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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-03-20
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
OBITUARY..
Two Deaths ut the HOSPITAL.

H. G. Rogers, the we'll known. very tall,
old tramp, whose presence has been
familiar on our streets for some years past,
died at the county hospital yesterday. AS
is well known to. many of our readers,
Rogers was once member Of the Allie
gheny county bar. He was nominated as
a delegate to the state constitutional con-
ventiOn of 1887, by au accident, enough
persons casting complimentary votes
for him to secure his election. He was
not distinguished member Of the con-
vention. but succeeded in obtaining tho
consulship to SARDINIA under Van Buren,.
While in that Office his mind became un-
settled, and since then he las wandered
over the state and steadily sunk to the
level of very common and obnoxious
tramp. For many years he has been in
the habit Of coming to this city, once or
twice lecturing and always getting sigma
lures and contributions for Il lecture in
prospect. His last visit has been very
prolonged, and he had became so:offensive
that some time ago he was committed to
prison for vagrancy. Upon his release he
was sent to the almshouse and has been
there since. He claimed to be brother
of the eminent state geOlogist of the same
name.
Death Of esquire u Frey.
Peter Frey, formerly of New Berlin,
Ephrata township, about Is years Of age,
died suddenly at the Lancaster county in
sane asylum yesterday, where he has been
an inmate for 10 or IL years. Frey was
shoemaker and small farmer by calling,
but for over twenty years he has been de-
ranged. He imagined that he ought to be
Squire and that once when a candidate he
had been counted out. Coroner Shiffer
impaneled jury, and under the medical
direction of DR.. Compton they found that
he had died from apoplexy.
An Old Citizen Gone.
BENJAMIN Penrose, aged about so, {.
leading citizen and farmer of DrumOre
township, died from pneumonia at his
home yesterday. He owed and for many
years ran the mill which was known as
"Penrose's mil" situated between Chest
nut Level aud Liberty Square, aud which
for the past fourteen years has been in the
possession and management of John M.
Hess. Mr.. Penrose was widely known and
highly respected. He had amassed CON
siderable fortune, including property in
DrumOre and farm in Indiana. His
brother JOS. was formerly his partner, and
when Black Rock furnace was in operation
he supplied and hauled to its management
aud employees their flour and feed. De-
ceased was a widower, and leaves three sons
and three daughters.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-03-20
BAR MEETING.



the Lancaster Bar Endorse MS Capacity
and Integrity.
Upon the call of w. Leaman, A. J.
Kaufman and ]. Hay Brown, esqs., CON-
mittee appointed by the Republican county
committee to promote tho ea1didacy Of
Judge Livingston for supreme judge. about
fifty members of the Lancaster Bar as.
sembled in the main court room at II a. m.
to-day.
W. Leauian. ESQ.,, moved that Hon. Thos.
f. Franklin take the chair, and he was
unanimously elected. The organization
was completed by the election Of ]. l..
.,Steinmetz aud B. F. Eshleman esqs, as
secretaries.
Mr.. Lcamau, stated the object OF the
meeting in view Of the impending retire.
ment OF Judge SharswoOd fr0mthe su-
premc bench and the vacancy to be there-
by Macs, there has been some discussion
for this Office the proposition had COM
mended itself to tho general sentiment of
the people of this county, and at meeting
of the Republican county committee,
Z committee had been appointed to pre-
sers the merits of Judge Livingston's can
dhlacy that committee had called this
meeting with view to secure the en-
dorsement of the bar, irrespective of party,
of Judge LivingstOn's capacity, acquire
ments, experience and integrity. 1t was
not intended to commit any persous par.
ticipating to the support Of Judge Living
stOn's election " ~.
Upon motion Of Maj. A. G. Reinehl the
chair appointed Nessrs. Reinehl. N. Ell
maker, Leaman, Kline and ID. G. Eshle-
man to draft resolutions expressing the
sense Of the meeting.
The committee reported tho foll0ssing !:
| WHEREAS, The Hon. John B. Living
stOD has been named as a candidate for
nomination as supreme judge at the CON-
ing Republican state convention; there
| fore DO it
''Resolced, That the members Of the Ian
caster bar most cordially unite In endors-
ing him to the people Of the state as
worthy of the position for which he il pre-
sented by the county of Lancaster, by rea-
son of his capacity. his legal requirements,
his industry and his integrity. NY
On motion Of E. K. Martin. esq, the
resolutiQpS< <HSye. adopted and on motion of
NJ. Brosde y Aha meeting adjourned.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-03-20

