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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-05-04
A RACE FOR A BRIDE.
The Man Who Came in Last, but Who Fa1
ed at Her Feet, Winning the frize.

The Man who Came in Last, but Who Faint
ed at Her Feet, Winning the frize.
A novel weddi ng was celelebrated in
Pollockville, N. c. 1t seems that Moses
John Miller and Alexander Bibb, two
well-to-do young farmers, were in love
with the same girl, Leanora Lloyd.
She was not able to decide which
she liked best. On Sunday morn
ing Bibb walked home from church
with her, and left her under the impress
sion that she said she would marry him.
Tuesday night Miller went to see her,
and understood her to say that she would
marry him. Both men next morning went
to the court house to get out the license.
Each procured the necessary documents,
and started off with license to marry
Miss Lloyd. They met at the court house
door, and, after some talk, agreed that the
first man who reached the lady's house
should marry her. The residence of
Colonel Lloyd was one mile distant,
and both men started ON the race
for the bride. Bibb soon quit the main
road and dashed into the wood, expecting
to make short cut and reach the house
first, but Miller kept the road, and got in
on the homestretch eight minutes before
his rival. The men were in sight of each
other going up the lane to the house.
Bibb's effort to overtake his rival was al
most superhuman. When they reached the
house, Bibb from sheer exhaustion tainted
in the porch, falling almost at the feet of his
lady love. When the situation was ex-
planed to her, she said she had come to
the conclusion that she liked Mr. Bibb the
best, and therefore she would marry him.
Her sympathies were won over by seeing
him faint. The said she believed that
both loved her, but that he who faints at
the danger of losing bride must love
her more than he who is cool and uncon-
cerned in the midst of it all. The Rev.
Aaron Jasper, the wel[known Baptist
minister, married Mr.. Bibb and Miss
Lloyd.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-05-04
All In Good Health.

Senator Herman, says that he sees Sey-
mour every time he goes to Utica, and that
he is apparently in good health and his
step elastic. Senator Gordon, who has
just returned from New York, says Mr.. Til
der is as lively as a cricket, and on the oc-
casion of call, he found Mr.. Tilden en-
gagged in a regular rough-and-tumble play
with two large mastiffs, which form part
of his household. General Hancock, when
in Washington the other day, was in su-
perb condition, and looked good for hum
dred years to come. Senator Thurman's
step is as steady and his lungs as powerful
as they were thirty years ago, and Sena-
tor Bayard, the youngest of all, is an ath-
lete in mind and body. So it seems that
no considerations of health need be weighed
against the prominent Democratic candi-
dates for the presidency.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-05-04
A Destroying Angel.

A fire occurred yesterday morning be-
tween 3 and 4 o'clock, in the suburbs of
Christiansburg, Va, by which Martha
Jones (colored) and her five children were
burned to death. The fire had got so great
headway before it was discovered that it
was impossible to do anything to save
them. The woman is believed to have set
fire to the house herself for the purpose of
destroying the whole family. She was
evidently deranged. The bodies were al
most entirely burned up. The woman re-
fused to give entrance to any person to the
house, and by the time it could be broken
into the fire had attained such Roadway no
one could enter.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-05-04
A New ORGANIZATION,

A society to be known as the Salem
Young Mems Bible institute was organ
lied in Dowart street mission last night
with the following officers:
President-Rev. J. B. Soule.
Vice President-Rev. J. H. Elliott.
Secretary-Mr. VIM. J. Shiffer.
Treasurer-Mr. H. L. F. Butt.
The object of this organization is to dis
cuss various biblical subjects. The first
regular meeting will be held next Monday
evening, May 10th, when the president, Rev.
J. B. Soule, will deliver the opening ad-
dress.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-05-04
PEACE AND HARMONY.

