mrmmuttrttriX LANCASTER DAILY INTELi,lGENCEK, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1882. Honrostci 'f ntrlltgencts WEDNESDAY EVEN'oVSEPTrisTlSba. .... ... The Iron CoBvenlicn. Tlio iron and steel men of the country are meeting in convention at pressor) , and in that high atmosphere at this cool sea son-of the year thelFdeliberations ought to be calm, refreshing and unanimous. Perhaps, however, they may be other wise. There is no atmosphere and no temperature that can keep men cool who are in pursuit of riches when the same breeze refuses to blow with equal kind ness upon all the assembly. Our iron and steel friends are together for an avowedly selfish purpose. They aim lb consider how to benefit themselves. They propose to take care of number one. They are not philauthropically inclined. Their fellowmen, for this occasion at least, must be regarded as tiieir prey. They desire to make the manufacture of iron and steel profitable to themselves, and to this end are of the opinion that the country ought to be taxed for their benefit. They are unanimous for a tariff duty upon their product; and they sustain their claim by argu ments which are sometimes sound and sometimes otherwise. The soundness of their position is that the manufacturo of iron could not con tinue in this country without a duty ; and that the manufacture of iron with in the country is essential to its prosper ity. In these assumptions they arc right. It would never do for the nation to depend upon foreign nations for its supply of manufactured iron, both be cause its welfare requires it to be inde pendent in this regard, and because it-; prosperity demands that its supplies or niw material and of labor shall be made profitable. But it is questionable whether the Cresson convention will have the wis dom to make the duty it demands no greater than the necessity of the case re. quires. 1 is certain that tiie general public will look with distrust upon tiie opinion it expresses as to the rate of duty needed to keep our manufactures going. There are some iron men, but a minority probably, who believe that the iron interest could prosper with a smaller duty than the present ; and many of these will be deterred from ex pressing this opinion through apprehen sion tiiat the public will not give them credit for the honesty of their view, but will at once conclude that if they think that the duty can be reduced in a smaller measure it can safely be reduced in a larger measure without destroying the iron industry. We do not, therefore, look to see the Cresson convention con senting to a lessening of duties, how ever much in honesty they ought to agree to a moderate reduction. The proceedings, however, arc likely to make manifest the irreconcilable con flict between the iron and steel inanii. facturers. They cannot bo a very happy family together in such a gathering, be cause their interests are not alike. To be unanimous the iron and steel people should meet apart ; or the Bessemer steel people, at least, should enjoy their close corporation to themselves. There are a dozen great mauufacturiea of Bes semer, which are bound together with works of steel and self-interi'sr. They have been having and are slili having a glorious harvest at the expense of the iron men in particular and the country in general. They have a higher duty protecting their product than that on iron, and while it costs them less to make it, they get more for it. The makers of iron rails have been compelled to close their mills by the new industry, which now threatens to advance into the field of the bar iron manufacturers, as their capacity for the supply of rails he gins to run ahead of the demand. The iron men look at them askance ; first in envy of their big profits and then hi tear of their competition ; and as they are likely to outnumber the steel representa tives at Cresson the latter will probably find the mountain atmosphere remark- j aoiy coot even lor tins remarkably cold season. So, too, should the iron ore men who we observe are poking up their heads and demanding an impost upon foreign iron ore. A less legitimate demand could not not be made. Raw material ought to enter our ports free, under any reasonable theory of a tariff. If iron ore cannot be dug out of the land at our doors cheaply enough to defy the com petition of ores brought from other con tinents, then our ores ought to stay in the soil until they become valuable enough to take out. This resource of the country will always bo there to be made available when it is wanted ; and it would be a shame to tax the people to pu a value upon what may be at present as valueless as dirt. But especially is it brazen to ask a duty on iron ore when it is sold on the shores of Lake Superior at eight dollars a ton to be carried thence to distant furnaces at an additional cost of several dollars a ton ; and when it is sent over the conn try from Lake Champlain starting with a cost of five dollars a ton ; and when it goes from Iron Mountain, at a still greater initial cost, to far off places. Good ores are shown by these figures to be very valuable and profitable to their miners. They need no duty. Poor ores might be made valuable to their owners by :i duty on foreign ores, but it is not the public interest to make them valu able by a public tax. Ores ought bo made as cheap as possible that their manufacture may be as free as possible. Probably there will be many cranky and crazy propositions before the Cres son convention. We trust that the del egates will .show as much good sense, public spirit and unselfishness as the oc casion will admit of, and make them selves as acceptable as possible to public sentiment. We have not heard that the tariff commission is to be on hand to bo enlightened ; but it is just the place where itxsduld best get the views of tho manufacturers of a creat natural nrn- duct, and where it might be expected ' logo. This afternoon's telegraphic advices ' reporting tho disastrous rout, c: the Korvntians lllflicaffi