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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-01-15
SCENElN THE HOUSE.

A Big Rod Apple % n Fla., of Truce.
The Washington correspondent Of the
New York Sun thus notes scene in
the House Of Representatives.
No sooner had the House gone into COM
mittec of the whole than music began.
Amendments and amendments poured in
upon Mr.. Covert, who was in the chair.
That he kept his head above water with
such a sea Of amendments engulfins him
was an evidence Of his parliamentary abil-
ity upon which many of the members
congratulated him. On one side there
was Townshend, of Illinois, with his swar-
thy face flushed by the energy OF his at
tempt to get his amendment in ; and there
was General Warner, of Ohio, reaching
his long arms out with his amendment.
Over ON the other side Governor Clai1in, OF
Massachusetts, held up a white paper and
waved it like flag Of truce towards the
Democrats. These efforts brought par
liamentary snarl on very quickly. After
the members had tried to unravel it, Mr..
Covert took hold at the beginning and
rapidly UNFINISHED it.
Casey Young. the slender, dark. haired
member from Tennessee, got a chance to
speak to one Of the amendments, and in
cOurteOusly severe language took Mr.. Car
Isle, of Kentucky, and other Democrats
to task for leading the party, as he affirm
ed, astray. Then. having finished scOurg-
ing Mr.. Carlisle, Mr.. Young went out OF
the chamber. Mr. Carlisle's pale face was
lighted by smiles as Mr.. Young SO vigor-
onsly pitched into him. The smile be-
came broad grin when Mr.. Young. rc.
turning from the cloak room with two
huge red apples, gave one to tho man he
had attacked. Then Mr.. Young seated
himself by Mr.. Carlisle, and the two
statesmen began an apple-paring match
Mr.. Carlisle beat. He pared the red skin
from stem to eye without breaking it.
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SAFETY ON THE WATER.
At Last Long island Sound Is to Have a No
cOmbustible, NOn-sinkablo Steamer.

At Last Long Island Sound is to Have a NOn-
cOmbustible, EOn-sfnkablc Steamer.
Mr.. John Roach is about to build an
iron steamboat for the Fall River limo that
is intended to be absolutely !ireproof and
non-siEkable. He said yesterday that the
boat would be 395 feet in length, or nearly
twenty feet longer than the Bristol; made
entirely of iron, from keelson to hurricane
deck; with no hog-frame, as in other
steamboats,, the bracing and stiffening
being made entirely Of iron. There will be
two distinct hulls, as If steamboat was
fitted into the hull of a much larger boat.
The hull proper will be divided into about
100 compartments abutting upon an iron
alley way. Through this alley way the
numerous compartments may be filled with
cargo, although the cargo of the boats is
usually carried ON the main deck. After
being loaded the compartments will be
sealed up. In the room Of the chief en-
gineer there will be a thermOmetric dial
connecting with every compartment
in the ship. If a fire should be
smouldering in one of them it would
be known at once and flooded by
means of an ingenious system of pipes
that will connect with each section. Mr..
Roach said that the vessel could lie abso-
lurely cut in two without sinking. If she
should strike ledge of rocks, tear hole
in her foreioot, and carry away the fore
peak, she might be backed off and proceed
on her journey as if nothing had happen
ed. She will DC made 50 as to attain a
speed of twenty miles an hour, aud will be
furnished throughout with electric lights
and have accommodations for 1900 pas
sengers. The boilers and engine will be
built in an iron case that will not touch
wood work at any point.
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Sara Bernhardt Eaints.

