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LANCASTER DAILY SNTElJJLGEtfCEB,, MONDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1882.
ucosiet intelligencer.
MONDAY EVENING, OCT. 16. 1882.
The Machine ud Its Fewer.
Few persons not intimately acquaint-
ed with Ihe ins and outs of political
management have anything like a cor
rect idea of what constitutes that im
mense power in the public affairs of this
state known as the Republican machine.
It is generally known that there exist?
a ririg of more or less influential profes
sional politicians, with headquarters
alternately at Ilarrisburg, Washington
and Philadelphia, which controls and
directs the organization' of the party,
names its leading candidates, conducts
its battles and divides its spoils. The
ramifications of this combination, how
ever, the number of its trained and
obedient servants and its methods of
work are profound mysteries to most
people.
The controlling principle with the
machine, and that which makes it a tre
mendous power, is self-interest. It is a
combination of selGsh men, actuated
one and all by selfish motives. It cares
nothing for public policy, party integri
ty cr consistency ; its one object i3 to
retain, indefinitely, the vast power au.l
multitude of offices now and for a long
time past under its control. In every
battle it is lighting for self-preservation,
and every member of it makes direct
personal application of this fact to him
self and acts accordingly. Its vigilance
is sleepless. Its energy is untiring. It
never takes unnecessary risks and is
never satisfied with anything less than
absolute certainty of success. It some -times
quarrels with itself but always
to itself, and not in the face of the
enemy. Insubordination of that char
acter is quickly and effpetively stamped
out, and the machine army marches
along, witli closed lines, as one man.
Thus it is moving to-day in support of
the Cameron-Beaver ticket.
The basis of this corps of officeholders
and their dependents, and the right wing
and centre of this army, consists of the
federal public servants, of whom there
are to-day in Pennsylvania about ten
thousand, over eight thousand of these
belonging to the postal department
alone, the balance being distributed
amongst, the customs, internal revenue
and judicial departments. Next iu nu
merical strength come the place-men iu
about two-thirds of tho counties of the
state, now under Republican adminis
tion ; this force of experienced hench
men, from sheriff to township assessor,
numbering not less than two thousand.
Then follow the hired " workers " in all
the Republican cities and towns of the
state, holding positions, from mayor to
lamp-lighter, all of whom must render
a good account of themselves, and who,
at this time, number two thousand out
side of Philadelphia and Pittsburgh,
now under Democratic reform mayors.
Lastly ,the state government, through its
various departments, furnishes a contin
gent, of very active and thoroughly efli
cient " practical " politicians numbering
about four hundred.
Here, then, is au army of place-men
over fourteen thousand strong, each mau
in position to control from threo to six
active adherents, relatives and friends
personally interested in his retaining
his place. Every jnan knows his place
in the fight, knows what is expected of
him and does the work assigned him
with zeal and efficiency. He is ready
to obey every order before it is given.
He knows the politics and the
political inclinations of every man
in his immediate neighborhood, and
constitutes himself a machine missionary
to make votes. He begins early a"d
works late. He takes..og..Jri3 coat in
May or June ssi don't put it on until
the voLe-rare counted and returned n
2?ovemtier, for there is often work to do
after the polls close ; and if contests
arise tho machine man knows what is
expected of him and does not hesitate to
do it.
This is the power that is now enlisted
and struggling with desperation to save
itself from disasterous rout ; this is the
organized force that confronts the peo
ple of the state who are not ofuce-holders
and who desire to reform the adminis
tration of the state government. These
are the men who are now to be hung and
drawn and quartered.
Tiiekk is no mistaking the meaning
of the demonstrations that greeted the
Democratic candidate at every point of
his journey up through the Lehigh and
Wyoming valleys last week. Such cor
diality and enthusiasm as were mani
fested in communities where Controller
Pattison had no personal following or
acquaintance imply what has all along
been latent to keen observation, and
that i3, the people throughout the state
are not to be swayed by personal feeling
in the determination of the overshadow
ing issue that has forced itself upon
them. Reform aud good government arc
tho battle cry with which the Democracy
have entered upon this contest,
and their candidate, known only
by his matchless record in
the controllers oflice, is . recognized
as the living embodiment of the princi
ples which a long misgoverned people
are resolved to establish in the places
that have known them not under Re
publican administration. The meeting
iu Wilkesbarre on Saturday night was
the cap sheaf to a series of continuous
triumphs that have marked the mingling
of Mr. Pattison among the people of the
region visited. Trie account we print
is from a Republican source, and its ie-
cital shows that the horny-handed sons
of Luzerne are alive to the duties with
which they in company with the peoplo:
of the entire commonwealth are con
fronted. Mr. Pattison's remarks there
as elsewhere, during his brief season of,
campaigning, were tempered by a sober,
sense of what is looked for from a
candidate who is put forth as the repie
sentativeot reform and honest adminis
tration. His words go straight to the
point. There is no clap-trap about
them, for they deal with those things in
which taxpayers feel the most vital con.
cern. And the 'manner in which they
were received by the thousands of eager
listeners who crowded to see the brave
listeners wno crowaea to see ine raave
young reformer who grappled so success-I
fully with the corruptionists of his own
city, and to hear his utterances, show
that the laboring men of old Luzerne
have no use for Quay's manipulators
wno would seek to lead them from the
true issues involved in this struggle for
purity in the state administration. Pat
tison has been among them and shown
them their duty in plain unvarnished
language. The returns in November
will tell the sequel.
Cameron's men appear to have
caught a tartar when they tackled Mc
Carthy to help along the Greenback
Labor sideshow. The exposure he make3
of their scheme to betray the wo'rk
ingmen is the most complete and
convincing thing that has been
witnessed in the politics of the
state. "We rejrroduce bis speech on our
first nage to-day. Let any one who
questions the capacity of the desperate
Stalwart bosses for corupt dickering read
what he told his Wilkesbarre audience
Saturday night.
