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Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-10-25

Few people realize or sven know the
vast amount Of tea and silk which 10
constantly passing over tho great trans
continental railroad highway. direct
from China and Japan. By way Of San
Francisco. 10 the Eastern States and Eu-
rope. The winnsmuoca Siluer Stak. cut
In Humboldt county. which records daily
al psssing events in the railroad trans
p~ortatisn line. In it, issue Of Friday last:
said: ga special train. consisting Of
twenty cars Of tea and two cars OF silk
direct from China and japan. passed
east yesterday afternoon" The next
day II said: "Anothsr train Of twenty
two cars. loaded with tea and silk, passed
east last evening"
OF course. these shipments Of those
two valuable staples are not everyday
Affairs. but more oil. the monthly order.
or when . ship arrives from China OF
Japan; but 10 indicates that somebody
besides the people Of the Pacific coast
use large amounts OF tea and silk.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-06-04
AN INSANE MURDERER.
Attacking His WlEo with . HatChot and
WOundlng HIS Som.

Attacking His WlEo with . Hatchot and
WOundlng HIS Son.
About Chrisfield, Nd, the people were
greatly excited yeaterday morning by the
announcement that Elijah Sterling, resid-
ing short distance from Asbury church,
had murdered his vito and severely
wounded his oldest child. During the
night Sterling, who had for some time past
been considered dangerously insane, be-
came involved in religious alteration
with his wife, during which he claimed
that he was the son of God. Mrs.
Sterling tried to quiet him and in order to
get out of tho way made an excuse to 20
upstairs. On her return Sterling met her
at the foot of the stairs and began an as
sault on her with a hatchet. During the
scuffie her eldest son started to run out of
the house, which caused the crazy man to
leave his bleeding wife and attempt the life
of his son. He only succeeded, however.
in infiicting a flesh wound on his arm before
the boy made his escape. In the mean
tlmo Mrs: Sterling had dragged herseIf
from the house and hidden in the hnshe.
surrounding it. Sterling returned to the
bed room and set up a most demonicaI
yelling, Mrs. Sterling succeeded in. drao.
ging herself to 4 neighbor's and giving the
alarm. On examination it was found sbe
was wounded by a very severe
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-06-04
MAHONE'S CONVENTION.


When the balloting was resumed in the
Readjuster state convention at Richmond,
Va, yesterday a steady gain was shown
for Massey but before the vote was an
nOunced AccOnack county changed from
Wise, giving twelve votes for Cameron
Change followed change in rapid success
sion from Wise to Cameron and tho friends
of Massey and Groner amid much cOnfl-
sion asked leave to retire. No attention
was paid to this request. The confusion
continuing to increase, Malone took the
platform and pleaded for fair play and
asked that the Massey and Groner men be
allowed to retire and that the proceedings
he suspended during their absence. Their
being no further objection tho delegates
retired. Upon their return the secretary
proceeded with the roll call. When half
through it became apparent that the
Cameron nomination was fixed fact.
Massey then asked permission to address
the convention. lie hoped the members
would vote as one man to make Cameron s
nomination unanimous. The question be-
ing put, it was carried amidst tremen-
dOus burst of applause. John F. Lewis,
ex United States senator, was then nOmi-
mated for lieutenant governor. Riddle ber-
ger then madc powerful speech in op-
position to the nomination of Lewis, and
presented tho name of William Mines.
Judge Shumale was also placed in nomi-
ton. Before the conclusion of tho roll
call nearly all the votes having bcen cast
for Lewis, a motion to mako his nomina-
tion unanimous was adopted. Captain
Frank s. Blair was then nominated for
attorney general without opposition.
All of tho nominees accepted the nomi-
nations, endorsing the platform and pledg-
igg their best efforts to insure the success
of tho ticket.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-06-04
WHIT SUNDAY.

