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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-02-28
SALklI MORSE AkKAI9NED.
Is tho Passion Play Within the Meaning {
1h0 Statuu0Y

Is tho Passion Play Within the Meaning of
lhe Statute?
Salmi Morse was arraigned before JUS
tice Duffy, Tuesday, in New York,
charged with producing the Passion
Play" without a license. Corporation
Counsel Andrews said that tho only ques.
tion at issue was whether the Passion was
a play or a drama, and whether it was ex-
hibited or about to be exhibited in public.
He should prove, he said, that the re-
hearsal was public dramatic perform
ance. The penalty for producing play
without license was imprisonment OF not
less than three months or more than year
or fine of not less than 800 or more than
$500.
Morse's counsel moved to dismiss the
complaint on the ground that the Passion
was not play within the meaning Of the
statute. This the justice denied. Capt.
Williams, who made the arrest, swore
that ticket speculator offered him a
ticket for IS. He did not think any one
paid to see the rehearsal. The justice
said he would give his decision on Thurs
day. Mr.. Morse has been asked for the
use of his hall for a public meeting of
those who have seen productions of the
''Passion Play" to protest against the
action of the authorities. He declined to
permit this use of his hall.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-02-28
PERSONAL.

MILTON M. SoURBEER, of this city, ar
pointed notary public by the governor, has
been unanimously confirmed on motion of
Senator Mylin.
NINE. NILSSON was serenaded by her
countrymen in Chicago the other night.
She caused enthusiasm among them by
singing little Swedish ballad familiar to
them when they were toddlers by the
hearthstones of the old land.
REV. RAY PALMER, D. D., widely
known as an author of many very popular
hymns, was stricken with paralysis day
or two ago, at Newark, N. j., and is very
dangerously i'll. His golden Wedding was
celebrated year ago.
GENERAL SHERIDAN is said to be already
house hunting in Washington in anticipa-
ton Of succeeding General Sherman not
only as generalissimo of the American
armies, but also, in a measure, as one OF
the social lions of the capital.
MARTIN l. TOWNSEND to be United
States attorney for Northe rn New York,
John Paul, United States district judge
for Western Virginia, and Edmund Wad-
dell, United States district attorney fol-
Eastern Virginia, are the latest presiden.
tial nominations.
$40" BLACKBURN twill not say that
have Withdrawn or that 1 am going to
withdraw but will say that the speaker
of the next House will be Kentuckian,
and that I believe that any member of the
Kentucky delegation in Congress-be his
name Carlisle, Blackburn, Thompson, OF
what not-would be willing to abandon
his own candidacy if it should prove nee
essary to keep the speakership in the
state. As for SAM Randall, he won't
have 60 votes in Caucus"
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-02-28
TRACKING A FAIrHLEss WIFE.
An Irate Husban VINO Found and El0pinc
Couple at Troy, Ny.

Couple at Troy, Ny.
At Troy, N. Y, last October Henry
Taylor, then the Jersey City agent of the
Singer sewing machine company, disap.
peared. About the same time his assis-
tant, Mrs. George H. Morrison, was miss
ing. Her husband, an engineer on the
Pennsylvania railroad, discovered that
two watches and other articles had been
removed from his house. Placing his two
small children in charge of his mother he
started on the track of the runaways. He
was on the point of abandoning his search
when he learned the parties were in Troy.
Arriving there he found Taylor in the
Singer Office, where he was employed.
He was wearing one of the stolen
watches, and was arrested for larceny.
Mrs. Morrison was found working in a
collar shop under the name of Mrs. Taylor.
She was forced to appear in court with the
machine agent, who, it is understood, has
family in Jersey City. In the court
room the irate husband would have struck
Taylor but for interference. 1t was finally
agreed that the latter should be released
upon his consent to keep away from the
woman. She consented to return to Jersey
City, but asserted that she would not live
with her husband again. Taylor is fifty
years of age and Mrs. Morrison only
twenty-three.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-02-28
POKEK IN WASHINGTON.

