LANCASTER DAILY INTEL1J.GEKCEB. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1882. Hancastcr intelligence TUESDAY EVENING. SEPT. 12. 1883. TMe Trouble la New Ysrk. The Democratic party in the state of New York has tbe opportunity now, if it has the wisdom to avail itself of it, to nominate a candidate for governor who will have the same assured prospect ol success that attends the-Democratic ticket in Pennsylvania. The Republican party-in. New York is seriously divided in sentiment and will not be able to nominate a candidate for governor who will command the united support of the party, even though it does not pene trate the folly of the party in Penn sylvania by setting up two tickets. The Democratic party is divided also, but the disunion is confined to the leaders. If these can be kept in order and properly restrained no reason exists why a ticket cannot be put in the Held that will com mand the united party vote, as well as the support of the Anti-Monopoly league, which has for its aim a doctrine with which the Democratic masses are in hearty sympathy and which they should be given an opportunity to squarely sus tain at the polls. The liveliest political issue of the day is the question of the control of aggregated masses of capital so that they shall work no injury to the masses of the people. Their tendency is to infringe on the people's rights and the laws now in force have proved insufficient to con trol them to the best good of the com munity; and yet the laws are not so much in fault as their executors. What is needed is such a demonstration of the determination of the people to protect themselves as will force their legislators and their servants to do their duty. The Anti-Monopoly league in New York state holds its convention on Wed nesday, according to advertisement, but may postpone definite action in selectiug a ticket until after the Republican and Deuroeiatic con ventions have been held. The Driuo ocratic convention when it meets will have two important questions to consid er, upon its determination of which will depend the success of the party at the election. Both questions seem easy of decision and would be if unprejudiced and unselfish consideration is given to them. They are simply whether the votes of Tammany hall and of the Anti Monopoly league shall be conciliated. Both of these votes can be obtained for the Democratic ticket without sacrifice of principle. Tammany hall is a Democratic organization which has demonstrated its power to con trol a large vote, it was re jected by the state convention a year ago upon the ground' that another or ganization in New York city, called the county Democracy, was the true Demo cratic organization there. But the con vention this year cannot shut its eyes to the " frozen fact " that Tammany hall, whether or not it is " regular," was sup ported at the last election by many thou sand Democrats, and that the loss of these votes to the Democratic state ticket was fatal to its success. No one can fairly deny that an organization of Democrats that is of this consequence can command of a state convention of sensible representatives of the party a representation in the convention that is at least proportionate to the vote that it has cast. It is sheer folly to insist upon allowing representation from New York city solely to the " county Democracy " when it is demonstrated that not one-half of the Democrats of New York city are represented by that organization. As long as it was possible for it to claim that it represented the voice of all the Democrats of New York city it was possible for the state Democ racy to believe it and to yield it the free representation of the city. But when that is clearly shown to have been a false claim, and when it has once brought the state ticket defeat, would it not be gross folly to again surrender to it ? The Democratic party wants all the votes of its supporters. It wants the vote of every man who believes in its principles. To get them it must give them repre sentation when settling its ticket and its platform. Tammany hall, it is said, will again apply to the state convention for representation in its body; and if the party is not ruled to its ruin by leaders who would rather see it defeated than have their control of its organization imperiled, the Tammany delegates will be admitted in a number proportionate to its vote at tbe last election. It is the rule or ruin policy of the Republican leaders in Pennsylvania that has deliv ered the party into our hands ; and it will only be the continuance of this same policy of rule or ruin by the leaders of the New York state Democracy that will bring us to grief there. And it will be equal lack of wisdom and prevalence of unworthy influence that will keep the New York convention from adopting a platform and selecting candidates who will command the sup port of the Anti-Monopoly party. This support belongs of right to the Democ racy, for the doctrine is Democratic doc trine. It ought to be proclaimed even though an independent organization did not champion it. It is Democratic thunder and no one should be permitted to steal it. And it is thunder that car ries with it the lightning stroke that will rend and destroy the prjty and the men that stand in its way. We want no stronger artillery to serve in coming po litical campaigns, nor any position that will more strongly fortify us in the pos session of the power that it will surely give to its earnest and honest defend ers. The Defects r Trial by Jary. The result of the Star Route trial wilj tend to greatly increase the prevalent distrust of jury trials as the best means of attaining the proper punishment of crimes. Defective they certainly are as all experience shows ; but whether they can be replaced by any more effective 'method no.one may hastily say. In this case public opinion will be decided that a juster result would have been reached if ittiad been left