Editorial Views of tho State COnveutiOn.
Norristown Register, Dem.
If anything can bring victory to the
Democratic army in this state it is the per-
feet harmony of purpose and principle in
the coming presidential contest of which
we have such encouraging promises in last
weeks work at Harrisburg.
CIasping Fratornal Hands.
Doylestown Democrat, Dem.
Harmony was the order os the day, be-
cause the interest of the Democratic party
was paramount to that of individuals, and
the warning factions calmed down until all
was lovely. Our great chieftains,: Wallace
and Randall, with a magnanimity that is
worthy all praise, shook hands in presence
Of the convention, and agreed to bury then
little hatchet. This conduct brought
down the house, and the two leaders now
became the heroes of the convention.
This excellent example spread to the en-
battled and embittered field of Philadel-
phia. and in a very short time the foes of
an hour before were clasping each other
in the fraternal hug of harmony.
Any Of Them Good Enough.
Altoona Sun.
1t may be Tilden, Seymour, Bayard,
Randall, Palmer, Hendricks, Parker, Eng
lish, Thurman, Hancock, or name not
even as yet mentioned; but it makes
no difference who the chosen leaders may
be, a united Democracy will stand behind
him and upon the swelling wave OflpOpu
lar acclaim bear him on to victory.
The Shape of the Patriots Candidate.
Harrisburg Patriot, Dem.
When Mr.. Tilden is out of the question
it will become the duty of the convention
at Cincinnati to present to the Democracy
a candidate who will satisfy the demand'
of the party at large and at the same time
give confidence to the conservative opinion
of the country that is outside of th'
Democratic party. He will be a mar
whose past record will afford no pretex
for a bloody shirt campaign Oh the par
of the Republicans. If not soldie
like our own peerless Hancock
or Mcclellan, or Franklin, or Pal
mer, he will be civilian who in ;
judic ial or representative capacity distin
guished himself as champion of tn
cause of the Union. He will not be a pro
tectionist advocate of privileged monopol!
at the expense of the masses of the people
nor will there be any dubious ring in hi
record ON the question of the currency
The Democratic party is rich in distin
guished men who fill these conditions, ant
it will not be difficult for the nationa
convention to select from among them
candidate to lead it's column to victory il
the impending struggle of 1880.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-05-04
PERSONAL.
rules to ruin

ERBHART ANHUEsER, president of the
Anheuser buck brewing company, and one
of the wealthiest brewers in st. Louis has
died at the age of seventy-five years.
Prof. DAVID B. Drummer, of Reading,
has announced himself as candidate for
the Democratic congressional nomination.
Prof. Brunner served for two terms as
superintendent of the public schools of
Berks county, and is at present principal
of the Reading academy.
OSCAR HAMMERsTEIN, publisher of the
United States Tobacco Journal, was held in
$500 bail for examination in the Harlem
police court yesterday, on charge of
having libeled George Storm David
Levy and other tobacco and cigar manu-
facturers.
The Bethlehem Times has the following:
"Rev. A. HAMILTON and wife, formerly of
Lititz, after spending few days in Beth
lehem, stopping at the residence of Rev.
E. T. Kluge, on Church street, returned to
their present home at the Ephrata house,
at Nazareth. Rev. Hamilton served for a
number of years as a Moravian missionary
on different islands in the West Indies.
With his wife he expects to return to his
native home in Scotland, there to remain
for the future. The venerable missionary
and his spouse have made arrangements to
set sail from New York city, in the
steamer Canada of the National line of
steamers, ON the 18th day of May next. -
The item will prove of interest to many
here, as Mrs. Hamilton, nee Emma Moore,
is we'll known in Lancaster.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-05-04
OBITUARY.
Death of Evan Nlishler.

