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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-09-19
Easily Pronounced.

A correspondent of the Ledger writes to
it In your paper of the 18th instant you
have pleasant editorial about the to xn
Ystradyfoddwg, which Lippincott gives as
being in Glamorganshire, Wales. You
have spelled it with only one 3d. but
the proper way. am told, is as have
written it. A Welsh friend laughed when
he read your article, and said, "Why, sir,
that name is as easy to pronounce as Phila
delphia," and he proved his assertion.
The pronunciation, he said, is Zstrathepo.
doog. But there is Welsh parish with a
name containing forty three letters, and
doubt if any one, except a ma
tive born Wclshman, can pronounce
it. 1t is at the Anglesea end of
the Britannia bridge, which crosses
the Menal Strait. The name is Llanfair-
pclchg,cyngergobaclch lchllandyssiliogogo. Mr..
Robert Stephenson who was the engineer
in charge Of the bridge, when he went to
view the progress Of the work, always
lived in that parish. Sir Francis Head, in
his account of the floating of the first tube
alluding TO this parish, said that Mr..
Stephenson had slept there undisturo roed
by consonants." The name is remarkable
of itself, but more remarkable fact is that
poem Of ten stanzas has been written,
each stanza ending with the above name
To prove that the name ban be pronounced
I give the pronunciation as find it in the
1" Cambrian for 1880. 1t is pronounced
as if written thus neutrality-suspicious.
Observation-Disclosures. The obove state
ment may be relied on, as the editor of the
" Cambrian is Il true Cymro.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-09-19
LATEST NEWS BY MAIL.

The Ohio Republicans declined a Demo
cratic proposition to withdraw speech
making during the presidents illness.
One hundred and thirteen thousand three
hundred and fifty-one immigrants arrived
in this country in August against 100, $50
in tho same month of last year.
Baseball: At Boston-Boston, 6 De-
troit, 4. At Worcester-W orcester, z;
Cleveland, 2. At New York-Metropoli-
tan, 4; Buffalo, 2.
The state fair, which has been in pro-
gress for two weeks, closed in Pittsburgh
on Saturday. The managers say that the
receipts are less than those of former exhi-
bitiOns.
Tho cranberry crop promises to be a
good and plentiful one and prices will be
low in consequence. Tho New Jersey
cranberry growers association has decided
to pay forty cents a bushel to tho packers
employed on this years crop.
In Lake Charles. La, when Joseph
Fairchild, powerfully built negro, was
brought into court to receive the death
sentence for murder he broke from the
guards and ran up the street, endeavoring
to escape The officers having him in
charge opened fire and he soon fell dead,
riddled with bullets.
In the Berlin chess tournament, which
opened on August %, Mr.. Blackburne, of
London, has taken the first prize, with IA
games won. Mr.. ZukertOrt obtained
second prize, winning II games. Messrs.
Winaver and Tsshigorine obtained the
third prize, with 104 games each. Messrs
Mason and Wittek won 81 games. If the
four last named do not agree tn divide each
pair will play the conquering game.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-09-19
ORANGE Bl.US,UMS.
The Poo,-DeLano Nuptiais ut Tow

Inc fOOi-DeLAno Nupt1aiD at TOW1nda.
The following account of the marriage
of Mr.. Will H. Pool, formerly Of this city,
and Miss Hattie DeLanO, Of Towanla,
Bradford county. which took place at the
residence Of the BRIDES parents last We'd
day, as heretofore reported in these col
umns. will be read with great interest by
the numerous friends Of tho groom here.
We quote from the Towanda Daily Rerier
Of Thursday last:
Although it was not Il wedding" in the
conventional meaning Of the term, tho
marriage of Miss Hattie DeLanO and Mr..
Will Pool, at the residence Of the brides
parents, on Pine street, ,yesterday afternoon,
was one Of the pleasantest social events of
the season. No invitations were issued,
and the affair was supposed to be quite pri-
vate, though gOodly number Of tho friends
of the young couple were present to witness
the nuptials. The back parlnr in which
the ceremony was performed was becom-
ingly trimmed with evergreen festOons,
and prOfusion Of crosses arranged with
taste. The letters g d" and ''P'' encircled
by evergreen wreaths were suspended from
the walls, and the bride and groom stood
under q canopy shaped festoon. The bride
was arrayed in travelling suit and looked
beautifully sensible. A large number Of
very handsome presents were displayed in
the dining room. The most noticeable
one was an ornate vclvet-cOvered clock,
York. Rev. j. S. Beers officiated, reading
in clear and impressive manner the un-
equalled service from the Episcopal prayer
book.
AS tho bridal party took tho carriage for
%l,O OF fGnx, oil
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Tho Present Condition of West Point.


