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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-09-11
THE CAMPAIGN.
rhird Ward Hancock and English Cil

Third Ward Hancock and English Club.
The Third ward Hancock and English
club met at the central headquarters last
evening. Measures were taken looking to
tue raising of funds to defray the expense
of equipping the club, and the result of the
canvass will be reported ut 4 special meet
ing to be held next Tuesday evening,
when 4 full attendance is particularly dc.
sired, as the members will then be meas
urcd for uniforms. A communication
from VIM j. FOrdney, colonel command
ing, was read, in which he requested the
appointment by the club of three mounted
aids to serve on his staff. They will be
chosen ut the meeting ON next Tuesday
evening. Each ward organization will have
three mounted aids OH the commanding OIL
GERS staff. Capt. Geo. +. Sprenger, owing TO
his connection with the Hancock Nete-
rams, has resigned his position as captain
of the club, and First Lieutenant Harry L..
Hartmycr was promoted to that Office !;
Second Lieutenant Frank Hegener was
advanced to first lieutenant, and j. A..
Woliersbergcr was elected second lieuten-
ant. The club adjourned to meet on next
Tuesday evening, when. as important bu-
siness will be transacted, including meas
urement for uniforms and appointment of
staff aids, full turnout of the active DEM
ocrats is expected.
Company a." Capt. Zecher, of the
Hancock Veteran association, had their
first drill last evening on the large
platform connected with the Democratic
headquarters in Centre Square. They
showed that they had not yet forgotten
how to touch elbows and march to the
music of the Union.
Company 3D." Capt. Boyle will drill
at the same place ON Monday evening.
That there may be uniformity in the
drill the several companies have agreed to
use "Hardee's Tactics" which was the
system in use when the veterans were in
the U. S. army.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-09-11

THE Republican party expects to carry
Name by 10000 majority. Anything
less than that will bring them cause of
discouragement. 1t is quite possible
that their candidate for governor may
he defeated, as the opposing candidate is
said to he confident of his election. We
shall be quite content, however, if their
majority is not more than five thousand.
Such a result will bring to the Demo-
cratic national cause all the refreslment
of a victory, and will greatly aid the In
diana canvass. The Maine Republicans
are well organized, with probably the
ablest man ut that work in the country
at their head in Mr.. Blaine, and they
have plenty of money. If they do not
secure their estimated majority it will
show clearly the national weakness of
>the party.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-09-11
PERSONAL.

W. Z. HENsEL opens the Democratic
campaign at Much Chunk to-nisA6.
An old fellow by the nafie Of Flary,
who lives in Helena, Ark, and who has
been lifelong Republican, and belongs
to the Grand Army Of the Republic, is an
ardent admirer of HANCOCK, under whom
he served through the war. He said the
other day that he could not find it in his
heart to vote against him, but that Ham
cock had ono fault-he was an awful liar.
The old man to illustrate it, continued &:
/" He rushed to the head OF our regiment
at Charlottesville. and urged us forward,
saying: 'Comc on, boys; don't be afraid.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-09-11
THE CIRCUS.
Its Arrival and Immense Parade.


Cooper & Bailey's great London circus
arrived in town at an early hour this morn
ing, and the enormous tents were pitched
on the park grounds. Between 10 and II
o'clock the street parade was given, and it
was the finest that Lancaster has ever
seen. In it were ut least 4 dozen large
chariots, which contained three bands of
music, a troupe of colored jubilee sing
crs and three Scotch bagpipers. At least
a dozen elephants and large herd of
camcls were driven in harness, and there
were four open dcns of savage animals,
each of which contained 4 man or woman.
At the end of the parade was large steam
piano, ON which lively airs were played as
it was driven through the streets.
The streets were packed with people OH
the line of parade, and many took their
positions on the tops of houses in order to
have a view of the immense affair. All
who saw the parade speak in the highest
terms of it. This afternoon performance
is being given to large audience and 4
second will be given this evening.
The Banner Still There.
During the circus parade there were
numerous comments OH the splendid Han
cock and English banner suspended across
North Queen street. between Orange and
Chestnut streets, and many requests
made to layo it removed during the pro-
cession, as their towering chariOts would
not pass under it. But the banner was not
taken in and will not be until after the
election of the candidates which it displays.
The tallest chariot passed under it and the
procession moved Gil withOuta 4 stoppage.
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Tom Pepper Resuscftatc,l.

