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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-05-09
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York Republican, Rep.
The "dead-lock' in the United States
Senate was broken on Wednesday, so far
rs to allow the holding of an executive
session, at which number of nominations
were confirmed.
We believe that the people of this cOun-
try are heartily tired of the deadlock in
the Senate would be glad to see that body
do the work for which it was convened,
and then adjourn. If it is kept together
in order to maintain the right of the ma
jority to rule, then it would be fair and
proper that it should sit all summer If
necessary to secure that righteous pur-
pose; but if the quarrel is only
kept up in order to secure fat
positions for such men as GOrbam and
Riddleberger-the one an ex-rebel and
tho other still worse, traitor to every
sense of honor known to pure manhood,
then the sooner our dignjfied (?) senators
adjourn and 60 home, the batter they will
please the people. Or if this "dead-
lock" is continued by the senators who
are hostile to the president in the exercise
of his high prerogative, the sooner it is
broken and the authors of it hide them
selves away at some obscure seaside hotel
or mountain tavern, the better it will be
for the country and their future peace of
mind.
There can be no possible question about
the right of the Republican majority to re-
organize the Senate, and if that is the
cause which has driven the Republi.
lican members of that body to the position
which they now occupy, they have good
and sufficient reasons for maintaining that
position, and a large majority Of the peo'
but on the other hand, if it is for the pur-
pose of tying the hands of the national
executive in his work, at the dictation of
some arrogant member of that body who
assumes the role of dictator, then the OBJ
.ject is decidedly bad one, and the public
will certainly condemn both the motive
and it's authors and abctters.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-05-09
PERSONAL,

Col. THOMAS A. SCOTT, who has been
extremely i'll for few days, having suf-
fered a sudden relapse, was feeling better
Saturday night, and was able to sit up
and talk with his son and few friends.
LEVI SENsEN1G, late boss of the Bull
Ring. will be surprised no doubt to find
himself written up in the Press to- day, to
the extent Of column, by an attache of
the New Era, who describes him as man
without reproach.
Senator MAHONE's favcrite position in
the Senate is one of ease if not of grace.
1t recalls some chapters of Dickens The
doughty senator leans back in his chair.
places both feet on the top of his senate
rial desk and watches everything that goes
on.
"Jim' Scovel has been convicted of oh
tanning money under false pretences, and
he publishes a card, in which he says
"1ime makes all things even, and Thad
Stevens said ON the floor of Congress,
God does reign" This is a fact, but
CiIO NOuuCI ID IustI JlIu SuOulU own uD
to it SO cordially.
JOHN WANAMAKER returned home Satur-
day afternoon and was out driving for a
few hours, after which he appeared at the
Grand Depot, looking hale and hearty.
He says he feels as much recuperated as
if he had been absent for years instead of
a few brief months. He was on his wav
home from Florida earlier, but hearing
the weather was not far advanced here he
stopped over for few days at Fortress
Monroe. He feels entirely recovered in
health.
Mr.. BEEcHER baptized 30 infants, most
of whom were babes in arms, yesterday
morning. In his sermon he discussed tho
religion of the present. describing it as
Lazarus-like, bound hands, head and foot'
and the religion of the future, which, he
said, would still contain, no matter how
much else changed, the two central ideas
of mans need of God and Gods perfect
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-05-09
Excited Fishermen.

Considerable excitement prevails among
the Chester fishermen, caused by what ap-
parently seems to be an unwarranted as
sumption of legal authority. From infor.
nation learned it appears that the State of
New Jersey claims jurisdiction over the
waters of the Delaware from sundOwn on
Saturday until ~ o'clock Sunday mid
night, and any one engaged in gill
net fishing within that time is
sabiected to this law. In pursuance
thereof Fish Warden Pierson, of New
Jersey, captured six boats, with all the
paraphernalia of the fishermen, in the
channel at the Lazarett0, about 0 o'clock
Saturday night. The men were brought
to Chester and the boats retained until
the penalty is collected or the validity of
this law tested in the courts. A hearing
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-05-09
A Familiar Legends Author.

