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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-08-23

families would be pensioned and If
they themselves suffered in body and
had their means of livelihood impaired,
they would get a proper degree Of CON-.
pensation. The pension is, therefore, no
more of bounty, to those who deserve
it, than was their regular pay. But there
are a good many able bodied frauds get
ting it, and these are the people who do
not want to see their names in print /;
but they are the identical chaps that the
public want to see.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-08-23

to one of the cords that served to attach
the balloon. The balloon unexpectedly
broke loose, aud ths cord, unrOlling itself
with lightning rapidity, caught IN a
sort of running kuOI around the first and
second fugers of Gratien's fright hand.
Gratien was Immediately whiske off into
the air 600 metres high. 1u vail he tried to
haul himself up on the cord and loop it
over his arm. After frantic eEforts he be
came exhausted and hung as tho end of
the cord suspended solely by his two
fingers, and suffering excruciasinS agony.
Owing TO the jerking Of the balloon, the
cord cut like razor through the flesh to
the bone. In that situation Gratien was
carried to the distance of nearly four
miles at the height of 600 metres above
the earth. Mile. Albertine, overcome by
the horror Of the situation, tainted away
and sank helpless to the bottom Of the
car. As the air in the balloon
became cool the balloon descended,
but bumped against the earth
in the midst of dense mass OF
thorny shrubbery. GTatien was not Only
stripped Of his clothes, but his skin Was
literally torn in strips from his body as he
was dragged for nearly half a mile thIsough
the thorny brambles. Finally some peas
ants managed to cut tho cord. Gratien ap-
psale to be mass OF wounds and to be ns ar
bleeding to death. Strange to say, he
did not lose consciousness for q single in
slant. He suffered no internal injury, and
although his condition is critical, he pro
baby will recover.
When the rope was cut and the balloon
was freed from tho weight Of Gratien' $
body it again arose in the air, carrying OIL
Mile. Albertine. BY singular good fortune
it soon landed in a marsh. and mademoi
selle at last stood on terra irma. She was
sorely distressed in mind and badly scared,
but otherwise safe and sound.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-08-23
AN AEKONAUT,S PERIL,

Hanging by two ringers from q Balloon
1900 Foot from tho Earth.
At ROyan, on the river Gironde, in
France, there was on Friday scene perhaps
unprecedented in the annals of ballOoning,
M. Gratien, we'll known aeronaut, was
about to ascend in hot air balloon called
"La Vidouvillaise." Mile. Albertinc.
the heroine of several balloon ascensiOns,
was seated in the car and NJ. Gratien was
holding in his right hand loose coil tied
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-08-23

Col. MOsBY, the OK warrior and present
consul at Hong Kong, this speaks of the
situation in the Old Dominion; "What q
beautiful spectacle We now have in Vir-
ginia-Mahone teaching the people how to
steal and Dick Farr teaching them how to
spell. If any ono asks You what think
Of Malone, just say that regard hmm -
2 common freebooter-a regular Dick
Turpiu." -.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-08-23
Police OaSeR.

His honor the mayor had soven cases
Of drunkenness and disor,ierly conduct to
dispose of this morning. Three of the
offenders were discharged on payments of
costs and four were sent to Jail for terms
Ranging from ten to twenty days.
Thomas Cassidy, and Julia, his wife,
were arrested yesterday for drunkenness
and disOrderly conduct. They were taken
before Alderman Alex. DOnnelly and by
him committed for thirty ono days
each,
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-08-23
The list of pensioners upon {

The list of pensioners upon the
general government is about to be
printed. 1t is q good idea. No man
who gets pension deservedly need be
ashamed of it nor to have it known. 1t
is no discredit to him. He is not pauper
in any sense. The soldiers who went
ont into the field were poorly enough
paid. It was an implied condition of
their service that it they died their
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-08-23
Hurt by n Torpedo.

