imwtmmi Jrm&f'2QV$2!X, rawc"-:iPifLtighwglM.n'nr'' LANCASTEB DAILY INTELLIGENCES, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 2&, 1882. lanrastri fntrilcgencei, ItONDAT BVKNIBO. SEPT. 96, 1862. Some "Reasons" Revlewes1. It is doubtful if over a bad political cause was ever so hard-pushed for fact and argument as is the case with the Stalwart managers in the present state contest. Their desperation has become notorious and is dally the theme of an ironical press. And yet the semi-official productions of the machine organs, the inspired articles sent out from bead Quarters, grow worse and more idiotic everv week, until the hilarity of the I Democratic press is getting quite bois terous. The latest Coopernican bulletin is one of that gentleman's most charac teristic efforts ; in fact, it must have required the greatest effort of his politi cal life to get it up. It is called, " Some Reasons Why General Beaver Should be Elected Governor." Let us briefly glance at some of them. First, General Beaver, it is declared, " is and always has been a true, consis tentand devoted Republican." Yet at Chicago, in 1880, he deliberately and persistently misrepresented his Republi can constituents, voting thirty-six times contrary to their known and expressed wishoi. Was that " consistent " Re publieanism ? Was that " devotion " to his party ? " He is no man's man and will faithfully perform his duty as he sees it," is another claim. Yet he lias publically admitted that before he asked the Republican party to nominate him for governor he personally sought the support of the party's would-.be master. 11 lie believes an office should be admin istered in the interest of the whole peo ple," it ia also claimed. No matter what he may " believe " his rocord is one of desertion of the people and devo tion to bossism. Next it is asserted that he is Gtted for the high responsibil ities of the executive chair " by years, experience and education." Yet he is absolutely without experience in public life, his political train ing and companionship have been with the worst elements of his party, and he is to-day the candidate of a corrupt and demoralizing ring, against the continu ance of whose power the people of the state aro in rebellion ; while in the only administrative position he has ever held being his connection with the bogus so called agricultural college, he has been a conspicuous and costly failure. It is further declared that " General Beaver is a staunch advocate of protec tion to American Industries (especially the industry of bossism) and will fight to the death all free trade fallacies." And every school boy knows that the governor of Pennsylvania has no more control over congressional legislation, on the tariff or any other subject, than he has over the legislative affairs of Prus sia. He should be elected, says another reason, 'because ho is against public plunderers and evil doers generally, whether of high or low degree," while his campaign is .being conducted with money filched from public servants and his causa is earnestly espoused by every corrupt interest in Pennsylvania politics from the riot bill and pardon board crowd down, and it is now openly ad mitted that liis only hopo of success is through wholesale corruption of voters. Another of thes9 remarkable "reasons," says, " the country would be demoral ized by Democratic supremacy," while half the states of the Union are now prospering under Democratic control in government and in Pennsylvania the bet- I ter element of the Republican party has been compelled to turn over the chief departments of the municipal govern ments of its two great cities Philadel phia and Pittsburgh to honest and courageous Democratic officials, the pioneer and ablest of whom is Robert Emory Pattison, now Democratic reform candidate for governor. Again, we are told that General Bea ver " is a man while his opponent, Pat tison, is an exceedingly small man." About which there may be a difference of opinion. We are glad to bo assured, however, that Mr. Cameron's candidate 13 a man," as tnere is mucn doubt upon that point. " Tom" Mar shall, for instance, cells him a " baby face" with "nothing behind him." Thus far in this campaign General Bea ver has not been man enough to repudi ate the boss who made him a candidate, and he will not be. Of course, the bald headed, Free Trade league lie is repeated in these " reasons," but it is too con temptible to be noticed. Finally, the Stalwart manager eclipses himself and goes out in ablaze of idiocy. Hear him : " On the bare chance of Pattison 's -election, rebel Confederate bonds have appreciated several hundred per cent, within a few weeks." The renomination of Representative Snyder by the Democrats of the city, will challenge the hearty support of his own party, and invites the co-operation of all citizens without regard to political affiliations. Mr. Snyder's record in the Legislature has been in marked contrast with those of most of his colleagues from this county, and bis vote has invariably been found on the side of honesty and reform in the various matters that came before the consideration of the last As sembly. While his competitor for the nomination in the contest that termi nated on Saturday evening has ample cause to congratulate himself upon the complimentary vote he'polled, the choice of Mr. Snyder for a second term is sim ply in accordance with the practice thnt has obtained in most communities of al lowing faithful and competent legisla tors two terms of service, and now that the vote of the Lancaster Democrats bas been recorded in favor of continuing the time-honored usage, Mr. Oblender's large and respectable following maybe confidently expected to turn over their full strength to the support of the nom inee. Mr. Snyder has nothing to explain, nothing to defend, in his career as a member of the' Legislature. He has been guided by a strict sense of duty and a full appreciation of what his con stituents expected of him as an honest man and a faithful and upright legisla tor. He has been weighed in the bal