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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-01-20
PERSONAL.

1t is said of Sergeant BUCHANAN, who
died yesterday, "Philadelphia never had a
better policeman"
HERMANN SCHLAGINTwEIT, the cele-
brated traveller and naturalist, is dead at
Munich.
ARCHIBALD FORBES the famous Eng.
lish war correspondent, lectured in Balti
more last evening, to a large audience, on
the "Inner Life ola War Correspondent. -
w. T. CRoAsDALE, Of the Wilmington
Eoery Eoening, is pondering over propo-
sition to fill tho editorial chair of the Bal
timore Gazette.
The body Of ADAM MCCALL, the leader
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-01-20
"I.IFE's BRIEF EXISTENCE.
Col. Arns's Journalistic Venture Which Did
Not Prove q Success.

Col. Arms's Journalistic Venture Which Did
Not Prove Success.
OF the new paper lately started in
Philadelphia by Col. c. J. Arms, formerly
of the Examiner, a city paper says :
"After Lye's titful fever she sleeps we'll ~
So in low tones, tinged with sadness,
Col. Arms soliloquized as he put away his
little ledger and proceeded to post up bills
building announcing that the quarters
he unused was not the fearless one upon
which DR.. Watts once pathetlcally wrote
that it had no ending, but an illus
trated society journal which, after a
lingering existence of five weeks, gave
up the ghost on Saturday last. Life
was born of q scheme for the establish
ment of a journalistic venture which was
to have been known as the Meal, and in
which Mr.. Arms and young man named
Bayard were interested, the namesake of
the Delaware statesman finding the Cash
and his partner guaranteeing the brains
which were to make the new venture an
Ideal one. Owing to differences of
opinion, however, the enterprise came to
grief before the first number was present.
ell to an anxiOns public, and thereupon
Col. Arms decided to take his chances on
Lite, although as precaution against non
success he held on to his position in the
custom house. Life started with $500
subscribers, but in five weeks the list had
dwindled down to 1900, and the cash.
book showed balance of about 5000.
Arrangements are now being made by
which the publication can be resumed in
another form.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-01-20
Qneer Ethics.

Murat Halstead, of the Cincinnati
Commercial, happened in New York the
other day and the Stalwart editor Of the
Commercial Advertiser summoned him
to tell " why he 80 outrageously scandal
lied the late and lamented President
Garfield by charging that he was marked
all over with the Credit Mobilier small
pox. And why he thought it a most
contemplate thing at Chicago in June,
1880, the chatter about Garfield, who, he
said, has not q record to run on for presi-
dent,' and why he regarded him the
greatest and purest of men, after his
election 2" Rather unwarily Halstead
tumbled into the trap set for him, and in
a letter to the Advertiser said that he
knew nothing of the first phrase quoted
having been in his newspaper, though it
might have appeared in its correspond
ence: the other paragraph he had marked
out in the proof, though it got into the
first edition and has afforded much com
fort to his enemies. Had Mr.. Halstead
stopped there it would not have been
such bad case for him. But he went
on to say with reference to Mr.. Garfield
ellis character and public services
proved an overwhelming answer to the
errors committed through business mex
perience and seasttireness to porerty."
This, too, in view of this paragraph from
his paper of March 3, 1873:
Garfield's noble soul was sadly per-
turbed. He looked upon the scene with
grave apprehension, and regarded this un-
seemly persecution of the righteous with
such horror that his soul was sick within
him. He came near making fatal blum
der once. After Ames had testified the
second time as to the guilt Of Garfield,
fixing it upon him clearly and unmistak'
ably, the general ut once notified them
that he would come before them and
refute the vile SANDER that the mendaciOus
man from Massachusetts, had poured out
against him. The day and the hour came,
but simultaneously came not Garfield. He
had heard that Ames-who was then re.
luctantly producing the receipts that
Patterson had signed-had in his posses
sion other such documents to prove the
correctness of his testimony in respect to
others, and the gallant general, whose
flashing blade was wont to CLEAN adowr
the line in the cory days of the past de-
cade, found that to stay away was prudent,
and he never appeared. The complacent
committee forbore to question Ames
further as to Garfield's statement and his
own, and the papers were consequently
never produced.
AS has been remarked, Gen. Garfield
is not on trial now, nor is his character
or record the subject of discussion
But Mr.. Halstead serves himself ani
his friend alike lily when he justifie:
what he formerly blamed with " hi:
sensitiveness to poverty" That is al
unfortunate way out of Halstead's en-
barrasSment.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-01-20
The Responsibility.

