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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-05-16
A Sudden Silpnce.

The silence of Dorsey and Brady just
now is very great. Each gave one
shout soon after they We're struck, and
appealed to high heaven for their justifi-
cation against the cruel assaults of a
mendaciOus press; but they are not
doing any shouting now, although every
day is bringing out fresh proofs of their
guilt, and it is even doubtful whether
the charitable Key and the guileless
Hayes are not beginning to be oppressed
with suspicion of their rascality. Dor
sey, it now appears, used to send reams
of blank postal contract papers to an
accommodating postmaster in Arkansas,
who filled into them his endorsement of
the entire responsibility of the parties,
and remailed the batch to Dorsey, who
was then senator, and who put
in the name of the brother -in-law
whom he selected to be the contractor,
and filled the other blanks: so perfecting
the papers upon their face and making
them tit to pass the inspection of the
vigilant Brady. 1t looks as though Mr..
Dorsey would find IL very difficult to es-
cape the penitentiary; andnotwithstand-
ing his present gift of modesty and the
great unObtrusiveness of his demeanor,
we believe people generally would like to
see him so there unless, indeed, the
president and the Senate have any use
for him on the supreme bench of the
United States rs the Dorsey style of
men seem to be considered just the style
for that august tribunal, We would be
10th to deprive the appointing powers
of a chance to provide it with a member
who will 50 fill their idea of what a su-
preme court judge should be; but we
believe there is no present vacancy there,
and really the public impatience to have
Mr.. Dorsey fifty disposed of will not
await the uncertain happening of one
and we know of no other fitting place
open for him bit tie peni:enti,ry. |
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-05-16
A Strange Letter from a Missing Man.

AStrango Letter from a Missing Man.
The friends of James Singleton, who
has been missing from his home in Skill
man avenue, near Union avenue, Williams
port, have received letter from him post
marked Salisbury, Canada. Singleton
writes that he and an old country friend
were drugged in a saloon in New York,
and when they recovered consciousness
they were in a ship at sea. There were
two other men aboard who had also been
kidnapped.
"The best of our Clothes" he writes,
"and all our money and valuables were
taken from us. We were told that we
were bound for Jamaica. When we
reached place they called the Breakwater
We escaped from the ship aud hid in the
woods The others are in the woods.
pushed on here to send you this letter."
He concludes by asking his friend. Mr..
Kelley, to whom the letter is addressed,
to send him few dollars. Tho police,
to whom Mr. Kelley showed the letter,
were as mystified as he was.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-05-16

Rev. Calder of Harrisburg, lecturer Of
the Pennsylvania State Grange Patrons of
Husbandry, will address 4 public meet
day evening May gath, 1881 also in Odd
Fellows hall, Fairfield, on Wednesday:
which the public are invited to hear the
subjects of the order explained.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-05-16
How tho Kaaterskill Hotel Game to he
Rnilt.

Mr.. Harding, of Philadelphia, has been
a guest at the Catskill Mountain House for
several seasons. He always had the best
in the house and paid we'll for it. One day
last summer his little daughter, who was
sick, wanted some chicken broth, aud Mr..
Harding requested the proprietor Of the
Catskill Mountain House to prepare it.
''If you want 50 much waiting On,'' was
the reply. "you had better buy some land
and build hotel YOURSELF Mr.. Harding
said: ''WelI, l declare never thought
of that before. believe will act upon
his suggestion" Harding left the Cats
kill Mountain House soon after this incl
dent, and Immediately went to work to
erect a new house. The result is the
House, situated short distance
from the Catskill Mountain house, which
contains five hundred and twenty rooms.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-05-16
LIEUT.. CHERRY'S DEATH.
Particulars Showing that he was Killed b!
Ono of His Own Men.


