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The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-04-18

A dispatch received from Victoria, d.
O.. says: The first soil Of the railway
will be turned on the gath Of May.
-Four thousand mon will DO required.
There is = scarcity oflaboI in the prov
ince. A ~depututicn OF an anti-Chinese
association waited ON the railway con-
tractor yesterday with the view Of as
certaining his ideas rs to the class Of
labor no will employ in the prosecution
of the work. Mr.. Onderdonk assured
the dcputntion that it was his intention
to give white labor the preference in all
cases, and having exhausted the white
labor classes OF this province he will. il
necessity compels him. fall back on the
French Canadians of the Eastern pro.
vinces. Should he be unable to obtain
u sufficiency of white labor he will With
reluctance engage Indians aid Chinese.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-07-22
PERSONAL.

Mr.. STICKNEY, secretary of the Ute
commission has died of typhoid fever after
an illness of a few days.
If Gen. GRANT xotes for Garfield it will
he the first time he ever cast a vote for q
Republican presidential candidate.
Sectary SHERMAN in his summer trip on
the United States revenue cutter has reach
ed Fortress Monroe In November he will
pilot it up Salt river.
Yesterday Capt. GEO. F. SpRENcER re-
ceived from Gen. St. Clair A. Mulholland,
McClellan's chief aid-de-camp, beautiful
blue silk Hancock badge as token of re-
spect from the veterans of the army of the
Potomac.
Chairman JEwEIL's friends say that he
is not candidate for United States sena-
tor, but that he will be postmaster general
when Garfield is elected. An appointment
like this would make it very pleasant for
the Grant crowd.
The nomination of JAMES II. HOPKINS
for Congress in the Twcnty-second district
by the Democrats is one of the political
events that are certain to happen. There
is no opposition to him and it is possible
that the Greenbackers may indorse him,
or at least not make any nomination
against him.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-07-22
SURPRISE PARTY
A Nocturnal visit to the Water Works.

A Nocturnal Visit to the Water Works.
Last evening WIN. II. Stehmar, engineer
at the city water works, was made the re-
cipient of 4 pleasant surprise, at his resi-
dence near the city mill, the occasion being
his 44th birthday anniversary. About
o'clock in the evening, not less than thirty
couples of his friends, principally from the
Seventh, Eighth, and Ninth wards drove
up in carriages to his residence, and on
alishting gave three rOusing cheers for
Hancock. The baskets of good
things with which they came laden we're
transferred quickly to the larder and the
the visitors took possession of the house.
After Mr.. Stehman had recovered from
his surprise at the unexpected visitors and
received the congratulations OF his friends
the party moved to tho water house and
took possession of the large room in rear
of the Birkinbine pumps. A grand prom
enade was had, sets were formed, and to
the enlivening music Of Ripple's string
band the party tripped it in the merry
dance until about half-past II o'clock, by
which time an elegant spread had been
prepared, the tables being set in Mr.
Stehman's parlor. After the collation., the
party reassembled in the mill, and kept up
the dance till near 2 o'clock. when they
returned to the city delighted with the
nights entertainment.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-07-22
The CAMPAIGN

