Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-08-14

telegIam 10 tne new YORK sun from Reading.
county assembled in county convention this
afternoon to map out the fall campaign and to
count u H noses In the Congressional fight between
the Hon. Hester Clymer and Peter ID. Wanner,
rival candidates for the nomination. They
had red-hot time, and as soon as the tempo
rary chairman announced the meeting ready
for business the fun began. The adherentS OF
Mr.. Clymer wanted the Hon. s. E. Arcona for
permanent chairman, while the Wlnner fac
tion named Alderman Fisher. At this point
began fight which beggars description. the
convention rising in mass and each side yell
ing for their fayOrites. Chairs and tables were
19e gGsef and nr9ken in the excitement The eX
before which stood Ancona and Fisher, the
former cool and collected, battering the desk
WI WIN neavy cane IN his vain attempts to bring
the crowd: Nothing could be done in the way
OF business sine. m until Sheriff Kemp was called in,
from his position, and ordered him to sit down
or De removed from the building, Mr.. Ancona
aeaoG tnea ealied al the meeting to order and pro
D: Wanner both made speeches, that of Mr..
Wanner being devoted to an attack upon Mr..
Clymer, charging him with being everything
put democrat. and as having been one OF
those who sold Mr.. Tilden out In voting for
the Electoral Commission. Nothing but the
nerve, nerve displayed by Sheriff Kemp today pre-
COMMODORE GARR1soN's BETRorHED.-The
rson and M Miss Rsnds Of ST. ho1s IS an
versally accepted here as fact, nOtwithstand-
ing the lady's family have authorized no an
sae cs, is not mucn over M and Is
fine color, grey eyes and black hair. She is
very accomplished, having received superior
education in Europe and this country. Her
father, formerly in business in st. Louis, but
who retired some years ago, has been a life
long friend of Commodore Garrison. She is
now wearing an immense solitaire diamond
VI % 0fn( nCSIn 70
$4,000, and, OF course, conclude is the gift of
her betrothed. The family have been at Sar-
atoga several weeks, but left to-day on a spe,
cIial eli car for New York, intending to 60 later
to Long Branch. They live at the Windsor
hotel when in New York.-[Bos Herald
1T IS TO BE HOPED that the new regula-
tiOns which Messrs. Thompson and Sherman
are to issue regarding the importation of duti-
aole 40 goods by y naval or other officers OF the
tinct to put an end to the scandals which have
long been current regarding this matter.
Probably we shall never get rid of smuggling,
in this fashion and in many more common,
until the customs laws are greatly relaxed
and duties at once made lower and more
reasonable, but in the meantime the least the
government can do is to watch it's own ser:
wants at least as closely as it does the general
traveller. There is a very widely received
notion that any one in the employ OF the gov
payment OF duties, an impression which prob
ably springs from the feeling that the govern
ment officials and the traveller are natural
foes, and that the officials will always help
others. And this impression is only too often
confirmed by observation. Perhaps rigid
of officials would help to secure the repeal of
some of their most absurd and Irritating fea-
tures.-[N. Y Times.
THE FIRST SILVER CERTIFICATE.-Senator
Newton Booth, who returned from Washing
ton yesterday, brought with him the first silver
ta aVnr Sf QE nf hxrf fbo
ment. 1t is marked "Series A, No. l." and is
endorsed: Good for twenty silver dOllars.'
In size and general appearance iti is somewhat
OF the ink used in it's printing are of a silver
brown hue. On the face is a vignette of Com
modore Stephen Decatur, and near this ap
ceiyable for customs, taxes and all public dues
and when SO RECEIVED may be reissued." On
the back, extending the entire length of the
certificate is the word "TWenty'' in letters
an inch in Size.-[SdcrdnlentO Bee.
THE JERSEY CITY MURDER-The interest
in the murder of the policeman at Jersey City
still holds on, but public sentiment seems to
be changing, so that, while Mrs. Smith has
been been regarded ara % almost universally as the MUIR
and her physician report that in private inter-
views with her she declared "She had nothing
to confess" the public are beginning to think
it quite possible that, after all, some one else
unknown to the police committed the deed,
and has thus far covered his tracks. The New
YORK WOrtG denOunceS in vigorous terms the
manner in which Mrs. Smith and Bennett,
ing treated by the authorities. It says they
have practically used against either Bennett
or Mrs. Smith solitary confinement, brain
pressure, presence of an ecclesiastic hard
prison fare, refusal of permission to see
friends, cOncealment of information and alb
sence of cOnveniences, such as decent beds
and clean apparel.
JUST WHAT BEN BUTLER WANTs-Now |
will tell you what want l always had fac
in the first place, dollar fixed by law, not
made pendant upon anything redeemable, but
legal tender for debts, public and private,