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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-07-29
Mista kin: his Wife for q Dog.

Ephraim Miller, Of Hampton, Pa, has a
great terror of dogs. Recently he and his
wife were returning home from a neigh
boris after spending the evening there.
The night was very dark. Miller stopped
to put up the bars of fence around his
yard. Mrs. NJ. walked on toward the house
She Wore white apron. When her hus-
band started to follow her lie saw what he
supposed to be 4 big white dog running
along ahead of him. He shouted to his
wife to look out for the dog. She became
frightened, and turned and ran toward her
husband. lie could only see her white
apron, which he had taken for dog. As
this came rapidly toward him he supposed
the dog was about to attack him. He
drew his revolver and fired. He killed his
wife,
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-07-29

THE Democracy of New York city
inaugurated the campaign for them
selves and the whole country last evening
with a splendid meeting, distinguished
by the immense attendance, the vigOr of
the speeches and great popular enthusi-
asm. Owing to some technicality with
which right-thinking Democrats can
have little sympathy, Tammany declined
to participate, but will ratify it in its own
way, and the rivalry of the two organiza-
tions is expected only to swell the total
vote for the candidates whose election
they are both striving for.
Mr.. Tilden presided last evening, as
was right and proper, and his presence
and speech give that prominence to the
fraud issue which it deserves in this
campaign, especially since Garfield
was one of the judicial commission
ers who decided for the wrong after he
has solemnly sworn to adjudge honestly
and impartially. His defeat and the
overthrow of his party will lie as Mr..
Tilden says C retributive justice,'' and
unless their crime is condemned by the
people-signally condemned will SUBJ
vert the elective system of government
of which we are so proud, and substitute
in its place the rule of a dynasty of office
holders holding on against the will of the
people,
After Mr.. Tilden's remarks upon tax
ing the chair, Mr.. Randall made the lead
ing speech of the evening, a position
which was assigned him, no doubt, by
reason of his high official position, his
leadership i'm the economies and reforms
of a Democratic House which
have made Democratic success possible,
and because of his position as the next
leading candidate at Cincinnati, when
the solid vote Of his Pennsylvania friends
for Hancok made the latter's nomination
certain. His speech was earnest, forci-
BILE and statesmanlike, and we prefer to
delay its publication in full until to-
morrow, rather than detract from its
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-07-29
LATEST NEWS BY MAIL.

The American paper makers are in cOun-
ell i'll Saratoga.
The Massachusetts, state Republican
will convene Sept 5, IN Worcester.
Eddie. son of Cornell Brown, Of Flush
ing. l.. l., was drowned by falling into 4
cistcrn, yesterday afternoon.
Baseball: At Springfield Cincinnati 4,
Nationals 3. The manager of the Roches-
ter club is missing. So is sum of
money -S400-bclonging to tho club.
The census of Minnesota is now complete.
The total population of the state is $780,
O72, an increase of $40, 3G6 since 1870, or a
little more than u per cent.
Elisha Coleman was shot dead by Enon
Cross, in \ quarrel in Emmanuel county,
Ga, on Tuesday. CrOss's father was
wounded by Coleman before the latter was
shot.
Near Wilmington yesterday tho express
train struck and killed trackman, named
William Gallagher. He was about thirty
five years of age, unmarried, and almost \
stranger.
Three boys, aged about 1s years each.
went grabbing on Staten Island Sound and
have not been heard from since. 1t is
feared that the boat was capsized by a
squall and the boys drowned.
The body of we'll dressed man, with
the name &c. T.. Silsby' marked upon
his linen. in old English text, was found
floating in the river at BayOnnc, n. j.,
yesterday.
Eight huckstcr, who were OH 4 spree i'll
Wilmington. pounced upon 4 tramp and
threw him upon the railroad track, where
he remained insensible. The engineer on
an approaching train saw the man just in
time to save him.
A railroad car from Cincinnati, loaded
with sulphuric acid, was opened at Rock
land, ILL.,, last night and the dead body of
an unknown man was found in it. The
car had been five days OH the track going
from Cincinnati.
Monroe Robinson, awaiting execution in
the Jail at Greenville, Ohio, attempted
suicide yesterday. He cut his throat and
arms with broken knife blade and bled
profuscly, but did not become uncon-
sciOuS.
At the West Virginia Democratic state
convention yesterday among the prominent
strangers present was General Weaver,
presidential nominee of the Greenback
party. The resolutions reported endorse
the platform and principles of the national
cOuSCuGiO!l. SOi. d. -. JdChSOI, VI dA n
crsburg, was nominated for governor.
In Quincy, Ill, yesterday. fire broke
out at noon in f. G. Pfanschmidt's plan
ing mill in manufacturing district, and
at :15 p. m. the mill was burned down
and Garner's governor works, Bennett &
Duffy's old foundry, Harris Il Beeber's
tobacco works and other smaller concerns
were burning. Pfanschmidt's loss is $780,
600, uninsured. and the total loss 500, 900.
Insurance, S25, 900.
In Patrick county, Va, Pink Dehart
met Amos Woolvinc on the road on horse
back. with Mrs. Dehart behind him. An
alteration cnsued between the men, end
ing by Dchart's shooting Woolvine with 4
revolver through the forehead and neck,
killing him instantly. Dehart then pro
ceeled to Patrick court house and surren-
dcred himself to the officers of the law.
Improper relations between Woolvine and
Dehart's wife have been heretofore sus-
pectcd by Dehart.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-07-29
STATE ITEMS.
Our total yearly exports of petroleum
run up to 44O, OOO, 900.