Evan Mishler, proprietor Of the Mishler
house, Reading, died last night a few min
utes before eleven o'clock, in the 42d year
of his age. He had been in critical con-
ditiOn for several weeks, suffering with a
combination of disorders, and his death
was not unexpected. The deceased was
born in East Cocalico township, Lancaster
county, and was the second son Of Jacob
Mishler, now deceased, His father con-
Quoted grist mill and distillery in Lam
caster county, and having amassed con-
siderable wealth, removed to Reading
with his family and engaged in
the hotel business on Penn street
above Fourth, on the present site of the
Mishler house. After the death of his
father, Evan Mshler conducted the man.
agement of the hotel for his mother, and
subsequently opened liquor store in a
portion of the building. In August, 1871,
he received the Democratic nomination for
sheriff after most exciting contest, and
was elected in the fall of that year. He
served very acceptably as sheriff for three
years and went out of Office possessing
many friends in different sections of
the county. He was prominent Dem
ocratic politician and took great inter-
est in every campaign. He served as
chairman of the Democratic county con-
vention, member of the Democratic state
committee, and was a delegate to several
Democratic state conventions. He had
two brothers, Abel and Lewis; and two
sisters, Lizzie, married to A. ]. Darling
ton, and Mary, married to Joseph Nc
Manus. The deceased was possessed of
many excellent qualities, and was staunch
friend. He enjoyed large acquaintance
ship throughout the state, having been in
public life for a number of years. He
was married to daughter of Amos B.
Yeager, and his wife and one son survive
him.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-05-04
Sicily Island Fishing Cub.

At the animal meeting of the above club
held on the Sd inst, the following officers
were elected for the ensuing year:
President-Frank SHREDDER.
Vice President-Dr. S. I. Davis.
Secretary-Col. Samuel II. Price.
Treasurer-A. g. Kepler
Board of Management-Amos Lee,
Henry Gundaker, David McMullen, Amos
Miley and Anthony Lechler, ST.
The meeting resolved that tho island
cottage be Immediately furnished, and
boats procured for the use of the men,
bers, and that a dancing platform be
erected for the accommodation of clubs
and picnics desiring to visit the island. Ar
rangements have already been made for
excursion rates with the Pennsylvania
railroad company to 60 and return from
the island. Many donations in chairs,
tables and cot beds were made by the
members to the club, and BENZ. Reynolds,
esq, of Pennsylvania railroad, donated a
large flag 20 feet long, for the flag staff to
be erected on til island.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-05-04

THE Philadelphia Inquirer declares
that the Philadelphia delegates to Chica-
60 will not vote for Grant, and that the
statedelegation to the Republican nation
al convention will not obey the unit rule.
1t may be doubted if a party that had
not the courage of the Democracy to
make and win the fight for freedom in a
state convention will make or win it at
Chicago, where the convention machin-
cry will be in Don Cameron's hands, land
thumb screws will be.applied at his COM
mand.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-05-04
Thk ELECrRIC FIRE ALARM-


Tho Empire Aook and Ladder Compauv In
Favor OF 1t.
Last evening the Empire hook and lad
der company held an important meeting
previous tO:their visit to Chambersbur9,
and number of new members were elect
ed. Among the business that came before
the meeting was the proposition to estab:
lish an electric telegraph fire alarm in this
city. This will come up before councils at
their meeting tomorrow evening and it
was introduced at the Empires meeting
last evening for the purpose of ascersaining
how the company felt in regard to it.
Several speeches were made in favor of it,
and the proposition received the unani-
nous endorsement of the company.
The gentleman who puts up these fire
alarm telegraphs was in this city q few
days ago and he stated that the apparatus
could be put up here for %, 500, while the
city OF Reading few years ago paid
SlO,OOO for the same work. Bv
this arrangement there would be gonss
in each engine house with twenty-five
fire boxes in different parts of the city a
gong in the bed room of the chief engineers
room, and a wire, with alarms, running
from the station house to the prison. BY
this process there can be no false alarms of
fire unless the person starting it be detect
ed. Should the proposition pass in coun-
cils it is claimed that it would be a great
benefit to the city and a yearly saving to
the property holders and the firemen, rs
the latter are often compelled to pay
horse hire when there are nothing but
false alarms.
The Disbarment Case
At the cOnvening Of the state sapre mo
court in Harrisburg yesterday for the
business Of the May term, there were pres
ent Chief Justice SharswOOd and Justices
Sterrett, Gordon, Turnkey, Paxson and
Mercur. Justice Green is absent at Hot
Springs, Arkansas, and will not return
until June. The first case called was that
of W. U. Hensel, of the Lancaster INTEL
ILGENCER, being an appeal from the de-
cision OF Judge Patterson denying him the
right to practice at the Lancaster county
bar because of an editorial published in
his paper rejecting OIL the judge in his
judicial capacity. Messrs. A. X. Mcclure,
of the Philadelphia 7nnes James E. Cow
en- and Rufus E. Shapley appeared for
Mr.. Hensel. Judge Patterson was repre-
sented by S. II. Reynolds, esq. The lat
ter asked the postponement of the case be-
cause of Attorney General Pslmer's illness
who is one of Judge Patterson's counsel.
After some argument regarding the time
and a doubt expressed by the court
whether it could be heard this term il
postponed. it was agreed to let it 90 over
until a future time, the court promising
that it should he taken up at this term.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-05-04
ELOQUENT FIGURES.
Which Tell of a Lie Somewhe

