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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-05-12
la,lcaster fntellige1lrer.
WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY Il, 1880.
The Curtin Case.

We are not disposed to complain OF
the refusal of the House to admit Mr..
Curtin to the seat of Mr.. Yocum. The
strong probability is that the decision
was proper one. The political sympa-
thy of the majority of the members was
with Governor Curtin and this of itself
will suffice to satisfy most men that his
case was not what it ought to have been
to entitle him to the seat. The Phila-
delphia Times, whose editor has always
been very close to Mr.. Curtin, and which
may be justly charged with looking upon
his contest with strong prejudice in his
behalf, declares that he has been defeat
ed because he did not have the sympathy
of the Southern Democrats by reason OF
his having been Republican war governor
of Pennsylvania. There is no fair
foundation for this allegation. 1t may
he possible that the Southern Democrats
felt no particular interest in Governor
Curtin, and were in the impartial state of
mind, in this matter, which characterized
the woman whose husband had the
notable fight with the bear; but this was
state of mind which was eminently
calculated to enable them to reach a
righteous decision in the Curtin Y Ocum
dispute, and their decision is not assail-
able because of its partisanship and pref
udice.
The truth is, as has been always known
and felt by the judiciOus Democrats of
Pennsylvania, that Gov. Curtin should
not have made this contest and have
asked the Democratic party to sustain
him in it. His case was not strong
enough. 1t was plausible, and quite
probably he was fairly elected. But
there was no such convincing demon
stration of the fact possible as to have
made it wise for a man of his record and
reputation to contest the matter, or to
have made the Democratic party COM
Portable in the certainty that it was just
in making a demand for his seat
and was not seeking to abuse the power
of the majority in Congress to take what
did not surely belong toit. If Gov. Curtin
had, as Republican, come to Repub-
lican Congress to claim his seat, there is
no room for doubt that he would long
ago have been given it. But there is a
greater sense of political decency among
Democratic cOngressmen-and not the
least manifest among the representatives
from the South-which withholds them
from doing in the interest of their party
what they are not satisfied is absolutely
fair.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-05-12

TIE power of the political C boss"
seems to be on the wane. In his day he
was man of authority. He said to one
" go there" and he went. To another
g come hither'' and he came. He ruled
with an iron rod from precinct to state
and nation. lie fixed the ward meeting.
He controlled the city or county cOnven-
ton. dedicated the officers of a state.
lie strobe like Colossus among the
councillors of nation; fixed and unfiXed
it's laws; despoiled its treasury, and
shamed it's good name. But, after all,
he has come to grief. Tweed's sentence,
his exile and his death in Jail Mackey's S
death just before the strong hand of the
law was laid upon his associates Kem-
ble's disgrace and disfranchiSement,a and
some other fresh examples of the sudden
toppling over of political bosses, are fin
ger boards pointing the young men Of
the country to better ways than those of
the tranSgressor.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-05-12

THE accident which resulted in the
killing Of six men and the wounding Of
two others outside the walls of Fort Nc
Henry from the explosion of a acondemned
shell, would seem to have been the
result of an astonishing degree of care
lessness. The men who undertook to
break loaded shells with sledge, taking
no other precaution than to pour water
in them to dampen the powder, were the
victims of their own great folly; but a
share of the responsibility attaches to the
government officers for selling such load
ed shells and making it possible for rash
fools to destroy themselves and others
with them.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-05-12
Its Annual Meeting in Ouarryvllle.