Something Abous In History aud Orisin.
Tomorrow is Whit Sunday and will be
observed with proper services by the
churches which recognize that festival.
It falls on the day Of PentecOst or feast
Of the fiftieth day, called also the feast Of
weeks in the Hebrew calendar, because .
week Of weeks, or seven times seven DAYS
elapsed between the old Jewish passover
and this festival. This period Of fifty days
was reckOned from the time of the cut
ting of the barley sheaf for tho Offering
at the passover, the sheaf being the
symbol of the Saviour, the first fruits Of
the resurrection or harvest Of the world.
The seven weeks here alluded to evidently
refer to the sevenfOh character of tho
spirit, as instanced in the seven golden
candles6icks Under the anciant Law. Some
authorities claim that the name Whit
Sunday school he properly Wit Sunday !;
Wit being the old English word for wis.,
dom, the. Holy Ghost being the spit of
wisdom. Others trace the word to the
,chitc raiment worn on this day by those
participating in the sacred ceremonies.
The idea of the acAiseness of the Holy Dove
shedding its feathers as tongues Of fire on
the apostles, is also associated with the
name. But in point of fact the name
Whit Sunday is corruption Of the term
Pfngstenday, an ancient Saxon word de-
rived, :.and coming down to us from the
earliest ages of the church. Easter and
Whit Monday are intended to superseas
tho festivals Of the passover and pentecost
under the old law; the passover COM
memOrating tho deliverance of Israel from
Egyptian bondage andEaster, its substitute
representing the deliverance Of Christ
from the bondage of the grave and
through him our deliveranco; while pen-
tecost recalls the giving Of the Law, and
Whit Sunday, its substitute is made the
occasion of the giving of tho Holy Ghost
by whose aid all nations and all people
were to receive the Divine law Of redemp-
tiOO.
Next Monday being Whit-MOnday,
the crowd in this city promises to be
very large. The probabilities are that the
weather will be clear. after several rainy
days, and there will he lots of fun. The
railroads running to and from the city will
sell tickets ut low rates and special trains
will be run in order to enable all to come
to town.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-06-04
PERSONAL.


Mr.. EDWIN Booth dined with the
Prince of Wales last night.
Rev. DR.. c. w. STEWART, pastor of the
Union Presbyterian church, is off on trip
to Sterling, Illinois, and will he absent about
a month.
General Sheridan announces the resigna
tion of Lieutenant Colonel GRANT in a
general order, in which he praises luis SOL
d,crly qualities.
c. c. F. BENT, formerly supervisor on
the P. r. r. here, has been appointed SUI
perintendent of the I'd and Sd c. C. SIC.
divisions of the p. C. & st. L. R.R.
Since October LIST Mr.. JOSEPH Cook has
given 125 lectures in England, Scotland.
ireland and Wales. The audiences have
been of extraordinary size and enthusiasm.
His farewell lectures were fixed for Nav
"a and 81, in Exeter hall and the Metropo-
Titan tabernacle. He then goes to Ger
many, for rest.
In the view of the New York Lndepend.
ent the spectacle of Vice President
ARTHUR " calling conference of Conk-
ling politicians at his own house, on.the
Sabbath day, and then going up to Albany
to play the game Of the lobbyist, in aid of
EX-SENATOR Conkling and Platt, and doing
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-06-04
Our Relations.

The London Times, Spectator and
Saturday Reriew have for some time
been engaged in an animated discussion
over the question whether it is of any
use to have relations, and SO far have
come to no conclusion. One of the
learned societies of Lancaster, during
the past winter, anticipated the London
journals in the consideration of this
topic, and with somewhat similar
result. The ancient philosophers con-
sidered it, and damned relations; but
they could not put an end to them and
probably neither can we. But we can
have our opinion rs to whether they are
of any use, all the same. We can't get
rid Of flies and mosquitoes and rats /; but
we can wish wc could and venture to
think that we would be better off, If we
could.
The London journals, we believe, got
into their discussion in considering Lord
Beaconsfield's case it being alleged
that he only began to rise and shine after
he had cut loose from his undesirable re-
latiOns, who hampered him and sus-
pended his development.
The honest truth about the matter.
probably, is that nice relations are nice
to have, like all nice things and the
only way to escape this conclusion is to
deny that there are any nice relations.
But who will venture that /?
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-06-04
Our State Legislature.

In tee state Senate the House amend
ments to the judicial apportionment bill
The House bill to prevent frauds at pri-
maries and conventions was defeated, but
subsequently recOnsidered and postponed.
A conference committee was appointed ON
the general appropriation bill. After
reading 36 House bills the first time, tho
Senate adjourned.
In the House there was another parlia-
mentary struggle on the pilotagc bill,
which resulted in tho defeat Of attempt to
have it considered. The Senate amend
ments to tho recorders bill were rejected,
and it will 60 back to tho Senate. Con-
ference committees were appointed on the
judicial appOrtionmcnt and general appro-
priatiOn bills.
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Refusing n Be0uest.

