LANCASTER DAILY' INTEJLIQENGEB, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23,1882.
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SATURDAY KVBNIKO, SEPT. 23. 1882.
Aatamaal Changes.
We have reached that period of the
year most trying to a large class' of peo
ple, when the weather is as fickle and
vexatious as a giddy-headed maiden,
given to sadden, sometimes violent, and
often inexplicable changes. During the
past week we have had a spell of mid
summer heat and to-day we are shiver
ing under a chilly blast from the far
North. It is at this time that a multi
tude of people become the victims of the
destroyer, who steals upon them una
wares and plants witiiin the fatal seeds
of illness. But in many casesthe enemy
of health is permitted to enter unmolest.
ed throngh open doors. Not only are the
simplest precautions neglected, but
through thoughtlessness and reckless ex
posure to malarious influences many
lives are literally thrown away.
After enduring the experience and de
bilitating heats of summer, the seasona
ble autumn breezes are indeed welcome
and refreshing, but nothing is more
perilous than to meet them unprepared.
The dry, cool north air of July is not
the heavy atmosphere of the early fall.
The one is harmless, except to the ex
ceedingly frail ; the other is often a
common enemy ; the insidious breath of
ude-i rover. The one may bo joyously
rec!.'iv"l vil!i open arms; f he other
Hhoul 1 bi guarded against at all times.
There is, of course, such a thing as
chan'in,jo:oihiiig,cspecially under cloth
inguud bed-clolhing,and making fires too
soon, but in this latitude there is very
little danger of making a mistake in this
respect after the third week in Septem
ber, unless the seasons are very much
out of gear. There is nothing more
dangerous to health than to be too
thinly or improperly clad during
the change of the season ; to be
insufficiently protected against the sud
den midnight changes that are of such
frequent occurrence; to sit shivering in
a store, office or counting room, or to
spend an evening with cold chills cliasing
ouch other up and down the back. It is
infinitely wiser to be prepared for such
changes and to have a light fire, even
thousrh it be necessary to lower the
upper window sash. That is, in fact, a
mistaken and dangerous economy which
indiscriminately banishes fall clothing
and prohibits fires until the frost is
strong enough to crack chestnut burs.
There is a great difference in people.
Some arc so thin-blooded that they com
plain of chilliness when others are un
comfortably warm. It is unkind to rid
icule such persons, as many are in the
habit of doing. They are frequently
rallied about their flannels, furs,
overcoats blankets warming irons,
etc., and often actual suffering
is endured to avoid being made
the subject of idle jest, and sometimes
the saddest consequences are the un
timely result. There are a few very
simple rules which should be imperative
the year round, but which should be ad
hered to. with special vigilance at this
season, in every household and every in
dividual case: Avoid exposure to
draughts and night air; keep the feet
dry, the head cool and the whole body
comfortably warm, at all times, whether
asleep or awake, at work or at rest. For
whatsoever is more or less than this
comes of evil and is sure to end in evil.
These frequent and sudden changes of
temperature are trying, but while we
cannot prevent or fly from them, we can
be prepared -to meet tbem, and the man
or woman of ordinary good constitution
who does this need have no fear of au
tumnal chills and fever.
A Sagacious Result.
The New York Democratic conven
tion has done very well indeed. The
New York Times says that it exhibited
surprising sagacity. In view of the
undeniable fact that Democratic con
ventions, as well as Republican conven
tions, often fail to act with a sagacity
which seems plainly indicated, thero is
some excuse for surprise that no excep
tion can be taken to the wisdom of the
proceedings of this convention. It re
versed the action of its predecessor in re
fusing to admit the delegates of Tammany
hall. They had been rejected because
they were not regular ; but they went
home and cast over forty thousand votes.
This convention recognized the fact that
"irregularity" was not a sufficient rea
son for refusing representation to forty
thousand Democrats. So,while it affirmed
the declaration of the last convention
that Tammany was not " regular," it
declared it nevertheless entitled to repre
sentation. The logic may bo a little
misty and the status of regularity some
what indefinite under this determination;
but what is parfectly clear and definite
is that the vote of the Tammany Deino
cratsis restored to -the Democracy and
tbat the party is reunited.
The sagacity of the convention did not
end here. It took a fresh, clean, vigor
ous candidate for governor ; one who has
not been a party hack,bot who has made
a good record as an energetic and effi
cient public officer. It has a man without
reproach at the head of its ticket aud a
party without a division following it.
And tho convention still further demon
strated its wisdom in its platform. It
made one to suit its candidates and to
' fill the broad field which the Republican
ticket and platform left open to their
exclusive occupancy. It declared in
clear and strong language in favor of
the adoption of measures to restrict the
growing power of chartered Monopolies
and of the prohibition of all jmjust dis
criminations in the transportation of
passengers and merchandise, avowing,
that "the charge of corporations which
have taken the property'of jpiivatc citi
zens for public use should be limited to
the cost of" service, with aireasonable
profit, instead of the mercenary exaction
of 'all the traffic will bear;" i declaring
also against the,. wholesale gift of the
public0 lands to railroad jobbers, thus
robbing the people of their rightful in
heritance, and demanding that these
.lands fehall be;reclaled as far as possi
ble and reserved for occupation hyac-tuarsettlentf-
. '
These declarations .comprise our plat
form and contain all the platform wo
want. Many other good things may be
declared but the presence of the vital
issues contained in these affirmations
dwarf them all and render them of minor
consequence. The liberty of the people
is threatened not by crowned heads but
by heavy pockets. To arms ! in
their defence. To arms ! To arms !
