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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-12-20

THERE is some promise that the pres
ent Congress will find Some remedy for
the abuses of the civil service as a mea-
sure of necessary self protection to those
Of its members who expect to ever get
back to il place i'm which they are be-
sieged for appointments. 1t happens
this year that the Republicans allotted
the subordinate places around the House
to the state delegations, and rs the
share of i state was small, compared
with the number of its Representatives,
the latter were compelled to decide by
lot WHO sloul,! bestow the patronage. by
this process large number of the con
gressmen We're totally shorn of
any appointing power, and the
men whom they had brought on
to get in were left. Bat the luckless
ones had fine revenge when they turned
all their disappointed friends loose upon
the members who drew the right to ap-
pointments and so increased the pressure
upon them that in Washington 4 con-
gresham with place to give is deemed
more unfortunate than one who hasn't
any such responsibility. The pressure is
SO overwhelming that members of Con-
gress are found willing to vote for bill
making it penal offence for a member
of Congress to recommend anybody fer
an Office.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-12-20
Inspecting the I:rid.os.

Yesterday the master carpenter Of the
Philadelphia Il Reading railroad company,
together with Superintendent Wilson
went down the Quarryville railroad on q
spccia! train. They were inspecting
bridges and used the heavy freight engine
" CniOn." They remained at Quarry
vile over night. and went up the road
this morning,
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-12-20
Detained Letters.

There is letter detained in the rack at
the rostctsicc. addressed "A. Frederick,
J"hnstown. Cambria county, Pa.," be-
cause the sender put upon the envelope a
one cent proprietary stamp instead of
the necessary amount of l. S. postage
stamps.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-12-20
Tho Christmas TroeS.

Centre Square to-day looks like forest.
1t is full Of the finest kinds of Christmas
trees which sell ut from 10 cents to $3.50.
Besides the trees there arc all kinds Of
green's, including laurel, crowsfOOt, moss,
&c, which are made into all shapes. As
there has been no snow Or very cold wealth
er this winter, it has been very favorable
to the collection Of these things, and the
dealers in them have been very intlustri-
Ous and enterprising.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-12-20
The Willow Street POntOflicc Cracked

Last night thieves effected al entrance
into the store of Joseph Herr, 1T West
Willow, which is managed by Christian
Herr, through window. The postmaster
is II. S. Herr, and the Office is in the store
Tho thieves cut into the safe, from which
they stole lot of postage stamps The
mail bag was lying in tho store. 1t was
open but they had cut the strap. taking
nothing. They then took somc coffee and
sugar from the store, after which they en-
tered the house of B. F. Croft, esq.,, which
is in the same building. Here they stole
an overcoat and gold watch belonging to
Mr.. Croft and made their exit through a
window of the house
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-12-20
SOlLlers' Orphams' schools.

The annual report Of these schools, re-
ccivrd from DR.. IIigbcc, has illustrations
of all the school buildings and statistics
concerning them Of value and interest.
The report Of the Mt. Joy school is very
tilttCring.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-12-20

Nix. WHAETrS BAHKER's paper hits
the nail fairly and yinarcIy On the head
when it dccIzrs. that the {" essentiaI
fact" Of Gen. Beavers candidacy Ia the
agreement nf Senator Cameron to run
him This il the essential fact Of his
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-12-20
RlOre Railroad Disasters.

Margaret Jackson and her daughter
Ann were killed by train, while crossing
tho Pan Handle track, near Hanlin's sta
ton, Ohio, on Sunday.
Two men boarded a Hannibal & St.
Joseph train, at Chillicothe, Missouri, on
Sunday night, ard, when near Utica, drew
revolvers and demanded the pass enge,s'
money. Conductor Bucknell and the
other train hands threw the ruffians Off
the cars into ditch, and when at Utica.
sent back party to capture them.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-12-20

John Swenk was arrested and locked up
last evening for committing an assault and
battery on Emil Beck, Of the Western
hotel. lie was afterwards released on
bail for hearing before Alderman Nc
ConOmy.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-12-20
sale of HOrves.

