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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-11-26
STATE ITEMS.

II. A. Trout, burgess Of Girard, Erie
county, was stamped to death recently by
a vicions colt.
Samuel Kephart, was killed by cars on
the Lehigh Valley railroad, near Bethle-
hem. on Thursday.
Ten miles a day was made by drove
of 300 turkeys, driven from Freedsburg,
CLARION county, to Bradford.
Enough gas is going to waste in Mexican
county to supply the cities of New York,
Philadelphia and Brooklyn with ligh: for
an indefinite number of years.
Samuel Sickman, of California, on the
Morongahela river, who suddenly disap
peared in 1868, reappeared equally as sud-
denly few days ago, and read the inscrip-
ton that had been placed upon a monu-
ment to his memory.
The last remains Of the personal prop
erty of the Permanent Exhibition com
paDy were closed out at auction yesterday.
Most of those present were old furniture
dealers, the articles disposed Of, which
included show cases, pavilions, desks and
counters, not being of character calcula-
ted to attract private purchasers. When
the buyers have removed their goods the
building will be empty, and then the
work of demolition will commence in
earnest.
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Taylor. Like Arthur, Fillmore was at
war with the president and had party of
his own in New York. He sought to
make his faction the party, as Arthur now
seeks to make Stalwartism the Republi-
canism of the nation. and Fillmore failed
most disastrously-hi party carrying only
four states at the next presidential elec-
ton. Then Fillmore represented the corser
vative clement of the party; now Arthur
represents only the Grant restoration
and the reversed supremacy of the
spcils system. I believe that his
rule will be fearfully disastrous to
Republicanism and possibly end it's tri-
umphs in our history. With the Inds-
pendent elements of fRepublicanism stoutly
and boldly confronting the spoils system
in city, state and nation, and with hostil-
ity to Grant and Grant methods intensified
by the betrayal of the government from
Garfield's reform policy to the policy of
the spoilsmen, there can be little to inspire
the better elements of Republicans 20 fol
low Arthur in his inauguration OF ma
chine power in every department Of the
government. Democratic folly may save
the Arthur administration and the party
from utter destruction; but nothing less
can give the new rule any other destiny
than hopeless disaster.
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The Stalwart Isevcl In Washington.


There is now stalwart revel in Wash .
ington. The men who lisped the praises
of Garfield when he came into power, and
the men who spoke of his suffering and
death with tremulous voice, are not heard
it the hotels, or the streets, or in the de-
partments. His sun has set, and the fit.
full worshipers of the capitol who have
praise for every ruler and contempt for
every ruler of the past, now speak of Ar
thur as the saviour of the party; the
statesman of the age; the candidate Cf
1884. Blaine is about to retire to his
quiet home in the Pine Tree state. Win
dom has gone and is now his own succes-
sor in the Senate. MacVeagh has gone
amidst the jeers of the now triumphant
public plunderers he had the courage to
grapple with while supported by the presi-
dent. James is limited to the New Year,
when lie will give place to his Stalwart
successor. Hunt and Kirkwood will be
unknown in and about the administration
twenty days hence, and it is even now
probable that Lincoln will not survive the
general wreck of the policy upon which
Garfield laid the foundatsons Ofhis admin
istration. In the selection of the success
sors of the Garfield cabinet, no Garfield
man will apply. Democrats will be gen
erously considered by the new admisistra-
tion when necessary, but the Garfield Re
publican will ever be a stranger to the
favor of the Arthur reign.
The elevation of Arthur to the presiden-
cy is strongly analogous to the accession
of Fillmore in 1850, after the death of
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LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
An Irregular Cow Dealer.