to the determination of the judge without the intervention of a jury ; because public confidence in the presiding judge is great and his acute-1 ness and impartiality might safely have been trusted with the determination of the crime of tbe defendants without danger that either they or the public would have been wrongfully dealt with. If intelligent, honest and impartial judges could always be secured, both the people and the prisoners at the bar would be justly treated ; but so would it be if intelligent, honest and impartial juries could always be secured. Tho question is, which may be most frequently had V Perhaps it may bo with tho, judges ; but the recollection of the Jeffreys on the bench will probably always forbid tint people to trust their liberty to u single judge. Trial by jury is an institution so revered for its antiquity and so pro foundly accepted as 21 foundation stone of our liberties, that there is little likeli hood of its early abandonment, not with standing its imperfect woiking. But legislators should carefully hiquiie whether its defects may not bo rrtuo diet!. Some aio in favor of uccept ing the msijority verdict of a jury, and others would Itko to see tho agreement of two ihmls received as a juivV tUviion. There may bo improvement m aholblihii; the necessity for tho unanimity of the twelve. But what U cottaiuly needed l the more careful selection of the jury panels. The duty of a juror is ououui and ilLrequited. It should to in.'i.lo a position of high hoiuu". To tins end perhaps it would bo well to limli tho number of those from whom jurors may be taken, as well as the number of tho jury itseit. Twelve is an awkwaiMiy lame number tor consultation and agreement ; the agreement of mx good men ought to reach as near the truth as that of more ; and the quality ought to increase with the leduction in number. But how to improve upon tho existing methods of selecting citizens for jury duty we cannot suggest. Such verdicts as that which now excites public atten tion and indignation attest the need of such improvement, but we fear the method of it cannot be pointed out. Beaver as au Executive Officer. The official figures, showing the re sources and expenditures of the Agricul tural college of Pennsylvania, published in another column of to-day's Ixtelli gexcek, are well calculated to exhibit not only the general worthlessness of that institution as a means of imparting useful agricultural knowledge to the youth of the commonwealth, but more especially the utter want of executive ability on the part of Gen. Beaver who, for the past ten years, has had a con trolling power in us management. After having received a valuable tract of land as a free gift ; after having it improved with buildings and equipments at a cost of $110,000 ; after having an endowment fund of $5,000,000, the interest of which, $30,000 per annum, the state pays regu larly, the collego under Gen. Beav er's management has graduated only four or five students aunually, though the college catalogues shown the average number of students per year to have been 41. There is not perhaps in the United States another institution of learning possessing such .vast resources that produces such meagre results. For years the college has been a standing re proach to the state. It has furnished fat berths for Gen. Beaver and a few of his satellites, by whom its revenues have been uselessly, if not corruptly, squan dered. And now, Gen. Beaver having proved his utter incapacity for manag ing the college, it is proposed by the Cameron bosses to make him governor and to place in his keeping the vast resources of this great commonwealth. For well they know that if Gen. Beaver could not see or would not stop the comparatively small abuses at the college, he will not see and cannot stop, should he become governor, the great abuses that have so long marked Republican rule at Ilarris burg, and made our commonwealth a by-word and reproach among the states. Let every honest voter read the statis tics of the college management, and con trast Gen. Beaver's executive ability, as shown by them, with the executive ability of Robert E. Pattison, the Demo cratic candidate for governor, as shown by his management of the financial af fairs of Philadelphia. The Lancaster Examiner stated edi torially the other day that " The Free Trade league, of New York, has given $5,000 as a campaign ' starter ' towards the election of Pattison and promises to give $15,000 more." The statement was a reckless manufacture and some one in this city,who was somewhat unnecessar ily fearful that the Examiner's allega tion would be credited, has taken the trouble to nail tho falsehood by address ing an inquiry to a New York Republi can journal, which secured from tbe sec rotary of the league the following ex plicit contradiction : 137 Broadway, N. Y., Sept. 8, 1882. My Dear Sir : Your note of the 5th iust. has just reached mo, enclosing a par agraph cut from the Lancaster Examiner, asserting that "tbe Free Trade league of New York lias given 5,000 as a campaign ' starter ' towards the election of Pattison, and proposes to give $15,000 more." I will answer your inquiry regarding this statement by assuring you, without quali fication or reservation, that thero is not one word of truth in it, nor is there the slightest foundation for any statement re sembling it. Permit me to add that the Free Trade league has nothing to conceal. Any one desiring information regarding its object and its work will be cheerfully informed by calling on or addressing, Very truly yours, Abraham L. Eakle, Secretary. , esq., Lancaster, Pa. m It was a wet day for the Fusionists down in Blaine's state yesterday. ' ' Have you heard tho news from Maine ? She went " etc. The Easton Daily Argus appeared yes torday in an enlarged and improved form which adds much to tho appearance of tbe paper. The At gut has over been an ardent supporter of Democratic