LANCASTER DAltX INTfiilU-ENCEB, THURSDAY, NOVEMBEB 2.1882.
iUncastcr Intelligencer. ,
THURSDAY BVENINO, NOV. 2. 1B8S.
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Pennsylvania la Congress.
In another column .of -to-day's issue
we print, and desire to direct attention I
thereto, an editorial review, oy me run
adelphia Evening Telegraph, of the con
gressional contest in this state. The
Telegraph in iiitense in devotion to what
it conceives to be the highest standard
of Republicanism, it refuses to give aid
or comfort to Democracy, but it is re
markably independent in its utterances
nnd has an ineradicable habit of telling
the plain truth in politics, no matter
who is hurt thereby. In this instance
some very unpalatable facts to the Re
publican party in Pennsylvania and the
country are presented and without any
superfluous and mystifying verbiage.too.,
Probably our contemporary was itseit
too much disgusted with the situation,
as revealed,, by its thorough and com
prehensive survey of the congressional
field, to indulge in any journalistic dust
throwing.
It thinks that the Republicans are
certain of carrying only nine districts
out of twenty-seven, or one-third of the
whole number, while in the present del
egation they have nineteen member. to
eight Democrats. Rather a startling
political whirligig, that. The Demo
crats have seven districts, and the
cnncrressman-at-lanre certain, and, as
the Telegraph frankly admitB, the odds
in at least six of the doubtful districts
are all in their favor. It is more en
couraging still. As matters now stand
there is a brilliant prospect of the Dem
ocrats carrying at least eight of these
districts ; it certainly is within their
power so to do, and that fact ought to
stimulate them to work as they hav
never done before. Let us send Mr.
Randall into the next House at the head
of a clean majority of the Pennsylvania
delegation, and the industrial interests
of our great state will be safely guarded
and wisely promoted.
The fad of the present situation in
regard to this jnattpr is a stunning
answer to the false-hKirted and mislead
ing cry of the Stalwarts in their desper
ation that the tariff is in danger from
expected Democratic supremacy, and
that an era of commercial and manufac
turing desolation will set in if the
Unmnnrats come into nower once more.
The business men, and especially the
manufacturers of Pennsylvania, know
whom to trust, and when the Pittsburgh
iron men, for instance, prepare to send
Mr. Hopkins to ConRress again the wail
of the bosses become? pitifully weak.
Moreover, as (here is no longer any
doubt that the House will be Demo
cratic, it becomes clear that self
interest alone suggests the election
of as many Democratic members
as possible from this state, the interests
of which are always mere or less affected
by tariff legislation. The other fact
that con iron! s tne unscrupulous uosse.-,
who have sought to convoy a contrar
impression, is that there is not a free
trader running for Congress in Pennsyl
vania, on any ticket.; Mr. Storm's record
is that of a tariff reformer only, while
every other Democratic candidate, in
eluding Mr. Elliott, is an avowed pro
tectionist. The people don't " scare "
this time and the result clearly foreshad
owed is a remarkable increase on the
Democratic side of the delegation, and
this in spite of apportionment disadvan
tages of the mo3t serious character. The
attempted 'l tariff scare " has been a dis
astrous fizzle. "The Democrats are
coming," at Washington as well as
Harrifcburg, and an intelligent people are
content. MJnliko the bosses they do not
come unless they are' called, and the
present call is loud and imperative.
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The Supreme judgeship.
If the Republican party recognized
the spirit of the organic law of the com
monwealth there would be but one can
didate before the people at the present
time for a seat upon the supreme bench
of this state. Surely it will not be denied
that the present political complexion of
our coifrt of last resort is violently con
trary to the constitutional idea, yet the
Republicans would still further deprive
their opponents of just representation
therein. The couit is now composed of
five Republicans, viz: Mercur, Gordon,
Paxon, Sterrett and Green, and two
Democrats, Sharswood and Trunkey. It
is Sharswood, chief justice, whose term
expires, and should his successor be a
Republican the extraordinary spectacle
would be presented of six Republican
judges to one Democrat. Of course, the
supreme court, ot all our judicial tribu
nals, is supposed to be the farthest re
moved from partisan politics and the in
fluences thereof, but the fact remains
that there should be something" Rke
equitable popular representation therein,
and this is not now the case. In all fair
ness there should have been no Republi
can candidate for Shatswood's place put
in nomination by the Harrishurg loth
of May convention or by toe Indepen
dent convention. But Mr. Cameron
considered the coming vacancy upon the
supreme bench his sweial property, and
accordingly pror.t .: 'J ,: utilize it to his
own advantage. H resolved to use this
nomination as a Lut with wiiiuh to
catch the ludeiiHident, autx-niachine
and eminently retpectabla vote, particu
larly of PJ iladelphia, so be asked Mr.
MacVeagh to suggest a name. The ex-attorney
general tumbled into the trap on
sight, naming one of the "highest-toned"
and mast exclusive of the "eminently
respectables." The "boss rubbed :his
hands in glee at the unexpected success
of his bold scheme.and gave orders that
Mr. Rawle should be put through 'with
out fail.
It ws earnestly hoped that tlie.reform
Republicans, when they met in conven
tion, would see this important-iaatter-in
a different light, but the intense party,
loyalty of that enthusiastic body, anx
ious,notto give its machine- enemies the
shadow of a chance for arguuaentagainst
it, carried it away in a n&d whirl of de
votion to the "straight ticket" idea,
and so Mr. Junkin was brought into the
field. Subsequent revelations and events
have greatiy added to the load Mr.
Rawle has to carry as the boss candidate,
and if Mr. Junkin was out of the field, it
is certain that Mr. Clark, the Democrat
ic nominee, would poll an immfifee Re
publican vote, particularly in Philadcl;
phia, where the bar itself has led the
revolt against Mr. Rawle, and through
out Western Pennsylvania. But, as the
matter stands, with two Republican
candidates before 'the people, there is no
reason why Mr. Clark should
not receive very many Republican
votes. Neither of his competitors has
any hope of election, and in recognition
of the just claims of the Democratic
party, above noted, its candidate for the
supreme bench ought to be elected thereto
by a practically unanimous vote.
