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THUBSDAY EVTSNJNG. JULY 12, 1883.
Mid Summer Madness,
The Republican convention of Pe nn
sylvania has approved Mr. Wharten
Barker's preposition that the United
States shall raise mere revenue than it
needs for its own expenses, and shall
divide the surplus among the states.
The idea compactly presented is that the
federal government shall raise this
moneys needed te pay the cost of its own
government and of the separate stab;
governments.
The objection te this as a political
policy is obvious. It will make the state
governments entirely dependent "en the
federal government. This is contrary t
the idea of our union. The states arc
independent sovereignties. They sur
render te the federal government only
such powers as are necessary for them te
resign te secure the autonomy of th
union. It is net necessary that they
should receive from the federal govern
ment the money te pay the cost of their
state governments. This they can readily
raise themselves. If they were depen
dent upon the federal government for
their support they might as well be de
pendent upon it for everything. If their
governor, legislature, judges, eilicersand
creditors generally were paid out of a
fund provided by the United States, the
state as against the United States would
have no power at all. It would be felly
te call it independent or te style it a
sovereignty. It would be but a satrapy.
The tendency towards the obliteration
of the state in the federal government
is strong enough, under the intimate
communication between the states es
tablished by the many avenues of com
merce. It needs te be checked wherever
it maybe done without public injury.
Certainly it does net need te be
encouraged by making the states de
pendent upon the United States treasury
for their income, which they are entirely
able te easily raise for themselves ; a
mere needless surrender of au attribute
of their sovereignty could net be sug
gested. The men who have suggested it, and
the Republican convention that has en
dorsed it, have been possessed with an
idea, as though with a devil. Their
idea is a high tariff. Their argument is
that the protection of American indus
try requires the imposition of high duties
upon a foreign manufacturer ; that high
duties make a large revenue : and
that this revenue, being mere than
is needed by the United States, should be
given te the states. Therefore te protect
the industries of the state they would
destroy their independence. Their po
sition is that the states cannot be indn
pendent and prosperous. It is a remark
able declaration in view of their history ;
and the fact that it is made is but afresh
illustration of the fact that ordinarily
sensible men can say and de sometimes
very silly things. Mr. Wharten Barker
has hitherto enjoyed the reputation of
being a man of fair sense, and no doubt
the majority of the delegates te the
Republican convention were sensible
men. But here they go, Burkr-r delib
erately and the ethers rashly, into a
headlong declaration that the prosperity
of the country demands that the states
Bhall get themselves into an infant
dependence en the United States tit ;
because, as they say. the United States
will get mere money than it will knew
what te de with from a protective tariff.
The fact being, all the time, that with a
truly protective tariff, the United States
would net get any money te speak of from
its duties. A tariff te entirely protect
American industries would be one which
would entirely prevent the importation
of foreign articles. It would put the
duty en them se high tint the American
manufacture would be the cheapest ,
consequently the receipts from du
ties would be small. If the United
States wants te 1 educe the
amount realized from its customs,
it can de it te any extent by raising
the tariff se high as te be a bar, or lower
ing it se far as te make importations
nearly free of duty or altogether se. It
canguage the tariff te its needs, ;uid at
the same time give all the protection te
American industry that the most rabid
protectionist may demand.
Ah ! say the Barkerites, pcihaps that
may be se, but here is the great revenue
from whisky and tobacco (lowing in
upon the government as ;i deluge ; and
what shall it de with it V Te which the
reply is very simple. If the government
is se happily situated that it has mere
means of supplying its needs than it
wants, it can surrender such sources te
the use of the states. The tax en
whisky and tobacco is one which the
sentiment of the country is in favor of
maintaining lie things taxed being such
as can justly bear a heavy burthen of
taxation. The tax en whisky and tobacco
manufactured in I'ennsylvania is surren
dered by it at present te the United
States for its sources of revenue. But if
the United States no longer needs them,
they should pass back te Pennsylvania
te be taxed by her for her purpose. We
knew no particular reason why Pennsyl
vania manufactures should be taxed by
the United States and thrown into hetch
petch with the tax collected en whisky
and tobacco in ether states and the whole
distributed among all the states. It
would be a very geed thing, financially,
for the states that de net manufacture
whisky and tobace ; but really it is
difficult te see why the states that de
manufacture them should be se generous
with their natural revenue from them.
When the United States gets mere
money in its treasury than it wants,
and when it has no debt te pay, it is
right for it te distribute the surplus
among the states ; but it is all wrong for
it te undertake deliberately te make a
surplus every year upon which the states
shall depend for their annual income.
The Republican state convention was
thoroughly stalwart in its composition
and the delegates were in the bands of
such experienced and trusted Regular
bosses as Quay and Magee, Cooper and
Cessna, te be handled as they deemed
best. They found it expedient te make
se much of a concession te the Inde I
pendents as te nafee Nil for auditor
general. He is a man of intelligence and
fair rebute. somewhat of rthe fibre of
Senater Mitchell, for whose discovery
and election be is held te be largely
responsible. As a legislator his
record is net without weak points
and he represents the average
complacent Republicanism better than
aggressive leadership. Bent upeu re
taining control of the state treasury
management Quay and Magee deftly
divided their favors. The former sought
te pay off some old debts by lending his
support te Passmore and, being unable
when the time came te transfer it te.
Hulings, the result was the nomination
of Livesy, Magee's man, which, no
doubt, was entirely agreeable te Quay.
