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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-01-11
DHUMORE ITEMS.
From our Regular Correspondents.


The snow would be a good item for your
itemizer il it it were more local and less
universal. Our "oldest inhabitants re-
member when we had more snow, better
sleighing, colder weather and all that sort
o thing (our generation never can equal
theirs). but they admit that it is 6 quite a
SNOW" In many places our roads are
lriltcd full to the tops of the fences, and
the fields are turned into highways and
not infrequently We hear of some unfortu-
nate swain, who has kept some
farmers daughter awake away into
the "wcc sma' hours" getting off the
track in some large field and becoming be-
wildercd and lost in the trackless acres
and darkness. 4 situation that any who
have filled it can appreciate.
Plenty OF our farmers were 'snOw
bound,' but we had no Whittier to put
the fact iuto rhythm, and were compelled
t. shove! their way out. Our poor little
engine on the narrOw-Sauge railroad re-
fused to do duty, and the trains, therefore,
did not run with their accustomed irreg,l-
larty.
Our first tobacco sales We're made last
week in Fulton township, to Mr.. Shirk,
Edward Woodward receiving 90, 10, 8 and
3 cents VIM. Gorsuc!l, % 8, 3; Samuel
Dorsey. 90, 6, 3; Jonas Eby, %, 10, ;. \
few of the growers are done stripping and
the rest are all busy and are getting some
fine tobacco.
A very successful and good exhibition
was given by the Good Templars of Lib
erty Square lodge, at that place last Fri
day and Saturday evenings.
The Fairfield lyceum continues to bc the
great attraction of its neishborhood. Last
Friday evening the exercises were as fol-
lows after e!ecting Miss Clara Towson Il
member "The Boys" recited by Miss
Jennie Stubbs 1.-The Sign Board" by
Miss Bell Ankrum - Meeting in Heaven.''
read by Miss Bell Hensel - Ben Hazards
Guest" by Miss Julia Brown 1.-THE Old
Man in the Stylish Church" by Miss Allie
Dorsey Tobacco" by Miss Lizzie
Drenncn " \ Blast from Gabriers Trum-
pet" by Miss Bell Ankrum and essays ell
titled g Keeping Diary" and "Clouds,"
by Misses Allie Gregg and Lizzie McClen-
Afghan. The resolution, 'That lynching
is never justi!iib!c. WAS discussed on the
affirmative by Thos. W. Brown, DR.. NJ.
J. e. Arnold and Thos. Whit
son. esq, and on the negative by Lewis
Stubs, David Weidiey and VIM. Chand
ler. The glee club sang AS good as usual,
and Mr.. David Weidley"b brought down |
the house with his banjo.
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Not 4 Commercial Venture.

Mr.. Oliver says he has ''cOlne to stay -
and . that he never failed yet i'll any
thing he undertook and he does not pro-
pose to fail in his e!f"rt to reach the SEN
ate MIR. Oliver in making these decla
rati"ns d'rS not see an; improperly III
them. litnitestly. else he would not make
them: leithey demonstrate Of themselves
his total unttnpss for the high Office he
seeks. Mr. Oiivtrtakeia commercial view
of his undertaking, and 1t is in every
sense Il commercial venture. But the
choice of i senator should hot have any
thing of a commercial nature connected
with it. 1t is wrong to buy the votes
that Mr.. Oliver will need to buy to be
chosen. 1t is wrong for MIR. Oliver even
tOsolicit the votes of the peoples repre-
sentatives. The Senatorsliip is not IAN
office tn he secured by superior industry,
energy, manipulation and cash, as Il hu-
sincsS aim may be pursued. 1t is the
duty OF the Legislature 10 select the best
man the state has, To represent i: in the
national councils. And il,ry should not
take this man : i.si innate of hi; ability,
but should he governed by their
own Judgment ami the opinion
of the people. The fact that Il
candidate sounds his own praises ought
to prevent his selection. Mr.. Oliver does
not entertain these IDEAS. He could not
he persuaded Of their SouiidEess. Neither
could the men who sustain him nor those
who will vote for him. Suci, pure rep
resentation Of the popular will ant, juhg-
ment, perhaps, will never he had again
from our representatives. We used to
liaye il in the early days of the republic
when Mr.. Oliver's appearance before Il
Legislature witt, Il declarat ion that he
means t. ba elected and never failed in
his undertakings. would have secured
him the supreme contempt of which it
is eminent!y worthy.
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Aanrastfr 1;;ic!!:senccr.
TUESDAY EVENING. JAN. II. 1881.
The Famtly's Senators.

