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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-04-10
TRADE AND Labor.
Notes OF Commercial Interest.


The conference committees of tho coal
to-day to proceed with the arbitration of
the sliding scale of wages proposed some
months ago. The scale suggested by the
miners calls for more than One-half of the
selling price Of coal in yard, while that
proposed by the operators is just QUE
half.
Only two tobacco factories in Lynch
burg, Virginia, resumed operations yes
terday with colored hands. 1t appears
that tho strikers were advised from tho
pulpit of one OF the colored churches on
Sunday not to resume unless the manu-
facturers granted their demands, and that
they have been following the advice.
Another factory has Secured enough hands
to open to-day.
The cigarmakers OF Pittsburgh met last
night and decided 10 strike Oh the 1st of
May unless the manufacturers grant their
demand for an increase Of 81 per thousand.
The manufacturers say they will not do
this. There are about 500 cigarmakers in
Pittsburgh.
Little change is reported in the brick
layers strike at Chicago. Most of the
master masons havo few men at work,
and new men are beginning to come in
from other places. Some of the men at
work on the new boardsof trade building
were threatened by the strikers, and u
force Of police were set to guard them.
The Laclede gas light company, of St.
Louis. yesterday reduced the price of gas
from $3.50 to $1.5O per thousand feet
throughout tho entire district covered by
the company in that city-all the portion
north of Washington avenue. Most OF
the company's stock is owned in New
York.
Some suspensiOne.
George Palen & Co., leather dealers and
tanners of New York, suspended yester-
day. Liabilities, $500. 1000.
WellistOn, Knight & Co., dealers in
buttons and buckles of New York, made
an assignment. Their embarrassment is
attributed to an embezzlement of $75. 900
of their money by w. H. Knight, son of
the senior partner.
The Atlantic milling company of St.
Louis yesterday asked for All extension
and closed it's mills. 1t is said the CON-
paIy owes 1000, and has as an offset
the Atlantic mill valued at $3.50, 900 and
two other mills, the value of which is not
given.
Tho Firmenich grape sugar works at
Buffalo. New York, were closed yester-
day, throwin. $50 hands out OF employ
mCDL.
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SIGNIFICANT developments are very
likely to be made in the course
of the trial of the Phoenix park
murderers at Dublin. and they
are awaited with interest. The ex-
ceedingly great turmoil in which Eng
land has been precipitated by the just
impstience with which Ireland suffers
from her domination, and the extend
ed secret conspiracies that have been
discovered among Irishmen have at
tracted the attention of the world, and
whereas lately Russia has been deemed
the centre Of the operations of those
who are discontented with the
government that claims their allie.
glance, usurping the place which
France has held in the past CEN
tury's history, Great Britain comes to
the front now as the scene OF disturb
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-04-10
POLITICAL POINTS.
wright Skies for Democrats.


The Democrats carried the local election
in Trenton, New Jersey, yesterday, by in
creased majorities, their candidate for
mayor receiving 900 majority against 700
last year.. They elected 6 of the council
men and 3 Of the Freeholders. The
Reformers po'led 600 votes.
Nathan Barnet, Democrat, was yester-
day elected mayor of Paterson, New Jer-
sey, by about 450 majority. The Demo-
Gratis gained ono alderman and two
school commissioners
The Democratic state convention of
Georgia, to nominate governor, will
meet in Atlanta to day. The contest for
the nomination is now doubtful one,
Boynton not having majority of the full
convention.
The officials Of Petersburg, Va, ap-
pointed by tho Democratic city councils in
June last, whom the court of appeals de-
cided were illegally elected, were paid last
night with funds subscribed by the citi-
Zens.
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Aaueaster fntelliger1rer.
TUESDAY EVENING. APRIL 10. 1885,
4 Eand (IQYernOr.

