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The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-01-01
CURRENT NEWS.
WASHINGTON.

The Secretary OF the Interior has rendered
decision that, whenever, prior to patent
ing, it is discovered that land previously Of
fered and entered as agricultural is really
mineral in its character, the entry must be
cancelled and the land reserved for the entry
under laws specially applicable to mining
lands.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-01-01

THE keenest abuse of our enemies will
not hurt US so much in the estimation of
the discerning as the injudicious praise
of our friends.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-01-01

THE uniform of the late Prince I'M
perial has been found at a kraal near
Ulundi, the whole front of it pierced
with assegais.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-01-01
A tourney Under the Earth.

Early next year Baltimore win cele-
brate the completion of its water-supply
tunnel TIE tunnel is seven miles in
length. and about twelve feet in dame
ter. Upon the day of inspection the
water viii be turned on gradually at
the upper cad of the tunnel, and flow
through until about four feet deep ut
the lower end. Several long boats will
then be launched into the mouth of the
tunnel at the Lake Monticello end, in
which the party will make the trip
through the tunnel of water. They
viii be propelled by paddles or short
oars BY the time the party has made
half the distance the lower end of the
tunnel viii be completely filed by the
water, which will be slowly turned on
at the upper end during the trip.
Headlights will be placed on the boats
and at the arches, which will have been
erected where the fifteen now are; bril-
liant lights viii be displayed, and large
numbers viii designate each shaft.
Every arrangement will be made to- pre-
vent accident, rs the drowning of the
party, which, of course, will include the
city fathers, would be an inauspicious
opening Of the great waterworks. The
trip up the subterranean river will oc-
cupy several hours, and viii be the first
one of the kind ever made.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-01-01

BONES are hard to digest and are
not suited to stay the stomach-unless
used in corset.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-01-06
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
DruInorc Correspondence.

The following tobacco sales were made
last week to Jos. Shirk: Jas. Pennins-
ton, 81, s and 4; Jos. Pyle & Bros, 81,
90 and 4 {; Cleston Cain, IS and s; N. n.
Hensel, IS, 10 and 3; Lea p. Brown, IS,
s and 4. Mr.. Shirls has bought some fine
lots of tobacco in the neighborhood of
Fairfield, and there are many fine lots yet
unpurchased.
The following is list of the Tobacco
crops sold in the vicinity of the Buck, to
J. X. Shirk lately: John Bonholtzer, co.
Sand 3; Daniel Reinhart, 90, 10 and 3 !;
Shirk Bros. on NJ. Shirk's farm, 23, 12 and
4 David Crcamcr Rawlinsvilic), %, 10
and 3; J. II. Shirk, %, 8 and ).
The festival 1T Britain church. on New
Years evening, was a success.
Fairfield had On Friday evening of last
week one of the most interesting lyceums
it has had for some time. ''The Polish
Mother was recited by Samuel McClena-
CHAN, .ir. Z; "Gone with Handsomer
Man." by Laura Hensel Jamie Douglass,
by Ada McSparran. Allie Dorsey read
Those who try to please everybody please
nobody;'' Edith GOrsuch read "Beauty :"
Slater Stubbs ''Anger and Enumeration"
Ada McSperran read an essay entitled
Do Right :" Allie Gregg, "Our Aim
in Life - Mary Stubbs, Charity -
Lewis Stubbs, Autobiography of
Pig" and Thos. w. Brown delivered
an Grafton on ''Robcrt Burns" The resolu
ton, THAT the negro exodus should be
prohibited by law" was discussed in the
affirmative by Samuel McClenaghan, jr.,
David Wcidley, VIM. Chandler, jr., and
DR.. Glacken !; and in the negative by VIM.
Chandler, jr., VIM. Griest, N. W. Boyd,
J. c. Arnold, Edw. Stenford. The judges
decided in favor of the negative. The slee
club rendered g Lay Him Low in excel
lent style. This week the society will
charge an admission of five CENTS for the
purpose Of paying a portion of it's rent,
and numerous attractions are offered for
it's visitors
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-01-06

