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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-06-23
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS.


Events Across the County Line.
1t is reported that the mail train south,
on the North Central railroad, on Mon-
day evening. fired several wheat fields
along the line Of the road near Emigs-
vile, destroying about two acres for Mr..
G. A. Meyers. The fields of john and
w. II. Emig also suffered to some ex-
tent.
Geo. T. Gamble, from Brick Meeting
House, Md, who has been in Colorado for
some time and was few weeks ago
reported killed by the Indians, is alive and
we'll. He is engaged in railroad building
at Capon City.
DR.. James A. Peoples, of Little Britain,
reports heavy tleeces from his COtswOld
and Leicestershire sheep. The heaviest of
five large feeces was fourteen pounds.
Another weighed twelve pounds.
On Thursday afternoon Deputy Attorney
General Lyman D. Gilbert will sail in the
steamer Baltic from New York for two
months trip to Europe. He will have for
his compagnon du royage NJ. E. Oimstead,
esq.,, of the Dauphin county bar.
Thomas King, aged 90 years, was arrest
ed in Reading, yesterday by Detective
Bernhard, on the charge of having COM
mitted number of forgeries on severa
firms at Harrisburg several months ago,
the principal sufferer being c. A. Boas,
ieweler. who King had mulcted to the tune
of about two Thousand dollars.
Jesse G.. Dickev, census tax r for New
London township, Chester County, re-
turns 911 inhabitants, which is the same
number given by the census of 1870. This
in the face of the fact that one minister
of the township performed his 7OOth
marriage ceremony few weeks ago
Better figures than these were hoped for
from New London, surely.
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LATEST NEWS By MAI.

New York's population will be $50, 900
and BroOklyn's 554, 696.
Bradlaugh has been unseated in the
British Parliament by vote of a75 to a3O
a Tory triumph.
The Vermont Republican state cOnven-
tion meets to-day. The probabilities are
that Roswell Farnham will be nominated
for governor.
The Greenback congressional convention
of the Fifth district of Maine has renomi-
nation.
Secretary Ramsey has been notified that
the Mexican authorities decline to allow
Gen. Hatch to follow Victoria's Apaches
into Mexico.
Mason s. Hadley's wire works at As
bury Park. New Jersey, have suspended,
throwing IS hands out of employment. No
explanations were given.
William Daub, of Pittsburgh, was
killed on the Pennsylvania railroad on
Monday night by coal train. He had
crawled under the cars to keep out of the
rain.
The British schooner Chieftain, Wood,
from Jamaica for New York. with a cargo
of guano stopped at Key West yesterday
morning to land the captain and crew of
the bark L. T. StOcker, which was lost on
Cape Corrientes.
The residence, two barns, large stock
of grain and the farming implements of
William Meigs, near White Bridge, n. j.,
were struck by lightning Monday night
and destroyed. The loss exceeds 81. 900.
During the thunderstorm which ranged
over New Jersey on Monday evening, the
violent wind overthrow the fences and up
rooted trees. At Hammond's Mills the
mill was struck by lightning, fired. and
completely destroyed, with its contents.
Enquircss, Luke Blackburn, Spinaway,
Edwin A. and Derby took the prizes in
Conev Island races yesterday. Black
burns time in the great COney Island
handicap, mile and three-quarters, was
2:24I, the best on record.
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SICILY ISLAND.
Erection of a Flag Staff.

Yesterday S. Fl. Price, esq.,, Amos Lee
and Anthony Lechler, a committee of the
Sicily Island fishing club, visited the island
for tie purpose of erecting flag staff and
tlinging to the breeze the club flag. The
flag staff, which is 6S feet in length, was
securely spliced to the trunk of chestnut
40 feet in height, that stands Immediately
in front of the promenade platform, max
ing the total height 1OS feet. The work
of erecting the pole and making the splice
at so great a height was no easy matter,
but it was successfully accomplished by
the workmen employed to do it, and they
were ably and cheerfully assisted by al
most every man and boy living in the
neighbOrhood.
The flag that floats from the top of the
pole is a beautiful one, 81 feet long and 10
feet wide, made by Horstman of Philadel-
phia, to the order of Benjamin Reynolds
of this city, by whom it was presented to
the club. The field is of white bunting,
with broad blue border. In the centre
of the field are the words in large red let
ters "SICILY ISLAND FISHING CLUE.
When it was flung to the breeze it was
greeted with loud huzzas by the assembled
multitude, and salutes of guns, pistols,
&C., were fired in honor of the event. No
pains or expense is being spared by the di-
rectOrs to make Sicily island the most at
tractive pleasure station on the Susque-
hanna river. We understand it is the in
tention of the club, when the island is not
occupied by it's own members to lease it to
select picnic parties.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-06-23
The Kelly Episode.

