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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-04-05
SALISBURY ITEMS.
rom an Occasional East End Corresp0n.
dent.

From an OcCaslonal East End CorrespOn.
dent.
Fittings are the order of the day. j.
ID. Ammons has moved to the Swan hotel
Chester county. I. D. Worst, has gone to
Cedar Lane, East Earl. associating him
self with w. H. Sweigart in the lumber
business. One of Worsts' teams was upset
by stone, and the goods and eatables
landed in eighteen inches of mud and
water. All was rightsd and Martin Diem
found the missing bed.
Worst & Sheriff have twelve men pack
ing tobacco in Isaac Coffroth's warehouse,
and have 300 cases packed of fine goods.
Soma growers have planted seed already.
The backward spring retards farming
operations. Grass and wheat look the
worse for cold weather,
Office hunters are fishing now along the
Pequea, but VIC think they have not the
kind of hooks necessary and only catch
tadpoles or catfish.
James Fisher was bitten by snake
some four or five years ago, and, though
he had the wound cured, it has broken
afresh, causing him extreme pain in six or
seven places. He a prominent business
man.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-04-05
PERSONAL.

A "CARLYLE lectureship" is to he
founded at Edenburg university-on some
such subject as history Or German litera-
ture-as a memorial of the late writer.
1t is reliably reported that if Gen. LONG.
STREET is recalled to take the Georgia
marshalship, cx-Postmaster General May
nard, Of Tennessee, will succeed him as
minister to Turkey.
DIsRAELI has prepared his memoirs,
which he means to entrust to his former
secretary, Lord Rowton, not to be pub
lished until ten years after his death, when
the pungent criticisms made on his con-
temporaries will strike less keenly on their
descendants.
Prince Carolath has obtained decree
of divorce against his eloping wife, nee
Countess Hertzfeld. Count HERBERT
BIsMARcK's marriage with the divorced
lady will soon take place. The count
now appears to be reconciled with his
father.
Hon. HIEsTER CLyMER, ex-representa-
tive from the Reading district of Penusyl-
vania, has rented the celebrated Taylor
mansion, on Eighteenth and New York
avenue, Washington, known widely as the
Haunted House." and will fit it up in
old time style, such as it appeared in when
first occupied, in 1900. Mr.. and Mrs. Cly
mer will return after their return from
Europe in the fall.
Mr.. HORACE D. CAST, formerly of this
city, has received the Republican nomina-
tion for city treasurer of Pueblo, Col
orado. If the place was not such DEM
ocratic stronghold We would have the
pleasure before long Of oongratulating
our friend upon his election to an i'm
portant trust. As it is, Mr.. CASTS nom-
ination is high compliment, and an in
dication Of his popularity in his new Wes-
tern home.
In Poughkeepsie, N. Y, yesterday Miss
LEILA L. MORSE, youngest daughter of
the late Professor Morse, and Mr.. FRANZ
the eminent pianist, were mar !
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-04-05
A Surprise Party.

Yesterday August Nutto and family re-
moved into their new home, North Prince
street, between Lemon and James. In the
evening they were surprised by the appear
ance of a party of their friends, number
ing twenty-five couples or more, each of
whom carried basket stored with deli
cacies of all kinds, and, "without leave or
license" took possession of the house,
laid 4 banquet, ''fit to set before king"
and after the good things Had been liber-
ally sampled, passed the evening in music
and dancing. About dozen members of
the Mennerchor dropped in during the
evening and shared in the festivities, which
were greatly enjoyed by all present.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-04-05
FIRE.
Geo. w. Browns Undertaking Establishment
Burned Out.

