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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-02-22
GARFIELD has abundant warning in

GARFIELD has abundant warning in
Grants experience to make him wary
about his cabinet selections. Only one
of the original advisers chosen by Grant
survived his two terms, Secretary OF
State Hamilton Fish. 4. T. Stewart
was disqualified before he was assigned
to the treasury. Borie was unknown
and unfit and was succeeded by one
under whom rascality fiourished and
thieves waxed fat. The war Office was
disgraced by Belknap's thievery and not
honored by the subsequent assignment
to it of Cameron, scion of that one of
the same name VINO years before had
left the office in dishonor. Cox
quit the interior department because he
found it embarrassing to resist thieves
whose friends had the presidents ear
and his sympathies and his successor,
Delano, was the patron of jobbery. Ak
erman was utterly disqualified for the
attorney generalship and his successor.
George II. Williams, was exposed to
most painful criticism when his short
comings were measured by the severe
test of appointment to the chief Justice
ship. Bristow and Jewell were literally
kicked out because they sympathized
with the prosecution of public plumber
ers. Mr.. Garfield can hardly do worse
than Grant but he will be lucky if hi
emerges from the multitude of counsel
lors who beset him without affOrdins
some consolation to the corrupt element
In his party. which is so influential il
debating its policy and controlling III
officials
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-02-22
LATEST NEWS BY MAIL.

LA ACoA 4S42SS ~ - 4AA~AAAS'
A storm at Sea washed 1900 bushels of
CLAIMS upon the Newport beach.
Kellogg & McDougall's linseed oil
works, Buffalo, were burned yesterday
Loss, SIS. 5000 insurance, $4,000.
There has been another fright at Wind
sor castle, trains of gunpowGer having
been found in \ cottage adjoining the Gus,
tie.
The loss Of cattle Oh the ranges i'll the
far West by the SHOWS and the cold wealth
er j, estimated from ten to seventy per
cent. according to location. Cattle men
saw that the season of 1881 will be a very
disastrous one.
Richmond Peacock, near Darien, Ga,
was assassinated on the highway and $iOO
taken from his vest pocket. At the in-
quest lady picked up piece of the gun
wad used by the murderer and identified
it as a part of dress she had given to a
nephew Of deceased. The latter was
jailed.
in the township of Casco, St. Clair
county. Mich, on Sunday night in fight
between Michael and Lomis Bauer on one
side and John Hubbard, jr., and Anthony
Menafer on the other, knives and clubs
WcIc uScu lICCiv Will lSouitS'
Hubbard was stabbed in his left side
seriously, Menafer was stabbed between
| the shoulders and fatally beaten on his
head with clubs.
| About 10000 boxes of oranges have
reached New York this season from graves
| in Florida. Their value is estimated at
| 5000, 600. Ten years ago not 4 box Wa:
shipped to this market. There were but
| few trees in St. Johns county. The plan.
tations now cover the highlands in five
counties, a tract 400 miles long by twent,
wide, and are fast encroachins upon Other
lands in the southern counties.
Near Indianapolis John +. Pressly blew
up all the stumps in a forty acre lot at ont
blast. Holes were drilled in the roots OF
a level with the ground into which car
tridges were inserted and connected with ;
battery by means of wires. The work 0
the explosion was satisfactory, and ever!
stump was blown to atoms, Pieces flew
upwards two or three hundred feet, ant
were picked up several hundred fee
away.
James Brown at social dance given i,
the old Capitol saloon building, Richmond
Va. got drunk and became noisy. Towl
Marshal Kennedy told him to keep still .
he would arrest him. Brown said: 81
| was heelcd you conlln't take me-" Ken
nedy pulled his pistol out of his pocke
and handed it to Brown. saying: NOV
you re heeled, what arc you going to do
You arc afraid to Shoot Brown hlt
scarcely taken the pistol in his hands be
fore he fired, mortally wounsling Kennedy
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-02-22
WASHINGTON.
His Letter to . Lancaster Friend.

