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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-11-14
ORGANIZING THE SENATE.
Tho harrisburg Telegraph Exercised L
Delaney,

Tho harrisburg Telegraph Exer ciscd For
Delaney.
Harrisburg Telegraph.
The Lancaster INTELLICENCEH, Chair
man Hensers paper, in discussing the
coming Legislature, says: "Put then,
out" meaning thereby the officers OF the
Senate who are Republican. This is the
first step in civil service reform taken from
the Democratic headquarters.
Tho Graceful Thing to DO.
Philadelphia Record.
Since there is Republican precedent for
electing new presiding officer of tho
State Senate at the beginning of the ses.
sion, why should not tho Democratic Sell
tors take advantage of it to Go political
thing and courteous thing by rendering
their support to Senator Stewart? With
the help of tho Independent Republicans
he may be elected. In tho important po-
litical legislation which devolves upon the
Legislature at the next session there could
be no better guarantee of fair play than to
weld more firmly the alliance which the
late election has done much to establish
between the men in both parties whose
desires are bounded by what may be done
rightfully and boldly in behalf of better
government.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-11-14
PENALTY Or DUELlN0.
Robert Adams, Jr., SAID to DO Disqualifie
for u Seat In tho Senate.

Robert Adams, Jr., SAID to DO Disqualified
for u Scat In tho Senate.
1t is stated that question will be
raised regarding the eligibility Of Robert
Adams, jr., senator-elect from the Sixth
district, Philadelphia. It will be based on
the ground that he challenged DR.. White,
Of the almshouse medical staff, to a duel,
in violation to tho constitution of Penn
sylvania, which provides that " any person
who shall fight a duel, or send u challenge
for that purpose, or be alder or abettor in
fighting duel, shall be deprived of the
right Of holding any Office Of honor or
profit in this state.'' The state Senate is
empowered to judge of the qualifications
ofits own members. Ii objection be made
when Senator elect Adams appears t.,
take the oath it is probable that the presi-
dent of the Senate will refer the matter
to a committee Of inquiry, which will have
the power to send for persons and hear
testimony. Iu tho event Of proof being
submitted that the new senator did
actually send a challenge, the question
will arise as to whether y conviction in a
court of justice is not necessary to dis
qualify him. 1t is claimed. at any rate,
that the question will be raised al the time
Mr. Adams presents himself to take the
oath of office. The senator elect says he
is not troubled about the matter: and has
no fears Of being disqualified.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-11-14
rA.TIsUN's FIRST APPOINTMENT.


The Rev. DIR. Thomas r. Everett TO bs the
New Governor I'rivato Secretary.
Philadelphia Times.
Governor elect Pattison on Monday ap-
pointed as his private secretary the Rev.
DR.. Thomas 7. Everett, pastor of St.
Stephens Methodist Episcopa! church,
4G21 Germantown a"onue. DIR. Everett
will accept the position. This is Mr.. Pat
tison's first appointment Tie and Dr..
Everett have known each other for about
five years. Their relations have been of
the most intimate character and entirely
distinct from politics. DIR. Evecett's life
prior to 1868, in which year he entered
the theological seminary at Gettysburg,
was entirely given up to journalism, and
even now he devotes all his spare moments
to writing for newspapers and magazines.
He is about so years of ago. he began
his journalistic life on the Old Now York
Express. After staying there awhile he
reported the proceedings of the New York
Legislature for several city papers for
about eight years. In 1868 or 1864 he went
to Pittsburgh and renamed on the staff of
tho Commercial of that city until his entry
into the ministry. He was for eight years
pastor of Trinity Church, at Eighth and
Race streets, where his close social rela-
tions with the late Colonel Forney, whose
funeral Grafton he pronounced, are well
known.
The new private secretary, speaking of
his appointment, said last evening: "It
was unsolicited on my part and it greatly
surprised me. Tho new governor and my
self have been fast friends for a long time,
and to that alone can it be ascribed. It
has no connection with politics, for have
never been identified with either party. I
voted for Lincoln twice and for Grant
twice, SO suppose may be called kind
of Republican, but the truth is my whole
political creed is desire for good govern
ment. 1t was with this object iI view
that voted for Mr.. Pattison. I don't
remember whether l voted the entiro
Democratic ticket or not. know, how
ever, that the mon on my ticket were good
ones, who would 60 in for the peo-
pie and not for the bosses. With this
knowledge it was unnecessary to inquire
whether they were Democrats or Indepen-
dents. MIR. Pattison knows I am in favor Of
reform and want the government which will
best benefit the people and not partisans
A wholesome government is in order ono
madc up of rulers and representatives who
will hold themselves responsible to the
people. If you want to know anything
about Mr.. Pattison, turn to his record as
controller. AS he has been so will he be.
That is why l am proud to be his private
secretary"
DR.. Everett was mentioned short while
ago as congressional candidate in the
Fifth district against Harmer. He declined
to run, however. Explaining how his
name got to be connected with the candi-
dacy he said that in several sermons which
he preached he pointed out the necessity
for the overthrow of the bosses and for
thorough reform.
The private secretary to the governor
receives a salary in ali of $1,000 a year.
$500 as secretary and $500 as recorder
for the board of pardons.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-11-14
Aancaster ;antelligcnrrr.
TUESDAY EVENING NOV. a. 1882.
AnalyZfng the Vote.

