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Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1881-01-15
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

JAMES ANTHONY FRoUDs is a repu-
larly ordained deacon in the Church of
England.
PROF. GRAY. OF telephone fame. has
accepted the chair of Dynamic Electric
ity at Oberlin College.
Miss MARY BEgBE, the singer. is To
be married. She does not want to be
Beebe any longer.-M q. Ricayuac.
MRs. f. ID. f. N. SoUrHwoRrH does
all her summer writing in a garden. 4,
is sort Of Garden Of Z. ID. Z. N.-Ds-
trot Free Press.
Ma. DANA. Of the New York Sun.
says that of our American poets Emer-
son and Walt Whitman will have the
most enduring fame.
The editor Of the London Times paid
$1,000 for the privilege OF publishing
selected chapters from Lord Beacons-
fields new romance a few days before
the work appeared.
IT was seventy years AGO when Mrs
Richard Clark was married in North
amptOI. Mass. and she has resided in
tie same house ever since. She has
just celebrated her ninety-fifth BIRTH
day. Her father died at ninety and her
mother at 104.
Mas. BAYARD TAYLOR Is busily en-
gagged in translating the prose works of
her late husband into German Mr..
Taylor. not without honor in his own
country, ranked high in Europe, and
his reputation as poet is fixed 1t is
said no one ever approached him in
England as q translator of Faust"
Miss JENNIE HoGAN iscrcatiny some
what Of a sensation in Washington as
an inspirational poet. she halls from
Vermont. is brunette of ordinary
height, small features. and face with
bright expression. though she is not
pretty. She gives exhibitions of her
talent and rhymes on the slightest pre-
text.
Mr.. ALEXANDER EDWIN SWEET, the
humOrist of the Galveston Ners, is na-
tive Of st. John. n. b., educated in
Germany. where he married his wife.
and is about forty wears of age. He
fought in the war on the Confederate
side of the lines, and after it was over
studied law. He sports beard. a
mustache and acane, wears good clothes
and a stand-up collar. Nature has
been kind to him. and his face gives
stranger no inkling OF the terrible things
he is capable of in the sketch line
Detroit Free Press.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-11-28
STATE ITEMS.

Pleasure lake steamers laid up for the
winter at Erie.
The Pennsylvania State Grange will rs.
scmblc in Wiiliamsport, December 18th,
to remain in session at least four days.
O'Conncr talked in Scranton, and an
ovcrilowing meeting raised 81 900 for the
Irish Land League.
Two boys, aged respectively five and
niEc years, SONS of James Sartin while
skating at Yatesvi!le, near Pittston, broke
through tile ice and were drowned
Anderson 5 store ut Young gstown, about
six miles cast OF GreensbnrG, WAS broken
into and $15, 900 in money, bonds and other
securities stolen. There is no clue to the
perpetrators Of the crime.
Assistant Treasurer Hiili.vusr, of New
York, has resigned. to take effect when
his successor qualities It is understood
that the position has been offered to Ga
gentleman of high standing in commercial
circles'' in New York.
Considerable excitement prevails in Sus
quehanna county, along tue state line be-
tween New York and Pennsylvania, in
consequence of the discovery Of gold in
considerable quantities in a ledge Of rocks
on y farm, the rock assaying S23 in gold
and $12 in silver to the ton. Wayne county
is excited over oil discoveries.
Walter II. Backus, tobacco travelling
salesman of Jersey City, died suddenly of
cold in his eye, resulting in erysipe'as, in
Altoona the other day. In tic same paper
which published his death appeared a
notice of his marriage, which had occurred
few weeks ago and was to have been
made public at Christmas.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-11-28
ksenls OF lnf2rCSJ.

Hartford, Conn, will put up $50, eco
soldiers monument with city money.
The American book exchange has made
III assignment fcr the benefit OF it's credi-
tors.
Mayor Grace, of New York. has appoint
ell joseph w. Drcxei, the banker, to be a
commissioner of education, in place of
Henry f. Peiew, resigned.
David McCoaashy, who ha! served a
term in the penitentiary for horse stealing,
was stabbed to death by one Scatterwhite,
near Warrcnshurs, Missouri, who escaped.
While standing i'll = Troy, N. Y, shoot.
ing gallery and allowing tho proprietor,
" Arizona Charlie" to shoot glass balls
from his head, Thomas Barnes, a youn.
lad, was badly wounded.
J. II. Devcrcux, president Of the reor-
ganized Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati
& Indianapolis road, is to be given charge
of all Of the Vanderbilt railroads west Of
Buffalo, to be Vanderbilt's first lieutenant.
Geo. Maddox, aged Is, killed in coup
ling cars at Paterson, N. j.; Geo Mattice,
of Windsor, Mass, drunk, killed by run
away horse Conductor Z. A. Bachelor
crushed to death between cars on the
Raleigh & Augusta air line.
The dead body of m unknown, middle
aged man, we'll dressed, with twenty
pound paving stone attached to his neck,
was found near Winthrop's Cove. Conn.,,
and bill from II. Wagner, of San An
tonic, Texas, to NJ. A. Ad ans and little
money in the pockets.
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The Engine Pole Crashes Into 4 Street Ca
and Kills Two Young Men.

