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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-08-26
FIiSE.
A Barn Burned bv Ch,lsr

The New Holland Clarion says: "The
barn on the property of Andrew Caldwell.
near ScruGt0wn, which is farmed by Cyrus
Miller, was burned to the ground, with
all its contents except the live stock, on
Wednesday evening. Children playing
with matches in the barn was the cause Of
the fire. Five tons of hay, the crop OF
two acres of wheat and about one han
dred bushels of oats were burned. The
intense heat considerably damaged his
growing tobacco crop, as it was in close
proximity to the building. The loss to
Mr.. Miller is great. We were unable to
ascertain whether there was any Insurance
upon the building or contents"
An Early Morning Fro In Now Holland.
Between three and four o'clock this
morning the large washhouse on the
premises Of II. NJ. Weller about One-four:h
of a mile south "f New Holland was
burned to the ground. 1t is thought to
have been tho work of au incendiary, as
the family had no fire in the house for a
week or more. The contents wero all
destroyed.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-08-26
FOUL PLAY SUSPECTED.


Circumstances Which Indicate that Widow
or McSsrseb, Of Newark, was Poisoned.
Tho Coroner Investigating the Case.
The county physician is investigating
the death of Thomas McGrath, of Newark
who died on Wednesday morning under
very suspicious circumstances. McGrath
was widower, possessed of considerable
property, and was about to be married.
The latter fact was very displeasing to
certain members Of his family. On Tues
day afternoon he went to a lawyers Office
and made his will, and, it is said, was
accompanied by members of his family
That night he was taken with cramps in
the stomach, vomiting and purging, and
by one O'Clock Wednesday morning he
was dead. A physician in attendance
thought his death was due to cholera NOR
has. The funeral was to take place FRI
day, when relative appeared before the
county physician and made such state
ments that the latter made post-mortem
examination and found sure indications of
poisoning. The funeral was held, but the
body was placed in vault. The post.
mortem will be continued, as it is not oer-
tain whether McGrath was poisoned or
not. An inquest has been ordered.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-08-26

Camsron's Overthrow Must Be Complete.
New York Times, Rep.
1t is we'll understood that there is very
widespread irritation among Pennsylvania
Republicans at the offensive and selfish
dictation of Cameron. The feeling extends
far beyond the ranks of those who are now
avowedly Independents, and it is among
these disaffected but hesitating voters that
the Independents should be at work. They
will find the minions of their adversaries
already in that field, spaIing no effort, ne
glecting no occasion, lavish in promises and
everywhere active to hold wavering and
discontented Republicans loyal to their
present master. The Independents should
be no less active and jealous to fill these
half f-hearted converts with the full meas
ure of faith and carry them in triumph into
their own fold. They will not be true to
their great opportunity and the cause of
political freedom and reform if they con-
tent themselves with merely defeating
General Beaver. If Cameron is over
matched by a narrow majority he will live
to renew the fight. His overthrow should
be made so disastrous and complete as to
leave him among the heaps of slain on the
field, politically dead beyond all hope of
rcsuscitation.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-08-26
Sprague's Mfsfortunes.


Ex-senator Sprague defends his Rhode
Island home with an armed force
against the intrusion of the mutual
friend" Moulton, who thinks he has
bought the estate at a sale lately made
by one Chaffee, who claims to have au.
thOrity in the premises. Mr.. Sprague
claims that he had none and that the
alleged sale was no sale. Who is legally
right We do not know, and probably no
one knows much better. The Sprague
affairs are so inextricably tangled up
that perhaps even Philadelphia lawyer
would not make q much better fist at
Strengthening them out than the New
England lawyers have. Ben Butler
has been having hand in the
business, but he seems to have retired
for the present, as he has not been lately
conspicuous. If Benjamin finds the job
of disentanglement too big for his pow
ers We may conclude that the trouble is
of goodly size for Butler is an adept in
the deft work required in the business.
One thing is certain, and that is that
Sprague has the public sympathy in his
troubles, and If he should shoot few of
the fellows who have been deviling him
for years it is likely that jury would
find some justification for him, even if it
was not just the thing for him to do.
Governor Sprague has shown himself to
he good square man in days when he
bad the power to. make the exhibition
and to benefit his kind. He has lost his
fortune and his wife. The latter lid
dance was good one, but he has had
great deal of trouble and annoyance in
making it. He has had moro than his
share of calamity, and merits sympathy
accordingly.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-08-26
Paying for their Fun,

