1 -& hpffrA Jhwc ,. r JLANOASTBK DAILY INTELLIGENCE! FWPAY. NOVEMBER HO, Il83, -fH Vi . IHil -t 1 vt '-. ,.. . w l -A. M- " r$ -5 If! iti t . j i. i t ' & ' v . . r I. ui a i H iV i fciiicaBtet JciitclICgenrcv. FRIDAY KVENWO, NOV, 30, 1001), A ltndicnt Notion In England. Immersed la tlie problems beset ting our own lmtncdlate interests, it is doubtful whether Amcrl cans will glve much consideration te thotatrnerdinnry attitude of a member et tlie Qladstone cabinet en tlie gravely nernlexlng subject etlaud nnd tenantry. Unless tlie brief cable messae defining Mr. Jeseph Charabcrlaln'fl position Is Inaccurate, this, tlie leading Itadlcal In England and chief of that wing In tha cabinet, favors measures In readjusting land tenmes, which go te the root of the existing evils. Mr. Chamberlain's response te the late sen sational plca.et the Conservative leader, the Marquis et Salisbury, for the house lug of tlie homeless peer, Is theaharlug of the percentages of the landlords with the agencies that swell the values of lands. Landlords, the Radical holds, nre net Justly entitled te the Increment en the value of. their property earned by tboluberof tenantry. This differs in words but net vitally in C33ence from the claims of the German nnd Trcneh seclil sts. It is In fact the cardinal doctrines of ceclallsm disguised only In term?. The landlord, It Is urged, is enabled te exact a rate of interest en his invest ment unreasonably in'cxccs3 of that earned in any ether form of busi ness. While In m03t mercantile operations the workmen are enriched and otherwise benefited by tlie amount of Ingenuity and labor they expend for their employers, the tenant Is forced te pay for hi3 own betterment of the land by the Intelligence of his efforts and II e outlay of his own capital. In ether words, for every penny a tenant puts into hired land, he i3 in turn forced te ndd ten ethers te meet the rpnt ex torted from the increased value his time and money have lent te it. The discovery Is no new one. Hut its admission by a member of the cabinet mean.3 a decisive crtmle iimui? th millions of British tenantry ; for It must be borne in mind lint the landsebtahud by conquest a thousand years age are re tained by right of plunder in a compara tively few ruling families te this day. In a proprietary sense, the Hritish isle3 are as strongly bound In feudalism te day as they were under King Jehn. The Tery npostle of homes for the homeless will bs considerably startled by ihe readiness of the Radicals te suggest a rawm of rejculng the paupers and bettering the decaying fortunes of the tenant ry. His plan was the taxing et the middle nnl aristocratic chisses, whereby his own caste would ejeare with comparatively light bur dens. The Chamberlain plan, If carried into effect, must bring with it the aboli tion of the odious system of entail whereby the lands of England, Ireland and Scotland nre bound in a few great fatnille?, who have net only fattened en the labors of countless generations of virtual bondsmen, but have through their expenditure seen their lands improved by hundreds of millions every penny of which stands for tenant Ml and tenant Improvement. It may well ba believed that the papular leagues and radical societies recegnise the accession el the cabluet minister with fervent joy. But a little time and the British voter will leek back upon the conditions of hla brethren of te-day as we leek hack upon the null-revolittieuarv cxennn borne from the arrogant agenU of King Coergo. The Marquis of Salisbury is less fortunate than his chief J) srauli. He attempted te out-radical the Liberals InlSC", and as he wittily put It " caught them bathing and ran off wi n t'iclr clothes ;" but the inaiquis ban led his party naked before the people and the Radicals give them no opportunity te array tliemsuhvsin the rejected raiment efLiberallsni. That picturesque pillar of Republican party ism, Spencer, of Alabama carpf-t-bag days, has been hahd te Washing ton te testify in the Star R-Mite case. IIe Is, of course, shocked te find that the case has been ndjudica'ed. IIe reports his former lucid hints of knowing dire ful things and Is willing te tell them providing, probably, that the government makes it worth his while. IIe treats the aristocratic vagnries of Attorney One ral Brewster with ribald factieu?iic8, alluding te that great jurist's seunlmg period as "hlfalutin." Plainly, h.nne of the moral Ideas that we have been given te understand te be the peculiar possession of the Republican party should ba Instilled into this Spsncer ptr son, or he will be blurting out the most inconvenient confidences of the "urai.d old party." King Alfonse.undwrthe wing of Piilz, talks big. IIe disapproves of tlie Fnmch republic, and it is plainly because be hopes te see the son of Lmls Pnillppj, the prototype of liases, en the throne of the Bourbons. Only nlne yearn age be was skulking In France, waiting the rush of the Madrid plotters te carry him te the realm, his mother had been driven from Jgnoiulnleusly. Te-day, as iu 1874, Spain is at heart 'i republic, and the Billy young Bjurbjn who vaunts the characteristics of his race in openly sneering at tlm French democracy, will rise oneot thesoflne mornings te find ids sham crown and ahum threne and sham monarchy disappeared, as his mother did In 1803. Europelstondlug toward self tmuutuijr uaj, uuu ui purSOUUl Cem pacts of the dynasties can no mero re slstthe musses when they get ready te move than paper walls a prairie cycleue. Reval ineinoire are interesting wholly lu proportion te the wickedness of the person moraerlzed. The haste of Queen Victeria te postpone or suppress the book of her brethpr In-law, the iluke of Getha, lends confirmation te the scan dais that covered I he name of Prince Albert when he become the queen's liua band. Like nil the heuse of Hanover Prlnce Albert lieM princely will above the commandments, and his brother with the true German latitude in such mnt ters seej nore.i3on fersapprcsslng Prlnce Albert's escapades. .