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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-04-08

STATE ITEMS.

The delegate from Greene county to the
Democratic state convention elected on
Tuesday was instructed for Tilden.
On Tuesday afternoon, an unknown man
fell into a open cellar way under Herron's
grocery, on Penn avenue, Pittsburgh, and
broke his neck.
At the Democratic convention in Brad
ford county on Tuesday resolution were
adopted opposed to the unit and in favor of
retaining the twO-thirds rule in the national
conuentiOn.
1t seems to the Lock Haven Republican
that Senator Wallace may be his own can
didate for president. The Philadelphia
Times thinks this is little too much, al
though in these days about every man is
his own candidate.
A dispatch from Pittsburgh states that
the lull in the pig iron market for the past
few days is having a depressing effect on
the iron manufacturing interests, and
many operators talk of closing down rather
than go on piling up stock.
The residence of Charles D. Barney,
situated at Shoemakertown. Montgomery
county, and known rs "Eildon," was
almost entirely destroyed by fire The
building, valued at $25, ZOO, was erected
by Frederick Fraley, and becoming the
property of Jay Cooke, was by him pre-
sented to his daughter, Mrs. Barney.
Some of the Democratic papers in the
| West Branch section are urging the nomi-
nation of Judge Charles A. Mayer for Sill
preme judge. Judge Mayer was promi-
| nently named for the position in 1877, but
he declined to allow his name to go before
the convention, as Colonel Noyes, also of
| Clinton county, was a candidate for state
treasurer.
The delegates from VenangO county to
the Democratic state convention are
Senatorial, J. 3. Glenn, Pittsville repre-
sentative, Major W. NJ. Eply and R. S.
Cochran, Of Franklin, and Thomas r.
Cowell, of Oil City. Of these all are
ranked as Tilden men, with the exception
of Mr.. Cochran, who was elected on &C
count of his personal popularity.
Robert Frazer, of Allegheny, who was
looming up for speaker of the next House
at Harrisburg, has withdrawn from the
contest, and having removed from SIN oky
City, of course will not be a candidate fOl
denomination. This leaves Ben. Hewitt,
the member from Blair, the only contest
ant for the gavel thus far named. Hew ii
will support Quay for United States sena-
| tor.
| One of the most remarkable case on re-
cord is that of little Hugh Erwin, of Phila.
delphia, who is suffering from hydrophobia
The spasms have been frequent, and he
has in his commissions tried to bite al
around him, at the same time barking like
a dog. The physicians have been giving
him heavy doses Of choral, intending tc
keep him under it's influence Under this
treatment the boy is better. and hopes are
entertained of saving his life.
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Aa1lcaster fntelliQe1lrer.
THURSDAY EVENING. APRIL 8. 1880.
Enforce the Rules,

The national House of Representatives
is so little inclined to vindicate is rules
OF order that it is not surprising to find
them so often violated by the members
Mr.. Sparks, of Illinois, furnishes the
latest illustration of the impunity with
which congressman can offer the last
insult to fellow member. He told Mr..
Clymer repeatedly that he lied. When
called upon to apologize he said that he
had understood Mr.. Clymer to say some
thing which Mr.. Clymer denied having
said. Mr.. Sparks said that if he had
misunderstood Mr.. Clymsr the language
was unwarranted and he would recall it
otherwise {" no power under the sun could
get him to withdraw it, Mr.. Clymer
was satisfied with the apology of his
friend, the House was satisfied, and the
speaker even suffered that all notice of
the fracas be omitted from the Record.
And yet it seems to us that no ade-
quate reparation had been offered to the
House for the violation of its rules.
Those rules require that good order shall
be preserved under any provocation, and
Mr.. Sparks was not permitted by them
to tell Mr.. Clymer that he lied, even if
he had done so. If this liberty was per-
mitted to a member under peril of pun
ishment if he made the accusation wrong
fully, it would even then be destructive to
the good order of the House but when
there is no other penalty affixed to a
mistaken accusation of falSehOOd than
that the author of it shall explain his
misrepresentation, and then have all
mention of his error excluded from the
record of the proceedings, it is treating
the violation of the rules with such eX-
treme leniency as to make it no matter
of surprise that they are so often disre-
garded. A member who thinks false
statement has been made to his injury,
has ample means to have correction
made in decent and dignified
way; and it does seem that the
House should insist upon it's being
followed. The most useful novelty that
body could introduce into its system
would be the rigid enforcement of its
rules of discipline. 1t would not need new
rules if it would see to it that its mem.
bers observed the old ones A large share
of the time of the country is taken up in
personal broils and explanations of ex'
citable members. Men who cannot CON
troll themselves sufficiently to remember
their representative character ought tC
be sharply expelled and sent back tc
their constituents, whose interests they
have forgotten for their own. If con
gressmen were made to remember that
they were sent to Washington to dc
other peoples business and not primarily
to satisfy their ambition, they would bt
taught lesson which they greatly need
and a fact that they seem to have NJ
conception of.
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HARMONY.

