. LANCASTER DAILY DirrEaIGfeKCEB THURSDAY JULY 20. 183. ft - li I i-f . H A4f JUttrfltrrittirpr r.- -VttULttOUl KltMWiMV THURSDAY EVENING, JULY 26, 1883. Worse Tliaa Hene. Thus far the sympathy and support of the people of the state are entirely with the Democratic position en the appor tionment at Harrisburg. The Demo crats offered te de the fair thing at the regular session and it was refused ; for the failure of apportionment then the Republicans were responsible. The gev erner then manfully met his duty by calling the extra session. During its progress the Democrats have fortified and strengthened their position, and have thrown upon the opposition all the responsibility of its failure thus far by asking no mere and conceding no less than an honest, just and true apportion ment. They are justified before their party in maintaining this demand" until the snow comes, "and in exhausting every constitutional and parliameutary process tc have it satisfied. In this course they de their simple duty te the state, whose constitution they have sworn te support, te their party and te the governor. But this does net include in the slightest degree any such misconception of their duty as seems te obtain in some quarters which are supposed te reflect Democratic sentiment. A few people seem te be inoculated with the idea that any conclusion reached en apportion ment will be a vindication of the gover nor and his party. Net se. A bad ap portionment, an unfair and unjust one, one like or no better than the existing division of tne state, will be a miscar riage that will make the extra session abortive. Such an apportionment could have been had without it. The agreement of the conference com mittees upon a judicial apportionment bill seems te have been induced mere by a desire te reach an agreement than te secure a fair and lawful apportion ment. This apportionment has net been the subject of partisan dispute, and the difficulties in the way of making it have been local rather than political, though the Democrats of the Heuse have gener ally steed up against some special fea tures of it, which that resolute and clear headed lawyer, Mr.J. MacDowell Sharpe has opposed as unconstitutional and im proper. "We de net observe that these have been cured by the bill agreed upon by the conference committee. On gen eral principles an increase iu the pre posed unduly large number of judges in the state is te be viewed with suspicion ; yet the new apportionment provides for eighty, au increase of six, notwithstand ing the additional law judge of North ampton and one of the present judges in Schuylkill are dispensed with. Whether the latter feature is wise, we can hardly judge, in view of the peculiar conditions of Schuylkill county, but it has always been a wonder why Northampton should have two judges, when Lehigh, Bucks and Montgomery, neighboring counties, of about equal or greater population each get along with one. The most inexcusable district ap proved by the conference committee id that made up of Wyoming and Sullivan counties, with a population, together, of 23,(571 ; whereas they might easily be distributed among the ether judicial dis tricts of that section. Beaver, with only 39,G0e population, is made a separate district ; Adams, with 32,455 population, instead of being joined with Yerk two judges being ample for the consolidated district is joined with Fulton, a county which it does net touch by twenty miles distance. It is difficult te justify these features of the bill, and we entertain grave doubts whether they will be ap proved by the Democratic Heuse, which is already en record se emphatically against some of them. Our Street Commission. We desire te mildly suggest that it ought te be the business of some one connected with the city government te see that the streets are kept in geed con ditieu. We presume that it is no one's business at this season of the year ; else some sign of the existence of such an official would manifest itself. We knew that this is the season of vacations ; but we venture te say that a vacation of the office of street commissioner, and an abandonment of the supervision of the street committee for the whole summer, is a somewhat tee liberal idea of the proper limits of a holiday en the part of these lively official people. We call them lively, because ttiey are lively sometimes. They are very lively in the spring, when the frost is just out of the ground and the time for repairing pavements is at hand. Then it is the annual habit of the policemen or some body te take note of the bad pavements and report the names of the proper ty owners who indulge in them te somebody else. And seen an. ether somebody we really believe it is the street commissioner com manded by the street committee sends out notices te all the property own era who enjoy bad pavements that such luxury is strictly contrary te law, and that unless they repair their sidewalks within twenty days.the city will de it for them and charge them ever se much for its trouble. The timid citizens, the law-respecting citizens, and the consci entious citizens, in variably are in mere or less of a flutter, according te their tem peraments, and the bricklayers have a harvest for awhile ; but the careless cit izens and the economical citizens, who de net have the fear of the city before their eyes, through a long and uninter rupted experience of the vanity of such fear, accept their noticed with great calmness indeed and de net hasten te the bricklayer. Nene of them have yet seen fit te cause their sidewalks te Ite repaired and the city authorities have net seen flt te repair them for them. The het weather may be the cause of all this sluggishness ; for it comes every year very regularly. If this is the difficulty there ought te be some remedy found for it, for really the number of the law abiding, timid and conscience