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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-02-14
VALENTINES.
Half q Dozen of Them.


Common Councilman William II. llu-
Der received valentine this morning in
the shape of bouncing baby. There is
nothing especially remarkable in this, but
it is remarkable that Mr.. Huber himself,
two of his brothers, one sister and his faith
er were all born on st. Valentines day.
Here is the record William Huber's
father was born St. Valentines day, 1920
and is to-day GO years old. His son William
was born st. Valentines day, 1874, and is
therefore 3G years old to-day. His son Titus
was born St. Valentines day, 1S4S, and is
32 to-day. ::His daughter Mary was bonn
st. Valentines day, 1858, and this is her
9th birthday. His son Jacob was bonn
s.. Valentines day, 1856, and celebrates his
25th birthday and now comes .lon. the
little grandson, like naked Cupid. To- Join
in the family celebration. Can any other
family in the county show such record >
We congratulate Mr.. and Mrs. Huber on
their great good luck and suggest that
they name the young emperor - Ealea,inc
W.,
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-02-14
LANCASTER CoUNTY's CHOICE.
A BLAINE BOON STARTED.

j. w. JOhnson's Opinion of b. F. Eshleman.
The New York Tribune of to-day says
that Immediately after the disputed and
indecisive result of the Harrisburg con-
yention, the Tribune determined to ascer-
tain what the real choice of Pennsylvania
for the presidency was. The trouble with
ordinary canvasses is that there is no GER
tainty that the men whose opinions are
asked are really representative men. To
avoid this it was resolved to get an expires
sion direct from the men whom the Re-
publicans in each locality had put upon
their local committees. Under the Cameron
domination it was presumed that these
would naturally be mainly Cameron men.
Neverthelessth they are necessarily the active,
representative Republicans of their r,sIec-
tive localities and it was clear that their
choice would be that of the working party
organization; while their number (em-
bracing committeeman in every township
in every county i'll the state) made it
reasonably certain that the response would
give fair key to the general spontaneous
sentiment of the state and preclude the
possibility of mere clique utterance
There are about 1900 of these committee
men throughout the state An official
list of them was secured, and to each one
the following circular was sent:
OFFICE OF THE NEW YORK TRIBUNE,
NEW YORK, Feb. 10, 1880.
DEAR SIR: Will you please give us for
the Tribune Oh the inclOsed postal card
your first and second choice for president
of the United States? Your name will
not be used if you make a request to that
effect on the card. Your answer by return
mail will much Oblige. Yours truly,
THE TRIBUNE, New York.
The men to whom this circular was sent
are, of course, the active working Republi
cans of Pennsylvania, and each one OF
them must know accurately the political
sentiment of the community in which hi
lives. Up to yesterday afternoon 267 re
plies had been received. of which the fol
lowing is a summary:
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-02-14
LATEST NEWS BY MAIL.

The alumni of Bowdoin college held
their fifth annual meeting at Bangor on
Thursday evening. Chief Justice Appleton
presiding.
The paintings contributed to the New
auction on Thursday night and last night
and brought sl7,953.
Within the past four days III cases of
measles have been reported to the Brook
lyn board of health. There were only two
deaths, however.
Major James Thompson, of Newport,
KY, died at Cincinnati yesterday. He
was on the retired list of the regular army
for number of years.
The Virginia state grange of the patrons
of husbandry has reelected DIR. james
NJ. Blanton as master for two years, and
will meet in February, 1881, at Farmville.
Willard Freeman. of Newtown, while
attempting to board a train at Centre
vile, n. j., fell beneath the cars and was
instantly killed.
A train on the Dayton and Southeastern
railroad fell through the first bridge west
of Chillicothe, instantly killed William
Conners, the engineer, and Frank Knecht,
the fireman.
The body of John Bender, aged GO, a
wealthy resident of Brooklyn, who has
been missing since December II, was
found in the East river on Thursday even
ing.
The New England alumni of Yale COL
lege met at Boston, on Thursday, and
Judge John F. Putnam, of the class of
1887, was elected president. It was
voted to have more frequent reunions here
after.
The starving people tenth day of the
Herald Irish famine fund; nameless
giver of $1,000; American sympathy
awakened and active; mickle and muckle
coming in heavy contributions at long
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-02-14

