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Daily Republican., 1883-12-13
PLEADING FOR MARRIGAN.
A Large Delegation Of hts Friends
Wait Upon the Governor.

As the respite OF jeremiah Harrigan,
condemned to be executed for taxing
the life of Dennis Shea, at Hockesslh,
some two years ago, will expire to'mor.
row, and without the inlerposition OF
the Chief Executive Of the State, he will
be executed, large delegation of repre-.
sentative men visited Dover yesterday,
TO utercede with the Governor for AL
unconditional pardon for the condemn
ed man.
The delegates consisted Of William
Bright, II. T.. McMullin, Jacob Rich
ardson, owen Iies-ion, Jail Warden
Hance, a. A. Eastburn, Charles Nc
Closkey, William M"Menamin, Henry
f. Pickles, William Is. Norton, Martin
Farrell, Hewson Y. Lannan, Solom6 Il
Hersry, James Bourke, John ) .DouGh-
erty, Thomas Ford, John Pyle, I. e.
wood Singley, Joseph Stoeckle, j.
Frank Bail, Fl. G. Turner, W. J. Max
well, & orge c. Ward, Dr. Howard
Ogle, samuel Durney, Thomas E.LalIyr
lot u MrCatiIey, DR.. j. +. SpecK
Frank f. smith, and d. Murine. After
tie arrival OF the party at Dover a
H. Getting was held in the Governor =
| once, WIN ~ imam III ISh' III Wv N'"''
and II. &. Turner acting aS Secretary,
at which 1t was agreed unanimously
,ha, an unCondi'l,n nal paldon should be
asked Tor Harrigan, and W 'lllam
Bright was selected to preside and iir.'
represent the desires Of the delegation
to the Governor.
The delegation then proceeded to the
Secretary Of States Office, where Gov
ernor Storkley and the Secretary were
in waiting Mr. Blight presented the
case H. very clear, forcible manner,
recoulIilng the ext-nuating circumSlah
Il ces whicu surrounded the cast and
which had been more fully developed
after the trial. Mr.. Bright thought II
very doubtful if there was man in the
room who, if place, d in the same position
would not have acted as Harrigan did
He closed with an affecting appeal Il
his EXCelcncy for II full and uncondi
,ional pardon. A letter from Mr. JON
&. Jackson, OF Hockess!n, " ho wa, de
tanned at home hv sickness, was read
asking FOX a pardon.
All b. members Of the delegation
upon being called, echoed the senti
ments of tie chairman in favor Of apar
don Jacob Richardson presented petit
ton. ,sttidayils and other documents
showing that full pardon should b.
granted, and made an effective appea
10 the Governor for a pardon IN present
ing them. Martin Farrell also present
at petitions for d pardon, aud handed
The Governor several letters from citi
zeus who could not be present, askini
for the same. The interview iaste'
y abJut an hour and half, and at TIN
close the delegation left the u iestIon O
i rfe and death with His ExceIiency tn
/ Governor.
. No indication was given nor wor
l spoken TO show what the Governo
would do in the case, but the prevailin
impression was that the prayer Of til
delegation would be answered favoIa
bly. The Governor went down to h'
home in the three p. III. train, but wor
is anXiously expected from bin al
, hour to-day.
Daily Republican., 1883-12-13
The Republican National COnven.
ton.