A Programme for the State Convention.
Washington Correspondence Philadelphia
Times.
It has been an open secret here for sew
eral days that movement is on foot to
harmonize the jarring Democratic elements
in Pennsylvania and take the war of fac
tions out of the coming Harrisburg coll
vention. The effect did not originate with
either Senator Wallace or Speaker Ran
dali, but came, as is stated, from the
county committee or Vaux side of the
party in Philadelphia and it has
commanded very general favor from the
prominent partisans of both sides. 1t is
now confidently asserted that both Wal
lace and Randall will assent to the har-
mony programme, and, if SO, it is more
than probable that the Harrisburg conven-
ton will be aregu]arDemocratic lOve-feast
instead of a Donnybrook fair. The basis
Of union between the disputing factions is
said to be: 1. The modification Of the
delegation from Philadelphia to the state
convention to embrace a number of the
Naux men. 2. \ city committee to be
composed of one of each faction in every
ward. 3. The four delegates at large to
Cincinnati to be divided and agreed upon
by name before the meeting of the cOnven-
tion. 4. The entire national delegation to
90 uninstructed, but to vet, as a unit on
all questions. 5. The president of the
| convention and the chairman of the state
committee to be agreed upon before the
convention meets.
This programme has been very carefully
considered by prominent Democrats of
both factions, and it is now so earnestly
urged that the cordial assent of both Til
denites and anti -Tildenites cannot we'll be
refused. This would probably send both
Wallace and Randall to the national con-
vention as delegates large, or, if it did
not send both, it would send neither ; it
| would secure a state committee with
which Wallace could fully cooperate and
| give his great experience and skill rs an
| organizer to the party, and it would secure
Randall united support of the whole party
| in his district ard remove the dissensions
| which have Obstructed him in his sew
eral contests for the speakership. The dele
CATION to Cincinnati would then be fairly
| controlled ON the Tilden issue as the ma
,jority of the Congressional districts,
through their representatives in the con-
vention shall direct. Col. A. II. Dill, the
candidate for governor in 1878, has been
| proposed by number of the prominent
VauX men for chairmen of the state COM
mittee, as they feel assured of entire fair.
ness to all in the exercise of his leadership,
and his unanimous election by the conven-
tion will be likely to follow if the discortl
shall be ended as indicated. For several
weeks past the pressure has been very
strong from the active local politicians of
| both factions to force mutual concession
and harmony. and l regard it as more than
| probable that the effort will be successful
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The consummation of what is called the
most extensive theatrical combination ever
attempted in this country is announced
James B. and Geo. A. Dickson, of Indiana
polls, have associated themselves with $.
NJ. Hickey, of Rochester, and Jos. w
Brook, of Detroit, and secured control of
forty theatres, in circuit ranging fir
Troy to New Orleans. They have secured
all the combinations of Wallack's Abbey
and Collier, and will put ten on the road.
They have five stock companies organized
to support five stars, who will travel the
circuit. 1t will require from twenty-five
to thirty weeks to make the tour. The
combination is most formidable one, and
has been perfected on a sound basis, with
great care.
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PERSONAL.

