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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-07-26

These figures show a regular and
steady increase of the city debt, averag-
ing 81, ,Gss, 4O6 per year for the ten years
preceding 1878. At the same time the
tax rate had leaped up alarmingly, and
the cost of the departments had advanced
from 81 ~, ,3Gl.72 in 1867 to $40. 1O5,.
S19.S9 in 1875. 1t is true there was a
slight reduction in the department ex-
penses from 1875 to 1877, but it will be
noticed that there was an enormously
greater increase of the city debt of 49,.
2S3, 1917 within that period, so that
the municipal authorities were only saw
ing at the spiggot to let out at the bung.
In 1877 Mr.. Pattison was elected con
troller, defeating the regular Republican
nominee by a majority of 1862, though
the Republicans carried the city on the
state ticket by an average majority of
5,871. Mr.. Pattison was at that time a
young and comparatively untried man
with only a reputation for honesty and
intelligence. But the public had conf
dence in him, and how we'll he justified
it may be inferred from the fact that
when his party renominated him in 1880
he was elected over a Republican of
blameless private character and public
record, by a majority of Il, ,593, though on
the very same election day the Demo
cratic national ticket was in minority
of q, ,ss3 in Philadelphia. 1t must he re-
nembered, too, that at this time there
was no Committee of One Hundred, nor
any organized Independent or Reform
movement supporting Pattison.
Now let MS examine the results of his
administration which have had this high
approval. The year 1873 was the first
which tested his methods of administra
tiOn. Inclusive of that, and since then,
the record runs thus:
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-07-26
KILLED by THE CARS,

A Series Of Fatal Railroad Casualties.
Bridget Malone was killed by cars near
Derry, Westmoreland county, on Monday
John Fl. Stebbins, of Port deposit,
Maryland, was run over by the cars near
West Grove, Chester county ON Tuesday,
and fatally injured.
Passenger Engineer Van Paten and
Fireman Weden were badly hurt on the
Illinois Central railroad on Monday night
by running into the rear of freight train
between IrvingtOn and Centralia.
Maria CipneragO, aged 18 months, of
No. 27O Elizabeth street, New York, was
run over and killed yesterday in Prince
street, near the BOwery, by street car.
The driver, Edward Dougherty, was ar
rested and held to await the result of the
inquest.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-07-26
Duukard Love F0aat.

The lions Dunkards, or liberal branch
of the River Brethren, will meet at Cone
wagO. Dauphin county, and hold a love
feast on the second Saturday and Sunday
in August, about the middle of the
month, on which occasion large number
of members of the church from this and
adjoining counties are expected to be
present.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-07-26
Death In an Oh Gan

In Ashland, Pa, Elizabeth Barth, a
young German girl, was employed as a
domestic in tho family of Peter Miller,
saloon keeper, and Ut IN early hour arose
and finding the fro out used oil to rekin-
die it. While pouring the oil on the fire
the contents of tho can lgnited and ex-
ploded with loud report. In . second
her clothing was ono mass of flames. Her
cries soon brought assistance, but tho nm.
fortunate girl was beyond recovery and
died shortly after. She was 10 years of
age. r~
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-07-26
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS ITEMS.

Call Boys Theft Of Diamonds.
Michael Kennedy, a call boy at tho St.
Nicholas Hotel, New York, was arrested
yesterday, charged with robbing Miss M.
l.. Cook, Of Norfolk, Va, a guest at the
hotel, of three diamond rings valued at
81 ,OO0, on July 90. The stolen rings were
found on his person. Miss Cook, who is
at Saratoga, was notified of the recovery
of her property.
Balloonlng from Cape May.
The mammoth balloon Congress, left
Congress Hall lawn, Cape May, for Phila-
Charles E. Wise, John Wise, jr., and
Frank Willing Leach on board. When
last seen the balloon was making q rapid
flight northward.
Stood 1t Without Whlmper.
Joseph Saycrs, aged 40 years, who was
committed to tho Toronto Central prison
from Whitby, Ont, for an assault on 12
year-old girl, yesterday received Is lashes.
Although his back was frightfully lacerated
with the cat, he stood the punishment
without outcry or murmur.
Apoplexy In Court.
Samuel R0senburg, who stole 800 pairs
of unmade trousers from a Newark IN.
J.) firm and endeavored to get the stolen
goods into Canada, was yesterday at
Toronto sentenced to six months in the
Central prison. He was taken with an
apoplectlc fit before entering the court
room.
A Mule Dies Of Broken Heart.
A mule belonging to the Delaware ice
company, Of EastOn, died o month ago.
Soon afterward another mule that had
been worked as q companion to the dead
animal, refused to eat and starved to
death.
The st. Louis Gambling Cases.
All the cases against the gamblers, lot
terry men and kindred frauds at St. Louis
have either been nolle pressed or deferred
to the December term, when they will be
dropped. This ends the fight against that
species of crime there.
Tho Perry Cotton Mills Troubles.
The banks holding the paper of the
Perry cotton mill, at Newport, R. 1,
bought the mill in yesterday at auction
for $S7. 900. The mill is in good order. It
has 10, 800 spindles and 272 looms.
Rabies from Cats Bite.
William Van OsteD, of Chester, is suf-
fering from what appears to be rabies, re-
sulting from cat bite.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-07-26
Hand Badly Cut.