The first sensation of the day was hu-
initiating to New York. The Tammany
boss had taken his seat early in the pro-
ceedings in the Arkansas delegation and
kept very quiet until, during the roll call
of states, the name of New York was
reached. Instantly the burly form, griz-
Fly face and close-cropped crown of John
Kelly popped up.
MIR. chairman "-he said. Four police
man, apparently instructed, were at his
side in moment, and one stood between
the seats and the aisles. A storm of
Kisses, cat calls, applause, cheers and de-
risiOn filled the hall and stimulated Hoad-
ley's mallet, which is five times the size
of the gavel de Hoar, into tremendous
execution. The noise was terrific, and
confusion dominated the place. Without
a smile or movement of muscle the
Tammany chief stood and faced it out.
Cries of Put him out ~ "Put the bogus
Democrat out ~ "Give him show ~ and
"Shame ~ ''Shamev rose upon the ai,.
But he still faced it. A member of
delegation near him fairly foamed with
denunciatiOn. He called the boss every
name he could think of, demanded that he
should be elected bodily, and shook his
fist at him in a most menacing manner.
The general uproar ceased and the pres
ident said -
'The chair cannot recognize the gentle
man at this time. He's out of order The
roll call will proceed"
Cries of sit down you scoundrel ~
"Get out"' "Put him OUT" and "what
are you here for?' saluted the "Boss'' ears,
until, amid a yell of triumphant exulata-
tion, he stolidly resumed his seat.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-06-23
MORE CONVENTION NOTABLEs.
Peppery Portraits of Some of the Democratic
Great Men.

Peppery Portraits of Some of the Democratic
Great Men.
Cincinnati Enquirer.
Congressman Springer, of Illinois, skips
around the lobbies of the Grand hotel with
remarkably alacrity. Springer is tall, built
after the manner Of a ram-rOd. He is an
enthusiastic Democrat, with convictions
that a streak of lightning cannot appal.
He is boyish in manner, outspOken and
genial.
Senator Jones, of Florida. looks just
what he is, whole-souled lawyer farmer
He can as readily steer plow as make q
brief He is tall, has good stomach capa
city, and an honest. refreshing manner for
an alligatt r" politician.
Finley, who claims to be factOtum of
Tilden, is here. Finley knows it all. He
gets up at five o'clock every morning and
makes speech to the lamp-posts. This,
to be mysterious, and so that no one can
hear what he may say. He is confidential
for such large man.
Congressman Ben Hill, of Ohio, roams
around with a blue suit Of some kind of
linen stuff on, which makes him look like
canal boat captain. He is pugnacious
animal, and sleeps with John s. Thomp-
son, so that nobody will hurt him.
Senator Stevenson, of Kentucky, looks
altogether too good to mix up in the dirty
pool of politics. He has broad, honest,
fatherly face He will say Bless YOU.
my children" when he presides over the
convention, and the delegates ought to feel
proud to have such a father.
Secretary Burch, of. the United States
Senate, is one of the handsomest products
of Tennessee. He stands six feet in his
stockings, and has shapely, we'll moulded
form. Nothing worries him. Amid all the
turmoil and excitement he is as placid as
clam at high tide.
Col. Joe Pulitzer, of St. Louis, is often
mistaken for a Bavarian nobleman travel
ing incOg. This is not the case. however.
Joe, like Carl Schurz, is the hero of a met
aphysical rebellion, and came to this coun-
try, where there is more liberty to breathe
the air of freedom and get fat. He does
every thing but get fat.
Congressman McLane, of Maryland,
wiry, nervous and dyspeptic, gets round a
good deal in a hack, having but little pedal
power. He is more jolly than he looks,
and has a pair of those laughing eyes
pleasant to gaze into.
Senator Vest, of Missouri, could not be
we'll asked to pull down his vest, for he
don't wear one this weather. He is quite |
boyish in appearance, but is leather-lung-
ed, and can make speech calculated to |
wake snakes. He is combatlve, and lit |
tie inclined to id newspaper men.
Fred o. Prince, secretary of the national |
wears a hat which comes down |
from the days of George III. 1t is antique,
full of cobwebs, and ought to be "shOt.''
Hon. John H. Oberley, Democratic NOM
inee for secretary Of state in Illinois, and |
the slickest politician in his state, displays
before his shining Uranium neat outfit of |
pepper-and-mu garments. He seems
friendly To Morrison
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-06-23

