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The Republican journal., 1881-03-24

The sailing of the sealing fleet from St. Johns,
Newfoundland, is great event. By special act of
Parliament the steam sealing vessels are prohib-
order to prevent the destruction of immature seals
Thursday morning 10th inst, twenty six steamers
representing an aggregate capacity of II $50 tons
andmanned by ,075 men, left St. Johns and moved
out to sea almost simultaneously amid the firing
of guns, the discharge of rockets and blue lights
and the cheering of the populace. Before fort
night has elapsed the greater number of these
steamers will have returned to the home port with
their valuable cargoes. The amount of capital in
vested in these steamers is S2,220 000 exclusive
of their outfttng and the maintenance Of their
crews good sealing voyage the eastern
coast of Newfoundland and along the Labrador
coast produces, it is said, 81 900 900 worth of
blubber and seal skins. Eight years ago the only
United States steamer that ever attempted to com
pete with Newfoundland in this great ocean har-
vest sank off St. Pierre Island, homeward bound
This was the screw steamer Monticello, well
known as privateer in Southern waters during the
war of secession. She was fitted out by Lorenzo
Wilson, Of Boston, but proved disastrous failure,
being wholly unfit in model and requisite strength
for combating with Northern ice foes Since that
time Scotland has entered the lists against New
foundland and placed on her waters six sealing
steamships of an average capacity of 600 tons and
capable of floating about thirty five thousand seals
each
The Waterville Sentinel has completed its first
three months of existence, and is very healthy
infant, The publishers announce that r. 0. Rob
bins, formerly of the Dexter Gazette, will hereaf
ter have charge of the editorial department and
if he doesn't make lively paper it will be because
he has forgotten how.
The man who is fond of his little joke rarely is
fond of another's joke little or big
The Republican journal., 1881-03-24

Two thousand and thirty four newspapers have
made the Joke about the Beers being 'bores and
several counties yet to hear from. This country
is afflicted with too much Wit. Boston Post.
That is not the worst OF it. The wit is not fairly
distributed For instance the All Sorts man OF
the Post seems 70 haye been over looked in the
distribution.
The Republican journal., 1881-03-24

Captain, you have led a busy life
have seen much service both at sea and
on shore. We want to call on your eX-
perience to settle a point of dispute be-
The Republican journal., 1881-03-24

The man who is "fond of his little joke" rarely is
fond of anothers Joke, little or big.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-07-06
PERSON Al.

Mr.. NJ. p. HANDY, managing editor of
the Press, has returned from his European
voyage very much improved in health.
H. McGRATH, the we'll known race
horse owner, has died at the Central hotel,
Long Branch. The remains will be taken
to Kentucky for interment.
When Mrs. GARFIELD read to her hus-
band suggestion in newspaper to the
effect that there was conspiracy, he said:
''No, no there has been no conspiracy.
This is the deed of an individual
A. D. JEssuP, aged IS, formerly Of ::thc
Jessup & Moore paper mill firm. Il very
rich man aud proprietor Of a paper mill
in York, has died suddenly of apoplexy in
England at Westwcod Park, the country
seat of Lord Hampton. He had leased it
for terLl of years, and it was there that
he resided with his family six months out
of every twelve. The remainder Of the
year he spent at Rome. Near that city he
had recently bought an old palace situated
upon large estate, and at the time of his
death he was making arrangements to
have it put in order. Mr.. Jessup has
lived abroad mainly for tho past ten
years, making frequent visits to this
country.
The famous "BELLE BOYD" the rebel
spy, is now tho widow of Colonel J. S.
Hammond, an English gentleman. once a
member of the noted Louisiana Tigers -
and Philadelphia Record reporter, who
found her sojourning in the upper part of
that city, with her two children. calls her
" a handsome, we'll preserved woman, of
commanding presence and high bred bear
ing, with complexion like rose and lily
combined, a wealth Of sunny, chestnut
brown hair, sparkling eyes, a sweet, mo-
bile mouth, aud face capable Of most
varying expression" She finds persons
personating her everywhere, which is rem
dered all the easier because she generally
goes by her platform name of the talented
reader and elocdtiOnist, Marie Isabelle
Hammond"
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-07-06

A COlOred Man Kills His Wife and Isul
Her body.

