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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-04-23
STATE ITEMS.

DR.. p. Neff, of Centre Hall, was recently
stricken dead at the bedside of a patient,
Mrs. Baumgardner, whose babe was al
ready dead and who was herself dying
when the physician was stricken down.
In Easton, early last week, Frank Mix.
sell, aged 10 years, son of Peter Mixsell,
ran a splinter two inches long in his thigh.
Nothing was thought of it at the time,
but ON Wednesday he became seriously i'll,
convulsionsions followed and he died of
lockjaw, suffering greatly.
The time is approaching when the an
nual examinations of the ten normal
schools of Pennsylvania will take place.
The first examination will be that of the
Keystone normal school at Kutztown,
which will take place during the week
commencing Monday, May 31st.
delphia, on the Camden Atlantic rail-
road, Station Agent Paine mistook an ex-
ira coming up from Hammonton for the
ing to pass across the track in front Of the
and instantly killed.
Albert Oldfeld, eighteen years old, son
of William Oldfield, tinsmith, 712 South
Third street, Philadelphia, was knocked
overheard by the boom of the boat he was
in, which was going on another "tack." {"
He sank almost instantly and is believed
to have been stunned by the boom. The
body was not recovered.
The conductors and brakemen on the
Philadelphia and Reading railroad are pre-
pairing to don new uniforms, differing in
some particulars from those now in use.
The conductors are to wear single breasted
cut-away frock coats and the brakemen
the same cut of the sack variety of blue
cloth. A jaunty white cap will complete
the uniform.
Iu the trial of Mrs. Catharine Zell, for
the murder of Mrs. Mary Keihl, J. W.
Shearer, ESQ.,, closed his argument for the
defense in Carlisle yesterday. Samuel
Hepburn, .ir., closed for the common
wealth. At p. m. Judge Herman began
his charge to the jury. At S the jury re-
tired and returned three hours later with
a verdict of not guilty.
In White Mills, Wayne county, case of
insanity, caused by love, came to light
yesterday Miss Susan Schenck, eldest
daughter Of Charles D. Schenck, being the
victim. The lover was young Virginian.
He went to New England recently and
there died. The news of his death was
kept from the young lady until the belief
that he had deserted her overturned her
reason. She will be sent to an asylum.
Governor Hoyt has granted the pardons
of George Kearney and George Beck, who
were at one time clerks in the Philadel-
phia water department and were sentenced
January %, 1879, to eighteen months i'm
prisonment. The pardon board recon-
mended clemency iu these cases at
special meeting in June, 1879, but tie
governor refused to issue the pardons.
He has now concluded to do so, as the
terms of the prisoners will expire in few
weeks,
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MOUNT JOY ITEMS.
From Our Regular Correspoud

