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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-01-04
TRAGIC.
CRIME AND CALAMITY.
HORRIBLE GRIMES CONFESSED.

The Outragcs and Murders at Ashland, Ky.
The Culprtts Arrested.
Advices from Ashland, KY, state that
arrests have been made of persons believed
to be the murderers of Miss Thomas and
the Gibbons children. The arrests were
brought about by the confession of one OF
the parties implicated. All of them live
in Ashland, and two Of the number are
married men. They are in Catlettsburg
jail.
The men arrested are William Neal,
Ellis Craft and George Ellis-all white.
George Ellis says Craft aud Neal awaken.
ed him on the night of the murder, and
urged him to go with them to Gibbons
house. He went reluctantly. They en-
tered by window, and Neal and Craft
outraged the two girls. Emma Thomas
recognized Neal, and said she would tell
her mother. Robert, the boy, was then
about to give the alarm, when Craft struck
him on the head with an axe, killing him
instantly. Craft then told Fanny that her
time to die had come, and, amid the pit
eous cries of the child for mercy, he struck
her on the head and killed her instantly.
Neal then killed Emma Thomas in the
same way.
Craft and Neal ut first denied Ellis
story, but Neal confessed and both he and
Ellis waived examination. Craft will
have hearing on Thursday.
Ellis and Neal are married. Craft is
single. They were all present when the
Gibbons residence was burned, and one of
them drove the hearse at the funeral and
another was a pail bearer. Crowds have
been gathering all day at Catlettsburg and
threats of lynching are common.
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BUSINESS CHANGE.

New Partners ut the Fagie bending Works.
The new year brings change in the
extensive and prosperous business of the
Eagle spoke and bending works of this city.
Mr.. Philip Lebzelter, long the sole propri-
ctor of the concern, has taken into part
Hership Messrs. Charles L. Downey and
John w. Lebzelter, and the firm will here
after be known as Philip Lebzelter & Co.
entirely familiar with the business in which
they have been thus signally promoted.
Mr.. DOwney has for several years held the
position Of boOk-keeper and had general
supervision over the affairs of the estab-
lishment, where his qnick intelligence,
business tact and thorough acquaintance
with all the details of the trade, consti-
tuted him an invaluable factor in the estab-
lisllment, and his accommodating dispo-
stion and agreeable maEueIs maxim. him
very popular with its patrons. He is a
young gentleman of undOubted energy ard
ability, and last year represented his ward
in the common council, being one of the
youngest if not the very youngest man
who ever occupied seat Oh the floor OF
that body. He declined q re election AMI
has since been devotinS himself cxclu
sivclytO business with the good effects
above reported. The other new partner.
Mr.. John w. Lebzelter, is 4 nephew Of
the head of the firm, fully couvcrsant with
all the mechanical points Of the business
where he has long been employed. There
is no doubt that the change is one certain
to be to the mutual interest of all CON
ccrned. Mr.. Lebzelter is to be conrrat-
ulated upon securing such entirely com
petcnt associates in the management Of
his flOurishing business, the young gentle
men upon the deserved promotion
which til. new year brings them, and the
patrons Of the Eagle works upon this adj
ditional Strengthening of ar old and al
ways reliable house.
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HOUSEHOLD RECIPES,
Suggestions for the Kitchen.

Pure olive oil will saponify by cOmbina-
ton with spirits of hartshorn. This it is
we'll to know, and may some time be of
convenience.
In fattening fowls for market the less
time consumed the better. Liberal and
regular feeding, with plenty of pure
water, are important considerations. In
fattening swine small quantity of wood
ashes, two or three times weekly, is re-
commended.
The following errors in buttcr-making
every sensible dairy woman will admit to
be true General uncleanliness impurity
IN tho air of the butter.room too much
acid i'll the cream; too much buttermilk
Ill decOmposed state not carefully work.
ed out :; too much friction in churning
and working the butter: bad salt and too
much Of it; foul milking stables impure
water.
BrOoms wet with boiling soap suds once
or twice week will become very pliable
and tough and will not cut the carpet in
sweeping, and will last much longer
also handful of salt sprinkled over the
carpet before sweeping will carry the dust
along with it and cause the carpet to look
bright and clean. A very dusty carpet
may be cleaned by dipping the broom in
cold water, shaking off ali the drops and
sweeping yard or SO at time, then wash
the broom and repeat until the room is
swept.
A very cheap aud good sauce can be
made by simply swcetening bowl Of rich
cream and spicing it with nutmeg, CHINA.
mon or vanilla. A still richer sauce is
made by mixing two parts of sugar with
one of butter; mix them to froth, spice
as above. and add a little wine or brandy
if liked, but a spoonful of sharp vinegar
will do as well. Another kind is made by
thoroughly mixing little -four with the
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THE TOBACCO MARKET.
SEED LEAF AND HAVANA.
For ths wees E.anS sa.urusNs he essanosr
81, 10 A. NJ.

