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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-12-14
ASTRONOMICAL scIESch.
The Recent TraDatt Of V0nus-Proposed q
u aaEYnIQEY ON l>nllnGA Hui

The Recent Trass,t of vsnus-Prouosea ,,b.
servaroFy ON College Hill.
Prot. J -. Kershner, professor of marhe-
matics in Franklin and Marshall college.
returned from Yale college On SUNDAY
last, having been invited thither to assist
in making observations of the transit OF
Venus, which took place on the 9th inst.
The observations at the Yale observatory
were different from those of any other
college in this country. They were made
with ! hsl,ometsr, and the object was, not
to note the times Of tho entrance and exit
of the planet. but to measure the distance
between the centre OF the planet and the
ceptre Of the sun 1T different points dur
Measurements were made. From
by the planet in crossing the sun,
will be determined, and on this basis the
calculation of the distance of the sun will
be made. Prof. Kershner is entrusted
with making these calculations. It will
be long and somewhat arduous work.
Tho helicmeter at the Yale observatory is
the only OIL Q in this country. A company of
German astronomers from the university
at Bonn, had station at Hartford, Conn,
and Prof. kershner visited them and spent
several days with them. BY invitation
they also visited the observatory at Yale,
were they wore entertained by Prof.
Waldo.
DR.. Waldo, who has charge of the OBJ
servatOry at Yale, and who visited the
Franklin and Marshall some time ago. in
order to request tho assistance OF Prof.
kershner, spoke in high terms Of our
young professors ability in his de.
partment, and his skill in the
practical work Of the observatory
He made the remark that Prof. Kersbner
has promising future before him, if our
moneyed men viii. provide him the neces-
sary instruments to work with.
We understand that All effort will be
made among the friends Of oar college to
purchase telescope, transit instrument,
chronOmeter, clock, and it possible hc!i-
Ometer, and place them in ssu observatory
to be located on tho beautiful campus OF
Franklin and Marshall The expense will
not be very great, and it is believed the
friends of the college will respond to the
call. The college is in q prosperous con.
ditiOn, both as respects tho at
tendance Of students and its finances,
It only needs a step forward now in the
advancement of its scientific department,
to place it in tho front rank of our best
colleges in the state. Such u movement
will enlis: the interest of educators and
scholars in our own community and an as
Economical observatory, with all the re-
quisite appliances, on College hill would
add much to the efficiency of The college
and the cause of ci ucat;on. 1t could be
efficiently managed by tho professor Of
mathematics, with the assistance of his
students without additional expense to the
college.
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The New York Sun is disposed to
shake its head over the tidal wave gov
ernOrs-elect of New York and Pennsyl-
vania, who do not seem likely to meet its
views in their staff appointments. Just
what Governor-elect Cleveland has done
in this way to offend its sensibilities We
do not know, but the particular thing M
which Governor elect Pattison has gone
wrorg,i i'm its judgment, is in tie selection
of Mr.. Cassidy for attorney general, that
gentleman being deemed by the Sun to
have had i'm the past too strong afliiia-
tion with William II. Kemble, ct i'll omne
genus. There seems to be quite a differ
ence of opinion rs to the supreme happi-
ness of Mr.. Cassidy's selection for the
attorney generalship, but as hlr. Patti
sons preceptor in tine law it is quite
natural that the governor elect should
select him for the chief legal appoint
ment under him. No doubt he realizes
the responsibility upon him for a proper
selection for this important Office, and if
Mr.. Cassidy in his judgment is the
proper man for it he is right to appoint
him. lie ought to follow his own judg-
ment in this as in all other matters,
being first careful to make it up hon
estly. If his judgment is bad, the result
is bad, of course, and if the Sun thinks
50, it is warranted in having a lessened
opinion of the man !; but if he had no
judgment of his own, and permitted that
of others to guide him, it would be worse
still, and he would be even less worthy
of esteem. A governor and every other
public officer ought to do his duty &C
cording to his own judgment the re-
suits to the public will generally be bet
ter, as we'll as the results to himself. In
this matter of Mr.. Cassidy's appoint
ment there are, as we have said, diverse
opinions expressed by divers men. 1t is
not one that we would have made, be-
cause We know other lawyers in the state
whom we think better fitted for the office.
But We do not know Mr.. Cassidy prob
ably as we'll as Mr.. Pattison ought to
and above all we are not responsible for
the appointment.
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"A Cashiers Acauittal.
A brilliant Virginia Statesman and HI
Lies Nllstake.

