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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-04-29
HOLDING THE FORT,
How the Speakers Forces Gained Poss
rion of the Hail.

HOW the speakers FOrceS Gained lOSSeS-
rion of the Hall.
on Grip Van Winkle' in the
opera house Tuesday night, the
proprietor of that establishment was wait
who paid the rent for the next day and
took possession of the building. All
night long the appointed place
of meeting of the convention was
guarded by these Jealous partisans,
and in the morning they blossomed out, a
full score or more of PhiIadelphians and
Pttsburghers, all wearing blue badges
bearing the words, Sergeant -at-Arms. "
They not only occupied the hall itself, but
picketed every avenue of approach, in
Guiding the stage door and the beer sa-
loon, through which access to the hall was
possible by some tall climbing.
When the movements of this noble army
of occupation became whispered about it
occurred to the Wallace people that they
had better be on hand early. Tickets of
admission, however, were strictly neccs-
sary for everybody. Nine o'clock was the
hour fixed for their distribution, under the
direction of the chairman of the state CON-
mittee, and at that hour the room of his
representatives, Mr.. O'Leary, of Pitts
burgh, and a Mr.. Guthrie, was besieged by
about ten times as many delegates and
wOuld-be visitors as could be accom-
modated in an ordinary sleeping apart
ment. The self-cOntained clerks were
polite, but unsatisfying. There had been
unexpected delay in the preparation of the
tickets. The press had broken down, or
the ink had given out, or something or
other. At 10 o'clock they would be ready.
So the crowd waited, but at 10 o'clock
they were not ready. Eleven was then
named, and now very large rat was
scented. That some tickets were out was
certain. The janitor OF the Tilden club of
Pittsburgh, for instance, showed one
freely, and, having risen with the lark and
taken several drinks, declared that he
could get as many as he wanted. A Lam
caster man said all of his delegation were
provided for.
At length the cry of "Ben Buffers
trick" ''seizing the hall and packing the
soon reached the ears of
Wallace, who came down from the
third floor right away to see about it. He
had captured one of the surreptitiouly-is
sued tickets. The crowd, hoping to see
row, made way for him as he went towards
the clerk, who was defiant but already bad
gered most to death. ''DO understand that
no tickets have been issued to either dele
gates or visitors % asked the senator.
8 Yes, sir; they are not ready yet"
g Then, how is it that hold a visitors |
ticket in my hand?' The senator, in a
digniied way, paused for a reply and the
situation was serious, when a voice broke |
in : ''Will that take you into the hall?"
8 Yes, Sir, it will,' said the senator.
" WE'LL" rejoined the intruder, "you are
-- lucky to get it, The crowd
broke into laughter, and the first crisis of |
the day was bridscd by unintended humor.
An episode of this feature of the day
was the wrath of Editor Meyers, of the
Patriot, who was chairman of the local
of arrangements on being
unable to gain admission to the building,
md the "tiring out of the mayor of the
,ifv
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-04-29
SEASONABLE PUBLICATIONS..
POstOfIice Matters and Water Rent Ord


nances.
James II. Marshall, the postmaster of
this city, has published for public use
neat little pamphlet of % pages, contain
ing carefully compiled digest of the pos
tai laws and regulations, the rulings of the
postoffice department., useful suggestions
to the public, and other matters of interest,
which if carefully followed will save much
trouble and Inconvenience to the public
and the pOstOffice officials.
The water committee of city councils,
through its chairman Mayor MacGonigle,
has had issued notice to builders, plumb
ers and others who intend making connec-
tiOns with the city water mains. The ne
tice contains tho provisions of the city Or
dinance governing the water department,
and should be read by all water users as
we'll as by builders and plumbers.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-04-29
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
Before Judge Patterson.

In the case Of the Waynesboro mutual
fire insurance company VS.. E. C. Mussel-
man, which was similar to the one of the
same plaintiff against Shiffner, the appeal
was withdrawn.
This was the last case ready, and after
the jurors were discharged court adjourn
ed until Saturday morning.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-04-29

William Mckee, while going home drunk
near Montrose, Iowa, on Monday night,
entered the house of Albert Hickman.
The latter, thinking the intruder burglar,
beat him on the head with piece of wood,
fracturing his skull. Mckee died of his
injuries on Tuesday.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-04-29

"PEACE with honor" The felicitOus
deliverance of the Pennsylvania Democ-
racy surpasses the expectations of the
most ardent wishers for harmony in the
party in this state and is talismanic of a
grand success in November.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-04-29

SOMEONE suggests that Judge Black
won't do for " favorite son - of Penn
:sylvania, because he was born in the
state {; and the record seems to bear out
the proposition pretty clearly.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-04-29
Where it Will Do the Most Good.

