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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-02-25

a we'll attended and very crelitable en-
tertainmcnt was given in the Trinity Lu
thcran chapel last evening, by the young
| people belonging to the congregation. Be
I low is the programme
Praycr-Dr. GrcenwaId.
Vocal QuartCttn-" sabbath Dayy" suup In,
Tf.iffcr. ~
riann SOLOS .iIvery Waves" Miss May
sutton -'
Vocal Solo" Greia" Miss SwatZwuIder
Essay" coming Spring." Mr. Chas Long
vocal Solo" Marfinne,- sung in Italian by
DR.. Withrow. ~
Recitation-.Thc Angel. OF Bucnavista."
Miss RoS- Gable.
SOLO and Chorus: Pe!i.hci in tl,s Snow
Master Tommy McEvOy rendering the solo
fltn0 Solo" StOncwa,! Jackson" Mr.
Harry Baldwin.
Duet and Chorus Angels Waiting"
ln:crmission, during " !iich COi,ec an, cake,
v ere served.
solo and Chorus" Little Blue Ewes sung
hy seven little girls. Nil, Grace IIalLach rem.
dcrin% he SOLO part very creiitabIy,
iiei'tin2-' Tine Broker OF Wall Street" bv
Rev: c. Eivin IIourt.
Anvil Chorus with anvil ,ccomnan,
r:cnt.
CcronatIon.' by the audience
D"S"ioGy and DcncdiciiOn.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-02-25
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE
READINGS CONFIDENCE MEN
An spnra:a Farmer Victlmized TwicO-Lost
Sl15 Recently at the EnyOloDo -
('ame-A RObesOnla Man
TAKEN In,

! Sll5 Recently at the Enveiope
Game-A RobesOnia Man
TAKEN In.
| Reading News.
There is well-Organizcd company OF
coniidenee operators IN this city, and
scarcely 4 day passes without some un-
fortunate individual being caught in the
meSheS of the net, cast especially for the
purpose. Some of the sufferers discover
their mistake and the sharp game practiced
upon them before it is too late to recover
the sum out of which they may have been
deirauded, and ioresO prosecution for the
sake of getting their money. Others
compromise with the offenders and would
rather pay for their folly than give pub
licity to the facts in the case.
moderately successful haul was made
few days ago from out on a sturdy old
farmer residing near Ephrata, who had
visited this city on business. He was in
uuced TO enter = store room across the rear
OK which was stretched curtain. The
oait was the old envelope game, and tho
payer bets on number which is SUD-
poSed-in tie minds of the operators only
10 dc III some way connected with q
prize. AS Il matter Of course, the party
DcitiHG can continue to do SO as long as
the purse holds out, and receive nothing
III return. This Ephrata farmer lost SIS
IN 4 very few moments, and instead of
dropping to the character OF the game
which was being worked upon him, went
out to Il lawyers office, procured 800. and
returned fora second attack.
liiIS last sum followed the SIS in ulick
time, when it began to dawn upon the yeo
man s mind that he had been victimized.
lie began Il tour of inspection on his own
account, and was bold enough to 90 be.
mind the curtain, but. like Casabianca ON
the burning deck, ''all but him had fed
After losf1s s115 he returned to his native
hills a sadder yet wiser man.
On Tuesday afternoon this same game
was successfully worked upon highly rc
spccts'd farmer of Robcscn township. who
was vietimized to tie extent of $40. lie
WIS met on Penn street near Seventh by
TWO young men, who impaired the infor-
nation that they We're about starting i'm
business and would like him to take some
oi their advertising pamphlets into tho
country with him. He agreed to do 50
and was conducted intoa i room. Just where.
however, he was unable to state, owing to
ms being unacquaintcd in the locality.
Here the envelope game was proposed with
the result as above stated,
Arrived ut the Keystone house he related
ted his unfortunate experience to Il friend.
who saw at glance what had occurred.
mi he forthwith called up u detective
''iicer. who, in company with the victim.
'aught up with the operator Oh the street.
Sho upon 4 demand made by the officer.
handed over the srlil. The farmer pOck-
ted his cash, and went home determined
n the future to give the young curbstone
merchants q wide berth.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-02-25
4 DISHONEST BARON.
now the Expectations of HIS Creditors Uave
Been Disappointed,


