LANCASTER DAILY INTELLIGENCER, MONDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1882.
Lancaster fntrlUgencrt
MONDAY EVENING, OCTOBEB 2. 1883.
Remember tfte Legislatare.
The plan of battle of the Cameron
campaign managers in relation to the
legislative tickets appears to be that of a
atill-hunt. They.are.Jiot making much
.noise in tnto direction, but no effort will
be snared to hold the intrenchments at
Ilarrisburg, and the race mat ine pros
pect of doing this is anything but en
couraging will only serve to intensify
the struggle on the part of the machine.
In regard to the twelve Republican
senatorial districts the policy generally
adopted has been that of setting up
masked candidates as regular nominees,
men who make more or less pretension
to independence, but who are secretly
pledged to vote for Mr. Cameron's re
election to the Senate, this being done to
deceive the Independent Republicans.
This little game will not work, however,
as the Independents are determined not
to be thus misled. A nomination of
this character lias been made in Mont
gomery, but the Independents have
promptly challenged the decoy candidate
to show his colors, and if he does not
come out squirmy against Cameron
they will either pufcTife another candi
date or vote for Mr. Sutton, the Demo
cratic nominee, an able and worthy
young man. The machine will be met
and biftlsd in the sauij way in the
Philadelphia districts. lu Allegheny
City the Democrats and Independents
have united to defeat the regular Uam
eroa candidate and their miccass seems
certain. In the Pittsburgh district the
regular candidate always has been an
anti-Cameron man. The Bucks district
is sure to elect a D3m92r.1t. Iu the
Washington, Beaver and Warrea and
Venango, districts, the result isconfi
dently expected to be the same, unless
anti- Cameron Republican candidates
prevail. And it is now clear that Mr.
Stehman will have a rocky road to travel
in the Northern Lancaster district, as
the Independents are increasing in
strength every day. But the Stalwarts
will not give up the fight, even in the
most rebellious of these districts, and
they are trying to get in some character
istic work in the Democratic districts.
Their hopes,- in this respect, however,
will speedily be crushed if the Demo
crats are. on their guard and do their
whole duty. To this end all local jeal
ousies and quarrels should at once cease
and give place to united and harmonious
work in behalf of worthy representa
tions of the party. As the fight stands
in the senatorial districts Cameron is
badly beaten ; lot us see to it that he
stays beaten.
Then, as to the House. In the begin
ning of the campaign the idea got abroad
that as the members of this body would
not hold out for the senatorial election
iu 1883, that they need not command any
special attention. This neglect might
have proved a serious blunder. The
next Legislattre will make a new appor
tionment, and it therefore becomes very
important to prevent machine con
trol of either House. Cameron has
a reliable contingent holding over in
the Senate, and should he control a ma
jority of the House it would be impossi
ble to secure a fair and honest appor
tionment, although Pattison's election
would prevent the creation of one like
the present. It is of the first import
ance that Democrats should remember
this fact and act upon it. The legisla
tive ticket should be clean and strong
throughout, and it should be .pushed
right along in the vote close to that for
the state ticket. The Democracy should
make clean work of it in this contest,
and not only elect its whole state ticket,
but a reform Legislature to sustain it, in
the great work of administrative re
form. And, with close, steady and per
sistent work, this is entirely within the
range of possibility, notwithstanding
the heavy disadvantages of the existing
apportionment.
s
A. False Pretense.
If the announcement made by Mr.
Cooper that the Stalwart Republican
candidate for governor would on Satur
day night speak to the people of Phila
delphia on "state issues" was not a
clear case of false pretense, then it is
difficult to determine of what that
offense against I ruth and honor consists.
His published utterances upon that oc
casion completely fail to redeem the
promise that attracted a considerable
portion of his audience to the Industrial
hall; and many thoughtful men who
but for Cooper's flaming announce
ment would not have been seen there
went away disappointed at the conclu
sion of the vapid harangue with which
he occupied the time of his hearers.
Not once did Mr. Cameron's candidate
get within hailing distance of the real
issues of the campaign, and even Hie
speech that he sent to the newspaper
offices in advance to be printed as his de
liverance, but which, in reality, he
failed to deliver, does not grapple with
any of the vital questions that the peo -pie
of the commoawealth .have decided
to pass upon at this time. It was mani
festly a make-shift and could deceive no
one with the smallest modicum of
sense. Of itself it is a reflection
upon the speaker's own intelligence and
an insult to the judgment of the thinking
aen who read it This undelivered
speech like the balderdash heeally did
inflict upon his audience has no more re
lation to what comprise the state issues
that are to be decided at the coming
election than it has with the internal
government of Patagonia. Cheap politi
cal slang and egotistical twaddle are not
what the people of Pennsylvania are
caring for at this time, least of all from
a candidate for governor who is falsely
advertised to discuss " state issues "
that reach right home to every taxpayer
2;and freeman. General Beaver stepped
around the subject as dextrously as
though it had been a package of ' ' nitro
glycerine " ready to explode at the
slightest touch. But that kind of polit
ical gymnastic exercise is not what is
going to invite the approbation of
thoughtful men, whose observation has
taught them ordinary discernment.
If Gen. Beaver really desires to know
just what the " state issues " are that
people propose to settle for themselves,
let him write to the Democratic state
committee for a copy of the speech of
Controller Pattison at the reception of
the Commonwealth club. Something
like the following from Pattison's
speech would have livened up Gen.
Beaver's Saturday night performance to
a wonderful degree :
There is a widespread discontent at
what is forcibly called "boss" govern
ment. This is not without much reason.
Popular discontent has generally good
cause, for the people have no advantage
in unnecessary agitation and disorder.
