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Lancaster nirilfgencei
TDE8DAY KVKN1NG, OCT 10. 1S82.
A Letter that Premises Good.
Grover Cleveland, the Democratic
candidate far jroreroor of New York,
has written a letter of acceptance well
calculated to strengthen his party by
showinguis soundness 'upon the vital
political question of the day and dem
onstrating, so far as words can do it, his
title to represent the virtuous sentiment
upon them. His utterances are particu
larly pleasing upon the questions as to
the respective rights of corporations and
the people, the proper method of secur
ing efficiency in the civil service and
upon the duty of their governors to the
people governed. He declares the sub
ordination of public officers to the people
they serve and whose will it is their duty
to obey. He opposes the undue interfer
ence of Legislatures with the govern
meut of municipalities. He avows that
"corporations are created by the law
for certain defined purposes," and
that " acting within their legitimate
sphere they should be protected; but
when by combination or by the exercise
of unwarranted power they oppress the
people, the same authority which created
should restrain them and protect the
rights of the citizen ;" which is sound
doctrine, well stated. He truly affirms
th:tl ' the laboring classes constitute the
in:i::i pait of our population" and
".should be protected in their efforts
c.uvi!i!j to assert their rights when
endangered by aggregated capital." He
considers that the public servant cannot
fail to properly guide his course if he
constantly remembers that he is ' put in
place to protect the rights of the people,
to answer their needs as they arise and
to expend for their benefit the money
drawn from .them by taxation." That
is expressing the duty of the statesman
in a nutshell ; it is simply to remem
ber that he is the people's ser
vant appointed to consider their welfare.
It is needless to say that this is not the
conception of the ordinary politician,
who seeks office for the benefit he may
do himself and who considers the people
;is men to be " bossed " and plucked for
the good of those who have managed
to secure power over their affairs. If
Grover Cleveland and the men who are
about to come into power in this coun
try uuder their declarations of subordi
nation to the people, act up to their
professions their days are likely to be
long iu the administration of public
affairs. The people know that they have
the power to protect themselves by
placing over them men who will hold
themselves amenable to them, and who
will discharge the functions they give
them for their benefit. Just as they are
wise in choosing such governors will
be their degree of prosperity. If they
lermit themselves to be duped it is their
own fault. For a long time they have so
submitted to imposition. Their grow
ing intelligence renders it unlikely that
they will continue to do so. This coun
try has been the officeholder's domain,
and the prey of men who use office and
money for its conquest. It should be
the country of the people who seek in it
the happiness that is the reward of hon
est labor. As Mr. Cleveland also says in
his letter, " subordinates in public places
should be selected and retained for their
etliciency, and not because they may be
used to accomplish partisan ends ;" as
in case of private employment, they
should be required to give full value for
their compensation and their places
should depend upon their merit. In
such case he is not wrong in thinking
that the anxiety for public employment
would be greatly diminished. And so
would be the scheming to gain the more
exalted places in the government, if
their duties would be exactingly required
to be performed and if public plunder
was no longer their dishonest reward.
UebaacBiBga State.
' We'll buy up the state," was the re
cent defiant and significant remark of a
Stalwart sub boss in Allegheny, wheie
the machine find's itself confronted by a
Itopular revolt scarcely equaled in de
termination and relative strength in any
other part of the commonwealth. And
this threat vividly portrays the situation
in Pennsylvania to-day. The men who
have so long disgraced the politics of our
state, who are steeped in corruption and
who have become utterly conscienceless
in their pursuit of any object, have
coolly resolved that money shall not
stand between them and success ; that
they will go to any extent of campaign
debauchery that may be necessary in
order to secure the election of General
Beaver, and to retain their blighting
grip upon the Legislature. The money
is at their command; a vast amount
has already been raised and more
can be procured when wanted.
Mr. Cameron has handed in his
check for twenty thousand dollars
and intimated that more will follow if it
is needed. Not less than a quarter
of a million of dollars will be at
tire disposal of the Cameron managers
in this great contest. One-tenth of that
sum would amply suffice to pay all the
legitimate expenses of the Stalwart
campaign. What will be done with the
remainder V It will simply be used, in a
thousand disreputable ways, to bolster
up the rotten and crumbling machine,
and to enable it if possible once more to
thwart the will of the honest and decent
citizens of the state.
There is wide-spread incredulity, even
among our most intelligent people, in
regard to this grave matter, one of mo.
mentous importance to the com
monwealth and the nation. There is
an erroneous disposition to believe that
such charges of contemplated venality
are unfounded, or at least greatly ex
aggerated. It is declared that such
unlawful expenditure of money can
not take place without attendant
risk of exposure and punishment
too .great to be disregarded, even
by the most desperate. All this
arises from popular ignorance of the
character and operations of what has
been so aptly termed the machine.
Voters are not bought like sheep in the
shambles. The seller, auctioneer and
buyer do not stand on the open highway
transacting their infamous business.
The -paymaster in the employ of the
bosses does abt appear in public calling
off the roll and paying the wages of de
bauchery. Bat the money nevertheless is
transferred and made to serve the base
purposes for which it is assigned. But
few voters, comparatively ,are purchased
outright ; the number of men who are
willing to defy the mandate of the law
and debauch themselves, even amongst
the vicious classes, is much smaller than
might be supposed. Tne great majority
probably nineteen-twentieths of those
who are reprehensibly brought under
the baneful influences of the machine
are simply misled, through misrepresen
tation, appeals to their passions and
prejudices and well-simulated pretence
ofadesire'to serve and promote their
material interests.