ance and not found wanting. So much cannot be said of the Republican repre sentation in the Assembly from Lancas-t-r county. For this reason he will receive the undivided Democratic vote supplemented by those of thai class of citizens who hold Gdelity to public trust above the mere question of party predi lection and political nomenclature. The New York Democrats appear to have been equally fortunate with their brethren of this state in securing a can didate for governor who will serve to unite every element of the party and gather support outside of the organiza tion. Mayor Cleveland has proved him 83l such a capable and upright munici pal officer that the organs of the opposi tion are silenced, and such an influential journal as the Buffalo Express, hitherto a staunch Republican newspaper, pub lished at the home of Mr. Cleveland, lias come out openly and unreservedly in his support and is putting in the biggest kind of licks for him. The same dispo sition is cropping out in other portions of the state, and the New York Times, the ablest of the Republican metropoli tan journals, is very guarded in its utterances since Folger's nomination, followed as it has been by the irre proachable selection of the Democracy. Altogether it looks as though defeat has taught wisdom to the long disunited Democrats of the two great states of the union, and their choice of guberna torial candidates this year will undoubt edly be ratified by the people at the polls. The reports which we print of the extent of last week's storms in this part of the country indicate that the fall of rain and the amount of damage wrought have been unequaled within a generation. The great evil of "boss" government is that the interest of the official is made inimical to faithful public service. His interest is not on the side of fidelity to the public woal, but ou that of abject obedience to the orders of tho " machine" and ho fol lows his interest. From Pat tison'1 s Commonwealth Club' Speech. Tub newspaper men of Pottstown have organized for mutual protection against the " dead beats" who imposo upon that much suffering fratoruity. The namo of every man or womau wuo Mils to pay ior their paper will be placed on the " black list1' and passod around to all newspaper men, to that should the delinquent apply for a paper from some ouo else ho or she will be refused and giveu tho reason that they must first pay up their arrearages and show receipt for same. ThU heroic treat ment will iu all probability have the de sired effect. When the question of another Pennsyl. v.uiia asylum for tho insano was agitated some years ago, Norristown in common with other towns of tho state urged its superior claims to tho new building. Events have sinco shown that in obtaining if; desires Norristown won a barren wctory. The good people of that borough now talk of ridding themselves of what has turned out to bo a nuisance, by de manding tho opening of two now streets at whose intersection the asylum stands. The utter absurdity of placing buildings of this description within the limits of a city has been amply manifested in Lancaster. Why tho most picturosquo portion of our city containing sites for private residences unsurpassed should have been selected for the building of these necessary evils prob ably no one will ever know. But tho ab solute stupidity that governed tho choice of location approximates very nearly to a legal misdemeanor. PtfBSONAL.. TnuniiOw Weed will bo eighty-five years old on the 14th of November. Jonu A. Stevens writes from London that Mrs. Langtry is not so handsome a woman as Maud Granger. Mrs. Quincy A. Shaw, of Boston, sup ports thirty-three kindergartens, at an annual expense of $25,000. William Young, aged ninety-three, won a wrestling match and ran a mile in five minutes one day rocoutly at an Illinois fair. Mark Twain, has remarked that all we need to possess tho finest navy in the world is ships, for wo have plenty of water. The empress op Russia is said to be in equestrian exercises quite the rival of the empress of Austria, who once distin guished herself by riding at a fox hunt without any saddle. Fanny Davenport, who is now play ing in " Diane de Lys, " iu Toole's theatre, London, displays every night 12,000 worth of precious gems to tho gaze of an appreciating audionee. Mn. Carte, tho London show manager, who sent Oscar Wilde to America, says that tho profits of the trip have reached $30,000, to bo divided equally between the two. Rev. George O. Barnes, the evange list, has a son who is about to begin a similar career. He is 22 years of age, is a college graduate, and has been carefully instructed by his father in the methods of evangelistic work. Samuel J. Tilden is much interested in the new mansion he is having built in Gramorcy park. Tho interior of tho build ing is to bo decorated in such a manner that it will eclipse in artistic finish any thing of the kind in the country. Gallait, tho Belgian painter, has do dined the gold medal awarded him at the Vienna international art exhibition for his Plague at Tournay. It appears that he has always objected to tho system of competi tion at exhibitions. he has sent nothing to the Salon sineo 1855 for this reason. Mrs. Stowe, of San Francisco, appeared before the Social Science Sisterhood the other day attired in a black velvet coat tailed basque, and a short black silk plaited skirt. She wore black cassimore trousers covering tho iustep. Her gaiters were of cloth, and on her breast was a red silk badge stamped "S. S. S" and fastcued with a diamond pin and two artificial roses. She carried a fan. Her hair was cut short, and bound up with a narrow, blue ribbon. Lord Charles Beresford. the ml- lant commander of the Condor, is the bosom friend of tho Duke of Edinburgh On one occasion when H. R. II. was the captain of tho Galatea he challenged " Charlio " to dance a breakdown " with him. They stood np before each other so long and danced with such vio lence that it was evident that the dance would only end with the utter exhaustion of both. The baud played several tunes not