principles, and we are pleased at tbe substantial success that has crowned its efforts. Barkis was willin', and so is Congress, man Walter A. Wood, of the 16th New York district who has been induced toj rise up and explain that whoever said he would refuse to be a candidate for the Re publican gubernatorial nomination rests under an error. The fight over the New York gubernatorial nomination is getting more and more mixed as it proceeds, and consequently more and more entertaining. The mother-in-law of tho late Nathaniel Adams, her daughter, her daughter's daughter, her damite-i's daughter and her daugater'H daughter's daughter's daughter are all living at his lato residence iu the ltoxbury district of Host on, Mass. Thus thero are live j;oiieratioim of women in eoutimiouH lino living under tho .same roof. Mis. llendley in ." yeais ofagn and tho infant u few week only. Tuu govoiuiiitnit ban Npcut 9200,000 for wiud tiiul wUtieti (Wh hi the star route suit, and Hi tidy tttid Doiscy havo uovcr thele.vs oseaped the pouitonitlary. Hut they have not eaoaped nueh condemnation aa it in the power of mi outraged public Opinion to lutllot. They walk out of emut without lot ortiliuliutief. hut not. intli eatcd, Kof the leM, of their lives they uutal win the gauntlet of ilo.soi veil obloquy. Theio U hardly a man. vrom.isi or child in the t uioii that h.i not uoino notion ol their infamy. The rtiUadclphia JVor.'A American earn etly oppoj.es tho pioponition to place in WeslmliiMev Abbey, London, a bust ol the pool Longfellow, on I ho j;iound that it will oMabliMi a dangerous precedent. The Kiilihtnau of to-day is already too well satuiatrd with the idea thatAmci ieau liteinttuo is uothiiij; more than unim portant olVshoot of the British tree to nerd any further data to increase that egotism. This couutiy is rich enough in great mm in tho fields of science, war and literature to bavo a Walballa of its own. Governor Planted, of Maine, made a gallant fight in defense of his prerogatives as tho executive officer of tho state, which his Republican councillors bad endeavored to usurp. But all tbe pluck and iudomi tabic courage that bo threw into tbe battle seems to have weighed as naught against the amount of money Blaine and his allies throughout the country suc ceeded in interjecting into the canvass. The "Plumed Knight" appreciated tbe issuo forced upon him as a life and death political struggle. He has won tbo con flict, but only after a vast expenditure of energy and tbe arousing of bitter heart burnings that will leavo their effect. With his state onco raoro brought back into tbe Republican fold the Mulligan statesman, more recently of fragrant guano fame sei ves notice on Mr. Arthur that thero is more than one lion in the path that leads to a nomination in 1884. PERSONAL. Ibrauiu Pacha, tho youngest brother of tbe khedive, who passed an artillery examination in England two or three years ago is again visiting that country. General Grant, while stopping lately in the United States hotel at Saratoga as the guest of Mrs. A. T. Stewart, took his meals in Mrs. Stewart's private parlors. Col. Ralwi Plumb, of Streator, 111., recently presented to that town a fully equipped high-school building costing $40,000. MunAT Halstead, tho Republican editor of the Cincinnati Commercial, nre- dicts that 25,000 Republican Germans of OI110 will vote the Democratic ticket this fall. Herbert Spencer has uukindly re ferred to Oscar Wilde as an "outlandish person who attempted to leconcilo idiocy with art and nam by pambyism with senti ment." General Ducrot, who was the commander-in-chief ot tho French army at tbo battle of Sedan alter MacMahon was wounded, died in Paris a few days ago. He was sixty-six years old. Miss Lucy Stone, of woman suffrage frame, is not a maiden lady, for she is tbo wife of Professor Henry B. Blaokwell, of Boston. She does not believe iu a wife taking her husband's name. Mr. D. P. Ellis met Alexander H. Stephens in tbe street and spoko to him : "You don't remember mo," said Mr. Ellis to him. "Yes," replied Mr. Stephens, "I knew you iu Columbus, and 42 years ago we took dinner together with a party at Col. Jack Howard's " Mn. Lot, who accompanies Herbert Spencer on his visit to this country, told a Buffalo Courier reporter on Saturday that instead of getting better Mr. Spencer has grown worse. His trouble is iu the na ture of insomnia. He is not able to sleep except by fits and starts. Night after night be tosses about, and tbe day comes only to find him more fatigued than when ho retired. Mahone, the Virginia boss, is thus pho togiapbed by the Greensboro, N. C, Patriot : " General Mahone was on the Richmond bound train this morning. He was dressed in light trousers, kid pumps and frock coat buttoned tight around him. with ruffles at his sleeves and tho old-fashioned turned-down shirt collar over a wbito cravat, wearing a broad brimmed wbito felt hat, and chewing an euormous chunk of green tobacco and looking every inch a boss.' " BLAINE VARKltS MAINE. Tho Kepubllcan Majority Anywhere From IO,000 Uown Fye Bis Own Successor. The returns indicate large Republican gains throughout tbe more populous por tions of the state. Robio will probably bo elected by from 3,000 to 4.000 pluiality. The Legislature will undoubtedly bo Republican by a large majority on joint ballot. The weather throughout tbo state was wet, a point in favor of tbe Republicans who had assiduously canvassed the cities and towns, while the Fusionists looked to tho rural districts for their strength. The Independent Republican, stiaight Greenback and other side tickets received but little support. Congressman Ladd telegraphs: "The profuse use of money has done the work. Blaine carries the state from 10,000 to 15,000 and two-thirds of the Legislature, the Greenbackers vntinrr iorriir mi, i. Republicans, and Solon Chaso receiving about 2,000 votes." Try Something Klge. Scranion Republican. Those who