From Our Regular Correspondent.
While Amos Bowman, cashier of the
First national bank of Marietta, in COM
pany with lady, was driving down Main
street, the bolt in the single tree broke and
the horse started to run. With some as
sistance Mr.. Bowman was able to control
the animal after running short distance.
A walk in the country shows how good
the weather for the past few days has been
for the vegetable world. The trees are
tipped with leaves, fruit trees are in bloom,
the grass and grain fields are attired in
rich green, and everything is in the fullness
of life.
Martin w. Nissley, respected resident
of East Donegal township, died at his
home on Wednesday night, after a short
illness, aged about GO. Interment on Sat-
urday morning.
About rs soldiers orphans of the school
at this place, will 60 fully equipped to
Tamaqua, Schuylkin county, to partici-
pate in exercises appropriate to Decoration
day.
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CoNKLING, Cameron and Logan con.
tinue to assert that Grant is to be nomi-
mated and scornfully repudiate any init
nation that they are using his candidacy
as a cover for any other purpose than the
prOfessed third term project. They
are respectively the bosses of
three of the largest states in
the Union, and if they have any dark
horse in the stable, they at least have not
yet unblanketed him. Each expects to
hold his own delegation solid in hand and
to have sprinkling of Grant men in
other stables. They are bold men, all of
them, and have faced storms before now.
It is yet to be seen whether they will
quail.
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UNION college has received an endOW-
ment of $40, 900 from the sons of the late
Asa Packer, as memorial of their father.
THE delegates at large and alternates
chosen to the national convention by the
Vermont Democracy are understood to be
Hancock men. They were instructed to
sustain the two thirds rule and not vote as
a unit
A PIoUs Maine preacher, who is by
name Ecob, writes to the Christsan Union
that every dollar sent to Ireland for the
famine relief is "a wicked dollar. The
starving of Ireland is a crime, not a mis-
fortune. Every man who sends a dollar
becomes pdrticeps crinainis.
The Cambria Freeman, an independent
paper altogether friendly to Senator Wal
lace, forcibly says: "Mr. Randall has con-
tributed very materially towards removing
one of the obstacles to peace and harmony
at the Democratic state convention next
week, by addressing letter to friend Of
ground against the unit rule. If Mr.. Wal
lace would do likewise, it might be that
the convention would resolve itself into a
Hancock love-feast, where everything
would be pleasant and of good report"
In timely rebuke of some of the narrow
minds who urge social intermingling of
the races, the Philadelphia Telegraph, Rep,
says: The chances are that a colored ap-
plicant for admission to the League, the
Social Art, or the Penn, very likely would
be black -balled and because of his color.
1t takes very few black balls to exclude
any man from social club, and black balls
are cast every day by members of all Sc
cial clubs for even more trivial reasons
than the one stated; but because cOlored
man might, and possibly would, be refused
admission to the League, or the Social
Art, or the Penn, does not by any manner
of means prove that any considerable num-
Der of the members of those associations
are in favor of drawing the color line."
THE Philadelphia Times says that if
Judge Black was asked to help nominate
constable in his rural township out in
York, he would be as likely to hinder as
to help the end by his attempt to manage
the party primaries. "But in the larger
field of political effort and attainment,
Judge Black has scored higher notch on
the roll of fame than any of his contempo-
raries of either party in Pennsylvania, and
he stands to-day confessedly the strongest
intellect of the commonwealth. He was
born on the summit of the Alleghenies
among the frosty sons of thunder and
is only one of the many great men the
rugged mountain life has furnished to
honor the state.'' "He is Democratic
from his wig to his boots"
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FIRE.
Ravages of the Flames.


At Forest City, Ark, yesterday, the Plan
tel's hotel and thirteen houses were burned: :
loss, $4,000.
Fire destroyed the Flipper and Walker
mill, at Danville, Va, yesterday, loss, $44,-
600; insurance, SIG, 700,
Tidings have just been received of terri
bic work by fires which ragged in the swamp
region of North Carolina last week. Life
and property have been destroyed, and
houses and timber devastated The entire
family of Zachariah Owens, of Tyrrel coun-
ty, were overtaken by the flames in the
swamp midway between their home and
place of safety, and were burned to death.
Their bodies were found by the neighbors;
the mother clasping her infant to her breast,
and the father and the other two children
lying near. The heavy rains of Tuesday
have brought the flames unSor control.
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doubt keep on making mistakes, and
newspapers will continue correcting
them. But it has not yet been satisfac-
torily demonstrated that courts are
above criticism.
PERSONAL.

CHARLES S. WOLFE will run for the Leg
islature again.
JOHN S. HIEsTAND, register of York
county, and leading Democrat over there,
stopped off in Lancaster for two hours to-
day, en- route from visit to friends in
Elizabethtown.
Rev. THOMAS CREIGH, D. D., one of the
Oldest and most prominent Presbyterian
ministers in the state, has died suddenly
at Mercersburg, Franklin county, in the
72d year of his age. He entered the min
istry folty-nine years ago, and has ever
since been pastor of the Presbyterian
church of Mercersburg.
The Shippensburg Chronicle says ::
York county Sc nds an excellent delegation
to the state convention, and recommends
that Mr.. CHAUNCEY F. BLACK be sent as
one of the delegates from this district to
the national convention. We cordially in
dorse this recommendation. There need
be no fear as to the national convention
doing its duty, if it is composed of such
men. He is one of the ablest and truest
OI tlle younger eApounueTS ol Cue DeWO-
cratic faith in the country.
The House committee on library yester-
day received letter from the widow of
Gen. GEORGE A. CUSTER, protesting
against the bill for the erection in Wash
ington of a statue of the general, (Which
shall be counterpart of the one recently
erected at West Point" Mrs. Custer says
the West Point statue has no merit as a
work of art, and bears so little resemblance
to her late husband that his friends
shudder upon looking at it,
| OF our new city school superintendent
the Reading Times and Dispatch says
"Prof. BUEHRLE is a superintendent of
experience, and is enthusiastic in his work.
He served as city superintendent Of the
public schools of Allentown for ten years,
having been appointed by the board of
control of that city in 1868 under a special
act of the Legislature, and subsequently
been elected in 1869, under the general
school law, and reelected in 1872, 1875 and
| 1873. In 1878 he was elected by the school
board, city superintendent of the Reading
public schools, and on the same day was
reelected in Allentown. The school board
of Pottsville had in contemplation electing
| him at the same time"
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1ancaster fntelligellcer.
FRIDAY EVENING. APRIL %, 1880.
Judge Black.