"A ISrllI18nt virginia statesman and Hi
Lies Mistake. -
George C. Dromgoole in 1885 was ono Of
the ablest men in Congress, but his fault
of folly-a folly then fashionable among
the chivairy-led him to dissipation. He
had friend, q class mate at college,
from whom he was nearly inseparable. II
not blood relation he was at least con.
nected with Bromgoole's family by his
marriage. The two friends had slight
difficulty. in which the lie was given and
the result was challenge to the field of
(so-called) honor. At the first fire the
challenger fell, pierced by the ball of
From the moment George C. Dromgoole
saw his friend weltering in his blood he
knew no peace of mind. In the silent
watches of the night he could still see
the CHASTITY faco of the companion of
his boyish days as he lay dead-murdered
and night after night, in his dreams, the
duel was repeated and it was only when he
drank deep that he could find rest from
tho horrid phantom. The unfortunate
victim lift wife and several small chill.
dren in reduced circumstances, and,
although in comfortable circumstances
himself, Dromgoole dared not offer relief.
because he was the murderer of tao wild.
ow's husband and father of her orphan
children. From that moment his resolve
was taken. and no miser boarded his re.
sources with moro of care and and tried
harder to increase his wealth, and to place
it on sure foundation, than did General
Dromgoo!e, and although some might
guess, yet never knew the reason, until
after his death it was found that all he
possessed was given to the heirs of his uu-
fortunate friend. To leave it in money
might. hc feared, cause those to whom it
was bequeathed to reject it, and having q
fine opinion of Ohio and her prosperity, he
invested most of it in lands in the counties
of Pickaway and Sciota, where he was
certain it would risc in value.
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PERSONALS.

SENATOR MAHoNE's desk is decorated
with handsome bouquet about every
day.
Ton OCHILTREE defines the duty of :
congressman to be "oppose all taxes ant
favor all appropriations.
Mrs. ROBERT ANDERSON, the widow o.
of the hero of Fort Sumter, is staying
with her daughters at Washington.
Miss CRAIG WADswoRTH, to whom
President Arthur was reported to be en-.
gagged, will remain abroad during tho win
ter.
CAPTAIN JOSEPH II. WOLF, a we'll
known lake tug man, noted for having
bravely saved many persons from drown.
ing, died at Buffalo, N. Y.
Mrs. KEIFER. the wife of tho speaker,
is plain woman of domestic tastes, who
Infinitely prefers life at her home in Ohio
to the anxiety of Washington hostesses.
Mrs. McELRoY, sister of President
Arthur, will take up her residence in the
White Honse. and will receive with the
president on New Years day, and after
ward, as is customary, on specified days.
DIR. TERRY BARNES, a leading doctor of
Toledo, Ohio, after twenty years of appa-
rently harmonious married life, loft wife
and children, went West, got divorce,
and, returning to Toledo, married a
woman with whom he is infatuated.
One of the girls at the Garfield fair in
Washington had been brought from dis
tance on account of her remarkable beauty,
but the venture proved improbable to tho
ond ,pnv,1oos 70 g.
Crowds gathered about her booth, and in
she was compelled to withdraw " Are
i" No." was her reply, but am tiger
lily"
MAURICE BERGEN. of Monroe, La, felt
premonition that his death was near.
He said SO to q friend, declaring that he
would bo dead before Dec. 5. He was
laughed at, but his response was an offer
to bet seventy-fivc dollar suit of chothes
as he was 2 tailor-against q coffin of
equal value. The wager was made and
Bergen won. The loser provided hand
some burial casket, according to agree
ment.
MISS EFFIE ELLsLER, "the original
Hazel kirke," has had fall-out with her
managers, tho Messrs. Mallory, because
they would not accede to her request that
her husband, Mr.. Frank Weston, be given
the part of Lord zfapsrs. In consequences
Of the refusal Miss Ellsler and her hus.
band have Withdrawn from the Madison
Square theatre. and the former will he
succeeded by Miss Georgie Cayvan. It
Is reported Miss Ellsler will star in a new
piece.
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animosity towards NO ono. I pray God
that my enemies may seek the salvation
of their souls as hard as they have to
crush me-"
When he had finished he sat down and
buried his face in his hands, overcome
with his feelings. Soon recovering his
self-possession he again stood up and
calmly received his sentence. During the
reading Of 1t his wife sat near him sobbing,
and when it was ended she threw her arms
around him and cried out in her grief,
''Oh, my God, my God, must he be hung
for it. He is innocent, he is innocent.''
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Aancaster !9ntellige1,cer.
The Expenses or tine House.

