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SAVED FROM SUICIDE.
A Woman Rescued just at the Brink OF thu
American Falls, Niagara


American Falls, Niagara.
Mrs. Kate Adams, residing at No. 159
Cedar street, Buffalo. attempted to commit
suicide by jumping into the Niagara river
from in front Of the pulp mill, just above
the American Falls. She was noticed by
Miss Ward, an attendant in a curiosity
store near the spot, to act strangely,
but not enough so to ADMIT of interfer-
ence. Although her movements were
watched, quick as flash Mrs. Adams
made the fearful leap. Miss Ward gave
the alarm. Mr.. w. A. Phillips, who hap
pened to be near, quickly responded.
Taking in the situation at a glance, he
threw off his coat and waistcoat, ran down
the bank about a hundred feet, where
the lady had drifted in an eddy.
plunged into the stream and brought her
safely to the shore. Had the mill stream
been running at the time, Mrs.
Adams would have been carried far out
into the rapids where no human aid could
have reached, and in few moments she
would have been dashed over the Ameri-
can falls. A telegram was sent to her ad-
dress and an answer was received stating
that J. +. Adams would be down in the
morning. He has arrived, taking the lady
in charge, who in the meantime was we'll
cared for by the village authorities. A
delanged mind was the cause of the dread
full attempt.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-08-09
STATE ITEMS.

There is vacancy, for Democrat to
fill. on Mayor Kings police force because
Officer Il. T. Jordan ''won't serve with
niggers."
Mrs. George Van Dolen, of Frenchtown,
committed suicide on Friday by drowning
herself in a we'll. 1t is believed that she
was deranged, as she had been acting
strangely for some time.
Mary E. Mohler, two years old, residing
at 1929 Earl street, Philadelphia. was
run over and killed by furniture car in
front of her parents home. George Webb
was run over and seriously injured while
STOPPING to save the little one.
Samuel Miller has been arrested in Gin
ton township. Lycoming county, Pa, on a
charge Of poisoning his father, aged "a
years, for the purpose Of obtaining an in.
surance on his life. A post-mortem exam
ination has revealed the presence of poison
in the old mans stomach.
A bad gang of tramps infest tho shore
of the bay at Erie. On Friday they set
upon and robbed \ party of Finnish emi-
grants waiting on the dock for boat, and
subsequently fired upon them with reyol
vers. The ruffians have money enough to
buy beer by the barrel.
Allen Gilbert died in cell in the Lehigll
county almshouse Sunday morning. He
Was placed in the cell on account OF insan-
ity and no sooner was he in than he began
the most violent rawlings, beating his head
against the walls, throwing himself against
the door, climbing up the bars and throw
ing himself TO the floor and in every way
trying to end his life. The officials en-
deavored to bind up his wounds and pacify
him. but without success.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-08-09
Varying Opinions.

When Horace Greeley became the bail
of jefferson Davis and Thaddeus Stevens
offered to defend him should he brought
to trial, they were both acting strictly
within tho line of their political coEvic-
tions.
DR.. Greeley having maintained that the
dissatisfied states had perfect right to
secede, he must logically have conceded
that secession made them independent aud
foreign countries, and that their political
chief was no more amenable to our civil
tribunals at tho close of a long war than
would have been the king of England
under similar circumstances. Mr.. Ste
vens's theory was and had always been
the same. He held that the Southern
states did legally, rs we'll as in fact, take
themselves out of the federal union, and
were at the end of the struggle conquered
provinces, and at the mercy of the victori-
Gus power. 1t was upon this theory that
his whole system of reconstruction laws
was founded. He frankly declared that
they were "outside tho constitution - that
if the constitution applied at all, those
laws violated every provision of it, from
the preamble to tho end But he
was dealing witlpa public enemy, and
framing institutions for subjugated
country. No war had been made upon
American states, for none could constitu-
tionally be made but war had been sue
cessfully made upon a group of foreign
states, and their governments had been
crushed out Of existonce, and could be re-
newed only by the conqueror.
MIR. Davis wisely declined such 4
defence. Circumstances alter opinions.
lie would have agreed very heartily with
Mr.. Stevens four years before. But had
that doctrine been then advanced by the
chief Of the fallen Confederate states and
judicially sustained, the demand "f the
South for SELF government would have been
an absurdity.
Mr.. Davis's book contains no
revelation more curious than that
which shows how he and Mr..
Stevens changed sides Oh a point of doc
trine 20 attain purposes so widely different.
Mr.. Lincoln, had he lived, would have
Ovcrruled them both. lie would doubt
less have held with the Northern Demo-
cracy, that the war had been waged against
individual insurgents that the states could
not go out of the Union and had never
been out and that the states were IS in
destructible at least as the government
they had originally uIitel to form.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-08-09
Virginia..
New York Sun.


