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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-03-29

Our municipal legislators have been
indulging in some legislation as crude as
that of Harrisburg and are brought up
on Il short turn by the mayors message.
The executive of the city is clearly right
in his criticisms of the measures to
which he refers, and it would save delay
ifordinances were as carefully scrutinized
before passage as after.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-03-29
Large Funeral,

The funeral of Hilaire Zaepfel took
place this morning from the residence
OF the family iu Centre Square. 1t was
very largely attended. High mass was
held at st. Anthony's church and the in
terment was made in St. Joseph's ceme-
teIy.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-03-29

MUNICIPALITIES which do not take ad-
vantage of the present occasion to re-
fund their debts are very short-sighted.
Any public corporation with good credit
and moderate indebtedness can get
money at four per cent. Lancaster city
and county are wisely refunding at this
rate with plenty of takers.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-03-29

ADAM BADEAC-whO was asked by
Garfield to give up the fat London col-
sulate and to take the lean Denmark
mission as to let Merritt into the con-
sular service and out of the New York
custom house, that Blaine's friend and
COnkling's enemy could become collec-
tor-leclines to be a party to the accom-
modatiOn. lie refuses to be handled
around. He has had his comfortable
place long time; was appointed by
Grant for personal services rendered and
retaiped by Hayes at Grants special re-
quest. That Garfield should replace
him is resented by the stalwarts and
apparently offends Badeau. For all that
he must 60.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-03-29
Sale of Horses.

SAMUEL Hess & Son sold at public sale
On Monday, at the Mcrrimac house, this
city, for George Grossman, 81 head of
canada horses at al average price of $685.
4O per head. The first one sold brought
$252.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-03-29

THE opinion of Attorney General Pal
mer has at least had the effect of hasten.
ing work in the Legislature, and the ac-
tivity of the members betokens that
they have more faith in its soundness
than they are willing to admit.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-03-29
The First Snipe.

The snipe have put in an appearance.
and that is said to be a sure sign of the
early approach of spring. One of the
birds was shot yesterday by Jacob Griel,
of Lime street.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-03-29
ArSulNeNI Court.

In argument court at noon to-day the
court was still hearing orphans court
cases.
The court yesterday amended and en-
larged rule No. 9, (of the rules for the
opening of streets in the city of Lancas-
ter), adopted June 81, 1880, by adding
and inserting in line 10, after the word
unknown" and before the word 1.-THE" :"
the words following: cor in case all the
land owners along any street refuse to
petition or to join in CIR sign petition for
the assessment OF damages, along said
street through their lands, any six CO.
freeholders residing in the vicinity of such
streets may sign and present 4 petition for
the appointment Of viewers to assess
damages
VIM. Weaver was appointed supervisor
of West Lampeter township in place OF
Edmund Lefcver, who was elected at the
last election but resigned since that time.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-03-29
Before the Mayor.

This morning the mayor gave one
drunk days, another 10, and discharged
three vagrants.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-03-29

there'' again. Henry Shubert is after
him.
The prison and poor directors are alleged
to be ''fictitious '' issues that have NO
place in big fight.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-03-29

|
nOunced a gentleman to "stranser
whom he found out to be the object of
his denunciatiOn. But these accidents
will happen to the best regulated polite
ians and the genial doctor is not faint
heart. He sows tares while Wissler
slumbers.
For clerk Of orphans court the contest
will narrow down to Spurrier and Reeser.
To save bad work in the Fourth ward, the
New Erd-Johnson party will be glad to
take Spurrier and most likely will, but
this is one of the things which can wait
determination. Whichever side takes
Spurrier the other will run Reeser.
Squire Grider will most likely be the
Ne1 Era candidate for treasurer and Steve
Grissinger on the other side. This will be
a fight land don't you forget it,
For prison keeper the name of G. Al.
Smith leads all the rest. He means some
votes for whichever side they are landed
on. Both will be glad to get them, and it
may be only after the election that it will
be known where they will be thrown.
Like mcny other prudent men he is chiefly
interested in electing himself.
For county commissioner, the leading
candidates, probably in the order of their
present strength. have been Abm. Sunny,
S. NJ. Myers, D. Mayer, Jas. Collins, and
most likely Sunny will be on one side
and Mayer on the other, with a distribu-
tion of Myers to the best advantage. The
announcement of l. Bushong for re-elec.
ton may however upset some calculations.
He appeals to his record and points with
pride to the fact that the county debt is
beidg reduced this year from 1862, 600 to |
s297, 900; the rate of interest on county |
loans from Al to 4 and the tax rate from 8 |
to q mills.
For coroner, Isaac Mishler has his seven
league boots on and is likely to "get
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-03-29

