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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-05-19
STATE ITEMS.

Easton now has fire plugs up on Lafayette
college hill.
Jacob L. Rynick, we'll known Norris
towner, dropped dead while weighing out
sugar to customer in Sheetz's store.
Philadelphia Times Two deaths in pri.
son, John Riggs, wife-beater, and 1smael
Jones the bad old blacksmith.
, Philadelphia's Milton relief fund has
mounted up to $1S,513. Where's New
York?
Philip Peshir, a wellto-do farmer, liv-
ing near Flecksville, Northampton county,
while walking in his garden, fell dead
from heart disease. He was aged about
siXty-tive and leaves q family of grown
children.
A heavy fall of top earth occurred at the
Packer colliery, operated by the Philadel-
phia coal company. The conclusion occa-
stoned by terrific rush of air through the
gangway killed man named VIM. Hen
messy and slightly injured five others.
Mrs. Isabella S. Smith, a well-known
member of Philadelphia society of a past
generation and the widow of Richard Penn
Smith, a well-known Philadelphia wit and
litterateur, died on Monday evening in
Newark, n. j.
Ellen Swayne, on trial in Crawford
county, for numbering and secreting the
body of her infant, has been acquitted.
Popular opinion supports the verdict, and
she is believed to be the victim of persecu-
ton to hide another's shame. Stranger
spectators made up purse for her upon
her discharge.
Bens Greek, a small mining and lumber
village in Cambria county, was destroyed
by fire on Sunday. The flames swept
down upon it from the forests, and moth
ing escaped except Smiths coal wharves
and one or two shanties. The sawmill of
David Wilhelm and several dwellings were
among the property destroyed.
The destruction of Blake & Lacy's plan
ing mill and lumber yard in Pittsburgh
was complete. The entire mill, machinery
and four million feet of lumber were con-
sumed. By extraordinary efforts the fire
men managed to confine the flames as
above indicated, although for time the
property on all sides was in eminent dan
ger. The loss is estimated at 500, 900.
Insurance, $50, 900.
About six months ago Amos Bodder,
step-son of Peter Lewis, of Northampton
county, was committed to Jail for incorrig-
ible conduct and the larceny Of a revolver
At the next term of court he was allowed
to return to his step-father on the presump-
ton that the boy would do better. After
this Bodder again commenced stealing,
but was not arrested. One day last week
he got on boat and went to Philadelphia,
at which city he was drowned in the Della
ware.
The Philadelphia steam fire engine COM
pany, of Pottstown, will dedicate new en-
CINE house. built cost of 5000, on the
10Th of June, upon which occasion there
will be a grand fremen's parade. The
fire departments of Reading, Allentown,
Norristown, Conshohoken, Phenixville,
Boyertown and Hamburg have been invited
to participate. Also the members of the
old Northern Liberty hose company and
Philadelphia fire engine company, No. 18,
of Philadelphia. These companies were
prominent members of the volunteer fire
department.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-05-19
LATEST NEWS BY NAIL.