The Harrisburg Patriot thinks that
Oliver will readily secure the Rerubli-
can nomination and that the talk about
his not being the candidate OF THE FAM
lily is all :. CANNON and manufacture
edto throw dust in the eyes of the inno-
cents. The P.tript is quite likely right
in its conclusions. We know no good
reason why THE FAMILY should not sus-
tain Oliver, who has exhibited so much
strength of his own and who would be
as agreeable an associate in the Senate to
Mr.. Don Cameron rs he is likely to get.
He will not o;,tsl,ine him in ability nor
incline to pull against him.
That Oliver will be chosen is eXceeti-
ingly probable. He has stolen Grows
two supporters III Allegheny and now
comes with that important delegation
solid for him. Against him is arrayed
no good management, and all he has to
face. with Grow beaten as he certainly
is, is the general sentiment of the state
that he is not "A man OF the stature for
the place. And that sentiment is not
likely TO hurt him muci, in the Lesis!a-
ture.
That Mr.. Oliver is the candidate Ct
the Cameron s does not trouble us who
are outside the Republican party, and
who need not be lspleased that it
chooses to pat itself in such keeping. Ii
exposes itself to our contempt thereby, i:
is true but we can feel contempt for it
with as mucll cnlnposure as the party
members can endure it: and that degree
Of cu,nIn,S,,re cculd scarcely he exceeded
For many years the Republican party
has been sat upon 10y these men and II"
one of ability has bre! able t. raise his
head in it. Whes, ;hi, contest comes /,
ragged SkirmiSI,er, like Grow. is tn.
most respectable representative found to
represent the diSguStri sentiment of the
party. There can hardly be Il doubt that
if Republican opinion could bc had, very
little of it would he found behind THE
FAMILY. But the party has 80 long been
i passive prey in the spoilers hands that
it cannot summon the energy needed to
shake itself free. Who could for Il mo.
ment imagine the Democratic party of
PENNSYLVANIA under Such domination
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Still EOthPring.

Those Reading railroad people keep
themselves quite busy now going to see
the judge. Evidently Mr.. Gowen's OPP
ponents don't know when they are whip
ped and just rs evidently they are not
acting in the interest OF the st.ckholderS
for whom they pretend to care ST. much.
Messrs. McCalmont had better find
some one to watch their present agents,
who seem 70 be intent on blocking the
deferred bond plan, which is universally
conceded to be Il good thing for the
stockholders If it can be tioated and if
it can't be, surely they are not
hurt 10y making the effort. The petition
now presented to Judge McKennan COM
plains that the money required to be put
up as Il guarantee that all the bonds
would be taken by outside parties which
the Stockholders did not take, has not
been put up, and great harm thereby it
is declared will come to the stockholders.
This anxiety to ,liScre,lit Mr.. Gowen's
statement tina! the money forfeit has
been deposited slnacl;> much more of Il
desire to damage the Reading COM
pany and lower the price of its stock
for the benefit of those who have sold
without having it, than of purpose to
protect the company. It is an attempt
to stop the negotiation of these bonds,
when it is to the stockholders interest
that the negotiations shall he successful
because it will secure to them their
stock, which is now threatened with ex-
tincticn 10y foreclosure of the mortgages.
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GEN. HANCOCK'x COURTESY.

An Autograph Letter to- Mias wentz
Soon after the election Miss Virgie l..
Wentz, nine -year-old daughter Of Chas.
E. Wentz, esq. Of this city, wrote a letter
to Gen. Hancock, expressing her regret at
his defeat, and asking him for his auto
graph. 1t was promptly sent, and just be-
fore Christmas she forwarded some holiday
cards to Gen. Hancock. The gallant ger .
eral seems to have been very much pleased
with the little lady's courtesy, and SOON
after Christmas she received the following.
written throughout in his own hand:
GOVERNORS ISLAND.
New YORK HARBOH, Dec 25, 1880.
My Dear Miss Virgie l.. Wentz, Lancas-
ter, Pa.
have not had much time recently to
reply to my correspondence even when they
were young ladies. have more time ut
present than l had i short time since.
but nevertheless l could not fail to ac-
knowledge the receipt If the nice Christ
cards which you. Your sister Anna and
your g baby brother sent to me u few
days since. Mrs. Hancock has placed
them on the mantel in our parlor We
Snsh PIeSe'No tho" 'sS part VI our treas
ures.
Always your friend.
WINE d :. HANCOCK.
To Miss Virsic L Vent. Lancaster, Penn
sylvaDia.
p. ). think shall ask Mrs. lI:sncuck
to send you her picture and | will send
yOu mine also soon.
W. :. IL.
December 90, 1890
With the postscript came tiuc pl,nt"-
graphs uf Gen. AMI Mrs. Hancock.
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SALISBURY NEWS.

