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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-06-25
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The saorament of confirmation was ad-
ministsred In st. Mary's Catholic church
on Sunday in the presence Of an audience
that strained tho capacity of that spacious
edifice. The floral decorations of tho
altar were strikingly rich and handsome.
Out of respect to the memory of the late
Archbishop Wood the great organ was
silent, the absence of any music lending
additional solemnity to the occason. At
the conclusion of the low mass, in which
Rev. DR.. McCullagh, the pastor, officiated,
Rt. Rev. Bishop Shanahan entered from
and delivered brief aud feeling address
to those who were about to receive the
He expressed the hope that
ministered would make the recipients
Christians, not in name only, and that tho
spirit of the Holy Ghost would abide with
them forever.
The boys, to the number OF SO, who
were to be confirmed, were dressed in
black, with white gloves and ties, and
were ranged on the right side of tho nave
of the church. while the girls numbering
81. with white dresses and wells, red
sashes and pink crowns of artificial
flowers, occupied tho space re-.
served to the left. At tho conclusion of
the bishops remarks the applicants
for confirmation proceeded two by two
within the sanctuary, where kneeling at
the foot of the altar the sacrament was
administered by tho bishop. assisted by
DR.. McCullagh, and Rev. Father Russell,
of Columbia. Tho whole formed . very
pretty and edifying spectacle. The bless.
ing was next given, after which followed
an exhortation by the bishop to profit by
the graces bestowed on those who worthily
receive the sacrament.
In the course of his remarks the rever.
end gentleman spoke with manifest emo
tiOn of the great loss which tho church
had suffered III the death Of the venerable
and beloved archbishop Of Philadelphia.
Tho deceased prelate had over q warm
feeling for the Catholics of Lancaster,
whose chief he was years before the crea
ton of the diocese Of Harrisburg. He
asked his auditors to join with him in
prayers for the eternal reposs of his soul,
and the services closed with tho reciting OF
the De PrOfundis in memory Of the
dead archbishop.
In the evening at o'clock benediction
of the blessed sacrament was given, after
which tho newly confirmed were invested
with the scapulars Of the Blessed Virgin.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-06-25

The INTELLIGENCER, having been
upbraided for its insistance that the
crime of young Mutt in wilfully and de
iiberately numbering the man accused of
wronging his family should he tried by
the law, is gratified to observe that u
number of leading newspapers of the
country, which still have some influence
with the law abiding element of our
citizenship, sympathize with its view of
this case and the proper treatment for
it.
The Philadelphia Press finds in the
development of the Louisiana tragedy. a
text which points the moral that "when
the man whose guilt is taken for granted
is dead, there is seldom witness at
hand to prove his innocence and there is
usually little inquiry then into the truth
of the charge. If there were, there is
little doubt but that it would be found
that more than half the murders com
mitted in redress of alleged wrongs are
done under a misapprehension of the
real facts. Trial by jury and execution
by the law may be a slow and uncertain
means of redress, but they are infinitely
to be preferred to trial by guess and exc
cution by the bullet"
The New York Tribune, disclaiming
all sympathy for such an abject
wretch as Dukes was," corrects the mis-
guided public sentiment which would
make the staying of him anything else
or less than it was" murder, simple
and deliberate - and it warns the peo
pie who applaud his deed that this
sort or thing cannot be allowed to con
tinue; that they must choose between
the law and its defects and the pistol and
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MORE CATTLE SUITS.
MIR. sensenig's SIDE OF tho Case.


With reference to certain suits brought
and others likely to be brought against
Levi Sensenig for his alleged failure to
take cattle bought by his authority, Mr..
Sensenig says he has not refused to take
any of tho cattle that he contracted to
take. In some instances, he alleges, that
parties who were buying for him did not
turn over all the cattle purchased, but
kept the cheap ones for their own profit,
and in these cases he refused to take the
dear Cnes, because his contracts were that
he should have all, cheap and dear, that
the parties purchased during tho season.
In the cases referred to in our issue of
last Thursday evening, Henry Baus-
man and John Rush, Sensenig says
that Rush sold him eleven head
of fat cattle in February. He did
not see the cattle, but took Mr.. Rush's
word that they were fat, and on April
1st paid Rush $500, on account. When
he went to get them he found them to be
stock cattle, refused to take them, and
brought suit to recover the $500 paid
on account. Bausman's cattle were bought
by Frederick Banker, and when Sensenig
went to get them in April, Bausman said
he had nothing to do with Sensenig, bus
he had sold them to Banker, who was
good enough for him, and refused to give
them to Sensenig.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-06-25

