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Tfee Stack Market.
It is commonly said that the real
criterion of the value of an article is the
price it will bring in the market ; but
this is very of ten a peer criterion, and
especially does it seem te be fallible in
discovering the values of stocks. It is
well understood that the prices prevail
ing in the Wall street market de net gen
erally represent the true values of the
stocks dealt in. The prices are often due
te manipulation, and even when they are
net, they are fixed by a class of dealers
in them who are net intelligent in their
operations. The business of buying and
selling stocks is one very easily done,
through the agency of the brokers. It i s
a very seductive business, in view of
the fluctuations in the ruling prices;
consequently people engage in it who
are entirely inexperienced in business
and who have no business knowledge or
sagacity or any quality that tends te
make their opinion of values valuable.
They are women, boys and men of all
grades. There is nothing te keep any
one out of stock dealing save the lack of
cash. Ne training is needed. The
stockbeard is open te all comers through
the ready assistance of the brokers, who
are eager and ready te serve any custe
mer who wants te gamble there. The
prices fixed for stocks by the dealing of
such people cannot possibly indicate
their real value. Generally they are tee
high, because gamblers are generally
sanguine ; sometimes they are tee low,
as gamblers are often cowardly. Where
ignorance is supreme among the mer
chants in an article, its price cannot
show its intrinsic value.
Wall street business for some time
past has been dull. Prices have been
declining, in consequence of the losses
suffered by the ignorant dealers at the
hands of the wary ones. The market
has been unsupported by the indiscrimi
nate buying of- the babes in finance.
Prices are dropping and will drop until
they reacli a value that is tested bj the
productive power of the property or a
sensible expectation of its prospective
value. They will even be likely
te fall below their proper price
in the natural distrust of values
which prevails in such periods
of depression. But there will be
plenty of intelligence and capital te
back it te bring stocks back very seen te
their just quotations and te keep them
from going very far below it. Ne one of
any judgment feels alarm at the condi
tion of the country or any doubt of its
continued prosperity. It is clear that
tlie only tiling demonstrated by the
present collapse in stock values is that
they have been dealt in foolishly by
people who did net knew what they were
doing.
Ik the view of the editor of an es
teemed religious contemporary, there is
nothing sadder te contemplate than the
church member who does net take the
church paper, unless it be the member
who takes it and does net read it, but
bundles up, unread, and sells te the gie-
cery man for wrapping paper a whole
bundle of the papers upon which the
church editor "has labored earnestly,
diligently, prayerfully for the last three
months 1" "It is one of the things
te which every editorial heart must be
come hardened. Fer it is one of the
things that will happen in this world, se
long as there are indifferent, ignorant
a ul unworthy members in the church.'
This complaint which in this particular
case proceeds from ene who has little
cause te complain that his sprightly and
progressive journal is net read is net an
infrequent one from the editors of
church papers, and they invariably
ascribe the trouble te the "indifferent
ignorant and unworthy members." It is
net se certain that it rests witli them
exclusively. Many men who sit in the
editorial chairs of church newspapers de
net fill them. Their papers are dull ; or
if net wanting in all the requisites of a
readable journal are dogmatic and con
troversial te an unbearable degree. The
newspaper that people will net take or
that, if taken and paid for, is unopened
and sold for wrapping paper is generally
net worth taking and reading ; and if
church papers have this experience mere
than any ether class would it net be welt
for these interested in them te inquire
for some ether cause of it than the indif
ference and ignorance of these who ought
te take them ? Probably they take the
secular papers te get the church news !
TriE profound sympathy, net only of
the Democracy, but of all the people of
Pennsylvania, gees out te Judge Black
and his family in this hour of their afflic
tion, and the bulletins from his bedside
are awaited with anxious interest. He
is a great and geed man. Fer mere
than forty years he has been a conspicu
ous public figure, and as a lawyer and
judge is the pride of his profession.
With pronounced convictions en all
subjects of public policy, he has always
displayed a fearlessness and vigor of
expression that have commanded respect
for them en all sides, while the cause of
the people is se near te him
that the utterances of no living man
in this ceuutry are received with
greater popular confidence that they
proceed from a clear head and an honest,
unselfish and sympathetic heart, ilis
geniality of disposition is commensurate
with his breadth of intellect, and his
social relations even with these who
differ most widely from him are of such
kind that the messages of inquiry and
sympathy which come te his home new
are almost Incessant. Judge Black has
filled a large measure of usefulness, but
he is se vigorous in general bodily health
and of such unabated mental strength
that the news of his critical condition
comes with severest shock te these who
knew him best, and who cherish for him
the most profound affection.
Tbk attack upon Mahone by the
straighteut Republicans of his state and
their co-operation with the Democrats
are indicative of a healthful condition of
political affairs in that commonwealth.
Habeaeis such a dictatorial comman
der and bis bossism is se offensive net
te speak of his unscrupulous purposes
and unprincipled methods in politics
that the disruption of his following,
which has come, has always been a ques
tion of time. The methods by which he
sought te win te his support and te
co-operation with his large and ignorant
negre following, the baser elements of
the Democracy have naturally alienated
from him the better elements of Repub
licanism, and these new make common
cause with his Democratic opponents te
rid the state of his domination. There
seems te be no room for denbt of the
success of their united effort.
The clock-like regularity with which
Courtney,the oarsman, is defeated in every
race he enters ought te make him eligible
te a position in the Philadelphia baseball
club.
Macadam thought before his death that
he had exhausted the possibilities of read
making, but his was a retrogressive age.
