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LANCASTER DAILY INTELLIGENCER, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1882.
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Lancaster fntelligenccr.
TUESDAY SVKNINO, OCT. 31. 1882.
A Harmless Boomerang.
We print elsewhere an address pur
porting to be issued by tne Pensioners'
League, located in tbis city and rejoic
ing in John A. waiters as us secretary.
We have not heretofore heard or tbis
association and we incline to think that
it is nothing more than a name. Xor
have we the pleasure of the acquaintance
of Mr. John A. Walters nor any knowl
edge of him. John, too, may be a myth ,
but we sincerely trust not, for
if he Is the scribe who pre
pared the address of the Pensioners'
League and who invented the institu
tion, we would like to meet him, if for
no other reason than to urge upon him
the propriety of going to school to study
the English language. John is too bright
a fellow to be so ignorant of the proper
way of expressing his ideas ; John has
ideas, as his address shows. He has an
idea that a Democrat is a very bad man,
and another that an Independent Re
publican is not any better. He conceives
that the issue in this campaign is
as to whether men should be bought
and sold, or whether the better plan of
obtaining their labor is not to hire it.
It also strikes John that General Beaver
is entitled to the vote of the government
pensioners, because he is one himself.
To create a political party out of the
pensioners, is the particular idea which
marks Mr. Walters as a great man, who
should be furnished with a first class ed.
ucation that his brilliant mind may have
its proper effect in moulding the public
opinion of the time. Few men would
have thought of erecting the pensioners
into a party. It is rather a risky busi
ness for the pensioners, for naturally if
they set up for themselves and fail to
carry the election, they will try the gen
erosity of the people they have tried and
failed to keep out of power. On a super
ficial view of the matter it would seem
to be a matter of prudence for
the pensioners, who have proGted so
greatly by the generosity of all parties in
Congress, to keep their hands off in the
contention of the parties whose friend
ship they have had. But if they are not
satisfied with what they have rcceiv.
ed and are inclined to take from the
government and divide up all its income
among themselves, they will do right
enough to follow the bold banner of
Walter's and form an alliance with the
regular Republican organization, which
has fully demonstrated its aptitude for
using the national treasury for individ
ual profit. When the Republican spoils
men and the pensioners join together
with the purpose of helping themselves
to what they want,there will, moreover,
be full notice given to the rest of the peo
ple of the division line upon which parlies
are formed, and all the people who are
not spoilsmen or pensioners will get
upon the other side of the line from
them. As there arc a big majority of
the voters we doubt- whether tho divi
sion line is one that would be advanta
geous to Mr. Walters and the Pensioners'
League ; and so probably will the
pensioners think to whom Mr. Wallet '3
address comes, and it will hardly turn
many of their votes to Beaver notwith
standing its forcible presentation of the
reason why every pensioner should favor
him. Of course we understand that
there is no Pensioners' League and that
it has been created on paper by the ma
chine Republican managers to help
them to catch the pension vole. Like
most of their devices it is a boomerang
which will hurt those who use it, far
more than those it is aimed at. The
citizens of the country, who are taxed to
pay the pensions which the liberality of
the country provides, are not likely to
relish the idea of those who enjoy their
bounty assuming to be their masters. It
is this very idea which public sentiment
is now in revolt against. It has been
justly outraged by the undertaking of
its public servants to use their places for
their own benefit to the general injury ;
and the word now is that public ollice
must be administered for the general
good ; and the pensioners, no more than
the officeholders, can be permitted to
run the country for their own benefit.
, ItSheRld Not Be Necessary.
EckleyB.Coxe representing the Luzerne
and Lackawanna district in the state
Senate, has offered rewards aggregating
$1,500 for the convictions of all who in
terfere with an honest poll in his district
at the coming election. He says that in
doing this he is following the example of
the Philadelphia Committee of One
Hundred. Mr. Coxe's offer is unobjec
tionable and commendable, though we
regret that he should feel that there was
any necessity for it. It does not speak
well for our institutions of justice that
it should be thus expedient for indi
vidual citizens to offer rewards for the
detection of offences against the election
laws. We cannot deny that such offers
are necessary, however much we may
affirm that they should not be. Vigilant
officers of the law would render "them
unnecessary; but we do not enjoy such
vigilance anywhere from those who
ought U exercise it. The fault runs
down from the bench to the lowest officer
of justice. There is not that hearty co
operation among them for the preserva
tion of the integrity of the ballot which
is needed to secure it. In our town j ust
now we know of the stealing of tax re
ceipts and they arc found in the hands of
voters, but no one is yet in jail. The
stimulus of a reward in money seems to
be needed to move the wheels of justice.
it is a scandal tnat It should be so. It
is a reflection upon every man who is
commissioned to keep the peace of the
commonwealth within its borders. With
good men holding these commissions
this scandal would not exist. The laws
suffice.but the law's executors are insuffi
cient. Con tbolleb Pattison will to night
address the citizens of Lancaster at the
court-house, and an intelligent and dis
passionate discussion of the real issues
of the campaign may be expected from
the fearless champion of reform, whose
words of wisdom spoken in his brief tour
of the state have left their impress wher
ever heard. The Lancaster Democracy
will cive their candidate a rousing re
ception, and good results may be antici
pated from his visit.
ITr, boys, and at them.
Pattison will be here to-night. So will
the gallant Democracy of Lancaster.
Tiieue will bo music along the lino
next Tuesday and it will sound sweetly in
Democratic cars.
Wc learn of an individual, a commer
cial drummer it was, who hadn't heard of
tho comet until ho got to Lancaster, and
he was so sorry he wouldn't be able to see
it, as ho had to leave the town the same
night !