secn Disappointed,
The district in charge of Baron Bechtal.
sheim, the absconded Austro- Hungarian
consul, embraced Missouri. Kansas. Ne
braska, Wisconsin. Minnesota, Arkansas.
Texas. Colorado, Wyoming, and the In
dian Territory, and letters continue to ar.
rive from all over the district
from persons claiming money sent by
friends in Europe through the consulate.
which they never received. The baron
belongs to a noble family in Wurzburs.
Bavaria where he has a wife and children,
with whom he correspondent. He has 4
brother who is a general in the Austrian
army. AN aide-de-camp to the emperor.
and now special military envoy to St.
Petersburg. His friends hoped that his
family would send him sufficient money to
pay the deficit, but the desired remittance
never came. Outside Of the affairs of his
he is said to be deeply in debt,
owing to one creditor as much as
81, 600. His books and every article of
which lie owns are said to cover
I'd by mortgages.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-02-25

for the Republicans and eleven
for the Democrats, would be Civ
ing the 4ii,702 Republican voters
at the last election a decided
advantage over the 4o7, ,42s Democrats.
since it would require 81 .O39 of the latter
to elect one congressman and only o.
7Si OF the former. Surely the Repubii-
cans could not complain of this. Ex-
amining the districts in detail the Re
publican surplusage of ratios in Phila-
delphia is offset by the deficiency in the
adjoining Republican district Of Chester
and Delaware. Democratic Berks and
Republican Lancaster each fall short ::
the shrinkage in Democratic Lehigh and
Northampton is counterbalanced by the
surplus in the Democratic Luzerne, Col
umbia and Montour district. The Re-
publicans in the 18th district have about
the same surplus as the Democrats in the
18Th !; the 9th and 18th offset each
other, while the Republican surplus in
Pittsburgh is fully met by the
deficiency in the adjoining Re
publican district Of Lawrence,
Beaver and Butler. On the whole
the western part Of the state, the most
distinctly Republican section, with six
Republican and two Democratic dis
tricts, has llj,4l0 less than its eight
ratios. So that on the whole the Re-
publicans get all the advantage from
this apportionment that they can in any
decency claim.
1t is needless to Say that this appor-
tionmcnt is offered with reference to no
special interest, without regard to local
itie; or individuals, and without apy
consultation or suggestions from anv
source whatever. /, is commended to
tdlr-mln'ied legislators of all parties. It
may be improved, but we have not been
able to see wherein. We will BE- glad to
be shown it if il can.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-02-25

Lewis I. Sheppard, y smallpox trav
eler who was supposed to have left New
Jersey for Delaware OH Tuesday is Still in
the state. On that day he walked to Fin
ley Station and attempted to board the
train to Philadelphia. Conductor Swecten
declined havin; his company; whcreupon
he walked to WOodruffs Station on the
New Jersey Southern railroad, and board
en- train. The conductor, having Der
ceived his condition, made him get off.
tie remained there, eating his breakfast
at Mannings restaurant, until the S:2S
train Came along for Philadelphia, which
he boarded. After riding a few miles his
condition was discovered and the conduc-
tor put him on the back platform and
locked the door. He reached Camden all
right, and is believed to be there now.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-02-25
Obituary.

B. X. Mckenzie, ''the oldest editor in
Tennessee" died at Edgefield, in that
State, yesterday.
John Bateman Smith, editor of the Pull
aski Tennessee, Citizen, died on Wednes-
cay night,
4. $. Mitchell, we'll known journalist
OF St. Louis, died ON Wednesday evening.
at the Arkansas Hot Springs aged 81
years.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-02-25
JUSTICES nf the l.eace

The lately elected justices Of the peacs
should not forget that they are required
+" iii" in the prOthnOtary's Office within
30 days after their election notice of their
acceptance OF the Office to which they
were clected--otherwise they will not re-
ceive their commissions.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-02-25

The discovery of letter from Senator
elect Mitchell, when he was not even !, SEN
ator suspect. to the Independents, urging
them to maintain their independence, may
lead to the conviction that after ali Cam
eron did get tie hot end Of the poker.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-02-25

AS was expected, the alleged decision of
the United States to exclude French wines
and the report that tie French agricul-
tural society believed the decision was in
reprisal for the interdiction by France of
American bacon, turns out to he mere
suggestions Or joke Of private inlivid-
uals.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-02-25

lEsTERDAYs rotilements Of bank circu
lation aggregated SO, 734, 80, among them
the following by Philadelphia banks !:
Union national, sl56, 500; Farmers and
Mechanics, s4500OO; Philadelphia ma
tional, sj5O.SOO.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-02-25
MINOR TOPICS.