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 weal, but on that of abject obedi-di-.ka
in thn nrrtarst of the " machine ''
enco to tne orders or tne
and he follows his interest.
The New York Herald says that
Judge Folger will not take the advice
he is so freely getting to decline the New
York nomination for governor for the
two very good reasons that lie was nom
inated by fraud, and that he cannot be
elected. The first reasou,tho Hcraldsays,
is not likely to make any impression
on the candidate, and it cites his pre
vious record on a similar occasion as
evidence of it. It seems that when
Judge Folger was a candidate for the
supreme bench of New York with
three other Republicans he was
counted in by Tweed in New York city.
The two Republican? of four who
had the largest vote were chosen ;
Charles J. Folger had leally several
thousand vote les? than a fellow
candidate, Mason, but Tweed
added enough to his vote to elect
him. This was well known, but yet
Folger accepted the place. The Herald
has good reason, therefore, for 'its belief
now that Judge Folger cares little how
he gets office ; but perhaps he may not
be ready to take advantage of a fraud
when it will not serve to elect him.
DiiES3ED hogs are selling iu St. Louis
for a fraction more than uiue. cents a
pound. On this basis of calculation it is
figured out that Ben Butterwortb, who is
a candidate for Congress in Ohio.runs well
up to $20 in value.
The Suspension Bridge (N Y.) Journal,
an old Democratic paper, last week hoisted
the Folger tickot and paid a heavy mort
gage simultaneously, mis paiagrapn
scarcely needs any commentary for per
sons who have knowledge of Jay Gould's
peculiar methods in politics.
Tub great evil of "boss" government
is that tho interest of the official is made
inimical to faithful public service. His
interest is not on the side of fidelity to
the public weal, but on that of abject
obedience to tho ordera of tho " machine"
and he follows his interest. From lit
tuotCa Commonwealth Club SpeecJi.
Dion Boucicaui.t has played a practical
joke by producing his old drama of the
" Long Strike " at Brighton under the
title " Mary Barton " the tital, as wo
need not say, of Mrs. Gaskoll's very clever
novel, of which the play is merely a dra
matic version. He gavo no intimation of
what ho had dono and Eeveral able critics
declared that his " ucw production could
not possibly hold the stage." Thereupon
Mr. Boucicault amiably spanked them in
tho papers, saying that in " tho hurry of
business they had mistaken a full grown
man for a ncw-boru child." Tho " Long
Striko " is one of tho most popular of
acting dramas.
Dousey, secretary of the National Re
publican committee, and awaiting trial as
a public thief ; Robeson, renominated,
leading tho " grand old party" in New
Jersey ; Folgcr's nomination in New York
brought about by a forged telegram ;
Mahonc, Cash, Houck, Chalmers, ct id
omne genus, evangelizing the South ;
and General Beaver relyiDg on " volun
tary contributions" from tide waiters and
scrub women to compass his election to
the chief ssat in tho gift of our common
wealth. These mark the dissolution of a
party that ha? long since out-live: its
usefulness.
Mk. WniTTiER writes to protest against
anything like the noasensa and absurdity
of an Italian carnival or a Now Orleans
festival of unreason, iu the bi-Contennial
celebration of the founding of Pennsylva
nia. Ho thinks the observance of the an
niversary should be more in accordance
with tho character of the world-honored
founder of tho commonwealth. His main
objectiou is to the proposed display of
military parades and he asks. " Is it not
possible that this part of tho programme
may bo changed? Waiving altogether
the quostion of any deforenca to the feel
ings and principles of tho religious society
to whom the memory of William Penu is
especially precious, it strikes mo that
something is duo to the truth of history
and to that ' holy experiment' of Christian
statesmanship, which God has abundantly
blessed in the prosperity of tho great
commonwealth whoso sure foundations
were laid upon the precepts of the Prince
of Peace."
An interesting bargain is reported by
the New York World to have been made
by Messrs. Uubbell, Hale and Reed, if
Republican reports cau be believed.
Hubbell, wo are told, furnished tho
money to carry Maino, with tho under
standing that Mr. Halo, who, through his
marriage to a daughter of the late Mr.
Chandler, has inherited a controlling in
terest in the Republican party in Michigan,
would do his best in return to defeat
Senator Ferry and elect the groat black
mailer to the Senate. Mr. Reed, better
known, thanks to Mr. Hiscock, as tho
" cheerful idiot," is to co-oporale towards
the same end, and inasmuch as ho has
the indubitable qualifications for post of
small wit and hot zeal, not to mention his
notorious connection with the Northern
Paoifio " Ring "Reed is to be rewarded
with the speakership. The combination
is neat, though it is perhaps open to ob
jection on the ground that it savors of
" monopoly." It must afford a good deal
of satisfaction to the average decent Re
publican, when he sees his party threat
ened with a contest between Reed and
Eeifcr for the honor of acting as Robe
son's stalking.ass, to reflect that the next
Houso will be Democratic.
IS THE DEAD ALIVE?
A. GCKX'lUSi Jul rB IHSCBAXCK CASE.
Mr. Wackerle'a Salt A Husband wboM
Ileatb was Disputed Trying to 1'rove
Him an linpoitor.