/
honorable bodies, without my approval,
the ordinance entitled can ordinance for
| the appointment of clerk of the market
| committee
Fully appreciating the efforts Of councils
to secure strict accountability f. ON all city
| officers of the moneys belonging to the
city which may pass into their hands, l
! regret to say that, in my opinion, the ordi-
nance under consideration fails to effect
this object. Any city officer receiving
thousands of dollars of the city's moneys
should he obliged to enter into bonds of 4
sufficient amount to secure the city against
loss. In this respect the ordinance before
mo affords less protection than the
one it proposes to supersede.
The law, as it has hitherto ex-
listed, making the city treasurer clerk Of
the market committee, gives to the city
recourse upon the treasurers security in
case of loss by embezz!ement or otherwise
but under the proposed ordinance there is
no recourse except upon the clerk alone.
1t affords no protection in the word "im
mediately'' in the third section. The
mayor may be absent, or the clerk may
refuse to deposit immediately with the
mayor. There are no penalties or means
provided to enforce the clerk to accounta-
bility.
1t seems to me that proper attention on
the part of the market committee would
accomplish all the new ordinance proposes,
and that the city would have besides the
security of the treasurer to fall back on in |
case of loss. 1t ought not be difficult for |
this committee to institute some system |
of checks upon the treasurer ander the |
present law =; that they might demand fire.
quent reports, make monthly investiga-
tions of the market rent books and thus
accomplish much more satisfactorily the
objects aimed at in the new ordinance.
As the market stalls are not all rented
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-10-22

John NJ. Hamilton, Lieutenant GoYcrnor,"
was in Bloomington during the late riot in
that city, and, as the story is told by the But
lctia, III the height Of the fray, rushed to the
the telegraph Office and tclcgraphed to Gov.
CulIom as follows: a mob is now IN pro
gress here. The Jail Is being assaulted. lam
lieutenant governor, John NJ. Hamilton To
TINS Governor Cullom replied: Hold the
mob until the sheriff can get out the militia.
know you are lieutenant governor After the
mob had been dispersed the Lieutenant Gov
crnor Informed the Governor of the fact In a
telegram to this effect; The mob has been
quelled by allowing it TO hang the man 1t
wanted. Peace and order reign supreme in
Mclean. John M. Hamilton, Lieutenant
Governor, and don't you forget it,"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-10-22

looming. assure you his visits are perfectly
indifferent to me, but cannot be rude " MN
| | have known him so long"
| There-rraciOus heavens was II magma
ton or reality Did ! hear soft, crysla
ringing?
succeeded IN concealing my CONSERVATION
and continued, with a forced smile:
"And YOU really do not love HIM, my Ilttl'
missy? Now do come and confess, that Il
one time you did love your schoolmate, Aubyn
Just little Bit
"Wbv, what is the matter with you, Gerald
You look so strange. | assure you Harry Au
byn has always been indifferent to me-"
'"Tinga.lingl T,ng-a,llng! TIng-aling'
came from my pocket. ielt my blood rising
but forced myself to be quiet.
And YOU love your poor Gerald more thar
anybody else, even more than your schoolma'c
whom you have known so long"
How silly you are, Gerald. OF course
love you above everybody else" And she
kissed me iondly on my forehead
"Ting.a-lng Tlng.aling! Ting,a'iing!
spoke my little bell this time perfectly cleai
and distinct Every tone of Its voice made
me shudder and grow sick at heart could
not restrain myself any longer
"Traitorw | cried, pushing aside an arm
temptible hypocri,c. Yes, madam my eyes
have been opened IN time to prevent your
laughing over the easily-dccelved Gerald
Massey"
Gerald, you are beside yourself"
"NOl entirely but u week after the wedding
would have been, deceiver! But now know
YOU! tell you, you did not love me at all
During the last half hour you have told me
three ialsehOOds" She tired to embrace me,
but | cast her from me. Large tears rolled
down her checks, and her beautiful head was
bowed She played her part most exceedingly
well.
"What can you mean, Gerald2 have nev.
cr deceived you, not even in my Utmost
thoughts. If you have any proof OF my du'
pliciy let me know it, but do not heap accuse
tons upon me in this way"
My proofs are here" | cried, holding the
bell on high triumphantly-d cspairingly
Here look at this talIsman and trembIe,
falsest Of your SEX"
"But, Gerald, are you crazy: | see nothing
but bell"
"And tins bell as you call it, has told me
within the last hour, that you are wretched
woman"
She sprang upon me like tigress, forced
the bell out of my hand, and flung 1t with all
her might upon the floor.
A crash like the bursting Of thousand
medley of laundering bells that
seemed to shake the earth to its foundation !,
then | looked up, and-saw Gen. Dudley
standing at my side.
Mr. Massey, the supper bell has been ring.
ing ten minutes, but you seemed To be sleep.
ing so souhdly that you did not hear it. Please
come"
Co II u,ou an a. Iroom No Ghn hhy friend
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-10-22

