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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-03-24
A COFFIN THROWN ON A HIGHWAY.

Runaway Horses Dash Along with Hearse
and Splinter the Vehicle Into Fragments.
A peculiarly painful occurrence happen
ed on the South side at Pittsburgh, Fri
day afternoon. "A hearse was standing in
front of an undertaker's establishment.
in which the body of a man named John
P. Shmit had been placed for the purpose
OF being sent to the dead mans home. The
horses attached to the hearse frightened at
something and started down the street at
a terrific pace, the vehicle rafting indec-
orously over the rough pavements, with its
contents humping about in full view Of
persons upon the sidewalks, through the
glass sides. The horses continued their
career down the thoroughfare until
Nineteenth street was reached. They at
tempted to turn down that thoroughfare,
but instead of clearing the corner they
ran into the edge of the building strik-
ing the hearse violently against the
bricks and breaking it in pieces. The coffin
was thrown out upon the street and the
lid being broken exposed the corpse to the
gaze of the crowd which had been quickly
collected by the accident. The horror of
the affair was manifest to all, and the re-
mains were rearranged at once in the
coffin and taken to neighboring store,
from which as soon as possible, they were
removed to their destination. The horses
broke away from the fragments of the
hearse and continued their flight to the
river, where they were finally halted.
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kriasss.s y AnsEsse lnyissA - Asssas1s
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A general oall OF the National League
Of ireland, tho Irish National Land League
Of the United States and Canada, and the
committee Of seven, for an hish-American
national convention, to be held in
Horticultural hall, Philadelphia, 1T II
o'clock, April 26, 1883, has been is
sued. The call is for the purpose
of expressing sympathy with the suffering
people Of Ireland, to protest against the
despoiling of the constitutional liberties
Of her people, the packing of her jury
boxes by political and religious bigots,
and having all her national and political
rights obIitsrated by a ferocious coercion
act, whose tyrannous provisions shock
civilization, engender and reward crime
and justify every legitimate effort of an
exasperated people in resisting its enforce
ment and to declare on behalf of the ex-
lied millions of Ireland's race that I'VE
will never cease our efforts to recover for
our motherland the God given, inaliepable
right of national independence, and that
we will blend into one organization all tho
Irish societies of the United. States aud
Canada, the new organization to be in
affiliation with the Irish National League
of Ireland, of which Charles Stewart Par
nell is president"
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-03-24
Rev. Dr. Kirkby's Lecture.

Rev. DR.. Kirkby, who has spent 27
years in the Arctic regions will lecture in
Fulton opera house on Tuesday evening
April 10th on Life in the Arctic Re-
gions for the Young Mems society of St.
Johns free church. DR.. Kirkby, who is a
very fascinating speaker, is archdeacou of
York, England. Nearly 30 years ago he
offered himself as a missionary Of the
Church Missionary society of England for
service on what was then known
as Rupert's Land. During the per.
iod intervening from that time until his
return to England to visit his children,
two years ago, he passed on foot or in
canoe over q very large part of the I'm.
mense territory bounded by the Arctic sea.
He visited the tribes near Hudson's bay
and along the Mackenzie river, four times
crossing the Rocky mountains on foot and
ministered to the tribes in Alaska, near
Fort Yukon. First of all clergymen he
penetrated tho Arctic circle and made
known the Gospel to the heathen dwelling
in that strange land of frost and darkness.
He is thoroughly acquainted with the sub
iect on which he will lecture and will
furnish his hearers with most entertain
ing account of the wonders of the polar
regions of which 30 little is known.
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WEST END MARK Er.

A successfui Project Quietly Worked Up.
For some time there has been a move.
ment ON foot to organize a market com
pany in the West End, and though quietly
worked up. it has been 80 far successful
that all the stock which it is desired to
sell in the city, s2j, 900, has been sub.
scribed and the remainder, $40, 600, will be
offered to persons in the county whose
interest it is desired to enlist in the enter
prise.
A meeting of the subscribers has been
called for next Tuesday evening, in tho
orphans court room, when an organization
will be effected and the location Of tho
market house will be considered. It is
understood, however, that large majority
of those interested in the project favor tho
site on the southeast corner of Orange and
Pine streets, running back to Grant.
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PERSONAL.

