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San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-03-16
Burning Lava.

A young woman who lives at Papai-
kon, Hawaii, writing Of the lava flow
which has been pouring from the great
volcano for more than year, says: The
volcano Is about two miles from the
sea. II sometimes pours with great
rapidity; then, slowing up, the food
moves slowly, gradually on. We took
horses and rode the seven miles that
intervene between home and the noun
tains with great rapidity, leaving the
pack.horses TO take their time. The
party consisted mostly of women, and,
as you know dare do almost anything,
we were in the lava within an hour
after leaving home. We fastened the
horses in safe place and went out to
the crust; but before We were aware we
were obliged to 60 back and move our
horses, for the lava was creeping to-
ward them, and they became frightened.
While standing on the crust we could
distinctly hear the rush and roar be-
meath, as it ground its way over the
rough earth. IL is extremely hard TO
get specimens, or rather to keep them,
for they are SO brittle. Oh, wish you
could have seen what / have seen.
There were the most beautiful cascades
that poetic fancy can picture. The lava
poured down in gulches and canyons,
dropping into the water with kissing
boom as if thousand demons were
struggling for some mastery; or it
would stealthily creep around you and
hem you in and cut you off, if not
watchful. It'll has power of fascination
that makes the looker-on almost forget
himself, and before he i aware he is in
the terrible danger of being swallowed
up. 1t follows the footsteps rs i; de-
termined with relentless fury to over
take at last. Our party selected high
knoll ut safe distance and pitched
tents for the night Three times dur
ing the night we had to move, for the
lava had turned it's channel and was
coming toward us. 1t increased its
speed SO rapidly that we could not go
to sleep, and we watched the creeping
river,are rather lake of fire, until dawn.
We finally had the tents and horses
moved across deep ravine and con-
sidered ourselves safe. To our sur.
prise the lava rushed not only into the
mouth of the gulch, but out across the
corner and poured down the side, form
ing the most wonderful cascades of fire
the mind can conceive. The water
steamed and Kissed and foamed; it
fought desperately, boiling and leap
ing three or four feet, but was crowded
out and forced to take refuge in lower
level. / could not sleep and so / sat
and watched it; in fact L did not dare
go to sleep, lest might not escape.
You cannot imagine the difference in
the view it presents by night as
compared to the view by day. The one
is living, acting fire; the other is gray,
molten, creeping, relentless stream, that
fills every depression. swallows the lit
tie lakes, drives the rivulets away in the
steam, makes desert of the fowry val
ley, waste of the rich plantation and
stops only when engulfed in the ocean.
Thousands of acres of valuable property
have disappeared and still the streams
are moving steadily on in various direc-
tions toward the sea.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-03-16

ranging financial matters so that the
entire line can be completed. The
Texas Western enters the lumber re.
gions OF the State. and promises 10 be a
very good road. As soon rs he has at.
tended TO money matters in New York
he will return to Texas and give the
road his personal attention.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-03-16
The Windiest City.

= A citizen of Buffalo, who had been
reproached with living in the windiest
city in the land, wrote, some years
since, to General Myers for the stats.
tics on the subject. In reply, he re-
ceived table which he has just pub
lished in the Buffalo Courier, showing
the quantity of wind, measured in
miles, which passed over the principal
cities of the United States during the
year ending November 30, 1874. The
following is the table:
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-05-17

reward its performer, though it was dis
tinctIy and confessedly a violation Of
law. No crime could be more plainly
marked as such than the attempt
OF a soldier to slay a man who
had been placed in his custody.
The people who subscribed to the
Press fund for Betty and the baby I"
did SO, as we understand, not because of
their sympathy with Betty as the de-
serted and unprovided for wife of a
criminal, but to testify their approval
of the effort made by her husband to
shoot Guiteau. We of course express
nothing but the obvious truth when we
say that all such subscribers were
wrong headed; they suffer from weak
ness of understanding. The Press itself
knows better. 1t is manifest that it
undertook the raising of this purse SIM
ply in the way of an advertisement. 1t
thought it would strike popular chord
and it went for it. It was not quite so
popular as it thought. The Betty move.
ment has been quite a failure. The ma
jority of people are not fools, especially
when they distribute their money {; but
the Press found 36, 900 who ought to be
ashamed of themselves.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-05-17
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
STkASBURG NEWS.
Our Regular Borough COrrespOndenS