The board of visitors appointed by the
president to examine West Point have
submitted their report. They state that
it seems as thoug gh a graduate of the
academy ought to be superintendent
and regret that tue assistant pro-
fessors cannot be detached permanently
for that service without interfering with
their hopes of promotion. They do not
believe there ever was more competent
academy board than the present one.
The penalties for violation of regulations
seem mild and calculated to stimulate the
we'll disposed student to renewed exertions
and not to break she manly spirit Of inde-
pendence. The malpractice of hazing has
been crushed, but it still fingers to some
extent. The behavior and bearing of
the cadets are highly commended. It
is recommended that the cadets bar
racks be vacated by a number Of officers
and devoted solely to their use and the use
of their immediate commanding officers.
New apparatus and the erection of SWIM
ming tank is recommended. They desire
the applicants for admission to be better
prepared for their examinations. They
think the treasurer should be required to
give bond aud account directly to the
treasury department. Better ventilated
sleeping rooms are also needed by the
cadets. The improvements proposed by
the board will cost about forty thousand
dollars.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-09-19
Attendance OF the Normal.

For the INTKILl6EXCER.
It has been stated that the present term
of the Normal school has opened with a
smaller number of students than usual.
The fact is exactly the reverse. At the
close of summer vacation there were forty
more applicants for rooms than there
were at the same date last year, and at the
close of the first week we have q larger
school than we had at the same time a
year ago. Many who are registered have
not yet entered, and there will be almost
daily accessions till after the holidays.
There has been a constantly increasing at
tendance for the last three years. The
graduating class for the present year num-
bers about forty. Indeed We have never
opened winter session with pleasanter
and more promising school than at
present. ]. Willis WEsTLAKE.
MILLERsvILLE, Sept. 10, 1881.
(Prof. Westlake makes the mistake OF
not giving figures, as another correspond
ent did in their absence we cannot judge
between conflicting statements.-EDs. In
| TELLIGENCER.
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THE UNION.


The Union fire company returned from
their visit to Trenton on Saturday evening.
They were to have arrived here on the 7:3O
train, but for some reason they did not
reach the city until $50. Before : o'clock
the crowd in and around the depot was
very large; the sidewalks being filled
so that it was almost impossible to
pass. The steamer and hose carriage,
each with pair Of horses, were on hand
There was considerable disappointment
when it was found that the company did
not come Oh the first train. The people
wanted to see them, however, and most of
them waited until they came. The turn
out of members OF the Union
who did not go along to Trenton
was very large, and they all waited
to escort the boys to the engine
house. They all Wore citizens clothes
with white badge. Immediately after
the train stopped the line was formed rs
follows State Capital band, Union men,
bers in citizens dress, Union members
returning, engine, hose carriage and cal
cium light. They marched over the route
published in Saturday evenings paper and
presented remarkably fine appearance rs
they came down North Queen street.
The calcium light, furnished by Robert
Munnie, of the New York calcium light CON-
pany, added greatly to the effect. 1t was
at the rear of the procession mounted
upon a large wagon, but was taken fur
ther forward in tho line soon afterward,
as the hose carriage and engine interfered
with the light. After that it worked ad-
mirably, and lighted up two squares at y
time.
After marching over the route the COM
pany stopped at their house and dismissed.
The band were taken to Eugene Bauer's
hotel by the company where they were
treated to an excellent lunch and other re-
freshments. They left for Harrisburg at
II 80.
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Western LOvo Stories.