Tee Republican nominee for state treas.
urer, it seems, is an English born citizen
of respectable antecedents and varied
fortune, who drifted around consider
ably until Magee found permanent
lodgment for him in the city offices in
Pittsburgh, whence he was transferred
te the state treasurer's cilice where he
was a handy man for Mr. Magee te have
in the house. His name is net a familiar
one te his party nor te the state, but Mr
Magee stands sponsor for him with all
that this implies.
Ai'AUT from the Wharten Barker
plank there is nothing notable in the
Republican state platform adopted yes
terday. The failure of the resolutions
te Gnd any flaw or point of attack in the
Democratic administration of the state
for the past six months is especially con
spicuous ; the arraignment of tli'j 1) m m
ecrats in the Legislature for the i - -un-sibility
of the extra session : I lie
failure of a fair and just apperti ..i.a it
is se shameless and impudent thas the
men who framed it de net, themselves,
expect it te cenimaud popular respect. It
will deceive nobody. At the time it was
passed it was a matter of record that the
Democrats in the Legislature had con
sented te an congressional apportion
ment which gave the Republicans seven
teen districts out of twenty-eight. Mere
than that the Democrats should never
concede. Se patent are the fairness
and liberality of the Democratic
position, that even in the meet
ing of the committee en rese
lutiens, yesterday, it was boldly
admitted by some of its members. Mr.
Cresby, as the Press report relates,
showed a disposition te indulge in some
forceful and truthful remarks. He wa3
bucked and gagged, of course, but the
eternal truth will lind vent.
TiiEitE has been secn nothing te har
monious as the discord of Quay and
M.igce.
Wiien Cameren sailed for Europe he
left behind sealed orders fur Jehn Cessna
te roll up his patits.
The red plume of State Chairman
Cooper will keep ueddiug at the head of
the procesbieu.
Rollins evidently sees that he is beaten
in ihe contest for seuater in New Hamp
shire and new proposes te withdraw from
the contest if his leading competitors will
du the bame.
The Philadelphia PrcsS ropeit of the
Republican state convention quite takes
the cake. A half dozen able stall currcs
pondeuts were unanimous iu this :
The diy was an auspicious ene for the
celebration of the Rupublicau unification.
Earth aud sky clasped each ether iu sweet
embrace, aud the air breathed warmth
and peace, aud the songs of birds came
upward en winds laden with the honey of
summer blossoms.
The report of the conference committee
en cougressieual apportionment fixes the
responsibility for the failure of agreement
and puts it exactly where it belongs iu this
recital of facts : " M'Reynelds made a
preposition giving the Republicans 15
certain and 1 doubtful, the Demecrats 1 1
certain and 1 doubtful. Net agreed te,
the Republicans killing it." " Senater
Welvci ten offered a resolution that the
state should be apportioned 11 certain
Democratic and 17 certain Republican,
This was net agreed te, the Republicans
voting against it."
Wharten Barker's patent scheme te
levy federal taxes te raise a surplus reve
nue for division among the states docs net
find much favor with the New Yerk news
papers The Times deneunces it as carry
ing " centralization far bayend anything
heretofore proposed. It is true that the
national government once had a surplus
of revenue which was distributed among
the states, but nobody has ever before ad
vocated the raising of revenue for this
purpose If it is te be dene at all there is
no definite limit te be put te the
process." The Herald cannot under
stand why the government should
take out of the people's pockets mero
of their earuings than it needs, and then
give the everplus away. It points out that
the Ohie Democrats declared the revenue
ought te be " limited te the necessities
of the government economically adminis
tered " The Pennsylvania Republicans
demand a system of high and exorbitant
taxation, forcing from the people much
mere than the government needs, and
then proposes that the surplus shall be
distributed among the states," where it
would be wasted, of course ; for the state
governments are as ready te waste public
money as Congress when it passes a river
or harbor job or a pension job.
Chanty Appropriations.
Carlisle Volunteer.
We agree with the Lancaster Intelli
gexcer that it is " net right for the state
te give charity in one section that it does
net give in another," and that " it should
take care of all alike." This whole mat
ter needs te be overhauled and a system
established which will dispense the
charity of the state te all who have a fair
claim te it. The Intelligencer's article
in its issue of Thursday last, strikes the
right key.
Baseball Xesterday.
At Harrisburg (championship game)
Merritts, 16 ; Harrisburg, 0. At Pitts
burgh Athletie, 12 ; Allegheny, 3. At
Cleveland Philadelphia, 1 ; Cleveland, 5.
At Baltimore Metropolitans, 3 ; Balti
more, 1. At Detroit Detroit, 2 ; Bos Bes Bos
eon, 5.
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VANDERBILTS LINE.
GETTING HEADS' XO BJSGIM WORK.
Tne Location Adopted aid a Committee Ap
pointed by the Syndicate tu tut tne
Kead Under iJentracU
Pres.
An important step toward the pushing
forward of Mr. Yanderbilt's project for a
new trunk line through Pennsylvania was
takeu in New Yerk ou Tuesday, wheu the
Iocatieu was adopted and a oemmittee
appointed " te represent the syndicate for
the construction of the Seuth Pennsylva
nia and for ether purposes." The calW
was signed by W. H. Vanderbilt, W. C.
Whitney, D. O. Mills, H. C. Frick, II. W.
Oliver, jr., H. D. Broekman, J. U. Brook Broek
man and C. Meyer.
President Franklin B. Gewcn, of the
Reading, was called te the chair, and
Ralph Bagaley, of Pittsburgh, was
chosen secretary, there being about
twenty gentlemen present, representing
subscriptions of $14,000,000 te the syndi
cate. Jehn Kean, jr., and E. C. Knight
were chesen tellers, and a ballet showed
the election of the following executive
committee of five, with full powers : H.
