LANCASTER DAILY INTEUJGENCER FRIDAY AUGUST 17. 1883.
iUncastet Intelligencer.
FBIDAY gVKNIKQ. AUG. 17. 1883.
The Suaterd Meiopely.
A Pittsburg correspondent of the Phil
adelphia Press says that the Tide Water
pipe line has been bought by tne atanu
ard oil company, and the statement is
very important if true, since it leaves
the Standard in possession of tie oil
carrying trade. But we doubt its truth,
since some of the parties who have con
trolled and are interested in the Tide
Water line are little likely te agree te
put the transportation of oil under the
Standard's control. The Tide Water
line is the one which the Standard com
pany's agents net long since sought te
capture through a fraudulent organiza
tion of the company, in which attempt
they were defeated by the decision of
Judge Church. Mr. Gewen was inter
ested, for the Reading railroad, against
the Standard's effort te gobble the Tide
Water line ; and it was during the in
quiry before Judge Church that the tes
timony of Patterson was produced, te
which Mr. Gewen referred in demanding
at the commencement of the late ses
sien of the Legislature an inquiry into
the manner in which the suit of the state
against the Standard company had been
conducted te its fruitless issue. Mr.
James R. Keene, of New Yerk, held
a large interest in the Tide
Water line. If it has passed new
under the control of the Standard
it must have been due te the weaken
ing of Keene in his opposition te the
monopoly, and it may be that a controll
ing interest in the company was purchas
able from such sources. It will net
generally be believed that Mr. Gewen
has compromised his opposition te the
Standard monopoly, as it would net be
in his nature se te act, nor would it be
consistent with his duty te his company
nor with his notions of his duty as a
man and a citizen.
The same correspondent says that the
Standard oil company began with a cap
ital of a million dollars, which is new
swelled from its profits te seventy mil
lions. These profits he figures at S"7,
105,322, from 1871 te 18S2, as fellows :
1871-7
1878..
1879..
1880..
- f i'i.u L,.1
- MJU,I I
- 8.089,451
. - ....... ..... lZ.h OtOve
1881.
HSi l3S8.5u7
Urund total 77,105,3i2
Hew nearly true this statement may be
we de net certainly knew, but we have
reason te believe that it is net exaggera
ted. The state, when it lately sought te
collect its share of these profits, was de
feated ignomineusly by a decision of the
supreme court which followed a case
badly presented for adjudication. The
popular suspicion is that the attorneys
for the state did net de their duty ; and
the supreme court itself is net free from
suspicion of its integrity by reason of a
decision which deprived the state of
what is believed te have been due it by
reason of the enormous profit reaped by
a foreign corporation out of its dealings,
direct or indirect,in Pennsylvania's great
and exclusive staple.
Geerge William Curtis, in Hur
ler's Weekly, criticises the declaration
of the Pennsylvania Democrats en civil
service reform. Because it is for " that
genuine and deep reaching civil service
reform which consists in the election te
oflice of honest, intelligent, capable and
courageous public servants, who will
faithfully administer their trust, and
who will be held te strict accountability
for such a discharge of it, and who will
redeem and purge the departments of
the general government from that cer.
ruptien and fraud with which they have
been permeated under Republican rule,
and which that party has shown itself
unable and unwilling te eradicate"
this means, says Harper's Weekly, that
the Republican party must go. Very
well, if that is the logic of it we cannot
help it. If that party does net elect
" honest, intelligent, capable and ceur
ageeus public servants," as it does net,
it must go. If it will net faithfully ad
minister its trust, as it confessedly does
net, it must go. It has net redeemed
the departments from corruption and
fraud, Harper's Weekly admits ; there
fore it must go. It has had twenty
two years te perfect a better system of
civil service reform than its own exclu
sion from office, aud yet nothing has
come of all the efforts of the Schurzes
and Curtises and Eatens. Their com
petitive system,uven if it bad any merit,
is inoperative. Net a clerkship has et
been filled under it. The most important
appointments are n6t affected by it at
all, and even if some lucky fellow gets
in under it the removing power can turn
him out the next day without remedy.
Such " civil service reform" is farcical.
It is the vilest sort of political quack
ery. If "honest, intelligent, courageous
and capable men," are elected te office
they will appoint better men under them
than can be turned out by the Curtis Curtis
Eaten patent.
We observe that the electric lights
contracted for by the city are te be sus
pended from wooden poles. This is
wrong. The city authorities should net
be willing te impose these obstructions
upon the streets. It is very questiona
ble, indeed, whether they have the
power te plant poles without the con
sent of the property owners. We de net
think that they have, and we advise
every owner of property, who objects te
having a great pole planted en his side
walk, te forbid it and prevent it. If
erected let him cut it down and te3t the
extent of the right of the city te encum
ber his property. The streets and side
walks are dedicated te public use for
passage ways, and as such they should
be obstructed as little as possible.
Electric lights may be introduced by
burying the wires under ground, aud
therefore the erectieu of poles is net
necessary te the lighting of the city. But
even supposing that overgreund wires
must be strung, certainly the citizen can
claim that they shall be put up with a3
little damage as possible te private rights
and with as little obstruction as possible
te the public passage ways. In the large
cities where electric wires are suspended,
they are hung en iron pests of small
diameter, which are net unsightly
and which occupy but small space. The
citizen and the property owner carr cer
tainly demand, in our judgment, that
small iron, instead of big wooden, sup
ports be used for the support of the electric
wires. The city authorities should be
ashamed of themselves that they make
this demand necessary ; they should net
allow the big pests te be planted. They
show little regard for the interests of the
people In their charge. The pole nuisance
which they permit must be stepped. The
poles must go. Net one of them has a
right te cumber the streets, and the law
will protect every property owner who
cuts them down, we believe.
