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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-12-18
I;Oy Killed ut JO!nstHHn,

While the st. Louis express train com.
ing east, WAS passing Jolnstown, lad
stantly killed by being struck by the ell
gine Of the train. The boy was on the
middle track and was throwing snowballs
ut the cars of u freight train goins: west.
The st. Louis express came along on
another track, and the lad. i'll attempting
to jump clear Of it, was struck as above
stated and hurled against the freight cars.
The passenger train was stopped and back
ed, the lad picked up and taken proper
care of. but lie died in avery few minutes.
The lads mother came upon the scene,
and her grief at the loss OF hor child is re-
ported to have been heartrendiny. The
passengers also exhibited deep sym!ath.
over the sad affair.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-12-18
ZIG BLAZE Elm BUFFALO.
a Large Wall Paper Factory Eurs,,mc.i-sins
Hundred and Fifty Employees Caught
by tho Flames.

Hundred and FIFTY Empioyecs Caught
by tho Flames.
\ five story building, owned by George
w. Tiff. on Perry street, Buffalo, and
owned by Birge Sons, wall paper manui;:c-
turers, was burned last evening.
About $50 men and boys were employed,
all Of whom were ut work at the time. In
less than twenty minutes the entire build
ils, was Il mass of flames and the walls
soon cru,nbled and fell, buryins probably
twenty or thirty Of the employees. The
doors to the different rooms were hung to
swing in and each had y heavy spring
closing it, thereby retarlins the egress OF
the occupants. The building was without
fire escape Of any kind. Terrified work
men took to the windows and many OF
them escaped with broken bones and
bruised bodies. Those in the upper storics
unable to escape, appeared for u momc:.t
at the windows and then sank back sulo-
Gated i'll the smoke and flames.
Those known to he dead arc John Ma
lone, William Berry and y man supposed
to be Thomas Fields. The injured so far
rs kno xn arc John Griffin, Moses Ma
loncy, Patrick O'Bricn, Edward McCor
mick, Moses Malone and Mix" OBricn.
They all have broken limbs and were
otherwise injured by jumping from the
fourth or fifth floors. The following are
known to be missing. and are supposed to
be in the ruins Stephen Hackct, Martin
McGee, Peter S. Wander. John and James
Stout (brothers) and Jay Waltz. The
flames next communicated to the Union
meat house adjoining aud also to the prop
erty of George W. Tiff, which was de-
stroycd. The streets are full O! r,lmors.
and probably the list of those known to bc
killed will he more than doubled when the
ruins can be removed The loss is csti-
mated ut $2S5, 600.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-12-18
PERSONAL.

Mrs. NELLIE GRANT-SAHTOHIs has three
living children. the first child having
died. The youngest two arc girls.
4 young daughter Of Congressman FER
NANDo WooD will 0e introduced into
Washington society this winter.
Vice President t-clcct AITIIs-H will :i,cn,
most Of the winter at the national cari-
tai
Dean STANLEY, who has been staying in
Spain for few weeks, returned to Eng
land recently.
Hon. GEoRci: p. MARSH, United States
minister 10 Italy, intends to resign his ro-
sition in the spring. Mr.. Marsh is :? years
Old.
Senator THURMAN is 10 reside perma
nently in Washington, and will practice
at the bar Of the supreme court of the
United States.
The Duchess Of WESTMINSTER, daughter
OF the second Duke Of Sutherland and
Mistress OF the Robes to the Queen. is
sinking fast. lie death is cnly lucSti.'n
of a few hours.
NJ. EMILE DE GIEAEDIS, the ii>in-
gu;shed journalist, and member ci the
Chamber Of Deputies for tho department OF
| the Seine, has informed his constituents
that he Will retire from public life after
the dissolution of the present chamber.
The Young Mems Christian association
Of Washington, ID. c., give 4 reception to
Mr.. ARCHIBALD FORBES on Saturday even
ing, December Is, to which Washington
correspondents have been invited for the
purpose o: meeting their successful fellow
journalist.
Mr.. CHARLES u. CLINClI, an old New
Yorker, long and favcrably known to the
commercial community rs a deputy col
lcctor Of the port under eight successive
administrations has died in the S4th year
Of his age. He was the brother OF Mrs.
A. T. Stewart, whose husband left Mr..
Ciincil :: very handsome legacy.
Everybody remarks upon GRANTS cx-
ceilcnt physical condition. IL. allicrcS
strictly to his lately acquired habit Of tax
ing no strong drink, and consequently did
not find the absence of wine at the White
House dinner the other evening 50 much
Of Il drawback to its enjoyment as he
Won I'd have done a few years ago
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-12-18
AEEPUBLICAN VIEW
Oftke Bayard-Con;il,nS Difficulty.
laIelnhia Excninr l'alprrani,

