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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-12-23
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THURSDAY EVENING, DEC. %. 1880.
Rather the Fist than the Tongue.

Congressman and Washington cores
pondents seem to he in state Of great
excitement over the late personal en-
counter between two members Oh the
floor of the House, whil< Dputside pub
lie are regarding the afffl with good
deal of composure. What 3ill the coun-
try say? has been the question from
Washington, and the inluirerS have an
swered it for themselves by. declaring
that the country would 60 wild with
Indignation over SO great breach
of congressional propricty. The coun-
try, as We have said, does not
seem inclined to do any such thing.
Some newspapers lave troubled them
selves to declare the affair disgraceful,
as it certainly was, and to call for the
expulsion of the participants which is
a very silly call, and only made for the
sake of saying something adequate to the
occasion. Other journals reflect the pop
ular sentiment much better in rather
applauding these two belligerents
for doing something to correspond to
their blackguard language and for failing
to follow the congressional fashion of uE-
limited personal abuse and equally: un-
limited corporal conservatism. The peO-
pie would really like to sec the congress-
men who forget the proprietieS of Ian
gnage suffer physically therefor. 1t
would be apt to make them more mind
- or l,n; In Il.,t N
the popular passion for justice by prOvid-
ing 4 prompt punishment for the offense.
The real annoyance to the public in
congressional manners is the vilencss OF
the language so often used. This comes
to us over the wire us Il spicy bit of read
ing and eveIylOly reads it witt! inter-
est and disgust. While it may be enter
tanning, it is none the less universally
displeasing. We know it is not i credit
able exhibition. We know the language
is not of mcn of sense and of honor, and
it brings the body that permits its use
into contempt. The offence against the
public sensibilitics, we insist, is in the
violent language, and that real relief
would bc felt rather than otherwise, il
the fitness of things could he maintained
by equally violent action accompanying
the words. Certainly it would be prfe
cradle to have our congressman do thcil
fighting with their fists in place of Their
tongues. If they would only silently
hammer one another, how happy We
might be Then there would he nc
rbllsive language in the telegraphic re-
ports to annoy us. They would simply
record that congressman Smith for some
unknown reason, but feeling like it
mauled Congressman Jones. and that
both parties came out with black eye:
and sore shins. That would make us al
happy. No one need regret the occur
renee more than the congressman them
selves, and if they welcome the pair:
and penalties of such Il method Of anus
ing themselves. the rest of the worlt
may afford to lie equally cheerful. But
it is an unfair distribution OF the fsvo!s
wien the public has to listen To ahuss
which is uttered with entire iinpunitv.
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Not Altogether Happy.

Tie senatorial situation in the three
great states Of New ! ork. PENNSYLVANIA
and Ohio, l., nnt pleasing to Republicans
of any degree, outside the fact that the
party gains :. senator liz each state. That
is something the party has to conyratu-
late itself up,n. certainly. but there
are 4 good many Republicans who would
cilcerfully have it otherwise. and ii is not
at all certain that it would not really
be better t"r tie party. Senators Conli-
ling and Cameron would, admittedly,
prefer to l." the sole senator, of their
party iro;n their states. that there may
be none 10 dispute their supremacy o.:
divide with them the distribution Of the
spoils :lnd j: would probably bc better
for the party HAT this power should be
held in one il;,Md certainly it would he, If
it WAS exercised pI'ulcntly and wisely. 1t
is always better to haze II leadership fixed
in one competent head. The riy:llrirS of
politicians ar. the nr!st fruitful source
of Il larty'S weakness. In Pennsylvania
the Republican ltarty has maintained
itself for many years in power because it
has submitted itself TO the absolute con-
troll of one ring or combination, of which
the CamerOns have laen the figure
heads. and which has thus far
been SiIrewd enough to maintain its
ascendency over the party, reinforced as
it has leen l,y the power Of the public
patronage and al absolutely unscrupu-
lOuS use of I'LL the means :,t its command
Senator COnkling has OF late years been
at the head of Il combination which has
controlled the Republican party of New
York, though not with the atsoluteness
that has prevailed here.
1t does not require much sagacity TO
see how badly these rings would be dis
composed by the election of Republican
colleagues Of these men in the Senate,
who would propose to act independently
of them and want to claim Il share of
the hOnorS and profits incident to the
place. Mr.. Grow: representing the anti
Cameron element in Pennsylvania poll
tics, would be /. thorn i'm the side of the
Cameron ring that it will not endure if
it can avoid it {; 50 that it will fight, for
life or death, to defeat him. Mr.. Oliver,
IL man of wealth, 4 partner of Cameron
in the iron manufacture, and SO b,lsily
employed i'm his business affairs, as prob
ably to be indisposed to interfere in the
management Of the party, has been sc;
lected us the Cameron game cock first
to be thrown into the pit against Grow;
hut neither may he the winning bird.
Several mains may have tO be fought he
fore the issue between Cameron and
amti-Cameron is settled.
In New York Senator Conkling does
not seem to have stripped his man rs vet
for the fight.
In Ohio the situation is different.
There Garfield, with natural weakness,
has drawn off his friend Foster from the
fight against his bitter enemy, Sherman,
who undoubtedly will stab him under the
fifth rib us senator if he ever gets a good
opportunity. Meanwhile in the Repub-
lican party there is trouble over the i'm.
position of Sherman upon it. The de-
cent Republicans gag ut the dose which
Garfield has fixed up for them. They
know that there l.; no chance for the p,;-
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-12-23
MASONIC.
Election and InsraIlatio,s

