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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-09-28
JUNIOR o. u. A. NJ.

An Argument AaS Sainst tho Insurance Plan.
For the ITELLIoENcER.
In looking over a copy recently issued
Of the proceedings of the state council of
the Junior Order of United American
Mechanics, recently held in this city, we
find in it a table of the standing of the
councils for the year ending June 80, 1881,
amongst which We find that COnestOga
Council, jr., No. %, has become the third
highest financially in the state, the total
worth being $3.50. .02, a gain over last
year Of nearly $500, the two highest being
Union No. 6 of Philadelphia $5353. 7S,
and Relief No. of Philadelphia $4271. 80.
We observe, also, that National council
has set apart the last meeting night of this
month for each and every council to take
q vote on various changes in the objects of
tic order, and also another vote ON the in
surance plan, which was lost last year,
and if said plan be adopted it is believed
by many members of the order that it will
be injurious to the interests and welfare
of the colincils, not only in this county,
but throughout the order and it becomes
the duty, and is to be hoped that every
member of the order will be at the meet
ing Of his council this week to vote for or
against said plan, as it interests him di-
rectly it means an increase of his dues
to pay for large number of
deaths occurring in other places,
more particularly in the larger cities
where deaths occur more frequent, tho
number last year being "a deaths through
out the order, whereas all the councils il
this city or county have not had more
than six or eight deaths for tho past ten or
twelve years, thus costing each council
! very little, but should the said plan have
been in existence last year it would have
cost Conestoga council No. % $40. 90 and
Empire No. 100 S332. 10, and no deaths of
their own, and simply to notify the men,
bers of each council at death would have
cost each council fifty or sixty dollars and
no return for same.
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BURNED To DEATH.


Fatal Result of q Coal Oil Explosion.
Last night about Q o'clock while John
Brobst, residing at 73O St. Joseph street,
was filling a lighted coal oil lamp, the lamp
exploded, scattering the oil over three
month. old child which had been prepared
for bed and was lying on the table on
which the lamp was standing, burning it
SO badly that it died from the effects at
O'Clock this morning, Mrs. Brobst who
was standing close by, grasped the burning
child in her arms, and was also badly
burned about tho face, arms and breast.
Mr.. Brobst had his hands severe
ly burned. Further damage was
prevented by Joseph Adams, who lives
next door, and other neighbors who rushed
to the scene and extinguished the flames
by throwing the burning lamp, etc., into
the street. At the time Of the explosion a
small can of oil was standing on the table
but fortunately it did not catch fire.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-09-28
How Arthur " as Nominated.
Philadelphia Press.

iCSS.
After that tumultuous and thrilling
scene when the Chicago convention surged
away from both Grant and Blaine and
named General Garfield as its standard
bearer, it adjourned till evening to con-
| slider the question of vice president. All
sides agreed that the candidate must come
from New York and that, as the president
represented the anti-Grant division, tho
vice president must be chosen from the
Grant element. Three conspicuous names
minister to France, General Stewart L..
WoodfOrd and General Chester A. Arthur.
When tho New York delegation met to
General Woodford withdrew and General
Arthur was selected as its choice by a
very decided vote. But just then those
who we're in the inner circle discovered
that a serious obstacle had been encoun-
tered, and that was the very earnest and
emphatic objection of the proposed candi-
date himself.
General Arthur was not free from hon.
orable ambition. but there was q special
and poten' reason why he did not want the
nomination for vice president. He was
then expecting different and more desir.
able public position. Only eight months
later tho Legislature of New York was to
elect him United States senator as the
successor of Francis Herman, and it had
already beenagreed that General Arthur
should be advanced to that place. All the
representative leaders of the controlling
force in the party-Senator Conkling, Gov
ernor Cornell, Mr.. Platt, Mr.. Crowley
had fully concurred in his selection. 1t was
reasonably certain that, however the pres
idential election might result, the Republi-
cans would carry the legislature of New
York. General Arthur's election as sena
tor was thus as morally sure as any event
in the future could be, and that was the
position of all others that he desired. On
the other hand, the issue of the presiden-
tial election was doubtful, and even if
successful the vice president would have
only the prospect of diguified retirement
for a period of four years. General Ar
thur was thus asked to surrender certain
election to a place which he priced above
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-09-28
Unclaimed LetCers.

