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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-12-29
HUNGRY JOE AND THE POET.
Interesting Romance Concerning tho LAd.
ventures Of q SunnOwer.

Interesting Romance Concerning tho !Ad-
ventures Of . sunnOwer.
Captain Williams, of New York, has
verified the story that Oscar Wilde was
taken in by bunko steerers. He SAYS
that two weeks ago Wilde was accosted
while walking up Broadway near Union
Square by Matched faced young man,
who introduced himself as son of Drexel.
the banker. AS he had seen the poet in
his fathers Cffice he took the liberty, etc.
Mr.. Wilde was delighted. He had been
in the Drexel banking Office, but did not
remember the young man. The two went
to restaurant, where Mr.. Drexel ate as
though hungry. Mr.. Wilde remembered
this with grim smile later in the day,
when he was informed by Captain Viii
liams that Mr.. Drexel was Hungry Joe.
noted buncO stcerer.
During the repast Drexel mentioned that
he had won lottery prize, and suggested
that the poet accompany him to get the
money. The old bait was swallowed, and
Oscar went to a house on Fifteenth or
Seventeenth street. Several men were
throwing dice. Drexel threw for the poet
and won quite a sum. Oscar was then
persuaded to join in, and of course, began
to lose. First it was $50, and then hun
dred, until becoming excited over the
game, he played until he lost $1,000. He
slowly signed check on the Madison
Square bank for the amount, realizing at
last that he had been swindled.
He shook off Drexel, who insisted on
accompanying him, and, rushing to the
street, hailed cab and was rapidly
driven to the bank. He got there in time
to stOD the payment of the check. The
check was not presented, but was re-
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FIVE PERSONS BURNED.
Adam CurroHce and -Four of His Chilt;rcl
Feri.:, In Their Burning Dwelling.

Adam Currence and -Four of His Children
Perish In Their Rurnsns Dwelling.
IL sickening hclocau:t, occurred in Ran
dolph county, w. Va, Oh Christmas
night. Adam Currcnce, an industrious
and estimable citizen, resided with his
family. consisting OF himself, wife aud six
children, twenty miles south of Beverly,
on the western slope Of Cheat Mountain.
Mr.. Channel, a near neighbOr of Cur
renee, had been very low with some
complicated disease, which required
the attendance of some one day
day and night. Mr.. Currencc had been
very attentive to him, going over at night
and sitting up with him. Loss of sleep
compelled him to remain at home on
Christmas night. His wife took the two
smallest children and went to sit up with
with Channel. Late in the night persons
at Channels discovered that Currence's
house was on fire. Those who
could do So Lfs Immediately for
the scene of the fire including Mrs.
Currence. BY the time they reached the
house the building had fallen in and was
consuming Currence and four of his chill
dren. The sickening sight Of five human
beings roasting before them was more
than the stoutest heart could stand, but it
was impossible to render assistance. Mrs.
Currence, frantic with grief, rushed into
the flames to save her husband and chill
dren, but was rescued after receiving fatal
burns.
1t is not known how the fire originated,
but it is supposed that after Currence re-
tired, being nearly worn out from loss of
sleep, he fell into heavy slumber. and
that while in that condition a log fell from
the fire and rolled on to the floor.
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A Little PREVIOUS.

