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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-03-03
work getting the stock they usually

at work getting the stock they usually
control.
Hon. Samuel Lord, Judge of the Fifth
judicial district of Minnesota, died at his
home in Manterville, that state, on the
10Th of February. The deceased was we'll
known by many citizens of Northwestern
Pennsylvania and particularly the older
residents of the oil regions, where his
youth and early manhood were spent. and
also a portion of his later years, Mr.. Lord
returning to this state during the early
days Of the oil excitement. After acquir-
ing handsome competency he again re-
moved to Minnesota.
The large charges Of Reformed pastors
in Eastern Pennsylvania is subject that
is beginning to excite much interest. In
the Lebanon classis there is one charge
consisting Of eight congregations, with
800 members, supporting one minister.
Another, of seven congregations, 1.45O
members and one minister These two
charges have together 5000 members and
support two ministers. In the West, the
classes of Iowa, Shelby and Northern Illi-
nois, together have 2,173 members and
support 25 ministers.
In the Barr-Rink magisterial election
contest in Philadelphia the judges di-
rected the ballot box of the division to
be brought into court, in which was a
discrepancy in the triplicate return sheet
filed in the prothotary's Office, which
credits Rink with 1876 votes, and the re-
turn sheet of votes and the tally sheet
each, of which show 1876 votes. The Off.
GERS of the election of that division were
ordered to remain in court, and the minOri,
ty inspector of the division. Robert Glenn,
was ordered to produce the papers given
him on the night of the election. After
hearing testimony the court decided the
alteration of the figures 1876 to 1876 had
been fraudulent, and the certificate was
awarded to Mr.. Barr, the Democratic con-
| tcStant.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-03-03
Delinauent CorpOratiOns.

The lNTELLIGENCER was one of the
first journals of the state to call atten
tiOn to the fact that numerous corpora
tions within its borders were escaping
the payment of their taxes, either by
their own criminal neglect to make
proper returns to the auditing depart
ment, or by the failure of that depart
ment to exercise its knowledge and its
authority to compel from them payment
of their overdues. One of the most fla
grant of these was the famous case of
the dissolving transportation companies,
to recover a part of whose taxes the state
had to pay pair of attorneys 900
fee, while its own attorney general took a
bribe of $1,000 from the company inter-
es.ed, To which he allowed an abatement
of O,OOO-all of which would have been
saved by proper efficiency in the auditor
generals office. The present auditor
general. Hon. VIM. p. Schell, entered
upon his duties with purpose to call
the delinquents to account, and how well
he has succeeded may be inferred from
the fact that in his annual report just
issued, he says that on account of taxes
overdue on Dec. l, 1873, he collected
S429, ,443.59. In illustration of the abuses
which suffered this enormous delinquency
to accumulate, he says:
1t was ascertained that many corpora
tions had escaped all taxation from the time
of their organization, by a persistent
neglect or refusal to register in this Office
as required by law. 1t was also ascertain
ed that many corporations had managed to
escape a large portion of their taxes by
making partial or incorrect returns to this
office also, that a large amount was lost
through a very general misunderstanding
of the laws by many banks, bankers,
brokers, notaries public, cities and other
municipal authorities, theatres. registers
and estates, in regard to colleteral inherit
ance tax, township assessors, and in fact
by nearly every branch of the revenue SER
vice. In a general review of the whole
field, the department became satisfied that
in many instances the plainest provisions
of the law had been entirely disregarded,
though many of these violations of the
law had undoubtedly been unintentional.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-03-03

WE are panied to see the Eranincr
continue its cruel treatment of J. w.
Johnson. For though we could rejoice
at its conversion to such a degree as to
tell the truth about Mr.. JohnsOn's pro-
pensity when district attorney to multi
ply indictments at S. apiece, we cannot
but believe that Mr.. johnson is honest
in his proffer to get out of the way as a
candidate for district attorney rather
than impede the peoples right to their
representation. Mr.. J. w. johnson is a
patriOt-if he does profit by multiplying
indictments at S. apiece. And being a
patriot it is cruel of Mr. Hiestand, who
is also a patriot, to lacerate his feelings
in the manner in which he does it, by in
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A Stolen Watch Recovered.

Week before last while Robert Fulford,
of the "Mliss" company, who is the hus-
band of Miss Annie Pixley, and who i'm
personates Juan Walters. the villain of the
play, had valuable gold watch taken
from his vest which he left hanging in the
green room of the Walnut street theatre,
Philadelphia, where he was performing.
The theft occurred while he was on the
stage and the thief was not discovered
until yesterday. The watch was traced to
Cameron's pawnbroker shop on Sixth
street, where it lad been pledged by John
Metz, who is employed as a bill distributor
at the Walnut and who was OH the stage
at the time the watch was taken. Metz
was arrested and he confessed to his
mother, but said he found the watch lying
on the floor.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-03-03
Aancaster fntelligencer.
WEDNESDAY EvEN'a, MARCH 3, 1880.
A Significant Admission.