It is intimated that the forthcoming
report of the postmaster general will
strongly urge the establishment of a postal
telegraph.
It is announced "authoritatively " that
Secretary Toller " is not a candidate for
re-election to the United States Senate at
tho next session of the Colorado Legisla
ture." Teller is evidontly in tho cabinet
to stay.
London Truth's fashion writer finds
that a modish honeymoon must extend
over thrco mouths or last only a day or
two, anything between the two being
hopelessly antiquated.
The Erie Evening Observer, whioh ap
peared as a daily one year ago, justly feli
citates itself on tlio rapid strides it has
made towards success and prosperity. It
has done yeoman sorvico fur tho north
western Democracy. Long may it wave.
A ;oou many people aro looking for
that imposing array of Republican speak
ers whioh Chairman Cooper but a few
moons ago promised to introduce into the
canvass in this state. Has the Ohio flood
swept the bridges away or othorwiso cut
off communication .'
Tun loncsomo looking specimen of Air.
Cooper's astonishing " Beaver hat," that
for a timo adorned the shining coronal of
our Stalwart contemporary or the Exami
7ur, lias mysteriously disappeared. Pro
bably it was kuocked into a " cocked
hat'' by the Ohio gale or some equally
malign influence.
Sinci; Ohio has broken away from its
Republican moorings tho scenes about the
departments in Washington are heartrond
ing in the extreme. Arabi Jay Hubbell is
beseeched ou every side for additional
funds to savo the " grand old party," and
the clerks of tho different departments
are trembling in dread of another assess
ment to bolster up a cause which they fear
is already lost.
Accoudino to tho census report there
were in the United States, in 1880, 2,C89
wool establishments, employing 1C1.489
hands, and bringing out annually pro
ducts to the valuo of $2G7, 182,914 ; 1,005
cotton establishments, employing 185,472
hands, and turning out products to the
value of $210,930,383; 1,005 iron and steel
establishments, employing 140,672 hands,
and turning out products to tho value of
$290,557,685.
Republican demoralization after the
Ohio cyclouo was the causo of a iaughablo2'5auT with his eyes on tho gold, and the
incident to a campaign orator in Bridge
port, Montgomery county. Col. A. Wil
son Xorris was billed to address a meeting
at Bridgeport ou Thursday evening, but
when ho arrived iu that borough, finding
no one at hand to receive him, he essayed
to find tho place of meeting unassisted.
After wandering about for an hour aud a
half in this vain effort it is alleged he mys
teriously disappeared. Let Stalwart ora
tors who are Trying to uphold the wan in?
causo of Cameron take warning from this,
that when they take tho stump away
from homo the surest way of obtaining a
Beaver audienca is to bring one along
with them.
"Puklic ofliee is a public trust
to be executed for the benefit of
the whole people, to whom alone officals
owo their responsibility aud of whoso will
thoy should be tho faithful exponents.
When this conception of duty is lost sight
of or modified, the way is open for an im
mediate, certain and constant degeneracy
of the public service. A morely mechan
ical and negligent performance of official
functions follows tho obliteration of those
standards of duty. This results from tho
long continuance iu power of selfish poli
tical leauers, auo is a most serious evil in
tho public service." From Paulson's Com
monwedllh Club Speech.
The StarBonte jtrlbery.
Tho Washington Post publishes a uum
ber of affidavits, occupying a large space,
to show that " several of tho jurymen in
the late Star Route trial were corruptly
approached by employees of tho depart
ment of justice, and that these employees
regularly reported their proceedings from
day to day to tbo department or to somo
officer thereof." The affidavits aro made
by William Knox Brown (juryman), Jas.
A. Felson, Thomas R. Footo, William R.
Laws, William Holmead (juryman), Edw.
Taylor, agent of the departmeut of jus
tice, and Oickson tho foreman of tho Star
Route jury. The affidavits afreet Fall,
Bowen and Brewster Cameron.
ueatbot Dr. Guard.
Rev. Thomas Guard, pastor of tho Mount
Vernon Place Methodist Episcopal church,
died yesterday morning from tho effects of
a surgical operation performed on Tuesday
last. Dr. Guard, who was a native of Ire
land, has been for five years pastor of
churches at San Francisco and Oakland,
California. He was noted for eloquence
in the pulpit. Last winter Dr. Guard de
livered a lecture in this city in reply to
Iogersoll.
A Boy Burned to Death.
Ou Saturday afternoon a boy named
Harpersburger, whose parents live in
Wilkesbarre, while playing with somo
matches and kerosene, accidentally sot fire
to the latter, which icnited his elnrhi
and before the flames could be extinguish
ed the unfortunate boy was severely
His mother was also badly burned about I
fionria onii ormo : .n.; i . I
uunwu an w cause nis aeatn in a tew Hours.
hands and arms in endeaf oring to extin
ushed the flames.
POLITICAL CHIEFS.
THE RIVAI LEADERS IN CONHSKKNCB.
Settling the jueUon aa to How tne Con-
greaii&aB-at-Large Sball be Toted For.
Philadelphia Press.
The state chairman of the four political
parties in Pennsylvania met at te Conti
nental hotel Saturday morning to reach an
agreement upon whether the names of
their respective candidates for congress-man-at
largo should be printed upon tho
stato or county tickets. Such a meeting
is almost unprecedented, and it maybe
years before anyone's eyes can be refreshed
by seeing the four rival political generals
amicably seatea at one table and making
jokes as though they were not constantly
fighting one another with printer's ink.
The time of meeting was 11 o'cleck, and
at that hour Chairman Cooper, of the
Republican state committee ; Chairman
McKee, of the Independent Republican,
and Chairman Hensel, of the Democratic,
had reached the hotel, and were standing
together in the rotunda, waiting for
Chairman Heath, of the Greenback-Labor
etato committee. After some discussion,
Cairman Cooper offered to bet Chairman
McKee the oysters that Armstrong would
poll more votes than Stewart. The chal
lenge was promptly accepted, and
on Chairman neatb's arrival tho four
campaign generals entered the oafo and
decorated tho fonr sides of a table.