From Our East End Correspondent
THE roads are horrible on account Of the
succession of bad weather.
Petty thicving has been m.,cl, in vogue
for the past month.
There are remarkably few public sales
advertised rs yet.
The public health is good: fewer cases
Of sickness reported than usual.
The politicians are settin. ready for tho
township elections; candidates are album
dant.
Many springs and wells are exhausted
and some families have tu haul water for i
mile.
II. III. Kurtz. while riding ut full speed
on horseback. shot q hawk which meas
ured feet inches from tip to tip Of
wing.
Mr.. Jacob Eby has been very uni"rtu-
nate lately, having lost two valuable. horses
by death. lie has within the last year lost
four horses and ut present is left without
u single horse Oh his farm.
The Hollow school house in Ieac"ck
township was broken into on Saturday
night. The books were torn. states
broken, desks damaged and the walls b.,
spattered with ink.
Messrs. Worst Il Shertz have bought the
1OlOWlllS crops U GOUlCcO oyIScS'cf Tfy
berger, acre ut 20, 10, q aud :; Gabriel
Patton. acre. II and 3; Thos. Patton. /
acre. IL and 3; Andrew Weller. acre.
16, 6 and 3 Henry Farmer. I acre, 1S AMI
,; David Wallace, ] acre, IA and 3; and
several other crops on private terms.
Mr.. Henry Worst. jr., merchant at
Springville, had two horses stolen from his
stable OH Sunday night. The thieves a!S,'
took two saddles and two brides with
them, but nothing else WAS missing. Ii is
the suppOsi tiOn that they were only taken
to enable some one to get ont Of the neigh
bOrhOOd, as there were Il couple Of sn-pi-
ciOus characters in this vicinity for cOn-
pie of days who are now missing. II is
supposed they are the guilty parties.
On Friday evening Miss Clara Fitch.
teacher OF Springville school. gave Il
school entertainment which was p,rtici-
pated in by her scholars only. ltpruve.l -
grand success, and showed that home
talent under such able management could
not fail to be appreciated. The exer-
cses consisted of recitatiuns, dialogues.
&c. The following was the programme
Music; opening address; Dialogues.
"Cho:ce Of Tra'les,' May Queen C.le-
bratiOn - recitation, ''Grandmotliers;
dialogue. ''Mrs. McLackland's Ec"norny ~
recitation, Little Bennie;'' dialogue,
1.-THE Old and New, in 2 acts; - winding
up with laughable farce, entitled 1.-The
Train to ManrO." The audience were So
well pleased that they have requested :,
reproduction, which will take place in a
few weeks
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Yesterday was the twenty-tirst birthday
of George W.Pontz, .jr., son of George W.
POntZ, house painter, of West King street.
In the evening the young man gave il set
out to his young gentlemen friends at his
fathers home. Young George is !, mem
ber of the company which gives the hom..
minstrel entertainments, and number of
that party were present. They of course
had lots of fun. There was singing By the
host and quartet, banjo play ing by Johnny
Retallick, stump speech ana recitations
by Thomas Daily and negro presentations
by Charley Shay. They all had fine
time anG the party adjourned at s"ason-
able hour.
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BART ITEMS.
Our Regular Georgetown Letter.