King George" st. Catharine CONT
stallion, has kicked his owner to death.
Walcutt, who attempted to murder his
wife in Columbus, o., also attempted to
commit suicide.
Daniel Leonard, who killed shipmate,
was sentenced, in New York, yesterday, to
tan years imprisonment.
In the six days mustang race at San
Francisco, Anderson is ahead. He has
covered 767 miles in three days.
Fire destroyed Palen's sash and blind
factory at Kingston on Monday night.
Loss, s25, 900; insurance, 1900.
Wood fires are spreading rapidly in the
mountains around Kingston, N. Y, and
the whole brow of the Catskills is one mass
of smoke and fame.
AT a meeting Of representatives of the
four trunk lines in Baltimore, yesterday.
| it was decided to make no change i'll the
tariff Of East bound freight.
Baseball At Baltimore-National 10,
Baltimore 4. Princeton, N. J.-Brooklyn
Z, University II e innings.) Cincinnati
Buffalo 6, Cincinnati 5.
Fletcher Lafferty and Mrs. Euchner
| were drowned, while out rowing on Lime
| lake, New York, on Sunday evening. Two
others had very narrow escape.
Eight thousand persons attended Con
servative mass meeting at Richmond, Va,
last night. The city was alive with citi.
zens from all parts of the state, who came
to attend the state conuention.
Charles Miller, young man living with
E. A. Brigham, of Russell, Mass, was shot
in the left breast by a man supposed to be
a burglar, who mistook him for Mr.. Brig
ham. The wound is not dangerous.
James F. Turner died suddenly 4
Buffalo. N. Y, while being put under the
influence of chloroform for the purpose o
performing surgical operation. Twelve
doctors were in attendance to witness the
operation.
A fight Oh board of train carrying {
large number of cxcursionists from River.
side, Burlington county. N. j., on Mon
day evening ended in the death of Will
lam Gavin, who was playing the part OF
peacemaker.
Col. Thomas A. Scott, has just sent tt
the treasurer of Washington and Lee Uni
versity the sum of $4,000, being the bal
ance of a subscription of $4,000 made ;
short time ago to the endowment fund o
the university.
A young man named Purdy was fOunt
before daylight yesterday morning, bount
hand and foot, on the roof of Dickey'
drug store, at Milton, N. Y, with some
pieces of money lying around him. HI
claimed that he had been drugged will
chloroform and did not know how he go
there. The drug store had been robbed
and they think Purdy robbed it and Whit
takered himself.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-05-19
Music and Fire Works.

Last evening great crowd was at
tracted to Fulmer's Qate FRANKIE 81 garden,
North Prince street to SEQ the display of
fireworks and hear the music of the City
cornet band. Nothing need be said as to
the merit of the music, as our city readers
are well acquainted with it's excellence.
The display of fireworks was very credit
able. Hundreds Of rockets, roman candles,
fire-wheels, red and blue lights and other
pyrotechnics being set of" " for the enter
tainment of the guests. The garden has
been fitted up in first-class style and is a
delightful place to pass sultry day or
evening.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-05-19
Gatchell.
ldelphia ChrOnicle-Herald,

We regret to see that our esteemed con-
temporary, the Lancaster Ne,c Era, is not
only unfavorable to the reelection of our
friend, DIR. Gatchell, to the Legislature,
but it connects his candidacy with the ring
power which pardoned the riot bribery con-
victs. DR.. Gatchell did his best to white
wash the jobbers, and he deserves some
thing for it. Just what that something is
we are too tender-hearted to say. There
are many worse men than DR.. Gatchell,
and Kemble had a narrow escape from 60
ing to live among them.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-05-19
DEVASTATED MILTON.

Notes OF the Great Fire and Its Results.
In their flight before the irresistibly rap
id march of the fire fiend at Milton many
children became separated from their par
ents and were not restored to them until
Sunday.
Many laboring men and mechanics who
had built homes by the exercise of the
most rigid economy are penniless. The
wealthier classes generally were better in.
sured, and they will less difficulty in bridg-
ing over their losses.
Sunday in Sunbury put one in mind of
war times. Over seven hundred yards of
material for garments were cut and made
up by ladies who had congregated at diff
ferent points, in vacant stOre-rOoms, dwell
lings, etc.
The people of Milton are very grateful
for the aid which they have received from
many towns and cities in Pennsylvania.
The telegraph wires are almost inadequate
to carry the messages of substantial SYM
pathy received by the local relief commit
tee.
Mr.. w. H. Smith, of the independent
Weekly and Daily Argus, has secured two
cars, which have been switched off the rails, :,
and are to be occupied by him for carry
ing on his printing business.
oSJudStCI VIII uOlIC plO-
digious amount of work ever since the
breaking out of the fire, gave way under
the severe pressure Monday afternoon, and
had to be carried to his home, being com
pletely prostrated.
Rooms will DO secured in many of the
houses still standing in the upper and lower
parts of the town by business men, and they
will open as soon as possible.
Six clergymen of Milton having lost all
their library by the fire, Rev. H. Terrence
has sent an appeal to the publishers of the
country asking a contribution of library
for the Milton clergymen. Contributions
of books may be sent to Bible House, 7O1
Walnut street, Philadelphia, or to Dan
vile, Pa, when they will be distributed as
soon as the clergymen have room to re-
ceive them.
| The principal buildings will be rebuilt
as early as possible, and there appears tC
be no doubt that the car shops, which
added so much to the prosperity or Milton
will rise from their ashes and again exert
their potential influence in business point
of view. The firm has been in receipt OF
a number of kilograms proffering it pecu
mary assistance in loans if it should de-
termine to rebuild the shops burned
down.
Reber's tannery, which employs about
IS men and was valued at about $125, ,OOO
will be among the first enterprises to start
up again. The people Of the town realize
that no time should be lost in rebuilding
the waste places, as such movement
would give the poor people employment
and induce them to remain in the vicinity
One of the objects in securing 200 tent'
from the governor to shelter the homeless.
was to prevent them from seeking othel
places to obtain livelihood.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-05-19
THE WIDOWS MITE.
Aunt Hannah sterret's Contribution.