On Thursday man giving his name as
John Anthony visited the premises of Mr..
Edwards, Of Hickory Grove, represented
himself as a COW drover and purchased four
cows from Mr.. Edwards, paying him SIS
in cash and giving him a check for the
balance, $3.50, on the First national bank
of this city. Upon presentation of the
check ut the bank Mr.. Edwards was in
formed that Anthony had no money in the
hank. Edwards ascertained afterwards
that his COWS were at the drove yards, at
the Park house in this city, where he
found his man and three cows, the other
having been sold or traded at Willow
Street, while enroute for this city. An.
thOny was arrested and taken before AL.
dcrman McConomy, where after an ex-
PLANTATION made by Anthony, during which
he said he had intended to pay for the cows
to day, the suit against him was with.
drawn. Anthony was discharged and the
cows were handed over to Mr.. Edwards.
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FORGERY.
Ths .alle :ed vorger Arrested and Com,nitte

Tha .aile .ed E0rger Arrested and Committed
This forenoon Ernest Arnold, butcher,
was arrested on complaint of John w.
Mentzer, who charges him with having
forged and negotiated three promissOry
notes purporting to bear the signature Of
Philip Betz, Arnold's father-in-law. These
notes were taken from Arnold by MIR.
Mentzer, in the course of business, and
deposited for collection in the Farmers
bank. They were respectively for S96,
$31 and s53.75. Two of them matured
and went to protest. Mr.. Mentzer being
unable to get Arnold to pay them, finally
called rpon Mr.. Betz, the supposed Gu
dorser, and was told by him that his name
was forged. Mr.. Mentzer at once made
complaint against Arnold, who was ar
rested and taken before Alderman Barr,
and while Arnold was yet in Barr's Office,
Charles Locher, of the banking house Of
of d. p. Locher s. Son, appeared and
made complaint that Arnold had passed
two similarly forged notes upon that firm.
One of the notes was for sG3 and the other
for 5000.
In default of 81 900 bail-Sjoo On each
complaint-A:nold was locked up for. a
hearing before Alderman Barr. The for
gerry OF Mr.. Betz's name is said to be very
we'll executed.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-11-26

DEMOCRATIC candidates for state
offices next year multiply at 4 rate which
makes us wonder where all the estimabie
gentlemen who now propose themselves
were when the last state election was
held. They could not have stood up
then and been counted or Noble would
have been elected. There are 4 good
many people in the party in this state
who could be real useful to it if they
would display anything like the alacrity
in working for it that they doin getting
themselves nominated. There is no
more useless or hurtful class than that
kind of Democrats who are unwilling to
take any greater interest in their party
than to use it for their own purposes,
and who are never willing to render
other candidates the same support which
they expect for themselves when nomi-
mated. If people who seriously think of
running for the Democratic nominations
next year would only fOrego that for the
present, and apply themselves diligently
to the task of reorsanizing the party i'll
this state and putting it in fighting trim
they can much more profitably employ
their time. With this years experience
fresh in mind, and the present demorali'
zation continued, it may be easy to get
a nomination next year, but such nomi
nation will he very valueless unless some
body proceeds to SO organize the party
that it can, at least, win against two
Republican tickets.
We move for an early meeting of the
Democratic state cOmmitte.
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Died In tho West.

William Duchman, of Menasha, died
there on the 14th inst, in the 74th year of
his age. Mr.. Duchman was native of
Earl township (now East EarD, and was
elected recorder of this county by
the Wing party in 1S4G, and
served his term of Office with acceptance.
Then he removed to Milwaukee,, where
he engaged in the banking business for
some years in connection with the late
Hon. I. E. Hester. Afterwards he re-
moved to Menasha, where he engaged ex-
tensively in the lumber business for some
years and subsequently in the manufac-
ture of paper. George Duchman, of Sorrel
Horse, East Earl township. John, of
Fairville, Davis, Of New Holland, Polly,
residing in Salisbury township, and Mrs.
Lydia Glauser, of New Holland, brothers
and sisters of the deceased. survive him,
all of them except John aad Davis being
his senior.
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the other showing the abuses and ex-
travagance to which the practice runs.
In the creation of popular regard for
the refining influences of art, and
better appreciation of the truly asthet-
ic, these cards have unquestionably
served a valuable purpose. 1t is to be
feared, too, that good many of them
are imperfect, if not monstrosities, in
the way of art productions, and this
kind may do as much to corrupt is the
better class can do to refine popu-
lar taste. Some critiques Oh this sub
ject which we republish are spicy and
readable discounting the cynicism OF
the professional carper, they contain
hints that may be of value to persons Sc
lecting their . cards."
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to the hearts of half the young fellows
in the house wLo were only wishing for
half the chance she offered to her silly
Simson, and couldn't for tho life Of them
apprehsnd the lack of appreciation ex-
hibited by that phenomenal parsonage.
An Attraction Next Week.
There is rare dramatic treat in store
next week when the famous Wallack's
theatre company from New York will ap-
pear in the comedy drama Of London As
surance,' under the auspices Of the Lam
caster benevolent association. The cast
will include such sterling people as Rose.
Coghlan. Stella Boniface, Ellie Germon,
John Gilbert, Harry Edwards, Osmoud
Tearle aud number of others OF extended
repute.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-11-26