The Engine Pole Crashes Into 4 Street Car
and Kills Two Young Men.
In Philadelphia about 7:3O O'Clock last
evening, fire engine stationed near Nor
ris and Germantown avenue, started out
in response to an alarm, but had scarcely
got under headway when the strap which
holds the driver in his seat broke, and the
driver was thrown off. The frightened
horses dashed down Germantown avenue
which crosses Fourth street above
Jefferson. At about the point OF
junction, Fourth street car had stop.
ped for some purpose, and before it could
be started again the pole of the engine was
thrust through the rear platform and into
the car, which was full of passengers. A
number of men were standing Oh the plat
form and two young men werc struck by
the pole, one OF them on the head and the
other Oh the chest. Both We're instantly
killed. The shock put out all the lights
in the car and causel the greatest alarm
among the passengers, but no ono else was
injured. The bodies Of the young men
were taken to the nearest police station,
and after lying there unclaimed for an
hour and half were taken to tn, morsue.
Up to midnight thcy had not been identi
fed. The driver OF the engine, who was
only slightly hurt, surrendered himself tu
the police.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-11-28
MOUNT JOY.
News from the borough aud

News from the borough aud Vicinity.
The funeral Of John a. Snyder, who
met death Oh the railroad last Tuesday,
was the most largely attended that took
place in this community. 1t occurred OH
Saturday forenoon. Rev. Kobr, Of near
Lancaster, conducted the services in Eng
lish in the large room OF the United
Brethren church. In tho basement Of the
church Rev. Abraham Horst, Of Mount
JOY, preached sermon in German. Both
rooms were insufficient to accommodate
the attendants and many were turned
away. He was buried in the Mount JOY
cemetery.
Simon Il. Snyder. TIC victims oldest
son, who was off on his wedding trip, was
summoned home and arrived there o..
Thursday morning. He has suffered Of
nervous prOstratiOn. The family has tho
sympathy of the whole community. From
the evidence presented the coronc-'s jury
attaches 10 blame to the railroad company
OR its employees. The scene of the late
accident is daily visited by large numbers
Of persons. There are many conflicting
theories Of how Mr.. Snyder was killed.
but no one knows the exact circumstances
connected with his death.
On Saturday afternoon the Liberty cox
ne: band took trip to Maytown. They
stopped off ON their way home, took
supper at the Red Lion and scycn cnatlcd a
number of citizens.
Amule attached to q buggy ran OF from
in front of Stauffer's hardware store, ON
Saturday evening. Andrew Nisslcy's
hired man, Of Rapho township. had driven
to town with the team, which sustained
TO damage.
Ralph Bingham, the boy orator, gave IN
entertainment in the NJ. f.. church on
Saturday night.
Martin kreider, ,of Rapho township, sole,
his raising Of 1881 tobacco, except n half
interest in q five acre lot, to Michael Ho;r
man. Of MaytOwn.
Christmas being nearly here tho attcn
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doubt was really ashamed Of his keepers.
He would have contentedly remained in
his cell if he had not felt. the inlignity
put upon him by such childish guardian
ship. We are ashamed of them our
selves. They fire shot-guns at prisoners
when they see their heads sticking out
the chimneys but the picture presented
to the world of these gaolers wandering
about the prison during the hours of the
night unable to find whence the mysteri-
Gus noise came that disturbed their
slumbers, while a prisoner was making
his way out of his iron cell to liberty, is
not one calculated to inspire anyone
with high idea of their acuteness.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-11-28
PERSONAL.

