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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-05-25
LANCASTER DAILY lNTELLIGEN(ER TUESDAY, NAY 25 1880
STATE rHA6S.

The English residents of Philadelphia,
formally celebrated the sixty first anniver-
sary Of Queen Victoria's birthday.
An unsuccessful attempt was made to
burn st. Demands Catholic church in
Easton, Pa, on Sunday night.
Samuel s. Scattergood, well-known
importer and fruit dealer, committed sui
eide by hanging in Philadelphia. His
losses in mining stock speculatiOns are said
to have produced temporary insanity.
In Chester Emma Sheets. aged Is. was
drowned in Chester creek. She, with other
girls, who are employed at Patterson's 8
mill, was sitting Oh the wharf log. uncon-
scious Of the danger Of their position. The
whistling of the engine at the mill startled
her and she fell headlong into the water.
Charles s. Greene has been appointed
prOthOnotary of the supreme court for
Philadelphia in place of Benjamin F..
Fletcher, who has held the office for the
last six years. Mr.. Fletcher rendered his
resignation some time ago, OH account of
advancing years: and rather intirm health.
The Republican convention of Blair
county, met yesterday in Altoona and
nominated a county ticket. A resolution
was adopted-51 to 2j-instructing the
delegates from that district to the Chicago
convention to support Blaine. Another
resolution protesting against the unit rule
was also adopted.
Jonathan Giles, aged 3G, an employee in
Slater Brothers stave mills, short dis
tance above Tidioute, was accidentally
caught by a belt and whirlcd by y rapidly
revolving shaft about five hundred times
before the machinery could be stopped.
His clothing was all torn off and his arms,
legs and ribs were broken. He lived only
about two hours after the accident.
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The Political Fighters,

The only men before the mayor this
morning were Samuel Powell, Joseph Car.
ter, Bill Leonard and Fred Miller who
were arrested for disorderly conduct and
fighting near the opera house last evening.
These men were released on bail last night.
Levi Sensenig becoming their surety and
this mourning Mayor MacGonigle con-
tinued their cases until Friday.
Lastevening John Weimer, ,one of the Nc
Mellen men, hit Levi Sensenig over the
mouth at the opera house, and he was ar
rested after complaint had been made at
A1nerman Wiley's. Capt. McMellen be-
came his surety, and tho hearing in the
case is set down for next Tuesday.
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la11raster fltelligemrer.
TUESDAY EVENING. NAY as. 1890.
The Census AppOintees.

Census Supervisor SnOwden has
made his appointments and we publish
the list. 1t will be scanned with interest
and laid down with disappointment by
the many applicants who do not find
their names there. Mr.. Snowden has
not done the best in all cases by any
means. He kept faith with the politi-
clans, but broke his word to the people
that the appointments should be made
on the ground of fitness and irrespective
of politics. Some of his selections are
utterly discreditable. The Democrats
get small number, not proportioned
with their share of the vote nor with the
fitness of the Democratic applicants
Most of the Democrats were chosen
in accordance with the bargain made
by Mr.. Grier with Senators Wallace and
Cameron that men should be chosen from
the upper senatorial district who would
assist in electing Democratic delegates to
the last state convention " in Mr.. Wal
lace's interest," But the Democratic
appointees are highly creditable. So far
as we know, they come fully up to the
standard of the place; we could quite
as cheerfully recommend them as Mr..
Grier, and it is no objection to them
that they gained their places through his
influence. They will neither do him nor
Mr.Snowden any discredit. For the DEM
ocratic appointees in the lower district,
of whom there are very few, we can say
as much; it would have been fairer if
Mr.. Snowden had given their party more
here and kept up the proportion of the
upper district; political reasons influ-
enced him to do otherwise. He might
have gone farther and done better in
recognizing the claims OF the Democratic
applicants only two out of seventeen
i'm this Democratic city is an indecent
apportiOnment. But its indecency is
grossly aggravated when we consider the
character of such appointments as those
of John =. Martin, Sam. Powell, Fred.
Miller and Adam Snyder. Their only
recommendation is that they are among
"the best workers in their wards" Two
of them were among the gang of bruisers
who turned the return judges meeting
Yesterday into a riot and were landed in
the lock up. No respectable Republican
would have objected to seeing reputable
Democrats preferred to such men as
these. The division Of the Eighth ward
into two wholly unequal census divisions,
of which one has nine-tenths of the popu-
lation, we are glad to see, does not enure
to the benefit of Adam Snyder. Many
of the Republican appointments are,
however, creditable, and it is a pity that
Mr.. Snowden allowed the politicians to
blot his work with some such bad ones.
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Mixed Results In LOuiSian IA.

