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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-05-07
REVOLT AGAINST GRANT.
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The AntiThird Term Convention
York Delegates Against Grant.
An anti-third term convention was held
at St. Louis yesterday, and it adopted res
olutions protesting against the nomination
Of General Grant. A committee was ap-
pointed to take further action in the event
of his nomination at Chicago. The reso-
lutions will be sent to Chicago.
A letter has been published at Albany
by State Senator Robertson, one of the dis
trict delegates, declaring that he will vote
for Mr.. Blaine at Chicago until the contest
is ended. Three other district delegates,
it is said, will vote against General Grant.
The Sun says the letter, however, is
something more than simple announce
ment of his purpose. 1t is the beginning
of an organized movement that will cost
Gen. Grant from 81 to 25 votes from the
New York delegation. The letter was not
written and made public until Senator
Robertson was certain that sufficient
number of the New York delegates were
ready to support him in such announce
ment as has now been made 1t is the
first step in a movement which will be
more fully developed in day>or two.
Senator Robertson, in 1876, at Cincin-
natl, did not vote on the first ballot for
Senator Conkling. He voted then for
James G. Blaine.
A dispatch from Washington also says
twenty-four of the New York delegates will
also ignore the unit rule 1t is reported in
Washington that the Pennsylvania dele
CATION at Chicago may be controlled by the
Blaine men, and cast its vote as unit.
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reasonable doubt, in view of the terrify-
ing news that comes from New York to
the effect that detection has made its
appearance in the delegation of that state.
State Senator Robertson is out in a let
ter, in which he declares his
unalterable purpose to vote for Blaine
despite the instructions of the state con-
vention, and he is said to be kicker
who means business when he kicks :;
as is evident from his action
at Cincinnati in 1876, when he
declined to vote for Conkling. In
his present revolt he is said to have the
sympathy of very considerable portion
of the delegation. If there be a break in
the New York and Pennsylvania dele
cations, the possibility of which forces
itself upon the: public mind, and with
Illinois struggling vigorously against
Logan's effort to put it in the
Grant column, the third term may
be said to have received very black
eye, from which, however, there yet re-
mains time for it to recover before the
assembling of the Chicago convention.
Ohio gives her favorite son boost in de-
claring for Thurman, and instructing
the delegation to use all honorable
means to secure his nomination at Gin
cinnati next month.
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PERSONAL.

PERSONAL.
WILLIAM A. WHEELER, the fraudulent
vice president, is for Grant.
President SEELYE, of Amherst, declines
to 90 to the Chicago convention.
The king of Italy and the crown prince
of Germany are firm personal friends.
1t is said SHERIDAN did the drinking for
the Grant party during the ex-president's
recent trip through the South.
Lady THORNTON, the wife of the British
minister to this country, and her daughters
will pass the summer in England and re-
turn to this country in the autumn.
A. N. DE Voc, the new and efficient
business manager of the Harrisburg Pa
triot, was in Lancaster arranging for the
journalistic and business interests of his
paper here.
Mr.. J. S. CLARKE, the American come
dian, has taken a new lease of the London
Haymarket theatre, and will open that
house in August next for a season Of four
months.
The empress of Russia keeps alive by
breathing oxygen gas mixed with acid and
turpentine, which is administered to her
four times day. The physicians say that
her death cannot be much longer postponed
by this artificial process.
Representative CLYMER and his St.
Louis bride have arrived in Washington
and taken apartments at one of the fash
ionable hotels in the city, where they will
remain until the adjournment of Congress.
Representative and Mrs. Clymer will not
visit their home at Reading until after ad-
journment.
Ex-President WOOLsEY, of Yale college,
writes: 81 should regard the nomination
to third term in itself to be highly unde-
sirable, and that to break through an old
habit of three generation for which the
best reasons exist, without a most impe-
rious necessity, would be very unwise, and
would deservedly expose those who would
set it aside to defeat"
The silver service presented to Mr.. MAU-
RICE DELFossE by the governments of the
United States and Great Britain, in recog-
milton of his work as president of the fish
cry commission, is kept locked up in the
state department at Washington. Mr..