The National Republican Committee
Sabin, United States Senator from Min.
neso,a, was elected chairman tosucceed
Marshall Jewell, deceased. Chicago
was selected as the place and June I'd
AZ the time tor holding the National
Convention. Senator Frye's PROPOSE
ton for a new basis OF representation In
he National Convention was discussed.
Senator Frye's proposition in regard to
change in the basis IF representation
in the Convention WAS, on motion OF
Mr. Magee, of Pennsylvania, referred to
the next National Convention. The
vote OIL the motion was % to IL.
At the evening session, the regular
order being called for, the chairman
stated that the pending question was
on Mr.. Frye's resolution, against which
Mr.. Hicks, of Florida, had raised a
point Of order-his grounds being that
the proposition had been in principle
discussed voted on and negatived in
January last.
Mr.. Magee, Of Pennsylvania, moved
to amend by inserting authority for the
election of two delegates for each Con
gresham at-large. Adopted.
The following call was then adopted
The Republican National Convention
will meet at Chicago, H., on Tuesday,
june 8, 1884, at twelve O'Clock noon,
for the noruina ion of candidates TO be
supported for President and Vice presi'
dent at the next election.
The Republican electors OF the several
States and all other voters, without
regard to past political differences, who
are in favor Of elevating and digniiying
American labor, extending and protect
ing HON. industry, giving free popular
education 10 the MASSES OF the people
securing free suffrage and an honest
cOupting Of ballots, eifcctually protect
ing all human rights in very section OF
our common country, and who desire tt
promote friendly feeling and permanent
harmony throughout the land by sccur
ing national government pledged tt
these objects and principles, art
cord ally invited to send for each Sta''
four delegates large, and for eacl
COMPRESSION! district two delegates, an'
for each kerreseL tativ e-at' large TIVE
delegates.
rhe cal was signed Ey all the mem
beers Of the committee.
Daily Republican., 1883-12-13
LIGHT ! DOMESTIC,

We have a few " Light
Running Domestics al
ready engaged TO- Christ
mas presents. Have a few
more left. Nothing could
be more appropriate, more
useful, or would be more
highly appreciated than such
a handsome gilt. In order
to meet the wants OF those
not wishing to invest to such
an extent, we have provided
a large and beautiful variety
OF fancy articles, such as
handsomely trimmed wo' k
and handkerchief baskets,
cornucopia hair receivers,wall
pockets, foot rests, beautiful
plush tides and table scarts,
and a host Of other hand
some and useful articles,
ranging in price from one to
twenty dollars.
The rage or macrema
cord is still increasing. Our
line of cord is replete witt
all sizes and colorS. Fancy
crescents, drops, balls
spikes, for trimming lan,bro
quins, tides, etc, in largest
variety abound. Arrasene
chenille, and tlnsel for EN-
broidery work, in abundance
I'VE have the finest display
Of sewing machine work cveJ
put on exhibition in this city
land it would be we'll wortl
your time to pay our orhc'
a visit, even if not in need o
anything.
!. DOMESTIC SEWING MACHINl
! Co., SI4 Market street.
Daily Republican., 1883-12-13

On Saturday last, Calvin and Els
Miles, residing at Sixteenth and Ian
coin streets, lost little daughter, thrs'
years of age, of neinbraneOus Group
The parents fell, as most parents do when
a precious bud Of promise is taken from
them, that their cup of sorrow was full
but they were not compelled to drink
the dregs of sorrow until last evening
when within an hours time, two other
cbildren,a and all that were left died from
the same te rble disease. Francis A.
Miles, the child who died on SATURDAY.
was three years Of age, and Mary. a.
and Ella May, who died last evening
were aged respectively five and seven
years. Truly it may be said OF them
as David said of Saul anu
Jonathan Lovely and pleasant
were they in Their lives ant in the',
deaths they were not divided" Mr.. anu
Mrs. Miles, in their trouble and aiilic.
ton. will have the undivided sympafhs,
of the public, that would be cold anu
Gallon, indeed, were it not touched W
such an affecting dispensation.
Daily Republican., 1883-12-13
DcclhSd IN the A flirmAllve.

At the entertainment Of the Young
Mems League of Grace NJ. K. church
held last night in the Sunday schoo.l
room, the question, Resolved, th%
Longfellow ranks higher as . poet tn IH
Tennyson," was debated by John w.,
Diefendorf and G. II. Bowers for lpS
affirmative, and Ii. &. Downward ap 0
Frank II. Hoffecker, Esq, for the neg
tive side of the question. -,
G. W. Weldin, II. +. Pickles alI
William NJ. Field acted as judges, a, s.
after due deliberatiOn decided IT,.
question In favor of the affirmative. lnII
responsible (?) morning journal stanu
that j. w. Diefendorf and W. Il. HaS.
kins argued in the affirmative and tns'
the result was decided Ia the negati.yso,,
Surely the REPUBLICAN is not W.
only irresponsible paper In the city.
Daily Republican., 1883-12-13
WHAT IN BI.AsPHEnOUs.
Tho Ealvatien Army TsSables II
New Haven. Conn.

