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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-11-19

THE New York Times announces that
its slowly growing subscription list
could be swelled any day by several large
contributions that it has not liked to an
nounce, knowing that the effect would be
to turn its fund into Grant gift concern
This is as we supposed. But the Times,
having now found out that the general
public take 10 interest in it's scheme,
might as well fill up its list with the
figures of Childs, and the other children
having more cash than sense, who want
to give Grant some of the dollars that
burn their pockets. 1t is an excellent
thing to be liberal and charitable: but
the good Of charity is wonderfully en-
hanced when the giver is sensible as we'll as
liberal. Those who have much money
have proportionate responsibility, of
which they do not acquit themselves by
simply giving they need to give wisely.
Mr.. Childs's lace handkerchiefs to all the
girls he knows who get married, and his
china cups to all the girls he don't know
who call to see him, are innocent efflu-
ents of his superabundant cash. His
gift to a sturdy fellow like Grant may
be as harmless and weak a way of dis
tributing his Ledger profits. But it
would seem that the poor people who
pay twenty cents line to publish their
want of work are more worthy objects
of Mr.. Childs's charity (; and that tile
money collected from them is not wisely
spent upon gift cups and laces and Grant.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-11-19
FIRE.
Martin Kreitler's Barn Burned.


Last night between 12 and o'clock the
frame barn ON the rear of Martin Kreidcr's s
property, corner Of Mifflin street and JEFF
fcrson alley, was set Oh fire and burned
down. Mr.. krcider's carriage and Amos
Groif's buggy. each worth about $50,
were destroyed, together with two or three
sets of harness aHdsa quantity of feed,
hay and straw. There were three horses
in the stable ut the time, but they were
with some difficulty got out, slightly
burned. They belonged, respectively to
Mrs. Henry yssBaumgardner Wm. McGlinn
and George Bear The barn, q very good
one, 81 by &c feet diameter, with thres H.
ing floor, mOws and stabling for several
horses, was completely destroyed. Mr..
Krcider had an insurance upon it Of 5000
in one Of the companies for which Mr..
Cara is agent. There was no insurance on
the carriages or harness.
The frame barn of Adam II. Barr on the,
opposite side of jefferson alley aud only a
few feet from it, was saved in Il damaged
couditiOn, the gable end being almost en-
tirely burned through. The brick barn
of Mrs. David Bair, adjoining Mr.. Kreider's S
OH the west, escaped with very slight dam
age. A dwelling house belonging to the
estate of Bair, and Shenk, corner of Church
and Mitflin streets, was slightly damaged
and even the doors and windows OF houses
OH the opposite side Of Church street were
good deal scorched and blistercd by the
heat.
The fire was certainly the work of al in
cendiary. A barn occupying the same site
was burned several years ago, and more
recently two or three attempts were made
to fire the structure destroyed last night.
1t will be remembered that a year or two
ago Officer Erisman discovered the barn to
be on fire and cx tinguished the flames be-
fore they had gai ned much headway.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-11-19
Intelligence In Birds.

The Central prison at Agra is the roost-
ing-p!ace of great numbers Of the common
blue pigeon they fly out to the neighbor-
ing country for food every morning, and
return in the evening, when they drink at
a tank just outside the prison walls. Il
this tank arc largo number of fresh
water turtles, which lie in wait for the
pigeons, just under the surface of the
water and at the edge of it. Any
bird alighting to drink near one of
these turtles has a good chance of
having its head bitten off and
eaten; and the headless bodies of
pigeons have been picked up near the
water, showing the fate which has some
times .befallen the birds. The pigeons,
however, arc aware of the danger, and
have hit on the following plan to escape
it. A pigeon comes in from its long flight
and as it nears the tank, instead. of flying
down ut once to the waters edge, will
cross the tank at about twenty feet above
its surface, and then fly back to
the side from which it came, apparently
selecting for alighting safe spot
which it had remarked as it flew
over the tank; but even when such q
spot has been selected the bird will not
alight at the edge of the water, but on the
bank about yard from tho water, and
will llthen run down quickly to the water,
take two or three hurried gulps of it, and
then fly off to repeat the same process at
another part CT the tank till its thirst is
satisfied. I had often watched tho birds
doing this, and could not account for their
strange mode of drinking, till told by my
friend, the superintendent of the pri son, of
the turtles which lay in ambush for
the pigeons. Nature.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-11-19
The Corn, Tobacco and Potato Crops.