The first cargo OF sugar direct from the
West Indies for the sugar refinery at
Halifax, Nova Scotia, has arrived at that
port.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-02-25
Total.
$779,6u9

$lIS,0U.
Some private capital also was invested,
probably to the amount of $50, 600 includ-
ing the original gift Of two hundred acres.
! Certainly something very valuable to the
youth of the state in the way of training
i'll the branches of knowledge relating to
| agriculture and the mechanic arts should
should come from the investment of near
ly eight hundred thousand dollars. But.
has there been such an outcome The
legislative committee OF 1878 say no and
associations of farmers and agricultural
clubs and societies say no. Expressions of
disappointment and dissatisfaction take
very emphatic form. The legislative
committee says the institution has been
very badly managed the location of the
college is undesirable :; the building is un
suitable; the agricultural department
has never been Il success - the =" ex-
perimental farms have utterly failcd,'
one of these not being even third class
farm :; and, finally, at the date of the re-
port (aE0ut two years agO) there were
% eleven professors and only "forty-six
Students" some of whom are not resi-
dents of the state. Tho school was in
tended for four hundred fdents.
1t is this situation that the farmers ex-
claim against, those interested in the me-
chanical side of the institution not SEEM
ing to take much part in the matter. The
success Of that side. it may be said, is not |
brilliant either. For the reasons set forth |
Mr.. Garrctt's resolution directs that the |
s30, 600 of annual appropriation shall be
withheld until there is better showing of
results commensurate with the amount
of money given. The farmers demand
that the money shall be expended in a
manner better calculated to pror.ote the
purpose of the congressional act. "Exper
mental farms' of the right sort, properly
the appropriation Of the
money to established universities or col
eges, one in the eastern part of the state,
md one in the west-the farmers think
would produce the right results.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-02-25

A SHARP competition is reported be-
tween the Pacific mail and China mer-
chant steamship companies, at San Fra H.
cisco, for the possession of the Chinese
trade. The steamer Mccfoo, of the Chi
ncsc merchant line, now at San Francisco.
offers to take out flour at s5 per ton.
The Pacific mail company, it is id,
"offcrs to do it for onc-half less.'' There
is an impression in San Francisco that the
Chinese company is backed by tie Chi
nese government.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-02-25

SEVERAL of the independents at Harris
burg have letters from the senator-clect i'm
which he speaks out plainly against the
machine school Of politics, which has kept
men of brains in the rear and elected men
irresponsible official positions whose prin-
cipal claim has been their subserviency to
their masters. These letters were written
before he had any idea that he would be
the choice OF the Republicans of the Penn
sylvania Legislature. In one of these.
written some time after Beaver had been
placed in nomination, he declares himself
in thorough accord with the independents
and says that if he were 4 member of the
Legislature he would be heartily in the
movement to compel more respectful
observance of the peoples wishes in the
selection of candidates for offices of bisb
trust. lie expresses the belief that the
courageous stand taken against the prac- |
tice in vogue in the state will serve to
break up the prevalent bad policy.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-02-25

MCCLURE telegraphs from Washington
1.-The Republicans of the House, unde,
the mad lead of Conser, and against the
better counsels Of Hawley and Frey, have
practically decided to defeat congress
sional apiortionment this session. They
have made $40 members their ultimatum,
number that is against the dispassionate
Judgment of two-thirds OF both parties.
and will filibuster out the session TO defeat
any other bill. This is simply partisan
madness. 1t will cost Pennsylvania hun
dreds of thousands for an extra session of
the Legislature, and it will impose like
needless cost on more than half the states
of the Union. The revolutionary leaders
of the Conser stamp really indicates that
the follies of the Democrats two wears
ago will be initiated by the Republicans
now. The new House will be even more
closely balanced than the present. and it is
evident that Republican power will bc
broken in that body soon after it shall be |
!
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-11-27
an ATTACK on DOG THIEVES.