ThMf-, Kir f:.irn-r ! Wolseley, the British commander, has kept his word sood and struck the deci sive blow of the war, MINOR TOPICS. A Virginia physician says he has never known a habitual consumer of tobacco to have typhoid fever. This particular Vir ginia physician is an ignoramus. The statement that General B. F. But ler has come out as a tariff reformer invites the suggestion that Benjamin had better stick to himself as a reform issue for a while yet. It is said that Senator David Davis may yet hold tho balance of power in the Illi nois Legislature for his own return to the Senate or the election of Secretary Lin coln. The top rail of the enclosure ap pears; after all, to offer advantages as to permanent position for tho Illinois heavyweight. Rev. Stlvanus Raymond, who preaches in GlObe, Mass., declares bluntly that the increase in divorce in that state is not due to greater laxity in the laws, but to an enormous increase of wickedness among tho people, and he holds that the remedy must be found in an improvement in their morals. Denis Kearney says ho prays lor the day to como when there will bo over 100 men running before the people for the office of governor of California, that the unpurchasablc masses may select from the best and the boldest. Denis probably has the notion that he might do as a dark horse in such a ceutipcdal con test. Wuen tho conductor tore off the coupon from the ticket of a lady passenger on a Connecticut railroad the other day she throw the remainder out of the window, and subsequently explained that sho had seen him tear the ticket up and thought tho piece of no account. The sweet inno cence of the New England girl can make itself apparent under almost any circum stances. There are none so blind as those who will not see. Tho Philadelphia Keening Bulletin, in last evening's issue, attempts to convict Pattisun of free trade sympa thies, on tho single assumption that the Free Tiado League of New York contrib uted $3,000, with tho promise of $15,000 more, to aid him iu his election. Now, this campaign lie has already been traced aud nailed, and wo would respectfully suggest to the aforesaid obtuse editor that he try something new. It is somewhat confusing to read in our esteemed, able and accurate contem porary tho Philadelphia Times of this morning that " C rncll's chances aro fad ing away," while its esteemed, able aud accurate neighbor the Press of todays issue gives us to understand that "Cor nell's prospects aro improving." Such statements as these aro discouraging enough in their way, but we lose heart al together when wc read in the ., a., and a. Record an account of the convention at West Chester under the caption " Dela ware County Democrats." It looks as though something must have broke loose in the innermost .sanctums of our esteemed able and accurate Philadelphia contem poraries. The biographical sketch of Mr. Africa which we print will be read with interest and profit, comprising at it docs a very complete resume of his life, character and (services, while the accompanying portrait conveys au admirable likeness of the man who will soou be called upon to administer the internal affairs of the state. The fact that Mr. Africa ran 10,000 votes ahead of . his ticket when a candidate four years ago , is au index to the popularity that is sure to mako itself felt in this campaign. Mr. Africa's ample experience iu the duties of tho position gathered during his clerkship under Gen. McCaudless qualify him for a thorough performance of the work apper taining to the headship of this important state bureau, whilo his proved integrity will speedily result iu purifying the at mosphere of this department. PERSONAL. President Artulr will he fifty jears of ago on October 4. Julian Hawthorne proposes to have photogiaphcd pages of his lather's pos thumous romauce punted with the work as a proof of its genuineness. Hew Dn. Chandler Rohbins, a wcll kuowu Unitaiian minister, of Boston, died suddenly on Tuesday, at Westport. Mass achusetts, aged 02 years, llo was author of several books. Hit. John G. Whittier, when he hears some pathetic story, is prone to go straightway to Mrs. Celia Thaxtcr, with the remark : "If anyone can make a song out of it, thee can, Celia. Miss Sarah A. Brown, of Lawrence, Kan., who was once the Democratic can didate for state superintendent of public instruction, is now a candidate for couuty .superintendent on the Republican sido. Lady LIannah Shei-herd Havklock, tho widow of Major General Sir Henry llavo'.cek, tho captor of Lucknow, recently died at her residence in Kensington Pa lace Gardens, Loudon. Mtss Sara Taylor, eldest sister of the late C. Cathcart Taylor, was married yes terday afternoon iu the Church of the Atonement, Seventeenth aud Summer streets. Rev. Dr. Watson officiating, to William D. Merrill, oft lis. Press. Mr. Allan Arthur, sun of tho presi dent, is visiting Kipicacuuiive Crowley at Lockport, N. F. Incidentally it is men tioned that Mr. Aithur has a warm spot very near his heart lor the congressman s pretty daughter. How to Make Their Convenient Suro. riiiiuiK-lpliia Tress. Collector Hartranft meets Mr. Robeson's charges of custom house interference iu tho Camden district with a prompt and explicit denial. This is satis factory ; but it is more satisfactory to learn, as the public has from this incident, that Congressman Robeson is the foe of the interference of tho office holder iu polities, aud that Collector Hartranft re sents the suggestion that ho permits such au interference. Now if Mr. Robeson will turn his opinions into law next win ter, and Mr. Hartranft, instead of appoint ing a uiau becauso Senator Sewell or Mr. Robeson wants him, will select his ap pointees fcolcly for their fitness, the con vention of both Collector Hartranft aud Congressman Robeson to civil service reform will bo complete. The News From Malnn Returns from 294 towns in Maine elva Ri"' KePublicati candidate for governor, u.C3'""Jhty over PJaisted the Fusion candidate. """""" xu" x "'""' xuicruacr