For Mr. Clarky under the circum
stances, thus to rua ahead of his ticket
would be no disparagement of or reflec
tion upon any of his Democratic asso
ciates who are candidates for political
offices. It would simply be a just ex
pression of public sentiment in strict
accord with the true spirit of our insti
tutions, that all the people shall have a
voice in government and the administra
tion of justice. Besides, Silas M. Clark
isin himself worthy of such a marked
testimonial of public respect and confi
dence. He is no ordinary man : he has
few if any superiors at the bar of this or
any other state. Tributes to his personal
and professional worth havecomeupfrom
every quarter, aud none are louder in
their praises than those who have differ
ed with him in politics. Unlike Mr.
Rawle, he is not and never has been
whatis suggestively known in these days
of monopoly as a corporation lawyer.
His sympathies are with the people aud
his views well defined and immovable as
to the paramount nature of their rights.
His studies have been pure and deep and
his practice chiefly of the kind to Jit him
for exalted judicial position. His men
tal characteristics point him out as a
man who would adorn the bench. The
people of Pennsylvania will honor them
selves in honoring Silas M, Clark with
the largest majority ever given for a
rmdidale for the supreme bench of this
stat".
The Hanisburg Telegraph, which
may be considered the Cameron personr.1
organ, denounced Governor Hoyt one
day as an Independent and next day cor
rected itsc 'f by declaring on the best au
thority that the governor was for
Beaver. Then the reporters got after
the governor and he has had a lively
time in carrying out his purpose to tell
them nothing. He escaped by flatly de
claring that no manner of effort would
induce him to say which ticket he favor
ed until he felt like declaring himself.
It is not very important to anyone to
know how Governor Hoyt proposes to
vote, as he cannot elect either of the Re
publican candidates or do much towards
their election ; but it is quite a novel
thiug to have a governor who has no
declared political position. The gover
nor's neutrality is wise enough in some
aspects of the case, ne knows that
neither faction of his party can be sue
cessful and that there is no use in his
troubling himself to decide where he
stands in relation to them. Probably his
sympathies are with the Independents
whIe his allegiance is due to the Regu
lars ; so the fence makes a very good
roosting place.
Democrats should vote for all the
candidates upon their tickets, unless
they consider
for the places
nominated. The
them to be unfit
for which they are
Democratic ticket in
Lancaa;er county is worthy the support
of all the Democratic voters, for there is
none on it from top to bottom who is not
a fit and proper candidate There' is r.o
man upon it more worthy of support
than Abraham Collins, nominated for
senator in the Northern district. He
should poll every Democratic vote, bo
cause he will make a good senator and
because he is his party's candidate.
Till: rats ore deserting tho sacking hif .,
Over in Berts county a member of tho
Stalwart county committee lias resigned
and joined the Independents.
Eti:u".vt. vigilance is t he price of lib
erty. Remember that, Democrat?. Spare
r.o effort from now unt:I tho votes are
counted.
We tender our hearty congratulations
to the Reading News which entered upon
its sixth volume yesterday. Tho large
measure of success with which it has been
crowned is well deserved as it lias ever
neen a good newspaper aua an aoie ex
ponent of pare Democracy.
Harky White, who is runuiug for
Congress m tho Twenty fifth district, is
said to Lave given up all hope or Beaver's
election and is trading vigorously for his
own success. Next Tuesday night it will
dawn on tho statesman of the Iviskimine
tas that this has been a tidal wave, and
it's going to carry him along with the ret
of the crowd.
Ben Butlek just at present seems tol o
exceedingly inrtunate. Not only do tho
indications point to his ruccess in his po
'cal aspirations, but he has also lovely
worr-nn euiiNted in his cause. As tho
youiii; lady who will .iko tbo stump for
the "old man,"' is said to bo young and
beaati'ul, tbery need be fears ,iat she
will speak to empty benches.
TnE Republican boast about the bound
less piosj'erity of the country is an insult
t) the poveity of tie working r classes.
They think voter"? cau be fooled into tho
belief that public prosperity is to bo
counted, not by the tbiift of tho many,
but by the unnatural growth of colossal
fortunes hi tho hands of a few. Jeremiah
Sf Blatlc.
jTiie Philadelphia Telegraph thinks
tlicro must lie something peculiarly inimi
cal to Stalwartism in the pure air of Lan
caster county. It was during his second
-vps.it here that General Beaver lost his
head aud irreparably hurt himself and
his cause by denouncing tho Independents
as " criDging hypocrites without a drop of
manly blood in their cowardly carcasses."
General Beaver will hear from Lancaster
next Wednesday morning.
The New York Sun expresses tho be
lief that the " Mc and O " lie that the
desperate Stalwart bosses put into circula
tion against Pattison will help him rather
than hurt h:nV and.- the New York
ftreemn'ajunii&, a .representative Irish
Catholic authority, whose " view's of 'the
campaign in this state we reprint to-day,
gives corroborative testimony to the same
effect. Quay seems to have hurled a
boomerang when he instigated 'that' slan
der against the Democratic candidate
and its reactionary effect is already begin
ning to make itself apparent.
It is said that the Republicans expect a
large gain of congressmen in the South to
offset the heavy losses which seem inevita
ble in the North. On what ground they
base their hopes it would be impossible to
tell. Surely it cannot be on account of the
vlrtae of the Republican leaders ia that
section. With Mahone in Virginia, Cash
in South Carolina, Honk in Tennessee,
Chalmers in Mississippi and Tom. Ochil
tree in Texas, it is hard to understand how
reasonable Democrats can be expected to
abandon their party.