Tho audience at McVickar's theatre,
Chicago, last night, was treated to faint
ing scene by Sara Bernhardt not down in
the live PAedre, which she was playing.
In the last scene Of the fourth act, where
PHsdre expresses longing to be left to
"deplore her fate," Mile Bernhardt
dropped in a dead faint on one of the
couches. The audience generally was not
aware anything wrong had happened until
the proprieties of the scene were disturbed
by the appearance among the assembled
Greeks of several stage hand and supers
in their shirt sleeves. headed by the stage
manager, who bore Bernhardt behind the
wings. The curtain then descended on
rather picturesque mingling of ancient
aud modern customs. The orchestra had
to play double time before Mile. Bern
hardt was sufficiently recovered to drag
YEARLY through the last act
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Pmindclph1a American, GARFIELD organ.
The Independent Republicans will throw
themselves into the contest with an ardOr
that is none the less active, in that it is not
born of personal vanity and ambition.
Their power has been sufficiently demon
strated to make of value their claims to
fight. And fight they will. Far better,
they believe, and every honest-minded cit
izcn with them, that Democrat should
fill the high place to be disposed Of next
week than that a Cameron monstrosity
should be the accredited senator of Penn
sylvania. We have not always agreed with
Senator Wallace, nor do we endorse many of
the principles of his party but VIC would far
rather have him sent back for another
term, than that mushroom senator Of
Mr.. Cameron's choosing should be sent to
add one more to the servile effigies the
machine has implanted upon this
country. The beginning of the end has
come not only to the influence of Mr..
Cameron, but to Mr.. Cameron himself.
The petty despotism of his personal ambi-
tions can no longer be tolerated as the
price Of his continuance in power. The
people elected him, and the people ex
pected something more than insult, and
something better than degradation.
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Tne Only Question.

Mr.. Caven declines the nomination Of
the committee of One Hundred for the
city solicitorship of Philadelphia, on the
ground that its effort to secure reform
within the Republican party in Philadel-
ph;a has proved a failure, by reason of
the refusal of the corporation of the
regular organization, and that it has
therefore become clear that q successful
reform. movement must be made outside
O. Iarty lines. This was apparent
l"a ay" TO every obs, rver Of ordinary
p,.i.fcal experience. The movement
M ti.e bU>i'ess men was very un-
k.s;;,sw I,.c. They needed Democratic
y,S,s and ASKED for them, while declar-
isx uais .,.r.' ,e to he to sustain The
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LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
THE POULTRY SHOW.

Fine StOck-GOod Attenlance-The Awards
Being lads-Op:nion of the judges.
The poultry exhibition in Roberts's hall
was we'll attended last night and this
morning, and the universal opinion is that
no finer collection of fowls was ever seen
together under one roof. The
judges have been busily engaged
in carefully examining the entries
and making their awards. Already a
large number Of tho premiums have been
awarded and the owners of the lucky
birds have not been slow in taking up the
premium cards. The work Of the judges
will not be completed before & o'clock
this evening and full list of the awards
cannot bc had before Monday. The
judges share the opinion of the visitors as
to the excellence Of the exhibits. Both
Mr.. Darlington and Mr.. Nevius, the
judges of tho fowls, declare that with the
single exception of the Buff COchins and
Dark Brahmas, the stock Of fowls on exhi-
bition is more uniformly good than they
have ever seen exhibited and in our
judgment the Buff COchins, also, are hard
to beat.
The "incubatOr,' which was positively
promised to be on exhibition yesterday,
has not yet been added to the show. The
reason given is that the weather has been
unfavOrable for It's removal from its pres
ent quarters; but there is rumor that
the machine, for some cause or other. has
not been working we'll, and that many of
the eggs put in it have failed to hatch.
The managers say that quite a number of
chicks have been Matched and that tho in,
cubator will certainly be on exhibition on
Monday.
The North Carolina quail, which failed
to reach the show yesterday, arrived this
morning and are now on exhibition.
There are halt a dozen pairs Of them, and
they attract agood deal of attention. They
are in the small room on the second floor.
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Havana Tobacco I'm the United states.
Western Tobacco Journal.

Since the first attempt of tobacco
growers to cultivate Havana seed tobacco
in this country, their efforts have never
been crowned with such perfect success as
during the present year. From all of the
seed leaf growing states which have cult
waited this variety of leaf only, the most
encouraging reports are coming in. In
the Connecticut valley, the crop, though
small in quantity, is pronounced un-
rivaled in quality, the texture and color
having never been surpassed by that of
any previous growth.
From New York the growers report ex-
cellent success with Wilson's hybrid Ha-
vana, while in Ohio and Wisconsin the
Spanish leaf, the culture Of which is now
assured, is much superior to the ordinary
seed leaf grown in those states. In the
latter state 1900 acres are now planted,
while 10, 600 acres of Wisconsin seed arc
Havana leaf has been bought while
hanging On the poles. This mode of
buying before the exact quality Of the
leaf is ascertained points to the fact that
buyers are confident that the leaf is of
superior quality, as sales are not effected
in this way when the leaf is poor or Of
second rate quality, Havana seed tobacco,
that grown in Massachusetts,
and Connecticut, is principally used for
wrapping good cigars, the wrappers having
a rich, oily appearance, which gives the
cigar a shiny look, more especially the
darker grades.
Of western Havana, quite quantity is
and it is a favorite leaf abroad.
In flavor it closely resembles the cheaper
grades of imported Havana, while some
choice lots grown from imported seed are
really fine and compare favorably with
some brands Of cigars of Havana and Ma
tanzas make. When grogn on a sandy
soil containing little clay the quality Of
Havana seed is generally good, but when
grown on light sandy soil, the leaf often
has a harsh, leathery appearance, and is
rendered strong in flavor, inclinins to Bit
er, while it is wholly unfit for wrappers.
In Cuba especially, when grown in the
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DESTRUCTIVE FIRES.
BARN ON THE ELlZABEcfs Srl,cw
FARM BURNED

