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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-04-21

FRANK MELVILLE, the peerless posture rider
and bareback equestrian, is enrolled in the
troupe of the Barnum. London Show.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-04-21
SPEClAL NOTICE.
GPECIAL NOTICE.

Our Stock Of Fine and Cheap Watches
Cheap American Clocks Paintings Bronze
Statuary Solid Silver and Rolled Gold
Plated Jewey and all the staple goods
and finest the state We
pretty and inexpensive, suitable for presents.
Our patrons will find convenience We
make design of description less cost
than city Remountng resetn
Jewely
srabe goods Monogram Inscription Engrav
ing done equal to the best of elsewhere
We have all the lat appliances the
hands of mechanics Repairing
H.. RH0ADs & BRO, jewelers.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-04-21

ADAM S. DIETRICH, of Manor township.
Subject to the decision of the Democratic
county convention.
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Passed Through,

Thos. S. Cunningham, esq, of Chicago,
son of the late Thomas Cunningham. dur
ing his lifetime one of the best known
conductors on the Pennsylvania railroad
between Philadelphia and Harrisburg, and
himself enjoying an extended acquaintance
hereabouts, passed through this city yes
terday on Chicago day express east, en-
route tor Philadelphia and Washington.
During the few moments the train re
mained in the depot here Mr.. Cunningham
stepped off to shake hands with old friends.
He is at present and has been for num-
Der of years engaged in the insurance
business with his brother, VIM. II. Cum
ningham, esq, also we'll known in this com.
munitY, at Chicago. -. r-.-y
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-04-21
Illegal Fishing.

There is great deal Of complaint that
parties are violating the fish laws in catch
ing bass and pike before the season opens.
No bass or pike can be taken between the
first day of December and the first day of
June, under a penalty of ten dollars for
each fish caught. It is also unlawful for
any person to catch bass or pike in any
way but by hook and line, under penalty
of ten dollars for each fish caught.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-04-21
POLITICAL.
For County Commits

For County Commissioner:
FfANk CLARK, of Strasburg tow nship.
SUBJECT to the choice OF the Democratic cOun-
ty convention. :Dr6-d&wtp
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JOHN L. LIGHTNER, of Leacock township.
Subject to the decision Of the Democratic
county convention. aprlS-tfd&w
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-04-21

WASHINGTON, April 21.-For the Middle
Atlantic States, slightly warmer fair
weather, with variable winds, shifting to
easterly, and stationary barometer.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-04-21
NEIGHRORHOOD NEWS.
Near and Across tho County Line

Near and Across tho County Lines.
u. A. Hull has thus far received re.
sponses from more than. three hundred
former inmates of soldiers orphan schools
who will attend the reunion in Harrisburg
in August.
A large frame house in West Hanover
township, Dauphin county, owned by Jos.
COons and occupied by family named
Reinccl1er was totally destroyed by fire
Sunday afternoon.
The trustees ofthc Harrisburg cemetery
have decided that it is proper some fund
should be prepared for the future Of this
place of interment. and give notice that
the corporation will be responsible for all
investments entrusted to it by lot-holdcrs,
for the repair and improvement Of the
lots, gravestones and fences of such
donors"
The fifth annual reunion OF the cOIOred
people of Carlisle, Mechanicsburg, Middle
town and Harrisburg was held last even
ing ut Brant's hall and the court house at
the state capital for benevolent purposes
and was we'll attended. They wouldn't
let Dave Brown in without a ticket, but
offered to let Mrs. B. 70 in free, but her
husband objected. She insisted, when
Brown in a fit of rage seized her by the
back of the neck, and twirling her around
several times like top threw her head
foremost down the stairs. She will be
able to appear against him at the hearing.
East Nottingham and Marlborough,
Chester county, expect to have creama-
ries.
Mrs. Mary Boosen, of Jennerville, an
aged woman, was preparing to retire for
the night and before leaving the family
sitting room she stopped to unloose her
shoes. Her son was attracted by the un-
usual time she remained in a STOPPING pos
turo and on going to her found she was
unable to rise, and she died almost i'm
mediately.
Prof. Joseph Shortlidgc has resigned the
presidency OF the State agricultural college
and will return to his home COncordvillc,
Delaware county. This step after year,
is owing to 4 division Of feeling between
the trustees and the faculty Of the college.
A York man whose buggy took fire. in
stead Of stopping to put it out drove
frantically through the streets shouting
'sfire," and famed the flames until he was
nearly burned and the wagon ruined.
Harrisburg is scandalized because child,
rem fresh from the scarlet fever prOmen-
ade the streets.
A child in Harrisburg eats its own hair.
1t has pulled out one-fourth of it's hair,
plucking at one spot until it has it all out,
when it commences at another, i'll which it
has persisted until it has palied the hair.
on one side of the head from the back of
the head all out, leaving an entirely bare
spot on which new hair is growing.
Miles Welper, of Harrisburg, tried to
hurl fighting tom-cat from the back
roof. He almost made mincemeat Of
Welper. The whole family and she cat
came to his help, but he had to swing
Thomas by the tail and dash out his
brains on the pavement.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-04-21
THIRD EDITION.
WEATHER. INpICATIONs.

