The Lehigh register. (Allentown, Pa.) 1846-1912, August 28, 1872, Image 3

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NORRISTOWN, with a population of over
12,000, has not a single Greeley Republican. The
town has a Buckalew Cub, but no Greeley Club.
TEIBRE are 944 votes registered in the
Fourth Ward. The Ilat can be found at the Ea
gle, Cross Keys, Black Bear, Missouri House and
at &An Band's.
ExounaxoN.—J. K. Taylor Post, No. 182,
O.A. It., of Bethlehem, advertises an excursion
to Philadelphia, on September 10th. Tho fare for
the round trip will be ELUL
PROPERTY SALE—Mr. Wm. L. Blackman
bought a vacant lot of ground, 30x230 feet,on the
south side of Hamilton street above Eleventh; of
Ephraim Grim, for $lBOO.
PERSONAL.-Mr. Joseph h'pley, formerly
of the Ream has purchased un Interest is
the Springfield, Muss., Union, and Is going to tight
Barn Bowel's Republican with a will during •the
campaign.
• Tat: National Guards of Philadelphla,which
have been encamped at Rlttereville since Wedne.-
day morning, paraded in Bethlehem Friday after
noon. They in olio up camp and recut home an
Saturday.
FIRE.—The summer house attached to the
residence of Horace 11. Guth, near Picgeraville,
was destroyed by tire Tuesday. With consider
able work upon the part of the neighbors the
dwelling was saved. The lire was accidental.
Two horses belonging to a man named
Kelm, residing near Weavereville, were atruck
Dud killed by lightning, on Thursday last. Mr.
Reim's son Ivan driving them at the time, and
was struck down but not killed.
Tug News declares Greeley the noblest
Work of GOD ! Tills Is hard on Borneo, since In
U. G.'s" Recollection's of a Busy Life," ho relieves
the Almighty of so great a responsibility and de•
dares that he Is a mtpmade man.
TIIE First National Bank building is to be
extended In the rear about twenty feet and a new
vault Is to be constructed. This will give the bank
the additional room which it so much needs. The
measurements were taken yesterday and work
will b: commenced soon.
WE hear of additional instances of dostruc
tldn during Thursday's storm. A valuable horse
belonging to Joseph Klapplnger, was struck by
lightning and killed at Weaversvllle, and a barn
belonging to Mr. Btephen Weaver was burned
down from the same cause near Kreidersville.
WE have heard it stated that the lining of
the Emus Iron furnace will have to be taken out
and a stronger one put In, before a tlrst.elass qual
ity of Iron can be turned out. This Is unfortunate,
and will require a blowing out soon after Its blow
lug in, which occurred about a week ago.
BIRTII•DAY PanTY.--Coroner Romig Thurs.
terday celebrated hie twenty.sixth blrth•day, and
In honor of the occasion a private party made an
excursion into linidelberg,returnlng next morning.
The Coroner's many frlelids wish blue many re
turns of this anniversary, with continued health
and prosperity.
DlED.—Wednesday afterndon, Valentine
Weaver, a well known citizen of this place, and
for many years proprietor of the Eagle hotel,dled
at his residence. Of lute years Mr. Weaver had
been engaged in conducting a restaurant and sa
loon on north Seventh street, between Hamilton
and Linden, In which pursuit he continued oP
to the time of ills decease.
THE lightning did great damage throughout
Montgomery county on Tuesday. Two barns
were destroyed near Centre Point, another near
the Deekeid hleetlug mouse, a !stable near Gwy
nedd Station and a barn on the Morris Road, in
Worcester township. Trees were badly damaged
and a number or dwellings were struck, but not
seriously damaged.
APPOINTMENT.—Mr. Joseph Hunt, of Catn•
Bannon, was on Wednesday appointed to the As
sistant Superintendency of the Crane Iron Works,
the position formerly filled by Mr. 'I homes Hunt,
who woe , killed some weeks ago by the premature
explosion of a blast at the Works. Our ecingratu
lotions are given to the appointee and the com
pany.
A REMARKABLE eVldence of the high esteem
In which Gen. flartranft Is held by men of all
parties In Montgomery corinty,ls given In the fact
that at the Democratic preparatory meeting, at
Norristown, on Tuesday, no word was spoken, by
any of the oratory, derogatory to the character
of the man who led their first regiment to the
TUB withdrawal of the Montgomery con
ferees from the conference at the American Hotel
on Thursday last, and the solid opposition of the
Lehigh conferees to the renomination of Dr.Acker
for Congress, Is a virtual split of the ticket and It
now remake to be seen which faction will yield.
If both Mick It out and ruo their own candl ates,
these will he a chance for a Republican election.
TIIIIIISDAT morning a friend of ours who
wanted to take the early train to Philadelphia,
dressed In a hurry, and when half way to the de
pot on the city cars, found he had forgotten both
his watch and his pocket book. His friends who
happened to be present took him nobly In charge,
one buying. him a trip ticket to and from the city,
and another giving ten dollars for spending
money.
AGRICULTURAL FAIR.—The 24th annual
fair of the Mouteornery County Agricultural So
ciety, 'will be held at Ambler, on Wednesday,
Thursday, Friday and Saturday, September 11th,
12th, 13th, and 14th. The premium list presents
Inducements to the amount of E5OOO. The fair
grounds are but a short distance from-Ambler
Station, on the North Penn. Railroad. Excur
sion tickets at reduced rates will be sold to per
sons desirous of attending.
TEnnant.E ACCIDENT.—A little sot of J. F.
Kneedler, landlord of the hotel at Alburtis, was
killed Thursday noon, under the following cir
cumstances:--The driver of a heavy ore team was
riding on the saddle horse and young Kneedler
was astraddle of the off-borne. From some cause
young Koecd ler fall from the horse and the we.
you passed over him, mashing him todeath. The
sad affair canned a proton nd sensation In the
neighborhood .
ON Wednesday night an attemptwas mule to
get up a serenade for Dicky Vaux, who was stop
ping at the Wyoming Valley !louse, Wllkesbarre,
which proved a signal and humiliating failure.
Thu baud refused to play, other musical org tol
zatlons declined to lend their aid, and as a last
resort about twenty, all that could be mustered,
got outside on the pavement and called for Mr.
Vaux, who responded with pleasure, and made
one of his characteristic speeches.
ArrourMaNT.— We congratulate the Emaus
Iron Company upon their having secured the effi
cient services of Mr. Joseph Baker, of this city,as
superintendent of their works, In place of Mr.
George J. [leanluger, resigned, who takes the su
perintendency of the Germania Iron Company, of
New Jersey. Our friend Mr. Baker is a gentle
man of excelieuthuelneaa qualifications, and in
our judgment, Is peculiarly fitted to dispense the
duties of the position he has assumed.
ALMOST.—AB the train which arrives hero
via L. V. R. It., at thirtyseveu minutes past four
o'clock, had left Bethlehem about a mile behind,
the engineer whistled "down brakes" and stopped
the train just In time to save a man from being
run over who had lain himself across the tuck,
being drunk. When the engine was stopped it
was only a foot and a half from the man. Ile
was pitched out of the way In a jiffy, and left
unconscious In his stupor of the great escape he
bad just made.
TOMATO PhoDloi.—Dr: P. Broca, residing
at 92T Turner street, this city, bas a curiosity In
a tomato vine of unusual else and vigor. Some
parts of the vine grow In stalks ten feet high,
standing upright Without trains or. support. A
doses tomatoes have been plucked' from these
lines weighing a pound each I and on Sunday weea
kr. Bras plated three weighing a pound and a
Quitter each. Ws know of notiabig to bait this
la Ili twits
SERIOUS ACCIDICNT.—ThIIIBday afternoon
Mr. Wm. Eichoenerbsruer, a gentlemt.n aged about
fifty-five years, residing on Second street, Cato-
Banque, fell from a plum troeand broko his ankle,
receiving suck other injuries that paralysis of his
bowies and stomach ensued this morning. Dr.
J. Romig, of this city, was called this morn
ing to consult with Dr. Yoder, of Catesauqua, In
regard to the case, which may prove fatal.