Democrats will keep a sharp lookout
for persons attempting to vote on the
fraudulent tax receipts stolen from the
office of Collector Voudersmith. A num
ber of them have been traced and the
holders of them are known. All such
might as well know that if they attempt
to vote they will be arrested.
The discovery of an attempt to vitiate
the ballot in this city by tho theft of a
large number of tax receipts and their dis
tribution among persons not entitled to
vote should bo followed up by an effort to
ferret out the scoundrels who have under
taken tho monstrous fraud and bring them
to punishment. The Times points out that
there are meu who formerly occupied high
seats in tho boss synagogue, who aie now
serving terms in the penitentiary fur crimes
very similar to this one that has beon
traced close to the doors of some of tho
Stalwart sub bosses right around home.
Sexatoh Coxe supplements the offer of
rewards made by the chairman of tho
Democratic state committee, by proposing
to advance from his own private means a
liberal sum to be given to any person who
shall expose attempts to corrupt the bal
lot by the diversified means so well known
to tho return tinkers, ballot-box stuffors
and others of their ilk. Mr. Coxe evident
ly means business, and it is believed his
offer will have tho effect of checking tho
vile schemes of fraud and corruption that
wcro comtemplatcd by the Stalwart bosses
in the Luzeruo aud Lackawauna region.
Beaver's campaign of tergiversation
still goes briskly on. lie denied ever hav
ing said at Doylestown that Don Cameron
was "a little man," or rather ho insisted
that his remark had rofereuce to his phy
sical aud not his intellectual being. He
denied tho bitter and unmanly attack he
mado on tho Independents in his speech
in this city. And now he denies in folo a
conversation which is alleged to have
taken place during his recent visit to this
county, in which he admitted his subser
vience to Cameron. Poor Beaver, with his
endless evasions and silly drivel about
"standing shoulder to shoulder, touching
elbows in this fight," presents a moie
pitiable spectacle than Grant, who, as a
warrior, won the highest honors in tho
gift of the American people, and as a
citizen lost them all.
Mils. Lanotky has had an uufortuiiate
in traduction to tho Amciican stage in tho
burning of tho theatre in which slio was
to have appeared on tho very cvo of her
first performance. In contemplating tho
disaster that has for a time deprived tho
New York public of tho oppoitmiity of
judging the dramatic capacity of tho new
histrionic star that has so lately flashed
upon tho theatrical firmament on tho
other sido of the Atlantic it is well to con
template iu a spirit of 'thanksgiving tho
narrow escape that has been mado from a
holocaust such as shocked the civilized
world at tho burning of the Brook
lyn theatic or tho moro recent
destruction of tho Rink theatre
in Vienna. Bad tho flames in New
York broken out a few hours later, wheu
the building wonld havo been crowded
with human beings, the sacrifice of life
would in all probability have been ter
rible, as the fire is said to have spread
with frightful rapidity. It viow,therefore.
of tho possibility of tho latter catastrophe
which providentially did not come to pas?,
the people of the country, with full sympa
thy for the Jersey Lily's keen disappoint
ment, and the heavy financial losses of
her enterprising manager, may feel a ccr
tain sense of relief in tho thought that it
is not so bad as it " might have been."
PERSONAL..
Madame Apemna Patti arrived in New
York yesterday by the steamer Servia.
Mns. Scoville and her child, Bertha,
have arrived in Canada.
Jay Gould bad a narrow escape from
being run over by a moving cngino in the
new depot at Rochester, New York, yes
terday morning.
Mrs. Susan Petit, 73 years of age. has
applied for a divorce from her husband,
Asa Pettit, 82 years of age, of Christian
Hook, Long Island. She alleges cruelty
on his part.
Col. Samuel Stkong, who is in Wash
ington, offers to wager his plantation of
1,000 acres, in West Virginia, valued at
$10,000, against $5,000 in money that Gen.
Butler will be elected governor of Massa
chusetts.
Attorney General Buewstek has re
cently dismissed his confidential messen
ger, who is noue other than the colored
man Simms, whoso arrest in Boston as a
fugitive slave before the war created such
excitement throughout Massachusetts and
other free states.
Mr. Stanley is in Brussels, tho guest
of King Leopold II., under whoso auspices
he has for the past two years been carry
ing on his labors along tho Congo. He
looks worn aud aged, but his youth seems
to return to him whenever ho talks about
Africa.
Miss Annandale, a popular contralto
singer of tho Abbott opera troupe, took a
doso of morphine in Cincinnati. A physi
cian was summoned, but she informed
him that his services would be useless. He,
however, saved her life. Miss Annandale
has been heard in Lancaster several times
and has many admirers here.
KfTorts to rnmt KiecOoB Fraud.
State Senator Eekley B. Coxe has issued
an address to the voters of Luzerne and
Lackawanna counties, in which he says
that it having been asserted that'attempts
would bo made to prevent by fraud an
honest election in those two counties on
November 7, he has determined to offer
the sum of $1,500 in four different amounts
for information loading to the arrest and
conviction of any person guilty of fraud
at the polls, or who shall make false or
fraudulent returns or commit any other
crime against the state election laws. He
also pledges himself to aid in the prosecu
tion of tho guilty persons without regard
to party affiliations.
BURNING OF A THEATRE
THK .IKKSKY LILLY'S DEBUT CEI,ATKP
Mm. Langtry Watching the Destruction of
the I'ark Theatre on the JEve or
He- Opening Performance.
Tho preparations for the evening per
formance in the Park theatre, where Mrs.
Langtry was to make her American bebut
were about completed at half-past four
Monday afternoon, when some ouo cried
" Fire !" and half a dozen at the samo
instant saw flames about the pioscenlum
partition on the right looking from tho
audience.
The cmployeos tried to put out the firo
themselves. They first attempted to uso
the fire aunihilators that were near at
hand, but the effort to reach them failed
utterly. Then an attempt was made to
get out the stage hose, but the flames
spread with frightfully suggestive rapidity.