The trial of Arch. H. Rowand, clerk
of the courts in Pittsburg, for misde
meaner in office, in misappropriat
ing or failing te account for some
$25,000, costs and lines paid into him,
has been concluded with a verdict of net
guilty, the costs te be divided between
him and the prosecutor. This qualifica
tion of the verdict proves that the jury
felt that his defense was only technical
and did net go te the real merits of the
case. The evidence showed that he had
received large sums of money for public
uses which were net accounted for, and
this was se plain that his counsel made
no effort te vindicate him and relied en
tirely en a technical defense. The pros
ecution was the result of a factional
fight among the Republicans, Rowand
being a prominent candidate for the
sheriffalty nomination. Any result of
the trial was certain te create bitterness
and trouble in the ranks of bis party.
. mt m
It is said there are 1,000,000 voters in
the United Skates who cannot read the
ballets in their hand.
Niles, in Ohie, which has been dead
financially for some time will obtain new
life from the reopening of a large iron
industry ; bat Niles, in Tiega, is dead
politically beyond the hops of resurrection
since his double dealing in the Beaver
campaign.
The Examiner frankly admits that con
stitutions are only expedients and of no
avail when an omergoncy arises. "It is
nothing new and startling then for the
Republican party te ignere the strict
construction of constitution when emer
gency demanded or human happiness re
quired." Immigration statistics for the month of
July show that in all the ports of the
United States there arrived 56,278 persons
of whom 4G.220 wero immigrants, G.1G9
citizens of the United States returned from
abroad, and 3,839 aliens net intending te
remain in the United States. This report
shows a decreasa in immigration en that
of the
18,700.
corresponding month of 1882, of
Again have the Democrats manifested
their willingness te make an apportionment
by suggesting the appointment of a free
conference committee from both parties.
Again have the Republicans arrogantly
waved their " ultimatum " flag. Let the
constituents who are being wronged
possess their souls in pationce, yet a little
longer. The day of reckoning is net far
distaut.
Ceng uessman Elect Finneuty, of Chi
cago, an impetuous son of the Emerald
Isle who has been couspicueus by his ill
advised utterances en the Irish question,
has again opened his mouth,and,as was te
be expected, has again put his feet in it.
At a picuie cf the Clan na Gael association
iu Chicago en Wednesday, the future can
didate for legislative honors is reported te
have said : " We want it distinctly under
stood that we of Chicago are proud of the
man who killed Informer Carey." Such
utterances coming from one who is sup
posed te have special fitness as a law
maker, call for the severest condemnation
from all true friends of Ireland. Carey's
taking elF will net be the subject of much
regret, but the deification of his assassin
is a conclusion net properly deducible from
the premises.
The importauce of Philadelphia as a
shipping pert is rapidly en the increase
The business of the Dalaware avenue
market company during the year 1882 in
fereigu produce, oysters, fresh water fish
and sea fish, turtle?, terrapins, etc ,
amounted in value te tlia sum of $3,000,
000 and furnished employment te uearly
7,000 vessels, of which ever C, 000 belonged
te the waters of the Delaware river and
bay, COO were employed coastwise along
the whole Atlantic seaboard from Cape
Ced te the Flerida Keys, and 1GG were
foreign vessels engaged in the import
trade. The aggregate tonnage of this
whole licet amounted te 232,000 tens of
saleable merchandise. With its excellent
harbor and unsurpassed railway facilities,
there is nc reason why Philadelphia should
net be the entrepet for the fish trade of
the Atlantic coast.
FEATURES OF THE STATE PRESS.
The Bucks county Intelligencer is sent
free for a year te brides.
It is rumored that Representative Bayne
proposes te buy the Pittsburg Chronicle
and the Pittsbnrg Telegraph and conseli
date them.
The Republican party is in a desperate
condition when it resorts te revolutionary
methods te retain power, thinks the Perry
county Democrat.
The negre voter will no longer jump te
the polls at the crack of the Republican
lash, is the sage declaration of the Norris
town Register.
The apportionment question, says the
Philadelphia Chronicle Herald, has resolved
itself into a mere physical test of the
strength of eaeh of the parties.
The Chambersburg Valley Spirit is' cf
the opinion that Senater Mitchell, who bra
geno west, ought te remain there and
grew up with the country.
The Hanover Citizen says the nemina
tiens of Taggart and Powell are cordially
approved by the Democracy of Yerk
county, and they will rccoive the undivided
and enthusiastic support of the party in
that section.
The Erie Observer thinks that the two
facts that Niles was opposed te theHumes
law and Livsey is the personal representa
tive of Chris Msgee, ought te be sufficient
te secure the ; election of Taggart and
Powell.
Mr. Rebert S. Davis, who had a brief
editorial connection with the Evening
JfeiM, has retired from that journal, and
will start a new penny paper early in Sep
tember. It will correspond with the News
in size.
The Westmoreland Democrat wants te
knew hew Stalwart journals that called
Niles in the Beaver campaign "a sneak
and a two-faced politician" can new
speak of this same Niles as "an exper
ienced representative, and one who has
long been regarded as one of the ablest
Republicans in the state."
PERSONAL.
Mr. Spergeen is in Scotland, suffering
with gout.
Prof. David Swtke, the noted Chicago
preacher, is 55 years old. He was born in
Cincinnati.
Senater Wade Hampton says General
Grant "is a splendid talker." Such sar
casm ought te be indictable.
