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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-10-10
Desperate Combat With burglars.

Desperate Combat With burglars.
Three masked burglars entered the res
idence Of Mr.. James Fitzgerald, Toeldo,
Ohio. He met them armed with pistol,
in one of the rooms on the first floor of the
house. The burglars fired on him. He
returned the fire, and desperate hand
to hand encounter in the dark followed,
the men using their pistols freely. Mr..
Fitzgerald finally sank to the floor NOR.
tally wounded. One of the burglars was
also badly wounded. His companions
then. bound and gagged Mr.. Fitzgerald
and stealing $500 from desk, which they
broke open, left the house, taking the
wounded burglar with them. Mr.. Fitz-
gerald is dying.
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READ our first page to. day.

GENERAL BEAVER must have been suf.
fering from bad attack of the toothache
last night. His vituperation Of tho Inde-
pendents was scarcely inferior to the sui
phurus syntax Of the big boss himself.
A MISSISSIPPI gentleman has offered
two prizes for the state fair-a box of kid
gloves for the handsomest unmarried lady
and gallon Of whisky to the man who
writes the best essay on Temperance.
If last nights utterance was speci-
men, Mr.. Quay, if he values the success of
his party, may we'll repeat his famous
order issued at very early stage of the
campaign-" Dear Beaver, don't talk
OHIO votes to-day. Things are SO de-
lightfully mixed that the prophets are
afraid to say much, and even our old
friend Thompson has preferred to wait
until the votes are counted before indulg.
ing his penchant for ''claiming.''
THE great evil of "boss" government
is that the interest of the official is made
inimical to faithful public service. His
interest is not on the side of fidelity to
the public veal, but on that of abjcct
obedience to the orders OF the I" machine
and re follows his interest Pat-
ison's Commonwealth Club Speeeh.
n,Nrrr wrpsrrp 6ao,..od :. 20 h. e.
great abuse to bring the patronage Of the
general government into conflict with the
freedom of elections" The auburn.
haired but sauguine Cooper will be con-
vinoed of the truth of the sage statesman's
remark when come the melancholy days
of November.
"Cringing hypocrites, without single
drop of blood in their cowardly carcasses"
arc strange words coming from Christian
gentleman, and applied to the respectable
citizens who are leading the revolt against
tho machine and political bossism. We
heard one prominent Independent pro-
nounce the language quoted as fit only for
tho lips of common ackguard.
The desperate and unscrupulous bosses
have been exposed in shameless effort to
betray the Irish voters of tho common
wealth by ascribing te Mr.. Pattison
speech which there is indisputable evi-
dence he never delivered, and which he
repels with honest indignation. The
whole conspiracy bears upon its face the
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-10-10
PERSONAL.

ENGINEER MELVILLE is declining all in
vitations to lecture.
DANIEL DoUGHEHTY and family have
arrived from Europe.
REPRESENTATIVE MUHCH has accepted
the cditorskip of the Albany, N. Y.
Union.
SENATOR SHARON has barn on his new
home in California which cost over $780,
GOO.
Mr.. TENNysoN contemplatcs selling
Aldworth, his place on the Surrey Downs
whore he is now staying, as he finds that
the Isle of Wight air suits him much
better.
WILLIAM A. WHEELER declines with
thanks tho Stalwart offer to put him ON
tho tail of the Saratoga ticket in the place
declined by Mr.. Hepburn. The Lone
Fisherman has evidently learned thing
or two in his piscatorial nominations
along the banks of tho raging st. Law
renee, and he refuses to come forth from
his pleasant retirement just for the fun of
being smashed with the machine.
MIR. GEORGE AUGUSTA SALA, himself a
genuine Bohemian, gives the following
description of the order: "The hall
mark of your true bohemian is that he
u0VlAACS W O"A ulAAScA d SuUbCCS VI NAASs
Grundy. He has emancipated himself
from conventionalities and shams, and
does his own work iu his own way TOler-
ance and charity are among the leading
characteristics of Bohemia of the genuine,
not the sham country, he it understood" )"
If this be true, who would not be Bo.
hemian?
HERBERT SPENCER, the distinguished
scientist whose writings have cOlored
much of current English thought and lit
erature, is in Philadelphia at the Aldine
hotel, where lie expects to spend few
days in quiet before going to New York,
with the intention of re-embarking as soon
as possible for Europe. His health was
precarious when he left the other side on
his ocean voyage, which he hoped would
do him good, but thus far his condition
has not improved. lie thinks that he does
not feel as we'll as when he started, and
he attributes this result in part to the
spirit of unrest and hustle and hurry 50
characteristic Of American life which he
has encountered in all tho larger cities.
Mr.. Spencer's trouble is insomonia, and
he carries with him a bag of hops which
he puts on his pillow and which is some
times effective in wooiDg sleep to his tired
eyelids. He subsists almost entirely upon
dry toast and sardines. His health has
been SO bad and he has found the annoy
ances of travel SO great that he has aban-
doned his projected Western trip and will
return to England as soon as he feels we'll
enough to undertake the voyage.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-10-10

