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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-02-24
TERRIBLE BURNING ACCIDENT.

Two Children Scaided With Hot Mush.
About 3 O'Clock yesterday afternoon a
terrible accident happened at. the residence
of Peter Fasnacht, No. Al Campbcll's alley.
1t appears the family were boiling a pot
of mush on the kitchen range and two lit
tie children-a boy aged about 5 and a girl
aged about 3years-were playing about the
range. One of the feet of the range was
loose, and it is supposed the children in
their play removed it. Be this as it may,
the foot came out and the range tilted to-
wards the children, and the pot of boil
ing mush was upset over their heads and
faces. The boy was burned Oh the fore
head only, and his injuries are not thought
to be necessarily dangerous, though they
are very painful. The little girl received
large quantity of the boiling mush ON the
side other head and face, and it ran down
upon her neck and arm, burning her in the
most shocking manner. No one was in the
kitchen at the time except the children
and their grandmother. The old lady did
all she could to relieve them, but it was
impossible to do much, as the mush ad-
hered to the skin, and burned the flesh al
most to the bone. In attempting to re-
move it from the head of the little girl
masses of her hair came out by the roots.
DR.. s. Foreman was summoned to attend
the children and applied the usual pallia-
tives. The boy will probably recover, but
will be badly marked. It is feared the lit
tie girl cannot survive.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-02-24
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
NElGHBORHOOD NEWS.
Events Across the County Line.

Events Acr0ss the County Line.
In West Chester jessamines are in
bloom.
Jesse Mccormick, of Oxford, on Satur-
day last, while on his way to work,
slipped on the icy pavement and broke his
thigh.
The dead body of Joseph Grill, late of
Harrisburg, was found on the railroad near
Washington, D. c., a few days ago. He
had gone to Washington to look after a
pension. 1t is not known whether he fell
from the cars or was walking Oh the rail-
road and was struck by an engine.
A man who drives the team at Shortelrs S
paper mill, about five miles from Oxford,
had one side Of his face crushed in by the
heel of mule. He was just going into
the stable, when the mule elevated his
heels and struck him in the face. The
man is suffering severely.
John Cox died at his residence, in East
Marlborough township, Chester county,
early on Sunday morning, aged ninety-foul
years. He was a pioneer Abolitionist, and
VIM. Lloyd Garrison, Edmund Quinsy,
c. c. Burleigh, Lucretia Mott, Mary
Grew, Fred Douglass, John G.. Whittier,
Theodore Parker, Abby Kelly Foster and
a host of other active Abolitionists have
been entertained at his residence.
In Reading three young men entered
the lager beer saloon of Charles Gehring,
and demanded drinks, late on Saturday
night. They undertook to leave without
paying, and Gehring seized the hat of one
of the party, and they then began destroy
ing his furniture and stoning him. Gehrine
then seized gun and shot one of the
party, named Henry Trump, in the head
The shot took effect in his eyes, face anC
neck.
Joe SamsOn's nomination was decided
adversely by the committee for the reason
that it was determined, after listening tt
arguments from Representatives Ware
and Smith, that the material interests o
Chester and Delaware exceed in value an(
Importance those of Lancaster, and tina
therefore the supervisors of that distric
should be selected from one of the two
counties first named.
| 1here are III Reading some ~ person
who belong to the Moravian denomination
and there are at present a movement OF
foot to organize congregation. 1t ha
been wonder to many persons that
Moravian church was not long since estab
lished in Reading, as there are congrega
tions in many towns in this section of tn
state. Moravian churches were organized
in Bethlehem, Pa, in 1741, Nazareth
Northampton county, in 1747; Sch@neck
Northampton county, 1868; Emaus, LIE
high county, 1747; Philadelphia, 1749
Lititz, Lancaster county 1856; Lancaste
city, 1850; Lebanon, 1847. The matter o
organizing Moravian church in Readin.
was brought to the attention of the con
ference that was held at Bethlehem las
week.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-02-24
Another Surprise Party,