The Louisiana Republican convention
met yesterday. The extreme Grant men,
led by Judge Beattie and Pinchback, fail
ing to secure the temporary craftsmanship,
bolted and organized separate cOnven-
tion. 1t is said the boilers numbered only
forty-one out of the 165 members of the
convention. Several leading Grant men
refused to accompany the seceders. The
regular convention chose Ex-Governor
Warmoth for permanent chairman, reap
pointed A. J. Dumont chairman of the
state executive committee, and elected
delegates to Chicago. The delegates are
said to stand for Sherman, 8 for Grant,
1 for Blaine who is unclassified. The
boilers convention organized with Judge
Beattie as chairman, and elected full del
cgation to Chicago.
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DrulnOre Items.

Our prospect for wheat crop is gen
orally favorable. Oats as yet, on account
of the dry weater we have been having, is
too insignificant for your cores
pondent to talk about. Corn is
large enough for the first narrowing, but
in some places was badly injured by the
cut worms. Clover is very short and done
growing. Timothy may make something
with some rain, at any rate our hay crop
will not reach more than half what it
should lie.
Miss Martha A. Ankrum, in the seventy
fifth year of her age, died on the Goth inst.
and was buried at Chestnut Level on Sat
urday.
John McCompsey, one of our Oldest men,
died on the 21st inst. and was buried Sun
day at Bethel.
At the teachers examination at Oak
Hill, last week, two of Britain's "steady
sturdy, staunch" farmers, and school di
rectors, allowed their angry passion to arise
to swearing height, about a young lady
applicant for school, and they called each
other some Internationally nasty ugly
names and it required the united efforts
of about half dozen men to prevent
climax of fisticuffs.
Mr.. John Long lives near Liberty
Square, and his house has large chimneys.
A short time since the swallows made a
raid upon or into one of the cbimneys in
such large quantities that they drove the
fire out of the stove and the occupants out
of the kitchen, Of which latter place the
forked-tailed rampagers took possession
The windows were covered with them COM
pletely, ard other parts of the room in
Mr.. Longs first estimate of
the number was 5000, but he has since
that that figure might stand
reduction,
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Church News.

In the Methodist general conference at
Cincinnati, yesterday, the report Of the
general committee on legislation, provid-
ing that the general conference shall be
composed of two houses, lay and minis
terial, was defeated-yeas 110, nays, eli.
The report of the committee on lay repre-
sentation, providing that one lay delegate
for every six pastoral charges shall be ad-
mitted to the annual conferences, was
taken up. Several amendments were
offered. but finally, on motion of a lay del
egate, the whole subject was tabled by a
vote of 1874 to LAG.
In the Presbyterian general assembly at
Charleston, S. c., yesterday, an answer to
an overture on the subject of women
preaching was adopted, taking decided
ground against the innovation. Rev. DR..
Scott delegate from the Reformed Dutch
church, was introduced and made an adj
dress, to which the moderator responded.
1t was decided to hold the next meeting at
COvington, XIV.
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President Fry coming in at the heel of the
hunt, and taking the chair. He presented
the resignation Of Mr.. c. F. Stoner, one of
the clerks of the board, The resigna-
ton was accepted and Thomas G..
Wiley was chosen in his stead.
B. F. Cox, Of Lancaster township,
moved that the convention proceed to
count the vote cast at the primary election.
and the motion was agreed to, Jake Price
being the only member voting "no.
Vice President Croft wished to make
statement, but several members objected
that he had no right to speak from the
platform, that he mustjcome down into the
body of the hall. ....
Without making his speech Mr.. Croft
put on his hat and in company with Fry
left the convention to buing in the re-
turns.
On their return Jake Price asked if it
was in order to make objection to the re-
turn of any of the districts that were not
objected to yesterday. If it was in order
he would object to the returns from
1st ward Columbia, Silver Springs, Nor
wood, Northwestern and Salisbury.
The committee of investigation retired
to room under the stage, taking with
them the contested returns. In short
time one Of the committee returned and
asked for the name of the person who had
objected to the return from the Third
ward, city.
Jake Price said he was the man and he
was thereupon requested to appear before
the committee.
Mr.. Davis asked the chair if candidates
had a right to appear before the committee
of investigation
The chair said they had not unless the
committee sent for them.
Mr.. Davis said that Mr. Eberiv had
been before the committee and had some
of his friends there.
Mr.. Keller protested against receiving
any further objection the time to object
was yesterday, when the other districts
were objected to.
The chair decided that objection could
NV
counted.
delegate appealed from the decision of
the chair and after some debate the appeal
was sustained.
A drunken delegate moved to adjourn
until p. m., but he was hOoted down.
Mr.. Eberly explained that he had select
ed j. W. johnson. esq, to. represent him
before the committee, and that he (Mr
Eberly) or Mr.. Davis had right to DC
there and look after their own interests if
they chose to do 81.
The chair assented to this, and Mr..
Davis appointed Mr.. ID. G.. Courtney as his
counsel before the committee.
The counting Of the returns then com
menccd, and proceeded very slowly, and
at 1 o'clock the convention adjourned until
2 p. H., having counted only the re
turns from CHrnarvOn, EliZabcthtown,
Northwestern, Norwood, Ephrata and
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-05-25
OUR LUTHERAN VISITORS.
Services at Grace Church on Sunday

