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The Code in Virginia.

Tie Virginia Legislature seems to be
strongly oI the opinion that the statute
which makes iua:ists Ineligible TO office
is one which is ornamental only. II li:
passed an act relieving Il large number OF
citizens who violated tha law IN th" late
eXcitin" election canvass; from the pen
atty il provides. As nell of ill parties
were the vinla!nrs legislators Of Ill par,
ties We're the cpMIGncr&. Certainly
nothing more unwiSc could have been
done. 1t the law is Il bad ole it should
be repealed; bat if l good one there
was nothin. in the circumstances sur
rounding the violation of it by those
Whom this hill relieves which should
exempt item from the punishment pro-
vided. 1t only happened that an I'M
usually large number OF politicians at
this time have fallen under tn" condem-
natioE of the law, and they are accord
ingly relieved without further reason.
1t is surprising that legislators are will
ing thus 10 s!ultify themselves. They
leave law or ti" statute book which
they declare shall not be enforced. OF
course, if such is their feeling it should
be repealed. Tley can defend such leg
lation upon plausible grounds. There is
no more reason why ~ mam should he
ineligible 10 Office when he fights i duel
than when he fights in any other way.
There is nothing particularly disgraceful
in the duc!lo and the fact is that pub
lie sentiment in Virginia applauds rather
than condemns the actors in such Ell
counters. It is nonsense to run counter
to such sentiment in legislation. 1t is
public opinion, not the statute books,
which really declares the law and
the two should run together. If il is
creditabic to liglta duel in Virginia. as
it is, it is in vain that a statute seeks to
maize it liscrclitab.e by barring the
Offenders from Office. We then only see
such 4 reduction to ah5Ilrtlity tS the pre-
sent nearly unanimous action of Virginia
legislators in relieving the deliberate
violators of the law, who offer no excuse
at all for their Olfense. Among the Of
tenders is the ncwly-elected United
States senator; = fact which renders
most conspicuous the absence Of disgrace
from a crime which the statute under
takes to punish by degrading the Of
fender.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-12-23

The stock market is in demoralized
condition, as result, most probably OF
the manipulation of large operators, who
encourage an ebb in prices to reap the
profit of subsequent flood-tide. There
is no apparent reason just now for any
great depreciation in values, unless it
may he in the stocks Of the main lines
through their strife. But these railroad
managers have such confirmed habit OF
reconciling their differences when they
find their profit in it that their intention
to injure themselves by prolonged dis.
agreement may he reasonably distrusted.
The business Of the country is good, its
railroads are making money, and the
time of the coming collapse is not yet by
a good deal.
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PERSONAL.

CHAuSCEY /. FILLEr's friend; have
plucked up heart again, and are now tl!l:
ing about tic interior.
Congressman SAM +. BARR, CT the
Dauphin district, lives at Don Cameron s
Washington house.
The wife Of cx-Justice SwAYSE, Of the
L. S. supreme count, died yesterday in
Washington.
The Easton Sentinel las been under the
editorial management of Colonel ID. Ii.
NEIMAN for thirty years and it's present
sprightliness indicates that it profits by
his experience.
1t can be stated upon good authority
that the findings of the court Of inquiry in
the Cadet WHITAKER case are that hc
was guilty of cutting his own ears. It is
not known what was the action of the
Judge advocate general, but it is under
stood that he approved the findings.
Miss MINNIE CUMMINGS, the actress,
who was arrested in New York on Monday
night by the police on charge of grand
larceny preferred by her dressmaker, was
arraigned in the Jefferson Market police
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-12-23

court yesterday, and after an examination
was discharged, the evidence failing to
sustain the charge.
The new Chinese minister, CHING TsAs
YU and wife, members Of the legation,
and a number of servants reached Wash
ington to-day. The rarty consists of %
persons, II Of whom are servants. The
wife of the minister is the first Chinese
lady Of rank who has visited the United
States. The legation will live at the Ar
lington hotel until the permanent quar-
ters are ready for occupancy. 4 parlor
and suite Of rooms, including private
dining room, have been handsomely fitted
up for the minister and his wife. Sepa-
rate quarters have been prepared for the
attaches of the legation and servants. The
party will occupy twenty rooms in all.
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zareaster fntelIigemcet.
FRIDAY EVENING, DEC. %, 1881.
The Pilgrims.

