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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-05-23
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
SUICIDAL.

Harry MunsOn shoots Himselfin the Head.
The many acquaintanccs of Harry Num-
son, the well-known groom and man-Of-
all-work for DIR. Atlee, were greatly
shocked yesterday morning to hear of his
supposed attempt at suicide sometime be-
fore his usual hour for rising. For six
teen years he has been the faithful en-
ployee of DR.. John l.. Atlce and DR.. John
L. Atlce, jr., attending their horses, and to
DR.. Atlee's Office, and was we'll known to
their patients and throughout the COM
munity.
Yesterday morning when DR.. Atlce arose
he was surprised to find that his office had
not been opened as usual, and going to
MunsOn's room, which is in the rear Of Dr.,
A. S residence, at the corner Of Duke and
Orange streets, and reached by outside
steps, he knocked for admission without
obtaining it, but heard tho inmate breath
ing heavily. Alarmed, he tried to open
tho door but found it locked, and sum-
moning Constable Geo. Cramcr, sexton of
St. James church, the latter crawled
through the window and obtained admis
sion to the room, where he found MunsOn
lying on his bed, suffering apparently
from serious injuries. Admitting the doc
tor they found that the man had shot him.
self in the head, the ball penetrating one
eye, of which he was blind. He has lain
unconscious ever since and a fatal tcrmina-
tiOn of his injuries is expected.
Munscn was man Of 3S or 40 years of
age and had been a widower five or six
years. OF his children tho three elder, all
girls, and the eldest about II years of age.
arc at St. James Episcopal church or,
panage, where he paid their board. The
two younger boys are at the Home for
Frienlless Children. 1t is said that Nun. |
son was engaged to be married, next We'd
nesday having been fixed for the nuptials,
and some opposition to his marriage on
tho part of his friends is supposed to have
or troubled him into his rash act.
He was, too, 4 soldier in the late war, a |
private Of Co. A, 10Th Regt. Pa. vols. and |
carried a bullet in his head from a wound |
received in the service. This, no doubt.
added to his mental arrangement. He had
10 financial troubles, receiving a good
salary in his position, 4 pension Of s19 per
month, and having a comparatively large
um OF money at interest, the proceeds of
'ack pension lately received from prose-
utiOn of his claim:
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ACCIDENTAL DROWNING.
An Old Man Found In the COnestOy

An Old Man Found In the COnestO,,a.
On Saturday afternoon the body of
Henry Flick, who resided at 526 East
Orange street, was found in the Conestosa
creek, between Witmer's bridge and Tells
Hahn. Mr.. Flick left his home on Friday
and attended the pic mic Ofthe "Cuc.<oOs''
at Tells Hahn. At that place he was last
seen alive. His family became anxious
about him, as they did not know where he
he had gone. On Saturday afternoon
Mrs. Flick and her daughter went in
se;,cl, OF the deceased. They looked
along the creek and when they came to 4
point just below Tells lain they saw
something which looked like tho body of 4
man in the stream some distance from
shore. They notified several men who
were near with boat and they made an
examination Of the body which was found
to be that Of MIR. Flick. The body was
placed OH the shore under the bridge and
Coroner Mishler was notified He en-
panclied i jury composed of Joseph G.
Snyder, Jacob IIcline, l. D. Springer,
John SchOenbcrgcr, jr., Harry Yackly
and John L. Reilly and held an inquest.
the jury rendering Il verdict of " accidental
drowning After tho inquest the body
was removed to the homo of the de-
ceased.
MIR. Flick was between 60 and 6j years
of age and was i carpenter by trade.
lie was well known throughout tho city
and was familiarly known rs "Puddlcy.
About u year ago he had severe attack
of sickness and since that time he has been
subject to spells Of dizziness in the head
1t is supposed that he remained on the
ground after the picnic party had come to
town in the evening and that lie was sit
ting on the bank Of the stream when he
became dizzy and fell into tho water.
When found he still held fast to his wooden
pipe. At the place where he drowned the
water was very shallow, not bein. over
two and a-half feet in depth.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-05-23
MOUNT JOY ITEMS.