A somewhat singular life insurance case
which may develop the practice of gross
imposition and prove a remarkable case of
mistaken indentity, has been in progress
in the United States court in St. Louis
for several days and reached its climax
Saturday. The case is that of Mrs Wal
burga Wackerle, widow of William
Wackerle, against the Mutual life insur
ance company of New York, for $4,000, on
a policy taken out by her husband several
years ago. Wackerle formerly lived in
Minnesota as a farmer. Ho served it the
lato war, after which he sold his farm and
lived in Milwaukee when the insurance
policy on his life was taken out. From
Milwaukee he went to California, where
he was joined by his wife, and in 1870
they went to Quincy, III. Two years
later Wackerle went to Texas, and on
Christmas day, 1872, he was reported to
havo been run over by a railroad train and
killed. His widow went South, where she
gathered proofs of her husband's death
and had the body exhumed, aud inden
tified it as that of William Wackerle. Tho
tna life insurance company, which had
issued ono of the policies, was not satisfied
ofWackerle's death, and refused pay
ment. The widow brought suit and ob
tained judgment, but the case was ap
pealed and the supremo court of Louisiana
reversed tho decision of the court below.
Meanwhile Joseph Wimmen, a lawyer, of
Minnesota, wene to California and soon
after offered to produco Wackerle alive.
Mrs. Wackerle persistently denied that
this man was her husbaud aud brought
suit against the Mutual life insurance
company in the United States court in St.
Louis. A large amount of testimony,
both oral and in the form of depositions,
has been offered on both sides, which is
about equally divided as to the indentity
of the man. He was put on tho stand
Saturday, and there has been a great re
vulsion, both of feeling aud opinion. He
swore directly to being the husband of the
plaintiff in the case, and detailed a num
ber of circumstances and event? con
nected with their married life, but on
cross-examination he could not tell how
many children they had, when or whore
thoy wore boru, or how many wero living
or dead. Ho could not even tell the names
of all of them. His direct testimony was
not exactly broken down, but his cross
examination was of such a character as to
lead to the belief that he is playing the
part of an impostor.
A THEOLOGICAL DEMOSTHENES.
A Greek Preacher Whoso Kloqaence Wipes
Out a Heavy vebc.
The Northwestern Presbyterian church,
at Nineteenth and Master street, Phila
dclphia,rejoices in having found a preacher
who can fill its empty pews, put money
in its depleted exchequer and arouse an
enthusiasm iu the congregation that
makes the auditorium, lecture room and
vestibules too small to hold the people
This new preacher is Waldo 3Iessaros, a
Greek, from Lepanto, who can appeal to
his auditors iu eight languages, both
living and dead, when tho queen's Eng
lish is of no avail. Sunday evening the
church was crowded in every nook and
corner. People stood in the aisles, sat on
the rostrum steps, and even filled tho lec
ture room, the doors from which opened
into tho auditorium ; but the belated ones
were unable to see bis gestures, the elo
quence of which is the great charm the
Greek exercises over his audience.
Messaros has been preaching at the
Northwestern church since last July. The
congregation was then without a pastor,
and the Greek was engaged as a lay sup
ply. Scarcely fifty persons attended the
first service, and tho money that was
gathered in the contribution could bo
counted on tho lingers. The church was
burdened with an $18,000 mortgage, aud
the interest was $840 in arrears. Soon
Rev. Mr. Messaros began to draw crowd
ed houses, and tho interest manifested by
the people was attested by a collection of
$540 that was taken a few Sundays ago.
Sinco then tho floating debt has nearly
been paid, and now the pews arc being
rented. Theyaro scaled to bting in $6,000
if all aro taken, and already over $3,000
has been raised in this manner. The col
lector Sunday evening gathered nearly
a gallon of silver, nickel and copper corns.
Mr. Messaros has been invited to become
pastor of the church, and will be installed
as soon as he can bo ordained. Ho has
been in this country about ten years and
for half or that timo has been lecturing
ana preaching. 110 lias never taken a
theological course.
VROai ALTAIC TO CKAVE.
a Bride and Willow Within n I'erlud of
Xwenly-four Hours.
Under tho merry head of " married"
appeared in tho advertising columns of
tho papers of Saturday tho notice of tho
nuptials of William C. Copo and Mary
O'Neill. In tho samo column, under the
head of " deaths,' appeared tho name of
tne young groom. Mr. Cope resided at 718
Wyette street, Philadelphia. About three
years ago no woic tne gay unuorni ot a
letter carrier and in his daily rounds form
ed tho acquaintance of Miss O'Nioll, who
then resided with a relative at 1121 Pas-
synnk avenue. The acquaintance soon
ripened into friendship and finally result
ed in an engagement of marriage. Mr.
Cope, finding his duties as a carrier and
the exposure to which ho was subjected,
too much for his constitution, relinquish
ed the place to take tho position of a
weigher in the grain elevator at tho foot
of Washington avenue.
In tho meantime the young couplo had
fixed upon Monday last as their wedding
day. Two weeks ago the groom elect
contracted a hovere cold, but immediately
sought a physician and was to all appear
ances, rapidly improving, until tho day set
for the nuptials, when ho complained of
ieeung naaiy. Mho ceremony wont on,
however, and in tho evening ho was taken
ill with pneumonia. He lingered nntil
Wednesday morning when death ensued.
Tho bride of a day at once changed tho
wedding robes for a widow's weeds.
UOMBiaO A TltAlN.
Desperadoes In Colorado Steal 85,500 from
an Express Car.
While a west-bound passenger train on
the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe railroad
was standing on the side track at Gren
ada, Col., to let the east-bound passenger
train pass two men mounted tho ongino
with revolvers and made the engineer run
the train ono milo out of town, where fif
teen armed men took possession of the
train. Tho only shots fired were at Con
ductor Dees, who had gono forward to
learn the cause of the stoppage of the
train. He ran back into the smoking car,
whore a sheriff and deputy sheriff from
Raton, and a sheriff from Las Vegas were.