& "Mr. Bln'.ne writes te the editor of the Philadelphia Press in disapproval et the plan of Mr. Wharten Barker, endorsed by the Republican party et this state, for the distribution of the surplus reve nue of the nntlen, among the several states Mr.Ulalne did net intend with his letter te condemn this idea, which never had enough llfe in It te attract his fire, but he desired te use It as a text upon which te suggest n plan of his own, which he seems te think Is novel. IIe proposes that the tax en spirituous liquors shall continue te be collected by the United States, and that it shall be distributed nmeng the states per capita. IIe publishes u table showing what part of the $30,000,000 collected each state would receive- as an annual revenue. Maine would get $1,131,000, which N very geed for a state that does no, let liquor be made oraeld within her borders. Pennsylvania would liave seven and a -half millions, Illinois ever Pve millions, Indinua three nnd adialf, Kentucky nearly three, while New Yerk would only get nine millions. This is evidently a very Deductive pre pesltlut te the states that de net manu facture whisky. We de net knew hew Mr. Blalue could have better pteased his fellow citizens of Malno thau by acquit ing for tlicm a million of dollars contributed by some ether people In the consumption of a beverage which Maine's morals bin ish. Mr. Blaine's preposition is entirely novel In its suggestion that the United States shall serve as the agency te dis tribute te all the statei a tax realized from the products of a few of them. There is no novelty in his preposition that the tax shall be kept en spirits for the benefit of the states That is the position of the Pennsylvania Democracy, as we understan 1 it. We are net in favor of abolishing the tax en spirits ; we want the use of fiat tax eurselvej new that the United States can dispense with it. As Mr. lllaine says, the United v.ates has the customs duties, which the states have net, nnd from these the national govern ment should draw its revenue Direct tixes are for the stales. We entirelyagrce fiat upon spirituous liquorssheuld belaid ai heavy a tax as can be collected ; because such liquor Is net only a luxury but it is a harmful one. Se in tobacco. We would have whisky and tobacco piy the whole cost of our state and caunty governments; te the end that r al estate and personal property may be rdieved from it. There is no doubt at all about the poli cy and beneficence of a tax upon tobacco and whisky ; but where does the United States get its power te come into Penn sylvania te tax ourpreducts ferthe bene fit of the people of Maine ? Pennsylvania claims the revenue from her products as h?r own. But Mr. Blaine says that she cinnet collect a whisky tax, smce she would drive the manufacture into mother state. There would be a difll calty of this kind it the whisky produc ing states did net unite in the imposition of. the tax; as it would be te their interest t) de this, It may be assumed that they would de it. They would certainly pre fer te collect their revenue themselves than be dependent en the United States for it, and they get but a small part of what i3 their own. It is altogether the cheskiest preposition of the day that Maine should get the benefit of the tax en Pennsylvania distilleries, when she ha3 no distilleries herself and makes even th consumption of spirits uul.iw fill. Kt:iKi:n, the mnladoreus, persists in holding his place as the boss rose in the Republican bouquet. Why he should be requested te step aside new, when the honors of hia party an but empty favors, it is dillicult te imagine. He was elected spcaker ever nil the leaders of his party. Everybody knew him. He had been in Congress several terms. Ne one could havelrad a reasonable doubt that he was weak, venal, corrupt and grossly lene rant. IIe was elected by the party vote. IIe tetained the plac of speaker fur the full term and was thanked by his party associates, when his tenure carau te an e.id, just as a decpnt and elllclent officer might be He was no worse nor better than the later run of Republican states men. He farmed out the eflices in his gift ; he shocked even the blunti-d sensj of propriety of his own copartners ; hiimadethrt methods of Robeson, the prevailing conviction of Cengresi, and when he quit the chair he left even the most servile of his party presses in het denunciation of his shameless greed ; hi3 cynical disregard for precedents, de cenclcs or any of the miner decerums that geyern men In office. Hut why there Bheuld he be a pretence that he no longer represents the party, we can net understand. It was tinder the so se called pure regime of the Garfield reform that Kelfer was set up as the Republican leader. If he were geed enough for Hatfield, and certainly unless Garfield had aided and approved, he never could have bsen elected, why sheuln't he lit, iiiiu me processes et t no Arthur ma- chine V If there Is one thing mero than another Arthur and his friends pride themselves en, It Is that they are net hypocrites, as Garfield and his peculiar cronies were. They llkote live well ; te see the "boys" happy, nnd they don't make themselves uncomfortable as te the sources of the means for this Jovial llfe. Kelfur and Arthur beliove in " soap " iu thi propagation of Republican princi ples, both held that ends Justify means Why then should a few Republicans object te the malntonauce of Kelfer in the glory of titular leader of the party V Tin, developments of 'rhunL-mnv lug lay Indicate the election et Mr. Car lisle in speaker, unles Mr. Randall may etlll ictaln the power te secure the ulec ulec Hen of Cox Instead of Carllsle. We de net knew that this would be his desire even If It was within ids power. The withdrawal et Springer gave Illinois te Carlisle, and It is ascertained that cer tain Southern states, which were iu doubt because representatives had net reached Washington, will go for Car lisle. Mr. Carlisle, representing thosen thesen tlments generally of the Seuth en the tnrlfT, bjslde being