The corOner's inquest inquiring into the
causes of the Spuyten Duyvil railroad
horror have disclosed the fact that the
first and ill.fated train was stopped 10y
some irresponsible person pulling at the
cord which worked the air breaks. The
conductor of one of the cars sllrmised
this, " for there was party on the train
who were singing, smashing hats, and
conducting themselves in very dis
graceful manner. They were passing
around bottles of whisky, and the foun-
dation of that accident was rum. He
had not sufficient help on the train to
stop such proceedings. Among the pas
sengers were any number of senators,
assemblymen and aldermen, and he
could not deprive them of their bottle.
This was an every. day occurrence, but
more especially SO on Fridays" 1t is the
custom probably, especially on Fri
day. for that railroad, like it has
been on the Pennsylvania, to put
on special cars to carry the
dead-head legislators who, getting free
passes, can spend their mileage money
for rum to inspire orgies that disgrace
themselves, disgust other passengers and
put the safety of the train in peril.
1t is also said that the negligent brake
man, Melius, who undertook to signal
train 30 feet off, has been wrestling with
printed schedules and instructions for
twenty-six years without being able to
read or write. When Ignorance and Rum
conduct and brake trains it is no wonder
passengers ride to death.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-01-20

BESIDES Murat Halstead, the Hon.
John Sherman may be taken to account
for what he used to say about Mr.. Gar
field. He was accustomed to denounce
him as an habitual prevaricator. Be-
tween Halstead, Reid and Sherman, the
memory of the dead president is apt to
suffer most from his pretended friends.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-01-20

We can imagine Senator Cameron
doing nothing smarter than aiding in the
expatrlation of Senator John Stewart
and EX-Supt. J. z. Wickersham. They
are men whose names Cameron 8 enemies
are apt to conjure with, and if he can find
acceptable banishment for them he will
put them where they can do him the
least harm if not the most good.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-01-20
A Disgraceful system of Petty Thieving.

Philadelphia Record.
There has sprung up in Harrisburg dur.
ing the last twenty years system of petty
thieving which is disgraceful to the state
and to both parties in the state. The Re,
publican party under the leadership OF
loose jointed statesmen like Governors
Curtin and Goary began the bad
business But when the Democrats
have elected Legislature, an au.
ditOr general or a state treasurer they
have shown themselves no better than
their political OppouentsastTher has been
no protest on the part of the people of
sufficient energy to scatter the thieves
that yearly infest the capital of the state.
The recently published report of the state
treasurer, which gives the detail of public
expenditure, has caused the editor of the
Lancaster INTELLTGENCER to run casual
eye over the annual pilfering. We reprint
his article, not that there is anything par
ticularly new in it, but in the hope that
its outrageous details may aid the work Of
reform, which seems to be at last taking
root in the state. One clean Legislature
at Harrisburg would mako a terrible scat
tering among the kites that feed themselves
fat out of the public treasury.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-01-20

THE Philadelphia Record thinks there
is much that is disgraceful but little
that is new in the rascalities at Harris
risburg which have been exposed in
these columns. The more shame to all
concerned if the constant reiteratioG of
the " old story does not put stop to
the abuse.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-01-20
THE DRAMA.
Oliver DOud Byron in 'AcrOss tho Con-
tinent,"