COlOred Man Kills His Wiio and burns
Her BODY.
William Andrews, cOlOred man, re-
sided with his wife and two small children
ON the farm of Michael Ulrich, near High
spire, between MiddletOwn and Harris
burg, where he was employed as labOrer.
The family occupied I. small log house
some distance from Mr.. Ulricb's residence
On Monday Andrews and his family went
to Harrisburg to celebrate the Fourth Of
July, returning home at 8 o'clock in the
evening, the husband being intoxicated.
Arriving at Highspire Andrews left his wife
and started to walk home. The woman,
after leaving the youngest child with a
friend, left her home, taking the twO-year-
old boy with her. That was the last seen
of her. Next morning Andrews came into
Highspire with his boy and told the story
that lie had waited for his wife Monday
night and she did not reach hOne, and
that he then set out in search Of her but
without success. lie said that early in the
morning he started for MiddletOwn, and,
having reached the Still house, he looked
back and saw his house in flames.
Hurryiny back home, he arrived
just in time to rescue his boy, who was at
a window near the door. On bursting
Opcl CLc UOOE 1HCSCb tu0I IuC uAlu0S
and heat prevented him from entering and
the building was burned to the ground.
What had become of his wife he could not
say, but volunteered tho surmise that she
had perished in the flames. The people
of Higbspire did not have much faith in
Andrews's story and they returned with
him to the house, the ruins Of which was
still smoking. Digging in the debris they
came across some bones, which it was
cOnjectured were those Of the wife.
Some of the more curious began to in
vestigate, and found spot in cOrn-field
wherc the ground was tramped down and
evidences of struggle were apparent.
Searching closer, they found blood spots
and long hair and Andrews was taken in
to custody. He said he thought the hair
and blood were those Of his wife, but he
did not know what hal become Ct her. un-
less she perished in the flames. There
were several red spots in his clothing. and
the child he had taken to High
spire had suspicious red marks
on its dress. Andrews was taken
before a justice Of the peace and CON-
mitted to Jail. He is light, sinewy
negro with repuIsive appearance, made
the more so by the loss of one eye, which,
he claims, was knocked out in Philadel-
phia restaurant, where he was q waiter
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-07-06
THE WASHINGTON TRAGEDY.
GARFlELD's CONDITION HOPEFUL.


The AntecedoDts of the Assassin.
The. disease from which the president
suffers is peritonitis, which is infiamma-
ton of the membrane that lines the whole
abdominal cavity and covers all its con-
tents. The peritoneum, the anatomical
name of the membrane referred to, is very
extensive, and as inflammation of one part
of it almost necessarily involves the whole
the danger needs only to be mentioned 70
be seen. One of the symptoms OF the dis
ease is tympanitis, or gas generated by
the inflammation, which, having no means
of exit, as that generated in the stomach
has, distends the abdomen until it is
sometimes as tense as drum head. 1t is
to remedy this that DR.. Simms telegraph
cd from Paris recommending puncture
of the abdomen. The presidents pains
are relieved by the hypedermic admins
tratiOn of morphine, and consequently he
is drowsy and sometimes partly uncon'
sciOus.
Tho Conspiracy Theory.
With regard to the conspiracy theory,
about which SO much has been said and
which Attorney General Mac Veagh is said
to adhere to, but little further is known
Attorney General MacVeagh says there il
no foundation whatever for the statement
that an effort is being made to establish
the fact of connection between the as
sassin Guiteau and those concerned in the
Star route cases. Tho fact is that certain
matters have come under his notice, il
tracing up the career of Guiteau, whicl
he considered demanded a thorough in
vestigation. He is prosecuting this in
quiry, and the exigencies of the case for
bade any information as to the nature o
these things or the developments being
given to the public at the present time
| Detectives are investigating rumO
that the police have been advised Of tn
secret formation within the past two day
| of an organization of colored men, mum
bering six hundred, who have arranged t
set in motion a scheme to lynch Guittea1
on the announcement of the death Of tn
president.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-07-06

IT has so far been taken for granted
that in case of Arthur's accession the
present cabinet would be displaced but
this may he a mistake. Arthur's proper
course would be to. make no change in
the cabinet at all ut present nor whole.
sale change at any time. He will take
Office under very embarrassing circum-
stances, put there by the murderous act
of his partisan. He would offend public
sentiment greatly by taking advantage
of power so obtained to put his own ad-
herents in place. 1t would he danger
GUS for him to attempt it. He will be
bound hand and foot in exercising the
presidential powers and we doubt
whether any stalwart will ever have a
chance to get smell of the kitchen.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-07-06
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
Sudden Death.