The following is the list OF letters re
manning unclaimed in the postoffice for the
week ending Sept. 26:
LADIES' List.-Susic II. Cooper, Ella
Dean, Barbara Drayer, Mrs. L. Eckman.
Mrs. Kate Gall, Amelia lands, Mrs. Dot
tic Myers, Lucinda Paules, Barbara A.
Shaub, Henrietta Smith, Annie Souders,
Minnie Thomas (2), Mary Taylor, Mrs. II.
E. Talley, Mrs. Annie Wickenhe;ger,
Sophia Zimmerman.
Gents List.-W. J. Bourke, Geo. Cooper,
p. Z. Ewing. John T. Fox, J. B. Fergu-
son, Zach Frye, Lou r. Goodell, w. J.
Hensel, d. G. Mclean, f. NJ. Miller,
John Millens, E. F. Mahoney, Lawesap
Mihaly for), p. J. Noyes, John Rine,
p. j. Rinehart, N. N. Sensendcrfer, Geo.
W. Schmucker, w. F. Sherwin. Michael
Stroud (for). l.. G.. Stauffcr, Chrn. Ulner,
Henry Walck. J. II. Wenger, Eli Walker,
Ferdinand Zahlmann (2-fOr).
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-09-28
MAyOr'S Court,

Otto Fisher and Joseph Reiler, were ar
rested yesterday by Officer Lemon for
disorlcrly conduct and for insulting a
lady on East King street near Christian.
Fisher took hold Of a woman named
O'Brian and terrified her SO that she be-
came very much prostrated, and had not
fully recovered when the hearing Of the
case was had this morning. Reider did
not take hold of the woman but Obstructed
the pavement. Fisher was sent up for 30
and Reider for Is days.
Two other disorderlies were discharged
on payment of costs.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-09-28
What is His lJSet

The New York SIN thinks that our
eighty days experience without presi-
dent shows that the country can get
along very well without IN executive.
Possibly we could do better without
than with one. 1t seems absolutely
necessary that everything should have a
head and that every nation should have
aruler. We have been in great alarm
lately lest our country should be left
wi! hout chief, as it would he if Presi-
dent Arthur was taken off. Perhaps our
alarm has been needless; and we would
he quite as we'll off if we abolished the
presidency. When we reflect upon it we
find that our presidents have been great
bother to us. They are troublesome to
elect and troublesome when they are
elected. Lately we narrowly escaped
a civil war through the effort of beaten
candidate to usvrp the place; which he
finally got, too, because his party sue.
ceeded in pulling the wool over the eye,
of the Democratic statesmen, who were
virtuOus and guileless, and accepted the
electoral commission without seeing the
thimble-rig in it. A thing ought to he
of great value which we maintain at
such cost; and perchance the presidency
is not really valuable enough to hang on
to. 1t is 4 pretty whistle, but maybe we
pay too dear for it.
What is the presidents use ? To sign
his name to papers ? But the secretaries
do that most of the time. But he directs
them. Does he No doubt he does very
often, but oftener they do it in tho rou-
tine of business, without special direc-
tion. Appointments to Office are made
by the heads of departments. The pres
ident may control them if he chooses,
and sometimes does, but more frequent
ly does not and what they can do in
some cases they can as we'll do in all
cases.
Congress really governs the country
under our institutions and controls the
president. Parliament governs Great
Britain and controls the queen, who is
but figuIe-head. Our president has
VASTLY IuUlC pO"CA CIIsAA VIC 4uCCA UuV
the question is whether the country
c,uld rot get along better if he had as
little; and if he was thus shrivelled,
could he not probably be dispensed with
entirely, aad the country be governed by
congress and the secretaries
We do not declare our opinion on the
subject. 1t is an idea suggested by the
ease with which for three months we did
without president. We have never
seriously considered before the question
of the usefulness or uselessness of the
Office, taking it for granted that the
country must have a single executive,
just as every great interest is given a
single head. And probably this head
must practically exist in some form
but since Congress rules the roast any
way, whv not let Congress find the head,
and put it up and take it down, some
what in the English fashion, and let us
not he bothered with presidents elected
by the people, to kick up rumpus with
Congress and keep the country in turmoil
until they are subdued and reduced to
know their places
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-09-28
THE LUCK OF A PEDESTRIAN.
How DANIEL O'Leary's Thousands Came al
Wenf.