Horses and Cattle I'erish In the Flames.
About 2 o'clock this morning the old
frame barn on the Elizabeth stock farm.
belonging to the Coleman estate, at Brick
erville, took fire ON the upper floor, and
in less than an hour was totally consumed.
together with all its contents including
seventy head Of choice Alderney cattle, a
number of valuable horses and other 1.-Two
stock, large quantities Of hay, grain, farm
implements, &c. The barn was a very
large one, being about Il hundred feet in
length, and attached to it were several
smaller buildings, all Of which we're de.
strOyed, involving Il loss of many thop-
sands Of dollars, the amount Of which has
not yet been estimated.
The Elizabeth stock farm, which for
years has been under the management of
Colin Cameron, is one Of the most valu-
able in the state, and has been noted for the
shipped to all parts Of the country.
The origin Of tine fire is not known, or at
least has not yet reached us. The iire had
attained such headway before it was dis
covered that all efforts to check its prO.
gress were futile, and the building being Of
dry wood and the contents Of q highly
combustible character, the fro ragged AlfL
Ously and its glare illuminated the heav-
ems for miles around.
"A communication received from q
SPECIAL correspondent since the above wAs
in type places the number of live stock
burned at 52 head, Of which 32 wcro Alder
ney cows, the best and finest in the state,
The fire is believed to have been the work
of an incen'liary, but this is not positively
known.
a dispatch from the scene of tho diaar.
ter says the loss is s15, 900. with ro insuI.
ance.
Cigar Mandatory Burned.
Last evening two story frame building
situated in the rear Of 6i6 Columbia ava.
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Ohio Statesmen.

Ex-Governor and present Congressman
Tom Young, of Ohio, u wild Irishman,
who can drink a barrel of wlliskey at
night and have cool head in the morn
ing, but whose tongue is always moving
with the barrel impetus, is in favor of
Congressman Keifer for speaker of the
next House he does not sac anything
against his election except that he is an
Ohio man, and he don't know why that
should be reasonable objection, because
Ohio can't help having surfeit of
brains" just now. Surfeit is a good word
and just expresses the feeling of the
country about Ohio brains. 1t signifies
a fulness to disgust and that is how
we feel about. 1t will be noticed that
tine quantity of the food and not the
quality is the element producing sur
felt; and it is the Quantity and not the
quality of Ohio brains forced into the
country's services that gives uneasiness.
Mr.. Young will consider, if his
attention is called to the happiness of his
language, that a surfeit of Ohio brains
of Indifferent quality may be All excel
lent reason against Mr.. keifer's selec-
tion as speaker. He may I've reminded
too that Mr.. Keifer is a most excellent
specimen of the Ohio man to cultivate
the cOuntry's safety of them Mr.Keifer
being conspicuous for stopping over with
the Ohio style of brains, which is notable
for seeking expression with ampeitude
of words, weakness Of logic and hard
ness of cheek. No one would ever
look to Ohio craftsmanship for sound
sense, modest expression and honest ac-
tion. 1t is a synonym for just the re-
verse. The state seems to I've run by
race of men with the typical wildness
and supreme self-confidence of the ma
tives of the emerald isle, with enough of
their native shrewdness TO he able to
take good care of themselves, without
the good sense and generosity which
enables the Irishman to he something
else than curse to his neighbors. This
diatribe does not, Of course, apply to all
Ohio men; but we believe it is a faith
full expression of the popular feeling
anent the Ohio statesman. The country
has had enough of the quality and more
than enough of the quantity of this thing
that has been poured out upon it. To be
an Ohio man is to be ineligible to public
Office with the public approval. And if
Mr.. Young can't 81" i. it Just proves
that Mr.. Young is an Ohio statesman of
the ruling order of comprehension.
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PERSONAL.