Prince HensNLOHE, Count Gleichen,
Lord Latham and Lord Elphinstone are
guests of the governor general of Canada.
Chester A. Arthur, jr., cut off the
end of his left finger while testing bis
razor with a hair at Bleck Island.
Professer Wsr. Henry Green, of
Princeton college, is mentioned as a pro
bable successor of Dr. Cattell in the pres
idency of Lafayette college.
Lieutenant Governer Ames, of Mas
sachusetts, esteems Ben Butler very high
ly as a man, but says politically he is a
demagogue.
Chris Magee started for California
yesterday, te be absent for a month or
mere. He will be back in time, however,
te leek after the interests of his candi
date. Maj. H. Kyd Douglas, who was a
member of Gen. Stonewall Jacksen's staff,
earnestly urges the erection of a suitable
monument ever the grave of the dead gen
eral at Lexington, Va.
Hen. Samuel Butler, ex-state treas
urer, with his son, Themas S. Butler,
esq., started Thursday en a trip for Kan
sas and Colerado. They expect te be ab
sent for several weeks.
Salmi Merse yesterday made an as
signment of the lease of the theatre built
by him for the production of his " Pas Pas
sien Play." The lease is for five years,
at $15,000 a year, with privilege of re
newal. Rebert Hewitt Brown, at ene time
judge of the circuit court at Detroit, died
yesterday in Albien, New Yerk, at the
age of Hi years. He was a prominent
Masen and author )f " Selar Theology
aud Masonic Astronomy."
Loud Kimberly passed through Eten
and Oxford without having any knowledge
of the geography of the modern world.
The time that should properly have been
devoted te that and ether practical studies
which afterwards proved te be compara
tively valueless.
Matt Morgan, the pictuie maker,
whose home is new in Cincinnati, narrow
ly escaped drowning, with his whole family
en Monday. The father, mother and four
children were capsized off Put in Bay. Mr.
Morgan managed te keep the children
afloat and Mrs. Morgan clung te the up
turned keel until ether beats rescued all.
William Weiiie, who has been elected
te succeed Mr. Jarrett as president of the
Amalgamated association of iron and steel
workers, is a native of Pittsburg, aud a
puddler by trade. He is a Democratic
member of the present Heuse from Al
legheny county, representing the 4th dis
trict, aud is regarded as eminently quali
fied for his new position.
AT UAKKISUUIiU.
Preposition for an Hennt Districting or tne
State Voted Dewii by ttepubllcnuii.
In the Senate, yesterday, the following
resolution was offered by Mr. Patten
(Dam.) : " That a cemmittee be appointed
by the Scnate te meet a similar commit
tee te be appointed by the Heuso, with
instructions te frame congressional and
legislative apportionment bills, with as
few certain and as many close and doubt
ful districts as they may find it possible te
make, having due regard for the require
ments of the constitution, se that the will
of the peeple may have its full effect at
all future elections for representatives in
the state and national Legislature, and all
changes in public sentiment growing out of
tbe conscientious exercise of private judg
ment in political affairs may have due ex
pression through the ballet box and full
fruition in our halls of legislation."
After considerable discussion the resolu
tion was defeated by a party vete of 14 te
17, the affirmative vete being cast by the
Democrats.
The Democratic Position.
Senater Wallace said that the proposi preposi
tion appeared te the Republicans te be a
little ugly te take, the same as anything
else that comes as an honest effort te ar
rive at a settlement of the apportionment
questieu. Hence it was that adjectives
came in such abundance and prop
er methods were sueercd at as
nonsensical and ridiculous, only
fit for Baruum te take charge of.
" But you say te as in your bill that the
40,000 majority in Philadelphia and Al
legheny are entitled te eight congressmen.
What of the rest of the state ? Are net
the voters in the smaller cities and towns
and en the farms as worthy of as much
consideration as the voters of Philadelphia
and Allegheny ? We said emphatically in
the regular session that the Democrats
were entitled te thirteen congressman
yet were willing te take eleven
having conceded, and encaded, and con con
ceded, until concession is no longer
practicable. Yeu are careful te offer a
bill which places every deabtful county
in Republican distriets te crush out
entirely the Democratic vete. Se you
have disposed of Washington, Mi 111 in,
McKean, Perry, Franklin, Union, Lack
awanna, Crawford, Huntingdon, Bucks
and Montgomery. Yeu swallow up
in heavy Republican districts Democratic
counties wherever practicable. Se you
dispose of Wayne, Wyoming, Juniate,
Clarien, Sulivan, Fulton, Cambria and
then you gave ns ene Republican ceuuty,
Cameren, in a D emecratic district. This
bill at every step, at every point is made
for the exclusive benefit of the Republi
can party. Gentlemen, we cannot accept
it."
A ISey Herrluly mangled.
James Dougherty, sixteen years of age
employed as breaker bey.at Preston colliery
near Girardville, while examining the
monkey rollers Thursday afternoon was
caught by them and had both legs horribly
mangled. The little fellow caught ene of
the beams and bravely held en until assist
ance arrrived, thus saving himself from a
terrible death. Dougherty was seen re-leased-from
his perilous position and taken
tohi8heme. It is hardly pessible he will
recover.
He Dislikes Newspaper Notoriety.
Political circles are stiired ever tie
resignation of Danial Monahan, the eldest
member of the beard of peer directors, at
Greenburg. He assigns as the reason for
his resignation that he would net subject
himself te the newspaper notoriety con
cerning the late scandal and he also claims
that he had no voice in the actions of the
beard. Various rumors were afloat
oaring the action.
con-
Uames Played Yesterday.
