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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-03-08
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
HARRY 1INNICH ACQUITTED.
A Late Postmaster Charged With Embcz.
cling tho Contents of
Letter.

A Late Postmaster Charged With Embcz.
cling the Contents of
Lettor.
The Ledger Of to day has the following
account of tho conclusion of case with
which our readers are familiar
Henry f. Minnich, formerly a post.
master at Landisville, Pa, was put on his
trial yesterday in the United States dis
trict court, on the charge of embezzling
the contents of letter. The alleged en-
bczzlement took place on tho 5th of
March, 1878. By reason of losses at the
Landisville postofico test letter was
prepared at Lancaster by ono of
the post-office agents and put in the mail
pouch, it having been directed to Henry E.
Miller, living near Landisville. There had
been enclosed in the letter a five dollar bill
and ten dollar bill, both of them marked
for Identification. The letter disappeared
at the Landisville postoflice, and whe n
the postmaster was spoken to on the sub
ject, he said that he had distributed the
mail, but had not seen the letter referred
to. He was then told to exhibit the money
he had about him, and he did so, but none
of the money which had been put into the
the letter was on his person. The United
States undertook to trace one of the bills
through a person to whom the defendant
had paid fifty dollars in bank notes on tho
day the letter is said to have been received
at the Landisville postofice. The testi-
mony altogether being thought to be in
sufficient, verdict Of not guilty Was
rendered.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-03-08
Ballasted With Mud.
Ba a'tinlOrc


On Friday last the ship Sea King, OF
Richmond, Maine, arrived at Philadelphia,
fifty days from Havre, France, bringing
"fifty tons of Havre mud in ballast" !"
There could not be better illustration
than this of tho effect of our policy of pro.
lection in turning over to foreign bottoms
the carrying trade, which at one time
made the United States, before the intro
duction of iron steamships, the mari
time rival Of England. Notwithstanding
our ability to produce iron of a
quality equal to any in the world, and ma
chimes for shaping it in any form that may
may be desired, We are so handicapped by
our tariff that we can neither build steam
ships as cheaply as they can be bought on
the Clyde, nor have We the markets to
send them to that we once had. All COM
merce is based on the principle of exchange
Of commodities. and so long as our pro-
tective tariff prevents us from taking the
products of other countries in exchange
for the product of our own we can never
regain our old carrying trade.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-03-08

the bacteria are afterward developed. and
then the germs of the poisonous organisms
float off into the sewer air and are carried
into dwellings in that air just as dust is
blown into the windows. The conclusion
is that conduits for draining a city Of its
waste water, slops and sewage should have
no connection whatever with those for
carrying off the storm water, aud that
separate pipes of comparatively small di-
mens;ors and of glazed vitrified tile should
be laid for the former purpose, thereby
avoiding the great wall space on which
the bacteria now sprOut out of the film of
dilute sewage, and also avoiding a mode
of structure which affords such facilities
for the lodgment Of a film as brick wall
does.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-03-08
A TERRlBLE JOURNEY.
Lieut.. Danenhwer's Story OF tho suferin
OF tho JeanNette,H ,H Survivors,

Lieut.. Danenhwer's Story OF tho SuferinEs
OF the Jeannette's Survivors.
Mr.. w. w. Oancnhower yesterday re-
ceived two letters from his son, Lieut..
John Danenhowcr of the Jeanette Arctic
expedition. Tho first is dated at Bulun,
Noy. 0, 1881. There is added postscript
dated at Yakoutsk, Dec. II.
The trip up the river from Bulun to
Yakoutsk occupied thirty-six days, and
was made Oh sledges with dogs, reindeer
aud horses. Lieut.. Danenhower describes
the journey as one full of severe hardships.
There were stations at intervals on the
way constructed of logs. He describes
the last one of these, seventeen miles from
YakOutsk, the best one Of tho lot, as a
4 small log building with COW shed at
tached. 1t was composed of one room, in
which were about twenty people, when
his party arrived. In the centre was the
body Of horse that had been killed for
food, and brought into the room to thaw
out. During the night that the party
stopped at this hut, Jack Cole, the boat
swain, while laboring under alteration of
mind, got up and started out to walk to
New York to see his wife, The thermom-
eter was 60 degrees below zero. It was
with great difficulty that Lieut.. Danen-
hover induced him to return.
At Yakoutsk Lieut.. Dancnhower found
4 man who understood French, and was
taken to the governor, who treated him
with great kindness and consideration. He
detailed a lieutenant with instructions to
give the wants of the party special atten-
tion. They were quartered at a small
hotel conducted on the American plan.
Lieut.. DanenhOwer speaks of his stay in
Yakoutsk as exceedingly ly pleasant and COM
Portable under the circumstances.
On December "a the governor sent an
officer to Lieut.. Danenhower to ask him at
what time the Christmas festivities usually
began in America, and when informed that
it was usual to begin on Christmas eve, he
sent his sleigh for the party to come to his
residence for supper and to spend the even
ing.
In speaking of the terrible voyage of the
party, Lieut.. Danenhower says they had
to travel 700 miles over the ice from the
ship to the mouth of the Lena. They
landed in shoal water, and were com.
PEELED to wade two miles to land. They
were forced to travel 100 miles further be-
fore they reached shelter, and he says he
was up five days and four nights without
sleep or rest. He says that out of the
thirty-three comprising the officers aud
crew Of the Jeanette, only thirteen are
known to be living, and one is known to
be dead.
He closes his letter by wishing his father
mother, family and friends a Merry Christ.
mas.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-03-08
Pittsburgh Isoncl. show.

