Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-11-20
THE SEA OF POLITICS.
MR.. sLa,sE NOT A sEuRo ,uoL.
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There was much comment il Washing
ton in political and official circles regard
ing Blaine's last act Of ringing the alarm
bell In the night Even his followers are
puzzled to account for his luTld Augusta
discourse The more intelligent colOred
people Of the District of Columbia sueer at
his theatrical posing as the friend OF the
negroes of the South. They have MT YER
looked upon Blaiue with favor. Henry G,
G. Atwood, United States consul to san
Domingo, who has been prominent Il
ored leader in Louisiana. is in Washington.
Referring to Bl,ine's speech. he says !:
tits all bosh. The statement that { Q
colored people in the South were not sllo ".
timidation in the country districts iu th ,
South, but very little in the cities. Ger
tainly Blaine has no cause to complain. !
the Third Louisiana district he got 0CD
majority, while Kellogg was defeated for
Congress. The c)lored people vote rs they
please. Look at Bisbee's district, in
Florida, for instance. Bisbce is Repub
lican, but he was defeated by colored
votes, No; the South was not made solid
by the Democrats this time. Blaine lost
every Southern state because the oolored
people are Stslwsrts and friends of Conk
ling. Grant and Arthur. TIE slaughter
of Folger hurt Blaine as much in the
South as it did IN New York"
Congressman Mitchell, of Connecticut,
who is in town, says that Blaine should
turn his guns on some Of the manufac-
turers of New England who forced their
employees to vote the Republican ticket at
the last election, even compelling them to
show their tickets to the bosses Just before
depositiug them. He says that this sort
of coercion was boldly resorted to in his
district,
NEW YORK BOARD OF cANvAssERS.
The board of state cauvassers OF New
York ct at 3 o'clock Wednesday after
noon in Albany. All of the members we're
present. The returns from all the counties
excepting New York, Kings aud S..
Lawrence, were filed, The return from
Richmond county shows a very Sc. ious
error in the footings on the electoral
ticket, and the board directed a telegram
be sent to the county clerk asking him to
explain the error. The board adjourned
until Thursday afternoon at O'clock.
The returns for electors by districts from
Richmond county show total OF 303 SCI,
while the footing of the tabulated stats
ment show 304 5l7. The names of only
thirty four Butler electors appear on the
returns. A message from the Richmond
county clerk is expected to arrive Thurs
day morning to explain the discrepancies
Ii the returns are correct, which cannot
now be determined. the official canvass OF
Richmond county may be changed.
EK Senator Conkliug arrived in the
morning as counsel to the Democratic state
committee Francis Lyuds Stetson aud
William G. Whitney, OF Nsw York, arc
also in lbany.
| CHAIRMAN JONES ON THE RESULT
Chairman b. F. Jones, OF the Republi
can national committee, made his first
appearance in PIttsburg on Wednesday
since the election. A solitary friend me,
him at the Union depot aud escorted him
20 his own carriage, 'Hsve you given M
the contest?" was asked. "Yes," replied
the chairman, II have Mr.. Blaine is de
feated We have certainly lost New York
and that settles it. No one can be more
sorry than am. We made hard figh,
against heavy odds, but the battle has
gone against u.s." "What were the causes
of Blaine's defeat ?" "Defsctions and
outside issues. The strength of the Inde-
pendants surprised me, and the apathy o.
the Stalwarts was greater than had anti
oipated. It was withal the worst struggl,
he country has ever experienced" IVA,
Rev. Burchard known to you before ht
made his little speecha' "We had neve,
heard OF him; but his terrible blunder lost
US the state of New York. In fact ths
three RS worked against us in every
doubtful state"
Biruminous Goal risId Developments.
foil
chartered at the state department, Harris
burg, on Wednesday, the object of their
organization being the development of the
oitumnious coal fields of Elk county
Crawford junction j. MoKean county rail.
rad company, the line of which runs from
Crawford junction, McKean county, to
Johnsonburg, Elk county, distance of &c
miles. The capital stock is $500, 900, in
ESQ shares. The president is J. K. p
Hall, of st. Mary's. Elk county, and
tae directors are Lewis Victor Bright
James Buckley. John w. Wilkinson, OF
Philadeiphis; 8 muel Hines, of Scranton,
aud G.. L. Atterbury, John King and
Edmund 8. Bowen, Of New York city.
The Brockwayyille aud Daguscahonda
railroad company, the line of which runs
from Brockwayville, Jefferson county, to
| Daguscahouds, Elk county, q distance of
] about thirteen miles. The capital Is
s1SO, 900. The president and directors are
the same as in the above company. The
| Daguscahonda d Elk railroad company,
the line Of which will run from Dagusca
honda mines, Elk county, to Dasuscs
honda junction, Elk county, distance of
seven miles. The capital stock is s7O 900
aud the officers are the same as Ia the two
former companies.
a horrible Triple Tragedy.
A horrible triple murder was committed
Tuesday night at Clayton, . little village
10 the mountains in Marshall county, Ala.
Robert Howard was wealthy farmer in
the county. Some months ago his gin
house was burned and he suspected his
neighbor, James Peake, as the author OF
the deed. Peake soon afterwards left for
Texas and returned last week. Howard,
hearing OF his return, resolved to settle
the feud, and, armiug himself, left for
Peake's house. He boldly entered the
house and stalked into the dining room,
where the family we're gathered. As he
entered Peake OWNED his purpose, and,
quickly raising his rife. fred. The bullet
passed through Howsrd's abdomen. The
latter fell to his knees, but had sufficient
strength to raise his gun and in Q second
fired. The load entered Psake's head and
produced Immediate death. Peake's wife,