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PERSONAL.

Rev. PuILL1P BROOKS, D. D., weighs
800 pounds.
Mr.. AND Mrs. HENRY E. JOHNSTON of
Wheatland are expected home from
Europe in the spring.
BUFFALO BILL" protests against such
of the measures proposed foc the " i'm
provement' of the Yellow Stone park as
will drive the buffalo and elk from it.
GAMBETTA's excised eye, taken out by
a German surgeon. is now one of the
CHASTITY curiositics of q scientific German
princes collection.
PRINCESS BISMARCK has received from
the Persian shah tho decoration of the
order of the Kun. 1t is big enough to
cover half the bodice of her bali dress.
SENATOR LAPHAM, of New York, is
going toward the dogs, and the Demo.
cratic legislature may have chance to
elect his successor.
JAY GOULD's pleasure yacht now build.
ing for his two years journey around the
world promises to be the most luxurious
boat that was ever put ahOat.
NJ. S. Quay has gone fishing to Florida.
He took with him an implement of Origi-
nal fashion which can be used with like
facility for cleaning piscatorial gam, and
for "knifing" political enemies.
REV. J. H. HARG1s, now of German
town, whom, it was hoped, the Duke
street NJ. E. church of this city would
secure for pastor, will be transferred at
the coming conference to Heddiug church,
Jersey City, N. J.
Ex-CoNTROLLER TAGGART, OF Philadel-
phia, manifests some hesitation in swear
ing to his bill for services rendered as
auditor of the controllers Offica when he
was cooling his heels outside the locked
door.
SENATOR TABOR, one of Colarado's new
pair, starts in by giving dinner with
twelve kinds of wine and 81 900 worth of
flowers. The president was, of course,
one of the subjects of this senatorial cour-
tesy. Tabor is solid
GEO. D. HERBERT, an accomplished and
popular newspaper man, late of the Times,
has become managing editor OF tho Har-
risburg Patriot, which under his direction
and other impulses of enterprise will soon
make some rapid strides in the field which
it occupies.
W. r. BLACK, who made his fame as a
reporter by the capture, in Boston, Of
Christine Cox, murderer, and who has since
that time left broad impress on journal
ism and literature in many ways, is about
to become the editor of the International
Reuaeao, which has a large and increasing
circulation among the intellectual classes of
the whole country.
CHAs. II. BERGNER, late of the Harris
burg Telegraph, after years Of preparation
and a very few months of direct applica
tion to study of tho law, passed most
brilliant examination before the commit.
tee Of the Dauphin county par tho other
evening and will soon be admitted to the
practice of the law in that jurisdiction. He
will not, however, be entirely lost to the
profession of his first choice.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-02-26
MASTER PUTNAM's DEATH.
On the Ice Within sight for Two Days q
Not Rescued.

On the Ice Within sight for Two Days and
Not Rescued.
A bill is pending in Congress to promote
Chief Engineer Melville for his gallant SER
vices in the Lena Delta in the rescue of the
Jeanette survivors and the search for the
missing party. A good deal of comment
has been caused among naval officers by
the proposition of Congressman Black
burn to tack on the bill an amendment for
a similar promotion for Lieutenant Berry.
They declare that Berry has no claims
whatever to promotion, for he simply went
to the entrance of the Arctic ocean and
got his ship burned. There is talk. however.
about the department of q gravor char
acter, which, if true, is certainly no
in favor of Lieutenant Berry's
promotion by special act of Congress. It
will be remembered that after the Rogers
was burned aud the party had found
shelter in the Indian village on the shore
an accident happened by which Master
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-02-26
OBlIUAKY,
Death of Elizabeth Downey.