A despatch from Fort NiObrara, Neb.,
gives the following particulars OF Lieut..
Cherry's murder, showing that he was
a desperate attempt to rob a ranch ten
miles east of this post, in which cowboy
was shot through the lungs and 4 half
breed killed, reached here on Saturday
morning. The robbers were believed
to be two deserters, who had
with them four horses stolen from
the cavalry stables. Major Upham des.
patched Lieut.. Cherry, of the Fifth caval-
ry, with eight men and five Indians, with
orders to capture the robbers. Cherry
struck the trail and soon found one horse
tied to Il tree and bloody garments lying
about. lie rode on the entire day and,
losing the trail, camped out. Next day
he started eastward to reach the ratiOns
sent to him from the fort. Meantime a
brother Of Bordeaux, one Of the robbers,
had come over from the agency, and with
4 party of soldiers and Indians followed
Lieut.. Cherry's general directions. At
about 10 o'clock Cherry, who had di-
vided, his party, retaining three men with
him, saw men at distance on the bluff.
While riding along with Sergeant Harring-
ton on his right hand and Thomas Locke
and James Conroy in the rear, shot was
fired behind them. The lieutenant at
once turned in his saddle and asked what
that meant. Locke with a pistol in his
hand, and within a few yards of Cherry.
declared that his weapon had gone off
accidentally, and Immediately shot Liet.
Cherry through the heart, death being in
stantaneous. Locke then turned and fired
at Conroy, at whom it appears he had di-
rected his first shot. Conroy was wounded
and fell from his horse. Harrington seeing
his officer shot down and strange men
rapidly advancing on them. believed that
Cherry and himself had been betrayed by
the other soldiers, and that the men ad-
vancing were the robbers. He at once
fled, and after riding down his horse and
Lieut.. Cherry's which followed him, reach
ed tie post last night.
''Lieut. Cherry's partywas scattered over
several miles, and it was afterward learned
that the men whom Harrington took for
robbers were indeed the gang which the
military was pursuing. From the fact
that no one could comprehend the situta-
tiOn, Locke, putting spurs to his horse,
escaped. The murderer's motive cannot
be OWNED, and the whole affair has very
mysterious aspect
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-05-16
Enjoying tho Fine Weather

Saturday. like today, was delightful
out of doors, and recognizing this fact our
good friend s. P. Eby, esq, took about
twenty five of the younger pupils of the st.
James parish schools on an excursion up
to his beautiful place at Mountville,
where they were given the Opportu-
nifty Of romp in the open air
and permitted to pick flowers and indulge
in merry and healthful games. Neither
did Mr.. Eby forget the "true inward
ness" of his young friends, but had
thoughtfully provided refreshments,
which were partaken Of with relish.
The trip was made by rail, the party going
at II in the morning and returning before
nightfall.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-05-16
kemarkabie-If Reliable.

A remarkable cloud was seen at Bedford,
Indiana, last Friday. 1T rushed over the
town, as low as the tree-tops, with the
roar of a hurricane" and only thirty five
seconds elapsed from the time it appeared
until it disappeared. "The sky was clear
at the time, the sun shining" but ere
duction of ten to fifteen degrees in, the
temperature followed the passage of the
cloud and continued for about ten min
utes." A similar phenomenon was wit
messed at Bloomfield.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-05-16

In Baltimore Dennis Landers, aged 35,
was fatally stabbed by Edward Lucas, in
a saloon OH Alicanna street. Both men
had been drinking. Landers died within
few minutes after being stabbed Four
cases of shooting, several seriously, in
various parts of the city, are reported.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-05-16
NEIGH sORIOOD NEWS.


Near and Across the County Lines.
The Berks county agricultural society
will give S775 prize for the best wheat field.
The passenger engine Lititz," runnin.
on the Reading & Columbia railroad, was
disabled by the sudden breaking Of Il con-
Meeting rod. The engine was running
very slow at the time, otherwise the result
might have proved disastrous. The
locomotive was taken to the shops in
Reading for repairs.
The Pennsylvania Graphite company,
Upper Uwchlan township, Chester county,
are busily engaged in mining plumbagO,
and manufacturing it into graphite. Five
tons Of graphite is being turned out every
week and it is rumored that the company
during the past year declared q dividend
of sc per centum on the capital invested.
On Saturday morning, while attempting
to hold horse that became fris hrened at
the cars, near Emigsburg, York county,
Samuel Bacr, aged IL, was thrown down,
trampled upon by the horse, run over by
the wagon and suffered fracture OF the
jaw, besides several other injuries.
The First Baptist church Of Oxford.
Chester county. was regularly received and
recognized by church council convened
for the purpose on Thursday last. Nine
or ten churches were represented in the
council. Rev. VIM. Morrison and G. p.
Roy represented the First church Of this
city, and Rev. Morrison preached the OPEN
ing sermon. DrumOre church was repre-
sented by DeacOns Geo. W. Peter and
Joseph d. Moore, and Rev. VIM. II. Nc
Neil will have charge of the new church.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-05-16
INSURANCE PAID.
Settlement Of Losses From the Burnlng Of
KIeker's Brewery.

