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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-04-12
DR7TEN ~.:AZY BY THE PREA CHEERS.
rheslay's s. C.. Jlllrnal.

Tuesdays $. G. JJNrnal.
!. Oscar Swegan and his wife, both res
idents of this city, were taken to the
insane asylum 1T lndel,ehnence yester-
day 10y Sheriff Mcdonald and deputy.
Sheriff Tliayer. They were examined.
by the board Of insanity commissioners
yesterday forenoon. Tie cause Of the
insanity in both instances was religious
excitement, PRODUCED by attendance
upO, the recent revival meetings in the
Swedish, chapel. Tie evidences nf in
sanity became apparent in Mrs. Sweg
am instance about three weeks ago,
and 50 thoroughly was she impressed
with the idea OF her souls salvation
that she neglected her household du, les;
maintained constant reading; praying
and singing, and became Sick. Swegan
was out OF town. but Wllen he came
home and found his wife i'll, he devoted
himself assidue,.sly to her care, aud
scarcely lett her bedside. lie did not
becone imbued with the religious fren.
zy until last week. but when It took
hold Of him he became the craZier Of
the two and imagined that The destruc-
ton of the world by fire and eternal
damnation were events Of the near fu-
ture. lie prayed and preached all day
aturtlay until the residents near the
house, which is near the old ice house,
became tired OF the entertainment and
entered complaint against tile excited
couple. When the officers went to the
house on Sunday they found it barred
and bolted, and no response could he
elicited from those inside. The dDhtS
were broken in and in Il btdrocln both
Swegan and his wife were found on
their knees praying. They were taken
to the county Jail and their case was
disposed Of by the commissioners yes
ter.lay forenoon.
Tie Sioux City Times says:
a gentleman who has been an atteh-
dant and close observer of the work.
ings ut the late revival meetings, in
Termed Il representative ot this paper,
that there were. to his knowledge, four
other men and more than that number
"f women who were now laboring in
the first thro,'s Of religious lunacy. an'l
that it WAS only i question of Il few
weeks or months ere there would be =
number of eases similar to that Of the
unfnrlu lunate Swegan and his wife, VIII"
drifted into hopeless insanity. because
Of the Vaccinations of the revival
lists.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-07-12
PERSONAL,

Gov. B. F. BUTLER was once a good
tenor singer.
OSCAR WILDE is lecturing on Ameriea a
in London.
Roscoe CONKLING chews the big end Cf
cigars. but does not use tobacco in an y
other way.
GENERAL HANCOCK is called the maste r
spirit of the defense of Gettysburg by the
Count of Paris.
REV. DIR. r. J. NEvIN, rector of the
American chapel at Rome, will otficiate
during the summer months at the Epis-
copal church in LenOx.
A. ID. REESE has been appointed mar a.
ger Of the Pennsylvania telephone COM
pany for Lancaster and surrounding coun-
ty vice G. B. Hambright.
FULTON and Ranck, delegates from this
county to the Republican state convention
Yocum and DR.. Davis go on the state
committee. But Graybill was the orator
" from the home of that old cOmmoner,
Thaddeus Stevens"
COLONEL LEVI BIRD DUFF, the Indie
pendent Republican candidate for iieuten-
ant governor last year, was asked his
opinion of the convention. 81 am not
recOnciled at all" he said. "There is no
harmony in this personal movement at
Harrisburg. No action which tho con-
ventiOn could take or no candidate which
might be placed in nomination could com
mand the confidence of the Independents.
The candidates nominated will be tho
nominees of Cameron, Quay & Co., and
cannot in any sense be considered the
choice of the Independents
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-07-12

pendents as to name Nila for auditor
general. He is a man of intelligence and
fair rebute, somewhat of the fibre OF
Senator Mitchell, for whose discovery
and election he is held to be largely
responsible. AS legislator his
record is not without weak points
and he represents the average
compIacent Republicanism better than
aggressive leadership. Bent upon re
tanning control of the state treasury
management Quay and Magee deftly
divided their favors. The former sought
to pay off some CID debts by lending his
support to Passmore and, being unable
when the lime came to transfer it to
Hulings, the result was the nomination
of Livesy, Magee's man, which, no
doubt, was entirely agreeable to Quay.
The Republican nominee for state treas
urer, it seems, is An English born citizen
of respectable antecedents and varied
fortune, who drifted around consider.
ably until Magee found permanent
lOdgment for him in the city offices in
Pittsburgh, whence he was transferred
to the state treasurer's office where he
was handy man for Mr.. Magee to have
in the house. His name is not a familiar
one to his party nor to the state, but Mr.
Magee stands sponsor for him-with all
that this implies.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-07-12