Our total yearly exports of petroleum
run up to $4O, ,0OO, 900.
J. H. Brown, was appointed register
Of Cambria county by Governor Hoyt
yesterday.
Patrick Bulger, a miner, was killed in
the Hartford collicry, near Wilkesbarre,
by the fall of top coal.
Adjutant General Latta orders the dis
banlment ola National guard company in
Erie and ono in Lawrence county, on the
ground of incficiency.
Daniel Dietrich formerly from near
Pottsvil!e has been found on the Gila river,
Arizona, with five pistol shots through his
chest cold bloOdcd murder.
Governor Hoyt appointed Hon. Charles
L. Bailey, a trustee of the state lunatic
caused by the death of VIM. Calder, esq.
Herman Herman, of Little Falls, N. T.,
while walking with lady was seriously
cut about the face with a knife in the
hands Of Asa Croft, who was crazy with
drink.
The Western nail association met yes
tcrday in Pittsburgh, and unanimously
resolved not to sell nails ut less than 81.
The card rate has heretofore been 81,
but sales have been made Is to 25 cents less.
William Painter, of Franklin, was in
stantly killed by being caught in the ropes
and wound round the shaft of bull
wheel. He was horribly mangled. He
was engaged in pulling the tubing ut the
time. Edward Davis was assisting him
and WAS seriously injured.
The Grand View garden house on Du.
qucsnc Heights, Pittsburgh, was destroyed
by fire last night. 1t was 4 popular sum-
mcr resort for bccr-drinkcrs. From the
garden magnificent view of the city and
surrounding country for miles could be
had. Hence it was the more visited. The
fire caught in 4 small passagc-way from
the upscttinS of lamp. and everything
was swept away.
In the Delaware county contest for state
senator over five thousand votes were call
cd out by the extraordinary contest against
Senator Cooper He carried nearly tho
entire popular vote, and already over one
hundred out of total of one hundred and
thirty-two delegates are known to be elect
cd in his interest. He will probably be
rcnominatcd unanimously in the conven
ton, his competitor, William b. BrOomall
having pledged himself and friends to sup
DO.t the nominee
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-07-29
The Presbyterian Organ.

Samuel Boiler, the organ builder of
Reading, is rebuilding the large Bufing-
ton organ in the Presbyterian church, this
city. He is adding five new stops, greatly
increasing the power of the bass, putting
in new valves, new bellows and revoicing
the many reeds and pipes in the compli-
Gated instrument. The work will be fin
ished in three or four weeks and the build
er and other competent judges think that
when it is completed, the instrument will
be one of the very finest in Lancaster.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-07-29
Paving North Queen Street.