The Virginia Democrats take the field
in style which must challenge the re-
spect of the country and put to utter
shame those Northern Republicans, who
have, without protest, permitted their
managers to ally the Republican party of
the country with Malone, and to buy with
him the disgrace of promoting repudia-
ton.
Mr.. Daniel is an exceedingly crcditable
nominee. There never was, in fact, the
slightest objection to him in Virginia ex-
cept that he was known as an extreme
and absolutely uncOmpromis;ng debt
payer, circumstance which is not likely
to diminish the satisfaction with which
his candidacy will be regarded outside of
the state.
The platform of these Virginia Demo-
crats-moss- backed BOurbons, as the Re-
publican press delight to call them-was
drawn by no feeble OF doubtful hand. 1t
is instinct with the spirit of true progress
and enlightened liberty throughout. t.,
of course, pledges the honest people of the
of tho delt. It also takes the common
DemOcracy-that system about which the
AsOPuOAiO0uo manu- AAasuy AOuu pIOOCStssUlOuS
of friendship, but which their purchased
ally, Malone would destroy by repeating
the taxes which sustain it. The conven-
tion also proceeds to declare again the time
honOred principles of the Democracy in
language almost identical with that of
Jefferson.
1t is indeed a happy omen when the re-
spectacle people OF Virginia come together
to reaffirm those ancient doctrines of free
government and pure, precisely as they
were formulated by the first Democratic
president. 1t is an example which may be
prOfitably followed in other states. Mean.
while it will be interesting to observe what
apology Northern Republicans can offer
for giving their sympathies to Malone and
his brigands, against such q candidate and
such a platform, and for the prostitution
of federal patronage to aid Virginia re-
pudiation.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-08-09
The Vacancy at Washington.

The continuing prOStratiOn of the
president, not UNMARRIED with relapses the
real seriousness of which the country is
not allowed to know, must serve to d.
rect public attention again to the fact
that there is some Obscurity in the con-
stitutiOnal provision concerning the " in
ability of the president which PRACTICAL
ly creates an interregnum in that office
at present. Mr.. Garfield is manifest
ly unable to discharge the duties of
Office in his present condition. 1t is true
this inability occurs happily ut time
when there is less pressing occasion for
the exercise Of these duties than at al
most any other season. This, however,
does not solve nor clarity the question
which the situation gives rise to. It
only renders its present determination
less urgent. That determination may
he rendered necessary at any moment,
and we fail to see why it should receive
the inattention that it seems to be treated
with ut Washington.
Not to speak of the more serious cir
cumstances which are momentafily likely
to call for the assertion of the presi-
dental prerogative, a case is easily con-
ceivable, if it does not indeed exist, in
which every interest of humanity would
call for its prompt exercise and SETTLE
ment of who is entitled to exercise it
now. Suppose that a prisoner under
sentence of death, for such causes and in
such courts rs the president alone can
give relief to, should he found to Ike ino
cent, who would pardon or reprieve him
Plainly the president is not i'm condition
to hear such a case, and one life would
not be risked to save another. Were the
execution of the condemned man ap-
pointed and approaching, how could he
be delivered save by the exercise by some
one OF the executive power Mr.. Blaine
obviously could not assume it. 1t is in
such cases expressly declared that the
vice president shall. We understand
that it is maintained that there is no
provision made for any power declaring
the presidents $ inability. Neither is there
for declaring his death should that event
occur. We presume the certificate of the
physicians would be invoked and the
vice president would succeed per Sc. In
case Of inability and the succession
of the vice president on that account.
the case is complicated by the probability
of the removal Of the disability, but Ger
tainly that of itself would work a re-
vocation of the Office. The fact of the
presidents inability, under the constitu-
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-08-09
PERSO SONAL.

