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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-04-21
THE WESTERN CYCLONE.
How Marshfield was Destroyed

An account of the terrible cyclone in
Marshtield, Mo-, says: After passing
through several miles Of country in Chris
tian, Green and Webster counties, destroy
ing everything in its pathway, levelling
houses, barns, mills and timber, it struck
this town about o'clock. Eye-witnesses
of the approaching storm say it was a
frightful looking black cloud, lined with
tleecy white, funnel-shaped, and moving
in the manner Of screw propeller. 1t
moved with wonderful velocity, blowing
away everything in its path, which was
about half mile wide at this point.
Trees wero twisted off, telegraph wires
snapped, and the bark was literally peeled
from small trees. Houses We're blown
from their foundations. Cattle, hogs, sheep,
horses and poultry were whirled into the
air and carrieda great distance. The noise
of the storm, the crash of falling houses,
and the cries and screams of terrified peo-
pie made moment of horror that beggars
description. What was beautiful, peace
full town of 800 Inhabitants twenty-four
hours ago, is now a waste of desOlation.
Out of 200 dwelling houses, not more than
twenty are left standing, and few of those
are uninjured. OF business houses around
the public square all except three are ut
terly demolished, and their contents blown
away, burned or badly damaged. Of the
many persons lying wounded several will
no doubt die, as they have sustained very
severe internal injuries. The number in
jured is said to be about 200, but of course
large proportion of these received onl y
slight injury.
A great many ladies arc lying in the
court house. OF the total number killed,
which is not far short of 100, not moro
than dozen have been buried.
The loss of the property by tho terrible
calamity is estimated at $3.50, 900 to $780,
600. Every business house in the place is
in ruins, and the stocks of goods are all de-
stroyed, except two. OF the 500 inhabi-
tants of Marshfield, who yesterday had
happy and comfortable homes, seven
eighths are without hauses, clothing, food,
or means to procure them. The destitu-
tion and suffering are terrible.
One hundred and fifty families are left
homeless and helpless by this blow. They
need provision and clothing to help them
in their immediate distress and money to
aid them in rebuilding their houses. The
neighboring towns of Southwest Missouri
are responding nobly."
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TlLDEN AND ANTI-TILDEN.
The Rival New York Conventions

The Rival New York Conventions.
The two Democratic state conventions
of New York-regular and Tammany-
met yesterday in Syracuse. Inthe regular
convention there was considerable wrang-
ling during the afternoon, and it was not
until evening that a permanent organiza-
ton was effected, with John c. Jacobs, of
Kings county, as chairman. A resolution
was agreed to in favor of the two thirds
rule in the national convention. A reply
to the Tammany communication was
adopted reciprOcating the desire for
union, and expressing confidence in the
wise action of the national con-
vention. The committee on rcsolu-
tions presented a report, which was
adopted, declaring the commanding
frauds of 1876; that the supreme duty of
the American people is to destroy and
stigmatize the cOrrupting precedent of that
Samuel j. Tilden and instruct
ing the delegates to Cincinnati to
vote as unit. The delegates to the ma
tional convention were chosen by the dis
trict delegations, except those at large.
Lucius Robinson heads the delegation at
large and Abram S. Hewitt is elector-at-
large. After completing its work the con-
vention adjourned sine die.
The Tammany convention, after tempo
rarily organizing, appointed a committee
to wait on like committee of the other
convention, to ascertain whether they
could unite on a delegation to Cincinnati.
After an address by John Kelly, Amasa J.
Parker, of Albany, was chosen permanent
chairman. An address to the Democracy
of the state and nation was adopted, Sc
verely arraigning Tilden, and concluding
with resolutions declaring that ''his nom
ination to the presidency would be fatal to
adopted in favor of the twO-thirds rule at
Cincinnati, and, after choosing electors
and delegates at large, the convention ad-
journed. Amasa J. Parker and William
Dorsheimer head the delegates-at-large :;
Augustus Schell and Erastus Corning are
the eelectorS-at-large.
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STATE ITEMS.

