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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-12-01

proposed to sit up with Hayes until veto
message had been signed. 81 was going
to stay by him." he said, "and if he had
gone to bed I'd have got into the same
bed" The end was that Hayes signed the
veto message and the army bill failed to
become law.
Hour after hour was consumed by the
excited and angry senator in laying bare
Hayes duplicity, as he called it. He de-
nounced him for almost every political
crime on the calendar, and, among other
things, for his hypocrisy about spending
money for campaign purposes.
"Of course he spent money" be rOared,
but he used mine. didn't believe in
bis cant about purity and all that, for he
begged me for money himself, and gave
him S27, 600 to be spent in his own state.
What do you think of that? Taking
money from outside to be used in his own
state. Did you ever hear of meanness
greater than that? But made him send
for the money over his own signature, and
Eve got the letter now. made the drafts,
too, payable to his order. He'd better
not deny all this history, for I've got the
drop on him. He knows better than to
make an issue with me on that subject.
I'll let daylight into the transaction of
that campaign if he does. He got my
money and used it. never refused money
to anybody who could do the Republican
party any good with it, and the campaign
cost me a good deal Of hard money. When
| got through and figured up was out
s37, 600. And then, what do think? Some
months afterwards the treasurer of
the committee came to me with bills
for odds and ends. About 81, 900 was due
and told him to go to Hayes. Ihad done
enough for him, and he might pay his own
bills in the future. Well, they went to
Hayes Here the old man stopped and
laughed till his face grew red and the tears
streamed down his cheeks. Several times
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-12-01

MILLERsvILLE matters mournlully mix
cd. Students suspended suspiciously
swiftly.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-12-01

SARA BEKNHAEDT is stoned 10y the mob
at Odessa, every time she turns out, the
pretcXt being that Sara, the Jcwcss,
plundcrcd the people,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-11-26

There have been a good many po--
Iitical duels in the South this year,
but it is a curious fact that the only
one that has resulted fatally started
as a joke. Two colored brethren hav-
ing had a political dispute, it was
determined to settle the matter in a
mock duel. Seconds were chosen.
and double harreled shotguns were
selected as the weapons. They were
supposed to be loaded only with pow-
der. but through some mistake q
charge Of bird-shot was but in one of
the weapons, and after the smoke Of
the explosion of the weapons had
cleared away it was discovered that
one of the harkies had been killed.
1t remains to be seen what disposi.
ton will he made Of the man who
fred the shot. 1t is not quite evil
dent how he can be convicted of MUIR
der, hut what can be said of the man
who introduced the shot.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-11-26

The Committee of One Hundred
Old Line Democrats-meti in Balti-
more Wednesday evening. The pre-
sent officers, consisting of DR.. George
w. Benson, President, w. H. Love,
secretary, and j. Radigan, assistant
secretary. will continue to officiate
until next spring, when new dele
gates will be chosen by each ward for
the formation of a new committee,
1t was decided to continue the organ
ization during the next campaign,
when candidates will again be nomi-
mated. Steps were also taken looking
to the appointment of committee to
prepare bills for new registration and
election laws.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-11-26
Mahone's Future.

One Of the results of the late cleo
ton in Virginia will be that the Re-
adjusterS General Assembly can at the
coming session elect four of the five
judges Of the Court of Appeals. The
new appoiHtees cannot enter upon the
diacharge Of them duties until Janu--
airy !, 18H3-foupteen months hence.
This, therefore, promises to delay The
readjuStment Ineasures-the Riddle
berger bill-fOr one year. 1t is quite
as certain that the present court vii!
pronounce it unconstitutional as, it is
that the Assembly will pass it and
Gov. Cameron approveit. There is
a widespread belief in the State that
President Arthur, fr0Ma, the interest.
he has taken in the Readjuster cause !,
will offer Malone place in the Cab.
met. If he accepts, the Senators will
be Riddleberger and John ID. Wise.
The General Assembly will have,
also, besides the election of Senators.
the redistrictins Of the Skate formem-
bers of Congres as Virginia is now
entitled to ten, instead of nine mem
bers of the House.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-11-26

