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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-08-04
LATEST NEWS BY MAIL.

Daisy Dale won the 2:27 Buffalo race in
2:2O: Monroe Chief the 2:2l purse in 2:2O ;
Unolola the the two mile heat in 4:j5.
The rep ,rt Of the comptroller shows the
debt of the city of New York to be s1O2,-
:59J 900. having been reduced since Decem-
Der II last $3.50, 44,.
James Prescott. 2 blacksmith, living
near Oakvillc, Ont, while shoeing a horse
WAS struck by lightning and instantly
killed. The horse was also killkd.
At Florence the Clericals have gained as
great victory in the municipal elections
they did in Rene havin" returned their as
candidates for twelve out of fourteen
vacancies.
A fire in Annapolis, N. s., destroyed
tn irtecn building. including several stores.
Loss about $50, 900. The fire is attributed
to an inccndiary. The St. Louis sewer
pipe works, in st. Louis. We're damaged
by fire to the extent of 5000.
Two burglars broke into the house of
John Mcmahon. corner of Laurel and F
streets, Chicago. While one was left to
keep watch the other entered Mcmahon S
bedroom. end when he awoke and sat up
in bed shot at him, the ball entering his
heart and killing him instantly. The
murderer. with his companion, escaped.
Mary +. Brewer wife of Robert Brewer,
of Cornwall. n. J., aged II years, COM
mitted suicide by taking arsenic. She
was lame from an injury to her hip, sus-
tanned by 4 fall two years ago. The ill
jury grew worse and she committed sui
cid through discouragcment. She was
violently sick all the night, but refused
medical attendance and died without adj
mitting that she had taken poison, which
TACT was discovered after her death.
James G. Green, of Saltwater, Minn.,
and Albert G. Savig, of st. Panl, had been
drinking togetherearly in the evening, and
meeting later. Green asked Savage to drink
with him. The invitation was refused,
and Green repeating ''IOu won't drink
with me p several times, drew a revolver
and fired four shots at Savage, one taking
effect in his stomach. Then keeping the
crowd that had collected at bay with his
revolver, he inquired his way to the Jail
and walked there, sitting on the steps of
the station house until policeman came
along and arrested him.
About midni ght a man in buggy drove
off the north abutment of Wells street
bridge while the draw was open for the
passage OF vessel. He paid no heed to
the warning cries of tugmen, who were
seated on railing of the approach to tt Q
bridge. The horse snortcd with terror as
it fell into the river. but no sound came
from the driver. The horse became de-
tachcd in some way from the buggy, and
swan to neighboring dock and was saved.
The body of the drowned man was recov-
cred and identified as that of Richard Gil
bert No chain or other protection is used
at any of the city bridges to prevent acci-
dents of this kind when the draw is open.
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just where it would be put if it were to be
rc-erected -

TIE retirement from active political life
OF Hon. JOAN 4. Mcmahon, member from
the Third district of Ohio in the present
Congress- will be positive loss not alone
to the Democracy OF the country, Of which
he was among the ablest representatives,
but to the entire people, who have enjoy
ed the benefit OF his real ability and states
manship which have shonc conspiclously
in the councils Of the nation. Though a
strong partisan and sagacious politician,
Mr. NcMahon's high qualities Won him the
esteem and confidence Of even his political
opponents. and his declination Of re-nom'
nation Il. the hands Of his Democratic
constituency will occasion sensible loss
20 his party and his country who can ii
afford to spare him.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-08-04

MAST, the artist, was strongly in favor
of Grant. lie despises the IIayes-Gar-
field type of Rcpublicanism. lie has also
Il very warm side for Hancock. These
facts taken in connection with a sudden
subsidence of the prominence of his car
tQons in Uarlcr's Wockly have led to
busy speculation about Il rupture in his
relations with the editor and publisher of
the s'journal of civilization" Inquiries
of him and them concerning the matter
drew out nothing except that Mast says
he does not own the paper nor control it
pictOrillly; he makes the pictures and
the owners print them or not as they see
fit. 1t is veTX manifest, however, us
the Philadelphia Bulletin comedies, that
he is no longer permitted to occupy the
place in IIdrper's Weekly to which lie
has been accustomed, and the pictures OF
other alleged dcaricaturiStshavebe been given
his former front page. COntempOr;i-
neOuSly with this, the Bulletin and other
Republican papers discover that he :" has
lost much of his former power and g he
never was good artist" Nevertheless
the Ereni"J Telegraph goes on gravely to
discuss the weight Ct a picture by Mr..
Mast i'm late number of Harpcr's
Weekly-which picture is not by Mir.
Mast at all, but by a clumsy artist who
proves the frightful increase of the ma
tional debt under Republican admins
tration. This week, however, Mast
comes to the rescue with a couple of pic
lures that look as if they had been left
over and are run in now to fill up.
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HOMICIDE IN CHAMBERSBURG.