Our Regular G0OrS0tOWO Letter.
Since the late cold weather Irish Potatoes
are being reported frozen in places where
they were never known to freeze before.
Mr.. ii. 4. McFadden is home Oh u visit,
and reports that ut DanvilIe, Va, where
he last worked, there has been more SHOW
this winter than the old inhabitants ever
knew before. Mr.. McFad,len has for over
ten years been working 10: the Keystone
bridge company.
On account Of the hard winter the Gap
nickel mines have been compelled to
shorten their force Of farm hands, and Of
course the men who are discharged will
have 4 severe winter Of it. for their wages
were not such rs would allow them to get
much ahead, especially those who have
families.
Tobacco quiet no word Of any buyers
in this neighbOrhOod AZ yet, and in a short
time the entire crop vii! be ready for the
county market.
Mrs. PartingtOn," whose lecture was
delivered a temperance address in the NJ.
f. church on the latter date. She is from
Maine and speaks fearlessly. The Tenn
perance element was well represented
the church membership not SO largely.
and COlerain, who disturbed the meeting,
do not deserve the consideration which
their respectable family connections Sc
cure for then.
Henry Girvin, one OF our emerge tic
farmers, not havin. much to do about the
farm, concluded few days ago to go int"
the woods and cut some trees for posts ami
rails; he, accordingly put his axe in order
and went to work. After trampins around
u fine chestnut and securing good stand
in. place he proceeded to cut it down. The
day being cool and Henry's arms being
strong, the tree soon fell. Bat where
did it go? When Henry looked around he
saw the stump but no sign Of the tree ex-
cepting the top branches standing out OF
the snow like some stunted growth Of
bushes, the bO'ly Of the tree was complete
ly covered. and buried beneath the snow.
With sigh of "satisfact:On Henry
wendell his way hOmeward and spent the
rest Of the day beside the kitchen fire.
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tue first settler Of Cambria county, died on
Saturday night. In 1912 he was WAGNER,
driving four horses from Baltimor, and
Philadelphia to Pittsburgh and Cincinnati
for several successive years. lie was one
of the parties to the celebrated Ross Nc
Guire case. which occupied the attention
OF courts, local, state supreme and United
States supreme, for twenty or thirty years.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-01-11

The second monthly meeting Of this ILL
sOciation rooms last evening. Dr..
Csumhaugh. who is the instructor
reviewed the work of the former meet
ing and put the members through
an active 'quiz,' before proceeding with
the subject Of the assimilation Of food, and
the proper kind Of food 0 be taken under
given circumstances. lie presented also
very clearly the function of the lacteals
Connecting the digestive canal with the
system Of the circulation. He also dis
cusseti the injurious effects Of alcohol and
other stimulants and narcotics of various
kinds. The class is doing good practical
work
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PERSCNAL.

ECXLEY =. COKE. csGl., has been drawn
is Il grand jarol in Luzerne county.
CHARLES X. CLEMENT, general baggage G
agent of the Pennsylvania railroad com
p;;ny, died on Saturday i'll his 4lst year.
FERNANDO WOOD aud Speaker RAN
DALI. say that they vii! probably be able
to put the funding bill through as :. party
measure.
The Republican caucus of the Legisla-
tu:e Of Connecticut, to nominate 4 United
States senator, will be held this evening.
II is conceded that General lIawlcy will lie
the nominee.
Representative LEVI p. MORTON has
been formally announced rs i candidate
for theU ,Iited States selatOrship from New
York, to succeed Mr.. Herman, and it is
said in Albany that his candidacy is APP
proved by Mr. Conk!ing.
WILLIAM CrMBACK last evening with
drew fro,n the contest for the United States
s,natorsIlip in Indiana, leaving the field to
Gen. Ben. Harrison, who will probably
now secure the unanimous vote of the
Republican caucus.
CoNEL!NG has engaged the services of
Senators Voorhees, and Carpenter as his
counsel, in case they are needed in the
Forthcoming, divorce suit OF Spra.ue VS..
Sprague. For some time past it has been
noticed that Mr.. Conkiing would leave his
seat in the Senate, walk over to Voorhees,
desk and hand him memoranda. These
the Indiana senator would read carefully,
fold up and place in his pocket. The ire
timation is given that the New York sen .
ator has been .jotting down events as they
came into his mind, and sivin. the benefit
OF them to his counsel, SO rs to prepare
his case.
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Masonic Visitation and Insta;iation.