A "disgusted Republican from the
country" has read in the Examiner that
in Il recent speech in this city Billy Weaver
said that There was not single Repub-
lican in the country who could not hold up
his hand and swear he never fought
against the country, while three -fOurths
of the Democrats were traitors This
"dissusted Republican" thinks that if
Weaver doesn't know that Longstreet,
MOsby, Holden, Settle, Orr and other
good Republicans were rebels he had bet
ter go into the primary classes Of one Of
his old schools; if he declares that three
fOurths of the Democrats were traitors he
is in danger OF going where Tom Pepper
went and of being kicked out for the same
OiTense
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STATE ITEMS,

Milton is suffering from malarial fever,
their roofs burned off in the great fire.
Thomas Keegan, aged 26, fell from a
derrick at Duke Centre and was instantly
killed.
James, six year old son of p. NJ. Lytle,
ing trial of steam fire engines, in Hun
tingdon, yesterday.
Col. L. L. Tate is making arrangements
to issue new Democratic paper in Ly-
coming county, to be called the LycOnaing
Chronicle.
The attendance yesterday at the Penn
sylvania state agricultural fair was larger
than - during all the other days of the
fair put together" The exhibition of
horses, cattle and swine is reported to be
the finest ever held in this country.
Tom Whitaker. who undertook to re-
vive his black mailing and indecent Gatling
Gun, has been arrested in Wheeling and
brought to Pittsburgh. to answer charges
of libel, ETC., there. The gun will not &c
off for awhile.
Gen. VIM. II. Irwin, formerly Republi-
can candidate for Congress in the Centre
district, now in Louisville, KY, declares
for. Hancock. He knew him as soldier
and statesman and says: GLOW wisely,
how beneficently this illustriOus soldier
statesman fulfilled his vast and varied
duties, the whole world knows. The
American people are preparing to reward
him with their richest gift"
1t will be remembered that James Cas-.
sim, circus clown, was killed on the rail
road near Johnstown last May and buried
there. The other day when the showmen,
who arc in Lancaster to-day, visited that
city, the whole company marched to Cas-
SIMS grave. The band played dirges, tho
minstrcls sang "Swcct Bye and Bye" ant
altogether it was a touching tribute to tho
memory of dead clown, whose life wa.
suddenly crushed out Oh that fatal night o.
the 12th of May, of last year.
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sCHERFF AND BOOKMYER.



Before Alderman Donnelly Of the Sew
Of the City Of Lancaster VS.. Mary Book
myeI for attempting to put Il hydrant in
the yard OF the property No. a19 North
Lime street and connect it with the city
water main without legal authority.
Superintendent Kitch testified that le
was notified by John Scherff, the owner
the property that Mary Bookmyer, who
occupies the property, in defiance Of his
rights, was about to put in q new hydrant
and connect it with the city water main
and requested witness not to allow her
to do SO: that thereupOn witnss went to
the premises and found Mr.. Lemuel
Bachler, plumber, at work putting in the
new hydrant and ordered him to stop,
knowing that the city water had been cut
off by Mr.. Scherff's order, and that the
property had been exOncrated from the
water tax from the 1st Of April last. Su-
perintcndant kitch then, i'm tho namc of
the city brought suit against Mary Book
myer for the recovery Of the penalty pre-
scribed by Orlinance-$1O and costs.
Edw. Welchans city treasurer produced
his books which showed that the property
on Lime street had been exonerated by
council from payment Of water tax on the
| ground that the city water was not used
| Lem Bachler, plumber, testified that
Mary BoOkmyer requested him to put in q
hydrant ON the premises, stating that tho
old one had been taken out because it
leaked. She claimed to be the owner of
the premises, and to have paid tho water
rent witness did rot know that the tax
had been exoncrated or he would not have
attempted to put in the hydrant as soon
as notified by Superintendent Kitch he
ceased work and filled up the hole he had
dug for the hydrant.
John Scherff testified that he was tho
owner Of the property and that Mary
BOOkmyer was trcspasser thereon and
he had not yet been able to dispossess her;
that he had had the city water cut of, the
hylrant removed from the premises and
tho property exOnOrated from water tax !;
that he had not authorized any one to put
in 4 new hydlant, and as soon as he heard
it was being done he notified Superintend-
ent kitch to have the work stopped.
| No testimony was offered ON part Of tho
defense, the defendant herself not appear
ing at the hearing.
The alderman gave judgment for the
city in the sum Of $40 and costs, as pro-
vided by ordinance.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-09-11
Cou-ressio nal Nominations.