This work is done chiefly through the
means of secret agents, many of whom
are residents, of wide personal acquaint
ance and more or less influence, of the
sections in which they operate and for
which purpose they are regularly re
tained, year after year, being well paid
for their villainous labor. Others, aptly
known as ' road-agents," are scattered
broadcast over the state, stealthily mov
ing about like thieves in the night, all
being engaged in the despicable work of
poisoning the local fountains of public
opinion, perverting the minds of the ig
norant and sowing, night and day, the
seeds of political heresy, revolt and dis
integration in the rank; of the party
which is buttling with the machine and
endeavoring by all legitimate means to
crush it. In the success of this vile
work the hopes of the bailled bosses are
now centred. Within the next four
weeks every county, township, city
and village in Pennsylvania will
be thoroughly, persistently and ex
haustively " worked " on this se
cret agent plan. Experienced emissa
ries of the machine will be everywhere,
using every opportunity to try and save
the doomed cause of Camerouism. The
most monstrous falsehoods in regard to
the Democratic party and its candidates
will be industriously circulated; promises
of official preferment will be as thick as
the falling autumn leaves ; bribery of
every conceivable character will be at
tempted and executed 4 there will be, in
effect, a flood tide of political de
ception, trickery, debauchery and
crime. It will be .the last and most des
perate fight of the most corrupt oligarchy
that ever cursed a state. There can be
but one result of the contest, unless the
people refuse to heed the warning
that has been given. But every
honest citizens, especially every Demo
cratJias a duty to perform which lie must
not for one moment neglect. He must
meet the unscrupulous adversary at
every point, expose his plans, counteract
his efforts and defeat his purposes,
drag into the light the " secret agent ''
and brand him before all men. He must
spot him and crush him everywhere.
The circulation of a speech as made by
Mr. Pattison, which he in fact did not
make,und which there is no evidence that
he made, but positive testimony that he
did not, is an audacious, but must neces
sarily le an ineffective effort to injure
him. The purpose evidently is to take
from him the foreign vote, which is large
ly Democratic, iteliancc for the effect of
the trick is based upon the assumed
ignorance of the naturalized voter, and
upon the belief that his prejudice can be
aroused by a story that hits no basis in
truth. It is not complimentary to the
voters sought thus to be influenced that
they should be deemed pregnable to so
bold a device ; and it will naturally re
coil upon its authors. No man can be
pleased at the assumption that he is so
stupid as to be influenced by an untruth
that is easily discovered to be such ; and
if this is a sample of the sort of weapons
which Manager Quay has iu his quiver,
they "will certainly harm his cause
whenever he fires them off.
Read our first page today.
. General Beaver must havo been suf
fering from a bad attack of the toothache
last night. His vituperation of tho Inde
pendents was scarcely inferior to the sul
phurus syntax of tho big boss himself.
A Mississippi gontlemau Ii-.is offered
two prizes for tho state fair a box of kid
gloves for tho handsomest unmarried lady
and a gallon of whisky to tho man who
writes the best essay on themperance.
If last night's utterance was a speci
men, Mr. Quay, if ho values the success of
his party, may well repeat his famous
order issued at a very early stage of the
campaign " Dear Beaver, don't talk."
Ohio votes to-day. Things aro so de
lightfully mixed that the prophets are
afraid to say much, and even our old
friend Thompson has preferred to wait
until the votes aro counted before iudulg.
ing his penchant for "claiming."
The great evil of "boss" government
is that the interest of tho official is inado
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 the orders of tho "machine"
and he follows his interest. From Pat.
(son's Commonwealth Club Speech.
Daniel Wehster declared it to bo " a
great abuse to bring the patronage of the
general government into conflict with tho
freedom of elections." The auburn
haired but sanguine Cooper will be con
vinced of the truth of the sage statesman's
remark when come the melancholy days
of November.
" Cringing hypocrites, without a single
drop of blood in their cowardly carcasses"
aro strange words coming from a Christian
gentleman, and applied to the respectable
citizens who are leading the revolt against
the machine and political bossism. We
heard one promineat Independent pro
nounce the language quoted as fit only for
tho lips of a common blackguard.
The desperate and unscrupulous bosses
have been exposed in a shameless effort to
betray the Irish voters of the common
wealth by ascribing tc Mr. Pattison a
speech which there is indisputable evi
dence he never delivored, and which he
repels with honest indignation. The
wholo conspiracy bears npon its face the
earmarks of Quay's tcss strategy. Bat it
won't go down this time. It is burnt
powder, and however successful it was in
exciting race prejudice against the Demo
cratic candidate in 1878, it will flash in
the pan with the attempt to revive it. As
will be seen by the complete exposure we
print on our first page the charge that
Mr. Pattison ever spoke disparagingly of
the Irish people is a falsehood from be
ginning to end.
Gen. Beaver is vice president of the
Toung Men's Christian association. What,
then, does he think of the latest effort
that is made to injure his Democratic
competitor by the circulation of a wholly
fake report of a speech claimed to have
been delivered by him two years ago,
and the present use of which is designed
to awaken the prejudices of religious faith
and nationality ? There is not an iota of
evidence to show that Mr. Pattison ever
uttered the sentiments against the Irish
which that desperate political huckster
Quay seeks to impute to him, but there
is overwhelming testimony that ho never
said or thought anything of the kind. As
vice president of the Y. 31. C. A. Gen.