Services at Grace Church Oh Sunday.
Very interesting services were held Ii
Grace church, Rev. C. E.. Houpt, pastor,
on Sunday morning and evening. The
chancel was beautifully decorated with bOu-
quets and floral emblems. The baptismal
font was Ornamented with an anchor COM
posed of orange blossoms and rOsebuds
resting on q base of white peOnies and
trailing vines. A floral cross hung in
front of the lectern and before the pulpit u
magnificent wreath of red and white flow
ers was suspended. On the altar was ar
ranged a massive pyramid of white flowers
in full bloom, supported by two elegant
bouquet, and another floral anchor. The
effect of the decoration was very beautiful,
and the adOrnment was most appropriate
and tasteful throughout.
The altar services at the morning hour
was conducted by II. q. y. Artman, the
candidate for ordination to mission work
in India, and in the evening by Rev. J. X.
Pitt, of st. Stephens church, West Phil
adelphia.
The morning sermon was preached by
Rev. J. NJ. Uhrich. of Pillow, Dauphim
county, from the text, Acts, IL, 41-47. In
the course of his remarks was detailed the
doctrine of the apostles and the necessity
and faithful people to hear it.
In the evening Rev. w. A. Schaeffer, of
Germantown, delivered a discourse from
Kings, l., 4l-49, in which was shown the
historical connection of Adonijah's at
tempt at usurpation with the reign of
King Solomon, teaching thereby the les
sons OF the pangs of a guilty conscience,
and the blessings which follow upon u
worship of the true King, Jesus Christ.
Both morning and evening services were
we'll attended.
At ZiOn's German Lutheran Church.
Zion's German Luthern church: Rev. ,
F. P.Mayser, pastor, celebrated on Sunday
the Seventh anniversary of the cOnsecrs-
ton of it's new and commOdiOus church
edifice. In the morning the liturgical
service was conducted by the pastor, and
Rev. II. J. ii. Lemcke. The sermon was
preached by Rev. Prof. A. Spaeth, ID. d..
of Philadelphia, ON John ill.,, 1-15. The
singing Of the choir, under the leadership
of Prof. Otto Weixelbaum, was excellent,
the solo parts being especially well rem
dered. The decorations OF the chancel,
baptislnal font and gallery were protuse.
and beautiful, and reflect great credit on
those designing and executing the work.
The Sunday school in the afternoon was
addressed by Revs. F. ]. F. Sclnntz, F. p.
Bender, and G. A. Bruegel.
In ihe evening there wasa large audience
present, the sermon was by Rev. A. Him
erleitner, of Pottsville, on Col. H., 81.
Altar services were conducted by the pas
or and Rev. G. p. Mueller. The cOllcc-
ions Of the morning and evening services
aggregated nearly 500. The occasion of
his anniversary and synodic Sunday will
ong be remembered with pleasure by the
of Zion's.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-05-25
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
THE CENSUS.
The Enumerators Appointed.