our Regular Borough Correspondence.
Joseph Worth buried his youngest
child, Ross Worth, aged six years, on
Sunday, May IA. Interment at the cem-
etery.
Mrs. Emma Jones, widow of Mr.. Isaac
Jones, deceased, of Strasburg borough,
was buried on Sunday, May IA Services
were conducted by John Kohr, jr., at tho
Lutheran church interment at the Lu-
theran cemetery.
S. Croft, of Paradise township, is
having his residence painted in the latest
style by John s. Warren, of Strasburg.
Carter Bros. have opened cigar factory
near Massosoit hall in a building owned
by J. G. Weaver. Success to their enter
prise.
On the southern side of our borough
along the outskirts, is situated building
which has for years been the chosen field
of the bold, dangerous, and wholly un-
p:incipled. Their mission is multifaror q
and their movements mysterious. This is
q stain upon our borough, a snare for it's
youths. How can a community with in
telligence, reason and conscientiousness be
Indifferent upon Subject of sucR tremer-
dous, overwhelming magnitude? Speak out
against lust. Don't be mealy-mouthed
about it.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-05-17
WrOng.headed.

The Philadelphia Press says that it has
paid to the wife Of Sergeant Mason
$500, being the product of 5000 ten
cent subscriptions solicited by it for
" Betty and the baby" The Press
ought to be ashamed of the purse, not
because it is particularly small, for it is
respectable enough in size, though Ger
tainly nothing very magnificent, but be-
cause it shows that there are 5000 peo-
pie who read its columns who are SO
illy-instructed or SO mentally deranged,
as to be willia: to applaud an act and
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-05-17
NEWS FROM THE NEIGHBoRHoOD.
Intellgence In Brief from Various Countt~s
OF Rennsylvanin.

InteluGonce In Brief from Various Counties
Of fennsylvania.
Mrs. RidenhOwer, a Lebanon lady. be.
came raving maniac because her son was
sent to prison.
West Chester Stalwarts have had a rat.
ification meeting and taken the whole Re.
publican state ticket.
Travel on the Pennsylvania railroad is
now enormous, all through trains running
in double sections.
The Chester county poorhouse is said
to be the best managed institution Of the
kind in the Middle states.
The Reading bolt and nut company has
purchased tract Of land in East Lebanon
TO erect works for the manufacture Of
their goods. The capital stock of the
company is 100000.
John Mckenna, who fell through the
bridge on tho Stony Creek railroad at
Norristown, and who was seriously in
jured, has died from the effects of his in
juries.
Emma Rowe, of Reading, who has been
leading \ reckless life for q number of
years, made desperate but unsuccessful
attempt to commit suicide by drowning by
jumping into dam. She was rescued.
Yesterday afternoon Richard Garratl,
sexton of the Methodist church ut Mid
dletown, Dauphin county, was found dead
in that church. 1t is supposed that Mr..
Garrath was handling the gasoline, and
that he was suffocated by its fumes.
At the Reading iron works. while at
work, James Koch was struck in the alb
domen by solid ball Of iron two inches
in diameter and hur. severely. His right
arm was lacerated and burned from the
hand to tho elbow by the grazing OF tho
ball and the hot cinders attached to it. At
the same furnace, Howard Bowers,
welder, was struck on the mouth by hot
ball that was blown out Of two inch
pipe, and passed through the furnace at
lightning speed. 1t fractured the bones
of his lower jaw in horrible manner,
knocked out his teeth and carried away
his chin. The hemOrrhage was very pro-
fuse. Tho teeth and some OF the frac-
tnred bones fell into the ash pit
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-05-17
THE ODD FELLOWS,
Annual Meeting of the Grand Lodge In Har-
rlSOuFg.