MS A6SteT 10 y A6uC1StOE
On this anniversary of Washington's
birthday and upon the eve of his last sue
cessor's departure from the White House,
there may be recalled Characteristic
letter written by him to his old friend
Matthias Slough, of this city. When George
Washington was preparing to retire from
Philadelphia to Mount Vernon, he had to
travel in his own old-fashioned coach,
drawn by four horses, at the rate of four
or five miles an hour, over the wretched
road, of Pennsylvania, Delaware, Mary
land and Virginia, the journey occupying
perhaps four or five days. This autograph
letter Of his, written in February, 1897,
affords glimpse of the nature of some Of
the preparations for this somewhat for
midable journay. 1t lies before the editor
Of the Philadelphia Bulletin, the paper yel-
lowed by time, but the writing clear. dis
tinct and elegant. 1t was addressed to
his old friend in Lancaster, whose hon.
| esty and Judgment in horse-flesh Wash.
ton had often tested abundantly. The
text Of the letter, which is written OH 4
sheet of large letter paper, folded as in the
days before envelopes were known, sealed
with wax, and franked "President L
S. is as follows.
| PHILADELPHIA. nth Feb, 1891.
"DEAR SIR The enclosed is the copy
OF letter wrote to you agreeably to the
date, but as it was to take its chance from
the stage Office, and letters by private con
veyance do not always get to their desti
nation, trouble you with duplicate, a;
we'll on that account as because l find 10!
journey home requires the purchase o
third horse, or mare, for the draught.
This third one must, in every respect
be conformable to the description of TIN
last two except .(as ii is to go with thre'
others which have) that it ought to be
bay, and Of somewhat better figure. Fo
the reason mentioned in my last, shoul'
prefer greatly Mares and if they were t.
be here before the first Of March (that the
might be exercised together and will
breast plates instead of collars) it wOul'
be desirable.
cat any rate let me hear from you a
soon as convenient, that may know wha
to depend upon. With esteem and regar
Il am. Dear Sir,
"Yr. obed't servant,
&C. WAsHINGTON.
"Mr. Matthias Slough"
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DrurnOre News.

DIR. AIacken, Of Fairfield, sold :: por-
ton Of his tobacco last week for IL,
and 3.
About fifty of Mr.. Longs friends gave
him very pleasant surprise last Satur-
day, the occasion being Mr.. Longs eighty
first natal day.
The Fairfield lyceum closes on the 25th
inst. for this season. The lyceum has
been very successful this winter, and pro-
misses good entertainment next Friday
evening, as its last excrtion till next fall.
One Of the attractive features OF the cven-
ing will be the singing by the glee club Of
a new son. written especially for the Occa-
sion. Another will be the debate of the
question as to whether woman should
have equal political rights with man or
not and it is very likely that upon this
occasion that troublesome question will be
forever settled. Lyceums, please note it.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-02-22
More Tobacco Sales.

Christian Rohrcr and Mr.. Burchman
have purchased for Mr.. Kinbush, of Gin
cinnati, about 130 cases of 1880 tobacco in
Paradise and Strasburg townships, at
prices ranging from 1G to 90 cents TO,
wrappers-prices Of seconds and filters
not given. They are packing the tobacco
at Strasburg.
T. W. Weaver, of East Earl, has sold to
Mr.. .Altsclue three acres, 9 acres Of it at II,
and 3 and acre at 214, 8 and3.
George Delp. OF Mannheim, has sold 3
acres to VIM. f. Schultz, at 90, y and 3.
Linn;eus Reist, of Mannheim, has sold 2
acres at 90, 8 and 3.
Mr.. Lindemuth, of West Donegal, has
sold to Mr.. Lederman, 3acrcs at %, and
3; l. acres at - through, and 1,Osj lbs.
at Is through.
c. Swertzer, of East Hempfield. haS sold
to Mr.. Mclaughlin, acres at 15l, 6 and
3.
}. Swertzer, of East Hempfield, has sold
to Mr.. Mclaughlin, 2 acres at III, 6 and
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-02-22
BART ITEMS.


The late floods have made some very
bad ruts in the public roads and an Occa-
sional breakdown is the result. r. S
Mcclure on his way to Lancaster, few
days ago, broke a spindle ; NJ. T. Palmer
was thrown out of his wagon, but received
no injury.
An occasional load of tobacco is seen 60
ing through our village on the way to
some warehouse. But little of the crop
of Bart is yet sold, although buyers are
beginning to be numerous. kreider, of
Willow street, was in this neighbOrhOOd =
few days and purchased of Amos Pickel
one acre for Is, 6 and 3: r. S. Mcclure
two acres for II, 6 and 3; John Kunkle
one and a-half acres for 90, 5 and =. and
J. T. Evans small lot at 90 and 3. Chas.
Mckee sold to Shultz for Rosanwald one
acre II, and 3. Several lots have been
sold in ncighboring townships to the same
parties. \ large amount cf the crop of
Bart has not vet been seen by any buyers
and the crop is far from being culled, as
the best lots are yet unsold.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-02-22
STATE ITEMS,

