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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-03-20
PERSONAL.

Ex-Governor JEWELS staff gave him a
dinner in Hartford on Tuesday.
Minister LOWELL left London for Mad
rid yesterday, being called back by the
continued illness of wife.
We are pleased to hear that Capt. c. B.
BRocKwAY is almost entirely recovered
from his recent severe illness, and will
soon be able to attend to business. He is
one of the few men who have had an op-
portunity of reading their own obituary
notices.
VICTOR HUao's house is said to be fur
nished with exquisite taste. One of his
greatest treasures was confiscated or sold
at auction when he was forced to leave
France eight-and-twenty years ago. This
was the compass used, it is asserted, by
Columbus when he discovered America.
In Paris Signor Blitz's granddaughter,
MARIE VAN ZANDr, made her debut at the
Opera Comique in "Mignon," and won
genuine artistic success. Her voice is of
considerable range, pure in tone, flexible
and we'll under control. She seemed to be
we'll drilled in stage business and exhibited
a selfpossession and freedom from ner.
vousness which were remarkable in a girl
of nineteen.
The sudden death of General HECTOR
TYNDALE startled and shocked host OF
Philadelphia citizens who enjoyed his
friendship and had an appreciative sense of
his high character as a cultivated gentle,
brave soldier, and thorough practical
philanthropist. 1t is less than month
since his brother-in-law and former part
ner in business, Edward P. Mitchell, died
almost as suddenly, and the double be-
reavement is a grievous one to their rela-
tives.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-03-20
THAT BABY CASE.
The COrOner's Inquest.


Last evening the coroner's jury, which
was empanelled on Thursday to inquire
into the facts concerning the death of the
child which was found in house on South
Christian street, met in the prOthonotary' S
Office. DR.. Compton was called and he
testified, as he did on Thursday, that the
child had been born dead. The doctor had
talk with the mother of the child since
she has been in prison she told him that
the child was born dead and it
never cried after it was born
she did not know what to do
with it; she placed it in the box, expect
ing to take it to the country in a few days,
where size could bury it. She did not
think that decomposition would set in so
quickly.
This was the only evidence of any i'm
portance, and the jury found that the child
was still-born and were unable to see any
criminal intent on the part of the mother.
The complaint against the mother of the
dead child was withdrawn this morning
and she was released,
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-03-20
TAXING THE COSTS.


Seventh Ward Contested Election.
Last evening Commissioner Fulton and
the counsel in the Seventh ward contested
election case met the clerk of the court of
quarter sessions and his deputy, together
with the constables and witnesses con-
cerned in the case, for the purpose of
taxing the bill Of costs. The cOnstables
were sworn to the number Of subpGnas
they had served and the number of miles
they had travelled. The witnesses were
sworn as to the number of days they were
in attendance at the hearing of the case.
Among those claiming witness fees we're
VIM. NJ. Deem, Charles Schwebel, Adam
Ripple and Matthias Resh, all
of whom were petitioners in the
case and three of whom were themselves
proven to be illegal voters Their claim
was disallowed. The respondent Mr.. Mer-
ringer, who was in attendance almost
every day Of the trial and was declares
elected, made no claim for witness fees.
The total amount of costs will, it is
thought, DO about 81, ,O00-a less sum than
was generally anticipated.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-03-20

THE Harrisburg Patriot very naturally
falls into one or two serious errors in
commenting on the action of the state
central committee at Pittsburgh. First,
with reference to the order of the COM
mittee that Chairman Miller should put
the MCGOWAN delegates on the conven-
tion roll it says:
1t was high time then that a precedent
should be established and that so large a
discretion should be taken from the chair
man, particularly when there was so much
reason to believe that it would be partially
and unjustly exercised.
On the contrary, the precedents have
already been we'll established. The chair
man has no discretion in the matter, one
convention after another has said. His
duty is clear and simple, and there is
nothing in Mr.. Miler's personal charac-
ter or official conduct to warrant sus-
picion than he ever contemplated doing
anything else.
The Patriot further says:
In accordance with the instruction of
the committee he will therefore put upon
the rolls the regularly elected delegates
from Philadelphia, and the convention will
determine all questions in regard to con-
tested seats.
1t is neither the business of the state
central committee, nor of its chairman.
to decide who are " the regularly elected
delegates from Philadelphia or any
other disputed district. Mr.. Miller should
ask the conrention g to determine all
questions in regard to contested seats, -
and SO long as a seat is contested no
claimant can he put on the roll at any
body'S order
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-03-20

