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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-08-11

Gill AiaSs u Ratio Snake.
Miss Hattie Sommers, q petite blonde of
Fulton county,aged 16 years, killed .
rattle snake that measured five feet. He
had twepty-oue Fattlss,
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-08-11
Not Quito Unsulmous.

bdICluOI6 Day.
There is an almost unanimous concur
rence of opinion that Keifer is the worst
speaker the House has ever had. It would
DO unanimous but for the fact that Keifer
has 2 vote,
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-08-11
The State Committee.

The New York World, in discussing
the condition of political affairs in that
state, attributes the lack of harmony
and efficient organization in the Demo
cratic party in large measure to the
" somewhat pulpy mental condition" of
the state committee, of whom a large
number "are known to the party
only as the private detectives of one man.
aging politician. or as the confidential
heelers of another and the appointment
of a state committee has come to be gen.
orally understood to be a carefully cut
and dried process, in which the voters
of the party have no part" BY way OF
relief from this condition of affairs, the
World recommends that the state
committee should be chosen so as to
make ure that it shall really represent
the voters of the party. The simplest
and most feasible method of attaining
this result is to choose the state commit
teeman of each district by election. In
that case the state committee would bear
more resemblance than it does now to a
body of representatives of the Demo
cratic party in the state of New York
and less to a board Of directors with the
power of perpetual succession. 1t would
also cease to be a nuisance and begin to
be power in the politics of the party" ="
In this state, where the state committee
as whole had come to he regarded by
the Democracy as i less efficient and
useful body than it should be, the new
rules of the party have provided for the
choice of state committeeman of each
district by election" The rules declare
that the members of the committee are
to he appointed in such manner rs the
local regulations of the respective coun-
ty organizations may determine. And
it is important that the organizations
should prescribe these regulations at
once. While the county conventions
and committees are meeting, they might
as we'll determine how the state commit
teemen-for next year-are to be select
ed. The committee will meet for or.
ganization in Harrisburg, on the third
Monday in January, 1888, and every
county should have its representatives
there, properly accredited and duly
chosen.
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This morning We were shown three
very large tobacco leaves which were
taken from the patch of G. Allen McFet-
ridge, who resides near the Compass. The
largest was Al inches in length and Is in
width.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-08-11

This morning work was resumed On the
new building on East Orange street, b.
longing to the estate of Jacob n. Long,
latelx deceased.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-08-11

Miss Anna McDoonell, sister Of General
Beaver. is tho guest Of Mr. Joseph Hoar,
Of this city.
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flowers of fine kinds. such as jessam;ne,
lilies of, the-vallcy aud heliotrope upon
their bosoms, or clusters Of roses in foliage
at their belt. Stout ladies may wear bios
SONS, more fully matured, while medium
sized folk may wear dainty bunches of
marguerites or pansies close to the throat,
on the left side. Mourning flowers are
dull black, such as poppies or hyacinths,
with jet and tufts Of stalks but for even
ing, white, full marigolds, with black
cherries and a sprinkling OF jet are per-
missible.
THE president vetoed three measures
passed at the recent session of Congress-.
The first was the Chinese bill as originally
passed. Tho second was the act to rcgu-
late the carriage of passengers by sea aud
the third was the river and harbor bill.
The first two were amended in accordance
with his views aud subsequently approved.
The river and harbor bill was passed over
his veto. The brig Armstrong bill be-
came law without the presidents sigma
ture under the ten days provision. With
these exceptions the president promptly
signed all tho congressional acts that came
before him.
THEY do not cut off the hair of women
convicts in the prisons, and they say there
would be a tremendous row if they at
tempted it. The matron of New York
prison says that she never saw q woman
who did not comb her hair once day,
and the warden says he has "seen many
men who never comb theirs but once a
month";" It is added that ''the most i'm
portant articles ABOUT a woman's cell,
after her mirror, arc the comb and the
brush, =" and it is asserted that physicians
have given as their opinion that to cut
women's hair would increase headaches
and neuralgia among them, and would
"subject them to colds in their heads.''
has been practiced of late with great sue
cess ON the farmers Of Illinois. Sharp Nc.
goes to a farmer and makes him an offer
for his farm at a high figure, which is
usually accepted, and $50 or so deposited
to bind the bargain. Then Mr.. Sharp's
friend comes along and offers $1,000 or
more in advance of tho first price. Then
the farmer goes to No. 1 and by paying a
good round sum, say $500, secures re-.
lease. The enterprising fellow who wanted
the land SO badly at the highest figure
neglects to come around, and the farmer
is about $3.50 out, which, of course, is
divided by the sharps.
A NEW terror menaces the hard. working
seamstress in the shape of poisoned thread.
A dressmaker recently admitted into an
English hospital was found to have a dis
tinct blue line on her gums. with simulta-
neous symptoms, such as a furred tongue,
Inflammation Of the lips and general de.
bility-all signs pointing to tho probability
of poisoning by lead. For some time the
doctors failed to discover the source.
when they learned accidentally from a
merchant that silk thread, being sold by
weight, and not by length, is sometimes
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of genuine manhood and patriotism
He must be fully prepared successfully
to fight an army of public plunderers, OF
the people will be betrayed as of old. He
must bc man Of iron will, controlle
by an exalted sense of public duty and
immovable alike in the face of threats
and temptation. In word, he must be
a man who has been tried and proved.
One who has been weighed in the balance
and not found wanting. One who has
been thoroughly tried in the public cru
chile, and who has emerged therefrom
without the smell Of fire upon his gar
ments. He must be man who can say
"No" with the emphasis of moral
giant.
Such q man is Robert Emory Pattison.
He is not theory. He is not an exper.
iment. He does not come before the
people simply pleading acceptance Of
glittering but empty promises. He
stands upon q four years. record in a
place Of great financial and administra.
tive responsibility, without stain and
without reproacn. He has nothing to
explain, nothing to defend. He has
been Indifferent alike to the blandish-
ments of mistaken friends and the
angry threats of corrupt enem es, and
has quietly, steadfastly and courageously
pursued the plsin, though often rugged
path OF duty. He has always been found
at his post early and late. Without o.
tentation he has been q Gibraltarian
ROCK ofdefense to the public treasury Of
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-08-17
The Wool NiurkCf.