Up in Erie skulls and bones are the
delightful substitutes for stones in making
read beds
The Michigan Prohibition state con
vention arraigns the Republican party for
bad faith in net submitting the liquor
question te the peeple, and declares that
party is incompetent te deal with it. The
Republican party is tottering te its fall.
Upen what strange rocks of doetrino
some men will split. The anti-organ fac
tion of the United Presbyterian church,
assembled in Allegheny City, en Wednes
day declared in favor of abolishing the
organ in future for church services. The
poet who wrote of " music having charms
te seethe the savage breast " dared net
risk bis leputatien by including bigoted
churchmen.
Vinita, in the Indian territory, has
been selected as the scene of the Slade
Mitchell prize fight, cot for September 11.
It is the height of absurdity for these pre
fes3ers of the manly art te go se far from
home te de their slugging. Why net call
tbe brntal display a "sparring exhibition"
and held it in the heart of the metropolis
of the nation? Thore the stern guardians
of the law act as seconds in tlie3e fistic en
counters.
Thirteen has ever been esseined among
seme peeple an unlucky number. The
sad accident in a Cornish mine en Wed
nesday, by which twelve out of a party of
thirteen miners were killed by the break
ing of a repe attached te the ear in which
they were standing, will have a tendency
te confirm the fears of these who are
superstitious in this regard. Ne doubt
seme will be found te argue that had the
thirteenth man waited for the next car all
would have been well.
America may be the ideal home of the
laboring man se far as high wages are con.
earned, but the palm must surely be
awarded te Europe when the price of
living is considered. The Senate com
mittee who are investigating the cause of
the telegraph strike have elicited the
information that the pay of Wheatstone
operators in England was from 1 10s. te
2 10j. a week ; and that a man could live
canafertably in any part of England for
tea or twelve shillings a week or $2.50,
The American operator wbe leceives $50
per month, and is cempelled te expend $35
for meals and lodging, cxclusive of ap
parel, etc., is in a much less enviable
position than his English brother. It
would be well for some of the demagogues
who vehemently declaim against the
"pauper labor el Eurepe " te cut out
these facts te paste in their hats for handy
reference.
That Americau shipping is net what it
should be is an old story, yet few people aie
aware of the humble position the United
State occupies in that regard in compari
son te her foreign, neighbors. At the end
of the fiscal year 1882, the total tonnage of
ships owned by citizens of the United
States and sailing undsr the Ameiican
flag was 4.1C5.933 tens. Of this there
were employed in the foreign trade 1.259,
492 tens. Tha tonnage of vessels of priu.
cipal foreign countries entered at our
seaports during the same period was as
fellows : Great Britain, 7,G79,979 ; Ger
many, 1,251,184 ; Norwegian and Swedish,
830,200 ; French, 370,293 ; all ether
countries, 2,920,20j making a total of
11,C88,209. I? is thus r.eau that the United
States' whole foreign traffic is net one
sixth of that which Great Britain enjoys
with this country alone. Incredible as it
seems, it is nevertheless a fact that three
fourths of our produce are carried away,
and four-fifths of aH the imports are
brought in foreign vessels. The reason
for this state of affairs is easily sought.
The vast business relations between the
states, united with the rapid development
of rich territory in the West, has caused an
undue prominence te be given te domestic
commerce. It is a shortsighted policy,
h)wevcr, for the United States te tenderly
cherish domestic commerce, which is self
protecting, while her neighbers across the
sea are making themselvcs permanent
masters of all the foreign trade afloat.
Seme day iu the near future the mistake
will be mere apparent.
FEATURES OP THE STATE PRESS.
The Wilkesbarre Union Leader, Dem.,
thinks the sooner the Legislature adjourns
the hotter.
The Philadelphia North American bo be
lieves that the right of organized labor te
strike is indefeasible, but that its policy
is very unwise.
The Lancaster Examiner says the Rep
ublican party is new training the negre
for the duties of official place. Election
day is evidently drawing near.
The Pittsburg Dispattfi, Ind. Rep., de
clares that Jehn Stewart's course en the
apportionment makes him the open feo of
the cause whose standard he carried last
fall.
ThePottsville Chronicle thinks the living
issue of the fall campaign will be "whether
the treasury of Pennsylvania is te remain
under the control and management of
Chris. Magee."
The Meohaniesburg Journal is assured
that the governor will net be held respon
sible for the official delinquaneies of pub
lic servants who new seek te threw upen
him the blame of their own misdeeds.
The Franklin Reoesitoru confesses "that
all traces of the severe and bitter family-
quarrel that raged in the Republican
party last year have net disappeared, nor
will this be the ease for years te come."
TbeHazleten Plain Speaker will support
Eckiey B. Cere, Malcolm Hay or W. U.
Hensel for any office within the gift of the
Pennsylvania Democracy "se long as their
lives and characters remain what they are
new."
The Philadelphia Recerd discerns that
"Governer Pattison has laid held of the
public confidence with an unmistakable
grip. His honesty is recognized by his
own party with enthusiasm, and by the
Republicans with grudging assent."
The Philadelphia Ledger thinks that if
pupils cannot be obtained for the state
agricultural college without special effort,
it is pretty geed evidence that Buch a
school is net wanted and that the state
bad hotter close it and devete the mo
ney new expended upon it te some ether
use.
PEKSONAI..
" Ouida " denies that she is anti-Amer-icaa
or delicate. Who accused her of
delicacy ?
Ex-Goveuneb Heyt says that he is" as
strong a Republican as ever, though a free
thinker en the questions of the day."