Mrs. Elizabeth DOwney, aged 8S years,
died last night at the residence of Mr..
Daniel Altick, of whose wife she was an
aunt. The deceased was born in this city,
on the spot where the Lamb hotel stands,
On November 20, 1895, and was daughter
of Sebastian Graeff. She vas married to
VIM. Downey, who was a captain and a
paymaster in the regular army, and who, ha q
been dead over forty years. He served
with distinction in the war of 1912,
and was afterwards appointed as
Indian agent at Rock Island. While at
tho latter place Mrs. DOwney was with
her husband and she did not see white
face during her stay, except those of the
soldiers in the fort. Both she and her
husband were very intimate friends of the
late Pres't. Buchanan. She was an excel
lent woman of more than ordinary intelli-
gence, and had wide circle of friends.
She had been in i'll health for some years
aud died of a complication of diseases.
Death From Apoplezy.
The name of the old lady on whose body
Coroner Shiffer. was notified to hold an
inquest on Saturday was Polly Fultz, who
resided with her son in.law, Frederick
Andes, in East HempfcId township. On
Friday evening she retired to bed appar-
entl, in good health. In the morning she
was called but made no reply, and short:y
was found dead in bed. Yes
terday Coroner Shiffer impanelled jury
of c. G. Bossler, Jacob Gray
bill, Jacob Kaufman, JOHN Mummah,
John DOmbach and Henry E. Light, and
the verdict was death from apoplexy.
Death OF Catherine Powell
Mrs. Catherine Powell died at her resi-
lence on West James street, between
North Queen and Prince, on Sunday morn
ing at half-past four o'clock, She had
been in i'll health for several years, and her
Heath was not unexpected. She was 73
years of ago and the widow of the late
Daniel Powell. She leaves no children,
but four grandchildren. The funeral will
AXE place on Wednesday at 2 o'clock.
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THE LlNNEAN SOCIETY.
Its Meeting Saturday Evening-.rho ConI
fpnrtnua

its m Getting Saturday Evening-.rho ConIr,.
buttons.
The LinD9an society mot on SATURDAY.
with President Hon. j. p. Wickersham in
the chair, and six members present, In
the absence of the secretaries Prof. J. g..
Stair was appointed secretary pro tenn.
After reading the minutes Of the previous
meeting and the collection of dues the fol-
lowing donations were made to the mu-
scum:
Mr.. Dibble OF North Queen steeet, DER
Mr.. VIM. ROehm, specially deposited an
abnormal chicken. The specimen is good
one of its kind. Mr. G. A. Heinitsh do.
mated specimen 0; Rogers sand boxes,
imported from London in 1870. The 6ona
tions to the library consisted of three ad-
ditiOnal volumes Of the second geological
survey of the state of Pennsylvania,
from w. A. Ingram, secretary of
the board, the lancaster Farmer for
February, 1883. The Boston Daily Ad.
oertiser, 20 page folio, proceedings of the
American Philosophical society frOme June
to December, 1882, an essay on demOraliz.
ing literature and art, illustrations of rare
coins, three catalogues and three circulars,
ono envelope containing 13 historical and
biogr aphical scraps, reports from consuls
VI Luo CulCcu OIdCcS Ou Lu0 commerce.
ETC., OF the consular districts.
The committee appointed to collate
amendments to the constitution and by
laws made a partial report and were con.
tinued until next meeting. DR.. Rathvon
also reported that the arrangements in
regard to keys were not yet perfected.
The president then appointed the follow
ing chairmen of the various committees:
Mammology-Dr. NJ. L. Davis.
Ornithology-Wm. L. Gill.
He-peto.ogy-W. s. Bolton.
IchthyOlogy-C. A. Heinitsh.
EntOmology-S. 8. Rathvon.
Botany-Mrs. L. ID. Zell.
Geology-Prof. ]. s. Stair.
PaleontOlogy-Dr. 7. r. Baker.
Microscopy-Dr.H Ii. Il. Knight.
Minerology-J. B. Kevinski.
Archaeology-Dr. j. II. Dubbs.
Natural and Historical Miscellany-Mrs.
P. E. Gibbons.
After a few remarks by the president
the society adjourned to meet on Satur-
day, March 81, at Q p. M, in the museum
rooms.
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Unclaimed Letters.

The following is list of letters remain
ing in the postOfico for the week ending
February 26, 1888:
Ladies List-Miss Fannie Buck, Dora
Bierwirth, Mrs. Ella A. Beaver, Mrs. Kate
Cobnors, Mrs. Jno. A. Dorwart, Miss
Emma Frick, Mrs. Christina Foegle, Miss
Annie C. Fry. Mrs. G. E. Gibney, Miss
Rebecca, Hamer, Miss Alice Hess, Miss
o. Heyn, Mrs. E. L. Johnson, Miss Alice
Landis, Mrs. Sallie Lamer, Miss Daisy
Miller, Miss Mary Roland, Miss Lille
Snyder, Miss Annie Weist, Miss Lizzie
White.
Gents List-W. Bard, Johannes Bauss-
mann, Corr, VIM. Berry, Jas. Connolly,
Alfred Dull, Jacob Fletter, ]. NJ. Greis,
Geo. Grsbel, Marian Gontner, L. Gold
back. David Herr, s. A. Irwin, Isaac w.
Kelm, Jno. 8. Lands, VIM. Lesher, Chas.
LivelI, Jac. G. Miller. Donald McNeill,
Samuel Farmer, Jno. P. Roberts, Juo.
Silknitter, DR.. Shriver, Geo. D. Si.y-
maker, D. W. Strause, Standard Ameri-
can Watch Co., Frantz WcigeIt, Uor)
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-02-26

