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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-06-11
GRIMEsC CALENDARz
A nkUskAnDS DoUBLE nuEnEH.
AN Iatoxssassd Ysung Man Kills His Wife
and Then himsslf-The Way OF
rho TransgrossOr,

AN Iatoxsaesea Yeung Man Kills His Wife
ana rhen nimsslE-The Way OF
tho Trsnsgrossor.
vinoennea, Ind, Dispatch to the Press.
Charles Pollack went home Saturday
night in a state of intoxicatiOn and took
the life OF his beautiful Young wife, to
whom he was but recently welded, and
few minutes afterward killed himself.
When Pollack reached home after an
evening spent in hard drinking, his mother
opened the door to let him in and he
threw his arms around her neck and
kissed her affectionately and, with much
emotion, said {: .l. L.
"Good bye, mamma am going
away" and then he went to the bedside
! Of his aged father, who was asleep, and
woke him, saying 3" Good bye, father l
am going away" but the old gentleman,
having been addressed that way by his
son many times before, took no heed, and
told his son to 60 off to bed and quit his
foOlishness. Pollack proceeded up stairs
and went to bed with his wife. He talked
to her very affectionately, and embraced
and kissed her. He had been in bed per
haps ten minutes when Mrs. Ross, 4 sister
of Charley and who was in the room just
across the hall, heard Mrs. Pollac. say in
frightened tones ::
SOh, Charley, don't, don't do it," and
then came instantly tho report Of a re
volver, and Mrs. Pollack rushed into the
hall with a terrific scream and fell to the
floor. Before Mrs. Ross could reach hel
brothers bedside u second shot was fired
She saw her brother had killed himself,
and going to Mrs. Pollack found hel
living in pool of blood and breathing he
last. POllack shot his wife while she lay
J in his arms, rs the first shot he fired passed
: through the tleshy part of ono OF his arms
and penetrated her head. He thei
placed the revolver to his side and shot
himself.
Neither ever spoke word, both dying
with scarcely grOan. Mrs. Pollack wa
but IS years old and was ono Of the mos
beautiful and amiable women in the city
POllack lOvcd her very much and talked
constantly of her beauty, her sweetness
her gentleness and her devotion to him.
: Suicide seems to be mania with til
children of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Pollack
ono of their sons having twice tried t
, hang himself, one to shoot himself an
one to b.eed himself to death. Another,
daughter, attempted suicide by poison.
Other Recent Suicides.
A young man named Pritchard, son {
} | a farmer who lives fGw miles from y
e City. was fourd dead in the barn haugin
by tho neck. He was apparently in goo
. spirits, and the family cannot account ft
the snicidc.--John Behrie, 36 years of ag
a barber residing in Frankford, commit
ted suicide yesterday morning by cuttin
his throat with a razor. 1t is said h
= mind had been affected for some time
y Lionel Harris, who WAS committed to I'll
= Camden county Jail about fivo days az
for drunkenness and disordcrly conduc
IS attempted suicide, by cutting his thro:
u with a razpr, which had been given to OF
4 of the other prisoners with which to sha,
i, himself, and which had been laid down
him for . moment.
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Tho Legislature,
Barker's American.


The truth is that the session, with some
failures of notable Importance, has been
unusually fruitful Of good legislation. 1t
has been on the whole fairly industrious,
clean of corruption, and-what is of the
highest impol to the pub
lie demands. The Pennsylvania Legisla-
turc this time has been obliged to think of
the interests of the people of Pennsylvania
at least as much as Of orders received from
political bosses or great corporations.
Meritorious measures that heretofore have
bad no chance of success we're now atten-
tentively considered, and in many instances
passed, for the simple reason that in both
branches a majority of members had been
reused to their duty by the loud call OF the
people last November. The elections of
1882 in Pennsylvania were blast on the
horu Of Gabriel that awakened many Sleep
ers.
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The second Star Route trial, which
has now been in progress something
more than six months, will probably be
given to the jury to morrow. Mr..
Merrick's mercileSs arraignmen5 of the
gang of thieves who corspred 10 cheat
the government in the most important
branch of service, has fixed public atten-
tion upon them rs it was never centred
before. He has met the denunciations of
the conspirators themselves, the sophis
tries of Ingersoll and the interruptions of
the numberless counsel with such ability
and readiness, that whatever the verdict
of the jury may be, the country has made
up its mind that they are guilty. In any
section of the country accustomed to
bring culprits to prison there would be
little doubt of the result; in Washington,
where the atmosphere seems tainted with
villainy, the issue is in grave doubt.
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Teachers Appointed.