Cooper, red-headed and hopeful, pre
dicts a majority of 13,000 for Beaver in
Philadelphia. The same Cooper predicted
the defeatof Pattison when the latter ran
for controller two years ago. At that time,
notwithstanding Mr. Cooper's vaticina
tions, tho young reformer was fonnd to
have 13,000 more votes than the other
fellow. That was in a presidential year,
too. There's no telling what might hap
pen next Tuesday, when Philadelphians
aro accorded the opportunity of giving
their favorite son a rousing send-off.
" Public office is a pnblic trust, to be
executed for tho benefit of the whole
people, to whom alono officials owe re
sponsibility and of whoso will they should
be the faithful exponents. When this
conception of duty is lost sight of or modi
fied, the way is open for an immediate,
certain and constant degeneracy of tho
public service. A merely mechanical ana
negligent performance of official functions
follows the obliteration of these standards
of duty. This results from the long con
tinuance in power of selfish political lead
ers, and is a most serious evil in the pub
lic service. From Pallison's Common
wealth Club Speech.
It is to be hoped that no effort will be
spared to ferret cut the holders of tho
fraudulent tax receipts stolen from the
office of a Republican collector, and it i
presumed with tho knowledgo or conni
vance of persons high in Republican coun
cils. Let the Democrats at every poll,
and especially at those in the western
wards where it is known the receipts wero
freely distributed, keep a vigilant watch
for them, and if any person attempts to
vote on them do not hesitate to prevent
tho fraud on the ballot. The people aio
determined to hava an honest election this
time, but the desperate boss managers know
that an honest vole and a fair count mean
utter annihilation to them and theirs.
That is tho reason they arc resorting to
such low and contemptible devices as tho
ono which has just been exposed.
Those sanguine Republicans Who aro
looking for a regulation machine-made
majority from Philadelphia appear to
have forgotten tho fact that tho police
force undor Mayor King's administration
no louger indulges its old timo propensity
to knock down aud drag off Democrat io
voters on their way to the polls, aud ,i-,sist
Republican repeaters and pcrsonators iu
their nefarious operations at every pre
cinct in Philadelphia. What was formerly
an organized army of 1,200 activo party
workers will at this timo havo no hand in
tho contest. Mayor King has directed
thar the policemen bo vigilant in the dis
charge of their duties on flection day,
flint repeaters and othcis who interfere
with tho right; of suilrage bo prevented
from plying their trade. Officers muse re
main thirty feet from tho polls, but
promptly respond wheucver their assist
ance is demanded. Tho average Philadel
phia policeman has found out that Mayor
King usually means what ho says.
Marriott Bnosiussaysthatitis " puor
ilc to say that 500 newspapers cau besubsi
dised and 450,000 people can bo bossed by
tho will of a single individual." Ay, and
it is more puerile still for Mr. Brosius to
be defending methods against which his
whole political life hitheito was one con
tinued piote.it. iludid not express such
sentiments when tho local bosses ordered
his defeat at tho time ho was a candidate
for the celiool board, aud elected in his
stead a man conspicuous only for his illit
eracy. The sumo gcntlcmau also said in
a speech at Uorticultuial hall, Philadel
phia, on Tuesuay night : "it any man
will satisfy me that any individual, in the
management oi this campaign, has laid
upon any government employee so much
as the weight of his finger in the way of
extortion or duress of any kind, I will de
nounce that man as the violator of the Re-
publican platform and a traitor to the Ro.
publican party." Does tho nominee of
Cameron's rump convention think that
such bathos will help his cause ? Has ho
not heard of the "voluntary contributions"
imposed upon the tide-waiters aud sciub
women in the employ of tho government '.'
Bucu bait wouia nauscato even tho sim
plest gudgeons.
PERSONAL..
Ex-GOVERSOR iiESDRlCKS' condition is
Tirononnced decidedly more favorable.
Henry George has written a card to
t!:c public denvinu the statement that he
nn, -ids to briDg a claim acJnstthe British
gnn-raraent for his arrest iu Ireland.
ittll. liABOCCIiERE minks that pure wine
is calculated to promote temperance aud
sobriety ; that the juioo of all fruits has
that effect, and th3t the best fruit for tho
purpose is the orange.
Mrs. Margaret J. Preston, the well
known Southern writer, is a woman of
rather less than average size, with light
bairania fresh, ruddy complexion that
makes her look much younger than her
years. Too close application to literary
work has nearly destroyed her eyesight.
oho lives in a' cosy, comfortable home in
the outskirts of Lexington, v a.
Dn. Oliver Wendell Holmes lives in
summer time in a charming homo near the
snore oi uuzzarua say. ms noma is a
red-roofed cottage, with generous gables
and huge, old-fashioned chimneys. At
the door stands like a grira sentinel a
rugged old juuiper tre-o, scarred and
seamed aud handed with iron riniis to
I prevent it being toiu amitfe: by wintry
storms. Within and without the house
I bears the imprint of colonial times, and it
l is surrounded by a wide cxpanso of meadow
and moorland whose only gardener is
nature, and which secures tho quiet and
yields the inspiration dosired for a poet's
summer home.
FIGHTING A MOB.
MH.TX1A. GCAKDIKG TWO PtflSOMEKS.
Twice Attacked, the Soldiers Fire Iatotce
AtauUlD frty, KllUug Five ami
Wounding Thirty.
A'LexinRtatv Ky. special says troops
guarding Neat aiid Craft while on their
way to the fateamer Granite State, were
attacked by a mob. Tho soldiers fired and
several were killed and wounded of the
attacking party. The prisoners and
troops got safely on board, when the mob
seized a train and headed off the boat at
Ashland, Ky., where another attack was
made. The troops returned the fire, and
again a number of the mob were killed
and wounded. So far as known only
three of the soldiers wounded, and they
but slightly. Private dispatches received
place tho number of killed at five and
the wounded at thirty. The steamer
Granite State has passed Portsmouth, aud
unless the fog prevents will reach Mays
villo to-night, where the prisoners will be
transferred to the railroad to be taken to
Lexington.
