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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-04-22
BERLIN FISHERY EXHIBITION.
Poor Show Made by Our English Cousins

Poor Show Made by Our English Cousins.
A dispatch from Berlin to the Times
says: The British government made no
grant for representation in the Interna-
tional fishery exhibition which was opened
here yesterday, the British exhibition
being wholly the result of private enter
prise. Much of the space originally allot-
ted to England has been taken by Ameri-
cans, who now hold it by right of prior oc-
cupation. The very slender and unworthy
participation of England is all the more
striking by contrast with that of America,
her immediate neighbor in the building.
Two hundred and fifty tons of piscato-
rial material, valued at 10000, has al
ready arrived from America, prominent
among which is a whaling boat fully
equipped, with all it's gear ready for action.
Another rarity is purse seine from 200 to
300 fathoms long, and from 20 to 80 fathoms
deep, used for netting whole shoals of
mackerel in mid-ocean. Six specimens of
peculiar fishing boat, called ''the dory,"
which experts were very anxious to see
have also been brought over.
Perhaps the most attractive, as certainly
the most novel objects in the American
collection, is model of the twin screw
steamer, the Fish Hawk, specially con-
structed for the artificial Matching of pis-
cine ova, chiefly those of shad and cod. A
fire engine with horses yoked and men
men seated, is also on exhibition among
the American exhibits.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-04-22
PERSONAL.
Secretary SHERMAN went to New Yorl
YESTERDAY.

Secretary SHERMAN went to New York
yesterday.
1t is understood that Admiral PORTER
will represent the navy department on the
board of visitors to the Naval Academy at
Annapolis.
Hon. SCHUYLER CoLFAx will deliver the
annual address before the corps of cadets
of the Pennsylvania military academy at
Chester, On June 9.
STEPHEN p. SLoCUM, who had been
Democratic candidate for lieutenant-g COVER
nor of Rhode Island, was elected mayor of
Newport yesterday by about 100 majority.
The senate yesterday confirmed WILLIAM
A. NEWELL, of New Jersey, to be COVER
nor of Washington Territory, and E. ].
SMITHERs, of Delaware, to be consul to
Chin Kiang.
Mr.. JOHN IRELAND, for many years con-
nected with the business department of
the New York Times, being cashier since
1861, died yesterday of consumption, at
Orange, N. j., aged 3S.
Although it is settled that Prince LEO
PoLD is going to Canada on visit to the
Princess Louise, nothing whatever has
been projected, much less settled, as to a
tour in the United States. His movements
will be regulated by the state of his health,
which continues to be very delicate, and
by the queens wishes.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-04-22

To reporter he told the following story {:
1t was just about a quarter to 9 o'clock
when the ceiling of the art gallery began to
tremble and crack. When it was noticed
i sent for Mr.. Mackay, the superintend-
ent, who came to ME and said. Hooking,
get the people out of here as soon as YOU
can. Do it as quietly as You can, for Gods
sake" There were then tifty-four persons
in the room, nearly one-half of whom were
ladies. Invent in and began to get them
out, although l hardly knew on
what excuse to do SO to avoid a panic.
Finally fragments of the ceiling began to
drop, and the first thing We knew great
| rents began to appear in the side wall. The
gas pipes are suspended from the roof by
copper wires and were swaying to and fro.
Suddenly they all fell to the floor, leaving
US in darkness. Just before the lights
went out could see the west wall bulging
out toward Fourth avenue, and a group
| of about half a dozen people huddling
about my desk. Iput my arms around them,
and exerting all my strength 1 pushed
them through the door toward the main
hall. then felt puff Of fresh air as the
wall fell with 4 crash. A portion of the
beams fell upon my back, crushing my hat
and tearing my coat. Then | saw from
Cuc lt.tl VI INC StttlTS one OI CHc mOSC
terrific scenes I ever witnessed. The
people rushed from the dancing hall with
pale faces and garments torn. No re-
gard was observed for the ladies what
ever. did not see single act of man
illness in the struggling mass, who seemed
to have lost their senses. The musicians
fled and left their instruments behind, and
right in front of me saw four fashionably
dressed young men drop the arms of the
ladies they were escorting and dash down
the stairs like cowardly hounds they were
l tried to do the best l could under the
circumstances, but knew there was no one
in the art gallery when left it. ''Mr. Story,
the artist, was about six inches in front
of me when the crash came, and he acted
with great vaIor, helping me to drag the
people out of the room. | recOllected that
there were 500, 900 worth of oil paintings
on the wall which fell, but saw it was too
late to do anything but try to save human
life. rushed into the adjoining dancing
hall and helped several gentlemen to carry
out wounded people from under the debris I"
MIR. Hooking said he could remember no
more, as the excitement Was 80 great that
he could think of nothing but the wound
ed, whose shriel.s were beginning to be
! heard.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-04-22
STATE ITEMS.

