LANCASTER DAILY INTJjLiGENOEE, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1882.
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SATURDAY BVEN1NO. SEPT. .30, 1882
Unnecessarily Dlstarbed.
The editor of the Philadelphia Times
iiverymuch disturbed over the action
of the Philadelphia Democratic convec
tions in nominating Democrats for the
county offices. " The folly of the Demo
crats yesterday was monumental," says
the veteran McClure ; " it was the sub
limity of stupidity." Anybody unac
quainted with the colonel's disposition
to " go off " in this way would naturally
think that he was in a bad way and in
terious danger of apoplex. But the
trouble with the editor of the Times is a
trouble that assails a good many states
men ; namely, a supreme degree of satis
faction with his own judgment and a
superlative impatience with those dis
senting from it. The Timet is often
amusing in this way, but it never has
been more so than on this occasion
when its denunciation of Democratic
folly is laughable because ic is so entirely
unmerited.
The Democratic city conventions
in nominating Democrats, in our
judgment, and that of all other
Democrats we presume, did just what
they should have done and what they
could not avoid doing; it was what
they were appointed to do ; what their
party was formed to do ; and what,
when it can't do, it will be ready to dis
band. Doubtless the Democracy may
be all wrong and the editor of the Times
all right in their respective judgments,
but the chances are decidedly the other
way. The Times man has the fortune
not to be a Democrat ; which is a mis
fortune when he undertakes to recom
mend Democratic action and to
criticise it. If he could gel his
focus right he might see all
right ; but it is quite impossible
for Colonel McClure, with the political
education he has had, to comprehend
Democratic principles and policy, so at
least as to be a teacher of them.
The Democratic judgment is easily
satisfied that a Democratic con
vention has done its duty when
it has placed Gt Democrats in
nomination for office. The public
offices are regarded by the party as places
to 13 filled by the party, if it can com
mand a majority ; if some other party
can command a majority than that parly
should fill the offices. It may surprise
the Times to bear it, but nevertheless it
is a fact that the Democracy does not
lay claim to the offices unless it can get
them with a majority vote. If, as the
Times declares, the Republicans are in a
majority in Philadelphia, then the Re
publicans are entitled to fill the offices
and should do it. Theirs is the respon
sibility. The true policy of the Demo
cracy is to mind its own business and to
take care of its own people. It has in
general no business to be nominating
Republicans for office. It does its whole
duty when it selects good mm from its
own party. It it has done so in Philadcl
phia, it will deserve to poll for them the
full Democratic vote ; which is all they
are entitled to if the Republican candi
dates are also good men. If its vote is
too short tiiat is its misfortune. If its
vote is not too short that is it! good for
tune ; with it will come its responsibil
ity ; and that responsibility it will as
same for a Democrat, for whom alone
it should be responsible.
Some queer peoplt and there are
a good many of them are never
satisfied unless they are getting
coalitions. They coalesce just for
the fun of coalescing. The Times editor
is one of thorn. He holds the llepubli -can
candidates to be fairly good men
and the Democratic candidates also
none of them bad and some of them very
good ; except as to the Republican
Judge Briggs and the Democratic can
didate Arnold ; and here Arnold is very
good and Briggs very bad ; so that the
good people of Philadelphia cannot fail
to know what judge to vote for; and as
to the other candidates, if they are fairly
good all around, they canuot be in doubt
either, for they will all naturally vote
with their party. Where, then, is the in
ducement to a coauiion .' xnere is no
occasion for any good soul to be trou
bled either about the public good or
that of the Democratic party, which is
of age and can take care of itself.
The Independent Leader.
When politicians fall out the public
are benefitted much as honest men are
supposed to be by the troubles between
rogues ; we do not care to say that there
is not much difference between politi
cians and rogues, because some politi
cians are very decent people. There is
no positive incompatibility between de
cency and politics, though they do not
have any great affinity to each other.
The present thought was suggested by
the liberal denunciation which the Lib
eral Republican speakers the other uight
in our opera house had for their late
comrades in the Republican fellowship.
Mr. Stewart, Liberal Republican can
didate for governor, declared that there
was nothing in Senator Cameron of sen
atorial capacity, and that his only title
to his place was that he was the son of
his father, and that father a very dis
reputable old man who " disgraced the
commonwealth by his corruption and
rascality." That is a pretty bad light
in which to put two men who have been
the representatives in the United States
Senate of the Republican parly of Penn
sylvania for well nigh thirty years ;
during all the time, in fact, of John
Stewart's manhood; and yet now for
the first time does he find courage and
voice to propose to sees to save the com
monwealth from the disgrace which
be has so long believed to rest upon her.
Even now Mr. Stewart was slow to
gird himself to the fight in which he ap
pears. He admits this himself. He sub
mitted to the -Cameron disgrace because
it was the act of the Republican party to
put it and keep it on the state. It was
the party that was disgraced even more
than the state. Mr. Stewart knew it
and felt it and yet was surprised. It
does not speak well for his courage and
pauiwwoui. b uueo nut put mm in a I
gooa sigut Derore tne people. He has de-1
clared too much, in testifying to the in-J
famy of the men with whom he slept
so long in one political bed. Infamous
we may believe them to be, when their
party associates admit it. Infamous we
knew them to be, since-the facts pro
claimed it. But some people do not be
lieve facts and are only convinced by
confessions. Such men have Mr. John
Stewart's confession and that of his
fellow repentant3 to confirm them in the
knowledge of the thorough rottenness
of the Republican party. A party so
admittedly corrupt is not one to be ap
proved again by the people, nor will they
be likely to be enamoured of the rebel
Republicans who stood so great a stench
before they rebelled. The Democratic
party is the only refuge of the intelligent
voter who wants the Augean stable
cleansed.