At meeting of II. A. Chapter, No. Al,
F. and A. NJ, held ut their hall on We'd
ncsday evening, the following officers were
elected and appointed for the ensuing Ma
sonic year, and were duly installed by
d. ID. e.. ii. p, A. J. Kaufman
NJ. Z. ii. P.-Dr. Geo. II. Welchans.
King-lIcnry e. Carson.
Scribc-Dayid III. Wylic.
Sccretary-HughS S. Cara.
Trcas.-Chas. A. Hcinitsh.
Trustces--IIenry Baumgartlner, VIM. A.
Morton, G. Widmyer. :
Appointments.
Capt. Of Guartl-Jocl 8. Eaby.
Prin. Soj.-Wm. o. Marshall
X. n. Capt.. Gust. ZOOk.
Chaplain-H. 5. Cara.
Master 81 Va:l-Dr. ii. E. Muhlenberg.
Master I'd Vail-ThOs. w. Brown.
Master 1ss VaiI-JOshua l.. Lyte
5. VI. Cerc.-JOhn G. SwOpe.
Jun. NJ. Ccre.-GeO. Ii. ROthermel.
Pur.-Dr Jno. X. Norris.
Tylcr-GcO. Lutz.
Organist-J. B. Kevinski.
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NEIGHBORHOOp NEWS.
Events Across the County Lines,

Events Across the County Linen
John F. Hooper, an engineer, of. the
Edge Moore iron works near Wilminvton
was found dead near the works Yesterday
morning. 1t is supposed he frOze to
death.
Wallace J. Boyd, membcr-elcct of the
Legislature from Montgomery county.
died liz Norristown yesterday. Deceased
was son Of Col. James Boyd, . promi-
nent lawyer Of the NOrristOwn bar and
member of the last constitutional conven-
tion. Had the memberelect lived, he
would have made his mark in the Legis-
lature, as he was young man Of acknOwl-
eyed ability.
The Bradford Era boonis for John B.
Packer for the Senate lone who, although
prominent, in the state and nation, has
never sought Office and has never accepted
1t save when his conscientious convictions
assured him it was his duty to do so in
the interests Of his constituents. his state
and the nation Too late. Too iatc!
William IL. Stauffer, residing Mt No. 324
south seventh street, Reading, committed
suicide last evening. Ec was employed
at the South Sixth street market house as
i nostief. lie had been on spree for the
last few weeks, and came home for sup-
| Wc0t
stairs, and placing 4 small pistol to his
head fired, the bali penetrating the brain.
His wife, upon hearing the report, went
to his rescue, and found him lying in \
pool Of blood. with the pistol still in his
grasp. Medical aid was quickly sum
moned, but before tho physicians arrived
he was dead. Stauffer was about "a years
| OF age and was 4 soldier in tho late war.
He leaves 4 wife and one SON.
There are, it is said, at present ON the
Ephrata hill six horses and wagons in tho
possession Of rs many individuals, who
regularly visit tho Lancaster and Reading
markets who neither raise poultry, pork
nor beef, vegetables or anything for the
trade or family use, and yet arc nightly
busy, and even in daytime arrive home
from 4 distance, sometimes suspiciOusly
covered. Not long since several men were
seen vending their way toward the hill
we'll laden with sacks, supposed to con.
tain poultry, and the wagons arc heard to
pass and rcpass every night, it is supposed,
laden with spOils.
. A special meeting Of tho trustees of the
Pennsylvania state Mnatic hospital is
called for the 3Oth, tho object being tho
election OF some person to succeed DIR.
John Curwin, who will have been the SUI
pcrintentlent Of the institution thirty years
next February. For some time past the
decapitation Of Dr.. Curwin has been
threatened by some Of the trustees, but
the threat had taken no tangible shape
until quite recently. Tho charges made
against the doctor. SD far rs divulged, arc
Lack of financial ability, want Of cO-Opera-
tion with trustees, opposition to tho female
physician placed in the institution by tho
trustees u few months ago, and general
independence caused by nearly genera
tion's service as superintendent.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-12-23
SMITH, JONES AND ROBINSON.