Samuel Hess & Son, auct;oneers. sold at
public sale yesterday for Daniel Logan at
his sale and exchange stables, this city, IL
head of Canada horses at an average price
of 1926 per head the highest one sold
brought S3O3.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-12-20

DIR. J. II. Peoples and Amos Ii. ZeIl Of
Little Britain township, have been returned
to court by Alderman Rowe, for failing to
register The case against +. G. Taylor
was dismissed and that of +. W. Wright
was continued.
The case Of DIR. Cyrus, s. Fricl, of Will
low Street, was "hclrd this morning
The only witness examined WAS Deputy
PrOthOnOtary A. $. Edwards. who testi-
fed only to DR.. Frick's resignation on
Nov. r. On this Rove held him to
answer ut court
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-12-20

Annihilated by False Prophets Forcs
Serious troubles have broken out in the
Soudan. A false prophet, with 1.50O fol-
lowers, has totally annihilated Governor
Fashoda's force Of $50 Egyptians, aud
killed the governor.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-12-20
An Island Gradually Disappsarin,

An Island Gradually disappearing.
The earthquake has been renewed on
the island of Chios and hot springs are ap-
pearing every where. The island is con.
tinually sinking and it is feared will dis
appear.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-12-20

strength and weakness. This is the real
reason why he will be nominated and the
real significance Of his candidacy. The
attempt of theP Presst to make any other ap-
pear is as unsuccessful as was its EDITORS
brave attempt to figure out Davies's
nomination before the last state conven-
ton met.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-12-20
CiOse Of tho College

Franklin ard Marshall college closed ut
100 clock this morning for the Christmas
holidays. The winter session will com
mrncc on January 9Th.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-12-20

THE Stalwarts are moving TO wipe His
cocks name off the speakers slate for
chairman of the appropriations committee
and write KassOn at the lead of it instead.
And the IalEBreeds al. afraid they will
yet get through with it.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-12-20
naaci.l List Of YIsnna,s bend.

NIRcial List 81 NnnA's Dead.
A later official list of victims of the Vi
emma theatre fro estimates the number
missing at G2O.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-12-20
DISASTROUS FIRES.
SOME HOLIDAY BLAZES,
ESCAPING EY A CLOTHES LANE.
Collision Of Trains at a Crossing CT Tw
Railroads.

Colli.ion Of Trains at a Crossing CT Two
Yesterday fire was discovered in the
picker room connected with the Willow
dale factory, situated about four miles
from Ipswich Centre, Mass. The fire de-
partment from Ipswich saved the main
building, but loss Of $1,000 was sus-
tanned. Insured. The sheds attached to
the glass works of Moore Brothers, at
Clayton, New Jersey, were burned early
yesterday morning, large amount Of
manufactured glass being destroyed. The
loss is estimated at $50, 900 not insured.
The main works were saved.
Klein, Logan & Co.'S tool works, on
Thirteenth street, South Side, Pittsburgh,
were damaged by fire last evening to the
extent of $50, 600. The fire originated in
the polishing department., but what caused
il is unknown. The building and stock
were insured for about $40, 900, mostly in
local companies.
A fire broke out yesterday afternoon in
the basement Of No. 220 West Fourteenth
street, New York, occupied by three
families who were barely able to make
their escape before the flames cut Off their
retreat. Patsy Lewis, colOred servant
in the employ of Mr.. Mack, attempted to
lower herself to the ground from the ad-
joining building with a clothes line, but
it broke and she fell to the yard, sustain
ing severe injuries. The damage to fur
niture was about So, 900, and the building
So, 900 &; covered by Insurance..
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-12-20
dred Persons Drowned.

FOur Hundred Persons Drowned.
It is reported that 400 persons were
drowned by the bursting of the dam at
Parragaux.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-12-20
llrlNiny Accidents.

Yesterday afternoon about ) o'clock. rs
the family Of Herman llirsh were taking
drive, one Of the horses attached to the
carriage slipped and fell upon the cross
inSs ut the corner Of East King and Lime
streets. In its struggles to get up on" Of
its feet became fastened between tho
spokes of one Of the wheels. and two rf
the spokes had to be cut away before the
horse could he released. n" other damage
was done.
This mOrnin. rs one of the Millrrsvill"
horse cars was coming round III" corner vt
West King and Prince streets. "n" vi tn"
horses slipped aud foil. tcar,ug th" harncs,
so badly that the horse hal tr hn unl,,trh-
cd and the car was drawn {" il. dcst,na-
tiOn by the OthCr horse.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-12-20

For the five months ended Nov. 30, the
number of immigrant arrivals in this
country was 29l, ,3lS against ej4 ,eGs in the
same time last year.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-12-20
Miss Blythe In "Pigue."

