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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-08-03
TENT AND TABERNACLE.

The Landisville CsmpmeotinS.
Rev. Gable conducted the Monday morn
ing prayer meeting and DR.. Williams. of
Wesleyan female college, Wilmington,
Del, preached at 10 a. m. upon the
5th verse, 18th chapter of St. John: "I
am the vine, ye are the branches" Rev.
Gable conducted the children's services at
1 p. m., and the afternoon sermon was
preached by Rev. Quimby, of New Lon
don, whose text was the 18th ", 1st ch.,
of Timothy: "This is faithful saying
and worthy of all acceptation, Christ
Jesus came to save sinners, of whom I am
the chief" He was followed with dis
course by Rev. Gable on the familiar and
powerful text, xiv Psalm, 1st ": "Tho
fool hath said in his heart there is no God, :"
and he powerfully presented the argu-
ments of nature, nations, revelation and
conscience against atheism.
This morning the famous Irish preacher,
Rev. Thomas Guard of Baltimore, on 9 of
most eloquent Of camp meeting orators,
was to preach: and despite the threatening
weather. large coIcourse assembled to
hear his powerful plea for the gospel
truth. In rainy weather the preaching is
held in the tabernacle, which has large
seating capacity and is admirably venti-
lated.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-08-03

In the Eighteenth congressional dis
trict of this state Hon. VIM. 3. Stengel
has notified the Franklin county confer.
ees, who were instructed for him, of hi
withdrawal from the contest for the con
gressional nomination; which leaves thu
field clear for Mr.. Speer. This congres
sional district is close, but with united
Democracy, the prestige of Hancock
name and the active canvass that will b,
made by 50 able a man as Mr.. Speer
there is every reason to feel confidence il
the result.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-08-03
LATEST NEWS By NAIL.

A fire in Red Bluff, CAL, swept a busi-
ness block loss, 500, 900.
Oldenburg, Ind, has 1900 population
and not Republican voter.
The population of Maine, estimated from
the returns already in, is GAG, 900, against
626, ,915 in 1870.
A committee, including some OF the lead
ing members of the Roman aristOcracy, has
been formed to promote the holding of an
international exhibition at Rome in 1885.
Jas. Curran, Louisville laborer, shot
his wife through the lungs. He had not
been living with her, and is supposed to
be insane.
Two country people who came to Younss
into the balloon and it got off with them
They have not been heard from.
General James D. Mcbride, of Virginia
has resigned his position as national sec
retary of the United States Labor League
and his resignation has been accepted
He wants to work for Hancock.
The returns of the election for council
general in France show that 704 Republi
cans and 2S1 Conservatives were elected
Sixty-seven second ballots will be neces
sary. The Republicans gain 1874.
VIM Bach, a retired New York merchan
with predispOsitiOn to heart disease, wOul
take Russian baths against his family
warnings. Last Saturday he died at tn
edge of the bath tub.
George Knapp, of Jamestown, N. Y.
attempted OH Saturday evening to ride
horse never before ridden and was throw
and stepped on by the animal, and die
yesterday morning.
In Freeport, Ill. during high wint
the cornice fell from building on Stevel
son street, crushing to death Miss Bertl
Dietrich and fatally injuring Ann
Wedesenkamp. Others had Il narrow G
cape.
Henry Dubois, highly respected cit
zen of the town Of Olive, N. Y. committe
suicide on Saturday night by putting Il
muzzle of gun in his mouth and BLOWN
out his brains. No cause is assigned II
the deed, but he was considered eccentri
The wife of DR.. Herman Croft, Of Stol
Bridge, N. Y, was drowned at Calls basi
on the Delaware & Hudson canal, {
Saturday evening. Her husband was vi
iting a patient, leaving her in charge OF Il
horse, which became unmanageablc m
backed into the canal.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-08-03
Largo Funerals.

