new leaf; they desho to look
aud examine ; they think it m;y bo just
thu thing. Packets prefer to wait awhilo
before opening cases ; they say it is too
soon yet. Nevertheless there has been
some cases sold. What has been opened
looks well aud inviting. Upon tho whole,
the future prospects look very encourag
ing ; the only fear is that prices paid by
packers are too high. Farmers are likely
to make all the cream. Prices hold steady.
The Connecticut Tobacco Crop.
S. Y. Tobacco Leal.
The present interest felt in tho various
markets where old seed leaf is held, with
reference to tho status of tho growing
crop, has impelled us to commeuco our
customary annual tour iu tho seed leaf
districts nearly two weeks earlier than
usual. We left New York on Tuesday
afternoon at 4 p. m., and began writing
these liuc at Warehouse Point Wednesday
afternoon at 4 p. ra. Tho growing area
traversed by us iu this brief space of time
is limited ; but our course has been through
one of the most important sections of tho
Connecticut river valley. Later on other
portions will be described.
We had hcaid that the -crop now iu tho
ground was a comparative failure, aud if
we trusted to the lips of others, rather
than our own eyes, wo should have becu
led to think such was tho case. Complaint
of the staudiug of the seed leaf crop is
common in most all the producing sections
of the country, as is evidenced by tho
communications of our correspondent:!.
That tho situatiou is no better in the part
of Connecticut from which this article is
sent than it is elsewhere is very plain ;
but that tho crop bordors hero upou fail
ure is a proposition to which our investi
gations will not allow us to asseut to. Wo
are forced to admit at tho outset that to
bacco never looked raoro belated in this
particular region than it does at this mo
ment ; but wo judge there is going to be
time enough between now and harvesting
for a development that will bring the
yield up to two thirds of an average at
least. More than this is hardly to be ex
pectcd.
Local Tobacco Matters.
Tho weather for tho past week has been
very favorable for tho growth of to
bacco, aud fields that a few weeks ago
looked almost worthless, now promise a
fair yield. Considerable quantities of tho
early planted havo becu cut off and placed
upon -tho poles, but the bulk of tho aver
age is yet growing, much of it being as
yet nntipped, and not a little scarcely
worth topping. Only the most sanguine
among our tobacco men believe thero will
be moro than from half to two-thirds of a
crop.
Very little is doing in old tobacco, the
sales of 18S0 being mostly confined to
small lots for cigar manufacturers, who
buy from baud to mouth, iu the belief,
probably, that they can do better when
tho crop of 18S1 comes into market. As
far as it has been examined it appears to
be doing very well.
A largo number of packers, who havo
been summering at tho watering places,
have returned to Lancaster to take a ruu
through the country and look up the pros
pects of the crop of 1832 and to be on hand
in time for tho sampling of 1881. Edward
Burko of tho New York Tobacco Leaf is
here on his annual visit for the same pur
pose. Ho has traveled through most of
the tobacco districts of other states aud
dotted down his observations, aud will no
doubt furnish for his paper an ai tide ou
Laucastcr tobacco.
What Some Growers and Iluyers Say.
Some parts of tho county havo been
visited by five rains during the last week
aud some of the later tobacco bids fair to
make a medium crop. There aie still to
be seen plenty of poor fields and some not
yet bigger than a man's band, and in all
you will fiud more or less small and very
Considerable that is now boiu cut has
not moro than one.half as much ou the
ground as there should be, but what is
being cut looks flue and shows a fair leaf
in some sections, in others tuo leaf is not
perfect by any means.
Wo havo interviewed one of the best
growers iu tho county, and his ideas arc
that thero will bo about a full half crop,
with somo .as fine goods as ever were
pack, hut a small percentage of it. He
has live acres iu threo different fields, one
of them, a very early planting, is almost
off and is fine, largo leaf ; tho second is
very fair and partly cut, but has not the
samo quality as the first, which was
planted six weeks earlier ; tho third field
is poor and will not make half a crop. Iu
his best fields he has a good deal missing
so that ho does uot expect to havo over
1,100 pounds to the acre. He thinks his
best is not surpassed iu the county, but he
has Iittlo that will measure 40 inches.
Ho complains of too much rain and cold
nights. A prominent New York buyer
who has been ill over tho county during
tho last two weeks, says he has seen very
Iittlo fine tobacco iu it, aud tho most of
that is in tho lower part or tbe county
where there havo been frequent rains.
Much of the largo and carlior crops are
somewhat defective in leaf, and lib saw a
good deal of rust. Somo of tho later
shows rapid growth, aud when if. was top
ped with 8 or 10 leaves, will make a good
leaf but a small yield to the acre.
Iu tho extreme southeastern part of tho
county aud Chester county, there have
been few rains, and tobacco and corn have
suffered very much. In Montgomery, tho
drouth is fearful and many growers now in
tbe business are disgusted.