A special dispatch to the Commercial
from Asbland,Ky.,says: This noon twenty
five men and boys who were partly intoxi
cated seized an engine and car and went
toCatlettsburg, against the advice of sober
men who last night gave up all hope of
getting tho prisoners from the military.
Wheu they reached Catlettsburg they
made no effort to capture tho piisouers,
who wero safely placed on board tho
steamer Granito State at 3 o'clock p. m.
The crowd theu hastened back to Ashland,
and about twenty of them went to a ferry
boat and by the uso of pistols compelled
the captain to put out to intercept the
Granito State.
Their attitude was 30 ridiculous aud
their case so hopeless that the affair
would have been a farce but for tho reck
less discharge of a revolver in tho bauds
of one of tho boys on the ferryboat. It
was answered at onco by a volley from tho
soldiers. The balls pierced the boiler of
the ferryboat, and tho escapiug steam
completely disabled the mob.
By this timo a great crowd had gather
ed on tho banks of the river aud iu the
houses. The soldiers turned their guns
on them and fired without provocation.
Here tho mischief was dune. Only three
wero wounded on the ferryboat, whilo all
the others on the casualty list were of the
peaceable people on tho shore.
Tho following is a list of tbo killed :
George Keener, James McDonald, Colonel
Reppcrt, and an infaut in its mother's
arms. Those seriously wounded are :
John Baugh, Charles ' Balinger, Willie
Scrcy, Will Springer. Mrs. Ssrey, Graham
Randall and Robert Pritchard.
The following aro slightly wounded :
Martin Ouulap, Alex. Harris, John Gal
lagher, Julius Summers. Thomas Beer,
Mrs. B. Butler, A. n Dickson, Thomas
Demerara. If. E. Ball, Dr. Hills. Martin
Gear, Robprt Lowther and J. W. House.
Colonel Reppert was a highly-respected
citizen, 70 years. Mrs. Butler was a
quarter of a mile away attending a meet-
lutr held to organize a public reading room.
The citizens regard tho firing of the ferry
boat as justifiable, but havo no words to
express their indignation at tho firing on
peaceable citizens.
lU-Ul.XTKNJSIAL. 15EKK.
1-1 1 tee ii Million lilasaes Drained la riilUd el
liluu iu One Week.
The books of the United States internal
revcuuc oflico for the week covering the
Bi-Centennial pageantry iu Philadelphia.
tvbow au incic-aso m I he deliveries of beer
represented by tho sal" of stamp ainouur
iug to 9,968 bands. The figures for tho
week of October 21 to 28, lb8l, were 18.
420 barrels, aud lor the same week thi
year,2S,o38 barrels.Tiie actual increase thus
hown is nearly 10,000 barrels, aud, wheu
allow anco is made for the stocks iu re
taileis hands, a moderate estimate of the
extra consumption for tho week would
bo 12.000 barrels. This to tho brewers
means au incre.iso iu sales amouatiug to
$1)6,000, and iu sales of retail consumption
of about $300,000, or a graud tjtal or $7.10
000 expended for mab liquor to help on
the enthusiasm of the million aud a half
of people crowded within tho city limits
to do honor to the 200th anniversary of
the founding of the cimmonwoaLh. Esti
mating tho maximum average population
at 1,000,000, theso figures show a mitu
raum average consumption of tcu glasses
for each man, woman and child in Phila
delphia, aud this modeiatu estimate can
be considerably extended by a computa
tion based on the Coney Isiaud system of
drawing G30 glasses from a barrel, proba
bly in vogue iu most of tho saloons dur
iug tho busiest hours of the day.
AaUl'IlKK TUEATRE 11UKNEU.
The New York AlliHinbrn Destroyed l.os.
$12,000.
Tho Alhamhra Miortiug theatre, at
Nos. 124 to 128 West Twcuty-sovcnth
streot, .Now York, was burned dowu Wed
nesday night. There was no performance
in tho theatre, it being closed on account
of tno death of William II. Borst, ono of
thij proprietors, which occurred on Wed
nesday last. Edward Mallahan, his part
ner, resided cu the third lloor, and his
wife, who was in delicato health, managed
to t-scipo just in timo to avoid a terrible
death. The interior of thobuildin? wss
dry as teudor, and the fl.imcs spread with
great rapidity and burst through the roof,
threatening danger to tho adjoining build
ing, the inmates of which were removed
by tho police. Tho fl lines were confined
to the theatre, which was completely gut
ted. The lire started near the stage. Its
cause is unknown. No ono had been in
the building during the dav except the
bartender. Tno building was owned by
Madamo Sanchcs. It was damaged to the
extent of $12,000; insured for $10,000.
Borst & Mallahan lose $6,000; insurance
unknown. The theatre was made by alter
ations ia throe private house, and was origi
nally opeued as tbo Buckingham Palace, a
concert baloou and dance bouse.
Henulue the " Tablet " to Catholic l'rlestp.
The latest issue of the New York Tablet,
a paper-profossing to bo a champion of the
Romau Catholic religion, whoso columns
have been secured by Messrs. Cooper and
Quay for tho purpose of publishing stories
to tho effect that Candidate Pattison de
spises Irishman, has been mailed cot only
by tho single copy to forty thousand Iri"h
Catholic voters throughout this state, but
also in bundles to Catholic priests, in tho
hope that they will distribute the papers
among thoir people. A well known Catho
lic priest told a Tones reporter yesterday
tuat ha had received a bundle of Tablet.
unaccompanied by aoy note of explication.-
He had head of what the Tablet
was to do, however, and when ho saw the
article iu rcferenco to Mr. Pattison ho un
derstood all, and cousigued tho papers to
his heaters.
Dmulnr SuOerlog In Jail
Tho piison physicians at Reading has
rcuomnicudcd that Adam 31. Duudor, tho
defaulting ex county treasurer, who is
serviug a three years' sentence, bo placed
in tho hospital and the request was
granted. Dundor is 'suffering severely
With apoplexy, superinduced by vertigo.
He has greatly Buffered iu health sicca his
confinement in jail, but tho physician
thinks bo will recover soon if ho is pat
into a well-ventilated room.
