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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-01-20

An independent Republican movement has
been started in Pennsylvania, which, unless
some compromise can be effected, threatens to
disrupt the Republican party of the state.
Nearly 200 delegates, representing almost
every county in the state, assembled at Phila-
delphia on Thursday of last week. and it was
decided to put an independent Republican
ticket in the field. Whether this movement
will be a success or not depends largely upon
the course of the Cameron leaders If they
continue to monopolize things and to ignore
the wishes of the Republican masses, then
this movement is likely to prove disastrous to
the regular party ticket. If, however, the
Cameron ring have the good sense to drop
the methods used in the past and give all
sides fair chance, the movement will have
accomplished its purpose and will amount to
nothing as establishing a separate party Or
ganization.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-01-20

The donation to Rev. O. j. Wilson, Tues
day evening, was quite a success. Upwards
of rs persons, old and young, were present,
and the gifts amounted to over $50, including
provisions, household articles, cash, and a
dress pattern with trimmings for Mrs. Wilson.
Miss Briggs still remains in a critical con-
dition.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-01-20

Wednesday of this week was the centenary
of Daniel Webster's birth, and the event was
appropriately celebrated in various places.
Exercises were held in the old church at
Franklin, N. H. formerly Salisbury, in which
Websters parents worshiped hundred years
ago. In Boston, Prof. H. N. Hudson gave
an address at the Hawthorne rooms, and the
Marshtield club had their annual meeting at
the Parker House, commemorative speeches
being made by Gov. Long, Robert c. Win
throp, and others. Exercises were held in
Concord and Portsmouth, N. H. In Wash
ington, D. c., meeting was held to celebrate
the anniversary and arrange for procuring a
suitable monument to erect in that city.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-01-20
9Benit,
BRATTLEBORO;
FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 1882.

Besides a CARLOAD Of bills shoveled into
the committee rooms" the Tribune is unable
to discover any tangible results of q session
Of Congress already more than six weeks old.
Tho Tribune is by no means singular in its
ODipiOu
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-04-01
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
FIRE TO-DAY.
The New Departments First Work

The New Departments First Work.
About noon to-day a fire alarm was
struck from box 81, situated at Chestnut
and Duke streets. It was caused by the
burning Of the frame building standing
just east of the Pennsylvania railroad pas
senger depot and known as the "Old match
factory" The Empire bell sounded the
alarm, and in very short time the engines
were on the ground, and so were the hose
men and chief engineer. Tho fire was
confined to the roof of the building and
was soon extinguished, but at one time it
looked as though that building as we'll as
others in the neighborhood would be
burned. The whole damage done was to
the roof, and it was badly burned. The
building is unoccupied and empty. It is
owned by Mr.. John Keller and is insured.
The fire is thought to have been started by
locomotive spark, the structure being but
a few feet from the railroad.
The firemen made excellent time going
to the fire and did good work. Engine
No. 1, by some mistake, was not driven to
the fire at once, as the alarm was misun-
derstood. When it arrived, however,
steam was up, and it did good service.
This was the first fire that the new depart
ment has had, and the men received the
highest praise for their promptness in re-
spending to the alarm, and for the good
work which they did.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-04-01

Van Rensselaer,, IN New York, resulted
in q verdict that he "came to his death
from the accidental discharge of pistol,
caused by careless handling"
Hanged Protesting their Innocence.
Alfred Weisinger and William Ludlow,
convicted of the murder of an old man,
were hanged in Selma, Alabama. They
made long speeches on the scaffold pro-
testing that they were innocent.
Tho Election Trials In South Carolina.
Thegovernor of South Carolina has Or
dered Attorney General Youmans to 60 to
Charleston and defend the election officers
indicted and to be tried in the United
States court.
Bridged With Ice.
The St. Lawrence river is closed with a
solid ice bridge, which is likely to last for
several weeks to come. Last season the
river at that point was open on the LIST of
April.
suicide Of a Wealthy Broker.
James Tremaine, wealthy broker, for.
merly of New York, committed suicide in
Boston. No cause is assigned. He leaves
a widow and three children.
End Of Murder Trial.
The trial of David D McMillen for the
murder of Father Mccarthy, Catholic
priest, terminated yesterday at Greenfield
Mass, in verdict of not guilty.
Brakeman Killed.
Dennis Burke, q brakeman on the &C.
neva, Ithaca s. Sayre railroad, was crushed
to death yesterday at Ithaca, N. Y, by
the collision of coal and freight train.
Cattle Thieves Lynchsd.
w r. Phnhns and law Mc(3rew. cattle
thieves, were taken from the Jail in Den
yer, Colorado, and lynched on Thursday
night.
Death Under q Derrick.
Thomas Carrigar. stonecutter, was
killed in the Union Springs IN. W quarry
on Thursday by falling derrick.
Suffering for Food.
Great privation is reported on the Mag
dalen Islands, potatoes being very scarce
aud dear.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-04-01
latsrdste1 flltelliqencer.
SATURDAY EVENING, APRIL 1. 1889
The Amenities OF Journalism.