With your ballot as your weapon !
The New York Democratic nomina
tions are encouraging to mayors and to
bachelors. The candidates for governor
and lieutenant governor are the mayors
of the cities in which they live and are
both bachelors. They are young men,
too, for their high places, being forty-five
and thirty-eight years old, respectively.
They probably have not yet found time
to get married, but now that they are to
be public servants it will be becoming in
them to put on the other yoke. There
nominations and that of Controller Fat
tison in this state are alike in the promo
tion they give to public officers. It is a
step in the direction of civil service re
form ; and quite a good idea to select
for high public trusts men who have
already deserved well in less-elevated
offices. From mayor to governor is a
very good step.
Ix contemplation of the speech of
our Urosius at Butler the other day they
say that Tom Marshall said : " If a man
of this character can fill the hole I left
in the Ilarrisburg ticket, God help me,
but a mighty small ping was needed."
Tom does not appreciate our eloquent
Brosius evidently ; but nevertheless he
would make a very respectable congress
man with his orerotundo voico and gen
erally good intentions ; as he is not to
go there, his qualifications don't matter
much, but it is almost a pity he can't
get in to exhibit them.
Beaver has spoken in more than half
the counties of the state and made al
together over sixty alleged speeches, not
one of which has commanded general at
tention, or had any perceptible effect ;
Fattison has spoken once and the echo
of his patriotic and statesmanlike utter
ances is heard from the Delaware to
Lake Erie.
Since Fattison's speech in Philadel
phia Tuesday night there has been a
sudden and suggestive cessation of the
insincere Stalwart challenge that lie
should take the stump. That one un
lookedfor broadside has already com
pelled the boastful machino to retire for
repairs.
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Tell it not at headquarters that it
was after listening to an alleged speech
by Brosius that Tom Marshall went
right off and enlisted for the war under
the Independents.
Pattisox's inaugural, as it is aptly
termed, will show tho present long suf
fering generation what a Jeffersonian
governor in Pennsylvania would bo like.
"A wise economy must bo enforced in
the publics affairs," says Mr. Pattison.
And his official record in Philadelphia
shows how effectively that pledge would
be redeemed in Ilarrisburg. Ho has
saved millions to tho tax-payers of tho
great city and he would savo millions to
the people of the state.
The post of honer in tho Massachusetts
Democratic convention was given to a
Framingham veteran, eighty-eight years
of age, who had voted for James Monroe,
Androw Jackson, Martin Van Huron,
James K. Polk, Frauklin Pierce, James,
Buchanan, Stephen A. Duglas, George B.
McCIellan, Horatio Seymour, Samuel J.
Tilden, and WinGeld Scott Hancock.
" Tom" MAnsiiALL is looso ' and now
there will bo a lively timo throughout
Western Pennsylvania. Ho wa3 a little
backward about coming forward in tho
great fight against tho bosses, but ho will
mako up for this in the onorgy of his
work aud tho severity of his blows at the
tottering Cameron dynasty. Givo him
room.
" Pcislic offico is a public trust, to be
executed for the benefit of the wholo peo
ple, to whom'alouo officials owe responsi
bility, and of whoso will they should bo
tho faithful exponents. When this con
ception of duty is lo3t sight or modified,
the way is open for an immediate, cortain
aud constant degeneracy of the public ser
vice. A merely mechanical and negligent
performance of official functions follows tho
obliteration of those standards of duty.
This results from tho long continuance in
power of solfish political leaders, and is a
most serious evil in the public service "
From Paulson's Commonwealth Club
Speech.
The red nosed editor of tho Philadel
phia Evening News who grinds a Cameron
organ ought to mako his paper consist. In
ono part of it he says :
Tho rustic chairman of tho Democratic
state committee with Lancaster county
hayseed still in his hair is already posing
as a metropolitan political seer. With
unusual modesty he differs from the rest
of tho 220,000 voters of Philadelphia and
declares that his boliof that the nomina
tions of Wednesday on tho whole were
very weak.
In another paragrah in tho same issue
ho says :
It is given out that tho Ono Hundred
will oppose Judgo Briggs and probably
Mr. DcI3. Keim, and possibly other Re
publican candidates.
With the Democrats and the Committee
of Ono Hundred against tho Cameron
Quay pocket ticket " tho rest of tho 220,.
000 voters of Philadelphia " cannot olect
it.
THE CORONATION OF T1IK CZAR.
Nothlne Known at Moscow Regarding the
reparations Invitations to be Issued.
Nothing is known regarding the prepa
rations for the coronation of the Czar. It
is expected that the customary, period will
clapso for the preparations before the
ceremony takes place ; also that the usual
invitations will be issued when the date is
decided.
The emperor and empress revisited the
exhibition. Moscow was illuminated.
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sTIro Record.
Tho jean mill of J. Lodward & Son, in
Chester, Pea., was destroyed by fire last
evening. Loss, 80,000. The fire is at
tributed to spontaneous combustion. More
than 300 persons are thrown out of em
ployment AfireinBeliovilfo, Ohio, on Thursday
night, dertioycd seventeen building,
causing a loss of $30,000.
THE LATEST NEWS.
gleamed iiioa the moumnomails
JEvents ot Current Intercut and Divers Sorts
Briefly Chronicled The Leading Inci
dents of the Day.
Tho tariff commission was in session at
Atlanta, Ga., yesterday.
The Marquis of Lome will open tho ag
ricultural show at Victoria, B. C, on
Wednesday next.