From the grave Gen. ScoTT might cry
to be delivered from such friends as the
one who undertakes through the Press a
defense of him which assumes that Gen.
Scott distrusted the loyalty Of Judge
Black, and important matters of state
were kept from him."
THURLow WEED has never ridden on
the elevated railway. eyes," hc said,
laughing, that's SO. 1t isn't on ac-
count of any principle Or prejudice, but
time is no object to me. Two all the time
there is no one has any more, and it does
not matter whether it takes me ten min
utes or half an hour to 60 down town.
And then, since Of late years my eyesight
has been SO impaired, l haven's cared to
climb the stairs up into the the stations.
Sometimes I've thought I'd 60 up, but
prefer the surface roads. They are easier
for me. Usually now take a cab, but if
l were we'll and stronger l wouldn't even
20 to that expense"
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-08-09
THE AMERICAN
SOME NECESSARY RErOKMs
Engine House Loaang and sser Dr,cs, 4,
RrOntblteG.

Engine House LOafi0S and lieer Dr,o ,nv
Prohibited.
The committee Of the American fire.
company on its reorganization made its
report last last evening which was acted
upon and new constitution and by
laws adopted. embOdying some reforms
which the recent decentralization of tho
company and the abuse Of its property bv
reckless and dissOlute members have rem
dered necessary. The meeting was largely
attended, and the new regulations were
considered item by item and adopted with
substantial unanimity. Among tho lead
ing features Of the new orders are tho fol.
lowing:
The officers Of the company shall consist
of \ president, two vice presidents, secre.
tary, treasurer. chief engineer, four as
sistants, chief hose director and four di-
rcctors. three trustees, y committee Of
three on finance, five delegates to Firemcn's s
Union. and chief and assistant fireman.
all to be elected by ballot ut the January
meeting, upon nominations ut the preceCi-
ing regular meetings in November and
December.
The duties Of the officers art those
usually pertaining to such positions the
treasurer is to pay all bills only when ap-
proved by the finance committee and on
the presidents order and, when required
by the company, hc must give bond ap-
proved by tho finance committee i'm double
the amount Of the city appropriation.
The president shall appoint an investirat-
ing committee to inquire into the charac.
ter and qualifications of persons proposed
for membership. The trustees take charge
of the cOmpanys property and the ianitOr
collects the dues.
No person shall be elected to member
ship who is under 81 years of age. All
members to DO elected by ballot. Five
black balls shall reject proposed mem.
Der, DOR can such one be proposed again
within year after his rejection.
Meetings Of the company are to DO held
on the second Monday of the month and
stated or special meetings shall be held ON
"A hours notice given through ut least two
Of the daily papers Of tho city. The sec
retary to be paid 81 compensation for cve:y
meeting.
Every member must procure cuuipments
within six months after his election. and
six months absence from the meetings
shall cause the abscntce's name to be
dropped. No company property to bc
loaned to anybody for whatever purpose.
No liquor. tobacco smoke. religious, po
litical Or personal debate shall be intro
dnced into any room where the company
is holding meeting. Each and every
member bringing liquor Or beer upon tho
premises shall upon due proof be summarily
expelled from the company. Any member
loafins about the company premises in u
disorderly or intoxicated condition shall
be elected from the premises and expelled.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-08-09
"A Flood ana Massacres.

The steamer Zealandia, arrived in San
Francisco, brings advices from Auckland
of q destructive flood in the River Thames
Oh July 16, caused by water-spout which
damaged the towns to tho extent, as esti-
mated. of $50, 900. One life was lost.
Much damage is reported from tho out
lying districts.
On May 20 vessel named the May
Queen anchored at Island Aoba to obtain
labOrers. The natives killed two boat
crews of blacks and one white man.
An American and 4 Frcnchman, named,
respectively, Bret and Follortc, wero
killed by natives at New Britain in Febru
ary last.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-08-09
Scalllcd to Death.

