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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-09-20
STIELED BY ESCAPING GAS.
a Pennsylvania NJ erchant Found Dead III
Room at Crooks Hotel.

Room at Crooks Hotel.
Jacob Elopsky, merchant Of Bradford
Pa, was found dead in his bedroom at
Crooks hotel, Nc. .Sl Chatham street, N.Y.,
Sunday afternoon. The gas was turned full
on at the single burner in the room, the
window near the bed was closed closed and
the curtain was down. The swinging
ventilalor over the door was also
shut. Death had apparently been caused
by suffocation. The vcntilaiors in
the hotels arc generally open, but some
have been closed in the recent cool wealth
er, so that Elopsky did not himself close
the ventilator in his room. Saturday night
was rather warm, however. The man
came to the hotel on Friday night and
went Immediately to bed. lie had with
him small black valisc full or clothing,
and said that he thought he would stay in
town three or four days and would like to
pay in advance. The money was handed
over and he took his receipt. Saturday
morning he went out and returned
in the afternoon. Some of the
guests in the hotel remember hay-
ing seen him wandering about in an
absent minded way. Saturday night he
called for his key ut Q o'clock. The cham
bcrmaid knocked loudly at the door at
noon yesterday without receiving an an
swcr She knocked again at ., but still
there was no answer. The clerk looked
through the vcntilator and saw the man
lying motion!ess upon the bed. A cheap
silver watch and gold chain and % were
found in Elops!sy's pockets, with :. num-
her Of receipts for fancy goods and cards
Of various New York fancy goods mcrch-
ants. Ferdinand Ehrlicli, 4 dealer in fan
cy goods ut 233 Church street said that
Elopsky had 4 small farm in Brad
ford, and that in dull times was 4
pedtllcr. lie was married and had :, large
family. lie called at Ehrlich's store on
Saturday and bought hosiery. While he
WAS examining silk handkcrchicfs lie said
he wanted to 90 to Houston street and
look at another mans stock. lie would
return soon and take away his goods.
That was the last tine Mr.. Ehrlich saw
him. While looking: over his books last
evening Mr.. Crook found that Elops,y
had been at the hotel last April.
In the very room in which Mr.. Elopsky
died Il man named Clark and connected
with L Philadelphia banking-ho shot
himself through the head some years ago.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-09-20
OuarryVille Items.

On Saturday Harry Tenant, :lttlc son
of Abraham Tenant, fell from m OK cart
which was loaded with coal. One of the
wheels passed over his arm, breakin. it..
DR.. Raub dressed it.
On Saturday evening the Hancock boys
raised 4 beautifulpOl in the village. 1t is
about sixty feet high and has 7 beautiful
flag upon it besides large tin rooster aud
a board bearing the names of the Demo-
cratic candidates.
On Thursday Burdick Il Aliens tent
show will exhibit in Quaaryvillc. They
advertise eighteen performers, including
gymnasts, Irish, Dutch ami negro come
dams and u full brass band.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-09-20
Owns the Corn.

Pittsburgh Leader, Garfield Organ,
1t may rs we'll be frankly confessed first
as last that the result IN Maine is u cirtual
Repnpltcan deteat. We were all figuring
last week on the Vermont election. That
showed slight Republican gain and the
arithmetic men were justified in making
the calculation that if the same percentage
OF increase prevailed through the North
the election of Garfield was assured. In
all fairness then we must allow the arith-
metic men to como forward again now
and demonstrate that if the percentage of
Republican loss in Maine should obtain
throughout the North why there is danger
even of Iowa, and Hancock would sweep
the North as ''solidly'' rs the South.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-09-20

An unknown man died recently in
G;.tciiclvillc. York county, who stated that
}ic had come thither from Marietta. He
was buried at Prospect NJ. E. church, near
Gatchclvil!c. The deceased was about 45
years of age. ) feet 3 inches in height,
dark hair and beard, and sprinkled with
gray and had on cross-barred coat and
pants lie had visited Gatchelvillc four
weeks previous and stated to the hotel
keeper that he lived on Lee street, near
Sharp street, Baltimore that nc was 4
Matchmaker and had worked in a .jewclry
establishment on Baltimore street, where
there were four ilauds employed. lie had
with him some wa:chmakerS tools, two
old watches, etc, and eighty-thrcc cents
in money. Some scraps Of paper were
found in Il book in his pocket, in which
was written Theodore Nornbcech also
some memoranda.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-09-20
Yesterdays Fire.