There is not any excitement among
buyers yet This time last year much of
the crop bad been bought at higher prices
r."v there seems neither a disposition
J4 T I" r "'
upon tbft part of the bajers to go in, nor
on'fthatfif tha growers to sell, until tii
'crop iarseady fortho.iiKket.
TheU. S. Tobacco" Journal is loudly
yelling " protection to American tobacco"
and wants to havo tho duty on Sumatra
tobacco raised from 35 cents to $1 per
pound. The importation of Suiurata to
bacco is rapidly increasing.and the Journal
says it "-benefits, nobody but. a- wealtby
Dutch syndicate." Mr. Hatnnierteiii,
tho editor of tho Journal, ventilated hi
views at great length before tho tariff
commission the other day, and the current
issue of tho Journal Is chock full of the
interviews " f' 0,1
Some of his contemporaries have been
freely criticising him. The Wbrld' says :
" The Sumatra tobacco, tho importation
of which he resents, constitutes a fraction
almost infinitesimal of tho tobacco con
sumed in this, country, , is used for pur
poses which no American tobacco will
answer, and heats a high duty. If it were
taxed moro highly, the Amerioau tobacco
grower would gain nothing. The 'only re
sults would.bo to increaso the revenue,
which it is desirable to diminish, and to
enhance, tho rprict? of "fashionable" ci
gars. Morcover"Mr Hammcrstein admit
ted that tho tobacco trade was by no
means agreed in desiring tho increase aud
ho showed no reason whatever why the
increase should bo inado, nor even that
anybody vas interested in making it."
Junlaia County Tooaoco.
Eds. Intelligencer : Having read au
article in your paper written by Mr. Mor
rison, on tho cultivation ot tobacco in this
county, I drove through the Tusearora
valley to cxamiue tbe growing crops, and
find that Morrisou has not over-estimated
it in any particular. I have seen a great
many of tho best crops grown in Lancas
ter connty, and kuow whereof I speak
when I say that a portion of tho crop hero
now is as good as can bo grown anywhere.
On tho farm of Colonel W. Rof-s
Hartshorn, at Academia, there are eight
acres, tbe pride of the valley, cultivated
by Morrison's pioneer, George Waller. It
is of the variety known iu Lancaster as
the Henderson seed, and is of tbo largest
and the finest. Mr. Waller has had years
of experience in your county aud perfectly
understands tho cultivation of tobacco in
all its branches, from planting tho seed to
casing tho leaf Morrisou himself is just
now housing tho product of six acres of
Mr., Groniugor that would please the eyes
of your merchants who are looking up
fancy lots. He has six acres ou another
farm that is a full averago crop. There
are numerous other fields in this valley,
dotted with tho weed, nearly all of which
aro of good growth. Thero is also consid
erable of tho '81 yet fotsalo of good qual
ity,'bnt not so large as your Lancaster
county tobacco. I think it would be worth
while for some of your large dealers to
come out here and gather up the crop and
mako an object tor farmers to cultivate it
more extensively. Buoxo.
Miilliutown, Pa.
TUE CANNSTATTEK VOLHSFfiST.
Fun and Frolic Among Our Germans ot
Toll's Halu A. Lance Crowd In At
tendance. Yesterday was tho first day of the an
nual picnic of tho Cauustatter Yolkcsfcst.
It was held at Toll's I Iain, aud tho crowd
was the largest that has been secu there
for years. Omnibuses aud cabs were run
ning all day from tho city and thousands
of peoplo wore carried to thu grouud. Tho
largo fruit pyramid which was set up on
tho ground near tlio pleasure walk was
very pretty. It was covered with fruit of
every kind and was a feature of the at
tractions. At 2 o'clock in the afternoon
exercises opened with au address of wel
come by Henry Schmidt. Tho procession
was then formed and marched to the fruit
pyramid where a marriage ceremony was
performed. After the wedding thero was
a baptism, and tho child was called Frank
A. Reiker. After the ceremonies tho lino
was a;;ain form:d and the peoplo marched
to tho platform wbero the dancing began
to tho music of Taylor's orchestra. The
picnic was kept up until a late hour aud it
was 0:10 of tho most successful of the sea
son. During the day excellent music was
furnished by Selack's Buckalcw band of
York.
As will bo teen by an advert ismeut else
where the second day of the Caunstattcr
has been postponed until to-morrow.
Among the amusements will bo sheep and
sack races.
NISIUHISOICIIUOU NBffS.
Events ritiar :iiil Acros the County Lines.
A ten-year-old sou of William Lester,
of Shocmakcrsvillc, Berks county, had
both legs cut off by a mowing machino on
Kcrsher's farm, norr that place, Saturday,
evening.