Reports from every quarter of the
state show that Pattison is daily gaining
in the favor of the people, and now it
has only become a question of majority.
His election is as certain as any political
event can be if the Democrats but re
main steadfast to their duty. The lines
of the enemy are broken and their co
horts are fleeing in dismay. Our own
forces are moving forward in invincible
array, gathering fresh encouragement as
the day approaches for the final and
overwhelming charge upon the Cameron
citadel.
We trust that the Democrats of Lan
caster city and county are attending to
the important matter of paying taxes.
Right now is the time to perform this
duty. No person is entitled to vote at
the approaching election who has not
paid a state or county tax within the
past two years. The last day to pay
them is next Saturday, the 7th of Octo
ber. Let no one who has the interest
of Pattison and good government at
heart overlook this important matter.
Is your tax paid ?
" Glorious old Tom Marshall " has this
to say apropos the fact that General
Bearer does not exhibit his COG medal iu
public : " The man who betrays his con
stituents and faces them again to ask for
au office of public trust does uot need any
brass around his neck. That is all I have
to say."
For the information of a good many
people who have boen inquiring the total
vote of Pennsylvania we print the vote
cast at tho last presidential election, which
was tho largest ever polled in the stato :
Garfield had 444,704, Hancock 407,428,and
Weaver 20.CG8, while tho 1,903 votes cast
for Dow, tho Prohibition candidate, aud
44 for Phelps, the Anti-Masonift, suns tho
aggregate up to 874,783.
"Public offico is a public trust,
to be executed for the benefit of
the whole ppoplo, to whom alone cffieals
owe their responsibility and of whose will
tlmy should bo tho faithful exponents.
When tuis conception of duty is lost sight
of or inodififd, the way is open for an im
mediate, certain and constant degeneracy
of the public service. A merely median
icil and negligent performance of official
functions follows tho ob'iteratiou of these
standaids of duty. This results from the
long continuance in power of selfish poli
tical leaders, and is a most serious evil in
tho public service. '"From Putlison's Com
monwealth Club Speech.
PERSONAL..
Mrs. Murdoch, a sister of General
Sherman, died yesterday, at Newport,
R. I.
Henry Edjickh Knight, alderman of
Cupplegato ward, bus been elected Lord
Mayor of London.
Albert E. Smith, of North Haven,
Conn., a member of tho senior class of
Yale college, has been arrested at Now
Haveu on tho charge of obtaining money
from fellow studeuts by false pretences.
Professor Mezroff, who advocates
severing Ireland from English rule by the
free use of nitroglycerine aud dynamite,
is delivering lectures on tho subject in
New Yoik.
Senator Edmunds has endowed a room
at the Mary Fletcher hospital, Burlington,
Vt., with $5,000 for tho use of young
women patients, in memory of his deceased
daughter, Julia.
Sir Samuel Wilson is about to plane a
staiued glass window in the north aislo of
Hughcnuen church in co'mmemoration of
the queen's escape wheu McLean fired at
her last March.
Lawrence S. Mott, now of the Phila
delphia lunes, is to be managing editor of
an Independent paper which will be start
ee at Trenton, N. Y., about October 10.
Mr. Mott is a young journalist of proved
capacity and bright promise.
Miss Aline Taylor won the first prize
in a competition match held in tho St.
Louis Natatorium for ladies ou Saturday
night. Sho is described as "a long limbed
young creature, with bright brown hair
and blue eyes, and a complexion that held
its owu under the wash of waters."
Gen. Judson Kiliwtrick's will, exe
cuted in Santiago, Chili, a short time be
fore his death, bequeaths all his property
to his wife, gives his battle-flag, presented
to him by his regiment, to the state of
New Jersey, and bequeaths to tho war de
partment at Washington his Damascus
sword and scabbard of silver, presented to
him by tho troops under his command
after the battle of Gettysburg. Ho re
quests his executors to publish, for the
benefit of the family, the five lectures
which ho wroto aud delivered throughout
the country.
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Mow They Do It In Bradford County.
A young man named Lawrence Hart
man sbot a servant girl in the Magle hotel
Towauda, because sho refused to go rid
ing with him. Tho girl had been keeping
company with JIartman, bat there had
been some coolness between them, and a
few weeks ago tho youns man called the
girl harsh names in company, and sho
concluded to let him alono in the future.
When ho asked her to go riding sho said
she could not go, as she was washing
dishes. He said: " I'll shoot you if you
do not go ;" and a3 she "continued washing
he drew a revolver and shot at her, the
ouiict passing through her sleeve. The
young man ran and is still at large.
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Fatal Runaway.
While Assemblyman Amasa J. Parker
jr., accompanied by his wifo and two
other ladies was driving a spirited team
in Albany, N. Y , the horses ran away.
Mr. Parker was thrown out of the carriage
and had his leg broken, and it is feared
that his 3kull is fractured. The horses
kept on until thoy ran against a tree
throwing out the three lady occupants of
tho vehicle, one of whom, Mrs. Lowis
Ralhbono, wifo of a prominent retired
manufacturer of Albany, wa3 instantly
Killed, airs. Parker and Mr.?. C. H
strong, or savannah, Ga., sister-in-law of
UI' raiw were slightly injured.
BITUALISM IN CHICAGO.
MASS IN AN KFISCUKAX CBOBOH.
Brilliant Balincntand Unusual Decorations
at a Corne.- Stoue Laying Toa
Blsbop's Dissent.