The LANCASTER INTELLIGENCER and
Columbia Herald are making matters no
better by fighting within the lines. Re-
serve your strength, gentlemen, for the
common enemy, and Judge Patterson.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-04-29

A much-cherished plaster Paris bust Of
Gen. Grant fell from it's perch in West
Chester residence, yesterday, and was
ruined. Does this foreteIl political disas-
ter to the general
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-04-29
MINOR TOPICS.

WHEN Mcdonald, the sculptor, heard
that Mrs. Custer had called his statue of
the general at West Point u caricature he
might have Custer, but he never uses such
language.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-04-29

THE Harrisburg Patriot claims that
the Cincinnati delegation, in it's dis
trict membership, stands eighteen
Tilden to thirty-slX anti-Tilden. The
Patriots figures are somewhat cOlored
by its anti-Tilden proclivities, but no
doubt it is right in stating that major
ity of the delegation is opposed to Mr..
Tilden. The fact is that the independ-
ent delegates who are committed to no
choice, who are for the man whom they
think will make the strongest candidate,
such as those from this county and from
Columbia county, will hold the balance
of power in the delegation. On tine old
and we hope buried question of the lead
ership of Wallace and Randall, which
seems to have been the main cause of
heat in the state convention, thirty of the
fifty-eight delegates are of the anti-Wal-
ace affection.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-04-29

Poor thing she is pining for me, l think,
Though the wicked neighbOrs say
Her mother stole in while my love was asleep
And stole her pink saucer away.
AT the late Republican convention in
Iowa the opening prayer was interrupted
at one point by loud applause, when the
officiating clergyman made an unusually
"stalwart allusion. This is about on a
par with a recent demonstration in Fulton
opera house, when the enthusiastic piety
of the audience led it to vociferously ap-
plaud the quotation of a passage from the
Bible by one of the actors.
If the following from London Panch is
true, Judge Livingston, when he advised
the New Era men to settle their libel
suit, is not the first judge who recon-
mended tho settlement of case pending
in court Judge " Your client had better
make a compromise ask her what she will
take" Counsel: "My good woman, his
lordship asks what you will take" Old
woman: "Tm obliged to his lordship :"
(courtsey); " as he's so kind (courtsey),
"rll just take glass of warm ale.''
TIMELY suggestions of esteemed con-
temporaries ga Boston ice-cart driver
says that the size of the lump left at the
kitchen door depends considerably on the
looks of the cook. "Thewise housewife has
her ice left on the curb instead of asking the
ice man to carry it to the refrigerator the
average ice man generally grades the size
of the Jumps by the distance he has to
carry them, the longer the distance the
smaller the Jumps" Imagine the proper
tions of five cent chunk of the congealed
liquid delivered on this latter principle and
carried all the way from Maine.
UNDER the laws of Pennsylvania nota-
ries cannot be appointed as census en-
umerators. This discovery will undoubtedly
have the effect of blasting the budding
hopes of a very large and not absolutely
undeserving portion of the male popula-
ton of Pennsylvania. The creation of
notarics has in the past been peculiarly
Pennsylvania industry and
it is apprehended that the census supervi-
sors will have trouble in avoiding them
when selecting their enumerators. The
law, harsh though it may be, must, how
ever, be obeyed, or else we shall have some
dreadful complications such as those
which ensued at the wind-up of the last
presidential campaign, when it was found
that some over-zealous and over-ambitious
federal officeholders had managed to get
placed on the electoral ticket.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-04-29

others in their preferences, holding the
balance of power. There will be no in
and likely no unit rule adopted.
The Treaty of Peace.
Col. Mcclure gives the following graphic
description of the appearance of the con-
vention while the compromise was pending
and its reception of the good news that
peace was proclaimed:
''The time came for Chairman Miller to
swing his gavel, but he did not appear
A quarter hour passed in silence. and none
noticed that Wallace, Randall, Dill, Cassi-
dy and others had quietly slipped out of
the hall. The half hour passed and yet no
and as the delay heightened into
an hour there was a mixed display of hope
and fear among the delegates. 1t was
finally whispered: Wallace is out where
is hep Again it would be softly told
t'Randall is out; what does it meano'
At last Cassidy hastily entered through the
main door, with his face beaming like a
bridesmaid, and Randall, wallace, Decl,-
ert, Read and Barger followed, all evil
lently just finishing consultation n
Some detail of the treaty had been over
looked, and all hurried to distant corner
Of the rear of the hall, and engaged in
There was no fire in their
eyes no anger on their brows, and the
audience intuitively caught the message
IF peace and cheered it to the echo. In
minute the conference was closed and
Wallace and Randall hastily shook
lands, which sent back to them
of applause. Cassidy was the
rontispiece of the inspiring picture
md he posed to the audience in his
most graceful attitude and responded with
lis most benignant smile. He did not
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1880-09-22
Great Colorado River.