The funeral of Mrs. Philip Frank of Mt.
Joy. who died several days ago, took place
from the residence of her husband yester-
day. It was largely attended and the in
terment was made at the cemetery in the
town. Services we're conducted by Rev.
Trabert, of Lebanon, Weiscotten, of Beth
lehem, and Lempie, of Elizabethtown.
The funeral of George D. Sprecher, jr.,
which took place from his fathers resi-.
dence on East King street, this morning.
was very largely attended, especially by
young friends of the deceased. The body
was inferred at Woodward Hill.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-08-03

ALABAMA is the first state on the roll
call of the nation, and so she fifty leads
off in the elections of the current year.
It has been the first state to vote since
both presidential candidates were put
into the field, and unsual interest attach
ed to it because desperate efforts had
been made to effect such a union of Re.
publicans, Greenbackers and Independ-
ents that their onset would he effective if
not irrestible. The result proved that
they gnawed ut a file. The Democratic
ticket will have $1,000 majority. Local
elections in Kentucky turned out pretty
much the same way, the event only be-
ing marked by the bloody attacks of Re-
publican negroes on some of their colored
brethren who had dared to vote with the
Democracy.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-08-03
A Brave Old Lady.

This time it was "little Johnny Green !"
himself who fell into the we'll near Zahns-
vile, Ohio. His grandmother aged 70
heard him, let down the we'll bucket, told
the boy to hold on and she would draw
him ap. He took hold of the side of the
bucket, but when near the top his hold
failed, and he fell again to the bottom.
Any other woman would have tainted
under the circumstances, but Mrs. Green
let the bucket down the second time and
told the little fellow to climb inside the
bucket. This he did, and was soon safe in
his gran,lmOther's arms.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-08-03
4anraster frlteIllge1lrer.
TUESDAY EVENING, JULY 3, 1880.
Stand and Deliver.


The Republican county committee as
sessed Hon. A. Herr Smith 81 200 as the
candidate for Congress; Thomas J.
Davis $500 as the nominee for district
attorney Amos II. Mylin, for senator,
$3.50; the five candidates for assembly
from the county, S175 each; the four
candidates for prison inspector and poor
director, $40 each; county surveyor S.,
and Mr.. Demuth, city candidate for
Legislature, S., with the understanding
that his main assessment should be made
by and paid to the city executive COM
mittee for the city campaign-raising
total fund of about 1926 for the elec-
ton of the Republican local nominees in
this county, which the Republican chair
man boasts is good for 5000 majority.
The assessments were SO excessive, no
doubt, because the chairman and his
friends, who were in a majority on the
committee and the subcommittee, are
not IN political sympathy with most
of the candidates who have to pay the
assessments. 1t is very comfortable to
spend other peoples money and especially
that of your political opponents.
Mr.. Smith has hitherto refused to pay
a 81 900 assessment and last year COM
PEELED the committee to abate its requisi-
tiOn upon him to $50 and to accept that
as his full contribution. The committee
now call upon him to stand and deliver
a much larger amount and threaten to
depose him from the ticket if he re.
fuse.
Mr.. Davis will probably want to know
about the movement to disbar him he.
fore he planks down $500, in addition to
his large expenses in procuring the nom
inatiOn, which Eberly's friends say he
did not get at all.
Before the candidates for the Legisla
ture pay their assessment they should
carefully read Art. VIII of the cOnsti
tuition of Pennsylvania, and the law OF
April Is, 1874, Z. L., pages Ga and G5. i
after that they are all convinced that il
will require 81 ,225 to pay the "printinl
and travelling expenses - the ''dissemin
alton of information to the public" ant
the ':political meeting, demonstration
and conventions necessary to thei
election, they may pay their assessment
Ii they are not SO cOnvinced-as the.
cannot he honestly-their payment o
such assessment will render them liabl
to Imprisonment under the act, to TIN
penalties of perjury in taking the oath o
Office and to custer from their seats
they ever get into them.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-08-03

THE Republican county committee
met yesterday and might have engaged
itself with profit investigating charges
that its party nominee for district attor-
ney will be put under professional dis
qualification for that Office, and the allie
cation that in 1879 the ballot-box of the
Second ward in this city was changed for
stuffed one by which a fraud of 147
votes was perpetrated. But the county
committee had no desire to purge its,
party of any such scandals. 1t was far
more intent on moving on to assess the
candidates and to raise pool of some
$500.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-08-03
WAY DOWN IN ALABAMA.
5o,oooDEMoCRAT1C MAJORITY.