A special dispatch from Chicago says :
A storm is gathering over the heads of the
Episcopalians of this city. Bishop Mc
Laren was invited by the Rev. Mr. Richie,
the rector of the Church of Ascension, to
be present .Friday atternoon at the laying
of the corner-stone of the new edifice and
signified his intention to be present.
Subsequently, when the full programme
was announced, Bishop McLaren declined
to officiate at what ho termed "an office
called high mass which is not contained in
the prayer book." "Father" Ritchie is
tho apostle of ritualism in its most ultra
stage, and the bishop's relusal to attend
the dedication was intended and accepted
as an expression of his emphatic dissent
from the popery practices prevalent at the
Church of the Ascension.
The ceremonies attending the laying of
the foundation stone of the church were
begun Friday morning at C o'clock by
celebrating mass. There were five masses
given, lasting half an hour each, the last
one ending at 0 o'clock. " Father" Ritchie
acted as celebrant and Rev. Mr. Benedict
as deacon of the mass. This being St.
Michael's day tho holy sacrament was
administered. With the exception of the
altar, which is of handsome marble and
like those used in Roman Cathoiic churches
is adorned by a brass crucifix and lighted
candles, the vestments worn by the priests
aud the bowing before the cross, the
regular Episcopalian service was observed.
The celebration of solemn high mass
began at 11 o'clock and lasted nearly an
hour. The church was completely packed
and numbers were unable to procure
seats. Many of those present were at
tracted out of curiosity, and it was the
first time that a majority of the people
had ever witnessed the celebration of a
high mass in an Episcopalian church. The
procession was made up of cross bearers,
candlo bearers, incense bearers, sub
deacon, deacon celebrant, choir and visit
ing clergymen, iu the order named. Every
person in the procession wore robes of
brilliant colors, the choir having theirs of
blood-red and white, with red velvet
bands around the waists. The vestmouta
of the 'celebrants were an alb and chasu
ble of beautiful design and colors. Thai
of the deacon was an alb dalmatic.
The sub-deacon, like the visiting ministers
was clad in a plain surplice. After tho
regular ceremonies of high mass had been
performed and the Gloria had been suug
the priest and the altar were iuosnsod,
and then, as is always tho case at high
mass, the priest took tho sacrament aud
tho choir loft the church whiIosingiug.
Thus the mass closed.
Immediately after tho service the corner
stone was formally laid by Rev. Darrett,
of Racine. Addresses were made by
"Father" Ritchie and Dr. Jewell.
" Father" Ritchie spoke of the bishop's
absence, and said that a few years ago ho
was in the darkness of Calvinism. This
ended tho exorcises. "Father" Ritchie
is carrying matters with a nigh hand, and
it is only a question of a short time when
his intensely ritualistic proclivities will
create trouble in tho diocese of Bishop
McLaren.
KUNNINGTHKOUOU AN Ol'EN BRIDGE.
Two Pomona Killed aud Others Wounded
Through, an engineer's Carelessness.
The international bridge which con
nects Black Rock and Fort Erie was the
scene of a frightful accident at half-past
live o'clock, Friday afternoon. There are
two draws in the bridge to allow boats to
pass, and at the time stated a dummy en
gine, cairying six persons, plunged
into the Niagara river, ono of tho
draw.? having been opened to allow
ths steam yacht Fancon to go
through. It was not dark and the en
gineer should hive noticed tho opening in
good season. The locomotive was within
a lew yard of tho draw before any at
tempt was made to check its speed. Yja.
Bowen, engineer, was instantly killed.
Edward Hershcy, a Canadian farmer, had
his skull crushed and died within an hour.
James Haggott, the conductor, Mrs.
Parmlee, a resident of Victoria, John Con
nelland Miss Connell, of Albany, were
rescued aud arc expected to recover, al
though each of them is seriously cut and
bruised. Tho bridge is thirty feet above
the river, and tho water is fourteen feet
deep at tho place where the accident oc
curred. The current is very strong and
tho escape of the rescued people is mirac
ulous, as all were carried to the bottom
with the dummy.
Malcolm Coleleugh, tho bridge superin
tendent, had a fortunate escape. Ho was
standing on tho stops of the dummy and
fancied that the draw was open although
no warning had been given. Ho jumped
off just a second before the plunge was
made. Another fortunate circumstance
was the proximity of the yacht, parties on
board rendering immediate assistance.
The current brought the bodies of all but
the engineer almost directly to tho yacht.
Whatever blame there is in the matter
restf witb the dead engineer.
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XIKDIUO-rOl.IT.lUAL. KTHICS.
Two Boards or Visitors for Virginia Medical
voiieues.
Governor Cameron of Virginia, a few
days ago appointed a now board of visitors
for the medical college of Virginia, in
Richmond, thereby summarily displacing
the old board. This action created much
excitement and indignation in medical cir
cles, and is being severely criticised by the
press and public. The old board, how
ever, upon tho best legal advice, deter
mined to hold on, claiming that the gover
nor, under tho law, had no right to re
move them ; that he could only fill vacan
cies, and that no vacancies existed. There
was a meeting of the new board at Ford's
hotel, when they proceeded to the medical
college to take possession. Upon arriving
they met with resistance, tho old board
hoving the placo guarded by policemen,
who proceeded to tako tho intruders into
custody. Lieutenant Governor Lewis, who
is president of the new board, notified the
police that he would hold them responsible
under the law for the indignity and illegal
arrest. v
Tho new board subsequently adopted a
resolution notifying each member of the
faculty of tho medical collego of Virginia
that the board will proceed to-day at four
p. m., to consider whothcr each of them
(the faculty) shall not, for his participa
tion in tho illegal proceedings above-mentioned,
be removed from his position as
professor in said college. It is expected
that State Attorney General Blair will be
instructed to-morrow to tako such legal
steps as may be deemed necessary to secure
to tho new board the property, etc., of tho
medical college and give them control of
the same.