Geo. w. Browns Undertaking Establlshment
Burned Out.
Last evening between 8 and 0 O clock tue
story frame building in East Vine
street near Christian, occupied by Geo.
w. Brown as an undertaking establish
ment. was discovered to be on fire and in
less than an hour was, together with its
contents mass of ruins.
The builliny belonged to tue Sweden
borgian or New Church congregation of
this city, and was built and for many years
used as 4 place Of worship, but for several
years past has been used as an undertake
ing and cabinet mandatory, first by
Henry Swentzel and afterwards by MI.
Brown. There was no insurance ON the
building, which was worth perhaps not
more than $500 or S4OO.
The contents of the building, which be-
lOnged to Mr.. Brown, consisted of nearly
one hundred coffins, Of all sizes and styles,
finished and unfinished, wooden and me-
tallic full set of undertaker's tools,
nearly one hundred camp stools, a great
variety Of patterns, two preservers, one Of
which cost sS5 ; breast-pans, ornamental
pedestals covered with black cloth, pals,
flower stands, trcstles, undertaker's hard
ware, including coffiu-handles, plates,
screws, Sc, lumber, veneers, paints, var
nishes, &C., SC. Mr.. Brown estimates
the loss of stock at not less than 81, 600,
on which he has an insurance of 500 in
the Universal insurance company of Phila-
,lelphia, of which Mr.. Charles E. Wentz is
local agent. He had no insurance on his
fixtures, valued at $50.
Mr.. Brown saved his books and papers,
but almost lost his life in doing SO, as the
heavy pOrtico in front of the building fell
with crash within few inches of him
while he was attempting to force open the
Of the Office in which the books
and papers were kept.
It is not known positively how the fire
originated. Nj Brown says he believes it
in the northwest corner Of the
front room near the window, and supposes
t was set on fire, as there was nothing in
hat part of the room liable to take fro
rom spontaneous combustion. The par
itions of the building being Of pine boards
md the greater part of tho contents being
# seasoned lumber, the fire spread rapidly
nd burned furiously, so that only a very
ew articles were saved.
The fircmen were promptly on the
round and prevented the flames from
preading to adjoining buildings.
The fire plug in Christian street be-
Teen King and Vine was broken in some
ay while the fire was burning, and the
ater from one Of the mains had to be
nut Off for . time. A new plug will be
1t in as soon as possible.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-04-05
5000 KILLED OR INJURED.
An Earthquake on tho Island of Sclo TT
destroyed Many Villages.

An Earthquake on tho Island of SclO That
destroyed Many Villages
The earthquake at Scio was
also felt at Tseme and the mum.
ber Of persons who were killed
and injured is estimated at three thou
sand. The shock was also felt at Carasto,
Eubala and at Tinas. At Syria one house
fell.
The island of Scio belongs to Turkey
and lies off the west coast Of Asia Minor,
four miles west of Cape Blanco. 1t is one
of the richest and most beautiful islands
of the Levant. Previous to 1922 this
island was the best governed and most
prosperous in the Grecian archipelago,
and had thriving silk manufactures
and considerable trade with Constan-
tinople, Syria and Egypt, but in the above
year some of its inhabitants having
joined the Samians in their revolt.
nearly all the population, comprising from
12O, 0lO to 13O, 900 persons, were massacred
or sold into slavery, and tue buildings and
plantations destroyed. BY the end of
August of that year the former Christian
population of 104. 600 was reduced to 2, 600
and since then, although there have been
other efforts to dispute the supremacy of
the Turks, the crescent has still remained
in the ascendent. Scio, or Kostro, the
capital, is near middle OF the last coast,
and in 1875 had population of IA, ,500.l
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-04-05
WHOLESALE CALAMlTIES ABROAD.

Two Thousand Chinxmcn Murdered In Cold
Blood-Miiitons of Property Destroyed.
4 war OF races has broken out in the val
ley of Canete, Panama, where more than
two thousand Cinnamon have been bar
barously murdered by the negroes and
cholas. On one plantation six hundred in
offensive men were murdered in cold blood.
All the cane fields, sugar houses, ma
chinery, etc, have been Turned and de-
stroyed, and property to the value Of
millions has been wrecked by these assas-
sins. All the foreigners have fled from
the valley, which is one OF the
most fertile and productive in
Peru. Some Of them have been killed.
Full particulars are not yet at hand, as
the work of murder and plunder is still
going on: 1t is feared the adjacent valley
OF Chincha will suffer next. The Chill
ians refuse to send troops to quell the dis
tnrbanccs. Mr. Henry Swayne is a heavy
sought refuge on board a couple of vessels
Mr.. Swayre has chartered the steamer
lilo and sent her to that port to
baing the refugees to Callao. It
is feared similar scenes will be
enacted throughout Peru. Even if the
Chilians leave Lima foreigners will GER
tainly have to fight for their lives and put
down the canaille, who are already boast
ing of what they intend doing as soon as
the Chiiian troops leave. All plund-
erers caught are soundly fogged, and un-
Ger this system the states are safer than
they were Il few weeks ago.
A list of fifty property owners has been
issued by the Chilians, from each of whom
they demand a war contribution in the
shape; Of 5000 hard dollars. Thus a
sum Of one million will be raised, which is
the quota for the first month. The
Chilian government has determined to
collect a million a month for the expenses
of the army.
The fifty gentlemen named have held a
meeting at which some of them resolved.
not to pay. As tho penalty for non-pay-
ment is the destruction of property worth
three times the amount of the quota, few
Of them will fail to comply with the con-
tribution. The houses of those who have
not paid by the 18th will be destroyed, it
is sand, Oh that day.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-04-05

