LANCASTER DAILY INTELLIGENCER, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1882.
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8ATUBDAY KVKNINO. OCT. 14. 1882.
The Peas Celebration.
Since the Lexington and Bunker Hill
celebrations, in the spring of 1875, the
centennial business has been more or
less overdone and the general public has
from time to time been somewhat wear
ied with the subject. The greatest of
all these anniversaries, which was ob
served in Philadelphia, was one of such
magnitude and brilliant success that
there was a very general disposition at
Its close to take a good long rest. Pub
lic interest was, in fact, so worn out
that the local pride of Philadelphia was
not equal to the task of maintaining any
substantial relic a of the great exhibition
except Memorial and Horticultural
halls, and the contents of these to-day
give but the merest glimpse of the inter
national glories of 187G.
When, therefore, it wasUrst suggested
that there should be a celebration in
honor of the founder of Pennsylvania
the public response was anything but en
couraging, and the project dragged itself
along for ayear or two in the face of the
popular indifference and was beset with
many difficulties. But a few patriotic
spirits systematically agitated the idea,
iu a quiet way, Even the press of Phil
adelphia lent but little effective aid to
the scheme and seemed to be impressed
with the belief that the proposed cele
bration would be a very tame affair, if
not, indeed, a lamentable fizzle. But the
el s" I'oiporation known as the B'-Ceir
Ifiniial association plodded along, and at
last it presents what appears to be quite
an attractive programme, in its way,
though there will be more or less criti
cism as to the general appropriateness
of the contemplated display. One of
the principle features, if not, indeed,
the most imposing and attractive one,
for instance, will be the military turn
out. This in itself has already called
forth from the Quaker poet, Whiltier, a
timely and earnest protest. Remember
ing Penn as pre-eminently a man of
peace and not of war, the summoning of
military organizations from all parts of
the country to celebrate his landing
does seem to be a little ot of place, it
must be confessed.
But this display will be no more
inconsistent than the gathering in the
harbor of a fleet of war-ships, with their
thundering salutes, certainly something
that would have very much astonished
the little company on the good ship
Welcome. Then, too, some three thou
sand members of a secret order, the Bed
Men, are to participate in the parade,
and also ten thousand Knights Templar.
There will be a number of musical festi
vals, a series of grand balls, or what will
amount to the same, brilliant displays of
tableaux, and, finally, fireworks of the
most elaborate and costly description. If
tho simple ideaof appropriateness should
bs rigidly adhered to as governing the
celebration all the features above refer
red to would have to be left out entirely.
In fact, to do this would be to insure an
observance of Penn's lauding of a very
primitive character, indeed. Thequaint
ness of such an affair would iu a measure
offset its tameness, as regarded from a
nineteenth century standpoint, but it
would require very skillful management
to prevent it from becoming an object of
ridicule and burlesque.
Under all the circumstances the Bi
centennial association has done very
well, and it is to be hoped its patriotic
efforts will be duly appreciated and sus
tained. The general idea of the celebra
tion is that of a jubilee, and it will be
one that the people of our great com
monwealth can patticipate iu with gen
uine pleasure. The whole of the festiv
ities will be crowded into a period of
four days and four nighls,beginning Oc
tober 24. The city of 1 Vun will be ar
rayed in holiday attire. There will be
ample accommodation for all strangers
at reasonable rates, special excursion
fare ou all the railroads for the week,
and, altogether, the event promises lobe
second in importance to the great (Vn
tennial. Wk print on our first page to-day the
Pittsburgh Fosfs exposure of the infa
mous Labor sell-out in 187S, by which,
through Quay's manipulation, enough
Democratic voters were diverted from
Dill to elect Iloyt. Au agent named
Black, who was employed by Quay in
his great scheme to betray the Labor
men, seems to have been especially ac
tive in visiting Democratic localities for
the purpose of organizing Greenback
clubs and bogus Knights of Labor
lodges, with the ostensible purpose of
electing Mason, the Greenback Labor
candidate, but the real design of
which was to compass the de
feat of Dill. Black's operations in
this city, where on invitation of Mr. J.
Hay Brown, who was then chairman of
the Republican county committee, he
had an interview 'with the latter "in a
retired place' is a fair sample of the
way the thing was worked. Brown con
ceived the idea of nominating Snyder
(not our present worthy member) or
some other respectable Eighth ward
Democrat, for the purpose of "settling
Steinmetz," and the same game was
successfully played in other parts of the
state, to defeat the Democratic state
and legislative tickets and elect those cf
the Republicans. The Quay and Brown
letters are conclusive testimony of the
fraud practiced upon the laboring
men and Greenbackers, and no one
can read the recital without feeling
hot indignation at the base betrayal that
is part and parcel of Quay's campaign of
1878. The facts contained in the i'osf's
story are not essentially new to persons
acquainted with the inside history of
that canvass, but their publication over
Boss Quay 'a own hand gives them the
animation of a demonstration that they
have hitherto lacked.
Tiik J&aminerasks when and where
Mr. Brewster made the speech condem
natory of the Canierons. It is reported
to have been made iu Philadelphia, on
September 14, 1877. If it was not made
there and then Mr. Brewster can show
It. When In this city ho is said to have
personally denied inauing the speech. A
public denial would he. in order, and if
the Examiner is prepared to make it
for Mr. Brewster we will listen to it.
44 The people be d d," said Mr.
Vanderbilt lately to an interviewer, and
the anti-Monopolist party of New York
are going to take care that the people
should know what Mr. Vauderbilt
thinks about them, for they intend
printing h is declaration and spreading it
broadcast over the land. Mr. Vander
bilt is not in a position to make this
truthful expression 'of his sentiments,
however creditable his frankness maybe
Mr. Vanderbilt flourishes by the will of
the people who have given him fran
chises out of which his wealth has come.