At New Yerk : Cincinnati, 1, Metropoli
tan, 3; Buffalo : Chicago, 2, Buffalo, 5;
Harrisburg : Harrisburg, 5, Anthracites,
3 ; Pittsburg : Eclipse, 5, Allegheny, 1.
"DAN LOGAN."
HOW HE CAPTUKED JOHN Z. COOK.
Cel. McOmre's Narrative or the Incident
Legan' Coelneta'and Courage Tne
Scheme te Effect voeK't Kscape.
In the current nnmber of Lippincelt's
Magazine, Cel. A. K. McClure tells the
story of Jehn E. Cook's capture by Dan
Legan, in Franklin county, after the Jehn
Brown raid. Be starts out with a descrip
tion of Chambersburg and the Cumber
land valley, and tells hew some of the
raiders, including Brown, made them their
residence and base of preparations for a
season. After the raid, the defeat of the
insurrectionist?, and their dispersion Jehn
E. Cook, a white man and trusted lieuten
ant of Brown, was the last te be captured,
and the story of his hiding and arrest are
the main part of Cel. McClure's article.
It seems that detectives where every
where en the leek-out for Cook, and he
sought retreat in the broken mountain
ranges en the border of Franklin county.
He was an expert and desperate man with
the rifle and pistol, and all believed that
he would resist te the death any attempt
te capture him for Virginia vengeance en
the gallows. He had been concealed in
the mountain recesses for soma days with
his companions who subsequently escaped
through Chambersburg te the North,
when he decided te seek out Eome wood
man's home and obtain previsions. They
were afraid te sheet game, lest the report
of their guns might indicate their retreat
and lead te their capture. Cook was of a
nervous, restless, reckless disposition and
he started out alone, going he knew net
whither, te obtain feed. lie reasoned
plausibly that he could net be captured
by any ene or two men, as he was well
armed and thoroughly skilled in the use
of weapons. He took no thought of ar
rest, as, had a score of armed men con.
fronted him, he would have sold his life
as dearly as pos3ible and died in the battle
for his liberty. He understood that he
might die any day or hour ; but te be
made a prisoner and be rendered up te
Virginia justice te die en the gibbet was
the one deem that he meant te escape.
He felt safe, therefore, in his venture out
in the pathless mountains te claim the
hospitality of seme humble home in the
wilderness. And bis judgment would have
been justified had he net walked into the
hands of the only man in Franklin county
who cembined with the ceurage and the
skill the purpose te capture him.
Tbe Legan Vretberfl.
Among the sturdy population of meun-
taineeis en the Southern Pennsylvania
border was a family of Legans. There
were two brothers both shrewd, quiet,
resolute men, both strongly Southern in
their sympathies, both natural detectives
and both trained in the summary rendition
of fugitive slaves without process of law.
It was common for slaves te escape from
Maryland and Virginia into the Seuth
mountain, whose broken spurs and ex
tended wings of dense forest gave thorn
reasonably safe retreat. Their escape
would be followed by hand bills describ
ing the fugitives and ettering rewards for
their capture and return. These offers of
rewards always found their way into the
hands of Daniel and Hugh Legan, and
many fleeing sons of bondage were arrest
ed by them and quietly returned te their
masters. Hugh followed his natural bent
and went Seuth as seen as the war began.
He at once enlisted in the Confederato
service, rese te the rank of captain and
was the guide in General Stuart's raid te
Chambersburg in October, 1SG2. He
then saved me from identification and
capture, although my arrest was specially
ordered, with that of a dozen ethers, iu
retaliation for Pepe's arrest of Virginia
citizens, and I was glad at a later period
of the war te save him from a summary
execution as a supposed bnshwacker by
Goneral Kelley. Whatever may be said
or thought of his convictions and actions
he sealed them with his life, as he foil
mortally wounded in one of the last skirm
ishes of the war. His brother Daniel was
less impulsive and he did net believe that
either slavery or freedom was worth dying
for. He was then just in the early vigor
of manhood and a man of rare qualities.
He possessed the highest measure of
courage, but never sought and seldom
shared in a quarrel. He was a complete
picture of physical strength, compactly
aud symmetrically formed and with a face
whose clear cut features unmistakably in
dicated bis positive qualities, lie was a
born detective. Silent, cunning, tireless
and resolute, he ever exhausted strategy
in his many campaigns against fugitives,
and he seldom failed. Had he been city
born, with opportunities for culture in
the profession, Legan would have made
ene of the best chiefs of a detective bureau
te be found in the country. But, meun
tain born, unschooled save by himself and
trained only iu the rude contests with
fugitive slaves and an occasional criminal
in the border wilderuess, he finally wearicd
of his trade, and his arrest of Captain
Cook was his last exploit in the detective
line. He subsequently removed te Lan
caster, where a very quiet, well-te de,
well behaved aud respected dealer iu
horses answers the name of Daniel Legan.
In a mountain ravine near Ment Alte
furuace Cleggctt Fitzhugh, manager of
the works and a man of Southern birth
and of strong Southern sympathies, was
overseeing a number of men at work, and
Daniel Legan had happened te come that
way and was engaged iu casual ceaversa
tien with him. The ravina is se hidden by
the surrounding forest that ene unacquaint
ed with its locality would net knew of
its existencs until he entered it. Captain
Cook, in his wanderings in search of feed,
was surprised te find himself suddenly
emerge from the mountain thicket into an
open space and within less than 50 yard3
of a number of workmeu. no was clad
and armed as a hunter and he at ence do de
cided te evade susp'cien by boldly meet
ing the men he could net hope te oscape by
flight. The moment he appeared the keen
oye of Legan scanned him and, without
betraying his discovery in any way he
quietly said te Fitzhugh : " That's Capt.
