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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-03-24
- You've Got Mo-

The burglar, Pat Ebert, arrived in Rolla,
Mo-, about month ago from Kansas,
ostensibly looking for location to open a
saloon. Taking up his lodging in board
ing house near the national bank of Rolla,
his suspicious conduct attracted the atten-
ton of the officers of the bank, who called
to their aid Hank Devin, the city marshal.
Upon investigation it was discovered that
the burglar had gained access to a vacant
building adjoining the bank and for three
nights had been unmolested in his desper-
ate effort to tunnel to the vault. On the
fourth night. just as he had made an en-
trance to the vault, Marshal Devin and
his posse, at signal given by the cashier,
who was secreted in the bank. surrounded
the building and attempted his capture
alive, but Ebert, who preferred death to
arrest, with dagger in his hand made q
desperate effort to escape and was shot
down in his tracks. He lived one hour
after being shot, but would reveal nothing.
The only words he uttered were "You've
got me, boy"
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BURNED IN A THEATRE.
The Opera House at Nice Destroyed and
Many Lives Lost.

Tho Opera House at Nice Destroyed and
Many Lives Lost.
A fire in the Italian opera house, Nice.
broke out at the commencement of the
opera last evening. Fourteen persons,
who were suffocated, have been taken out
and their bodies placed in the church op-
pOsite the theatre. 1t is feared that
hundred men and women perished in the
flames.
Nice is seaport town of France, sit
uated on a narrow plain between the Alps
and the Mediterranean. It was ceded
with Savoy to France by Italy, by the
treaty of March "a, 1860. It is chiefly
noted as watering place and resort for
English invalids, who frequent it in large
numbers. as many as 5000 or 6.0OO Brit
ish visitors being found there in the win.
ter, besides many Russians, Poles, Ger
mans and Americans. 1t is quite prob
able that many of these visitors were VIC
Tins of the fire in the opera house.
The little opera house was built mainly
by the clubs Of the winter watering place.
1t was opened by the French company Of
the ''Italiens'' of Paris in 1897, but was
only devoted to opera at intervals, as the
gaming and social festivities of Nice do
not encourage evening exhibitions of 4
dramatic or Operatic sort. The building,
which was difficult of access and badly
provided with ingrsss and egress, offered
from the first an inviting scope for the dis
aster which has befallen it, particularly as
the fire department of Franco is ludicrous-
ly incompetent to deal with confagra-
ton more extensive than q hen.coop or
barn. AS, however, all building is
vigorously confined to stone, brick or as
phalt, fires are rare but when they do
get under way there is no stopping them.
The opera house was cheap affair and
the destruction of life is probably due to
the flimsy and inflammable nature Of the
interior decorations.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-03-24

Henry E. Shimp, who has been engaged
for the last three years in clearing off
about IS acres of woodland, near North
brook, will leave in few days for Mary
land, where he will work on wood-leavc
recently purchased by him from the Ever
harts Of this borough. Mr.. Shimp has
ordered a thirty horse power engine for
the purpose of running the saw mill. The
tract he has purchased contains about
800 acres very heavily timbered. MIR.
Shimp has reuted the -four and feed mill
on the premises he now occupies, in
Pocopson, which will be turned over on the
first Of April to his successor, who halls
from Reading. Mr.. George Lebs, who
has had charge of this mill, has not yet
decided whether he will remain Or not.
During Mr. Shimp's business career, in
this county, he has acquired an enviable
reputation as business man of strict in
tegrity, and will carry with him the best
wishes Of that community. His family
will remove to Lancaster county, where he
recently purchased property.
William Sharpless of West Grove, will
move to Lancaster county, on or about the
1st of April.
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Suspended Operations.