Baseball: Troy City 81, Baltimore 1,
seven innings; Chicago White Stockings
6, Washington Nationals l..
The Senate committee on foreign affairs
has agreed to recommend the ratification
of the Belgian commercial treaty.
Mrs. Emily Carter, while in fit of ir-
sanity, near Thompson, Ga, took her
babe into the woods and cut its throat
from ear to ear with razor.
A fatal shooting took place near Augusta,
Ga, between two colored men, growing
out of a gambling dispute, Edward Den
being killed by Gilbert King.
In Leghorn Signor Ferenzona, author of
a pamphlet entitled "Garibaldi, the In
grateful" has been assassinated. Several
attacks have before been made on his life.
An unknown man was killed ON the At
lantic and Great Western railroad at
Sharon. He was about sixty years old.
Both his legs were severed from his body.
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lanraster fnteIliqe1lrer.
WEDNESDAY EvEN'a. APRIL q, 1880.
The Promise of PeSce.

Now that Mr.. Randall and Mr.. Wal
lace both disclaim any purpose to "wield
the baton of leadership" since neither
wants to control the Harrisburg con-
vention," and neither aspires to go to
the Cincinnati convention, we can't for
the life of us see why there should ne
any trouble at Harrisburg. Scores OF
the best men in the party will he there.
Most of the eminent local leaders will
be on the floor of the convention. Scott,
of Erie; Hay, Gibson, Hutchinson ana
Hopkins, of Allegheny; Miller, OF
Washington; jerks, of Jefferson Coll
roth, of Somerset Tate, OF Bedford ;
Zeigler, of Butler; Dill, Of Union;
Stenger, of Franklin; Speer, of Hunt
ingdon; Reilly, of Blair; McSherry, of
Adams Stewart, of York; Sowden, of
Lehigh; Monaghan and Baker, of
Chester; ErmentrOut, of Berks; Packer
and Powell, of Bradford; Broadhead, of
Carbon; Freeze, of Columbia; Ellis, of
Schuylkill; Schnatterly, of Fayette;
Breslin, of Lebanon; Parker, OF
Mifflin: Scott, of Northampton, and
others like them-leaving out all the
Philadelphia contestants-are represen-
tative men who may fairly be claimed to
hold the good of the party away above
personal triumphs or factional disputes.
From them it will be easy to select
chairmen for the convention, and they
can safely be left to pick out delegates
at-large and chairman of the state
central committee who will be accept
able to the entire party. They can
easily bring themselves into ''accord y
on all fundamental questions and those
which are merely of personal preference
can he settled without any bad blood.
At this distance it looks as if the con-
ventiOn would be one of the ableSt ever
gathered together in Pennsylvania poll
tics, and largely composed of level-headed
and fair-minded Democrats. There is.
of course, some combustible material in
it, but we do not see who there is or what
there will be to I" touch it off, 1t is
very plain that there is nothing to base a
Randall and Wallace issue on; as we
have said, there is enough material te
make a satisfactory organization out of
committee ought easily to be selected
who will fairly adjudge and satisfactorily
determine all contests, including the
Philadelphia matter !; there will he nc
serious wrestle over a platform this
year; the &" unit rule" can hardly obtain
much favor in body whose membership
is so largely made up of men rep
resenting independent local action
and in view of the fact that
by far the most of the delegates are
more sOlicitous for the success of the
party than the triumph of any individ
ual, we have every reason to feel hopeful
for the outcome of the Democratic state
convention.
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THE New York Democrats held yes
terday two State conventions. One
was enough. The anti-Tilden con-
ventiOn proposed compromise with
the Tilden convention. It was
treated contemptuously. 1t was not safe
to SO treat body of Democrats who last
year refused to vote for Mr.. Tilden S
candidate for governor and defeated
him. It was absurd to treat with con-
tempt such men as VIM. Dorsheimer and
Amasa J Parker. There were no two men
in the regular or Tilden convention that
approached anywhere near their stature
in ability and national consideration.
A split from the regular organization
which is headed by these two men is
ipso facto of sufficient consideration to
require not only respectful treatment,
but large concession from that organ
ization, if it would be considered wise
enough to control the interests of the
Democratic party in New York. The
regular organization in New York,
may be willing to risk the defeat of the
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merous objects under the various novers
possessed by the society. Prominent among
them and those attracting the most atteu-
tion were the polariscope objects made by
Mr.. A. \. Hubley, druggist. Kinate Of
quinia, sulphate Of copper borax, nitro
prusside of sodium and some others were
the most attractive. In the animal section
were exhibited some pathological speci-
mems, insects, etc. The botanical section
entertained those who patronized that de-
partment with some gems in the way of
seed and pollen and stem sections. Half
past ten came, and still goodly number of
the fifty were left, desiring to see more
and more Of the wonderful and beautiful
revelations of the microscope.
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LATEST NEWS BY MAIL.

