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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-02-12

During 1879 more railroad accidents oc-
CURED in the transportation Of coal than Of
any other kind of freight.
During the year ending Sept 30, 1879,
there were 843 railway accidents in the
United States. by which 1872 persons were
killed and 752 hurt.
As an express train was approaching
Mendoza Junction, Minn., rail broke, and
three sleepers went down a 60 foot EN-
bankment. No one was killed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Higgins and their 1S-year-
old daughter, while driving across tine rail-
road track in Milton, Ind, were struck by
locomotive and killed.
John D. Howly was killed at railroad
crossing at Wallingford, Conn.,, the other
day. He is the fourteenth person killed
near that place within the last few years.
Oliver Lanatal, of Cohoes, jumped from
the platform of horse car, thinking that
the car would be run over by a railroad
train. He was himself killed by the loco
motive.
At Reno, Pa, a locomotive went head
long down an embankment. and Robert
Simpson, the fireman, was thrown partly
into the fire box, which was opened at the
time. He was burned to death.
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been killed Not dollar in his accounts
with the firm is astray. He was very
popular merchant on the corn exchange.
Deep regret is expressed and not suspi-
ciOn is breathed derogatory to his integ-
rity. Mrs. Allen says the last she knows is
a note sent to her from the store on Thurs
day afternoon. saying he had gone to New
York and would return Saturday, and adj
ding If you love me bear my absence
quietly No domestic trouble has ever
disturbed their household.
Arumor has gained circulation in Albany
and elicits considerable talk among legis-
lators and others, that tissure was dis
covered in the ceiling Of the Assembly
chamber of the ncw capitol on Monday,
which was supposed to have resulted from
the settling of the foundation. 1t cor
tinued to increase to such u degree that
sixty tons of stone were placed on the
roof to prevent further separation. Tie
attention of Senator Robertson was called
to the matter, and he will cause an
investigation to be made to-day. If
the ruMor proves true it is probable that
the Legislature will return to the Old capi-
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-02-12

V. A pure and free ballot, thoroughly
protected so that every man entitled to
cast vote may do so, just once, at each
election, without fear of fmolestatiOn, moral
or physical, on acc )unt of his political faith,
nativity, or the hue of his skin.
The above resolution was passed by the
late Republican state convention, to
catch gudgeons. AS an example OF the
estimation in which it is held by politi-
clans of the baser sort we have the spec
tacle of some of them going from door to
door and from Office to office in this city,
coaxing, threatening and bulldozing Re-
publicans into pledging themselves on
paper to support the whole ticket next
Tuesday. The new dodge must have pc
culiar charms for fellows with the Ill
stincts of some of those engaged in it, as
it unites the principles of the bulldoZer
and the spy, but we shall be disappointed
if we do not hear that some decent Re-
publican who in truth believes in "a free
ballot" cast . without fear of molesta.
ton, moral or PHYSICAL" does not kick
the bulldozer into the street before he
finishes his pettifogging pilgrimage.
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Stiffening its Backbone.

People who remembered the arbitrary
course of the Republican senate in re-
jecting Andrew Johnson's appointments,
including the names of such conservative
men as William NJ. Evarts and Reverdy
johnson, have been waiting with great
impatience to see if the Democratic sen-
ate was going to make any use of it's
right to scrutinize the appointments of
Mr.. Hayes, before they INDUCED in their
constitutional privilege of approving or
disappearing them. He has been guided
neither by an exclusive disposition to
regard personal fitness nor political merit,
and many of his appointments have been
made Oh as low grounds of partisan eN-
pediency as ever influenced executive
appointments. It is the right and the
duty of the senate to fearlessly reject all
such.
In the selection of census supervisors
there has been great deal of discredit
able dickering around the White House.
1t seems to have been originally the hon
est purpose of General Walker to recog-
nize the claims of both parties to have
share Of the supervisors. Both parties
are represented in the population and
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A Warning to Lancaster.

