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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-01-30
NO ACCOUNTING FOR TASTES.
"A Street Scene in New York.

n. Y. Sun.
You had better get rid Of that stove
pipe hat; you'll be livelier without it,
said y powerfully built, red-faced young
truck driver the other day, rs he nearly
drove over a delicate looking gentleman
on Park row. Tho pedestrian had to skip
in very undignifed manner to escape.
You want your neck wrung very
badly" he said, as he gained the sidewalk
and looked after the truck.
The driver heard him and pulled up his
horse at once.
"Will you wiring it - he asked in grutt
tones.
The gentleman took few seconds to
consider the quo stion. Then he said:
"No, I'll leave that job for tho hang
man; but I'll tlatten your nose, ii that
will suit you"
1t appeared that tho proposal suited the
driver, for in thirty seconds he stood
before the fragile>looking man.
1" Now flatten my nose,' he said def
antly.
1t was done before the words were we'll
out of his mouth, and as he lay on his
back in the gutter the expression on his
blood despatched counteuance was that
of mingled pain and amazemcnt.
What did you strike that man fer -
asked a policeman, hurrying up, and sciz
ing the gentlemen by the arm.
Because ne asked me to strike him,
you know" was the reply land as lie
looked like IN honest, good natured
young fellow, l didn't like to disobligo
him.
The policeman looked at the truckman.
who rose slowly and without making any
complaint mounted the scat Of his wagon
and drove off.
"Well," said the policeman, impress
sively, as he walked away, "there's no
accountin' for tastes"
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-01-30

and finch busters at 95 per cent. off :;
sal soda and chloride of lime at s. per
cent. off ;; chair brushes No. 1, Clin-
ton," at no discount, and ''hair
brushes" at 50 per cent. discount !;
and so on, varying to the end. The ad.
vantage of such a contract to the state
or the profit to the contractor, it is plain,
will depend entirely on how much or how
little Of the different supplies are fur
nished. In the first place, as very little
" sal soda - and less chloride of lime -
are used, it is shrewd game to put these
articles in at very heavy discounts. 1t
makes very little difference in the
amount of money received, but it very
largely reduces the average discount of
the bid. Proper manipulation here, and
a heavy percentage Of discount put in on
the articles little called for, secures the
bid for the experienced contractor. Then
Delaney and the clerks who have super
vision of the supplies can readily
see to it that contractors shall furnish
large quantities of the supplies in which
they make small discounts, and small
quantities of supplies on which the state
gets large discounts. For example, of
soap and brOoms, on which small re-
duction. from the maximum is bid, a
plentiful supply is ordered the " feather
dusters' are certain to be ordered of the
quality on which 50 per cent discount
is contracted for, and not of those on
which 95 per cent. discount is made :;
while of - hair bruShes'' that quality
is taken which the contractor furnishes
at the maximum and not those which he
bids to supply at 80 per cent. off. BY
such jugglery contract which looks
like the most advantageous and fair on
its face may be operated as Il wholesale
raid on the treasury.
This year the schedule was somewhat
changed, the maximum price raised and
the contract was awarded at an average
per centage reduction all through. How
it operates, what the state now pays for
it's supplies, and what it buys which it
ought not to pay for, will he a fruitful
theme for future comment.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-01-30
ODD ACCIDENTS.
MANY WAYS TO COME TO DEATH.