driven citizens who in the spring time repair their sidewalks, as commanded, appears te be se very limited that if the city workmen are net encouraged te essay the work, we will ueed mere than one ' electric light persqerare "lirftne early future te properly- guide our ioetstepi. PerLaps a judicious "distribution of ice cream or soda water tickets among the empleyes of the street department would de some geed. But such mild rewards cannot be ex pected te discover the street committee and commissioners. They have probably flei the town because or the smallpox. They certainly cannot venture out en the streets or they would net fail te see the numerous mounds built up en a great many of them by the plumbers, and the water fiends. They appear everywhere. There never was a time when the streets of the town were dug up as they have been this summer ; and never were they filled in se execrably. The mounds re up like tumuli. The innocent visitor from the country, hearing of the smallpox iu Lancaster, is deceived into the belief that these plumbers ditches are graves into which the dead of the neighboring beuses have been hurriedly cast. On Orange street, just west of North Queen, groups of sympathizing and tender-hearted strangers may Jre daily observed gazing with, awe upon a sample mound which sheets athwart this street, and bounces these in the vehicles crossing it almost as high as could be done by the best of the very remarkably successful bouncing gutters se liberally placed by the present astounding street depart ment at our street crossings. We have a very high regard for our street com mittee and its officers. We de net think they can be matched anywhere. We would like te join a company te srfKd them out for exhibition- It would pay te send them out ; and keep tin m iuf. m The Democratic Heuse at Harrisburg passed the Stewart bill yesterday and sent it te the Semite, where it was promptly negatived in committee. This scheme of congressional apportionment was introduced by Jehn Stewart him self and is intended te give the Repub licans seventeen congressmen te eleven for the Democrats. If the harmonized Republicans will net take that they will of course never be offered anything better. It was a stretch of generosity and justice te proffer them se much. The Republican line was, however broken by the vote of Alex. H. Morgan, of Philadelphia, for the bill. Like Ster rett and Lewery he recognizes the in justice and unreasonableness of his party's demand. i Ex Congressman Dezendekk, in a let ter accepting the chairmanship of the Vir ginia Republican state central committee, declares war te the knife against Mahonei whom he accuses of all the political crimes iu the calendar. The conscienceless Ro Re Ro pudiater chieftain, iu turn repudiated by his Republican allies, bids fair te be- seen consigned te an oblivion which has been long deserved. The language of the constitution with reference te judicial apportionment is that ' counties containing a population less than is sufficient te constitute separate districts (40,000) shall be formed into convenient single districts, or, if neces sary, may be attached te contiguous dis tticts, as the General Assembly may provide." Adams aud Fulton counties are of this class, but does any member of the Legislature pretend te say that a " convenient " single district can be made of two counties twenty miles apart and without tailread communication between them ? Steam yachts are becoming mere popu lar every day with the wealthy classes. In fact it may be said that te ewu a yacht is quite the proper caper for the modern milliouaiie. Seme lever of statistics has fished out the information that in 18G3 there were only 30 British steam yachts of an aggregate tonnage of 3,752, while there are new 40G, and the aggregate tonnage is 51,800. As with many ether costly toys yacht owners seen, tire of their posses sions, and are willing after a few tessiugs en the briny deep, te dispose of them en extremely moderate terms. Their princi pal use at present seems te be in acting as au innocent outlet for the surplus ae cumulatiens of the menicd men of the land. The Chicago Evening Journal in an able article recently asserted that the present is no a politically apostelio era, but that the two great parties of the country are at issue merely en a questien of spoils, the Republicans striving te retain control of the official patronage, while the Demo crats are straining every nerve te oust them. Understood in a general sense the writer's view are net incenect. It is true that no absorbing thought concentrating issues new divide parties. The slavery question is new settled, state sovereignty is at rest, and both parties seem te regard the tariff as a two edged sword which it is net safe te handle. In fact, there is a gen oral disposition en all sides te give the new tariff act a fair trial. But te argue from the fact that there is no one pervad ing, all absorbing issue agitating the pub lic mind, that there is no issue whatever but that of spoils, is an exceedingly illogical deduction. Retrenchment in national expenditure and reform in gover nmental methods are the momentueus issue en which the next presidential bat tle will be fought by the Democrats, and it is a peer prophet that, in the present enfeebled condition of Republican affairs, cannot predict the outcome. A curious remance is unearthed iu the death of General Ord, of the United States army, which occurred a few days age. It appears that in the early part of the present century the late general's father was brought te this country from England by a Catholic priest named James Ord, presumably his tutor, and placed in a Catholic college iu Washington, D. C. The young man having adopted his tutor's name as time rolled en was or dained a priest, but never administered the sacred Amotiens of his office. He joined the army