endeavor to make capital against Pattison, tho Democratic candi date lor governor, because he happened to be born in Maryland, should try some thing else. Tbe Republican party has no sympathy with such small-souled exhibi tions ot bigoted balderdash. Pattison's birthplace has nothing to do with it. Ob a Spree For Four Year. Mrs. Charles 8. Carter sues a Brooklyn saloon keener tor 82.1.000 ilamami . having caused her husband to become an uauiium uruoxara, ine latter received $17,000 damages for injuries sustained in the Ashtabula disaster and has been on a spree for four years. THEY NEVER SPEAK. QCtSEBFeOFJUE IN OELAWABE COUNTY Husband, Wife and Daughter Ute Under the Same Boot for- Tear Without Interchanciog a Word. A most singular tale of domestic infe licity, extending over a period of forty years, comes from Media, Delaware coun ty. On tho providence road, a mile and a half from this pretty little town, near tbo Rose Tree hotel, lives Mrs. Isaac Yar nall, whoso husband for forty years prior to bis demise, which occurred a few years ago, never addressed a word to his wife. Tho latter did likewise, though both lived under tho samo roof during all those years. Old Isaac Yarnall first settled where his wife and family are now located fully a half century ago. Mrs. Yarnall, who is now 94 years of age, is spoken of as lioing a quiet, kind and clever neigh bor, though extraordinarily headstrong. This characteristic, it is said, was tbe principal fcaturo in the composition of hor husband, who otherwise bore tbe rep utation of being a fair, square man. The samo stubborness wi3 not alone con lined to tho pareuts, for tbo three daughters aud two sons wero also imbued with it to a remarkable degree. The only children living are tho daughters, not one of whom has exchanged a word with ono another for yearn, though they too dwell together with tbo mother in tho commo dious, antiquated farm house near the Koso Tree inn. Thcso peculiarities of the family aro kuown to all tho farmers for miles around. What at first appeared surprising and inexplicable has become so commonplaoo that tbo strange doings of tbo Yarnalls bavo long ceased to bo tho subject of comment among tho country folk of that section. Isaao Yarnall was an industrious and thrifty tiller of tho soil. He plodded along diligently and saved his haul earned dollars until he amassed sufficient to purchase a hundred acre farm. This ho worked until his death aud by judicious investments managed to leave behind hiiu tho snug sum of 25,000, on which tho family are now liviug. Tho trouble between himself aud wife was brought about in this way : Mrs. Yar nall was bequeathed a small sum of money by a relative, which her husband desired to uso iu purchasing farming implements aud otherwise improving tbo property. His better half said no. Js.iac vowed that unless he was givcu tho money ho would never speak another word to her. Tree to his vow ho steadfastly refrained from speaking for forty long years. The daugh ters, who were nothing more than mere children when this falling out occurred, tried to get the father and mother to mako up, but failed. Reared under such .surroundings it is not surprising that when tho girls grow to womanhood they should tako sides with their disagreeing pa'reuts. One upheld the father, another tbe mother, whilo tho third, after vainly trying to bring about a harmonious feeling between all hands, became disheartened and gave up the task. Tbo daughters have, sinco they quarrelled, always ignored each other's presence. At the father's funeral a car riage was provided for tho girls to convey them to the cemetery. When tbe funeral cortege was leaving the house tbo girls found that they were expected to ride to gether. They at first refused, but persist ent coaxing aud the fear of creating a scene sufficed to induce them to stifle their repugnant feelings for tbe time being, and the daughters rode off together. A stranger visiting tho Yarnalls would fail to discover at tho first visit any family differences. The old lady aud the three daughters address their conversation en tirely to tho visitor, and wait patiently until each question is auswercd before propounding another. When alone- they cat together, but never speak, and move about the house utterly oblivious of each other's presence. m m SlNGEKLY FOIt FATTISON. He Ilaa not Altered Ills l'olltical Faltb. Statements having been made in certain quarters that Wm. M. Singerly, proprie tor of tbe Philadelphia Record, had de termined, notwithstanding the fact that in the Harrisburg convention he seconded Malcolm Hay's motion to make tho nomi nation of Robert E. Pattison unanimous, to oppose the candidacy of tbe Demo cratic nominee, a Press reporter had an interview with Mr. Singerly to ascertain tbo truth of the story. Mr. Singerly was asked whether be in tended to support Beaver or Pattison in the comiug campaign, and his answer was that his attitude toward the latter bad not changed since the convention at Harris burg, when he seconded Mr. Hay's motion that Pattison's nomination bo made unani mous. He bad, he said, always voted tbo Democratic ticket and he certainly did not proposo changing the course of his life at this late day. He bad opposed Pattison for reasons of his own, but now that be was nominated be would abide the choice. " You will vote for him, perhaps," said tbe reporter, " but will you give him your support ; will you help to elect him per sonally and through tho influence of your newspaper ?" "My newspaper," answered Mr. Sing erly, " in never employed for any such purpose. 