A fivc-year-old son of Henry Stactz,
zig North Front street, Philadelphia, fell
into tank of boiling water, and received
burns from which he died. Men in the
employ Of Mr.. Staetz were engaged in
butchering hogs at slaughter house aud
had near them a large tank of boiling
water. While they were in the act Of
immersing a hog in the water the little
boy, playing near, ran forward to seize the
dead animal by a leg, but missing his foot
hold fell into the tank. One Of the men
took the little fellow out and in great ex-
citemcnt plunged him into a tub of cold
water. The skin peeled from the child's
body.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-08-09
A STEAMER LOST,
Her Cargo Saved by Sailors from tho y
(lalia.

Her Cargo Saved ny Sailors from tho Van,
dalla.
The steamer COrtes in going out of the
harbor at Halifax, N. S., struck on Thrum
Cap, and will be total loss. She was
bound to St. Johns. N. F. The Cortes
sailed about q. m. About 5 she struck
on Thrum Cap shoal in dense fog. Two
steam tugs, manned by sailors of the
United States war ship VaDdalia, went to
the rescue. Unable to get the shin of.
they turned their attention to saving the
cargo, which was transferred to another
vessel. The cargo, valued at S75, 900 or
?lo9,9o, principally flour and beef shipped
more or less damaged. The ship, valued
at s6O, 600, was partially insured in New
York Offices.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-08-09

Patrick Gallagher. a book agent, living
in Second avenue, New York city, was
struck by Morris & Essex train in Orange
N. J., and probably fatally injured.
Michal Conlon, of Mill Creek, aged 60
years, was struck by the engine of pass
ing train on the Lehigh Valley railroad, at
Wilkesbarre, and was seriously injured.
Andrew Anderson, aged II years, was
instantly killed at Jamestown, N. Y, by a
New York, Pennsylvania & Ohio train
while watching passing train on the Buff
talO Il Southwestern track.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-08-09
SPOTTED TAIL.
Omclal Information Received ~ tho
teriOr Department OF HIS Death.

teriOr Department of HIS Death.
Official information of the killing of
Spotted Tail by Grow Dog, at the Rose
bud agency, on Friday the 9Th instant,
was received at the interior department..
It is thought at the department that Spot
ted Tail was killed in some difficulty be-
tween him and Grow Dog, growing out of
Spotted Tails expected trip to Washing
ton. He had been directed by the Indian
Office to come to Washington with the
Indian delegation due about the fifteenth,
instant, and it is thought Grow Dog, who
wanted to come to Washington himself,
was jealons of Spotted Tai,'s prominence
and influence in tribal affairs.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-08-09
RAILROAD COLLISION
An Incompetent Engineer tho Cause.

An Incompetent Engineer the Cause.
LONDON, Aug. 9.-The railroad accident
near Blackburn yesterday arose from the
express train from Manchester being in
care ofa driver who did not perfectly un-
derstand the vacuum brake, which failed to
act. The Manchester express consequent
ly rushed into the Blackburn station at
the rate of forty miles an hour, the On :
trance being down grade, smashing into
spiinters several carriages of the Liverpool
& York express which was stationary and
preparing to shunt.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-08-09

tion, makes his subordinate the chief ex-
ecutivs until the disability is removed,
and it does not seem that thereshOuld be
any difficulty in finding way to officially
declare what the whole country for more
than month has been so painfully con-
SciOuS of.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-08-09
RESULT OF BLASTING.

A Water Street Spring Ceases to Flow.
From time immemOrial there has been a
pure and unfailins spring of water in the
basement of the residence of John KEEP
ner, Water street. Some days ago after men
at work in constructing the Water street
sewer had made blast, the spring stop
ped to flow and has not flowed since,
although it has been deepened and other
means taken to renew the stream. And
now the question arises will the city be
compelled to pay damages to the owner of
the lost spring.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-08-09

EX-AssISTANT SECRETARY OF WAR
CHAs. A. DANA, in assuming the view
of the rebellion that Lincoln would
have taken in reconstruction, overruling
the radical doctrines of both jeff Davis
and Thad. Stevens about secession,
makes his views at the close of the rebel
lion accord exactly with Judge Black s
at the outbreak of it.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-08-09
rHE ,PREsIDENTs cONDlTIoN.

