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LANCASTER DAILY INTELLIGENCER FRIDAY AUGUST 10. 1883.
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FJUDAT VNIKO. AUG. 10.
Briar Oat the Tratk.
Mr. Dersey, at bis home In New Mexi
co, confirms te" a reporter of the New
Yerk Sun the statements lately made in
that Journal eoneeralDg the management
of the Republican campaign or 1880. He
declares that $400,000 was spent In bay
ing the vote of Indiana, and that the
money was raised by Helling in advance
the patronage of the government Te
C. P. Huntington and Jay Gould the
nomination of Stanley Matthews te the
supreme bench was specifically premised;
and te a syndicate of New Yerk bankers
was premised the refunding of the gov
ernment lean. Dersey names the man
who brought the money te Indiana i.
C.Flatt ; and the men who paid it eut.Mr.
Stephenson and Mr. Willen, both new
living in New Yerk. The pesitlveness
of Dersey's statements and his disclos
ure of the witnesses te their truth, will
obtain them credence, notwithstanding
the bad character he bears. A justice of
the supreme court cannot afford te sit
silent under these charges. Geuldi
Huntingdon and men like them who de
net care for public opinion and may
rather feel complimented that they were
able te buy a place en the supreme bench
and get ether desirable things from the
government, need net be expected te rise
up te challenge Dersey's statements.
Their business is te make money, and se
longasthatisnet interfered with they
they have no quarrel with anybody.
But Stanley Matthews cannot be se
indifferent te public opinion. If Dor Der
sey lies he cau prove it without trouble ;
and if he does net seek an occasion te de
se, there will be no doubt left In any in
telligent mind that Dersey has spoken
the substantial truth. Judge Matthews
will surely be investigated by Congress if
he does net before the next session vin.
dicate himself. It will never de te have
the charge made that a seat en the
United States bench was bought
without the truth being made known
and the outrage, if perpetrated , ade
quately punished.
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A Live issue.
The iYeie Era declares that the refusal
of the Republican majority of the state
sinking fund commissioners te with
draw the state money from their favored
banks and invest it in interest beariug
state or federal beuds is a "political and
llnancial blunder," and predicts that
it will be made an issue in the
pending campaign. With mere flippancy
than thejsubject deserveseur.ltepublican
contemporary adds that " it is evident
that Lew Cassidy has been tee smart for
our fellows for while tne volee is
Stenger's voice the hands are the hands
of Cassidy." There is no " smartness "
about it. The hands and the voice that
are raised in the matter are the hands
and the voice of the law, courageously
and fearlessly exercised by Democratic
officials. The Republicans have been
speculating with this money. They
have it out ameug banks, without any
profit te the state ; the banks have
leaned it te their customers and aie
making money out of it, no doubt te
divide the profit among themselves and
their political patrons, with a
liberal allowance for the campaign
corruption fund. They have had
several months notice of the Humes
law and could have had all the state
money gathered in te meet its require
ments if they had kept the money at the
depositories en call, as the law only gives
them the right te de. Instead of that
the state treasurer has leaned out the
moneys far in excess of the liability of
his bondsmen, and in some cases far be
yond the capital stock of the depesi
teries. Such mismanagement of an im
pertant department is the most vital and
deep-reaching issue of the campaign. It
has been given greater definiteness and
emphasis by the Republican nomination
of the present cashier of the treasury
for the head of that department. Mr
Livesy's nomination is an endorsement
of the present system and its centinu
ance. The issue is unmistakable. It
forces itself upon public attention.
Shall the favored depositories of the Re
publican ring have the people's money or
net V
liersey's Deliverance.
The Dersey story will net down.
Every fresh revelation from that source
makes the condition of the Republican
party worse. True, Dersey was an ac
complice aud such testimony must be
corroborated, but in this Instance all the
facts and surroundings of the case sub
stantiate the witness. Mr. Dersey's tale
fits in with all that is known and ex
plains much that has heretofore beeu
obscure. He was the genius of his
party organization in its last natieual
contest, the trusted friend of its candi
dates, praised by Arthur at the New
Yerk dinner for having carried
Indiana by the judicious use of
" soap " and offered by Garfield a place
in the cabinet. When therefore he tells
hew their campaign was conducted and
their guilty knowledge of it, their assent
te his operations and their offer te re
ward him for them, he must be an
swered or Judgment will be taken against
these whom he accuses.
His reiterated story of the shameless
corruption of that memorable campaign,
and of hew cabinet places and a seat en
the supreme bench were auctioned off in
advance of the election, is a blistering
page in ear national politics. It is nota
ble that these whom it implicates
and who are individually interested in
refuting his story are silent before it.
Wayne Mac Veagh makes no explanation
of the allegation that he knew of and
was, in some measure, the dupe of Gar
field's treachery te the New Yerk Stal
warts. The rich men of New Yerk
who raised and spent the half million
dollars that fell en Indiana like a mildew
flight, and the millions mere, whose
"golden stream " poured ever the coun
try like molten lava, are dumb when
called upon te explain ; and no vindica
tion of the living or dead has yet been
made that meets Dersey's awful charge
that " Qarfitld premised the two greatest
monopolists in Neva Yerk. Jay Gould
anl C. P. Huntington, that Stanley!
Matthews should go at the earliest oppor
tunity upon tlu supreme bench, and he
apreed, if Hie vacancy occurred before he
teas inaugurated, that he vseuld see te it
that Hayes made the appointment. These
interested parlies, wJie seemed anxious te
control the supreme bench, premised tiie
Garfield campaign fund $100,000. They
paid tluir money and they get their man."