For tas wees E.Ans sa,uruay,s Deosnosr
81, 10 A. NJ. e
L. 5. Tobacco Journal.
The last week of the year brought no
changes into the market, and with almost
solemn silence, an eventful year in the
leaf tobacco closes its career 1t it hardly
reasonable to expect great change during
the first few weeks of the new year; the
great corps Of travelling salesmeu will
spread itself over the country the begin-
ming Of next week, and upon their success
and reports the leaf market is dependent
The extent of their orders and contracts
for cigars regulates the leaf market, and
as long as their success in the new year is
not demonstrated the market will remain
stagnant. The auspices under which they
enter the new year are, as a whole, ex-
ceediugly favorable, and therefore We may
expect q revival of business in the leaf
market during the latter part of the
month.
The sales of the week were:
Pennsylvania-Crop 80: 200 cases
most wrappers, 80 to As cents.
Connecticut-Crop 80: Is cases wrap
pers, 36 cents.
Ohio-Crop 80: 100 cases medium
running, 9cents.
Wisconsin-Crop 80 50 cases run
ming Havana seed, 174 cents.
Havaua-The great conhsgration has
thrown the market into a state of utter
confusion. On Wednesday two large
transactions in 70 stock numbering some
$50 bales, were made at IN advance of :
cents. Since then no transactions worth
speaking of have been reported. Sellers as
well as buyers are waiting for the clearing
away of the rnins to reach some certainty
regarding the extent Of the real losses. So
much is certain that even under the most
favorable circumstances which might
show a saving of 5000 or 1000 bales of
the tobacco, the market will, when the
spirit of enterprise now asleep in the trade
makes its appearance in the new year, go
up quite extensively.
some Startling News.
Also from the Journal.
Dan Magn, the packer of leaf for Herbs
& Spiess at Lancaster, Pa. is in town.
He'll pay 4 dollar for every white vein
that anybody is able to pick out in the
1000 cases 81 Pennsylvania he bought.
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Timely.

Columbia Herald.
The INTELLIGENCER of Friday last con-
tanned an article on the Philadelphia De-
mocracy in which neither friend or foe
were spared. The fight in that city seems
to be for and against Pattison for govern
or. We do hope that the next state con-
vention will have decent representatives
from the city, and the Bob Lister Smiths,
the Killackys, the Gallaghers, the Burkes
and others of that ilk will be relegated to
the rear. Tie country Democrats are about
tired Of doing good work and then have
the party sold out by the purchasable
scoundrels in Philadelphia, Forbearance
has ceased to be virtue, and it is time
that notice be served upon the Philadel-
phia Democrats that none but good men
will be received in the conventions Of the
party.
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An Unfit Man. .

1t may be that ex-senator Sargent and
his record are of the kind of men and
records that the federal administration
likes 'tO see rewarded.'' He has the
reputation of being one of the "best
worke rs !" in the organization, Stalwart
i'm his faith, and without scruples in his
practice. 1t is therefore assumed that he
will be made secretary of the interior,
though the best papers of his party pro-
test against his appointment and desig-
nate his special unfitness for this place.
1t is position in which, according to
the integrity and ability of its incum.
bent, or his lack of these qualities, the
thieves may have little or unlimited
power to prey upon the government. In
the dealings of this department with
the public lands and Indians there ale
wide opportunities for fraud and, per-
force, at the same time to exercise polit-
ical control. Sargent is of the kind who
will not interfere with the thieves if he
can handle their political influence. His
record is stained by his having secured
the passage of the Desert Land act,
which placed premium on land grab
bing in California, and under which
San Francisco paper says, William B.
Carr and John B. Haggin, intimate po-
litical associates of Mr.. Sargent, ab-
sorbed more than $4,000 acres of produc-
tive land in Kern county, before the
victimized people awoke to the legalized
fraud" Twenty-Five OF Mr.. Sargent's
retainers in the mint and custom house
had put their. names down for $3.50
acres. Many other dependents of Sar-
gent and Carr took up land and after
ward turned it over to the monopolists."
" $40 entries had been made in the in
terest of J. B. Haggin alone, and he
had acquired nearly 10000 acres, com.
prising some of the most fertile and val
uable lands in the state; yet on a large
part Of it he paid taxes on a valuation
II u cents an acre. The land seized by
Mr. Sargent and his associates, instead
of tt:inz desert tracts, enjoy as much
rainfall ns any other part of the state"
This Wholesale prs-empti0n Of lands,
and In come cases the seizure of lands
already settled upon, led Of course, to
many disputed titles and claims now be-
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Total