How I'auiei O'Leary's Thousands Came and
Went.
A Chicago correspondent, in noting the
fortunes of the pedestrians, says:
1t was only few years since that Dan
O'Leary literally " stepped" from Oh
scurity, and, if not poverty, from the hum
bic station of a canvassing agent for cheap
publications to nOtOriety and affluence,
while Mistress OLeary-nOt the owner OF
the fateful COW. but Dams hearty little
wife--rOse from the occupation of nursery
maid to the five little O Learys, laundress,
cook and seamstress to the entire house
hold combined, to the position of lady
OF leisure, who kept her servants, rode in
her carriage, disported in fine jewelry and
raiment, and lived in luxury in her fire
brick residence on the West Side.
Dan showed up as became wealthy
gentleman Of fine cloth. He travelled, was
hero among the reporters, dined and
wined his friends, and enjoyed tho good
things Of life right royalty. Mr.. and Mis-.
tress OLeary spent their money lavishly
and with little regard to the "rainy day -
that seems to be always in waiting fol
those upon whom prosperity shines with
special radiance. In fact, there was no
regard for the days when, like Dolls
Dressmaker, Jim's back would be /" bad "
and his legs "queer."
Still, less than two years ago, the
o 'Leary family were worth between thirty
and forty thousand dollars. But, it is re.
ported, while Dams success was phenOme
nal from business standpoint, and he
seemed to have the money getting gift, he
had a weakness for backing his Judgment
on chances with too much of his boarded
wealth, and here the tables turned on him
and he began rs rapidly losing as he had
easily gained. His last venture, and one
which Dams friends say laid him ont fiat,
was an attempt to establish great walk
ing rink in New. York. Two months
rent of this at $4,000 a month and
the attendant enormous expenditures
laid Dan out completely. 1t is stated that
he has not a dollar save that represented
by his home on the West Side, in which he
lives, and even this would have been swal-
lowed up some time since, but Mistress
O'Leary stoutly refuses her quite import
ant signature to any instrument which
may take from Them all they have left.
What may be ahead of Dan, of course, is
cOnjectural. His friends are many, and
warm ones !; but it would almost seem that
the noted Daniel had got to point in life
where his opportunities would hereafter
present themselves in an inverse ratio.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-09-28
lamraster ft,telLQel,cer.
WEDNESDAY EVENING. SEPT. 2e. 1881
The Slfghted Vice Presidency.


The Philadelphia Press recalls the
manner in which the Republican vice
presidential nomination went begging
among the second rate New York kpoliti-
clans. to which state the place was
unanimously conceded. Conkling, of
course, could have had it, but equally,
of course, would not think of accepting
the second place on the ticket. 1t is u
singular fact that Arthur even did not
want to take it, because he expected to
be chosen senator from New York, and
greatly preferred that place to the pres.
idency of the Senate and the second Of
fee in the country. So would almost
any other man. Why is it that the vice
presidency is so little esteemed, notwith-
standing it has SO often conferred the
presidency ? No doubt, one reason is the
fact that its chief importance comes from
its liability to the inheritance of dead
mln's shoes :; but the real reason is
found in the fact that the place gives
the holder of it very little influence. 1t
i,an ornamental position and only that.
The incumbent has no patronage and is
not able to catch the eye Of the country
on the floor of the Senate, over
which he presides, but in which
he does not raise his voice even
to cast his vote unless occasionally
when there may be tie among the SEN
ators. lie is part of the administra
tion, and AS such bears the weight of its
acts if they are evil, without profitine
by them if they are good. In this re
gard, however, he is no worse off than q
cabinet member; but positions in the
cabinet are also looked upon askance be-
cluse of this embarrassment to the ambi
tiOn of the politician. The vice presi
dency and cabinet Offices used to be
looked upon differently, and as stepping
stones to the presidency. But in those
days first clas, men We're willing to be
vice presidents, and frst-class men car
pull themselves up anywhere. The olt
system of election, that gave the repre-
sentatives in Congress the choice among
the candidates voted for by the people
when none had 4 majority, was a great
deal better than our present way, and il
WAS not far-sighted wisdom that changed
it. Our present method of obtaining a sue
cessor to 4 president is even worse thar
our way of electing president, and thai
is bad enough. There is fair chance a
least that party will select a good mar
for the first Office but when a cOnven
tion has exhausted itself with thi
supreme labor it is not in a fit condition
to find Il second good man for the SECOND
place, especially when it is compelled t.
look among the ranks of the hangers. OF
of the great men for its candidate. II
balance the ticket furthermore it finds i
expedient TO put upon it one who Ina
been an opponent of its chief candidate
and SO it always happens that when TIN
president dies and the vice presiden
comes in there is I general upsetting o
things and state of uproar in the af
flicted party and in the country, whicl
may be very interesting but is not edify
ing.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-09-28
County Committeeman Elected

At meeting of the Democracy of the
Ninth ward, held ON Saturday evening at
the public house of Arnold Haas, Jacob
POntz was elected county committeeman
for the ensuing year, receiving II votes out
of pOll of "a.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-09-28
Want East.

