Mtwa"WBKUJwiuiiMMwaij!waiujii itfM'iinLguhsijui-ngraa LANCASTER DAILY INTELLIGENCES, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1882. jMipCTgjfjaAlJiMBBaHeahJitMJMriA-'MJitMi Eanrastti ntcllig.nice THUBSDAY EVENING, OCT. 6, 1880. . The Meraeas Under tke Harrew. A Press reporter publishes an inter view with Judge Black in relation to the working of the Edmunds bill in Utah, the judge being the counsel of the " peculiar people " who have made that territory to blossom as a rose and whom the United State in reward there for seek to disfranchise. The Edmunds bill defines polygamy as a crime and punishes it with a heavy fine and long imprisonment, superadding also the pen alty of disfranchisement. Judge Black esteems the punishment cruel, but yet one within the power of Congress to declare, and no resistance is proposed to the fair execution of the law. Nor is there any intention on the part of the Mormons to attempt to secure a repeal of the law. The judge no doubt truly declares thatf 'though they could show that the law was unjust to savagery, it would be folly to do so with the expec tation of moving Congress to pity ; for that illustrious body, backed by the po litical piety of the country, would be more likely to increase the punishment than diminish it, and might send Mor mons to corporal instead of civil death for practices which they consider di vinely inspired. Judge Black does not speak too highly of the hopelessness of turning Congress from its determination to plant a heavy foot upon polygamy ; not because con gressmen hate the institution or fail to practice themselves its most objection able features; but because their con stituents howl against it. Public senti ment runs too strongly against polygamy to be withstood by congressmen who have nothing to make by withstanding it. But it is not the worst offence against morality, though it be the one most severely punished by the law. The pub lic appropriation of plural wives is a vast deal decenter than the private possession of plural women ; yet the last offence may be practised with impunity. Undoubtedly there is a great deal of cant and hypoc ricy in the denunciation of polygamy ; but those who spout it have the floor, and liave made the law, and there is no present profit in discussing its policy. The question now is whether the law shall be unjustly administered by blind bieots or justly by intelligent executors. The Edmunds bill provides five com missioners to be appointed by the presi dent to take charge of the elections in Utah, and act as a returning board. Thee five commissioners are now mak ing preparation for the November elec tion for a delegate to Congress, and pro pose to require every citizen to swear that he was not married or cohabited with more than one woman at any time in the course of the past twenty-five years as a condition precedent to per mitting him to vote. That is an aftida vit which would exclude a fair popula tion of the voters m every state in the Union. If a test of that kind was start ed here, there would be some embarrass ment to the political committees in making out theirlists of qualified voters and a fearful falling off in the election footings. The Utah commissioners seem to have been struck by the iuexpediei.cy of dis franchising every man guilty of the Mor mon sin without the ilormon marriage, and they have undertaken to let the ordinary run of sinners out of their net by the phraseology of their order. Perhaps they think that tl.ey have escaped their embarrassment suc cessfully ; but it must have taken a very " hard cheek " to tell the Mormons that they could not vote because they had taken to themselves more than one wife, supporting and caring for them and theirs, while al the same lime letting into the polls the gentiles who did not call these women wives ; but the commis sioners' brazenness was no greater than that of the congressmen who. enacted a punishment for polygamy, but had none for an offense which does not claim Di vine sanction and does not have bibli cal example. This decree of the commissioners it is that Judge Black advises the Mormons to resist as unlawful, because it is not warranted by the Edmunds bill, and it is not enforceable under the constitu tion. The law declares polygamy to be a crime and disfranchises those who practice it ; but it. does not invest the commissioners with authority to sum marily determine the guilt of the offend ers, who are entitled to be tried by a jury and a court before trey are con demned and punished. Furthermore, no man can be required to testify against himself; yet the test which the com missioners make is the willingness of the voter to swear to his innocence. Again they require him to go back to a period long anterior to that at which his offense was made an offense, thus subjecting him to an ex jiost facto law ; which cannot be done. In his -forcible way Judge Black makes clear the un lawfulness of the commissioners' action and their unfitness for their high trust. lie proposes an appeal against them both to the courts and the president, having apparently more faith in the fairness of the latter than the former, which are strongly prejudiced in Utah against the community they are provided to pro tect. The invasion of the " solid South " by the Republican party does not seem to have reached Georgia, which has elected Mr. Stephens governor by a ma jority which reaches a practical unani mity, and has returned a Legislature of almost untinted Democratic color. Lit tle Delaware, too, standing on the con fines of the South, remains unmoved in its Democratic allegiance. The indica tions grow daily poorer for the success of the Mahone coalition in Virginia, and Tennessee remains as the single South ern state where the Republican vote shows manifestation of increased strength ; a result which is due to Dem ocratic folly there in abandoning Dera acratic principles and trifling with the sacred credit of the state. Saturday, October 7, is the last day for paying