If anybody is to be d d It will be Mr.
Vauderbilt and not the people. When
they come into collision, he will go
down like lead.
All is not lovely in the Republican
family. Congressman Smith refuses to
come down with the cash in response to
Chairman Shenck's levy of $1,000 assess
ment, and the doughty chairman
threatens to turn him off the ticket.
Smith is getting used to this sort of
thing though, and does not seem to scare
" worth a cent."
s
Let us charitably suppose that the
pleasant interchange of courtesies be
tween 4( Calico Charlie" Foster and his
predecessor in the executive chair was
due to the attempt on their part to keep
their spirits up after the Ohio defeat by
pouring spirits down.
Statesmen of the order of Matt. Quay
and nay Brown should eschew corres
pondence. Their letters do not read
well in priut.
PERSONAL..
Editor Halstead mentions Governor
Foster as " an extinct volcano."
General Hancock has returned to New
York from a trip to Missouri.
Youno Mr. Wilde's American harvest
is 15,000 gold dollars.
Edmund Hudson, of tho Boston Herald,
is said to have bought the Washington
Uapital.
Madame Nir.ssox sales from Liverpool
to-day on the steamship Gallia for New
York.
Mr. Broadly, an English barrister, has
left Tunis for Egypt in order to defend
Arabi Paoba.
Miss Emily Faithful, tho English
philanthrophant, arrived at Now York
from Liverpool yesterday.
Mr. Knioiit, tho now lord-mayor of
London, began business life as a ware
house potter in the city in which he is now
chief magistrate.
"Lady Tichborne," as she prcsists
in calling herself, wife of tho claimant,
lives in a work-houso in Southampton,
England. Sho has two children with her.
The Emperor op Russia, ou returning
to St. Petersburg from Moscow, at his
first meal in the royal palace found, it is
paid, a Nihilistic proclamation wrapped in
his table napkin, placed there by a disloyal
page.
Rev. Canon Knox-Little, of London,
is recovering from an attack of congestion
of the brain, a relapse of which, brought
on by attending Dr. Pusey's funeral a
short time ago, threatened tho most seri
ous consequences.
Kiioulalonkorn, the king of Siara,
takes a deep interest in European and par
ticularly English civilization. He has
resently directed his secretary, Herr Payer
to give tho younger members of tho royal
family daily lessons in tho English lan
guage, European geography and the gen
eral arts and sciences of the Western
world.
Miss Burke, tho sister of tho late
British under-secrctary for Ireland, docs
not recover her health. Tho effects of
tho shock which the news of the assassin
ation gave have never left her, and at
present her health is declared to be very
Jeeble. She is living at Ilfraoombo, in
Devonshire, with a brother who is an
artist Tho family estate has been in
herited by Colonel Burke, but he does not
yet live upon it.
Archbishop Parcell's Anniversary.
Archbishop Purcell on Friday celebrated
the forty-ninth anniversary of his conse
cration as bishop of Cincinnati. He is one
of tho oldest bishops in the world. His
consecration took place in tho cathedral in
Baltimore in 1833 in the presence of a con
gregation which was estimated to number
4,000. He was then 33 years of age and had
become distinguished for his theological
acumen and devotion to the church. Ha
was consecrated by Bishop Whitefield, the
fourth bishop of Baltimore, assisted by
Bishops Bubbois and Kcndrick. Au
intimate friend, Father Ecclcstou,
preached tho consecration sermon.
Of those who participated in the
ceremonies, none but Archbishop
Purcell is now living. Tho anniversary
was celebrated at the convent of the
Uroutines, in Brown couuty, where tbe
venerable archbishop has been in retire
ment for the last two years. Bishop
Elder, Bishop Teebbe, and Bishop Cha
tard were among those who paid their
respects to the aged prelate. Tokens of
esteem were presented to him, and au ad
dress was prepared expressive of the high
estimation in which he is held by the
clergy of tho diocese. Tho archbishop is
quite hearty, and though very infirm, is
still able to help himself. He has every
prospect of living to celobrate, one year
hence the golden jubilee of his consecra
tion. Paul Pringle Haas.
A negro named Paul Pringle was hanged
at Mansfield, La., for the crime of "lying
in wait and stabbing while perpetrating a
robbery." Tho hanging was public and
was witnesssed by over 2,000 persons.
Pringle' s wife and family were iu the
crowd. He made no confession. Two
other condemned prisoners witnessed tho
hanging from the jail windows. Pringle
was a minister and did his own praying on
the scaffold. Pringle and two other
negroes last November enticed Albert
Smith into the woods, whero they robbed
and beat him until no was dead.
Terrible Accident atRoyer's Fort.
A terrible accident happened at the stove
works at Royer's Ford, Montgomery
county. A son of the foreman was en
gaged shifting some belting on one of the
pulleys when he was caught up and
whirled around three times and then
thrown violently to the floor. The space
between the shafting and ceiling was
scarcely over a foot. One of his arms was
torn to shreds, one eye gouged out and his
jaw terribly dislocated. It is supposed
he is also injured internally. There are
small hopes of his recovery.
MarmiOB " la the Canadian School.
At a meeting of the University senate, in
Toronto, a report from the special com
mittee was submitted, recommending that
Scott's " Lady of the Lake" be allowed
as a substitute for " Marmion " at ma
triculation examinations, on account of
certain alleged immoral passages in "Mar
mion." The report was rejected by a vote
of 10 to 8, the effect being that the senate
declines to interfere and " JIarmion " is
retained.
