'Lancaster 2intelltgencertA
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 20, 1871
DEMOCRATIC STATE TICKET.
FOR AUDITOR GENERAL,
GEN. WILLIAM McCANDLESS,
OF PHILADELPHIA.
FOR 811BVETOR GENERAL.
CAPTAIN JAMES H. COOPER,
OF LAWRENCE COUNTY
A FULL POLL OF THE DEMOCRATIC VOTE
WILL SECUEE THE ELECTION OF OUR STATE
TICKET BY A LARGE MAJORITY.
LET EVERY DEMOCRAT REMEMBER THAT,
AND IM FREBS THE. TRUTH OF IT UPON TILE
MINIM OF 11113 NEIGHBORS.
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ers to the WEEKLY INTELLICENCES,
whose subscriptions are more than one
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ways pay in advance, or within the
year. They can all see how their ac
counts stand by looking at the figures
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been paid. We shall be pleased to
hear promptly from all to whom hills:
have been sent, and.from all who have
not paid in advance. Money can be
safely sent through the mails.
The Democratic City Ticket.
The Democratic City ticket, which
WCS nominated on Saturday afternoon,
and which will be found in another part
of this paper, is, in all respects, one of
the best ever of to the voters of
Lancaster. The vote ',oiled must be
regarded as strikingly large, when it ip
remembered that there was no contest
for Mayor and very little dispute about
the minor offices in the different Wards.
This shows that the Deinocracy of Lan
caster city are wide awake and fully de
termined to rescue the control of the
City Government front the hands of the
corrupt and extravagant Radical party.
In Colonel Frederick S. Pyfer, who
was the unanimous choice of the Demo
cracy for Mayor, the people of Lancas
ter have presented to them a candidate
who possesses every qualification which
is required to fill the (Alice with honor
:cid dignity. lie has hall just such all
education as an aspirant for Mayor
ought to have. His training :Ls u law
yer in successful practice has qualified
him admirably for the discharge of all
the civil dff ties appertaining to the po
sition, wltile his experience as a soldier
will enable him to organize and control
the police force in the most efficient man
ner. tie entered the army early in the
war and sacrificed his once robust health
in the service of his con n try, thus giving
evidence of a devoted patriotism of
which any MOM might well be proud.
He endured - all the horrors of Libby
prison without complaint, awl only left
the army when mustered out with the
regiment which he had bravely com
manded on more than one hard-fought
field. Col. Pyfer will not only, receive
the support of the Democratic party,
but many a Republican koldier will be
proud to deposit, a ballot bearing his
IlaWO. Nothing can prevent his election
by a large majority, except such apathy
or treachery ill the ranks of the Demo
cratic party as would be utterly inex-
mixable.
The llitkrent Ward tickets are more
than ordinarily excellent. Gaud Men
have 1)1'011 chows for lire various idlitics,
and it is evident that the. elections have
been made with a view of increasing the
chant., of success. II is nut impossible
for the Democracy to regain control of
the City Councils, in spite of the infa-
MOM gerry which was perpe
trated by a Itadical Legislature. NVe
believe the people ,or this city have had
enough of extravagant and improvi
legislation to desire a coniplet
change of administration. If the Den
oeracy work together they can achiev
a complete and glorious victory. J.
that be made the dominant feeling, the
earnest conviction ;f the party, and the
most hopeful man in our ranks will he
astonished at the result. We can only
be beaten by our own apathy or by dis
sensions and treachery in our ranks.
A VandWate Wanted
The Radicals of this city are sorely
puzzled just now to lied a candidate for
Mayor. The great popularity. of Colo
nel l'yfer, and the assurances that the
Democratic party is a unit in favor of
his election, has thrown the leaders of
the Republican party ou their beam
ends. 'Part of them that their
candidate must be rich enough to buy
an election, and they are urging the
claims of two prominent hankers.—
These gentlemen have plenty of money,
but not a single qualification for the
office. Besides, there are those who
doubt whether either of them would
liked very freely, as they have the rep
m talon , of being quite costive in respec
to :nonetary matters. Sonic have been
urging the claims of the rotund- ache
jr Om:wit:nun from the First Ward
They say lie is one of the people, an
,ome consider the fact that he Was one(
a Democrat, a strong point in his favor
•I'lley point to (;rant and 6e:try, to.loin
. .
:4eott and to Simon (!ameron, and Ist
that renegade Democrats always ..e
strong Republican candidates. alter
seem to think no civilian can make her
way against the gallant soldier w.
heads the Democratic city ticket, an
they have set their eyes upon a nine
month hero. The light is a very pretty
one as it stands. 1t shows the conscious
weakness of our opponents, and gives
assurance of a very decided Democratic
victory. Trot out your nag, gentlemen.
Ours is already uu the truck, with the
certainty of winning the race, but that
need not prevent the entrance of a com
petitor.
Old Subscribers
John Martin, Esq., of Conestoga Cen
tre, called at our office last week
and paid his fifty-second annual sub
scription to the 'WEEKLY NTELL 117 EN
CER. Though a veteran in the ranks
or the Democracy Esquire Martin
Tooke us hide and hearty as mos
on the sunny side !of fifty. As HOW
e arrived at, age and was qualille
cast his first vote, ho subscribed for the
I.NTELLIIIENCEIL and voted the Demo-
erotic ticket; and lie hue continued his
subscription and voted the Democratic
ticket ever since. He deservedly ranks
as one of the most prominent and
ential citizens in his section of the
Matthias Shirk, of Drumore town
ship, also called ut our office last waek
and paid his forty-second annual sub
scription to the WEEK IN TN-FM.I.I(IEN
cEic. Mr. Shirk is a man of mark iu his
section of the county, and a Democrat
in whom there is no guile. He never
wavers in his devotion to thegreat prin
ciples:of the party, and expects soon to
see the government again economically
administered by the great organization
which has done so much to make it
prosperous and free.
We are always glad to see our sub
scribers, old or young, and to receive
counsel and advice from those like
Messrs. Martin and Shirk, whose years
and service in the cause, so well qualify
them to guide and encourage us in up
holding the time-honored principles of
Democracy.
THE Treasury Department and the
Pay Department, at Washington, are
disputing which Is responsible for the
'existence of a huge deficit, for yeani, in
'the accounts of one Paymaster. How
many more may be in the same condi
tion? What must be the system that
adtniits of such a condition of things? It
is like the four years allowed to Evans
at Harrisburg, when the law required
-an annual settlement.
How Many County_ Tickets Shall We
There are two comity ,Rliets in the
field already, one,„:.`Aet.upg by the cor
rupt men who have managed to secure
control of the Republican party of Lan
caster county, the other put forward by
the friends of Temperance and Reform.
And now we have a call over the signa
ture of S. S. Spencer, who led in the in
dependent movement which was in
augurated last year. Nor is this all.
The Labor Reformers, who have an or
gan in the Pennsylvanian, are making
ready to call a Convention with the in
tention of nominating candidates for the
various county °Mee& When these
parties all get through their preliminary
labors there will be no less than four
county tickets in the field.
If the committee of ilve,to whom was
referred the' question, should decide in
favor of calling a convention to put a
Democratic ticket in the - field, there
would then be five parties appealing to
the voters of Lancaster county for their
support. If no Democratic ticket is
placed in nomination the members of
the party will be left free to form their
own ticket,from the material to be found
on the various tickets professing to be in
favor of reform.
In the midst of such a scramble there
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is no telling what may be the result.
There seems to be a feeling among the
Democracy of the rural districts in favor
of putting forward a straight-out Demo
cratic ticket, and we are not sure about
the propriety of declining to do so. The
intestinal feuds which exist in the Re
publican party of Lancaster county, and
the proofs of corruption and rascality in
the conduct of the primary elections,
ought to be sufficient to cause the defeat
of such notoriously bad candidates as
those who have been put forward as the
regular Radical nominees for Legisla
ture, Prison-Keeper and other officers.
Whether any of them will be beaten
remains to be seen.
The movement which was inaugurated
in this county last Fall might have been
made a complete success, if it had been
started earlier and under auspices some
what more favorable. The causes of
complaint are as numerous and as great
now as they were a year ago. It would
certainly be something gained if the de
feat of the candidates put forward by the
corrupt ring, which has acquired com
plete control of the Republican party in
Lancaster county, could be ellected.—
Those who have put forward the call
which appears over the'name of Mr. S.
Spencer. profess to represent a large
and respectable element of the I:.epub
lican party, and they may put forward
a ticket 1.01111, , , , e11 of representative men
of the two political organizations which
the Democracy , could freely support.
We shall see what comes of the 'on
vention which is to I.e held in Fulton
liall on Saturday. If its action should
be such as to command the respect and
confidence of the Democratic party, we
shall not hesitate to say so. If it be
otherwise, we shall demand the imme
diate call of a Democratic County Con
vention, and we have Ito doubt the com
mittee of five will take the necessary
,te ei at once.
The Revenue Reformers
The men who are engaged in advoca.
Ling revenue reform are in serious
earnest. The questions which occupy
their attention are of interest to all
classes of the community, and they are
especially calculated to command the
attention of laboring men and of those
Kith whom the question of making a
lying fur themselves:m(l their families
s u serious problem. Among the lead-
rs in what is known as the revolve
eform movement is Mr. Groselieek,
of
Mio. Ina speech Which lie made
L Zanesville, a short time ago,
le gave expression to the ideas which
mevail among the inCii for whom
he spoke. Ile said that taxation should
Ire impartial. There should be no fa
voritism or discriminations. All prop
erty should bear its just share of this
burden. Exemption of some is dis-
crimination against others.
equal in rights, privileges and immuni
ties. 'What is an immunity It is free
dom or exemption from a charge, duty
We are equal in immunities,
yet a large mass of wealth, al-Innich
as the entire valuation of all tine prop-
ty, real and personal, in the State of
hio, and Invested in the bonds of the
eneral Government,. is exempt front
fixation So it has been front the be-
ginning, and is now, though thegovern
ment has a clear right to tax it, and is
pressing its people very heavily for the
means to meet its liabilities and main
tain itself from day to day. Take
another instance: We have a large
debt. We must honor it. To repudiate
it, would disgrace the government and
dishonor us personally. A government
should be exemplary in all its transae
bolls, and furnish the highest standard
of honesty. Our only means of honor
ing this debt is by taxation, direct and
indirect. This taxation, of whatever
kind, should be imposed with the single
urpose of raising revenue; and yet we
lave a tariff which, in many cases, is
rained to defeat this purpose, and know-
ingly throws away revenue in order to
enrich a few at the expense of tie many.
do not refer to the tariff now as a com
mercial measure. In that aspect I think a
prohibitory orproteetive tanilron worthy
of t h is age. Itis a Japanese policy,
:nut lit Only for the times when towns
Were walled and nations insulated. But
I am referring to it only in connection
with this doctrine of equality of rights,
privileges and immunities. In all leg
islation of this kind, about which the
people are so sensitive and watchful, our
first duty is so to frame it that it shall
commend itself for its
,fairness and im
partiality, and, instead of seeking to
enrich one industry at the cost of an
other, or tic few at the cost of the
many, we should, with careful pain
staking, turn away from any such result.