Last evening Mrs. Betsey Brown was
knocked down in one of the streets of Pass
Christian. Miss, and murdered by two
other women, who cut her throat from ear
to ear. Rachel Carroll and Ellen john
son have been arrested for the crime.
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earmarks Of Quay's tcss strategy. But it
won't 60 down this time. It is burnt
powder, and however successful it was in
exciting race prejudice against tho Demo.
cratic candidate in 1873, it will flash in
the pan with the attempt to revive it. As
will be seen by the complete exposure We
print on our first page the charge that
Mr.. Pattison ever spoke disparagiugly Of
the Irish people is a falsehood from be-
ginning to end.
GEN. BEAVER is vice president of tho
Young Mems Christian association. What,
then, does he think of the latest effort
that is made to injure his Democratic
competitor by the circulation of q wholly
false report of q speech claimed to have
been delivered by him two years ago,
and tho present use of which is designed
to awaken the preiudices of religious faith
and nationality There is not an iota of
evidence 20 show that Mr.. Pattison ever
uttered the sentiments against the Irish
which that desperate political huckster
Quay seeks to impute to him, but there
is overwhelming testimony that he never
said or thought anything of the kind. AS
vice president of the Y. NJ. C. A. Gen.
Beaver will no doubt promptly disavow
this cowardly attack on competitor aud
send it recoiling upon the head of its pro-
jector.
CAMERoN's fine Roman hand is visible
in the Tenth Congressional district, where
an open dicker is in progress by which it
is proposed to elect Erdmap, b"lting Dem
osrat, to Congress, in return for which
the latter's followers shall send Thomas
to the state Senate from Bucks county.
The state senatorship is in reality the
Democrats shall rake out of the fire for
him. If Thomas is elected he will have q
voice in the selection of the next United
States senator, and Of course he will be
solid for Cameron. 1t is thus manifest
that Cameron has all to gain and nothing
to lose in tho proposed bargain, and his
agents are doing their best to prevent the
Republicans from nominating a congress
sional candidate of their own. whom they
could't hopo to elect anyhow, and to per
suade them to take mp Erdman, who was
fairly defeated in the Democratic confer
ence. This little game will not work.
The staunch Democratic yeomanry of the
famous old Tenth Legion arc not to be
fooled by any such transparent device
We apprehend that Mutchler will he
elected without serious difficulty, and that
Senator Cameron will have to look else
where than to the Democrats Of that reli-
able district for the advancement Of his
senatorial aspirations. Mr.. Erdman for
his own sake had better retire from the
disreputablc scheme that has been
brOached.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-10-10

The mayor desires to warn tho citizens
against sharpers who may likely show up
here on the day of the Barnum show.
Although these men have NO connection
with the show, they will follow it spite of
the efforts of the management to drive
them of There will be strong force Of
regular and special policemen on duty
during the day and monte men and thimble
riggers will be looked after. Person .
attending tho show who are compelled to
60 into crowds should tako care of their
watches and pocket books and see that
they are in secure places. During the
parade in the morning the rear doors Of all
houses should be securely locked.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-10-10
COOslp K Home.