te their manor bem, JSZlMaliio'srieiiosItlon. j nnd n man without fear or reproach and Wholly worthy tlie nignest iioners ei ins patty, naturally commands the really tseliil support of Southern representa tives. With the Seuth ntid West thus united for him his election seems assured. Mr. Carlisle wilt de honor te the place, and te any still higher placr the future may have In store for him. Whoever Is elected speaker among the three candi dates the pest will be worthily filled. Tun busy wheels for oiling yosterd.it- of life that stepped nre revolving hi the old fashion te-day. Tin: felly of unnecessary letter writing is going te rccelve another illustration in the person of James G. Itlalne. It will have the effect of au early frost en his presidential aspirations. Tiikiu. is ene little objeetlou te Mr. Hlaiue's ptorteftltlou te levy taxes for state purposes and that Is that it is unceastitii tienal. Hut this is net a very high fencofer the "plumed knight" te sjale. Ills record iu the Panama canal, thoClilli-Peru war and the Anicrlc.ui peace congress, all show hew magnifWntly the Maine statesman can, at ene stride, overleap the barriers of precedent and geed souse. TiiANKSiin ine-D.vy has coaie aucl geno and the workaday world that stepped for a brief period te give thanks for the luuu rue re. We Hessians with which we aie sur sur retindbd Um again resumed its interrupted course. L'nlike the nations across tlie sr i, the United States is at peace with the whele world, domestic affairs almost run themselves, and the country is taking rapid strides in the direction of wealth ami prosperity. It is fitting that oue day of the year should be set apart te return tbauks for this very delectable condition of affairs, and the wish will be fervent that it may lem; coutinue. six ii a contest an that going en in Washington ever the speakership has r.uely been witnessed. It is au open hinorable battle in which mud shugiug is c mspicueus by its sbscnre and the rumors of corrupt bargains are unheard. In this roipect it is in refreshing contrast te the speakership contest of two years age. Then Hiscock and Kassen, the two ablest men iu the Republican body, wcre se pitted against each ether that a clever He circulated in behalf of the insignificant Kelfer routed the Hiscock forces and enabled that synonym of iucompetcuco te cral iute the speakership chair. That this was tiTectcd by corrupt bargaining h s t.ever been denied. One thing at least may be predicated of the present contest, aad tint is that no ma'.ter who the cheice may be, he will ewo no nllegiance te a corrupt machine, such as niade its tool the speaker of the lower home in the forty seventh Congress. PiStttJUNAli. Colexei L. P. Gii.ynt, has given te Atlanta j 10,000 worth of suburban land for a park. Mn. Jehn Unieur is a dovetsd salmon fisherman. Hi last catch in the Tweed, hewever. was only a twclve-iwundcr. .lesir. Mansfield, of Flak Stokes notoriety, is new the wife of a wealthy French lace maknr. PerE I.ue, it is reported, is new engaged in reviewing voluminous notes en a forth. ceailng e.rcular te the faithful touching tue subject et philosophy. Moejrska thinks that our "artists. actors, poets and singers arc likely te conie from California that it is te be te America what Italy is te Europe-." Mn-. Ceuxwalms Wkst calls Araeri cau paragraphcrs the bright electric lights of the new world." This bid for news paper favor will probably recoil en its pro jector. A TIIKATUK IX ASUIH Tlie W itiMner. or ir lerk, nemmynl r.mt Mgbt. Duuus- the performauee of Hartley Camp bill'H play of "My Partner" by Aldrich aud Parslec, at the Windser Theatre New Yerk en the Uewery, Thunday evening, an odor of smeke was noticeable, but the play went en te the close After the audience had geno out the at taches of the theatre) ondeavored te discover the caii?e and, while they were making their Investigatieu, at about midnight the flames broke out. An alarm was sounded, bat before the fireineu arrived the heuse was ablazu, and all hepe of saving it was gene. Tlie thoatre aud all its contents wcre de de strejed. Ilirtnians hotel, frequented by actors, whieh is a part of the building, was also k-HtreyeU, and at a late hour several buildings en the North and Seuth sides wcre burniug. There were seventy guests in the hotel, all of whom escaped with their lUes, but saved llttle of their effects. Lnler, several of the occupants of Hart mab'H hotel get out by way of the fire. escape, aud suveral were overcome by the umoke and beat The llre is new supposed te be under control. The less is estimated at a I), m t $200,000, I'lin Urmi 1,'jttim Sprculntler. .Mi. Merris Ranger. the creat Llvernoel c.ittui speculator who recently failed, is a German Jew, and has been described as follews: "IIe Is a nativj of Hcfse Cassel. and in personal appearance- is said te be the living CDiinterpart of Napeleon III. In ma smaii piercing eye, tue unperiai mus mus mus taohe, the e'.car coinplexlou, the air of a half mystery, half-frankness iu fact, in the (out eniembleiha rosemblaneo Is strlk ing te a dogrce. IIe has a well knit, bread set, substantial figure, nnd has a certain bearing and gravity iu feature and form thatbjjjpeak important. Unfortunately, like the otnperor of whom he is naid te be the counterpart, he has met his Sedan. His career has has been tee oveutful; ene day he has bsen up, another down; he has made fe-tunes and leit them; and who knows but hij, his $750,000 debts belng wiped off the slate, and the ohastenlng process ever, he may cemmence operations aain, corner mirkeU and buy 'futures," with 0-s much zeal and temerlty as ever ? llaneti.ill AfTuIri lu M 1,udI, .laiues E. O'Neill, late pitcher of the Metropolitan club, of iew i erk, has sign, ed with the St. LeuIh baseball club. IIe will take the plaoeof Mullane, who soced ed te the nuw St. Leuis club, The latter nays they liave net rtgncd Hack hwlug for u.iuuur, uiu mm mey nave ns geed a man anil that they get him from the Leaguo ranks, It Is said they refer te Gress, ene