Which Tell of . Lie Somewhere.
Lancaster County Prison Inspectors Report
Page6.
The manufacturing department shows a
loss of 81, ST. SO, as shown by the state
ment of gain and loss. Tabular statements,
sustaining the foregoing conclusions, are
hereunto appended and made part of this
report.
Different Figures.
Same Report "Tabular Statements"
Loss of manufacturing department 49,
724, 40.
Better Showing.
Berks County Prison Report, mos.
Net gain in manufacturing department,
81, 704 rs.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-05-04
Upset.

Last evening about O'Clock as Ernest
Henricci, baker, was serving bread in tho
neighborhood of the Reading railroad
depot, North Prince street, he turned his
team on so short a lock that the king
connecting the front running-gears with
the back part of the wagon was lifted out
of place, the wagon was upset and Mr.. H.
and his bread were dumped out and scat
tered around promiscuously." The
horse walked off with the front running
gears, but was stopped before going far.
No great damage was done.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-05-04
MINOR TOPICS.

"UNENDING peace to us and unending
war to our opponents. ."-Speaker RAN
daN
In the Judgment of the Harrisburg Pa
triot, since every county and every legisla-
tive district in the state now have repre-
sentation in the state convention independ-
ent of the senatorial districts, there is no
good reason why the party should con-
tinue to elect senatorial delegates.
Is it true that Prison Keeper John P.
Weise recently allowed convict to leave
the Jail and attend a hotel keepers "mov-
ing?" We hear that he admitted it be-
fore the inspectors investigation. Was this
one of the things which the Era said was
mot proper for publication"
TO-DAY the New York Herald thinks
1.-THE great practical problem for the anti
third term Republicans is to find a candi-
date who will disarm the hostility of Mr..
Conkling and yet be acceptable to the
party at large. Mr.. Fish is almost the
only Republican statesman who meets
these conditions.
To Pittsburgh correspondent a Repub-
lican congressman has been saying that if
Grant should be the Republican candidate,
and Randall secured the Democratic nomi-
nation, he would take the stump for the
latter; Randall's s record is unassailable and
his poverty, after serving almost three full
terms as speaker, contrasts favorably with
the riches his predecessor obtained through
the venial use of his place and power.
Randall ought to have no trouble in beat
ing either Grant or Blaine out of sight on
the simple issue that he is "clean
handed.''
JOHN A. LOGAN and Emory Storrs have
dropped Washburne from the inner coun-
ellis of Grants friends, because they charge
that Washburne, while making preten-
sions to support Grant, and ostentatiously
discountenancing the movements in his
own behalf, has been secretly encouraging
the Washburne demonstrations, and work.
ing up delegates wherever it could be done
without attracting the attention of the
Grant politicians. Arriving at this belief,
they at once communicated it to Grant
and supported it by such facts and argu-
ments as to convince him of Washburne's
insincerity, and they now "are out"
In accordance with an order just issued
by Hon. Francis A. Walker, superinten-
dent Of the census, the work of taking the
census, instead of commencing on the first
Monday in June 9th prox) will commence
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-05-04
Sale of Canadian Horses.