New Haven. Csnn.
NEW HAVEN, Conn, Dec. H. The
trial of the Salvation Army in tbs City
Court this forenoon crew large audi
euce. Among the spectators were Rev.
Mr.. Mossman and Evangelist John Z.
Collins. The two Yale theological stu
dents, +. Il. Aiken and Chas. ID. Brewer,
who sympathized with the work OF the
army, were defended by Attorney
Moulton.
Prosecuting Attorney Cable read the
information charging them with a
breach of the peace by making a dis
turbing noise on public square. The
army stood up and answered In unison,
/" Not guilty" Chief Webster and the
officers who made the arrests testified
that they were disturbing the peace by
singing and shouting.
Officer Sullivan testified hat he con,
sidered the songs blasphemous, ana
Detective Brew er did not consider 1t
religious exercise. Captain Oman
johnson, of the army, said its OBJECT
was to persuade men and women 10
make their peace with God and give up
serving the devil.
Permission being given by Judge
Deming, the army stood up and sang
"Im a soldier bound for glory,
I'm q soldier marching on,
Come and hear me tell my story,
All who long In sin have gone.
| love Jesus, halle ulAh,
love Jesus yes do
Attorney Strouse then called the AT.
tention OF the Court to the testimony o.
Officer Sullivan, claiming that the
songs were blasphemous.
A recess was then taken.
Evangelist Collins aud Mr.. Mossman
City missionary, while not testifying
were permitted to make statements
They spoke in behal of the alvationis''
and their work. Mr. Colling said tina
marching through the streets to music
was an excellent plan TO MI the hal
with hearers.
Mr.. Mossman said he was at first in
cliped to doubt the motives of the army
but row believed them to be pure and
sincere. +. +. Aiken, of the Yale Iheo
logical School, and Mr.. Brewer dis
|claimed mem bership in the army, an.
Mr.. Aiken thought that TO stop the oper
air meetings would be serious blow t.
the work.
| Mr.. Strauss in summing up for thu
defence said that the act OF Mayor Lew
is IN prohibiting the paradts was one o.
presumption, and that the music OF thu
army was a. legitimate and proper a,
that of "A minstrel troupe or brass hanG
parading the streets. He claimed thai
the police " ere responsible for arrestinf
the SalvatioDists in a public manner
which naturally caused disturbance
He characterized the action OF the
Mayor as religious persecution, anu HI
CONF pared the members OF the army
with the old Christian martyrs.
MIR. Moultou, also Of counsel Tor thu
defense, limited at the unconstitutional
~ of the statute, and proposed to ties
the matter in higher Court.
The Prosecuting Attorney said he wa
willing to test the constitutionallty o
the statute, and denied any intention u
prosecute the SalvatiOnists.
Judge Deming said he would LAX
until Friday to decide the case, and h
asked Captain johnson and his follow
ers TO refrain from parading IN TN
meantime. Attorney 5 rauss promised
that they would not parade. The Sal
y2tionists left the Con in high spirit
and repaired to their oar "k', wher
they set up sony jubilee.
Daily Republican., 1883-12-13
nARRUAGEk.

MARTIN-KEENAN- the l2tA st. 1t
81. M, at their own residence. no w
French street, BY Rey IT. wilson o. W,
M. Keenan,, both Of this city.
Daily Republican., 1883-12-13
AT.
VIM. B. Sharp's,
III Market Street.