The Suspicious killins of Bob - Allison.
On Saturday evening Robert Allison, a
painter residing in Chambersburg, gave his
wife all his money, remarking "he was
going on a lark and she had better keep
his money" He did not return Saturday
night, and Saturday his wife became
alarmed and began to hunt him. She
learned nothing of his whereabouts and
informing his friends she instituted a
search for him and at noon yesterday just
as the court house bell rang out a general
alarm, Christian StOuffer informed his at
torney John Stewart that he had shot a
man on Saturday whom he had caught
in his cornfeld. Mr.. Stewart in
formed the police and body of men at
once started for the field just on the edge
of the town. There they found the dead
body of the missing Allison, lying on the
ground with a horrid gaping gun-shOt
wound in the back. The body was terri
bly, swollen, and the face was turned COM
pletely black. 50 that it was almost i'm
possible to recognize him. Squire Nc
Nulty was first ON the ground, and
Immediately empaneled a jury, who after
viewing the body found "that the de-
ceased had come to his death by a gun
shot wound at the hands of a person or
persons unknown" Squire Seiders, who
claims to be the authorized deputy of
Coroner Ramsey, empaneled another jury
and is about to hold another inquest. He
claims M'Nulty had no authority. While
M'Nulty's jury was sitting Stouffer sur
rendered himself to Squire Jeffiries and was
committed to the sheriff. He claims the
man was stealing corn when he shot. but,
at the advice of his counsel, refused to an
swer any further questions. A careful
survey of the field failed to find any indi-
cations of corn living been broken off and
no bag or corn was found in the field. The
deceased leaves q wife and three small
children. He was very Industrious and
generally liked and was member Of the
Franklin Guards, while Stouffer is
known as q man of violent temper and
there is intense feeling against him.
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Indiana.

If the Democrats should fail to carry
Indiana in October they can Still carry
New York. Connecticut and New Jersey
in November and elect Gen. Hancock
without Western state. If the Repub-
lic:,ns do not carry Indiana they cannot
nossiblv elect Garfield and are rs likely
as not to lose Illinois and OHIO in addi-
tion at the November election. With the
pr.,Srcct of its certain loss before them
their people We're dispirited and uneasy,
and saw II perfectly hopeless campaign
confronting them. What use" they
asked, {" to struggle here in Pennsylvania
when. even if we carry it, its vote will he
of no avail" To brighten this gloom and
lift the weight of despondency from their
camp followers, the leaders have lately
been bolstering them up with hopes of
carrying Indiana. They have no basis
for laying any such fiattering JUNCTION to
their souls. There is no change in the
real sit uation in that state. 1t is Dem
ocratic and will continue So. Fer every
negro vote imported into il two white
votes have been gained. Senator Me
Donald, who has a political future,
expresses absolute confidence in the re-
suit. Mr.. English, who is Il man OF
tried and approved political sagacity, is
personally directing the canvass, and we
know from personal association with him
that he fully appreciates its bearing upon
the general campaign. Mr.. Hendricks
Mr.. Voorhees,, and other distinguished
party leaders there, are equally impress
ed with sense of its Importance and 9
determination to realize for Landers &
larger majority than Williams had il
1876. The Democracy have all the van
tagc ground in the state and they do not
propose to yield an inch of it. If any
weak-kneed Democrat has fears of In
diana, he can have them dissipated h,y
putting up his money on Il bet that he
would like to lose.
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ST. JAMES CHURCH.