THE close of the short session of Con-
gress always finds great mass Of import,
ant legislation on hand, with no time in
which to consider it. Something ought
to be done to amend this state of things.
Experience has shown that three months,
broken with Christmas holiday, are not
sufficient time in which to properly
mature legislation. Congress ought to
assemble earlier, or the term of
sarvice should end later than the
fourth of March. Six months time
arc needed for a session, and
it would be better to have the short
session entirely dispensed with, unless it
can be of longer continuance Probably
it would be better, at any rate, to have
but one session of Congress during two
years. The present disturbance of the
manufacturing interests of the country,
because of the tariff agitation in Con-
gress. lends support to this opinion.
But when Congress does sit, certainly it
should sit long enough to maturely con-
slider and to dispose of all the matters
submitted to it. A great many impor-
tant bills will fail to be acted upon at
tins session for lack of time, and many
more will be too hastily treated.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-02-26

THE great difficulty which the state
Legislature has to encounter in drafting
a law that will properly regulate the
freight charges of the railroads in the
state lies in the patent fact that the
state legislation will not control the
railroads out of the state that are the
competitors of those within it. This
difficulty would not be experienced in
congressional legislation, and it seems
that no entirely adequate measure Of
protection can be given to the people
while exact justice is done to the rail-
roads until Congress is summoned to
enact it. The state Legislature has
power to prevent railroad dis
examinations as between citizens of
the state; but the people of
Pennsylvania, whose state is used as
a highway for the carriage Of goods to
and from the people of other states, are
entitled to protection against railroad
discrimination in favor Of those outside
its boundaries. Pennsylvania can re-
Quire her own railroads to charge the
same rates of freight per mile to her own
citizens that are charged 10 others but
the consequence will likely be that the
railroads In other states will get all the
freight of the West.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-02-26

THE municipal building commission
of Philadelphia, which has been spend
ing millions of the city's money on the
obstruction of Broad and Market streets,
is a self-perpetuating concern, accounta-
bic to no authority for its conduct, with
supreme control over the affairs entrusted
to it, and having prospect of doing what
it pleases with Independence Square,
when the public offices shall have been
moved thence to the marble pile which
the commission has in course of erec
tion. Such body could only have been
created under the defective old constitu-
tion and the loose legislation which de-
veloped under it. There are better rea-
sons for the repeal of the law authoriz
ing it than the personnel Of the men
who compose it. If the movement to
shear it of its powers had no other mo-
tive than to substitute another set of
men for those who have exercised the
extraordinary powers of the building
commission, the repeating bill would
be properly viewed with much
suspicion, but mere statement
1.-the eunexampled attributes which this
body processes is enough to demonstrate
that no such irresponsible authority
ought to be tolerated by law. Philadel
phia has waited so long for the compile
tion of her public buildings that the
delay of year or two more while she is
considering the proper substitute for the
present system will do no great hurt.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-02-26

DELANEY, Cochran and Mylin are
exercised because the House would not
join the Senate in voting Delaney $3, 500
to expend at his own sweet will for sup
plies during the balance of the legisla-
tive session. Chief Clerk Meek has
shown that he can get as far with $1.5O
Per member of the House as Delaney
can with $l4'per capita for members of
the Senate, and the House, therefore, is
Tgudent In refusing to vote money to
oueh . housekeeper as the state Senate
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-02-26