w. E. GLADsToNE has decided to repre-
sent Midlothian in the next Parliament,
and his son, Herbert Gladstone, will be
the member from Leeds.
Hayes has sent to the Senate the nomi-
nation of WILLIAM A. NEWELL, of New
Jersey, to be governor of Washington ter
ritory.
ERAsTUs COLLINS, of Hartford. Conn.,,
senior partner of the firm of Collins &
Fem, died yesterday. He was a director
of several financial and philanthropic cor
porations.
Senator HILL and his friends claim to
have discovered evidence tending to show
that Jessie Raymond was paid to return
to Washinton and renew her annoyance
of Hill and his family.
The presidency of the Indianapolis and
Evansville railroad company has been
accepted by Mr.. HUGH ]. JEwETT. Rapid
progress is being made with the road,
which will soon be open for traffic.
Among the appointments announced by
Bishop Wiley in the Methodist Episcopal
conference, New York, was that of Rev.
o. H. TIFFANY, transferred from St.
Paurs church, New York, to the Arch
street church, Philadelphia.
A little more than two years ago GEO.
B. ROBERTS, the first vice president of the
company, was in it's service at Blairsville
as civil engineer, and then said that he
would rather be president of the Pennsyl-
vania railroad than of the United States.
There is time yet.
It is stated in Reading that Congress
man CLYMER will not he candidate for
reelection. Peter D. Wanner will make
another struggle this year. If Senator
Ermentrout should go to Congress ex-Dis-
trict Attorney E. II. Shearer will be a
candidate for the state Senate.
The Rev. JAMES FREEMAN CLARKE S
seventieth birthday was pleasantly cele-
brated in Boston Oh Monday evening, with
music, flowers, speeches and poems. Mrs.
Julia Ward Howe read an original piece of
verse and gave the kind old man beauti-
full wreath of flowers. DR.. Holmes, too,
read pretty poem to the " friend of his
earlier days" Mr.. Clarke, in his grateful
little speech, mentioned the friends to
whom intellectually has been most in
debted and he said that he was especially
to Margaret Fuller. From her."
he added, 81 learned the power Of us all,
the mighty powers of the soul she reused
me to the value of life she taught me how
to live for an end, and good one."
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-04-08

The sale Of the personal property Of the
late Yeates Conyngham was concluded
yesterday afternoon. Besides the relics
noticed yesterday, there were many others
which brought what might be regarded
as fancy prices. An old fashioned
case of walnut drawers were knock
ed down to Mr.. Key for SAT. The
two large mantel mirrors were secured by
Mr.. Conyngham for $34. A second case of
drawers were taken by ''W. Cash. for
s52. An old-fashioned solid walnut secre-
tary and bookcase was bought by A. J.
Steinman for s45. Two oval gilt frame
mirrors brought SIG, and small round
mirror, cracked, So. The total receipts of
the sale were over $S5O-considerably more
than twice as much as the sum at which
the property was appraised.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-04-08
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
NEIuHBORHOOD NEWS.
Events Across the County Line

Events Across the County Line.
The 1904 dollar, in fine condition, is said
to be valued at 81 ,00O by collectors. There
are 12 of this date known-2 in the United
States mint, in New York, in Boston,
in Salem Mass, 2 in Philadelphia, in Gin
! cinnati, and in Liverpool, England.
In the Dauphin county Democratic con-
vcntion yesterday II. K. Myers and James
| Dougherty were elected representative
delegates and w. II. O'Brine senatorial.
They are claimed to be anti-Tilden. w. NJ.
| Lauman, of Middletown, was named by
acclamation as chairman of the county
! committee.
There has been water enough for rafting
for the last forty-eight hours, but only a
few timber and one lumber raft have
passed Harrisburg since Sunday. The gale
which has been blowing from the north
west renders it impossible to do any raft
ing, and will in all probability prevent
any from being done with the prevailing
flood, as the river was falling very rapidly
yesterday.
The Patriot dolefully says " From the
lOWcl duIllcAClC
sources, comes the information that shad
will be abundant. If the fishway at the
Columbia dam will do all that is claimed
for it, the catch hereabout will be consid-
cradle this spring. Several of the Harris
burg fishing parties are hanging their
seines ard will be ready for the silver
sided beauties in n very short time. Three
batteries in the vicinity of tho driving
park will be operated this year,
The York Duly says Z" Mr.. L.. C. Libhart
this morning purchased two acres of tobac-
co from G. A. Lehr, of Manchester, for 8,
6 and 3 one lot of about acres from Mr..
Gross, of Davidsburg, at 6 round. Last
week he purchased from Samuel Hively
two lots, one about acres, at IL and 8,
and the other about acres, at and 3.
Several other lots were also purchased.
Yesterday Mr.. Libhart shipped to B. S.
Kendig & Co., Of Lancaster, four car loads
of the weed. Over five thousand dollars
were paid out yesterday by this firm to
tobacco growers of the county thrsugh the
First national bank for their crops.''
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LATEST NEWS BY MAIL.

