The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-10-11

are in part the vent of restless Southern military
spirit, even as the Canadian raids of the Benians
were in good part the vent OF the restless military
spirit Of Irish volunteers who had served IN the
Union army.-M y. Times.
GOOd-Nntured Little "PhiI.O
Phil Sheridan seems determined TO pattern his
future oratoriCa efforts after the example of his
ihat Drevity Is the s6u OF wit and therefore when
the people at the Wisconsin State Fair called upon
lager beer keg and said :-"Ladies aud gentlemen,
know you do not expect me TO make o speech, and
SO viii only make my bow He bowed, but was
again called for, and came forward, bowing and
sald:-Lades and gentlemen, | will repeat my
little speech and give way TO ethers' ABd this,
doubtless ia the right way: for one William Shake
speare has said that in peace, there is nothDg so
becomes man modest stiffness and humility.
The Campaign in Philadelphia.
Here IL an editorial squib from the New York
A political campaign in Philadelphia appears to he
rightly so called, for it involves considerable
pendture OF ammunition. corps of political ban
ditti calling itself the Keystone Club and devoted
TO the interests OF the beralhanded Packer carries
about with 1t extremely convincing and persuasive
arguments in the shape of firearms and whoever
VIII not be instantaneously converted TO an un-
bounded admiration Of Packer is made a martyr on
the spot There is so much promiscuOus firing that
friends as well as foes fall before the fusillades of
"the Democracy and there is talk of putting the
police Hll "DCinCcratsD into nre-proof boxes ana
OF building fortress for the Mayor to reside in We
hope that those who sell powder to the Packerites
get cash Or their merchandise for if they charge it
10 Packer IL is our firm opinion that after the cleo
uOn nc VIII Tepudiate the debt.
AiormOnism Rampant.
The salt Lake Telegraph, Brigham Youngs organ,
saws the Denver NOrS, has an article bullying the
United States judges, and in substance threatening
that unless they administer the laws to suit the
hOmoGs they must quit the territory. The particu-
lar point lahorCd upon is that previous Judges have
refused naturalization papers to those who would
not say when questioned that they were not polyga
mists or not in favor of the system. II the candl-
date Tor naturalization refused to answer qnes-
lions on this subject, the Telegraph complains
it was Immediately assumed that he was
guilty, and naturalization papers were refused
nm. Ihe assumption that Mormon practises
or encourages polygamy is not a very violent one,
and The only question is as to the right of the Judges
to refuse naturalization on this ground The law
requires, IN addition to other conditions, that the
candidate shall show to the satisfaction of the
Judges "that he has behaved as man of good moral
character, attached to the principles of the United
States and well disposed to the good order and hap
pness Of the same The Mormon, who sets the law
at denance and sustans others in doing it, cannot
stand this test, and cannot complain that he is
wronged by exclusion from citizenship Whether
the Judges have the authority to apply this test is
another question, but it is just and proper test
LawlessnCss in Mississippi.
The Vicksburg Times of September 2l contains the
''We met yesterday in this city Mr. Chandler, OF
Issaquena county, who is on the way TO jackson to
OBTAIN from General Ames military protection for
the laW-abldlng citizens Of his county lie informs
us that the negroes in that section are conducting
themselves IN most outrageous and lawless
manner. About six weeks ago, he says, q negro
magistrate sent a posse to arrest two citizens,
Messrs Robertson and Pope, who had a personal
double laTrel shot guns, proceeded to make the
arrest. They arrested eight men, some Of whom they
tied upon their horses and with cooked and pre-
sented guns marched them to the county site.
"Mr Chandler says that the party fired into his
residence, where There was lady, and behaved
themselves otherwise in q most insulting manner.
Last week one hundred and fifty or two hundred,
armed, met and declared they would kill every man
on Deer Greek, or drive them away. Mr.. Chandler
represents the crops as very good but it is impossi-
bic, in the present unsettled condition of AFFAIRS to
have them properly attended to. The reports from
Sunhower represent almost as bad state of affairs
as IN IssaqueDa"
'!IeIlikee'' Dead Heads.
From the San Francisco ChrOnice
Our reporter happened to be standing ut the door
of the Chinese Theatre few evenings since look
ing at the visitors to the establishment thev fled
in Three well dressed fashionable youths presented
themselves at the deor and with well-assumed air
OF tnsOuCidnce proceeded TO walk in
The Celestial doorkeeper demanded the customary
entrance fee, but was informed with lofty air that
the gentlemen were representatives of the press,
and entitled to admission without the absurd preli-
minary of paying anything. The Celestial could not
understand it, and called to his assistance another
gentleman who spoke English with more facility
than himself. He asked on what grounds the three
gentlemen presumed to enter on the free list.
The spokesman at once replied-'Why, we are
members Of the press. I represent the Chicago
this the New lork Daily Tmnlp-we want to visit
your place"
array of powerful journals thus brought before his
bewildered gaze, in the persons OF these gay hum
bugs, bowed to the earth, and led them in with the
greatest politeness to prominent place in the
theatre.
New Gas Spring.
Professor S. A. King the Rronaut, recently visited
in West Bloomfield, Ontario, n. Y, q natural gas
spring. ''or rather as he says THE low of natural
gas generated in the bowels of the earth and escap-
ing through vent made by sinking well 800 feet
in depth, in the hope Of finding OIL" The pipe
through which the gas escapts is Ave inches in
diameter and the gas rushes out OF at the rate OF at
least 5000 feet an hour He made some tests of the
gasand found it TO be rich carburetted hydrogen,
bearing with it as it issues from the opening a
quantity Of vapor Of petroleum. In this State it is
IwlGe as dense as coal gas, and consequently will
hit but hall as much if used for ballOOnng purposes.
To avoid the disagreeable effect Of the escaping gas,
It is kept burning almost constantly as it issues from
the pipe, some ten feet from the ground, but there
is pipe inserted lower down from which q supply Of
gas Is carried into building near by BY way OF
experiment. Professor King filed a small paper bal
loon OF about ~ feet capacity, inside the building,
with the gas The balloon was then passed out of
window, and il was let loose it was caught
by current OF air ana blown directly towards the
lame OF the burning gas, upon which it danced ana
turned over ana over fora number Of seconds, and
finally escaped without taking fire. and was soon out
of sight in cloud.