Wv" ~. 'o'S Sasiestn Of yesterday. U 20
Since our last, the changes reported on
.''e market for most kinds Of woods are very
'e~;a good, steady tone showing itself as a
RUE with business accomplished and cur.
ieat negotiations allor,ling basis for quitea
hoPslul feeling. We do not discover that
nolaers are in any instances looking for n
neel'e,s u advance, but the feeling is that the
Present line Of values can ut least be sus.
Mlaen, and that huycrs, when in want OF
supplies, will not hesitate to operate so lar
~ .hey can sec opportunity for consump.
uoh' supplies and assortnlen,s in hand
arc very. fair, and rather tend to increase,
shu with ncighboring cities also well
NoeSed, II Is not IL difficult matter to make
any ordinary selection. Adviccs from
primary points are, Us n rule, without new
features Of u decided character. The Cali.
,otis'a market seems to be weakening q
nlne, but Mt other points holders ure re-.
Mlled MS remaining firm and confident,
t MMh refusal TO offer supplies except at
'tul rates. Carpet woods are dull and un.
us'Sin, but owners think their stocks will
oe wanted, aud carry them confidently, i
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NItIsurnincr Market.

New YoRK, August lG.-The market to-
day has shown something OF midsummer
weakness, but has been attended by no
important decline. The Gould shares are
irac'ionally lower, but the Vanderbilts are
slightly above yesterdays prices. Omaha
is active on the prospect Of Northwestern
taking control and guaranteeing a
dividend. Northwestern itself is quiet,
opinion being very much divided
as TO the effect OF the meeting to-
morrow. Pacific mail is recovering from
the decline Of the morning, but Union
Pacific remains very depressed. Northern
Pacific continues active and steadyat prices
factionaIly below yesterdays close Ches.
apeake 4 Ohio is being pushed into notice
for the first in Il long time. It's advent may
be regarded us IN indication that the pres
ent status does not mean bear market.
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TIE ISrELLlGEScgn Office had pleasant
cal! last evening from Captain Cope and
Ross Alexander, Esq, two well known
Ohio neighbOrs. Mr.. Alexander, rs is
well.known, is n leading Democrat, but we
Jailed to see any decided expectations on
his part Of carrying the State this fall. lie
thinks that Governor Foster is 4 formida-
bic organizer and is firing the hearts OF the
people oil the temperance question in n
way That will bring out IL very large vote on
that side. lle,hinks that IN amendment to
the present Constitution will be submitted
o the next session ofthe Legislature giving
the Legislature exclusive control Of the
question, 10 license, control or prohibit as
tmay see fit. On this issue he says there
i, no doubt how Ohio will vote.
II will sustain such IN amend
ment overwhelmingly. He expects
Dr. upiegnif to be nominated at the
GAINESVILLE convention on the 3Otli, and
thinks not unlikely that l;stcp, OF Cadiz,
wiIlbe the Democratic candidate. By the
way, Mr.. Alexander himself is talked OF in
Belmont county as Il possible candidate.
lie himself, however, denies the soft i'm
parchment OF any aspirations in that direc.
ton As TO whether the Democrats have
even so much MS 4 tighing chance TO carry
the district, we presume on that point he
would not like to express an opinion. He
admits, however, that it will be m uphill
IL
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The Appropriations for Sanitary Pur.
WASHINGTON, August l6.-The reports to
the Supervising Surgeon Of the Marine
Hospital Service, from Acting Collector
Goodrich, Mt Brownsville, Texas, indicate
that, while the yellow fever is spreading
there, it has not yet assumed Il severely
malignant form and does not appear to
have spread TO other localities. 1t may, per.
hups, by precautionary measures be-
confined to that locality, but there
is reason 10 apprehend sudden
spread Of the fever, or its appear.
ance elsewhere, as did the fever Of ISIS.
In that year it appeared in Key West
early in July, and at New Orleans abou,
the 18th. From Key West it did not seem
TO spread, either from sanitary precautions
or because OF some peculiar condition oi
the atmosphere or other cause, but from
New Orleans it passed up the river, and
apparently finding another condition oi
things, which fed it, became very
virulept at Baton Rouge, Port Glib.
son, Grenada, Memphis, Vicksburg
and other places Hlong the river.
FROM the experience OF TINT year
the necessity OF prompt action to stop the
spread OF contagion became apparent.
Nothing has been done this ycar by the