settlement Of Losses From tho BNrn1Ng Of
KIeker's Brewery.
Bausman & Burns, insurance agents, on
Saturday last, appraised and adjusted Mr..
Ricker's brewery loss (fire occurring on
Wednesday evening las for the following
cash figures, namely:
The London Assurance Corporation
nays on buildings. ..................s2,OlO 81, 90 ~
L mon insurance company ON saIne.... 4Ss u
Phoenix insurance company pays On
beer-cOOler, engine and connections 3iO O
am hon.eIoI.i furniture. ............. 40 %
Same company paysOn malt 332 IL
N malt ......................... sl7 81
Same company pays on hops. ...:....... 20 ~
Same company pays on stock in pro-
cess NJ W
Same company pays on termenting
tubs and kegs. ......................... 300 60
Total cash settlement S5.l9l s2
Mr.. Kicker keeps all damaged stock and
and no doubt will commence re-
pairing at once.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-05-16
PERSONAL.

DoN CAMERON is said to have "sworn
off" and Randall is credited with his
reformation.
Mrs. GARFIELD is reported slightly i'm
proved. DR.. Baxter has had consultai
ton with DR.. BOynton and thinks, al
though she is very weak and somewhat
debilitated, her chances to regain health
are fair.
Mrs. WILLIAM A. WALLACE has been
lying quite sick at the Continental hotel.
Her husband is at her bedside all the time
Mrs. Wallace was somewhat better last
evening, and it is possible may soon be
removed to her home in Clearfield.
The other day Col. Fred Grant, looking
at 4 theatrical billboard in quest Of an
evenings amusement, asked Major Ton
OCuILrHEE what ''Stabat Mater" meant
ooh ~ said the survivor of the Alamo,
s'that's from the Latin, Fred g; pity the
classics are not more in favor with you
West Point mcn--it really units you for
society. 1t means stabbed his mother.
Stabat, stabbed our English word is de-
rived. from it. OF course even West
Pointer knows that Mater means mother.
Let's 90 in Welcker's and lift q small
bottle of Roedercr off its icy bed"
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-05-16

Following is list of unclaimed letters
remaining in the postof1icc at Lancaster
for the week ending Monday, May 1G,
1881:
Ladies' List Sallie Clark, Carrie =.
Foreman, Sallie Grossen, Mary A. Nc
Carly, Mrs. Ellen Miller. Salome Phru,
Mrs. Raphael, Annie X. Shissler, Mary
Shreck. Abby Smith, Ella Young, Mrs.
Annie NJ. YOst.
Gents List Franz Abel, Cyrus Bar
ron, J. w. Brown, E Berkholder, Geo.
Diller, II. Day, Mr.. Ferdinand Oor.).
Chas Fuller. John F. German, Harry &
Kaufman, VIM. F. Hutchins, Dr.. Jas. a.
Hoffman. Frank C. Jarden, J. B Johnson.
August Kierspl Cor.), David Il. Kaufman.
Frank b. Mc1Iroy, Joseph Mitchell, A. G.
Miller, E. w. Pitncr, Robt. A. Rinier,
Chas Shriner. Edw. Stubbs, Ernest,
Wentworth, John Wilsc.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-05-16
A LATE LANCASTER PASTOR.
Rev >. II. q. smith on the Schools lntitelisy
and the Revised Bible

Rev >. II. e. sm,tn on the Schools, Inttdeli,y
and the Revised Bible.
Phil'a Times.
At Salem, NJ. F. church, last evening.
the Rev.. S. ii. G.. Smith preached on
" The Bible Cnharmed by Infidel Criti-
cism." After briefly referring to the
great truths the Bible contains and their
effect upon the human race, he said:
1" The Bible does not shrink from the
lens Of science nor the eye of philosophy.
1t cannot be hurt by any carping criti-
cisms. We have not time to bother with
these petty infidelities who are always On
foot. Some rare speciment of infidelity
occasionally founder into sight, such as
1ngersOll but men pity their foolishuess
or are shocked at their profanity.
In speaking of the revised Bible he said
"ThOSe who have seen the new edition
and re familiar with the old weston prefer
the latter. No new version can make it
clearer or more touching in its truth. We
should look with jealousy on the sO-called
improvements they propose making. The
cry for the new version comes from the
wrong quarter. PiOus men will tell you
that they look upon the change as q sacri-
lege. The memories which cluster around
the old Bible, wet with q mothers tears
and endeared by children's love, are too
sweet to be cast aside. believe in the
old Bible-,ny mothers Bible. l believe
in relics, especially such relics as these
GOd-givcn relics
He spoke Of the Bible in the public
schools and cited the case OF Miss Scull to
show that the Catholics are becoming az
gressive. ''They arc threatening to take
their children from the pnblic schools ii
the Bible or history are read. The people
who arc making all this fuss desire to
break down the present system Of public
education. A priest in New Yotk a short
time ago said he would as soon administer
the sacraments to a dog as to Il man who
sent his children to the public schools.
This is bad state Of affairs. The Bible
teaches love Of God and morality and nO
| sect has right to interfere with it, even
if they keep til. ir people from reading it.
We must defend our public schools. We
must let the war cry Of the Reformation
sound for our own Bible and VIC must
| fight for it and il needs be die for it.
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SUICIDE.