In recent lecture before the
San Francisco academy Of sciences,
Major Powell, Of the United States
geological survey, spoke Of the
Great Colorado river:
The lower third Of Colorado, nc
said, lies but little above the level
Of the sea, while the upper two
thirds has an elevation Of from
1000 to 5000 feet. Out Of this
basin or plateau rises snow-clad
mountains TO an altitude Of from
10000 to $4,000 feet. Hardly any
rain falls upon this upper basin OF
mountains. But in winter immense
drifts Of snow cover these eternal
rocks. When in summer this snow
commences to melt, ten thousand
cascades and little streams are
formed. They plunge down the
rocky mountain sides, cut their
courses through the immense
plateaus, and gradually run as
swift rivers through the silent re-
gion. They cut deep channels
through the rocks, so that the beds
of these rivers are vsriously from
500 to 1000 feet below tho gencr-
al surface OF the plestosus.
For two hundred miles the Green
and Grand rivers run in a channel
cut TO the depth Of a mile. Tho
whole upper two-thirds Of Colorado
is cut up by gorges and canyons
so that the country is almost i'm
passable. There are no evidences
that these canyons are formed
by upheavsls OF huge mass
es Of rocks, but they are all
caused by the slow but perpetual
action Of the mountain streams
If one hundred and fifty mountains
like Mount Washington were pluck
ed up by the root, they would not
fill the Grand Canyon of the Colo
RADIO river. The fall of the river
is very great, and differs from
twenty-five 10 two hundred feet
per mile; is is therefore not navi-
gable.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1880-09-22

Moreover, for 900 miles along
the Colorado river there is no
place where a town OF farm could
be located, for the river is entirely
unapproachable for that distance.
These canyons have carried away
vast areas Of sediment. The whole
region has become one of naked
rocks. Geological studies can here
bc made with certainty; every
stratum can be measured. Nature
lies before us like an open book.
The amount Of material carried
away by this river is as large as a
rock 600 feet in depth covering the
States Of New York, Pennsylvania,
Ohio, and Indiana, OF large as Cal
ifornia and Nevada. This vast
amount of rock the storms Of ages
have hurled Off
The rivers of Colorado are older
than the valleys and mountains.
Gradually, as the mountains rose,
the rivers cut their way through
them. The qualification Of these
rocks is never sweeping, but al
ways vertically broken, rising or
falling abruptly from 100 to 90
600 feet These strata are always
horizontal, and sometimes there
are found zones of rocks 20 miles
in width, broken into irregular
fragments. The Colorado river
carries about az much water as the
Ohio at Louisville.
Where the rock is soft it forms a
broad, wide river, but when it
passes through it this vast volumn
Of water plunges and rushes in a
mad, wild, and irresistible stream,
that would carry anything before
il. Sometimes, when storm arises
and heavy showers fall, this mile
deep channel of the river is filed
in an incredibly short time to a
height of hundreds Of feet, and
the torrent sweeps through it at
a most terrific rate. There are,
however, no vertical falls of any
magnitude in rhe Colorado.
Most interesting to the explorers
are the thousands Of ancient ruins
found throughout the whole region.
These habitations are built Of stone
and often reach height Of seven
stories. At the heads of the
streams forming the Colorado are
the most ancient of these ruins,
while further down in the deep
cliffs aud canyons they apparently
belong to a later period. 1t seems
that the people were driven from
the beautiful valleys above to seek
protection on these high cliffs,
which were better adapted for de-
Tense. The major entered into
general explanation of stone i'm
plements found among the ruins.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1880-09-22
HOW TO ATTAIN SUCCESS.

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Possessing "CASCARA SAGRADA,'
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Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1880-09-22
The Worlds Holiday.