IT is we'll settled principle of inter-
national law that no nation has the
privilege of unloading upon another its
helpless people. Every government has
the right to reship to whence they came
idiots, criminals, paupers and other un.
desirable classes who have been trans
ported to its shores as relief to their
own state. When, therefore, the English
directory of Ireland sends hither, by the
wholesale, the inmates of the poorhouses
in that unfortunate country, the Irish
league is justified in making its protest,
and the government should bestir itself
to prevent this breach of international
comfy.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-06-25
TIE DUELIsrS DISAPPEAR.
Kum0rs Place Beirne In west Virginia an
Elam aC Various Polnts

Kumors Place Beirne In west Virginia and
Elsm ar Various Points.
Nothing was heard at Richmond, Va,
on Sunday from Messrs. Beirne and Elan.
It is reported that the former is in West
Virginia awaiting new arrangements for
a hostile meeting. Elam's whereabouts
is not stated; rumor locates him at various
points. When or where the meeting will
take place is more of mystery than ever.
That it will occur, however, is not
doubted. Though tho excitement of the
past three days has abated, the anxiety
and desire to hear from the parties is still
intense.
On information received that Messrs.
Elan and Beirne were likely to engage in
q duel near Petersburg, Va, T. H.
Thompson, justice of the peace, issued
warrants for their assest. 1t is thought
tho seconds for the parties have arranged
for hostile meeting, and that if the
principals are not arrested duel will be
fought in Chesterfield county, about three
miles from Petersburg, to-day.
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OBITUARY..
Death OF Michael Zahm.

Michael Zahm, we'll known resident Of
this city, died this morning at his home,
No. 80 North Prince street, aged II years.
He was a son of the late Godfried Zahm,
brushmaker, and was born in this city. He
learned the brushmaking business with
his father, and after following it for some
time, learned the Matchmaking and jew
elry business with his brother in
law, the late Martin Shreiner, and
opened store on West King street, where
he remained in business q few years.
About 1886 8, he and the late George
Eichelberger purchased a collection of
wax works" and travelled extensively
throughout the United States. Returning
to Lancaster he and John w. Jackson
bought out the comb, brush and jewel
ry store of the late John Shafner, adjoin-
ing Michaeps hotel, North Queen street,
where they carried on a successful bust
ness for many years, finally selling
out to Shriener Brothers. Mr.. Zahm was
an intelligent, prudent, sagaciOus business
man, and accumulated handsome for
tune, with which he retired several years
ago and which he used literally but judi
ciOusly for his own enjoyment and the en-
.joyment of his friends. For many years
past it was his custom to spend his winters
in Florida, generally taking with him a
number of his relatives. He made one or
two trips to tho Pacific coast, and about
three or four years ago made voyage to
Europe and tour of the British Isles and
the continent. In politics Mr.. Zahm was
a moderate Republican. He never aspired
to Office and never held any, we believe,
except seat in common council for one
or two terms. He was q member of the
MoraviaD church an honest, benevolent
man. whose open handed charities have
many time and oft made glad the hearts
Of the sick, the poor and the needy.
MIR. Zahm was for many years men,
Der of the board of trustees of the Home
for Friendless Children, and, like his
father before him, was munifcent in bis
donations to that institution and took the
warmest interest in its prosperity. He
was also member OF the Masonic fra.
ternity and one of the founders of the
Tucquan club, an organization to which
he was much attached, and in whose an
nual encampments he generally partici-
pated. His funeral will take place at 10
o'clock Thursday morning. Interment at
Woodward Hill cemetery.
Death OF d. q. Bakers Little Boy.
Daniel G. Baker, six year old son of
Daniel G. Baker, esq.,, of this city, died in
Philadelphia on Sunday afternoon. The
little boy accompanied by his mother went
to Philadelphia six weeks ago to visit
friends, and was almost Immediately
stricken down with scarlet fever. Careful
nursing and medical attendance brought
him through tho disease with apparent
safety, but blood poisoning followed, and
he died as above stated. The remains
were brought to this city Sunday after
noon, and the funeral will take place on
Tuesday afternoon at 4 O'Clock.
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CHARGED With Forgery.