TKAIL.BD.
Arreat ot the Last ot the Kewanoe Bank
Bobbers.
Patrick J. Dunkle, of Des Moines, Iowa,
formerly travelling salesman for Wana
maker of Philadelphia, tho mysterisus
fourth and last of the Kewanee bank
robbers, has just been captured on the
plains, near Battle Mount, Montana, by
Detective Pinkerton, and $1,500 iu cash
recovered. He is the short, thick-sot man
who so cruelly maltreated Miss Palmer, as
sistant to Cashier Pratt. His share of plun
der was $4,000. Tho detective triced him to
Des'Momes, St.Paul, SiouxfCity, Ft.Dodeo
Billings and Miles City Montana, follow
ing all lus sudden changes, and finally
purchased a horse at the end of the
Northern Pacific railroad, and pursued
Dunkle 300 miles on horseback into the
wilderness, overtaking him eventually on
the plains, both armed to the teeth.
The detective succeeded in getting the
drop on Dunkle, and ordered him to
throw up hi3 hands. Dunkle obeyed, and
submitted to being handcuffed. The de
tective returned with his prisoner to
Battle Mount, sold both horses, and the
trio will arrive there on Sunday.
Dunkle is twenty-five years old, and
lived in Des Moines, Iowa, where his
father for many years was a merchant,
and occupied eminent social positions.
Young Dunkle was highly esteemed, and
was never known to b3 engaged in any
questionable business.
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NKWS MISUKL1.ANY.
Events of the Day Briefly Chronicled.
The horse shoers of New York city
will strike on Monday against the using of
reaiiy maae snoes.
Free baths to the number of 2,617,112
were indulged in at New York during the
season now about closed.
Robert E. Gick was yesterday convicted
at Malcolm, 111., of the murder of Thos.
Edmundsou at Good nope in March
laBt.
Thomas Riloy, the well known swim
mer, was yesterday disoharged iu the
criminal court at Boston, where he had
been on trial for the alleged larceny of a
81,000 bond.
A fire, yesterday, at Providence, R. I.,
in the drug warehouse of Oliver, Johnston
& Co., resulted in a loss of $10,000. Stone
& 3Iurphy, tailors, also sustained a small
loss.
The city insane asylum of New Orleans
has been abolished, and 135 of its inmates,
in charge of a large number of attendants,
left last evening for the insane asylum at
Jackson, La.
Henry J. Hall, late teller of tho Rhode
Island hospital trust company, yesterday,
at Providence, pleaded non contendere to
ono of four indictments for embezzlement,
and was sentenced to five years in the state
prison.
James H. Elliott, the New York lawyer
who was charged with burglariously en
tering tho house of Etnmeline Laurett
and stealing a deed while she lay in bed
attempting suicide by starvation, was yes
terday discharged from arrest.
The discovery of a " meerschaum mine "
is reported to have baen made at Henry
Station, N. C, at the foot of tho Blue
Ridgo mountains.
Henry C. Carpenter, a prominent citizen
of Russell county, Virginia, was yesterday
assassinated near his residence by an un
known person.
Dr. Wirt Johnson, secretary of tho Mis
sissippi state board of health, has reliable
information from Wesson.Miss., that there
is no yellow fever there.
Maggie Keppel, who is charged at Brook
lyn, N. Y with tho abduction of little
Lizzie Soldcn, was yesterday arraigned in
court. She pleaded not guilty to the in
dictment found against her for abduction,
with loavo to withdraw her plea at any
future time and offer one of insanity. Her
trial was set down for the 17th of October.
A MAT1USIUNIA1. VCSTDKE.
TIio Course ot l.ove Checked by an Irascible
Brother- lu-Law.
British Mail.
The most intense amusement was crea
ted in Sheffield on Thursday iu legal and
commercial circles, the fact having leaked
out that a local gentleman, exceedingly
well-known in public life, had sought the
help of the Matrimonial News in bis de
sire to obtain a wife, and had met with a
strange adventure during his quest. In
the newspaper mentioned a widow at Tun
bridge Wells, with considerable personal
attractions, advertised that alio was desi
rous of entering the marriago stato ; aud
last Saturday the Sheffield gentlemen,
having seen the advertisement, visited the
widow with a view of offering her his
" hand and heart," aud sharing her for
tunes. But " the course of truo love did
not run smoothly," for tho eager lover, on
reaching tho house, was confronted by
the widow's brother-in-law, who thrashed
and kicked the Sheffield sutor out of the
fair one's home. Discomfited, tho deject
cd ono returned to Hallamshirc, and
wrote to the widow asking, " Wny your
brother should havo thought it lit to in
sult me in tho way he did ?" The letter
got into tho hands of tho brother-in-law,
who replied, "Sou ask for au explanation.
I now give it you. The lady in question
was once a lunatic, and confined for seven
years iu an asylum I took her out of it,
and, heariug sho was trying to get mar
ircd, through the Matrimonial News, I
came down to see if it were true. I am
thankful to say I had the great pleasure
of kicking you out of her house, and
showing you up before so many peoplo."
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A Dad Outlook lor Jllahone.