The Philadelphia Times to-day
hangs Judge Blacks picture in its
q" White House Gallery the por-
trait being charmingly drawn by our
associate, who is an intimate friend of
his son, and who knows the judge in the
retirement of his beautiful hillside home
near York. We all know the judge, in
deed, for his active mind and sword-like
tongue keep him constantly before the
people. His appearances, though not SO
frequent as those of many of our public
men, are impressive, and command
the whole country as his audience. And
the impression he makes is lasting and
does not let us forget him, at least until
we meet him again. So that probably no
man fills the public mind more than
Judge Black, or is better known. And
known to be liked. Everybody likes
him, on all political sides. They
recognize his honesty and indie
pendence, and never for a moment
think that their like OF dislike, their ar-
proval or abuse, would make the slight
est difference to the judge SO far as his
action is concerned. He will "gang his
ain gait" and it is just the rugged,
strong headed people who think for them
selves and have the repute of following
their convictions, wherever they lead
them, who are best esteemed among men
and who get along most comfortably.
Judge Black was never known to hold
his tongue when he had anything to say
that needed to be said, because it might
be unpleasant for anybody to hear. 1t
wags with entire freedom against any
worthy object, whatever its station and
degree. And nobody takes it amiss.
The sufferers look upon it as they regard
decree of Providence, to be borne and
not averted and not avenged either, be-
cause there seems to be no place about
the Judge to strike. If he was
in fact a presidential candidate they
would no doubt be ready to bruise his
heel, and do their best to deprive him of
such reward of his ambition. But some
how there is a general conviction that
the judge does not care at all whether
or no he is made president. His stature
isgreater than the office and his indepen-
dence of mind entirely president
proof. No doubt if he was nominated
he would accept, but no one imagines
that he is anxious for the place. Possibly
this reputation may secure it for him ;
for there is a general conviction that
presidents ought to be made of men of
this calibre. Generally, however, they
are not. They can only come in, nova
days, as dark horses, when the favorites
are out of wind trouble which often
Overtakes favorites, being animals of less
muscle than pretension.
Judge Black would make the White
House interesting. There wouldn't be
much stupidity about its precincts any
how; and thieves would be scarce as
hens teeth.'
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LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
THE JUBILEE SINGERS.

Dsllghtful Aaals - the Opera House.
Fulton opera house ought to have been
crowded last night upon the occasion of
the temperance of the famous Fisk Uni
versity Jubilee Singers, an organization of
colored vocalists who, by their music, have
electrified immense audiences throughout
the new world and the old. As it was,
one of the singers in the course OF an ad-
dress remarked that the audience was the
smallest before which they had ever sung,
albeit there have been great many smaller
assemblages at the opera house during the
season. 1t was highly appreciative audi
ence, however, and made up in demonstra-
tive enthusiasm for its small size. Many
of the pieces were ere-demanded, and in every
instance the singers gracefully responded.
The troupe is composed of three soprano
voices, Misses Maggie Porter, Jennie Jack
son and Pattie Malone two tenors, r. A.
Hall and George E. Barrett one contralto,
Miss Mabel Lewis, and one bass, Mr.. F.
J. Leudin. The hue of their skins ranges
from dark olive to the blackest black, and
they are rather below than above the me-
dium stature, with the exception of Mr..
Loudin, the bass, who stands probably six
feet in height, and looks as though he pos
sesses the tremendous voice that the first
tone from his powerful lungs showed him
to be gifted with. There is marvellous
melody in the music of these people; the
voices all show careful cultivation, they
sing with fervor, dramatic expression and
real emotion that reach at once the inmost
sympathies Of their auditors ; in the chord
ing especially where there is the most
harmonious unison with individuality of
tone, marked effects are produced, and at
times seem to absolutely entrance the ears
of their hearers. The audience last even
ing was repeatedly carried off its feet no
tably in the rendition of the opening
piece, "Steal Away to Jesus with the
Lords Prayer, "Reign, Master Jesus,
Reign" 1--WE Shall Walk Through the
Valley" bright Sparkles in the Church.
yard, " and tho final chorus, "Swing Low,
Sweet Chariot" the latter terminating in
weirdly beautiful benediction. Mr..
Loudin's fine bass solo was accorded the
encore which it justly deserved, and
Miss Jennie Jackson's' Old Folks at Home"
appeared to be the expression of pent-up
feeling and real emotion. Miss Porter and
Mr.. Loudin sang Glover's song, "We Part
Not Yet," in capital style, and by request
Miss Lewis sang "Too Late" the effort
being greeted with terrific burst Of we'll
won commentator. Altogether the enter
tainment was one Of the most thoroughly
enjoyable that has recently been presented
in tho opera house.
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A CARD.
In Answer to the Bogus Patriot COrrespOn-
dent,