Tho sheriffs drew their revolvers and
thereby saved tho passengers from losing
their valuables. The robbers thon stolo
$5,500 in money from the express-car and
told the engineer to pull out. They got
off the train, mounted their horses and
departed. A safe in the express car, con
taining $10,000, was not touched. A
posse of citizens is in pursuit of the rob
bers. Almost Beheaded.
Yesterday David Pratt and Charles
Willoughby had a dispute on a road near
Wadesboro, R. C. Pratt struck Wil
loughby on the back of tho neck with a
scythe which he carried, and nearly
severed his head from his body. Pratt
has not sinco been seen,
coiXKor.
What Heaver Aewifliiiiil wlta S30,OOOa
Tear.)
A Republican farmer writing in a late
issue of the Farmer' $ Friend tells a doleful
story of the State College upon which $30,
000 per year arc spent under direction of
Gen. Beaver. He says: "Boss rule has
not made the State College a success, and
no one appreciates this fact more fully and
painfully now than Gen. Beaver, the Stal
wart candidate for Governor. To him more
than any other individual its failure is to
be attributed, as he has virtually controlled
its destinies for many years past, having
been president of its Board of Trustees and
chairman of tho Executive Committee,
positions which gave him almost unlimited
authority; particularly as ho lived near the
College, and its entire management was
tacitly delegated to him by the remaining
trustees, who took but little interest in its
welfare. If a man cannot successfully con
duct an institution such as this, which has
plenty of funds, ho certainly should not be
entrusted with the chief executive office of
this great Commonwealth.
The grade of scholarship heretofore re
quirea for graduation at the State college
has been so lamentably low that I have
been informed by persons who are fully
qualified to judge, that the senior exami
nation there would not entitle a student to
admission in the freshman class of a first
class college. I know positively that stu
dents are graduated who by no means come
up even to the inferior standard that has
been established there, simply for the rea
son that the number of graduates is so
small that the faculty cannot afford to re
ject a single one. The commonest rudi
ments of an ordinary free school education
have not been carefully taught and there
by hangs a talc, the relation of which may
serve as an example to elucidate the subject
under consideration. During the adminis
tration of the late president, I called at the
college to see him, but finding the doer of
his office locked, I inquired of a number of
the junior class whom I met where I could
find Mr. Shortlidge. His reply was : I
haven't saw him since dinner. I don't
think he has came over from his house
yet" O shade of Lindley Murray 1 Here
was a young man murdering the simplest
of the King's English, in the very arcanum
as it were, of learning. In this instance at
least the college could not diclaim responsi
bility for its student's speech, for the rea
son that he had commenced his course in
the lowest class of the preparatory school,
and passed through all the classes in succes
sion, and he graduated at the last commence
ment with the highest honors that the col
lege can bestow.'
A HOSPITAL SOLDIEK.
Who Won Hia Medal at Chicago.
The Bradford Argus, printedat the home
of Davies, the Republican candidate for
Lieutenant Governor, thus ventilates what
the red-headed and hopeful Cooper calls
his "war record:"
Mr. Davies was appointed a captain in
Co. B, 141st Regiment, soon after that
Company left this place. No braver men
went to the front than the rank and file,
but Davies was in the hospital most of the
time, and in a few months just previous
to tho battle of Fredericksburg came
home and resigned. It is unnecessary for
us to print the details, as told by the mem
bers of that company, as they are both too
amusing and ridiculous for publication. A
number of those boys in bine arc still
marching upon our streets, and ask them
for particulars. Now, as General Beaver
hasa" war record" we ask the Stalwarts
why they don't publish Davies' deeds of
bravery, in order to keep up the tail end of
their ticket.
AT CINCINNATI IN 1876.
The Republicans in this district were
almost en mass for Blaine for President in
1870, and elected W. T. Davies one of the
delegates to their- National Convention
with instructions to vote for Blaine. What
did he do ? Like Beaver, betrayed them.
Voted at the nod of Cameren every time.
Tho Republicans of this district were fran
tically indignant. They repudiated Davies
and the course ho had taken. The Brad
ford Republican, the leading radical news
paper of this county Baid at that time :
Bradford Republican, June S3, 1S7G.
" Tho Republicans of this district, nine-tenths
or whom were for Illaino, will judge whether
tlicyliavo been fairly represented! We raise
the question ot prefer representation"
JUXE CO, 1S7C.
"Our delegates acted at Cincinnati under in
structions from Harrisburg, instead of heeding
the voice of tho Kepublicans of tho district.
Here id mischief."
Davies and Beaver both accomplished
the same betrayal, one at Cincinnati in 187G,
the other by being one of the 306 at Chi
cago. It was thought at this time that
Davies' political career was ended that he
had committed too base an act to ever again
appear before the people. It now appears
this very act was one of the reasons why
he was nominated on the Boss ticket. The
voters in this county, however, have not
forgotten this,-and they arc now seeking a
revenge by opposing Davies, hundreds of
tho most prominent Republicans being ac
tive in opposing his election.
Voters, Think or This.
Enormous increase of expenditures in
Pennsylvania in twenty years in the fol
lowing items :
rrBLIO l-HIXTIXII.
Iii 1SS0 the coat was, $&is,rc&02
in isoo the cost wu, xafAi.ia
Increase, $a "3,057.28
rEXITKNTIARIES.
Iu 1SS0 the expenses were,. .. .$W,223.00
In 1SC0 the expenses were, 83,449.00
Increase,... .. $412,776.00
EXPENSES OP MMISLATIOJ.
In 1S80 the expenses were,.... ....$190,917.15
In 1SG0 the expenses were, . 177,M.U5
Increase, $119,662.50
JUDICIARY.