Governor Cleveland did a very proper
thing in yetoing the bill which proposed
to oyerturn the existing fire organization
of Buffalo, and to substitute for it new
system without sufficient cause. The
governor declared himself familiar with
the present organization and its chiefs,
and he considered it and them to be good.
That of itself was an abundantly sufficient
reason for refusing his approval to the
proposed change. But he was further
of the opinion that the chief object OF
the promoters of the new measure, was
to secure the opportunity of changing
the entire personnel Of the fire depart
ment Of Buffalo for political reasons.
The governor declared that "a tried,
economical and efficient administration
of an important department in a large
city is to be destroyed, upon partisan
grounds, or to satisfy personal anlmos'
tiles in order that the places and patron
age attached thereto may be used for
party advancement. believe in an open
and sturdy partisanship, which secures
the legitimate advantages of party supre-
macy, but parties were made for the
people, and 1 am unwilling knowingly
to give my assent to measures purely
partisan which will sacrifice or endan-
GER their interests" We are heartily
in accord with that declaration of po
litical policy. 1t is one that is new to
the experience of the country, but is
consonant with the feeling of the people
which has put into the back seats the
old order of politicians, and advances to
the front men who are wise enough to
see that party to be successful must
show itself worthy of confidence by the
honesty and patriotism of its action.
For many years the Republican party
was kept alive by the unscrupulous par-
tisanship of its leaders, but the day at
last came when the disgusted people
overthrew it. Governor Cleveland was
nominated for governor of New York
by the Democratic convention because of
his well-earned reputation when mayor
OF Buffalo as an honest and intelligent
public administrator. Since he has
reached the gubernatOrial chair he has
been subjected to criticism of all kinds
from all sorts of politicians. He seemed
to lie 1,anner of governor with which
they were very unfamiliar, and they
thought him very bad kind. He
seems to be so for them. He has
acted in this Buffalo fire department
matter in opposition to the Democratic
supporters who pressed him for nOmina-
tion. In this he has exhibited the first
quality of a good government chief, the
ability to maintain his convictions
against the persuasions of his party
friends. a good governor needs to be
wise, honest, Independent and coura-
geous. Governor Cleveland has proved
that he has at Least three of these quail
ties, and has but to show in his future
action the soundness of his judgment to
declare himself to all men as first class
governor
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purchases from other druggists. In the
evening after tea Miss Duncan remained
in the parlor until half-past nine o'clock.
She was animated and pleasant and on re-
tiring kissed several of the ladies good by.
When the waiting maid took leave of the
lady Miss Duncan told her to wake her at
the usual hour in the morning.
Five minutes after this . noise was
heard in her room, as if she had fallen to
the floor, Mrs. Savage and her daughter,
friends of Miss Duncan, found her pros
trate on the floor, suffering intense pain
and almost speechless. As they lifted her
to the bed she whispered in q hoarse and
tremulous voice "It Is all right" DR..
A. b. Powell and several other physicians
were sent for, but the young lady died
within an hour. The bottle of chloral
stood on q table and it was seen at q
glance that she had taken tho contents of q
tumbler, or about $50 grains.
Tho Electrical Conference at Paris.
Professor Trowbridge, of Harvard, who,
with Professor Il. A. Rowland, of Johns
Hopkins university, represented the
United States at the International confer.
ence at Paris to establish electrical units
has made report to the state department..
Although these two delegates did not
reach Paris in time to participate in all the
deliberations, they we're fully advised of
the proceedings. Twenty.six govern
ments were represented. The results
were not as definite as had been hoped,
and it having appeared that there was not
sufficient concordance at present in the
various determinations that had been
made OF tho electrical unit of resistance,
the ohm, each government was requested
to encourage Independent redeter-
limitations of this unit. The sub.
section on earth currents and lightning
conductors recommended that the various
governments should favor regular and
systematic observations of atmospheric
electricity that arrangements should be
provided for the study of earth currents,
and that simultaneous observations should
be taken in different countries in fixed
directions with respect to thu. magnetic
meridian. The section on phot6motry re-
ported that the light emitted by square
oentimetre of platinum under fixed condi-
tions should furnish an absolute standard
of light. Minister Cochery assured the
delegates that the French government
would endeavor to give effect to the reso-
lutions of the conference by suitable
representations of the various govern
ments.
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OBITUARY..
Rev. Edwin X. lSowsr, ID. d., Doan OF l.iu-
coin University.