The Hagerstown Mai dem.
draws lesson from the Republican
victories throughout Maryland at the
recent election. Referring to the
changes of Senators from several
counties the Mail says:
BY this reverse the Senate will
stand 16 Democrats to 10 Republicans,
leaving but meagre majority when
compared with all the former years
since the war. The loss of four Sen
ators at the next election would
make that body Republican. And
the sane operating causes that
wrestled from us three reliable coun-
ties at this time and which will not
diminish in force unless arrested, will
inevitably lead to similar results.
Two years hence Senators are to- be
chosen from Carroll, Calvert, How
ard, Anne Arundel, Queen Anne's,
Kent and Somerset, all now repre-.
sented by Democrats. Among these,
it is not hard to find a sufficient num-
Der. if the present condition of things
continue, liable to be lost to us, to
give the body to the Republicans
and certainly in no one of them is
there more party strength or more
party fidelity than might be supposed
to exist in either Hartford, MontgOm-
cry or Queen Anne's-ln fact there
is not one of the former that is not q
contested country, while the three
latter were considered beyond the
pale of contest.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-11-26
Death of Hon. James L. Ridgley.

James L. Ridgley died in Balti-
more last week, in his seventy-fifth
year. Since 1912 he has been Grand
Corresponding and Recording Secre-
tary of the Grand Lodge of Odd-fel-
lows of the United States. About
tive years ago he was stricken with
paralysis, from which he only par
TALLY recovered, and since then he
has been unable to attend the annual
sessions of the Grand Lodge. His
last important work was the Ellis
tory of American Odd fellowship, !"
complied and edited under the au.
thority of the Grand Lodge. During
his life Mr.. Ridgley held various off,
ces of public trust. For IL years he
was Register of Wills of Baltimore
County, he has been a member of
the Legislature and two conventions
to revise the Constitution of the
State. He was Collector of Internal
Revenue under President Lincoln.
and at the time of his death Presi.
dent of the Mutual Fire Insurance
Company of Baltimore County.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-11-26

THE PROPOSED NEW NAvY.-The
plan of the naval advisory board,
which has lately been transmitted to
the Secretary of the Navy, proposes
the construction of forty-one new
ships of war, at cost of S3l ,OOO, 900.
These ships it ia suggested, shall be
built of steel mostly, but a few of
the lightest tonnage. of wood. The
tonnage of this new navy ranges, &C.
cording to the plan of the board
from $500 tens dewn through A 200
and $500 for steel ships OF the larg-
est class, having a speed respectfully
OF 10, IA and Is knots an hour. Al
so ten ships, to be built of wsod, of
ITO tons and speed of 10 knots. OF
all the ships in the navy before the
war, and those built during and SUBJ
seuuent to it, including the monitors
and Notwithstanding the vast sums
that have been expended annually
on them, there remain only 81 war
vessels that are efficient or that can
be made so. -
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-11-26
4 Funeral Of Ants.

The ant has long been an object Of
special interest with naturalists and
Others. who say many wonderful
thingsabou him, and who back him
up strongly for possessing, remark.
able degree of intelligence. One Of
these gentlemen, an acute observer
Of the insect, furnishes very inter-
esting incident Of a funeral. process
sion. Having accidentally killed a.
number Of sssaying soldier ants, he.
noted a cenamotien among the ad..
jacent surviving, relations, and de-,
termined to watch their proceedings
closely, following four or five that
started from the rest toward hilloek
short distance Of, in which was. an
ants nest. Thie"they entered and in.
about five inmates reappeared, fol-.
lowed by Others. and all fell into
rank, walking regularly two by TIVE,
until they arrived at the spot where
the dead bodies Of the soldier ants,
lay. In few moments two of tha.
ants advanced and took up the dead.
body of a comrade then two others,
and so on until all were ready to.
march. First walked two ants BEAR
ing a body, then two without a bur-
den, then two Others with another
dead ant, and SO on until ali the de-.
funct insects were elevated! Then
the procession moved slowly onward,
followed by an irregular body of;
about 200 ants. Occasionally the tive,
laden ants stopped, and, laying down,
the dead ant, it was taken up by the
two walking unburdened behind
them and thus they arrived at a
sandy spot whicd seemed to suit.
Here the body of ants now commence
ed digging with their jaws holes in
the ground, into each of which dead
ant was laid, and then they labored
until the graves were refilIed. This
did not quite finish the remarkable
proceeding. Some six or seven Of
the ants had attempted to run Of
without performing their share of the
digging these were caught, brought
back. and promptly kilIeds on the
spot. A single grave was quickly
dug. and they were all dropped into
it.-Potter's American MonthlU.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-11-26