Delfosse preferred to have the service in
lieu of the money which it is customary to
present to an umpire in an international
arbitration. 1t is full dinner service of
massive silver. There are sixty pieces, in
Guiding eighteen soup plates.
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Minority Districts,

One of our unamiable Democratic con-
temporaries complains that of the nomi-
nees of the late convention in Harris
burg too large proportion were taken
from minority counties. Only the can
didate for supreme judge and one of the
electors, he alleges, are from majority dis
tricts. If the facts alleged were strictly
correct we do not see that there is any
good ground for exception to them. For
what reason should the Democrats of
minority districts be entitled to less dis
tinction by state conventions than those
who happen to reside in the more favored
localities where the paths to political
honor and profit are more numerous and
tlowery? A majority of the total Demo-
cratic vote in Pennsylvania comes from
districts in which the Republicans have
majorities and i'm which the Democracy
are shut out from local official patron
age. In the majority districts, county,
state and federal offices are attainable by
the average Democrat, and these are in
centives for political efforts and rewards
for the faithful which the toiling Demo-
cracy of minority districts never see.
Nevertheless, their votes count quite as
much in the election of state and federal
officers; their efforts are as earnest in gen.
eral campaigns they rarely split up or
weaken the party by internal dissensions,
and in all respects their services are as
loyal, us unselfish, and as useful to the
party i'm the state and nation as those of
majority counties.
OF the gentlemen distinguished by the
state convention Mr.. jerks and
Mr.. Playford represent reliable Dem
Ocratic counties; Mr.. Speer and
Mr.. Stenger have both been elected to
Congress from their districts, and each
has in time helped to overturn the local
majority in his county; Mr.. Cassidy and
Col. Dechert, of the Philadelphia Democ-
racy, are representatives of some $1,000
voters who have more than once proved
match for the opposition. But none
of these gentlemen nor their friends
would fail to accord the highest Demo-
cratic merit to Mr.. Monaghan or Mr..
Scott or Mr.. Dill because they happen to
represent minorities almost hopeless in
the struggle against local odds. We
have yet to see any proof that the De-
mocracy of Berks is any stauncher than
that of Chester, or that Lancaster county
Democrats march any less promptly at
the battle call than those of the "Tenth
legion" The fact is that good Demo-
crat is not much affected by locality, but
if there is any place where their Democ-
racy is tried as by fire and where the
weaker element sloughs off, it is in the
minority districts.
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Republican Insfncerity.

hCpuUA1CSu kuSluCcIllys
Mr.. Hayes did not always think as he
does now about riders on appropriation
bills, since he was in the habit of voting
for them when he was in Congress. We
cannot refuse him, however, the privil-
ege of changing his opinions and acting
according to his present convictions. His
views upon the subject are sound, for it
must be admitted that general legisla-
tiOn has no business in bill appropri-
ating money. It is much better to have
every matter of legislation distinctly
treated and to have but one subject dis
posed of in each bill. In Pennsylvania
this course was rendered necessary to
prevent snakes in legislation. A differ
ent reason recommends its adoption in
congressional appropriation bills. 1t can
scarcely be denied that Congress ought
to appropriate all the moneys needed for
an economical administration of the gov
ernment; and that if an Office is useless
or extravagantly paid, the proper
course is to abolish it, and not
to refuse an appropriation for it while
it remains and is occupied. If all politi-
cal parties could be so controlled that
they could be compelled to face and
promptly decide all legislative questions,
it would not be necessary for the major
ity in Congress to use its power over the
appropriations to cOerce the minority
and the administration. But every party
will take advantage of its power to OBJ
tain an advantage over the other. The
Republicans in Congress throw every OBJ
stacle in the way Of the Democrats in
the aim of the latter to abolish obnoxious
Offices or to introduce features of legis-
lation that will be of benefit to them :;
and the minority has the power to defeat
the will of the majority. The latter, on
the other hand, can stop the money
which goes to the benefit of the
officers and the purposes that
are obnoxious to them and it
is more than can be expected of them
to ask them not to take advantage of it.,
when it is the only way open to them to
accomplish their aim. Mr.. Hayes may
be virtuous and honest in the expression
of views which we consider absolutely
sound, but it is more likely that he
would have refrained from expressing
them if it had not suited his party's pur-
pose that he should adopt and act upon
them. The Republican party has been
for many years past in majority in Con-
gress and it had plenty of opportunity to
establish the sound system of legislation
which it now recommends to the Demo-
cratic majority. 1t failed to do it. 1t
put riders on appropriation bills when
ever it felt like it, and generally treated
the minority without ceremony and used
its power to the fullest extent. 1t does
not lie in its mouth to now recommend
improved methods of legislation that will
suit its present weakness.