On Saturday Prof. Shaub held the o.
animation for teachers OF the Eliza
bsthtown schaols, ia the high school
building of that place. There weie 81 IL
the class and all were given certiicate
except three. The teachers were appointed
as follows Principal high school, 5. L.
Whitman secondary, Mrs. Wallace
first primary, Miss Lizzie Engel; secon4
primary, not given ont third priinarjg
Miss Lou Kuhns. There was l.rg"
audience present at the examination.
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Holm matteru.s Funeral.

Ex-Policeman John Mattern was-bu-ie'l
Yesterday afternoon in Zion Lutheran
cemetery, and his funeral Was one, OF the
largest that ever took placs in Tho snuther.
section of the city. I'hs entire city pol,c,
force attended in body, and many hun,
dreds of others were in the procession that
bore the old veterans remains to tEa
grave. Rev. Emil Mcister, of st. Stephen s
Lutheran church, conducted the funeral
services at the late residence OF deceased
and also at the cemetery. q +. 4
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THE BAR ASSOCIATION.
semi.Anuuai m Letting Of the Lawyers.

The semi annual meeting of the Lancas
ter Bar association was held this morning,
the regular officers in the chair. The
minutes, official reports and other routine
matters were read.
The committee on legislation reported
the progress of the salary bill, now in the
hands of the governor, and was continued
with full power to do all things proper to
make it finally q law. The committee
was thanked by resolution for its energetic
discharge of duty, and resolution was
passed conveying the thanks of the associ.
alton to the bars of Schuylklll, Berks and
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Luzerne for theie 1gty cooperation in
nis, OF {" Day inrfhS woods" of q to
memb8rs OF the bar on Tuesday, Julo -
ana G. l. Landfs, 8. H Reynolds. ". a
Wilson, B. F. Eshleman and A. J. Kaua-
man were appointed a committee to fig
the place and make all necessary arrange
mentS.
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Contracts Awarded.

i';.e bids for the furnishing of straw,
H., aud oats, for tho use of tho fire depart
ment, were opened by the fire committee
on Saturday evening. rh. contracts were
awarded az follows To ID. b. Lands
for cats per bushel OF 33 pounds, 549 cents,
stray a13 psr ton to same. Simon Hos
tater, of OrcsOi., was awarded the contract
for furnishing timothy hay at SIG FER
ton -
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aanraster fr1telltge1lcer.
MONDAY EVENING. JUNE H. 1859
Oar Navy Yards.

Tho commission which has been lnVes-
t;oat;np the condition, ability and cost
Of the many navy yards we sustain, has
reported to the secretary OF the navy and
has made radical recommendations
touards the reduction of tho number OF |
Yards and the cost of maintaining those
which it thinks should be kept. The
wards at San Francisco, Norfolk ana
New York, it advises to be retained ana
improved. Those at Pensacola and New
London it recommends to he abolished.
The Portsmouth, New Hampshire yard'
there is a diversity of opinion ABOUT,
some of the members thinking it shouia
he abandoned, while others think II
should be maintained for the present as
a repair yard for wooden vessels. Inc
Boston yard the commission unanimous
Iy think should be retained, but some o'
the members, as we understand the
reuort. consider that it should only De
actively operated during times OF war
The League Island yard, it is thought
should not be kept open on its present
nlan. as an ordinary navy yard.
The commission think that it should
be made into great yard for
the construction of iron vessels,
but that unless it is determined to fit it
up.for that purpose, there will be no ad'
vantage to the country in establishing IL,
inasmuch rs we are more than sufll-
GENTLY supplied already with yards OF
ordinary capacity ard resources. The
report seems to have been we'll considered
and its recommendations sound senSlbly'
The concentration of the government
work into a few yards would he AL
vantageous in an economical Vie"
and probably the one navy yaro
on the Pacific at Mare island and the one
on the Atlantic at Portsmouth, Virginia
with a great iron ship building yard al
League island would suffice for our needs
Certainly the two yards would meet al
our present requirements, for we do no.
seem to require much of navy. Ii w
should ever again go to war there
would be an elegant time OF proll
for private ship building yards. Per
haps it would cost the governmcn
less to pay such profits when it. need
ships than to build great establishment
of its own to create in time of peace tn
ships that it will need in war IL de
ppnds much upon the likelihood of wa
whether it will come in ten yeaI
or hundred. When it comes, however
the ships will be easier got than The me-
and officers to man them. Our mrrchan
marine is not strong enough t" suppl
them. What the country needs as II
best preparations for war are great fleet
or merchant vessels flying our flag I'll
creation of such is in the power of Coz
gress, and it should be done as the hes
means of preparing in peace for war.
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rrsnrforc Was No. the Only Thief.