Then tue men rnsnea to tho lire alarm,
which connects directly with the head
quarters of the fire department. Mean
time tho flames had spread like fire in
stubbles. Stage Carpenter Henry Clark
with intrepid bravery went up into the
flies to try and beat down the burning
scenes. Ho was enveloped in fire and,
finding his retreat cut off, got out on
the roof by one of the exits and
ran madly toward the edgo in
plain sight of the ten thousand spectators
who had already gathered in the streets
and wore multiplying to a hundred thou
sand. The strong wind drove the flames
toward him until he was compelled to
drop from tho roof to the top of the vesti
bule, which covers the Broadway entrance.
There he lay stunned, and it seemed as if
he must roll off into the street. He was,
however, soon assisted by some of the
firemen and by spectator, who rnached
him from tho luvvor stories tin: building
and carried him without fuither injury to
tho street. He was dread fully buruod
on the face and hands and ha 1 inhaled
smoko and fire. Ho was taken to tho
Now York hospital. His injuiies were
pronounced fatal. William F. Dorau, a
scenic artist, after aiding in tho vain effort
to extinguish the fire, was driven to the
rear of the theatre on Twenty-second
sticet, whore he went through a counter
part of the fearful exporiouco of Clark on
tho Broadway side. Doran was compelled
to leap from an upper window. He
dioppod on a projecting cornice, breaking
his leg in tho fall. He was taken to tho
New York hospital, whero it was found
that tho fracture of his leg was his only
injury.
These sceues excited tho utmost conster
nation among tho great crowds in tho
strcots, among whom tho wildest reports
wcro spread. '
At 1:58 tho flames burst out of the roof
of the theatre, sending great showers of
sparks and flaming fragments of canvass
sailing on tho strong breeze westward.
Large quantities of theso sparks fell on
tho neighboiing roofs and some of them
set firo to tho building occupied
by Goupil & Co., picture deal
ers, at tho southwest corner of
Fifth avenue and Twenty-second street.
This firo was soon put out. Tho body of
the theatre w.i3 a sheet of flame and sent
up a great l'ght that attracted attention
in all parts of tho city. Part of the walls
soon fell over on the roof of tho corner
building, tho top floor of which was used
as a store room and property room. Tho
flames worked thoir way to this room
from tho theatro and destroyed tho entire
floor.
Mr. Abbey first heard ' his theatre
being on lire whilo on his way to tho
building. Ho at once hurried to the Al-
bermarlo hotel, two blocks distant, where
Mrs. Langtry is staying, aud informed her
of tho unfortunate event. Although tho
latter had been gieatly pleasod at tho
anticipation of making her debut and was
very much shocked by this information, she
controlled her fellings well and went out on
a balcony of tho hotel to witness tho eoii-
flagation, remaining there for upward of
an hour. Mis. Langtry had just Ir.tisbod
packing her wardrobe lor too evenings
performance of " An Unequal Match "
when informed of tho disaster and barely
escaped losing hor entire wardrobe in tho
flames. Tho wardrobo of the rest of tho
company, tho elegant furniture which had
been specially mado for this engagement
the costly sconery, some of which was of
satin, haud-pamtcd and embroidered, was
all lost, as well as the ordinary parapher
nalia of tho theatre and several valuablo
oil paintings which were in the box ollica,
and which could not be moved.
Tho spectators were ranged in a colossal
amphitheatre. They wero shown up in
tho glare as they stood in tho Cumberland
house, tho old St. Germain hotel, tho Now
York club and the Fifth Avenue hotel.
Boys and men, with baskets and trays
filled with photographs of Mrs. Laugtry,
pushed their way through, crying their
wares. Tho sales of the pictures wcro so
rapid that even the dealers themselves
wero surprised.
Various causes aie given for the origin
of tho firo, but it is not positively known
how tho blazo did start
The theatro was small, but elaborately
decorated. It was built in 1874. It had
been newly frescoed and upholstered in
nrcnaration for Mrs. Tjanirtrv's rl(hnh
for 31 rs. Lan
The scanery for tho play was costly and j
elaborate, especially that for the second
act, being painted on satin and hand em
broidercd. It was all destroyed. Some of
Mrs. Langtry's costumes for the night's
play were destroyed, with the.costumos of
the company. Mr. Abbey's loss he esti
mates at over $100,000, and his insurance
is 10,500. The building belonged to tho
McComb estate. Mr. Abbey was on his
way to the theatro when the fire broke
out and he hastened to inform Mrs. Lang
try of his misfortune. Sho is now suffer
ing from nervousness and disappointment.
Ho has secured tho Grand opera house for
Monday, when Mrs. Langtry will make
her debut in "The Unequal Match."
Mr. Jefferson was to follow Mr. Florence
at the Grand opera houso on Saturday
week next, but Mr. Abbey thought that
under the circumstances ho would cancel
his dates. Mr. Florence had another
week to run from Saturday next, but sur
rendered his rights. In regard to tickets
sold everything will be made satisfactory.
The losses are estimated as follows :
C. II. Georgo, mural decorator, who oc
cupied a store uuder tho theatre, $75,000 ;
Parsons & Scarlett, occupying second
floor, tailors, $30,000 ; L. II. Goldsmith,
fruit dealer, and Samuel Dunbar, drug
gist, $10,000 each, and tho building, $40,-
John Leo, a stage carpenter at tho the
theatre, is reported missing, and it is
thought he perished in the flames.
The Corset.
American Agriculturist.
The temptation to tight laoiug is not so
great as formerly, now that tho corsets
are fitted by measure, and then fastened
in front by steel hooks. But almost every
corset wearer would find hor waist ex
panding in size, should sho leavo of the
corset and. wear really loose clothing. The
corset steel is one of the worst features.