The Corn, Tobacco and Potato Crops.
The following statement of the condition
of the corn, tobacco and potato crops was
issued yesterday by the department Of as-
riculture:
Corn-The crop of corn shows no in
crease over that of last year, but rather a
slight decrease for the whole country. The
Atlantic states all show an increase, par
ticularly the states of New York, New
Jersey, Pennsylvania and Virginia. The
Gulf states suffered from drought in the
spring aud too much rain during the sum-
mer, except the state of Texas, which,
almost doubles her product. In the states
north of tho Ohio river, Ohio and Michi.
gan increase their yield, while Indiana
and Illinois decrease. West of the Miss
issippi river Iowa alone increased her yield.
On the Pacific slope California shows an in
crease.
Tobacco.-There was less land planted
in tobacco this year than last. The de-
crease was principally in the states of
Maryland and Virginia. In Ohio, Penn
sylvania and Wisconsin there was decid-
ed increase. Early in the season the
weather was not propitious, but in August
and September it was very favorable. The
average yield per acre, as reported No
vember LIST, is 74Opounds, against 795 last
year.
Potatoes.-The area planted in potatoes
was this year about equal to that planted
in 1879, but in the total crop there is quito
a decline. Tho yield per acre is reported
this year an average of 81 bushels, against
% in 1879 and 60 in 1878. Only three
states, viz: Texas, Arkansas and Califor-
mia report an increase in yield all the
others report decline more or less. In
sect injuries are not of a general complaint,
but drought is almost universally men,
toned.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-11-19
STATE ITEMS.

1t is q settled fact that there will he a
furnace built within two miles of Newton
Hamilton during the next eighteen months
by the Juniata Valley iron company, of
New York.
a ballast train struck eight men work
ing in the Gallitzin tunnel on the Pennsyl-
vania railroad. John Gill was cut in pieces
Albert Donohue and Joseph Campbell Sc
riously hurt.
The Chester tube and iron cumpany's
property, at South Chester, Pa, was sold
yesterday at assignec's sale for Sal, 900,
to the payment of s36, 900 should the pur-
chaser desire the fec.
James Tom & Sons gun works on New
street, Pittsburgh, burned yesterday. Loss
s35, 900. A large amount of cartridges
were stored on the third floor, which be-
came ignited and kept up continual fus-
ilade, rendering it dangerous for firemen
to approach the building.
In Williamsport, Joseph Watkins, liv-
lug on the south side of the river. while
working at a saw, attempted to adjust the
table with stick, which was caught in
the saw and hurled against his abdomen
with such force that he died from his in
jurics. He leaves wife.
Pike county is overfowing with game,
hundreds Of deer having been killed this
season. The most prominent hunting
grounds are Schohola farm and Blooming
Grove Park, tho latter covering $4,000
acres, with club house, game keepers,
biooded dogs and all the accoutremcnts of
the chase.
Franklin Friend, twenty-five years Of
age, son of David Friend, of Washington
county. committed suicide by hanging.
He had gone to the sheep shed and a short
time after was discovered by one of the
family with a rope around his neck hang
ing to the rafters Of the building. De-
ceased was a man of excellent character.
He was just recovering from an attack of
typhoid fever, and it is supposed his mind
had become deranged.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-11-19


There was a pretty good audience at the
opera house last evening to witness the
first performance of W. j. Thompson's va
riety and theatrical combination known rs
'The Electric Lights" The first portion
of the programme comprised an OliO, OF
which the features were the roller skating
of Landis and Steele, in which both dis
played much skill and performed a num-
ber of comical antics the ballad singing
of Miss Carrie Lewis, who has a pleasing
voice and won a recall the character act
ing, singing and dancing of T. NJ. Heng-
ler, who scored pronounced hit and was
repeatedly encorcd and the bar-perform-
ance of the Suydam brothers, Frank and
Eugene, whose feats of strength and gym
nastics were more than ordinary and
won hearty plaudits. The orchestra
played an overture, after which the
drama ''For u Life was pro-
duced. 1t is Of the regulation hair
erecting, blood-curd!ing, sensational char
acter, full of treason, stratasems heavy
villains and talk Of gore. Mr.. G. w.
Thompson, who plays the leading male
role, is an excellent German comedian, and
together with Frank Whites negro cccen-
tricities, repeatedly drought down the
house, which was wrought up to the
highest pitch Of excitement by the thrill
ing scenes enacted. Miss Lottie Forrest
Thompson, d pretty young woman, was
interesting in her role of the orphan kept
out of her heritage by wicked uncle, and
not the least feature Of the drama was the
introduction of real live trained dog,
whose timely appearance and heroic per-
iOrmancc at several critical junctures were
greeted with storms Of applause.
The company will appear again this
evening with several changes Of pro-
grammc, when people who like this sort
Of thing will doubtless again turn out to
give them greeting.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-11-19
What is Coming.