Such legislation may be proper in
governments where society is divided
and classified, but it should have no
place in a government where all are
equal In immunities. We have in the
constitution a clause like this: No title
of nobility shall be granted by Congress.
Congress can't legislate John Smith in
to Lord Smith. That is forbidden, and
our equality of privileges don't allow it.
lint how harmless it would be compared
with what is done. I lis lordship, with
out further legislation to uphold his
privilege, would be something to laugh
at, like the clown of a circus. llis title
would be toggery, a tinkling cymbal, a
foolish toy. But legislate John Smith
intd great riches, make him a prince in
wealth, and you have done something
substantial and more serious. This is
iappening every day under existing
egislation."
Till.: party that carries Pennsylvania this
Pall will have all the odds in its favor in
1872.
iSo says John W. Forney. Let every
Democrat remember that, and let it be
an incentive to vigorous and united ac
tion. All that is needed to insure the
triumphant election of Maiandless and
Looper is a full poll of the Democratic
vote. Remember that and impress it
upon the mind of your neighbors.
A. J. RANSEER, colored, Lieutenant-
Governor of South Carolina, and Chair
man of the Republican Executive Com
mittee of the State, has published a let
ter in the Charleston News opposing
any declaration of martial law in South
Carplina. Re thinks the civil power
sufficient to repress existing disorders,
and that martial law would be a remedy
,worse than the disease.
13NATO1tS Sumner and Wilson have
authorized the Boston Journal and Ad
vertiser, of today, to state that they de
plore the "extraordinary canvass"
which General Butler has " precipitat
ed" in Massachusetts, and that in their
opinion his nomination as Governor
"would be hostile to the best interests
of the Commonwealth and the Republi
can party."
A Bing Broken.
The ring of public plunderers, which
has so long fattened awn its control of
the municiptag - overtithent of New York
c4.,.seethii at last about to be broken
and brought to grief. The New York
'Times a short time since, having been
refused its usual share of city advertis
ing, undertook to revenge itself by'pub
fishing the items of expenditures of the
city and county government. They
were so fearfully extravagant,as to indi
cate atones that there had been collusion
between the city officers and the mer
chants and tradesmen whom they pat•
ronized and that the latterhad drawn out
of the City Treasury the amount of their
bills, only to pay hack the greater por
tion of what they had received to the
complaisant officials who had audited
their accounts. With this exposure, the
public had no diffictilty in determining
how Wm. 31. Tweet and other members
of the Ring,Republicans and Democrats,
had in a few years amassed fabulous
wealth.
The Ring seems to have had no poli
tics ; leaders of both parties combined
together for the advancement of their
individual pecuniary interests and scat
tering the people's money far and wide,
subsidized the press and attached to
their interest every influence which
they deemed worth purchasing. The
damaging exposures which have of late
been made of their bare-faced thefts
aroused such a storm of public indigna
tion that the members of the Ring
quailed before it, and failed to find cour
age enough to stand together in a united
effort to brave it. Or, it may be that
some of its members, who were in it
through the force of circumstances and
because of its political power, have been
secretly disgusted with the grasping
avarice and thievish inclinations of their
more thick-skinned colleagues, and
were not. sorry that this expo Sure should
come to drag them from power. It is
certain at least that the man who is
credited with being the political mind
of the lting, Peter 3. Sweeney, has stood
aloof from his colleagues ever since
the commencement of their present
troubles, with a manifest deterTu
iuutiou
to let them flounder nut of them as best
they may.
And now :inother,who has been crew
red with being rather the it rig's respec
table instrument, than their co-conspir
ator, A. Oakiy Ilan, the Mayor of New
York, seems to have had his eyes open
ed to their rascality, and has broken
away from them. Ile has requested
the resignation of Comptroller Con
nolly, in a letter which more than in
timates his belief that he is a dishonest
public servant. An investigation into
the peculations of the city officials is
going on in the Court-4, the suit having
been instituted by a prominent and en
ergetic Democrat. Things were get
ting hot for the thieves, and the vouch
ers of the expenditures of ISiiti and 1070
being called for, lo! a thief breaks into
the office in which they were stored, in
the convenient absence of the watch
man, and carries them away. This
stealing was so opportune for the inter
ests of the Ring, that public opinion, no
doubt, very correctly, at once decided
that their instruments were the thieves.
We trust that they will, as the result of
the investigation now going on, re
ceive the reward which they richly
merit; and that without regard to
whether they are Republicans or Dem
ocrats. l-et the Democratic Judiciary
of New York show they are independ
ent enough to punish for their misdeeds
their powerful political friends ; and the
people at large will regain in large meas
ure that confidence in the endurance of
Republican institutions which they
were about begi lining . to hise.
These Rings of plunderers in most of
our large cities, but notably in New
York and Philadelphia, do not by any
means do the greatest injury by reason
of the vast amounts of money of which
they plunder their fellow-citizens. The
greate,tharm they depriving citi
zens of their suffrage by 'manipulating
the ballots and election papers and de
pricing elections of all significance as an
indication of the people's will. They are
driven to this to retain their power; for
the odium of their rascality soon be
comes such that were - they to allow
the ballots to be recorded us the
people have east them, the places
that. know them would shortly know
them no more and they would be
compelled to quit their oflices before
they had amassed such fortunes as
would satisfy their extravagant desires.
Mann and his Ring have Philadelphia
now in a vice, for they appoint all the
election officers and have the power to
re-elect themselves to the fat offices for
which they are now candidates. T'llat
they will do it is sufficiently proven by
the tact that they are candidates; for
they know full well that their reputa
tions are so offensive in the nostrils of
their fellow-citizens that it is hopossible ,
that the fairly registered will of a ma
jority of them will endorse them.—
Nevertheless they will declare them
selves elected.
What hope is there for our country as
long 119 such things are not only possi
ble, but are confidently anticipated ?
But little; and it is therefore exceed
ingly gratifying that there is a prospect
that the New York Ring will be broken
up, and we trust that events will so
shape themselves that the Philadelphia
Ring will likewise, ere long, come to
grief. Then we may hope thad, such a
state of public sentiment will be crea
ted its to make it a deterring terror to
wrong-doers everywhere, and that our
own Augean stable here in Lancaster
nay at last be (-tenured!.
IN 'e are
Radlatory Railroads
The City of Lancaster has a great
career of prosperity before it, if our citi
zens and merchants will not only open
their eyes to the advantages which may
he secured, but likewise freely put their
hands into their pockets to attain them.
We all know that we have a very rich
county around us, which is the founda
tion of our prosperity. We need to
bring every part of the county into
closer relations with us. Tile many
macadamized roads which radiate from
the city and terminate in parts of the
country, more or less remote, have not
only been very important agencies in
securing to us the trade we now en
' joy, but they have likewise been
prolitable investments for their stock
holders. let our people think of
this, and, advancing a step further,
set themselves to work to secure the
radiation from the city of cheap narrow
gouge railroads, built with a sole view
to their support by local traffic, and not
necessarily seeking to connect at the
other end with ally other railroad by
which the county trade legitimately be
longing to the city, may be diverted
from it. Thus, short lines of from
ten to twenty miles ill length only will
be required, for beyond this distance the
city cannot expect to attract a paying
trade. A line of this kind is now con
templated, extending to Quarryville,
and it should be built, for we sadly need
railroad connection with the lower end
of our county. As things are now, Ox
ford is a far wore convenient depot than
Lancaster for the southern part of the
county. Let this line be built, and also
one to New Holland, awl one to Safe
Harbor, and the effect upon the prosper
ity of our city will be magical.
Tut.: York Republican has been great
ly enlarged and otherwise improved,
It is a model of neatness in typography
and a good newspaper. Its only fault is
its extreme Radicalism. Barring that, it
has our hearty wishes for its rapid growth
in circulation and business. Its pub
lishers are A. H. Chase & Co., the com
pany being our former townsman Alex.
Patton, who is a real good fellow and a
first-class printer.
At Lewistown, Me., the first killing .
frost of the season oceurred'ou Thura
day night.
Ile Did Not Do It.
An indiscreet writer in the Express,
with a vehemence of language which
does not add strength to his declara
tions, replies to our statement that we
had understood that Mr. Livingston
had "sent a . gushing answer to the Tem
perance Convention which addressed
him as to his views prior to the pri
mary election," and denies that he
sent any such letter "gushing or other
wise." As we have no desire to do
any injustice to Mr. Livingston, whom
we deem to be a truthful and clever
gentleman, although entirely unquali
fied as to legal learning and aptitude of
mind, for the proper administration of
the high office of President Judge, we
give h i mthe benefit of this denial which
is manifestly made upon his authority.
We might say that the article of our co-
temporary carefully refrains from say
ing that Mr. Livingston never gave
such verbal assurances to the leaders of
the Convention referred to, as caused
them to believe that he would accept
their nomination. But such prevarica
tion in his denial of our statement would
be unworthy of Mr. Livingston, and we
are unwilling to believe that he would
have been guilty of it. We shall then.-
fore consider that he asserts that the
Convention which was held in Temper
ance Hall, had neither verbal nor writ
ten assurance from him that he would
not decline their nomination ; and, be
lieving him, shall dismiss as untrue the
contrary: information with which we
have ;:been furnished, unless it shall
hereafter be supported by overwhelming
evidence.
