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lie mill Kiirrgrtlc Cnreer I'rem the
Tiiti-i'nlli te the llnr-llul Nut
the Tavern lliir.
I.ineaster Inn given tliu country une prosl presl prosl
ilenl j another or Its cltuens, Ames F.ll
lnakcr, was a nominee Ter vice president en
Ihoantl-Masento ticket ; aud in lliuse latter
dnyslhuenly cilieti eflhis geel town who
has lieeu mentioned hi connection Willi thnse
high executive positions 1 James Mack, tlie
well-known Tomierauco leader and worker,
lawyer, pension agenl nml reformer. He
was the nominee or thu I'riihlliltlen pirty In
tlinoieiillulyuir of the greit ( ran l-( reel ey
campaign, nud received ,tiiH tiitut llie coun
try ever, lln Is very much better Known te
till community, however, In ollier relations
tli.in at a H)lltlcliii , nml he Is certainly ene
of our foremost representative nien.
Jntues Muck was born In l.ewlsburg,
Union county, Pa., en tlie Sid of September,
ItCl. He la the eldest heu or the late Jehn
Muck of Lancaster, a contractor who In tils
tlmu titillt heiiiu of tliu most Important rail
roads and ether public works In this country
anil In Cnund.i. James rem lined wltu Ills
parents In l.ewlsburg until lie was nlieiit
twolveyours of age, working en a farm nml
llke President Itarllelil, for several sum
mers In his boyhood ilrove horses nml mules
en tlie Pennsylvania mid Union canals. Ills
urents lert I.umsbiug In tlie spring of Is Hi
uuil removed te l.mcaster, bringing Jiiuies
nlung Willi tticm, and thtt hid nw employed
during tlie summers el KW ami 1M7 siwlng
latli In n sawmill en tliu Conostega.
In is.1'1, when only sixteen years el h;e, he
bovine ft metulHir of the oiiKlnuer corps
etiKnRvtl in completing the Nusquuhituiin nutl
Tlde-watr chiihI, running irem Columbia
boreURh te Ilnvro-ile-driico.
DurlUKthe yeara thll, 'U nuJ Ml he nt nt
temleil Hchoel nt the nculemy Ht I.awisburj;,
whom he cemplctwl his KiirIIsIi oilucilleii
mt Ijocuiiie well greuuilwl In l.itln ami
(JrtH'k.
In 1MI, uelnt of nce, he 1er.iii the btmly
of law- witliJames I', Mini, of I.ewisburK,
anil In the following yuar rotutued te l.ni l.ni l.ni
caHtor,cemplt)tliiRhLslosnli)tuilio.s iimler the
prwoplerBlilp oft'el. Win. II IVnlimy, nml
was admitted te the liir In lslii, mid his hiic hiic
ceHsfully pnu Heed his professlou te the
present llme.
In 1 tl.i Mr. lllnck married i;iii, daughter
or the Inte Win. Murray, thuu of l.iiwNlmrn,
urterwnrilH of Ivjii-Mster, whero ler soiue
years he was enniu;ud micoe'-sfiilly in the
book tnule. Of the kix children that hae
blosHed this union only ene dniiKtiler and
ene seu nre new living, but they nre clilldreu
of whom any parent may Justly feel proud.
The daughter Is the esllmable wlfoef Dr. K.
lne cholleld, of I.ykens, Dauphin county,
and tlie i-en Is ('apt. Win. Illack, of tlie U. S.
army, whose brilliant caroer may lie hore
brlclly noticed. As a school boy in this city
he steed at tlie held of his class. JtocelvinR
thoappeliituiont ofcadetto West Point, alter
a competltho oxnmluatlen in which
overal ether bright iKiyswure coiitestnnts,
lioiiinde the iinuxampled recerd efHUndlii);
nt tlie head of Ills class for four miccessive
years, and graduated with the luheat honor
in the lartrest class eer Rraduated from the
gre.it military Hchoel at West 1'elnL He
wan, of course, asslgned te tlie onglueur
corps, tlie hlglicsl brauch of the survice, and
has been from that day te this in charge et
home of the most Important engineering
work. At present he has charge of the U. H.
engineering work in the district of Flerida.
Mil. III.AI K AS A 'lUUIMSIlANli: MAN.
l'rem his Ijoyheod Mr. lllnck has been a
total abstinent. It Is rolnted or him that
when he was sixteen years old, working
among a gang of ongiueoni en tlie Tldo-water
canal, all of whom drank liquor, he bocame
intoxicated. On selieriiig up he was se
ashamed and disgusted with hiiuselt, thai he
prayed (iixl te piesere hAi from another
such humiliation ; and the prayer appeara
tolmvebcen answercd, as Irem that day te
this he has net only eNchowed drink, but has
been a leading spirit In the crusade against
the liquor truillc
In 181(1 he connected himself with the llrst
temperance organization thai proseuted ilMelf
te his notice. This was ene et the old Wash-
iugtoiiasseciitlous In which men " took tlie
pieiige ' ei leuu aesimence ana uiuuceu
ethers te de se; held weekly meetings,
gathered in the moil and wemen of tlie
neighborhood ; had tempereuce loctures, and
ilid outslde Vierk in the cause or tompermico
roferuu Much geed was accomplished, but
much drunkenness still provalled in tlie
community, and mere elllclent measures
were deemed nocessary te check the terrible
evil.
InlSliIMr. Illack helpud loergani.o the
C'onesloga Division of .Sens et Tompurance,
of this city. The order spiead with great
rapidity In all parts of llie country, but te the
grief or tho"Kens" and the ' Daughters of
Teuiporauce" (an nuxlllary orgaiilzatleu,)
dram drinking nml drunkenness continued
te prevail.
More ollectlvo measures were deemed
necessary, and in 1S.VJ the teinporance men
resolved te lollew the oxauiple of their
friends in Maine and outer the political
arena. A toinperaiico county convention
was called, and by unanimous consent James
iitackwas appointed chairman. A tern iter
ance legislative ticket was nominated, and a
low days arterwnrds Mr. Illack deliverrd his
llrst public teuiporauce speech, at Conostega
Centre, making a strong argument In favor
or thoadeptlou or a prohibitory liquor law.
During the campaign he was the acknowl
edged leadoref the Prohibition party, spoke
te large audiences In dlilorent parts of the
county, unit collected considerable money
10 carry en the campaign, wnen tue eieciieu
came en the old jielitluil parties were aston
ished te tluil that the Prohibitionists had
polled 1,800 votes. In the succeeding year,
1853, tliey Incrensed their veto te a.iioe; in
1851 le 6,100, audlu 1S55 by a combination
with ether parlies they buccoeded In electing
two out of lie members te the slate leglsla.
ture.
These results were largely due te Mr.
Illack'H Incessant labors. He was net only
tlie leader et the Prohibition party in the
county, mu was a meineur ei me statu ueu
Iral preu bltery committeo from lS&'l te ISTjiI,
and chairman of a select committee te Interro
gate the candidates for govorner ( Pollock and
lllgler) in the campaign of 1851 as te their
views en prohibition. In the campaigns of
1853-i Mr. Illack net only contributed te the
county campaigns, but paid out or his private
resources f.WO per year Inte the state temper temper
ance treasury.
IN rOLTTICH.
I u 1857-CO llie questions or tlie Missouri com
promise, tlte oxteuslouorulaTery iutlie ler-
rllerlcs and ethor linpertaut national Issues
engrossed the publle mini), iniil lliore wcre
no mnre tomiHiraiiceellorln inmlent the polls.
In isy)l llie war or the relielllen Is'gsu, and
all miner poll Ileal matters weropulnslde un
til the Union was restored.
Hut oeu In theso days Mr. Illack was
working hard In the cause nl teiiiiMirauce.