s,amUe! D. Hibbard, Of West Chester,
telegraphs to the police authorities here
that he had hOrss stolen last night anu
Le Offers reward Of 3o5 for its recovery.
Chester county is suffering greatly just
now. from the depreda.ions OF horse
thieves, and the authorities there will
soon learn that thero are plenty Of other
men who like horses besides John Frank
ford r ~
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soEinuA FsIl FROM u Cherry Tree


On Saturday evening, while Mr John
StricklGr, Of uellam township, was al
tempting to SAW Off dead limb of a
cherry tree the limb upon which ha was
standing gave away, presipitating him
to the ground, a distance OF about tweIvo
feet, causing coacusaion Of Il portion of
tho spinal macro", his left arm being
completely and Lis lait leg partly para.
lyzed, besides which iia sustained other
in.ernal injuries. The accident occurred
about dusk but Mr.. S;rickisr being ren
dercd :ilmost spcech!ess, was unabl., to
make himself heard, notwithstanding his
being but short distance from the house.
The consequences was they did not sue
ceed in finding him until 10 o'clock at
night. Taking into consideration the
gravity of tho inju,i.s and his age
which is 60 years, it is very doubtful
1!,sitar ne can recover.
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near,x S1bO a roo, r-o,.

Shubsrt & Sutton, autioneers. sold at
public sale on Saturday evening, at the
Keystone hotel, for w. E. Krider,
administrator of Mary Danner, Decd, a
one story brick dwelling and lot of ground
situate on the north side of North Queen
street. No. $40, to Frank Metzfelt, for
"a. $50.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-06-11

THE law abiding people of Iowa-if
there are any-and the authorities of
that state-if they are wrohty of its name
had ample notice that an infuriated
mob was in pursuit of the Barber broth
ers: and a!mos. in the time it took the
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-06-11
Held for Postage,

Letters addressed as follows ara in the
rack at the ,postofiice, detained for non
payment Of postage: =,
aH. V. Givler, Forte Scot, Kan"
"Jacob Muller, s15 Locust street Phila'
delphia, Pa" 49, =,
"Wm. II. Horn s. Bro, 451 & 455 N.
Third street, Phila."
"Mr. A. P. Wilmer, Paradise, Lanc's-
ter co., Pa" -a- s
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with the knights Templar Reception

keystone. Masonic Organ.
The :;Oth annual conclayc Of the grand
commandery OF Pennsylvaaia,. was held
in the city Of Lancaster on May 30 and 80,
1888 lancaster il one o! tho oldest cities
i'm our state and famed 70: tho enterprise,
stability and solid worth OF it's citizons.
Upon this OCCASION the city was ono con.
tinuous scene OF life and activity. The citi
zens We'd with tho Tcmp!ars OF lancaster
in decorating their houses and extending
their hospitality to all the visitors .......
Tho knights Templar and citizens OF Ian
castor are famed for their hospitality, rs
none of us forgot their treatment of visitor
when the grand commandery met there SIX
years ago. That treatment they At this
time surpassed, for not Only tho Templars
but ali the citizens of lancaster We'd with
each other in their courteous treatment OF
tho visitors. ..............A Along the entire
route Of the parade the streets were
thronged with people, ~hiie every window
was occupied with spectators. The
marching of the knights was ex-
celIent, receiving much applause as
they performed their various movements.
The entire parade Was . succoss in every
particular. Lancaster commandery, No.
l3, deserve the highest praise for their
fine app p.arance, the number OF knights in
line, and Their untiring efforts during the
conclave for the comfort and pleasure OF
their visitors. .....The march was not
too long. The streets were in good con-
dition. Tho spectators enjoyed tho pa
geant, and none carried away from Ian
caster anything but pleasant recOllections
Of tho thirteenth annual conclave..
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ErankiOrla Case