of dancing nature in order to induce them to stop, but of no avail. Finally they struck up "God Save the Queen." At the first strain of this air both stopped and resumed their seats. FALLING WATEES. DAMAGE BY THK EQUINOCTIAL STORK The Heaviest Balafall la Many Yea: Bridges Swept Away, Tracks Washed Oat Valuable Property Destroyed The equinoctial storm, which began last Thursday night and ended Saturday night, was the heaviest on record in this region. In some places the rainfall meas ured thirteen incnes. iae noods that were caused by the rain did great damage, but the loss was lessened by the absence of high winds. The heaviest rainfall was in New Jersey, and Philadelphia bore the brunt of the storm, which failed in force this side of the Allegheny mountains. It was not so heavy in New York, and in Baltimore there was but a slight shower. In Eastern Virginia, however, there was a very heavy rain on Saturday, indicating that the storm came from the southeast and passed off northwest, exhausting itself before reaching the Lake region. Scientists state that the comet had coining to do with this deluge, and assert that it was the natural result of tho very warm weather of last week which preceded it. The narrow limit of the storm at this sea son of the year is considered remarkable. The storm originated off the coast of North Carolina. From thenoo it movod in a circle, striking the coast of Carolina and Virginia, and thence swinging around moved up the coast. It was discovered by signal service observers on Thursday morning, but it, was not thought there would be such a violent ram. A very largo amount of damago has been done in and about Philadelphia by the great rain storm. Tho total rainfall from 11 o'clock on Wednesday night up to the same hour on Saturday night, as reported at the signal service station was 10.09 inches. On Saturday, in many sec tions of the city, and especially up town, hundreds of cellars were flooded, culverts broken, streets washed out and bridges carried away. The loss is almost beyond calculation, but is necessarily exceedingly hravy. Up to late on Saturday afternoon there had been but little detention of rail way travel, but, about 4 o'clock, owing to a washout near Frankford, all trains on the New York division wore taken off and travel suspended until after midnight, when arrangements were mado to run Pennsylvania trains over tho Bound Brook route. It is thought the road will be iu running order this morning. Tho damage on the other lines was not so serious. In Camden tho damage was also heavy and trains on tho railroads centering there were much impeded. In New York the storm was tho heaviest that has visited the city and neighborhood within the memory of man and rain fell in an almost constant and incessant stream all day yesterday. It came down, for the most part, with unusual force and in large drops, which were often so frequent as to make tho drip a continuous torrent. Up to noon yesterday the damage done in that city is not reported to be sorious ; in fact, it is fully recompensed by the cleansing of the streets and sowers. ' Near Oldham, above the city, while Mr. Martin Rossiter, aged seventy years, was trying to drive some cattle from the brook, ho was overtaken by tho flood and drowned. The Hohokus stream also felt the effects of the great storm, and last night Zab riskio's mills, at Hohokus, which recently changed hands and were about to be con verted into a rubber-factory, wont down the stream with a crash, involving a loss of perhaps $15,000. At Plaiufield, N. J., tho stono bridge was swept away while about two hundred peoplo were on it looking at tho raging torrent. Many fell in, but all but three were rescued by export boatmen and swimmers. A shanty was found floatiugin tho Hobokon Flats, and was rescued by policemen. In it wore rcvoral children, so sick of malaria as to bo uuablo to move out of their bed. Along the Hudson tho storm was very heavy and washouts are reported on all tho railroads. All trains were dolaycd, and some of them are not yet in, but thus far no serious accidents have boon re ported. Eight small bridges near Corn wall wore washed away, which can only bo replaced at a cost of at least $100,000. A telegram from Worth Adams, Mass., says: three HMia unnfinnniin rain nf fihn lush days threatens tho destruction of manv buildincrs on the Uoosac river. Tho bulkhead of North Pownal mill was car ried away last night and is in danger of much greater damage if the rain continues. A small bridge in this town has gono down tho river." A washout on tho Pennsylvauia railroad near Trenton, and one near Bouud Brook put a stop to travel on all railroad lines botween this city and Philadelphia. Ten Feet of Water. In Bound Brook at 10 o'clock ou Satur day night tho water, already very high, began to rise suddenly. Shortly it was flowing through Slain street, lined on both sides with stores, and soon reached a depth of from eight to ten feet, with a rapid current. In tho stores the water rose over show cases, and large amounts of valuables were ruined. The Elm Park hotel was submerged almost to the roof. At Einstein's woollen mill the water cov ered the looms. Tho mill cannot resumo work in less than a month, aud the loss will be $10,000, aud 200 men are thrown out ot work, A bride and considerable track of tho Lehigh Valley railroad were washed out. The damage cannot bo repaired fur several days, and the Lehigh Valley trains are runniug to Easton over the Central rail road. Tho Central track is three feet under water. The long platforms between tho tracks were floated away, and tracks badly washed. All Central trains were stopped until this morning, but they were allowed to pass as usual. The Delaware & Baritan canal runs along the river fifteen or twenty feet above. Tho canal banks gave way in several places, and river and canal becamo one stream. Extensive breaks are reported in other parts of the canal, and the five-milo Icck bolow Easton is destroyed. The Western Union telegraph office was submerged, and tho wires giounded. The water began