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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-09-16
STATE ITEMS.


A mad dog created wild CONSERVATION in
son streets, Philadelphia, yesterday, by
biting three children and chasing people
off the street. 1t was Spitz.
A largo fire broke out at North East,
and assistance was telegraphed for to Erie
as gale was blowing and the destruction
of the town was feared. The fire was con-
trolled, however, after several houses were
destroyed. No lives were lost.
The Pittsburgh coal operators have con-
ceded the advance of one half cent pei
bushel, demanded by the miners at their
convention and strike is thus avertcd. To
meet this increase in wages coal will be
advanced one cent per bushel
Edward Wassell, an extensive scrap.
iron dealer, Pittsburgh, has been arrested
for the embezzlement Of $1,000 from Fox
& DrummOnd, of New York. This is only
one of several cases, amounting to SIS, 900
and for which suits will be instituted
The legislative committee to arrange
for Pennsylvania representatives at York.
town has chartered two steamboats, at $500
per day each to convey 1900 troops and an
other at the same price to take the Lesis
i"IuAOS SAO VI lSNuias CitiV'
and the judges Of her courts.
In the Berks county common pleas a
washerwoman sought to recover $11 fol
washing clothes. The jury retired 1T
o'clock p. m, and, after having been out
all night fasting, sent word to the court
at nine next morning that they could not
agree. They were ordered to come into
court, and after reprimand from the
judge for failing to come to an agreement
in so trifling case were discharged. The
jury stood from first to last ten for the
plaintiff and two for the defendant.
Charters have been granted to the Big
Level & Kinzua railroad company and the
Big Level & Bradford railroad company,
each TO construct a road fourteen miles
long in Mexican county. The Big Leve
& kinzua, capital stock $15O.OOO, is tt
connect with the Big Level 6 Bradford
and the Bradford, Bordcll & Smethpor
railroad. The Big Level & Bradford is tt
connect with the Philadelphia & Eric
railroad and tho Pittsburgh, Bradford
Buffalo railroad near Kane, and with thu
Bradford branch of the Eric railway neal
Alton. General Kane is president of botl
roads and holds nearly all the stock il
them.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-09-16
Arrested In Philadelphia.

J.A.Steinwandel,o of this city, who recently
ran away because he was charged with for
niction and bastardy, was arrested at 30S
Race street, Philadelphia, yesterday, by
Officer Swenk. He gave bail before Al
derman Barr to answer the charge at
court.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-09-16
Tho Michigan Sufferers.

The mayor has received the following
sums of money for the Michigan su ufferers
today Mrs. Rebecca Sener, IS George
A. Kiehl, s5; Mrs. Mary l.. Sener, IS ;
a gentleman from Ephrata, S. Christian
Hitler, sl.5O cash, g; "J. NJ" 81 !;
J. P. T., 81; Friends, SO; Philip Leb-
S25 cash. F., s.; George Calder, $50 :;
cash, G. l., $40 =; Christian Rine, $40 N.
Lightner, S1O.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-09-16

In Kansas City the goods of sixty seven
firms and individual exhibitors were do.
stroyed by the fire at the fair grounds.
involving loss of s55, 900 insured for "A. !.
500. The exposition association loses
s25, 900 on the buildings insured for e.
500. The fire is believed to be the work
of An incendiary;
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-09-16
(1rounflhog Shooting.

George Spong, Barney Brecht and
Charles Bowman killed eighteen ground
hogs in the neighborhood Of Oxford yes
terday.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-09-16
Successful Fishermen.

Messrs. Andrew Cogley, A. Trissler and
J. Stoner, of this city, went on fishing
excursion to Collins's on the Susquehanna
"Wednesday afternoon returning last even
ing. bringing with them a nice string of
fish, among which were 90 fine black bass,
81 catfish and about 20 cells.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-09-16
Foot Crushed.

Andrew l.. Wissler, carpenter. while
putting in a iron window sill at Baum
gardner's warehouse, on Lemon street,
this morning, had stone to fall on his
foot which was crushed. He was takes to
The King of Prussia hotel, and DR.. A. j.
Herr attended him.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-09-16
Heavy Travel Eastward.