In regard to the subject of free passes
the Pennsylvania railroad company's
board OF directors, in their annual re-
port to the stockholders, which has just
been widely advertised, would say that
great care has been taken during the
past year to confine their issue to the
lowest possible point, and that a very
great reduction has been effected. They
will endeavor to still further limit this
privilege and to issue no free tickets ex-
cept where the same may absolutely sub
serve the interests of the company"
That seems to be good resolution and
yet they may be issued where they will
best subserve the interests of the company
and greatly wrong the public interests
and public morals. For instance we see
that some of the judges of the supreme
court, and in this state-and their fam
ilies-are riding on free passes over this
railroad, which, from their use since Jan.
10, we presume have been reissued for
the current year. If this is the case it is
a proper question to be raised by the pub
lie and the press, a very fitting one to be
asked at the stockholders meeting,
what interest of the company is subserv-
ed by giving free pass to a judge
of the supreme cOurt-and his family. 1t
may he easily demonstrable that a very
important interest is subserved by giving
this valuable consideration to those who
are made the arbiters in many important
cases in which the Pennsylvania railroad
company is party. But when the Off
GERS of the railroad company explain that
this is how they square the distribution
of passes with the declarations of their
report it will be in order for the people of
the state to call on their judges and bid
them answer how they can explain their
dubious position.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-03-03
NJ. f.. ANNUAL CONFERENCE.

Ninety-third Session to be Held Next Week
On Wednesday, March 10, the ninety
third session of the Philadelphia annual
conference of the Methodist Episcopal
church will be held in Union Methodist
Episcopal church, Fourth street, neal
Arch.
Bishop Merrill will preside, and the
principal business will be the election OF
five delegates to the general conference, to
be held at Cincinnati May 1. The electoral
conference will be held on Friday, March
12, in St. Georges NJ. f. church. Fourth,
street, near Vine, when two lay delegates
will be elected to the general conference
The minutes of the last annual confer
ence furnish the following statistics -
Practitioners, 5,O53 members, 41,O10
local preachers, 296 Sunday schools, 357
officers and teachers, 1911 scholars, co.
GAS churches, 314 probable value, 49,
COS, $40; parsonages, 80.
On Tuesday morning, March 8, the an
niversary of the Historical society will be
held, when addresses will be delivered by
Rev J. p. Newman, d. d., and Jacob
Todd, d. d. On Wednesday evening,
March 10, the anniversary of the Education
society will be held in the Arch street
church, and addresses will be delivered by
Rev. DIR. Brooks, Rev. H. w. Warren,
d. D., and Professor G. j. Little.
On Thursday evening, March II, the an
niversary of the Tract society will be held,
when addresses will be delivered by Rev.
]. II. T. Gray and others. The anniver-
sary of the Church Extension society will
be held Oh Friday evening, March IL, when
addresses will be delivered by Captain Nc
Cabe and others.
On Monday, March u the missionary
sermon will be preached in the afternoon
by Rev. A. Longacre, and in the evening
of that day the anniversary of the mis-
sionary society will be held, when ad-
dresses will be delivered by Rev. Frank
Moore and others.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-03-03
No Faint Heart nor Die Easy.
Altoona Sun.

Our esteemed and ever reliable contem-
porary, the INTELLIGENCER, of Lancaster,
is not one of a class of newspaper, either
away up in the garnet Of expectation or
clean down in the cellar of despondency.
As rule it preserves the even tenor of
its way and is always ready to get into
line on short notice to do battle against
the common enemy. It is quite out of
sorts with the New York Sun for its re-
cent exhibition of premature despond-
ency.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-03-03
STATE ITEMS.