What'll you have ?" spoke up Mr. Coop
er, cheerily. ' ' I'll have a conference on
this ticket question," replied Mr. Hensel,
dryly. Mr. Heath was accordingly made
chairman of the chairmen, aud Mr. Mc
Kee secretary. The ticket question was
quickly disposed of, Mr. Cooper's plan of
printing tho name of congressional candi
dates upon county tickets boing adopted.
Four Unardea Politicians.
Thereupon Chairman Hensel, thinking
that such an unusual conference should bo
duly celebrated, quietly ordered a bottle
ofGeissler blue seal. The bottle was
brought, tho Beal broken and tho waiter
was about to cxerciso his muscle on the
wires when Chairman McKeo, before
whom a glass had been placed, said ner
vously ;
" You will excuso mo, I hope : 1 never
drink."
" And I nover drink,citber" ; i-aid Chair
man Cooper, mindful of the Tcmperaoco
voto."
" Nor do I," declared Chairman Heath,
remembering that successful labor is eco
nomical. " Oh, I never drink myself. 1 merely
ordered the wine lor the rest," cried
Chairmau Hensel, not to be outdone iu
the blufigamo of abstemiousness, in which
tho stakes were appearances. There was
a gonoral laugh, and Mr. Hensel, thinking
suddenly of tho campaign fund, told the
waiter to see whether he could not return
tho wine at a discount. The waiter thought
ho couldn't, as tho seal was broken, but
would do his best. Ho soon returned,
saying : "Yes, sab ; that's all iight,sah."
The chairman thereupon unanimously ro
solved that tho darkey was a di
plomat, aud should be employed
by all of them in oampaign work.
"See here," said tho hopeful chairmau
from Delaware county, " let me show you
a trick. Have you all got a coin "' and
tho Stalwart leader held out in his palm a
glittering half eagle.
Chairman Hensel looked dazed. But the
representative of the " uuterrified " was
not to be frightened by this display of
Stalwart wealth, and he fished a silver
quarter from tho depths of his pocket.
"That's the best 1 can do," he sighod ;
"show up, you other two."
Chairman McKee, after a good deal of
hesitation, produced a nickel, aud called
on Chairman Heath for his returns. Tho
Labor loader had been looking very anx
ious at this graduated display of wealth,
but a happy thought occurred to him.
Holding up an old copper cent, bo said
mournfully : " I don't carry much beside
greenbacks."
Cooper's Latest Assessment.
"Now." said Cooper, "I'll show you
tho trick ;" and he placed the quarter, the
nickel and the cent in his open palm, by
Iho side of tho ten dollar cold piece. " If
any of you answer affirmatively ajiuestlen'
i am going to ass, tne cpms'aro all his."
"That's a 2000 trielc" miirmnnirl
owe an agrcca mat it was a very good
ti ick, indeed.
" You'vo never seen this trick before,
have you?" asked Chairman Cooper,
placidly, looking at his companions.
Wo never have," chorused the Dem
ocrat, the Independent aud the Green
backer. " Well, that's tho question, aud the
money's mine," said Cooper, placidly
pocketing tho thirty-o;:e cents and en
joying the discomlkuie of his opponents,
who had unwittingly swelled the Stalwart
campaign fund. Chairman Hensel, Mc
Kee and neath. thereupon unanimously
agreed that Chairman Cooper could boat
mem an ai any game piayou vitn coins.
with which conclusion they snail cvrd io
their head quarters.
The resolution, adopted and signed by
all four chairmen, as follows :
WiiEKEAf, Tho act of March, 30, 18W,
directs as lollows :
Ono ticket shall embrace tho names of
all judges of courts voted for, and to bo
labeled on the outside "Judiciary;" ono
ticket sball embrace the names of all stato
officers voted lor, and bo labeled "Stato ;"
one ticket shall embrace the nanten of all
county officers voted for, including office
of senator, member and members of As
sembly voted for, and members of Con
gress, if votel for, and bo labeled
"County."
Therefore, It is agreed between us, and
directions accordingly aro given to all tho
county chairmen of tho Republican,
Democratic. Independent Renublican and
National Greenback-Labor parties, that at
the coming election tho uamo of tho can
didate for congressmau-at-Iargo shall be
printed on the couuty ticket as follows :
Immediately under tho word "County"
tbo "congressmau-at-Iarge," aud tho
namoofthe respective candidate for this
office, to be followed by tho title "con
gress " aud tho name of tho district candi
date. MANIA FOB COUXTEBFKITINtl.
A Doctor, a
lawyer and Farmars Arrested
in Indiana.
The arrest of a gang of soventcen coun
terfeiters in Tiptou county, Ind., last week
was ono of the largest jobs of tho kind
over performed by the secret service. Thoy
have been operating in a small way for
two years. Nono of thorn are counterfeit
ers of any experience. '-But tha mania
spread until it embraced tnon of otherwiso
honorable positions farmers, a doctor, a
uruggist and a lawyer, are among tho
prisoners. They had fivo countorGet
mills in the county, and their moulds were
made of plaster of pans and copper. The
coin manufactured was of all denomina
tions, from five cents to ono dollar. Tho
young mau Hobbs, who unearthed the
gang, is threatened with assassination,
and has been given a place in the secret
service aud sent east.
Klotons Refugees.
Thoro was a riot on Ward's Island
New York, on Saturday afternoon, grow
iogoutof a revolt among tho Russian
Jewish refugees against alleged harsh
treatment by Superintendent Shattuck.
A squad of half a dozen police were sent
over to the island, bdt they -rare routed
by the rioters alter elubbiuir one of ih
latu? senseless. Later in the evening
one hundred nolice were front rn thn emn
but the trouble had quieted down. '
RECENT FATALITIES.