Yesterday Enoch Page, overseer of one
of the cotton mills, was SO years old,
and as is becoming quite common now-a-
days, his friends made him the subject OF
a surprise party. At an early hour in the
evening, jolly "Bowery'' Erisman took
Mr.. Page under his ample protecting wing
and kept him at safe distance from home
until about fifty other friends had taken
possession of his domicile and made the
necessary arrangements for his reception.
Then Bowery' let him loose. On
reaching his home, No. 342 South Queen
street, he found it Illuminated, crowded
with self-invited guests, who had brought
with them wellfilled baskets of good
things, and spread table fit for king.
The surprise was followed by congratula-
tions. feasting, &C., and the reunion was
kept up until the ''wee small hours, - the
company separating with expressions that
there might be many "happy returns. "
During the evening Mrs. Page was made
the recipient of many handsome presents.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-02-24

secured writ Of repievin, which was
served by the sheriff, and the tobacco was
delivered to them yesterday, after which
they sold it to Bunzl & Dormitzer. Keiss
mann and Bunzl met at the Caldwell bousc
last evening !; angry words followed, and
1t is alleged Mr.. Reissmann used very INSULT
ing language to Mr.. Bunzl, whereupon
the latter struck him as above reported.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-02-24
From the Northwest.
Philadelphia Press.

Pnllauclpnla GreSS.
A correspondent of the Press writing from
Elizabethtown. Lancaster county, states
that the Republicans of that borough are
solid for Blaine, there being no third
term man there. We have published
several such proofs of the preference of
the Republicans of the ''Old Guard, 5" and
more will be coming along from time to
time. They suggest the sort of verdict
which will be given when, at the May
primaries, the voters of that county have
a chance to express their Judgment. The
state convention kindly undertook to elect
the Chicago delegates for that county, and
to instruct them to vote for Grant, and to
bind them by the iron "unit rule" but
there are some rights left in the people
which a packed convention cannot destroy.
and one Of them is the right Of each COM
munity to have its own sentiments repre-
sented, and not to those of an outside and
incompetent authority.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-02-24

THE New York Herald talks like a
father to Don Cameron and tells him
that his, domineering way of doing things
is not Ealf so smart us his fathers con-
ciliat0ry methods. 1t warns the young
man that his craft will go to pieces, but
the young man steers right on and it will
not he long before he finds out whether
he is sagacious mariner in foul weather
as well as in fair.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-02-24

THE supreme court has given Mrs.
Zell, of Carlisle, a new trial, because OF
the insufficiency of the evidence on which
she was convicted. AS the INTELLI-
GENCERipointed out weeks ago, the tes-
timony did not warrant conviction and
the facts indicated that even the jury
thought SO. 1t is most likely that Mrs.
Zell is entirely innocent; it is certain
that there has never been legal testimony
of her guilt adduced.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-02-24
Not True.

The Examiner says, "Jake Porter is a
candidate for chief of police" This is not
true. Mr.. Porter is not, has not been, and
will not be, a candidate for chief of police.
The Examiner might as we'll have said that
Ad. Dellet was candidate for chaplain
of councils, that Clare Carpenter wanted
to be lookup keeper, and that Jack HES
tand aspired to investigate short-weight
butter on market.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-02-24
Police Cases,

There were only two cases before Mayor
MacGonigle this morning, one drunken
and disorderly person was committed for
30 days and one vagrant was discharged.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-02-24
Another Telephone Line.

GOrrecht, Riley & Keller, coal dealers,
to-day had telephone erected between
their Office, on East Chestnut street, and
their Office and yard on the Harrisburg
turnpike.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-02-24

of Pork0polis will be realized that
Cincinnati gave the Democracy their
last president {; it will give them the
next
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-02-24
Washington BOrOusl, Items.

On Saturday, the 21st inst, Jacob BeEe-
dict sold his personal property at public
sale. He contemplates moving with his
family to Indiana, near Fort Wayne, to en-
bark in agricultural pursuits.
Frank Young, an employee at the round
house of the P. r. R., at Columbia, has re-
covered from two weeks attack of rheu-
matism and it again at his post of duty.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-02-24
BURGLARY AND ROBBERY.
Rosenstein's Clothing Store Again era c

