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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-04-07
THE SOUTHERN FLOODS.
Extent of tho Damage In Louisiana, Miss
iS8inni and Arkansas.

issippi and Arkansas.
Governors McEnery, of Louisiana, Low
ry, of Mississippi, and Churchill, of Ar
kansas, have written to the New York
Herald in relation to the Mississippi floods.
Gov. McEnery says that in fourteen par
ishes of his state, containing total popu-
lation of 179, 623, more than $4,000 arc
sufferers from the overflow. The flood
will extend to the lower Atchafalaya
country, and new breaks are threatened
from Concordia to the gulf, which may
submerge the greater part of the sugar
plantations. The three governors agree in
the opinion that the states suffering from
the overflow are unable to meet the emer-
gency, and aid must come from outside,
and that the general government should
rebuild the levees. The Mississippi river
was reported falling yesterday from Cairo
to New Orleans, but the reports from the
lower parishes Of Louisiana continue very
unfavorable. In Morgan, all the baker
shops and the market house nave been
closed by the flood. One stall has been
opened in the railway depot. In Centre
vile the water is waist deep in the front
street. thew Iberia the water has risen
five inches in the last twenty -four hours.
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The New Stove Works ut Columbia.
Cor the lNTEIIIGENCRp

The Now Stove Works at Columbia.
For the lNTILLIeENCER
1t may be of interest to the stockhOld-
ers Of the new stove works to know that
there are 1000 convicts at work making
stoves at so cents per day, with prospects
of large increase in number. A vast num-
ber of stoves are thus made and must he
sold, and this has depressing influence
in dull seasons. No matter what you ask
for your stoves tho prison makers will do
to 10 cents better. Byexacting pledges
from legislative candidates to use all the
means in their power to break up the sys-
tenn, you will avoid vast amount of
trouble and Inconvenience in future. Take
warning in time from
One WHO KNOWS.
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Arrested on Charges of Murder.

William Adams was arrested yesterday
at Rock Island, ILL.,, charged with the
murder of Calvin Merritt, at Rushvill, in
that state, August 26, 1880, during a
drunken row.
John Mcdonald, a laborer, was arrested
yesterday at Newburg, N. Y, for murder.
He had had drunken fight with James
Roach, a fellow workman, who afterward
died of Injuries received.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-04-07

THE business men and capitalists of
Columbia moved with commendable
enterprise and enthusiasm in securing
the removal of stove works from Mont
gomery county to their town, and the
prompt success of this movement shows
what can be done by a long pull, strong
pull and pull altogether. Our people
have jibed Columbia a good deal, and
sometimes it seems as though Co. C. and
scrimmages on Tow Hill were the chief
objects of interest up there, after the
shad season was over and before the ice
had covered the dam. But the Colum.
bia tortoise has been creeping toward
the goal while the Lancaster hare slept,
in the matter of getting what promises
to be successful and important indus
try. So mote it be.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-04-07

COUNCILMAN POWER is right in
urging that some provision be made for
a fish market. Probably it would be a
superlative nuisance in the central
market house, but fish buyers and eaters,
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-04-07
Fell Down Stairs.
,roy, one of the cour

John Floroy, one Of the court house tip
staffs, made narrow escape from being
killed this morning. He arose at an early
hour, and in going down stairs made q
misstep and fell to the bottom. The only
damage was badly sprained wrist.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-04-07
Slight Fro This Morning.

Between 10 and II o'clock to-day an
alarm Of fire was struck from Box 81, at
Charlotte and West King streets. 1t was
caused by a small fire at the bakery of
Joseph Weaver, No. 500 Manor street, the
property Of which is owned by John F.
Honningcr. It caught in the southeastern
corner of the building, from a small furn-
ace, between the wall and partition. 1t
was extinguished quickly with buckets of
water and the damage was but slight. All
of tho engines were promptly on hand,
having made excellent time, but they were
sent home, not being needed. The build
ing is insured for s695, in tho Home Mu
tual. The loss will be but few dollars.
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A Heavy Haul.

Isaac Ortman last night caught 03 shad
on Mud Island, near Columbia. Mr. Ont
man this morning brought three very fine
specimens of the catch to this city and pre-
sented them to Mr.. John B. Roth, from
whom he leases the island. This is the
largest catch Of shad made this season at
or near Columbia.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-04-07
The Death of Vanderbilt.