1HE amusement season OF the ap-
preaching summer will he eventful for
the efforts of the rival circus managers
to surpass each other in the popularity
and dazzling spleIdOr of their attrac-
tions. Already they are parading their
cavalcades through the streets of the
leading cities and sending word of their
comings to the rural population. But
Barnum'S seven giants and twenty ele-
plants, Coup's Zulus and Forepaugh's
SlO,0OO-prize most beautiful woman, are
nothing compared with the moral and
political circus which is in store for the
people of Lancaster county at the ap-
preaching Republican primary elections.
In the corresponding canvass of three
years ago the trained politicians were
taken by surprise and the amateurs
were led Oh by a very few of the regulars
to a victory almost unexpected to them
selves. Since then the situation has
changed with the completeness of a kleid-
oscOpic view. The old rings are all
broken up and new ones formed in a
manner that astOnishes the veteran pol
itician. Ancient enemies repose on the
bosom of each other and partnerships
once deemed impossible to sunder are
snapped apart like iron on frosty moln-
ing. McMellen linking his forces with
the Examiner party and Sensenig and
the NeU Era in full fellowship Jno.
NJ. Stehman seeking vindication Slo-
kom in search of partnership, limited,
with Geist, Sensenig and johnson in the
general business Of reform and bridge
building; Eshleman looking for an
Office wherever it is to be had, and Fred.
Smith pausing on the eve of
battle, are some Of the features of the
coming show. The progress of events
thus far has only been the marshalling
of the novelties and the forming of the
animals into the procession. When the
ring performance begins the fun will
only he seen. Soon the posters will an
nounce the programme and the managers
will let the band play. !
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-04-05

The new Democratic city executive
committee, of Philadelphia, organized
last evening, refusing to receive McMul-
lin and putting a reformD Democrat in his
place, rejecting John Slevin Of un-
savory reputation, and excluding re-
preventative of Sam Joseph's gam. This
was all done well. But we suspect that
one Charles P. Burke, admitted to mem
ship, had better also have been let slide.
Geo. McGowan's candidate for chair
man was beaten and Geo. Bull elected.
A very good beginning for the Philadel-
phia Democracy.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-04-05
STATE ITEMS.

The town council of Easton reelected
E. E. Hemingway president, and d. W.
Nevin town clerk,
w. F. Jordan was yesterday inaugu
rated mayor of the growing city of Brad
ford, the metropolis Of the "new oil
dorado"
James Henry, colorcd, of Philadelphia,
was struck upon the head with a brick
and had his skull fractured by Braxton
Ellison, during quarrel on Sunday night
at Twelfth and Pearl street.
Commissioner Saml Garrett, of Schuyl.
kill, lately eminent for prosecuting en-
bezzling commissioners has been arrested
for failing to account for three 500 bonds
which he issued.
Erie's Vaudeville variety theatre has
blinked" and number of tho artists
are mourning the sudden departure of the
proprietor, c. II. Mcdonald, owing them
various amounts ranging from 25 to 500
apiece for salary.
Mrs. Sarah Rodgers, aged 81 years, went
into Murray's restaurant, Pottsville, Sat
urday night, drank two glasses Of ale, and
on being offered third glass was seized
with vomiting, fell back in her chair,
gasped several times, and died. Apoplexy.
Mr.. H. E. Packer says that he will give
s25, 600 toward $50, 900 opera house in
Maucll Chunk. Mr.. Lafayette Lentz says
he will give S3.125. General Lilly says
he will give s., 900 toward an opera house
if room in it can be devoted to a library
and reading-room. Hon. John Leisenrins
says that he is in favor Of an opera house
to be built by council with the consent Of
the citizens. The voters of the town, at
an election held for the purpose, decided
by ballot whether the borough council
shall build a public hall and market
house.
In the organization OF the Pottsville
borough council yesterday objection was
made to the swearing in of Ephraim Phil.
lips, member-elect,. on the ground of a
violation of the election laws and convic-
tion of a misdemeanor. 1t was agued by
the friends of Phillips that pardon by
the governor had removed the disqualifi-
cation, but this was denied by his oppo.
nents. A motion to admit Phillips was
carried by a vote of Is to 6, and lie was
sworn in. T. A. Reilly was reelected
president of council, aud the following
officials were also reelected : B. BrysOn
McCool, borough solicitor ; A. B. Cochran,
borough surveyor George Dewalt, super
vitor Edwin Z. Rnch, tax collcctar. The
following officers were also sworn in :
Joseph Derr, chief burgess Stephen
Rodgers, high constable IS. NJ. Mortimer,
treasurer, and F. NJ. Bertram. J. E. Proth-
eroe and B. F. Olewinc. auditors.
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Death of . Pair of Horses.