vbih mates the .Legislature as fol.ows : Senate, iiepuuiicans, 38; Fusiomsts, 3. House, Republicans, 87 ; Fusionists, G4. STAR ROUTE BBIBEEY. WHAT DICKSON Af DONIPHAN oAY. Uowen's Alleged oner of S3S,000 to Cor rupt the Jury The Good Thins . Shaw Thought He Had. The defense are now boasting, first, that there will be no further trial of the Star Route cases ; second, that if there shall be one, Judge Wylie will not preside. On the other hand Judge Wylie said that the cases would undoubtedly be tried in October, and, as Judge Wylie presides over the criminal court until the 1st of next March, the defendants can scarcely hope to prolong the next trial beyond his term. It is not expected that the trial will be a very long one. Tho government has learned wherein tho evidetice can be much curtailed, aud it is not probable that the defendants have such an exhaust- less niiut of money that they will care to indefinitely incur expeeso. The govern ment is earnest for a new trial, aud the attorney general telegraphed from New port to special counsel Merrick, directing him to prepare for it without delay. In reference to the bribery charges, Mr. Merrick has had interviews with all of the jurors who voted for conviction. From them he derived much valuable informa tion. Ono of tho jurors, shaking him by the baud, said : " This thing must bo probed to the bottom, or it will be useless to nave any more jury trials in this dis trict." Dickson, tho foreman, is making denials that any of tho jurors were bribed, and alleging that he was approached by a per son having authority to represent the de partment of justice, and offered a bribe of 625,000 to convict Brady and Dorsey by Henry M. Bowen, temporary special agent of that department. He represents Bowen to have said : " This is now the attorney general's light and he must succeed 'tis political life or death with him. He does not regard Judge Wylie as friendly to the prosecu tion by his contrary rulings. lie also said that the case came to Brewster as a legacy from his predecessor, MacVeagh, and that it had been terribly mismanaged by Mac Veagh and James. Mistakes had been made aud errors of counsel had jeopard ized it, aud tho present administration did not caro to press tho cast; until Brady's paper's commenced their tirade of abuse and vindication of the administration aud its officers, and now, under all circum stances, the defendants must bo con victed." Dickson practically admits himself that ho did not believe at the time that Bowen had auy authority to represent the depart ment of justice iu such a matter, for he says that ho did not believe Bowen had $25, to say nothing of 25,000, proposed to give him. It may bo that ono or two special agents of the department have been influenced, by reasons which do not appear, to make such representations on behalf of tho defence, but if they had, the government will undoubtedly be able to prove that It was tho result of a conspir acy, only less grave In character than that which originated tho Star Route frauds themselves. Mr. Bowen, who is now iu Arizona, n matters not connected with the Star Route cases, will be immediately ordered to report in Washington. Ou his arrival hero in may bo possible to ascer tain the truth of this extraordinary story. lie has also authorized the recall of Bio wester Cameron, a special mail agent, who is now in San Francisco, to tell what ho knows of tho alleged bribery. Ir. Cameron will ba remembered as a former resident of Lancaster. What connection he had with the Star Route cases has not been developed during the trial, but it is probable he has been acting iu a dctctivu capacity for the postal department Ens. Int. Mr. Alexander 1 . r alls, tsio lawyer re ferred to in Mr. Dickson's statement, as having attempted to bribe Juror llol mead, pronounces tho story a direct false hood, made entirely out ol wholo cloth, aud without the slightest foundation in fact. Mr. Falls says that he was never in tho court room during tho course of tho trial ; that ho docs not know Holmead, and has no recollection of ever seeing him. Juror Doniphan's Story. The most direct statement of attempted bribery in the case, is that of Juror Doni phan, who carries on the business of a shoemaker in Washington, aud who during the war fought in the rebel army. Ho was earnest in his belief that Brady and the two Dorseys ought to be convicted, aud when argument and deliberation ceased iu tho jury room ho proposed to fight it out; according to tho most approved scientific methods with Foreman Dickson. Tho lat ter declined to make the test, as ho was too tall lor his would-be antagonist. Dick son is about six leer, two inches high and Doniphan about live leer, eight inches. The story of the attempt to bribe Doniphan is substantially as follows: Kctorc the jury was sworn a man uamrd Shaw, one of the regular panel, expressed a desire to get on the jury which was to try the Star Route case aud asked Doniphan what the chances were for getting on. Ho was informed that his chance was as good as that of auy body else, as there were 20 iu tho regular panel. Wheu the case came up Shaw was re jected by Merrick, lor which the latter was roundly abused by tho disappointed juror. Ou September 4, as Doniphan carao down through tho capital grounds, he heard some one calling him and touud it was Shaw. Ho said to Doniphan : " I have got a damn good thing for you aud will mako something mysolf, too. I have got tho money in my pocket to give you now if you will favor S. W. Dorsey. If ho gets olf wo cau get anything wc waut. I have $200 or So00 1 cau give you now and will make it thousands within tcu days." Doniphan asked him if he knew tiie position that ho was putting himself in, to which Shaw ro replied that ho thought ho was a fiioud of his and wauted him " to make a good thing," that Dorsey was a powerful man and that, as soou as the trial was over and Dorsey got clear, " Uj-cWhtiv would be histed." Douinliau's ::-jswur was that Shaw had better clear out and ha loft