Our esteemed local Republican con-
always estimable and en-
have, it seems to US, never
recommended themselves so highly to
public esteem for signal enterprise as in
their estimable editorial efforts of the
past month. The Examiners able exer-
tions directed to the thrift :" of Mr..
Warfel and his stupidity, to the pious
pretensions of Mr.. Geist and his sane
tity. and to the literary beauties Of the
" Prayer of Love" 4" and its inspiration,
have only been equalled by the ability
with which the Ne,U Era has discussed
Burkholder & Bruno's beauties, the
red-headed lies of the Bourbon
Democratic editor of the Ecaminer,
and the literary accomplishments Of its
owner. Their controversies have been
conducted with such amiability and
freedom from personalities, with such
fine regard for delicacy of feeling and in
such a placid style, that they will long
serve as models of classic journalism.
Then, too, they have SO carefully avoided
any reiteration of their views,
and have returned to subjects
previously discussed with such ,ap-
parently painful reluctance, that all
their readers have sympathized with the
sad necessity which constrained them to
allude for the second or even third time
to matters that both seemed anxious to
consign to oblivion. Both of our es-
teemed contemporaries have at repeated
times in their experience and ours sought
to set the INTELLIGENCER right and to
make it walk in the path of proper edi-
torial direction each has frequently
and Auently criticised certain plain.
ness and direction of speech which, to
some truth-loving people, has especially
recommended this Journal but never,
before their recent forcible illustrations o!
how newspaper ought to he edited p,
had we felt such profound respect and
gratitude for the teaching by precept and
example of our esteemed contemporaries
as now. In the measure that the In
TELLIGENCER falls short of any possible
attempt to rival these peculiar displays OF
genius by our contemporaries un
approachable in its way-let it not be as
sumed that in any pharisaical spirit the
INTELLIGENCER thanks God it is not a
conduct of red-headed " lies or sewer
of saline gush and pretentious n.y.
pocricy," but that with all due humility
we leave our esteemed contemporaries to
strike out boldly in those untrodden
paths where our unshod feet dare not
venture.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-04-01

THE intensity of the Wilkesbarre
Records opposition to Cameronism
grows hotter with every issue. Its edi-
tor was formerly reliable Stalwart and
his paper never .f1ickered nor spoke with
any uncertain sound. There has been
no public notice that he has abandoned
its tripod, or that in his absence any
Bourbon Democrat" has been tempo.
srarily installed to retail I" red headed
lies about its editors late political as
sociates. Until recently we would as
soon have looked into the Examiner with
the expectancy of finding something
pleasant about Senator Kaufman as to
have expected the truth about Cameron
from the home organ Of Gov. Hoyt, but
nova days it is telling of Cameron's
faults and Beavers failings with as much
gust0 as our esteemed local Stalwart
contemporary quotes from the Prayer
of Love-
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-04-01
Squire Barr COMMUNICATED

At meeting of the finance committee
of city councils, held last evening, G.. w.
Zecher offered a resolution which was
unanimously adopted, rendering the
thanks of the committee to J. K. Barr,
esq.,, for the intelligent and faithful man.
ner in which he had performed his duties
as clerk of the committee.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-04-01
Shipment Of Horses.

Daniel Lefevre this morning shipped 18
head of horses from this city to SOL Mer-
bach in New York.
Fiss s. Doerr shipped to-day to New
York IS head of heavy horses bought in
Lancaster county. Among the lot are
some very fine drivers.
Sonthenheimer & Badenheimer shipped
30 head of fine horses to New York to. day.
They averaged 1900 pounds in weight.
Among them there werc pair of coach
horses, and one extra large sorrel.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-04-01
Mayors Court.

This morning the mayor had a right big
court, there being twelve cases before him.
He sent three drunks to Jail for thirty
days, one for ten, and made two others
pay costs. Five vagrants were allowed to
again take the road,
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-04-01
A Doubtful Decision.