Ill 1880 tlic cost was,.. . ..$lri2,590.74
In 1860 the cost was, 115,093.41
Increase.......... ................$307,495.31
EXPENSES OF DXr-ART3f EOTS OF COVEttSSTEST.
In 1880 was,, $197,101.88
In I860 W03, 48,841.67
Increase, $148,200.31
roruLAriox op the state.
In 1880 was, .... 4,282,786
In I960 was, 2,906,215
Increase, 1,376,571
The increase of population was a little
more than 47 per cent., and by making
their own calculations they will sec that
the expense of public printing increased
nearly eight fold; that the expense of
penitentiaries, legislation and the judiciary
have been increased more than three fold ;
and the expenses of the departments have
quadrupled. This is a matter of serious
consideration, and it is the duty of every
voter who desires honest government to
ponder the matter well before he casts his
vote in favor of the boss influence which
is responsible for this great and unprece
dented extravagance. It is not needed for
the honest conduct of government, but is
applied in the way it will do the most good
for the bosses in keeping them- in power.
The increase of population does not ac
count for the increased expenditures, and
not anything else will account for it but
downright robbery of the public money.
- Three Salcldee.
P. L. Dunn, an old farmer of Jefferson
Springs, Ark., committed suicide last
Thursday night, because his wit'o had left
him.
C. Wolf, of Pino Bluff, Ark., :hot him
self dead in his wifo's presence, on Satur
day, benauso sho bad reproach ed him for
drunkenness.
J. Johnson, a sailor on the schooner
Tempest, committed suicide near Chicago
on Saturday morning by hanging himself
by the neck over the vossol'a side
ASSM.I
FBRSONAXj.
Moodv. and Sanket are iu Paris, but
they make poor headway in that wicked
city.
Hans Makabt. the celebrated Vienna
painter, has selected a wife from a corps
of ballet girls.
Mrs. Mtba Clakk Gaines, the noted
litigant, has become an active champion
of woman's suffrage.
Miss Calhoun, grandniece of the South
Carolina statesman, will shortly make her
debnt on the stage in London.
General Efpa Hunton, in an inter
view sums up the political outlook in Vir
ginia with the remark : " Mahono will
be defeated."
JounT. Ford, tho veteran manager,
celebrates to-day the completion of the
thirtieth year of his connection with the
atrical amusements in Baltimore.
Rutiierford B. Hayes they say would
like to represent Ohio in the United States
Senate, though the peoplo of Ohio have
no such yearning.
Rev. James Freeman Clarke -discovered
in Europe this season that Catho
lics attend church, while protestants
neglect it, and that the number of free
thinkers is increasing in France.
TnoMAS C. Platt, of New York, has
gone West on a pleasuro trip and during
his stop in Chicago peremptorily declined
to be iuterviewed. Platt doesn't know
very much but what ha does kuow ho
evidently proposes to keep to himself.
Willie Spraoue, tho son of Mrs. Kate
Chase Sprague. is a slender boy seventeen
years of age, with, an olive complexion,
black eyes and hair, and a faco thin and
caroworn. Early every morning last sum
mer he could havo been seen roughly
dressed, driving from Canonchot in an old
farm wagon filled with milk cans', the con
tents of which he sold at the hotels
Mrs. Lanotrv will soon bo on tho
seas. A London contemporary recently
said of her " Among other higus of the
times one young lady, possessed of double
Mrs. Langtry's personal charm?, was
heard to say as tho audionco was leaving :
She is perfectly lovely ;' whilo outside
the stalls' entrance an initerant vender
was louding shouting as ho strove to sell
cheap photographs : ' Only two pence
each a correct portrait of Mrs. Langtry,
tho qncen of the stage 1"
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A Cold-Blooded lTrencbinau.
The San Francisco Arnonaut says :
"Dumas and Gaillardet fought a duel, by
reason of some quarrel they had. It was
in 1834. They fonght with pistols, at
fifty paces, advancing to fifteen paces and
firing at will after tho word. Neither was
touohed. Although both desired to con
tinue tho duel, tho seconds, being of the
regulation French stripe, refused to allow
it.
All hut one Bixio. This gentlemen
was a good deal like Dr. Slammer of tho
ninety-seventh. lie besought Dumas (who
was an excellent shot) to kill Gaillardet at
the first fire ; "not that I havo aoy feeling
against him," quoth Bixio, "but I have
heard that every man receiving a fatal
gunshot wound turns around before ho
falls. I would like to know if it be true
purely from a scientific standpoint. Kill
him, please."
But Gaillardet lived until 1883. And
now with Bixio ? During tho revolution
of 1818 he was leading a cbargo against a
barricado in the Ruo Sonfliot. A ball
fired from a housetop Btruck him in the
shoulder, passed through his lung, making
a wound fifteen inches long, aud camo out
near the dorsal vertebra-. Bixio leaped
convulsively into the air, spun around
three times and fell upon his face.
" It is true they do turn," ho muttered
as tho blood gushed from his mouth and
nostrils.
He had solved the problem.
XotnlnatloEB In the State.
Joshua Wright was nominated for con
gressman on Saturday by the Grcenback
ors of tho Eighth Pennsylvania district.
Tho Republican convention of .North
ampton county, Pa., on Saturday, declared
forex-Judgo Kirkpatrick, of Easton, for
congressman, and W. N. Drake, of Eas
ton, for state senator.
Samuel F. Barr was renominated for
representative in Cougresss on Saturday,
by tho Republicans of the Fourteenth
Pennsylvania district.