THERE can he no harm in the move
ment to raise money for the relief of the
family of Mason, sentenced to eight years
imprisonment for trying to kill Guiteau.
1t is natural, toe, that public opinion
should generally regard the sentence as
extremely severe and hope for its miti-
cation. It is a .maudlin and unwhole-
some sentiment that would make hero
of Mason or justify his cowardly and un-
soldierly attempt to kill a defenseless
prisoner, however contemplate and base
that prisoner was. Mason merited ex-
emplary punishment. But why was he
tried by court martial, and not by the
civil law? There seems to be no excuse
for this plain evasion of the law. And
why is not thai" Bill JONES'" who also
shot at Guiteau, brought to book d?
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THE LATEST NEWS.
aLEA1ED yron fnE MoRNINa MAl1,


Items Of ysrasa lnssress, Intending Crime
and Casualty, Misfortune and Trsg-
edy, Fire and Flood.
St. Patrick's new Catholic church was
yesterday dedicated at Wilmington, Del.
William Belehana, convicted at Cincin-
natl Of the murder of Patrick Hughes.
was on Saturday sentenced to be hanged
on July IA.
Herman Hildren, who murdered his
step-father and shot his mother, but not
fatally, escaped yesterday from tho Mil
waukee Jail.
The eleventh anniversary of the Paris
Commune was celebrated yesterday at
New York by gathering of the German
and English Socialistic Labor party.
Chaplin & Gore, welLknown liquor men,
were on Saturday arrested at Chicago
under the United States statute and put
under bonds of 81 900 for compOunding or
rectifying liquors without paying the ne
cessary special tax.
Hon. Zachariah Allen, long one OF the
leading men of Providence, II. l., died
suddenly on Friday night, aged 81:
George N: Case. an artist CT good repu-
tation, died on Friday at Boston, of cancer
Of the stomach.
E. Il. Hill, formerly q wealthy resident
of Fort Wayne, Ind, but now in reduced
circumstances, was arrested at Chicago on
Saturday night for using the mails to de-
fraud. He had been in the habit of writ
ing wholesale grocers and butter dealers
all over the country for shipments Of pro-
duce, and when the con6ding dealers ship
ped to him he refused to remit, and sold
the goods at great sacrifice.
Miss Emma Key, eldest daughter of ex-
Postmaster General D. NJ. Key, was thrown
from buggy on Saturday, at Chatta-
nooga, Tenn, by runaway horse and
hurled down steep embankment, falling
ON her head. Serious consequences arc
feared.
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Killed at Sink Ing SprinR.

John S. Reeser, brakeman on the
Reading railroad, was run over by train
at Sinking Springs, on the Lebanon Valley
branch, on Friday evening and fatally in
jured. His foot caught in frog and he
was unable to extricate himself. Having
signaled the train to move it cLme.upon
him and ran over his right leg and side.
He died in great agony on Saturday morn
ing. He leaves wife and one child.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-03-20
" A SHAMELESS LIBEL.
..Is Civilization a Failure ."