taxes. Pay your tar. Otm Stalwart neighbors of the Etamintr will have to look elsewhere than to little Delaware, if they want enconragement in their present desperate straits. Bct two days more remain in which a vo' iDg tax can be paid. Let every Demo crat, who has the welfare of his party and of his state at heart; give the subject im mediate attention. See that your own tax is paid, and if your Democratic neighbor has overlooked the matter remind him of it. Saturday ib the last day. Monday will be too late. Don't neglect this, Democrats. Denis Kearney told the sand lotters two Sundays ago that he was watching every day for the incorporation of com panies to corner the air and peddle it out at so much per mouthful, and the light, and eell it at so much a ray. He ex plained, however, that he didn't mean the gaslight, "as gas is all labor." Denis ought to know ; he'n been in the business S) long. Reports from the Georgia election, which took place yesterday, indicate that Alexander II. Stephens has been chosen governor by a majority likely to reach 50, 000 when tho returns are all in. Pennsyl vania can do as well as that for P.ttisou if the Democrats stand to tbeir gnus. The New York Times concodes that tho sweep ing Democratic victory in Georgia de stroys all chance of the Republicans secur ing one or two of the congressional dis tricts which they had been ploased to rccoid as doubtful. The Philadelphia Chronicle Herald has donned a new suit of type, which vastly improves its appearance. Our sprightly contemporary has won a creditable po sition among the evening journals of the city, and is to be congratulated upon tho visible signs of prosperity. Tho daily Pottstowu Ledger enteicd upon tho first decade of its existence on Monday last, and the event was celebrated by the ad dition of auotber columu to each pago of the paper. This enlargement and conse quent improvement is evidence that legiti mate journalism is not without its reward iu Pottstowu. The mass meeting at tho opera house to-night wilt formally open the campaign in this couuty and from now until election day the work of party organization will go briskly on. This evening's speakers need no introduction to Lancaster Demo crats, as tboir fame has already preceded them. Chauncey F. Btack is well-known throughout the country, not only as an able publicist, bat also as the founder of the movement to revive the principles o Jefferson. Candidate Elliott is famed throughout the whole northern tier of counties is au able lawyer and brilliant speaker. Ex-Congretsrnan Stenger, who made such au acceptable record in Wash ington, is also an incLivd orator and a lively rattling of tho Republican skeleton may be expected. Let Democrats and all citizens, irrespective of party, who wish to hear a calm, dispassionate discussion of state issues, attend. Olk contemporary, the Examiner, will have to take in the able editorial para grapa on Delaware's " little election " that appeared in its columns last evening and revise it to meet the. facts. After all the boasting of the notorious Dick Har rington, of safe burglary fame, who is now the head of the Republican state organiza tion, it apptar3 from the complete returns of the election that the Democrats of Delaware, so far from meeting a " Water loo" have Leld their own and retained control of Ihe board of election cauvassers, which was the only point involved iu the preliminary skirmish. The Democrats didn't make half an effort, either, but it was just enough to keep the election ma chiuery free from the defiling touch of Harriugton and his ilk. Toe Blue Hen's Chickens after tantalizing the safe burg lar into the belief that they were going to allow him to catch them have roosted high enough to prevent him from getting hold of their tail featheis, and with the customary cock a doodle-doo remarked in their own aggravating way, you know ' not this year, Mr. Harrington nor any other year." PERSONAL. Senator David Davis exercises with twenty -uve pound dumb bells. Quida's well-known novel, "Chandos, or tho Jester Turned Traitor," has been adapted for the English stage. Anna Dickinson has written to the editor of the Omaha Herald that she no longer advocates woman suffrage. Representative Carlisle, Kentucky, will be renominated by acclamation, every county iu his district having instructed for him. William- Young, who is ninety-three years of age, won a wrestling match, and ran a mile in five minutes,one day recently at an Illinois county fair. Hon. C. D. Layton, ex justice of the superior court of Delaware, and the oldest member of the bar of that state, died yesterday, at Dover, aged S3 years. Ex-Secretary Blaine arrived at his home at Augusta, Me., last evening in a special car. He is quite comfortable, though quite sick. Mr. Henry P Keenan has won his suit against the Philadelphia Times to re cover a claim of $10 per week extra salary from the 13th of July, 1881, up to the 1st of January, 1882. Lawyer Scoville says that his wife never handled the poisoned bouquet in tended for Gniteau. the assassin, and that John W. Guiteau received it from the florist's hands. James G. Blaine has contributed fifty dollars to the fund for a monument to the late Senator Benjamin H. Hill. This is said to be the first subscription to the fund from any prominent public man in tho North. Rev. James Roy, a Congregational minister, was yesterday at Montreal, ex cused from revealing a confidential con versation between himself and a member of his church when giving testimony in court. Judge Jotte stated that the Que bec code allowed ministers this privilege. A Million In Charitable lteqaests. John H.Swift, formerly a merchant of New York city, died in May, 1881, leaving a will, wherein be made bequests to rela tives and friends, and also gave to various religious and educational societies be. quests amounting to nearly $1,000,000. Yesterday a suit was begun in the supreme court for a judicial construction of the SiHrJ?16 estato wiu not realize over $200,000. STEALING $300 A WEEK. TKEFTIi BURNING DP TO THOUSANDS. Seven Men Arrested for Bobbing a Firm tn Philadelphia Store Porter In the Conspiracy. Henry C. and Frank Slaughter, of No. 751 South Tweqtieth street ; Charles Cul leuy, of No. 1440 Etting street ; Samuel Vauz, of 010 South Twenty-second street ; James P. Wallace, of No. 1C20 South street; William S. Bower, of No. 2002 Nicholson street, and Joseph R. Palmer, of Eighteenth and Wallace streets, were arraigned before Magistrate South, at the Central station, in Philadelphia, the first three named to answer the charge of lar ceny, and the others for receiving stolen goods. All the prisoners waived a hearing and were required to enter $1,000 bail each. Henry C. Slaughter is employed as en gineer iu the-wall paper manufactory of Messrs. Howell Brothers, Sixth street, below Market, and his brother and Cul lenny occupied positions as porters in the same houso. Several weeks ago Lieuten ant Markoe and Special Officer Taite were informed that goods were being carried out of Howells' store early in tho morning. The two officers kept a watch on the place and were very soon convinced that the three men were plundering tho firm by wholesale. Up to' this time tho firm knew nothing about tho action of the police, and their astonishment can be better imagined than described when Lieutenant Markoe on Saturday paid them a visit and made known the result of his investigations. Ou Monday morning Special Officer Taito visited the Central station and procured warrants, upou which all the accused were taken into custody. The case proves to be one of the most important unearthed by the police for a long time, and from present indications it appears that the thefts of tho three meu will run into $70,000. It was the duty of Henry C. Slaughter to obtain tho keys of the establishment each morning to open it. His brother accompanied him, and Culleny was a partner. The men had du plicate keys made, and early in the morn ing, three times each wock, they would go to tho store and removo about $100 worth of goods at a timo. Then they would v isi t tho residence of the employer, who held the proper keys and obtain them. By this means they avoided suspicion and for eight years havo defied detection. Vanz, one of the accused, was formerly a driver in tho employ of Howell Brothers but was discharged, and it is claimed that his paper store is stocked with tho stolen goods. Bower, another pnsoner, it is said has made an offer of $1,000 if tho prosecu tion would not push his case. ADELAIDE PtUIXIPS. Death ol the Well Known Singer In France Her Professional Uaieer. A London dispatch announces that Miss Adelaide Phillips died at the hot springs in the south of France on Wednesday, She had gone there two months ago, hop ing for medical assistance, having been in poor health for six months previous. She began her professional career on the stage of the Boston museum, and has been well known as an actress and singer for a quar ter of a century. Adelaide Phillips w.r of English birth, though brought up in Boston, where she made her first apppcarance at the Museum iu 1843, at the age of ten, as Little Pickle. Afterward sho appeared as a juvenile dancer at Barnura's Museum, Now York, where she was announced as " the child of Avon," she having been born at Strat foid. Her first appearance in Philadel phia was at the Walnut street theatre, July 17, 1840, as Rosa, iu "John of Paris." She was gifted with a good presence and a fine contralto voice, to the cultivation of which she devoted much study, and in 185G, at the Academy of Music, New York, she made her debut in Italian opera as Azucena, in "II Trovatore." She con tinued to play the same parr, and among all the many impersonations we have had of the unfortunate gypsy mother, none has been nioro conspicuous or is better ro membeicd by opera-goers. In 18G1 she appeared at the Paris Italian opera in this same part under the name ot Mile. Fil lippi. After some years she left the stage and devoted herself to concert singing and church engagements in Boston, where she was very highly esteemed, personally as well as professionally. Three or four years ago she reappeared in the Boston "Ideal Pinafore," and subsequently traveled with that company in other operas, playing Fatanitza and two or three like parts. Last season ill health compelled her to leave the company and some of her roles were taken by her sister, Matilda. Miss Phillips was a well-educated musi cian and one of tho three or four American contraltos who have gained a high place on the stage. ' SUKAMIJLK FUR A LWi.lCV. Over Twenty Claimant to a llequrst of Dr. Scott Stewart. Over twenty claimants will he repre sented in Philadelphia at the audit of the account of the executor of tho will of tho late Dr. Scott Stewart to.demand $2,000 each under a clause of the will, which gavo that amount to the "children of Robert Gay, of Aughedella, county of Tyrone, Ireland, and Eliza, his wife, formerly Eliza Stewart, who' may apply for the same within twelve months after my decease." The Pennsylvania company for insurance on lives and granting an nuities was tho executor, and, in pursu ance of a provision of the will have studi ously advertised for claimants ever since Dr. Stewart's death in June, 1881, in Phil adelphia, Southern, Western and Irish newspapers. Responses have been re ceived from every quarter. TheTru8t company has claims from John and William Gay, first cousins of Robert Gay's children ; William Gay, of Aughedella, Ireland ; an orphan girl, niece of the first Gay ; children of Robert Gay, in Eingwood, West Virginia ; Thomas M. Brown, of Taylorstown, "whose mother was a Gay and a possible relative ; John G. Sayres, of West Liberty, Ohio county, W. Va., "a possible relative;" "a connection of tho family," by Robert Morrison, of Pittsburgh; John Gay; of Kingston, Ireland ; Eliza Stewart, of Harrisburg, Pa., who had an uncle Robert Gray and aunt Betsey Gray, her mother being a native of county