Carter Harrison, mayor of Chicago, has
declined the Democratic nomination for
congressman in tho Third district of Illi
nois. Patrick A. Collins was nominated for
congressman by the Democrats of the
Fourth Massachusetts district on Satur
day night.
The Republicans of Burlington county,
New Jersey, ou Saturday nominated
Charles E. Morritt, of Mount Holly, for
state senator.
Revising Mia Old Testament.
The American Bible revision committee
or that branch of tho committco known as
the Old Testament committee, met in
private session at tho Biblo house, New
York. Tho work of revision, it was re
ported, had progressed to psalms, which
havo already been revised four times,
twico in this country and twico in Eng
land. Tho songs of Solomon will come
next, followed by Ecclesiastcs, which will
all but complete the work, and will take
about a year yet to accomplish. Profes
sor Meade, of Virginia, and Dr. Hare, of
Philadelphia, Dr. Packard, of tho Episco
pal theological seminary of Virginia, and
Dr. Donaul, of Brooklyn, wero present,
with suggestions as to tho best way to
advance tho work. About nino clergy
men are now engaged on it.
Stabbing Affray Between Italians.
Two Italians laborers on tho WestShoro
railroad quarreled at Newburgh, N. Y.,
about a woman. A third, named Salvator
Rocca, interposed and took a revolver
away from ono of the disputants, James
Cassiano, who thereupon got a knife,
pursued Rocca into a house and stabbed
him in tho abdomen so that he will proba
bly die. Rocca is 42 years old, and has
a wife' in Italy. Cassiano was arrested.
A. Journalist Shot.
C. M. Barnes, a correspondent of the
New York Herald, was shot by W. R.
Lyle, a reporter for tho Evening Light, at
San Antonio, Texas, during a quarrel
about an article written by Lyle. The
bullet struck Barnes just abovo tho waist,
and, striking a rib, passed around and
lodged in the llesh on his right side.
Barnes lies in a precarious condition.
Lyle was immediately arrested.
Fatally Clubbed by Policeman.
Policeman Fisher, of Sing Sing, N. Y ,
on Thursday last looked an intoxicated la
borer, Patric Riley, in a cell of the city
prisou. Riley was found dead in the
morning, and on Saturday a coronor's in
vestigation disclosed the fact that a blow
from Fisher's club had fractured Riley's
skull. Fisher is in jail.
Shot Head by a Klval.
Charles Victor, aged 18, while returning
from a dance in Chicago last night, in
company with Miss Goldsmith shot and
instantly killed Joseph T. Butler. The
latter was jealous of Victor and laid in
wait and assaulted him.
Tne German Band.
The German Hussar band were quite
successful with their entertainment in the
opera house on Saturday night There
were over SOO people in tho audience who
wero delighted with tho music. The
band will give their last entertainment in
this city to-night in the largo garden in
the rear of Knapp's saloon. East King
street. The concert was under the au
spices of the Man.-orchor society.
THE ANCIENT CRAFT.
HISTORICAL SKETCH OF TOE MA9UMS.
The Corner Stono ot the Union Chapel at
tpnrata Laid With Masonic Cere
moniesMr. Hardy's Address.
The cornerstone of Ephrata Union chapel
was laid at that place yesterday afternoon
with Masonic ceremony. Lodges Nos. 43
and 476 of this city assembled at their
lodge room yesterday morning and
marched to the West King street depot,
Major Jero Rohrer acting as marshal,
whero a special train was in waiting to
convey them to Ephrata. At 2 o'clock
tho craft assembled and marched in pro
cession to the site of the new building,
where the beautiful and impressivo cere
mony of the order was performed by the
following officers :
Grand Master B. Frank Breneman.
Deputy Grand Master Win. N. Amer.
Senior Grand Warden J. Gust. Zook.
Junior Grand Warden Dr. George R.
Welchans.
Grand Secretary Hugh S. Gara.
Grand Treasurer B. Frank Eahlemau.
Senior Grand Deacon George Willson.
Junior Grand Deacon John C. Carter.
Grand Chaplain Lucius Hardy.
Grand Stewards Henry E. Carsou, J.
L. Lyte, E. Oram Lyto.
Grand Marshal Wm. A. Morton.
At the close of tho ceremonies Grand
Chaplain Hardy delivered the following
address :
Mr friends : We nave in your preseuoe,
just laid the corner stoun of a building to
be erected to tho sorvico of Uod. ine
various forms and rites are mysteries to
many of you, and to you they present
nothing but an empty form, but to the
initiated each form is a symbol and in the
act our minds aro carried rapidly aloug
the ceut dries. Each symbol is a volume.
We stand nut in the pie&cul but in the
past we are in an age where there are no
books, and all knowledge was held by tho !
priests or the masters of eaoli trade, aud
was taught only by symbols. Each rite is
tho story of some Greek or Egyptian
mystery whoso parallel has boon woven
into the Jewish religion, and so into the
Christian. We see not the material
corn, wine and oil, but their representa
tives, peace, plenty and prosperity. We
see tho wino that maketh glad the heart
of man, and the oil that maketh him of a
cheerful countenance. The shape and po
sition of this corner stone teaches a moral
lesson to every Master Mason and nono can
behold it either now or at any future
timo without instinctively thinking of tho
time when and place where ho received
thoso first instructions on which he was to
build his future moral edifice ; instinct
ively then ho looks over that edifice to
see if he has obeyed thoso instructions, to
see if we aro preparing a house, not made
with hands, eternal in the heavens It is
fitting that we should lay the cornerstone
of this ohapal, for Freemasonry has ever
been the handmaiden of the relig
ions, and the erection of temples
to tho gods of tho various relig
ious, whether it were tho religion of
tho tmo God, or of the heathen deities, has
been her chief pleasure. Of the most
magnificent temples ever ereoted, which
was dedicated to the service of the Living
God and surpassing all others in grandeur,
we need not speak, for you all know its
history. History tells us that as early as
tho 8th century B. C, tho craft built
many magnificent temples in Rome dedi
cated to tho Sun, the Moon, Jupiter,
Saturn, Mars, to Faith, Fidelity and to
Janus, tho god of peace. And it was tho
custom of tho Roman conquerors to build
a temple after each successful battle, dedi
cating it to tho honor of the god whose
aid had been invoked during tho bat
tle. Tho magnificent temples which
crowd ancient Italy were thus erected as
thank-offerings. It was in one of theso
vory temples of Masonic erection that St.