PATTISON'S T0UB.
UP1N THE NOKTHKRN TIER COUNTIES
Enthusiastic Groetlns Everywhere Speeches
by the Wayside Monster Meetings In
Towanda Pttlson' Ringing lle-
llrerance.
Special Dfenttch to the pre3.
The second day of Mr. Pattison's cam
paign has been in an entirely different
section of the state, and among au entirely
different class of people. His course has
been northward through the beautiful
valley of tho Susquehanna, among a
people who arc as strict in thought and
strong in purpose as they are prosper
ous and enterprising politicians. The
majority of these are against Mr. Patti
son, and they will so vote in November.
This sort of campaign is new in this
state. There is comparatively Jittlo ex
citement visiblo iu the towns, and tho
modern paraphernalia for changing
the politics of men on tho great
questions of tho day are entirely absent.
Hardly a torch light has been seen, bands
are scarce, and the enthusiasm, whore en
thusiasm exists, is not of tho noisy kind.
At all tho stations thcro aro great crowds,
who, on arrival of the cars, exhibit a good
deal of curiosity to see Pattison, Tho
people crane their necks until he appears,
and then gazo with a satisfied look on the
candidate. Pattison's measured tones and
clear-cut sentences at once change tho ex
pression of the crowd to that of close at
tention, and they applaud and finally
cheer. The Republicans of Wyoming and
Bradford were quite as cordial iu their
greeting of tlio Democratic candidate as
tho Democrats of Lehigh and Luzerne.
The party left Scranton early in the
morning and made the first stop at Tunk
hanuock, the county seat of Wyoming,
where Eckley B. Coxe was compelled to
leave the party on account of business en
gagements. A Pleasant compliment
At Tiinkhaunock, after thanking tho
people for their cordial reception, Patti
sou made a pleasing allusion to the saga
city of the people iu choosing so beautiful
a country for their settlement just as Lot
chooso tho best and richest land when he
parted with Abraham. He concluded
with tho following thought, which was
loudly applauded :
44 Wealth and material success aro not
tho only things to bo chosen, and would
not of themselves bring contentmont.
More than these are necessary. Your
property will be lasting. You have se
cured your own liberties and made them
permanent by tho education of your chil
dren iu the fear of God, and to the faith
ful and fearloss discharge of all public and
private duty."
At Meshoppcn thero was a very large
crowd and considerable cheering on the
candidate's appearance, and hero he said
to the gathered crowd :
41 Citizenship not only confers privi
leges, but imposes duties and obligations.
Iu tho tranquility and repose that charac
terize an agricultural commuuity like this
is found the opportunity for that deliber
ation upon public questions which will re
sult in sound judgment and safo conclu
sions. With your friends and in the c&lm
of your homes you can contemplate thoso
grave public issues which are to-day the
subject of so much interest to the people
of our state. Iu this beautiful country,
and in tho quiet of these hills now clothed
in the gorgorous garments of autumn, you
have the facilities for that deliberation
necessary for the best dischargo of tho
high duties of citizenship."
At Lacoyvillo thoro was a short stop,
during which the candidato for governor
was personally introduced to tho crowd by
Colonel Piollett. At Wyalusing the largest
assemblage of tho day turned out, and
there was great cheering. Ono old gentlo
man, said to be a converted Republican,
carried a largo flag. Robert A. Packer
introduced Mr. Pattison, who spoke as fol
lows :
Carelul Deliberation jiniulred.
" I wish to suggest two thoughts that
your ballot concerns, not only your own
local interests, but thoso of the jtcoplo of
the state at large. Your represents
tives iu the Legislature vote not only upon
questions affecting the welfaro of the lew
thousand people of tho country, but also
tho interests of tho 4,000,000 people of the
commonwealth. I thereforo say to you
that the demand of the hour is that care
ful thought and deliberation be given to
tho individual exercise of tho right of
franchise." Then facing the surrounding
hills, Mr. Pattison said : " You see all
around you these slopes covered with tho
brilliant colors of autumn ; it is all very
beautiful, but it represents no life and
vigor, but death and decay. Tho quiet
green of a few mouths ago. though less
ornamental, told that the fields were full
of quiekeniug vegetation, or rich with the
growing harvest. Liko tho fertile fields is
the campaign of the Democrats, but tho
campaign of tho bosses represents not tho
quick and living issues iu which tho peo
ple are interested, but tho decay and dis
solution of the power of arrogant leaders."
On to Towanda
Times Report.
This ended the preliminary speechmak
iug, and the train soon moved .out and
speedily reached Towanda. A very largo
crowd awaited its coming and cheered the
disembarkation. Colonel II. B. McKeau,
chairman of .the Democratic county com
mittee, had the arrangements in charge
and tho visiting party were transferrer! ta
carnages and conveyod to tho hotel. Ar
riving thero au impromptu as well as in
formal reception was inaugurated, whinh
excited great interest. For an hour the
sturdy Democrats camo and, introduced
by Joseph Powell, cordially shook hands
with the candidato and departed satisfied.
" I have seen him and I will risk him,"
remarked oho labor-begrimed, earnest
citizen, as ho walked off contented.
44 That man has always been a Republi
can," said a Democrat worker to mo ;
44 and thero are plenty more liko him."
At two o'clock the meeting, which from
the beginning was designed to be the
event of this journey, was called to order
in Mercur hall. Loug before that time
every seat was occupied and whon tho
speakers and officers had assembled in
their places on tho platform oven standing
room was unobtainable and many persons
who had applied for admission turned
away iu disappointment. Joseph Powell,
ex-congressman from tho district, was
called to the chair and a list of vice presi
dents, including representatives from
every township in tho county, was read.
