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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-12-06
LATEST NEWS BY MAIL.

The California electors met at Sacra-
mento Friday, and cast five votes for Han
cock and one for Garfield. The Oregon
electors met at Salem on Friday and voted
for Garfield and Arthur.
In Burlingamc, Kansas, The commercial
hotel and Burlingame house were de-
stroyed by fire. The loss on the building
is about 500, 900. The damegc to furniture
and loss of personal effects of occupants
will be considerable.
The Union Pacific depot in Salina, Kan
sas, was destroyed by fire. A large amount
of freight and express matter was burned.
The weather is growing very cold there,
a change Of over fifty degrees has occurred
in five hours.
In Kewanee, ILL.,, thirteen tramps were
locked up, and at about half-past eleven
two or three tramps outside tried to force
open the calaboose. They were discover
cd and tried to escape. One. whose name
is not known, was shot and killed. The
tramps had been selling jewelry around
town all day.
A French boy named John Vassar, aged
thirteen years, was instantly killed on
Horner and Roberts railroad, at Eliza
beth. He was riding ON loaded coal
train, coming down tho hollow rapidly,
when the car on which he was riding
jumped the track. He fell beneath it and
was frightfully lnangled.
In Brockton, Mass, during a quarrel be-
tween Con Buckley and wife Nat Murphy,
Buckley's step son, attempted to act as
peacemaker, when he received two crush
ing blows Oh the head with an axe in the
hands OF Buckley, making wounds two
inches in length and which may prove
fatal. The parties were all intoxicated.
A fire at Havre .de-Grace destroyed Muir
PHYS stove and tinware store, Burk's to-
bacco and cigar store. Farr s. Bros pro-
duce store, S. F. Potts, agricultural i'm
plement warehouse, two large frame dwell
ings belonging to DIR. w. w. Hopkins,
and a large brick dwelling house belong
ing to the estate Of DR.. Thomas c. Hop
kins. Damages are estimated at 81, 900;
insurance, $500. Three buildings were
blown up to stop the progress Of the flames.
A fire occurred yesterday in the five
story iron-front building No. 76 Franklin
street, New York, by which J. A. Hum
phrey and Coleurn, dealers III silks and
fancy goods, occupying the second, fourth
and fifth floors, sustained about $40, 900
loss. The stock was insured for S26, 900.
William E. Stein, dealer jim linens, on the
third floor, loss IS, ,OO0. The building was
considerably damaged.
A ten-year-old daughter of Hugh Her
rity, who resides in a small house, near
lock No. 4of the canal which runs through
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-12-06
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
INCENDIARY FIRE.


TOBACCO Shcu burned Last Night.
Between II and 12 o'clock last night a
frame tobacco shed, situated ON Strawberry
street, directly opposite Woodward Hill
cemetery and owned by Philip Betz, was
destroyed by fire. The shed was full of
leaf tobacco, and also contained one
horse wagon, piow. and tobacco frame
all of which we're burned. The build
ing, in size, was 28xS4 feet, and was new,
having been erected last summer. The
tobacco was owned by Mr.. Betz and Thos.
Lippc and it was raised on the shares by
the latter, who lives but about fifty
yards from the shed which was burned.
Mr.. Lippe had an insurance of $500 on
the tobacco in the Williamsburg City in
surance company, of which Bausman &
Burns are agents. Mr.. Betz has $500 on
the tobacco in the Hamburg Bremen COM
pany and 5000 ON the building and con-
tents in the Insurance Company of Penn
sylvania. H. R. Breneman is the agent
for these companies. The insurance will
probably cover the loss.
The origin of the fire is not known but
it is supposed to have been the work of an
incendiary. Mr.. Lippe was walked out of
his bed by the shouting of some neishbors
who discovered the flames. When he
arose the whole building was in blaze and
it burned very quickly.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-12-06
PERSONAL.

Mrs. GARFIELD refuses to have her
photograph sold or her portrait engraved.
General MCCLELLAN has just received
gift Of the flint-lock pistol carried by VIM
field Scott during the Mexican war.
SARA BERNHARDT and her managers
have abundant rerson to DO satisfied with
the financial results of her engagement in
New York. The total receipts during her
four weeks performances were in round
figures $4,000, making an average Of
s25, 900 per week.
A young New Yorker named DrRANT,
who expended $1,000 in starting the
KnickerJocker, issued one number, paid
his debts, shut up the Office and retired
from journalism. All this simply to crafty
a spirit Of brotherly revenge. His brother
had chosen to marry without his consent
and he started newspaper fer the sole
purpose of getting description of his
brothers wedding from his point Of view
before the public. Having accomplished
this brotherly task his journalistic career
was at an end.
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Suspicious.