Hestetter, of Pittsburgh ; W. K. Vander
bilt, of New Yerk ; Franklin B. Gowcn.ef
Philadelphia; H. McKay Twombly, of
New Yerk, and W. C. Whitney, of New
Yerk.
There was a full and free discussion of
the location of the read, which was care
fully explained in detail by Mr. Sayre aud
Engineer Oliver W- Karnes. The latter
was resident engineer en the Western en
gineer division of the Pennsylvania during
its construction from 1847 te 1834, and
subsequently chief engineer aud president
of the Pittsburgh & Counellsvillo They
gave full details of the route adopted, and
from their report it appeared that two
thirds of the land owners along the line
had already been settled with for the
right of way, and that the total cost would
be less than had been erigiually ex
pected. The read will start from a junction with
the Reading, a short distance East of
Harrisburg, the passenuer station being
located at Second and Vine streets The
bridge across the Susquehanna at Han is -burg,
which will be below that of the
Cumberland Valley and the Northern
Central, will be the most important en
the line, aud will probably cost a little
ever half a million. It will be an iron
truss bridge of the most improved pattern
aud the ceutract will very shortly be given
out. After crossing the Susquehanna the
read will run in a pretty direct line te
Bedford, then te Somerset, te near Mount
Pleasant and down the Big Sewickley
Valley te its mouth, where it in tenants
the Pittsburgh, McKeesport and Yougkie
gheny railroad, twenty nine miles from
Pittsburgh, thus fermius a line from Har
risburg te Pittsburgh 229 miles in length.
It is proposed te extend a branch -from a
point east of Mount Pleasant and thence
via Cennellsville direct te Wheeling. The
read will cress the Charters and Yougbio Yeugbio Yougbie
gheny by va overhead bridge iu the Big
Sewickley valley. Twe overhead bridge
crossings of the Southwest Pennsylvania
will be made, one near Mount Pleasant
and the ether near Plautersville, West
moreland county.
There will be no less than ten tunnels en
the line, aggregating almost eight miles
in length. Three of them will ba mero
than a mile in length. Tne general
maximum grade going east is fifty-two
feet te the mile, but a large proportion of
the read is ou grades of twenty-six feet te
the mile. The asceut of the Eastern blope
of the Allegheny meuutaias will be made
with a grade of ninety five feet te the mile
en tangents, reduced en curves iu preper
portion te the rate of curvature iu such
manner as te make thu cures equivalent te
strait lines. This rate of grade is the same
as that used en the Pennsylvania railroad
in the ascent from Alteena te the summit
of the Allegheuics, and is the same iu
length, ten miles.
Terminal facilities will be provided iu
Pittsburgh by the Pittsburgh, McKees
pert and Youghiegheny. The Mononga Menonga Monenga
hela riv.T is recressed withiu the city
limits, and then, ever auether line, the
passenger depots are reached. This new
bridge will be the junction railroad bridge
at Four Mile Run, for which Jenes &
Laughlins held the charter. The company
has secured a tract of land en the west
side of the Susquehanna oppesito Harris
burg, known as the Walteu farm, con
taining 245 acres, for terminal facilities
there. At ether points aleug the line
ample grounds for station purposes liave
been secured. When shops are required
they will be oreeted at Harrisburg. The
read is te ba built iu the best manner, with
double track, rock ballast, seventy pound
steel rails aud every known improvement.
The contracts will be let by September 1,
and work commenced at ence. The first
labor will begin at the heaviest work, en
the tunnels. It is proposed te prosecute
construction with energy aud finish the
read in two years the shortest time in
which the tunnels can be finished.
It is probable that the capital stock of
the read will be fixed at twenty millions.
Its cost is net estimated at less than $100,
000 a mile, and there will be the equip
J ment te pay for after that. It will be
, twenty-five miles shorter than the Poun-
nyivuuia tu uuiiiauuic , uuu tuu nuauing
line from between Harrisburg aud New
Yerk, with which it will connect, being
five or six miles shorter than the Pennsyl
vania, the new line will be the shortest
between New Yerk and the west. The
traffic contracts made with the Heading
en the eastern end and the Vanderbilt
lines en the west provide that each shall
pay a guarantee of 20 per cent, upon the
traffic coming te their lines from the new
read for a period of ten years, unless prier
te that time the read shall be able te earn
its fall interest without such guarantee.
When the read has once earned its full
interest charges the t radio guarantee is te
terminate.
UIUMIS AND CALAMITY.
Eventful Occurrences at ueine and Abroad.
On Tuesday night four harvesters board beard
ed a freight train at White Hall, Illinois,
te steal a ride, and at Greenfield four
ether men get en the same car, apparently
for the same purpose, but after the train
had started they drew revolvers en the
first four men, and, after making them
deliver up what money they had, drove
them off the moving train. One man
named Patrick Knight, fell headlong
from the train and was killed.
The four men responsible for Knight's
death were arrested at Brighten.
William J. Jehnsen, foreman of the
stereotype room of the Herald newspaper,
in Bosten, was struck en the head with an
iron bar, by some unknown person, while
ascending the stairs from the press room
te Williams' Court. David Flannery,
engineer of the pressroom, was arrested en
suspicion. He was arraigned yesterday,
but waived an examination and was held
in $10,000 te await the action of the graud
jury.
Heavy floods are reported at various
points in the Canadian province of
Ontario, causing great destruction of
property and less of life. In tbe city of
Londen bridges and dwellings were carried
away and 17 persons are reported te have
bnnn rirnwnnH.