They have learned how to live IN billiard
wyoming territory, and are pleased with then
lesson. As often as they get out Of meat they
replenlsh this way y band of wicked-looK
ing citizens 90 down the Union Pacific ways
to where the trains run slowly and await the
passage % the through express with its palace
cars and tender passengers As it Is heard IL
the distance they take their places. \ stuff
man made Of straw is laid out beside two deal
collins, btor baggage keeping his face from
beng seen while the gang gather around q
living victim, whom they ate about to hang
to a telegraph pole. 1t is a slim chance fol-
the poor fellow, but the passengers run wild al
the sight The tram is stopped. Volunteers
run back to the scene. Explanation: Two
noted horSc-thievcs are the scOurge Of the DIS
trlct, survivor penltent now, but the best time
to hang him is when we have him. He's done
thousands of dollars of damage THIS sug
gests ransom. The passengers take up con
tribution and buy the poor devils life for him.
Then they carry him on to lIlliard and leave
him. "Cltzens in carriages" come riding
home later with the ransom, which they dl.
vide without a quarrel, and there Is peace and
pleasantly IN lIIlliard.-SdH FrUnciScO Chr0H
icie.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-10-22
CFrom Our Regular Correspondent.

| The second extra session of the Senate in the
year 1881 assembled to day under clrcumstan,
Cos OF more than usual interest, and elected a
President Of the Senate pro temp0re, and, AS a
possible President of the United States, Sena-
tor Bayard, of Delaware.
Senators were in their seats long before II
NJ, at which hour precisely Senator Harris, OF
Tennessee, called the chamber to order, and
the chaplain offered prayer in which he ask
ed the blessing of Heaven on the family of the
deceased President. After the prayer there
was moment OF suspense, when Senator Pen.
dletOn arose and with hand that shook visi
bly,, from nervousness or some other cause OF.
fcred a resolution that Senator Bayard be elect.
ed President pre- tempore of the Senate Sen.
ator Edmunds, of Vermont, met tins by an
amendment to have the Senators elect from
New York and Rhode Island sworn IN, and
made n short cogcnt argument urging the JUS
tice ana citing the law and precedent in favor
of his resolution. He was answered, first, by
Garland, of Arkansas, and afterwards, by Beck,
Morgan, and Vest. The debate was peculiar
IN that it was waged on the Republican side
! by Edmunds alone After the discussion of
three hours, and a number of votes on amend.
ments submitted by Senator Edmunds, upon
which votes the Senate was divided on strict
| party lines, Mr.. Bayard was elected, and Sen
ators Anthony and Pendleton were appointed
to escort him to the chair. After u brief speech
from the President pro tempore, Mr.. Edmunds
again made a motion to have the senators from
! New York and Rhode Island sworn in but his
motion was lost and motion to adjourn was
carried by the Democrats on strict party di-
vision.
This, in brief, is the history of the first day
of the extra session
1t was observed that Senator David Davis
ofIllnols, the massive Independent, voted with
the Republicans, on the grounds, 1t is said
that he did not think 1t right to give his inu
ence To change the political Statu QHo of the
Senate, prior to the resignation OF the New
York Senators and the death of General Burn
SIDE, but now it is said, another statu quo nav
isg Uecn established, his love of Statu qu0 vii
cause him to vote with the Democrats to sus
tam 1t. Ifhe votes with the Republicans ate
the new senators are sworn IN, Senator Bayard':
pro tempOre will be temporary indeed.
Senator Ben Hill, of Georgia, who has re
Gently undergone severe surgical operation
was in his seat talking and apparently yer,
well. Ex-senator Gordon, OF Georgia, was OF
the floor, as were also Secretaries Lincoln, Nc
Veagh, and Window Mr. Conkling is IN tn
city, but did not appear in the Senate Cham
Der. The Republican leadership has evident
ly passed from Senator Dawes to Senator EC
munds, who was absent in Europe during tn
extra session last spring A cooler, more cal
able, better equipped leader has seldom al
peared on the Senate floor. The leadership o
the Democratic SIDE will, | think, Deepen
chiefly on Beck, Of Kentucky, but he will hav
able lieutenants in Vest, Morgan, Voorhce
/, Jones, Harris, and Lamar.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-10-22