NINE. ALBANI is to be met in Montreal
by torchlight procession of snow-shoers.
Ex-SECRETARY KIRKwOoD, the dean of
Garfield's cabinet, is lecturing in Iowa.
THE KING of Wurtemburg has contrib
uted 200 marks to the American inun.
dation fund.
Rev. DIR. JOSEPH N. O'CoNoR has been
assigned by Archbishop Wood to tho pull
pit of the Cathedral in Philadelphia.
F. G. MoYER, organist in the Presbyter.
ian church, and Miss Leila Baer took in a
concert last night, at Mifflin, Juniata
county, Pa.
PRESIDENT ARTHUR, Governor Butler,
Governor Waller, Governor Pattison, aud
Governor Cleveland have already been
invited to attend the celebration of the
opening of the East River bridge.
w. H. DoAN, of Cleveland, has started
a fund for the erection in that city of a
music hall to seat four thousand people.
He gave toward the project $35, 900 site
and $40, 900 in cash. The Vocal society,
of Cleveland, has agreed to raise $50, 600.
CHIEF JUSTICE CARTIER, of the supreme
court of the District of Columbia, the
other day interrupted a lawyer who was
saying that ''the making of his will is one
of the most noble acts of q mans life."
Mr.. Cartier spoke up in dissent urging
that will making is disagreeable job to
most men. He concluded in this way !:
''lf man could take his possessions with
him, all the property of the earth would
now be either in heaven. or hell"
AUGUSTA j. EvAHs, the novelist
placed before correspondent who called
to see her the other day some fine straw
berries fresh from the garden, but the
visitor found the hostess far more pleasing
than the fruit. She is described as a lady
of charming manners and most attractive
appearance. Her home is near Mobile, in
a very large Southern mansion. The place
Is noted for its fine strawberries and choice
plants hundreds of camelias, growing ten
feet high, being particularly marked.
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Runaway Accidents.

This morning between 10 and II o'clock
a tw0-hOrse team belonging to . man
named Stehman, living near Safe HarbOr,
took fright while tied in front of McG0v-
ern's tobacco warehouse, where load Of
tobacco had just been taken from the
wagon, and ran off. 1t ran along Plum
street to Orange, down Orange to Prince,
along Prince to Grant, and was caught by
DR.. Cattell in rear of the stables of the
Cooper house. When running on Grange
street between North Queen and Prince,
there were number of narrow escapes
from collision, the street being filed with
wagons loaded with tobacco, When op-
posite Altiok s. Sons carriage works. the
runaways struck q buggy in which Mr..
Seamer was driving, turning it completely
around, end for end, but not upsett,ng or
even breaking it.
There was another runaway from in
front of Rohrer's tobacco warehouse this
morning, but we did not learn the name
of the owner of the team, nor the extent
of the damage done.
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SHERIrF'S SALE.
Millinery Goods, &C., disposed o

Millinery Goods, 8c., disposed Oh.
A lot of goods which were seized ut she
Adams express Office as the property Of
Gottschalk & Lederman, were sold at the
sheriff's Office this morning at 10 o'clock.
They consisted of several boxes Of straw
hats, a lot of mems neckties, some hat
racks and three plaster busts, which arc
used to advertise corsets. The sale was
largely attended, especially by officers in
the court house, newspaper men and
others. The prices brought by the goods
were very low, and hats sold as low ~ .
cent piece. The other articles were dirt
cheap, and lots of fun was created by the
lively bidding. Among the heavy purchas-
ers were Register Umble, Deputy Sher.
ifs Hippey and Strine, Col. Price, Chief
of Police Deiohler, Coroner Shitfer, Clerks
Stoner and Fasnacht, ]. NJ. Johnston and
Auctioneer Hess. All of those parties
have full stock of straw hats which, In
all probability, brought such low prices ON
account of the sudden change In the
weather.
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In . Cataract of Malt