After the preliminary work of the organi
zation was completed tho chairman in
troduced Mr. Pattison, who spoke as fol
lows
Pattlsuu's Speech
I am glad of au opportunity to speak to
a peopie oi mo same lugged independence
that characterizes the old Wilmot district.
This is a contest of right against wrontr.
w rav (n-ujiiu ugamsb UIO UOSSCS. It IS a
struggle to establish a condition of thugs
in which thero shall bo a perpetual bond
of sympathy between tho people and their
officers, in which the wishes of the con
stituents shall bo reflected back in execu
ted form from thoso they choose as their
servants. Iu other words, this contest is
to decide whether government of the peo
ple, by the people and for the people shall
not, as Abraham Lincoln expressedit, perish
from the earth. The will of the people is tho
vital breath of our institutions,and so long
as public officers reflect that will faithfully
so long will our constitutional government
be preserved iu its purity. In some re
marks 1 made yesterday I quoted in sup
port of the position of tho people in their
present contest against the bosses a very
high authority tho Declaration of Inde
pendence To-night I want to invoke a
still higher authority tbe Federal consti
tution. That is an instrument that cannot
be too often referred to and studied, par
ticularly by the young men of the nation,
for it is a full treasury of political wis
dom. Iu tho preamble to the constitu
tion the people declared that they or
dained a form of government to the pro
motion of the general welfare. There
is the object aud end of our political sys
tem. Wheu, instead of this; however,
those entrusted with authority exerciso
their power to promote personal, factional
or party ends they violate the spirit and
purpose of their trust and abuse the con
fidence, of the people. To promote the
general weal should be the golden rule of
ail public officials. A groat cause of tho
abuses in official life that have spread over
tho country is the levying of financial as
8essments upon those holding public posi
tions. In answor to a letter upon this
subject addressed to me by the solicitor of
Mayor Stokley in tho municipal election
of 1881, 1 said that I believed tho matter
of'assessmeuts to bo one of the greatest
curses of the political system now invogue
in this country. That was my opinion
then and it is still uioio strongly my
opinion now. Much of tho dishonesty
aud corruption in public life is due to this
cause. If an official is compelled to pay a
considerable sum of money out of a small
salary to keep the bosses in power he is
not unlikely to pay himself back out of
tho public treasury if ho gets an opportu
nity. Robbing the People.
Political assessment from office holders
means tho forcible taking of tribute from
tho public purse to beueflt a particular
party. It is a subsidy levied from the
earnings of the many for the advantage of
tho few. A political assessment is a direct
menace by which the money of the people
is snatched to defeat and suppress their
will at the polls. I would not and will not
permit any officer or body of men or com
mitteo to levy an assessment in the depart
ment over which I preside. They would
not attempt to do so and no clerk in my
office would dare to pay it if they did.
To-day wo storm tho heights of bossism
column by column with the Independents
for tho overthrow of a combination of men
who have been felt not only in Pennsylva
nia but throughout the country to the de
struction of every independent sentiment
that should characterize a free people.
This government of the people must not
be changed for a government of pol
iticians, by politicians and for politicians.
Thero is also this thought about boss gov
ernment, and that is the demoralizing and
degrading effect it has upon the young men
of the country. All along the political
highway may be found tombstone aftor
tombstone, marking tho political graves of
bright young men, on wnoso tablets is the
inscription : " Destroyed by the Bosses."
These young men entered public life with
noble aims and happy ambitions, but they
have boeu smitten by the blight of the
boss and have been politically murdered
and morally lost. Pure impulses have no
homo and cannot exist in tho system of
government fostered by tho arrogant and
confederate plunderers of the people. How
much longer shall this system continue ?
Youowoitto your posterity to extirpate
this evil from your government. Now is
tho time for the people's deliverance The
sacred vessels of the state have been pol
luted with unholy wino in the mad revel
of tho bosses, but already tho finger is
visiblo that will write upon the wall,
44 Thou hast been weighed in the balance
and found wanting."
Senator James Gay Gordon was intro
duced and delivered a forcible and eloquent
speech. General W. W. H. Davis follow
ed in an analysis of tho political contest,
aud he iu turn was succeeded on tho plat
form by William II. Sowden, of Lehigh
county, who, with characteristic eloquence
and ability, entertained tho audience to
the end.
The Hrenlug Meeting.
Tho night meeting was a grand ovation
for even the overflow gathering which
organized in tho court house was large
enough to have been creditable of itself.
Pattison spoko at both meetings, and
though brief in both his speeches, his abil
tyasa stump campaigner was admirably
displayed and generally admired. In tho
main meeting,in Mercur hall, Colonel John
F. Means presided, and the hall was
crowded to an uncomfortable degree On
tho platform there woro a large number
of leading citizens and in the audience
there were a number of Republicans and
Independents who came to verify tho fa
vorable reports that had been spread of
Pattison's afternoon speech. Pattison was
the first speaker and he had not progress
ed far before it was evident he had enlisted
the friendly sympathy of his intelligent
audience John R. Read was next intro
duced and addressed himself to a discus
sion of the achievements of tho Democrat
ic candidate in Philadelphia. William
Mutchler followed in an argumentative
presentation of tho issues of tho canvass.