Yesterday about noon a small frame
kitchen belonging to the house on Stew
arts coal yard, which is occupied by
Stephen Myers and owned by James Stew
art, was burned to the ground. Mr.. Myers
had just built Il fire in the kitchen and had
been out but 4 short time when it caught
fire, from the stove. as is supposed. The
house was saved by the efforts of the
ncighbors and the tiremcn. The loss on
the kitchen will probably reach $50. Du-
ring the fire the Washington company had
two sections of hose which were lying
across the railroad track, cut by an engine
running over them.
Last evening about s o'clock IN alarm of
fire was sounded. but it proved to be false.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-09-20

EX-GOv. Curtin'S WilliamgDOrf sncech

EX-GOV. Curtin's WilliamspOrt speech
have looked up the law and find that
from 1866 to 1870, the Republican party
being in power, Union soldiers received
from So to $50 per month, the latter bein.
for total disability. In 1875, for disability,
it was raised to $50, allowing nothing for
artificial arms and legs. But in 1876,
when the Democrats got control of Con-
grcss- the rebel brigadiers Us the Re-
publicans call thcm-thc limbs OF the SOL
diers were replaced and renewed, and in
1878 the pension was raised to $72 month
for those who had lost both arms, Or both
eyes, or both legs. In 1879 a law was
passed giving arrears to all soldiers, and
allowing pensions from the date of dis
ability or discharge. Thus they got their
back pay from the "rebel bri.adiers."
Soldiers should bear in mind that n Re-
publican acting as president retoed the ar
rearagcs of pensions bill, and Democratic
Congress passed the bill ooer his reto.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-09-20
STOP THE MUSIC"
T':i., speech that Joe t;in,net Made on the
Stage OF q Baltimore Theatre.

ksss
stage OF q Baltimore Theatre.
The engagement of Joe Emmet at tic
Holiday Street theatre, Baltimore, during
last week, was probably the most success
full ever played by him. At each perform
ancc hundreds; were turned away, while
the interior Of the tIlcatrc was crowded to
excess an hour before the curtain went up.
Manager Albaugh and two or three other
friends of Emmct met him at the depot
upon his arrival here last Monday, aad
never lost sight of him during the week.
except Oh Thursday, when he managed
to clulc their vigilance and escape.
lie Immediately took the train on the
Philadelphia. Wilmington and Baltimore
railroad northward, but his friends h::d
him captured at Bay Views just outside Of
the city limits, and brought back to the
city. At the Saturday matinee Emmett,
while evidently intoxicated, walked up to
one of the prosccnium boxes, in which wa:;
seated tic proprietor of the hotel where he
stopped, and shaking his fist in that gen
tleman's face, exclaimed, Get out OF
hcrc' On Saturday night his condition
was greatly improved, but he omittod nca:-
ly all OF his songs. just before the close
of the last scene he suddenly walked down
to the foot lights and shouted, Stop the
music - y dead silence followed, ana!
then, in Il weak and trembling voice and
with tears pouring down his checks. FI.i-
spoke as follows
"LADIEs AND GENTLEMAN: | was very
sick to-day. God only knows how sick
was. 1t was heart sickness. At this cyi-
dent aIlusion to the action of his wife in
having him put in prison he laid his hand
on his heart and looked mournillIy
around would not have appeared
here tonight but for one man, and he is
John Albaugh. Applause. | told him
this afternoon that | was too sick to play
tonight. and he said See, for Gods sake
play for my sake For 10 other man
would have played; not that |
do not appreciate the applause OF
this audience and the smiles; of the pretty
eyes prcscnt-and Baltimore is full
of them-but | was too lcar,sic!,." At
this point Emmett sat down on the stage
and exclaimed ",Iohnnic AIbau@h is :.
good fellow, and was glad to bc able to
fulfil my engagement with him. Jap
plausc. Then iii III Tndcltonc Emmct
said, apparently addressing himself.
" Brace up, brace up" he then spran.
to his feet, saying Let the music go
on" and finished the performance without
further break.
When hc matte the illusions to Mr.. Al
baugh, he was greeted with loud applause,
but Us he proceeded his remaES were cOlGly
received, and when the curtain went down
there was :, dead silence and no effort was
made to call him to the front.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-09-20
Assault and Battery.