Death la VanoM Forms of Violence.
The bodies of 36 persons drowned by
the floods daring fhe recent cyclone in the
VueltaAbajo district of Cuba, have been
recovered.
In Syracuse, New York, a carriage con
taining J. 3Iilloice and his wife and two
elderly ladies visiting them was struck by
an express train at a railroad crossing and
the ladiss were killed. Mr. Millonee was
dangerously injured.
A wagon containing Cornelius Heycr
and two friends fell from a bridge while
.crossing Oyster creek, near Keyport, N.
.!., two of the men were dangerously iu
jured by the horses falling upon them.
Four Swedes walking on the railroad
track, near McKeesport, Pa., were struck
by a shifting engine. One of them was
killed, and two others were so badly in
jured that they died soou after.
A traiu on tho New York and Now
England railroad ran into a hack at a
street crossing in Boston, injuring tho oc
cupant c, five in number. One of them,
Peter Marvin, is not expected to ro
cover.
The wife of Cyras Hoke, a farmer near
Lebanon, Pa., was killed by a kick of a
horse.
Mrs. Wilhelmina Behmer, 27 years of
age, was crushed to death between two
cars of the New Jersey Central railroad,
while picking coal near Bayoune.
Joseph W. Greeley, aged 12 years, and
his sister Emma, aged 5, were drowned in
the Harlem river, New York, by the cap
sizing of a row boat.
William Garrison committed suicide in
Auderaon, South Carolina, by shooting
himself in the head. He had been drink
ing heavily.
A man who gavo his uamo as Frank W.
Brown, and his residence as Now York,
attempted suicide by cutting his throat
near Merchanville, New Jersey. Ho was
apparently in a dying condition.
Albert winner was kicked to death by
Michael Scaulau in a fight at Indianap
olis. A youth namod Cronin was found bleed
ing and speechless on a sidewalk in Cin
cinnati, and ho died on tho way to tho
hospital. Somo unknown porson had stab
bed him in the thigh, scvoring tho femoral
artery.
William George, a prominent merchant
of Reed's Lauding, Arkansas was assassi
nated by unknown robbers, Tho muidor
crs secured no pluuder.
James aud Edward Bean, murderers and
traiu robber:;, were overtaken by a consta
ble's posse, near Sunset station, Missouri,
aud James was killed aud Edward mor
tally wounded.
PATTISON IN THKOILCOKNIKV.
i'lnNat Wlilch tliu Democratic CiindHlato
lor Governor will Tarry Briefly.
Robert E. Pattison, tho candidate for
governor, accompanied by several promi
nent Democrats, will begin to-night his
trip through tho oil regions of tho stato.
Ho will leave by tho Pennsylvania railroad
at 11:20 for Ilarrisburg, whero bo will
take tho Northorn Central railroad for
Sunbury. From Sunbury the party will
go by the Philadelphia & Erie road to
Williamsport, reaching there in timo for
breakfast to morrow morniug. Thoy will
proceed thenuo to Lock Havoa and. to
Driftwood, Cameron county, by tho low
grade branch of tho Allegheny Valley
road, arriving at the latter place at 12:20
p. m. ; then to Brookvillc, Jefferson
county, arriving at JJ:20p in. Mr. Pattison
will be driven from there to Clarion,
Clarion county, to attend a meeting to
morrow night. The pai ty will remain all
night iu Clarion and on Wednesday morn
ing will start at 10:10, arriving at Fox
burg at 12:43 p. in.
The party will proceed by tho Allegheny
Valley road to Franklin, Venango county,
arriving at 2 p. m After a short stop hero
they will go to Oil City, arriving at 2:30
p. m. Leaving Oil eity at 3 o'clock, thoy
will reach Titusville, Crawford county, at
3:45 and Corry at 4:57. At Corry they
will stay until 6:20 p. m., and proceed
thence to Eric, whoro they will bo landed
at 7:45, and a meeting or reception will be
held. On Thursday morning at 7:30 they
will start from Erie,' reaching Warren at
10:08, and going on to Bradford, to attend
a meeting in the evening. On Friday morn,
ing thoy will return either by way of War
ren or Emporium, Cameron county, and
along tho Philadelphia & Eric road to
Harrisburg, where it is not likely thoy
will stop for any length of time, but will
pas on to Philadelphia, arrivingat 6 p. m.
MOKTiUMO TO DEATH.
A Young tllrl
Kimus llerself
House Cell.
in a Station
Elizabeth Jackson, tbo handsome
daughter of Captain Jackson, tho com
niauder of a lako steamer, was found dead,
haugiug from the bar door of a station
house call in Chicago. She was
eighteen years old, highly accom
plished aud was beloved by ail who knew
her. She was of a lively disposition,
and her merry, ringing laugh Friday night,
while she was talking to some friends on
tho street, attracted tho attention of an
over-zealous policeman. Ho seized her
roughly by tho arm and started with her
toward tho station-house. She begged in
piteous tones to bo released, assorting
mildly, but firmly, her inuoccuco of auy
disorderly conduct. Her captor, however,
seemed possessed of au adamantino hcarl,
and, disregarding her agonizing outbursts
of grief aud the appeals of her friends, ho
brought her to the station-house and pre
ferred a chargo of disorderly conduct
against her. Left alone in a cold dark
cell, her cars tortured by the ribald jests
of the lowest of her sex, sho realized her
fearful position, and, it is bolicved. while
crazed through shaino aud mortification,
sho hanged herself with her handkerchief
to tho bars of her cell door. The deepest
sorrow is manifested for her by her mauy
many personal friends and thoso of her
family, aud efforts will bo mado to havo
tho heartless policcmau called to a strict
account for his action.
A FATAL FLIRTATION.
TnoBival.i Meet, Kxctiango Sliota mid tho
Smxenslul ono Falls.