A government official who has made an
extended tour throughout Virginia on de
partment business, says he is convinced
from what ho saw and heard that Mahonc
will meet with a terrible defeat
in Virginia this fall. He says
Mahone's case is so bad that even tho pa
tronago of tho administration cannot save
him. He says the most intelligent of the
negro voters will vote a straightout Re
publican ticket, with a view of showing
that they have the balance of power,
while the unintelligent negroes will vote
the same way because the leading colored
politicians who havs broken away from
the Mahono rule havo advised
them so to do. Ho says there
is a complaint heard among the Read
justee that Senator-elect Riddleberger
does not tako as active a part in tho cam
paign as they think he should under the
circumstances. He said he was told that
Mr. Riddleberger hesitated somewhat in
view of the fact that the political pros
pects of the Readjuster-coalition party
were not as bright as he desired, and that
he bad decided for a more conservative
course as regards himself.
Dying a Victim of mi Own Uenerousity.
James Kelly, a man who a few years ago
was worth three million of dollars, has just
died penniless at his homo iu Pittsburgh,
a victim of his generosity. At ono time he
owned 2,000 acres of land just outside the
city line, but ho had a mania for endors
ing commercial paper for strangers as well
as for friends, which, together with enor
mous real estate taxes, ruined him. He
founded tho Aged Protestant's home and
donated 25 acres of valnablo land to tho
Deaf and Dumb institute of Western
Pennsylvania. He was very eccentric and
always were his hair in a quoue, the result
of a compact mado when Henry Clay ran
for tho presidency. He held many offices
of trust, but lately bad retired from active
life. Ho was 88 years of age.
The Baseball Controversy.
It is stated that the Chicago baseball
club will refuse to recognizo the validity
of the agreement with the Providence
club to play nine games after the close of
the season to decide the championship, on
the ground that the agreoment was en
tered into on the understanding that tho
Worcester proposed to drop out without
completing its schedule. Tho Worcester
having concluded, however, to play its
series out, the championship has been do-
cided in tho regular way in favor of the
Chicagos, and further games are uncalled
for.
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Three More Fatal ttailroad Accident.
The New York and Chicago cxpross
struck and killed Robert Roll near his
home in Cambria.
John Jones was killed near Hollidays
burjr on the railroad.
At Easton the 9:30 Lehigh Valley train
struck and killed Mrs. George Phillips,
who with a companion, was sitting on the
rail picking coal. The companion jumped
down over a twentv-foot wall nnd n.
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COLUMBIA NEWS.
OUK KEQTItAB CORKESPONDENCK
Events Alone the Susquehanna Items .of
Interest In and Around the Borough
ricked Up by the InteUl-
' fencer's Beporter
The week of services at the Methodist
church ended last evening.
Miss Bertha Hummell, or New York, is
visiting Mrs. A. Jessel, on Locust street.
Mr. Will Shenberger has gone to Guard
Manor, Sheuandoah valley, Pa., to visit
friends.
Mr. Robert Haldeman, a former Colum
bian, but now of Toledo, O., is in town.
At St. Paul's P. E. church to-morrow
morning at 10:30 o'clock, the holy com
munion win be clebrated.
Sheriff High and Deputy Sheriff Strine
were in towu to-day, on business con
nected with the defunct Lycoming insur
ance company.
Mr. William May's son George, 12 years
old, had his head severely cut by a stone
last evening, which was thrown by somo
unknown person.
A wagou which is employed in hauling
stone from Kautfman's quarries, broke
down at the latter place this morning from
being overloaded.
Squire Young sent to the county jail
this morning, for live days, a tinsmith
from Hanover, who was arrested last night
by Officer Gilbert for being drunk and
disorderly.
Another arrest on the same charge was
made by Officer Rodeubauser last even
ing. The uufortunate was let off by pay
ing the costs. He was not quite as noisy
as tho other offender.
The Rev. Dr. Wm. R. Bingham, of Ox
ford, Pa., will occupy the pulpit of the
Presbyterian church to-morrow morning
and evening. Services will commence at
the usual hours
Burned With Hot Fitch.
While assisting in the work of applying
pitch to the roof of the stove work build
ings, yesterday afternoon, Mr. Samuel
Preston had his hand severely burned by
the boiling liquid. It has incapacitated
him from labor for the present.
fight Between Colored Men.
Two colored nvju indulged in a pugilis
tic encounter ou Fifth street, last even
ing. Beyond a few scratches they are not
damaged. Tho '"Tow Hillers" are like
the Mexicans in a revolution, they don't
often get hurt.
.Excursion.
A special excursion car will bo attached
to the way passenger train to-morrow
morning, to bring excursionists from
Lancaster to this place, to witness the
dedication services of tho new St. John's
Lutheran church, which will take place in
the morning. A choir of sixteen voices
will be in attendance. It will como from
Lancaster. The excursionists will return
on Monday. Tickets for rouud trip, forfcy
tix cents.
Show Men In Town.
Mr. Walter S. Berry, agent for Frank I.
Frayne's dramatic company, was in town
to-day, billing for the presentation here
ou October 6th, in the opera house, tbo
play of " Mardo."
The agent of Barnum, Mr. James A.
Savage, who arranges for the railroad ex
cursions, was also in town to-day, arrang
ing an excursion to Lancaster on October
12, the date of Barnum's appearance in
that place.
The Reading & Columbia railroad will
run a grand excursion to Philadelphia on
Monday, October 2, leaving Columbia at
0:00 a. m. Fare for the round trip $2. An
excursion will also be run over the Phil
adelphia & Reading railroad, on that day,
to Eug Harbor City, to enable persons to
sco thc,fair, which will be in progress.
The round trip tickets for this excursion,
from Philadelphia, is 75 cents, including
admission to tho fair.
TUIS OLDEST TYPO.