The Centre county court has just made
decision that will not prove very accept.
able to the politicians. An editor sued a
man who was a candidate for Office, and
after the election refused to pay for the
complimentary notices which had been
given of him during the campaign. 1t was
admitted that the complimentary editor
ials were not ordered by the candidate, but
the court held that political paper is ex-
pected to do its utmost in furthering the
interests of its candidates, and that in
return the parties SO served are bound to
pay the editor for his labor. This is a
new departure in political finance which, if
generally enforced, would work hard on
the defeated candidate.-Ne,r Era.
In the absence of the text of this al
legged decision, we are 10th to believe
that any enlightened court in this COM
monwealth has pronounced a judgment
SO utterly at variance with every legal
and common sense principle as that
which is here ascribed to the judicatory
in which Judges Orvis and Mayer are
arbiters of the law. It is we'll established
that without promise, express or inn
piled, no obligation to pay can he con-
tracted by the voluntary act of one party
to the assumed contract and that party
the obligee. If a candidate for office
can be held liable to pay for " compli-
mentary editorials" inserted in a news
paper without his order, the same prin-
ciples which sustain this view of the law
will compel business men to pay for
complimentary notices of their interests
inserted in newspapers without their d.
rection. OF course, the supreme court
would promptly reverse any such absurd
Judgment of the Centre county court or
any other.
The California judge who ruled some
time ago that a newspaper has the same
right to sell its editorial opinions that a
lawyer has to let his legal services out to
the retainer of them, took altogether a
degrading view of journalism and one
which will meet with no sympathy from
any upright editor who recognizes his
obligation to the public and his readers
to give them his honest opinion on all
questions discussed, unawed by influ-
ence and unbribed by gain,'' but a Judge
who would hold that political paper
is expected to do its utmost in further
ing the interest of its candidates. and
then can recover at law compensation
for its complimentary editorials" can
discount the California judge not only in
the low estimate he puts upon editorial
rights and duties, but in his burlesque
of sOund LEGAL nrincin1eS
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-04-01
PERSONAL.

BERRY, Mr.. Randalps old Congressional
antagonist, is to be chief of the bureau oi
engraving and printing.
The president has signed the bill pen
sioning the widows of Presidents GAR
FIELD, POLK and TYLER.
Senator LOGAN, who is sick of rheuma.
tism, intends to go to the Hot Springs il
Arkansas next week.
JOHNNY STEELE, better known as "Coal
Oil Johnny" is common laborer on the
Tidewater Pipe line.
1t is probable that the marriage OF
Prince LEOPOLD will be postponed on ac.
count of his illness. The preparations fol
the ceremony have been suspended.
Mr.. HARJEs, of the banking firm of
Drexel, Harjes & Co, of Paris, has been
decorated with the cross of the Legion OF
Honor by the French government.
ARTHUR clubs are already forming in
New York city to let the country know
that the Empire state will be at the next
national convention.
Naval Secretary HUNT is satisfied that
when he goes Grants man BEALE will
take his place. But Hunt does not pro.
pose to be too previous about starting.
MINNIE HAUK considers herself no long.
er the prima donna of Mr.. Mapleson's
opera company. She has been dissatisfied
with her reception by New York people
this winter and very jealous of Rossini.
MOSES TAYLOR, of New York, yesterday
gave $3.50, 900 to the hospital founded in
Scranton for the benefit of employees of
the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western
railroad.
GRANT says he WROTE both his presi-
Dental letters of acceptance without a
suggestion from anybody else. This does
not debar him from taking hint if be
ever gets a chance at third.
The gossips of Philadelphia have settled
it that Mrs. CRAIG WADswoRTu nes Miss
Lena Peters, of Philadelphia, who has
been reigning belle in London and Paris,
and who has lately been often invited to
the White House dinners, is soon to be-
come its mistress.
Among the thirtren students suspended
from Williams college for five weeks, on
account of trickeyy at the recent examina-
tions, was H. D. ROCKWELL, son of Col.
Rockwell, Washington, D. G. Young
GARFIELD was not successful in securing
the examination papers, and escaped sus-
pension.
An employe of the treasury department
wrote and published during the last presi-
Dental campaign, a scurrilous attack on
Senator WADE HAMPTON. Recently this
article was republished and Senator Hamp-
ton called the attention of the secretary
Of the treasury to it. Secretary Folger
informed Gen. Hampton that the man
should be dismissed if he desired it. The
man was called up and admitted the au-
of the article, but plead in justi-
fication that he had written request from
Mr.. Sherman for him to make the first
which request he produced.
As Mr.. Sherman was at that time secre-
tary Of the treasury, he says he considered
this request in the light of an order from
his superior officer. Hence Hampton has
given Sherman the cut direct, and J. s.
goes down even peg lower in the estima-
Jon of decent people.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-04-01

THENew York Sun is exactly right
and makes significant suggestion when
1t intimates that the eyes of the army
are turned to the Mason case and its
morale must be largely affected by the
determination of it. If Mason did right
in shooting at Guitsau, If he is entitled
to distinction for it or even to escape
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-04-01
Illuminating Berks County,

Mr.. H. c. Moore, of this city gave an
exhibition of his sciopticon views to the
Sunday school and members of the Pres.
byteri0n church at Stottsburg, Berks
county, on last Wednesday evening. a
large audience greeted him.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-04-01
Improved Fertilizer Feeder.