Mrs. Kate Wutz, of Wilkesbarre, who
had been very i'll with consumption, fell
on stove and was burned to death.
Abraham Rhodes, 90 years of age, of
kittanning, Armstrong county, who was a
brakeman, was killed by the cars at
Franklin, on Monday night.
Charles Townsend, five years Of age,
residing at KnowltOn, Delaware county,
bitten by dog on the 27th of March, has
died from severe attack of hydrophobia.
Clarion county, between Monroe and Pick
wick, accidentally struck his small child
with an axe while cutting wood and it
will probably die.
Montgomery county elected the follow
ing delegates to the state convention
Henry II. Hartman, DR.. +. NJ. Knipc,
Samuel Kcatley, George W. Aimen, John
Murphy and David Ii. Rudy,and instructed
for Hancock.
On Saturday morning last the body of a
tramp, horribly burned, was found lying
at the mouth of lime-kiln, situated at
the lower end of Halifax, Dauphin county.
The man was dead when discOvered-one
of his arms being burned to crisp. He
is supposed to have laid down at the mouth
of the kiln during the night and fallen
asleep.
The family of the late Asa Packer are
soon to present very beautiful and costly
memorial alter and reredos to st. Mark S
church, Mauch Chunk, where Mr.. Packer
served for many years as senior warden.
The structure, which is to be of richly
carved stone and marble, is now in
the hands of the builder, under the direc-
tion of r. NJ. UpjOhn, esq, of New York
| architect of the church. 1t will be placed
in position early in the summer, or as sooI
as the change in the chancel necessary t(
| receive it can be made.
1t is less than a year since work was be-
gun on the change and improvement al
Valley Creek bridge ON the Pennsylvania
! railroad, yet in that time there have beer
killed at that spot by various accidents 2:
men, 16 of which number were buried il
! the Catholic cemetery at DowningtOwn
Several of these poor fellows have been
horribly mangled, and six lived to b.
taken to the hospital. This fatality is Ger
| tainly remarkable, and naturally causes
some little timidity on the part of thos'
| laborers who survive their ill-fatcd com
ratleS
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The Perplexlng /" "PatriOt."

The Harrisburg Patriot seems to say
that it will not correct its statement that
bribery was practiced at the late con-
vention in this county until it is Salts
fed that its informant was in error; al
though it is somewhat unsafe to at
tempt to conStrue the Patriot slanguase.
as it has habit of making an unfortu-
nate selection Of words to express its
meaning. We thought it asked us to
treat it with silent contempt the other
Gay, because it told us that if we were
consistent we ought to do so; and we
love to be consistent. 1t seems, however,
that we were quite mistaken, and that it
we should entertain contempt for it.
We will promise to heartily try not todo
it a; we will do our best to understand it and
to put the most amiable and sensible
meaning to its words that they will bear.
AS an initial essay to this excellent re-
solve we will decline to believe that the
Patriot means to say that it will insist
on believing that members of the Demo-
cratic convention of this country were
corrupt until their innocence is proved
to it; for, manifestly, to suppose that a
Democratic journal is disposed to extend
so small justice to fellow Democrats, as
to believe them guilty until they are
proved innOcent-thuS reversing the
treatment by the law of the vilest
criminals-would be to suppose that
such journal was guided by very unjust
and uncharitable men. We must not
thus cOnstrue the Patriots language; :;
but since its words seem to have no
other meaning than this, we will forbear
to interpret them, and let the
Patriot express its thought again
in language more happily chosen.
We know that when it does so
it will appear that it did not mean to
say that it is not satisfied that its CORES
pOndent's StOry-given to it, as he states.
on heresay, and denied by us-was incor-
rect, and that it will not so believe until
its incorrectness is further proved to it.
Weknow that the Patriot is rejoiced to
be assured that there was no bribery prac-
tised in a convention of Democrats and
that it is eager to say so. Doubtless it
did try to say so, and we could not
understand it. 1t is a misfortune that
often happens to us, as we have said !;
and for which no doubt our intelligence
is somewhat to blame; for it ought to
be more acute, to read the Patriot.
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Yankee Youths Guillotlne.