SIINBTRUCIL—Mrs. Reuben Saeger, a lady
residing about a tulle and a half back from Lati
nos station, was on Thursday last working In the
garden attached to the housoyard of her home,
when she became so overcome with the intense
heat of that day they she was completely prostra
ted, and a physician being called pronounced her
to have been 'toastrack. She recovered partially
by evening of the same day, and yesterday was
nearly well again from the effects of her misfor
tune.
ConoNEn's INquesTe.—.Wednesday two In
quests were held, In rho cases of Miss McCann
kilted the day previous at Friedensville by liuht
ning, and of the man Patrick MeDmiall who lost
his left leg by being run over by the cars on the L.
V. R. It., near Colejleilman Co.'e boiler works
at half-past one o'clock, yesterday aficrnoon,and
who subsequent to the amputation that was per
formed by Drs. Apple and Reichard,died from the
shock occasioned by his injuries.
POLITICAL.—At the Preparatory Meeting
of the Montgomery county Democracy, bold at
Norristown on the 20th, Dr. E. L. Acker was
unanimously nominated for Cm:Trees and the fol
lowing resolution was adopted :
Rexolved, That we fully endorse the course of
Don. E. L. Acker, member of Congress from this
d strict, believing that he has made a vigilant,
honest and r.lthful representative, closely stand
ing by the Interests of his district, and that he Is
fully entitled to the entire confidence of his
con
slituents and that In accordance with custom we
unanimously present him for renomination for a
second term.
UPPER. END.—We condense the following
items from the Slatington News
he Knights of Pythias of Slatington have a
new and batidsome hall. The Order flourishes.
Israel Ketn had the flesh torn from his leg from
the knee to the ankle, by a threshing maclfine ac
cident at Slat legion, ou the 14th.
There will be a fine plc-uic at Stein's corner, on
the Stet of August.
A number of bands wilt participate In the con
cert at the public homaof Elias Werly, 'Weleen
berg. on Saturday next.
KlLLED.—Thursday night at about half•past
ten o'clock a man named Reuben Newhard, resid
ing at Laury's Station, was killed at that place by
an up going coal train. It appears deceased was
walking ou the track and heard the train approach
but lu hie confuslou got out of the way and imme
diately got In It again. Coroner Romig went up
and hold an inquest to.day at 2 o'clock, particulars
of which will appear to morrow. Robt. E. Wright,
Jr.,, counsel for the Lehigh Valley Railroad, was
present in behalf of the Company.
DEMOCRATIC TICKET —The following IS the
ticket nominated by the Democracy of Bcrks
county: Congress, Bolster Clymer; LegiSlature,
Hr. John A. Conrad, Benjamin E. Dry, Michael
McCullough.; Prothonotary, Ephraim Armstrong;
Register, Henry C. Croli ; Recorder, Charles Hill;
Clerk of Orphans' Court, Isaac K.. Knoll ; Clerk
of Quarter Sessions, Jacob U. Halo ; County Com
missioner, David LUrd ; Director of the Poor,
Michael Goodman ; Auditor, Harrison M. Reber;
Delegates to the Constitutional Convention,George
G. Barclay and Henry W. Smith.
READING AFFAIRB.—Cyrus Schildt and
William Gibbons, of Reading, were arrested for a
brutal assault upon Michael Reilly, of Pottsville,
on Wednesday evening. They knocked Reilly
down, kicked him and jumped upon him, and
would probably have killed him bad It not been
for the prompt appearance of the pollee.
Post 10, G. A. R., will go on an excursion to
Chester Springs on September 20th.
Un Wednesday the Colored Republican Club
took a band and went to Harrisburg.
The straight-out Democrats will poll a heavy
vote In Berke county.
KEPORT of coal transported over the Lehigh
Valley Railroad for week ending August. 10th,
1.8T4, compared with sable time last year
For NYeek. For Year.
Total Wyoming 9.334 17 260,048 12
Hazleton 46,682 16 1.492.093 16
Upper Lehigh 63 07 1,699 14
Beaver Meadow 15,296 04 511.091 05
Mahanoy 11,522 11 2613,510 07
Mauch Chunk 20 18 2,210 19
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Bamo time 1871
, 82,810 13 2,633,650 13
102,063 0111,351,416 08
Increase.
Decrease
20,169 07
Tllll . managers of our Agricultural Society
are confining theit usefulness within too con
tracted limits. We hear of no further action In
the project of enlarging the Fair Grounds, and
this your, as for several part, the vast, crowd of
people will be compelled to endure all the tucou•
venlences of being packed into an Inclosure too
small for their accommodation. Lehigh county
farmers are In many Instances deterred from
placing on exhibition their productions for fear
that there will not be room for them; and whdo
the display Is always large and excellent, Its size
and Interest would be both greatly enhanced by
an enlargement of the premises.
ANOTHER COAL OIL Hoßßolt.—At Catasitu
qua,Tuesatty evening at about 8 o'clock,on Second
street, a lady named bliss Celestia Laub was in
conversation with Mrs. Charles Graffiti, with
whom she boarded, and having occasion to reach
out fur a coal oil lamp, which was on the table
lighted, she did so, when the lamp exploded throw
lug the ignited oil over him breast and arms. The
accident took place ou the second story, and the
unfortunate lady rushed dowa the stairs and out
into the street all in names, where she was caught
by Mr. John II ill who,witti the assistance of others,
extinguished the source of her agony. M iss Laub's
breast and arms and stomach were must painfully
burned and blistered, though we heard next winn
ing that she Waa as comfort3blo us she could pos
olbly bo under the severe nature of her injuries.
"BUNAWAY(s.—Wednesday afternoon at about
half past throri o'elock,a horse driven by Freeman
Moyer shied at the corner of Second and Hamil
ton streets, In the First Ward, and ran down
Hamilton, with a coal wagon attached, colliding
with a moving coal train on the Lehigh Valley
Railroad. Thu horse was knocked hgalnet the
Hope Rolling Mill and the wagon smashed com
pletely, though strange to say . the horse was un
injured. Mr. Moyer escaped by Jumping out of
the back part of the wagon.
A horse belonging to the show got loos° about
ten o'clock, last night, and ran up Seventh to
Hamilton, up Hamilton to the Black Bear hotel,
where It wan caught by 01neer Lentz, who deliv
ered it into the heads of one of tiau men comma
ed with the circus.
LARGE AND ENTIIIIBIABTIC MEETING.—A.
largo and enthusiastic Grant, Wilson and Mat
molt meeting was held Friday night ut the hotel of
Aaron Dorward, at Delbertsville, In Heidelberg
township. The meeting was largely composed of
the staunch and patrlotic farmers of loyal Old
Heidelberg, who are deeply impressed with the im
portance of the present e..mpaigu. Their enthu
siasm was manifested frequently by the hearty ap
plause with which they received the remarks of
the speakers who addressed them. The occasion
was enlivened by charming music, rendered by
the Lynnville Brass Band,an association composed
entirely of Grant and Wilson Republicans. The
meeting was • addressed by H. L. Kauffman and
Jas. B. Blery,'Esqs., in English, and Dr. T. C.
Yeager in German. Heidelberg will give a good
account of herself both in October and November.
Lemon COUNTY PIIOFESSOII9IIIP IN M un-
Linviceno COLLEGE.—rye have the pleasure of re
.porting the following additional subScriptions, se
cured since the publication of the former list on
the last day of the preceding month :
George We 11............
J. L. F.iir
F.. J. Young
&Wan ......
Henry J. Hornbeck
simnel Taylor... ........
Jan. 8. Blery
W. It. Trexler.. .....
George W. Stuckert--
W. D. Luekenbach......
George H. .app
Henry Gabriel
Wm. J. Huge
Ephraim Grim
Samuel Lewle, (paid).
Orlando Fegley. . . .....
It. A. Thayer, (paid)..
Walter C. Smlth.--.....
B. D. Lehr,
Fur the information of those of our fellow-60-
mm who have, and those who have not yet sub
sotlbed, we remark tltM am fund now amounts to
1 33 la% 9114110/8!
THE LEHIGH REGISTER, ALLENTOWN, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28, 1872.