Some OF tho Congressional " Daisy Cutters y
Brooklyn Eagle Interviews.
Senator Tom Bowen, of Colorado, is
the best poker player VIC have in town.
Why, the second night lie was here,
Plumb, of Kansas, and Jones, of Nevada.
sat down with him to a little game, and
am told that he scooped the party to the
extent of two or three thousand in half an
hour. But Bowen has lost more than he
has won during the last few years."
"Who are the poker players in Con.
grcss?"
"There are very few who have seats in
the Senate. Old Lapham plays occasionally,
and SO do Hale and Vest, but as to the
others it would disgrace the game TO say
they played at all. These are not the
times we used to have when Grant was
president"
els Arthur much of q player 2
"WeH, yes land guess he is about as
'cagey' as any of them. He will sit up all
night over game of poker, when nothing
else in the world will hold his attention.
Chandler is a sharp one. too, and under
stand that he and Congressman Dick
Drowley are about the most expert of that
SET"
"What set ?"
"Why, the White House set. They
tell me that they play it blind, in defer
ence to Arthur's wishes, and understand
this has been the most popular way of
running tho game here this season. In
the draw game there is little chance
for skill, but blind poker, in which you
don't draw at all, is the most outrageous
form of gambling. But, of course, you
know all ahnut itJs
Who are the best poker players in the
House %
"Joe Blackburn can deal the paste
boards with as much grace and celebrity as
any man I know of, and will back his
hand to almost any limit. Young Walker
of Pennsylvania is what is commonly
known as daisy CUTTER and Springer OF
Illinois swears by the jack of clubs. The
Western men are by far the best card
players. think Tom Young. of Cincin
natl and ex. x.governor of Ohio, is about as
smart one as ever set his foot in Wash
ington, and the man who can bluff him
out of hand has to get up pretty early
10 the morning. But the poker playing
here just now is nothing to what it was ir
Albany when Boss Tweed ruled the deck. y
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-02-28
THE POISONED LUNATICs.
The Nature OF tho Poison UnknOWn-In
mates With Desire to XIII.

The Nature of tho Poison Unknown-In-
mates With q Desire to XIII.
Another victim of the Western lunatic
asylum poisoning died yesterday in Staun-
ton, Va, making the sixth person who has
died. The other two inmates who were
poisoned have recovered. Pending an
analysis of the stomachs of the deceased
by Professor Mallet the coroner's jury is
prosecuting its inquiries. DR.. Hamilton,
superintendent of the asylum, was on the
stand all day. The theory adduced from
his testimony is that the fatal drug was
placed in the medicine cups after they left
the dispensary and before they reached
the attendants. This is borne out
by the fact that the doses which
proved fatal were tonics which are
extensively used in both departments of
the asylum. The poison employed was of
no ordinary kind, judging from the ante
norton symptoms and the postmortem
disclosures. As vet the deadly agent has
not been determined, nor is it known
whether it was employed by malicious
or insane person. Among the patients are
several Guiteaus." who conceive that
they are commissioned by God to execute
mon wherever they can and by whatever
means. They are educated ard intelligent
and apparently rational upon every sub.
ject except the distinctions of their fell
lows. Their mission, they say, is TO kill,
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-02-28
MAIL MISCELLANY,

News condensed from tho Morning Journals
Governor Cameron, of Virginia, with
the adjutant general and a battalion of
state militia, arrived in Norfolk last night
for the purpose of making an expedition
against foreign oyster dredgers who are
depredating about the mouth of tho Rap
pahannock river.
MarinO elliott, son of wealthy citizen
of Dallas, Texas, and his companion. J.
Chehey, who recently went to Sweet
Water, in the Western part of that state,
to engage in business, were shot and
killed there on Monday.
Two men named Watson and Moore,
have been arrested at Howard Lake,
Mimi, on the charge of passing counter
felt silver dollars.
The sophomores of Dartmouth college,
recently suspended for disorderly conduct,
have been reinssated on making a confess
sion.
A man, named Haley, his wife and three
children, were nearly suffocated by coal
gas in Madison, Wisconsin, on Monday
night. 1t is believed none of them can
recover.
Legrand Perry, a young farmer, living
near Meadville, was killed by a dose OF
medicine in which an incompetent drug
clerk had placed cyanide of potassium in.
stead of acetate of potash.
Henry E. Moulton was found dead in a
room of o transient boarding house at
Worchester, Mass. He had been dead for
thirty.six hours or more when found. A
woman, who occupied the room with him,
has disappeared. Moulton was 20 years
of age and had been in Jail as a vagrant
and drunkard,
A Murderous Attack at Hrs Own Door.
At Cleveland, Edward letter was
awakened at 5 o'clock Tuesday morning
by knocking at the entrance to his
dwelling. Upon opening his door he was
shot in tho left breast by one of three
men outside, all of whom Immediately at
tackled him with murdero1s intent. Though
badly wounded, letter succeeded in seiz
ing a revolver which one of them carried,
whereupon his assailants fled. Neither
they nor their object are known. letter
will probably die. A Bohemian labore1
has been arrested ON suspicion.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-02-28
THAD STEVENS HAIR.
Willing 10 Part With a Lock from His W
Washington Republican.