The guillotine with which Stephen N.
Pillsbury, a young farmer, beheaded him.
self at Chelsea, Mass, has been taken
down. The machine consisted of two per-
pendicular pieces of joist about two feet
apart and reaching from the floor to the
roof of the barn. About six feet from the
floor had been adjusted in piece Of wood
large, sharp axe, SO that it moved up and
down in groove. This axe was held in it's
place by water pot filed with water, at
tached to lever, which in turn was made
to support the axe. A hole had been
made in the water pot so that when sufi-
cient water had leaked from it to overcome
the leverage above the axe would fall.
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LOCAL INTELLIGENCE
TIE NI'GIBENY FAMILY.

Second Herformance--Anothe Crowded
House.
Last evening the McGibeny family had
another large audience at the opera house.
The heprogrammeha had been changed from the
previous one, and the performance was ex-
cellent. The features Of the entertainment
were the cornet playing of Frank and Miss.
Viola, the violin solo and humorous sing
ing of Master Hugh, the anvil chorus by
Alice, Florence, and the family, and the
music by the little band.
This afternoon matinee was given for
ladies and children, and tonight the fam
lily appears for the last time. At seven
O'Clock street parade from the P. r. r.
depot to the opera house, will be made by
Clemmens's band, the Citizens'band and the
McGibeny family band. The house will
be packed tonight.
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The School Superintendepts.

The county and city superintendent of
the state met in convention in the Senate
chamber, Harrisburg, yesterday. About
seventy persons were present. Professor
Wickersham was unanimously chosen to
preside. Papers were read by Mr.. Comp
ton, of Luzerne, on Examination of
Teachers y Mr.. Woodruff, of Bucks, on
County Institutes" and by Mr.. Shaub,
of Lancaster, on Needed Reforms" A
discussion followed, and finally the chair
appointed Messrs. Glenn, of Armstrong,
and Newl,n, of Schuylkill, as members of
the committee to consider the subject. A
canvass showed that 142 districts of the
200 had furnished books free. Professor
Luckey, of Pittsburgh, read paper on
high schools, claiming that free high
schools are necessity in a republic. The
convention will be in session three days.
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TIE bogus correspondent of the Har

TIE bogus correspondent of the Har'
risburg Patriot from Lancaster sends to
that paper a different dispatch concern
ing the Democratic county convention
from that which he sent last week. This
time he admits that his charges were
only hearsay, and we repeat to him that
they were false. He now gives the status
of the state delegates thus: s. kerns.
Youtz and Rhoads may be set down as
neither Wallace nor Randall men, Bru-
baker and Raub are Randall men, and
Given is a friend of Wallace We can
assure him that there are no i" Wallace
men, nor {" Randall men" in the Lam
caster delegation. They are all Demo-
Gratis, and we do not classify Democrats
that way down here.
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youth of nineteen, with lank, hay-colored
hair, whose coarse homespun coat and vest
red flannel nder-shirt-over-shirt he had
none-misshapen felt hat, and pantaloons
tucked into boots knee high, bespoke him
TO be rough of the roughs. He was moth
ing whatever of the kind. He was gradu-
ate of the university of his state, had taken
high honors in the department Of minera-
logy, and was now on his way far West,
with view to prospecting around in the
mining regions.''
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yhen all announcements had been made the

When all arrangements had been made the
young man got upon his knees, and, put
ting his head through an aperture made at
the bottom, calmly awaited death. He
had previously supplied himself with about
two pounds of ether, and water was drip
ping from the pot he placed the ether to
his mouth. When found the head was
only hanging to the body by small piece
of flesh.
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Funeral of T., s. Baker

The funeral Of Philips Baker took place
from his late residence yesterday afternoon,
and it was largely attended by relatives and
friends, including Monterey Lodge I. o.
O. F., ofwhich the deceased was member.
The interment was made at the Lancaster
cemetery.
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The Police Committee.