A tornado at Sadller City, Nebraska, en J
x ueuuay nignc, aemensnea a number of
buildings, killed three women and a child,
and injured 15 ethers,
A dispatch from Beckenried, Switzer
land, says nearly all the cultivated land in
that district has been rained by storms
and a landslide.
Geerge Weines, aged 14 years, fell into
a boiling beer vat in a brewery .at Balti-
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mere yesterday and 'was scalded te.
death.
Gustavus V. Belden's planing mill and
O. W. Sage's sash and blind factory in
Reme, N. Y.. were burned Tuesday night.
Less, $75,000.
A BIO BADE..
A Thler Captured tilth tils Muety.
I'liilaUelpUia Keceril.
"De you you see that man there?'' said
E. W. Hart, el Darby, as he nervously
clutched the arm of Pelicemau William
Kelly, of the Twentieth district, en Tues
day eveuiug, while standing iu tbe Bread
street station, pointing te a middle aged
man who was purchasing a ticket at the
window. Mr. Hart exclaimed: ''That
fellow has stolen nearly $3,000, and he has
the money with him. I want you te arrest
him." The officer seeing the frightened
condition of his informant, lest no time,
but walked quickly up. te the man, as the
fellow placed a through ticket for Cleve
land in his vest pocket, tapped him en the
and ordered him te coma along te the
station-house
The prisoner demanded te kuew why he
was arrested, and became very indignant
at being takeu into custody. Officer
Kelly, however, didnetbaudy any words
with him, but quickly mirched him te the
police station, Filteenth and Filbert
streets. There Mr. Hart related te the
lieutenant that his wite had beeu in the
city during the day and had met the pris
oner, Elijah O'Neill, who told her that he
had robbed a woman of $3,000 and was
going te leave the city. He wanted te
make Mrs. Hart a present of $500, but she
declined te take the money. Upen reach
ing home she told her husband, who im
mediately came te the city te notify the
authorities. Te Hart's great surprise he
stumbled across the thief just as the man
alighted from the horse cirs at the Bread
street station, dart lest no time in com
municating tne facrs te Olfijer Kelly.
Upeu searching O'Neill greenbacks were
found en him ameuntiug te $256. Bills
of nearly every small denomination, ftem
1 up te 20, were found in every pocket.
He fairly swarmed with them. Pocket
alter pocket was searched in turn, and the
lieutenant would bring forth such band
iuls of notes, some bright and crisp.ethcrij
dirty and greisy, that made the eyes of
the policemen standing around open wide
in astonishment. When all the notes were
piled up en the desk of the station house
they made a buudle large enough te till a
peck measure.
O'Neill said he resided at Ne. 927 War War
neck street, and acknowledged stealing
the money irem Mrs. Careline Bleck, who
occupied a portion of the same heuse.
The lieutenant visited Mrs. Bleck, who
cried with joy upeu learning that her
money had beeu recovered. She said that
the deer of her room had been broken
open with a hatchet, aud the truuk in
which the cash was stored had been forced
witli a file. She declared that she consid
ered the money safer in her truuk thin in
a bank, because, of the liability of the lat
ter te burst. Mrs. O'Neill said that her
husband was a worthless fellow.
O' Ncill was given a hearing by Magis
trate Pole yesterday, and committed in
default of $1,000 bail.
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PERSONAL.
Gov. B. F. Butler was once a, geed
tenor singer.
Oscar Wilde is lecturing en America
iu Louden.
RescOE Cenklixg chews the big end of
cigars, but docs net use tobacco in any
ether way.
General Hancock is called the master
spirit of the dofense of Gettysburg by the
Count of Paris.
Rev. Dr. R. J. Nevin, rector of the
American chapel at Reme, will officiate
during the summer mouths at the Epis
copal church in Lenex.
A. D. Reese has bsen appointed rear a
ger of the Pennsylvania telephone com
pany for Lancaster and surrounding coun
ty vice C. B. Hambright.
Fulton and Ranck, delegates from this
county te the Republican state convention
were en the committee of resolutions.
Yocum and Dr. Davis go ou the state
committee But Graybiil was the orator
' from the home of that old commoner,
Tbaddeus Steveus."
Colonel Levi Bird Duff, the Iude
pendent Republicau candidate for lieuten
ant governor last year, was asked his
opiuien of the convention. "I am net
reconciled at all," he said. "There is no
harmony in this personal movement at
Harrisburg. Ne action which the con
vention could take or no candidate which
might be placed iu nomination could com
mand the confidence of the Independents.
The candidates nominated will be the
nomiuees of Camoreu, Quay & Ce., and
caunet iu any souse- be considered the
choice of the Independents."
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Tbe Foel Killer Wanted.
1'lillutlulphla Telegraph Hep.
The Harrisburg Senate yesterday paused
long enengh in its work of trying net te
enact the apportionment bills which it is
under solemu constitutional obligation te
enact, te permit certain of its members te
blackguard the governor for having cut
off the perquisites of Librarian Delaney.
Mr. Jehn Stewart, late Independent candi
dates for the governorship, proved what
kind of a governor he would have made
had the Independents experienced the
bad luck of electing hiui.by joining in with
the Stalwarts abuse of Pattison. All of
which seems te indicate a disposition en
the part of certain Republican members
of the Legislature Stalwarts and In
dependents alike te make an issue of
Delaney, and te constitute it a feature of
the opening campaign. The feel killer
ought te make an early trip te Harris
burg. Grass or Cultivated Ground for l'ears.
Germantown Telegraph.
Nothing seems mere surprising than the
rapid mevement which seems te have
been made the la3t fifteen te twenty years
in favor of growing pear trees in grass.
