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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-01-05
CRIMES CARNIVAL.
THE REvELEY OF DEATH.
TIDAL WAVE OF BLUOD>hED.

Fires, Murders and Other Disasters KepUrted
from Ali sections.
The Holbrook tobacco works. in Louis.
vile, KY, were partially destroyed by fire
yesterday.
VIM. Langsten, Of Bayhead, on Raritap
Bay. n. j.. aged II years, broke through
the ice aud was drowned.
At Auburn, Tenn, Cantreli Bethel, in a
grog shop fight, shot sud killed Andrew
Fouston, Charley Odon and Bud McAdoo
Warren Grassland, night dispatcher at
Palo Alto, in Schuylkill county, has been
fatally injured by a locomotive.
The interior of the Vine street opera
house, variety theatre, Cincinnati, was
burned yesterday. Loss abou; s., 600.
At Pine Orchard, Fla, Tuesday, Abra
ham Watkins was murdered by his step,
father, Oliver Francis Watkins made ::
desperate resistance and was literally cut
to pieces.
Ruth a. Ball, the mother Of two chill.
dren and an inmate Of the poorhouse at
South Amherst, Mass, for many years,
has confessed to setting the fire which
burned the institution on Sunday evening
aud has been held in s., 500.
John TOOhey shot and killed his wife,
in Minneapolis, because she would not al
low his daughter to get him whisky. lie
had been drinking heavily since his son, a
fireman. was killed by a mill explosion, !.
short time ago.
Captain J. Morgan Shaw WAS shot dead
by two of his brotl ers, near Mexico, Mis-
souri,, i'll revenge for the killing of another
brother by Morgan in quarrel about 4
division of property two years ago.
Henry Howard, dishwashcr in Hutch
in's hotel, Houston, Texas, was shot and
killed by Henry Adams, another employee
in the hotel. The men quarrellei over
their work. Adams became enraged aud
drawing 4 revolver shot Howard five
times.
In the southern part of Montgomery.
Mo-, on December 80, John, Tom, Joe aud
Abby King went to Mr.. Nelson's house at
Americus, where fight occurred in which
young Nelson was killed. On Saturday
night, December 30;h, band OF citizens
attacked Kings house. shot and wounded
old Mrs. King and one Of her sous, and
killed Mrs. Austin and another of the
King boys.
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THOSE BIG BILLS.
Comments of Our Contemp ,rarIc

%eW Era
The bills in favor Of McMelen and
Earnes were not approved at midnight, but
between the hours Of four and five o'clock
in the afternoon. The bill for printing
was for blanks Coz tie quarter sessions
office, and on whie:: the clerk had already
advanced money, and for which, under
the decisions Of the court, the county was
liable. The commissioners had refused
to approve the bill because some blank
bonds had been rendered useless by Il
change in the rules of court. Tho bill
was finally approved, because this item,
amounting to about $1S, wa withdrawn.
There never had been any question about
the correctness Of the balance Of the bill.
NeIehborly Sympathy.
Lancaster Examiner.
We sympathize with our esteemed con.
temporary, the INTELLIGENcER, in its
structures on the midnight raid of the
county commissioners on the country
treasury. Just why some should be taken
and others "left," =" we do not know, as we
understand that there were at least three
bills for printing willing to be admitted in
the midnight legal burglarising of the
treasury. But then the late board of com.
taken as whole, were Il re-
body Of officials.
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THE MEDICAL SOCIETY.
Election Of Officer>-lntcrsStinS Papers
kea,; and Discussed.