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STATE ITEMS.

At CochrantOwn, in the oil country,
Frank Wilson committed suicide by shoot
ing himself on Tusday.
j. NJ. Thompson, of Oil City. while at
work on an oil tank, at Olean, fell a dis
tance of twenty five feet and was fatally
injured.
The Breakwater, new iron steamer of
10 tons burthen, built for the Old Domin-
ion company, was launched at Roach's
ship yard in Chester, Pa, yesterday morn,
ing.
Lewis Stolpe, aged IL years, while play
ing ''circus," burst blood vessel yester-
day morning at South Easton and died in
a few hours. The accident occurred while
the boy was jumping, during which he
tripped and fell.
Mr.. VIM. ]. p. White, supervisor of the
census for Philadelphia, was sworn in yes
terday. 1t has been determined to hnve
an enumeretOr in each of the election divi-
siOns in Philadelphia. This will make
nearly 700 appointments, and Mr.. White
has already received about four thousand
applications for the place.
Yesterday afternoon Timmons's row of
five brick tenement houses. in South Eas-
ton, was Quilted by fire. For an hour only
one stream was put ON the flames and
that had to be sent through 1900 feet of
hose, as it was Impossible to get water
nearer. An inaccuracy in sending the
alarm caused delay on the part of the
firemen. The loss was $4,000 above
the insurance, which was in the SaucOn
company.
Rev. o. S. Prescott has determined to
resign the rectorship or St. Clement S
church, Philadelphia, and has prepared a
letter rendering his resignation, which is
now in the hands of a committee who will
lay the matter before the vestry at their
meeting tonight, when it is expected that
the resignation will be finally acted upon.
Its acceptance will doubtless end the pres
ent controversy, but if not accepted the
vestry will of course assume the RESPONSE
bility for the futnre relations of the parish
with the diocese.
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well-known residents of the voting pre-
cinct in which their duties are to be per-
formed. The Philadelphia Telegraph
Rep.) thinks that every intelligent, fair
minded man, who prefers an honest
method of doing things to dishonest one,
and who believes that it can be better Sc
cured through the Intervention of the
eminent judges of the United States cir
cult or district courts than through the
average United States marshal, will say
that the principle therein sought to be
made the law is wise, just and fair. More
over the clause is not Democratic infer
nal machine, as has been charged, but
the work of that staunch
Republican, General Garfield, elected by
the Republican voters of his district not
long ago as a Republican representative,
and since elected by a Republican Legisla-
ture as Republican senator.
THE conference of the Philadelphia
members of the delegation to the Repub-
lican national convention, which has Gre
ated so much interest in the public mind,
and imbued it with vague idea that thei 9
is trouble in the camp, and that the Grant
boom is in serious danger of going to
pieces and drifting out to sea, was held at
Secretary Quay's sumptuously furnished
residence last Monday evening. All the
members were present and Mr.. McManes
presided. The 7slegrapNs narrative of
the affair says that the most informal in
terchange of views revealed the fact that
the delegation occupied the position of the
traditional jury, and that it stood II to 1,
the solitary obstinate man who was still
disposed to cling to the shivering Grant
boom being Mr.. Rowan. The other eleven
were for Blaine-for Blaine on the first
ballot, in spite of the unit rule, and for
Blaine all the time-provided, of course,
there vas probable chance for the nomi-
nation falling to The Plumed Knight of
Maine. During the deliberations Senator
Don surprised the party by suddenly ap-
pearing in their midst. He had been ap-
prised of the approaching dissolution of his
little boom, and fastened to secure it's fas-
Jennings. A running fire was kept up for
some time between the young senator and
the delegates, the result of which revealed
the fact and brought it home to Don Cam
eron in very emphatic terms that if he saw
fit to insist upon enforcing the unit rule in
the Pennsylvania delegation at Chicago,
the vote of Pennsylvania would there be
cast for Blaine, Don Cameron's among
the rest. Since then there have been goings
to and fro on the part of Don Cameron and
his lieutenants on the one side and Nc
Names and his adherents on the other.