We well remember, when the subject
was first mooted, what a storm the sug
gestion made. It was looked en as the
height of absurdity, and these who recom
mended it were thought te be lunatics
of the most confirmed description. We
never took any sides in this question uutil
our own experience proved its value, and
when we have successful instances of pear
culture in crass, as we often have. We
de net deny that there are many geed
cultivators who have excellent success
in what is called clean culture of pear
orchards. Their error has been in re
garding it as the only successful plan. As
we have said, it is rather remarkable hew
great is the change the ether way ; and
we should net be surprised one of these
days te find the public running te the
opposite extreme, and insisting that in
grass only pears can be grown. We are
confident that the crops are mere regular
the fruit mere perfect and the trees are'
better protected against blight We de
net, in fact, ever remember having a pear
tree te die of blight, net that we baliave
grass is a perfect protection, only that
such is the fact. The ground is uniformly
cooler in grass than in cultivated land, and
te a certain extent moister, and then, tee,
the roots are never disturbed. We
have lest several standard and a
number et dwarf trees by blight ; in fact,
latterly net a year passes that there is net
a diminution et our trees in this way
while in grass nothing but old age seems
te cause mem te succume. when we say
that we have three trees en our premises
said te be full one hundred and fifty years
old, in geed bearing condition, one of them
apparently as geed as ever it was, we think
there is geed ground for our opinion.
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WILD WJNDS.
TUEIR TERKIBLKHAVUUINTHE WEST.
I'eteravllle, Ontario, Overwhelmed by a
riuert Fenrlul i.r8s et Life Feared
Incidents or tbe Terrible
Calamity.
Soidier, Kansas, was demolished by a
tornado en Tuesday. During the day a het
wiud had been blowing from tbe prairie,
but about sit o'clock clouds formed in the
southwest, and later the heavens were
lit up by continuous lightning. Shortly
before ten o'clock p. m., the clouds erew
blacker, and in a few minutes a terrible
tornado broke upon the town from the
southwest. Twe farm houses were first
tern down, and then a path was cut by
thewiud through the centre of the town.
Fifteen residences and business beuses en
the east side of Main street were literally
scattered broadcast. Thence the wind
seemed te jump ever two blocks, and
then again wrecked four houses, one of
them containing W. Owens aud family.
Mrs. Owens and an infaut child were in
stantly killed, the last named being carried
some distance from the house. Iu the
main portion of the town, where the wreck
was worse, Mrs. A. Walters, Mrs. H.
Channel and a Mr. Harper were also
killed a many wounded. Mr. Chanuel
and Mr. Walters, whose wives were both
killed, were both badly wounded about
the head, the last named fatally. Geerge
Simpsen and Frank Harper were also
badly injured.
Crowds of people from the country have
visited the scene, and the wounded have
been cared for. During the storm five
cars of the Kansas Central read were blown
from the track and demolished. The
total less, aside from life, is placed at
$100,000
Tne bterin In Canada.
The grea", storm which devastated aud
Heeded the Thames river valley around
Londen, Canada, lasted form 0 p. m., te
3 a. m. It wa3 attended by incessant
heavy rain, lightning of startling vivid
uess and thunder which broke like a
thousand parks of artillery. The night
was one of terror and dismay, en account
of the tempest raging. Nothing like it
had occurred within living memory ; hut
toward morning the resideuts of the flats
west of the city traversed by the river
Thames were evertakeu by a catastrephe
which is probably unprecedented iu the
Province of Ontario.
Twe hundred buildings wero ever
whelmed by a torrent and fifty persons
are reported missing.
About two o'clock a. m. the school bell
in the village of Petcrsville, a suburb of
Londen, began te clang an alarm, which
in dun time was taken up by the city fire
bells. The morning was calm aud still
after the storm, se that citizens when
aroused by the balls heard the air filled
with shrieks and cries, mingled with the
sounds of a vigorous chopping with axes.
The thriving suburb named, comprising
about sixteen huudred souls, had been
suddenly overwhelmed with a torrent,
caused by a tremendous cloud burst seme
dozen miles up the country. The water
rolled down iu one resistless wave, rising
the river te twelve feet above ordinary
flood mark and destroying about two huu
dred dwe'lings
The village presents a picture of sicken
ing ruin, brick h usis being levelled and
frame ones either carried bodily down
stream or tumbled ever and ever and
left in inextricable confusion. The people
took refuge en the reefs of buildiugs that
remained standing until relieved by men
with beats, which work occupied six
hours. Many of these people had te cut
their way out through the reefs with axes
se sudden was the catastrophe.
Men who left home te reuso the neigh
bors feuud themselves borne away en the
crest of the Heed, while their houses and
little ones were carried eif by the same
mad current. One house floated down
with lights burning inside and inhabited
by a lady Miss Wright. It struck the
railway bridge and the lady was takeu out
a raving maniac. A cradle passed down
amid a confusion of furniture and con
taining a baby which was dead. A little
boy passed ever the water works dam and
was engulfed.
The water works pumping heuse went
by the beard. The pleasure steamer
Princess Leuis's, costing $10,000, went
ever the dam, and took Byreu Bridge
along with her. All the iron bridges have
gene except one, and the city is insolated.
The fires of the gas works were exting
uished, aud the mains broken by a wash
out, and the city is also in darkness.
Daniel Cellins' icehouse was swept away,
together with five thousand tens of ice
and eight horses.
Cellins' hall in Petersville is new filled
with refugees. The churches and rcsi
dences en high ground are also filled. Mr.