The people who are so anxious to take
care that our eX-presidents shall never
need to earn their livelihood have a very
inadequate conception of the theory of a
democratic government, although it is
not so certain that they do not have a
proper idea of our own which practi-
cally is less democratic by Il good deal
than it is in theory. There could not be
better way Of discouraging an aristoc-
racy than to so arrange matters that
every citizen would need to labor to live
and a very good encouragement in that
direction would be effected by the spec
tacle of our eX-presidents descending
from their high elevation to the tasks of
daily labor that beset ordinary mortals.
The sight would be edifying rather than
otherwise if we were really persuaded
that the quintessence of good govern
ment lay in the equality Of the people.
Asit is sapparent that our people generally
feel that it would unseemly for our
ex-presidents to come down to a very
humble walk in life by reason of lack
OF fortune, it is clear enough that our
democracy does not embrace the idea
OF all the peoples equality, as a pure
democracy naturally would. Our coun-
try is coming, more and more, under the
control of the few; and the proposition
to pension ex-presidents is but a step
forward in the direction we are taking
towards a government autocratic in form
rs we'll as IN substance, with a privileged
and titled class bearing outward marks
of the superiority they claim.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-11-19
PERSONAL,

CORNELIUS J. VANDERBILT's ncw house
at Hartford, Conn.,, will be finished in a
few weeks. 1t will cost 100000.
FRED GRANT says his father would lc-
gard the offer of a foreign mission g in the
nature of an affront.''
ED. o. RorH, of this city, was recently
usher at the fashionable wedding of Mr..
Harry L. Hershey and Miss Mary G..
Buehlcr in Harrisburg.
The Richmond htelligencer, Rep, says
that an agreement has been made between
Gen. MALONE and the Republicans that
will control the Virginia senator's vote in
the Senate.
General HARRY WHITE, who was de-
feated for the Forty Seventh Congress in
the Twenty-fifth Pennsylvania district,
will make an active canvass for the clerk
ship of the next House of Representatives.
News comes from Japan that Mrs. W.
w. CURTIS, daughter of Elder Harris, of
Evansville, Wis, died in Hyogo, Japan,
of cancerous tumor, October 18th. She
has been engaged in missionary work there
some three years.
Miss YoNGE, out of the profits of her
famous novol The Heir of Radcliffe, y
fitted out a missionary ship. Again she
gave $4,000, the profits OF "Daisy
Chain," to build mission church ut Auck-
land, New Zealand.
The trustees of the Syracuse university
have elected Rev. CHARLES H. SIMS, D. D.,
pastor of Summerfield Methodist Episco-
pal church, of Brooklyn, to the Office of
chancellor of the university, which was
made vacant by the elevation of Chancellor
Erastus o. Haven to an episcopacy.
The Democrats of the Alabama Legisla-
ture in caucus nominated JAMES L. PUGH
for United States senator to fill the va
cancy occasioned by the death of Senator
Houston, and which has been filled by
Senator Pryor by appointment. Tho
election takes place next Tuesday.
Mile. MARIE L1TTA, the opera singer, is
the subject of considerable anxiety. She was
to be in Chicago to take the part of prima
donna with Slayton's cornet company for a
winter tour, beginning at Dixon. Monday
night last, but has not yet been heard
from. She was last heard from with Tag
liapietra's opera company at San Antonio,
Texas, last Friday, and it is supposed she
has gone to Mexico with them.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-11-19
LATEST NEWS By NAIL,


