r - LANCASTER DAILY INXELLIGENCEK, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1882. -! Ji " Icinrasiri' fmrlltaencrt FRIDAY EVENING. SEPT. I. 1883. Maheae's Ways. William Mahone is of the order of men made familiar in Pennsylvania by the life and conversation of Robert IV. Mackey. He does not hesitate to avow the practical methods which he deems proper to take to secure the thing he is after ; which is political mastery. He is not troubled by sentimental samples. He regards his partisans as his servants to be rewarded with office and punished with their deprivation according to their desetts. 'He expresses his views on this matter with considerable distinctness in a letter which he has .addressed to one John W. Waltz, whom he had caused to receive an office and to be deprived of it, for like reasons, viz : fidelity and infi delity to his political service. Mr. Waltz undertook to complain, and Mr. Matione descends to explain. His language is in some of its phrases somewhat tainted with the euphoniousness politicians al ways use to conceal their ugly meaning, but on the whole it is remarkably frank in its statement. There is no difficulty at any rate in understanding what Mr. Mahone is trying to convey to the un unfortunate Waltz, and to .all like him inclined to rebellion against the com mands of their political boss. Mr. Mn hone had a practical purpose in replying to Mr. Waltz. He did nut care what Waltz thought about his decapitation, and would not have wasted words on him. But these words are not wasted ; they are intended to keep the Mahone ranks solid in Virginia, and to warn all would-be kickers that they can't kick and keep their places. If they arc Amer ican citizens, they are Mahone's Ameri can citizens and not free agents at all. Mr. Mahone tells Mr. Waltz that be had a perfect right to do what he did do " as a citizen ; but while an employee of the government I hold such conduct to be abusive of the office and an improper implication of the administration.'" ' It is a wrong to the party and au act of injustice to the administration that places of trust conferred by the support of the one and the power of the other should be thus employed, to oppose the party and the administration." Mr. Ma hone concluded by advising Mr. Waltz that it was the influence of the llcad juster party that secured him his office, whose influence he was now using against it and to defeat the election of its candidate for congressman at-large, That is a sufficiently clear statement of the Mahone doctrine ; which is not peculiarly Mahone's, but is equally held and practiced by the other props of the administration he supports. It is its chief strength. It is the strength of the regu lar Republican organization in Pennsyl vania. The only peculiarity about Ma hone is the frankness of his statement of the theory and practice of this Stalwart administration. Mackey left no one be hind him in Pennsylvania, not even Don Cameron, equal to the boldness of this declaration ; as he left no one equal to him in the boldness and skill of his po litical performance. We have heretofore expressed our be lief in the logical soundness of the posi tion announced by Mr. Mahone. We do not think it can be successfully gainsaid that so long as political office is held by the practice of an administration to be the reward of political services, the loss of omce so camel must logically be held to be a proper consequence of the reversal of such services. It iaNsimply nonsense and talk for babes and by babes to con demn Mahone for removing Waltz for deserting him, while approving his ap pointment of him for serving him, The Philadelphia Press, and journals of that hypocritical class and there are many of them while indulging in this sort of cant need not flatter themselves that their readers are so stupid as to be taken in by it. Such acts as this of Mahone will al wajs be done while the public patronage is at the command of parties as it now is. The frank declaration of this state of affairs by Mahone should be or service in exciting the attention of the people to the great wrong that is being done them by putting their civil service at the mercy of this low class of political cut throats. See how this man talks for the administration, as though he held its commission to distribute its office and award its judgments in Vir ginia, though he only is commis sioned as a senator from the state. Practically he has the power he claims. It is certainly wrong that this so. It is wrong that Mahone in Virginia, Camer on in Pennsylvania, Coukling iu New York, and other agents of the adminis tration in the different states, should be able to use the offices, which are the peo ple's, to influence and control the inter pretation of the people's voice. It is not a true Democracy that will suffer this ; nor a free people that will long endorse it. The servants should not be made the masters as they now are. The hor rid spectacle of a freebooter like Mahone rewarding and punishing citizens for exercising tueir rights " as citizens" should not arise to offend us. Shall it not be stopped ? The Daily Intelligencer to-day enters on the nineteenth 3ear of its ex istence. Started toward the end of the lebellion for the comfort and protection of the small but vigorous contingent of the Democratic army, it used its artil lery effectively for that purpose under the quartette of artillerists in the firm of Cooper, Sanderson & Co.; of whom soon after peaceful times returned only Henry G. Smith lately gone to his rest in. Tennessee, and whose memory shall be ever green with us remained to conduct the journal in association with the present senior editor, who has been at the bellows for fifteen years, aided in the latter half of the period by the able and active Democrat to whom is now confided the headship of the Democratic stale organization. We need say nothiniffor the