Rev. Edwin Il. lsower, ID. d., DoSn OF lin-
coin University.
Rev. Edwin X. Bower, ID. d., dean Of
Lincoln university and a widely known
divine of the Presbyterian church, died On
Saturday evening of congestion OF the
brain after a short illness.
Rev. DR.. Bower was a native of Lancas-
ter county. lie was a graduate of
Princet' College and took the first honor
in his cliss- He was also a graduate Of
Princeton theological seminary. For
many years he was pastor Of the rtesby-
terian church at Springfield, Ohio. Ill,
was called from that charge to Lincoln
university, where for fifteen years hs
filled the chair of the john e. Baldwin
professorship Of theology, professor of the
connection between science and religi on,
and dean of Lincoln university.
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AdverrislnR tho Circus.

The first advertising car of Forepaugh's
circus which appears here on April 25th,
arrived in town from Philadelphia at $40
this morning and was run ON the siding at
the Pennsylvania freight depot. NJ. Coyle
is superintendent of tho car and he has
twelve assistants. To-day they are billing
the town and to morrow will 20 to the
country. Gar No. passed through to
Harrisburg on the 1910 train.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-04-10

The Niece of New York Banker Dies
from An overdose Of Chloral.
Baltimore Dispatch to the Times.
Miss Sarah Duncan, young lady aged
twenty three, died at the Shirley house, a
fashionable private boarding house, last
night from the effects of an overdose of
chloral. The affair is somewhat shrouded
in mystery, and the jury who were called
upon to make an investigation could not
determine whether tho dose was taken
with suicidal intent Or not She belonged
to Providence, Il. l., and is the niece of
Mr.. VIM. Butler Duncan, the we'll. known
New York banker. She had been spending
the winter at the Sbirely house. She
suffered from nervousness and was at
times subject toperiods of melancholy.
During the past two weeks she seemed to
improve in health and spirits. On Satur
day night she went to the theatre and
Sunday attended church. In the morn.
ing she sent note to the drug store of J.
Falis Moore, Madison and Howard streets,
prescription for hydrate of
chloral. The prescription was signed by
DIR. A. II. Powell. In the note the young
lady asked for S. worth, which would in.
crease the quantity of the original pre-
thirty times, thus making instead
of 80 grains 2, 400 grains. A SON of Mr..
Moore, thinking that the lady intended to
buy larger quantity merely for the sake
of convenience and not to increase the
dose, which was limited to ten grains to
the teaspoonful, filled out tho order with.
out any hesitation. She made similar
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-04-10
Euneral Of Dr. BOYD.

The funeral of DR.. J. o. Boyd will take
place tomorrow morning. The body will
arrive from Steslton at $40 and will be
taken to st. Mary's church, where it can
be viewed. The services will be held at 0
O'Clock in the church and the interment
will be made in st. Mary's cemetery.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-04-10

Last evening the now water committee
held meeting and organized. Mayor
MocGonigle is chairman of the committee
er ctscio. Byron j. Brown was elected
clerk, VIM. J. Stehman, engineer and
William Berger assistant. TIE new COM
mittee will visit the water works on Tues
day,
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Sal0 of Horses.

Samuel Hess s. Son, auctioueers, yes
terday sold at the Merrimac house. for
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MAYORS CIYcua.