The controversy about the authorship of
"The Danites," the play which for five years
has been presented to the public as the work
of Joaquin Miller, and which Mckee Rankin
now claims to have written, paying the poet
$4,000 for the use Of his name, has called out
a statement by Mrs. p, A. Fitzgerald, in the
Philadelphia Press. She is the widow of the
man who, according to Rankin, received 1925
an act for merely amanuensis work. She
corroborates Rankin so far as to say that Mil
Ter only wrote IN "a few poetic passages att
er the piece was ready for the stage; but she
declares that Fitzgerald was the sole author,
except that the entire act containing the arrlv.
al of the schoolmlstress IN the mining camp
was taken word for word from story by John
IIabberton Fitzgerald was a luckless actor,
with something Of a literary bent. He subse-
quently committed suicide in Il tit of despond-
enCy.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-10-22
A Wonderful Discovery.

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neglected Colds, Bronchitis, Hay Fever, Asthma,
pam in the side and chest, dry hacking cough,
tickling in the throat Hoarseness, Sore Throat,
and all chronic or lingering diseases of the
throat and lungs, DIR. KINGS New DISCOVERY
has no equal, and has established for itself a
world wide reputation. Many leading physicians
recommend and use it in their practice. The
formula from which 1t is prepared is highly rec
commended by all medical journals. The clergy
and the press have complimented 1t in the mos
glowing terms. Go TO your druggist and get q
trial bottle for ten cents, or regular size for
For sale by +. Y. Griggs. lbI
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-10-22

George Gray and Mrs Wallace used a canoe
to elope in and by the light of the moon they
dropped down the White river, in Arkansas
But the affair did not proceed long in this
smoothly romantic fashion, The husband
pursued them in another canoe, and his load
being lighter he steadily gained on them, tho
the wife tried to help her lover by padding
with her hands. When within range he drop
ped his oars and employed his rifle. The
clippers lay down in the bottom of their craft
and would have tamely succumbed If a cur
rent had not simultaneously drifted them
ashore and floated an oar away from Wallace
They escaped into the woods, and have not
since been seen.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-10-22

Bradstreets," New York publication de
voted to produce markets and topics, has been
collecting and colating facts II regard to the
crops of the current year in this country. In
regard 10 Illinois, it finds there was a slight
increase IN the acreage of wheat, but the yield
per acre declined from l5.S bushels, the figure
of the census for 1870, to rs bushels per acre
in 1881. The total yield of wheat Tor this sea-
son in Illinois is estimated at 2i,G76000 bush
els, as compared with 5l,110502 bushels in
1870 these being the census figures, and So
100000 bushels last year. The cause Of this
decline in the yield of Illinois is laid to the
severe winter, chnch-bugs, and drouth. The
falling off from last year is about So per cent.
The corn crop of Illinois tor 1881 is placed
at 1876, PCS, 900 bushels, against 24O, 100000 for
1880 and 325, 100000, the census figures for
1879 The whole corn cror ofthe United States
III 1881 Is thus given:
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-10-22
Grass Fired by a Meteorite.

fire ball was seen to fall at Springfield,
H., about 10 o'clock of the night OF Sept. 81
1t resemb!ed In appearance an electric light
and 1t fell with rushing sound like that oil a
sky rocket The dry grass was set on IRE
where il struck, and the grass burned to a
wooden sidewalk connecting with fences and
wooden buildings before the fire could be eN
tinguished with water.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-10-22