Look Out for the Locomotive is "a
miliar to every one who has ever had any
thing to GO with railroad crossings. This
sign-board legend was invented by ex-
CongrcssmanChas. Hudson, who died at his
home in Lexington, Mass, a few days ago
aged eighty six years. Mr.. Hudson served
eight years in Congress and at the end of
his last term was appointed to a Boston
custom house Office by President Taylor.
He was among the first to advocate and
introduce the railway system. He gained
local fame as the historian of Lex ingtOn.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-05-09

The county commissioners to day
awarded the contract for painting the roof
of the court house to r. E Bruce, of this
city. at the rate of As cents per square Of
one hundred feet (ten feet square).
There were three applicants for the work
Hawthorne s. Bro. and Mr.. Spillinger. at
IS cents per square, and Mr.. Bruce at so
cents. The commissioners deemed all the
bids too high, and Mr.. Bruce took the
job at As cents. Tie area of the roof is
between $4,000 and $4,000 square feet.
The paint used will be the Excelsior cleo
trio roof paint, manufactured by MIR.
Bruce.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-05-09
ST. yaul's NJ. f.. Church.

Owing to the recent death Of Rev. Gun
ningham, pastor of Asbury NJ. Z. church
of Philadelphia. the bishop and presiding
elders appointed Rev. jerome Lindemuth,
of st. Paul's, this city, to fill the vacancy,
and appointed Rev. J. I. COLON. of Phila-
delphia. to the pastOrate Of st. PauPs.
Rev. COLON preached his initial sermons
at St. PauI's yesterday morning and even
ing and made a very favorable impression
on the large congregations that heard him.
He will bring his family to this city in a
very short time. Rev Lindemuth's family
will soon remove to Philadelphia.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-05-09


town, where he is farming 400 acres of
his own farm and 600 for his father
They Craze 1000 sheep and he
farms about Is acres of wheat. Next to
him his father-in-la law, Mr.. Osborne, has
LOO acres Of farm land. The complaint
of the farmers is a lack of good laborers-
especially house domestics. They say the
negroes will not work, and live by steal
ing !; and while good farm laborers are oc-
casionally secured, housemaids are almost
impossible to find. They offer $3.50 \
year, house. garden, pasturage and go
would be glad to have some German fam
lilies, even cmigrants, move down there.
Rouss fought in the confederate Amy,
and he and Major II. s. McNair of the
York Republican, who was in the Union
army, found much interest in reminiscent
ces of their military experience in the very
country through which we were passing.
The roads and creeks and noun
tain passes, the farm houses and
the people were all familiar to
both of them, and when they exchanged
condolences about midnight marches, and
captured pickets and horses ridden off and
entertainment cOnscripted, we began to
suspect that they had met more than once
when their commands lay so close together
and the scene Of their operations was Sc
identical.
The railroad follows the Shenandoah
river and traverses it's valley on down
("up" they say in that country, because
it is up the rivcr) through Berryville
Boiccyille and Riverton to Front Royal,
where the river forks into the north and
south branches Of the Shenandoah and the
beautiful Massanutten mountain, rising
abruptly from the valley and continuing
to as abrupt termination up near Port
Republic, divides the valley. Washington
surveyed all through this country and knew
it's formation SO we'll that he used to say
if beaten everywhere else he would retire
into this mountain aud hold it forever
Hence it's popular name, the Fort ,
mountain, though it will never lose it:
classic aboriginal title. Dick Taylor, il
his slashing book about the war, speaks of
Massanutten as 6 the glory of the valley,
and surely it is. It runs parallel with the
Blue Ridge ON tho southeast and thu
Great North mountains on the ncrth
west, but it is of equal heigh
and its sharp peaks have bolde
and moro picturesque aspect while TIN
abruptness of its slopes gives the appear
ance of greater altitude" A sort of lowe
range in front Of it is very suggestive of NJ
advance line Of earthworks. The Easter
valley is the narrower and until the termi
nation of the Massanuitten is reached, AM
the junction Of the two divisions of the
valley, the only passage way between then
is q mountain gap through which tn.
wagon road runs from Luray to New Mar
ket. Until the building of the Shenan
doah Valley r. R., the latter town wa
Luray's nearest railroad point-about i
miles distant.
How We found Luray and the cave an,
how We didn't find any violation of tn
local option law may safely be left to an
other letter. w. L. II.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-05-09
An Abuse THAT Needs Attention.