The beautiful black French poodle bitch Flora
which took the second PRIZE at tie bcnch
shows in 1879 and $780, was stolen on Friday.
Louis Lorillard. TO whom she belongs, yesterday
offered reward of $500 for the arrest and conyic-
ton of the person who stole his pet. In converse
ton with a reporter last evening Mr. Lorlllard
said:
MY object in offering such a reward is not 20
much to recover my poodle as 10 try to check do8
stealing. So many dogs have been stolen that
think there is regularly organized system OF they
ing. Just where it begins and ends it is hard to say
But the fact is that IL is almost impossible to Keep
a valuable dog Mine have been stolen number
of times. and have grown tired of paying 30 ono
day and $50 the next 10 recover them"
Have you never been able 10 have the men u
rested
"No, because they carry on the business IN such
q roundabout way. For instance, when L adVer-
tise that my dog has been stolen man comes 10 me
and says that no has the dog IN the possessio
of certain parties, and that he can get 1t for so
many dollars. Wen, he is paid and the dog comes
back, because one would surely rather pay, a lew
dollars for dog that he has become lond OF
than not TO get him back. But thii
time mean business and the dog fauciers VIII A..
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-11-27
ARRIrlL or TIE rRENcH SINGERS.

HOW MAURICE GRAUs OPERA TROUPE MPEAEs
AFTER 4 TRIP N MEXICO AID BRAZIL
Astlr warsip Brooklyn, with topmaSt' housed
and everything snug on board, steamed under the
cables Of the bridge about midday yesterday the
band on board played a popular air from 'Boccac-
cio." The strain was waited across IN" water by .
gentle breeze, striking the ears of the members OF
the Maurice Gran French Opera Company as
they we're coming mp the harbor on inc
Tycho Brahc. The music was appreciated ny TIC
singers, who laughed and sang, and IN olher ways
gave evidence OF delight that they would soon P''
foot on land, for thiI days had passed since the
emDarka.ion at DeunOs Ayres. On the quarter
deck stood Paola Marie chatting enthusiastically IN
French with q TRIBUNE reporter. Every tHng mas
been so nice" she said, during Jht Iourl'Gu
months that We have been away from New orr.
Havana is delightful. But Gh, Brazil! 50 Ike Ia
belle France" liz 81
And so she talked on one moment speaking OIL
how staunch tue steamer was, az an9ther Oh nov
agreeable The captain had made hlih5eu, AM ~
good things they had to eat. She SPOKE EliUiy VI
then shaking her pretty head she toId OF HOW S"'
cesGiu financially the venture had peeh' o..
Yes" remarked Maurice Grau' VINO S'oou n, ,o
by and who rs manager Of the company u reporter
to have made Sl5O000 nothing cOutu IIEG peeI
more successful than our trip, both financially anu
arti.tieaIly. Afer doing the Southern States ana
Mexico we went to Havana. Thence we sallou ~
Brazil. There we met with our greatest success &c,
Engagements of three days Were, pro'uiso" !"
week, aud those of a week to three, ~, .,o-.,.
What the theatres like 7" asked the rePoloi
Very large and very dirty. There IL one thlng
want to correct 1t has been stated that managers
who 90 to Brazil have TO give out large hunDeI VI
free passes. Thls Is not the case Inc peoplo l,y
and pay well for good attraction. There are lew
boxes that are private the same as at tue hcsueiS
OF Music. The Emperors box is also Always to
served. Other than that all the people pay" ~
"Who are the members OF your company now -
Mile. Paola Marie is of course our star, , ne
we have Mile Helene Leroux, Mile. fauiInH M LIZ
| Lentz and Nine. knais Privat. The las two appear
for the first time in NewYork Joseph M aura
aud Frederic Mauge also are new. ClemenI NlsIl,
n Dnplan and A Poyarl are still with us- we nave
| chorus OF fifty artists and large orchestra
| "Mhen aud where do you opcnT y
al the Park Theatre on Monday night ~
"Uow long do you intend to remain III new
"Oalv nine nights. Then we go directly TO Mex
/ -, - ..-L-....,. Nc nope. about EaStet.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-11-27
CHANGE 7HE TREASURY SYSTEM.
ne Edftor Of The Tribune.