him standing by tho naval mounmri.t aud went up the avenue alone. The same evening a littlu'bnv rang Mr. Doniphan's door bell aud said that Mr. Shaw wanted to see tho former at the cap itol that night. Doniphan said to tho b.iy "All right," but remained athomeanddid not see Shaw. The next morning as Mr. Doniphan approached tho City hall to ro sutao his scat in tho jury box ho saw Shaw coming out of tho building toward him. He had his hand in his trousers pockets and said : "Look, Doniphan, you had bet ter take that money." Doniphan then threatened to have Shaw arrested if ho didn't quit bothering him. D:ney aua ltrady Saved tno I'aity. The story which has been set afloat re garding ihe action of tho attorney general in visiting .jonu unambcrlain's and meet iug S. W. Do: soy has been wilfully dis torted iu the interest of tho defense, and seems to have as foundation tho follow ing : On tiie night in question tho attor uey general visited Chamberlain's to cxerciso the right of every American to take a drink. Upon entering ha saw Bossier, a former client of his, sitting at a table with several parties. Bossier left the table and walked up to Mr. Brewster, saj-iug, as he shook hands with him, that ho would liko to introduce him to some friends. Mr. Brewster was then presented to Stephen W. Dorsey, 11. E. Hutchinson and J. F. Olmstead. Dorsay at once opened Cro upon the attorney yeiuial ly asking him if ho did nor, think that iio was pushing things too vigorously against a man to whom he owed his position in Arthur's cabinet. Being asked for an explanation of what he meant by Mr. Brewster, Dorsey replied mat urauy anu uimseu uau kivw wc Republican party and Garfield, and were consequently entitled to be let alone. Mr. BrewsteT said that he was not actuated by any personal feelings in the matter, but was simply carrying out bis duty and pro posed to continue to do so. This was not relished by any of the party and the sub ject was turned by a request for him to name his beverage. " A small glass of brandy," he replied, and after disposing of it he bade his new friends " good even ing" and left the room. OVistt TIIE STATE. Some Phases in Current f olitlcs. The Bradford Democratic county con ventiou met at Towauda, and nominated Edward McGovern, James Davidson and John M. Lewis for the Assembly, Monroe Ayres for jury commissioner, and appoiut ed Allen McKean and J. W. Bishop as congressional conferees. Iu the Demo cratic convention of Wyoming, part of this same congressional district, George L. Keuuard was nominated for Congress, with power to name his own conferees. Dr. I. N. Carey was uomiuated for the Assembly, aud Thomas R. Armstrong and John L. Loveatland, unsuccessful candidates for the Legislature, were chosen delegates to next year's state con vention. In both counties thorough or ganization, perfect harmony and enthusi asm prevail among the Democrats. State Chairman Hensel addressed both county conventions and spoke to a lame public meeting in Tunkhannock Monday night and in Towanda last evening. He left for Philadelphia alter the meeting. York County Republicans. Iu the Republieau county convention at York J. W. Buckingham was elected chairman. Michael Schall was re-elected chairman of the county committee. The resolutions aro very "independent" in tone. The following ticket was nomi nated : Senate. D. K. Trimmer ; Legisla ture, Stephen Scitz, Ephraim Arnold, J. H. Detwiler, P. II. Glatfelter ; director of the poor, Z. K. Loucks ; .iury commission er, B. K. Kirkwood. II. C. Niles, D. D. Billiuger were elected congressional con fen.es, uninstructcd. Bedford County KenuultcMi Convention. Ill the B-jdford county Republican con vention Hon. J. M. Campbell, of Cam bria county ; S. S. Blair and lion. Johu Cessna, ol Bedford, were named for Con cress, but Cessna's friosid's withdrew his name before tho first ballot, which re sulted : Campbell, 61 ; Blair, 1. Hon. J. II. Longenecker, of Bedford, a member of the Republican state committee, was nom inated for senator, to choose his own con ferees. Aaron G arbor aud Georgo E. Staile were nominated on the first ballot for the Legislature. Schuylkill republicans. The Republican convention of Schuyl kill county met yesterday in Pottsvilleaud made the following nominations : Con gressman, Charles M. Brumm, present in cumbent ; Sheriff, 1'etcr II. McCabe, pre sent incumbent ; Director of the Poor, S. R. Russell ; Jury Commissioner, T. C. Griffiths The convention also endorsed Hon. Cjius L Pershing for president judge. scrim! on 'ri Itoii'xutnation f.ir Congrts. The Republican conferees of the Twelfth congressional district met at Scrautou and nominated Hon. Joseph A. Scranton by acclamation for re election. A largo and enthusiastic incutiiii; of represent;:! i -e Independent Republicans was held in Wilkesbarre, when it was re solved to call a congressional convention at au early day to nominate a candidate for Congress in oppo.-itiou to Mr. Scrautou. Till: l'KACK I'HO.JKCT llt.AU. iiimitn; (JoncRtiilns tho l-'inal Co:ilrr-.'i:'v Air. ISurker Dclines His I'oilliun. The gcutlcmcu who have been consider ing the subject of enacting a com promise between tho two branches of the Republi can party met auaiu on Tuesday in the office of John Welsh, on Walnut street, above Thud, Philadelphia. Mr. Welsh, Thos. Cochran, Amos P. Little, Jos. Whartou and Edw. N. Dcnson, who formed the little party on Monday, wore all there, and were joined only by Johu Wauaraakcr. They remained in session about one hour and a quarter, and upon dispersing de clined emphatically to make public auy thing that had been said or done. It was stated as fact iu political quarters, how ever, that the conference had tlccidcd not to issue the proposed open letter to the candidates, asking them to withdraw from tno contest iu favor of a more universally acceptable person, and that no further eli'orts would be made in tho matter. This was said to have been partly influenced by tho fact that so few business men had eu lb'ti'd in the movement, but