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GEORGE E. LEMON.

REFERENCES:
As this may reach the hands of some persons unac,
nuqjnted with this House we append hereto speci-
mems the testimony in possession copies OF letters
from several gentlemen OF political and military distinc-
tion and widely known throughout the United States
HOUSE, or REPRESENTATIVE
WAsHGNGToN, D. c., IlGrch 1878
From several years acquaintance with Capt GEORGE
r LEMON of this city Cheerfully commend him As p
gent eman integrity and we'll qualified TO attend 20
the collection of bounty and other claims against tho
Government HIS experience in that line gives him
superior advantages,
". P. SPRAGUE, NJ. c.,
Fifteenth District af OASs.
JAS D. STRAwBRIDGE, NJ C,
Thirteenth District eJ PeTss.
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WANTED-ADDRESSES.

Advertisements inserted under his heat at the rate Of
tlcent frs three lines address replies 10 dareTtiser
care Qf THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
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Horses Lost in Service.

Claims OF this character promptly attended to. MAJ
claims OF this character have been eoneOusly reiects
Correspondence in such is respectfully invited
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DeSertiOn

nom one regiment vessel and enlistment in another
not bar to pension in where the wound disease
injury was incurred while in the service Of the United
States and in the line OF duty.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-12-13
THE STATE GRANGE.
In Session at Harrisburg-Lctter From
Judge Black.

In Session at Harrisburg-Lctter From
Judge Black.
The annual sessions of the State Grange,
Patrons of Husbandry, convened in Har.
risburg on Monday. Over ono hundred
delegates were present. The afternoon
session was private and confined to the
reception of credentials. In the evening q
public meeting was held, at which an ad-
dress of welcome was delivered by w. T..
Hildrup. Addresses werc also made BY
Gov. Hoyt, Victor f. Piollet Leonard
Rhone aud DR.. James Calder. A letter
from Judge J. s. Black was also read.
To- morrow the regular order of business
will begin.
Judge Black in his letter inquired why
the farmer should be taxed nine times as
heavy as other citizens. Why should
they not be taxed according to their pro-
ducts He holds that now is the time for
them to move for justice and equal rights,
urges them to watch the new administra.
tion and continues " It cannot be faith
Jess to its pledges. Errors will probably
be committed, but let patience, hope and
charity lie exhausted before your faith
gives way. Censure tho new officials
freely and If they come short of their
plain duty or wilfully break the vows they
have made to sound principles, from fear,
favor or affection to the rings that have
robbed you heretofore, chow them no
mercy, but scourge them back into the re.
tirement from which they ought never to
have emerged"
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-12-13
The Hundred Not 10 Disband.

At o meeting of the Committee of One
Hundred in Philadelphia yesterday, reso-
lutions were adopted requesting every
citizen of Philadelphia to unite with the
committee to secure the defeat OF James
NcMaues and Henry Bumm Us gas trus-
tees asking citizens to forward informa-
ton regarding any streets or parts of
streets that are in bad condition 8; deciar-
ing the intention of tho committee to
continue its work as long as it is sustained
bv the people, and until the gas trust and
all the various city departments are faith.
fully and honestly administered and au-
thorizing tho executive committee to ad-
vertise for the repeal of the present laws IN
reference to the sheriff's Advertisements
and poll.tax receipts.
Witnessing his Friends Suicide.
Mr., Joseph A. Hawley, retired bache-
lor, who has been lying i'll in the Notre
Dame hospital in Montreal for some time
threw himself out of tho window Sunday,
and died from the effects OF his injuries
Monday night. Mr.. noutre, Queen' S
counsel, who is friend of MIR. Hawley,
while fastening to the hospital to see the
sick man, saw falling from the upper win-
dow what seemed to be q bundle Of
clothes. He found 1t was Hawiey, who,
at the very moment Mr.. Doutre arrived
within site of the hospital, had leaped
from the second story window head fore
most. striking the stone steps.
\ NIshap to Bridge isu,:deE-.
As tle workmea We're engaged i'll rails
ing the bridge across the pond in the
rear Of Finley, Young & Cos lumber
yard, i'll Wiiiiamsport, on Tuesday, through
some misEap it fell, the entiro structure
going TO the ground, carrying the work
men with it. The bridge. which il Oh the
line of the Jersey Shore, Pine Creek &
Buffalo railroad. consists of four bends.
The damage to the ti,nb,'l' IN ,;,e structure
is considerable.
Burned to Ee:.,is.
The house Of Singleton .ia,na-, near
Stockbrilge Ga. was burned o. M"aday
night and Thos. Knight and two children
were burned to death. Knight wa, drunk
at tic time.
Joseph Carey, boy, perished by the
burning of Herrin's mill, i'll Georgetown.
KY, Oil Sunday morning.
Kicked Ills Wife to Death.
A man named Kerr, living in Fit@soy
township, Ontario, kicked his wife to
death in quarrel with her 4 few days
ago. The murder was not discovered un-
til yesterday and Kerr has escaped arrest.
Murdered by :: Negro.
Edgar A. ClarlctOn, manager ct the
Modine farm, IS miles from Memphis,
Tennessee, was shot by Mitchell Perkins,
co!ored. while asleep on Sunday morning,
and died on Monday afternoon.
Shos WhIlo Evadins Arrest.
Joseph Walker, co!ored, willis resisting
arrest, was shot by n constable named
Lawson, in Skipwith. Mississippi, on Sat-
urday night, and died On Monday Of his
injuries,
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-12-13
NafIiing for tho Bl:rc,r Hog