In our Carpet Depart
ment we still show a large
line Of Smyrna and Art
Rugs, which make useful
Christmas gifts. In the
Smyrna Rugs, the same on
both sides and in rich Per
sian and Moresque colorings
we have made a large re-
duction in price. The dou-
bic door size, fringed at
both ends, are reduced to
$I.69 from $3.50; the sofa
size to $2.95 from $3.50, and
tie extra large size to 1895
from So, making an assert
ment Of these handsome
and desirable Rugs at lower
prices than ever before. The
early selection will be best.
VIM. B. SHARP,
III Market street, while building
at Fourth and Marke.
Tapestry Brussels r u 6 $;
are also in great variety, and
we show them now in hand
somcr patterns and figures
than ever. They are much re-
duced in price. o2t cents
from IS, and IS cents from
ISL. The large sofa size are
S1,37b and $3.50.
VIM. B. SHARP,
M Market street, while re building
| at Fourth and Market.
Ladies' and Children's
Rubber Waterproofs in all
sizes from SI.25 up
VIM. B. SHARP,
III Market street while rebuilding
at Fourth and Market.
|Wm. B. Sharp,
| III Market Street,
Wult Rl-buluIus At fuua1n AUD kAatT ST.
Daily Republican., 1883-12-13
SECOND ward Meeting.

The Republicans of the Second Ward
will meet for business at the FELTON,
House, Second and Walnut streets, to.
morrow Friday )evening at 1900 clock.
All Republicans are requested TO at
tend.
Daily Republican., 1883-12-13
I.ociu re.

Madam $ NJ. Murray will lecture
this evening at the A. L, M. = church,
on French street above Eighth Sub
ject Lite ofNian andWoman from the
Cradle to the Grave" Commencing at
8 o'clock. Admission 10 cents, q. v.
Peterson, Pastor.
Daily Republican., 1883-12-13
IT You wish

a Cloak, Dolman, Newmarket, Misses
Coat or Havelocks land wish the best it
ing, the lowest prices, and the largest
assortment, go to Pyle & Lichtenstein,
226 Market street.
Daily Republican., 1883-12-13

of linen handkerchiets, silk handker
chiefs, pocket books, ladies' satchels,
and useful holiday presents. Pyle x
Lichtsnstein.
Daily Republican., 1883-12-13
Buy Your Tea

at Register sand you get good article
very low. No china, glassware or pic.
lures given az prizes. No. 2 Wost
sixth street.
Daily Republican., 1883-12-13

THE REPUBLICAN has increased over
two hundred in circulation since Mon
day last. We are pressing seven thou
sAnd close.
Daily Republican., 1883-12-13
We HIVE Secured

few more Of those elegant 5000 fur
trimmed Dolmans; they c. rtainly are
the biggest drive offered this season.
Pyle 4 Lichenstein, 1926 Market street.
Daily Republican., 1883-12-13

Saturday night Miss Carrie Swain
willappear at the Opera House as 'Cad,
the Tom Boy" In reference to this
p,ay the Fall River Daily Herald says:
The title under which this new play
was presented TO the public, can in 10
wise be considered AZ conveying all idea
of its real worth and merit, nor can one
even antic pate from the show-bllls
what may be expected. IT was an ex-
traord nary surprise which the visitors
at the theatre last night experienced,
and very agreeable one besides. Miss
Swain ~as given complete oVahoh'
So great was the enthusiasm in the 50
cond act that the lady was compelled to
respond to encores until she was near
" exhausted She is considered by
m my to BE- superior to Lolita The piece
is full OF exciting details and very
laughable Incidents
W. dnesday evening, the 18th, the
Madison Square Company vii! present
the new and reigning attraction EMIT
led "The Raiah, in which Miss Marion
ElmOre, who is well Known III this
city,will sustain a leading character.
The play will be presented with the
Original company ana sctbefE'
Deserted ON Her Wedding Day.
Last spring there came TO Chambers
burg a youn. man named ii. f.. fenhe
hacker, of PLunixville, Chester County
Pa, who was u travelling agent for th'
Fidelity Insurance Company of PhiI"-
delpha. He spent some time III Cham
bersburg, and b came engaged TO Mls'
Bently. The wedding was fixed FOL
Tuesday evening, and great prepare
tious wer made for the event. Aoou
two months ago Pennepackcr severed
his connection with the Fidelity, an'
was elected treasurer Of the AnCho
Insurance Company Of Baltimore
While there he unfortunately got int
some difficulty with the company in Re-
gard to financial matters, lost his stu
alton and took to drinking. The expec
ed bride and her friends were SURPRISED
to learn on Tuesday morning thatpenne
packer would not be- on land fer th
wedding that night and the invitation
were withdrawn.
Daily Republican., 1883-12-13