A West Chester paper of las. evening
says: On Saturday a man from Lancaster
drove a pair of fine match horses to Coates
vile, where he stopped, took dinner and
fed his horses. After short time he drove
on toward Philadelphia and when near
Glenloch, opposite George w. Jacobs
buildings in West Whiteland township,
one of the horses dropped dead in the
road. The man procured a single set Of
harness and while on his way back to
Downingtown the other morse dropped dead
in the shafts when near the Belvidere
store. The horses were higkspriced ami
mails and were valued at $500. The cause
of the horses death is unknown. They did
not show signs of hard driving.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-04-05
OHARGEs AGAINST A MAYOR.

C6ARGE8 AGAINST A MAYOR.
Amdavits Of Bribery Presented Previous to
Taking tho Oath.
The administering of the oath to Mayor
Rowe in Reading yesterday was accom-
panied with unusual scenes. Previous to
the swearing in afidavits were presented
chargingsthe mayor-elect with having pro-
cured his election by unlawful means.
The afidavits charge that shortly before
the late municipal election, in which Will
liam g. Rowe was the Republican candi-
date for mayor, parties met him at his
place of business and arranged for certain
considerations to carry their divisions for
him. James C. Malston, the Democratic
colored constable for tho Tenth ward,
swears that he promised to carry the ward
for keg of beer and the order for the beer
was given him. Terrence Shannon and
several Democrats anxious to sell out
Mayor Tyson were with him. Another
man swears he was paid one dollar to vote
for Rowe, the offer beinee::made blythe mayor
elect himself. There were several more
afidavits, all Of which charged Rowe with
bribery. The affidavits were presented to
councils by George RAIDER, Democratice
select councilman from ROwe's ward. The
charges were read to Rowe before enter
ing the joint convention. They made no
impression on him, however, for few
minutes later he asked that the oath be
administered and he took it in the presence
ola great crowd, who had come to see
what he would do about the atfiday;ts.
The next point against Rowe by the Dem.
ocrats was objection to his bonds, which
amounted to nothing, however. The con-
vention adjourned with considerable bad
feeling between the two parties. Some
Democrats say that they will yet bring
Rowe to the dust by entering a criminal
prosecution against him. Select council
elected William H. Kelley president and
John H. Keppleman clerk, and common
council James K. Getz president and George
II. Felix clerk.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-04-05
LATEST NEWS BY MAIL.

Stockholders of the Hoosac Tunnel s
Saratoga, Mohawk & Lake Erie and
Utica s. Syracuse railroad companies yes
terday voted in favor Of the proposed con
solidation with the Boston Hoosac Tunnel
& Western railroad company.
Violent squalls prevailed Saturday and
Sunday in tic vicinity of London. Many
small boats flied with holiday pleasure
seekers were capsized. OF tho boats hire d
at Hammersmith on Saturday, eight have
failed to return. 1t is thought that six
teen lives were lost. Four bodies have
already been washed ashore. There are
many inquiries at Chiswick and Hammer
smith for the missing.
Mrs. Louisa Sargent, of Santa Rita,
Cal., started alone on horseback to visit q
neighbor. The horse was found sometime
afterward grazing by the roadside, and
upon search being made, the body of Mrs.
Sargent was found buried near a shep-
herds camp. She had evidently been out
ragged and murdered. Her head was crush
ed in. A Mexican shepherd was arrested
on suspicion and is in danger Of being
lynched.
Maj. G. Maurice Smith fell from buggy
in Port Royal, Va, and broke his neck.
He was once on the Press and on the Rich
mond Why. Before that he had been
United States district attorney at Salt
Lake City, Utah. He became conspicu.
Gus in the prosecution of the murderers Of
the famous Lee massacre case, which ho
pressed with such vigor that he was sew
eral times threatened by assassins. He
also prosecuted Brigham Young before
the United States district court for some
trifing offense, during the investigation of
which Judge Sinclair, of this state, who
presided, commanded the apostle to I'M
cover his head in court, which he declined
to do, and was only compelled upon
threats of imprisonment.
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Cool.Hoaded People.

