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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-05-06
PRESIDENT MAKING.
The Rate ut Which 1t Progresses.

The New Hampshire Democratic state
convention yesterday chose Tilden dele
gates without instructions and adopted an
anti fraud platform. Thurman will be
recommended out of courtesy by the Ohio
Democrats at their convention to-day.
The Tilden state committee organized in
New York yesterday by re-electing the old
officers. Members of the committee said
that the Tilden sentiment had not become
weaker since the Syracuse convention.
Abram S. Hewitt declined the chairman
ship of the Irving hall general committee,
and John Mckeon was chosen.
The Republican Campaign.
Republican state conventions met i'll
Mississippi, Tennessee and Wisconsin
yesterday. In Mississippi a Sherman man
was elected chairman. Further details
have not been received In Tennes-
see the Grant men elected chairman
by vote of 265 against 255 polled
by the anti-Grant men. The fight
in the convention is to be renewed to-day
In Wisconsin, anti-Grant delegates to Chi
cagO were elected. Some of the delegates
are for Blaine, others are for Washburne,
and others for Sherman. The New Jersey
Delaware, and New Hampshire conven-
tions meet to-day. 1t is expected that the
Blaine men will control them. Senators
Robertson and Sessions, who are New York
delegates to Chicago, say they shall vote
for Blaine. Delegates are arriving at st.
Louis for the anti-third term demonstra-
ton,
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-05-06
MayOr'S Court.

This morning there was one DRINK and
two vags before the mayor, by whom they
were discharged.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-05-06
MINOR TOPICS.

THE Philadelphia North american thinks
that if he of the tawny hair insists on the
unite rule he will either precipitate an un-
happy dissension, which would weaken the
party, or such indignant and combined
opposition as would compel him to eat the
leek of humiliation by being coerced into a
unit rule vote for Mr.. Blaine.
THERE have been so many enormous
bills presented and approved in Congress
for the funeral expenses of deceased men,
bers, that it is worthy to remark that the
whole bill for the burial of the late Sena-
tor Chandler, of Michigan, which Congress
was called on to pay, was only $3.50.
The bill for the funeral expenses of the
late Senator Houston, of Alabama, was
$1,O64.34, and others have been even
higher than this. In the case of Senator
Chandler his family paid all the actual ex-
penses, and the bill of $3.50 was for the
committee of Congress that went to the
funeral.
SENATOR WOoDIN, New York dele
gate to the Chicago convention, was
shown the dispatch from St. Louis an
nouncing that he had written letter stat
ing that he was one of fifteen delegates to
the Chicago convention from New York
who had pledged themselves to vote
against the nomination of Grant. 81
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-02-02
before there can be safety for free ins'i'u-
EMANCIPATION IN CUBA. .


The bill abolishng slavery in Cuba many
nassed the Spanish Cortes on the 21st OF TINS
month. 1t was ordered to be Immediately
published in Havana, and is to go into enec'
in April. That is, of course, as IL may
he. "Its long cry from Madrid
70 Havana, and all former acts OF
emancipation have had the lll-luck 10
die out by the way One, the Moret la"'
which was passed just nine years ago, ms
never vet been promulgated IN Cuba. 1t ieli
n dead letter. so fierce was the opposition OF
the slavehoIding propIietors, although its terms
were much more favorable to the m sters than
those of the present bill, as by 1t the UNBORN
children OF slaves only were declared aDso-
utely free. The living slaves were emahci-
mated at the age of sixty, when, as one may
be sure. all the work had been got out OF
them of which they were capable.
The act lust passed cmancipates the slaves
in from six to eight years from the present
time. No other compensation IS allowed 10
the masters than such profit as they can make
from the labor of their chatteis III these en-
suing six or eight years. There Is niue
doubt that it will be the largest possible. Inc
experiment of gradual emancipation was tiled
in the English Colonies. with what results we
ali know; the English planters then, ju>t ms the
Spanish planters would do row, drove the slaves
TO death in the little space of time left 10
them. Whatever restrictions policy had liti-
erto imposed on their cruelty toward their
human chattes were removed by the act oil
emancipation. 1t no longer was to their IN
terest to keep the negro alive and healthy /;
and the restrictions of humanity did not prove
strong enough 10 affect their eagerness To get
what they could out of him while yet III
their clutches. In the other West Indian
islands, too, az almost complete stag
nation of production and trade followed
freedom. The condition of affairs was du-
plicate in miniature of that of our own South
ern States The masters never lost the secret
belief that the negroes were still their own
property, of which the law had robbed them !;
and this conviction justified to them all kinds
of trickery and oppression by which they
cheated the blacks Of their wages ana labor.
The negroes retaliated by idleness and (not
having Kansas to escape toy by murder ana
nsusrectlOn.
We see no reason TO anticipate any more
easy deliverance into freedom for Cuba than
for Jamaica or Mississippi. With the intol-
GRANGE, rage, and uncOnquerable prejudice on
the one side and ignorance on the other the
separation OF slave and master never has been
ACCOMPLISHED without bloodshed, and a wrench
INJURIOUS for the time to the prosperity OF the
country.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-02-02