The coroner's jury yesterday at New
York returned verdict that the late Cor
nelius ]. Vanderbilt came to his death
from suicide committed under temporary
mental depression.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-04-07

We cannot see that the EXAMINER has
profited anything by charging that the
editor of the New Era allowed, his paper
to be edited by Democrats when it sue
cessfully supported Judge Long and
some other respectable Democrats on a
fusion ticket in 1861. It has simply
given the Nen Era a chance to revive
the circumstances that that independent
movement resulted in the defeat of John
NJ. Stehman for the Legislature over
twenty years ago, and that it was melted
largely by the fact that the editor of the
Examiner, then senator, in defiance of
his instructions and the wishes of his con-
stituents, and in the service of corrupt
combination, promoted the repeal of the
tonnage tax. That iniquitous measure,
the passage of which was accomplish
by means known only too well to the
editor of the Examiner and the men of
his generation, is one not to be recalled
with pleasure or credit by any who par
ticipated in effecting it. Like the" red
hot " correspondence of Sam Evans and
other implements of Chinese warfare,
which our practical remarks on edi-
torial decency" seem to have induced
the Examiner to abandon, this revival
of the political memories of 1861 is a
boomerang. Besides opening old sores
upon Stehman and Hiestand's body
polite " and washing them in brine, it
might suggest that the times are nearly
ripe for another fusion of Democrats
and Independent Republicans to clean
the AuRean stables of this county.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-04-07
Big Catch of Rats,

Last evening Robert Dysart, of Market
street, caught fifteen large rats at one
hydrant.
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EDUCATIONAL.


AEE1ING OF THE SCHOOL BOAkD.
Reports Of Committees Receipts
and Expenditures for the Current
iear-City Superiniendent's Re-
port-Election Of Teachers.
A stated meeting of the board Of direc
tors of Lancaster city school district was
held in common council chamber last even
ing.
The following named members we're
present Messrs. Breneman, Brosius,
Carpenter, Cochran, Eberman, Erisman,
Evans, Haas, Hartman, Herr, Johnston,
Levergood, Marshall. MoCOnOmy, Morton,
Reimensnyder, Rhoads, Ringwalt, Rich
ards, Schwebel. Slaymaker, Smeych. A.
J. Snyder, E. G. Snyder, Warfel, West
haeffer, Wilson, Christian Zecher, Geo.
w. Zecher, Baker, president.
The minutes of last meeting were read
and approved.
Mr.. Warfel, from the experimenting
committee, presented the following re-
port:
To the President and Members Of the Lancas-
ter city School Board:
Your committee would respectfully re-
port the following as their action on mat
ters referred to them by the city superin.
tendent
They directed that teachers of single
room primary and secondary schools
should be held responsible for the order
and progress in their respective rooms.
Teachers Of higher grades should, how
ever, render assistance to those of lower
grades in preserving order. when called
upon by the latter for the purpose.
They approved the action of the city
superintendent in temporarily appointing
SH1o 10 %t,n
made vacant by the resignation Of Miss
board that the appointment be confirmed
| for the balance of the term.
They also approved of the action of the
superintendent in transferring Miss r.
Bair to the position made vacant by the
resignation of Miss Clarkson, and of Miss
Smith to the place previously occupied by
Miss Bair, both transfers, however, to be
without increase of salary, and they
further directed that an assistant teacher
should be placed in Miss Stahls school at
the salary of a second assistant.
They approved of the transfer Temporal.
rily of Miss Baker from the ROckland
street secondary school to tho charge O
one of the James street schools, and of
the appointment of Miss Sharp as substi
tute for Miss Baker, and they authorized
the superintendent to transfer teacher
from primary school when the smallness
of the attendance would justify it, and
the teacher was willing, to serve as a
substitute for any other teacher temper
arily and unavoidably absent.
They further agreed, Mr.. Richards dis
senting, tc recommend to the board that
the city superintendent be authorized to
organize a city institute to continue for the
three days preceding the opening of the
schools in September, with the under.
standing that the city schools be not
closed during the time of the annual coun
ty institute.
| JOHN B. WARFEL,
| WM. MCCoMsEy,
| II. f. SLAYMAKER,
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ROBERT A. EVANS,
JOHN /. HARTMAN,
HENRY CARPENTER.