Christian Wolf, a respectable resident
of SchGneck, West Cocalico township,
died under very unusual circumstances
yesterday morning, aged about sixty years.
He left SchGneck in the morning in his
usual good health to take load Of oak
bark to Grimm's tannery, near Union Sta
ton. He sat upon the load of bark, and
when nearing the station, his horses were
seen descending a rather steep hill at an
unusually fast pace, and apparently with
out driver. The team was stopped as it
entered the village and Mr.. Wolf was dis
covered lying On top of the load, dead.
Deputy Coroner Charles Carpenter
being notified empaneled tho following
named gentlemen as jury to inquire into
the cause of his death; Messrs. D. $.
Lutz, Daniel Kline, A. J. Ream. A. r.
Roger, Cyrus X. Regar, John B. Hacker.
The jury rendered verdict that Mr..
Wolf came to his death by paralysis Of the
heart.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-07-06
A TRIPLE MURDER.
n Negro Shoots Two Children and Cuts
the Throat OF q Third.

n Negro Shoots Two Children and Cuts
tho Throat of q Third.
Sheriff Mickler, of fernando county,
Florida, who lives some miles from the
court house, having occasion to 60 there
on the Goth ultimo, left his three children,
aged 8, II and IA years, alone with ne.
gro named King, to whom he had been
very kind. The fiend shot and mortally
wounded the Oldest, drove the others to
the woods and shot the elder dead and
cut the throat of the younger and left it
also for dead. He then returned. robbed
the house of what he could carry and way
aid Mr.. Mickler, designing to kill him on
his return, but a neighbor accompanied
Mr.. Mickler and the murderer was
thwarted. The two wounded children
when found were able to give an account
of the terrible affair, though one and per-
haps both are now dead. The fiend was
captured and confessed his crime. He was
hanged in the presence and with the, ap-
probation Of two hundred citize ms, white
and coloTed. He died sullen and unre-
pentant.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-07-06
COURT.
Current I:lisiness-Tho " Sprecher HOUSE
Licensed.

Current I:lisiness-Tho 1" Sprecher HOUSE -
Licensed.
Court met this morning at II o'clock.
The argument on the rule to show cause
why alimony and counsel fees should not
be allowed Mary a. Pendegrast, pending
the suit OF divorce brought by her hus-
band, was continued until September, the
husband having provided boarding
place pending the suit. Counsel for the
libellant was directed to file An affidavit
showing that he had been a resident of
the state for one year when bis applica-
ton for divorce was fled.
In the case of Edward Seiber ct al. VS..
NJ. Fernslcr ct al., arising from the Brick
erville church difficulty, the counsel
asked that certain wood which had been
cut be allowed to be used in the repair of
the church. A writ of estrepement had
been issued, restraining defendants from
cutting any timber, and the argument on
it has not yet been heard. No order was
made by the court.
A citation was issued to Amos Slay-
maker, esq, executor Of James l.. Rey-
nolds, deceased, to file an account in the
estate of William Mathiot, in whose estate
Mr.. Reynolds was administrator. The
citation is returnable "n the third Monday
OF september.
Insane Tramp.
John Moran, who was sent to Jail recent
ly for being tramp, was ordered to be
taken to the insane asylum, as it was
shown by the atfidavits of attending ply
sicians that the man is Of unsOund mind.
License Granted.
A hotel license was granted to the
Sprecher house, on Duke street, which
prior to this has had restaurant license
The court said that they granted the
license on condition that the house be
kept on the European plan. and in its pres
ent excellent condition. If that is not done
they will revoke the license next spring
without any remOnstrance.
Divorced.
Mary Z. Williams was granted a divorce
from her husband, Frederick Williams, OF
Columbia, on the grounds of desertiOn.
Sentenced for Costs
George w. Moore was sentenced to pay
the costs in the cases which nc brought
against T.. G.. Schumacher and which were
ignored by the grand jury and the costs
imposed uDOn him. Moore has been fugi-
tive from justice for some time and was
only caught recently. He went to Jail.
Court adjourned to August 18th.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-07-06
MATTERS OF INTEREST.