The above table shows decrease during
the year of 34S, The only districts in
which an increase is noticed are those of
Tuna Valley and Meeks Greek, two unim-
portant divisions of the field, where only
moderate wells are struck. The greatest
decline is found in Cole Creek, Kendall
Creek, Foster Brook, Tram Hollow, In
dian Greek and Four Mile, which have de-
clined more than half in the last twelve
months. But the Bradford field did not
reach it's height in operations until March,
when there were 82l rigs up and wells
drilling in the northern field. AS COM
pared with that month the operations on
January 1st exhibited decline of 430, or
more than half during the last nine months
of the year.
The hopes of better paices for oil during
the first three months of 1881, caused in
creased work in the Bradford field, which
reached it's highest point Oh the last day of
March. From that date each successive
month showed steady decrease until the
present operations are smaller than in any
month since January, 1873, when there
were 326 rigs up and wells drilling in the
Bradford field. Between these two dates,
January, 1878 and December, 1881, is the
periot. of Bradford's rise and fall-a per-
iod of four years.
Following is Il table showing the devel-
opments for the past four years
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BAVERLY'S MINsTRELS.


A Good House and Good show.
Last evening Haverly's New Mastodon
Minstrels made their second appearance
before a Lancaster audience, which was
one of the largest Of the season, the house
being packed in every part. The troupe
has seen many change since it was here
the last time, but it is probably stronger
now than ever. The first part showed
about thirty people, ten OF whom were
end men and eight vOcalists. occupying the
front row. The music and singing were very
fine and among the songs rendered
we're "The Man u Wars Man" by H.
NJ. Morse. "Kerry Dance by Fred NAL
colin, "Over the BillOws" by Joe. Gar
land and "My loves Rover "by Edwin
Harley Messrs Malcolm and Harley ro-
ceived thunders Of applause for their ren-
dition of "When See Thee" from "The
Mascotte." The songs of the end men
were funny and so were most of their jokes
although some of them did not make their
first hit last evening by any means. E. M.
Hall and Billy McAllister occupied the
extrcme end chairs. They are capital per-
formers and were we'll seconded by Alf
Lawton and Lew Spencer. The finale to
the first part was an act copied from that
tcdon Mail Carriers"
Harry Robinson opened the second part
with his burlesque trapeze performance,
an act which he has given for years but
which seems to be funnier every time. His
makeup made q great hit, f. NJ. Hall,
the banjOist, was warmly welcomed. He
has appeared here often and is favorite.
He sang several funny songs and played a
number of pieces on the banjo in his
wonderfully artistic style. ALI. LawtOn
and the Cummins Brothers appeared in
"The Corn Cob Family" somewhat an
cient act which they made good. The
speciality entitled the "Dandy Barber
Cadets " served to introduce an
immense song and dance team, who,
besides dancing in fine style, gave
good drill and made several quick
changes of costume. The singing of the
quintet was so good they received sever
al encores, and the horn sextet were not
allowed to go away until they had played
several airs. "My Mothcr-in. law" brought
Billy McAllister and Alf LawtOn out
again and the audience was amused by
them for time. The whole performance
concluded with clog dancing by the jockey
club team, which is composed Of thirteen
young men. They introduced dancing of
all kinds and it was all very good. They
danced in pairs, by threes and fours and al
most every other number up to thirteen.
Charles Queen gave his famous pedestal
clog, turning a soInersault from the pcdes-
tai, and again alighting on it. He is re-
markably fine dancor, and, us well rs all of
the others, received loud applause.
The whole show was good and The pco-
pie were pleased with it far more than
they have been with some of Havcrly's
other attractions.
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Cutting Ice.