to subside about 3 a. m., but is still two feet deep in a large part of Main street to-night. Extensive Kallroad Damage. Tho now tunnel of tho New York, On taria & Western railroad, at Union, N. J., was damaged between $80,000 and $100,000. Tho banks gave way at a lato hour List night, aud an immenso amount of sand and rock wore hurled into the cut. Two steam shovels and 180 gravel cars wore buried. The construction tracks were covered to tho depth of six feet in many places. A large blacksmith shop and boiler room became undermined and fell into tho cut. A washout over one thousand feet Ioug is reported on the Ber gen county short out of tho Erie road. A largo force is at work repairing the damage. Passenger travel is greatly im peded. The Sooth and East. The heaviest rain sinco 1842 fell at Tar boro, causing immenso damago to crops, the rainfall in a few minutes was 7 7-10 inches. Bridges were swept away and tho track of tho Tarboro branch of the Wil mington & Weldon isextensivoly damaged. A train ran into a washout, seriously in juring her express messenger, W. D. Bryan. The are reports from the lower Rappa hannock of a protracted and destructive rain storm, by which four mills near Ware's wharf, Essex county, and great damage inflicted on crops and other prop erty. The storm did not reach more than 50 miles from the coast. The heavy rains resulted in much damage in Massachusetts. ' Two wash oats occurred on the Troy and Green field railroad at ShelbonrneFalls, delaying the Boston "steeper" six;hours, and several bridges were carried sway. Satur day night the waUr in the Hoosac river was four feet higher than usual, but San day afternoon it had fallen fifteen inches. The new dam in process of construction at Reedsboro was badly damaged by water. It is estimated that it wiU cost $12,900 to rebuild. Tho Troy and Boston track at North Pawnal, Vt., is under water. An inch of rain an hour fell in Water bury, Conn., for three hoars Saturday night, following a succession of heavy showers during the day. Tho streets were inundated and cellars flooded. The Naugatuck overflowed and the supports of the costly iron bridge in process of con struction were washed away and the com pleted part of the bridge fell, involving a loss of $15,000. The passenger train from Fishkill, due at 8 p. m. Saturday, bad not arrived at C p. m. Sunday. Trains on the New York & Northern and the New England roads did not arrive. No freight trains were sent out on the Western division of the Now England road owing to washouts. iroixfrrrs kailcuk. Ending of the Career ot a Dashing Mew Tortc Broker. The principal topic of conversation in New York commercial circles was the fail ure of the well-known note-broker, Alon zo FoUett "Gilt-edged Follett," as he was popularly known. He was one of the hcaviestbrokersin the city and the fact that he dealt almost entirely in tho "gilt edge" paper of the leather mer chants makes the reports of a heavy shortage seem improbable to business men. It is said, on the other hand, that Follett secured largo loans from banks on notes that had been given him by his cus tomers to sell, and that he lost most of the money so raised in grain speculations. He himself says that his embarrassment is only temporary, being caused by the failure of his customers to respond to his call for cash on accouut of advauces which he has made on large amounts of commercial paper. Ho denied that he had hypothecated uotos of his customers, or had been engaged in speculations with their money. The story of the failure, as told by a prominent merchant, was quite different. According to this gentlemau Follett ob tained a loan of $100,000 from the Man hattan banking company on a largo batch of commercial notes, when they called in tho loan Follett was unable to meet their demand, and the collateral notes were put into the hands of Piatt & Wood ward, a rival firm of note brokers. Piatt & Woodward are reported to have negotiated some of the notes ou the street, and Follett's credit was hurt at once. Among those who imme diately sought for an accounting was Mr. Jackson S. Schultz, who was creditor to the amount of $15,000. Mr. Schultz was given a check on the Phoonix national bank for $10.00, which was presented last Tuesday and promptly protested. This was the first real indication that Follett was financially unsouud. His credit in stantly collapsed. Those of his customers who had allowed him to hold their notes for sale without making any immodiato returns called upon him aud insisted upon either having their notes back or their mouoy if the notes were sold. Tho broker declared his inability to give eithor. On Friday ho was arrested at tho suit of Rossiter & Skid more, of No. 77 Broad street, iu connection of an unsettled bal ance of $0,000. Ho was bailed by F. B. Thurbur and Charles Boynt-on. The at tachment issued by Henry Werner against funds in tho Phojuix national bank was released on payment by the bank of $2,500. Mr. Follett was generally rated at $500, 000 personally. Ho has a half interest in nursery at Bloomington, III., in which the capital invested is $120,000. Amoug tho various stories told on tho street concern ing the failure of Mr. Follett, is one that ho was engaged in large speculations with another firm. Oneof.the broker's credit ors said that when ho demanded his notes or his money Follett offered twice the amount of security indorsed by this house but the offer was refused. Follett recent ly purchased the elegant house in which ho lives in West Fifty-third street, for $97,000. His stables contain some fine blooded horses. This property, it is said, will be attached by creditors. THE NEW' YORK CAMP A ION. Koscoe Coukllng to be Called on to bteiu the Stampede to Cleveland. A dispatch from Buffalo, the home of Grover Cleveland, Democratic candidate for governor of Now York, says : " A consultation of Stalwart politicians was hold Saturday evoning with referenco to the danger of losing the country and state iu November through the Half. Breed bolt aud tho Democratic candidate's popularity. Greater