The Republicans of the Third Kentucky
district yesterday nominated NJ. d. Flipper
for Congress.
Joseph Mason was rcnominatcd for Con-
gress by the Republicans Of the Twenty
fourth district, Of Now York, yesterday.
The Republican congressional conven-
ton of the Fourth district of Alabama met
yesterday in the court house at Haynes
vile. The delegates were divided between
J. Q. Smith and w. J. Stevens, colored.
The Stevens faction nominated ex-COn-
grcssnan Turner for chairman, and the
Smith faction nominated BENJAMIN Del
cmos. Each was declared elected, and
both presided, one at the clerks desk and
the others in the judges scat. Motions
were made to nominate Stevens and Smith
by acclamation, and after votes were taken
Turner declared Stevens and Delmos de-
clarcd Smith ''thc regular nominee of the
party" Each faction claimed 4 majority
of the convention.
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Another Republican Fixzie.

On Friday evening few enthusiastic
Republicans attempted to organize a Gar
field club in the attic of tobacco shanty
at Petersburg. Long before the shades Of
night had fallen a certain political dema-
gOgue could have been seen bobbing
around the streets of the quiet village So
Letting the attendance Of the faithful wOr-
shippers of the bloody shirt but when the
hour for organization arrived the ''crowd''
scarcely exceeded Il bakers dozen. Among
those who figured most prominently was
the notary public who is sometimes known
as the Dauphin county stump..speaker.
A. 8. Hershey, esq, was elected chairman
and d. II. Gochnaur, secretary. If no
more enthusiasm can be aroused in this
Republican hot-bed Of the DeGOlycrites,
they had better, like the Arab, "fold their
tents and silently steal away
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-09-11
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
COLUMBIA NEWS.
OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENCE

The Democracy WIde:Awake.Mr.N North's
misunderstanding of Council
flown Nows.
The keystone Democratic club held a
meeting last evening in their club room,
on North Third street, which was largely
attended and replete with enthusiasm.
It was stated by member of the exec;l-
tive committee that II. NJ. North, esq.,,
had furnished the club with two hundred
caps, capes and torches. A motion to cx-
tend vote of thanks to Mr.. North was
unanimously carried. On a motion, pre-
sented by Secretary Geo. w. Schroeder,
ing club" Lieutenant II. 8. Graybill was
elected captain of the club, and invested
with power to choose his assistants. 1t was
September 18th, the parade to form on
North Third street, near the club room,
and move at eight o'clock. All Democrats
wishing to parade will call at the club
room on Tuesday afternoon or evening and
receive their equipments. The Third ward
Democrats will be equipped at their head
quarters the same day and time.
Thirty odd excursionist left here this
morning OH the Philadelphia & Reading
railroad company's excursion to the state
fair at Philadelphia.
Eek. Madden, a boy aged about 0 years,
fell from a walnut tree in the country back
of town yesterday afternoon, and was Sc
verely injured about the head and body.
He was in IN unconscious state for some
time after the accident.
Wild pigeons are reported about here in
large numbers at present. A flock of very
nearly two hundred birds was seen pass
ing over Milf. Wright's tobacco field yes
terday afternoon.
Edward Weaver, of Philadelphia, is WIS.,
iting in Columbia, the guest of Frank
Stcacy.
A number of COlumbians have received
invitations to attend a ball to he given on
Tuesday cvenin. next at Central hall, Ma
rictta.
The Misses Shuman, residing at No. 24S
Locust street, with number of friends,
will picnic this afternoon at Wild Cat
Falls.
The Citizens band fair was more sue
cessful last evening than on the preceding
one, but the attendance was not what it
should have been. The undertaking de-
serves encouragement, and it should have
it.
A stated meeting of council was held
last evening in council chamber of The
opera house. Mr.. Kistler was the only
member absent. The finance committee
presented its report as follows
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-09-11