Tyrone;" Mrs. C. Per rery nee Gray, of Lavola couuty, Texas, "daughter of Robert Gray and Eliza Stewart;" William S. Gay, of Henry county, Tennessee, and Edwin H. Smith deputy United States revenue collector at Richmond, Va., whose wife was a grand daughter of Robert Gay. Other claimants who havo placed them selves at the tender mercy of privato counsel are J. G. Gay, of Coatsvillo, Pa. ; William Gay, a grandson of Robert Gay, who resides in Belfast, Ireland, aud is re presented by Attorncy-at Law Patton, and five others residing in the West whosn Eipers will bo presented at tho audit by awyer Arthur M. Burton. WACKKSLB INSURANCE CASK. The Widow Obtains a Verdict for tlio Full Amount Claimed. Tho suit of Walburger Wackorle against the New York Mutual life insurance com pany ended in St. Louis iu a verdict for tho plaintiff. There was eoiuo surprise in the crowded court room when it was an. nounced that the jury hid found a verdict, as it was generally believed that the agree- ment would not be reached so easily. When the jury filed in the feeling became intense and when the foreman read, " We the jury find for the plaintiff and assess the damages at $6,300 on the first count $206.99 on the second," there was a mur mured feeling of satisfaction, for it is un deniable that those who had watched the case closely were decidedly of the opinion that the widow had fully made out her ease. Mrs. Waekerle took the matter quite coolly, and one would not have thought she had so great a stake in the result. The only feeling she exhibited was when her counsel shook hands with her and congratulated her. Her face flushed somewhat as she attempted to reply, but was unable to express her thanks. The defendant's attorney signified his intention of taking an appeal to the supreme court, as the amount of damages assessed gives him that privilege. After the yerdtct was made known there was a general inquiry as to whether the Waekerle claimant would be arrested for perjury and fraud. So far as was learned, however, no steps have been taken to arrest tbe man calling himself William Wackerlo. HB CAPTUKKU A l'Kl'OT. Fifty Citizens or Allentown Tiylng to Lasso a Madman. An old lunatic, named Schweitzer, took possession of the Lehigh Valley depot at Allentown, and held it for an hour. He carried an axe and went behind the coun ter at the restaurant. When ordered out he showed fight and brandished the axe. A crowd gathered and various expedients were tried to induce the old man to leavo and surrender tho axe. Ho was full of fire. His eyes flashed aud no one dared approach him. Coaxing and persuading failed to move him. They then tried to scare him, but there was no rcaro in him. When anyone approached him he raised the axo threateningly and defied thera. To frighteu him some one pulled out a revolver and pointed it at him, but ho only laughed mock ingly. Ho then entered tho ladies' department and tho women ilod in terror. Ropes were then procured aud several attempts were made to lasso him, but he was too quick for them and dexterously warded off the rope. A window was then raised back of the madman, and while his attentiou was thus diverted other attempts wero mado to lasso him. Between closing tuo window and grappling with tbe ropes his hack was turned toward part of the crowd aud a man sprang on tho counter aud pounced on the old man, throwiug him down. He was promptly disarmed and firmly bound. After awhilo ho be came calmer, and Liter iu the morning was returned to tho almshouse. He is a rag picker, about 70 years old, and whilo known to be weak-minded was not con sidered violent. He had possession of the depot for a full hour and kept fifty men at bay. NKWS ailSCELUANY. Paragraphic Points or the Daj'a Doings The National Beekeepers' society yes terday, at Cincinnati, selected Toronto, Canada, as tho place of the next meet ing. Rocco Notta was yesterday, at Provi dencc, R. I., convicted of the murder of Achille Di Robbia, and sentenced to state prison for life. The jewelry store of S. B Turner, at Bremen, Ind., was broken into by burg lars on Tuesday night, aud stock valued at $4,000 was stolen The dead body of Luke Coyne, a resi dent of Bridgeport, Conn., was ycstciday found on the bank of a stream near that town with tho head iu a pool of blood. Foul play is suspected. Thomas II. Taylor, aged 50 years, was yesterday fouud dead in bed, at No. 25C West Tenth street, New York. Some days ago he quarrelled with a rough named Ed waul McGuire, who brutally beat him. . The trustees and directors of tho Pea body educational fund met yesterday at New York, when General Agent Curry made his report, showing that since Oct. 1, 1881, $80,334.41 had been distributed of tho income of the fund. The Fire Record. The Diiard house, at Victoria, B. C, tho largest hotel in the province, was de stroyed by fire yesterday. Loss, $30,000. A tiro at Anita, Iowa, yesterday destroy ed 11 houses, about half the business por tion of the town. Loss, $20,000. Downey & Preston's railway elevators, at Belleville, Ont., containing about six thousand bushels of grain, wcro burned yesterday. Loss, $15,000. Hawley & Sou's sash factory and J. C. McLarin's notion factory, at Montreal, were burned last night. Tho former's loss is $20,000 aud the latter's $25,000. John Robson, of Rochester, Pa., a pilot, was scalded to death on Tuesday by the explosion of a steam pipe on the towboat Fred Wilson, at Vevay Island, above Ghent, Ivy. Caught lu a Holt and Killed. A .terrible acoideut occurred at the Reading hardware works, in Reading, re sulting in the instant death of Isaac E. Robinson, foreman of tho machine depart ment. He was repairing a large belt and threw one end over the shaft which in some way caught and Mr. Robinson's hand was caught by tho other end. The shaft was running at tho rate of ono hun dred revolutions per minute. Mr. Robin son was drawn up and whirled around the shaft at a terrible rate, his head and feet striking the ceiling at every revolution. Every bone iu his