The Expenses or tine House.
Gen. Davis excellent newspaper, the
Doylestown Democrat, in its usual pun
gent style, points out some of the fea-
lures of our " rather expensive - state
government. No less to the point than
the extravagance in the executive de-
partments is the waste that goes on in
the legislative departments, where host
of supernumary Offices have been created
from year to year simply to provide for
"party workers." Auditor General
Schell's report for 1879 set this forth in
detail and showed the sum paid to each
one, from which it was obvious that the
retiring" officers of the House draw a
months pay and mileage-in some in
stances more than the pay-for attendan &c
at the opening of the session; there was
chief clerk who gets S3,s56.4O; a resi-
dent clerk at So, 3,O45.5O; reading clerk as
S2311 journal clerk at $3.50; speak
er's clerk at 81 ,9Os; message clerk at
$3.50; two transcribing clerks at 81 ,25S
each a sergcantat-arms at 81 ,255.5O
four assistants and two postmasters at
about the same price two firemen,
seven janitors, eleven posters and fold
ers, four messengers, and five door keep
ers at about 1926 each fifteen pages and
two watchmen, besides engineers, Gre
men and laborers. For cleaning halls
and committee rooms in the session
of that year there were alleged to
he paid out of the clerks contingent
fund to some ITO scrub women of vari-
GUS names about $1,000 in various
amounts. In all there was SCI ,4s9.2
paid to officers and employees, SIS, ,4O1, )
3s for stationary and supplies; S4,50o
for the chief clerks contingent; $1,000
for the resident clerks contingent, and
$3,O78.45 for miscellaneous.
There was no session in 1850, and for
1881, the auditor general 8 report fails to
set forth the expenditures in detail. Au-
ditOr General Lemon, more kindly dis
posed to the ring, Jumps the expendi-
lures into single items like ''pay of
members" pay "of clerks and assistant
clerks" &C., instead of setting forth
who they were and what they got, but
from the fact that the House of 1881 has
cost the state in all S44s, ,6s9. IS, against
S45, ,5sO.92, the cost of the preceding
House for the years 1879 and 1880, it is
fair to assume that all the supernumer-
aries and lavish expenditures were
maintained during the last session.
In the Senate, if possible, tie waste
was even more extensive, and many fea-
lures of the miscellaneous and 6 con-
tingent Expenditures are strongly sug
gestive of steals. From time to time We
propose to print the various items Of ex-
penditurss at Harrisburg, to show to the
incoming Democratic members in
what direction they are expected to
make reforms. For the present we beg
them to consider the foregoing list of
officers who have been provided for and
paid by Republican Houses. We MAKE
bold to say that of this longlist fully half
can be dispensed with.
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BROKEN MARRIAGE vows.
Al East st. Louis Scandal-The Punishme
OF u Faitiiloss Vito.

OF fatthloSS Wife,
The people of East St. Louis and Belle
vile, ILL.,, are greatly agitated over a
scandal affecting the wife of w. D. Uncer,
paymaster of the Ciaro Port Line railroad,
and William NJ. Hagar, prominent
banker of Belleville. A few days ago
Uncer received letter from some un-
known source, which cast suspicion upon
his wife, and he hired a private detective
to shadow her. Tuesday this detective
came to him hurriedly and told him that
his suspicious were well-founded, ut the
same time taking him to house wherein
he said he could find his wife. The hus-
band knocked at the door and called Oh
those within but received no answer. He
then kicked the door open when he was
confronted .by man with a
revolver who told him not to advance
Uncer coolly told the man that he did not
come for blood, but simply to identify the
occupants of the room, and walking for
ward he found his wife. He left the house
without a word and went to his home.
Several hours later, after dark, there was
. ring at the bell and going to the door he
found Mrs. Cncer on the steps. He asked
ker what she wanted. She was crying an |
said she wanted to come in. He told her
| that she should never enter the house.
that they must always be as strangers, and
that lie would try to take care of the chill.
dren and to teach them to forget their
mother. The woman pleaded hard for
forgiveness and against being turned into
the streets saying she had no moHey and
oa place to 60 for shelter. He opened his
p3cketbook and gave her all the money he
had, quite sum, bade her goodbye md
closed the door.
The SckOo! Teachers Hon i,!,;c
Young Loasc, who, with John Hayes,
Was stabbed by his teacher, w. =. Frazer,
at the district school near Point Pleasant,
Ohio, has died from his injuries. Hayes,
the young man who was killed instantly,
was 20 years old and fully as large as the
teacher, who is % years old. Tho latest
accounts say that the teacher, Mr.. Frazer,
few days ago desired young Hayes and
several others to study grammar, and
that Hayes refused to get book.
On Monday Hayes got into quar-
rel with Frazer, over tue question,
and in the struggle which en-
sued it is alleged that Hayes knocked
Frazer down and that he and young
Loase then began beating their preceptor
in brutal manner. While Frazer was on
the floor no drew 4 knife and stabbed
both boys, Hayes ran for the door and
foil dead on an ash heap just outside the
building. Frazer helped some of the
scholars carry the dead boy home and
then, all besmeared with blood, gave him
self up to the justice CT the peace. He
broke down completely when news reached
him that young Loase was dead. The
school is claimed to be q hard one to
govern, and it is claimed that the pupils
made arrangements last Saturday to whip
Frazer. Frazer is nephcw of Hon.
Judge Frazer, Cambridge.
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THE BOYS IN BLUE.
Reunion Of Co. Il. 1850, .Rsst. r.

