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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-08-03

gress for authority to dispose of all worn
out material that has accumulated in the
various navy yards since the war. There
is party over in New Jersey, Robson
by name, whose services in conjunction
with those of a friend, one named Roach,
would he of incalculable value to the Sec
retary in the disposition of superanuated
naval stock. The collection and sale Of
condemned material may seem a simple
matter, but in point of fact it requires the
incest discrimination in selection and the
highest order of talent for negotiation.
The transactions to be profitable are so
complicated it is cOnjectural whether
any one really comprehends their
intricacies unless it be the gentlemen re-
ferred to. Secretary Hunt is green hand
and is not yet conycrsant with the vast
possibilities of his position, and in direct
ing his attention to the peculiar qualifica-
tions of him of the insectiverOus and him
of the paternally acquisitive cognomen we
are animated by the kindliest motives. 1t
were reprehensible, however, to Withhold
precautionary suggestion. In naval no.
menclature clear distinction is made
between material condemned and that
which is useless, so the secretary should
not permit the enthusiasm of his colleagues
to incorporate the latter in the schedule
with the former. The spectacle of de-
partmental head with nothing to supervise
secretary Of "reminiscences, as it were,
comports lilly with our notions Of dignity.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-08-03
SPEEIJNELL AND VICINITY.
Purity LOwors Her Record.


The fivc-year-Old mare Purity
trOtted half mile at Spcedwell stock and
training farm on Tuesday in 1:OSa. A
number of visitors were present, among
them were Mr.. SeldOmrilyc. Mr.. Sellers,
and Mr.. Barton Winters. Great credit is
due Mr.. Harry Bcchtel who so successfully
developed the young mare which, it is be-
lieved by all who have seen her trot. will
prove very formidable rival Of "Maud
ST.
People arc never satisfied. Everybody
was wishing for rain and now they arc
grumbling because it came too suddenly
and too hard. 1t rained here on Monday
evening for two hours very rapidly and
did some damage to oats and corn. To-
baccO within mile or two Of this place
was cut to shreds by hail. Jacob Singer,
Il. Bishop and Elias Scheets lose their
entire crop.
Blackberries arc ripe but not very
plentiful
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-08-03
Col. of Real Estat0.

Bausman & Burns sold yesterday to CIV.
Dodge & Son, cork manufacturing COM
pany, the brick structure on the Pennsyl-
yauia railroad below the Penn iron works
known as tho "Old Bark MILL" for
S13,5OO. The property belonged to the
Lancaster WOrkinSmen's building and
loan association. Messrs. Dodge & Son
will convert this property into first-class
cork factory.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-08-03

SEvENTY-ONE students of the MillerS-
vile state normal school, who left dur
ing the late troubles there, have pub
lished and are distributing in a PAM
phlet of thirty-twO pages statement of
the causes which led to those troubles,
vindication Of the students and
numerous extracts from the press of the
state on their attitude and conduct.
The recital of the events which culmi-
mated in their departure and of the Incl
dents of the exodus covers matters
that have already been related in our
news columns, and most of the newspaper
comments on the case Lave been pull
lislled in the INTELLIGENCER. What
ever appears in this statement of the
case which its authors themselves fear
may he excepted to on the grounds of
good taste, they ask may be referred to
their desire to publish complete and
authentic history OF all the facts. A
portion of this statement" however,
which has original interest, even for
those familiar with the history of the
Millersville troubles, is that which gives
the reason Tor the publication, viz: The
manifestation of purpose by the school
authorities to follow these young men
out into the world in spirit of persecu-
tiOn and frustrate them in the successful
exercise of their profession as teachers.
The gentlemen whose names are affixed
to the statement say:
Wc have every reason to believe county
superintendents have been asked to dis
criminatc against us when we appear as
applicants for schools. We know to GER
tainty that such has been the case with
various boards Of school directors who
were subjected to the adverse pressure Of
Miliersvillc influence and furnished with
false information respecting our spirit and
past conduct.
Two instances are given, in which it
appears that 4 trustee of the school and
the treasurer of its board of directors
sought, with more or less success, to in
fluencc school lboardSagainst the selection
as teachers of those who had been cen
spicuous in these troubles. In view of
these things the students are justifiable
in spreading broadcast their vindication
and those who seek to follow them he
yond the authority of the normal school
are rs much to be reprehended as the
weaklings who allow themselves to be
influenced in their public duties by such
display of malice.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-08-03