FURTHER information concerning the
impelling causes of the action of the state
central committee with regard to a con-
test for seats from Philadelphia in the
next state convention-which may or
may not arlse-only strengthens the po-
sition assumed yesterday by the INTELLI-
CENCER. For the same reason that the
convention which nominated Mr..
Dill refused to allow Chairman McClel-
land to superSede the committee on Gre
dentials, a minority of the state central
committee declined to instruct Chairman
Miller that he should decide, even tenn
pOrarily, a question with which he has
nothing to do, and on which he can have
no knowledge. 1t is his business to call
the convention to order, to hear who an
swer to the roll call, and to say that those
whose seats are unchallenged shall decide
about those whose seats are challenged !;
after they, and they only, have made the
temporary organization. If the state CEN
trail committee has power to pass upon
credentials for temporary purposes, it
has the same power for final purposes,
and it might as well elect the whole con-
vention as to do that which may deter
mine its complexion and its action.
Mr.. MCGOWAN and his six friends of
course had deep interest in saying that
the chairman should decide that they and
their friends had a prima .facie right to
their seats, but this only makes their
pretensiOns more pretentious, and there
is neither equity in their proceeding nor
precedent to sustain it.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-03-20
STATE ITEMS.

The Democratic central club of Wilkes.
barre have passed resolutions favoring
General Hancock for the presidency.
The coming Pennsylvania state agricul-
tural fair, which will be held in Fairmount
park, is to have an international feature.
Prizes will be offered for foreign as we'll as
domestic dairy products.
Emma Brest. charged with permitting
her child Henrietta, who was blind and
aged seven years, to die of neglect, was
found guilty yesterday in the Philadelphia
quarter sessions of involuntary manslaugh.
ter, the jury recommending her to the
mercy of the court.
Messrs. Herbert NJ. Hageeman and
Harry Cavanaugh, have announced their
intention to start Democratic weekly
paper in Easton at an early day. They Of
fered Mr.. Neiman, of the Sentinel, 5000
for his establishment, and the offer was
refused.
Gertrude Logan, of Mill Hall, Clinton
county, saved her father from long i'm
prisonment for selling liquor without
license by presenting the case to the gov
ernor in such a clear and comprehensive
statement that the heavy fine was re-
mitted.
About II o'clock last Tuesday morning
George &. Stier, well-known and highly
respected German, who had kept a bakery
at No. 719 South Twentieth street, Phila-
delphia, for the past ten years, left hi
store, and, after stopping at the lager becns
saloon of Jacob Naegle, on the corner O.
Twentieth and Lombard streets, disap'
peared, and has not since been heard from
Annie G. Rapine was arrested in Erie.
yesterday for wholesale blackmailing. For
some time past prominent families have
been terrorized by letters, threatening the
exposure of husbands and sons in criminal
with the writer. In some cases
the intimacy was we'll founded, and
wealthy men have bled to the tune of
hundreds of dollars. The woman recently
professed religion, and was to have been
baptized on Sunday.
Joseph Hanlon, Of Philadslphia, =
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SOMETIMES
Figures will Lilo.

a glaring error occurred in the report
of the county auditors as printed in the
INTELL1GENCER yesterday. The balance
found in the hands of Isaac II. Schaeffer,
treasurer of the board of prison inspectors,
was stated to be s4,199.45, whereas the
figures should have been $9945. The
compositor mistOok hieroglyphic by
which the reporter intended to represent
dollar mark 90 for the figures Al. On
looking at the copy, We don't blame the
compositor, for the hieroglyphic certainty
looks more like "41 than "$." We are
sorry that Mr.. Schaeffer has "a, 100 less in
his hands than the compositOr thought he
had, and we are also sorry that our re-
porter writes such an abominably bad
hand.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-03-20
Not Love. Rut POlitfcs-

r. 4. Raney, a young attorney, and Rich
ard Jolly. travelling salesman, fought a
duel neaar Smoky Ordinary, in Brunswick
oounty, Va, yesterday. Regular duelling
pistols were used and at the first fire Jolly
received slight flesh wound in the arm,
while his bullet carried off a lock Of his
antagonists hair. Jolly demanded a
second shot, but just at this juncture a
constable appeared and arrested the party.
1t was not love, but politics. that caused
the combat, the young men having been
excited to deadly pitch of mutual ami
mostly by the recent canvass on the state
debt question.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-03-20