Yesterday John Hepting, aged 0 years,
I was % plavin@ with some other h % Children 1es, n
Darmstetter's butchershop, when one of
them accidentally struck him between
the thumb and finger of the right hand
with cleaver. The thumb was almost
severed from tho hand, and it was sewed
up by DR.. Westhaeffer.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-07-26
BasO Rishnug,

Judge Livingston, Sheriff Strine, Regis
ter Umble and Deputy Registers Stoner
and Harnish caught 50 fine black bass
below the Columbia dam yesterday, rang
ing in weight from half pound to two
pounds.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-07-26

the owners Of the building, the heirs Of
John W. Mansfield.
Mra. Julia Petery, aged IS years, died
yesterday at Bliasville, L. l., from burns
received on tho previous evening by the
explosion Of lighted kerosene lamp,
which exploded while she was carrying it
about her dwelling.
Mary Cavanaugh, of Petrolia, aged II
years, attempted to kindle fire with coal
oil on Sunday and was fatally burned.
The house was burned down, and s1G0 in
money concealed therein was lost.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-07-26
Vacancy Filled.

Charles E. Long was yesterday elected
treasurer of the Lancaster. Elizabethtown
& MiddletOwn turnpike road company In
place of Jacob II. Long, deceased.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-07-26
MIR. TILDEN'S HEALTH.

A False RumOr Corrected and tho ex-GOv-
ernOr's Belief Announced.
Yonkers Dispatch to the New York Herald.
The widely circulated rumor of the seri-
GUS illness Of ex. Governor Tilden brought
to this placid township horde of CORES
p0ndents, reporters and obituarists. 1t
will interest Governor Tilden's friends
and possibly exercise his enemies to know
that while the venerable man is not
able to jump a five-bar gate, he
is quite as we'll physically as he
has been any time in five years
past. Mentally he is very alert. and in
company with two intimates he is prepar-
ing little matter' - which bids fair to
cause sensation in political circles. He
has not selected Mr.. Allan Campbell nor
Mr.. Anybody Else as his political heir,
and unless appearances are more deceitful
than usual he proposes taking decidedly
active part in affairs this fall. It is re-
ported that Governor Tilden has settled
two things in his mind-first, that Gov.
Cornell is to be nominated, and second.
that he can be defeated. This much is all
that the Oracles thus far vouchsafe. More
is expected anon.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-07-26
THE GETTYSBURG CAMP.
The ZOOk MOnumoDt Unveiled-Candidate
BrOsius tho Field

