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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-08-10
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
=" Why Is It,"

1t has been always alleged that when
ladies meet and pass each other they in
variably look around at each other, and
the question naturally arises, Why is
it?' Some say they desire to see the back Of
each others bonnet, whilst Others Is stout
ly contend that they desire to prevent
each other from seeing the back OF each
others bonnet and the contest ON this
subject, in the debating societies the com
ing autumn and winter, Is likely to be as
long, as animated and rs stubborn
as the late Conkling Platt contest in
the Legislature of New York. We believe
it has never yet been decided whether
the man upon whom the brick from the
house-t top fell and killed, was walking too
fast or too slow. Had he walked slower the
brick would have fallen before he reached
the spot had he walked faster he would
have passed the spot before the brick fell.
This is a question of humanity and it's .
pity it was not decided one way or the
other. The above question belongs to
similar category ; because, suddenly look
ing round jeOpardizes the superior portion
of the vertebral column, and it is hoped
that charity towards the "gentler sex
will prompt the :: sterner sex" to solve
the problem without 4 peradventure,
equivOcatiOn, or preyariacatiOn, the ap-
preaching debating season.
Sword Presentation.
. At the annual convention Of the Grand
Circle of Pennsylvania of the Order Of
Brotherhood of the Union in Reading,
Washington Legion No. ). Knights Of the
Revolution, arrived from Lancaster about
25 strong shortly before nine O'Clock yes
terday morning. They were met at the
outer depot by the Philadelphia delega-
ton. and were accompanied by the Eden
band, Is pieces Of Lancaster. The officers
of Lancaster Legion are: Capt II.
McElroy; first lieutenant, John Obcr-
deer; second lieutenant, j. B. Dorm
myer. After some preliminary exercises,
in which both Legions anticipated, the
Major, o. w. G. Whinna, stepped forward
and created a genuine surprise to many OF
those present. First, he presented a mag
nifcent sword to Captain George 5. kiel,
of Legion No. 1, and another equally
handsome to Captain Hiram McElrOy. OF
Legion No. ), complimenting them for the
zeal, energy and devotion they had shown
in advancing the cause Of, the order.
The recipients both made suitable re-
sponses.
Captain McElrOy's sword will be on ex-
hibition in the window of E. J. Erisman's
store, North Queen street. for few days.
The Reading papers speak in compli
mentary terms of the handsome appear
ance OF the Lancaster Knights, who re-
turned to the city last evening.
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her ear, which caused her to scream
frightfully, and but for the timely arrival
of assistance she would have strangled. In
order to extricate the turtles teeth from
her ear its head was cnt completely of,
after which it took ten minutes to pry its
jaws apart. The lady went through the
operation bravely, but says she will never
again float in the ChautauQua.
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receive one-third, and the other third is
divided among his grandchildren.
When Miss CLARA LOUISE KELLOGG,
the American prima donna was in. st.
Petersburg. the government authorities,
SO she tells a newspaper interviewer, were
as suspicious Of her as if she was lined with
dynamite. Her mail was opened and all
supposed incendiary paragraphs were cut
out.
THEo. ALLEN, the notorious New York
gambler. murderer and Republican ballot
box suffer, being divorced from his first
wife, has been married to a handsome and
refined young woman named Ella Abbic
Glover, worth half million. Allen ex-
plains that he got his divorce from his first
wife in Indiana. cit was granted a few
days after the last presidential election, at
which time had been resident of Indi-
ana for thirty days" Allen was out there
distributing tracts " for Arthur.
The wealthiest widows in England
are the Hon. Mrs. MEYNELL INGRAM,
daughter of Lord Halifax, and Mrs. GER
ARD LEIGH. The first inherited from her
husband two splendid seats, each will, a
deer park, and an income above $50, 600 a
year. Mrs. Gerard Leigh, who sails in the
finest steam yacht afloat, owns Luton park
formerly the seat of the Butte family, and
a fine house in GrosvenOr square, London,
She entertains literally, whereas Mrs.
Meynell Ingram lives quietly.
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The L" Home :" Picnic.

The annual picnic of the Home - will
be held on Saturday next at Tells Hahn,
and it is hoped the friends of the little
folks will remember the occasion and con-
tribute something towards this entertain
ment.
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Seventh Annual Convention.