The Improvements Made and to be Made.
The new front of st. James church las
been finished externally, and presents IN
attractive appearance. The new tower ut
the northwest corner of the building is
now as high as the roof and will be with,
out delay raised to the full height Of the
original plan.
The improvements in the interior of the
church are being rapidly pushed forward.
and several new features not originally
contemplated were agreed upon at u late
vestry meeting and will be at Onco added
The old frescOed ceiling is being entirely
removed and replaced with yellow pine
ceiling laid out in panels, and rising con-
siderably higher in the centre than the old
one. The wooden wainscOting along the
side walls of the old portion Of the church
has been removed, and the inside row "i
brickwork is being removed and will BE-
replaced with pressed brick Laid in cement,
to the height of the top Of the pews.
to make the old portion Of the
church uniform with the new.
Another improvement will be the re-
moval of the old wooden cornice under the
caves of the Orange street front. This
too will be replaced with brick cOrnice Of
the same pattern a. that of the new a'ldi-
tiOn to the church. When these improve
ments shall have been finished, the archi-
tects tell us, St. James will present very
fair sample Of the Lombard style Of archi-
lecture.
That which strikes the visitor more fol-
chilly perhaps than anything else is the
greatly enlarged size of the auditorium
Whereas heretofore it was short an.l
square and pinched, it is now an oblOng Of
fine proportions and has rathera cathedral
look about it. 1t will be re opened for
worship earl y in the fall.
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FIRE..
Hershey's Coffee Roasting Establishment
Destroyed.

Hershey's Coffee Roasting Establishment
Destroyed.
This morning about o'clock fire was
discovered in the coffee roasting establish
ment of Henry Hershey, a twO-stOry frame
building about 30 by 40 feet diameter, in
rear of his residence, No. $50 East King
street, near Ann. An alarm was promptly
given and several Of the fire companies
were soon on the ground, but notwith-
standing their exertiOns to quench the
flames the building and its contents were
entirely destroyed. The building contain
ed an engine and boiler and a very consld-
cradle amount of machinery and coffee be-
longing to MIR. Hershey, and also some
coffee and malt belonging to other per-
sons and sent there to 0e Drowned. Mr..
Hershey estimates his loss at from 81, 200
to 1,SOO, and has an insurance on the
building, machinery and stock of 81, 100 in
the Lycoming insurance company.
The origin of the fire is not known.
There was no fire in the building after six
o'clock yesterday evening, and MIR. Her
shey's supposition is that the fire original
ed from spontaneous combustion.
The only fire companies that went into
service were the American, Shitfler, En-
pire and Sun, and Mr.. Hershey and his
neighbors praise the care and efficiency
with which they worked. MIR. Hershey's s
residence, frame building, stands only a
few feet away from the building that was
burned and vet IL was saved with very
slight injury. A frame wagon shed con-
nected with the roasting establishment
was burned. Mr.. John X. Reeds residence,
which adjoins Mr.. Hershey's on the east. is
only very slightly damaged, and Mr.. Fred.
Stamm's residence adjoining on the west
was alsosaved, being only slightly scorched.
Had it not been for the well directed
efforts of the firemen it is very probable
that the residences of Messrs. Hershey,
Reed, Stamm and perhaps others would
have been destroyed.
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Mr.. Stewart Brotzman, of Easton, went
to Liverpool, and after remaining a few
days started again for New York. He had
been at sea but few hours when he was
taken ill and the ship doctor was called.
Mr.. Brotzman sank lower and finally ceas-
ed to breathe. A canvas bag was prepared
and the body was about being enclosed in
it when one of his friends objected to his
being buried SC soon after death. At his
earnest persuasion the burial was delayed,
and it was not long before Mr.. Brotzman
showed signs of life and eventually recov-
ed enough to converse with those about
him. On landing in New York he was
we'll enough to take care of himself and is
still in that city.
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LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
FRANKFORT.