THE delightful uncertainty of the out
come of the Cincinnati convention which
prevails at this distance from the scene
Of action is only enhanced by the peru
sal of the columns on columns of con-
flicting views that burden the news
papers of the Queen City and fill the
Eastern metropolitan dailies with the
same sort of material. While therefore
it is idle to speculate as to the probable
candidate, the conviction is daily
strengthened that the convention will be
governed by a judicious discretion in the
selection of a leader to carry the Demo-
cratic standard to victory next Novem-
Der. The opening scenes yesterday were
devoid of the bad temper which marked
the same event in the Republican con-
vention few weeks since, and one of the
most encouraging indications of credit
able nomination is the manifest desire
of all the delegates to choose the strong
est possible ticket. There are of course
booms and booms; but. there is every
reason to believe that just so soon as the
best sentiment of the party is surely
pointed out the great body of the con-
vention will gravitate in the direction
thus indicated and the result will be
characterized by good sense, enthusiasm
and harmony, and will leave behind it
none of the heart-burnings and dissatis-
faction the existence of which in the
camp of the enemy is every day since the
Chicago convention becoming more
clearly evident.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-06-23
DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL DIREC-
TORY.
The Alphabet Through Which tho Unterri
fed May Go In the Selection Of
Standard Bearer.

The Alphabet Through Which tho Unterri-
fed May Go In the Selection of
Standard Bearer.
One of the cleverest things of the pres
ent canvass for the Democratic nomina-
alton for the presidency is the directory of
candidates compiled by the New York
Herald. The long roll extends from A to
L, every letter being represented IN the
name Of one or more persons who have
been mentioned with varying degrees Of
prominence in connection with the Demo-
cratic candidacy. To each name is ap-
pended brief and succinct biographical
sketch. We reproduce the entire list Of
names in alphabetical order.
A-Charles Francis Adams, of Massachus-
etts; born August 7, 1907.
B-Thomas Francis Bayard, of Delaware !;
born Sept II, 1918.
C-Peter Cooper, of New York born Feb.
10, 1901.
Samuel Sullivan Cox, of New York );
born Sept. 30, 1924.
D-David Davis, of Illinois born March
8, 1915.
Flames f. English, of Connecticut !;
born March. 1912.
William II. English, of Indiana born
August 81, 1922.
F-Stephen johnson Field, of California !;
born November, 4, 1916.
Civilian Castor, of Massachusetts, );
born Oct ,, 1920.
Norvin Green, of New York born in
1918.
William S. Groesbeck. of Ohio ; born
in 1896.
K-Gen. Winfield Scott Hancock, Of Penn
sylvana born Feb. IA, 1924.
Thomas Address Hendricks, of Indi-
ana; born Sept. 7, 1919.
Abram Stevens Hewitt, of New York :;
born July 81, 1922.
I-Charles Roberts Ingersoll, of Connecti-
cut born Sept. IL, 1921.
J-Hugh J. Jewett, of Ohio.
k-Francis Herman, OF New York born
January IA, 1916.
David McKendree Key, of Tennessee :;
born January q, 1924.
L-Lucius Quintus Curtus Lamar, Of Mis-
sissippi; born Sept.17, 1925.
M-George BrintOn Mcclellan, of New
Jersey born December 3, 1926.
Joseph Z. Mcdonald, of Indiana born
August 90, 1919.
William r. Morrison, of Illinois born
Sept. IA, 1879.
N-James w. Newsmith, of Oregon born
July 23. 1920.
O-Charles O'Conor, of New York born
in 1904
P-John McCauley Palmer, Of Illinois :;
born Sept. Ii, 1917.
Joel Parker, of New Jersey born
Nov. 81, 1916.
Henry B. Payne, of Ohio: born Nov.
80, 1910.
George II. Pendleton, of Ohio born
July 25, 1925.
ClarksOn Mott Potter, Of New York,
born in 1925.
Calvin E. Pratt, of New York born in
1925.
Q-Josiah Quincy, of Massachusetts,,
born January II. 1902.
R-Samuel ]. Randall. of Pennsylvania
born October 10. 1928.
Theodore F. Randolph, of New
Jersey: born June "a. 1926.
S-Horatio Seymour: of New York born
in 1911.
T-Allen G. Thurman, of Ohio; born
Nov. 13 1913.
Samuel Jones Tilden, of New York
born in 1914.
John Turnkey, of Pennsylvania born
in 1928.
U-Emory Upton, of New York born
August 81. 1888.
V-Daniel Webster NOrhecs, of Indiana
born Sept. 2G, 1928.
W-William A. Wallace, of Pennsylvania;
born Nov 20, 1927.
Ulysses S. Grant, of Illi-
nois; born April q, 1922.
Y--Pierce NJ. B. Young, of Georgia born
in 1888.
Z-Jacob Zeigler, of Pennsylvania born
in September. 1913,
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DOugherty to Nominate Hancock.