Ills Name is Jos'ali s. Koyal, a Native of
Lancaster.
Hurrislrarg Independent.
Mr. J.- S. Royal is ono of the oldest
practical printers now living iu the city.
Ho was born Oct. 11, 1814. and will soon
be 68 years of age. Mr. R. was born in
the city of Lancaster, and came to this
city when quite a young man, working for
several years in the old Keystone office,
under tho reign of Packea, Barrot &
Parke. He went to Columbus, Ohio, iu
1S33 or 1836, at the request of Sam
Medary, esq., tho then state printer, and
for many years tho publisher of the States
man a prominent Democratic paper of
the times and returned to Harrisburg
about the year 1840. At that day there
was railroad communication only between
this city and Charabersburg, and it re
quired 11 days to make tho journey over
the mountains via Charabersburg. Mr.
Royal has resided iu this city ever since,
and for many years carried on the printing
business on bis own account, having his
office ou Third street, in the old Keystone
building on tho site where the two lower
stories under the opera house are now lo
cated. Mr. Royal is still hale and hearty,
and bids fair to livo to a green old age.
Coining Amusements.
M'lle. Rhea, who will appear ou next
Saturday night, and intended to produce
" Adrienno Lacouvreur," has telegraphed
that she will play ' Ingomar."
Hartmycr and Daily have mado arrange
ments to bring one of the finest variety
shows traveling to this city on the night
of December 25th. It is managed by
Harry W. Williams, of the Academy of
Music, Pittsburgh, and is headed by Man.
Chester and Jennings, tho fino song and
danco team.
The Mennonltes.
Some ono in New Holland writes for the
Times an overdrawn account of the habits
and manners of tho Meunonite peoplo in
that section of Lanoaster county. He
draws somewhat freely on his imagination
for picturesque effects, and the article is
evidently from tho same pen that recently
contributed to the Times a ridiculous and
inaccurate sketch of the mode of life that
prevails among the rustic population of
tho county.
Beforo Alderman Barr.
Jacob Shaub had a hearing before Al
derman Barr this morning on the charge
of larceny as bailee, on complaint of Sam
uel Ward, and was held in bail for court.
James Quinn got drunk and for that
offense received a ten days' excursion
ticket to Burkholder's Villa this morning.
Correction.
In last evening's issue we stated that
Joseph Wchr, of Quarryville, had been
before Alderman Barr on the charge of
assault and battery preferred by his
brother Peter Wehr, of this city, -whereas
the. names should havo read Joseph and
Peter Weber.
Viewing the Comet.
Many people were abroad early this
morning to observe the comet, which,
travelling at the rate of 1,500,000 miles a
day, is rapidly nearing the earth. It is
not nearly so bright as when first discov
ered, owing to its steady course westward
from the sun.
Mayor's Court;
Only one customer was before the mayor
this morning, and that was Eliza Flinn,
an old offender, who for being drunk and
disorderly, was sent up for thirty days.
"- -Uorsea
Snipped.
Fiss & Doerr, to-day shipped to New
York from their stables on Grant street,
20 head of Lanoaster county draught and
VI 'i"in' horses.
JES4K JAME3.
Blood Buna Deep at the Opera Hium.
Last night a company appeared at the
opera house under the management of 8.
H. Barrett, a circus manager, in a play
entitled " Jesse James, the Bandit King,"
which is said to have been founded on in
cidents in tho lives of the James boys,
Missouri outlaws. A large audience was
present to witness tho presentation. Tho
gallery was packed with boys, most of
whom have become familiar with the
story of Jesso James as it has appeared in
dime novels. The parquette circle was
also full, but tho lower part was light.
The piece last night liko most of its
kind is very poorly written, bat
it was passable well put on. It is full of
"oaths of vengeance." " stage coach rob
beries," "assassinations," &a., and the
actors who appeared in the leading parts
were armed with sufficient weapons to
supply an arsenel . The flash of the ever
present revolver could bo seen at very
close intervals during tho entire evening,
and the smell of powder never left the
building. This delighted the majority of
tne audience, and at times the gallery
almost went wild with excitement. Jas.
II. Wallick. appeared as Jesse James,
to tho satisfaction of all, and two other
gentlemen who were soeu to advantage
were George W. Farren as Kansas Jake
and John Reibert, who has been here
often before, as Adolphus Gush. Fred
Lyons, a colored man, who is an excellent
banjoist and a clever commedian, appeared
in tho character of Old Bob, with songs
dances and funny sayings, and made a
great hit. Tho horses, which are said to
have been owned by Jesse James, were
seen in several acts. They created 'no en
thusiasm as they aro untrained and un
used to stago performing. They did more
to injuro the production of the piece than
to assist it, and could be easily spared if
it were not for their usefulness for adver
tising purposes. The show is a financial
success and that is the best that can be
said about it.
FATAL RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
A Conductor on tho Heading
Both Les Cat Off ana Die.
Jacob KaufTman, the conductor of
freight train No. 6, on the Reading rail
road, was killed at G o'clock this morning
while attempting to board his train at
Cordelia, a small station about 3 miles
above Columbia. He bad charge of
the Lancaster local train which goes down
in the morning, returning in the evening,
and was in the habit ot getting on tho
train whi'e it is moving out of Cordelia.