Samuel Moore, jr., Of this city, who for
the past four months has been in Europe,
arrived in New York, Sunday evening, o.,
the steamship City Of Chester, and is ex-
pected to reach his home in Lancaster
this evening.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-10-10

Mrs. Thomas Young, of Deep Valley,
Greene county, committed suicide bv
hanging herself. She had been mentally
weak for some time, and on several occa-
sions threatened to kill herself.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-10-10

Rev. J. L. Benton, state superintendent
Of public instruction, jumped from the
balcony of Judge Grsgg's residence, in
Fayetteville, Ark, and was killed. He
was mentally unbalanced.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-10-10
DOWN THE RIVER.
Local Notes From MT. NebO AMI lsawlin


Local Notes From MT. Nebo an. lsawlins-
Mt. Nebo can boast Of having brass
band.
Numerous efforts have been made to
get band organized, but until very re-
Gently the attempt failed but now the
musical (?O sounds. made by an undevel-
oped brass band arc carried by the night
| winds to tho ears of every resident.
We saw at Jacob Miles' some curiOsities
in tho form Of cabbage heads. One large,
perfectly developed head is surrounded by
IS smaller heads, perfect in formation.
Another head, trimmed ready for cooking,
measured in circumference 3 feet 10 inches
and weighed Is pounds.
The Mt. NebO lycaum is to bo reOrgan
lied on October 10. !
Oa October 9Th tho old NJ. Z. church
was bought by s. G. Stevenson.
Things ut NawlInsvilio.
The people of this place have made some
preparation for the organization of the
literary society. Owing to the fact
that as few persons were present, no busi-
ness was transacted except 4 question for
debate was selected, and disputants chosen.
The resolution for debate on next Friday
evening is Resolred, "That arbitrations
are 4 better method for settling disputes
between nations than the sword" The
lyceum anticipates holding weekly meet
ings in the Odd Fellows hall.
The annual celebration of the NJ. +.
Sunday school was held in this place on
Saturday. A very large crowd was in at
tendance, the spacious room being we'll
filled at an early hour, and before the ex-
ercises had fairly began . large number
were compelled to remain outside of the
church on the campus, as standing room
inside could not be obtained. The pulpit,
and throughout the church generally, was
tastefully decorated with the prettlest
flowers. A handsome arch, made of ever
greens and flowers, encircled the speaker 3
stand, and large voses of flowers met the
eyes of the spectators on either side Of the
pulpit. .a.
Ex-Sheriff Stliue of Columbia. pur-
chased the farm belonging to the Martin
estate ON Saturday. He also bought a
building lot in the village and intends
erecting summer residence for his
family.
Henry Brenberger, jr., was appointed
Saturday to take charge of Hickory Grove
school. The vacancy being made by the
resignation of Mr.. w. w. Jones, of Lans-
ford, Pa. Mr.. Jones has position rs
teacher in I.ansford high school. He left
for his home this morning at an carly hour.
Mr.. Brenberger is the third teacher for
that school this season, Mr.. II. P. Aston
having resigned in Mr.. Jones' favor, after
teaching three weeks.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-10-10

At baptising near Canton, Ga. a
bridge fell into a river and precipitated
two hundred spectators into the water.
No lives were lost, but quite q number of
arms and legs were broken.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-10-10
Suk Culture.

We are indebted to the secretary Of the
Bows Silk Culture association Of ?hila-
delp6ia " for pamphlet entitled "An ac-
count of the habits. changes and diseases
Of the B0m6gz Aori, or common silk
wum.'' The pamphlet contains history
of the worm aad full explanai ions for sue !
cessfully breeding it, of treating the dis
and preparing appliances in the spinning
room Of the treatment Of cocoons, and
much other information Of great valae to
the amateur silk culturist. The pamphlet
and further information ON the subject
may be had BY addressing G.. T. Field,
secretary, No. 700 North Eighth street,
Philadelphia. H.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-10-10

Last evening Miss Halle Bailey, of
York, was given large surprise party at
the residence of MIR. Joseph Strauss, on
North Mulberry street. About twenty
five couples were present, and the music
was furnished by the Italian orchestra. All
had good time.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-10-10
Before tho Mayor,

The mayor this morning made three
drunks pay their costs and sent one to
Jail for 10 days. The latter had wooden
leg and he was so drunk that he fell on
East King street and broke it. Officer
Merringer assisted him to the station
house. One sick man was sent to the sta
tiOn house.
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COURT.
what is GuioS On IN Com