An arrangement was consummated last
night that will give Daniel Dougherty the
opportunity for which he has been signing
"a chance to present in the convention the
name of his friend, General Hancock. r.
Milton Speer, delegate-at-large, gives his
proxy to Mr.. Dougherty for that purpose,
with the hearty consent of Harman Yerkes
of Bucks, who had been selected to
nominate General Hancock. Mr., Speer
said tonight: II want you to be
sure to say that I do this only on
account of my great friendship for Han
cock and because I want his name pre-
sented to the convention in the best posi-
bic manner. Mr.. Dougherty has his
speech all prepared and it is a good one.
I give way to him only for fifteen minutes
long enough for him to make his speech
and no longer. do not give up my place
to him to vote at ALL" MCGOWAN, Barger,
Singerly and Flood, who have been talk
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Senator Don and Garfield.


Senator "Don" is evidently still suffer-
ing from the effects of his setback at Chi
cago or else he don't take kindly to Gar
field. The telegram from that gentleman
last Saturday to meet him at the depot
and accompany him part way up the road
didn't tend to ease his condition either.
With the telegram in his pocket and carry
ing him in his self-important style he
stepped into the officials office at the de-
pot prior to the arrival of the train bring
ing Garfield.
"This man Garfield wants me to accom-
pany him up the road. How far can l go
before 1 meet an eastward bound train ?"
he asked in anything but pleased man.
ner.
eff the train east is on time Senator,
you can go as far as Mifflin," was the re-
ply.
Mifflin, you say how far's that %
Fifty miles but if the train is behind
time it will allow you to proceed farther"
continued the official, who wanted to
oblige the Senator in every possible way
with information.
Fifty miles is far enough to ride with
him-I don't care to 60 farther" was the
Senator's reply as he put particular stress
upon the chin"
And he walked out and met Garfield in
anything but spirit of pleasure. And
he didn't 60 any farther than Mifflin, for
the next train brought him back.
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As the ferry-boat George H. Power was
leaving here slip, at Athens, N. Y, last
night, one of the heavy weights attached
to the bridge broke from its fastening and
fell upon three boys who were standing
underit. All were probably fatally in
jured.
A negro was arrested on the train at
Havre de Grace, Nd, on Saturday last
dressed in wOmen's clothes. Yesterday he
was fully identified by VIM. w. Selby,
mate of the schooner Mignonette, as Geo.
Thompson, the man who, on the night of
May 81, while the schooner was in the
James river, killed Milton B. Frank, of
Baltimore, the captain, and VIM. Gage,
colored, the cook. He was committed to
Jail at Belair, Hartford county, to await q
requisition from the Virginia authorities.
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The latest boom is in behalf of In
gersoll, of Connecticut. 1t is urged in
support of the expediency of his nomina-
tion that he was successfully elected
governor a greater number of times than
any man in the state, and has never been
defeated before the people. English, of
the same state, is also promising dark
horse. Connecticut is small state, but
she has her complement of great men,
all the same.
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PERSONAL.