1 do not uso it as a political organ. My object is to make money out of it. I do not oven. employ its columns to influence my other business." " Then, sinco that is tbe case," said the reporter, " tbo publications in favor of Beaver which have been quoted as bogus advertisements inserted by yourself, wero not placed in the Record by you ?" " Most decidedly they were not," was tbe reply. " I had nothing whatever to do with tbem. They appeared as regular business advertisements and were billed and charged as such." " Do you object to stating who .inserted them ?" naively inquired the reporter. " Well, now I guess I do," replied the newspaper proprietor. "I'm certainly not going to tell you. They wero inserted by a prominent Republican, who paid for them, and ho has been paying for other campaign matter in the interest of Beaver." WKAKV WOMEN'S WOE?. The Tragedy That Happened on a Boat. Ferry There was a pronounced sensation on the Hobokeu ferry boat James Rumsey Monday morning on the quarter past niue trip to Barclay street. Soon after the boat left tbo Hobokon slip a young woman sprang from ber seat, and exclaiming to a man at her side, " Come on, Tom !" ran to tbo stern of the vessel and threw her self over tbo tafrail. Some of the lady passengers were almost frantic and cries of " Save her ! save her !" rang through the boat. The Erie Annex was passing at the moment and a grappling lino was thrown out. The woman sank twice. As she was going down the third time tbe hook caught in her dress and she was pulled out. The Annex boat returned to Hobokcn witn the woman and Dr. Finder was sent for. No one knew tbe woman. She was dressed in black silk. A black hat which she wore when she jumped overboard bad floated away with the stream. She was taken to the Annex wait ing room and every effort made to restore her to consciousness, but without avail. She died soon after reaching the ferry. Sho was a handsome woman, about 25 years of age, with long black hair and a shapely figure. The doctor who was sum moned said bho was about to becomo a mother and this fact prevented her life from being restored. The unfortunate woman looked beautiful even in death. She wore button shoes and lisle thread stockings. Tho man who accompanied the woman gave bis name as William D.ydale, No. 5 Perry street, New York, and stated that be was a bricklayer. He is about 30 years of age. He said that he was unmarried and that his acquaintance with tbe woman covered a period of two weeks. He met her in the morning about 7 o'clock, in 10th street, and the two went to Hoboken and there iudulged in various intoxicating liquors. He could not tell the name of the woman. She was only known to him by the name of " Lou." Grace Conkling about becoming a moth er, was arrested in Chicago for disorderly behaviour. She twice attempted to hang herself with a stocking in her cell, but was each time cut down by tho keeper. Sho was taken to the hospital. During the night she made her escape from the hos pital and cannot bo found. Sho was for merly tbe paramour of a prominent New York city official and states that she is the niece of an ex-senator She is highly educated and beautiful, but has fallen low. Ellen Foley, aged 20 years, was found dead in jail at Elkton, Md. She was found in a kneeling position and seemed to have died while praying, bnt tho coro ner's jury rcndcicd a verdict of suicide, fiudiug that she had smothered herself with a pillow. She gave birth to an ille getiniate child some weoks ago and has not been in her right mind since. TUB SWINDLED FAKMEK. Itvcovory of the money from the Circus tiau A Sheriff Uidly Treated. The sequel of tbe parformanco by which Farmer Jacob Livcrgood was swindled out of $3,000 by sharpers connected with Hill iard's circus at Meycrsdale, Somerset couuty, on Thursday last, was enacted in Fayette county on Monday. After tho pseudo Judge Wilson, who had stated that be was from Lancaster county, bad fleeced Livcrgood out ,of the above-given sum, he separated himself from the circui to avoid arrest, intending to join it again when it struck Fayette county. Accord ingly ho went to Confluence, gavo orders to the hotel-keeper to send his team over to Uniontown and leave it here till be came for it himself, and be came by way of the railroad. Meanwhile ex-Sheriff Dickey eatno to Confluence with a report of the swindle, aud the large reward of fered for tho arrest of tho sharpers and tho recovery of the money. The man was suspected to be tho swin dler, and tho hotel proprietor Fraser con cluded to drive the team over himself and sea if he couldn't rake in tbe reward. He therefore drove across the mountain and reached Uniontown yesterday evening. Ho left the team at the Ciinton bouse with orders to bavo it locked up, and to gether with Dickey aud his assistant, who had also come over, awaited tbe ap pearance of tho attaule "judge." Mon day morniug on the early train tho "judge" airived, expecting to get his team and join tho oucus at bmithncld, ten miles south of Uniontown, where it exhibited, but when tho overland party reached there the preceding evening they consulted an attorney and the sheriff and soon had everything in readiness to ar rest the " judgo " on his arrival. When arrested he at onco confessed and offered to escort his captors to Smith field, where ho would point out to them his confeder ates, aud secure tho recovery of the 3J,UUU, provided they would then rcleas him. The offer was accepted and the party set out for Smithfield, all under tho escort of Sheriff Hoover. Arriving there about noon, they made known their busincs?, and tho manager of tho circus at onco proceeded to refund tho money. He was compelled to pay over tbe $3,000 taken from Liveigood and $400 additional to pay tbe expenses of the party iu recovering it. lliis tho manager aid with scarcely a protest, showing . that ho was in league with the " Judgo," who was now no longer " Judgo" Wilson, but "Judgo" Walker. Tbo swindlers wero then allow ed to depart, tho officers fearing they had not evidenco enough to hold them for trial. Of tbo $400 extra which they got, about $300 was given to the Unioutowu lawyers and ethers who assisted in recovering the money, but tbe one to whom more than to all others, was duo tbo credit of working tbo thing