LANCASTER DAILY INTEJJL1GENCER. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1882.
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SATURDAY EVENING, SEPT.'-f. 1883.
The iBdiTfdaal Voteri?
Tlie secret of all success, whether in
business, war or politics, is personal ef
fort. Organization and discipline are
the primary requisites to the successful
bandlipg.of .an army orto tbej?rosecu
tion of great enterprises. Nothing is so
unruly as a mob, nothing so harmful to
itself and so easily subdued by combined
force, 'wisely and energetically directed.
A, platoon ,of thoroughly drilled and
obedient marines will calmly face and
quickly disperse twenty times their num
ber of street rioters. Political battles
are frequently fought on the mob prin
ciple and as often lost. Where a party
is overwhelmingly in the majority and
its opponent is disorganized, spiritless
and hopeless it may neglect organization
and systematic work, but otherwise it
cannot safely do so. And in a great
state like Pennsylvania, with the par
ties so evenly divided, success is always
certain to be with the best organized
and disciplined force. It is a battle of
numbers, but a contest of brains also.
After an election the rank and Die be
come regardless of their political duties
and responsibilities, and too often lead
ers also become spiritless and neglectful,
acting as though their party once de
feated is doomed to continue defeat and
has no future.
It is no secret that the management
of the present campaign, on behalf of
the Democracy, thoroughly believes
in organization the most perfect which
run be made, and which reaches directly
to the individual voter. It believes that
through this course success can be won
in this great battle and maintained
through an indefinite future. In former
years the stump was almost entirely re
lied upon as the decisive factor in polit
ical campaigns; to-day it is but a sec
ondary auxiliary, the press being the
most potent, as it is the most extended
influence. The distribution of regula
tion campaign documents is supplement
ed, if not supplanted, by the judicious
management and circulation of Demo
cratic journals, which at the proper time
give attention to the issues of the cam
paign and which have of late made their
readers acquainted in the most attract
ive way with the lives of our candidates,
whose personal worth and public records
appeal with like force to' popular en
dorsement. After the energetic utilization of all
these and other well established and
universal agencies, however, the army
of voters remains in a chaotic and unre
liable condition if systematic organiza
tion's been neglected, and if the roll
call is dropped an hour before the polls
close there will be a multitude of strag
gleis unaccounted for, mauyof them,
perhaps, picked up unawares by the ever
watchful enemy. For years this last resort
has been one of the chief reliances of the
Cameron machine in Pennsylvania. Its
unscrupulous agents f o about the Dem
ocratic outskirts seeking whom they
may delude, by all manner of disreputa
ble means, chief of which is brazen
falsehood in regard to Democratic lead
ers, candidates and party purposes. The
most outrageous libels are circulated be
yond the ordinary reach of counter-
JKiive muueiiTCs aim voters are actually
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leu astray inrougu ureir own over-zeal
ous determination not to be betrayed.
A perfected system of local, district
and general organization will almost en
tirely prevent the success of thisguer.
rilla warfare on the part of the enemy,
whieh in the pending contest they have
prepared to carry on upon a gigantic
scale and upon which they rely for es.
cape from otherwise certain and disas
trous defeat. It is altogether too much
the habit of the average voter in Lan
caster to be over-anxious about what
the Democrats of Greene or Venan
go are doing, while he forgets
to look into the situation at home, and
vice versa. We are all too apt to take a
long range view of the fight and to for
get to keep the lines closed in our imme
diate locality. Let us reform this mat
ter altogether and right now. Instead
of straining our eyes to the distant poli
tical horizon, let us see to it that each
Democratic platoon, company and bat
talion is in full fighting trim. Let
every man get into the ranks, get his
name on the roll and make it his special
business to be present at every drill.
Let him know what his neighbors on
either side of him and across the street
are going to do, and not trouble himself
about what is going on two hundred
miles distant. This is the kind of or
ganization that wins. It is the kind
that has won in other states and in other
contests, and if faithfully adhered to in
the present great light for reform will ren
der the Democratic hosts in the Key
stone state invincible.
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It is satisfying to observe that the
scramble in the Eleventh district has re
sulted in the choice of such an upright
citizen and worthy candidate as John B.
Storm, of Monroe. The conferees
might have done worse. Mr. Buckalew
can take defeat gracefully under the
circumstances. And now the deadlock
is over close up the ranks, Demo
crats, and see how big you can make the
majority for Pattison, Storm and the
state and local tickets.
Senator Cameron and bis hench
man John Delaney stand convicted of
fostering one of the vilest conspiracies
that has ever disgraced the annals of
state politics. What do the Irishmen of
Pennsylvania think of this attempt to
trade on their political virtue that has
just been disclosed ?
WnEN Boss Delaney found McClure
" bringing it pretty close " he didn't
know that it was going to run all over
him until he looked as though be had
been trying to stand up under a pile
driver.
Have you heard the news from
Maine? Not yet, but you're likely to
hear music among the pines on Monday,
when one of the biggest battles for years
is to be decided by the arbitrament of
the ballot.
