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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-07-23
Store Robbed.

The store of Geo. w. Steinmetz at Clay,
this county, was broken into last night.
The store adjoins his residence, and the
robbers effected an entrance by removing
the hinges of the cellar door, then forcing
open a door which leads from the cellar to
an entry adjoining the store room, then re-
moving the bolts from door in the entry
leading into the store. Several pieces of
cashmere and diagonal cloth, lot Of wooden
shawls, three boxes of hats, revolver, lot of
notions worth about $500, and a15 in cash
were stolen. A reward of $50 is offered
for the recovery of the goods and convic-
ton of the thieves. As NO one sleeps in
the store room, the robbery was not dis
covered until Mr.. Steinmetz's son went to
open the store this morning.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-07-23
A County That Is ADlaZe.

The Hancock boom is making things
fairly howl in Fayette county, and is
knocking the opposition endways. Mr..
Seaton, one of the National nominees for
the Legislature, has published letter of
declination, and HOlsing, tho other Assem-
bly, candidate, has signitied his intention
of doing likewise, while Coldson, Green
back nominee for district attorney, has
also retired from the field. The Monitor
says: cit is estimated that Connellsville
will give Hancock majority of 300; the
two Tyrones 800 the two Dunbars $50 ;
Union district $50 and Georges township
800. This will be 1,6OO majority in less
than e-thim of the voting districts.
DIR. Thomas P. Walker, formerly lead
ing Republican of Fayette county, and at
present the Greenback candidate for corO-
ner of that county, has come out openly
for Hancock, and has issued a call for a
Hancock meeting in Dunbar, to form a
Hancock club, to be composed entirely OF
Republicans and Greenbackers. No Dem
ocrats will be allowed to join it.
Martin B. Pope, leading Republican,
formerly ticket agent of the B. s. O., rail-
road company at Uniontown, and years ago
Republican candidate for poor house direc-
tor Of Fayette county, has declared his
purpose to vote and work for Hancock.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-07-23
The American Woman In Paris.

Paris was shocked yesterday by the an
nouncement of the suicide of an American
lady well-known there and in London cir
cles. Mrs. Annie Wetmore, of New York,
took her own life by poisoning herself, at
the residence of Lady Albert Pelham Clin-
ton, in the Rue Billault. The deceased
was very handsome woman about 35
years of age. Up to a short time since she
was said to have been affianced to the
Marquis Of Anglesey, to whom she
became engaged soon after her divorce
from her husband. In June last the
tickle Anglesey met and married Mrs.
Wodehouse, nee Miss Minnie King, Of
Georgia. Mrs. Wetmore was dreadfully
depressed ON hearing of the marriage, and
at last in despair put an end to her life.
The sad occurrence has created genuine
sensation in the American colony. The
new Marchioness of Anglesey is an Ameri-
can by birth, and, as Minnie King, was
one of the brightest stars in the imperial
court at Paris. Subsequently she married
the Hon. Henry Wodehouse, brother of
the Earl of Kimberley. He was in diplo-
macy, and died of typhus fever at Athens.
For some years after her widowhood Mrs.
Wodehouse resided in London and was
highly popular.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-07-23
Garfield's Bid for New York.

Herald.
At a meeting of Republican campaign
club in this city letter has just been read
from General Garfield, in which he spurs
his supporters here to activity because
"New York settles the case if the Repub-
licans ran carry it.'' 4 + 4 +
The distinguishing points of his letter on
economic questions are its advocacy of a
high protective tariff, and also. by infer
ence. its opposition to any modification of
the navigation laws that will enable Amer
leans to buy and sell fOreign-built ships !;
its tOleration of the circulation of legal
tender greenbacks and eighty-eight
cent silver dollars as integers with
gold coin of the same denominations in
the federal currency its approval of un-
limited appropriations for internal i'm
provements at the federal expense, partic-
ularly in the Mississippi valley, and its ar
gument for the restriction of Chinese i'm.
migration as involving peril to the free
dom and dignity of labor " by competition.
On questions political and less strictly
economic its distinguishing points are
the assumption that Republican ad-
ministration of the federal government
does something potent, however indefinite
and incomplete, to enforce equal rights be-
tween races in the Southern states, which
the Democrats will omit to do if they gain
power, and a suggestion that, if he is
elected president, he will invite members
of Congress to partnership with the execu-
tive in making appointments to Office.
According to General Garfield's deliberate
intelligence this is programme of public
policy which is likely to be agreeable to
New York principles and interests.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-07-23
Hancock I'm ONO.