or the reserved men of the Philadelphia elub. Werk en the uew Union club gteuiHlMatHt. Leuis, was oemmoucod en I hurmlny. Oae hundred men are at work and the grounds will be levuled and en olesod within teu da) 8 j thou the carpen ters will begin te work en the grand stand. HI III I'lctiirlni; Them. The Mice Oaztttt of this week contains a ploture whleh la Intruded te represent the oapture of Jim (Jlilt'erd iiral the fight with Abe IJuzzird, and It is as bad as it could well be made. THE SPEAKERSHIP. TUB UI.USIMi C'llNlKST MW m.w.h. Tlie Air Laden with i:nmi)t-llii'litl ' Cetilhtunt-Sprlnsrr llf I6'-" ,,:" Vel. McVUtre SiijsAIhiiiI ' Spcelal dispatches from Washington te this morning's Philadelphia lunti W The air Is laden with thefimiMorte b.uve. bad whisky, bets, spr eolatiens mid beasts en the situation. Paring the last Vi hours Carllsle stock has steadily tiseu and the Kentucklan's supporters are as jiibiiant as If their faverite nlre.id held the g.nei. There are substantia! reasons Mr tins fresh euthuslasm. The meeting et the Illinois delegation, the wlth.lrawal of tii nifier ami the almost solid vote of the delegation going ever te Carllsle form ene oause ei congratulation te the Carlisle faction I he ethor Is found in the report of the ndhcr ndhcr ndhcr once of the Georgia delegation te the fortunes of the Keutuekiaii. Mr. Hnnda.l did net expect much from Illinois three at most. It Is new evident that he will get but two, and mere than that is denied him by bis opponents. Mr Kuid.ill did have high hopes, however ei the Georgia delegation, in which his most i-ouservative friends elaltned six aud the (.anguiue ones cven mere. It is new ascertained that his greatest possibility in that direction Is three, nnd inembern i f the delegu- ui &ay he cau get but two. Tins chang m the contest lessens Rai.dall's chimes ler a successful meve en the second ball t. TUB Cenllilciicc In lUmlKl'. His friends have eotilldcuce that Jlr. Randall knows jat what he is about, for Randall has assured a-l reassured thorn that he docs knew l'ltey are apparently mero than willing te put up their money en this. The imprcisen cnutcd bj this confidence Is that teeril uvmbers, who have let it be udderst ie.I that they are for Carlisle, have deuc 1.0 f.-i the sake of the constituency they represuit aud intend te vete for Raudall. In the natuie of the ease Randall would lu hkely te be the only man who would knew tlii- aud ler obvious reasons he would be the last te acknowledge It. There K sueh an air of mystery and of wisde.n about Raudall aud his Ueutcnauts that it luspires respect and contldcnce iu ethers. It is impossible te talk with Randall without going away feehug that he is a nnu who knows what he Is about and is perfectly sitistled with the situation, q'he aotien of the Illinois delegatien aud the standing of the Georgia delegation de -let appear te hive nulled him in the least. Kive members of the Georgia delogatieu arrived at Washington Thursday morning, but contrary te expectation neither Senater Hrewn nor ex Senanr Gorden wero with them. Messrs. Uluut, Crisp, Hammend and Rocse epenly asserted that Carlisle was their cheice for speaker, and Mr. Nichols, the ethor tnvniber of the delega tioe, proclaimed himself a Randall man. It was a.leged that of the e'her llve icpre. seutatives net mero than two could be depended upeu te support Randall aud the remainder were for Carlisle. Ou the ether hand, lnwever, the Raudail men claim that six Georgia reproseuta tivcs are pledged te their candidate, and that the four who declared te day for Car liseo have uever been c muted auy ether way. One of the Georgia delegation miJ te your correspondent that the Seuth wanted a bona lido revision el the tarltf nnd would net be hoodwinked auy leuger. Still, if it was deemed injudicious te again tinker with the subject, the Democratic party would have te he .nulled with the present condition of affairs. Uopresentativo springer lermriy with drew from the contest en Teursday afur- neon, alter a lengthy eonfereuce with the Illinois delegation. IIe agreed te loave it te his colleagues te detornuue whether it was advisable for him te remaiu a candidate or net and after a lengthy dts cussien it was decided te de the negative. Subsequently Mr. Spn:i,. or called at the headquarters of Mr. Cailisle and declared that he would consult the wishes of his constituents. although for the prcsent he would net pledge himself te eithcr of the ici .vmeg candidatcs. It ia alleged that Representa tive Morrison is at the bottom of Mr. Springer's withdrawal and that it means the transfer of at least three votes te Mr. Carlisle and consequently the Illinois delegation will be solid for the Kentuckian. The Situation ri miunlclit. It is claimed by Carlisle's friends Thurs day that several changes have taken place in the Seuth and that Randall has net only failed te break the solid Sonthern support of Carlisle, but has actually bst several states. They say the s-ctiena! issue haa doue this. A Mississippi member, who came here te work for Randall, is njw said te have geno ever t j the ICentuekian, sayiug, In excuse : " I must go with ray delegation I can't stand the pressure. Oee well-informed politician says that Randall will net get mero than twenty-four votes in the whele Seuth. A Missouri momber la authority for the statement that Randall will get but two votes there, instead of four, as claimed Randall will get two votes from Texas. The Randall men Hay, never mind ; it wilt be their day en Friday. A large number of Penu sylvania arrivals are uetcd te-day, among them Senater Mitchell and Representative. Hraieard. Mr.Hensel chairmauef the Pennsylvania Democratic state committee, was told of a rumor In circulation te the effect that it was proposed, should It be seonthatnelthur Randall nor Cox oeuld be nemitiated, te transfer the strangth of both of theso geu tlcraen te .Mr. Convorse, of Ohie. He said this rumor was without ether foundation than the imagination of theso who put it afloat. The possibility