Intelligencer which all these years has spoken for itself, and by its words is known. Dubing the month of August the in ternal revenue office in this city collected or the government; oyer three hundred! thousand dollars; and yet Lancaster could not get an appropriation of fifty thousand dollars for public buildings. Congressman Smith says that Congress would not see it, and that internal reve nue collections did not impress the mem bers because they declared that internal revenues would soon be done away with. When this is done Lancaster ought to be allowed to collect fifteen per cent, of one month's receipts to build her a post office ; as a token of remembrance for what she had done for the treasury. O-v-s TEB B-It s. Aug you registered ? Otukks besides the kith and kin of the little victim will be glad to learn that the Lizzie Selden abduction of Brooklyn has not turned out another Charlie Ross case. Go away from home to hear tho news How tho people of Lancaster will open their eyes when they hear what Cochran tells that unsophisticated Philadelphia re porter. Mr. Uochkan furnishes tho "exclusive" information that the Democrats of Lan caster are "dissatisfied." Which would be important if true, but nobody seems to have found it out but Cochran. Twentv-six new letter carriers will be appointed in the postolBce iu a short time. Chairmen Hubbell and Cooper are anx iously awaiting tho announcement of the list, so they can deluge them with circu lars requesting 3 per cent, of their sala i ios. Hugh M. Maxwell, formerly of Lan caster couuty, and of a leading Republican family of the ' lower end," but who has lor many years been one of the managers of the Cornwall anthracite furnaces, is out in a letter to the New York Tribune, de nouncing the " money dictatorship " of Cameron in this state. Let every Democrat remember that Thursday next, the 7th of September, is the last day on which he can be registered. Attend to this at once. Go to tho place in your ward or district where the voting is done ; tho assessor's book will be found hanging in a conspicuous place ; see if your own namo and that of your Democratic neighbor is properly entered ; and if not hnnt up the assessor and seo that ho puts them ou. The assessor is required under the law to be at the voting place next Wednesday and Thursday t- complete the ascsHmeut. Cheap wit is ordinarily not much of a weapon in a political campaign, but it promises to prove an awful boomerang in tho present caso when hilarious Stalwart journals have fallen upon the brilliant de vice or poking fun at Pattisou for sticking to his drsk in obedience to the duties en trusted to him by the people of Philadel phia, when his time could be employed so much more profitably to himself by boom ing along his gubernatorial canvass as his competitors are doiug. Pattison can stand all those humorous allusions to tho "desk racket " if tho organs can. Oun ablo fellow citizen, Mr. Thomas B. Cochran, will have to issue a revised edi tion of his conversation with the Philadel phia newspaper reporter, elsewhere re printed. About the tiino he was descant ing upon the inability of the Independent Republicans to effect an organization at the home of Candidate Brosius, there was iu progress here a largo and enthusiastic meeting of very respectable and substan tial citizens hithorto in full accord with the Republican party, who were doing just that very thing. The reports which some of them gave of the extent and character of tho Independent feeling iu their respec tive districts were enough to send cold shivers up tho spinal column of the vera cious and cheerful Cochran. Geumany, according to the report of Schocnle, tho American consul at Barmen, just published by the department of states, has sent forth over 3,500,000 emi grants during tbo last sixty years ; aud of this number the greater part wont dur ing tho last thirty years. He estimates the loss to Germany iu feeding, sheltering, clothing and educating this number of emigrants at noarly seven milliards of marks. Adding the loss Germany has sustained iu cash and valuables taken away by each emigrant, tho total loss to Germany through emigration during the last sixty years may beset down as over nine milliards of marks, nearly twico the amount paid by France to Germany as war indemnity iu 1871. Stewakt, the Independent Republican candidate, in refuting tho silly Cameron roorbach that there is a Democratic-Independent alliance in the interest of free trade, says the only possible connection there can be between tho election of a governor and a general state ticket and the protection of industries through na tional legislation would bo through tho base perfidy of our present senator, who may, in tho spirit of revenge upon the people of his state for repudiating him and his "henchmou," make good his Philadel phia threat, by deserting the cause of pro tection in tho Senate. The old man may have contemplated some such action on the part of wrathful Don in the event of nis overturow, and this may account for his apprehension. It can havo no other intelligent basis. TuEHand Book of Politics for 1882, just issued by Mr. Edward McPherson, chief clerk of the House of Representatives, iba vamauitr a uu instructive wort, com prising as it does a record of all tho im. poitant political action, legislative, exe cutive aud judicial, enacted in tho nation and in the different states, for the year ending July 31 ult. The variety of infor mation gathered within its more than two hundred pages will .bo found to furnish ample material for the student of our political economy , aud as a medium of reference it; is just the thing for anyone desiring to' acquaint himself on the ro cord of persons and parties on questions of public interest. It is complote iu its varied details and a valuablo addition to current political literature. The book is substantially bound in