Oliver DOud Byron in +" Across tho Con-
tinent."
To 4 packed house last evening Mr..
Byron and his dramatic company pre-
sented his play of Across the Cont
nent,' which has been given here before,
aud the character of which is we'll known.
1t is Of the sensational order, but it always
seems to please, and its popularity is not
on the wane here Judging from the recep-
tion given it last evening. Mr.. Byron is a
good actor of his kind and played the
character Of Joe Ferris. the hero, in his
usual easy and natural style. The sup
port was far above that which
might be expected. Harry B. Hud-
son, fine looking man, made a
very clever villain, aud Arthur Rehm
acted we'll the characters of George Con-
stance and Thomas GOodnin, jr. Sydney
Il. Ellis was capital as Thomas Goodwin
and Johnny Pendy, a negro comedian
of considerable ability, caused plenty of
fun bv his impersonation of the colored
servant and the performance of his spe-
cialties in tho second act. In this act
Charles Hogan, 4 good dancer, gave fair
limitations of Pat Rooney, but his brosue
was not near as good as that of James
kearney, who did Dennas ODWysr, in
the first act. The speciality of Charlie
Gardner, Dutch comedian, pleased all,
and he was seen to advantage in different
characters during the progress Of the
play. Miss Kate Byron, of the ladies, de-
serves mention for her acting in the parts
Of Agnes Constance and Louisa Goodean.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-01-20
LamsOn Committed.

DR.. George H. Lamson has been COM
mitted for trial in the central criminal
court at London for the wilful murder Of
poison.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-01-20
The Lamb Inside the Lion,

Washington Correspondence of the Press.
1t has been observed here during the
past few days that the personal relations
of Senators Cameron and Mitchell, which
have always been friendly, are more cor
dial than at any time since Congress met
There seems to be disposition to reach an
amicable understanding regarding the
distribution of the patronage in tho State
which will do justice to both factions.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-01-20
The Millersvillo Fair.

It had crowded house last night. To-
night the New Providence band will be
there and tomorrow the lronville. The
fair is held to raise funds for new uniforms
for the Millersville band.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-01-20
Taken TO Lewlst0WD .

Frank Starr, who was arrested here on
Tuesday was taken to LewistOwn, Miffiin
county, by Chief Of Police Deichlerat l 40
this afternoon. He is wanted to answer
charge of fOrnicatiOn and bastardy pre-
ferred by young woman in LewistOwn,
of which place he was a resident before he
came to this city some mo nths ago.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-01-20
Salo of Real Est:s toa

Frank Stall has sold at private sale,
through Allan A. Herr s. Co., real estate
and insurance agents his two story brick
dwelling and lot of ground situated at No.
234 East Fredrick street, to John Fox for
$3.50,
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-01-20
Notes Of Tratso.

Tho statement of Seymour & Stevens,
of New Orleans, who failed on Wednes-
day, shows liabilities amounting to $780,
600 and assets to S45, ZOO.
McGouvran, Tucker & Mcdonald, lam.
ber merchants, have failed for $50, 900.
Their assets Twill probably pay 25 cents
on the dollar"
William McLaren s. Co., wholesale
boot and shoe manufacturer, Of Montreal,
have suspended. Liabilities $4,000. 1t
is thought thei: creditors will compromise
and allow them to continue business.
sugar refiners, Of Baltimore, whose refinery
was damaged by fire last month, are em-
barrassed, and offer to pay their creditors
80 cents on the dollar, in four, eight and
twelve months. They owe about s67, 900.
Alphonse Narcotic, a dry goods mer-
chant, who had retail stores in Montreal
and other towns in Quebec, and also in
Winnepeg, is rep,,rted to have abscOnded
leaving debts to the amount of $500, 900.
The pay of the laborers on the Quebec,
Montreal & Ottawa railway has been re-
duced from 81 to 50 cents per day, and the
men have struck, and refused to allow
others to work in their places. A small
force of police has been sent to Calumet
to preserve the peace.
The failure of the Peoples bank, at Te-
cumseh, Mich, promises to be bad affair."
The liabilities are now estimated at $50, y
900 assets, $4,000 The list of deposi-
tors is very large, obtained by its payment
of interest on deposits, and consists of
clerks, women, farmers and mechanic
who had small sums on deposit.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-01-20
Change OF Schedule.