What II GOloS On m COn,s,s0n Pleas.
BEFORE JUDGE PATTERSON.
The case of Catherine Herr, of Eliza
bethtown, vs.. Henry Eishleman, of East
Donegal, was taken up yesterday, but It
has not yet been concluded. This was All
adtiOn of replevip tn recoved sOrrel marc
valued at s9j. This Morning it was
shown that u witness for tho defens,, for
whom an attachment was issued yester-
day, was too sick to offend count. A
juror was then withdrawn aud the case
continued.
A. P. Marsh vs.. Sam'l Stafford, Of Sails
bury township. This was an action Of
trOyer and conversion. tO recover q brown
horse, or the valne CLOS thereof. With
out proceeding to trial. the case was am
icably settled between tho parties.
BEFORE JUDGE LIVINGSTON. H -
5. NJ. Ehler, Of ElizabethtOwn W.. Amos
Meyer. RapbO. This is an action to re.
cover $1O5 alleged to be due, as balance
on the sale Of some agricultural imple-
ments. under tine following circumstances:
In May, 1881, rs was alleged. the plaintiff
who deals in implements. sold to tho de-
fendant 4 light Champion reaper, and 4
mower, valued at S2Oj, taking in ex.
change an old machine at the estimate
VaIU0 OI Cd, auU q morse vaIueO AT SlSJ,
the horse being guaranteed by the defend
ant to be all right. After the horse had
been worked fOr some time, the plaintiff
found the horse to be unsOund, and hc
desired to return it and the old machine,
and take his new machine away, unless
Meyer would take but 97j for tho horse.
This proposition the defendant finally
agreed to, and promised to pay the bal
ance at some future time. This he has
not done, hence the suit is brought.
The defense Claim that up to the time Of
the trade the defendant had Worked the
horse both in the field and road and had
Eever believed him to be unsouud in any
way; he made an honest trade with tho
plaintiff for the machine aud did not ad-
init at any time that the horse was un
sound he did not agree to reduce tho
price and pay any balance to Ehler !; if
the horse was in any way unsound he be
came SO alter he was in tho plaintiffs pos
session, and when he found this to be the
case he brought this suit, Which the de-
fendant alleges to have no foundation.
On trial. ~
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-10-10

Qo VA1 u0SV6I III tnS ClUVlUy VI SuC
bosses does not appear in public calling
Of the roll and paying the wages of de-
bauchegy. Bat the money nevertheless Is
transferred and made to serve the base
purposes for which it is assigned. But
few voters, comparatively ARE purchased
outright the number of men who are
willing to defy the mandate of the law
and debauch themselves, even amongst
the vicious classes, is much smaller than
might be supposed. The great majority
Observation-Disclosures those
who are reprehensibly brought under
the baneful influences of the machine
are simply misled, through misrepresen-
tation, appeals to their passions and
prejudices and well-simulated pretence
Of desire to serve and promote their
material interests.
This work is done chiefly through the
means of secret agents, many of whom
are residents, of wide personal acquaint-
ance and more or less influence, of the
sections in which they operate and for
which purpose they are regularly re-
tained, year after year, being well paid
for their villainous labor. Others, aptly
known as "road-agents,' are scattered
broadcast over the state, stealthily mov-
ing about like thieves in the night, all
being engaged in the despicable work of
poisoning the local fountains of public
opinion, perverting the minds of the ig-
norant and sowing, night and day, the
seeds of political heresy, revolt and dis
integration in the rank Of the party
which is battling with the machine and
endeavoring by all legitimate means to
crush it. In the success of this vile
work the hopes of the baftled bosses are
now centred. Within the next four
weeks every county, township, city
and village in Pennsylvania will
be thoroughly: persistently and ex-
haustively worked" on this Sc
cret agent plan. Experienced emissa-
ries of the machine will be everywhere,
using every opportunity to try and save
the doomed cause of Cameronism. The
most monstrous falsehoods in regard to
the Democratic party and its candidates
will be industriously circulated; promises
of official preferment will be rs thick as
the falling autumn leaves bribery of
every conceivable character will I've at.
tempted and executed; there will be, in
effect, a flood tide of political de-
ception, trickery, debauchery and
crime. 1t will he the last and most des.
perate fight of the most corrupt oligarcby
that ever cursed a state. There can be
but one result of the contest, unless the
people refuse to heed the warning
that has been given. But every
honest citizens, especially every Demo.
crat has duty to perform which he must
not for one moment neglect. lie must
meet the INSCRIPTIONS adversary at
every point, expose his plans, counteract
his efforts and defeat his purposes
drag into the light the g secret agent >
and brand him before all men. He mus,
SpOt him and crush him everywhere.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-10-10