Frederick Bachman had slowed between
1000 and $4,000 bushels of malt in an
elevator that extended above all tho other
buildings of his brewery in Clifton, Staten
Island, New York. Yesterday morning
wall of the elevator burst outward, and the
malt plunged downward in q cataract. II
covered the roof of an adjoining structure
and thence leaped to the ground in a cas-
cade.
William Shrieber was standing in the
malt and shoveling it into bin when the
accident happened. He was swept out
through the hole in the wall, and, floating
on top of the grain, was carried over the
roof Of the lower building and lodged un.
harmed in tho branches of little pine
tree, nearly 100 feet below whore he stood
. few seconds before. As he aid down the
trunk Of the tree to tho ground he re-
marked that he would like % 70 soune oue
else do what he had doue. The buildine
and ooatsnts weEe danaged about 1ko06
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-03-24
TUBACOO.

Heavy Deliveries At the Wsrehouses.
This was another big day at the tobacco
warehouses in this city. Nearly all of the
packers were receiving, and from day
break until noon the areas in front Of
them were filed with teams engaged in
delivering the weed.
Following are recent sales in Drumore
VIM. Heaps, sold to Altschul, II acres at
16 and 2 and Albert McCardle, half an
acre at 16 and 2.
Kerbs s. Spiess bought the following
lots Samuel Martin, acre at II, 4, q;
John Martin, acre at 20, 5. Q; Ui Drum,
Z acre at "A, A, 2; Gilbert Smith. acre at
IL, 4, 2 George Long, I aero at 20, 5, Q;
VIM. Free, acre at II, A, 3; Elias Ham,
bletoD, q lot at II, A, 2.
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Dlmculty Of AppOrtfOnment.

The Legislature in attempting to make
Q senatorial apportionment finds great
deal Of ditficulCy in doing SO in con
formity to the constitution, which re-
quires ffty districts to be formed, and
directs the ratio to be ascertained by di
viding the whole population of the state
BY fifty; while at the same time it de-
clares that no city or county shall be
entitledto neutrality-suspicious. exceed
ing one-sixth the whole number of sena-
tors" Philadelphia has population
greater than eight ratios, yet can only
have eight senators, at least as "separ
ate representation There may be
something in this phrase, "separate re-
presentation, which would enable the
Legislature to join a part of the city pop
ulation with that of another county /;
but then it would have to be an adjoin-
ing county, since the constitution re-
quires " districts of compact and con-
tiguous territory" Some part of Phila,
delphia's wasted population is consumed
by the constitutional provision that a
separate district may be made with four
fifths of a ratio, and that additional sen
ators may be assigned to counties that
have a surplus of three-fifths of ratio ;
but still there is trouble in working out
fifty districts on ratio obtained by di
viding the population of the state by
fifty which difficulty the lower House
proposes to get over by cutting off Phil
adelphia and dividing the population of
the rest of the state by forty-two to find
the ratio. 1t is certainly true that this
is not in accordance with the letter of
the constitution but if that instrument
cannot be literally followed, the Legis-
lature will have to use its intelligence
in deciding upon the Interpretation that
sails closest to the intent of the instru.
ment.
It is certainly very remarkable that in
80 maturely considered paper as the
constitution there should be any diff
Guilty such as this in its construction. 1t
shows clearly enough that there was
lacking in the membership of the con-
vention an element of pains taking in
telligence that should have secured to
the examination of the language of the
constitution the laborious scrutiny need
ed to perfect it. It is matter of COM
mon notoriety that majority of the
members Of the convention were very
useless members of it I; and we now real.
ize that among the intelligent and bril-
liant men in it there was still lacking
the one acute and conscientious mind
that would have barred the adoption of
the paper until it perfectly expressed the
meaning it was intended to have.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-03-24