AsS <AhhO0A NACOtAnS AZ - %u6sEA
The next annual meeting of Lancaster
classis will be held in St. Paurs Reformed
church, Quarryville, this county, com
menclng May 90, at n p. m. The opening
sermon will be preached by the retiring
president, Rev. j. H. Pannabecker, Of
Elizabethtown. Excursion tickets will be
issued by the Reading railroad company tc
those having business at classis and te
delegates. Orders for excursion tickets
can be had by application to Rev. d. B
Shuey, New Providence, upon whose
orders only ticket agents are authorized to
sell excursion tickets.
The members of classis will be entertain.
ed during the meeting by the families as
given below, viz. :
Rev. John G. Fritchey-Daniel Lefever.
Rev. w. T. Gerhard-William ROehm.
Rev, John A. Peters and elder-George W.
Hensel.
Rev. DR.. E. v. Gerhart-George W. Hensel.
Rev. A. B. ShenkIe-Daniel Lefevre.
Elder of St. Stephens Chapel-Joseph Hess.
Delegate of Maytown-John Stanton.
Delegate of Willow Street-John Stanton.
ment.
Rev. DR.. Thos. G: -Apple-George W. Hensel.
Rev. DR.. Joseph II. Dubbs-L. T. Hensel.
Rev. DR.. F. Aug. Gast-L. T. Hensel.
Rev. W. II. II. Snyder and eldor-Galen J. P.
Raub.
Rev. D. W. Gerhard-D. NJ Boffenmyer
Elder of New Holland Charge-James Alex
ander.
Rev Dr. J. b. shumaker and elder-D. D.
Hess.
Rev. Stephen Sweitzer and eldsr-C.M. Hess.
Rev. .. Z. Tobias and elder-D. d. Hess.
Rev. Prot. John L. Stahr-Joseph Hess.
Rev: Geo. W. Snyder and eIder-Samuel
Kendig.
Rev. C. S. Gerhard and elder-F. S. Sellers.
Rev. j. II. Pannabecker and elder-Samuel
Lefevre.
Rev. L. F. Zinkhan and elder-Augustus
Kinch.
Rev. A. r. Thompson and elder-Aldus Au-
ment.
Rev. S. r. Brown and elder-C. NJ. Hess.
Rev. w. F. Lichl1ter and elder-JOsiah b.
Swcinhart.
Rev. j. p. Moore and elder-Daniel Lefevre
Elder of Zwingli Church-Wm. Roehm.
Students to be examined-James Collins.
Members of classis can take the $50
train at King street depot, this city, arriv-
ing at Quarryville at 7p. m.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-05-12

assistant, were also killed by victoria's
band at Stevens ranch.
In a quarrel at a local political meeting
near Shark Mills, N. j., w. J. Shanifield
was fatally stabbed and another man
named Gardner SO badly beaten that his
life is despaired of. The perpetrators as
yet are unknown to the police.
/ The famine in the Province of Azerbai-
jan is increasing. The crop prospects are
bad. There have been six hundred deaths
from starvation since January in the dis
trict Of Urumi Yah. Twelve hundred
| cost ESQ per ton in the famine-stricken dis
| tricts.
There has just been settled in the
United States district court at Harrison
burg, Va, the case of Bickel, Altemas &
Temple, of Philadelphia, against Sculi ng-
ton and others, involving the title to 1O2,
600 acres of land in Virginia, known as the
''Douthat Survey" alleged to contain
fossil and hemitite iron ores.
| An explosion of five boxes containing
nearly 100 pounds of giant powder, oc-
CURED at the blacksmith shop of the High
Lode mines at Central City, Col, instantly
killing Samuel kimble, foreman of the
|
more, employees. The bodies were most
fearfully torn to pieces, the country for al
area of miles square being strewn with
small fragments of flesh and the ruins OF
the shop.
The cheap lodging house of Charlie:
Schultze, No. 400 S. Levee, St. Louis, wa:
destroyed by fire, and four men-lIike
Eberlain, cripple blind man, namet
Fisher, Fritz Schatte, or Schalter, and al
other man not knOwn-were suffocs.ted
Several of the dodgers jumped from the
third story windows, their exit by tn.
stairs being cut off, and were more or less
injured. The house was an old frame
rookery, and burned like tinder.
With the last issue of the Allentown
Item, G. N. Kramer and r. w. Vogt, re
tire from the firm of its publishers, thei
interests having been purchased by c. A
J. Hartman and Cyrus Kuntz, the former
having held the position of foreman on th'
paper for nearly two years, while the latte
has been connected with its editorial de
partment since its first issue. The othe
member of the firm is Mr.. Oscar Swartz
who is one of the original partners.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-05-12
PERSONAL.