J. Creagh Smith, an unmarried man
about % years of age, committed suicide
ut tho residence OF John s. Wilmer, in
Paradise, yesterday, by taking poison.
Smith was the chemist of the Phoenix iron
of Mrs. Wilmer and on Saturday evening
past II O'Clock yesterday forenoon
he went to bed and at one
o'clock, when dinner was ready, he
was found in convulsiOns and Drs. Lea
man, Of Leaman Place, anil Smith, OF Para
disc, were sent for. They found that the
man had taken poison. They remained
with him, doing all they could for him.
About half past : o'clock he died. No
poison was found in the room or on tho
person Of Smith. and it is not known
what he used to take his life.
Deputy Coroner J. NJ. Eaby impanelcd
jury, composed OF A. l.. Wilmer, III. +.
Wilmer, F. +. Carutl,ers. f. Il. Hershey,
J. F. Wilmer and A. T.. Wilmer. The
verdict Of the jury was that the man came
to his death by taking poison while labor
ing under temporary insanity.
Smith was a resident of Philadelphia,
where he has Il mother. The body will
be shipped to that city for burial. No
reason can lie given for the young mans
taking his life.
school Examinations for 1881.
The general examinations Of applicants
for schools in Lancaster county will be
held at tho times and places specified be-
low examinations to begin at 9 u. m:
Salisbury TIP, May 1G, White Horse
Csenaryon twp, May II, Churchtown
East Earl twp. and Lincoln, May 1s, Blue
Ball Earl twp, May 10, New Holland
West Earl twp, May 30, Earlville East
Lampeter twp, May 23, Bir,l-in-llanl
Bart twp, May "a, Georgetown Paradise
twp, May %, Paradise Manor twp. and
Washington bor., May %, Central Manor;
Warwick twp. and Lititz, May q, Lititz
Rapho twp. May ss. Sporting Hill East
COcalicO twp. and AdamstOwn bOr., May
so, Reamstown; Brecknock twp, May 81,
Bowmansville West COcalicO twp, June
l, SchGneck Upper LeacOck twp, June
2, Bareville Pequea twp, June 3,
Willow Street LeacOck twp. and
New Hamilton, June 9, Intercourse
West Hempfield twp, June 2, Mountville
Mannheim twp, June 8, Ncflsville Mount
Joy Dor. and Mount Joy twp, June .,
Mount JOY ; salisbury twp, June 10,
Christiana Martic twp, June II, Martic-
vile Providence twp, June 13, New
Providence DrumOre twp, June IA,
Chestnut Level Fulton twp, June Is,
Wakefield Little Britain twp, June IL,
Oak Hill Colcrain twp, June II, Union;
Eden twp, June 10, Quarryville Ephrata
twp, June 90, Ephrata Elizabeth twp,
June 81, Brickcrville :; Clay twp, June 222
Durlach Marietta bor., June "a, Marietta;
West Donegal twp. and ElizabethtOwn
bor., July 12, Eliza0ethtown !; East Done
gal twp, July 1s; Maytown; Conestoga
Centre Mannheim Dor. and Penn twp,
July Is, Mannheim.
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1881, our petroleum exports decreased
under the same pcriod Of last year ninety
million gallons and nearly ten million
dollars.
THERE is the bcst:. treason to believe that
the Senate will adjourn sine die by the
end of next week, AMI that the nomination
of Judge Robertson vii! be disposed Of
meanwhile by his confirmation.
BLAINE has invited to Washington
Messrs. George William Curtis, James X.
Osgood, James w. Harper, .jr., and Will
lam ID. HOwells, to discuss with hir, the
question Of an intcrnationa! copyright
treaty.
UP in Pike county District Attorney
Nyce and Miss Maggie Quick have been
married-to each other-and such is the
decorum of the Milford Dispatch that no
melancholy pun is attempted apropos the
joyful nuptials, though one could have
been made SO quick and nicely.
NOTWITHSTANDING people in straw hats
and winter un,lerclothes declare they
never saw the like, their attention is in
vited to the record of May 1890 with the
following hot days: On May 9TH tie
mercury marked II degrees; May 6, So !;
May 8, 20; May Q, 81; May 10, Sc May
IL, so; May Is. -; May Il. 16; May II,
s. May IS, 20; May 20, IS; May 81,
SO; May %, &c May e3, so; May "a,
sc May g and 2G, 9t; and May 90, 9G
degrees.
THE plundered people of the county
must he greatly entertained with he rev.
clations of the Republican organs about
each other and their respective political
friends. $50, 900 is the amount which the
Nep Era's editor calculates is st,Ien annt-
ally by the officers whom it's party elects
to the administration of our county affairs,
and by the confessions of both sides the
conflicting influences in our local politics
all radiate from gambling sa'o6ns and
houses of prostitution.
THE Philadelphia Ercning Telegraph is
of the opinion that "if the country is
really concerned upon the subject of re-
forming the civil service. it would appear
as if it had made mistake last !alI in not
electing the right man chief magistrate of
the United States, ami, at various times,
the right men to be senator's of the |
United States. The man it should have
chosen to lie both executive and Senate is
evidently Samuel G. King, whom our own
citizens, with wisdom and discretion,
elected chief magistrate of PHILADELPHIA
One Of the reasons assigned in the call
for meeting in Cooper institute last Sat
urday evening of the Anti Monopoly
League was the following Raj road
has been openly exercised to Sc
cure the confirmation of the Hon. Stanley
Matthews as q judge Of the supreme court
If the United States" Among those
present at the meeting were Col. F. 4.
Gen. F. c. Barlow, L. Z. Chit
enden, F. B. Thurber, Jas. P. Robertson,
leo. A. Buckingham, DR.. John G. Boyd,
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BLAINE has invited to Washington
Messrs. George William Curtis, James X.
Osgood, James w. Harper, jr., and Will
lam ID. HOwells, to discuss with him the
question Of an international! copyright
treaty.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-05-16