in 1812, and subsequently married a Maryland lady, by whom he had several children, of whom the late genera1 was the eldest. It is new asserted that the young Levite was a son of Geerge IV. and 'Mrs. Fitzherbert, te whom the former was married by a Protestant priest while prince resent. What lends color te the story is that the young man while M college received princely allowances, though rene could tell their source. In an action for libel tried in the court or king's bench in 1812, it was conclusively shown that hush money had been received by a former editor of the Morning Pest in con sideratien of net divulging the facts con cerning the prince's marriage. Whether or net the story is correct that the late general was a grandson of Geerge IV, it may be asserted without plea of contra diction that he was a tried and true soldier. It is hard for the knight of the pan te lay aside his armor and bow before the advance of age, acknowledging his inabili ty longer te held his own en the journal istic field. But doubly hard is it for him who, having built up a successful news paper from nothing and watched for years with almost parental solicitude its gradual growth in the public estimation, te see the object of his pride pass into ether hands and himself succeeded as its controlling head. These reflections are suggested by the announcement iu the last issue of the Germantown Telegraph that Majer Philip R. Freas, its veteran, editor and proprietor, had severed-his mero than 50 years' connection with the paper. Starting in 1830 without friends anil un known in a new journalistic venture, the war-worn editor has by clese attention te business details and unswerving devotion te principles, reared in his newspaper a mon ument te himself mero lasting than brass. As a family newspaper with well selected reading matter it has especial excellence ; while the soundness of its agricultural articles, with which the Intelligencer's readers are familiar, have made it an au thority iu the land. With the retirement of Mr. Freas the paper passes into the hands of Henry W. Raymond, of New Yerk, son of the late brilliant founder of Vie New Yerk Times, under whose man agement the eld-time vigor and excellence of the sheet will no doubt be well main tained. Mr. Freas carries with him into his retirement the well wishes of his fel low laborers in the journalistic field. FEATURES OF THE STATE PRESS. Progress wants the seashore " season" extended. The Pittsburgh Times declares the pub pub He system of that city te be very defec tive. Te the Philadelphia Ghrenicle-IIerald every Democrat iu Pennsylvania appears te be his own slate maker this year. A correspondent of the Pittsburgh Pest brings out Wm. D. Bigler, son of his father, for a place en the state ticket. The Williamsperc Sun and Banner is " heartily aud enthusiastically " in favor of nominating ex-Democratic Chairman Begert for state treasurer. The Moravian turns aside from theologi cal matters te remark that te dispense with inside fences would be economy and au improvement te the landscape. The Philadelphia Evening Telcgiaph makes a luckless attempt te be cempli mentary when it calls Governer Pattison " a Republican in all except the name." Brether Weishampel's Torch of Truth centinues te attack Elder C. H. Ferney president of Jnndlay college, who, it declares issues encyclical edicts from his- ''croquet environed Vatican en the hill." Dr. Gibbens' (Friends) Journal, prints an article from Themas R. Baker, pre fosser of physics and chemistry at the state normal school Millersville, Pennsyl vania, concerning the presencu of alcohol iu the bread we eat aud the air we breathe- But the Journal cannot see any cennec tien between this and the temperance questien. PERSONAL. Daniel O'Connell's birth place is te no a " neglected rum." Mrs. James Stewart and Mrs. Annie T. McTague and family, of this city, are at Atlantic (Jity. Rev. Jeun P. Ferry, pastor of the Methodist episcepal church at l'atchegue, Leng Island, fell dead of apoplexy en Tuesday. E. R Louden, of Guilferd, Connecticut, died yesterday at the age of sixtv-five years. He was judge of probate for 35 years. President Arthur remained at the Fifth Avenue hotel, in New Yerk, yester day. Among ms visitors was General Hancock. General Beeth's son, of the salvation army, is about te marry Miss Charles worth, the heiress, whose fortune in her own right is estimated at 10.000. Chief Justice Dee, of New Hamp. shire, who will resign his office September 1, after a continuous service of twenty four years, is only fifty-three years of age. Siiinichire Sote, a Japanese graduate of Harvard law school, has resigned an official position at home te become secre tary te General Feete, American miuister te Cerea. Nerman J. Blackwood, appointed from this county te the naval eadetship in tbe United States academy at Annapolis, is new at Portsmouth, N. H., en the ship Constellation. He stands Ne. 1 in his class. Gen. Stevens yesterday withdi-ew from the senatorial contest at Concord, N. H., and Mr. Patterson requested his friends te vote for him no mero. This leaves Gen. Marsten alone of the original Repub lican candidates. General Hazen, chief of the signal service, left Washington yesterday for an extended tour of inspection in the West. During his absence his duties as chief signal officer will be performed by C'apt. S. M. Mills, of the Fifth artillery. Rev. Mr. C. F. Knight and Dr. Jehn L. Atlee, of this city, will be delegates in the general convention of the P.E. church, which meets in the church of the Hely Trinity, 19th and Walnut streets, Phila delphia, in October. Longfellow left property the appraised value of which is $356,320.80. His house hold effects are estimated at $6,000, his library at $8,000, his copyrights at $40, 000, ether personal estate at $155,420 -real estate, $146,900. Misses Mary and Hannah