The following special from Lancaster,
Ohio. to the Cincinnati Commercial IRE
publican) shows very conclusively which
way the cat jumps in that state: Here,
as elsewhere, the Democrats are jubilant
over the nomination of General Hancock
Fairfield county is one of the most reliable
Democratic counties in the state. F y
years it's majorities have steadily grow /,
from 1000 to 1.8OO, and it is safe to count
on 1900 for the state ticket in October,
and $500 for Hancock in the melancholy
days of November. Hancock is especially
popular in this county, because the people
are mostly descended from Pennsylvania
stock, and the old-time Democrats like
Abraham Seifert still retain their old Penn
sylvanis state pride, and while they might
object to Hancock rs q military man, they
forget their prejudice and rejoice because
the Democratic nominee is Pennsylva-
nian."
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-07-23
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
TIL r CAMPAIGN,
Third Ward Democrats.

Third Ward Democrats.
Last evening a meeting of the Third
ward Hancock and English club was held
at Efiiuger's, corner Of South Queen and
Vine streets. A number of additional
names were affixed to the roll, and pend
ing the action of the general organization
in the selection of a uniform, no action was
taken in that direction, further than the
appointment of a committee to devise
ways and means of procuring equipments.
The committee consists of Geo. s. Nor
beck, Capt. Geo. F. Sprenger and Herbert
Johnston. 1t was also agreed that a COM
mittee Of three be appointed to represent
the club in the general conference meeting
to be held next Wednesday evening. The
appointment of this committee was tenn
pOrarily deferred. There is movement
on foot to organize Third ward Hancock
drum corps, and the spirit that appears to
animate the sturdy Democracy of this Re-
publican Gibraltar is one of aggressiveness
and determination that cannot fail to
make decided inroads upon the enemy's
boasted numbers in this ward. Here, as
elsewhere, the Democrats appear to have
caught the echo of our great leaders, COM
mand to carry the works." and they
propose to assume the offensive ut the out
set. -
Tho First Ward Club:
The committee appointed at the first
meeting reported the following officers,
who were elected:
President-E. d. North.
Vice Presitlents-Neal Dunleavy, VIM.
McCOmsey, John Rees and Christian Sheaf-
fer.
Recording Sccretary-Jacob Rees.
Corresponding Secretary-Chas. Lichty.
Treasurer-H. r. McCOnOmy.
Captains. W. Altick.
1st Lieutenant-P. H. Mcfarland.
I'd '' John H. Brown.
Orderly Sergeant-W. C. Pyle.
Quarterlnaster Sergeant-Jamcs Au-
ment.
Sergeant-at -Arms-Thos. McGinnis, jr.
Finance COmmittee-A. J.. Steinman,
Charles Buchmiller, Daniel Logan, Geo.
w. Brown, Jacob Rces, John Reith.
Property COmmittee-TheOdOre Trout,
Isaac Bender, VIM. Scheurenbrandt,
James Altick, John McCulley, James
Niemer, Michael Meaney.
Conference Committees. w. Altick,
Charles Lichty and John B. Slough.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-07-23
To lS0 II 0bullt.

At the meeting Of the property commit
tee Of city councils, last evening, the chair
man, MIR. Zecher, was authorized to diIect
the city solicitor to prepare draft Of a
lease for ten years, to be presented to
councils for approval, and granting to Jacob
Hartman, for the period stated. the use of
the plot Of the reservoir grounds lately o.
cupied by him as an ice-hOusc, and de-
strOyed by fire some time since. The lease
under which Mr.. Hartman has held this
ground, though dating from 1862, has been
for one year only, and in consequence Mr.
Hartman says he has never felt justified in
erecting any other than a wooden struc-
ture, which has been repeatedly burned
down by incendiaries. In case the present
lease is effected, Mr.. Hartman will CAUSE
to be erected substantial building to be
composed principally of stone.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-07-23
Aggressive Harmony.

Throughout the Shenandoah valley dur
ing the past few days local meetings have
been held with the view of organizing a
tween the Readjuster and Funder wings of
the Democratic party in Virginia, by which
the two electoral tickets now in the field
for Hancock and English may be consoli-
dated. A number of prominent Demo-
Gratis and Readjustcrs in the valley have
since taken hold of the matter, and by
their energy and influence have inaugu-
rated a movement, which, from the num-
bers and prominence of those of both
sides who have flocked to their standard,
must necessarily result in the much de-
sired compromise.
The Tammany electoral ticket in New
York will be Withdrawn in few days.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-07-23
STATE ITEMS.