In recent lecture in Hartford
on volcanes, Professor Denton
says;
Volcanoes are near the sea.
What more obvious remedy than
to bore into their sides and let in
the sea, and let the two fight it
out together: Do you know what
makes earthquakes? 1t is the va
por from molten metals in the
earth. Like steam i'll a boiler, it
must have 4 vent. Volcanoes are
the weak spots in the oarth's
crust. That's a horse we haven't
harnessed yet. But we shall.
When we can run our factories by
earthquake power, the holiday Of
the world will have come. If, only
1000 years ago, 4 prophet were to
have told the people Of Europe
what would be seen to-day, he
would have been considered crazy
wild. am very likely so regard
cd, now, for some of these asser-
/ tons. But it is not possible TO
tell the reality Of the glorious adj
vances that are actually TO be
made. Great tracts Of rice exist
to-day in China, without one single
weed. There are large fields of
grain in England in which it is
impossible to find, even in search
for So reward, a single weed. Men
are going to decide what shall
grow.
Do you think it cannot be done ?
I'll show you that il can.
Here the lecturer cited Austria
lia--not long ago country OF men
who lived upon snails, slugs, ETC.,
and destitute OF fruits and grains
now a vast region Of fruitful
ness, with all kinds OF wheat and
other grain, and figs, apples, grapes,
oranges, pomegrsnstes, ETC., in
abundance.)
They made a world TO suit them
selves.
And this is what wo are going
to do everywhere, in the good
time coming. We shall drain
lakes, and have gardens where the
water now is-even as Lake Hsar-
lem, low-lying as it was, has al
ready been pumped out, and con-
verted into a great garden.
The lecturer then spoke of the
fuel question. Englsnd's coal
mines will last couple Of hun
dred years; then they will come
TO ours, and ours will last for
thousands Of years. What next !
Oil is more abundant than coal.
The oil territory, far larger than
the coal, We arc only just begin
ming to draw upon. 1t is fuel
that will last for tens Of thousands
Of years.
What after the oil is gone!
Our globe is an endless reservoir
Of heat. Bore down a mile and a
half and you come TO boiling-water
heat. Boiling water can DO taken
60 our houses and our conserva-
tories, in pipes--iust rs IL actually
is taken, at one place in France
} only there nature, and not man
bored the hole. Houses and
j grounds can thus DO heated, and
J will be, in this city. We are go.
ing 20 do il. ] venture TO say The
next fifty years will SEQ this &C
complished in many places. The
deep boring at Pesth, in Hungary.
shows, by its results already ut.
J tanned, what we are going TO do
j ] really begin TO believe ] am go
ing 20 live long enough to SEE
some of my prophesies fulfilled
: We are going to make a climate tC
suit ourselves.
. .
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Election Notice.
STATE OF IHIuNNI
OItIcr on TuT nEcREi AIRY or eiAil'
Ian.inr- Amruai L.. L. ID

orttcr on rur SECRETARY or STArI,
Lansing, August A., io.hl
To the sheriff ~ the County Of Alncna
SfE.-You are hereby notified that AT th, N,n.
er,i Election 10 he held in thi. state on inc ii.
TUESDAY II November nest, the iei""'u4 ON.
mem Elf,tors of President and Niy it,s'-
5r,t NJ, tbr United states, Governor. Lieulth-
an' Governor, Secretary oi state, Nlat'
auditor General, Commissioner uI IT'D. Hla'' ~. l.
OHcc Attorney General euptnui, huent '' ~ : '''
I,- Instruction aud "a Member az the state ho.hH
1f Education; also, Rtprcsgntlu'r ih go.
fol the Eighth Congressional hNin,l 'l ,.,
~tttr ta which Your county belongs; tr'. N.u'
..or f1r TN T,vtnly-nmth Senatorial ba iI'l
r,uro.e9 at the COUNTIES of Altoona, Ail'nd. b'l
Io-55 Occmsv, rrJsquc lsC, and thr unoi- pom.
"A counties OF DsUuds and huutmulri.h .''.., q
gsDr,-rutliiyr M ihe state Legislature iW iH'
Gaprc. curative DIs riot composed pi iht 'Nu'l
Il AlpCus, M,oua, Fro lu' isi., '.'-'' '.
MOutu0rCnCy.
Vou arr alsp hereby uo.ihcl, that 90 60. ed. g.
zion the following proposed lutl udm'Hl l' pm.
constitution of I'M, state will hc submitted i
The pcoplc OF the state for THEN uN.r,"n or Pc
lection. 90 stand a., section I'D ~ hiI.i, j. '
pfoul1i Tor by Joint Restitution No - 'l Ut
LEGISLATURE Of 1872
Sr-rIoV -. The Legislature ehal h!N, paN',
vV1n such terms and conditions, ahl lh IN,
manner as II shall deem proper TO 'uthon'. IN,
..tv rt Detroit o. and iu the construction "N,
,ralntcnance OF q railroad bridge ot iWNN.'
.rrq,s the Detroit river az or near said oiy, Z" %"
mount not exceeding one pr ctnium "i lN. '.N'
.ss.,l value OF tho taxable property nm ~Iit city
I'm testimony whereof, | have lcr,uuto -tt my
hard and afhNcd tho Grclt Seal az th' S''t' 90.
Michigan. az Lansing, The day tNa l.l' '.s.
'0.'- "'''''D' WILLIAM JENNEN.
-. S.gg'a'y O.. stat.
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Cr,flr or rul sHEEIE % ALrrSt t.tAl',i
Alpena. August lth 1850

