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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-10-01
OUR CANDIDATE.
MOBILES CERTAIN ELECTION.
ENDORSED by Republican and Independent
Republican papers.

A Lesser Evil than Boss Rule.
Pittsburgh Dispatch (Rep.)
The nomination Of Orange Noble by the
Democratic convention is severe blow to
the Standard oil company, but if it has no
worse result than that Of largely
augmenting the vote of Charles
s. Wolfe the commonwealth will have no
room to complain. Taking the charac-
ter of Mr.. Noble as guide we are pre-.
pared to believe that no evil will follow it.
If he is chosen to assume the custody of
the state exchequer for the two years ;o
follow the election, his well-kDown integ-
rity of purpose and business methods con-
stitute guarantee that the trust will be
faithfully executed, and much as the ne.
cessity of elevating Democrats to places
| of trust would be regretted, it would DC a
lesser evil than that Of perpetuating the
rule of the bosses.
An Omen. of Victory
Petroleum World (lnd)
The nomination of Orange Noble, Ol
Erie, for state treasurer by the Demo.
cratic state convention, which met il
Williamsport yesterday, is an unmistak-
able omen of party victory in November.
Mr.. Noble is by all odds the strongest
candidate the Democracy could have
named for the position. He is. first Of all
an honest, Intelligent, upright man. He
is identified with no ring, clique or faction
and will enter tho race free from all obi
cations save thuse which true citizen
acknowledges to himself and the people
whom he represents.
He is an anti-monopoly candidate, and
appears before the voters of the state upon
all out and-out anti-monopoly platform
As against Baily, man whose record and
platform present no pledges against the
monopolies, the patriotic independent
voter will be prompt to express his pre-
ference for Orange Noble.
The Democrats of Pennsylvania have
done themselves proud. Thoy have takel
/ long stride in advance of their brethren,
and placed themselves squarely upo,
record upon the only real question before
the cOuntry-that is, the people versus th'
monopOlies. The record and character o
the candidates are in full accord with thu
platform on which he stands. The action
of the Williamsport convention reduce:
the ensuing canvass to simple struggle
between the mOnOpOles and the people, ,ant
the Democracy are on the right side.
Orange Noble will be the next state
treasurer of Pennsylvania-mark that.
Respectable. Reputable and Worthy.
Pittsburgh Times, Radical Republican.
Orange Noble, who secured the nomi
nation for State treasurer at the late Dem
Ocratic convention, is a respectable, repl
table gentleman, and most worthy of tin
honor implied in his choice as the candi
date of his party.
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The career Of COlfax was one of the
most remarkable on the pages of Ameri'
can biography. AS speaker of the
House he obtained a high degree of pop
ularity leading to his election as vice
president. and the prospects opening be-
fore him at one time plainly pointed to
the White House rs his final destination.
Then came his offending to the journal
lists, their united and successful crusade
against his denomination ,and the expira-
tion of his term was quickly followed
with the Credit Mobilier exposure, his
implication and his shame. No light in
American politics ever went out in such
utter darkness. His guilt has been taken
for granted 10y most men of all parties,
and he has remained in the Obscurity
into which he retired. He elnerges from
it with his challenge to the San, and the
prompt acceptance Of it will undoubtedly
reawaken public interest in his case. We
print the Suns reply to his letter in full.
1t constitutes the Indictment and the
proof against Colfax, and upon it the
public can adjudge the merits of the
case. Those who believe him guilty can
find in his career a vivid moral of the
tendency of Republican principles.
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= Fat Man of Lebanon Dissa tisiied.

William Francis Brandt, proprietor of
the Lebanon house. Lebanon, was in
Reading yesterday. He says that he
weighs 321 pounds, and claims to have
been the heaviest man who participated in
the tiremen's parade. He said to an Eagle
reporter IL walked SO squares l was
the fattest man in line. and am entitled
to the badge that the Fircmen' union adj.
vcrtised they would award. l was sur
prised when learned that they awarded
the badge to a POttsvillc man who weighs
only about 200 pounds. called OH Sec
rotary Wunder for an explanation, but he
gave me no satisfaction and walked away
while | was talking to him. l will not
leave the matter rest, but bring it up
before the National Firemen's a,socia
tiOn.'
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LETTER FROM MARYLAND.
Crops South OF MasOns and DIxoE's IL
HarfOld County Fair.