A number Of Republicans of Middletown
Dauphin county, have organized Ham
cock Veteran association.
A. S. H. Young, we'll known citizen
of Somerset county. fell dead in his garden
at Stoeystown. He was aged eighty-five
years.
A child chained is the latest sensation in
Westmoreland county. Silas E. Myers, 10
years old, has been chained by his neck in
the cellar of w. II. Club. at Bridgeport,
because he "would run away"
The receivers of the Philadelphia s.
Reading coal and iron company will issue
no circular of prices for coal for August,
as current prices have been determined
upon for the next month.
George r. Messersmith cashier Of the
First national bank, Chambersburg, has
been very ill suffering from the blow he
received on his head in his tussle with the
burglars Rollins and johnson, but we are
glad to say he is improving.
Sixty-one members of Boyd &
Peters's circus have been arrested at
Leechburg, Armstrong county, ,on charge Of
being implicated in the abduction and
outrage of the Burkett girl, IA years of
age. They were taken to Grecnsburg for
hearing.
Immense quantities of grain are already
being shipped over the new Baltimore and
Cumberland Valley railroad, though it has
been opened but little more than two
weeks. This grain goes direct to Balti-
more, one of the finest grain markets in
the eastern part of the United States,
hence the large shipments. The survey
for the continuation of this road to Ship
pensburg has been competed.
Yesterday afternoon at Kittanning point,
William Lasher, about 80 years old, in the
employ of the Pennsylvania railroad as a
freight brakeman, was standing on the
bumper of a car attempting to put on the
brake. The train suddenly broke and
parted, and Mr.. Lasher was thrown upon
the track, the rear end of the broken train
passed over him and his left leg was near
ly torn off below the knee and horribly cut
and mangled.
1t is said that Gen. Huidekoper the
new postmaster at Philadelphia is really
a citizen of Meadville, where he belongs to
a family reported to be very wealthy. He
served in the army as colonel and lost an
arm in the service. He is a brigadier
general in the National Guard, command
ing the Fifth brigade, which embraces the
guard in the western counties of the state.
In politics he is negative Republican,
having in 1872 joined the liberal branch of
the party and supported Horace Greeley for
president. Since that time his political
position has been question of doubt, but
it is probable that this appointment will
determine him to support Garfield for the
presidency.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-07-23

increase or population in ten years, and
although the slight gain of nine per cent.
in New Orleans, where . large proper
tion of the population is massed, reduces
the general increase to 10 per cent, that
is no inconsiderable gain, and gives
promise that louisiana will gain one
member of Congress at least instead of
losing as the Republicans have been ex-
pecting. Texas and Missouri will gain
largely, while the losses in New England
will correspondingly weaken the Repub-
licanS,
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-07-23
TROTTING AT CHICAGO.
Imm enso Crowds in Attendance and
Sport.

Imln ense Crowds In Attendance and Fine
Sport.
Fifteen thousand people attended the
races at Chicago yesterday. The first race,
2:23 class, was won by Wedgewood Lucy
second and Monarch Rule third. Best
time, 2:214.
Second race for special purse of 50, 500.
St. Julien, Darby, 2 . 2 l.; Hopewell,
333. Time, 2:17a, 2:1844, 2:164
The owner of St. Julien offers to match
him for s5, 600 against any trotter or PAGER
in the country.
Third race, 2:4 class, was won by Black
Cloud JOsephus took third and fourth heats
and Wilbur third money. Time, 2:214,
2:23, 2:25, 2:224 ond 2:30.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-07-23
LAT LIST N8Ws By NAL.