To paraphrase well.worn aphorism,
for those who like that sort of humor,
the humor of Mark Twain's speech.
at the New England society's dinner in
Philadelphia yesterday was the sort of
hnmor they like. This is the most that
can be said for it g; but this is saying a
good deal. The New England so
ciety's regular dinner on the supposed
anniversary of the date Of the landing
Of the Pilgrim Fathers had come to he
quite all institution in New York,
where the descendants of these Pilgrim
Fathers and other Yankees by birth or
adoption met to glorify themselves, each
other and the virtues Of their ancestors.
The proceedings were read next
day with mingled feelings of satisfac-
tion and envy by Yankees elsewhere
who shared in the old Pilgrim arces.
try, but had none of the modern Pilgrim
feast. AS the name Pilgrim has always
been in favor iii Philadelphia, that city OF
jury liXers and delinquent tax offices con
cluded to have 4 New England dinner
of its own and, TO give it 4 good send. of
Mark Twain ;, was made an invited
guest and was brought On to make the
funny speech. Sometimes Mr.. Clemens
is funny; sometimes he is dull : some
times he is sarcastic. Ia what frame of
mind and spirit of speech lie was yester-
day can be best told from his speech to
the Philadelphia Pilgrims.
In explanation of his remarks it may
he recalled that this genial humorist has
a grudge against New England. At the
Atlantic Won,hly dinner. in Boston, he
tried to he funny 1T the expense of Suc!
venerable Boston gods as Emerson
Whittier and I.ongfellOw he tOycd will
their names and took liberties with theil
literary regulations in Il manner that
made the BostOnese look as sad and sol
emn as that English company to which
Mark Twain once said that he was total
ly surprised at being called upon to make
speech, and then gravcly unrollcd his
manuscript and read off his
extemroraneous pGst-prandial discourse,
With little better concealed seriousness
this alleged humorist told the Philadel
phia celebrants of the Pilgrim fathers
yesterday that the Pilgrim descendants
are I" an mntractable and diSputatiOus
tribe who never agree about anything
but Boston, and that even their anccS.
tors were "a mighty hard lot -
they skinned the Indians, they banishe;l
the Qnakers under pains Of death.
and that their idea of political and reli-
gious liberty was to worship as they
themselves required to worship, and
to vote IL; the church required. This is
saying, under the guisc of hnmor, sub
stantia!ly What Judge Black said in his
famous letter TO Garfield. In that case
the New Englanders pretended TO think
the fnrcible appeal to history for the
truth %! facts, which bore 50 hardly
against them, WAS induced 10y political
motives 1t remains to lie seen how they
will take their last scaritying 10y one OF
their own adapted litterateurs.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-12-23

IN connection with to O-ll0rrOW' : ISSUE. OF the
DAILY I::rELIi"EStEH will be published u iuil
sheet
CnElSTMAs SUPPLEMENTS.
containing four pas. i. or seven columns each,
filled with choice reading matter. prepared
tor this edition and specially suitable to the
happy Christmas season. Every subscriber 10
the I.rrLLlGENcER will be furnished with this
supplement; in addition 10 the regular daily
issue. Following ar some OF the special fea
lures OF the CHRISTMAS I:rELIl"ENrER to W htcl,
we invite attention:
Cni:;sTM.s OK THE FARM. \ Poem. written tor
the CHRISTMAS INrE!.IIGET"EI By UU J..
NcSp0rr1H.
1naE& CHElSrMASES. \ Christmas Story. Writ.
ten for the CHRISTMAS INrELLIGENCER. BuJ.
VI. H., Il Professional Gentienun cf this city.
ANDREW ELLIso.'s CHEI5rIAs \ Christmas
Story. Written for the CHRISTMAS lNrELLI-
GESrHR. By oscar Fttu .Idtnls.
TnE CHRISTMAS FLOWER. \ Study in Popular
Science. Written for the CHRISTMAS lNrEILI-
GENcER. RN a Membe, Of hhc Lnn""n So
ciety.
CHRISTMAS PoLIrh~. The Religion OF Demo-
racy. Written for the CHRISTMAS INrELLI-
GENcEE. by &. l.. u.
y :IoRl OF TWENTY EAES AGO.
The Parsonage and the Army. Written for
the CHRISTMAS INrEILIGEN,E: !y Rcr H.
VI. hicttr.
THE PINE-kEor \ Poem OF the Fire.i,lr
Written tor the CHRISTMAS INrrLLIaES, Ell;
HN Proi. HWiiom -N,UreN .Ntrin, IL. d.
CHRISTMAS SIXTY YEARS Aan-Renlinisccnc, .
of Christmas "Thcn.' Written for the
CuRISrN lS INrEiIIuEN,iE HU Prof. y s.
i!uhhr0H, Ih. ID.
And Il variety OF other MATTER selected and
rri,inal
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EN-Speaker Kanlall's Views.