The iKilitlcnl Itievemnut having proved a
fallurn, at least temporarily, he looked about
him hir ether menus te dinner the cause Hint
was mi dear te Ills heart. In I8.V.I he nm
celMid llie Idea or starting a lomlsnaiice pub
lication Hwlety te furnish teniirnuce lltera.
turoeu tlie Kennrnl plan of tlie Methodist,
Presbyterian and ether publication societies
In existence for furnishing religious reading
te their respective denominations.
Having carerully thought thu matter ever,
he wrote an nrtliie en the subject ler the
Antrrican 7Vi;i;ici-miC(t (iiiini, which was
most favorably revolt oil. lliitllmliiUineHv
lltlcal excitement then exlatlug, ami the lour
years vur Hint follewwl preteiitml any Im
mediate action. At thocleto of the war, In
In'e, a national teiiiperauce coneutleu was
held, and Mr. Illack presented te It a enro enre
lully prupnred paHtr in aileuncy et the pulf pulf
llcitleu heiiMt. It Hint Willi heaity accept
ance, nmt a committee el tvel, of whlcli
Mr. lllnck was chalrmnu, was appeliilcd te
ralsofllHleoOntid otherwise piovide ler tlie
organization or the publication soclety. Tlie
ether members of tlie committee worn : (lev.
W. X. Ilucklngliniii, Ceiinecllcut ; in. .
HiHiener, Ma.s.saohusetts ; lien. Ncal Dew,
Maine ; Win. .1. King, llhixle Island ; Hev.
James II. Dunn, New Yerk ; Hev. Dr. Jehn
Marsh, New Yerk ; K n. mehj, ninieis,
Hen. S. D. Hastings, Wisconsin ; (ioerg.i
Htuart, PennsyltniiU ; Hev. 'Iliwi. I, (
ler, New Yerk, and K. Houiliigleu, Ni
11.
uy
eiv-
Yerk.
'I'heKame contention aps)intiN a commit-
Iihi or distinguished gentlemen te organic a
National Teuisirnuce society, and tlie tne
ceiiiinlllees were authorled te unite, and did
unite nfter a Joint meeting.
Upen Mr. Illack nsorlglnalerof IIiohcIieuio
mid as chairman of the Joint committee de
volved the principal lalsir el the orgauir.i ergauir.i
tluil. He wrote out the plan, the charter,
coustltutleii, by-lnwH, rules of order, rules of
publication, Ac, Ac These he printed ami
sent te the members or tlie joint committee
and te ether prominent temporeiice men
throughout the I'nlen, accompanied by let
ters asking ler iimemlmcntH and suggestions.
It Is needless le say that with Hilling excep
tions these men approved the work he linl se
well done. lie then called tlie Joint com
mittee together ; his pi in was unanimously
approved, and the " Natiunal TemMjrnuce
Hx;lety and Publication Heuse " wasorgan wasergan
led. Of Mr. Illack's maulleld lalnirs in the
cause el temperance, the organization et the
publication society Is tsirhaps the most liu
Hirt.mU Slnce its organization it has IssiiihI
1,17 1 distinct publications, aggregating 307,
Oil volumes, centaliilug li(l,07'.i,'Jl'i p,iies.
During the past year It has published 11,7M)
volumes.
Mil. Ill.l K AS A flOdll TIlMI'LAIt.
It lias lieen s.ild above the exciting (sill
tlcnl allairs lieglnnlng with the repeal of the
Missouri couiprumlse and ending with the
great rebellion Interfered with all general
louiiOMiice work ter a jierleil el Ien years
(ISTi.v-l'sWi l Hut it did net ler a moment In
terfere with Mr. Illack's Individual labors.
In IV." he was diligent in inducing drink
ing men te sign the plodge, and the year lot let
lowing lie and a lew congenial spirits organ
ized Lancaster Lodgeoniood Templars, and
this was fullouedby the organization of many
ether ledges In the state. In lX) Mr. Illack
was elected (f. W. C. Templar ler the stale
and was reelected for three succosslve
years, ami though his administration was
during the civil war he conducted It se well
that at his term of survlce the grand ledgo
was out et debt, the uuuiboref subordinate
ledges had been increased, the lecture system
had been established, ami the erder was
placed en n healthy aim prosperous tmls.
At the session of the H. W. U. Ledgo el
I'nltwl Suites, held in Nivshvltle In IsOO, Mr.
Illack was chairman olthe committee en the
state of the order, and held the position fur
several years, contributing a number ortoui ertoui orteui
isirauro pqiers that altracted much attention.
In Is) I he was elected right worthy grand
counciller, mid prepireda memerlil te Prei
Ident I.liireln en the subject or the abolition
orthe whisky ration. At the request or the
grand ledge he also wrote Iim celebrated
" Cider Tract," a paer aimed at these tom tem tom
IKjrauce people who indulged In ciiler drink
ing. The tract wasaccepteU as nu authority
en the question, and the elder drinkers were
compelled te glve up the beverage or leave
the order.
l-ei.mi vt. ai ii"N in nu cvisi. ei mi.
rnitAMT..
The old Washliigteniau societies, the Seus
of Temperance and the order el (ioodTom (ieodTom (ioedTom
plais having f.illeil in any cousidernblo de
gree te reducedrnm drinking, the Tempor Temper
auce men resolved te go Inte politics mid see
what could be done In that direction. In
June lwid Mr. lllnck took action looking te a
union el the .Sens of Touiemuco and the
l.oed Templars or this stale te iiuite in a
state convention and take ludopeudeut ih
lltlcal action in lav or of prohibition. The
convention was held In l-'ebruary 1M!7 at
llarrisburg, and Mr. Illack was the ruling
spirit. He wrote the constitution et l)ujl
vania'ssLite union, and by a unanimous
vote or the convention was made Us pun i
dent, a jwhitlen he held ler many consecu
tive years.
At the national convention of ISiVS, held in
Cleveland, Ohie, political action was deter
mined upon : Mr. lilacK was ene et me com
mittee en resolutions anil wrote the platform.
On the 1st and id or September lMi'.i, the
" National Prohibition party" was organized
In Chlcige, and James Illack was presi
dent et the convention. He was chairman el
the national Prohibition committee Irem 1S70
te !i0, and had much te de with outlining
and writing the party platforms.
lu 1ST-tlie national Prohibition convention
met in Columbus, Ohie, and nominated
James Illack ler president. He was net
elected, but he laughingly said te the writer
the ether day that llie Democratic candidate
did net receivea great innny mere electoral
votes than he loeoivod! He believes tlie
time is net far distant when Piohibilieu
will Is the absorbing national question and
the faith that has animated him for nearly
hall n century is still as strong as evor that
the geed cause will eventually prevail.
iim: or " i iim.m i.n i:it.HV ri;i.i,i;us."
Mr. Illack has ulways been n book-worm.
The llrst money he evor earned lu driving
mules en the Union canal and engineering
en the TidevMiter canal, he spent m the pur.
chase el Ijoeku, ami Irem that time te this
has been gathering together a llbr ary until
te day lie has one of the largest mid best nils
cell auceus libraries In this city. His coiioc ceiioc coiiec
Hon el teuiporauce publications la the largest
and most valuable in the world embracing
ever 1,100 bound volumes, 'J,O0O distinct pain pain
phlets, und e.tHX) distinct tracts and se well are
Ihey arranged in his library that he can lay
his hand en any ene et them at a mement's
notice.
Hesldes many ethor literary werns irem
Mr. Illack's preline- peu may be mentioned u
twouty-page pampiei, priiuuu ut ion., eiiuwi
' Is Thore u Necessity ler a Prohibition
Party? " This pamphlet had an immoube cir
culation, and was printed as a part of the pro
ceedings of the International convention of
187(1 with a iiertrait nt the author.