Tho fourth annual bench show of the
Western Pennsylvania Poultry society
opened yesterday in Pittsburgh and will
continue four days. The collection of
dogs is the largest aud finest ever housed
in that city. The first prize for English
champion settlers was won by "Thunder, !"
belonging to A. H. Moore, ofPhiladelphia.
"A first prize was also awarded to L" Gu
rate," entered in Class 40, by William ].
Turner, Of Philadelphia.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-03-08

The Story OF the Jeannette Sufferers
Sigmund Zulvosky and August Gerber
were killed by locomotive in Savannah.
James Woodbury. Norris. postmaster
and storekeeper at Rice, Texas, was re-
Gently assassinated by an unknown man
while entering his store.
Diphtheria of very malignant type is
reported to be carrying off many children
in the eastern aud western sections of
Nova Scotia.
During last week 13 cases OF smallpox
and s deaths were reported in st. Louis :;
deaths in Allegheny City, Pa, and 10
cases near Hagerstown, Md.
Isaac Lewis, Alexander Lattsha, Sam'l
Clements, Thomas Parry and John Jones
were severely burned by an explosion of
sulphur caused by an open lamp at
Schwank's coiliery, near Mount Carmel.
The house of John Taylor, at Meadow
Lea, Manitoba, was destroyed by fire
during terrible storm and his wife and
three daughters were subsequently found
frozen to death. Mr.. Taylor's hands and
feet were badly frozen. and Mrs. Reid,
who was visiting the family, was frozen
slightly.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-03-08
"A mysterious M urder.

Mrs. Harriet Bell, respectable tail
Dress, murdered in her homo in Boston,
yesterday, was returning from an errand
at ncighboring store, when a tall man
followed her into the house, and after
some words with her drew long knife and
plunged it into her neck as she stood at
the foot of the stairway. The unfortunate
woman staggered into tho back parlor
where she sank, expiring on the floor, and
died in a few mements. Her daughter, 13
years of age, ran down stairs III time to
see the blood gushing from her mother's
neck, and the murderer going out at the
door, He is described as man about six
feet in height, so years Of age. with gray
hair and dark moustache, and wearing a
long blue overcoat. He had apparently
been drinking, though not to excess.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-03-08
Pointing Pistol.

| Yesterday afternoon q lot of workmen
in the employ of Mr.. Shulmyer attempted
to pull down house in Fagleyville in
which woman named Kate Bryer is
living. She refused tc leave the place and
pointed pistol at the head of workman
named Wm. Lawrence. He became
frightened and quit work. The woman
was arrested and committed for a hearing
by Alderman McConomy. 1t was learned
that the pistol pointed was toy one of
two barrels.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-03-08
IsOund to HaYa Jumbo.

Upon receiving word of the legal pro.
ceedings to retain Jumbo, the big elephant,
in London, Mr.. Barnum cabled yesterday
as follows to his London agents
:'Employ best counsel in London, and
spare no expense. We must have Jumbo.
Have expended $4,000 for engraving and
colored posters representing the biggest
elephant in the world standing beside lit
tie Bridgeport, the smallest elephant in
the world.''
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-03-08
Larceny Of . Coat.

Jos. Hess, James Quinn and Charles
Coulman, boys aged 1S to 16 years, were
arrested this morning and locked up,
charged with the larceny Of coat belong
ing to gentleman whose name is with
held. The coat was recovered at a pawn
brokers', where the boys had sold it. They
will have hearing before Alderman
Donnelly this evening.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-03-08

Young, charged with cattle stealing, were
lodged in Jail at Del Norte, Col. Next
day an attempt was made to break Jail.
On Saturday night, 100 stockmen over
powered the guards and fired upon the
prisoners, killing Howard and mortally
wounding Young. Howard had been ar
rested for cattle stealing twelve times, and
acquitted each time.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-03-08
Improved Suicide.