General Government beyond the appro.
preparation by Congress of two sums oi
100000 and $4,000, the former as an
emergency fund and the other 10 aid State
and local Boards, and local quarantine
stations in carrying out their own
rules and regulations. How fur
this sum OF $4,000 may be
applied by the National Hoard Of Health,
or.whether it must 20 directly to the local
institutions, is nov before Comptroller
Lawrence. apparently. taking tie latter
view, the Board OF Health OF New Orleans
has applied TO the President for one.lalf Of
this fund, for its use in preventing the in.
PRODUCTION and spread Of the yellow fever,
and another claim for portion Of it it was
put in to-day by othertelegram from the
Mayor OF Galveston who asks for $1,000
from the fund, 10 reimburse the Board Of
Health Of that city for expenses incurred
in sending the schooner Henrietta, which
arrived there August I'D with fever on
board, to the National lioard's quarantine
station, at Ship Island, the expense OF tow.
age, medical attendance and supplies ag.
grcgating that amount. These proposl.
tions are before Judge Lawrence, with the
other question, and it is probable the
action Of Secretary Folser in placing the
larger sum in the control OF tho Marine
Hospital Service will incidentally come in
review in making up his opinion for the
National Board. ~ ',i
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FROM YUUNG<TOWS,
Situation gnriaaEra-WRi,inE for In.
siruriIoiis fr0nI Pittsburgh.

Situation MISUNDERSTANDING for In.
r siruriIons froni Pittsburgh.
% YOUNGSTOWN, O.; August lG.--Brown,
Bonnel 4 Co., haye made the following
statement in.regard to their as;pnpt t9 ar:
RYE at an understanding with the strikers.
"lt the sonlerenee We offered 10 sign the
old scale ut 81 30. We were respectfully
and coNrteQNsIY treated and lisleped 10
with every Indication Of men desiring to
know all the facts. After careful and
earnest consideration OF twenty.four hours
they report that according to their, cons,i.
tuition they have no authority to ACCEPT
our offer and ask time to. submit itto.t tie
proper authority. After very pleasant
and earnest statement OF facts on
both sides the committee ex-
pressed very much regret at moi
being able to..comply GesppIe switlii our 'rrte re.
quests, and, as We understand It, were en-.
tirely satisfied 10 do so IL the constitutional
authority will permit: It was understood
that we would'give all : the time that We
could, stating that time was now precioI;s
and that IN 'cslse no understanding could
be- reaehea Eopn, P2 o business
NcctsSllfi VIZ shoulQ tlrst Invite
any one Z OF z. our own q men and
those who, are residents Of Youngstown, 10
resume work on the basis offered, and II a
sufficient number failed to respond, seek
elsewhere for men TO fill up. This would
he done with no spirit Of saimosl.y 10 ihe
union i'bnt a5 h business necessity
The committee substantially agreed
with us upon all the pojn,s
takeni and. then asked il We had any com:
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Meeting OF Their Association To-day at
hF. o.. u u, Saratoga, B y E,' y l

81 = Saratoga. -; = b.E J.
SARATOGA, August lG.-The Bankers
Association began its annual session to-day.
The attendance was much larger than ever
before, comprising representatives from all
sections Of the country. The President,
before beginning the opening address, in.
troduced Wm. Fl. Foster, OF Salem, Mass,
who has been cashier OF the bank there for
50 years. Geo. S. Coe, the President, then
gave the opening address. He ,congratu-
lated the association OIL the general favora-
bic financial conditions under which it
meets. The serious apprehensions which
were recently felt. have been dispelled by
the prospect OF abundant crops. The neg
lect Of Congress to relieve the banks Of the
exceptional war taxes was n great disap-
polntment.
/. A single bad harvest with continuance
oi the present compulsory coinage and
rapid accumulation Of inferior silver dol.
lars in the Treasury, would precipitatc this
Nation irrecoverably into u lower standard
Of value, and most seriously impair our
present superior power and commercial
Independence among the nations OF the
world. f.s ,t,.:., n ,g;;ar,.L ggf
Prom any point OF view at which, MS prac.
tical 'men, we can view this question Of
compulsory coinage, or currency, it seems
nothing less than gratuitous, unnecessary
and self-imposed intliction upon the bust.
ness OF the country, IN obstacle to its com
merce and trade, md in every way unfair
in its practical operation.
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The school Institutes.