Crops South OF MasODs and DIxOE's Line
HarfOld County Fair.
TANGLEwooD, Hartford Co., Md
September q, 1881. !
MEssRs. EDITORs The season being
very dry in this locality, the crops are not
full. The corn crop will not average over
eight barrels per acre. Wheat varies from
bushels to 35 bushels per acre. Oats
made from % to 30 bushels per acre. Some
of the farmers say their oats weigh IS
pounds per bushel. The dry weather cut
the potato crop short, except where the
ground was low and damp.
Tho tobacco crop is an average one on
what is known as tho Blue Farm (Which
is large tract Of land near Pylesner, on
tho 3, s. o. r. r. narrow-gauge. On this
land the Wilson's, McAtees, beavers,
Myers, &c, have tobacco equal to any
raised in Lancaster county. Tobacco here
in this neighborhood is becoming q staple
product.
The tomato crop is partial failure, the
crop not averaging over 125 to $50 bushels
per acre. The Gamers, however, not pro
ducing more than half the number of cases
of canned fruit, will make quite as much
money as though the crop was full one.
The farmers arc kept back with their
blowing OH account of the continued dry
weather. But very little wheat has as
yet been sown, and what has is doing but
little good.
Our agricultural fair comes off tho 12th,
18th, 14th and 18th proximo, and promises to
be one Of tho best ever held in tho county.
The display Of blootled stock promises to
be large. Several fine studs OF horses will
be on exhibition. The ShOrt-horn and
Jersey exhibits will be superior to any,
thing ever exhibited here. Hogs and
sheep arc expected to surpass anything
ever shown here. Mr.. Fulford's pen OF
hogs will be on exhibition.
Politics in this country is muchly like
handle Of jug. but unlike Lancaster
county. the handle is here on the right
side of the jug.
Since Guiteau's 8 shooting of Garfield and
the death Of Garfield. the cry has been
raised by the anti-Stalwarts that the
wheels of the government would stop, and
dreadful things be done. Yet here in this
dark and benighted spot We hear of moth
strange taking place. The nation still
lives, moves and has an existence, It was
ever thus. Even since Arthur (who
forcibly reminds me OF the likeness of q
square pin to fill a round hole) has been
sworn president, nothing extraordinary
has happened; but the tenth of OctO-
Der will bring forth an event which will
Gel tainly be refreshing to this nation-the
election ofa Democratic vice president.
More anon. W. N. G..
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LATEST NEWS BY MAIL.

Baseball : At Worcester, Mass.-Chi
cago, II Worcester, 4. At Providence,
r. I.--Providcncc, 10; Buffalo, 1.
An earthquake has occurred at Changeri,
in Anatolia, by which eleven persons have
been killed and the Grand Mosque and
numerous dwellings greatly injured.
The fire which destroyed J. NJ. Robin,
son & Sons furniture factory in Elmira
caused loss Of s1s5, 900 and threw one
hundred men out of employment. The
building of George J. Dickinson, grocer,
was wrecked, entailing a loss of $500
Two Texan cowboys, drunk, mounted
their horses and rode through the depot at
Deming, Arizona, scattering passengers in
| all directions. One Of them struck lead
ing merchant with six shooter. He then
captured the dining room at the depot,
but was killed by deputy sheriff while
resisting arrest.
Madison, Neb., has been devasted by a
tornado. The railway buildings were
wrecked and most ofthe private residences
it is believed, we're laid level and two per
sons are known to have been killed. The
telegraph wires are down, and the Union
Pacific railway has sent out train to tho
homeless people for the use of the suf-
ferers.
A convention Of the Young Republi-
cans - of Massachusetts, is to be held in
Worcester Oct. 5. The call for the con-
vention specifies long list of political
convictions upon which the organizers of
the movsment are agreed. The statement
begins, "The nation, parties and public
men must keep good faith.'
In Cincinnati Yesterday was observed "a
schools of the city. Pupils and teachers
wore mourning badges. The exercises in
cluded recitations of extracts from Gen.
Garlield's speeches. and OF poems relating
to him. Music also formed prominent
feature.
Kansas is to have a monster Sunday
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PERSONAL.