New B mum Nos. —Mr. Joelati Bern will
Immediately erect two brick boasts, 10 by 48 feet,
each, on the south side of Hamilton street between
Second and Third, In the First Ward, for Mr.
Wm. William Williams, of Ashland. The cellar
excavations have already been begun.
MEETING OP CAMPAIGN CLUB °PPP:3IIIB.
A meeting of the ahem of the several Ward Cam
paign Chiba was held In the office of Morris L.
Kauffman, RFq., Friday eve., Captain B. C. Roth
In the chair and Lieut. Frederick Weinsheimer
Secretary. It was decided that the officers have
their badges of office painted upon the shoulders
of their capes. On motion It was resolved that
each Ward Club carry a colored lantern with the
number of the Ward upon It, the cane to be red,
white, blue, green end amber. On motion an elec
tion for Colonel wan gone Into, when, George Fry,
Esq., being the only nominee, he was unanimously
elected, and Capt. Heilman and Lieut. Selp were
appointed a committee to Inform the Colonel of
his election.
REPUBLICAN MASS MEETING AT EAST
MAUCIICHUNK.—A Republican mass meeting was
held ut East Mauch Chunk, last week, at Haus
man's hall, which was organized hymning to the
chair the President of the Republican Club. John
D. Bertolette made an Introductory speech, after
which Dr. T. C. Yeager followed In a two hours'
address. In the course of Mr. Bertolette's re
marks he exposed some of the raacalltles which
have made Alex McClure notorious. Ile said a
prominent citizen of Mauch Chunk had at ono
time received an appointment to ofliceat the hands
of Governor Curtin. After the appointment was
made he met McClure on the streets of Harris
burg and Alex Bald to him "The appointment has
been made and I made It." The gentleman ex
pressed surtnl e and gratification, and Alex, con
tinuing, and rubbing his thumbs and fingers to
gether significantly, said "come down with the
rocks !" We believe the sum demanded was $lOOO.
The gentleman afterwards called upon the Gov
ern-.r who said be made the appointment as are
cognition of the fine character and public services
of the citizen. " But," the citizen replied, "Alex
McClure said he made it and wanted me to come
down with the rocks !" "Do nothing of the
kind," replied the Governor, " I made t t he ap
pointment." And Alex McClure was preSented
to the citizen in a new light.
The meeting was large and enthusiastic, show
ing that Carbon Is thoroughly organized and will
give a good account of herself in October. This
evening there will be a meeting at Nesquehoning,
to-morrow evening at Lehighton and Saturday
evening at Mauch Chunk.
MURDER CONFESSED. —Many of our readers
m ty remeniber Peter Snyder,(fitther of our towns
man, Mr. lLsrrlsou Snyder,) who came to his
death rather unexpectedly about twelve years ago.
Mr. Snyder was a man who sometimes indulged
to excess in strong drink, and ono morning some
boys fishing at the Aquashicola crack, where it
empties Into the Lehigh river above the Lehigh
Gap, found Mr. Snyder's dead body where it had
been rolled down amembankment among rocks
and stones, and was much cut, torn and bloody.
The relat.ven teak home the body and concluded
that it Lust have received the etas 'and bruises
from falling down the embankment among the
Jagged rocks, and It was supposed M r. Snyder had
fallen down this emnankineut, while intoxicated.
No physician examined the body and It was in
terred without any suspicions being aroused.
Soon all forgot the circumstance save the friends
of the deceased and his murderer. Lately a Ger
man named Andrew Holtzer, who lived at Lizard
Creek, in Carbon county, finding that ho
wan about -to shuffle off the mortal coil,
called. some friends to his bedside and
confessed that he was the murderer of said
Snyder. Ile stated that he and said Snyder had a
quarrel some time before and that he had an 11l
feeling towards Snyder until he found an oppor
tunity of wreaking his vengeance upon him, which
he did at this time. Ile stated further that he
thoueht Snyder had considerable money about his
pennon, which lie expected to obtain, and that he
threw him down the embankment to lead people
to believe he had fallen down and was killed there
by ; he also stated that several of the cuts that
were supposed to have been made by falling among
the rocks, he had inflicted with a knife. Some of
the members of the Snyder family have always
had an Idea that there was some foul' play in the
old man's death, but never were able to get any
clue to the real cause of It until this confession
was made.-6/afingfort • etch
A COMIEBPONDENT writing from thin Valley
has this to soy :—We are now In the Iron region
of Pennsylvania„ and our attention Is called to the
immense blast furnaces that we pass on our way
up the Valley—huge, uncouth piles of masonry
and iron, from whose tall ,tacks clouds of steam
and jets of flame are belched forth from free that
are never quenched and engines that never stand
still, retuning, as it were, beacon lights of this iron
age of progress, and to let surrounding nations
know that our country is equal to all emergencies.
We pass Catasauqua and flokendauqua (some
poor " Iniuns" must have died of these nam•en),
both famous for their furnaces and rolling mills,
p Ist Slatingtou, developing everything In the wry
of slate from a pencil to a billiard table bed, and
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then we become aware of the fact that our line of;.:
vlolon Is becoming contracted, the sunlight ex
cluded, our route more elevated and sinuous, and,
we are just getting luturented in' the wild scenery
of this Switzerland of America" when
Mauch Chnuk is announced. A walk
about town evinces the fact that In lay
•ltig out the place the curly settlers of Mauch
Chunk did the very best they could under the Mr
cuinotaticee. Mauch Chunk Is a busy town. The
offices of the Lehigh Valley and Lehigh and Sus
quehanna Railroad Co.'s being located here; the
clerical duties of which introducea class of young
gentlemen to the town, who are a credit to it and
a feature in its social life which is of the highest
order. One of the moot striking scenic features
of the town Is the Episcopal church. It is
built on a rock many feet higher than the main
tarot; t; the whole edifice standing out in bold re-
lief to• the mountain and above the 'surrounding
houses. The immense height of Mt. Plegahadds
grandeur to the scene; the river and canal, the
Lehigh Valley Railroad on one side of the river
and the Lehigh and Susquehanna Railroad on the
other, farnishes the variety. With the numerous
advent, tges possessd by Mauch Chunk,—in sce
nery, eihnate, hotels, people, nod being easy of
access, i t ought to be crowded during the summer
by tourists and pleasure-seekers.
THERE INQUESTS ON FIIIDAY.—SO frequent
have been the unnouncetnents 01 deaths from vio
lent causes lu the ItgoisTElt of lato, that the poop's
pie of this city are becoming accustotnod to locale,
whose occasion Is the death of &lumen being In
this county. It is a remarkable fact, drawn from
the statistical death reports collected and pre
served by all civilized governments, that th- fre
quency of fatal accidents la periodical and regular,
recurring at given times In given countries, the
number of the casualties always being about the
same.
In this county our Coroner has been kept very
bony since bls appointment by Governor Geary to
fill the unexpired term vacated by the decease of
Mr. James hush, and Thursday he attended and
M. Id three Inquests, the first being on the body of
Reuben Newhard, who was killed on Thursday at
ten minutes before ten o'clock, near and below
Saeger's crossing, on the Lehigh Valley Railway,
under the fol:owing circumstances:—
He was at Laury's station when the revere rain
storm came s ou, and to await Its end be Bat in the
tav,rn near the depot until about balfpast nine
o'clock and ~ hen started home. His custom was
when going home from Laury's station to take
the wagon road, but on this occasion the heavy
fall of rain had so flooded that way, that be was
induced to track on the railway track. As he
found himself at Baeger's crossing,within eight of
the fights streaming from the window!' of his
house where hie family awaited him, be saw a
train approaching on the up track, and when
near It ho stepped on the down track only to find
that a down train wan Immediately behind him.
Ile stepped between the tracks and becoming con
fused was caught by the dciwn train dragged about
'fifty yards and killed, Ills body being horribly
mangled. The Coroner's inquest found a verdict
according th the facts.
The next inquest held was on the body of Char
ley Waguer,w Ma was drowned at about 10 o'clock
Friday morning, while in swimming in the big
Lehigh, near the Fire Brick Works. Verdict In
accordance with facts. . '
The third inquest was held Friday night at
Ferndale on the body of clad named Chan. Henry
Adams, aged about eleven years, who was killed
at the above named place at ten mleutes after elk
o'clock the same evening, while attempting to
cross over a moving coal train on the L. V. R. 11.
he lad's head was entirely severed from bin body.