so fine at Smithfield, Sheriff Hoover, did not get a cent. The Somerset county crowd offered him tho pittance of ten dollars for his day's trouble, timo and expense. He even had to pay for his own dinner. Thero is stroug talk that tho Somerset county offi cials will bo prosecuted for compromising the case. The receipts given tbem by the swindlers at Smithfield are held. CK1ME AND CASUALTY. A Iluclget of Occurrences More or l.ess Tragic Charles Hassnck, 0 years old, was shot on Friday iu a school yard at Frederick ton, N. B., by another boy named Walter Gallagher, aud died yesterday. Gallagher has b-'en arrested. Theodora Gcbcrt, who in April last killed his stepson, John Wellacher, aged 0 years, was ycbteiday at New York sen tenced to two years in the state prison. P. U. McGce, a farmer, aged 59 ycais, was on Sunday evening killed; on tho Buffalo and Jamestown branch of the Erie railway, whilo drunk, lying on the track. At Trnmansburg, N. Y., on Saturday, a boy named Clark, aged 14 years, accident ally disemboweled a younger brother aged 8, with a scythe, causing his death. The body of Frederick Ranchmen, a French Canadian, 1G years old, a section band on the Worcester railroad, who has been missing since Ihursday, was yester day found in tbo mill trench in Wonsocket R. I. The grand jury at New York has in dicted for homicide Anthony Redington, accused of throwing Brakemau W. B. Kitchell from (an elevated train, and " General" Davis, charged with killing James Hughes in a street fight, Jacob P. Hirk, of Hollistou, Mass., was yesterday held in $200 for his appearance iu the district court at South Framingham on the charge of an assault, iu'a wrestling match, which caused tho death of Michael Joyco, of Holliston, on Sunday night. George Nesbitt, a ranchman living in Tulerosa Cauon, N. 31., yesterday started for Las Crnces in a wagon with bis wife, Miss Woods and a stranger. Tho dead bodies of tbo three were soon after found, and it is thought that Nesbitt, who had been drinking, murdered them and then drove off. To York on Hlcycles. York Dispatch. York was on Sunday visited by a num ber of bicyclists from Marietta and Lan caster, who arrived in the morning, took dinner at the National house, and depart ed in the afternoon well pleased with their visit to York. The party was composed of Charles F. Spangler, Captain ; B. Lin. derauth, Victor M. Haldeman, Clayton Musser, John Lipbart, Benton Hippel and J. Witmer of tbe Marietta club, and Lem uel Mills, Frederick Achey, C. B. Long- enccker and W. F. Gorrecht of the Lan caster club. They had a fine rido to and from York and enjoyed the trip very much. The Assault and Battery on Mr. Adams. Benjamin Charles, James Eichlerand Jesse McComsey, charged with committing an assault and battery on Jacob C. Adams had a hearing before Alderman McConomy last evening. Mr. Adams, owing to the injuries he bad received at the bands of his assailants,could not attend tho hearing, but other witnesses testified that at the time of tho assault Adams and his assail ants were drunk. There was no evidence to show that Mr. McComsey had assaulted Adams, and ho was discharged. Charles and Eichler were held in $300 bail each to answer at court. THE TOBACCO CROP. DESTRUCTION BY THE HAIL STORMS. Btncn Good Tobacco Safely Hoaaed sad Much More Growing finely Sales of Old Tobacco. . The growing crop of the southern townships has got another very bad black eye from the hail storm of Friday which, we think, was the severest that ever visit ed this county. Our reporter, who has visited some of the parts over which it passed, never saw such a pitiable sight ; the fields look as though a harrow had been run through them,leaving nothing standing but the bare stock. The crop was mostly three weeks late and some of the very best tobacco in the lower end of the coun ty would have been ready to cut next week. It is on this kind the loss is heavy. Much of the late tobacco was very poor, but that which came in between the very early and tho very late was by odds the best goods. It had grown very rapidly and wa&sof fine texture. The very early had been pretty well housed and such growers are congratulat ing themselves. It is only a few days since we saw one of our newspapers con gratulating the bail coropanys on their good fortuno this year. The losses to all ol them will be very heavy. A local agent of one of them in the lower end says he had over one hundred losers call on him on Saturday to have their losses adjnsted, very many of them claiming a total loss. Somo of tho growers say they will plow down their ruined tobacco, as it will not pay to cut it. ' But, while our friends iu tho southern section have suffered terribly, farmers in the other sections of the county have thus far escaped all damage by bail. They have housed from one-third to one-half of tho crop and, though somo of it is short, all of it is clean, and much of it is large and of fino texture. Tho weather has been favor able for the growth of late planted fields and they havo improved, wonderfully within the past three weeks. For somo days past there bas been too much rain, and farmers -have been prevented from cutting off and housing that part of the crop which is ripe and ready for tho polos. They are now praying for warm, clear weather which will add growth to that which is green and enablo them to harvest that which is ripe. Their greatest dangers now are early frosts and bail storms. There have been plenty of buyers out during tbe last week, but they say they are only looking at tho crop, but wo havo heard some " big " offers for real fine -goods. Farmers are vary stiff in $heir figures and declare they will not sell until their crops are stripped, which is always the safest plan and prevents much dissen sion. The demand for old tobacco has been more active, and some 500 or 600 cases changed hands during tho week at prices ranging from 15 to 25 for running lots, some fino wrappers