After the court house mooting General
Snowdcn made the initial address, and
contrasted tho public political influence of
Pennsylvania with the importance of tho
commonwealth in tho mineral resources
aud commercial standing. He likened tho
government of a state to a partnership,
in the management of which all were
alike interested, and urged tho people to
assort thir claims to a share in tho ni-- nago-
ment. Mr. Pattison, baving been relieved
from tho other meeting, was next intro
duced and spoke for a few minutes. Wil
liam II. Sowdcr followed and spoke until
tho close of tho meeting.
It was a red-letter day to the Democrats
of Bradford county. Citizens paraded the
streets with bands of music and flaming
torches, serenading prominent citizens and
calling for impromptu speeches. In re
sponse to such a call, R, A. Packer took
occasion to deny a statement that he in
tended to vote for Senator Davies. He
said ho would vote tho Domocratio ticket
from governor down to coroner, and
would take especial pleasure iu voting for
Cbauncey F. Black, whom he knew to be
worthy.
SUCCESSFUL CHECK RAISING.
A New York
Hank Kays Ont
Draft for 915.
88,500 on a
An instauco of successful check raisiug
has been made public in New York,
whereby the American Exchange national
bank paid out 93,500 on a draft or bill of
exchange which had been originally is
sued for $15, and altered so as to read for
the larger sum named. It appears that
about August 7 the Bank of St. Joseph, of
Joseph, Mo., made a draft or bill of
exchange directing the New York bank
named to pay Thomas Warnor $15. Into
whoso hands the draft was delivered is not
known, but it turned up at tho German
national bank of Denver, which institu
tion sent it on to the New York bank
named for collection, directing the latter
to pay $S,500 to the Metropolitan national
bank of New York. This the American
exebaugo bank did, and the Metropolitan
transmitted the amount to Denver. The
German national bank of Denver lias re
fused to pay back $3,485 demanded
by tho American exchange of New York,
and the latter has brought suit to compel
it to do so, and an attachment bas been
issned.
Tho Queen of Corea Stlil Uvea.
Extraordinary contradictious of tho
previous nows from Coroa are continually
received. It is now stated positively that
the queen was not fatally poisoned, but
was rescued and revived by members of
her own family. Tbe 'envoy of Japan has
started homeward from Corea, accompa
nied by a Corean ambassador, carrying
apologies to Japan. Tho latter is a son-in-law
nf the queen of Corea.
A Long-Lost Brother.
Twenty-six years ago Daniel Brougbal,
a zinc worker, left South Bethlehem for
Missouri. After that time he was heard
of only once by his two brothers. James
and Andrew, and that was twenty years
ago. Daniel owned a small property in
South Bethlehem. A trustee was ap
pointed and his lot was sold a few weeks
ago and was purchased by his brother
Andrew. On Monday evening last Andrew
received a letter purporting to come from
Daniel, with all appearance of being gen
uine, stating that he was alive and well
and anxious to hear from his brothers.
The letter was post-marked McKinneys
ville, Sharkey county, Jliss.
A Confession at the Gallows.
A special from Lancaster, Ky., to the
Times-Star says, William Austen was hung
for tho murder of his great aunt Betsy
Blaud. Ho maintained a calm demeanor
until the close, denying the guilt until
nearly tho last, when he confessed to the
minister that ho committed the murder,
bnt said be had no motive whatever for
the deed. He said that whisky was the
causo of the crime and warned his brothers
to avoid it. Ho was 25 years old.
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TUB CONKSTOUA TEAM.
A Kellc of the Ulden Time.
A good deal of interest was excited this
morning by the appearance in Centre
Square of an old fashioned Conestogateam
a hugo covered wagon drawn by six
heavy draft horses. The wagon belongs
to Samuel Ginrich, of Manheim township.
It was bnilt to carry goods between Phila
delphia aud Pittsburgh, and made many a
trip across tho Allegheny mountains be
fore the Pennsylvania railroad was built.
It was made to hold five hogsheads of
whisky or forty barrels of flour. The
lower part of the bed is fonrtean feet in
length, tbe upper part being about twenty
feet. The bows, over which tho cover is
stretched, extend diagonally to tho front
and rear so that the extreme leugth of tho
cover is not less than 25 feet
Tho harness is old but substantial aud,
as well as tho wagon, did good service in
the olden time. A bow over the hames of
each horse contains a string of bells the
wheel horses having three bells each, the
swing horses four bells each and tho lead
horses five.
The horses belonged to Mr. Benjamin
Nolt, and were hired somo time ago by
Mr. A. Bitner, of the Lancaster watch
company with a view of taking tho team
to Philadelphia and exhibiting it in the Bi
centennial parade. Mr. Nolt, however.
"rued bargain," whereupon Mr. Bitner
bought the horse3 at high figure and
will take them to Philadelphia to partici
pate in tho parade.
This moruing the team was photograph
ed by B. Frank Saylor.
Court Proceedings.
BEFORE JUDOE PATTERSON.
The caso of tho Walsontown planing
mill company vs. James B. and Rebecca
Henderson, was continued through yes
terday afternoon, and at tho close nf the
tcstimone for tho plaintiff, tho defense
moved for a nonsuit, on tho ground that
no testimony had been presented which
would warrant a recovery against Mrs.
Henderson, and that as James B. Hender
son had been joined in this suit only in re
quirement of law, there could be no re
covery as against him. This morning the
court sustained the motion, and a non-suit
was entered. Plaintiff was then, on
motion, granted a rulo to show cause why
the non-suit should not bo stricken off.
H. M. North and J. W. Johnson for
plaintiff, S. II. Reynolds and J. Hay
Brown for defense.
Judge Livingston delivered an opinion
in the oxcoptions to thn report of auditor
in the estate of Rov. David Gerlach, late
of Mount Joy boiough, deceased, overrul
ing tho exceptions and confirming the re
port. The restaurant license of Conrad Kopler,
First ward, city, was transferred to Chas.