An alleged Philadelphia correspond
ent of the New York Herald, who can
hardly be the usually we'll informed rep
resentative of that journal, tries to figure
out that the election of Mr.. Pattison in
this state is not owing to Democratic
votes: and what he calls 6 careful
study of figures reveals a most lamenta,
BILE and pitiful indifference on the part of
the Democrats of the state" Among
the Democrats there was little enthusi-
asm. AS party its voters neglected the
interests of the Democratic candidate" !"
This is quite on par with the owl-like
wisdom which proclaimed from the Her.
aid Office the day after Mr. Patti
sons nomination that the Penn
sylvania Democrats had again
displayed their capacity for blum
dering. The comparison which the
Herald man borrows from the Erening
Telegraph to sustain his view is scarcely
less unavailable than his conclusions are
stupid. The fact is that there were cast
for Mr.. Pattison in round numbers S3,-
600 more votes than ever were polled be-
fore for any Democratic candidate for
this Office. The nearest approach to his
vote was that polled for Buckalew in
1872, who received 81 ,760 votes, when
the excitement was that of presiden-
tial year and when there was no third
candidate to whom dissatisfied Republi.
cans could throw their votes. There
were as many Republican votes cast for
Buckalew as for PattisOn.
1t has been the rule recently in this
and other states for the vote in the in
tervening years to fall below that of a
presidential contest. The Democratic
vote for governor in 1878 WAS 20 per
cent. below that fOc president in 1876,
while the Democratic vote Of this year
is only lG per cent. less than that for
Hancock.
1t will not do to maintain that this
comparatively large poll of the Demo-
cratic vote for Pattison is due mainly to
the support of him by Independents. On
the other hand, as we have said before.
The figures indicate that it was due
mainly to full Democratic poll. In
this county, for instance. where the
Democrats polled S02 more votes than
they ever before cast for gubernatO-
rial candidate, the Examiner shows that
the average Republican vote on the
county ticket is only A below that of
Stewart and Beaver combined; and the
average vote of the Democratic county
ticket is only G1 below that
of Pattison, hence the reasonable infer
ence that Of the nearly ten thousand
votes cast here for Pattison scarcely hall
4 hundred came from Republicans. An
analysis of the returns elsewhere show:
like results. UnquestionaDiy !he large
falling off in the Republican vote cen
tributel greatly to Mr.. Pattiso.i's cleo
ton, but it has not yet beCa doi"c:l
strated that any considerable STAR. .
that vote went to Mr.. Pattison.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-11-14
Tho Tobacco Market.

The last week has been rather quiet in
leaf tobacco-too much politics for busi-
ness, and tobacco was in the same boat as
all other branches. Those who won were
too happy to do business, and those who
lost were just the other way. There have
been s,me sales mostly in small way.
There are several lots of 80 hanging by
tic cyelids one of our 500 cases has in all
probability been sold before this time.
There have been several buyers on
the market the last few days, who
seem to mean business. In 'S1 there
is not much dong but should 80 get
out OF the way it will move. There have
been few sales at pretty steep prices in
the '92 and we may expect to sec the
market open soon in lively squirt.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-11-14
PERSONAL.