\ CHRISTMAS CAROL.
smith, Jones and Robinson, three ncighbors
gay,
Went out upon one Christmas day
TO spend 4 socia! hour together:
They walked, AMI talked, and jokr.l, and
smoked,
And laughed, and Gua;fed in merry mood,
And made remarks about the weather.
An hour or two ran into three,
Time seemed to run SO mcrrily
To these three jolly neighbOrs:
And when the shades OF night came down
They hal moi left that part of town
Wh"rr bar-mrn ply their llbor$.
i:ut now from nonsense cnerse!i"
They fell into Il mood pathetic
And grew quite confidential:
Robinson pcnsivciy remarked to Smith
Thai hcarthS,onc blis, was all Il myth
ln.i marriage non essential.
And Jones AMI Smith took up the strain
OF all their sal connubal pain.
And what ii cost in money:
And Robinson told Jonc, in maHlIin tones
OF what per cent he paid on loans.
And neither thought il funny.
.thuut the hDIr when :ni:,niSht Cocks
Grow. cchoinS answers to the clocks,
These three cOnvivial Christmas tranps
Went rcciins hOmcwar,l meath the lamps:
And each one l:'! 4 special reason
Why he had not come home i'll season.
smith told his wi!c that .;0ncs--pOOr fellow.
Hal got with Robinson, and both We're mel
low:
And Robinson S,l that Smith and Jones had
been drinking
Till both were past iii sober thinking:
But Jones' the best one in the lot,
ConGc-Sc,! TO several whiSkicS hot.
This little story ,s no moral,
Exccp: ii ended in quarrel
Mrs. Smith in freezing tones
Says she won't recognize that Jones;
And Jones and Smith have gone to sncakin.s
Through devious ways to keep from speak
ing.
Beware, Omcn! OF whiSkics mixed,
Such rs on Christmas days are fixed;
Remember the three friends so merry,
AMI drink not too much Tom aud jerry.
-tIncinnMi SaHus'tiHY Wight.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-12-23
CHRISTMAS-TIDE.

Thrice holy ring. afar ana wide,
The merry bells this Christmas-tiLe:
Afar and wide, thro' hushed snow.
From ivied Minister portico.
Sweet anthems swell to tell the tale
OF that sweet babe the Shepherds hail.
Sitting OF old amid their tiocks,
What time the hallelujah shocks,
The sleeping Earth and Cherubim
Break thro' the Heaven with harp and hymn.
Beiatcd birds sing tingling notes
To warm apace their chilly IOats;
Or they mayhap have caught the story
And pipe their need from branches hoaiy.
While up nloft his tempered beams
The sun hath poured in gentle streams:
Sending DER snowy hill and dell
4 plcasancs to greet the Christmas bell
Now every yeoman starts abroad,
For holly green and tn ivy tod.
Good folk to kirk are soon atrip,
Mellow with cheer and goodtellows hip,
And cozy chimncys. here and there,
Puff forth the sweets O. Christmas fare.
Ho! rosy wcncheS and merry men,
From over the hill, and field, and fen!
Great store is here, the drifts atween,
OF myrtle red-bcrrieI and mistletOe green!
IIO Phllis, and Kate. and bOnny Nell,
Come hithcr! and buffet the gOolmen WELL
An they gather not for hall and hearth
Fair bays to grace the evening mirth.
Aye, laugh yc we'll! and echoed wide,
Your voices are thrO' the Christmas-tdc:
And wntry winds cmblcnd their tones
Meath the minister caves with the organ
grOans:
The carols meet, with laughter sweet,
| In Il gay embrace, mid the drifting s!cet.
Anon, the weary Suns at rest.
| And clouds that hovercd all day by,
| Like silver arrays down the sky,
| EntOll him; while the winds are whist
| But not the Christmas iOllity.
| For, little space, and wassail high,
Flows ut the board and hautboy's sound
The tripping dance and merry round.
| Here youths and mai.lcns stand in 4 row.
| kissing beneath the mistlctOc.
| And many 4 tale of midnight rOut,
| O'I.ammas tide the woods about,
or facry meetings meath the moon.
| On wintry night and summer noon,
| Goes round tho rOOm-whilc al! aSlOw
| The yulc-lOg cracklcs the crane below.
| Drink lael. good folk by the chimney side!
| o, sweets the holy Christmas tide.
| Drink hazel, Drink hael! and pledge again,
| "Swcct peace on earth, good will to men,
| HARRISON $. MORRIS, iR IHiladr!phiU Ere,
| ing BuNctin.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-12-23
Obituary.