of Mr. Randall's withdrawal had nevcr been considered aud the Convorse story, he thought, was about as trne as the story that Carllsle weald withdraw in favor of Morrison. Randall te-day received a tolegram from Ren Jehn N. Smlthce, chairman of the Domecratlo state central committee of Arkansas stating that the Arkansas Deme erat, a leading paper of Arkansas, stating the state, whieh had started out as a sup peitcr of Mr. Carlisle, had te day dcolared lu favor of Mr. Randall's election as speaker. Wl.ut.llcUlureHay. Colenol McClure from Washington tel- egraphed last night te his Timt : The contest for spoaker is uncomfortably clese and It will probably be deeided by ovents te transpire te morrow. The Carlisle men had a tide te-day, caused by the fuiliire of the Georgia delegation te glve Randall the support his friends had roaseu te oxpect, and they made the most of It. They made a desporate efTert te start a stampode te sweep lu the doubtful, but they failed, and te night the Randall lines nre strong and hepeful as they wcre thin morning. A caieful rovlew of the battle last night gives Raudall equal chauceH for tue neatuig nnu uesiuiing moments whleh will sottle by this tline te night, nnd bis frleuds nre new guarding every paint with equal skill and energy, Toe faet that Carlisle's frlends are alamorem for au epen ballet in disiegard of the party usage is oenoluslvo proof that they feel lusoeuro lu their own rauks, but the epen ballet Is net Hkely te prevail, as It would make nu epen ballet for all the llou-e iifllufnHiwwl that would be a broader Mieivmj; of bauds than congressmen cau afford, To-menow win niieiy he a day of sur prises, and Randall has geed mason te oxpeet te profit by thorn, Jlelman, of Indiana, holds a strong hand and It Is probable that he will make It felt bofero the contest oleses. lIolin,ulte tee much Intorcsted lu the general suocess of the Domecratlo party next year, net te spaak of his nasslble itorsenal liitnriuin i ti. oleotlon of the Domecratlo candidate for president-, te ondatmer the debatable states of the Kerlh by the policy of the tailtr agitation that must fellow the oleotlon of Carllsle. .Morrison, tlie free trade doc trinaire, has n strong grip en patt of Indiana nn he lias en Illinois ; but Illinois Is n certain te vete Ropubllean lu 1881 ns Is crment, whlle Indiana Is mero than ready te be shaken from contte te cirettm rorenoo by " n tariff for revenue only," as it was lu 1830. Cox is also an Important faoter in the contest, although with 11 prospeot of being the successful oaudldute. Ae the batt'e new stands he apparently holds the balauce of pewer, but in point of faet most of his followers have simply goue under cover iu his camp te await events, lle has bttle e uitrel orer his thirty or forty votes and they will go when and whoie thoypleiso. When they nre ready for n final decision there will be Randall votes from Cox's supporters who, whlle feel lug the necessity of Randall'H oleotlon, are unwilling te accept him ns iv llrHt cheice. They liave ftoe trade olemontfl at home which make them hesitate, and they make n circuitous reute te accomplish what thev regard as a political neccssity. Indeed, most of Carlisle's sapporte" from the Seuth ndmlt thnt a free tra agitation must sdiuI a mreng protection a lmmistra tleu nnd Congress te Washington next year. At this hour nil Is uucprtninty. m.Al.NKS VII.WM. AUveritnig u,e reiirjr et DHlrluutini: I'm WnUMjrTAX Anions the Stairs. Our state and municipal taxation is direct. It comes upon the property with crushing force. There nre few communi ties in the United States that pay ee llttle as oue per ccut. pernuuum ou the actual value of their real property. Theio ate mauy communities that pay mero than 2 per cent, en their actual value. The houses, the farms, the factories, the ttores, the shops all feel it ns a heavy bunion, a bunion unrelieved by auy form of indirect taxation. Why, therefore, should net the states be p;rmitted te have the tax ou spirits for their own benefit, if the national govern ment docs net need It n The national and state governments.as I think 1 have nliewn, ennuet safely share the same revenue, but if the national government has ue longer need of the tax en spirite, why should net the entire amount which it yields nnuually be paid ever te the states ;' Could it be regarded as wise statesmanship te cou ceu cou tineo the opprcssive direct tax en all prop erty under the state governments aud at the same ttnie. oemmaud a hurtlul luxury like spirits te go froe ? That would be u felly which ue ether governmont ou the glebo could by nuy possibility commit. The tax en spirits oppresses ue ene. It Is paid euly by the consumer, and the moist cxtrome advocate of tomperanco cannot maintain that taxing the nrticle increases its consumption. The national government has anabsolute monopoly of the rovenue from customs, because the states are forbidden by the constitution te levy a tax ou import. Tne oxeiso tax was left epen te both the national and state governmouts. Hut, as a matter of fact, it is only the national government that can offcclively levy and ellcct it. Shenkl the state of Illinois, for uistauce, attempt te levy an exoise tax en whisky, the distilleries would be removed aoress tboriverto Missouri. Each state in turn that should ottempt te collect an excise tax would find itsalf batlisd and disabled. It Is only the national govern, ment that can de it, aud the national government can de it for the benefit of nil t!m states. Iustcad, therefore, of repealing the tax ou spirits, the national government cau assign it te the states in proportion te their population. The machinery of collection is te-day In completo operation. A bill of ten line3 could direct the secretary of the treasury te pay the whele of It, less the small expense of collection, te the states and territories in the proportion of their population, and te continue it permanently as part of their regular annual revenue. The amount yielded by the tax en spiritu ous and