Zech.
In tho appeal of Catharine Schwilkcy
from the decreo of tho court, directing an
issue to try by jury tho validity of a paper
purporting to be the last will and testa
ment of Wm. Millar, deceased, late of
Lancaster city, the supreme court .have
quashed tho appeal. The matter was
brought before tho court this morning,
and, on motion the issuo will bq ordered
to be reinstated.
Court adjonrned until Monday at 10
o'clock, when tbe second week of common
pleas will begin.
Sheriff's sales.
At 2 o'clock this afternoon, at tho court
house, Sheriff High sold at public sale the
following real estate :
A loit)f ground on the north Bido of
Lawrence street, in tho borough of Colum
bia, containing in front eighteen feet, and
extending iu depth ono hundred and ton
foot, ou which aro erected a two story
frame dwelling house, with a two-story
frame back-building; also, a two story
frame dwelling house on rear end of lot.
As tho property of Ferdinand Resell.
Sold to Wm. B. Given for $50.
No. 1, a tract of land, in Rapho town
ship, containing 44 acres,ton which aro
erected a two-story log and weather
boarded dwelling house ; bank barn, with
frame wagon shed and other improve
ments. No. 2, a tract of land in Rapho
township, containing G acrcs,adjoining the
above described tract. As the property of
Henry K. Martin. Sold to Ann Martin,
for $2,300.
A lot of ground on tho north side of
East Main street, in the borough of Mt.
Joy, containing in front on East Main
street 25 feet and extending in depth 181
feet, on which is erected a two-story frame
dwelling house, with ono and a half story
frame kitchen and shed attached. As the
property of Elizabeth Stamm. Sold to
Win. S. Amwcg, esq., for $1,400.
A lot of ground in Fulton township con
taining 19 acres, ou which aro erected a
two and a half story brick dwelling
house and other improvements, as tbe
the property of Theodore W. Herr. Sold
to Thomas B. Hollohan for $50.
Disgraceful.
Lancaster Inquirer, Cameron Bcp.
The spirit evinced by B. Frank Eshle
man, esq., in his remarks in the court
house on Monday night was not creditable
either to himself or tho party. Low and
violent abuse toward political opponents
does no good, aud in this instanco it was
aggravated by tho speaker's manner,
which was ridiculously pompous and
offensive. As a Republican journalist we
feel bound to say that tho interests of the
party cannot bo servcd'in that way.
Uorse and Buggy Recovered.
A dispatch received iu this city dated
Washington D. C, from Cyrus II. Colvin,
states that bo has recovered iu that city
bis horse and buggy, which were stolen
several weeks ago. No tidings of the thief
aro given.
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A Peerless; Potato.
Wo aro iu receipt of a potato grown on
tho farm of Benjamin Myers, that is de
cidedly the largest we have seen this
season ; its weight being fully four pounds.
Can any of our farmers show a larger one?
Death ct Charles Smith.
Charles Smith aged 82 years died at
West Willow, yesteiday. He was born
and raised iu Pcquea township, and was
well-known iu the county. Ho was a
plasterer by trade
Seut Out.
For beiuji drunk and disorderly Maria
McGee was bent to jail for five days by
Aiaerman carr.
QUAY'S IRISH BOOMERANG.
Making; Votes tor Pattison In Schuylkill
County.
Mr. J. B. Lichty, mailing secretary of
the Democratic state committee, shows us
a letter from Mr. W. Jeff. Haverstock, of
Delano, Schuylkill couuty, to whom ha
bad sent a number of circulars for circula
tion among the Irish voters of the district,
exposing the falsity of the silly canard
started against Mr. Pattison to the effect
that he had spoken slightingly of the Irish
There is a large Irish element in Schuyll
kill county, and it was here that Boss
Quay was most desirous of having the
falsehood industriously circulated. What
Mr. Haverstock says has an interest as
going to show how quickly Quay's boss
Irish boomerang has recoiled upon its pro
jectors. Wo quote from Mr. Haverstock's
letter as follows :
44 Received the Pattison 4M3,8&0's'
circular to-day. Thanks for your prompt
ness, but I have no use for it, for tbe sim
ple reason that I have personally talked the
charge over with exactly 17 of the 20 voters
in my division, and not a solitary one of them
will cut Pattison. I bavo not yet had an
opportunity to see the other three, but am
sure that Pattison will get the whole 20
Irish votes and one Irish Republican who
has come over since the last Irish scheme
has been exposed. He says : " I'm d d
of I'm one of his 40,000 dd foob." Of
the 21 Irish votes in Delano, Beaver gets
none, Pattison 21. Pattison gain of one.
So much for the Quay-Dolanoy-Coudon-Gallagher
boomerang."
THIS CAMPAIGN.
To-Night' uemoeratie Mass Meeting. The
central Clnb and tbe Young Sen's Club
Tho mass meeting called for Centre
Square this ovening to celebrate the glori
ous news from Ohio will no doubt be the
signal for an enthusiastic outpouring of
the Domocracy. The oratois fmni abroad,
Hen. W. II. Sowclen, John II. Fow and
George W. Barton, e3qs., aro well known
by reputation to our people, while, the
best of our local speakers will also lift up
their voices in tho general ratification.
Let thero be a largo turnout of thoso who
desire to listen to tho proaching of pure
Democratic doctrine.