Cook ; we must arrest him. The reward
is $1,000." Fitzhugh heartily sympathized
with Legan alike in hatred of the Jehn
Brown raiders and in desire for the re
ward, and he knew enough about Legan
te say nothing and ebey.
Tbe Arrest.
Cook advanced iu a careless manner te
Legan and Fitzhugh and told them that
he was hunting en the mountains and
wanted te replenish his bread and bacon.
Legan at once disarmed suspicion en the
parr, of Cook by his well-affected hospital
ity, ashepropesed te goat ence with Cook
te Lugan's store which had no existence,
by the way and supply the hunter's
wants. Cook was se completely thrown
off his guard by the kind professions of
Legan and Fitzhugh that he fell in bo be
tween them without noticing hew he was
being flanked. His gun rested carelessly
en his shoulder, and the hand that could
grasp his pistol and fire with un
erring aim in the twinkling of an
eye was loosely swinging by his side.
Nene but a Daniel Legan could have thus
deceived Jehn E. Cook, who had studied
men of every grade in many perils ; but
there was net the trace of excitement or
the faintest betrayal of his desperate pur
pose en the face of Legan. Thus com
pletely disarmed by strategy, the little
blue eyed blonde, the most sympathetic
and the fiercest of all Jehn Brown's lieu
tenants, was instantly made powerless, as
two rugged mountaineers, at a signal from
Legan, grasped his arms and held him as
in a vise. Cook was bewildered for a mo
ment, and when the truth flashed upon
him he struggled desperately; but it was
one small, starved man against twostren?
mountaineers, and he seen discovered that i
resistance was vain.
'Why de you arrest me ?" was his inr
quiry, when he perceived that violence
was useless.
"Because you are Captain Cook," was
the cool reply of Legan.
Cook neither affirmed nor denied the
impeachment, and the speedy search of his
person settled the question, as his captain's
commission in Jehn Brown's army was
found in an inner pocket.
Cook was taken te Fitzbugb's heuse and
stripped of bis weapons, consisting of gun,
revolver and knife. He was allowed te
eat a hasty meal and then placed unbound
in an open buggy with .Legan, te be taken
te Chambersburg. He was informed that
if he attempted te escape he would be
shot, and it did net need an extended ac
quaintance with his captor te assure him
that what he threatened he would certain
ly perform. He then gave up all hope of
escape by either fight or flight. As they
were journeying along the eighteen miles
Cook found that bis captor was less blood
thirsty than mercenary, and the following
conversation, subsequently repeated te me
by both parties, passed substantially bs
tween them :
"Yeu will get a reward of one thousand
dollars for me, you say?" queried Cook.
"Yes, a thousand dollars," answered
the sententious Legan.
"They will hang me in Virginia, won't
they ?" was Cook's next inquiry.
" Yes, they will hang you," was the
chilling answer.
" De you want te have me hung?" was
Cook's first venture upon the humane side
of his captor.
"Ne," was the prompt, but unimpas unimpas
siened answer of Legan.
" Then you want only the reward ?" was
Cook's half-hopeful appeal te Legan.
"Yes, that's all," was Legan's reply.
Trace Between Xbeui.
Cook's naturally bright face at once
beamed with hope as he enthusiastically
entered into variens plans for the payment
of the sum that would ransom his life. He
told Legan hew a thousand dollars, or five
times that sum, would net be a matter of
a moment s consideration te bis brother-in-law,
Gov. Willard, of Indiana, or his
ether brother-in law, a man of large for
tune, residing in Brooklyn ; but Legan
distrusted his story of high dignitaries
and large fortunes, and no practical way
seemed open te make Cook's credit geed
enough te assure his discharge. Finally
he inquired of Legan whether there was
no ene in Chambersburg who would be
likely te take an interest in him and who
could act as his counsel and assure Legan
of the payment of tbe reward. Legan
named me as a Republican senator just
elected, who might agree te act as his
counsel. He proposed te take Cook te my
office without revealing his identity te
any ethers, and if I assured him of the
payment of the reward he would
walk away and leave Cook with me.
With this-truce between captor and cap
tive they arrived in Chambersburg a little
before sunset, put up at a hotel and Legan
sent for me. I had walked ent te the
southern suburbs of the town that evening
after tea te leek at seme lets and en my
way back had stepped with a circle of
men gathered about a small outskirt
store. We had just closed ene of the
most desperate local contests of the state
and only theso who knew the sunny side
of village politics can appreciate hew an
evening hour or mere could thus be pleas
antly spent. It was an out-of-the-way
place, and among the last that would be
thought of in deciding where te leek for
me. Meantime Legan had me searched
for in overy place where I was accustomed
te stroll in the evening nntil, as it grew late,
his evident concern attracted attention, and
he feared the discovery or suspicion of the
identity of his prisoner. When darkness
began te gather and all efforts te find me
had been unsuccessful, he sent for an officer
and started with his prisoner for the oflice
of Justice Reisher, te deliver Cook te the
custody of the law. The oflice of the jus
tice was en the main street, about midway
between the hotel and the suburban stere
where I had tarried, and as I walked leis
urely homeward I noticed a crowd about
the deer of tbe little temple of justice.
As I came up te the deer Legan first no
ticed mc from the inside and hurried out
te meet me, exclaiming in a whisper, witn
a betrayal of excitement that I had never
before seen in him: "My Ged. Colonel
McClure ! where have you been ? I have
been hunting you for mere than an hour.
That's Captain Cook, and I had agreed te
bring him te you. Can't you get him
yet?"