Isaac Ssldomridge, residing at the foot
of the Welsh mountains, was arrested on
charge of forgery by Officer Steinwandel
on Saturday evening. The person making
the complaint is Jacob Usner who lives two
miles below New Holland, and he alleges
that SeldOmridge forged his mama to q
note for $25. The man was taken, after
he had given the officer considerable
trouble. He entered bail before Alderman
Barr yesterday and was released Seldom
ridge was arrested before on several
charges OF forgery. He was convicted and
sentenced to five years imprisonment
After serving three years and six months
he was pardoned, because his eyesight
was failing.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-06-25
Alarm at Firo,

The alarm of fro on Saturday night
was caused by tho spontaneous combus-
ton of q barrel filled with greasy rags
that was left standing ON an open carriage
platform connected with Edgerly & Co. 8
carriage mandatory. The flames ut
once attracted tho attention of the firemen
of No. 1 company, who are stationed
within a few feet of Edgerly's shop
They climbed upon tho platform,
rolled the burning barrel of rags
into the street, AMI in less than
minute the flames Were extinguished. The
only damage done was tho blisteriug of
buggy-bOdy that stood beside the barrel
In carriage painting the workmen uss
what t"ey call "perm tnent wood filing"
an oily material, with which tho wood is
coated and then rubbed Off with rags
Whom these rags become two greasy for
further use they ara burned in the stove,
in winter time, but in summer aro thrown
into barrel until it is convenient to cart
them away. Mr.. EdgerIy's orders were to
keep the barrel filed with water, but this
precaution appears to have been neglected.
Hence tho spontsneou; combustion.
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Tho Church Fair Rioters

Isaac Hess, Adam Dommel and Charles
Kautz, the three young mon who raised a
row at st. Joseph's church fair a few even
ings ago, had a hearing before Alderman
McConomy, Saturday afternoon, and az
Mr.. Cash, whom they assaulted. did not
care to push the charge of assault against
them, they were discharged on payment
of costs amounting to S5.O4 each. Had
they behaved themselves, they could have
had lots of fun and feasting at the fair at
much less cost.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-06-25
Two More Vetoo8.

Governor Pattison has vetoed the bill
increasing the compensation for sherifEs
for boarding prisoners from 25 cents to SO
cents q day on the ground that no Occa-
sion exists for such an increase that the
old amount existed from 1856 until now.
and was, even during the high prices of
the war and sinca, considered ample COM
pensati0n.
He also vetoed the bill empowering
cities, boroughs and incorporated towns
and villages to provide for the support of
disabled firemen. He withholds his ap-
proval on the ground that it is new
style of psnsion bill; that it is loosely and
imperfectly drawn; that while there is no
doubt of tho humane motives of the per.
sons who conceived the bill, it is rather a
bitter potion mixed in the charitable cup
it offers by the provision requiring the
pensioners name to oe published
every six months in the newspapers
with the amount of his dole. The seventh
section of this article of tho constitution
on "taxation and finance" provides that
the General Assembly shall not authorize
any county, city, borough, township or
corporated district to obtain or appropriate
money for or loan its credit to any corpo.
ration, association, institution or individ-
ual, and this he considers an express
prohibition against the passage of any such
bill. The public spirited citizens may
voluntarily increase their charitable i'm
pulses to any extent they please, and in
such matters generally will, for there are
no people the visible evidences of whose
merciful and humane liability so thickly
abound as those of Pennsylvania her
charities and charitable institutions are
among the greatest of her civic glories.
The constitution seems to have been
framed in the belief that there was no
decadence of this benevolent spirit among
our citizens. 1t may be said that the fact
that this bill provides that it shall only
take effect upon majority of the
legal voters adopting the provi-
sions, is an answer to the constitutional
prohibition cited. But this is q mistake
every citizen has the right to claim the
protection of the fundamental law, and a
majority cannot take away from a minor
ity the security afforded by the law. The
moneys are sacredly protected by the
constitution from being appropriated in
the manner authorized by :ho bill, and
every man who pays a tax can make this
protection.
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<Horse and buggy missing.

On Thursday stranger called at the
livery stable of James Swain, in Christian
street, and hired a horse, saying that he
desired to go to Conestoga Centre. He
returned in the afternoon, saying he had
been unable to see the man he went after
On Friday he again hired team saying
that he wanted to drive to the northern
part of the county and would return in
the afternoon or by evening at the latest.
Since the time the team was last
hired neither it or the man has
been heard of by Mr.. Swain, and it is be.
lieved that the team is stolen. The ami
NAL taken is bay mare, 154 hands high,
and years old the buggy has side bar
springs. A reward of $50 for the property
and S25 for the thief is offered.
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Tho scourge OF Diphl hlherIa.