In 180 Mr. Hlack wrote a history el the
Prohibition party, which also was largely cir
culated as u campaign document.
In 1815 he wrote a twenty-page paniplilet
entitled "The Prohibition Partv." It has
attracted much attention among pellticaiis
ami Is regarded as an authority by teuiporauce
udvecates.
Mr. Hlaclc is also the author of most et the
state Templar roerts, and the platforms et
the Prohibition party.
IN 'liir. t'HUItlil ANI SUNtlAY hfllOOI..
Mr. Illack has been a member et the M.
K. church sluce 18li He was a trustoe or
the Duke stroet church from 181(1 te 187:1, mid
a member el the beaid of Btewards el the
Philadelphia conferouco for mauy yearH.
He did probably mero than auy ether mail
te organize the Kast King street mission.
He wasttrtuuday school teacher slnce 181'.!,
and for thirty yeara couseoutlvoly was super super super
iutendoutef the achoel, resigning a year age
en account of imp-alted health.
Mil. lll.AUK AS A I.AWVKII.
While Mr. Illack nover took a Tery promi
nent position at the Lancaster liar as ati at
torney In criminal or civil practice, lie was
nlvvays the foremoat inau in scrutinizing the
iiiiplicitlena ler liquor llconse and opiesing
an ugaiuni wuuiu inere were reniOuairauCOH
or wliere thore were the slightest reasons for
granting license.
He was also a most successful agent lu se
curing pensions for Union soldiers, llelng
thoroughly lloekod Up In the imiinlnn laws
and having the mil coutldenco or the pension
department or the government, he secured
Uiore iKinslens for Union soldiers from 18d 18d
te the present llme tlmu all oilier local attor
neys combined; ami notwithstanding his
Immense buslness thore was never n case of
"croekodnoss" charged against him by the
Iouslen dopartment.
OTItKIt MAI-IIUIS OP A IIIISV I.I1M5.
In 1850-rvJ Mr. Illack was llnanclal agent In
the construction of the Atlantic A HI.
l.dwrence railroad (new known as tlie "(Iraiid
Trunk line" from Montreal, Canada, te Port
land, Me., a illsUnce of r,(K) miles) which was
litlllt by Air. Illack's father and Jehn M.
Weed.
Ill IhiKllie became one el twenty-six who
organized the "Oceati drove Association,"
new one el the most jmpular watering places
en tlie Allantlu coast. Today lliore are
131,000 strangers thore and before llie season
closes this mimtier will peihaps be deubted,
Krem Iwi'J te IS8.1 Mr. Illack was the lwal
agent of the Mutual Life Iusuraiicuceiuutiy
of New Yerk, and In this rapacity lnsured
an Immense number of llvin. A stress of
oilier business ceniiellil lilm te relluqulsli
the agency.
A lout llie year ls-i'J he was one of llie In
terests! parties w hu attended a meeting of
thu creditors of the Danville, llazelUm A
Wllkosbarre railroad company, of which his
father was n heavy bondholder. The com
puny had delaulted and the creditors who at
tended the meeting te allecl iipclllemeiil very
seen gel Inte deep water. M r. Mack arose,mado
a few practical suggestions, the force el which
were acknowledged by all present, and by
unanimous consent he was appointed te draft
a reK)tt, which was ndopted, and rosulted lu
the foreclosing of the mortgages against the
old company, and the organization of a new
company under tlie title et the Hunbury,
Hazel ten A Wllkosbarre railroad, it Is new
owned by the Pa. K. It., and Is a lrt of lbi
system, nml Its bends, which were almost
worthless new pay a hnndsoiuedlvidoiid.
III.AIK IIAItllKN HI'IUMIS.
Ill 1S71, at the urgent request of a Irieudand
client, win owned the lllnck Itarren Mineral
Springs property, in the lower end of this
county, Mr. Illack Isiughl the property nt
shorlU'ssalennd held It for his friend for sev
eral years. Owing te lliinucial dllliculties,
his Iriend was utiable te risloem It, and as
the preMtrty was running down In value,
Mr. lllnck took entire possession of It in
1S7S, mid Irem Hint time te the present has
been Improving It, until te-day It Is ene of
thetliiest larms In the lower end, and the
spring uisjii It Is regarded as one el the best
mineral springs In the country. The board beard
ing house en llie place Isn very pleasant ene
amlceiivenleiitly accommodates aljeut thirty
guests.
Mr. Illack has iecently;purchased 130 acres
of laud adjoining the Hlack Barren Springs,
which he intends devullug te sheep raising.
( AUtivaT ijirAitiKit ar.tiiiunM.
A LsrEv Number of Cimck Jteturiusl fur trial nt
Neil Menth'. Inurt,
The following list el eases has been set for
Irial ler tlie August quarter sessions court,
beginning en the third Monday of August:
MiiMi.tt, August Id. W. H. Hayes, horse
stealing and false pretonse. Win. JI. Mo Me
Ilhonny, fnrulcatleii and bastardy; Homce
Haw thorn, larceny; Levi M. Uborselo, rape ;
Charles W. I'rlcker, emlzzleiunnt ; Charles
Hixlan, assault and battery , Margaret Hess,
arson, Jehn Mellllt, Jehn It. Jinnies, lar
ceny ; Philip Hence, felonious eutry ; Jehn
Dlcklnseu, raH; Geerge Hreldegam, horse
stealing; Moureo (.able, larceny; Alfred
Mills, assault and battery; Jacob bchell, et.
nl. felonious entry, six indictments; Ida
Ulinor et. al. larceny , Israel Taggett, le le le
lonieus assault and battery; Uriah Hol Hel Hol
sluger, James Dallem, larceny ; Jeseph
Hoberts, lelonletis entry; Louisa Kempl,
Jehn Wallace, larceuy ; Albert Keur, lar
ceny and relonleusass.iultand battery; Jehu
Hberly, Prank Hussel, larceuy, lben In
gram, bawdy house; Jehu Hetter, attempt
le commit suicide.
Tuh-lA, August 17. -Hebert J. Hvans,
ombezzlement mid lalse protence ; Mattle
Price, KllnSelverling, larceny, S.illle Solver Selver
ling, receiving stolen goods ; Leiqield Wick Wick Wick
enhorser, larcxny as liailee : ChrlUlau Wel
fort, malicious lrischlel . M. 11. Duulap, Jehn
llcsiver, Kilns .Snyder, Jehn Haiti, larceuy ;
Michael Ilurk, assaull.uidbattery ; Thotxlero
I , ail, felonious as.ault and battery ; Martin
Buzzard, Soleiuo .Smith, larceny ; Cenrad
oelliaotl,as.siiiiltaud battery ; Cenrad llerg
inau, Uoergo Hroem, larceny; Chas. Ilehmau,
felonious assault and battery ; Nicholas lood leod loed
man, Henry Nagle, malicious mischief , Cloe.
II. httlckier, pointing a pistol, etc. ; Charles
(i. .Slrlckler, ass.iult and battery ; Samuel
King, felonious assiult and battery; Fred
erick Pease, larceny as bailee; Harry Muller,
assault and battery.
Wkdnksiiav, August IS. -tieorge W.
Kline. Kuianuel .Savier, Christian llelb,
Isaac 11. Hhonberg, Jehn Toinlinseii, Oscar
Hair, Diiler Clark, Jehn llrouuer, James M.
Sheek, Harvey Underciiller, Heury Wolf,
Jr., Isaae Trepji, foriilcallen and bastardy ;
Susanna Deivier, adultery ; Charles Breck,
assault unit battery ; Heury Selverling, oin ein
iHzzlement j David Andes, felouieus a-saull
nml battery; It. K. Weaver, cruelty te ani
mals ; C. H. llerr, C. 11. llerr, l'.lias llerr.
