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. srtttai utspateh to TIE t.htcaeo Tribune.
WAst1lSuroS. II. C.. t}ec. 1l.-A. tho tf,nc for
tho examination or the cr nerts in she f;ultcn,t
.case nppronches II borou,ea mora evident that
the Insanity ,.pEcnse ia alreatly ,lcstrnyetl Dr,
Nichols. Of the I,loomtuu,tu1c A.yIum, New
York, formerly SUPERINTENDENT of the tIoyorn.
rnent Asy,um hurc. WIN hua t,ec. rc1Icd nnot, II.
one Of tho lealluv Witnesses for tbo tIefcnsc.
hns sattl that II be b, Il hcrn askcd by Mr.. Sco-
ylltc whether he considered OuItcau nccount.
Aule or nut. he womb hayo becn ct,rnnt1lct, tn
say that he believed tho prisoncr fully rcsnonst.
bic for his crime. iIe uljed that Dr. tiotttttnr.
III tho Government tnsnne Aay1u,n here. who
wns nlso coicd to the stand by i'm ,,etrnse. Ind
sail that hc. too bnlcycd Cui1cou nrcountnlLc
and would tuyc 80 answered Ind thn uueatton
too, u.to1 bi., ~ rt,hct! E,.. th,, 49, ~
osru asNe" A!'. - ,9 aHs s"9s ."'s wv ~.
ps 10 Guitcuu's accouutabtiity. They % huvs s becn
forced to this conclusion l,y their obserya.
linn of him. 1jta puiso ,te no,sturs ~
h,s skin, ri. annc,tto' mi nther
nolu,a linn which crncrt. Ivan thetr
i's,nia spon ,a,... ". ,.air'a %aoo .!o.
opl"son "s ~ !ns"h''!, onts'uc VI ooscFsa1!on.
nl:o CONVINCE tho inedlcal gentlemen present Of
Gu1tcau'e sAutty, 1t is tho commonly received
.nn,nsTo boro ,hot Mr sc,,t,n m, .ha, = s,rtot
.,,,os. ~ - T',,,o,,.s Somit,, e.,,oI ~ ~. ~.
qoesuou u ~ uu'teau snh1'y as&cu VI LIS o"n
witnesses would GAva
ltEsrtTEp p1aAsr1,ous1,Y To 111s CLIENT:
,heroforo thnt h. nor,or,aa hI,,.o,r ,s,,h tha
weak surposItittous caso which ho put to ,ha,n.
1t is believed that In no recent murder triat has
there over been such upaulmlty among the ex.
~. 1.,. w. WY ~ sea.'s"en ~, ,,a nns'"os. ae!e'
luz euppos1'nlous e4se' 1oF uaAt 1nnltest re-
duccd 10 simple English. meant only thia: " q
tI,An suns when hc ts tnsanpf' To this moment
,harc hu. NH noar n uor1tct. of o..faon,, ~
nro,,, ,ta, G,tcn,, ,.os ,nt,net, ,,,,n"r ~, ,os
, 1881-12-12