There has been All easy sort Of as
sumption by the Stalwart Republicans
that they have secured the assent of the
Independent state senators to an orsani-
zation, which will he entirely acceptable
to the Cameron faction. The claim has
been made with great confidence that
the pledges Of more than Il majority OF
tile Senate have been procured to support
the presidency of Reyburn, of Philadel-
phia. To have effected this the Stall
warts must have captured some Of those
hitherto accounted as anti-Calneron,
:.nti.caucus members and as the claim
to this effect has been 50 pretcntiouSly
put forth, and has been undenied, and,
further, as the independents nave slown
no signs of separate action, nor made
any show of accepting the Democratic
proposition to elect their organization, it
was very natural to assume that they
had walked into the trap which the other
faction had set for them.
We have reason to believe that this is
not tie situation, and that the calcula.
tions OF the Stalwarts are based on the
silence rather than on the acquiescence
of the Independents. The latter are
well known to he satisfied with the Sc
lection of Senator Lee for president, =,
while the Cameron people are not. They
offer Reyburn, who is milder but Il
scarcely less certain type of Cameron
man than McNeill or Cooper, and is not
acceptable to the independents. The
idea has been given out that Messrs.
Stewart, Lee, Emery, Everhart and
those who follow their lead will be salts
tieu with anybody short of an offensive
henchman of the Ring and will be glad
of the chance to get into the caucus that
will be afforded by the promise of such
q selection. We have the best authority
for the assurance that this is not true,
and that the Independent members of
the Senate, who hold the balance of
power in that body, have not vet decided
upon their action. and that the Came
ron Stalwarts are not authorized to
speak for them.
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The managers of the 8: Home " crate
fully acknowledge the following dona
tiOns :
Mrs. L. Knapp. busl.el Of apples; Mis-:
Alice Nevin, cakes ard toys Il friend
nuts friend, large doll; Mrs. II. Miller
cakes Miss L. Ostermeycr, toys for tree
Mr.. Sharp, toys Frank and Mamie Hart
man, cakes and to:s; Pleasant View
school taught By Miss Hattie Curtiss,
cakes Miss EcAternact,,, candy a fricnc
so cents friend so cents Finn s. VIII.
son, lot OF toys; M. G. Goebl,, 13 CHINA.
mon cakes Mrs. Geo. D. Sprecher, s.
an unknown friend, 50 %; :: friend, box
Of blocks and cakes friend 12J buckets
Of candy; sirs. J. Miller. large doll
Moravian Sunday school, 3 lbs candy
Mrs. G. i. Heinitsi,. toys: ANIMAL sub
scripion to the weekly Inquirer; chil!s
paper from Sunday school Of Grace church,
ard thanks to the three daily papers foi
publishing the donations received.
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- - - -
g. EVA"
Holiday Entertain ment at TIE Opera II

Holiday EEterIA1; ment at tie Opera House
Last evening an entertainment was
given iu the opera house before very
large audience, for the benefit Oh tie West
Mission Sunday school. In iart fiis.
Of the programme after prayer
an! music, 4 musical service entitled
" Eva which was compiled and arranged
from " Unc'a Toms Cahiu.' was given.
1t was illustrated by nine tableaux from
the play. the colOred glee club of this
city sang number Of plantation songs in
good style il several scenes. Part second
included tableau Of the school
Rectatiocs by Miss Bessie Nolan,
solp, by Miss Leila Bear, ap-
pcarance Of Kgiss kingle. and dis
tribut;on Of gifts to the children, singing
by quartctts consisting of Mrs. Hub'ey,
MIR HoIl:nser, Miss Kate Ryan and VIM.
Sch!aach, with Prof. Haas at the organ,
and recitation Of the service by Miss
Amanda Landis. The entertainment WAS
iirst-class throughout, and the manage.
ment deserve credit for their success
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A Crylug Abuse.

In the House lately Mr.. Kasson asked
unanimous consent to permit a vote upon
a resolution authorizing Paymaster James
r. Wasson, United States army, leave of
absence for two years to do special service
for the Japanese government. MIR. Kas.
son explained that the pay offered by the
Japanese government was small, and Mr..
Wasson could not afford to resign from
the army. Objection to the consideration
of the resolution was made by Mr.. Hol-
man. During the short debate that pre-
ceded the objection Mr.. Randall said that
he had been informed that an officer in
the army drawing $4,000 per year had
been granted four consecutive leaves OF
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PERSONAL,


CARDINAL NEWMAN has recovered from
his attack of bronchitis.
PRINCE ARIsUGAwA and suit left Wash
ington yesterday morning for San Fran
cisco.
REPRESENTATIVE KAssoS, oc Iowa, will
be candidate for United States senator
to succeed Mr. Allison.
V. ID. SToCXB2lDGI, assistant commits.
sioner Of patents. has resigned, his resig-
nation to take effect on January 1st.
NINE NILSSON made the tour of China
town, San Francisco, visiting tho theatres,
restaurants and joss houses.
LOT n. MoRRIr is reported 6y telegram
from Augusta to be gradually failing. Al!
hope of his recovery was given up severa
weeks ago.
MIR. GLADSTONE has had a slight attack
of iumbago, owing to chill, consequent
upon exposure while telling tree or
Tuesday. He Was much improved last
evening.
Hon. SHAs NJ. CLARK, supreme judge
| OF Pennsylvania, was rendered a reception
by the members If the h,r of Indiana and
Armstrong counties Ct Indiana on Wed
nesday.
| GENERAL C. II. GRosvENOR, Of Ohio,
has declined to accept the receut allowance
made to him Of $i,G79 as arrearageso Of
pensions, saying he does not need it, and
only pressed the application to vindicate
the honesty of the claim after an open ard
bitter enemy lad falsely alleged that the
claim was false one and ought not to be
granted.
| DIR. GEORGE Fox, we'll known physi-
clan of Philadelphia, died Of old age or
Wednesday night, in his 77th year. He
was a graduate from the University Ol
Pennsylvania, was at one time resident
physician and consulting surgeon to the
Pennsylvania hospital. and an inventor Of
a surgical apparatus for fractured clavi
Gle.
| GENERAL LEW WALLACE, United State.
minister to Turkey, has been taking 8
vacation trip down the Syrian coast, and
has been shown nattering attentions by
the Turkish officials everywhere. 1t ha:
been his good furtune to visit the holy
places at Hebron. The Sultan directed
him to be admitted to the sanctuary. Thi!
honor has only been accorded hitherto t.
Europeans of royal blood, and the mum
Der who have entered tho sacred inclOsurt
can bc counted on the fingors. Mrs. Lane
who was in the generals party, is, it il
said, the first Christian woman who ha!
been allowed to enter the place.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-12-29