Almost everybody in Lancaster knows
Hannah Sterrett, poor old colored
woman, who lives on North street.
When the committee of the Seventh
ward were making their tour of collection
for the Milton sufferers, they passed Han
nah's humble residence without stopping !;
but when she learned what they were
after, she called to them to take her con-
tribution as we'll as others; and saying
that she was very poor, and only had five
cents, she cheerfully gave them that for
the benefit of the homeless sufferers.
Now, who in all Lancaster has given so
literally rs Aunt Hannah?
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-05-19
SERIOUSLY HURT.
The Periis of n Free Ride. .

A young man about 1S years of age,
named John Van Buskirk residing ut No.
467 High street, this city, met with Il seri-
Gus accident between and 10 o'clock this
morning while taking free ride OH :.
freight train on the Pennsylvania railroad.
train east, drawn by engine 375, as it
passed through this city, and in the v:cin-
ity Of Ranck's, mile or two east of the
city, he was caught and squeezed between
some lumber that projected beyond the
ends Of the cars. He was released from
his perilous position and brought back to
Lancaster on the mail train west and taken
to his home. He was unable to stand,
being badly injured internally
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-05-19
The State Medical Society.

To-day at II a. m. began the meeting of
the Pennsylvania medical society in the
opera house, in Altoona. A large number
of delegates are present among them Dr..
Nebinger, who will deliver the annual ad-
dress at the evening session. The address
of welcome was made by DR.. Rowan Clark,
of Bells Mills. The visitors during their
stay, will be invited to make the delight
full excursion over the Bells Gap railroad,
will visit the Pennsylvania railroad shops
and "ss will have social at the Logan
of the Blair county medical society on
Thursday evening, DR.. Pancoast, DIR. Lewis,
delphia physicians will be on hand.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-05-19

A BAPTIST church in Jamestown, n.
Y, has been disgraced by the moral
downfall of it pastor, Rev. Geo. Peltz,
d. d., who stood very high in society
and in the church and the convincing
proof and self-confession of whose gross
immortality compelled him to quit his
pulpit and the town. But his congrega-
tion has injured itself far more than he
could::ha hurt it, by accepting from
him letter of resignation on the ground
of i'll health, when the real cause of his
withdrawal was confessed moral rotten
ness.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-05-19
A Remarkable SDeller.

Miss Eta NJ. Stauffer, having withstood
the storms of daily spelling contests in the
Berwyn academy for several months, has
maintained her leading position every day.
No word seems too difficult for her, and
with such remarkable talent Webster's un-
abridged dictionary withers into utter in
significance. She can spell thousands of
words without single miss. She is a
daugher of Mr.. F. H. Stauffer, and grand
daughter of the late Jacob Stauffer, of this
city.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-05-19
Case Continued. .