In Ledgerville, recently, the death of
Thomas Burns, jr., manufacturer of pot
terry, by accidental shooting, was an
nounced. 1t now appears that there is 4
strong suspicion of foul play. The jury
cannot agree upon any verdict, as somo of
the jurors insist the shooting could not
have been accidental. The xound was in
the top Of the head, the brains having
been blown entirely out, and the course of
the wound being in downward direction.
Had he fallen it would have been impos-
sible to have caused such wound In that
spot. Burns and his father had been on
bad terms for some time past, and two or
three weeks ago fight between father
and son took place. in which the young
man whipped his parent severely.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-12-06

SECRETARY SHERMAN recommends
that Congress repeal all taxes on the
capital and deposits Of national banks !;
and that to refund the $Gs7 ,35O, 600 of
government loans, five and six per cents.
redeemable in 1881, the government
should issue an amount not exceeding
$4OO. .OoO, 600 of treasury notes in denomi-
nations not less than ten dollars, bearing
interest not exceeding four per cent. per
annum, and running from one to ten
years, to be sold at not less than par !;
and not more than s400, ,OOo, 900 of bonds
at 3.85 per cent. interest, redeemable
after fifteen years. The surplus revenues
for 1881 are estimated at $4S, Az, ,27.72.
There are nearly fifty million dollars in
silver coinage locked up in the treasury
vaults that cannot be made to circulate.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-12-06
COURT OF QUARTER SESSIONS.

The December Adjourned Term.
This morning the December adjourned
term of quarter sessions court began, with
Judge Patterson presiding. There are
about so cases down on the list, including
the Sewers murder case.
John Ransing plead guilty to a charge
of keeping a disOrderly house and was SEN
fenced to pay a fine of $40 and costs. The
defendant is the proprietor of the Union
hotel at Chestnut and Christian streets.
The house had been so noisy that COM
plaint was made by the neighboo and it
was returned to court by the constable.
Before he was sentenced a paper was pre-
sented, signed by the persons who made
the complaint to tho officers, in which
they stated that they were satisfied
that the defendant should be fined only.
Mr.. Ransing stated that he was going to
leave the premises in . short time and that
he now keeps quiet house. These facts
were taken into consideration by the court
in passing sentence.
The first case attached was that Of
cOm'th VS.. Stephen Brown, colored, Of
this city. who was charged with larceny.
On the 18th of November suit of gray
clothes was stolen from the room of George
Burton, in the Grape hotel. this city
These clothes were taken to Charles Fish
er's tailor shop by Brown, who left orders
that the clothes be dyed. They were sent
to Schum's dye works, where they wcro
found and identified by Burton.
The defense was that Brown bought
the clothing from man named "Jake, "
who was employed as hostlcr at the stable
in the rear Of the Grape hotel. Several
witnesses for character wcrc called. Ver-
dict not guilty.
Com'th VS.. David Hauck and Farmer
Hauck, felonious assault and battery. The
prosecutor was Jacob u. Warfel, hotel
keeper at Intercourse. On the night of the
9Th Of October he attended Republican
meeting at New Holland. While there
he alleges that he was knocked down by
Jacob Trostle and was afterward kicked
and beaten by the defendants, Farmer
hitting him with a billy or piece Of wood,
cutting him badly.
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WRECKED ON THE RAILS.

Fifteen Persons Injured and No Ono Killed.
A terrible railroad accident occurred
about eleven o'clock Saturday morning on
the Northwestern railroad, by which fif-
teen persons were injured, but, by what
seems almost a miracle, no ono was killed.
At the hour named the Geneva Lake ex-
press, which reaches Chicago only fifteen
minutes earlier than the GAINESVILLE express,
stopped at Carey station, thirty eight
miles from Chicago, and sent brakeman
back to flag the GAINESVILLE train. Owing
to a dense fog the engineer of the latter
train did not see the signal in time to stop,
and his engine crashed into the rear car Of
the train from Geneva Lake without warn
ing and with terrible force. The engine
was completely wrecked. The rear car
and the one in front of it were destroyed
by the fire which ensued, and every pas
senger except one, in the rear car, was
badly hurt. Mrs. II. C. Maynard, wife of
the manager of the Western Union tele-
graph Office ini Chicago, was injured about
the head and internally, while gentleman,
name unknown, was bruised and margled,
probably fatally. All information of the
accident has been carefully suppressed dur
ing Saturday.
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A DuCrOR LYNCHED.
Swift Retribution in Now Mexico.