Among the awards OF prizes mai,c on
Monday at the Maryland poultry show,
now in session at Baltimore, were the fol-
lowing Third prize for silver duck *,,s
game fowls to ]. b. Lichty, Lancaster,
Pa. first prize for Il Ii. X. game fnwiS,
and the second prize for chicks OF the
same breed to w. w. MOrey, Washington,
Pa. sec nd prize for bronze turkeys t"
C. 4. Reed, EIizabethtown. N. j. lrzc
to Bunting Hankins, Bo,dentowD, N. J
for best collection of fantail pis.ecos, flying
aud inside tumblcrs and owis, also a silver
pitcher for the largest collection If pigeons
not less than ten varieties ; first prz, f"r
white Legholn fowls and tho second li@,
fOr chicks, also the first FOR SslbEiuht
chicks and tho sscOnd for Pskin ducks To-
A. S. Ponti.s, Lewisburg, Pa.
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TIE Eraminer SAYS:

The ISTELLIGENCER we suppose, alter
it gets through settling the paster and
folder question for the Senate and House,
and the worthless legislative Record, will
next turn its attention to the abolition OF
a lot Of useless c!erkships in the Office OF
secretary Of internal affairs ard other de-
partmeIts.
The Democratic secretary Of internal
affairs elect does not take his seat until
May. The Legislature meets next
Tuesday. The immediate concern of
the public is with the nearer of these
events. When that is disposed of there
will he time left for wedding in the de-
partmcnts. We have very strong sus
picion that there are a lot Of useles:
clerkships in the office of the secretar,
OF internal affairs ''-as useless a:
tie fat federal Office for which the
editor Of the Examiner drew pay
for SO many years. II it il
demonstrable that this is so Mr.. Af
RIGA Will lie expected to dispense will
them and the subject will have due at
tentiOn from the INTELLIGENCER.
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COOLlNG HIS AkDOR.
An Angry Mother Fublicly Whips . Young
Man VINO Won't be KepulSed.

An Angry Mother Publiciy Whips Young
Man VINO Won't be Kepulsed.
IL Quincy, Mass, sentimental young
man had been most assidious in his atten-
tioEs toward an old lady's daughter, al
though the girl and her mother discoura
ged his attentions. He sent the girl
letter which he began with the angelic
anthem, "Glory to God in the highest
and On earth peace and good will to men,"
The mother rushed over to the court
room aud besousht the court to interfere.
Being told that the man was not legally
responsible, as he had not done anything
criminal, she withdrew in great rage.
On the sidewalk stood the object of her
ire. She rushed upon him and struck him
in the face with her clerched fist. Get
ting out of her clutches, he stepped back
a few PAGES, and taking off his hat, gave
her polite and most insinuating bow.
This had the effect Of making hsr still
more angry, and seizing large stick she
swooped down upon the unfortunate lover,
and vigorously Delayed him on the head
and shoulders. H. took the thrashing as
a. martyr who was being sacrificed for his
devotions.
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Neat PIeco Of Work.