body was broken and one arm torn off. Mr. Robinson was about 43 years old and leaves a wife and threo children. Klectric Light Tragedy. James Stainters. a lineman in t.lm pm. ploy of the Brush electric light company, accidentally received a shock from a line which he was adjusting and was almost instantly killed. He was at work at the top of a pole making a new connectiou for the wire. When he received tho shock he did not fall to the ground, his foot being caught in the lino. He was taken down, hut died shortly after being carried to the station house. The skin on the palms of both hands was hanging in strips as' though it had been seared off with a hot iron, and the man's face in death bore a look of intenso agony. He was a married man. opening New Coal Fields. Jacob E. Ridgway and William V. Me Gratb, of Philadelphia, were both in Uniontown to attend a meeting of tho Redstone coal company, which owns about 3,500 acres of coal along the new Redstone branch of tho Pittsburgh, Virginia & Charleston railroad. Tho company are giving the railroad company tho privilege to build a station on part of their ground. The coal company will soon develop their territory, which has bran useless till the new railroad was built. Westmoreland and Fayette county capitalists are inter ested with Ridgway and McGrath in the project. A Fighting Politician and a Pettcerul Editor. A fracas occurred between R. B. Brown editor of tho Evening Observer, Erio,and G W. Colton, a prominent politician and as sistant attorney general at Harrisburg. Feeling aggrieved at certain charges made against him Colton sought Brown's sanc tum for physical satisfaction, but Brown, being a Presbyterian elder as well as. a Democratic editor, declined, to fight with any kind of weapons, claiming to be a man of peace, not of war. In the evening ho renewed tbe charges, and Colton, it is said will go for gore. A Murderous Assault. Last Saturday Samuel Hull, a wealthy citizen, was murderously assaulted while at work in an ore pit four miles east of Jackson, O., by John Jackson, 20 years old, who robbed his victim of $16. Jackson says he wonted the money to give to a worn .vi. Hull died yesterday. THE LATEST NEWS- STUPHKNB SWKEPS BIS HTATK. Klected Governor ot Georgia UT Fifty Tnoos and Majority The Connecticut De mocracy Elliott at Heading. The state election iu Georgia passed off quietly. The vote about the average. The negroes did not vote solidly for Gen. LnciousJ. Gartrell, Independent Demo cratic candidate, who was indorsed for governor by two Republican conventions during the past two weeks. Alexander H. Stevens made several speeches, and tbe state was thoroughly canvassed by a num ber of popular speakers. Gartrell ran as an Independent Democrat, aud bad little help from prominent men in this county. Nearly 6090 votes were polled and Ste vens has 500 majority. Ferguson, Inde pendent, defeats Hoyt, tho Democratic nominee, iu the state senatorial district. The counties polling the heaviest negro vote are not yet heard from, but the re turns received up to midnight show that Stephens has swept the state by from 40,000 to 50,000, The Legislature is en tirely Democratic with the exception of about zu Independents and three or four negroes. It is conceded that Governor Colquitt wili be elected to the Senate as the succes sor to Ben Hill. His chief opponent is Chief Justice Jackson, but enough is kuowu of the complexion of the Legislature to assure uoiquitt s majority in both branches. Stephens will be inaugurated in November. CONNECTICUT DESIOCKATS. r. III. Waller of New London, Nominated tor Governor Tho Kesolutlons. The Connecticut Democratic convention met in Hartford, and was organized by the appointment of James G. Gallagher, of New Haven, temporary chair man. Mr. Gallagher criticised the in ternal revenue law and its oppressive operation in match aud tobacco taxes. Hon. William Ilaniersly, of Hartford, was made chairman of tho committee ou 'reso lutions. At noou the convention took a recess of half an hour, after which Mr. Gallagher was mado permanent president. Tbe resolutions asseit tho supremacy of the general government within range of its power, tho independence of tho states in the wise exercise of all powers uot as signed to the general government, and declare persistent opposition to all strain ed interpretations of the power named in the Federal constitution. They advocate strict economy iu the expenditure of pub lic moneys and tho restriction of appro priations from tho national treasury to objects clearly of a natioual character, a revision of the intornal revenue law and of tho tariff that shall reduce taxation so that the revenue shall not exceed the pre sent needs of the government. The result of tho informal ballot for gov ernor is as follows : Thomas M. Waller, of New London, 208 ; L. B. Morris, 109 ; E. A Brick, 52 ; scattering 9. Mr. Wal ler, having received a majority of the votes cast, ho was declared tho nominee by ac clamation. For lieutenant governor the convention nominated Georgo G. Sumner, of Hartford ; for secretary of state, I). Ward Northrop ; for treasurer, Dr. Al fred R, Goodrich aud for controller, Thomas R. Sanford. The platform approved tho president's veto of tho river and harbor bill, favors temperance, not prohibition, and condemns tho Republican administration for its al leged extravagance. Elliott at Koadlng. Mortimer F. Elliott, Democratic candi date for congressman-at-large, and Wm. S. Stenger, of Chatnbersburg, camo to Reading ou Wednesday aud wore taken iu hand by a number of prominent members of the party, among them Congressman Ermentrout and Senator Sberer. They h'old a reception iu the Keystone house parlors and addressed a meeting in the grand opera house. Couuty Chairman Harris presided. Tho evening's meeting was tho opening one of tho Democratic campaign in that city. Tho Cameron method of conducting the political affairs of tho .stato formed tho speakers principle theme. Tho Amencus and Keystono clubs, each