This morning TWO Boys residing near
tho Lancaster bolt works found a torpedo
on the railroad near the works and placing
exploded and fearfully tore the muscles of
the arm of one of the boys and cut the
other quite badly on the head and face.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-08-23
The Old Factory Bridge.

The bridge that spans the Conestoga on
the old factory road, southeast of the city,
is SO badly in need Of repair that ths
county commissioners have made a CON-
tract with John Kreckel to repair it. The
principal defect il in the abutment on the
1.ampeter side of the creek, which will
have to be partly rebuilt. MIR. Kreckel IS
to have the work completed by tho LIST Of
November.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-08-23

JUST now the people are thinking
more about the corn crop than politics,
and we cannot blame them. The corn
crop is good thing, aud we are glad to
see that it is promising, Notwithstanding
Pennsylvania is under Democratic ad
ministration. There have been some
very able speeches, no doubt, made in
the Legislature in the last few days, but
We prefer TO print Gov. Pattison's talk
to the husbandmen at Williams Grove.
All mankind live by the plow and fail !;
and if the Legislature will not adjourn
in time for the fall seeding the members
will have to excuse the rest of the people
of the commonwealth for turning their
attention from events at Harrisburg to
more fruitful fields.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-08-23
AViciOsIs Woman.

A few days ago Alderman Samson scnt
to Jail Ellen Lenhart for short torn for
day she was released and had been at
liberty but a few hours, when she again
got drunk and attempted to carve her
husband Charles Lenlart, with a big
butcher kniio. Tho unfortunate benedict
managed to escape and complaint was
again lodged, and last evening she was
again committed for term Of 20 days.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-08-23
Large Hon Egg.

VIM. Wright, South Prince street. is the
owner of a white Brahma non that laid an
egg yesterday measuring y inches long
and 81 round. This hon frequently lays
eggs almost a. large a. this one.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-08-23
Too Many Watches.

Philadelphia Times.
Carl Fogel, who claimed to DO front
Lancaster, and Goo. Shal, of Newark, N
j.. two young men, were arrested on
Wednesday afternoon by Special Officer
Rosek Oh suspicion. A large quantity of
jewery and watches was found in their
possession. They had made several efforts
to dispose of the rings and watches. They
will have hearing to day.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-08-23

No change has been made in the new
postoffice building in Philadelphia 80 as
to make an entrance for the public on
Chestnut street. Notwithstanding the
spaciousness of the esplanade on that
side and the fact that Chestnut street is
the great thorOughfare for pedestrians,
the postOfiice edifice is absolutely with.
out an entrance on that street. For this
apparent architectural blunder the ex-
cuse was made that an entrance there
would tend to cOngregate crowds and oh
struct the sidewalks. or course this is
no justification for the omission of such
. osnvenience to the business men and
others doing business at the pOstOf1ice, but
the fact is that without an entrance this
side of the building has become favor
ite lOafing place, and those who cOngre-
gate there find themselves entirely
free from the interruption which a
stream Of patrons going in and out
would have caused them.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-08-23