more espe cially by the unsympathetic attitude as sumed by the chairmen of tho two statu committed. In relation to tho statement made by Thomas Coclirau and other Stalwart mem bers of tho conference, that Wartou Barker and the Independents made the overtures for the compromise, Mr. Barker is reported to havo denied it emphatically aud to have said: "Any report to that- effect is gross inisrcprcMMtation. The Stalwart campaign is largely made up o.t such. Then can bo no question that the Independent Republi cans hove gained ground ovcrywheic in the state within the last ten days, and many of the Stalwart leaders admit this to me aud to others. There can be no settle ment between tho Independents and the Stalwarts which docs not make sure the absolute destruction of bos3 power aud the honest acceptance of the Philadelphia plat form and tho absolute withdrawal of General Beaver and tho whole slated ticket. I am earnestly aiding to push forward the canvass for Stewart aud the whole Philadelphia ticket, and nothing will check my efforts but an unconditional sur render." Tho Newport Cholera Ca&e. Dr. Cabell, prcsideut of the national board of health, who has been investigat ing the alleged cases of Asiatic cholera at Newport, has written a letter to the sani tary protection association of that city ou that subject. Ho says that " he is de terred from pronouncing it a case of epi demic, or technically called Asiatic cholera inasmuch as there has not been time for that disease to reach our shores from Tan -gicrs by the usual method of trausit, al though ho freely admits that the symp toms and postaioitcmappe trances were en tirely consistent with such a view." Ho recommends the transfer of the duties of tho health board, to " a body of medical gcutlemeu convcrsaut with sauitary ques tions." p m Kepuulicau State Conventions. Tho Republican state convention of Now Hampshire met yesterday in Conconl, and C. B. Jordan was elected president. Samuel W. Halo was nominated for gov ernor ou tho fourth ballot. Tho Republican convention of South Carolina met yesterday in Columbia, and organized by tho election of S.J. Lee, col ored, as chairman. After a long stiugglo over a coutestiug delegation, a committco was appointed to confer with the Greenbackers to ascertain what con cessions they were willing to mako to secure Republican support for the Green back nominations. The convention then adjourned until this morning. Tho Kesuit of SelF-Doctorlng. James Michael, of West Girard, Erie county, suffering from aue, dismissed his physicians and undertook his own cure, throwing away tho quinino prescribed. He sent for morphine, aud in tho presence of his wife and neighbors ho administered, hypodcrniically, a large dos' of tho drug. Stupor succeeded, followed by d'-b. THF? MITIoli ADVANCE. OX THE KVE OK A DECISIVE BATTLE A Itoast That Aralil aud His Whole Army Will he Captured by air Unmet 'a Men In To day's Conflict. A dispatch dated Kassasin, says : " Tho British tents will be struck at 0:15 p. m., and the men will be formed into brigades and marched to tho ground of bivouac. Each man will carry 100 rounds. General Nugent will remain with the force left hero to guard the camp. A transport brigade will bo formed at day break. A supply of ammuuitiou equal to thirty-six rounds per man will bo carried on baggage animals which will press ou at night. The naval brigado will be at tached to the transport corps. The forty -tounders aud nine batteries will accom pany the advancing forces. Arabi Pacha will bo a clever general if he escapes cap ture with bis whole army." The hospital ship at Israailia has been ordered to bo evacuated except by very serious cases. Geueral Wolseley made a persoual re cuunoissauce. He was accommauied by the Duke of Cuuauht aud Generals Lane Willis and Wilkinson. He returned after gaiuiug a clear idea ol the enemy's posi tion. This is the last rccounoissauco be fore the battle. General orders have been issued for a forward movement of the whole army. The tents and baggage will be transported by lailroad to the nearest point to tho British encampment. No bugles will be allowed to bo sounded after sunset. The Royal West Kent rcgimeut.the Nineteenth Hussars aud two companies of engineers will remain to guard the camp. General Wolseley left the camp iu order to arrange for au attack. All the forces have arrived. Boats have gone up the fresh-water canal through Kassasin lock to blow up the dams constructed by the enemy. The Iudiau cavalry horses are sulferiug from glauders. Owing to the fall of the fresh-water canal the lauuehes are unable to proceed. A Kassasin dispatch dated 10:15 p. m , says: " Tho British army is now bivou acking at a point two miles beyond here, along a line lacing Arabi Pacha's front. Our most advanced line is about four miles from the Egyptian front. Tho forward inarch will beiu shortly after midnight so that the force may reach fighting dis tauco easily by dawn." General Wolseley will attempt to get round Arabi's ilauk aud destroy the rail way in his rear communicating with Zaga zig. At 2 p. in., it was telegraphed: J'Tho British arc now marching ou Tel ci-Kcbir. The attack will probably bein before day light. The Biitish line of communication between Isiuaiiia, Nefiehe, Tel ol Mahuta and Mahsameh is held by dctchments of infantry with one mm aud a group of cav alry at each place. UA.UACK i:Y TIIE STOIC K. IN lrMHCIDA. Several l'ersous Killed and Trees Uprooted. Special dispatches from middle aud east Florida report considerable damage by tho storm of Sunday morning. Tho cotton crop was much damaged, iu some places oue-half of it being miued. At Quiucy many outhouses, fences, trees, etc., were prostrated, and five colored persons wcie killed. At Darbyvillo, twenty-five miles west of Jacksonville, the section bouse of the Florida Central & Western railroad was blown to pieces, tho sec tion master aud his family miracu lously escaping with a few bruises. Tho adjoining house, containing a number of colored laborers, was blown io atoms. Samuel White, an iu mate, was blown two or three huudrcd yards through the air, fearfully mangled and instantly killed. Five others were more or less injured. Huge trees were twisted and broken, glass was torn up by tho roots and the giound left as bare us if prepared for cultivation. Many cattle and hogs were killed. Those who saw the cloud describe it as pear-shaped, rising and falling iu its progress, and luminous with red aud yellow light. At Tallahassa, Gallies' hall, tho new hotel and other buildings were unroofed and tho new Episcopal church was badly damaged. Fences, treos and outhouses were blown dowu, and some of the magnificent oaks iu the capital yard that have withstood stood tho blasts of a ceutury wero up rooted. Tho cyclone was tho severest sinco 1872. 