The new Chamber of Commerce build
ing in Milwaukee, said to be equal in ele-
gance and convenience to any structure of
the kind in the country, was dedicated
yesterday.
The local election in Chattanooga,
Tenn, held yesterday. resulted in the
choice of Hart, Republican, for mayor, by
III majority. Two Republican and three
Democratic aldermen were chosen.
John Mooney, employed in the Wee
hawken sausage factory near the hywheel,
had his head caught between the betting
and wheel, and his head was completely
torn from his body.
Much excitement has been caused in the
northeastern section of Baltimore by the
discovery that the bodies of Mrs. Anuie
Carter and her daughter, Miss Jennie
Smith, aged nineteen, had been stolen
from their graves in the Baltimore cemc-
terry. 1t is supposed the bodies were sent
to some medical college outside of the city.
Several arrests of Democratic citizens
and election officers have been made in
Greenville, S. c., for violation of the
federal election law. GreenviIle is in the
Fourth congressional district, which gave
a Democratic majority, according to the
returns, of $4,000. United States Com
| missioner Blythe, who examines the ac-
cuscd, is the defeated Republican candi-
date for Congress.
Ellen Powell publicly taxed Albert
Green, her lover, with his perfidy as he
was going to church with his new sweet
heart, in Cleburne county, Texas. That
night Green and a companion disguised
themselves and dragged Ellen out of her
bed, intending to whip her for what she
had done. She was armed with a pistol,
having anticipated some such outrage, and
with it sho shot Green dead.
In Wilmington, DEL, last evening Leon.
ard E. Wales, associete judge for the coun.
ty, was violently assaulted in the public
streets by an unknown party. He was
approached from behind and struck or
the head with a bludgeon, the bio y
knocking him senseless. His condition is
not considered dangerous. No effort was
made at robbery, and it is thought that
malice prompted the act.
BY the wreck of the schooner Abraham
Lincoln, Oh the Libcrian coast thirty per
sons were lost. Among the passengers
were James B. McGili and the Hon
George S. Wood, ex-representative for the
county of Maryland, Liberia. and other
prominent Liberians. Tho vessel was load
ed with provisions and carried $1,000 in
money belonging to the Liberian govern
ment.
A difficulty occurred in ScOttsvillc, Vir
ginia, between w. NJ. Perkins and J. L.
Coleman, both white, which resulted il
blows. During the disturbance severa
negroes in Perkins employ intcrfercd il
his behalf, which caused counter move
ment on the part of some white men tt
rescue Coleman. In the melee which
ensued J. L. johnson, white, struck OK
Of the negroes, named Andrew Jackson
on the head with billet of wood, causin:
his death in few hours.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-11-19
NEsGHEORHOOD NEWS.
Events Across tho County Lines


There are twenty hat-making establish
ments in Reading which employ about
9, 900 hands. Fifty years ago it took nine
ounces of wool to make hat, now it only
take three or four ounces.
Work on West Chestcrs's new reservoir
on the farm of George Achelis. in West
Goshen township, southeast Of Fern Hill
station, OH the Pennsylvania railroad, is
being pushed along rapidly.
Mr.. II. G. Chisolm, son of the late Judge
Chisolm, of Mississippi, an employee of
the state executive department, was mar
ried last evening to Miss Mollie X. Mid
dleton, at the residence Of the BRIDES
father in Harrisburg.
Louisa Lechner, a young lady fifteen
years of age, died at the Harrisburg hos
pital yesterday. She came to the city on
Saturday with the Humpty Dumpty COM
bination and belonged to the German
Warblers. Taking cold and seriously i'll.
she was removed to the hospital and died
a stranger in a strange land.
One brother resided at Reading and the
other in the state of Indiana. On Sunday
the gentleman residing in Reading went
to church, and on his return lay down on
a sofa. n few minutes after he arose and
SdlU nC 1elG uuWCI. liz WOfOS UaO
scarcely left his lips before he fell to the
floor a corpse. An hour Or two after his
death a telegram was received addressed
to deceased stating that the brother in In
diana had died very suddenly. Both died
about the same time and i'll precisely the
same manner.
The projectors of the New York &
Lancaster railroad, accompanied by David
Reeves, president of the Ph@nix iron
company, PhGnixville, passed over the
contemplated line, from PhGnixville to
the Falls of FrcEch creek, where it is pro-
posed to connect with the railroad now
built from there to Springfield. The road
would be a great accommodation to the
Phoenix iron company in the transporta-
tion of their ore from st. Mary's and the
Falls of French creek. The managers of
the road are in Europe for the purpose of
negotiating 4 loan, and if successful, and
if the right of way be ceded by tho farm
ers along the line, the road will be COM
mcnced early next spring.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-11-19
BAPTIST FAIR.
Ausnic.ous Openiur-fIne DisDl