Martin, for mer teachers in Lancaster, brilliant young ladies, and last year engaged in Denver, Colerado, are at present visiting in Les Angeles, California, at the home of Samuel Strohm, seu of Jehn Strohm, Lancaster. Progress. Mrs.Langtry told the Philadelphia reporters at Atlantic City that she caught blue fish and was going te write a book ; te the New Yerk reporters she denied it all ; new it is confirmed, and the reporters all around have found out that Mrs. Langtry knows hew te get her name into the papers the largest number of times. F.Marien Crawford, the distinguished novelist of the day, is a tall, blonde young man of twenty-eight years. He is net found of society in the general accepta tion of the term, though Seine a fine mu- sician and linguist he naturally moves in a circle both cultivated and fashionable. At present he is en route for Japan in com pany with a party of friends. SUGCESSFUL STEIKEES. THE AMERICAN KAHD BTAKKB A COM. PKUJUSK. jsostnesste be Resumed Te-Day saerchaets Indignant Over tbe Leum Cacao d by Delay in Western Union Services. JFress. It was reported early Wednesday after noon that a compromise bad been effected between the executive committee of the brotherhood of telegraphers and the ex ecutive officers of the American Rapid telegraph company, and tbe strikers were jubilant in proportion te the importance of tbe news. The report was clinched later en by She following dispatch received by Manager Peneck from L. A Sherman, general superintent of the company, sta tiened at New Yerk : "At a conference of the executive com mittee of the Brotherhood of Telegraphers and the executive committee of the American Rapid telegraph company held yesterday afternoon, a satisfactory adjustment of existing difficulties was reached, and the ferce will resume work te day. Ne details of the agreement are gneu, but the company will make a supreme effort te handle the great volume of business new being withheld and will utilize both the Merse and the automatic systems te this end, adding largely te its erigiual ferce from the rands of the unemployed operators." The following dispatch was also received from Jehn Campbell, master workman of the brotherhood, from New Yerk, and was read te the strikers, who will obey it : "Satisfactory arrangements having been made between the Brotherhood of Tele graphers of the United States and Canada aud the American Rapid telegraph com pany, all racrubers working for that company will resume work today, July 26." Werk te be Jiejatned. Manager Pennock was full of life and spirits when found last night at the main American Rapid office, Chestnut and Bank streets. He said : "We will start business the first thing in the morning with forty of au operating force, taking en fifteen of the best West ern Union men that drop out. Every one of our fifteen branch offices will be opened and at the main office, iu addition te our old force, we will have six first class West ern Union operators. We will work two sets of duplexes and two automatic ma chines en New Yerk only, which will equal fourteen wires. Besides, our West ern and Southern business will be handled in geed shape. We will be prepared te de any quantity of business." The resumption of the American Rapid will bring back five of their men, who had engaged with the Merchants' and Bankers' company. At the office of the latter corporation it was stated that the vacancies will be filled te day by racruit from the ranks of the brotherhood. Later in the evening a telegram was received giving the basis of agreement between the brotherhood and the American Rapid as fellows : "An advance of 10 percent, en salaries ; extra pay for all work done ever eight hours for day aud seven hours for night work, and extra pay ler all Suuday work." Keuerts or Jay Gould's Actions. A clean cut example of the extremity te which rumor may be carried by gossip was offered yesterday in the currency among the operators of the stock exchange of a report that Jay Gould was taking advau tage of the telegrapher.' strike te force down Western Union stock and buy ic nnder-beard at a low figure. This get abroad in a mysterious way about neon, and spread like a cholera epidemic. Seme of the brokers say it was circulated by Gould's agents te keep the stock up te normal quotations, aud also declared that these agents were really en the fleer of the exchange accomplishing the purpose for which they were sent. However this may have been, a considerable quantity of the Western Union changed hands, and at a low, though by no means panicky, figure. Still, the effect of the rumor upon the dealings in the stock was depressing, and served te aggravate the feeling of uncer taiuty which has been gaining greuud for several Jays past. The effect of the strike en the business of the exchange was felt yesterday. The difficulty in communicating with Chicago had, in a measure, disappeared, though there wero frequent annoying delays. The amount of public business offered was somewhat in access of that of the previous day. The real effect of the s,trike has made itself manifest indirectly by creating an indisposition te active speculation. Se far as the brokers are considered, the large operators without exception have their own private wire3, and aro.ef couwe, protected from delays. Here again, how ever, there is a complaint of a lack of customers. The latter feel a natural timid ncss about venturing in speculations in foreign stocks when the methods of tele graphic communication are se uncertain, and all of these causes are joined with the normal dullness incident te the season. Heavy Lesses in lluslncss. Of the exchanges, the oil oxebange ha8 suffeied the most disastrously. Oue of the most prominent speculators estimates that the entire amount of business trans acted yesterday did net exceed $100,000, as opposed te $600,000 upon ordinary oc