The Primaries- Pestotico Orders
Decoration Day-New NJ. z. Church-Thc
Crops Sc, &c. -
The election passed Off quietly at Mount
Joy on Saturday afternoon. The dirty
work of the campaign in their rings re-
spective papers was SO effective that every
one seemed tired of that kind of warfare
Tho politicians had panned out we'll, but
many of the boys appropriated the money
to themselves. The McMcllen- Examiner
ticket pulled through handsomly rs every
body expected; ditto in the surrounding
districts. A heavy storm passed over this
section and the vote is not as large rs ex-
pected.
On Monday of last week the postmaster
at this place received three adyiccs o:
money orders purporting to have been is
sued at East Liverpool, Ohio, on Friday
three on Tuesday, issued at the same place
the preceding day. Each one called for
$50. Adam B. Coles, who was arrested
at Altoona on Thursday, was the payer,
and the forged orders were made payable
to himself. His operations were the same
as on the forged orders for which he was
arrested, full account Of which appeared
in the INTELLIGENCEE.
Decoration day will be observed in a
fitting manner. The boys in blue will at
tend to the beautiful custom Of decorating
the groves of their dead comrades. They
have asked the business men to suspend
business Oh that day, and expect the
different secret societies, fire company
aud the soldiers orphans to participate in
the ceremonies. This is the programme
Procession to move from council chambe,
at > o'clock and proceed to the three ccme
teries. At the Mount Joy cemetery a,
Grafton will be delivered by the Rev. c.
ithoatls, Of the Nj. f. church.
The large church which was built mum
Ter Of years ago by the NJ. f. denomina
tiOn is in fair way of being completed
We understand the church is nearly o.
altogether free Of debt, and the pastor
Rev. lshoades. is soliciting subscriptions t.
finish the interior on tho second floor.
The prospects fora good crop of grair
and hay are excellent. The farmers have
planted considerable tobacco, and tho area
to bc farmed will be as large as last year
ii. i. Nissley will shortly open grocer,
store in the exchange building East MaiI
| street.
The public schools have closed, The Or
p'Ians' school will close for their annna
vacation the latter part of May.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-05-23
EVOLUTIONARY,
complimentary Readings by Prof.. ". r..
Easily.

Esstty.
The complimentary readings given in
the Young Mems Christian association
hall, on Saturday evening, in spite OF the
rain storm, was we'll attended. The clio
cutioEist was introduced by the executive
secretary, as Prof. VIM. +. Easily, of Lon
don, who had been in Lancaster some
years ago. He gave the following pieces
i'm 4 most excellent manner "David Cop.
pcrficIrs COurtship," by Dickens. His
impersonatiOn Of the two characters,
COppcrfield and his Dora, were so true
that if one had not seen the reader he
would have thought there were two per-
SONS. ''The Puzzled Interviewer" by
Mark Twain, created much amusement,
especially the expressions Of the face Of
the interviewed CIarence's Dream -
from Richard I'LL. Lord Dundrcary on
BOmbs,' by Burnam. This closed part
first, when 4 short intcrmissiOn was
taken.
Part second opened with rendering of
Poc's " Raven The delivery of this
dramatic selection had rs milc!, effect on
the audience rs shown by the applause as
that of the humorous, and the Buck
Fanshaw's Funeral by Twain. This
very humorous piece kept the audience in
q continuous state of nlerrimcnt. The
professor, before concluding his pro-
grammc, called attention Of the audience
10 All entertainment to be given for the
benefit of the Y. NJ. G. A., on Tuesday
evening, May "a, in the court house. His
programme for the occasion will be rs fol-
lows, with such additions as may be sug-
gested or requested before that time:
% The Owl Critic-A Lesson to Faultfind-
ers,' by J. II. Fields; "The Breaking Up
Of Dotheboy's Hail. Dickens; GA Lit
erary Nightmare" Mark Twain "The
Young Hero" anonymous "Tho Art
less Prattle of ChildhOOtl,' Burlette
''1'he Bells" T.. Poe "a London Charity
Dinner,' MOsclcy.
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Presbyterian Benevolence.

In the Presbyterian general assembly
the report Of the committee on system
attic beneficence states that an increased
numberof synols and presbyteries have co.
operated in the work by the appointment
OF committees. The entire contributions
for the year have been rs follows: Home
Missions, s345, ,911 Foreign Missions $500
ESQ; Education, $56, 1903; Publication,
10000; Church Erection, S123, 3,O64 Re-
lief Fund, s74,995; Freedman, $68, III ;
Sustentation, S29, 3S4. Making total of
sl,SS9, ,423-being All increase of $50, ,622
over the past wear.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-05-23
Deatl, Of Mann. IDonnelIy.