SARAH BERNHARDT on one Saturday re-
Gently played twice and rehearsed once,
during which she changed her toilet nine
teen times.
General JOHN G.. FREMONT will accom-
pany the delegation of California pioneers
from New York to Lititz, Pa, tomorrow,
to attend the funeral of General Sutter.
A report reached Washington yesterday
that HAYES was dead from an attack of
paralysis. Telegrams from Ohio quickly
announced that the rumor was false, but
for short time there was much excite
ment.
Senator BECK, of Kentucky, told an in
terviewer, at Cincinnati, the other day,
that his philosophy was "Laugh and
grow fat and don't climb hills before you
come to them.'' He is rosy and round,
has genial, kindly manner, and is full of
fun. He would prefer lark with the
hounds or visit to the circus any day to
a session in the Senate.
Secretary SHERMAN reads until late at
night, but is always the first man in his
Office in the morning. He owns large
number of inexpensive horses and drives a
great deal. He has always saved his let
ters and has one of the largest collections
in the world. He and his brother, the
general, have always been as loving as
sweethearts, and his letters from the gen.
eral arc in three LARGE yOllmeS Some Of
these letters cover forty pages each.
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Correcting the List.

VIM. McCOmsey, one of the census emu
merators Of the First ward, is sitting in
the prothonotary's Office to-day and to-
morrow, from 9 a. m. to 6 p. m, for the
purpose of correcting his enumeration,
and will be obliged to any who may have
been omitted if they will make the fact
known to him.
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John Wilson, of South street, Philadel-
phia, was engaged on the Erie railroad
grain elevator, at Jersey City, yesterday
morning, when he fell from the top of the
building to the ground, distance of sew
enty feet, and was instantly killed.
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ing Bayard all along, have gone over to
the Hancock camp. This will give tho
general about twenty-four votes from
Pennsylvania, with possibly a few addi-
tions as the fight progresses if Hancock
develops and staying power.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-06-23

THE action of the Ohio delegation in
giving Mr.. Thurman the go-by and in
dicating its preference for Mr.. Payne on
q test vote is one Of the surprises Of the
convention. 1t is alleged that the Thur
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Will Not Enter.

Frank Scheid, the pedestrian, says he
has not been consulted in regard to the pc.
destrian match. His name was used with
out his consent, as he does not intend en-
tering the match.
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PAYNE'S PROSPECTS.
McClure's Midnight Despatch.

McClure.s Midnight Despatch.
BaIloting can be reached tomorrow,
wednesday,, if desired, but there was an
evident disinclinatiOn to advance the pro-
ceedings to-day, because no particular III
terest was ready, and it may be so tO-mOr-
row. There have been many consultations
tonight, but no tendency toward concen-
tratiOn in any direction, and tomorrow
will dawn upon the same Democratic chaos
that has prevailed here for three days.
New York has formally decided to vote for
Payne, but by SO meagre a majority that
there is little encouragement for others
to follow. 1t is understood that
when the 70 votes shall be cast for Payne
in convention it will be stated that more
than a third of the delegation oppose his
nomination because they believe that he
cannot carry their state. Ohio is now
practically out of Thurman's hands, but
the minority opposed to Payne is violent
and will kick i'll convention. Payne is
likely to exhibit the actual power Tilden
possesses here. and it flavors SO strongly
with the Grant coercion at Chicago that it
will pretty certainly defeat itself. After
Payne shall have been tried without sue
cess as now seems certain, the Tilden men
will be at sea, and every countermarch
they make must diminish their mum.
berS. They could nearly or entirely unite
New York on Bayard or Randall, and
either could thus be nominated, but they
are averse to Bayard and have chilled Oh
Randall, and they will not fall to either,
unless to prevent a Seymour cyclone that
may threaten them at any time ifthey con
tinue to wrangle. Beyond this action by
New York none of the states have taken any
steps tonight of importance. There is a
growing tendency to regard Mcdonald as
the coming man. 1t seems to be conceded
that if an Eastern man shall be given the
first place Nc Donald will be forced TO accept
the second, and the feeling is very general
among the friends of all the other candi-
dates that they have a safe retreat to the
Indiana senator 1t is not the positive
feeling for Mcdonald that makes him
loom up SO strongly, but it is the absence
and the apparent improbability of unity
on anybody else. Indiana must be
carried in October. All agree that Nc
Dollald would carry it, and as Hendricks
cannot be taken there is very natural
drift to Mcdonald. Randall will not go
into the convention. He will not be voted
for, either in the Pennsylvania delegation
or in the convention, until New York shall
have had an opportunity to come to him
after Payne shall drop. IfNew York then
fails him he will take hand to unite his
state in favor Of a new man. Do not be
surprised, if New York rejects Randall, to
see Randall and Wallace both throw up
their hats for Mcdonald. A. X. NJ.