George Cooper, of Gcrmantown, Ky.,
shot George Insco, of Robertson couuty,
dead, on the Gcrmantown fair grouuds.
Tho two had been rivals for the hand of
Mrs. Cooper before sho had become
Cooper's wife. Yesterday Insco prome
naded with Mrs. Cooper on the German
town fair grounds. Cooper was displeased
and said so, both to his wife aud Insco.
In tho afternoon Insco and Mrs. Cooper
were promenading again, when Cooper
met tucm. tfotu men drew pistols and
fired point blank almost simultaneously.
Tho husband's first shot had fatal effect
and tho victim fell at Mrs. Cooper's feet.
Thrco of tho shots took effect on Insco,
one iu tho hand and two in tho head,
causing immediate death. A brother of
Insco knocked Cooper down and would
havo killed him but for the interposition
of bystanders.
Negro Hlguwaymen.
E. Maxwell, of Louisiana, while driving
cattle, assisted by two negroes, near Vicks
burg, Mississippi, on Thursday, was
knocked senseless by one of the uogroes,
and then robbed of his money, valuables
and horse. Ho was found on tho road
side on Friday evening, still inKonsiblo,
ami bis condition is dangerous.
Kobblng tho Malls.
Rottot, tho postoffice clerk at Montreal,
charged with robbing the mails, has
pleaded guilty and has been sentenced to
the penitentiary for ten year?. $5,000 in
cash was found in the house, the result of
1 suit of his stealings.
&JEADER3.
Somo Sharp
TelagMptoe
Cerreapoadeae
ia ubio.
There has been for some years a cool
ness between Gov. Foster, of Ohio, and
ex Gov. Thomas L. Youmr, the present
member of Congress from Cincinnati. Mr.
Young predicted the defeat of the Repub
lican party directly after- the Legislature
passed the Sunday law aud tho Pond bill.
He has of late been very loud in his de
nunciation of Gov. Foster on account of
his fight against the liquor traffic as now
conducted. Gov. Foster received tho fol
lowing very remarkable, if not insulting,
telegram from his predecessor :
Cincinnati, Oulo, Oct. 12.
To Charles Foster, Governor, Cjtuvtdus, Ohio .-
Congratulations on your only victory in
any rebellion. What do you think of
your achievements? The Grand Army of
tho Republic, recognize your efforts in
behalf of tho soldier element of our party,
aud tho Germans of this and other cities
in Ohio will ever appreciate your services,
iu their Dehalf. Thomas L. Youko.
Governor Foster replied to the above as
follows :
Cni.iiMr.us, Ohio, Oct. 13.
To the Hon. Thomas L. Young, Cincin
nati :
Your telegram received. Your irony is
excruciatiug, but a brave soldier (when
sober) is not apt to insinuate cowardice in
others. I am happy over tho fact that I
mado a .square, honest fight for taxation
of tho liquor traffic and Uo Sunday .closing
of saloons; Upon these questions I shall
not take a backward step, and will fight
it out on this lino. I deny your night to
speak for the Grind Army of the Republic
or tho Germans upou this subject.
Cd.VRI.ES Fosteu.
It is believed that theso two telegrams
will bo instrumental in stirring up a' bitter
strifo between tho Garfiold Republicans
and Stalwarts, that this is but tho begin
ning of the Stalwart war on Foster, in
order to kill him as a candidate for tho
Senate a year hence, shoiild tbo Republi
cans gain control of t the general assembly
next fall.
A Close Vote.
Tho following dispatch has been ro
coived :
Canton, Oct. 13.
To John (1. Thompson :
Wallace's official in Stark county is 837. '
This elects McKiuIoy in district 'by 80.
Will contest. A. M. Guegouy.
Wallace's majority had previously been
reported at 891, which would have elected
him.
McKinloy's election if assured gives tho
Republicans 8 of the 21 Congressman. AU:
the counties in the state havo been heard
from with the excoptiou of Adams, Brown,
Defiance, Fail field, Huron, Miami, Por
tage, Putraau and Seneca. Newman's
plurality iu tho 70 counties heard from is
15,420. Tho remaining counties will
largely increase tho majority.
o "
fKRSONAL,.
Mit. Ak:iiii:ai.d Foubes, while lectur
ing iu Australia, has mado over $00,000.
Mil. Mackay, tho millionaire, lias se
cured a site for his New York palace.
Reimieskntativh SruiNOEii thinks that
tho next llouso will have a Democratio
majority of forty.
Schureiit's admirers aro' surprised at
tho number of his works which remain iu
manuscript.
Sixkktaky Foi.;ek and Mr. Arthur
confer through tho telophono i;: Now
York.
Slit. AuTiiuu while in Boston found
time to sond a basket of flowers to Mnio.
Modjeska.
General Ro.secr.vns has opened a live
ly campaign in California, which stato ho
oxpects to carry for tho Democrats.
Hkuiikrt Spencer says that mau's con
versation is a euro iude.v to his mental
capacity.
Congressman RpSKi.r Eiuiett bad his
right shoulder dislocated by being thrown
out of a buggy in Pittsburgh, Pa., ou Fri
day. Princess Beatrice was elected an non
ary member of the Institute of painters iu
water colors at a special- meeting of the
society recently.
Franklin Epsom, a well-known mcc
chant of New York, has been agreed upon
by tho Democratic factions of that city as
iheia candidato for mayor. Ho was born
iu Vermont, and is 50 years of ago.
Du. Henry Diei.man, well known iu
musical circles throughout tho country,
and for many years a professor of music
at Mt. St. Mary's col lego, Emmittsburg,
3Id., died at the latter institution last
Friday.
Miss Cmamuerlain, the Ohio beauty,
who' outshone all the professional beauties
in London last season; is well known in
Washington. Sho visited tbo capitol two
years ago as the cucst of Mra. Parsons,
tho daughter of ox-Justico Swain.