swift Hetr1Out1On In Now MeXlCO.
The details of shocking story have just
been received from Otero, N. NJ, little
town ON the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
railroad, just south of the Colorado line.
DR.. C. A. Washington, Of Otero, was
called to Katon, another small town, on
Tuesday, to treat a dining room girl at the
Vandover house, named Mary Butler. He
spent the night in attendance upon her.
She died Wednesday morning, but before
dying stated that he had given her two
large doses of morphine and had
then assaulted her while she was
only semi-conscious and unable to re-
sist. The doctor was arrested, taken
to Otero and locked up but on Thursday
night the Jail was broken into by the mob,
who took Washington out and strangled
him. His record is most unsavory. He
came to Colorado for years ago and settled
at Laveta and began business as drug
gist. He married a young lady there, but
treated her SO badly that the citizens
compelled him to leave so hur-
riediy that he not even have
time to get his goods away. He
left his wife, and going to Las Animas
took a second wife. He soon deserted her
and went to Elmoro, where he married a
third. With her he went to OterO. When
a child was born to the third wife the
child died under circumstances which
led to the circulation of tho report that
Washington had killed it. The citizens
organized and began an investigation,
which so infuriatcd him that he, sus-
pecting the woman had given informa-
tion against him, beat her mercilessly.
She was taken out Of his hands and sent
away. Although the belief was general
that he killed the child, proof was not
positive, and lie was permitted to escape
with his life. Soon after this he killed a
partner in a dispute about a barn, but was
cleared ON the ground of self-defense.
Washington was man Of good address,
and was at one time. and may have been
at the time of his violent death, worth
some $4,000. 1t is not believed that
Washington is his right name, and it is
not known where he comes from.
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YE OLDEN TIME.

Staging to Washington Through Lancaster.
In Josiah Quincy's "reminiscences, being
published in the New York Independent,
appears the following item from his diary
which has y certain local interest
February 10Th, 1S26.-At three o'clock
this morning the light of candle under
the door and a rousing knock told me that
it was time to depart, aud shortly after
left Philadelphia by the Lancaster stage,
otherwise vast illimitable wagon, with
seats without backs, capable of holding
some sixteen passengers with decent COM
fort of themselves, and actually encum-
bercd with some dozen more. After riding
till eight o'clock, VIC reached the breakfast
house, where We partQOk of good meal
and took up Messrs. Story and Wheaton.
We then proceeded through most beau
tiful tract of country, where good fences
and huge stone barns proved the excellence
of; the farming, The road seemed actually
lined with Conastoga wagons, each drawn
by six stalwart horses and laden with
farm produce. At Lancaster. the largest
inland town in the United States, we
changed stages and company. From that
place to York our party consisted Of Lang
don Cheves, formerly president of the United
States bank, Mr.. buchanan, a member of
Congress from Pennsylvania, Mr.. Henry,
another member from Kentucky, Judge
Story, Mr.. Wheaton, and myself. l
found the additions rather amusing men,
and We rode together till sometime after
dark, when we reached York, found good
accommodations, and were ready to turn in,
it beng about ten o'clock. February It'll.
After being detained till near ten by the
non arrival Of the stage from Harrisburg,
We started for Baltimore, and after a
tedious ride through hilly country and
over bad roads, We reached Barnum's' at
eleven o'clock tonight. We were much
and wanted to 60 to bed; but
Barnum, who is a great friend OF Judge
Story, and knew him when he (Barnum)
kept the Exchange coffee house in Boston,
would keep us up for canvas-backs and a
bottle of capital wine. We sat talking
over these delicacies till near one O'Clock.
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Body Found.