Miss Helen J. Blythe, at the head of the
Fifth Avenue combination, appeared in
Fulton opera house last night in Augustin
Daly's society drama ''Pique,' familiar
to play -gOers here from previous represen-
tations by performers of greater or less
celebrity. OF Miss Blythe's impersona-
ton Of the role Of MdDcl Relfre~ it
may be said that the part received
careful and judicious treatment at
her hands, and her acting was
governed throughout by an intelligent
observance Of tho rules Of dramatic inter
pretation. \ finish and dclicacy pcrccpti-
bic in every phase of her rendition gave
additional evidence OF cultivated histri-
onic talent, and enhanced the effect of an
impcrsonation that was altogether admira-
bic. With the fine support Miss Blythe
has grouped about her she presents Il title
t" much more liberal patronage than
that =" gnccrly accorded to her last even
iUw
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-12-20
The Estate of VIM. L. Ye,ner

In the estate Of Col. WIN. l.. PEPPER, de
ceased, letters of administration were
granted this afternoon to John ID. Skiles,
of this city, and Silas NJ. FOrney, Of
York, who gave bail in the sum Of $50,
600. There being no will the estate will
be distributed according to the intestatc
laws.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-12-20
Argument Court.

In the case of A. j. Flick VS.. n. A.
Myers an appeal from tho prOthOnotary' 5
taxation Of plaintiffs bill of costs, the result
OF an award of arbitration in his favor,
tho appeal was dismissed and the taxa
tiOn affirmed.
On petition of the county commissioners
the court appointed VIM. NJ. Slay maker
and Daniel Shiffer, Of this city: Henry
kaufman, Mannheim VIM. Crawford,
Paradise George A. Wallace, East Earl,
and Frank Kinzer, Earl, to inspect 4
bridge which was erected by Elias Nc
Mellen across the COcalicO creek at
Bucher's mill, in East Cocalico township
+. X. Matin, esq, presented the state
and county bonds of J. J. Good, tho ne Wy
elected county treasurer. The former was
in the sum of $50, 600 and the latter $1OO, =
600. The sureties were Jacob BausmaD,
Manor Thomas Baumgardner, city John
Strohm, jr., Providence and Samuel and
David 3. Eshleman, Martic. Both were
approved.
The bond of David X. BurkhOlder, the
new prison keeper, was presented by w.
F. Boyer, esq. The sum was $40, 900, and
the sureties were Jacob BurkhOlder and
Adam Lefever, West Lampeter ; and An
drew Brubaker and John HOstetter, of
East Hempiield. 1t vas approved also
In the case OF b. F. IIiestand VS. Rob
ert Carol the rule for new trial was
made absolute.
An issue was granted in which J. A..
SpIenger and Adeline Sprenger, for the use
Of J. A. Sprenger, shall be plaintiff and
VIM. Hatfield defendant, to ascertain the
right to certain property levied upon by
the sheriff.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-12-20
Railroad Accident

Near Mattawan. N. j., yesterday, an
accident occurred by which two trains
were wrecked and one man was killed and
several persons injured at the point where
the Freehold & New York railroad CON-
pany's track crosses the track of the Long
Branch division of the Central railroad OF
New Jersey. A train on the Freehold
road, consisting of an engine and two
cars, ran into train on its way from
Long Branch to New York, on the other
road. The shock was terrific. Two cars
of the Long Branch train were thrown
from their trucks and badly shattered.
The locomotive of the Freehold train was
completely wrecked with the exception of
the cab and was hurled from the track. Just
before the collision John S. Conover, the
fireman on tho Freehold train, shouted to
the engineer. William Mooney, and jumped
to tho ground. He was run over and kill
ed by the other train. Mooney, however,
stuck to his post until his engine came to
standstill on the enbankment at the side
of the track, when he jumped from the cab
window without injury. The passengers
in both trains were hurled from theis
seats by the collision. Mrs. Wheeler, of
Long Branch, was slightly cut about the
face and head, and James Brown. of Red
Bank, N. J. received a bad scalp wound.
Several other passengers were only scratch
ed and slightly cut by the broken wind
ows. The wrecked cars struck the posts
supporting the signal lamps over the cross.
ing, knocking them down, and knocked
the signal-hOuse into pieces to the bottom
of small ravirc ON the other side Of the
Long Branch road. Patrick Devlin, the
signal man, was thrown hea,llong to the
foot of the embankment, and cut about
the head and body.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-12-20
On! Davy Mouat, what are you at!