The community suffers severe loss in
the death of Professor Haldeman, who has
worldwide celebrity as scientist, and
at home is endeared to us by his kindly
spirit and his honorable life. lie was
man in whom there was no guile and a
Democrat without reproach. Living al
ways in concord with his neighbors, he
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-09-11

and sunk by an English steamer, supposed
to be the Bermuda, while crossing New
York bay yesterday afternoon. There
were four men on the tug, who were res
cued by passing boats. The steamer
threw . life preserver to the struggling
men and kept ON her course.
The Hudson river steamer st. John
was considerably damaged by collision
with schooner at Newburgh on Thurs
day night. Her captain attributed the col
lision to the schoOner's carelessness.
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Going to Boston.

The session of the great council Of l. ..
Of II. II. will be held i'm Boston next week
]. NJ. McCulley and II. W. Villee, of this
city, who are representatives from this
state, will leave for that city ON Monday
morning at O'Clock. The visitors will be
entertained by the great councils OF Rhode
Island and Massachusetts, and they will be
taken by steamboat to Portsmouth New
Hampshire.
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Wild pIuIllS.

Mr.. George ii. Showers, of this city, re-
ceivcd to-day from his sister, Mrs. George
w. Hoover, of Loup City, Nebraska, a
number of wild plums, closely packed in
agreeable to the palate. They are of a
dark rcd color and grow in abundance in
the region whence they were sent.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-09-11
Going to the Isosju.

Presidents Evans and Levergood, of
select and common councils, in accordance
with a joint resolution passed by the meet
ing last week, have invited the members
of their respective bodies to visit the city
reservoir on Monday afternoon at 8 o'clock
for the purpose Of investigating the neces-
sity Of certain repairs in the south wall of
the east basin recommended by the water
committee and Superintendent Kitch.
The membcr+thOsc of them at least who
haven't got teams of their Own-will go on
"Shank's marc - and the excursion will
take the form of a go-as- you please pedes-
trian contest.
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Same as In Lancaster.

A Republican correspondent Of the Press
writing from Reading says with regard to
the legislative nominees there that the
"anti- Cameron people want Grow, and the
folks want Quay. The friends of Mr..
Grow want to name the two candidates for
legislature, while the friends of Mr.. Quay
want to have the same office to perform"
J. Hay Brown, esq, who had Demuth
OF this city instructed for Quay il assigned
by Cessna to speak in Reading. That
settles it,
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-09-11
4ancaster futelllgenrer.
Inspire Indiana.