Rev. Matthew NJ. Diggs, colored, has
made complaint against George Burton
and Charles Lee. also colOrcol. for assault
ing him on Monday evening last, while he
was walking in the Democratic procession.
One of them attempted to pull him from
his place III the ranks and tho other at
tempted to wre st from him the Hancock
banner he was carrying. The accused will
have n hearing before Alderman Nc
COnOmy.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-09-20
\ DANGEROUS Place.

There is a hole in the floor of the eastern
footwalk of the Duke street railroad
bridge which is rs dangerous as it is un-
slightly. n misstep by any passer-by is ut
any time liable to break ones foot or
wrench the ankle. 1t would cost little
time or labor to repair it; neglect of it
may result in serious injury and heavy
damages for somebody to pay. The pave
ment south of the fOotwalk and under the
monstrous bill board just erected there is
also in dangerous condition.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-09-20
Hancock tclerraDhed to the ''FIoDpcr

Hancock tclegraphed to the choppers -
meeting in Pittsburgh "Thc composition
of your meeting will indicate that the re-
mains of sectionalism and bitterness are to
be buried that living issues are to be
grappled with, and that we have grow
ing party covering all sections and embody-
ing harmony, freedom OF opinion. and fair
expression of truth through the ballot
box
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-09-20
MISE Kitten.

Yesterday Wallace Iiauck, Of Lan,lis
Valley: was badly bitten in the nose by a
dog, belonging to John Hoffmn. The ami
mrl was not mad. Mr.. Hauck had his
wound dressed in this city.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-09-20
Tobias WrirI,f

TObc Wright, colored, was sent to iail
for thirty days by Alderman Donnelly, of
the Seventh, ward, for being drunk and
disOrlerly.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-09-20

PEOPLE who are distressed about the
sectional distribution Of parties will do
well to bear in mind that of the 1 ,2296, $40
Democratic votes pollel in 1876, 3,2OG, ,9S2
were located in states that had not been
in rebellion and only 1,OS9,GSS in states
that were in rebellion.
Also that in the states OF Connecti-
cut, New York, New Jersey, Penn
sylvania, Ohio, Indiana and Illi-
nois, the Democracy i'm 1876 had l ,SG1 ,312
votes to l ,s52.s2l Republican. AS these
states have nearly half the entire pOpu-
latiOn of the country over half the per-
sons engaged in manufactures, mechan-
les, mines and trades; include
the leading cities of New York,
Brooklyn, Philadelphia, Chicago. and
Cincinnati own half the real and per-
sooal estate Of the country have half
the manufactures, employees, capital,
products and wages half the farms !;
nearly half the railroads, newspapers
and colleges produce three-fOurths of
the pig iron and fOur-ffths OF the coal
commercial interests are not apt to lie
paralyzed by having the administration
put into the hands of the party which is
in the majority i'm these states.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-09-20

HAD Mr.. BeltZhoover really written
the Curriden letter, which he prOnOunces
and his friends believe to he a forgery, it
is difficult to understand what Republi-
cans could expect to gain by using it as
evidence that the Democratic congress-
men are unfayorable to pensioning Union
soldiers when the facts are so nOtoriously
against this statement. The following
table shows the amounts appropriated for
pensions in the respective wears:
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-09-20

TO-DAY the state fair merges into the
international sheep show, and the display
of stock and woOllen fabrics will bc one of
the finest ever seen in the world. 100000
persons have already visited the state fair
and the "shcep show - will attract tens of
thousands more.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-09-20