A meeting of the Central Democratic
club was held last ovening at the head
quarters, at which the committe to draft a
constitution and by-laws made a report
which was unanimously adopted. A com
mittee was appointed to report on
Monday ovening at 8 o'clock, a list of per
manent officers. - The constitution
provides that tho regular meeting or the
club shall bo hold on Friday evening of
each week.
We call attcntiou to the advertisement
ehicwhcroof the call for the organiza
tion of a Young Men's Democratic club.
All those interested in tho undertaking
are requested to meet at tho Democratic
headquarters over Braam's saloon on Mon
day evening at 8:30 o'clock. Tho design
is to obtain an organized body of young
men who will take an interest in the iocal
canvass, and act as a general reception
committee to the speakers who will from
now until election day address tho Lancas
ter Democracy.
Seventh Ward Democrats.
A meeting of the Democrats of the 7th
ward will be held at Kuhlman's saloon,
Rockland street, on Monday evening, when
addresses will be made in German and
English, and tho issues of the campaign
discussed by some of our best speakers.
Y. M. C. A.
An Kffort to Lilt the Debt.
Au active effort is being made to pay
tho debt owing by tho Young Men's Chris
tian association of this city. Tho mort
gage and other debts against tbo associa
tion amount to about $7,000. As an off
set against this the real estate
owned by the association is worth
about $6,000, and tho library, fur
niture and fixtures aro worth about the
samo. A number of public spirited
gentlemen desirous of liquidizing the
debt, have subscribed sums ranging from
$500 down, the total amount subscribed
being about $4,200. Subscriptions of
$1,800 moro are needed to free the society
from debt. There is no doubt this amount
can easily be raised, as the subscribers
will be amply secured from loss,
tho plan proposed being to give
each subscriber a pro rato interest
in the property of the association,
so that, should is ever disband or be di
verted from its present purposes, tho
property will revert to the subscribers.
It is believed, .however, that the associa
tion will be perpetual. It occupies an im
portant and useful field. While there are
hundreds of attractivo places calculated
to lead tho youth of the city into bad
habits, its free reading room is the one
public place in the city where they can as
semble day and night for mental aud in
tellectual improvement.
Sale of Real KsUte.
Allan A. Herr & Co., real estate and in
surance agents, sold yesterday, at private
sale, for Noah and Jonas Swartley, the
two-story brick dwelling, No. 853 East
Chestnut street, to James Carborry, for
$1,900.
Henry Shubert auctioneer and real es
tate agent sold at public sale, October 13,
at the Heister house, a one story brick
dwelling house belonging to tbe estate of
Sarah Ford deceased situated on the north
west corner of Lemon street and Cherry
alley, to Jacob L. Bushong for $1,400.
Beautiful Harness.
Miley, tho harness-maker, North Queen
street above Orange, has made for Cyrus
U. Colvin a set of harness of unusually
fine workmanship. The harness is entirely
hand made, very light, gold and rubber
mounted, and stitched so finely that there
are eighteen stitches to the inch. The
collar is an admirable piece of work, and
the whole set is equal to any we have ever
seen. It is valued at $175. It may be
seen at Mr. Miley s store for a lew days,
Held for Conrt.
Daniel F. Styer and Mary Bleacher, of
Providence township, were heard before
Alderman Barr this morning on the charge
nf selling liquor on Sunday and to minors
and erecting a booth within a mile of a
oampmceting. All of these offenses are
alleged to have been committed on a Sun
day when a campmeeting was in progress
in Providence township. The parties
were held for trial at court.
Phllomeliaa Concert.
A grand concert will bo given iu the
court house on Monday evening by the
Philoraelian vocalists, a musical organiza
tion possessing very considerable merit.
A part of the proceeds will be given to tho
Dorcas society to aid in charitable work,
The price of admission is only 15 cents.
There should be a full house to greet tbe
vocalists.
Uncle Tom's Cabin."
Smith's double44 Uncle Tom's Cabin"
combination arrived hero this morning.
The brass band of the show gave a street
parade at noon, and tho darkeys and the
trained dogs were also seen on the streets.
This afternoon a matinee was given to a
good attendance, and tho last performance
will be to night.
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Mayor's Conrt.
Tho mayor had quite a rcspcctablo levee
this moruing two poor travelers and a
dozen disorderlies. The former were dis
charged and the latter were sent to jail for
terms ranzinz from five to fiftaen days
I except one, who was discharged on pay
WILLIAM PKMN'S CHARTER.
A Suggestion for the Transler of the Orlgl.
nalDocniaent tw independence Hall.
The following communication from
Prof. J. P. McCaskey, principal of tho
boys' high school in this city, appears in
tho Philadelphia Ledger, and its recom
mendations will be read with interest :
Mr. Editor : The original charter of
Pennsylvania the identical document
which William Penn received from the
hands of Charles tbo Second, after many
months of weary waiting, uncertainty aud
vexatious delay is still to be seen in an
excellent state of preservation in the office
of the secretary of state at flarrisburg.
The entire charter is written in a single
paragraph, which is carried along through
four largo sheets or parchment. Those
are placed side by side aud framed solidly
against tho wall in tho small office of the
deputy secretary the most interesting as
well as the most important historical docu
ment to bo found in America, with tho
single exception of the Declaration of In
dependence.for which it prepared tho way,
antedating this latter document by nearly
one hundred years. It may bo examined
here with tho utmost satisfaction by visi
tors. Even those who, knowing its history
and the monlding influence it has, in tho
providence of God, exerted upon our
American institutions, wonder at its well
preserved freshness as they stand before it
with a feeling of reverence- for tho re
markable document.