casions. Communication with nearly every portion of the oil Held has been desperately uncertain, especially as re gards Pittsburgh and Oil City. Indeed, the business of the exchange has beeu practically suspended. The attendance of operators was small yesterday. At the beginning of the strike a half dozen of the biggest dealers became panicky and dabbed over.te Oil.City te attend te their business themselves. Tuny are there yet, among them Henzell, of Henzell & Fester, Davis and Murphy. The latter is new in Titusville. and Fester, his partner, is home again. Late yesterday afternoon a call was issued for a meeting of the mem bers of the oil exchange for te day, te con sider the strike and its remedies. The subject will be carefully considered and seme stirring results may be anticipated. Telegrams from the city were delayed yesterday, in some instances, from one te two hours. One firm, which ordinarily receives from Western Pennsylvania seventy telegrams every day, yesterday get only four. Telegrams Delayed. At the commercial exchange business prespered much as usual. President Shars Shars Shars woed said that their intercourse had net seriously suffered. The bidding at the commercial exchange was net up te the usual standard. There were annoying delays in reeeiving telegrams, and espec ially in communicating with points West. A meeting of the commercial and maritime exchanges has been called for te-day te take official action regarding the strike. Nene et tbe striking operators at any of the exchanges have returned te work. The general effect of the strike upon the commercial exchange was te put up quotations slightly. Ne telegrams were received which had been mailed en reute: The business of the latter exchange has suffered en account of the difficulty and uncertainty of operating en the call beards. Hancock & Ce., Lawrence, Jehnsen & Ce., Gill & Fisher and ether large operators have suffered annoying delays in tne transmission and reception of private business telegrams. Jehnsen & Ce. sent a telegram te Baltimore at 10 a. m., which has net yet been heard from. The Mutual Union company yes terday, for the first time for several days, succeeded in reestablishing prompt communication with the Chicago com mercial exchange. The business offered wan fair, and the situation, in the lan guage of the general manager, " net near se serious." Of the "nine .operators who struck none have returned Commercial cablegrams have beenmuch delayed. Wm. Breekie, the commission merchant, at Frent and Walnut, Peter Wright & Sens, and ethers say the telegraphic cede has, in many instances, been misunderstood or transposed, thereby exposing them te in conveniences aud, in some cases, te posi tive less. Peter Wright & Sens received en Tuesday a telegram from Londen sent en Monday. The delay subjected them te considerable less. Telegrams were re ceived from the West, dated Tuesday. CharlarlesH. Cummings repotted serious delays in receiving telegrams. On Tues day Warner & Merritt telegraphed te Bal timere for 10,000 pine apples. The tele gram was sent by the bankers and mer chants' company net later than 11 a. m., and was net delivered in Baltimore until 3 p. m. The same firm sent a telegram te New Yerk, which was delayed se long as te deprive them of au expected eharter of a steamer. Their less in this way has been considerable. Senater Jehn Tayler, of Trenten, N. J., who was in the city yesterday, said that he had brought an action against the Western Union company for $10,000 dam apes, en account of a telegram which was delayed three days in going from Bridge port, Pa., eppDsitH Norristown, te Tren Tren eon, a distance of about thirty miles, an average transit of ten miles per day. The telegram referred te a heavy perk transaction. A LIB NAILMI. Judge HeadleyCalla for Fester's calsliyer. While in the East recantly Gov. Fester was interviewed te the effect that Hoad Head ley's nomination for governor had cost him $50,000, and en this subject quite a corre spondence has since been carried en, as fellows : Cincinnati, July 23, 1883. lien. Charles Feuler, Columbus, O.: Is it true, as reported in yesterday's Cincinnati papers, that you said I admit ted that I bought the nomination of the Democratic party, etc. ? I demand the authority for this statement.and denounce it as false in whole and iu parts. It is net the fact, and no such admission was ever made. Answer. Geerge Headlet. Cincinnati, Ohie. July 23, 1883. Hen. Charles Fester, Columbus, O. Sir : I sent te you this morning a tele gram te which I expect a reply upon your return te Celum bus . Meanwhile I enclose you from the Commercial Gazette of yes terday a copy of the interview of which I made inquiry iu my telegram, and have marked the passage which is of special interest te myself. I de net assume until I hear from you that (his interview fairly represents you. I only say te you that the whole statement is a fable from begin ning te end, and I am entitled te knew from whom it emanated and upon what authority it is based. Your opinions you have a right te held, and I have no right te complain of them, no matter hew of fensively they may be expressed, but the entire statement embraced within pencil marks is as wicked a falsehood as was ever stated in print, the only truth in it being that your friend, Alexander C. Sands, is also my friend, and that David R. Paij?e was a warm supporter of my nomination for governor, and was undoubtedly efficient in procuring me the nomination, as his influence with these who knew him is most deservedly great. Awaiting your reply by telegraph or letter, I am, very resdectfully yours, Geerge Headly. Columbus. O., July 23. 