political excitement has never been known thau prevails at this titno in this city, and, in fact, throughout tho entire congressional district. Tho Express, tho only Republican morning journal, gives an unresorved support to Mayor Cleveland, and it may bo said that tho bulk of the Half-Breed element goes with it. With Cleveland runniug a phe nomenally spirited campaign iu this sec tion of the state, and the various factions of the Democracy in New York city working unitedly, tho Republican mana gers find themselves in a dilemma. Tho split in the latter party is more aggra vated than it was prior to the convention. The organization hero is almost hopelessly demoralized. It was decided at the con ference Saturday evening to have the ablest orators of tho stato brought here to aid in stemming tho tide. Roscoe Conk ling is to enter tho canvass, and he will bo required to make at least two speeches in this district and large cities of the stato. Aside from this the Stalwart press is to appeal strenuously in concert to tho Re publican masses to keep tho column solid for 1884. Tho Commercial Advertiser, the only paper in tho city supporting Folgcr, sounds tho alarm, holding up tho Repub lican candidato as the suporior man, and showing tho bearing of tho approaching election upon tho next presidential strug gle. Erie county is to be the battlo ground of the preseut campaigu. The Buffalo delegation rcturnod from Syracuse at 8 o'clock Saturday evening. It was met by a band of music, a long lino of carriages aud thousands of citizens. Tho city is again illuminated and there is a largo procession on the streets." AKWS MISjCKLLANY. Current Item Gleaned From the Lato Mulls A man named Porter, of Sedalia, Mo., shot his wife at that pkfte and then shot himself. Cause, domestic troublo. Both are dead. Two entire blocks of the business por tion of Susanville, Cal., including tho whole of Chinatown, were burned. The loss is over $150,000. A fire at Fort Smith, Ark., destroyed property to the extent of $75,000. The principal sufferers are : William Breen, merchant, $30,000; General Banneville, threo buildings, $16,000 ; Devlin & Sparks, boots and shoes, $10,000. The fire was stopped at the National back of Western Arkansas. A collision occurred at 1 o'clock on tho Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburg rail road, between an empty excursion train and a train on which was Nathan's circus. The accident occurred near Rose, Wayne county. A colored man. name unknown, employed by the circus company was in stantly killed, but no other person was seriously injured. The cars and engines were badly wrecked. GOULD'S GEEAT SCHEME. TKVINQ TO STKENQHTEN BIS IDWKB. How Ha Attempted to Bay the Central or the Associated Press Ifegotla- tloas Which Were not Sue cessfaL The revelation by the New York Herald and Times this morning of Jay Gould's at tempt to secure control of the associated press, has been the talk of the town. While more or less gossip about such a scheme on Gould's part has found its way into papers, this is the first authoritative announcement on the subject made by any member of the association and the public naturally concludes that the danger of bis success must be great to call forth such a deliverance from the Herald and limes. ' The story of Gould's campaign in news paper fields is full of interest. When he secured control of the paper founded by Horace Greeley, most peoplo supposed that he only wanted an organ to help on his stock jobbing schemes and had taken the Tribune for that purpose. But this was only one of his objects in becoming a newspaper proprietor. A gentleman who was intimately assosiated with Gould and familiar with his plans told a friend, as long as two years ago, that the great am bition of the speculator was to control the news service of the country, and to bring this about he would becomo master of tho Western Uniou and the cablo service and finally of the associated press. His ventures in the telograph field have been crowned with success and for a time equally good fortune was promised in the other direction. It was an easy thing to follow the conquest of the Tribune with that of tho World, which gave him two out of the four raemberaof the association necessary tor a majority, 1 lie purchase of the Express by Oyrus W. Field, whose schemes harmonized with bis own, gavo him virtually control of a third paper and made only ono more necessary. Naturally Gould's first idea was to capture the Jour nal of Commerce, a vcnerablo morning newspaper, which raauy people outside of New York uevcr heard of, devoted to financial and commercial matters and with but small circulation, although enjoying a large advertising patronage. The editor and chief owner of this paper is David M. Stone, a gcutlemau of the old school with some healthy ideas of stock jobbing and monopolies. Gould approached him and mario a liberal offer for the whole or a controlling interest in the Journal of Com merce. He was willing to pay a good deal more that the paper was worth, but Mr. Stono quietly yet emphatically assured him that he could not offor enough to buy it and declined to discuss the matter further. Gould's next move was an attempt to get hold of tho Times, and the story of that venture is here told for the first titno. Ah is well kuown, a laigo majority of tho stock of that paper is held by Geo. Jones, tho rest belonging to the estate of tho late E.D.Morgan. One evening not long before Mr. Jones sailed from New York for his last summer trip to Europe ho was sitting iu his library, when a servant brought in a card bearing tho name of Jay Gould. Tho two men wore acquaintances, but their relations had never been intimate, and Mr. Joues was consequently not a littlu curious as to tho motive for tho call. His visitor did not long leave him in doubt. After a few remarks bad passed on different topics Gould suddenly said : " Mr. Jones, I havo called hero this evening to offer you one million dollars for ono more than half of the shares of the New York Times." Mr. Jones was naturally somewhat startled, but