Reunion Of Go. x. l3Sds Rsgt. P.v.
Twenty years ago was fought the battle
Of Fredericksburg, Va In leomneno:a .
tion of the event, Co. X of tho 122d resi-
ment, which took an active and honorable
part in the struggle, met at Bauer's
GOkien horse hotel East. King street last
evening, and held their annual reunion
About twenty of tho veterans were pre-
sent. and had very pleasant time. Order
ly Ssrgs. Geo. F. SpIenger read from his
we'll kept diary an interesting and instruc-
tive history of the battles, marches, and
other entertaining incidents Of the com
pan3's arduous campaigns. An excellent
supper was provided for the vstatns'
which was dismissed with Hearty relish.
II ia intended that the 122d shall hold .
reeimental reunion some time during the
com ing spring OK summer. -
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THE GIBSON FIRE.
Lancaster Men L.ose Nothing

Lancaster Men Lose Nothing.
In publishing an account of the burning
of the Gibson distillery and the U. s. bond:
ed warehouse No. 1, situated near it, al
Gibsonville, in the Western part of the
state, by which 1000 barrels of whisky
were said to have been burned, it was
stated that S. Clay Miller, of this city,
was q loser to the amount Of 81, 500 or
81, 600 on whisky stored therein. A letter
from the Gibsons to Mr.. Miller, proves
this statement to be incorrect. Mr. Mil.
ler's whisky was removed from No.
warehouse short time ago. and is all safe
in warehouses Nos. and 5, so that he
loses nothing. The latest advices state
that the total loss by the fire is $500 {;
that.it will take about one year to put the
distillery in good running order, which
will be equivalent to tho loss Tin produc.
tion), of about Is, 600 barrels. But as the
six bonded warehouses that escaped de-
struction during the late fire contain 49,
600 barrels each--24O, 900 barrels in tho
aggregate-it is not likely that those who
prefer the Gibson brand Of whisky to any
other will suffer much for want of it dur.
ing the coming year.
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!. Last night burglars entered the general
merchandise store of Joseph Hull, in the
borough Of Strasburg. The effected an
entrance by rrying open the front door.
They stole several pieces Of calico, some
gloves and several boxes OF candies. They
got no money.
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WILD WESTERN WAYS.
TWO KEMAEKABLEs SCENES IN CouKT

Lawyers Indulge IN Fis,icufs-A Juror Who
Appiauded--A Fsithiess yyife's Pun
ishment-Ihe Teachers HoInictde.
In the early part of last week, Mrs.
Alice w. Slayback, widow Of the late Col.
Cockerill, the slayer Of her husband, for
s5, 900 damages for depriying her Of her
husband. TIE suit was not brought
merely for procuring consideration, but
more for the purpose of making public the
real facts Of the late coIoneIs death. his
friends not being satisfied with the way
the case was disposed of. Mr.. CockeriiI
the next day published in his paper, the
Post Dispatch, bitter card, charging the
proprietors of the St. Louis Republican
with being responsible for all his troubles,
alleging that they had urged the friends
Of Colonel Siayback to this step.
During the taking of depositions
on "Wednesday in this suit, John
NJ. Glover, the lawyer who published the
card calling SIayback q coward, which
led TO the tragedy, was interrupted while
giving evidence by Frank Bowman. Mrs.
Slayback's attorney. Warm words passed
and Glover seized Bowman by the throat
and bore him to the ground before the
/ Uy SIauuCIS CUuIu IcopUUO W Iu0 uUUoT
| mans cries for assistance. The notary
before whom the depositions are being
taken, threatened to send both lawyers to
Jail Tor contempt. The moro the widows
civil suit advances the more interesting
become the revelations of discord among
her legal advisers. Frank Bowman is
out to day in a card in which he calls L.
d. Seward, the lawyer who declined to be
associated with him in the civil case d" a
liar"
AJuror Appisuding Counsel.
During Mr.. Trude's speech in the case
| of Teresa Sturia, on trial for tho murder
of her lover in Chicago, there was much
sympathy manifested in the court room,
and at its close the applause Was loud and
hearty, one of the jurors joining in it.
Realizing his improper conduct he covered
his face with his hands and displayed
great embarrassment.
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CRIME AND CAUSALITY.
Recent Occurrences that Havc q Tragic
Tlng0.