forty members strong, attend ed the meeting iu a body. Mr. JMliott was particularly severe on Cameron for setting up new parties in tho shape of la boring organizations and then bartering for the votes ot workiugmcn. Ho warned tbe latter to beware of all such traps and to stick to tho Democratic party, which, he claimed, was their only friend, and all tho large corporations sided with tho Re publicans. Can Heaver Answjr This ? l'hUatlelphiaChronlclu-Uerald. He has put forth no new ideas ; he has felt no delinito impress ou tbe canvass ; he has been as a child in the hands of the bosses ; he was kept out of the joint dis cussion with Stewart by them because tbey knew that ho was no match for that trained debater ; ho has refused to ex plain his rccoid at Chicago ; he has not discussed tho platform ou which ho stands, except in uttering silly platitudes ; not a word has escaped from him on the assessment outrage ; he has been as silent as the grave on the spoils s.vstcni ; he has net had the moral courage to step forward and vindicate his manhood aud integrity, as would any statesman witn any snow ot defense to make ; ho has sunk all personal pride in his hotheaded eagerness to be governor of this stato by tho graco of boss lavor. JUDGE FIELD'S KSUAPE. An Internal Machine Sent Him by a Disap pointed Xdtlgant. Tho approaching session of the supreme court of the United States, which begins next Monday, was tho means on Wednes day of unearthing an incident in the his tory of Associate Justice Stephen J. Field which has probably not yet been published. Passing down the aveuuo a gentleman was called by a dealer iu fire arms, sporting traps and other parapher nalia and asked if he had seen tho infernal machino that had been sent to Judgo Field. Ho was taken into the rear of the storo aud the case of a daguerreotype was discovered lying open ou tbe counter. "Examine this," said the dealer, "aud tell me what you think of it." A close inspection showed that concealed in this casa wero ten metallic cartridges, with the sides tiled, exposing powdor and firmly imbedded in wax. An ordiuary piece of sand paper was connected with the hasp of the case, which, if opened from the front, would cause the ignition of a bundle of matches. The case, how ever, had been opened from the back and the infernal instrument had failed to ac complish tho purpqse of its design. A clipping from a newspaper pasted in the case detailed an account of a decision by Judge Field regarding the title to certain property in San Francisco, Cal., and it is supposed that the machine was the con trivance of some disappointed litigant. Further inquiry showed that the rask age came by mail, but was regarded with suspicion by the inmates of Judge Field's residence, aud the parcel was placed over night in a pail of water. Afterwards it was pried open from behind and the dead ly nature of its contents divulged. Had anyono forced the clasp open, as is the custom in handling small cases of this kind, nothing short of a miracle could have prevented the disoharge of the metal lic cartridges. "This plaything," continued the dealer " was brought to me by a servant of Judge Field with the request that I should ex tract tho powder from the cartridges and render it as harmless as possible. I have succeeded in prying oat all tbe cartridges and am remov ing tho powder through tho1 Jholo filed in themby tho maker of the machine. x Kcss & uuu i wans aay puDiio omce in mine if tke incumbents pet simh nnaMta as these." The dealer, who also sold Qui teaa,th fatal " bulldog," whistled cheer ily as be made tmsiast assertion. Horrible Accident. A horrible death happened at a sawmill a few miles from Norfolk, Va. Mr. Rob ert Ward, a prominent citizen of Princess Anne county, visited his mill, at Nimmo church for some purpose, and had gone into the upper part of the building, over the saw, which was in motion, and stepped on a board laid across the joists. He was in the act of poshing heavily at some object over bis bead wnen we ooaru gave way, precipitating him to the floor below and across the log carriage immedi ately in front of tbe saw. The swiftly re volving steel cut through the flesh and bones of the unfortunate man's neck, al most completely severing tho head. ' An Extraordinary Case. A correspondent of the London Standard tells how the Paris police recently un earthed an individual of a most extraordi nary type; an old man M. Leblond, who had been arrested for complicity in a crime. "His miserable dress and generally wreched appearance induced the belief that be was a bomeless vagabond, ine police were, however, much puzzled by the fact that ho was in possession of a number of important-looking keys. Hav ing extracted- from Leblond his address, M. Mace, tho chief of police, accompanied him to the house indi cated. To M. Mace's astonishment be found that this was one of tho largest mansions in the quarter of Camp Elysees. In reply to the inquiries, Leblond stated that it belonged to his family for over a century, and that he himself had lived there without any servant, male or female for the past fifteen years, his explanation being that he was a misanthrope. On en tering the houso and opening the shutters 31. Mace found it full of the most costly furniture, with a collection of old pictures clocks and other objects of art. In the principal bed room was an antique rose wood bedstead, the bed of which was cov ered with books and engravings. Upon the floor was a mattress with dirty linen, tbe nightly resting place of this modern Diogenes. Eveiything was covered with dust and dirt. On proceeding iuto an other part of the mansion M. Mace found a small theatro with scenery aud cos tumes. M. Lublond states himself tn be entitled to a revenue of 4,000 a year. He is to be subjected by the authorities to an examination in lunacy. Whether Le blond is his true name remains to be sceu. THE OPERA. Strauss' " Merry War " last Evening. The first rendition in this city of Johann Strauss' newest