On Thursday evening and last evening
nine of the young men charged with being
engaged in the disgraceful brawl near
Green Cottage on Sunday last were heard
before Alderman Patrick Donnelly. Seven
of the gang were discharged on payment
of costs, this being their first appearance
before the alderman. Two others were
discharged for want of evidence against
them. There are six or eight more of
them yet to be heard.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-08-26
LabOr's Best Representative.
Lns In ry.n I'm ninn- AoIor

W NllkcSDdTTc Cu1Ou-Lc;t(lcr.
Labor's rights are to be assured only
through the honest and effective admins
tration or execution of existing laws, and
legislative or constitutional amendment
when such administration or execution
proves existing laws unfair or unproduc-
tive of the results sought to be attained
in their enactment.
For this, labor wants voice and influence
in the Legislature; and where in all Penn
sylvania is there q man better fitted and
more likely to assure them such voice and
influence than he who at the present time
represents this district in the State Senate
Hon. Eckley Brinton Coke? Insisting,
as is his duty, upon the absolute rights of
capital, he insists also, not only upon the
rights of labor, bnt on the decision of all
disputes between the two in spirit of the
greatest possible generosity to the latter.
The workingmen of Luzerne are to-day as
we'll, if not better, represented in the SEN
ate than they would be by any other of its
citizens.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-08-26
Arrested for Nlbol.

Hiram McNair, editor of the York Re-
publican, the organ of the Independent
Republicans, was arrested on charge OF
libel The prosecutor is Hiram Young,
editor of the Dispatch, the Stalwart organ.
The libelous publication grew out Of a
rather bitter controversy which has been
in progress between the two papers for
some time, which had its origin in party
differences. Charges of dishonesty were
published by Colonel Young against Nc
Nair, and he retorted by making similar
charges against his rival, and adding i'm
putations of immortality. The event
has created considerable interest in tho
community.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-08-26
PERSONAL.

EDWIN BOOTH will speak English and
the supporting company German during a
tour OF Germany.
ISABELLA, ex-queen of Spain, has grown
tired of tho Frech capital and is going
back to her old ream.
OSCAR WILLIE is announced to lecture
soon at Cape May. His subject will be
Love-"
Mr.. E. DwYER GRAY, the imprisoned
Irish journalist, has unanimously been
voted the freedom of the city by the cor
poration of Limerick.
r. ]. BURDErTE, the Hapksye humorist
who is summering near West Chester is
said to be looking for location in that
vicinity to build a residence.
SENATOR JOSEPH E. BROWN, of Georgia,
is the largest taxpayer in the city of
Atlanta. lie owns $263, 400 worth of real
estate and SG6, 600 worth of personal
property there.
HERBERT SPENCER has gone to the
Catskills in search of rest and quiet. He
will 60 thence to Canada and probably to
Chicago. returning to the East probably
in September.
JAMES GORDON BENNETT has had the
pillars in front of his Newport residence
ornamented with bronze owls. They are
really gas lamps, the light streaming from
their eyes having a weird effect. There
are six Of them, two being placed at each
entrance,
DAVID DUDLEY FIELD has q country
seat at Stockbridge, Mass, and he has at
various times purchased over fifteen hun
dred acres of land in the neighborhood, in
order to keep out the march of modern
improvements. His latest purchase is
$40, 900 of railroad stock, which he took in
order to keep the road from going near the
town.
PRINCESS DoLGoURoUKI, morgaDatic
widow of the late Gar, recently left Kis-
sengen, where she had expected to spend
the entire season, very abruptly, on hear
ing of the impending visit to that place of
the Grand Duke Vladimir, whom she re-
CARDS as her bitterest foe. Her troubles
and sorrows are beginning to show their
ravages upon her beautiful face and
form.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-08-26
from Lancaster to Little Rock.