But this leaves the Temperance lead-
ers in the very extraordinary position
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of having nominated for Judge, the
lawyer who, of all the lawyers at the
bar, at every April Sessions had by far
the largest batch of tavern license ap
plications to present, and who last win
ter was especially active in getting the
Legislature to license by special enact
ment a number of taverns which could
not be licensed under existing laws.—
The explanation of the matter must be
that the Temperance men were not the
leaders of the Convention, and had in
fact little influence over the formation
of the ticket ; and that it way in fact
what it is called, a Reform Convention,
which nominated in general an excel
lent ticket, and whose proceedings were
only marred and mystified by an indis
creet member, who sprang upon it an
uncalled-for resolution.
HON. Jo I: I. Mt, amid great en
thusiasm, was unaniwously nominated
for Governor by the Dermwratic Con•
veution of New Jersey. He was Gov
ernor of the State six years ago, and it
was conceded that lie would wake the
strongest nominee the party could get.
He was not a candidate and did not de
sire the position, but the singular una
nimity with which he with called upon
by the Convention on its first ballot to
be their standard-bearer, (lid not leave
hint any option but to serve.
The N. Y. Trihunc says: We ought
to carry New Jersey this Fall, but we
tell our friends there that yesterday's
work at Trenton increases the difficul
ties of the undertaking. Governor Joel
Parker is a good candidate for our op
cmel:Ls to present; Governor Ran-
dolph, the liemocratic incumbent, has
made a good record ; and the well
written platform makoa ilt:t most of the
situation.
The Subsidized l'ress
The suspension of the Charleston i S.
C.) 12,publican moves the New York
to remark :
"Thu fact appears to ho that there is not
yet a Republican party in the Southern
States capable of supporting an independ
ent Republican newspaper. The result
is
that nearly, if not all, Southern Republican
journals are fed from the State Treasuries,
and do not thrive morally on that diet.—
This is one of the evils that time alone will
cure."
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This conk nient implicitly approves the
raclice of the Southern State Treaauries
in using the taxpayers' money to pub
lish partisan newspapers. This identical
thing is one of the strong counts in the
Thies' fierce indictment of the Tam
many government of New York. The
Times is right in denouncing this mis
conduct of Tammany, Malin its denun
ciation applies, according to its own
statement of the case, to the radical
government of every Southern State.
r. 7.‘lishler will build an optPra-liouse
Reading, l'a., next year, costing
Ruel Jelferis, of West Bradford, (lies
ter county, has thirteen potatoes whit.'
are all his half-bushel measure will huh
at one time.
At the Democratic Convention at
Wilkesbarre, Pa., Tuesday, Frank Col
lins was nominated for the Senate. The
vote was Collins, 162; Stork, 105.
The Philadelphia and Lancaster
Turnpike Company have been improv
ing their road and bridges between
Downingtown and Steamboat, within a
few weeks.
In Corry, a few days ago, while work
men were putting down a well, they
struck a piece of soft coal, which encour
ages the people to believe that a vein
extends underneath the city.
Among the visitors to the BerksCoun
ty Fair on Thursday, were the condi
dates for Auditor-tleneral of this state
Ueoeral William McCandless and Colo
nel David Stanton.
John G. Rider, of Galesburg, Centre
county, went to Philadelphia to get an
oculist to remove a diseased eye. lie
was chloroformed, the well eye cut out
by mistake ; and thus lie returned to his
Inoue in midnight darkness and sorrow.
W. \V. If. MeClinlock, and Dr. It.
A. Simpson, of Perry county, announce
in the Perry County Democrat, their
withdrawal from the Radical party.—
They can stand the rotten concern no
longer, and therefore join the Democ
racy.
Ju Salllll/...1 Pennock's orehard, i
Kennett Situare,iCliester county is a l it
tie apple tree, called the Eancaster pi'
pin, which has produced three crops
apples this season. The first crop has
been taken oft', of the seeond there are
an apples now on the tree, and the third
crop is about the size of grapes.
A young woman, named Catharine
Eagle, aged 19, attempted to commit
suicide in Titusville, on Wednesday.
She is of a respectable family, but un
fortunately " loved not unwisely but too
well,"• a -young man named Matt Mc-
Dermott, who worked her ruin and then
forsook her.
Between Saturday evening and Mon
day morning last, the warehouse of A.
McFadden & Son, Williamsport, was
entered by burglars who pried open the
safe with burglar's instruments known
as "jimmies,"and abstracted therefrom
five hundred dollars in gold and about
one hundred dollars in currency.
On Thursday last, Mr. Henry Engle,
who resides about a mile from Potts
town, attempted to cross the Reading
' Railroad track atDougiasswille ? in shuck
ster wagon, immediately after 4 coal
train had passed down, when the un
expreas train came along and struck
the wagon, throwing it several yards
away, and cutting Eagle's head and dis
locating his ankle.
On Thursday morning, an unknown
German, apparently twenty-five years
old, was run over while walking on the
truck of the Philadelphia, Wilmington
and Baltimore Railroad near Ellerslie
station. He stepped out of the track on
which the north bound passenger train
was approaching him; into the other
track when the south bound express
freight caught and killed him.
Whilst Mrs. Thompson Dealer, of
Manor township, Armstrong county,
was filling a lighted lamp with-oil, on
Tuesday evening of last week, the gas
in the can exploded, bursting it and
throwing the blazing oil over her, burn
ing her in such a dreadful inanner as to
cause her death the net evening; It is
remarkable that people will 4ttempt to
fill lighted Lampe after the many fatpd
accidents which have occurred, and the
consequent and terrible warnings given.
A four-year old daughter of Mr. Hersh
berger was burned to death in Johns
town borough, on Saturday week, in
consequence of her clothes taking fire
in some unknown way while alone in
the kitchen. The mother, hearing her
screams, ran downstairs, leaving p two
.year old boy behind•;her, but the•datter
followed her and fell down the stairs,
sustaining painful bruises and breaking
• some . of -h his bones. !Verily, Miefor
tuned never come singly.
News Items.
In Boston, the liquor dealers are re
ceiving pri nted notices from the State
Police Commissioners, directing them
to stop business or incur prosecution.
The Grand Lodge of Odd-Fellows of
the United States, met at Chicago yes
terday, 35 Grand Lodges and 2.5 En
campments being represented.
At Chicago, on Sunday, two children
of Mrs. Brown were smothered to death
by smoke in a kitchen, where they were
locked up while their mother was at
church.
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Joe Butts and Henry Reid, members
of a negro band, got into an altercation
at a colored hall in Augusta, Georgia, on
Monday,and the former cut the throat
of the latter from ear to ear.
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Judge Underwood, of Virginia, has
published his opinion (unofficial) that
all women will be permitted to deposit
their ballots in the Presidential contest
o` 18s.
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The acting Commissioner of Indian
Affairs has been officially informed of
the commutation of the sentence of the
Indian Chiefs Satanta and Big Tree
from death to imprisonment for life.
The Governors of Rhode Island and
West Virginia have notified the Gov
ernor of Tennessee that they have ap
pointed Delegates to the National Ag
ricultural Congress, which will meet at
Nashville next month.
The four seamen of the whaler Mon
tezuma, under arrest at Boston for mur
dering a colored sailor on the Island o
Dominica, have been discharged, it ap
pearing that the killing was in self-de
fence.
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An Omaha despatch says that returns
from a few counties in New Mexico in
dicate the election of Gallegos, Demo
crat, as Delegate to Congress, by about
500 majority over the regular and bolt
ing Republican candidates.
A St. Louis despatch reports the dis
covery of three bodies of unknown men
in the Pittsburgh coal dike, on the Illi
nois river. They were much decom
posed, and one of them appeared to
have been shot.
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In Drew county, Ark., last Saturday
night, ten masked men kidnapped a
colored man named John Beagles, and,
it is thought, have murdered him.
Keagles was living with a white woman.
Several persons, both white and colored,
have been arrested on suspicion.
The New York Er, ning Post having
announced that " Hoyle, the apostle of
whist under the old dispensation is said
to have died full of years and of hon
ors,'" the New York IC's h/ responds,
"This is not true. He has merely fallen
asleep waiting for the last trump."
John C. Breckinridge, say the Lex
ington papers, is now one of the hardest
working lawyers in Kentucky, and is
likely to make a good deal of money by
his profession. He seldom discusses
politics in these days, having discovered
that they are in no sense remunerative.
Some mischievous boys stretched a
cord across the sidewalk, in East Four
teenth street, New York, and Robert
Snowdon, returning home tripped over
it and fell with great force. lie was
carried in an insensible condition into
a neighboring drug-store, and died in a
few minutes.
At the Keokuk baby show,
where
there were twelve coropetitors,lhe prize
was awarded to the child of Mrs. Chloe
Franklin, colored, as the handsomest
infant in the group. Its parents are
front Kentucky, and some of their an
cestors were at one time owned by
Henry Clay.
In Saturday a week ago, several hun
dred cords of wood, belonging to the
Northern Central Railway Company
piled along the track near Bentley
Springs, w ere destroyed by lire. During
the raging of the tire, the trains were
under the necessity of passing at an in
creased rate of speed to escape the great
heat.
A despatch from Mad loon, s. , re
ports that a sail boat capsized on Lake
Mandota, on Sunday evening, that Dr.
John 'l'. Wilson and Mr. Pettis, of Mil
waukee, were drowned, and that Hon.
James lhrso, of Madison, and Daniel
Knight, of Milwaukee, were washed
ashore yesterday morning, in a critical
condition.
A le. , 4patch from Rawling, N. Y., re
ports that the members of o!Brien's
Circus, which was to have performed
there last night, " created a riot, robbed
nearly every house in the village, kit'
ed one citizen and wounded — several
others." At the time the despatch w•as
sent the " plundering" was "still going
..," and the authorities had telegrapli:
ed for assistance to Dover Plains.