PERSONAL.
Mrs. ASA PACKER is seriously ill ut tho
late home of her husband in Mauch
Chunk.
SPEAKER KEIFER left Washington yes
terday for a two weeks visit to his home
in Ohio.
CHARLES LUM, an old and respected
citizen of Ogdensburg, New York, died
suddenly of heart disease yesterday morn
ing.
Mrs. JESSIE BARTLETT DAVIS, of Chi.
cago, made her debut in New York last
night as g Siebei," in opera with Patti,
and. it is said, made hit.''
GEORGE ROSE, better known as Arthur
Sketchley. is dead. He was the editor OF
London Fun. In 1868 he paid visit to
America and soon afterward published a
satirical volume, entitled ''The Great
Country or, Impressions of America"
LOUIS KossUTH, the patriot, writes that
unless the governments Of Europe cease
to drain the life-sweat OF the people to
sustain the armies "the tottsring struc-
ture of social organization cannot long
escape the catastrophe Of an almighty
smash"
HENRY NJ. STANLEY's steamer, Harka.
way, has left for tho Congo river, laden
with such al assortment of goods as will
enable him to establish solid trade with
the native kings. The steamer also
carried a number of sheep for acclimatiza-
tion and selection of European cereals.
Mr.. Stanley has gone to Nice to recruit
his health. He will return to Africa early
in 1889.
GEN. GEORGE 3. MCCLELLAN, of New
Jersey, writes to Governor. elect Pattison,
saying: "Although no doubt over
whelmeG with congratulations hope you
will allow me to add mine upon the civil
revolution which has placed you in the
highest position in my native state, res
cued at length from the control Of un-
worthy men. l am especially grateful
that tho office has fallen to one whose
persona! and official aatecedents give the
surest proof that it's duties will be SO
wisely and honestly administered that all
good c;tizsns will acquire perfect conf.
dence in the capacity and integrity of tho
Democratic party in the state and in 1884
unite in the effort to retain the keystone
s..ste in chat Democratic column which
she has At length. rejoined.''
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-11-14
Sac Death OF q Bravo Mother.

The residence of Mrs. John Helper, in
Williams Valley, near Tower City,
Sohuyikiil county, took fire early on Sat
:;rday while she and her six children we're
sleeping therein. Tho woman rescued five
.t tie children, and while making her
s7ay out with the sixth she fell exhausted :,
aud both herself and her child were burned
to death. When the charred remains
wcrc found those Of the child were clasped
in the mothers arms.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-11-14
An Early Morning Fire.

This morning between 3 and 4 O'Clock,
fire broke out in two-story brick dwelling
cupied by Jacob Z. Moore as a tailor es-
tablishment, and owned by DR.. John l..
Atlec. The fire was discovered early and
was extinguished by buckets Of water.
There is an insurance of S400 on building
in Reading insurance company, and 5000
on contents in Union of Philadelphia.
Loss $50. The fire caught from an over
heated stove. A baby lying in = crib mar
rOwly escaped suffOcation.
The chief engineer reminds parties
wanting an alarm of fire struck at night,
that they should go to the nearest box
where tley can ascertain who holds keys.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-11-14

QUITE naturally the Harrisburg Eren-
ing Telegraph, which in times past has
won the gratitude of debauched pardon
boards and plundering officeholders, re.
sents the idea of SO organizing the state
Senate as to exclude the COchrans, De
laneys and Gallaghers from the places in
which they have been nest hiding for
years. Any civil service reform that did
not get rid of such ofliceholders rs these
would be sham indeed. Away with
them
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-11-14
A Oaiet Inauguration.

