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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-07-22
TROUBLES OF A CIRCUS.
wardly Attacks Mace by ROuchs

C.wardly Attacks Mace by ROughs.
The Shelby, Pullman & Hamilton Cir
Gus, who appear in Columbia on Satur-
day. has had very rough time through
the coal regions. On Saturday they were
attacked by party of roughs in PittstOn
and in self defense were compelled to use
fire arms. Somebody, said not to have
been circus man, fired revolver into
the crowd, the ball from which struck and
killed a man. On Tuesday tho show
appeared in POttsville and during the
evening crowd of roughs from that city
and neighboring places made an attack on
the circus men. They threw stones into
the tent aud it was found necessary to
stop the performance entirely. A number
of g hoodlums attempted to crawl under
the canvas and when the circus men at
tempted to prevent it the row was started.
Five OF the circus men were terribly in
.jur ed by stones and they were compelled
to use their revOlvers. Tho roughs fol-
lowed the sllowmen to the railroad and it
was with great difficulty that they sue
ceedcd in getting their paraphernalia
loaded on tic cars. The respectable
portion of the citizens Of the town sympa
tLized with the showmen, as they
believed that the attack on them
was an outrage. The borough po-
lico attempted to protect the showmen,
but it was with but littl" success. After
several hours of fighting the show proper
ty was loaded on the cars and the circus
left town. A great many people were
badly injured.
Why it is that this show has been at
tackled so often is not known, but it has
been shown that in every fight the circus
men only acted in self defense.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-07-22
The EDhrata Society.


The community of Seven Day Bap
lists ut Ephrata, is one Of the leading
historical features of Lancaster county.
With its earlier history our readers are
mostly familiar, constituting IS it does,
one of the most romantic chapters in
our local annals. With the gradual ex-
tincticn of the society, the advanced age
and diminishing number of its members
it has met the usual fate of such COM
munities, when the lessons of fraternal
unity and forbearance which they
sought aforetime to impress upon their
members are lost sight of in unseemly
strife for ecclesiastical control, and for
the requirement of the material profits
of the common property. The masters
report in an equity suit, brought by one
set of trustees to restrain another set
both claiming to be duly elected-from
exercising that office, admirably relates
the causes which have directly led to this
experience ut Ephrata, and the progress
and incidents of the ensuing litigation.
Pending its final issue We have no opin-
ion to express OH the legal or religious
aspects Of the case. 1t is plain, however,
that there does not exist Il very happy
feeling between the Christian brethren
nor an apostolic disregard on either side
of worldly possessions. The case, too,
serves about as well to illustrate the
unamiable relations of our judges as of
the divided brethren who ought to he
united. 1t seems that Judge Patterson,
to the astOnishment and indignation of
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-07-22
THE NORTH ROBBERY.
List of Articles stolen.

Following is a fuller list than We pub
lished yesterday of the articles stolen by
the burglars who entered the residence of
II. NJ. North, esq, Columbia, night be-
fote last ::
Diary, used also as pocketbook, con-
tanning one $50 and two 80 greenDacks, a
number Of promissory notes and other
valuable papers a gold watch key that
cannot be turned the wrong way :;
gold studs, pearl studs, patent pencil,
and gold sleeve buttons. Mrs. North's
jewelry case, made at Bailey's, and having
their mark, of dark green leather, lined
with green velvet, and tray inside divided
into compartments, containing plain
gold watch, considerably worn, and mark
ed OH tho back, outside, F." 8. NJ. F." in
very small space, number not remembered,
gold chain with hook on it breastpin and
earrings of black onyx, with pearls, the
hook of one of the earrings broken two
pairs of gold sleeve links black mosaic
bar pin, with buttons to match, several
gold rings and numerous other things not
now identifiable.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-07-22
ABOUT CuLORED WOODS MEETING,
The Protest Of a Citizen of the Lowsr I'm
For Inc i II