OftEe Bayard- -Con:illns Difficulty.
Philadelphia Evening Telegraph.
The difficulty between Mr.. Conkling
and lis coparceners in the Phelps Dodge
moiety business and Mr.. Bayard appears
to be about this: Messrs. Conkling Sc Co.
desire to have it understood that they
understand that Mr.. Bayard charged that
Mr.. Dodge came to that meeting in the
New York custom house with tho sum OF
10000 in his pockets, and that the pro-
ceedings wound up by Mr.. Conkling an.!
the coparceners thrusting their indi-
vidual hands into Mr.. Dodgc's indi
vidual pockets in search Of the money,
which when found they proceeded to di-
vide among themselves then and there, be-
fore the very eyes or the unfortunate and
unhappy merchant. What Mr.. Bayari
desires to have it understood that he said
or meant is that Mr.. Dodge was compelled
by Mr.. Conkling and the coparcencrs to
dissorge the sum Of SEQ, 900, whicn was
divided, as the terms of the moiety law
permitted such plumber to be divided,
between the government, the in:ornier,
the district attorney, the collector, the
| naval officer, and such counsel, eminent OF
otherwise, rs they might find it conve
nient or agreeable to employ. That one.
half Of the p!under was divided sub
stantially as Mr.. Bayarl said or insinuatcd
-one-half, under the terms of the moiety
law, is supposed to have gone into the
treasury-is in evidence. As we remarked
some days ago, the difference between the
| versions of the high coEtending parties
is about the same as the difference
between twcedledum and tweedledec.
| The practical result was the same, which
ever version is accepted as the literally
correct one and consequently it is diff
cult to sec what Messrs. Conkling Il Co.
] expect to gain for themselves by bringing
to public attention a particularly un
pleasant scandal, the details OF which had
long been forgotten by most people:
scandal which they, of all men, il might b'
thought, would anxiously desire to have
covered by the charitable mantle Of oh
| liviOn
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-12-18
STATE ITEMS.

Cameron has introduced bill in tie
Senate authorizing the secretary Of
war to exchange the arms Of the Ma
tional Guard OF Pennsylvania.
Salomc Burket, the young girl OF Som
e:set county. who was So badly treated
by the members Of Il circus last summer.
died recently OF Gipi,tleria.
Thos. lIalfpenny proprietor o: the Lu-
zernc house and AZ old and we!l-known
citizen Of West Pittston. committed sui
eide by shooting himself in the head with
4 revolver. The act is attributed to me!an-
cloly brought on by poor health.
Rober: Christie. while out hunting. was
crossing :: small run in Mexican county.
when he slipped and fell, and discharged
mis- gun. The contents entered his side.
tearing two o; his ribs off and entering his
lungs.
Ex-senator John 4 Lamon. Of Philadel-
phia, and his friends have been expelled
from their Republican associations for
| treaci.eTy a: the elections. when Lamon' s
successful rival for the nomination was
| beaten ut the polls by 4 Democrat.
III Midtiletown on Thursday evening the
gable end Of q Gcw foundry wall fell in
while workmen We're engaged in taking
down the scatfola, prccipitating quite g
number OF: them to the ground. Samuel
McClencgaa had a les broken, Jacob Haus,
had IN arm broken, VIM. Dasher was
badly hrrt internally and several others
We're more Or less injured.
\ trunk was found on the train soin. to
New Castle from Pittsburgh which con.
tanned the partially dccomposed remains
Of man. 1t was discovered by the
strong odor of chloride Of lime coming
from it. It had conc from Philadelphia
Oh the express, and had been transferred
to the Fort Wayne train for New Castle.
1t was 4 large brown trunk, marked I'll.
A. l.. and WAS checked 13S, through from
Philadelphia.
Miss Lillian Porter is n bright ,irl OF
twenty years. whose home is at Mansfield
Allegheny county. The young lady
anxious to join the Pittsburgh high
school, came to the residence o; Rev. NJ
Sample, of !Allcghany, to lodge while i,
attendance. Some weeks ago she returned
home, when it was discovered kat slil
had been betrayed. She confesscs thai
her uncle the Presbyterian preacher Wa:
the guilty man. Sample is aged about
fifty years, has y wife and several interest
ing daughters. lie was arrested.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-12-18
GEN. RUTLEss'S GOOD FAITH,
lie Refunds S122, 900 to the Soldiers Hem
Lost Through tie Failure of Il Bank.