George Kline tells US that it is the habit
of employees ON east bound freight traiLs
of the P. r. r. when reaching the Big
bridge over the Conestoga, near this city,
to dump therein the carcasses of chicken
which have died on the way. Last Sunday
George fished out a dozen and yesterday
a wheelbarrOw load AS these impurities
contaminate the water pumped into the
city reservoir, the mayor will doubtless
call the attention of the railroad authrities
to the misdemeanOrs c. their emploYecs.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-05-09
Jumping Mt q Freight Train.

Last night Fred. A. Roy, son of John
F. Roy, attempted to get on a freight
train, which was running at a rather good
rate of speed. At Lemon and Water
streets he caught hold of the hind end Of
the caboose and was thrown to the ground.
He had his hands cut, his body bruised
and his clothing torn.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-05-09
lJacia1u.ed LottofS

Following is 4 list of unclaimed letters
remaining in the postofice at Lancaster
for the week ending Monday, May 9, 1881 {:
Ladies' List: Annie NJ. Beatty. Mrs.
Kate Davis, Henrietta Irwin, Miss Kate
Meyers.
Gents List i: E. NJ. Boynton, A. &. il.
Beaumont for.), VIM. Barnhart, John
Brown, ii B. <DOwhOwer, Amos Graeff,
Daniel Hawkins, Leopold Keller. ]. F.
Kleinhous. Stoillet Mickly, John McNary,
Lanhardt II. Miller, TheO. Phillips, L.
Speicher. Jacob Souders, jr.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-05-09

On Saturday evening, at the Relay house,
Benz. Smith was presented, by u numter
of his friends. with valuable meerschaum
pipe, with amber mouthpiece. maDusac-
tured in Ssrasburg on the Rhine, and
valued at s2j. The presentation was made
by James Z Strachan aud responded to,
on part of Mr.. Smith, by John Martin, jr.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-05-09
Mrs. y;est, not Mrs. Law.

1t was Mrs. Best, not Mrs. Law,
whom Robert Curran was arraigned before
Alderman Barr for attempting undue
liberties with :; and W. 7. Best made the
complaint for indecent assault not Thomas
r. Law. The latter had Curran arrested
for malicious mischief, larceny, etc.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-05-09

contract knowledge generally. Probably
Mr.. Black on reflection concluded that
1t wouldn't be worth while to take so
ignorant q man to Washington.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-05-09
MayOr's Court.

His honor had brace of disOrderlies
before him this morning, both of whom
were discharged on payment Of the usual
fines and costs.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-05-09

will be granted the fishermen at Bridge
port, when their rights will be determined
by legal authority.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-05-09

The formal installation of Rev. A. E.
Dahlman, pastor of st. Johns German
Reformed church of this city, under tho
direction Of the Philadelphia Reformed
classis, took place in the church yesterday
evening, u large congregation assembling
to witness and participate in them, there
being present many persons outside of the
church membership. The usual intrOduc-
tory services were conducted by Rev. Prof.
JnO. s. Stahr: there was reading Of
scriptures by Rev. G.A.Scheer Of Philadel-
phia the sermon was preached by Rev.
F. W. Berlcman, Of Philadelphia, from
the text, Corinthians iv chapter, and I'd
verse the theme Of his discourse was st.
Paups directions regarding the office Of
the ministry; first to the minister to be
the worthy steward Of the mysteries of
God, and secondly to be faithful then to
the congregation to have the right esteem
of the office OF the ministry, and secondly
not to expect too much from its bearer
The sermon was listened to with marked
attention, and it was followed by the
charge to the minister and people by Rev.
G.. A. Schcer. The choir rendered the
music for the occasion i'm notably excellent
manner, and the church wasilecOrated taste
fully and appropriately. The congregation
is in an admirable state Of feeling over the
new relation formed and pastor and people
have every reason to congratulate them
selves upon the bright auspices under
which Rev. Dahlman enters upon his
work. Or next Sunday morning Rev. ID.
will preach the regular opening sermon Of
his pastoEatc.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-05-09
MORE lNCENDIARISM