The association of directors of the poor
of this state will hold their seventh annual
convention in Erie on September 90. Z.
F. Cox, superintendent of our Lancaster
county hospital, is one of the vice presi-
dents of the association. He and the di-
rectOrs will attend the meeting.
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Insurance Paid.

The insurance companies in which
Philip Hike had his tobacco insured, which
was recently destroyed by fire, yesterday
paid over to J. l.. Steinmetz, esq. the fol-
lowing sums of money, the amoun: of the
insurance:
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Held for Postage.

kins, Chestnut Hill, Hartford county, Nd
is held for postage. The sender of this
letter cut the stamp from a stamped ell
velope and placed it upon the envelope
containing the letter. This is illegal, and
all letters thus stamped will be detained
at the pOstoflice for non-payment. II \
stamped envelope is misdirected, or in any
way becomes dcfaccd the owner OF it can
get new stamped envelope in exchange
for it by presenting it a: the pOstOtfice,
but he is not allowed to cut out the stamp
from the defaced envelope and paste it
upon an unstamped envelope. This state
ment of tho case has been made many Il
time, but it may be well enough to make
it again, as some people appear to have
not known, or forgotten it.
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Homo Again.

His honor Mayor MacGonisle has re
turned from fortnight's soiourn at Sar-
atoga springs, and has resumed the duties
of his office. His honor says he had de-
lightful time while away, and his health
full color and improved appearance bear
witness to the correctness of the state
ment.
James NJ. Burke. esq, reached his
home in Lancaster last evening, after a
four months sojourn in Ireland. Cross
ing the brine has done him Il world of
good.
NJ. J. Treacy, of the Royal College of
Veterinary Surgeons Of London. England,
arrived in this city last night with ]. NJ.
Burke esq.,, whom he accompanied from
Europe. He will locate here.
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Caught by . Norman,

A young lady of Jamestown, N. V,
while in bathing near Bemus Point
Chautauqua lake, had a narrow escape
from drowning. A turtle caught hold of
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i;iNS for XaHer Pine,

II. d. Wood 4 Co., Philadelphia. pro-
posed to deliver pipe of the test quality ut
$50. so per ton of 224O pounds.
The contract was awarded to Mellert Il
Co
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Obituary.

Mrs. Anna Wilson, a venerable and re-
spected woman, aged % years, died ut the
residence of her son, Joseph Wilson, in
Love Lane, TO. day and will be buried on
Friday as is stated in the obituary depart
ment of to days paper. Mrs. Wilson.
whose maiden name was Shupp, was a
native of Lancaster county and for many
years past resided in the city. She was
member of the Dunkard Or German Baptist
church, and her remains will be buried in
the Mennonite burying ground on the
Millersville pike.
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should be appointed for their ability and
learning, their uprightness and judicial
character, and without regard to political
considerations in any narrow sense.
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The Republican county committee
made quite show of virtue over its dis.
inclination to levy a campaign assess
ment upon Judge Livingston, because of
the dignity of the office for which he is
the party candidate. Its action was
quite right, but we can hardly concede
the purity of the motive claimed for it.,
seeing that no such exemption was made
for Judge Livingston ten years ago, nor
for Judge Patterson, who was taxed
81 600, an amount which no man could
pay and honestly take the oath of office.
1t is much more likely that the sp.smod-
ic virtue of the Republican committee
this year is due to its plethora of money.
1t has levied an assessment of over two
thousand dollars for the most Indifferent
year in Pennsylvania politics since 1873.
and when two hundred and fifty dollars
would be ample to meet all
the legitimate expenses of the cam
paign. They could we'll let the
judge off this year. Had his time hap
pened at another period he would not
have got off so easily. But seriously,
with a surplus of fifteen or eighteen hun
dred dollars, for which the committee
has no use this year, and which it has
not even a pretext to spend, it might pay
back portion or the whole of the as
sessment so indecently levied upon Judge
Patterson. At least let it pay for the
courts paper. books in the Steinman and
11ensel case, which bill, we believe, has
thus far been paid out of the county
treasury.
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Mrs. Monteomery's Funeral.