ANY soldier who has lost his discharge
papers can obtain new ones at the cost of
their affidavits from those knowing of the
facts-75 cents forwarded to the war de-
partment.
IT is an incx pressiblo relief to an anxious
nation to know that tho St. Louis girl of
irreproachable family who mysteriously
disappeared, did not take her fathers
colUred cOachman with her.
If the Stockton hOtel,at Caps Ma has,
as is reported, lowered its rates 20 So
per day, it is an evidence that the tide
of common sense is beginning to flow in
ON hotel proprietors.
PROPRIETARY medicines with eighty
two per cent of whisky in their compost
tion, which have long been masquerading
under the seductive title of "bitters, !"
must now pay the liquor tax, except when
they are sold Gin good faith" as medi-
cines. The immense hole in the saving
clause will inevitably make the law a
dead letter.
II is announced that the Irishmen Of
Boston, headed by Hon. 2. A. Collins and
John Boyle O'Reilly, have determined to
officially repudiate O. O'Donovau Rossa and
his tribe of fire eating dynamiters. While
they are at it, they might as we'll include
Finnerty and his following who have been
lately bowling their admiration for Carey s
assassin in the luxuriant West. II Ireland
is ever to take her place among the na-
tions of the earth gag must DO put in
the mouths of these blatant patriots, to he
removed only at the sound of the trump
of universal doom. And such action can
not be taken TOO soon.
AN interesting bi centennial celebration
will take place in Springfield township,
Delaware county, On Saturday next. 1t
will be the occasion of the two hundredth
anniversary Of tho arrival at that place
from England of George Maris, with his
wife aud family. The Maris descendants
now scattered through six states, Pennsyl
vania, Delaware, Maryland, Ohio, Iowa,
California, and also from England, propose
to fittingly commemorate the second CEN
tury that has elapsed since the arrival Of
their progenitor on American soil. 1t is a
laudable design, and one which if more
observed might DO conducive of beneficial
results. The virtues of the ancestor dill.
gently impressed on his youthful descend
ants, caunot but act as a stimulant on
their energies to emulate his example.
| WERE Senator Stewart possessed of a
little more avoirdupOis he would make a
most excellent personator of Falstaff, his
inconsistency and capability of wriggling
out of a tight place being fairly equal to
Shakspeare's merry king of bufoons
After having repudiated his own congress
ional bill, he proudly proclaimed himself
the author of the present unconstitutiona
Republican "ultimatum. He now
seeks deeper depths by charging the Dem
ocrats of the Legislature with the desire
to keep up the special session on account
of the emoluments thereto appertaining,
forgetting, poor man, that lie was the head
and front of the ten-dollar-a-day policy in
the special session of 1881. How have the
mighty fallen
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-08-23

Rev. B. F. Beck, chaplain Of the Senate.
will preach IN the first Baptist church Of
this city on Sunday next, preparatory to
his acceptance Of An appointment to Bis
marck. Dak0tah, BY tho Baptist missionary
society.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-08-23

ANY soldier who has lost his discharge
papers can obtain new ones at the cost of
their affidavits from those knowing of the
tacts-75 cents forwarded to the war de-
partment.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-08-23

If the Stockton hotel, at Cape Ma has,
as is reported, lowered its rates 20 So
per day, it is an evidence that the tide
of common sense is beginning to flow in
ON hotel prOprietOrs.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-08-23

IT is an inexpressiblo relief to an anxious
irreproachable family who mysteriously
disappeared, did not take her fathers
colured cOachman with her.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-01-26
STRAY NOTES BY A WAY
FARER

There is a great deal of grumbling
in the county about high taxes, and
it is laid to the tramp law. Well, we
can take it out in grumbling, because
we have no time to attend meetings
and get up petitions or circumstances,
unless some of our prominent men
will go round and attend to getting up
meetings and bring on big gun to do
the talking. 1t will take an immense
deal of grumbling to alter the tramp
law. It is quite profitable to certain
officers. and they will work and not
grumble. Why cannot the citizens in
any school district hold meetings. and
not wait for that big gun, but talk the
thing up just the same as they would
at their own fireside. 1t is not long
and eloquent speeches, but a thorough
canvas of this or any other question
that will produce the best results.
Men are content to grumb bic, and take
no steps to arrest evils. If we do not
! wish to be taxed so much we must
show that we are earnest in the matter
and intend mark ttoIIe men who by
their votes bring OH heavy taxes, a
great part of which go into the peck
cts of public servants. without con
ferring any benefit on the people they
| profess to serve. Now let US SET
what district or town will first stir il
this matter, and take means TO let thu
Legislature know that we are in earn
est about it.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-01-26
ANOTHER CIRCUIT JUDGE CAN.
DIDATE SUGGESTED.