11.XU1TEA1EMT IN OIL. It Keeps (otng up Very liupidly. The oil market at Bradford continued cxeited aud advancing, and tho sales re corded amounted to 0,392,000 barrels, which is tho largest aggregate ever known. Tho fluctuations were wide and values sensitive to an extreme. Tho price opened at 01 J, advanced to 02, declined to G0;f, ad vanced to Oljj, declined rapidly to 59-j, advauced with greater rapidity to03J, closing at. 03j. It is believed that prices will advance above 75 cents iu tho couiso of tho 1110:1th. Tho cause of this sudthsii Hurry is assigned to the extraordinary fall ing off iu the Cherry Grove district, which is unprecedented iu tho historv of the trade. Three weeks ngo the oil produc tion was above 35,000 barrels in that dis trict alone, while to day it is estimated at not much above 25,000 barrels. One well owner, for example, has a well ou lot 035 that is just forty six days old. It pro duces 2,180 barrels tho first twenty-four hours, aud to-day it produced a barrel and a quarter in the same time. Dozens arc found which a month or mom ago pro duced up in tho thousands every day that are not producing a barrel. The situation is radic.illy bullish, and speculators aro making the most ot it. MOKE MOIMIOM CONVKK1S. Over Six Hundred Immigrants .Entrapped lu the Snares ot" 1'olygainy. The steamship Wyoming, of the Guion liue, has arrived at New York from Liver pool with G4G Mormou immigrants ou boaid. The company is in charge of Wm. Cooper, a Mormon elder. Tho inimi grauts consist of 300 British, 292 Scandin avian aud 54 Swiss and Germau converts. In addition to Mr. Cooper there were six teen returning Mormon missionaries on board of tho Wyomin.tr Tho great ma joi ity of the oonvert3 aro farmers. They wero taken to Castle Garden and will leave by tho Erio road for Utah. Some aro bound for Salt Lake City aud others for Ogdcu and Idaho territory, where there is a colony of about 12,000 Mormons. Mrs. William Jennings, wife of tho mayor of Salt Lake City, accompauied by her two daughters and her son, Joseph Jennings, a Mormon missionary, returned to Amer ica on tho Wyoming, after a visit to Europe. Train Koooers Foiled. Two men got on a Missouri Pacific train iu the ludian Territory on 3Iouday night, with the intention of capturing tho con ductor and muning the train on a side track near Viuita, where it could ba plun dered by confederates. Ouo of tho gang divulged tho conspiracy, and detectives being on hand, tho robbers wero resisted, and one of them was captured, the other being killed. Tho conductor was slightly wounded by ono of tho ruffians. Look Out for a Tumble. riilladulnuia Evening Telcsrapli. Brosius has been struck by lightning again. At Washington last night ho was permitted the exalted honor, for a second time, of occupying the same platform with General Beaver. Now if Cooper don't lasso tho Lancaster orator in his exuber ance ho will bo telling somo things prc . -tlv that will shako tho foundations. Brosius will have a tumble down-stairs the day after tho election, and then, per haps, he will be restored to bis senses. A UEfElTKU CANDIDATE'S SUIT. Helped by renusylvanla Independents In Hriugtug Charges of Corruption. Noah W. Sbafer, late candidate for state senator in the Forty-second district, against Senator Hugh McNeil, claims to havo been defeated by fraud, and entered suit against George Forg, judgo and Peter Fisher, inspector of elections in the Fourth district of the Tliird ward of Allegheny, charging them with violating the act of 1881, by failing to take the oath destroying ballots, and making fraudulent returns. Mr. Shafer intends to bring further suits after having substantiated these charges, and will, he says, face his oppo nent with proof of corruption that will compel him to withdraw as a candidate. In support of his allegations of attempted bribery made in the convention, Mr. Shafer produces an affidavit signed by Wm. Anton, one ot the delegates, who claimshe was approached on the Sunday night following the primaries by Col. Laffe, a member of the Republieau state central committee, and William A. Hetzel, a late cmployo of the House of Representatives, at llarrisburg.aud offered $105 to vote for McNeil. Iu addition to this, Mr. Shafer is in receipt of a letter sigued by two citizens of Allegheny, who aro willing to be qualified that the officers of one election precinct presented tho Mc Neil delegate with a credential without having counted the ballots, which, with the tally-sheets, wero destroyed. Mr. Shafer is backed by the Independent or ganization of the county, which has oilered him all the aid, financially and othewiss, he may require. 