The day express east yesterday had
three sections and all were late. There
were also three sections to the fast line
this morning. It will be seen that travel
is very heavy, owing to the railroad war
and low fares.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-09-16

The Messrs. Harpers Il Brothers. pub
lection, yesterday telegraphed Mr.. J. P.
McCaskey, Of this city, compiler Of the
collection, that any corrections lie might
wish to have made in the book should be
mailed to them last evening, as they were
about to send q second edition to press at
once. The first edition of five thousand
copies, which was issued less than three
weeks ago, is already exhausted.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-09-16
Held for Court. .

VIM. Deener, charged with larceny
from the Humane hose house, was heard
before Alderman McConomy, who held
him for court.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-09-16
Then Who is the Scrub?

Philadelphia Press.
Evidence accumulatcs that the contest
for state treasurer this year is going to he
a scrub-race. : : One thing appears
to be p;ain-the Democracy will nominate
4 strong candidate for state treasurer.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-09-16
Tho IrOn.clad Cells.

The gang of long-term prisoners who
recently attempted to get out of the
county prison, were yesterday again
placed in the cells which they recently cut
through. These cells have just had both
sides lined with iron.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-09-16
MAYORS Court.

The mayor had two very tame drunks
this morning and they got three days each
in the county prison.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-09-16
Doing Well.

Edward Cole, the wounded man, is still
doing as we'll as can be expected.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-09-16
profit yield. Every dollar Of the tax
settled against the Standard must be
paid.
PERSONAL.

In France, Prince JEROME NAPOLEON
has decided to renounce his leadership of
the Bonapartists in favor of his SOD,
Prince Victor. He will publish mani
festo.
Mr.. HENRY E. JOHNSTON, of Wheatland,
near this city, has been reelected direc-
tor in the Northern Pacific railroad. The
company will declare seven per cent.
dividend on its preferred stock.
The London Standards correspondent
at Paris says ;" There is but one opinion
about the performance of Miss GR1swoLD,
the American prima donna, which is that
she is the best Marguerite seen since the
palmy days of Miss Nilsson.''' Miss Girls
void is Bret Hartc's niece.
FRANCIS WELLS, one Of the editors and
proprietors of the Philadelphia Ecening
Bulletin, was married on Wednesday to
Margaret Florence DeWolfe, of Litch-
field. Conn. The ceremony was perform
ed Rev. Storrs o. Seymour, of St..
Michael's church, Litchfeld.
CHARLES A. ByRNE, formerly editor of
Truth, has been arrested in suit brought
by Josh Hart, rs executor of his wife's es-
tate, who claims that Byrne while superin-
tendent of the Dramatic Ne,,s, embezzled
s., 1885. Mr.. Hart thinks the total amount
taken will be in the neighbarhood Of $15,-
600.
Mr.. SANKEY, the sweet singer, is now
on the wide ocean, vOyaging toward Eng
land, where he will soon be joined by his
partner, Mr.. MOODY. The two men are
to begin an attack upon sinful and sodden
Old England, and the Sun want to know
if they think the devil is overcome in this
country that they transfer their evangel-
ical labOrs.
Mrs. EMILY WARD BURNETT, a dausl.
ter of the late General Aaron Ward, oil
Sing Sing, and a sister of Mrs. s. j. RAN.
DALI, died at Stockholm, Sweden, on
August 81. Her funeral took place from
St. Augustine's Roman Catholic church
at Sing Sing yesterday and was largely at,
tended by many representatives Of all the
| old Westcllester families.
The friends of Miss ANNA BREyOOR, the
charming little lady who appeared will
the Goodwin w eathersby company in
{" The Member for Slocum,'' at Fulton
opera house last evening, were surprised
and gratified at the improvement she
shows in her art, after very brief ex
perience on the stage. Joined with striking
personal attractions, the young lady gives
evidence of a native talent that is full ot
promise of rapid advance ment in hel
profession.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-09-16
MINOR TOPICS.