cloth and tho let ter press is clean and attractive. THE LATEST NEWS. GLEAMED FKUM THE MOaUOKG MAILS. Current Items tbat Record Some or the More Important Event or the Fast Twenty-four Hours. Two children Edith, daughter of Dan iel Young, and Lizzie, daughter of Capt. Cowles Warnock were drowned yesterday at Red Beach, Me., while bathing. James Ryan alias Snidenham, who was arrested at Chicago for issuing counterfeit dollars and half dollars iu Kansas City, yesterday consented to return to Kansas City without papers of transfer. Two Mormon missionaries, who have been making many converts in York county, S. C, have been notified by the Citizens' committee to leave at once or bo hanged to a tree. Joseph W. Warren, of Boston, was held in $3,'J00 bail yesterday, at Worcester, Mass., to appear at court on two charges of forgery aud one of larceny. He is well connected in Boston, aud had his cheeks cashed through bis acquaintance with Harvard men. Highway Bobbery as a I'ractlcal Joke. The recent highway robbery at Bar Harbor, Me., turns out to have been a practical joke instigated by two young ladies and carried out by a friend of the parties robbed. It is said that the prop erty was returned on Tuesday night. A Dishonest Postofllce Clerk. Christian Larsen, formerly money order clerk in the postoffico at Wilkesbarro, was arrested last night for stealing $60 from the postoffico last May. He confessed his guilt. As raised figures havo been dis covered on the postoffico books a further investigation will be made. A Tennesseo Heiress Elopes. Miss Minerva Tucker left Chattanooga this morning with her grandfather, who was on his way to attend a congressional convention. The young lady was going to boarding school. Dr. Cunningham, a young physician, 22 years of age, boarded the same train unknown to tho old gentle man. When the grandfather left the train ho expected tho girl to pioceed to her school, but instead sho and tho young physician slipped off, procured a license and wcro married. Sho is but 15 and heiress to $30,000. Uucks' Bi-l'entenlal. The Bucks county be-centennial cele bration began yesterday in the exhibition building of the Doylcstown institute. There is on exhibition a complete collec tion of old relics, minerals, birds, ferns and other products of tho couuty. Tho exercises yesterday afternoon consisted of au introductory address by Chairman II. B. Eastburn, prayer by Rev. W B. Pat tou, an address by Hon. Richaid Watson, and poems by Miss No! lie D. Urahatn and Dr. J. B. Walter. THINGS VUl.ITICAL. Nominations in Various 1'arts of the Couutry. The Republican state convention of Cal ifornia, in session at Sacramento, yester day organized, with ex-Senator Booth as permanent president. Resolutions wcro adopted declaring for tho enforcement of a law to prevent uuuecessory labor on Sundays ; also for the regulations of rail roads, so as to prevent discrimination against persons and places, and the charg ing of exorbitant fares aud freights, etc. Civil service reform was recommended, aud tho people cougratulatcd upon the passage of tho Chinese restriction bill. George W. Flick, of Atchison, was yes terday nominated for governor by the Democratic state convention iu session at Emporia, Kansas. The platform adopted favors the resubmission to the voters of tho state of the prohibitory constitutional amendment at the general election in No vember, 1884. Democratic nominations for coiiyiess men were mado yesterday as follows : Ninth Indiana district Thos. B. Ward ; Fifth Virginia, Geo. C. Cabell (rcnomina tion) ; Eighth Georgia, Soaborn Reese ; Third Minnesota. C. E. Powell ; Ninth Iowa, W. H. M. Pussey. Republican cougicssioual nominations were yesterday reported as follows ; Maj. A. G. Holmes, Tenth Iowa district ; W. J. Terrell, Twelfth Missouri ; Win. Hoil man, Nirst Indiana (rouomination), Tho Greenback convention of Texas met yesterday, in Corsicanna, aud adopted resolutions declaring for a separate state ticket at the coming election, and for the appointment of a campaign committee. A recess was then taken until evening. Dr. Tyro York, heretofore a Democrat, was, on Wednesday, nominated for con gressman by the Liberals and Republicans of the Seventh district of North Carolina, in opposition to W. M. Robbius, the regu lar Democratic nominee. The Republican delegate election held in Deptford township, Gloucester county. New Jersey, last evening, resulted in 95 for Nixon, against G3 for Robeson. Tho Grceubackcrs of the Fourth Mis souri ditrict, yesterday, nominated Na thaniel Sisson for congressman, Nicholas Ford, the present representative, declining a renomination. A JWILL.IANT WEDDINU. marriage of the Daughter of Commodore Upshur. Miss Gertrude Upsber, daughter of Com modore John II. Upsber, commaudant of the Brooklyn uavy yard, was married last eveniug to Mr. Wm. H. Hunt, jr., at Grace church, Brooklyn. The bridegroom is a son of ex-Secretary of tho Navy "Hunt, who is now minister to Russia, and from whom a congratulatory dispatch was re ceived by cable. More than 1,500 invitations had been issued. It was after 7 o'clock wheu tho brid il party en tered tho church, where the ushers, Mr. Thomas Hunt, a brother of the groom ; Mr. George Upshur, a brother of the bride ; Mr. Henry Murray, tho bride groom's cousin, and Mr. John A. Porter, wero awaiting the arrival. Tho bridal pro cession to the altar was headed by brides maids, Miss Kate Upshur and Miss Vir ginia Kearuy, a daughter of tho lato General Phil. Kearney, after whom came tho brido leaning on her father's arm and followed by Mrs. Upshur (formerly Mrs. General Kearny), escorted by her brother, Mr. Hugh Max well, aud Mrs. Selfridge, tho bride's sister, escorted by Mr. J. M. Tuck. Tho procos sion was met at tho cbancal by the groom and his best mau, Mr. Ridgely Hunt. Standing there under the subdued light the bride looked exceedingly beautiful. Her dress was