A letter received by the chairman Of the
street committee This morning from Gun
ningham & McNichol, states that the last
ship load of Belgian block for paving
North Queen street, has arrived at Phila-
delphia, and will be Immediately forward
cd to this city. A large proportion of the
blocks have already arrived in Lancaster
and been unloaded at the crossing of the
Harrisburg turnpike. The work of dig
ging up the street preparatory to laying
the new pavement will probably be COM
menced ON Monday next.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-07-29
A Horse Disease.

Horses in many of the stables Of Boston
and its vicinity are suffering from a fatal
distemper, which is attributed to "the
rainy and irregular weather." The ami
mails throat becomes infamed so that in \
short time he is unable to swallow, and in
4 day or two the muscles Of tho body are
paralyzed and death ensues. No cure has
been found for the disease, which, however,
it is believed will not become epidemic.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-07-29

Poe served four years and a half in the
Union army, and feels at home in the Han
cock column.
A correspondent Of the national Demo-
cratic committee writes from Montgomery,
Alabama Our colored Hancock and
English club on its third meeting last
night numbered 610. The colored voters
are unit for the cause.''
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-07-29
4 Big Haul.

The robbers of the Savings bank at Mid
dletown, Conn.,, took. in addition to the
$500 in cash, already reported, over $780,
600 in "good bonds" and $4,000 in
South Carolina bonds, which are not con-
sidercd of much value. The cash be-
longed to the bank, tho bonds to indi-
viduals.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-07-29

merits by making the abridgment which
its length would render necessary in
printing it to-day.
The letters of Seymour, Mcclellan,
Watterson, and scores of distinguished
Democrats throughout the country, and
the speeches of Gen. Ewing: Randolph,
Tucker, Senators Jones and Jonas, and
other men high in the party councils.
made the occasion a signally successful
opening of the campaign.
Nov for its real work.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-07-29

A hail storm near Stevens pond, Wis,
on Monday covered the ground to depth
of several inches with hail stones of unu-
sual size, three of the largest I" weighing a
pound" Shingles were torn from roofs,
hay, grain, hop vines, and other vcs ssetation
were totally destroyed, and fowls. prairie
chickens and sheep were killed. The loss
is estimated at 475, 600.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-07-29
Couldn't Bury Him.

William Thompson, being drunk, fell
offa porch and broke his neck, at Bergen
Point, N: j., on Monday night. His widow
notified the police, saying that she sup
Thompson spent his time in saloons, and
she had not money enough to bury him.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-07-29
ROSE AND CATERPILLAR.

"OH. caterpillar" said n rose
One lovely summer day.
"YOur constant eating drives me wild:
wish you'd 60 away.
l really cannot see what Use
You and your kind can be;
You naught but mischief do. and are
Unpleasant things to sec.''
A moment after that same rose
Smiled on butterfly
That stopped to show his rainbOwcd wings
As he was passing by.
Oh, If she only could have known
The pretty, dainty rose
He was a caterpillar. too,
Arrayed In splendid clothes!
Harp er's Young People
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-07-29
PERSONAL,

The Rev. PHILLIPS Brooks, of Boston,
preached in the private chapel of Windsor
Castle before Queen Victoria during morn
ing service Of July II.
Fourth street, ST. Louis, is an historical !
locality made so by the fact that the we'd
dings of GRANT and HANCOCK which oc-
CURED within its precincts.
THOMAS HUGHES, author of "Tom
Brown at Rugby" is expected at Newport,
R. l., next month as the guest of Franklin
w. Smith, of Boston.
Mrs. HAYES is soon going to Fremont to
put her remOdeled house in order for fu-
turc residence. Her son, Webb Hayes,
will, it is said, become merchant in To
ledo next spring.
DR.. WILLIAM FAwKEs LEE, son Of Chas.
B. Lee, West Chester, aged %, died yes
terday after a protracted illness. He was
a young man of unusual promise, having
just been graduated as doctor of medicine,
and bright prospect of life seemed before
him. He had rare skill as an ensravcr of
medical subjects, and he had willingly
loaned his skill to assist his professors in
illustrating their work, but this work
added to his studies overstraincd his phys
ical powers and when sickness came he
was unable to combat.
The reports sent to America Of the
suicide of Mrs. ANNIE WETMoRE, the di-
vorced wife of citizen of New York, at
the residence Of the divorced English wife
of the Lord Albert Pelham Clinton. in
Paris, are very freely and Indignantly de-
MED by her friends there. Especially i'm
probable are the stories of Anglesy break
ing her heart by breaking his promise to
marry her, since under the decree divorc-
ing Mrs. Wetmore from her husband it
was legally impossible for her to contract
or fulfill any engagement of marriage
whatever.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-07-29
An AtrociOus Murder.