1883. Hen. Geerge Headly, Cincinnati, O.: The governor is net here. He will reply as seen as he returns. T. D. MU6SEY. Tbe Ooverner in Keply. Columbus, O., July 23, 1883 Hen. Geerge Headly, Cincinnati. O : I returned te-day and have just received your dispatch of this date. If the inter viewer had made me say that it is alleged that Judge Headly has admitted, etc , etc , I would have been correctly report ed se far as the paragraph te which you refer is concerned. A gentleman, who says he had a full talk upon tbe sub ject with you, teid me what you said te him, that your nomination cost you $30,000, and that McLean compelled you te pay one half of this sum during the convention. I cannot give his name with out bis consent. New that the subject is up, permit me te add that it is notorious that tbe delegation from Cincinnati te the Democratic convention openly sold their votes te candidates, and the price paid therefer seems te be well understood. Would it net be well for you te state pub licly what it cost you te get your nomina tion, and whether it is true that McLean made you pay mere than you would have paid had he kept out of the fight, and if se, hew much, se that this point relative te the cost of your nomination may be de finitely understood ? The " Old Deme cracy," I am quite sure, would like te be informed. I suggest this because your vigorous epithets seem te apply te the amount stated, and net te the fact that yeudid net pay anything. Charles Fester. Calling for Information. Cincinnati, July 24, 1883. Hen. Charles Fester, Columbus, O: I repeat, the statement is false iu all its parts. New produce your informant and let me confront him. Signed, Geerge Headley. Fester and Headly. a. Y. Herald. We de net think the correspondence be tween Mr. Headly and Governer Fester, very creditable te Fester. He allowed himself te accuse Mr. -Headly of having bought his nomination. Called te account for that by Headly, Fester says he "heard" it, and then adds a gross and gratuitous insult, but declines te name the person from whom he says he heard the charge. Headly does all that a man can de under such circumstances. He positively denies what is charged by Fester. The Republi can leaders in Ohie must feel themselves sorely pressed when the governor of the state resorts te such low and base slanders against the man who may become his suc cessors. But Governer Fester seems of late te have taken a distinct step down in life. He volunteered praise of Star Reute Brady and sympathy for Dersey en the conclusion of the Star Reute trial, and it is evident that he has been keeping low company and is badly demoralized. In his better days he would have left such dirty business as this te men like ox ex Speaker Eeifer. Police Vases. Wm. Tayler, a colored boy aged eleven years, arrested for indecent behavior, was sent te jail for five days by Alderman Mo Me Conomy. Miss Sallie Shaub, who get a set of teeth from Dr. McCaskey, and after, wear ing them for some time, and being asked te pay for them, showed her pretty teeth by laughing in the doctor's face, was arrested for false pretense and taken be fore Alderman Samson. Her " lever," a married man from thn nnnntrir whnnncr'.if te have been at home, paid for the teeth ratner man see bailie go te jail. Daniel Tammany, arrested for felonious osBeuib uu Aieerc uaraner, was arrested yesterday and gave bail for a hearing be fore Alderman Spurrier en Saturday even ing next. NEWS MISCELLANY- BttUkJUHT MX THJC:aSIRNlNO MAILS. Tbe Kesains 'of a Day's Occurrence! la all r Directions Seem Matters of Varied i Impert. The aunual sun dance of the Sioux In dians took plac3 en Tuesday at the camp near the Rosebud agency in Dakota. Ten thousand Indians from all parts of the re servation and a number of white visitors were present. Fifteen warriors took part iu the dauce, having prepared themselves according te custom by lasting lour uays and frightfully lacerating their bodies. A strong effort will be made te induce the government te put a step te their barbar ous actions. A reunion of thesurviviving nicmbrrs of Jehn Morgan's Confederate command is iu progress at Lexington, Kentucky. The members are encamped ou a part of the Clay estate, in tents furnished by the war department. Among the guests is a daughter of Mergau. Addresses were made en Tuesday by Generals Preston, Duke and Jehn S. Williams, Governer McCrary and ethers. The United States ceuit at Little Reck, Arkansas, yesterday decided the case of the Texas & St, Leuis railroad company agaiust Rust and College, granting the motion of the defendants te dismiss the receiver and dissolve the injunction or dering the tells, bridge, &c, te be turned ever te the parties from whom the re ceiver took them. The farmers of the townships bordering en Lakes Simcoe and Conchenching, in Ontario, have petitioned the Dominion government " te take steps te lower the level of tbe lakes te the normal level and rescue many farms from ruin which are new submerged." Objectieu was yesterday made against the payment of tbe contractor for renairs te the unpavud streets, reads and small bridges aud drains iu the Twenty-second ward, Philadelphia Tbe city controller refused te countersign the warrant until evidence should be produced showing that the work had beeu done. The will of the late Henry L. Kendall, of Providence, Rhede Island, gives $60,000 te the American Unitarian association of Bosten ; $1,500 te tbe normal and agri cultural institute of Hampton, Virginia ; about $27,000 te various local' charities, and a residuary bequest of $175,000 te the public library of Providence. The striking dress and clenk makers in New Yerk did net lesume work yesterday. The men say they will net resume until the demands of theso working for " the small eutside employers or contractors" are complied with, and the manufacturers say they "will make no further conces sions te the strikers." It is new intimated that the bend call te be issued this week will probably in elude all the outstanding 3 per cents net yet offered for exchange, amounting te nearly $31,000,000. Telephonic