LAST year the already inconsiderable
debt of Pennsylvania, which is fundable
at four per cent, was reduced 81 ,6S4.9 $50,
the money actually having been forced
upon people who did not want it, and the
reduction of the debt having been nearly
million and half in excess of the con-
stitutional requirement. Meanwhile the
general treasury is bankrupt and the
public schools cannot even get the money
already appropriated to them, and which
the constitution says they shall get, and
the sinking fund is swollen with hun
dreds of thousands of dollars ly-
ing idle in banks of deposit.
This is the much vaunted finan-
cial system imposed upon the state 10y
Kemble, Mackey & Co., whose real de-
sign was to secure enormous sinking
fund balances. not subject to ready call,
from which they could enrich themselves
and make profits to carry on Republican
campaigns. 1t is stupendOus folly for
a state to have its Golfers empty to all
necessities, while its treasurer las bal
ance of over million doing no good
whatever, unless to benefit those who
enjoy the treasury patronage.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-01-06
Lynchi ng in virginia.

A bright mulatto negro, Columbus
Christian, twenty five years old, was lynch
ed about ten miles from Amherst Court
house, Va, by party Of men from the
community, for committing an outrage on
Miss Miller, a beautiful and respect
able young lady. The circumstances
are as follows: There was a
party in the neighborhood. This ne
gro came to her house, and introduced
himself as the son of white man in the
neighborhood, said he was sent to escort
her to the party. She, after hesitating,
agreed to go, and accompanied by her
young brother went with him. Discover
ing, after proceeding short distance, that
he was a negro, she fled back to her house
pursued by the negro, who, after threat
ening her aged parents with pistol. again
carried her off and outraged her. He fled
to Lexington, was pursued and brought
back by guard of five men, and while on
the road was lynched by about forty per-
sons. Some of them were supposed to be
negroes. Shots were exchanged with the
guards and several were thrown from their
horses. No one was seriously hurt. The
sympathy of the community is with the
lyncherS.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-01-06
Election of fTurnpIke Directors.

The stockholders of the Lancaster,
ElizabethtOwn and Middletown turnpike
road company met at Mount Joy yester-
day and elected the following officers and
managers to serve for the ensuing year:
Presidential. G. Long.
Managers-John F. Long, X. A. Bear
VIM. P. Brinton, Henry Hoffman, $.
Brubaker, Eli G. Reist, James Lynch,
Henry Mayer, James Young, A. J. Stein
man.
Treasurer. NJ. Long.
The stockholders of the Lancaster and
Susguehanna turnpike road met i'm this
city yesterday and elected the following
named managers and officers
Prcsident-IIenry G. Long.
Managers-Reuben A. Baer. James L.
Reynolds, Jacob NJ. Long, J. Coleman
Drayton, Andrew CARRIER. J. II. Rei.art.
w. III. Drayton. Hiram l.. CARRIER.
Treasurcr-William p. BrintOn.
The stockholders of the Lancaster and
Litiz turnpike company met at Litiz yes
terday, and elected the following:
Presidential. G. Long.
Managers-H. ii. Tshudy, J. A. Shober,
John N. Eaby, Benjamin Long, EmanuaI
Keller, Adam S. Keller, J. NJ. Long.
Secretary and Treasurer-M. T. Hue
bener.
The stockholders of the Lancaster and
New Holland turnpike company met at
the public house of N. d. Dissinser and
elected tho following:
observation-disclosures Diller.
Managcrs-Andrew VI. Frantz. a. E.
Roberts Isaac & Weiller Georre Nentzer
Cornelius Roland, Henry 4. Roland, ii. G..
Long, Abraham Sheibley.
Secretary and Tresurer-James Diller.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-01-06
POSTAL CLERK ARRESTED.