In Chatham, Tioga county, Mrs. Floyd
Whitney and; her mother-in-law became
involved in an angry dispute over some
trifling matter relating to domestic affairs.
The women became very angry and after
indulging in hot words were on the point
of clinching one another and coming to
blows. A. M. Stafford was present and
stepped in between the two women to sep
arate them and quiet the disturbance.
Mrs. Whitney told her husband that Staf-
ford had struck her. He armed himself
with club and followed Stafford home.
He found him sitting in door and went
up to him and struck him terrible blow
on the head with the club, knocking his
brains out and killing him almost instant
ly. Whitney, the murderers is only about
thirty years Of age. The murdered man
is brother in-law of Mrs. Whitney.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-07-29
.Preparing for Contempt.

.Preparing Tor Contempt.
Philadelphia Times.
The difficulty about the Republican
nomination for district attorney in Lancas-
ter seems likely to get into the courts.
Then there will be something to talk
about.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-07-29

WE are pained to learn that our unobtru-
sive friend, DR.. Compton, having made
application to both the new political firm S
organized in this county, for admission to
them as special partner, was not admitted
into either. This was serious oversight,
amount Of capital and invaluable expert
ence that would have made him useful
member.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-07-29

THE list of Hancock converts which we
print has some substance in it. By the
way, suppose some of our local Republi-
can contemporaries give us the names of
the Democrats here who are going for
Garfield. Put up or shut up.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-07-29

THE Detroit Free Press declares that
"only one house in hundred in Chicago
is numbered SO that they can bc read at
night" "No wonder there are SO many
divorce suits in Chicago" suggests the
Washington Star.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-07-29
MINOR TOPICS,

THE Richmond State has the utmost
confidence that the regular Democratic
electoral ticket in Virginia can be elected
easily, in spite of all that Malone may
do.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-07-29

st. AntIlony's and st. Catharino's at Quarry
ville-ZiOn Lutheran at McCall's Ferry
-Prlyatericnics Mt What Glen.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-07-29