Lancaster, April 4, 1882. #
Mr.. Hartman, from the committee On
buildings and grounds, reported verbally
that the committee had purchased a lot Of
ground on Manor street, whereon to erect
a schOOlhouse. and had advertised for
proposals for the erection of the same /;
and that bids would be opened in about
ten days.
The monthly report Of the city superin-
tendent was read as follows:
City superintendent Report.
LANCASTER, Pa, April 6, 1882.
To the Board Of School Directors
GENTLEMEN The city superintendent
submits the following report OF the pub
lie schools for the month of March
The whole number of pupils in attend
ance was 3,O46; the average attendance,
1854 and the percentage Of attendance
was "a. The night school reports 81, "a
and 81 respectively.
The number of visits made by directors
was 122, as follows: Rev. G. Reimensny-
der 8, L. Richards 1S, NJ. Brosius 5, w. A.
Wilson s. J. W. Byrnc II, A. K. Spurrier
1, A. ]. Snyder 1, c. Schwebel 1. DR.. NJ.
L. Herr s. Peter McConomy 9. H. r.
Breneman 8, w. o. Marshall 8, VIM. Nc
Comsey o, W. A. Morton 8, Fl. E. Slay-
maker IA, Fl. z. Rhoads 1, j. Samson 1,
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time for setting them out in the White
House grounds is at hand. The singular
thing about it, withal, is that Of all the
persons Puck caricatures scarcely one is
likely nominee of 1884. Judging by the
past history of our politics it is safe to say
that not Blaine, Sherman, Conkling, Ed
munds, Grant, Hayes, Evarts nor Mac
Veagh ; nor Tilden, Thurman, Hancock,
Mcclellan, nor Field Ben Butler, David
Davis nor Charles Francis Adams
will be taken. Mr.. Arthur, Of the
Republicans, and Mr.. Bayard or MIR.
Hewitt, of the Democrats, in this picture,
may be called. There are none others who
will be apt to be exposed to the season"
of 1884.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-04-07

as well as fish haplers and sellers, have
right to demand that councils designate
and supply some place for fish market
without delay.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-04-07

Last evening the newly appointed
water comm ittee Of city councils, of which
Mayor MacGonigle is ex oficio chairman,
met for organization and the election of
officers, Byron J. Brown, clerk of the
and VIM. Fl. Stehman and Vim. Gibson
we're reelected engineer and assistant
engineer respectively at the water works.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-04-07
GOOD FRIDAY.

A season Of solsmn observance In the
~ Churcnes.
Good Friday commentaries the last act
of the great drama of the Passion, the Cru2
cifxioE 1t is observed as day of solemn
worship in many churches, but the services
in the Catholic church are attended with
special pomp. Save the beautiful floral
decorations of the repository, all else is in
dicative of the final tragedy, and the sOmbrc
hues of purple and black greet the eye on
every side. On this day no sacrifice is
offered, but a bare representation Of the
Passion takes place. The lessons and
tracts taken from the Old Testament, pro-
phetic Of Christ's coming and His rcccp-
ton on earth, correspond very accurately
with the story of the Passion according to
st. John which Immediately succeeds them.
After the veneration Of the cross the pro-
cession was formed and the Blessed Sacra
ment carried from the repository to its
permanent resting place in tho tabernacle.
At p. M, the hour at which the Saviour
expired on the cross, special services were
held in the Catholic churches when tie
stations of the cross were recited.
In tho Episcopal, Lutheran, Moravian
and Reformed churches the usual observ-
ancc of the day took place.
All the banks and schools are closed to
day, it being a legal holiday.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-04-07
JOHN B. WARFEL,
WM. MCCOMsEy,
II. f. SLAYMAKER,
T.UTUER RICHARDS