I was greatly surprised, of course, and
equally perplexed at the grave results
likely te fellow. I quietly pressed my way
into the office until tbe justice noticed me,
and be at ence addressed Loek, saying
" Here's your counsel, new."
Cook bockenod me te his side in the
corner, and said, in a voice of visible de
spair : " I had expected te meet you at
your office and escape this misfortune."
lie added : " l am book ; there's no use
in denying it. What's te be done ?"
I turned te the justice and said : "There
is no dispute as te the identity of the pris
ener ; a hearing is needless. Let him be
committed te await the demand for his
rendition."
The justice would have been quite con
tent had Cook been able te bounce through
a window and escape ; but that was net
possible, and Cook was committed te
prison. Legan relented of his work when
he saw that he had surrendered a life for a
price : and hi? last direction te me as we
passed out of the office wa3 : " Get Cook
away, reward or no reward."
Cook in Jail.
Cel. McClure being called in as counsel
for Cook, and being counsel also for the
sheriff, found the latter mera than willing
te let Cook get away. Prisener and coun
sel considered every possible method of
getting a requisition for him from Rich
mond and, assuming that Cook's arrest
was telegraphed te Richmond that even
ing, a requisition by mail or special mes
senger could net possibly reach Chambers
burg that day or night. It was decided,
therefore that he should net attempt te
escape that night, but that the next night
he should have the necessary instructions
and facilities te regain his liberty. In his
conference with Cook Cel. McClure says :
" he startled me with the eloquence and
elegance of his conversation. His familiar
discussion of peetry, painting the every
thing pertaining te tbe beautiful would
have made anyone forget that he was in a
chilly prison cell, and presume that he was
iu the library of seme romantic lever of lit
erature and the fine arts"
A Weman's Intnltlen.
Anether chapter in the story is thus
told : I reached my home before eleven
o'clock and was surprised te find Mrs.
McClure and her devoted companion, Miss
Reilly, awaiting me in the library, dressed
te face the storm that had begun te rage
without. They stated that they were
about te proceed te the jail, ask te see
Cook which they knew would net be
refused them by the sheriff dress him in
the extra female apparel they had in a
bundle, and ene of them .walk out with
him while the ether remained in his cell.
It was entirely practicable and it required
mere than mere protestation en my part
te prevent it. Even when assured that
Cook would certainly escape the
following night without embarrass
ment te the sheriff or any one
else the woman's intuition rejected the
reason it could net answer, and only when
it was peremptorily forbidden as foolish
and needless did they reluctantly consent
te abandon the last chance Cook cenld
then have had te escape. They were both
strongly anti-slavery by conviction and
their lives were lustrous in the offices of
kindness. Miss Reilly, better known in
Philadelphia as the late accomplished
wife of Rev. Themas H. Orr, was the
daughter of a Democratic member of Cen-
cress and was positive in her party faith
in all save slavery, and both women were
of heroic mould. They many times re
proached themselves for net acting upon
tbeir woman s intuition witueus waiting
te reason with man en the subject. Had
tbey dene se Cook would bave been out
of prison, fleetly mounted and the morning
sun would have greeted him in the north
ern mountains. Their mission failed be
cause forbidden when the escape of the
prisoner by ethor means seemed as certain
as anything could be in the future and the
ill-fated Cook lest his third chance for
liberty. Beth his fair weuld-ba rescuers
sleep tbe dieamless sleep of the dead and
the winds of the same autumn sang tbeir
requiem and strewed their fresh graves
with nature's withered emblems of death.
About noeu en the following day the
sheriff rushed into my office, wild with ex
citement and his eyes dimmed by tears,
and exclaimed : " Cook's taken away 1"
A thunderbolt from a cloudless sky cenld
net have startled me mere ; but the pain
ful distress of the sheriff left no doubt in
my mind that he had stated the truth.
He seen calmed down sufficiently te tell
me hew a requisition for Cook had been
lying in Carlisle, only thirty miles distant
by railroad, where it had been brought
some days before, when Hazlitt had been
arrested and was believed te be Cook. The
error had been corrected when the identity
of Hazlitt had been discovered and another
requisition forwarded, en which he had
been returned te Virginia ; but the Cook
requisition remainded with the sheriff of
Cumberland. When Cook's arrest' was
announced the requisition was brought
en te Chambersburg in the morning
train, and the officer, fearing delay by
the sheriff sending for his counsel, called
en the president judge, who happened te
be in the town, and demanded his approval
of the regularity of bis papers aud his
command for the prompt rendition of the
prisoner. The judge repaired te the
prison with the officer and performed bis
plain duty under the law by declaring the
officer entitled te the custody of Cook. The
neon train bere the strangely ill fated
prisoner en his way te Virginia and te
death. Ne man in like peril seemed
te have had se many entirely
practicable opportunities for escape ;
but all failed, even with the
excrcise of what would he judged as
the soundest discretion for his safety. His
return te the Charle3tewu jail, hismomer
able trial, his incvitable conviction, his
only cowardly act of submitting te recap
ture when he had broken out of his cell a
few hours before his execution with his
captive comrades are familiar te all. His
trial attracted mere attention than that of
any of the ethers, because of the pre mi
nent men enlisted iu his causa and of the
special interest felt in him by the commu
nity in and about Harper's Ferry.
lie bad taught school tbcre seme
years before, had married there and
his return as ene of Jehn Brown's
raiders te kindle the flames of slave Insur
rection intensified the bitterness of the
people against bim. Frem the 28th day
of October, 1859, when he wa3 ledged in
the Charleston jail, until the last act of the
tragedy, when he was executed, Cook at
tracted the larger share of public intorest
in llarpir's Ferry, much as Brown out
stripped him iu national or world wide
fame. Govorner Willard, the Democratic
executive of Indiana, appeared in person
en the scene and made exhacstive efforts
te save his wayward but beloved brother-in-law.