The 18th of June h,s been fixed as the
tine for hearing the argument before the
Chester cnauty court in the matter of the
application to bring John FrankfOrd to
this county. .
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Two base ball clubs calling themselves the
Plum Street Gazette and the BuIltowners,
PLAYED game near the aims house Oh Sal
urday. The former won by the score OF
80 to to Q. : IN "a
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-06-11

NEwBURGH. N. Y, June 11.-Senator
Thomas F. Bayard has accepted the invi.
tation to preside at the Newburgh centen-
NAL exercises at Washington's head
quarters in October next.
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Il lsr,sve Act.
lorl. Daily.

1Of!. i';tHSs
Yesterday morning: Peter WOrley mado
raisnw escape from drowning while
6a:I.ing in tho Cor! rus creek at the
" Rou;s,' in kin9's dam. Genrgc Saltz-
ei.tr and another yOs.ng man While lying
III the shade under :. .rcs hearing cries
OF ,iistrtsS ran To the creek and saw
Peter st uHg.iu. in the water. lle had
sunk the second tim. when S,lt2&iver
plunged into The wafer and caught
tI. .irownn.: bog by tic leg and while
iraguiu. him to the shore his struggles
were su great that = ,liZ.iver lbs. his hold
of The boy : laE. Saltzsiver then canght
tho hnY by one nt his .rms when the boy
threw hi. ..her arm arouui SaiiZs iver q
neck, and ior a timn ii leaked ~ II bp.h
would drown. but b. \ desperate effort
the resclcr released himself from the uI-
pleasant embrace os the boy, and, catching
him By :h; hair, pnll.ai him to the shore,
anti tins saved the boy y life.
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The Nfckerson EivOrce Set Aside.