McManes proceeded to Washington, yes
terday, it is presumed to have
a conference with Senator Cameron and
to endeavor to convince the latter of the
futility Of his present course.
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OHIO,s VOICE FOR THURMAN.
democratic Delegates Instructed to Vote
for Him ~ . Unit.

for Him ~ . Unit.
In the Ohio Democratic convention at
Columbus yesterd ~ George L. Converse,
of Franklin county, was chosen permanent
chairman, and W. J. Gleason, Of Cuyaho-
ga county, secretary. Mr.. Converse, in
addressing the convention, said that none
of the candidates named by the Republi-
cans expected to be legally elected, but ex-
pected, either by force, chicanery, or
fraud, to force themselves into Office.
The following platform was adopted
with cheers, and without discussion
"Resolced, That the Democratic party of
Ohio recognize the long service and the
great ability and steadfast advocacy of
constitutional liberty which mark the
career Of Allen G. Thurman; and, con-
fiding in his rectitude and fitness for chief
executive of the republic, cordially instruct
the delegates-at-large this day appointed,
and request the district delegates chosen
by the several districts of the state, to
tion the name of this tried statesman as
our candidate for president of the United
States, and to use all honorable means to
secure his nomination.
'.Resolred, That in order that Ohio may
have the full influence and power in the
national Democratic convention to which
her position in the Union entities her, we
hereby instruct the Ohio delegation to that
convention to cast the vote of the state as
a unit.
"Resoloed, That:.w recommend,the Dem
ocratic national convention to adopt the
twO-thirds rule in nominating candi-
dates"
The following were elected delegates at
large to the Cincinnati convention: ]. Ii.
Wade of Cleveland, James B. Steedman of
Toledo, John McSweeney of Wooster, and
Durbin Ward of Lebanon. A. V. Rice of
Ottawa, Thomas E. Powell of Delaware,
Charles Hebb of Hamilton and A. r. Van
cleaf of Pickaway were chosen alterna:es.
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THE president-makers were hard at
work yesterday, and as result of their
labors the country is to-day afforded a
spectacle of the rapidly growing proper
tions of the Blaine boom. The Plumed
Knight made neat capture of New
Hampshire, New Jersey, Delaware and
Maryland, and in the former state the
Republican preference for the Maine
senator as against the third-term candi-
date was emphasized by a resolution con-
graduating Grant on his safe return
from abroad, and expressing the fer
vent hope that the afternoon of his re-
markable life may be serene by exemp-
tion from strife and happy in the re-
spect and affection of a grateful country.
That the Grant boom is in danger of
going to pieces is no longer a matter of
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BIG BLAZE.
Another Great Oil Fire Near Bradford.

Another Great Oil Fire Near Bradford
In torpedoing the we'll of the Oak Shade
oil company, near Bradford, Mexican coun-
ty, yesterday afternoon the we'll famed
and took fire. The dry condition of the
wood caused the flames to spread rapidly
among other oil property and at present
writing great fire is raging among the
wells of the Oak Shade company and the
M'Calmont oil company, near Summit, on
the Kendall and Eldred railway The ex-
tent at present cannot be determined.
Later specials say that three distinct
fires are now prevailing in the woods and
among the wells at different points. An
unauthetic report says that in a prema-
ture explosion of a torpedo near Reno city
three men were seriously if not fatally in
jured. The fires now raging cover miles
of territory and threaten several villages
besides a vast amount of oil territory The
excitement is at present very high.
At 4 o'clock a. m. several miles of country
were covered by the flames, which swept
forests, derricks, tanks and everything else
before them. Reno City, a village of
about one hundred houses, situated ten
miles from Bradford, was entirely con-
sumed, not a single building remaining.
Owing to the extent of territory swept it
is impossible to give an accurate account
of the losses, but it is estimated that 800
derricks and a large volume of oil has been
destroyed, and that the total loss will
reach $4,000 The only insurance is in
small amounts on buildings in Reno City.