Baseball-At Boston-Boston, 4; But.
falo. 1. At Providence Providence, 6;
Cincinnati, 2.
The crops in Virginia, especially the corn
crop, are said to be very promising.
An international Temperance camp meet
ing was opened yesterday at Grimsby,
Ont.
A five-year old son of Charles Perry
was drowned 1T Cedar Grove, Il. L., on
Wednesday.
Troupe, Texas, has been almost entirely
destroyed by fire. Loss, S25, 600; insur-
ance, $4,000.
The business portion of GibsOnvillc,
Sierra county. Cal, was burned yesterday.
The loss is over $50, 1000.
The official returns of the census super
visor gives Boston population of 3G3, ,56J,
an increase Of u, O66 in ten years.
Branch morning freight train, was caught
between the cabOOse and coal car, while
coupling, at EliZabethpOrr, and had his
right leg mangled from the hip to the knee.
He is dying.
John Turner, son Of Sheriff Turner, of
Utah City, was found murdered near Echo
City. it is believed by tramp named
Frederick Welcome, Of whom the father is
now in pursuit. Welcome had twice been
arrested by Sheriff Turner for horse steal
ing and had threatened the sheriffs life.
The body of Miss Helen Deakon was
found floating in the inlet, near Atlantic
City, some distance from the scene of the
drowning last Monday. 1t was brought
to the shore and taken in charge by IN un-
dertaker. The body was in a good state
of preservation. It is understood $50
reward was offered for the recovery of the
remains.
/ Mrs. Mary Raddy. of No. 159 Clinton
street, Cincinnati, died under circum-
stances indicating poison, administered by
herself or some one else. She is q daugh.
ter Of Mr.. Christy, of MadisOnville, and
was married last November to a widowel
with three children. A post mortem ex.
animation and inquest will be held to elicit
the facts in the case.
| AS Mrs. Sarah A. Crelin (white), wife
of tenant on the farm Of VIM. A. Como
reed, was walking along path near the
New Jersey Southern railroad track she
was set upon by George Carney, burly
negro, who dragged her into the woods
and outraged her after she had tainted
| Inc mlScre1nC was captured ana lOckeC
up, narrowly escaping being ]ynched.
John Houston { colored attempted tt
commit rape upon the -year-old daugh.
ter Of Jason Cannon, jr., about four miles
west Of Shelbyville, Tenn. He was ar
rested by the child's father and severa
neighbors. While in custody at Cannon
house party Of masked men took Hous
ton out, carried him half mile down tht
pike and hanged him. The negro had
been in the penitentiary.
In Detroit yesterday at the private banl
of Fisher, Preston & Co., while the clerk
Fred D. Clifford, was alone, a stranger ap
peared at the opening of wire screen il
the counter and expressed a desire to buy
some government bonds. AS Mr.. Clifford
was about to reply the stranger suddenly
reached through the aperture and strucl
him on tho temple with a slung- shot. Th'
blow felled him to the floor and temper
arily rendered him insensible. When h
recovered it was ascertained that between
four and five thousand dollars in currency
which had been lying on the counter hat
disappeared.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-07-23
Ready for Business.

The Democratic national committee
opened its new headquarters at 1873 Fifth
avenue. New York yesterday. On the
first floor of the house are four large
rooms. They are to be used as reception
rooms for visitors and for the public bus:-
ness of the committee. The committees s
consultation rooms are on the second floor.
The third and fourth floors will be used
as working and sleeping rooms for the
committees clerks. The house is nicely
furnished. Telegraph instruments, tele-
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-07-23

Christian Union.
In short, on all points on which the
party platform is explicit he is also ex-
plicit; on all points on which it is ambig-
uous he is also ambiguous.
Those who desired from Gen. Garfield a
cautious statement of Republican policy
that should offend no voters will admire
the political wisdom of his letter of accep-
tance those who hoped from him q ring
ing declaration Of principles that would
attract voters will be disappointed in it.
He puts himself on the Republican plat.
form and identities himself with the Re-
publican party, but he does not make him.
self its leader.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-07-23

As we had anticipated the movement
for union of the readjusters and debt
paying wings of the Virginia Democracy
has begun with the rank and file of the
party, and they speak SO plainly for a
combination in effect as there as in
sentiment that the leaders cannot fail to
heed it. Both elements, it is understood,
are for Hancock, both sets of electors are
claimed to be friendly to his election and
no such folly will be tolerated as risking
the defeat of both for a. mere punctilio.
In New York a similar matter will likely
be settled by the unqualified withdrawal
of the Tammany electors, and whatever
the Republicans have counted in the way
of profit from Democratic dissensions
may as well he discounted at once.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-07-23
That Remarkable Toy Pistol.