WOLFE will get Il, 900 Republican votes
in Philadelphia and more than Bailey in
Union.
It is believed PATTI has found that she
cannot make as much money as she ex-
pected in America hence "the Diva"
will not come.
Gov. PERKINS, of California, while bath
ing at Santa Monica, recently, got beyond
his depth and would have been drowned
but for timely assistance
Senator FAIR has received a telegram
from the son of Senator Platt. Of Connec-
ticut, by which it is definitely settled
that Senator Fair will pair with Senator
Platt.
"FEL1x" CRAYcRAFT, who "got in :"
the Williamsport convention, and who
after great difficulty "got in" for the
winning candidate, "gets il" " his cores
pondence of Republican papers a little
more falsehood to the square inch than
any other able reporter who was within a
hundred miles of Williamsport and sober.
o. B. POTTER has sent letter to Geo.
William Curtis and Everett P. Wheeler,
inclosing a check for $4,000 toward fund
to be expended in publishing for circula-
tion the late presidents opinions and
utterances upon the Importance and ne
cessity of reform in the civil service of the
country.
King KALAKAUA arrived at Norfolk from
Fortress Monroe and was entertained at
the navy yard. He was received on land
ing by the commandant of the station.
The yards of the receiving ship were
manned and royal salute Of 81 guns was
fired. The king and his suite returned to
Washington.
When the play "The Danites" was
first put on the stage, it was announced
as the work of JOAQUIN MILLER, and
MCKEE RANKIN, who owned it, gave an
interesting account of the crude condition
and great quantity of the manuscript a:
he received it from the poet. The two
have had a falling out, possibly over Mr.
Miller's new play Of Forty nine," ani
CuC .SCtOA hO" uCSCl
| wrote line Of "The Danites," nor saw
it until it was done, and was simply paii
5000 for the use of his name. Rankil
claims the authorship himself, though ad
mitting that he hired literary man tt
do simply amanuensis work at s25 al
act.''
General ANsON MCCoOK says of P1esi
dent GARFIELD: "He used to come ovel
to the rooms of Amos Townsend-and
had rooms in the same house on Ii street
near Wormley's-and play pedro with us
Mckinley, also a member of Congress
from Ohio, generally made the four pres
ent. Pedro was Garfield's favorite game
though lie would play whist or euchre
and sometimes, as a recreation, a yer!
small game Of poker. He had high ca
pacity for amusements and could diver
his mind like child. He was very font
of billiards, though Of course he didn't ge
much time for it." The Neac Era mus
now prove McCook liar or declare Gar
field 4 hypocrite.
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LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
I;OUTBLACKS ARRESTED
Counter Complaint By one of The

Counter Complaint by one OF Them.
Yesterday afternoon about half 4 dozen
bOotblacks were arrested for disOrderly
conduct and malicious mischief, on com.
plaint of Hon. Anthony E. Roberts. 1t
was in evidence that the boys were very
disortlerly in the vicinity Of Mr.. Roberts s
residence, North Prince str Get, and when
demonstrated with for their misconduct
they became very abusive, used vulgar
and obscene language and committed dep
relations Oh the premises. Alderman
McConomy, before whom the boys had a
hearing, committed them fnrtwelve hours
each.
One of the boys, George Taggert, a son
Of James Taggert, Of Miffiin street, was
arrested in his fathers house by William,
Murphy, who is not i policeman, and who
had no authority to make the arrest. Mr..
Taggert last evening appeared before AL
derman Barr and made complaint of as
sault and battery against Murphy. The
case has not yet been heard.
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BLESSING \ BELL.
Interesting Ceremonies at EiIzabethto

Interesting Ceremonies at Eiizabethtown
st. Peters Catholic church, at Eliza.
BEETHOVEN, Of which Rev. Father FOin is
pastor, has been presented with a fine
large bell by Henry Ball, Of Gettysburg
Father FOin has had new tower erected
on st. Peters in which to hang the bell,
and the interesting ceremonies attending
the blessing of the bell will take place on
Thursday morning next. There will be
solemn high mass on the occasion, and
many reverend clergymen have signified
their intention of being present-amOnn
others Right Rev. Bishop Shanahan,
Fathers, Kuhlman, Kopernagle, PEPPER
Grotemeyer, kaul, Christ, UNeil, Smith,
Of Danville. Weigle, Of Baltimore and
Ball, of Gettysburg.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-10-01