Jeffrey, banker, threw open his heuse en
the neighboring heights and had tables
spread en the lawn te feed the hungry
refugees. The greatest sympathy is shown
ou all sides. A mass meeting of citizens
was held te devise relief measures. The
damage dene will net be less than $500,
000. A LIVELY voters E.
Bew Tbey Mourned Tbe Death et itusil
Blm. Harrisburg Cor. Pittsburg Dispatch.
Undoubtedly Senater Mitchell was correct
when he said, a few days age, that bossism
was dead in Pennsylvania. Wharten Bar
ker seconded the motion in a loving whis
per te Colonel Quay and Chairman
Cooper this evening as he sat
between them in Quay's room at
the Lochiel. Colonel Quay himself came
down from Philadelphia witb a large com
pany of mourners te attend its funeral.
Once here he opened headquarters and,
merely te soften the sadness of the
occasion and divert the mind of the
delegates, talked cheerfully en the ncces
sity of nominating Passmore for state
treasurer. He also explained incidentally
tnat no tneugnt niies, ei iiega, a proper
man for auditor general. C. L. Magee
came all the way from Pittsburgh and
brought along a number of witnesses te
see him let go his tail held en the late boss
machine. Being here he incidentally con
tinned te remark that it was his opinion
that Wm. Livsey would make an ex
cellent candidate for state treasurer, and
that his nomination would distinctly
recognize the doctrine of civil service
reform by promoting a man who had
already shown his efficiency in the
second place. Down also came gallant
General Harry Whit te proclaim that
bossism was dead in Indiana county, and
the Kiskiminetas rolled unvcxed te the
sea. Here came Uncle Jehn Cessna, tee,
te announce that the old captain, having
taken a fancy for ocean navigation, the
quarter deck of the old canal beat was
ready for a new captain. Here was Mr.
Passmore, smiling through his grief, and
ready, in case it was satisfactory te the
undertaker, te head tbe funeral precession
in person. He opened headquarters near
Quay's, and Sam Lasch tucked his moist
handkerchief out of sight and took charge
of his boom. Here came General Lilly,
without his red Montezuma vest, and
Rewan, and Recorder Lane, and Mercan
tile Appraiser McCullough, and Judge
Bunn, and a large corps of weepers from
Philadelphia.
Chairman Cooper and Senators Davies
and Greer dropped from the hill te mingle
their tears with the rest. In fact, almost
all the boys who used te ran the machine.
or witb it, are here, except Rutau, who
sent his regrets; Cameren, who is in
Europe, and Mackey, who is, we hope, in
heaven. Senater Stewart arrived late,
passed by the Lochiel en the opposite
side of the Btreet, and made a bee line for
thehilL l
SOME PLAIN TALK.
A Republican Who AdmlU that Ilia Party
la Vnralr.
Vies? Convention Repert.
The committee en resolutions met in a
capital committee room, jtitt across tbe
hall from the permanent organization.
L. B. Shoemaker, of Luzerne, was made
chairmau, aud Cyrus Elder, secretary.
Nearly all the fifty members were present,
but as seen as a bushel of resolutions had
been dumped upeu the table the work of
Nramiug the creed of the party was dele
gated te a sub committee of seven, ap
pointed by the chair. They were :
Messis. Harry White, Cyrus Elder, J. S.
Negley, M. S. Quay, Senators Watres and
Lengeueckcr. and Chri3 Magee.
Amenc the resolutions given te the
seven platform makers were several upon
the tariiT, the Barker plan for distributing
the surplus, ou behalf of the trade dollar,
and Colonel Quay's declaration for reform
charters for Philadelphia and Pittsburgh.
The selected seven shut thcmselves up in
a little room at a hotel, where they dis
cussed a hasty dinner and the platform at
the same time. It was nearly -1 o'clock
when the seven men returned te the capi capi
tel and reported te thu full committee
Their report was received in silence, but
was-adopted as a whele by the committee,
save the second resolution favoring the
distribution of the surplus national rove reve rove
nue. This was discussed but a moment,
however, and then it was carried, but just
at this moment, Cresby, of the Forty first
senatorial district, suddenly discovered
that he didn't like the endorsement of the
Republican Senate's position ou apportion
ment. He said se. " Oh ! that's all
right," said Quay, tryiug te quiet this
unexpected revolt. "We don't propose
te say auythiug as te the details of the
apportionment bills. People may net be
suited with certain districts iu the Repub
lican bills, but we merely commend their
general principles."
Harry White echoed this sentiment.
" But it is net neceE?asy te put the Re
publican party ou record iu this matter."
Cresby insisted. " The Republians did net
de all they could te make an apportionment
They would make no concession at all, aud
the party doesn't want te praise the fact
that the Republican senators hive done
nothing te reach a compromise." Se say
ing, the kicking Cresby moved te recon
sider the vote by which the resolution had
been adopted. Christ Magee looked hard
at Cresby and then exchanged a blank
leek with Quay. Senater Watres and
Lei onecker looked indignant. Watres
leminded Cresby that ' the question is
Bimply whether the Republicau proposi preposi
tions by which the Senate had stand te
give tbe Democrats ten cougressieual and
twenty senatorial districts, were net fair."
Cresby, in replying, unmasked the
secret cause of his discontent. " Indiana
and Clarien would be Democratic," he
said, " under the McCracken bill Never
theless. I don't complain of that, though
it will be said I de, but the Senate should
have receded from the McCracken bill
btfirowe can go before the people and
tay that the Republicans have done all in
their power te pass thes bills." Longcn Lengcn Longcn
ceker, indignant that a brother Republican
should se mistake the case, sharply asked
Cresby whether the Republicans should
have framed a bill from which they could
reccde. " Ought they te bave made a
bill ou which they could dicker as if in a
heree trade ?"' " The Legislature was
called te pass a fair apportionment,"
Cresby insisted. " That's just the bill the
Republicans are sticking te," retorted
Leugenecker.