To ne Editor Of The Tribune.
SIR: Mr. Greeley used to say that the way
70 resume was to l say that the way 10 pay
money of the Treasury to stop putting in
ing this people fifteen millions ever thirty days 20 pay
of debt that wants paid, and taxing tho inge-
nuity of Secretary OF the Treasury TO discover ways
and means TO disburse the enormous impOst Is
than criminal; it is foolish, II the American voter
stands It much longer shall lose faith gover1n ent
by the people. In 10 European country where there s
intelligence enough 10 get into debt
credit by showing to the world that very light
their people Is sufficient TO meet all national obli-
cations We rob people for the benefit OF politicians
and speculators, Keeping up crude and silly system
that must IN tho end wipe out National securities
and National Banks along with them, and give us
the wildcat circulation of early days
The Aforesaid American voter will pull himself To-
gether SOHO DAY and put a stop to this business
Nesc- York, Nov. 20, 1881. E. W. VASDERHooP.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-11-27

started up afresh on the strength ofa word or TWO
no ntered about his having little to say TO the fu-
ture. One paper gives new turn to it, by announc-
ing that he is going to the House Of Lords with the
tite of Earl of Liverpool. This itself is but the re-
viva of piece of gossip which gained currency IN
certain circles some time ago. The only remark IL
calls for rthat either of the stories calls for is ths
that they have their origin and credit among classes
ofpeople who are not in Mr.. Gladstones confidence;
who arc not his admirers; who are not his pohtical
associates and who pare dscredted and contradlcted
by his friends and colleagues. No man who knows
Mr. Gladstone viii believe that he Will abandon MS
responsibilities at moment which he hilnseh ue-
fines as the maturity and crisis OF great struggle
CIV, s.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-11-27

the most important is view the Maine coast In the
foreground several fishing boats the tops of their
masts and the submits OF the cliffs beyond richly gilded
with light.
mixture OF country and city IA shown in j. g.
Browns genre piece now nearly completed. An old
laborng man equipped with sycthe and II ready
for toll In the backwoods is hanging the railing OF
city dwelling asking for work.
The region about Elenvle, in this State, appears to
be favOrite resort for artisa j. q. Brown and II. L.
Henry have both obtained there several subjects. Tho
latter has brought back views Of the Shawangunk
Mountains A painting called Capital and Labor"
represents young lady with aTistOcrac puy calling
at the back door of farmhouse where they are re-
ceiyed by the hariwOrkng farmers wife and mean-
choly sheep dog.
Thomas Moran has recently returned from trip in the
southwest, having journeyed through Colorado, New
Mexico and Arizona, lie has bright sketches OF
canons buttes and rocky cliffs in which the gorgeous
colors OF differing strata shown
IN Windsor, Conn, Hamilton Hamilton has found
another landscape with cedars
son near Cold Spring.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-11-27
THE COURT A MERE CIRCUS.
T, me UdtIor Of Thc ytbli ne.

SIR: Is there no way of stopping the farce
now being enacted in WushiugHl It IL hard 10 realize
that an assassin guilty Of hc greatest crime We have ON
record il being tried 1t .seculs more Ike circus with
the criminal actins chief clown. Even tho learned
judge We are told, could not suppress smile "hen
think Of the anguish Of last summer. how TIE whole
world looked on in sympathy with tue StH,nues oi o
Pr.siifut blush Gl the thing called tld aud beg Tic
Government IL cannot be conducted WIN aet icy, 70
let II end Just fancy what hrs. fairfield must IeeI, II
ebc l. allowed to read OF it, There j. Ep WAY except Tor
the Press TO come down uN Judge cox IL is . li
Judge could not have been io1Hd who 20 ehsi Gai aug
nit enough to Keep the Court from dcssueraIirS INTO
circus. l. - W.
Net5 York, Nov -, 1881.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-11-27
HarerJord college, Penn, Nov %, 1881.
LET THE COURT AT LEAST BE DECENT.

10 the Editor Of The TrtOHne'
SIR: | heartily indorse the course OF NE
TEIISE in it's condemnation Of the United States Cir
ems now III session at Washington. In my sixty years
experience III this world have never seen, heard nor
read Of such outrageously disgusting and dsgiaceH
scenes as those being enacted at Washington under the
guise OF a court Of justice. II the memory OF our
laIucnted President had power to restrain laughter
applause the trial Of his assassin when portion
of the martyrs bones lying on the table before
linen common deencv NJ least should hove forced
the Court 10 compel silence ana respect Justice OK
has incurred the righteous ld gna!ou or every o''e
man In the Union lie haE the power 30 enforce order
and GecOruIn, and could have done 50 II hc MAJ desired
IT, Talk OF Guteaus insanity! lie is constantly repeal
ing an insane, am insane" Was it over known IN
the whole history OF tae human race mat tedly ha's
man ever acauo Wlc igcd his own INSANITY l.
AOregtDcy 20, 1851.