Tho pressure upon tho stomach and thus
upon the nerves back of the stomach results
in weakness and general invalidism. Manv
corset wearers imagine that the corset is a
real support to tho strength, because they
feel "all gone" without it. This only shows
how much mischief the corset has already
done. Their feelings are all unnatural.
The muscles of tho waist and abdomen
havo lost their nativo power through con
flnement If tho toggery worn in the
shape of basques and skirts, with bands
ftflf WAfftllt.a nnnraoaAa o9 s...mA.t.. l.
vrhpn Mm oni-snt: Is vamnxxl --.I 4I.
cles sriveu a channn to mAnw n.i,. w
power. Physicians havo alwayscondemned
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uio wuoni, ui unyuuusiai tu ueaiiu, ana IUO
best artists have condemned it as distort
ing woman's natural form and detrimen
tal to real grace and beauty. But there is
little hope of these bonds so long as
closely-fitted waists, aud especially
basques prevail.
A 1'AKADOX K.VTLAINtcn.
Tho Insincerity or the Tarltr Howl.
For the ITULLH1EHCBU.
It is said " there is not, at this time, a
Republican daily newspaper published in
Lancaster county." Who says so ? Lot
us see. The 2faio Era has declared with
peculiar emphasis "over and over again,''
that the Examiner is edited by a "howling
Democrat," and it is not in the naturo of
things for a Democratic progenitor to bo
get a Republican offspring. Tho 2Tew Era
has not only proclaimed this in times past,
but it most unqualifiedly proclaims it now.
I don't make such a proclamation, neither
does any other Democrat that I know of,
but the editor of the New Era docs ; and
it declares that the editor of the Examiner
is not only a Democrat, but that he is ab
solutely no Republican ; and; by virtue of
his editorial seniority in the domain of
politics.be ought to know, especially as he
claims to be one of the original bimou
pure founders of tho " great Republican
party." That seems to establish the fact,
without a poradventuro, that tho Exami
ner is not a Republican paper.
On tho other hand tho Examiner vocif
erously and persistently declares that the
New Era is edited by a " Revereud Free
trader," which would seem to precludo
the possibility of its genuino Republican
ism ; and, as the political world goes, the
Examiner ought to bo entitled to tho ere
denco of the public as much as tho New
Era is.
This question must bo determined, not
by what these editors might say about
themselves in regard to their own political
principles men cannot see themselves as
others see them but upon what they
earnestly, sincerely aud persistently say
about each other, because whor. editors
speak of themselves, like other people,
they would be likely to " extenuate,"
which would, of course, not bo the case
iu speaking of each other, although
they might not " sot, aughc down
in malice." Be that, however, as it may,
two intelligent and competent witnesses
havo solemnly declared that, practically,
at least, there is no Republicau daily news
paper published in tho great Republican
county of Lancaster, which is tho greatest
paradox of tho 19th century. Isn't it
awful ? This complication, however, does
not ignore the fact that there may be a
Republicau party iu Lancaster county
that fact generally becomes manifest after
the votes are counted at the annual elec
tions but, to be made a foot ball of, and
to be kicked about by a howling Democrat
aud a Revereud Free-trader is certainly
very awful. What confidence can the
" rank and file " place in the "bosses " of
tho " machine," when they go outsido of
tho great Republican party, aud smugglo
in a Democrat and a frco-trader, as expos
ers and defenders of a falling dynasty ?
Docs it not conclusively provo that tho
attempt to alarm the country on tariff
issues, and tho peril of tho protection sys
tem, is all tho absurdest kiud of " bosh?"
As to whether there is a daily Demo
cratic paper in tho county of Lancaster
or not, is a matter of no very special im
portance. Both of tho aforenamed jour
nals concede that thero is a "Bourbon"
paper in tho county whatever that may
mean and that is about as much as rene
gades aro wont to concodo " all tho world
over." A Bourbon, it is said, is ouo who
has never learned a now thiug, aud has
never forgotten au old one. Now, through
out tho last forty years tho party in oppo
sition to the Democracy or at least its
leaders and editors have been harping on
tho " protection " string, whether it was
assailed or not. Bourbon-like, it has never
learned a new thiug, and has never forgot
ten an old one. Duiiug thoso forty years,
aud for forty years proviou3ly, there has
never been a national or state election in
which the tariff, or protection question,
has been a distinctive issuo throughout
the country. States have always been, and
always will bo pro and con on tho ques
tion ; and never, until thoro is a uni
formity in the products and manufactures
of the ontiro union can there bo a dis
tinctive issue. Tho intelligent portion of
tho Republican party know this full well,
hence they permit Democrats and free
traders to edit their journals without tho
least misapprehension.
Let any industrious, economical, and
intelligent voter who has been casting his
ballots for tho last fifty years, make a pre
cise statement of the losses he has
sustained through legislation on tho tariff
question ; or, whether it affected our party
more that tho other. Thero are Demo
cratic farmers, mechanics, manufacturers,
professionals, and common day laborers,
as well as Republican. It is to bo sup
posed that some of these, of both parties,
have an intelligent perception of the oper
ation of tariff laws, although thero
may bo many who have not, and it may
not to bo supposed that theso people would
wilfully injure themselves besides, tho
late sessions of tho tariff commission re
veals the fact that all men aro selfish on
this question. Sector.
Hen' Twenty-Five Thousand Lieutenants
Chairman Hensel yesterday put himself in
t communication with twenty 1 ivo thousand
carefully-selected Democrats. The names
of theso had been suggested by party mon
throughout tho city and state, and tho
majority aro men who have signified a
willingness to do all in their power for tho
success of the ticket. Chairman Hensel
informs this selected army that tho party is
well organized, and says that the fact that
much of the organization has been done
quietly does not lessen its effectiveness.