own HtnfE. and WIN have happoncl to hnrG two
committees. were reluctant to part with even
0no Of th0ni
TIFE cArti:s COMMITTEE
h1s completed it, wnrk and will submit ttA re-
port tt the full ftepHlftalil cauetIB tomorrow.
Tho, fepUrt will prnbaty b. accepted. Thu
c,,,fc1,s cnfnnlttee hns bret ,iilnbie to tnakr a
Elncs fu. e1.sccretury Winlom upon the
Finance Cntnnbltec. mud he n tnAdn EbMtEmnn
uf thu Committee Foreign Affairs, very much
to h'a regret. liz IT, howeyu~. tn receive AsatRn.
Mthts IL humber uf other committees to utHnB
for hla disapp1fntment. Tho argument nKalnst
'Mr. Wintfo.n was tint hu loft the Hetlnfn ut his
avn yutftion Anta ttHrk bis chances, tint q very
fortunate chaflca brought h,n hack to tho
Senate, and that
HE CANNOT PROPERLY COMPLAIN
now that he tul1a thnt his old CbairtnRnshfp-
AprruprIuttnns-ia vol occupied, and that thore
& tlD r0ofn for him tho Finance i,nn,n,ittet'.
The attntnpt WIZ made tn dIsblace AttfsTOu from
TINT committee m tho Krrnfnt that he WIN
Chairman Of tho Appropriations Cnmtiittteu.
hut II wis remembered that Mr.. Allison might
hare been SecTotnry Ut tho Treasury. aa he WINS
tile iirHt 1hsIice before Winlntn, and Tint thetn
was M roasun why bt e!inulI rcAtgn fruti tho
Finnnce Committee. of whrh stt f,t,s benn for 10
innK pron1l1,ent member. to nako n place for
hhr. Winfatn Mr. shrrts,nil 4eoms tu hnsc nc.
cttnpllehf!d bis object, and tn tnye secured \
place upon tho Finance CnInmtttcc, although
not 0f cUurtc the Ehafrfnanahlp.
, 1881-12-12
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sa.'es. ""'eu no'sia aao rerr aeo aee!aFo't 10
~ es'sescu 10 II neut"t'i' aae "tRu'neht OF
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..'ssH'" , ..'a. enit euu.u oacr io' running
pu.nIsso" ~ e nau teiuv'an eoast,
a.4u u!at ~ 'he F'aa1 ~ acr ~aT 'naemn'tS. 0na
poses 10 pfosloe Tor OUT OF the revenues from
lne R"aao anu hnrato dcpostss. The REPRESENT
a'Ees OF TUG compAdS Soy IN tals phfnphlce:
II tho MONROE doctrine Is nat mere phrase,
without n.ast.cat 'nsattns-lr the deslr, to y;
erease and cxtot!d the c1tntneEcM ana Industrial
nx M nouv % 90 Of III
rust Of the w0rii il 10 i,c xrateti asit, carried
tntn eileet on the South Atnerican Continent. We
LINK . tuat @ re Ereat American lthpnostc cuhld
Inv hour Of their political power ly II people
whose tendency Is toward her iden! Ut dcmoc-
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tr, rn.''S Ia a.'s .ne o.ases
ana @ not no, io"!"n Or ruris would .hon be- p,iu',. iuts
naas mua .ae ""a IN naae o. me
1h,slons p9oaueeo aanoatls Ia sahno and salt
pctrn.
referred tn n1,ove. whtcn hns t,een clrc,,tntn,
conolcnt,ulty. Is us follows:
| ART. !: company shnl! be formed IN the
AZ H. s,.s,s, ~ XII ~ WotK * u @ man
it0l{yIn: tt,e a,nulnt III .u,.t1I anh tho .,rraa
! ixatIon uT tue company to lie approved by lilo
Assr. j. rho tnrce Gosornnents Isl shall s,,rrcn-
| der to the company fur tho itrMI or -- ycnrs
sna sf's IL she TT e @ I'D
nov occupied bv Chilli. as well us any nthcr de-
pt,s!t not cinitnel, md guarantee tho nndis-
AIT. .. The Government Ut the United States
| Are mentioned lit the trcaty made.
nitrate tts cs,'np"ny shall retain the sums in'-
prUpurtson arranged In mo treaty tn be signed
By ies9 i1oIt!ya, aaH ch; tirs., t. tue pay:
sessad to t'p pay - ai;!ats rapa {! ~
the puyn!sat Of leFuytan foreign aeGt: fourth.
| ~ tho tSnGnses 6l tho Peruvian GuvcriltHtnt;
H.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-03-09
PERSONAL.