Rosenstein's 8 Clothing Store Again era cked
A bold burglary and robbery was per-
petrated at Al. Rosenstein's clothing store
this morning, shortly before 5 o'clock. At
twenty minutes past o'clock pri-
vate watchman John Sewers, stopped
at the store and found it safely
locked. He called at that hour to awaken
Mrs. Rosenstein, who wished to go to
Philadelphia in an early train. She got
up about 5 o'clock and found the front
door of the store-room open, several Of the
shelves stripped of their contents and
four or five bundles of clothing
lying on the floor. She at
once called her husband, and
an examination showed that the front door
of the store had been forced with jimmy,
and coats, pants and vests carried off to
the amount ofabout 5000. One hat was
also taken. 1t is evident the thieves had
not time to complete their work, being
interrupted probably by hearing Mrs.
Rosenstein, as they missed $75 that was in
the money drawer and it was no doubt
their intention to have carried off the
goods they had piled up on the floor.
The thieves appear to have a special
grudge against Mr.. Rosenstein, as this is
their fourth visit to his premises. He was
robbed last June of quantity of clothing,
the thief being young man to whom he
had given employment. About six months
ago an unsuccessful attempt was made to
break into the store, and two weeks aga a
similar attempt was made.
Mr.. Rosenstein says he could identify
every garment stolen from him, and he has
telegraphed in various directions in hopes
of getting on the track of the burglars.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-02-24
lsslLD HIGHWiYMEN.
"A Man Shot at and Knocked DOwn-Hix
Clothing Kified.

A Man Shot at and Knocked DOwn-His
Clothing Kiied.
On Saturday evening last, as Brisbin
Reed, son of VIM. Reed, of Smyrna, Bart
township, was on his way to Bartville on
horseback, and when near the Bart meet
ing house, he was confronted by a man
who sprang into the road and attempted to
seize the bride of his horse. Mr.. Reed,
however, put spurs into the animals
flank, and sped away down the road. The
scoundrel fired two shots after him. neither
of which did any harm. Fifty yards further
on another man jumped into the road
and grasping the bride, wheeled the horse
around with such suddenness that Mr..
Reed was thrown off, and Immediately Oh
alighting the highwayman struck him on
the head with billy, knocking him un-
conscious. Mr.. Reed does not know how
long he lay insensiblc, but on recovering
discovered that the villains had ri1ed his
pockets, without, however, securing any
booty, Mr.. Reed having no cash OF other
valuables on his person. His coat was cut
through where the assailants had endcav-
Ored to get at his inside pocket, which
contained nothing except a small pocket
Testament, which was also slightly cut.
Mr.. Reed failed to recognize his ASSISTANTS
and his escape was very lucky one.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-02-24
Send in Your Contributions.

Mayor MacGonigle requests that per-
sons who desire to contribute to the Irish
relief fund instituted by the Citizens COM
nittee of Philadelphia, and of which he
has charge in this city, shall
send in their contributions be-
fore the close of this week, as the account
will then be closed and the money for
warded to Philadelphia. The contribu-
tions to the fund in this city now amount
to about $36, the last donation reported
being that of the Messrs. Hirsh, who, this
morning, sent 80 to the mayor.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-02-24
Handsome and Fitting Testimonial.


Mr.. Reuben Bertzfield, the well-known
and popular foreman of Teller Bros, deal
ers in leaf tobacco, was the recipient last
evening of Il splendid testimonial of the
high esteem in which he is held by the
employees of this firm. They gathered at
the warehouse on North Prince street,
aud on behalf of himself and his fellow
workmen, Mr.. Edwin Sutton present
ed Mr.. Bertzfeld with Il handsome
solid gold, IA karat case, stem-winding
watch, of the Lancaster manufacture. Mr..
B. was completely taken by surprise. and,
after expressing his hearty thanks, enter
tanned the company at Eddie Franke's,
where an impromptu but elegant set-out
was garnished with speeches, songs and
other social festivities.
The monogram of Mr.. Bertzfield is ele-
gantly engraved OH the case of the watch,
and in the inside is the following inscrip-
ton: Presented to r. Bertzfied. by
the employees of Teller Brc.s' Tol acco
Warehouse, Feb. 90, $780, The watch
was got up by f. F. Bowman; it is
splendid piece of workmanship and was
engraved at the Lancaster watch factory,
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-02-24

IT is recorded that vessel left Boston
last week carrying eight hundred thousand
gallons of rum and one missionary. This
was an Unbalanced cargo.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-12-17
Temperance and Churches.