The Lake Geneva Herald proposes
Hon. L. D. Weeks, of Whisewa or. as a
suitable candidate for Circuit Judge,
and speaks of his peculiar fitness for
the Office. The bringing out of differ
ent names for the position is altogether
proper; it strengthens the views here
tufore expressed in this paper of the
propriety of calling regularly consti-
tuted convention to choose from among
the candidates the proper man to be
supported. Speaking of one of the
candidates for whom such precon.
certed EFFORT was made few weeks
ago to Sc. to booming in the three
counties, the Herald remarks (:
"The squirt of enthusiasm made a
short time ago in Racine County in
favor of young Winslow of Racine for
circuit judge has rather come to a
stand-still, if not entirely died out
The fact is, the people of these three
counties feel that good republican
can be found to take the place as vel
as democrat like Mr.. Wlnslow."
The candidates which have thus fal
been proposed for the Office of Circuit
Judge, whether all by their consent VIZ
know not, are J. B. Winslow and
Judge Hand, of Racine County; J. T.
Wentworth and T. d. Weeks, of Wal
worth county; and Anthony Var
Wyck, of Kenosha county.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-01-26

1848, when Wisconsin, was admitted
into the Union. The object Of the |
purchase is declared to be to furnish
each school district in the State with
copy of the history. There are about
$500 districts in the State; besides
supplying each of these, an additional
number might be necessary to furnish
new districts, organized hereafter
No estimate is given of the cost of
Mr.. Strongs manuscript, or the ex-
pense of publication. 1t is said the
matter prepared will make a book of
about 100 pages. The cost would prob
ably be no serious barrier, if the work
were suitable for the schools of the
State. The legislature would do we'll
to give the subject careful considera-
ton before giving the sanction of law
to such an investment. No one who
knows Mr.. Strong will question his
ability to write creditable book; he
is concededly a gentleman of talent
During the period of our Territorial
existence, he was one of its most act
i've political leaders, strongly partisan,
at times intensely so. He was always
a right-hand supporter of some one
of the chieftains in the strife. But
for all that, he may have written an
impartial history of the political agi-
tations of those earlty lines. There is
certainly no harm in counseling eau.
ton in placing book in the reach OF
100000 children of the State, and in
exercising care that no principle OF
governments or of ethics be interviewer
in its pages, to give wrong Impressions
to the youthful mind. Without throw.
ing any suspicion upon the author OF
| the history, it would be eminently
proper for the Legislature, before Civ
ing state endorsement of the book,
to know what it contains. An exam
nation of the manuscript would be &
precautionary measure, of which NJ
one could complain.
| The Territorial legislature, if WI
mistake not, as early as 1841, author
lied General Smith, of Mineral Point
to publish history of the early set
Element and Territorial government O.
Wisconsin. At least two volumes o.
General Smiths work were printed
Although the history was not complet
ed, the legislature refused to gran
fuM1her appropriations for its continu
ance. 1t was thought to be made VI
| too much of detail, not Over-interest
ing and instructive. There is N
pressing necessity for a work of thi
kind which the legislature is asked t.
provide for. The volumes of the Stat
Historical Society contain many valu
able facts and incidents of early his
tory, covering nearly or quite all tina
that is of Importance. So long as tn
/ fire-proof Historical Society's building
endures, the archives of Territoria
times will be safe.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-01-26

The National Republican Committee
met with a full attendance in Wash
ington last week. The basis of repre-
Bentation to the next national conven-
ton was agreed upon. Each state
Is entitled to two delegates for each
Senator and member of Congress this
will entitle Wisconsin to 2S delegates.
In order that the people may be thus
early advised of the principles which
will be embodied in the next National
Republican platform, the following
resolution was unanimously adopted
ReSol0ed, That the call of the next
Republican National Convention shall
be 80 broad and liberal as to invite
the cooperation without imposing
auy other test Of fealty) of all citizens
who are in favor of elevating and Dig
nifying the American laborer protect
ing and extending home industries Civ
ing free, popular education to the mas
ses of the people; securing free suffrage
and an honest counting of the ballots,
and effectually protecting all human
rights in every section of our common
country, and who are wiling to support
the nominees of the convention.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-01-26
YOUNG MEMS CATHOLIC TO-
TAI ABSTINENCE SOCIETY.