TX Speaker Randall, being asked what
lie thought of Speaker Kcifer's arrange
ments Of the committees said Before
expressing an opinion in general review OF
the appointment of the committees |
would prefer to examine them i'll detail
and critically. There are many assign
ments and non assignments which need
some explanation, such as Mr.. Beach's, of
New Iolk, not being placed on any
committee ; three members from New
York on the Pacific railroad committee
three members from Pennsylvania on the
ways and means committee, and MIR.
Holman, of Indiana, who was formerly
chairman OF the appropriation committee,
put away on the war claims committee.
These are 4 few which struck lie on hear
in. them read 1T the desk"
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-12-23
'EslI. HOLIDAY SEASON.

Christmas among tho Local Ira.tc.i.Irn.
Despite the unreasonable weather, trade
appears to DC brisk in the city, and the
stores report Y veiy fair holiday business.
The trade for TIE year has been Satisfac
tory, and business mrr morally appear to
review it with ricaS.:r, md to look for
ward to the next yea" ",.h i lively an!iri-
patton of good times.
Mcssrs. ID. l.; Il y. II. bartholomew,
prOpretors Of the National saw and plan
ing mill, on SGuth Prince street, surprised
their employees on Wednesday morning by
presenting each with one of the largest
turkeys the market .lfov,lei IL Il Christ
mas gift.
Mr.. Amos Wi,cy. tbs ws,i-lnnwn sad
dler and harness maker, ru North Queen
street. has presented clc,. oi his employees
with Il fine Christmas turkey.
y $500 Diamond Lace. Tin
Mr.. l.. J. Zihrn, jewcIcr. has just lin
ishcd to q! der the finest Gia,nond lace pin
ever turned ont IN ;hi.; city. The. pin is
81 inches long, l.uiir-Ityc r:ngl, ana iin-
ishcd up in bright cut :ta,l mounted with
seven diamonds in y spread cluster. the
centre diamond weighing karcts. Tn
each side are three SMALLER diamonds. two
of which weigh three quarter karct and
the other one -!:Af karet. IKE pin is Il
beautiful design and the whole thing wa'
designed and manufactured in Mr.. Iahm's
own establishment.
tot Their Fingers i:u.ut.
\ very plausible ana srooti-talkirg
book accnt WI: in Lancaster yesterday.
selling Cassel, Peter, Galpin X Co.
beautiful editions of q" Paradise Lost. "
Dorc'S illustrations ot the Bible, Dante -
Inferno, and other Guart2s, beautifully IL
lustratcd. His Offer: seemed to be inar.
velou ly cheap and quite = number "i
LancaStriai!& bought the 8 last copy "i
one Or the other of the above works that
he hal to offer before making his train.
Upon examination 1T .hc city book stores
in the evening they found that they could
have bought the same woIks at the Ian
caster bookstores ut least % cents less
less than they had paid the itineran.
trader. Moral: Patronize your towns
people, and find out their prices early in
the season.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-12-23
\ SUCCESSFUL VENTURE
A Prisoner Escapes From the Allegheny
YenilcNtiacY in Il Novel WAY

James w. Miller, one of the Catfish,
Pa, robbers, who was sentenced last
August to seven years in the Western pen
itentiary, escaped from that institution
yesterday by secreting himself in box
supposed to contain boots and shoes in
tended for 4 firm in Pittsburgh. The box
was loaded with others on wagon and
the driver started from Allegheny.
When near the Suspension Bridge 4 man
was seen to jump from box and run up
the river bank. Upon examination a pair
of pants of the peculiar fashion worn by
convicts was found lying in the box with
Miller's numbers on them. A search was
Immediately begun, but 50 far he has not
been apprchendcd.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-12-23
ItecOul,ting the Vote.