About two hundred Pittsburgh and
Allegheny boys had a pitched battle on
the ice in the Allegheny river which
lasted for several hours. They uscdpieccs OF
ice, clinkers, stones and even pistols, but
none were seriously hurt. Two policemen
attempted to capture most Of them, but
were unsuccessful.
The interest in the case of T. Howard
Peterson, the son of the publisher Of Pet
erson's Magazine, who mysteriOusly disap-
peared from Atlantic City on the 7th OF
January, is increasing, and no sign of him
found. Evidence has come to light that
young Peterson came from Atlantic City
to Philadelphia on the 7:15 Il. m. train on
Monday, the 7th inst.
Although Judge Myers did his full duty
in the matter of lyEching Snyder, deliver
ing. a pointed charge to the grand jury Of
Northampton county, that body has ad-
journed without taking any action in the
matter, and the Allentown Chronicle re-
ports, on the authority of one of the jurors
that the matter was not even mentioned
before the jurors during their private de-
alterations.
"For the want of fidelity to his party
while member and chairman of the COM
mittee," Thomas Maher, jr., was ousted
last evening from the presidency of the
Twentieth ward Democratic executive
committee, Philadelphia, expelled from
the membership of that body and banishcd
by his former colleagues from the Demo-
cratic party. At the same time George
Kemble, representing the first division in
the committee, was treated to dose Of
the same medicine, on the charge of hav-
ing electioneeered crooked" tickets on
Tuesday last.
Mcclure tclegraphs from Washington
that Blaine, Foster and Folger will 60 in
to the cabinet and Conkling will have
control of the New York patronage, but
Blaine and Foster will make it lively for
.Conkling from the start ''Pennsylvania
has dropped out Of cabinet calculations
because of the disgraceful sectional mud
die at Harrisburg. and meantime all the
leading places are disposed of. 1t is now
only possible for Pennsylvania to get the
war department or navy portfolio by the
election of senator in time and the
agreement of Cameron and the new sena-
tor in recommending man."
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-02-22
How Not to DO 1t.

AS we anticipated would be the case,
the committee of twenty-four is no more
able to select Il senator than was the full
Republican membership. 1t took little
acumen to see this. The committee was
not created to find a candidate; one will
be forthcoming whenever it is actually
necessary to produce him; and that
will be when Senator Cameron
sees that he cannot defeat an
election or that it is his policy to permit
one to be made. There can he little doubt
that he is quite willing to let the cleo
ton 90 over. as he cannot get a friend
chosen and that there are those Oh the
other side also who are equally willing to
see no choice made ut this session. But
it is just rs evident. that the president
elect earnestly desires a senator to be
chosen, and it would seem that his in
fuence ought to suffice to secure such
result.
TIE only effect OF the appointment of
the committee of twenty-four has been
tOplace the determination of the issue
absolutely in the hands OF Senator Cam
eron. 1t was Il shrewd movement on his
part; although he held enough members
of the Legislature to prevent an election.
unless with his assent, he was constantly
in danger of their number dwindling
down until it became too small to suffice
to retain for him the control of the
situation. He now has twelve of the
staunchest of his adherents placed in 4
position which enables them to forbid
the selection of any one who does not
command the vote of two-thilds of their
number. So far they have voted just as
they might have been expected to do :
and they will SO continue to vote, until
Mr.. Cameron and his advisers conclude
that it is necessary to permit an election
to made; then they will have candi-
date found for them in short order who
can and will be elected. II all depends
upon what Donald says, so long as that
committee has charge Of the situation.
Before it was formed, the Senator's po-
sition was very insecure, and it took a
good deal more labor than he was able
long to successfully perform to keep his
impatient cattle, with their eyes turned
Mentor-ward, up to the rack of his de-
mand fodder or no fodder.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-02-22

Last evening at the session Of Lancaster
lodge, No. 6s, X. of p, tire knights
rank. in Amplified form, was conferred ON
x-Mayor W. d. Staufier and NJ. V. B.
Coho, esq. After the ceremonies Ofinitia-
ton were concluded, on invitation Of the
newly-made Knights, the membership
present, some forty in number, repaired
to the saloon Of Brother Knight W. A.
Schoenberger, North Queen street, where
refreshments for the inner man we're
served and an hour Of social pleasure en-
jOyed.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-02-22
Matrimonial.