BrOsius the Field.
The crowd ut Gettysburg was increased
on Tuesday by large delegation from
Reading and other points. There were
several Posts with music. In the morn
ing Zook post, Ol NOrristOwn, unveiled
handsome monument to the memory Of
Major General 8. X. Zook, who was killed
while leading charge in the battle OF
Gettysburg. Tho shaft is OF Montgomery
county granite, eight feet high and
rests on huge boulder in front
Of Round Top. Several thousand people
witnessed the impressive ceremony. Rsv.
II. b. StrOtlach opened with prayer and
Thomas w. Bean delivered an interesting
biographical and historical Grafton.
Music was furnished by party of Mlies
and gentlemen Of Gettysburg.
The camp was again crowded with Wis
itOrs in tho evening. To the usual en-
joyments grand display Of fireworks and
sham battle were added, cannon being
stationed on CUPS Hill. The whole
passed off with decided effect. Candi-
date Marriott l'rosius was on the camp
ground.
Heavy Wheat Crops.
ElktOn Wing.
Cecil county can boast Of some extraor-
dinarily large yields Of wheat this season.
Among them wo note the following
MIR. Hugh Cameron of this vicinity har
vested crop averaging forty-five bushels
per acre, and Andrew Lyons, gathered
from his farm near Port Deposit
an average of forty bushels per aero.
The former was the Fultz variety,
the latter "White Red Cbaff." Peter
Murphy obtained an average Of twenty
eight bushels to the acre. WIN. Jones,
esq, from his farm west Of town got an
average of thirty two bushels to the acre
Irving &. Griffith, Of Bohemia Manor,
threshed out an average Of forty bushels
per acre. Two young men, sOns of Mr.
Dunbar Morgan, Of this town, upon lot
of three and half acres raised one hun
dred and twenty five bushels. And SO
the average runs, q yield Of less than
eighteen bushels to the aero being a rarity.
The wheat crop in this county will this
season surpass that Of any former season
for long time past. =
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-07-26

is needed at Harrisburg. The state ex-
penses are increasing MI the time. Plum
dering goes on incesnntly. There is job
berry In every department. The enorm-
Gus revenues of the commonwealth
which should have wiped out the state
debt years ago are the prey of petty
spoilsmen. From the purchase of sta
tionery up to the building of asylums
and penitentiaries there is universal cor
ruption. What is wanted at Harrisburg
is exactly the kind of administration
which Controller Pattison has given
Philadelphia.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-07-26
A SERIOUS CHARGE.
Whom Does This Shoe Fit :

whom Does This Shoe Fit
Comrade Hayes Grler's Columbia Herald.
In Lancaster county we have over one
thousand pensioners, and the total amount
sent to these pensioners during the year
ending Sept A, 1881, was s2O7, 313. 90.
This includes " arrears " in many cases.
To meet the demands of these pensioners
$109. 112.O 90 will be sent to the county an.
nually. Remember this was the number
OF pensioners up to Sept. 4, 1881.
Since that date the roll has been inc, eased,
and before all claims are settled the annual
payroll to Lancaster county will be near
500, 600. In the great majority of cases
this money is properly distributed, but
"'tis true and pity 'tis, tits true" there
are some drawing pensions who are no
better than thieves. To obtain the money
they perjured themselves and in every
case caused two neighbors to do the same
thing. The day of retribution is coming
for some of them, and they will then wish
that they had continued to support them
solves, as they had always done, and will
curse the day on which they listen ID to tho
claim agent, and swore that their dead
sons and brothers were their sole support.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-07-26


A correspondent of the Oxford Press
on the 18th inst, had tho pleasure of
again calling upon the Oldest inhabitant
Of Southern Lancaster county, Hannah
Brown, who on that day had reached her
1O3d birthday. She is kindly cared for by
her daughter and grandson, who live upon
a good farm in Fulton township, one mile
south of Wakefield. Many called to see
her on the same day and converse with
her. She is still able to walk with a staff
to and from her chamber, going up and
down fight of stairs, as she has done
for years. Her locomotiOn is steady, her
appetite is good and the sight of one eye
good, deafness being the only difficulty in
holding conversation with her. She is
a native of Brick Meeting House, Cecil
county, Nd. and came into Lancaster
county in 1852.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-07-26
A Model fDr Midsummer.

Model faDr Midsummer.
Philadelphia Ledger.
Controller Pattison's acceptance Of the
Democratic nomination for governor is a
model letter of it's kind. Something had
to be said, and the less the better, espe-
cially in such hot weather.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-07-26