Who dance should pay the piper. lie
spoke of the length to which the machine
had gone to close up the breach in the
party, and told how fruitless had been the
effort. He closed by claiming that Gen.
Beaver should be particularly acceptable
to farmers Ou account of the interest he
had always taken in agriculture, forget
ting, however, to mention his connection
with the state agricultural college, and for
the additional reason that he had been q
good soldier.
While MIR. Davies was in the middle of
his speech the noise of tho approaching
parade drowned his utterance. and he took
his scat to await the restoration of order.
In the meantime the carriage containing
Gen. Beaver anG the others had reached
the court house, and they proceeded up
the middle aisle amid the noise of the
crowd and the band. When quiet had
been restored, County Chairman Shenck
moved that Hon. A. Herr Smith be elected
to preside over tho meeting, which was
agreed to. The reading of long list of
vice presidents was then begun, but it
became so tedious that Commodore
Heistand moved that further reading be
postponed; which was carried with will.
Chairman Shenck in putting the motion
before tho house excited considerable
amusement by asking whether it was the
wish of the house that the "names be
postponed"
Mr.. Smith on taking the chair thanked
the audience for the honor conferred on
him, and Davies finished his speech. At
its termination The band played lively
air, and then Gen. Beaver was introduced.
The mention OI the name of tho latter and
and his appearance On the stage was the
signal for loud and long continued ap-
plause. The substance of his remarks is
here given:
Beavers Bluster.
The general began his discussion of
state issues by the remark that from the
size and enthusiasm of the crowd present
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If last nights utterance was speci-
men, Mr.. Quay, if he values the success of
his party, may we'll repeat his famous
order issued at very early stage of the
campaign" Dear Beaver, don't talk
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-10-10

A MISSISSIPPI gentleman has offered
two prizes for the state fair-a box of kid
gloves for the handsomest unmarried lady
and gallon Of whisky to the man who
writes the best essay on Temperance.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-10-10

GENERAL BEAVER must have been suf.
fering from bad attack of the toothache
last night. His vituperation Of tho Inde-
pendents was scarcely inferior to the sui.
phurus syntax of the big boss himself.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-10-10

The general began his discussion of
state issues by the remark that from the
size and enthusiasm of the crowd present
Morris tribune., 1882-10-05
A Religious Monomaniac's Suicide.

Woodstock, Ont, special to Chicago Tribune:
The people Of Woodstock are very much exer-
cised over remarkable suicide that occurred
here Sunday evening, the victim of which was
Miss Sarah Elstone, the daughter of respect
able parents. The woman was religiously dis
posed, and attended Sunday school in the
afternoon. Her family attended church in the
evening, leaving her at home alone. Mr.. Hop
kins, who lived next door, and only few
rods from the scene of the burning, saw
fire and smoke near the shocks of corn which
his neighbor had just gathered. He thought
Mr.. Elstones corn had taken fire, and ut once
ran over, when he found the girl standing over
a fire which she had kindled, holding both her
arms up, her clothing all burnt off, and her
hair on fire. He at once dragged her from the
flames and extinguished the fire in her hair,
taking her over to the bank of small stream
and laying her on the grass He then sent
his con on horseback to acauaint the
family Of the occurrence. and also 10 call
physician. When they arrived at the house
they found the girl burned from her feet to her
neck, SO that she looked the color of smoked
ham, She. fingered for four hours, talking in
coherently, and at last said calmly, 81 am going
to Jesus" turned over, and expired without
struggle. That the whole affair was deliberate
and premeditated cannot be doubted, as on
going into the house note was found which
stated that she was tired of living in this world,
and had made mp her mind to sacrifice herself.