of white corded silkeu train, finished at the bottom with a double ruche Thee corsage was cut square, trimmed with iridescent .or beaded lace, tho sleovos being of the same material. The trimming at the neck aud on tho sleaves was of Spanish lace. Her tulle veil attracted much attention from the ladies present. It was fastened at ono sida of tho head by a dagger of diamonds and ou tho other side by a spray of lilacs. The veil fell over the bride's face, reaching in front to tho waist, while behind tho veil enfolded the train. A bouquet dc corsage of lilacs, a hand bouquet ui wuuo ruseouasanajuousquetaire gloves reaching to tho elbows completed the bridal toilet. As ornaments the bride woro a diamond necklace presented by the groom. Tho bridesmaids wore dresses of white crepe de Chine trimmed with Spanish lace and each one carried a white prayer book after an English custom. Tho ceremony was performed by the Rev. Dr. Addison Atkins, of Philadelphia, who is a cousin of tho bride, Commodore Upshur gave his daughter away. After tho mar riage service the bridal pair and guests wero driven to tho navy yard, where, in the commodore's residence, a reception was held, followed bv a sunfW. itrnnift I was furnished by the Fort Hamilton band. Commodore Upshur also had a eupper fur nished for the sailors and marines station ed at the yard. After the festivities Mr. and Mrs. Hunt left on their wedding tour, followed by the customary shower of rice and slippers. After the bridal tour they will reach the home of the groom in Ben ton, Mont., (of which territory with Idaho he is collector.) The bridal presents were numerous and tasteful and included jewels personal ornaments and silverware. Among the guests were Sir. Courtland Parker, Mr. and Mrs. E. L Brown. Sen ator McPiierson, Commander and Mrs. A. T. Mahan, Lieutenant and Mrs. F. -G. Drake, Lieutenant W. H. Jacques and the majority of the officers stationed in the yard, together with their wives. HEADING'S BIG LOAN. A Mortgage for 9100,000,000 Recorded. The largest mortgage ever recorded in this state, and perhaps in the United States, has just been entered in the office of the recorder of deeds in Philadelphia. The exceptional document was the blanket mortgage of the Philadelphia & Reading railroad company devised oy rresideut Gowen for the relief of the company, and is for $160,000,000. The loan is in the form of a 5 per cent, consol, and is a joint mort gage by the railroad and coal and iron com panies, and is executed to the Pennsylvania company for insurance on lives and grant ing annuities. It covers .260 pages of legal cap, and is a most formidable look ing instrument. This mortgage covers all the property of the company covered by the income mortgage, which includes all the railroads and household estates of tho company at the time that the mortgago was executed, and does not include the leases of the Bound Brook and North Pennsylvania railroads, which have been included, however, in the se curities of the present mortgager All the real estate of the company is also included. All the property of tho coal and irou com pany is also included, which, however, is subject to two prior mortgages, ono for $25,000,000 aud auother for $10,000,000. Tho total of mortgages on tho railroad is $70,000,000, aud tho $35,000,000 on the coal and iron company makes tho total upon the two companies $105,000,000, and it was supposed that this covered every thing the companies owned or ever ex pected to own. Tho cost of recording the mortgago iu Philadelphia will be $150,and the total cost of recording it in all tho counties through which the line of the company runs will be about $25,000. THE OAK. Courtney-Lee Sculling Match Postponed. A sculling match between Courtney and Lee, fixed to tako placo yesterday after doon at Richfield Springs, New York, had to be postponed on account of tho rough ness of tho water, which threatened to swamp the boats. It will take placo, weather and circumstances pormitting, at half past three o'clock this afternoou. Courtney has received several tele graphic inquiries regarding his intentions challenging Ross after tho race with Lee has been decided. In reply, Courtney has said that if be is successful iu the contest now on hand he will probably challenge Ross for a raco this season, and is pretty confident tbat he can boat him whatever distance is agreed upon. Wallace Rosa publishes a card stating that as he has received no reply to his challenge to Edward Hanbn, wherein Ross offered to row Hanlan for $1,000 a side aud tho championship of tho world, he claims tho championship. He refers to his inability during the last two years to get on a i ace with Hanlan, but offers to accommodate him this year or next. Finally Ross offeis to defend the title of " champion" against all comers, and de clares ho will make a match with any ono for from $1,000 to $5,000 a side, Hanlan preferred. PERSONAL. Mns. Gaiu-'Eld is under Dr. Boyuton's care. She is suffering from malaria. Hon. Hiesteu Clymer has succeeded his brother, Wm. II. Clymer, as president of the Clymer irou company at Read ing. Beavek's estimate of Pattison, tbat he is " a mild mannered young man, who wouldn't do any great harm," differs widely from that of some of Beaver's party in Philadelphia, whoso occupation ended wuen I'attisou s reform began. John Tyler, son of the late president John Tyler, has boon appointed as ono of the three commissioners of the treasury department to superintend the destruction of canceled government bonds and paper money of the government. M. C. Demming, of Harrisburg, Pa., was yesterday, elected vice president of tho National convention of short-hand writers, iu session at Cincinnati, The next annual convention will bo held at Toronto, Ontario. Tennyson says that he meant to refer to Goetho in tho much queued lines of " In Memoriam :" 1 hold it truth with linn who sings In