O~A oO~ wan AsVUsSAAA6 sA.O ~s~~AAS'
w. c. Keller, clerk in the Harrisburg
postofice, has been arrested for abstract
ing decoy letter from one of the lock
boxes. For some time money sent from
and to the city failed to reach its destina-
tion, and several weeks ago government
detectives came to Harrisburg to investi-
gate the matter. A room over the posts
Office was hired and a hole bored
through the floor and ceiling. De-
tectives Camp (of Pittsburg) and
Troy instituted watch early yes
terday morning, and in the afternoon, as
Camp alleges, he saw Keller take three
decoy letters from box, one of which con-
tained two one dollar notes and twenty
five cent coin, which he appropriated.
Several hours afterward. when he was re-
quested by Camp to turn over the money,
he called the detective liar, whereupon
the latter hit him violent blow behind
the ear. Keller was subsequently searched
and the quarter dollar said to have Deen
placed in the stolen letter was found. to-
gether with a roll of s., in which accord
ing to the detectives testimony, were two
of the bills which had been placed in the
decOy letters. The accused had a
hearing, but, the United States commits
sioner. who deferred his decision until
Thursday.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-01-06
1a1,caster fntelligencer.
EVENING, JANUARY 8, 1890.
What MuSt he Done.


The court having decided how the law
of Maine is to he applied to irregular
election returns, the Legislature and the
governor will undoubtedly govern them
selves accordingly. Whether the court
is right or wrong is of no consequence,
in considering whether its decision is to
be followed. If we permitted ourselves
to disobey an authoritative legal decision
of which we doubted the correctness, we
would be altogether at sea. Judicial de-
cisions are SO often worthless in their
logic and unfounded in their law, that
we need to cultivate daily spirit OF
submission to authority, right or wrong,
and to subdue rebellious feelings.
The experience of the Maine De-
mocracy will he wholesome to them
as citizens. No doubt they think
that their Republican supreme court
has listened to its partisan promptings
in its recent decisions, and it is quite
likely that they did; but it is to be said
in favor of their conclusion, that they
are admitted to secure the will of the peO-
pie of Maine in the election that the con-
stitutiOnal requirements of disputed
meaning threatened to nullify; and II
this result this time is unfavOrable to the
Democratic party, it will not be long
before it will he advantageous tOit. That
time will come when the party secures
popular majority in Maine, which it must
expect to do, and which it has done
heretofore only to he cheated
out of its fruits by the manipula-
ton of the returns by an adverse
governor and council. 1t ought to be an
excellent thing for the Democracy to
have it established as the law of Maine
that it's election returns must be SO con-
strued as to elect the men whom the
people intended to elect. A fair field and
ought to ask or is in the habit of asking.
If it cannot win majority it does not
deserve one. We believe that Gov. Gar
celOn and his council were right in act
ing on the election returns according to
their construction of the CON
stitution and according to the
prccedents set them by Republi-
can authority. Now that the supreme
court says that they were wrong, it is
just as clear that the Legislature, into
whose hands the matter has now passed,
should act under the new instructions.
Governor GarcelOn demonstrated his
honest intention in asking the opinion of
the court. He was certainly right in
asking it. He has secured for the future
fixed rule of construction which will
trouble the enemy in the practice of its
favOrite and successful processes of cleo
tion return manipulation, and which
will, in the moral effect of such solution
of the Maine trouble, even embarrass
Don Cameron's rascally plans, of which
he will be as full before the year is out us
an old cheese can get of maggots.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-01-06
STATE ITEMS.