From the Lancaster Examiner and Express
Aug. Ii. 1873.
We express but the sentiment Of all
right-minded, cOnsiderate, tax-payins citi-
zens, of both parties, when we extend to
Mayor MacGonigle thanks for having called
the attention of councils and the public in
general to the illegal and extravagant acts
of the street committee or rather the ring
which has been running it and tool
called the street commissioner. We hope
the mayor will not stop at protesting
and calling the attention of councils to
their extravaganza and illegal proceedings,
but will, if necessary, proceed by injunc-
ton to restrain them, and also hold the
ringleaders individually liable when they
shall run the city in debt. 1t is notorious
that there has been in this department ut
least RECKLESsNEsS AND EXTRAvAGaNCE
If NOT CORRUPTION, and SO far rs we are
concerned WE SHALL SUSTAIN THE
MAYOR in his efforts to compel an OBJ
servance, at all events, of the forms oi
law, and we hope he will not hesitate when
occasion requires to call the attention OF
and the public to the shOrtcom-
ings of those in authority.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-02-14
ROBERT w. MACKEY'S PAPERS.
"A Suit Over Money that was Advanced
Establish Il Gambling House.

"A Suit Over Money that was Advanced tO
Establish u Gambling House.
Francis T. Walton, proprietor Of the St.
James hotel, New York, sued Philip DAILY
to recover $4,000, the aggregate amount OF
four notes made by defendant to John
Gledding, and by him endorsed and deliv-
cred to Robert W. Mackey, the Pennsyl-
vania politician, who died Jan. IS, 1879.
These notes were found among Mackey's
papers after his death, and were as
signed to the plaintiff. The defense
were partners in various specu-
memorandum notes between them, and
also, that Mackey owed large sum to the
ing club house in Philadelphia. Upon
the trial Thursday, before Judge Van
Brunt, in supreme court, circuit, John w.
Mckinley, called for the defendant, testi-
fed that he kept Mr.. Mackey's books :;
that the third note for SO, 600 was given in
place of the first two notes for the same
amount, and that these notes were never
surrendered. Most of the notes, he added,
were for money to open a house for
speculative purposes il this city.
'What do you mean by Speculative
purposes q" asked ex-RecOrder James w.
Smith, counsel for the defendant.
"Well," said the witness, cit was a
gambling house you can make no more
or less of it,"
Mr.. w. A. Beach objected to the testi-
mony on the ground that no such defense
was set up in the answer. Ex-RecOrder
Smith then moved to amend his answer, to
which Mr.. Beach objected, as he was taken
by surprise.
"There is genuine tiger here" inter
posed Mr. Smith. land l ask to amend the
answer that the facts may be shown"
"But you can't fight the tiger on this
pleading" said Judge Van Brunt, and he
denied the motion to amend. The case is
still on trial.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-02-14

WE cannot agree with the Harrisburg
Patriot, that there need be any haste
about the calling of the Democratic state
convention. In this county it has been
the we'll approved custom to not provide
for county convention until there is a
call for the state convention and, in our
judgment, the proper time for the state
committee to meet to Gala state conven-
tion is Immediately after the national
committee has fixed the time and place
for the national convention. The call
for the state committee to meet to call
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-02-14

For Lancaster the Tribune publishes the
following from J. w. johnson, esq:
Lancaster: First, Blaine second, COnk-
ling or Washburne. 1t is not extravagant
to say that Lancaster city and county, if
permitted to speak, would declare in favor
of Blaine by a vote of at least four to one
against the field. And this sentiment has
been inte nsitied by the recent action of our
county committee. Its chairman was
an accidental delegate four years ago
as alternate to Colonel Dickey who died
where he basely betrayed his constituents.
AS a sequel to the betrayal of 1876, he re-
fused to call the committee together to
order primary election under the rules of
our party in the county, until it was too
late to hold such election it time for our
late state convention. And on the
pretcxt of want of time the committee
packed for such purposes-proceeded to
elect eight delegates to the convention,
six Of whom voted directly against what
they must have known we're the senti-
ments of their constituents. Can party
continue to live and thus studiOusly ignore
the wcll-known will of the people?
J. w. JOHNSON.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-02-14
PERSONAL,