The amount of money paid monthly to
tho employees iu the Pennsylvania steel
works at Steelton, Dauphin county, ag
gregates $100,000.
ilariisburg has a phenomena iu the
shape of a colored baby, whoso head and
face could be covered with a large size tea
cup, and tho bauds arc as small as tho foot
of a full grown squirrel. Its head is cov
ered with a full growth of hair. The body
is about eighteen inches iu leugth and thu
child apparently is iu good health.
The number of smallpox cases in Ilar
risburg is still increasing.
Fifty thousand dollars has been sub
scribed toward tbe erection of a Catholic
church in Reading.
Indecent Exposure.
A stranger giving his name as James
Henderson; was arrested yesterday aftor
noon for indecent exposure on the streets
iu the northern section of the city. Tbe
fellow resisted arrest and was hammered
into submission by Harry Gallagher and
taken to the station house. Ho will havo
a hearing before Aldormaa Samson on
Friday.
OiKorderlles Arrested.
Yesterday and to-day Officers Shay and
Harmau arrested six of the rowdies who
were rioting on Sunday in the vicinity of
Coltago lano and Poplar street, in tho
Eighth ward. Others of tho gang will be
arrested. A hearing of them will bo bad
before Alderman P. Donnelly on Friday.
Keal Estate Sold.
Heury Shubert, auctioneer and real es
tate agent, sold at private sale a lot of
grouud bolougiug to Frederiok Rote,
situated on tho southeast corner of Ship
pen and New streets, fronting on Shippen
street 85 feet and along New street 245
feet, lo M. W. Warren ou private terras.
A l'uzzard In a Trap.
Mr. Cyrus Miller, oft Red Wells, Lea
cock township, recentlyshot a largo buz
zard with both legs firmly held in a strong
steel trap with six feet of chaiu attached.
Tho legs were not broken but bad the
appearance of having been held by the
trap forseveral weeks at least.
Arrested.
Edward Gast, one of tho Meadow fel
lows, who on last Thursday committed an
assault on Sarah Buzzard and then skipped
tho town, was arrested this moruinir by
Officer Gensemcr. Alderman A. F. Don
uelly committed him for a hearing to
night. Lfrivinc Accident.
Two teams collided yesterday at Potts
hotel while on their way to the picnic at
Toll's Haiu. Both wagons wero badly
broken, 0110 being almost a complete
wreck. No ouo was hurt.
Went Hume.
Selak's Buckalew band of York, which.
ha3 been here attending the Cannstattor
picnic, left forborne this afternoon.
THE QUARTER SESSIONS.
KKDIaK
OF AUUUST COIIKT.
s
A umber of Minor Cane. Taken Up mu..
IHsposed of UBTeBecs That Comprise
Assaa.lt, Larceny and tbe Like.
Monday Afternoon. IU griail Jury re
turned the foIowingbills :.
True Bills. John" Finger and Peter
Williams, felonious entry ; Joseph Put
ski, fornication and bastardy ; Roohael
Myers, receiving stolen goods ;: Annie'
.Miller, Hudson Edwards and Stephen
Ursi-larceny -'Peter Williams, carrying
coucsalod WMonsand.as.sau!f$ and bat
tery, t f -
Ignored. Henry Donahower and Chris
tian Stork, felonious entry.
The first ease attached for jury trial was
that of Com'th vs. A. AY. Woodward,
charged witti assault and carrying con
cealed weapons. Tho prosecutor was
Albert Wilson and the evidence for
tho,, commonwealth showed 'tba on
tbo .first of ,April last defendant
drew' a revolver on the prosecutor and
threatened to shoot him whilo they bad a
dispute in a house at the corner of Duke
aud Walnut streets, this city. Tbe house
had been kept by Woodward as a board
ing house, and ou this day he.was moving
out and Wilson was taking possession.
The quarrel grew out of tho change and a
financial transaction and. the common
wealth alleged that Wilson bad 'done
nothing whatever to Mr. Woodward.
The defense was that Woodward, bad
not pointed the revolver at the prosecutor.
Witnesses for good character were also
called.
Tbe jury, under the instruction of tho
court, found the defendant not guilty of
carrying concealed weapons, as they said
the lesser odenco was merged in the
greater. They found bim guilty of assault
only Sentence deferred. '
Christian Swartz plead guilty to the
larceny of $10, a revolver and a two-foot
rulo from J. U. Syle, of Columbia. He
was sentenced to three months' imprison
ment. Tuesday Morning. Com'th vs. Irwin
Riuccr, Iprnication and bastardy. The
defendant is a resident of Drumoro town
ship aud was charged with being tbe father
of an illegitimate child which was born
to Frances E. Styer, of Providenco town
ship, February 20th, 1882. The jury ren
dered a ve: diet of guilty.
Peter Williams plead guilty to felon i
oas assault and battery upon Edward
Sbubrooks, a private watchman of the
Sixth ward ibis city, and sentence was
deferred. This is the man who, on tbe
night of May 3, was caught by Shubrooks
after be had b-cn on the porch of Chas.