communication between Bal timore and Washington was formally opened te the public yesterday by the line of tbe Chesapeake and Potomac telephone company. Suicide and Other Unnatural Doings. J udge Allen delivered the charge te the jury in the Polk case, at Nashville, Tenu., yesterday afternoon. The charge is said te be unmistakably unfavorable te the defendant en every count of the indictment. It was expected that the jury would re turn a verdiet this morning. Richard O'Ccuner, a private watchman, shot and mortally wounded Irtyer Frank, aged 13, in Chicago, en Tuesday evening. When arrested, O'Connor gave an excuse that the boy "was tee near a car contain ing watermelons." Frederick Matthews, nephew of Mat thews, the soda water manufacturer, com mitted suicide yesteiday, in New Yerk, by sheeting himself iu the head with a pistol. Ne cause is assigned. The house of William II. Sherman, at Glen s Falls, New Yerk, was entered by burglars who bound Mr. Sherman and robbed the heuse of $500 worth of jewelry. A great eensatien has benn caused at uerhu by the suicide of Dr. Zuputlitz, professor of political economy at the Berlin university. A charge of defrauding the United States, by means of forged pension papers and false personatien, led yesterday, in Philadelphia, te tbe arrest of Heury Frank and Geerge W. Kankin. It is charged that they induced a woman te personate a Mrs. Carpenter, widow of a soldier in the late war. and teceived from the pension ofliee $1,785 07. Beth men were held in $3,000 bail for a further hearing te-day. lletaiis el the murder of Maiuuel Vllftun. Details of tbe killing of Samuel Cliften, at County Line church, Doely county, Ga., show it te have been a sanguinary affair. In 1851 Cliften had a fight with Sampson Caseu, in which the latter was severely worsted. Bad bleed has existed ever since. Last Sunday the usual congregation assembled at the county line church, 15 miles east of Vienna, in a sparsely settled country. The services had net be gun. A path led from the church te a spring 50 yards distant. Yeung couples passed and repassed from the spring te the church. Cliften started from the spring te the church, when Casen met him. When within three feet of his vic tim Casen raised a knife, and saying " Sam, you have been talking about me," plunged the knile just above Cliften's left nipple, cutting entirely through two ribs and leaving open the heart, which was exposed te view through an aperture four inches long. Aftci receiving the blew Cliften stepped back, drew a knife, made a step toward his slayer, staggered, and fell dead. Casen coolly Btepped te the " spring, washed the bleed from his hands, returned te where the dead man lay, and, looking at him said, " that's a damned bad gash." Then, turning te the minister and congregation who surrounded him and made no effort at his arrest, he bade them adieu, mount ed his horse, and resumed his journey out of the country. Tbe neighborhood was all related te him. Uetewaye Killed. The report of the death of Cetewaye is confirmed. Cetewaye was the son of Panda and the nephew of Cbaka, the Zulu Napeleon, who in 1812, reorganized the Zulu nation. As a boy, Chaka formed the purpose of creating a powerful army and conquering all Seuth Africa. His scheme was successful, and sixty nations became his subjects. In 1828 he was murdered. Panda, the father of Cttiwaye, who ruled from 1840 te 1872, was a man of much administrative ability, who consoli dated the Zulu natipn and made friends of the Dutch and English. After Panda's death Cetewaye was formally crowned by Sir Theephilus Shepsteae, in the presence of 10,000 warriors. He acted ai regent during the closing years of his father's life. In October, 1876, when the English governor of Natal sent Cetewaye a re monstrance against the execution of his subjects who had refused te obey the marriage the Zulu monarch return ed a haughty reply "Why," said he, "does the governor of Natal speak te me about my laws? De I go te Natal and dictate te him about his?" Finally he was driven into the war in which his power was broken and his throne lest. In August, 1879, Cetewaye was a fugitive in the wilds with a hand ful of faithful followers, hotly pur sued by bodies of English and colonial cavalry under Lord Gilferd and Majer Marter. On the 28th of that month he was captured, and en September 15th be was removed te Cape Town, and remained in captivity at Castle Barracks for several years. On August 1, 1883, he arrived in England. He was a lien in England dur ing his stay, and was after a few months tent back te bis kingdom, where he was re instated with great honor. " -A CJBvUS ON FlltK Scenes of Inrcr Among the fanlc-Strlckea Aadieuca. Ie Portsmouth. Va.. between four thou sand and five thousand men, women and children attended the exhibition of Nathan & Ce. 'a circus. After tbe performance bad commenced the wiud began te blew quite heavily, causing considerable move ment of tbe canvas. The crowd, however, remained quiet, although they watched attentively a large rent which had been made in the canvas by the wind, and which was momentarily grewiutr larecr. the canvas being very old. A horse was brought en for the use of one of the bareback performers and his rider mounted him and attempted te go en with his part of the porfermauce. but the horse seemed te be aware of the im pending danger and refused te stay in the ring. It was at this juncture that tbe wind struck the tent with great violence. teating tbe canvas from the centre pole te the side curtain and causing many of the poles te fall. The crowd than became panic strieken and began te rush for the entrance in a wild endeavor te escape. Soen the cry of "Fire!" was heard above the screams of women and children and the shouts of men, and tbe panic stricken crowd became perfectly delirious with terror. Tbe oil lamps in the ring bad set