The decision of Judge Ti,ayer, setting
aside the divorce of Major Nickerson
because it was procured by fraud, was il
terse presentation of the facts OF the
case and "A mercirss summing up OF the
evils which are possible under the laws
of this state. Here was Il man who sent
his wife and child To Europe, parting
from them in New York in the most
affectionate manner, without the slightest
suggestion on the part of either that the
marriage tie was CALLING in the least.
He continued to write to her until about
a year ago. and sent her money even
much later. Having secured nominal
residence in Philadelphia he entered suit
for divorce, charging drSarlion, AMI ac,
cording to law, gave notice by pnbIica
ton, and in due course of time the di
vorce was granted, when he married
another woman. When his wife discov
cred, to her astonishment, that she had
been divorced she returned and entered
suit for setting aside the decree upon the
ground of fraud. This has just been
done and the guilty officer is on the WY
to dismissal from the army and con
sequent disgrace.
Judge Thayer, in his opinion setting
aside the divorce, emphasizes the defect :
of the law providing for notice, and the
opportunities il affords for the p.rpe!r..
tion of frand. He makes the practical
suggestion that personal service upon the
defendant and ret urn by The legal Otiicel
should be required ID all cases, thus
rendering it certain thai 30 such frauds
us the one almost successfully carried ont
would be possible. Tnat so,nethn.
must he done to remove the reproach aL
taching to our existing divorce laws is
plain enough. They are now SD loose
and DEGREES have become SD cheap under
their operation that Indiana, Illinois and
other Western states, which fOrmprl,
had almost monopoly of the business
have now lost it and Pennsylvania la:
become one of the great divorce centre:
of the country. A few such cases a:
the one under consideration will cauSe
the people of the state to demand thu
correction of this gross abuse. The only
regret is that the Legislature, which ha'
just adjourned, did not take up the wrrl
so that the state might not be exposed
two years more to the danger and lie
proach possible under existing laws.
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were HELPLESS and whose eseape ffomd
Justice there was..no reason tNApprehend.
AFTER many years the dust of John
Howard Payne is at last at " Home, Sweet
Home"
WHEN it comes to down right lawless-
ness Iowa can give any Southern state
points.
THE adoption OF metallic red " as the
color for the new letter stamp does not
take. The postal authorities could not
have done better than to have adopted
the color and changed the denomination
of the present three-cent stamp. 1t is
beauty.
THE Philadelphia Times kindly informs
the Republicans of the state that the In
dependent and Stalwart bosses have agreed
on Jerome Il. Niles for state treasurer and
John J. Ridgeway for auditor general
with Senator Lee likely to succeed Senator
Cooper as state chairman.
ENGINEER MELVILLE, who became i'll
volved in a disgraceful quarrel with his
wife. Immediately on his return from the
ill starred Jeanette expedition, has just
written letter of the most disgusting
character concerning his wife and his
married life. 1t is we'll that something
more than words are necessary to consti-
tute conduct unbecoming an officer or a
gentleman, as he would soon find himself
dismissed from the navy. His desire for
notoriety has apparently overcome al! his
sense of propriety.
The Press has suffered from another
leak in its Especial cable - service and to
day abandons the publication of the Spur
geon sermon and substitutes Beecher':
because it is found that the Chicago Iri
bune gets an early copy OF the Press ant
has tue sermon teloeraphed out to it from
Philadelphia, so as to print it the same
time with the Inter. Ocean, which was d
partner Of the Press in the enterprise but
got no special benefit from it, as Thu
cheaper method of tho Tribune seemed t.
be better appreciated than the expensive
outlay or the Inter- Ocean and tho Press
1t seems that Chicago i, even wicke.e
!, than Philadelphia.
THE sketch of tho Scotch Irish Presby
: terians by Mrs Nevin, recently reput
+ lished in the INTELLIGENCER. is fitl
8 supplemented by the local account
, printed to-day Of two interesting epoch
n in the current history of Presbyterianis.
t in this county. This element has made
y very large share Of our local history, an'
8 there are no moro interesting phases {
$ Presbyterianism within its limits than til
e pastorates Of Rev. Lindley G. Rutter al
T. Rev. Calvin w. Stewart, ID. ID. Th
t former covered span of forty years an
the latter has already reached twenty tiv'
and bids fair to be long extended. Bot
exercised AN influence far beyond the
3 own congregations ard on the whole soci
" development Of their communities E
" ercises, therefore, which had to some @,
c tent tho character of a CONTAMINATION
'' Mr. Rutter's pastoral services and Gel
bration of DR.. StowarL's faithful minist
IL for a quarter Of 4 century have an intere
3 far bey ond tho confines of their consre {
~ tions.
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lynchers to get into the barricaded jail a
possee could have been a1Benbled TO
drive off the Law breakrs. 1evsstheless,
they persisted in murdering zen Who
were helpless and whose essape from
Justice there was.no reason teapprehend.
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Police Cases

This morning the mayor sent ono drunk
t, the workhousc for 81 days, and another
for 5 days. Several others were discharged
on payment of costs. These included John
Johnson and William Green, colored men
who wero arrested On South Queen street,
on Saturday evening while drunk. Both
had rcvolvers, which they were lourishing,
and they were complained against before
Alderman Spurrier for carrying concealed
weapons. 1t appears that the men were
from the country, and while in town got
on a spree. AS the alderman did not
want to send them to prison on account of
smallpox, they were allowed to 60 on pay =.
ment of costs.
Alderman Sampson sent Joseph Hogarth
to the workhonse for being drunk and dis.
orderly, aud discharged .Jane Baumgard-
ner on payment of costs.
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AFTER many years the dust Of John
Howard Payne is at last at Home, Sweet
Home.'
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WHEN it comes to down right lawless-
ness Iowa can give any Southern state
points.
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THE adoption OF " metallic red " as the
color for the new letter stamp does not
take. The postal authorities could not
have done better than to have adopted
the color and changed the denomination
of the present three-cent stamp. 1t is a
beauty.