one clear harp in divers tones. That men may rise on stepping stones Of their dead selves to higher things. The Prince ok Wales is described by an English writer as being very jealous of the military reputation of his brother-in-law, the German crown prince. Ho is anxious to perform some warlike feat, but is prevented by his mother's fears for his safety. Mr. Heuhert Spencer is travelling among tho Catskills incog, with an En'g "lish friend, Mr. Edward Lott. and the hotel registers show simply "Mr. Lott and friend." Mr. Spencer is advised that he must havo perfect rest of mind and now forms of recreation. Mr. W. J. Latta will assume the duties of superintendent of the Eastern division of the Pennsylvania railroad on October 1, succeeding Mr. S. M. Provost, who goes to Altoona as general superintendent of the road. Mr. Liatta is a thoroughly drilled railroad man, a nativo of Chester county, and will fill the bill. General R. E. Colston, who served in tho Egyptian army for six years, told a Washington reporter tho other day that tho British are going to have a hard row to hoc in Egypt. He thinks that after a month's campaigning tho English horses will be unfit for use, as they cannot stand life on the desert. General Warren left his family des titute, because all his savings wore eaten up in defiaying the expanses of the War ren court of inquiry. Gen. G. W. Cullum chairman of the committee organized to collect a fund for Mrs. Warren and her children, announced yesterday that he would bo glad to receive contributions at Newport. Cetewayo was photographed recently in London. It was hard work to impress upon him the necessity of remaining still during the focussing and arranging of ac cessories : and in a pleasant wav. whon his likeness bad been taken, he placed the artist in the chair from which ho himself had just been released, and waved to the attendants to operate upon biro, as some sort of retribution for tho duress, short as it was, that he had suffered in his own person. Dom Pedro, emperor of Brazil, cares nothing for splendor. He rides iu an or dinary black coach, usually drawn by six mules, and followed by twelve cavalrymen mostly negroes, whose discipline is not too strict to permit them to smoko cigarettes while escorting his majesty. The coach men and footmen are shabby in worn suits and silver lace. The emperor wears the plainest of black clothes, and is very courteous to all who approach him. He has aged rapidly since his visit to the umiea states six years ago, AMUSING, BUT NOT TRUE CO AWAY FROM HOME TO HEAR ICEWS Statesman Cochran make Soma Astosrisblag Kerelations About ibe sanation in Lancaster Tally for the Stalwarts. Philadelphia Evening News, August 31. Among the visitors at the headquarters of the Republican state committee to-day was a little gentleman, with keen, snap ping brown eyes and a very intelligent ex pression of couutenanco, who strolled in carelessly, shook hands with Secretary Taggart, took a seat near him and pre pared to read a newspaper until Chairman Cooper came iu. Although among the many persons, who were constantly going in and out of the room, the entrance of tho little man with snapping brown eyes was scarcely noticed, those who saw him -at once recognized Mr. Thomas B. Cochran, of Lancaster, chief clerk of the state Sen ate, and one of the best-posted men politi cally in the state. 4 How is tho political outlook in Lan caster, Mr. Cochran? " asked a represen tative of the Neics, approaching tho chair in which the geutleman from the homo of Candidate Brosius was seated. " Very good for tho Republicans," Mr. Cochran answered. 44 How many votes do you think tho Independents will poll there in Novem ber ?" " I don't think they will poll near as many as Wolfo did. You know ho got 1,300. As a fair sample of what tbo vtte for Stewart will be, in one ward where Wolfe polled 23 votes last yes r Stewart only has 7 supporters now. This is about an average of how tho Stewart vote will run, although iu a few wards his propor tion may be somewhat larger." 44 Are the Independents organized for work ?' 44 No, sir ; that's one of the things that bothers them most. They are not organ ized and tlioy don't seem to be-able to or ganize. Their numbers are dropping off day by day. The leaders of the movement in Lancaster are E. K. Maitin aud his brother in-law, T. B. HoIIaban. When delegates wero ''elected" to the Independ ent ' convention " fivo men mot in Mar tin's office aud elected themselves. There had been no notice of tho meeting prev iously given. Maitiu remained in the backgiound then and put his brother-in-law, UoIIahan, forward as a figurehead. But since tbat time Martin has come out a full-fledged Independent. The Independ ent organ in Lancaster makes a big stir about its followers and pitches into every one who opposes them. 44 Major A. C. Reinoohl has lately been assailed vigorously by tho Independents for tho real roasou that ho couldn't be per suaded to go over to tho cause. When the movement first started the independents ilattered Ruinoehl, and tho New Era, their organ, couldn't say enough nice Jittlo things about him. Ho couldn't bo shaken, however, aud at a meeting of tho Repub lican county committee on last Monday night he got up and mado a ringing speech for Republicanism, puro, simple and un adulterated. Sinco that time tho New Era has been firing its hottest shot at him in hopes of broking him down." 44 Has Chairmau Heuscl, of the Demo cratic state committee inspired much zeal in his party leaders at his homo ?" 44 Not exactly. There's perfect apathy among the Lancaster Democrats. Patti son can't arouso any enthusiasm there." 