FREDERICK, November 21.-To-
day the court fled Its opinion in the
case of Ohio Shank VS.. Harrison
Wagner, making the injunction per-
petual. The opinion is very long
one, but very able, and denounces in
the severest terms the frauds by
which the Judgments were obtained,
and DEGREES that Harrison Wagner
pay all the costs. This was test
case, and practically kills the balance
of the Wagner cases.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-11-26

The later advices from England
state that the strange speculation in
Confederate bonds, which set 10 so
suddenly and extended so rapidly
from England to this country, has
quite as suddenly died out. The
theory on which the sthrewd origina-
tors of the speculation set 1t in mo-
ton was that there were large sums
of money deposited in the Bank of
England to the credit of the late Con-
federate government and other large
deposits of money held on Confed-
crate account elsewhere, to all of
which the holders OF Confederate
bonds had legal claim. 1t seems to
have been accepted by the creduleus
with more confidence than is usually
given to so wild story. While the
fever Of speculation lasted those who
picked up large amounts of bonds for
merely nominal sum made money
out of their dupes; for we learn that
at their eliminating point some of
the bonds were sold in England at
ten per cent. of their face value. But
when the London Times stated there
was no money held in the Bank OF
England on Confederate account, and
when, from other sources, it was
learned that if there were any Con-
federate assets anywhere the deci-
sions Of the English courts adjudged
them to belong to the government OF
United States, the back of the specu.
lation was broken, and investors had
to pocket their losses with the best
grace they could co.nmand.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-11-26

I Including the magazines there are
11,418 papers published in this coun-
try, of which 9S2 are published daily,
S.725 weekly, and the remainder
semi-weekly, tri-weekly and month
ly. New York takes the lead with
1,4l2, and Illinois comes next with
1882, having Outstripped Pennsyl-
vania, which used to rival New
York, and now issues $3.50. The other
states vary, Ohio having TIT, and
Nevada 81. All the territories have
their papers, and even the Indian
Territory has 8.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-11-26

independent Democrats. The people
in the State would endorse such
movement, and would be grained
at such determined action as would
rid them of ring rule, and restore
mower and influence to independent
men, 1t is hoped that the Cover
nor will digest what was told him In
this city last Thursday. The indie
pendent Democrats are In earnest In
the election of Brattan for president
of the Senate, and McCosker for
sneaker of the House. Whatever
may be the result of the contempla-
ted negotiations between anti'ring
Democrats and Republicans, there is
no doubt that they will ACT In con-
cert on the Anne Arundel contested
election cases, and decline to admit
the ring delegates to seats in the
House. The Republicans who will
make the contest, have sufficient
evidence to prove that fraud was re-
serted to to secure majority for the
ring in the county, and the hearing
in the Bannon habeas corpus case has
brought out damaging statements
for the ring cause. -
In official circles 1t is. considered
strange that the returns from Calvert
county should have been delayed SO
long. Under the law, the result OF
the election should have been flied
with the Governor within ten days
after the election, or on November
9Th. But anti-ring men see ir it a
desire to nullify the election, which,
it will be remembered, resulted in a
Republican victory. 1t is not be-
lieyed, however, that the failure to
make these returns would have such
an effect, and the plans of The pro-
jectors will come to grief.-Baltinaore
Sunday american.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-11-26