Francis and Andrew Hungerford were
arrested near Walkertown, Ind, on Tues
day, for making counterfeit silver coin.
The journcymen tailors of Troy, N. Y,
are on strike for an advance Of fifteen per
cent. in wages.
The baby-carriage factory of G. w. F..
Dare, at 81 and 80 Mangin street, New
York, was burned. Loss about $1,000
At Rochester, n. Y, buildin. owned
by the Butts estate, and used as sash,
door and blind manufactory, was totally
destroyed by lire. Loss, $4,000.
The Spinners ON strike at Cohoes, n. Y,
expect to receive $1,000 per week from
Fail River during the continuance OF the
strike.
At Meriden, Conn.,, John Stannis,
eighty two years of age, was killed while
attempting to crawl under the cars of a
freight train in order to cross the track.
Jackson & Morse, grain exporters, of
Boston. failed yesterday. The failure is
believed to be due to wheat speculations in
Chicago. Liabilities, about $4,000.
In New York, yesterday, the premature
explosion of blast in Seventy-second
street, instantly killed Dennis Lyons and
seriously injured jeremiah Murphy.
A game of baseball was played at Wash
ington, D. c., yesterday, resulting : Ma
tionals s =; Baltimores 6. At Princeton,
n. j., Athletics, of Philadelphia 4 ; Uni
vcrsity of Princeton 3.
Three cases of welldefincd small pox
were reported in Chicago yesterday. The
disease is said to have come from Richton
and Monee, two small stations on the Hi
nois Central railroad.
The village of Montgomery, n. Y, was
visited by severe thunder and hail storm,
with great wind gust, on Tuesday after
noon. Several buildings were unroofed
and large trees blown down.
The Sharpe crevasse, New Orleans, was
closed yesterday, and the water on the
ovcrflowed plantations is running off rap
idly. The breaks on the DonaldsOnville
and Morgan roads will be repaired, and
train run through by Monday.
A negro tramp who had been elected
from the train on the Bee Line rail-
railway, seven miles west of Sidney, Ohio,
fired through the car window and killed
Joseph NJ. Leman, of Houston. The fel-
low made his escape.
In Chicago, on Tuesday night during an
alteration at a political bonfire, John
Murphy, a lad Of nineteen years, fatally
stabbed Anthony Warnimont Murphy
was arrested and expresses no regret for
his crime.
Henry Webb ard wife. hotel thieves,
were arrested in Chicago, on Tuesday
night, at the instance of Mr. Samuel Tur-
ner, of the Grand Pacific hotel, who no.
ticed Webb wearing pair of his sleeve
buttons. In their room was found $4,000
worth Of property, consisting of jewelry,
ladies' shawls and dresses, and other valu-
ables. A bunch of keys. fitted for rooms
in all the principal hotels, was also found.
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The Price of Iron.

The western iron manufacturers met
at Pittsburgh a few weeks ago and re-
solved to keep their card rate for mer
Chant iron up to five cents pound
although it was an open secret that they
were ready to sell at half cent less.
Just why they did it is good deal of a
mystery since they had to pay their en-
plOyees a higher price per ton when their
card rate was kept up. The only ex-
PLANTATION offered was that the western
states were mud field and that the
cause of the small demand for manufac-
turing iron was that it could not be
hauled on the roads by the smiths and
storekeepers. When the roads dried off
in April renewed activity was ex-
pected, but it has not come. 1t
is found that the real cause of the
depression is that English iron is being
freely imported, and it is realized that
the only remedy is to put down the price
of the home manufacture low, enough to
keep the foreign article out. The COM
mon sense of the manufacturer ought to
have kept the price down, below the cost
of importation but in the furry of the
sudden demand gold instead of sense
governed the wise men, and the old les
son has been taught them again that
they have so often had occasion to learn.
The price of iron must come down; and
with it wages, freights and the other
items of cost. There is no difficulty at
all in making iron in this country at a
price that will keep out the foreign arti-
Gle it must be made at that price OF
not made at all.
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Driving Accident.