At Altoona last evening a meeting OF
citizens, called for the purpose of taking
steps to secure a new postoftice, was held
in the council chamber. Recorder Grevey,
II. II. Herr, NJ. Alexander and others,
who seemed desirous Of capturing the
meeting and thus securing the naming
of the committee to proceed to
Washington and lay the matter be-
fore Representative COffroth and the ma
tional legislature, assembled nearly half
an hour before the time named in the call,
and succeeded in securing the organization
by the election of Mr.. Herr as chairman.
This displeased a very large party in the
meeting and scene Of wild disorder ell
sued. Parliamentary rules were thrown
to the dogs and Mr.. Herr decided all
questions arising in favor of his partisans
with the utmost sang froid. A great deal
of bad feeling was engendered, hard names
were called, and for time it seemed as
though the contending forces would come
to blows. Finally separate meeting was
organized in another part of the chamber
and a. V. Divcly was made chairman, who
subsequently appointed committee of
twenty, including the chairman, of the
foremost citizens of the community. The
other side looked OH for while and then
adjourned. 1t is possible, however, the
Grcvey crowd will also name committee.
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INTIMIDATING ACONGRESSMAN.
General Sherman Threatens u Member q
tho House.

General Sherman Threatens q Member OF
tho House.
Representative Spear, of Georgia, re-
Gently introduced in the House bill to
prohibit the bands of the army from
playing music Oh Sunday. The bill, it
seems, is Objectionable to General Sher-
man, and that distinguished officer
has written letter to Mr.. Spear,
in which he threatens to remove
the troops from the garrison at Atlanta Ii
that gentleman presses his bill. There arc
several companies of troops and a band OF
music stationed at Atlanta, and their pres
ence contributes to the amusement and
gayety of social life at that point, and adds
materially to the business Interests of
Atlanta. The garrison is, therefore, pOpu-
lar with the people. who would exert all
proper influence against its reduction or
removal. Gen. Sherman's letter threat
ening to remove the troops from Atlanta
has been made known to the
people of that section, and has
resulted in bringing to MIR. Spear large
number OF letters protesting against the
passage of his bill. Mr.. Spear has been
irritated by Gen. Sherman's method of
expressing opposition to his measure, and
regards his conduct as an attempt unduly
to influence legislation and to indimidate
a representative in Congress in the dis
charge of his public duties. He therefore
proposes to rise to personal explanation,
and to call the general of the army
to account for threatening to use his
official influence to defeat meas
ure pending in Congress and for
attempting to intimidate members of the
Houco Ono of the ruleS IF the war de-
partment requires that all officers of the
army in addressing communications to
Congress, or to tho members thereof. in
reference to any subject of legislation shall
forward them through the secretary of
war; Mr.. Spear claims that Gen. Sher-
man is subject to reprimand for violation
of this regulation i'll addressing a threaten
ing letter to him in reference to his bill for
prohibiting army bands from playing music
on Sundays.
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LATEST NEWS BY MAIL.

1t was the Trinity church in Harlan, not
in New York city, that was burned yester-
day.
1t has been proved now beyond all doubt
that Manager Bertrand, of the French
Theatres dcs Nations. committed suicide.
In Centreville, y. j., James Yard, ,ir..
while shooting crows with his brother. was
instantly killed by the accidental discharge
of his gun.
Mrs. Putney, an old lady residing at Red
Bank village, near Camden, while crossing
the railroad track at that place. was struck
by the Philadelphia express and instantly
killed.
Another victim of unrequitcd love is a
young lady, the daughter of q prominent
merchant of Paris. She was found lying
dead with an empty bottle Of larldanum
beside her.
At Long Branch, CAPTAIN Andriz. OF the
wrecked bark Austria, while dclirious at
tempted to stab himself in the neck will.
a pair of scissors. He says he will kill
himself at the first opportunity.
An engineer on freight train ON the
Missouri, Kansas and Texas railroad tried
to cross a burning bridge near Durant,
Texas. The locomotive passed over. but
twenty-five cars were wrecked. Nike
Kelly, fireman, fell in the fire and was
burned to death.
Peter Gcrsbacher, while coupling cars
in Medina. caught his foot between the
rails and was unable to extricate it. A
car was comm. toward him, and, with
presence of mind, he threw himself upon
the ground and seized the brake rod.
r;,rbf foot ISI,.I lint l,i- II 81
was saved.
\ tramp who w;ts walking on the Penn
sylvania railroad near Stewart station, was
struck by the engine Of an extra freight
train and knocked some distance. When
picked up he was unconscious, and it was
found that his back was broken and his
skull crushed. lie was taken to Greens
burg, where he died shortly after.
In Santa Fe. n. NJ. Noah Dunn. saloon
keeper, native Of Nashville. Tenn. was
shot and instantly killed by Jack Arm
strong, bridge builder on the railroad,
in a dispute over the price of the drinks.
Dunn demanded twenty-five cents for two
drinks and Armstrong was willing to pay
onlytwenty cents. Armstrong escaped. but
a posse of ten men are after him and his
capture is more than probable. dunn
had just married at Louis'!iic ana ie2Ves a
broken-heartcd bride.
In Buffalo. n. V. Peter Kcrtle, who has
been an habitual drunkard for eleven years
and who has abused his wife so that she
had to leave him. went to the house of his
son, where his wife wis stopping, and
demanded her return, threatening to shoot
her if shd did not come. She refused,
whe.eupon he fired, hitting her in the neck
and forearm. He then attempted to de-
stroy himself by placing the revolver, a
seven-shooter, at his right ear and firing,
after which he jumped into a cistern. Mrs.
Kertle is badly injured and the would-be
murderer will die.
Mr.. Martin, of David, DOros & Co.,
New York, says it is his candid opinion
that Mr.. John Allen, of Baltimore, has
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LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
BURGLARY.
Ii. q. ElehhOItz's Store Robbed.