The gale in Ireland has been very severe.
At Portadown the roofs of houses were
carried across several streets. At Sligo
schooner was blown ashore and bridge
partially destroyed. AT Derryhead, Queens
county, man named Moran was killed by
his house being blown down. A part OF
the roof of the railway terminus ut Lime
rick was carried away. Similar reports
have been received from Newry, Lurgan
and elsewhere. At Dublin the storm was
the severest known for many years, and
ut Spiddal, county Galway, it was the
worst experienced for half a century.
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THE DRAMA.
OUR REGULAR &

An Emotional Play at thr Opera House.
That very melc1ramatic work "The
Planters Wife was produced at Fulton
opera house last night. in the presence of
slim audience, who by the by shivercd
and shook throughout the entire perform
ance, not so much by reason of the play
upon their emotions during its four acts,
as from the cOmfOrtless fact that the hall
was insufficiently heated. Keep your fires
going, MIR. Manager, if you want patrons
to enjoy themselves in your opera house.
1t is not necessary to speak
of Tillotson's work, it being generally
familiar to play goers and fresh in mind
from the fact that it was given here last
season by Miss Charlotte ThOmpsOn's
company. There is no doubt of the clev-
erness of the plot, or of the intricacy Of its
general design, though there is consider.
able crudeness in the final denouement
which looks like the work OF an amateur.
Some of the situations are powerfully
drawn and full of dramatic fervOr, whilst
the attemnks to give comedy flavor to the
piece by Ne introduction of several alb
surd scenes land nondeseript character
in the person Of an OvergiOWn
BOBBY are simply c,oying. Mss
Rose Keene, who plays the part Of
Edith Gray, is tragical little lady who
frequently falls into the error of SO over
acting her part that the opposite effect
from the one intended is frequently pro-
duced, and, in consequence, you fire.. uently
feel like laughing where you are expected
to do the other thing. Not that Miss Keene
has not some real ability and good bit of
it too. But she lacks the poise necessary
to kaaD her in the STRAIGHT nath from
which her lines often tempt her. It will
come by and by, perhaps, and We feel like
commending her work on the whole. Mr..
Joe Wheelock is manly and con-
scientious young actor, and his rendition
of the part of Albert Graham was in keep
ing with the good reputation he has Gained
by intelligent devotion to his profession.
The supporting cast was quite fair, nOta-
bly, excellent being the Angie of Miss Kate
V. Morris, whose pretty face and viva
cious manner made the character Of the
precocious young creature altogether win
some and charming, and went straight
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Police Cases.

The mayor had eleven customers before
him this morning, seven Of whom having
merely sought shelter for the night in the
station house were discharged one other
was sent to the workhouse, and David r.
Porter, John Moore and Jacob Coxen, old
offenders, were sent to Jail for drunken
and disorderly conduct.
Adam Ditlow, charged with having
committed an as ,ul5 and battery on Fianna
Nutto, Augustus Nutto and Charles Nut
to, had Il hearing before Alderman Sam
son last evening, and was held in bail to
answer at court.
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PERSONAL.