MINOR TOPICS.
THE stalwart Republicans of Schuylkill
have been swallowed up by the Green.
hackers, who have distinguished themselves
there by elccting thieves to local Offices.
The Press explains that Greenbackism is
a very uncertain quantity in Pennsylva-
mia except in Schuylkill county, where the
cohesive power of public plunder has man.
aged to keep together few hundred
traders in politics. -
The electric light, as adapted to theatres,
is death to blondes, and one consequence
is to be, according to current rumOrS, the
revival of brunettes. Exit auriferous dye
If the electric light maintains it's vogue
exit, too, rouge, pearl powder ct nj. for
the woman who is painted is shown up in
manner that ought to make her swoon
with horror il she could cltch sight ofher-
self in glass.
THE primary elections in Utica ysster-
day, upset the notion that Mr.. Conkling
has retired from active work in politics
They also upset Mr.. Ellis II. Roberts. who
declared on the previous day that the Ke-
publicans Of Utica were five to one against
Mr.. Conkling. Mr.. Conkling worked at
the polls all day in his own ward, and
carried it handsomely on square issue
with the administration men. IIc also
carried six other wards. The admins
tration men elected delegates from four
wards, and in one warn cOntesting dele
gates were chosen.
SENATOR MTTCHELL's opinion that the
bob tail platform of the Republican state
convention is "admirahIe in all re-
spects, has found recruit in the person
OF the editor of the St. Louis Globe Dem.
ocrat Rcp), which thinks the convention
showed excelIont judgment in stopping
with the simple declaration that "the
Republican party has ever been progress
sive and reformatory. There may be a
streak of satire in this commendation. For
even the ex-whisky ring convict's organ
knows that state steals, pardon brokerage
and legislative debauchery have been the
direction taken by Republican "reform I"
and "progress in this state. To have
gone into details about them would have
been very impracticable.
THE Khedive is prisoner in his palace.
The joint control of England and France
is for the moment at the mercy of an
armed mob, and the settlement laboriously
arrived at by the powers is seriously
threatened. 1t is plain that this state of
things cannot be allowed to continue. 1t
seems clear to the London Times that the
chief object of the colonel is the substitu
ton of a native military government for
foreign influence. The suzerainty of the
Sultan supplies the obvious instrument for
putting down the rebellion, as it supplied
the instrument for the deposition of Ismail
the father of the present Khedivc. There
can be little doubt that the dispatch of a
Turkish fleet and a dozen regiments
would go very far to restore order.
Connecticut western news., 1881-06-08
Beecher's Money.

The Philadelphia Record says: One of the mysteries of the age is what Henry Ward Beecher has done with his money. At one time he was in receipt of $2O, 900 from his church, SIC, ,000 from h1s newspaper, $20, ,O00 from his lectur- ing, and $1O,OO0 from marriage fees, literary work and his books, making a total of $60,00 year. Yet Beecher never had any money to spare. His household was modest, not expensive; his wife was apparently not extrava- gant; he gave nothing that was known to charity, and yet he was always impe- cunious. When he wanted to help Til ton he gave mortgage upon his house., and now he has sold his house, furni- ture and buildings and gone to live with a married son. He told me he did this because the young birds had all grown up and flown out of the nest, and yet it was a marvel that in his old age he should leave his comfortable home upon the Heights of Brooklyn and go into narrow quarters as a boarder. He spoke with sigh and very evident regret at the breaking up of his old house. This was strange, but the unfinished story in regard to his farmer, Thomas Turner, at Peekskill, is still more strange. When Turner died, MT. Beecher took charge of his papers, and burned 8 large number of them, among which, it is alleged, were number of promis- sorry notes. The whole thing has queer look, and the question which agitates newspaper men is where has all the money he has made in the last quar- ter of 8 century, amounting to millions, gone to? Perhaps it is one of those mysteries that no fellow can find out, but the curiosity of the natural man will prompt him to find out the undls covered channel through which it flows. Looking at and talking with MT. Beech CT, who is now more spiritually-minded, reverent and large-hearted than ever before in his life, the mystery only deepens. That there is mystery con- nected with the mans life and his daily expenditure no one can doubt. Perhaps when the curtain is lifted it will increase the charity which the world is begin ming to feel for great, sorely-stricken man.
Connecticut western news., 1881-06-08
Expensive Drugs.