The Horse Thief and jail Breaker Makes
Arrangements to Escape.
Yesterday afternoon John FrankfOrd,
now serving nineteen-yea term of i'm
prisonmept in the Lancaster county prison
for horse-stealing and larceny, was de-
tected in ingenious arrangements to make
his escape. It will be recollected that
after his attempt to break Jail several
weeks ago, and nearly succeeded in saving
his way out, he was removed from his iron
clad cell ON the lower floor to stronger
one, cell SO, on the second tier. Here he
has been confined aud closely watched
until such time as the cell being double
irOn-clad with chilled iron could be fin
ished. For a few days past the prison
officials have suspected him Of an
other attempt to escape, and yesterday
underkeepers Albright and MUIR enter
ed his cell and told him Of their intention
to remove him to his new quarters. He
made not the slightest objection, but put
ting on his hat, said he was ready to 90,
and asked that his things might be taken
along. The officers did not consent to this
but made a thorough examination of his
cell. In his bar of soap, about 5 inches
lcng and three inches thick, they found a
good sized hammer. In his loaf Of bread
they found a file and knife and under
tho lining Of Frankford's hat they found a
case knife, ground down to apoint, after
the manner of a shOemaker's knife, well
worn. They also found that the iron bars
of his cell window hah been partly sawed
of, but to no great extent.
The officers have no knowledge as to
how Frankford came into possession of the
tools found in his cell. They are certain,
however, that he did not obtain them from
any of his friends OH regular visiting days,
as on these occasions an officer always
stands between the prisoner and his friends
and hears all that takes place during the
interview.
When detected, Frankford had no ex-
PLANTATION to make, but quietly accompa.
MED the officer to cell No. z, on the lower
tier, which has been especially prepared to
receive him. 1t is located in the imme.
diate vicinity Of the officers quarters and
is under their eye day and night, and has
recently been covered with sheathing OF
chilled iron ON top of the original sheath
ing of boiler iron.
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laacaster flltelllgenrer.
WEDNESDAY EVENING. AUG. 4, 1880.
Hancock's Personal Following.

General Hancock is exhibiting a very
remarkable degree of personal strength.
A great number of Republicans are de-
claring their intention to vote for him
who yet refuse to leave their party or
otherwise fail to sustain it. The bad
character of Garfield has great deal TO
do with this exhibition of their prefer
ence for Hancock, which is, however,
mainly founded upon a liking Tor the
greatness of the man. General Hancock
has been much exposed to public obser-
walton during his life and has met great
many people, who all retain pleasing
recOllectiOns of him and naturally III
cline to vote for him. The issues of the
canvass are not very exciting and leave
such Republicans without strong induce
ment to sacrifice their preference to their
PARTY. There is nothing in the character OF
their own candidate to attract them ::
and so the situation favOrs in an extra
ordinary manner the polling of large
vote from the opposition for Hancock,
secured from personal friends. Ordlna-
rily such consideration could not he
relied upon to greatly increase tie
strength of a presidential candidate.
There would he something in the strong
demand of party prejudice or in the pas
sion against political opponent that
would make the claim of friendship weak
and imperative. 1t is not SO here. Even
the bigoted caricaturist Mast, it seems,
has had his hand paralyzea by his a'iml-
ration for the Democratic candidate.
lie declares that he has not learned to
like the party more, but he loves its can
didate. SO IIarper's H'cekly is emascu-
lated and its chief workman taken, only
by Hancock $ personal strength. AS The
campaign goes on this will he seen more
and more TO he an important agent III
our triumph. An element of this kind is
Il thing that grows in its power. AS yet
not one thing has been found against
Hancock to deprive him OF the esteem o
his friends and the people. We are en-
entirely free with him to fight an ag
gressivc campaign, having nothing tt
defend. and relying simply upon the ac-
tive influence of thousands who are ac
G,lainted with our candidate to positive
ly persuade the people among whom the,
move of his great worth.
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NEl0nBORHOOD NEWS.