The Numerous Perils Of the Season.
A water back range in Brooklyn house
exploded and scalded I two-year-old boy
so that he died.
A Memphis, Tenn, boy lost his ball i'll
| barrel of water, and was drowned in try
| ing to recover it.
Anesro barber at Lexington, KY, had
his thumb bitten Off by another negro in 4
quarrel and died in consequence.
A Fairview, Nd. boy of fourteen was
found hanging by the neck in the forks Of
a young sapling, where he had accident
ally got caught.
4 Brooklyn man OF seventy light tried
to board moving horse car, fell under
the wheels, had his left thigh broken,
and died in few hours from the shock.
A Junius On. W mother took her
baby with her on a sleigh ride and when
she got out found that it was dead, having
been smothered by being too closely
wrapped.
A Madison Qnd man descending hill
| in the dark, ran against 4 stake, which
struck him full in the mouth, penetrating
to the root of the tongue and making a
fearful wound.
A twelve year-old boy of jackson,
Mich, fell down coal shaft, twenty five
| feet head first, striking upon 4 boiler iron
floor, bat he escaped without any material
| damage.
\ drunken Martinburg On. Y.) man
lost his way homo and finally got to driv-
ing on the railroad track. A train came
along and killed the horse, but the
drunken driver escaped unharmed
y Hungarian couple were married at
Streator, Ind, and the jovial bridegroom
on his was home fired his revolver three
times, tho last shot entering the back of a
friend and lodging in the right lung.
Two Palestine (Tenn.) boys went out
hunting, and took to amusing themselves
by tossing up their hats and. firing ut them
in the air. Finally rs ono of them raised
| his gun to fire at the others mark, the
| weapon went off, putting its load in his
playmate's face and killing him on the
| spot.
Il Wurtsboro On. ~ man was cutting
trees in the wouds and felled ono which
struck upon q sapling, bending it to the
ground. Ho cut piece from the tree,
and was about to cut another, but struck
the sapling, which sprang up instantly,
striking him in the nose and cutting up
| ward through the forehead, intlicting
injuries which caused his death three days
later.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-01-30
A. Herr Smith tor Butler.

Times washington Correspondence.
Mr. A. Herr Smith thinks it would be
for the interests of the Republican party
in the state to nominate Mr.. Butler.
IF they want to harmonize the party"
said he, "Butler is the man. I am not
identified with any faction. While I am
a Republican look altogether to the sue
cess OF the party. l think Butler would
solidify the party better than any other
man."
''Do You think, then, that the nomiDa-
tiOn of Beaver would widen the breach
which already exists between the indie
pendents and the Stalwarts ?''
mot if he received the franchises of tie
people fairly expressed in the state con-
vention. think they would support the
nominee Of the convention in case he was
fairly chosen. 1t is very important that
no attempt should be made to take adj
vantage Of the people by preventing their
expression of opinion. ANY intrigue Or
artitice used in selecting delegates should
be repudiated. think the majority of
my constituents are for Butler"
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-01-30
NO MORE FREE PASSES.
Copy o. a Bill Before the Iowa Legtsl;

Copy o: a Bill Before the Iowa Legislature
SECTION l. Be it enacted hy the General
Assembly of the state of Iowa {: That, here.
after, it shall be unlawful for any railroad
corporation operating 4 railroad within
this state to issue, passes, tickets or othe.
| permission, either oral, in writing or in
| printing. for the free transportation of per
sons or property to any Of the following
| persons:
TO any one holding any Office, federal OF
state, either legislative. executive or judi
| cial.
Toany person holding any county or
township Office.
To any person holding any municipal
office in any city or town..
To any person summoned as juror OK
| serving as such in any court held in thi:
state.
To any person acting rs bailiif Or other
officer of any court within this state.
To any person when such pass, ticket, oI
permission is used attending any political
convention for the nomination Of officers
to be voted for by the people.
Sec. 2. 1t shall be unlawful for any Of
the persons or officers named in the pre-
ceding section to accept OF use any such
passes or permission for free transportation
VI pciSoES OE plOEVItS hoi Sut'A 1'J pSi
| son he allowed to ask or solicit such passes
Or transportation of persons or property
| for himself or any other person.
Sec. 8. 1t shall be unlawful for any con
ductor Or any other person in charge Of a
railroad train to permit any Of the persons
specified in section 9 hereof to travel upon
his trains upon any pass, ticket, or per-
mission for free transportation without the
| payment to him of lawful fare.
SEC. 4. Any person violating the provis-
ions of this act shall be liable to a fine OF
not less than $50 nor more than $10O, to
be recovered BY information prosecuted as
provided by law before justice of the
peace one half such fine shall! be paid to
the person filing such Information.
Sec. 5. Proceedings TO recover the fines
! provided for by this act may be CON-
mcnced in the county wherein the passes,
tickets, or permission are issued, or where
in they arc received, or wherein they are
used.
Sec. 6. On and after tho taking effect Of
this act the rates Of passenger fares on all
railroads in this state shall be reduced one
half cent per mile below the rate rs now
fixed by law.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-01-30
LANCASTER STEEL WORKS.
Twenty Acres Of Ground and $4,000
Wanted TO Establish, I" Lewis Automatic
Continuous Rolls" in this civ.