A SPECIAL meeting Of councils will bo
held tomorrow evening to consider the re-
organization of the fire department. Let
there be no absentees.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-12-20

THESE significant head lines from the
Philadelphia Press: "S:alwart Influences" "
"Speaker Keifer Waivers Under the Fire
of Cameron, Platt and Logan The
Press is bound to get the news sooner or
later. Some of these days it will find out
who nominated Beaver.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-12-20

thoritics in Boston has been called to the
fact that 1:77l cases of rifles were shipped
on the steamer Iowa, which cleared from
that port on Thursday last for Liverpool
On the manifest they appear as "hard-
warc.' and rs such were printed in the
published list Of export.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-12-20
OHlTUARY.
Diod In the West.

James II. McCrabb died Dec. IA, 1881,
at the residence of.his son Joseph A. Nc
Crabb, near Keota, KeOkuk county, Iowa,
at the age Of 7S years, months and !
days. He was born in Drumore township,
Lancaster county, Pa, and came Of a
family which was widely known in the
southern end of the county during the lat
ter part of the eighteenth century. In
1880 he married Eliza Hutton, sister OF
Joseph c. Hutton, Of Fulton township,
who died in 1854, leaving him two sons
and one daughter. The friends taking
charge Of the children lie broke up house.
keeping and had his home among his re-
moved West and married and settled in
keokuk county, Iowa, to where he emf
grated in the year 1874, his daughter emf
grating the following year. His sons and
daughter still survive, one sister, Mrs.
Margaret Rodgers, of Chestnut Level, and
a half brother, John 3. McCrabb, OF HOl-
den, Missouri. His life was that Of an
exemplary Christian, having been 4 men,
Der OF tho NJ. +. church for 50 years.
Death OF an Aged Lady.
This morning, at geo, Mrs. Sarah Will
helm. relct Of the late Henry Wilhelm,
died ut her late residence, No. 400 East
Orange street, from affection of the heart.
Mrs. Wilhelm was Is years Of age and the
mother of thirteen children, five Of whom
are living, Henry and Theodore in Phila-
delphia, J. NJ. in Lancaster, Emma, wife
Of the late George Compton, who took
care of her. and Mrs. John McGinns, also
in this city. She will bc buried ON Fri.
day. afternoon next in Lancaster cemetery.
Died In Ohio
Charles Humphrevillc. aged about &c
years, a son of Jacob uumphrevillc, OF
this city, was taken i'll Of typhoid fever y
short time ago in Canton, Ohio, whittier
he had gone to work at his trade as a
plasterer. On Sunday his parents were
sent for to visit him, as he was very low.
They left Lancaster Sunday night and
reached Canton Monday, but too late to
see their sou alive. A telegram from
them states that they will reach Lancaster
tonight, bringing their sons remains with
them. Charles Humphreville was an ex-
cellent young man, we'll known and highly
esteemed by !: large circle Of friends in
this city.
Death of an Old Resident
Martin Huber, of Pequea Valley, Pequea
township, an old and prominent resident
Of that section, about so years Of age,
died last night.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-12-20
i t'OrrectiNu.

Leo Jacobs wants il stated that he was
wrong in the communication which hc had
in yesterdays paper. Frederick Bowers did
not bring suit against tho city. but rccciv.
cd tho money due him. 1t was owing to \
misunderstanding in regard to 4 converse
tiOn that the statement was made.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-12-21
THE DISTRICT COURT

In the case of Edward Schram, in.
dicted for keeping a bawdy house, a
motion to quash was sustained and de-
PENDANT discharged.
In the case of Davis VS.. Newcomb,
defendant filed his answer
Edward Gordon was tried on the
charge Of mayhem, convicted, and sem
fenced to two years and forty-five days
in the ~penitentiary.
THE readers of the LEADER will re.
member the particulars of the affair
which proved to be so severe upon the
victim Mary Murphy, INJECTING injur-
les which at one time seemed certain to
ruin the sight of one Of her eyes, and in.
fiict a permanent injury at best. This
is the first sentence of any length,
given during a year or more past,
which goes to show an appreciation OF
the offense commensurate with the
facts in the case, and should serve as a
dampener upon drunken license toe
easily tolerated in the community.
After the sentence, court adjourned
until the Both inst.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-12-21