Paul preached his powerful sermon. Tho
Roman empire extended her conquests
and enlarged her territories to such great
extent, yet everywhere that the Romans
planted their standard tho craft planted
theirs and began tho erection of temples.
The Romans pushed their conquests so
far to tho west that tho continent could
not furnish more countries for them to
conquer, so they subdued the "islands of
the westernmost part". There too the
Masonic corporations followed and they
1 did moro to subduo tho Britons aud to
bring thorn to accept tho religions and
national peculiarities of their conquerors
than the Romans themselves did. The
dignity and learning of the craft and the
social intercourse between them and the
Britons made tho latter feel more kindly
toward the Romans. Tho ereotion of
palaces, castles, aqueducts and walls ele
vated architecture to a piano, second only
to Romo itself, and mado her craftsmen
so famous that their services were caied
for wherever any great and magnificent
building was to bo erected either on tho
continent of Europe or in the British
Isles. " Christianity, too, from tho first
hour of its introduction spread in Britain,
andgavotothe Masonic lodges the pecu
liar characteristics which distinguished
them at this period. These samo military
roads, so immense iu their extent, and
upon which chains and slavery had
been borno to people as free as
thoy wero ignorant, served now
to carry to enslaved humanity,
wearied of life, that new aud inspiring
liberty preached by Christ." Men now
travelled these roads, who, filled with tho
Holy Ghost, believed it to be their mission
to impart to all whom they overtook in
their journeyings a knowledge of tho true
God aud of his only Son. It is a tradition
in tho church that St. Paul himself
preached in these islands, baptising, con
firming and ordaining. When alone these
missionary converts were subject to
bloody persecutions in the towns through
which they passed, but were invariably
permitted to accompany unmolested the
Masonic corporations who now, sometimes
alone, sometimes in the retinue of the Ro
man legions, were continually threading
the immense empire. Thus we see that
Masonry has been the handmaiden of
religion and in a measure the forerunner.
We have met here and laid the corner
stone of this chapel, and it gives us great
pleasure to think that wo are doing as
Christians what our predecessors did
three thousand years ago for the heathen
deities. Our forms as I said before may
seem like meaningless ceremonials, but
man is so constituted that he requires
visible ceremonies to excite him to the
highest degree of worship.
When man first began to reason about
the natural objects and forces which sur
rounded him, and his mind began to com
prehend, he was filled with admiration.
He recognized the fact that his own being
was in some way dependent upon the
sun and the heavenly bodies, so that grat
itude took the place of admiration, and he
began to tho .powers which caused
lizht and darkness, tho changes of
the seasons, and as ho advanced
in his study his mind was filled
with awe, the natural produot of which
is worship. Hence we have in the old
worships the Hindoo, who worshiped in
Brahma the sun of summer and in Shiva
the sun of winter ; the Egyptians still
further advanced to Osiris, the Good, and
Typhon, the Bad. The Israelites, by in
spiration, worshipped Jehovah, the God of
Good, and in the serpent they personified
the Bad. The symbolism of the ancient
worships was continued from one to the
next, for man is so constituted that
he must.seo with his eyes before ho can
fully believo in his heart. So we as Chris
tians have retained many symbols, the
origin of which can be traced far back to
tho" worship of the heathen. Oar worship
Hi-.raasses all chiefly because it is not a
I worship of fear, or the propitiation of su
perior power which would otherwise de
stroy ns, but is the worship of love Iovo.
toward God and all his creatures. J
We have to-day performed a work of '
lore. You, iu that you have brought
your offering to build a house for tho
worship of God and to avo souls by in.
structing them from the cradle
in the ways of truth. In this we
join you from higher motives- than
simply to perpetuato an ancient and pleas
ant custom. The trusts of friendship, mo
rality and brotherly love actuate us. It
islovo that holds us- together as brethren.
Love not only for each other but for
humanity as representing our Lord and
God, whoso imaee we are. It is the bond
of love only which holds us together, and
with this doctrine constantly before us
the doctrine of lovo toward God and
man do we fulfil the noblest part, for
He who fulfils the noblest part
Hy loving Uotl with all hU heart,
lie, only ho, 1 he Scriptures prove
Can, as himself, hia neighbors love.
Dr. D. Rhine Hertz followed, thanking
the brethren for their services, and the
large audience for the good order main
tained on the occasiou.
Tho members of the fraternity reached
this city at 7 o'clock, all highly pleased
with the occasion.
POULTRY.
Heeling of the A sse elation detllng Keady
For ths Ananal mothioltlon.
A stated meeting of the Lancaster
county poultry association was held in the
agricultural room of city hall this morn
ing. The following named members wero
present : G. A. Geyer, president, Florin ;
J. B. Lichty, secretary, city; Charles
Lippold, city ; John E. Schum, city ; Dr.