Mrs. WILLIAM VI. TWEED died in Paris
yesterday.
Leading citizens of Toronto will petition
Miss NELSON to revisit that city before
leaving for Europe.
Comptroller JOHN KELLY fell from a
horse car yesterday morning and had his
shoulder dislocated
The daughter of eX-Secrctary MCCUL-
LOCH is reported to be the best amateur
banjo player in New York. She has
made it fashionable for young ladies to
play the banjo.
Mr. CLAYTON McMICHAEL, editor Of the
North american. who is visiting in Boston,
was rendered a private reception last even
lug which was attended by about two hun
dred and fifty of the leading citizens of
Boston.
The Duchess of EDINBURGH, who has
passed through Paris this week from Can
mes, had muff made entirely of the blue
feathers of the jay. The muffis now should
match the dresses. Some are of satin, with
a bouquet of natural flowers others OF
plush and velvet, trimmed with lace.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-02-14
Can't Think 1t Possible.
Mai. Griest's Inquirer.

MAJ. Gf1tSCS inquirer.
We hear the opinion expressed in
several quarters that our county commit
tee will not issue a call for the primary
meetings to be held in May, but will defer
it until after the Republican national con-
vention in June in order to prevent the
vote for instructions, provided for at the
late meeting Of the committee, from going
into effect.
We cannot and will not believe that the
committee, or even a single member of it,
will be willing to take such an absurd
course. The last Saturday in May has
been the time fixed for our primary meet
ings for several years past; it has given
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-02-14
Terrible If True.
,;n COmmnuwa

Philadelphia Commonwealth.
When Don got back to the Senate after
he had killed Blaine the second time, at
the last convention at Harrisburg-and
the great dinner was over, to which refer
ence is made in this issue, a caucus was
held in DOn's back room of the third
termers, to carry on the canvass.
AS the men in council were discussing
how to nominate Grant by trick, cash and
fraud, one said, '.7he third term cry is al
nonsense nobody nou cares q damn for old
Washington, he is non Of no aeeo""t-hs
can't carry a county delegate."
Hush," said another, ''dOn't even talk
that way in our Caucus"
Just then an apparition appeared COM
ing into the room and frightened the eau
Gus out of it's wits. The men became sober
in an instant. This apparition acas WASH
ington giring up his srOrd to Congress and
pointing to his tureueU address,.
The men flew from the room in amaze
ment. So ended that caucus.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-02-14

A great deal of baled tobacco has been
received at the city warehouses every day
this week. This morning lines Of wagons
were unloading at most of them, but the
rush was not so great as during some pre-
ceding Saturdays. Buyers continue to
take hold all that is offered ut reasonable
prices, and it is estimated there is not
more than from 5000 to 1000 cases re-
naming unsOld.
About 800 cases of the crop of 1878 was
sold during the week on private terms.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-02-14

The INTELLIGENCER has failed to sound
it's note of warning against the ''use of
money" in elections. Has it not been able
to learn what is going on? Speak now, or
hereafter hold your peace.
We have heard for several days of the
expected use of money in the coming
election. We have been treated by Re-
publican politicians with boasts of how
much they have and how they propose to
spend it, and in what quantities they ex-
pect to purchase weak Democrats. We
have heard of some of the Bull Ring no.
vitiates shaking good sized checks under
the noses of MacGonigle men and trying
to bully where they could not buy. We
have the same opinion regarding this sort
of business that we have always had and
have frequently expressed, inviting the
Examiner and its political friends to
join with us in arousing popular move
ment to terminate the whole system of
corruption, direct and indirect, at pri-
mary and general elections-th far
without eliciting any sympathy or re-
spOnse. We are ready to join hands
with any one who will cooperate in this
laudable purpose to reform al abuse
which has been Oh the increase ever since
the demoralizing system of primary elec.
tiOns was introduced by the Republican
party. The Examiner has not yet seer
its way clear to support any reform
movement, because it knows its party is
responsible for and largely profits from
the present system, which it can better
afford and toward which it is more dis
posed.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-02-14
LANCASTER FEBRU H.

general satisfaction, and there is no valid
reason for a change. If any change is
made it should be fixed week earlier than
usual; so that our delegates may have a
little time to study their instructions be-
fore they embark for Chicago. We have
no doubt, however, that they will be sutii-
ciently explicit.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-02-14
COlOretl hall.