THU FsehiarKADI0 Toy f1StOI.
n. Y. Tribune.
Here is 4 strange fact, which we gather
from the local columns Of the Philadelphia
papers and leave to the doctors to explain,
only promising that we believe it to be a
fact. During the last month six cases Of te-
tanus have occurred in that city and two in
Reading (AllentOwn, EastOn, Lancaster),
in every instance resulting from wounds
inflicted accidentally by toy pistols. Is the
weather to blame for this odd sequence of
disaster? Or-is there any popularity in
the charge Of these deatll-dealing play
things? The wound Of an ordinary pistol
rarely produces lOckiaw.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-07-23
raE DEuOCRACY.
state Conventions IN lliAsouFi, Ohio and Yer.

state Convsntso.s in SfiAsour,. Ohio and Yer.
mont.
At the Vermont Democratic convention
in the afternoon session the following nom
nations wore made For governor, Ed
ward J. Phelps for lieutenant governor,
Geo. w. Gates, of White River Junction !;
lows Falls for presidential electors at
}. w. Bliss, of Bradford. Resolutions were
adopted endorsing the principles adopted
by the late national convention and ratify-
lish.
Upon reassembling, the convention organ
lied with Theo. Cook as permanent chair
man. The committee Oh resolutions re-
ported the following:
ResOtrcd, That the Democracy of Ohio
heartily endorse the candidates of the ma
tiOnal Democratic convention and that We
will zealously labor for the election OF
Hancock and English and for the can
didates for state Offices this day nOmi-
mated.
Resolred, That the Democracy of this
state adopt rs their own the national plat
form.
Judge VIM. Long, Of Tiffin was no,ni.
mated for secretary Of state NJ. F. Fol
lett for supreme Judge Richard ]. Fan
ming Gncumbent), clerk of the supreme
court W. j. Jackson. board Of public
works ; J. j. Burns Cncumbent), commits.
siOner of schools; r. P. Ranney and
John F. FOllett, presidential exectors-at
large.
Missouri.
Thomas J. Chittenden was nominated
for governor. The convention then tool
recess, reconvened and resumed the
nomination of the state ticket. Col
Robert A. Campbell, Of St. Louis, wa.
nominated for lieutenant governor, anC
Hon. Robert ID. Ray, Of Carroll county, fOl
judge Of the supreme court. NJ. K
McGrath was nominated for secretary o
state and p. E. Chappell for treasurer.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-07-23

GEN. GARFIELD is entitled to full
and complete correction of the state
ment that Judge Swayne had officially
denounced his conduct in the DeGolyer
case. The language attributed to Judge
Swayne was not his but that of ex-Sena-
tor Doolittle's brief, who was counsel in
the case. Mr.. DoOlittle, by the way, is
an old line Republican, who is now sup
porting Hancock, and the opinion
he expressed of Garfield, though not as
significant as if it had come from the
judge in the case is forcible and true,
and as the New York World suggests,
why do not the Republican newspapers
boldly take up and deal with the much
more important question whether the
receipt of $1,000 bribe from contract
ors of any SORT by a lawyer who is also
4 congressional chairman of the commit
tee which must pass upon the claims or
bids of such contractors, is or is not, in
the alleged language of Judge Swayne,
/" a sale of official influence which no veil
can cover.''
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-07-23

Louisa Fisher was arranged before Al
der,nan Spurrier for drunken and disorder
" conduct, and committed t. the county
prison for 20 days.
VIM. Green, an infirm Englishman, was,
at his own request, taken before Mayor
MacGonigle and committed to the work
house for 30 days.
Elijah Grimm, . tramp in scarcl. Of
work, was lodged in the station house last
night and discharged this morning.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-07-23

JUDGING from some of the census re-
ports of Louisiana, the Democracy are
not in SO much danger of losing con-
gressmen in the South from the new ap-
portionment as the Republicans have
been fondly hoping. Thirteen county
parishes in that state show a 43 per cent.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-07-23

The contract was awarded to Mr.. Resh,
as was also that of building. 2O-foot
sewer on the same street, at 80 cents pei
running foot, with two end walls at SO
per perch.
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Lancaster County Grandfather,

The Philadelphia Esening 7elehroph
says:
General Huidekoper, who is described as
" soldier and manufacturer, was bern
in Meadville, Pa, this state, his mother
being the daughter of Judge Shipman. Of
Lancaster county. and his father being a
native of Meadville, and descended from
Dutch ancestors.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-07-23

Robert J. Lawton, of Shippensburg, one
of the largest grain shippers in the valley
and . large land owner in franklin county,
died suddenly of heart diaease on Wednes-
day morning. ri ~