The Protest Of a Citizen of the Lowsr End
For the INIELLIGENcEn
We have always admired the enterprise
exhibited by that class of individuals in
your city yclept "hucksters." In all sorts
of weather, and all seasons of the year,
they cater to the wants of their customers,
furnishing in their respective season the
products of the deep, in the shape of lus-
cious bivalves of the Chesapeake and the
trout of the northern lakes, to say nothing
Of the countless car loads of such tropical
fruit as the pineapple and banana, as
| we'll as the cabbages. potatoes. melons and
peanuts of our own land. We say, We
admire the laudable ambition they display
| in this regard, but we enter our solemn
protest against their running religious col
| ored woods meetings.
We are led to these reflections by Ohe
of these meetings held in the grove Of c.
NJ. Hess, near the village of Quarryville on
Sunday last.
Huge posters were distributed all over
the county announcing that woods
meeting would be held at the time and
place noted, for the benefit of the Second
Baptist Church Of Lancaster. and that such
eminent divines as Revs. Matthew Mark
Diggs, w. II. Kiels, Glenn. Turner and
John Frances would preach and Profs. Bro.
dias and Lady, of York, would accompany
the Jubilee Singers.
Your reporter gave 4 graphic descrip
tion of the meeting in your Monday
edition, from which it was evident that
the whole thing was gotten up by Il
couple of cnterprising hucksters of your
city for the purpose of putting money in
their purses " at the expense of this com
munity and in the name of religion, in
sight of the village church, it made such a
desecration of the Sabbath day as to
shock the moral sense of this community.
We think We but voice the sentiment OF
the place and neighborhood when we say
that another attempt of the kind will get
it's promoters into trouble, as such con
duct will rot again be tolerated in this
| community. CITIZEN.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-07-22
PROFESSOR ERMENTROUT DEAD.
"A Sketch of this Distinguished Scholar
Life.

n Sketch of this Distinguished Scholars
Life.
The sudden and unexpected death of
Professor John Silvius Ermentrout took
place at the residence Of his mother in
Reading yesterday morning. Nine days
ago he was attacked with typhoid and ma
larial fever. He was the founder of the
Keystone normal school at Kutztown, and
was widely and favorably known in educa-
tional and church circles throughout
the state. He graduated at Franklin and
Marshall collegs in 1915, aud subse-
quently studied theology at Mercersburs.
and was ordained as German Reformed
minister. He resigned his church and was
elected superintendent of education for
Berks county in 1859, founded the Key
stone normal school, and was subsequently
converted to the Catholic faith, which
event at that time created the most in
tense excitement in Reformed church Cir
cles. He resigned from the school and
proceeded to Baltimore and thence to Phil
adelphia, where he taught in St. Charles
Borromeo's seminary. About seven years
ago he again accepted professorship at
the normal school he founded, and he filled
the position with distinguished ability
until his death. He will be buried with
solemn high mass at st. PauIs church.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-07-22
Tho G. A. Il. Picnic.

The picnic given by a committee of
George II. Thomas post, 81, at York Fur
mace yesterday was 4 very pleasant affair.
There were nearly 400 gentlemen and Ia
dies present from this city, and 200 or 800
from York county. TIE weather was de-
lightful and the day was very pleasantly
passed. The refreshments consisted of
bean soup, hard tack, coffee and few
other army luxuries-to which were add
ed from the ''civil list ice cream, berries,
ginger-pop, and something stronger. El-
oquent and patriotic speeches were made by
Comrades Brosius and Reinoehl; excellent
music was furnished for the dancers by
Taylor's orchestra. The dancing was con-
Quoted by Comrade Sensenderfer, on a
large platform erected for the purpose.
The wonderful " Wind Cave :" was visited
by many, while others passed part of
the time fishing for bass and catching
catties. Others gathered ferns and flowers
from tho fens and forests. There were
one or two slight accidents. Ono of our
saloon keepers having hooked an unusually
heavy bass, was unable to land it. In fact
he was landed, himself, by being hit in the
eye by the butt end of his fishing rod or
something else. The excursionists got
safely home before o'clock last evening.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-07-22
LATEST NEWS BY MAIL.