lis Civilization a Failure:"
slightly adapted from the Examiner Of Feb.
II, 1852.
: On Friday last the Eraminsr-a daily
newspaper published by John A. HES.
tand, esq.,, member of the Lancaster bar
printed what it called "Red-Hot Col
umbia Item." in which State Senator C.
s. Kaufman was denounced As " ono of
the most uncOnsciousable and unmitigated
political frauds ever presented to
the people of this county for their
suffrages." And it was alleged that
"a week ago poor laboring man named
Robbins was killed at c. s. Kauffman's
quarries near Columbia. The ostensible
owner of these quarries, who is kind of a
patent back action salary grabber and asks
the people to give him another chance to
grab, Immediately sent his hopeful son to
the reporter of the Era, to whom he stated
that his father would pay all the expenses
of the deceased's funeral. 1t has trans
pirc,; that he has not paid 4 dollar of these
expenses. Nor has he paid to the suffer
ing family the small sum of money due
the deceased fOE Wages earned at tho quar-
ry where he lost his liie."
The very next day the Examiner printed
a letter from the undertaken at Columbia,
n. J. Musser. stating that Mr.. Kaufman
had paid his bin in full, s3S, just as soon as
it was presented.
Thus it appears that the "redhot' - item
was ma!iciously and shameleSsly false,
evidently the product OF partisan reck.
lessness and personal hatred"
"Now we ask every fair-minded man
in the community if this is not one Of the
most shameless and inexcusable libels OH
record? Can party or personal malice go
further ?. What man in the community is
safe from base and malicious attacks on
his character if such conduct rs this on
the part of the public press is to be toler,
ated? To what is the boasted freedom
of the press leading us, if men of irre
proachable character are thus to be ma
Iigncd and lied about? Is civilization a
failure, or is the newspaper to become a
curse instead of blessing to society,""
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-03-20

THERE is said to he movement en-
foot in Philadelphia, under cover Of the
non,partisan judiciary" sentiment to
re-elect' Judge Briggs, Rep.,- this year
without opposition, and in turn re elect
Judge Elcock, Dem., next year without
opposition. But as neither of these
judges has shown distinguished judicial
qualities, the Briggs movement meets
with good deal Of opposition from
Republicans and more from Democrats; /;
and, like as not, either party can find
better men than Briggs or Elcock, and
improve the bench with successors to
them who will be more of Judges and
even less of partisans.
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"A Lancaster Mans Death.

Common Councilman William Conway,
of the Fifth ward, Philadelphia, who died
on Saturday, in the G1st year of his age,
was born in Lancaster county, September
90, 1921, and went to Philadelphia in 1S49,
and started the soap manufacturing busi-
ness, remaining in tho one place on the
premises in which he lived until the day
of his death.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-03-20

THE subcommittee Of the Republican
county COMMITTEES, who assembled the
meeting of the bar this s1morning to pro-
mote Judge Livingston's candidacy for
the Republican nomination of supreme
judge, very wisely disclaimed all inten-
tion to commit any one participating in
it to the support of Judge Livingston's
election and, with equally good taste,
limited the resolutions adopted to a
statement which at least was not offen-
sive to many persons, who may believe
that filter candidates than those pressed
by local considerations may be presented
for this high Office. 1t was especially
good taste to avoid a stump speech in the
body of the resolutions, in view of the
fact that the meeting proceeded upon
tine gratuitous assumption that Justice
Sharswood is about to be retired. There
has not been any such sign made as yet
and should he consent to he a candidate
for the place which he has 50 long
adorned, the Lancaster bar and bench
would of course promptly meet and
cEeerfully resolve to unanimously sup.
port Kim, irrespectiveo of politics, not only
by reason of his eminent fitness, but be.
cause his unanimous election would do
SO much to elevate the bench above par.
tiSan strife.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-03-20
Wauted-NIoro Omces.

Steve Gfissenger comes up to the top
Of the waves smiling, with a life preser-
yer on this year, and says that he will be a
candidate for recorder. He has once been
a candidate for register and three times
for county treasurer. These Offices only
coine around every three years, and Steve
cannot wait for them, so he wants a Glance
at the recorders Office. If defeated, he will
no doubt try to be district attorney next
year.
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Foul Play Stlspected

Last Wednesday Mrs. Patrick Donohue,
of Gordon, o., left her home to attend
the funeral of a friend, leaving her hus-
band, who worked at night, in bed. On
her return in the evening she found that
her husband had got up and gone out and
he has not been seen or heard Of since. It
has Just been discovered that 5000 which
was in the house is also missing. The man
is forty-6ve years Of age, and always lived
perfectly happy with his wife and five
children. He was employed by the Pbiladel-
phia s. Reading railroad as night watch.
man at the machine shops at Gordon, and
was strictly temperate and faithful in the
discharge of his duties. His disappear.
ance is profound mystery, and many be-
lieve the man has been foully dealt with.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-03-20
Tho M. +. Conference.