selling as high as 35 and 40. The sampling of the '81 crop is going on satisfactorily, the goods showiug good color and fine quality. The New York Tobacco Journal contin ues to bewail the importation of Sumatra tobacco, which, although it is confessedly worthless for smoking purposes, is sought by manufacturers with wonderful avidity, and, the Journal fears, will ruin the Ameri can grower, unless it is kept out ot the country by a prohibitive duty! Our farmers need not, however, be alarmed. If all the tobacco crown in Sumatra wero imported into the United States (which of course it is not aud never will bo) it would be but a " drop iu tbe bucket " compared with our immense na tive crops. Less than 1,700 cases of Su matra havo been imported during the eight months of 1882, wbile we have ex ported from New York alono during tho same time, 73,000 hhds. 23,000 cases, 26, 000 bales of unmanufactured tobaccos.and 4.600,000 lbs. of manufactured tobacco to say nothing -of tho other millions of pjun'ds used for home consumption. Sumatra tobacco may mako a very pretty wrapper, but American tobacco growers havo nothing to fear from it, if it were ad mitted duty free. To Dacca Notes. During Friday's hail storm considerable damage was done to tbo tobacco about ono mile south of Now Holland, in Earl township. Jacob R. Musser had six acres cut to pieces ; John R. Huber, the De llavcns and other farmers in tho vicinity aro heavy loses- To the northeast of New Holland, in East Earl and Caernar von townships, tbo crops of Sheriff High, tho Weavers and Souders, and many others, were greatly damaged by tho hail. A correspondent writing from .Schoch's Mills states that tbe tobacco grown by James Morrison, Daniel Sipling.and others on an island, lying about ono and a-half miles west of Schoch's 31 ills, formerly owned by Mr. Uaokenberger, and now owned by Jacob F. Charles, is very fine and most of it has been safely housed. The crop comprises seventeon acres, of the Glessner variety, and many of the leaves measure 45 inches iu length and from 22 to 24 in width. The September report of tho depart ment of agriculturo shows the tobacco crop in tho states named to bo as follows, 100 representing a full crop : Pennsylva nia 86, Maryland 92, Virginia 93, Kentucky 91, Ohio 65. Tho general avcrago is put at 89. Tho New York Maraet. K. V. Tobucco Journal. Cigar manufacturers aro busy, as tbey find plenty ol buyers ; nearly all packers of now tobacco have finished sampling, and still tho seed leaf market is in a de moralized condition, and sales of a few hundred cases create a sensation, when in former years at this season singlo sales of thousands of cases were considered natur al consequences of packers' sagacity and manufacturers' necessity. Of course, anything offered at reason able figures will sell ; but tbo so-called high-priced tobaccos of '81 that are heavy in body and lack lustro will be crowded into tho category of low grade stock, and result iu enormous losses! to its holders. Silky aud glossy tobacco with fine veins will sell at satisfactory figures, whether it be Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Ohio or State. An exception to this rule will very likely be Connecticut. This tobacco bas features peculiar to itself alone, and a certain class of manufacturers cau never bo induced to bandlo anything else. In old tobacco, tbe demand was, liko that of tho preceding week, quite brisk, though the sales reported only show sales in small parcels. There are but few fino wrappers in tho old stock offered. These sell easily at good figure. The indifferent and heavy grades are selling low. The sales of tbo week were as follows : Crop 'SO. Pennsylvania 650 cases ; fillers, 6 to 6 cents ; low running, 9 to 12 cents ; fine wrappers. 35 to 41 cents. Ohio 250 cases ; running 4 to 8 cents ; wrappers, 12 cents. Wisconsin 150 cases, p. t. Crop '81. Wisconsin 650 cases; broad leaf, 10 cents ; Havana seed, 16 to 20 cents. Connecticut 150 cases ; seconds, 11 j to 12$ cents. Ohio 150 cases; wrappers, 8 to 12 cents. Sumatra A heavy business has been done, sales reaching 600 bales. The quo tations are : Small size 85 to 95 cents ; large size, but light, $1 to 11.05 ; medium size, dark, $1.10 to $1.20. Havana Market moderately active. Sales 400 bales. Prices unchanged. Yara-Sales 100 bales, at 83 t) 90 cents. Gaas' Report. Sales of seed leaf tobacco reported by J. B.Gans' Sou & Co., tobacco brokers, No. 131 Waicr trcet, Now York, for the week eml'uii; September 11 ,1882 : 500 cases 18S0 Pennsylvania G20. ; COO cases 1SS1 Wisconsin seed leaf 10c ; Havaaa seed. 1517c; 150 cases 1881 New England, ll:l0a. ; 100 cases 1881 Ohio wrappers, 8(Hl0c. : 144 cases 1880 Wis consin, p. t. Total. 1,494 cases. Philadelphia MarKet. Some of our dealers in agar leaf are doing a heavy business, wbJWnarjy all show a gradually increasing trade. These sales are confined mostly to new leaf, ana appear to meet the views of buyer and seller in price as well as quality and tex ture. The prospects ce'rtainly loo very encouraging for this fall's trude. rncea are firm and rather favor tbe ho."e Havana Splcudid property, oJ0080 it is full of quality and to bo bought wOT where at fair figures. Receipts for the week 731 cases Cou- 1 necticut. 413 canos f ennsylvama, w cases'. Ohio, 183 case V isconain, 53 cases lork Statn Seed. 137 bales Havana, and 321 hogsheads Virginia and. Western leaf to bacco. ' . . Sa'cs have been 682 cases Connecticut,. C97 cases- Pennsylvania"; 84 cases Ohio, 118 cases Wisconsin, 65J cases York State Seed, 102 bales Havana and 132 hogsheads Western Virginia in transit direct to man ufacturers. . Exported of Icrtf tobacco to Liverpool, 21,333 pounds; to'' Barbadoes. 