|
Calvin A. Wells, the "wealthy ironmas
ter of Pittsburgh" owns the Press.
John Dawson was fatally crushed by &
fall of rock in the Swoyer colliery al
| Wyoming.
James McKenna, house mover, while
assisting in the removal of large frame
building at Pine Brook, n. j., yesterday,
was crushed to death by the structure
breaking away from it's stanchions and
falling upon him.
Work in the rail mill of the Allentown
rolling mill company was shut down last
evening by the managers on account of the
demand by the employees for an advance
of ten per cent. About two hundred men
were thrown out ofwork.
The Harrisburg police picked up an indi-
vidual, who said he was French clergy
man who arrived in this country last June,
and has passed through career of varied
misfortunes, which wound up by his get
ting drunk and insulting ladies in Harris
burg. The Harrisburg people forwarded
him to Lancaster.
Christ church, Philadelphia, has voted 16
for separation to So against. The congre-
CATION of the chapel have decided that if
new minister is placed in charge in place
of DR.. Hodge, they will not contribute
anything towards his support. 1t is stated
the question of separation will be taken to
the courts.
Mary E. Logan, poor woman of Mil
lerstown, nursed a sick stranger through a
long illness until he was able to be about
again; and this without expectation of
any pay, but prompted solely through
good-heartedness and sympathy with his
loneliness and misfortune. The man, who
was Mr.. Eugene Keefe, of Jamestown, N.
Y, then went South in hopes of recovering
his health, but died there, leaving Mary
Logan all he had-S25, 900.
The late DR.. VIM. Rudder for years rec
tor of St. Stephens church, and one of the
wealthiest Episcopal parishes of Philadel-
phia, died leaving nothing behind him for
the maintenance of his wife. His widow
was, prior to her marriage, a clerk in the
postofice, and after her husbands
death she expressed her intention of re-
turning to that employment. The con-
gcegation of St. Stephens church, through
their vestry, have induced her to relinquish
this determination, and will create fund
out of which she will be provided for dur
ng the balance of her life.
It is rumored that the Standard oil COM
pany has determined to oust the present
board of directors of the Pennsylvania
railroad company that it has been at
work for months gathering up proxies
that agents have been at work in Europe
getting proxies from the heavy English
stockholders, while it is known that gen.
tlemen connected with the Standard have
been doing the same thing in Philadel-
phia and vicinity. The present officers of
the railroad were not aware of this move
ment at first, but discovered it some weeks
ago, and since that time have been hard
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-03-03
B0il Given.

Miss. Margeret Rhey and her counsel,
Thos. w. Fenlon, whose arrest by the
sheriff on a capias in trover, was noticed in
yesterdays INTELL1GENcER, were released
from custody last evening, Mr.. B. j. Nc
Cram becoming their surety in the sum
of 800. 900,
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-03-03
TIE AMUSEMENT SEASON.
What Manager Alishlsr Says About 1

What Manager Mishler Says About 1t.
A reporter of the Reading Times and
Dispatch has had a talk with Manager
Mishler about the amusement season on
the "Mishler circuit" and he has learned
considerable in regard to it. Mr.. Mishler
plays shows in fifteen towns, all of which
are in this state with the exception of Will
min9ton. Last season the town doing the
best for entertainments was Lancaster,
where the largest houses were drawn.
Scranton was second on the list, with Will
mington third, Reading fourth, Norris.
town fifth, Harrisburg sixth, and Col
umbia thirteenth. So far this season
Scranton stands at the head of the list,
with Reading second, Harrisburg third,
Pottsville fourth: Wilmington fifth,
Lancaster sixth, and Columbia fifteenth.
II will be seen by this that Lancaster has
fallen back conside ably, while Reading is
rapidly pushing to the front.
There is no reason why Lancaster should
not again head the list. and should the
business continue as large as it has been
of late We will make an excellent showing
at the end of the season. Within the past
three weeks the following shows have been
here, not all of which were under the
management of Mr.. Mishler, however. to
very large audiences. Tony Denier,
Buffalo Bill, Barney Macauley, Fanny
Davenport, ''Pirates of Penzance, Mary
Anderson and Annie Pixley. These of
course are all popular shows, yet their
h,c Io, c,l
the fact that this is the Lenten season.
The largest houses for Manager Mishler
this season, as given by him to the reporter,
are as follows, Barney Macauley at Scran-
ton, s915; Macauley at Pottsville, s6O3 !;
Mary Anderson, Lancaster, sS14; Rice's
Horrors, Wilmington, 5000 Fanny Daven-
port, Easton, s6O5. Fanny Davenport,
Reading, s613. The receipts for Robson
and Crane at Scranton Christmas afternoon
and evening were 81 1903, and to Fanny
Davenport belongs the honor of doing the
largest two weeks business over the cir
cult this season.
Mr.. Mishler says that the only town on
| his circuit in which he notices diminished
| attendance on account Of Lent, is Potts
vile. He has arranged for the appear
ance of number of companies ON
the circuit during the remainder of the
season, among which are the following :
F. c. Bangs, in "Joseph Balsamo :" Law
renee Barrett Golfers ''Banker's Daugh-
ter" company Nick Roberts's pantomine
troupe Holman opera company and the
| company of the Chestnut Street theatre.
Next year he will manage only the best
companies, as lie finds that is only waste
of money to play inferior ones. He says
he is under many obligations to the news
paper men of eastern Pennsylvania for
their kind treatment of him.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-03-03
FORGET-ME NOT,

There grew in some neglected spot
A tiny blue Forget-me not,
So lone and fair
Guild the flower with mute careSs
More fit for angel-hand to press,
And In my care
1t bloOmed awile. and gave me joy.
The pure, and fair-eyed tender toy
Then slumbered deep.
Too frail, within the Masters hand
My tender flower shall still expand.
And will keep
Within my heart Of hearts forage
The name. and but Il name to-day.
Which here l press.
A youth light bur,lcned still rove.
But never more shall wOman'S love
Disturb, or bless
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-03-03
Malicious Mischief.