Baseball yesterday: At New York
Bostons, 5 :; Metropolitans, 3. At Albany
-Troys, 6; Albanys, S.
Owing to heavy rains the races which
were to have taken place in Chicago yes
terday and to-day have been postponed
! until the first clear day.
The anniversary of Bull Run was COM
memorated yesterday by tho veterans of
Second Rhode Island regiment at Battery
A at Oakland Beach.
Thirty. eight applicants for about half
4 dozen 81, 200 positions in tho New York
custom house were examined yesterday by
the civil service examining board.
Young Mr.. Twohig, aged twenty sum-
mers, contracted himself in the capacity of
husband and father to widow Colyer, aged
thirty five autumns, and three: children.
This occurred at lIarbor Creek.
The private banking house Of ii. w.
Hughes & Co., Cincinnati, has been bought
out by u company of capitalists, who have
organized the Union national bank. Capt.
tai, $5OO,O00; II. w. Hughes. president a;
o. II. Tudor, cashier.
Parties seeking ar heir to the Van Alter
estate, valued at $5,O00,O0 at Syrscuse,
have found 4 grandson in the person of
John Green, u ship carpenter, of Mil
waukee, of whose identity they have no
donbt.
A severe rain-storm, accompanied by
terrific thunder and lightning, visited
various points in Indiana, Illinois and
Wisconsin Oh Wednesday night. Crops
were badly damaged, n number of build
ing were destroyed by lightning and
several lives were lost.
Il minute description of the young lady
found drowned in the Niagara river, an
swers that Of Miss Monica Brennan, who
who mysteriously disappeared from Port
Jervis last Friday. A lady purchased q
ticket for Niagara Falls that day, and rs
Miss Brennan was seen on the train, it is
believed she was the lady.
The monument to the confederate dead
| at Culpepper, Virginia, was unveiled yes
terday with imposing ceremonies. Not.
withstanding a heavy rainfall during the
forenoon, about 5000 persons were present.
Addresses were made by G. F. Fitzler, ex-
Governor kemper, Hon. John Goode and
General Walker.
The open cut of the Caledonia mine at
DeadwoOd caved in on Wednesday night
burying seven miners. Three men were
taken out alive and the others are sup
posed to be killed. LIS. Goodman, foreman
of the De Smet mine was instantly killed
by the arch on which he was standing near
the shaft giving way, precipitating him
200 feet.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-07-22
PERSONAL.

In tho Philadelphia dental college SIM
EoN II. GrrLFoRD, y: D. S., is professo,
of operative and prosthetic dentistry.
II. f. SHTMP, formerly of this city and
later of Mannheim, has removed from
Northbrook, Chester county, to Sweet
Air, Md.
The Philadelphia Times displays won-
derful versatility of resources in its for
cign correspondents. The other day it
gave us Rev. DR.. TIFFANY's account of
the stranding Of tho Brittanic and to-day
SAM JOsEPHs contributes I" a statesman's
impressions in Ireland.''
In his drive to Bear Lake, for summer
sport, Gov. HoYT was so terribly jolted
that local paper says eff ho ever wished
for anything in his life it was that he
might be able at the end of his journey to
sign the death warrant of the man who
built that terrible road to Bear Lake,
Rev. HENRY MOssER, of Reading, secre-
try of the board of trustees of Palatinate
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-07-22
Newspaper and Public Offenders.

I1;tFrlSDurS Iatflot.
1t is the duty Of any aud every good
| citizen to see to it that the laws are ell
forced and to that end to make infOrma.
ton against offenders before the proper
tribunals. Editors and publishers are
supposed to be good citizens, though sucl,
of them rs are ready to print any charge
against their neighbor without proper
previous investigation cannot fairly be
placed in that category. 1t is not expected
that an editor or publisher who is so big
with the knowledge of crime against soci-
city that he cannot deliver himself in a
dozen issues Of his journal, shall go before
4 magistrate panOpled in the symbols of
handicraft, strike al attitude, announce
his profession and as editor or publisher
make the necessary information. He is to
| go simply as a citizen to discharge the
duty of 4 citizen. For if his journal speak
the truth, he must know all about the
offense it charges. Other citizens are not
blest or curst with the same peculiar
knowledge. They will not make informa'
ton, for their knowledge rests
the reports of the newspapers. The
officers of the law do not generally "prose
cute OifenseS' until they come to their
III NuO SouloO, UAsSU 10 ~ AhioA
nation made by other citizens. There
fore the knowing editor whose conscious
ness is overburdened with the knowledge
which others lack, 50 far from being ex-
empted from the performance of a citizens
duty, should be the first to step forward to
put the machinery Of the law in motion.
And, mark you, in doing that he does not
prosecute. That is the 'province of the
officers of the law" He merely volunteers
as witness before the proper tribunal and
declares under cath what he has already
testified in his newspaper. Granted that
it would not always be convenient for
editors or publishers to become witnesses
Of this character but the inconvenience
should be no greater hardship to them
than to other citizens. Indeed here is just
where lies the trouble in the enforcement
of the laws. What is everybody's busi
ness is nobody's business. One excuses
himself on this ground, another Oil that,
and the vir:uous editor himself claims ex-
emption from Il citizens duty to make in
formation, for the reason that it is none of
his " business"
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-07-22
STATE ITEMS.