Events Across the County Lines.
Tho question agitating Reading is:
Must Doctor Rhoads resign from either
physician to the almshouse or physician to
the board Of health?''
On Tuesday morning between 1 and 2
o'clock, Mrs. Mary. wife Of John Light.
]. s., residing near the Aqueduct, short
distance from JonessOwn, Lebanon county,
drowned herself in the Swatara, under the
Aqueduct, where the water is probably
fifteen feet in depth. She had been suffer-
ing for a long time from i'll health, and
become melancholy in consequence.
Six of the seven hat factories along the
Wyomissing creek. Berks county, belong
ing to Hendel s Co.. Miller, Hornbergcr
s Co., Marley, Ruth s. Co., John Spatz,
FichthOrn 4 Hill, and John Ruth. arc
running on half time, and those Of Miller.
HOrnberger s Co., and John Spatz will
close entirely during the campmeeting Of
the Evangelical association next week.
Jacob Kessler's new hat factory is run
ming on full time on children's hats.
Reading is troubled with impure water
and lack Of even that.
A meeting of the board Of trustees Of
Lincoln university has been held Mt Pres
byterian house, Chestnut street below
Broad, Philadelphia, for the purpose Of
taking action in reference to gift Of s5O.-
600 from J. II. Cassiday, of Now York
state, for the endowment Of q professor
ship at Lincoln university. After some
remarks the wishes Of Mr.. Cassidy were
directed to be carried out. This donation
added to an endowment already possessed,
will make the sum Of $4,000. The in
stitution has about 100 students, and is
reported doing good work among the col
ored people of the South.
l Mrs. Elizabeth Stewart, of Steelton,
aged 65 years, prepared her husbands $
lunch to take with him when went to-
work at the blast furnace, and then, rs
she had not been in very good health for
some time, she retired, leaving the house
in charge of 4 cOlOred woman. In few
hours she was found dead in bed.
Edwin Hutter Webber, nephew Of Mrs.
E. W. Hutter, has been appointed Il
second lieutenant i'm the United States
army. Ho was a member Of the First
Regiment and served in the riots in Pitts
burgh.
At the house Of Mr.. John b. Detwicr.
in East Perhiomen township, Montgomery
county, about one mile from COllegevillc.
reside Mrs. Elizabeth Stearly and Mrs.
Hester Detwiler, twin sisters, and rcIcts
respectively of Philip Stearly and John
Detwiler. These venerable twins are
daughters of Samuel and Susannah Bcrt".
let, long since deceased, and were born
eighty-Onc years ago at the old BcrtOlct
homestead, which has weathered the
storms Of no years, and still stands in
Frederick township.
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SUICIDE.
An Aged Woman Hangs Herself.

An Aged Woman Hangs Herself.
Mary Kreider, an unmarried woman
aged about 65 years, committed suicide at
the house of John SaylOr, with whom she
resided, at Lexington, Elizabeth township,
on Monday afternoon. The woman, who
has been of unsound mind for two years or
more, ate her dinner rs usual on Monday,
and after dinner she was quite lively.
About half past two o'clock several MEM
bers of the family were talking together
when one of them asked where Mary was.
She had been missing at the time for about
twenty minutes ; search was made for her
at once. She was found hanging to a
rafter in the garret and already dead. Dep
uty Coroner Urias Lenhart empancled a
jury composed of J. F. Dieilm, Israel Hart
man, Martin Hartman, J. X. Hertz, II r.
Feller and Martin Lenhart, and they rem
dered verdict of suicide, while insane" !"
The deceased woman has one sister living.
and Mrs. Saylor was her niece.
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Amalgamated Iron Workers.

The amalgamated association of iron Il: i
steel workers of the United States met YES
tcrday in Pittsburgh. Two hundred dele
gates were present from Pennsylvania,
New Jersey, Tennessee, Maryland, Virgin
ia, Mississippi, Illinois, Ohio, Kentucky,
Indiana. Michigan, Wisconsin, West Vir-
ginia, New York, Rhode Island, Nebras-
ka and Georgia. President Garrett deliv-
cred an address of welcome. The reports
of the officers showed the association to be
flourishing. In the evening the members
of the convention, headed by brass band,
visited the Sligo iron works. The conven-
ton will he in session about week.
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COleraln Items,


There will be picnic in Keylor's grove
on Saturday.
James Swisher is about building new
straw shed to be attached to his barn.
The festival at Kings Bridge, July 81,
was a decided success. The turnout was
large and the Independent band furnished
good music. Everything was sold at an
early hour in the evening.
VIM. Harrar is farming some tobacco IN
this township, the leaves Of which measure
AZ inches in length and % inches in
breadth. with sixteen leaves to a stalk.
He has topped two acres and has three
fourths of an acre to cut. This is Han
cock tobacco, is growing in Democratic
township, on Democratic farm, and is
being farmed by Democrat.
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OUR daily Republican contemporaries
agree-fOr Once-that the assessments
made upon the Republican local candi.
dates by the county committee are out
rageOus and should not he submitted to.
Whether they will he or not is a question
entirely for the candidates. They can as
easily he elected without paying them as
by paying them, and they cannot pay
them without taking the risk Of being
prosecuted for perjury and ousted if
elected. We understand that Candidate
Courtney leads off with the declaration
that he will not pay s175 for the privilege
of having his name printed on half the
county tickets for Assembly.