Mr.. GowEN has sailed from London for
New York with sc, coo proxies to contest
the presidency Of the Reading railroad.
Mr. TALMAGE remarked in his Thanks
giving sermon, tha: prayer has less effect
upon the weather than upon anything
else.
ALEXANDER II. STEPHENS, at tine weight
Of "a pounds, is writing a history of the
country from its earliest establishment
down to the present.
GUITEAU says if convicted he will die
fearlessly if acquitted he will marry and
lecture. The latter suggestion will recon-
cile the public 70 his conviction.
CYRUS W. FIELDS consolidated New
York evening papers will aim to be the
obsequious organ of Arthur's administra-
ton. That is just about the acreage OF
| that field.
BEATRICE has given $50, OG0 out Of the
| proceeds of the publication of her Birth
day Book to child's hospital in Lon
don. Few ignoble girls Of the period do
better than this scion Of royalty.
Miss BESSIE NORRIS, of Wilkesbarre,
whose lover, James Weller, ran away the
day they werc to have been married and
then came back to marry her. has become
| a raving maniac.
Mrs. GARFIELD is overwhelmed with
letters ftcm all parts Of the country beg
ging for money. So many come every
day that it is impossible for her ever tC
answer them.
VICTORIA WOODHULI. with her sister,
daughter and mother, is back from a five
years trip to and sojouIn in England, full
of praise for the English. She goes upon
the lecture platform, and her accomplished
daughter will take to the stage.
Rev. DR.. S. D. C. JACKSON, of the
Church Of God of Decatur, ILL.,, who will
soon lecture in this city, is a Yorkshire
Enslishman and has the broad English
accent. He is an eloquent and fluent
speaker, and is travelling on lecture
tour through Pennsylvania.
Rev. DR.. MANN, of Packcnham, Ont,
wouldn't let the hired girls beau come be-
cause he wasn't satisfied of his charac
| ter" TO satisfy him the cook mixed
Paris green with his porridge, and the
| reverend censor of kitchen morals came
near being dead Mann.
JOHN ANDERSON, millionaire, propricto,
of the "Solace" fine cut has died lately
of Garibaldi and free Italy, Of Agassiz and
natural science, and 4 friend Of Gen. Scott
for whose Mexican campaigns he first
wrapped fine cut in tin foil.
EZRA FREEBoRN, aged G7 and never
took drink, deserves notice rs the father
of the tramps. He has been going up and
down the country for 3G years and never
paid cent for ride or food. lie will work
if necessary, and always travels alone
He complains that wicked men. outragg-
ing dcccncy, have brought tramping into
undeservedly bad repute. He thinks he
has travelled POS, 900 miles On foot, cars,
boats and wagons and never paid 4 cent
and is willing to bet that no man ever saw
as much. He says: 81 once asked Con.
Grant for help. He. glarcd at mo rs if
was snake, Sherman is frcer. Horace
Greeley never looked ut what he gave me-
Raymond was pretty good. Jim Bennett
is better than his old dad. jim Blaine
| Fever gives Il tramp a cent.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-11-28
Died Recently.

Distinguished neurology: Ab;jah Gil.
bert, ex L. S. senator from Florida, at
Gilbcrtvilie, Otsego county, New York
his native place ; aged IS eldest of 1S
children formerly New York merchant.
Samuel S. Rollins aged 66, for over twen.
ty years cashier Of tho Somersworth ma
tional bank of Great Falls, New Hamp.
shire, On returning from, the funeral OF an
old friend. Sarah F.. PrcssIcr, known as
cold Aunt Sally" ut her sons residence
in Plattskill. New York, aged 100 years, Z
months and 81 days; born in Newburg,
Orange county, New York.
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In the Wrong Place.

Perhaps the priSOn-kccpers would dOa
wise thing if they would ask the COVER
nor +" pardon Frankfort and appoint
him keeper of the Jail. \ man who is
so successful in detecting the weak
points of the prison ought to make a
good gaoler; and if sufficiently large
salary was offered him he might be in
ducch to abandon his profession as thief
and turn his attention to an honest
industry. He has given the prison in
spectcrs so many demonstrations of the
weakness of their Jail that they may feel
inclined TO despair of their ability to
make il tight. Perhaps they may he
able to secure FrankfOrd'S services as
architect, if he is not inclined to 50 per-
manently hold their employ. 1t does
not seem to be exactly the right way of
distributing the work of men to make
gaoler of stupid men and Jail birds of
sharp ones; but that is the way Provi-
dence orders these things. 1t is GER
tainly advisable to consider whether it
is not good policy to put a thief to hold
ing thief, rs we'll rs to catching him :;
which last is a we'll approved expedi-
ency. Bat if re. port; have been true we
have sometimes not had occasion to re-
proac', oar:e.ve; with the excessive hon.
esty of OR prison inspectors and keepers,
so that it is not dishonesty that is the
quality that would convert Il thief like
Frankforl into good gaoler. 1t is his
intelligence that We want. 1t is man.
ifest that men who undertake
to keep within iron walls, pris-
Oners who break out of brick walls,
and who put together their chilled iron
plates, that the file will not cut, with
soft iron bolts, are not the men provided
by nature for the positions they occupy.
They don't rise up to the measure of
their responsibilities. They have the
intelligence of babes. Frarkford no
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OBITUARY..
Death OF David Shultx,


