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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-05-15
DEATHS.

Try Locher's Renowned Cough Syrup.
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WALL PAPERS, &c.

WYE ARE BETTEK PREPARED TO
w Meet the wants of the people than any
season heretofore. Our line Is larger than
usual, and in
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Death of Old PeODle.

Mrs. Betsey Swalkey, an old lady, who
for years past has resided with Henry
Gibbs, of this city, died at that gentle
mans residence on West Walnut street.
on Saturday night at 12 o'clock. Mrs
Swalkey was formerly a resident of Mari
eta, but has lived in Lancaster for 81
years. 1t is not known exactly how old
she is, but persons who know say that she
was almost 100 years of age at the time of
her death. Her husband has been dead
for many years and her children and
grand children are also all dead. 1t is SAID
that Squire Roatll, of Marietta, has the
date of her birth in his possession.
Mary Joh nson, wife of Joshua johnson,
colored, residing at the Gap, died suddenly
on Friday night or early OH Saturday
morning. Her husband was awakened by
hearing her making noise. He asked
her if she was i'll and she replied " No."
He then went to arouse the neighbors.
When he returned, after having been gone
about fifteen minutes, he found her dead.
It is claimed that she was nearly 100 years
of age.
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aocosted to mayor, and raised his hand as
though to shake hands with him. Baxter
stretched out his hand, whereupon Redd
drew pistol. and levelled it at the msyor,
saying something about family troubles
and "taking bread from his children's
mouths" Before Baxter perceived what
he was doing, Redd fired. At the time
the two men were not three feet apart, and
the pistol nearly touched the mayors
clothing. Before Redd could fire again he
was seized by another person. Mayor
Baxter asked the man why he shot at him.
Redd replied: "D-n you, you discharg-
ed met" Re Id, who was half drunk, was
arrested
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The York Baby.

The York Dispatch of Saturday says :
on Thursday Mrs. John B. Clark, who
resides on the Bull road, called on Mr..
Keecl, steward of the almshouse, and
asked to sec the baby which Alice Bowers
of Lancaster county had left with Mrs.
Butler, and was so pleased that she i'm
mediately requested Mr.. Keech to let her
have it. The steward consented to let
her have it on trial and gave her a note to
Resident Director Gilberthorp, announ-
cling the fact, which Mr.. Gilberthorp ap-
proved. She is so delighted with the child
that she begged Mr.. Gilberthorp to con-
sent that she might adopt it as her owr.
The matter, we understood, rests with
the directors of the poor of Lancaster
county.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-03-15
STATE ITEMS.

Mayor Loomis of Wilkesbarre who was
defeated at the recent election will contest
Tor the place.
R. Bruce Petriken and R. Milton Speer,
are washing the dirty Democratic linen of
Huntingdon county through tho Republi-
can papers. Harmonizing the party" as
it were.
A fine farm house, belonging to John
Clark, three miles from Lackawaxon, was
burned on Friday night. Loss about 3d.
600, with little or no insurance. The
cause of the fire is unknown. but it is bt =
lieved to be the work of an incendiary
A vote was taken in Cumberland county
on a call issued by the Republican county
committee for the instruction of delegates
to Chicago, in disregard of the instructions
of Cameron's state convention. The day
was very inclement, but a good vote
was polled in Carlisle. The ballot stood /:
For Blaine, 466; against, 6. The possible
vote is $50. The rest of the county will
show like result
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C. CATHCART TAYLOR.
Sudden Death of the City Editor Of" The
Times.''

Sudden Death of the City Editor Of" The
Times"
Mr.. Charles Cathcart Taylor, city edi-
tor of the Times and one of the best known
and most popular young men in Philadel-
phia, died yesterday from the effects of a
pistol-shot, discharged in moment of
mental alteration, by his own hand. Mr..
Taylor has been in ill health for two months
or more. A chronic dyspepsia prevented his
taking regular rest or sufficient food to sus-
tain debilitated system, and this physical
disorder was supplemented and aggravated
by an accumulation of business troubles
which brought on a mental disturbance,
involving depression of spirits. He was on
duty at the Times office until a late hour
on Saturday night. Yesterday morning at
about nine o'clock he awoke, and, though
very weak, proposed to accompany his
wife to church. She persuaded him that
he ought to sleep longer and went down
stairs to prepare some beef tea, in the hope
that it would strengthen him. While she
was gone he fired the fatal shot. His death
was instantaneous. The event occurred at
Mr.. TaylOr's residence, No. 1910 Walnut
street, West Philadelphia. The remains
will be inferred in the family burial lot in
Oakland cemetery, Georgetown, d. c.
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13, 10, |, IA.
The Gem Puzzla Easily S0lved-Send Along
the Pr0mlumO.