Beaver will no doubt promptly disavow
this cowardly attack on a competitor and
send it recoiling upon the head of its pro
jector. Cameron's Tine Roman baud is visible
in the Tenth Congressional district, where
an open dicker is in progress by which it
is proposed to elect Etdman, bolting Dem
octat, to Cougiess, in lelurn lor which
the latter's followers shall send Thomas
to the state Senate from Bucks county.
The state senatorsbip is in leality tho
chestnut that Cameron is anxious the
Democrats shall rake out of tho fire for
him. If Thomas is elected he will have a
voice in the selection of the next United
States senator, and of course he will be
solid for Cameron. It is thus manifest
that Cameron has all to gain and nothing
to lose in tho proposed bargain, and his
agents are doing their best to prevent the
Republicans from nominating a congres
sional candidate of their own, whom they
could' t hopo to elect anyhow, and to per
suade them to take up Erdman, who was
fairly defeated in the Democratic confer
ence. This littlo game will not work.
The staunch Democratic yeomanry of the
famous old Tenth Legion aro not to be
fooled by any such transparent device
We apprehend that Mntchler will bo
elected without serious difficulty, and that
Senator Cameron will havo to look else
where than to the Democrats of that reli
able district for tho advancement of his
senatorial aspirations. Mr. Krdmau for
his own sake had better retire from the
disrejmtablo scheme that has been
broached.
PERSONA.
Engineer Mei.viij.k is declining all in
vitations to lecture
Daniel Dokouekty and family have
arrived from Europe.
Representative Min:cn has accepted
tho editorship of the Albany, N. Y.
Union.
Senator Sharon has a barn on his new
home in California which cost over 80,
000. Mn. Tennyson contemplates selling
Aldworth, his place on the Surrey Do-wns
whore he is now staying, as ho finds that
the Isle of Wight air suits him much
better.
William A. Wheeler declines with
thanks tho Stalwart offer to put him on
tho tail of the Saratoga ticket in the place
declined by Mr. Hepburn. Tho Lone
Fisherman has evidently learned a thing
or two in his piscatorial ruminations
along the banks of tho raging St. Law
rence, and he refuses to como forth from
his pleasaut retirement just for the fun of
being smashed with the machine.
Mr. George Augusta Sat. a, himself a
genuine Bohemian, gives the following
description of the order: "The ball
mark of your true Bohemian is that ho
declines to own himself a subject of Mrs.
Grundy. Ho has emancipated himself
from conventionalities and shams, and
does his own work iu his own way. Toler
ance and charity are among the leading
characteristics of Bohemia of the genuine,
not tho sham country, be it understood."
If this be true, who would not be a Bo
hemian ?
Herbert Spencer, tho distinguished
scientist whoso writings have colored
much of current English thought and lit
erature, is in Philadelphia at the Aldine
hotel, where he expects to spend a few
days in quiet before going to Now York,
with the intention of ro-ombarking as soon
as possible for Europe His health was
precarious when ho left, the other side on
bis ocean voyage, which he hoped would
do him good, but thus far his condition
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uiki uui iuiiiuvi.Ui j-lu luiuita mail uquucb
not feel as well as when he started, and
he attributes this result in part to the
spirit of unrAt and bustlo and hurry so
characteristic of American life which he
has encountered iu all tho larger cities.
Mr. Spencer's trouble is insomonia, and
he carries with him a bag of hops which
ho puts on his pillow and which is some
times effective in wooing sleep to his tired
eyelids. Ho subsists almost entirely upon
dry toast and sardines. His health has
been so bad and he has fouud tho annoy
ances of travel so great that he has aban
doned his projected Western trip and will
return to England as soon as be feels well
enough to undertake tho voyage.
m
Desperate Combat With burglars.
Threo masked burglars entered the res
idence of Mr. James Fitzgerald, a Toeldo,
Ohio. He met them armed with a pistol,
in one of the rooms on the first floor of the
house. Tho burglars fired on him. Ho
returned the fire, and a desperate hand
to hand encounter in tho dark followed,
the men using their pistols freely. Mr.
Fitzgerald finally sank to the floor mor
tally wounded. One of tho burglars was
also badly wounded. His companions
then . bound and gagged Mr. Fitzgerald
and stealing 300 from a desk, which they
broke open, left the bouse, taking the
wounded burglar with them. Mr. Fitz
gerald is dying.
i
Rooke to Fight Elliott.
In reply to James Elliott's offer to tight
any man iu tho world for from 1,000 to
2,500 a side and tho heavy-weight cham
pionship, George. Rooke writes that ho
will fight Elliott for 1,000 a side and the
championship of America, the fight to
"Orleans and within three or four months
from tne day or signing articles, the new
rules of the London prize-ring to govern.
He has posted 100 forfeit money.
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Accident at a Raptism.
At a baptising near Canton, Ga., a
bridge fell into a river and precipitated
two hundred spectators into tho water.
No lives were lost, but quite a number of
arms and legs were broken.
A Woman Han llersair.
Mrs. Thomas Young, of Deep Valley,
Greene county, committed suicide by
hanging herself. She had been mentally
weak for some time, and ou several occa
sions threatened to kill herself.
THE LATEST NEWS.
GLBAMEOFKOI
lOJOniCG MAILS
Eteats of Cmrraat Intel t Some of tne
Varied FIuum or Dally Ufa Reviewed
la Snort Paragraphs.
