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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-05-27
GENEKAL HANCOCK.
He Passes Through Lancaster and has u Re
cePtIOn in tho Depot.


Gen: w. S: Hancock, accompanied by
Gen. w. Il. Franklin, passed through this
city at TAO last evening en-route for y York, !,
guests of Mr.. George Small. The general
had teiegraphed his coming to Virgie. the
little daughter of Mr.. Chas. f. Wentz, of
this city, to whom he took great fancy
during the last presidential campaign,
when she wrote him letter telling him
she had a baby brother whom they were
going to name after him, and regular cor
rcspODdence has since been maintained
between the two. 1t had not been pub
licly given out, but some few friends of
the Wentz family got wind of the in
tended visitation, and the news quietly
spread until at train time there was quite q
throng in the depot anxious to get a glimpse
at the great soldier and distinguished
citizen. Little Virgie Wentz, with her
parents and other members of the family,
were in the crowd, the child being decor
ated with blue ribbon, the gift OF General
Hancock she wore also the trefOil badge
of Hancock's famous Second corps, which
the general had himself worn at the Gar
field obsequies and subsequently sent to
her. As the train steamed into the depot
there was quite a commotiOn among the
expectant tLrong which heightened when
the tall form of General Hancock was seen
in the car, making toward the entrance.
His greeting of the little Wentzes was
most cordial, the Scared soldier kissing
the children with fathcrly kindness and
inquiring about them with genuine inter-
est. A number of impetuous young per-
sons rushed up the steps of the car and
succeeded in graSpiDg the hand of the sol
der statesman. The throng momentarily
increasing, Gen. Hancock made his way
to the rear platform of tho train where he
held quite levee until the cars started.
Then someone in the crowd proposed
'Three cheers for General Hancock" and
they were given with a will.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-05-27
COLUMBIA NEWS.
OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENTS

Events Along tho SusquehannA-ltems of
Interest In and Aronnd the Borough
Picked Up by the Inteli-
genoer's Reporter.
The written examinations in the gram
mar school commences next week.
Mr.. John Kaufman will return to-day
from Maryland, where he has been ex-
hi6iting his heater at county fair:
Fifteen men arc now engaged in the
work Of filling and grading the stove work
grounds.
Maple street is now being opened and
graded.
Red Mems picnic next Wednesday in
Heise'S woods.
Plasterers at work on St. Johns Lu-
theran church.
meeting Oh June 1, in Cookman's NJ. f.
chapel.
All business places close at noon ON
Decoration day procession at p. M.
Miss Clara r. Shreiner's new ice cream
parIor at 2O6 Walnut street.
Henry, son of Office Struck, had his
eye injured yesterday, by being struck
with piece of rock, at Kauffman's quarry.
Officer Gilbert escorted two men to the
| county Jail, who were sent down by
Squire Young, for being dunk and disor-
derly.
The applicants for positions in the public
| SCI Ools will be examined in the institute,
June the Sth.
Rev. Mr.. BOnks has declined the call of
| the German Lutheran church.
Thomas Wright's crayon picture of Cap
| tain Rich, Philadelphia, in Allison's book
| store window.
| J. B. Tyson found calumets, ,tomahawks g
| and arrow heads on the site of the new
stove works. It was evidently an Indian
| burying ground as bones were also found
| there.
Market we'll attended this morning.
Vegetables and butter plenty aud chea p,
the latter g cents a pound the stores
did a good business despite tue cloudy
weather.
First National bank of Marietta going
into liquidation and reorganizing under
| the same name and with the old manage
| ment.
Tomorrow Rev. NJ. J. Mumma, of Mt.
Joy, will fill the pulpit Of tho U. B.
church, its pastor still being confined to
his house by illness.
Lewis Smith, residing at No. 26 Sixth
street, last evening shot himself in the
palm of his right hand while loading a
pistol. The injury Is not serious one.
Marrow Escape.
Yesterday while three boys, Edward
Red, Edward Donnelly and Alf. Ulmer,
were sitting in boat near the dam, it
foated off down the river. AS there were
no oars or paddles in it, the occupants
were helpless and in few minutes shot
| over the dam. Some fishermen below
came to their assistance and they were
rescued. One especially, made a narrow
escape, as he was going down for the last
time when caught.
Social Festivities.
There was a large attendance, dancing
from 9 p. m. until 1:3O a. M, and an ele:
CANT entertainment last evening at the
party in the residence on Locust street,
soon to be occupied by DR.. Taylor.
A surprise birthday party was given
last evening to Mr.. Henry Conn, aged 72,
at his residence on Union street, below
Third. There was serenade by the Cit
zens' band, a royal supper and a good time
generally. Among the guests were visit
ors from Lancaster. and Mr.. Clifford
Denny and sister of Harrisburg.
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How NOT 70 do II.