The funeral Of Mrs. J. V. Montgomery
took place from Millersville yesterday.
The religious services were held in the
corridor of the chapel Of the normal
school, Prof. Montgomery's family and
friends occupying two adjoining rooms.
The services were conducted by Rev. Mr..
Moore, of the Millersville Reformed
church. Tho funeral cortese contained
twenty five or thirty carriages and moved
from Millersville to Lancaster cemetery,
where the interment took place.
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pensation for election-day "work F" on
what are known as poll committees :"
and both parties are subjected at every
election to enormous expenses on this
score, which, if not strictly ille-
gal, are demoralizing and are
fertile sources of corruption and
cause the barter and sale of many a vote.
As to the assessment of candidates and
officeholders, which is mainly relied on
by the opposition to supply the funds for
the purposes we have indicated, the few
Democrats around here subject to such
an assessment have never had it levied
upon them in the general acceptance of
the term. While in few instances a
formal assessment has been made-sel-
dom if ever as great as that proposed in
the new rules offered to the Republican
party-within, the knowledge of the
writer, covering an acquaintance with
the local political management for near
ly ten years, no such assessment has ever
been enforced, and scarcely ever collect
ed, and never sought to he collected by
any threats of striking name off the
ticket or against recalcitrant office
holders tenure. Such payments to
the campaign fund have been made,
or made in part, or, as often happens,
not made at all, exactly as it suited the
candidates or Office-hOlder's pleasure,
and we do not remember any instance
when the whole of them sufficed to pay
such expenses as are expressly author
lied" by the act of Assembly defining
legitimate election expenses. We would
he glad and richer had they more fire.
quently reached to defray even the print
ing expenses.
We do not hesitate to say this, rs a
matter of fact, though it is neither here
nor there as to the proposition we make
in the cause of a reform of our local
politics. Good men of all parties want
to see that accomplished. None such
will stop to weigh the slight advantages
any party or any faction will gain, the
benefit to all being so immeasurably
great in securing these results. Let the
laws be amended and the rules revised
as much as necessary, but the great want
now is an organized body of intelligent
men to enforce them.
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The Flagship :. Lancaster" )"