Tbue to his promise, tho editor of the
Philadelphia Times,in aafoptn lejier te
thesecrsterybf the central branch at
the Irish Laad League, whieh ws.elso-l
where reprint, gives the-proor long
known to exist of a conspiracy to betray
the votes of the members of that organ
ization to the desperate Stalwart bosses
of this state. The central figure in the
infamous negotiations tiial are shown to
have bsen in progress is a notorious po
liticalspeculator who has been implicat
ed to a greater or less degree in. the
many corrupt schemes of trade and barter
that have disgraced the Republican party
in the past, while the pitiful instrument
he had selected to perform the dirty
work of betrayal is as an unsavory odor
in the nostrils of honest and, decern
Irishmen the world over. It is. not to
be presumed that this man Condon could
have succeeded in tho work which for a
money consideration he undertook to
perform. In dickering with Cameron
and Delaney to deliver the great body of
the votes of the Irish Democrats of
Pennsylvania this recreant deliberate
ly insults the honor and intelli
gence .of a people whom he so
unworthily represents. Such an at
tempt coming to the knowledge of
honest Irishmen, whether within the
membership of the Land League or out
side of it, would be spurned with the in
dignation and contempt that its villainy
is sure to excite. But the very fact that
Cameron and his sub-bosses are found
coquetting with titis insolent fellow is
convincing that they know of the des
peration of their waning cause. The
Irish citizens of Pennsylvania are in the
alert, and Edward O'Meagher Condon,
whose earlier record is blotted with the
iueffaceable stigma of having betrayed
his countrymen while associated in the
Feniau movement, and of having spec
ulated iu their sufferiuga, will fiud it
out when he makes his first move in the
undertaking to delude and insult their
integrity.
No voter can feel perfectly certain
that his right to vote iu November will
not be challenged unless lie satisfies
himself that he has a state or county
tax mid since November 7, 1880. All
who are in doubt should attend to this
now.
Pay your tax if you want to vote at
gubernatorial election.
the
Beaver has 58 days in which to get o ff
the track.
Mit. Jay Hubbkll can now assess
prospective successor in Congress.
his
Another week, nearer the election.
Pattison still at his desk, Phipps a fugi
tive, his wicked partners trembling in
their boots, and Delaney on tho gridiron.
It is reported that Hon. Win. D. Kelly
is to succeed Beaver as the Republican
candidate for governor. His anti Came
ron letter of 1803 would be interesting
campaign literature.
It is hinted that ,he retirement of Mr.
Jay A. Hubbell from the congressional
representation of the 11th Michigan dis
trict is merely precedent to his entrance
in the lists for the senatorial succession.
From this and like evils the good people
of the Wolverine state may well pray to be
snared. Let Hubbell ir in tlin nnmn .if
, p3ijfical decency.
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According to Edwin Alden fc Bro.'s
American newspaper catalogue, there are
12,158 newspapers published in tho United
States and the Canadas. Total in the
United States, 11,522 ; Canadas, C3C.
Published as follows : Dailies, 1,152 ; tri
weeklies, 80 ; semi-weeklies, 150 ; week
lies, 9,078 ; bi-weeklies, 2:3 ; scmi-mouth-Hcs,
202 ; monthlies, 1,290 ; bi-monthlies,
12.
Maim: will vote on Monday, aud Re
publican supremacy is in such danger that
the tariff scare has been summoned to the
rescue Grave fears have been expressed
lest this latest successor of the bloody
shirt has been worn threadbare; Tho
world is growing wiser day by day, aud
the idea that the Republican party con
tains a monopoly of the national virtue is
fast fadinir from the minds of even its
blindest adherents iu the light of recent
events. The day of rcckouing is not far
distant.
Let tho idiotic political oracle of tho
Williamsport Gazette and Bulletin bo sup
pressed. Not long ago bo mado the re
markable discovery that Pattison, then a
six-year-old boy, was in sympathy with
the rebellious South. He now comes to
the front brim full of enthusiasm over the
alleged contribution of $20,000 from tho
New York Free Trade League to a Demo
cratic corruption fund. It is needless to
say that Sir Gullible has swallowed this
lie cut out of tho whole cloth, and that he
enjoys its mastication is very evident.
These splenetic outbursts are nothing
more than the frantic efforts of an organ
to stay tho political tide that will soon
sweep newspapers of its ilk out of exist
ence. Philadelphia Fire.
A fire, early yesterday morniug, in tho
china, glass and queensw.ire establishment
of Fisher, Son & Co., 519 Market street,
caused a loss on stock of about 930,000, on
which there is an insurance of 928,000.
The damage to the building is about $1,000.
About 4 o'clock yesterday morning, the
tavern and dwelling of Daniel Carney, 913
Callowhill street, was slightly damaged by
fire. It supposed to havo been of incen
diary origin, as it was kindled at the foot
of the stairs on the first floor and on a
lounge in the kitchen, the material having
been saturated with coal oil.
A Dumb Boy Speak at m Camp Meeting.
Wnile four thousand persons were in at
tendance at a Methodist camp meeting at
Bethel, near Graham, N. C, a boy of
fourteen years, who had been unable
since his birth to utter and articulate
sounds, suddenly mounted the preacher's
platform and made a profession of religion
sneaking in a firm, clear voice. The oc
currence created a great sensation among
the throng present.
A College President Askea to Benign.
The trustees of Union College, Schenec
tady, at a meeting yesterday, dismissed
the charges against President Porter,
" without reflection upon the faculty, and
in order to consider his fitness for the
presidency." Subsequently, by a vote of
9 to 8, they " respectfully requested his
resignation, under a conviction of the ne
cessities of the college."
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1X ATTEMPTED SALE TO CA.KEKOX.
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ffxpecore of aa lalaasoue Scheme to Betray
The" IrlMi " L.aml League for Dollars
and Cent.
The Philadelphia Times has tho follow.
ing open letter from tne eaitor, a. ji..
McClure, to T. P. C3Ial!ey, secretary of
the central branch of the Land League at
Scranton. It is a convincing exposure of
the attempted infamous sale of the Land
League to Cameron and Delanoy by Con
don. A fac-simile of the second Delaney letter
is printed in the Times, and McClure Rays'
tho original ot the document is in his pos
session.