Chief Justice Chase is in Chicago, and
intends leaving fur the East this eve
ning. Ile is reported to be "quite thin"
anti much older looking than he was
two years ago, and to suffer apparently
front a slight paralyzation of the Opgue
and lower portion of the face. Other
wise lie seems vigorous. Ile intends to
lie in Washington about the middle of
next month and to resume his seat upon
the Supreme bench.
Since Sunday last, Maggie Smith,
aged 1•i years, who has been employed
as a domestic in a house at Cedar and
Dickinson streets Philadelphia, has been
missing under the following circum
stances: It seems that on that day a
young limn called at the house and was
introduced to the inmates as her brut'
er.
On leaving with him she remarked
__at she was going out for a short walk,
and if any body called, not to inform
them of her whereabouts. She left all
her clothing, and this fact would seem
to indicate that she did not intend leav
ing her place.
Fur the Ititelligencer
Radical Ballot-Box Stnifers on their
The Railicals of Columbia are all mixei
p. It will be recollected that Satnue
vans, Esq., made serious charges agains
e officers of the Second Ward pol
the Republican primary election. It being
presumed that he had ample proof to sub
stantiate them, and in order to screen the
ollirers, all investigation way prevented.
One of them consulted the late Chairman
of the County Committee, who at once ad
vised an attack upon the private character
or Mr. Evans., or else they wore "gone up."
They entered upon their dangerous field.
Having been permitted to run at large a
little too long, Mr. E. turned upon the
pack, and we understand, made a most
merciless onslaught upon the parties con
cerned in these frauds, and upon their at
torney. having by some means gained
information of the fact, one of their mem
bers went to Lho //crab/office, whore these
extras were being printed, and obtained a
ropy. It became important to suppress its
publication at all hazards. The parties
hastened to this city to bring suit against
Mr. \luting, the publisher of the Heraid.
The Sheriff went tip ill the noun train on
Nyedno , day last, and politely left two mom-
ions for libel with him. George was very
mull frightened and destroyed an edition
f a thousand copies of the extras. Vi
nderitand that Nr. Evans hay not been
)wed, lint inl,eniJs to prosecute his expo-
I'oll Ileatl RefOMR Atronirthe lirrra.n.7
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The German Republicans of Allegheny
county met in Turner Ilan, Pittsburgh, on
NVednesday evening last, to organize a
branch of the "National Reform Party."
The meeting was presided over by Mr.
Bauer, of the Vo/ksbfalt, the organ of the
German Republicans of Western Pennsyl
vania. A ticket was nominated to be sup
po ted by the new party at the coining
election, composed as follows: A mit
tor-General, William M'Candless, 11. ; Sur
veyor•Gonertl, R.ll. Beath, R. ; State Sen
ators, R. M. Gibson, D., John Murray,
Assembly, James Irvin, D., Robert Lid
dell, D., August Hartje, D., Alex Millar, It.,
.1. W. Ballentine,ll, J no. Uillilien, IV,Peter
llabernian,D. Of these Ni'Candless, Gibson,
Murray, Irvin, Liddell and Ilabernian are
also on the Democratic ticket, and Beath,
Millar and Ballontine are on the
Radical ticket. 'rhe Radical candidates for
Comptroller, Treasurer and District-Attor
ney, and flu+ Llemocrallccandidate for Com
missioner, were adopted. This movement
threatens utter discomfiture to the Radical
party in Allegheny county.
Su lolde of Profegeor Motion
On Saturday morning Dennis 11. Mahan,
Professor of military and Civil Engineer
ing at the Military Academy, West Point,
leaped from the forward part of the steamer
Mary Powell, while on the way to this city,
and was drowned. It is supposed that he
was struck by the wheel, as he was not seen
to rise. Boats were lowered, and every
exertion was made to save him, but in vain.
The act had evidently been premeditated,
as before leaping, he had removed his coat
and shoes. tie was accompanied by a wo
man, said to have been his housekeeper,
who appeared to follow him up and down,
as though suspecting something wrong. He
seemed displeased at her vigilance, audre
quested ‘her:to desist. She did so, and a
few minutes after he took the fatal leap.—
The woman landiAl at Yonkers, and re
turned to West Point with the sad news.
Last 4une the Board of Visitors of West
Point recommended ProfessovMatian's re
move', and his being placed on the retired
list,. His brooding continually 'over this
brought on great mental ,depression.
this he was himself conscious, and on Sat
urday morning left home ,for the purpose
of consulting a physiciandathis city. It is
supposed that in: a moment of frenzy he
committed the, aet which deprived the mill-
Lary service ofasaluableinember, and his
`family of a beloVed host:Vend and fathec.
*Professor Mithifiwas the author of military
(treatises of gratitAvalue, ang:waa a member
of , evef aizmwsophiear,lobleties In this
country an .Eitrpe.
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Explosion of a Quarter of a Killion of
Torpedicx.
Another terrible explosion occurred on
Thursday in New York, by which titres
persons were killed and three more badly
wounded. The store is occupied by Kin
bar & Goldschmidt, patentees and manu
facturers of the celebrated Union torpedoes,
and dealers in fireworks. In front of their
building, at li P. M., on Firday, stood a
large two-horse dray, from which a man
clad in an old blue drivers' coat, was un
loading pine cases about the size of tea
chests containing Union torpedoes.
Whether it happened from dropping a
box on the side-walk, or from the boy's
scraper striking a nail, or how it came
about, no one knows, but suddenly the
whole mass blew up with a detonation like
thunder, followed by a rattling report like
dropping musketry. The crash shook
houses on their foundations for hundreds
of yards around, smashing every window
and throwing men and furniture to the
floors. The air was instantly filled with
flying fragments of wood and iron, and
when the smoke cleared, Caswell, the dri
ver of the truck, was seen on the top of a
wooden awning in front of a neighlwing
store, from which he rolled and fell fifteen
feet to the ground with both arms and legs
broken. A little school-boy who was set
ting iu a door-way, was shown .to thehor
rifled eyes of his father (who stood near)
stone dead, with his skull smashed in.
John r .N.7olan, an old man who was approach
ing, lay on the corner mortally wounded.
Goldschmidt, who had been labeling the
boxes, was half-buried under the shattered
wagon, and George Reichert, the boy who
had been scraping the boxes, was hurled
to the ground sightless and grievously
wounded. Margaret Burr, a little girl who
Ihad been playing across the street, was
groaning in agony from the blow of an
iron bolt which had struck her with terri-
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ble force on the hip. The horses lay upon
the ground with holes in their sides, and
one of their heads, either of them large
enough to put two lists into. The wagon
was a perfect ruin, a mere heap of shivered
sticks and bent iron, which formed the
centre of a heap of wood, which included
the remnants of the Leavy wood awning
and every vestige of a wooden sash or fix
ture front the front of No. 11!i;.
Mr. Blucher, the surviving member of
the firm, states that the torpedoes were not
manufactured nor stored iu that house, but
only brought there to be sent off at once to
till orders, as was the case with these,
which were on their way to Cincinnati.
The single torpedoes were first put in
pasteboard boxes and tilled up with saw
dust, and these boxes were then packed in
the wooden cases, aggregating 5,000 torpe
does to a case, so that there were 250,010
for redoes in the wagon and on the walk at
the time of the explosion. tiC the boxes
which contained them not a vt , stige WIL
left, except kindling-stickm and the int
'Dense clouds of sawdust, which soon set
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tied several inches thick on the streets and
walks. Of the ex plusi \les themselves only
a foss single ones were found by the police
and others among the debris, though once
in a while one would explode on the pave
inent.beneath some careless heel. In Sico
and shape these mini:Wire infernal ma
chines are the exact eMI te rya rt of a rifle
bullet. They are colored red on one side
and blue on Meunier, to catch the juvenile
boy.
When the cloud was dispelled, it was
found that the front of the warehouse No.
126 was almost completely demolished.—
Around It was strewn fragments of every
conceivable article. In front of the house
were seen the remains of a truck, to which
were still attached two miserable horses,
fearfully lacerated told trembling with
fright and pain. An awning-frame adjoin
ing the destroyed building, had Linen par
tially in, and fr o m a lamp-post that had
fallen over upon it was seen a human body,
dangling by one leg and a portion of his
clothing, his other limb shattered fright-
fully, and his Irody qui venlig in the
agonies of death. The poor Dian hung
for a moment, and dropped to the
ground, when he was borne way by some
laborers who had arrived upon the scene.
A little boy Was sec wing near the track,
covered with Hine and fragments of W
The little fellow was quite dead, and his
face and limbs were horribly mutilated.
He had been sitting on a sliding cellar
door, directly in front of the house coutai•
1g tho corn[aPilibit s, where he hail bee
laced only a few minutes before by h
titer, and enjoined to remain until b
parent's return. In a few moments the
child was borne to the station-house, the
father billowing the corpse in stupefied
Mirror. Lying On the stoop directly oppo
site was discovered a little girl, scar. ely
ten years old, who was crying piteously
for her mother, as she lay stretched upon
the stone. She had been struck on the hip
by a splinter, and was probably seriously
injured. In less than ten minutes six per-
WIN were taken from the rubbish. 'I hey
were covered with lime, their clothes
in many instances were actually torn to
shreds, and the bodies of some so horribly
mangled that the spectators, who had by
this time formed a perfect multitude around
the house, could hardly believe that life
vet lingered in their mutilated frames.
They were, however, all living when car
ried from the wreck, except the boy and
the man suspended from the awning.
Every window in the Upper story of the
fire-works depository was torn nut; in
fact there wa_s 114 t a window ill the whole
block fronting the scene of the disaster
that was not shattered. Thu frame-work
of the doors of the buidings opposite was
iu marl' cases forced inwards, its if struck
with all the bola, of the explosion. It
seems little short of a miracle that the de
structiou of hutnan life has been so slight,
considering the generally crowded condi
tion of the Illiil , llglaare at the hour of the
day at Which the explosion occurred.
DrilMerlltie ( . Ml{ . 4-1111011 Ile New Jersey
nursfrox, Sept. 13.—The Deinocratic
State Convention net to-day, Col. Win.