Congressman WALBRIDoF 4. FIELD has
accepted the judgeship If the supreme
court in Massachusetts,, rendered him b.
Governor Long.
The will Of the late JOSEPH F. ARMOUR,
of Chicago, bequeaths 100000 for the
establishment Of mission in the most
thickly-jnhabited part o! that city.
General CUsTER's mess chest, which was
found near the scene of the massacre, has
just been sold mt MoGnt Pleasant, Iowa,
for $500.
Professor WILLIAM PEPPER, who was
elected professor Of the University Of
Pennsylvania, has sent his letter of &C.
ceptance to the committee of the board oi
trustees who notified him of his election.
A few days ago the young wife Of OERA
BUTLER, an aged and very wealthy citizer
Of Kenosha, Wis, entered suit OF divorce
and alimony. Yesterday the old gentle
man dropped dead in the street. He was
we'll known throughout Wisconsin.
United States Senator MCDONALD O.
Indiana, after his term expires next March
will return to his old profession as 3:
member of the law firm of Mcdonald 6
Fuller, at indianapolis. He is quoted a!
saying: "The practice of my profession
has been my life business and politics bu
an episode"
According to Vienna dispatch wisl
is expressed that the marriage of the crow,
Prince RUDOLPH, Of Austria, and the Prin
cess STEPHANIE shall take place on tn
24th of April but doubtless the wishe
and convenienccs of their majesties, til
king and queen Of the Belgiums, will b.
taken into account.
Col. WELLINGTON JONES, of Reading
died suddenly in Washington after mid
night, Friday. He was on his way to tn
depot to take the train home when lie wa
seized with sickness. He sought refug
in house opposite the depot and died il
ten minutes. The coroner will Investigate
his death, which ir thought to be due tt
congestive cEills.
In very able and scholarly sermon
preached in New York last Sunday morn
ing Bishop STENENs remarked. in allusiol
to Mr.. Edwin Arnold's recent profound r
searches into the ancient literature of In
dia, that although Buddha might be til
'sLight Of ASIA" Christ was tho Light Q
the world,
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STATE ITEMS.

Titus Leifcrt was fatally injured by a
fall of ore in the Chapman orc bed Lchigh,
county, yesterday.
John Cassidy, young man of Rockdale
near Chester. was frozen to death while
sleighing on Wednesday night.
Joseph L. Caven has declined the NOM
inatioE for city solicitor rendered him by
the Philadelphia business mems Commit
tee of One Hundred.
The fire companies of Reading have
made their annual report the city coun-
ellis, from which it apears that the aggre-
gate membership consists Of 1881 active,
$40 honorary, and 800 contributing men,
bers-total, $500.
An explosion of gas occurred in the
Pittston coal company's Twin shaft at the
Junction. Robert Lynott, his son
Michael, Martin Healy and the mine boss,
William Harrison, were sevcrly burned.
Considerable damage was done to the
mines.
While John A. RICHTER and wife wero
| sleighing on the Germantown turnpike,
about a mile above Fairvicw, on Thurs
day evening, they came to bog where
| water had collected under the snow and
the horses broke through. The animals
| were frightened and ran of, throwing the
occupants out of the sleigh into the road,
but without serious injury.
Thomas Sweagcr, young man teaching
school in Spring township, Perry county,
had an itching pimple come to the surface
of one of his cheeks the Saturday previous
and from annoying him on account of the
itching sensation became exceedingly
painful, almost beyond endurance, and on
Wednesday he died, from no other appar-
ent cause.
Notwithstanding the emphatic charge
of the Carbon county court, and
the virtual direction to the jury
that Anton KlGffels shooting of
his bride was clear case of involuntary
manslaughter, the jury remained out Zen
hours and astonished everybody by an un-
conditional acquittal, because it was not
ut all conteDded that there was any crimi-
nal intent. KlGffel was formerly mana.
ger of the JOurneymen Bakers society Of
New York.
A party of Dickinson college students
took sleigh ride from Carlisle to Mechan-
icsburg last week, and before they left the
latter place concluded to serenade tho
young ladies at Irving female college.
After they had sung and encored a favor
| ite selection the cook of the college ap-
peared at the door and thanked the gen
tlcmcn for the compliment, which she
highly Appreciated in the absence of the
Young ladies.
At the Carlisle training school for chill
dren huge stone stable is used for the
workshops in which the little Indians are
taught the various trades. 1t is a very
large building, and the workshops occupy
only a portion of it. There is desire, on
the part of.the officers of the school, to
place in the vacant space in the editice a
few of the simpler portions of the equip
ment of gymnasium. The Indian chill
dren need active physical exercise, and
during much of the time, at this season of
the year, they are unable to obtain it out
of doors.
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A constable from ChamDersburg had a
warrant for the arrest of Mr.. Jacob X.
Myers, of Nevada, Ohio, who was in at
tendance upon the funeral of his aged and
respected father. The officer waited until
the funeral procession had reached the
grave, and while MIR. Myers Was standing
with his mother paying the last sad rites
to the memory of the deceased father and
husband, the warrant was rudcly served
upon him, regardless of the feelings of
the grief stricken relatives.
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III He RocSy0r1,