I. Cltnten Arneld, of Drumore town
ship, who has been appointed principal of
the Oxford Friends select school, is a grad
uate of Millersville normal school. '
Generals Resecranb and Le Grange,
of California, are visiting Bosten in the
interests eT the proposed statue te Themas
Jeffersen.
Themas Dwight, who succeeds Oliver
Wendell Helmes as professor of anatomy,
is the grandson of Dr. Warren, Helmes'
predecessor and is a very able anatomist.
Will Huber and Miss Belle Cenklin, of
Mechanicsburg, Cumberland county, jour
neyed down te Luray cavern te be mar
ried in the " bridal chamber."
Cardinal Manning thinks that the
nnien of England, Ireland and Scotland is
essential te the complete prosperity of
each, while te Ireland it is a vital neces
sity. E. C Stedman & Ce., stock brokers in
New Yerk, have failed. The dishonesty
of the poet's son caused the wreek, and
net the fact the senior member of the firm
strode Pegassus.
Prep. J. S. Stahr, of this city, has con cen
tributed te the Reformed Quarterly Review
an able reputation of E. Wilferd Hall's
"Problem of Human Life, Here and Hero Here
after." James D. Warren, proprietor of the
Buffalo Commercial Advertiser, and treas
urer of the New Yerk Republican state
committee, is about te establish a new
morning paper at Buffalo, te be Stalwart
in politics, and which is expeeted te lessen
the circulation and offset the influence of
the half bieed Express.
Congressman W. D. Kelley writes
from Brighten that his health has greatly
improved during his foreign sojourn, and
that he can with ease, without becoming
wearied, walk: two miles at a stretcb. .Be
fore returning home he purposes visiting
the leading manufacturing establishments
in England, in quest of information which
he intends utilizing at the next cession of
Congress.
Rev. Dr. Maedalien, of Bosten, dis
coursed, at Uhautauqua, yesterday, upon
the "Marohef the Angle Saxen." He
believed the pardon of Eden was new
under the waters of the Indian Ocean,
though Dr. Warren, of Bosten University
asserted that it was anchored te tee north.
The vast antiquity of China was imagi
nary, and the Angle Saxons were as
ancient as any peeple. The original Saxen
was a cannibal, and first learned of love te
the race from tbe Hebrew BiDle.
THE L.KUISfeATOHK.
The Senate's Knlegiatlc Resolution en Judge
1JISCIC.
At Harrisburg, upon the assembling of
the senate Wednesday morning Mr. Sill
offered the follewing: :
Whereas the Senate of Peunsylvania has
learned with sincere regret of the serious
illness of Hen. Jeremiah S. Black, by
which their presiding officer, the lieuten
ant governor, is detained at hie bedside ;
therefore
Resolved, That, entertaining the highest
respect and admiration for the character,
attainments and career of the ominent
jurist and statesman whose services in the
first seat of our judiciary and highest de
partmeut at Washington in the most criti
cal period of our country's history have
neon followed by an active service at the
head of the American bar with unsullied
integrity, shedding lustra upon all, sena
tors will eaeh and all hope for his speedy
restoration te health, and express at this
time their eincerest sympathy.
Resolved, That a copy of these resolu
tions, engrossed by the clerk, be delivered
te Hen. James H. Ress, senator from
Yerk, for the lieutenant governor, with
assurance of the Senate's personal sym
pathy in these anxious hours.
unanimously adopted Dy a viva voce
vote.
The Senate resolution fixing a day for
nnal adjournment en August 21 was re
ceived from the Heuse, that body having
amended it se as te provide that apper
tienment shall be first completed. The
Senate refused te concur in the Heuse
amendment by 12 Demoeratic yeas te 16
Republican nays
The Senate then adjourned until this
morning.
Heuse or Representatives.
Mr. Furth's bill te ropeal the senatorial
and representative law of 1873 was read a
second time.
Mr. Sponsler, of Perry, said that this
bill, under the circumstances, and consid
ering the history of this session, can have
but ene interpretation. It is intended te
Ieave the state without any system of ap
portionment te elect senators and mem
bers. When this is done the Republicans
are te be coerced into an agreement, be
cause if nothing is then done confusion
and anarchy will fellow. He closed by
intimating that $10 per diem was the real
apportionment the Democrats desired te
obtain.
Mr. McNamara discussed the whole
series of apportionment bills presented
during the regular and special session.
He eulogized Governer Pattison as being
the best executive Pennsylvania ever had ;
in fact, a second Andrew Jacksen, who
had declared that " by the Great Eternal,
the constitution must be obeyed." The
Democrats were here te aid the governor
in tms determination.
Mr. Nichelson (Dim.) held that the
senatorial and representative apportion
ment law of 1874 would remain in force
until a new ene was passed, and he thought
it would ha revolutionary in the Heuse te
repeal the existing statutes, while the
Senate steed in its pre&ant attitude of de
fiance. But as te the congressional matter,
he considered that from the peculiar word
ing of the law of 1873 if the Legislature
failed te make a congressional apportion
ment Pennsylvania's representation in
Congress will be endangered two yeais
hence.
Without taking any decisive action en
the bill the Heuse adjourned until this
morning.
Keted With Eleasure.
Wilkesbarre Recerd.
-The Lancaster watch company has re
sumed business en a stronger basis than
ever. We note the fact with pleasure.
NEWS MISCELLANY.
HOWTHEQKKAT WORLD KCHSAWAY.
Tne Morning Stall Mcwa Boiled Down for
Quick Kaadlnc'-Tne Track of Crime
Throughout the Land.
In the agricultural society of Georgia,
in session at Atlanta, yesterday, Rr S. W.