George Cooper, aged IS years, of Taft
Vile, Conn.,, hearing an account of Ed
ward Ladd's suicide by hanging at Baltic,
remarked to friend that man must be
fool to hang himself when there was a
quicker aud easier way to die. Soon
afterwarl a boy discovered Cooper's dead
body lying in field. He had shot him
self.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-03-08
Slipped y Boiler Bolt.

A freight engine on the Northwestern
railroad, at Chicago slipped boiler bolt
at the city limit on Monday night, and the
fireman and engineer were badly scalded
by the escaping steam. The engine then
ran unchecked until it collided with the
engine of an outlying Omaha train. Both
engines were wrecked, and three clerks in
the mail car were badly bruised.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-03-08

CONFEDERATION of the virtues of
Andrew jackson is said to be one point
upon which the New York Democratic
factions can unite. Better that than
nothing. Let them unite,
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-03-08
A Dog Commits Suicide.

Six months ago Mr.. John Bunger, a
switchman on the Central railroad, died in
belonged to him was presented to gentle
man in this city by his widow in consider
alton of his kindness and attention to tho
family. A few days since the gentleman
shipped the dog to 81 Central railroad, to
his arrival the dog managed to get loose
from his kennel, walked deliberately to the
railroad, and stretched himself across the
track in front of an engine, aui was run
over and killed, thus committing suicide
from grief.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-03-08
illegal Railroad consolidation

The supreme court of Ohio, in session at
Columbus, has decided that the consolida-
tion of the Cleveland, Columbus. Cincin-
natl & Indianapolis and the Cincinnati,
Hamilton s. Dayton railroads and leased
lines was illegal. The court holds that
the lines running from Toledo to Gin
cinnati and from Cleveland to Cincinnati
are competing, and, under the Ohio stat
utes, cannot be consolidated
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-03-08
Tnc Flood Sufferers.

The total number of persons in imme-
diate need Of food and shelter owing to the
floods in Mississippi, Arkansas and Ten
neseo is estimated at $4,000. The weather
has suddenly become cold in tho afflicted
region, and it is feared many must perish
from exposure. Additional dispatches
from the flooded districts add nothing to
the previous accounts beyond reiteration
of the tales of misery and disaster Relief
continues 10 be furnished as far as posi-
bic by the government, but much more
assistance will be needed.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-03-08

THIS is exciting news we have from
England that. tunnel having been con-
structed under the channel, the French
took advantage of the chance to march
an army through it and capture Dover.
We are reassured by the observation
that all this will have been done" in
the mind Of somebody who is initiating
the author of the Battle of Dorking. y
His literary performance is not so in
genious as that of the penny-a-liner, who
lately told how a Chilian war vessel
had bombarded and ruined New York
city, and the South American govern
ment had made ours sue for peace. Fol
some reason, other than lack of merit,
this clever brochure has not attracted
much attention.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-03-08

Cattle Thieves Lynched.
On Thursday Arnold Howard and Frank
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-03-08

IT is seldom the local chrOnicler is
called upon to publish more pitiful
story than that of the murder of James
Shaw's wife by her husband in
the presence of their little children. The
mans bloody deed seems to be without
mitigating circumstance. 1t has
shocked community in which both the
wifc-kil!er and his victim were widely
known, and it adds another to the too
frequent tragedies which have stained
the local record within the past year.
Unfortunately for justice the slayer has
found refuge where it is hard for pur-
suit to follow him, and the sympathy of
the peighbors for his stricken family
was naturally more promptly excited
than their desire for retribution to the
destroyer of his home.
Shaw is likely to try and reach the sea
board cities with view of taking pas
sage for the old country. The proper
authorities should promptly offer re
ward for him and have a full description
Of him widely published.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-03-08

Z C Is the road from Robinson's mill
to Mobiles D is the barn and E the house
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-03-08
Our Agricultural Society.

The efforts of the few practical farmers
and horticulturists who keep up the
county society in this community de
serve far more credit and appreciation
than they receive. They are intelligent
and public spirited men, with an honest
pride in their calling and an earnest and
unselIish desire to promote it and increase
the profits of all who follow it. Instead
OF the bakers dozen, which is about the
average number who attend these meet
ings, there should he at least a hundred
Of our farmers and fruit-growers willing
to devote one day in each month to this
society, its useful aims and it's practical
ways Of reaching them. 1t is remark
able that in this rich and populous
county, with a far greater agricul-
tural product than any other single
district in the country, the effort
to maintain such an organization should
meet with such little encouragement and
its success depend upon so few men,
bers. Surely our farmers would find it,
in the long run, profitable as well as
pleasant to attend these meetings, to
bring with them their experience and to
carry away with them the lessons OF the
discussions. Mr.. Cooper's essay on
Apples" which we have printed in the
report Of the proceedings Of Monday, is
well worth the consideration of our
farmers, and the subject of inside fences,
treated by Mr.. Hoover, properly weighed
~. IL owners, might lead them TO con
c.. .'., out Of which they would realize
il <: year far more than the amount they
can make by giving their attention to
something else than the agricultural So
ciety on the first Monday of every month
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-03-08