The body Of John Brudcr, the little boy
who was drowned in the COnestOga, on
Saturday afternoon was found this morn
ing, a short distance below where he fell in
by John McCutcheon and Lewis Hepting.
Men were engaged dragging the creek all
Saturday afternoon and yesterday but were
not successful until this morning. The
body was taken to the house of the
boys father. Coroner Mishler summoned
a jury and heard the evidence of the boys
who were skating with the deceased.
This was the same in substance as We
stated on Saturday, except that it was
Christian who fell in first. His little
brother then attempted to aid him in get
ting out and was drowned. The jury,
after hearing the evidence, adjourned to
meet this evening.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-12-06

OUR REGULAR CONkEsPONDENCE

Communion at St. Paurs p. E. church,
yesterday.
The ice opposite the X. l. G.. Il. Il. coal
chutcs is breaking.
Several skaters broke through on Satur-
day, but escaped serious injury. George
Bennett lost his skates.
There was quite a fisticuif at the '' Five
Points on Saturday.
James Haines, telegraph operator
well known here, died ON Saturday after
noon of hemorrhage Of the lungs. The
interment will take place in Mount Moriah
cemetery, Philadelphia, and the remains
will leave here tomorrow morning.
The Misses Reba and Anne Ellis and
Hattie Keller, Of Muncy, Pa, are visiting
in Columbia, the guests Of Mrs. W. q.
Patton.
Mrs. Alfred Goodman and Mrs. J. B.
Dobbins, of Philadelphia, are visiting at
the residence of Abram Bruncr.
Miss Lille Ellis, of Trenton, N. j., is
the guests of Miss Matte Given.
Presiding Elder Cummings, of this dis
trict, officiated yesterday morning in the
NJ. E. church. Rev. Henry Wheeler oc-
cupied his pulpit in the evening.
A couple of men were arrested here this
morning for spending the contents Of
pocketboOk found by one of the parties
who was acquainted with the loser Of it.
We understand the deficiency will he made
up and the owner of tho pocketbOok will
not prosecute the parties.
At the teachers institute ON Saturday
Superintendent Amcs deprecated too much
corporal punishment, the teachers voted
for two weeks vacation at Christmas, Miss
Name Hogentogler gave class drill in
reading and discussion cnsued. Miss Flora
PfOutz continued her drawing lessons.
The rising temperature has induced tho
authorities Of the Pennsylvania canal COM
pany to order the line from NanticOke to
Columbia to be opened at once SD as to let
through loaded boats that were caught by
the ice AMI detained.
On Saturday night coal gas escaping
from the kitchen stove well nigh suffo-
Gated the wife and five children of VIM.
Anderson, residing ON Manor street above
Fourth. They began to feel it at g a. m.
on Sunday and by daylight were barely
able to send out one Of the children for
help. The neighbors soon discovered
what was wrong, and fresh air and DR..
Hinkle relieved the sufferers.
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List Of Unclaimed Letters.

The following is list of unclaimed let
ters remaining in the postoffice Dec. 6,
1880:
Ladies' List-AIiss Katio Baair, Miss
Kate Brown, Miss Mary C. Campbell,
Mrs. Elizabeth Craner. Miss Cecilia
Downey, Miss Elizabeth Garner, Miss
Mary Hitc, Miss Susan Kempfer, Mrs.
Maggie n. Pollard, Miss Fanny Shuttle,
Mrs. Annie Shriver, Miss Nellie William
son.
Gents List.-Niessrs. Fred Arlington.
Harmon Binkley, J. r. Bcilcr, Abm.
Burkhart, Jacob X. Buckwalter, b. X
Denlinger, Johann Dohn (for.), II. Fen
drich, John Foreman, Geo. +. Hatfield,
J. n. Harris. John Hershey, Geo. G.
Kiehl, Jacob 7. Landis, John E. McNary,
Isaac 3. Miller, John Matter, BENZ.
Myers. Jacob Souders, Hon. G. F. Wenid-
ling, G. G. Wenger, E. Fl. lehman.
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Alleged Violation Of Revenue Laws.

Mr.. J. F. Kerns, of Muddy Creek, an
extensive cigar manufacturer, who has
been sending to this city for cigar stamps,
discovered recently that he received more
than it was noted on the books Of COllec.
tor Wiley were sold and sent to him from
here. On Saturday afternoon last Collector
Wiley visited the cigar factory Of E. d.
Slotc, at Fairville, this county, and de-
tanned his stock Of goods until he
could report a case OF alleged fraud to
the commissioner Of internal revenue.
The alleged fraud (Which appears to be
only teehnicaD consisted in SlOte furnish
ing Kerns with stamps for 1900 cigars
which were not purchased in the regular
way. Slote says he came into possession
of the stamps some ten years ago. They
were originally purchased by B. F. Bixler,
who was a cigar manufacturer. but has
been dead for some years. Mr.. Kerns
is entirely innocent in the matter and at
most Slote's offense appears to be the cut
ting of red tape.
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.CHE CHURCHES.