~ WOULD LIKE TO SEE A QUIET, MODEST IN
not a dollar of expense to the state. believe
fifty thousand Democrats would go TO I. tiis-
burg TO see and appland such y sens! of rs
that would be."-W. u. Hensci.
That is where IIensers head is level.
We have had too much fuss and feathers
and regal state and pomp and pride. Let
us have the governor sworn in with DEM
ocratic simplicity and without any cxhi-
bition Of military strength and power Of
government.-Easton Argus.
The suggestion of quiet and undem-
onstrative Inauguration meets with very
genera! favor throughout the common
wealth. The tone Of the public press,
so far as we have observedit, is decidedly
in accord with the sentiments of the eX-
tract we make from our Easton contcm-
porary. Voluminous correspondence of
the chairman of the state committee ap-
proves the suggestion. Even some
prominent members Of the national
guard disapprove of any military DIS
play, and the old line Democrats gener-
ally believe that an excellent way TO be-
gin reform administration would be to
dispense with parade and expense in
the Inauguration. The governor-elect
will be inducted into his high office on
Tuesday, January 1G. by that time the
Legislature will have met and organized.
The day before Inauguration day is the
time fixed for the assembling of the new
Democratic state committee and for the
election of its chairman, permanent
secretary and executive committee of
seven for the ensuing year. These and
other occasions will make the inaugu,a
tion season oneof great popular interest,
which will be enhanced rather than di-
minished by an abandonment of the
spectacular features in which the sena.
torial George Handy Smiths and tie
bellicose a. Wilson Norrises are wont 10
disport themselves and their feathers.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-11-14

GOVERNOR ELECT PATTIsON starts
well. In lis first appointment, probably
the most purely personal that he will be
called upon to make his selection will lie
universally recognized as fitting one.
The choice for the governors private
secretary is Rev. Thomas Everett, a
popular and accomplished Methodist
preacher. He is not a bigot nor parti-
san, and though he sometimes has voted
one ticket and sometimes another, his
voice has always been lifted for political
reform and against political evils. lie
is q trained journalist and man of cul-
ture who will dignity the Office. lie
belongs to large class who were the
friends of Mr.. Pattison's late reyered
father, who have never failed to take a
friendly interest in the fortunes of the
son and to whose kind offices and moral
support he owes somewhat of his poii:i-
cal advancement.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-11-14

MIR. RANDALL's s talk about the duty oi
the Democratic Congress to give The pa
lie the reforms promised in the late can
paign, and for the failure to effect which
the Republicans have been turned rlE,
comes with good grace from hiul, Is
the parliamentary leader of his party il,
its minority and speaker of House when
it controlled that body, he exempliied
these reforms and enforced the policy
which he advocates. His re election as
speaker is already clearly foresIladowe,;,
and in that auspicious prospect there is
promise that the reinS of the House will
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be held with a firm and sagacious hand.
The country feels the burden of Oppres-
sive taxation to raise surplus revenue,
and the policy of removal of the first
and relief from the second is the keynote
of popular confidence in Democratic su-
premacy
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-11-14
a Cats suicide.

a valuable cat belonging to Abe Stiffle,
driver of Brimmer's baggage wagon. COM
mitted suicide by hanging itself in the
meshes of a hammock.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-11-14