Ex-Lieutenant George L. Rossean,
yesterday at Laredo, Texas, shot him
self through the head, killing himself
instantly.
Jack Chapman, colored was banged at
Bcllevue, Bassier parish. La., yesterday,
for tho murder of John Williams, colored,
October 2, 1881.
The locomotive engineers of the Gould
railroads west of tho Mississippi threaten
to strike unless they are paid by tho day
instead of by mileage run.
Among the passengers on tho steamer
Adriatic, which arrived at New York yes
terday, wero Hon. J. C. Bancroft Davis
and wife and Sir E. M. Archibald.
A fire at Norfolk, Ya., yesterday morn
ing destroyed W. B. Bast & Co.'s saw
mill and box factory in Norfolk county.
The amount of loss and insurance is un
known. Josepn Russell was killed at Nashville,
Tenn., by Policeman Fields lato Thursday
night, while the latter was attempting to
arrest him. Russell was a steamboat
pilot on the Cumberland river.
The postoifico department has received
information that the postoffico at Mar
tinsburg, W. Va., was broken into
Thursday night aud tho safe blown open.
Tho contents wero removed and the mails
rilled.
Wallace Ross, in reply to Conl -y's chal
lenge to race in two or three weeks, says
that he is going to Portland, Me., on Mou
day next to meet Hanlan, and that pend
ing negotiations with Hanlan lie cannot
definitely answer Conlcy.
President Arthur remained at bis home
on Lcxiugton avenuo, New York city, yes
terday, and received many callers, among
whom, it is said, wore somo of tho dele
gates who havo returned from the Repub
lican state convention.
Sylvester R. Conistock, president of tho
Citizens' National bank of Now York,
while engaged in his customary duties at
the bank's office yesterday afternoon, was
seized with apoplexy and died instantly.
He was over 70 years of age.
FATAL CASUALTIES.
Death in Various Forms of Violence.
Ilertha Quorin, aged 24 years, was fa
tally shot by Paul Hamonburg, in Now
York, last evening, while he was " show
ing her a pistol."
Mrs. Jonas Nordstum was fatally gored
by a cow which sho was driving to pas
ture at Sioux Falls, Dakota. The unfor
tunate woman was about to become a
mother.
II. Brady, assistant chief engineer of
tho liro department of San Fraucisco, was
fatally injured by being thrown from his
cai'riago while driving to a fire ou Thurs
day afternoon.
Miss Jane Hickey and Christian Carlin
wero drowned in the Delaware and Rari
tan canal at New Brunswick, yesterday.
The body of George II. Loomis, former
ly of Cleveland, Ohio, employed as engi
neer ou tho government works near Skip
worth, Mississippi, wasfouud dead in the
water near tbat place, on Thursday even
ing. It is thought ho fell into tho river
while drunk and was drowned.
George L. Blymyor, 28 yeais of ago,
was drowned by tho cupsi.iiig of a boat
while ho was fishing, uuar Lcwistown,
Pa., last evening.
A three year old son of Wm. Colluer,
was drowned yesterday in a mill race at
Brookkill, Pa.
F1UUT AT A WAKE.
The Jtoreaved Thrown Against the Coflln
aud Ills Kib Broken.
Mrs. Anna M. Grcssott, aged 89 years,
residing at No. 522 Division streot, Cam
den, died of hemorrhage at tho corner of
Broadway and f mo streets, Camden, on
Thursday afternoon. That night her re
puted husband, John Grossotr, celebrated
her sudden death by an old-fashioned
wake. Iu tho same houso with Grcs-
sctt Stephen Wales aud his better
half resided, the neighbors who called
to condole with tho widower were treated
hospitably. Tiio mourners drank too
much bad whisky, and most disgraceful
scenes wero enacted, which culminated in
a set-to between Gressett aud Wales.
Tho latter hurled Gressett against tho ice
box containing tho corpse, thereby break
ing one of Gressott's ribs. Yostorday
morning Wales was arrested and brought
before Justice W. II. Davis, who held him
to answer the chargo of assault and bat
tery at tho October term of the court.
Mrs. Wales was arraigned before Mayor
Bradshaw and committed to tho county
jail lor ten days, me uoay was taken in
charge of by Coroner Leckner.
The Odd Fellows' Grand Lodge.
Tho sovereign grand lodge, now in ses
sion at Baltimore, went to work on re
ports on appeals. The appeal of Nevada
vs. tho grand lodge of Nevada was sus
tained ; also the app2.1l of D. W. Wclthy
vs the grand lod;o of California. This
appeal has been before the sovereign grand
lodge for four years, and is kuowm among
Odd Fellows' as tho Robinson case.
At tho afternoon session the appeal of
tho general relief committee of Stockton,
Cal., against the grand lodge of California,
on a question of benefits duo Otto Sutge,
arguing payment, was sustained. The
appeal of Louisville lodge, No. 81, against
tho grand lodge of Kentucky was sustain
ed. Tho appeal of C. C- Goodrich against
the grand lodge of Now York was dis
charged. At a meeting tho past grand representa
tive union, Luther J. Glonu, l Q. S.,
was elected president ; J. V. Smith, of
Connecticut, vico president, aud Johu W.
McQuiddy, of Indianapolis, secretary and
treasurer.
The Unitarian Conference.
In the closing session of the Unitarian
conference at Saratoga, Rev. Francis G.
Peabody road an essay " Upon Liberal
Christianity and tho Spirit of Worship."