Of course tne next xremecrauc con
gress must investigate this matter. The
supreme court has long been an object
of suspicion, but this will intensify dis.
trust of it unless the stain is entirely
wiped out. Decent men en the bench
who get there by means they need net
be ashamed of , will net be comfortable
in association with such a scandal.
Nicholas L. Dukes left behind him
a paper addressed te bis friends, in which
he declares ihat he shot Captain Nutt
while the latter was trying te draw his
pistol and when he believed it was but a
question of the death of one of them. He
admits that he should net have written
the letter te Captain Nutt that
he did write, but he does net
disclaim the truth of what it said. He
points out that he never opened his
lips te reflect upon Captain Nutt's
daughter, aud that the publicity that
was given te his confidential disclosures
te her father was the work of her own
friends. He asks whether he is alone
" responsible for this great mountain of
wee " and whether there Is " no one who
should share aportlen of the burthen ;"
and declares that " the party who can
answer these questions will ever remain
silent."
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A World reporter has beeu diligently
seeking te obtain from Dersey's wit
C63ses confirmation or denial of his
statements. These he has found have
resolutely declined te speak one way or
the ether.
Mr. Stephenson, new a bank president
and Stalwart politician, is dumb as an
oyster. Ex Senater T. C. Piatt is equal
ly se. It is te be assumed, therefore,
that the statement which made Plait
the messenger te bear the $400,000 te In
diana, and Stephenson, its distributor,
is correct ; else surely these gentlemen
would have seized the opportunity te
deny it. One statement or Dersey's is
shown te be incorrect. lie put Jaiies
R. Keeue, according te the Situ, en the
Republican finance committee, whereas
Mr. Keene declares himself never te
have been a Republican.
We gather from some indiscreet re
marks of the Philadelphia JRcerd that it
thinks that there cannot be any motive
for abolishing the internal revenue save
te keep up the rates of the tariff. It
seems quite unable te believe that any
body should be in favor of a protective
tariff as a proper governmental policy
and likewise be in favor of the abolition
of internal duties for the same geed
reason, pure and simple. The Recerd
will net believe in such virtue. Can it
net understand it ?
Congressman Bayne, a Republican
representative from Pittsburg, givej
the candidate of his party for state
treasurer a lift. He says he believes Mr.
Livesy is from Pittsburg, but he never
heard of him before he was nominated.
It is evident that Mr. Bayne is net in
the confidence of Mr. Magee.
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There is a well founded rumor that
President Arthur took part in a Shoshone
war danee.
An esteemed contemporary rather
rashly calls the offer of a free scholarship
in the state agricultural oe liege "a chance
te obtain an education."
Cooper says the apportionment is net of
Buch vital importance as te justify the
large expenditure of money daily. Ne one
ever claimed that it was important te
Cooper, but te the Democrats of the state,
denied their just representation, the sub sub
jeet pebseeses a consuming interest.
The Cincinnati Enquirer has beeu cau
vassing Democratic opinion in Illinois and
Indiana en the presidency. Of the 411
Indiana responses aah purporting te re
flect the sentiments of the Democrats of
the neighborhood from whieh it was sent
391 were faverable te Tilden and Hen
drieks, or te Hendricks, while only 20 in
dicated Mr. McDonald as a first choice.
In Illinois the sentiment was almost unani
meus for "the old tieket."
Statistics relative te the woolen in
dustry in the distriet of Verviers, Bel
gium, show that labor obtains a much
lower rate of compensation than iu this
land of the free and home of the striker.
The hours are greater in number and the
wages less in amount. There the day is
generally reckoned at twelve hours, from
five o'clock in the morning until seven in
the evening, with intervals for meals. The
average wages fet men a day are 3.50
francs, or 70 cents ; while for women it is
only 2 no francs, or 50 cents. It would be
interesting te watch the result of an at
tempt te introduce this scale of wages and
these hours of labor into the United States.
The imagination lacks power te picture
the hubbub that would ensue.
Tue amount of red taps that must be
gene through with in the internal revenue
department at Washington, in order te
obtain the rebate en the old stamps that
have gene out of use, is almost intermina
ble. The stamps are first received at the
internal revenue bureau, where they are
counted, examined, canceled and the
amount of rebate fixed. The amount
thus agreed upon then assumes the digni.
ty of a claim, and it is forwarded te the
fifth auditor, who, after examining it,
sends it te the first controller. The lat
ter officer then directs the warrant divi
sion te prepare a warrant for the amount
of tbe rebate, whieh after receiving the
approval of the controller, is returned te
the commissioner of internal revenue, who
finally transmits te the original owner of
the stamps a check covering the amennt
of stamps canceled. Three or four
months are oensamed in this way before
the unfortunate stamp owner obtains the
rebate applied for.
The selection of Hen. J. Procter Knett
te the gubernatorial chair of Kentucky,
recalls the famous Duluth speech saade by
him in the national Heuse of Representa-
tlvei in 1871. It was occasioned by the
iatrodmctiaeofabillin the Heuse which
had passed the Senate, exteading the time
te construct a railroad from the St. Croix
river te Lake Superior at Duluth, Minne
sota, and te Bayfield, Wisconsin. The
enormous free grant of 1,418,451 acres by
the government had been made under the
condition that the read would be built
within five years. The failure of the cor
poration te fulfil their agreement within
the time appointed had caused the grant
te lapse, and a mighty effort was being
made by the friends of the measure te
have the time of the- completion
of the read extended. It was in reality
a test case of the course of action
Congress would pursue in the renewal of
public grants te private corporations.