Alexander presiding. After the appoint
ment of committees, the Convention took
a recess. In the afternoon, on the first bal
lot, Joel Parker, of Monmouth, received
179 votes; Judge Bedle, of Hudson, 172
votes ; Charles I taight, of Monmouth, ISO
votes ; Benjamin 1. Lee. of Cumberland,
117 votes ; Nehemiah Perry, of Essex, 73,
and Thomas D. Armstrong, of Burlington,
fin. Before the vote seas announced, fluid.
son county changed her vote for Joel Park
er. This was followed by similar changes,
and filially Joel Parker was nominated by
acclamation. The Convention was address
ed by J. Dagget Hunt, Chas. Ilaight, Ne
hemiah Perry and Leon Abbott.
The following is in substance the resolu
tions adopted :
Claims that the Democrats of Nese Jer
sey have adopted a system of general laws
giving to capital and labor equal protec
tion ; that they have sustained the fudical
character of the State by appointing honest
and capable oflicers and they have Idled
all the appointments in their gift with
such, that they have sustained the constitu
tional rights of the people irrespective of
nationality, religious faith or political
creed; that they have largely increased
the Sinking fund so that the assets are
sufficient to meet the obligations of the
State; that they show au amount equal to
or over one million of dollars collected
and bonded under the execution of the ri
parian laws ; that they have collected
nearly three hundred thousand dollars
from the United States government since
the last Governor proclaimed that the ac
count between this State and tire General
Government were substantially settled;
that they have maintained the credit of the
State by judicious economy, and its
obligations stand second to none, Fed
eral ur State, in commercial value;
that the Democrats of New Jersey
are proud of this record of their
ud
ministration, and challenge comparison or
it with that of any Republican State in the
Union ; favors prompt and complete am
nesty o r ail persons for political offenses;
favors the raising of a revenue for the
ecoiennical support of the Prendent, and
payment of the national debt by a tariff
upon luxuries; and the abolishment of
taxes on the necessaries of life is reeom
mended ; recognize the laboring element,
as the true source of national wealth awl
strength, and that claims the rights of
labor should be properly recognized; pro
tests against tie extraordinary military
i:r"r‘f.s.cifrieg„ity;(''rnefig' the late Crrn;{resa to
and
amendments thereto as the oeganie law
of the county}'; believes the gevernment
ought to be one of united powers as pro
scribed in the Constitution—not supreme,
unlimited, imperial government; regards
the creation of commissions by the Legis
lature to govern the municipalities, as hos
tile to the principle-1 or self-government ;
ret,M1111011,1511.110 rigid en foreement in the
several townships of the late law against
bribery and the use or Dewey at elections,
and highly commends the administratidn
of (hit-tinier Ritiitiohiti.
Deinnerattic pinto Con
F. Pact., Sept. 13.—The Democratic
State Convention to-day nominated the fol.
lowing ticket: D overnor, Winthrop Toting,
of St. Anthony ; Lietztenent-Uovernor, 1.
Buell, of Houston ; Secretary of State, C
Folk,of Rico; Treamurer, F. 11. Vosberg, 0
Stearns; Attorney-General, J. L. MacDon
ald, of Chakopee; Justices of the Supreme
Court, William Id itched, of Winona, and
M. K. Berk, of Mankato. The first and
sepon4 resolutions' declare that the party
adheres to the principles of 149 founder,
Thomas Jefferson,and denounce the Repo br
lican administration for its shameless cor
ruption and squandering of money, and
settled disregard of Constitutional obliga
tions, The third and fourth resolutions are
av follows
Ile.volved, That we reeognioe as binding
the Constitution as it now exists; that the
prime necessaries of life such a-I iron, coal,
salt, leather, and cotton and woolen goods,
ought to be free from all tariffs and taxa •
lion; that upon all other articles only such
taxes and tariffs ought to be imposed as
shall be required to meet the wants of the
Government :economically administered,
and the adjustment of taxes and tariffs,
with a view of preventing fair competition
in trade from any land,is subversive of the
rights and hurtful to the interests of the
people.
The others demand general amnesty,de
clare the partyl is opposed to further and
grants to corporations,. and while grants
are made, they: shall be on condition that
lands be sold only to actual settlers at not
over 0.0 per acre. Tffe last resolution
denounces the present Stiffe administration
as incompetent and unworthy.
Reports of the cotton crop in South
Carolina are very unfavorable. On the
Sea Islands the crop has, been reduced
one-half by continuous rains;and in the
interior it has suffered greatly from rust
and the shedding of the fruit.
A BATCH OF DEFAFLTEOS.
Mellen' Honesty In the Queetertene
Ices Departtuellt.
Half a Million Defalcation by a Quar
termaster.
Wasimverromv, Sept. 13.—The public were
startled this afternoon by the report that
Major John Ledyard Halm appointed in
January, 1507, a deputy paymaster in the
United States army, and stationed in this
city, had been discovered to boa defaulter
to the government to a very large amount.
The few who knew of the grievous charges
against him were loth to believe them, but
subsequent events satisfied his friends that
they are well founded, and that ho is a de
faulter to at least the extent of four or five
hundred thousand dollars. It is said that
a year ago detectives made the discovery
that his financial affairs were in a loose
condition, his accounts being behind, &c.,
and that an investigation was ordered, but
for some reason, not known, it never took
place. The accused served as an officer
of the late war in the Pennsylvania Vol
unteers, of which State he is a native,
and was breveted lieutenant-colonel. He
lived in an extravagant style on a salary of
about ;$5,500 per annum. Detectives, both
here and in New York, were, to-day, gen
erally endeavoring on inquiry at banks and
elsewhere, to discover further information,
It is suspected that other parties are involv
ed..in the defalcations. Majorliochester has
Veen detailed to discharge the duties of the
office vacated by the arrest of Major II od ge.
The 5:40 train yesterday afternoon for Bal
timore carried away Major Hodge. Ile was
in charge of United States officers, who
were directed by the General of the Army
to turn him over to the Commandant of
Fort McHenry, with directions to place him
iu solitary confinement, with a sentinel to
guard his cell. The accused has heretofore
enjoyed an excellent reputation, anti at the
Paymaster-General's office was regarded
not only as a thoroughly honest gentle
man but no accomplished scholar and
accountant. On account of his extraordi
nary qualifications, the Paymaster-lioll
eral, in ltdO, detailed him for duty at his
Mike, employing him iu adjusting the ir
regular accounts of other Paymasters, and
on special service until about two years
since, when he assigned Mtn as Paymie:ter
of the Bounty Certificates of the Second
Auditor's Maio. This was a highly re
sponsible position, the payments some
times amounting to fifty thousand dollars
per month, but the PaylllaSter-llelleral as
serts that he placed the most iutplic•it cen
[Mello° in his deputy's integrity, and fond
ly believed he would not betray his trust.
The Eretting Star of this afternoon says:
On 'Thursday last, the Paymaster- (ion
eral discovered, as he thought, an errene
ens charge in the returns ..f Major Hodge,
and, by letter, requested him to explain it.
lie still could nut believe that Ins deputy
was 111,110110 , L, but expected that 11113 . , 1 11111k1
be able to make a satisfactory explanation.
This he failed to do, and General Brice in
timated his suspicions, and perenii.torily
ordered him to close his accounts by Mon
day last. On the next day, General Brice
received a letter front Major liodge, eon-
Mining a full confession of his guilt, and
slating that he had been making fraudu
lent returns and statements since P.titi, and
that the money thus obtained had been
spent in gold and stock gambling, in New
York. lie mentioned in his Inter, the
mune of the lirm who knew that the money
he had sent tc them for investment belong
ed to the government, and concluded by
stating that he was ready b. turn over all
of his property, both pers.oial and real,
amounting ill value to something like fifty
thousand dollars, to any agent of the get - -
eminent authorized to receive such an as
signment. Ile expressed contritbm liar his
crime, and said he intended to return the
money he had taken, and implored that he
be as leniently dealt with as possible. (if
course, there was hut one course for Gen-
oral Brine to pursue, and on Monday last
he placed the defaulting paymaster under
close arrest. Yesterday he procured, by
telegraph from General Sherman, an order
for his confinement in Fort McHenry.—
The accused, who is about'; t; ye=ti's of age,
is a native of Philadelphia, but, since his
residence in this city, lived at Nit. U_t
Franklin Terrace, I: street, between Four
teenth and Fifteenth streets. lie is pos
sessed of considerable real estate and per
sonal property, mainly inherited from his
uncle and his father, formerly Assistant
Secretary of the Treasury, who died about
three years ago. His mother is still liv
ing. One of his sisters is the wife of
Admiral Rodgers, at present cenimand
ing the American China Squadron. lie
has a wife anti four rhildrcn, who are
plunged into the deepest grief at his mis
conduct. The investigation Mins accounts,
now going on at the Paymaster-General's
tallier, has proceeded far emingh to unite
safe the assertion that his defalcation will
amount to between ;sloo,oeu and ts - aie,nee.
He will, of course, be Vaal by ...nut-mar-
Old, which will doubtless impose as 3 1.-n
-atty a certain term of imprisonment amt
dismissal front the military serviee of the
United SULLPA. It Call hardly be expect
ed the amount of his
perhaps, n rew dollars from the
sole of his private property w 1!1 he recov
ered.
cOszrEssioN (IF sistou
The following' is a complete copy or Ma
jor llodge's letter of oomossioo
WAsiIiNoTON, (Sunday Evening, Sept.
111, Is7l.—lieneral It. W. (tree—Sir: I have
to inform you that I inn linable to close my
accounts, and that I owe the frightinl
amount of about ir , l. - Ausu, which shun I
have lost during the last few years in stock
speculations. I loing deeper and deeper in
the hope of retrieving myself. 1 have no
excuse or mitigation or my course to olfer,
and propose to take the full consequenees
of my sin. I had thought a week ago of
escaping from New - York, but believe I
have done better in returning here to de
liver myself up, as I felt I was bound to
ilo. I can of coarse inake no pretence of
excuse for the systematic deceit I have
practised on you, and the advantage I have
taken of the special position I have held,
and feel that you especially have cause to
be justly inexorable against lac. I have
been led on by the infatuation that always
attends the course I entered on, hoping
always to recover my loss and 4,m
-ceal my crime. 1 'believe it is really a
relief to lie forced to a discovery, her I bare
been in hell on earth for years, and the
alternations of hope and fear I !nine gone
through, and constant care to avoid detec
tion, were becoming too strong. I desire
to turnover any property I have as a small
set-off against my delleiency, and lifer giv
ing any information that will assist in set
tling my accounts, or, if possible, in recriv
ering a portion of what I have lost.