Wy ED-BOARDEKS-A MARRIED.
w couple, or single gentlemen can be
accommodated with second story front room
heated, at No. S05 Shipley street. dl3 Of
r OST-ON THE sTH OF DECEM BEK-
IL pension certificate belonging 10 Sam
uel Hensel. The finder will plsaseireturn 1t
to So Poplar street. l2N'
The Penn's Grove record., 1883-11-10
very Aged Coins.

One of the most valuable, rarest and
most unique of private colleticous of an
tique and modern coins and medals,
that Is now in the possession of Mr..
Charles Tochterman, OF New York, was
seen by o correspondent during the past
week. The collection embraces a series
of coins from the earlier period of the
Egyptians, from the time of Moses,
thence to the Hebrew shekel, at the be-
ginning Of the Christian era, and follow
ing in close sequence down through the
relgns of Roman, Greek and German
emperors. There are coins from the
early period; also of the Carthagenians.
Assyrians, Modes, Grecians and Mace
domains. A complete set of coins from
the time of Queen Elizabeth down to
the present dynasty. A full set of coins
of the United States from the year
1894, when the first coin was minted, to
date, The medals are from all ma
tons and ages, some of them it is said,
over 4, 900 yeers old. Mr.. Tochterman
is IS years old, and has spent forty years
OF his life making the collection. He
has travelled FROM 'Greenland's icy
shore to Africa's desert waste, from the
ruins of Pompeii to the catacombs OF
Rome, and through the forgotten glories
OF Egypt, as shown in her ruins. to the
Aztec mounds of Mexico. In fact. no
country nor cline but Mr.. Tochterman
has seen. In this admirable work Mr..
Tochterman has been assisted by his
charming wife, a lady as much and as
enthusiastic a numismatist as her hus
band. Through a mutual friend the
writer was introduced to the collector
of the cur.os, who appointed a day when
the coins could be seen, as they had to
be taken from the vaults of the Safe
Deposit Company and brought to his
house.
On the day appointed the writer was
~courteously received, and saw spread
out before his gaze a collection that has
seldom been shown to other eyes than
the collector and a few intimate friends
not a half-dozen in all. As the col
lection stands Its value intrlnsically is
estimated at between S25, 600 and
$50, 900. They were of gold, copper,
silver and other metallic substances,
and a few, taken from the tombs OF the
ancient Egyptians. are of stone. The
first to attract the writer's attention was
a splendid English silver medal, nearly
three inches in diameter and one -eighth
of an iuch in thickness, which was
struck off in honor of the nuptials OF
Charles l. and the Princess Henrietta.
The design on one side represents a
marriage scene, with two angels above
GROWING the parties. The reverse rep
resents a fed of battle. with Pallas
coming down and presenting Rellona a
branch of laurel. On the left is a curl
GUS piece of cannon of peculiar shape,
with its muzzle pointed away from the
two. This is dated May IL, 1641. The
next was a large silver medal represent
The Penn's Grove record., 1883-11-10
-
Volcanoes.