William J. Holmes, publisher, died yes
terday, in Chicago, from carbuncle on
the neck. lie was Sc years old.
Casper Tochman, cxiled from Poland
for participation in the revolution of 1899,
and who WAS brigad;er general in the
Confederate service, died in SpOttsylvania,
virginia, on Tuesday, aged 81 years.
Spenser Thomas, member of the DOmin-
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-12-23
AN IDEAL NURSERY.
Seme Valuable Hints for AUectiOnate Par


Se'"C sA1"SOAc A1ntS lOT ANeetlOHAte 1AT-
ents.
Nh. &C. Harrison, in Scri5ners' for
January, says: In this day OF cheap and
charming wallpapers, one has but to so
to the nearest shop to find a dozen sugses-
tions, any one Of which will lend the nur-
sery charm, requiring but few additions,
to transform any room into a cheerful
home for the little folks. \ dado Of India
mating, in red and white checks, is very
popular, and goes far toward furnishing
the room. In one nursery tile mother has
left space three or four feet high above
the weather board, for each child to con-
tribute his own idea in decoration with
pictures cut out of books and illustrated
wceklies, and collected by himself
Above, and not too high, should be hung
pictures. &c liberal with these, and choice.
Give your children Sir Joshua ReynOlds's
dainty little darlings for their companions,
and engravings or plain photographs Of
any of the delightful little genre pictures
Of French, or English, OF German art, that
comes to us SO freely now. A picture with
| 4 moral will accomplish far more in early
childhood than one of 4Esop's fables The
first aspiration toward 4 career of true
greatness may be struck into boys guile
less nature as lie stands gazing up at some
scene which tells tale of self-TcnDuncin1
heroism.
| 1t has come to be regarded as indispen-
sable to the new regime that al! carpets
covering the floor shall DC banished in
favor Of "strips, and bits, and rugs
May l enter 4 modest in behalf of 4 nur.
s,ry carpet? Not only do the children slip
and trip continually upon scattered pieces
"F carpet. but baby, whom you have es.
t;iblshcd with all his belongings upon an
island Of rug, persists in abandoning it for
the most distant and dr:,ughty corner OF
the stained wood floor. Where the furni
turo is light, a three-ply carpet, taken
away to be shaken every spring and
autumn, Under light, movable furniture
can easily DC kept clean by respectable
nurse.
Curtains should be limited in quantity
and light in texture. Any pretty cretonne
blooming all over with pink roses an(
leaves and gay buds, will delight !. child,
and the day coverings to the nurses bee
may be made of the same. For the chill
.lrcns bed there is nothing like spotlcss
white. Another form of curtain, usefu
because it can be repeatedly washed
throughout the season, is OF plain white
cotton stuff, bortlcrcd with figured Turkey
| Icu stiu iOOpCu Will uttiluS ol Ihc Sitile
material. The only heading to these dr.,
peries should be \ casing through which :
light brass rod fitted into sockets at eacl
end is run.
In regard to color, | should advOcat.
leaving mcdinval blues and dull sage greer
below stairs, in the library or boudoir Civ
cn over to high AIT. Give the little one.
the A, i, C's OF decorations, with plent,
o: warm, honest rcd and
! "bluc.
Which will show your love is true
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Struck by . Sled.

Last evening Katie Deverter, little
daughter Of Amos Dcvcrter, Of North
Queen street, was walking across West
Chestnut, when some boys were shedding.
and badly bruised about the face and head.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-12-23

riication and regeneration oftheir party
with the reins of power left i'll such
thoroughly disreputable hands. The
party is not happy anywhere with their
senatorial prizes.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-12-23
Mayors Court.