lie Refunds > 122, 900 to the Soldiers Hcsnes
Lost Through t'.e Failure of II Bank.
The Washington National Republican, re.
ports Gen. NJ. II. Mcmahon, secretary OF
the managers o? the four soldiers homes.
as saying that on Wednesday might last
Gen. Butler. Us pas. president, refunded
S122, 600 in bonds belonging to the homes
How the bonds, which Gen. Butler had
never seen, were lost Gen. Mcmahon thus
described : ''Somc years ago Horatic
Ward, an American citizen, then living
in Europe, wlled s125,O0O in bonds,
for which he had paid 100000 Or s7O,-
600 to the soldiers homes: They were
principally bonds Of Missouri, North Car
0lina, Tennessee and Virginia. The will
was contested. Gen. Butler was president
of the homes. He could not 90 to Europe
to defend the case, but he made it up and
defended it by proxy, and won it. The
bonds were sent by messenger across the
ocean 10 Gen. Butler. But just before the
time the messenger arrived Gen. Butler
wanted to go out yachting, and left word
to have the bonds deposited in 4 certain
bank. His orders were properly carried
cut, but when lie returned the bank had
failed, and the bonds were never recover
ed. Gen. Butler never saw them. Had
he told the circumstances, and asked for q
compromise, the only plea against him
would have been carelcssness but even
II he had not gone Oh the yacht he
would have put them in that bank and
lost them all the same. The soldiers
homes lost nothing; Gen. Butler lost
$122, 900"
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-12-18
FOX AND HQ)UNDS

.lH Exciting Chase In tho welsl. Mountains.
some time ago old Perry Brubaker, the
vaiiant fox hunter Of the Welsh noun
tains. caught an old real fox, and it was at
once agreed tha: The Welsh Mountain inn
should have tri-county hunt. Friday. the
18th, was fixed as the day for the chase.
Accordingly everybody in that section and
for miles around %immcd up their noble
s:ceds until many an old Rosenantc ap-
peavcd to his owners eye like the charger
Of Young Lochinvar. About noon the hunt
cr> with between sixty and seventy hounds,
had nearly all arrived, and after indulging
in good deal Of swearing and whisky
satisfactory terms were agreed upon then
there was another drink all around. wien
the host threw open his doors and invited
the crowd to a peafowl dinner, which was
served up in the most palatable Of styles,
rs was evidenced by the clatter of the
knives, forks and outlets. Of the hungry
hunters. After all had replenishcd the
inner man with the substantial, there was
another Of the 'unSubStantial
and then old Reynard was brought
out. All he was an old chap :;
so old that he was commencing to get
gray and many remarked that ''the hounds
will never get that fellow - ''He is too old
to fool with" sc. Well, Mr.. Al. Brubaker
let him 60; he fairly flew over :hc ground
making dead line for the thickct, thence
| down the thicket away over the fields
and then out Of sight. The hOrsemen
| now commenced to mount and the dogs
barkcd and howle,l in 4 terrible manner.
but old Perry said the fox must
have twenty-five minutes start
The time was soon up, thu
barn doors were thrown open, and on,
poured the pack Of hounds they caught
the trail Immediately then the sight com.
mcnced, riders sallopins turiously owe,
fence and ditch, and the hounds making
the air fairly ring with their long round
bark. From point pf observation ON M
elevated place, the fox having run almost
in circle, the whole pack Of hounds were
| in view nearly the whole time, and one Oi
the Nest interesting features was the
rivalry between black dog and :
spotted dog t" lead the pack
The black dog had the advantage
for the first mile and a-half, but
the spotted dog then lei by fully q hundred
yards, until the close Of the chase, when
the black dog was running with him neck
and neck. Mr.. Wood Warfel was the sue
cessful rider, he having anticipated tho
direction that the fox would take, crossed
through II ravinc and seeing MIR. Reynar.l
coming down tho ravine nearly exhausted
he jumped from his horse and seized him,
thus ending u very exciting hunt. Notice.
able among the graceful riders were Glenn
Flcmmins, of Nefisvillc Mr.. Gable, OF
MorgantOwn, who rode \ beautiful gray
mare Frank and Edward Br,lbaker, both
sons o; old Perry, the hunter.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-12-18
\ rREACEI..E's vAGAlsIEs.
After MysteriOusiy Disappearing and
Alarming his Friends lie Quietly.
Turns UO.