Secretary BLAINE will not become presi-
dent Of the NJ. K. & T. railroad company,
and will not 60 South.
Mrs. CHRIsTANcT has had another terri
bic attack of hysteria. She is believed to
be breaking down.
The Indiana congressman pledge them.
They claim other delegations as pledged
for him.
Rather than take his resignation on ac-
count of ill health Rev. Fl. c. MCCOOK S
congregation, of Philadelphia, are sending
him to Europe.
A business firm in Greenfield. Mass, de-
livered goods on forged order purporting
to come from Ex-Governor WAsHBURNE,
in which delivery was asked to "barrer.' y
When the French visitors reached Fort
Douglass they had a turkey shooting
match, and the guard house Was emptied
in their honor at Gen. BOULANGER's re-
quest.
At Benton, Holmes county, Ohio, Miss
| LILLE ATKINSON stood with Isaac Spell
man in the presence Of the minister and a
house full of guests to he married. When
it came her turn she answered No, no, y
with great earnestness, and further pro
ceedings were impossible.
KELLOGG will be married next spring
She has sold her home on the Hudson anc
will spend most of her time abroad will
her husband. Miss Kellogg has earned
duriug her life upon the stage about half :
million dollars. Mr.. Whitney is man o
large fortune.
1t is not certain whether OSCAR WILDE
England's esthetic poet, will come to thi!
country in January next. He has writer
to literary friends in New York that he il
not good sailor, and entertains, there
fore, conviction that a sea voyage il
mid-winter would not be 4 comfortable ex
perience, but that in any event he will b.
with us in the spring.
Regarding the Continental Hotel story
which was extensively circulated the Othe
evening, respecting a meeting between
Congressman RANDALL and Mr.. DREXEL
in which the former was reported to hav
said, "You can't come the Drexel busines
over me-" leaving the o-called Mr.. Drexe
in a very embarrassing position, it appear
that there was nothing whatever in th
story.
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Fell Through a Funnel.

On Thursday night tramp, giving his
name as Solomon Gondcr and his residence
Paterson, N. j.. sought'lodging in barn
near Ephrata. By some mischance he fell
from the NOW through the funnel
landing in the gangway below, and was
SO severely injured that he had to be taken
to the county ho~pitaI. where he lies in a
helpless condition. His injuries will not,
however, pcrmantly disable him.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-11-26
PHILADELPHIA PLCNDERERS.
Stealing by Millions.

There is great excitement in Philadel-
phia over the alleged discovery by Tax
Receiver Hunter and Controller PattisOn,
that in the tax receivers office, under
late Receiver Thomas J. Smith, now
gas trustee, everybody around the
Office was engaged in stealing the
taxes that came in, and hiding the frauds
by failure to enter the taxes on the books
of the Office or over-charging the tax
payers. For weeks the present officers have
been busy gathering evidence from parties
who paid in this class of taxes, never ac
counted for, and they have been assisted
in their investigation by an ex-clerk
named Eanel, who served IS months in
jail for delinquencies in this Office and
now gives away his late associates and
their crooked ways. The amount stolen
is said to run away through hundreds cf
thousands to millions Of dollars.
1t is HaneIs firm belief, based upon
careful observation and close figuring,
that at least one million dollars Of the
peoples money were stolen during the
five years of Receiver Smiths administra-
ton How many more thousands or mil
lions we've stolen under the noses CT the
several receivers whose accounts arc now
undcrgoin. the scrutiny of Hunter and
pattiSOn cannot be guessed at until the
facts and figures are regularly submitted
to the district attorney and the attorney
general.
The frauds were perpetrated in various
ways. Sometimes there was bareiaced
! ovcrcharge of hundreds of dollars in the
bills of heavy taxpayers, under pretend
| ed increase of assessment, the surplus, and
sometimes the whole amount of the bill,
going into the pocket of the clerk who
received il. Another method was to COL
lcct taxes on property, which the assessor,
through accident or design, had omitted
| from his list.
Sm!tn's Denial.
Smith declares it is all an old story,
blackmail and burnt powder. g What
ever have done am prepared to stand
by. My accounts upon leaving the tax
Office were adjusted by the present city
controller, and whatever balance was due
upon the books paid to the city solicitor,
and upon so doing my sureties were re-
leased by city councils. Notwithstanding
this, and without regard to bond, judgg-
ment note or statute of limitations, l
stand ready today to meet any liability
that can be honestly and fairly charged
against me-"
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Lost . Leg. q