And now the Springfield hotels, boarding
houses and restauranters want benefit by in.
vitng meeting IN that city of all the surviv.
ing Union soldiers of the war of the rebellion
who at any time during their service happened
to be taken prisoners. The programme con
template visit of two days-Oct 10Th and
2Oth-during which there Is to be speaking
course" No doubt such meeting would be
pleasant enough to ex-Union prisoners who
can afford the expenditure of time and money
the affair involves, but many of the class In
vited no doubt will prefer to use their money
If they have any, in more profitable way.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-10-22

The sixth comet since last May vas discov
cred on the 18th INST by Prof W. +, Denning
of Bristol, Eng. 1t is located u the constella
ton Leo right ascension hours - minutes
dcclination north lG degrees: daily motion &c
minutes east The same comet was observed
by Prof. Frlsby, Of the Naval Observatory a,
Washington, on the morning Of the 9th INST
The comet is quite brlght-seen through tel
escope--and has well defined nucleus and a
small tail. Mr.. H. Ii. Warner, OF Rochester
n. Y, awards his usual prize of 5000 for the
discovery OF this comet, making $1,000 he has
paid in that way since the lst of May
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-10-22
Mnpor Wormley. of Mendota. hns sued tte

Mayor Wormley, Of Mendoza, has sued tie
publisher Of the BullettA OF that city tor libel,
laying his damages at $4,000 The mayor,
however, is understood to be wiling "a settle
ready to jump at the utcr if the mayor will
prove that he is worth $1,000, Meantime,
from what we have seen IN the parers about
Mayor Wormlcy 1t seems TO us $1,000 Is plac
ing an cxtravagantly high figure on his char.
actcr, If he had put it at $40 now, we might
sympa,hize with him, though we doubt SUCH
is the pervcrsity OF JureS, whether one can be
fouRd that Will put it above 10 cents
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-10-22

The Widow Merritt of Goshen, Mo, read IN
the Cincinnati Enquirer a suggestion that
President Arthur might wisely seek in the
West lady qualified to be mistress OF the
White House. She wrote at once to the edl
tor when saw your advice immediately
SAID to myself, | will ask you if you would
write to President Arthur, and, if he has not
already taken some one, would ask HIM to
try me tor three or six months, and this for no
salary or reward. | only want to get in and
take the responsibility for a time, and then
should he not find me all | promise, will
give 1t up" Mrs. Merritt was for years house
keeper of her late husbands hotel in LOUIS
Vile, and she thinks the experience there
gained would enable her to take entire charge
of the White House from top to bottom" She
takes pains to state, lest there should be some
ImisapprehenslOn that she wishes the president
to take her rs housekeepsr, and not as wife
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-10-22

In corntield northwest Of Blue Grass, last
week, man named Konrad Shredder had a
SPIRITED fight with a blacksnake. $ saw the
snake crossing n row of corn and moving
away from hun, and he went for him. The
snake turned and contested the right of q free
passage The Dutchman struck and the snake
lodged, and before 5. could recover his corn
cutter the snake darted forward striking the
young mans body, and commenced to wrap
his body with SIS. The snake pinloned the
right arm, the left grasplng the snakes neck.
They fought thus for few minutes, seeming
ages to the man, the snake getting stronger
and the man weaker; the poor man staggered
to his knees, and IN so doing he spat some to
bacco JUICE IN the snakes eyes, which proved
too much for his snakeship and he unwrapped
himself and got away The Dutchman was
willing to quit-.HdrysriNe Necs.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-10-22
Bucklen's Arnica Salve.

The BEST SALvE in the world for Cuts, Bruises
Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever Sores, letter
Chapped Hands, Chilblains, Corns, ana all skir
anteed 10 give perfect satisfaction or money re
funded. Price IS cents per box. For sale by E
Y. Griggs.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-10-22
How to Get Rich,

The great secret Of obtaining riches is, first, to
practice economy, and as good old Deacon sny.
der" says, at used to worry the life ous OF me to
pay enormous DOCTORS bill, but now have
struck II rch.' Health and happiness reign SUI
preme In our little household, and all simply be-
cause we use no other medicine but Electric
Bitters, and only costs fifty cents bottle" Sold
by Z. Y. Griggs. (g