Ale family are Scotch people, having teen in this
country only three woeb.
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WE hear of another barn that was burned
on Thursday last near Petorsvllle, the property
of a Mr. Gruver.
AT the picnic held on Saturday at Laurel
Bill, the big bass drum was cut, though other
wise the affair passed of pleasantly.
Tint high business and social character of
the men who paraded In • the ranks, on Saturday
night, shows what kind of material Is comprised
In the Republicans of Allentosm.
PERSONAL.—E. J. Young and lady, and
Jonathan Reichard and daughter accompanied
the Teachers' excursion to Long Branch, on Fri
day. They called upon the President and were
cordially received.
A FINE young man attempted to bribe aboy,
on Saturday night, to throw stones at the proces
sion. Ho can thank his stars that ho did not suc
ceed, as the negotiations were overboard and an
outburst of rage from "way back.in Gligcti" would
have followed any casting of stones.
Two ladies were present at the grand po
litical meeting on Saturday night, and had the
mh , fortune to stand In front of - some fellow who
it he was a Liberal, had the characteristic mean
ness to expectorate tobacco Juice on their white
IMMO
A mtAvY etorm in the upper end of the
county ,on Thursday evening, did considerable
damage, blowing down.trees, washing out corn
fields, kn-cking down fences, etc. Daniel
Kramp's house In Washington township, was
struck by lightning but not severely damaged.
PEACHEEL—It is believed that this week the
peach season will be at its height and persons
wishing the fruit for preserving had better not
let this opportunity, slip. Several car loads
will be shipped tchevi Fenstermacher during
the week.
THE owners of the collieries In the region
:of the Reading Railroad have adopted a ba , is of
agreement for trade In the shape of resolutions
providing for a committee of five representatives
of the Anthracite Board of Trade to fix the prfces
of coal on the day following each Scranton sale.
No one Is allowed to sell below the prices fixed. but
sellers may go above them as much as they see fit.
Honen THIEVES ADOUT.—Sunday night at
eleven o'clock, two thieves stole a horse from
a field iu Whitehall township, belonging t
Daniel Fchrieber, of Coplay. About the same
time they stole a buggy from Adam Schreiber,
near by. A young man In the house, a strap
ger heard them talking, but supposed they
belonged to Mr. Schriber's family. No trace
of them has been discovered.
MR. WEARS, the colored orator of Philadel
phla, arrived In this city on Saturday afternoon in
the 4:35 train. He was accompanied flora Phila
delphia by John L. Hoffman, E6q., and was met at
the depot by Mr. Snyder and Mr. Iredell, who,
with Mr. Hoffman, escorted him to the Eagle Ho
te'othure he waa cordially received by mine host
Sieger. In thenvening he was called upon by a
number of citizens, Greeley tnen as well as Re
publicans,who enjoyed the pleanureafforded by his
affable manners and entertaining conversational
powers.
UPPER MACUNGIE ARCUBED•—On Saturday
night, August 24th, a larm and spirited meeting
was held at the public house of Joseph Kraup, at
Troxlertown. The meeting was organized by call
ing Benj. Hants, Esq., to the chair. Addressee
were mado by Messrs. M. L. Kauffman, B.A. Butz,
James B. Blery and H. L. Hunsbergar, which were
ably delivered and certain of good results. Upper
Macungie is fully alive to the Issues Involved In
this campaign and will do her full duty In Qato
ber and November. There Is not a single Greeley
Republican in the township and a large number
of Democrats atinoence themselves openly
In favor of Grant, having utterly repudiated the
vile sale of the Democratic party at Baltimore to
Horace Greeley and his allies.
RETURNED EtomE.—Mr. Russel Thayer has
returned home to this city after quite an extended
absence at Hope Valley, Rhode Island, where, In
the company of congenial friends, he has been
passing the hot weather, and diverting himself In
various pursuits. As a fisherman he has every
reason to congratulate himself and to receive the
congratulations of his many friends on his marked
suscess, he having caught In one day an enormous
quantity, the exact figure having b,an given us,
but we've forgotten . t. Mr. - Thayer still enjoys
his usual vigorous health, and expresses himself
gratified with his pleasant summer experiences.
We are glad to see him again, and to' know that
his Republicanism Is as sound as ever, his firm
convictions on the subject of politics being Inca
pable of change when he has once taken a stand
ou the side of patriotism and right.
HEAVEN'S ARTILLERY
A FEARFUL THUNDER EITOIRE -FLASH AFTER FLASH
OF LIGHTNING AND TORRENTS OF RAIN-BETHNAL
BUILDINGS DAMAGED AND PERSONS SERIOUSLY
=I
Tuesday afternoon, about fouro'clock, our city
wan visited by one of the severest thunder storms
we have had for many years, excelling even the
champion storm of lust year In the number and
frequency of the thunder claps and the terrific,
blinding lightning. An unusual amount of carn
age was Inflicted by lightnineand the rain washed
the streets clean and did some dal:Liege to cellars
in different localities.
The lightning struck the City Railway track on
Hamilton at Church, and at Fourth and Ham 11-
ton, at neither place doing any. injmy.
Thu house of Jacob A. Arnold, No. 509 Chew
street, was struck on the roof, the lightning tear
ing a bolo through the slate and setting tire to one
of the rafters, but from this point its course could
not be traced. Some workmen who had gone lu
the alley for shelter discovered the lire and extin
guished it with a few buckets of water. None of
the occupants were affected by the nlettric
Thu lightning struck the lightning rod on J. M.
Dye's Ouse, No. 518 Chow street, and passing
down followed along the board walk at the side of
the house. No damage was done to the house and
iho walk was only charred. Tho Inmates were
all more or less stunned, one of the little girls be
ing so severely affected that she had not been re
stored to consciousness last evening. Mrs. Dr.
Hassler, who resides next door, was In her yard
with a tin basin In her hands. The shock knocked
the basin out of her bands and she was so severely
affected that she did not recover consciousness
until late last evening.
In the Sixth Ward, lu front of what is known
as the Irish school house, about a half panel of
fence was torn up by the lightning.
A steer belonging to Helfer Bros., which was In
a field filar the Fountain House, was killed by
lightning.
At Fridensv,llle, this county,a young girl named
Mary McCann ran up to the second story of the
house and was struck and Instantly killed by light
ning. A woman was knocked senseless on the
first floor but has since recovered partially. "
Two cows, valued at about sixty dollars each
the property of a farmer named Peter Snyder, wuru
struck and 'instantly killed by the lightning in
eallebury.
The property No. 68 South Seventh !Arcot, a
frame dwelling belonging to Mr. C. M. Runk,
and occupied by a family named Krinert, woe
struck on the eouthweet corner of the roof, eplin.
tering two rafters, and the shingles about two feet
square. Two weather boards on the north side
were torn off, and the foundation of stone at the
south-east corner was started from its bed. A
door connecting the front and back rooms on the
second story was slightly splintered.
The Rev. Mennig's residence on Eighth street,
between Walnut and Union, was struck, but no
further damage done than scorching the paper on
the wall In the entry.
The opposite houses occupied by families
named respectively Ibach and Miser, on Eighth
street, between Walnut and Union, were both
struck with slight damage.
Ou Oak street, between Fourth and Fifth, a
house occupied by a family named Kinert, was
struck, tearing the spouting and momentarily
stunning the lady of the house who wan with her
children in a room ou the first floor.
At Catasauqua the lightning struck the Catho•
lie church bending the cross on the spire, thence
running to the roof knocking off about two square
feet of shingles and splintering the raft., thence
to the ceiling of the meeting room where It did
some damage to the plastering.
The lightning struck the firebrick factory, lo
Catasauqua, of Mr. David Thomas, but did no
material Injury: .
At Btemton on the L. &. S. R. R. the lightning
tore up 11 tow rills and ties.
GRAND REPUBLICAN DE
MONSTRATION.