1IECL.INEU WITH THANHS. Tom Marshall and Major llrown too ltimy to Call ou Braver. While Geueral Beaver was iu Pitts burgh he held au iuformal levee at tho offico of United States District Attorney Stone. A number of prominent citizens called, but two, Thomas 31. Marshall and Major A. M Brown, whom the general desired to see, did not make their appear auco. Colonel Stone went in search of them, found theiniu the uuivcrsity building and invited them to come dowu to his office to sec the general. Much to his sur prise both declined to go, aud neither lost much time in making excuses. Inasmuch as Marshall was given a place on the ticket with Beaver, and Brocvn aspired to tho same honor, their declination to call ou the chief is viewed iu tho light of a snub. The incident was kept veiy quiet, but leaked out last evening aud is creating considerable talk. The Crops. The report of tho department of agri culture for September says, regarding tho wheat crop : " Tho result of tho spring wheat harvest is in closo accordauco with tho indications of tho August report. The quality is good aud the yiold above an average. The general condition of winter and spring wheat, when harvested, is rep resented by 100, au average rarely at tained Tho aggregate of winter wheat, as indicated by the September re turns, is about threo hundred aud eighty million bushels, spring wheat about one hundred and forty millions, or five hun dred and twenty millions in ail." The Missouri crops this year will aggre gate 240.000,000 bushels of corn and 46, 000,000 bushels of wheat, valued at $230, 000.000. forbidding a minister to Kino 0:1 Sunday The Allegheny Presbytery of the Pres byterian church refused to allow Rev. John Kerr, one of its m, uibcrs, permission to lido 011 a Sunday church train while 011 his way to and from holding divine scr vices at Natrona, fifteen miles up the Al legheny valley railroad. The question involved a heated discussion and the vote stood 11 for aud 14 against. Tho Kev. Mr. Kerr is pastor of Bethel church, Alleg heny, where he preaches Sunday morning aud evening supplyingthe Natrona church in the afternoon. By tho action of tho Presbytery ho will either have to travel thirty miles with a horse or relinquish his pastoral ehargo at Natrona. MsinauoKHuoo nkws. Events filcur and Acroxs the County I.lncf. Red squirrels aro unusually numerous i in some parts of Montgomery county. Chester couuty lias a colored population of 7,901. The colored Odd Fellows are holding their annual session in Reading, aud forty three lodges are represented with a total of 4, 000 men. The Dauphin cuuuty electric light com pany has made arrangements to supply the citizens of llarrisburg with electric lights, which will bo introduced in a short time. In Chester county the storm on Friday uight did great damage to the tobacco, one man losing $1,000 and another $0,000 worth of tho crop. $50,000 will not cover the loss to the county un tobacco. 1 he executive committco ot the board of commissioners for foreign missions of the Reformed church in tho United States, will meet in llarrisburg on tin afternoon of September 13. Near Norristown an eugiuo struck a drunken raau staggering along the track and knocked him twenty feet. He got up and walked away, muttering that "no duru'd passenger train could knock him out of time." The republican nomination for jury com missioner in Rcadinir is the cause of much dissatisfaction. His friends claim he had over a hundred votes, and the faction of which he is representative charge the op posing faction with fraud. The Oxford Herald is tho name of a new paper, iu tho enterprising little town of Oxford. Its local aud news columns pre sent a very ercditablo appearance. Tiio Excursion to Heading. The excursion of Montery lodgo No. 242 to Reading takes place to-morrow morning, the cars leaving the outer depot at 7:30. Persons intending to join the ex cursion should remember that the cars do not ruu down to tho West King Street depot. The excursion will no doubt be a delightful one ; the swcltcriug heat of summer no longer prevails ; the air is cool aud bracing ; tho city of Reading has many attractions at all times, and to morrow, especially, the day will be a gala ono. The great state parade of the Order of Odd Fellows takes place. Thousands of men in handsome regalia and bearing magnificently painted banners will bo in Hue, and thousands of buildings will be decorated in honor of the visitors. Tho faro for the round trip is but $1 10 chil dren half price. Delegations of all tho Lancaster lodges will accompany tho ex cursion ar.d tho public in general are in. vited to go along. Tho excursion train will Jcavo Reading on the return trip at 0:10 p. ra. Tom Thumb's Show. T.'O attendanco at tho entertainments given by the Gen. Tom Thumb have been very largo. At tho performances yester day afternoon and last night the house was crowded and tho show gavo the best of satisfaction. This afternoon's matinee is being largely attended, aud tho company 1 remain for a matiucc and evening perform ancc to-morrow. Workmen I.ert Town. Michael dayman, of Dublin, Md., ar rived in tins city yesterday. He secured eighteen men whom he took with him at 9:25 this morning, to work in a canninff factory, at Dublin. They will receive $1.25 per day. i:ass msiiiu. An Fjccillns Tim at the City Keservolr. Day befoioVjestfiday Superintendent Halbach, oftbo-ity water works, com menced emptying the western reservoir, preparatory to'the erection of a standpiper for supplying water to the higher portions of the city. Tno western reservoir is divided into two compartments by a heavy brick wall, aome six feet bigb, j tanning: , through the centre of it. The southern half ot the western basin waseTnpticd day before yesterday. Although there were many fish in the basiu none were caught, as thero is no screen at the outlet, and the fish passed out iuto the Conestoga through the pipe leading from the basin to that stream. It was the intention of Su perintendent Halbach to have emptied the northern half of the basiu yesterday morn ing, and this fact having become widely known not less than two hundred men and boys were present with a view of wading into the shallow water and cap turing the i;h. it beiug impossible for them to escape, as the outlet of tho dis charge pim- ia covered withacloce screen. When Superintendent Halbaeh saw the nii;t tudo of fishermen on hand bo resolved to postpono the empty iug of the basin, and gave no tice that it would not bo emptied at that time. The crowd left, aud the su perintendent quietly notified about a dozen of