wanted to Establish :: Lewis automa;ic
Continuous Rolls IN this CITY.
Following is copy Of 4 letter received
by the mayor which explains itself It is
worthy the serious consideration OF Ian
caster capitalists
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. %, 1882.
Hon. John z: Mac Gonigle. Mayor cf City Of
Lancaster, Pa:
DEAR SIR-My object in addressing you
this letter is to call the attention of your
self and other prominent citizens of your
city to an improved train Of rolls for which
| hold letters pateut from the L. s. gov
crnment. 1t is the intention Of myself and
others with whom have become associ-
| ated to build a rolling mill at some con
veuient point, for the manufacture of
steel rails from blooms, which can be
supplied here Or from foreign countries.
The many advantages gained BY my pat
ents will enable us to make and put upon
the market, in addition to rails, all heavy
iron and steel shapes, such as girders,
channels and other shaped iron and steel
used in the construction of bridges and
buildings OF every description, at much
better profits than can be done by any
manufacturer under the present system.
You will readily see therefore how much
city like yours would be benefited by 10
| eating such n work within your corporate
limits. The amount of business it would
create and the large SUMS of money it
would cause TO flow into your city
| ought to be Il sufficient i'll
ducement to solicit from your cap
ltaliStS and business men such aid as would
insure its permanent success. To do SO,
| it will require piece of ground OF sutf-
cient size to build tho mill and to enable
us to lay tracks necessary to carry mater
ial to and from the works. This; ought
not to be less than twenty (20) acres. In
addition We expect the capitalists OF your
city to subscribe one-h half of the capital
stock to build the works and furnish stock
to commence operations. This would
require not less one hundred and twenty
five thousand dollars, (s125, 0CW. II this
amount, with tho land,i furnished hy the
citizens of Lancaster, VIC will agree to
raise an equal amount, and thus secure to
your city one of the most important nlaUu-
featuring establishments in the state.
We have no delicacy in laying before
you this proposition, from the fact that in
addition to the vast amount of money it
would bring into Lancaster, and the at-
tending benefits which would accrue to
the business men OF your city, it would
doubtless prove the best paying invest
ment your capitalists cvar made.
Should you and other gentlemen oi yo,w
city, think favorably of our proposition,
We shall lie glad to furnish any iniorma-
ton you may desire, and confer with you
further in reference to it's success at such
times and place rs may suit your comrcn-
ience.
AL early answer will confer a fiv,: on
yours respectfully,
CHRISTOPHER LEwIa,
210S Park Avenue, Phil'a.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-01-30
LOCAL. INTELLIGENCE.
..TlE M'GIEENY HoREUE.'