The unusual spectacle is presented in
Philadelphia Of the refusal of a legacy of
$40, goo. Some months ago Abraham s.
Wolf, a Hebrew philanthrOpist, died,
leaving $4,000 to the Jewish hospital
association of homo for aged and infirm
lsraelites. Unfortunately, however, ono
of tho provisions of tho will produced a
hitch. MIR. Wolf, instead of vesting the
control of the bequest in the hnspital asso-
citation, directed the creation Of a new
board, composed of three members each
from the congregations Kaal, Kadosh,
Mikve Israel, Beth Ell Emeth and Ken
esete Israel. The association has declined
the bequest, for tho reason that if a.
cepted new corporation would have the
privilege Of building home on the
grounds Of tho association and, if they
chose, could control it without consulting
the association.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-06-04

THE friends of the revised version of
the New Testament may do it as much
injury by indiscriminate praise as its
enemies-for the opposition to it in some
quarters develops into enmity-can
work harm to it by prejudiced condem:
nation. The plan upon which the re-
vision was made limited the revisers in
their scope in a manner that made it
certain their work would not give
universal satisfaction, and, conceding
all that can reasonably be claimed for it,,
it is not to he expected NOR even desired,
that it should he received without sharp
criticism. The disposition manifested
in some journals to not even to.erate this
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-06-04
Col. Thomas A. scoss's win.

VO1s 4uOub80 a. SOVSSO "AsAe
The will Of the late Col. Thomas A.
Scott was admitted to probate late ON
Thursday afternoon. It is q lengthy dOcu-
ment, containing fifteen clauses and four
codicils. 1t contains NO public bequests.
Anna d. Scott, his daughter, Mrs
Miriam D. Buckley, and his son, James P.
Scott. and they are recommended, but
not directed, to avail themselves Of the
services of his confidential secretary, Il.
D. Barclay, in the settlement of the estate.
In case of the death of the executors, the
settlement of the estate and fulfillment Of
the provisions of the will is provided for
by the appointment of the Fidelity lnsur-
ance, trust and safe deposit company to
act in that capacity.
To each of his four brothers and sisters
he gives tho real estate they now occupy
and to Mrs. King, Of fChambersburg, $25,
600, for life and at her death and her
childrcn's to 60 to their children; $4,000
in the same way to his niece Mrs. Grant,
of New York. Mrs. NJ. l. Riddle, receives
for her life the ground and dwelling No.
317 South Twelfth street, together with a
release from all claim, the property at her
death to go to her daughter, Mrs. George
Harrison Fisher. All claims up to NOvem-
ber 90, 1879, are remitted to J. p. Scott
and Mrs. NJ. ID. Buckley, but those subse-
quently made are to be charged against
their share of tho estate. To the widow,
Anna d. Scott, is left a life interest in the
personal property in the city mansion.
also, the houses at Nineteenth and Locust
and ut WOOdburn, Delaware county, Pa,
with the personal property, horses and
carriages, books and pictures, to 60 after
her death, to her children ex-
elusive Of the testator's chill
dren by his first marriage. The estate
near Darby is left to James p. Scott and
Mrs. Buckley, wife Of Howell w. Buckley,
they at present occupying houses upon
the same, and to their heirs, to be equally
divided between the brother and sister.
The income of s., 900 is loft to Mrs. Sarah
Ann Evans, Of North LeavenwOrti, Kan
sas. The paper mill occupied by William
Heyser, in Chambersburg, is left to his
wife, Mrs. Harriet Heyser, Colonel SCOTS
niece, and all claims against her are ex-
tinguished. A life interest in No. All
South Broad street, to Major James Pat
ton, ON paying taxes and repairs, q con.
ditiOn attached to all tho other similar be-
quests in the will. All the remainder oi
his property is divided between his wife
and children.
This final instruction appears to his ex.
ecutors 81 request my exectOrs not to file
in any public Office any inventory of my
property or estate, but an inventory there.
of shall be made in some proper book.
under the direction of my executors, and
preserved among tho books and papers Ol
the estate, so that any and all persons hav.
ing interest under my will may have access
thereto at proper times. AS my executors
not to make any charge for their services
as sucl, executors, but only to charge such
sums as they shall actually pay out 70,
counsel fees and other expenses necesssar.
lily incident to the settlement of the estate. y
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-06-04
ACCIDENT AND CRIME.
Tho Trail of Flro and Blood.