Some Notable Services Yesterday.
The sacrament of the Lords Supper was
administered in tho Presbyterian church
yesterday, a large congregation engaging
in the services. OF the elders recently
elected under the rotary system the six
new elders were ordained. and then to-
gether with DR.. John McCalla, previously
an elder, were installed in accordance with
the Presbyterian ritual. Elder A. McKim
wa was ; prevented BY sickness from attending
Bishop Shanahan at st. Mary's.
At tho 10 o'clock mass at St. Mary's
church yesterday, Rev. Pater Ignatius, of
St. Joseph's hospital, was celebrant, and
Rt. Rev. Bishop Shanahan, bishop of the
diocese, was present and preached an elo-
quent sermon from the text, cart thou
He that is to come, or do We look for
anOther:' The discourse was powerful
exposition of the proofs Of Christ's s Divinity,
and was especially pertinent to tho Advent
season, which is now being generally OBJ
served by the church.
st. Johns Lutheran Church.
Rev. DR.. Valentine, president Of Penn
sylvania college, Gettysburg, preached
morning and evening yesterday in St.
Johns Lutheran church this city, to large
and attentive congregations. DIR. Valen-
tine is an able and convincing preacher,
though not much given to indulgence in
the clecutionary graces Of the popular
lecturer.
ROckland Sunday School.
The Rockland Sunday school was re-or-
ganized yesterday afternoon in the public
school building on Rockland street. While
the children gathered in tho west room of
the building, tho management were en-
gagetin the east room preparing y sur
prise for the little ones. When all was
in readiness the children were taken over
to the east room and each one presented
with bountiful supply of hot coffee and
biscuit. An hour was then passed in sing
ing, praying and conversation. All chill
dren who do not attend any other Sunday
school arc invited to the Rockland school
every Sunday afternoon at half-past one
o'clock
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Tho Baptist Fair,

Tile fair for the benefit of the Baptist
church closed on Saturday night, after a
very successful run of two weeks. The
principal articles voted for were won as
follows: Baritone horn. William Keller !;
buffalo robe, Charles Houghton breech-
loading gun, DR.. Warren; gold watch,
Mr.. Goeble; silver watch, Charles Fits-
gerald wax flower basket, Mrs. Lem
Wilmer; wax cross, Mrs. Tomlinson !;
wax horseshoe, Miss Clara Hartman !;
large wax doll, Miss Maggie King canary
bird, Lille Standeford policeman's re-
volver. Officer Adams muzzle-loading
gun, Samuel Rannels; silver caster, Miss
Stella Steele; set Of silver spoons, Mrs.
Rebecca Taylor.
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fire In East Earl Township.

On last Saturday evening small barn
belonging to Alexander Gait, near Fair
vile, East Earl township, was entirely
consumed by fire ith-about fivo tons of
hay. Loss about $500; no insurance. The
origin of the fire is unknown, but it is
supposed to have been the work of an in-
cendiary. Mr.. Gait has been 4 member
of the Lancaster County Mutual insurance
company for forty-two years and has had
all his buildings insured for that time OK
cept the one burned down, and it was
erected a few years ago and he neglected
to have it insured. In the forty-two years
he has paid more fire tax than the amount
of tho loss.
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Amphorn Found Mt Rome,

In digging the foundations for the rec
tory attached to St. Paups Protestant
Episcopal church at Rome, Italy, of
which Rev. DR.. Robert j: Nevin is pastor,
the workmen when about twelve feet
down came upon cross walls cutting the
ground in several directions, causing them
to change the system of the foundations.
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Just at the depth to which they were or
dered to 60, they came upon the tops of .
row Of great amphore-wine jars They
are about eighteen centuries old, five feet
in height and would hold several barrels.
They viii be kept as curiosities.
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lS1Ai lSOYs.

For some time past a gang Of bad boys
have been annoying, and in some in
stances assaulting with snowballs and
other missiles, a little girl named Bertz-
field, residing Oh Walnut street near Arch
alley. On Saturday complaint was made
against three Of the boys and they were
arraigned before Alderman McConomy.
On promising that they would not again
annoy the girl they were discharged.
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Delegate to Reading.

at a meeting of the Sun fire company,
held Saturday evening, Jacob Gable was
clectcda delegate to the state iiremen's
convention at Reading.