AuSpHc AuVlSuSs
The Indiana election in October, al
though it will he of great importance in
inspiriting or dispiriting parties with its
result, will not be of such vital conse-
quence as to disastrously affect the can
vass inGeneral Hancock's state. He can
carry that though his colleague in the
contest should prove unable to hold up
his end of the string. We do not know
anything of the Indiana canvass in!detail
nor do we need to. We Pennsylvanians
have our own work to do in seeing that
General Hancock gets his native state.
This we know his popularity will enable
us to give him. 1t is guarantee of his
securing it outside the party strength. 1t
is an element in the contest here which,
of course, does not enter into the can.
vass in Indiana or any other state; just
as the popularity or unpopularity of Mr..
English in Indiana does not affect the
political battle in Pennsylvania. We
hold, therefore, that our fight is quite III
dependent of that inIndiana and that our
good sense demands that we keep it
seperate. If our party carries Indiana
in nOctober, that is guarantee, Of course,
of the election of the national ticket,
and the fight will lie pretty much over
if We do not carry Indiana we need to
have our ship here in Pennsylvania held
up to the waves with a steady rudder
and a strong head of steam, SO that she
runs no danger of getting into the trough
of the sea, but shll ride out the storm with
safety and come into ports ucccsSfully, as
her buoyancy will enable her to do. Our
campaign must be under full pressure
when the Indiana. wind reaches lis,
whether il be good or ill: every man at
his place and the commander on deck
and the machinery ut its swiftest and
strongest Slloht.
We do not need to lie encouraged by
Indiana. Let US rather do what We may
to encourage her and to strengthen the
hands ot our fellow Democrats there by
the show of or enthusiasm and vitality
herr. .As 70 this We will all be agreed.
Bu, how Slla.! !, be done:
l, has been suggested. and we think
well suggested. that in the week prior
to the Indiana election. a great central
mass meeting of the Democracy be
held on the battlefield of Gettysburg ::
and that meetings at the same time be
held al the county towns Of each county,
which shall be kept in telegraphic
connection with the Gettysburg meet
inc. from which and to which everything
that will interest and inspire the assem-
bled people will come and go.
If the state committee will consider
this idea and approve it, il will not he
difficult for it to elaborate the details so
as to secure Il blazing up of the Penn
sylvania Democracy that will send the
genial influence of its enthusiasm into
Indiana and all over the land. Demo
Gratis. what 81: ye?
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vet possessed mind most steadfast to
its convictions, and walking the uncom-
promising path of right which his spirit
pointed out to him, he led a useful life
amid the ease which kind fortune gave
him. OF him may safely he pronounced,
6 well dOne.:'
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-09-11

Our esteemed contemporaries, tie
Lancaster Ernmincr and the Lancaster
NerErn, in their anxiety to prove tech
nical inacclracy in harmless local par
agraph that recently appeared in the IN
TELLIGENCER, overlook the fact that
the main point remains in force. Gen.
eral Hancock fought under the stars
and stripes at Antietam and did noble
service for the cause Of the Union. Gen.
Longstreet fought under tie stars and
bars in the same engagement and was
one Of the most dangerous of the rebel
commanders. General Hancock is the
Democratic candidate for president of
the United States; General Longstreet
is United States minister to Tur-
key: appointed by a fraudu-
lent Republican administration. This
simplification of the issue is not
designed for the information of Mr..
Brosius, whose intelligence will enable
him to perceive the point that will
doubtless engage his silver-tongued elo-
quence at Antietam's anniversary; but
it may aid in clearing the befogged in
tellects of the organs whose editors evil
IDENTIFY imagine that puerile hair-splittins
isponderous argument.
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THE Republican majority in Vermont
is $4,000 in total vote of 10000, -Four
years ago it was 23,7OO in Il total vote of
65,OOO. The total Republican vote being
AZ 500 and the total Democratic vote but
1850, or less than half the Republican,
it is manifest the Democratic vote is in
creased more in proportion by the $50
additional ballots polled than is the Re-
publican vote by the :, $50 addition it has
this year received. Wherefore if the
Vermont election settles the.presidency,
as the Philadelphia Press holds, then it
shows that Hancock will he elected.
The Press needs to revise its ideas of the
Importance of the New England states to
the national contest. And il had better
he in a hurry about it, for Maine will be
apt to give another shock to its present
calculations and its nerves cannot stand
any more such unSettlings.
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Contract Awarded.

The contract for painting the new
school building on East Lemon street has
been awarded to Edw. BOokmyer.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-09-11

There's no DANGER But I'll pledge you
my word gentlemen, We lost thirty men
out Of my own company in that single
charge"
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-09-11

IT was a Democratic House, be it re-
membered that passed the XVIth amend
ment to the constitution, against paying
claims of disloyal persons, and after a
prohibition of pensions to rebel soldiers
was added to it, it was postponed and
killed in the Senate by 4 vote of 81 for
pOstponement, of which 10 were Repub-
licans, to 20 for its consideration, OF
whom II were Democrats, some of them
Confederate brigadierS.''