44 Why not?" asked tho News man. " Why, tho old party leaders don't in tend to be laid on tho shelf yet a while, just to give the boys of tho party a chanco to ruu the campaign. Tho well-known party leaders claim that they havo been insulted by tho nomination of Pattison and feel decidedly sore over it. Colonel W. B. Fordney, ono of the best known Demo crats in Lancaster aud a mau who thinks twico before he speaks or acts, said tho other day that he iutended to vote for General Beaver. Ho said Stewart was a good man, Pattisou was a brat of a boy and Beaver was a good man aud a good soldier, but Beaver was being blamed for tho sins of tho Camcrons, therefore ho was going to support Beaver. 44 A few weoksago tho Democrats want ed to nominate Samuel II. Reynolds, the well known lawyer, as their candidate for Congress, but Mr. Reynolds wouldn't ac cept. He said he wouldn't put himself iu a position where he would bo obliged to antagonize Beaver. These two men bavo heretofore been a host iu themselves for their party, but they feel like Mr. Vaux in this city they don't proposo to seo their party run by boys." 44 How are tho Republicans organ ized ?" 44 They wero never in better shape than they aie now. A. F. Shenck, the chairman of tho couuty committee, is a worker and ho has everything running liko clock work. Wheu the voting time comes Lancaster will this year be thor oughly prepared to do all that is expected of her anil possibly a good deal more" KUUKMUN'S CANVASS. Republicans Who Are Determined to 1'rc vcut His Keturn to Congress. Despite the efforts Of George M. Robe son's adherents, in the First congressional district of New Jersey, to make it appear that tho present representative is to have a walk over for the Republican nomination on September 15, tho delegate elections held thus far show tbat tho opposition in tend an aggressive campaign from now until the calling of the convention. By a system practised perhaps in no other con gressional district, it is known almost from day to day just how the candidates staud. Instead of holding the delegate election in each of the five counties com prising tho district, tho chairman of each executive committee in each of tho town ships is empowered to appoint the day whenever he may see fit, aud this power gives him an opportunity to work for the uoueht ot whichever candidate he may favor. The first election was held last week in Commercial township,Cumberland couuty, tho home of James H. Nixon, Robeson's opponet for the nomination. It was called suddenly, without notice, and resulted in tho election of three out of tho five dele gates for Robeson. Tbo second election in Upper Penn's Neck township, Salem county, elected Robeson delegates by the same method. On Saturday night, one ward out Bridgeton's two wards, Cumber land county, elected Nixon delegates, and Maurice River township, in tho same county, followed suit. Two sets of dele gates, one for Robeson and the other for Nixon, were elected from Salem county. This news did did not reach tho rank and file of Camden county until the other day. Camden city, the home of Robeson, was actually astonished. His dwelling, at Second and Penn streets, has been be sieged by an army of 4 strikers and heel ers" of which Camden possesses more than its share. Tho majority of these rounders had been lulled into the belief that there would be no fight at all, aud tbat their services would not be required, but when thoy learned that Nixon had actually se cured three delegations they came to the conclusion that their votes iu Camden county wore of considerable pecuniary value. It is an open secret that Nixon is backed by United States Senator Sewell, partly on account of bitter feeling existing between him and Robeson, and partly be cause of the opposition to tho present in cumbent by the Pennsylvania raihoad company. Tho principal weapon used against Bobeson is the violation of the two-term precedent (rather a powerful weapon, by the way, as it has never been violated before) and the lofty neglect with which ho treats his constituents. Against Nixon the argument is brought that he is opposed to the negro and that his legislative career in the state Senate is questionable. HvfebeirsAs BttBaeoiliag om lTisIa It is said that the effect of polities! as sessments upon the employees of the de partments has been so severe as to be felt by business men of all classes through out the city of Washington. They com plain that the employees of the depart ments are uuablo to meet many payments that ought to be forthcoming, and refus ing to make investments that were con tomplated at the end of the present mnouth. The assessments of from $10 to $-10 upon the various classes have made serious inroads upon salaries for the pre sent month, and many a sum that should go to the extinguishment of debts or to the purchase of needed comforts for house holds has been turned into Mr. Hubbell's coffers to feed political strikers and ward bummers. A prominent tailor speaking of the matter said that although materi als for fall clothing had been secured as usual and help employed for the usual rush, there were no orders forthcoming, and tbat he could trace this effect to no "other cause than the inroads which politi cal assessments had made npon the sala ries of the clerks. The Iron Workers' Strike. A telegram from Pittsburgh says that when President Jarett returns from the East it is expected be will call a district meeting of the Amalgamated association, iu response to a request of five lodges. The blooming department of Sohoenberger's mill was started yesterday with non-union hands,, tho other departments remaining closed. Tho Pittsburgh smelting company attempted to trim off some patterns for Witherow & Gordon, of New Castle, Pa., when its employees, who are uuion men, struck, and tho factory was closed. Late last night it was loarned that Wilson, Walker & Co., Sprang, Chalfant & Co., and Graff, Bennett & Co., running four mills and employing over 1,000 men, in tend next Monday to try the policy of run ning with non-union hands. They will sign no scale, recognize no association and pay tho old scale