Recent Occurrences that Have . Traei,
Tingo.
The boiler in JOhnson's saw mill, thre.
miles from Mission, Kansas, blew up yes
terday. The proprietor, w. L. johnson
and Andy Beechwood were killed.
| L. M. Turner was yesterday at Atlanta,
Ga, convicted of the murder of John E.
Shuttles. at Greensvillc, sentenced to be
hanged February 9th next.
The trial of James Reilly for the murde,
of his brother in. law. r. E. Desmond, was
ended last night at New York by the jury
disagreeing. They were discharged.
Last Friday night two men rode up to
X. j. Greer. who was standing in q store
where he was employed, in Tallahatchie,
county, Missouri, and demanded the kew
of the safe. He replied that he had nc
keys, whereupon they shot him down and
then rode of.
John Craig has surrendered to the au.
thorities of st. Scholastique, Quebec, ac.
cusing himself of having inadvertently
killed William Armstrong, aged 12 years.
Craig was courting lady who discarded
him. In revenge he shot at but missed
her, the bullet striking Armstrong, who
was near by.
A freight and a ballast train on the
main stem of the Baltimore & Ohio rail.
road collided yesterday a few miles west
OF Ellicott City, wrecking tho ballast train
and damaging several freight ears. Geo.
Ross, engineer of the freight train, was
badly scalded, and II. 3. Lockhart, fire.
man Of the same train, had one of his
ankles hurt.
IN THE SHADOW Or The aALLOws.
Pleasant Turnor's Address to tho Cnurt-The
Wife's Anguish.
About year ago Pleasant NJ. Turner
and John E. Shutt!es had a difficulty at
Greenville, Ga, and the latter on the day
of the occurrence, Turner shot Shuttles in
the back and killed him. The trial came
up ten days ago and has ended with yer.
dict of murder. The murderer was SEN
fenced to be hanged on February 0. The
court room was crowed to hear the mans
doom. He was told 20 stand up and asked
if he bad anything to say Why sentence OF
death should not be pronounced upon
him With considerable emotion ho re-.
piled
Il havo but a word, and say it in the
presence of the people, that the great pre-.
.judice existing against me has caused the
truth to be suppressed. Thank God bear
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Tho Rafting Match at womeIsdorE

The rafiling for the mammoth hog
"Jumbo'' at Womelsdo.f is still in prog
ress. About $500 were realized for the
hog, when the following prizes were
agreed upon, viz: First prize. mammoth
hog, "Jumbo - 81 prize, $50 in gold !;
I'd, $40 in ereenbacks (; 4th, $50 in silver
9th. $50 in silver Gtb, $40 in silver 7th,
1915; small change for the lowest
thrower. Johnnie Spang, the five year old
son Of County Commissioner Spang, was,
at last accounts, "hish," having thrown
18 heads. 1t is expected that tho rafting
will close to-day.
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Tho siIns.rels Last Night.

Hey woods minstrel troupe appGGred'
before small audience in Fulton opera
house last evening", and gave an enter
ta;nn;ent that scarcely merited better M
tronage. Some Of the speciality business
was good, but the majority of'the features
came in better as q means Of killing time
than of furnishing any enjoyment.
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to them, there is no especial propriety
in great national expenditure for a
great library at the capital. The people
of Washington generally may properly
be left to buy their own books, as the
citizens Of other towns do. The United
States pays for the todily keeping of the
Washington population and for their
government tEeir mental culture it
may be excused fer avoiding. Washing
ton is entirely too costly a place to the
nation. Washington ought to be put on
a lower diet,