Census Supervisor SnOwden gives nOtic
of the appointment of the following emu
merators for Lancaster county:
Caernarvon-J. F. FoltZ.
BrecknOck-Henry Stauffer.
East COcalicO-Geo. S. Fry.
Adamstown bor-Levi c. Schrader.
West Cocalico-Jacob ii. Buchter.
Clay-Allen p. Miller
Ephrata. northeast-S. Lem Fry.
Ephrata, ,sOuthwest-Stephen ID. Strohl
East Earl-Geo buchanan.
Earl north-MiltOn Wenger.
Earl, SOuth-Levi X. BesOre.
West Earl-Samuol L. Carpenter
Upper Leacock-CeylOn q. WenScr.
Mannheim, east-H. NJ. Ilyus.
Mannheim, west-E. II. Wilmer. NJ. ID.
Warwick south-Isaac Il. Bomberger
Warwick, nOrth-Joseph Buch.
Eiizabeth-Wm. Z. Dambach.
PENN. 5. Beamensderter
East Hempfield, nOrtheast-Lovell J.. Reed
East Hcmpfeld, sOuthwest-Hirsm W. Lutz
West Hempfeld, Mountville and Norwood
VIM. NJ. Albright.
West Helnpfeld-silvcr Springs and North
Columbia, lst ward-CharleI F. Young.
Columbia, ID ward-Alfred G. Bruner.
Columbia, sd ward-Daniel Z: Wann.
RaphO-NewtOwn and Strickler'S school
house-Daniel S. Miller.
Rapho, Union Square and Sporting Hill
Il. Shearer.
Mt. JOy-Jaeob &. Zeller.
Mt. Joy bor.-Peter Drummer.
ElizabethtOwn bor.-Jacob +. killian.
East DOnegal-Springvilc and Lancaster
schoolhouseSMary F. Sourbier.
East Donegal, Maytown-Wm. II. Engler.
Marietta bor-G. q. Cameron.
West Donegal-JOhn q. Goss.
COnoy-A. Nj. Bachman.
Salisbury, east-Albert V. Hurst.
Salisbury, west-H. X. ShertZ.
Leacock-H X. Harsh.
East Lampeter-JohnS Smith.
West La npeter-J. III. Bowman.
LancaSter-Samuel Hess.
Lancaster city, lst ward, east-W illiam Nc
Lancaster city, lst ward, west-Jno p. Mar
tin.
lancaster city. I'd ward, south-IIcnry s
Shenck.
Lancaster city, 2d ward, north-Jacob Hal
bach.
Lancaster city, Sd ward, east-Thaddeus S.
Lancaster city, Sd ward, wcst-samuel A.
Powell.
Lancaster city, 18th ward north-wm. II. Leb-
kicher.
Lancaster city, 4th ward, south-Rev. jerome
Lindenuth.
Lancaster city, 9th ward, south-Edwin
Lancaster city, 9th ward, north-Charles Il.
Frailey.
Lancaster city, 7th ward, east-Theo. W..
Reed.
Lancaster city, 9TH ward, wcst-FredericlS
Miller.
Lancaster city, sth ward, ,north-Wm. D. Mus
ser.
Lancaster city. Sth ward, south-Adam Sny
der. -
Lancaster city, 9th ward, cast-Frank II.
Lancaster city, 9th ward, wcst-Joscph Del.
let.
Manor, Millersville-J. X. Wallick.
Manor, New ManOr-.JacOb Il. Myers.
Manor, IndiantOwn-JOhn j. Triple.
Washington bOr-Wm +. Siple
Pequea-Levi F. StOner.
COnestOga-Peter &. Hitler.
Martic-C. S. Clark.
Providence-Harry StrOhm.
Strasburg twp. Z. Breneman.
Strasburg bOr-WaltOn ID. Miller
Paradise-Milton Eby.
Sadsbury-Thonas MCGOWAN.
Bart-Chas. Ii. Tyson.
Eden-Robert Evans.
COlerain-Levi Barnett.
DrumOrc, east-.JOhn S. Boyd.
DrumOre weSt-Edwin Amber
Little Britain-Slater Il. Morgan.
FultOn-William HattOn.
nave mailed 4 commission and i blank
form of oath to each enumerator: it is ncces-
sary that the latter paper be executed and re-
turned to me Immediately that l may issue
the schedules and instructions.
HENRY T.. SNOWDEN.
Supervisor OF Census.
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The Reading Railroad Receivers.

The receivers are required to give $780,
600 security in Pennsylvania, and also $500
600 additional for New Jersey, for action
under the lease of the Bound Rock railroad.
They are to pass their accounts monthly
before Joseph A. Clay and George NJ. Dal-
las, who are appointed special masters in
the case. They are directed to run and
operate the railroad of the Philadelphia
and Reading company and leased lines,
and to continue the mining operations and
other business of the coal and iron COM
pany,
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-05-25

An ex-cadet, who resigned from West
Point because he whaled colored cadet,
relates the little incident as follows: Sub
sequently, in discussing the matter, myself
and U. S. Grant, jr., who was in my class,
bounced the colored boy and gave him a
severe drubbing, beating him over the
head with a tent peg and laying him up
for time. An investigation into the af-
fair was had, the matter Of beating the
colored boy was sifted down to myself and
young Grant and we were both notified
that we could resign or be discharged.
Either young Grant or had to go and
| went
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-05-25
LATEST NEWS BY MAIL.