The gun and cutlery store OF ii. c.
Eichholtz. No. SO North Queen street, was
entered last night by burglars and robbed
Of fine pistols and cutlery to the amount
Of about 5000. Seventeen revOlvers of all
sizes and kinds were taken from the plate
glass shelves suspended in the front win
dow, and about twenty other revolverS
were taken from the counter show case
From the same case ten or twelve dozen oi
pocket knives were taken and from II shelf
behind the counter We're taken several
dozen of fine razors. The thieves used Il
good deal of discrimination in selecting
their plumber. taking only the best and
lelvin. undisturbed the goods of inferior
quality. AS their operations must have
been cOnduceG i'll the dark or with no bet
ter light than that afforded by matches on
a dark lantern, it seems probable they had
been there during business hours, pricin.
the finer kinds of goods and knew exactly
where to find them.
The thieves effected an entrance into the
store by forcing the lock OF the front door
with a jimmy OF broad cl,iscl. The
thieves probably had both of these
appliances, as the door is Il great deal
gou"ed above the lock, and among tn"
marks are those or Il two-inch chise.
Mr.. Eichhotz closed his store at :.huu,
| ialf-past eight O'Clock last evening, and
| the burglary was not discovered until he
came to open it at ! O'Clock this morrinS
There is Il private watchman on the bi,ci:
i'll which tie burglary was committed. but
he is not in the pay of Mr.. EichholtE, AMI
probably passes his store without making
the same scrutiny of it us ne does ri those
belonging to his employers. Another i;,ct
connected with the robbery may be m,n-
toned When Mr. Eichhotz closes his
store he turns OIL the gas, whil:
all or nearly al .: the other
storc-kecpers keep the gas burning.
all night. The want of u watch
man and light may have encouraged the
burglars to attack his establishment, and
yet Bacr's book store, only half block
away, was recently robbed notwithstaI.d-
ing its sasIght and watcilman.
The thieves left none OF their impie-
mcnts behind them, and nothing else IL
| give clue to them except the marx, Oh
the door and u few blue headed common
friction Matches u few of which they l!ad
lit to enable them the better To accom-
pliS.l their work.
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"L'ASsOlnlnOir !" in Real Life.