In the Philadelphia confer ence ON Sat
urday, Rev. w. C. Robinson of this city,
opened the proceedings. Among the men,
bers of the first years class of ministers,
on trial for tho past year, who were con-
tinued on trial, was Henry r. Robinson,
son of Rev. Robinson. Samuel w. Smith,
of Churchtown, son of Rev. S. H. C.
Smith, late of this city, was admitted into
full connection. All thus admitted were
bound to refrain from the hsbitual read
ing of sermons.
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LarH0 Funeral.

The funeral of the late John Free took
place from his residence on West Orange
street yesterday afternoon, and was largely
attended by the friends and relatives of
tho deceased. Washington Encampment,
|. y. o. F., of which he was member,
turned out in q body, as did also the
Junior Orler of American Mechanics,
though the latter were not in uniform,
owing to the fact that by the recent fire
in the Inquirer building all their regalia
was destroyed and has not yet been re-.
placed. The interment was asWoodward
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Col. Mcclure at Strasburs.

Under tho auspices of the Strasburg
lyceum, Col. A. K. Mcclure, editor Of the
Philadelphia Times, will deliver lecture
on "reminiscences of President Lincoln,"
in Massasoit hall Oh next Friday evening.
We need not assure the people of any COM
munity in this broad state that 10 more
popular and pleasant public speaker comes
among them Col. Mcclure is peculiarly,
gifted both as all orator and writer his
large experience in public affairs and ex-
tcnsive acquaintance among public .mcD
especially fit him to entertain an audience
wit the subject named for this occasion.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-03-20

THE gratifying news comes from Phil
adelphia that the Committee Of One
Hundred is getting up the records of
the members of the Legislature from
that city, and is canvassing the prospects
of defeating most of the roosters for re
election. Senators Newell and Horatio
Gates Jones are slated for overthrow, and
it is well : Newell is a servile slave of
the ring Jones is a pretentious blather-
skite, who affects certain degree of
honesty, but runs like rabbit at the
crack of the ringmaster's whip. Such
rooster representatives as Souder, Rice,
Graham, Mitchell, Molineaux, HUM,
Deveraux, McCreery and Hazlett are of
course marked to have their necks wrung.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-03-20
Lancastr,ans In Philadelphia.

Some of Lancaster s young people figure
in the column devoted to society and gOs-
Sip in the Philadelphia Chronicle Herald.
Recent personal mention includes the
names of Misses Mysie Bremen, Blanche
Bressler, Messrs. Charles McConomy and
Frank Hess, all now Or formerly Of this
city.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-03-20
An Indian Idol

In tho window Of Zahm's book storr,
South Queen street, may be seen spheri-
cal stone, about the sligo and shape of i
cocoa nut, which was-perhaps,-in the
long ago, an object Of idolatrous worship.
On the surface of the stone is cut what
may have been intended as the eyes and
mouth Of monkey, and there arc some
indistinct traceries Of other objects, the
plainest of which are an owl and couple
of serpents. The "idor' was found in
the lower end of Lancaster county.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-03-20
"The I.anker,s Daushter.''

Saturday nights performance Of this
play at Fulton opera house was conspic-
uously lacking in the many excellent quail
tiles that have made the previous rendi-
tions here so admirable. The company,
though under the same management as
formerly, has suffered numerous changes,
which have served to materially weaken
It, and there is scarcely room for compari-
son of the two last presentations of the
drama. The audience was large an. bril-
liant, every seat in the lower part Of tho hail
being taken.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-03-20
Preparing for High School.

One hundred and forty pupils of Tho
secondary schools were examined in physi
ology on Saturday by City Superintendent
Buehrle. The examination iu other
branches Of study will follow. and those
among the pupils who reach the necessary
standard will be transferred to the highl
school at the end of the term.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-03-20
Sale OF Real L state.

J. M. Herzog, sold to-day at private
sale TO JAG. Seitz, two story brick house
with two-story double back building at
tached, No. 506 West Orange street, },
for $2,5O0. Mr.: Hsrsog a)so eadvertises
his barber shop for sale inanother column
to-day. He intends to move to Colorado
for the benefit of his health.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-03-20
JAKE R.NEhART'S ADVENTURE.