John Grant, who has the contract for
removing the earth for widening the road
bed Of the Pennsylvania railroad at Ard
more, has been obliged to suspend opera.
tions on account of quicksand, which ex-
tends for a distance of at least 1000 feet,
into which Mr.. Grant tells us, he ran an
iron bar twelve feet down. He will re.
sumo work again rs soon as the ground
settles.
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minister to some government after his VI

minister to some government after his Va
cation.
In the suit of GENEvIEvE WARD,
against Theodore Moss and Lester Wal
lack, to restrain them from producing the
play Of Forget Me Not" at Wallack's
theatre, the court grants permanent in
junction against the production of the
play by Wallack and Moss.
And now Hon. STANLEY MATHEWS is
announced as being at the head of Gin
cinnati society for the promotion of civil
service reform. This is the same Stanley
Matthews, We suppose, by whose manage
ment tho men vino counted the electoral
votes of Louisiana and Florida for Hayes
were appointed, despite their infamous
characters, to some of the best Offices
under the Pihs6urgh Lead
er, Rep.
Mr.. BEECHER has sold his house at 124
Columbia Heights, Brooklyn, to Mr..
Ludovic Bennett. The house overloOks
the bay and has yard in the rear which
overlooks the roof of some Furman street
factories. Beecher has lived in the house
for many years. The house was rcort-
gagged some years ago for $40, 900 and SUBJ
sequently for s5,0 900, the last-named sum
being raised for the benefit of Theodore
Tilton when the scandal which afterwards
came to light was being smothered.
JOHN T. Grow, managing editor of the
Baltimore Sun, died very suddenly last
evening of apoplexy, in the sixtieth year
of his age. Mr.. Crow was in his Office in
the afternoon attending to his editorial
duties, but complaining of general indis-
position. A little after o'clock, as he
was about leaving the Office for dinner, he
was stricken with apoplexy and became
speechless. He was native of Maryland,
had been connected with the Sun since
1S4S, and managing editor since 1865. In
his personal and editorial life he was rec
ognized in the community as gentleman
guided by keen sense Of honor and JUS
tice.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-03-24
A Bravo Family,

Charles Fosters house, three miles from
Lexington. ILL.,, burned, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Foster were turned out in the severest
storm of this terrible winter. They pro-
tected themselves seven hours with bed
clothing until daylight before finding
shelter. They were just coming Down
with smallpox and would not subject
their neighbors to the danger of the
scourge, breasting tho storm with great
Kemp, some eight miles away, in lum-
ber wagon, Mr.. Kemp's family being
already down with smallpox, and he
being Fosters father-in-law as we'll.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-03-24
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
KNIGHTS TEMPLAK.
The Lancaster COninandery Going to
Scranton.

The Lancaster COninandery Going to
Scranton.
The annual meeting of the grand com.
mandery OF Knights Templar of Pennsyl-
vania, which is to be held in Scranton,
commencing May 81, will be the most
brilliant and greatest Masonic event that
has ever occurred in that portion of the
state. Preparations, under the manage
ment Of Mr.. James Ruthven, arc already
in progress.
The followin. communicates, according
to the Republican, that will participate,
have already reported and have been as
signed quarters :
st. Alban's commandery, 60 men.
St Johns commandery, Is men.
Philadelphia commandery, 125 men.
COrinthian Chasseurs, Is men, mounted,
with band. These communicates are from
Philadelphia, and will stop at the Wyom.
ing house.
Kensington commandery, Of Philadel-
phia, 100 men, with band.
Tancred commandery, 100 men, will be
quartered at the Valley house.
Lancaster commandery, GO men and
band, Scranton house.
Allentown commandery, 90 men, ST..
Charles.
NOrristown commandery, 40 men, Lu-
zerne house.
Beading commandery, 80 men, Heer-
mans house, Hyde Park.
Easton cOmmandery, Van Horns and
Susquehanna house.
On Junne will occur the dress parade,
and on the I'd the street parade, which, in
addition to the Communicates mentioned,
will be participated in by Occur de Lion Of
Scranton and the Communicates from
Wilkesbarre, Pittston: Carbondalc and
Great Bend.
The battalion band, Bauer's band and
Bristol band have been engaged, while
other visiting communicates will undoubt-
edly be accompanied by bands. Among
the distinguished MasOns who are ex-
pected arc Governor Hoyt, Ex-Governor
Hartranft and General Latta.
This event is looked forward to by the
Masonic fraternity with high apticipations
and no doubt they will fully realize in the
grandeur and magnitude OF the affair their
most sanSuine expectations. Certainly
nothing on the part Of the members of
Occur dc Lion will be neglected in making
it a grand success and worthy the great
organization they represent.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-03-24