McClure's Upen Letter.
The Timfs Officii.
Philadelphia, September 8, 185.
T. I. O'Mallev, Ksq..
Secretary Central Branch Land League,
Scranton, Fa.
DeauSiu: Onthe2G.h of July last,
you transmitted to me the resolutions
passed by tho oldest Land League in the
state of Pennsylvania," requesting (o be
advised "upon what authority" the Times
had made the public charge that certain
assumed leaders of the Irish Land League
were "bargaining with the leaders of the
Republican party for the transfer or sale
of thirty thousand Irish votes." The
resolutions, as well as the tone of the
note from yourself, were entirely respect,
ful, evidencing sincerity and earnestness
on the part of your organization, and
they were answered in like manner. In
my open letter addressed to you ou tho
31st of July last, I said :
" Understand, however, that your reso
lutions shall be answered, without reserve,
within sixty or at. tho latest, ninety days,
giving names, propositions, negotiations
and all other information of public inter
est, or of special interest to your organi
zation, l elating to the proposed sale of the
Irish Democrats to the Pennsylvania boss
machine."
I now propose to fulfill tho foregoing
promise. I could have ausweivd very
satisfactorily iu my letter of July 31st,
but while the evidence I possessed at that
time was sufficiently conclusive to satisfy
any fair-minded citizen, knowiug tho
reckless villainy of John C. Delaney, I
confidently calculated to make him testify
to his own infamy, and I havo douo so, as
is herein demonstrated.
Delaney Opens tne Sale.
The proposition to securo the Irish Land
League vote .for General Beaver, was con
ceived by John C. Delaney, who has long
been known as a dealer in Irish votes,
with petty offices and cash as his rewards.
On or about the 5th of June last, he first
appeared in Washington on the mission
for the purchase Of Land League leaders.
He conferred with several Irishmen who
hold subordinate places in tho government
and are presumed to bo willing to accept
any method that promises to deliver tho
Irish voters to Cameron, whether honest
or dishonest. He uureservedly declared
bis plan and purpose to fully half a dozen
men, and gave the name of Mr. Walsh of
Pennsylvania, as the man who had sug
gested negotiations with Edw. O'Meagher
Condon, as the Land League leader most
likely to make and execute a contract for
tbe transfer of tho Land League voters to
Beaver. Delaney proposed to bring Con
don and Cameron together to perfect the
contract on tho basis of the removal of
Minister Lowell from. England, to euable
Condcn to mislead the Irish, and the pay
ment of a liberal amouut of money to
Condon.
Tne Cauieron-Delaney-Condou Contract.
Delaney after consulting with several
other parties, had a conference with Con
don on or about tho 5th of June aud lunch
ed with him. They discussed the wholo
plan, and the details of the agreement
were then made, by which Cameron and
Delaney were to secure tho removal of
Minister Lowell, to give Couilou a plea to
present to tho Irish ; Condon was to be
paid liberally for his services in defraud
ing the Irish voters, and he was to be de
tailed by Assistant Secretary New to nom
inal public inspection at different points in
Pennsylvania, to enable him to reach the
various Land League centres with an ap
pearauco of performing official duty. Cam
eron was not present when tho original
contract was made in a general way by
Dclauey aud Condon ; but Dslauey and
Condon called ou and conferred with Cam
eron the day after, on or ;;hout tho 0th of
June, wheu the contract for tho delivery
of the Laud Lcaguo voto to Beaver was
perfected in all details, aud Cameron
agreed to havo Assistant Secretary New
assign Condon to ostensible duty in Penn
sylvania. Iu Delauoy's letter hereinafter
published, dated August 11th, he tells
that he had "a very satisfactory interview
with Cameron,' aud that Cameron told
him that tho day after ho left, ho had
"called on Mr. Now aud asked for a leave
of absence for Condon for the purpose of
Jielping us) aud that New assured him ho
(Condon) could leave wheuevor ho was
ready."
Condon's Ureed for Money.
In Delaucy's consultations with his
friends in Washington, ho complained
bitterly of Condon's greed for money. He
complained of Coudon's exorbitant de
mands from tho party, when the govern
ment would pay Condon's regular salary
and ali necessary expenses while profes
scdly on public duty iu Pennsylvania, bo
great was Condon's selfishuess in tho mat
ter that Delanoy distrusted him. Iu his
letter of Juno 12tb, hereinafter jiveu,
Delaney expressed Condon's greed when
he says " Condon will have dollars and
cents as the paramount interest." On an
other point Condon was particular to
guard against tho possibility of any one
sharing bis fraud and spoils. De
laney proposed to Coudou to confer
with some other trusted men ot the
Irish organization, to secure their aid iu
the work, but Condon assured Dnlauoy
that ho could, with tho removal of Minister
Lowell and satisfactory compensation to
himself, transfer the Irish Land Lcaguo of
Pennsylvania bodily to Cameron's candi
date for governor. Tho contract was
therefore consummated with Edward
O'Meagher Condon alone, with the condi
tions that Minister Lowell should be re
moved if possible to start a tide of Irish
enthusiasm for Arthur and Cameron ; that
a large sum of monoy was to he paid to
Condon, in addition to his salary and
official traveling expenses, and that Cam
eron was to secure Assistant Secretary
Nen'd order assigning Condon to an inde
finite tour of inspection dnty in Pennsyl
vania. These Facts are Sworn to.