CniEK Justice Waite is looking a
little bit rounder and jollier than when bo
presided in Washington last ; iu fact,
every year huholds him looking moro and
raoro like a in tired gieen-grocer, but
there is nothing disappointing about biiu
except his loks.
Queen Oloa, of tliwro, who, with her
husband, has been vi-i. i;;g Paris, has a
faco very irgnlarly proportioned, although
not in tho least cUs.-tical. Her hair is fine
and curls naturally, and it is drawn back
It cm her foichcad with a comb, such as
one isecs in the pictures of "Alice iu
Wonderland." Her dark eyes light her
face with a soft- and kindly expression.
Sho looks at once gentle and a woman of
spirit. In manner she is simplo and
natural, and when sho holds informal au
dience she plays with several little dogs.
The Fatal JSlcotrSc Llglit.
James E. Westcott, employed by the
Western Eleotrio Light company, in Ro
chester, N. Y., had his head crushed yes
terday while doing somo work about the
generator, and was killed instantly. It
appears he was changing and arraugiug
the currents on.wires from which tho elec
tricity had not been taken off, as is tho
custom whilo men aro at work. Westcott
was lately marriod.
AttacKed and ltobbel by Highwaymen.
Charles F. Childs, foreman of a como
tery, whilo driving along ono of tho
streets of Cambridgo M;iss., was attacked
by two highwaymen, who shot him in tho
oye and robbed him of $000, after which
they drovo off. His wound is not consid
ered fatal.
m
A Hotel Clerk's Crime.
C. S. Wright, a sporting mau, placed
$1,900 in tho safe of a hotel in Cincinnati
on Friday night. On Saturday morning
the money bad disappeared, and James
Sexton, the night clerk, who had tho keys
of the safe, was also missing.
St Mary's Festival.
The festival in St. Mary's convent, ad
joining tho church on Vine street, which
was to havo closed on Saturday night, has
been continued until to-night, when the
articles remaining on hand will be: dis
posed of by auction. The object of the
festival is a worthy ono, as tho proceeds
are to be applied to aiding the orphan
children of the parish, and it is hoped
that the attendance to-night will be large
and liberal, as there is no place where tne
oveningcan be more pleasantly passed
nor money spent in abetter cause.
SerentU Ward Democratic Meeting.
A meeting of the 7th ward Democrats
will be held this evening at Bernard Kuhl
man's saloon, at which B. F. Davis and
John A. Coyle, esqs., are expected to de-1p-t
addresses ou the issues of the eam
i .. irn.
OUAKKKIINU
HAPPY DEMOCRATS.
BFJOIOIIfG OTEB THIS OHIO VIOTGBT.
A Monster Demonstration In Centre Square
Speeches by Joba H. Fsw and Georse
VT. Barton of Fblladelpbla.
Tho announcement that there would be
an old fashioned, out door Democratic
meeting in Centre Square, Saturday even
ing, was all that was necessary to cause
the Democracy to assemblo by thousands.
The result of tho Ohio election, and the
certainty of an equally brilliant victory iu
Pennsylvania, bad put tho party in won
derfully good humor, and from all parts
of the city they flocked to the square, sing
ly or in groups. Long before tho hoar
fixed for the opening of the meeting, the
southwest corner of Centre Square, whore
a stana lor tuo speakers nau oceu
erected, was packed with Demo
crats. Soou the throng was further
swelled by tho Eighth ward delegation,
several hundred strong, who inarched to;
the meeting withi band and banners aud
were received with tho most boisterous
applause. After the band bad played one
or two popular airs, W. II. Roland, esq.,
chairman of the Democratio county com
uiitteo, called the meeting to order and in
a brief speech introduced tho orator of
the evening? John II. Fow, esq., of Phila
delphia. ( p i t
Mr. Fow on taking tho stand was wul
corned with loud applauso. Ho thanked
the immense audience for the enthusiastic
reception given him, as it evidenced their
belief in the triumph of tho party iu tho
coming election. Ho congratulated the
citizens generally ou tho prospects of
Democratic success, aud congratulated
tho Republicans on tbo fact that though
they would bo overwhelmingly defeated on
the 7tfi "of November, ou thoi morning of
tho 8th they would wake up with an a--;
suranco that good aud honest men had
been elected to the principal offices of the
state a blessing thoy havo not' enjoyed
in many and many atyear. Tim Democrats-
aro now making au aggres
sive campaign, thoy havo nothing to
explain and nothing to defend. They
havo their enemies on tho defensive, their
party isitord by faction aud disgraced by
fraud. Tho Democracy will march on to
victory, restoro the, union as it was estab
lished by Jeflcrsou, put a stop to tho cor
ruption, profligacy and thievery that has
grown up uudor Republican mismanage
ment and relnovo from the people the op
pressive taxation under which thoy havo
been groauing. Under tho existing admin
istratiouimen who havo aspired to oflice
and been rejected at the polls havo been
appointed to places of trust aud profit,
political crituiual.s havo been pardoned
from tho penitentiary and the peoplu aro
expected to forget and forgive theso out
rages. By electing the Democratic ticket
we will secure an honest pardon board.