1'ope Leo's tetter to Queen Victoria.
The pops has entrusted to Mr. Erring
ton an autograph letter to Qnoen Victoria
cordially thanking her for the interest
shown in the welfare of tho Catholics
throughout her dominions and for the
religions freedom enjoyed under the Brit
ish government. The pope has also for
warded presents to the queen through Mr.
Errington. Mr. Errington will rctuni to
Rome before Christmas.
THE aBXT UOAGKEdS.
A Kepublican Jouraal Concede l'robauto
Ueuweract Gala. - , ,J
Philadelphia Evening Telegraph. ""
After an unprecedented number of
wrangles, some of them extendiug over a
period of three months, and characterized
by great bitterness, the congressional
nominations in this state have'at last been
completed by both parties, with the exeep
tion of a single district, tbo Republican
conferees of the 16th still being uaablo to
agree. The contest, taken as a whole,
will be one of exceptional earnestness aud
importance ; a review of the field, there
fore, at this tyme, will be interesting and
instructive. ?
Tho following may bo regarded as part
of the next delegation beyond a reasona
ble doubt : 1st district, Bingham, (Rep.) ;
2d, O'Neill, (ttep.); 3d, Randall, (Dem.);
4th, Kelley, (Rep.) ; Gth, Everhart, (Rep.);
8th, Ermentrout, (Dem.) ; 9th. Smith,
(Rep.) ; 10th, Mutciiler, (Dem.) ; 11th,
Storm, (Dem.) ; 19th, Duncan, (Dem.) ;
20th, Curtin, (Uem.) ; 31st, Boyle,
(Dem) ; 23J, (Bayne, (Rep.) ; 2Cth, 3IU
ler, (Rep.) ; 27th, Braiuerd, (Rep.) The
5th district is almost certain to elect Mar
tin, a Republican, there being no Demo
cratic candidate iu the field. This gives
the Republicans nine district members
and the Democrats seven ; leaving eleven
districts iu doubt ; as m.itters stand the
Democrats are. of course, also quite cer
tain to elect Elliott as congressmen-at
large, a matter to which the attention of
tho erratic Brosius is earnestly directed.
Seven of th districts now necessarily
placed in tho doubtful list ought not to bn
there, and under ordinary circumstances
would not be; any of them that are lost
must be charged against tho odious ma
chiuo which U responsible for the present
conditiou of the Republican party in Penn
sylvania, in the 7th district, .Montgomery
and part of Bucks, Dr. Evans, a former
member of tho House, is tho Republican
candidate, bis chief coapstit'or, . being
General Davis of Doylestown, with Dr.
Acker, Democrat, also a former member,
running a little sido- show of his own.
There is a standing Republican majority
in the district of about 1,500 votes, but
the party is in a very unsatisfactory con
dition, aud Djivis has many Republican
friends ; Dr. Evans will havu to work
night and day to keep a safe distance
ahead of tho old Democratic war-horse.
The 12th district Luzerne audi
Lackawanna is naturally Democratic,
but it is quite possible that a
strong Republican candidate might have
carried it this fall, owing to Democratic
quarrels, through whieh Scranton was
elected two years ago. That gentleman,
however, as a candidate for re-election, is
now fiercely donouueed by tho Independ
ent Republic ins of the district, who have
put a candidate of their own iu the field,
thus practically insuring the election of'
Connolly, Democrat, unless au unexpected
compromise upon a now Republic in can
didate should bo agreed upon.
In tbo 13th district, Schuylkill couuty,
Brumm, Greenback Republican, will have
a hard aud uncertain fight with his Dem
ocratic competitor. The 14th district,
Dauphin, Lebanon aud Northumberland,
has a solid Republican majority of 2,500 to
3,000, but the Independents indignantly
refuse to be a party to the return of Burr,
3Ir. Cameron's congressional body-sef-vant,
whom the senator forced upon tho
"Regular" ticket iu spite of all remon
strances. Wolfe polled over 2.500 votes
in the district, aud tho number of Inde
pendents has since greatly increasod,
and they have uomiuated Colonot
McCleery as their candidate. Tho
Democratic nomiuco is Colonel McCor
misk, the well-known Uarrisburg manu
facturer. In iho Bradford-Wayne (loth)
district, there would have beeu no doubt
ol Republican success had not roprehensi
ble machine methods resulted iu bringing
Jadwin, present member, out as au Inde
pendent candidate against Overton, the
'Regular" nOmiuco. Tho light is very
bitter, and tho !dUtioiiif Post (Dam.) is
confidently expected as tho natural result.
In tho Lycoming-Tioga (16th) district,
Republican success is imperilid by tho
prolonged contorco fight, not yet sottlod ;
meantime tho Democratic candidate,
II. W. Barley, of Williamsport, is active
ly in thonVld. The 17th. Somorfiet, Bedford
aud Cambria ; 18th, Huntingdon-Franklin,
and 25th, Iuduua-Jeucrsou, districts,
aro always debatable ground, aud this
timo the odds all seem ti favor tho Dem
ocratic nominees, on account of weak Re
public xu nominations and machine mis
rule in the party. Tne Pittsburgh ( 22J )
district is ordinarily safe to tho Republi
cans by anywhere from :,000 to
5,000 majority, but Russell Errctt
has become such a grievous burden
that thousauds of Republicans declare
they will not longer tolerate him. If
ho is elected over Hopkins ( Dem. ) ltr
will bo tho work of tho corrupt Cameron
De-mociatic contingent of the Iron City.
In tho 24th, Reaver-Washington district,
the machine has ended a threo mouths'
fight by letting State Senator Lawrence
have tbo nomination, probably with the
intent of trading him off to secure' Ag
uew's election to tho slate Smate iu Mr.