One of the heaviest and most successful
brokers at the Pittsburgh oil exchange, is
MIR. Cooper, who is not over 1S years old.
lie was formerly messenger for the
Western Union telegraph company.
Mrs. Mary G. Reno, wife of the late
General Jesse L. Reno, died at Bethlehem
on Sunday from the effects of fall in
that place, caused by a defect in the
street. Just previous to her death she
was paid s., 900 as damages for her injuries.
The Methodist Episcopal judicial con-
ference i'll the appeal case Of the Rev.
VIM. Major, of the Philadelphia confer
ence, suspended for connection with the
Philadelphia university of medicine and
surgery, decided to reverse the Judgment Of
the Phi iladelphia conference by vote of
II to ). This reinstatss Mr.. Major.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-04-22
LATEST NEWS By MAIL.

George A. Bennett, New York police
man, yesterday committed suicide b!
shooting.
John Breen, a tramp, was killed OF
Tuesday at Fort Erie. Ont, while trying
to steal ride on railroad train.
Base ball: At Observation-Disclosures
10, Brown University, 0. At New Haver
Yale University, 10, Albany, 6. At Troy
Troy City, 9, Baltimore,6
The treasury department yesterday di
rected the transfer of 81, 500, 900 in gold
bullion from New York to the Philadel
phla mint, to be coined into eagles and
half eagles.
Herman Limberg and VIM. McGarry,
strangers to each other, met in a Chicago
saloon on Tuesday night, quarreled, and
Limberg shot and killed McGarry. The
murderer was arrested.
The Geneva award bill, after first being
amended to exclude the claims of the in
surance companies, was defeated in the
Senate yesterday by the adoption of a mo-
ton to indefinitely postpone it.
A quarrel occurred near Compton Mills,
n. j., between James Sheppard and his
brother-in-law, Heinrich Moran. Moran
stabbed Sheppard twice in the back with a
large case knife, inilicting fatal wound.
Moran is at large.
Three men in the Jail at Moberly, Mo-,
charged with murder, were taken from the
Jail by mob of masked men. One of the
accused, named Ira Caisson, confessed,
whereupon he was put back in Jail, and the
were hanged.
Around Marlborough, N. j., severe
frost made sad havoc with peach blossoms
and small vegetables. Out of 1900 peach
trees in the orchard of Foreman Taylor,
the blossoms of nearly 1000 were killed.
Great damage was done throughout that
section.
On Tuesday, at Mayfeld, Ky, W. w.
Ezell, of that place, shot and killed DR..
Dalton, of Collaway county, on account
of an attempted elopemsnt of Ezell's
sister-in-lay with Dalton a year ago. which
Ezell prevented. Ezell claims that Dalton
had repeatedly threatened to kill him, and
that he acted in self-defense.
James Jolly, who was brought back from
Mississippi for the murder of Miss Norris,
in DeKalb county, Ga, three years ago,
has taken the officers to the spot where she
was buried. The body was found near the
surface. Jolly once said that his brother
in-law, Weaver, killed her. He now says
that Weaver did not do it.
Near Jacksonville Fla, duel has oc-
CURED just beyond the city limits, between
two Cubans, Raphael Toledo and Yudabiro
Pima, both cigarmakers. Three shots
were exchanged, and Toledo was killed.
There were no seconds. The affair was
witnessed by a boy who happened to pass
that way.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-04-22
TERRIBLE CALAMITIES.
Perished in Sail B0at-Tho Fire in Hull
Disaster In NJ MadtSon square Garden.