Washington Republican.
John L. Thomas, ex.co2gressman and
now collector of the port of Baltimore,
tells this good story
When was in Congress used to be a
frequenter of the room of old Thad
Stevens. One day, while talking together,
visitor entered Unexpectedly. She was
tall, raw bOned woman. with Ox-bOw
spcctacles on the bridge of her nose and a
bulky green gingham umbrella. She
handed Mr.. Stevens card with the words:
Abigail Meecham, Kennebunkport,
Me-, i" and said
"Do have the honor of bsholding the
Hon. Thad Stevens, of Pennsylvania 9''
Somewhat embarrassed, Mr.. Stevens ac
knowledged his identity and asked his
visitor to be seated.
Thank you, no" was the reply" but
I wish to say, sir, that in my quiet home
down East have heard of your glorious
efforts in behalf of the emancipated slave,
of your heroic treatment OF the Southern
question and of your undying hostility to
thu enemies of my country, and have
travelled hither, sir, to ask one privilege of
shaking your hand"
She shook it.
"Now, sir, have one more favor to
ask. 1t is souvenir of this interview-1
wish to take home with me, if may be SO
bold as to ask it, lock of the great com
moner's hair"
Old Thad was for a moment more en-
barrassed than ever saw him before ;
then he smiled family he put his hand
to his scalp lock and, lifting off his brown
wig bodily. laid it upon tho table. leaving
his pate as bald as billiard ball. "There's s
every hair on my head, madam, make
your own choice of lock-
Need it be added that the Maine
woman did it?
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-02-28
Virginia Bridal Costumes.

A bridal coupe from Prince William
county, aged fifty and sixty, arrived on
the local train in this city on Thursday
afternoon from Washington and stopped
at an up town hotel. The BRIDES hat was
of the latest design, large black sun
down, with narrow baud of purple rib
bon around it, with white pigeon
wing fastened with two red rosebuds and
black lace bow. The veil was of blue
tissue. The dress was OF tho shade of
terra Gotta. Her shawl was Of different
shades. Her neck was adorned with a
red polka dot handkerchief, fastened with
red bow, and a pair of white cotton
gloves covered her slender hands. Her
shoes were low quartered jefferson. The
groom was attired in black broadcloth,
white vest, white tie, yellow buckskin
gloves and linen dlster. In one hand he
carried green umbrella and in the other
an oilcloth satchel, which he said held his
bridal lunch.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-02-28
The Centennl.l Flag stafr.

The flagstaff that was placed on the roof
of the city hall during the Centennial year
1876, was taken down this morning by
the men who have been making alterations
in the city hall for the benefit of the tele-
phone exchange. The flagstaff is very
pretty one, measuring nearly 50 feet in
length, and though it has for eight sue
cesssive years floated the star spangled
banner on festive occasions, and withstoOd
the storms of as many winters and sum-
mers, it looks to be pretty nearly as good
as new and capable Of doing duty for many
years to come.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-02-28

5kAo4 - - - - -
- - - el1a - ~ no GIoon. Why
shouA theEs y gloom, when , man in
extzsms Old ego can look bask upon .
welI.spens life, and forward to etsrnsl
glory? Thank God for tho Christians
hope. With all it, striking beauty We
could mover moro than half accept Long
fellows Morituri salutamus.' There is
no Christ in it, and at best, only poets
talk about innumerable stars that fill the
sky when evening twilight fades away T"
LAST year the Erie county jury draw
ings went to pot because the commission
ers had sealed the jury wheel with gum
instead of wax. The whole array of grand
and traverse jurors was quashed and
Justice forced to sit back for three months
At the February term Of this year the
same causes which recently interrupted
our courts postponed the jury trials in
Erie and now, that new juries have been
drawn up there, it is discovered that the
commissioners made their drawing illegal
because in drawing the names from the
wheel they resolved themselves into an
examining committe to discuss whether
the name drawn should be put on the
grand or petit jury, instead of annexing
the first twenty-four names to the grand
jury venire, irrespective of color, religion
or politics, as required by law.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-02-28
A clergyman Dies Like q HermIt.