Just before the beginning Of the second
act Of Felicia" in the Union Square
theatre, New York, on Saturday night,
the sudden appearance of smoke and cry
of fire caused panic among the audience,
and general rush for the street. The
ushers threw open the doors, and the
building was cleared in few minutes,
many of the audience losing opera glasses
and articles of apparel, but none, so far as
known, suffering serious injury in the
crush. The fire started in closet in the
basement, and was extinguished with lit
tie damage.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-04-05
First of April Yustness-

The financial and legal business of the
county which eliminates at this season
was by no means all finished up on the
" first" Since April 1, fully as many
Judgments, mortgages and deeds have
been left at the court house for record as
were handed in on that day. $40 judg-
ments were left for record on Friday, but
the number to this time runs up to over
700. In addition to tho 157 deeds entered
on the first over 100 moro have been re-
corded and the mortgages have increased
from 81 to 137-and the returns arc not all
in yet.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-04-05

Yesterday afternoon Messrs. D. N.
Martin, J. G. Cast and Geo. Fraim, men,
bcrs of tho City band, in behalf of q num-
Der Of liberal contributors presented their
leader, Daniel Clemmens, and George A.
Martin each with a silver E fiat cornef.
The instruments were manufactured by
c. G. Conn, of Elkhart, Ind, and were
obtained through the agency of Alex. Nc
Killips, of this city. Mr.. CIemmens's in
strument is gold finished while the other
is plain silver. The presentation speech
was made by D. N. Martin in his best
style. The instruments arc on exhibition
in Rhoads s. Bros. window and attract
much attention.
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Tobacco In Chester County.

The Kennett Square Adranee says !:
"Kennett witnessed new activity last
week. Every day wagon loads of tobacco
passed through our streets in the direction
of Levy's warehouse. in the old foundry
Some of these teams came long distances !;
some of them, we noticed, as far away as
Bart, Lancaster county, and any number
from the upper end of Delaware
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-04-05
THusE WHO KILL.
Some sertous Family Affair

Some Serious Family Affairs.
Patrick Shearan, a railroad employe,
was murdered at Gold Creek, Arkansas.
His divorced wife, Mrs. Mayer, has been
arrested OH suspicion.
James II. Scheffer, aged 80 years. COM
mitted suicide in the Continental hotel. in
Buffalo. He disappeared on Wednesday,
after it had been discovered that he had
cmbezzled So, 600 belonging to his father
ia law. and forged notes and checks for
more than $4,000 He leaves wife and
three children.
Mrs. Ann Scl.aal,a good-looking widow,
was found dead in her house in Chicago,
with bullet wound in her breast. She
had threatened to commit suicide through
jealousy, but Edward Heelan, with whom
she was intimate, has been arrested on
suspicion for murder.
John DOEOhue was arrested in Paterson,
New Jersey, on suspicion of having killed
his father. Tie latter was drunk on Sat-
urday night, and, according to the state
ment Of his wife and son. fell on the stove
sustaining injuries of which he died. 1t
appears, however, that the father and son
quarreled, and that the old man, before
lie died. told physicirn and a tpoliceman
that ''his wife and son had robBSd him of
his property, and were trying to kill him."
Old man Richard Welch, living at Der
by, Perry county. Ind, saw his son,
"Mont," watching him as he was entering
the house of his paramour, and he shot
five times at his son, I"issing him. On
Sunday, "Mo::t' and his mother, who had
been consulting a lawyer about proceeding
against the old man, met him on the road,
when he drew a revolver and said, "One
of them must die" ''Mont" at once also
drew his pistol and fired three shots, one
piercing his fathers brain, another his
heart, and the third his abdomen. The
son and mother then coolly walked of,
leaving the old man lying in the road.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-04-05

Eugene Bauer removed from the Excel
sior saloon yesterday and took possession
of the saloon recently occupied by Fred
erick Wehrle, on East King street. John
Schoenberger, formerly at the fremont
house. has taken Mr.. Bauer's old place,
and MIR. Woehrle has gone to the fremont.
DIR. c. "A. Greene has removed his
office and consultation rooms from North
Queen street, to No. 146 East King street,