The bill had passed the Senate with little
difficulty, and a powerful lobby was at
work in the Heuse in its interest. Knett's
speech came upon the supporters of the
measure like a thunderbolt from a dear
sky. His witty exposure of the scheme
whieh had for its only object the aggran
dizement of Duluth carried the day, and
the bill was buried under a heavy majority.
The exquisite humor with which the
production teems is unsurpassed, while the
keen shafts of ridicule aimed at the weak
points of the measure never fail of their
effect. One unfortunate result of the
speech, however, has been te gam for its
author the reputation of being a national
joker, which he still retains, and under
which many of bis mere statesmanlike
qualities are obscured, or entirely forgot forget
tea. FBATUBES OF THE STATE FBESS,
Talking about the state convention
Progress Haja: "The Democrats have done
it, and it is well done."
Themas F. Emmens, of the Northamp
ton Democrat, has severed his connection
with that paper.
The Pittsburg Pest advises these who
are fretting under marital shackles and
wish the conjugal knot te be untied te go
te Philadelphia.
"The candidates are unexceptionable,
the platform is indisputable," says the
Waynesburg Messenger, apropos the work
of the roesnt Democratic convention.
The Philadelphia Times falls into line
and declares that the surplus must be
abolished instead of divided ; the internal
revenue tax must go.
The Pottsville Chronicle thinks this is a
great country and can stand mere nonsense
en the part of its public servants than any
ether people en the face of the earth.
The Pittsburg Pest consoles itself that
though the judicial apportionment was net
perfect by any means it was the best that
could be had.
The Norristown Herald wants te knew
what the men who landed en Plymouth
Reck would have thought of Jehn L. Sul
liuan and his saloon.
The Philadelphia Recerd thinks that
when the Intelligencer cheeses te be
obtuse it has no difficulty in being se. The
trouble with the Recerd, tee often, is its
unintentional obtuseness.
The Philadelphia Evening Telegraph re
gards the judicial apportionment in some
features as an offense against propriety
and an outrage en decency, but tbinks the
governor's approval of it will be attrib
uted te his eminent desire te promote ap
portionment. PERSONAL.
Conkline and his party went as far as
Minnesota and are new homeward bound.
Ben Harrison blushes when the presi
dencyis mentioned. He was supposed te
have been past that.
Congressman-elect Jas.B. Everhart,
is lying ill at Leng Branch, his affliction
being of a malarial character.
Mr. J. W. Snyder, who has for seven
years been manager of Jehn Wanamaker's
advertising department, has resigned his
position in order te devote his time te busi
ness interests of his own which require his
whole attention. Mr. Snyder is a most
accomplished and skillful business man
and has the cordial geed wisheB of news
paper publishers in all his enterprises.
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TUG WEI.TL.S-irAKUO'8 RIVAL..
The Movement te Extend tbe Uaaineu of
tba Northern l-iclUe Railroad
Company.
The greatest competition whieh the
Wells Farge express company have yet
encountered en the San Franoiseo coast is
about te be inaugurated. W. J. Festner,
general superintendent of the Northern
Pacifle railroad company, is new in San
Francisce completing arrangements te set
in operation the western division of the
company. He will open offices in Kansas
City and will commence business en Sep
tember 1, making San Francisce and Port
land, Oregon, the two principal branch
offices of the western division but whieh
of the twO will be selected as headquar
tars is still undecided. Agencies will be
established at ether points in California.
In response te a question as te whether the
possibility of making San Franoiseo the
headquarters did net mean aetive compe
tition with the Wells Farge company Mr.
Festner said it might be se construed, but
that it depends en circumstances hew far
active competition will be carried.
The
Flames.
Gilmour's steam saw mill, near Hull,
(Quebec, was burned en Wednesday night.
Less, $100,000. A fire in Danville, Vir
ginia, yesterday afternoon, destroyed the
cotton factory of E. L. & A. Gerst ; te
bacoe warehouse of S. H. Helland & Ce.;
the tobacco factory of Hale, Hiekey &
Oyer, and the tobacco factory of W. F.
Lew and several smaller buildings, causing
a less estimated at $150,000. -A fire in
Richmond, Virginia, yesterday morning,
destroyed A. M. Lyen & Ce.'s tobacco
factory, William A. Waldran's tobacco
machinery manufactory, and G. P. Hawes
& Ce.'s saw and file works, causing a less
of $35,000. Three blocks of dwellings in
Meridian, Mississippi, were burned en
Wednesday. Less about $50,000.
Valuable florae Barned.
In Lexington Ky., the training stables
of J. B. Shoekenoy, at the fair geunds, en
the outskirts of the city, were burned it is
supposed, by incendiaries. Seven fine
horses were lest, six of them Richard
Wilkes,Minnie Wilkes, a sorrel colt by
Herry Wilkes, Jack Rabbit by Geerge
Wilkes, and a Btallien, were the property
of James Shaokleferd, of Richmond Ky.,
and the seventh belonged te Mr. Over
streec. The horses were very valuable
ones, and were worth an average' of $2,000
te $8,000 each. The less en the stable
building is about $4,000.
Tbe Rational Farty'a Platform.
At Asbury Park, N. J., at the Thursday
morning session of the convention of the
National party or New Jersey a long plat,
form was offered. It favored governmen
tal control of railroads and telegraph lines,
demanded that all money issued should be
a legal tender and favored a postal tele
graph service, equal taxation, etc. The
section in favor of female suffrage waft
adopted after a warm dissuasion, but one
askiBg for prohibition laws was voted
down.