heA,s ana DlscuSScu.
The Lancaster city and county medical
society met in their hail. Centre Square,
yesterday afternoon.
The presiden; being absent Vice Pres
iient Roland was called to the chair.
The following members were in attend
ance a: Drs. Atlee. Albright. Blackwood,
Bolenius, Carpenter, Compton. Ehler, NJ.
l.. Herr, A. J. Hcrr. Roland aud Welcuans.
all OF Lancaster Drs. Bockias. Berutheisel,
Craig. Lineaweaver. all Of Columbia
Drs. NJ. l.. Davis and Il. F.. Herr, both
Of Millersville ; Drs. Newphcr and Ziey-
Ter, both of Mount joy Drs Brobst and
Roebuck, both of Lititz Drs. Black,
Strasburg ; BrySon. Marticville {; Kohler,
New Holland Livingston, Mountville
Lightner. Ephrata Mowery, ConestcSa
Centre ; F. VI. MuSser. Wilmer J. II.
Musser, L.ampeter Plank. Christiana
W. Il. Smith, Paradise W. II. Smith.
Intercourse Trabert, Reamstowu
Thomson. Wrightsville Miller, Bird-iu
Hand !; TreicMer. Elizahcthtown Ken
dig. Salunga Deaver. Buck.
The special business before the society
was the election and appointment Of ofii-
GERS and committees for the ensuing wear.
Following are the officers elected
President-Dr. II Mussrr, Lampeter.
First Vice PrcSident-Dr n e. Treich.
Ter, Elizabethtowr.
Second Vice President-Dr. Il. NJ. 30
lcnius, city.
Treasurer-Dr. j. Aug. Ehler, city.
Recording Secrctary-Dr. Vim. Black
wood, city.
Corresponding Seeretary-Dr.T B. Cox,
city.
Librarian-Dr. Is. F. Herr, Millersyille
Board OF CensorS-Drs. VIM. Compton,
city ; F. q. Albright, city. and j Trabert,
ReamStown.
Examining, Committee MI. Atlee,
city: Henry Carpenter. city and j. l..
Ziegler, Mt. JOY.
Publishing Committee-Drs. NJ. l..
Herr, city; Il. VI. BoleniuS, city. and
Alex. Craig. Columbia.
The chairman appointed the following
sanitary committee for the ensuing wear
DR.. Thos. Livingston, Mountvillc VIM
Blackwood, city. and Alex. Craig. Colum
bia.
Health reports were made by members
from different sections OF the county, from
which it appeared that typhoid fcrvcr.
diphtheria and whooping cough We're the
only diseases thst prevailed in IN unusual
degree.
DR.. J. l.. Ziegler. of Mount Joy, read
an able paner on sulplatc of cincilonia.
\ large number of rare and interes.iu.
eases We're reported and discussed b,
members of the society
n resolution was offered ami adopted
that ut the next meeting of the society
delegates will be chosen to represent the
society in the State and National assocEl-
tiOns, and that the secretary give previous
notice to the members of the society of
the action then to be ha.l
Adjourned.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-01-05
INTERESTING FIGURES
Areas Of Land and Water In
the United States.

the United States.
A bulletin just issued from the census
office, showing the approximate areas of
the several states and territories, contains
much matter of curious interest.
Texas, the largest state, has an rea OF
262, 290 square miles. and Rhode Island,
the smallest, has 1,0S5 square miles. Nye
county. Nevada, is the largest county in
the United States, covering 24.OOO
square miles. San Bernadino, Cali
fornia, with $4,000 miles, is the
next largest. California has four
other coupties, each of them rs large as
Massachusetts,. three that are each larger
than Connecticut. and fifteen others that
are each larger than Delaware. Sioux
county. Neb., contains 2l,0,0 square
miles. Oregon also has several large
counties-Grant, Umatilla and Lake-con
tanning respectively 1850, 14.aG0 and
$4,000 square miles. Preside, with II, 800
square miles, is the largest county
in Texas. The smallest county in the
United States is New York, state of New
York. and it has the largest population.
The largest of the territories is Dakota,
with 1900 square miles, and the largest
county iii any of the territories is Custer
county, Montana, with Sc, 800 square
miles.
The statistics of water surface lakes,
ponds, bays and rivers-iu the several
states and territories present the extreme
aridity of New Mexico and Arizona, with
only 100 and 100 square miles of water re-
spe2tively, and the marked contrary char
acteristics of Florida with 4.440 Minnie
sofa, 1, 100; North Carolina, 1910 Texas.
3,-i9O Louisiana, ,, 800. and Maine, 81 145
miles of river, lake and inlet area. The
total water surface of the country is given
at -, 600 square miles, and the gross area,
land and water. 3,025, 600 square miles, i'll
babited by sixteen persons and a fraction
t. each mile
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PERSONAL.