The case of II. E. Minnich, of Landis-
vile, charged with robbing the Us
mails, which was set down for trial yester-
day before the U. S. district court, at Phil
adelphia, has been continued until Tues
day next, on account of a number Of other
cases having precedence which will occupy
the attention of the court for the balance
of this week.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-05-19
Free Transportation.

The Philadelphia and Reading express
and freight line will transport, without
charge, all contributions of provisions,
clothing and general supplies to Milton,
Pa, when consigned to the committee in
charge of the relief of the sufferers from
the Ere of the 18th inst.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-05-19
John Sauber Pard Oned.

Upon the rehearing of the case of John
Sauber, of this county, convicted of rape,
the board of pardons have decided to par
don him. He was sentenced on Feb. %,
1879, to three years in Jail and $50 fine.
He was convicted on the oath of g since
proven to be notoriously bad, and who has
boasted of having sent him to Jail on false
testimony. B. F. Davis, esq, appeared
before the pardon board in his behalf and
made out a strong case for him.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-05-19

WAsHBURNE sends word to his friends
in Illinois 10 stand by Grant, but theydo
not seem to hear him.. Meantime Ham
ilton Fish chimes in with the Robson
Belknap- -Babcock cry" Give us back our
old commander" -.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-05-19
A Schoolgirls Death.

In Hyde park, VT, Miss Flora V. Heath
ofJohnson, died under such suspicious cir
cumstances as to warrant a post mortem
examination. DR.. NJ. E. Smith, a physi.
clan with whom she had been living for
five weeks, was arrested for malpractice.
He is now in Jail, and asserts that a legal
investigation will vindicate him. Flora is
the daughter of Herman A. Heath, mer-
chant of Cambridge, and has been living
for the past four years with her divorced
mother at johnson. She had been attend
ing the normal school.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-05-19
Strawberry Festival.

The ladies of the St. Paups NJ. E..
church held meeting last evening to
make arrangements for the holding of a
strawberry festival during the first week
in June. They agreed upon Thursday.
Friday and Saturday, the Sd, 4th and 5th
of June, as the time, and the lecture room
of the church as the place.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-05-19
For An Express Agents Relief.

The agents of the Philadelphia and
Reading express company have started
relief fund for the benefit of H. E. Huff,
who was express agent at Milton and lost
his property by the fire. Posters have
been sent to all the stations, and the
amount raised will no doubt be large.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-05-19

TO-DAY is the centennial of New Eng
lands famous dark day." 1t may be
another dark day for the Republic if the
Illinois Republicans force upon the
country the issue of electing such a clod
as Grant to position which Washing
ton would not take and which Jefferson
declined.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-05-19
Child Ruu Over

A little child named Rape while play
ing on Manor street last evening, was run
over by a buggy, in charge of a country
man whose name we did not learn. The
child had no bones broken but was con-
siderably injured otherwise.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-05-19
Through whiteIaw Reid's spectacles.

'HOt1,1t SvH1CoH8" 1sc1U oPCC01C1ess
New York Tribune.
What as pectacle it would be, if the
state of the martyr-P President, Abraham Lin
coin, should so vote as to turn over the
government to Democratic hands What
a spectacle if the state of Thaddeus
Stevens and Edwin NJ. Stanton should
prefer to crafty tae stubborn pride of a
Cameron, even though the act should
cause the national capitol to ring with con-
federate yells of victory.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-05-19
After q New Leg.

John P. Good, the One-legged recorder
of Lancaster county, went to Philadelphia
to-day to get new artificial leg, the one
he now has in use causing him some dis
comfort.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-05-19

WHAT is this We hear about the pub
Usher of the Ne,r Era talking for Griest
for Congress and entering the councils
Of the County house
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-05-19
HEIMGANG.