The several recommendations of the
committee were considered seridtim and
all were approved except the one recon-
mending Miss SalOme Carpenter as per-
manent teacher to the vacancy caused by
Miss Gundaker's resignation and the one
recommending the organization of y city
teachers institute. Members argued that
neither the superintendent nor the super
intending committee could appoint teach
ers permanently, as the election of teach
ers was duly imposed by law on the board.
The committees recommendation was
therefore disapproved. The consideration
of the city instituteprojectw was laid over
until next meeting.
Mr.. Evans from the finance committee
presented the following bills which have
been examined and approved by the COM
mittee and were ordered to be paid CohO
s. Wiley, coal S163. Is; Lancaster gaslight
and fuel company, gas for Vine street
schools $3.50; Joseph Samson, brushes,
$16.5O; VIM. White, cleaning, So so :;
Chas. Scribner & Son, map of the world,
sa5. so; Examiner printing and advertising
s33 80; Reilly & Keller, coal 81 Mrs.
Coustein, cleaning, $40 New Err print
ing and advertising S32.9O. {!
Mr.. Evans also presented the follow wing.
estimate of receipts and expenditures for
school purposes during the ensuing year ::
To the Board Of Dir cctors of Common Schools
Of Lancaster city:
Your committee of finance, as required
by law, respectfully present the annual es-
innate of the probable receipts and ex-
penditures of the schools for the coming
year, with a tax of tl,irty cents on the
hundred dollars valuation
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Estimated Expenses.

The above estimate is based on the tax
remaining the same as last year, thirty
cents on the hundred dollars valuation,
believing it to be sufficient to pay all
ordinary expenses required during the
year.
The committee in above statement have
not provided for the proposed building on
Manor street, but recommended the board
to make loan for the amount when re-
quired. IS
We have examined the treasurer's &C
count and find he received a32, 900. 20, aud
paid $50, ,827.86, leaving balance in his
hands duo the board of S11, 1884, on
April 4, 1882.
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Killed BY the CaFs.

John Leslie, leading citizen of Girard
Falls, N. B., was killed there on Wednes
day night on the New Brunswick railway,
a train of five cars passing over his body.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-04-07

THERE has been no such popular and
successful publication of its kind ever es-
tablished in this country as Puck. The
striking portraiture of it's caricatures,
the timeliness of their subjects, it's indie
pendence, its courage and sometimes it's
coarseness have given it a wide circula-
tion and large influence. It lampoons
Catholic, Protestant and Jew ridicules
Republican, Democrat, Greenbacker and
Temperance politician scorns Masonry,
reviles Religion, burlesques Art and traves
ties Atstheticism. Its editorial manage
ment is witty, pungent and sustains the
characteristics of the paper in every de-
partment. At the same time it must be
admitted that it deals heavy blows in the
Interest Of Morality and Popular Rights
against Vice, Monopoly, Can't and Hypoc-
risy. One of its latest and best pictorial
efforts Is representation pf hot-house
interior, where the leading presidential
candidates are growing in their pots,
while the "politician out of job" sug-
gests to the gardener, the Press, that the
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-04-07

A fire on Wednesday night destroyed
the dwelling of j. A. Thomas, near San.
ford, Moore county, n. c., and his mother,
about so years of age, was burned to
death.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-04-07

Alison jerks, aged 1s years. was
drowned at Mansonville Station, Vt., o,
Wednesday night while crossing the ice
and Lizzie McAllister, 10 years old, wa
drowned at East Richford, in the sam,
way.
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South Duke street..

Totals and Averages. .
NIGHT SCHOOLS.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-09-15
Our County Ticket.

The result of the work done by the
Republican county convention at
Corunna on the I'd instant, cannot be
less than gratifying to the Republi-
cans of the county. The ticket is
in all respects one that deserves the
cordial and unanimous support of the
party. The men selected were the
evident choice of the majority in all
cases, and in most the first and only
choice Of the party for their posi-
tons. To be sure, as is the case in
almost every convention, some of the
delegates did not secure for every
position on the ticket their individual
choice, nor ought they to expect any
such result. In all conventions the
majority must rule, and to the will of
the majority the minority must yield
quiet but firm support. That the
convention was fair one will not be
disputed. That the candidates are
each and all Of them men worthy Of
the suffrages Of intelligent, earnest,
true, working Republicans, is fact
beyond all question, and hence there
should be no hesitation, on the part
any one who claims to be a Repub-
lican, about giving them an
earnest and enthusiastic support, to
the end that they may be elected by an
old time Republican majority, ma
of WHICH the Republicans Of Shia-
wassee have ever been proud.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-09-15