| Oar Musical Family to be Inhibited.
The following editorial from today
New York Herald relates to the McC iben,
family, so wcll-known here:
"The Society for the Prevention of Cru.
city to Children is again upon the wal
path. 1t seems that q certain prolific Mr.
McGibery proposed to appear at Steinway
hall, surrounded by his exceedingly nu
merous family (the figures are variously
reporte d, but q late census, which seems
| to be reliable, puts the offspring at about
ono dozen) and there and then proposed
to compel these children to produce
| by means of certain undescribed, but
probably truly awful, instruments various
sounds Of All alleged harmonious and pleas
| ing character. Some inhuman persons
have wicisedly suggested that many of
these children are well able to take care OF
| themselves, being Of an age which it would
| be uugallant to Mrs. MEG. to accurately
mention above 4 whisper but Mr.. Gerry,
| nothing daunted by these outrageous
falsehoOds, after magnificently planned
and brilliantly conducted campaign,
has wrested, Or is about to wrest, from
the clutches Of its unnatural parents
a McGibeny of tender years who has
been subjected to the most barbarOus
cruclties. This child is no larger than the
miserable street urchins one used to see in
Ne" York selling newspapers and ped
ding small wares about the streets, but
whom one no longer encounters now that
the society has provided comfortable
homes and remunerative employment for
them. This poor child, instead of being
left at home by itself, has been compelled
several times to remain in the company
of its parents and ten OF fifteen
brothers and sisters at the hall
where the family appeared, and then and
there, when the family were making night
hideous Or pleasant to the neighborhood-
it is not stated which-it was given some-
thing that looked like a drum, but was
probably some sort Of an internal electric
machine, and made or allowed to operate
it. When the child struck it with what
appeared to be stick it gave forth noise
child assumed a pleased and happy express
sion, undoubtedly caused by some cruelty
contrived electric apparatus concealed
ia the coat tail pocket of tho fiendish
parent, and conuecteu by hidden wires
down his trousers legs across the stage
and up the spine of the really unhappy in
fant. At least Mr.. Gerry must have reas-
oned in this way, else why should he in
terfere This awful state of affairs is not
to be allowed to exist any longer. The
McGibenys have been swooped down
upon by Mr.. Gerry and his gallant men.
His honor the mayor is to hear
the case to-day. Mr.. Gerry is to produce
tho infant and the drum. He has not yet
secured tho concealed instruments of
torture, but undoubtedly will find them
in time, for it would be an awful and
woful defeat of justice were they missing
and the case to dwindle down into
question whether it is a cruelty to other
than the audience to allow boy to beat
a drum in place of public amusement.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-01-30
TIE ELECTRIC LIGET.

<orth queen Strect bCiliRntiy ilin;s:i;itict
Following closely the example OK Mr.
S. S. Spencer, who introduced the electric
light into part OF No. 2 mill two weeks
ago, Shultz Bros, the matters. and AL
Rosenstein, the c!othcr, introduced sim
liar apparatus--the Fuller patcEt-tc
light their stores on North Queen, o., Sat
urday evening. Tho steam engine and
apparatus by which tic electricity is gen,
Grated is placed in a building at the rear
end of Shultz & Brothers property, and
the electric wires Conicct with three
lamps, one of which is placed
near the centre of ShultZ's store, an
other i'll Mr.. Rosenstein's store, and third
is hung outside over the sidewalk, be-
tween the two stores. The apparatus
worked to a charm both store-rooms
were illumined with pure white Light as
brilliant as sunlight, bu5 easy to look
upon, as the flame WAS shaded with white
transparent globes The outside lamp
threw out flood of light in wonderful
contrast with the sickly yellow rays of the
gasoline and gas burners in the neighbor-
ing stores and street lamps. Apparently
North Queen street between Centre square
and Orange, received more light from the
single electric lamp than from all the gas
and gasoline lamps with which that busy
thoroughfare is lit up.
The engine generating the electricity is
Of about eight horse power, and IS of suffi-
cient size to supply several more lamps
with the electric light. The entire cost of
the apparatus was about $700, and the
cost Of the light will only be Il few cents
per night. The steam from the boiler is
not yet (but soon will be) used for heating
Shultz & Bros building, so that the cost
of fuel will also bo greatly reduced. 1t is
believed the operations of the electric ap-
paratus will not cost ne-quarter as much
as gas, and will furnish ten times as much
light. 1t attracted great attention Satur-
day evening hundreds of business and
professional men being among the crowds
that pressed around and into the brilliantly
stores, and from their remarks
it is evident that within Z brief period
there will be many more electric lamps in
troauced into Lancaster. Tho city fathers
will, no doubt, give the matter due con
sideration and perhaps have the streets of
the city lighted with chain lightning in
stead of coal oil.
The Fuller patert presents some advan-
tages over others for 4 combination of in
terror and exterior illumination and it was
generally remarked on Saturday evening
that the light furnished on that evening
was of the most agreeable character, and
very closely resembled day light. Myers
& Rathfon, the New York store, and
others business places contemplate early
with the apparatus put in by
:he Messrs. Shultz. The latter firm de-
serve much credit for their enterprise.
Their fine building was Il pioneer in the
natter of open fronts in this city, and as
nearly all Our business houses have since
followed that example there is ground to
believe that ere long the powerful electric
light will come into general use.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-01-30
A Device to Remove a Physician.

