Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-09-02
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
THE DRAMA,
" alvin Joslin !" at the Opera House.

AOSI1A L
THE DRAMA.
alvin Joslin " at the Opera House.
The heart of the great American people
is always touched to its inmOst depths ut
the spectacle of an encounter between
virtue and vice, and the triumph Of the
former never fails to excite feelings of the
liveliest satisfaction. This laudabie trait
of human nature WAS coaspicuOusly illus
tratcd at Fulton opera house last night
where something near a thousand free
born and enlightened citizens of the re :
public, of both sexes and all ages
and conditions. were kept in a
state of constant exhilaraticn and
perspiration at the sight of be-
nevolent-looking old gentleman attired
in snuff. .colored coat, lowered waistcoat,
a blue check shirt, corduroy trousers, 4
broad -brimmed hat, and various other &C.
centricities Of garb, engaged in ! constant
series of exploits in which he as the repre-
sentative of tho true, the beautiful ana
the good invariably came out ahead, while
the dark plOtters againet the peace and
dignity of the commonwealth, and the
happiness of its citizens were compelled to
bite the dust every time. This ubiqui-
tous and heroic old party was
Uncle 4lrin Joslin, and the climax
of his achievements was reached
when, after the heavy villain and his vile
associates had kindly afforded .Mr. Joslin
time to divest himself of his coat, roll up
his sleeves and make other necessary prep
arations for the encounter, he pitched in
vigorously and "cleaned out tho ranche,"
to employ the language of popular colo.
quialisnl, and the audience testified their
approval by almost lifting tho roof from
the house by their hOwls of frantic delight.
Again and again did the ancient hero dem
onstrate his ability to cope with vice and
overthrow it in the face of overwhelming
odds. When Aluin, who was pretty much
the whole show himself, was not
furnishing illustration of his pusilstic
prOwess by brandishing chairs and
half dozen mild hammered villains at bay,
kept up the excitement by falling over his
awkward grace, the audience loyalty re-
spending with peals of laughter at each
successive repetition of the trick. The
old gentleman's able grimaces and quaint
habit of showing the under surface of his
tongue constituted notable feature of
the performance and rounded out an ell
tcrtainment that was full of delight for
his audience. Mr.. DAVIS will no doubt DO
greeted by another crowded house should
he call again.
A Rare Old Seal.
While playing in the garden yesterday
afternoon, a six year old son of Charles f.
Long saw something shining in the flower
bed, which, on being picked up, proved to
be:sa large gold mounted family seal. The
seal is topaz, nearly an inch square, the
one side being cut diamond fashion, and
the other flat. On the flat surface is cut
shield surmountcd by a crown, which is
upheld by two lions rampant, elegantly
carved. In the centre Of the shield is
globe, with a belt around tho equator and
OH the belt are cut three stars. At tho
bottom of the shield is scroll on which
is cut in finely formed Roman capital let
ters, the motto Vincit qui Patitur."
The topaz seal thus engraved, is hung OH
pivOts set in the centre of heavy and
handsomely engraved gold frame, nearly
square, and having attached at the top
gold ring lined with steel and working in a
swivel, for the purpose Of securing tho seal
to a guard.
The jewel is curious and valuable one,
and Mr.. Long has not the remOtest idea as
to how it found its way into his garden,
where it must have lain for a very long
time, as when found it was covered with
dirt and rust. 1t has been shown to sew
eral gentlemen, none of whom have over
seen one like it.
The coat of arms is probably a private
one, as it is not found in any of the books
of heraldry thus far examined. Mr.. Long
thinks it may have been dumped into his
garden some years ago when he had it
filled up with new earth, taken from the
lot of ground on which the old revOlu.
tiOnary barracks stood, and that it may
have belonged to some British or Hessian
officer.
Death Of Ex-Mayor Sanderson's Sister.
Carlisle Volunteer.
On Sunday, August 21st, Mrs. Elizabeth
another of our esteemed citizens
died at her residence in Centreville. Mrs.
Mehaffie was member of the Lutheran
church and through her life and during
her late illness, showed herself meek and
devoted Christian. She was a lister of
The late Hon. George Sanderson, who for
a number of years was mayor Of the city
Of Lancaster and from 1886 to 1S45 owncrl
and edited the american Volunteer.
Supposed Death from Pea Nuts.
A few mornings ago William Entriken,
or 1hnv Ev,A, n,~r