The Gem Puzzla Easily SOlved-Send Along
the Rr0m1um0.
To cure the erase with which the public
mind has been affected ever since the
introduction of the Gem puzzle, the
1NTELLIGENCER has given its mathama-
tician commission to solve the problem
which so many savans have. declared to be
insOluble. That our mathematician might
have full knowledge of what was expect
ed of him, he was told to put the blocks
in the box hap-hazard, and, without
lifting any Of them out, arrange them in
numerical order from left to right. He
said he could do it every time-and he did,
He was then told to transpose the blocks
in the lower line so that they should stand
in the order 13, Is, ii. He did so, and in
very short time without again lifting them
from the box, had the fifteen blocks AZ
ranged in numerical order from 1 to Is
and from left to right. The process is
very simple, and it is amazing that not one
Of the thousands, SO far as we know, who
have been attempting to solve the problem
has discovered it. The following diagram
will explain the process at a glance.
FIG. l. FIG. 2
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Let The Be.

Some people think that the supreme
court is good nursery from which to
take presidential candidates, founding
their belief probably upon the idea that
Judge has eminence without partisan
ship, and will enter the canvass with o
dead weight of prejudice to carry. There
may be something in the conception !;
but allowing it all its due weight, there
are substantial reasons why it should net
influence political party to seek its can
didate from the bench. The practise, SO
far as it has been followed, has had evil
results. 1t deprives the judges of their
non-partisan character, and puts pOliti-
clans upon the bench, and continues them
as politicians while they are there than
which nothing can be more unfortunate
and ruinous to the country. The saliva
tion and existence of the nation depend
upon the independence and impartiality
of it's judiciary. When public confidence
is gone in the possibility of securing a
fair decision of political questions the
final resort will not be to the courts, but
to arms. Who can suppose that the
members of the supreme court would
have been trusted with the Tilden-
Hayes issue if it had been universally be-
lieved then that they would not arise
above party feeling in deciding it. Let
us not take judges from the bench
to be our candidates for civil Office, else
we will surely make that worse which
is bad enough already. The prizes of
judges ought to be strictly in the line of
their profession. 1t is there that their
intelligence has been educated to shine,
and there that they can make it most
useful to the state. If they are
good judges they should remain judges
and if bad, they certainly have earned no
no promotion in civil life.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-03-15
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
THE EPISCOPAL CHURCHES.