The Anchor baseball club of Harrisburg
will visit this city OH Friday and will play
a match game Of ball Oh the Ironside
grounds with the Friendship nine.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-08-03
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
STOPPING A RUNAWAY

How Lancaster Lady Avcrteli an Accident
In Italy.
In the streets Of Massa di Carrara.
Italy, the other day, Il deed of female
heroism was done, with the particulars Of
which We are made acquainted through
the columns Of IL Frigido, a paper pub
lished in that city. 1t seems that as
Michael Carlo, the driver OF a postal car
riage or some other public CONVEYANCE.
was passing through the streets he upset
his vehicle in such manner that he fell
AOwn upon the front of it and became
jammed between the carriage and tho
horse. The animal, though not naturally
vicious, was frightened at his struggles to
extricate himself and started to run. An
American lady, residing in the city, hap
pening along and seeing his danger
ran to his rescue and thoughtfully
siezed the horse by his head. The man
squirmed out, but with great difficulty
got his legs from their ENHANCEMENT in
tho wheels and harness, when the lady,
we'll nigh exhausted by tho strain upon
her, seeing his escape, let go the horse and
he ran short distance and was caught by
dozen men, who by this time had come
running to the scene Tho rescued man
and all the by-standers were loud in their
gratitude and prises to her, and she has
since received tho more formal thanks Of
Carlo. The following card from him also
appears in the Italian newspaper above
named. OF tho date Of July 3, with an cd
itOrial introduction.
we very willingly give publicity to the
following letter, and add our commenda-
tiOns to Miss Blanche Nevin for the cour-
age she displayed
Nix. EDITOR-I feel myself obliged to
make public my grateful acknowledgment
to the American sculptress, Miss Blanche
Nevin, who with a courage unusual to her
sex, arrested the horse when my legs were
fastened in the wheel, and thereby releas-
cd me from the terrible situation in which
found myself, and which, had it not been
for her persistent succor, could have only
resulted in most serious injury to me.
MICHAEL CARLO.
Our readers need rot he told that the
lady referred to is our tOwnswOman, Miss
Blanche Nevin, daughter of Rev. DR..
]. w. Nevin, Of CHnarvOn Place, near this
city, who is in Carrara working out her
statue Of Gen. Peter Muhlenberg, one of
the figures to be set in the national capitol
10y Pennsylvania.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-08-03
" Limited EXcurniONs.r

In Wow Of our severe criticism the other
day upon the Pennsylvania Il. r., for adj
vertising an excursion to Long Branch ut
$3.75, and then compelling all persons
above the number of fifty who came to the
ticket Office to pay double the advertised
rate, We are asked to note that the COM
pany advertised "a limited number" Of
tickets to be sold ut the So IS. 1t is truo
that upon examination Of tho circulars is
sued for the company this announcement
can be found near the bottom of it in re-
duced type, but We cannot SEQ that it
betters the case for the company
much. Many persons never saw it.
and those who did had no means
of knowing what the limit was.
The idea Of keeping an excursion down to
the lowest figures is SO novel that people
in these parts are not familiar with it, and
the whole thing looks like dodge to get
people to the depot, with their arrange
ments all made to go, and then put the
double fare on them. AS such VIC lot our
denunciation Of it stand, giving tho COM
pany the benefit Of the explanation it has
to make about the " limited number" OF
tickets
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-08-03

There were 446 deaths last week in
Philadelphia. 1S0 were adults and 266
minors.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-08-03

SECRETARY HUNT intends asking con-
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-08-03

OSCAR WILDE, aesthetic, is no new dis
covery. Patent medicine venders can give
points on wild doggerel.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-08-03