Auspic:ous Oreniu,s-fine Display.
Last evcnin. the fair for the benefit Of
the First Baptist church opened in tho
lecture room of the church building, East
Chestnut street, the room having been
very e!ahorately and artisticalIy decorated
for the occasion with flags, cvergreens,
pictures and other ornaments by q COM
mittee Of which Mr.. J. A. Killian is
chairmIin. The tables are t:stcfully ar
ranged and filled with III endless variety
of goods.
On entering the front door, to the left is
seen the table presided over by Mrs A. F.
Spencer, Who is assisted by corps Of at
tentive al,! ol:lising young ladies'. This
table contains several fine specimens Of
fancy WAX work, :. fine brcccl- loading gun,
gold and silver watch, wax doll and other
valuable articles, several of which arc to
be CONTESTED! fer by ballot, and the others
to be disposed Of by sale.
Opposite tiis table is the postoflicc,
with Mr. Ir;, d. Kendis in charge as post
master. The rules Of the Office are col-
spicuously posted outside for tie benefit of
whom it may concern.
Next is the table of Mrs. Pennypackcr.
containing valuable oil paintings executed
and donated by Mr.. J. a. Killian and to be
voted for among several active contestants.
This table also contains many other valu-
able fancy and ornamental articles, and
many others moro useful than ornamental,
all Of which are offered Tor sale by Mrs.
Pcnnyp:c!tcr and her corps o: spriShtly as
sistants.
To the right OF the entrance is the table
of Mrs. G. K. Roy, who is also blessed
with number Of assistants, active Ind at
tractive. Here are many handsome Orna-
ments to be voted for, among them being
Il fine par,or organ, McKiliips make. a
breech- loading gun, silver caster, silver
spoons, 4 Knights Of Pythias uniform, &C.,
&c. There is also very pretty guess doll
and All endless variety OF knick knacAs at
this table.
Next CONS the ''Fivc-ccnt table,"
where anything that strikes the spectators
fancy may hc had for the small sum of
half u dime. The variety Of wares is
great and they are temptingly set before
visitors By group Of pretty little misses
who are in charge as sales-laiies."
Mex: to this is the confectionery depart.
nent, il, charge Of Mrs. Ellen Shre;ner
aud lady assistants. The table is set off
with many large and handsome cakes,
choice candies. fruits, ice creams and all
else pertaining to Il first-class confec-
tioncry.
Last comes The lunch table in charge Of
Mr.. G. T.. Roy. whose long experience
as a caterer ut the Holly Tree Inn" en-
ables him to set before the hungry ut short
notice feast fit for the gods, and all for
the small, Sum Of 2J cents.
The attendance last night was large, the
votin: for the several contested articles
quite spirited, tie sales satisfactory and
the prospects Of pleasant time and pros
porous outcome very good indeed. The
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-11-19
Sixty Miles q Minute on q TIN Pan.

Arthur Fitzpatrick, who returned east
from Colorado short time ago, gives the
following account of an occurrence in the
mining districts, of which he was an eye
witness "a miner and some companions
were crossing the Continental divide when
it was covered with snow. Three miles be-
low them, down a decline Of As degrees,
deeply covered with frozen snow, lay the
spot they desired to reach, while to go
rouud by trail was fifteen miles: The miner
took a tin pan, used for washing gold,
spread his blanket over it, got in himself,
in squatting position on his launches,
tucked the blanket around, held his rifle
and other traps over his head and got one
of his companions to give him push. He
informed me he went down at the speed
of sixty miles minute, and shot far out
into the mountain. When he stopped he
found the Soldering of the pan melted
from friction, his blanket Oh fire, and it
was his impression that had he gone much
farther he would have been burned up,
together with all his traps
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-11-19
A Bovine "Bender."

1t is an uncommon sight to see a drove
of cows intoxicated and on jolly spree.
Yet the cows on Mr.. S. B. Dolson's dairy
farm, located about two miles from War
wick, Orange county, N. Y. have had
such a spree. A few days ago Mr.. Dolson's
COWS were pasturing in a lot adjoining the
orchard. At night they broke down the
fences and, of course, ate until they were
full, in fact. intoxicated. The actions of
the animals. as described by witnesses.
were ludicrous and laughable in the cx-
treme: They staggered and reeled about,
heads and horns took place, but none were
seriously injured. After a short trial at
ground and lofty tumbling the COWS re-
turned to eating apples, and then followed