APART from the Wharton Barker
plank there is nothing notable in the
Republican state platform adopted yes.
terday. The failure of the resolutions
to find any flaw or point of attack in the
Democratic administration of the state
for the past six months is especially con-
spicuous the arraignment of the u M
ocrats in the Legislature for the l,S1on,
sibility of the extra session . i he
failure of "a fair and just apporti ..i..l it
is so shameless and impudent that the
men who framed it do not, themselves,
expect it to command popular respect. 1t
will deceive nobody. AT the time it was
passed it was matter of record that the
Democrats in the Legislature had con.
sented to an congressional apportion
ment which gave the Republicans seven
teen districts out of twenty-eight. More
than that the Democrats should never
cOncede. So patent are the fairness
and liberality of the Democratic
position, that even in the meet
ing of the committee on reso
lutions, yesterday, it was boldly
admitted by some of its members. Mr..
Crosby, as the Press report relates,
showed disposition to indulge in some
forceful and truthful remarks. He was
bucked and gagged, of course, but the
eternal truth will find vent.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-07-12
TESTING FIRE HOSE.
The Eureka Cotton Hose at 1 20 Pressul

hc Sottuu hOS0 ~ ~ EobDufo.
Last evening Chief Howell, of the FIRE
department., ordered out engine No. 3 (the
American), and hose carts Nos. 3 and 4,
for the purpose Of testing the new
Eureka fire hose recently purchased by
city councils for the uso of the de-
partment. The steamer took water from
the plug in front of the Western Union
telegraph office, corner East King street
and Centre Square, and forced water
through 500 feet of the new hose, subjec.
ting it to a pressure of ITO pounds to the
square inch. The hose stood the test
admirably, not drop of water escaping
from it, except at one of the joints at
which washer was displaced, and after
this had been properly adjusted, the hose
might have been laid in parlor, SO per-
fectly water tight was it. The test was
witnessed by several hundred people
The Eureka hose is used in New York,
Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and other cities,
and we are informed has given complete
Screw coupling is used upon
it, in lieu of the Jones coupling heretofore
used in this city. The new hose has not
yet been distributed among tho several
and will not be until Companies
1 aud are housed in new quarters.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-07-12
CRIME AND CALAMITY.

Eventfui Occurrences at Home and Abroad
On Tuesday night four barvesters board.
ed freight train at White Hall, Illinois,
to steal a ride, and at Greenfield four
other men got on the same Car, apparently
for the Same purpose, but after the train
had started they drew revolvers on the
first four mon, and, after making them
deliver up what money they had, drove
them off the moving train. One man
named Patrick Knight, fell headlong
from the train and was killed.
The four men responsible for Knights
death were arrested at Brighton.
William J. johnson, foreman of the
stereotype room of the Herald newspaper,
in Boston, was struck on the head with an
iron bar, by some unknown person, while
ascending the stairs from the press room
to Williams Court. David Flannery,
engineer of the pressroom, was arrested on
suspicion. He was arraigned yesterday,
but waived an examination and was held
in $40, 900 to await the action of the grand
jury.
Heavy floods are reported at various
points in the Canadian province of
Ontario, causing great destruction of
property and loss of life. In the city of
London bridges and dwellings were carried
away and II persons are reported to have
been drowned.
A tornado at Sadller City, Nebraska, on
Tuesday night, demolished q number of
buildings, killed three women and child,
and injured Is others,
A dispatch from Beckenried, Switzer-
land, says nearly all the cultivated land in
that district has been ruined by storms
and landslide.
George Weines, aged IA years, fell into
. boiling beer vat in brewery at Balti.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-07-12
" md Not Escape" i"
west Chester VilIege Recor