THERE is the bcst:.reason to believe that
the Senate will adjourn sine die by the
end of next week, AMI that the nomination
ofJudge Robertson vii! be disposed Of
meanwhile by his confirmation
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week. which witnesses the culmination
of their frantic struggles to get into the
county offices, in which one Of their Or
gans tells us they cheat the people of the
county out of $1,000 Il year, besides the
lawful emolnments of the salna. These
make an aggregate of SOME S6O,0G0 4
year, for the distribution OF which the
spoilsmen can afford to ni;skn quite an
interesting scramble.
1t is interesting to spectators to stand
off and see it because Democrats and
other honest men cannot he expected to
share much eXultatiOn in the victory or
sympathy with the defeat OF anybody
that is involved in the present c;,mpai ign.
For even the ordinarily decent men who
are candidates have entrusted their can
didacy to rOOsters, who are notoriously
running them merely on pnlitical or
financial speculation. 1t tmlttersvery m little
to the public which side wins when, :,c-
cOrling to the admissions of both fac
tiOn s organs, corruption, bribery, treach-
cry and iiceltiousncss are the character
istics Of the men WHO organize the forces
on either side and the elements which
inspire and control the battle. This
competition of raScality can only serve
the useful purpose OF showing the rotten
ness of the Republican party here in its
stronghold and the hopelessness of any
attempt to reform il within, the lines.
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VIM. +. Demarest ana Samuel mt.
church.
THE Examiner has not sustained with
proof its allegation that John H. High,
candidate for the Republican nomination
of sheriff in 1873, offered several thousand
dollars to have Jake Strine counted out
and himself counted in. On the other
hand neither Mr.. High nor his newspaper
organ. the New Era. denies that Mr.. High
did then pay $1,000 into the McMellen
pool to secure his nomination. This,
therefore, may be assumed to be the truth,
as we'll rs that some Of Highs superser-
viccable friends did make the offer to
have him counted in. But why do not the
organs tell the whole truth? Let US know
who made the offer, who had the Roman
virtue to Withstand temptation and who
took Highs 1000 and sold him out.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-05-16
MINOR TOPICS.

FOR the nine months endin. March,
1881, our petroleum exports decreased
under the same period Of last year ninety
million gallons and nearly ten million
dollars.