In Answer to the Bogus Patriot COrrespon-
dent.
Editors of the " Lancaster INTELLI GENCER."
l observe that the Lancaster correspon-
dent of the Harrisburg Patriot classes
myself as Randall man. For his infor-
nation would just state that am neither
for Wallace nor Randall, that is, if their
actions are not in conformity with my views.
Again l am either Wallace or Randall
man, or both, provided their actions con-
form with the best interest of the Demo-
cracy and welfare of the state and national
government. In short know no faction
or leader, but simply the Democratic party
and an honest government. take it that
the correspondent got his information from
the same source that he got the report of
the county convention, it having about as
much reliability. II. Z. RAUB.
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Mr.. Spurrier called attention to the fact
that nearly $500 of the salary of the city
superintendent would be paid by the state,
leaving only about $500 to be paid by the
district, even if the salary was fixed at
81, 800.
The question being called for on Mr..
Slaymaker's amendment to fix the salary
at $1,000, the yeas and nays were de-
manded and resulted as follows:
Cochran, Eberman, Erisman, D. Hartman,
Conomy, Morton, Schwebel, Samson,
Westhaeffer, Wilson, Yeisley, C. Zecher,
Nays-Messrs. Eberly, Evans, Harris,
Zecher-7.
The superintendent salary was declared
to be fixed at 81, 500 per year.
The president announced that nomina-
tions for superintendent were in order.
Mr.Warfel nominated Mr.. r. X. Buehrle,
Of Reading.
The secretary read the application of
ffO1. T.. y. Alien, OF New 1Ork, ana put
his name in nomination.
Mr.. Warfel read the application Of Mr..
J. II. Haldeman, of Westfield, Mass, and
put his name in nomination, adding that
he had high recommendations.
Mr.. Rhoads and MIR. Samson also spoke
highly of Mr.. Haldeman, whom they knew
personally, he being Lancaster county
man by birth.
A vote being taken resulted as follows
For r. X. Buehrle-Messrs. D. G.
Baker, Brosius, Cochran, Eberman, Eris-
man, Harris, D. Hartman, J. I. Hartman,
Johnston, Marshall, McComsey, Nc
Conomy, Morton, Schwebel, Smeycll,
Snyder, Spurrier, Westhaeffer,
Wilson, Yeisley, c. Zecher, G. W. Zecher,
Warfel and Riemensnyder, president-2j.
For. j. H. Haldeman-Messrs. Eberly,
Evans, Levergood, Rhoads, Samson-5.
Mr.. Buehrle was declared elected city
for the ensuing school
year.
The convention adjourned.
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Tho judicial Air Clearing.