A circular received by our Pennsylvania
railroad officials announces that there will
be some important changes in the time of
trains on and after Sunday next. The new
schedule has not yet been received, but
those of our readers who contemplate
travelling ON Sunday next should bear in
mind the proposed change, and not
depend on the old schedule.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-01-20
Crime Of a Confidential Clerk.

c. G. Robinson, confidential clerk OF
tho Chicago packing and provision COM
pany at 4 salary of $50 per month, has
been living in unusual style lately-a fact
which aroused suspicion and led to an
examination of his accounts. The result
was his arrest at the stock yards. He
confessed to Il serious embezzlcment, but
his employers say they have no data as to
the amount taken.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-01-20
The Temperance Cause In Pennsylvania

THO IenHPof1uCo O0""0 ." 0''""y 7v~n"'
The state temperance convention adopted
a resolution suggesting a formula for the
amendment of the constitution with respect
to the sale of liquors. According to the
formula no liquors, fermented, brewed or
distilled, shall be sold as beverage, and
sale for other purposes shall be regulated
by adequate laws. Governor st. John, OF
Kansas, lectured last night to a large au-
dence, and Peter 3. Reist, who heard him
saws lie is q veritable St. John.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-01-20

THE conference of the railroad men in
New York on cessation of hostilities has
resulted, it is believed, in an adjustment
on the following basis: An agreement
for a money pool of all the BUSINESS from
western points through to the Atlantic
points on the basis of tho year 1SS0-this
agreement to 60 into effect at once and
Co division of the New England bust
ness between the New York Central, the
Erie and the Pennsylvania. This arrange
ment to remain in force for five years and
to be bound by penalties which no line
could afford to incur. As to west bound
freights, it is said that so large part OF
the business of the next few mOnths--np
to July 1st-has been contracted for by
the New York Central and the Eric that
agreement or pooling of this business will
be deferred until then, the understanding,
however, being that then this business will
be covered by the same kind of agreement
as the east bound business. 1t is also re
ported that the recent reduction in west
bound rates was in pursuance of an under
standing of all the companies. and was for
the purpose of making public rates CORE
spond with the average of private contract
rates. Tho question of differential rates,
according to this, is disposed of in tine
allOtments in the money pool.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-01-20

Philadelphia Evening Telegraph, Rep.
The lieutenant of q mere minority
leader, elevated to the presidency by acci-
dent,
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-01-20
just the Otnor WAY.

An uuintentional error occurred in our
statement of the disposition by Alderman
Barr of the cases against the boys charged
with assaulting the janitor of the South
Duke street school house. It was George
Blankenmyer and Adam Meissenberger
who were discharged, while Boyle and
Lephart were held in $500 bail for their
good behaviOr-and not vice versa as ap
peared in our previous report.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-01-20
As You Like II.

Philadelphia Record.
Almshouse bill of fare: For grand
jurors, eggnog and cigars. For sick
babies, sour milk aud paregoric.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-01-20

THERE is bonanza awaiting the capital
and enterprise that will start foundry.
steam saw min or steam -four mill at
Quarryville, this county. There's millions
in it.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-01-20

HENRY BERGH has characteristic con-
tribution in the current number Of the
North American RecieW entitled, "The
Law and the Lancet" in which he inveighs
very bitterly against vaccination.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-01-20
Twenty Years In the Siberian Miues.

The trial of Sampourski MelnikoH, i'm
plicated in an attempt to assassinate Gen
Tcherevine, ended in a sentence of twenty
years penal servitude in the mines
of Siberia. A dramatic incident took
place in the court Just before the an
nouncement of the verdict. When Melni-
koff had finished his flowery, theatrical
defense, his father, who had watched the
course of the trial, rose excitedly and
cursed him.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-01-20