Kby Horshev, lelatiug lish laws ; Samuel
Musketniiss'Wm. K. llolvverthy, larceny;
I'anny lllldebrand, nssault ami battery ;
Jehn A. Sheber, larceuy; Mary Oberfy,
Samuel II. Kuth, adultery.
TiiiitsliAY, August 10. Henry Massey
etal, neglect of duty ; J. Slater Hrl, einbez
zlement; Kllas Campbell, M. T. Hrubaker,
Charles A. Koeee, ls.iae llacli, Marks O.
Wenger, Tebhis (i. Kinck, lalse protenso ;
Tobias (). Kiuck etal, conspiracy ; Jehn W.
Meutzer, embezzlement ; M. li. Sliaeller,
v lulatlug liquor law ; Martin Snyder, selling
en Sunday ; Hiram Mime, Ames Kline,
Peter Apple, helling te miners ; ICdvviu Kel
leiibaiim. selliuir en Sumliiv : Simen S.
Tshiuiy, attempi le ravisn ; jaioe vvouer,
WKlemy ; Harry HorHhey, peddliug without
license ; Jehn (!. Armaiid, false iiroteuse ;
l''red t.ettler, selling en Sunday, Ac. ; Mary
Hum, etal, conspiracy.
Kiiiuav, August, JO. J. 11. Malce, em em em
bezzlomeut ; Jesiah Jenes, forcible entry ;
Jacob Olossbreuuor, perjury j Jehn Donul Denul Donul
seu, sr., malicious trespass.
.Satiiuiav, August 'JI.-Abraham Sel
lers, Joliersuti X.ell, Siiuuel Hruldegaui, Is
rael Tnggart, desertion ; David Amies, Jacob
W. lloillnger, S. S. Stophens, Tlies J. Uivv,
Allied Mills, Samuel Alusketuuss, Charles
llehiiniu, Hrnest Arneld, Harry Miller, sur
ety el the peace.
IIABK IIALLHtCim.
llalhricil I'riini All l'nsillmis uu llie lllaiuuiiil
FleM or lia.
The Association games yosterday weie1; At
Phlladelphiii : Athtotie 5, SL Leuis 1 ; at
Baltimore, Baltimore (i, Louisvilte 5 ; at
Staled Island, Cincinnati 8, MutruiHilitau I.
The Leaguo games of yosterday resulted :
At Philadelphia, Philadelphia H, Kaunas
City 1 ; ut lIoten, Kosteu 0, Chicago i; at
New Yerk, New Yerk J, SL Leuis I ; at
Washington, Washington, 0, Detroit ll
Wllkosbarre deloated Dauville by Vi te 5
veslerday, and the new Scrauten loam was
liealeu by the Cuban giants by Ki te 1.
Yesterday the Newark club, ortheKastoru
Leatriie. deloated the Pittsburg, of tlie Ameri
can Association, by 5 te 1 in Iburteen
innings.
Kllick, wlie was formerly a member of the
National club, of Washington, has been
umpiring Mp Detroit-Washington games in
the latterciTy. Twe daya age he was oscerlod
(mm tlm Uulil and veslerday n disgraceful
row took place bocmise.iiflor tlie Washington
weru ahead in the slxlh inning, they ienised
lu accept auy chances te put tlielr opponents
out, as they wanted the gatne called back te
the lllth inning by darkness. The unipire
gave the game te Deli oil by e le 0 and theu a
big row took place. Tlie players of the oppos
ing nines eame te blows nud the police only
pi evented Homeono being killed,
tireer is popular in Philadelphia.
Willi hey iteally Tell It All'-'
r'lein the Kccenl.
Colonel It. Frank Kuhlemnn, of Lancaster,
who presented Colonel A. Wilsen Merris ler
nomination in the Jlenubllcau state cenven
tien. Is at the Continental. Colenol Kahleman
will Btuinn tlie state for the ticket, attd, in
conjunction with ex-Ci evor nor Buuu, will
prepare nn interosllngHpeoch.
LYNCHED BY MEXICANS.
TIIK TrXAN AIITUDIUIIKfl Itl'.MANlt
HKt'AltATION VVMI!tVU.
All liiililriitTlnilMKjrl.ru.l tuiiOeiillIrt en the
Hunter An Apprnl tu tlm stnln Depart-
imnt Frem ln. Iri-lauil, ulTetnik
A Wuinnii In the One.
Austin, Tex,, July ai.-Hovernor Ireland
having lieeu advised of the execution el
Franceis Hasures, by the Mexican authorities
after he had been delivered te them by the
Kagle Pass authorities en a requisition new
IkiIIevihI le hnve been bogus ami charging
him with horse thelt, sent t be following tele
gram en Thursday te Hen. 15. D. Lynn,
Amerlcin consul at PJmlras Negras:
Send me full particulars of tlie arrest und
killing of a Hasures.
Mr. Lynn replies as billows :
IIahi.i; Pass, Tex., July 3').
Jehn reliant, Uerernar
Your telegram Just roceivod. Franceis
A. llasiiies was arresteil by Deputy Sherlll
Diaz, el Kagle Pass, by order or Sherlll
Oglesby, en the night of llie 'J)ith Inst. He
was hatidculled and In lllteeu minutes wan
delivered te the Mexican authorities across
the llie (iranile. Oglesby claimed that he
acled en the warrant of County Judge Hell Hell
stelter, who says Oglesby lorsuaded him te
sign llie erder ler nrrest and delivery. Thore
were no pqvers front Moxlce asking for his
arrest oxcept a lotter from Mondragon, a cap
tain or state rangers In Cehihulla, which
made a general charge or horse
stealing against Hasures. A pretest
against being delivered le Mexican
authorities was strongly made by the
Iirlsener, who Insisted that he would lie
clllcd bv Mondrageti, his iwrsenal enemy.
He appealeil te me for protection en the
morning or the J7lh and I nt ence deiuanded
his return te Texas en the grounds of his
liemg kidnapped. Heth deniauds were re
fused by Mondragon and at I o'clock lu tlie
night lUsures was taken from Jail and
brutally murdered by throeof Mondrageu'H
troops.
In 1S7.I Hasures made declaration of
citizenship in Maverick county. He lived
with his lamily at Kagle Passat the time of
his arrest, being nu omnibus drlver. The
best citizens et Kagle Pass and Piedras
Negras tesllly te his geed character. Oglesby
says he had a private understanding with
Mondragon by which an escaped inurderer
from Texa, ler whom a large reward has
lieeu ollerod, was te Ihj delivered te Oglesby
in exchange ler Kisuic. Publle ludigna
lien Is very gteat en lielh Miles el the river
ever this ailair.
(Signed) L. 1). Lv nn,
f. S. Censul.
A Call I'pciu Hajaril.
Uovenior Ireland writes Hen. T. F. Hay
ard, U. S. secretary efsUte, as fellows :
" Sin 1 hnve the honor te enclose a copy
el a telegram lust recelv oil Irem Hen. K. D.
Lynn, American consul nt Piedras Negras.
This mail Francis Hvsures has been most
reullv inurdored bv the Mexican authorities.
It Is but a ropetition et insults and eutrages
committed en A inericaii citizens by the people
and authorities en the right hand of the IMe
(iratide. While no ssible excuse can be
glven for tliu part Liken by Texas elllcials in
the illegal arrest mid delivery le Mexi
can authorities, still no reasons for tlie
foul murder has been or can be
ollerod by the Mexican authorities. The
persons, whoever they are. engaged lu
the Illegal arrest will be prosecuted and de
mand be made in the name el tlie state and
Its snple tint this wrong by Moxlce be
atoned for and punished ; and Ifthlsbtale
and her people must deis-nd iiKti them
selves for protection the necessary redress
call m id will be obtained. I am, very re
spectfully, your obedient servant.