Judge Livingston, president judge Of
Lancaster, with whom Judge Patterson is
an associate, seems inclined to take a new
departure in the administration Of justice
in that county. In his recent charge to
the grand jury, he spoke plainly of hith-
erto tolerated crime that must he sup
pressed, and he aimed at the fountain of
it by calling attention to tho political in
terests which harmonize with lawlessness.
He said that "while tho unlicensed grog-
gerry is permitted by the policemen to re-
main open and unreturned, it is in no dan
ger it manufactures too many votes in
favor of that class of police officers and fur
nishes too many cases of profit for them to
be molested." Judge Livingston has man.
ifestly felt very keenly the reproach re-
Gently brought upon his court by the de-
velopments which eliminated in the judic-
ial madness of Furnishing two reputable
members OF the bar for making direct
application Of the principle he now declares
to the grand jury, and it is fair to presume
that Mayor MacGonigle will no longer have
occasion to protest against the failure of
Judge Liyingston's court to prosecute such
offenders when the police arrest them, and
that when keepers of disorderly houses are
arraigned they won't be allowed to escape
because they are ''the best workers of the
ward " without the court calling it's ders-
lict officers to answer for the wrong, in
stead of striking from the roll such men,
bers of the bar as many demand what
Judge Livingston demands himself from
the bench. The judicial air seem to be
clearing little about Lancaster, and it is
likely to be clearer still when the supreme
court decides whether an offending judge
can summarily punish his bar for remind
ing him of his passive pollution Of the
of justice.
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Broken In the Foot.

A painful accident occurred to Mrs.
McCaskey, on Mulberry street, last even
ing about ten o'clock, darning needle
penetrating her foot, head first, and car
rying the thread with it to the depth of
two inches. The needle then broke, leav-
ing about an inch and quarter of its
length in the foot. The patient was put
under the influence Of chlOroform, and the
surgical operation of cutting for and re-
moving it was performed by DR.. Crum-
baugh about midnight.
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A Poor Proposition.

The Pittsburgh Post proposes to ad-
NIT both the delegations from Philadel-
phia to the Democratic state convention,
giving each delegate half vote. 1t is
a very poor proposition. 1t has been a
common device in New York state by
which conventions there sought to keep
the peace between the fighting Demo-
Gratis of the city, but it is miserable
way to escape responsibility. If the state
convention feels itself unable or unwill-
ling to decide the dispute between the
Philadelphia delegations it should say SO
ard decline to admit either of them.
There would he much justification fo1
the refusal of the convention to decide
this city quarrel, which comes before it
so often and continually disturbs its
peace. The delegates assemble from the
state to decide upon the party policy and
candidates. Their legitimate work is
enough for them and they ought to have
minds free to attend to it. But the
Philadelphia quarrel is thrust upon
them as the most important and exciting
thing for them to settle. It is natural
that they should revolt from it and it
would be right if they should decline to
consider it.
To admit half of each delegation would,
however, be considering and determin-
ing the merits of the dispute. 1t would
he conceding that both parties had equal
claim to representation. If the conven-
tion should consider the matter at issue
and come to this conclusion, it's resolve
toadmit half of each delegation would
he justifiable. But it could make no
such decision without examining into the
merits of the case.
On doing so it would find, on the sim
pie surface, a fact which would preclude
it from admitting half of each contest
ing delegation; which is that in the del
cation first chosen are number of the
adherents of the party represented by the
delegation chosen subsequently. So that
if half of each delegation is admitted,
there will in fact be a larger represen-
tation of the one side than the other.
There are but two courses open to the
convention. The one is to examine into
the election of each delegate from Phil
adelphia and determine who is properly
chosen. That is the regular and only
method of adjudication. And the only
other thing that the convention can fairly
do is to say that it will not decide the
dispute, and that Philadelphia must stay
out of the convention until she appears
with single delegation.
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Police News.

This morning the mayor had three
drunks before him. One of them was a
woman and she got 30 days in Jail. One
man got Is days at the same place, and
another 20.
Philip Dickel and Frank Bender, two
boys, were arrested and taken before Al
derman Spurrier on the charge of stealing
pigeons from the son Of Postmaster James
II. Marshall on Sunday night. They were
committed for hearing.
Alderman Barr sent Peter Hill to Jail for
20 days for being drunk and disorderly.
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Found Drowned.

William Manifold, who had been resid-
ing with William Fantom, of Lower
Chanceford, York county, has been miss
ing since the 10th of April. His dead
body was found in the canal at the first
lock below McCalrs ferry, on Wednesday
morning. Young Manifold was intoxi-
Gated, and probably fell into the canal
while trying to board boat to spend the
night. A jury of inquest was held by
ESQUIRE Channell.