Mr.. JAMES COLLINS, Of the board Of
county auditors, sensible to the fact that
- member of the board he is held in
? degree responsible by the public for it's
shortcomings and ineaiciency, desires it
to be understood that he has earnestly
sought to prevent the trifling and delay
which have characterized the present
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-03-24
Tho Unlit Lamps.

There were fifteen of the street gas
lamps unlit las. night; in the First,
Second, Fourth wards each one in the
Sixth ward two; and in the Ninth ward
ten.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-03-24

Manager Abbey says the receipts of the
Bernhardt entertainment at Tltusville
were more than 81, 500 smaller than at any
other performance given by her since she
came to this country.
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Tho Mayors Court

His honor had only four customers this
morning, one Of whom was discharged and
the others for disorderly cnnduct were
committed for 5 apa 10 days respectively.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-03-24

Eliza Freim's will has been admitted to
probate in Philadelphia. The estate is
worth 800, 0OO, and the heirs are contesting
the Will,
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-03-24

The curious fact is elsewhere fully ex-
planned that the state of Alabama, which
would be entitled to eight members of
Congress in an apportionment based on a
total representation of 299 members
would be reduced to seven on the in
creased apportionment of 800 members.
1t is notable that the representation of
Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Dela-
ware, New Jersey, Nevada, Oregon,
and Rhode Island must remain the same
as now, whether the total membership
of the House be fixed at 293, 325 or at
any figure between these two. On the
other hand, Maine, New Hampshire and
Vermont must decrease their representa-
tion, even if the total number be in
creased to as many as 1926 while Ar
kansas, California, Iowa, Michigan,
Minnesota, Mississippi, Nebraska,
South Carolina, Texas and West Vir-
ginia will increase their number of rep
resentatives, even if there be no increase
in the total number.
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session and which viii bring whatever
report results from it into discredit. He
declares that unless his colleagues con-
duct themselves and their Office better
he will appeal to the court for remedy
or resign, as he has too much reputation
at stake to let it be supposed that he
would be party to such a circus as has
been running at the court house simply
to prOlong the session for which the
auditors get per diem allowance.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-03-24

Nowadays, when Masonry, in all it's
later phases, hourishes SO extensively in
this community, and secret societies
many Of them imitatOrs OF the MasOns-
are so strong here that the totality of their
membership almost Outnumbers the adult
male population, it is hard to realize that
the wave of anti Masonic excitement ever
reached tho hig water mark in Lancaster
county which the yeraciOus local chrOnicler
assigns to it, The declining Federalists
eagerly embraced the prevailing popular
Ganaticism to revive their collapsed party.
The rural population of this county, so
largely composed Of creduIous German
sects, was admirably calculated to be readily
enlisted in behalf of the prOscriptive policy
of the opposition. ThenphiIus Fenn's
sprightly paper and blood curdlin2 lecturers
famed the popular feeling into almost i.
frenzy, lodges were closed, and men,
bers even disOwned the order. The flood
soon spent its force, anil although anti
Masonry reached the dignity Of i state
triumph in Ritner's election as governor,
it failed To become an effective principle
in national politics. John StrOhm was not
essentially an exponent of its doctrine nor
a leader of the party which espoused it.
His mind WAS not of that intense radical
type which fitted the leaders of such u
crusade. But the rural population, which,
as l,ay.. suggested, WAS easily inclined
to the doctrine, recognized him as a rep
resentative citizen OF integrity and intelli-
sencc, and :he accidents Of politics placed
him on the anti-AIasonie ticket. He in
CURED the least possible ennity from the
other si!e, without betraying the princi-
Piles of his ;ricIct;, OF iorieisins their con
His taste for public affairs and his ell
cient service in public position were great
" stimulated by tue early aptitude which
he had displayed and sratiiicd for aciuir-
.Harris's Biographica! History, PIP. "a, %
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| Wreck mad K1oss OF Life ON the
Texas Cona1.
[speclal 70 the N. 3. Times. |