II is true, rs the New York Herald
suggests, that there has been a great deal
Uf enthusiasm and efferveScence over
the opening of the Democratic CAM
Iaign. But it is not true, rs it seems to
intimate, that there has been, or will be
any the less determination on the part of
those having the campaign in charge to
make it less effective in the way of
organization on this account. 1t is true
that the formation of clubs, the flying
of banners, the raising of poles and
decoration with badges constitute the
less essential work of political Organiza-
tion. Votes count on election day and to
secure them the circulation of sound
newspapers and documents, the registra-
tion of voters and the pay ment of taxes
are the most important matters to be
looked after in the early stages of the
canvass. Any failure to give proper
heed to these will be fatal, and any delay
of them beyond the proper time will be
irrepar;lble. Neglect of them will be
inexcusable in those whose duty it is to
attend them. But Il liberal amount of
enthusiasm pervading the rank and file
will not, hinder this work, but rather
help it along. The froth is not the body
of the wine it is true, but lively effer-
vescence is generally a good sign that the
liquor is not flat.
We are glad to see the party animated
by lively hopes of winning, and if it has
required this to heal breaches and cement
divisions, it is none the less gratifying
that they have been closed. Thus far in
the campaign the party in the first two
states of the Union has perfected its Or
ganization, closed up its ranks, silenced
all discord and resolved upon common
action In a common cause. 1t required
some sentimental feeling to do this, but
nevertheless, it has been done and there
will be no lack of hard work from now
on to do what remains to he accomplish
cd
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-07-22
MISS BURKErT FOUND.
Aer-Tho Young Girl ReturSs to
Nor Fr1epds In . DepiOr-
nhla l,sanSlills,ln.


Salome Burkett, the young girl who was
kidnapped by four men belonging to
Boyd Il Petcrs's circus ut Slanksville, in
Peters, A. ID. Davis, II. Marks and Clark
had a hearing before Judge HuntOn at
Grcensburs. Miss Burkett was put on
the stand and was examined by A. II.
COffroth, who acted as the girls counsel.
Miss Burkctt said that she was at the
show at Shanksville on Tuesday, the 18th
inst. at two o'clock in the afternoon,
when the show was out, she started
| to go home 4 Snowman met her by the
| church and asked her to go back she told
him she did not want to go back he
then took hold Of her and dragged hcr
| back she was ut the show till night she
| then started to go home with some neigh
bOrs at the door sho was met again by
| several showmcn she was carried back,
thrown down, and they all violated her ;
| they aftcrward put her in the ticket wagon
and took her to Jenncr Cross Roads, and
on the way one Of them, who stayed in the
wagon with her. assaulted her at JeDnsr
she tried to get away from them. but was
prevented; five of them took her to the
wOOtis and again assaulted her; after this
she has no recollection of anything that
happened did not know that she was ut
| LisOnicr, or how she got there did not
K low how she got back to Somerset. Her"
the prosecution asked pOstpOncmant I
the hearing on account OF the sad crr''-
ton of the Witness Mr.. COfrOth in ask
ing pOstpOncment said that this was one
of the most hcinous and revolving cri lines
ever perpetrated in this section. After
remarks by counsel for tho defense the
judge continued the case until tho Both OF
July.
Rumors were rifc yesterday that the
girl was found dead in Indiana county. 1t
appears that after the prisoners found her
father was after her ut LigOnicr they took
her across the mountain, and she found
her way to Somerset in 4 most deplOrab
condition. At some places she was seen
wandering along the Rad scattering sand
or going listlessly through fields. She at
last fell into kind hands. who took her to
Somerset and sent her home. She has no
remembrance what happened to her or
what was done to her after she was put in
a tent ut Jenner Cross Roads. The
prisoners were remanded into tho
custody of the sheriff. Tho girl
recognized each of the four men in custody
as the parties whom she saw with the
show, and who had assaulted her. The
case will be ferreted out to the bottom.
Miss Burkett is pretty little country
girl and will be fourteen years old in De-
cember. She was plainly dressed, but
seemed not to be in condition to give her
testimony. She gave her account in a
low, weak voice. The most intense
Indignation prevails in Greensburg,
and threats Of lynching the offenders are
freely made.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-07-22