Cameron's interest, if tho suspiciously
non-committal sou of tho reform somo
other-vear ex-chief histieo has secretly
come to an umh-M.iiming" with the
scheming aud diwperato bosses.
ft t- ii hP -ocn l-orn this impartial sur-1
It will De..een worn tuis liupariMi uui i
vey of the, field that the Itopubhcaiis are
certain of the election of only nine mem
bers of tho Hoaso Iroin this btato, ten less
than they have in tho present delegation,
with doubtful contests in oleveu districts,
and tho chances seriously agaiust thorn iu
at least six of theso. It is understood that
Mr. Randall only claims a Democratic iu
crease of four or five mamb'jrs ; evidently
the cx-spcakcr aud speaker expectant do
sires to bo ou the safe sido. It' might
have beeu otherwise ; it would havo been
othcrwibo had tho rule or ruiu bosses
halted themselves and left tho pcoplo free
fiom odious dictation to rule their owu
affairs and select their own candi
dates, livery hitherto Rapublicau dis
trict lost will, as we havo said, justly bo
chargcabfo to tho iniquitous, machine
against which the people aro in revolt.
Founders' iay at Lafayette.
"Fouudcrs' Day" was celebrated at
Lifiiyotto college Easton, on Wednesday.
After morning prayers tho faculty and
students repaired in a body to the audi
toiium in Pardee hall. Professor Owen
delivered an address on scientific progress
in its relation to learning. The College
Glee club sang several selections. Oicar
WoeituT. of New York, made an address
to l)r Cattoll, presenting to the college a
porliaitof John I. Blair, of Now Jersey.
Dr. Cattoll responded aud the students
gavo their college cheer. The portrait' is
fivo by six feet and cast $1,000. It w;w
painted in Paris by Angela Woodward, a
young Now York artist, and it is pro
nounced a faithful likeness of Mr. Blair.
Tlii! annual athletic tournament took
placo ou the campus in the afternoon. A
largo number of people witnessed the sport
Medals were awarded to the winners for
the one-hundred yards dash, jumping,
throwing the hammer and other college
sports.
Clcarlog the Way tor Connolly.
James McDade has declined the nomi
nation tendered him by the Labor Reform
conferees of the Twelfth congressional
district. In his letter he says: "It is an,
honor that flatters mo very much, but on
looking over the political field .1 find that
my acceptance of it would injure a just and
good roan. Mr. Connolly wasyour choiee
two years ago and it is an pjidoubtea fact
that ho has the interest of the workingmen
at heart. In the face of this I respectfully
d -c'ine tho nomination."
The Fropaeed AlUu -aiuvaa Flcnt. I
There is considerable excitement mani
fested in sporting circles over a proposed
price fight fdt3,800 side ad th cham
pionship of America between Tom Allen
aud Jobn A. Sullivan. Richard K. 'Fox's
representative arrived iu Boston with full
power from Fox to match Allen agaiust
Boston's champiou. Sullivan's backer
says he' will uarao November 10 to meet
and sign tho articles, but Sullivau will not
fight at New Orleans. It is understood
that the names of five different states will
be placed in a hat aud the first one drawn
is to bo tho place for tho mill. SuIIivau's
backer will send.$l,000 to Harry Hill aud
the match will be arranged. t
A
Twenty Shots at One Man.
William Harris, a negro, attacked a lit
tle girl, tho daughter of J. 11. Wilder, a
white planted of Bastrop parish, La. His
action was witnessed by sevoral persons,
who gave an alarm and Harris fled. He
was pursued by a large party of citizen
and captured this morning at the residence
of his wife. ' Twenty ' guns, .were fired at
him simultaneously and' his head was
blown from his body.
General White' Desperate Contest.
General Harry White ia becoming des
perate in bis congressional fight and orders
Have gone out ,lrom White's friend m
every coanty of the district to trade, every
At.f r AlTi-.i. . 1 ' .1 . DL.
iuiug ior it uue iruui guveruur uuwu. xiio
friends bay that Beaver is beaten any way
and if White cau be saved by trading oif
Beaver no harm will be doue. Beaver
will be beaten badly in White's district,
but White hopes to trade himself through.
ilesertlOK 'the sluMtig hlp.
The Stalwart Republicans of Berks aie
somo what excited over the resignation of
Richard Lcctmer, a member of the- county
standing committee. He has declared for
Stewart. Lechncr says his Republican
constituents are backlug hira 'tip and that
the Independent vote "in Berks! will be
much larger than most"' people suppose.
Lechner has been on tho regular Republi
can county tickef a number of years.
Starved to lleatb.
A man named Goodenough left Green
ville last spring for the woods at the head
of Moosehoad lake iu, Maine. A few days
ago a skeleton supposed to be his was
found with both bauds caught iu a bear
trap. The man had evidently got caught
in the' trap and, no assistance being near,J
died from starvation.
K.ST KNI HEWS.
uoldeu Wedding Celebrated In Salisbury.
Philip and Margaret Hathaway, highly
esteemed residents of Sadsbury township,
celebrated the 50th auuiveisary of their
wedding at their residence iu Christiana,
on fast Wednesday, in a very appropriate
manuer. Tuenuair was mainly irotton up
by their children. Early iu the day tho
invited guests began to arrive from Phila
delphia, Lancaster, Chester and other
parts. Mr. Hathaway, who was in Phila
delphia attendiog to business at tho timo,
was cnt for, and when ho arrived great
was his surpriso at finding a; large assemb
lage of frieuds and7 relatives' at huntest
ttence, who in turu congratulated him.
Many add ban'dsomo were the presents
the groom. ami "brido of fifty years ago,
received. Among them was a small box,
containing 100 in gold from thoir sou,
Hayes Hathway, a tinu china tea set aud
a handsome chair from Mr. aud Mrs.
Chas. Houston, a cano with a gold baud
encircling it, with Mr. Hathaway's namu
engraved thereon, from his son, Henry
Hathaway, aud mauy other handsomo
presents, to numerous to give a porfect
doMSription of and t d"siguato tho donors
would far exceed our limited space. Tho
inner man was satisfied with .an .plegaqt
dinner. Toward evening many 'of tho
guests departed for their respective homes
not to forget soon tho splendid timo thoy
had at tho golden wedding.