Two men named Field were burned to
death at Stag Creek, Ont., by a fire gene
rated from lime.
The court bouse at Altamont, Grundy
county, Tenn., with its contents, was de
stroyed by firej
Patrick Farrell, aged 33 years, was
killed at the Silver Spring bleachery at
Providence, R. I., by being drawn around
a shaft.
The Italian bark Caterina Accamo. be
fore reported on fire at Pensacola, Fla.,
was saved from burning, together with
most of her cargo of timber.
In Miller county, Ga,, Sheriff William
Sheffield shot and killed his cousin, Silas
Sheffield. The cause oi the murder is un
known. A boiler in the new mill of Young &
Smith, Shelbyville, Ind., exploded, inr
stantly killing George Young and fatally
injuring his partner, Harry Smith.
Jo Price, a switchman in the Texas &
Pacific railroad yard at Dallas, Texas,
was caught between the bumpers of two
freight oars and crushed to death.
The beer brewers of Chicago decided
that in view of the failure of the hop crop
and the high price of barley, it would be
come necessary within the next two
months to increase the price of beer by
the barrel.
William Morrison, a prominent citizen
of Harrisburg, N. C, while riding along a
lonely road was attacked by four armed
coiorea men. no was wounded as well as
his horse, but the injured animal dashed
through the gang of assassins and carried
bis rider to a place of safety.
Theodore Haske, aged 23 years, and
William Husky, aged 2C years, were found
dead in a room of tho Annez hotel, Ful
ton Ltreer, Brooklyn, N. Y., having been
suffocated by blowing out instead of turn
ing off the gas upon retiring on Sunday
night. Both were strangers in the city.
Fifty, thousand loaded breech-loading
caps blew up at the Union Metallic car
tridge shop, Bridgeport, Conn. The build
ing was blown to atoms No one was
injured.
KANUALL MFlSAKIi IN FU1K.aUEX.1111A.
Democratic Mass Sleeting in tho ex-Speaker 'a
Homo Ward Heiuei on tho Merits
ot the Opposing Candidate.
Nearly COO persons attended tho mass
meeting of Democrats of the Sixth ward,
Philadelphia in National Guard hall, Race
street, below Sixtb. One band of musio
was stationed on the platform, while
another played at tho street door. R.
Jones Monaghau, of West Chester, said he
had como to Philadelphia to ask the Demo
crats of tho city, who knew the worth of
L'attisou by experience, to do all in their
power to extend his jurisdiction over the
whole state. Tho rest of the state, ho
predicted, would go Democratic. The re
sult of the election depended on whether
Philadelphia Democrats did their duty.
At this timo Hon. Samuel J. Randall
entered the hall, and was received with
vociferous cheers and clapping.
Senator Joseph P. Eennedy sketched
tho extravagance of tho Republican ad
ministration. General Beaver, he said,
was cunningingly avoiding in his stump
speeches paity issues, and resting instead
on his attendance at Sunday schools and
horso fairs.
Mr. Randall was then introduced by the
chairman as a man ' whoso bailiwick,"
ho bolieved, " will, two years hence, havo
extended its boundaries until they aro
coincident with the boundary lino of the
Republic".
Mr. Randall said that he had come as a
citizen of tho ward to hear the speaking.
Tho real question to bo now taken to
heart was that of good or bad government
for tho future. Ho believed that tho state
government was to be good Democratic.
It was only necessary for tho Democrats
of tho Fifth and Sixth wards to make
their majority so largo as to entitle them
to boldly claim their general rights.
Chairman Hensel and W. Wurts Dumas
were also present on the platform.
Hensel Contrasts the Candidates.
The Democrats of the First ward held
an enthusiastic meeting at Restein's hall,
Seventh and Dickinson streets, last night.
Chairman Hensel reviewed the record of
the Democratic party as the friend of the
workingman, an upholder of the tariff, a
protector of Pennsylvania's industries and
an exponent of honest government Ho
contrasted the fitness for the governor
ship of Beaver and Pattison, the lat
ter of whom had been five years in office
requiring ability of the most exacting
kind, and is now as old as Jefferson was
when wroto the Declaration of Independ
ence, or Hamilton, when he became sec
retary of the treasury. Having settled
the question of Mr. Pattison's entire fit
ness for the office of governor, both in ago
and experience. Mr. Hensel spoke of the
impoitanco of electing a Democratic Leg
islature to obtain a fair apportionment of
tho state for congressmen and legisla
tors. Addresses wero also made by Goo.
W. Barton and John II. Fow.
A Woman's Throat Cntin the street.
Last evening Mrs. Betsey Brown was
knocked down in one of the streets of Pass
Christian, Miss., and murdered by two
other women, who cut her throat from ear
to ear. Rachel Carroll and Ellen John
son have been arrested for the crime.
A Minister's Fatal Leap.
Rev. J. L. Benton, state superintendent
of public instruction, jumped from the
balcony of Judgo Gregg's residence, in
Fayetteville, Ark., and was killed. He
was mentally unbalanced.
A TKRR1ULB ACCIDKMT.
Two Small Jloys Instautly Killed by too
Cars
This morning at 0 o'clock Paul and
Henry Longencckor, aged respectively 9
and 4 years, sons of Henry Longencckor,
attempted to cross tho Pennsylvania rail
road track at Berwyn station, IS miles
west of Philadelphia. Tho market wagon
in which they were seated was struck by
tho milk train east, and both boys were
instantly killed. Tho engineer of tho
train whistled ssveral time, for the boys,
but they either did not hear it or were
bewildered and unablo to do anything.