WHAT the Harrisburg Patriot so forci-
bly, says about revised rules for the party
in this state, and the disposition made of
them in the Wiliiamsport convention, is
only what every thoughtful Democratic
journal which knows the minds of the
delegates will say. The necessity for
rules was made all the more apparent by
the events of the convention, and the
rules suggested were, with few excep-
tions, universally acceptable. In these
respects they could soon have been made
so as TO meet all objections, and we have
as little doubt of their early adoption as
of their giving general satisfaction.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-10-01

ABLE organs like the Examiner and
Harrisburg Telegraph now pad out their
editorial columns with orders from
Cooper's literary bureau. The standing
specimen is an extract from Attorney
Gene.al Palmer's speech nominating
Baily. 1t is no. added that Baily stood
ND and went down with the 1906" at
Chicago, nor that Palmer was one Of the
pardon board who set free the legislative
bribers.
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The Trot,Inc mt Oxford.

The bay horse "Charley Wright -
owned by Silas Wright, was sold to
Barney Crossan, of Philadelphia, for $1,000
after trotting three heats. Bertha Chan
dlcr won the race, best time 2:43. Charley
Wright is fine, showy horse and was
much admired by all who saw him. The
ESQ race was won by Gilt Edge, best
time 2:46.
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A Liberal Contribution.

The INTELLIGENCER acknowledges the
receipt Of $50 from Master Harry Johnston
Of Wheatland, as his contribution to the
fund for the relief of the Michigan suffer-
ers. 1t has been handed to the mayor and
will be promptly forwarded to make glad
the suffering hearts of the needy.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-10-01

school convention at Emporia, beginning
on the 18th of this month and continuing
three days. A huge tabernacle is in
course of erection to accommodate 6,0OO
people. In connection with this conven-
ton Sunday school mass meetings are to
be held in several Of the larger cities of
the state.
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Election of Officers.

At a meeting of Monterey lodge, No.
242, l. o. o. F., held last night, the fol-
lowing officers were elected to serve the
next term of six months
N. G.-Joseph NJ. Krider.
V. G.-Henry Rill.
Asst Scc.-L. Rathvon
Representative to G. LIE. J. Eris-
man.
The lodge also appointed 4 committee
to make arrangements to attend the l. O..
o. F. parade at Coatesville on next Satur-
day, Oct. 8.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-10-01

Telegraphic reports from various points
in the Northwest indicate the occurrence
of wide spread wind storm, which has
proved very disastrous. 1t is reported to
have lasted all day. The wires are down
at many places and full accounts of the
damage done cannot yet be obtained
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Excursion Tickets to York.

Tue Pennsylvania railroad will sell ex.
cursion tickets to York, where y fair will
be held next week. They will be sold on
October 4, 5. 6 and :, and will be good
to return on the day after issue.
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Arrest Of an Alleged Ac.sssory.

One day last week we published an ac-
count of the robbery at Joseph Charles's,
in Manor township, Of 500 note from
Elijah Collins, by a vasabond named Dane
Coss'e, who got away with it. A man
named John Walk, who is charged with
being an accessory, was arrested by Con
stable Fisher, of Columbia. brought to
Lancaster and committed by Alderman
Spurrier for hearing Oh Tuesday next.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-10-01

The Petroleum World is one of the
representative papers Of the oil region,
truly Independent and free, managed by
Geo. f. Maoes, an independent Republi
can member of the last House, and the
manager of Wolfe's campaign. He and
his paper are resolutely opposed to the
Stan lard oil company and all corporate
abuses. lie is energetic, clear-sighted
and honest. His warm endorsement of
Mr.. Noble, therefore, means something.
He knows him as an editor and as a COL
league on the floor Of the House. This
endorsement, coupled with that of the
Dispatch, a leading Republican paper of
Pittsburgh, put Mr.. Mobiles nomination
in most favorable light before the in
dependent Republicans of the state. He
seems to meet their every requirement,
and lrobably some of them who want to
most cmphatically rebuke Boss rule and
wrench the pardon mill machinery, will
conclude to help Wolfe by voting for
Noble.
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Fishing Parties.