Perished in q Sail B0at-Tho Fire in Hull
Disaster In Madison Square Garden.
Seven men who left Point St. Ignace,
Michigan, in a sail boat, perished in the
storm of Monday last.
A fire in the town of Hull, opposite Of
tawa, Ont, yesterday afternoon, destroyed
over 700 houses, comprising half the town,
and rendered over 4, 900 people home less
The fire, famed by a fierce wind, rag d
from half-past three o'clock until seven,
when the wind changed and the conflagra-
tion was got under control. The houses
burned were mostly of wood. Several lives
are reported to be lost. In one instance, q
woman who was confined the day before,
perished in her house. The loss on prop
erty is estimated at about $500, 900.
A serious disaster occurred last night at
the Madison Square garden, in New York
city, where a fair for the benefit of the
Hahnemann hospital was in progress. At
half-past nine o'clock, about 800 persons
being in the building, half the front facing
on Madison avenue gave way. The wall
fell outwards and part of the roof adjoining
tumbled in with crash. That portion of
the structure was used as a dancing hall
and the picture gallery Of the fair. The
police and firemen were soon ON the spot,
and a number Of persons were taken from
the ruins. At midnight it was known
that three persons were killed and seven
injured. Among the killed are Mrs. Anna
Willett, of East Thirty-frst street, and
Mrs. W. A. Ogden Hegeman, prominent
manager of the fair and wife of one of the
directors of the United States ship insur-
ance company. William II. Fileston had
leg broken, and his recovery is doubtful.
Miss Josie Streeter, of West Thirty-second
street, was seriously injured. When the
wall fell into the street several hacks were
struck, several drivers were injured, and.
two or three horses were killed. The
damage to the building is estimated all the
way from $4,000 to 10000. The pic
lures, all lent, were insured for $50, 600,
but it is believed the insurance was against
fire alone.
Stories OF Eye-Witnsssss.r
Mr.. James H. Hockin, who was ticket
taker in the art gallery, wasf the last man
to leave the room when the frash occurred.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-04-22

If the Patriot will kindly tell US the
special instances when the INTELLIGEN.
GER convicted Democrats on its own
naked suspicious we will answer it
whether or not we had any further evi-
dence. The Patriot always fails to fur
nish bill of particulars. It has not yet
told us what I" lie " about Senator Wal
lace has been repeated through the In
TELLIaENcER. We are ignorant of any
and the Patriot uniformly fails to specify.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-04-22
Sale of Real Esfafe.

Henry Shubert, auctioneer and real es,
tate agent, sold at public sale, at the
Franklin House, Columbia, for the Amer.
ican Mechanics building association, a
two story frame dwelling, situated on the
Lancaster pike, to Walter NJ. Franklin
esq, for 5000.
Also, a two-story frame dwelling, situ-
ated on the east side of Front street, to
Miss Lydia S. Brown for 81, 900.
Also, the same day at the Keystone
hotel, gray trotting stallion known by
the name Of Patchelett. Sold to Moses
Emerson for $297.50.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-04-22
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
THE M'(sIIsENYS,
Their Farewell Performance.

Their Farewell Performances.
The farewell appearances of the musica
McGibenys yesterday afternoon and even
ing again crowded Fulton opera house
with eager and delighted audiences. The
little folks and ladies especially turned out
in strong force at the matinee, feature OF
interest in this performance being the pres
ence of the boys and girls of tho children s
home, who had been kindly invited by
Manager briggs, and who manifested the
most intense delight at the little folks
singing and playing: In the evening every
seat in the parquet and parquet circle was
occupied, numbers of people stood in the
rear aisle, and many ladies' and children
were in the gallery. Prior to the beginning
of the performance there was grand
parade from the Pennsylvania rail
road depot through the streets
to the opera house. The little Nc
Gibenys, seated in a barouche, and vigor-
ously playing their instruments, led off the
procession, and were followed by Glenn
mens's City and the Citizens bands, who
appeared to be using their best endcavors
to extinsuish each other in q torrent of
sound and fury. The route Of the pro-
cession was brilliantly Illuminated by a
liberal display of fireworks, under the
skillful manipulation of the small boy, by
whose expert handling of his light artil-
lery panic was repeatedly threatened in
the immense cOncourse who witnessed the
imposing demonstration. The entertain
ment was similar to those that preceded
it, and Of the same amusing character
These arc certainly very interesting
young folks, and the people of Lancaster
have evidently reserved for them a front
scat in their affection and admiration.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-04-22
In q BeWildered State of Mind.