Leland, in the course of an accucss en
" Laber," made " some interesting re
marks te show the felly of educating negre
laborers." Themas Hardeman was re
elected president for his eighth year in that
office. The 32d annual meeting of the
association for ths advancement of science
began at the University of Minnesota yes
terday, morning.
Tne schooner Alliance arrived at Hali
fax, Neva Scotia, yesterday, from the
scene of the wreck of the steamer Brant-
ford City. The captain reports that the
grounded vessel is lying en an even bot
tom. The Alliance brought a miscella
neous cargo and left several vessels at the
wreck packing the saved goods.
The Essex savings bank has foreclosed
a mortgage of 70,000 en St. Mary'
chureh, in Lawrence, Mass., en account of
the inability of the priests te raise suffic
ient funds te pay the interest and the
property will be sold at auction. The
structure cost ever $200,000.
The first rain that has visited Lynch
burg, Ya., for five weeks fell there yester
day. The corn crop in several of the
ssuthwestern counties of that state has
been destroyed and the tobacco crop dam
aged by drought.
The steamer Bernard Hill sailed from
Vera Cruz en the 14th host., for Baltimore.
The Norwegian bark Fredericka and
Earaliua, from Aspinwall for Quebec, was
reported coming up the St. Lawrence
yesterday with yellow fever en beard.
The treasury department yesterday is
sued orders for the opening of all the life
saving stations en the Atlantic and Gulf
oeasts en September 1.
A court tennis match for the champion
ship of America and a valuable purse was
played at Newport yesterday by Themas
Pettit, of Bosten, and Harry Reakes, of
Canada. Pettit wen by three sets te one.
The Calendar of Crime.
At Fayette station, en the CL 5 ..peaka
& Ohie railroad in Virginia, " last Monday
night Lee Reeves, colored who had previ
ously assaulted Edward Nelan, renewed
the attack and shot Nelan, Jehn Huddles Huddles
ten and another man, mortally wounding
Nelan and Huddlesten. The ether man
may recover. Reeves escaped. James
MoDenough was fally Bhet by Jehn W.
Dey in a saloon in Cincinnati en Tuesday
night. MoDenongh, being drunk, entered
Dey's room in a threatening manner and
accused him of robbery, whereupon Dey
shot McDonough in the breast, causing a
wound which resulted yesterday in death.
McDonough killed a mau two years age.
Albert Andersen a mulatto, stabbed and
killed Charles Marshall, another mulatto,
during the progress of a Republican pri
mary election in Cincinnati last night.
Edward J. Curry, of Baltimere, Md., has
been committed te jail, charged with mur
dering his wife. He reported te the
coroner that she had died of heart disease,
but the neighbors said that screams had
been heard, and an examination showed
that the woman's body was covered with
wounds. Isaac Evans, Rouben King and
Sweeney Younger, the Pittsylvania mur
derers, were last evening longed in jail at
Lynchburg, Ya., for safe custody until the
exeitement at Chatham shall have sub
sided.
Kscaped itogees.
Themas G. Hunt, the New Yerk mer
chant who disappeared in June, and who
was reported as being in Cambridge, Eng
land, has been discovered in Elizabeth
town, Essex county, New Yerk. He has
net been in Europe, and little can be
learned of his doings sinc3 the time of his
disappearance. He says he does net know knew
where he has been.
L. W. Jehnsen, the telegraph operator
whose negligence is said te have caused
the recent fatal collision en the Trey &
Bosten railroad, near Petersburg junction,
when six lives were lest, was arrested yes
terday en a charge of manslaughter in the
second degree, te which he pleaded net
guilty.
Revenue agents captured and destroyed
an illicit still, of 100 gallons capacity, near
Garfield posteffice, Texas, yesteiday.
Eighty gallons of beer and fifty pounds of
meal were also destroyed, aud a man
named Lovelady was arrested.
Meney Matters.
The acting comptroller of the currency
yesterday authorized the following na
tional banks : The first national bank of
Tayler, Texas, capital, $30,000 ; Decatur
national bank of Decatur, Indiana, capi
tal, $50,000; Seuth Branch Valley national
bank of Moorefield, West Virginia, capi
tal, $50,000 ; first national bank of Punx
sutawney, Pa., capital, $50,000, and first
national bank of Yancouver, Washington
territory, capital, $50,000.
The royal insurance company of Liver
pool, yesterday took out a permit for the
erectien in Chicago of a nine story office
building in Jacksen street, near the new
chamber of commerce, te cost $500,000.
Bids were opened yesterday at the
treasury department for the construction
of light houses at Cape San Bias and Sani
bel island, Flerida. The Phesuix iron com
pany, of Trenten, New Jersey, made the
lowest bid.
Fatally Gored by a usll.
Mrs. McCall, residing en a farm cash, of
Kese iiill, JUana3ka county, Iowa, and her
daughter wcre milking the cows. The
bull was in an adjoining let, but en seeing
the women jumped a wire fence and made
for them. The two daughters escaped,
but the mother was fearfully gored ; her
limbs were broken and the flesh was tern
from her face and breast. The screams of
the girls brought the men from the
harvest field, and en their arrival the bull
released his victim and rau after thatn.
He was knocked down and killed. This
is the recend accident of that kind in the
same locality, a man named MattD having
been fearfully gored a few days age.
Hotable Deaths.
Gen. Themas J. Haices, of the subsist
ence department, U. S. A. died at Hart Hart
eord, Conn., en the morning of the 14th
instant.
Augustus M. Harrington, who was U.
S. atterney for Northern Illinois, under
President Buchanan, died at Geneva, 111.,
en Tuesday.