An able LAWYER reviews, in a communications
which we print this morning. the bill proposed
70 Congress by the Western Union Telegraph
Company for the protection of messages
from unreasonable search and seizure.'
There is no doubt that the present state OF
fine law with respect to kilograms is higny
unsatisfactory; but it is by no means ciear
that the remedy now suggested by the Coh-
papy will meet the evils justly complained
of. The bill provides, |. That kilograms anu
Office comics of the same shall be deemed
fine private papers of the senders ana
receivers: and. .. That they shall be
protected from unreasonable search ana SEIZURE,
and from production as evidence III legal anu
legislative proceedings, I" to the same extent
"as letters sent 10y the United States mail"
The FIST provision hardly touches the case,
since fle courts can order the production OF
private papers Just rs we'll as kilograms when
ever they Judge proper. he second provision
IL ambiguous. Letters are protected only
during the period of transmission by the post
Office after delivery they pass into the care
CORY of private papers, and the courts may
compel their production. Ii the western
Union Company's bill means that teiegrams
shall be exempt from seizure during transmits
sion. il is of no use, for the TRANSMISSION Is
instantaneous. Ii It means that the copies ana
originals retained by the company for ITS own
protection or convenience shall be protected
as long as they are in existence, 1t claims Tor
telegram more sacredncss than the law
accords 20 letter. This is absurd.
Our correspondent prop ses remedial
statute which seems to us much more reason
able and eilcctual than the bill under consider
alton. He would declare all kilograms and
Office copies thereof private papers, and pro-
vide that no court or legislative body should
have power to compel their production by the
telegraph company except under the following
conditions: l. The party applying for the
subpGna shall make affidavit. at least upon
information and belief, of the existence Of GER
tam dispatches. describe their supposed con-
tents, show their relevancy to the cause at
issue. and satisfy the court that there Is prob
able cause for their production; ?. OPP
portunitv shall be given to the other
parties to resist the application, and, 3.
Exemplary damages shall be recoverable from
anyone wntuliy and maliciously procuring, by
means Of such process, the unnecessary dis
closure of any private message. This would
nrevcnt the abuse of "dmgnet subpenas,"
while at the same time it would leave to the
courts a power which is sometimes indispen
sable to the administration OF justice.
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gnocx 10 Advertisements.

AnrsFNENTs 81 PGoF-6tt comm
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GAf;KiNG HOUSES AND BANKERs--1Hi Fdqe-oth c"'"'""
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ExCuRsioNs-3d Page-6th cOiumi
FINANCIAI--7M Page Am anf DIN Column
FINE ARTs--3d Pdge-5tb column
HELP WAxTRH-3d P0Ge-4th eniiinu
HorEIs- on Pa0e-4'h column
Instructions 6h Pdge-3d an6 Atm cuuinn'
Law scHooLs-6M PAGE 4th conmI
IFCTUREs AND MRETINGs-3d PdGe-oth eoihbb
LKeAL NoTIOEs-3d PdGr-5th column
LOsT AND FOUND-6h Pdqe-5th co'ur1n.
MAprIASrs AND DEATBs-5h Page 9th colnmn
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9th and 9Th columns.
ktw PSPIIcATioNs- Oh Pd0e-3d column.
PRoPOsAIs--7h Pa0e-6th column.
RF.I ESTATE 9th Poge-4th and 9th columns
SALES ny Auction. Gu pd0s -5ti column
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SPECIAL, NOTICES 5M Page 81 "trn -.
STEAMBOATS, AND RAILRe rs Oh P'0e-5th ana ON
columns.
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-02-02
MUSICAL NOTES.