l TALKING about popularity at nome
here we have State Senator elect Hart, who
received every vote but three cast in
Montour county, aud whose Majority in
| his entire district is II, ,O01. Such ar en-.
dorsemcEt from his constituents is indeed
a compliment.
THE Pottsyille Chronicle intimates that
tho fellows who are showerins congratu!a
/ tory letters and kilograms upon Governor
Pattison are becoming quito too numerous,
and it detects an ancient and fish-like smell
about many of the names savoring some
| what Of patronage. In the name Of dc
| cency our contemporary protests that they
shall give the young mau chancc aud
suggests that the bread and butter brigade
take the back seats.
REV. Dr.. TIFFANY seiZeS up,l i liter
ary and non-political OCCASION to thank
God that he belongs 10 that political fac =
| ton of which the lato Guitcau, with
equally bad taste, proclaimed himself a
| mem ber As the late elections have dc.
| c:dcd that faction-c,untinS Tiffany and
not counting Guiteau--to be in minority
of million in the country and to number
hundred thousand less than 1 popular
majority in this state, better people than
Tiffany have occasion to bs thankful for
better things than satisfy him.
WHEN forty years ago tho threat of
tle manufacturers was g Polk in, fires
out" there started campaign cry that,
| only modified in form, has been howled
loudly at every contest since. Sometimes
it succeeded. but events demonstrated how
fallible it was and tho psople began to
pay no heed to the Cry Of wolf, which
never did and never will come. Not long
ago Mr.. Folger prophcsied general
shrinkage of values in the great properties
of tho country" should tho Democratic
party be successful. How it has held out
business ,aeE have no hesitation in ac-
knovieiging, the extent of their trade
having, siuce the election. shown not an
iota of decrease, which fully attests tha!
prosperity an} Democracy so hand in
i,:od.
JouN. NCCULLOUGH, the trasediaD, al
the clos, Of: play in Pittsburgh, uttered
s.r.e very significant words relative tt
the position that the legitimate drama
holds with the people. IIo had played
during ;.e week King Lear, Richard A'
| 2Ii%s: and Iirginius. and at each perform
ancc had been most enthusiastically re
ceiveG. This fact caused the eminent
actor to falicitate the people Of Pittsburgh
upon the genuine appreciation they had
Of real dramatic merit, but he warned his
audience that the public alone have the
power to say whether VIC shall have tie
drama "that makes the stage as it should
be, an educator Of the people, or thu
trashy stuff Of to-day hold prominence.
It would be rs excellent an exhibition o
taste, as it would would most certainly bs
q check to loose morals, if the create,
part of tho trash that is now put from
week to week upon the boards We're pro-
hibited most emphatically by the public
1t is too true that the Queen Of the Danes
draws tho populace to her revels, whil'
tho King of the Drama teaches but {
meagre assemblage the lessons of the legit
innate.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-11-14

TALKING about popularity at home
here we have State Scnator-elect Hart, who
received every vote but three cast in
Montour county, aud whose majority in
his entire district is 11,OO1. Such ar Ell
dorsemeEt from his constituents is indeed
a compliment.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-11-14

OutD0cSC on the influence OF JOn1Chan EC-
wards, tho great theologian Of American
colonial times.
Prof. Shaub, at the conclusion of the
last address adjourned the institute to
meet Tuesday at 8 a. m. He also stated
that the roll keeper would be ready to re-
ceive names each M orning from $50 to 0
4. m.
Dr. TIffany's Lecture
Monday Ecening.-Rev. DR.. o. II. Tif-
fany, of Philadelphia, delivered the open.
ing lecture of tho institute course in Full
ton opera house. After solo and chorus,
'I'm King DER the Land and the Sea, 'sung
by Messrs. Hall and Woodward and Misses
Sener and Hoch, the reverend lecturer was
introduced by Superintendent Shaub, and
his subject announced as "The Century
and its Lessons"
DR.. Tiffany denominated the historical
facts Of the last century as equal in their
marvellous character with the romance of
the widest imagination. He referred to
the growth and progress Of the country in
all its material, moral and intellect
ual aspects, and said that the war of the
rebellion, by which the crime of slavery
was wiped out of the land, was 4 land
mark in tho record Of most wonderful
epoch. There arc causes for the events
that have signalze'l tho achievements of
the century. and ':e can go back for some
Of them to til" lays when the fathers
founded the lcr:,h'ic and inculcated eter-
nal truths in n.,r charter of freedom, the
Declaration OF Independence. The orator
Sketched the points in this instrument and
Indicated the varied lessons they impress
upon the understanding in contemplating
the history Of tho country and the events
OF tic century. Washington. Lincoln and
Grant came in for q good share Of tho
speakers admiration.
While one lesson that is foremost in our
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This eminent lecturer will will appear in
Fulton opera house this evening, and a
rich treat can bo promised all those who
attend. He was originally advertised to
lecture on "The Future of the Republic,
but a change of programme being found
takes of Bob; or, What's to Hinder"
He is said to be an orator of remarkable
fluency and ripe scholarship, and what
ever his subject no will no doubt awake
the interest and secure tho unwearied at
tention of his audience.