The good people who champion civil
service reform have brought themselves
into discredit by the manifest inefliciency
of the chief means by which they propose
t, secure the reform they seek no one of
good sense will deny that the object
they aim for is very good one; but we
apprehend it to be equally true that no
one blessed with common sense will con-
slider that the proper way to secure etfi-
cient civil officers is to subject them to
the test of examination into the extent
of their book knowledge. People in ordi-
nary business who want good assistants
in transacting it, would not think that
they had done all that was necessary in
securing the certificate of a schoolmas-
ter to the proficiency of the applicant in
his studies. of course, it is a very good
thing to be we'll educated but everyone
knows that education is not the only or
even the chief requisite to the successful
man of business. In fact the most learn
cd men are very often The least fitted for
the efficient discharge of the ordinary
duties of life; and the most prosperous
merchants are frequently found among
those who have have had the smallest
educational advantages.
Now, the qualities that are needed
among the civil service employees, es-
pecially in the higher and responsible
posts, where executive ability is needed,
are those Of the business man rather than
a scholar and the absurdity is apparent
of subjecting applicants for these places
to the test Of an examination into their,
scholarship. The knowledge they dis
play in such an examination is abso-
lutely no test Of their fitness. The
county does not care at all what the
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Died on tho Cars.

Norman P. Peters, a passenger en- route
from St. Paul, Minn., to New York, died
on the limited express train east as it
was passing through Dillerville yesterday
afternoon. Mr.. Peters was in delicate
health from Bright's disease of the kid
neys, but his case was not considered Sc
rious until he reached Harrisburg, at
which point he began to sink rapidly and
died as above stated. He appeared to be
a man of some consequence, as he had
considerable money and other valuables
on his person, and papers which showed
him to be secretary of a manufacturing
company in Newark, New Jersey, where
were shipped through to Newark.
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PERSONAL.

JUDGE SHARswOoD is the Centre Demo-
Gratis candidate for governor.
DIR. DA COSTA has permanent arrange.
ment with a well-known florist, by which
the front windows of his residence are kent
constantly filled with growing ferns and
plants.
GENERAL CoRsE, who was General
Sherman's daring chief-of-staf on the
march to the sea and "held the iort," is
about to marry Miss McNeilI, agrandniece
Of President Pierce.
PRESIDENT ARTHUR and Attorney Gen.
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Tho Missionary Church.

A hundred and fifty years have passed
since the Moravian church inaugurated
the foreign mission work of Professionalism,
and by its pioneer work and continued
zeal for the Maker has earned for itself
the name Of the Missionary church 1t
has missions in every part of the world.
No less than 2, ,204 missionaries have been
sent out by it since 1882. Its member
ship in the foreign mission field is to-day
four times as numerous as in the church at
home. In cOmmemoratiOn Of this ami
versary, Rev. J. Max Hark will to NOR
row morning preach sermon giving a
brief history of its mission work, their
methods OF working, extent of the field,
&c.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-05-27
TROTTlNG.
A Two Days Meeting at Lancaster Park,
Liberal Premiums Offered.