MOSCly GaC0ef0O IN THO upon AEs
According to tho census returns there
are about zoe, 600 people interested in the
fisheries of this country, which are an
nually worth about 500, ,OOO, 600.
A million shad fry were lately obtained
by Senator Hawley, of the United States
fish commission, and deposited in the
Connecticut river.
A lot of England pheasants have been
sent to the Rocky mountains, in the hope
that they will increase and become an i'm
portant addition to the game of the cOun
try.
In the history of Colorado the outlook
for stock interests was never better. The
grass on the range is plentiful and still
growing rapidly. Cattle are fattenine
earlier than usual and sheep are doing
we'll.
One of the most important products ex
ported from this country is bacon. To
supply the foreign market it is estimated
that Z, 155, 900 hogs were slaughtered last
year, which yielded total sum Of $S4, =
S39, 242 for bacon and lard.
A Montgomery county farmer asks
whether he has right to shoot the i'm.
ported house sparrow. He can shoot any
bird or wild animal which comes upon and
destroys his property but he must show
that it does 80. 1t is natural right.
Beet root sugar is now extensively sold
iu the grocery stores of Philadelphia. 1t
is preferred by many to the cane sugar on
account of being finer grained and dis
solving moro readily. In portions Of Eu.
rope the supply is annually increasing.
The whortleberry bushes were we'll pro.
tected last winter by the blanket of snow,
and an unusually heavy crop Of fruit is
promised this summer in New Jersey.
The passengers from that section to the
various seashore resorts will be able to in
dulge in this favorite fruit all the way
through.
In Cape May county, New Jersey, some
Of the farmers are complaining Of the
quantity of fruit on their peach trees,
which threatens to break the limbs if a
portion of the fruit is not removed. The
influence Of the salt water doubtless mod
Grated the temperature.
An eagle, with a brass chain around its
neck, suspending little tin box inclos
ing slip of paper on which was written
in Danish ''Caught and set free again in
1899 by N. and c. Anderson, Boetod in
Falster, Denmark" was shot on April IL
last, at MakkOo, in the island of Lap.
land. The bird measured six feet and q
half between the tips of the wings.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-07-06
A Famous House.

Among the curious facts brought out
in the eulogies on the late Ex-Governor
William Bigler, delivered in the state Sen
ate, few days before that body adjourned,
was the statement by Senator Smiley, Of
Perry, of the birth Of five distinguished
Pennsylvanians in one room of what is
known as the old Gibson mansion, in Sher-
wins Creek. Perry county, less than
thirty miles from the state capital.
The men we're: John Bannister Glib
son, the distinguished chief justice of
the supreme court of Pennsylvania his
brother George Gibson, for many years
prior to the rebellion the cOmmissary gen.
eral of the United States army; VIM.
Bigler the late governor John Bigler,
who by singular coincidence was made
governor of California at the same time
his brother was made governor of Penn
sylvania, and John Bernheisel who adopt
cd the Mormon faith and afterwards rep.
resented Utah in the national Congress.
These men were not only born in the same
room, but were distinguished contempo-
raries in public life. If Bernheisel is still
living he is the only survivor, and must
be far advanced in years.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-07-06

A Maniac VINO Threatens to Xiii Secretary
A man was arrested yesterday morning
ON Pennsylvania avenue who said he had
come to Washington to kill Blaine. His
actions were those of a crazy man. When
taken to the police station he was unable
to give his name. He is said to be Daniel
Mcnamara. forty-two years old, and comes
from Philadelphia. He is perfectly insane.
He walked into police headquarters and
demanded hearing before the people,
which, if not allowed him, he would shoot
Secretary Blaine. He had a claim, it had
not been allowed him, and justice he
would have in some way. He said that
some time ago set Of spiritualistic me-
diums formed plot to shoot General
Grant, and he had been selected to do the
shooting 1t was abandoned, however, as
Grant promised to stand by them in a
scheme they had formed. The man was
examined by Police Surgeon Elliot, who
pronounced him insane, and he appeared
harmless. He was sent to the insane asy.
lum. He did not have a pistol.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-07-06
An Ambitious Littie Scot.