bo did not hesitato as to a reply. "Mr. Gould," ho said, " the New York Times is not for sale and it will be impos sible for you to make such a purchase." Gould was evidently rather disconcerted by the promptness and positiveness of re fusal and turned the conversation in another direction, but his mind was still set on tho purchase aud he presently re curred to the sujeofc with the insinuating remark : " Mr. Jones, if it is a mere question of terms there need be no trouble. I will givo you a million and a quarter dollars for a controlling interest iu tho Times." This time Mr. Jones was still more em phatic and said : " Mr. Gould, there is not money enough in New York city to buy the Times, aud there is no uso talking about, it." Such a reply left no opening for making further attempts at a bargain aud after a few remarks on other matters the would be purchaser started to leave. But it still somou impossible for him to give up tho project aud, as the two stood in tho hall aud Gould had his hand on tho door knob, ho said : " Mr. Junes, if tho timo should over come when you should fcol differently about tho matter we were speaking of, I hope you will send mo word, aud I havo no doubt wo can cotno to terms." It is hardly necessary to add that the word has never been sent. Gould's failure with tho Journal of Commerce and tho Times and tho impossibility of doing anything with the Herald loft no other member of the association, except tho Sun, but the aggressively hostile tone of that paper toward Gould pretty effectu ally disposes of the story that tho arch speculator had capture:! Dana. For the present, therefore, Gould's schemo appears to bo effectually blocked. Field's Evening Paper Denies the Htory. The Mail and Express, in an editorial article roierrinjr to the editorials in the Herald and Times Saturday morning on tho relations of tho press and the telo graph company, says : AVe only propose to speak definitely aud authoritatively for the Mail and Express. If the proprie tor of the Herald were in the city we could and should satisfy him iu furo minutes that its assertion or reference that Mr. Gould or any other man or set of men outsido of tho proprietorship of tho Mail and Express has or havo any sort of con trol over its course or policy is aD3oiuteiy false. As Mr. Bennett is not here, we will stato for his information and for that of tho public that the statements, infer ences and insinuations in his paper this morning t that effect are colloctively and in detail absolutely false. Tho Mail and Express is as freo to opposo Mr. Gould in the associated press as the Herald is. SCK AT SEA. Collision of Steamships The ltescned. Passengers Captain Rogers, of the steamship Lo pauto, which has arrived at New York from Hull and Southampton, reports : September 21, ono p. m., during a thick fog, a steamer collided with us, crossing our bows. We stepped our engines and sent out threo boats. At 11:30 p. in., tho boats of the Edam, three in all, arrived alongsido with the passenger and crew, at 11:40 ono of our own boats returned, bringing the chief officer of' the Edam, a quartermaster, the steward and two pas sengers. At 11:45 all our boats returned and were hoisted up, as were also two of the Edam's boats. Upon examining tho forward compartment next the stem dis covered a large aperture and stem broken and bow plates stove in. Got two large sails over the bows, covering the aper tures ; also, filled up lower fore peak with bags of sawdust, &0. At 3 :15 a.m., was hailed by a pilot boat, and Pilot Carroll came aboard and agreed for $500 that the Dilotboat accompany the Lepanto to port and render any assistance necessary. Wo proceeded carefully, and found the vessel making no water. We passed through the debris of the grounded steamer, which had, from all appearances, blown up on foun dering. The passengers, twenty-one in number, and crew, nsmbering fifty-two, of the steamship 'Edam, were made as com. foi table as possible. The third engineer and an assistant engineer of the Edam were lost. The Edam belonged to the Netherlands Royal Mail line, and sailed from Jersey City for Amsterdam Septem ber 30. EARTHQUAKE SUUCJES. Panama aad Asplawall Severely Shakes Over 3000e Damage. The states of Panama, Columbia, Costa Rica and Nicaoagua have experienced Since the 7th instant a series of earth quakes, wisely differing in intensity as well as in locality. In Panama City the first was felt about 320 a. m. on the 7th followed half an hoar later by a second. Both shocks were gen eral throughout the state, and were felt is Carthagena, in the state of Bolivar; in Rivas, Nicaragua and in Grey town, Nicara gua, 150 miles from the other places named. The alarm was great. Walls of over sixty buildings were injured, but none fell, and no one was injured. The crown of the pediment of the cathedral fell hurling 200 tons of masonry through the roof and into the central square. The wide balcony of the legislative assembly also came down into the square. The offices of the Inter oceanic canal company, formerly the Grand hotel, were damsged to the extent of $50, 000. Aspinwall suffered less, the houses being generally of fragile materials. Prob ably $250,000 will cover the damages in that city and a third of that sum in the rest of the Isthmus The numerous shocks since have done little damage. The loss of life has been trilling, one death occur ingin Aspinwall ami another iu Gatun from falling walls. Two doctors lost their lives by jumping from windows. The peo plo have been terribly frightened, being unused to earthquake alarms. Several of tho Panama railroad embankments were severely damaged. The cable from Aspin wall to Jamaica was broken by the first shock at a point fifty miles from the Isth mus. rims KECUKD. Savages of the Devouring Element. Early Sunday morning a fire broke out at tho handle and bending works of Klaher & Son, at Bernville, Berks county, Pa., totally destroying them, together with about 75,000 feet of lumber. The Evan gelical Mehodist church was burned, noth ing but tho walls remaining. Tho loss