"es1 OhoStcI NL1SSo hcCOru
On Tuesday afternoon Officers Shields
and Jones of the West Chester police force
had somewhat Of chase with two tramps
down the P, w. s. B. railroad for some
distance. A report was soon spread
through the streets that John Frank
ford, the one eyed horse thief, had
again made his escape from the Chester
county prison. The news startled the
citizens who turned out en- masse
down the railroad in pursuit of the officers
and in short time there was over hun
dred and fifty people down along the rail.
road looking for the one eyed man. A
Village Record reporter upon hearing the
report went to the prison, where he was
informed by Warden Hagerty that peace
and quietness reigned supreme in and
around the Jail and that Frankford was
still in his custody and would remain so
until the next term of quarter sessions
disposed of him.
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more yesterday and was scalded to
death.
Gustavus v. Selden's planning mill and
O. w. Sage's sash and blind factory in
Rome, N. Y. were burned Tuesday night.
Loss, 1000.
a BIG HAUL.
A Thief Captured with His isoory.

A Thief Captured with His isuoty.
Philadelphia Record.
''Do you you see that man there?' said
f. w. Hart, 0! Darby, as he nervously
c!utched tho arm of Policeman William
Kelly, of the Twentieth district, on Tues
day evening. while standing in the Broad
street station, pointing to a middle aged
man who was purchasing ticket at the
window. Mr.. Hart exclaimed: THAT
fellow has stolen nearly So 600, and he has
the money with him. want you to arrest
him." The officer seeing the frightened
condition of his informant, lost no time,
but walked quickly up to the man, as the
fellow placed through ticket for Cleve-
land in his vest pocket, tapped him on the
and ordered him to come along to the
station. house
The prisoner demanded to know why he
was arrested, and became very indignant
at being taken into custody. Officer
Kelly, however, did not handy any words
with him, but quickly marched him to tho
police station, Fifteenth and Filbert
streets. There Mr.. Hart related to the
lieutenant that his wife had been in the
city during the day and had met the pris
oner, Elijah O'Noill, who told her that he
had robbed a woman of 50 600 and was
going to leave the city. He wanted to
make Mrs. Hart present of $500, but she
declined to take the money. Upon reach
ing home she told her husband, who i'm
mediately came to the city to notify the
authorities. To Hart's great surprise he
stumbled across the thief just as the man
alighted from the horse cars at the Broad
street station. Hart lost no time in COM
municating the facrs to Officer Kelly.
Upon searching O'Neill greenbacks were
found on him amounting to 1856. Bills
of nearly every small denomination, from
81 up to $50. were found IN every pocket.
He fairly swarmed with them. Pocket
after pocket was searched in turn, and the
lieutenant would bring forth such hand
fuls of notes, some bright and crisp, others
dirty and gre isy, that made the eyes o..
the policemen standing around open wide
in astOnishment. When all the notes were
piled up on the desk of tho station house
they made bundle large enough to fill a
peck measure.
O'NeilI said he resided at No. 927 War.
mock street, and acknowledged stealing
the money from Mrs. Caroline Block. who
occupied portion of the same house.
The lieutenant visited Mrs. Block, who
cried with joy upon learning that her
money had been recovered. She said that
the door of her room had been broken
open with 4 Ratchet, aud the trunk in
which the cash was stored had been forced
with file. She declared that she consid-
cred the money safer in her trunk than in
bank, because of the liability of the lat
ter to burst. Mrs. O'Neill said that her
husband was q worthless fellow.
o. Neill was gwen hearing by Magis-
trate Pole yesterday, and committed in
default of 81, 600 bail.
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The Fool Killer Wanted.
PHILADELPHIA telegraph Rep.


The Harrisburg Senate yesterday paused
long enough in its work of trying not to
enact the apportionment bills which it is
under solemn constitutional obligation to
enact, to permit certain of its members to
blackguard the governor for having cut
off the perquisites of Librarian Delaney.
Mr.. John Stewart, late Independent candi-
dates for the governorship, proved what
kind of governor he would have made
had the Independents experienced the
bad luck of electing him, by joining in with
the Stalwarts abuse of Pattison. All of
which seems to indicate a disposition on
the part of certain Republican members
of the Legislature - Stalwarts and In
dependents alike - to make an issue of
Delaney, and to constitute it a feature of
the opening campaign. The fool killer
ought to make an early trip to Harris
burg.
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more Cattle Litigation.