the canvas en lire, and it was burn ing farieusly, but a deluge of raiu com menced falling and it extinguished the flames after the tent was about half de stroyed. Women and children were knocked down and run ever, fathers and mothers were separated from their chil dren and rau about in every direction, calling en all they met te aid them in finding their lest ones. A few men only proved equal te the occasion, aud steed bravely fighting tbe flames and assisting the women and children out from ameug the debris either by tearing or cutting the canvas. Te add te the difficulties of escapiug all who emerged en the side of the tent were suddenly precipitated into a ditch about five feet deep, fully grown up with briars. Here the Iadie3, childreu aud men were piled in inextricable confusion, and the females were almost denuded of clothing. Te add te the terror all tbe fire bells com menced te ring and the steam whistles te signal alarms, throwing the city into great excitement and turning out the whole population. A great matiy people were badly hurt and had limbs broken, but no one was killed outright. HAMKltALL.. Tbe Uanies lu Lancaster Te-Uy Uaines at Oilier flnces. Te day the Hartville's of Philadelphia, play a mitch game of ball with the Iron sides. Yesterday the fet mur defeated the Continentals at. Hartvtlle park, in twelve innings, by the scete of 11 te 8. The West Philadelphia beat tbe Five Twenty by 9 te 2. The Dalaware club, of New Yerk, were defeated by the August Flower, at Jumbo Park, by a score of 2 1 te 8. The ether games played yesterday were as fellows : At New Yerk: Athletic 6, Metropoli tan 2; Chicage: Philadelphia 2, Chicago 11; Detreit: Detroit 1, New Yerk 0 ; Buffalo : Bosten 9, Buffalo 0 ; at Cleveland : Provideuce, 8 ; Cleveland, 0; at Columbus, Ohie : Cincinnati, 8 ; Col umbus, 1 ; at Brooklyn : Brooklyn, 2 ; Quicksteps, 1 ; at Reading : Active. 13 ; Harrisburg, 9 ; at Baltimore : Baltimore, 13 ; Allegheny, 9 ; ac Trenten, N. J. : Trenten, 2 ; Anthracite, 3 ; at Atlantic City : Ress, of Caester, 7 ; Atlantic City, 4 ; at Bridgeton, N. J. : Biidgeteu, 10; Straub, of Philadelphia, 8 ; at Creed raoer Park (Tacony) : C. Russell, 21 ; II. Clay, 7 ; at Utica, N. Y. : Utica, 8 ; Johnstown, 0 ; at Richmond, Va., (eleven inniugs) : Newark, 3 ; Virginia, 2. Metes of the Diamond. The Harrisburg had their new pitcher at work yesterday, but at the end of three innings he was placed iu the field en account of sickness. He is a tremendous battery. The Pottsville Chronicle complains that the citizens of that town make tee much of the Anthracite players who are carried around en their hands aud treated at every saloon. Annis of the Anthracite has been sus pended for two weeks for missing a train. "Chic," the Anthracites, "Mascette," has had his pictures taken and he sells them en the ground. The Ironsides club, of Lancaster, does net seem se auxieus as formerly te dis cover whether we have or have net a base ball club in Yerk. Our club might make it interesting for them if they would come ever. Yerk Daily. The Ironsides have all the games they need just new with fine clubs aud the Yerk niue will receive their attention in due time if satisfactory terms can be made. The nine will net go te Yerk for half the tjate money, as that town does net have the reputation of drawiug big crowds and the Lancaster men are at great expense new for players, &c. Yesterday afternoon a game of ball was played en the old Star grounds, West Chestnut meet, between the Ge!den Plew and Waving Lillies, wbia'i resulted in a victory for the G Idmi P.ew by a scere of 17 te 13, eleven innings being played. The Ironsides greueds have b -en greatly improved since the last game. Nium feet additional of sod has bten removed from around the infield. FrJKIL,OUS UANOEIflU. A Ifermsr Lanc44trl4ii' Drlng real. A telegram from Meutresil states that Rev. C. E. Weedman, of the New Yerk Knickerbocker canoe club, has arrived there safely after running all the rapids of the St. Lawrence from Cape Vincent down except Lachine Rapids, lie came through the Lachine canal. Rev. Father Wood Weod Woed mau is a Paulist missionary located in New Yerk and one of tbe most brilliant orators in tbe Catholic church. He is well known in this city and his frequently occupied the pulpit of et. Mary's' church. His father was for some years superintend ant of the Fulton cotton mill, this city, and .new occupies a similar position in Harrisburg. His brother is a clerk in the Fulton cotton mill. The daring feat narrated above was one of his methods of recreation duriug a va cation granted en account of ill health. TUK SMALLI-OX. Favorable Reports Frent ifealin Officers The condition of tbe smallpox patients continues te improve, 'and no new cases are reported in the city. The two children William and Emilia Elsasser, who ecsu pied a room at Ne 428 Maner street, and who contracted smallpox, are being re moved te the hospital where the mother has been nursing ene ether of her children who was suffering from the disease. The health of the city was never belter than at present, tbe streets and alleys never cleaner, and tbe death rate never lower. Business of all kinds is rapidly reviving. A feneak Thief A young man, who gives his name as E. Bndersen, came te town a short time age. He claimed te be in the button business and was from Jersey City. He made friends with a number of young men, among whom was G. H. Martin, residing at Duke aud Mifflin street. Mr. Martin allowed him te sleep in his beuse several nightB. Yesterday morning Martin went away from the house, leaving the stranger there. When he returned he feuLd that Andersen had skipped, taking with him a fine dress coat, a shirt, cellar and necktie and a small amount of money. He left an old coat behind, and nothing has since been heard of him.
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