HGCs0S&N0As
Mrs. BLooMER, the originator of the
celebrated costume, has been happily mar
ried for forty years.
Hon. CHARLES S. WOLFE has written a
letter to Messrs. Eli X. Price, Joel J.
Baily and others, declining compliment
ary dinner rendered him by citizens of
Philadelphia.
J. w. b. BAUsMAN, esq.,, and wife left
Lancaster to-day on the Harrisburg ex
press for New York, whence they will sail
for European tour on the steamer City
of Montreal.
Rev. JACOB SECHLER, a well-knOwn
Hanover on Monday. He was the father
of Rev. John II. Sechler, well-known here
as a promising young Reformed minister.
At the general term of the New York
supreme court, Mrs. BELvA A. LOCKWOOD
applied for admission to the bar, but her
application was denied on the ground that
under the law of the state only males are
admitted to the bar.
Mr.. JOSHUA w. GROSS, son of b. w.
Gross, of Harrisburg, and we'll known in
this city, was married yesterday to Miss
Allie Grove, of Harrisburg. ''The bride
was attired in travelling costume of dark
silk with light bonnet, and was unattend-
ed by bridesmaids. The ushers were
Messrs. Bethel Boude, G. Irwin Beatty,
D. p. Bruner and Harry S. Cross
Mr.. CHAs. II. BRIcKENsTE1N, late of
Lititz, this county, we'll known in Lancas-
ter, and now holding a clerkship in the
Office of the United States Freehold Land
and Emigration company at San Luis
Costilla county, Colorado, has been elect
ed secretary of the school board at that
place, and his private letters to friends in
this city indicate growing prosperity in his
new field of action.
Miss Kate Field describes GEORGE
ELIOT as having an interesting face and
looking like horse.' OF Charles Dick
ems, Miss Field says that ''he actually re-
sembled dog" What kind Of dog
shall 1 say? Well, mastif, He was
strong and at the same time he was gentle.
George Eliot resembles horse, in that she
has high cheek bones :; and when looking
on her one is struck with the fact that her
capacity for work is almost unlimited. She
is about five feet three inches high. Her
disposition is very lovable and she is
much liked. She is the most retiring and
baShful woman | ever saw. She is Gener-
ally distracted, always thinking, and her
voice is no louder than whisper.
Bob 'INGERsOLL knows a hawk from hern-
shaw where the wind sets in from his West
ern prarries. He says: 81 think the Dem
ocratic party just now has the best chance
of winning. You see, the Democrats have
1873 votes solid from the South. That
much they are sure of, and if they can
carry New York and Indiana they will have
1873 votes, three votes to spare. Besides
these, there is a chance of their carrying
New Jersey or Connecticut, and perhaps
Oregon or Nevada. You see, there has
been such an emigration from Nevada to
Leadville and other points in Colorado
quite recently that there is no telling how
these states are going to go. Even if the
Democrats lost Indiana, if they carried
New Jersey and Connecticut, they would
still be safe.'
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-05-12

THE Hollidaysburg Standard is one of
the Democratic papers of the state which
has not yet heard the news of the Harris
burg love feast. 1t will reach Blair
county sooner or later, however. Mean
while the Standard need not be troubled
lest the votes of its national delegates
" will be practically neutralized by those
of McMullin and Josephs," for McMul-
lin and Josephs will be pretty sure to
neutralize each other. That is the only
consolation for their disgraceful selec-
tiOn.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-05-12
LATEST NEWS BY MAIL.

ThOs. K. WOolley, Democrat, was elect
ed mayor of Long Branch yesterday.
2,400 emigrants are expected from Bel
fast and 1, 400 from Sligo on Friday to en-
bark for America.
Courtney and his trainer, Frenchy John
son, negro, have arrived in Washington,
preparatory to his boat race with Hanlan,
which is ann ounced to come off on the
Potomac river tomorrow.
Robert C. Freas, a native of Germany,
and we'll known as the publisher of the
Wahrheits Freund, at Zieglersville, and
the Independent, at Norristown, has died in
Philadelphia, in his 55th year.
Baseball yesterday: At Worcester
Worcester. z; Providence, 6. At Boston
Boston, 13; Troy,7. At Utica-Union
College, IA; Madison University, 4.
Among the jurorsyselected in Baltimore
for the May term of the city courts were
two colored men, being the first time that
men of color have been put on juries in
that city's courts.
Large tracts of cedar and pine wood are
reported burning in the vicinity of Will
Jamestown, Elmer and Maurice and Boss
rivers, N. J. There has been prolonged
drouth, and there is but little prospect of
rain.
The Donovan-Rooke prize fighting party
returned to Buffalo without fighting, the
Canadian authorities having prevented
their landing on Canadian soil. The gen.
eral opinion is that the match will be de-
clared off.
In Waterbury, Conn.,, the up noon train
on the Naugutuck road, struck team of
horses and a carriage, in which were Mrs.
Mary Schulz, of Middlebury, Conn.,, and
her husband, Karl Schulz. Mrs. Schulz
was killed but her husband escaped.
SSAtSuffo1k park Belle Oakley won the 2:26
race, Dan Smith second, StOnewall third.
Time, 2:25, 2:254, 2:264. The 2:22 race
was won by Jersey Boy. Dick Wright
took the first and second heats. Time,
2:254, 2:25A 2:244, 2:25, 2:244.
In the California vendetta Victoria lost
eleven Of his band in the recent fight with
Kramer. The latter lost Sergeant Griffin,
killed. P. Craig, tho deputy assessor of
Apache.couaty, and James Richmond, his
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-05-12
She "Den,4es Of IT,