The recount Of the votes cast in the late
Boston city election for mayor and alder
men was finished late on Wednesday
night. DR.. Green Ofep.) for mayor, has a
majority of 707. c. V. Whittier, Demo
cratic nominee for alderman, is counted in
in place Of William Frost, the Republican
and Citizens candidate. This makes the
board stand six Democrats, five Republi.
cans and one Independent Republican.
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THE JEANETTE.
Measures for the Relief of the Shipwrecke'

Measures for the Relief of tho SIlipwrecked
Mr.. Bennett telegraphs the state depart
ment as follows
PARIS, Dec. 21.-Hon. Frederick Ere
linghuysen, secretary of state, Washing
ton, d. c.. Immediately upon receipt Of
the first news from my St. Petersburg cor
respondent about the Jeannette, saying
that six thousand roubles are needed,
transferred that sum by telegraph through
the Messrs. Rothschild to General Igna
tieff at St. Petersburg, with request tc
draw on me for any further sums required
for the succor and comfort of Captain De-
Long and party. l have to day received
the following telegram from General Ig
natieff:
Have fastened to communicate tt
your correspondent the news received from
Iakutsk, and have given orders to the
governor to take the most energetic
measures for the rescue of the shipwrecked
crew, together with authority to under
take all necessary expenses, for which
have promised to reimburse him.
"COMTE IGNATIEFF."
You will see by this that everything
possible is being done by the Russian gov
ernment to secure the safety and speedy
return OF Captain DeLong and his men,
If you or the secretary of the navy have
any suggestions | shall do my utmost tC
act upon them. | intend to send 4 specia
correspondent to meet the party on its
way here, and as it will he some days be-
fore he starts, perhaps you or the secre.
tary of the navy might wish to take AL
vantage of the opportunity to send de
spatches or to forward messages from the
relatives and friends of the party.
My correspondent at st. Petersburg
telegr:phs me that the distance by wagon
to the point wEere the crew now are is
four thousand miles, requiring for \ sing le
traveller, provided with paDier dc .fareur,
at least i month. also learn from st.
Petersburg that all necessary clothing,
provisions, money and transportation
shall be put a5 the service Of the Jeannette
party, which gives full assurance that
everything possible will be done foc their
aid and comfort.
JAMES GORDON BENNETT.
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STATE FINANCES.
Highly Favorable Exhibit.

According to the Forthcoming. annual
report of the state treasurer the tax re
cciptS from various sources of revenue Of
the state were unusually large the past
fiscal year, aggregating 51,O01 7S2. .43.
The revenue derived from the tax on cor
poration stock reached 1905, Ga5. .S4,
about $:i4j, 600 in excess of that received
the previous year. The tax on gross re-
ceipts amounted to SG,9l3S5, exceed
ing by nearly Sl4l,OG0 that of the
preceding year. The collateral inheritance
tax shows an increase of $142 900. The
tax on gross premiums was increased from
nearly s3l, 900 to $242, 900, due to the fact
that Z number of insurance companies who
had resisted the payment of tax assessed
against them made up their t:elinquencies,
in accordance with an agreement embodied
in g law exempting Pennsylvania COM
panes from tax on business done outside
the state in tho future.
For the year ending November 80, 1880.
the coal companies paid over $S11 900,
while the succeeding year the tax amount
ed to only $957, 600. owing to the reduction
per ton from three to one cent. Coal
companies will be exempt from taxation in
the future unless legislation is enacted
taxing them. The receipts from all
sources exceeded those of the previous
year 1891 ,447.96. The expenditures of the
past year wcrc within about $4,000
of the receipts, but this small difference in
the sums is owing to the fact that float
ing indebtedness of 81, $50, 900, consisting
of appropriations of previous years, was
cancelled,
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Suf1Ocated In Il Limo Kiln,

John II. Wolf, was found dead and his
body partly consumed by the fire in
Licking's lime kiln, near York yesterday
coroaers jury 's verdict M 's'oS Of Geath ffom fry
suitocation by coal gas was rendered, it
being evident that lie had gone on top of
the freshly filled kiln and died from tho
fumes before the flames reached his body.
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booths Theatre Sold.

Booths theatre, built by Edwin Booth
as home for Shakspearean drama, was
sold yesterday to ]. Angus Page and ex-
Mayor Ely for $3.50, 900, which is $4,000
less than Mr.. Amcs, who owned the prop
erty, wanted. The building will be used
as theatre till 1888, and then will be
turned into stores.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-12-23
Mere Train Jumpers.

Three train jumpers. giving their names
as Charles Wood, VIM. Henderson and
John Ward, were arrested in 4 passenger
car which had become disabled and was
run upon & switch near Leaman Place.
They had broken into the car and were
taken in custody by Officer Pyle, who
brought them to Lancaster. Alderman
AIeConomy committed them for ten days
each
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-12-23
Sunday School celebration.

The annual Christmas entertainment: to
the pupils of the Presbyterian mission
Sunday school takes place this evening in
the chapel or South Queen street. The
room has been very handsomely decorated
and very pleasant evening is anticipated.
All the friends Of the school are expected
to be present.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-12-23
Tho sins OF the Fathers.