District Deputy Grand Master B. Frank
Brenemau, in company with DR.. Henry
Carpenter and VIM. Il Morton, left Lam
caster this afternoon for Shrewsbury,
York county: for the purpose of install
ing the officers Of Shrewsbury lodge. F..
and \. NJ.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-01-11

ACCORDING to the'repOrt of the state
treasurer, as audited by the auditor seil-
eral, there was due the treasury on Nov.
30, 1880, ''in vaTiuus banks and depOsi-
tOries' 81, ,7S3, ,75j.so. At the same time
the treasurer, auditor general and gov
ernor unite in reporting III apparent de-
ficiency ut the close of the year OF 81 ,i3,- 2i3
600, and at one time during the year
there had been deficit of s3,455,ooo.
due mostly to schools, penitentiaries and
charitable institutions. Tlla. is 20 say.
while these suffered from Il lack of
money in the general fund +" pay the
appropriations voted them, h,nks and
other repositories We're enjoying the use
of 81 ,7s3, $3.50 of the states moneys in
the sinking fund. If the treasurer was
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-01-11

Bausnan & Burns, real estate agents
yesterday sold at private sale, for q. NJ.
Zahm, the dwelling house No. I3O West
Chestnut street to john Musselman for
$500.
Also at private sale for Robert Fullerton
the dwellin. and lot belonging thereto
situated No. % East Lemon street, to-
John Henry Achmus for g, $50.
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On the 18th inst. L. s. officers will coun-
mence weighing all matter arriving at and
departing from the pOstOfice in this city,
q I'd the weighing will be continued for q
period Of seventy days. Capt. Philip l..
Sprecher and Fremont Steinhciser have
been appointed as weighmasters.
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Tie Rochester, New York, branch of
the Irish Land League yesterday, sent
$3.50 to Ireland, making an aggregate Of
1884 for the fund. The branch has now
400 members, and Sundays receipts
amm,ntcd to nearly 5000.
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Tidal Morgan. colorc,l, who was yester-
day sent to Jail by the mayor for being
drunk and disorderly. was taken before the
judges on writ at 4 o'clock this after
noon.
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GRANTS name is "mcntioned - in con-
nect;un with the New York senatorship /:
Sewcll is ahead in New Jersey Hewitt
is hopeful in Harrisburg; Grow still
fighting and Oliver certain. In Indiana
Ben Harrison has clear track.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-01-11

THE New York !Sum is doing 4 good
public service in publishing daily the list
Of congressional absentees; their neglect Of
public business is shameful
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THE STATE TREASURY.

Lancaster County Relations With II.
From the annual report of Samuel But
ler, state treasurer. We take the following
facts and figures which have local in-
terest
Mortgages, bonds, debts &C., taxable at
four mill rate in Lancaster county, $S,-
Al 45S (tax So, S97, ,s9) ;personal property
subject to three mill tax. 3119, 145 (tax
a:59.30): value Of vehicles taxed, $685.
300 (tax 50 93::;); tax on watches, $780,
total $50, 391.19.
The Lancaster bank HIS ''in circula-
ton" Of old issues 1870, reissues saS, 9O2 :;
Lancaster County bank Of old issues S611.
reissues $1,000; Farmers bank of Lam
caster, old issues *2.O44, reissues 81, 457 );
Columbia bank and bridge company, old
issues 1921. reissues S235.
In the detailed st ltement Of receipts
and expenditures ut the state treasury
month after month the following items
relate to Lancaster county.
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The resignation OF Marshal Fitzsimmois
of Georgia, is daily expected at the cxecu-
tive mansion. 1t appears that when ap~
pointed Mr.. FilZsimmnns remarked that
ii his appointment should At any time
prove embarrassing to the administration
he would resign.
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Fell on the Ice.

Miss Horst, Of Mount JOY, fell on the ice
Yesterday sustaining Il fracture OF tile
bones of her arm.
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This morning the mayor gave two
drunks Is days, one 20 AMI DISCHARGED
two buns.
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MINOR TOPICS.

4 DISPATCH from Stevens Point Wis,
SAWS the thermometer stood at 521 below
zero there at So'clock yesterday morning.
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DURING the 3G hours endin. at noon Of
the 2jth ult., 800 persons We're taken to
the city prison in New Orleans for drunken
ness.
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THE Quantity of water needed for the
city of Philadelphia. last year was FL sOS,-
G54,S.4 gallons. July was the heaviest
montI, OF the pumps, 2,073, GAO, '49 GALLONS
being passed through them; the average
daily pumpage for the year was 81, 5O', ,Sl5
gallons, while the largest amount Vas s.
O5l, $50, one day in July. The pumpase
for the preceding year was 1884. 1Ol,5l5
U:,l.,I,s
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TIE SIN thinks Becclrr was blasphem-
Gus when he said 8 The good Lord OF
Heaven, is He not here, and what am l
when he is present? 1t seems to me that
you try to make me G,d-Fatl,cr, Son and
Holy Ghnst-wlercas | am nothing but
villa: AMI.