IL DAU9 ~ BN1U0s
1As BedIss g - xse xlness e - 1sssd-
vsoa Dfsassse met Hss Recovered
-Osher Lsss EyeaEs.
Tho amount Of rel;sf for the sufferers
from tho mine disaster at BraidWcod, ILL.,,
received yesterday was greater than Of any
previous day, and the committee who had
the matter in hand feel greatly encouraged.
About 81 900 was subscribed and partly
paid for in this city yesterday, and the
miners in this vicinity will send in not tar
from 81, 900. A petition was circulated
upon the streets this morning, and was
signed by nearly all the best citizens OF
this place, asking that the high license
bill be passed by the legislature. This
morning the Diamond company paid out, to
those who desired to draw it the last earn
ings of those who lay in their watery graves
and it was a touching and pathetic sight
to see some poor mother or wife burs,
into tears as she signed the last receipt fOi
funds earned by her lost relative. In the
majority of the cases the amount paid Out
was small, and proved, conclusively, thai
most of the dead men lived up to theil
means, and that what aid the widows anG
mothers received would have to come
from an outside source. To day memolia
| services were held in the Music hall. Al
the mine yesterday the work progressed
favorably, in spite Of the bad, rainy
weather, and the water now stands a
forty.seven feet below its original level il
the shaft. The pumps are now working
fast, however, but the water does not g
down as rapidly as it should, although th'
officials of the company have been hard a
work lately devising new means of remov
ing the water from the mines and gettin,
diver being hired to explore for the bodie
before the water is removed, but as We
no official action has been taken in tn
matter.
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THE newspapers are figuring on a sue
cessor to Minister Wickersham, diplo.
matte representative to Denmark. Has
DIR. Wickersham's resignation been &C.
ceptcd and his pay stopped?
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The Louisville Post names eight and
knows a dozen more of the bellies of that
town who were in Mrs. Langtry's audience
and were prettier than the Lily.
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zeNlisg Asests.
: Iho1eents Of the iron and steel asso.
niatioo, who suppose they are doing q
great work for their employers in how'll
ing at Washington against the Senate
tari6 bfll, are busy in the effort to rein
force their declaration By vigorous calls
upon tho iron manufacturers to telegraph
to their representatives in the House of
Representatives to oppose and vote
against the Senate measure. They have
lust sent ont the metal schedule of the
bill and put below it in big type their
injunction to those who receive iG
to hurry along their denuncia
tion Of it by telegraph. A good
many iron manufacturers seem to
have dore 80, probably without forming
IN independent opinion of their own,
but accepting that of their supposed rep
xeeentatives, whom they credit with un
derstanding the effect of the proposed
legislation. Congressman should not be
too greatly impressed with the opinions
Oh bU0 I0OUylSto lOCuAuOu w eAOAA AZ eAAAN
way from their constituents. They
would do well to ask the latter for the
reasons for their opinion. We see that
Mr.. Coke, superintendent of the Read
ing railroad company's rolling mills
advises Representative Ermentrout, OF
our neighboring Berks county district
that his people prefer the present tariff
bill to the Senate bill, but that they pre-
fer the latter to a postponement of the
decision. And that opinion is probably
the one entertained by the majority o.
the iron manufacturers of the state
What they want is settlement Of th'
tariff agitation in some way, and they
would greatly prefer somewhat lowel
tariff to continued uncertainty. It il
home competition that keeps down th'
price of iron, and the reduction in th'
tariff on foreign goods proposed by th'
Senate will not be likely 10 affect th'
home manufacture.
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Sxie Of Real Eatata.

Henry Shubest, auctioneer and real e.
tate agent. sod ct public sale, February "a,
at the Grape hotel, two story brick
dwelling house, belonging to the estate of
Martin Shreiper, ST., deceased. situated on
the north side of West Chestnut street,
No. A5, to Thomas Cummings for u, Gao,
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Correction.

In our court proceedings of Saturday we
erred in stating that in the case of the
Old Columbia public ground company vs..
the NJ. e. church, Judgment was entered
for the defendant. 1t should have read
plaintiff.
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"THERE is reason to believe that fresh
surprises await the public in the Star
Route trials. IN Y. Sun. Dorsey is
about to turn states evidence.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-02-26

THE world moves. The lash is pro-
posed in the New York Legislature as a
penal remedy for wife beating.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-02-26