Harrisburg fatr1Ot.
If we really comprehend the incompre-
hensible Lancaster INTELLIGENCER it now
believes that a Democratic journal ought
not to /" hold Democrats guilty until they
are proved innocent" We are glad to OBJ
serve this change of heart on the part of the
INTELL1GENcER, as we distinctly remember
that we undertook to teach it the true
doctrine in this regard some years ago
when it insisted on convicting Democrats
on its own naked suspicious.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-04-22

If the Harrisburg Patriot is really
able to g comprehend the incOmprehensi-
ble " it no doubt understands why it
preached some years ago a "true doc
trine that it fails to practice now. We
don't: but then we don't assume to
comprehend the incomprehcnsible.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-04-22
Is That the Reason?
De-.

CdT11SIe HtTHII, nep.
Impeachment [of judges] is a farce
which will not be tried again "-Jefferson,
in 1907. Judge Patterson has reason,
therefore, for insisting that the only reflec-
tion on the conduct Of a judge should be
bv Impeachment,
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-04-22
MINOR TOPICS.

MlNOh 1oF1SO.
THE Western Tobacco Journal, published
at Cincinnati, Ohio, by Messrs. Thomas
Mason and George B. Bentley, comes to
us enlarged and in remodeled form. 1t
now contains sixteen pages of reading mat
ter, and in addition to its very full reports
of tho tobacco market in all parts of the
world, has added department devoted
exclusively to the interests Of the Cincin-
natl grocery trade. 1t contains beside
much we'll selected miscellaneous reading.
The Journal deserves a hearty support
from the tobacco men and grocers, and the
public generally.
In the Virginia Republican convention,
yesterday, there was much disorder on ac-
count of contested seats. The straight
outs" succeeded in electing chairman. In
the Georgia Republican convention Major
Smith, Blaine man, was declared elect
ed. The Grant men threaten to bolt. The
Illinois Democrats lean toward Palmer &;
the Vermont Democracy favor Hancock !;
the Greenback state convention Of Illinois
met in Springfield yesterday, chose dele
gates to the Decentralization national
convention, and nominated full state
ticket.
THE Texas Democrats made modest,
moderate and sensible deliverable at their
convention yesterday. They chose E. G..
Bower elector- at-large and a full delegation
to Cincinnati. The resolutions adopted
advise the support of the two-thirds rule,
but the delegates 60 uninstructed. The
resolutions also declare that the devotion of
Gen. Hancock to the constitutional rights
and privileges of citizens entities him to
the confidence of the people, and that Texas
will, when called upon, show appreciation
Of his generosity and magnanimity, and
pledge the undivided and enthusiastic
support of the party to whoever the
national convention may see fit to nomi-
nate.
DIR. OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES read a
brilliant essay on Jonathan Edwards be-
fore the Chestnut Street club, Boston, on
Monday. Most Of the essay was devoted
to the theological opinions of the stern
New Englander, DR.. Holmes severely crit
icising their harshness. On the character
of Edwards he spoke with kindly sympa-
thy. Mr.. Wendell Philips, in the discus
sion which followed, showed himself dis
posed to take up the defence of Edwards.
The old theologian, he said, did not differ
radically from the current theology of
New England. Fifty years before him
and hundred years after him New Eng
land was largely inspired by such theol-
ogy, and it can be traced home to Scot
land. We are rather New Scotland than
New England in that respect. This the
ology has largely affected our present life.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-04-22
Paw Day,