Judge Livingston, Sheriff Strine and
Deputy Sheriff G. NJ. Strine caught 45 bass
at Fite's Eddy yesterday. Several other
parties were down from Lane lister and they
caught a number of fish.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-10-01

That when lot of rowdies get on a
boistcrous drunk and commit acts of ruth. i.
lessness, they are said to be "skylarking."
AS ifskylarks ever did such things
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Baseball.

The baseball club of Franklin and Mar
shal college went to Millersville this af-
ternoon, to play the Normal club of that
place.
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Before the Mayor.

One drunk got 10 days from the mayor
this morning and four others were dis
charged upon payment of costs.
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POstOmce Hours.

On and after tomorrow the Sunday
hours at the postoffice will be from to 10
4. M, and from 6 to p. M.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-10-01

Temperance Among the CoIored People,
Tic gospel temperance meeting in the
colored peoples church last night was
we'll attended. Rev. Fraim, A.C. Leon
ard and Rev. Stearns, Of Maryland, all
dressed the meeting. and Il number of
sisners were obtained to the pledge. An.
other meeting next Friday evening.
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Horses Shipped.

To-day Henry Dohlman shipped So head
of beautiful Lancaster county horses to
New York city.
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Aanrdster ftltelllqenrer.
SATURDAY EVENING, OCT. /, 1881.
The Republican Outlook.


There has been no bitterer factiOnal
fight in our political history than that
between Conkling and his opponents for
the control of the next New York Re-
publican state convention. Last evening
the hattie was waged in the city, and
over its report Of it the New York Times,
the leading newspaper of its party, puts
such head lines as these Conkling's
Bitter Fight;'' Brazen Fraud and
Bribery in Brooklyn - " Shameless
Bull-dozing by Conkling's Men in the
Twelfth Kings district-How four men
swindled twelve-The result of the pri-
maries-Charges of attempted bribery"
They tell the story of what follows and
the ardor of the campaign is illustra-
ted by the fact that in one ward tickets
were given around with picture of q
revolver at the head followed by, " The
Stalwart machine, must be run even if
murder has to be DONE" Throughout
the state there has been waging an
equally bitter contest. 1t is significant
that Mr.. Conkling has won in nearly all
the wards of the city, and has enough
delegates to give him control of the state
convention. He will win his fight. His
friend, the president, is in New York.
He went there as promptly in this crisis
of Conkling's affairs, as he went to Al
bany when Conkling's cause was imper-
lied there. Then the administration was
against COnkling and he lost. Now it is
with him. Ergo.
1t is manifest that Mr.. Arthur is pres
dent, and the friends of Arthur are the
friends of the president. He has the
instincts Of politician and not the
sentiments of a cOnciliatOr. The bat
tie in New York into which he
has thrown himself is the battle
within his party in. other states.
The Pennsylvania Independent Repub-
licans, who journeyed to Mentor to
tell Mr.. Garfield what to do, make no
such trips to New York or Washington.
Senator Jones has been we'll described as
the telephone of the new administration.
lie is the coaftlante of Arthur and Grant
and Conkling. This quartet is close
corporation. From Ohio comes the re.
port that 10000 Republicans are sullenly
waiting for Arthur to give the signal of
assistance to COnkling, when they will
stay home from the election and let Eos
ter he defeated. Have they calculated
that the defeat of Mr.. Garfield's friend
by Mr.. Garield's friends, would not
materially damage the Stalwart cause
The only way in which Mr.. Foster can
be defeated So as to weaken the admins
tratiOn is for the federal officers to de-
feat him. They may do it. Mr.. Conk-
ling has no special admiration for Mr..
Foster. But if Mr.. Foster was doomed
to defeat even before the death of his
friend, if the Independents propose to let
him be defeated to rebuke Arthur, and
the Stalwarts propose to let him be de.
feated to rebuke the Independents, then
We should say Mr.. Fosters lot was not
a happy one.
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MIchIgan Aid.

The following additional contributions
have been handed to the mayor in aid Of
tho Michigan sufferers ii. X B., 81;
Il mite, s.; Russell& ShuImyer, $40 Sym
pathy OH.), s.; cash G. Z. K.), 81;
Henry Erb, Mannheim township, So: Anna
and Willie Spurrier, So; G. Rohrer, East
Lampeter, s.: Miss f. White, S.; Jacob
Griel, $40: Harry Johnston, Wheatland,
$50. Total, aS505O.