No sooner is the campaign in Vir-
ginia over than the Democrats begin
to tell the truth about the Malone
movement. All through the cam
paign the idea was steadily maintain
ed by the Northern Democrats that
the Anti-Bourbons were fighting for
Reputation and the Bourbons were
fighting against it, yet on Thursday
morning one of the most jealous
Bourbon organs, The Richmond State,
was able to say: 1.-The white men OF
Virginia. who fancied that vote for
Mahone's man, Cameron, meant a
vote for reputation or readjustment
ofany action touching the State debt,
will surely be disappointed. The Re.
publican party, to which Malone is
sold, will insist on the payment of
the debt" This, then, is the object
of the unholy coalition between the
Republican party and MahOne-the
payne ut of the debt. How shock
ingIy dreadful IN Y. Tribune.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-11-26

READJUsrMENT IN ARKANsAs.-~
The plan of paying debt by "read.
justing" 1t seems to find favor In Ar
kansas as we'll as in Virginia and
Tennessee. A Little Rock dispatch
states that the amendment wing"
of the Democratic party claim; to be
backed by two-thirds Of the party,
and will nominate a State ticket
composed of candidates pledged to
resist the payment of an alledged
illegal Indebtedness of the State
amounting to thirteen millions OF
dollars. This sum seems to be q
favorite figure with the readjusters'
as it is this amount they propose to
eliminate from The Virginia debt.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-11-26

Hon. Montgomery Blair has writ
ten another letter to the New York
Sun, in which he undertakes to show
how to save the Democratic party.
He says that "MahOne and his OBJ
jects are utterly obnoxious to the ma
tional Democracy, but it is certainly
to be congratulated on the death
blow he has given the Bourbons."
Mr.. Blair thinks that the success OF
the Democratic party depends upon
its discarding political bosses,' -
North and South, and that 1t. "is the
revival Of the national Democracy
alone which can check Mahonism.' .
Mr., Blair also gives the electoral
count bill another blow, by which he
declares Mr.. Tilden was slaughtered
by the Southern bosses and their
henchman, Boss John Kelly"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-11-26

The full vote of Pennsylvania for
State treasurer at the late election is
given by the Philadelphia Times as
follows: Baily (Rep.). 265. 293; No
BILE lDem.). 25S,3S7; WSlfe lind.
Rep. 49,969; jackson (Gbk.), a..
GAG; Wilson PRO. 4,5l2. For pres
ident last year Garfield had 444,7O4 ;
Hancock. 407. 42S; Weaver 2O,66S ;
Dow and scattering, 1885.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-11-26

It is predicted by many that the
Democratic party in Congress will fix
its mighty intellect, during the COM
ing session, upon REVISION of the
tariff and internal revenue acts. AS
this is probably the most foolish thing
that party can do. the prediction is
not unlikely to prove true. If the
Democratic party had been wisely
led, it would have seized the oppor-
tunity to propose some wise and
patriotic measure when it had ma
jority in both houses of Congress. If
it had been shrewdly led, it would
not have missed the opportunity to
put itself on the record in favor of
some measure that would at least
have been popular, if not in the
highest sense wise or patriotic. But
its day has passed. If that party at
tempts anything, new that it is out
of power and shorn of responsibility,
it will be met with sneer. Men
who are honestly in favor of any
measure are not in the habit of wait
ing until the power has passed from
them before taking the first step in
that direction. But the cheapest and
shallowest Of cheap demagogues are
quite apt. when kicked out of power,
to boil over with yea! for all sorts Of
reforms, 10 which, when in power.
they had never given a moments
thought.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-11-26
The assassin Giuteau was fred IN

The assassin Giuteau was fired up.
on and slightly wounded while being
conveyed In the prison van from the
courthouse in Washington to the
District Of Columbia Jail Saturday.
The would-be ayenger, after firing
tw" shots, dashed off, but later in the
day was arrested at Queenstown,
Montgomery county, this State, near
Washington, after desperate resis-
lance. His name is William Jones,
farmer. He denies the shooting,
but he is believed to be the party
who fired into the van.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-11-26

The trial of the assassin Guiteau
still goes on without any special in
cident. The prisoner insists upon
acting as his own counsel, and says
his defence is that in shooting he
was the agent of the Deity. On Mon
day Mr.. Robinson, one of the assas-
sins counsel, asked to be discharged
from the case, on account of dis
agreements with Mr.. Scoville, and
the court discharged him. The trial
is likely to be long one, as a great
many insanity experts will be ex-
amined.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-11-26