E. H. Witmer, Neffsville ; Harry Stein, y
city ; W. W. Griest. oity ; Dr. H. D.i
Longaker, city ; J. 11 Crooks, West Wil
Ijw ; Joseph Truler, city ; J. M. John
ston, city ; Wash L. llerahey, Chickies.
The executive committee reported that
they recommended tho premiums to be
offered at the ensuing lair to be as fol
lows : First premium, i'i ; seeoud, $1 ;
third, highly commended. The entrance
fee to be 75 cents for hinglo fowls or
chicks and 35 cents per pair for pigeons.
The premiums on poultry to be for single
birds and on pigeons per pair. That tho
society charge 10 per cent on all special
cash premiums. That premiums of $5
each be ottered for breeding pens of such
varieties of fowls as shall bo agreed upon
by the executive committee. That
a breeders' purse of $100 be mado up,
the association adding a premium of $5 to
first, $3 to second and $1 to third best ex
hibitor, tho purse to be divided, GO per
cent, to first, 30 to second and 10 to third.
That tho committee accept the offer of T.
B. Dorsey of a silver cup valued at $25
to awarded to the best bantam of all ages;
and a similar premium for the best Polish.
That the committee accept the otter by
W. A. Jeffrey of a Bilver cup, valve 25,
to be awarded to the exhibitor of the beat
collection of white nested black Polish
fowls. That Messrs. Lippold aud Schum
be directed to arrange the list of premiums
to be offered for pigeons, subject to the su
pervision of tho society.
On motion tho report of tho committee
was received and the several recommenda
tions adopted.
A communication from Charies E. Long
was received, iu which he tenders his res
ignation as a member of tho executive
committee. The resignation was ac
cepted. Mr. Trissler nominated Charles Lippold
to fill the vacancy. Under the rules
action lies over until next meeting.
The thanks of the society were teudered
Messrs. Dorsey and Jeffrey for their gen
erous premiums offered by them.
The secretary reported that many
special premiums had already bsson ottered
by our citizens, and the prospects for a
fine exhibition were flattering. "-
Adjourned. . ...
BASEBALL..
A Uama at IHUiersTille on Hdtttrday.
Tho Quickstep baseball club of the JJlil
lersville Normal school on Saturday played
a match game with a elub composed of
young men of the village. Tho gamo
lasted but an hour and a half, and was
well played, but the school boys defeated
their opponents with ease. Zechcr, of the
Ironsides club, played with the school club
in his usual excellent style, aud received
great praise from all who saw him. The
score follows :
VII.LAOB KINK.
it.
Wiaaler, c. 1
Erlsinan, p 2
Leiir, 3.8 0
J. C. Kahler, lb,. 1
Gurt, '2 b. ......... o
Witmer, a b I
G. W. Kahler, I, I. 0
G. F. Kahler, a 1. I
llcrr, r. f. 1
X. S. QCICKSTEr.
i:. o.
Zechcr, c r -
Kurtz. 11 1 4
Mimin.s. a '1 '
laccbn,' 1 b. - S
Uear.HI :: '1
sni tii, :5 b :t -
lloitmun, 1. t :: 1
Wcltzul, c.i 1 '
HosttU-r, r. t 0 -'
7 W
1NHIN03.
12 3 4 5
-I
s :
Quickstep 512::
Village 0 :: 0 o
Time ot Game 1:30.
4 .t
i i
I--.'
0 '
Shooting Matah at Millport.
On Saturday afternoon two shooting
matches at pigeons took placb'at the hotel
at Millport, on the BtraabarW.pike. Tho
crowd in attendance .was large, a majority
of the sportsmen being from this city.
The first match was at five birds each,
with 910 as first prize, 85 second and $::
third. Nino gentlemen shot and tho
result was as follows, Ranch winning first
money :
Tut.
l :
1 :
0 1
Wiley
Wade
4: Miller..
ITranclscas,
KaufTtnan.
rtcose ..... 1
Kauch ,
V.'.'.'.Va
.......I
l
1 l
.1 T
1 r,
c .:
0 0
c: Miller.
...... .! 0
Fleming. u 0
In the second match there; were eight
entries, and each shot at four-birds. Tho
prizes were $8, 85 and 83, and the result
was that Wade won first, killing his four
birds. Tho score is :
I,
Tot.
1 3
O 0
0 2
1 3
Wiley ;.!
Wado 1
B. Mlllur 0
IHjIICItOHS. l
Kauffuian.... 1
Reese ...........0
Ranch ...1
OBlcera elected.
At a meeting of Pequea Iodgo No. 161,
1. O. of O. F., at Paradise, the following
officers were elected to serve for the ensu
ing term :
N. G. E. J. Eckman.
V. G. II. S. Kendig-
See. D. W. Edwards.
Ast. See James Frew.
Treas. W. C. Frew.
Rep. to G. L. J. L. Lightner.
Trustees D. W. Edwards, S. W. Frew,
J. L. Miller.
Jtolaa stolen.
Last night thieves entered the stable of
John B. Rowe, who resides at Wright's
ore mines, Providence township, and stole
a pair of mules which are valued at 800,
together with the halters and bridles. The
animals were tracked to a point near
George Witsaer's, which is between Mr.
Rowe's and New Providence, where all
traces of them were lost. Mr. Rowe
offers a nward In another column.
X. M. v. A. Meeting.
There will be a meeting of the board of
managers of the Young Men's Christian;
association this evening at 71 o'clock
Business of vital importance and a meet
ing of the association after the board meet
ing. m
Sale or Bask Stock.
J. B. Long, broker, sold to-day at pri
vate sale 10 shares Fulton national bank
stock at 813$ per share.