watchman on the public grounds, and
William Delaney were arrested in Harris
burg yesterday on a charge of stealing de-
partment reports. It has been ascertained
that tons Of these reports have been sold
to William Macklin, junk dealer, who
says he bought them of Hanlon and De-
laney at Macklin's establishment. Six
hundred treasurer's reports and two hun
dred state agricultural reports were found
minus the covers. Yesterday District At
torney Hollinger discovered number of
agricultural reports and Senate envelopes
at Gladfelter's paper mill, York county.
This material was purchased from Mack
lin
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-03-20
these things. If what they say is true
and a good deal more is alleged-some-
body ought to be held responsible.

WE feel quite sure that Mr.. Wallace
will not thank Mr.. O'Neill for his ill
timed and rather superserviceable de-
fense of him on the floor of the House for
the confirmation of Marshal Kerns. Mr..
Wallace has given to the public his let
ters to his fellow senators on this subject,
in which he pronounced Kerns a repre-
sentative of the worst element of Phila-
delphia Republicanism, an unfit man for
the place, and his nomination one that
the Senate could not confirm without
being faithless to itself.
Mr.. O'Neill, another Philadelphia Re-
publican, declares that he knows Mr..
Wallace advised and consented to Kerns's
confirmation, and praises him that in SO
doing he rose superior to his party and
performed duty :' toward a gentleman
worthy of his support" But we repeat, as
Mr.. Wallace has declared and demon.
strated to his party that his duty required
him to oppose Kerns, Mr.. O'Neill's de-
fense of him for supporting him is one that
will not do Mr.. Wallace any good among
Democrats and for which he will moi
thank O'Neill.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-03-20

In st. Louis, No., with population of
nearly half a million, the entire member
ship of the Protestant churches is said to
be less than 20, 600, or about one in twenty
five
THE Sixteenth Street Methodist church,
Philadelphia, which now ranks among the
most prosperous of it's district, has been
almost entirely renewed in the audience
and lecture rooms, and every dollar paid.
NINETEEN students of the Ohio Wesley
an university have been suspended for
periods ranging from three to twelve
months, for participating in mask parade
last month against the expressed wishes
of the faculty.
THE Boston Daptist) Waterman states
that in the three years Immediately fol-
lowing Mr.. Moody's great Tabernacle
meetings in Boston, the accessions by
baptism to the thirty-two Baptist churches
in Boston and vicinity were only thirty
eight more than in the three years imme-
diately preceding the meeting
ABOUT fifty persons were sent to the
house of the Rev. DR.. Dix in West Twen-
ty-fifth street, New York, yesterday,
having received letters asking them to call
there upon business of various kinds. They
did not see DR.. Dix, but an employee of
the postoffice department., who had been
sent to the house for the purpose, received
them, and explained to them that they had
been deceived by the person who had been
prosecuting DR.. Dix for some time before.
THE New York Obserrer says: The
arrival in this city Of a party calling them
selves the Salvation Army has made more
sensation in the newspaper than elsewhere
One man and seven women from England
landed here last week, and commenced
singing i'll public places, getting crowd to
follow them into public hall, and there
continuing what they called an assault on
the kingdom of Satan. They will attract
the multitude who always run after new
thing, and the more grotesque and dis
orderly the methods the greater the at
traction. 1t is quite likely that these
foreigners are sincerely good and in earnest.
But universal experience shows that such
measures are of no permanent usefulness,
while they disgust many and bring religion
itself into contempt.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-03-20
Stocking Streams With Trout.

The Allentown Item of Friday says
" Yesterday Hon. Geo. T. Gross received
$4,000 brook trout from the Matching
houses at Marietta, Lancaster county,
which he distributed in the afternoon in
Trout creek and the Little Lehigh. Mr..
Gross has for several years been receiving
brook trout, with which he has been stock
ing streams in this vicinity, and ere long
there will be lots Of good trout fishing in
these waters"
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-03-20

Erie Observer.
We do not think it good policy now to
instruct for Tilden or any other candidate.
But at the same time we utterly repudiate
the leadership of Mr.. Wallace. and are Op-
posed to him setting up delegation to
the national convention, instructed to vote
as unit, and recognizing him as manipu-
later and manager.
On the other hand, the Democrats who
support Mr. Tilden refuse to recognize
Mr.. Randall as leader to whom the Penn
sylvania delegation shall be handed over to
control at his own sweet will.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-03-20

Belle1OnA W WatcnWan.
Wallace voted against the confirmation of
this representative of the very worst
elements Of Philadelphia Republican poll
place." there can certainly be no room for
censure. We have not been able to see
the VOTE
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-03-20
Police Cases.