3,126 pounds : total, 24,459. TaaTooaeo crops Geaetaliy. and Special Kepurts concerning Tneiu. N. Y. Tobacco iut. Intelligence received this week relative to tho growing tobacco; crops is quite favorable. This-is especially true or the Kentucky and Tennessee. (growths, which are recovering from the injury done them by.exccss of rain. Up to absut'twojweeks ago more rain had fallen in the producing sections -of thoso two states than was nra-lrrl. ohil. as a coiiseuucnce. tobacco in the towluuds was subjected to all tho evils lacldeut tOLth doadition of affairs llood-in-v trenching and tho rest. On tho higher, or upkwd, the stuatipn bas been, ami is. betters Deficiency i breadth of leaf, aud quality perhaps, will bo notice able characteristics in the tobacco grown this year there, as well as elsewhere. Some cutting has been done to savo crops, aud leaf thin and lacking in body may be predicated of prematurely J harvested to bacco. Dry, aud in the mam good grow ing weather, has greatly Improved th-4 outlook within the past ten 6 twelve, da-y and a fair average crops is now arrtiairrated. From Missouri advices indicate a small and, on the whole, inferior yield in. that state. Yireinia may mako a two-thirds I crop, the prospect being-jBason0y good I in the brighfregions; but an-promising, s a rule, iu tho uarK. i no pr-jspect in rt ortn Carolina is uyw very assoriugl Maryland and Ohio accounts aro all encouraging, as also aro those of .Wiscon sin. The most favored states this season seem to be Ohio and Wisconsin, excellent returns reaching us from both. Of Seed Leaf producing states tbeso two alone, it is probable, will be able to 'scoro a success, but even tbey, owing to tbe lato spring and subsequent drawbacks, havo much to wish for irom September weather, into which month their harvesting to a consid erable extent will be turned; " ' ' It is gratifyingto otothat tbe fort night's interval elapse'd sinco wo wero on our tonr of inspection in'Obnuecticut, Mass achusetts and Pennsylvania has dono much to advance tobacco there. Tho wcamer nas occu an in eonia ue ucsirec ' develop the plants and hasten maturity. weather has been all that could be desired If frost will only keep away for tbo next three weeks, some 'of the latest and all of .the earlier plants of the later plantings can be gathered in ?a serviceable condition. These leroarks 'apply to York state, as well as others, from which raoro cheering news is now coming in. A late fall is want ed in all the producing states, and this with abundant refreshing rains in tho Seed Leaf sect ions. It now appears a little moro thanposs ibk that is, almost probable, that, both reqn ireuieuts will be vouchsafed as the season passes away. OfXEKAL. SUM TllUMi:. A fieavlirg Entertainment at Hie Opera Uttue. General Tom Thumb and his large and interesting Jamily had a very cordial re ception at tbe opera housA yesterday after noon aud evc.-iiiifr, despite the heavy rain storm that wa enough to daunt tbe cour age of the hardiest. At the earlier per formance thei e was a fair audience, and in the evening tbe gallery was jammed and the body of tbe hruse well filled. The entertainment on both occasions was al together pleasing. The famous little General aud. his tiny mite of a wifo appeared on. tho st.ie, and the former's impersonations of Napoleon wero capital mmiaturc'i. That marvelous little midget they call Major Atom captivated tbe au dienco by his diminutive Vdzei pretty faco aud character pongs. The ventriloqnal and sleight of baud IP tricks of Mr. Bingham wero extremely clever, while Mile. Zoo Melcko's performing canary birds weio a real novelty. The burlesque lecture by Mr.'Whiston and his character imperbouationKero very funny, and the ill uaturcd persona iu the gallery who undertook to hiss the clever actor off the stage should havo buck thrown out of the gallery without ceremony. Not the least pleasing feature of the unique and varied programme was o the comic songs and dances of Major Novell, who speedily won favor ; his roller skating was capital. The cntiro performance was one to be com mend actp and pleased not alone the little peophrin tho house but the children of larger growth as well. It was repeated this afternoon, and will be continued with two performances daily until Thursday night. People who go to night or at any time during tbe stay of company may feci assured of a good enter tainment, and they might as well tako the children along with them, for they are certain to enjoy it. Freight Wreelc , M On Monday afternoon as a freight train was backing in tbe siding at tho Gap, in order to let the Johnstown acommodation pass, the caboose No. 238, jumped tho track from some unaccountable; causa and before the train, eould . be stopped it was thrown across tie south'trioV in such a way that it also blockaded the north track. Whan tbe Johnstown acommodation ar rived, it dragged the caboose nut of the way of the aorth track, and passed over on it which all east bound passenger trains did. The wrack train cleared away tbe debris. The cabin was mashed up con siderably. The Mayor's Coart. The mayor had before him this morning five foolish virgins and five foolish men. Three of the former were (arrested for street walking and were committed to the countyjail for 30 days each ; one was com mitted for 10 days- for drunken and dis orderly conduct ; and one. an old offender, for 40 days. Of tbo' men, all of whom were more or less duwRIerly, one was committed for 5 day,-ooe-fir-10 days and one for 20 days ; ouo was discharged on payment of costs and ono was held for a further bearing. ' ' A. lart YantraJ, " ;Notwithatandmg,,Xly very inclement weather the funeral of Micbal Fisher, yes terday afternoon, was very largely attend ed. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. C. Elvin Haunt, of Gmce church. The interment was mudo in Woodward Hill cemetery. On the way to the come tery some excitement and a little delay was occasioned by the breaking down of one of the coaches in i which were Mated two ladies and two gentlemen. Note of thea, however, nutaiaed any injury.
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