Roberts of NewtOwn, Buck county, urging
him to get up 4 Republican soldier club.
In his reply Maj. Roberst said "You will
find, think, this fall, thousands of oil
reteroas in the Republican party giving
their hurrahs and votes to Gen. Hancock
You say should the Democratic party be
successful with their candidate, Union
soldier, you fear it will be placing the
boys IN gray, instead of the boys IN Wue,
in power. Captain, were you ever in the
army Of the Potomac? Who was the
most dreaded Confederate officer, noted
for lying in ambush and shooting down
in cold blood the boys IN Jlue' Was it not
Colonel Mosby? Ies; and to-day he is
being rewarded by the Republican chief
magistrate as American consul at Hong
Kong, in China. Gen. LOngstrcet, another
rebel officer, is filling the mission of min
lister to Turkey, and hosts of others could
mention. But the war is over. and has
been for fifteen long years, and propose
to drop the matter and fall in with enough
more of the boys in blue to place them at
the head of our government that superb
and fearless Union soldier, General Winfield
Scott Hancock, born Pennsylvania and
the pride Of the state
Other Notable Accessions.
Hon. Samuel II. Thompnon, of Mt. Nor
ris, ILL.,, formerly staunch Republican,.
has declared himself for Hancock and
English.
Captain n. W. Wheeler, prominent as a
merchant in Portland, o., has declared for
Hancock. AS he has always been a lead
ing Republican his change Of party affilia.
tions has created quite breeze in the Radi-
cal ranks.
The Hancock Legion of Shamokin was
with 70 members, about ten per
cent of whom were ex-Republicans.
Charles N. Poe, ex-regis.er Of voters of
New Haven, Conn.,, prominent citizen
and hitherto leading Republican, has
come out for Hancock and English. Mr.
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Geo. Wilkes's Letter to William N. Hall, Paris,
July ls, 1880
Garfield pleased mo because his name
rose upon the collapse of horrid spectre
which had frightened the county to its
very marrow but Hancock fills the bill
an honest soldier who knows nothing but
his duty, and will be sure to leave the peo-
pie. unbampered by policies" to their
own free will. That is the true theory of
the presidential institution.
have been hankering to vote the Dem
ocratic ticket for over ten years past, be-
cause it is a fixed principle with me that
no party whatever is fit to WELD the gov
ernment, its army, and it's purse consecu-
lively for over ten years !; certainly not for
twenty. Parties, like certain dishes, need
to be turned over once in a while to suit
the public palate, nay, the public health,
and heaven knows our gOrged and lOath-
ing country needs change at present.
But the management of the Democratic
ten years, so confounded with cussedness
in its leaderships, that l felt forced, in
spite of my principle, to adhere to the
Hancock, however, fills the bill. He is
ga bold soldier boy, with clean name
and though since Andrew Jackson the mil,
itary idea has not been Democratic fancy
it is not for the Republicans to come out
Of their hotbed of sabres to reproach us
with it now. They surely cannot clamor
with success about the Mrs. Surratt per-
formance of HancOck's bounden duty.
That necessary tragedy has been sufficient
y discounted by applauding stalwarts
1as always proved to be one of the most
;elling appeals to Republican patriotism
Turing the last four presidential cam
oaigns and am much mistaken in mye
innate of human nature if the same pain
ul incident, with an honest but sorrowful
older az its central figure, does not again
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-02-12

against his left, entering the same in a
diagonal direction, making painful as
well as serious wound.
The funeral ceremonies of our late
City Treasurer, VIM. P. Wilson, on
Wednesday afternoon, were by tar the
most imposing of any in the annals OF
our city. The cortege moved shortly af-
ter 2 O'clock, and in the following or.
der: Light Guard Band, Richmond
Light Guards, city officers, police force,
Fire Department with machinery, veter-
an soldiers and citizens ON foot, Ameri
can Protestant Association, Improved
Order of Red Men, Knights Of Pythias
Richmond Lodge /. o. 0. F., Oriental
Encampment /. 0. 0. F. Following thi'
were the hearse and eight pall-bearers
The remains were Inferred at Earlhan
Cemetery,
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Gambling without Implements.
TInndan Globe

An eccentric poet, who died not long
ago, is related by the correspondent Of
French paper to have invented, in COM
pany with another Bohemian genius of
similar type, game of a decidedly or
iginal and probably of most exciting
character. The peculiarity of it was that
it could be played not only by the most
impecunious person, but even by those
who had no money and no chance of ever
having any, except by accident. The
principle was also such as enabled the
player to dispense to great extent with
all such adventitious means and appli-
ances as chessmen, draughts, cards or
dice, and to make all their daily walks
abroad part of the prolonged entertain
ment. The loser, instead of paying upon
the spot, which he wasI generally un-
able to do, forfeited to the other a Ger
tain street, or certain cafe or theater-
or other place of resort, and the,
rule was that whenever the winner met
him at this particular place he had
right to search his pockets and extract
all money that might be in them at the
time. By degrees the various streets be-
came monopolized in turn by one or
other gambler, so that the progress Of
each of them through the city became a
perpetual risk, and as soon as either be-
came the fortuitous possesor of gold
piece or a note he took the greatest pains
to avoid trespassing on the regions he
had ''lost." To the original game thus
arranged were added also other refine
ments, such as the winning and losing of
fine and wet days, of frosty and snowy
weather, of town and country, and at
last even Of day and night, so. that the
chances of loss and gain were augmented
to the utmost, and the walking exercise
of the two gamesters was converted into
sort Of untiring game of hide-and-seek.