John Broash, cashier of the Williams
burg savings bank, had his son, who is A
years of age, arrested 4 few days ago and
committed as 4 vagrant. A grandson of
the old gentleman, now in his 24th year, is
also said to be idle and dissipated owing
to the example set by his father,
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-12-23
A kiHR MiSSinm

King Louis, of Bavaria, has again dis.
appeared from Hohenschwangan, omit
ting to leave word where his letters and
newspapers should be forwarded. Any
information as to the whereabouts Of the
eccentric monarch will he gratefully re-
ceWed by his sorrowing courticrs.
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Crime and Calamity.

Edward Goodrich, II years old, was
killed while attempting to board 4 moving
train at Webster, Mass.
A young man named Cavasos, his bride
and her mother, wore murdered by ban
terday.
Harry Thomson was fatally injured by
the bursting OF a grindstone at the Amer
lean shear works, in Woodbury., Massa-
chusettS.
Heavy rains have prevailed in Cincin-
matt during the past three days, and de-
structive flood on the Ohio river and its
tributaries is feared
Fred W. Ncwburg, assistant secretary
of the state board Of public works of Ohio
was arrested yesterday on the charge OF
forging vouchers to the amount Of 1900.
The Mexican Kickapoos, a band OF semi
civilized Indian Territory Indians, are on
the point Of starvation, through failure Of
their crops and disappearance Of game.
There were thirty two deaths from chol
era ut Elwedj, Egypt, during the week
ending ON the 18th inst. Some of the car
avans have broken through the quaran
tine by avoiding the ordinary route.
The railroad bridge over the Lickim"
river, on the Kentucky Central railroad,
at Cynthia, Ky, was washed away on
Wednesday night. The river was rising
yesterday at the rate of six inches per
hour.
Two SONS Of George DcIuoz ana JOSEPH,
Doolcy, aged respectively : and 3 years.
were yesterday drowned by breaking
through the ice in Saltwater pond, near
Providence, r. l., and VIM. II. Cartrcll
broke through the ice and was drowned ut
Worcester, Mass.
Three noted bandits, two Of whom pass
under the same name, and were known Us
Manuel A. Sundo, and the third as lucas
Franco, We're captured near Renosa. Mexi-
CO. on Wednesday, and hanged by Mexican,
vigilants who go under the title Of \ 'com
miSsiO..'
The grand jury OF the court OF general
sessions in New York yesterday presented
an Indictment against Colonel J. Howard
Welles for writing and sending annoying
and threatening letters to Jay Gould.
Welles at present is out Of prison on 81,
600 bail.
\ collision occurred yesterday morning
between two freight trains on the Mil
waukee division of the Chicago Il North
western railroad at = point about nine
miles north Of Waukegan, III. Beth
engines and several cars were wrecked.
Nobody was seriously injured.
An unsuccessful attempt was made yes
terday afternoon to rob the mail coach on
the mountains between IIelfenStcin and
DOutyville, in Northumberland county
The driver urged his horses forward when
4 number of shots were fired ut him, one
bullet passing through his hat and cnc
through his coat.
DR.. Hugh Nelson. of Baltimore, has
been arrested ut Chicago Oh charge of
malpractice. The patient, young lady
Of high connections, from Savannah, Ga,
died in the Baltimore hotel 4 few weeks
ago. 1t is stated that he is under inGict-
ment for n similar oftcnse in Baltimore.
the patient in this case being still alive anI
expected to testify against him.
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OIL City Shaken by an Explosion.

Oil City, about eight o'clock last even
ing, was thrown into state of great
agitation and commotion by a deafening
explosion, which shook buildings and
caused q general rattling of window. glass
and dishes. Everybody rushed out and
found the heavens aglow with light
which was reflected all the more brilliant.
ly by the heavy fog which hung over the
city. 1t was soon asccrtaincd that an
agitator at the Union refinery in the out
skirts Of town had exploded and the con-
tents-about five hundred barrels Of oil
were burning. The loss will be about
1000, which is insignificant when COM
pared with the fright of the citizens. Win
dows were shattered 4 mile away. Sam
uel SampseIl was badly but not fatally
injured.
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The Coming Legal HOLIDAY.

| AS Christmas falls on Sunday next
Monday will be 4 legal holiday. Bills Of
exchange, checks and promissOry notes
falling due On Sunday Or Monday are pay
able tomorrow.
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A Great Work Conrleta,i,

The last squad Of workmen who were
employed in the construction of the St.
Gothard tunnel will be paid off to-day.
The tunnel will be officially inspected next
week