Pierre Bernard, widower of the late
Careline Richings Bernard, died yesterday
at the White Sulphur springs, in Virginia.
His latter years had been occupied in
teaching mnsic.
Salcldea.
The coroner's jury in the drowning case
of Mrs. Kueblack, at Trenten, New Jer
sey Wednesday rendered a verdict of
suicide; and the husband was released.
Henry L. Yeung, general agent in Cincin
nati of the Grand Rapids & Indiana rail
road, committed suicide by sheeting him
self in his office at midnight en Tuesday.
He was drunk sheitly bofero committing
the deed. A letter was found upon him
purporting te be from a cousin, threaten
ing Yeung for being tee intimate with the
writer's wife.
A Klght With Indians.
The village ei Naceria,in Senera, Mexico,
was attacked by Apaches, en July 30th,
and Ave state guards, under Lieutenant
Morene, were killed. - Next morning
Morene marched out with 20 men and
found the savages, numbering 150 men,
strongly intrenched, and was driven back.
Reinforced by armed villagers he made a
second attack and was again repulsed after
several Indians had been killed. Morene
was slightly wounded. The Indians being
masters of the field drove off a. Int. r
cattle.
HOW BEMUI MJOST HIS OrFXUK.
Tne Inflneaea that waa Brought te
Bear en
QarfieM Dy ntzgeraid.
Washington Dispatch te the Times,
Apropos of the scandal regarding cer
tain Washington claim agents who have
been disbarred or recommended for dis
barment from practice in the interior de
partment a story is told as te the manner
in which President Garfield get rid of
Commissioner of Pensions Bentiey. It is
related by a gentleman who get the story
from Mr. Bentley's own lips, and furnishes
another interesting chapter en the Indiana
campaign. "It will be remembered," this
gentleman said, " that Fitzgerald was dis
barred under the Bentiey regime during
Hayes' administration, and no sooner had
Garfield taken the reins of government
than the Fitzgerald firm began a raid upon
Bentiey. They were conscious of their
power ever the new administration. They
had contributed largely te the Indiana
campaign fund and ran a big soldier paper.
They were moreover, from the same town-
Colonel Dudley was from and were per
sonal and intimate friends of his. Dudley
had been a conspicuous figure in the Indi
ana campaign. He and his friends,among
whom was the big elaim agent, conse
quently had a claim upon the new presi
dent. Joining issues, they asked that Bent
ley's office be given te Dudley. Finally,
after bringing te bear all the pressure they
could upon President Garfield, they suc
ceeded in getting a premise from him that
Bentiey should go and that Dudley should
become commissioner of pensions. But
hew te get rid of Bentiey was the ques
tion. Bentiey had been a geed officer and
under evil sorvice reform rules mere was
no geed reason te
peremptorily removei
him : and vet the president
WlSnOd tO
tnA i,,rf
fulfill his premise te Dudley and bis3
i yiuiuiw """V """ T'
friends. Finally he hit upon the plan eV
offering him the ministry te the ArgenfTss
Republic en the plea of promoting him'
ier ms exceiiuub uerviuu us uuujuiweiuum
of pens'ens. The place pays 7,0UU, a
much better salary than the commissioner
of pensions, but the ministry te the
Argentine Republic 's equivalent te ban
ishment. Garfield accordingly sent for Bentiey te
come te the White Heuse, and Bentiey
came. When he entered Garfield, in his
familiar way. slapped him en the shoulder
aud said : "Yeu have made an excellent
officer as commissioner of pensions, and I
would like te promote you. Hew would
you like te be min'ster te the Argentine
Republic?"
"I don't want the office," quickly re
sponded Mr.Bentley, who had some inkling
of the president's intentions.
" But," said the president, " the office
pays $7,500, while that of commissienar of
pensions only pays $5,000."
"That is true," returned Bantley ; "but
if I cannot be commissioner of pensions I
don't want any effice in your gift. If I de
net suit you as commissioner of pensions I
will resign at once."
" Oh, but you de," replied Garfield. " I
have always considered you as the best
commissioner of pensions we ever had. I
want te de something better for you."
"But," repeated Bentiey earnestly, "I
don't want any ether office, and if I cannot
have that I will resign."
" But." stammered Garfield, in confus
ion, "I have premised your cflica te
another."
" Then I will write my resignation and
send it te yen immediately," simply re
sponded Bentiey, and the interview ended.
Mr. Bentiey went away and wrote a letter
of resignation addressed te the president.
The following is the body of a circular
sent out from here by N. W. Fitzgerald
March 5, 1878, for which Secretary Schurz
promptly disbarred him, upon the recom
mendation of the commissioner of pen
sions :
"I am happy te inform you that the bill
giving pensions te all soldiers who served
fourteen days in the war of 1812 has this
day passed Congress aud is new a law.
Under this law you are entitled te said
pension. I have the records in my office.
Don't give your case te any agent, for I
am authorized by the government te pros
ccute these claims, and having the records
in my pocssien I can attend te it at
once."
The bill mentioned iu this circular did
net pass until about a week after the lat
ter had been sent euf, which gave Fitz
gerald an enterprising start ever ether
claim agents. The assertion that he had
the records in his effice was false; the dec
Iaratien that be was authorized by the
government te collect the claims was a
false representation, and en these grounds
he was disbarred at the time, but subse
qucntly he managed te be restored.
masenic errir.iOE.KS
Election in Denver of the General tirancl
Council.
The election of officers of the general
grand council of Royal and Select masons
took place Wednesday at the triennial
assambly new in session at Denver Cel.,
with the following result : M. P. general
grand master, G. M. Osgood, of Buffalo,
N. Y. ; P. P. general grand deputy mas"
ter, Geerge J. Pinkard, of New Orleans,
La., ; R. H general grand P. O. and W.