This morning the mayor sent one bum
to the workhouse for 30 days and drunk
to prison for the same period.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-12-23

OUT of total of 1870, 600 railway en-
are either killed or injured every year.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-12-23

4 SUCCESSFUL porcelain factory is lcing
run by Frcnchmcn in New Orleans. The
clay used is from Louisiana and Texas.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-12-23
MINOR TOPICS.

June |, 1889, is the official date fixed
upon for the Inauguration of the ST. Goth
ard tunnel.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-12-23

a poor mans heart through half the year"
The Rev. II. G. Yates of Dixon, Ill.,,
brought suit for slandcr against the
deacon, who accused him OF immortality
The verdict was for the deacon. A Meth
odist minister of Virden, ILL.,, Won bet of
S., and preached sermon defending it.
Our Indian policy has been series Of
wrongs and blundcrs. This has been the
result of various causes, and it is certain
ly not due exclusively to the natural de-
pravity of Americans or to hatred of tie
ndians.-Harper's Weekly (Rep.).
IT is reported that the national Rcpub-
lican committee will hold it's meeting in
Washington in March to carry out the in
structions of the Chicago convention to
mature plan respecting the use of the
cunt rule in the next national convcn-
ton.
HERR WEsTENDOEF, III eminent inan-
cier, holding a prominent position in the
German empire, recently undertook the
work of reforming Turkish finances He
has given his government notice that the
accomplishment of the task is hopeless,
and will leave Constantinoplc at once, ere
he becomes entirely bereft of reason. He
must indeed be ambitious Of fame who
would willingly essay the job of putting
to rights the sultan's cash account.
To get married in Delaware it is ncces-
sary not only to pay $3.50 for license,
but to furnish bond in the sum of $500 rs
assurance to the state that everything is
lovely, or, in lieu of license and bond, the
banns must be called publicly for two Sun
days in some church Of the hundred in
which the bride lives. The effect of these
provisions is to cause couples without
cash to ride up to Philadelphia or skip
over into Maryland to have the ceremony
performed. Seeing that by this state of
affairs they are being deprived of what
they regard rs part of their income, the
Wilmington preachers propose to ask the
Legislature at its coming session to amend
the marriage laws.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-12-23

A PETITION for the appointment of 4
woman on the police force is circulating, in
Milwaukee,.
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" ENGLAND was merry England when
Old Christmas brought his sports again.
Twas Christmas brNichd the mishtiest ale:
Twas Christmas told the mcrriest tale;
A Christmas gamDOl Oft would cheer
a poor mans heart through half the year.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-11-11

before nor since, in that civilized COM
munity. Oliver Cromwell. William
Tell, the two Tweeds, Jefferson Davis,
and all We'd with each other in who
should obtain the greatest lot OF con-
fections. The Tweeds seemed to be
adepts at stealing. Poor Carl was power
less to prevent the robbery, even if he
had known what it all meant. He was
screaming father-r-rr' at the very tip
top of his lungs, and consumption is
not hereditary in his family. When
the row subsidized so that he could make
himself heard, his father came, though
quite too late tomete out justice, for
Oliver Cromwell's heels were just flying
around the corner, and Oliver being
short and fat was behind them all.
Carl told his story. and his father
nearly choked with trying not to laugh.
He did not try when It came to read
ing the Iedger-tAccounts with Mister
Thomas Jefferson, with Mister Isaac
Mutton, etc." he just let his bent-up
laughter go offin one loud. long roar.
Then he took the little pile Of money
from the box lust one dollar and
nlnety-seven cents-looking over the
ledger, casting up accounts, put on
CarIs cap and went home with him to
dinner.
"Well, Carl, if you had sold your
wares for money, you would have made
two dollars and fifteen cents, besides
what was stolen, now you have lost
fourteen dollars and one cent"
"Shan't never trust anybody again"
sad Carl, shaking his head decidedly.
His father laughed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-11-11
Lay in atock Of VigcF.

Bodily decay is eatly fastened by causes
SCARCELY perceptible the beginning, but which
prey upon and unrmine the constitution pro-
portionately to the gree of neglect with which
they are disregarde A diminution of vital en-
ergy, the preximateuse of which is failing of
digestive power, is dgerously subversive of reg
ularity in every fun0n of the body. To lay in
stock of yigor is tonly philosophic way to re-
fayorte tonic, Hoster's Stomach Bitters, is
specially adapted tdle use of debilitated inya-
lids, whose stomachsail in duty, or whose liver
or bowels are iRsve. A steadily pursued
course of this reating invigorant, protects
those wise enough adopt it from the eonse-
quences sure to EN- from disregard of the
not only enriches thtood, but purifes it.