II is understood in Boston that Judge
MARCUS MORTON has accepted the chief
justiceship of the supreme court Of Mas
sachusetts.
Child four years Of age. IN inmate of
the Home for the Friendlcss, in Detroit,
Michigan, is said to be great-great
grandson Of General WINFIELD SCoTT.
Senator LOGAN says he has not changed
and will not change his mind on Fitz-
Porter. He will fight him, if the case
comes up again, as is probable.
Mr.. FRANK II. HOWE, son OF the new
chief clerk Of the postOflice department.
!lo is Il popular lawyer and has some re-
putation rs a writer of fiction.
Mr.. JAMES C. FLOOD distributed $4,000
among several benevolent associations in
San Francisco, Christmas morning Pro
testants and Catholics being treated i'm
partially.
By securing the lease of the Chestnut
Street theatre, Philadelphia, J. II. HAv
ERLY, the famous theatrical manager. yes.
terday added 4 seventh house to the list of
those already under his control.
1t is intended to start Readjuster or
gan in Lynchburg, Va, on the 1st of Feb
ruary, to be pnblised daily. Judge r. W.
HUGHES, Of the eastern district of Virgin
ia, is spoken of as probable corresponding
editor.
President Arthur received from the state
department the nomination proposed by
Secretary Blaine last summer Of GEORGE
II. SHARPE, of New York, to be Minister
to Belgium. g. lie put the document care.
fully away"
Nearly one-half of the actors and
actresses of New York city have been Vac.
cinated at police headquarters. The cause
Of the scare was the rumor that SAMUEL
II. PIERCY, the leading man OF Booths
troupe, had died Of smallpox in Boston,
and.that on Saturday night three travelling
trOupes, the members Of which had asso-
ciatcd with Piercy, arrived in Now York
from Boston.
When Governor Long, of Massachusetts,,
asked permission to quote portion of Mr.
JOHN G. WHITTIER's poem after an ex-
tract from the Psalms in his recent famous
Thanksgiving proclamation, Mr.. Whittier
made the characteristic reply that he was
' entirely content, but lie was not quite
sure whether David, king and warrior,
wonld care to be found in the company OF
a Quaker and a Republican,
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GOOD TERMS.
.O7 FOR 4 PER CENTS.
THE TEN MILLION STATE LOAN.

The Successful Bidders Named Last Night
Over 100000 Premium Realized.
The bids for the loan to redeem the ma
turing bonds Of the commonwealth were
opened yesterday in the presence of Gov.
Hoyt and Sinking Fund Commissioners
Butler and Quay. There were only few
interested parties present, but they repre-
sented many million dollars. In view Of
the depressed stocl, markets aod the nigh
rate of interest demanded for money
Governor lIoyt and State treasurer But
ler expressed their apprehension that
the loan would not prove popular,
but they were agrecably disappointed
when the bids were opened. Among the
first proposals read were those of Drcxel
Il Co, who bid for the entire loan at 4
fair premium. Theodore Walton, Of Eng
lish horse race betting fame, who had p ut
in Il bid for Sc, 500, 900 for the thirty year
loan at four per cent. and at premium OF
10G, when he heard the DreXel bid asked
and was given permission to withdraw his
| proposal. 1t would have met that fate at
any rate, as it was unaccOmpanied with
the necessary check Of five per cent. on
the amount bid. The bids, including Wal
toms, amounted to nearly $50, 900, 900, while
not half that amount was desired to redeem
the loan next month. The sinking fund
commissioners met last night and awarded
the loan to the following named persons {:
Townsend Whelen Il Co., Philadelphia,
series payable $4,000 each year from
1888 to 1892, at 81 per cent, $4,000
thirty-ycar loan, 3it per cent, $500, 900 !;
thirty-year loan, 4 per cent, 5000, 600
Gilpin & Co., Philadelphia, short series,
81 per cent, s215, 900; thirty year loan, 3!
per cent. 1884, 600 thirty. year loan, 4
per cent. s149, geo; Judge Agnew, Beaver,
short series, 3! per cent, $50, 900; James
f. Young, Philadelphia, short series. 3!
per cent, 5000, 900; Maurice Underwood,
Carlisle, short series, 3 per cent, S1O. 600;
Drexel & Co., Philadelphia, short series,
4 per cent, s1,G15, 400; thirty-year loan,
4 per cent, $1,000, 900, and the part of the
thirty-year loan, not otherwise awarded
about $500,0OO Il. X. .Jamison 4 Co.,
Philadelphia, thirtyycar loan. )! per
cent, 100000; Southwark lodge of
Knights of Pythias, thirty year loan,
4 Per cent, 5000; &. n }. l.. Robin
son, TioSa, thirty-year loan, per
cent, $4,000: Stephen Girard beneficial
association, thirty year loan, per cent,
$500; W. p. North. Pittsburgh, thirty
year loan, ;! per cent, 81, 1000. The
amount of the loan awarded is about &c.
lI1,ouu. tEc premiums Oh WHICH aggregate
s429, :339.17. With the premium derived
from the sale of the bonds to day, added
to the loan awarded, about $4,000, 600 Of
the loan of $l0,0OO.OoO due next month
will be redeemed. The remaining $780,
600 will be redeemed with money in the
sinking fund. About $1,000, 600 of the 80
year loan was taken ut per cent. at an
average premium of 101. The amount
AWARDED, .,t nor cent WAS abOut 81 800
coo, at an average premium of 1927. The
rest of the loan Oor the serics) was taken
al :! and 1 per cent.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-01-05