THE story which we print of the suf-
fering and sad condition of q recent in
mate of the so-called Lancaster hospital
is one well calculated to excite the SYM
pathy and indignation of all right
minded citizens. Allowing everything
to the partiality OF the outraged feelings
of a sorrowing and suffering wife and a
deranged husband, the testimony of the
physicians leaves no room to doubt that
Frank Farrell is the victim of neglect
or abuse at what should be an institution
to relieve such unfortunates rs he.
Wherever the immediate responsibility
may rest, there can he no doubt that
under the present'irregular and ineflic-
lent medical supervision of our public
institutions such cases are all
100 likely to occur. 1t is the
hame of this community that there is
iio resident physician at. the hospital,
almshouse and workhouse, with their
hundreds of insane, paupers, invalids
and aged inmates. The occasional or
even daily visits of a doctor from the
city, who is changed off every three
months for some other one, who secures
the place through political influence, is
a wretched travesty of proper medical
attendance to the class who are in sorest
need of it. We believe that grand
jury has already reported in favor of a
resident physician. All the instincts of
our common humanity demand it. Why
is the appointment longer delayed ? A
terrible responsibility rests with the poor
>:irectors-" poor" indeed, they must
,e. Can it be possible that proper resi-
dent medical attention is denied these
sufferers OH the wretched plea of econ
omy? Judging from past revelations
ther: has been enough wasted and stolen
arouAd the almshouse in the past twenty
years to have endowed the post Of resi-
dent physician.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-07-26

THE fact that Cooper is All Ohio man
explains great many things heretofore
wrapped in impenetrable mystery.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-07-26

SINCE the discovery thatRepublicauStato
Chairman Cooper was born in Ohio, it is
readily understood how it happens that
he SO utterly fails to appreciate the wants
of his adopted state.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-07-26

Year.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1882-12-23
Tanner. the Faster, Outdone.

Tie details of most marvellous case ot protracted abstinence from food has just become fully known. though it has been going on in Forsyth, G;s., for about TWO months.s Peter Cooley, a mt. latto, hailing from Anderson, s. C.. was arrested about June l in Monroe county on q charge of burglary and committed to iail to await his trial at the August term of court. He express ed his determination never to go to the chain gang, stating that he preferred to starve. He steadily refused food for weeks, as can be testified to by Sheriff c. A. King and Deputy Sheriff J. Il. King, who has charge of the jail and sees to the feeding of the prisoners. He always refused to eat, and while 1t was then left in his cell the food was always found afterwards untouched.
 He often begged Sheriff King to let him have razor, under pretense of wanting to shave, and also asked the loan ot his knife, but as Mir. King sus- pected his intention he was never al- lowed any kind of instrument. But he still adhered to his purpose of self-de- struction. and after . months total ab- stinence from food MT. King called pr. L. B. Alexander in to see the prison CT to ascertain his condition. He was found considerably reduced, but free from all symptoms of insanity, being, in fact, quite rational and intelligent. He reads and writes well. and is much above the average of his race. Mir. King and Dr. Alexander finally prevail ed on him to sip a little milk punch, which he did under compulsion. But he has continued to resolutely refuse al food, and can be induced to taste only milk punch or wine occasionally.
 Like Dr. Tanner, he drinks water freely, but outside of vnat he hasn't taken enough nourishment in over two months to Keep an ordinary man alive three days. He has lost about sixty pounds of flesh, and is merely skele ton. He cannot walk a step, and car only get up with assistance; When ly ing quiet he has the appearance of ; dead man.-Maco'1 (Ga.) Telegraph.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1882-12-23
Railrcading in the West.