In Leadville Walter aud LOttie Smith,
aged four and six years respectively, while
playing on vacant lot, found giant
cartridge. They attempted to break it
open to see what was inside, when it cx-
ploded, throwing them several yards and
badly mutilating both children. A hand
of each was torn of and their eyes blown
out.
desperate Shooting Affair.
A shooting affray occurred at Senatobia,
Miss, ON Wednesday afternoon between
Pres. McCracken, deputy chancery clerk
Of Tate COUNTY, and barber named
BlOunt, which resulted in tho killing of
McCracken and the wOunding of
Blount. The difficulty originated the
day before, when Blount threatened
McCracken. BlOunt met McCracken
and said : 81 intend to kill you
and drew his pistol. AIcCracken
stepped inside store and came out with a
pistol, when BlOunt remarked Pres,
give me a chance.'' McCracken lowered
his pistol, and as he did SO Biount fired.
McCracken returned the fire, and each
fired three shots. McCracken died at 8
o'clock in the evening. BlOunt is in Jail
and not expected to live. He came to
Senatobia three months ago.
Blacksmttn's shop Destroyed.
A terrible accident has occurred at Low.
moor, Allegheny county, Va, by which
four persons were SO frightfully injured
that they will all probably die. 1t appears
that negro boy employed ut the iron
works, who was conveying can of dyna-
mite to the powder house, stopped at the
blacksmith shop, which he entered with
tho dynamite can in his hand. In q moment
afterwards persons in the vicinity were
startled by = laundering detonatiOn. and
saw the door of the blacksmith shop flying
in tho air in all directions. Upon hasten
ing to the scene it was found that the
building was entirely demolished. The
bodies Of the boy who had tho fatal explo-
sive, and three colored men, who were at
work in tho shop, wero discovered in the
ruins in drcadfully mutilated condition,
but none were actually dead. They were
taken to the hospital attached to the iron
works for treatment, but it is not likely
that any of them will recover. What
caused the explosion cannot now bo learn
ed as none who we're in the shop at the
time arc in condition to give any infor-
nation.
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Tho LAfYO SG00r.

The large steer which was killed at the
Black Horse hotel yesterday was weighed
last night at late hour and tipped the
scales 1T 1851 pounds. A large amount
of money changed hands as great many
bets were made on the result. There two
boxes at the hotel for guessers. Ono Of
these contained tho names and money Of
persons who p.id Is centsa vote, ana the
other Of those who gave 10 cents. The 10
cent purse was divided between Philip
Dinkleberg. Samuel Good. u. g.. Swan,
T.. H. Kaufman and Jacob Ginglich, all
of whom guessed the steers weight ex
actly. The box contained $22.7O. The q
cent box had $19. q, and it was won by Z.
II. Kaufman and Samuel Good who placed
the exact weight of the steer in that box
also, George w. Hunter, Aaron Sill and
Jacob Kready were the judges.
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Court PrOcoedinEs. Z

Court met this morning ut 10 O'Clock.
Judge Livingston delivered an opinion in
the case Of Jacob Shaeffer's, deceased,
estate. The inquisitiOn was amended by
eaunsel, by consent. The exceptions were
dismissed and the inquis,tiOn rs amended
was confirmed.
In the matter Of the petition Of Watts,
Tvells s. Co., for the appointment Of an
appraiser to fix upon . price and terms for
the interest in the said association trans
ferred to Richard Hecksher, by +. BOrdas
the counsel for the petitioners and Heck
sher met and agreed that an appraiser
he appointed from among the list Of at-
torneys at the Lancaster bar.
Kate Pritz was allowed tho benefits If
the act of 1872, which entities married
women to their own earnings.
Samuel 8. HOllingswOrth, = member Of
the Philadelphia bar, was admitted to
practice in our bar. lie is one Of the
counsel in the case Of Watts, Twells u
Co.
Court adjourned to June 20.
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all this to foster and promote and make
successful the hostility sf these men to the
president Of the United States, and virtu-
ally to the party that elected him, is one SO
undigniied, SO degrading to the Office, and
and 80 disgusting in its manifest
improprieties as justly to deserve pub
lie contempt. His conduct is gross
scandal. The people are ashamed of their
vice president, and we'll they may be. He
has no right thus to dishonor the Office
they have bestowed upon him. He ought
to have, at least, some respect for the
proprieties of official decency."
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-06-04

Lawful ON ono Side, Unlawful ON the Other.
New York Sun.
An amusing case Of conflict Of laws cx-
lists at Greenwood Lake. The lake is
partly in New Jersey and partly in New
York. Under tho New York law
fishermen may take black bass after
June 1. Yet, If tho fisherman's boat
happens to drift across the line into the
New Jersey part Of the lake, he is in dan
ger of the game constable, as tho New
Jersey law forbids the catching of black
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Going to Eur0ps.