"V hsSS"iP h-SuCNStors
Lieutenant Commander c. +. Good
rich, Of the United States navy, has writ
ten the following letter to his honor
Mayor MacGoniSle
US. MY YARD, PORTSMOUTH, y. n.,l
July 3Oth. lSSl.
To His Honor the Mayor of Lancaster, P,:
DEAR SIR The ship named after the
city Of which you are the chief magistrate
is fitting out at this yard as flagship of the
European fleet. For certain purposes.
which you may readily surmise, it will be
agreeable to the officers Tor whom l take
the liberty Of speaking, to have copy or
copies Of the seal of the city Of Lancaster.
Will you have the kindness to send me.
say, half 4 dozen copies of the seal, or, bet
ter yet. Of the coat Of arms BY 50 doing
you will greatly oblise
Your obeGient servant.
&. +. GOODRICH,
Lieut.. Commander L. :. Navy.
In compliance with the above request
Mayor MacGoniglc will forward Lieut.
Com. Goodrich half dozen copies Of the
city seal. Lancaster has no coat OF arms
iiids for Wayer Pipe.
Last evening ut the mayors Office the
bids for furnishing water pipe for the en-
suin. year We're opened. They were rs
follows:
The Meliert foundry and machine com.
pany, OF Reading, propose to furnish and
deliver free or cars at Lancaster cast iron
pipe to the amount of 100 tons, tested to
800 lbs. per square inch and made out of
good, strong, gray iron. not exceeding 100
tons up to Jan. 1st, 1889, at sie following
prices
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She entertains literally, whereas Mrs.
MeyneIl Ingram lives quietly.
MINOR TOPICS.
THE NeU Era has concluded that Whit
taker slit his own ears and that DR.. Bliss
supprcsses the truth in his White House
belletins. The Ne,o Era is getting along.
AGED and infirm people, with one foot
in the grave, can have !. new charm added
to life by getting their lives insured for
100000 and then putting themselves
under the treatment Of the doctor in whose
favor the policy is made out
VENNOE predicts a great change in the
weather about the time the new comet is
in its perihelion. According to the astron-
omers this will occur about the Goth Of the
present month, and ifVennor knows any
thing concerning the matter, We may look
for cold weather, accompanied by frosts
and other chill-inducing agencies.
For "reasons obvious from 1t. Com.
Goodrich's letter to Mayor MacGOnigIe,
Lancaster city ought to have coat of
arms. For want of better design Com.
Goodrich might tie big red rose around
the head Of a champaign bottle when he
re-christens the retitted ship named after
our town.
THE unanimous denomination Of Hon.
Henry p. Ross for president judge of tho
Montgomery courts, by the Democratic
convention Of that county, is 4 deserved
tribute to 4 jurist, whose term Of service
has demonstrated his fitness for the posi-
ton LIE Row adorns and in Which he has
achieved a reputation that is not confined
to the borders Of his own county o: state.
NOT \ single member Of the cabinet has
seen the president since the day after the
shooting. The history of the case, the
condition of the president, is alone known
to his doctors, and they keep their conn
sci very closely to themselves. Whatever
is telcgraphed Or written about the inside
history of the sick presidents condition is
the mcrest crumb from the table, nothing
more. FOR nothing more is known.
THE amenities of journalism in our
| sister city of Reading are beautifully
exemplified in one esteemed contemporary,
the Nevs, alludins in feeling terms to the
Glow, mean, disrcputable practices :"
resorted to by another esteemed contem
porary, the Eagle, to secure the advan-
tages Of the greater enterprise and super
ior facilities for collecting news enjoyed
by the first-named e. c. The Neus pleas
antly insinuates that Mr.. Hawley wears
the brand of a sneak thief.
| THE Pittsburgh Leader (Rep.) raps its
party contemporaries in that city sharply
over the knuckles, and gives them the
choice Of either horn Of the dilemma in
which they have placed themselves by
urging \ coalition OF the Republicans of
Virginia with Mahone's liquidation party,
by telling them that if they don't knor
that the "Bourbons " are really the debt
paying party and the Readjusters tho re-
pudiation party, then the political ignor-
ance they display is discreditable. And if
they do know it and nevertheless try to
confuse their readers as to the issue, then
they display a moral turpitude still more
discreditable.
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VENNoE predicts {; great change in the
weather about the time the new comet is
in its perihelion. According to the astron-
omers this will occur about the Goth Of the
present month, and if Vennor knows any
thing concerning the matter, We may look
for cold weather, accompanied by frosts
and other chill-inducing agencies.
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For "reasons obvious from 1t. Com.
Goodrich's letter to Mayor MacGOnigIe,
Lancaster city ought to have a coat Of
arms. For want of better design Com.
Goodrich might tie big red rose around
the head of champaign bottle when he
re-christens the retitted ship named after
our town.
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AGED and infirm people, with one foot
in the grave, can have Il new charm added
to life by getting their lives insured for
100000 and then putting themselves
under the treatment Of the doctor in whose
favor the policy is made out.
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MINOR TOPICS.

THE Ne,o Era has concluded that Whit
taker slit his own ears and that DR.. Bliss
suppresses the truth in his White House
belletins. The Nen Era is getting along.
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way would have been Travelled toward
the necessary reforms, our elections
would no longer be" carnivals of fraud, )"
the expenses Of them would not be Il
burden for people who take an interest
in politics, and money would not be
poured out here, every Republican or
general campaign, for the decentralization
of the community and the corruption of
its youth.
We do not want to conceal the fact
that such a movement could not result
in any loss to the Democracy here, great
gain rs it would be to every interest of
decency and good morals. The abuses
complained of have not originated with
nor have they been profitable to the
minority. The local practice of paying
the taxes of voters was inaugurated by
the Republicans, and early advantage
was taken of it to completely over
slaugh the Democracy of the city and
elect seven out of twelve school direct
ors. With such an experience the
Democrats were compelled, to defend
themselves, disagreeable and expensive
as it has been, to pay every two years
the taxes of some 200 or 400 voters in
this city alone, who were SO Indifferent
to the pr lleges of the franchise as to
neglect this matter or saddle it upon the
party organization. Trained to the ac-
ceptance of money for so-called serv-
ices" at the primary elections, where
too often Democrats are found in the
mercenary employ Of Republican fac
tions, a large number of the voters of
this city have been led to expect COM
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T'IDt;t.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1881-07-01
To Day's News.
TO-DAY-S TELEGRAPH.