5o,oooDEMoCRAT1C MAJORITY.
The state election in Alabama was held
yesterday. The returns as far as received
indicate Democratic majority over the
Republicans and Greenbackers which is
estimated in Montgomery at $1,000 or up
wards. In opposition to the regular Dem
ocratic ticket was one made by fusion of
Republicans, Greenbackers and Independ-
ents. AS great interest was felt in local
matters full vote was brought out. The
Republicans had no state ticket in the field
and were instructed to vote the Greenback
ticket, but they failed to do so in many To-
calities. Fifty thousand Democratic ma
jority is low estimate.
Kentucky.
The elections passed off very quietly
throughout the state. Nominations were
made by Republicans in very few counties
and the vote polled was light. Circuit
Judges and commonwealth attorneys
were elected in each of the eighteen judi
cial districts, and Democrats are elected in
at least fifteen. Circuit clerks, sheriffs
magistrates and constables were elected il
all the counties and municipal officers il
many cities and towns. Democrats wer'
elected generally. In Lexington a negr'
who voted the Democratic ticket was stab
bed by Republican negro. The marshal
in attempting to make an arrest, was as
saulted and struck on the head with a rock
A general melee ensued, in which two he
groes were shot and several cut before AZ
rests were made.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-08-03
PERSONAL.

GLADSTONE is comfortable and his con-
dition satisfactory.
The Queen of Siam and her little son
arc reported to have been drowned.
Miss MARY ANDERSON has just cele-
brated, at Long Branch, her 21st birth
day.
NJ. VICTOR HUGo's 18th birthday has
just been celebrated by dinner at his
house, followed by a reception, an illum-
ination of the garden and a display of fire.
works.
Mrs. JOHN g. SAKE, wife of the distin-
guished poet, died at her home in Brook
lyn, ON Saturday night, of bronchitis. She
was sixty years old and leaves two sons
and one daughter, all grown up.
DAVID M. MAGRAw, who was colonel of
the 10th Pennsylvania volunteers in the
war of the rebellion, writes that he has
been lifelong Republican, but now in
tends to support Gen. Hancock.
The late NJ. PEREIRE, the financier, left
a fortune amounting to $40, 400, 900. OF
this sum Madame Pereire inherits 81, 500, :
OOO-half of this absolutely and the other
half for life while each of the three child
rcn receives 81, SOC, 600.
Major JOHN E. SIMPSON, general mana
ger of the Vandalia railroad, Gied yester-
day morning without having returned to
consciousness since the attack he expe-
rienced on Saturday morning. His re-
mains will be sent to Michigan City, Ind,
for interment. Major Simpson was one of
the most practical and prominent railroad
men in the West.
JAY GoULD's winnings during the last
year are variously estimated, but on any
reckoning his capital has been rolling up
like snow ball. A year ago he sold 100, ;
600 shares of Union Pacific for about
81, 500, 900. Then he bought controlling
interest in the Kansas Pacific, which was
at IL, for about s60O, 900, and in the next
six months the stock rose to 90, netting
a., 900, 900. Wabash was at 1S when Gould
bought, some say, two-thirds of the stock,
and it rose later to 684. His profits on the
consolidation of the St. Louis Northern
(Which he bought at y and saw rise to
47) and Wabash are put at q, $50 600. In
all, by spending about 1850, 900 for
stocks, Gould has netted $11 ,OOO, 900 if he
were to sell out.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-08-03

We recently noticed that Of 1877 persons
at the raising of B. F. Eshleman's tObacc"
shed, in East Lampeter township. there
were only Hancock men. A correspond
ent from the Republican county of Cl'es-
ter tells us there was tobacco shed raised
in Highland township, near Parkesburg,
last Friday. on the farm of Christian Hess,
and Of $50 votes present there were only
4 supporters of Garfield. Our correspond
ent adds: More than this, Mr.. Hess has
two farms, second to none either in
Lancaster Or Chester counties he is u
solid Hancock man, as are also his four
sons. An are good farmers and have the
boss tobacco in the county. Hess, Of
Highland township, Chester county, can
beat East Lampeter raising tobacco, and
taking all things into consideration, can
raise more Hancock men to the square mile
than East Lampeter can Garfield men,"
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-08-03

Burglars entered the residence of Pitman
Snetlen at Haddonsville, N. J. A domes-
tic gave the alarm and Sneden, armed
with gun, met the burglars as they at.
tempted to escape from parlor window.
Sneden fired and a yell followed the dis
charge of the gun. BlOOlstains after
wards showed that one of the burglars
had received the contents of Sneden' S
gun. Next morning villainous looking
fellow was found in a grove near by fatal
ly suffering from load of bird shot in his
back,
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-08-03
Shot Down i'm the Street.