Mr.. George 8. Lands, for number OF
years past connected with the INTELLI-
GENCER, will leave tomorrow night at
1:1O for Little Rock, Ark, where he has
accepted a lucrative position on the Ga
zette. Mr.. Lands is q skillful practical
printer and ready writer, as his contri
buttons to the columns of this journal
have frequently attested. He will bear to
the far West the best wishes of host of
friends, and will no doubt infuse in his
new work the same ardor and energy that
havo been his characteristics here. Our
young friend has been an earnest and Wig
orous Democratic worker and will find the
political atmosphere Of his new home en-
tirely congenial. His route will DO to
Pittsburg, Columbus, Indianapolis and
Chicago, thence to st. Louis, where he
will take the Iron Mountain and Southern
road to Little Rock.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-08-26
Camerou,srn Doomed.
New York Tribunc,,( (Rep.)

New York Trlbunc,t (Rep.)
The plain fact is that there are two Re-
publican tickets in the field, and there are
not enough Republican votes in the State
to elect more than one. Indeed it is fact
that first-class Republican ticket, satifac-
tory to both Republican factions, could be
elected over Mr.. Pattison, the Democratic
candidate, only by hard work. No party
can breed a quarrel like that which Mr..
Cameron's management has caused in
Pennsylvania and not lose strength by it.
In addition to this, there is Mr.. Pattison' g
independent reform record, and the fact
that thousands of Republicans in Phila-
delphia have voted for him as controller,
and have seen no cause for regretting it.
What they have done once they will find
it easy to do again. 1t is absurd to say,
therefore, that General Beaver has any
chance of being elected. He could not be
if the Independent ticket we're out of the
field. He simply blocks the way.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-08-26

Election this year occurs on Tuesday,
7th of November, 1882. Polls open at 2
a. m. and remain open continuously until
7p.m.
Voters must be assessed and registered
TWO MONTHS preceding the election, this
year on or before THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER
7th. Voters who have not paid State or
county tax within two years next preced-
ing the election must pay on or before
Saturday, October 7th. Wednesday and
Thursday, September 9Th and 7th, are the
final days for assessing and registering.
On each of these days the assessor is re-
quired to be at the polling places in his
district from 10 a. m. until 8 p. m, and
from 8 until 9p. m, to perfect his list.
Any elect0r has the right to examine the
list and and require correction by adding
qualified voters names or striking off dis
qualified ones In case of neglect or refu-
sal by the register the court is required to
issue the summary process to compel cor
rection. Eoery person added must be assess
ed. Naturalized citizens must produce
their certificates, and the register record
them. Persons intending to be naturalized
may be SO registered, but certificates must
be procured on or before Saturday, October
7th. The list is required to be exposed at
the polling place from and after August
7th, for examination by electors.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-08-26
A skECK OF SCANDAL.


"A Married Woman and . YOung 01rl El0po
Win the nlinstrels.
When Barlow, Wilson s. Co.. 3 mi0strols
arrived in Lancaster, yesterday, two OF
the company had with them each, .
woman picked up in York. After trying
to get quarters for them at one or moro
hotels the women were taken to q private
boarding house on Water street, whore
they passed tho night. Late last evening
a respectable gentleman from York sp.
peared before Alderman McCOnOmy and
stated that one of the women was his
daughter, the other . young married
woman of York, and that they had been
persuaded by the minstrels to leave thoir
homes and run away with them. He made
complaint of disOrderly conduct against
them and they were arrested. Tho women
were also arrested and taken befOre Alder.
man McConOmy. The married one showed
good deal of contrition, and professed tn
bo anxious to return homo, but the
younger one seemed very angry that she
had been captured, and it was only on
being threatened with imprisonment that
she consented to return with her father to
York. Both women deny any improper
intimacy with the minstrels. As they be-
long to respectable families their names
are withheld.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-08-26
Patent Granted.

A patent has just been granted to Alfred
H. Comp and Geo. E. Marsh. of Mount
Joy, for an improvement in land rollers.
The novelty in this invention consists in
placing scraper diagonally across the
roller, and in SO attaching it that it can be
raised or lowered to any extent that may
be desired. The patent was secured
through VIM. r. Gerhart, solicitor of
patents, of this city.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-08-26
Excarslon to Landlsyille,

During the campmeeting the Penpsyl-
vania railroad company will run excursion
trains to Landisville as follows: Leave
3:l5 and $50 p: m: Returning will leave
Landisville at 9:2O q. M, 1910, 2:3O, 6 and
Up. m. Fair for the round trip 80 cents.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-08-26
COLUMBIA NEWS.