William Jarrett, rector Of the Grace
Episcopal church, Hulmeville, was found
dead in his room at Doylestown, on We'd
nesday. He lived in a house alone and,
not having been seen for three or four
days, his neighbors became alarmed.
When his chamber was entered, he was
found lying dead upon the floor. A cor.
oner's jury found that he died of apoplexy.
Deceased was about 70 years Of age. He
is said to have wife and children in Aus
tralia. He died possessed of consider
able estate.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-02-28

Wholesale Migration Of PonDsylvanians.
Yellowstone journal.
A colony Of 112 families is coming to
Custer county in the month of April. This
colony is composed of persons from Centre,
Blair, Clarion and Cameron counties,
Pennsylvania, and every member of the
association is worth from 81, 200 and
upward. An advance committee will
arrive here thirty days in advance of the
colony and lay off tract for the large
assembly to sojourn in. Most of these
families who contemplate sojourning in
our midst are German, and as is we'll
known, the Germans are thrifty class of
people and make good settlers.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-02-28
Free Lectures.

Prof. May Chapman is delivering a
course of FREQ lectures in tho court house
which are attracting the attention of
thinking people. She is not only good
speaker but is professional phrenologist
and at the close of her lectures she makes
a chronological! examination of the heads
of those in the audience who chose to have
their bumps felt. To night tho subject of
her lectures is-"There are marriages,
and marriages that are not marriages"
She lectures also to morrow and Friday
evenings.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-02-28
THE DAYS NEWS.


The Governoe Locking Inio the sysesmf Of
Collections Unasr The Law oa 1851.
Governor Pattison has been giving some
attention to the system of collecting delin
quent taxes under the law of Of April II.
1861. Yesterday he received statement
from the auditor generals office of the
agreement made between E. G. Patterson
and the attorney general, the state treasurer
and the auditor general, BY which they.
on behalf of the state. agreed to employ
claim of the commonwealth against the
standard Oil company and to show that
the United pipe lines and tho American
transfer company were indebted to the
commonwealth in sum greater than that
exhibited in their reports to the account
ing department. By the terms of this
agreement Patterson was to receive 50, 600
and ten per cent. of the gross amount
collected from the Standard oil company
of Cleveland, Ohio, until the commission
should amount to s2O, 900, and ten per
cent. of the amount collected from the
United pipe aud the American transfer
companies in excess OF tho liability exhib
tied by their reports to the auditor gen.
erals Office. This agreement was never
executed by Mr.. Patterson, and he has
rendered the department no service in
any of these matters, nor has he made any
claim for compensation or received any
compensation.
The governors inquiry covered all the
recent cases in which outside agents have
been employed on commission to collect
delinquent taxes. He is strongly i'm
pressed with the improperly of paying
enormous commissions to unofficial agents
for performing the duties which properly
belong to the attorney generals. Upon
this phase of the matter it is possible
that the governor may send in a special
message.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-02-28
A New County Projected.

A meeting of the citizens; of Phillips
burg and vicinity was held at Potter's
opera house last night to take into consid
Grafton the formation of new county,
from portions of Clearfeld, Centre and
Blair counties. with Phillipsburg as the
county seat. Considerable opposition TO
the movement was manifested by num-
Der of property owners, upon the ground
we're made, resolutions passed and COM
mittees appointed, when the meeting ad.
journed until March IS.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-02-28
THE EASTERN MARKET.
Meeting Uf the Stockholders of . Ne,w En-
toFprise.