He Makes an Attack a Police Omcer and
Gets Left.
On Saturday afternoon Jacob Rinehart, a
young man who Is well known in police
circles. was arrested by Officer Daily at the
West King street depot on the charge of
false pretense, preferred by Mrs. Rosanna
Briederly, of Beaver street, who alleges
that he beat her out of s21.50 for board.
He was taken to the Office Of Alderman
Spurrier and was committed to prison for
hearing, Officer Coye left the Office
with Rinehart in charge. They walked
along talking, until they reached the
corner of East King and Christian streets,
when suddenly Rinehart turned around
and with his fist struck the officer
an ugly blow on the mouth. The officer
was taken by surprise, and as he did not
have hold Of Rinehart, the young ruffian
started on = run down Christian street.
Tho officer, with the blood streaming down
his face and over his clothing, closely pur-
sued him. and caught him on Duke street,
between Mifflin and East King. He still
resisted and Officer Elias came to Coyle's
assistance, when nippers were placed on
Jacob. They started out East King street,
and in front of AIbright's cigar store
Rinehart again began acting very badly.
He kicked at the officers and attempted
to strike them. He was again got on
his feet, but in front Of Killin2er's
butcher shop he again imagined that he
could get away and renewed his fighting;
he was given several smacks over the legs
with mace, which had good effect. lie
wsuld not walk, but pretending that he
was hurt, lay down. He was loaded into
wagon and was driven to the prison. On
the way out he fought for some time and
endeavored to kick the officers he was
ovcrpowered, however, and did not succeed
in hurting any one, although he tried it
again at the prison.
Rinchart had been drinking some, but
was not intoxicated. He acted very badly,
and it is lucky for him that he did not re-
| csiys a beating. He was not used roughly
by the officers, who were treated in
shameful manner by him. Officer Coyle
has brought suit against him, charging
him with asssuiting and resisting an Off
Ger, and when he gets through with these
charges he will not strike anybody else,
for some time at least.
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Ona Cou,a Capacity.

A good COW, weighing from $50 to I, 900
pounds, will consume from eight and a
half to ten tons Of fodder per annum, and
will produce from two to two and a half
tons Of milk in;the same period.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-03-20

The mayor had nideteen customers be-
fore him this morning. One drunk was
sent out for short term, five were made
to pay costs, and the others, who were
dodgers, were discharged.
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a succeseful Entel faIn,nent. .

On Saturday evening All entertainment
was given in the Highland school house,
West Lampeter township by'thS lyceum.
1t consisted of dialogues, recitations,
music, &C., and tho audience was very
large, It was a success in every way.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-03-20

On Saturday afternoon julius Levy jr.,
residing on East Walnut street, fel! on
North Duke street, breaking a bone in
his left leg above the ankle. He was
taken to his homo in q carriage and DR..
Grove attended him.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-03-20
Kicked BY . Horse.

Frank Resh was kicked by horse al
the stables in the rear Of ths McGranu
house on Saturday night, and his leg was
badly cut. ~ .
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-03-20

A very largo crowd was in attendance at
the livery stock sale Of Cyrus H. COlvin
to day and horses, carriages &C., brought
good prices.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-03-20
New Postmaster.

Samuel Wechter has been appointed
postmaster at Terre Hill.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-03-20

THE Philadelphia Times points out most
forcibly the tendency of tho Republican
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-03-20

The aggregate value Of dairy products
in this country is from $4O0, 900, 900 to
5000, 900, 900, giving employment to at
least 5, 900, 600 people.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-03-20

THAT brilliant luminary, the dog star,
Sirius, is leaving the earth at the rate of
$4,000 miles an hour. But as this has
been going on for some time, and the world
does not seem to have grown any better
for lack of its "balcful light" there is not
much to hope Or fear from the early dis
appearance of Orion's guard and com
panion.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-03-20

THE Northumberland Democrat pub
lished at Sunbury, begins its twenty
second year with continued evidence of
deserved prosperity. Though our esteem.
e! contemporary has been doing yoeman
service in the cause of correct doctrine
long before it was "old enough to votc,'
Brother Eichholtz has our warm con-
gratulatiops upon the arrival of his news-
paper at the full stature Of political man
hood. Long may it wave.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-03-20

EVERY state in the union and every
organized territory will elect legislature.
in whole Or in part, this year, and twenty
three states will elect governor.