Fon Dersinith's house on North Dnke
street. Wheu tho officer attempted to
catch him he fired a revolver at him. There
was a charge of felonious entry against
the man also, but a verdict of not guilty
was taken, as it could not be shown that
he had entered the house.
Hudson Edwards and Stephen Hess'
plead guilty to the charge of stealing
.chickens and were sentenced to undergo
an imprisonment of two months and' fif
teen OavK each. This was rather a bard
case, as it :ipj cared that while tho men,
who live iu East Earl, were drunk on a
fishing excuision, they took a couple of
chickens, whii-h thev afterwards returned.
The m:ii had bomegcod characters here
tofore, :iiid iIk' pio.'-ecuttir desired that tho
sentence b-- nude as Ihihtas possible.
Com'th vs William Clark, Edward E.
Beck ami Groins Watkins. The defend
ants aio lcMdcms of Philadelphia aud
wero charged with entering the house of
Joshua Root, at Witmer's station on tho
Pennsylvania railroad on April 24th, and
stealing almost $G0Oin nioncy.lt was shown
that on 1 hi-- !;iy I lie defendants where
bangtug around the depot at Witmer's all
day. Stiiiu-tiniu during the foronoon the
houhu of Mr. Root was broken into, while
the family were absent. Almost $000 was
stolen. The money was iu gold, silver and
paper. These men were seen at the house
and were suspected. The neighbors at
tempted to catch them and they ran away.
They were hotly pursued and after they
had ran some distance and swam a mill
dam they were captured. A full account
of the chase and robbery appeared iu the
Lntelligenceu at the time. All along
the course that tbe men had taken mouey
was found which Mr. Root identified.
Tho defendants wero called and they all
icstilied that they took no money from
Mr. Root's house nor wero they iu it.
Thoy were all employed by Forepaugh's
circus and bad been left iu Philadelphia.
They started from that city on Snuday
night to join tho show, which exhibited in
this city on Monday. They got off at-Bird-iu-ilaudaud
iu tho morniug went to
Witmer station, where they purchased
tickets for Lancaster. The train was late
aud they started for Lancaster. Ou tho
way they were chased by men and, they
ran, as they wero afraid that they were
going to be arrested for trespassing on
tbe roads. On trial.
The grand jury returned thu following:
bills :
True Bills. John Cruckshank and Jas.
Ryan, larceny.
A. W. Woodward, who was yesterday
convicted of assaulting Albert Wilson,
was sentenced to pay a fino of 810 and
costs.
OBITUAKY.,
Heath of Lancaster Lad jr.
A telegram received this morning an
nounces tbe sudden death in Allegheny
City, of Mrs. Elizabeth Snyder Arthur,
wife of Thomas Arthur, machinist in the
Wcsttnghose air-brako works at Alh
gheny. Deceased was a sister of 'John C.
Snyder, lestauratcur, and P. C. Snyder &
Bro., merchants, of this city. She was
about 35 years of ago aud leaves a family
of six young children. Sho was a native
of this city, spent her early 'life hero; was
married here, and had many warm friends
in this community whe will be deeply
grieved to learn of her sudden death which
resulted from . inflammation of the
bowels. The first dntinjatiou -f her
illness was received in this"city yesterday.
Her sister Serena at occo left Lancaster to
attend her, but she did not reach Alle
gheny in time to see her alivo. The ic
mains will be brotgbt to .this city for in
terment at Woodward nill'cemctery.
MAKTIC ITrTMS.
Laying a corner Stone Fatal Accident.
The corner stone of tho new church at
Mt. Nobo was laid on August 17. Rev.
J. 8. J. McCounell. assisted by Revs. R.
C. Wood and Amtber performed the cere
monies. The following articles were deposited in
tho stone.: A Meoir;of Mrs. M. Greisf,
who bequeathed nearly $1,500 to the
church ; the names of the church officers ;
a bible and hymn book ; aud copies of
sectarian and secular papers.
It is intended to have tho church ready
to hold services about the middle of No
vember. - r f
Died oC Hie Ir-jin-Ie.
I
Aiban Parker, a yonng m 10 wlw was
recently injured in hi brother's barn near..
Bethesda. died on Tuesday, Aug., 15,, from
injuries received. .r,T...,tr
A Had Place.
Tho place where the bridge over He
Beaver, below Refton, was recently taken
away by tbe flood is in a dangerous condi
tion. On both, sides the walU alone are
left standing and itiiere are astf fences
on them so that persons who kuow
nothing of tho absence of the bridge an:
liable to drive over. Tb&aiorsiajfa gen
tleman from this city, who was driving a',
au early hounalineet lost his horse, tho
animal having narrowly escaped going
over the north wall.
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