Smallpox at JOhnstown prevented JOhl
Robinson's circus from appearing.
Oil is reported to have been found nea
Lock Haven.
Westmoreland county manufacture!
more paper than any other county in tn,
state.
Tobacco worms are destroying larg'
quantities Of the growing weed about
| Sunbury.
William Coffin and Charles Erdmal
We're killed in the Washington quarry
near 81 abingdon, by fall of rock.
John Cessna has been nominated by til,
Republicans Ofthe Bedford and Somerset
judicial district for president judge ovel
A. ]. Colburn, of Somerset.
The biggest picnic party that cvel
assembled on the shady banks of the Wis
sahickon was there yesterday. The Girart
college boys were out for days fun.
O'Brien, health officer at Scranton, offer.
to stamp out the small pox from Wilkes
barre in consideration of one thousand dol
lars cash in hand.
The average editorial mind in Northern
Pennsylvania, is exercised just now be.
tween the ck-Ingcrsoll controversy and
heavy bark-peeling romances.
The Forest Republican is authority 70,
the statement that Jack McCray, recently
murdered by negro in OthellO, Miss,
was formerly a resident Of Forest county
A warning to wives Mrs. Wilson, oil
Huntingdon, while milking one of herd
of COWS was run upon by the suddenly
stampeded quadrupeds and suffered a SC.
verc fracture of the shoulder blade.
Rev. F. w. Weiskoten. pastor of Salem's
Lutheran church. Bethlehem, has received
a unanimous call to St. James church,
Philadelphia, the largest Lutheran con-
gregation in the city.
Rev. Francis Wolfe. for years connected
with tho young ladies' seminary, of Beth
lehem. GEO years as acting principally and
his wife, have retired from the seminary,
and taken possession of their new and
beautiful home.
A Norristown man is in receipt of = let
ter from Virginian, living near the Ken
lucky line, stating that it is rumored that
the president has been shot in 4 northern
city, and asking that papers containing
particulars be forwarded.
Mrs. Kane, of Prospect. tcnderly tucked
her five.months- child into bed and
went down stairs to attend to certain
household duties. When she returned to
the little one she was mortified to find it
strangled to death by tho bed clothing.
Mary Clevenstine, fifteen years of age,
living near Lorberry Junction, was sent to
Pinegrove by members of the family, who
worked at the colliery of Miller. Graeff &
Co., for their pay. She made the trip to
Pinegrove in safety and obtained the pay,
which amounted to s160 20. This money
she placed in basket which al
ready contained quantity of crockery,
started to walk homo on tho railroad. was
struck by an engine. thrown into the air
as high as the smoke-stack of tho engine,
struck the ground at the base Of an en-.
bankment fifteen feet in height and was
returned home without other loss or injury
than one plate in her basket being broken.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-07-22
AN ANTI-DANCiNG PARsON.
Who Rides u Dancing Charger.

VINO Aslueo u Dancing C1arSefs
$ Mary Eta writes us rs follows {:
:: Since the Rev.. J. McElmoyle took
charge of his church in Marietta he has
created quite an excitment among his con
gregation by strictly forbidding dancing.
He declared he would resign if the young
people did not refrain from attending par
ties. At first he was Obeyed, and it was
thought by the devotees of Terpsichore
that his influence would prevent future
parties. But it was not tho case, for
gradually, one by one, the dancers return
ed to the harmless fascination of the waltz,
and at the last picnic at Col. Duffy's park
all the young people, excepting two, trip
ped the light fantastic toe. The people
are now desirOus to know il the reverend
gentleman will fulfill his threat and re-
sign. a singular circumstance about this
affair is that while Mr.. McElmoyle objects
strenously to dancing, he rides u dancing
horse, which waItZes fiOm one side of the
street to the other, 30 the CONSERVATION Of
pedestrians and the fears Of lady drivers,
who are obliged to take the alleys to avoid
a collision.
"The mention by your Marietta CORES
pOndent of the gent'emans excellent horse
manship tempts me to give the truth rs
above.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-07-22
NEIsHBORHOOD NEWS.