NoN Nlssuu %, luccHO bHc tuii, ho'u"
undisputcd sway.
THE Pittsburgh Lea1er, Rep, manfully
admits that its party was badly whipped
in Maine. They all know it.
TO-DAY the state fair mergcs into the
international sheep show, and the display
of stock and woOllen fabrics will bc one Of
the finest ever seen in the world. GO,OO0
persons have already visited the state fair
and the "shcep show - will attract tens Of
thousands more.
THE EXAMINER gratuitously announces
that the Democrats of this city will hold
their first general parade next Saturday
evening. If tho Examiner will kindly
all, \, the city Democracy to fix their own
time Of parade it will most likely 5e about
Friday evening, October 1.
UON. J. V. FARwELL pleads in the New
York Independent for all "Christian
people to vote for Garfield rs though
Hancock was as great :in infidcl us Dob IN
gersoll, rs unorthodox rs Bccchcr, or as
much of pious fraud rs Colfax. Brother
Farwclls pious exhortation is consider
ably marred by one Or two naked falseiloodS
and a great deal of malignant and un-
christian Misrepresentation.
THE Springfield Republican, which is sup
porting Garfield, dolefully says "Thc plan
Of the Republican campaign as managed
from New York by Mr.. Jewell has broken
down at the first fire. A singing and speak
ing campaign, procession and brag and blus-
ter, appear to he no match for the stealthy
ana fatal still-hunt which Barnum learned
from Tillen and has improved upon to the
manifest advantage of his cause. The
noise Of the captain and the shouting is on
the Republican side in Indiana; but the
| result in Maine must make every one some
what doubtful whether the voters are
MODERN rcsearch-makcs game of the
Swiss patriot, William Tell, and shows
him to be only medieval version OF tho
story of Brutus, the very names being akin
and standing in their respective languages
for fool Or idiot. The fairy tales which
delighted our youth are traced back to the
ancestors Of the vandals and even the ap-
parently silly baby legend of "Thc House
that Jack Built" has just been trium-
phantly proved by a Hebrew scholar to be
an English version or an old Jewish allie
CORY, the various steps of which depicted
historical cpochs in the national life of Is
rael. Even Lc Sage's famous Doctor San
grado turns up with hardly 4 variation in
the " Adventures Of Owlslass," which has
been in circulation in Germany for at
least more than four hundred years. Julian
the apostatc has had his life and character
successfully defended against the Chris
tian traducers, and VIC may look forward
with confidence to the publication OF y
work placing Nero Oh 4 higher plane of
virtue and greatness and proving that the
conflasration Of Rome, wherein he is pop
ularly represented as playing at once the
role of an incendiary and fiddling fool, was
really the work of the pious but plotting
Christians of the city. The va,.,lals are
still afOot.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-09-20
MINOR TOPICS.

Now Maud S., ''quecn Of the turf holds
undisputcd sway.
THE Pittsburgh Leader, Rep, manfully
admits that its party was badly whipped
in Maine. They all know it.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-09-20

TIE EXAMINER gratuitously announces
that the Democrats of this city will hold
their first general parade next Saturday
evening. If the Examiner will kindly
all~ the city Democracy to fix their own
time of parade it will most likely DC about
Friday evening, October 1.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-09-20

The Tobacco Leaf says editOrially !:
"Within the past three or four years
many of the producers of seed leaf tobaccU
have adopted the practice of sprinkling
their leaf when asserting it. Whenever i
hand of leaf is found to be 4 little dry Oh
the edges, the blOw-pipc, or atOmizer, as
it is called, is brought into rc0uisitiOn !;
and thus the Leaf, rs is supposed by those
who avail themselves of this method Of
preparing this variety Of tobacco for the
inspection of buyers, is put in proper con-
dtiOn. 1t is the opinion of prominent
cigar manufacturers, to whose fiat all cigar
leaf tobacco has finally to bc subjected,
and on which its reputation stands or falls,
that this treatment is very prejudicial. In
tho language Of one experienced manufac-
turcr with whom We have cOnvcrsed on the
subject, 1T is death to green or new
tobacco rs it impairs tie fibre of the leaf
and makes it tender.
Tobacco possessing the requisite gum
will, when warmed up, however dry it may
DC, naturally become moist from it's own
Iiquifying properties, and generally diffiise
sufficient n,Oister to go through the natur-
nj sweat. Where tobacco does not possess
sufficient moisture to 60 naturally through
the sweating or fermenting process, after
it has been about year in case, it may
then be, and should be, mOistencd by
manufacturers, who will have the necessa-
ry evidence before them to enable them
to determine how much water 4 given
quantity of tobacco need and will bear.
Wctting tobacco when green or unsweated
is like wctting sugar, tho vital
principle is decOmpOsed and washed
out Of it; and the prevailing practice, NO
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-11-30
EamLo us GpOrisman-The Weather
State Debt


Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette.
HEWLEIT's NOV. 29.-Seversl negro boys,
from twelve to faeaD years Of age, went cut 10
hun! haras ou Saturday evebiag. Fully equip
ped With csrbincs. maskots. Sfrirg6:ld rifles,
e., and accompanied With dogs of all kind,
tnsy went forth 10 esg;r quos! for gsme. Soon
haro Was started ED yauug Mr. ueertom
dccw q tcad upou him IS &c bounded through
the f:ll, ED at the crack Of the quo, OBS leg
dropped usSsesIy by ia aid. Mr.. Ella,
bouudlog K, g1eyhouod. sSept ahead of ell
competitor! aod wac closely followed by DIR. Al.
bso!, Hith mp:ket cooked aud tiozer o. the
trigger. Seeing that Ella would tail the hare,
ard determined 90! to be ouidone, ast IS said
Ell stopped down 10 0siz) bis prey, Albent
IevoIiod Lis uusket, pu;l:d tIiseer. and drove
the extra load, waddirg aud slI iato tho Rlutic
ard rbd1Otor muscles ct the hip and thigh,
mekicg ghassly acd dangerous ~curd.
They weather bss been so dry this fall, that
mos. of The wells 10 cur section have dried up.
It has been raining 70? uccglg Two dsyg nadcr.
a!ely.
The people arc acxious 10 have tho State
debt settled. ED would be glad to have con-
vcuiioD assemble TO afj is. it, before the politi.
oian', ard sapient newspapers, get up parties
a.d Bad b!o3d. Keep it before the people.
HANOVER
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-11-30

CoUsHs-"BrcDn's Bronchial Iroches" ere
used with advantage 10 alleviate COUGHS, SORE
THROAT, HoARsENEss snd BRONCHIAL AFFEC.
TONS Fer thirty years these Troches have
been in uGo, with annually increasing favor
They are not new and untried, but, having been
tested by wide and constant use for nearly an en-.
tire generation, they hsve attained we'll msrited
rank among the few staple remedies of the age.
TIE THRoAT.-"Bro,on' Bronchial IToches'
act directly On the organs Of the voice. They
have sn extraordinary effect in all disorders OF the
Throat and Larynx, restoring healthy tone
when relaxed, either from cold or over exertion
Of the voice, and produce q clear and di.linc
enunclali0n. Speakers and singers find tn
Troches useful.
A CoUau Cold, CATARDH Oh SoRE THROAT
requires immediate attention. as neglec. Of
tentimes results in some incursble Lung Dis
esse. 'Bro.0n's Bronchial IToehss" Will ale
most invariably give relief limitations sre Of.
fered for sale, many of which are injurious. The
genuine "Bro19n's Bronchial Tro,hes" are sold
Gnky in borss
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-11-30

DR. TYING ON TIE MIRACLES At I.ouRnys
Rev. d.. Stephen II. Tyrs, j., scl I,...
E2i,copsI minister Of Nv Yois, p.c.chcd w..
tho miracles Ct Not,o Damo DE- L,ud,ss il -
Psronees. taxing the eroaod thst ur,c,,s hi
actually been wrought there through lie rcr..
of prayer He visited Lourdcs last sumner 49,
found $4,000 visitors week passing ,tr,n,s
The little village 10 the mountains The band,
ges aud crutohcs OF the sick ard cii,p'ta vI,
had been cured aod thcussucs tf ,,.r! -
Thanksgiving couvi-ced d.. Tyrg that ii. ..;G
there shown was "hoporcd ty G:l." r.,
Herald qlotss Dr. TyoS as follow:
"Wo ncver shall know VIA: ,ac ?o7,;: p
faith arc until ne fed msu VIII ka,;,s q, -
truths of God and is free fem all tio lr:,ri -
maa. 1t is this faith st the shrine at Ns,,,
Dame de LouId;s. end probably 3: kq;cs i,
Ireland, that is hCn1rsd By GGd. G.l c,9iI
read ss we'll as hosr prayer, I'D here vas a:
dcrc, OF Individual faith ir tbs: !sc II, Lli
spoken Of the cures there. |: Tout ec7cr l.
to dismiss such vel! authenticated tsc.s. Il,
had been severely criticised 10 tho leTsaap,..
as 40 ecclesiastical biso!. fthcTo vas ns;s
hair in bis head &c would lik5 to pull il cv'
There was 20 bigors about him. Tao R,ua,
| Church, 50 fer as its Organization WIS a>ua-r,,l
vas above Of; societies Of b, Levers Il hscE-
ru1y impotcrc, il was not III - acca,o t.
Roman Chu.cs. Ha c;u.d ut l1i !. ia +.
heart to do So. Show re usa II ary aoZr.
be said, and if he is dypg COED SO. K / v.
hail him as O fellow worker ftr EI3a's pr1er.,,
can't say that those praying o. the sh.!ac :.
Lourdes are net praying to Gct, a2d il Isl,
possible to sa7 they arc delud:d, IS iatr
nrave;s era ausItrc6"