THURSDAY EVEN'a. APRiL n. isei.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-09-09

Virginia New Enterprise.

virginia (NeV J enterprise
W. A. Perkins, druggist of this city, has d
q curious old book, published in London in
1867. 1t is entitled The Expert Doctors
Dispensstory; or, the Whols Art Of Physick
Restored to Practice, with tho following sub
title The Apothecsries Shop and Chyrur-
gion's Closet opened; wherein all safe and
honest practices are maintained and danger
Gus mistakes discovered, and what out OF
subtility TO their own profits they have on.
deayored to reserve TO themselves now vi
Last imparlially divulged and made common.
Together with strict survey OF the Dispen-
sa,o, les of the most renowned Colleges OF
the World, which being corrected are hers
epitomized and drawn into an easier and
useful method for practice.
Following are some few of the more agree
able among tho many agreeable remedies
with which our iorefathers were dosed; The
fat of cat q plaster of mashed frogs, brain
OF q hare roasted, fat of serpen,s, the fat of
man, foxes. vlpcrs and dogs, oil of ypers,
grease Of mumrly, ashes OF mans skull,
ashes Of glass, Of earth worms, of TN ass'
liver, edge-hog, scorpions blood, cheese
mites, wood lice, beetles, warts oil horses
hoof, pike Jaws, craw fish, tho stoppings Of u
snail's shell in winter, crabs eyes, king fish
ers, stones from an OK gall, blood Of u goat
in wine, turtle dove roasted with It's belly
filled with cinnamon, mans skull powdered
and stewed in the milk Of a SOW, SPIDERS web
especially IL it DO such "a is full OF the fine
flour of mills or bake houses, clos Of blood
dry,d, hare of horsns and men burnt, burnt
sponge, SCOT scraped from the mouth of an
oven or of brass pot, oyle of frogs.
Ihe oyle of frogs is recommended
to those who are troubled with
sleeplessnesL 1t is said to operate by sending
mild vapors up to the head, TO temper the
hot, dry and sharp fumes that are in the
brain. We all know (who have handled
frogs) that they are cool TO the touch.
For taking away scares arc recommended
fats and marrows of men, asses, hearts, and
tho fat ofthe fish Thymsius
For wounds crawfish, mummy aud crabs
eyes are recommended: also earth worms
and hare's hair burned.
Extrscts for drawing out splinters and
other things fastened in wounds, W. are told
there Il nothing like land snsils beaten with
their shells, the head Of lizard powdered,
or fox tongue prepared Ms its lungs are
moistcned with red wine. Loadstone draws
forth iron and amber straws
For moderate emetic the shavings o.
ones own nails drank in wine are recon-
mendod.
Many things recommended for vsriou
diseases are uumenlionable TO oars polite.
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society, schools, churches, ADD Other tueh
subjects. This is all easy to DO secured ~
inquiry from proper and reliable parties. IL
ia too sadly true that too macy pictures have
been drawn 10 ontice population here AAd
slly people that dreamed of gor'
gsous gardens after The ulsnde
Melno.te style, and thought teey bad only %
enter Texas to become possessed of "Cha1-
teaus d'E,pagne," cNstlesip Spain, have found
to their surprise that here MS everywhere
else on this sublunSry sphere, "man must
earn his living through the sweat OF his
face" These are Of tho characters that 80
back disappointed and Disguised, to grumble
for all coming tim0 sgaisa! u land where
othera made of s!erner sluti have more than
realized their fondest expectations.
Texas needs men. Her millions of acres
Of cheap lands, her thousands
of milei Of railway, hor wastlng water
courses that invite tho manufacturer, and
her bosom full OF ores OF every description,
require the contributions of lsboring hand
and ambitious capital. There Is remuners-
tive return for all, bat tbs ,ickly, the shift
less, tina lazy will fnd no more comfortable
room hare for them than in other places that
are happy to SEQ them leave their country for
their country's good.
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Pope Lees Triumph.
Philsdelphin Times.