ur,fer OF ruI SHERIFF. % ALrIHf t.tAI',t
Alpen2t August l'h '.-'.'
To the Electors ~ Alpsua County
Nou arc hereby notified, that a. Oh. iL.N.ia
E'oction % be held ~ this state, uu me nl'l
Tuesday of November next, the following uihaai-
Eleven Elertor, Of rI,si dent JnI We. litsi-
dent Of the United states, a Governor, la.N.''-
ant Governor, Secretary Of state, state ll,-..I,'
Auditor General, Commissioner OF TIE S'I..
Land Ofhcc, Attorney General superintendent .'
Public obstruction, and "a Member OF me N.''
Board Of Education, also RcpI'sc4talF' 1T.
Congress for the Eighth Congressional bEiiri 'i
this state, 20 which your county h'iuns .'r', .
senator for the Twenty-ninth Senatorial pi-,l'U
composed Of the counties Of Altoona, AlItNl. h.H.
Iosco Ogcmnw, Prcsquc Isle, and fh, uuoIEt'
cd counties 81 Oscoda and MontmOreuryt also, Fl.
Representative in the State Legislature for iH'
Representative District, composed Of The count q
~ Alpous, AlconG, Ircs1ue l-I'. 'N"'' t...
Moutmorcncv,
You are also hereby notified, that 900 -...I ....-
ton the following proposed Amendment % lL.
Constitution Of this state VIII h0 submitted Too
tho People of the state for their ulopuo. "I zee
ieetion 10 stand a. Section IS ui Article -. ar
provided for Ivy Joint Resolution, No. ~ On. ''.
Legislature OF ls,9.
src1IoS IS. The Legislature hall L'. power.
upon such terms and condition. ANA W. .N,h
manner az II shall deem propci Go 1uihar'' O.
city ~ Detroit 20 and IN the Dnu-uu'u." ni
maintenance of o railroad bridge on 'uuu.la.rH.
he Detroit river at or near said city touu wHur.
not exceeding ono pr ccntum "I inc "-'..N
value of the taxable property M anil CITY.
Also, the following officers ar Z" d" ''..'.' .'i
Alpena county, VIZ:
One Judge of Probate, one sheriff. one county
Clerk. one County Treasurer ono EUsrf'r ul
Deeds, one Prosecuting Attorney on circuit
Court Commissioner, one Surveyor and two Cor
ouers. ,.r.,,.,- y ry.l.p
AZ sheriff of AlUcua County, Mich.
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N,r,,.,s s,ri' n ,ks-isr jsssirT vs q, va y,g,
sos ~ youT r,psdy, or zee ~ eor svssFs W
Ia 3 a. ..ss ws ssa -,sh " return nal 's' Ne ss's
f57yI.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1880-09-22
SEMINAL MEAI<NEss.
CHAScERY NOTICE.

In Tho Circuit Cour. for tlc county Of Npona-
In Chancery.
Mary Beasssn, complainant, vs. anthony Bcas-
sOn, defendant.
IL satisfactorily appearing O. the undersigned
Circuit Judge, that the defendant, anthony Beas
son Is q non-resid,nt OF this State on motion OF
Seth l.. Carpenter .ulicitor for complainant
It II ordered that said defendant cause his APP
pearanco 90 he entered in this cause, within three
months from the d3t0 hereof and also that with
in twenty days ad complainant cause n copy
hereof 20 be published m tho Alpeua Wcclly
ARGJs and that said publication Dc continued IN
said newspaper az least once on cl,b week for x
weeks m success ION.
Dated scptemhn sih, is-n.
j. l. FUTILE
Circuit Jude
bEIH l.. JAHIENIEH.
Solicitor Tor Compliments 4i5w5
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The bravest are the tendorest
the loving are tho daring.