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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-06-30
High school fsoys and Girls.

Last evening number Of tho graduates
of tho boys high school visited tho gradu
ates of tho girls high school at their re.
spective homes for the purpose of congrat
ulating them On the successful termina
tiOn of their course of studies and seeing
the many handsome presents received by
them. The boys were we'll received and a
general good time was had. This plan of
winding up the commencement exercises
was adopted by the young men of the class
Of 'S3. The custom heretofore has been
for the president Of the board to give a
reception ut tho old high school building.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-06-30

Frederick Williams has been complained
against by John Irwin, the street cleaner,
for collecting money, by false pretense,
from Irwin's customers and apprOpriating
it to his own use. He will have hearing
before Alderman Spurrier this evening at
3 O'Clock
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-06-30
Horses shipped .

Henry WE'LL to slIJ shippsd IL heal Of
fine driving and dean s.ht horses to New
York.
Fiss s. DOsrr shipped 2S head OF heavy
horses from their North Queen street
stables this morning.
Daniel Lefever shipped 81 head from
Brimmer's stables to Solomon Mehrback
in New York.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-06-30
No Bids Received.

The advertisement of the committee On
school buildings and grounds, asking for
bids for tearing down the old school
houses on North Mulberry street, failed
to secure single bid. Apparently the
dilapidated old sheds arc worthless. They
are certainly an eyesore to the neighbOr-
hood and ought to be removed, even if it
costs something to have the work done.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-06-30
Look Out for the Horse Thief.

Chief of Police Deichler has received a
telegram from the police authorities Of
Philadelphia, announcing that q grey
horse, 15t hands high, and weighing about
1000 pounds, was stolen from livery
stable there by q thief who " hired it,"
and who answers exactly the samo do
scriptiOn as the man who " hired' a
team from James S. Swayne, Of this city,
q few days earlier, and who failed to re-
turn it. There is little doubt that the
Same man stole both these horses.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-06-30
Gives Good i.easons,

Easton Express.
Let it be said for Robert E. Pattison
that when he vetces a bill he gives rea
son :or it, which. always puts the veto
square GA its feet and knocks the bill into
IL cooked hat. He has used the veto
power frequently, but most judiciously.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-06-30
General Corruption In Washington.

A complete history of the compromises
made by the government with defaulting
officers, detected swindlers, bidding
contractors and the bondsmen of those
persons against whom judgments for large
sums have been rendered by the United
States courts. would be very interesting,
although worthy citizens who suppose that
the laws are strictly enforced, or that an
attempt at least, is made to enforce them,
would read it with feelings Of dissatisfac.
ton and even Of disgust.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-06-30
Stamps ON Bank Checks.

1t will be we'll to remember that after
to day, June 3Oth. no stamps will bo re-
quired on bank checks and proprietary
medicines !; and it may be equally import
ant to remember that the law reducing
letter postage to two cents will not go into
operation until the first Of October next.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-06-30

A Public Ledger correspondent, who
shows himself to be a lawyer, objects to
the veto of the bill requiring the holders
of overdue mortgages to assign them.
He says that the bill only required this
TO be done at the request of the
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-06-30

tempted murder was robbery. Tho as
sailaat was at first supposed to be the son
of an English colonel, but he turns out to
be an architect named Du Crotoy. Both
the assassin and his victim are in critical
condition.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-06-30
Change of lS0s0 .

John D. Graham, has been appointed
station agent at Quarryville, On the Read.
ing railroad, to take the place Of G. e.
Lins. The latter will take q position as
clerk in the freight Office at the outer
depot, this city. Mr.. Graham has been
at that place for years as a clerk.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-06-30
PERSONAL.