The chairman is sanguino of success on
Tuesday next, " and for good and sufficient
reasons." But however much may be
done by committees, tho chairman says,
the responsibility for the final results
rests upon individual voters. These, of
course, cannot all bo reached, so, to au
extent, he will depend on his "twenty-five
thousand carefully-selected Democrats."
If these, ho continues, will devote to De
mocracy the twelve hours of election day
there will be no question as to 'tho resuit.
Each man is requested to give special per
sonal attention to polling the full Demo
cratic voto in his neighborhood.
l'attison'a Good Taste.
iSaltimoicSun.
Controller Pattison, tho Democratic can
didate for governor of Pennsylvania, has
just given an exhibition of. good tasto
which is raro in candidates for public
office. The Good Will fire company of
Altoona, being in Philadelphia in attend
ance at tue ui-uentonuial, communicated
to Mr. Pattison their intention to tender
him a serenade, in reply to which that
gentleman returned cordial thanks, but
earnestly asked that the intended compli
ment bo omitted, assigning as a reason
that the Bi-Centennial was an occasion in
which all the people of Pennsylvania have
and feel an equal interest and ho thought
it should not oven appear that festivities
uui uonn uivenea to personal or party
ends. Mr. Pattison was quite right but
he will find few imitators among modern
politicians.
Tom Burord'H J&cape.
Colonel Tom Buford who, somo three
years ago, killed Judge John M. Elliott,
of the court of appeals of Kentucky, and
who was acquitted, but afterward was de
clared insane and confined in the Central
lunatic asylum near Louisville, escaped
iosb ouiu4, Kuiusi w jenersnnviiin
Indiana, it IS tllO ODUUOn Of laWVArR that.
he cannot be brought back to Kentucky
" a.n,"u8ition, as there is no longer a
criminal charf'A Strains!-, him '
criminal charge against him.
RECENT SENSATIONS.
SOJIEOCKKK PHASES OF DAILY LIKK
An Actrets Slopes UeLire tho I'erforinanco
A i:!uuntlc Young Man'ii Suicide
liuir a 1'riaoner Escaped from Jail.
As the Ada Gray combination loft their
hotel last night to go to the opera house,
Miss Nettie Abbott, late of the Union
Square theatre. New York, the second
lady of the company managed to escape
unobserved. She was met at the depot
by II. Simmonds, a Now York drummer,
and tho couple eloped on the Cincinnati
southern train. Miss Abbott left all her
baggage. Tho man had been shadowing
the company for some time. Her absence
was not noticed until tho play was called,
and one of tho company had to hastily as
sume her role as second lady in " East
Lyuno."
Escaped rrom Jail In his Wife's Clothes.
An interesting story comes from Gaines
ville, Ga. While Brit Osborne, convicted
of robbery, was lying in jail awaiting a
hearing of a motion for a new trial, his
hwifo was allowed to visit him frequently.
On Saturday night sho asked for aud ob
taincd permission to stay all night iu his
cell. Next morning tho jailer turned out
a person whom he supposed to be Mrs.
Osborno. A few minutes later a little
child appeared at the door with some
articles of clothing and said that Osborno
had sent them to his wife. An investiga
tion revealed Mrs. Osborne in her under
clothes in her cell, her husband having es
caped by her strategy. Sho was released.
Osborno has not been captured.
A lloniantlc Young Alan's Suicide.
Tho body of a young man who com
mitted suicide by jumping into the Dela
ware fc Baritan canal on Wednesday night,
has been found on Saturday, at Borden
town, N. J. From papers found upon
him it is supposed his name is Edward II.
Chase, of the parish of Bromsly, St.
Loonards, London, England. Mr. Ash
nioio, who has charge of the tiuce-milo
locks, saw him acting strangely aim went
to ascertain tho cause, when lie found
that the man had jumped overboard. A
large number of cards of different peisons
wero found upon his body. He had
seven locks of hair, evidently belonging to
seven different persons, in his possession.
Tho remains wero buried by tho Sons of
St. George, of Trenton, this afternoon.
A. II. Stephens Leaves " Liberty llall."
For forty years, excepting the two be
fore tho final fall of the Southern Con
federacy, Alexander II. Stephens has
resided on his estate,- near Crawfordvillo,
Ga., known as " Liberty Hall. " lie has
kuown no other home, and his slaves be
fore tho war and his tonauts since havo
known no other proprietor. Last week,
on the departure of the governor-elect to
Atlanta, tho great houso was closed up
for tho first time sinco Mr. Stephens pur
chased it in 1812 nover, in all probability,
to be re-opened. Tho mansion is one ol
tho hibtoric landmarks, of Georgia, in
the spacious dining room have been wel
comed by Mr. Stephens more guest than
wcro ever entertained by any other Ameri
can citizen. Tho library is a large, un
pretentious room, packed on all sides
with books, mostly on topics relating to
the war of the rebellion and constitutional
questions. Mr. Stephens' " War Between
tho States " was written in this room,
which contains every conceivable treatise
on govcrmontal affairs and every history
of tho struggle that has ever appeared.
It is well known that Mr. Stephens is
poor. He spends his income on charity
ami iu entertaining, and has always done
so. While ho is suiupulously exact iu his
own personal expenses, ho has little
thought of money spent on other;). It is
his boast that ho has never turned any
one away from his door. His iucomo from
his books amounts to but little. He said
recently, in speaking of them : "I sold tho
copyright of my ' War Between tho States'
in 1872. I war, sick thou aud thought I
was going to die, and so I sold out alto
gether. It is paying tho publishers very
handsomely. I understand 00,000 copies
have been sold recently. My school his
tory pays steadily about $300 a year.