Mayor MacGonigle had before him this
morning five dodgers, and one disorderly,
all of whom were discharged
Alderman Barr. committedJ. H. Brene-
man for 80 days, for drunken and disor-
derl9 conduct.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-03-20
Senatorial Party at Donegal Springs,

Senators Cameron, Edmunds and Ham,
lin arrived last evening from Washington
D. c., at Marietta, where they will be the
guests of Col. James Duffy, and to-day will
proceed to Donegal Springs and visit the
birthplace of Gen. Simon Cameron, where
they will be entertained. The distinguished
party will return to Washington on Mon
day.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-03-20
THE REPUBLICANS
Who Steal the Party Funds /.

VINO SteaI the Party FUNDS?
Mr.. Griest's Inquirer.
A certain class of men seek to be men,
bers of the county committee for the pur-
pose of getting possession of and handling
the funds of the party, and what they do
not retain for themselves they often use in
an illegal and improper manner.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-03-20
New Strawberries.

Strawberries have made their appear
ance in the Lancaster markets and they
are selling at 40 cents per box. They were
brought from FIesida.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-03-20

THE Seventh ward election contest,
which will cost the county over $1,000,
discloses the astonishing fact that three
of the petitioners who protested against
certain illegal votes being counted, were
themselves legally proved to be illegal
voters. 1t was very much of dunghill
that Bill Dean entered in this main.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-03-20
IT'S True, IT'S Pity.

Altoona Sun.
And in his feverish dreams Don muttsrs
&" ct tn Lancaster 80
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-03-20
MINOR TOPICS.

In st. Louis, No., with population of
nearly half a million, the entire member
ship of the Protestant churches is said to
be less than 20, 600, or about one in twenty
five.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-03-20

THE Sixteenth Street Methodist church,
Philadelphia, which now ranks among the
most prosperous of it's district, has been
almost entirely renewed in the audience
and lecture rooms, and every dollar paid.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-07

moneys received by the Treasury ana NOT expense az
shown NV the books OF the several bureaus OF ,ns
partment No better PROOF OF the accuracy WIN 60
tha accOunts ~ the fiscal operations vi ~ ~,
err cn have been kept could be asked Tor OF
The amount of money reported on ndnu W NV =, ~
OF he Treasurer IA not. boWeVef lhe 'nll OK cor.
nublic moneys held by Independent treasury .nccr'
and dep0sitaTy banks As fiscal agents Oh tnV Nvsu'
ment these officers and banks nave nein 'nc i"i W,
odvnucrd for disbursement 10 puhc oHcIs' anu u.s.
ntber funds I'm trust for the redemption OF Nttpai M
notes and for other purposes aggrtst uE H., ~
average during tho past year oI over SHY 6 mo
Gcuars Iuder the existing system, by Whi.h thc
U',orImcnt praetIcay holds aud dishurses us own
money ana fhat OF T. officers the rsca oprIhuon. az
ropducled without disturbance, emDarfastne"' "
fsvofifier ana with satisfaction 10 all eOhcefucu
CUSTOMS.
The revenue from for the year endeu JUDO 'V
1880 was 81 SO j22 GGl 90 the revenue FOR Tue Pre-
ced ng year was Sl37 25OOl7 20. an Increase o.
S40272OiG 90 This large gain was due IN part 10 vi
exceptional demand for certain classes OF foreign Wer
cboudlsc principally iron and steel and their manuiac
lures when Is not lkcy 10 be main 9nrd curing tny
preaent wear OF tins sum. about S12OouVOo was Cn'
irefpd on sugar; 100000, on manufactures oi rlH
$40 100000 on mauutIc. dre5 Oi ron aln ~ ~ l.,
III a 600 900 on manufactures Of cottOui r2'VVOo'V
and manufactures o. wool; ana 20. ~,
VINES and spirits making total Of DaIy@l Z)VVVV vV
co Icctcd on Ia classes Of articles I've pfecse
amounts, however, cannot be Hyeu because tnc 80
tsuc- are based certltn extent, on uhiquiu"'cu
49,. 80. ,yoro
r q cxnerses for collection for the PAST year were
40 ggJ S7S o. an over the preceding 9tSr VI
$50 Og9 %. occasioucd - larg extent Dy the III
crease IN the importation o; bulky Articles
The expenses Of collection ana rcenage 81 co'I lOi
he mast fDur years were as iOIlOW3:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-07