Charles Hustled, of Michigan, married a
girl because her house was destroyed in the
great fires, rendering her homeless. He
thought that was the shortest way to pro.
vide for her.
John Bunt and Annie Peters were to
have been married in Pulaski county last
week, near the Lincoln line. The preacher
and invited guests had arrived. There
was storm coming. During pause in
the wind the expectant bride went to the
door to welcome the groom. She gave a
joyous laugh of recognition, and ran to
meet him at the gate but at that moment
bolt of thunder shook the hills, and Annie
Peters fell dead from stroke oflightning.
Young Spurgeon was expected to die
within twenty. four hours at Crestline, O.,
and under the circumstances Miss Gray
consented to marry him, though she had
never recipricated his affection, and had
chosen another man to become her hus-
band. Her amiablity got her into a
dilemma, for Spurgcon has recovered and
wishes to hold her to the compact. To
that she will not agree. and she begs him
to get divorce SO that she may marry his
favored rival. In this unsatisfactory con-
ditiOn the matter rests.
Without doubt the Only stonc-cutter in
the whole world with sufficient assurance
to court widow while engaged in the
very act of recording upon monumental
marble the virtues of the late lamented,
lives in Louisville, KY, and his name is
Benjamin Ferguson. The courtship ad-
vanccd more rapidly than the inscription,
and when the latter was only half finished
the former ended in a wedding. The
elegiac pair arc now taking the customary
Journey, but the stonecutter has agreed to
finish the epitaph rs soon as they return.
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PERSONAL.

Public announcement has been made OF
the coming nuptials Of Miss CARRIE KOHL
HAUFF, the first white girl born in the city
Of Walla Wall, and Lieut.. JAMES UL1o,
Second infantry.
Chester county wants it not forgotten
that MATTHEW STANLEY Quay was born
within its limits. His father was a tailor
by trade and afterwards became a minis.
ter. 1t took all these interesting circun-
stances to make So grea: and good man.
Speaking of the prominence of the
letter &C" in politics, some one enumer.
atcs Prince Gortchakoff in Russia, Carl.
baldi in Italy, Garfield and Guitcau in
America, King George in Greece, NM.
Grevy and Gambetta and Gen. Galifet in
France, Gladstone in England and " Gull
laume," Emperor of Germany.
HAYES recently said he was often
Threatened with assassination, but
that he "faced boldly, on all occasions
when danger was suspected, against the
advice of Others" He also said he often
walked the.streets of Washington alone.
He was brave man after all, and people
will soon wonder why he wasn't brave
enough to reludiate the fraud.
Mrs. FLORENCE, the actress, says that
she talked with the Princess of Wales in
the box of a London theatre, and found her
charming in manners and person. Her
voice is soft and extremely musical, and a
slight German accent makes her speech all
the more pleasing. Mrs. Florence pro.
nounces Lady Lonsdale and Lady Mande-
vile among the first English beauties, and
says of Mrs. Langtry: She is not strictly
beautiful. She has fair skin, and large,
round, dark eyes, which she uses very ex-
pressively, and with all the art of profes.
sional actress, In conversation. The natural
color of her hair is chuestnut, but she is so
often seen with very light or reddish fiizzes
as with those of the color bestowed by
nature. These artificial adjuncts enhance
the effort of her eyes,"
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-09-19
Civil Service Reform.

Republican State Chairman Cooper has
all his clerks busy mailing this circular.
We trust he will not forget the forty seven
Democratic postmasters in Berks county
DEAR SIR: You are requested to con-
tribute to the Republican state committee,
for the purpose Of defraying the expenses
of the current year, sum not less than
per cent. of your salary. The committee
will take it as special favor, as the cleo.
tion is rapidly approaching, if you will
forward or bring your contribution to
headquarters as soon as possible. I have
the honor to be very truly yours,
THOMAS V. COOPER,
Chairman.
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Attempted Rob bory.

On Saturday evening an unsuccessful
attempt was made to rob the residence Of
John McCorkle at West Willow. Mr.. Nc
Corkls was absent, Mrs. McCorklc had
gone out to milk the cows and = boy was
engaged in feediug the cattle. Having
finished his work the boy started for tho
house, when he saw u strange man jump
over the banister of the porch and run
towards the woods. When the family en-
tered the house it was discovered that an
attempt had been made to force open 4
bureau drawer, in which there was about
So in money, but the thief had been scared
off before accomplishing the job. lie left
lying on the bureau hatchet with which
he had attempted to force the drawer.
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road on Friday, will meet in the orphans
court room. A number of witnesses have
been subpenaed and will be heard.
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY COMMITTED