Heimgang So the German people
Whisper when they hear the bell
Tolling from some gray old steeple
Deaths familiar tale to tell
When they hear the organ dirges
Swelling out from chapel dome,
And the singers chanting surges,
"Heimgang" Always going home
Heimgang! Quaint and tender saying
In the grand old German tongue,
That hath shaped Melanchthon's praying,
Ana the hymns that Luther sung;
Blessed is our loving Maker,
That where'er our feet shall roam,
Still we journey toward Goods Acre.
"Heimgang ~ Always going home.
Heimgang! We are all so weary.
And the Willows as they wave,
Softly signing, sweetly. drcary,
Woo us to the tranquil grave.
When the golden pitchers broken,
With its drags and with its foam,
And the tender words are spoken,
"Heimgang:" We are going home.
"A. j. II. Dugdnde
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-05-19

Philadelphia Times.
Senator Don must not forget to reserve
couple of extra seats in the national con-
vention for the two additional delegates
who are to be chosen in Lancaster on Sat-
urdaY.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-05-19

Politics make strange bed-fellows,
and they say that McMellen, Griest and
Heistand slept under one blanket last
night.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-05-19
The Chicago COnyention

The Chicago Convention.
Most of the delegates to the Republican
convention in Chicago have been elected
and they are classified thus by leading
journals:
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-05-19

THE Boston 7rareller is strong and
successful newspaper, deriving its support
from well-te-do church-going people, and
yet it declares that, next to Grant, it pre-
fers Blaine.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-05-19

SUPERVISOR OF THE CENSUS WHITE, Of
Philadelphia, speaking of his appointees as
enumerators, with characteristic Republ:-
can nairete, admits that twenty of them
may be Jail birds for all he knows, and
that he should not wonder if some could
not read or write.
THE Germantown Telegraph can see no
argument for allowing stock to run at
large on public highways. The ''poor
mans COW" cry it pronounces delusion.
'In all those places where cattle are al
lowed to run at large, it is mostly found
that the stock belongs to people who are
not poor, but miserly people who can very
well afford to keep cattle in their own pas
lures if they were SO disposed. Thousands
of poorer men who do not own anything OF
the kind, are in continual danger of an
noyance and trespass from the cattle of
their richer neighbors." AS for the road
side stock eating noxious weeds, on the
contrary they carefully avoid them and
eat away good herbage, making room for
the spread of the pernicious.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-05-19
MINOR TOPICS.

EBERLY is happy, johnson is scared, and
Davis is jubilant. "a s
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-05-19

: The salt. song of !" Nancy Lee'' has
brought its owner $50, 600.
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ing the breathing apparatus of the
water flea in the living animal. Other
objects from the various kingdoms of
nature were here in variety, as seeds, leaf
sections, pure copper, minute seaweeds,
injected preparations, etc. DIR. ROthrOck,
the botanist, had two microscopes, one
showing the leaf of the floating heart.
and the other a successful staining of
one of the western woods. This
gentleman sails for Europe about
the middle of June, to be gone for several
months, for the purpose study under a
distinguished specialist of Strasburg on
the Rhine. He inquired cordially after the
family of the late DR.. Thos. III. BurrOwes,
with whom he was associated at the Agri-
cultural college some ten years since, when
DR.. 3. was president of that institution,
and was pleased to learn that his youngest
son John, valued member Of our Lancas-
ter society, has manifested SO active an in
terest in the study of nature.
The Camden society showed some very
striking objects, but nothing more won
derful in the brilliantly illuminated field
than the anthers and pollen of two of the
ordinary mallOws ard one OF the abutil-
ons. No one can have any adequate idea
of the marvellous beauty of these things
who has not seen them under the ma9ni-
flying power of the compound miscroscopc,
with nice adjustment and well-managed
light. At this table, also, crystals of silver,
arranged diatOms, the spiral tissue of the
castor-oil plant, and infusoria representing
the simplest forms of animal life, attracted
much attention.
The Lancaster Microscopical society
exhibited as objects of special interest a
very beautiful diatom under high power,
some striking crystallizations and scales of
fish in the magic play of polarized light,
the wing of a fly and seeds of the pOrtu-
lacca. An interesting feature of this table
and one which attracted much attention.
was the microscope, probably a hundred
years old, belonging to Mr.. Charles A.
Heinitsh, druggist, of this city.