Confirmation at St. James and St JOhn's-
Proposed Improvements at st. james.
Yesterday morning Right Rev. NJ. A.
DeWolfe Howe, bishop of the diocese of
Central Pennsylvania, visited St. James
church and preached an eloquent sermon
on the doctrine of the Atonement. The
discourse was especially appropriate
to the Lenten season which commentaries
the sufferings of our Lord. After the
sermon the bishop confirmed a class of
seventeen persons.
During the morning service the rector,
Rev. c. f. Knight, announced that the
wardens and vestry had determined upon
the immediate enlargement of the church
by tearing down the west end and by
adding about 26 feet to the length of the
main building. A sum nearly sufficient to
pay for the extension has been already
contributed. The rector solicited the
Easter offerings of the people for the COM
pletion of this improvement and also for
building a very beautiful tower at the
northwestern corner of the building.
Plans and specifications for the new tower
have been prepared, but have not as yet
been finally adopted.
At St. Johns.
In the evening St. Johns Free church
was crowded to the limit of its capacity.
In the pulpit, beside Bishop Howe, were
the rector, Mr.. Barker, Rev. G. F. Knight,
of St. James, and Rev. A. P. Diller, of St.
Johns, Marietta the evening prayer,
psalter and scripture lesson being read by
the three last named clergymen. Bishop
Howe preached very able and eloquent
sermon from St. Matthew Xxx, 2, at the
conclusion of which the impressive
rite of the laying ON of hands
and confirmation was performed upon
seven candidates, four females and
three males. Bishop Howe's address at
the conclusion of this service was of a
thoroughly practical character, filled with
sound advice and encouragement, and pro-
duced a very marked impression upon the
class as we'll as the large congregation.
Bishop Howe during his stay in this city
was the guest of Rev. Mr.. Knight at St.
James rectory, and many of our most prom
inent citizens called upon the distinguished
churchnan to pay their respects.
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As will be seen, the blocks in both
figures are placed in numerical order from
1 to Is and from left to right. There is no
turning of the box and no change in the
direction of the blocks. Anybody can
solve the problem. Place the blocks in
the box ''hap-hazard'' and move them until
they are arranged as in Fig. 1. There will
be no trouble in doing this until the lower
line is reached. Then quite likely the
three last blocks may stand 13, Is, IA. If
so, it is all easy matter to arrange them as
they are arranged in Fig. 2. by commence
ing at the bottom and working
to the top-bearing in mind that
there are to be four blocks in the lower
row and only three in the upper one. We
could furnish dozen keys" to show
the moves, seriatim, but one will suffice.
1t is not by any means the best, nor the
shortest method of reaching the result,
but we choose it rather than the shorter
keys to give the student an opportunity to
improve OH it. The blocks being arranged
numerically from to 13, as in Fig. 1,
and the IA and Is being transposed (the
so-called impossible position) move
the blocks as follows: 13, Q, IL, IA, 0, 10,
IA, 4, I, 10, 49, 2, 5, Q, Is, 3, II, Q. 4, 8, 49,
1s, S, 1, 10, Z, 3, 5, 9, 4, 1, II, 7,s, 5, 10,
4, 3, 5, 2, 10, 9, 8, 1, 2, 10,9 8, ), 2, 6,
9, 8, 1, 2, 6, 1, ), 9. g., B, 2, 12, Is, 4, 1, G.,
4, II, 13, 6, 1,3, 6, l, 2, 4, 1, 3, 5, 7, 6, 5,
2, 3, 1, 2, t. 5, 2, 4, 8, 1, 2, ., 3, 2, 6, :, 1.
The hlnckS will theu stand AZ in Fir 9
in numerical order from right to left, full
filling all required conditions for the solu-
tion of the puzzle.
OF course, We shall expect our mathe-
matician to receive the several handsome
premiums offered for tho solution, and
we will "make note of 'em" when they
arrive.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-03-15
THE BELGIAN BLOCKS.