Edgerly s. Co. have just finished a
pretty little trotting wagon for Chief En-
rincer Howell Of the fire department. 1t
is very light, with solid steel axles, neat
little wheels and pretty cushions, which
are dark green in color, The running gears
are painted rich carm:ne striped in
gold The chief will take his new vehicle
out next week.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-12-29

A BOLD but characteristic scheme is
reported from Connecticut. where some
of the more desperate Republican poll
ticians project the scheme of upsetting
the late election of Democratic state
officials on the ground that they were
voted fer on black ballots, though it
seems the Republican tickets were
printed, equally regardless of the law,
with black border. 1t is not likely
that any step like this is seriously con-
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Caught In the Act.

Robert GochcDaner, last evening Stole I
bundle OF stockings from in front Of
Erisman's furnishing store "n North
Queen street. He was seen by 4 party
who Informed Officer Stormfcltz at the
mayor; Office. The officer followed tia
man up Elso King street, and arrested
hi'n in door way near Christian stree
He then had the goods in his posscssi",
on his person were also found two rings =
gold pencil and Il Chain ; the latter has :
pastehoard tag with tn, figures g. 75i "
and letters n. S. Z" upon it. They 40
believed to have been stolen also. All, II
man Barr committed him for hearing
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Miss Britten Wins q Husband,

It was expected year ago that Amos
Tindall, a young contractor of Chambers
burgh, N. j., would marry Helen S. Brit
ton, a teacher in the Academy street
school in Trenton, but subsequently he
transferred his affections in consequence of
a quarrel to Miss Emma Anclein, pretty
girl living with her mother, Mrs. Emma
P. Wood, at 95 Spring street, Trenton.
All of the persons mentioned move in
good society. Tindall gave Miss Anclein
an engagement ring, and the wedding was
set for last Sunday evening at the Trinity
Methodist church. Tindall was to arrive
at Mrs. Woods house on Saturday even
ing. He did not do so, nor did he show
himself on Sunday morning. Inquiries
were made, and it was found that he had
been in Trenton, but had left on Saturday
evening. Miss Britton left on the same
evening, and it is believed that the couple
eloped, although some of Miss Britton's
friends contend that she only went to
Philadelphia on visit. 1t is said she re-
Gently threatened to shoot Tindall if he
married Miss Anclein.
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Got u Long Term.

Il will bc remembered that some time
last year George McAlpinc. young VII
lair, attempted to rob Albert Mcllvaine,
Of Paradise township, in his Own house.
For this crime he was convicted and sell
tenccd to five years imprisonment. During
the summer large party Of prisoners
made tEeir escape fiom Jail ard he was
among them. H. drifted cut to Kansas,
where lie robbed q man and threatened to
kill him. He was arrested, ard our au-
thorities Lave just learned that he Gas
Eeen convicted and sentenced to fifteen
w ars' Imprisonment.
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Cruelty tn Aujanals.

Samuel Jones was arranged before Al
derman Samson, CT complaint Of Charles
King, to answer for cruelty to animals-
the specification being that he poisoned a
dog belonging to King ard another be
longing to VIM. Kahl. The case appear.
ing to be made ont against him, he was
fined $40 and costs.
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absence of six moaths each from the wax
department and that he was in the &c .ular
employ Of the Pullman car company as an
inspector receiving salary of So, 900 per
annum. Mr.. Randall cited this case rs al
illustration OF fayoritism in the service
which should not be tolerated.
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FLOODS IN GERMANY.
Tho Rivers OVERLOOKING Their I:anks-
Twenty Persons Drowned.

Twenty Persons Drowned.
There seems to be ceaseless downpour
of rain around Cologne. The Rhine has
risen ninety centimetres during the night,
aud has overtlowed its banks at different
places. Main is flooded
At Mannheim the river Neckar has risen
considerably, and the firemen and soldiers
are ordered to bo ready to assist the popu.
lation. Many bridges and banks of dams
have been destroyed. 4 bridge near Lar
rach, in Baden, gave way and twenty
persons were drowned. The river Inn
has overflowed its banks at Pussau, and
the Danube has overfowed in upper Aus
tria.
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Sale G.: Real Estate.

Henry Shubert, auctioEeer, sold at pub
lie sale last evening at the Leopard hotel,
for 4. G. ReinchI, esq, assignee Of F.
S:auffer, a three story brick dwelling,
situated on the east side of South Duke
street, No. As, to Alfred Diiler, for
81 400.
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Sale of Horses.

Samuel Hess s. Son, auctioneers, sold at
public sale for Daniel Logan at his sale
and exchange stables this city, on Satur-
dav, nineteen head OF Somerset county
horses at an average price of SiSO4O per
head.
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MAYORS Court.