Two infant children of T. Howard
Patterson, of Little Britain township, died
recently of diphtheria and tho next day
after the death of the latter followed tho
death from the same cause of their aunt,
Miss Marion, daughter w. W. Hensel,
who contracted the fatal disease while
nursing her sisters little ones.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-06-25

Ars. Horrisy, being . large, heavy woman,
sucoeeded in pushing Mrs. Brooks off tho
porch head first, and in that position the
unfortunate woman struck stake below,
which split her head open, killing her in.
stantly. Mrs. Morissy Immediately fled.
The police are after her.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-06-25

THE Washington newspapers, preachers
and moralists are having discussion over
tho question of opening on Sunday the
National museum, Smithsonian Institu-
ton, Congressional library and similar
institutions at the capital. At present
these places observe the same hours in
opening and closing As the departments,
thereby, it is claimed, debarring all gov
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school Entertainment.

The pupils of the primary public schools
to the number of about 1000 will give a
musical entertainment in Fulton opera
house Tuesday afternoon, to be followed
by another entertainment IN the evening
by the pupils of the secondary schools, 500
strong. Both concerts will be conducted
by the musical instructor, J. B. Kevinski.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-06-25
Fall OF o fSOck.

The large boulder of granite suspended
in the f1ume of the FracOnla Notch, in the
White mountains, has fallen. 1t is sup
posed that recent tremendous freshet,
which carried down thousands of tons Of
rock and earth, undermined the supports
of the boulder.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-06-25
Postmaster Appolntet,

The postoffice at Clonmell, this county,
having been discontinued, and one named
"COllins," established in its stead, at
Startown, between Kirkwood and Quarry
vile. Hugh NJ. Collins has bsen ap
pointed postmaster at the new Office.
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Burnod to Death.

MILFORD, Mass, June 25.-Four franc
building were burned here last night. The
loss is Oil 500 insurance $500.
Capt. VIM. p. Burkes was burned to
death before he could be reached.
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its terrible possibilities. They cannot /
take a middle course and abide By the
law only when its decisions meet their
approval, taking up the pistol to execute
their wrath when the law fails. The
alarming outbreak of homicides and
lynchings in various parts q the country
during the past few weeks ought to give
the whole country pause to see whittier
we are drifting"
The Christian Union thinks that a
miscarriage of justice in Dukes case is
to be blamed for the savage retribution
of the young man who killed him, but,
nevertheless, unless we are all willing to
drift back into the uncivilized methods
of lawless retribution and irresponsible
punishment, the Christian Union insists
that a sound public opinion shall de
clare that "when a man like young
Mutt usurps the functions of organized
legal procedure I" he places himself out.
side the pale of society, surrenders the
privileges which it confers upon him
and stands in the isolated individuality
of the savage"
The New York Independent, more
positively than any of the others, re-
Dukes the tendency of many people and
newspapers to undermine the founda-
tions of social order and precipitate
society into a state of barbarism, by
justifying the assumption of the indi-
vidual, however aggrieved, to be the
laws avenger, and in anticipation of
the threatened acquittal of Mutt he.
cause of the claimed miscarriage of
ijustice in Dukes case, the Independent
says:
When Pennsylvania justice gets itself
into this predicament, it will cease to be
the Justice of civilized society, governed
by law and executing law, and become the
Justice of rude and unregulated barbarism.
Law would then loose its dignity and all
its certainty and courts of justice in Penn
sylvania would be little better than q
mere farce. Upon this theory the forms
and rules of law and all official agency for
its execution might as we'll be dispensed
; with altogether and every man left to take
care of his own rights and avenge his own
wrongs.
What Pennsylvania justice should do in
this case is very plain. Lot grand jury
, indict the offender for the crime of murder,
since, upon the face of the facts, this is
tho crime committed. Let him in due
season be brought to trial for this crime
and, if the evidence shows that tho crime
} has been committed then let the jury,
sworn to find verdict according to evi
dence, say 80, and bring in verdict o
guilty. Then let the court pronounce the
sentence which the law awards, and, al
the time fixed, let that sentence be carried
into execution. This is the treatment o.
the case which becomes a law abiding and
a law executing people. If the just de
mands of the law failed in the case o.
Dukes, that is no reason why they shoult
fail in the case of young Mutt. The safety
of society consists in good laws impair
TALLY and sternly enforced.
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Tho Lawyers Picnic.

The members of the Lancaster bar will
hold q private picnic at What Glen park
to morrow. 1t will continue all day, and
the committee in charge has prepared a
varied entertainment.
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HAnlAn'S lntOnlions.

CHICAGO, June 25.-Edward Hanlau.
tho oarsman, has declared his intention of
becoming q resident of this city. He
expresses the hope of beating all previous
records this summer and then retire.
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Sale Of Horses.

Samuel Hess & Son, auctioneers. sold at
public sale on Saturday last for Jacob s.
Foltz, at Petersburg. this comfy, II head
Of Western horses at an average price of
t229 DER head.