These facts are not given on idlo rumor
or loose statements or recollections. They
are in my possession as sworn facts, and
they are within tbe knowledge of several
persons with whom Delaney conferred at
the time, and of several other persons
with whom he, in his pride at the sup
posed success of his crime, detailed tbe
whole facts substantially as I havo given
them to you. I am not at liberty, at pre
sent, to give yon the names of my inform
ants who have reported or sworn to the
facts, nor am I at liberty at present to
give you the name of the person to whom
Delaney's letters are addressed ; but the
original letters are in my possession, all
in Delaney's well-known hand-writing,
written on his official state librarian
paper. Photograph copies of tho letters
are mailed to you to-day for your exami
nation, and tho originals can be inspected
by you, or any one authorized by your
organization to inspect them at any time
They are clearly Delaney's letters, not
only by tbe indisputable testimony of the
letters themselves, but also by a numbr of
persons who have conferred with Delaney
in regard to them. In short, so conclusive
is tbe evidence of the genuineness of the
letters, that even Delaaey, unblushing
falsifier as be is, will hardly dare to deny
them after reading this statement. If
Delaney shall venture to deay then, how
ever, I will submit the originals to Gov.
Hoytand ex-Gov. Hartranft, under whom
Delaney has served as a subordinate, aud
their judgdment of the genuineness of the
letters will be accepted by me as final.
Delaney' Fire Letter.'
The following is Delaney's first letter,
in which the material facts hereinbefore
stated are corroborated by the Irish
auctioneer himself :
Office of Librarian,
J. C. Delanet, Librarian.
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
Senate Chamber,
Harbisbubo, June 2, 1882.
My Dear Friend : How very kind or
you to write mo such a generous letter. I
am proud and delighted with its senti
ments and I shall cherish it amongst tho
long list of valuable political letters care
fully put away.
You have tho true conception of our
fight, for it has gone far beyond tho limits'
of our own state. It is, as you say, a
national fight.
The Democracy met and named their
ticket, a ticket that we could beat by 30,
000, were we united. In fact, I feel con
fident we oau beat it even should the fight
go on as it now stands. 'But it will take
the hardest work and the oreatest
amount of cash ever spent in a State
fight. I have been movinz in my own
way ever since I left yon, aud I am proud
to say that nover in my experience have I
met with as much real encouragement
from our people.
When I left Washington I fully expected
that Senator Cameron would have Condon
6ent here at onco, but up to this I have
not heard a word on the subject, aud at
this moment know not what to say or
think of it. I wrote to the senator on
Friday last, asking for an explanation ;
expect to hoar from him to-morrow.
I know ot none of our people (save those
hero in our state who are working under
my methods) who are doing or going to do
anything to help us iu this struggle. As
soon as I hear from Cameron I will notify
you. In any ovent, it seems to me your
orignal plan had better be carried out.
Condon will have dollars and cents
AS THE PARAMOUNT INTEREST, as ho Was
exceedingly particular as to expenses and
the facts that his family would be under
the same expense as then whilo he was
away, etc. This I tell you in confidence.
Do, then, write my proposition to tne
-authority best able to carry it out, and let
us strike a double blow, ons for dear old
Ireland, and the other for our cause
HERE.
This moruiug's papers are full of the
actions of the British Parliament during
the past forty-eight hours, and what an
iufamous proceedings it has been. How
lost to all sense of shame must such men
as John Bright be to consent to the ex
pulsion of membeas who were not parti
cipants in tho debates. To my mind, my
dear friend, it's the dyiug gasp of tho
most infamously cruel and cowardly govern
ment God ever permitted to exist. It
seoms also as if the time is near at hand
when God will use Ireland as the means
to scourgo England. With all my heart
and soul do I pray it has.
O. for 200,000 Irishmen, armed with
rifles and ammunition, on the shores of
our native land. How heartily would I
love to be one of tho host and how short
a timo it would take to repay tho debt wo
owe her majesty's government.
Kind regards to your dear family.
Yours sincerely,
J. D. Delaney.
Delaney's Second Letter.
The following is Delaney's second letter
urg'tug the immediate assignment of Con
don to his work of cheating and betraying
the Laud Lcaguo voters iuto Cameron's
fold, aud confessing that tho Times " was
bringing it pretty close" to the traders
when it exposed tho attempted sale of tho
Land League some weeks ago :
Office of Librarian,
J. C. Delaney, Librarian,
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
Senate Ciiamukr.
Hakiusuuho, August 11, 1882.
My Dear :
Senator Cameron returned hero on
Wednesday evening, and last evening, I
had a verysatisfactory interview with him.
lie tells mo that the day after I left ho
called ou Mr. Now aud asked for a leave
of absence for Condon for the purpose of
helping it), and that New answered him,
ho could leave whenever he was ready.
Now, my dear friend, can you not find out
whether or not Condon received orders?
I am at a loss to comprehend this matter
and must rely upon you to unravel it
You know that McClure, in his Times
some weeks ago insinuated that wo were
" bargaining for tho Land League voto "
consideration, money aud Lowells' with
drawal. Tins was bringing it pretty
close, but McClure, when challenged by
tho League for proof, puts them olf for
" sixty or ninety days," promising at that
timo to give the in the proof, beo paper
mailed to you with this for a perfect pen
picture of A. K. McCturo by a young Irish
friend of miuo. Let mc hear from you as
soon as you get any information. Senator
C. wroto last night to Mr. Now on tho
subject. Yours sincerely, J. C. Delaney.
Everything looks well
Condon Ordered to Pennsylvania.
In order to present the wholo official
facts to you as fully as possible, I directed
the Washington correspondent of tho
Times to call in person upon Assistant
Secretary New and request a copy of tho
official order assigning Condon to duty in
Pennsylvania. He telegraphs the follow
ing answer :
.Washington, September 0, 1881.