Frank Fink's Frame House Again Fired.
Two weeks ago an unoccupied two story
frame dwelling house belonging to John
Stein, and situat, d in South Prince street,
between Hazel and Hager streets, was set
ON fire and almost totally destroyed.
The flames spread to an ada
cent frame building, belonging to
Frank Fink. of Philadelphia. and
occupied by Thomas Baxter, and this
building was also SO badly damaged that
Baxter had to move ont Of it. The owner
had it repaired and Baxter was to have
moved into it to-day, but this morning
about o'clock the incendiary again ap-
Piled the torch, and the building is much
more seriously damaged than before. The
fire appears to have been applied immedi-
ately under tho stairway ut the east end of
the building. and before it was extin-
guished the stairway, the east front, the
roof, and mach Of the interior work, were
burned away. 1t may be that the build
ing can be repaired, but probably the bet
ter way and certainly the safOr way would
be to tear it down. 1t was insured for
$500 in the Orient, Of Hartford, Of which
Mr.. s. F. Shenk is the local agent.
About 8 o'clock this morning the flames
again broke out in the damaged building,
stream thrown upon them by the Shifi1er
fire company.
The ruins of the adjacent Stein building
also caught fire, but the building is 50
nearly wreck that not much damage
could be done it.
The frequent incendiary fires from
which the city has recently suffered have
created Il very bitter feeling among prop
crty owners and citizens generally, and it
would go hard with tho guilty party or
parties if he or they should be detected in
the act. The opinion is also being moro
generally entertained and expressed that
the present volunteer fire department
(amOng whom are hundreds Of the most
worthy men in the city, is failure rs at
present organized, and that it must be re-
organized o: abolished and paid
fire department substituted. 1t is
beyond dispute that in some Of
the companies there are unworthy men,
bers, who by drunken and disOrtlerly con-
duct in and about the tire houses have
brought discrclit ON their respectable as
sOciatcs aud besides these there are gangs
Of hangers on, mostly minors. who do
not belong to any OF the companies, but
who lounge around the fire-hOuses, run
with ''thc machine" and whose chief
delight is the clanSOr of the fire-bell and
the glare of Il burning building. 1t is
more than half-suspected that many of the
late fires were the work of members of
this gang.
Meantime there is standing reward of
$500 offered by the mayor Tor the appre-
hensiOn and c,nvictiOn Of the incendiaries.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-05-09

hosts late lay in bloody expectation of
battle, and the boys in blue and the boys
in gray have beaten their spears into
pruning hooks.
Below Hagerstown, to the left, you are
pointed out the battlefield of Antietam
and the hill where Mcclellan stationed his
point of oversight of the battle and on one
of the intervening knolls you can see the
infantryman's statue which crowns the
battle monument and echoes of Brosius'
eloquent periods in his dedication Grafton
are ringing in your ears.
Off to the left of the railroad lies
Charlestown, the ancient and peaceful
looking town where they hung John
Brown, and through which runs that
branch of the B. & o. road from Harper's
Ferry to Winchester. The Shenandoah
Valley crosses it on grade and
little further down and possibly
a-half mile out of town is the s. V. sta
tion. had been riding on the engine
from Sbepherdstown and quite entertain
ed the engineer with my solicitude for
three or four young cattle grazing ON the
track which discerned from my lookout
window. feel quite certain that he en-.
tertained sufficient confidence in his
engine to come off first in Slaymakel's
bull experiment, but insisted on ''holding
up" and no let off enough steam to drive
them away. Possibly because I preferred
riding on the rear in travelling through
cow pastures, and possibly because had
seen an old friend at the Charlestown sta
tion and got him on the train, took seat
elsewhere than on the engine for tho rest
Of the trip. NJ. Rouss will be remem-
bered as proprietor of the Broadway store,
No. 20 East King street, this city, some |
ten years ago. He has returned to his old |
home in the Shenandoah Valley, near
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-05-09
MINOR TOPICS.