"Jehn Iiiui.anm,
" oevernor of Toxes."
Texas Mill Ait.
The govorner has revoked the commission
et Jeseph Holletettor lis extradition iigenL
The atlalr causes a geed deal el oxcitement
among the auther'itles and citizens in Austin.
Oev. Ireland cays that it tli leder.il govern
ment does net de something, Texas will act
in the mutter.
The scret underlying tins outrage is sild te
be that Hasures hail wen the ailectleus of n
woman of whom Chief Mondragon was
enamored. Mondragon. swearing veugence,
detailed two or his trustv lieutenants ene
night te murder his rival, ltasures badly
disabled Ids assailnnts and escaped te Eagle
Pass. Mondragon, however, detenninesl
tijien his iemev.il, trumped up a charge of
herwi thelt ag.iinsi. him and had him ox ex
tradited and bheL
ltdi.yr wE.iTiir.is unuiuux.
llie Wurslilppcrs In Laiiui.tllle'i llreve Net
llrlerriMl lly Italnur Heat.
Laniusvu.i.i; Cami Uiiei mis, July Jl.
The heat was Intonse heie yesterday up te
about I o'clock In the iiliornueu, when a
thunder storm passed north el the camp and
coelod elf the atiuespheie. It was very wol wel wol
cemo. Hev. Jno. F. Cremii called u min
isters, meeting together at hall-past ene
o'clock and they held an experience
meeting In the big tout en the
hill. The beat was very oppressive at
this hour, but it did net seem te have the
least ollect in dampening the religious ardor
el thfse devoted men el (..ed. l'hey sat
thore relating tlielr early oieriences while
the avorage tenter was sweltering in the
heat Irving te koep cool. The laymen cou ceu
gratula'ted themselves en this proof that the
Methodist pioacher el te-day are as nearly
equal te auy emergency as their lathers
weie, in the time et pioneer Methodism.
Ah it was stated by the presiding elder,
" these men are all converted. "
At :t o'clock Mrs. Ja.'kseu, a returned mis
sionary Irem India, appeared te a geed
audlenceiu the auditorium. She appeared
lu native costume and iii.idean Interesting un
dress en the condition el the heathen women,
in that far oil I mil.
Hev. Leut, of Yerk, oihiiieiI the meeting
with prayer. Huv. Jehn I . Crouch made the
llrst address. Hev. J. I. Satchell also made
a brier iqKeeh, and then introduced Mrs.
Jacksen, who spoke .mder llie auspices of
the Ladies Auxiliary el Urn foreign mission missien
nrv uncle! v. Alter the address the lady re
peated the Lord's preer in the Hindustan
language, andalsoH.mgsevoial liymus in the
sauie language. She has a avv eet voice and
is a iervent speaker. Overall was cellected
and Hev. Jehn F. Crouch was made a lile
member el the society.
A number of new arilvals came te camp.
Heu. Ames II. Myllu was present; Dr. W.
M. llerr. Frank Skeen and lamily took
quartern en the cin le in the last tent that was
unoccupied.
In the ovenlug Hev. (5. Hakestravv, et
Philadelphia, preached Irem Jehn II: 'Jl.
The threatening weather ilrove the peeple te
tlie tabernacle te wuramp. .vuer uie twrmeu
the usual prayer meeting was held and
mouruers went te the altar.
At I o'clock this morning a thunder ami
rain storm broke evor the camp, the light
nings Hashed and the thunders reared for
evor an hour; the weeds during this time ap
peared llke a sheet of llunu ; llwiw tenllle.
This morning, 7 p. m., it still rains.
Te-day Hev. O. Head, or ML Nebe elieuit,
pleached nu eloquent sermon at 10 o'clock u
the taboruacle te a veiy geed congregation,
Irem Hebrevvs 1 llh chapter and part el the etU
verse, "Hut without faith it is impossible te
please him;" subject, faith a divine Jey.
v .. . . r III.. ..I.I,,., nf mill nrtlm
ur, nwituieus, presnuug mux-i i u "
Philadelphia districts, Is piesent ami will
preach te day or le-morrow.
i:tglr.ierillnary freak.
A llltle girl named Ada llainbriglil leiind
a very curious egg en the common between
Hamilton avenue and Lancaster cemotery,
wiiinii Is new in nussosslen of P. 11. H. Olllter
Thes. Liuidy. The egg leeks net uullkeij
biuall dumbell, the'1 yelk " being coutained
iu tough membraneeus sack aud the "white
lu auother the two sacks belug connected
by a abort albumineus stem. The egg Is
supposed te have been laid by a lirahuia
hen belonging te Mr. Fralm, who lives In
the neighborhood whero It was feutid.
Muat Pay liver or lie Kued.
The llnance committeo or councils met
specially last evening and ufter adopting a
number of bills the deficiency of J. W. Jehn
son, ex-city solicitor, was considered. Alter
seme uiscussien a resolution wusuuupiuu iuv
Mr. Johusen be uotllled toappearattko meet
ing of the commltleo en Friday oveuiiig next,
pay the money lie cellected ter the city as lis
taw otlicer or suit will be brought agalust him
and lila bondsiuen.
usyimi a uuttn nstit.
The Way Lticater t'eiiiliue About When
the Wrnther U Hut.
The Coitastegausliliigcluhnnd the "Yellow
I'reut" excursion will return home te-day,
and en Monday the Pan Presbyterian alliance
wilt go down the river.
Indications point te the lnrgest picnic ofthe
season en Monday, nt Penryn, under the
management el the Lnrnster Miennorcher.
In addition te the excursion I rain in the
morning and the regular tralim,aseclal train
win be run immeuiaieiy niter me regumr
neon train leav os,
The annual plcnloel SL Luke's Hefortned
church and Sunday school will Ihj held at
Penryn en Thursday nexL The oxcurslen
train will leave the outer deiet of tlie Head
lug railroad at 8 o'clock in the morning. I to te
turning the train will leave Penryn at 7
e'cltx'k. Tlckets will alhe Ik geed en nil the
regtilnr trains of thu day. Baskets left at the
chapel up te 7 o'clock en Thursday morning
will be taken le the doeL The committee
will he nt the chapel this evening and en
Wodnesdny evening te sell tickets.
At a recent display of lire-works nt Hod Hed
lord Springs, A. J. Kaulliuau, or Columbia,
delivered an nddress. Hesaldthal lincister
was attracted le Bedford ns by a inagueL He
paid a high trlbute te tlie boautles of Hod Hed
ford, the health giving proportion of the
springs and the managers of this famous ro re ro
serL Misses Carrle 1. and l'ranccs Kreider left
this morning en a four weeks visit te relatives
in Philadelphia and vicinity.
Udward ilarr Is spending his Hiiiumer
vacation with relatives at Cliurchtewn.
Misses Sallle and Mliiule Heme, of Seuth
Prince stroet, have goue en n trip le Tltus
vllle, Niagara Falls and ether places North.
Mrs. Henry Hatimgardnerand Mrs. W. L.
Peller left Ihls morning for Leng Branch.
Albert Anne has returned Irem a short trip
along the Pequea creek.
Miss Mamie Christ, steiwlaughler et Jehn
C. Potts, has gene te siHind her vacation with
relatives In Philadelphia
David O. Krause, court crier, of the su
preeo court, llarrisburg, was at Clark's
Ferry en Friday, te Indulge In a day's Ash
ing, and while lu the beat dled suddeuly
Irem sunstroke.
JIUt.VlMI HACH JLT rUUANHriLI.E,
Mrer 7U() Changes Hands uu a Itacn Itetweeti
".Viand" anil Country filrl."