Handers Deborah was sung recently IN
Berlin. but IL was not very successful.
Herr Heinrich Schleslnger, head OF the
well-xnown publishing house IN Berlin. died last MONTH
Warners Tristan und Isolde" is to be
o,ven Mt the Lelpsic stadttheater next June. Inc
r-,ncpaI parts are 10 be sung by Herr vog and bis
VIZ Two OF most distinguished singers oil Waghers
music. ~
The next concert of the New-York Phihar-
monte Cub will take place at Chckering Hall on Tues
day evening The programme will include quartet by
beethoven (op IA and a quintet by San-Saens. MI
s. b. Mills Will be the pianist
There has been lively disturbance III the
orchestra OF the Paris Opera. Verdi insisted on CON
Quoting the first performance OF aida 10 person. ous
the musicians with whom NJ Alte', the new eonuuo'or'
has made himself very popular, resisted s,renuousy;
They are now oppoAng Verdi just as they uu ooun'u
not long ago In a similar case.
Gounod is at present engaged IN revising
the score OF "Le Tnbut do Zamora" AS soon as 'n'.
IL ready for the stage be will complete Heloise Gu
.na,,rd the opera which has been the stocks ior
90 many years When this IL finished nc VIII 20 "
work on an opera whose brcto 10 by NJ Detroyah al"
whose title Is" Henri VIII
The Annual Choral Festival to DO held In the
we,, Minister Presbyterian Church, Brooklyn, TO-
orrow evening under the direction Of Mr.. s. Lasar,
will be specially interesting to those who have at aear
che notification and elevation OF church music m h
Laser has worked hard Of this task; and certain" A'
labor IL needed. - ~,
The performance of the great work Oh beriioz'
La Damnation dc Faust" which the symphony society
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-02-02

under the supervision OF skilled and patient
observers, and nothing coud be devised
which would prove more certainly destruc-
tive of any possible benefit to be de-
rived from such a scheme than the injection
into it of any element which savored of poll
ties or craftsmanship. A Cabinet officer is essen
italy partisan. He is chosen because he ad-
heres to a line of policy adopted by an admin
istratOn and his official life terminates with
that of his chief. BY virtue OF his office
Secretary of Agriculture would be lncapaci-
tated for rendering any genuine service 10
agriculture in the one direction where Govern
ment aid would be most naturally expected.
A constitutional adviser would be the last man
to select for conducting a tea-farm or a Jute-
farm or for making a series OF experiments
with various fertilizing processes or modes OF
tillage. The new method of crystallIzing SUI
gar, which may revolutionlze the agriculture
of the corn growing belt OF the country, was
neither a Democratic nor Republican dlscOv-
ery. but the discovery of chemist who de-
votes his energies not to politics, but to
scientific research. If the farmers oil the
country are to be instructed how to direct
their energies into more remunerative channels
and how to avail themselves of more economi-
cal methods by lessons from the Bureau or
Agriculture, the first step toward regenerat-
ing and reOrganizing the concern for such
service would be to put it in charge OF some
man of recognized attainments in agricultural
science, and then have it as completely divorced
from the strife and fluctuations of politics as
the Coast Survey now is, which work, by the
vav. is pretty satisfactorily conducted in spite
of the fact that its superintendent has no
seat in the Cabinet.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-02-02

effective as a check upon undue hilarity. 1t
was remarked that the spectacle OF the lilueh
Committee engaged with Lowed heahs III
silent and motiOnless meditan0n upon
the O'Conor letter would be worm
gong a thousand miles to see. but IL
must be confessed that, as spectacle,
the Tammauy Committee, meditating silent
and motionless upon these fOrcible remarks OF
Henry Watterson, would exceed In interest
ANYTHING the world has ever witnessed. Leu
the competition 90 Oh, then. Let the
Committees have fair start in this bust
ness Of "silent and motioUless meditation"
while the country looks on with approval
AID hopes that both VIII hold out forever
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-02-02
Nsru'2lork Daily Gribu,ae.
FOUNDED BY HORACE GREELEY.
MONDAY. FEBRUARY 2. 1880.
THE NEVIS THIS MORNING.