Meeting of the Stockholders OF q Nsw EN-
terprise.
For some time past there ,as been
movement on foot for the erection of q
new market house in tho eastern part of
the city. There has been considerable
talk about it and the proposition has been
received SO favOrably that about S22, 600
in stock has already been subscribed.
This morning the persons interested in the
matter held meeting in the orphans
court room. There was good attendance
and great deal Of interest was mani
tested.
George K. Reed was made chairman of
the meeting, with Allan A. Herr secre-
tary.
MIR. Reed, upon taking the chair, stated
the object Of the meeting, with which, he
thought, all present were pretty familiar.
He was now ready for any motions that
the meeting might nee fit to make.
j. Fred Seuer thought that three COM
mittees should be appointed, as follows
On location, on subscriptions and ON
charter. This was agreed to, and Mr..
Sener moved that tho chair appoint the
committees.
The president thought that the commit.
tee on subscriptions should be selected by
tho meeting, which was agreed to. Mr..
Liant thought that the gentlemen who
have interested themselves in procuring
subscriptions should 0e retained. Mayor
MacGonigle moved that the committee
consist of five. Both motions were carried
aud the following committee was selected ::
Rev A. F. KauI, Allen A. Herr, A. F.
Donnelly, John +. Stauffer and John Hol-
man.
The chair then appointed the other
committees as follows
LocatiOn-Philip Ginder, j. Fred Sener,
VIM. E. Liant.
Charter-D. p. Rosenmiller, Robert J.
Houston, Lewis 3. Hartman.
Mr.. Houston thought that something
more definite should be known, If could
be, in regard to the location of the pro.
posed market house, as persons did not
wish to subscribe until they knew where
it was to be built and something as to tho
place.
The chair stated that the committee ON
location was appointed to find good loca-
tion, ascertain tho price, &C., and thon
report to the meeting when action would
be taken. He thought that those who
subscribed would do SO for the purpose Of
erecting a market house, no matter where
it may be located. Lewis l. Hartman and
J.Fred SeDer were OF the same opinion and
thought it was understood that tho house
should be as near East King street an
possible, if not ON it, and not too far out.
After some other short discussions, the
meeting adjourned Until next Wednesday
evening at 7:30. when the reports Of the
committees will be heard.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-02-28
Sep Up and Settle.

Elter w eishampel's Torch of Truth.
We suppose we shall lose the fifty SUBJ
scribers list sent US last spring from the
Lancaster daily Examiner Office, and per-
haps few other names and then after
we strike off our lis5 some who owe two
years, the number less will be considera-
bic. But that will rot control our mind.
As We are in tolcrably good health for .
man of 70 years Of age, and can still
handle types ard pull the old press bar,
and serve as editor, publisher, and carrier
besides, we are minded to start in on the
fourth volume by the 1st Of April.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-02-28
A MYSTERIOUS SUICIDE.
The elS-Destrnction OF u Wealthy Chur
Organ Builder at AlienSown.

The Self Destruction OF u Wealthy Church
Organ Builder at Allentown.
Charles Heintzelman, well-known
citizen and an extensive organ builder in
Allentown, committed suicide by drown
ing in ths Little Lehigh at the water
| works on Lawrence street. some time
during Monday night or early Tuesday
morning. lie left the house in his stock
ing feet shortly before 12 o'clock and must
have gone direct to the place where he
ended his life, as thorough search in the
neighborhood failed to reveal his where
abouts. His body was found in the river
near the water works by Daniel Trexler,
the superintendent.
Mr.. Heintzelman was well.known
throughout that part of the state as a
builder of church organs and leaves con-
siderable estate. The coroner held an
inquest and rendered verdict of suicide
by drowning. No cause is assigned for
the rash act.
Flames and Failures.
Joseph @. A. ROLES, lumber dealer and
hotel proprietor of Ossipee, New Hamp-
shire, has failed for about s45, 900. A. Fl.
Fisher, wholesale jsweller of Springfield,
Illinois, has made an assignment and con-
fessed judgment in favor of tho State
National bank, for $40, 900. His liabilities
are 10000 assets, $4,000. Paul D.
Haywood, paper dealer of Chicago, made
an assignment yesterday. His liabilities
are 1000 and assets nominally the
same.
One of the members of the re Gently sus-
pended Mahon banking company of Lon
don, Ontario, has been committed for trial
for alleged fraud in receiving deposits a
short time before the bank suspended.
The receiver Of the broken City Bank of
Rochester, New York, reports that its liabil
tiles amount to s634, 1877, of (which $3.50,
600 is preferred to savings banks. 1t is
thought that the depositors may get back
about 20 per cent.
Bellows s. Moore's Eve story brick
building in Albany was burned last even
ing. Loss, $4,000.
The tobacco factory of Myers Brothers
& Co., in Lynchburg, Va, was burned
last night. The loss is estimated at $780,
600.