What the Chairman of the Street Commit
tee Has to Say.
New Era of saturday.
A representative of the New Era called
upon Major Shenk, chairman of the street
committee, this morning, and this is what
the Major has to say.
"Last May" said the major, pillowed
up in bed, for he was an invalid to-day,
''at the first meeting of councils joint
resolution was passed by both branches of
councils, agreeing that if the property
owners on the first square of East King
street, the first square on South Queen, the
first square on West King, and the first too
squares on North Queen street would sub
scribe each 50 per lineal foot on the front
of their respective prOpeties, the Belgian
blocks should be laid, and the street COM
mittee was directed to pave said squares.
Subsequently the committee recommended
that Centre square be similarly paved,
and on the same conditions, and this
recommendation was unanimously ap.
proved by councils. The street committee
had no option in these matters they were
ordered and directed to do the work.
which was done in recognition of /. suS-
gestiOn from Mayor MacGonigle himself,
in his message to councils in 1878.
Councils adopted this particular recon-
mendation of his message and proceeded
at once to act upon it. In advertising for
proposals, the committee quoted this
portion of the mayors message, incOr-
porating it in their advertisement and
they served a copy of the same upon the
contractors, Messrs. Cunningham & Nc
Nichol. Although proposals for Centre
square were not advertised for, they
were invited by the committee who
sent the specifications to all who
were likely to bid. The sealed bids
were opened and the award was made
to Messrs. Cunningham & McNichol. The
people on North Queen street having been
the next to comply with the terms of the
resolution of councils, proposals we're ad-
vertised for last fall, and afterward the
contract was awarded to the same con-
tractors, they having been the lowest and
best bidders. Several responsible gentle
men ON the first square have rendered
themselves individually reliable for the
whole amount, SO that the city will be
secure in the event of some of the proper
ty-holders on the square not paying their
quota. Not only this, but the Millersville
street railway company have agreed to pay
for that portion of the paving which lies
between the tracks of the railway-thus
materially reducing the cost to the city for
North Queen street.
OF course, we are acting under au-
thority. AS committee We have been
ordered and directed to lay these blocks,
and I'll be in court on Monday morning
for feel much better to-day-to resist the
issuing of a temporary injunction to re-
strain the committee"
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The Iron Age, in explaining the abnor-
NAL increase in the price of nails, due
primarily to the great demand caused by
an increase of building operations and the
fact that stocks had been allowed to get
to low point, says that there is no dread
Of foreign importations to bear the
market. "Nails made abroad could not
be sold in this market they could not
even be given away except as scrap"
That is an extraordinary assertion, but
doubtless true enough, for American nails
are certainly very much superior to those
made in Europe. The machines that
are employed in their manufacture are
wonderful pieces of mechanism, and were
among the most curious exhibits in
machinery hall dnring the Centennial.
THE Pittsburgh Leader is very hopeful
that the present board of pardons will not
shame the good name of some of its men,
bers by pardoning Kemble ct al The
Leader says: "There is widespread
feeling among the people that our justice
is itself not just; that in our courts, high
and low, and rich and powerful have not
the same measure meted out to them as
the poor and lowly; and that espec-
tally is the pardoning power of the con-
monwealth amenable to the reproach that
to the strong in influence or money it is
more gracious than to the weak in either
or both. Now here is case the result
of which the people will watch as
crucial test. 1t is in the power of the
present pardon board to dissipate this
widespread suspicion and shame those
who propagate it by sternly refusing to
interfere with the obvious course of JUS
tice in this great case. And it is in their
power to confirm the suspicion and make
all believers in the public virtue of Penn
eylvania bow their heads in shame by par
dc.ing these confessed criminals of high
ra.:!.. 1t shames us to feel a necessity to
ask the question, but we must ask it
Which of these things will the board
choose to do?"
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Fighting at MOuntyilIe.

There was trouble this morning at
Fridy's tobacco warehouse. Last week
three or four workmen left because they
could not get along with the foreman,
David Weidler. This morning they re-
turned to work, when Weidler accused
them of misconduct and threatened to
whip the whole party. He first encoun-
tered Abe Ferguson, who, after worsting
him considerably, let him 60. He then
challenged Charles Schoff, and the two
stepped into neighboring orchard to
fight it out Weidler again got the worst
of the fight and left the workhouse. He
is blamed with being the author of the
trouble, and it is said he has been dis
charged
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The Tobacco Market.

The Lancaster market continues active.
Buyers are as "insane" as ever i'm picking
up the remnants of the crop, not more
than 800 cases of which now remain in
the hands of the growers, and this is
scattered in all sections of the county.
Receipts at the city warehouses are still
liberal, but the rush is pretty well over.
Packing continues to go ON energetically,
and it will require several weeks work to
clear the warehouses of loose goods.
A few packings of 1879 leaf have been
sold, among them being one lot of 100
cases at private terms.
We hear of about 400 cases of 1878 being
sold during the week, at prices ranging
from 16 to 20 cents.
Some of the packers who have made
estimates of the total purchases thus far
made of Pennsylvania 1879 crop foot up
the figure at 6S, 900 OF 10000 cases, of
which about s., 900 cases have been pur-
chased in this county. The crop of the
state is set down at SO, 900 cases. Ii these
figures are correct, there are still 10000
cases or more in the hands Oc growers,
principally in other counties.
Buyers state that the tobacco delivered
in this city has been, as a rule, put up in
better shape than ever before. One firm
of packers informs us that of 1000, GOO
psunds received they did not reject sin
gle crop, though in few instances they
were compelled to make deductions by
reason of careless handling, improper as
sorting, wetting and other devices some
times adopted by ignorant or dishonest
growers for the purpose of getting the adj
vantage of the packer. These devices are
almost invariably discovered and rebound
to the loss of those who ATTEMPT them.
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FIRE NEAR GAP.