A temperance organization tearing
tie above name was organized in this
city some months ago, and has steadily
been gaining strength and Importance.
The society occupies large comfort
ably furnished room over the First
National Bank, entrance on Main
street. 1t is the ultimate purpose to
have the room we'll furnished with
books and papers. For the present it
is supplied with variety of amusing
games, such as are calculated to at
tract young men and draw them away
from drinking saloons and places of
low resort Here young men find
comfortable quarters for spending
their evenings free from the tempta-
tions of intoxicating liquors, the. bad
influences of gambling tables, and
scenes of profanity During the short
existence of the society, it has already
realized much that was expected of ii
in the beginning; it has now a mem
bership of between fifty and sixty,
more than one-half of which number
we are told, were in the practice OF
drinking intoxicating liquors before
becoming members. People in this
city and vicinity will readily guess
without being told. who was the orig.
inator and efficient mover in this com.
mendable work. Rev. Father Cleary
is one of the most earnest and success
full temperance advocates in this part
of the country, and to him belongs the
credit of establishing the society.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-01-26

The friends of temperance are mov-
ing in several localities in the state to
secure more effective laws for the cur
tailment of the liquor traffic. How.
ever well-intentioned these efforts may
be, there is no prospect of obtaining
any better legislation from the present
legislature than is now found on the
statute book. If reports may be relied
upon, some of the members of the
present legislature, who were elected
for thesfFst time last year, are by no
means friendly to temperance legisla-
lion. Temperance people may as we'll
understand that the legislature of 1888
promises an no. such enactments as
they desire. Multitudes of temperance
men threw away their opportunity
last fall, casting their votes for can
didates they we'll knew could not be
elected, and thus helping into office
those who have mo sympathy with the
kind of legislation they seek to secure.
Petitions are in circulation, asking the
legislature for an act. authorizing the
submission of the question of a pro-
hibitory liquor. law. to the people.
This is not strictly temperance legisla-
tiOn; no Smember. Of the legislature
voting efoE such an act thereby com,
mits himself in favor. of a prohibitory
law 1t is simply giving the people
of the state the privilege of testing
ths matter whether 1.-THE majority
really are in favor of prohibition. 1t
is an insult to the intelligence of the
people to deny. them the right to ex-
press through the ballot box an ex-
preston on subject which is being |
50 much agitated. If a BILLS brought
before the legislature, providing for a
vote OfSthe people on the Question of
prohibition, every one will be anxious
to see the ayes and hayes. ss2g
&c |
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-01-26

statistics at hand to draw COMPARE
son with the cold weather of former
years in this part of the state. Some
affirm there has been no such success
sion of cold days since 1851. Wheth-
err this be so or not, all benevolent dis
posed people who have been comforta-
bly, housed duriug the extreme cold
days must have turned their thoughts
to the condition of the poor, who in
habit dwellings lily fitted to protect
from cold, with only limited supply
of fuel and indoor necessities. Then
too, the cattle on some of the prairie
farms must have suffered. 1t is said
the farmers of Kenosha county have
the reputation Of providing shelter
and protection for their stock from
wintry storms. eqnal, if not superior
to those found in other agriculture
districts in the State,
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-01-26

The fourth lecture of the regular
course was de- ed in Apollo Hall
on Tuesday even 9 last by Rev. DR..
Thomas, of the peoples church, Chica-
20. There was good audience, not
withstanding The night was piercing
cold. The subject of the lecture,
Doubt" was listened to with marked
attention. The philosophy Of doubt
was ingeniously and attractively pre-
sented by DR.. Thomas, but we learn
some dissent has Leen expressed as to
the logical deductions from his stand.
point of doubt. Freedom of opinion
as to the theories of public lecturers is
always allowable, and even profitable.
The committee who have had in
charge the selection of lecturers, and
the financial expenses of the course
are deserving the thanks of our citi-
Gems for the success which has attend.
ed this literary enterprise.