I expect to take the lull punishment
awarded for my offence. In justice to two
parties in this city, through whom I rave
made some speculations, I wish to say that
they are perfectly innocent of any know!
edge that I was using the public funds.—
There are small balances with each of these
parties to my credit whenever the accounts
are closed. 'The losses I made were almost
entirely in New York, with one house
there, whose accounts I hold subject to
your order. I endeavored to induce them
to make good the amount lost with them,
which they knew was public money, but
they hay( re used.
I have been trying to make up my mind
to this confession for some days, and was
on the pant of doing so this morning in
your oltice, but I could not bring myself
to say it and wanted time to write. Sly
innocent wife, whom this frightful infor
mation will kill, God forgive me for what.
I have done to her and to my children! All
I ask from you, or the authorities, is that,
if possible, some SOIIIII 01101 may lie len
her. 1 enclose the keys of my safe and
box, containing all my old amounts, etc.
'My present vouchers, receipts, etc., are
in the hands of my clerks, who are all of
them perfectly innocent of any knowledge
of my deficiency. I shall remain at the
house, No. Il'3 r: street, till informed what
action you have talk 1•11 concerning roe.—
There is lei fear I will go away now.
J. Luova all I loos c.
Paymaster-ttenoral Drive says that it will
appear, upon investigation, that the Treas
ury Department is responsible for the fad-
Urti of the government to discover the de
titivation sooner. Gen. Brice also denies
the report that I lodge, art,, stispivion had
first attached to I,iul, was allowed to draw
any cheeks except such as 50110
to transnot lialani•es to the proper shivers.
required much nl
the time, the disbursement of largo stini
money, and, as a conseflueece, Ili, was,
the Department, stipples.' through rfsmisi•
thin sub large credits iii the Treasury on
official disbursing acifour ts. His disburse
ments during the la,t six years, since tin
war, have finifitinti;l, sty lilo riss.rds show,
to the enormous 011111111 . 52U,371,1 50 , fir tin
payment of Treasury certificates; l'or bourn
ty alone, they for a considerable thin
ranged front i.j. - ,00,n00 per month
These large disbursements, with the nee.
canary credits, have afforded him the op
portunity for the stupendous frauds, winel
by false entries find certitleates, he has a
Meg succeeded in shielding from discovery
or even a breath of auspieion. Every pay
master is required to furnish to the Treas
urer or the L lilted States, direct, at the end
of each week, a statement. of his balance , '
on hand and where deposited, and also to
furnish a duplicate copy to the Pay De
partment. So far as relates u, that office a
strict compliance has been enforced, and
the Paymaster-General has never in any
instance been advised from the 'Treasurer's
office of failure of compliance there on the
part of ally Paymaster. The Paymaster
,
general, therefore, presumed that compli
ance as he was justified in doing. In re
,' gard to these weekly statements which'
Major Hodge always rendered to the Pay
master-general's office, it has been found
on comparing them with his accounts in
the Treasnry, that they have been syste
matically false, reporting continually a de
posit balance in the Treasury hugely in ex
cess of his real balance, and by these state
ments and his periodical accounts current,
made forced entries to correspond with
them, his accounts have appeared entirely
regular, and thus have escaped suspicion.
Gen. Brice says he is not advised whether or
not the duty was performed by the Treasury
Department of examining and comparing
statements, or if Hodge failed to render
them. As nothing.occurred to suggest to
the Paymaster-General's Office the slight
est suspicion of Hodge's wrong-doing, he
pursued his criminal career unhindered un
til an accident in reference to another mat
ter prompted the order to close up and ren
der his accounts with an exhibit of his
money balance due. It is found that the
frauds have all been perpetrated in and
through the Treagl}ry ptoper, and none by
means of floclge's disbursing account with
they Assistant Treasurer in New York,
where he also has had large credits,
the money used for his stock and gold
gambling operations having been drawn
in cash from the Treasury in large
sums. Here, again, General -Brice con
_
tends, was a failure of the Treasury to
enforce the requirommits of law and regu
lations, as Major Hodge's disbursements
did not require a dollar of cash, and all
should have been made by checks, each
covering the amount of the voucher or
vouchers to be paid, and their nature, with
the name of the party to whom payable.
Major Hodge has received at the 'Treasury
large sums of money in notes, delivered to
him,large_
some bearer, or his more checks,
payable to cash or bearer, the checks so
' paid having been numerous, and for such
large amounts as ;7 , 20,000 and $30,000, and
even $30,000. These, General Brice con
tinued, "aro the mysterious checks with
which Hodge has conducted his fraudu
lent transactions, and I can noly say that it
any one of these highly Irregular and un
authorized acts had been made known to
me, it would have apprised me of fraud,
and would have assuredly been visited
with condign action." The actual amount
of Major Hodge's deficit, determined by
careful examination, is $473,939.27. In his
letter of confession, it will be observed that
he refers to two parties in this city, and one
in New York, through whose agency he
has made his speculations. Those of this
city, he declares, are perfectly innocent of
any knowledge that he was using in his
operations with them the public funds.
The party iu Now York, lie states, know
that the money lost with them ,was public
money, and not his own. Major Hodge
caused to be comm on icated to General
Brice, the names of these parties, as lid lows:
Middleton ,t Co., bankers of Washington ;
Lewis Johnson .t Co., bankers,
Wsshing
ton ; and Pollienius ,t Jackson, bankers, ht;
Exchange risco, Now York City.
Dethtent 101 l of Over One Hundred Thou
nd Doihirn In the Nett Y ork Pont
°Mee.
New Yong, Sept. 13.-11'hilo the public
attention has bean riveted upon the pro
cee.fings at and around l•ity Hall, a tiles
wholesale defalcation has taken place in
the Postothee, by the confidential agent of
Postmaster Jones, John W. Norton, Who
has abstracted from the Money Department
$1.15,311.5.). Norton had a salary of three
thousand dollars per year, awl lived in
grainiest style, owning valuable real estate
in New Jersey. Ile occupied tile position
of Superintendent of the Aloney Depart
mem. Besides two farms in New .Jersey
the defaulter is possessed of the seeond
finest estate in Plainfield. No little excite
ment was occasioned in the circles of his
as luaintauces when the defalcation was
Made known to-day. Ills property and
that 01 his wife, it is said, will fully cove
the loss to thogovernment, for which Post
master Jones is personally responsible
Norton is yet at large, b u t his property ha.
been seized I , y the alithorities, and will ht
disposed of to cos er the amount of hi
theits.
N,Jrlon 11.1, ,1117fintli , res1 lON %%hole pF
erty to thr ,I,Olioritics. No pn•ro,S Si
him, and it IS 11,4 lilsrly
Nk ill be pn,evuled.
Another Itefatlller--I.tttnnetter Ace...tett
of I:lathe - 1..111hr tt:to,otnt.
NVASIIINOTON, :4eptemher —Mr. Sem
mes, late Postmaster at Atlanta, t;a., Was
here it few days e tl 1 relieve
himself front the eliarge t l cuibezLling
t;overnment Post (Mit, funds to the
amount of ILr a lut•II he is 114,V 1111-
her itillirtltcu t. Ills accollta, having pre•
SVllled it confused and suspicious appo:ar
mice, a speciat agent of the department
was sent troll! hi r e to investigate Mr.
SPIIIIIICS . rilllSaCti.lllS, w h en it was dis
et)vere,l that the timitcy, iurludilt~ gusset
order funds, was short to tits amount above
stated. Whits here Semmes said he had Ili,
money, and vould not understand it'llert
the missing: funds haul gone. 'lts ignor
ance did not acquit bits, seal ho wtll Sila
tried ni:st. seek. Ilk MI. Pape, and a,
eount, tuturuin iet hint. A .-peetal agent
ii iti eharge ot tits otlice.
A 1111 l her I)lshourst lint11(.1%1.
Nkw You!:, Sept. 1:;.—.14.1itt Moon,
erk iu the l'ost-oilice, has been detect.,
iimiioy letters. Ho true arreste4
nl held in illllOl/0. Mr. I intuit!, a .amen
eeper in Nitssall street, and I.rother-iii
iv of [tilts given bail for hint. 11 ,
as 110 , 0 I.llllllllyell iii 1110 ulliru tor twenty
ye years, and uses VllllllllllE' propel ty It
rooklyn. tither employe., an
t> tot teti of hmillar crimes.
I,tperole Attempt of I'rt..o n.•rw
Ne,atla Penitronntry to Eswain.---1.1
te ttttt tt-ttovermor Iteurer
•t 1 In the right.
I"'AN FRANCISCO, Sept. Is.—A special to
the /tatictoi contains the following account
of a 111 Pak. lilt, lho Skits Yrttion at Corson,
Nevada: Volney K. Itolthins tray in theaet
of lucking in the iirisoliers, when one of
them knocked him down with a bottle and
dragged him into a cell just as the other
prisoners rushed on him to knish him. The
Laud then cute lade through the wall into
the departments occupied hp the wile and
daughter of Identenant-llevernor Denver,
:tit entered before arty 1•1111 . 111 was
Tile prisoners were all armed with sting.
shots and steel-liars. Deliver then met them
and tired his revolver at I , railk Clilddrd
horse-thief, and who appeared i.ll be the
ringleader or the gang. ClilrOrti teas hit
and stunned, but the Lieutenant-Governor
was soon knocked down. Ili,' skull was
frat•Lllred, and be Was shut through the hip
with hi- own revolver by P.obert Dediati.