EX-SENATOR WALLACE has long
been prominent figure in the politics
of our state. He is an able lawyer. and
thoughtful and close student Of the his
tory of our state and its relation to the
federal system. The address which he
is announced to deliver for the first time
in this city has been prepared with care.
and the subject is one which is rapidly
coming to have larger share of public
interest. AS we are about entering upon
the bi-centennial of the commonwealth,
the study of its earlier history, and es-
pecially such inquiry as is intended to
show the pre-eminence of its men in the
formation of our federal institutions
should lie a matter of pride, as it Ger
tainly is of value to every citizen.
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= Little Girls Death.

A niua year Old daughter of James Wer-
ley, residing at Dorneysville. three miles
west Of Allentown, was standing too close
to the stove and her dress caught fire
The flames had made considerable head
way before she became conscious of her
danger. When she realized it she became
frightened and ran down stairs screaming
She ran out of the house and III few
minutes her entire clothing was enycloped
in flames. Several men employed in IN
ore mine near by hearing her shrieks went
to her assistance. The burning clothes
were pulled off, but not before the girl was
frightlully burned. Her body presented Il
fearful sight and in removing her under
clothing bits Of flesh adhered to them.
With the exception OF her feet every part
of the body was burned. Medical aid was
summoned, but after several hours of
agony .,he died.
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DINERS AND DINNERS
I:anIuctting Arthur. Brewster and
Hancock


At meeting of the military older
Loyal Legion OF the United States, held
last night at Dclmonico's, a letter from
Mrs: Garfield was read acknowledging the
receipt of the obituary resolution passed
by the cOmmandery on the deceasn of the
late president After the routine business
was transacted formal reception was ten
dered to General Winfield Scott Hancock,
the acting commander. in chief of the
order. The dinner Was partaken of by
$50 guests, General Henry w. Slocnm
presiding. General Hancock thanked his
comrades for the honor paid him. The
festivities were prolonged to late hour.
Tue complimentary dinner rendered to
Attorney General Benjamin Harris Brew
ster will take place at the Aldinc hotel,
Philadelphia, on the 12th instant at 6
O'Clock in the evening. About one hun
dred and fifty plates will be laid. The
tables will be arranged in the form OF the
walls of Troy, and tho president of the
occasion will be George w. Biddle The
gentlemen named to respond to the toasls
arc ex-Attornsy General Wayne Mae
Neagh, Judge Joseph Allison, Attorney
General Palmer and ex-district Attorney
Furman Sheppard.
In connection with President Arthur's
visit to the metropolis Il stalwart dinner
party, given by eX President Grant at his
palatial residence in Sixty-third street, is
of interest. Tho dinner is said to have
been Of a most superb character and the
liquors the finest possible None but the
" Stalwarts of Stalwarts' were invited.
Among the distinguished gentlemen who
graced the festive board were President
Arthur, Ex-senator Conkl;ng. Tom PIatt, |
Jesse Selismap, cx-Minister f. o. Slough |
.0n, ex-United States Judge Pierrep6nt, |
William Fl. Vanderbilt, George Jones, ex-
Governor E. D. Morgan.
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cocoarut : "a prominent member of the
Madison Avenue Congregational church
said Gen. Grant would become q member
Of the church and that he would probably
become president of the board Of trustees.
Jay Gould, Sheppard Knapp and other
very wealthy men would also join" They
are likely to be very comfortable under
this O:ly Gammon's preaching.
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Making Good Use Of 81.

This morning George Kline swept the
snow from the track of the street railway
with his new sweeper and made paths
across Centre square. The sweeper appears
to do its work we'll. Possibly liar
arrangement might be attached to locomc-
tivcs and made serviccablc OF the "steam
car" reads
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zdrraster fntellige1lrer.
THURSDAY EVENING, JAN. 5. 1882.
Those Bic Bills.