The Heal Estate fllurket.
Itoai estate sales aro beginuing to boom
iu this neighborhood, and the majority of
them are bringing very fair prices.
Tho farm of Emauuel Hershey, near
Compassville, containing 20 acres, with
improvements, was sold recently at pnb
lic salo to Stephen Futcr lor $3,100.
Jacob Eaby sold his farm containing 110
acres, with improvements, to John Ken
eagy for $151 par acre ; also 30 acres of
woodland, to Jouas Eaby at $15 per aero,
and (S acres, with improvements, to John
Scaboldt at $200 per acre.
Duriug tho next fow months a vast
amount of real estate will chaugo hands iu
this section of tho county.
A Ilirthday Surprise - -
Mr. I. D. Worst, of Earl township, was
pleasantly surprised on his 30th birthday
a fow days ago, bya number of his frionds
and relatives assembling at his residenca
at Codar Lane, bringing with them bask
ets and boxes, filled with choico re fees li
mente. Mr. W. II. Swoigart decoyed" Mr?
Worst away from homo in the. morning,
aud returned in timo to tako part iu con
homing a splendid collation which was
spread in waiting. no received many
handsomo and useful presents, and the
whole affair was a genuine surprise, none
of theso known-bafore-haud aftairs.
Allanfc,attho tiup,
The citizen of old Balisbury propose to
tako a step in tho way or progress by mak-r
.. . r-i. .. .?-t!....i .....
at the Gap. a thing badly needed in this" injm,t euawr, uiaunacli .as jen.bhc
mti Jmm.rtli. A miim.r fnr.il.in MibwrilHd $tl)0 towards baiMing' the
imrooso will bo held at tho Gap Blansion
house ou Saturday. .Nov. i. wlioro pre
liminary arrangements will bo mado and
subscription books opened. A good at
tondanco is solicited. f Every person
should turn aud keep up the geoJ work;
Little Locals
Republican so-called inas.s uuvtiugs
aro being hold overyvveuing in somo port
or other in this neighborhood. There is
generally a brass band present and" fifteen
or twenty people', aud general enUm-d um
isabscut, unless somo of tho faithful en
gage in a pit.'ihstic "chiliitioti Th-J
latest tiz.Ie was hold a: Compassville ou
Saturday evening. J
J. Prantz llorshoy, aged 1 years, t
months anil 21 day.-., voungost son of
Henrv B. and Sarah F. Hershey, died on
last Tuesday after a lingering-illness from
spine disease. The deceased was a very
smart and intelligont child. Iutoruieut
took place on Thursday atBelbvao oein-j-tery.
George G. Worst, of tho White Horsa,
has a curiosity in tho chape of sixty-livo
perfectly formed ears of corn. They aver
ago from one to two inches in length.
Daniel Holmstead, a brakeman of the
oast bound' (local, had, but (fingers, badly
mashed while coupling cars at1 the Gap on'
Tuesday morning last.
Marshall end Lur,'
The two Independent RopqhJirian .leaders
Thos. M. Marshall and ex-Attorney Gen
oral -Lear ,will Bpeakjlh Fulton opera
house on- Saturday evening. Itwill be the.
final rally of the campaign and the ouri
,osity to see and hear tho famous Pitts
burgh orator " Glorious Old Tom," who
spurned Cameron's nomination -for con-gres8man-at-large,
which was afterwaids
so kind Iv civeu to our own Brosius, will
J no doubt serve to crowd the hall. General
Lear, too, it will bo remembered, was the
chairman of the convention that nominated
Beaver, but ho became so Trinck disgusted
with the machine, methods that have been
so strikingly exemplified in the canvass
that' he lias turned his back on the corrupt
crew and irone.over to tho Stewart camp.
Xelepbone Conrection.
Alderniaa Diffenderffer. of . the Second
ward,
d, has had his office connected with
telephone exchange. ' 1 ij'il
tho
MUNICIPAL MATTERS.
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SLBKTINtt UP TJBS
COUNCILS.
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A
Movement for tho Erection
of a New
BrldRo Over the Kallroad oa West
lauiea Street.
City councils met statedly iathir,i
spectUe chambers last night. " "'
Select Council.
The following named members were
present :
Messrs. Baker, Haldwiu, Bitner, Browa,
Evan, Wiie, Wolf, Ze-cber, and Burger
president. c ,
i Th minutes ol" fast meekiag. wen read.
and adopted. T ' I I I
The monthly report of tho city treasurer
and receiver ot taxes was presented by Mr.
Evaas and read- It shows a balance in
the treasaf y'ol$38,75.47.
The monthly report' of the street com
mittee jWas read. It .shows that during
the past month, bills were' approved to
(be amount of $1143.75. The committeo
recommriidc.l fhtj the following worfci-bsx-
done :
Hake gti'icr uloug Rockland frost Mid
dle to Noi lb, mi west side. '
Clean aud .-:rapj Chestnut from Water
street to Aicli alley.
Grado and gutter, Pine street from
Grant to West-King; .
GutterE as Chestnut Street, from Duko
street to Cher, y alley.
Lay pavcmuiit.i)i trout of tho properties
of Henry Bu uir,"' Manor audiD4wa'
streets, and Ch n ! Foltz, west sido of
Noith Lime street betweuu Wahiu and
Lemmi streets, they having refused to Jay
tho same alter having received duo notice,
to lay them.
The u.o ithly raport of tho fiuauce com
mittee was read tbowiu:r that bills wero
approved during i lie put mouth to tho
amount of $0,05 1.0'J.
-The monthly report of the water com
mit! oo was read.- It Bh.qweoh&feUls.
were approved d uriug the fc stootli t th4
amount of $3, 204. 17.