Last evening the police committee Of
city councils organized by the election of
Major r. W. Shenk as chairman and Her.
bert Johnston clerk. All the committees
OF council are now organized.
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Sale Of Stalls.

This morning three stalls in the Centre
square market, which were sold some time
ago, but were not paid for within the speci-
fed time, were resold by the market COM
mittee.
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WE observe that some of the Demo-
cratic county conventions which have
been instructing their delegates to Har-
risburg for this or that presidential can
didate-for Tildcn or for Hancock, for
instance-also order them to vote that
way upon all preliminary questions. "
If this is. to be understood to mean that
on matters in which there may be very
decided case of right or wrong, all con-
siderations of justice are to be sunk
and delegates are to vote only with a
view to the interests of their candidate,
the instructions are such us no honest
Democrat should respect, and no honest
Democrat would ask him to. When, Tor
instance, the right to seat is disputed,
or question Of high principle comes up,
every fair man will attempt at least to
decide it on its merits and not according
to the way in which it may affect the
interests of his candidate. If the Tilden
men are to vote to exclude every Hancock
contestant and the Hancock men to eX-
clude every Tilden contestant, they will
soon find that the honest men of the con-
vention will be in a majority and will
put the extinguisher on both factions.
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MaYOr's COurr

This morning the mayor sent one drunk
to prison for Is days and discharged
another.
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In one of the Allegheny Democratic dis
trict conventions three delegates bolted
away from thirty-six and elected econ
testing" delegation to Harrisburg.
OK getting back to Ireland Mr.. Parnell
boasted that he was the only foreigner who
had ever been permitted to address the
American House of Representatives.
GRANTS friends should put their shot
closer together. While Banks was declar-
ing at Worcester that repentant rebels
could not be trusted, Grant at Cairo was
saving that he had all confidence in the
patriotic professions of the ex-Confeder-
atcS.
GENERAL GARFIELD, who has lately
visited Ohio, expressed the public opinion
that there is no doubt that Sherman will
secure the vote of the Ohio delegation at
Chicago, but privately to his friends Gen.
Garfield acknowledges that he is convinced
since his visit that the man who will be
the nominee of the Republican party at
Chicago will be General Ulysses S. Grant.
THIRTEEN British officers. before going
out to the Crimean war, sat down together
at dinner in London. OF course the Sun.
lucky number" was promptly alluded to,
the chances of war adding to the proba-
bility of it's fulfilment. But it did not.
After the war the same thirteen officers
again met and dined together in London,
nor did any of them die during the sue
ceeding year.
THE New York Sun recalls a little oc-
currence at a dinner table many years age.
An ancient and proud-spirited son Of the
Old Dominion was called upon to respond
to toast complimentary to his native
state. 81 am proud" said he, "to reply
to toast to Virginia, the mother as she is,
of heroes, statesmen. and states ~ Where
upon another native of Virginia who had
migrated to Texas, but happened to be
present on the occasion, calculated eyes,
by C., but she stopped breeding long
agOn'
In the May number of the North AMER
ican Recieu "Gen. Grant and Strong Gov
ernment," by Judge Black, is in the best
style Of that bold thinker and trenchant
writer. He holds that the first of duties
for the friends of free government is to
settle the third term question d" for this
sthird term innovation is to arbitrary power
what rat hole in Dutch dyke is to the
surging waters of the ocean if not stop
ped up, it must become a huge crevasse,
submerging all the land" Judge Black
warns the third term plotters that their
success now will bring them hideous ruin
in the long run for strong government is
a weak contrivance after all, and never
lasts"
"THE vivacity of the American charac-
ter " is illustrated in an incident that oc-
cured to Mr.. G.. A. Sala during his West
ern railway trip. He says: "In the
Smoker between Chicago and Cedar
Rapids, 1 was addressed as partner and
offered plug of terbacker by gaunt
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party in that state once. again; but the
national Democracy has stake in the
result this year and it is not willing.
It will stand no such nonsense.