Our esteemed contemporary, the Et:
aminer, seems to have some understand
ing about " at least three bills for print
ing, willing to be admitted in the mid
night legal burglarizing of the treasury y
and it does not know why they were
"left.'' If our esteemed contemporary
knows of any such burglarious-minded
printing bills, it should promptly expose
them, or it might be suspected of insin-
cerity in its avowed sympathy with the
INTELLIGENCEE'> denunciations OF all
such raids Oh the county treasury. If
there were any printing bills put before
the late board of county commissioners,
and refused payment, for which pay
ment was sought after that board had
closed its business, or if any such bills
went in improper search of the com
missioners by day or night, or
any were rendered for services
not performed, or for which the county
Was not liable, or in excess of an honest
amount, let them he promptly exposed
Even if = left - by the last board they
might be imposed upon the new com.
missioners, and all who are opposed tG
midnight or daylight raids upon the
county treasury should help the new
board to guard against them and to steer
clear of literally compensating "jobs
and jobbrrs.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-01-05

MIR. JAMES REDPATH, who proposes
to visit this city and explain the cause
of Ireland and the misrepresentation of
her traducers, is the veteran aboitionist
and agitator, whose zeal has not always
been wisely tempered with discretion.
But he has lately visited Ireland and
had an inside view Of things, which is
not given to the rest Of us who have to
depend largely upon the reports of inter
e'ted parties, cOlored by their rrejudices.
This traveller and lecturer ought to he
able to bear the intelligent and truthful
testimony of an eye witness, and his
subject is certainly one of sufficient pop.
ular interest here to entitle him % re.
spectful popular hearing.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-01-05

SENATOR JOHN STEWART is ciclited
with the opinion that Beaver IS not a
Stalwart after all, and such opinions as
his will gradually steer the Independents
into just the sort of acquiescence in
Beavers nomination that Cameron
wants. If Senator Stewart will just ex.
ercise his hindsight enough to look
back to the election of Mitchell and the
defeat of Davies, he may improve his
foresight to the advantage of himself
and his political friends.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-01-05

Before Alderman Samson, George Viii
son for drunken and disorderly con luct
was committed for 10 days.
George Hall. who is about the shape of
fire plug, got drunk and Alderm, IN Barr
sent him to Jail for - days in order that
he might have on Opportunity OF seeing
how that institution is managed by the
new officials.
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Tho Week Of PRAYER,

TO morrow's programme in connection
with the week of prayer observance is as
follows :. p. m.-St. Paurs Reformed
Rev. w. c. Robinson.
Subject "Prayer for the universal prev
alence of peace and Righteousness"
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Recorder Good and his industrious
clerks, have recorded all mortgages. deeds
and releases left at the Office to be record
ed, Up to the first Of January, 1882. Those
to whom the papers belong should call
and take them away, as they occupy room
that is needed for other PURPOSES
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Cold Weather,

At WatertOws, New York, yesterday
morning, the temperature was Is degrees
below zero-there were heavy SHOWS dur
ing yesterday at Lynchburs, Virginia, and
at Cincinnati and indianapolis. Railroad
travel in Ohio was delayed by the snow.
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Maryland Politics.

The Legislature OF Maryland organized
yesterday. George II. Williams Dem. },
OF Baltimore county, was chosen president
OF the Senate, and Otis Keilholtz Dem. },
of Baltimore city, speaker Of the House
There was an entire change Of officials in
both houses.
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An anti iprohibition club, with Large
membership, has been organized in Burl.
ington, Iowa. The liquor question prem
ises to DO an important factor in state
politics during the present year.
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Almost Another Accident.


Soup lssusd, and Contributions Received.
There were 121 ratiOns of soup dis
tributcd from the soup house among needy
applicants this morning.
The following contributions to the soup
house are acknowledged A. lIivsh. -
pounds of beef at 10 cents per pounl,
$3.50, and % cents cash George Brady.
dozen rolls 1T 10 cents per dnzen (to
cents.)
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of Democrats as we'll as Republicans
there and there can be no purity of the
ballot until the axe has fallen wherever
the offence lies.
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There was :, fall oi about t"u inches; of
snow early this morning. ana tue ground
being frozen very hard anI the ''bottom'
good, several parties hitched their fast
steppcrs to their pretty cutters. and with
iingling bells made Il splurge through, the
streets. There is not enough snow, how
ever, to make good sieighing, but the raw
atmosphere and the clouds that over
spread the heavens, give promise of mole.
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Send iN the Returns.

Clersymen, physicians and agistrates
are reminded that they are by law required
to hand in to the secretary of the board of
health quarterly returns of all births,
deaths and marriages in which they have
been in their official Or professional capac-
ity concerned. A quarterly return was due
on January 1st, but many Of the doctors
and clergy have failed to make it. The
law allows them ten days grace after
which they are liable to the penalty. The
returns should be addressed to G. II,
Brown, NJ. d.. secretary of the board of
health, Lancaster.