ErboONAAs
Ex-Secretary RAMSEY will likely sue
ceed Window in the Senate.
Kansas papers deny that THEODORE
TILroN will settle in the West.
Judge s. w. McD1LL, one of the Iowa
railway commissioners, has been appointed
United States Senator, vice Kirkwood.
Rev. H. B. Cook became more popular
in ten minutes, at Slatersville, N. Y, by
jumping into swollen icy stream and res
cuing drowning boy, than by two years
of preaching in the town.
At Republican caucus of members of
the Maine Legislature WILLIAM P. FRYE
was nominated by reclamation as a candi-
date for the United States Senate, to sue
ceed Blaine.
Mr.. PAUL H. HAYNE the Southern poet
lives in rough cot of pine boards on the
Georgia railroad, about twenty miles from
Augusta, where, completely isolated from
the social and artistic world, he devotes
his life to literary work.
JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL, the American
minister, to England, has received a pri-
vate letter from President Garfield saying
that it would be gratifying to him (the
presidenD to know that Mr.. Lowell is
willing to retain his present position.
Principal DAWSON of McGill college.
Montreal, author Of many works on geolo
gy, has been awarded the Sir Charles
Lyell medal by the Royal Geological socie-
ty, London, England, as recognition Of
important geological discoveries.
w. w. WINCHESTER, son of the late Lieut.
Gov. Oil yer F. Winchester of Connecticut,
died on Monday night in New Haven,
aged 49,. He was vice president of the
Winchester Repeating Arms company,
aad since his fathers death was nominally
its head.
"Camp-meeting" JOHN ALLEN. (thus is
he known, especially in Maine), celebrated
his eighty-sixth anniversary on Monday,
and was granted the free use of the Rep
resentatives' hall in the state house, at Au-
gusta, in the evening, for the delivery of a
lecture recitins interesting incidents of his
long and eventful life.
Hon. SIMON CAMERON, with his friends,
celebrated his eighty second birthday in
Havana yesterday. Captain General
Blanco has extended to him the freedom
of the island, and distinguished him with
other marks Of respect. Mr.. Cameron
visited. MORO castle, and received many of
his countrymen in the afternoon. His
friends gave dinner in his honor last
evening During the banquet he was
presented with magnificent ring as
memorial Of the occasion. Later in the
evening he attended the opera by invita-
tion of the captain general. While there
he has made study of the tobacco-grow-
ing system, and it is said will publish the
result of his observations. He has greatly
enjoyed his visit, and will sail for nome on
Saturday next.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-03-09
NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS.
Events Across the County Lac,

Events Across the County Liass.
Charles Britain, aged 16, was found dead
at the Lochiel furnace yesterday morning.
When last seen it was about 4 o'clock on
Monday afternoon and he was hunting a
warm place to sleep. He curled himself up
in corner and was not seen again until
discovered by the workmen at the time
above mentioned. He had been smother.
ed by coal gas. Britain had been leading
the life of tramp for some time. He was
known among the ''vags'' as Harrisburg
Charlie"
The residence of Samuel Bell on Tenth
street, Lebanon, was entered by a masked
rObber, and robbed of $40. Two small
boys were hid is the room from which the
money was stolen, and saw tho robber
break open the drawer of bureau and
take it out, but they were afraid to give
alarm until after he had left. Mrs. Bell
was sitting down stairs at the time and
Mr.. Bell was absent.
A little boy between five and six years
old, named Harry Davis, whose parents
reside on James avenue, Harrisburg, was
badly scalded yesterday by falling into OF
having pot of scalding hot water thrown
over him. q. ~ =. r -
Mayor Herman, of Harrisburg. has
signed the Belgian block ordinance. 1t is
probable the work oflaying pavement will
begin about May /.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-03-09

Mr.. GARFIELD has quietly asked our
English minister, James Russell Lowell,
to stay where he is, and he will no doubt
stay, to the great credit of the country,
and the equally great delight of the slit
erary fellers" who have builded much
on Garfield's appreciation of gentlemen
and scholars in diplomatic posts of high
distinction. The country will lie espe-
cially relieved at the assurance that we
are not to be represented at the Court of
st. James by Marshall Jewell, who want.
ed the place, nor such snob as Pierre
pont who had it, nor such a clerical
fraud as Stoughton, who no doubt ex-
pected it.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-03-09