DORSET'S ST0EY.
HOW THE rBKSIDJBNOT WAS KOTJQHT.
OStees BargalaM ter sad AaetleaM Off Off
Hew Haw Sera- waa carried la 1880
nameless corruption.
The New Yerk Sun has procured an
interview with Mr. Dersey at his ranch in
New Mexico. Te the interviewer Mr.
Deraey has reiterated with particularity
the substance of previous declarations
with reference te the management of Mr.
Garfield's presidential campaign. The Bun
summarizes Mr. Dersey's latest declara
tions as fellows :
First. That Sherman was betrayed .at
Chicago ; that the pretended surprise of
Garfield's nomination was a sham, and
that it was the result of a prearranged
plan.
Second. That jealousy and ambitions
appeared at the very beginning of the can
vass, and showed themselves in the organ
izatien of the national committee.
Third. That it was at the earnest re
quest of Garfield, Governer Fester and
General Arthur that he accepted the place
of secretary of the national committee.
Fourth. That the rieh bankers of New
Yerk were se distrustful that they refused
te contribute a cent until a peculiar or er or
ganisateon known as a finance cemmittee,
composed of these bankers, was formed.
Fifth. He intimates that Garfield, Ar
thur and all the Republican leaders relied
upon money te win the battle, and admits
that a very large sum was raised and dis
bursed by these bankers. It was purely a
money campaign.
Sixth. He asserts positively that Gar
field bought the New Yerk Stalwarts'
support by a positive premise te appoint
Levi P. Morten secretary of the treas
ury. Seventh. He reiterates the charge that
the pockets of the New Yerk bankers were
reached through a premise of Garfield's te
allow a syndicate of them te refund the
government bends.
Eighth. He asserts with great positive
neas that a bargain was made between
Garfield's representatives aud J ay Gould
and C. P. Huntington, by which Garfield
premised te secure the appointment of
Stanley Matthews as associate justice of
the supreme court, and the two capitalists
premised $190,000 te the Republican cam
paign fund. He asserts that this money
was paid, was brought te him in Indiana
by Mr. T. C. Piatt, and that he caused
mere than half of it te be sent te Ohie te
be used by Governer Fester in the cam
paign there.
Ninth. He asserts that mere than $400,
000 was taken te Indiana by a prominent
New Yerk banker whom he names ; that
this was used there te carry the day.
Tenth. He asserts that Garfield was
most eager te have as much money raised
as possible se eager that he made the
blunder of writing the Hubbell letter,
against his (Dersey's) advice.
Eleventh. He asserts that the vast fund
raised, between one and two million dol
lars, was a corruption fund.
Twelfth. He tells the story of the curi
ous intrigues that led te the putting of
James and MaeVeagh into Garfield's oab eab
net, and asserts that it was Garfield's
intention te remove them.
Thirteenth. He asserts that Garfield was
bulldozed by Blaine and a prominent New
Yerk editor into violating his premises te
Cenkliug, and into appointing Robertsen
collector of the pert of New Yerk, without
having first notified the New Yerk sena
tors that such was his attention. But
this bulldozing took the shape of a threat
te publish the details of the Stanley
Matthews scandal unless Robertsen's ap
pointment was made.
Such are Mr. Dersey's charges. He
makes no apologies for such part as he
took in all this, but he seems new es
pecially pleased that the books and
vouchers that the disbursing agent of the
campaign fdnd has will show that he (Dor (Der
sey) never touched any of the money.
Dersey does net directly charge that large
sums were used te bribe veters in New
Yerk and Kings counties, for he has net
absolute personal knowledge of it, but he
has no doubt et it,. knows that immense
sums were spent in these two counties,
and oeupling that faet with the large and
wholly unexpected reduction of the
Democratic vote, there is no room for any
ether inference than that the vote of New
Yerk was bought by the money of the
Wall street bankers.
MORE KEVJEI.ATIUN3.
Tbe
Black Walnut Bureau" in the Indi
ana Campaign.
In tbe Sun of te day Dersey's story is
supplemented by the revelations of a man
who was a Republican officeholder at the
East in 1880. A fortnight before the
Ooteber election in Indiana, he says, " I
received an urgent request, or command,
te go te Indianapolis. The summons was
in writing. It was signed by Senater
Dersey. I took this letter te my official
superior and was told by him te go.
"When I reached Indianapolis I reported
te Senater Dersey, and until three or four
days before the election worked under his
directions. During the canvass I was
daily in contaet with Dersey and the ether
Republican managers at their headquarters
in the New-Denisen house. Dersey was
everything in that campaign. He thought
of everything, cared for everything, su
pervised everything, was obeyed by every
body. When, one day, he breke down
overwork and was sick in bed, matters at
headquarters were in hopeless confusion.
The subordinate managers ran around
wildly aud helpless, like se many chickens
with their heads chopped off.
" Dudley and New were en the ground,
but their work relatively amounted te
little, although they have been superbly
rewarded for the work that they did. The
one trusted lieutenant of Stephen W.
Dersey was Geerge C. Gerham. He was
cool-headed and efficient. Nearly every
dollar of the Indiana fund that was paid
out te local or imported agents was paid
en the order of Stephen W. Dersey or en
the order of Geerge C. Gerham.
"Swaim was also there during almost all
of my stay, as the personal representative
of Garfield. He was constantly at head
quarters. He communicated with Garfield
several times every day, by telegraph or
by mail. I also wrote frequently le Gar
field te inform him as te the situation.