" Oh, question !" said Magee, scornful.
" The gentleman's district don't happen
toplcase him." Cyrus Elder declared
that the attitude of the Senate would have
been impossible without the aid of the
Indepeudeuts. They vindicated their po
sition. " Quostieu ! ' cried Magee again.
Cresby fronted Mace with a flushed face.
' I won't be put down iu this way," he
shouted. " This thing of bull dozing has
get te bii htepped." Magee looked Cresby
bquare iu the uys sneered slightly, and
insisted upeu the question. Seme one
suggested that the phrase cemmendiug
" the action of the Senate iu theso meas
ures" might be amended se as te read
commending " the efforts of the Republi
can Senate te sccure juatand equitable ap
portionment laws."
Quay, however, raised the point that the
only question before the cemmittee was
that of consideration, which he hoped
would be voted den u. Fourteen voted
for reconsideration, including Harry
White, Cresby and Captain Emery, of
Titusville. Thirty voted against it and it
fell.
TI-STJNO FlKt HOSK.
Tlie Eureka Cotten Hese at 170 Pressure.
Last eveuiug Chief Hewell, of the fire
department, ordered out engine Ne. e (the
American), aud hose carts Nes. 3 and 4,
for the purpese of testing the new
Eureka fire hese recently purchased by
city councils for the usa of the de
partment. The steamer took water from
the plug in front of the Western Union
telegraph office, corner East King street
and Centre Square, aud ferced water
through 500 feet of the new hose, subjec
ting it te a pressure of 170 peuuds te the
square inch. The hese steed the test
admirably, net a drop of water escaping
from it, except at ene of the joints at
which a washer was displaced, and after
this had been preparly adjusted, the hese
might have been laid iu a parlor, se per
fectly water tight was it. The test was
witnessed by several hundred people
The Eureka hese is used in New Yerk,
Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and ether cities,
and we are informed has .given complete
satisfaction. Screw coupling is used upon
it, in lieu of the Jenes coupling heretofore
used in this city. The new hose has net
yet been distributed among the several
companies and will net be until Companies
1 aud 2 are housed in new quarters.
" Hid Met Escape."
West Cheater VlllHge Kccerd.
On Tuesday afternoon Officers Shields
and Jenes of the West Chester police force
had somewhat of a chase with two tramps
down the P., W. & B. railroad for some
distance. A report was Boen spread
through the streets that Jehn Frank
ford, the one eyed herse thief, had
again made his escape from the Chester
county prison. The news startled tbe
citizens who turned out en masse
down the railroad in pursuit of the officers
and in a short time there was ever a hun
dred and fifty people down along the rail
road looking for the one eyed man. A
Village Recerd reporter upon hearing the
report went te the prison, where he was
informed by Warden Hagerty that peace
and quietness reigned supreme in and
around the jail and that Frankford was
still in his custody and would remain se
until the next term of quarter sessions
disposed of him.
mere Cattle Litigation.
Eli Weaver has entered suit against
Levi Semenig for about $1,000 paid by
him te several cattle feeders for cattle
bought by Weaver as Sensenig's agent
but which Sensenig refused te receive.
Levi Yohn and Jeseph Hoever, who
were also agent3 of Sensenig and bought
cattle which he refused te receive, have
brought suit against him for the recovery
of between 63,000 and $6,000. In all of
the above cases, the agents sold te ether
parties the cattle Sensenig refused te re
ceive and new sue bim for tbe difference,
amounting te some $7,000.
Nine of the parties from whom the cat
tle were bought, have also brought suit
before Alderman Fordney, for Weaver's
use, against Sensenig. Geerge Nau
man and H. M. North, esqs , are counsel
for the plaintiff in'all the above cases.
COLUMBIA NEWS.
I'K UEUULAtt UUKlCK3POXU15UE
f-Teuta Along; tbe Susquehanna Items
Interest in and Around tbe Borough
Picked up by tbe Intelli
gencer Krperter.
Jehn Thompson, a colon d barber, wbe
has beeu employed at Barten's tarber
shop, en Lucust street, get drunk and
went into his employer's shop in the even
ing. Frem this he was ejected hy the
proprietor, aud he then beciuie very
abusive, threatening te thrash his late
employer. Officer Struck dually appeared
en the scene aud with the asi.itauce of
tbe determined chief burgess, Mr. Sneath.
and one or two ethers, dually ledged him
iu the lockup for the night.
Mr. Geerge Findley, the car receiver in
the east yards of the Pennsylvania rail
road, bad a silver watch stolen from his
vest pocket yesterday. He had beeu sit
ting in a car talking te a stranger, and
shortly after the man's disappearance
missed the watch. The supposed thief has
net been seen since, nor the watch either.
Mr. Miller, a farmer, lest a valuable cow
by death last night. Tbe animal ate a
large quantity of fresh grass, which
caused it te swell and buist.
Dr. Hinkle was obliged te have a valu
able horse killed last evening en account
of it having lockjaw. The animal bad
been suffering lately from a disease which
was similar te the epizootic. The doctor
paid $-100 for the horse.
" Big Geerge " thought he had thieves
at his " Tew Hill " mansion last eveuiug,
but an investigation revealed the fact that
only the front yard gate had fallen from
its place.
Personal.