.louts Evart was accompanying Deliver,
:nil as the latter fell, seized it chair
arid honehod Boren 11,3 prisonors.—
II in lieroi, r, mduot saved Lill , Ii of Lien_
1.01111,1 tiocenn , r Denver. Evart tvas
him
sell evuuutally knocked down and left for
dead, but was only slightly injured. As
he was Clifford made his way down stairs
and followed the crowd, 1010 had seized
the armory of the prison, the office cloth
ing, aninitinition, Ao. Mat. Pixley, one of
the proprietors of the \Vann Springs Ho
tel, hearing the liriug, and imagining, the
(511150, seized a si X -shrltlLer, and in eonipany
with a man named I'er:l,i:di, rushed into
the prison-yard 41 assist the °Mori,. 'rho
iiiinvices we, still inside the guard-room,
tiring th,ugh the Main door LIII3 build
inu; al Newhouse and Perasimb.
Pixley rushed lip to the window Mitt coin
firing at the prisoners inside,when
Charles Jones fired at him through the
window, and the ball carried away two
pan, of gla,s, and struck Pixley just lie
low the felt eye, passing through the head.
Ile foil upon the stone porch in front of
the prison dead. Twetity-nine pt issuers
then wade their escape, carrying t a their
wounded, and are still at largo. The guards
were all wounded, several seriously.
Democratic Nominations.
A II FIN Y COI' Senators
Robert NI. l;ibs•in, John Murray ; Assent
bly—First District, James Irvin; Stilt nl
District, Robert Liddell; Third District
Adam Reineman, Ilaslett, Joh!
N. Ewing, Michael F. Walsh, Puler Ilaber
mews; Controller, I:o7.iali Stewart; Treas
urer, .1. ',minty.; District-Attor
ley, Thonnei Welland; Assistant
Attorney, Alfred Kerr; l'otionissioner.
Jacob :;tuckrath, 1:1 years), Joseph llir
mingliam, t I year); Surveyor, J. W. Pat
terson; Director ») Poor, Henry Ingraham.
Brims Po UNTY.—Associate J udge.-- NV il
liam Keep; Assembly, Samuel Darrali,
Josiah Iteiter ; District Attorney,
li. !D•i'.t; Commissioner, ) Merge It. Lear;
Treasurer, John Marton; Director of the
Poor, J :11110S S. ; Offility Surveyor,
Mahlon Franketilield ; Coroner, J. W.
Giessen; Auditor, Thomas Maelteynolds.
l's wuun Cm . N r v.—As,ornbly, \V. Hor
ace Rose; Prothonotary, J. I:. Hite; As
sociate Judges, .1 no. Flanagan, 1t..). !Joy';
Di,trict-Attorney, 11. Sechler ; Trea
urer, John (')»: ; Commissioner, lA'. D.
M'Clelland ; Poor-House Director, James
Farren ; Auditor, W. A, B. Little.
CENT no TV.--Assembly, I'. (:ray.
Nleek ; Associate Judges, Capt. lien ry
Dopp and Col. \Vm. L, VO; Treasurer, Jas.
F. Weaver; Comm issioner, Swum.' F. 1 , ),,
DlNirl , t - A (.1,11,10y, John F. !'otter;
A ilitor, Ittihad 110
Judge,
John IC. Findlay; Aiisoctate .liitlgi•, John
Ita cum; A.J. NV.aal‘vorth,
Elhi.; Sheriff, I.litidoni Kirk; TreaN
tirer, Jonca; Cotiniasitiner, Law
rence I [ill', 1 ; I I.r the I',ior, Peter
.shoemaker; A ntlitor,
( I•NTY.—A msociatu Judges.
NVilliant Dunn, Coleman Grogan; County
Mayen; Cononisaion
cr, Wallis tiakie; Auditor, NVilliani A.
Cook; Coroner, Dr. (1. Y. Belittle.
Ilatiiiii IN l't)UNTV.—Ass.wiato Judwist,
Siunind Singer, Sainitel Buck ; A SM - Ain y,
\V. IN. .Dm u:., 11. Stewart NVilatin ; Dintrict
Attorney, Itiihert 1.. Nliiiinch ; County
heel ; County 'Frei.-
urer, Charles 11. Director of tilt
Poor, Joint A. iiranon ; County Surveyor,
Joel It. Ferree; County Auditor, Alichael
Barnhart.
I'll.lN II I.IN OW NT Y.-I'romident, Judge,
F Dowell Slia.riai,lauliject. 4, 1.11
lit;oiNioll the .1 u,licial CoiLfertince); Sen
ator, Hon. C. :\l. Duncan, cioiltject ut 1.11
eeis ' Sonatorial l'(;rlforunee);
restailati ye, Maj. A. J. North; .kssocial
Judge, I lom Orr; Sheriff, A Ma
haul Hater ; Trea.surer, J. Logan Kennedy
District-Attorney, .Joseph Dm1:4 1 . , ; Cow
missioncr,Jolm Croft ; Imector of the hon.
Jacob .1. Miller, Dr. Isaac CillgY
tun ; Scrycyor, Jollo NV. into,
I,c it mu foist Y.—Assembly, Ada!,
Woolevor, it erfilan M. loner; Assosial
Judge, James Fry; Sheriff, Owen W
Faust; District...kuortioy, William 11. Sow
Jon; Itocorder of !Weds, SiLw Cain p ;
Comity Treasure - Ir, Peter lioller; Cnuuty
Coin 111 issioner, I Son jimiin Jarrett; Director
the .lona, I lartzel I ; County A
~r, Mdutnoll F. Rlll/11; TrUhLeCS ;
Weil, (;. Nlartiji
1,1 N CM:NT
Joseph C. Sucher, (subject to the decision
of the District Con Icrence,) ; Assembly, Dr.
George V. Mitchell ; Associate Judges,
George Weiler, N. J. Itudisill ; District
Attorney, James S. Raherd; Prothonotary,
John T. Roop; Register and Recorder,
John Baum ; Surveyor, John S wartzoll ;
Commissioner, Albert Horning; Director
of the Poor, William M. Fleming, Auditor,
Willitun A. Orr.
PEIMY CouNTy.—PresidontJudge, lion.
James H. Graham, (subject to the decision
of the District Conference) ; Sheriff, David
M. Rinesmith ; County Coin missioner,
William B. Stambaugh ; County Treasurer,
Isaac N. Shatto ; Director of the Poor, John
Patterson; County Auditor, Samuel Baker;
County Surveyor, James Woods; Coroner,
Dr, George N. Beater.
SCHUYLKILL CouNTY.—AdditiOnal LAW
Judge, Thomas 11. Walker; Associate
Judge, J. J. Slattery; AMOIII bly, JaIICH
Ellis, Charles F. King, W. IL Uhler; Dk-
Viet Attorney, James 11. Reilly; Sheriff,
Lewis L. 11 untzinger ; Treasurer, Geo. A.
herring; County Conitnissioner,Valentino
Benner; County Solicitor, Francis W.
Bechtel ; Coroner, John Buckley ; Director
or tile Peer, Wm.. Nelfort; County Sur
veyor, Daniel L. Moyer; Auditor, ltioluird
Curnow.
TILE HARPER MURDER
The Fnm oll'OJci John Harper hilted
la their Bedarrlllorrible Particular's.
The brother and Meter se old John Har
per, owner of Longfettoty, wore murdered
In their beds, at their 'residence, In 'Wood
ford county, .just before daylight, yester
day morninv, Who did the terrible deed
is not known. Mr. John Harper and his
old bachelor brother and maiden sister
were the only white persons who lived ou
theplace. They were born there, and had
lived there together until the youngest was
over seventy Years of age. ft was an nll
- estate-0110 of the largost—and the
owners the most wealthy farmers in Ken
tucky. It is about three miles from Mid.
way, and fifteen miles from Lexington,
and adjoins the great Alexander stock•
fat m, and is in thu heart of the nil me Or ass
region. Mr..lolntilarpor WAS out at home
on the fatal night. lie had gone to the
Lexington races at which the Intuition ,
Longfellow and several other of his bond ,
were to run. Mr. Jacob Harper and Aliss
Betsy Harper were the only Ones at home,
except about twenty or thirty negroes, who
are employed upon the plantation.
Judging, front appearameF, the bloody
work must have been committed about :;
o'clock in the morning. It was hot dis
covered until eller sun up. Mr. Jacob slept
in a room adjoining that of his sister, op.,e
the first floor. About half-past 9 o'clock
the housekeeper, a negro Woman, went
to
the room of Miss Booty, but noticed noth
ing wrong, belt sine remembers of ltearim;
the old lady groan one of twice; bul , as she
was very leetile, and had been almost bed
ridden for a long time, no particular atten
tion Was paid to it. A hal b hour alter this
Mr. Ilarper's nom-servant went in to wake
Ile first ra.ird, and then took ',lit
:0 old nun's shoulder, but still noticed
ig ex,,ipt, he was unusually hard to
Ile then left the room. The first
'try was made by the Weniall Net
. Nilo, having, gone in to waken NI Iss
,y, noticed blood Upon the
upon looking closer, Mum! that the
limy's head lied kiiio were horribly
ashed, and that she was lying in it peel et
The lied Wile literally besmeared
The eau nut srnaunuec.
and line alarill Was given. Word of the ler •
tilde tragedy was sent through the tusgli•
iorhood, and soon excited people beg•in tin
lock in from all ihreetii , ns. Mr, Harlin,
Nits foetid With his 'wail alm o st beaten o a
ally, and distil. tint WaS VI/I,llllld StArli 31 , 11
tint iss Itelsv was 11110011Se1 0 11N, 1 , 111
401 living. : 1 ;110 W 11,4 110 t 110:1,1 at 1/011
.Orday. . .