=
Turns Up.
Rev. John Marsland, of Central Village,
Windllam county, Conn.,, who disappeared
mystcriously on Monday, November, -,
has been heard from in Bin1lamtoD, n.
Y. lie tc!egraphcd to his father, who
lives in Chester, Conn, that he is in Bing-
hamton, and has ''good job there ;
that ''the past is ali !. dream and
dass tass M Mr.. "" ars'sna Ss S' Sas BEEN % s"p sr
posed to bc living happily, and was
thought highly OF by his church. He
walked away on Monday, November Is,
and has never since been heard of till yes
terday. His wife, who was left with I.
child year old, was nearly frantic with
grief, and was sure he was killed or else
insane first several friends began pri-
vatc search for him. Then the people CT
massc undertook :. search Of the neighbor-
ing country. On Thanksgiving day, Nov.
IS, the whole town of P]ainlicld, of which
Central Village is part, turned out and
spent the day hunting for his corpse in the
swamps Of the town. Recently 4 report has
prevailed that he had been seen in Pom
fret, Conn. 4 Providence clairvoyant
some weeks ago declared him dead, and
saw his corpse, but could not locate it.
Mr. Ma.sland was educated at Hartford
theological seminary, had an excellent
reputation, and none of his friends have
believed any wrong of him in his disap
pearaEce. They will eagerly await his
own account o: his wanderings. at the
time of his disappearance one rumor was
! that Marsland had been ut i ncighborinS
station, somewhat disguised in dress, and
had bought : ticket for Hartford. This
was denied, but it is probable now that it
was correct, and il 50 his departure in dis
c!l;Sc SugGGS:S nIemetl:tatiOn.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-12-18
OBITUARY.
Henry Il. WOrthin.tOn.

lIcnryR. Worthinyton, one of the most
prominent hydraulic engineers in this
country, al occasional visitor to our city.
died yesterday in New New York, ut the
Everett house. lie was staying there tenn
porarily, his home being in Irvinston. Mr..
Wortlington was born in brooklyn, De-
ccmber II, 1916, being just sixty-lour
years of age Oh the day of his death.
He engaged in mechanical pursuits at an
early age, and became an hydraulic
engineer while Il very young man. His
success in his profession was marked, and
he invented Il number OF important I'M
proyements iii hydraulic machinery. lie
constructed the pumping machinery for
the water works of Il great many cities.
including that for the new high service
works 1T Ninety seventh street and Tenth
avenue, New York Mr.. Worthincton
attended strictly to his profession and
Stunned public life. lie was vice prcsi-
dent of the American Society OF Mechani-
cal Engineers, which he assisted to found.
and was a member of the Society Of Civil
Engineers. 4 wife and four children sur
vivc him.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-12-18

About noon to-day Mrs. Zechcr. wife
Of Thomas Zechcr, Of West King street,
went to the Northern market. While
walking through the crowd in the market
house she felt hand in her coat pocket in
which was her pockctbook containing
about $40. She turned around quickly
when she saw Il boy rs!nnin: away from
her with the pocketbook in his hand. SHE
gave the alarm, but the boy ran out oi the
market house, and down North Queen
street.. He was pursued for some distance
by Z number Of boys and men, but he was
good runner and got away.
There arc 4 large number OF young
thieves roaming the streets how aud many
of them lounge around the market houses
during the hours for holding market
Some of them beg but many prefer to
steal
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-12-18
TIE MAN IT WANTS.
And W holM 1t Will Not Get.


Philadelphia Evening Telegraph, Rep.
It is true that Mr.. Don Cameron will be
there. but who does he represent beside
Mr.. Don Cameron? He may be an excel
lent business man, but any oyster of them
all could not be dumber than lie when any
great question comes in the Senate for de-
bate. Mr.. Cameron has no more represent
ed the people Of this commonwealth in the
Senate, could no more represent Or defend
its vast commercial, economic, or political
interests, or those OF the nation, than If he
| had been born tObacconist' S dummy. We
, are informed by those whom he caused to be
| appointed to Office that he is most worthy
gentleman, honest and fairly intelligent,
| but we know he is not Of the stuff Of
| which senators Of /, great and powerful
commonwealth like this should he made.
He is simply the right man in the wrong
place. For q time at least Pennsylvania
caEnot help herself as regards him, but
she is Row in a position where she can
help herself AS regards his colleague, the
successor of Senator Wallace, who is the
stuff o: which senators should be made.
| He is not Il great man possibly, but he
has brains and tongue. He can
think, reason, and argue. He has
words to express his thoughts and charac-
ter to give them force. Pennsylvania does
not want two senators who can neither
think, reason Or argue, Eor convince, who
are without power of expression and dumt
as oysters whe: the land is shaken BY tho
discussion Of great questions concerning
its welfare. Mr.. Cameron is a good listen
CT, but the state of Pennsylvania want:
for his colleague senator to whom Mr.
Cameron can listen. not one to listen will
him, for he can listen enough for botl
and do nothing else. This choice by
caucus. or by persona! preference
should be dropped at once, and the Legis-
laturc, wearing 30 mans collar, should
choose q senator. from among the w!ses
and best men OF the state, and elect only
the worthiest Of all for in all the com
monwcalth there is no citizen WHO has too
much worth, wisdom, honesty, Or char
actcr to represent this powerful state il
the Senate Of the United States better tina,
it should be represented. 1t is tho YER.
best man Of all that is wanted, and onl.
tho very best
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-12-18
LATEST NEWS BY MAIL,