his friends that the basin would be emptied lasv. night at 0 o'clock, invited them to be present, and promised them an abuudaut supply of black bass, catfish, sunfish and big eels. The 'favored few were promptly un hand. Mine host, John Schoenbcrger, took with him a three bushel bag iu which to carry homo his ttltaie of the spoils, and took his son George along to help him carry the fish. On his way to the basin bo stopped at Philip Dinklcberger's butcher shop and bought a yard or two of smoked sausage as a lunch for the boys who were to help fill the bag. .Lawyer Groff was also on band, aud before leaving home cautioned his with not to buy any meat at market, as he would have black bats enough to supply his table for a week. Couneilinau Dailies spent $4 in treating Larry Hums, Fred. Ktiucand others, who promised to give him the very biggest bass that was caught. Alderman Barr, who is au excellent feeder, arrived on the scene with a four loot " stringer," saying that it was unsportsmanlike to carry such fine fish iu a bag, or wrapped up in paper as somo of the fishermen proposed to do. Assessor Voudersmith, of the second ward, put on his oldest suit of clothes and a pair of gum boots that reached to his hips, intending to wade in aud pfek oat the big fish as they floundered in tho mud in the bottom of tho basin after tho water should bo drawn off. Superintendent Halbach cautioned the fishermen not to be too greedy, as he was under some obligation to the water committee and a few other friends, and had promised each" of then a fine mess of fish. He didn't care who, got the biggest cattio or eol, but he wanted a few of the biggest bass , .for his friends of the committee. This suggestion was met with significant winks between Johnny Barnes ami Larry Barns. The preliminaries having been arranged the valvo was opened and tho water rushed down the discbarge pipe into tb Conestoga. Lower and lower it fell in the basin. Fatty Gill, of tho polico force, was the first to venture dowu the sloping, slip pery baiik of tho reservoir. He had not got half way down when ho slipped aud slid headlong into tho mud and water at tho bottom. The boys all laughed at bis mishap, but, fearing that he would capture all the fish, were not slow iu fol lowing him. Jerry Vondersmith slid down on his rubbers iu much the same way the boys slide dowu Dinah's hill in winter time, Larry Barnes and Fred Kline, and the rest of the party fearlessly walked in, and groped in tho darkness through the mad at the bottom of tho.. reservoir. They fished until about 3 o'clock; in tho morn ing and didn't catenas much as a min now. Everybody was mystified. Hun dreds of fine, big fish had becu seen in' the basin only a lew days before ; where were they now? Tho only theory thus far advanced of their disappearance is: that when the superintendent began to draw the water from the seathern section ot the reservoir tho iraprifoped fish thought it a very good opportunity to escape from their circumscribed feeding grounds and made tkdr v. ay to the creek through the dischargr pipcl The fish in tho northern half of thu reservoir, fiuding the water getting lower and lower, instinctively passed into the southern compartment be fore tho water fell below tho top of the dividing wall and. followed their feJlows into the creek. This theory may satisfy tho scientists, but is very unsatisfactory to the fishermen. Johnny Banics'says be has lost all confidence in Jake ilalbachs man agement of the water works ; Jake Barr's political principles are much shaken ; Lawyer Groff s mat ket basket is empty; Fatty Gill ha:: a terrible cold, aud " Schoeny" is compelled to substitute sourkrautluucli for the black bass be had promised hi customers. The only one of tiie party who is supremely happy ia Sam my Groff, wli: knew all along that they wouldn't. ca:.Mh auy lUh and " only went along for fun !' STRASl'.UKU tiKMHATJOMD, The irnnlteniiess and olsorder That Mar tied the Uood I-oonlo ot the Uorough. During Saturday evening, many young men were seen staggering along main street in an intoxicated condition and one or two brawls occurred during tho evening result ing in two knock-downs aud oue deposit from the beer saloon in a doubled-up con dition which very much resembled the body of a man. Late in the evening two pistol shots wero heard in the neighbor hood of the Swan hotel, resulting in the smashing of window glass in tho residence of Miss Matrgie Bacbman. A shooting affair took placo 011 Sunday evening on Main street near Rseso's car nage factory. Mr. George Weaver was on his way home between the hours of 10 and 11 o'clock, when somo ono leaped from behind a treo near tho walk and struck him three blows in rapid succession with a black jack knocking Mr. Weaver on his knees, and then used "shank's matches" in irood style down the street iu time to escape the parting shots Mr. Weaver sent after the villian. It is tinio that the community of Strasburg borough take decisive steps to check this sort of conduct. Mr. Ross B. Rowe left on Monday for Philadelphia, where he intends attending lectures during the winter. He will spend three years at the University of Penn sylvania, and como forth a full pledged 31. D. Mr. Frank Musselman, jr., bid farewell to his many friends September 11. Ho has gone to the home of the "Green mountain boys," Vermont, to attend, dur ing the winter, a military academy. loused Through. This morning tho pretty little engine "Aerial" passed down through this city over the Quarryvillo railroad. It had on board President G. A. Nichols, of the Reading and Columbia road, and several other railroad men who wero looking at the road. In Town. John Nowell, a very clever ttiitletnan, who is advance agentof the "World" com bination, is inXtown making arrangements (nr. tlm inneannm nf l.!i Klmir m !.;. .. ou Monday and Tuesday cveuings of next week. Aaotner Telephonn Connection. The Merrimac house has been connect ed with tho telephone exchange -
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