A Two Days Meeting at Lancaster Park,
Liberal Premiums offered.
There will be two days trotting at Lam
caster park. Thursday and Friday, June
16 and II. for which premiums amounting
to 81 500 arc offered, in the following
classes First day-Three minute class,
for Lancaster county horses $125 for $50
class, 1925 for 2:34 class $500; for bicy
Gle race, $50; (for Lancaster, York,
Dauphin, Berks and Chester county
riders.) Second day-Free for all Laneas-
ter county horses, 5000; for 2:45 5000 !;
free for all horses, s4OO.
In all the races. there will DO mile heats
best three in five. under rules of the national
trOtting association. An entrance fee of
ten per cent will be charged. Entries will
close on Friday, juno 10 at II o'clock p. m.
and must be addressed to Edward II.
Kaufman 4 Co., Black Horse hotel, Ian
caster, Pa.
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Asleep ON Its Murdered Mothers Breas,

A horrible murder, committed at Beton
plantation eighteen miles below Whining
ton N. c., is reported. Mrs. Bella Jones,
young and pretty widow, and Davis
Skies have been living together as man
and wife for some months. A few days
ago anoth.r suiter appeared and endeav-
ored to ingratiate himself in the good
graces of the young widow. Skies fearing
that he would be displaced by the more
comely lover, for several days has been
untiring in his demands for the woman to
marry him. For some reason the woman
persistently refused. Skies became jeal-
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Arrested on Susp,c,on.

AS MIR. John Lesher, who resides on the
edge of Reamstown, came home last even-
ing about 10 O'Clock he met rough look
ing stranger at his stable carrying off a set
of harness. He accosted him and with q
vile epithet the thief hurled stone at MIR.
Lesher. Tho latter made at him and the
thief dropped his booty and ran. A pur-
suit was organized and about midnight a
strange tramp was arrested at John Red
digs barn ON suspicion that he might be
the man who was at Lcsher's and possibly
one of the Jail birds who had flown from
Burkholder's castle. He was brought to
town this morning but could not be iden-
titled.
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ous and angy, and while she was in her
house with no one with her but a little
child caught her and cut her throat from
ear to ear. The woman fell to the floor
and Skies then placed the child on it's
mothers breast and left. When the mur-
dered woman was found the child was
asleep on her body.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-05-27
THE TARIFF COMMISSION SELECTED.

THE TARIFF COMMISSION SELECTED.
Political and miscellaneous Matters in
Brief.
In the United States Senate yesterday,
Mr.. Bayard, from the finance committee,
reported modification of the substitute
for the House bill in relation to bonded
spirits. 1t was ordered printed, and he
said he would probably call it up early
next week. A message was received
from the president, similar TO that sent on
Thursday to the House, in relation to the
Venezuela awards. Mr.. Butler gave no.
tice that Immediately after the disposal of
the japanese indemnity bill he would urge
action on the bill giving territorial gov
ernment to Alaska. The Senate bill "to
provide for the removal OF distractions to
the free navigation of the navisable waters
Of the United States was passed. 1t re-
quires bridge corporations to erect shear
booms, etc, to aid steamboats, or other
craft to pass without striking the bridge
piers, providing that no greater sum than
S15, 600 shall be required to be expended
upon any one bridge in one year, and that
the secretary of war shall enforce the law
whenever the public interest requires his
interpOsition. The Japanese indemnity
fund bill was considered, pending which
the Senate adjourned until Monday.
In the House tho entire session was con-
sumed in the struggle over the South Car
Olina case, without result.
At yesterdays cabinet meeting the fol-
lowing members of the tariff commission
were agreed upon: John L. Hayes, Of
Massachusetts, Henry w. Oliver, of PENN
sylvania A. NJ. Garland, of Illinois !;
Robert P. Porter, of the District Of Colum
bia Alexander Mitchell, of Wisconsin a;
John S. Phelps, of Missouri, and James
Chestnut, jr:, of South Carolina.
The list will probably be completed
by the selection of J. A. Amber,
of Ohio, and William A. Wheeler, of New
York, and the nomination be sent to the
Senate early next week. Mr.. Wheeler, if
nominated, will be chairman of tho COM
mission.
The president has signed the bill outhor-
lied the receipt of L. s. gold coin in ex-
change for gold bars of the mint,
The secretary of the treasury will to-day
or Monday issue a call for fifteen millions
of continued six per cents, to mature in
August.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-05-27

AUTHORS will be inclined to run right
off to Boston for the purpose of having
their unstable books suppressed. Deal
ers say that the demand for Walt Whit.
mans Leaves of Grass has far ex-
ceeded the supply ever since Attorney
General Marston's decision restraining
its circulation.
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Duo, Foueht on Horseback.