Alfred H. Worst, of Salisbury township,
has been granted patent for an improve
ment in fertilizer feeders for grain drills.
The novelty in this invention consists in
an enless belt, Composed of plates whose
length is across the belt and one edge of
each of which has a fange projecting
outwards, the plates so linked together
that in revolving about the pulleys the
fange of one plate is scraped by the plain
edge of the one proceeding it. This patent
was secured through VIM. r. Gerhart, of
this city. solicitor Of patents.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-04-01
obituary.

Abraham Dubree an old and respected
citizen of Drumore township died at his
residence on Thursday last. He was a
fine mechanic and gained quite q reputa-
tion by the manufacture of plows known
in the neighborhood as the Dubree plow.
His father was the late Absalom Dubree
who, generation ago was held in high
esteem as scrivener and surveyor.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-04-01
A BUSY DAY.
rRE FIRSF or APRIL 1859.

Shop-Keepers, Hotels, Banks, County Omcers
all Active-More Business Changes.
The 1st Of April, as has been the case
from time immemorial, brings to town
great crowd Of country people. 1t is an
nual settling up day; the day upon which
leases and sales of real estate and transfers
of all kinds Of property are made. judg-
ments and mortgages are recorded or re-
leased, and all kinds of business transac-
tions are entered into more largely than on
any other day in the year.
As Squire Thon would say, the
weather is clear, but raw and clustering,
with clouds Of dust flying in all direc-
tions." Nevertheless there is perhaps
almost as many strangers in town as has
been usual on the first in past years. We
do not see SO many Of the horney- handed
sons of toll sitting along the curbstones
and on door steps, making their SETTLE
ments, as formerly, but still there are
some Of them who transact business in
that primitive way, greatly to the joy of
the pickpockets, who in years gone BY
were wont to reap a rich harvest from the
unsuspecting yeomen, who took no little
pride in displaying their wealth to their
admiring gaze Now the great bulk of
the settlements are made by checks,
through our admirably managed banking
houses, who as usual made great prepara-
tions for the accommodation of their GUS
toners. The bankers complain that a full
supply of paper money was hard to OBJ.
tain, but they have bags and buckets full
of gold and silver. In a word, money is
plenty, and anyone who wants it can get
it, on properly secured paper or collat-
erals.
The country recorder aud prOthonOtary,
with an efficient corps of deputies and
clerks, have been busy from early morn
ing to the present hour-the former officer
in receiving for record deeds and mort.
cages, and making releases the latter in
entering and releasing judgments, &c.
The hotels, eating houses and saloons
are as usual much crowded, but there
does not appear to be q very unusual
amount of business being done by Oul
merchants and shopkeepers, apart from
the settlement Of the past years accounts
An Incident of tho Day.
One of our country cousins, who came
to town to day and made his transfers very
early, set out to see the sights. He first
called at the Office of the American Rapid
| telegraph company to get \ glass OF beer,
| and failing there he felt sure of getting &C.
cOmmodated at Stewards new and inviting
looking coal Office. Finally he stumbled into
Zaepfeps kitchen and was escorted thence
to the barroom. The last seen of him he
was going down into the Neo Era press
room to get shave, shampoon, hair cut
and his mOustache dyed.
More Business Changes.
As will be seen by an advertisement, the
livery firm Of Swaine & Wiley is dissolved:
James Stewards coal office is removed
from the Locher building to the room No.
20, in the Prangley building, lately occu
pied by Coho s. Wiley.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-04-01
Unmail0blO Letters.

Letters addressed as follows are detained
at the postofice for want of postage:
''Continental Chrome Co., 29G Broadway
New York"
IN. Rosenbaum, ESQ.,, No. Is John
street, Philadelphia"
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-04-01

punishment then the soldier-guards who
watched Guiteau without shooting at
him did wrong. The sooner the public
gets ashamed of its precipitate error in
honoring Mason's offense, the better for
every interest of law and order.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-04-01

STENOGRAPHER HAYES, of the House,
who has been ruthlessly removed by
Keifer, for no other " cause than that
the speaker wanted to appoint an ex-
secretary of Grant to the place, is not a
Democrat as has been stated, but Gar
field Republican. So is Devine, who was
appointed by Blaine and whom Keifer has
since threatened with removal because
he spoke sympathetic words and chalac-
terized Hayes mode Of removal as
unusual and unjust. The object of the
rules-not to remove these men except
for cause''-was to secure a trained
body of stenographers who would not lie
subject to the ebb and flow of politics in
the House. Every member is individ-
ually interested to secure competent
men for this work. Hayes has been on
this duty for twenty-seven years, and i,
will be difficult for Keifer to convince a
majority of the House that he was re
moved for adequate cause.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-04-01

Emma Archey, eolored, went on spree
yesterday, became very drunk and disor-
derly, was picked up by the police and
committed for hearing before Alderman
Spurrier on Monday next.