TIE national board OF health are taking
steps to prevent the importation Of small
pox cases into tho United States and rs !,
means to that end have adopted certain
revisiOns of the rules under the act of 1879
with regard to the reception of emigrants
here. The principle change, it is under
stood, is requirement that all persons
coming to the United States from abroad
shall be vaccinated upon sailing. What a
sensitive lot of emigrants will arrive on
our shores.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-08-03

THE military is becoming altogether too
prominent in the administration of civil
affairs. That the power of the civil au-
thoritics is not adequate to cope with law
less elements in a state like Wisconsin will
not DO readily believed. Arkansas follows
with 4 proclamation Of martial law for
Perry county. There is perhaps, some
little excuse in this instance. brit it is a
bad precedent and should not have been
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-08-03

corps of efficient officers, both of the fielt
and staff and of the line, which fact j.
abundantly manifest in the creditable drill
and the we'll executed dress-parade.
This ':Camp Reno" seems to he til,
biggest thing Pottstown has known since
the flood Of 1865. Forty years ago there
was camp of troopers somewhere hero
about on the hills, but with the proverbia
exception of the oldest inhabitant, the
present generation has never seen any.
thing by half SO grand. 1t is wonderful
how they turn out men, women, chill
drcn in wagons, carriages and afoot in
the rain and mud of Sunday q am told),
and in tic scorching heat of this Tuesday
Brass buttons and blue coats have so Won
derful charm for them that they look in
grcat-cyed wondcrment at the soldier boys
as they pass, even when off duty, while
the slightest pounding of the drum fol-
guard mount or sick call or what not
fetchcs them down the road or through the
field in crowds.
should: like to have something to say
of the City Troops, the Invincibles and
tho Bravo Battery of Artillery with its two
iron dogs of war, that barked loud and
fast when the signal flags announced the
arrival of Gen. Hartranft last evening at
half-past five a; but rs the above named
troops are camped at distance, and the
shade is re'y agreeable, Ihave not yet seen
them, and shall attempt no account OF
them. As close. company drill is on the
boards, and the shouts of captains and
licutenants are everywhere heard-Halt
Front Right dress! IL. M. X.
Chaplain Sixth Reg.'t N. G. P.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-08-03

MIR. GROVE says lie manufactured tho
"infernal engines" aud now comes the
British government and brands his state
ment rs fabrication. Here is a square
issue, plain case for arbitra ment but
this is a Republican administration, and
having witnessed the fondness of that party
for boiled crow VIC arc filled with grave
apprchcnsiOns.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-12-15
A Cornish Village.

On the summit of the west bank it
touches the village of Saltash, which is
built down the hillside to the waters
edge, and which is like most other fish
ing villages in Cornwall-clean. solidlv
put together, monumental. and q
Whltlsh-gray in color. The deficiency
Of color is dispiriting to the artist whohas
come from the contemplation of the
more opulent architecture of the Cont
nent The cottages, one and two stories
high, OF c0ncretes brick and stone.
with diamond-paned windows, have
been designed to shelter without any
other idea than utility. Their white or
yellow walls seem to be vertical strata of
the indigenous rock of their foundations.
The sashes and the doors are painted
black, and the streets are made
OF gray macadam. What little
color there is gains brilliancy from
contrast with these quiet sur
roundings. The verdure ia the
greenest, and the fuchsias blaze in relief.
UP ON the hill, with somewhat dis
orderly little graveyard inclosing it, is
serious-looklng, square lowered
church, like many others In Cornwall,
OF gray sandstone, well worn by the
weather OF centuries, which has smootEed
all the edges. Tue church is nearly
seven hundred years old-the tower
older-and whore time has made gap
or a seam, the restoration" has been
effected Ia the most economical way.
The concrete used to fill In has include.
the fragments of the ruined part, and
bits Of gargoyles ana other carved word
are fouGd imbedded IN the plasterk
Look from the houses to the people
there is an infallible correspondence.
The men are brown Bud strong, little
sad, with large frames, but no spare
flesh; and the women, who are grand at
the oar, are scarcely their interiors in
physical proportions. They are frank
aud independent in manner, gathering
their living from the sea. There is little
vice among them-the smart dresses and
chubby faces Of their children are GER
tain indications of domestic virtue but
that some Of them fall to the besetting
sin OF the English may be inferred from
what We heard one of them say of
a neighbor: - He wass as dhrunk as
fourUy maintopsl-sheet blocks. ~. II.
R{de inq.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-12-15
French and Englis;l Women.