How much mightier the pom 10 than tho
sword, beneath tho rule Of mon entirely
great, the Vatican's conquest Of Bismarck
and the Pruuian hierarchy Is another and
bewildering illustration. Whom Leo XIII
assumed the heavy and melancholy burden
Of the political folllos Of Napoleon III, the
pspAcy was regarded as no longer force
In tho diplomacy Of Europe. Piu,
TX had failed In his vehement iere-
miad against spoils.ion and anti. Chris,
10 move the powers Of the north one
iota from tho prevailing propaganda Of blood
and iron which has oblilerated the Last pre-
tensions Of tho curio 10 hold the scales OF
divine right. But tho event proves tina,
ratnor Pecoi did not assume BY mera GA.
price tho surname OF tho most iliustrious o.
The popes. He 10 leonine in nature % we'll a.
Leo BY nAmc. He has mol studied the lives
OF his predecessors In vain. Though shorn OF
he tom poral tokens which 10 The vulgar heIgl
ened tho splendor Of the triple crown, b,
has placed the pspsoy In a position rela,ivel
moro commanding than II has eve;
held since the days when the pope, gave
king, ,helr right 70 obey, Leo XIII. a pris.
omar aud asuhject has conquered tho con-
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queron Of Ssdo va; he has var quisted he
yioIors OF Paris; be has brought "a his own
terms the cresiors Of an empire compared
10 which TIA colonial staes of Char
lanagne anj ths CMsars were but the loose
considerations OF lswless nomsds Five
years sgo IL was the boast of Bismarck tha,
his master, the Emperor Wiilsm, should
never retrSct his prJclsmstion OF mauuns
sion from Rome The Falk laws woTs
framed and enforced as declaration OF de-
fauee. The Catholic ouIia were hencelorlh
to be the servants and Agents Of the Prussian
throne and should net admit a higher
power Outside the realm. Plus IN
was helpless. He invoked all the
terrors of tho Vatican. but in vain. His
bishops and priests, oven though princes OF
the blood, as In tho ease Of Cardinal Prince
Swartenberg, were driven from their sees,
and, Germany has been for five years voice
less In ths Roman councils. TIE master
hand Of Leo has changed all this. The
emperor has been slowly yielding 10 the
persistent voice Of Leo's agents. What
threats aud the possibilities of Catholic
coalition could not bring about tue potent
plesdinRs of the pon,ih have brought
to fsslity. The dispatches chow ibst tho
Fslk laws, tho horror and despair OF all good
Catholics. are TO be ignored and finally sbol-
sbed. Meanwhile the bishops arc TO rceume
the spiritual functions, subject 10 the pope
and only pro forms the servants of the state
The triumph ia as complete rs it IS amazing
and reveals Bismarck IN the entirely unex-
pected attitude of second n game CT crsfi
and stateorsft.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-09-09

Mrs Harriet NJ. Duncsn relict Of DR.
Alexander Duncsn. prominent in this city
died al the residence of Mr.. Charles E.
Hayward. on Walnut Hill, some time since,
in her eighty-tbird year. She had been e
resident OF Cincinnati ,inco 1905, and has
seen the city grow from small village to it,
present condition. She was born near Phil
sdelpha, October l, l79s, and it was one of
the pleasant incidents of nor lie which she
was wont to relate that General Washing
ton, when on visit to Philadelphia, in her
infancy, psited her on her baby head. Ans
other Incident of her life, in which bho took
great pleasure, was that of having danced
with Lafayette on his visit to Cincinnat.--
Cincinnati Times,Stsr.
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The Complexion OF Grimm ais.
New York Sun.