The royalty is but 7 cents a copy, but tho
sales aro steadily increasing. I have the
copyright on "Rcviowers Reviewed " and
of course on my new history of the United
States, from the first settlement to the
killing of Garfield. It has 1,100 pages,
and is handsomely printed. It will be
sold by subscription, aud will bo sold
Iargoly, I think. I control tho copyright of
this, of course. Had it not been for tho
hopes I had of this book I should never
havo thought of accepting tho governor
ship. I could not begin to live on the
salary tho state allows, and I havo no in
come except what I have mentioned."
There aro seven tenants on the Stephens
ostato of 1,000 acres. Tho property pays
but little moro thau the taxes. Air.
Stephens is now 70 years old, aud his 2
years' term of office as governor of Georgia
will probably end his career as a holder of
official station.
A Little limicerous nowadays.
Philadelphia Times.
Tho Stalwarts seem to ho running things
in Lancaster county iu tho good old-
fashioned boss way, just as if thoro had
been no earthquake in Pennsylvania with
in the last year or two. Stealing tax re
ceipts, and for that matter anything else
that was lying around looso, has been
considered good evidence of supreme fit
ness for a front seat in tho boss synagogue
heretofore, aud it would seem that the
news of tho conviction of soveral of the
leading lights of Philadelphia boss politics
for offenses of a similar nature hasn't
penetrated that old-fashioned quarter.
Out of pure regard for tho welfare of tho
bosses tho Times takes great pleasure i n
notifying tho benighted Stalwarts of far
ed Lancaster that snob things aro con
sidered, a little dangerous nowadays. Men
have actuxlly been sent to the penitentiary
and aro now serving out their sentences
for similar offenses, and there is no telling
what oven a Lancaster jury might do if
some naughty Democrat or Independent
should havo the bad taste to insist that
the thing was a crimo and ought to bo
punished.
Vail of Thrco Dwelling Houses.
Shortly after 10 o'elork, Monday night,
the houses Nos. 430, 433 and 440 North
Eighth street, Philadelphia, the fronts of
which nad been torn out, and which wcie
turned into stores, fell with a tremendous
crash. Tho occupants of two of tho
houses, tho third being vacant, were
caught iu the ruins aud all hurt, though
as known not seriously, with the exception
of Mrs. Margaret Finney, of 438. Sho was
very badly injured, and was taken to the
Pennsylvania hospital. Tho accident
caused great excitement in tho neighbor
hood it being feared for a timo that a
number of persons had been killed.
Hail as Ilkras Hen's Krs.
Rock Island, Illinois, and Davenport,
Iowa, wero visited yesterday afternoon by
tremendous hail storms. The hail stones
in Rock Island are described as "in many
instances being as largo as pullet eggs."
At Davenport "some of the stones were
irregular iu shape and eight inches around
by half an inch in thickness." East of
Davenport the storm was of wind and
rain, and did damage in tho county esti
mated at $40,000. Three houses were
blown down and a woman was killed, two
others being hoverely injured.
A Woman Hnrned to Heath.
Tho dress of Annie Rvan, a waiter in
the diniugroomof tho Witherhill house,
at Plattsburg, N. Y., caught fire in the
pastry xoom. With her clothes blazing,
she ran into the office whero the flames
were extinguished by tho proprietor and I
guests. She was fatally burued.
A CAMXAISSi DOCJK.
The Circular by Which the Desperate Itosse
are .endeavoring to Influence the
Votes of Ifensloner.
The following is a copy of a circular
that has been sent out to every pensioner
in the state. Whenee it emanates is not
known. The so-called Pensioners'
Leaguo " has never been heard 6T
before, and tho identity of tLo
alleged secretary is similarly be
clouded. Tho card bears the ear-mark of
the Stalwart bosses, aud is a characteristic
last-ditch dodge. It is a stupid attempt
to mislead voters, aud will not influence
tho action of a single individual who has
ordinary sense and judgment. We pub
lish the address as a unique literary
production, and as a sample of the sort of
reading with which the Stalwarts are flood
ing tho state :
Hkadquauters I
Pensioners' League, )
Lancaster, Pa., Oct. 7, 1882.
The board of directors of the Pension
ers' League met iu grand session and
adopted tho following resolutions :
1st. Iiesolced, That in General Beaver,
as a candidate for governor of Pennsylva
nia, we recognize a true frieud of tho pen
sioner, being a pensioner himself, which
fact alone should make us sco our own in
terest and laying aside all party lines,
work for his election.
We should not lose sight of tho fact that
our interests can only be preserved by
supporting the friend of the soldier. That
the regular Republicau ticket is tho only
safe guard to our interests in this cam
paign. Wo would ask what tho Independents
have dono for us as pensioners'.' Not a
single act have they dono in Congiess, or
out of Congress that should bring them a
single voto from our ranks ; and therefore
we call upon every pensioner and applicant
for pension, aud all friends of the pension
er, to rally and work with lie.'it and main
for tho election of General Heaver.
2nd. Iiesolced, That wo should not loso
sight of the fact that the Democratic
party, north and south, is uuited as before
the war ; and whilst there may be some
Northern Democrats well disposed toward
the soldier, remember that the Southern
Democrats are in tho majority aud over
ruling any good intentions that the minor
ity may havo toward-tho soldier therefore,
taking these few facts into consideration
we should readily see that it is to our in
terests to vote aud work for tho election of
tho whole Republican ticket.
3rd. Jlcsolved, that we uso our utmost
endeavors to bring out our friends at the
election on the second Tuesday of Novem
ber, in support of tho Republican con
giessional candidates.
4th. Iiesolced, That we also give our
hearty support to tho candidates in our
ssnatorial districts, as theso men will hold
over iu office and havo a voice iu selecting
a United States senator in 188 1.