This morning ho made a mistep, foil be
neath the cars and had both lean cut off
above tho knee. Ho was removed imme
diately to his homo near by and medical
attendance procured, but his injuries were
such as to admit of no remedy,
and after lingering an hour, he
died. Mr. Kauffmau was about
30 years of age and leaves a wife, but no
children. His brother, Harry B. Kaufif
man, is in the employ of Harry Myers,
restaurateur of this oity, in the eapaeity of
bartender. The deceased had been in the
employ of the Reading railroad for eight
years, and had always been regarded as a
faithful and efficient employee. Much sym
pathy is expressed for his wife in her sad
bereavement. He will bo buried in the
United Brethren graveyard at Ironville on
Monday.
SSUf-UKaTtiNXlAL SISKV1CK8.
To Celebrate t.no Jubilee of Reformed Suu
day School Work.
This being tho fiftieth year of the
organization of the Sunday school work of
tho Reformed church in this city, it is pro
posed to commemorate it on Sunday, Octo
ber 22, with appropriate services. Theso
services will be held iu the First church ;
in the afternoon, at 2 o'clock, a union
service for the several Sunday schools, at
which addresses will be delivered by Rev.
Wm. F. Lichliter, pastor of St Luke's,
and C'has. Denncs, esq., superintendent of
tho Sunday school of St. Paul's ; and in
the evening at tho usual hours, a service
for the congregations, at which a histori
cal narrative will be read by Rev. J. A.
Peters, of the First church, and addresses
delivered by Revs. J. B. Shumakcr, D. D.
of St. Pauls' and A. E. Dahlman, of St.
John's church. Messrs, Fritchcy and
Stamm, of the First church, Heitshue, ot
St. Paul's ; Bauman, of St. John's, and
Bausman, of St. Luke's, constitute the
committee on music ; aud Messrs. Roth,
of the First church ; Haverstiok, of St.
Paul's ; Bauman, of St. John's, and J. F.
Suter, St. Luke's, tho committee on seat
ing tho schools and other arrangements.
A highly interesting and profitable obser
vance is anticipated.
Tho Hessian Band.
The Hessian band visited Lititz last night,
where they appeared in Broad street hall
before a large and fashionablo audience.
The entertainment was first-class iu every
respect and gave tho greatest satisfaction.
The band arrived in this city this morning
at 9:40, and this evening they will make
their first appearance iu Fulton opera
house, giving our citizens an excellent op
portunity to bear a rich musical treat.
They will remain hero until Tuesday, and
will then leave for Altoona.
A Lancaster Opera Singer.
Mrs. Mame Dennison, wife of Col. Den
nison, son of Ohio's war governor, made
a successful debut in comio opera in St.
Louis one night last week. She appeared
with Chas. E. Ford's company in the
" Merry War." She was formerly Miss
Haldeman, of Chickies, this county, and
will appear in this city with the Ford
company on Wednesday evening.
New Schedule. .
A new schedule goes into effect on the
Pennsylvania railroad to-morrow at noon.
Tbo time of llarnsbure Accommodation
west has been changed from 5:05 p. m. to
5:20, and that of tho Pacific Express west
from 1:50 a. m. to 1:45. The name of the
Sea Shore Express has been changed to
Lock Haven Express.
Malicious Mischief.
John Utzinger and John Brimmer, of
Middlo street, have been arrested and
committed to prison on the charge of ma
licious mischief. It is claimed that these
two boys threw a large iron pipe, belong
ing to the city, and which was laying at the
reservoir, into the reservoir, which is full
of water, causing a great deal of trouble.
Itererred to the Solicitor.
At a meeting of the finance committee
last evening the bill of the city police
force for their month's pay came up, but
was not approved, some of the committee
claiming that tho resolution increasing
they pay was not properly passed. The
matter was referred to the city solicitor.
Sale of Heal Estate.
Samuel Hess & Son, auctioneers, sold at
public sale yesterday at tho public house
of E. Hambright, on tho Columbia and
Lancaster turnpike, for Emanuel Liven
good, a tract of land containing 18 acre?,
situated in East Hempfield township, to
W. A. Steinkopb, for 3.0.50 per acre.
Improving a Bank.
The store room in Locher's building,
Centre square, which was formerly occu
pied by Charles H. Barr and more recent
ly by Morris Levy, will be turned in the
bauk of Locher & Son. The front is being
walled up and in its plajo there will be a
window.
Big Tobacco.
Isaac Grube,of Warwick township,has a
tobacco stalk with leaves 42 inches long
and 21 inches wide.
KAUFFMANFOBSENATOB
THK INDEPENDENTS OP TUB KUKTB.
Aa Ami-Boss Republican Convention at
Ephrata Nominate the Doughty Sen
ator tor Bis fwn Successor.
The Independent Republican convention
of the Northern senatorial district of Lan
caster eouuty fust iu tho parlors of the
Ephrata Mountain Springs hotel at ten
o'clock this morning, and was called to
order by Cape. John R. Brieker, who
stated the object of the convention. He
said the Cameron convention had placed
in nomination a man who for years had
been a peiaistunt office-seeker, and a sub
servient tool of the rotten machine.
Ho has beou defeated again and
again by tho houeat voters of the
district, and aaiu presents himself
for their suffrages, and it is for the
voters to determine whether ha istrth
forced upon ns. Money, inhaeoee, bribery
and fraud will be used against the Inde
pendents, but if they are truo to them
selves they will defrat the machine candi
date as thoy have dune on former occa
sions. The speaker said he had been in
these contests beforo aud he knew the
feeling of the honest voters to be against
the ring candidate.
The roll of delegates was thon called
and the following answered to their names :
Clay P. B. Fidler, Sam'l 9. Roatb, D.
H. Erb..
Conoy H. H. Wiley, Frank Smith, J.
H. Green.
Cocalico East W. W. Hain. M. L.
Gockley, C. II. Regar, Joel Carpenter,
Dr. U. B. Knino.