SARA BERNIIARDT's husband is about to
quit the stage for the army. lie finds
himself only first lieutenant at home and
with 10 signs of promotion.
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quit the stage Tor tho army. tie hndS
himself only first lieutenant at home and
with 10 signs of promotion.
IT is about the time of year for a Dor
sey dinner, bat there are outgivings that
the feast to which Dorsey is about to ia
vite some of his old party friends will be
q banquet of bitter herbs.
TIE Supreme Court of this State recent
ly decided that the expenses Of holding
the local elections arc to be paid by the
respective districts. The authorities of
Meadvil!e claiming the county to te liable
brought suit and recovered a verdict in the
Crawford county court. The county com
missioners then appealed to the Supreme
Court and won the suit, the judgement of
the lower court being reversed.
A PROVISION in tho proposed sa ary bill
for this and counties Of like sizs is that
all county officers shall give their per-
sonal services in the performance of the
duties of their Office. Such an enactment
might rcduce the list of Office hunters in
this county, some of whom are unwilling
and some uniit to give their personal
services to tho Offices for which they pre-
pose to run.
THERE was late prospect that the
governor of Massachusetts, was about to
discount the lieutenant governor of Penn
sylvania in his appreciation of the charac.
ter of Democracy's apostle, Thomas JEFF.
ferson, but in an after dinner speech in
New York, on Saturday, Butler recalled
Jefferson's appearance at a ball in Phila-
delphia with an elaborately. .puffed and
powdered wig, a blue satin coat, purple
waist coat of velvet, yellow plush brceches
white silk stockings and silver bnckled
shoes, and carrying cooked hat under
his ARM masquerade in which We can
not recognize Blacks Democratic Jeffer.
son at all.
THE st Petersburg Golos is Russian
newspaper which may claim the distinc-
ton Of being the most irrepressible jour.
nal in the world. Although every few
months it is suppressed by the govern
ment, it bobs up serenely with it's un-
pleasant criticisms upon Russian state
affairs. 1t has recently been again COM
manded to stop it's issue. but the very
near future will doubtless see it around
with its alleged mischievous discussions
on state institutions and its publication of
Russian ways of governmental reform
WITH pertinacity worthy of a better
cause Salmi Morse has stood up for weeks
against strong popular opposition and
legal impediments for his right to present
his "Passion Play" as alegitimate drama,
but his marked perseverance has been
failure. Having been arrested on the charge
Of producing tho play without license he
has been brought before the New York
courts to answer the charge. Mr.. Morse
AYERS that he sees no objection whatever
to the presentation of the play in this
country where we boast of our advanced
ideas and religious federation, and asserts
that it will exert good influence among
those who never attend church. Just
what the populaco would find to urge
upon them the necessity of improvement
iu their characters in this broad trav-
esty with its alluring spectacular illusions
is not so easy to determine.
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IT is about the time of year for a Dor
sey dinner, bat there are outgivings that
the feast to which Dorsey is about to ia
vite some of his old party friends will be
. banquet Of bitter herbs.
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Helena by forgery a week ago, aud fled.
He was arrested at Miles City with most
Of tho money in his possession.
Saratoga county, New York, is excited
over the discovery in the town of Galway
of an oil well which is considered valua-
bic. The oil floats on tho water of we'll
dug last fall to obtain water for cattle and
it is said to resemble refined kerosene
rather than crude petroleum.
The secretary of the navy has received
a telegram from Rear Admiral Clitz, com
manding the Asiatic station, giving tho
names of tho lost On the U. s. steamer
Ashuelot, as follows: George Valentine,
George Ashton. Fritz Lachenbach, F. Le-
ger Crane. William Gronau, Benjamin
Wohlrab, William Bronson, Andrew Scot
land, Sum Swing, All Kind, All Doa.
DlstIng uished japanese Visitors.
His excelIency Mr.. Sugi, of the Imperial
house of Japan, and his suite were enter.
tanned by the governor of Utah, Salt Lake
city on Saturday night and left for Wash
ington Sunday. Mr.. Sugi is on special
mission to the United States government
and will make tour of the country, re-
turning to San Francisco in six weeks.
Buried In q Csve-in.
Saturday evening a gang-way at the
Bickel colliery, between Mt. Carmel and
Ashland, cavcd in, burying Joseph and
Elias Powell, miners. The coal that fell
was fine, and almost smothered both be
fore they were rescued. Joseph is serious-
ly hurt. Elias was painfully crushed.
The Discoverer OF q New Comet
DR.. Swift announces that Prof. Brooks,
of the Red House observatory, at Phelps,
n V was the first diScovoror IF tho no-
comet in the constellation Pegasus, which
was seen by himself and Prof. Brooks on
the evening of the 23d instant.