A stranger in France is surprised to
meet women where he expects to meet
men. The bashful American gentleman
hardly knows what to say when a woman
presents herself to receive orders for
boots or shirts. I'm the commercial
class in Paris, says a writer, "the man
always appeals to the woman; the wo-
man always steps forward. The woman
proposes the conditions of a bargain.
She takes you in hand; she proposes
conditions; she narrows down the
bargain; she thinks of things that he
would not have thought of. "
An English lady performs household
duties which many American women
would deem intolerable. She is eco
nomical, too, no matter how wealthy her
husband may be, and keeps an expense
book, in which every penny Of expendi-
ture is set down. Each child has an al
lowance and blank book, and is taught
bookkeeping, at least so mnch OF it as
may be learned from keeping exact per
soNal accounts. Not unfrequently the
daughter Of the house is the family BOOK
keeper, and learns to check, indorse and
file bills, TO balance accounts, and to
make out q balance sheet which shall
present clear statement of income and
expenditures. Two national traits-
economy and work-explain the fact that
a little island supports 100000 900 Eng
lishmen,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-12-15
Ifalles and pnnctnaiinn.

(ta1Nct when yCu write an article
81 any periodical, or letter to friend
never use Italics except in some VERY
unusual emergency, FOR their employ
melit implies that the sentence las been
hady CONSTRUCTED and needs artificial
emphasis be lore its meaning eau he W.
ielstoo4. A clause IN italics always
bears testimony 20 The writer's clumsi-
nes~. So OF ceueral punctuatioa
fuuctnata rs little Us possible. Purct-
ua.itn marks can usually Ire dispensed
w2ta II he rca ler be no. too Ignorant
O. 10 IN Q cnt TO cau tract nightly in
tbe hfsr pi CO tic santeuce in which
they Rre employed Ii the 9dyers'i
e.aust q san,e8ce RE properly dis
tfioutsd IL ieiaso On 10 the caI.f state
nents q Which theY aT notifications
Tie pare til SIS becomes a crco5ea fOllS
AZ. the eomma q sTlaing superdaiiy.
OF course some punctuation MARKS are
neete'i: tifo peslo3. 70 indicate he en-
q sentence the semseolou, 10 IN l.
cate where q sentence came very near
enGlag and 8Ida't perhaps the excia-
NATION point 70 tell the reaaer where t.
he astenished. though il he feels 80 dis
posed he max possibly learn to be
5 orkeei on his own look the laierrc-
CATION point now and then even 8
comma u prove tins lmperfecaon OF
language 81 the rOint 81 q mere bum q
pc But every comma ) ma spoiag1-
offered isy tue winter 10 the reader.
The parenthesls is never t. le uet8 a
most not more than onee a week ny 2
constant writer. The dasiI or comma Is
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-12-15