StaDIcs and Outbu1Idfngs Burned.
On Saturday afternoon a stable belong
ing to the Bellevue Presbyterian church,
and situated near Gap, together with a
wagon shed and chicken coop, was de-
stroyed by fire. The stable was insured
for s275 in the Penn township company,
and the chicken coop for $50 in the same
company. The building, which was un-
occupied, is supposed to have been set on
fire. The fire was discovered shortly be-
fore 4 o'clock.
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A Novel Pyramid.

Mr.. George Wehrly, formerly of this
city and now proprietor of the Ginder
house, York, is building pyramid which,
when completed, will be novel sight and
an ornament to his bar. It will be COM
posed entirely of white metal "buzzard"
pennies, six and quarter inches in dame
ter at its base, and thirteen inches in
height. The pyramid has reached the
height of q inches and contains about 700
pennies already in position. It will require
about 2, 900 pieces to complete it.
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SAFE HARBOR.
The Iron Works II

The Iron Works In Full Operation.
To-day the iron works at Safe Harbor,
which have been idle for many years, were
put in full operation. The new siding
from the railroad to the works is finished.
During the last week from ten to twelve
car loads of pig iron arrived daily and had
to be carted to the works on account of
having no track laid. This is avoided by
the new siding. Workmen with their FAM
lilies are coming in all directions. Houses
have become quite scarce. The place pre-
sents lively appearance.
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PERSONAL.

DIR. JOHN L. ATLEE, of this city, has
been elected president of the alumni asso-
ciatihn of the medical department of the
university of Pennsylvania.
Presiding Elder, GEO. CUMMINGS, of this
city, has been elected the fifth delegate
from the Philadelphia conference to the
general NJ. E. conference which meets in
Cincinnati next May.
General BENJAMIN F. BUTLER lectured
before large audience in New York last
evening: for the benefit of the Irish relief
fund. The lecture was delivered in Stein
way hall, under the auspicas Of the Veter-
an Corps of the Sixty-ninth regiment, the
subject being "The Irish Soldier in
America
Rev. MORGAN DIX, d. D., rector of the
great Trinity P. E. parish, New York, has
been excessively annoyed lately by mali
cious anonymous correspondence. The
proprietors of different manufacturing
establishments at St. Louis, Chicago, Gin
cinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Louisville,
Milwaukee, St. Paul and elsewhere began
to receive postal cards purporting to come
from Rev. DR.. Dix. Each was informed
that the divine had heard highly favorable
reports ofhis particular wares, and wish
ing to make purchases of the same, was
desirous of having the fullest information
forwarded by circular or otherwise,
concerning the articles manufacture
ed. The consequence was that an
immense amount of documents were
mailed to DR.. Dix. Letters ingcniously
worded and purporting to come from DR..
Dix were also sent from New York to a::large
number of female seminaries and boarding
schools in various parts of the country,
asking for information, ostensibly to be
used in placing two or three little girls at
one of these institutions of learning. Gen
erous responses poured in. Distinguished
clergymen, bishops of Protestant Episco.
pal churches and others, including minis
ters in New York and vicinity, of Boston,
Portland, Baltimore, and other places, were
much annoyed at receiving epistles pur
porting to come from DR.. Dix and asking
why they had not answered letters up to
that time. Commission houses in Bos.
ton, Baltimore and elsewhere, and Bible
houses, religious book stores and the
like in Philadelphia and Boston also re-
ceived letters to which DR.. Dix's signature
was appended, asking for information,
circulars, etc. The writer also sent notes
to various parties inviting calls for differ
ent purposes, and DR.. Dix's house was
sought by many purposes. On February
% DR.. Dix received letter telling him the
annoyances to which he had been subject
ed would cease on the payment of $1,000
to the writer. In case DR.. Dix acceded to
this proposition he was to acknowledge
his acceptance by inserting personal in a
morning paper addressed to "To Gentle.
man Jo," and saying call right Detec
tives set to work to capture the scoundrel
and printed an answer, but have not yet
received any satisfaction.
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New Lodge of X. of p.

T. c. Adam Offender, in company with
about fifteen past chancellors and members
of Teutonia lodge K. OFF,, of this city, left
for Columbia at II a. m. to-day, where they
will assist at the institution of Conestoga
lodge (German) No. 463 K. ofP. The new
lodge is composed mainly Of members of a
disbanded lodge of Druids.