We want-we must have-a public
sentiment in Illinois that will uphold
vigorous temperance legislation. How
are we to get it? Largely through the
churches. They are Gods appointed
medium for reaching the worlds disor-
ders. They cannot afford to look on
while outside reformers do the work
that belongs to them. They cannot
afford to allow any man even pretext
for believing that he has outrun them
in any benificent work. And, since
slavery expired at Appomattox, no one
form of evil to be compared with in
temperance confronts the churches.
How are they to build up sentiment
so high that legislation, planting its
guns upon it, will command the enc
my?
1t will not be by excepting the gospel
and letting reforms alone" The treach-
erous folly of that policy we discovered
in the struggle with slavery. Thou
sands of pulpits were excepting the Cos
pei" without a word on the brutality of
selling men, women and children to the
highest bidder. And the iniquity
throve and grew under the caves of
their sanctuaries. The gospel includes
reforms. 1t is keeping to it to promote
them. And that must be done by ap-
plying it to them. A physician might
as well deliver lecture on the science
of therapeutics to patient writhing
with the govt; a family might as well
quench a fire breaking out in the kitch-
en- by keeping the beds well made and
the shelves well busted; as a church
expect TO reach intemperance by teach
ing the exceeding sinfulness of sin.
They must make the temperance re-
form, not exclusively, but as they do
with missions, for example, a specially.
If we are ever to see progress against
the foremost esil of the age, pastors
must speak plainly upon it. And not a
paragraph of a sermon, now and then,
"a little spray thrown ont from the
main current of their preaching, but a
whole discourse, say three or four times
a year, solid with fact and argument,
and aglow with life and fire, pouring
from the preachers brain and heart
like molten matter from furnace, with
his fears for the imperiled and grief for
the fallen, his denunciations of the traf-
fic, and appeals for a rally of all good
souls against it.
The children, too, of our Sabbath
schools must be filled and fired with
intelligent interest in the work. 1t is
miserably insufficient to warn them
against drinking, themselves. They
must be no such negative temperance
characters, but positive, whole-souled,
upright and downright enthusiasts for
the good cause. They must be taught
to loathe the dramseller's business.
DIR. Arnold, of Rugby school, never
thought it enough that boy should
only love good. 1t was not till he be-
gan to hate evil that the doctor was
content with him. Let the children
know that it Is crime against society
to recognize dram selling as respecta-
BILE trade-the mayor of Chicago to the
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-12-17

TIE WEEK OF PRAYER, 1SS0.-Tht
Evangelical Alliance, as representing
Protestant Christendom throughout the
world, have for years suggested a pro-
gramme for the Week of Prayer, sc
that as far as possible all praying peo-
pie might unite on the same day in the
same petitions. The Branch Alliance
of the United States adopt, with slight
notifications, its programme, and sug-
gest the following themes and order for
the approaching Week of Prayer, Jan
uary 90, viz
January 2-Theme-Christ the only
hope of a lost world.
Monday, 3-Thanksgiving for the
blessings, temporal and spiritual, of the
past year, and prayer for their continu-
ance.
Tuesday, Naturalization and confess
sion on account of individual, social and
National sins.
Wednesday, 5-Prayer for the Church
of Christ, its unity and purity, its min
istry, and for revivals of religion.
Thursday, 6-Christian education :;
prayer for the family, Sunday schools
and all educational institutions, for
Young Mems Christian Associations and
for the press.
Friday, Prayer for the prevalence
of justice. humanity and peace among
all nations; for the suppression of in
temperance and Sabbath desec ration.
Saturday, S-Prayer for Christian
missions and the conversion of the
world to Christ.
Sunday, 9-Theme-On the Ministra-
ton of the Holy Spirit.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-12-17