malt liquors last year was ever $50,000,000. On the basis of the census of 1S30, it would pay about $1.73 ier capita te all the people. The tondenoy would be te increase rather than diminish this ratio as time were ou. Illicit dtstd.Vrirb would disappear when every utate and every town should coine te realize that it was being defrauded of Its own rovenue by pjrmltting or winking at the violations of law. On the basis of $1.75 per head, the rolief te the states would be very great. I append a table shewiug what each state would receive en the basis of the present revenue. In considering the quo&tien, as I have very carefully for several months past, I have possibly overlooked objectiooii which ethors may suggest, but the mero I have reilected upon it the mero evident it has been te my mind that it is wiser te tax whisky than te tax farms aud homesteads and shops, and that it would be an act of incaloulable felly te remit the $80,000,000, instead of giving it te the bUUj for the toilet of opprcssive local tuxatieu. The revenue of the last fiscal year from spirituous and malt liquors was a llttle mero than $3(5,000,000. This amount, divided among the ssveral states and ter rltorles nccerding te the plan outlined In the preceding letter, would give the fol lowing sumo te caeh, the staemeats being made in round thousands : Alabama, C2,S09,00 ; Arkansas. $1,405, 000 ; California, $1,057,000 ; Colerado, $310,000 ; Connecticnt, $1,033,000 ; Dela ware, $255,000 ; Flerida, $470,000 ; Georgia, $1,593,000 ; Illinois, $5,USe,UUU ; Indiana, $3,401,000 ; Icwa, $2,812,000 ; Kansas,$l,7 13,000 ; Kentucky, $2,881,000 ; Maryland, $1,031,000; llccsaehusctts, $3, 120,000 ; Michigan, $2,803,000 ; Minnesota, $1,305,00; Mississippi, $1,080,000; Misseui I $3,707,000 ; Nebraska, $701,000 ; Nevada, $100,000 ; New Hampshire, $005,000 ; New Jersey. $1,030,000 ; New Yerk, $8,893, 000; North Carolina, $2,450,000; Ohie, $3,59(1.000; Oregon, $215,000 ; Pet asylva nia, $7,403,000 ; Rhede Island, $le3,000 ; Seuth Carolina, $1,712.000 : Tonnessoo, $2,093,000 ; TexaH, $3,785,000 ; Vermont, $531,000: Vlrclnia. $2,010,000; West Virginia, $1,081,000 ; Wisconsin, $2,301, 000. Territories Arizona, $70,000 ; Da keta. $280,000 ; Idaho, $57,000 : Mentana, J09.000 ; New Moxlce, $208,000 ; Utah, $251,000 , Washington, $121,000 ; Wypni. e ; w yoin yein yoin Celumbln, iig, $30,000 ; DIstriet or $310,000. HtieutliiE Atruir. Last Saturday as Jehn andStophen Hess of llriortewn, East Karl township wero gunning in the vielplty of their homes, they had a mlsunderstanding and finally Jehn threatened te de Stephen bodily harm. a im hud n dlsabled hand. he warned Jehn several tlmes te desist, when, as he asserts he could de no hotter thau defend hlmsalf he dlsoharged two shots at Jehn whleh took offeot lu his legs. The wounds nre net dangerous, though they dlsabled the wounded man be that he had te be hauled home. The Hess boys are cousins. Most likely the whele affair will wind up with a serlcs of law suits. nerlutia Accident. On Wcduetday afternoon the wife of Junte Moero, livlug at 414 Seuth Water strcet, made a misstep at the head or the cellar steps and fell te the bottom, Inoerat Ineerat Ing her head and face and badly bruising her body, but fortunately breaking no bones. Illtenlerly llouie. Hcssle Sploer had a heariug borero Alderman Alex. Dennelly en Wednesday oveulng, iu answer te a oeinplalnt maiie against her of keeping a disorderly heuse, riM... it. !..., I.nl, I linr te ll.lll for llOT 1P- ' poaraueo nt the court of quarter sessions. TIlANKSaiVING DAY. HOW IT WAH Oimr.KVP.1) IN Till? TV. UclliSimm Smrc Appcupriuu l(, the j;t rut rnrnur, Units ntut lUuuiett-Tlie 1)17 in tintnll. Thanksgiving day was neInbr.Ucd In this oily jenterday iniieh in the usiml fashion. Iho weather was etlsp mi'l liuielug mid the streets were well filled with people nil day iu bell lay utllie. n.-iviers ( nn up propralte character were held In all the churches In the tnumlng and the ph-asaut weathni hid the effect of thawing large cotigiegatleiiH At uoeti ever j oue was wending hU way hotueward m all the gl or., is anticipation of the Tlmuksjitvitig diniie,-. During the nfternoen balls, rllle praot.ce mul ether like dUorsleim attracted erewds of ploasure seekers, and the dav was well rounded oil by tliopcrdiriimueo of the local " Plnafeic " e w. iy at tlie opera home lu the oveu.ug mid with private itoelal enjoyment. The thanksgiving festivities were indicred in en Wednesday evc.iig. nlien the Royal Arcli chapter of Msneiia i it banquet iu the new poHtelllso buildt.if ., I the Mmn. nercher at.d I.iedriltian mirieiies each gave n grand ball. The Gee. II. Tueiuai pest SI, O. A. It parale pilar te their taking the earn for Mount Jey, and the bloyelo nnd military pioeosslons were the principal ovents of the mendtig. The saloons did a thriving business all day, aud public patronage, was pretty ovenly divided between them anil the confec tionery aturcs that wote opeti. llelew we glve iu detail the main frntures of the day's celebration. Tne vnnrehi". Iu almost nil the city churches services having especial lofereneo te the day of thanksgiving who held and sermons up up up proprlate te the occasion were preached. A Union Thanksgiving was held in St. Paul's Reformed church nt 10:30 a. in., which was very largely attended by the cougtegations of ether churches. The sermon was preaelr d by Rev. .1. T. Sat Sat ebeli, of the Duke street M. K ehureli. (Ire. II. Thulium l'et li. A. It. In ncoerdauco with .urnugemenls pre viously made the inembeis el Oeo. H. Themas pest 81, G A. R., te the number of 35, tool; the cars at 0:'iG a. m. jestcrday, for Ml. .Ky, te take their Thanksgiving dinner with theh-cemrades of that ber etigh. They were met at the Mt. Jey depot by n large delegation of old soldiers and by the beyd nf tin se'dmrs' erphins school, the latin lu full uniform. A parade was formed and with the Maulieitu baud nt the head of the cel u mn the jji occasion moved tlueugh the principal streets of the borough and te the