The governor of Bermuda, in procla.
nation dated May 18th, declared the BAHIA
mas infected with yellow fever.
A case of small pox was found among
the immigrants on the steamer Parthia, at
Boston, on Sunday, and all the passengers
and crew, nine hundred in number, were
promptly vaccinatcd.
Eva Steel, colored, who killed her ille-
gitimate child in May last, before Chief
Justice Beasley, of New Jersey, pleaded
guilty to manslaughter and was sentenced
to five years at hard labor in the state
prison.
John O'Rourke, of the Boston baseball
club, while attempting to make difficult
play in Troy, N. Y, yesterday, ran against
long in his throat, besides sustaining in
ternal injuries.
William Dedrich was shot dead by
Herman Moss at Stock bridge, Wis, last
Thursday. They had been practicing
with a revolver, and, before putting it
away, Moss, supposing it to be empty,
playfully snapped it at Dedrich. One
chamber was loaded, and the ball passed
thrugh Dedrich's heart. The men were
close friends, and Moss is almost frantic
with grief.
On Saturday night at bagnio at the
head of Round Stone creek, not far from
Mount Vernon. KY, two men were killed
by Albert 7. Fish. Matt Bishop went out
of the house and fired his pistol. A man
named Williams asked him not to fire any
more, whereuron Bishop became enraged
and told Williams to defend himself.
About that time Albert T. Fish came out
of the house and Bishop fired at him.
Fish returned the fire and killed Bishop at
the first shot. Adam Hysinger appearing
at the door at that time, Fish fired two
shots at him, killing him also. All the
parties were quite young. Fish is twenty
years old and the son of a wealthy farmer.
He was arrested.
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Milton Relief Fund,

The following additional subscriptions
for the relief of the Milton sufferers have
been handed to Mayor MacGonigle:
Eighth Ward.-Mrs. Scheaff, 81 Daniel
Smeych, 81 r.. II, McCulley, 81; H. r.
Breneman, 81 cash, 81 P. Donnelly, 81 {;
cash, 81 Martin Kempf, 81; C. A. OBJ
lender, 81; Michael Snyder, 81 {: cash 81 :;
General OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Black,
$40; Jacob Foos, 81 cash, 81.
Nellie Wiley, Nan Dickey and BERTHE
McNIurdy, $3.50, proceeds of fair. -
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w. H. Fulton, an engineer on the Le-
high and Susquehanna railroad, was
drowned in the Lehigh at Bear creek. He
was fishing at the time Of the accident
He was one of the Oldest and most reliable
engineers on the road and was about fifty
six years Of age.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-05-25

THE tide of immigration from foreign
countries to Philadelphia has lately been
unusually heavy, $50 steerage passengers
arriving on Sunday in the American line
steamship British Crown, and 72s yester-
day in the steamship Illinois, of the same
line. The majority are Norwegians,
Swedes and Danes.
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They Have Received 1t,

Mayor McGonigle is in receipt of a postal
card from o. B. Nagle, burgess of Milton
acknowledging the receipt of lot of cloth
ing &c., that was shipped to that place
from this city.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-05-25

Two of Mr.. Snowden's appointees as
census enumerators, having been locked
up yesterday, for drunken and disorderly
conduct, were little late getting their
commissions.
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MINOR TOPICS.

AMAzIAH G.: BARR is waiting for that
commission. "It cOmeth not" he says.
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tiOn to meet in the opera house, as had been
agreed upon at adjournment, but that under
the dictatiOn of Levi Sensenig he had rented
Grant hall and would call the convention
there.
Sure enough, at II o'clock Mr.. Fry put
in an appearance at the opera house where
a majority of the return judges were as
sembled and announced that the opera
house could not be obtained, and chat the
convention would adjourn to Grant hall.
This created storm of opposition Mr..
1ecker, owner of the hall, was appealed to
and he said the opera house was at the
disposal of the convention.
Fry persisted in going to Grant hall and
walked off, followed by Il number of his
adherents.
The Davis men under the lead of Coun-
ty Treasurer Croft and Prof. G. b. Keller.
of Strasburg, refused to yield and, placing
officers at the door with instructions to ad
NIT none but judges, candidates and Ie-
porters, filed into the opera house and took
seats.
After waiting reasonable length OF
time for the president and recusant men,
bers, Vice President Croft called the con-
venton to order. He stated that a resOlu-
tion had been adopted before adjournment
last evening to meet at II 30 this morning
in the opera house that the president and
himself had rented the opera house for
that purpose, and the board could meet
nowhere else until by vote it had recon
sidered it's action. He added that the first
business in order would he the calling of
the roll.
The roll was then called two or three |
times in succession, the recusant delegates
filing in singly and in couples and squads,