Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-10-19
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YONKERs' BI-cENrENnlAl.

YONKERS' BI.CENrENNlAL.
A Grest Parade and Ns,io.aa s.l.ses Ant.
mate tho Town.
The Bi-Centeunial anniversary of the
settlement Of Yonkers. N. Y, was cele-
brated on Wednesday. The principle
feature of the occasion was parade nearly
cadets Of the Peekskill military aCademy.
headed by tho West Point band, and the
marines and tho sailors from tho Kear-
sarge and Nantucket which wero anchored
in the Hudson river opposite tho town.
At noon the vessels tired national salute
Of twenty one guns. At sunset . final
salute was fired BY the Kearsarge.F In the
evening there was grand display of fire.
works. The population of the town il
q, 90 souls, but it is estimated that over
1OO, 900 persons witnessed tho ceremonies.
Pool Sellers Opening In Phil.deIpnis
Having been driven out of New York,
Brooklyn and New Jersey City, the pool
sellers and boOkmakeSs have determined
to settle in Philadelphia, and on Tuesday
Lowell s. Co., opened I" Turf and Sport.
ing Exchanges" on SAMSON street, between
Seventh and Eighth streets. The place
was fitted up last spring by tho Madden
Brothers, but so little business was done
the proprietOrs closed it q few weeks later.
The $ Exchange" was filled ON WSdnes-
day with q mixed crowd, and the book
makers did quite q brisk business ON tho
races at Baltimore and Brighton. Book
making il . new thing there, and il the
authorities do not interfere it bids to bo-
come popular among certain class. No
booking is done at tho International pool
room, the prOprietOrs of which work under
an auctiOneer's license and only sell auc-
,tiOn and mutual pools. 1t Is claimed that
[suck license, if Love - Co. havo one.
wilinos cover book betting, and that tho
New Workers will be compelled to stop
that branch Of business. tss 80
|t't tSpOllisg CalnerOn's y ,GaIuo.
Tho Cameron game of dividing the
Dd1hbcrsts of the Cumberland and Adams
district, by tho liberal employment Of
BOsler's machine methods and means, has
been frustrated by tho positive agreement
of both Myers. of Adams, and Wagner, Of
Cumberland, the rival Democratic candi.
dates for senator, to arbitrste the dispute
and abide by the decision. Myers chose Gen.
Coffroth. Of Somerset, and Wagner choose
CAPT. Mcclellan, of Allegheny, who will
choose an umpire in case of disagreement,
and the decision of the majority is to DO
accepted by Myers and Wagner as final.
This will assure ono Democratic candidate
for senator and defeat B0sler, who isrun-
ming solely to secure y vote for CamerOn's
reelection. Congressman BeltzhOOver is
still spoken Of rs an independent candidate
for Congress, but tho current is too strong
against the whole boss system to divide
the Democrats seriously at this time.
Religious Assemblies.
The Presbyterian synod of Pennsylvania
will meet to-day in Harrisburg aud con-
tinue in session for several days. Nearly
500 delegates will b. in attendance. Rev.
Henry s. Butler, Of Clearlield will preacl,
the opening sermon.
Tho Evangelical Lutheran synod Of
Pennsylvania, Ohio, Virginia, West Vir-
sinia, Maryland, Indiana, Illinois Michi-
gan, Wisconsin and New Jersey met yes.
terday in Allegheny City, Penna. One
hundred and ten delegates were present.
NJ. 10y was elected president, Prof. G. II.
l.. Schultz vico president, and Rev. T..
Hucbner secretary for the ensuing term.
"A Novel way Of Swindiins.
Two swindlcrs, travelling as Harry
Fancher and sister, have duped about one
hundred women in Buffalo to the extent
of S. each, anil have left "fOr parts un-
known" Tho swindiers advertised for
women to learn tho art Of embroidery.
They gave each pupil q small piocs Of en-
brOidery, for which they required II deposit
of S., promising to return the amount
when tho applicants had finished their
lessons, and also promised their dupcs po-
sitiOns with salaries when capable Of filling
tho same. Tho harvest Of the Swinllers
was rcaped in a single day.
FrOst's large Touring mill at Winona,
Minn., was burned yesterday LOSS, $7O,-
600.
The new laundry at the soldiers homo,
Dayton, o., was burned yesterday. 1t had
Just been completed at u cost of about
$40, 900.
A fire ut GajsGen, Ala. yesterday de-
stroyed Kittrelps saw mill and Standifer
& Hicks planning mill. Loss, $4,000.
= lsoclinosl to Fratern,zs. '''
In tho State Congressional ssociation
at Syracuse, New York, yes tertlay, a
committee was appointed to "axtend fra
ternal greetings to tho PRESBYTERIAN d
synod of New York, in session at Syracuse,
A motion to similarly greet the Universal
lists convention of tho United States, in
session in Philadelphia, was laid on the
table.
" Locomotive Engineers.
The annual session of tho brotherhood
of Locomotive engineers began yesterday
iu Louisville, about 200 delogates being
present Grand Chief Z. M. Arthur pre
sided. In the afternoon d large meeting
was held iu the opera house, at which
Mayor Jacob delivered I'D address Of
welcome, and Grand Chief Arthur re-
spOnded.
A Largo Stool Spring.
The largest soecl spring ever made has
Just been successfully rolled at KlOman's
steel works in Pittsburgh, for the United
States car motor company of Philadelphia.
The spring is 80 feet long, 6 inches wide,
and Of an inch thick. 1t will be tenn
pered and coiled by the motor company ut |
their works in Philadelphia, and exhibited
in the BIZ Centennial parade. i.
COunterfeiters Convicted.
Frederick Kunneoke and John Locke
were yesterday convicted in tho United
States court at Baltimore, Of having in
their possession counterfeit money with
intent to pass it. They were recommend.
ed to the mercy CT the court. ...
Killed In aQuarrol.
In a quarrel at CuerO, Texas, on Tues.
day night, G. HOtz stabbed G. Flowers
twic., killing him instantly. Hotz was
LOw-PrIced but Valuable.
The autumn quarterly of Strawbridge s.
quarterly is an unusually attrac
tive one. 1t contains 120 pages of instruc-