Mr.. Aug. Bischoff, the well-known
,jeweler of this city, was married to Miss
Emma Leyrer, at the residence Of her
father, in Philadelphia, on Sunday after
noon. Mr.. WHEREBY and J. w. Lebzclter,
of this city. were present, the latter Off
ciating as groomsman. The groom has
many friends in this city who wish him
and his bride every happiness in their
new estate.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-02-22
Lancaster and MillersvilIc Railroad.

The annual meeting Of the stockholders
of the Lancaster & Mi!lersvillc railroad
was held in Roberts's hall, this city, yester-
day afternoon, for the election of officers
and for the settlement Of the annual ac-
counts.
The following named officers were ell ect-
ed:
President-John G. Hager.
Vice Presldent-Henry s. Shirk.
Treasurer and Secretary-Charles Den
ues.
Managers-John c. Hager. Henry S.
Shirk, Samuel Bausman, Jacob NJ. Long,
Michael Reilly, Jacob NJ. Frantz, DR.. John
McCa!la, Jacob G. Peters, Andrew w.
Frantz.
The accounts Of the secretary and treas
urer show the road to be in satisfactory
condition.
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Ec. Suckiug Extraordinary.

Last evening at Henry kieffer's saloon,
Mountville, John Kaufman, on a wager
sucked three dozen of raw eggs in eigh-
teen minutes, the conditions being that he
should have the eggs for nothing if
he sucked all Of them, and if he
failed he should pay for those he sucked.
He completed his task easily within the
time agreed on. and offered Immediately
to suck three dozen more if any one world
furnish the eggs and give him dollar.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-02-22
THE OFFICIAL FIGURES.
Hancock's popular Majority Over Garfield
8,1O6.

Cincinnati Enquirer
= The exact popular result of the presiden-
tial election has been long in dispute, our
system of electipg president and vice
president not requiring official consolida-
ton Of the popular vote. The Enquirer
has placed itself in communication with
the proper officials of every state in the
union, and has obtained from the secretar
les of state or returning boards the full
official returns of the whole vote: The
following table has been prepared with
great care. and the proof diligently COM
pared with the letters of the officials above
indicated. 1t will be noted-tha General
Hancock's popular majority over General
Garfield is S.1O6. and that in total vote
of Q. 169. .213. General Garfield is in min
ority of S38, 045.
Following is the table, which is official
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-02-22

THE Philadelphia Democrats start in
we'll to realize the fruits of the recent
reform victory in that city, by expelling
traitorous and dishonest members of
their organization. Let the axe fall on
every head. The party will lie strength
ened by getting rid CT the r;.scals.
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Gone West.

Mr. VIM. +. Ewing, and wife, Of En-
poria, Kansas, who have been for about
five weeks past visiting relations ana
friends in Martic township, left Lancaster
this morning at IL o'clock for their nome
in Kansas. Mr.. Ewing is a native oil this
county, son of John s.. Ewing, esq, and
is the county clerk Of Lyon county, Kan
Sos
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-02-22

CONKLING is to have Just enough re-
cognition from Garfield, the friends of
the latter say, to give him no excuse to
fight the administration. 1t will not
take great deal more "recognitioh' than
the secretaryship of the treasury and the
patronage of New York state to equip
Conkling for any fight he may venture
;nfn
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-02-22

SENATORS COOPER and Herr having
proclaimed in the conference committee
of twenty-four that the Beaver men
never intended to compromise when they
went into the conference, but simply in
tended to give the Bayne men an honor
able way to retreat, the conference
committee may as we'll adjourn sine
die.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-02-22
unlit Lamps,

Following is the report Of unlit lamps
on the streets of several wards last night
First ward g. Second 4, Third 5, Fourth
0, Fifth s, Sixth Z, Seventh 6, Eighth :,
Ninth 4. Total SO
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-02-22
MINOR TOPICS.