This morning all the parties before the
mayor were buns and they were allowed
to 90 their ways.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-04-10

George Grossman, 90 head of Illinois and
Canada horses at an average piss of
$23S, 40 Dor head.
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ALMSHOUSE HOKROIsS.

| Infants Smothered, Women aud Children
Starved and Eaton by Rats and Maggots.
In Boston yesterday, the Tewkesbury
almshouse hearing was resumed. Mrs.
Fanny r. Dudley, formerly night watch
woman at Tewkesbury, testified to seeing
the body of woman and child in a
trunk. She had often found the children
in the founding hospital neglected. She
saw a bottle of morphine used to quiet
infants and reported the fact to Captain
Marsh, who attended to it ten days after.
One infant was given into the charge of an
insane inmate, who smothered it with a
pillow, but was told by Captain Marsh to
keep the matter quiet. Sometimes wher
the children were hungry in the night l
carried in food, but Mrs. Marsh found that
out and stopped me. When went over
to tho founding department to work many
of the beds were in outrageous condition.
l found an insane woman in cell with
out any bed. She was attended by an
insane idiot girl. They gave the woman
only one meal day, and this idiot girl
carried it, and instead of giving it to the
woman threw it away. We took the
woman out and she soon fleshed up and
became well.
There was woman, Margaret Hennes-
sey, in one OF the cells, vino said she had
not had anything but water for nine days.
Some of the patients had no underclothing
and some no stockings. 1t was difficult
to get enough clothing.
Mrs. Minnie A. Davis testified that sh ,
was employed in the Tewkesbury hospita
at night. She helped to lay ont the body of
Lizzie Cannon. "The body was warm when
we put it in the coffin. l knew an inmate
named Kate Turney. She died and saw
the body after it was laid out. 1t was
covered with rats. l reported it at once
to one of the doctors. Captain Marsh said
1 had better keep still about it. l saw a
sick child under and around whose skull
maggots were eating. Many time the
rats were so thick I have seen them run
across my lap when was eating"
William Driscoll, the station agent of
the Boston and Maine railroad at Twekes-
bury, testified About three years ago
I was at the almshouse on day and saw a
woman in tho cellar tied to settee. She
was pauper."
The hearing was adjourned. An attempt
was made by some laborers to bring in a
large box, but the chairman ordered it to
be put outsidein the hall.
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ance. The work of the Nihil:sts is still
going on in Russia and the looming
coronation of the Gar is looked
forward to for an exhibition of
its results. But whatever they be, their
sensation will pale under the ap-
prehension of something more dread
full closer home in England. How
long the excitement Of this dynam.
ite era will continue it will be
hard to say, but perhaps not long in
England, which is, too stable and we'll
governed country to be troubled very
seriously by such methods of assault.
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The attorney general says there was no
controversy between himself and Mr..
Crowley, and that the gentleman named
accepted the fee allowed by the depart.
ment Of justice without any objection
whatever, and subsequently accepted an
appointment from the attorney gen
eral to assist in the prosecution of the
South Carolina cases. Since his last ap.
pointment, however, Mr.. Crowley had a
misunderstanding with the president on
matter about which Attorney General
Brewster knows nothing, and. in conse
quence of this misunderstanding, Mr..
Crowley declined to act in the South
Carolina case and his declination was ac.
cepted by the attorney general.
An amusing episode occurred recently
in Paris, where among number of rioters
arrested was young man on VIII ON was
found a paper which was thought to con.
tain valuable clue to deeply laid rcvo-
lutionary plot. 1t was a list of names of
notorious Socialists, joined to each of
which were Roman and ordinary numer-
ais, thus: " Labusquiere XI., 1861 Bes-
till ", 3G5." The authorities were jubi-
lent over the event. The matter was
referred to the government, the procureur
de la republique was instructed to investi-
gate the sinister document, and ordered
to have arrested all persons mentioned
therein. Then the prisoner was subjected
to private examination before grave and
eminent lawyers, who began to feel that
they held the destiny of France in their
hands. He was told to confess all he knew
about it. He did. He said it was simply
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-10-10
BASEBALL NETS.

