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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-04-06

CITY SOLICITOR SMITH was defeated
in the Republican caucus by the efforts
of the hirelings of the Pennsylvania rail-
road in revenge for his energetic efforts
to obey the command of councils and en-
force the city ordinance prohibiting the
rapid crossing Of our streets by the COM
pany's trains. Mr.. Smith has been very
vigilant and efficient solicitor and there
was no dissatisfaction with him except
by the railroad interests. He can well
afford to suffer this defeat through his
devotion to his duty. The loss Of the
compensation of this office will be more
than made up to him by the increased
confidence and respect which he will OBJ
tain from the community. 1t is strange
how short-sighted people generally are
when they undertake to strike down men
whom they hate. This railroad compa'
ny's officers certainly have not hurt Mr.
Smith by their opposition to him for the
we'll recognized reason of his efficiency
in the discharge of his duties; but they
have hurt themselves, unless the people
of this town are base enough to look will
complacency upon the impudent attempt
of these men to control their councils an(
to paralyze the effort of the city to con
troll the speed of trains across its streets
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-04-06

held March 10, President John w. Garrett
recommended that on April 1st the wages
OF employees be increased, restoring the
rates paid prior to July, 1877, thus making
an increase Of ten per cent. The recon-
mendation was adopted, and on Saturday
notice was given to the men.
1t is announced in London, apparently
with authority, that the Beaconstield min
istry will resign as soon as the queen re-
turns from the continent. Mr.. Gladstone
was elected yesterday in Midlothian, de-
feating the Earl of Dalkeith. Mr.. Glad
stones son, Herbert polled large vote in
Middlesex, but was defeated. 1t is esti-
mated that the Liberals will have plur,
ality of As in the new Parliament.
A circular signed by the Hon. E. Rock
wood Hoar, Henry L. Pierce, John D.
Washburn, Martin Brimmer, William D.
Chadbourne and other leadin. Republi.
cans, has been addressed to the members
of the Republican party in Massachusetts,
strongly urging that delegates be sent to
the forthcoming state convention at Wor
cester vino are opposed to third term prin-
ciples. Grant has much strength in Mas
sachusetts.
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LATEST NEWS BY MAIL.

Daniel Singleton, so years old, was
killed late last night at Baltimore by be-
ing run over by a car at Camden station,
Baltimore and Ohio railroad.
On last Saturday night, while drunk and
road, near Woodford, Va, Sanford Ii.
Ballard was run over and killed.
Captain A. H. Mangun. of Yazoo City,
Miss, yesterday gave his five-year-oid
child dose of morphine in mistake for
quinine, causing its death in four hours.
Except in some parts of Northwestern
Ohio and Central and Northern Indiana
those states, with Kentucky, promise a
fine yield Of wheat and a good fruit crop.
The boiler of a sawmill exploded at
Millview, eight miles from Pensacola, Fla.
killing one person and seriously scalding
three others.
At a festival last Saturday night, near
Newman, Ga, two negroes quarreled
about ten cents, and one shot the other
through the heart.
James Black, colored, was yesterday ar
rested for an attempted outrage, on Satur-
Ford's depot, Dinwiddie county, Virginia.
duu IL ID CAooShI Ao VIII oe 1yucneu.
Weston began an attempt yesterday
morning at San Francisco to beat his
London record of $50 miles, with two local
pedestrians against him with five hours
start.
John Best, of Guernsey county, Ohio,
the oldest Mason in America, is dead. He
was born in county Tyrone, Ireland, in May,
1880; emigrated to Pennsylvania in 1911
and engaged in farming in Washington
county. In 1856 he removed to Ohio. He
was initiated a Mason in 1903 in Ireland,
At a meeting of the directors of the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad company,
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-04-06

THE spontaneous outburst of indig-
nant condemnation Of Judge Patterson's s
opinion by the press of the state is only
illustrated in small part by the extracts
which we reprint on our first page to-
day. In addition to the influential
journals there quoted, full score or
more others of the highest repute and
authority are at hand, all of which, with
one exception, speak in the same unmis.
taxable tone. 1t is highly gratifying to
us that these opinions are influenced by
no political nor personal considerations
In fact, the very journals from which we
have the least to expect Oh personal
grounds and with whom we have the
widest political differences seem to lead
in the demand that the rights of the
press and the bar should be vindicated
against the usurpation of power, the
caprice of ignorance or the persecution OF
malice.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-04-06
A MOnstrOus Proposition.