Yesterday afternoon as Mr.. A. W. Har-
nish and wife were driving from West
Willow to Safe Harbor, the horse became
frightened by the tearing of the harness,
and shying upset the phaeton to which he
was attached, threw and slightly injured
Mr.. and Mrs. Harnish, and broke the
shafts Of the vehicle. Mr.. Harnish held
fast to the lines and prevented the horse
from getting away and making total
wreck of the phaeton. Mrs. Harnish was
prostrated by severe nervous shock but
suffered no serious bodily injury.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-04-08
The Unit Rule.

A good deal is said about the unit
rule'' nowadays. The national conven-
ton ought not to permit the delegation Of
any state to vote as unit unless it is &C.
tually unit. In other words the national
convention ought to permit the minority
in each delegation, if there be a minority,
to vote its sentiments and choice. It will
not be fair to permit New York to vote as
unit and stitle the voice Of the minority
in its delegation while minority suffrage
is recognized in the delegations of other
states. The.unit rule gives state impor
tance and power in the convention and
New York always takes advantage of it
on that account. Her seventy votes are
always cast solidly for her candidate and
her policy. Pennsylvania can afford to
divide her vote only in case New York
permits her delegation to do the same
thing. The national convention ought to
settle this question on an equitable and
impartial basis, SO that all states may have
thir just and proportionate influence in
the convention.
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Officers Installed. /.

On Tuesday evening Deputy Great Sa-
chem A. S. Villee, assisted by Great
Prophet w. F. Jamison and Great Junior
Sycamore B. J. Brown, installed the fol-
lowing officers of Canassatego Tribe. No.
2O3, 1. o. r. NJ:
Sachem-B. F. Bartholomew
Senior Sag.-Matthew Wilson.
Junior Sag.-J. Wallace WOLF
G. Of R.-H. W. VilIee.
X. of wa. Z. Ringwaf.
Trustec-B. F. Dyer.
Rep. to q. C.-Wm J. Smith.
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Likely to Recover.

whose attempted suicide by shooting has
been before noticed, is considered out of
danger. Neither of the pistol shots in his
abdomen are considered very dangerous.
The SHOT in his thigh is accounted for by
the fact that his arm was stricken down
by member of the family just as he was
in the act of shooting himself through the
head.
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Discharged.

Lewis Ziegler and Frank Ziesler, who
were charged with beating and robbing
woman named Lille COsten, who is 4 very
bad character herself, were discharged by
Alderman DOnnelly, of the Seventh ward.
as there was no evidence against them.
The woman had been beaten by some one,
but not the accused.
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Viewing West Marion Street,

This morning the county commissioners,
in company with the viewers appointed for
the purpose by the court, viewed the line
of West Marion street, west of Nevin,
with view of having it opened.
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MayOr Court.

Before the mayor this morning were ar
raigned three vagrants and three drunken
and disorderly persons. The former were
discharged and the latter were committed
for five ten and fifteen days respectively.
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Special Services,

Special services began in the lecture room
of the Presbyterian church last evening,
and will be continued this and tomorrow
evenings, with preparatory lectures.
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THE DEMOCRACY.

General Nominations for Delegates amt
Committeeman.
The Democracy of the several ward.,
met last evening at their respective ward
houses and placed in general nomination
candidates for delegates to the county con-
vention and county committeeman to he
elected from on Saturday evening. Fol
lowing is the list of nominees, leaving off
those who have informed us of their
,lecliua tinu.
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The Chamber of Commerce of Cincin-
natl has adopted resolution authorizing
the board of officers to subscribe 500, 900
to the guarantee fund of the Millers' In
ternational Exhibition, to be held in that
city in June next. The citizens contribu-
tion fund amounts to $4,000.
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MINOR TOPICS.

GENERAL SCHOFIELD states that the
outrage committed on West Point Cadet
Whitaker was not the act of any member
of the corps of cadets though the evi-
dence indicates that the injuries were self
inflicted, there is no positive proof of it.
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To the army bill Mr.. Sparks. under dir
ection of the military committee, offered
the following as an additional section :
No money appropriated in this act is
appropriated or shall be paid for the sub
sistence, equipment, transportation, or
compensation of any portion Of the army
of the United States to be used as a police
force to keep the peace at the polls at
any election held within any state.'