EITHER the new senator elect from
Pennsylvania, Mr.. Mitchell, signed the
recommendation for Harmer's appoint
ment to Il cabinet place-devised by
Cameron to obstruct MacVeagh's APP
pointment-or Mr.. Mitchell did not
sign it. The matter is 4 very important
one, and certainly capable of correct as
certainment. The 7I,tcs has positively
stated that he did sign it. Mr.. Handy,
of the Press, as positively states that he
did not, and we understand him to say
so on Mr.. Mitchcll's. authority. Both
these sources of public information are
too respectable for either to allow its as
sertiOn TO go uncorroborated; neither
can afford to leave the public uninform-
ed in regard to the matter in dispute.
The Ifmess assertion being plumply con-
tradicted, the time seems to be oppor-
tune for its proof to be presented lest
judgment he taken against it for de-
fault.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-03-09
For frssadsnt, Jero >. Black.

Virginia City (Nev.) Chronicle.
1t would not be matter for surprise if the
above announcement headed the pro
gramme Of a great party in the United
States before the next presidential elec-
tiOn, upon platform declaring that the
sovereignty Of the people in this republic
must be respected by the wealthy corpora
tiOns Of the country, aud that all fran
chises enjoyed by any railroad. banking,
manufacturing, or other corporation shall
be at all times subject to such restriction
and regulation as the welfare of the people
may require.
1t is plain that there is . tremendous
struggle ahead for the American people.
Either the great corporations must he
brought under public control or the peO
pie will he chained under the control of
the corporations.
Judge Black represents the peoples side
of this controversy better than any other
man in the country. He has more fOrci-
bly, than any other put forward the argu-
ment on behalf of the people. He is a
man whose pure character and great
abilities command tho respect of his fel.
low countrymen, independently of party
lines. He typifes the rights of the peO-
pie as against the aggressiOns of corporate
wealth.
1t lies with the two old parties to say
whether new party shall arise. Unless
one or the other Of them draws the sword
in this crusade, the people will assuredly
call up new champion to do battle fol
them. The Republican party is welded
to the wealth of the country aud owes its
latter successes entirely to the pressure
brought to bear in its favor by the repre-
sentatives Of wealth.
The Democratic party is not wholly free
from the same reprOach in some quarters,
but it is freer than its antagonist to shake
loose from this influence and make a
square fight on the platform laid down by
Jere Black--a Democrat of the jefferson
ian school. who believes that the people
should rule in the United States.
1t is grand opportunity for the DEM
ocratic party. iii: is wise enough to
seize it, victory-honorable and sweeping
Lies ahead: If it refuses, the people will
reject it or any party that does not fully
and irrevocably commit itself to the popu
lar side in the gigantic struggle between
organized wealth on the one hand and the
liberty and prosperity of the masses on the
other, which is already at hand.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-03-09

mense audience, the. offense charged be-
ing a violation of the statute forbidding
public amusements on Sunday. Cooke
dramatically declined to obey the officers
behest when the latter, stationed at one Of
the wings, called upon him to cease his
performance and come with him, replying
that if he wanted him he would have to
take him. Whereupon the "cop" strobe
out upon the stage, and incontinently
hustled the "exposer off. He was
mulcted in the costs and admonished to 60
and sin no more.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-03-09
LATEST NEWS BY MAIL.