PERSONAL.
ARCHBISHOP PURCELL is seriously ill.
BRUSH has made a million and half
out of his electric light.
SENATOR MITCHELL also expresses the
opinion that his party has been harmon
lied.
MAJ. J. w. WALKER, of Erie, has been
suggested as a proper person to be nomi-
mated for auditor general by the Demo-
cratic party.
THOMAS MARSHALL. who has been gene
raj secretary of the Young Mems Chris
tian association for nearly Is years, died
yesterday at his residence, 21O7 Wallace
street, Philadelphia.
QUARTERMAsTER GENERAL INGALLS, has
requested to be placed on the retired list
of the army from the first of July. He
will then have been forty years in active
service.
MIR. ROBERT DAVIS, we'll known in Phil
adelphia as a successful newspaper man
and one of the founders of Judge TOurgee's s
Our Continent, will become responsibly
connected with the Euening Nesos on Mon
day and take active charge of the editO
rial columns.
BIsuOr MATTHEW SIMPSON, of the
Methodist Episcopal church, will travel
with his daughter in COLORADO during July
and August. The bishop seeks new plea
sure fields each summer. He has been
all over this country and Europe. His
health is rot what his friends would de-
sire.
JOHN Ii. ALEXANDER, the colored cadet
from Ohio, has been we'll received at West
Point. He is we'll built, nervy chap,
who is fully able to take care of himself
in rough and tumble, and there is no
danger Of him Sitting his ears. He
comes from Democratic district, having
been recommended by Congressman
Geddes after fairly winning the appoint
ment in a competitive examination. HIS
parents were slaves in Virginia before the
war.
FRANK CONCERTS appointment, through
Hatton's influence, as postmaster at
Washington is not satisfactory. His
clerkship in the postoffice was due to his
connection with the National Republican,
of which he was business manager and
treasurer and of which First Assistant
Postmaster General Hatton is president.
That he is Senator Conger's son is against
him, inasmuch as every male member Of
the Conger family is already in public
Office. One son is superintendent of the
Yellowstone Park, one is receiver of
public lands somewhere in northern Mich
igan, and one is in a clerkship at Wash.
ingtOn.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-06-30
The ROYAL ArcanuIn.

The grand regent Of the grand council
Royal 1rcanum OF Pennsylvania, has ap.
pointed John H. Metzler, OF Conestoga
council, No. 1853, Of this city, deputy
grand regent of the grand council for this
district.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-06-30
Silver Medal Awarded.

A tslecram received from r. NJ. Agnew
ESQ. states that at the Chicago exposi-
ton of railroad Appliances, the silver
medal was awarded to tho Kose Antoma-
tic Brake company for the best f;seepen
dent car brake, with special commendaS.caa
for the highest excellence"
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-06-30
Runaway Last Night.

Last evening Charles Martin, Of the
firm of High & Martin, had his horse and
buggy standing in front Of the residence
of f. J. Zahm, on East Lemon street.
Mr.. Martin was standing some distance
in front of his horse, looking at some toe
weights which he had just placed on the
animals feet. Tho horse frightened at
some fire crackers and started TO run. Tho
buggy struck Mr.. Martin who was slight
ly bruised, and the horse contin-
ued out Lemon street and down
along tho cemetery to the corner of the
New Holland pike, where the buggy
struck o treo and had the top broken of.
The horse turned into Walnu: street and
ran to Duke, down Duke he went to
Chestnut and out the latter street to Lime.
where he was caught after badly slatter-
ing the buggy.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-06-30
Important II True.

SunbuIy Democrat.
Senator Gordon told Senator Wolverton
that Governor Pattison did not know that
the new court bill he vetoed was his bill,
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-06-30
lancaster frltelliger,cer.
aArrrRDAY EVENING, JUNE 30, Isos
Inside History Wanted.