The colOred folks had a grand fancy
dress ball at Fulton hall last night which
was attended not only by a large number
of cOlOred lads and lasSes. but also by Il
great many white men, including promi-
nent Republican politicians. There was
some little quarrclins, but nobody was
much hurt
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-02-14
Buried In Lancaster.

The remains Of John s. I.undy, whose,
terrible death at Glen Loeb was reported
yesterday, were brought from Columbia
on the o'clock train this afternoon, and
inferred in the Lancaster cemetery.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-02-14
Ed. Martins Candidate Backs Out.

Hon. E. B. Washburne authorizes the
Inter- Ocean to announce that he is not,
and under no circumstances will be, can
didate for the presidency. Also, that the
friend who wrote that he was candidate
for governor of Illinois was more Jealous
than WISE
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-02-14

and short range staying the hunger
monster.
Mrs. Brown, the wife Of the man found
murdered in Indianapolis, on Friday, yester-
day made confession that Joseph Wade,
her paramour, committed the crime. He
said love drove him to the deed and that
he would take care of her during life.
Wade is in Jail and denies that there is
any truth in Mrs. Browns confession.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-02-14

Robert NJ. Wilson arrested for drunken
and disc rderly conduct, was committed by
Alderman Barr, to the county Jail for 20
days.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-02-14
La This a Shot at Conklinc 7

In Rhode Island the House of Represen-
tatives has passed bill prohibiting
pigeon shooting for sport or as test of
craftsmanship.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-02-14
JOHN HUNT sang the following, at a
prayer meeting in Iowa, and went to Jail
six months as reward:
Away down South
\ nigger in the water
Was standing In a mill pond
Longer than he Oughter."

DAN RICE met Mr.. Moody in Chicago,
Saturday, and going up to the evangelist
said Look here, Mood, wash con-
verted. Better let up on that, pard.
Don't cold deck me on the first deal. Pm
goin' to run six-pole triple-tent show
next year, and if hear of you tellin' folks
amt converted I'll sue you for slander.
l will; hope to never see the back of my
neck if DON'T
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-02-14

! J. W. JOHNSON, ESQ, writes to the
New York Tribune inquiring of the
paper founded by Horace Greeley whether
it thinks party can survive such leader
ship as that of b. Frank Eshleman,
J. Hay Brown, ThOs. b. Cochran, }. A.
IIiestand. and other local Republicans
who manipulated affairs SO that Lancas-
ter cOunty's voice was heard for Grant in
the state convention, when fOur-tifthS of
its Republicans, he says, are for Blaine.
1t will now be in order for the other fel-
lows to write to the New York Times
and ask it what better chance its party
Johnson S leadership.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-02-14
Aa,lcaster f,ltelligencer.
EVENING, FEB. IA, 1880.
Its Signihcance.

OlSuluC8uCt.
The Examiners chief concern for Mr..
Boring'S election, it admits, is lest Mr..
MacGonigle's election should be consid-
cred partisan Democratic victory. We
assure it that its own course has prevent
ed any such misconstruction of the
mayors reelection. And we promise not
to do any such violence to the truth of
history as to brand as recreant Repub-
licans the respectable element of its party
who propose to vote for Mr.. MacGOnigle,
simply because they know he is and will
continue to be better mayor than Mr..
Boring could be if he tried. 1t has only
been little over ayear since the Erami-
ner itself, editOrially, in commencing
Mayor MacGonigle's resolute efforts
to prevent wasteful expenditures of the
city money said ''We express but the
sentiment of all right minded, consider
ate, tax-paying citizens, Of both parties,
when We extend to Mayor MacGonigle
thanks for having called the attention
of councils and the public in general TO
the illegal and eXtravagant acts of the
street committee or rather the ring which
has been running it and the tool called
the street commissioner We did not
claim this outburst of Indignation by the
Examiner against its own party friends
as a partisan victory. 1t was simply the
expression of what hundreds of right
minded Republicans thought and still
think, and they then resolved with the
Examiner that 1--WE WESHALLSUSTAIN
THE MAYOR in his efforts to compel
All observance, at all events, of the forms
of law" We have long held to and fire.
quently expressed the view that in muni-
cipal affairs, in which partisan questions
scarcely ever have any business,
voters should take a common sense, prac-
tical view of the situation and elect men
who, judged by their qualifications and
their record, can most reasonably be ex-
pected to promotes good municipal gov
ernment.
That is why-and the only reason why
we expect Mr.. MacGonigle to be re-
elected by the hearty support of the solid
Democracy and the cooperation of lib
eral-minded Republicans.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-02-14
the state convention should neither be
FASTENED nor withheld in any factional or
personal interest.