of $5.50 for puddling. It is said that tho lodge of tho Amalgamated association composed of Wilson, Walker & Co.'s men have notified the general officers that 4 if they are not give pormis sion to return to work at the old wages they will go in regardless of tbe associa tion." AVestl'oinc Only a MlMarjr l'ost. By direction of the president tho mili tary department at West Point will be discontinued to-day, from which date tho United States military academy will be under tho supervision and chargo of the general of the army. Colonel Wesley Merritt, Fifth Cavalry, will to morrow assume tho duties of superintendent of the'military academy, relieving Brigader-General O. O. Howard, who will proceed to Omaha to relieve Barigadier-General Cook of the command of the' department of tho Platte. General Cook, upon being relieved, will proceed to headquarters of the department of Arizona and relievo Colonel O. B. Wilcox, twelfth infantry, who with bis regiment will be transferred to Fort Madison, Sackett's Harbor, N. Y., tor duty under Major-General Hancock. All the above changes will be made between the 1st aud 15th of September. The Secretary of War Thinks filasou Uullty. The decision of General Swaim in the Mason case is hardly likely to reach the president for his concurrenco or disap proval. It is understood tbat tbo secre tary of war will in a day or two render a decision overruling that ofjGeneral Swaim, who holds, as he did previously, that Mason being off duty at the time he fired tho shot at Guiteau, was out of the prov ince of the military authorities and could not bo tried by court martial. The secre tary holds, on tho other band, that Mason, being a soldier of tho United States army, was at all times under orders and subject to military supervision. On this ground he will hold that General Swaim's decision is at fault. THE REVENUE OrFIUE. Last Month's Largo IJuslnesu. The amount cf money collected at internal revenue office in this city for the the month of August alone was $157,194.05. This exceeds any month that the office has ever known by $10,000. During the month $24,496,025 cigars wero stamped and the money from stamps alone was $146,981.55. The district is composed of York, Perry, Cumberland and Lancaster counties. By a general order of the commissioners of internal revenue, every storekeeper and gauger in charge of a distillery ware house in the United States, who has been in his present position for three months or more, aro to-day transferred to other distilleries. Tho local changes are as fol lows : H. E. Martin from Baer's to Kauff man ; P. II. Suramy from Kanffman'sto Bear's ; F. P. Hart from Burkholder's, at Lititz, to Habccker's at Pennville ; M. S. Fry Jrom Habeckcr's to Burkholder's ; Harrison Hippie from Mylin, at Bain bridge, to Fry'p, at Goldsboroagb, Yoik county, and Capt. Phil. Sprechor from Fry's to Wylie. IN COURT. Tne First Week or Common Picas. BEI'ORE .IL'OCIE LIVINGSTON. Iu the upper court room tho water right case of John Girvin vs Benjamin F. Mus sL'tnan is going on. The plaintiff have called a number of witnesses to prove that tho plaintiff has been damaged by tbe raising of the dam breast of the plaintiff. That sido had not closed yet when court adjourned at noon. BEFORE JUDGE PATTERSON. The damago case of Peter Fackmyer vs. the county of Lancaster has been on trial sinco yesterday morning. The plaintiff called ten witnesses to provo tho damages caused by opening of Ann street, and tho defense called the same number to show that the damages aro not as great as claimed. On trial. Salem's New Pastor. Rev. Henry Ziegenfuss, of Bath, N. Y., having moved to this city, will commenco preaching at Salem Church of God on next Sunday morning. Mr. Ziegenfuss is an earnest aud ready speaker, having, preached very acceptably at Salem church during his visit to this city last March. Mr. Ziegenfuss was a soldier in the late rebellion, having been in fourteen battles, in ono of which he was severely wounded. He mado many friends during his short stay before, who are very much pleased to know that he intends to settle perma nently among us. 31ore New VuUdlngs. Yesterday Mr. Griel broko ground for the erection ot twenty-one new two-story brick dwelling houses eleven of which will front on Lemon street, between Char lotte and Mary, and ten ou Mary between Walnut and Lemon. Died In the Almahoase. Goorge Lucheuberger, a German, over 50 years of age, who had been stopping at Kerchuer's hotel, was taken to the alms house yesterday, where he died of pneu monia. Ho is a stranger, and has no rela tives hero. The Poor Directors. The poor directors will hold their regular monthly meeting at tho almshouse to morrow, where some action will bo taken in regard to the suggestions of tho late grand jury. AN ANCIENT KELIC. THE TIMES THAT TKIEI) MEM'S 40DLS, Aa Unpublished Letter or Berolatlooary Days From w Lancaster Soldier tit tbe War. We print bchw an interesting letter, written by John Steele, a captaia of the Continental army, to Wm. Steele, Lancas ter county, P.t.. trom MorriatiowB, N. J., 14th of June. 1780. Tbe original- Manu script is in pis.e8ion of Miss Marguerite Castillou, of New Jersey, who is a great Granddaughter o( Captain (afterwards general) Steele : and the copy from wlicb we print was forwarded bv her to Miss Sue C. Frazeiv who is. also a great-grand daughter of Gen. Steele. The letter, wo beliove, has never before been published: Dear Will : I have omitted several opportunities of writing; wltha daily ex pectation of seeing you, and ray brother Jake, Jacob Bailey, which I now cease to hope for, aswerhavt taken the fleMfor several days iia .consequence of sudtfen, and unexpected excursion of ttfe enemy, from Staten Island into Jersey, who have (as usual) committed the most cruel and wanton depredations by burning and de stroying, the houses and property of many peaceable and defenceless