An Interesting Meeting and Full Attend
There was quite full attendance at the
meeting this morning at Shober's hotel.
w. Z. Hensel was reelected chairman and
w. H. Roland, B. 8. Patterson and w.
Hayes Grier secretaries. The resignation
of Jacob Pontz as committeepan from the
Ninth ward was received and accepted and
the chairman was directed to call upon the
voters of that ward to meet at the ward
house next Saturday evening between q
and 8 o'clock and elect q member. There
having been no committeeman elected
from the Rohrerstown district, E. L. Ham
bright was elected.
The following letter from the Demo
cratic nominee for judge was received:
LANCASTER, Pa, Sept. 5, 1881.
w. L. Hensel, esq, chairman of Demo
cratic county committee
DEAR SIR. l was placed in nomination
by the Democratic county convention for
the judgeship without any previous rcques!
to me or any knowledge on my part that
my name might be placed before the con-
vention. As do not desire to be candi-
date, decline the nomination.
To the gentlemen Of the convention who
manifested their friendship for me tender
my thanks.
Yours respectfully,
E. H. YUNDT.
The resignation 0as accepted and tie
matter of filling the vacancy postponed
until next meeting.
In place of E. l.. Hambright who de.
clined the nomination for prothOnOtary
John II. DeHaven, of COlerain, was nom
mated.
To fill the vacancy for register E. p.
Amber, of Drumore, was nominated.
In place of Joseph Habaker, who dc
clined nomination for prison Inspector,
Sol. Zeamer was nominated.
Messrs. Robert Montgomery, w. Ii.
Grier aud George w. Zecher. were ap.
pointed 4 committee on assessments, and
reported the following which were
adopted Judge, nothing Register, s. ;
Prothonotary, $40; Commissioner, 500 ;
Auditor, S25 Coroner, So Clerk Of Q.
s., S. Clerk of o. c. So Treasurer, So
Sheriff, $40; Prison Keeper, SO Prison
Inspectors, So Directors of the Poor,
So; Delegates to state convention, S..
The following resolution, offered by w.
Fl. Roland, was adopted
ResOlred, That i committee of five bs
appointed by the chair, of which the chaiI
shall be member, to draft rules for thu
government of the Democratic party il
this county, to be submitted to this com
mittee for its action and for reference by
it to the next county convention ~
Under the terms of the resolution thu
chairman announces us members of this
committee w. II. Roland, w. II. Grier
II. L. Erb, B. S. Patterson, W. U. hcDscl
Adjourned.
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STATE ITEMS.

Col. Duty has retired from long and
popular service as manager of the Cont
mental hotel, Philadelphia.
BIC. Mitchell, of Bradford, who bought
the main Centennial building for S97, ,OOO
has sold $175, 600 worth of it to Pitts
burgh syndicate.
As successor to the late Associate Judge
Robert L.. Gamble, deceased, of Blail
county, Gov. Hoyt has named Jacob FIGHT
ner. Hon. j. w. Curry was left.
In Chester, early yesterday, Thoma:
Stinson, aged fifty-three. murdered his
wife, aged sixty two, by cutting her throat
with a razor, and then fatally cut his Owl
throat. He was addicted to drink an(
| was drunk when he committed the act
but says he killed his wife because of jeal
ousy and abuse and is sorry he did not dt
| it sooner.
A coupling pin, lying on the railroad
| track near Meadville, was struck by th'
flange of wheel on a swiftly passing trail
and flew with the velocity of a cannon bal
striking a section hand named Milligan il
the stomach and causing his death. Ii
tho same town Jacob Knobloch, an engin
wiper, was struck by an engine aud killed
| "A UcTlu1u lH AOCh Al0Scu ClCu - vi
savage dog behind his saloon, and CAV
notice that the first man who drank with
out payment would be bit. About al
hour afterward he forgot it, and Oh go;ne
behind the bar to wait on customer
tramped on the animal, who in turn bi
about pound OF flesh out of the calf o
his leg. He killed the dog.
Hon. Franklin Bound and w. II. NJ
Dram, who started to contest Judge Rock
efeller's re election in Northumberland
agreed to let it to three lawyers to decid
who was the most available candidate
and the committee was SO unanimous o
the opinion that Rockefeller was the MAI
that Bound and Dram withdrew and ar
now solid |" fur 'im."
Gen. Louis Wagner has retired from
tho Republican canvass for reelection a
recorder in Philadelphia. The bosse
were L" agin him and he discovered tina
" according to the code of ethics in vOgu
in the politics of to-day a candidate SHOULD
have silver niue at his back, drinking
capacity equal to the camel and be able t
smoke like the stack of an iron furnace.
Wagner hasn't.
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THE FlREMEN.
Their trips to Reading.