Girarl Crane, aged GG, died in james
town, n. y, yesterday. lie was one o.
| the pioneer oil producers of Western Penn
| sylvania.
! The house Of Mrs. Aramilia Mitchell, 4!
! Newton, Iowa, was burned last night, IN,
Mrs. Mitchell, aged cighty-thrce. perishcd
i'll the flames.
Frank II. Shallenbery, aged seventy
Agnes station, just out Of Baltimore, was
run over ty i train and killed.
or the railroad passengers carried or
the six week days, Is per cent, are car
r;ed on Friday: while there is All average
Of II per cent, carried on each Of tic
other five week days.
An Armenian journal publishes an &c
count of \ sanguinary fight between the
inhabitants of = village in Turkish Armeni;
and the Turkish troops. The Russian
consul ut Van has done TO the scene of
! disturbance.
The residence Of Mrs. Gov. Todd, il,
Youngstown, Ohio. was entered by rob.
bcrs, who stole $S, 600 worth Of diamonds
and ,iewelry. Mrs. Todd's family was at
home. and it is great mystery how the
robbery occurred.
John Chew and John Mead, twOcolureCl
men, returning from work last evening,
crossed the railroad track at Fulton sta
ton, Western Maryland railroad, in Balti-
more, when they were struck by train
and boil, instantly killed. The body of
one of them was cut to pieces.
A band of spiritualists are digging for
gold two miles south of Albany, N. V,
under the inspiration and direction Of 4
Rochester medium. They claim TO have
found many articlrs Of curiosity, including
Masonic cmblcms and Il bird engraved on
finely cut stone.
William and Charles Muliin, brothers,
owning farm near Santa Rosa, CAL, were
killed by Albert and Frederick Quacken-
bush, also brothers, and claimants of Il
portion of the farm held by the Mullins.
The Quackenbush brothers surrendered
themselves to the authorities, claiming to
have acted in self-defcnsc.
It has been discovered that Mrs. Ewald,
who was burned in her husbands barn at
Cincinnati, committed suicide. She had a
revolver with her. and it is supposed fired
Il shot which set fire to the straw. Anote
was found from her, saying she was tired
of her troubles. She had been married
but two months and had had domestic
trouble and her mind was unsettled.
Peter Zoull, Il Bohemian, sG years old,
who came to this country 4 years ago and
lived in Cleveland, was comparatively
helpless, and was left by his wife near the
cooking stove when shc went out washing
In attempting to move away from the hot
fire he fell over on the stove, rolled over
Oh his back and then sell on the floor.
where he lay in pain till his wife returned
1T night He died.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-12-18
'Ti:c Young M;a.I aul HIS Pistol.

This being the last Saturday before
Christmas the town is full of country peO-
pie, who arc in to buy presents and see the
sights. A great many of the young men
have partaken Of something stronger than
ice cream and have become very funny
Several little fights occurred but no on"
was hurt. In the yard of the Cross Keys
hotel one young blood pulled a revolver
and threatened to- make y sieve out OF a
few bystandcr5. Some one intiinated that
Il police officer was coming and the young
warrior suddenly wiltcd. Placing his can
non in his hip pocket he allowed his
friends to carry him into the SIZED. where
he was laid on 4 block Of Hnc-incli ice and
snnn hrcamc cool.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-12-18
A Beautiful Mirage.

A beautiful mirage was seen in Accomac
county, Va, a few mornings ago. The sun
rose behind y thick bank OF fog. which
soon grew thinner until few pale
rays shot up above. In single min
ute wonderful transformation had
taken place. Apparently not quar-
ter of q mile away lay the island Of Chin
colleague, with it's tall white tower, its
dwellings, its trees and shrubbery. A lit
tie boy was seen driving = flock of sheep
along TIE shora aud even Il little girl in
the door OF the lighthouse Keepers home
fondlinga \ doll. In another minute u sec
Ond fog bank arose and shut out the vision
The island was distant thirty miles.