AS DR.. A. J. Erwin, of Mansfield, Ohio,
returned home about midnight, he was
shot in the right breast with doublc-ba
relied shotgun which some one had set so
that the opening of the gate to his resi-
dence would discharge both barrels about
the region Of the chest. The muzzle of
the gun was not over six feet from his
breast, but owing to his heavy clothing the
charge did not make mortal wound
Nearly two hundred shot were found in
his clothing and adjacent to tho skin.
There is no clue to the perpetrator of the
crime
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-01-30
PERSONAL.

LONGFEI.LOW grows gentler as he grows
Older. He said of Oscar Wilde the Other
day : - Well, Mr.. Wilde has written some
good verses he cannot be an ignorant
man."
Attorney General BREWSTER was paid
before he became the head of the depart
ment of justice five thousand dollars for
his service in the star route cases. Col.
G. IL. Bliss, who has charge of the cases
now, has been paid the same amount.
Mrs. HOPKINS. the widow of Mark Hop
kins, recently gave reception in San
Francisco to Lord Beaumont. The occa-
sion is described as one of splendor. The
guests numbered four hundred. The
reception cost Mrs. Hopkins several thou
sand dollars.
General BURNsIDE's large silver punch
bowl, presented to him by his staff officers
was sold in Providence tho other day for
s425. His silver was widely scattered,
forks and spoons and ladies' being sold
separately to people who wanted relics of
the dead senator.
Since May JOHN E. McDoSoUGH, one Of
the most widely-known actors in the
country, has been suffering from a cancer
affecting his jaw, tongue and neck. A
number of painful operations werc per-
formed on the sufferers jaw, but without
effecting cure, and now he is reported to
be dying.
Mrs. LANGTRy has received two pro-
posals to visit America, but she accepts
neither for the present. being resolved not
to so there this year. She continues till
May at the Haymarket theatre, where her
success is confirmed. She will make a
tour in the provinces and return in the
autumn to the Haymarket theatre.
Mrs. EMMoNs is the name of lady
daily seen in Washington in company
with large stag hound which matches in
the color ofits shaggy coat the shade of
her ulster. The dog has a private room at
Wormley's and has its meals served to it
in as fine style as any other dignitary re.
siding there.
Major A. B. VALENTINE, father of the
late Park Valentine, who was killed with
his young wife at Spuyten Duyvil, is quite
overcome by the disaster. He has de-
cided not to build the extensive additions
to his mills at North Adams, the founda-
tions for which are already laid, and he
offers for sale the house fitted up for Park
and his bride.
Senator JOHN STEWART thinks Buffers
will create no dissension in the
ranks of the bosses. They will be either
all for Beaver Or all for Butler, Or all for
the other fellow, but which is to be finally
adopted is known only to themselves.
That is secret in the keeping of less than
a half-dozen Of the highest sachems, and,
says Mr.. Stewart, 8" if you would learn it
you must wait until Quay returns from the |
ylades of Florida"
MATT CARPENTERS birthplace and tho |
nome of his youthful days was only a |
lozen miles from the town of Senator
EDMUNDs's nativity, and they first met
when very young and studying law at a
mall school-houso situated in the heart of
he mountains, to contend through whole
lay and night for the rights of their re-
pective clients in a very small affair, be-
ore farmer justice of the peace and a
ury of six.
Scott Lord & Sons, composing the law
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-01-30
STATE ITEMS.

'Gaoony Neeo Era, Rep until bet
ter man is suggested we arc for 3D.
The Cumberland county Democratic
committee met at Carlisle on Saturday
and elected ii. X. PETER senatorial and
John Graham and NJ. Guswiler repTesen-
tative delegate to the state convention. a
resolution instructing them to support
James H. Hopkins for governor was unan-
imously adopted.
The Wilkesbarre Record, Governor
Hoyt's home organ, pronounces in favor
Of George Shiras, of Pittsburgh, for judge
of the supreme court on the ticket with
Butler for governor. 1t is only Il coinci.
dence that Mr.. Shiras recently admitted
Governor Hoyt's son into qualified par
tncrship in his extensive practice.