The horso was not injured but the wagon
was broken to pieces. The dead bodies of
the boys wore taken homo by their par
ents who reside near the scene of the acci
dent. "HAKDW."
Frank rrajne at the Opera House
Last eveuing Frank I. Frayno appeared
in the opera house in the play of "Mardo.
or the Nihilists of St. Petersbnry."
Owing to tho large number of bands in
town and tho constant thumping of drums
the size of tho audience was effected. The
gallery bad a good number however, but
the down stairs attendance was slim. Tho
piece is of' the sensational order, and it
was played by Mr. Fraynelast season.
Tho leading character is "Mardo" which
was taken by Mr.- Frayne, whose acting
was acceptable. The other persons who
deserve mention were S. K. Chester as
Count Bergdoffaud Miss Annio Van Behren
as Leonora. During the evening, "Jack"
Mr. Fraynes well trained dog was seen to
advantage. A trained bear and a den of
wild hyenas were also seen beforo the play
ended, and the whole show seemed to
satisfy those who saw it.
FUSS AND FEATHERS.
STALWART. fABADE AND MEKTTNU.
Only a few Hundred Men in Une, Bat tne
court ttouso Crowded Speeches by
Heaver, Davies and Urcer.
From the general orders issued from
day to day from the " Headquarters, Re
publican City Battalion" by "A. C. Rein
oahl, colonel commanding, attested by
Root. J. Evans, adjutant," and from the
' Headquarters Republican Veteran
Union," by E. McMellen, colonel com
manding, attested by C. H. Fasnacht, ad
jutant," and from the editorials and
locals printed in the Examiner, the public
were led to believe that the grand parade
on Monday night in honor, of the' Stalwart
Republican candidates, would be a thing
of beauty and a joy forever. As a con
sequence, everybody resolved to see it.
When the West Chester delegation ar
rived, numbering nearly a hundred men,
handsomely uniformed, the excitement in
creased, and for an hour before the time
of starting tho streets in the vicinity of
Centre Squaro were crowded almost as
much as they will be when Jumbo arrives.
Tho parade was a little slow in forming,
but finally the organizations composing it
got into the positions assigned them, but
their numbers were so unexpectedly small
that it became necessary to close them up
to prcventthem from being lost in the great
crowd of lookers-on. Tho Veteran Union,
that was expected to fill the first square of
West King street, numbered less than a
hundred men. The West Chester clubs
came next, with about the same number,
and presented a really fine appearance.
Next came tho Young Men's Republi
can club, not inoro than one-half of whom
bore torches. The colored club numbered
about thirty, and it would have required
a microscope to have found the citizens
club that was to have brought up the rear.
Tho whole affair was a miserable fizzle,
and as the tail ,cf it straggled out West
King street, tho crowd on the sidewalk
looked anxiously towards L'en'uo Square
and inquired one of another where the
rest of tho procession was and when it
would be along. After a while tbo rub-a-dub
of a drum was heard, and the Peters
burg delegation, consisting of twenty men
came straggling along. By some -mischance
they had been lost among the
crowds on the streets, and were nearly half
a mile behind tho rest of the procession,
but had managed to overtake them about
tho time the countermarch had ended.
The parade moved over the appointed
route, now and then firing off a few Ro
man candles, and finally reached the court
house. Gen. Beaver aud Senator Greer,
who had boon at Jlillcrsville, Safe Har
bor aud Monntvillc during tin day, drove
in and joiucd tho Hue of march out in the
West End, and their appearance created
some enthusiasm. Tho decorations aud
illuminations along the ronte wero fow
and far between.
Long beforo tho parade had reached
that point whero tho speakers were to
leave it, the court house began filling up
and by 8';J0 o'clock a noisy, impatient
crowd had gathered there, eager for tho
feast ot campaign oratory that had been
promised them. In response to calls for a
speaker. J. B. Am wake, esq., arose and
split the cars of the groundlings by de
claiming on Republican virtue aud Demo
cratic prolligacy. At tho conclusion of his
remarks, none of tho speakers having ar
rived, B. F. Eshlctnan, esq , endeavored
to amuse the waiting auilicuco by pouting
hot shot into the Independent camp. He
created with ridicule the claims that they
were Gai field Republicans, and said that
Gsrfiekl's memory was traduced by tho fake
assumption of these men who are trying
to di.sinpt and disband the Republican
party, lie was iuteri'iipti:d iu cuo of his
highest llights of oratory by a signal that
Senator Davies had airivcd, and ho closed
his haranguo by introducing tho speaker
as a stainless citizen, a man among men.
Uavle Defense ot Republican Methods.
Tho speaker opened his address with
the startling statement that Bradford and
Lancaster counties weic alike in political
faith, differing only iu the size of their
majorities. Two political parties only are
before the people, and whoever casts a
voto at tho coming election votes directly
or indirectly for Beaver or Pattison. The
triumphs of the Republican party in the
past were alluded to in glowing phrase,
and carried away by tho applause that
greeted his effort he made the- astounding
claim that even in tho present demoralized
condition of the Republican party, Beaver
and the regular ticket would be elected
by majorities ranging anywhere from 30,
000 to 73,000. Iu tho history or politi
cal organizations never was there such
a causlcss rebellion as that stirred up by
the Independent party. Last year the
banner of revolt had been raised by Wolfo
because one of tho most conservative men
of tho party ( meaning himself) had been
struck down against the will of the people.