Voeansvilli:, July 31. (Julie an ex
citing running race took place hore l-'riday
altorueou, bctwoen (lea Jlendcr's mare,
"Maud," and Hard A Shirk's mare
"Country Cilrl," ; the latter mare winning
the race easlly in two straight heab). Con
siderable rivalry exists between the respoc respec
live owners of these horses, and, lu conse
quence of it,ii numlsjr or races have been
run, "Maud" winning thorn all oxcept the
ene te-lay. Over soveu hundred dollars
changed bauds. The same horses ran at Mc
O' rami's park some tline age.
OnNaturdny the Hahnstown base ball club
had a festival, and In the nlteruoen crossed
bats with the club or this town. The game
was wen by the visiting club. The score was
Js te 10. Only sis Innings were played.
Ilrath n r lieurge Dietrich.
Frem the New Helland Clarien.
(icorge Dietrich, ene of the eldest citizens
of this section, died at his rOHldence near Vo Ve
gansville, yesterday merning.at the ad vauceil
agoefl years. Mr. Dietrich was remarka
bly well preserved both in body and mind
for ene he old. Only a little mero than two
months age he walked from his home te this
place and back, aud thou he appeared quite
actlvoandhearty. Shortly after that he had
an apoplectic streke, which centlned him te
his bed, mid this followed by several slnce
has closed his earthly career. Mr. Dietrlcb's
recollections ei events carries him back with
in the limits of thu tlrst halt century of tlie
nation's history and he was able te rolate
many in cidents in regard te the customs of
our lorefathersthat te ouryeungpooplo seem
veryqueer. JJoservodlor seven years as
lieutenant and soven rears as captain of tlie
old slate militia in the famous batalllen days
el yearn long sluce gene by. In imjIIUcs he
was a life-long Democrat and nover lalled te
attend tlie elections. He was a tailor aud
worked at his trade atdllfereut places in this
section. He reared a large family of sons and
daughters, who are new all married aud
have children, some grandchildren, thus
leaving a large number of descendants.
l. V1IIVVS ailtVLES.
llie Meilc.ui l'nilliniiSliuiv Closes Te-Mghl nt
McOrntm's larK.
The Lownnde circus had a large audionce
at McOratui's iwrk last ovening. Te-night
they w ill appear for the last tline In Lancas
ter, as thev are bllled te open In Columbia en
Monday. They have hid n successful engage
ment In this city, and the show is u geed ene.
Harry lioeduart, who has lieeu traveling
with Jehn It. Deris' circus this season,
arrived home last evening and will Like
charge of Mr. Yecker's work al tlie epera
house. He Ien the car at New Yerk, with
his brother lieorge still en iL The car lias
been rather unfortunate this season. On
Thursday night it was wrecked at Yenkers,
N. Y., for the second llme. Ne ene was hurt,
but the car nan le no likeu ie inu .soups ter
repairs.
Hun- Mr Slay Leut unit Fniiuil Her lluller,
Mrs. May, el Dillerville, had her butter
kottle stolen from her at ltyrues' store, en
North ijuecn street, this morning, while she
was buying a bill of goods, by another
woman who was also making a purchase
tlie lntter quietly slipping etr with it while
Mrs. Muy's back was turned. Mrs. May
was much distressed, as she had no meney
with her witli which te buy mere butter.
Mr. Ilyrnes leaned her a kettle and seme
money with which te buy butter. She went
te market, und le I en a butcher's table she
Haw her own butter kettle! She at once
claimed it as her property, aud the woman
who had it give her the lie and resisted its
recapture. Mrs. May appeated te the butcher
unit tillered te no tin te Ilvrnes' Htore aud
have the question settled ; when the thief
said oxcltedly " keep your kottle and
go te hull with It," and made oil beture
an oflleer could be called or her identity dis
closed. Charged With Uuiinplrucy.
Jacob LuU, living iu Srasburg, und his son
Uaiah Lutz, living at the Buck, wero taken
before Alderman McCoitemy this morning
te answer a cemnlnlut of conspiracy te de-
Iraud, preferred against thorn by 1). A. Al
tick A Sen. It was shown that they had
purchased a carriage from the Messrs. Al
tick and given lu payment a joint promis
sory note ter ?1I0. They represented them
selves in geed standing, whereas the lather
has no property and the seu rocently made
an assignment. They wero bold te answer
at court.
lleuth ul Well Kuunii Miociiiaker,
llenry llucklusdied atlils home, Ne. Ill
Mauer street, hist ev enlng alter a somewhat
oxteudod illness. Deceased was born 111 this
city aud was eO years of age at the time of
his death. He was one of the beat shoemakois
iu the city nml cairled en the business for
years. Of late he had been employed In a
tobacco warehouse. Deceased leavesa lamily
of lour children, three daughters and ene seu,
all et whom nre grown. He was a brother el
Charles Ilucklus, of Seuth Queen streeL
The tuneral will take place en Monday after
noon. A Concert nt the Heme.
Christepher Columbus Amwake, who has
two children at the Children's Heme, went
out te see them last ovening, and took with
him tlie Imcaster Parler orchestra, includ
ing Miss Minnie Cegley, Prof. IraD. Kcuilig,
Messrs. lioeuier titiu ivissmger. tueygave
llie children quite a musical ireaL
A Nuvully 111 CutllUH.
t'lein the NorrUten-u ltcKUter,
Fer the llrwt tlme in Norristewi: thete are
ou exhibition the new marble caskets; thut
have rocently created u stir iu tlie uudortak uudertak
lug world. They are made out ofgreuud-up
marble, which is melted lu a furnace aud
peured Inte moulds et every artistic design.
They are ollher el the pure white or colored
marble, and make a most handsome burial
casket. Inslde the marble Is a wooden case,
te which the silk or satin lining Is attached.
Illatlate,JlnuIer, Will Nut rive Sillllce'f
Frem the Lu'ncaster inqulier.
Hew would a new national bank strike
you T Location, West King Htroeu
HTUSKH IH.TIIKOUUHTr.
Kitepllnns lilcsl lu .IuiIr LlTliiRnlen'a Conclit Cenclit Conclit
len In the Hull.
The attorneys for the county In the rocent
litigation as te whether Heglster Htetiur is
entitled te the meney In the treasury te his
credit when llie nalnry net was declared un
constitutional, this nllorueon dled the fol
lowing exceptions In the prothenotary'n
olllce :
I. The court orred In Its llndlngef the
fact and 11m conclusion of law that the plain
till from the express tonus and monnces con
tallied in the net or June 'JJ, 188.1, was sub
Jccted te such duress, compulsion and
coercion as le render his paymenls te the
cetinly dereudant Involuntary, thore being
no ovidenco that the plalntlll made his return
te the county auditors and his paymenta te
the county treasurer by reason of any appre
hension thnt a criminal prosecution or less of
olllce would onsue In casoef his failure te
inaku such return nml payments. The etTer
en the part of plalntlll te prove such alleged
fact was objected te by counsel for dofendaut
and disallowed by the ceurL
'Jd. Thu court erred in its llndlng as a fact
that the county or Lancaster, me uoienitant,
did demand and require that said U. F.
Stoneras register should keep the special ac
counts required by said act by presenting te
him s)ieciaI account books, the forms of
which were prescribed by the elllcers of the
county designated in tlie act, and having her
auditors te attend en the llrst Monday of
each month te receive his returns snd verlfy
the same, te llie the receipt and transcript in
the olllce, and te charge the ctJuuty treasurer
Wjth lees received of hi in, the said register.