Mrs. Mary Bookmyer indignantly denies
that she was at the What-Glen picnic
when the minions of the law attempted to
dispossess her from John Sherff's house.
She says she was down street shopping.
She does not 60 to picnics. Not she. She
is not picnicker. She amt.
On the other hand Mr.. Sherff denies
most positively that Mary Bookmyer has
any claim on him for any services of any
kind, and that his title to the house in
which she has been living is unquestiona-
ble.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-05-12

Yesterday afternoon, on complaint of
Isaac High, Geo. w. Ream was arrested
on a capias to answer for the seduction of
complainant's daughter, Lydia A. High.
Defendant came into court and stated that
the capias was issued and he was taken
by the sheriff while he was in attendance
at court as defendant to answer for forni-
cation and bastardy with the said Lydia
A. High, and claimed his discharge in con-
sequence. The facts we're admitted by
plaintiffs and the court thereupon dis
charged defendant. We understand the
parties have mutually arranged their differ
ences and that neither of the complaints
will be heard in court.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-05-12
YOCUM WINS.
Curtin's Contest for a Seat In Congress Ke
jected by u Large Majority.

Curtin's Contest for a Seat in Congress Re-
jected by u Large Majority.
In the House of Representatives yes
terday final vote was reached on the
contested election case of Curtin against
YOcum. The final hour for debate was
occupied by Messrs. Ryon (Pa.) and Speer
GA in favor of the contestant, at the
conclusion of which the House pro-
ceeded to vote upon the resolutions, the
first vote being taken on an amendment
by Mr.. Springer to the minority resolu-
tion, declaring that Seth A. Yocum is not
entitled to the seat Rejected-Yeas, IS !;
nays, 115. The minority resolution was
adOpted-Yeas, 113; nays, Is, and Mr..
YOcum was congratulated by his friends
upon retaining his seat.
An analysis of the vote shows that the
Republicans were ''solid'' in their support
of Yocum, the cOntestee, while all the
Greenbackers and the following Democrats
voted the same way
Messrs. Aiken, Berry, Bouck, Bright,
Caldwell, Chalmers, FELTON,, Henkle, Hos
tetter, Mills, New, O'Reilly, Richardson,
Richmond, Singleton Qll.), Singleton
(Miss.), Stephens, Stevenson, Tillman,
Wright.
The following Pennsylvania members
did not vote on the curtin case MeSSrS.
Bingham, Clymer, Dick, Harmer, Kill
linser, Smith, White, Wise and Yocum.
A striking Contrast.
New York Herald.
The contested election case of Curtin
against Yocum was decided to-day in the
House against Curtin, the Democratic
contestant, by a large majority, good
many Democrats voting against unseating
the Republican, Yocum. This case and
that of Donnelly against Washburne
show that the Democrats are not, after all,
as unscrupulous as the Republicans de-
clared they would be, nor even as unscru-
pulous as the Republicans used to be when
they had the majority, and when the rule
was laid down by the late Thaddeus
Stevens, who, being asked on an occasion
how he was going 10 vote, replied:
(Which is our rascal? I'll vote to seat
him of course"
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-05-12

We heartily favored his election for Zone
term," and were not disappointed that he
made reform in the office which the pre-
sent district attorney has carried out, but
he took good care that his fees were not
lessened by "reform." A little "reform :"
in another direction might have put less
than $13, 500 into his pockets.
\ X
When the Republican party first got
control of city councils, we are free to ad-
nit by his efficient aid, he was made city
solicitor, which position he held for six
years, and when he stepped out of that
he slid into the office of district attorney.
The former office was worth to him proba-
bly, $500 a year. Not an insignificant item
in the struggles Of young lawyer start
ing the "battle of life''
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-05-12

The Columbia Herald thinks that un-
less the Democrats nominate Hancock
their ship must 60 down. We hope for
better things. With Hancock we can
win, but 50 We can with any one of twen-
ty others-even if the Herald don't
help.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-05-12
A Terrible Fall.