The mayor had before him this morn
ing one drunken anc disorderly person,
who was discharged on payment Of costs,
and three vagrants who were discharged
on promising not to come back again.
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I,reak ut the Water Works.

At the water works yesterday there Vas
an accident to the Brkinbine pump. Two
bolts, which hold the cap down to the
main shaft, were broken off. The repairs
will be made at once but the accident will
rot affect the water supply in the least.
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VIM. II. Inman has been appointed JUS
tice of the peace Of Lancaster township,
in place of b. Lintner Hess, who has re
signed, The commission Of Mr.. Inman
has been received at tho recorders Office.
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A CONTEMPORARY says lit is ru-
mored that, in the event of General
Latta's removal, Collector Hartranft
will resign his commission as major
general commanding" II that is the
ki;d Of Il soldier IIartranlt il, let him
resign. Tie sooler the better. Latta
must 90.
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The Western Union telegraph, ccmp::ny
is making haste very slowly. i! at all. i'll
the matter of improved facilities for
the Lancaster public. Reform is Ecces-
sary.
II is only few years since the Reput-
lican press Of New England sent up wild
how, of Indignation over what they de-
nominated Gov. GarcelOn's ATTEMPT to
"steal the state' of Maine upon the
strength Of an irresuiarity that had heen
made in the casting Of the vote. What
have cur Republican contemporaries to say
about tho bald attempt to "steal the
state " of Connecticut in the Eaca Of ma
jority Of 4, 600 returned for the Democratic
candidates, and upon q qu;bble that is too
tritlins to be considered 10y any cne of
ordinary honesty and deccncy:
THE humber Of miles OF main track laid
durin: the year 1882 was 1881 On 31G
lines in forty-four states and territories.
Fall returns will probably make the
grand total 1000 miles, which is 1900
miles moro than was constructed in 1881
tho banner railroad building year up 10
| that time. The number of miles con-
structed in ihc states mentioned below is
as follows: Iowa, 953 New York, 7j2 !;
Arkansas, 500 Colorado, 500 ; Pcnnsyl-
vaaia, 464; Texas, sl7; Oiio, $50 Indi-
ana, 500 Dakota territory, 4So; Mime
sofa, 444. OF the 316 roads noted 140 arc
still incompleted. Tho capital invested
during the year is estimated at SEQ, 900, =
600. exclusive of the amounts expended in
the preparation of the road beds on
which trac Ks are not yet laid.
WILLIAM WALTON went the way of 4
great many other disappointed aud rash
lovers, when in Missouri town yesterday
he sent a bullet crashing with fatal effect
into The brain Of the comely young
| woman who preferred not to marry him,
and an instant later fell a corpse slain by
his own hand. Murder and suicide would
seem to be a very poor kind Of balm for a
bleeding heart, but there are lovers and
we suppose probably until time immemor-
ial foolish young creatures will continue
to do this sort Of thing, though let us
hope that the larger part of them will be
content to take philosophic view of the
situation when they find out they can't get
the particular mate they want, and excm.
plify by their subsequent choice that
there are just as good fish in tbs sea as
ever yet were caught.
BOsTON's aesthetic apostle, Mr.. John L.
Sullivan, and Mr.. joe Coburn, lately re-
turned from a protracted sojourn in Sing
Sing, entertained delectable assemblage
in ths Madison Square garden, Now York,
last night. They hammered each other
around in manner that was delightful
to contemplate, ani tho number OF
counters" and "ccoss counters - and
"spanks - and things which the veteran
Was enabled to get in upon his b:awny
young antagonist, seems to indicate that
his enforced residence up the Hudson has
not wholly robbed him of his cunning
though there is a suspicion that tho Bos
ton slugger finding that he has good
thing in the ancient hero prefers TO use
him gently rather than use him up ut ore
encounter, and thus destroy business
that promises to bring profitable pscuniary
returns to both bruisers.
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templated. 1t would ruin The party un-
dertaking it. The eight by seven tusi
ness has seen its best days in this coun-
try.
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FRIDAY,

turned by mail to Capt. Williams. Oscar
recognized Drexel's picture in the rogue's
gallery. It is that Of Joseph Seliick, alias
Hungry Joe.''
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The Western Union telegraph ccmp::ny
is making haste very slowly. i! at all. i'll
the matter Of improved facilities for
the Lancaster public. Reform is Ecces-
sary.
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lancaster fntelligenrer.
The ORGANIZATION OF the House.

FRIDAY EVENING, DEC. 20. 1882.