Go YE.. AND AS MANY - YE SHALL
FIND, BID.-There couldn'' be a plan
of inviting guests more :plicit and
comprehensive than that. 1t doesn't
say, as so many seem to suppose, Stay
receive. 1t says, Start right out, and
look up people to ask. How much
have you done in this line the last
week How much within the past
year? How many times have you de-
liberately gone out to see whom you
could find to ask to church, or Sunday
school? Who does attend to this work
in your church, or school? Have you
a committee active in this department
Is it every bOdy's business or nObOdy's
Do you suppose there is any body with
in mile of you who has not been asked
within year to come to Sunday school !;
to come to church /; to come to Christ
II so, whose fault is it? If you have
been at work in this invitation business,
keep at it. If you haven't, then start
at it at once go, and as many as you
shall find, bid.
Both bad and good. There must be
no picking out, in this calling to Christ's
service. The bad as well as the good
are to be Invited. The question in
looking up persons to call ought not to
be, How much will they pay for a pew ?
but, How much do they need what the
pulpit can give them? Not How much
will they add to the church : but, How
much will the church add to them
Yet persons are not to be excluded from
church attendance because of their hav-
ing good moral character. Both bad
and good need what the church can
bring to them. Both bad and good are
to be brought to the churchill. C..
TIumbuH, IN S. S. Times.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-12-17

acknowledge the hand that saved the
lives of his family and we forget who
watched over us and spared US all
alarm. There is sickness in the neigh
borhOod, and death visits many fami-
lies; our house is guarded by the Lord
of hosts, and no harm comes nigh ouI
dwellings still our hearts send up no
cry of thanksgiving for all these mer-
cies. If we received such marks of at
tention and kindness from an earthly
| friend, we would overwhelm him with
our gratitude. Is it no matter if we
fail to acknowledge the favors received
| from the great King We cannot leave
any duty undone without loss. In this
case we are losing blessing, and treat
ing our heavenly Father as we would
be ashamed to treat any one else.
Speaking ones desires to the Lord
instead of simply thinking them with
the lips closed, is great help in prayer.
If one is timid and fearful of being
heard by others, it will be found suf-
ficient to whisper the requests. This
using of the voice in prayer, either in a
whisper or aloud, brings the Lord very
near. 1t gives ore a realizing sense of
his presence. 1t is as if he were right
by the chair, listening with ever ready
sympathy to the story of every trouble,
every annoyance, every pleasure and
hope. 1t makes it very easy to take
to him everything and tell him infinitely
as to our dearest friend.
Miss Smiley gave in one of her meet
ings a beautiful illustration of this sub
Ject: A company was assembled to
sec some incense burned; the incense
which assembled from the altar morning
and evening like the prayers of Gods
people, ga sweet smelling SAVIOR unto
the Lord" A gentleman placed the
incense in mortar and began to grind
it. When it was fine he placed some
upon the Goals which were ready, and
all anxiously awaited the perfume
which was to he the result. They sat
hushed for some minutes, when a muir
muir of disappointment arose it was
failure. Could it be that it would give
out no perfume except in the appointed
service of the Lord The gentleman
took up the mortar and ground the re-
mainder of the incense to powder; it
was exceedingly fine. Then it was
placed upon the Goals, when immedi-
ately the room was filled with the de-
lightful odor. Thus with our prayers
when we get them fine, when we have
ground out all the generalities, and
simply go to the Lord with every little
thing of joy, of sorrow. as we would tell
to friend, never forgetting to thank
him for even the little blessings of life,
then our prayers ascend into Heaven
as a sweet-smelling SAVIOR to loving
and gracious God.
''Be careful for nothing"-that is, he
worried about nothing-"but in every
thing by prayer and supplication with
thanksgiving let your requests be made
known unto God, and the peace of God,
which passeth all understanding, shall
keep your hearts and minds through
Christ Jesus.-Aduance.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-12-17

The tallest man of modern times ar.
rived in New York from Europe in the
City of Berlin on Wedne sday. His
name is Chang and he stands nine feet
high and weighs accordingly. He came
to this country to exhibit for Barnnm,
Bailey & Hutchinson, who agree to give
him $500 week for one year. A re-
porter of the N. Y. Sun called upon the
giant, and reports as follows :-"Chang
rose, and rising, it seemed as though he
would never stop. The Sun reporter
stands feet inches in height. He at
Chang's suggestion put on high silk
hat and walked under the giants out
stretched arm, near the shoulder, with
out coming within two inches of his
sleeve.