Events Along the susquehanna-ltsms oi
Interest In and Around tho Borough
Picked Up by tho IDtellt-
EeDcer's Reporter.
One of the dealers in watermelons here
has found it to be very profitable to send a
vendor into the county with them.
A runaway horse startled the pedestrians
on Locust street this morning. He turned
the vehicle over Third street, where he was
captured.
Two freight cars of the Reading s. Col
umbia railroad were thrown off the siding
in the rear of the Continental hotel yes
terday, at l p. m. Both were broken by
the accident.
A man jumped off the Port Deposit
train this morning, and landed fairly
against the switch.tender, Mr.. Jesse
Wolfe, knocking him down. No person
hurt, though Mr.. Wolfe was consider
ably surprised at the sudden collision.
Almost . Fatal Accident.
While attempting to jump from Resd-
ing & Columbia freight train yesterday,
at the Shawnee siding, Christopher Wei
mer was thrown violently to the ground
and nearly rolled under the train. The
escape was a very narrow one.
Died in York County.
Mr.. John Moore, q former resident of
Norwood, near Columbia, died at his late
residence in York county yesterday, of
inflammation of the bowels, at the age of
43 years. The burial will take place tc-
morrow at p. m., at MOore's graveyard,
near Norwood.
Fine Furniture.
Mr.. John Musscr, son of Mr.. A. j. Mus
ser, upholsterer, is just completing the
uphOlstering Of a handsome black walnut
parlor suite. The workmanship reflects
great credit on tho young gentleman. Red
plush is the material with which the fur
niture is being covered.
To Mako Muslc by tho Sea.
Mr.. Will Mathiot left this morning for
Atlantic City. He was at that place about
two weeks ago, when lie was offered the
position of pian0ist at the Albion hotel.
The gentleman is a fine performer on that
instrument, as he is on the organ, aud be
will give abundant satisfaction to his en-
ployers
Personal Mention.
The family of DR.. l.. S. Filbert. of Phil
adelphia, is visiting Mr.. Samuel Filbert
On Walnut street.
Mr.. Harry Sample. cDe of the pillars of
the Citizens band, is lying at his residence
quite i'll.
The Rev. ]. p. McCurdy, of Frederick,
Nd, will fill the pulpit of the Presbyte-
rian church to- morrow.
Mr.. William Patton and daughter,
Josie, and Mr.. William Clark and daugh-
ter returned hons last evening from
Ocean Grove
Mr.. Howell Michael returned yesterday
after pleasant visit to Cape May and to
friends in Philadelphia.
Having returned from his summer vaca-
ton, tho Rev. C. s. Gerhard will occupy,
as usual, the pulpit of Trinity Reformed
church tomorrow morning and evening.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-08-26
Gone Fishing.

Thirteen of George Pontz's huus
painters started on a fishing excursion
this afternoon. They go to Safe Harbor
in bus, will remain there over night and
return tomorrow evening. They are
we'll provided with bait, tackle and pro-
visions, and all the other adjuncts neces-
sary to successful fishing.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-08-26
Tho Big Beaver Bridge.

County Commissioner Sunny this
morning rode down the Quarryville rail-
road to the Big Beaver bridge, recently
destroyed by the flood, for the purpose of
inspecting the material saved from the
wreck. It has not yet been decided
whether the bridge will be rebuilt by the
turnpike company or the county.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-08-26
MISTAKEN IDENTITY.


Yesterday Chief Deichler and Officers
CIamer and Lemon, from information ro-
ceived from the Harrisburg autOrities, ar
rested ut Ziegler's hotel, East King street,
two men supposed to be Andrew Russ and
James Madden, who broke out ofthe Har.
risburg Jail few days previous. When
arrested the men gave their names as
Frank Strine and Thomas Ryan. The
Harrisburg Authorities were notified and
Simon Duey, warden Of the Jail, came on
to take tho prisoners back to Harrisburg;
but a. soon - he saw them he declared
they were not the mon he wanted, al
though they pretty nearly answered the
description of the missing prisoners. They
were thereupon discharged.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-08-26
WARNINGS to WOrkingrnen.