Dem Bennett, brakeman. fell from til,
cars at Cory, in the oil regions. and was
run over and killed.
Governor IIOyt said yesterday that II,
would not call an extra session of the Le.is
lature under any circumstances.
Young, Smyth, Field & Co.'S motion
store, Philadelphia, was damaged 1000 by
a water overflow in the upper story OF
Sunday night.
Philadelphia laments the death of JacOl
Riegel, head of the great dry goods house
and of Geo. Wash, an old bank clerk, fin
ancier and politician.
In Harrisburg, last evening, the resi-
dence of DR.. VIM. Jones, colored, Thorn.
sonian physician, aged S6, was badly dam,
aged by fire.
The Harrisburg firemens convention
had twelve tie ballots last night for chief
engineer and adjourned, standing IL fo1
Wolfinger-each man voting for himself.
The steamer Fisher, small boat, be-
tween Pensacola and Freepert, has burst
her boiler, killing Captain Watson and one
other person and mortally scalding the en-
gineer.
A number of Harrisburg firms were
cheated out of bills by a fellow named T..
NJ. King, who gave forged checks, to
which the names of c. l.. Bailey & Co..
were signed. He escaped from the city
before he was arrested.
In the Blair-Cambria- acknowledgements,
congressional district the Democrats will
renOminate Coffroth, while the Republi-
cans are divided over Gen. Jac. NJ. Camp
bell. A. Baker. Judge Dean, John Cessna,
B. L. Hewitt, w. H. Koontz, D. J. Nor
rell, John r. Edie and E. D. Yutzey.
A man at Allegheny had for guest a
twin brother, and the two were so Won
derfully alike that they could hardly be
told apart. The host went to church fair
and replied to every importantly by saying
that he had no money then, but would re-
turn and buy literally in the evening
When the evening came he induced his
brother to go alone to the fair. The re-
suit was not quite enjoyable to the latter
In accordance with the report of the
sinking-fund commissioners Governor
HOyt has issued proclamatio showing
that during tho year ended November 90
1879, there has been an extinguishment
of the public debt. amounting to $1.GS4,
952. The receipts were So, 1863, 56S.57 and
the amount of interest paid 81, 236, 249.59.
The balance in the sinking fund November
30, 1878, was 500, 1863, ,OSS. On November
30, of last year, it aggregated 81, ,sO2, 373.1s.
The extinguishment of the public debt is
mainly due to the application of proceeds
from the tale of the new 81, 100000 loan to
the redemption of an old loan.
Governor Hoyt has filled the vacancy
created in the Eleventh judicial district by
the resignation of President Judge Hard
ing by the appointment of Judge Charles
E. Rice. Mr.. Rice has the prestige of
recent election to the bench in Luzerne
county, and it must, therefore, be sup
posed that his appointment to the position
of president judge will prove satisfactory
at least to the party whose newspapers
havs been so stoutly protesting against
Colonel Stanley Woodward because he is
Democrat. There is now vacancy in
the office of additional law judge, over
which the politicians will wrangle as
usual.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-01-06
PERSONAL.

GEORGE f. LOCKE, better known as
"Yankee Locke the comedian, died at
his home in Dracutt, Mass, yesterday,
aged G2 years.
JOsHUA T. JEANEs, one of the pioneers
in the coal trade of Pennsylvania, died on
Saturday night at his residence on Arch
street, near Tenth, Philadelphia, in the
18th year of his age. He was, with his
brothers, one of the founders of the town
of Jeancsvillc, on the Beaver Meadow rail-
road, i'll Luzerne county, and has been for
nearly thirty years retired from active
business
Senator J. DONALD CAMERON, of Penn
sylvania, has bought lot on Vermont
avenue, near the intersection of Massa-
chusetts avenue, and fronting the statue of
General Thomas, which was recently un-
Army of the Cumberland, and will erect
on it during the present year fifty thou
sand dollar house. The senator expects to
be a fixture in Washington for many years
to come.
a Boston paper is responsible for the
following alarming intelligence. Mr.. p. s..
GILMORE says Il mean that columbia
shall become national hymn. If heaven
spares my life, | shall go to Washington,
place large chorus in the gallery of the
House of Representatives, ask the presi-
dent and Mrs. Hayes, together with the
cabinet, to be present, and with a magniti-
cent orchestra, | shall, then and there
produce Columbia in a manner that
am sure will induce Congress itself to
place the national seal upon the compost
tiOn'
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-01-06

THE gratifying intelligence comes, on
good authority from New Y ork that there
is to be no division among the New York
Democracy on the presidential question :;
that John Kelly and the Tammany hall
faction have informally committed them
selves to the support of whoever may be
nominated by the national convention :;
assurances to that effect have, within
the few days past, been given to promi-
nent Democratic leaders from other
states, who came on expressly with a
view of bringing about pacifcation be-
tween Tammany and the Tilden faction,
and that double-leaded announcement
to this effect will appear, in the course of
a day or two, in Mr.. Kelly's newspaper
organs. Reassuring as this report will
be to the Democracy of the whole coun-
try, it is nothing more than we had ex-
pected shortly in some shape or the
other. Turbulent ard factiOus as the
New York Democracy are among
themselves, they generally come
right side up about the time
they are needed and fall into line in time
for national election and to do their
share toward national Democratic vic
tory. Ifthe party will take care of itself
elsewhere as well as in New York next
fall we are safe. Democratic Faint-hearts
may take courage from New York.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-01-06
Promoted.