The bonds ma ur.ng December 81 1880. VII be paid
from accrupg revenue. The surplus revenue accrung
prior Jul l. 1881, estimated al about fifty million
dollars (*30OOC OOO VIII be app led under exciting law
10 the purchase orp yoen Of ne bonds above decIned
thus leaving ihc sum Of $6373oO 600 10 be PROVIDED
for. The third sect on OF ihe act approved jaw IA,
1870. for refuu6ing the ndlonai deD neor "'cd tne
nye per cenl bonds maturing Nay l. 1850 are redeem
abe requires tie Secretary OF Tue treasury 10 give pun
lie tbee months in advance OF htr payne ht 10
enable the Department 10 a'ah lAe vi ~ oiOn Va
redeening these bonds at their maturity the necessary
l. next ihe hve ana SIX yer cent Doi a. are nor ny
their terus able at spec nc date hnt tney are re-
dates above named. They bear much higher rate OF
Interest at which new bonds eau De sod
Auy delay in providing for their rcdenptlO VIII compel
the payne Of high rates f!mierest; IT VIII
make necessary tue issue Of series az coupons TO
the holders OF coupon bonds and may postpone 10 less
favorable period the complexion OF the operations OF re
funGlng Under existing law there IL still available
his purpose ur per cent bonds by the
OF JUS IA 1870. aud January 20 1871 TO t4e amount
premum, aAd III the absence OF legislation. it would
be The duty OF the Secretary, wheh any poaos
became ah rS'eeg appy the proceeds To- the
redemption such bonds but the amount of four per
ia iheIcore advisable by and compIc hensvo egis
lation, 10 anih"rz the sale OF other securities sum
cent to redeem the whole sum soon 10 be feGeemaDle
The and conditions Of tue securities 10 be ahthor-
OF this Department Hitherto the policy has been 10 sell
bonds low rate OF interest possible, run
nel1ts of he sinkng fund. believed that a large por
ton OF be pub debt 10 DC redeemed can be provided
issued IN such can, by tao application OF the
sinkugiupd, be paid as they mature Inc purchase OF
bonds not due has heretofore involved the payment Of
premiums which IL Is believed future be avoided
by the Treasury notes. The large accGmu
ls,Oa oil money seeking Investment affOi Dis favor
able ppor1unlIy for selling such notes bearing ow
rae of interest. 1t Is believed that they Will form
popuar security, always available 10 The holder and
readily convertible into money when needed for
otuer Investment N business. TEcY should be
In such form ana denominations as 10
furnish cOuveuieDt investment Tor the small
80 refuBdlng certificates authorized by tho act Of Feb
rusry 26, 1879 No other United states bonds Than
those stated become redeem bic prior 10 the lst OF rep
TENDER. 1891 the date OF maturity Of the 42 per cent
boDds. Tue requirements OF the SINKING fund prior 10
the maturity the ala cent bonds. for period OF
ten year, from 1882 1891, both inclusive, estl
.t.a.. fuii..Ny
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81 700 $50 in halfeaRles and S2l.516360 IN uoune
eaSies F,yeeighths OF the coin ge was lh nenV'n r
tons which are than 500 This was not only aIso
pronor ION than IN any preceding year. but was III h'
nearly equal 10 the the total coinage III hOse "oD'
tons during the preceding thirty years. -,
The coin circulation OF the country on Jhnun' -
1870 The dntc fixed for resumption, Is tsuina'cv
from the statistics Of coinage aud excess OF p"r'S Vi
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-07

eo,x "a 1870 providing sinkingfund for inc pay
roept OF tie public debt is in conformity with 'ne po''
xhich hse prevailed since the adoption Oh 'ue
s,o ~ regarding public deb: as temporary burden,
IN he mai of as rapidly as the public interests VIII al
low The prov sions of these acts have been supstsn
tally compiled with. They were executed literally un
I'll the panic 1873 by largely decreans inc revenues
~ be q yprnucnt rendered II lmposlD 10 meet LneH
Seanircments The deficiency on the sinsiug-fmd ac-