York County ~ seen BY Lancsstersan.
For the INTELLIaERCER.
We arc proud, and justly too, Of the rcpu-
tation Of our county Uancastcr) but Is
there not y disposition sometimes to un-
dcrratc adjoining counties on our part: ::
Lancaster has long enjoyed the proud po-
sition Of tho leading county in tho Union
"a distinction by tho way that means q
great dcaD. but VIC must not shut our eyes
to the fact that some Of the counties which
We ~ we'll ~ tho people Of those coun-
ties themselves have considered many
years behind us in point Of improvement
have developed rapidly during tho last
score OF years. Notably among these is
York county, Or moro particularly south
crn York county, ~ it n we'll known fact
that the central part has ever enjoyed All
cnviablc reputation on account Of agricul-
tural worth. Repeatedly during the past
few years have We heard the remark of
surprise ut the crops as we'll ~ the general
appearance Of tho farms in this end of the
county. 4 trip through portion
Of it short time ago confirm
cd my former good opinion. TAX
ing the road from McCall's Ferry to
Gatc!,clvillc We observe that the farms
bordering on the river give evidence of
being equal in fertility to similar farms
on this side of tho river. Passing
beyond these farms the appearance still
indicates decided improvement and fertility
until you reach Centreville, or the
"Jack" rs it is generally called. We
found corn almost rs good rs Lancaster
county. Tobacco much better than it is
on the road from the Buck to Lancaster
city. The finest fields of the weed up to
this point were on the farms of men by
the name of Johnson and Thomas Nelly,
both Of which are excellent and will make
fine yields if the season continues favorable
few weeks longer. After passing Centre.
vile the soil is not rs good for two OF
three miles. but soon after passing the
narrow gauge railroad the appearance
again improves. Fine farms, good build
ings and good crops are seen on every
hand. From 30 to 81 bushels of wheat
to tho acre is the current talk
among the farmers of this locality. To.
bacco on the Colgan or Hinkston farm
(now owned by England and McSparran)
is good, while on the farms of John Will
son, John Pyle and Matthew KilgOre in or
near Gatcllelvillc, the tobacco is superior
This same spirit of enterprise and i'm.
provement prevails throughout tho south
| ern end of the county. From candid
standpoint We must admit that great ad-
vancement has been made through this
locality within the last ten years. Some
of our tobacco dealers would do we'll to
look after the weed in that section as the
growers there are realizing the importance
of the crop and arc determined not to be
out-done by others in bringing it to per
fection in every particular. j. G. NJ.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-07-22
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
SUDDEN DEATH.
James Wiley Dies From Apoplexy.

James Wiley Dies From Apoplexy.
This morning James Wiley, aged 30 years,
died suddenly at his home on West King
street, near Rieker's brewery, Mr.. Wiley
was employed as driver by Capt. George
H. Sprenger, beer and ale bother, and was
at work as usual yesterday. He ate his
supper and went to bed ; he complained of
not feeling well and he awOke this morn
ing about four o'clock. He arose from
bed at that hour and as he did so he fell ;
his wife assisted him back to bed, soon
afterward he became unconscious
and died about seven o'clock.
Coroner Mishler impaneled a jury this
forenoon, who, accompanied by DR.. Comp
ton, viewed the remains of the deceased.
A verdict of apoplexy was rendered.
Mr.. Wiley was for years in the employ
Off. A. Sprenger. He has complained of
late to his wife at different times of not
feeling we'll. He leaves besides his wife a
family of several small children.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-07-22
SUNNI Err LEISURE.


People Who Want to Keep Cool.
Jno. II. McGovern, esq, wife and
daughter Lizzie to-day went to Cape May.
where they will sniff the sea breczcs for Il
couple of weeks.
Miss Kate Dougherty and Miss Ma@sic
DOugherty are at Cape May.
Counsellor John A. Coyie has bid u tenn
porary adieu to Blackstone and bstaknn
himself to the seashOre Cape May will i'c
his first stopping place, and he will prob
ably be gone three weeks.
Ticket Agent Hambright, Of the Penn
sylvania railroad, says the exodus this
summer is nearly all scaward. Very few
people have gone to Niagara or the north,
and among the seaside resorts Cape May
and Ocean Grove have the call.
VIM. d. Weaver, esq.,, left the city this
morning to spend several days in Earl
township. Next week he goes to the sea-
shore.
G. w. Arnold and family arc registered
at the Stockton house, Cape May.
B. F. Montgomery, esq.,, has returned to
this city after a sojOurn of six weeks at
his old home in Washington county.
NJ. NJ. Fry, of Lititz, left Lancaster last
night for Cleveland, Ohio, whence he will
proceed by steamer to Duluth, Minnesota,
and thence to st. Paul, Minnesota and the
far rNorthwest-his object being health and
recreation.
John 1. Hartman, wife and daughter
left Lancaster for Ocean Beach this mcri,-
ing. They will remain two or three
weeks.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-07-22
Back 8t Work.