There are two mad men in Milwaukee. One is bald headed man and the other is a druggist. The bald man told 8 doctor that his hair was falling out, and asked him if he didn't know of some thing that would stop it. The doctor said he would fix him, so he wrote 8 prescription, which was as follows :- Chloride of sodium, l oz.; Aqua pura, 1 oz. Shake we'll and rub on the scalp every morning.
 The bald man went to druggist and had the prescription put up, paying 8 dollar and seventeen cents for it. He asked the druggist if it wasn't little high, but felt ashamed when the drug gist asked him if he knew how much aqua pura cost 8 gallon. He said he didn't, but supposed it come high. The druggist told him aqua pura was one of the most penetrating drugs in the store, and as for chloride of sodium, there was nothing like it, and the war in Peru had sent it up kiting. He said if the trouble 1n Cn1u kept on there was no knowing how high it would be. The bald man used the medicine, and felt as though it was doing him good. His wife noticed little new hairs coming out, and he felt good, so when the stuff was gone he took the bottle to the store and had it filled again. The chap who filled it this time was another chap, and when the bald headed man threw down a dollar the drugger said: 70, never mind. We won't charge you anything for that" The bald man asked how that was, when the drugger said: Why; it is only salt and water, anyway. The salt is only two cents a pound, and the water is pretty cheap this year." The bald man gave one gasp, and said : "Well, by the great bald-headed Elijah, I paid dol lar for filling that bottle before, and I want my money back. It was bald headed swindle. thought that Peru vian story didn't look plausible" The druggist gave the man Q. box of cigars to keep still about it, but he won't speak to the other drugger who charged him a dollar.
Connecticut western news., 1881-06-08
The Work of the Children.

Absalom Brown, a widower living near Statesville, N. O., went away from home, leaving his three children alone. The youngest of these children, boy, aged three years, had long been sickly, and the two elder children, boy and a girl, conceived the idea of putting him out of the way. They accordingly tied @ rope around his neck and swung him to joist of the house, where he was found few minutes later by colored woman Of the neighborhood, who passed through the lot on an errand. This woman cut the child down and laid it on the bed, when he began to gasp and finally regained consciousness. She then went her way, and, returning homeward some time later, stopped again at Browns house, where she ascertained that the brother and sister had taken the young child off the bed, carried it out behind tue garden and buried it. She hastened to the scene of the burial, dug the child up and carried it to the house. The child died from the shock.
Connecticut western news., 1881-06-08
A Real Life Story.

The interesting and pathetic story of Lady Blanche Murphy, daughter of the Earl of Gainsborough, who married the organist of 8 Catholic chapel near her fathers residence in the country and left England with him to find new home on this side of the Atlantic, has gone the rounds of the press since her recent death in New Hampshire. Ithas been embroidered with pictures of the parental cruelty of Lord Gainsborough and of his stern refusal to maintain re- lat1ons of any sort with child who had chosen to unite her fortunes with those of lover not belonging to "the caste of We're de Were" Those who best knew Lady Blanche Murphy in this country, and who sympathized most warmly with her in her .resolute and successful efforts to build up an independent life for her husband and herself, knew how false these imputaticns upon her father were. They have now been publicly refuted by the London Tablet of April 23 in these words:
 Lord Ga1nsborough certainly did not approve of his daughters marriage, and so long as it was not 8 fait occonapH he opposed it on the grounds which every parent and head of family will readily appreciate. But when the young lady remained firm in her resolve, and oppo- sition was no longer possible, the Earl accepted as fact that which he could not conscientlously approve. Lady Blanche was married from her fathers house, and she voluntarily expatriated herself in the prosecution of her ideal (of earning her own maintenance) she remained from the first on terms of the most afectionate correspondence with her father and all her nearest relations and friends.
 When Lord Houghton visited the United States in 1875 he came commis- stoned by Lord Gainsborough to provide in every way for the comfort of Lady Blanche Murphy, and in visit made to New York by herself and her husband at that time she satisfied Lord Houghton that she was more than contentwith her lot, and had nothing to ask of her fam fly or her father.
Connecticut western news., 1881-06-08
The Farmers and the Railroads.