It was a discussion of what goes to make
up true worship. In the election of
officers, which followed, E. Rock wood
Hoar was elected president. The commit
tee on credentials reported about GOO dele
gates present, and that the total number
of persons attending was over 2,200, being
more than havo been present at auy pre
vious session. A resolution was adopted
to raise $50,000 annually during the next
two years for the American Unitarian as
sociations. Tho conference closed with singing the
doxology and a benediction.
Election Conspirators Arrested.
Henry Starr and Nicholas P. Barber.
employees at tho at the almshouse in
Philadelphia, were arrested yesterday and
held in 800 bail each for conspiring to
make a false and fraudulent return of
votes at tho election held in the Second, or
"Almshouse" division, of tho Twenty
seventh ward, held last February. It is
understood that the prosecution is made at
tho instance of the Committoo of One
Hundred, and grows ont of developments
arising in the course of tho investigatiou
of the almshouse frauds.
Canons or Villainous.
A fire was' discovered yesterday under
tho safo of tho district attorney in the
tax commissioner's office, in New York.
and extinguished before much damage
was done. In tho safo were storod im
portant papers iu tho cases of tho raidod
lottery dealers. It is a singular coinci
dence that a short time ago a fire was
discovered late at night, " in close prox
imity to the safe in another portion of
the room, in which were also stored im
portant papers in similar cases."
Gladstone Daring the Civil War.
Members of a committee disapproving
of Mr. Gladstone's Egyptian policy hav
ing, with the view of discrediting his
views of foreign politics, reiterated the
charge that he sympathized with the
South during the civil war in the United
States, Mr. Gladstono, replying through
his secretary to an inquiry on the subject,
writes that the statement attributing such
sympathy to him is untrue and con
trary to authentic facts long ago mado
public
Star Koatera Convicted,
In the United States district court in
Philadelphia, trial of Legrand Ensign,
Thomas MoDevitt and Christian Price,
charged with conspiracy to defraud the
United States by worthless security in
Star Route mail contracts, was concluded.
The district attorney abandoned the case
against Ensign, and McDevitt and Price
was convicted. McDevitt was released on
$8,000 bail, and Price was taken into cus
tody. Damaged by Bain.
Yesterday's rain-storm was the heaviest
that has visited Philadelphia for many
years. Muchdamago was dono by the
breaking of culverts, flooding of cellars,
&c. Fires wero extinguished in mills and
the running of street cars impeded. At 11
o'clock last night the U. S. signal service
officer at Tenth and Chestnut streets re
ported a rainfall of nearly five inches.
Condiderable damage was done in Camden.
A Mew Transportation Company.
A company, to bo known as the Texas
Continental Transportation company, to
engage in carrying dressed beef in refrig
erator cars from the beef-raising country
in the Southwest, was formed in Chicago
on Thursday. Its operations will bo con
fined to the Huntington system of rail
ways, with the Chesapeake & Ohio as an
eastern outlet aud tho Southern Pacific as
a western outlet.
Ashore on Two-Mile Beach.
Tho Austrian bark Antonia Mimbclle,
from Dunkirk for Phiadolhia, went ashoro
this morning on the south end of Two
Milo Beach, on the Jersey coast. Tho
vessel is in a bad condition ; her rudder is
gone, and thero aro four feot of water in
her hold. She has bilged, and it is doubt
ful whether sho can be saved. The crew
is safo. The vessel is insured.
Strychnine in the Coilee.
A demented daughter of James Clove
land, of Nashville, Tenn., poisoned the
family of six persons, except tho mother,
on Wednesday night by putting strych
nino in tho coffee. Mr. Cleveland has
died, and ono daughter is in a pre
carious condition. The prisoner has wan
dered off and is supposed to 'have com
mitted suicide.
An Editor Killed.
At the Hot Springs. Ark., Charles
Matthews, editor of tho Hornet, was shot
four times and killed in au affray with
Colonel S. W. Fordyce, vice president of
the bt. Louis and Texas narrow gauge
railroad company, and Colonel Rugg fired
the fatal shot. The trouble crew out of a
bitter newspaper controversy over local
affairs.
Suing an Editor for Libel.
Charles F. Fitch, editor of tho Warren
Democrat, of Phillipsbunr, N. J., has been
indicated for libol by the grand jury of
AVarron county. Tho prosecutor is Henry
S. Harris, the Democratic candidate for
Congress in the Fourth Now Jersey dis
trict. Brewster Cameron.
It was rumored in Washington last night
Urewster Cameron, mentioned m connec
tion with the alleged attempt to bribo
Star Routo jurors, had been iu Washing
ton two days, undor an assumed name.
PERSONAL.
Belle Boyd, the real ono, is living in
Gonzales, Texas, says a Southern corres
pondent. Aifred Aylward, tho Irish Boer com
mander, is in thealcoholio ward in Bello
view hospital, New York. He expects to
be all right in a few days.
Mei.vin Jones, a colored boy of Coch-
ranton, Erie county, is sovon feet high
weighs iuU pounds, aud wears shoes fifteen
inches in length.
Sojourner Truth, now 108 years old.
loctured in Decatur, Mich., the other
evening and dovoted the proceeds to fur
thering tho woman suffrage campaign in
Nebraska.
Herbert Spencer, who is steadily re
covering his normal health and strength,
was in Cleveland, Ohio, a day or two ago,
and visited tho grave of Garfield in Lake
View cemetory.
Senator L. Q. C. L.ymar, of Mississippi
is reported to have said recently that he
would bo clad to tako a professorship in
tho University of Georgia, and, as there
is a vacancy in tho faculty, ho may be
gratified.