This fact Swaim must have discovered
during one of his flying visits te Menter,
for he afterwards treated me with some
sulkiness. He appeared te be displeased
because facts went te Menter through
another medium than himself.
"My particular and immediate functions
were the organization and control of the
parties, of strikers, repeaters and roughs
brought te Indianapolis from the East and
distributed in small gauss te different
peipts in the state. The trick of impor
tation and colonization had been tried en
a much larger scale, but without success,
in 1876, when I was also in Indiana. In
1880 the means used te carry the state
were different. The chief dependance was
put en Greenbacks, net en colonists and
repeaters.
' In the Garfield year, I think, net mere
than 150 outsiders were sent te Indiana
from the east for these mirnesea One
party, as I remember, consisted of 45 men
from Baltimore and Wilmington. There
were gangs from Philadelphia. Pittsbnn?
and ether eastern cities. The imported
republicans were letter carriers, petty
officeholders and ward workers in the
cities where they belonged. Their duties
were te intimidate Democratic voters, te
brawl, create disturbances and knock
men down if necessary, te personate
Democratic voters and te repeat as often
as possible.
"On-Wednesday evening, Oct. 6 about
darkf Senater Den Cameren arrived at the
new Denisea house, and was immediately
shown te headquarters. He found Dersey
still confined te his bed. Gerham,
Chauncey I. Filley, and some of the lesser
lieutenants were there. Den Cameren
had a small black satchel in bis hand. I
shook hands with him.
' Hew are things here ?' he asked.
'Everything leeks splendid,' said I.
' We shall carry the state by 3,000 ma
jority.' 'Well,' said he ' I have brought some
valuable reinforcements.'
" Senater Den Cameren's hand bag con
tained $60,000, contributed by the manu
facturers of Pittsburg and ether capitalists
in Pennsylvania. By ten o'clock the faet
had leaked out, and the workers were
jubilant ever the amount which Den
Cameren bad extracted from the iron and
steel interests of Pennsylvania.
"The money used in the canvass was kept
in the three drawers of a black walnut
burean iu a little back room in the New New
Denisen house. This room adjoined the
main dining room of the hotel and was
separated from Dersey's main headquar
ters by one passage way. The use te
whieh this room was put was known only
te Dersey and two or three of his most
trusted aids. Gerham had the entry te
the room. - Its constant and sole occu
pant was a gentleman apparently about 65
years old, nearly six feet tall, of stout
build and with a determined face. He had
a long, full beard, pretty well sprinkled
with gray. I de net knew the name of
this man. I never asked.
"This man was the custodian of the
campaign funds, and at one time there was
net less than $250,000 in bank bills in the
three drawers of the bureau which he
guarded. The money was of all denomi
nations, from hundred dollar notes down
te ones and twos. The larger notes were
in the top drawer. I saw the money in
this bureau. The top drawer, when I saw
it, and the middle drawer were nearly full ;
thejbottem drawer, which held the fives,
twos and ones, was about half full.
"Every bill paid by this cashier was paid
en orders from Dersey or Gerham ; possi
bly there may have been payments en the
order of Chauncey I. Filley or Jehn C.
New. I saw a number of these orders.
They were tickets, or small slips of paper,
with the amount in figures, the name of
the person who was te receive it, and the
signature or initials of Gerham, sometimes
of Dersey. Sometimes Gerham simply
made a ticket with the amount and name
of payee, without any signature, Then
be would take the slip into the little room
and receive the money from the cashier,
who would pnt the ticket into the drawer
as his voucher. Ne accounts were kept.
" One case of which I have personal
knowledge where money waa paid te buy
Democratic votes was this : Six hundred
dollars was premised te a Democrat in
Fert Wayne, a prominent local pelitican,
for his influence in the ward. The sale
was arranged by a special agent of the
posteffice, acting under an alleged under
standing with Dersey. This meney, after
having been premised by the special agent
te be delivered te the aforesaid Democrat,
was sent by another messenger. The
special agent resented at the time what
seemed te be a lack of confide uce in him
personally.
"Among the mere prominent managers
and agents who were cognizant of all these
facts were Marshall Dunn of Delaware.
Special agents Tidball and Hendersen of
the pe?t office department, surveyor
Caulk and Mayer Wiegel of Baltimore,
Themas Chappell and Themas Cavanaugh
of the treasurer department. The last
named was deputy sergant-at arms of the
last Heuse. I think he was the man who
accompanied as a guard, the money from
New Yerk te Indianapolis. Alse, Detec
tive MeElfresh and Geerge Miller were
preminents agents at Indianapolis."
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THIS VL.OVK& CLUB AX DEKKEL.KV.
A Reception at tbe Mew Seaside Resort of
Beidt, of tbe Beltevne.
A reception and dinner was given yes.
terday at Berkeley Arms, Berkely, N.' J.,
by Geerge C. Beldt, te the Clever club and
a number of gentlemen, principally jour
nalists, from Philadelphia, New Yerk,
Baltimore and Washington. Special trains
from Philadelphia and new Yerk were pro
vided for the convenience of guests. The
party arrived at Berkeley by eleven o'clock
a. m. and were received by Messrs. Themas
Dorrance and Beldt and conducted te the
hotel. A collation was in readiness,
served en one of the bread piazzas. The
following half hour was passed in a general
inspection of the hotel and surroundings,
and then a bath in the ocean was sug
gested. The surf was delicious and voted
te be the best bathing en the Jersey coast.