operatic celebrity of " A Merry War," by Mr. Chan. E. Ford's company, drew to Fulton opera bonso last night an audience ot fairly good numbers. The work is replete with good points that are likely to win it au extended popularity. Though its music is distinctly less tuneful than that of Sullivan, the opera contains a number of delicious airs, among which a waltz measure in the composer's best vein is prominent, and tbe sharply accentuated march movements that appear at frequent intervals in the score add a piquancy that is at onco charming and iu consonance with the spirit of the piece. There are also somo uncommonly good concerted pieces, notably a lively quintet iu the first act and a duct iu the third, which is delightful, while a little song set to mazourka time catches the ear readily and as quickly makes itself at home with the hearer. The climaxes are skillfully de veloped and exceedingly effectivo, and the interest of the opora is so well sustained that when the curtain falls tho spectator fuels as though his pleasure had been uu duly cut short. The musical merit of the opera is not, howeer, enhanced by the libretto, which is generally coarse and at times the situations trench strongly on vulgarity. Tho presentation of the opera by Mr, Ford's company was in all respects a competent ono. ihe leading female roles were well done by Miss Mario Bockel, Miss Blancho Chapman and Miss Gene vieve Reynolds. The first named lady was uevcr in better voice, and her solos evoked tho genuine enthusiasm of her audience. Tho quality of her acting like her vocal accomplishments has if anything im proved since her last appearanco here, and she quickly won favor that did not wane as the performance proceeded. Bliss Chap man iu the character of a German peanant woman, was quite a revelation and proved the versatility of her talent by her clever rendition of the role, as well vocally as dramatically, whilo Miss Reynolds' ama zoniau presence and rich contralto voice lent tbe desired spirit to the performance of her part. Of the men Mr. Philip Branson's robust voice sounded to advantage, though he might havo been a little better posted in his part. Mr. Denham gavo the Dutch tulip planter with real comedy effect. Mr. Drew was thoroughly satisfactory in his part, while the chorus was strong and nicely balanced. Tbe costuming was rich aud the presentation of the opera as a whole was tho bast Mr. Ford has given us for a long time. OUDEK1NU TWO COTflNS. The Sad Greetings! ailltersvlllo Student Ue celved ou IIIh Return Homo. A succession of unusual circumstances followed tbe death of a wifo and mother in Tower City, Schuylkill county, and occasioned profound sorrow in that neigh borhood for tho afflicted family. . On Sat urday morning last Mrs. A. B. Evans, tbe wife of a well known merchant, died after an illness of two weeks. Mr. Evans began making arrangements for the funeral of his wife, and visited the establishment of Undertader Dreisigacker to select a coffin. Ho desired ono mado of poplar ; but the undertaker had only two caskets on hand, both of rosewood Mr. Dreisigacker, how ever, expressed his williugness to imme diately order a casket that would suit. Mr. Evans examined the casket for a fow minutes. Finally, pointing to one of them, he said; "That ono will do for my wife," and, laying his hand on tho othor : "This one for mo." He then returned home to await the arrival of his son Milton a student in the normal school at Millers vile, who had been notified by telegraph on the previous evening of his mother's dangerous illness. The young man arrived between 3 and 4 o'clock in the afternoon. His father mot him with tho intention of breaking as gently as possible the news oi the mother's death. Grasping his sou by the hand, ho said : " Your mother is ." Without concluding the sentence ho gavo a convulsive shudder and fell back dead. On Tuesday afternoon the husband and wife were laid side by side in the pretty little cemetery at Tower City. A vait concourse of friends and neighbors fol lowed the remains of the father and mother, united in death, to their last rest ing place. The death of both parents proved a severe shock to Sybille, a daughter, and for a time her life was do spaired of. Sir. Evans was well-known among the merchants of that town. He kept two general stores iu Tower City, where he carried on a successful bus! ness. He was formally in business iu Pottsville. Sunday School Anniversary. The fifteenth anniversary of Christ Ev angelical Lutheran Sunday school will be held in the church, West King street, Fri day evening, Oct 6, at 7:30 o'clock. NOT MUCH BUSINESS. V THEUCT1SISBMKT1NU ur COUNCILS. ASptrttlew Bat tie, log ot tho city jratbei Report and Petl Ions The Gasoline emttij Ordinance Passed. The regular monthly meeting ol city couueils was held last evening. In select council tho following members weie present : Messrs. Baker, Baldwin, Ilitner, Brown, Evans, Wise, lecher and Border, president. Tho minutes ol last meeting wi-r read and approved. The monthly report of the city treasurer and rceivei of mx-js was presented and read. It shows the receipts of the past month to have been $2,150.70 ; the pay ments 89.555.39 ; tim balance in th-J treas ury 154,474.08. ... The moatbly report of ihejaawBoo, soss- . mittter was road. It contain baly a state ment of bills examined aad pissed, or re ferred to tbe solicitor. The monthly reports of street and water committees wero presented and read. They eoutaiu uotbiug that has not heretofore been published iu the news papers. Mr. Baldwin presented a petition from the owners of tho' .Couastoga steam mills asking permission to lay a railroad siding on tbe east side of Water stieet, opposite the, mills, and extending south across Conestoga street and connecting with tbe railroad on tbe property of the railroad, a short' distance below. Tevfcy the siding will require the removal of tho main track of the railroad a few feet west, and this the railroad is willing to do ; and the mill