Imagine a fire to break out suddenly iu
the office of the secretary of state, just
west of theeapitol building, iu Harris
burg. Nothing eould savo tho precious
document from destruction. What insur
ance though It were for millions could
ever make good the loss to Pennsylvania,
to the United States, to the world, waking
more and more to an appreciation of its
meaning and its valuj as a factor in the
progress of the race it should no longer
be exposed to this probability of destruc
tion by accident, but sii-mld bo removed
to Independence hall, in Philadelphia, and
thero be open to ihf piiiilfc view, under
plate ;;lasi, on thn four sid's of tho best
fireproof safe that can bo produced,
properly constructed for its exhibition and
preservation. It would thero be seen
yearly by a thousand times tho number of
persons who now iuquiro for it on C.ipito!
Hill. It would thero became au educating
influence in tho lino of patriotic impulse,
and tempt to inquiry into its gratul his.
tory. Tho Bi-Centcnnial association can d
no better thing than leave in Independence
ball such tiro-proof as is here proposed, as
a souvenir or this memoraolo anniversary.
In case of their inability, after careful ox
amination into the matter, to secure such
transfer of the charter to Independence
hall, probably some citizen or citizens of
Philadelphia of wealth and public spirit
may have influence sufficient w ith the au
thorities in the caso to effect tho transfer.
Our National Hall of Liberty would thus
become in still greater degree tho political
Mecca of the human race.
Dl KI rUOnl NATL'ltAI. census.
An Autopsy On the llody of Joili Stern.
Joseph Stern, a stranger, died somewhat
suddenly at Kauffman's hotel, on the ilar
risburg turnpike last Sunday, and tho cor
oner's jury found that his deatli resulted
from debility superinduced by intemperate
habits. The body was interred iu tho
private burial ground on Hershoy's farm,
but at the request of George Kircher, who
believed that death resulted from poison,
it was disinterred by tho coroner, ami
Dn. Comptonand Welchans mado a carc-
ful autopsy and analysis of the contents of
the stomach. They filed their report with
the commissioners yesterday afternoon.
They found the body to bo that of a man
upwards of 50 years of age Tho only
marks on tho body woro tho loss
of the thumb and indox linger of the
left hand. An examinatioa of tho neck
showed a partial dislocation of tho
spine between the first and second verte
bra; of the neck, which might have bi:cn
caused by a fall previous to death, aud
thus been the immediate cause of
death, or it might havo been caused
after death by rough handling of
tho body. The liver was found to
ho greatly enlarged, soft and dark iu color
and the omentum and intestines yellow
from tho discharge of bile. Tho contcuts
of the stomach were carefully analyzed
and the usual tests for arsenic morphia
and other poisons were used, but not tho
slightest trace of poison was found. Tbo
surgeons are of the opinion, therefore,
that deatb resulted from natural causes.
Accompanying the surgeons report are
bills for $20 each for making tho autopsy
and analysis, and a bill of $2 from tho
coroner for disinterring tho body. Tho
bills are in addition to tbo oxpnVcs at
tending the inquest.
Stern having recently received a pension
of $2,000, died possessed or somo $1,500
or $1,800. It is not known who are his
heirs. J. B. Kauffman, esq., has taken
ont letters of administration on his estate
TKOUULK IN TM12 FAAI1I.1.
What
Is Just Mow Making It Lively
Anions tuo Mtaiwnrt.
A special dispatch from this city to the
Philadelphia Times says : " War prevails
among the Stalwart leaders over the re
fusal of A. Herr Smith, candidate for
Congress, to pay tho assessment levied
upon him by tho county committee, and
threats are indulged by Chairman Sheuck
to retire him from the ticket if he docs not
pay up. Smith alleges that the assessment
of $1,000 is exorbitant and says he will not
pay moro than half of it. Iu a previous
campaign, when Smith was a candi
didate the assessment was $1,500 and the
samo trouble existed then, and an effort
was made to force him off the ticket for
refusing to pay. Smith stood his ground
and the committee was obliged to yield.
This time ho is said to bo tqually linn.
Erb, the candidate for jury commissioner,
it is reported, has taken ground with
Smith and declines to pay Shenck's as
sessment, and they talk of putting him
off, too, and substituting Wood, his com
petitor at tho spring primaries. It is
known that the Stalwarts aro hard up for
funds, having expended $1,700 in payment
of poll taxes, and Beaver's recent visit to
this county cost them at tbo rate of $J0 a
day.
44 There is hard feeling betwoeu Chair
man Shenckand Commodore Hiestaud, of
tho Examiner. Shenck was a candidate
for county solicitor at the primaries, but
was sacrificed to save Stehman, the Came
ron candidate for senator, Shenck yielding
at tho price of his election as chairman of
the county committee flicst and, Coch
ran and their coterie growl at Shenck for
his action in securing the appointment of
his father and brother as election super
visor. It is a Kilkenny quarrel, and
there in no telling what will bo tho up
shot. Itart Takes tbe Cake.
Thomas McCIure, of Bart township, has
two leaves of tobacco growa on his farm,
a fhort distance south of the Nine Points.
which measure 51 5 and 51 inches in length
respectively. He says they aro of tho
Pattison variety and they exceed by two
inches the leaves which a Martic grower
boastingly challenged the world to equal,
through the columns of tho New Era.
According to tbe showings of Mr. McCIure,
Bart takes the cake.
Ufacers Elected. -
Tho following officers have been install
ed in Red Jacket tribe No. 44, 1. O. R. M.
by P. G. S., Adam Schuh :
Sachem Berh Horn.
S. S. Otto Weber,
I. S. Peter Wohhen. i
Prophet Franz Fustenager.
Trustee Chrn. Bluncenstock.
ment oi costs.