Warnings to WOrkinSmen.
Pittsburg Post
We should think existing industrial con-
ditions in Pennsylvania, especially in AL
legheny county, would deter Democratic
workingmen from giving aid and comfort,
either directly or indirectly to the Gamer
on machine. They have certainly not for
gotten the appeals of the manufacturers in
1880, that "Garfeld's election means
higher wages and steady work !; Hancock s
election means lower wages or idleness. "
That is the way it was put by the manufac-
turers, who were devoted partisans of the
Cameron machine. How has this pledge
been kept? Let existing labor conditions
answer. Thousands of wOrkingmen arc
idle, and the pinch Of want is beginning
to be felt in some quarters. Wages have
not kept pace with the increased cost of
living, although the bountiful harvests give
promise these conditions may be improved
in the future.
. Remembering these facts, we cannot see
how Republican and Democratic working
men can be induced to come to the relief
of the Cameron machine. 1t is undoubt-
edly in distress because people will no
longer submit to its corrupt and tyrannical
rule but it should look for relief only to
those who have profited by its long posses
sion of power. Certainly not to the work
ingmen, who have been deluded by promises
and whose present idleness is proof of the
way these promises have been wrecked by
the very men who are at the head of the
Cameron machine in Allegheny county.
We mako no class appeal for the votes of
workingmen. Let them vote rs their
judgment commands; but it is duty to
warn Democratic workingmen against a
repetition of the same sort of trickery and
falsehood by which they were defrauded of
the honest expression of theirsentiments at
the elections of 1873 and 1880.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-08-26
PROBABLY a FATAL FALL.

A Han In A0uht JOY Seriously Hurt-Other
1ssns OF News iro0 the BoroUGn.
On Thursday afternoon George Shires,
aged 42, Of near Geyer's mill, Rapho town.
ship, while in . fir fell from the porch of
his dwelling. His head struck . board
and he received an ugly cash in his head
about six inches long. He is subject to
epilepsy and not long since broke four of
his ribs by fall. DR.. John J. Newpher,
who attended him, has poor hopes OF his
recovery, as it is feared that lock,jaw may
set in at any time.
While cOuntryman named Hoffman, of
RaphO, was selling produce in the vicinity
of the wOolen mill on Friday morning, his
horse, which was frightened at the steam
whistle, started off on the run. The ami
NAL becoming unmanageable would have
made bad work had not an employee Of
the wooden mill caught the horse. No
one was hurt.
For the second time this season the mar
ried nine measured their strength at the
Dat with club of young fellows on Fri.
day afternoon, on the ball grounds adjoin-
ing the passenger station. In the first
game the married men came out victorious,
but this time they lost the game, as will
be seen by this score by innings:
3 4 .
singis:s:::::::::::::s ainea'sa:s SSSsS - -
Umpire-ClaytOn Hoffman.
Time of Game-TwO hours.
George Stealy, the young man who was
injured by the driving acc. dent on Thurs
day evening, an account of which appeared
in yesterdays INTELLIGENCER, lay un.
conciOus for some time at the house of
Peter Shickly, close by the scene of tho
accident. He is slowly recovering and
will be able to be removed to-day to his
home at john Engle's, Rapho township.
John B. Shelly, of the Red Lion hotel,
was the happy recipient of two. beautiful
bouquets, John H. Masterson, of Mast er-
sonville, was the donor.
3. NJ. Yutzy, principal of the borough
schools, arrived iu town last evening" The
schools will be opened on Monday.
Miss Mysa E. Brenner, of Philadelphia,
is the guest of Miss Nettie Ricksecker.
G. E. Reed, assistant postmaster is tax
ing his summer vacation in New Jersey.
The Millersville base ball club will play
a match game of ball this afternoon at this
place.
If the weather is fair Sunday will be
big time at the cOlored camp. We propose
to tell INTELLIGENCER readers all about it
on Monday.
Sterne's meeting house which has been
furnished will be dedicated on Sunday,
Sept. 18th.
Rapho public schools will be opened on
Manday, Sept. 18th.
On account of camp at Landisville there
will not be any services at the Church of
God in this place next Sunday nor the
following Sunday.