Columbia 1st ward C. E. Grayblll, J.
Koch.
Columbia 3d ward W. M. McClure. . j
Columbia 3d ward Robert Beachara.
Donegal East Maytown Levi Weaver.
Donegal East Springville C. H. Niss
ley. Donegal East Lincoln- -E. B. Engle.
Earl Curtis R. Richmond, Samuel
Hoist. '
Elizabeth Joseph Matthews.
Ephrata H. B. Keller. L N. Lightner,
SI. O. Stirk.
Rohrentowu II. G. Martin.
Petersburg A.' H. Shcnk.
Hempfield, W. Silver Spring Luther
Greenawalt, Jacob Kendig, A. L. ''Iler
shey. Hempfield Northwestern J.H. Cristy.
Manheim Bor. A. Kline, J. Z. Eby,
John M. Dunlap.
Mt. Joy Bor. Andrew Gerber.
Mt. Joy Lower John G. Heist.
Marietta II. Burd Cassel. Cyras Horr.
D. H. Stauffer.
Rapho Newtown E. G. Reist.
Rapho Sporting Hill J. E. Stauffer,
Abraham Cooper, Tobias II. Hershey.
Rapho-Uuion Square Dr. S. S. Brocht.
Warwick Jacob Bomberger, I. K.
Huber, Wilson Banm.
On motion of Col. Wm. McClure, Henry
H. Wiley, of Conoy, was chosen president
of the convention, and made a briof speech
acknowledging the honor conferred.
H. Burd Cassel was ehosen secretary.
On motion of Abraham Kline, of Man
hcira, a committee of five was appointed
to draft resolutions expressive-of the sense
of the convention.
The chair appointed the following :
Abr. Kline, Col. Wm. McClure, A. H.
Sbenk, II. Burd Cassel, Dr. John M.
Dunlap.
A recess was taken to await the report
of the committee, which, after a brief ab
sence, returned and reported the follow
ing :
" Whereas, John 31. Stehman is a can
didate for state senator for this distiict as
the distinctive representative of the sena
torial boss through whoso personal in
fluencoho was forced upon tho peop!e,and
of the machine through whoso agency he
was nominated ; haviug boen tried and A
found wanting in the most essential quali
ties of a represcntive of the people, and
having since then been twice a candidate
for tho position now sunght, and on each
occasion rebuked by the people ;
" And whereas, before the expiration
of the term of tne next senator from this
district the ro election of J. Donald Cam
eron will be an issun to be met by him;
and knowing from S tollman's past record
aud present affiliations that be would bo
snbscrviiut to the wishes of the boss and
an instrument of tho machine he controls ;
therefore.
"Rcsolced. That in the language of his
successful opponent in the campaign of
1874, he should not ba sent to the Senate,
because ho has always been in active
sympathy and co operation with the cor
rupt rings of this county, and his election
wonld be a triumph for the desperate
political hucksters who have plundered
the tax-payers, and who select such men
to use for their own base purposes.'
"Resolved, that as Cameron has defiantly
trampled upon civil reform in causing the
removal of the faithful collector of inter
nal revenue for this the Ninth", district, in
violation of the pledge of the' Republican
stato platform, in order to reward one of
his own creatures, who earned a bronze
medal by b straying his constituents at
Chicago, and, as he admitted, to secure
another vote for himself for United States
senator, all of which was done against the
protest of our faithful representative,
Hon. A. Ilerr Smith, it is the duty of
every honest citizen to give expression to
his condemnation by voting against the
Cameron candidate.
" Resolted, that we proceed' to nominate
a candidate for state senator and earnestly
call upon the citizens of this senatorial
district, without regard . to their past or
present political affiliations, to join us in
electing the candidate this day nominated
and thus rebuke the arrogance which d
makes this state a province and the people
dependent on a personal rule transmitted
from father to son and whieh the latter
seeks to perpetuate."
The resolutions were unanimously
adopted.
Ou motion of Mr. Kline, the convention
proceeded to make nominations for state
senator.
Tobias II. Hershey nominated Col C. S.
KaufTman, of Columbia.
I. K. Huber nominated Dr. John M.
Dunlap, of Manheim borough.
H. G. Martin nominated Col. W. M. Mc
Clure of Columbia.
A. H. Sbenk nominated Captain J. R.
Brieker. of Lititz.
J. Z. Eaby nominated Abraham Kline,
of Manheim borough.
Messrs. Dunlap, Kline, Brieker and Mc
Clure, snecci-sively declined, each giving
in his adherence to the Independent cause,
pledging it a hearty support, and recom
mending Col. C S. KauffoMn as a proper
candidate.
On motion of Tobias H. Hershey, Col.
C. S. KaufTman was nominated by accla
mation. A. B. Shenk offered tho following reso
lution, which was passed by acclamation :
"Resolved, That in Col. Christian S.
KaufTman we present to the citizens of the
Fourteenth senatorial district, who are op
posed to boss domination and machine
methods, a candidate who has been tried
and not found wanting in any of tho es
sential qualities of a representative of tho
people. Chosen four- years ego by the
reform sentiment of the district, he
has in his osaefal career fully io
alized their expectations. AVith Sena
tors Lee and Evnrhart,and Representatives
WoIfo:i':ii Mant?, he "voted apaiost the
election of Cameron in 1879. Again in .
1881 ho stood with the fifty-six Republi- 1
cans who prevented the election of Cam
eron's nominee and finally' secured the
choice of Hon. John L Mitchell to the
United States Senate, and on all other
questions, including the infamous dclin-
I quent tax bUL the record shows that he