A rattle began at Womelsdorf for prob
ably tho biggest hog in the United States.
1t weighs over fourteen hundred pounds
and is named "Jumbo." So great is the
interest manifested in the result that sport
ing mon are gathered in WOmelstlorf
from all over Berks county. The hog is a
Jersey red and is veritable monument Of
lard. Twenty-eight hundred tickets have
been sold, each ticket emitting the holder
to three throws. Tho highest number of
heads thrown with seven old copper cents
takes tho hog. The railing will not be
completed before Thursday. The town is
all agog and has tho appearance of gen
eral holiday.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-12-13
LATEST NEWS.
SPENCER GOEs TO CANADA.

The Missing star Houte witnes.-Keep,ng
States Marshalr.
Ex Senator George E. Spencer, for
whom the United States government has
been looking for some time as a witness in
the Star Route cases, has gone to Canada.
Mr.. Spencer went to Watertown, n. Y,
last Friday, to visit friends and relatives
and the scenes of his childhood. After
spending short time with his brother,
DIR. d. &. z. Spencer, he concluded to 60
into the country for few days. Inquiries
began to be made for him and a reporter
hunted him out in little place called
Champion. As soon as he learned that his
whereabouts had become known be re-
turned to Watertown and in company with
a nephew drove to Cape Vincent through
heavy snow drifts, q distance of 25 miles,
where he took ferry ard crossed to
Kingston, Canada, where he is now
thought to be.
He told his relatives and friends before
he left that he was only going away to see
other relatives and would return in a few
days. His evident purpose to mislead
even his own family is regarded as conclu
sive evidence that he is trying to keep
away from the United States marshals.
His nephew, who accompanied him, has
just returned. He says he knows nothing
of his uncle's whereabouts or whether he
will return to his neighborhood or not.
No one there who knows Mr.. Spencer e.-
poets that he will return, and all think he
has gone to Canada to remain until after
the Star Route trial is concluded.
DIR. Spencer, brother of the cx senator,
says lie had a long talk with his brother
about the Star Route trials and tha: he
told him he was in Washington all
through tie late trial that his room was
next to United States District Attorney
Bliss that he tried in several ways tc
have an Interview with Nj Bis. and tel!
him what he knew about the case, and he
sent persons to Mr.. Bliss, and once a note,
which MIR. Bliss did not answer. The
doctor says that his brother knows moth.
ing about the cases that is Of any conse
quence to the public.
In response to a private dispatch to
Kingston, Editor Mcdonald, of the Kings
ton Ne,cs, says that ex Senator Spencer
left there On late afternoon train tor the
east. 1t is supposed that hc is ON his way
to Montreal. His stay in Kingston was
short. The newspaper men seem to be
doing for him what tho United States
marshals were unable to do-keep close Oh,
his heels, however cunning he may be in
covering bis footsteps.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-12-13
BlUNCIfAL ELECriONS.
Tho Democrats Garry Boston by a Lars
Majority.