AMONG the Republican statesmen invited
to Mentor in the capacity Of mentors, OF
otherwise, the Sun hears nothing of Mr..
George William Curtis, or of any of his as.
sociates in the attempt to purify Republi-
can politics.
Our exports Of fresh beef for January
were 1913, 991, an increase $242, ,229 over
January 1880. Salt beef and bacon ex-
ports show decided increase also. The ex.
portation of lard is nearly doubled, and the
dairy product largely increased.
AN English review declares that there is
not one man among the Csc members of
the House of Commons who can be truly
called man of imagination, and that
there are but three such men in the House
of Lords, whom everybody can name,
Lord Beaconsfield, Lord Lytton, and Lord
HOu hton.
The Republican defeat in Pittsburgh
having been attributed to general apathy,
the Sunday Leader, Rep, points out that
over q. 600 Pittsburghers voted last Tues
day, which was 1000 more than voted at
the presidential election last fall, and a
thousand more than erer voted there be-
fore that.
A NEW invention is reported from
Turin. 1t consists in the application of
light t-giving materials to printing ink, by
which print becomes luminous in the
dark, SO that in future it will be possible
to. read at night, in bed or during jour-
ney, without the assistance of candle or
lamp. A new daily, in which this lumin-
Gus material will be used, is, it is said,
about to be published in Turin.
In order to avoid observation many Wis.
itors to Garfield stop at Painesville and
hire livery team to bring them to Ment-
Or. A Chicago paper placed one Of its re-
porters in the livery stable at Painesville
as driver, and while driving visitors to
Mentor he interviewed them and tele-
graphed the result to his paper. in this
way he took in John A. Logan and Gov
ernor Cullom, both of whom were anxious
to avoid publicity. The only safe way to
go to Mentor without having the fact
known is in a balloon, sailing above the
clouds, and dropping down after dark to
the roof of Gen. Garfield's house.
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LIEDElSKRANZ.


Last evening the Lancaster I.iederkranz
gave their third concert and social since
the reorganization OF the society in the
hall OH the second floor of the Schiller
house, North Queen street above the dc.
pot. The audience was large and all pres.
ert expressed themselves us highly dc.
lighted with the evenings entertainment.
The first portion Of the evening was oceu-
pied with concert programme. the music
being under the direction Of Prof. F. W.
Haas, leader of the society. Below is pub.
lished the programme
Washington's March. Orchestra
The Two Grcnatiers-Hass sOlO-H. Mellinger
Romanze-Cornet solo Prof: j. Kilhefrer
Miners song Tenor solo and Chorus
Rocked in the Cradle OF the Dccp--Bass solo.
II. MellinSer
Sailors Song Chorus
All the pieces were finely rendered, the
choruses showing great power. and excel
lent training, while an especially notable
feature was the singing of Mr.. Mellinger,
whose bass solos called forth loud applause
At the conclusion of the concert the floors
were cleared, TaylOr's ever-popular Or
chestra took position upon the platform al
the east end of the room, and for the re-
maindcr of the night, and extending into
the small hours of the morning. with Oc
casional intermissions for rest and refresh
ment. discoursed excellent dancing music,
the floor being crowded nearly all the
time Up stairs on the third floor wa!
spread table abundantly supplied with
| refreshments, and everything passed of
to the satisfaction Of the managers and til,
members generally. A number Of new
members have recently been admitted into
| the society.
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The rlrelnen's union.

An adjourned meeting of delegates
from the several fire companies of this
city met in Empire hook and ladder hall:
Saturday evening, President Howell in the
chair.
The chairman announced that the mayor
had drawn his warrant for the balance of
the last years appropriation due the sew
eral companies, and remaining unpaid.
The committee OH permanent Organiza-
tion reported progress and were continued.
The name is "The Firemcn's Union of
Lancaster city," and is to consist of five
delegates from each company belonging to
the fire department. The meetings of the
company will be held on the second Tues
day of each month.
The president and secretary were i'll
structed to prepare a petition for al in :
crease of the annual city appropriation to
the several companies from s4OO to $500.
The following committee was appointed to
circulate SAID petition among citizens. 5.
B. Cox, Sun Daniel Trewitz, .ir., Friend
ship; A. II. Hammond, Washington g;
VIM. NJ. Decn, American: Hardy,
Humane r. A. Fisher, Shilier; Thomas
c. Wiley, Empire.
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Why lsltS

A subscriber wants to know why the
weather probabilities are not put on the
bulletin boards of the newspaper Offices
every day. He thinks they are far more
interesting than the ballots. for United
States senator.
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AMONG the Republican statesmen invited
to Mentor in the capacity Of mentors, OF
otherwise, the Sun hears nothing of Mr..
George William Curtis, or of any of his as.
sociates in the attempt to purify Republi-
can DaliticS