leasing it that it will disappear alto
pether. The whole section of country
surrounding this field gives evidence
of marshiness, and the least rain pro-
duces an abundance of mud. But the
question comes up: Has not this
body an outlet Although brackish,
the water tastes as if fresh, and is evil
IDENTIFY not stagnant. Yet these fish
are eyeless and scaleless-similiar to
those found in caves.
Canon City gained sudden Impor-
lance three or four years ago as mt
ting-out point for Leadville, but the
advent OF the railway took much OF
this trade away, though it is still
supply point for Silver Cliff and some
other points in that direction. 1t is
distinctively Southern with Mexican
peculiarities. Many of its houses are
of adobe, one story high and altogeth-
er it is not very imposing. or-pre-
possessing appearing place. But it
has fine climate, and instead of be-
ing surrounded by mines is in the
midst of the grazing or stock-raising
region. Of this industry l will give
you something in my next letter.
SPOT.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-09-15
Attention Comrades.

The second annual reunion of the Shia-
wassee county Veteran soldiers and Sailors
Association, will be held at Bancroft, on
Wednesday, October 20, 1882. Every
soldier in the county will be expected to
answer at roll call. The unlimited gener.
osity of the people of Bancroft on former
occasions, is sufficient guarantee to all old
veterans of the success and good time
which you may expect at this, our second
annual reunion. Programmes, giving par
ticulars of the days proceedings, will be
published in due time.
Bancroft, Aug. %, 1882.
G. A. PARKER, Pres.
J. ID. JEWELL, Sec
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-09-15
LETTER FROM COLORADO
Special correspondence.

CANON CRY, Col, Sept. 2, 'S2.
1t is impossible in single letter to
describe the scenery of the Arkansas
Valley from Leadville to Canon City,
a distance of 1870 miles. Four years
ago l travelled it by stage, and l
thought the road one of the widest
and most picturesque had ever
passed over. 1t was little earlier in
the season than this, and that year
there was more snow in the mountains
than there is now. All day long the
snow-covered peaks of the Sagnach
range, which constitutes the great
continental divide, loomed up before
us, towering above the valley on the
right, and $1,000 feet above the level
of the sea. Mounts Ebert and Mas
sive and Harvard, Princeton, and
Yale are the best known peaks, but
there are others equally imposing.
The range on the east was also snow
capped, and much of the way SO near
the river that its granite crags seemed
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-09-15
THREE CHEERS FOR MAINE
The Fusion COMPOUNDED.
Dishonesty in Politics Re-
buked.
Robbie Elected.
Plaisted Gone to ROOst.
AS GOES MAINE so GOES THE
UNION.

The Importance OF the victory won
on Monday by the Republicans OF
Maine can scarcely be overestimated
1t is triumph of political integrity
over combination of the odds and
ends of all parties combined solely
for the sake of the spoils, with nc
pretense of any political principle as
the basis of their action. The result
is as inspiring to the Republicans Of
Michigan, as it is depressing to the
fusionists. They had hoped for a
victory in Maine that would have
made fusion popular, but they have
been terribly disappointed. Twice
the fusion of the Democrats and
Greenbackers had elected a Cover
nor there, and they went into the
canvass with their flag flying at mast
head; they come out of it with their
flag trailing in the dust, and their
renegade Republican Governor so
badly repudiated by the people that
he will not dare, as was done by Gar
celon, to attempt to steal the state.
Gone, where the woodbine twineth, is
written on Plaisted's name and fame.
The result of the election gives
the Republicans the control of the
Supreme Court, for the ensuing sew
en- years, gives them U. S. Senator
for six years from March 9TH 1883.
Four Republican members of Con
gress, and Republican State gov
ernmen mt for the next two years will
look after the well being of the State
and the unfolding of her productive
industries, by such legislation as will
promote the good of the whole peo-
pie.
The latest figures place the major
ity for Robe over Plaisted in 3o5
towns and plantations at 9,a7I. Re-
publican Congressman about the
same. The Senate is, Republican 2S,
fusion 3. The House is, Republican
1o5, fusion 43 with 3 districts to hear
from officially.