Indianola, Jan. 27.-The schooner
Daniel Coos was beached at six o clock
last evening, on Mltagorda Isl,nd, hav-
ing sprung leak and foundered.
The captains wife, child and one Of
the crew were drowned, as heavy see
WAS rolling at the time with stiff wind
from the northeast. The captain had
his leg broken, and a physician has
gone to the scene of the wreck.
The Coos was loaded with railroad
iron for the Corpus Christi, San Diego
d Rio Grande Railroad. She hailed
from Galveston.
Further information from Matagorda
island says the Coos sprung a leak on
the night of the 25th, and arrived off
Caballo bar at about p. M, on the goth.
AT that time there was three and a
half feet Of water in the hold, but the
vessel continued towards her destina-
ton, Corpus Christi, and when two
miles to the westward of the pass she
gave sudden lurch and went down.
The schooner Ed. Sudbury, which
had been in sight all day, tried to send
boat to the rescue, but the heavy sea
prevented.
Later information from the wreck
says the Coos began leaking soon after
passing Galveston bar. The .captain's
nameis w. Il. Newman,
The crew were swept overheard from
the deck, and aboat which had been
lowered by the schooner Sudbury cap
sized, and the crew fioated on hsribot-
tom and then swan ashore. The body
Of Mrs. Newman was not found, but
her child wasrecovered and buried this
morning.
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San francisco, Jan. 3l.-A Tucson
dispatch says that reliable information
as to Indian ,outrages in New Mexico
since the 10th shows the following !:
On the 9th three hcrtiers and two mi
ners were killed at Murchlsnde guich;
on the goth two men were Killed on
upper Churchills in fight with aband
of Apaches. On the 2lst a family
consisting Of man, wife and child and
mother-in-law were massacred at Lszi-
TO, fifteen miles west Of San Marcial.
On the 22d, five MeSicans were killed,
twenty miles southwest, Of San Marcial.
On the Esd the blackboard WAS taken
between Silver City and Aiarcial, five
miles from San Jose, the driver killed.
The Mexican interpreter of Tnrlos
reservation was found dead. Forty
Indians have left the reservation, and
it is generally believed there are not
less than tive hundred in bands Of ten
to thirty, on the warpath, and that nc
less than forty people have been mnr-
dered by them during the last fifteen
days.
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Iopelousas Courier, Feb. 2stb.l

Lopeiousas Courier, Feb. 2sth,1
Another of our best citizens is gone.
Major Octave Yoorhies departed this
life last Thursday morning, at the age
of 81 years andl9 months. He WAS
universally liked and esteemed, and his
death is an irreparable loss to his sorely
afflicted family and to his large circle
eoffriends. iIn,the Clerklsofiice, where
he has long held the position Of chief
deputy, he leaves a void difiicultto fill.
He was also Clerk of our Board of
Police. Funeral services were held
over the remains at the family residence
ON Thursday evening, and our three
fire companies, of one Of whichhe was
foreman, attended in uniform. Early
Friday morning the body was shipped
to New Orleans on the cars, foriinter-
ment in the family vaultin that city,
in charge Of a son Of the deceased and
an escort detailed from lOpeloasas Fire
Co. No. q, (of which deceased was fore
man, and from Hopc Hook d Ladder
Go. No. A, of Opclonsas.
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Ishrerepurt Times.