Eliza DOnnelly, known in certain circles
Is MAN. Donnelly,'' the keeper Of III
assignation house in East Fulton street,
died suddenly at an carly hour on Sunday
morning. Her den has for many years
been the resort of the lewd of both sexes,
and became notorious few years ago by
the circumstances attending the death OF
Mary Busscr. the victim of seduction and
nal practice. which occurred there. At
the time Of Nam. Donnelly's death other
criminal indictments were pending against
her, but her ease has been removed to 4
higher court.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-05-23
AN HONEST CONFESSION.
Tho Utter Kottcness of the Republican
Party.

9utSF 1NOltcnfSS Oh tue kSCTuuucIO
Party.
Correspondence OF the Examiner.
There is 10 doubt but the larger portion,
ofthe respectable part Of the Republican
party arc disSustcd with the present mode
Of nominating candidates for county offices
on account OF the fearful corruption an,l
decentralization it has wrought. After the
last campaign it was hoped that definite
action would l,c taken to rid the party Of
this Pandora's box Of evils, but so far
nothing has been done.
Bad rs was the fraud and corruption OF
the last few campaigns, this promises to
outdo them all, and God only knows where
this thing will end. Hundreds of voters
arc offering themselves every day to the
highest bidder, and these are mechanics
and laborers who work nothing for weeks
before the primary. but manage to stay
drunk from Monday to Monday again, by
money and beer orders extorted from Tic
candidates and their friends.
Candidates Of high social position and
even members of Christian churches, dare
not resist the demoralizirg flood OF cor
ruptiOn, when once they have entered the
scramble for office, but are swept away by
it rs cllaff before the wind.
For weeks before the primary election
the streets are iull Of frccling, drunken men
and night is often made hidcous by their
drunken Orgics--crOwtls from the country
districts leave their business and where
there were perhaps one or two politicians
in a district there arc now forty, and all
of them must come to town on Monday
to make ''set-ups' and bleed candidates.
SO far has this thing gone that men own
ing farms will descend to the begggarly act
of bleeding candidates. Surely We knew
nothing ut Ill of this under the old system
A few men no doubt, were corrupt, but it
did not extend into the rank and file of the
party. Who ever saw, under the old sys-
tenn, such scenes as We sec every Monday
for month or two before the primary :?
Who ever heard Of pools OF thousands of
dollars to corrupt ani prostitute our
young men and voters? Who ever saw
such scenes as We shall sec next Monday
when the return judges meet? If there
DO no other remedy for this. the Christian
community must cease to vote or affiliate
with 4 party that has been prostitutcd to
such fearful corruption.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-05-23

ID. MIR. GOwEN is not sustained by the
supreme court, though there are people,
such as the Philadelphia Ledger says
"shake their heads, :" who will have quite
as much respect for the dissent of Shars-
wood, Turnkey and Sterret as for the
opinion of Mercur, Gordon, Paxson and
Greene. 1t is unfortunate that so many
judicial tribunals nowadays divide on
the SKI basis.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-05-23

We are glad to see the name of Sena-
tor John f. Reyburn, of Philadelphia,
" mentioned as a Republican candidate
for governor" lie is the kind of a man
whom his party should put up. He de-
serves such hOnors at their hands and
such dressing as the Democrats would
give him.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-05-23

On Saturday evening about 8 o'clock as
Joseph COslcy, the wcll-knOwn printer and
musician, was walking on East King street,
near the Leopard hotel, he made a misstcp
and fell, breaking his left leg in two places
between the knee and ankle. He was car
ried to his homo, No. 45 West German
street, where the broken bones were set
by DR.. NJ. L. Herr.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-05-23

J. w. Johnson seat in the church
was vacant yesterday morning. He was
doubtless comparing the new and old
versions of the New Testament-as Levi
Sensenig's partner was reported to Ike
doing on Saturday night when Levi
asked for him.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-05-23

The celebration Of the 13lst anniversary
of the birth of Stephen Girard, at Girartl
college, took place in Philadelphia on Sat
urday. The alumni held business meet.
ing in the chapel at IL o'clock and at the
pupils were given 4 treat in the form of a
collation.. Music, addresses, readings and
a drill by the pupils filled out the pro-
gramme.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-05-23

WE are very thankful that the 800 Re-
publican voters of the Sixth ward and
the 200 in the Eighth never turn out at
the general election, reserving their
greatest efforts for the primaries.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-05-23
Tramp Injured.