The filemen who will visit the city of
Rea ling this week need not want for fun.
There will picnics every day by the differ
ent companies, and all kind OF famusements
will be provided.
The Empire hook and ladder company
will leave for Reading at 1855 on Wednes-
day from the outer Reading depot. They
will make a short street parade previous to
their departure, starting from the truck
house about 12 o'clock. The truck, which
is out of service, is being polished up and
will be shipped tomorrow. The COM
pany is having an additional ladder made
in Reading, which Will he placed on tho
truck upon its arrival there.
Al Edwards, of the Empire, and p. S.
to the fircmen's convention have left Fl +
row.
Over 50 bands of music will be in line at
the Fireman's tournament and parade in
Reading.
The Shiffler will leave this city for Read.
ing on Thursday morning and they will To
just in time for the biz parade.
excursion tickets to Reading and great
the week, especially on Thursday when
one OF the largest parades ever held in the
state will be witnessed in our neighboring
city.
Friday Nights Parade.
John DcHaven, chief marshal Of the
firemen's parade, to welcome home our
firemen on their return from Reading, on
Friday evening next, has appointed the
following aids Sun, Lawrence Boyle !;
Friendship, Jacob Reese Washington,
John Staley American, Philip Smith I;
Humane, Jacob Web; SEiffler, P. B.
Fordney Empire, Harry Carpenter.
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GEN. LOUIS WAGNER, of Philadel-
phia, who has done the ring some service
wherever it needed respectable backing,
suddenly discovers its bad character and
mutters about bolt. The discovery
would do Wagner more credit If
he was not open to the suspicion of
having delayed getting tired of the ring
until the ring had become tired of him.
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Returned from EufOpe i.

George NJ. Kline, esq, and Miss Kline,
who have been travelling in Europe for
some months past, landed in New York
early yesterday morning. Although the
voyage homeward was rougher than their
outgoing they experienced less discomfort
on the trip. They return perfectly well,
and having thoroughly enjoyed a most
delightful and satisfactory trip. Like all
returned Lancasterians they think all tho
more of their own country after seeing so
MANY others.
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"No Cause of Action.n

In the celebrated case of Adam b. Baer
VS.. Levi Sensenig, action for $40, 900 dam
ages for SANDER, the arbitratOrs have
found "nO cause Of action The Sem
senig politicians cannot see how snch
fair minded board Of arbitrators could
have done anything else and the politi-
clans of the other faction are amazed that
So plain case of slandcr was not adindged
against the slantlerer.
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He Wants to Keep POsIed.

l.. C. Carpenter, former resident Of
this city, writes from San Francisco as fol-
lows: i" Enclosed please find two dollars
for one years subscription to the WEEKLY
INTELLIaENcER. Again please accept
thanks for the paper. 1t grows better if
anything and keeps me better posted than
letters about affairs at home.'
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Sale OF Real Estate.

Henry Shubert, auctioneer and real es-
tate agent, sold at public sale ON last
Saturday evening at the Lancaster County
house, for Henry Rodgers. executor, a
double one story frame dwelling, situated
on the south side of East Fulton street.
near Shippen No. 244 and 246, to Daniel
Gemperling for So48.
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Tho Temperance Meetings.

The open-air gospel temperance meetings
now being held throughout the city-hav-
ing for their object the creating Of a
popular temperance esentiment--are claimed
to be gaining ground. The meeting at the
corner Of West King and DOrwart street
last evening was \ success, four ministers
of the gospel Of this city being present
and taking part in the exercises.
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IsefOre the m ay0r.

This morning the mayor sent a number
of drunks to Jail for terms ranging from s
to 20 days one paid the costs and veg
was dischared little boy whose parents
are unable to control him was discharged
with the understanding that If he again
comes before the mayor he will be sent to
the house of refuge.
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This evening the coroner's jury which
was empaneled to inquire into the death of
Henry Pickel, who was killed on the rail-