5th. Iiesolced, That these resolutions
besentbymail to two or more members
of our league in every voting district in
the state of Pennsylvania.
By order of tho executivo committee.
John A. Walters,
Secretary.
THK UK.1IUUUA.T1C AlAM MHKTINC.
The itereptlou To-Night to the Uemorratlc
Candidate tor Governor.
The Democracy of tho city and county
will to night have the pleasure of behold
ing their candidate for governor, Robert
E. Pattison, whoso name and famo as the
honest controller of Philadelphia made
his recent jonn.oy through the stato one
series of ovations. The reception that will
be tendered him to-night at the bands of
the local Democracy will no doubt com
pare favorably with tho enthusiastic out
pourings of tho masses that have every
where grcotcd him. His manly conduct
while guarding tho finances of Philadel
phia, tho vain efforts of his political
enemies since his nomination to soil bis
spotloss character and the clear cut,
logical acumen of his deliverances on his
his brief journey through tho state, havo
created a paidonablo curiosity among the
thinking men of all parties to see and hear
him whom the ringstcrs of Philadelphia
feared and respected.
Not only will the Democratic guberna
torial candidate address this evening's
mass meeting, but theie will bo also in at
tendance Philadelphia's young senator,
James Gay Gordon, Charles W. Carrigan,
esq., of the Philadelphia bar, who has
grown old in Democratic campaign ser
vice, and W. U. Hensel, esq., state chair
man. Tho distinguished party will arrive
on tho 7:10 train from Philadelphia, and
will bo met at the depot by tho committee
of reception of tho Young Men's club and
escorted to the barouche iu waiting. Tho
escort will then bo formed on Chestnut
stieet in the following order:
City Baud.
Col. Fordney and Staff.
Young Men's Club.
Can iages containing Robert E. Pattison,
Speakers and others.
Tho Ward Delegations iu Their Order.
Citizens.
Tho lino of march will bo down North
Quoen to East King, thenco to the court
house, where open order will bo formed
by the staff and Young Men's club, per
mitting tne distinguished guests to enter
' tho court houso at tho hoad of tho line.
It must uot bo forgotten that tho scats
to the left of the bar, usually occupied by
, petit jurors, havo been reserved for ladies
: and their escorts.
Hunted Vonrn.
Some months ago a man named Kline
was given $50 by M. C. Ziegler to pay
Shindle & Ilershey, tobacco dealers, a bill
which Mr. Zieglor owed them. Kline did
not pay the bill, but absconded with tho
money. Ho was known to be a United
States pensioner, aud tho authorities here
notified tho pension oflico at Washington
to send on Kline's address as soon as ho
should apply for his pension. Information
has been obtained that Kline is in New
Jersey and an officer has been scut on to
arrest him.
lUrtlutay l'arty.
On Saturday Mr. John F. Ilcinitsh at
tained his majority aud tho event was eel
ehrated by a family reunion. On Monday
evening Mr. Heinitsh entertained twenty
two of bis young friends at the family res
idence, No. 42 South Princo street. Dur
ing tho supper Mr. John A. Coyle, on be
half of tho guests, presented Mr. Heinitsh
with a beautiful gold-headed ebony cano.
The festivities were kept up till a late hour.
Horse and tfuggy Taken tip.
Yesterday morning a good black mare
weighing about 1,000 pounds,attacbcd to a
buggy made by Jbdgcrly iv Co., of this
city, was picked up near Bird-in-IIaud.
Tho hitching strap was hanging loose, and
it is thought tho mare got loose and ran
off. She was taken to the stables of L.
R. Rhoadn, at the Bird-in-Hand hotel,
where the owner can get his team.
m
OBITUARY.
Heath of Henry Livingston.
Henry Livingston, aged about SO years,
who resided near the Gap. Salisbury town,
ship, died last night of old age. The de
ceased was a bachelor, and was well
known iu his neighborhood as an upright,
honest citizen. He has resided for over
50 years on the farm whore he died. He
and his brother lived together at tho time
of his death. Ho was an uncle of Judge
John I. Livingston.
hale of Keal Kntatc.
Allan A. tlerr & Co., real estate and in
surance agents, sold yesterday at private
sale, for Mrs. Susan Crumbaugb, the two
story brick dwelling Nos. 14 and 1G,
South Prince street, to B. J. McGrann, for
80,500.
THE T0BAC00 TKADE.
SOUK CKUPS THAT AKK I IIE.HANM.
An -Active Local Slarket The 'MO and 'HI
Crupa Eat-Hy Sought Altar Sw York
and I'hlladelphla Transactions.
Tho last week has shown consider
able lifo in tobacco circles, and while
sales are not really great, there is
enough doing to show that when goods
can bo bought at fair figures and are of
good quality there are buyers anxiously
waiting for them. Especially is this true
of 'SO goods, tho siojk of which is
we believe not nearly as largo in this
conntry as some buyers would like to
make holders of it bohevo. A considera
ble quantity of it has bcon sold during tho
past four weeks ; (more than has been re
ported.) Most of that sold, it is said, has
been sold at fair prices. From the trans
actions in '81 of this week, our pre
dictions as to its future aro being verified,
and when its qualities become known to
manufacturers it will bo taken ; for never
has there been a crop packed iu this
county of which tho drawn samples show
better. The only trouble with it is that
of fine goods there is not a largo stock,
as tho crop of '81 was not a largo one.
Buyers aro very auxious to buy out tho
short goods of the '80 crop, and pack
ers say that they can sell them at fair
prices, for it is a well kuown fact th it
they were of excellent quality much bt
ter than short goods usually are.
Among the sales of '80 we have
learned of 250 eases sold by Martin A;
Fritz of Bart to a New York firm, on
private terms, but tho price is said to havo
been satisfactory to both buyer and seller.