In Mt. Sterling, KY, Buck Hampton and
John Henry fought duel on horseback.
each firing and hitting the other until all
the chambers of the pistols were dis
charged. They then clinched and dubbed
each other with their weapons until they
fell to the ground. Hampton is dead and
Henry is mortally wounded.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-05-27
Court This Morning.

Court mot this morning at 0 o'clock,
when some current business was trans
acted.
The jury in the Miller casa was
present. and with it several verdicts OF not
guilty were token in old cases belonging
to ex-District Attorney Eshleman, in
which the parties had not been arrested or
the prosecutors had failed to press the
cases.
Court then adjourned to the third Mon
day in June.
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LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
DESIGNATION DAY.
Arr aDgeMeDts for Next Tuesdays Gel
bratiOU.

Arr aDgemeD,s for Next Tuesdays Cele-
bratiOn.
For the Decoration Day parade, George
II. Thomas Post "a, G. A. r., will form
on North Duke street, right resting on
Orange Sons of Veterans will form next
to Post 81, and then hearses with flowers {;
next carriage containing the orator. Fol-
lowing these carriages will be disabled sol.
diers and others. The Knights of the
Revolution will form on East King street,
right resting on Duke, with tho Brother
hood of the Union and Empire council,
Junior o. U. a. NJ. st. Anthony's society
will form on South Duke, right resting on
East King street. This society will be
followed by the Colored mems beneficial
society and the old volunteer fire depart
ment, as we'll as other organizations re.
porting ON tho day of parade, will fall in
behind according to strength.
Tho line will move out Duke to Lemon,
to Lancaster cemetery and hold services
over General John F. Reynolds grave,
and then decorate the graves in that GEM
etery march out south side of cemetery
to New Holland pike, thence to Walnut,
to North Queen, to Chestnut, to Mulberry,
to St. Joseph's, to Mifflin, to Poplar, to
Strawberry, to German, to Prince, to Con.
estoga, to South Queen, to Woodward
Hill cemetery; countermarch to South
Queen to Centre Square to dismiss.
1t is hoped that citizens will sprinkle
the route of parade to lay the dust. The
grafton will be delivered in Fulton hall at
o'clock p. m., by Gen. James A. Beaver
of Bellefonte. All societies intending tC
participate are asked to be in line by 80
p. m. The aids of the different societies
will report to James Sweger, commanding,
on Duke and Orange streets. The lint
will move at 1:30. sharp.
The Jr. o. A. NJ. No. 120, will turn out
in body on Tuesday next to tho number
of about one hundred and take part in the
decoration ceremonies. They have pre-
pared large floral emblem of their order
consisting Of tho compass, square, arm ant
hammer, which will be placed upon thu
grave of their fellow member, VIM. ROg-
ers, in Woodward Hill cemetery.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-05-27

Gov. HOYT cannot see exactly what
ought to be now done in the present
perplexity." Meantime Gov. Hoyt's ed
itor of the Wilkesbarre Record is for the
Republican ticket ard against the Cam
erOn ticket.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-05-27

It was John r. Shirk, and not J. II.
Frey to whom reward of ~ was allowed
by the county commissioners for assisting
in the capture of the gang of Buzzards a
year or two ago. Mr.. Frey merely hal
charge of Mr.. Shirk's claim.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-05-27

Tom MARSHALL suggests Gen. VIM.
Lilly or Josiah Cohen for his successor
on the ticket. AS Mr.. Marshall may not
be asked for his advice, he is fOresighted
to get it in early.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-05-27
BASE BALL,
IrOnsitles 7-NormalG.

Yesterday afternoon fine game of
baseball was played on the college
grounds between the Millersviile normal
school club and tho Ironsides of this city.
The attendance was largo and the game
was tho best that has been played in this
city during the season. The score is as
given below:
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Discharged ON u Writ.