risburg.
The Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows open
cd it's annual session at Harrisburg yes
tcrday. Grand Master Robert +. Wright,
jr., presiding. Over seven hundred dele
gates are in attendance. The morning ses-
sion was devoted to reception Of reports
from the grand master, grand scribe and
grand secretary and the committees ON
finance, superintendent, printing and
credentials. Several appeal cases were
acted upon. The grand secrctary's re-
port shows that 1857. 6SO 49 were expended
for relief, including $158, sos. 10 in Phila
delphia. The statistics for the year are as
follows Members as per last annual re-
port. 76, 476 limitations during the year,
6, 149 admitted on card, 682 reinstated
to membership, 92G members deceased,
951 withdrawn by card, COS suspended,
4, 793 ; expelled, so +; present membership,
u, ,834 net increase Of membership dur.
ing the year, 1853 applicants rejected,
36s past grands, 1S. 9l9 !; present number
of working lodges, S94.
The following officers were elected ::
Grand Master, F. NJ. Rea, of Philadel-
phia Deputy Grand Master, DR.. C. N.
Hickok, Of Bedford Grand Senior War
den, George p. Hawks, of Philadelphia !;
Grand Secretary, James p. NicholsOn, Of
Philadelphia Grand Treasurer, NJ.
Richards Muckle, of Philadelphia g.
r., Samuel P. German, of Bucks county.
Harrisburg was chosen ~ the place for
the next annual meeting.
The session of the evening was devoted
to a eulogy on the death Of Grand Secre-
tary Ridgley, of tho Sovereign Grand
lodge. Tho lodge will adjourn finally to-
day.
DR.. Underwood, Of Pottstown. a dele
gate to the grand lodge of Odd Fellows,
died suddenly in Harrisburg last night.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-05-17
An Over.PrOtected Monopoly.

Mr.. Hewitt in the House, takes Mr..
Kelley to task for his endeavOr a short
time since to make it appear ttat the
Bessemer steel manufactures were not
making the enormous profits that every
one, at all familiar with the subject,
knows that they are realizing as the re-
suit of the S2S a ton duty levied by Con
gress upon an article of steel that is
made more cheaply than wrought iron,
which yet is amply protected by duty
OF eleven dollars ton. Secretary Swank
of the iron and steel association, was
fiourished by Kelley in the face of the
ignorant congressman as an authority to
support his statement of the moderate
profit of the Bessemer manufacture.
Mr.. Swank.as We pointed out, was man.
ifestly dishonest in his statement, as he
knew a great deal better. Whether Judge
Kelly was misstating the facts wilfully or
ignorantly can hardly be said, for it seems
equally unlikely that he would deliber-
ately lie, and that he could he so poorly
informed in amatter where information
was SO readily to be had and on Il subject
on which he claims to be an expert.
Probably, however, he did not know
what he was talking about. The ignor
ance of congressman is marvellous, and
never has been better illustrated than in
this case. Everyone who knows any
thing of the iron manufacture knows
the exorbitant profit of the steel in.
dustry, and yet there are three hundred
men in Congress who are supposed to
be well posted on all such matters
whom Judge Kelley had as an audience
when he undertook to deny the known
facts about this industry. MIR. Hewitt
told him the Pennsylvania steel works at
Harrisburg had last year reported to its
owners surplus profit on hand of nearly
two and and half million dollars, after
having paid seventy-seven per cent in
dividends. And this company has real
lied no greater profit than any other of
its ten associates in the business.
1t is proper that the men who have
risked their money in this manufacture
should reap every reward that naturally
comes to them. But it is not proper
that Congress, when it finds their indus
try does not require protection, should
continue so high a rate of duty on the
foreign product.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-05-17
POLITICAL NOTES.
What May or May not be Done

""1S 3Uuy VI NA1y uOG 10 DOn0s
The greenback state convention will
probably nominate Thomas A. Armstrong,
Of the Labor Tribune of Pittsburgh, for
governor. He is opposed only by DR..
Caveny, of Luzerne. Robert Tomlinson,
of Huntingdon county, will no doubt be
the nominee for lieutenant governor. He
is president of the state grange. j. Adam
Cake, of Northumberland, or George A.
jerks, the Democrat, of Jefferson county,
will be nominated for supreme Judge.
Hon. w. A. Kinds, of Luzerne, will be
named for secretary of internal affairs, and
Wesley Chambers, of Oil City, for con
gressman. at-large. Chambers is we'll
known oil producer.
The Philadelphia Democratic city conf
mittee has agreed to postpone the primary
election from early in July until the fourth
Monday of September next. The repre-
sentative and ward delegate convention
will be held OH the Goth, and the senate
lial and congressional and county nomina-
ting conventions on the 2Sth. On the eth
the temporary chairmen of the various
conventions will sit to receive and certify
to the lists of delegates.
A Proarame For the Democrats.
Philadelphia Evening Telegraph, Kep.
AS Ludlow's chances of nomination for
the supreme bench brighten SO do those Of
Hopkins. The wide-awake portion of the
Democratic press recognize the fact that
the selection of both is now almost neces-
sity; the one to utilize tho Brown disaffect-
ion in Allegheny, and the other to counter.
act the Rawle movement in Philadelphia.
Africa, of Huntingdon, has no opposition
for the secretaryship of internal affairs,
and Chauncey F. Black, of New York, son
of Judge Black, seems to have the call on
the lieutenant.g t.governorship, while chair
man Bogert, of Luzerne, of the state com
mittee, can doubtless have the place for
congressman-at-large for the asking. Geo.
this ticket would be shrewdly
arranged.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-05-17
entire patronage. Both acccdcd to his
terms without hesitation.