Thero havo beon soveral smaller sales of
that crop.
In '81 wo notice the iuIh of ;00 cases to
a California puty by Dan Mayer. From
what we know oi' this sale, it must havo
been at good figures, ;u it is a well known
fact that Dau had tho goods. Saner & Co.
have sold 'MS cosjs U A Sliultz, New
York.
Tho total salesof the week will foot up
over 1,000 cases, which, taken iu connec
tion with tho sales for several weeks past,
make somewhat of a hole in the stoek of
the county.
nans' Report.
Sales of seed leaf tobacco reported by
J. S.Gans' Sou & Co., tobacco brokcis.
No. 131 Water street. Now York, for tho
week ending October 550, 1882 :
COO cases 1881 Pennsylvania, Oj ($ii Jc;
GOO cases 1880 Pennsylvania, lU()15e ;
300 cases 1881 New England, 12l():K)i;
200 cases 1881 Wisconsin Havana i'(2ij;
87 cases 1880 Ohio, p. t.; 100 cases 1881,
Stato p. t. Total. 1,887 cases.
The Ner York Alaricor.
T. S. Tobacco Journal.
A light business wa done this wek.
The loading feature wart a sale of over ."IH1
cases of '81 Pennsylvania by an up town
oigar manufacturing firm, who are aN
packing tobacco, to a California cigar
manufacturer. Enemies of tho '81 Penn
sylvania crop hold that tho tobacco was
sold low, as the sellers are now using
largo quantities of Sumatra. This theory
is spoiled by the fact that mora than ,2
ceuts was paid for the stock by the pur
chasers This is a figure which under tlm
present state of antipathy to the '81 Penn
sylvania, must bo considered a high om-.
Thero is no doubt that tho '81 Pennsylva
nia must betaken hold of by thetrado
soon. State and Wisconsin are mostly
out of first hands. Connecticut is not an
article that tho trade at large invents in.
It commands and will-command profitable
figures for holders. Thero is nothing but
I'cnusylvauia left for the inanuractureis.
At high figures Sumatra beats it ; at lower
ones, say from 15 to 2!) cents for good and
fine, an open market will exist.
The sales of the wcck were as follows :
Crop '.HI.
Pennsylvania G50 cases ; common, 10
to 12 ; liuo, 22.
Wisconsin 400 cases ; low, 10 to 1". ;
extra lino, 2".
Connecticut 20J rasas, mo.stly win;
pors at 27 to 32.
Ohio 100 cases, 7j
Crop '8l
Pennsylvania 500 cases, 10 to 15.
Ohio 125 cases, 0.
Havana Active. Tlio reports of tho
disaster in Cuba aro more serious than
first anticipated, and iu consequence the
market is exceedingly stiff on old as well
as new goods. Sales 700 bales.
Sumatra Moderately activo. Prices
being high, a check to oxteusivo transac
tions has been given. Sales 150 bales.
Aveiago price, $1.20 ; bighost $1.40.
l'hiiadelphia Market.
Seed Leaf. 1831 cigar leaf is now be
ginning to move, especially medium grade.
Fine wrappers as yet find out. few takers ;
prices appear too high. Old leaf con
tinues to command regular sale in moder
ate lots. Prices generally hold steady.
Havana. Moving with tho same agree
able satisfaction as heretofore,, with prices
paid very satisfactory.
Receipts for the week 281 cases Con
necticut, 303 canes Pennsylvania, 40 cases
Ohio, 80 cases Wisconsin, 70 cases Voik
state seed, 130 bales Havana, 280 hhils
Virginia and Western leaf tobacco.
Sales' have been 280 cases Connecticut.
391 cases Pennsylvania, 52 cases Ohio, 02
cases Wisconsin, 30 cases York etate seed,
92 bales Havana, and 33 hhds Virginia
and Western leaf in transit direct to man
nfacturers.
Exported of leaf tobacco to West Indies,
3,219 lbs.
'
Hallowe'en. -
To-night will bo Hallowe'en aud tho
small boy has no doubt long ere this uro
vided himself with the historic cabbago
head and the pocketful of corn wherewith
ho will astonish the unwary property
owners. His more mature brothers anil
sisters will engage iu candy pulling ami
diving for apples, which latter occupation
is considered moro amusing thau exhilar
ating. It is a timo when good fellowship
6hould nile the hour and is a fitting pre
lude to the feast of All Saints which it
nshors in.
All Saints Hay.
To morrow will bo All Saints Day iu
the Catholic, Episcopal and Lutheran
churches, a festival which honors tho
memory of tho angels aud saints", who ha vs
passed tbo period of probation, and are in
the enjoyment of eternal happiness. Tho
feast is an ancient one, but was not
adopted in both Eastern and Western
churches until tho 9th century. In St.
Mary's Catholic church tho masses will ho
at 7 and 9 a. m., and the vesper services at
3 p. m.
.
Cruelty to as mats.
Grant Phillips hired a team from tho
livery stable of James R. Swayne and
when bo brought it back the horse was
completely played out and tho buggy
badly broken. Air. Swayne mado com
plaint against Phillips of cruelty to
animals and malicious mischief, and tho
accused was held for a hearing before A!
detman Uarr.
Committed for Court.
Louis Morris, who is charged with steal,
ing a lot of articles from the house of
Jobu Hauser, on Dorwart street, had-a
hearing to-day before Alderman McCono
my and was committed in default of hlft
for court.
in Town.
Rev. Pater Ignatius Sagcrer, the
founder af St. Joseph's hospital this city,
bat who hxs been absent fur some months,
returned to Lancaster last evening. He
speaks hopefully of the hospital and be
lieves it will soon bo put upon its feet
again.