1t may be true that there is no DO.
litical issue between the tive parties
just now, but it is also true that there
is plenty ofrecord for both. The Re-
publican record is known of all men.
Its fruits are unparalleled prosperity
throughout the country. OF the
Democratic record, what can any
man say that is favorable? It con-
sists Of opposition to every Republic
can act for a quarter af century. In
deed. all the good which has been
done in that time has been accom-
plished In spite of the Democratic
party.-N. Y. Tribune.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-11-26
The Supreme Court of Indiana has

The Supreme Court of Indiana has
decided that playing billiards or pool
where the loser pays for the games,
is gambling, and the proprietor is
liable for keeping a gambling house.
The decision is based on the theory
that the hire Of the table, which is
the amount charged for the games, is
wagered on the skill of the players.
and SO considered, there is no differ
ence between that and any wagering
of money. The decision is radical
one.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-11-26

The Supreme Court of Pennsylva-
MA in a case decided at Pittsburg,
Monday of last week, sustained the
wholesome principal that juror, TO
be competent, need not of necessity
be an ignorant man who does not
read the newspapers and forms no
opinion of what he reads. 1t is only
necessary for the juror to be able to
decide according to the evidence.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-11-26

The hearing in the petition for the
release of Michael Bannon, who was
charged as accessory to the killing of
DR.. Maddux at Odenton, came to a
rather sudden end Saturday at An
napolis, Judge Hammond releasing
Mr.. Bannen. and that without DEEM
ing it necessary to hear any testi-
nony for tne defence.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-11-26

The governor will not commission
Mr.. Hunter, sherif-elect of Baltimore
city, until the latter resigns from the
board of directors of the Maryland
penftentiary, as the governor is de-
termined no man shall hold two off,
ces in the State if he can help it.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-11-26
SATURDAY, NOV. %. 1881.

Hon. Alex. Randall, sOt Annapolis,
died Sunday, aged 7s years. He was
a prominent citizen, having held
many places of trust. including a seat
in Congress.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-11-26

A glass manufacturer in Pitts
ourgh, proposes to build houses with
glass bricks. BY making the glass of
various colors he claims the effect
would be most pleasing, while the
cost would not be much more than
that of cut granite,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-11-26

"What every one says must be
true" that "Dr. Sellers Cough
Syrup" has no equal for coughs and
colds. Try IL. Price 26c.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-11-26
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.
TERMS OF ADVERTISING

ACKNOWLEDGMENT enclose full name and
address. not necessarily for publication but
a private guarantee OF good faith: Rsject-
q Communications VIII not be returneu'
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-11-26

An attempt will be made. 1t Is
said, at the next session of the South
Carolina legislature to pass strong
total abstinence law for that State.
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1881-07-08

HENRI WATTERsoN has put on his red
flannel suit and thrown down the gauntlet
of war in front of the Stalwart ranks. He
says:
The plea of insanity will not hold. II
Guiteau said he had political motives he
doubtless had such motives. lie announced
such motives aloud in the hearing of per
sons. He wrote in IL decided bold hand on
paper that such were his motives for the
deed. 1t may have been his individual
grievances he may have expressed the
grievances of others; he may have acted on
Suggestion. IL is for the Government to
find out. The investigation must be
thorough and complete.
Then suddenly becoming smitten with Il
powerful illustration, and rising to the
heights of bluegrass sublimity, he remarks
Hawthorne, In his " Marble Fawn," re.
lates that Donatello held the monk in his
firm grasp on the edge of the precipice, ir-
She said nothing; she made no motion with
her hand. She gave Donatello look. That
look was pregnant with suggestion. Dona
tello read Its meaning. lie pitched the
monk into the abyss below, and all was
over.
Henri should resume his summer gauze
underwear, buy pitcher of ice water and
wait till the evidence is in. The country
has about made up its mind that the only
"look /" which influenced Guiteau to his
crime came from the mirror in his boarding
house, and Henri is only exciting the COM
monwealth of Kentucky in an unwar-
ranted and cruel degree by his ferocious
crusade.