TIC this nights masquerade, !" quoth Dick
"By pleasure am beckoned,
And think 'twould be Q pleasant trick
To 60 as Charles the Second"
Tom folt for repartee thirst,
And thus to Richard said:
"You'd better 60 as Charles the First,
For that req ufrex NO head"
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1881-10-04
Notice,

In the matter of the estate of Michael Nolan do.
ceased. ~
ritory. A't
Pursuant to an ooder OF said court made on the
2sth day Of August, 1881. notice is hereby given
that saturday, the 10th day of September, 1851 at
O'Clock p. M, at the court room of said court ~
Idaho City, Boise county, Idaho Territory. have
be en- appointed as the time and place for proving
the VIII OF said Michael Nolan, deceased, and for
the heirs Of said deceased that letters of adminis
tratlon with the will annexed issue to Isidor
Smith when and where any person interested ma :
appear anu coh'est ths same T. Is. HART,
Idaho City, August 20, 1881 'o"s''
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DISSOLUTION NOTICE.

TINE FIRM OF COFFIN & KEN
NALY, by mutual consent, has been
this day dissolved, John Kennaly taxing
the Idaho City branch of the business ana
Frank r. Coffin q Bro. the Boise CITY
branch. All liabilities contracted by the
firm of Coffin & Kennaly at their Idaho
City store will be paid by John kennaly
and Frank r. Coffin & Bro. those made by
the Boise City store. Parties having
claims are requested to present them
promptly. Likewise, all accounts due, or
to become due, made at Idaho City, must
be paid to John Kennaly, and those made
at Boise City to F. r. Conffi q Bro.
FRANK II. COFFIN,
JOHN KENNALY.
June 81, 1881.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1881-10-04

81 TN N1nper day at home. Samples
VIZ " VEUworth S5 tree. Addresses STIs.
SON Co., Portland Maine
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consisting in stock at P PuGils or JpIIcc'sa
If we do not have inc i o,,re it for i W
Music wanted, will pfot;,ul' lose nOiAH'
Give us a trial and you VIII
Mar >, soft.
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And atpriees 10 per cent, below
our former rates. Es
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~. n n week in your own town. Terms and 80
s3OO OUTFIT free Address II. HALLETT co.
irtland, Maine.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1881-12-03
The Greenbackers.

The Greenback representation III the
lower house of Congress is larger than ever
before and they expect to introduce and
press measures looking to the issuing OF
greenbacks to pay off the national debt OF
about 81 BOO. 600. 900. If the Greenback-
ers can manage to issue this amount and
keep the paper currency at par, the meas
ure would not be so Objectionable, inasmuch
as the yearly saving of interest would eX-
coed fifty millions of dollars. \ great
volume of paper money, not interchange
able for gold and silver i'll the proper pro-
portion, would not stay long at par and
disarrangement of all values would result.
Besides the issuing Of paper money would
be unconstitutional and the Supreme Court
of the United States only sanctioned 1t be
fore u.s. Il war measure.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1881-12-03
Summary Treatment.

There is one civilized custom the people
of the frontier don't seem to appreciate
Bank failures, through connivance of gov
eminent examiners and the rascality of
cashiers and directors, have been quite nu-
merous recently in the North and East
There the swindlers are bailed for Court,
cases postponed and in fact very little is
done for public protection. Out in Kansas
two banks failed last week, that were both
operated by one firm. The public took
care of their own interests, and gave the de-
faulters the option of paying up or being
'swung up One cashier has paid all but
$4,000, and the desperate depositors SEEM
ed determined to make the other disgorge
or die. A sheriff posse was guarding the
Jail where he was confined, at last accounts
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1881-12-03
Expert Testimony.

Expert testimony is evidently of but lit
tie value in the opinion Of Judge Cowing,
of the Court of General Sessions, in New
York. When convicted wife murderer
was brought up before him for sentence, il
few days ago, the prisoners counsel moved
for suspension of sentence, and the APP
pointment of commission OF medical eX-
perts to inquire into his mental condition.
The Judge denied the motion, remarking
that experts could be got to take both sides
of any question, and he forthwith Proceeded
to sentence the murderer to imprisonment
for life. This is a good way to prevent
the spread of '.homicidal mania.