THE Ne,r Era wants to know why
Mayor MacGoniglc . has failed to en-
force the important ordinance prohibit
ing the erection of wooden buildings
within certain limits of the city, and
thinks Zone of the editors Of the INTEL.
LIGENCER is in position to throw light
upon this question, especially as
to one of the buildings illegal
ly erected in the heart of the city,"
1t took case, raised by Mayor MacGOn-
igle to test the validity of the wooden
building ordinance from June to the next
April to get through Judge Patterson
court and reach Il decision. By this
time some three or four wooden
buildings of no considerable size
had been erected and in use for months,
and no special complaint being lodged
against them they have been allowed to
stand, but us three of them were put up
by prominent Republican politicians,
and the fourth by beneficial
society. the mayor will hardly be
accused of Il sinister purpose in not hay
ing ordered their destruction. Bel Ond
this neither of the editors of the INTEL
LIGENCER has any knowledge of any vi
olation of the law, and if the Ncr Era
can remind them of any it is respectfully
called on to rise and enlighten us.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-02-14
Longevity in Berks Go,

Longevity in Berks County.
Reading Times and Dispatch.
Life is too short to read the Congressional
Record every day.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-02-14
MINOR TOPICS.

A CoNFIDIxe Methodist has written
poem on Gen. Grants alleged remark in
Jerusalem "No; no ovation for me in
this city, where my Saviour was crucified. "
How much that does sound like Gen.
Grant
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-02-14

"WHEN l was a boy" said very long
winded preacher to his friend, Il used to
talk in my Sleep" "And now," said his
friend, "you sleep in your talk" But
somehow that didn't seem to be just ex-
actly the point the preacher was going to
make.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-02-14
ONE of the verses of James Russell
Lowel1s "Pious Editors Creed" from
the "Biglow Papers," reads as follows:

I du believe it's wise an good
To send out furrin missions.
That Is on Sartin understood
An Ortnydox conditions
Imean nine thousand dolls per ann,
Nine thousand more for outfit.
An me tn recommend a man
The place would jest about fit.
When the genial Lowell penned the stanza,
over thirty years since, he doubtless had
little idea of ever filling " "filrrin mis-
sion'' at salary nearly double the tigur e
mentioned.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-02-14

REV. Dr.. DAsHIELL, senior correspond
ing secretary of the missionary society of
the NJ. E. church, whose health is in so
precarious a condition, has been made the
recipient of $3.50 as a testimony of the
good will of number of his friends.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-04-23

shrou<h. and . .ricnei two men - Il %
Pun ne thrcuxh 4 I could not pas 9
quickly encu<h myself That done
s-oot u the dcors and threw them vide
op<n- He $40 Ne and supposed ne hid
me-. fcr he lad been kocset there and
knsw The stable h1t no baek door -
fore. He came for me with the speed
q : grsyh0und- and Il wzs lucky had
tho<e men = The hole in the wzIL Or he
wo1ld hare grabbed NE A. 4 wAs. ne
diin-r miss ns 81 more than foot
Tie next instant up went the SCORING
behind him revealing only single
b<x.zs- wide apart and : sPsce three
fe<c deep below them He did not
dare 20 trust himself On those beams
and wxs fairly Trapped where could e
night cut u fro1t q him and punish him
With spear and shot until he was sub
du-f BIT Il wxs dazly diszppoint-
nenr and grief % him - long - he
Fvet and knd NE N his sight that he
ccult not XII me- ~ T. SEA