In speaking of prisoner who had Just
been sent back to the coils of tina Butler
sireet police station, in Brooklyn, Secretary
DYER said: 81 don't Ike his color. In fact,
ii betrays him When asked to explain, he
sad: 1--WE can nearly always tell newly
discharged convict who has served loog
,erm IN prison, by hi, color, which comes
over his face because he Ia denied
lhe sunlight Many man has been
picked up by that fact, and detect.
ives keep IL constantly in mind. The face
gets spslid look, with yellowish cast All
NJ tia noted thieves who have served for .
long time In prison yet this hue. Some o.
hem are sharp enough TO try 10 overcome II
bv cosmetics, and they are IS particular
about fixing up their complexion under the
circumstances ~ woman going 10 ball,
Tor they know that the detectives will spot
them ifshey osce catch glimpse of their
color.
Do not other mon than criminals have the
sNme oomplexion'
Yes; night editors That's whore We &c.
u xed sometimes.
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breast deep in tbs water, but her cork leg
was seized with unWonted activity. Miss
wilson knew nothing Of the Law Of specific
gravity sid was nes 70 blsme. Shs was
suddenly reversed 10 ihe water. The uiEha
TOR leeinely r'ghted her mp, and observinr
tho grinning Of lbe SPECTATORS at the solemn
scene, E,ked Aliss Wllson plesse no. 10 do
hist sgaiu. II, gently led the maiden out
when. with wild shrek, she fell backward
and Der lively lex shot Oft of the water The
minister msde hslf dczeE efforts, out could
not keep the convert right end up long
enough TO bsp,ise her. At length she told
him Of her trouble, snd he called tor a
weight TO ballast her, The spectators fed
precipitstsly 10 give vent to their feelings
Miss Wilson flp-aopped ashore, indignant
and amazed, aud went and Joined the Pres
byierisns.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-09-09
UNDESIRABLE MMIaRANTs.

A Memphis paper, some three or four days
ago gave an account Of family ofimmigrsnts
returned TO their former homes ia Tonnes.
see, direc. from Texas. The account went
on 10 say that both the parents and children
we're pitisble looking set, having tho lean
and hungry look that naturally enough DO
longs to sickly people; and parantheticslly
observed that those people and others had
best have remained at homo, and not wanderS
cd of after false gods. Now, that the condi-
tion Of those returned wanderers was pitiable,
we are fully prepared to concede; but that
their unhappy case was illustrative of the
fate Of majority, or indeed
any respectable number of persons
who como 10 Texas 70 make q fresh start In
the world, or TO continue prosperous one
else where begun, wo are not at all disposed
70 hear said indirectly, or even in,ima,ed
without fatty ccntradicting II, The pro.
curement Of a living In this state depends
upon about the same conditions as exist and
are required in other states; that Is to say,
certain amount Of labor, or capital, or Of
both, iutslligontly expended. II IL true, the
climate and the soil are far more favorable
for the production Of better results than can
b. attained whore the former are less adapt.
cd 10 quick or prolific yield, as is the case
with numberless sections Of this union, yet no
work will yield nothing, whether the absence
Of such work DO accounted for by inAbil-
ity through III health. laziness or ignorance.
II appears that the returned family above
alluded to had boon afflicted with chills an d
fever during their several months stay In
this state. and,wore thereby not onl, disabled
from filling the soil, as they had purposod
when they loh for these parts, but were kep A,
In an enieeblsd condition through lack Of
due medical care, proper medicines, etc.,
sto. Naturally enough, they grew homo.
sick, aud became desponden. as TO their
future aud went back homo in that depressed
condition that longs 70 DO near ones
own people when disease threatens 70
sap The vital forces The trouble In all ouch
eMes ID not Texas, unless the sickly, swampy
section. Of II be selec.edi but the misfortune
OF tho individuals themselves. Thousands,
yea, hundreds Of thousands Of people annu-
ally come into thls state, settle down In somc
pursuit. raise their families and prosper
yet those cases arc rarely or only Incidentally
and briefly noted, while II some few, a. ex'
cep,ions, return 70 their starting points, the
matter is paradod and used a. capital before
The homo people as an evidence that the
Lone Star State has boon falsely re-
presented a. 10 her resources, facilities,
possibilities, osc. Thotrush ID, there IL overy.
thing exls,ing 10 this state 10 encourage the
would.bs immigrant TO como hero, and when
here TO push on 10 fortune or 10 fame In
tslligenoc, discretion, must. be exercised In The
selection ofAn appropriate locality for sh,
business 70 DO pursued, information should
bshad 40 70 Tho desired surroundings, health
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seven Ocean Gables.
Dublin Frsemsns Journal.