Samuel Hess and Son, auctioneers, sold
yesterday at Fred. Brimmer's stables Lam
caster city, for George Grossman, 81 head
of Canadian horses at an average of $1S7. Is
per head ;. 10 out of the lot averaged s247
per head the lowest price sold for was
$50, and the highest price was 1885, the
whole amounting to $5,O69.50.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-05-04
Sunbury and LowistOwn Railroad,

Sunbufy ana LoWfstOWn Railroad.
At meeting Of the Sunbury and Lew
istown railroad company's stockholders in
Philadelphia yesterday, the following Off
GERS were elected: President, Aaron Fries,
Philadelphia; Directors, James H. Camp
bell, Samuel G. Lewis and John w. Notify,
Of Philadelphia George Shaunder, of
Norristown; r. w. Shenk, of Lancaster,
and Josiah Hart, of Doylestown.
The report of the directors of the road
showed it to be in fourishing condition.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-05-04
A Fearless Man.
North American, Behind Time.

Mr.. Warfel, of the New Era, does not
seem whit frightened by the disbarring
of Messrs. Steinman and Hensel. He re-
Gently charged in the New Era that in the
Snyder case 1.-the machinery of the court
was used to prostitute justice in the politi-
cal interest of the best workers of the
ward" with much more of the same sort
of criticism. The worst and most direct,
charge is that "the court consented and
encouraged the settlement of the New
Era libel suit"
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-05-04
Hold for q Hearing.

Eight or ten Of the young men charged
with rioting ON Sunday in the southern
part of the city, have been arrested and
held by Alderman Spurrier for hearing
on Friday evening next. Several more ar
rests will vet be made.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-05-04
May Hop.

Last evening an organization known as
the Lancaster club, and composed of
young men belongin g to Lancaster lodge
K. p, gave hop at Roherts's hall which
was very largely attended, the floor being
crowded during the entire evening and
far into the morning. Taylor's excellent
orchestra furnished the music.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-05-04

At meeting of st. Peters beneficial
society, held at their hall last evening, the
following officers were elected for the en-
suing year:
President-Marcus Kirchner.
Vice President-PhilipF Finger.
Secretary-Peter Rorich, jr.
Treasurer-Bernard ROgenstein.
Committee-Andrew Kirchner, Frank
Joseph Martin, Joseph Gottselig, Mat
thias Gardner, Adam Bender, John Kirsch,
John Kress, Andrew Walter.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-05-04

TIE manipulations Of the insurance
interests of New York by COnkl:ng's
henchman, to raise Republican cam
paign fund, is the basis of a startling
story which we print today and which
shows how thoroughly every branch of
the public service is prostituted in behalf
of machine-bound party which only
ru1aS tO ruin
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-05-04

The auditors pronounce the prison
management fraud. The grand jury
pronounces the auditors report fraud.
The court which set afoot the grand in
quests investigation does nothing to
further its demand, and is as nerveless as
when its officers prostituted justice in it's
sanctuary and admitted their offense with
out fear of being called to account. TAX
ing one consideration with another, this
county of ours, which high authority has
ranked with commonwealth, is honey
combed in its administrative depart
ments with fraud, and those who can will
not deliver it from its peril and its
shame.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-05-04
[une LIST, and enumerstors will be allowed

June LIST, and enumerators will be allowed
the entire month in which to complete their
labors, instead of being required to finish
the work in three weeks. The compensa-
tion of enumerators will he 2 cents per
name, instead Of 24 cents, and 124 for each
farm instead Of 10 cents. Other material
changes have been made in the compensa-
ton to be paid denumcrators.