Tho Times' correspondent called upon
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury New
to day, as directed by you, and requested
a copy of the order assigning Captain E.
O'Meagher Condon to public duty in Phil
adelphia. Assistant Secretary New said
that he could not divulge the official order
but that Condon bad been ordered to
report to Architect McArthur at Philadel
phia to inspect public buildings and furni
ture, and then to visit Harrisburg and
Pittsburgh on similar duty. He said also
that Condon had left for Philadelphia
about ten days ago, and that his order for
duty in Pennsylvania is not limited as to
time.
Condon Ueports to McArthur.
On the lGth of August, tbe day before
Delaney's scribe, Miller, reported that
"everything was right," Condon reported
to Architect McArthur in this city.
It will be seen that, in pursuance of tho
contract Condon made with Cameron and
Delaney for tbe transfer of the Land
League vote to Cameron's candidate for
governor, for a large payment of money to
himself, Condon has been assigned osten
sibly to official duty in this state, and is
now in Philadelphia. He receives full
pay as an officer and full expenses for
traveling, from the government, but as
Delaney says, " Condon will have dollars
and cents as the paramount interest,"
and he is now being largely
paid out of the party assessment robbery,
in addition to his official pay, to deceive
and betray the Land League voters into
the support of the boss system that has
created tbe almost omnipotent monopoly
power in state and nation. The conviction
is irresistible that he is simply an Irish
speculator in the votes of his countrymen
and that he is now playing the role of
Judas of old in the sale and betrayal of
the .Land L-ageue.
What .Will the Land League Do?
The facts and documents proving the
base deceit and greed of Edward O'Meagh
er Condon, are now in the possession of
tho .Land .League oi rennsylv.-.ma. Of its
organization and tribunals I have no
knowledge, but I assume that v tho admin
istration of 'justice to Burcenary traitote
and hypocrites is, among its attributes
of authority. The 'evidence I have
presented will be sastassed by aay
oourt or 'before any' tribunal- where
justice asserts her majesty, and I leave it,
at present, for tho Land League members
who have been insulted, and whose organ
ization has been brought to unmerited re
proach, to decide whether Edward
O'Meagher Condon shall henceforth have
fellowship with honest Irishmen of any
organization. The proof is at hand ; what
will the Land League of Pennsylvania do
with the shameless betrayer of Irish
voters and of Irish integrity ?
PERSONAL.
David Davis, it is said, has not
abandoned his presidential aspirations.
Queen Victoria has commissioned tke
artist Carl Sohm, of Dus-scklorf, to paint a
portrait of Cctowayo.
Prince Charles, the brother of tho
Emperor William of Germany, is eighty
one years old, and smokes two dozen
strong Havanna cigars daily.
Brother Barnes, the Kentucky evan
gelist, is more than six feet in height, has
a thin face, aquiline no3o, dark hazel eyes
and long auburn bair.
Judge Benson Roberts, a prominent
citizen of Griffin, Ga., yesterday dropped
dead at his plantation. Judge Algood, of
Rome, also died yesterday.
General Tom Thumb is 48 yoars of age
and has led an active business life for the
past 31 years, during which time he has
been a great traveller, visiting nearly
every couutry ou the globe.
Mit. Guildbord Onslow, M. P., whose
death has just been announced, is said to
have spent nearly $15,000 in behalf of the
Tichborno claimant, whoso advocate ho
was.
Charles Hillsuukgii, aged GO years, a
wealthy resident of Saratoga, N. Y., tnany
years ago manager of a leading
minstrel company, was jesteruay morning
found dead in his bed.
Messonier reminds one of some of tho
personifications of livers in which tho an
cient is delighted to display their artistio
skill. His body is small and slight, but
8nrroounted by a massive, patriarchal head
with long waving locks of snowy white
hair, and a beard that hangs like a snow
wreath over bis chest. His eyes are bright
and sparkling, and he has an iuspired air,
as though listening to sweet music to
which all other ears were deaf.
Charlotte Stevens, better known by
her stage name of " Lottie Church," was
yesterday in the New York supreme court
granted a divorce from her husband John
A. Stevens, actor, author and proprietor
of tho Windsor theatre, New York, on
the ground of adultery. Miss Church, or
Mrs. Stevens, who is a remarkably pretty
woman and accomplished actress, has fre
quently appeared in this city, as has also
her recreant lord.
tub rnipp's cast:.
aim. Attains Out on Hall Evidences of For-
sry.
There were no new developements of
importance made public yesterday in the
investigation into tho mauagement of the
almshouse. Tbe hearing of ex-Storekeeper
Brown and Mrs. Adams was postponed,
at the request of the district attorney,
until next Saturday. The latter got bail
and was released. Members of the board
of guardians met at the almshouse and ex
amined tho different departments under
the care of each. Pbipp's iron safe, con
taining Jewelry, was attached by a num
ber of bis creditors. John A. Snyder,
superintendent of tho manufacturing de
partment, was further oxamined by the
gentlemen having investigation in charge,
as was also another employe, out tne re
sult was not made known. Evidence
6cems to show that forgery was at times
resorted to to secure mouey which proper
ly belonged to contractors who fnrnished
supplies to the institution. In tho Killian
case which was set for a hearing last night,
Phipps' bail, $8,000, entered by Coroner
Janney, was forfeited, and the coroner
was given a bailpieco.
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Horae Burned to Death.