The month Of August secms TO have 70
mMkable connection with transatlantic tai.
egrsphy, In the August of 1857 the Aga.
n.emnon and tho Niagara, the British and
tho American government ships, sot out
from Valeutis bearing the $500 tons Of the
c,ols that was 10 connect this country with
Newfoundland. On the 18th of that
month the cable parted, and after months
OF delay tho ships reached their des,i-
n Ion In August, 1858. II was on the 22d
rt thst month that the queen passed 10 the
Amsrlcan president, Mr.. Buchanan, the first
Geographic message that ever went through
shc ocean. la this present month of
AuSus. tho telegram charges are to DO ro-
duced TO ono.twen,ielh OF what they were.
SAven cables are now Of work on tho bottom
pt the Atlantic. Que ofthe seven companies
o. itself 10 worth seyen million storling-so
great has been In the twen,y-,hree years the
arosress OF the enterprise. Tho fare Ia now
, shilling word.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-09-09

Il a curious scientific fact shat women
are rarely afflicted with color blindness, even
in families where the defec. hs, been trsns-
mi,sed and tins men OF tho family are sll
more or less color blind, the females are
exempt, An attempt has been made TO ex-
plain this on the ground that the occupation
Of women, their attention TO drem and vari-
ou,hsudiworks wnere color enters as an i'm
portant element, seem to havo brought their
sense for color to higher degree Of perf.c-
sion tsan IL the case with mon, who usually
neglect cultivation in this direction.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-09-09
The Newspaper of the Future.

Editor Smith, of the Chicago Weekly
Express, is Of the opinion that the newsps,
per Of tho future ought to TO, and doubtless
will be, sheet of moderate tize, printed In
plain type Of good size, on clean white pa
per. Its pages will be small, and il will DO
folded, cut and stitched like magazine. II
II DO general newspaper il will DO devoted
to matters Of general interest, leaving the
details OF markets, court reports, etc 10
journals devoted to such specislties. 1t will
contain no advertisements. Papers
devoted to advertising as a specially will
be- circulated at nominal coat.
1t will omit all of The petty and immoral
uews which fills so much of tho space of tho
daily press OF the present day-crimee,
scandals, personalities and provincial items.
Criminal and scandalous matters will be-
monopolized by the scsvenger press, the
journals of immortality. 1t will be fair and
open and Independent; II will give hearing
to different opinions and all enlightened
thought. II will feek reputation
for Us ideas IS we'll as for its news. II,
will employ tho Ablest Eriters and thinkers
OF lis time, and II will give pay adequate
TO attract such labor. Its greatness will
DO measured by its ability, moderation, truth
fulness, decency and fairness and no, by Its
sensations or lis size. And there are many
things II will not do. 1t will not tlackmAil
any one; II will not wear tho livery Of the
rich and the powerful; II will not DO q ma
chine 10 crafty the personal likes. and dis
likes OF lie owner; Il will put on no airs OF
infsllihilitv, n x,ill ha csvefl a.. lihal ~, an,
and 10 make no misiakes, bnt II II should
fall Into error II will DO eager 70 make
amends, II will not boast or brsg Of Its own
achievements, nor will Il engage petty war
Of depreciation upon ih rivals.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-09-09

- "'o'Vih PoiVph HIVto eho OtncI ung
Of the six medical gentlemen who are in
attendance upon the president, not one is a
physician. To this circumstance and this
alone can be attributed the indefinite char
scter Of the bulletins and the inaccurate TO.
ports. 1t should be known by every one that
there 10 a great difference between physi-
clan and surgeon. The presidents is,
strictly speakisg, surgical case, and the
surgeon is indispensable. But the physician
is also indispensablc.,o interpret general bod
lily conditions and prescribe medicine and
dist The surgeon is always an indifferent
prescriber and generally a medical akspiic.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-09-09

We we're again annoyed on yesterday by
OF being able to get In tho Associated Press
reports until late at night. The courteous
manager fers Of the telegraph company in-
formed us that he did all no could 10 secu,o
them in good time for US, but that The bust
ness al Galveston, the distributing point, was
90 heavy that no could not possibly get
them sent on to US, though he used every
eIertiou. Ono of these days this sort Of
treatment of ourselves and our readers may
come 10 q close and fairer one had.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-09-09

LAWN tennis 10 now oil tho fashion at
Newport, and ladies arc daily winning acme
such thing rs silver cup,s psir of gloves.
otc, from their gentlemen competitors 1t
is also said that Mr.. james Gordon Ben
netts effort TO make light gaming fashiona-
bio for ladies, is succeeding among leading
faru;Iipa
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-09-09

THE subject.mAtter ofncarly all the ser
mons delivered last Sunday In Gotham bore
relation 10 the presidents illness, his home
virtues, tho voice Of God to the nation, tho
couutry's Christening, etc. This was charac-
teristic of them all without regard to demon