THE three great ports of the world are
London, Liverpool and New York. Dur
ing 1880 they reached their highcs. trade
figures, the imports being at London
about 500, 600, 600, Liverpool 5000, 900, 600
and New York s539, 900.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-03-08

THE Schuylkill water is SO cloudy that
it is calculated the Philadelphians drink
fifty tons of mud daily.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-03-08

Tue house where this terrible tragedy
occurred in situated in COlerain township,
along road leading from Robinson's mill
to the Noble road near the Bart township
line, and stands on hill short distance
from the road. The barn, an old rickety
frame building, stands in front OF the house
and along the road. 1t is very dilapidated.
There is not a house within sight of this
place, and the country around is very wild.
The Octoraro creek runs about half mile
from the house, Along its banks arc high
hills with dense thickets and plenty Of
rocks aad trees. It is a very gloomy. lone.
some looking place, and these woods and
thickets continue along the road north Of
the place and all along the creek for miles.
In these hills a man might hide for some
time, and it was to them that the mur-
derer, who is acquainted with every nook
and corner, made his way at once, and
there he may be now hiding.
The following rough diagram will in
measure explain the location Of the
tragedy
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-03-08

TIE tariff commission bill received an
unexpected set back in the House ycster-
day, and, Instead Of being taken up for
consideration, it was driven back to its
place on the calendar to await the time
when it may be reached in regular order.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-03-08

THE Pittsburgh Post looks as bright as
a dollar in brand new suit of handsome
type.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-03-08

AFTER all that has been preached and
written about the horrors and terrors of
"sewer gas'' here comes the New York
state board of health with the averment
that "no such gas as sewer gas exists,
and there is absolutely no proof that the
diseases which attend the admission of
sewer air into dwelling are produced by
gases" The argument Of modern science
is that the zymotic diseases popularity at
tributed to the mythical sewer gas are pro.
duced by microscopic organisms ofthe class
called bacteria, which are developed on the
walls CT our brick city sewers in the COM
bination Of heat, moisture and darkness
and under tho stimulus of the ammonia
arising from decomposing sewage there
present. the sewers are made large mainly
to carry off the storm water, and as in
times OF rain they are nearly full of the
dilute sewage which results from combina-
tion with the storm water, their walls
then become coated with a film from which
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-07-06
The Citizen and Turnpike.

At last the CITIZEN can congratu-
late itself that its labor of years is
about to bear fruit. With ceaseless
and untiring perseverance has it
urged and pleaded and goaded the
people of Giles county to build
pixies. On every hand it met men
to agree with it, but none to take
hold. Last year we thought, and
others thought, that matters were
almost ready to eliminate and act
i've steps similar to those recently
taken, were about to be inaugurated,
but unlooked-for opposition de
feated them. Now, however, mat
tiers are upon better basis, and the
result of all our labors and cease
less agitation is about to be real
lied.
The Pulaski and Brick Church
Turnpike Company Is organized
with prospects of almost certain
success.
A company to build the Bradshaw
pike is also about to be formed
with strongest probability of being
actually done.
A company is also in contempla-
ton for the Bohemian line. We
can assert nothing definite with re-
gard to this, but we learn that there
is a probability of its formation.
These are all the result of recent
agitation, and are the elimination
of years of unremitting and vigorous
work. The CITIZEN deserves no
special commentator, for it was
its duty to do as it has done, but
the prospect affords it immense.
qualification which it cannot resist |
the occasion to express. The
province OF county paper is to adj
vocate and push all public enter
prises that are for the good of the
people. We have considered the
building of pixies as the greatest
need of the county and have con
sequently given to the work upon all
and at all proper times
every energy that we could sum-
mons. The work is not accom-
plished yet, but we believe the spirit
is up and the people wide awake.
We do not intend to let it die here,
and we call upon the people all
along the lines to strike while the
iron is hot.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-07-06
A Giles Countian Killed.
Box 400,
Pulaski, Tenn

News has been received that
George w. Davidson, a brother of
NJ. L. and Elisha Davidson, was
killed by the cars in the Indian Ma
ton May 10th. His brothers have
heard the reports but were never
able to ascertain definitely that it
was true until few days ago. He
lived at Mt. Vernon, Texas, and
had married there and his wife
died. The person found killed had
his head severed from his body and
a book was found in his pocket with
the name &c. w. Davidson, Artist,
Mt. Vernon, Texas written in it.
None of the circumstances of the
accident are known. Mr.. M. l..
Davidson, who now lives at Peters
burg, Lincoln county, was in town
Monday and he will probably go
out to learn the facts shortly. 1t
was said that the deceased was a
knight of Honor.