The Princess of Wales, a year ago
appeared at an entertainment at Bucking
ham palace with a simple wild white clover
as a lloral ornament, and tho clover im
mediately thereafter came into fashion.
Now it is all the rago in London.
Lady Florence Dixey is doing more
than merely to talk and write in behalf of
the poverty-stricken inhabitants of the
west coast of Ireland. She is soliciting
contributions for their relief, and has
received asmuoh as $25,090 in a single
week.
Miss Hope Glenn, the young American
vocalist, who is yet to make a first ap
pearance in her native country, is adver
tised to sing at Hanley, Staffordshire,
England, October 2, her last concert be
fore leaving for tho United States with
Mine. Nilsson.
A. S. Van Wickle, or Cleveland, Ohio,
superintendent of tho Now York and Ohio
coal company, was married in Hazleton
on Thursday evening to Miss Bessie Par
dee, daughter of tho widely-known Ario
Pardee, the millionaire of-the Lehigh
valley.
Miss Emily Faithful, of England, will
visit New York this season, and on the
first Monday in November, will be the
guest of Sorosis at dinner. American
womon will feel great interest in meeting
Miss Faithful, whoso worth and work are
familiarly known among us.
Pope Leo has decided to found niilimrv
iu Rome for .the use of the Catholic scien
tific students, and especially for the Pon
tifical academy of tho Lincel. Several
privato collections havo already bean an.
quirea, among tuem one that contains a
- 1 .. .-.
nou collection ot works on surgery, pur
chased at a cost of 25,000 franco.
Ex -Minister Comly has returned to
his homo in Ohio from the Sandwich
islands. Mr. Comly is tho man of whom
Mr. TTziVPA cairi whnn lift wacteielrafl f
appoint a Pacific slope man who under
stood something about commerce : " No,
I propose to appoint Comly. Why, he
and I havo slept in the same bed 1"
Mr. Oliver Ames, who has been nomi
nated for lieutenant-governor of Massa
chusetts, has been iu the employ of the
Ames shovel works at North Easton since
he was fifteen years old, and ho has baen
the superintendent. His father, Oakes
Ames, died with an indebtedness of $3,
000,000. In the time of panic the son
managed the assets, which were scattered
all over the Union, so that he paid dollar
for dollar, paid a million dollars in
legacies and had a surplus for tho ro
siduary legatees.
THE ASSOCIATED PKESS.
HAS UOULD GAINED POSSESSION UP IT?
What the Herald Says or the Latest Reputed
Scheme of the Mew York Alllllonalro
Monopolist.
The New York Herald editorially dis
cusses tho turn which affairs have recently
taken in the conduct of the New York
associated press. It says that Jay Gould
"proposed to amalgamate the Western
Union telegraph company, which he con
trols, with the associated press ; to destroy
the organization of tho latter and
make tho employees of the telegraph
company, his own servants tbat is
to say tho collectors of news for
the papers. While ho could control but
threo of tho journals forming tho asso
ciated press this scheme of course halted ;
but at the August meeting of the asso
ciation be was enabled by tho vote of the
bun, which bad until then, in common
with tho Herald, Times and Journal of
Commerce, opposed his plans to strike his
first blow by discharging tho executive
committee from the further consideration
of its relation with the Western company.
From this, therefore, it may apparently be
fairly inferred that Mr. Gould now con
trols four of tho seven papers that consti
tute tho association."
NEW YORK DEMOCRATS.
Tho Ticket Completed A Strong Flatform.
After the nomination of Cleveland for
governor, tho Democratic convention at
Syracuse, N. Y., took a recess, and upon
reassembling tho balance of the ticket was
taken up. For lieutenant governor the
name of Mayor David B. Hill, ot Elmira,
was tho only one presented and he was
unanimously nominated. General Henry
W. Slocum, of Brooklyn, was nominated
for congressman at-larrre, 110 other name
being brought forward. The ballot for
chief judge of tho court of appeals result
ed : William C. Rugar, of Onandaga, 210 ;
Rufns W. Pcckham, 1G3. Mr. Rnger's
nomination was made unanimous.
The platform reaffirms that adopted in
1874. It charges that the Repnblieau
party in Congress during the lost session
has demonstrated its continued submis
sion to corporate power and its gross ex.
travagancc and inability to conduct
honestly tho public business. It denounces
tho'passagc of the arrears of pensions bill,
condemns the river aud harbor bill, de
mands reform in tho civil service, the pro
tection of American citizens abroad, the
amendment of the shipping laws, the pas
sago of laws to protect the pnrity of pri
mary elections, tho regulation of railroad
corporations, and a reform of tho tariff
and tax laws.
Sections 10, 12 aud 14 are as follows :
Tho public welfare demands that the
various questions relating to chartered
monopolies and tho methods of transpor
tation should bo met and decided, aud wo
are in favor of the adoption of measures to
restrict tho growing power of such mono
polies. They should be subjected to tho
strict supervision of tho commission now
provided by law. All unjust discrimina
tions in the transportation of passengers
and merchandise should ba prohibited. The
charges of corporations which havo taken
the property of private citizons for public
use should be limited to tho cost of sevice
with a reasonable profit, instead of the
mercenary exaction ot " all the traffic
will bear." The laws should bo so revised
that taxation may bo reduced as far as
possible, and that personal aud corporate
property may severally pay their fair pro
portion of taxes.