Jesse H. Leighton, of Honeybrook town.
ship, Chester county, was in the overhead
of his barn, and fell to the floor below, a
distance of some sixteen feet, striking his
abdomen across the sharp edge of board,
causing severe internal injuries, which it is
thought may prove fatal. He is still lying
in dangerous condition.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-05-12

THE E1aminer says that it is "a legiti-
mate source of revenue for the district
attorney to take private fees for the pros
ecution of cases. This is doubtful and
dangerous in point of law as we'll as in
morals.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-05-12
Cut With q Hatchet.

A young man named Cake, belonging to
Reading, but employed at Charles E. Leip-
pes wood bending works, No. 113 South
Queen street, met with painful accident
yesterday. He struck with hatchet at the
felloe of a wheel, but through some mis-
chance the hatchet slipped and struck him
on the wrist, inficting a very deep and
painful wound. DR.. NJ. L. Herr rendered
the necessary surgical aid.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-05-12

IFJ. w. johnson should be renomin:
ated for district attorney will the E:ram-
iner support his election to disgrace !"
the county by again multiplying indict-
mentS.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-05-12

GRANT has been gouged in Illinois
the Blaine and Washburne delegates
having agreed to act as a unit against
him. This sort of thing is relief from
sunstrOke dangers.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-05-12

Forest fires are commencing to break
out again in Pike county. The woods were
fired by evil-minded persons and large
damage resulted. A reward is offered for
the arrest Of the incendiaries.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-05-12

Trouble Among the sevsnth-day Baptists.
Yesterday Constable Holman, on COM
plant of Martin D. Irwin, arrested Lorenz
Nolde and Moses Miller, the former of
whom he charges with forcible entery and
detainer, and the latter with the same
offence, and also with assault and battery.
The trouble grew out of a dispute as to the
possession of the property in Ephrata,
belonging to the Seventh-day Baptists.
Irwin, it appears, rented the property from
persons claiming to be trustees of the
estate, and Nolde and Miller, who also
claim to be trustees, forcibly elected him
and took possession. The defendants
were taken before Squire Seltzer, wleIe
they waived hearing and entered bail for
their appearance at the August term of
quarter sessions court.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-05-12

q WILL the court please investigate
how and where the Dennis subpoena was
lost
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-05-12
GETTING HOT.

The " Examiner Opens Fire ON johnson.
The weekly E1aminer has concluded
to give its friends the benefit of what it
knows about the pending contest for dis
trict attorney. Its current issue has a
column editorial sailing into J. w. John
son for his impudence in asking for
second term. We make some extracts to
show the Examiners unamiable frame of
mind toward its old friend:
"a Subscriber sends us a circular
which he says is largely distributed in his
neighborhood, and he might have said all
sections of the county, and asks an answer
to the following question eff this is the
same j. w. johnson, the Grand Jury SO
frequently censured for the multiplication
| Of andictments?'
In answer to Subscriber" we say he Is the
same j. w. johnson. And for his infor-
nation and Others. who may wish to be
| further enlightened, why it is that this
same j. w. johnson who stood more snub-
bing and rebuking from the grand jury of
Lancaster county than any other who has
ever held the Office, and in the face of
these rebukes now asks for a "secOnd
term,' in violation of the unwritten
law" of Lancaster county. In was testi-
fed to. in the NeD Era libel suit, that the
same ]. w. johnson said he had not been
three years district attorney s. for moth
ing" On an examination of the reports
Of the county treasurer for the three years
he was district attorney, the taxpayers are
forcibly reminded of the truth of the re-
marks he made, that he did not serve
for NOTHING"
Mr.. Johnson's circular claims to COM
municate something ''important to tax
payers" and calls on them to "read care.
fully" We too have found something
for them to tread carefully" as it is moi
only ''important to them, but it is the
important part of the concern he feels,
not for their pockets, but for his own.
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We will restate the figures to give what
our estimate shows he has made out o.
Zone term: -
Received out of County Treasury ..... So, ,6O4. o
From Sheriff ahd Clerk (estimatedl..... 1000
"Divy" from private counsel to assist
prosecution. ], 5000