Attorney General Brewster is in hot
water again this time with two gentle
men who were once active assistants OF
his Office in prosecuting the Star Route
inquiry. He charged that Mr.. Cook, a
distinguished lawyer of the district, and
Mr.. Gibson, also a lawyer, but more dis
tinguished as a newspaper correspond
eat, who had both been engaged in as
sisting the government in the Star Route
prosecutions, had been discharged by
him, and had then been engaged by the
defendants. Mr.. Bosler, of Carlisle, it
seems, has shown his books to George
Bliss, in which appear charges OF $1,000
to Gibson, and somewhere near the same
amount to Cooks partner.
Just why Cook and Gibson should not
be at liberty to hire themselves to Bos
ler, if they had been dismissed by Brew
ster, we do not understand. We know
of no code of professional ethics which
REQUIRES a lawyer not to act for the oppo
nent of his former client, even in the
same case, provided the former client
has dismissed him. When he is dis
charged, his obligation to his employer
ought reasonably to cease. But Cool
declares that Brewster lies when he say
that he discharged him, and also wheI
he alleges that he was employed b!
Bosler through his partner. His partner
he explains, is only one in limited wa.
and, morrow er, he had no connection
with the Star Route people that Brew
ser did not know of. He seems t.
convict our elegant attorney general o
misrepresentation by showing how sorr.
he expressed himself to part will
Cook when Cook determined t
90. The fastidious Brewster, G
course, would not lie deliberately
he has only made a mistake. W
wish he would tell us what George Bills
was doing with Bosler's books. How di
Bliss and Bosler get together That
stranger than the conjunction of BOsle
and Gibson. And why should Bliss Ol
ject to Gibson working with Bosler VINE
Bosler seems to have been working wit
Bliss If some one would let us hay
the secret history OF this Star Hout
prosecution maybe We would understalI
better how so much money was spel
without anyone being hurt.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-06-30
SMALLPOX AbatIne,

There are now but four casei of small
pox at tho hospital, ono ut the jail and
eight in all other parts of the city, and all
of these are reported as doing very we'll.
With ordinary care on the part of tho
people and tho authorities, there is fair
prospect that the disease will be stamped
out in a very shcrt time. The cred flags "
have been removed from the residences Of
Mrs. Ehrman, on Mary street, and Mr..
Winower, en- West King, tho patients
there having entirely recovered.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-06-30
Soard From
West Chester Village Record.

WtsC C1ItSter I11HRC ReCOrJI.
Nichols, the horse thief who was ar
rested for horse stealing and escaped from
Chief Deichler, of Lancaster, while on his
way to this county, has bsen again heard
from. Last evening Constable Young re-
ceived word that Nichols had stolen pair
of grey horses at Bell Air. Maryland, and
was heading toward Oxford, this this county,
with them. -
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-06-30

STAMPS on bank checks will he entirely
done away with on Monday, as will also
the tax on matches. The public will now
have chance to see whether the abate-
ment of the match tax will reduce the
price of tho article.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-06-30

THE close connection between fish and
thirst was wildly illustrated at tho late
fisheries exhibition in London. Small
placards with brilliantly printed back
ground of stars and STRIPS displayed the
names Of 81 kinds Of drinks mixed at the
American bar. This assortment took the
prize, in its way.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-06-30

IT has boon generally supposed that the
antecedents of the late Archbishop Wood
were Quaker. but I correspondent of the
Ledger produces church records to show
that ho was born and baptized Unita
rian.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-06-30

The New York Times reminds the pub
lie that if it were diligently remembered
that the favorite climbing plant "wistaria'
takes it's name from the man to whom We
owe its development aud cultivation, Dr.
Caspar Wistar, of Philadelphia, there
would not be the frequent incorrect men,
ton ui it as " wisteria " and westeria, >
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-06-30

The Chicago Inter- Ocean finds much
satisfaction in the increasing appreciation
of the native element in America litera-
ern newspapers, which have done SO much
to keep alive aud stimulate interest in
American fiction. while the Eastern press
has pursued tho old methods of the ollie
tante and cynic.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-11-19
ArrrFp Up FROM QUARANTINE YES
TERD4Y

rE Thrush Br, Harrison, 10 load for
-. ~ ar.ler=->y berg-P Petersen x Co.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-11-19
a Bad Single.
Arkansd1c TrarelLer.

A gentleman from the country stopped
at a barber shop to ask for directions con-
corning the locality of place where he
wished to go, when one of the BARRIERS
said:
'Boss, yer's got mighty long hair. Bet
ter let me take some OBJ it often yer"
Il haven't time now" the gentleman
replied. ''TH be in again some time this
afternoon, and then FL give you some
work"
The gentleman went away, met several
acquaintance, drank, became intoXlca-
ted and in that condition went TO the shop
and telling the barber that he wanted to
be shaved, lay back on the cushion and
was soon asleep. After shaving the gen.
tleman, the barber, remembering the con-
versation of few hours before, began to
cut his HAIR without further ceremony.
just as he was completing the work the
gentleman sprang from the chair and ex-
claimed:
"I'm great mind to shoot the top of
your head off,"
"What's de matter. boss. Job not done
satisfactory, sah?"
Satisfactory! You've shingled my
WIG
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-11-19
Wilhelm I Ger, Petersen, Motherbank, Sid