Witness was asked if he ever detected an,
signs Of insanity IN the prisoner, and replied
On the contrary, he was a remarkably clear.
headed, shrewd lawyer. He completely out
wltted me-"
Warren G. Brown, attorney-at-law. New York.
was counsel Tor MIS-. Gulteau IN obtaining a
divorce from the prisoner. He believed the
latter perfectly sane.
Gulicau (e2citoaly)-"I want to know
CorkhiI, what All this kind OF evidence has goi
to do with the real issue-who fired the shot
that allied Garfield, the Deity or IL / think il
is develish mean to rake up my
character in all its details. The onlg
issue here is, who fired that shot, the Deity ol
l. Just take that home, Corkhii, and think 1t
over til tomorrow morning. | want to know
what all tAis has got to do with the question
OF my sanity or insanity on the I'd OF July. AS
told you before, | had time enough to 10
crazy hundred times IN the interval
Senator Ben Harrison. of Indiana, was
called, and destined to seeing the prisoner
around Washington last spring, and saw moth
ing IN his conduct to raise question IN his
mind Of the mans sanity.
d. Mclean Shaw testified that Guiteau tod
HIM lie was bound to have notoriety some way
OF other. He might kill some big man and I'M
itate Wilkes Booth.
The prisoner-I have not known anything
about this man Shaw for eight years but when
he repeats this kind of testimony | say to him ::
You are liar a low, dirty liar | never
had that kind of CONVERSATION with you in my
life, and you know it.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-12-15
An Eastern and Western Yiem.

The New York Herald thinks the Miss
issippi and Missouri rivers should be
improved, but it does not believe in the
proposed method. The States bordering
on these rivers, that paper thinks, should
be at the expense of their Improvement
1t says: 1.-The ambition to improve the
great water artery of the Mississippi
Valley is laudable and worthy of all sup
port. We should like to see it accom-
plished We believe it would help the
enrichment of the Nation, but at the
same time we see no sufficient reason,
why the Nation should enter upon it.
Ten States would be immeasureably
benefited. There would be an increase
in the value of farm lands along the
banks of the great river such as has
never been seen in all its history. Towns
would arise where now there are only
swamps. Millions of immigrants from
Germany and France and England and
Scotland and Ireland would be attracted
towards the wastes and wildernesses OF
to-day, which would become so many
paradises tomorrow. But it is not clear
that it is within the constitutional power
Of Congress, nor is it clear whether il
Congress has the power it would be just,
to accomplish SO desirable result at the
cost of the Federal Treasury"
1t seems to us that this great metropol,
ltan journal takes a superficial view OF
this question. If the contemplated. i'm
provement "would help the enrichment
of the whole Nation" why should not
the Nation pay for it?
The whole Nation has expended mil
lions of dollars in the improvement OF
the rivers and harbors of the North and
East, and the great West has not grum-
bled at the cost, although she has been
taxed her full share; but now that a
demand has been made for something i'll
retarn that it is acknowledged would be
q benefit to the whole country, we are
met with the fimsy plea that New
York built her own canals" and the
West should improve her rivers This
kind OF reasoning is pure nonsense. In
fact, 1t is no reasoning at all, but pure
faltacy. The fear that some trade may
be drawn off from New York is the secret
of the Heroid's Inspiration. Float the
commerce of this mighty valley down
the river to the sea, instead Of around
by the Northern lakes and railroads, and
it would undoubtedly take away some
thing of the trade Of New York bui
then, this country will soon have com
merce enough to build up more than one
great city. 1t is matter OF congratula
ton that the West and Southwest can
make themselves heard pretty loudly il
the halls Of Congress, and have sufficient
voting strength to make their demands
heeded.-Kaasas Cifg Journal
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-12-15
Hints to TattIers.

The heights and recesses OF Mount
Taurus are said to be much infested with
eagles. who are never better pleased
than when they pick the bones OF .
crane. Cranes are prone to cackie ana
make q noise lisa. xxxvIn. 14) and par
ticularly so while they are flying. The
sound Of their voices arouse the eagles
who spring up at the signal, ana often
make the noisy travellers pay Gearly for
their impudent chattering. The older
and more experienced cranes, e1sIbie
Of their besetting foible ard the peril to
which it exposes them, take care before
yentrring on the wing, to arm them
selves each with large stone, large
enough to fill the cavity of then months,
and consequently to impose unavoidaoie
silence on their tongues, and thus they
escape the danger. Reader, hast thou
an unruly tongue? Learn lesson from
the elder cranes, and bride thy tongue
Inv watchfulness and prayer, that thou
n1svst saw with the Psalmist, Il viii
take heed to my way, that sin not with
my tongue"