New Era, Rep.
If the powers of the court derived from
the law be as laid down by Judge Patter-
son, in his opinion filed in the case of
Messrs. Steinman and Hensel, large pro-
portion Of the newspaper press of the
country are as completely muzzled, in
regard to criticisiny the judiciary, as if
they were printed in France or Russia,
where a government censorship exists. For
example, the three daily journals of this city
are either published or edited by members
of the Lancaster bar. If Judge Patterson
has the right, under the law, to intiict
summary punishment upon Messrs- Stein
NAV and Hensel for what they printed in
their paper concerning the conduct of a
case in which they were not professionally
concerned, and the criticism of which
appeared only after the case was finally
disposed of-thus clearly preclud:ng the
presumption of attempting to in
tluence jury, intimidate the court,
or otherwise obstruct the ad
ministration of ofdistributive justice-he had
an equal right to intlict similar punish
ment upon the publisher Of the Neu Era
when this journal repeatedly charged that
the machinery of public justice had been
prostituted by the sworn officers Of the
court u secure TIE acqulCCaI OF one OF
. the best workers of the
ward" for political considerations.
And when we say that the court
had ten-fold stronger reasons for calling
the district attorney and his assistant to
account for deceiving the court so as to
make that prostitution of justice possible
than it had for disbarring the editors of
the 1NTELLIGENCER for commenting on
that outrage. we make the proposition SO
plain that the dullest intellect can hardly
fail to comprehend its full significance.
That the law gives a judge the arbitrary
power to summarily punish a member of
the bar for such editorial criticism outside
the court, is an assumption we will not
believe until it is affirmed by the highest
judicial authority.
The argument Of Judge Patterson would
lie with great force in an action for libel,
where jury could pass upon the facts,
but it strikes us as being mainly outside
the real question at issue. The only legal
! authority cited as precedent (the Austin
case) was anticipated and very clearly met
in the argument of Mr.. Shapley, and we
| must confess to surprise that after six
| weeks consideration the learned judge
was not able to more strongly fortify his
position on the real issue in the case.
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STATE ITEMS.

thas been developed in Philadelphia
assault and battery case that the assaulter
was married to tho assaulted's fourteen
year old daughter.
1t seems likely that the struggling effort
to open the permanent exhibition on May
10th with a fresh lease of life will be a
failure.
Hamilton Bowman, of Harrisburg, while
drunk on Saturday evening, cut and Sc
verely wounded Edward Coleman, while
drunk
A bakers boy in Philadelphia named
John E. Carl, from Reynoldsville, after
two attempts with laudanum and one
with a rope, committed suicide with chic
roform on Saturday.
Charles yesterday, formerly resident
of Middletown, but who has been living
for some time in Harrisburg, while at
tempting to board a freight train, near
Newport, Perry county, on Saturday, was
killed by the cars.
At FrankstOwn ore bank, near Altoona
several men were going down an inclined
plane in an ore dump when the rope sud-
denly broke and the car dashed to the bot
tom with terrific force. Michael McGraw,
aged 60 years, was fatally injured while
the others escaped unhurt.
Benjamin NJ. johnson of Hollidaysburg,
one of the most prominent manufacturers
of this state, died at the st. Cloud hotel,
Philadelphia, on Saturday evening, in his
57th year. His health began to decline
about four months ago, when he retired
from active business and went to Atlantic
City in the hope of recovering. About
March ], however, he began growing rapidly
worse, and since that time was confined to
his room at the St. Cloud. He sank rapid
ly on Saturday, but was conscious to the
last
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of the Moravian church, and is gentle
man of high rank in education and infu-
ence in his church. As a pulpit orator
the impression he made yesterday was very
fine."
The Scandinavian residents in Paris gave
a grand banquet in honor of Professor
NoRDBSsKJoLD, the Swedish Arctic ex-
plorer, and his lieutenant, Captain Pallan-
der There were 22O persons present, in
Guiding Prince Oscar, Of Sweden the
Russian charge d'affaires, and Christine
Nilsson. The hall was magnificently
decorated with flags of all nations, and
an escutcheon bearing the names of all the
explorers who have attempted the north
east passage.
An organized effort to start SEYMOUR
boom will be made within few days. A
letter signed by the Hon. Sanford Church,
Senator Kernan,, and other leading Demo
Gratis in different parts Of the country
will be sent to Mr.. Seymour requesting
him to become candidate for the nomi-
nation. In addition to this a committee
| of representative Democrats will visit
Utica to urge Mr.. Seymour to consent to
the use of his name at the Cincinnati con
vention. The gentlemen engaged in the
Seymour boom believe that the sage Of
Oneida is the only man who can reconcile
the conflicting elements in the Democratic
party in New York
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Horse Stolen.