Sitting Bull and his Sioux retu rned tc
Wood Mountain on the 31st of January,
poorly clad and with scarcely any food.
A fire at Bolivar, Tenn, last Sunday
night, destroyed ten buildings, causing q
loss Of $4,000.
Patrick J Smyth was killed and Thos.
Cowley fatally injured yesterday by the
fall of a building in course of erection at
Denver, Colorado.
The walls of a granary, containing
Is, 900 bushels of oats, at La Prairie, Que
bee, tumbled down yesterday morning
upon an adjoining frame house, seriously
injuring two young men.
An engine on the Chicago s. North
western railroad ran into gang Of shovel
ers at ShOpierc, near GAINESVILLE, killing
twelve men. It was reported that an &C
cident had occurred by which seventeen
men were killed, but the railroad officials
denied the report.
A Baltimore and Ohio through freight
train was thrown from the track three
miles west of Milford, Ind, yesterday BY
a broken rail. The engine and ten cars
were piled up together. VIM. Dock, the
fireman, was badly scalded, and VIM.
BlackmOre, q brakeman, was badly iDjur-
ed. The rest of the crew escaped unhurt.
Twice within a year tho wife of John
Sherer, of Steep Rocks, near Rondout,
N. Y, has attempted to take her life. The
second attempt, with laudanum, was made
yesterday, the cause being jealousy of her
husband. She took about an ounce of the
poison, which she purloined from neigh
boris pantry, telling her husband of it.
She is yet alive, but may not recover.
At the opening Of the regular session of
the Indiana Legislature, the Democrats
and Greenbackers defeated the Republi-
cans completely, and elected all Green
back officers. The Republicans grew very
Tired of this and so arranged with three
lisgusted Democrats that, by vote Of 26
to % yesterday, w. H. Schlater, Republi-
san, formerly military secretary to Gov.
Morton, was elected principal secretary,
md the Democrats were given the door
keeper.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-03-09

Geo. X. Mearig, of Upper Leacock,
sold . lot of tobacco to r.. H. Brubaker
for %, 9 and 8 also 2 acres to A. Fenster-
macher for 18, 8 and 3; John Donnes sold
2 acres to Fenstermacher for Is, and 3;
Peter Ludwig ! an acre for 16, and 3;
Benjamin Baer, / acre for 18, and 3
Jacob Shimp, 1 acre for II, 6 and 8; Val
entine Andes, 1 acre to C. Herr for 10,
and g.; Valentine Andes, r., 1 acre
to same for 20, 6 and 3; s. Sim
mons acre to Teller Bros. at II, ,f6 and ;
John Geist, a lot for IL, and 8; Alex.
Gibson, Q acres for 20, 8 and D.; Joseph
Greiner, 4.acre for IL, = and s.;
John Mearich, acre for 16, and 8 !;
Samuel Hofferd, acre for 16, o aad 3 !;
Jacob Morrow, 8 acres to L. 4 d. Wer-
theimer for "A, 8 and 8 Harrison Smith,
acre to Erisman for 18, 6 and 8;
William Barton, acres for "a, 8 and !;
Martin Heller, II acres to Erisman, for
13, 6 and 8 Emanuel Nicholus, Q acres
for II, aud 8.
The York Dispatch reports that Mr.,
Stehman, of Mountville, has bought in
Fawn township, Of John Channel, 2 acres.
at Q round D. E. ugenfritz, 2, at ~, IL
and 8 John Dunlap, II, at 10 and 8 NJ.
H. Mccall. g. at 13, 4 and 3; VIM. Ham,
ilton, 2i; Robert Lloyd, Lewis Lloyd, Ma
nas:sh toY Wv W@ Is,sss acre ksa Z: 10
dig 6 Co., Of Conestoga Centre, purchased
Of Caleb Atkins, acres at 13 and 3. Col.
D. w. Grove, A, at IS and 8 N. A.
Grove, I, at IA and 8; A. G. Smith &
H. Hunter, 2, at II and 8 Daniel Duncan,
Q, at ISL and 8. Mr.. Emerbrjnk, for Myers
s. Adams, purchased of VIM. Cowan and
A. Kilgore, acres; at II, g and 8; Sam
ael Ramsey, 2, at 10 round John A.
Brown, 8, at 15A, s and 3. ~.
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GonO % lsaoe0n.