Mr. Baker, from tho property commit
tee, reported that new slate roofs had been
placed on tho Central market houses and
the broken windows had been repaired.. ,
He offered a vesihition that tia spootiag
be placed arouud the eaves, as it was very
unpleasant to market people isn wet
weather to have the water dripping upon
them while passiugfroin- one market to
tho other. The (resolution j was adopted.
Common council concurred.
Adjourned.
i'oatiuo.a 'VoaacilJV '
The followiug members were present':
Messrs. Albright, Buchanan,' Comeeiy,
Cox. Dinkelberg, Hartley, Tluber, Hurst,
McKillips, Middlctou, Power, Reith, Hem
Icy, Skeeu, Snieych aud Davie,' ptesident.
The miiiutes of tho previous meeting
r were read and approves), p
Mr. Schee't.s prescatosl Ike following pro
amble and resolution, which were on motion
referred to the street! committee i-y,hi -
Wububas, Thelbridgo on Jasieet, ,
in the city of Lancaster over the PeuasyL
vania railroad no loogermeete (he reqairf
meuts of the populous and rapidly-growing
district in which H is loceted-tlvf roadway
oVer the Oridgo' beingSut onJKtiid of the
width of the street and is the only cross
fag in the eatira lfMg5S5thY
city where pcdestnans-neii 'wtolwyV-casi'
cross above the"grade of the'iUlroedrtke
puphc convemeuco loudly calls for a more
tul)stautial aud safe structure, therefore
Ilesolceil, By -tho select aud common
councils of the city of Lancaster that tho
mayor be and ho is hereby instructed to
outer negotiations with Ue'Penasyhraiiia
raihoad company, with tho view of hav
ing tho baid bridge rebuilt as speedily as
possible after the style and upon the same
terras as the bridge constructed by the said
company over the ehpaftwYfpad on Lime
streut, ia this citytbaCis lo sy, the abut
ments to bo of subptautial stone work, tho
superstiucturo of iron, with roadways and
iootwayM separate for vehicles and pedes
triaus. and to bo of tho full width of the
streot.
Dr. Davis cjlled Mr. Middleton to tho
chair and presented a' ' petition) ' frOsa etti
zens on West, King, Btreet for crowing
oa that street,' between Water and MuH
berry. MrkHuret iuived1hat,thQJmatter
be referred to tho Btre-et committee. Dr.
Davis moved toaaaenil byrfastruettsjc.fcba .
committeo to do the work at once. Tho
amendment' was carded, but select "eooMr
oil refused to take action on it on the
I ground tint all work must bo referred to
the nrooer committees without instruct
ions.
Mr. Middletou presented to councils a
5 bill of MryS. Bf Uoxjtor17.5Q for repairs
tuie cuieiengmeecu.caruage. tua um
had beeu presented to the fire committee,
but they led: as if thoy had no power to
approve it without instructions from
councils. As tho repairs were made nec
essary by the' carriage being mesh is tho
.service of the city, a motion authorizing
the committee topas the bilk-was uuani-
mously-adopted. x.
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A petition was presented from Mr. J.
A. Sprcnger, attorney for Adeline Sproog
er, reciting that on October 267 lttttfc she
had paid to Smith & hatch, contractors,
tho sum of HO for joxtsedei
i sower on Liocust street; nne
. i - . i .i ,. --
Trow
. paid $100, the aniouut of her bubscriptiou
towards buildnig tho JMWMdr . Jfor;
Juo privilege oiounueoiagwuaaM. m
latter .itm.uut she was of tho opinion was
I ", was under, tbo impression that
it would be all she would have to pay. She
therefore akid that ths said sura ol 9jU
b.' refunded to her. Ou' motion her prayer
was granted.
Mr. McKdhps prescnteuYa petition for a
crossiB it Co il)ttu full Walfut ttreets,
which Wa rviLMiv'd to the btreet commit
tee. Mr. llntfv ptosaotad a pttiUoafoaaew-.r
crauui alilk?; King aiidShlppenreets
whiou wa-tidUired to the strerC commit1-"
! CI.
Tin re ,s i of :.c tiro cosswiUeB, (ectbe j
mouth ii ,Ui:obcrv waread. i
Couim iir vurW clfi'mbcr has under
gone a v ny- o ;9Uovatiou siuco the last
meeting, auv' j-ivxrut a bright appearance,
having Kvu u.iU'Uoiuelypaprea, 'painted
audcarpvU-4 a tMuetuul ps8r elbre.,-.
sels "carpjC-iPcui plaeeiViW- tei 16op-i
Blinds win forgotte-u, however, 'aueVDr.
Davis oifcml rvselnticftustructiug tbo
property committee t6 purchase and place
in poaitiuu iu comuiou coiuicjl, chamber
suitable blind'. The' moliod was caJTriedT
Select cju'uuil udjdurocd. before comoa'-"f
council hubiuess reached them. 7r
Adjourned; f !,,
Last evening thJbemoeratshehr aArbes-t
ing, meeting iu Washington borough. The
attendance was very large and there was
great enthusiastnr flpeecheere made
by Wbl-B. Given; Detncfatli candidate
for Congress, B. F. Davis, esq., of this
city, and several -thers. Tho borough is
alive- and- the Democracy. araiiL, fi.no.
spirits; if ' .
tout
and round.
Lewis Ilaldv was nnforl
'- 'K ujii1:
nominate
efaoW
.nctnnkv tn lnsa a wallet containing about
$70. It-waefoWllrlley;iW
employee of 'MTmmmrnoai u;
tbasMr.lIaldiriiadnireiCrom Mr. I
nierAi r. B-afley 'pryfeHl Si hone
aeton
Hrirn-
oiienty by
promptly ' rctnrniag
tho money io Mr.
Haldy.
Arrested and lii Jail.
Officer Smith, of this city, who went to
Newark, N, 7.. ' k) 'AujinHtXIine, who
jyasarrested on complaint of Mr. Ziegler,
who charges nun with tne iarony ot uo,
returned last idi?ktittSe JiUeear and
, d in jaUfor a
dSEm Bafjo
ora hearing before Alder-
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if.
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