Allkntown, Sept. 9. Tho livery stablo
of J. Goorgo Snyder was destroyed by firo
at midnight and sixteen horses perished
in the flames, and a number' of carriages
were burned. The loss is $7,000, and tho
insurance slight. Two icehouses belonu
ing to B. F. Nuding were also destroyed.
The liio was of incendiary origiu.
Tlio rrcsiilent at I'orUuiouth.
Portsmouth, N. II. , Sept. 9. tho Dis
patch arrived here last night. This morn
ing tho president anil Secretary Chandler
went to tho Wentworth house, New Cas
tle, and after breakfast drove to Rye
Beach. Tho president will arrive hero at,
noou.
Mruclc by Llgntulng.
Professor Thurlow, principal of tho
high school at l'ottsville, and three boys,
were struck by ligDtning yesterday after
noon, while crossing Lawton's Hill, but
wcro not fatally injured.
!Tho professor
had a foot burned, and
stunned, one of them
teeth loosened besides.
the boys wcro
having several
Crushed Under a Streetcar.'
Whilo a westward-bound street car was
coming down erado in the woitera part of
Easton, a nine year old son of Levinns
Trausuo attempted to jump on, and, fall
ing under the wheels, was instantly killed.
This is the second accident of this natnro
in Easton within a few months.
v.'holesale Journalistic Duel.
Ten contributors of the Cttoycn news
paper havo challenged ten members of the
staff of Le Radical, in Paris. A difficulty
has arisen regarding seconds, but it is not
improbable that tho contemplated duels
will bo fought.
Killed by trailing Rock.
Nicholas Grell, a miner employed at tho
Locust Spring colliery, near Locust Gap,
was instantly killed by a fall of top rock.
He was 33 year's of age. He leaves a wifo
and two children.
I.ltllz News Culled from the Record,
Mr. E. J. Barr, miller of Lititz, has re
ceived letters patent dated August 31,
1782, on a grain ventilator for all kinds of
gram to keep it from getting warm or
musty. The invention will prove a useful
one to all farmers and dealers in grain.
Tho public schools opened with 171
scholars on the roll. Linden ball semi,
nary and Prof. Hepp's academy are filling
up promptly.
Clayton, a son of Nathaniel Brubaker,
of Warwick, was stung in the little toe by
a bee. The poison spread over his whole
system, and in an hour and a-half he had
all the symptoms of lockjaw. His whole
body was covered with pustules, but by
prompt medical assistance he soon recov
ered. Tobacco la Bart.
As usual at this season, Bart is tranquil;
nothing can ruffle the smooth feathers of
a township so conservative, not even poli
tics. Tobacco is all that appears to ex
oite the most excitable of .Bart's residents;
and the township can without egotism,
boast; of as good a crop as the county can
produce. The late rains and favorable
tobacco weather have so increased the
growth of the weed that raisers heretofore
almost disheartened are in the most jubi
lant spirits.
Druatc aad Disorderly.
George White, for drunken and disor
derly conduct, was committed to the
county jail for five days hy Alderman
Samson.
STORM.
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c- ASSJi early near. last evening there was
f-k very hsautilal etoctrical disp!yin the
"northern heavens indicating storm some
where up north. At ' later hour there
was another storm came in from the west.
There were a few very heavy claps of
thunder and a slight fall of rain iu this
city. About midnight a still heavier storm
passed south of this city, moving appar
ently from west to east. The rain fell in
torrents, accompanied in some places by
hail, which did great damage to the grow,
ing tobacco, corn, peaches, and other
lang Ao CbWogarJBSfc soatheast f
the city, some damage was done, and at
Amos Goods, near Esbelaaa's milL oa
Mill creek, tho tobacco is ssoch out up.
SatawalvRaaatc's hosse, just-eastof ths I.
JBAU.
ity. wasstnkby:MghtaingjindtslstoIaeeeuatof tho-bisfeoSs will be published
roof of the house badly shattered, ine
inmates were stunned but not seriously
injured.
Martin SheakV house between GraefFs
Landing and Levaus 'mill, was also by
lightning and somewhat damaged.
Amos Herr, residing on tbe Strasburg
piko near Longenecker's meeting house,
had several acres of tobacco cut to pieces
by the hail.. Ho had not yet harvested
any of his crop.
John Sener, of West Willow, has thir
teen acres of fine tobacco riddled by the
hail. He had tho crop insured.
The peach orchard of Hiller & Rush, at
Willow street, was mach damaged by the
nan. .' i
Samuel Gall's and Mr. Stouer tobacco
fields, at Willow street, are also badly
damaged.
Jacob Stockman, of Willow street, lost
5 acres of tobacco by the hail. Another
farmer from Strasburg reports that 5
acres ofhis crop is completely ruined.
From Willow Street to Strasburg and'
thence to Georgetown, nearly all tho to
bacco fields are more or less injured the
hail being at some points an large as hick
ory nuts.
f Bclo'if, the Buck tavern in Druotore, and
on to the Unicorn, cansiderable destruc
tion is reported.
The Pequea creek and other Btreams are
much swollen, tho rain having fallen in
torrents.
In the vicinity of Millport the hail was
very heavy and- cut to pieces all the to
bacco not already housed.
At Safe Harbor it hailed for more than
an hour, but wo have not learned the ex
tent of the damage done.
Jacob Martin's crop, below the Buck,'
is badly damaged, and seven acres of Dr.
Deaver's are reported cnt'to pieces.
J. W. Johnson, of Drumore, had seveu
acres damaged.
We hear of damago donb at various
places from the Susquehanna river to
Christiana, and from Lancaster city south
almost to tho Maryland line. The extent
of tbe damage, done cannot yet be esti
mated Fortunately a very, large part of
tbe crop perhaps one-half has been al
ready housed.
