Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-03-07
PERSONAL.

prospects OF the next seasons peach
crop.
PERSONAL.
GRANT has transferred his Long Branch
property to his wife. What's coming?
GEO. w. PATTON, a former leading
merchant, postmaster and judge in Altoona,
removed to Philadelphia in 1876 to take
a position in the P. r. R. freight Off ,e and
has lately died in the latter named city.
1t is cited as proof of his straight
forwardness that though Senator LAMAR's
personal relations with Conkling have
been bitter, he telegraphed to the Senate
that were he present his vote should be
recorded in favor of confirming the nomi-
nation of Mr.. Conkling.
Justice MILLER, of the supreme court,
went home yesterday from the capitol
very i'll. He complains of the premonitory
symptoms of gravel, his old trouble, and
for which he underwent u painful and
dangerous operation some years ago. His
friends express great uneasiness and fear
unfavOrabls results.
The several letters concerning tho
judicial nomination which passed between
the president and CoNKLlNG may not be
given out for publication at present. The
correspondence, it is said, sis highly
creditable to both.'' 1t is not unlikely
that CLARENCE SEWARD will be the next
nominee, as he is known to be the choice
of Mr.. Conkling.
The police authorities of Washington,
at the request of Manager Whitney, of the
Western Union telegraph Office, began an
investigation as to how dispatch sent by
Mr.. WHITELAw REID, of the New York
Tribune, to Colonel JOHN HAY, in March
last, became public. Corkhill has CON-
pleted his investigation, and states that it
is impossible to determine how it got out,
as it might have been obtained through
breach of confidence in half a dozen ways.
One r.. S. JENNINGS claims from the
Congressional committee auditing tho ex-
penses of Garfield's illness $1,000 for tho
use of his cooling apparatus, which was in
successful operation at the White House
up to the time of President Garield's re-
moval to ElberoD. No less than five other
parties have appeared to contest Mr.. Jen-
nings's claim, on the ground that his ap-
paratus was worthless in itself. and but for
notifications and Improvements alleged
to have been made by them would never
have done the work required of it.
While Rev. HENRY WARD BEECHEE
was lecturing in the Central music hall,
in Chicago, last evening, he was suddenly
seized with an attack of vertigo, and be-
came white ard faint. He would have
fallen had he not been caught by those
around him on the platform. Hc did not
proceed with the lecture, but was driven
to his hotel, where physician, who was
called, pronounced his attack ''simple diz.
ziness due to stomach trouble and nerv-
Gus chill" Towards midnight Mr.. Beecher
was much better. but very weak.
When RoBEsoN could not set down a
congressman with his own wit the other
day, he quoted Burke's saying that "Gen-
tlemen must not suppose that the grass.
hopper that chirps upon the bough is the
only occupant Of the field, where thou
sand noble cattle chew the cud and arc
SILENT CoNKLIN- some years ago, in his
attack on "Man Milliner" George William
Curtis, resorted to the same figure, para
phrasing it somewhat, and he was not as
frank as Robson in crediting its author.
Tho Iroquois club, of Chicago, proposes
to celebrate tho birthday of Andrew Jack
son, the 10th inst, By banquet at the
Palmer house. Tho occasion is to be one
Of considerable political significance"
Senators Lamar and Pendleton, ex-Seua-
tors Thurman and Hendricks, Frank Hurd
of Ohio; Colonel W. F. Villas, of Wiscon-
SIN; W. c. P. Breckinridge, of kentucky !;
Ex-Governor Palmer, Judge Black and
Henry Watterson have escaped invitations
to be present. Letters to be read at the
gathering have been received from Sam
uel J. Tilden, Horatio Seymour and SEN
ator Bayard.
Charles A. Sweet & Co., the Boston sus-
pended brokers and bankers, hold large
line Of loans from Boston banks, and were
large carriers of the stock of the Conoton
Valley railroad, Of Ohio; also, Of Toledo,
Delphos and Burlington, and were heavily
long on stocks generally. The failure is
caused by carrying large amounts of secu-
rites, Massachusetts Central Railroad
bonds having declined from 1O1 to 80.
CHARLES A.SwEET, at the head of the sus-
pended firm, is reported to be worth fully
81 ,OOO, 600 that is not involved in the fail
ure, and the firm itself has plenty of secu.
rites to pay every dollar of its debts.
A Frightful Scene In a Circus.
A terrible hailstorm visited the city of.