orphan euhoel, where the boys gave the veterans a specimen of their prolleionoy in drill. The party then returned te Warfel's Kxchange hotel, wlicre diuncr was terved, about ene hundred sitting down te the table, epecml invitations having bm u extended te all old soldiers of the horeiijti .ind vicinity. Spnehc wen made by Majer Knatnacht. A C. Len.wd and Dr. J. S. Smith, of this city, II. A. lloekraycr, of Mount Jey. Alte' diuner the party again returned te the orphan schools whure a pleasant hour was spent, after which t'.u scUejl rctnrtisd a vete et thanks te the veterans for their frictdly iit. Commander M. N. Stark, of the pos, responded in n brief speech, after which the vets marched te the depot and took the cars for this city, arriving nn time, well plenxeit with the day's feitivi ties Drill .tint Tiirgrt 1'raetlrfi, The Lancaster railltnry company, under command of Captain D. P. Rojenrailler, met in their nnnery yesterday morning, and in full uniform, armed and Cqulpjicd, marched te What Olen park, where they had a lively tikirmish drill, after which they had a target practice, tUce rounds each, at a distance cf 150 yards. The sheeting was very geed, the score bing from 7 te 15 nut rf a pMsible 15. Follow ing nre a law of tlie beat scurm made : Ptivate Harry llcmoe, 15; Private Milts, 11; Sergt. Kelly, 13,Capt. ResMimiller, 11. The company returned t thn city nnd was dismiss 1 in time te eu-ib; tli'" iiiembers te onjev their tmkey dittiiei l.nncister lllrjole Ulub. At 10 a. in., the memborsef the Lir.ew tei bieycle club, renderveused nt the Gn-pi hetel and a dozen raombera lu full utiiferru meuaicd their bicyelcs aud after making a short street parade took the plke for Columbia. The lido was a very delightful ene, the .ur being brac ing and t'u-mad aim jst as smooth ai a Heur. Oa n-jjbmj Columbia nil the party iecpt four retnmed le Lancaster. Dr. Jay, Cltm. Hmith, J. C. Gage.-, jr., aud Chat, K. Habcrbush went en te Murictt.i, whero they took their Th itiksgiviug Jin. nor and than returned te Lancaster. meeting .ii Ziehen. Yesterday afternoon a sheeting match tiek place at rjhoenboigc-'t park bolweou Harry Gardner nud Cliiuhi, i i-tu.-iscus for $25 a slde. There was a icrv large crowd present, each man shot a' 15 birds Gard ner killing 11 nnd lVauchcuu 10. A match of 12 birds each took place en the outskirts of titrasburg yesterday after noon scoring as folio. Harry J'ager and Allan MoKlnnley scored caeh U out of 12 and J. M. Dean 11 out of 12. distance 'It yards rlse and H yards boundary. nininnarrher unit (Jthur rcHiivltieK, The concert ami sociable nt Mamiiuroher hall was eminently successful in evcry respoet. The concert In the early part of the evening wan largely attended, and where all was se geed it would be invldleds te soleot any portion of the ontcrtalnment for particular mention, llelew is the pro pre pro grainme of the oeuoorc : Orcliestcr Tiiyier's. I lietus ' .Nun keiiitnl iler Friielilliirf," rreii. CI10IU9 " Tliiuiwlml, liittleer Oejelli'," Hole-Hcunu una Arle nils " t'lolaehctz," Woher Jtine. M. MaU. , Chorus" l.ohewolil," Meehrlug. Hole-" Zlclit I in llerhst," Aht-lterr F. IIn tul. Uherus " Freti'tlleli, Here," Mnelirlng. Hole Arle mn lem Uraterliiin ".Imlltli," (Jonceno. Chorus "dtitiulilen," JloehrliiR. orcliestor Tayler's. When the concert was ever the ball room wae eleaicd and a merry throng of dancers onterod en the grand mareh by Tayler's orchestra The light fantastie tee was tripped with vigor until far Inte the morning hours. The host of order provalled. On Thanksgiving aftornoen the Chailes Tayler ball was held In Mioimerohor hall, and Edward Hall held a sociable nt Schiller hall. The l.leilerlirnur. On Wednesday oveulug the Llederkranz held their oeucort and soeiablo and thore was a troed attondance. The Harrlsburg Mamnorcher wcre oxpeetod te be present but they did net put In an appoaraneo. The pregramme or the concert, whieh was very itoed, is as fellows : Overture "Crown or iJeM," mirinnnn "a'chiireriluil," Curl Keknrt l.lcilerkran. " fettVil Msreii," u. Wnlnifarluii-Orolies- r l)le llolineth," eiierm and nuarlel, Kr. Alit-l.lederkruiu. ...., Oiivotte-Koritet ine unt," llice. Hlesse- Siuyrlielies VelkslK-il," T. 'elni(jr.il !.le- I'rlejt's Maxell," trem A thai In," Munitels sohn-ercliestia. .. . . . . , ." Mobvslietiilon," K. Vem-jter I.leilerkranz. Tlie ."nation IUI1. There was a' great orewd of young poeplo at the old Mionuerehnr hall nt ICunpp'a Wednesday oveulng, iu nttcud. nnea nt the ball glven thore by the Marlen elub Myt's uimt The mayor this merniug sent two drunks te jail for 10 dayn each, ene for 15 and discharged three tramps. nu: eriniA. ' I'm it te re ' Bllllg lljr tne l.iitunttrr (iiim. intiiy, The Thanksgiving nltractleu at the oper.1 heuse was thn loiulllieii of Gllbeit nnd Stiltlvan'it bright and tuneful opera, " Pinafore," and evoiyhedj who could get within the bulldliig.fiir It was packed, went nud listened, nith line eoniplaccuey, te the first teal nttninpt el '' lionie talent" lu the operatic Hue. This llttle epera ft till holds a gteat degree of popular estimation, bcoauje tlioelianctetiHtlosof It are theso which eaptuted the publie at llslutio llslutie llslutio duetlon, utifl which will cause it for a much longer time, te " hob up rerruely" new and then with tin bilghl melodies and charming featun -. Theio wit home npprohenslon that th pieet of erganialiig nnd dtllllnga oempaiiy te hing the opera would result unMiiccesarull but the managers liave reason, we may i.t the start fay, for riiliU.itlen. Prof. Gluts Iiurger -.ml Mr. Many llartmyur. who weie the iiontleiuoti who undertook the task, had au arduous and net everly pit in nut labor lu thalr efforts te bring the Hat ur.il aihcrre proellvllles el amateurs tut, subj Ttleii. ami Uiyent bn assurctl that (heir etllelciit Miidu.ivers weie highly np predated. There were about, feity peejile In the cast, aud the I'evelty of the thing and the anxiety of fr lands for the success of the company, Incited a degiee of ex poetanoy end lear