Yesterday tramp was brought to the
hospital, by. the constable of Paradise
township, who fell through 4 hay hole in
Il barn in that township. He had his
spine badly injured.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-05-23

CORONER MIsnLER was cleft" at the
primaries-all ON account Of the bob tail
ticket-but he had three inquests, all the
same, between the opening of the polls and
the meeting of the return judges. And the
coroner reports himself still on deck, with
a rod in pickle for the people who left
him.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-05-23

CONKLING and Platt have agreed to
stand for reelection. Nothing else was
left item to do by the course of their
opponen;s-whO had forced the fighting
by organizing for their defeat. They
will 20 to Albany and demand a caucus
and submission to its will, because they
believe they can command a majority of
that caucus. No doubt they can, but it
must he remembered that the Republi-
can majority of the Pennsylvania
Legislature failed in exactly such
scheme. Their rebellion was
dignified. into revolution by its suc-
cess, and it is no longer secret that they
were aided and abetted throughout by
Blaine and thus stiffened with the en-
couragement of aid and comfort from
the administration. The opposition to
COnkling and Platt in New York will
be similarly inspired, and the Democrats
can do nothing more sensible than to
stand off and let the dead lock remain
deaillocked until the issue goes TO the
people where the Democracy have a
show. For i'm New York there can be
no compromise. Conkling and Platt
must stand or fall, and they will stand
or fail together.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-05-23
STATE ITEMS,

The twenty-eighth annual conclave of
the Grand COmmandery of Knights Tenn
plar of Pennsylvania will begin at Scran-
ton on the 31st inst.
Tunkhannock people are concerned be-
cause the Decoration Day parade and a
circus parade will both take place in that
borough at the same hour on the 3Oth in
slant.
"Good riddance to bad rubbish is
what Gen. VIM. J. Bolton Of NOrristOwn
felt like saying as he coughed up Confetl-
crate bullet that nearly killed him, and
has been annoying him at intervals for the
past fifteen years.
Colonel j. W. FOrney will bc the Deco
ton Day orator at Clearfield Professor
James Patterson, at Mifflintown Mr..
John NJ. kessler, at Allentown !; Professor
II. w. Retb, at Greenville DR.. Slower. at
West Elizabeth, and the Rev. Mr.. Luc
cock, at Elizabeth.
President Gax66Id and Secretaries Blaine
Window ard Kirkwood, have accepted the
invitation to participate in tho Decoration
Day ceremonies at Gettysburg. Governor
Hoyt and both houses Of the state Lesis
lature will also attend. Hon. Julius G..
Burrows, Of Michigan, will deliver the
Grafton.
| Several new cases of smallpox up
peared in Wilkesbare on Saturday, ani
the erection of a hospital about one milk
from the city is being hurried to compile
tion. Smallpox has appeared in a family
in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and thei
house has been placardetl by the Boart
of Health.
| A dog belonging to James Gormley, ol
Parkesburg, is kept chained to its box OF
account of its aversion for chickens. Til,
dog has sort of friendship, however, fol
one Of the feathered tribe, and whenever
this hen wants to lay an egg, she walk
up the dog house and, after cackling fo
a few moments, succeeds in attracting tht
animal to the outside of the box. where il
will remain in all kinds of weather unit
the work of the hen is finished.
r. N. Paisley. superintendent Of tn
coke works of the Stewart iron company
Fayettc county, while on his way to TIN
works, was attacked by three men, VIII,
knocked him senseless and robbed him o
Sc, 600, which he was taking out to pa,
his hands. The money was in = satchel
In order to get away as fast rs possible
the robbers took the horse and warO1
Paisley was using and with them drOv
rapidly off.
j. Harry Zerbey, of Minersville, edito
of the Sctuylkill Republican, recently pull
lished in that paper numerous articles re
flecting upon Captain Samuel r. Russell
of Pottsville. Inrealitv they were attack
upon the officers of the Seventh regiment
with whom the editor is not on fricndl
terms. Zerbey was met Saturday Il
POttsville by Russell, who demanded al
explanation. Blows soon took the plac
of words, but the men were separated be
fore any serious damage was done.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-05-23

THERE were two live objects yesterday
for pulpit discourses-thc revised New
Testament and the corruption at the pri
maries. We do not hear that any of the
local clergy rose to tho level Of the occa-
sion.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-05-23

Who harbors Love within his breast,
Though born to toll and low estate,
Is by the glamour of his guest,
Beyond tho rich and high born, blest,
And greater than the great!
Nay. Love within a bramblc path
Hath grander realm than ancient Rome;
The humblcst roof OF tile or thatch
Beneath his sOrcery will match
Saint Peters mighty dome!
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-05-23
MINOR TOPICS.