David Shultz, halter and cx-county
treasurer, died aS his residence No. 20 West
Orange street, yesterday afternoon about
three o'clock, from the effects Of paralysis.
Mr.. Shultz was first stricken with paraly-
sis about five years ago, and was confined
to his room nearly year. He never
wholly recovered, but for three or four
years past was abls 20 take short walks
through the streets. Two weeks ago ha
received the second attack, which cou
fined him to his bed, and resulted in his
death as above stated.
Mr.. Shuitz was born in Dauphin county
May %, 1905 he learned the trade of a
halter. and in the year 1924 removed to
New Holland, where after working as a
jourucyman for few years, he married
Miss Rebecca Miller. Of that village, and
started the hating business on his own
account. and continued to carry it on
until 1852, when he was elected count y
treasurer by the Wing party. Of which he
had long been an active member, often
representing the party in county
conventions. and being from time to
time appointed to minor offices,
holding for three terms the Office OF mer-
'cantile appraiser. About 1S45, in connec-
tion with his New Holland store, lie
opened one in lancaster, which, in 4 short
time, became the leading hat store in the
city. In 1852 he removed to Lancaster
and associated with him in business his
Oldest son, John and afterwards sold his
interest in the business to his second son,
Henry. After quitting the hating trade,
about 1856, he entered into partnership in
the banking business with Hester. Hen
HnrSn,, aud 1(oo1 N firv, 1oi,pfr
John X. Reed & Co. Having bought
land in Wayne county, Ohio, he removed
tiithcr in 1862, and settled down to farm.
returned to Lancaster in 1866. For sew
the leaf tobacco trade, and speculations in
land and stocks. As Stated above, be was
stricken with paralysis some five years
ago, which disabled him from continuing
in active business, and compelled him to
live in retirement.
MIR. Shultz was tho father Of fifteen
children-eight SONS and seven daughters.
Ten of his children survive him Henry,
William and Charles, the well-known
hatters Of North Queen street David, Of
Altoona, Blair county, Pa. and Joseph, of
Orrville, Ohio. The surviving daughters
are Kate. wife of Solon BoydsOa, Orrville,
Ohio Mary, wife Of James Calmont,
Cass county, Mo-; Annie, wife Of Col.
Russell, Kansas City, NO.; Rebecca,
widow Of the late Edward Welchans and
Ellen, who is single.
Mr.. Shultz possessed great business
talent and was an enterprisins and sue
cessful business man, and until disabled
by disease was an active. and influential
politician. His funeral will take place
Wednesday afternoon at 2 O'clock.
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A Drunken Fight.

Five Or Six men had fight on West
Orange street near North Quee n on Satur-
day night, one of their number being too
much intoxicated to walk without assist
ancc. The results were q dirty sidewalk,
a broken whisky bottle, and policeman
On the spot after the fighters had escaped
in the darkness. How they managed to
drag along their almost helplessly drunk
companion so speedily after they knew 4
policeman was sent for is a mystery.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-11-28
Settling With a Creditor.

In Uniontown, Fayette county, John
Patterson, butcher, walking along Nor
gantown street saw Ellis Peters in Jac
quet's stove shop and asked him to pay a
meat bill. Peters objected to being dun.
ned in SO public a.manner and retorted
sharply. Patterson then entered the shop.
Before the bystanders could interfere
Peters seized a stove lid and dealt PAtter.
son a heavy blow on the forehead, knock
ing him scnsoIcss and escaped. Patterson
was taken to his home in buggy, where
he has since remained in critical corii.
tion, suffering from conclusion of the
brain.
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time he has made several attempts to
escape. but has always been unsuccessful.
During his life he escaped from number
Of jails throughout the country and he is
considered an expert at Jail breaking.
Charles Gibson, his son in-law, who is
now at large made his escape through the
archway leading to the tlue. Since that
time the iron gate was put on it and that
was the only obstacle in Frankford's way,
but he was equal to it.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-11-28
GIESON'S APPOINTMENT.