There was some rain but no hail in any
of the northern townships bo far as we can
learn.
TUB ALLEGKD INCENDIARY.
Charles Miller Held to ABiwer at Court.
Charles Miller, arrested in Middletown,
charged with setting fire in August, 1880
to an unoccupied dwelling house belong
ing to Cbas. J. White, on Church street,
this city, bad a hearing before Alderman
McConomy last evening. The case attract
ed quite a crowd of spectators. Mr.
White, tho owner of the property, testified
that tho houso had been fired at tho
timo stated in the complaint. Tho
only other witness examined was
Wni. Franklin, who proved to be a
rather unwilling witness, and whoso testi
mony was only drawn one oy the greatest
effort on the part of counsel. It was, in
brief, that on tho night of the fire, tho
witness, and "lloggy" Leonard, and
Philip Smith, and Harry Snyder wore
sleeping in the Amerioau engine house ;
during tho night Miller got up, took tho
coat oil can, saturated some cotton waste
with it, and went out. After a short ab
sence ho returned aud got more oil from
tho engine aud went ont a second time.
Franklin got up and looked out of tbe en
gine house window ; Miller, who was out
side, came up to the window and closed
the shutters ; soon afterwards there was
an alarm of lire ; tbe party in the engine
houso got up, aud the tire was put ont
without much damage.
It is said tho commonwealth has several
other witnesses aud additional important
testimony, which thoy do not now care to
divulge. The alderinau held Miller in
$'2,500 bail to answer tho chargo at court,
and Franklin iu $500 to appear as a wit
neos. Miller has no counsel The district
attorney and J. Hay Brown esqs., ap
peared fur tho commonwealth.
COURT.
The Jurors iu the Lat Cane Discharged.
Divorce Uranted.
In tho case of Samuel D. Glondening vs.
Robert W. Thomas tho jury this morning
rendered a verdict in favor of the plaintiff
for $77.50. This was tho last case for jury
trial and tbe jurors were discharged.
Other UanlneM.
Ex-Corouer Isaac Mishler entered an
appeal from tho report of the county au
ditors surcharging him and with his sure
tics, entered into a recognizance to prose
cute his appeal.
C. G. Basslcr, who has beeu studying
law with A. S llershoy, esq , was this
morning ou Mr. Hershey's motion admit
ted to practice in tho several courts of
Lancaster connty.
Mary .Gundaker, of this city, was
divorced from her husband, Emanuel
Gundaker, upon a certificate showing his
conviction of a felony and sentence to over
two years iu the county jail.
Reasons for a new trial were filed in the
caso of John Girvin vs. B. F. Musslinan.
Iu the matter of the application of Wm.
Schultzo to keep a restaurant at a now
stand in the Eighth ward, this city, the
court took tho paper and held the case
under consideration.
On monday the third week of
pleas court will commeuco with
cases on the list.
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Card From Mr. .Schlelch.
Lancaster, Sept. 8. 1882.
Editors Intkllioehcbr. la tbe coun
cil proceedings in your issue of September
7, 1882, appears the following, viz:
" Dr. Davis stated that he had received
his usual monthly contribution from Mr.
Schleich in the shape of a, communication
several yards long, which was laid on tne
table without being read."
I sent no monthly contribntfon to Dr.
Davis written tho last two months. The
contribution I sent to common council was
addressed as follows, and It was signed by
me, viz: "To Tbe Common Council of
Lancaster, Lancaster, .renn'a."
The contribution that 1 sent to common
council does not belong to him any more
than it does to any other member of it.
J. Schleich.
Doable reaches.
Mr. S. B. Clarx has presented us a very
handsome double peach, grown at Elk
Creek, Cecil Co., Md. Double peaches,
and even trcblo peaches are somewhat
common this season. Casper Hiller, of
Conestoga, some time ago exhibited be
fore the Agricultural society several
boughs broken from peach trees, contain
ing dozens of double and treble peaches.
bipment or Horaea.
Fiss & Doerr shipped to-day to New
York from their stables on Grant street.
1 twenty head of draft and driving horses.
COLUMBIA MW&
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'Along the tJosqaeaaaaa Items of
later Id anil Aruaod tM Beroagh
l'Mkil l' by ih latolll
geitrer'a Reporter
St. Paul's P. E. Sunday school will be
held hereafter at 1 :30 o'clock.
A heavy ramies rejfajrjed ta;hwff."pre
vailed at Safe Harbor last night.
Mr. Harry Sanders, who has been
absent from Columbia for nearly two
years, has relumed. He will reside hero
intbefature. "'" '" ',
. A.- rew.ocfureed on the Hill " last
night between a nuAber' of ahlored men
and" women. The neighborhood was
aroused by the noioe they made."' '
Tbe reiralar monthly- meatier "eC tne
borough council .was htld last evening. An
on Monday.
The west yards of the Pennsylvania rail
road at this place still continues blocked.
ThisjwiH be a- heavy, month of) htisiiess
for the company. J ' '
Many people frost thu place will u
doubt attend the grand excursion to Read
ing, over the Reading &, Columbia rail
road to-morrow. ' The round trip fare in
only 31.25. The first train leaves at 7
a. m. -
Jerry Long last night caught some of the
boys who have been stealing his water
melons and cantaloupes. "'He made them
pay for that which they had 'just taken.
He shouklfhavii turned them over to a
policeman) instead.