Eli Weaver has entered suit against
Levi Sensenig for about 81, 600 paid by
him 10 several cattle feeders for cattle
bought by Weaver as Sensenig's agent
but which Sensenig refused to receive.
Levi Yohn and Joseph Hoover, who
were also agents of Senseaig and bought
cattle which he refused to receive, have
brought suit against him for the recovery
of between S., 600 and SO, 600. In all of
the above cases, the agents sold to other
parties the cattle Sensenig refused to re-
ceive and now sue bin for the difference,
amounting to some 1000.
Nine of the parties from whom the cat.
tie were bought, have also brought suit
before Alderman FOrdney, for Weaver's
use, against Sensenig. George Nau.
man and II. N. North, esqs arc counsel
for the plaintiff in all the above cases.
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a LIVELY OUKPSE.
How They Mourned The Death OF rsu
sim.

How They Mournod The Death OF Bossi.
sim.
Harrisburg Cor. Pittsburg Dispatch.
Undoubtedly Senator Mitchell was correct
when he said, few days ago, that bossism
was dead in Pennsylvania. Wharton Bar
ker seconded the motion in loving whis-
per to Colonel Quay and Chairman
Cooper this evening as he sat
between them IN Quay's room at
the Lochiel. Colouel Quay himself came
down from Philadelphia With large COM
pany of mourners to attend its funeral.
Once here he opened headquarters and,
merely to soften the sadness of the
occasion and divert the mind OF the
delegates, talked cheerfully on the neces
sisy of nominating Passmore for state
treasurer. He also explained Incidentally
that he thought Niles, of Tioga, a proper
man for auditor general. G. L. Magee
came all the way from Pittsburgh and
brought along number of witnesses to
see him let 20 his tail hold on the late boss
machine. Being here he incidentally con-
tinued to remark that it was his opinion
that VIM. Livsey would make an ex-
cellent candidate for state treasurer, and
that his nomination would distinctly
recognize the doctrine of civil service
reform by promoting a man who had
already shown his efficiency in the
second place. Down also came gallant
General Harry White to proclaim that
bossism was dead in Indiana county, and
the Kiskiminetas rolled unvexed to the
sea. Here came Uncle John Cessna, too,
to announce that the old captain. having
taken fancy for ocean navigation, the
quarter deck of the old canal boat was
ready for a new captain. Here was Mr..
Passmore, smiling through his grief, and
ready, in case it was satisfactory to the
undertaken, to head the funeral procession
in person. He opened headquarters near
Quay's, and Sam Lasch tucked his moist
handkerchief out of sight and took charge
of his boom. Here came General Lilly,
without his red Montezuma vest, and
Rowan, and Recorder Lane, and Mercan-
tile Appraiser Mccullough, and Judge
Bum, and large corps of weepers from
Philadelphia.
Chairman Cooper and Senators Davies
and Greer dropped from the hill to mingle
their tears with the rest. In fact, almost
all the boys who used to run the machine,
or with it, are here, except Rutau, who
sent his regrets; Cameron, who is in
Europe, and Mackey, who is, we hope, in
heaven. Senator Stewart arrived late,
passed by the Lochiel on the opposite
side of the street, and made bee line for
the hill.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-07-12
Train Jumpers Jumped.

The Pennsylvania railroad police CAP
tured two fellows who were stealing a
ride On freight train. They were taken
before Alderman McConomy and by him
very promptly committed for ten days
each. What an immense business the
aldermen would do if the railroad police
were authorized to arrest all the dead
heads who ride ON Palman palace, or
other finely cushioned cars, in violation of
the fundamental law, but by the consent
or cOnnivance Of railroad officials
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-07-12
Charity Appropriations.
Carlisle Volunteer.

We agree with the Lancaster INTELL1
GENCER that it is " not right for the state
to give charity in one section that 1t does
not give in another" and that " it should
take care of all alike" This whole mat.
ter needs to be overhauled and system
established which will dispense the
charity of the state to all who have fair
claim to it. The INTELLIGENCER's article
in its issue of Thursday last, strikes the
right key.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-07-12

The Republican state convention was
thoroughly stalwart in its composition
and the delegates were in the hands of
such experienced and trusted Regular
bosses as Quay and Magee, Cooper and
Cessna, to be handled as they deemed
best. They found it expedient to make
so much of a concession to the indie.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-07-12
Baseball YESTERDAY.