GREAT is reform-when it begins with
an S.
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election, and &. W. COrmeny was nomina-
ted by the Spurrier men, and DR.. Urban
by the RefOrmers. The crowd divided and
COrmeny was chosen judge by ut least ten
to one, to the apparent discontinue of
Johnson and the great glec of the Spurricr-
FOrlney combination. It was observed
that the entire g Meadow Gang" about
one hundred in number, voted for Cor
meny, and it was afterwar,l ascertained
that their unanimity was secured by a
promise Of the Fordney party that they
should receive dollar head Zone of the
faithful assures us he and others were
promised s. each) ii they assisted in sccur-
ing the organization. Pete, it is said, had
only about $50 on hand with which to re-
deem the promise and this 50 dissusted
the Meadow boys that they at once went
back on him, and opened negotiations
with johnson. That shrewd moral re-
former was amply prepared to take advan-
t;,.e of the situation. He hal prepared
a large number of green cards whcreOn
were printed certain characters. and one Of
these cards was presented to every voter
who came up to tho polls and voted the
ticket prepared for him by Johnson. Then,
all the patriotic and incOrruptible voter
had to do was to take his green card into
the stable in rear of the polling place and
receive in exchange for it greenback notes.
We need scarcely add that every Meadow
boy voted the reform ticket and received
his reward. The prices Of votes averaged
about 50 30, and johnson secured between
ninety and one hundred Of them. JAG.
Wilhelm. one of the inspectors protested
against Johnson's performances
and declared that he would not take |
any more votes if he saw such shameless |
bribery continued. John Bcckert, boy !
IF 10, exhibited $3.50 on Saturday even
ng, which ho bOasted he hal made deal
ng in votes for the Johnson party, buying
hem at ST apiece and getting SO each
rom the bosses for them. He said his
Profits would have been larger, but that
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The Eighth.

The siny.lers AMI their best workers ran
the Eighth ward. Everybody could vote
there who voted tO suit them AMI about
600 votes were pOllcd, ut least - Of them
being fraudulent. The ward wasbrOusht in
more than thrcc-lOurth; for the EraminfT
ticket, and they who were so we'll paid to
DO the work earned their money.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1881-11-11
SALT LAKE POTATOES.

rUsr RECEIVED ON ooNsIGNMENT-A
81 choice lot oil White Neshannock Potatoes. For
sale in lots to suit, at c. A P.s 601 street. Sacra
rnerfo n3-u
Sacramento daily record-union., 1881-11-11
MISSISSIPPI KITCHEN.
OYSTER AND CHOP HOUSE,
Third Street, Between and X,
NExT DOOR TO REcoRD-UNIoN Re>
IN office. Open day and night. ErTNSM
A. ]. SENATE, Proprietor. ~ W
o19-4p1m
STATE HOUSE.
NEW, FiRST-CLASS HOTEL,
AuRURN,
PLACER COUNTY, CALIFORNIA.

ryHE ELEGANT NEW PUTNAM HOUSE,
now open to the public, contains fifty large,
1iSht and well.ventilated rooms, furnished in the
best of style, and heated by steam
The building is an imposing structure, having
been erected on the site OF the recently burned
is three-stories hish and superior in every spect
to the old one The accommodations Of the PUT
NAN HOUSE Will be found superior to those OF any
other Hotel in Placer county.
The WINE ROOM is always supplied with the
CHOICEST LIQUORS and CIGARS.
A BILLIARD HALL is connected with the house
GST Free Coach TO and from all trains.
ol7-4pMwFn s. PUTNAM Proprietor.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1881-11-11
LED RESTAURANTS.
catnEM EAe,g noTEL,

1C5oRNER SEVENTH AND x STREETS, SAC
q ramento-First-class in every respect. The
largest Finest and BestVentilated Hotel in the city
RATES-S3, 80 so and 81 per day, according to
room. Free Bus TO and from the Hotel
J. McNASSER Gate of Denverl,
n44p1n Proprietor.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1881-11-11
RENNyED.

EYNIeN FOUNDRY-IRON AND BRASS
4 Founders and Machnists, Front street, be-
tween N and o. Castings and Machinery Of every
description made to order. o24-4plm
Sacramento daily record-union., 1881-11-11

* NJ. DIXON, NJ. D., HAVING LEFT THE
w. city, DR.. de Derky continues the practice
at No. S1S Eighth street, between 81 and i. Office
hours-S to 10 A. NJ, to 8 and to s p. NJ. Special
attention given to Diseases OF Eye and Ear o134p1m