ALLENTOWN A BLAZE OF GLORY
Large Turn-oat from Allentown and
Immense Delegation from
Bethlehem.
A Procession that Wins Plaudits from
both Democrats and Republicans. •
Eloquent Speeches on the Square.
On Saturday evcnrng our citizens were treated
ton grand torch-light procession, which for the
tine effect and good order which prevailed Is a
!acting credit to the Republican party. Shortly
after seven o'clock the Clubs from the Second,
Third, Fourth and Filth Wards proceeded to the
Square and formed Into Bee. Preceded by the
City Cornet Band and with drum corps accompa
nying the Fourth and Fifth Ward Clubs, the line
marched to th • First Ward, where the First Ward
Club was drawn up In line. After marching to
the Lehigh Valley Depot and countermarching to
Hamilton street, the line was brought to a front
and in a few minutes the train brought a delega
tion from Bethlehem, numbering, all told, 642
men. The procession was then re-formed and
marched in the following order:—
City Cornet Band.
First Ward Club.
A beautiful banner and transparency was carried
by this Club.
Beenrpl Ward Club,
with transparency.
.Third Ward ulub,
Carrying banner with ehromo portraits of Grant
and Wilson and name of Club
Drum Corps.
Fourth Word Club,
A beautiful banner was carried by this Club. On
one side was a splendid pmt•alt of our next
Governor, wlih the inscription—" Hart
roil ft our Choice for Governor."
Excelsior Rifles. Drum Corps.
Filth Ward Clue.
Transparency with name of Club and the inscrip
tion Protection to Amw•rleau Industry.
Drum Corps.
Delegation from Bethlehem.
h em hleheinCornet Band.
Colored Club, BettLehem,
Carrying transparency with the inscription
Grant."
Bethlehem Wide Awaken
Delegation of .Prominent Citizens of Bethlehem
and South Bethlehem.
Drum Corps.
Republican Club. of South Bethlehem
The procession marched up Hamilton to Elev
enth, countermarched to Seventh, up Seventh to
Chew, countermarched to Centre Square and
there dismissed. Along the whole route the pave
ments were thronged w(:1 ladles and gentlemen
and the tiring of Roman candies In the procession
helped to Increase the effect. Considering the
short time occupied in getting up the affair—a
day and a half —it was an unusual success. In
the delegation from Bethlehem, we noticed such
staunch Republicans ag Cul. Fritz, of the Bethle
hem Iron Company, Mr. Samuel Adams, the Sel
fridges, Col. Luekenbach and other gentlemen of
high standing. One pleasing feature was the
presence of so many Irishmen In the line, who
show that they vote with the party which stands
by their interests. We are reliably Informed that
there were upwards of a hundred turn in the Club
from South Betli:ehem who voted for Seymour four
years ago. The num ,, cr of men in the procession
is estimated at over nine hundred, which Is very
creditable for the Ilrst parade, and Is an evidence
of the enthusiasm which prevails in this vicinity
for the tried and true principles of the grand old
Republican party, and betokens a glorious Boc
a:on lu October and November.
THE SPEECHES
In frqutOf the spe .here stand there was,exclud
lug those who took part In the parade, an audi
ence of about thirteen hundred citizens, who dur
ing the eVellQ gave the most marked and ab
sorbed attention to the speakers, and were loud
and enthusiastic in their applause. Frequent in
terruptions occurred by the marching and coun
termarching of the procession and the music of
the bands,and the remarks of Mr. Doney of Mauch
Chunk were cut short by the imperative necessity
of his returning home by the 8.20 train. Gel].
Hancock and Mr. Wears endured with patience
a feW Interruptions which in so Immense a de
monstration could not be avoided. The addresses
were all eloquent, logical and clear in the state
ment of facts, and will be productive of great
good to the cause of Republicanism In Allen
town. The speakers were all introduced by Wm.
Ainey, Esq., of this city.
The first speaker of the evening was Mr. F. A.
Honey, of Mauch chunk, who said in substance
as follows :
Ile was . a Democrat who had left the old organ
ization, and was indeed a lonely man, away from
the party with which he had always been Identi
fied. Ile had been awakened one morning by a
pinch from.old mother Democracy, and looking
about the balls In which be had always been at
home, he was surprised and chagrined to see em
blazoned upon the walls ibscriptions with which
he had not been familiar, and whose sentiment he
could not endorse. Secession, State Rights, Slavery
and Rebellion had become the mottoes and princi
ples of his party, and all that he could do was. to
Join another party whose principles were more in
ecordance with h la conscience and noose of rlgh
Ile would !support the man who whaled Jeff Davie,
hot the man who balled hlm. Ile had been left by
the Democratic party,he had not left It. The cam-
paign of 1872 was full of weighty Interests. The
charaet6r of candidates presented by the Republi
can 'tarty was above auspickm of inefficiency or
of dishonesty. The Democratics party had lett
principle and were cow supporting lioraee Greeley
with the sole object in view of " spoils," and it
was the duty of every true citizen of.the Republic
to stand by the party which had done the work in
the past, and which bad advocated and established
the measures for which the administration of Un
coil) was now famous all over the world. If the
advice of Horace Greeley bud been taken at the
outbreak of the war, we would have been left, to
day a broken and divided people. The speaker
stated that hitherto he had hated Republicans, but
at the same time he bad supported the war ; and
now lie could not continue with the party who was
supporting a man who detracted from the credit
of the soldiers who fought during the rebellion and.
who crushed It. Because Grant is no popular with
the people, It is necessary for the opposition to re
sort to all the vile and mean tricks known to de
feat hint, but in the end it would not work. An
he scanned the administration of Gen. Grant he
saw some mistakes, but In the main every honest
Republican or Democrat must admit that It had
been for the general good and welfare of the peo
ple both North and South. The astonishing, de
monstration of the evening was an example and
instance of the great success the, Republican party
had achieved. Would Greeley . improve the situa
tion ? There was no guarantee whatever that he
would. What the Democrats wanted and expected
from their support of Greeley, was good, fat
ollices, and they already had hisguaranteo that if
they elect him he would supply them with their
cured of emoluments. In reference to the !Mato
canvass and ticket, the speaker said that while he
regarded G. R. Buckalew as a gentleman and
Christian, be (Buckalew) had been Implicated In
the worst of schemes to embarrass the operations
of the government during the lastdaysof the war,
and from what he had personally expressed in con
, varsition with the speaker, IL was established be
yond peradventure of doubt that he was not the
fit man to occupy the Gubernatorial chair of a
loyal State, as Pennsylvania showed herself al
ways to he. Referring to State canvass the speak•
er said that the duty of the hour was to be upend
doing ; and the demonstration to•nlghtproved that
Allentown was fulfilling hers.
The next speaker, General A. M. Hancock, of
Maryland, was Introduced and said :—The Repub.
lican party was born in the Wilmot proviso, cra
dled In the compromise of 1850, educated In the
Kansas-Nebraska troubles, and graduated In the
Senatorial canvass between Abraham Lincoln and
Stephen A. Douglass hi Illinois. The Republican
party came Into power a party of principle, and
through its whole career it had never deserted or
failed in its high trust. IL has originated every
onward march accomplished, and now a pretty
set of renegades were Betting up the cry of Reform
Ito the party that has always supported them.