What seems to have been a deliberately
planned murder was committed yesterday
in Forsyth street, New York. about p.
m. An ignorant plasterer, named Franz
Munzburg, shot and killed Xavier
Lindaur, painter, who lived in
the same house with him at
No. As Forsyth street. The trouble was
the result of an old quarrel which had
arisen from jealousy about job Of work.
Munzburg attacked Lindaur in the house
and chased him in the street, where the
fleeing man fell dead with three bullets in
his body. The murderer was arrested.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-08-03
Wiser than the Craftsmen.

The conception of General Hancock,
that there would have been a failure to
elect 10y the people in case Congress failed
to declare whether Tilden or Hayes had
been elected, seems to he founded in
good sense, and if it had been entertained
and acted upon 10y the representatives of
our party in Congress, it would have af-
fOrdcd Il very simple solution of the
GOrdian knot that they found them.
selves so unable to unite. AS General
Hancock looked ut it, there was no diff.
Guilty in the situation and cOnstitu-
tiOnal provision existed for every
contingency. 1t was the duty of
Congress to declare who was elect
ed president {; if it failed to
perform that duty, no one was declared
elected 10y the authority specified in the
constitution therefore no one was elect.
ed, and the provision made for cases in
which there was no election by the peo'
people came into operation. That is good
logic and excellent sense. If the Demo
cratic representatives had insisted on
Tilden's election, and the Republican
representatives had persisted in clinging
to Hayes, the result would have been the
election OF Tilden 10y the House to be
president and of Wheeler by the Senate
to be vice president a solution
of the dispute which would have beer
the one provided by the law and which
must therefore have been acceptable. II
seems strange that this simple way Of
treating the matter wasnot adopted, and
it is decided reflection upon the good
sense OF our Democratic leaders that il
was not. Who would have supposed that
a general in the army could teach oul
statesman how to deal properly with sucl
a grave question of: craftsmanship ? Ani
yet they all might profitably have sat al
HancOck's feet and taken the lessor
which he was able to give them, the!
now see, in their own craft. After thi'
exhibition of his capacity to understand
and deal with political issues, we are Ell
titled to feel unlimited confidence il
General Hancock's ability to fill tn,
presidential Office.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-08-03
Wild Rice.

There was a considerable quantity Of
wild rice sown by parties residing along
the Susquehanna river between Harris
burg and Millersburg, but there is 10
growth reported of any consequence. At
Duncan's island, the Cove, and at points
up the Juniata river, rice is said to have
grown vigorously. A Harrisburg sports
man who dropped q considerable quantity
at a point near Oysters dam on the Como
doguinet reports the rico growing finely,
and that reed and blackbirds are frequent
ing the spot where it grows.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-08-03
ArERKIBLE OUTRAGE.
Visit by Masked Men ON q BOatman's
Family.

Family.
Mrs. Anna Blauvelt, of Rockaway, N.
J., reached South Easton yesterday and
told terrible story. The facts as given
by the woman herself are these Blauvelt,
her husband, is canal bOatman and was
on his way to Mauch Chunk for load of
coal. His wife, who accompanied him, is
a woman of twenty-six years, of French
descent, medium height, a blonde ana
rather attractive. Last night tneir boat
lay at the Lucy Furnace wharf, a stopping
place along the canal bank suitable for ty-
ing up over Sunday. The captain, his
wife and a little boy retired and
about 12 o'clock were awakened by being
rudely dragged out of their bed III their
cabin by three men, who had gained en-
trance to the boa: unknown to the sleepers.
Mr.. Blauvelt was ordered to 60 up on
deck, and, on hesitating, a revolver was
placed at his head and he was forced to
! mount the stairs The two remaining
men drew revolvcrs and threatened to
One of them held a revolver to her head
her, and the assault was repeated by all
three of the men. The husband. who was
kept on deck, made several attempts to
possess himself of the revolver and avenge
his insults, but his captors were too
wary and he was forced to remain
there three hours, during which time
his wife was subjected to repeated
assaults by the three villains. Fin
ally they left the boat with many threats
and disappeared. When Blauvelt and his
wife reached South Easton the utmost ex-
citement prevailed. Mrs. Blauvelt was
able to give sufficient details to make
plain the terribly story. She said she
would be able to identify her assailants
anywhere and knew that they are all boat
men. One of them, she said, was uamed
Michael Little, but the other two were not
known by name. This afternoon two of the
assailants were arrested at Glendon by
Easton and South Easton officers and lodged
in Jail. The men, who gave their names
as Michael Little, of Newark, and John
Morris, of Paterson "a well-known rough),
confessed their connection with the affair
They were closely guarded by the officers
lest the people would endeavor to lynch
| them,
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-08-03
Shot While Ginning.