MacVcash's Neglect TO Have him Qualified
Mr.. MacVeagh did not know how there
came to bc no record or notice Of Gibson s
appointment to assist in prosecuting tho
star route cases. 1t seems, however, that
MacNeagh did officially notify Bliss in the
following letter, from which it is argued
that he never intended to appoint Gibson
an "assistant attorney
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
WASHINGTON, June !, 1851.
You are hereby appointed special as
sistant United States attorney for the Dis
trict of Columbia to aid in the prOsccu-
tion Of certain persons charged with being
concerned in frauds on tho United States,
in connection with what is known rs the
star route investigation. at = compensation
to be determined by the attorney gcuel al
when the suits are ended. You will take
the oath prescribed for district attorneys
and transmit the same to this department..
Very respectfully,
WAYNE MACVEAGH,
Attorney General.
The revised statutes Of the United States
section G,3G5 provide no compensation
shall hereafter be allowed to any person
besides the respective district attorneys for
services; rs attorney OF counselio: to the
United States or to any branch Or depart
rnent OF the government: thereof, except
in cases specially authorized by law, and
then only OH the certificate Of the attorney
general that such service, were actually
rendered and that the same could not tc
performed by the attorney general Or So
licitor general Or the officers OF the
department o: justice or BY thc district
attorney.
Section 3Gj also provides: Ever at
torney or counsellor wit" is specially re-
tanned under the authority of tie depart
memt O! justice to assis. in the tria! of any
case in which the government is interested
therein shall recaive commission from
tic !l::;;d Of such department lis special
assistant to the attorney general Or to
some orc Of the district attorneys, as the
na:ure "i the appointment may require,
aui shall take the oath required by law to
be taken by the district attorneys. and
shal! be subject to al liabilities imposed
upon item by law
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Losses bY Fire.

Jacob Watson's wheelwright shop. paint
shop and residence in Falls township,
Bucks county $4,000. F.. 0. Norton S
cement factory, Roset!ale, New York
$50, 600. Schooner Exerticn at White
House, Va. Standard Oil company's paraf-
fine works in Cleveland; $4,000. Lorau,
Hamburger s. Co. brick factory. Peters
burg. Va, and sumac leaf storehouse
81, 800. Peter Wards residence, New
burg, n. Y; $1,000. W. l.. Green's
grist mill, East Aurora, N. Y. ; $4,000.
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MayOr's Court.

The mayor this morning sent one drunk
to Jail for 20 days. one for 10 days, and a
third for five. Two other drunks were
made to pay costs and fine and two Il fine.
Seven dodgers were discharged.
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FRANKFORT seems determined to prove
that 'strong walls do not prison make
nor iron bars cage" The romantic
story of his attempted escape reads like
a page from novel, but, unlike Victor
Hugo's fleeing convict, when this Lam
caster Jail breaker was confronted with
iron gratings in his snbterranean avenues
of escape he removed the bars and made
them implements to facilitate his
flight.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-11-28
Jurors Being Drawn.

This afternoon the jury commissioners,
judge and sheriff are drawing jurors for
the January aud February courts.
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List of Unclaimed Letters.


The following is a list Of unclaimed let
ters remaining in the postof1ice for tho
week ending November %, 1881
Ladies' L,st.-Mrs. Christana Anderson,
Miss L. E. Grove, Lydia Jay, Miss Mary
krei,ler, Mrs. Miles, Miss Susan MOnbach
Miss Josephine Matt, Miss Bell. NJ. Ncel,
Mrs. Liley Palmer, Miss Randolph, Miss
Cad Smith, Miss Annie Scheetz, Mrs.
Mary Ycager.
Gents List.-John Anthony, Samuel p.
Bailey, Capt. Juo. n. Blount, Sam'l. p.
Brodis, Ashwell Browne, L. Campbell,
James Delaney, William Dieyolf (for),
Martin Fry. George Fell. Gilmore & Ste.
phens, f. L. Hitchcock, Peter Hoffer. T..
". Kyle, Jacob Kiser, A. S;smann, w. H
Steward, Isaac Saldomridge, Emile Som
mcr (for), Amos 3. Stark.
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IT is officially reported that last year
twenty two ports of entry did not collect
dollar in duties and that thirty-two
other ports did not collect enough to pay
expenses. If collection does not collect,
it, at least, costs.