Lyman Trumbull and Carl Schurz had during
Grant's administration recommended theappoint
meat of more dishonest men to office than any
body else In the whole land except Horace Gree
ley. J. F. Bailey, a defaulter in the Internal Rev
enue Department In New York, was one of Gree
ley's appointees. Greeley b/d been cheated out
of $l5OOO by Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr., who sub
bequoutly tatted. LB order 10 serum a partial or
full repayment of We money, Greeley h t sd this had cradled the black race In the Infancy of their
worthless and dishonest scamp appointed to a ?iigh I.berty, and now when they were growing up he
place of trust In the New York Custom liom'e Insisted on keeping them in swaddling clothes and
We have had enough of war, and to carry out this assuming to direct their suffrage,• as though a
principle in practice has been the successful en• black man did not know how to vote. Democrats
doavor of Gen. Grant's administration. Instead who had just conformed by accepting the Clods
of getting up a war,that would have paralyzed the esti platform and ticket, that they had never
progress of the whole world, over the Alabama known how to vote right, were now corn.
troubleti with England, the wise policy of our Gov- log to the colored people and Instruct
ernment had secured a peaceful means of bottle- log thorn how they shall vote, but
meta in the Geneva Tribunal. And England and the best thing such teachers could do before they
this country had avoided the most disastrous ca• presumed to advise the black man, was "to tarry
lamity possible to have happened to the civilized at Jerusalem untilthelr beards grew." The Dem.
world, and bad shown to the other nations of the ocrate, who would not notice a colored man be
earth that there was a way in which national dis- fore, are now ready, to take them In their arms,
agreements could be solved other than by a resort but at the same time the black man must look out
to arms. Referring to State politics the speaker that his pockets aro not picked. The position of
said that Chas. R. Buckalew had d during the the colored people of this country was peculiar,
war against every measure for Its support or for and they understood It, and would continue to re•
the benefit of the soldier. When Abraham Lin- gard the Republic in party In the light of a great
coin was elected President he bad no intention or tree, In whose ample shade the black people had
idea that the country was about to get rid of slav-
found protection and shelter, and they now said to
cry. He believed that slavery was a foul blot upon wood-chopper Greeley " Spare that tree : don't
you lop off a sin is br neb, for we love every one
the fair escutcheon of the land and It was the Re
o
publican party that educated him into the way of them." The black race having been deprived
which ended in the Emancipation Proclamation, of everything else, us alw ys understood and ap.
predated liberty better than thew:lite race, which
whereby the country was relieved of that stain.
The South, seeing in the beginning au agitation of was engaged In building dock-yards, railways and
the slave question and knowing it to be the corner. In various pursuits. The negro had seen his
stone of their system, promptly sprung to arms. mother lashed by slave-drivers and had cried for
The war was begun. At first we were defeated, liberty. Ile had seen two hundred thousand
as the Pennsylvania buys who carried muskets mothers and not ono a wife, and had cried for lib•
well know. But Lincoln and the Republican party erty to correct that accursednese. When the great•
kept on from one measure to another until by the est white statesman In the country had written to
Emancipation Proclamation the shackles were the Court of St. James,that"the troubles in Amer
struck from four millions of people, and the se- lea would not change the condition of the slaves,"
Verest blow at Southern strength was dealt. And the negro never doubted but that through the
whet. it was proposed that these uegroeti, grateful war he would gain hie freedom, and was further
for their liberties, should be given arms, a howl ahead In his understanding of events than that
went up trout the Democracy of the North, that mighty scholar and statesman. Look at the
the country was reduced to ouch straits fur Its de- history of the Republican party and tell why the
lance. how the negroes were citizens, endowed negro should not support it. They say Grant is
with all the civil and political privileges not a statesman, but he certainly has been wise
this nation has to bestow. This has all been does and successful in his protection of the blacks, and
through the agency of the Republican party. For said to Congress when the K. K. K. whore whip
ping and shooting one arm, d and orippled negroes.
more than fifty years the Democrats have not ac
complished, as a party, anything that has resulted „ Give mo a law to stop this thing ; I'll attend to
In the country'is ultimate good ; and although the these fellows," and' he did. The Republican party
Democracy has still its organization, the so- has never deserted a principle or failed to keep a
caked
Liberals are leading it a
wayfiom,
from its own promise. Democrats can't be trusted with the
gods, whom it has always served, and were mak- liberty of negroes, and the negroes know It. They
big it bow down to new and strange ones. The are playing a game now to get back into power by
Liberal movement began with the St. Domingo pretending great conversion to Republican Ideas.
troubles. For over forty years two divisions of an But a muzzled dog is still a dog. And If he bit
Island, Hayti and St. Domingo, have been battling before he had his muzzle put on, he'll bite again
as soon as it's taken off. There's a nigger in the
for the supremacy. Both nations are made Up of
colored people, but It has thus far been Impossible wood-pile somewhere, and the Democratic leaders
want to get their hands on his throat. There were
for them to agree upon a single government.
Baez, President of St. Domingo, saw that unless two sorts of abolitionists before the war—one who
b
the aid of the United States was called in, event- believed the negro ought to be free, and the other
ually the island would be taken possession of by who determined he must bo free. Of the former
some other power, on account of its excellent her-
class were Horace Greeley and some others, and
bur advantages. He Bent an agent to this country of the latter were Wendell Philips, Wm. Lloyd
whom Grant tookno notice of. lie sent another,Garrison and John Brown. Mr. Sumner also be
and Grant saw that according to our decia,elonged to the latter class and had always been a
i
man of honor, but why do not ho and Schurz and
policy taken from the Monroe doctrine the 'Jolted
States could never allow another power to obtain Trumbull and Doolittle, who have left theßepubil
c
a foothold there, and be thought the best way to can party, take the honorable course of Hannibal
prevent trouble was for this country to accept the Hamlin when he came over to us from the lemo.
crate andgave up his appointer:tont on a committee
proposition of Bees and annex the Island at once
by purchase. A commission was sent to
of the Senate, and also his seat in that body, be
the
Island and reported favorably. The matte
cause he could not honorably fulfill his duty in a
position given him by one party when he was acts
came before the Congress of the country and was leg leg with another. The speaker then referred to
defeated. Grant had done what he thought was
Santo Domingo and approved the President's ac.
best for the nation, iubmitted the matter to the
lion in that matter. He said that slavery wan
decision of Congresa,and dropped it. Now Chas.
never an Institution but a bad practice, supported
Sumner, because his advice had not been asked, by law. He congratulated the Republicans on
and because he was already angry with Grant for their grand 'meeting, and concluded his remarks.
a remark that Grant had made to the effect that
" Sumner did not believe in the Bible because he
had not written it," opposed with bitterntsa and
by every fair or unfair means In his power this
project; and his personal hatred of Grant Increas
ed every day while the subject was under consid
:ration. This was the start of the Liberal move
ment. Next Carl Schurz was induced to join
Sumner. Schurz, whose appointment by Lincoln
as a General in our army proved him to be a corn-' 1
plete failure as a soldier, and he was accredited '
an our Minister to Spain In order toget rid of him.
lie was gone six months, during which time he
drew $12,000,th0 pay for twelve months, instead of
$6,000 which he bad earned. Carl Schurz bus
never paid this money back, and he stands Indebt
debted to the Government In the sum of $6,000 to
day. Next Lyman Trumbull had a drunken and
worthless ton whom he wanted appointed to an
office of Importance, and Grant refused to comply
with the request because of his Incompetency and
bad character. Trumbull said to Grant that if ho
refused to make the appointment he would "crush
him" ; Trumbull would, whom the New York
Tribune charged with having spld himself to the
friends of Johnson at the time of the Impeach
ment Trial. James R. Doolittle Is another Re
former, who obtained for Thomas A. Coeatty a
permit to trade In cotton for a considerationlof ont
fourth the profits. Reuben E. Fenton began his
publj Pre dishonestly and $214000 paid bite by the
Erie Railway Company for sigelug the Infamous
Erie Classification Act when be was Governor of
New York, has been traced directly to his door,
add he's another of these model Reformers decry
ing the administration of Oen. Grunt. But the
most impudent pup in the kennel Is Judson KJ:-
patriek, of cavalry fame,who was appointed Min
ister to Peru and took with him a disreputable
woman, whom he tried to force Into recognition
by Peruvian society, one of the most refined and
highly cultivated societies In the world. For this
flagrant and outrageous conduct he was recalled,
but for the sake of his standing as a General In
our artny and out of regard to his family's peace
of mind, them facts were not made public. Gen.
laacock then atnted that the first more of the
Liberals was to ask for an Investigating commit
tee into the management of the New York Custom
House tiff are. Schurz moved the committee's ap
pointment, end was allowed to be present and
examine witnesses dating the whole trial, as was
most unusual in Investigations Into government
Minim. The speaker then traced - the workings of
the Liberal plan down through the Investigations
into naval affairs, the French arms' sales, the re
fusal of Congress to allow the payment of Cbor
peulug's claim, which was a just claim if ever
there was one, and the complete exoutiration'of
the administration from any malfeasance or any
complicity with fraud. He referred to thp origin
01 the Cluclunati platform, originated by Frank
Blair, Carl Schurz and others who wont. to Cie
cineati without a constituency and left without a
principle.' The Democrats under promises from
Greeley, nominated him at Baltimore and set up a
tidal wave which was to sweep the Whole country,
but began and subsided in North Carolina. •The
speaker closed with a refutation of the charges of
nepotism made against Grant, and a mice of
Greeley's' going to Niagara and consorting with
Saunders, Holcomb, Clement C. Clay andother
scarups and traitors. "Grant never was beaten
and never will be."