A double decker stone and frame barn
on the farm of Frank Smith, near Berwyn,
Easttown township, Chester county, took
fire Tuesday morning, and with all this
years crops were burned. The property
was insured
Michael Reichart, porter, and Jacob
Neidenthal sexton of St. Mary's church,
have been arrested in York charged with
repeated pilferings from Hartman & Van
Baman's store. Neidenthal was caught
in the act.
George Miller, of Brecknock township,
Berks county, made a desperate attempt
ut suicide on Sunday evening. He procured
a large knife, with which he cut his throat
from Car to ear. His wife discovered him
lying on the floor, and Immediately called
Henry Fritz, a neighbor, who made an in
vestigation and found that the juglar vein
had not been cut. The flow of blood was
stopped and now Mr.. Miller is on the high
road to recovery. It is believed that he is
insane.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-07-22
summer Leisure

John A. Coyle, esq, II. NJ. Reilly, VIM.
Reilly, VIM. Ii. Bitner, Herbert Johnston,
ID. G. Baker and wife. and Misses Ella and
Emma Carpenter, left for Atlantic City
this morning.
James Black and family, and VIM. MUIR
ray, Mrs. Blacks father, left in tho morn.
ing train for Ocean Grove.
John 4. McGOvern and wife left Ian
caster yesterday afternoon for Bedford
Springs.
Yesterday Sheriff Strine and Jacob Hol-
linger went fishing to Columbia and
caught &c fine bass.
G. A. Reecc, Of Easton, late OF Lancas-
ter, reached this city yesterday ON visit
to his old friends. He will remain here
few days and then spend some time at
COncy Island and other seaside resorts.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-07-22
Wild TurlsieS.

Capt. Geo. W. Skinner of Big Cove
Tannery, Fulton county, exhibits u brood
ST thirteen young wild turkeys, which he
had succeeded in DEMONSTRATING. They
were presented to him when but a day old
by young man, who had in no way
violated the law in having them in his pos
session, the eggs having been taken from
a burning clearing, where they were cer-
tain to be destroyed, and Matched out un-
der chicken hen. They are about the
size of partridges, and in their daily trips
are marshaled by snow white domestic
turkey hen.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-07-22
Nc. MelIarsrnith's Town Burned,

BY recent fire at Wallace Michigan,
two saw mills, the railroad depot, several
stores and stables, twenty-five dwellings,
the whole years stock of logs and large
quantity Of piled lumber, posts and telc-
graph poles arc destroyed. A school
house and two dwellings are ali that is left
of the village. The loss is estimated at
$4,000, and it nearly all falls on Mr..
Mellarsmith, who owns the greater por-
tiOn of tine place,
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Wllkesbarre Whiskey Men Black Mailed

Wilkesbarre Whiskey Men Black Mailed.
The arrest of over 60 liquor dealers, in
Wilkesbarre, for selling ON Sunday has
created some excitement, rs it now appears
that it was matchmaking scheme on the
part of three wood choppers from Monroe
county and y Wilkcsbarre city alderman.
The bark peelers are now in Jail, and the
alderman is seeking bail in the sum of
$1,000 upon these charges. Ex-Sheriff
Whitaker, Of the Exchange hotel, the pro.
prietor of the Valley hotel, G. Rick, of the
Central hotel, and others had settled be-
fore the blackmailers were put into jeop-
aulv
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Gone Home.

The students of the Millersville normal
school having attended the interesting
commencement" exercises of the insti
tuition, left for their homes to-day. They
came to town by hundreds and the rail
road depots this morning presented a very
lively appearance, being filled with stn
dents bidding each other farewell. The
baggage smashers were kept unusually
busy in checking and tumbling about the
hundreds of trunks, valises, satchels and
other baggage of the boys and girls, all Of
whom we trust will have pleasant vaca-
ton.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-07-22
RAILROAD ACCIDENT.

A Mans Skull Fractured and Log Broken.
This morning man named George
Yeamans, between 80 and 3j years Of age
was terribly injured on the Pennsylvania
railroad about u mile west OF GOrdOnviile.
He was walking on the track. when he
was struck by engine 100, OF third Union
line west. He had his skull fractured and
one leg broken. He was brought to this
city in the caboose of the train which
struck him and he was removed to the
Lancaster county hospital, where his in
juries were attended.
Yeaman is foreigner by birth and has
no relatives in this country. For some
time past he has been working as labOrer
among tho farmers in the neighborhood Of
the place where he was struck.
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RailrOA(l PorlIs.

While party of ladies and gentlemen
were crossing street in Jersey City, last
evening, in carriage. the horses were
frightened by. a passing train and ran
away, throwing out young woman named
Blitz, killing her instantly. A Mrs. Minks
of Newark, received fatal internal inju-
ries.