Daniel W. Voerhoes, new United
States senator from Indiana, was then at
terney general of his state, and his deve
tien te his party chief made him excel
every previeus or later effort of his life in
pleading the utterly worthless cause of the
brilliant little Virginia insurgent. It was
a grand legal and forensic battle ; but
there was net au atom of law te aid the
defense, and public sontiment was vehe
ment for the atonement.
LOUAN'S STOJtY.
It linea Net -rally Kxactly Wltn Hectare's.
Mr. Legan, who is very well known te
his fellow citizens of Lancaster, having
had his attention called te Cel. McClure's
narrative, corrects it in seme of the par
ticulars relating te himself. He says that
wheu he came up te where Fitzhugh was
making seme corduroy read Cook
was already thore. Fitzhugh tipped
him the wink and told Cook that
here was a man wiie kept a stere and
could furnish him with salt meat, which
he said he was looking for. Cook had no
rifle, but Legan said he had a revelver in
his pocket and kept his hand upon it. On
pretense that his store was a short way off
he get Cook te go with him, and as seen
as an opportunity presented itself he
grasped his band, arrested him and re
lieved him of his pistol aud knife. Fitz
hugh was net with them, nor any ene else;
but the Episcopal preaoher at Mount Alte
ran te Legan's help with n clothes line te
tie Cook. Legan says he recognized
Cook at ence from a description of him
which he had seen in the Baltimore
Snn. He did net tie him and needed no
help te held him when he was disarmed.
The prisoner steadily denied his identity
until Legau intimated that he was work
ing for a rewaid.when Cook admitted who
he was and gave Legau his commission
from Jehn Brown aud ether identifying
articles te keep for him, se that he might
net be recognized. Upen the preliminary
hearing Coek'a identity was denied and Lo Le
gan produced the papers.Legau says he has
no knewledge of the schemes te effect
Cook's escape, but he thinks they would
have been ineffective, as he and ethers
were watching the jail, day and night,
closer than Cel. McClure knew, and they
would net have let a $1,000 prisoner get
away se easily. Legan went te Virginia
with Cook, and also attended his trial
as a witness. He was promptly paid the
reward and was presented with a Sharp's
rifle, by Gov. Wise, inscribed with his
name and the occasion of the gift ; he
thinks the rifle is yet somewhere in Frank
lin county, as he traded it en a sleigh.
.Judge Black's Condition.
The condition of Judge Black is much
improved, aud the attending physicians,
Drs. Garnett, of Washington, and Mesen
helder and McKinnon, of Yerk, regard his
speedy recovery as certain, unless eome
unforeseen complication should arise.
These physicians yesterday proceeded te
make a radical operation for permanent
relief, with the most happy results.
Judge Black's family and friends feel that
te the extraordinary skill, ceurage and
fidelity of his physicians is due his present
premising condition. They fought an
almost desperate battle, and, unless some
unexpected change should take place,
they have fairly wen it.
Arm Tern by a Hull.
Yesterday Jehn Kerrigan, a farm hand
in the employ of C. M. Hess, near Quarry -ville,
was severely injured by an Aldor Alder
ney bull. He was tying the animal in tbe
stable when the brnte suddenly threw
his head around and ene of his horns
caught Kerrigan in the arm, tearing a
terrible gash. Dr. Rohrer was sent for
and dressed his wounds, the worst of
which is a severe cut en the arm, it being
ever nine inches in length. Mr. K. is
confined te his bed and will net be able te
be about for some time.
Accident te a fay Car.
Yesterday forenoon an accident occurred
te the pay car of the Pennsylvania rail
road, west of Glen Moere, en the New
Helland branch. A rail of the track was
spread and the tank was thrown off. The
car was npset and somewhat damaged, a
nnmber of glasses being broken. Samuel
Ihling, a pay clerk, had ene arm badly cat
and bruised. The accident caused a delay
in the train making its usual trip, se that
it did net arrive here until this morning.
THE1LENNERCH0R BALL.
CLOSE OJT TUB UttK.VT KKSTlVAt..
Tbe Largest and .lelliest Dancing 1'ariy
KTr llela in Lancaster Scenes
ana Incidents.
The Mienuercher festival closed last
night with a grand ball the largest and
ene of the most brilliant ever given in Lan
caster. Net Ies3 than ene thousand per
sons were present, and two hundred and
fifty ladies and gentlemen, many of them
from abroad, took part in the grand prom,
enade. It was a most brilliant
pageant. The grand march-was rendered
by Tayler's full orchestra. As the music
struck up Dr. R. M. Bolenius, fleer man
ager, skillfully led the promenado through
its many windings. Prof. Carl Matz and
wife were the first couple, and they were
followed by a long line of elegantly dressed
ladies and gentlemen. It was a subject of
general remark that Dr.Beleniii3 perform
ed his duties as director of the promenade
with a skill which entitled him te all
praise, and many congratulations were
showered upon him during the evening for
his efficiency as fleer manager.
Ne attempt will be made te "Jenkins"
the affair by a description of the ladies'
eestumes, many of which were extremely
elegant, and all of them pretty and be
coming, there being almost as many styles
and shades of dress as there were wearers.
There were twenty dances during the
night, including waltzes, schottisches,
polkas, quadrilles, mazeurkas, the lan
cers, and the racquet, and they were
danced with tbe grace and spirit which is
characteristic of the German race.