The cold weather continues the mc..
curry being 10 degrees above zero tins
morning. II Is rercrtsi 'hat F",SrtN,
the ice man. sa. iee ti,>sa Tn. ,'HoHsrNSs
to-day three ,ns.,>s IN thickness ami " ~
ccllcnt quality. Na ,lte l,,>e,is srJ ,jn..,<
OF small s!'ra'as II - stu thictSN, Z =
wind rcmain, ,'as ,-.AaA. .N6 tNt>tISs' t.s
san shinea Mts3tN II. nH,,SttN .' - y
day failed 81 ,S>s"a ~. 'Aswras fN>S=s
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Raising q Row.

Last evening John Wagner, accompanied
ed by Henry Pepper and John Wilmer, call.
ed at the residence of his wife Mrs. Wag-
ner, from whom he is separated, and rails
ed Cain by kicking in the door, breaking
the windows and threating the woman.
Compliant was made AMI Wagner and his
companions were arrested. Wilmer was
released on bail but the others were lock-
ed up for a hearing before Alderman
Spurrier.
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DEPUTIES CuKONER.
Danny Shiffer's List Of AppOintees.

Danny ShifIer's List OF Appointees.
The coroner has appointed the following
deputies coroner for the several districts in
the county. He reserves for himself q
circuit composed of this city, Mannheim
and Lancaster townships. Rohrcrstown in
East Hempfeld and Millersvillc in Manor.
The deputies will receive regular printed
commissions, and will have to give bonds {:
AdamstOwn borough and BrecknOck
township-Daniel 3. Shiffer.
Bart-Wm. S. Free.
Carnarvon-John z. Hertzler.
Clay-Hcnry Fl. Bingaman.
Cocalico W.-B. B. Flickinscr.
Columbia and Washington borough,
Mountvil!e in E. Hemplield and west to
Chiques creek. p. Frank.
COnoy-John F. Galbraith.
Conestoga-B. F. Hockey.
Donegal E.. and Marictta-Jamcs a.
Armstrong (colOred).
Drumore-Henry Staulfer.
Earle. G. Mentzer.
Earl East-Samuel B. Foltz.
Earl West-E. II. Burkholder.
Elizabeth-John D. Matthews.
Ephrata-C. w. Myers.
Eden and Colerain-John Worden.
Fulton-Wakeman Wesley.
Lampeter East-Leban Ranck.
Lampeter West-GcOrgc Scllall.
Leacock-J. G.. Warfel
Manor-A. r. Wilmer.
Martic-JacobP p. Herr.
Mannheim borough and Penn township
Fl. c. Gipple.
Mt. Joy township-John Lindcputh.
Pequea-B. F. Croft.
observation-disclosures J. Armstrong.
Paradise-J. NJ. Eaby.
Rapho aud Mt. Joy yborough-Tobas H.
Hershey.
Salisbury-Samuel J. Henderson.
Sadsbury-Wm. P. Brinton.
Warwick-A. B. Reidcnbach.
ALI those who have been appointed have
given bonds to the coroner. The districts
for which no appointments have been
made will be filled in few days. y
The coroner can always be found at his
residence, No. 242 East Orange street, or
word can be left with DR.. Compton OH
North Duke street.
The petition of James A. Armstrong, of
Marietta, was numerously signed by citi-
zens Of that town. He is tho only colored
man on the list
It should be remembered that DR..
Compton is the coroner's physiciap.
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The New Jersey House Democratic.

Elk Mayor Fielder Dem, } was elected
to the Assembly over John Bair Rep. }
in the Eighth district. Newark, N. j., to
succeed c. =. Bruemmer, deceased. MIR.
Fiedler's majority is 5S8. This gives the
Democrats majorityof two in the Assem-
bly,. the House standing 81 Democrats to
20 Republicans. The recent city exposures
are understood to have influenced the
result. Mr.. Fielder is announced as a
candidate for speaker of the Assembly,
He has retired from the mayors office.
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fore the interior department for adjudi-
cation. It is, Of course, greatly to the
advantage of SargentS allies to get him
into the place. But it is doubtful whether
the administration will make the strain
upon popular federation which his ap'
pointment would involve.
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Total 1888

Only 345 fewer wells were completed in
1881 than in tho previous year, but the
aggregate daily production of the new
wells falls considerably below that of 1880.
state that the figures given under the head
of aggregate daily production is the
production of the new wells as given in
the monthly oil report for each month in
the year.
The lowest price for oil in 1881 was on
July Goth, when 71ac was reached, and the
highest $l.014 on September 21st.
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A TEXAS TRAGEDY.
Chree Murderers aud Deputy sheriff Killed
In n Prison Escape.