Mr. Will Edams, of Philadelphia was in
town te-day. Miss Annie Gill, of Dela
ware city, it the guest of Mrs. Jehn Shen
berger. Miss Eva E. Ncsbitt, of Pert
Deposit, is the truest of Miss Annie Pur
ple. Miss Fendrieh, et Dallas, Texas, is
visiting her cousin, Miss Annie Fendrieh.
Mr. Samuel Swartz aud daughter. Miss
Mamreie, will celebrate their birthday
anniversaries te-day by receiving aud en
tertaining friends. The gantlumau is 50
years of age. Miss Mattie Nerbick, of
Washington, D. C, is the guest of Miss
Alice Bucher. Mr. Grant Striue left
te-day for a trip te Philadelphia. Mr.
Emanuel Frey, who has beeu connected
with Bachman's planing mill here for
thirty years, will remove te Alteena iu a
low days, where he has accepted a position
in auether pl.iuu.g mill.
Liltl- Locals.
Jeseph Fisher fell into the fish schute
while poling past it iu a batteau yesterday,
and was saved from a prebable death by
drowning by Jacob Reed, a lisliermau who
saw the accident as it occurred. Tbe
Shawnee firemen intend holding another
picnic in lleu-u'.s weeds en Auust 18, the
proceeds of which will go towards paying
the expenses et building their new engine
house. The Columbia national bank has
declared 4 per ceut. bemi annual d-vidend.
The brick weik ou Mr. A. M. Wilsen's
new Third street residence, w.v Iwgun
yesterday A frame building en Bit; Island
was destroyed by fire last niht. It was
the work of an incendiary. Oscuela tribe
of Red Men will held a meeting in the
ledge room te night.
Net a Member.
Iu regard te his late discharge from
company C, Mr. Ambrose (Jpp says that
Captain Case, t e commanding officer,
bad no cause te discharge him, as he was
net a member et that body, never having
been sworn into the service nor signed any
enlistment papers. He attended the
Lewistown encampment, but was really
net a member of the company.
isdsrat&i.L.
Tbe Ironsides Delctled by Hie Mantua.
About 500 persons witnessed the game
yesterday between the Mantua:; et Phila
delphia aud the Ironsides club of this
city. The scere ran high although at the
start of the game it looked as though it
would be very clese with single figures.
Game was called at '-j.'M with the visitors
at the bat ; they were retired iu short
order and the home nine secured two tuns
by safe hits. The Mantuas followed with
one run in the next iuning, but thu Iron
sides get none. Neither scored in the
third inr.iuir, but in the fourth the visiteis
by hard hitting and errors of the home
nine secured five runs. One of these was
a home run by Stauley who knocked the
ball ever the fence across ccutre field. Iu
the fifth inning neither uiue scored aud in
the sixth the Mantuas added two te their
let while the Ironsides get thiee ou very
bad errors. Iu the next three innings
the visitors scored eight runs mostly en
errors of the home team, aud the latter
get but one, leaving the score at the end
stand 10 te 7. There were some ugly
errors en both side.s the home team mak
ing the greater number. The twePhiladel
phia men played welt iu the home team.
Ueflbrd, at short step stepped several
bat balls, but in one instance in ide a bad
threw te first Byers pitched well and a
large number of the vi.ttte-s struck
out. Z-jchcr played b-jhuid Lu j bat
until the ninth inning, when en account
of sero hands he went te third and put
King behind. Twe runs were made by
the visitors iu this inning en pa-sd balls.
Peffer led at the bat for the home team.
The batting of the visitors weikcd very
well. The club has seme geed batters
and they play well iu the field. There
was considerable complaint at the decision
of the umpire, who came from Philadel
phia with thu Mantuas. Iu one inning;
ball fell eutside of the foul flaz where it
by, yet be declared is a fair aud allowed
the visitors te secure two runs. He was
also in the habit of calling strikes eq tbe
home club when he should have called
balls. Several times he called strikes
when the batter was compelled te jump
out of the way of the ball. The score was
as fellows :
JIASTCA. T R la
Stanley, r I. '2 "2
1' e
1
15
0
1
0
9
1
U
O
A
U
1
8
11
4
0
4
0
Miller, lb G 0
Urevcr.'b i 1
HraUIey.p 5 '2
Olmsted, if S '2
Munyan, c 5 3
Hays. 30 5 1
Strecper, a s 5 .1
IIefruuMter. c 1 s e u 0 0
Total 47
W 11 27 W 8
Heme Kun Stanley.
IRONSIDES.
Zeclier, c 5 1
Kini?, 1 1 5 1
lloirenl, s s. 5 1
Arneld, cl 5 O
liven, p 4 0
leller,3b 4 '1
Miles, 2b 1 1
Davis, r 1 4 1
Myers, lb 4 0
1
0
0
0
1
1
il
0
1
3
I)
4
O
8
1
'2
U
1
49 7 -'7 13 1
Ixxixes.
12 345G78J
Mantua 0 10 5 0 2 3 3 218
Ironsides '2 0010 3 10 07
Umpire Cuahnian.
The Five-Twenty club will play here en
Saturday and the Anthracite of Pottsville
en Tuesday.
Train Jumpers Jumped.
The Pennsylvania railroad police cap
tured two fellows who were stealing a
ride en a freight train. They were taken
before Alderman McConemy and by him
very promptly committed for ten days
each. What an immense business the
aldermen would de if the railroad police
were authorized te arrest all the dead
heads who ride en Palman palace, or
ether finely cushieued cars, in violation of
the fundamental law, but by the consent
or connivance of railroad officials !
xietalned letter.
A letter addressed "Miss S. Lederle 13
Union street, Union Hill, per Mrs. Led
erle," is held at the postefflce for mere
definite direction.