The Reading hardware company opened
their Tenth street foundry yesterday, and
about forty of the molders, who have
been on strike since the 10th of March
last, went to work. This foundry has been
closed up from that time until the present.
The strike ended from the fact that the
strikers were no longer able to obtain aid
from Philadelphia mOlders who have
been assisting them. The hardware CON-
pany give notice that no man connected
with the Molders' Protective association.
Knights of Labor, or any other organiza-
ton detrimental to the interests of the
company, can obtain work. Eighty or
ninety of the striking molders have ap-
piled for work at the company's terms.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-07-22

THE cutters on East Lemon street
where it crosses Lime are in dangerous
and disgraceful condition. The city
could he indicted for maintaining nui-
sance in their present condition and will
be lucky if it does not soon have to pay
damages for accidents occasioned by
them. A trench across the street could
hardly be less of an obstruction to safe
travel.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-07-22
Peslestrianism.

In the pedestrian match which will tax Q
place in Armory hall, York, next week
Frank Sche;d and w. G. Geiter, Of this
city, and John Ziegler, Of York, will take
part. The match will be a 5O-hOur go as
you-please. 1t will commence on Thurs
day night, July 90, at o o'clock, and will
end on Saturday night at II o'clock. The
prize is s25 in gold.
On next Saturday evening Geiter will
20 to York and he and Ziegler will give
exhibitions Of walking and running at the
fair of the Laurel fire company, now being
held there.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-07-22
A Flood Needed.

There are from 80, OOO, 600 to $4,000, 900
feet of logs in the river between Lock
Haven and Keating, nearly all Of which,
it is believed, can be brought in upon =
half flood. AS soon as there is two foot
flood in the river force of two hundred
men and twenty teams will be employed
with q view ofdriving the logs promptly
through to the boom. 1t is believed that
they can run them to Lock Haven in three
days after starting.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-07-22
suits i'm SANDER.

This morning DR.. N. Levin. of West
King street, commenced an action in SIAN
der against Albert ROsenstein. He makes
affidavit that ROsenstein circulated false
and defamatory stories about him-charg-
ing him with thievery and with drugging
and Outraging young girls who called at his
office for medical advice, thus injuring him
to the extent of $4,000. Rosenstein was
arrested and held to answer in the sum of
$500.
1t will be recOllected that a similar suit
was brought by Rosenstein against levin
few days ago, the alleged slander being
that ROsenstein was affected with loath-
some disease.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-07-22

Elk county. johnson attempted to pacify
a couple Of Germans who were fighting
and both turned upon him. An hour or
two after he was found dead. One physi-
clan testified that johnson had broken his
neck in u fall. Other physicians we're
called and the found that Johnson had been
stabbed under the left cheek by long in
strument which had severed the jugular
vein and from which he bled to death in
tcrnally.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-07-22
Runaway and Smashup.

This morning horse hitched to a
small wagon, and belonging to George NJ.
Steinman & Co., was tied to a post in
front of Miller & Hartman's grocery
store, aon West Chestnut street. While
standing there train passed by, and the
animal frightening, tore loose. He ran
down Chestnut street, and in turning the
corner at Prince the wagon struck against
a large tree and was broken to pieces.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-07-22
Severely Cut.