Opinion Of Dr. Biias Regarding the Pses,.
dents Condlts0n.
According to ORA Bliss report at II 80
p. m. yesterday the president did not fully
recover from the effects of the morning q
operation until after the evening examin.
alton. He suffered more or less through
out the afternoon from nausea, caused by
ether, he was rather weaker than on Sun
day, and was not able to take the usual
quantity of nourishment milk with lime
water was given him as soon as his stomach
would bear it after the direct effects of the
ether had passed away. During the
evening he had beef extract, but he was
allowed no solid food. His pulse, prob
ably as result of the gastric disturbance,
was rather high during the afternoon, and
at 4:30 went to 11O, but his temperature
did not rise correspOndingly until about
the time of the evening examination
when it reached 1919. The febrilc rise
shown by this temperature was more pro-
nounced than usual, but it was fully ac-
counted for in the opinion of the surgeons
by the operation and its consequent nervous
exhaustion, and by nausea and the effects
Of ether. 1t therefore caused no anxiety.
Early in the evening the fever began to
subside and the president went
to sleep quietly without any anodyne
juice. During that time his pulse and
temperature have slowly fallen aud his
general condition has improved. At this
hour, II 80 p. m, his pulse is 50, his skin
moist and healthy in tone, his temperature
not more than half degree above normal,
and he continues to sleep quietly. 1t is
possible that there may be considerable
febrile disturbance again before the pa.
tient begins to permanently improve,
but the ultimate result of this op-
Grafton is expected to be a marked
and decided change for the bet
ter. The incision made cannot
be closed or Obstructed by the pro-
cess Of granulating as the old track of the
ball was between the ribs. for the reason
that the cut is through the soft parts Of
the body where there are no bones to pre-
vent the spreading or separating of the
sides of the wound whenever they begin to
close in process Of healing. The present
incision, therefore, can be kept open and
unobstructed as long rs may be necessary.
No fear is entertained of further sup.
preston of the discharge. DR.. Hamilton
has returned to New York.
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Corrections,

The late Amos Deverter entered the SER
vice of John Rees when he was II years of
age. After serving in Capt. Hambright's
three-months' company and the militia he
enlisted in Co. X, of Col. Pyfer's 77th Pa.
Vet. Vol.
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Throwing stones ar q Train.

Last night stone was thrown through
passenger car on Harrisburg accOmmo-
datiOn west, due here from Philadelphia
at 5:45. The stone was thrown by some
one who it was supposed was standing
on the James street bridge across tho rail-
road, the stone passed through the top
ventilatOr and out through window on
the lower side. The glass was broken and
a piece struck a child, but NO one was
hurt.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-08-09
BrOwnstOwn Calnpsneetsux.

This meeting was opened in the usual
form by Rev. J. E. Knarr. =. f., who read
the 23d Psalm, and made suitable remarks.
He was followed by Rev. J. Speach, Jacob
Zern, F. Lehr, and the exercises closed
with prayer by Rev. F. Seac5rist. The
attendance is large and order good. There
is suitable music and an organ on the
ground. Fresh water is running on the
ground for the entertainment of visitors.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-08-09
RIVAL ROMEOS.
Their Passion for u Dusl<y Damsel Leads to
Murder.

Their Passion for u Dusky Dainsel Leads to
Murder.
CINCINNATI, O., Aug. GA murder
took place at Stringtown, near Xenia,
Ohio, on Sunday night. Wallace Davis
and VIM. II. Hudson were suiLors
of Miss Parker (colored), and some
time ago had fight about her. On Sun
day night last Miss Parker refused Davis
offer to escort her home from church. and
accepted Hudson. On the way home Davis
overlook Hudson and threatened to whip
him. Miss Parker and her sisters ran away
and left the two men together. Three shots
were fired and Hudson rejoined tho girls.
Yesterday Davis body was found in the
road with bullet hole through the head.
Hudson has not been arrested.
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when, according to Samson's story, Mrs.
Brewster was taken sick, and while carry
ing her home she died nhis arms. Samson
laid her on the car track, and there her
husband found her when he went in search
of her after the circus. An examination
proved that she had died of heart disease.