The flames are now under control. The
report that several men were injured by
an explosion of nitro-glycerine is un-
founded.
hort q; ;rht bupd rod oil walls xv,o,,, l,,,,noJ
in an hour during the afternoon, together
with hundreds of thousands of barrels of
petroleum. The loss is very great, and
falls not on the rich Standard monopoly,
but on the poor producers. Many men will
be bankrupt, while others have lost their
means of support. No estimate can be
formed at this writing as to the actual loss,
as the fires are still raging with unabated
fury in different parts of the field. The
losses will, no doubt, run into the mil
lions.
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Tho Crime of Poverty.

Carlisle Volunteer.
In the list of cases tried at the recent
court of quarter sessions in Harrisburg,
we find the following:
"Lewis Cobaugh, larceny of chicken !;
three months in county JAIL
"Elijah Embeck, larceny of two
bushels of coal; three months in county
jail"
Mark the contrast. The roosters at
tempt to steal millions from the people :;
plead guilty, and sentenced to the peniten-
tiary then pardoned by Republican
governor on recommendation from, Re-
publican board of pardons. The poor
men take something to eat and to keep
themselves warm, possibly from necessity.
Will they be pardoned? No. Their cases
will never as much as be considered by the
board. Verify, in these degenerate days
of republicansm it is extremely danger
GUS to be poor.
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MOUNT JOY ITEMS

From Our Regular CORRESPONDENT.
The potato bug and the office-seeker
having put in their appearance in this
vicinity this week, the season may be con.
si3ered fairly under way, but few less
than a bakers dozen of the latter annoyed
many of our citizens the past two days.
Of the several fine hotels in this place
may be named the Red Lion, which is, as
usual, in first-class order. The guests are
many =. are well taken care of by the pro-
prietor, John B. Shelly, of whom we will
only say she is the right man in the right
place"
On Thursday morning Will Spickler,
foreman at D. H. Engle's furniture estab-
llshment, met with painful accident.
lie was engaged at saving piece of lum-
Der at d. Root, Son & Co.'S plow works
when two fingers of his left hand were
caught in the circular saw. DIR. F. NJ.
Harry was obliged to amputate the one
near the first joint, while the other is
badly lacerated.
According to tradition and other weather
prophets, Ascension Day should be visited
with occasional showers of rain and mild
gales. But yesterday was rebuke to the
false prophets and direct contradiction of
tradition, for it was fair, and the atmos-
phere glowed with vernal warmth. As is
the custom farm work was generally sus
pended, and our streets were lively with
the country folk. A large number of young
ladies and gentlemen from the surrounding
townships spent the daya Wild Cat glen,
along the Susquehanna. In town but few
OF the stores were closed and the public
schools were open.
The public schools will close Oh Monday
next. The pupils Of the high school have
been examined in philosophy, English lit
erature and United States history. The
examinations We're written and the work
was we'll done.
Ed. F. Dunlap, night telegraph operator
at this place, will go to Columbia to fill
the position of operator in the dispatcher's
office.
Some Of the farmers have planted corn.
The grain and grass fields appear unusual
ly fine and promise to yield abundantly.
The weather is favorable to the tobacco
plants and they are fast stretching their
leaves. They are of all sizes, but the
| largest will not be fit to set out within the
next ten days.
The store rOoOm which was lately used
for a gents furnishing store by j. K.
Hoerner, is occupied by o. J. Helleglass,
where may be seen fine display OF frames
and oil paintings.
There are three candidates for census
enumeratOr of this district, Peter Drummer,
NJ. NJ. Leib and Henry c. Bernhardt. The
confirmation of Supervisor SnOwden
knocked the slate into smithereens and
certain political adherents as yet remain
unpaid. Almost two months ago, when
everything appeared lovely, we could have
| informed certain ones how useless their
| efforts were at that time.
Several months ago there were steps
| taken to form hail insurance COM
pany by 4 number OF gentlemen of this
neighborhoOd. The project has been
abandoned. John II. Zeller is the agent
at this place for the Pennsylvania mutual
hail insurance company of York, Pa.