While Levi Trostle and Daniel Fields,
employees at the North Lebanon furnaces,
were out shooting on Saturday in the
woods adjacent to the furnaces, the single
barreled gun of Trostle burst and por-
tions of the gun and powder struck the
side of his face, injuring him severely, al.
though not fatally.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-08-03
EnGlnooP Promoted.

Patrick Calnan, the careful and efficient
engineer, who has for some years past been
running engine L:..:ez on the Ian. astcr and
Quarryville branch Of the Reading and
Columbia railroad, has been promoted to
through passenger, run on the main
line from Reading to Columbia. Many
railroad men with whom he has been as
sociated sincerely regret his departure,
but are pleased that the company has seen
fit to substantially reward him.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-08-03
STATE ITEMS.

Harry Wreibley, aged seventeen, while
bathing in Tumbling Run dam near Potts
vile was drowned.
West Fairview, opposite Harrisburg, had
row of frame houses burning yesterday
afternoon. Loss, $4,000.
At the Democratic county convention,
in Erie, Alfred Short was nominated for
Congress, Major John w. Walker for Sem
ate and Orange Noble for Assembly.
District Attorney Hollinger, of Harris
burg, is contesting the senatorial nomina-
tion with A. J. Herr, the riot bill bribery
being the distinct issue.
The seventh annual tri-state picnic at
Williams Grove, Cumberland county,
comes off Aug. "a, Is, 26 and q. Agri-
cultural display and addresses by eminent
men will be features of the occasion.
The list of premiums, now complete, of
the twenty-seventh annual exhibition of
the state agricultural society is the largest
ever offered, and the state fair, to begin on
the Centennial grounds in September,
promises to he grand success.
C. F. Lingafelt, dealer in bark, while
on his way from FOstOria to Bells Mills,
near Altoona, was attacked by two tramps
who struck him in the stomach and knock
him insensible. They then cut open his
pocket with a knife and took his purse
containing seventy dollars, leaving him
lying in the road.
George Buch, six years old, of 1442
South Sixteenth street, Philadelphia, and
a number of other boys amused them
selves by pulling hairs out of horses tail
on lot on Sixteenth and Dickerson streets
until the horse kicked up behind and
struck Buch in the breast. His life is a
closed book.
Miss Maggie Hallman, daughter of Mr..
Charles D. Hallman, hotel proprietor at
Flourtown, Montgomery county, is the
proud possessor of the bed in which Gen.
Winfield Scott Hancock slept when =.
babe. The cot was presented to her abe: t
ten years ago by the generals mother.
Miss Maggie's maternal ancestor is a
first cousin of the Democratic standard
bearer.
After an unaccountable delay we have at
last the startling information, from Read
ing of course, that black snake of gigan-
tic proportions is making it's home among
the stone hills in Upper Stafford township,
Montgomery county. Mr.. Ross Grimley
saw it in 1877, and since that time it has
frequently been seen summing itself, but
has baffled successfully all efforts to cap
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Unclaimed Letters.

The following is list of unclaimed let
ters remaining in the postoffice at Lancas-
ter for the week ending Monday, Aug. 2,
1880:
LADIES' List : Mollie S. Brown, Mrs.
Susanna Burkey, Mrs. Barbara A. Gar
man, Mrs. Kate Gledhill, Mrs. Louis Ges-
ner, Mary Green, Emma A. Jackson, Eliza
Martz, Mrs. Dora Mayer, Mrs. II. H. Mil
ler. Mrs. Sarah A. Shenk, Deanie Sides.
Gents List Edward Finn, William HOl-
ling, Donald Mckay, jr., VIM. II. McMi-
>chael, Mr.. Merchant, Richard NJ. Reilly,
8. A. Stethers, Harry H. Thompson, s. J.
Treacy fOreigu), Ferdinand Zahlman
Ooreign). .......
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-08-03

SENATOR BAYARD, whose judgment
of men and things generally commends
him to the high appreciation of his party
voices its very general sentiment when
he expresses himself as greatly delighted
with the Hancock Sherman letter, and
notes the "quiet and unconscious force
of character displayed in it by its re-
markable and clear emphasis of " the
true meaning of the constitution"