is estimated at about $30,000, with only 810.000 insurance. Tho causo of tho firo is unknown. Rowland's dry goods store a lirge ramo building, occupied by Moore & Tibbots, fancy goods ; J. D. Roic, tailor ; Boles' drusr store : Cook' tinsmith shop ; Brouu's drv goods store, and three build ings owned by J. D. O'neil, at Watford, Ont., were burned on Saturday night. Loss ; $20,000 ; small insurance. , About 1:40 Sunday morning Rosenborg Junction. Texas, was burned. Six build ing were destroyed, including a hotel. But ono building remains standing. A stranger by the name of Garnett was burned to death in the hotel, his charred remains being found. An incendiary firo at Branch Fort, ono mile north of Long Brancb,N.J., destroyed two buildings and damaged tho stoam- boat Helen, causing a loss of about $35, 000 ; insurance, $10,000. Austrian Soldiers Drowsed. Wbiloamixed passenger and baggago train was crossing tho river Drave near Eszek, in Austria, a part of the bridge fell in, and the engine aud baggage cars were pitched into tho river, dragging with them some of the passenger cars, contain ing a number of hussars on a furlough. Filteon soldiers were drowned and thirty others were injured. The coupling chains breaking, the remainder of the train stop Dcd on the bridge The accident is attri buted high water. The bridge is of wood and is supported on wooden piles. Freight Train Wrecked. The Long Branch freight train which loft Jersey City at 4:30 Sunday morning, mot with an accident at Araboy Junction by which Conductor Edward Webber was killed and Engineer George Carrie and Fireman Francis Burko sustained probably fatal injuries. The accident was caused by tho giving way of a bridge over Barry's creek, Whose foundations were weakened by the heavy rains. The engine had al most crossed the bridge but was thrown into the stream. Shot Dead in a Quarrel. A difficulty occurred in a saloon on Park avenue, Baltimore, between three men, named Edward H. Tompkins, Mar tin Losohofsky and Joseph Blousky, during which Tompkins was severely beaten. Subsequently Tompkins entered a saloon in which Leschofsky and Blousky were playing pool, when Tompkins drew a revolver and shot Leschofsky dead. He fired several more shots, one of which took effect in the breast of Blousky, but which will probably not provo fatal. Tompkins was arrested. Alleged Murder by a Grandmother. Mrs. Mary Jones was committed to jail at Harrisburg for the murder of her grand child, whom, it is alleged, sho choked to death about two months ago. The arrest was tho result of a statement made by a boy who says he assisted in burying tho infant. Mrs. Jones's son, who, it is said, took a part iu interring the infant, is al leged to have given the original informa tion implicating his mother. Handsomest Woman la the World. At an international beauty tournament recently held at Pesth, Hungary, a diamond bracelet was awarded to Cornelia Szeckoly, aged twenty, who is declared to be tho most beautiful woman in tho world. This damsel is a brunette, with brilliant eyes, whoso figure, suplo as, a twining creeper, recalls the type of ancient Greek statutes. Suspended Sophomores. Two sVmhomores of Lafayette college, who participated iu the hazing last Mon day night, have been suspended by the faculty. Other sophomores expect to bo treated similarly. The faculty says that the actions of tho sophomores were so far above tho ordinary hazing as to demand prompt measures. SATUKOAX NIGHT DISUKDEKLIKS. Blotlugoa North Queen Street The Kowdles Arrested. Saturday evening Mr. Zoch, the new proprietor of the Girard house.rostaurant, North Queen street above the railroad, set out a sour krout lunch. Among others attracted to the free banquet were John Drachbar, John Brimmer and Harry Mc Laughlin, of this city, and two young bridgebuildcrs from Trenton, N.J. About half past ten o'clock they got into a wrangl?, all of them being under the influ ence of liquor, and it was with difficulty Mr. Zech and his bar tender got them out of tho saloon . Once outside Drachbar and ono of tho Trcntonians got into a fight. Alderman Samson, who lives almost opposite, ran out, separated the combat ants, and the party moved a short distance np street when the fight was renewed. The Trentonians managed to get into Gallagher's barber shop, and were slipped out the back way. Drachbar struck at a man he supposed to be one of them and knocked down Amandus Stettler. Alder man Samson again interfered to preservo the peace, and with tho assistance of Officer Herr, who had just arrived, took Drachbar into custody, lne fatter re sisted fiercely and struck both thn officer and the alderman, bat was nnaiiy landed in the lockup. Brimmer and McLaughlin were subsequently arrested on warrants, charging them also with drunken and dis orderly conduct. After being locked .up for some time, they entered bail for a hearing. Officer Here and Mr. Stettler have entered complaints of assenlt and battery against Drachbar. THE OPERA. A Good Performance or " Olivette." Our people had their first taste of comic opera this season on Saturday aight, aad judged from the frequent ap plause that punctuated the performance it was manifest they enjoyed the flavor. "Olivette" was the opera aad Messrs. Snyder & Gran's " Church Choir" com pany gave it a representation that was in most respects satisfactory. Jsst why they call it the "Chen Choir" company is not apparent, since with perhaps a few exceptions the troupe is an entirely different organization from that which iu former seasons visited this city under t hat title. The troupe that sang here Saturday is able to stand on its own merits without borrowing the name of another. It contains a number of ex cellent voices, notably those of Mr. Eu gene Clarke, whose fine touor found ample scope in the role of Valentine ; Mr. W. H. West, who furaihed a capital impersona tion of the irascible VcMerimae, and Miss Elma Delaro, whoso rich soprano was heard to advantage in the part of the Coun tess. Miss Bessie G.ey, who was cast as Olivette, is a charming Uttkt lady of undoubted