We affirm the policy always maintained
by the Democratic party, that it is of the
first importance that labor should bo mado
free, hoalthful and seenro of just remun
eration ; that convict labor should not
come into competition with tho interest of
law abiding citizens ; that tho labor of
children should bo surrounded with such
safeguards as their health, their right of
education and their future as useful mem
bers of tho community demand ; that
workshops, whether largo or small should
bo under such sanitary control as will in
sure tho health aud comfort of the cm
ployed, and will protect all against un
wholesome labor and surroundings ; that
labor shall havo the samo right as capital
to combine for its own protection ; aud
that all the legislation which cramps in
dustry, or which cuablcs the powerful to
suppress the weak, should bo repealed ;
and, to promoto the interests of labor, we
recommend the collection of statistics and
information respecting tho improvements,
tho needs and tho abuses of the various
branches of industry.
We also arraign tho Republican party
for its wholesale gift of the public lands
to railroad jobbers, thus robbing tho mass
of the pcoplo of their rightful inheritance,
and wo demand that, so far as possible,
these lands shall be reclaimed and reserved
for occupation by actual settlors ; and we
request the Democratic representatives in
Congress from tho stato of New York to
use their power to seenro this great bless
ing. 1
A GREEK TRUTTEK SOLO.
Sho is Bought for 915,000 by Mr. Knciia
feller A Seven-year-old's Time.
Tho best green trottor of tho year, the
black mare Cleora,was sold to Mr. Rocka
foller, of Now York, ono of the standard
oil family, for $15,000. CIcora is seven
years old, by Menclaus, by Rysdyk's Ham
blctonian, and her dam by Mambrino, and
was bred and raised by Mr. Morris, of
Beoria, who brought her and entered
her in the races at the Chicago horse fair.
She won tho 2:10 purso last Saturday ;
her best time being 2:22 J, but in the 2:33
class sho was cut looso and won with tho
greatest ease in three strait heats, in
2:21 J, 2:21 j and 218!. It was this extra
ordinary performance for a mare without
a record that prompted Mr. Rockafeller
to mako the purchase. From her way of
going, her tremendous turn of speed and
her extraordinary staying powers, CIcora
is thought by turfmen generally to bo tho
most sensational and valuable trotting
development of tho year.
Peter Herdlc Arrested.
Peter Herdic who reached Williamsport
on Friday for the first time since his le
turn from Europe, was arrostcd by
Deputy Sheriff Ycager on a war
rant of arrest at the suit of David
Reed and wife and taken before Judge
Cummin, where ho gavo bond in the sum
of $2,500 for his appearance next week to
answer. It is charged that Mr. Herdic
got possession of a uoto for $1,000, mado
by Georgo Luppert in favor of Mrs. Reed,
and that ho got the note cashed and ap
propriated the mouey to his own use.
Confessed on the Scaffold.
Jack Chapman, colored, wan hanged at
Bollevue, Bossier parish. La., for the
murder of John Williara3, colored, Oct.
2, 1832. The drop fell at a quarter before
one and bis neck was broken, He was
pronounced dead in fifteen minutes. Six
hundred people were present, to whom ho
spoke in a fooling manner, saying he had
made his peace with God and was ready
to go. He acknowledged bis guilt and
blamed his wifo for it.
Hose Tournament at isradford.
The hose tournament, which took place
at tho Bradford driving park was largely
attended. The following companies were
entered : Vandegrsft hose, Oil City ; Drake
hose, Titusville; Citizen's hose Duke
Centre j Maple hose Hornellsvillo,
New lork ; Ackcrman hose, Rich
Richburg, N. Y.; Independent hose, Dun
kirk, N. Y.. and the Smethport hose,
Smothport, Pa. The Aekerman hose, of
Richburg, won with a score of 42, with
the Maple City hose second, with a score
of 4GI.
A MINISTER'S DEPARTURE.
Dr. II. H.. Wells says Uood-by to the Hoant
Joy Presbyterians.
Rev. Dr. H. H. Wells, of Willoughby,
Ohio, preached bis farewell sermon at the
Presbyterian church, Mt. Joy, on Friday
evening. The first sermon of his course
was delivered on Sunday evening of last
week, which was followed every evening,
except Saturday, by interesting discourses.
Hio subject last night was, " The emo
tional element in Christian experiences
analyzed," based on tho text : Matthew
xi, 29 "Tako my yoke upon you, and
learn of me." The speaker was sorry to
criticiso many of his Christian friends.
Ho was particularly severe onexagger
ated Christian experience. He behoves
thero are two types of conversion the one
instantaneous, the other gradual. These
moods depend on tho faith the penitent
havo iu God. He who has implicit and
immediate faith, his change of heart will
be liko a flash ; but then one who has
first a little faith the moro and more his
conversion will be gradual. Although
different in nature the result is the same.
The services throughout were well at
tended and much interest iu the sermons
was manifested.
After the meeting last evening in re
sponse to an invitation from the pastor of
the church, Rev. C. B. Whitcomb, many
members and friends of the church went
to his residence to spend an hour in social
intercourse with tho visiting mombers.
There was vocal and instrumental music
and two short parting addresses by Rev.
Whitcomb and Dr. Wells. Dr. Wells loft
this morning for tho West, and during his
short stay, made many attchments which
wero reluctautly broken.
The law and order leaguo will tako iu
hand tho. loafing at tho passenger station.
They havo given notice.
ARUUMENT COURT.
Cases Ueard Dlschargo Refused.
In tho matter of tho rulo granted to
show cause why a new trial should nl bo
granted to Charles Fritz who at tho Au
gust sessions was convictod of fornication
and bastardy, tho argument was deferred
until tho next argument court, thero bciug
pending a rulo to tako testimony in the
case before Alderman Spurrier to day.