IS. The court erred in deciding that the
plalntlll' was entitled te recover back the
moneys claimed from the defendant, because
the payment was made under approhetislou
of prosecution and less of elllc3 based en the
terms and menaces contained in the net of
June'JJ, IsSJ.
I. Thu court orred In entering judgment
for the nmeiiut of his claim, viz: $l,IJ8.ei,
with costs of suit
.). The court orred In Us conclusions.
0. The court erred in net entering Judg
ment for the dofendanL
A. F. She.nck, County Solicitor.
A. Ilinm Smii it,
.Sami-i:i. H. Hiivnei.iis,
Jehn 11. Fitv,
Attorneya for dofeudant.
Under the act of nsetnbty the exceptions
will be argued at the Soptember term of the
argument teurL
MUX FOIl NTKAM UKATINO.
A l.uug I.Ut ana Mreat Variety ul rropeMtls
UlTereil,
The county commlsslenors at neon te-day
opened the bids for beating the court beuse
by steaiu. Ne spoclllcatlens wero fumlshed
by the commissioners lurther than that the
healing apparatus must be built in a workman werkman werkman
like manner and thoroughly beat the court
house In all Its parts lu the coldest weather.
Kach bidder furnished his own plans and
specifications. Following are the bids :
Jehn liest fc "en. Lancaster. . filW no
rank 11. Jlarlen, Lancaster
12 OH
Kllnn, llrcnemaii & Ce , agents
S.'J'M 00
5.2IS 00
3,317 00
iitiiiy. d onus a te., .e. i, .1. i
K 11 v. Jenes A; Ce.. Ne. 2. X. 1
VWat Point Kiu-lne and jlachlni'. Ce..
jlontgeiiicryCounty 2,!i1 71
i,. ii. imciiier, i.uuihsit-'i...
Jehn 1.. Arneld, Lancaster
Daniel O'Dennclt. Cetumbta
Koyateno 6tcam Heating Ce., Heading
Thompson Hros., liilliulclplila
J. w. Ilatten A Ce.VVlUusbarre
Km r. Iuutls. Lancaster
Fry & Hetter, Yerk
Orlande Kelsey, Philadelphia . .
3.H.5 en
2.S73 00
2,250 00
3.000 00
2,(110 00
ifitl te
4.K3S (M
2.9UC m
3.V37 TO
A.J l'Jil' ANUTItEU HTUHlt.
Suiun Hall, Hut et us Heavy ami Uettrucllre
as Itefere.
Last night Lancaster was visited by an
other sovero storm of rain and wind, but
lliore was no bail and net much datnage
deue.
A large tree In the school yard, corner
I'rlnce aud Chestnut streets was blown ever,
und rests upon the recitation room at the east
end of the building
Frem various parts el" the county we hear
ei heavy .storms of wind and rain, and lu a
low places ball lell but net heavily.
At Strasburg the wind was very high, and
a number of large trees wero blown down,
ene of which fell across thotelephono wire,
but did net break IL The corn aud tobacco
were blown about by tlie wind in the vicinity
of Strasburg aud considerably damaged.
There was also a slight iall of hail.
l'rneciiteil i'er Perjury.
Mary Loyd, a colored damsel Irem Colum
bia, was sent te jail ler llve days for drunk
enness and diserderly conduct, en complaint
e! Sis Jenkins. Mary was reloased yestor yester
dav aud she went belore Aldermau Barr and
made complaint against the Jenkins woman
for perjury. She claims that she is net a
drinking woman ; was nover drunk In her
life, and that lact was known te the prosecu
tor when she made the cemplalnL A war
rant wns issued for Miss Jenklns' arrest.
Anether Kvrlllng i:tnt Illutrated.
The Hilica Oa;cttc of this week Illustrates
the suicide of Harry Heck, which occurred in
a cab betw eon this city and Millersville last
week. The picture Is supposed te have been
Lskeu Just about the tlme the dead man ar
rived at home, by a special artist net en the
MllOt.
It itf Surety ,eetletl.
Frem the New Helland Clarien.
In last Saturday's iNTKl.LiaiiNOnlt there
is a " drill" te the conclusion that Lancaster
county ueeds au historical society In erder te
instill into the minds of our poeplo a greater
leve of home and country.
Could Nut Jllnke Hut a Case.
Albert Amdt was beard by Aldermau
Spurrier j esterdny altorueou ou charges of
lmvliiL- stolen neultrv and a number of arti
cles Irem Fast llomptleld township farmers.
The testimeny of the commonwealth's wit
nesses failed te convict lilm with the thefts
aud he was discharged.
'I he Mayer' Court.
The only customer botero the mayor this
morning was a straiiger arroated for begging.
He was a young miiu of geed appearance,
said be tried te get work, but was net suc
cessful, and had te beg te get something te
eaL He premised te leave the city at once,
anil llie mayor uisciiargeu mm.
Cemiilalut Agalnat llaltlmere Jee.
Complaint was made today before Alder
inau A. F. Dennelly agaiuHt Baltimore Joe
ler being a professional trump. He will be
heard by the alderman as soeu as bl3 term of
imprisonment for ilruukoiiuess aud disor
derly conduct expires.
ijiilik Werk.
Christian Oauible and Jehn HeigU this
meiuiug wheelcd from Bltner's waroheuso
te a raltriMd car 100 cases of tobacco lu 33
minutes. Th! sis considered very fast tlme,
und the nbove named claim that this tlme
was never before made.
The haratuga Haifa.
Saiia-ieua.N. Y., July 31. Fourth regular
day clear aud warm. Truck fast, attendance
friw.ll.
First race, purse f 100 ; for maiden three-
vear-eld ; three-quarter mlle; Panama isi,
Climax id, Tanibouretto 3d. Time, 1:17','.
Mutuulspaid, tS.&0.
Second race, Spinalvvay stakes for 2-year,
old illlies, mile : ilrisetta 1st, Llale
KrejqHJd, Agnes3d. Time, l:03'4. Muluals
paid, fL-J&O. ,
Third Kace Saratoga cup; 2', miles. o e o
lante 1st, Arotlue Jd. Twe starters. Time,
1:25. Muluals paid, ?r.70.
Fourth race, purse i 1,000, ene mlle. Jim
Douglass' Haroieot, 2; Millien. Tlme, 1:11.
Muluals paid, faw.
A Twine Firm In Trouble.
Baltimeiii:, July 31. William J. Heeper
A Seu, proprietors el the Baltimore twine and
net company, uave iimu uwu m
trust te Lauaban it Leary, ler the
benellt of tlielr creditors. It is net yet knewu
what the liabilities of the embarrassed tlrm
are, but Mr. Heeper claims the
as-sets te be half a million of dollars.
Mr. Vm. .'. Heeper Is thoewnor of the Jorn Jern
inu JlcraUl. He does net think that the
paper will lie In any way all'ected by the bus.
pension of his twine business.
GLANCES AT POLITICS,
TUB VIIANCKH Of CUfKlHKMMK AHU
ev mnmuAi, avvemtmb.
Dement Likely la be IteJecled and Toe
lleecher llnpenil et llelng Continued', WMk
a Few Heunlerlat Vete te Hpure.
Mr. lltnrU tu Rpeak ter Him.
UlllCAOe, July 31,-Henater Teller htl
aatd that the tlrst nomination te be con
sidered nt the uext oxecullvo soaslen
will be that of ltlchmnnd D. Dement,
of Illinois, the present surveyer geuerl el
Utah torltery. "Thore Is no doubt," said the
souater, "that Doment will be rejected by an
overwhelming vete. (Ien. Legan told me
before he started for California thnt he had
ceased te Interest himself in llie mailer." He
new feels satlslled that the Intorvlews with
Doment printed In the Chicago Ncica and
New Yerk H'erM wero correct Doment at
llrst convlnced lien. Legan Hint the Inter
views wero largely fictitious. Subsequent
developments however, led him te bellove
Denient guilty of falsehood.