Elect Robert I'. Pattison governor aud ho
will appoint an honest attorney general
and secretary of tho commonwealth ;
olect Chaunoey F. Black lieuteuaut gov
ernor, and then wo will havo an honest
board of pardons who will tako good care
that uo Bill Korablo shall escape from the
penitentiary. Elect Democratio congress,
men and the workiugmau will bo protect
ed from rapacious monopolists. While
prating about ptotcction the Republicans
have from year to year legislated iu tho
interest of tho monopolists, so that at tho
present timo tho wages of th working
men aro lower than thoy ever were before,
whilo tho prices of all the necessaries of
life aro higher, notwithstanding tho fact
that the country has been blessed with the
most abundant harvests. Iu 18S0 tho
Republicans appealed to the workingmeu
to defeat tho Democratic party, ou tho
ground that if they cuno into power man
ufactories would be closed and wages
would bo lowered. Well, tho Rep
ublicans triumphed and instead of
the promised good times and good
wages, one-half of tho workingmeu in
tho country havo becu out of work one
half the timo or been compelled to work
for wages too low to cnablo them to sup
port themselves and families. Whilo tho
Republicans are for tho protection of tho
monopolists, tho Democrats aro for tho
protection of the people. All our candi
dates aro pledged to it, and it is a histori
cal fact that Randall in tho Uonso and
Wallace iu tho Senate saved tho prcseut
tariff. Mr. Fow at somo leugth exposed
tho iniquities of tho internal revenue tax ;
showed that the public school system
was a Democratic measure inaugurated,
supported aud upheld by Democrats. Ho
showed from tho page.-; oi history that
whilo Democrats, Republicans and all
others at tho North wcro equally zealous
in fighting for tho preservation of
the Union, it waa to Democratic
generals that tho houor was duo
of fighting and winning nearly all tho
important battles. Thomas, Rosccrauz,
Sigel, Lyons. Hooker, McCicIIau, Meado,
Reynolds, Hancock, Palmer aud numbers
of others of tho most successful gen
erals were Democrats and yet tbo
Republican oIitical orators claim
that tho Republicans fought tho
battles and saved tho Union. A voice:
"Give them hell." Mx. Fow : "No, I
will only give them history and history
proves beyond question that the greatest
battles were fought and won by Demo
cratic generals, while the Rcpublieans
claimed tbo glory and secure-! tan Tat
offices.'-" Mr. Fow contrasted Pattison's
admirable management of tho finances of
Philadelphia, whereby he saved millions of
dollars of tho pcoplo'.s monoy.and reduced
tho rate of taxation with tho profligate
and extravagant mismanagemant of tho
so-called Agricultural college under Gen.
Beaver, where thousands of dollars have
been annually squandered without yield
ing any advantages in return.
Mr. Fow was listened to for more than
au hour with tho closest attention, aud
every good point mado by him was
greeted witli the heartiest applauso.
George W. Barton, of Philadelphia, was
next introduced. Ho said that this great
raeotiug speaks iu no unmeaning or un
certain language. Its numbers and en
thusiasm moan that Cameron and men of
that stamp who have ao long prostituted
the patrouago of tho state to their own
venal purposes must step down aud out.
Lancaster city shows that she is ready for
tho fight. In this sho but echoes the senti
ment of all other parts of the stato, and it
is this enthusiasm aud determination on
tho part of tho people that will cnablo us
to win a signal victory on tho 7th of
November. Mr. Barton then paid a
glowing tribute to tho judgment, honesty,
houor and intellectual attainments of
Robert E. Pattison, a candidate ou whom
no man has a mortgage, and au officer
who never shirked a duty. As controller of
Philadelphia ho has proved bimsol f as great
as governor or Pennsylvania no wilt prove
himself greater. Asa master of reform
he has no superior ; his gleaming honesty
has kept all the several departments of
the city government honest. Under his
wise supervision jobbery and speculation
aro disappearing. It was his keen scrutiny
that made Phipps flee to Canada and has
brought his fellow-conspirators to tho
door of tho penitentiary. Ho is tho man
to placo at the helm of the ship of state.
What he has dono for Philadelphia ho will
do for Pennsylvania. With him as gov
ernor the old commonwealth can again
lift her head that has so long been bowed
in humilation and sham? and rcadopt her
old and glorious motto, " Virtuo, Liberty
and Independence."
JUr. Barton noticed the lertiblo straits
to which the enemy is driven when tho
red-headed and hopeful Tom Cooper could
find no bther fault in Pattison than that
ho was not born in Pennsylvania ;
and how soon the ridiculous objection
was abandoned when it was shown that
Cooper himself was bom in Ohio. Neither
Pattison, Fraiikiin nor Penn,. were born in
Pennsylvania, but by their patriotic labors
in the causa of the people they have proved
that " a maa's a man for a' that."
During his speech Mr. Barton told
a number of amusinc iokes tnat
provoked roais of laughter. He scored
the Cameron dynasty unmercifully, ex
posed the rascalities of the bosses, showed
that Beaver wait the boss candidaieaiid
prophesied that tho people would arise in
their might, aid crush out the political
machine that has so long disgraced and
fattened on the Mibstanco of the people.
At the coiichiMon of Mr. Barton speech
there was loud calls lorilen.scl, Steinmctz,
Davis aud other bpeakcrs, but as it w.t.
near 10 ouhck, and thcssembkigo bad
been atandiu-; in tho raw.niul chilly air for
over two hours, Chairman Roland thought
best to adjoin o the meeting, which was
done with ciiU.u.sUstio cheers for Pattison
and the whou tiekt-t.
JK O II. A. M. FA1B
Brilliant Dlitpuiy of Uuoai flae.ttros aqta f
haocetiS. ' ,4
The fair for tho benefit i Concstoga
council No. 22 Jr. O. II A. M. opened in
Roberts' hall Siturday evening and not
withstanding the unusual excitement out
side, was largely attended and liberally
patronized. Tho room is very prettily
decorated, aud .the tablesgladeu with plain
antffancy goods , of overy-.varicty aie m
charge of the following named Iadican;)
gentlemen :
Nowjli Fauoy7-Miss Sue ;rfcau. Miss
Mamie Erism.in, Miss AunioTTaftman and
Mis Alice Eshlciuau.
No. 2. Five Cent Table Mrs. Jlofl'mau,
Miss Christie aud Mary Dittmau and Mis:;
Brown.
No. U. Fancy Mrs. Edw. S. Smelt::,
Mrs. Annie Zitok, Miss Reekie Smoltz,
Miss Annie Shroy, Miss Ida Carr, Miss
Sallie MoGinuis, Miss Josephine Maxwell
and Miss T. Jones..