Mr. Isaac C. Wears, of Philadelphia, a colored
gentleman, was introduced. and made a forcible
and eloquent address, which was listened to
throughout with close attention. He said that the
field had been so fully gone over by the two pre
vious speakers that ho hardly knew, where to be
gin, but be would present a few thoughts around
which the reflections of his hearers might revolve.
We must regard ourselves In the light of an army
approaching another army and must lay hold of
every available means to secure victory. Hu
would not IndulgO in any personal abuse and was
not hero for that purpose, but to show that the
Republican party In the suppression of State
Rights only carried out the spirit of our forefath
ers,and to establish his argument the Constitution
was quoted and commented on, where it says that
"In the course of human events * * * " a people,
not a State, may set up Independence. A pre
vious speaker bad referred to Charles R. Bucka
law as a Christian and gentleman. He would ad
mit him to be a gentleman, but a christian he
could not be when the whole influence of his pub
lic life had been to oppose the abolition . and en
frauchlisement of the negro race in America.
They say Horace Greeley has not promised to pay
the rebel soldiers penilons. But what can be made
out of his remark when be travelled through the
south the last time, when he said I hope the
day may come when.Stonewall"Jackson, Lee and
the other Confederate generals will stand In the
same position before the world as do our own gen
erals !" Goes he mean to show these big fellows
favors and do nothing for the crippled private?
The conclusion Is that If the confederate generals
are put oa the same footing with ours, the same
thing must be lone with the privates. Charles
Sumner was a great man, and had done well by
the colored race, but he had written a letter to the
colored people relative to their support of Grant
or Greeley, the sentiments of which every uegro
should despise. He says Greeley began life with
Industry and a character ; Grant with a comet's
sten In the army. Does the great Senator mean
to assert that Grant began without industry and
character? That is the only Inference wo can
draw frcm his remark, and If he entertains a be
lief of that kind ho is untrue to himself. Sumner
• Radical Republicanism,
Wednesday Night at Catasanqua.
The 1200 people who Wednesday night as
sembled at Catasauqua, in front of the
Pennsylvania' Hotel, to hear a number of
addresses in favor of the re-election of Gen
eral Grant and the election of General Hartman,
exceeded in size, Intelligence and In character,any
political gathering in that borough since the first
campaign of Lincoln,ln 1861. 18Ix hundredßepub-
Reims attended from this city, and although they
were unable to appear in nnifcrm and with torches,
presented a creditable and orderly Ille,and reflected
honor upon the various ward organizations to
which they belonged. At the Catasauqua depot
the Catasauqua Club, to the number of
about two hundred and fifty, received and escorted
the Allentown delegation over a parade route to
the place of meeting. Thu Interest of the whole
of Catasauqua, including the members of both po
litical parties, was excited, and every Republican
surveyed with hopeful pride the unexpected de
monstration which Oiled the entire street In front
of the speaker's stand, and extended on either side
a great distance.
Addresses were delivered by General Albright,
Gen. Hancock, of Maryland and D. B. Wood, of
Allentown. Geri. Hancock's address was an ex
haustive review of the financial management of
the present administration,comparing its economy
and faithful collection of the revenue, with the
frolligacy and recklessness which characterized
President Johnson's Administration, who after the
Spring of 1866, filled the °Oleos of the Government
with Democrats, and therefore his rule was a fair
example of what we have a right to expect If the
Democrats are again restored to power. The In
crease of Indebtedness, the frightful increase in
expense and the barefaced robbery by the Demo
cratic party in Kentucky, Maryland and New
York City were also quoted to show how the Na
tional treasury would suffer if the Democracy
were given the reins of power.
Gen. Albright reviewed the opposition of the
Democratic party to every Republican measure
adopted from 1861 to the present day, and how
step by step each Issue was opposed by that party
and successively pronounced good and then
adopted. Two years ago, negro suffrage was
bad, unconstitutional, etc., but to-day It is all
right and the Democtatic party bide for negro
voters for their " nigger-worshipping" candi
date.
The music; furnished from this city by the City
Cornet Band, was generally admired, and we took
great pleasure lu hearing the many compliments
bestowed by the people of Catasauqua upon their
proficiency in organization and music.
LONG BEARD.—Daniel Freeze, residing near
Steil:mine, bas a beard four feet Woo Inches long.
MEETING ,her FIGEGENBVILLE.—The Repub.
Beans will hold.a meeting at Friedeneville, next
Saturday evening. The speakers will be Messrs.
Blery, Lluuebergar, Yeager and Snyder.
MEETING AT SLATINGTON.—The Republi
cans of dlatington turned out in force to listen to
speeches on Friday night by Gen. Hancock of
Maryland and Gen. Albright of Manch Chunk,
who made stirring speeches for Grant, Wilson et,
flarlranft. Gen. Hancock treated the Issues of
the campaign at length but Gen. Albright was
obliged to be brief in order to take the up train
home. In Slatlngton it is evident the Republi
cane aro up and doing, for this large meeting wee
gathered from notice given two days previous ;
and when the time comes In October and" Nove
mber for the people to fire their guns at the ballot
box, this thriving and enterprising borough will
poll a heavy vote for the whole ticket. It is
most satisfactory to contemplate the vigor with
which our friends go Into the details and labor of
this campaign, and to witness the large outpour
ing-of people at every Republican meeting called ;
and It is evident now that the people are deter.
mined to keep this country out of the hands of
Horace Greeley and his Democratic friends.
ACCIDENT.—SamuoI Speothe, an employe
on the Lehigh Valley Railroad, on a stock train
running between this place and &Woe, whileen
deavorlua to jump on his train at the East Penn.
Junction, on Saturday evening, fell and sustained
a scalp wound. He was brought to the office of
Dr. S. B. Apple, who dressed the wound and sent
the young man to his home In Easton.
A DEMOCRAT and a Republican had depos
ited COO each at the Eagle Hotel, last week, as a
wager on the election of National candidates,with
a forfeit of $2O If either withdrew before the Pre -
cat week. On Saturday night the Democrat, over
come by the astonishing crowds and Intense en
thusiasm of the Republicans, paid his forfeit and
withdrew his Make. We do not approve of bet
ting, but It shows that the groat demonstration
made an impression.
AT the City Drug Store of Liman de Mar.
tin, 722 Hamilton street, old Cabinet Whisky,
ten years old ; finest Cannon & Co.'s brandy,
Imported ; Sackett's Colorie, the beet Hair Dye
to the world ; and lots of other genuine and pare
goods.
HAVEN'T YOU TASTED BITTER'S
CREAM BEER 1
COMMUNICATIONS
.
We do not hotdourootres responsible for the *pin.
fon. entertained &your Correspondent..
• .1(r. Editor: The Liberal Republican and Dem
ocratic meeting held at Catasauqua last evening,
was decidedly the smallest affair that I think was
ever held In any place, representing as large a
pobulation as that place does. (There might have
been one hundred and fifty persons present.) The
first speaker introduced was J. Winslow Woods
whcr speech lasted but at few minutes, but his
voice was so weak, (and talking to a weak part,
made it weaker still,) that I am satisfied that nos
half of the "small crowd" heard what he said,and
he certainly did not make any votes for Greeley•
The next speaker was Robt. Wright, Jr., who is .
"chip of the old block," and of course bad nothir
good to say about Grant's administration, but Os •
lug credit at the same time to the Republica
party for the great good it accomplished in abr
'-
lehing slavery and carrying the war successful.;
through to the end, &c. But the richest thing at
the evening was about the Introducing of Ca; t.