foREIGy-It is feared in Brazil that the
yellow fever will spread to Rio Janeiro == The
Chlians have captured lilo. - General
comacho has made himself President of Be-
hvia. - A. Granier de Cassagnac, the noted
French editor and ImperialIst, is dead. 60 IL is
reported that Russia is about to increase her army.
DoMEsnC-The personal friend of the late lu-
liam Commissioner to whom the Arizona Mine was
,old seems to have been his son. - The Hon.
William f. Chandler is confident that Senator
Blaine will be the next President. 60 1t is
umored at Washington that Secretary
schurZ proposes to arrest the Ponca
indians Standing Bear and Bright Eyes.
- The Allegheny, Penn, delegates have
been instructed to support General Grant. 80
The receivers have transferred the Midland Railway
20 the New-York, Ontario and Western Railroad.
60 Daniel Leahey has won boat race for 81 900
4 side, at Richardson's Bay. Cal.
CRY AND sUBURBAN.-The call for the Re-
publican State ConveghOn, with the full
rhedule of representation, has been IS
med. 80 All Angels Church conse-
Grated Yesterday - Low resorts IN the Twenty
FIRST Precinct were broken up. 60 Merchants ex-
pect relief from pilOtage exactOns from the
legislature 80 Senator Astors bill regu-
Iating the sale of posons is approved
By New-York and BROOKLYN druggists GO Mr..
Beecher preac ed on the True Conception of Life.
-= Professor Adler made an address on Thomas
Paine. - The Rev. Mr.. Haferman, of Ho-
boken, has resigned.
The WEATHER.-TRIgUNE local observations
indicate colder and clear partly cloudy weather.
Thermometer yesterday: Highest, 37'; lowest,
1870; average, 27l2|.
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another pronounces them "a set Of natural.boro
fools, VINO were IN possession, winch ia nina
points of the law. and YET allowed the Republicans
to out-genera. tbeDD Not word is said about tho
cl1mInallty Of the affair. The only crime in the
eyes OF the Democratic editors was in the failnra
TO bring the plot 10 a successful issue Had the
consplrators succeeded. their party friends who
now can hardly find language strong enough in
which TO denounce Them would have sung peans nj
triumph in their honor
The interest the people are showing in the pre
liminary canvass for the Presidency is one of tha
most encouraging signs OF the times
The Maine Democracy can now take an inventory
OF their moral assets. The stock on hand WON'T
alarm them.
The appearance of North Carolina, South Caro-
lima, Virginia and Florida Republicans on the side
OF Sherman has given an unexpected shock TO the
demonstrations of the political prophets. Louis.
lana Republicans said to be for Sherman also,
and there are sanguIne Sherman men who declare
that when the National Republican Convention
meets, the entire Southern delegation will be solid
for him. As the advocates of General Grant have
based their hope of his nomination largely upon n
united support from the South, this sudden change
cannot fail to have important effect upon bis
prospects If Secretary Sherman enters the co %.
yention with Ohio and the South Including Mis-
souril behind him, he will have 800 votes at the
outset, which will bring him within 80 votes of
majority. But he has not secured the Souths 27d
yet, though he is pretty sure Of Ohio's 44.
Those politicians VINO, as the elder Mr.. Weller
would say. have been "swellin' wsIbly before our
VERY ewes j." in the belief that they had their par.
tlcular boom all bXed are IN danger of needing
tapping before the National Convention meets.
Garcelon should be given credit for one thing at
least He knows what kind Of political corpse he
Is and has maintained the most profound silence
since he went out of office. He is no doubt doubly
anxious now to be forgotten since the nefarious
scheme to which he lent himself has so signally
failed.
General Garfelds letter to the Ohio Republicans
contains some advice applicable to the party every
where and to every member of it. For instance,
when he says that the first consideration that
ought to influence the action of Republicans in
reference to the Presidential nomination should be
"the best interest of the whole country as repre-
scented by the National Republican party" he sums
up the whole duty of every Republican. For those
OF their own favorite candidate there is a whole
sermon in these two sentences: % hope the Repub-
hcans will make no attack on other candidates
They should fairly and generously recognize the
merits OF all" General Garheld's advice IS always
pertinent and seasonaiIe.
If all the booms should fail and some new cand-
dates should be brought to the front how would
ticket like this readi For President, Hamilton
Fish. of New-YOrk; for Vlce-Presldent, Benjamin
Harrison. of Indiana.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-02-02
amusemenis ano alssnmgs 90 Night

Days THEATRE" The Royal MILDLY"
FITu AVENUE fHEATRi-" firates OF REM Vu'c ou....
HIyrxfY's i1IFATRE-'The Tourists In the Pullman
Palace Car -.
EEw-YoRK AouARIuM-2 and g: Circus
OIYMIlC THEATRE" Davy Crockeu"
p,pK TuFATRP- The Wedding March"
IAN FgANcIsCe MIvsTRELs OPERA doUsE-VsreV.
sTANpARD IHEATRR-" Horrors"
es,ax soVARR THEATRE -"Tne False Friend
NAIL,ck's THEATRE THE Snaugran."
AcApi MY OF DEsrGy-Annual Exhibition.
ycsrER & BIAi's GAtpEE-COncerL
,UfcKrRISc HALL Readings.
sTgiNwAY HAII-Concrrt,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-02-02