A valuable mare belonging to Thomas
Jackson, Penn township, Chester county,
was stolen from his stable on Thursday
evening last. The mare was tracked by
Mr.. Jackson and his son to beyond Jsnner-
vile, when all clue to the missing property
was lost and they abandoned the search.
Mr. jackson then made use of the tele-
graph and through it learned that his mare
was at Leaman Place, Lancaster county, or
one answering its description. On Sun
day Mr.. Jackson went to Leaman Place
and there found his mare at the hotel. 1t
appears that a man giving his name as
Lynch and saying that he resided in New
London, arrived there on Friday with the
mare and offered to sell her for S11O. The
landlord, thinking the price was too high,
at first declined to purchase. Lynch then
came down in his price to $50, when the
bargain was closed, the landlord giving
his check for the amount. Lynch then
offered to sell the saddle and bride for 81.
This excited the proprietor's suspicion, who
agreed to take the whole rigging, and
would pay cash instead Of the check. The
latter was handed back to the landlord,
who then had the man arrested on suspi-
cion of having stolen the property. He
was taken to Lancaster Jail to await his
trial.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-04-06
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
The POultrynen.

Yesterday the Lancaster County poultry
association met statedly in the rooms of
the association. The newly elected presi-
dent, S. n. Warfel made brief address,
stating the benefits derived from the
raising of fine poultry and thanking the as
sociation for the honor conferred upon him
by calling him to the chair. The follow
ing named members were present
Messrs. S. N. Warfel, Strasburg, presi-
dent Frank Griest, city w. L. Hersh-
ey, Rapho; F. r. Diffenderffer, city
Henry Wissler, Columbia DR.. Berntheis,
ell, Columbia II. H. Tshudy, Lititz J.
B. Lichty, city !; G. A. Cast, city Ferdi-
nand Shaeffer, city w. II. Bollinger,
Warwick a; J. 3. Long, city Chas. E.
Long, city John NJ. Uagans, Strasburg
Obadiah Kendig, city.
John B, Eshleman, of West Hempfeld,
and D. D. Courtney, Of Elizabethtown,
were elected members of the association.
The subject of the best way to reduce
the flying propensities of Leghorns was dis
cussed by Messrs Tshudy, Berntheisel,
Lichty, Diffenderffer, Warfel and Long
Messrs Llchty and Long reported fan
success in Matching out birds this spring
and DR.. Bernthesel reported some expert
ments with eggs for incubation, from
which he claimed that eggs will hatch
when much older than people generally
concede.
The committee on accounts reported
through J. B. Long that they had audited
the secretary and treasurer's accounts
and found them correct.
Their report was accepted and the csm
mittee discharged.
An article published in the Germantown
Telegraph about the care of chickens wa!
referred to Rev. D. c. Tobias for discus
sion.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-04-06
PERSONAL.