Luckenbacb, of Allentown. who happened to be'
the "small crowd" and wanted to "speak apiece.'
A certain Mr. L. (whom the editor of the Allen
town Democrat told its readers a few weeks a
had left the Republican party and joined the Det..-
ocrats,) took him to one side (I mean the Cap' )
to consult him in regard to introducing hi
Mr. L. wanted to introduce him as Captain, t•
longing to a certain regiment during the war, r
at the same time mentioned something about •
sorehead the Cunt:max had made mention torso, •
time ago, but the Captain thought the word r
Bier would not take well among the crowd, so I.c
did not like it much ; but it was finally decid '
that Mr. L. might introduce him as be pleas..
the Captain telling him that be would "give It •..
them." But his "piece" did not take as well
he thought It would, and wo would advise t
Captain to appropriate the "goat story" be us
to tell in his "loyal days" to himself. A caret , '
Colonel H. took his regular beat around tic
"small crowd" in order to signal them when II
were to "clap their hands," and I assure you,D.
Editor,that had It not been for the excellent mus
furnished by the City Cornet Band, the crov
would have been much smaller than it wee.
August 21, 1672. A LIBTZNER.
glarriallet3.
KUNTZ-IMOYER.--On July 29th s by Rev. 1
B. Kistler Mr. Josiah Kuntz to Mize Cathari •
Moyer, both of Lehigh township.
D.)LL—SCHNEIDER.—On the 10th of Angn•
by the Rev. N. S. Straesbunter, Mr. George Doll •
Mies Enzabeth Schneider, both of Seldereville.
KLABE-BHUMAN.-00 the 24th of Auto
by the same, Mr. Henry Klan, to Miss Kate 81.
man. both of Allentown.
WEBER—WORTS.—In this city, on the 2
of August, by Alderman Mertz, Mr. John Web
to Mise Mary Worth, both of Lower Macungie.
Beatto.
BEST.—On July 27th,Emaline,child of Willie
Beet, aged 3 months and 7 days.
DEIBERT. —August sth, suddenly, at Ileb. •
back's !Mate Quarries, Benjamin F., eon of Thn•
and Eliza Delbert, aged 23 years, 2 mouths and
days.
REPFL—August 7th, in Moore, Abraham, chi
of Abraham Reph, aged 9 mouth* and 12 days.
RlCE.—August 9th, le Moore, Carrie N.,dang ,
ter of William and Elizabeth Rice, aged 4 moot.
and 15 days.
GREENZWEIG.—Angust 19th, in Lower To••
amencing, Carbon county, Martha A. M., daug
ter of Reuben and Mary Greeozweig, aged 10 yea,
10 mouths and 12 days.
WEAVER.—In this city, Angust 21,1872, Vs
action G. Weaver, aged 50 years, 7 months and l'
days.
HULL.—In this city, at 1:15 A. Id., August 2J.'
Cornelia, youngest daughter of John H. and Cat -
erlou Bull, aged 3 months and 15 days.
Nebo cabbertioemeritss.
AGRICULTERAL MEETING.
The • xecuthe Committee of the Lehigh Cohn',
del.:int:hal Society • ill meet on SATOIRD•I, the
nay of hat•TBAIBSIt next. at 1 o'clock, p. to., at t
Secretary's odic in the City of Allentown. Pa.. for t•
purpose of r.cetilcig It. report of the Committee of A
naugementa—who will meet on the same day and pie..
at 0 m. By order of
0. L. SCHREIBER. President
Attest :—JOSHUA STABLER. See,. fatig2.B..•
You Can Buy
Everything You Want !
SCHOOL BOOKS,
BLANK BOOKS,
COPY BOOKS,
SLATES, PENCILS,
and everything your children use In the school at the
BOTEN BOOK STORE,
LEISENRING, TREXLER & CO.,
631 Hamilton Street.
The Largest and Oldest Established
Book-store in Allentown.
JUSTUS EVAN S,
730 Hamilton Street,
1301.ritrapyt3FAM
trade.
Spreads,
GOODS to close ontt ready
Spreads, Towels, Embroideries,
STOCKINGS,
GLOVES, HOOP SKIRTS, CORSETS *
BRUSHES, COMBS, &C., &0.,
as cheap and cheaper than ever.
JUSTUS EVANS' CHEAP
780 HAMILTON STREET.
AN ORDINANCE •RELOIT[NO To
the openingof Jackson street, between Eighth and
Sloth streets, and Ridge Road between Liberty and Allen
•treet•
Ile it ordained. By the Select and commoo Councils of
the flay of Allentown and Is hereby ordalnet by au
thority of the Some, That Jackie, street bet • sea Bleat
and Sloth ntreet• in the City of Allentown be opened and
ideued to the •ame width of said street between Ninth
nod resit, stree[.. Also that Ridge Road between Lib
erty cod Allen street. in opened In lie toll width.
Tact the City Solicitor t••• nod le hereby Inittracted to
petition the Court for the appointment of viewer. to as.
Inn. the damages wlthoot delay.
WM. R. *INKY Pres'lll. C. •
505135 B. twit:L/14es 0. 0.
Attest :—We. J. Weiss. Clerk SI. C.
S L. Sinn. Clerk C. C.
Approved this sixteeoth day of August. • . D 1872.
aulabgt) T. R. OUOD, Mayor.
AN ORDINANCE to widen Fourth
street between Onion and Walnut streets.
Be I enacted, By the neleat and Common Council. of
the City or Allentown and It le hereby ordained bz an.
thorn of the same. Teat Fourth sir et between Union
and Walnut street. be widened teu Pet from its prem.&
western line, anda the
locatedor said ',Went.. be as
seemed upon the p ro p e rty m i tl t a l le r / &gip:lk e.
OBOROB B. itkitlf, Pres't 0. 0.
Attest :—Wa. J.Weiss. Clerk B. 0.
LIIIM•11 Kona, Clerk C. C.
Approved this sixteenth day of 01 .. 0 thun e A ti . ih i a rt y 2 c4..
nualk3tJ
•
Q TEACHERS WANTED.
V The School Board of Heidelberg district desire Co
employ eight Teachers for the ease se school term. The
Directors and the Comely Bonerint.mdent wlli meet Notts.
amine aoplitants on MONDAY. IMPTitilligli2d. IS7A;
at the public honer. of Peter 11111er. at thongere•llll. Is
said township. School term 6 month.. Salary liberals
by order of the Board.
au[l43w] THOS. H. MOSSEH fleey.
NOTlCE.—United States Internal Revenue.
Sixth Melilla. Penns The an trial special MIN
for the year ending May I. IDS and the lane and income
for year Int are now due nod payable mid will be re
ceived without pectity or oil. Th to u eeeee dln Mott.
gomery county at the liollsctor's otStre In NorrisLiwe.
and those d In Lehigh county at the Deputy COL
lector's aloe Is Allentown. If not paid on or be toe
16th of September. 1871 the penally and cost will be Ade
amt. If pate through the malt. - postage stamp to pay Dl'
torn of receipt must be enriosed.
JOHN B. BREITIMIDAOII_,
11.8. Collector, Sixth Diarist, ra.
apili-w)
AGRICULTORALL MEETING
• • meeting of ilia Ilsecative Committee of the Le...
Mtn Gouoir agricultural Society, wit be held or YOZI•
'.
0•Y. the lite day. of cUti U 9 t 1 at I o'clock, p •
m.. at the Secretary office. in the city of Allentown. for.
t h e hem ., of r. calving (hi report of tae Commit as who'
wre aupoloted at a form r mmitlat to make tip a Rat of.
•wardlug Committees, and to aPPolat Committo• of
Arrangemente for rest fair. Hy order of
0. L. tifilifiSlßlllL PM%
Attest :—.IOBOII•I3TLEILER. Sect.y.
HORD, REEME & CO.,
C o mmission Merchants,
CHICAGO, ILLS.
'Orden for oil kind' of GRAIN and raoviewin
Promptly tilled.
.17r1;t:7,°::fla Elm o to pull and holding grain.
dial, for rutin lititis 3P fra l ipd o c r olitr 4°lllfgedamTfir.