The refreshments, provided by Jehn
Copland, were abundant and in great
variety, the menu embracing all tbe staples
aud delicacies te be found at a first-class
hotel. The bars were supplied with nil
kinds of beverages from Mumm's dry
champagne te the foaming lager beer
the last named having the call ever all
ethers, "by a large majority."
The best of order and geed feeling pre
vailed among the merry makers freai lirst
te last. While all was mirth aud jollity,
and the beer flowed like water, thore was
net a rude act, nor au unkind or vulgar
word spoken te shook the sansibilities of
the most refined.
The party breke up about half past two
o'clock and will be long and pleasantly
romcnibercd by all who participated in it.
Its success was largely due te the officers
who had charge of it, and who deserve
great credit for their ellicient management.
They are as fellows : Henry Gcr
hart, president ; Henry Wolf, Carl Matz,
Fred Hcufel, Geerge Pfcifcr, Ambrose
Ball, Phil. Dinkelberg and J. G. Fisher,
executive committee ; and Dr. R. M. B
enius, fleer manager.
The last remaining members of the Bal
timoie Germania left for home at 1:50
this afternoon. Before entering the cars
a farewell song was sang by them aud a
delegation of the Mrennercber, who acted
as their escort.
A portion of the Uarmonie Miunncrcher
of Reading went home yesterday after
noon and another portion this morning.
The rear guard left at e:40 this afternoon.
All tbe delegations speak in the highest
terms of the hospitality extended them
during the festival by the Miunnorcher,
Liederkranz and citizens generally.
A scarf pin and umbrella were found iu
the hall, and arc new in the possession of
Dr. R. 31. Bolenius, from whom the
owners can obtain them.
The graud picnie which was pobtpencd
en account of the weather Wednesday and
Thursday, will sake place at Roeky
Springs, Monday, if the weather is line.
ffr:iijiiiiiit:ieH nisiv.
Kventa Near aud Acre t!ie County Lluei.
The state convention of the Yeung Men's
Christian association meets in Yerk Sup.
tember 20, 21, 22 and 23.
Mrs. Bnrke, of Rappahannock, ami
Jacob Alsheriski, of William Pcnn, were
yesterday run ever aud killed by a Read
ing railroad train at Shenandoah.
The 3 year old child of Cornelius Kollo Kello Kolle
her, of West Fallewlield, Chester county,
had a grain of corn removed from its
windpipe a few months age and died from
the effects of the operation a few days
since.
The centennial anuivuisaryef the laying
of the corner stene of the Silver Spring
Presbyterian church, near Carlisle, was
celebrated yesterday. Cel. A. L. Snow
den,of Philadelphia.dclivurcd an historical
address. Among the ether speakers were
Dr. H. A. Wilsen, N. Y.; Gee. Junkin, of
Philadelphia, aud Gen. Simen Gameren,
and James McCerrnick, of Harrisburg.
The jury appointed by the court in the
free bridge matter atNorristewn, has de
cided te report in favor of freeing the De
Kalb street bridge across the Schuylkill
between thore and Bridgeport, and te
assess the damages at $48,30G. The jurors
will make their formal resort te the court
at the September term. Efferts will be
made te have the repost set aside.
Lesvis RyaD, a well-known citizen of
Lebanon, cut his threat with a razor at
1:30 o'clock Thursday afternoon. Drs.
Allweinaud Light sewed up the wound
and pronounced Ryan nat of danger, but
it S2ems, te make sure of his wetk, he
took poUen iu addition te cutting his
threat, aud at six o'clock he died. Physi
cal ailment aud financial trouble are sup
posed te be the cause. He leavcB a widow
and six children.
A brilliant wedding was the principal
event in social circles at Reading en Thurs
day, the contracting parties being Windem
Steke3 Dunn, of Philadelphia, and Mifn
Lizzie J. Douglass, daughter of James L.
Douglass, of Douglass & Cenuard, the
well-known brass founders. The guests
from abroad haded from Philadelphia,
Lancaster, Wilmington, Harrisburg, Cam
den and ether places. The wedding took
place in Christ's Cathedral Episcopal, and
was performed by Rev. Dr. Orrick.
MANHKIM JUATTKliS.
dipped from the iilauhelm " Sentinel."
The U. B. campmeeting at White Oak
will take place en Monday, August 27,
and continue until the following day.
The new U. B. church in Manbeim will
be dedicated with appropriate ceremonies
en Sunday, the 2d of September. Services
preparatory will be held the previous Sat
urday evening.
The contract for building the Manheim
and Sporting Hill turnpike was signed by
Contractor Stall and the officers of the
company en Thursday evening last. It is
said that the work of grading the read
will be cemmeuced within the next week.
Frankterd Cunvlcted Nine Mere Times.
After Jehn Frankford's conviction en
four charges in Chester county yesterday,
another batch of four were taken up, and
a verdict of guilty returned. This was
followed by a batch of five, with the same
result. The commonwealth did net press
the ether three. In every charge the
prisoner refused te plead, remaining mute,
and the court ordered a plea of net guilty
te be entered. The defense took the
ground that the court had no jurisdiction,
as the prisoner was already under sentence
in the courts of Lancaster county for a
term of fourteen years, unexpired.
A Capital Officer.
Wllllatnspert Time?.
Walter Franklin, captain of the Lancas
ter company, new in camp, is a prominent
member of the bar of that city. He is a
clever fellow and makes a capital military
officer.
At-Heme Again.
Mayer MacGenigle, who has been absent
from the city for some time past, has
returned iu improved health. He held his
first court this morning committing one
vagrant and discharging another.;
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