Extravagant and improbable as the
story of Zola's 'L'Assommoir may
appear to its readers, a case which has just
been tried before one of the tribunals of
Paris shows features identical with those
of the novel. A workman named Magerus
was sentenced to thirteen months i'm
prisonment for attempting to murder his
wife. Jealousy was the cause Of
the crime, he accusing the woman
of being on too familiar terms with
his bosom friend, one Druet. This
Magerus and his wife began their married
life happily, just as Coupeau and Gervaise
did in Zola's story. One day Magerus fell
from scaffolding and was picked up in
sensible. He recovered from his severe
injuries only to become confirmed and
incorrigible sot and loafer. Weary of the
miserable life which he led her, the wife
sought the companionship of Druet. Her
husband discovered them and stabbed both
with knife. The wounds, however, did
not prove mortal.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-02-12

material interests of every section and as
the census is taken only once in ten years
each should have share of the super
visors, apportioned according to the
division of party sentiment. For Ohio,
where the Democrats have at least half
the population, both senators and a ma
jOrity of congressman, it was originally
intended that there should be four Re-
publican and four Democratic supervis-
ors: but, with that family solicitude
which Hayes has uniformly shown for
Ohio men he took upon himself to change
Gen. Walkers programme and appoined
eight Republicans. The Senate has
promptly rejected the whole of them, and
thereby served notice on Mr.. Hayes that
there is to be halt called upon the
regardless - manner of distributing ex'
ecutiTe patronage.
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In Dignified Retirement.

Mr.. Horatio Seymour, having been
visited by correspondent of the Roches-
ter Union, was found looking "as young
and hearty as he did ten years ago, y and
surrounded by books, birds, and divers
treasures of art and antiquity. He owns
the Office chair which Webster used to
occupy, and has several tiles taken from
the fireplace of the stately old house
where Washington used to go" "a-court-
in" Mary Phillippse. The ex-governor
offers wine to his guests but takes none
himself. 1t is related that at the time of
the Maine Law excitement in New York,
when he, as governor, vetoed the prohibi-
tory bill, casks of fine liquor and tons of
choice wines were sent to him from all
quarters by his admirers. He thus las a
cellar full of rare old vintages which he
dispenses to his callers, but never touches
himself.
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In Favor of John Sherman.

A few of the supporters of Secretary
Sherman's nomination for the presidency
met in New York city last evening, and
the proposition to form Sherman club
was discussed i'll private and informal
& way a v;,o committee e?n on resolutions of
was appointed, and will report at an adj
journed meeting Saturday evening. The
meeting postponed all action until then.
An Ohio state official, who warmly sup
ports Mr.. Sherman, said that felt dis
couraged, as the prospect Of Grants sue
cess at Chicago seemed to him very
strong.
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Gen. SHERMAN is a very bumptious
man. lie is i'll natured, meddlesOmc and
impertinent. He expresses his opinions
with entirely too much freedom for Il SOL
dier and is entirely too arbitrary for a
civilian. He seems to cherish an ardent
desire to run the whole government and
thinks that the great defect in our consti-
tutional system was the failure to vest
the legislative, executive and judicial
branches of the government in the Sher-
man family-cspecially the military part
of it.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-02-12
MINOR TOPICS.

Mime. PATTI, who is singing at tie
Gaiete in Paris, and N1coL1S1, receive a
salary of e4OO. Her notary paid her hus-
band e40, 900 to insure his non-interfer
ence.
Minister HENRY w. HILIIARD has writ
ten to friend in Washington that he ir-
tends to return home from Brazil next
summer, but intimates that, in his expecta-
ton. it will be but for brief period.
DR.. JOHN NELL, long and widely known
as one Of the ablest surgeons of Philade!-
phia, died early yesterday morning at his
residence on Eighteenth street, near
Spruce. He had been i'll for more than
two years, his complaint being Brisht's
disease of the kidneys, and for some time
past he has been nearly helpless and quite
blind. DR.. Neill was one of family that
for more than a century has occupied
prominent place in the medical profession.
ELIZABETH, Empress of Austria, is said
to have looked at once bewitching and
regal" at court ball the other evening
she was attired in gown of dove-colored
velvet and wore magnificent pearls and dia-
monds. "Who would believe" says a
correspondent of the Globe of London,
that that perfect figure-which some Of
us have had the privilege of seeing in Eng
land riding we'll up to the hounds-that
shapely little head and almost girlish com
plexion, belong to grandmamma of 81,
years standing?'
General GRANT had very interesting
trip to the interior of Cuba. He passed
through the providence of Pinos del Rio
where the finest tobacco is raised, and a
one of the villages was received with trul!
Spanish pomp and ceremoney. The coacl
gave out on the way into town, however
and the party had to ride to town on horse
back. The general visited the celebrates
tobacco plantation of Senior Barbon, nea
Alquizer, during his trip, and the slave
of the place were paraded before Genera
Grant by torchlight for him to see.
Among the guests at Senior Zamanaco
magnificent ball in Washington was Mrs
JOHN JACOB AsToR, jr., of New York, VIII
attended under the escort Of Judge Ban
croft Davis Mrs. AstOr wore over $500,
600 worth of diamonds. Her earrings
two wonderful solitaires, were valued a
$4,000 each. In addition to the costl
necklace and head ornaments, the lad
wore, arranged in diagonal fashio
acros the corsage, a diamond chain com
posed of 500 stones of the value of 81, 90
each.
1t is understood that cx- Minister PIERRE
PONT is the "near personal and politics
friend of ex-President Grant," who
paraded in the New York papers as sayin
that while General Grant is not now nc
has he ever been candidate for pres
dental nomination, yet should the IL
publican national convention nominal
him in the same manner as any othe
candidate would be nominated, he woul
deem it his duty to the country and til
party to accept. 1t is thought that Nj
Pierrepont has one word for Grant and te
words for Pierrepont. Grants friends
+ Washington laugh at the statement.
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THE THIRD-TERM CAMPAIGN.
is,aine the Grant Candidate for Vice Presi-
dent.