A special train passed east through this
city last evening at 7:2O. 1t had on board
persons returning from the presidents
funeral. General Hancock was among the
number.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-09-28

In the United States courts at Trenton,
N. j., the caees of Cashier Hedden, ex-
Congressman voorhees, and the Lewis
will were heard. Hedden's trial was
postponed to the 28th of October. A mo-
tion to quash the indictment against Voor-
hees was made aud the decision Of the
court was reserved until to-day. The
executors of the Lewis will case are to
be compelled to execute their trust.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-09-28
Aid TO Michigan Suueror..

The mayor acknowledges the following
additional sums in aid Of the Michigan
sufferers A widows mite, s. Eliza
Eshleman, Strasburg, $40 John Bachmap,
Strasburg, SO; Jacob Bachman, Stras-
burg, $40 DR.. s. II. Metzger, IS Mil
lersville Mennonite church per John X.
Brubaker, S6j.
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MINOR TOPICS.

BASE EALL1sTs are getting ready to
pack away their little bats !; to figure up
the profits and losses of the seasons busi-
ness, and to retire from their heroic en-
deavors until the coming spring time.
Chicago seems to be "safe on the first p"
as champions.
A QUARTERLY paper has just Leen is
sued in New York with the title of Moder-
alton. 1t proposes temperance reform not
by prohibition or total abstinence, but by
the moderate use of fermented and spirit;
uoas liquors, and by the organization Of
Moderation societies, especially among
business men.
AN Echo Celestial [ from the Chinese
quarter of Ft. Colville, w. IT, Our cor
respondent Fred" sends the following
Chinese version of celebrated English
ditty
Cali name MOll had q lamb
Fleece all-same white -aS-snOw !!
Every where Moll-ga!lwent
Ballbah hoppy-long too
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Injured by tho Caving-,n of a Bank

One of the w0rkmen constructing the
new sewer, Oh Water street had a bank to
cave on him yesterday. He was injured so
that he had to be taken home, but is able
to be at work to-day.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-09-28

GEN. CHALMERS, of Mississippi, denies
the report that he was SO much opposed to
the re election Of Senator Lamar that he
would join the fusion movement to beat
him, and says, on the contrary "While
am opposed to the re election OF Senator
Lamar, l would vote for him myself
rather than see the Democratic state ticket
defeated
The daily gazette., 1881-04-21
PERSONAL.

It is thought that there will be
twenty-five contested seats in the
next House of Representatives.
1t is reported that the Western
Republican Representatives propose
to unite on candidate for Speaker
from their part OF the country.
If Governor Ludlow d. es not call
the New jersey Constitutional Com
mission together by the first of June
they will meet of their own accord.
The new Governor of Candahar,
Muhamad Hashim Khan is loutish-
looking youth of nineteen. Sham-
suddin Khan, the de fGcto Governor,
is an intelligent man Of forty-hve.
Miss Helen Ottolengui, a member
of Mr.. MacKaye's won at Last"
Company, accidentally fell through
a trap-door in the stage at New Ha
ven last Saturday night and received
a bad hurt.
The daily gazette., 1881-04-21
PEACE AND PLENTY.