For u volcano once supposed to be
inactive, Vesuvlus has prepared some
lively surprises for the jewellers in its
neighborhood. Its latest surprise has
been to shake up a railroad and destroy
several houses. The people of Her.
culaneum and Pompeii thought VesIv
Jus extinct, till one day 1t proved in a
very thorough manner that it could
still be reused to activity. Since then
no one has been deceived 10y Its quie-
tude. Other volcanoes besides Ve-uv-
ius have from time to time INDUCED i'll
what seems te be general volcanic pro-
penslty OF creating surprises. Thus no
one would expect to have a a OF
rock of some three hundred cubic fest
suddenly descend upon them from the
sky. But people living nine miles from
Uotopaxi were on one occasion treated
to such a surprise. The great eruption
of Tomboro surprised people for some
$50 mlies around, the distance at which
the icrce OF the explosion was felt.
They wondered what was the matter
until they learned OF the eruption from
one OF the twenty-six persons who We're
saved out Of a population OF II, 900. 1t
must also be a surprise of a beautiful
kind, though fatal, to zee a fry fount-
tain play 10 a height of seven hundred
feet from the side of a mountain. Such
a fountain on Mauna Loa. In 1852, was
a magnificent lustratI) N Of volcanic
assure, the pressure OF lava at the crater
being relieved by this new outlet. The
cracks often seen on volcanoes, which
form dikes radlating from the centre,
are Great I'd in this manner But prob
ably the greatest surprise CONNIE cited
with this subject is the formation OF
volcanoes. A volcano is originally
nothing u a hole in the ground,
formed often at no elevation by the
swelling and breaking of a earth bub-
BILE. The mountain which springs up
arouna this opening is formed by ac-
cumulaiions of successive erupt ons,
anu the great age of volcanoes may be
readily appreciated from the fact that
Etna had attained almost its present
height when it was observed by Greek
writers 2, 800 years ago.
The Penn's Grove record., 1883-11-10

Professor Goret, of the University Of
Geneva, points out that the functions OF
trees III streets are not limited to acting
as screens for sun-shunning wayfarers-
they temper the heat and serve as apro-
lection against dust; the evaporation
from their leaves tends to keep the sur
rounding air cool and moist, and. as
one OF best means OF refreshing the all
of a sick room is to place in it plants
and branches, and sprinkle them with
water, a like effect Is produced by trees.
Sunlight is necessary to health; but
trees, If not too thlckly planted, do not
intercept sunbght-the continual yibra-
ton, OF their leaves ond swayIng OF their
branches admitting the light every IN
slant n i'll sufficient measure, serving
moreover, TO protect the eyes from the
MONDAY glare. 81 far from trees i'm
pedIng the circulation of air, they help
to purity 1t, the evaporation from their
leaves determines q current from above
aud the fresh air thus brought down as
sists in driving away the heated and
dust i'm ,regnated gases of the streets.
Another useful property OF foliage is
that, while IN hot wheather it moistens
the surrounding atmosphere, thus rem
dering 1T filter TO breathe, this effect,
which is due to evaporation ceases in wet
weather.
The Penn's Grove record., 1883-11-10
Birds On Wires.

Some very curious observations have
been made on the German telegraph
wires at the instance OF the Secretary OF
the Post-office, and, in a paper read
before the Electrotechnlc Society OF
Berlin. some interesting facts were
given proving that in districts were there
are no trees the smaller birds of prey,
such as sparrows, stariings and swal-
lows, frequently alight on the telegraph
wires in great numbers. Swallows like
to build under the caves where the wires
run into the offices, and sometimes
cause an ''earth" contact, Contacts be-
tween wire and wire are frequently
caused 10y large birds, such as bustards,
storks, swans aud wild ducks. They
cause the wires to bend and sometimes
to break. Accidents of this kind were
frequent when the wires run by high
roads along which young geese were
driven to their pastures. Smaller birds,
even cartridges, are generally killed by
the shock OF striking the wires. They
do not cause much damage to the lines.
Holes are often pecked through the
poles by w~oodpeckers, the pleas
martins or black woodpecker, the pleas
virids or green woodpecker, and the
pleas major or piebald woodpecker, none
Of which spare any kind of wood with
which they come in contact.