grit; but with a rather tbiu voice, who did not allow the fact that she was at times quite at sea in her lines to disconcert her in the least, and by the vigorous assistance of a loud voiced prompter, and the exercise or a commendable decree of persevering spirit, she was enabled to struggle through tho part. Miss1 Bessui is a bly the yoang crea ture with a trim figure and a pretty face, and diligent study of bcr lines is all that is necessary to fit her for a fair rendition of the part. Mr. W. W. Allen made quite a hit in the amusing character of Coqveli cot, and his singing of "Bob up Serenely" wpn hint , a ; quadru ple encore. Tho chorus was strong and nicely balanced, and the "Wedding Bell" song, the " Farandole," aad tho half score of other pretty numbers in which the merry opera abounds, were given with a vim and accuracy that were highly appreciated. There .was nothing in the performance that surpassed the " Serenade" as rendered by Mr. Clarke, who has a tenor of robust quality, fine range and uncommon sweetness while Miss Delaro, who was in admirable voice, enhanced the favor which she .has hitherto enjoyed. Rioh costuming and handsome properties gave added effect to what was all in all a capital rendition of a beautiful opera. The company had their headquarters at several hotels and boarding houses, and the parlors of the City hotel last evening, had an attraction for lovers of good music, by reason of the presence of a number of tho opera singers, who favored a delighted company with some popular airs. The Cooper house people enjoyed a similar treat in the afternoon. The troupo left this morning, for Wilmington. The coming operatic attraction is an nounced for the 4th of October, when Mr. Chas. E. Ford's company will produce for the first time ia this city Strauss' success ful composition of "Tho Merry War." Tho troupe numbers upwards of forty carefully selected voices and includes thoso two well-known local favorites. Miss Blanche Chapman and Mies-Marie Bockel. THK UKjiOUKATlU PKIMAKT. Elliu G. Snyder BeaoaalaateU tor Assembly Tne vote By warns. The Democratic primary electiou for the nomination of a caudidate for Assembly for tho city district was held Saturday even ing. There was very little exoitemeat.at tending tho election. There were but two candidates Elim G. Snyder and C. A. Oblender both of whom are widely and favorably known, and either of whom would worthily and honestly represent the Democracy. In all the wards except tho Eighth and Ninth the vote Was light. Following is the result as announced by the election officers : Wards. Snyder. Oblender. Total. Maj. First 83 26 100 57 8. Second 77. . (. , . .12.- 89 65 8. Third 33 40 73 70. Fourth 46 21... ..'.67 25 S. Fifth 57 14 71.! 43 3. Sixth 94 15 109 70S. Seventh... 82 103.. .j. 185 210. Eighth ... .85 275 360 190 O. Ninth 225..... 6 232 220 8. Total 783 512 1295' 512 271 Snyder's majority. It will bo seen that both- candidates re ceived their heaviest vote in their own wards, among thoir own neighbors, where they are best known., Mr. ( Soyder bad the advantage of having served a term at Harrisburg, where his courso was unex ceptionable, and this no doubt contributed strength to his canvass for a re-nomination. We have no doubt of his trium phant re-election. ' A HANDSOME HTuKE. Marshall & Heagtot's New Hollaing. One of the most attractive, conveniently arranged and welt stocked places of busi ness in this city, is the new store room, Nos. 9 and 1 1 South Queen street, recently erected and occupied by Marshall & Ren gier, dealers in all kind of hardware, .cut lery and house furnishing goods. Being greatly cramped for, room,ia their old quarters, No & South .Q4ed Spfyefc, they purchased from Daniel'Lagen; the' adjoin ing building, with a front of 32 feet, 6 inches. They tore out the lower story, and on the lot in rear of it, erected a new two-Btory building, and connected it in front with the old building and in 'the rear with the Stirk warehouse, which they also purchased, thus giving them a storeroom 3 J feet in front and 205 feet in " depth. This they have 'fitted up with every convenience for their rapidly in creasing trade. The front;is almost wholly of heavy plate glass. The floors arc of yellow pine. The counters and shelving have been arranged specially for their busim-ss aod possess convenances rarely seen in such establishment; A railroad with hand cars for carrying heavy articles fron the front to .'the rear of the building, which is lighted with gas the chandeliers being of a new pat tern and very handsome. A ,-largo dry collar extends under tho building from front to rear, and the second story room is scarcely less capacious than the first. It would bo useless to.attoBspt a de scription of the goods, on safe: , They em brace everything in the haredware, willow ware, cedar wan; and cutlery line. Me chanic's tools and f4on)ng implements are continued asapjcialty, and stoves, ranges heaters and all manner of house-furnishing goods aro prettily displaydd. Everything about the placo is new. The proprietors themselves aro nt old, bat- during tho seven years they havo been in business, they have earned tho reputation of being affable, obliging, enterprising and honest business men. deserving tho success they have won. The Latbaraa Synod. , The Lutheran syBod at Pottsville opened on Saturday with prayer by Rev. Minnig, of Reading. Tne report or the Harrisburg conference was' read, and tuat'of the trea surer discussed. The latter acknowledged the receipt of $10,00 during the year, with a balance of 860.on hand. Rev. T. C. Bilheimer disonssed the educational committee's report.- The contributions by the synod during the last forty years for this purpof-'e were nearly 870.000, and by the general synod $500,000. Ih the teu years twenty-'seven ycung men were edu- cated in the Lutheran colleges and semi naries at a oest-of 322,000..' Twenty three of them are now ministers. On an average 1800 was spent on each student, the majority havbg.. taken thai seven-year course.
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