WE copied from the Philadelphia
Press story about the winning of $4O,,
600 in game of poker between two gen.
tlemen OF that city. We did SO because
the names of the players were given and
It did not seem that a respectable news
paper would undertake to publish
such q tale unless it was true. There
WAS no point in it if it was false, but if
true It was notable as an illustration of
: areckless spirit of gambling pervading
our society. We observe in the Phila-
dslphia Inquirer fat contradiction of
fhe statement obtained by its reporter
from one of the parties. The Press needs
70 defend itself. No such license as that
which would permit a newspaper to de-
lfbEAtely publish such a false tale con-
A4ning the private life of citizens should
- tolerated.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-03-24

A Brief Sketch OF Rev. James r. sarchell
Rev. j. T Satchell, appointed by the M.
E. conference, lately held in this city, to
the Duke street church, Lancaster, will
take charge of the pastOrate at once and
will preach in that pulpit to morrow. Mr..
S., by reason Of his fathers work there as
a Wesleyan missionary, was born in the
Yves. Indies. His after education was at
the KingswOod school, near London, and
in the Richmond theologian seminary. He
is about 35 years of age. He came to the
United States upon the death of his father
and by persuasion of his personal friends,
the late Rev. ThOs. Guard, of Baltimore,
and Rev. DR.. Jas. Morrow, of Philadel-
phia, in 1878, and was that year admitted
into the Philadelphia annual conference
of the Methodist Episcopal church, where
in he has served first as a supply for mis-
sion stations in the coal fields, and after
ward at Frankford avenue, where ne was
the neighbor and intimate friend of Rev. .
J. Hepburn Hargjs, and lastly at Fletcher
church, in Hestonville, Philadelphia. From
this church he comes to Lancaster, with
the confidence in his success of his minis.
terial brethren, and the warmest vel.
come of the Duke street congregation,
to whom he has already preached the
annual missionary sermon at the confer
ence session. Rev. Mr.. Satchell had been
selected at previous session for the mis-
sionary anniversary address, which was
his first marked success on the platform in
Pottsville.
He is not accustomed to read his ser
mons and speaks with all the earDestness
of moral conviction, and with the precis-
ion of speech that evidences clear intel
lectuality and classic training. Among
his most ardent admirers and chosen
friends in his late charge, are John Hun
ter, esq, the Reform receiver of taxes
in Philadelphia, and Mr.. John Field Of
tho Committee of One Hundred. His
services were sought after also for Norris.
town and the new church in Tioga.
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Impres.ivs Csssmonsss Ovsrsn Remains Of
John Howard Payne-Crims. Calamity
and Other MsPpenings.
At New York large number Of visi-
tors, among whom were many ladies,
called at the City hall, yesterday, to see
tho lying in state of the remains of
John Howard Payne. During the
day . constant stream of visitors
passed in and out of the room where
the body lies guarded by the sergeant-at
the ladies' scattered flowers on the casket
At 4 O'Clock this afternoon Gilmore's
band ranged themselves on the steps of
the City hall. and . minute later the
strains Of "Home, Sweet Home" were
borne over the crowd of uncovered people
on the plaza in front of the hall. 'tNearer
My God to Thee " the band next played,
followed by ''The Last Chord" and the
"Doxology."
As the coffin containing the remains of
Payne was borne down the broad stairway
the music of the song that has made the
dead mans name household word again
burst forth. As tho hearse received the
body, the "Star Spangled Banner" was
played, and, proceeded by platoon of
police, the funeral cortege moved up
Broadway to Canal street, thence to the
Pennsylvania railroad depot, where the
remains were delivered to Mr.. Corcoran's q
representatives, by whom they were taken
to Washington on the o'clock train.
Tho Trail Of Blood.
Peter Ward, farmer, living near Car
bondale, Penna., killed his mOther-in law
in q family quarrel last Monday night.
She was 70 years of age. Ward says "she
made his life miserable" but he did not
intend to kill her +; he was frenzied with
anger when he struck the blow.
James Sheppard, a mail carrier on the
Mexican Extension, between Nova and
Juan De Fuentas, has been shot and killed
by Mexicans, and robbed of his money
mail. The Mexican authorities have ar
rested ono of the murderers.
During a free fight among drunken
roughs at Galesburg, Illinois, on Thursday
night, Laren Thuren killed Jack Wash
baugh with an axe. Several others were
severely hurt. There are threats oi
lynching.
On Monday, a COW boy named Nelson
Curtis, while alone in camp in American
valley, Colorado. was murdered by two
Mexican sheep herders. A party started
in pursuit of the murderers. The trouble
between the cattle and sheep men in the
valley may, it is said, end in open war
fare.
Apache Indians from Mexico are raidins
in Arizona. They recently killed William
Murphy, w. j. Woolen, James Wolfoll
and William Armstrong, at Clark's Goa
camp, and one of the Indians was killed
The savages also killed Frenchman ant
four Mexicans near Total Wreck. Troops
have been sent after them.
The body of an unknown white man
apparently German, was found in the
park near Girard avenue bridge, Philadel
phia. There was bullet-hole behind hi
right ear and pistol was found by his side
Mamie Estella Campbell, who is statet
to be a variety actress, was yesterday helG
in bail for trial on charge of attempting
to abduct five year-old son Of Charles
NJ. Landsberg.
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- Il nightly Read its Dutyl
"a. s&1v Naar thai: nur hoard of mar,