A yachting trip was the next arrange
ment en the pregramme. Half a dozen
commodious sailing vessels were lying in
Barnegat bay, and they were quietly
filled with passengers, the destination
being Cranmore Farm, a sail of about one
hour's duration. At the farm the visitors
were received by Mr. Jehn Haines, the
proprietor, and his superintendent, Chas.
G. Sherman. Cranmore is a par
feet agricultural paradise. It is a pet hobby
of the wealthy proprietor, and one of tbe
show places in the country. A herd of very
valuable Channel Island cattle is one of
the attractions, several of the beautiful
animals being valued at $3,000 and $4,000.
Several magnificent St. Bernard dogs, of
pure breed, were also shown, and the
champagne and milk were served in a
picturesque bachelor's "den," fitted up
in a most luxurious manner by Mr.
Haines for the reception of his friends.
The milk, the produet of the illustrious
cows en the farm, was in great request,
while the champagne was hardly touehed.
The return yachting journey was made
in excellent time, and a comfortable half
hour was killed at the hotel previous te
dinner, the latter being announced at 5:30.
On the doers of the dining hall being
thrown op?n, tbe guests were ushered in
te the strains of music, and a magnificent
sight greeted their expectant vision. The
four-leafed clever table of the elub sent
for the occasion from Bellevue hotel, was
enclosed in a horseshoe, seats being ar
ranged around the leaf and the outer rim
of the semi-circle. A meadow of clever in
flower covered the whole of the table, with
the exception of the necessary space for
the plates and glasses. Pyramids of flow
ers and fruits were planted at intervals in
the meadow, a hill of clever blossoms
forming the centre adernmeat. Plateaus
of costly flowers and fruits in every kind
of tasteful arrangement decorated the
horseshoe table, and bills of fare of an
elaborate description and bouquets were
at each cover.
Sixty gentlemen sat down te dinner, W-
W. Balcb, vice president of the Clever
club, in the chair. During the course of
tne eanquet, which consisted of the
choicest dishes Franceis knows bow te
serve and the rarest wines from the Bell
view hotel in Philadelphia, a selection of
music was played by an orchestra hidden
behind a screen of tropical plants. The
customary speeches and choruses peculiar
te the Clever club were successfully
launched en gratified ears, and Mr. Beldt
received the honor of being the first toast
of the evening, which was drunk standing
from the "Leving Cup." At 9 o'clock
trains were in waiting te take the guests
home.
Among the letters of regret was one
from Monsignor Capel, who expressed bis
disappointment "at a previous appoint
ment depriving him of the pleasure of
being injcleveri"
Charged With Embezzlement.
Ames Mowery had a hearing yesterday
en the charge of embezzlement, before
Alderman MoCenomy. It was alleged that
he collected moneys belonging te Geerge
Gressman, and failed te turn them ever.
He was held in bail for court.
THE AUDITORS' COURT.
BEGINNING UFA. TKOIOU3 IMQtJIKT.
' qeire Vraak en tba Staad Seme
ciea en tbe Decket A MldHBMtr
Wrangle of tbe Lawyerf.
In obedience te the subpoena served
upon him by the sheriff, Jehn P. Frank,
justice of the peace, of Columbia, appeared
with counsel before tbe county auditors,
(who were represented by E. K. Martin,
esq.,) at 9 a. m. te day.
Mr. Frank was sworn. He was shown
the bill of costs in the case of Manhart et
a', and asked if it was his bill of costs in
said case ; he answered that it was. He
was asked if he received the complaints
and oaths in that case. Mr. Atlee object
ed.but the witness was allewed te answer,
which he did affirmatively, adding that the
clerk of quarter sessions had the com
plaints. The complaints were produced
and identified. The witness was asked if
he had issued two warrants In this case.
Mr. Atlee objected and asked what was
the objeet of the question.
Mr. Martin stated that but one com
plaint was charged for and two warrants
were issued.
Mr. Brown said there were two warrants
here, and if tbe magistrate charged for
only one, the county was indebted te him
for the ether. Witness answered that he
had issued two warrants, and had issued
subpoenas for twenty witnesses, adminis
tered sixteen oaths and examined sixteen
witnesses. He produced his docket and
read the names of the witnesses ; he had
had two examinations ; the accused being
heard separately ; April ISth and April
20tb, 1881 ; he committed them for trial at
court en the 20th of April ; Mr. Frank
said he took three recegnizances in these
cases. Mr. Martin asked him te explain
hew he took them. Mr. Frank explained
that he took one of the recegnizances, and
committed the prisoners for trial because
they could net get bail in Columbia, but
en reaching Lancaster they went before
Alderman Barr, and he took the ether
two recegnizances. In his bill he eharged
for the three recegnizances and
paid Alderman Barr $1 for these
taken by him. When he presented
his bill after the trial the clerk of
quarter sissiens said that the two defend
ants having been tried together, one of the
recegnizances should be stricken off, and
he made no objection ; this accounts for
there being only three instead of four
recegnizances. In answer te a question
by Mr. Martin, witness said the reoegniz
ances taken by him were for a bearing and
these taken by Alderman Barr were for
appearance at court. Witness charged
for two commitments ; but when the pris
oners reached Lancaster they were releas
ed en bail by Alderman Barr. Witness
eharged for the two returns te court but
the dork of quarter sessions allowed him
for only one.
Mr. Atlee said that the position of
'Squire Frank was that the bills having
been adjudicated by the clerk of court that
was au end of the matter, and the auditors
had no authority te investigate it.
In answer te a question witness said he
had sworn twenty witnesses but returned
te court only tbose whom be thought te
ba necessary.
In the case of Louisa Cenner, libel,
witness charged for two recegnizances,
and one return.