Welotttue UoaMkf
The congregation-of SatenVs Lutheran
church assembled at the parsonage last
evening to welcome the return of their
new pastor with his bride! ' AmowftaVth
handsome presents received was a ssssttr-
rul bedroom suite of furniture, a gin oi
the vongroKStiun. The Citizen's hand
were iuvited to partake of au ologant Nip
per after furaisawg Mmo good mnste id
the form of a serenade.
t , llorougn fraoaalsj
BHs3;EIIa Filhect is viatfisg fiends in
Philadelphia
Mr. Franklin Steacy, who is engaged in
business' iu NW'Yerfc,jisiow here on a
brief, visit to bin fathert s y,
Mr. Jacob Snyder, jr., while working
with a crescent shaped saddler's knife
yesterday, cut a Iongand deep -gash Serosa
his left hand. ' ' ",
A number of young- people' attended a
party which was given -last night by 'Miss
Effie Detweiler, at the residence of her
father, S. S. Detwiler, Locust street, A
merry evening was spent by the folks.
Freight Car Wrecked and Umtaiu Bart.
A misplaced switch caused' (the wreck
ing of three freight cars iu tho west P. R.
R. yards here this morning at 3 o'clock.
A train which was being shifted was run
into another train, and caused eooekltgahle
excitement for a short time. A brakeman
Bad his back severely hurt by being thrown
from the top of a box car, across the bull
nose of it and the car attached. He nar
rowly escaped falling under the' wheel.- A
car load of oats was scattered about in all
directions. A few hours sufficed to clean
away tbe debris
Columbia High School Uradaatea.
The tino train ug which pupils of the
high school of Columbia receiver has just
shown its results. Misses Jaaot, Fober
and Emily Oberlin have'' entered tho
Millersvillo normal sohool after passing a
high examination. Max Hanauer, another
lato graduate, has just entered
Jjebigb University, alter passing
such a fine examination as to
call forth the congratulations 'of tho presi
dent of the cuj lege. Mr. Hanauer is the
yoangest member of Ibis class. The high
school teachers, Misses Lillian and Mazie
Welsh, cannot recoiye too much praise fur
their lathfnl and personal efforts in behalf
of the school. Whatever hard work has
accomplished and will accomplish, will be
attained by them during tho present
school term.
THIS REAL ESTATE MARKET.
Sale of a number of Kurm ITropcrties.
Jas. Collins, auctioueer, sold on Wed
nesday fur tlin estate of William L.
Peipcr 2 aeics of meadow land in Quarry -ville,
to C M. Hess, fur $i00 ; also eight
building hits iu thu saino place, to the
same, for $500.
Martin Eslili-inau has sold to John
Basslcr tin; JoUuou farm of 28 acres, in
Drumoro township, two miles east of
Quarryvillf. tor $2,000. Mr. Eshleman
bought it on-.i yu.ir ago for $1,800.
The farm of Henry W. Kraybill, con
sisting of forty -two acres, with framo im
provement., located, in ,, East Donegal
township, was sold to Jacob Witiuer ou
Monday, Uio 4th inst., at $273.50 per acre,
being $1.50 in advance oC what was bid on
the place the samo day at public sale.
A Koy hhoota Ilia mother. . .
Mrs. Henry Rothreck, residisg" near
Bainbridge, this county, was, it is feared,
fatally shot by her sixteen year old son ou
Thursday. Thieves attempted to enter
the house on Wednesday night, and in or
der to be prepared foe them, if they ic
turned. thu following r night, young Roth
rock secured a levorver. When loading
it, one of the cartridges was discharged,
the ball entering the abdomen of his
mother. Medical assistance was at onco
summoned and tho physician pronounces
the lady to bo in a critical condition.
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JTladlna- the Drowned Uoy'a Body.
The body, of, 'Willie Eckhof, not
(Hicough) as reported on Friday, of
Northumberland, who relit into the canal
at Marietta on Thursday and was drowned
was found, yesterday .afternoon at -tho
bridge at' Musser1 & Miller,sx,iaw mill,
near where the accident occurred. Coroner
J. U. Armstrong, of Marietta, empannel
ed a jury consisting of Jacob Soogaiastcr,
George Lindsey,. J. M. UarzaVMey John
Groh, David Denison and Stephen Ifalo
ney, and hehLau inquet,,Dr. G.W. Reich
making tbe exasfantifm Verdict, acci
dental drowning vby falling from a boat
into the Pennsylvania canal.
' Cava Ball.
This morning Christian Ouade, who
was charged with steaEsg a bsg'tf r oats
from Jacob Ussner, while the latter was
attending market, had a hearing before
Alderman Barr this mornings He was
held in bail for trial at eoartJ I ,
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During the storm last1 night a Susque
hanna peach tree on the- premises of Al
derman Bamsoo was. badly .damaged, a
large limb, constituting about-1 one-half
of the tree being broken off. The tree
was full of very line peaches, measuring
in circumference from 9,toJ0j inches.
Went ta martini.
Mayor MacGonigle, Select Councilman
George W. Brown and a number of other
well-known citizens, went over to Read
ing to-day, to attend the great jubilee of
the Keystone Democratic club, which is
being held ia that city to-day.
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For some days past Fraak Eurtzhas a
large water-melon at hfa" fruit1 'stand in
front of the Spreeher hofSSS 'and persons
were each given a guess at its weight for
five cents, the winner' to take the m-lon.
It weighed 54 pounds when put upon the
scales this morning, and D. G. Hirah won
it.
Carrier Fnjeone.
Gust Gertakuler,' of ; 1529 Ltwrencn
street, Philadelphia, arrived here tody
with twenty carrier pigeons, which Le Irt
loose in Centre Bqsjtre'thi:afterDoon at
intervals of tea minutes.
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