! shreveport Times.
Our readers viii remember that
not many months since Prof.
Manly came from Kentucky to
take charge of a professorship in
tfhe K.eaelli Fomale College, and
before be had Iheen in charge
week, in d fit of mental alteration,
committed suicide By cutting his
throat with a poeaset knife, and
was found dead in the woods about
halt amile from town. He had
committed the act with great de
liberation. He Ind even taken
the precaution to cut off his wins
lzsrs with ia pair of scissors, which
were found by his side, evidently
to prevent their interference with
the use Of the knife.
Shortly afterward President
Tucker engaged Prof. Runnells, of
Mississippi, to take his place. On
the second day after his arrival at
the college the cyclone visited
.Zeachi, taking away portion of
the college building, 1crippling Mr..
Tucker and killing Prof. Runnells.
Recently Prof. j. lei. Mcdonald,
of Virginia, was employed to fill
the vacant professorship, and has
been in charge only a few weeks.
Sad to relate, we yesterday learned
that he died last Saturday.
This is certainly a singular as
well as q distressing fatality. Prof.
Mcdonald MRS very promising
yopng man. lie wassa graduate
OF Lee University, and had taught
for short time i'll some college i'll
Virginia. atTe said when passing
through here that Oh his leaving
home his mother remarked that ihe
certainly would he spared, as it
would lie Ia remarkable coincidence
for 4tlipee persons aoccupyiag that
position to meGt with d fatal &C
cident.
We extremely regret this sad
lonSmore accounts than
one. President Tucker, with char
energy, had just got the
college well under way, after the
injury by the storm, and here is
another backset.
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e y . ~
MORE RAILR0ADCAR WANTED.
The supply of carsaloes not in the
least increase. One mill, which
has q capacity sutlieientto supply
from 200 to 275cars per month. re-
ceiyed during the mouth of .Decenl.
Der m cars, and this anonth about
40 cars with four days to hear
from. About twosmonths ago our
mill men We're informed that they
would soon be fully supplied with
cars, but the promise has not been
fulfilled, nor can II ,be unless the
numbersof cars is Increased. III
fwillitake at least q thonsan0 cars
to moveithe productsof Beaumont,
hntthe ~ A. Mo- n. r. has not a
third of aliis amountsofcars 10 SUP
ply both beaumont, aud Orange.
Lumber keeps accommodating on
the yards at Heanlnont and ward
room is now d tlesisl4ratam. Ne
40 not know what will Ibcaofae az
us FIVE do not get more cars. One
81 sonr very best and largest mills
has not tnfned q wheel for ilinetyl
days Beaumont fTexas) Enter-
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Tst. Louis Railway Register1


The question is being agitated OF
building union depot in New Orleans
The Texas 4 New Orleans, and the Chi
cage, st Louis IL New Orleans, have
signified their desire TO come into the
arrangement, and the Louisville q Nash.
vile oppose it, One of the greatest
sconveniences that city which has
several railroads can possess is a union
depot. The benefits and advantages
of such an establishment are too nn-
merous to mention, and the cities that
are without one have cause for contin-
ual regret. 1t concentrates in one
locality all tracks, dcpots, freighthouses
and warcrooms, SO that not only trav-
,elcrs are conveniencsd and business
men facilitatediin moving merchandise,
but the citizens also who do not travel
have the satisfaction of seeing this
class of business concentrated instead
of rendering several localities objec
tionable for residences. In the near
future New Orleans must have three
additional trunk lines, the New Orleans
Pacific, the extension of the Alabama
Great. Southern, and the extension of
the Mobile d Ohio. These roads and
the growth of the River and Ocean
traffic will make the Crescent City a
place twice as large as it isnow. From
the start the immense value of a union
depot will be felt, and great wisdom
will be shown in securing it at once,
before additional individual depots are
established.
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Jacksonville, Fa,, Jan. 27.--A
contracthas .jnst been agreed upon
between the authorities of Florida
and .. sCooyel, of Jacksonville, and
IA. B. Iiinderman, representing
capitalists of Philadelphia and the
Pacific coast, to drain Lake Okee-
chobee, in the south of Florida. III
carried out, this win reelailntwelve
lmillionac Of the best sugar land
lin the world.
The territory reclaimed will in
sclnde the celebrated Everglades,
and Willie in.extenttwice as large
az the State Of New Jersey. This
lis the largest CONTRACT on record,
and when completed, Florida can
produce more sugar than the
United States now consumes.