At Harrisburg-(championsfip game)
-Merritts, 16; Harrisburg, o. At Pitts.
burgh-Athletic, IL Allegheny, 8. At
Observation-Disclosures, l Cleveland, 8.
At Baltimore-Metropolitans, 8; Balti-
more. 1. At Detroit-Detroit, Q; Bos-
ton, s.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-07-12

Grass OF Cultivated Ground for Pears.
Germantown Telegraph.
Nothing seems more surprising than the
rapid movement which seems to have
been made the last fifteen to twenty wears
in favor of growing pear trees in grass,
We we'll remember, when the subject
was first mOoted, what a storm the suy-
gestion made. 1t was looked on as the
height of absurdity, and those who recon-
mended it were thought to be lunatics
of the most confirmed description. We
never took any sides in this question until
our own experience proved it's value. and
when we have successful instances of pear.
culture in grass, as We often have, We
do not deny that there are many good
cultivators who have excellent success
in what is called clean culture of pear.
orchards. Their error has been in re.
garding it as the only successful plan. AS
we have said, it is rather remarkable how
great is the change the other way; and
We should not bo surprised one of these
days to find the public running to the
opposite extreme, and insisting that in
grass only pears can be grown. We are
confident that the crops are more regular.
the fruit more perfect and the trees are
better protected against blight We do
not, in fact, ever remember having a ear
tree to die of blight not that we balisye
grass is perfect protection, only that
such is the fact. The ground is uniformly
cooler in grass than in cultivated land, and
to certain extent moister, and then. too.
the roots are never disturbed. We
have lost several standard and
number of dwarf trees by blight in fact,
latterly not a year passes that there is not
a diminution of our trees in this wav:
while in grass nothing but old age seems
to cause them to succumb. When We saw
that we have three trees ON our premises
said to be full one hundred and fifty years
old, in good bearing condition, one Of them
apparently as good a. ever it was, We think
there is good ground for our opinion.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-07-12

The Five-Twenty club will play here ON
Saturday and the Anthracite Of POttsville
ON Tuesday.
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A letter addressed Miss 8. Lederle 13
Union street, Union Hill, per Mrs. Led-
erie, /" 10 held 1t the postoface for more
definite direction.
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ROLLINS evidently sees that he is beaten
iE ,ho contest for senator in New Hamp
shire and now PROPOSES to withdraw from
the contest if his leading competitors will
do the same.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-07-12

WHEN Cameron sailed for Europe he
left behind sealed orders for John Cessna
to roll up his pants.
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THERE has been seen nothing 20 har-
monious as tho discord of Quay and
Magee.
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THE red plume of State Chairman
Cooper will keep nodding at the head OF
the procession.
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The Philadelphia Press report of the
Republican state convention quite takes
the cake. A half dozen able staff cores.
pondents were unanimous in this
The day was an auspicious one for the
celebration of the Republican unification.
Earth and sky clasped each other in sweet
embrace, aud the air breathed warmth
and peace, and the songs of birds came
upward on winds laden with the honey of
summer blossoms.
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WHARTON BARKER's patent scheme TO
levy federal taxos to raise surplus reve.
nue. for division among the states does not
find much favor with the New York news
papers The Times denouuces it as carry
ing Capitalization far beyond anything
heretofore proposed. 1t is true that the
national government once had surplus
of revenue which was distributed among
the states, but nobody has ever before ad-
vocated the raising of revenue for this
purpose. If it is to be done at all there is
no definite limit to be put to the
process" the Herald cannot under
stand why the government should
take out of the peoples pockets moro
of their earnings than it needs, and then
give the overplus away. 1t points out that
the Ohio Democrats declared the revenue
ought to be limited to the necessities
of the government economically admins.
tered The Pennsylvania Republicans
demand system of high and exorbitant
taxation, forcing from the people much
more than the government needs, and
then proposes that the surplus shall be
q distributed among the states" where it
would be wasted, of course for the state
governments are as ready to waste public
money as Congress when it passes river
or harbor job or a pension job.