The employees Of the Reading railroad
company, on the Reading and Columbia
and Lancaster and Quarryville branches,
were paid off in cash to-day for the month
of March.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-04-22
JUDGE PARKER in his speech before

JUDGE PARKER in his speech before
the anti-Tilden convention said that the
split in the party in New York would
lose the state to the Democracy and
would probably defeat its presidential
candidate. Probably this would be the
result il New York politicians had all
the say in the matter. They would per-
haps be foolish enough to lose the presi-
dent as they did the governor. But there
is not the slightest probability that the
national convention will be as silly. The
candidate for president nominated at
Cincinnati will be one who will COM
mapd the vote of every Democrat in the
land. The Democratic sense is not
going to be offended again. We did it
once when Greeley was nominated, but
the object then was to catch Republican
votes. We learned then that the Demo-
cratic vote is first to be cared for. There
is no disposition on any hand now to
| repeat this error. The trouble threaten
ing now is the revolt against personal
domination and the easy way to cure
that is to give the party what it has a
right to ask-a champion, but not boss.
THE pen-portrait of Hon. Jere. S.
Black will appear in the " White House
Gallery" of the Philadelphia Times to-
morrow, sketched by gentleman of this
city, whose personal relations with Judge
Black enable him in some degree to pre-
sent to the public those phases of his life
and character which it has been the aim
of the Times to portray in it's series of press
pictures. Judge Blacks personal pop
ularity, his general acquaintance with
the bar here, in connection with his
departure for England on Saturday, will
give this sketch of him at least local and
timely interest. He is not, however, a
candidate for president in any sense OF
the term, however worthy he may be of
the honors of that high office. His name
is not likely to lie mentioned in the Gin.
cinnati convention; certainly it will not
be 10y the advice of his nearest friends
nor with his own consent.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-04-22

nad Deen determined Dy some OF MIR.
Cairnes's friends to treat him to a surprise
and donation party on the night of the
18th of February. The party was to as
semble at the church and 60 thence to the
parsonage. A few friends, including Josiah
Byers, John NJ. Good and some others had
arrived at the house to assist in making
preparations for the party. Between seven
and eight o'clock Mrs. Taylor went to an
clubhouse few yards from the residence
AS she was leaving the clubhouse man
stood before her ; he threw the loop Of a.
rope around her neck, cho!sed her and
threw her upon flower bed she screamed
and succeeded in getting the rope off her
neck, but it was again thrown round her E.
throat and drawn SO tightly that she could
scarcely breathe Just as she was
becoming completely exhausted the front
door of the parsonage opened, and Mr..
Cairnes, Josiah Byers and John NJ. Good,
who had heard her screams, came to her as
sstance. She positively identified Charles
Wilmer as the man who assaulted her.
Rev. Mr.. Cairns, J. NJ. Good and Josiah
Byers, testified that they were in the par
sonage at the time heard Mrs. TayloI's-
screams, ran to her assistance, carried her
into the house, removed the rope from her
neck. Could easily distinguish her features
as she lay ON the ground. Miss Phoebe
Smith testified that she saw the defendant
on the state road about half past ) or 6.
o'clock on the evening of the outrage go
ing towards the parsonage.
Lewis II. Linville passed the parsonage
and saw colored man whom he believed
to be the defendant, ON the embankment
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-04-12

WANTED TO BE SURE AND KEEP A HOUSE
OVER HIM There are but few callings in
life out of which humOr may not be eX-
tracted. Even from that OF the insurance
agent or solicitor fun may sometimes be ex-
tracted. Witness the following, which Is
an actual occurrence:
Major Jones, living in this county, is
seyenty-two years Of age, and now has his
third wife, who is only nineteen years old,
but has never had an heir until yesterday
morning. He has large real estate, on
which be has never taken insurance. Not
knowing of the event mentioned above, an
insurance agent who had frequently solicit
ed him for business called on MIN few
hours after the advent of the heir, and was
met with the remark, uttered with a com
mendable degree of pride, "Come in, Bob !;
WOW can insure me now. have twelve
pounder in the room, and want to be sure
TO keep house over him."