With his youthful mind filed with the
opportunities which America offered,
James Fosner, a thirteen year-old boy re-
siding in Glasgow, Scotland, borrowed s35
from his grandmother three weeks ago
and set sail for tho domains of Uncle Sam.
After securing New York for employment
in vain young Foster struck out for Phila
delphia some days ago and resumed the
search. Meeting with no success he was
taken charge of by St. Andrews society,
which body found home for him at the
House of Industry. He is still OH the look
out for something to do.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-07-06
I,ATrsr NEWS BY MAIL.


During the celebration on Monday at
Lincoln, Neb., cannon exploded; Three
men and boy are reported killed.
Early yesterday the opera house and
eleven other buildings at San Jose, CAL,
were destroyed by fire. The origin Of
the fire is unknown. Loss, $4,000.
A fire Just north of the city limits of
Baltimore, destroyed Mr.. Billiards. car
riage factory and residence and slaugh-
ter house and stable belonging to Richard
Cromwell. Loss, $4,000,
A workman on the railroad at Edenville,
Iowa, was assaulted for expressing the
hope that the president would not recover.
The man has since died from the effects of
the beating. A similar fracas occurred at
State Centre, but it was not attended with
fatal results.
Two adventurers, John TraynOr, an
Irishman, and Ivar Olsen, q Swede, sailed
from Bath, Me-, yesterday, in dory four
teen feet long, twenty-One inches deep
and five feet wide, the smallest craft in
which passage across the Atlantic has
ever been attempted. They are both
skilled seamen and are provisioned for GO
| days.
Capt. O'Shay, a Jersey City custom
house officer, entered Canfield's saloon on
the corner of Third and Monmouth streets
where he heard laborer remark, Gear
field deserves to be shot," Capt. OShay
answered that that was false and that the
man who said it ought to be sent to Jail
Before he finished speaking others who
were present Knocked him down, kicked
him in the head and dragged him to the
door, and then threw him into the street
Caro- Grima, an Italian fruit vender, ar
rested in New Orleans for the murder and
robbery of his partner, Carromenio Chiro,
in San Francisco, two years ago, also iden
tilted as the murderer of Salvador SOcozar
in New Orleans, six years ago. Socozol
was stabbed twenty-five times and robbed
of $1,000. The governor of California
offers reward of $500 for the arrest o
Grimo, but he will first he tried for th'
murder of Socozan.
Mrs. Prichard, widow of Dr.. Prichard
a former eminent physician of East Orange
N. j., committed suicide in Rogers's cot
tage, Asbury Park, by opening an arter!
in the left arm with pair Of scissors
Alteration of the mind, caused by tn
death of near relatives, induced the act
She was sixty-five years of age, a ferven
Christian and much beloved by the peOpl
of Asbury Park, where she has been il
the habit of coming every summer TO
several years.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-07-06

ance. Portions of the fire department
from Pottstown and Norristown were for
warded to the scene by special trains,
their presence being necessary owing to
danger of the entire town being destroyed.
Mr.. Keely does not think of rebuilding
there. One hundred and fifty men are
thrown out of employment. John Hitler,
of Brooklyn, N. Y, was run over by fire
engine and badly injured.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-07-06

The George Evans confined in the Clear
field county Jail on charge Of numbering
fellow convict, is not the former resident
of Lancaster by that name who fled hence
under suspicion of criminality. The Clear
field county man is Welshman who never
was in these parts.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-07-06

In Ringtown, Schuylkill county, Corae-
Illus Murphy, aged 10 years, and another
lad named Rupert were bathing in Fisher 8
dam. Murphy got into deep water, and
his companion was SO terrified as to be un-
able to render assistance and he drowned.
Young Murphy was an only child.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-07-06
Contract Signed.

The lamp committee Of city councils
held a meeting last night, passed num-
Der of bills and signed the contract be-
tween the city and the Globe gasoline
company, for lighting the streets Of the
city with gas.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-07-06
Recovered.

The small velocipede stolen from the
front Of w. A. Doyle's store, West King
street, has been recovered, the thief hav-
ing abandoned it in Kautz's coal yard,
South Water street.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-07-06
Good Profit.

The Lutheran Sunday school of May
town, at their festival, held for the bene-
fit of the school, on the evenings OF the lst
and 4th of July, realized the handsome
sum of $113.