In 1865 there were 34,000 miles of railway in the United States. In 1881 there are 94, 900 miles. In 1856 we pro- duced of corn, wheat, rye, oats, barley and buckwheat 1,127, ,499, 187 bushels. In 1880 the crop was 2,448,079, 191 bushels, an increase of 1920, ,579, 994 bushels.
 These figures are presented by Mir. Edward Atkinson in paper contributed to the Journal of the American Agricul- tural Association. His object is to show that while all producers have profted enormously by the extension of our rail- roads, the farmers, and especially the Western farmers, have reaped the great est benefit. They would be helpless without them, for they are at vast dis tance from markets, and except for the new railroads, which have been chiefly built at the West, wide areas of the fer tile lands now under cultivation beyond the Mississippi would never have been turned by the blow.
Connecticut western news., 1881-06-08
Married WOmen's Slavery.

An exchange says: In what respect is the condition of many married woman better than 8 slave? She works hard year after year, and has roof over her head, and she is provided with food; so is the slave. She must beg her "mas- ter" for little pittance with which to buy the clothing for herself and chil- dren. The slave master looks after such wants of his chattel without thelr ask ing. She has no freedom or indepen- dence; she dare not buy single article at the store till she gets the consent of the tyrant whom the civil law has made her husband. She can have no will about even household affairs that her husband disproves of; she is 8 slave in both body and mind during his life, and at his death, if she survives him, she cannot, under the unjust and tyrannical laws of nearly all the countries in the world, sell the property which she has helped to accumulate, nor control her own children without employing law yer and getting special permit from the court.
Connecticut western news., 1881-06-08

IlONs
 The correspondent of an English pa per says
 To enable you to judge of the value and intelligence of MT. Perkins evidence let me state that he has been over the greater part of this world, knows seven languages, is trusted by the English and hated by the French and this is what he says: 'For the most part the Krou- mfrs are armed with hint-lock guns, about seven feet long, pair of clumsy pistols, likewise with fint-locks, and long knife. When firing they reload with great rapidity, for they carry about them large belt which contains sepa- rate places for some thirty charges, something after the manner of the Cir cassian dress, besides additional reserve ammunition. They manufacture their own powder, but saw that they also had considerable stock which had been imported. They never quit their arms or belts, so that when fighting they have no impediments to which they are un- accustomed. As may be expected, they are all fine, powerful men, very hardy j; when necessary can subsist on one scanty meal per day, and do not know what the word fear means. expect the French will have more difficulty to pen citrate into their mountains than they ever looked for. Their natural strong holds seemed to me impregnable. That the French will meet with the utmost resistance there is not the least doubt about. The several border tribes mus ter from 15, 900 to 10000 fighting men, all in splendid fighting condition.
 "Compacts have been entered into between all the tribes to bury all past grievances and to fight side by side against the common enemy. They have declared to me over and over again that they will fight to the. last, and fully believe it. The French have to cope with many difficulties. The mountains are particularly steep, and the only passes are very narrow paths, in most places not mon than two feet wide, and there is either perpendicular drop on one side and 8 steep mountain wall on the other, or else the path is fringed by thorns and brushwood. The natives have very little dress about them when fighting, merely shirt, woolen head dress secured by rope, and pieces of raw hide which just cover the soles of their feet, and is laced over the instep and round the ankle. From the top of the thigh downward they are naked, and yet they go through the thorny brush wood without taking the least notice of the scratches. I must add that the Kroumirs are doggedly determined to resist the French and they are fully alive to the strength of their position, of which they intend to take every ad- vantage"