Victor A. Yecker has been promoted
from clerkship to the position of receiv-
ing teller in the Farmers national bank, to
fill the vacancy caused by the resignation
of Willis B. Musser.
VIM. A. Wiley, clerk in the banking
house of Bair s. Shenk, has been chosen to
clerkship in the Farmers national bank,
made vacant by Mr.. Yecker's promotion.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-01-06
Foot Injured.

This morning at the Penn iron COM
pany's works, Taylor Huddleson, shipping
clerk, was severely injured by having a
draw-bar, piece Of iron about feet long,
inches wide, and inches thick, thrown
on his foot accidentally by one of the en-
ployees. His injuries were attended to by
DR.. J. L. Atlee. and he was removed to
his boarding house on East Orange street.
He is a resident of Delaware county.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-01-06
Doctors Office Entered.

The Office of DR.. Geo. p. King, No. 80
South Duke street, was entered last even
ing between and 12 clock. The drawers
were ransacked and number of small
articles carried away. This is the third
time this has occurred, and the articles
taken were of no use to any one except
the doctor. It has evidently been the
work of some young person-probably
children
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-01-06

In publishing flattering biography of
Washburne the New York Times isSus-
pected of purpose to enter dark horse
in the presidential race. Mr.. Wash
burne has been on the track SO long
that there is not much doubt regarding
his pedigree or color. He is the al
legged discoverer of Grant and is not
likely to he a candidate against him. He
may however be in waiting as the resi-
duary legatee of his chiefs shattered
fortunes.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-01-06
Basket SOcIable.

The first day of the new year being a
very pleasant one, between forty and fifty
friends and relatives of Mr. and Mrs Henry
S. Keylor, of Bart township, assembled at
his residence and engaged in a basket sur
prise party. There was merry-making
throughout the day, games, mock trials,
&C., Geo. NJ. Keylor and Charles Rynear
acting as chief comedians. Miss Nora f.
Ferguson presented the hosts with hand
some cake basket and there were other
presentations.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-01-06
Negroes DISCHARGED.

Some days ago the INTELLIGENCER con-
tanned an account of the beating and roll
bins of John Shells, cOlored, by a party of
other negroes near Christiana. Yesterday
the alleged assailants were to have had
hearing before Squire Slaymaker, but the
prosecutor failed to put in an appearance
and they were discharged. 1t is under
stood that Shells left the county few
days after the affair occurred.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-01-06
Pleasant Birthday Dinner.

Yesterday was the twenty-fOurth birth
day of S. Milton Hess, son of d. ID. Hess,
of Quarryvil!e, and he celebrated the event
by giving dinner to his friends at his
fatheris residence. By noon there were
fifteen Or twenty young men present and
dinner was announced at about half past
12 o'clock. The table was filled with good
things, and all present enjoyed themselves
heartily. The time was pleasantly spent
after dinner and when the party adjourned
they did SO wishing their host many happy
returns of the day.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-01-06
Maine,

The Legislature of Maine will meet to-
morrow. All the Republican members
elect, including those from the disfran-
chised cities, will be present, but the
Fusionists will act without regard to the
decision of the supreme court. 1t is
believed that some of the counted-in mem
bcrs will not take seats. Garcclon says
the decision of the court will not change
his attitude. His work is done. and he
will not issue new cctiiicates or withdraw
those issued
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-01-06
Parnell's Pilgrimage.

Mr.. Parnen yesterday received a deputa-
ton from the Irish societies of Albany.
They asked him to name day for an early
visit to that city, and presented him with
an address. A delegation from Whining
tou, Del, invited him and Mr.. Dillon to
visit that city. Letters were received in
viting them to visit other places, among
them Atlanta and Des Moines. A tele-
gram from Pittston, Pa, informed Mr..
Parnell that several hundred dollars had
been collected there for the Irish Land
League, and the money was subject to his
order. Mr.. Parnell will speak in Newark
tonight.