Last evening some of the tramps who
are in the habit of bumming around the
bark mill opened one of the hatchways
and left it open. Between 7 and o'clock,
when it was quite dark. Richard Smith,
one of the employees, while leaving the
mill walked into the open hatchway and
fell through, injuring himself quite severe
", but breaking no bones.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-03-03

sinuating that Mr.. Johnson's patriotism
is, as Mr.. JOhnson's great literary name
sake pronounced it, the last refuge of
ScOundrelS.''
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-03-03

AN examination of the list Of 6 con-
tingent expenses" paid out of the state
treasury to Chief Clerk of the Senate
Thomas B. Cochran last year shows that
it took S7,47S.1O to wash up the Senate
chamber, furnish ice, wash the towels,
reft the Lieutenant governors room and
make the ''sundry repairs and materials I"
required around that part of the capitol.
1t cost $50 to make the paste alone $50
for a new Office chair for the lieutenant
governor to rest upon after his wearying
labors SIS apiece for two rocking chairs :;
So for looking glass for him to look at
himself in 500 for silk lambrequins !;
$40 for a desk: $s4 for fixings not
enumerated $50 for two easy
chairs 500 to C. H. Bergner
for six copies of Purdon's Digest-which
anybody can buy for S75-and other
things on the same scale. Three men
are paid 81 900 for "extra labor and
$471.6S for the expenses of wash and
bath room. S2,2l3 are reported to have
been paid out to women alone for scrub
bling and cleaning the Senate chamber
that would be about 40 women working
every night of the session at 50 cents all
evening. These astonishing figures are
only samples of a choice lot, to which we
will endeavOr to give future attention to
show the people how their servants
squander their money at Harrisburg.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-03-03

TIE London AthenRum could not find
much to commend in Ouida's last novel
"Moths," but thought that lone has
only to stumble across such delightful
judaism as that reference to the beauty
that was Athens and the glory that was
Rome's'-one of many-to recognize that
Ouida does wisely and we'll, and will, while
she lives, SO write as to he worth reading
Yes, certainly, if the line had not been
stolen almost entire from Edgar a. Poe.
NOWHERE are there better Democrats
than up around Norristown and they have
so long felt the want of good daily party
organ that we feel sure the Daily Register,
which came out ON Monday, has come to
stay. 1t is handsome, newsy and stit1ly
Democratic paper. The new venture is
the child of the old weekly Register, and
under the able management of the publisher,
Mr.. Edwin X. Kneule, assisted by Mr.. Ed.
Davis, late of the Pottstown Ledger, it
cannot do else but succeed. 1t will labor
to preserve harmony, unity and honesty in
the local organization and to promote the
best interests of the party at large.
THE Louisville Courier Journal supposes
case: "Suppose the Democrats nomi-
nate Mr.. Speaker Randall for president
He was loyal man during the war. He
served as private in the ranks, and a
letter of his, now on file in the war de-
partment, gave the loyalist hero, George
II. Thomas, his first promotion. Mr..
Randall has been nearly twenty years in
Congress, a steady enemy of jobs and
rings. In two contests for speaker he has
beaten the extreme Southern wing of the
Democratic party, and is opposed at this
time by those of the Confederate brigadiers
of whom Mr.. Halstead seems to be especi-
ally distrustful. Now, suppose Grant be
nominated at Chicago and Randall at
Cincinnati, how could the Commercial
justify its support of the first and its op-
position to the second upon any grounds
of reason in argument or probability in
the facts of the two cases presented to
it ~
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-03-03

IT occurs to the Nation that "side by
side with the demand for "a strong man
in the presidency there has grown and is
growing another demand, and one which
has larger future, for a man of stainless
character, who keeps good company, and
believes in government of law and it
may get imperious enough to make such
a candidate welcome, no matter from what
party he comes. Now is the time to think
of these things"
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-03-03

The ancient gibe against the young lady
who was only " Piscopal pious" is now
matched by the story of the interesting
stranger at camp-meeting, who replied to
the usual question asked by young apos-
tie of the emotional school: 'My dear
young friend, have you got religion?''
"Oh no, indeed, thank you. I'm Pres
byterian."