On Tuesday afternoon Harry Good, a
young son Of Nathaniel Good, living on
the farm Of Benz. Keener, near Geyer's
mill, trampcd on a grass scythe cutting a
deep cash in the sole of his right foot from
the heel forward, and almost sevcring the
little toe.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-07-22
State suudav.schoo, Convention

St8C0 SuuU8y-SCnOOf COuvcuthOn
The following gentlemen have accepted
places on the programme Of the State Sum
day-schOol convention to beld in this city
October 12, 13 and IA: E. Payson Porter,
esq.,, secretary of the National Sunday
school association Rev. Joseph II. Dubbs,
D. D., of Franklin and Marshall college, !;
Rev. P. S. Henson, d. d., Philadelphia,
editor of Baptist 7saeher; Rev. Jesse Ii.
Young, pastor OF the NJ. f. church, AL
toona James Mccormick, esq, Harris
burg.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-07-22
Horse stolen.

A horse was stolen from the stable OF
Isaac Wenrick, residing in Heidelberg
township, Berks county, on Tuesday. Mr..
Wenrick is a member Of an association for
the detection Of thieves, and yesterday the
members Of the association were securing
this county, in the neiyhborhood Of Lititz
and Mannheim, believing that the horse was
brought this way. The animal is black,
IA years old, stands II hands high, is blind
of one eye, and has cross on one hOof.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-07-22
New Patent.

Messrs. Herr & Stauffer, patent agents,
have obtained letters patent No. 23O, 116,
for Simon NJ. Dougherty, for an improved
cigar makers knife, the main feature of
which is in having hollow handle which
is filed with water, and at each stroke Of
the knife, a small quantity is delivered on
the blade, thus preventing the collection
of gum on the blade.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-07-22
STATE ITEMS.

1IEMo.
George Green, rig builder, employed
at we'll in Oil valley, was instantly killed
by huge smoke stack falling upon him.
After much hesitation the governor has
at last appointed Mr.. Thomas J. Powers tc
be coroner for Philadelphia in the place of
the late DR.. Gilbert.
Telephone communication is being made
between the residence Of Judge Black at
BrOckie and a number of points in the
borough of York.
At the reunion of veterans, in Mauch
Chunk. Josiah Connolly had his eyesight
destroyed and arm shattered by the pre-
mature discharge of cannon.
Flora Weis, about 30 years old, residing
with her parents near Greensburg, died
from the effects Of poison. which she had
taken to prevent the disclosure Of her hav-
ing loved not wisely but too we'll.
DR.. Hawley, of PhGnixville, has now
under his care young married woman,
aged 90 years, who gave birth on Saturday
last to male child just four months after
the birth of a female child.
The Grand Army encampment was Wis.,
tied at Gettysburg yesterday by Jenkins
post, of Hanover, and Dennison post, of
Woodbury., Nd, with a portion of Wilson
post, of Baltimore, and about 400 excur-
sionists from Baltimore.
George Lon ngabough, of Pottstown, dis
covered two young wrens joined together
like Siamese twins by small ligament at
the side-one of the birds being alive and
the other dead. He cut them apart with
a knife and the bird is now thriving, but
it will never be able to fly or walk, as one
wing and one leg are joined together in a
way that must prevent it.
John johnson, Swede, was found dead
in front of Hahn's saloon, in Centreville,
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-07-22
big Bushes or

The Mount Joy Star says: "Along
the Chiques creek, several miles north Of
town, blackberry stalks appear to grow to
an immense height, as persons were seen
mounted on the top ola twenty foot lad
der in picking the berries.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-07-22
Picnics.

The Sunday-school picnic of the Presby-
terian church, of this city, is being held
to-day at What Glen.
The picnic of st. Johns 8 Lutheran church
is being held at Lititz springs tO-dap. The
party left this city in the morning train OF
cars on the Reading railroad.
The First Reformed church consresa-
tional and Sunday school picnic will bc
at What Glen on Tuesday next.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-07-22
lancasterjaps Abroad. !.

A telegram received in this city from
Munich, announces that DR.. !oomis and
party had very successful week and
delightful trip up the Rhine. The Ammer-
gan party returned all right from their
visit toithat point to see the famous pas
sion play.