REDWOOD CrrY. June 3O.-The sentence of Clarence Gray postponed to-day in Super for Court til July 2Sth, to enable counsel to prepare bill of exceptions, and ahidavits for a new trial.
 SAN FRtNclsCo. June 30-Samuel Will liams, for many years editor of the Bulletin, died today
 kalloch has written letter to his congre- gation saying hs would not run for office again.
 DEs MoiSEs, June 30 Republican State Convention nominated sherman for Gov eTnor; 0. IL Naming, Lieutenant Governor; \. D. .dains, Supreme Judge.
 NEW YoRE, June 3O-H. M. Johnston, Nm seahy, H. I. Eddy, ". Edmonds and Fannie Campbell were drowned of Bridge port, on Tuesday, by the eapsizing of a yacht in a s4ual.
 ALBANY. June 31.-A. D. Barber and Chas. 4. Edwa.ds have been indicted for complication n the bribery of state officers.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1881-07-01
TUU H-IAi.
Collection day tomorrow.

Collection day t"-morrow.
 Farewell. June, 1881. your race is run. The rte Indians are again on the ram- page.
 \ fresh. invlgoratng breeze from rhe >ou,h, blew over the town this morning.
 Nr Bacon |, having an addition put on his residence on south Montezuma street.
 Nr Clay NeaJ,r has been visiting his father n...' FhyuiN, ss has. also, his brother trasl
 1Ir Pad E.eon and Mr Raymond ar Irt,l her. il1a rhc south to-day ty Black ! Canyon stage.
 Travel to and ,I.an the Nulture Mine is ! considerable. which fact k proof positive , t1a, the old mine is making business. E.. auj llulc clouds continue to l,s,f around thr tunamcm;. Our chances for rala appear to hc good Tie Court House officials are getting gnod work ,u; "f the prisoners, who ,have made tl, rlala l,vk like beautiful Park
 Don't forget the meeting of the Holri- bl., tonight. \ fuil attendance Is desired Ss ltlS VIII l'c bic Iia' hicV'LliG p'i'4S 'i'' parade
 E. II. Weaver. of the Ready Pay store, in front of Dan Hatzs restaurant, has on hand for safe, lots of fresh eggs, butter, etc.
 The assessment rolls of the county are in readiness for the Board of Sup-rviscrs- The inntirgs are not vet made, and will not be irr several days tn come.
 John Holmes. a sord miner of Turkey Creek district. was m Prescott yesterday, when he informed that mining matters op, his wav a~ fa'rir pro-per"u>. Dr N. [. >"u,hoid. B nephew of Dr. Iaucalr of Prescott. has settled al the . ul trrr N;nc. m Maric"ia County. Those who know Dr >rutharl speak highly of his ao,,Ity ae a medical man.
 'Watchmau tell us of the night. WAt, about that hrrrid noise.
 Are cats and dogs all in fight,
 oc is It "Horriblcs" and boys, drilling ir the +th' pan Stevens. of the Black Canyon stage line. is ,l.Nlv recovering from a long >p,ll oi sickness lruueht on by exposure in tle suoNY muwtain~ north, during a trip over tbe uail iiuc last winter. Gui,:orl Hathaway is improving his Gray Et-le stable, on Granite street; which IS u.a pretty wei pstrorized. He has fine w...as and bu..les. stout harness and good, .'rsly horses.
 Tlt farmers vf Maricopa County have great c.gse f'r rejoicing. They have raised and harve-,cj good crops 4 wheat, harley. ,.tc. f.r all of which remunerati, prices ar, .ua t3 hy pad them.
 T.te frs: va,,r melon seen by us tlis sea. s.u was hrougi, h,re last evening from PaerN g., Frank Nes,ior. IL was not IS .:.r,, as rAe comet. ur aS pretty as rur sweet a.,>, 1rr 1T d'd appear very cntcng Tn the band, "t Territorial Treasurer Butler, who atfearrd go haze place rp put II.
 Nir. .Ia>. Stewart. rattliug mail con tractor and stage mau. arrived here lat evening i..rl The lower regions. St,WaI- ls -1ltty When ,i- department cut down --;vic- -n i's route. hc did not weaken. but A,Ir r;nLlu- dai,y -ia-e-. Hope he Il come . r;j: .l. I-hr u tAl cnd