A Committee of the House of Representa-
tives has discovered the most economical po-
htical manager IN this country, with the ex-
cepton of that distinguished and excellent
man who ran for Congress some years ago il
New ENGLAND mt a total expense of three cents
the cost of the postage stump on his letter Oh
acceptance. The new instance. however, rs NOT
of honest economy but of parsimOny III fraud.
A contest before the House of the result OF a
Congressional election in Arkansas reveals a
Democratic witness connected with Demo-
cratic news aper, who testifes that several thou
sand tickets for Mr.. SemObs, the Democratic
candidate, were printed on the afternoon OF
election day, and most OF them after sun
down. The order was given with the, re-
mark that they would be "needed that
evening" In view of the fact that nobody
ventured to contradict this testimony, 1T
seems fair to infer that the order was delayed
from economical motives, and until 1t was
evident how MANY ballots would be "needed
cater shutdown" to give Mr.. Slemons hand
some majority. Mr.. Slemons would be USE
full man to a party which may possibly be
short of funds during the Presidential cam
paign the availability Of the barrel being
still contingency He might make good
chairman for the National Democratic Com
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House, and the Democrats eighteen. while
tnat of Indiana is controlled by Mr. De La
Matyr, the Greenbacker, who holds the cast
ing vote. The expulsion of Mr.. Washburn
would reverse the political bias in the Mime
sofa delegation. and give the Democrats
firm majority of the States.
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rrANcu OFFICES OF THE TRIBUNE.

NEw-YoRK-No. .23s Broadway. csrner Thirty
frst-st.: No. 30S West Tweutv-thIrd-st corner
Tiehth-aye; No. go ThiTd-ave., corner Forty
feyenfh-st; No 90 East Fourteenth-st., corner
Union-equare: No. 2.3S6 Fourth-sve. tHarlem.i
MAsnINGTON-NO. 1872 Est.
LoNDoN--Ne. &c Bedford-st.. Strand
PARfs--No o Rue Serbs
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Not an asprant for the Presidency in the Demo-
cratic party has dared to openly enter the field and
co,test the nomination with Mr.. Tlden. They are
nil standing around and anxiously inquirng, like
Dick Swiyeller, Is the old MN frindly =
Isn'tit about time Ben Hill was reyictualled Tor
another speech
II is rumored that Garceon is employing his leis-
ure in composing an eptaph for the Flsionists. 1t
sbouId beQin Alictions long time they bore
,bpsiciaps were IN van" That would have the
merit of truth if not of originality.
The Republican party is too great and generous an
organization for any one mans candidacy to be
necessary to its success
For nearly quarter of century the Democ'
racy have been trying to kill OFF John Sher-
man. They have made him the target for all their
mud batteries and have not hesitated TO repeat
every lie and scandal concocted to blacken his
record They are doubtless convinced by this time
of their lgnomnious failure. For Of all the men who
have been with the Republican party during the
| past twenty-five years, and who have borne their
full share in ghing its battles and never shlrked
duty no one stands higher with the people to-day
| than the present Secretary OF the treasury. Inc
| Democracy had better train their dirt engines on
| some other man.
| The treatment the Maine Fusonists are receiv-
| ing from the Democratic editors shows how eager
| the party was for the success of the conspiracy.
| One Bourbon organ calls them a scurvy lot
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-02-02

What lively gentleman bOarder must James T..
Walker have been-Walker who on Friday night,
filled the genteel pension of Mrs. Dawson, in
Brooklyn. with dire alarms and dreadful apprehen-
sions by pretending to shoot his landlady, firing
also at sheet-Iron blower, and likewise sending
hall into the ceiling. Nothing so exciting as that
ever happened in the celebrated house of Mrs. Tod
gers That there have been thousands of boarders
who wanted to shoot their laudladies, being eX-
osperated by the dietetic Deficiencies of the meRGge
cannot be truthfuly denied; but Mr. Walker is the
first martyr who ever even pretended to do il. He
Is Thought to have been jealous and to have taken
this method of demonstrating his affection for Mrs.
ID. She. good woman. didn't believe that he meant
TO kill her. nor do we. But we submit that man
who plays such tantrums, in a genteel boarding
house. is not desirable as a boarder at any price.