Tho New York Tribune secs great cause
T., ratification and congratulation in the
sDpaa and progress OF school institutes all
oy,r ll,r South. Formerly, in the good old
j,vs Of Democracy and slavery, these in
,,i,u,,s were confined to the North. The
Sou,h had neither public schools rschool
Institutes. New she las both, thanks to
,be results Of the war and the Republican
party. Says,he Tribune L
The common school system oil the coun-
nv is in little favor nj the South, and nat
nnlIy the teachers who have been en-
Moved there hive not always been OF the
brsi. Anythiugthat clncates the teachers,
therefore, must have beneficial elect on
the schools. It is encouraging TO learn
tbs, Summer Institutes" 50 common in
The North, are being held widely thoushout
,be Southern States. Texas, with eighteen
gatherings of this kind, makes al excellent
showing. There will be hope even for
South Carolina il she goes OIL in this direc-
ton Us she has begun.
We doubt il any State can, under all the
circumstances, show i more interesting ser.
ie, Ui these institutes than those held, and
lfins held, in West Virginia.
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the state Of tho arts. A community can.
not continue Its accumulation OF capital
beyond the amount ilat can bo proiltably
utilized In the employment of It's labor.
II, allow Of any permanent addition 10
his amount there must bo IN Increase In
the number OF laborers, or there, must oc.
cur diversion Of its labor from indus.
tries using little TO those able 10 utilize u
greater amount OF capital In proportion 10
the labor employed. I
In order to determine the loss or gain
due TO the protection Of any specified In.
dustry, 1t was only necessary to compare
the imported cost Of the commodity pro.
duced with the money value Of the agri-
cultural products which the diverted labor
might have produced. The result would
be IN accurate determination OF the gain
or loss Of protecting such industry. This
result followed from the action OF the
economic law known as "tl,e equation OF
international demand" Ilc applied this
principle to the cotton industry, and dc:
dnced from II that in tho seven cities Of
Boston, Cincinnati, Newark, Philadelphia,
Providence. St. Louis und New York,
where there are over 10000 persons EN-.
ployed in cotton factories, earning Si,Gj7,
900 md producing S22,OO0,O0O worth OF
cotton goods (of which the raw material
was worth Sl2 2,000, ,000), Those same persons,
If employed in agriculture, would have
produced only (making ibe same de-
duction for raw material Sl5, ,0o0. 900 worth.
He calculated from Il series Of data that
the protection ofthecotton industry yielded
in 1850 II profit Of 20 per cent to. the whole
community ylon the. cotton fabrics consumed.
The Commission, he said, should ascer.
tiin certain general and special facts, such
ms the money value Of the product Of the
yearly labor OF n common. agricultural Ia.
borer; the percentage Of ts reduction II
factory hands becaneagrcultural laborers;
the percentage Of reduction In the price OF
exrolt d, agricultural products, etc. a re-
port from the Commission founded upon
the assertion that protected industries a!.
allowed OF II greater accumulation OF capi.
talized wealth than the industries in which
the people would bc engaged under free
trade regime, and upon IL comparison Of
what the nation now produced and what il
would produce II its pro,cctedartisan labor
were employed in agriculture, would COM
mend itself to the common sense Of the
people. 5 ~ .,gsgg
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AMSTERDAM, n. ", August l5-Onc Of
Warner, DeForest 4 Co.'s mills burned
last night. Loss So, 900, insurance $50, 900.
BosrOS. August lG.- Fire in brick
building Mt the end OF Fayette Court, in
the rear Of G03 Washington street, did
damage to 'Dulfey, eastman & Co.. on
stock, presses aud type, $4,000, Wood.
ward & Brown, on unfinished stock, So5,.
600. Damage to building 5000, '.s;4, ';5
shait"at Pontiac ahnnt twenty miles south
OF here, caught fire from below aud bla1ed
ont at the top. oi the shaft Three men
who were working in the mine are sup.
supposed to have persisted. NJ
LOUISVILLE, KY, Angus, lG.-A fire, this
evening, in the warehouse Of the McCor
mick Reaper Company, Robert Newton
agent, Mt First and Main streets, damaged
the building TO the amount Of 5000.