The candidate then proceeded with
mighty emphasis to tell tho audience that
ho made no complaint at tho snubbing
administered by tho bosses. This ingenu
ous confession evoked considerable ap
plause. Tho information was then vouch
safed that Beaver's nomination represen
ted the wishes of tho people, 02 out of the
G7 counties of tho state having elected
delegates in his favor. He claimed that
both Stewart and Mitchell wero for Beaver
beforo tho Harrisburg convention, and he
also asserted that tho latter was far
superior in tho qualities necessary for the
the chief executive of our state to cither
of hisadvcisarics. This being news to
the greater portion of tho audience was lus
tily cheered. Tho charge that Beaver
had betrayed his constituents at Chicago
was briefly referred to and it was claimed
that ho went there with the distinct under
standing that ho was to vote for his old
commander. Political assessments next
engrossed tho speaker's attention, and he
defended them on tho ground that those
who danco should pay the piper. He
spoko of the length to which the machine
had gone to close up tho breach in the
party, and told how fruitless had been the
effort. He closed by claiming that Gcu.
Beaver should bo particularly acceptable
to farmers ou account of the interest he
had always taken in agriculture, forget
ting, however, to mention his connection
with tho state agricultural college, and for
the additional reason that bo had been a
good soldier.
While Mr. Davies was in tho middle of
his speech tho noise of tho approaching
parade drowned his utterance, and ho took
his scat to await tho restoration of order.
In the meantime tho carriago containing
Gen. Beaver and tho others had reached
the court house, and thoy proceeded up
the middle aisle amid tbo noise ot the
crowd and the bund. When quiet had
been restored. County Chairman Shcnck
moved that Hon. A. Herr Smith be elected
to preside over tho meeting, which was
agreed to. Tho reading of a long list of
vice presidents was then begun, but it
became so tedious that Commodore
Heistand moved that further reading be
postponed; which was carried with a will.
Chairman Sbenck in putting the motion
before tho house excited considerable
amusement by asking whether it was the
wish of the house that the "names be
postponed."
Mr. Smith ou taking the chair thanked
the audience for tho honor conferred on
him, and Davies finished his speech. At
its termination the band played a lively
air, and then Gen. Beaver was introduced.
The mention ol tbe name of tho latter aud
and his appearance ou the stage was the
signal for loud and long continued ap
plause. The substance of his remarks is
here given :
Reaver's HI aster.
Tho general began his discussion of
state issues by the remark that from the
size and enthusiasm of tbe crowd present
there appeared a ilasihaition to i" boost
hist up "into a higher 'position than that
which be now oceafied. Some glittering
generalities on the eost of good govern
ment were Indulged in, and .the Iade-
penacnts were compared to Nero who fid
dled while Rome was barniug. He did
not wish to speak disrespectfully of the
Independents, but he at the same time
characterized the movement as the most
cowardly in the history of the politics of
this country. If thero are abuses in the
party why do they not stay in and help us
to reform next year. He said that the time
for argument was past, that the bat
tle was already won, and that vic
tory would as heretofore perch on the
banners of right, to wit i the' Republican
party. The fight nowgopg on in the
ranks of the Republican organization was
no new thing. The same warfare existed
ten years ago, and if our vote is polled
this year, tho 37,000 majority of 1872 will
be repeated. It is no time for arguaent
or juatuication. Win tbe skimisn lino in
1832, and the battle or' T8S4 is already
won. He told the audience that he was
uot around begging for votes and that he
had never asked any man for office. He
flatteringly alluded to the Independents
as " cringing hypocrites without a drop of
manly blood in their cowardly carcasses,"
which vituperation appeared eminently
agreeable to his audience. He said that
if the interest of our pockets is to be re
garded we could not Afford to defeat
Brosius. At this juncture some enthusias
tic partisan proposed three cheers for
Beaver and Brosus which were cheer
fully given. He declaimed on the neces
sity of guarding carefully our next Legis
lature, lest the Democrats may follow
Republican precedent and get the lion's
share of tho congressmen. He then
feebly endeavored to apply the Brosius
line of argument to himself, and the audi
ence by a little kindly app ause allowed
him to lay that flattering unction to his
soul. He terminated his rambling dis
course by expressing tho-belief that Lan
caster county was on the right side in this
fight.
Immediately on the conclusion of
Beaver's remarks, cries for Greer and
Darlington icnt the air. The band drowned
the tumult, however, by a stirring piece,
after which Hon. John M. Greer, of Butler
county.procccded to address the now worn
out audience His treatment of tbo issues
involved in the campaign consisted of the
telling of a few egg stories in which the
Independents were alluded to in no flatter
ing stylo. He criticized thb Noyes admin
istration of tbo state treasury, and.eulogi
zed Farmer Butler in the most extrava
gant style.
At the termination- of his remarks, the
people expressed a desire to hear Darling
ton, but the latter could not bo found.
Calls fur Brown, Brosius, Risk and Wicker
sham were made, and order was only
brought out of confusion by the timely
playing of tho baud. John A.Groff, esq.,
of WestChester, was then hunted up, and
his remarks had tho effect of thinning out
tbe audience with commendable rapidity.