-
Moreton Frewen was In the city yes
terday.
Gov. Lowe and family of California
were east bound passengers yesterday.
Geo. E. Stephens, car superintendent
for the U. p. BY, at Omaha, arrived in
this city from the east yesterday.
W. s. Morgan, city marshal Of Fort
Collins was in town Monday, having
come up with a captured deserter.
DR.. Fl. j. Maynard and daughter re-
turned yesterday after an extended
visit in the east; pleasant news to many
friends in this city.
Her many friends in this city and vi
cinity will regret to learn of the severe
illness of Mrs Maj. s. P. Ferris, until
recently of this city.
Mrs. DR.. Pettys departed yesterday
afternoon en- route to California to re-
join her husband who is now stationed
in the department of Arizona.
"Sharp" Walker one of the owners
Of the famous "Alice'' mine, with his
party passed through this city Monday,
en- route east from Butte City.
F. S. Williams chief operator in the
U. P. Telegraph office in this city has
gone to Omaha to spend the holidays
with his family in that city.
p. L. Smith, member elect of the
territorial council arrived yesterday
from Rawlins, making the LEADER a
very pleasant call, and is spending a
short time in this city.
II. Patten, of the U. P. Ry, engi-
neering corps is in this city and will
make it his headquarters here during
the winter, while attending to the COM
pany's work in his line in this vi
cinity.
Arrivals at the Railroad house: Ju-
Illus Focke, New Orleans; ]. v. Often
hacker, Deadwood; j.. H. Kennedy,
Fort Fetterman; Ed. Countrayman,
Sidney; ]. T. Durham, Ogden; Jay
Griffin, Denver.
Arrivals at Dyer's: G. a. Cowdin,
Hillsdale; M. Smith, Saratoga, N. Y;
c. G. Leary; E. Cox, James Cunning
ham, Camp Robinson; Geo. Boswell,
Bordeaux; w. A. Organ.
Arrivals at the Inter Ocean: P. L.
Smith, Rawlins; George Crater, Thos.
Wilson, Laramie; Daniel Finn. Los
Anlmas; e. 8. Bosworth, Sherman;
VIM. 7. Coad, Denver: M. Knight, Tie
Siding, ]. E. Halliday, A. B. Baton.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-12-21

The following extract from an article
in the Denver Republican upon the Col
orado Historical society will be of in
terest to the LEADER's readers in its
bearing upon one branch of work in our
own Library of History, Science and
Arrs, and sets forth by results the
great value of such an organization.
Wyoming's society is upon a more ex-
tensiye scale and broader basis even
than that of our sister commonwealth,
and car be, and undoubtedly will be,
a most valuable institution for the ter
ritory. Says the Republican: ION
yesterday a very important addition
was made to the historical collection of
the society. DR.. D. S. Grifiths, of
Durango, brought up a collection of do
nestle implements and a petrifed skull.
Among the former were a segment of a
circular stone mortar, the half or more
of an oblong mortar worn through, the
fragment of a third mortar with stone
pestle, fitting it perfectly, and a COM
plete mortar made by following out a
boulder that might have weighed fifteen
OF twenty pounds. The fragments were
parts OF mortars much larger that this.
The n most worn had been three or
four feet long, and was a foot or more
across the top. Each Of the oblong
mortars had probably been fitted with
pestles, the same as the one fragment so
finished. 1t is probable that these stone
mortars had been used in grinding corn.
Just as the Mexican women of to-day,
some of them, grind their corn and
wheat in a similar mortar. In the col
lection there is also two stone hammers,
one perfect and the other considerably
damaged. A trowel is shown. manu-
featured of clay, subject to the action of
fire. But the most interesting piece
among them all is a petrifed skull.
The back and top of the head is almost
perfect. The frontal bones are gone,
hut the temporal, parietal and occipital
bones, and the sutures joining these are
quite distinct, and almost complete.
The inside of the skull is 6lled with
stony material full of perforations and
irregularities, resembling very much the
convolutions of the brain. In them
selves these relics may not be of much
value save as call attention to the fact
that such relics and those which are far
more elaborate abound in some sections
e
known, remains of very elaborate pot.
terry which was probably manufactured
by the Pueblo Indians. These are rap
idly disappearing. There are many
other traces of this early civilization
which it is the duty of somebody to in
vestigate. For this purpose the State
Historical society has been organized.