A mess...ger ,vita sent to Lexington lot'
llarper, and he urll Veil 10.01 11
to Ilu.l 111-i 1.11111161111 111,110 111
uproar, hi , aged brother and aged and
feehle , isier 010 V 0 .111104 of a eritne so h..,
rid and brillal ;mil bloody that the ,hook ei
it altin , st “vereanit. hint. The tvhole net,gli•
lwrituo,d hml msOlnhlotl and ernw,led wo
rooms and the halls in 11111 LO horr,,r, The
negroes spend ;vomid the doors weeping.
and the old 010 11111,0 ill
Mius P.olsy, knelt at the bedside of her "1.1
as if her 110/111 would
break. \V hat. :1 revelabat for the 1111111 01
savrulV wars! His griel, IL is said, A:,
indescribable. 110 cried like a i•hild.
was It lerrtble inninent, and 1111i11 1 Who 11:01
1111,1111 1110 0101 , ,1111 1 111 1 0S 1/1 his arrival no,
believed th,tt net surVltp tl.e
1.1 Ills that tlti
or Snit do's 11 It) Frail k Girt, and, n
thought, drew lice huthiroa or It thoit....totl
tioilafS MIL of hank. tint its return 1.,
M ay, he nnerett to 1011, I trgm unn~nn I.
on thn kooglollow rata., :out ollotolrd
money, :old thh. 1111110 to tho kw's, 1011111• lii
the IL W:lI not lino it.lOL of 11.
14111 . 11 y (411,011 111,14. y uhuul list, h 1,11.1..
Mmtvy tho "16.1. 4.1
11111rth.r, 1.111. o 111. till, thi. Itsisruti•rel, 4.11.
tamed any or not Ilia 1•111,V11. A
hook that 51r. If:timer gentqally
Nvw. Ik3+ hint,, Llw . tigh !win
tug ob., 11,1,0 SIAS 111:411rIled.
I"'Y WI. "a".
by :%1 r. I farpt•r, Mid all4l 1.4 :silL.lli, 0,4,11)
yt.:ll,tl: 5,..11` , 11t.t•E1.ti. 1/..111.II.•
i 1,11114,1 'HIM,' the C4.rolivr'm :wry 111 it 1.,
slept in the 111/ nnrrs 1,“111 iil lwr
and that he ruultl llot get mit without com
ing through her room, unless la , I.llllllli
/lit 010 tVlllllt/,' /iliti over a shed at lli i, ,ltlt•
of the ilit. night
.110 says she hoard a I.og or S.1111,•111111;.: .11
tha t..1‘111 the 1,1.111 1 . .111. V 5.1111111.1
tion yesterday it was !mind !hut u110!1 the
rafters or
111 their 1.1.101., had rolled 1.11 the stia 1., Ile.
ground. The root . gave 1111111iN1.111:11.1i14. el 1.
glen,. (0 . I.trlllll IWO having passed os cr u.
Several Illl,f negrees ant missing, and Aro
sunperted It having It luuul In t 1 1111.111'.
Three lii all lutd 1/1.t.11 arrested at 111,4 Ile
rlllllll,l. Illmnd ll,llllil nn tlll.l 4.1.11
the negro whom Mr. !hula,. met 1,1111114
from Lexington, and 111 , (Mir,' utterly be
fore the Coroner's jury 1 , / 11.
Tilt/ tVllllllllV.slititters mt the room to
whiell Harper slept :Ire Ill+11•11141 ou 111 t•
illsitlli tVII.II drop-bolts. 1111 thew Ili
yesterday ‘VIL , t 1.11111,1 It 1,111111./11
nsu-knife, and It I, 5tipi...,1,1 this s‘as 11,0,1
1 raise the bolts. T 111•1, Wit, 11.1 1111..111 , .11
felling how many entered the room. .1 . 111•
111+1•11 a small hatchet ivhieli had been I) Illg
around the Nvotal•pilo tor a long time, so
that it was rusty and badly Inttn.red. Mr.
Ilarper's mom W ;V. entered first, and limn
the appearatl9,l of the lasi it is 111, 1 / 1 111111
that he wa.4lowalcened toy the noise and
/.1011111 resistaiwo. Ile Was SO Iprr 1 Illy
rut 1111 that It 15115 1111 p,sniban to 11111
1111111 y tones they struck hnu. It may he
that he sprttie , tip ill hed whou hit Ili, 111,1
time, and tua7le a struggle wllk the
but the repeated :net rapid blows
the hatchet soon put uu 011,1 111 111111.
LS a noiseless work, leovev 4r, and the,s'
Liu. hack carefully 111 the bed and 1 . 1.-
il•I'l tIII.I.OVOr with thogreatest preensoon,
using that their work was de...111111,1,
1 . 1 1 / 1 2.r.31.11, and 1,1111-11eari.11.
Limit Went (111,111,Z11 the ti e , 1111.1
.111,110 bell Betsy r"inuno. Ili.re
f•ir hearts lutist have I . :tiled theinn,l"r I hey
ft the wort: 1.1111111i5111 , 1. 414141
vein Irightitil gashes ever her head anti
ee. first blow evidently stilled her,
nl she laid Illiconsilions ,vllllll they 1.11,1
in ',handy Imteliet. They lett hy the 11,1. t
annul drop[.. .1 the hatchet tin the yard:
affl/Mr=l
terrible state 4,1 excitement yt nterild.y.- •
A limit iitsvity runt iu I.l•Xiligtioll peopio
11111 se greatly was the Wliolo com
munity appalled by the horror of the thing
IL iv belied that there will lie no lynching
or 1:11-Isluxiiig,litit the people are
and there is no tolling 'hat may conic et
it all.
:Lir. Harper has telegri phis! for several
of the sin reivdrat det,yelly,i in Llei
and the matter will be sifted to the bottom.
IL it 410 nppnlllug as the 111e101.13 Nathan
murder, nail 11101 - 0 bloody. '1 110 victims
are 11111011 g the illost trellilliy people in the
State of Mel the murder, aside
trout its cruelty, Will attra,l, attention troe
the close connection of the untrdored Willi
Mall WlifiSe name tan no recently been in
the innuths of everyhoilV in line eetilitry.
- 12.
Another Rosen' Pardoned.
l;ovtirtuir I/teary leas set another rase sI at
liberty through the ill advised 11511 of the
pardoning power with which he iv r!ethel.
11 IS uaulu 14 Jacob Metzker, and 4,11 -
nig, that lila 10110 e ," in ills 11,1,11 Vellaoll
- Is it, ettr opinion more reprehensible
than that of the thief, sineu it is lie who 1
'Vice , 111111 ells pu,es e il.llo and
111 this way urges lin his !outruns
Litt E s, awl gives astriong iiiiptibis to i•riee.
Without bier, lieufleet's euliin g,Wile , .
when lie seenres eit,ll or What is easily
convertible into it, is all 11111,111itabill 11110,
err Ile has not, eonragu etiongli to expose
his ill•wiLten strolls for sale. Pont Use
•• fence" stiles in, and under cover of an
apparently honest pursuit, receives iLlid
culls the booty, reserving tit hittimull lisle
ally the lion ' s chore of the profits.
.1.11-si February two eillilfoll 111011, feeillq
11111y 111111011 Brown and St. ix e•rei
.crusted her the crime of burglary, It ix A
~iesrov,red that -
I.llliy 1.0 entered the rest
eluuce, o 1 r. Ascher, Nn. 117 spruce street,
Mei 111.1 Se/1011 wrists to the value of *l.O,
among Which wuru 5111110 tenser 11101111 s imita
larks, Itelitre taking their deign Lino these
miscreants piled together upuu the table
all the theirs in the dining-room and iliad,•
111 . 11 111,1.e:11.11 1110111, wheal caul, near 1,11
the houseand all Its Ilialalee,
Seekinq a market tor their riiiinler and
Cliitinirattoilielit it, their villainous enier•
prise, they found a ready lanced lei Jit. , ele
Nletzkier, who kept a Inver saloon in Lim
neighborhood of Sixth and liainhrelge
streets. lie tested the spoons, and finding
one of the,ln plated, prolamine° I It" good •
her nix, " broke it it, two, threw it
down
the c,sspou I,and then set ycil a lorit ill like
leiatte , r. Thu rest. of thegee , 1111 is bee Bur'
chased. NVleell the detectives visited him
he became !uglily indignant that his integ
rity should be 11,We:tilled, Well knowin'
that 11111111 of thin goods coillit ho ILund
ill L 1101 1 ,1, 1, 40. 'tilt when search was ,lt
1.11 1011, 111111, the fork 111111 Spout, Wert, tont.'
in the Well, Roth hearing tile name
er, " his countenance fell, and lie bucaniu
suppliant fir mercy..
Is was thou ascerutinuel that title Milli hail
been a busy Faqir for upwards of ton
years. Thu eme was so plans against him,
and so outrageous hi character, that whets
the jury convicted Brown and St. Clair of
burglary and' Metzker reeeiving stoluo
goods, tee judge felt it his iniperaLive duty'
to punish Tema to tho fullest extent. the law
allowed. Ile sentenced Brown to twelve
veers and St.. (lair tel fourteen years im
prisonment, and upon Met Cher he visited
this punishment, three years in the County
Prison and payment lit gaoo tine. The Mill
tulli.e.4 Were jiisl, and tine community
heartily apphndudthem, Mid lett it relief
that three such 11111101,11 s raisitithi were !nit
out Of the Wily. tin the (Slit of April last
they were sent to ',risen, but I.lollneely fuel
tivu IliOntlis ulltiostsl WllOll a quiet •!:-
liiont was vOtnineheeti to riled. the libera
tion of Metzner. \s Kett influence was Most
powerful With hoverer Uvatry, we know
out; but this conspiracy against the pin nine
gout! resulted lit securing it full and lice
pardon, Which bore the date or septoinher
S. This Wits last Friday and on Saturday
Nletzlt.er 101 l the prison, gloating upon the
thought, unquestionably, how easily IL wits
to slip out of that modern bastile.—! ' ha(
Televnlph.
President Judge
dlordi•r in Dvlnn.ro County
A cold -blooded murder was committi
on Saturday night laid, at Leiperville.—
Dennis Maul& made an attack upon Dan
iblimm, who was quietly pas.ingalong
the road, Arnett him on thulium' and felled
din to the ground. He thou Jumped upon
the bract and abdomott or his vletdui, kick
ing mid crunhing him in a horrible mah.
our, and thou lofl him lying in the load.
Ultibuna died on Monday morning. So
causo is aasigned for the murder, except
that Shields had a quarrel, sumo time
Mum with a nephew oh Llibbona. The do
coasod was about forty-live years of ago
and his murderer twenty-one.