Geerge Ccoley Minncaplis, Minn., ; P.
general grand treasuer Orestes A. B. Sen
ter, Columbus, O. ; P. general grand
recorder, Benjamin F. Haller, Memphis,
Tenn.,; P. general grand captain of guards
Rebert Van Vesares, Indiana ; P. general
grand conductor of the council Jne.Haighr,
Sommerville, Mass.; general grand
marshal, Henry S. Orme, Les Angeles,
Cal. ; P. general grand steward, Geerge
L Masen, Baltimore, Md.
The officers were installed by P. M. I.
Grand Master Alfred F. Chapman geneial
grand high priest of Bosten, Mass.
Political Feintt.
The Miehigan prohibition state conven
tion met yesterday in Eaten Rapids. The
platform declares in favor of constitutional
and statutory prohibition el the manufac
ture of liquor as a beverage, arraigns the
Republican party for bad faith in net sub
mitting the question te the people, and
declares that the party is incompetent te
deal with the liquor question.
The Georgia Heuso of Rspresantatives
yesterday passed a bill appropriating
$1,000,000 for the building of a new capi capi
tel. It will doubtless pass the Senate,
perhaps with some amendments.
Ne Knbblnc tt Out.
Philadelphia Kccenl, Ind.
When we consider that the Republican
party, since it came into power, has mere
than trebled the cost of state and federal
administration, per capita, te the taypayers
of the country, we find it difficult te under
stand the sudden access of fear growing
out of the expense incurred in endeavoring
te secure a proper apportionment. The
expense, undoubtedly, is a serious matter.
There was no necessity for it. There was
no reason for delaying the leg
islative and judicial apportionment
of the state when the Republicans
had a working majority in both
Houses at a previous session of the Legis
lature. There is no reason for delay new,
except the stnbbern determination of the
Republican Senate te flout the desire of
the peeple as expressed in the divided
control of the General Assembly between
the parties, and in the unmistakable man
date of the constitution. The holy zeal for
economy which has come upon Republican
leaders and journals is a new inspiration.
We de net think it will outlast the occa
sion of it. When the taxpayers of the
state put their hand into their pockets te
feet the bills they will net fail te remem
ber that the expenditures for the extra
session were made in the vain attempt te
recall Republican legislators te the per
formance of a statutory duty. This is the
plain fact whieh the dullest clodhopper i
will net fail te comprehend. There is no
rubbing it out.
PANICKY PEOPLE.
1HUCH FC3S AND HTTLK BARBS.
An Alarm at Saratoga A Fire (talckly Mx-
tiPgalshed What might Have Been "
Anether Hetel Disaster.
At Saratoga Wednesday at a few minutes
past two o'clock a cloud of smoke rushed
out from the basement of a dress, and
oleak establishment located in one of the
wings of the Grand Union hotel. Hun
dreds of guests sat upon the immense
piazzas and ia the garden of the hotel ;
groups of elegantly attired ladies chatted
pleasantly with their male escorts, while
scores of children romped joyously through
the spacious grounds and vestibules of this
fashionable summer retreat. About two
thousand guests wcre stepping at the
house. .Soen after the smoke was aeen a
cry of " Fire, fire !" resounded through-
out the
corridors. The smeke increased
volume and everybody rushed te the
place whence it was seen te issue.
After taking a hasty glance at the omi
nous indications of a rapidly spreading
fire the guests left hastily in the direction
of their rooms. "De you' think the fire
will spread ?" "Will we have time te re
move our things?" Such were the ques
tions which were almost breathlessly pro
pounded as ladies, young and old, ran np
stairs te their respective apartments.
Many speedily reappeared bringing with
them bundles of all kinds. Articles of
wearing apparel, jewels and ether personal
effects were hastily wrapped in sheets,
towels and counterpanes and carried down
te the large parlor and the piazza. Cash-
me.ra seawjs, r-crsian wraps, suks ana
OIIWUO u i wiuie t.u.v .m&a..v. u luiua Ul
ladies and their attendants and deposited
ut A l,i
uu t-"rt'13 au" cau,a.
incident! or tne Alarm.
Some comical scenes and amusing cenvei-
uv." . ...f, . ,. 0 ..
came rushing through the main parlor in
search of his wife "Where was she?"
asked a friend. "She was taking a bath,"
he replied, "when the fire broke out, and
dressed herself hastily ; she came down
befere me." He seen found her, how
ever, among the crowd. Several excited
ladies appeared with a poedlo deg in one
hand and a jewel casket in the ether.
Brignoli, the operatic tener, was seen in
ene corner evidently trying te quiet the
nerves of an interesting blonde. Cham
bermaids and nurses also rushed wildly up
stairs and startled their mistresses with
the announcement that the hetel was en
fire.
During all this excitement two crowded
omnibuses drove up te the hotel and de
posited their guests, who registered at the
effice after hearing that the fire was likely
te be put out in a few minutes. The
village Ore department was called out and
a bucket brigade formed te pass water
from the fountain iu the northern portion
of ttie hotel park. The lire was seen ex
tinguished. Under the stere where the smeke was
first scen issuing from there are three
rooms, one in front, two in the rear of the
arcade or wide passageway whieh runs the
whele length of the building. Frem the
stere overhead a stairway descends be
tween these two rear rooms, and each is
entered by a deer leading from the land
ing at the feet of tbe stairs. In the room
further te the rear four girls were working
en costumes, &c, and a small gas stove
was burning en a stand against the north.