ownei s agree to plaak the crow ing at Conestoga street and keep it in good repair. Ou motion the prayer of the petitioners was granted. Common coun cil concurred. The following petitious'of citizens were' presented and referred : By Mr. Zecher For a street lamp ou the west side of North Queen street, above the Pennsylvania passenger depot. f After concurring in some matters from common council, select council adjourned. Common Council. In the absence of President Davis, Mr. Hurst was called to the chair aud the fol lowing named members wero present : Messrs. Albright, Buchanan, Corraeny, Cox, Dinkelberg, Eaby, Evert, Goodman, Hartley, Hurst.! McKillips, McLaughlin, Power Riddle, Schum Skccn, Sraeych. Petitions were presented as follows : By Mr. Schum : The petition ot S. 8. Spencer, representing Farnum & Co., set ting forth that they are desirous of con structing a siding ou Water street to con nect with tbe Quarrjville railroad at Conestoga street, but the main track is so close to their' proper: y that there is no room fo make tbe siding unless the main track is moved a few feat. The railroad company are willing to move tbeir main track to accommodate Farnum & Co., who are to lay planks between the rails at Conestoga street, and keep the same ia order. The petition was granted. liy Mr. Everts : To lay a Water main on ' Low street, between Christian and Straw berry. Referred totho1water committee. By Mr. Riddle : For enrbs on the south side of Frederick street between 'Duke street and Cherry alley, in order that the citizens may lay p tvements. Referred to the street, committee with instructions to have the work done, alter the members bad indulged in a rambling debate in which they succeeded in airing their un familiarity with the ordinary. proeedarer of councils. A good many of the councilmea fouud it difficult to get 'it through their heads that it required concurrent action of both branches of the city legislature to order a committee to do work involving an expenditure of money. They wrestled long aud laboriously with the, subject; and emerged from the heat of 'debate in pos sibly denser darkness than when they first took bold of it. A diligent aiady of the city ordinances ought to satisfy ,tke most obtuse understanding that a single branch of couueils is powerless to instruct a com mittee to do any work requiring the outlay of a singlo teuny ot the city funds. Mr. Cox presented Uij report of the tire co'mmittc for the past month, stating that the Hayes truck had been ordered and the contract signed with tho LaFraace com pany ; thai the committee had pawed neg atively on the proposed amendment to tho ordinance to reorganize the lire depart- ment, and made the 'following changes in tho force of the department : Benjamin Blcbl was appointed to the position of til Ierman of tbe '.truck ; George W. Latz, who had tendered his resignation as a Iad derman of truok A, withdrew it and will remain a member of the fire department. John R. Givler was elected ladderman, to take the place of Biehl, promoted. John Krcckcl was elected hoseman of company No. 1, instead of Joseph Widmyer, re signed, j - Mr. Eaby offered a resolution to have a slate roof put on tbe old market bouse on West King street. Referred to the prop erty committer with instructions to have tho work douej ) I J f ; Common council ordinance No. 2 to rcgulate,the storage if dasoliae or naphtha within'the limits of theoitywas taken up, read a second and third times and unani mously adopted. , The text of the bill is as follows : An Ordinance tn Regulate the Storage of 7ar- oline orXapfMut within the limits of the City of Lancaster .- ' Mcctiox 1. lie it ordained by the select anil common counciU ot the city of Lancaster. Iliat hcmitttT no jier-on or persons shall, within tho llmln ut tho cltyol Lancaster, keep any g.-wo lno or naphtha in larger quan tities than one barrel, unless the same shall uealored in a iirick or atone building. Site. That the sull ipisollno anil naphtha shall uot bt exposed 3 on an jT lota or vacant "pieces ol ground within tuUdefty. Nor shall uny of suiil articles be ever kept In any iraine outhouse or sluble. hcc. 3. If any person orpersons' violate sar nt the sectlonx of this ordinance, he, she or they slmllporrelt and pay the sum of not less than twenty dollarx, noi more than one hun dred dollars ; one hull of which penalty shall go to ttic Informer and the other half be. paid Into the cily treasury. . , In select council the ordinance was also adopted, Messrs. Bitner and Zecher voting . no. Mr. Hartley presented a comBMiaieation from Councilman Adam IL.Trost, stating that busiuciis engage meats 'weald reOuire bis absence fioni tho city for tie perifd of two or months, and asking to be excused from attendance upon the meetings for that time. Ou motion, tho request was granted. ' Common council then adjourned. The Oem cratic Mass Meeting To-night. The Democracy of Lancaster Will to night have the opportunity ofheariajr the issues of tho Mato campaign discussed by Chauncey F. Biack, candidate for lieuten ant governor, Mortimer F. Elliott, candi date for congressman-at-Iarge, and ex Congressman ' Wm. 8. Stenger, of Frank lin county. They are all finished speakers and sound Democratic doctrine as well as just criticism of Republican methods may be looked for. A reception will be given them at the Hiester house at 7 o'clock, after which they will be escorted in pro cession to the opera homo by the City band. Lot there be a full turnout 8f jtfee local democracy. , . H -il ) Vi ! V Pay.lfffases.Mj f f f Ne Democrat should fail 'to pay hiss' ate or connty tax on or before Saturday, as that is tho !a-i by on which it can be paid to eu;itlt: hiiu to vote. Tho tax is a mere trifle for nun property holders ouly 25 cents for married aud 50 cents for single men. Meld for rUag1 A letter addressed to "Stevens Bros., Northford, Coao.,'j Upheld at tho, .Lancas ter postoffice for want of a stamp. 1
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