Michael Curley and John McGowau.
who were arrested by Officer Gilbert for
riding on freight trains of the Pennsylva
nia railroad yesterday morning, and who
were committed by Squiro Frank, of Col
umbia, tor 10 days because thoy could not
pay the fine, wero brought before the
court on writs of habeas corpus, aud their
counsel asked that they be discharged.
Officer Gilbert made a statement, showing
that they arrested tho men at Rohrcrs
town. The men were called and they
testified that thoy boarded tho train iu
Philadelphia aud wero told that they
could rido by the fireman of the engine.
The court refused to discharge the men,
and they were sent back to jail.
In tho matter of the application of Wm.
Shultze to keep a restaurant at a new
stand iu tho Eighth ward, this city, tho
court stated that thoy desired to hear ad
ditional argument in the case.
At 10 o'clock the docket was called and
23 judgments were entered for different
reasons.
Cases aro still being argued, court
having met this afternoon.
''The Keiry Uow."
Mr. Joseph Murphy's pleasing littlo
Irish comedy of tho "Kerry Gow"has
lost nono of tho picturesque beauty and
graceful charm that gavo it its early pop
ularity and aro likely to retain it in gen
eral favor for a long time to come. Tho
humor that runs through the play from
beginning to end docs not fail, but goes
ou like a limpid stream for a pure foun
tain, with just enough pathos hero and
there to givo a finished setting to the
story that is enacted. Mr. Murphy, him
self an actor of sterling worth, whose
merits wo havo had previous occasion
to consider at length, has tho good
sense to surround himself with a capable
company, and each part in tho perform
aiice of last night had admirable treat
ment, and mado itself a component factor
in the representation. Miss Adele waters,
an uncommonly pretty little lady, made
tho heroine's rolo just as attractive as
could be, and shared in the honors that
were so freely distributed, and there was
no words save those of commendation for
tho other members of the evenly balanced
cast. " The Kerry Gow " was deserv
ing of a larger andience, though tho
inclement weather made a good many peo
ple stay indoors, who otherwise would no
doubt have turned out to welcome Mr.
Murphy.
John Jacob Uonr.
Following is a copy of a letter received
this morning by his honor Mayor Mac
Gonigle :
United States Consulate,
Coloone, Sept. 6, 1882.
To His Honor, the Mayor of Lancaster, Pa.
Sir. I havo been requested to ascertain
whether ono John Jacob Gohr is still
living in your city, or whether ho is now
deceased. Will you please do mo the
favor of referring this to tho proper officer
who can give the desired information, and
greatly oblige
Yours, most respectfully,
Samuel Spackman,
U. S. Consul.
No such name is found in cither tho
city or county directories. Perhaps some
of our readers may know something of the
man wanted, and be able to givo the de
sired information. Or, perhaps, the name
may be Kobr or Gohn, of whom there are
several families in this county.
Sales of Real Estate.
Allan A. Herr & Co., real estate agents,
report the following properties sold at
private sale by them during the week : A
two story brick dwelling, No. 013 North
Queen street, belonging to Miss Anna C.
Dcaner, for $1,325.
Two two-story brick dwellings, Nos.
332 and 334 East Fulton street, belonging
to Geo. D. Sprccher, for $2,800.
A one and a half-story frame dwelling,
No. 442 Freyburg street, belonging to
John G. Himelsbach, for $900.
Two building lots on North Lime street,
belonging to Allan A. Herr for $1,600.
A two-story brick dwelling, No. 124
Low street, belonging to John R. Smith,
for $1,300.
Roughly Bandied.
A respectable looking but somewhat in
toxicated man, from the vicinity of the
Nickel Minos, becamo very abusive to the
conductor of a passenger train in the Penn
sylvania railroad depofr, because the con
ductor would not allow him and his wife
to get aboard the cars the reason for the
refusal being that the train did not stop
at the station at which the couple wanted
to get off. So violent did ho become that
he was taken into custody by two police
men who put the nippers on him and
cudgeled him before thoy could get him
to the station house. This morning he
was taken before Alderman McConomy,
where he paid his fine and costs and was
discharged.
Went to Columbia.
This afternoon a number of Knights
Templars left this city oa a special car at
tached to tho Columbia train to attend the
funeral of James H. Daily, which takes
place to-day.
Went to Chester.
Br muni's car, No. 2, left for Chester
this afternoon at 2:20, to advertise in that
place. Tho fourth car will be here in a
few days. This city was posted and litho
graphed to-day.
COLUMBIA NEWS.
OUR REGULAR VORRESPOXDKMCK
Events Alone the Susquehanna Items ol
Interest ta and Around the Uorough
Picked Up by the Intelli
gencer's Reporter
Miss Lillie Dyer is visiting friends in
New York and Philadelphia.
Mr. Joshua Wall, of Lock Haveu, has
returned home after a short visit to friends
here.
The funeral of Mr. James II. Daily took
place this afternoon from his lateresidenco
on Walnut street.
'Squire Young had au iutoxicatcd huck
ster before him last evening, for breaking a
littlo musician's violin at tho corner of
Locust and Third streets yesterday evon
ing. .Ho was discharged on payment of
costs.
Market was largely attended by .buyers
and sellers this morning, notwithstanding
the threatening stato of the weather.
There was no scarcity of vegetables of
all kinds common to this part of the sea
son. A number of stores belonging to the
Jewish faith here, are closed, this being a
Jewish holiday. It began last evening at
G o'clock and wjll end this ovening at tho
samo time
A delighted and highly appreciative
audience greotod the opera of " Olivotto"
last evening at tho opera houso. Mr. V.