Just before two o'clock one of the guests
noticed a light reflected from the wall,
showing that thore was a llama in the
room beyond the stairway. She at once
gave the alarm. At tbe same moment
Herace Hammcll, empleyed as a plumber,
eame down the elevator and was passing
along the subterranean arcade when he
disceveted smeke issuing from this same
room.
A l'erllem Kmergency.
The deer was fastened, but he kicked it
in and found that two costumes which
were hanging en the forms or dummies
used by medistes te display completed
robes wcre en fire. He seized one and
lowered it cut into the arcade,
but the flames had shot up te
the joists and fleer overhead, about
seven feet from the fleer, and broke
threught into tbe stere above A pile of
loose paper which was stored in the corner
of the room where the forms were located
was ablaze. Hammell ran te get a fire
extinguisher, but the hese blew off and he
could net use it. He then ran through
the arcade te Congress street, at the south
side of the hets!, and gave the alaim.jsj
Meanwhile Miss McCarty, forewoman
iu the workshop, had geno up stairs and
given the alarm at the office, in the rotun
da. At ence the exeitement above de
scribed arose among the guests and em em
peoyes alike. The excitement spread
throughout the village as seen as the alarm
was sounded. The cembustible stuff in
the basement rooms and the yellow pine
floors made an amount of smoke altogether
dispropertioned te the fire. By this time
James H. Beker, engineer of the hotel,
had started dewu the arcade with a line of
hose, throwing four full streams and
beating back the smoke until his detach
ment reached the burning form, and at
ence flooded the room where the tire was
located.
The hose carts from the fire department
dreve into the grounds, and mere streams
were put into play from that direction.
Thn fleer of the piazza was cut through,
aud mere water being thrown in ' that
direction the smoke crept everywhere, and
excited persons en the scene thought the
Are had made much greater progress than
the facts proved, for the flame were con
fined entirely te the two basements rooms
where they erigipated, and did net cover
an area of mero than fifteen te twenty-five
feet.
James Cemer helped the girls out of the
room where the smoke was suffocating,
and they escaped without any damage. In
fact, a few slight cuts and bruises were all
the physical injuries sustained by anybody
'notwithstanding the great excitement
which for a time prevaled. Colonel H. S.
Clement ran ever from Congress hall, te
bring a let of his men and several of bis
fire extinguishers, which did geed service.
The less te the building was trifling, preb
ably net mere than $100 at the outside. It
was nearly all repaired before six o'clock
se that no sign existed of any fire.
Obituary.
Mr. Chas. M. Greincr died at his
father's residence, en East Main streeet,
Strasburg, en Wednesday morning, at two
o'clock, of consumption of the lungs, with
which he was attacked about October last.
His illness began with a severe cold,
which subsequently developed into con
sumption of the most rapid type.
The deceased was in his twenty
seventh year, and was the only
son of Mr. Daniel Greiner. -He leaves
behind him a father, mother and sister
te mourn his less, which, te tbem,
is irreparable. They may derive con
solatien, however, in cherishing the
hepe that he has geno te his reward. The
funeral services will take place ou Friday
aftarnoen at 2 o'cleck.at the SI. E. church.
Preeching by the Rev. J. Etinger. Inter
ment at the Strasburg cemetery.
gate of Benes.
Samuel Hess & Sen, auctioneers, sold at
public sale en last Monday, at Daniel
Legan's pale and exchange stables, for
Heward Baily, 17 head of Kentucky
driving horses at an average price of $180
per head.
Drank and Disorderly.
Emma Aschey, colored, get en another
drunk last night and raised, cane en Mid-'
1CUC Street a cut) amaja uucc. uug nai
locked up' by Officer Merringer for a hear
ing before Alderman A. F. Dennelly.
IaifDI9VJL.I.B VAJSP2IKJSTINU.
Teeaday and Wadneeday lreccedtngs-A
fceeantatlea la tna Camp.
At the Church of Ged campmeeting en
Tuesday there was a prayer meeting con
ducted by Peter Sides, of Bambridge ; at
10 a. m. Elder A. H. Leng preached from
Jehn x : 27-28. Ia the alternoen the chil
dren's meeting was conducted by Brether
D. W. Spencer, of Newville, Cumberland
county, and Mr. and Mrs. Palm, D. A. L.
Laverty and ethers addressed the children;
at the regular 3 p. m. services Elder G.
W. Getz,, of Baiabridge, preached from
PhilLTii fl2, "Werk Out Your Own salva
tion." Theme, " The, salvation in its
Professional Application," an exhortation
was delivered by Elder G. Seilhamer,
of this 'city, and at the evening services
at 7:45 Rev. Dr. S. D. C. Jaoxsen
preached from Phill. ii : 8. Theme, "He
Humbled Himself."
Wednesday Morning. The usual morn
ing prayer meeting was net held en ac
count of rain. At the regular 10 o'clock
services Elder J. B. Lockwood of Middle
town preached, Gal. 11 : 25, 26. 27, theme,
"The Unity of the Church." The ser
mon was replete with geed thoughts and
ably deliveied. Rev. A. I. Celm. of S".
Paul's M. E., church followed with an ex
hortation. Wednesday Afternoon. At 1:30 p. m.
the children's meeting was conducted by
Elder F. L. Nicodemus, of Saxton, Bed
ford county. Addresses were also de
livered by Elder A. H. Leng, J. Sanborn
and ether Sunday school workers.
At the regular 3 o'clock services Elder
W. R. Coovert, of Pittsburg, preached
from Hebrews vL, 18. Theme, " Chris,
tian Hepe." Elder W. J. Grissinger, of
Goldsboro, delivered an exhortation te
sinners te seek religion.