Mr. Atlee asked tbe auditors if they in
tended te go through all the bills en the
table before there, and said if they were
going te de se Mr. Frank's counsel
would refuse te go further in the examina
tion. Mr. Brown Baid that counsel were per
mitting the auditors as a matter of grace
te ask questions they had no right te ask;
that these bills bad been regularly taxed
by the clerk of court, and the county
commissioners themselves could net have
refused te pay them, and the auditors had
no right te investigate them.
A few ether bills were examined and a
few clerical errors, amounting te about 30
coats, were discovered. Mr. Eiby, clerk of
the court, acknowledged the errors te be
his own in making the additions, and net
rrer3 of Mr. Frank in making out the
bills.
Several of 'Squire Frank's bills for dis
missed C383S were produced, and he made
explanation of a few disputed items of
costs.
In the case of Jehn MeClain, charged
with drunken and disorderly conduct,
Frederick Struck appears as prosecutor,
and Henry Struck as a witness. 'Squire
Frank was asked if he committed McClain
en the testimony of these witnesses. He
answered that he did ; and in answer te
questions he said that Frederick Struck
was a constable and Henry Struck was his
son. Frederick Struck appears as prose
cutor in sixty or seronty-five dismissed
cases, and Henry Struck as a witness in
many of them.
A great deal of time was consumed in.
desultory controversy among counsel, and
finally the beard adjourned until one
o'c'eck p. m.
At 1 o'clock the beard reassembled and
compared a number of Alderman Frank's
bills with the entries in his docket, and
made note of such of them as they deemed
te be irragular. They then adjourned until
Tuesday morning, when 'Squire Frank
will again appear before them.
liB. WICKhKSHAM AT OUKAN GBOVE.
In JfaTer of national Ala ler Education,
nut net the Wharten Barker
Scheme.
At the meeting for national educational
purposes at Ocean Greve yesterday Dr.
Wiekersham of this city, made an address
en national aid te education, in which
after reviewing the educational operations
of countries in the old world he said : "
" Iu respect te popular education the
principle of local self government is a vital
one in a republic, and should be guarded
with the utmost care. Ner would I favor,
as a general policy, aid te popular educa
tion from the national treasury, fearing
that it would be accompanied here,
as elsewhere, by a centralizing ten
dency. Such a policy has strong adve.
eates iu Congress, and tbe political party
in my own state with which J. affiliate has
recently adopted as a plank in its'platferm
a preposition te distribute surplus reve
nues in the national treasury among the
several istates for the parpese of education.
r or one, l ueuut iue wiauum et mis action. i
It may win favor from unthinking people,
from theso especially among whom there
it, as Lord Castlereagh styled it, ' an ig
norant impatience of taxation ;' but such
a distribution of money would in the
end weaken our system of popular educa
tion. "The host schools the world ever are te
be'teund among people who tax themselves
for their support, and education is univer
sally held iu the highest esteem by these
who have been taught te pay for it with
money from their own pockets.
" But, as an exception te the general
educational policy which I deem best in a
government like ours, as a step pressingly
demanded by the existing state of affairs
in a large portion of the country, I think
it wenld be eminently wise and just for
Congress te make a contribution, or a
series of contributions, in aid of the feeble
educational systems of the Seuth ; and, if
I could have my way, I would make them
en a scale se liberal as te place a school
within the reach of every child new suffer
ing for the of instruction. The same hand
that struck down the rebellion should new
be outstretched with kindliest help te
supply the seuthland's greatest need the
education of her people."
Treepasfing.
Peter Bete, a young boy, who with
Geerge Gerlitzski, is charged with having
trespassed en the property of Dr. Carpen
ter, en Rockland street, where they broke
trees, Ac., was arrested at his home en
Locust street, at an early hour this morn
ing. He k held for a bearing before
Aldermaa MoCenomy.
BASEBALL.
Kaauma S, Ireaaldea 1.
Yesterday afternoon the Ironsides and
Easten clubs met for the first time en the
grounds of the former in this city. The
audience numbered at least 600 and a fine
game was witnessed, the home club being
again defeated by score of 3 te 1. The
Eastea team is strong and it had been
expected that they would win easily and
betting was largely in their favor from
the time they were first announced. As
eea .as they eaese en the field yesterdav
for practice it was easy te be seen that
they were fine players. The Irenside pre
sented the same team they had en Tues
day with tbe exception of one man,
Winters, late of the Duncannon elub play
ed centre field ; but he did net have an
opportunity of showing what he was
capable of doing. The visitors wen the
game in one inning.by bunehing their hits
and putting the balls where they were safe.
Game was called at 3:15 with Chester
Cumming8 as umpire. Zeeher lest the
toss and he opened at the bat for the
Ironsides,going out at first. Hofferd tried te
make first after three strikes but was put
out. Sweitzer went out at the same place
en a geed atop of Rittenhouse. Of tbe
Eastens ; Gilligan and Dehlmanjwer.t out
en strikes and Parker en first base.
la the second inning, Winters went out
en a fly te Green. Schiller's bail was
fumbled by Spence, and he reached first
easily, stealing second and scored the first
run en the failure of second baseman te
catch a ball thrown Lira. Kelly took his
base en balls and stelo second. Fester
went out at first, and King made a geed
hit, which tbe right field could net get m
time, and he made second. Kelly ran en
this ball and was declared out at first, by
the umpire, although he wa3 en his base
before the ball reaehed it. The Eastens
were quickly retired without scoring.