In u Prison Escape.
In Graham, Texas, Deputy Sheriffs Muir
fee and Melton took Peter, Nicholas and
D. Mcdonald, the murdsrers of Martin,
at Belknap, from their steel cell to give
them breakfast. The McDonalds as
saulted the guards and took away their
pistols, and shot Deputy Sheriff Melton
through the hand and shot and killed
Deputy Sheriff Murfee. They then fled.
A great crowd of armed citizens pursued.
One of the prisoners held Melton in such
position that the citizens feared to fire
lest they should kill Melton. Presently a
good marksman aimed and shot one of the
McDonalds, who held Melton, through the
head, killing him instantly. The two other
McDonalds made desperate resistance,
firing rapidly and wo,lnding two citizens.
In few seconds, however, both fell dead,
riddIed with bullets, making four men
killed and three wounded, one Of the lat
being an old man named Wood, shot in
the thigh, and waiter named Joe, who
had leg shattered.
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Bad Break.

There is a bad break in the large water
pipe at the extreme end of East Orange
street, right outside the reservoir. It was
discovered last evening, and Superintend.
ent Kitch will repair it, which may prob
ably necessitate the turning of of the water
on that main,
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DEATH FOLLOWS DEATH.
A Wife Dies OF Shock and tho Husband BY
q Suicidal Act.

a Suicidal Act.
On the afternoon of December %, John
Bro wn, a well-to-do livery stable keeper,
who lived at No. 229 German street Phila-
delphia, left his place of business, No.
227 German street, and drove to Point
Breeze trOtting park. An hour or SO later
he was found lying unconscious in one of
the park stables, with an empty laudanum
bottle in his hand. A physician was sum-
moned, but as Brown had swallowed two
ounces of the drug he could not be brought
back to consciousness and was removed
to his home. When his wife who had
suffered from heart disease for many
years, was informed of his attempted
suicide she swooned and died shortly
after. When Brown regained his
senses on the following day he inquired
for his vito and was told that she was
sleeping. Three days after this he was
told of his wife's death and it distressed
him greatly. On December % his wife
was buried and he attended her funeral,
going out of the house for the first time
after taking the poison. Since the fune-
raj he has been very melancholy and
often told his acquaintances that he was
tired of life. He attended to business as
usual aud yesterday morning bought a
largo quantity of hay and other feed. In
the afternoon he drove to Penrose ferry
bridge, on the Schuylkill, and jumped
into the river. The body was recovered
not long after and was brought to the
city by the undertakers. The deceased
was fifty years of age and leaves three
grown children. The shock occasioned by
her mother and fathers sudden deaths
left the youngest daughter i'll a critical
condition from nervous prcstration last
night.
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Grade of Pupils.
The following is the class standing of
pupils in attendance at the boys high
school for the month of December
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Mrs. Mary Dodd, Bloomfield IN. J.)
widow, was killed by falling down stairs.
Her neck was broken.
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Henry Mackinson. 20 years of age, re-
siding at 40 West Dauphin street, Phila-
delphia, is now lying in the Episcopal hos
pital in critical condition, suffering from
gunshot wound in the head. accidentally
inflicted by himself on Saturday evening.
He had been using his revolver in celebrat-
ing New Years eve, and returning home
pointed the pistol to his head in spirit of
fun, saying, "This is how they commit
suicide" not believing it to be loaded.
The revolver was discharged, and a bullet
pierced his skull, and is believed to be
lodged in the brain.
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Insane Over Religion,

A protracted religious argument, on the
omnipresence of the Holy Ghost, between
William Ross and his wife, of Erie, has
eliminated in the insanity of both, and
but for police Interference it would have
ended in deadly solution of the problem.
The question was argued with words first
and afterward with axes. The couple were
arrested and are now confined in the
asylum,