throughout the large audience, whleh, however, dlsapptutcd when the curtain was iiing up aud the r.uulliir dealt of tlie gullaut " Piiufore " was disalesud. The aitdieiice get geel ii.itured et ei:C, :uul unbedy was wicked enough te say nti) thing but words com cem com mrndalery; theiofeis, net being neteil fei undue lleiuhshtiL-ss, we de net in the least feel inclined te closely criticbe, for the performance met every reasonable expectation, The chorus was uuiuetlcai: stieng and showed im small dcgiue ei ability in its renditions. In ene or tne of its ill'erts thrre was noticeable a geed conception of the nigutllc.iuc'i el the music which was sung with tine effect, but mere llfe and vicer will gtentl augment the excellence of the chorus ns ddineustia ted last evening. Net for ether reason than tint of foil.. wing our rule, we may mention several e' the principal ehnrae ters. Miss Leila Hacr'n voice enabled lie i te sing the pait of JestpMue witn much satisfaction te the audience, ami an lintter cuj), Mimi Kntie Shiik dfsctvc no little np prebitii.i. Shi it fintunate iuheiom iuheiem iuheiom preheniiiin of her part and a natural vivacity cuibks her te well intcri.it t the role, only thnt big phantom, stige flight, rebeup new and then. Miss L'zzrn Vtnki i ulse desetvus inciitiiin for her ineiiUineiH impe.'-enatiiii of lithe. Mr. Hany Shull.. :n Ihck Uciulcye, ovitie. d no little abili , hii makeup bring v ry olTective and he. aetiiK' geed. The ctitrmlm; litttle setii' from Strausi opera "Prince Mpthnsa'ah," "The Detlct n the I," was 1.1104 by Mr. Stiultz, and was received with ap plnuse. Mr. flliu'tr should have, Iiewcmi, mero e mil lene 1 01 himsflf. Mr. Jehn Warlel showed up altogether saiisfnoletily as HM Bebstay, mid Mr. 6. A. Prczlnger us fir Jettph, Mr. Wtu. Pchlaue'jasifii;)'. and Mr J. l- Heiidtsh ns Ciiptiiiu Corcoran all irtrit pinise. As 11 whele the perf'oruinuce wns real') pms.'Nsing of ra 1.', and tins attceip- ,i the tuuditin ei' tipjra by a h mi e :n jiany wan very iwitufactery. inlj, it v, may In permitted t iiggc.t, thei'i ought te be mero life md vigor d'sp'ajed l. every individual There were no' I :. but word- d p um from most of tlii ni lie-ice upoe the mii elusion of the liv ; the cestumui wete elegnnt, the latlies pretty and the gent It men hanibome. Tlie epera Is ropeated this evciiiug, t1 chart for reserved Fe.its haviur been eieiii ! Inst evening, The-i who go te nljjht tr y reasonably nntioipatea bcttet poiferman'-o than lant cvenln.', it .1 knew they will enj iy it. cei.u.itiUA m:vh from 1)111 lingular ;eircii.!)i. m. Thankitgiviug day iinsscd oft ipiiet! here. Un'hin sri tiers nt the Prtsbytcitnn chiireh in the 1.101. mg, dteiv legeth'-t .1 large ceugrcgat i-n. eimpescd .! l'ret. tauta of ulldi 11 "iiaa'ieiu All .nnei wan delivered by Rev. i. D. ('. J. ckrr: pastor of the Il.-liel Church or Ge I. -Tin Camilla Ur.iociue.-rt at the ep.-ia ! nit.-, in the evening, drew a lorge audn.icd audn.icd Cempany C liad no pai.ide. n r'Midi-d. but sixteen of Its members 1. 1 ' t tr. c 1 sheeting. Sergeaut William AU-n . v. ncd efl tht prize, . bunds 111.0 !. marksmau's medal. Sheeting and ratling inatchea wen' h. 1 1 at several places, turkeys by the uu. Jehn Rewu ve'i Ihii fine illle wl . v.-is i-hai.ei-il efl b L""w1h Smith. A I. .: bir ing w.v-held i. tbuOMtuin pait ei te i A shaved, well g teased pig wax tur . loose, nud became the prize of the pet 1 cat ehlng it. A gr-at ileal of nttin.m: w.. afforded the Uige crowd pi-n-:. ' the c-fleili el these ou gaged in th 1 p t 1 sccure the atnmal. There .. L.itliitl. drunkonueHh in town dmm.c the dav ami lighting L.cust strcet was. tilled '. .t'i preiiienadcra duriuj; the early part el tin evening, but, as ia iibual hore, tboeiowtl dispersed te t lit. it humeri bofeio the e-en lug became I'tr advanced. I.lltle i.m-.iu. - U.iucl. 10 " b 1 ike I for Deceml. m ID -Olive Rranu'i ledge, Ne. 137. G. U. et O. P., meet te t.lght. Litt'e'n Weihl ' ui ut the nfnia home to-meirow Te night the Iletehkiu family conceit and bell linger company will give ene of then line enteil.ii' merita in the Mttln !Ni church. I'nildin UHcd by R it (' i.'il rend asdepi-,wil butinaaferined Inte rl.iti work for the .ltnseu Drus. iJi-ntrn ! Fashion brnne'i stere has ceased basims . Newspaper liai . t .is morning mi tlm P. R. It, 6tiuek n U-el box, domehdhmg . The new olfice of the Btiperlnten'lent t the K. it O. railroad is very handsome. -Mrs. Rebccca Themas, olerod, died it", her residence here Wednesday night, ? ul 77. Uuslness nt R te C. rtilreid.-.d wharves and these of II P. Hruner, ts very brisk. 1-111: siaiess Flne IUnitiet In ICopini'e Mull. On Wednesday evening the efficcis ei the Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Me sous had n visit te Laueaster Chapter Ne 13, and oeusldcrnblo work of a private nature was done. After the meeliug the etlicers were given a banquet iu the large banquet room ever the new posteflloo, iu which tables had been placed. The supper was gotten up In Ceplnnd'n best stile, and nbeut 275 member!) of the fraternity Bat down. The bill of fare was as fellows . Itaw Oysters, .... Panned Oysters. Dry Hlierry lleutd Turkey, Cdlnty, Utatibetry Mince. Very Kine Old U.irvey Sherry Chicken Mulae, Krled Oysters, lleef Tomjite. Mern Clitny. JlentH, l'lckles, Crtsup. Uuttiiiia, Uinii'w Ontng'.'s. Ceiree. ClKftW. iliirllioleiiiay Uoulicster Ucur. Thern was no spoech making, but all enjoyed tbcmselves by giving their entlru attentien te the nipper. A number of the visitors nlsenttendcd Maeniiorher hall, and yosterdav morning at o'elook they returned te Philadelphia. Ien 111 Ilrlvcu Oil, Thursday evening Mr. Reuben Hcrr tied his horee hi front of Geerge Millet's lestuuraut whlle he aud hla lady went into the restaurant te have lunch, Heme poi son unknown uiittsd the horae, jumped into the buggy and drove off. The team was found soma time ntterwnrdi unit- the county jail aud taken te a hotel stable, whero Mr, Hcrr iccuvelqd U,
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