No. 4. Coufcctiouery Mrs. E. S. Kurtz,
Mrs. Jacob Houscr, Miss Ada Flick, Miss.
Gnssio Buckius, Hiss L'zzic Kmith and
Miss Addie Brown.
No. 5. Pop corn, Peanuts, etc. .Miss
Mamie Zell, Miss Li..iu Duau and Miss
Jeunio llumphreville.
No. 0, Lemonade tabic Mr., Annie
Wikel, Miss B. Ilolte and Miss Cregorj
assisted by G. A. Wilhclm.
No. 7, Cigar table Miss Margin Stuub,
Miss Sallio Taylor, Miss Mario Hum
phreville aud Miss Millar.
Ice cream room MisCJtsupbitic Max
well, Miss' Minnie Hoak f and Miss Sue
Dittmau.
Tho wheel of fortuuo is in charge of I".
S. Kurtz, Win. Cast, W. J. Haas, J. L.
Waintaud V. S. Gable ; and tho voting
ileiartment by Edw. r. Smoltz, .Tuo. B.
Milluysack, .luo. Kenipb, V. If. McCom
fry and II. C. Negloy.
Tlio T. M. C. A. Library.
To give effect to tho plan for saving tho
Y. M. C. A. library reading room, tho fol
lowing gentleman havo agreed to contrib
ute the amounts set opposite their respective-names,
on the condition however,
that $7,000, which is the entire amount of
tho mortgage, be subscribed :
II. lJiiaiiianliirr..$.'Kl
lioo. K.ltevil Mil)
CB.(irubb Mr)
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Punim-l Miller GOO
It. It. Martin jno
It. I'. Miller. imi
K. .1. Houston loo
.1. P. RleCaski-y....
James Black
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M. V. I!. C'oho
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Jas. V. lJk-kM-ckiT.
Margaret llcilslm,
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Imi. 1. Il.irlinun... HKi
II. Vm Moore IU)
Additional subscriptions iu
similar
amounts havo been received, making tho
total tints far subscribed $1,00. If per
sons desirous of aiding this elfort to keep
this building opou, letaining jtcrmaucntly
iu our midst this centre of good iullitcncc.s,
will call on any ono of tho gentlemen
named aimvo. their " material help" in tho
matter will bo gladly welcomed.
Mica In KcrkR County.
Simon P. Romig, of Now Jerusalem
Berks county, discovered a valuable do
poiiit of mica in Hereford township. lb
Was stt uck a short7 distance below tho
surface, tho vein being 14 inches thick.
Three shafts, fifty feet apart, were sunk,
and the ranio vein was found, showing
that an immense deposit-must be located,
on the properly. The mica has been ex
amined by Hiram llollcnbiish mineralo
gist, o) Heading, aud found it to bo of
good quality. It is entirely frco from
"silicate, ;tud does not' blister; exfoliate or
turn white when exposed to tho inteiiso
heat of the blow pipe. JVIr. Romig has
leased foil.y acres of land on the mountain
where tho discovery was mado aud im
proved machinery for carrying tin tin
work of miuiug and cutting tho mica into
blocks v, ill be immediately purchased and
erected on tho promises. The best quality
of mica i-; worth $l,r00 per ton.
Cone t riillatlelpnla.
Mr. .1. Frank Barr, -.well known ami
popular young rean of this city, for raoro
than fcvoii cars past a salesman in tho
dry goods and clothing store of 1 lager &
Brother, loft this afternoon for Philadel
phia, wheic he has accepted a position in
YYanam.ikct-'s Grand Depot.Thirtcenth and
Market streets. Mr. Barr, who is a sou
of Mr. A . C Barr, is an efficient italesman
of agreeable mauncis and quick intelli
gence, and his long exporieuee in the bitsi
Hess will doubtless make him a valuable
acquisition to the great establishment
with which he is now.coauvcledj He leaves
behind him in 'this eity 'a h'osc of friends
who congratulate bins on his promotion
and wish him every success in his entrance
upon a wider field of nsefnlncss.
:toril Oiiarterlr Meeting.
A quarterly meeting was held yesterday
in tho Strawberry street African M. E.
church, of which , Itov. Norm is pastor.
Thcro were thrco services morning after
noon, and evening all of which wcro very
largely attended. Iu the morning at 0::i0
Elder Davis, pastor of tho Providence
church preached an excellent sermon from
the 1334 Psalm ; "iBehold how good and
how pleasant It is for brethren to dwell
together iu unity." In tho afternoon Rev.
Dennis Barnhart of Mount 'Joy, preached
from Acts : 18, and iu tbo evening Roy.
Thos. Wilson of Providence preached from
Hebrews 57.
Kvpnulicau'UOBnty Meeting.
A meeting of tho Republican county
committed was held in G. A. R. bail this
morning. There was a pretty full. attend
ance cither hv members or substitute: No
public bubiuesa was transacted, and on
motion the committee went into executive
session. What was done has not 'trans
pired, but it is understood that tlio threat
to drop from the ticket the names of thoso
who refuse to pay the assessment charged
against them was not carried out.
Broke a 1k.;
While engaged in papering the ceiling
of the barroom of Sprcngcr's hotel adjoin
ing Fulton opera house, Charles Donnelly
had his right leg broken near the ankle by
being thrown to the floor by the breaking
of the scaffolding , on. whiph. ho, ( as stand
ing. Ho was carried to his home, yfest
King street above Manor, where tlio.frac
tured limb was set " ' ' 1 !i
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Obituary.
Dr. Isaac iTcKcnucy, one of lh oldest
and best, known physicians in Lycoming
count,), I: 5 '' bis residence iu Jersey j
Shore .!erilay of dysentery. I was "
tnairjpn Mis:; Kate Mathiot, dattght.i
i the late John Mathiot, formerly inayor
of this city.
Mayor' Court.
This morauw the,; mayor sent, ihieo
drunks to jail, discharged tbrccacd made
four py tost
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