On the simple matter of discounts the
city of Philadelphia saved $175, 900 last
year by not paying premium in order to
get money in bank long before it was
needed. A still greater "saving" will
probably be effected this year.
REFERRING to the recent collapse of
Tom Hughes's Rugby colony, in Tennes-
see, the Atlanta Constitution remarks :
1t Is curious fact-but nevertht less a
fact-that nobody can support himself in
the climate of Tennessee by playing lawn
tennis"
A GREAT many people who want puffs
for themselves and buffs for other people
send us communications that they are sur
prised to never hear Of. They neglect to
send us their names with their communi.
cations, and as a result their letters find
common repose in the waste basket.
Make a note of it.
The total number Of immigrants who
arrived in the United States during 1881
was ZIG, ,S6s. OF this number there came
from Germany, s4s,3s3; England and
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-01-20
Crime aud Criminals

neapOHS, MMn., cOmmlCteu suicide OH
Wednesday at the Danvcrs Mass insane
asylum.
The Blackfeet Indians are giving trouble
to the Canadian stock growers OH Bow
river, and have killed some cattle on the
Cochrane ranch.
Martin Flanagan, who was sentenced to
have been hanged to-day at Buffalo, N.
y, has been reprieved by Governor Cor
nell for three weeks.
Melvin, the bigamist, lately abducted
from Fort Fairland, Me-, and imprisoned
at Andover, N. b., filed through the bolts
of his cell on Monday night and escaped
It. r. Crittenden, aged 40 years, a prom
inent banker and broker of Bridgeport,
Conn, committed suicide yesterday by
shooting. He had been in bad health for
SOmo time,
The action brought by DR.. Edward
Small, of Brooklyn, N. Y, to recover
S15, 900 from MIR. Bullenkamp, a grocer
in Montague street, for estranging his
wife from her home and children, resulted
yesterday in verdict for $4,000 for the
plaintiff
Bernard Mullen, the desperate, who
committed series of daring assaults and
highway robberies upon ladies in New
oAh wy iOo1 AAAi1 "uo yCSCOItSyS
Elizabeth, N. j., sentenced to state prison
for forty-tive years on four indictments.
At Corning, o., on Wednesday night,
Harold Robinson and Malcolm Baltic,
both colored, fought duel with pistols to
settle a quarrel about sweetheart. Two
shots were fired. Baltie escaped un-
touched, but Robinson was struck twice
and fatally wounded.
Gregory StervOni, a merchant of Peters
burg, Virginia, was convicted in that city
yesterday of receiving and selling manu-
factured tobacco knowing it to be stolen.
He was sentenced to receive twenty stripes
at the public whipping post.
John H. Hicksox, an assistant in the
Congressional library, was arrested yes
terday in Washington on the charge of
stealidg money from letters addressed to
persons in the capitol. He was held in
$1,000 bail.
Theodore Tyrer, a notorious forger, has
been sentenced at Albert Lea, Minnesota,
to four years in the penitentiary. There
is much surprise at the lightness Of his
sentence, as he had already served one
term, his forgeries amounted to tens of
thousands of dollars, and the grand jury
had found ten indictments against him.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-01-20
Tho Floods in the South.

Floods continue in Louisiana, Mississip-
pi and Alabama, doing considerable dam
age in the low lands. The Atchafalaya
and Big Black rivers continue to rise,
and about thirty miles Of the Chicago, st.
Louis & New Orleans railroad arc
under water. Part of the town of Good
man, in Mississippi, is inundated. All the
lower buildings along tho Tombigbee, in
Alabama, are covered, and the river has
risen Sc feet at Tuscaloosa
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-01-20
THE DAILY BUDGET.
DISASTROUS SOUTHERN FLOODS.
SENTENCED TO SIBERIA.
SMALLPOX STILL SPREADING.

Crime and Casualty-Notes Of Trade-sum-
mary of the News of the Day.
E. F. Heath's enamelled and rubber
cloth factory at Newark, n. J., was
damaged by fire last night to tho extent
of 5000.
Two unknown bricklayers were struck
by switch engine and killed, while going
to work at Irondale, near Chicago, yester
day morning.
James r. Saurging. aged 40 years, was
killed yesterday by kick from mule,
which he was hitching to- a wagon at New
Brunswick, New Jersey.