6t1y fear that our board of par
o1 not comprehend its duties and
biIities. We are constrained to
hseause xs are not otherwise able
6oount for its failure to interfere
= 10 execution Of the death sentence
ch Gfag Gny. In this case the opin.
~ y appareutly unanimous that the
S3uejon was secured upon insufficient
GneG The testimony that satisfied
1uly has failed to satisfy anyone
s. Was entirely too fimsy to justify
1yiction. It is case in which the
gnsnt Of the jury was plainly wrong !;
y case, therefore, exactly of the
M which demands the interference of
- board Of pardons. That board was
onted 10 answer the necessity of just
han exigency.
vo understand, however, that the
3 5fent members of it, or a majority of
s@1om, entertain q much narrower idea of
~ iield of their duty. Naturally they
1eGlre to maAs that field as small as pos
sIble, since then they will the more easily
Eot through their work. So they deter
ahtne that they should not interfere with
H. conclusion of q jury, unless they are
fRnished with evidence not laid before
the jury. In such cases, where subse-
squently discovered evidence exists, it is
Il OF course the duty of the board OF par
Hons to consider it and act upon it.
Euch evidence is said to have been now
disclosed in Silas Gray's case, and the
governor very properly hastens to ex'
anime into it. No doubt he will be glad
70 find something new Of even the film
eiest character to enable him to withhold
Gayb death warrant, about the justice
Of which he must feel very doubtful.
The governor and board of pardons pro-
pcse to hang Gray, not because they are
satis3ed of his guilt, but because they
are In glow of satisfaction with their
newly invented rule-patent not applied
for-which says that it is none of
their business to consider the ev.
idence that a jury has already
weighed. Such conception of the
responsibility of the pardoning power
cannot be defended by any logical reas-
oning. The responsibility is certainly al
large as the power. The board of par
dons is not restricted by the law in the
use of its judgment in granting pardons
and it cannot restrict itself. 1t must
apply it's judgment to each case present
cd to it, and determine each case accord
ing to its judgment of it. The labor may
be great, but the duty has been accepted
and its responsibility must be met.
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Holy Saturday.

Holy Saturday marks the close of the
sOrrowful scenes of Passion week, and .
faint glimmering of the glories of the
resurrection are already visible on the
spiritual horizon. The services in the
Catholic churches have special reference
to the period during which the body of
Christ remained in the sepulchre. On
this day the affairs are again clothed with
their ornaments, and the New Fire, the
Paschsl Candle and the holy water font
are blessed with appropriate ceremonies.
At st. Mary's, st. Anthony's aud st.
Joseph's Catholic churches the services
commemorative of the occasion were at
q. m, and were largely attended.