HoN. II. G. FISHER, the Huntingdon
congressman, who declines renomination
solely on account of the @bad roads" finds
his word that he feels it necessary to issue
a supplementary announcement that he
will take the nomination if forced upon
him. A fly Fisher is he.
Miss HELEN NJ. LEWIS, was recently
swindled out of $500 by Morris A. Schwab
and Robert J Rummels, two bogus theat-
rical managers on the pretence that she
should bo leading lady in the company
about to be organized to play "Daniel
Rochat." The men were yesterday at New
York sentenced 70 state prison for three
years each.
MORGAN WISE says he is not candi-
date for reelection to Congress. He says
he stood higher with the Hayes admins
tration than almost any other Democrat in
the country, and that he got more money
appropriated for tho Monongahela river
than Albert Gallatin, and that is glory
enough for him. He also processes to have
been solid with the Garfield administra-
tion, and to have the favor of Arthur.
Mrs. GEO. BULL, of Philadelphia, vic
tim OF the sensational outrage last sum-
mer by an Adirondack guide, who was
killed for it, has died in Philadelphia. She
was niece of Hon. Ellis Lewis, chief jus
tice of the supreme court of Pennsylvania,
and was reared by him. After her mar
riagc to Mr.. Bull they resided in the man.
sion on Fortieth street, below Spruce,
which for many years was ono of the
finest residences in West Philadelphia.
THE wife of Robert Fox, form erly of
the celebrated variety theatre in Philadel-
phia, has begun suit for divorce, the spe-
cific act to prove being the gay managers S
liaison with astage beauty at Willow Grove
while he was hiding from the officers ofthe
law who wanted him to answer for break
ing the sanctity of the Sabbath by giving a
Theatrical performance. Fox, who will
not oppose his wife's suit, is now run
ming low variety concern in Newark,
and was raided' by the police a few
nights ago.
MIR. EDWARD J. SWARTZ's new play "a
Square Man," had its initial performance
at the Brooklyn grand opera house on Mon
day night, and made decided hit. Instead
Of running one week only for this sea-
son, as at first intended, Mr.. Hill will pre-
sent it two weeks in New York and one
week at McVicker's theatre in Chicago
before discontinuing business for the sum-
mer. Mr.. Swartz, who is of the Erening
Telegraph, has given to his work as play
wright the same conscientious care which
marks his labors in journalism, and
all his many friends are glad to know that
professional and pecuniary success attend
his works.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-05-17
PERSONAL,

JAMES WICK, the we'll known scotsman,
is dead at Rochester, N. Y, aged e. years
REV. DIR. A. B. BULLIoNs, aged &C
years, a retired Presbyterian clergyman,
fell dead of heart disease yesterday at
Lansingburg, NY.
BLAINE's little boy looked rather hard
at visitor and asked : Where is your
axe?" "What do you mean, little boy %
asked the visitor. 81 heard pa say the
reason you came was You had an axe to
grind"
PRESIDENT ARTHUR, his cabinet, Cen
eral Sherman and Admiral Porter have
been invited to participate in the Decora-
ti0n day ceremonies in New York. The
president has promised to attend if posi-.
ble.
MR. ALBION w. TOURaEE announces
editorially in Mr.. Albion w. Tourpee's
Our Continent that for No 1G of that pub
lication Mr.. Albion w .Tourgee has written
a Decoration day poem Of high order
Of excellence.
GEN. CAMERON, Readjuster, of Vir-
ginia, fanked by Malone and Riddleber.
Der, called on Secretaries Chandler and
Howe and made q peremptory demand
that the Readjusters should control the
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-05-17
A Student Shot by a Professor.