In the third inning Hofferd and Six
smith went out at first en short balls and
Zeeher en a foul fly. Hanna, of the Eas
tens, was retired by Zecher's geed step.
Rittenheuse made a geed bat te right field
which enabled bim te make first easily.
This was follewod by another by Gil
ligan. Parker made a tromeudous bat,
reaching third and bringing Gilligan
and Rittenhouse in. Parker scored the
last run of the side en Dehlman's safe hit.
Green's ball was mulfed by King, who
had a long run in right field. Spance
knocked a short fly te Fester which he
dropped, and Zeeher picked ic up in time
te put Green out en second and head Doiil Deiil
man off at third, making a pretty double
play.
Alter the third inning neither aide
seared a run, both beiug blanked te the
end The fisldiug was very fine en both
s:des, and no one could wish te see better
ball playing. The nines both had raeu en
third base several times afterwards but
they were net allowed te get home. The
score in full is as fellows :
IRONSIDES.
A. B. K. 111. P. O A. K.
zeener. ss t e u 1 z 'i
Hofferd, p 4 i) 1 it r. 1
Sweltzer, 3b 4 e u 1 :t e
Winters, ct I e e e 0 1
Schiller lb 4 1 0 ." 0 0
Keliy.lt :: 001 00
Fester, 21; :j e l n 11
Klng.rl 8 oil 01
Slxsmlth, c s 0 u 5 ue
lotel 22 1 :: 21 21 1;
EAS TON.
Gilligan. 1 f. 4 110 0 0
Parker, rf. 4 120 ti 11
Dehlman, lb 4 0 0 10 11 1
Green, s a 4 0 1 s 11
Sne:ice,3b 4 0 1 5 4 1
Barber. -Jt) 1 0 0 2 00
Denliam, cl I 010 .1 it
Hanna. c :; 0 1 7 Je
ttittenheuse, p :: 1 1 0 5 0
Total 31 ::
I3MN03.
12 3 1
Ironsides 0 100
JSasten .0 0 ;i 0
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O 0 I
0 x ::
Umpire Chester Cummlngs.
Oniattafactery umpiring.
Fer some reason Chester Cummings, a
young man of this city, was put in te
umpire the game yesterday. He was
recommended te the management of tbe
club as having a thorough knowledge of
the game. He certainly mtde a number
of grave errors, whieh gave the
visitors a decided advantage in the game,
and that was the opinion of nine-tenths of
the people who saw the game. The great
est mistake made by him was in declaring
Kelly out at third In the second inning.
It was plain te evcryone that the
runnner was there in time te be
safe. He was declared out, however,
and but for this the Ecere would have
been higher for the home team. Besides
several ether errors at the bases, the call
ing of strikes en the home team was very
unfair. Mr. Cummings admitted after
the game that be was wrong in ene
or two decisienp. Outside of that he
claims te bavc been fair and impartial.
The Easten boys were very free te kick
in the early part of the game and by their
loud talk seemed te have bulldozed the
umpire, for his bad decisions followed and
the visitors did net complain ence
after the third inuing. After the game
Dehlman, first baseman of the visiting
nine, said in conversation with a friend
here: "that umpire wen the game for us."
There was never an assemblage en the
ground which was se unanimous in its
opinion of an umpire, and it was the talk
of the town last night. It i3 net said that
the errors made by Mr. Cummings were
intentional, but they were very grave and
did great injury te the home team, who
worked bard all day en an uphill game,
doing excellent work in the face of many
difficulties. The cry of bad umpiring is
very old, but when it as plain as yester
day it cannot be covered.
rolet off the Field.
During the time that Geerge Myers was
umpire of the ball games here there were
always a few persons who would accuse
bim of being unfair te either ene side or
the ether. The Examiner in its editorial
columns lent assistance te these howlers, ,
and it was thought te make an experiment
by putting some one else iu the position
The result of yesterday's is shown above.
Air. Myers may have made a few errors
while umpire, but it is conceded by all
that he is a geed man for the position aud
does all in his power te be fair and im
partial in bis decisions.
(The position of umpire is very haid te
fill te the satisfaction of every one and as
yesterday was Mr. Cummings' first trial
some of his errors can be excused. Plenty
of men who are thoroughly convergent
with the rules, &c, of the game go en the
field and make bad umpires, and the league
and association have as mnch trouble
securing competent meu as amateur club.-.
Ihey Keystone elub of Philadelphia will
play with the Ironsides te-morrow after
noon. Aa all of the Philadelphia nines
have all been defeated here it is believed
that this elub will bring as strong a team
as possible, and the game may be interest
ing.
, B. F. Yeung, the first baseman of the
Hunter club, of Pittsburg, has been en
gaged aa pitcher for the Carlisle nine.
The Ironsides, jr., and Snyder's cigar
store uine are playing this afternoon ou
the Ironsides grounds.
Other Uamee
Yesterday ether games were played as
follews: At Philadelphia: Philadelphia
7. New Yerk 3 ; at same city : Angust
Flower 0, Picked nine 7; same city : Hart
ville 10, 'Feley 2 ; Bosten : Bestens
1, Providence 0 ; Detroit : Chicago, G,
Detroit 3'; Cleveland : Buffalo 5, Cleve
land 14; Brooklyn : Brooklyn 4,
Trenten 2 ; New Yerk : Athletic 5, Mctre-
Ealitan 14 ; Pittsburg : Allegheny 4,
altimere 2 ; Columbus : St. Leuis 5,
Celambua 4 ; Ciaeinaati : Cincinnati 5,
Eclipse 0; game called at the end of the
sixth inning en account of rain.
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