5. II. Reynolds. esq. Mrs. Reynolds and
Miss Reynolds and w. A. Wilson, esq,
have engaged passage for Europe in the
Pennsylvania, which leaves Philadelphia
next Saturday. They expect to be gone
three months.
Geo. NJ. Kline, esq.,, and Miss Kline will
leave at the same time in vessel Of the
Iuman line for q trip to Europe.
Mai. B. F. Breneman, Mrs. G. Fl. Brene-
man and Miss Breneman will sail for
Europe in the early part Of July.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-06-04

Yesterday afternoon twelve-year old
daughter of man named Gleissner, resid-
ing on Love Lane, attempted to cross the
gas run ON plank at a point near Pea
cocks furnace. When about half way
out she became dizzy and fell into the
stream. Tho employees Of tho furnace
saw her fall and ran to the rescue. When
they again saw the girl she was going
down the stream by the swift water. She
was quickly taken out and was found to
he unconscious. She was covered with
dirt, pitch, &C., of which the stream is
full. She was taken home and to-day ID
confined to bed.
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Tho Particulars In Regard to 1t.

AAAO ISuSICus0rS N0SOIu 10
The funeral of Rudy Wolf, who was
found lying dead under the bridge across
the COncstOga at Rockville ON Thursday,
took place yesterday. 1t was very largely
attended, and the services were conducted
by Rev. F. Seachrist. The interment was
made at the burying ground Of the Browns
town Evangelical association.
From later particulars concerning the
death of this man it is learned that he was
last seen alive at tho Earlville hotel ON
Wednesday evening. He left there about
half past nine o'clock and started for home.
On Thursday morning about 10 o'clock,
John Harsh and Abraham Myers, two
boys, went to the creek to fish, when they
came to the bridge they found the
dead body OF Wolf lying ut the
end of it, at the bottom Of an
cmbankment 1S feet below tho road.
They gave the alarm and Deputy Coroner
Kcmpcr, Of Ephrata, was notified. He
held the inquest, the jury rendering a ver-
dict of accidental death" The man
had. it is::believed, been walking along the
road when he accidentally fell over the
wall at the end of the bridge, killing him
self. Wolf was 4S years of age, he was
fully six feet high and wore beard
which almost reached to his waist. He
was a miller by trade and at times worked
at lime burning. He was inspector of the
elections of West Earl township for q
number of years. A wife and three chill
drcn are left to mourn his loss.
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Struck by an Engine.

Henry Magic, aged so years, a fafmer,
residing at York Haven, York county,
was struck and seriously injured by freight
engine No. 32G, going west, about quar-
ter of a mile west Of Bainbridge, yester-
noon. Mr.. Nasle had been in cambridge
attending to some business, and was on
his way home when he noticed train ap-
preaching. He quickly crawled up a
steep bank at the side of the track, but
his foot caught and he fell back upon the
track. He was struck by the pilot Of the
ersine and was knocked into ditch at
the side of the track, where he lay until
picked up by some parties. He was taken
to Collins station, where his brOther-in-
law resides. DR.. Craig, Of Columbia, and
DR.. Bean, Of Bainbr:dse, were sent for
and they attended the man. Upon cx-
animation they found NO bones were
broken. There were several deep cuts ON
the head. He was bruised about tho neck,
face and arms badly. He is also believed
to have been internally injured. as he bled
prOfusely from tho mouth. At last ac-
counts he Was unconscious and his re-
covery is doubtful.
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st. Luke'S Festival.

Last night the strawberry festival ut
Humane hall, in the interest of st. Luko's
reformed mission, was patronized even
sssrs sstss s sS nns sad
building was illuminated with Chinese
lanterns without and was gayly decorated
within. The guests tarried long in tho
enjoyment of music furnished by large
chorus of ladies and gentlemen who were
accompanied on the organ by Mr.. Warren
johnson. Tho college songs and the num-
erous comic songs proved most enjoyable.
Tonight the brass band will enliven the
occasion in addition to. the other special
features which are promised. This being
tho closing evening there will also be auc-
ton Of cakes, knicknacks, s.,