inhabitants; but the most striking inaUaee of their barbarity was in taking the life of a most amiablo lady, wife to Parson Caldwell of Springfield,, who left nine small children, the youngest eight months bid which sat on its mama's lap a witness to the crnel murder, though insensible of its loss ; nor did their barbarity end there, for after several skirmishes (in whieb it is tbeaght we killed at least 150 and a proportionable ' number.together with several officers, ono of which was General Stirling) tbeyro tired to Elizabeth Town Point, where they remained fortifying and possessing them selves of parts of the town ; and 'tis said that two nights ago they made an indis criminate sacrifice of all thai females in the place ; a cruel slaughter inVleed !' Yes terday a captain from the British army deserted to us, but ho is beyond doubt a damned rascal,but it all conspires to make glorious tbe once dreaded (though now ignominious) arms of Britain. ' I am at present enjoying myself incom parably well iu tbe family of Mrs. Wash ington, whose guard I have had the hon or to command since the absence of the General and the rest of the family, which is now six or seven days. I am happy in tbe importance of my charge, as well in the presence of the most amiable woman upon earth, whose character should I at tempt to describe I could not do justice to, but will only say that I think it ; unexcep tionable ; tbo nrst and second nights I came it was expected tbat a body of the enemy's horse would pay us a visit, but I was well prepared to, receive them, for I bad not only a good detach ment of well disciplined troops under my command, bat four members of congress who came volunteers with their muskets, bayonets and amunition. I assure you they have disposed of a greater share of spirits than yon have ever seen in that body or perhaps ever will see as long as they exist. . I leave you to judge whether there is not considerable merit due their commander, i only wish I had a company to command for a campaign, and if you would not see an alteration ia the consti tution ot our army against tho next, 1 would suffer to lose my ears and never com mand a congressman again. Tbe rations thoy have consumed considerably overbal ances all their service doue as volunteers, for they have dined with us every day almost, and drank as much wine as they would earn in six months. Make may best love to my dear sister Betty, parents, brothers, and sisters as well as to all my good neighbors ; but iu a most particular manner to somobody I can't write to for fear of miscarriage. I am your affectionate Brother, Jack Steele. Head Quarters, Morristown, June 14th, 1780. Endoraem ant. Wm. Steele, esq., Lancaster county, Few'd by Wm. M. Colloueb. Letter from John Steele, captain in tho Continental army to Wm. Steele, Lancas ter connty. Pa,, from Morristown. N. J., 14 June, 1780. The letter is endor.sed "Wm. Steele, esq., Lancaster eounty, Frw'd by Wm. M. CoIIough. Gen. Steele was a native of Lancaster county. His parents intended him for tbe ministry, mid he was nudcr the tuition ot Rev. James Lott a, at Chestnut Level. At the breaking ut of the Revolutionary war, full of ardor aud enthusiasm, be forsook his studies aud entered Washington's army. He was wounded iu tbo shoulder at tho battle of Brnndywinc, and almost lost bis life by unskillful surgery. On recovery ha returned to his command, served through tho war, aud was with Washington at the surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown. After the close of tho war, he followed type-founding and printiog, and subse quently became a paper manufacturer. In 1808 ho was appointed collector of the port of Philadelphia, and held the office until 182(1, when . be resigned. - He died T?nh. 87. 1R9.7 I . -' 4 FA1K. THE KUTZTOWN Annual Exhibition of Berks Vomty Acrlcal tral Society. j . The thirteenth annual exhibition of the Keystone agricultural and hortknltrual society will be held on the fair grounds at Kutztown, Berks county, on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, October 3, 4, 5 and 6. Tho premintn list ban been carefully arranged, is very liberal towards exhibitors of all kinds of agricultural and horticultural products, horsesvcattlo and other live-stock, farm implements, manu facturers, embroidery, needle and crochet work, dairy products, 'canned and preserv ed fruits, and miscellaneous articles. The former fairs of this association have been marked by unusual success and the mana gers propose to improve on their past efforts. Walter B. Bieber is secretary. Assault sad Battery. During an altercation yeaterdav amonir some of the young employees at Bests' boiler works, Cornelius Souders interfered to put a stop to the trouble, when he was attacked and pretty badly beaten by David ij. wmte. oouders mado complaint aad White was arrested and cave bail for a. hearing. m Almost a riro. Yesterday afternoon about 4 o'clock, during the temporary absence of Mr. He Comsey from his shop, 249 North Queen street, a coal oil lamp exploded aud would have set fire to the buildingbad not the flames been discovered and extinguished by some neighbors who happened to see then. TorkCJbel Salt In the libel suit brought by Hiram Young, publisher of the Evening Dispatch, at York, against Major H. S. McNair. ed itor aad proprietor of the Yoik. Republican the Krana jury ignored tho bill and direct ed Young to pay the costs The Coaserratory. As will be seea by his card elsewhere printed, Prof. M. P. Zeller has re-opened his conservatory of masks for instruction in both vocal and instrumental branches of the divine art. Committed. Clara Smith, colored, who s'oh Mrs. Wiley's door-rug, Mr. Hostettcr's carriage cover, and some other goods not .vet id n tified, had a hearing before Alderman Samson last evening, and was committed for trial at oourt. V
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