A well contested game of baseball was
plaveo at the Polo Grounds yesterday between the
BOSTON League and the Metropolitan mines. About
1900 spectators present Lynch pitched LOT the
home club ana the champions made only two hits dur
inc the game Lynch was finely supported behind the
hat by Reipschager and in the field by Brady and
Keee Whitney pitched for the Bostons with lbs usual
force and Burdocs sccOnd-base play has seldom Deeh
equaled No runs were scored until the third innlg'
W len the MetrOpONtlns made one. keeie mauo d lit
but was fored ol al second by Crane VINO stole 10 sec
ond base and reached third passed bii 10y
Whitney threw "a ball Of the catchers resc' Whic
allowed CrauO To score. Ius was tue oAJ 4"H s"OAoN
lhe score by innings was rs follows;
Ros,or - O 0 0 o.
METROPOLITAN. v
Ot.er games yesterday were as follows:
AT ST. LOuis-ot Louis Ii, New YORK L.
Al PltIsburg-Providence 10, Allegheny
AT Pniladelp nia--Bufalo Z, Athleslc l.
at Observation-Disclosures g. Cleveland
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-10-10
BUSINESS EMBARRASSNEyTS.

The failure of J. r. McNulty g. Co., coffee
brokers' with an Office at 40 90 Wallest ana branch
at Baltimore was announced late yesterday afternoon on
the floor of the Coffee Exchange. The suspension was
brought about by the sharp advance since Monday IN
the price Of coffee and tie arns Inability to procure nd
ditonal margins from CUSTOMERS so OF whom are ON
of town Tor whose account coffee hai been soid
"ehort~ T. G. Dun & Co.'S reports state that Ar. Nc
Nnltv was Of H. English q 90, Baltimore, irln
which failed il 1873; he came to this city
was employed for few years as salesmah'
and then started the coffee brokerage business on MS
own account The business in Baltimore VS. in charge
Of g. E Weyl. The extent OF the liabilities IS not
known. bat that a satisfactory settlement will be made
s soon Is the ouI.ofown customers o. the firm can be
communicated with is the belief Of prominent houses III
the trade.
Mr. Lewis. the assignee Of Simon Mack & Co., told
T BSE reporter yesterday t10t clear idea OF the
real position OF firms affairs has yet been obtained
have several clerks hard at work. SAID he and in
few DAYS Ihope reach the amount findeb cdness From
a cursorv animation am inclined 10 believe that the
estate Will pay hundred cents tire dollar, suppOsng
the MAYER accommodation paper 20 be wiped out have
already begun 10 cut down expenses III q vigorous man
The goods already cut Dat nol ulaue W VIZ, VI
COURSE be finished, and the sxthye or seventy thous-
and garments already IN me hands OF Outside %orkpe4'
pie Will be left 10 be completed lheh We can De-ih 10
form idea OF the value OF the stock IN la9d. me
wiGe affected by Mr. Macks taliure.'
CUYAHoGA FALLS. ONO, Oct 9.-Harry Snyder, pro-
prietor planning mill and lumber yard here has made
an assgumeDt HIS liabilities arc $4,000 ana his assets
$4,000.
LAFAYETTE Iud., Oct, 9.-The Bee Hive" dry goods
store mas been closed. The liabilities are $4,000 due
mostly New-YOrk partiea The propretors say that
the assets will exceed that sum.
| CLEVELAND. Oct 9.-The scheme OF reorganzing
| Browu Bonren & Co., the iron works company Of
| YOUNGSTOWN has failed a4d effort s being made TO
form new company, with apital ock OF 100000
aiG TO assume al the assets ana AaDl4lfs o. lAe ola
| company.
Boston, Oct. 9-Tne creditors OF 4. u. Rhodes, the
emb rIassed commission merchant in boots ana shoes
to-day appointed committee investigate his aair-
HIS lab mites we're stated al $4,000, a4d assets AT
| 4l92.S6S.
| WACO, Tex, Oct. &C. r. FneolanioI dry goods
merchant has made assignment Ills liabilities arc
estimated at $4,000; assets, -0,DOO