Wf AlIen as Coqueheot, wasw repeatedly
encored. Tho troupo is a first-class one.
and cannot be too highly 0 jmmended.
Drakes Antics.
Another drunken man entered a Fifth
street residence last evening and amused
himself for awhile abusing tho lady iu- fc.
mates. They stood it as long as possible V,
and then throw him out. His face, ou c
landing on the pavi'tnunr, was a picture of
astonishment. Ho espcetutl t have a
better time than ho had.
I'arty ut M.,rietl..
A largo party was held at t!ii lovvvr end
of Marietta on Thursday ivi-riiu, which
was attended by about a sc ii! !" Colum
bians. Tho music was furnished by
Wolfe's Columbia orchestra. Tho dancing
was not ended until tho woo hours caused
epolids to grow heavy.
An Ice Wacoa isreaks How 11.
While orossing tho railroad track at the
Pennsylvania railroad depot this moriiiug,
Filbert's ice wagon broke down. The ac
cident was caused by the wheels being
caught by tho rails. Tho right hind
wheel was a complete wreck. A littlo boy
was -standing oof tho rear, step of the
wagon at the time of the breakdown, and
his foot was caught and injured be twi'cn
tho step and the ground.
Rotaraorthe riremea.
Tho representatives of the Columbia lint
department at the s-tato fii omen's conven
tion in Bradford, returned this morning.
They aro highly pleased with their trip.
The following clipping from tho
Bradford Eccniag Star will show Col
umbians that their town has some
voice iu matters outside of Lancaster coun
ty. It relates to a report of tho work of
the convention : " Mr. Roberts desired
the convention to excuse his unavoidable
absence from the hall, saying Mr. Gcorgn
W. Schroeder, vice president, would pre
side in his stead.
Mr. Schroeder took the chair ami
thanked the convention, in a few well
chosen words for his. election."
Stuck la the mud.
For some time past Echternach &
Keough have been very busy cleaning out
tho western reservoir. Tho mud is taken
out and dumped down over tho bank on
tho pike. There is a huge pilo of
mud there now, but there is room for
wagons to pass. Last evening a liht to
warn passers-by was placed 011 tho mudt4
but likely blew out during the uiht. At
au early hour this morning a man named
Somers, residing 'in East Lampeter, wan
driving into town to attend market. His
horse, a small animal, ran into the pile of
mud, where it was over four feet high and
was unable to get out. Woid was .vent
down -street, and men, provided with
shovels, went to assist in rescuing the
hone. They worked for ovor two hours
before tho horse and wagon could be taken
out. The animal was not injured.
THK KO.UINOCTJAL STORM.
Heavy Van et. Rata for -Tare Days.
Tho excessively' hot' 'weather that pro
vailed during the early part of tho week
just closing was followed ou Thursday
night by several fitful gusts of rain, and
during nearly all of Friday aud to day
there has been an almost continuous fall
of rain. As the storm commenced about
the time the sun crossed the equinox, that
semi-annual event will bo very generally
credited with' causing tho wet weather ;
but as the storm was preceded by several
unusually hot days, some wi-wacrcs ex
plain that the comet is to bear its full
share of responsibility for both the heat
and the deluge.
Before) Alderman Vurr.
Simon Roberts, colored, who was
charged with Assault and battery upon
Kate Benson, colored, was to hare had a
hearing hut night, but the prosecutrix hits
left the city and gone to Buffalo, N. Y.
As sho did not put in an appearand
Roberts was discharged.
Margaret Felsingor and Peter Muor.ua,
charged with drunken and disorderly con
duct, were discharged on payment of
costs.
la a Sticky riace.
Last evening a large number of boys
were standing around Barnon's advtrtufjst,
ingcar near the freight depot. Thero
were several large cans of thick paste
standing on the ground alongside of tho
car. One of the boys wanted to look in
the car, but instead of walkiug in tho door
he crawled np on a pasta can. Scarcely
had he mounted it when too lid turneil
and he fell into the baste up to his waist.
He was rescued by his friends, and pre
sented a comical appearance.
Vote Tale KvaaiBf;.
The Democracy of the several wards
meet at their ward houses to-day between
the hours of G and 8 o'clock p. m. to nom
inate a candidate for the Legislature.
There should be a full turn-out of tho
Democracy and none but Democrats shou Id
be allowed to vote. In the Eighth ward the
polls will remain open from 3 to 8 o'clock.
The voting places in the several wards will
be seen in the call of the chairman of the
city committee, to be found iu our adver
tising department.
Charged Wlta Fraud.
On complaint of1 Benjamin Hoopcs,
Washington McCardell, was arrested and
bad a hearing before AWeriian Simsou.
The prosecutor testified that no had a gold
watch, worth $50,. whicbhe traded for an
other watch which McCardell assured him
was gold, but which turned out to be only
plated and worth about $5. Tho alderman
held the accused iu 9300 ta answer at
court. '
Qootl Price for Horses.
Last spring; Simon. B. Cameron, of tho
Donegal farms, purchased four Canadian
horses, and last week sold them for $1,300.
a very high price.
Morse Shipped.
Fiss & Doerr shipped to-New Yoik fsmfa
Iheir stables on Grant 'street, to-dal.
twenty head of draft and driving horse,
bought in Lancaster county.
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Baseball at York.
Tho Ironsides baseball chtb, of this city,
will visit York on Tuesday to play the.
dab of that pla?e on the fair grounds.