majority.
DR.. Albert Palmer, Democrat, is elected
mayor of Boston by 2,315 ma jority over
Samuel A. Green, the Republican and
Citizens candidate, and present incumbent
and the straight Democratic aldermanic
ticket is elected. John z. Dore, Demo.
crat, is elected street commissioner over
Newton Talbot, tho present incumbent,
by large majority. The common council
returns are SO mixed that there was very
little prospect of ascertaining it's complex
ion last night.
Donovan, Democrat, is elected mayer of
Lowell by over 400 majority. Both
branches of the city council ara largely
Democratic.
William NJ. Hill, Republican and Citi-
zens' candidate, was elected mayor Of
Salem by plurality of 10S in q vote of
$3.50. License was. successful.
Baird, Citizens and Temperance can
didate, is elected mayer OF Lynn, over
Breed, WOrkinSmen's. Baird's vote is
1891 and Breeds vote is 2,S77. There
will be recount.
In Worcester Samuel L. E:iti,eth, Re-
publican no-liceEse candidate, was elected
mayor by A. 163 votes to 4, 119 for E. St0d-
dard, Citizens candidate and present in
cumbent. The city voted for license, 3, 925
against 1924. Two Of the alderman on
tho Hildreth ticke: and two on tho Stod-
dard ticket were elected. OF the twelve
members of tho common council elected
eight arc Republicans and four Demo
Gratis.
Benjamin Hale, Republican, was elected
mayor Of Newbu:yporr by 0ven majority.
There will be a recount. Ofthe SIX alder
men elected, four are Democrats. The
city voted for license by large majority.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-12-13
Wisere Perforated Coins Help Tra,!e.

Whero Perforated Coins Help Tra!e.
New York sun.
The stranger carelessly tucked away il.
his vest pocket the change of a S. note
that q Brooklyn bar. tender handed to him
after serving warm drink. There was
nothing strange in that, but subsequently
the bartender said to the bystandels "
have made customer of that man. How?
Why, as easy as rolling Off log.
l have given him 50 cent
piece with hole in it. He'll como
in tomorrow when he's going by,
politely call fora drink, inform me in the
kindcst manner that l have unintention-
ally put in on him a 50-cent piece with a
holc in it. To all of which 1 will reply
good naturedly that am really sorry, and
ask the man to take a drink with me.
We are both feeling quito satisfied with
each other, aud there is no refusing.
"reminiscences follow. The man spends
three or four half dollars with me, and
then leaves, saying that am jolly good
fellow. have bought all the perforated
coins that can lay my hands On Busi-
ness has increased thirty per cent. this
week"
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-12-13
\ Window In Flames.

Last evening while one Of the attend
ants at Samuel E. Balls confectionery
store, corner North Queen and Walnut
streets, was in tho act of oflighting the gas
in the front window lot of fancy coIored
grasses with which the window was dec
Grated took fro and for minute or two
there was great scare in the store. Mr..
E,senberger, who lives next door, hasten,
ed in with bucket Of water and extin-
cuished the flames. With the exception
of the burning of the grasses aud the
soiling of the paint not much damage was
done.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-12-13
PERSONALS.