\ letter from Vincennes. Indiana, states
that Daniel Greer, whose parents reside at
Washington borough, this county, had his
right arm and left leg broken near that
place one day last week, by Il fast passcn-
ger train running into and wrecking a
hand-car upon which he and some other
telegraph repairmen were riding. To save
his life Mr. Greer's leg was amputated.
Two of Grecr's companions, David Cronin,
Of Ohio and VIM. Dusan, of New York.
were instantly killed, and several others
injured by the accident.
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TIE Nc,r Ern gave notice that it
would oppose any movement looking to
the exclusion from the Republican pri-
marls.s of Republicans who voted for
Charles 5. Wolfe, the independent cam
di,late for state treasurer, and charac
silIy vLrorings" " a' political boys"
Whose management would disrupt the
party.
The Iny'';ror points out that the edi-
tor of the -Ner Era has recommended
for adoption ii, one of the rules of his
party in this county . regulation sub
stantially like one E,w in force, that
None bat Republicans in good stand
ing, w:!o vo!ed the Republican national
or State ticket ut the preceding general
eltct!an. and Republican minors coming
OF ace before the next general election,
shall be permitted to vote at the pri-
mary election"
This manifest inconsistency is only one
of the cmlarrassmentS which the Ne,r
Era editor and other reformerS
within the lines must encounter
in their present line of action.
If the Continental hotel conference mem.
bers are right in their position, the
Wolfe Republicans or independents are
not only wrong in policy and principle,
but are disqualified to vote at Republi-
can primaries o: to participate in Re-
publican state conventions until they
have absolved themselves by voting the
straight ticket at a general election.
Bereft OF the help of the forty odd thou
sand Republicans who went outside the
party to reform it, the inside refOrmers
can have 10 possible chance against the
regulars but to be consistent they cam
not ask for the help within tine lines of
men who go outside them, and hence
their movement must either break down
or assume !; different direction, practi.
calIy il not theoretically. The fact of the
matter sits profession of keeping within
the lines is Il pretense to draw all Re-
public.,ns into it if it has any SINGER
ity its managers stand ready to transfer
the battle to the open field. If they do
this they ue insincere in their profes'
sions; if they do not they are hopelessly
imbeciIe in their plan of action.
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Slight Fire.

Yesterday afternoon about 5 o'clock
there was an alarm of fire caused by
slight accident in the picker-room of the
Fulton cotton mill North Duke street.
Il small stone got into one of the pickers,
struck spark and set fire to the cotton.
A few buckets Of water sufficed to qucnch
the flames before the arrival Of the fire.
men.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-11-26

THERE las been a most wonderful de-
velopment of popular taste for and ill.,
terest in holiday, Easter and birthday
cards. Millions are sold where years ago
the trade could have been numbered by
hundreds. Like most such customs, that
of sending these missives has two sides
of it, one presenting the graces of sim
pie affection and friendly remembrance,
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Wednesday afternoon in the mayors
Office were opened the bids for $1,000 Of
the unexpended balance of the 6 Per cent.
loar of February z, 1874. There were
bids offered amounting to $4,000, the
premiums offered being from 2 to 15s per
cent. The bids accepted were as follows
So, 900 at 153 premium, 5000 at 12ii, $4,000
at Q, S40O at tS-the average premium being
12 and thrcc-fifths per cent and the average
interests which investors will realize 81
per cent.
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A Swtndler Wanted.

Several weeks ago a man, giving his
name as Charles Schaeffer, opened notion,
fancy goods and toy store in the store
room corner Of North Queen and Orange.
He paid a months rent in advance, bought
largely from NJ. c. Warren, 40 Broadway,
N. Y, and perhaps from other dealers,
and having in this way got large stock Of
goods he shipped them to parts unknown,
folded his tent and slipped quietly away.
NJ. G.. Warren, as soon as his suspicious
were aroused, telegraphed the chief of
police to arrest Schaeifer, and ON Wednes-
day came ON to Lancaster, but the bird
had flown, and left no trace OF the direc-
ticn he had taken. lie is described as Of
short stature, not more than five feet six
inches in height, and weighing about $50
pounds. He is about 40 years of age,
wears full beard, and has rather an
Israelitish cast of cOuntenancc. He is
probably plying his trade in some other
town
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Sale of Cows.

Samuel Hess & Son, auctionecrs, sold
Nov. %, 1881, at Bird-ir-Tland Lancaster
counto, Pa, for Harry c.. Lintner, 32
head of COWS at an average price of SAFE
and % out of the lot averaged S52.49 the
highest one sold brought, $92.