The C:30 prayer meeting was conducted
by Rev. A. I.vCollem, of St. Paul's M. E.
church; of this city.
Wednesday Evening At the usual even
ing services at 7:45, Elder W. L. Nicode
mus, of Saxton, Bedford county, preached
from 2d Cor. viii., 19. Themo, " Poverty
of Christ."
Presentation lu Camp.
After the usual evening services all the
friends in camp remained in thetabernacle,
.when Dr. Jacksen arese and en behalf of
the numerous friends of Elder G; W. Seil
hamer, wbe had attained his forty-eighth
birthday, presentsd tbe reverend gentle
man with a purse well filled with money,
contributed by his friends. Elder Seil
hamer feelingly responded, and the ser
vices were closed with music.
Thursday Morning. The morning
prayer meeting at G o'clock was conducted
by Rev. W. Ceulter of Pittsburg.
Owing te the inclemeucy Of the weather
another prayer meeting was held iu the
tabernacle at 9 o'clock and conducted by
Mr. Owcnbacb, of Meohaniesburg.
An ull milliliter Preaches.
Rev. Jehn Ress, of Piegrcss, Dauphin
county, the eldest minister in the Penn
sylvania eldership and contemporaneous
with Jehn Winebrenner, the founder of
the chureh, despite his burdeu of years
preached a most acceptable and instruc
tive sermon from Matt, ii, 1-2 ; tbenae :
" The Wise Menef tbe East."
FBANKITUKO ON TBIAJL.
Ojnvlcted en Four Indictment? Ttrclve
More te be Tried.
In the Chester ceuntv quarter sessions
court yesterday Jehn Frankford, the no
torieus criminal and jail breaker, was put
en trial. The Republican says that the
announcement had the effect of causing an
immense crowd te gather in the court
room, every seat being occupied, aud a
large number had te be satisfied with
standing room in the aisles. He was
brought up from the jail by Sheriff Gee.
R. Hoepcs, who had him handcuffed. The
sheriff and prisoner were accompanied by
a large crowd from tbe prison te the court
heuse.
Frankford was placed ou the prisoner's
bench, along the outer railing of that por
tion of the court room jet aside for the
use of the members of tha bar, and Sheriff
Hoopes took a seat beside him, after
removing the haudeuffs. Frankford is
very much changed since the day he was
arrested. Then be were only a mustache,
and his hair wa? moderately short ; his
blind oje was then uncovered. New he
has a heavy, dark brown beard, long hair
closely approaching black, and wears ever
his injured eye a neat new ercen patch.
He did net appear te take any interest in
the proceedings, but sat with his head
resting en his right band, occasionally
taking a furtive glance around the court
room.
The jury having been impanelled and
there being no challenges tbe attorneys
proceeded te work. Fer the commonweal tb
there were District Atterney Windle, Wm.
B. Waddell and Jeseph Hemphill, esqs.,
aud for Frankford, II. T. Fairlamb and
Wm. T. Haines, esqs. There were sixteen
bills of indictment against him, but he
was net tried upon all at once ; it was
thought well enough te commence with
four, they being the larceny of a biewu
mare, the property ei Hoopes, Bre. &
Themas, a carriage and lap blankets, and
the felonious entry of a stable.
When the district attorney was about
asking the question of Frankford, if he
would plead guilty or net guilty,
his counsel, Mr. Fairlamb, raised
the peiut, that this court had no
jurisdiction, as his client was a ihgitivu
from a sentence unserved in the Lancaster
county jail. The court, however, over
ruled the point. The prisoner then made
no plea, standing iu legal terms, mute.
The court then directed that a plea of net
guilty be entered and the trial proceeded.
The story of his operation as heretofero
related was sworn te by various witnesres ;
the defense had no testimony and the
attorneys, Waddell and Fairlamb, each
made a speech of a few minutes. The
ceuit then gave its charges and at G
o'clock tbe jury retired. In their absence
court adjourned, but they were only out
a few minutes and returned with a scaled
verdict, which when opened this morning
was found te be guilty in all tbe
charges.
Iwo Ifeys and Some rowder.
Yesterday afternoon Hughy Ilodgcen,
asccd 11 years, son of James Ilodgcen, of
22G Grant street, and Daniel Land is, a
little boy of the same age, who resides en
Middle street, went te the picnic grounds
at Recky springs. On the way they met
a gunner who gave young Landis seme
powder. The boys came te town and re
solved te have some fun. Landis put the
powder into a paper " toot " and set it en
fire. Hudgeun did net get away in time
when tha powder exploded and he was
terribly burned about the face and hands,
which are full of powder. It is feared
that he may Ieso the sight of his left eye.
He was taken te his home, where Dr.
Reland 'attended him. Landis had his
hair and cyu brews singed, bat be was net
burned.
Anether Bterr of Stevens.
Thaddeus SteveBs used, te say that a
contented farmer was a rarer creature
tlnn a white blackbird. Illustrative of
the assertion, he used te tell a story of a
certain farmer at whose house he once
visited. While strolling ever the farm,
Mr. Stevens observed that the farmer's
corncrep, which was just ripening, was
remarkable beyond anything be had ever
seen. "My friend," said Mr. Stevens te
the farmer, " this is truly magnificent I
There is nothing left te be desired in your
corn field this year." "Well," re
sponded the farmer, gradually, "it is
purty fair; pnrty fair. Bat;" and this
with a neticeable tinge of sadness. " thar
might be a few mere cunnels just a few
mere cunnels at end of tbe oeb."
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