An importunate Choster countian then
insisted on forcing William Shields, a
plasterer, from his native town, on the
platform, much to the disgust of President
Smith, aud Chief Clerk of the Senate
Cochran. Tho old man, notwithstanding
tho lateness of the hour, waxed eloquent
in defense of the Republican party and
wound up his speech and the meeting
with tho concluding verse of Longfellow's
" Ship of State." The crowd had been
thinning ont rapidly, and but few remain
ed when Chairman Smith in a scarcely au
dible touo declared tho meeting adjourned
DOWN T11K lUVKK.
Local Notes From Mt. Nebo am! Rawlins
vllle. Mt.Ncbo can boast of having a brass
band.
Numerous efforts have been mado to
ct a band organized, but until very re
cently the attempt failed ; but uow tbo
musical (?) sounds, mado by an undevel
oped brass baud aro carried by the night
winds to tho ears of every resident.
Wo saw at Jacob Miles' some curiosities
in tho form of cabbago beads. One large,
perfectly developed head is surrounded by
18 smaller heads, perfect, in formation.
Another head, trimmed ready for cooking,
measured in circumference 3 feet 10 inches
and weighed 15 pounds.
The Mt. Nebo lycoum is to bo reorgau
ized on October 10. .
Oa October 5th tho.'old M. E. church
wiu bought by S. C. Stevenson.
Things at HawUnsvlllo.
The peoplo of this place have ma-Jo some
pieparatiou lor the organization of tho
literary socioty. Owing to the fact
that as few persons were present, no busi
ness was transacted except a question for
debato was selected, and disputants chosen.
Tho resolution for debato on next Friday
evening is : Jlesotced, " That arbitrations
are a better method for settling disputes
between nations than tho sword." The
lycnim anticipates holding weekly meet
ings in tho Odd Fedqws hall.
Tho annual celebration of the M. E.
Sunday-school, was held in this place on
Saturday. A very large crowd was in at
tendance, the spacious room being well
filled at an early hour, and before the ex
ercises had fairly began a large number
were compelled to remain outside of the
church on the campus, as standing room
inside could not bo obtained. The pulpit,
and throughout the church generally, was
tastefully decorated with the prettiest
flowers. A handsome arch, made of ever
greens and dowers, encircled the speaker's
stand, and large voses of Towers met the
eyes of tho spectators on either side of the
pulpit.
Ex-Sheriff Stiiuo of Columbia, pur
chased tho farm belonging to the Martin
estate on Saturday. He also bought a
building lot in the village and intends
erecting a summer residence for bis
family.
Henry Brenberger, jr., was appointed
Saturday to take charge of Hickory Grove
school. Tho vacancy being made by the
resignation of Mr. W. W. Jones, of Laus
ford. Pa. Mr. Jones has a position as
teacher in Lansford high school. He left
for his home this morning at an early hour.
Mr. Brenberger is the third teacher for
that school this season, Mr. H. P. Aston
having resigned in Mr- Jones' favor, after
teaching threo weeks)
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A Word of Warning.
The mayor desires to warn tho citizens
against sharpers who may likely show up
here on the day of the Barnum show.
Although these men have no connection
with tho show, they will follow it spite of
the efforts of tho management to drive
them off. There will be a strong force of
regular and special policemen on duty
during tho day and mont'e men and thimble
riggers will be looked after. Persors
attending tho show who are compelled to
go into crowds should take care of their
watches and pocket books and see that
they aro in secure places. During the
parade in tho morning the rear doors of all
houses should be securely locked.
Before the Mayor.
Tho mayor this morning made three
drunks pay their costs and sent one to
jail for 10 days. The latter had a wooden
leg and be was so drunk that he fell on
East King street and broke it. Officer
Merringer assisted him to the station
house. One sick man was sent to the sta
tion house.
Surprise 1'arly.
Last evening Miss Hallie Bailey, of
York, was given a large surprise party at
the residence of Mr. Joseph Strauss, on
North Mulberry street.' About twenty
five couples wero present, and the music
was furnished by the Italian orehestra.All
had a good time.
COLUMBIA NEWS.
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KEGULAK
CORRESFOMKC
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vents Atasjg the Snsqaebanaa items
Interest la and Around tne Borough
Picked Tip by the Iatelli
geneer's Reporter
A riding party of ladies from Marietta,
visited Columbia last eveing.
Two train jumpers ' werer taken, to; tho
Lancaster county, jail this morning by
policemen of the Pennsylvania railroad
company.
On Thursday evening the Ladies Aid so
ciety of the Church 'of God 'will hold its
meeting at the residence of Mr. Joseph
Strawbtidge on Locust street.
'Hr. John Smith, residing naar town,
has lost three children by diphtheria with
in the past two weeks. The third one
will bo buried in the cemetery this after
noon. Lillie Hall's combination will' bethe at
traction at the opera bouse this evening.
An entertainment of this kind generally
draws a good house here,
Tuesday afternoon William Early, em
ployed at the Susquehanna rolling mill,
bad one of his eyes dongerously cut by a
piece of iron striking it.
Slight Damage by Fire.
Tho roof of the residence of Mr. John
Eberly, on New Second street, was dam
aged by fire last evening. Tho dames
were extinguished before much lass hail
been occasioned. It is believed to havo
been caused by sparks front tho chimney.
A New Reading Depot.
It is stated that the work of building
tho new Reading & Columbia railroad
will be commenced iu about four weeks.
The dwellings in tho alley in the rear of the
property on Locust street lately purchased
by tbe company, are now beiug vacated.