Wilhelm 1 GER, Petersen, Motherbank, sid
Nov S.
Venice CBrl. Hill, Liverpool, sid oct 10.
ROmanoff (Br). Pearce, Dublin, sid Oct %
y = Nielsen (Nor), knudsen, Stettin, sid Oct
90
Louise Ger, Schroeder, Hamburg, sid Oct %.
Nauduara aBrl, Goudy, Liverpool. sid Oct p.
NOrdcap Nor, TarFaldsen, at Stettin Oct 6.
Ibis Nor, Christensen, Alicante, sid Oct 80,
Albertus =, Grayesend, sid Nov z.
Nellie Moody (Brl, DOty, Antwerp, sid Nov Is.
Ihlnca Nor, Jensen. Liverpool, sid Nov ,.
Aida (Norl, BOdiker, StettIn, sid Nov g.
E0enezer Nor, Nielsen, LaRochelle sid Oct
konOma lBr), Barton, Liverpool, sid OctsI.
sid Oct4
Der Wanderer Ger, -. st Nazaire, sid Oct
Frida (Nor), Rasmussen. Rio Janeiro, sid Oct
P Berg Nor, Nielsen, Tarragona, sid Oct
Jea9netts sFr), = st Nazaire, sid Oct IS.
Nlator Nor, -, Lisbon, sid Oct IS.
Fylgia Nor, -, Carthagena, sid Nov 9.
Ashantee (Brl, Grant, London, cid Nov IA.
hentlgern (Br), Wadman, LpOOl, sid Nov IL.
Edna (Brl, Everett, Bordeaux, sid Nov g.
OttIIe Ger. Pereleberg. Bordeaux. sid Oct %.
Auguste 4 Jeanette For, --, st NaZaire,
Roycroft (Br), Mullen, Bordeaux. sid Nov I9.
Altamaha, Melssner. Baltimore. cid Nov Is.
BRIGs
Emma Ger, Gerber, Fayal, sid Oct l3.
sCHOONERs.
Benjamin Cartwright, Starke, Boston, sid Nov
>.
John Taylor, Shaw, Philadelphia, sid Nov s.
John r Fell, LOveland. New York, up Nov 8.
Chas ii Sprague, Pond, Milford. Conn, sid
Nov
Isaac Clark, Cranmer, New York, up Nov II.
Frank McGear, sharp, Philadelphia, cid Nov
IL.
Elizabeth Br, =. Barracoa, up Oct %.
Fred \ earle, Condor, New York, up Nov y.
Ida Lawrence, Young, New York, up Nov y.
Joel Cook, kelnebec, up Nov 10.
Ada Doane. Ackerly. Demarara, sid Nov -.
Three Sisters, Simpson, Philadelphia, cid Nov
Is.
Annie Bliss. O'DOnnell, New YORK, up Nov IA.
Island City, Voorhees,, Baltimore, up Nov II.
VI b Millen, Dyer, New York, up Nov l6.
Jane EmsOn, Gill, New York, sid Oct Is.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-11-19
We searched the floor, but found no bull

We searched the floor, but found no bull
frog.
The Chief Sign al Officer once more rang
his bell. ''George," said he, ''we cant
find Sir Isaac Newton. Where is Sir Isaac
Newton?''
The darkey grinned. "De bullfrog,
Gen'l?" said he. '.De bullfrog 'peared too
lOgy to prognOstercate dis afternoon, and
done put him in de barrel to soak 'long
wild de fish,
With remark indicating a limited are
of uncommonly high pressure, the Chief
Signal Officer kicked over the barrel. A
gallon or two Of brine rushed out, and on
the tail Of the Goldfish came sprawling, but
there was no Bulgarian bullfrog there.
Our minds grasped the situation simnl-
taneously. We exchanged a look of in
telligence. The Chief Signal Officer sank
back in his armchair, and his face was
very white.
so LOrdH' he family grOaned, Chow
gate has swallowed Sir Isaac n ewton."
That is why the terrible cataclysm re-
Gently predicted by the Signal Office did
not come to time. The representation
was based on misleading data. The cod
fish gained a pound and a half in four
hours because he had swallowed the bull
frog. But what tornado it would have
beenl
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-11-19
A CURIOUS CUTICLE.
A Man With Skin Elastic as India
Ruhhar
PAiLadeLphia Record.

