Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-12-15
GOVERNOR HOYT's MESSAGE.

any one would cOnStrue my language as
giving or involving challenge.
GOVERNOR HOYT's MESSAGE.
n Gist Of Portion OF the Recommended
tlOns He Will Make
Governor Hoyt will recommend, to the
incoming Legislature the establishment of
such an institution for this state as the
Elmlra reformatory. Its object is to re-
claim, BY industry and education, persons
under the age of thirty years who are COM
mitted for the first offense. He says he
has visited it and investigated its work
ings, and finds that although not long in
existence it has already borne excellent
fruit. The persons sent to the Elmira
rcfOrmatory are not considered criminals
in the ordinary acceptance Of that
phrase. They are not committed for
any particular length of time, the mana.
gers of the institution being allowed to
use their discretion concerning the length
of the confinement, if, indeed, it may be
called such. not exceeding, however,
the maximum which the law provides for
the punishment Of the offence of which tho
candidate may have. been guilty. There
are three grades or classes in the reform.
atory, and the persons sent there are
generally placed in the middle
grade. If their conduct is good
they are soon advanced, and if other
wise they are sent into the lowest
grade until they warrant their advance
ment by good behavior and sincere de-
sire for improvement. Nobody leaves the
reformatory without trade or an educa-
tion that will enable him or her to earn
living and no backslidcrs are readmittded.
If Il man who has been in the reformatory
breaks the law a second time he is treated
like other criminals and the ordinary cur
rent Ofjusticc is allowed to take its course.
The advantages which such an inst;t ltiOn
offers, however, for redeeming hundreds
Of young people who err slightly but are
not criminals ut heart, are, in the opinion
consideration and of legislative action.
He thinks such an institution would re-
duce the pauper and criminal classes more
| than fifty per cent. in this state and an
other excellent feature connected with the
system is that it is self supporting
| after the first start, the industry
of the inmates being more than
| sufficient to defray the cost of its main
tenancc. His forthcoming message will
urge strongly upon the Legislature the
benefits of similar institution for Penn
| sylvania. lie has no doubt it will meet
with many opponents, but lie is prepared
to defend it with copiOus statistics from
| similar institutions in this country aud in
Europe. The care of the children Brought
| up in the poorhauses of the state will
! also receive his attention. There is a
growing sentiment in favor of separating
| those wretched waits from the contaminat-
ing influences Of the almshOusc, whose in
mates, Us rule, arc among the most har-
dencd classes. The governor is of opinion
that the children brought up in poor
houses are, rs Il rule, 4 charge upon the
taxpaying portion of the community from
the cradle to the grave-either in the
poOrhcuse or the penitentiary.
A"Take on"
The London Referee gives the following
Especial Edition of the New York Herald.
Terrible Earthquake in London. From
our Special Correspondence This morll-
ing, shortly after four, the sleeping city
was aroused from it's various beds by the
shock of an earthquake. Houses rocked
violently, the windows were shattered as if
by an explosion, and in moment the
streets were filled by a terrified crowd.
Hardly had the first warning note been
sounded when 4 fresh and far more violent
shock occurred and in q brief space
hale London was in ruins. The
shricks of the terrified people, tho groans
of the injured, and the widespread panic
defy description. The earth opened into
huge cliasm. and literally swallowed up
whole districts. st. Paul's fell with q ter
rible crash about half-past four, and of
the city proper nothing but wild scene of
ruin and dcsOlati0n remains. A volcano
has suddenly appeared in Regent street,
and stream of burning lava is rapidly
pouring down Charing cross and the strand.
Newgate has fallen down, and the prison.
ers arc rushing about among the crowd.
The Bishop of London and several of the
clergy arc holding special prayer meetings
through excessive fear at almost every turn
There arc fearc of still further shocks, and
the military have been called out to line the
streets. The queen has telegraphed from
BalmOral, the cabinet have met, and the
greatest excitement prevails. Later.-A
further and more violent shock has occur
rcd. We are doomed. The end Of the
great city has come London is to be de-
stroyed by earthquake As write there
is the roar OF constant artillery and hcav-
en- is rent with shrieks OF terror. This
cannot last much longer without utter de-
struetiOn. This office is rocking now
Great heavens, it IS" We have 10
further communication from London. 1t
is coniecturcd that last and more vio-
lent shock has completely destroyed it, and
buried the inhabitants in the ruins
A horrible story.
The particulars of horrible story have
just come to light in Franklin county,
which has thrown the community of
Quincy into 4 state of excitement. The |
facts as furnished by 4 correspondent of
the Chambersburg Herald are as follows :
8. On Thursday Noyemher q Thanks. |