At regular stated meeting Of Friend
ship Lodge, No. %, l. D. o. f., held
April IL, 1851, the following resolution
we're adopted:
WHEREAS, 1t. pleased God In His
providence and mercy TO take from us
by dea b our brother Samuel W. Dill.
man, on March l8, 1881, therefore be
1t
Resolved, That we do sympathize
with bis children who have lost kind
father, who bas been taken from home
on earth to a home iD Heaven we trrst.
Resolved, That as their father and
our brother has been taken from us and
cannot meet with us again let us all
hope 10 meet In that better world where
sickness and death cannot come and
where meeting aud parting will be no
more.
Resolved, That we submit to the will
of God knowing that His ways are not
our ways, neither are His thoughts our
Thoughts, but in His dealings with us
everything Is done as he seest fit to do
with US and we IN our weakness must
submit; His will and not ours be done.
Resolved, That copies OF the resolu-
tiOns be printed in the Deldtcdre Repub-
Iicdn aud GAZETTE also be recorded OH
the minutes OF the Lodge and the Char
ter OF our Lodge be draped for thirty
days in mourning.
JAS. Nj. SHAKESPEARE,
HENRY 4. DURNALL, Com.
HENRY Il. KLAiR,
The daily gazette., 1881-04-21
WHAT THE LIQUOR MEN WILL
AK

The Liquor Dealers have issued a
petition to the Court, in relation to
the new liquor law, which will be dis
tributed for signatures. 1t is as fol
lows:
"We the undersigned, citizens of
tho city of Wilmington and the State
of Delaware, desiring that the law
regulating The sale of intoxicating Ii
quors shall be made effectual, and that
the illicit sale thereof in defiance OF
law may be promptly checked, do
hereby respectfully petition your hon
orable judges to grant license to those
houses whose applicants are well rec
commended as respectable and duly
qualified according to the require
ments OF law believing confidently
that the granting Of thus petition will
effect cheerful obedience to the law
and its effeetual enforcement. And
your petitioners will ever pray" &C.
The daily gazette., 1881-04-21
i REPLY TO TIE "aAs CON-
TRAST."

To the Editor ofhe Dnily Gazette:
SIk:- With your PERMISSION | would
like to correct the writer of "a Con
trastn In the implication and deductions
Ia his Gle on the cost of gas for three
mon his burning In the State House at
Dover, and the amount charged for the
Council Chamber In this city. The ar
ticle ID calculated TO TO deceive, and was
evidently Inspired by third party, for
the writer would hardly compromise his
Integrity and standing in the community
by stating as facts what he should have
known to be- the contrary. Let us state
the case az II was At Dover and as it Is
here. The Gas Company's bill for the
quarter ending April 1st Is 1868 40,
which includes not only the Council
Cham ber, but also the offices, cellar
apartments, hall ways, &c, In and
around the City Hall. 1 inspected these
Railways and cellars this day at IL a. M,
and found the gas iighteda at nine differ
ent burners. Now these nine burners
are In use day and night; the police
headquarters are lighted all night, as
the outside lamps and the Clerks office.
Tue tower and clock are Illuminated
every night. Had the writer taken the
trouble TO mako fncrsssssa in relation to
the consumption vi gss in the City Hall,
he would not, think, have made such
a comparison as he did. The Legisla
ture was In session about four nights
each week, aud allowing i've hours
burning per night. they burned gas
during ESQ hours. The nine burners that
were used, night and day, for ninety
in last quarter, would make their hours
OF consumption about twenty two hun
dred. Now add to this consumption,
that of the various other departments
including the Council Chamber ana you
fnd the writer's deductions entirely
changed. VERIrAs.
The daily gazette., 1881-04-21
SOMETHING EXTRAORDINARY

THOUSANDS OF BOOKS TO BE SOLD FOR
ONE DOLLAR EACH.
After tomorrow no one in this city who
so desires it need be without plenty
OF literature TO read, providing they pay
attention to the advertisement Of A. W..
Lowering to be found in another column.
Mr. Lowering makes the extraordinary
announcement that he will ofleT to our
citizens 40, 600 books ofevery description
anI by all the known authors which he
will sell for one dollar each. Some OF
these books cannot be purchased at the
book stores for less than three dollars.
The stock offered includes encyclopedia as
histories, biographies, bibles, albums and
dictionaries.
One of the extraordinary things con-
nected with this sale is the fact that every
purchasers Of book receives present
These presents consist of solid gold and
silver watches, diamond rings, gold band
tea sets, solid silver ware, oil paintings,
amethyst rings, and various other arti-
cles.
MIR. Lowering sold in New York dur
ing December last, 10000 books, and
dui ing that month he gave away $50 gold
watches, ,'l41 silver Watches, 167 diamond
rings, 321 gold and amethyst rings, ~
china tea sets, 220 oil paintings, and
thousands of other articles. He annonces
that he intends to be as generous to the
people of this city as to those OF New
York. The sale will commence to-mor-
row at 606 Market street.