1A00ONAAe0S
GENERAL SroNEMAN il the first soldier
ever elected governor Of California.
DAVID DAVIS says he il tired Of public
life and will withdraw at the end of his
present term.
Ton OcH1LTREE, of Texas, promises
some elegant entertainments in Washing
ton this winter.
MISS EMMA THURsBY has been visiting
in Washington, where she is great social
favorite.
Roscoe CoNKL1sa failed to call on the
the president during his recent visit to
Washington. and all the gossips are won.
dering why?
STRAUSS, the composer, has reeently pur-
chased house in Paris, and declares that
he will end his days there. The cause of
his removal was domestic infelicity and q
consequent divorce suit.
DIR. JAMES o. HARRIS. direct descen.
dant of the founder of Harrisburg, died
on Saturday, in Washington, Of heart
disease. His great grandfather and his
brother had both died of the Same disease
within the past two years.
SARA BERNHARDT produced Sardou's
new drama, 'sFedora, " at the Vaudeville,
in Paris, ON Monday night. The play was
written for Mile. Bernhardt and develops
her peculiar qualities of dramatic excel.
lence.
Miss EMILY FAITHFUL informs the pub
lie, through the columns of the Boston
Transcript, that Miss Pattison's duties in
Mrs. Langtry's company do not involve
"watching'' that lady, but begin and end
with her performances in the theatre.
SHELBY CULLoM, the governor of Illinois,
and probable Republican candidate TO,
senator, is tall, somewhat Lincoln-like
man, wary, considerste, wise, careful, who
has made such an acceptable governor for
two long terms that the Republican COL
umn remains unbroken in the midst OF
disasters elsewhere.
NINE. NILSSON was told at Omaha that
the seven thousand Sea ndinavians in tina,
vicinity would like to give her reception
''You astonish me-" she replied. ''Oh,
my poor country! Ten thousand Of its
people in New York and seven thousand
here! What will become of it," Madame
Nilsson appeared in concert at San Fran
cisco last evening, before a large and en-.
thusiastic audience. The Marquis of Lorne
and the Princess Louise occupied one Of
the boxes.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-12-13
A Young Blacsmailer.

At Erie, Hattie Burdick, sixteen years
of age, who claims to DO the daughter of
James Burdick, of Union City. few days
ago preferred a charge, next to murder in
the gradation of crimes, against a young
man named William Mingaurd, of Erie.
He was arrested, but stout!y maiu-
tanned it to be case Of blackmaiI. He
admitted being at the house of tho COM
plainant at the time stated, but sai.! he
was there by earnest solicitation, the girl
claiming to be on the verge of starvation.
The court discharged the defender with
the remark that it was a clolr case of
blackmail. The girl made the monstrous
statement that her vicious course of life
originated in the weakness of her own ia
ther.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-12-13
THE PREsBYvEK;AN3.


That part Of the congregation Of thc
Mount Joy Presbyterian church, whic.,
adhered to the cause of Rev. Mr.. Whit
comb, late pastor, during the rscen. fac
tional troubles ia tbs church, have secei-
ed and formed new congregation, arii
chosen Rev. Whitcomb rs their pastor.
They have purchased u fine lot Of .rOui.h
ON the corner Of Main and Market
streets, ard arc erecting thereon frame
chapel some 90 by 40 feet, floor surface to
be used as q Temporary place Of worship
until more substantial and conyeni"E,
structuro can l,e built. The frame work
of the chape! is up and w;lI be under roof
within 4 few days.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-12-13
Driving Accident.

At an early hour this morning, Is u
countryman and woman, on their way to
market, were driving near the corner of
James and Charlotte streets, tho front
axle of their market wagon broke, and the
woman was thrown out under the horses
feet. The horse kicked furiously, and
the woman would have been badly hurt,
perhaps killed, had not Officer Burns ran
to her assistance and extricated her from
her perilous position. The man escaped
unhurt, but lost a part OF his butter, eggs,
and other marketing. The names Of tho
parties were not ascertained.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-12-13
Striking After Ono Days Work.

The heaters at tho Delaware rolling
mill, in Phillipshurg, N. j., struck Mon.
day night against reduction of wages
Nearly one hundred men are idle. The
pudding department is still working.
This mill started up Monday morning after
being idle several weeks on account of the
Leavitt assignment. Master Mechanic
Lewis, of the Delaware, Lackawanna and
Western railroad company, arrived at
Phillipsburg aud will have the Morris and
Essex shops, which were abandoned several
years ago, resume operations until the
burned shops at Kinglaud, N. j, are re-
built.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-12-13
what Some Figures Show.