Kxcliruieut In school.
At tho Cherry street school yesterday
afternoon, considerable excitement was
created amongst the pupil.-, Iiy otic of their
number, a littlo girl imiiiciI M.iry Farley,
fainting. She was removed to her home,
and remained unconscious uutil a lato hour
last night.
Hcroagh Personals.
Miss Minnie Bowers is visitiug frieiuls
in Hanover, Pa.
Mrs. W. M. Upp and sou William left
to-day for Boston.
Miss Ella Brown has gono on a visit to
friends in Pittsburgh.
Mr. A. Jcssel is rusticating at lledford
Springs.
Mr. John Mooro is speu.liii a u-w -I.ty.-i
in New York city.
The Indian Doctor.
The Indian doctor lectured and sold
medicino at his old stand at Wagner's cor
ner again last evening. In the evening he
paraded tbe streets in hi two-horse ba
rouche with tbe Cttizjub' band leading
tho ptocession. A valuable ring, wi.h a
diamond setting, dropped from his litiger
during tbe evening. The gold bat d was
recovered, but tho diamond was gone.
The finder will receive $10 by let.irniu it
to the owner.
Nearly Droit ued.
Whilo attempting to reach Big island
on a log raft this morning, two buys were
nearly drowned by tho lashings of tho logs
giving way and precipitating them into
tho river. They clung to thoiogs, how
ever, and escaped by paddling to the
shore.
Something that MenlH Correction.
A sufficiently long stoppage was uot
made on Saturday evening at Wrights
villo to allow tho passengers of the York
train to alight. Several persons jumped
from tho cars in tho bridge. ne lady
fell as she attempted to do so, and was
knocked senseless. Several other passen
gers came through to Columbia, and weie
obliged to walk homo. Some person will
get into trouble if more care is uot taken.
Reckless HriTln;.
Yesterday evening, while following the
procession .of tho Indian Doctor about
town, a .bov named Joseph Atwood was
knocked down aud. had his face cut, by
being struck by Shenberiter's furniture
wagon. The driver of it drove at a fast
gait through the midst' of. the crowd,
causing the Citizens' band to separate, to
avoid being run over. Snch caiek'ss dtiv
ing deserves pnmshraent.
COURT.
What la Gulag on in Common l'leat.
V.EKOnE JUDGE rATTEKSOS.
The case of Catherine Herr, or FAi::.i
bethtowo, vs. Ileury Eishleman, of Easi
Donegal, was taken np' yesterday, but It
has not yet been concluded. This was an
adtion of replevin to recoved a s orrel niaro
valued at 03. This morning it was
showii that a witness fur tha defeus. fui
whom an attachment wan issued yester
day, was too sick to attend cotut. A
juror was theu withdrawn aud .the case
continued.
A. P. Marsh vs. S.im'1 Staffoid, of Salis
bury township. This was an action of
trover and con vorsion. tn recover a brown
horse, or the valno ($105) thereof. With
out proceeding to trial, the case was am
icably settled between tho parties.
HEFORE .Tt'Dr.R MVINGSTOff.
S. M. Ehler, of Elizabethtown vs. Amos
Moyer. Rspboy This is an action to re
cover 9109 alleged to be due, as a balance
ou the sale of some agricultural imple
ments, under the following cricumstanccs:
In May, 1881, as was alleged, tbe plaintiff
who deals iu implements, sold to tho de
fendant a light Champion reaper, and a
mower, valued at 9205, taking in ex
change an old machine at the estimate
value of $25, and a horso valued at $125,
tho horse being guaranteed by the defend
ant to bo all right. After the horse had, ,
been worked foe some time, the plaintiff 4
found tbe hone to be.itiiaound, and ho
uesireu to rctnrn itanu tne o!d machine,
and take bia new machino away, unless
Moyer would take but $75 for the horse.
Thin proposition the defendant finally
agreed to, and promised to pay the bal
ance at some future time. This ho has
not done, hence the suit Is brought. I j
The defense claim that up to the time of
the.trado tbe defendant had worked the
horse both iu the field and road and had
never believed him to be unsound in any
way ; ho made an honest trade with tho
plaintiff for the machine' and jdkl not ad
mit at any time that the horse' was' un
sound ; he did not agree to reduce tho
price and pay any balance to Ehler; if
the horse was in any way unsound he be
came so after ho was in the plaintiff's pos
session, and when he found this to be the
case be brought this suit, which the de
fendant alleges to have no foundation.
On trial.
mik Calture,
We are indebted to the secretary of the
Tlnon Sillr finUiirB association of Phila-
delohia " for a pamphlet entitled " An ac
count of the habits, changes and diseases
of the isomoyz mort, or common sine
woim.'' Tbo pamphlet contains a history
nf t.lm wnrm and full exnlanalions for sin 5
cessfully breeding it, of treating the dis
eases ol wmen it is name ; oi loeanrg it
and preparing appliances in the .spinning
room ; of tbe treatment of cocoons, and
much other information of great vakie to
the amateur silk culturist. The pamphlet
and further information on the. subject
maybe had by addressing Gn T. Field,
secretary, No. 700 North Eighth street,
Philadelphia.
CouiiBg Howe.
Samuel Moore, ir.. of this citv. who for
the past four months has been iu Europe,
arrived in New York. Sundav evaniiir mi
the steamship City of Chester, and is ex
pected to reacn uis nome in Lancaster
this evening.
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