1t is announced from Moscow that
WIENIAwsKI, the violinist, is dead.
NJ. V1CToRIEN SARDoU is said to give
away to poor and struggling anthors a
reasonable share of the large income his
pen has brought him. He has the added
goodness of never mentioning his gifts.
The SEVENTEEN birthday of Mrs. ANN S.
STEPHENS, the novelist, was recently cele-
brated by a dinner given in her honor by
Mr.. Edward Dickerson. Mrs. Stephens
still seems as hale and hearty as a woman
of fifty.
The seventieth birthday of the Rev.
JAMES FREEMAN CLARKE was very pleas
antly commemorated at the church in
Boston last night by a literary entertain
ment, which included poems by Dr..
Oliver Wendell Holmes and Julia Ward
Howe. A number of prominent people
were present.
Mrs. MARY AMELIA JACOBS, widow of
the late COL Samuel D. Jacobs. and mother
of J. Howard Jacobs, esq, died on Satur-
day evening at the residence of her son-in-
law, John Plank, in Caernarvon township,
Berk county, near Morgantown. Tire de-
ceased was most estimable lady, and
possessed large circle of friends and ac-
quaintances.
"In answer to numerous inquiries of late
as to whether Hon. A. HERR SMITH will
be candidate for reelection to Congress-,
the Neac Era deems it proper, " in order
to avoid any misapprehension on the sub
ject, to say that his nomination will be
pressed by his numerous friends through
out the county," and the Era kindly sug-
gests that it be made unanimous. Re-
ferred to Major Griest.
The Harrisburg Telegraph of last even
ing says: "The sermons of the morning
and evening, in the Reformed church, by
Rev. c. B. SHULTz, pastor of the Mora
Wan church, Lancaster city, were listened
to with great satisfaction by large congre-
cations on both occasions. Rev. Shultz,
is a son of the late Bishop Schultz,
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A Bad Precedent.

The convicted briberS appear at the
Harrisburg Jail and are permitted to
Snter bail in $1,000 for their appearance
at the next term of the court. And it
transpires, from the statement of one of
their counsel, Mr.. Herr, that they re-
Trained from appearing while the court
was in session by his advice, and in order
that they might thus avoid for while
longer the Jail. Judge Pearson accepted
bail for their appearance because he said
it was his practice, though the district
attorney said it was one Of which he had
no knowledge. 1t is certainly very
strange practice. Under it a convict need
never go to Jail. All that he has to do is
to stay away when he is called for SEN
tence, await the adjournment of the court,
and then appear and renew his bail until
the next term. Judge Pearson did not
say how long he would allow this game
to be played, but if the law permits it to he
done once we see no reason why the trick
should not be successful through all the
succeeding terms of court, until the time
can be so constituted as to provide the
required pardon. If Attorney General
Palmer can be got rid of, the thing will
be done, and possibly pressure may be
brought upon Hoyt that will induce him
to dismiss the attorney general. The
frequent forfeiting of bail by these de-
PENDANTS at each term of court will make
their liberty very expensive to them !; the
people behind them, for whom they suf-
fer, are we'll able to provide the money
and there will be no hitch in the game of
hide and seek with the court on this score.
There is such thing, too, as getting bail
remitted; and when the play is over and
these fellows appear for sentence, with
their pardons in their pockets, the next
movement will be to secure the release of
their bail.
It is not easy to see how Judge Pearson
could shut his eyes to the gross con-
tempt of the process of the court which
these criminals had shown. He explain
ed in answer to this objection to their
release, by the district attorney, that
they were not then before him for con-
tempt which was true. But then he
heard their attorney state that they had
Intentionally staid away for the purpose
of postponing their sentence, and it does
seem that only an imperative law should
have sufficed to induce the judge to per-
NIT the successful working of a conspir-
acy to defeat the course of justice; and
that simple practice should not have
enabled these convicts thus to defy the
court. Such practice evidently is bad |
enough to be abandoned.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-04-06
THE REFORMED CHURCH.
Its College Csntennial-Ths Mission C"ul