A number of students of the Minnesota
state university, in Minneapolis were out
on spree and being followed by some of
the faculty, who proposed to capture and
discipline them, one of the students, named
Asa Paine, who was pursued by Professors
Moore and Pike, finding that he was likely
to be caught. turned and displayed revolvt +
Thereupon Professor Pike drew a pistol
and fired, the shot taking effect in Paine's
thigh. The wound is not serious, but
there is u great deal of excitement, as the
bad feeling between the faculty and stu.
dents is Of long standing, the latter having
been very aggressive, No arrests have
been made.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-05-17
AN ECCENTRIC MAN.

He is Bigger Than tho President
Johnny Hoover is the name of an eccen-
trio individual who made his appearance
on our streets about two weeks ago.
Johnny is said to have been from the
neighb0rhood of Columbia originally. He
is apparently between 40 and so years of
age and wears Il full suit of United States
army uniform. lie served in the war
during the rebellion and in it lost an arm.
For several years he was wan
deriEg around and has been re-
garded as a very eccentric man.
About two years ago he was in Columbia
where he always appeared on the street in
full uniform, often carrying a flag with
him. He says he has been an inmate of
the Soldiers Home ut Dayton, Ohio, for
year or more, but recently left that inst
tuition. He is now making his home on
Manor street this city. Besides his uni
form he wears q huge brass badge on his
right side. He imagines all sorts of
things. He thinks he is United States
detective and is doing more good to tic
country than any other living man. He
says that he recently received his COM
mission as detective at Harrisburg and
in proof of it shows letter head of the.
adjutant generals Office at Harrisburg to-
kCGucI Will ill Oiu vcAO" seal VI Iuc SLSsCcs
He thinks that the seal gives him author
ity to do anything. On Monday he called
upon the different court house officials and
exhibited his papers. Yesterday he went to
the Office of Collector Wiley, on East King
street, which he endeavored to close. He
seemed quite indignant when no atten-
ton was paid him, and at once started for
the stock yards to inquire into the reason
of the high price of beef. He said he was
going to make war on the cattle dealers,
as the butchers were not to blame. When
he returned in the afternoon he said he
had fixed everything all right. He says he
is far above the mayor in authority,
and at any moment can telegraph TO
Governor Hoyt for troops. He intends to
erect large number of buildings near the
watch factory, on a plot of ground for
which he paid an enormous sum. He will
station a large number of troops there,
and will then establish an Office in the
court house. He has employed several
clerks, and will at once proceed
against number of distillers, who,
as he thinks, are defrauding the
government. He will have all the trade
dollars called in, as he says no man can
work a day for 90 cents, and at his leisure
moments will give his attention to Sena-
tor Cameron and number of other indi-
viduals.
Johnny is troubled great deal by small
boys, and he thinks he will have to get his
troops here at once, as he cannot finish his
business unaided. The clerks which ho
recently hired will be sworn in shortly.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-05-17
Prize Fight.

A prize fight with hard gloves, for $500
a side, took place at Elliott's novelty
theatre, Consy Island, between Charles
Norton, of Newark, N. J., and James
Frawley, of Greenpoint, L. I. It terminated
in three rounds, lasting but few mo-
ments. Frawley, who was badly punished,
claiming foul. 1t 0ccasioned q dispute,
before the termination of which the police
arrived. Frawley was arrested while en-
deavoring to escape.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-05-17
Klckers Not Independents.

We agree entirely with the Philadel-
phia Times that the Democratic party in
the nation and state, in Lancaster
county and everywhere else, should
make honest government its honest aim,
and that when it fails to do this it
neither attains nor deserves success. We
do not agree with the Times, however,
that the only way for the Democracy to
accomplish this end is by supporting
Republican candidates who have tried
for and failed to get the regular nomina-
tions of their party. These people are
not Independents, they are simply
4" kickers " and anti Cameron Republi-
cans. When any partisan exigency calls
them, Senator Kaufman and Represen-
tative Lands, for instance, can be just
as narrow minded, bitter and unfair
partisans as any straight-out Cameron
Republican in the county, and they have
often demonstrated this. They may be
personally honest, but not more so than
plenty of Democrats more fit to repre-.
sent this county in the Legislature.
When they cut loose from their narrow
partisan affiliations, declare themselves
Independents and come to regard an
honest Democrat as less of an evil :"
than Republican thief they may be in
position to secure the political favor of
" the honest men of both parties" Un-
til then the. e.Lancaster county Democracy
cannot regard as i" a bold, trusted repre-.
sentative of honest government :" any
man who believes there is no political
virtue outside the Republican party.