Regina Geiger, of this city, was arrested
a few days ago on the charge Of drunken
ness, and was committed by Alderman
McConomy for Is days. She was taken
sick in prison and yesterday, on a writ of
Patterson, all parties teing agreed.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-05-27

THE possibilities of asparagus have
never yet been fully explored. Forney's
Progress, which has delicate palate, says
only the truth when it reminds epcures
that asparagus salad is good, and the very
best way to fix the vegetable after that
fashion is after boiling to place it on ice
and serve it as cold as possible, with may
onnaise sauce. Tho asparagus omelct is
likewise to be respected.
THE representation of this country to
Denmark, it has been agreed by the
joint committee of Congress, is to be in
creased from the dignity of charge d. al
faires to that of second class mission
and the salary from $1,000 to $500.
DR.. Wickersham, whose appointment
dates from May 20, will sail for his diplo-
matte post on June 81 in the steamer Ohio
and will he accompanied by his daughter
Miss Dora and Miss Name Dickey. An
appointed minister is allowed thirty days.
of his term to make preparations for de-
parture and twenty five days to get to
Copenhagen. DR.. Wickersham's party
will tarry ten days in London.
WHARTON BARKER's American declares
that the Independent conference "was a
hopeful convention. The universal feel
ing was that of high confidence. penn
sylsania is a sleeping giant wrote Dr..
John w. Nevin, forty years ago. 1t was
felt that the giant is waking up, and that
the day for binding him in the new rope
and the green withes of machine politics
is gone by. He will snap them from his
hands like burned thread and the
commonwealth, founded by men who bore
all and sacrificed all for liberty of con
science, is full of men who viii. make 4
conscience of their liberty and put on no
more tho yoke Of political bondage"
The Philadelphia North american
thinks that if the Senate committee which
has the case Of Fitz John Porter in hand
has so far yielded to Mr.. Logan's preju-
diced antagonism of the pending bill as to
strike out the clause which authorizes the
payment of Porter's back pay, this is a
strangely illogical and inconsistent pro
oeeding. Either Fitz John Porter is an
innocent man or he was rightly and justly
sentenced. If the latter, then there is no
excuse for the adoption of a bill restoring
him to his former rank in the army. but if
I, T. =
been suffering all these years a punish
ment which he did not deserve, if the
Schofield commission was right in exon
Grating him and tho president was justified
in giving him the so called pardon, what
excuse can tho committee find for refus-
ing't to recommend the payment of the
money which Porter has hitherto by act
of monumental injustice been prevented
from receiving ?'
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ll,UNSlDE.i.

Normal .......... .....O ! I ] ] U-6
1rOnsides.. o D. D o 2-7
Time OF game-l hour, As minutes.
To-day the Normal and College clubs
are playing match game ut Millersville.
There will also be several games Of ball in
this city on Monday.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-05-27

DON CAMERON is reported to be red
headed and defiant.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-05-27

MR. GOwEN's letter shows that the red
headed men are not " exclusively" hope
full.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-05-27

CHAIRMAN COOPER becomes less hope.
full, and may yet resort to hair-dye.
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A HOOTpRIN1

FOOTPRINT.
l bend my knees in the mud;
My heart-she has gone before;
The print of her foot is before he, anu
measure ii DER and Der
Look how the lines OF strength
Cross 1t from side to side;
just short eighteen inches in length
And eight and three-quarters wide.
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Runaway.

This morning horse belonging to Chas.
Wilfong and hitched to top wagon
started to run down East King street.
He colli9ed sxa, with a ., wagon ;i belonging to
breaking the dasher. At Centre SQUARE
the Wagon was thrown against an awning
post and had tie top broker, after which
the animal was caught.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-05-27

WHAT we want to know is whether if
the Democracy find man who left two
legs in the trenches at Petersburg he will
be counted as an offset to two one-l legged
Independents.
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COOPER and Cameron have been having
conference as to what is to be done
about it. As they are the persons most
concerned it is fit they should have mo-
nopoly of settling it.
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KepOrt of Viewer.

The report of viewers. who were ap-
pointed by the court to assess the dam
ages to the properties Of Mortimer Malone
and James NJ. Burke, occasioned by the
Pennsylvania railroad taking portion OF
their land in Strengthening their !Oad
above the CITY, was filed in the prOthono-
tary's Office to day They award the par
ties Sj,411.S7.
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WHERE'S BristOW?
WHERE'S Senator Lee, Of Venango !?

DAVIS and Greer are beginning to won-
ler what are we here for,
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NORMAL,

TOtal............ G27 Total.
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