Henry Ward lleecher's son, CapL Ileocher,
whose nomination as a collector el cmlems in
Pert Tewiisend, Washington Torrltery, has
been llercely antagonized, oxpresses conll cenll conll
denco as le the Ileal result. SiKtuklng eti the
subject yesterday he said: "I hnve made a
careful canvass of the Senate and tlnd that 42
members will vete for my conllrmallen.
That is really three mero than I need. Klght
senaters will siieak In my favor, among
thorn Messrs. IJawley, Ilvarls and liumli,
and three ethers will speak against me."
It Is already almost absolutely certain that
111 of the 20 genllomen new representing Il
linois in the lower Heuse at Washington will
be roturned this fall. That number have al
ready ollher been nominated by the domi
nant party In tlielr districts, or they will
have no opposition in tlielr conventions.
A rillLADELfUIA l'AVUT VAVMZK1K
A Itceert That Mix Lntlle an Heard were
Drewued.
Nkvv Yeitic, July 31. 12 m. The Phila
delphia yacht Mary Craig, which capsized oil'
Sandy Heek last night, balled from Atlantic
City, and thore were six lndles aud six gen gen gen
lloeon en beard. All the ladies were
drowned and ene gentleniau ; the ethor five
gentlomen belug rescued by n brig.
Piiii.Ain'.i.fiiiA, Pa., July 31. It Is known
I in this city that a party of Philadelphia ladies
aud gontlemeu left Atlantic City yosterday
for Leng llraticti en the schooner Sarah
Craig. The names of these en beard are :
Mr. and Mrs. J. II. Stevens, Miss M. Ste
vens, thoMlnsesMerrlU, Miss M. G, Hettew,
Mrs. H. A. Asklu, Miss Jossle McClure,
Messrs X. W. Jerdan, F. W. Hall, Merris
Buckley, Choster Clark and Alfred l'otter.
Ills feared iu this city that the yacht re
ported as having been capslzed oil Sandy
Heek, this morning, and all en beard
drowued, is the vessel referred te above.
Sands Point, 11., July .11. A schooner,
whose name has net yet been loarned, was
sunk oil' this place during the storm last
uighL Nothing but the masts are visible
this morning. It is believed the crew were
drewued.
co.vviiimaiien or Tin: news.
Sandv Heek-, N. Y., July 21 (3 r. M.)
Sarah Craig In the name of the schooner
yacht capsized in a thunder squall
last night She had en beard a party
of Philadelphia ladles aud gentlemen, and
bad lelt Atlantic City yesterdny for Leng
Branch.
The names or the persons lest were Mrs.
J. II. Stevens, her two daughters, Miss M.
Stevens and Mrs. II. A. Ankln, two sisters,
MisH Emma and Miss Bessie Merritt, Miss
Maud 11 Hettew and Mr. Clark.
The saved are Z. W. Jerdan,Alfred l'etter,
Frank V. Hall, CapL Edward Buland, W.
8. Buckley, Mate Chas. Fergusen, Steward
Lewis Bewmin, HamueT Jenes and Wm.
Paris.
Mrs. Slevens' body has been recovered.
The schooner has been towed te the vicinity
of the govemment deck, and men. are en
gaged in taking the bodies euL
J.V CO.SU Jt ESS TU-JiAr.
The Heuse Wrentlleg with one or the Con Cen
lerence Committee' Iteperts.
Washington, D. C, July 21. Tbe presi
dent's message, voteelng the bill for the
erection of a publle building at Sprlnglield,
Me., was laid before the Heuse and referred.
Consideration of the conference report upon
tbe river and harbor bill was resumed.
Mr. Hatch, of Missouri, made a point of
erder against the conference report as
it related te the Hennepin, Sturgeon bay,
Potomac ilats and ethor clauses of the bill.
Tbe point raised was that the report or the
conferouco committeo violated overy single
instruction given by the Heuse. He therefore
declared It out of erder and said
it should net be received. If
the report was roceivod, no conlidenco could
hereafter lie placed iu a conference committee.
Slnce the tlrst day of tbe llrst session of
the First Congress no such recerd '.bad
ever been made by a conference
committee. It had no precedenL The Heuse
conference, be said, were bound In honor by
the Instructions et the Heuse, and could net
exceed these instructions.
Mr. Blancbard resented Hatch's speech and
donied bis allegations ; he characterized It as
a plan te defeat tbe bilL
Nu CongreBilenal Adjournment Yet.
Washington, B.C., JulyBl. Aroselutlou
will be ollerod te-day lu the Heube by Mr.
Kandall et tbe committeo en appropriation",
iurther oxtendlug the current appropriation
ten days, it Is new generally coneoded that
Congreas will net adjourn bofero the middle
of next woek. Tbe conlerence'cemmlttoe en
theBundry civil bill Is making very Blew
Srogress lu the couslderatlou or the 210
euate amendments.
XKIIUU T11IBVE& AUHBiTBU.
Twe ficciumlrel Wuu Jtebbed Weniau an d
TltAii tint Drunk. CH-
. . . m. tuMtm:
CHK'AUO, JUiy JI.-1WU liegrixra uuuiir, a"t (W ,
Fite and Johnseu, who wero arrested "jiernnfrj"
suspicion or being llie men wue bu&iuuuu --??
satchel eeutalulng MS0 aud joweiry vaiui"Tj"
... ......u..! iiinnaj.nl flntluru from Mm. CJA'V0
at severai muuaauu uuimie uuiu s.
Jaynes, uear the Leland hotel several nlghtf.
nire. liave maae a comesaiou. inu iwuiu a,-
that be stele the satcbel and sharewit asAja
the plunder with Johosen. lie also says.i. 2sy J
Johosen. lie also says:n. sgwa
) jewelry into a vault In ill rJSSry 1
u Fourth avenue. The cas toemc Z
.. .I.I..H.I. anil finllT WMImt JXl
threw most ei me j
ma- i.t a unlnnn nil 1
was sixsnt lu a wild debauch and only riMMv
y-atch-chaluaudagoiurjangieuave ueuu
oAvered by the pence.
m ' "
uiueil Uu the r-ebanen Vilej lUHread.
liAmusnuiia. l'a.. July 3L The market
.-.I., nn iim Unmlliit? railroad leavlng thl
city at four a. ..... run une aj ' wma.
morning ui 'e.y "" ?""? EZ Y
u.i nf here, causinir the
DUUIUQ va- T.
train te plunge down a thirty
feet embMiWwF'
meuL The engiueer, jsiiiw. ewumju, wn
caught tiuder th5 engine and InsUutly KiUl,
...ib i,a i.'mnic Keens. the Urernan. vat
James Stanten, wuii
sorleuslyhurt, but thoexteutef UUIaJurtes
are net as yet known. He was brpugbt W
iirrUbnrir and Is new in the nespiuu. ;m.w
wnsiieut was the result et the great fall
ralu last night, which was very heavy Jn
vlclulty.
Hate Bebbery.
Eau Claihk, Wis., July 31
ii. I. in. llnt hrewlni? (mm
The offles Oi"-' ." ' '"'ii
company nr ?
Omaba depot wass eutered by preB!!l.g&llLI
burglars Tnuraday night and the i22rWlC
ei ievw vu fiw iu um " T1 . .
ii tow iu iv . "'---.-:-, i ,.-
f.i,.-i ea .,i.ii,.i in th uveuuiff, ahewad
. ... afVMn 1Alt iiniiiuinriiMi SUIU
im.ixuu v- uu... ... - --,.. --,
slgus et being tampered wjui,
There m at
clue ie me inievus.
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anU, New Jersey aiid DeUw
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