Now and then chronic grumbler from the Eastern States finds himself starring as a tourist out west and learns that the purchasing power Of growls is not limited in that section.
 Where do we take dinner?" queru- lous'y demanded such I character of a conductor on the Northern Pacific rail road, travelling from Fargo 10 Bismark.
 ''At Jamestown" courteously replied the conductor.
 "Get there at midnight, suppose" !" grunted the passenger.
 At 1922" answered the conductor
 Can't you stop somewhere and let me get crackerg'
 Not very wR, sir. There are no opportunities between here and Jim town.n
 Finding himself treated in such gen. tlemanly fashion, the tourist turned loose and cursed the road from St. Paul to Glendme Creek, and after finishing his dinner he took in the Duluth branch and wound up with the officers and train men, consigning the whole business to bitterness and wrath eternal. The con- ductor made every effort to pacify him, out his exertions only stimulated the volume of abuse until the train stopped at Bismark.
 '.Can I see you amoment?n asked the conductor. trking the tourist by the el- bow and leading him to the quadrangle back of the Sheridan House. You don't seem to understand this railroad system. Now. here's Duluth!' and he spanged the tourist in the left eye. And here's St. Paulr' planting his fist 1 in the other optic with terrible force. 'sThe two lines meet here at Brain erd!'' which he mapped out on the bridge of the passenger nose. Then the trunk line runs along toJimtown where you get your dinnerr" and he brought 1 him d terrible one in the mouth. ''From | there to Bismark is only a short. runr' planting a crusher in the victim's chin, ''and there you arer' landing him in a mud puddle, doubled up like stomach ache, and bowling for mercy. "You will notice that the vigilant officials are carefully scanning all points of the roadr' and he marched up and down his prostrate student, who was now vel ling for help.
 "What's the matter. Jim?n inquired friend, whose attention had been at tracted by the controversy.
 Showing a bloke the advantage oi our railroads over the eastern outfit, '' replied the conductor. ''They never explain things where he lives, and I'm fixing it for him so he won't feel like grumbling another time be travels ovel our line. Wait till point out the diff ference between the school sections ant the railroad grantr'
 But the tourist lad eeled out of the puddle and gained the office of the hote ito the disgust of the conductor anC his friend, who were prepared to display all the attractions of the country, rathe than see a stranger depart dissatisfied
 If man wants to be abusive ill tha part of the republic, he wants to writ out his views and mail 'em to his fam fly. Careless expressions are very ap to pan disagreeable explanations Brooklyn Eagle
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1882-12-23
Hoy Deeply Does the Earth Ouaka2

The recent earthquake at Virginia City was not noticed at all in the mining depths, but only by people on the sur face. Their famous earthquake of some time ago, which shook down chimnevs and tire-walls, cracked brick buildings and did other damage, was merely no- ticed by some of the miners working in the upper levels, but it did no damage. not even shaking down loose stones and earth. The station men at the various shafts felt it the strongest, and the deep est point where it was noticed was by the station tender at the 900-foot level of the Imperial-Empiro shaft-900 feet below the surface. He said it felt like a sudden faint throb or pulsation of the air, as though blast had been let off at distance above, below, or in some indefinite direction. In some of the mines the shock was not noticed at all. even by station men. Commenting on this particular fact at the time, the Gold Hill NcjcS remarked that the earthquake seemed to be an electrical disturbance. proceeding from the atmosphere, and not from the depths of tho earth.
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Arizona weekly enterprise., 1882-12-23
He Didn't Believe in Cumulative Divi-
 deuds,

He Didn't Believe in Cumulative Divi-
 dends.
 In the early days of railroading in Missouri a six-foot stranger, with 8 bad look in his eye, one day entered sta ton on the line of the Blank and Dash Road, pulled out ten shares of stock in the company and inquired of the station master if there were any dividends on the stock.
 Never heard of any, was the re- ply.
 Didn't anybody ever try to collect dividends?'
 ''If they did they didn't get any thing"
 This stock ought to pay ten per cent.," continued the stranger. 'Here' 8 thousand dollars. Ten per cent. a year $100, have held these shares three months, which would be S25. Farther. I want my divvyr'
 But Eve got nothing to do with it. You must go to St. Louis
 Too fur away! I'm going to collect here aud save time. Pilgrim, count out my divvyr
 The above peroration was followed by the sight of q siX-shooter and an eXpres- sion which meant business, and the agent didn't consume three minutes counting put the money, which the stranger took. and walked out with the remark that he never invested in stock paying less than ten per cent, and didn't believe in cumulative dividends
 This was the only dividend paid by the road for thirteen years, and the agent on salary of $40 month haC to stand that.-St. Louis Globe Demo c!'dt.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1882-12-23

The Ning, ahe Bilk, the Pike, the East Union. the Black Dia-
 nOnd, Etc.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1882-12-23
SILVER KING.

Some Of Her sTatchlcss Mines,- Their Present value and
 Future PrOuIIse.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1882-12-23

somo valuable Improvements have been made, also, the principle one of which is a large water tank,- the 700 level,- which has just been com pleted. It will hold IA, 900 gallons of water and is a wise safeguard against flooding in case water should be encountered. Arrangements for putting in a pump have been com pleted and it will require but short time to place the same and start it to pumping, In case it should be needed. The