Its College Csntennial-Ths Mission Coun-
Gil.
The committee of the alumni of F. & NJ.
college and of Marshall college, appointed
at last commencement, to devise some pro-
gramme of celebrating their centennial an
niversary in 1887, meets in this city to-day
for the purpose Of its appointment. The
members of the committee are Rev. DR..
T. G. Apple and W. NJ Franklin, esq.,,
Gen. B. F. Fisher, of Philadelphia, DR..
Jos. Coblentz, of Reading, aud Rev. c. U.
Heilman, of Elk Lick.
The executive council of the tri-synodic
board of missions of the Reformed church
will hold its quarterly meeting in the First
Reformed church tomorrow, continuing
its sessions all day. The board consists of
Rev. C. U. Heilman, of the Pittsburgh
synod Rev. DR.. J. o. Miller, of the Po-
tomac synod, Rev. w. H. II. Snyder, of
the Eastern synod D. w. Cross, of Har-
risburg, and Rev. DR.. Theo. Appel, super
intendent of missions, councillor er-cJfcio.
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Washington Borough Items.

Thirty tons of manure have arrived for
the tobacco growers and as much more is
to come.
Sundays storm expended itself here in a
heavy rainfall in the morning no serious
damage was done.
Three timber RATS passed here on Satur-
day and two ON Sunday run by Marietta
pilots.
The fishermen are getting ready for op-
erations on the shad with good prospect of
successful run.
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Not So Bad as Reported.

The damage to NJ. NJ. Buckhart's ware
houses, at Lititz, by the storm of Sunday,
was not SO bad as reported. The ware
house proper was not damaged, only one of
the sheds used for hanging tobacco being
injured to the amount of about $500.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-04-06
Baseball Challenge.

The Slowgo baseball club, a new organ
ization, challenges the Ironsides to play a
game on the latter's grounds on April "a.
The new club has two regularly elected
water carriers.
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Almost o Fire.

Yesterday the chimneys of the house of
Hiram Schweers, who resides ON the Har-
risburg avenue, near the bolt works, caught
fire but was extinguishsd before any dam
age was d0ne
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Sale of Horses

Samuel Hess & Son, auctioneers, sold at
public sale yesterday, at J. d. Denlinger's
Merimac house, Is head of horses for
Daniel Logan, at an average Of $163.S5
per head
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Sent Out.

= Lewis Reidenbach was sent to Jail to- day
for 25 days by Alderman McConomy, for
being drunk and disOrderly.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-04-06

TIE New Era says that the Republicans
who are now cursing Boring concede it to
have been right "when it declined to en-
dorsc candidate who was set up to serve
other interests than Republican unity and
municipal REFORM Nevertheless it dill en-
dorse Boring and gave him unqualified
support.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-04-06
MINOR TOPICS.

SHERwOoD's name being sent into the
Senate again yesterday for census super
visor of Philadelphia, the Senate quickly
discovered that it had been there before
and bounced it out without delay.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-04-06

"THE power to punish for contempt is a
presercatioe power, and should not be used
for cindictire purposes. 1t is a power deli
cate in its character. Necessityalone should
Justify a resort to it. 1t must be used and
applied by the soundest discretion. Res
poets to courts cannot be compelled. 1t is
the voluntary tribute of the public, to
worth, and intelligence, and while they
are found on the judgment seat, SO long,
and no longer, will they retain the public
confidence.'
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to have been on the war-path yesterday,
and the city election resulted in Demo-
cratic victory. This is the first time the
city has been carried against the Republi-
cans for years. The Democratic candi-
date for mayor and four of the six alder
man are elected by a majority ranging
from 80 to $50. The large negro vote was
neutralized by the refusal of the
Republicans to run the representative
they had put up for nomination as alder
man in the Third ward. The new council
will stand eight Democrats and four Re-
publicans against nine Republicans and
three Democrats last year.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-04-06

THE supreme court of Texas, reviewing
the action of court below, quoted largely
from the opinion in Austin's case, but
held that the conduct for which an attor-
ney could be disbarred, must be his con-
duct as an attorney, not as a person; that
it was only with his odicial conduct that
the court could concern itself, and that
applying opprobrious and abusive epithets
to a judge, in vacation, could not be con-
sidered "a contempt involving fraudulent
or dishonorable conduct, or malpractice, -
within the meaning of the statute