Mr.. C. A. Reece, who, for ten years
boo boot and I shoe s.sds IL a e;ey m 1sS
caster for Easton. Northampton county,
where ho win permanently locate. NJ.
intelligent and o6iiging. and. besides, =
friends while in Lancaster who are sorry
to part with him, and whose best wishes
follow him to his now home. He will en-
gage in his limo of business III hEyerman's
building, Northampton street, between
Fourth and Fifth streets, about the first
of April. 81. .5..T.-.. --r....-
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-03-09

SELECT COUNCILMAN EBERLY, of
the finance committee, excepts to our
criticism of his statement in councils in
regard to the amount of the city debt
fundable under the new four per cent.
refunding ordinance. Our report of
councils erred in representing Mr.. Ell.
erly as saying " that 500, 900 of the ex-
isting debt could not be funded at per.
cent, as there is not that much of the 5
per cent. debt now DUE" What Mr..
Eberly said was that there was
not that much of the per
cent. debt fundable under the ordinance,
he holding that no part of the city debt
can he refunded except the bonds issued
prior to April 10th, 1875. Of which the
city now has S92 400 outstanding, But,
in our view, fair construction of
the law, and one to which no
person will take valid exception, is
that the city can refund any of its five or
six per cent. debt at lower rate of in
terest provided arrangement is made or
existing arrangement is continued to
pay it within twenty years. It is COM
mon sense that municipalities should be
allowed to refund their debts whenever
they can hasten the payment of them by
placing their loans at a reduced rate of
interest. The law does not expressly
forbid this; hence it must be construed
reasonably to permit it; and if the or
dinance as drawn and passed by coun.
ellis is narrower than the law requires it
to be it can he readily amended and
should be speedily.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-03-09
Distributing the Offices.


Hon. Levi P. Morton has accepted tho
French mission and will be nominated for
the place at once. Ex-Governor Noycs,
Of Ohio, the present incumbent, has
already rendered his resignation. The
story goes that Senator Hoar has request
ed the retention of Minister Lowell at
England, and he will not bo disturbed.
William E. Chandler will, it is said, be
made solicitor of the treasury department
to succeed. Kenneth Raynor. No change
will at once be made in the Austrian mis-
sion, not until Minister Kasson and con
elect completes certain diplo-
matte matters which have been impending
for six weeks or more. The Indiana dele
cation in Congress will press some one
from that state to succeed Alonzo BeH as
secretary of .the interior. .Ae-
cording to pretty good authority Con1mis-
sioner Bentley will be retained as commits
'ioner Of pensions. Among the rumors is
hat Register of the Treasury Scofield is
% be sent as minister to Russia, and Hugh
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-03-09
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
NE WANTS CONVERSATION.

For Valuable Public Services Rendered.
In the House at Harrisburg yesterday
Speaker Hewitt presented letter to the
House from ]. Schleich, Of Lancaster.
asking the Legislature to give him ''either
q fortune or pension" as compensation
for having originated many of the features
of the new constitution and suggested
them to tho constitutional convention.
The speaker declined to put it on the
journal, but referred the petition to the
Lancaster county delegation, who re-re
ferrcd it to the city member.
We are indebted to Representative E.
G. Snyder for a copy of the memorial
which runs as follows:
LANCASTER, Feb. 16, 1881.
To Mr.. John H. Lands, Mr.. Peoples and each
member Of the House Of Representatives and
ofthe Senate Of Psnnsysrania:
When the constitutional convention of
Pennsylvania was in session sent to them
letter containing the following very i'm
portant reforms which were adopted by
them and by the people of Pennsylvania,
viz:
1. The election should be changed from
OctOOer 20 November.
q. The governor should be elected for
four years and for one term only.
8. A lieutenant governor should be
elected for four years only.
4. The sessions of the Legislature should
be biennial.
s. General laws only should be passed
by the Legislature.
6. caused the iron clad to be in the
constitution.
2. Municipal indebtedness should be
limited.
8. I am the originator Of the pardon
board.
As the above reforms were adopted and
are of great value to the people Of Penn
sylvania, do you not. think the people of
Pennsylvania, through their representa-
tives, should give to me a pension or q
fortune.
think Hon. Samuel H. Reynolds, OF
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, who was mem
Der of the late constitutional convention,
can tell you whether what have written
is true or not, as he was one of the men,
bers of the convention to whom sent the
letter containing the reforms that were
adopted by the convention and by the peO-
pie of Pennsylvania.
Respectfully,
.,# J. ScRLEICH.
Lancaster, Pennsylvania.