The Marietta Register says: "In the
cabin of canal boat, near the hollow
ware works young boy has been lying i'll
with the measles for a week past. Ira
Null. who has been 4 patient student of
DR.. Robinson, has been trying to bring
this young man through, and the manner
in which he has prescribed for the patient,
would have killed one OF Rcbinson's best
mules at least so the story goes. For
every i'll that the flesh is. heir to this
pseudo-doctor, Null, prescribes baked
beans and muskrat soup, seasoned with
cayenne pepper aud saffron, the latter to
be diluted with water, and applied as a
notion Internally as the doctor puts it.
The patient, notwithstanding the Eek
perimental 'pothecary shop" that is made
of him, is improving"
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The Grow Men will Not Abandon the Fight
Against Oliver.
Phia!cl phia Evening Telegraph.
"There are 81 of us who remained out
of the caucus last night, and we intend to
go into the Legislature and vote for Mr..
Grow or some other good Republican, if
we have to stay there until next Christmas
and ballot every day."
Thus spoke Representative John II.
Lands, Of Lancaster, one of Crows
lieutenants, and one of those who signed
the paper advocating a bolt.
"Will no other person suit you but Mr..
Grow p asked the Telegraph representa-
tive.
"That we have not thought of. Just
now it is Grow or nobody. In time, if
there should be no choice, we may cast
our votes for some other good Republican
like Wayne MacVeagh or Glenni w. Sco-
field but we want 10 halfway Republi-
cans. We represent principles, not men !;
and will stand by Them"
"Is there any truth in the rumor that
you intend to form a coalition with the
DemOcrats?' Mr.. Landis was asked:
"No advance will be made by us.
They must make the overture. Of course,
If they want to vote for Grow, VIC shall be
very much pleased, but under no circum-
stances will we vote for a Democrat"
Mr.. Landis reflects the views of the 40
men who yesterday signed the agreement
to stay out of the Republican caucus.
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Republican party. A child ought to
have seen the folly of such i, position.
Now the matter is different; and it
seems to US that the opportunity ought
to be embraced by the Democratic party
to sustain nor partisan ticket. In the
first place city ought to be governed
in a non- bipartisan way. There is no need
of politics in municipal government. 1t
is wanted to be efficient, economical,
honest and fair to every class. There is
little or no political legislation called for
in the proper government of city.
Then the Democrats are minority
party in Philadelphia, and if they can
get non-partisan government they
ought to be amply content. If
the affairs of the city are we'll admins
tered and the power CT the city is never
used against them in elections, they
have all that good city government can
assure them-all that, in the hands of
their party men, it should give them.
Why then not unite with every citizen
of Philadelphia who wants such a gov
ernment? Why not try to elect non.
partisan officers, if they can he more
easily elected than Democratic can
didates? That is the only question
which will be most likely to succeed
AN attempt to elect straight Demo-
cratic ticket, or one headed by Steel or
Caven for mayor, they being men who
seem to have the confidence and to meet
the support of all the good people of
Philadelphia