Blaine the Grant Candidate for Vice Presi-
dent.
Washington dispatch to Sun.
The intimate personal and political
friends of General Grant insist that there
is not, and there will not be, any antago-
nism between Grant and Blaine; that
Blaine will accept the second place on the
ticket. know that the men who are
nearest to Grant and who manage his can
vass are industriously but discreetly Civ
ing out that the ticket is to be Grant and
Blaine. The course of Blaine's trusted
at Harrisburg can be
easily comprehended if the assertions of
Grants friends are true. Blaine himself
has authorized the most conspicuous one of
his special representatives at Harrisburg
to announce in dispatch from Washington
that there was perfect accord between his
friends and the friends Of Gen. Grant.
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Grade of Pupils.

the followin. is the grade by ciasscs oi'
the pupils in attendance at the boys see
Ondary school, North Mulberry street. :r'r
the month ending January 81, 1880, t:le
first column Of figures Indicating progress
in the several branches OF study, an'l the
second column the conduct OF the pupils ::
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The 22d T.sis Year.

The 22,i of February falling this year or
Sunday, the banks will observe the Mon
day following as holiday. The law re-
lating to legal holidays, passed April 2d,
1873, reads as follows: Whenever the
22d Of February occurs on Sunday, Tie
following day shall be deemed and dc
cIared public holiday All paper due
on such Monday is payable on the 2lst
inst.
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MIR. J. W. JOHNSON has succeeded i'll
getting some signers to his paper pledg-
ing those whose names are appended to it
to vote for Mr.. Boring, and perhaps his
candidate will get the votes of these and
some others and he is going to have his
paper printed and distributed to show his
party what an indefatigable worker he is,
and how he ought to be rewarded with
another term in the district attorneys
Office for his pains. 1t may be indeed
that he wants to use these same signers
to aid him in that aspiration. We shall
see.
Meanwhile people who are asked to put
their names to paper handed around by
Mr.. J. W. johnson should not forget
what dilemma he has put some of them
into heretofore by similar little games.
For instance in 1876 he induced num-
her of well meaning members of his
party to certify to the court, and swear
to it, that some three hundred persons in
this city had voted Illegally; when the
matter came into the court his case was
completely down before the eN-
posure of the fact that the
boot was Oh the other leg entirely, and
that the most startling event of the cam
paign investigated was the issue of fraud
ulent tax receipts, from the E.romincr
office, at the instance of Mr.. J. w. John
son and other - best workers in the
ward"
And so late us last year he presented
another paper to court, signed by numer-
GUS Republicans, alleging an illegal cleo
tion, and got an investigation that cost
the county thousands of dollars, and the
result of which was to increase the Dem
ocratic majority from one to nineteen.
Mr.. Johnson's papers that are handed
around for subscribers never bring his
party much luck.
In truth the 6 back Office in politics
is an exploded idea.