There has been considerable specula.
tiOn INDUCED in since the election as to
the amount of aid rendered the Demo.
cratic. candidate for governor by the
votes of Republicans cast directly for
him, and a number of very wild
guesses have been made upon this sub
ject. Some of these estimates have run
as high as 10000, but an analysis of the
local election returns readily proves that
this estimate IS utterly exaggerated, if
not groundless. An apparently correct
method to gauge the relative strength
of the two parties, as it was developed in
the late contest, is by aggregating the
vote polled on some of the minor county
Offices. In every county in the state,
except in Philadelphia, each party had a
candidate for jury commissioner, and, as
both were certain of election, there was
more nearly straight vote on this Office
than upon any other. Upon an exam.
ination of the official returns of forty one
counties, which are at hand, we find that
there were polled in these counties, in
the aggregate, for the Republican candi
dates for jury commissioner 1853,
while the combined vote for Stewart
and Beaver for governor was LIS, ,577
the total vote in the same counties for
the Democratic candidates for jury com.
missioner was Isl, ,S91 and Mr.. Patti
sons vote was 1883 These estimates
include neither Philadelphia nor ALE
gheny, in which two counties more Re.
publicans voted for Mr.. Pattison than in
all the rest of the state. But the calcu-
lation and analysis are based on a suffi.
cient number of returns to show very
clearly that no considerable number of
Republicans voted for Mr.. Pattison out.
side those two large cities and the total
number in the state was not 5000.
1t will hardly he claimed that Repuh.
licans, as such, who voted for Mr.. Patti
son, voted the entire Democratic county
ticket, and the difference between the
vote of either party on the state and
county ticket is as safe a guide as any to |
the subject of this inquiry. The COM
bined Republican vote for governor an. |
proximates most remarkably to the vote
on the county ticket, and though Mr..
Pattison's vote is somewhat larger than
that of the candidates of his party for an
office that was not contested, further ex-
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-12-13
Ho Still Lives.

DECEMBER II, ISS2.
EDS, IITELLIGENCER: The name of
Henry Carter, Of this county, appears
among the deceased members of the late
constitutions! convention, in an Article
in your issue "f yesterday, copied from the
Philadelphia Press. This is a mistake, As
MIR. Carter is still living at his home in
Fulton township, bonored and respected
by all who know him.
Very truly,
GEO. w. HENsEL.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-12-13
Police Cases.

The mayor had five customers this
morning, all Of whom had been arrested
for drunken and disorderly conduct. Two
Of them were committed to the county
Jail for ten days each and tho others were
discharged On payment of costs.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-12-13

Died from . Beating BY H,chwaymen.
Hon. ]. B. McKinstry, a wealthy citizen
of Shultzville, who was attacked and
beaten by highwaymen at COxton, q few
days ago, died in Scranton on Tuesday.
from the effects of the shock received.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-12-13

IT must be admitted that the so.called
Independent Republican state senators
have not shown any ardent desire to
embrace the opportunity which has
been freely offered them in some quar-
ters to avail themselves of Democratic
aid in organizing the state Senate.
While some of our esteemed cOntempor-,
aries have been very much exercised
about the attitude of certain Democratic
members of that body upon this ques-
ton, it seems that nobody las yet dis
covered who are the Independent sena-
tors, how many there are of them and
what they propose to do in this matter.
Senators Stewart and Lee have been
variously suggested as proper persons
for Democratic support for president of
that body in preference to McNeill or
Cooper or any offensive candidate of
Cameron hue. But neither of these
gentlemen nor any Of their milder col
leagues has as yet given any intimation
of his indisposition to go into the regu-
lar Republican caucus or his unwilling
ness to support its nominees. Until
some such contingency impends prob
ably the Democratic senators can be al
lowed to suspend judgment upon the
matter Of which Republican party they
shall join hands with. 1t was very
wise recipe for cooking a hare which
prescribed that the hare be first caught
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-12-13

animation will show that this excess was
almost entirely due to the fact that in
Luzerne and Juniata counties the Dem
ocratic candidates for jury commissioner
ran behind the head of the ticket on &C
count of local troubles.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-12-13

SEVERELY as the licentious ard SEN
sational press is to be reprehended for
malicious attacks and reckless libel of
private character, or even of public of
ficials, the courage of and popular SER
vice rendered by journals which fear.
lessly expose and lash wrong doers is
all the more commendable. And when
an editor, like our Marietta contempt
rary, who was charged with libel, meets
his accuser in the court of justice and
makes good his charges, he isentitled to
the praise of his profession and the CON-
mendation of the community. But hav-
ing made out comprehensive and sat
isfactory defense, he should have insist
ed upon his case going to the jury, that
the costs might he imposed upon pros.
ecutor who could not have brought
his action in good faith.