fteett%ctASfesA
A pleasant looking man of medium
height, with brown side whiskers and a
small mOustache, entered the office of the
Dime Museum yesterday afternoon, close
ly wrapped IN heavy OvercOat and wear
ing a felt soft hat. He was in company
with another man, and the two passed
through the office into the main hall of
the museum.
In a short time the pair returned, but
the former had changed his clothing and
was arrayed in velvet suit much reSem-
bling an ordinary bathing garb, being
open at the throat, and with short sleeves
and legs. To all outward appearances he
was an ordinary mortal, but he soon
proved the contrary, to the complete sat
isfactiOn of a little group of gentlemen
who were seated there, for without max
ing any preliminary remarks he seized
the skin of his threat with both hands and
pulled it up over his face until his fea-
lures were completely hidden. This aston
ishing feat having been performed he
smiled at his amazed audience and
grabbed the skin Of his chest, which he
stretched out fully ten inches, and then
let it snap back with crack like that OF
a whip.
The same wonderful elasticity seemed
to be characteristic of the mans entire
skin, for no matter where he pulled it, the
same surprising result followed, and he
was to all intents and purposes clothed in
a cuticle of the best quality Of India rub
Der.
The pOssessor of this elastic-like skin is
Herr Haag, a native of Nuremberg, Ger
many, and for years he has been the
wonder of European medical schools.
He was yesterday closely examined by
several physicians, who pronounced him
a most curious and wonderful freak of
nature
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-11-19
The Rain of Fire.

November Is, 1888, is a date to be re-
membered. 1t was just 30 years ago this
morning that there occurred in the United
States a memorable ''rain of fire." known
as the great fall of meteOrs. Its greatest
intensity was in the hour which brought
daybreak; but it was an impressive and
awe-inspiring scene, from about O'Clock
till broad daylight, and the exhibition
was only ended by being swallowed up
in the beams of broad day. 1t seemed a
veritable rain of fire. The negroes
of Virginia and other regions
South were frightened nearly to death;
every we'll was said to contain one or
more negroes, who had gone down by rope
and bucket, to escape the day of wrath
and day of burning" The tremendous
spectacle frightened thousands of steady
going people hereabOuts. But there was
in reality no cause tor fear. Our planet,
in its swift flight, had brushed the skirts
of one of the two vast meteor streams
whose orbits, one in August and the other
in November, touch the orbit of the earth.
The law of gravitatiOn, aided, perhaps,
by a little deeper than the customary
mixing of orbits, CHANGED to pro-
duce, at that junction, a far greater
shower of meteors than usual, and
it fell chiefly upon that hemisphere
that was most fully presented to the body
of meteOrs. These appear to be bodies of
various sizes, aggregated in great
stream, millions of miles long, and hay
ing an orbit, like any of the planets. The
August stream is said to be 90,0O0,000
miles long, and the November stream is
of unknown extent. Owing to burning,
caused by the friction which our dense
atmosphere involves, to foreign bodies
plunging through it at that tremendous
rate, few Of these so-called me-
teOrs ever reach the surface thaC
are larger, when found, than an apple,
or, perhaps (tO continue the bucOlic
character of the comparison) }, a pumpkin.
They are set on fire, and burned up, in
falling-and most of them fall in the shape
of unnOticed ashes, or ''meteOric dust"
Now and then big one is found. Me-
teors weighing tons have fallen on the
earth-and perhaps some that were of
more stupendous, dimensions than any
body now imagines. All have a semi-vi-
treOus ''irOn-stOne' character. Untold
millions and quadrillions of meteOrs were
visibly on fire, in the air and falling in a
rain of fire, in those dark hours before
the dawn on the 18th of November, 1888.