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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-01-27
A TERRIBLE nEIsE.Y f.NF.
The Angel OF heath Again Visits the Home
of Col. Duffy.


The many friends of Colonel aud Mrs.
James Duffy, of Marietta, will learn with
extreme sorrow OF the second terrible
ailliction that has come upon them in the
brief period of less than three months. 1t
occurred on Friday afternoon in the death
of. Park, their youngest child. a bright
and interesting little boy of three years,
who was taken i'll on Tuesday and grow
ing rapidly worse died in a spasm,as stated,
on Friday at 3p. m The bereavement
comes with an appalling severity, since it
was only in November last that tho family
were called upon to bear a similar loss
in the sudden death of Thomas
Bayard, third son Of Colonel Duffy. The
nature of little Parks illness has not
been learned, but the sympathy of tn Q
entire community will go out to the dark
ened household, in which the music Of a
child's laughter that was wont to make all
about it joyous and glad has by some in-
scrutable decree Of an overruling prov
idence been stiled forever. Amid the
gloom that has settled round the hearth
stone where all was lately hope and bappi
ness, and bringing peace to the wounded
hearts of the afflicted parents, the griev-
ing sister and brothers. comes the gracious
promise of the Master, - He ioeth all
things we'll"
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-01-27
THE RAGING FLAMES.
vuLLEGF, HOTEL AND OPERA HOUSE
Almost Repetition of the Newhall Catas-
trophe in MilWauKee-FemaIe
Students In Alright.

trophe in Miiwsukee-FemaIe
Students In Alright.
4 tire at the Milwaukee female college
on Friday almost furnished a repetition Oi
tie terrors of the Newhall house fire. The
college is famous old institution patron
ICED by wealthy people OF the entire
Northwest. At present there are over
200 students in the institution, bnt last
night only about sixty persons were ID tue
building.
About 80 o'clock Friday morning Miss
Rose, one of the teachers, was awakened
by smoke. She fastened out Of her room,
down stairs, across the court to the bulld-
ing in which President Farrar and his
family live, and in which most oi the STU
dents sleep President Farrar inamedi-
ately had the fire alarm sounded and
proceeded to arouse the sleeping teachers
and students. Then ensued a scene OF
terrible excitement The fire gained great
head way before the tilemen arrived, the
| flames bursting out of the windows in all
directions.
The students, some partly dressed and
more clad only in their night clothes,
| rushed through the Railways, down the
stairs and out into the snow. The sound
| of Are bells, especially when followed, as
in this case, by a second alarm, have
become terror to the people of the city.
and, in spite OF the hour, the snow and
the cold, they turned out from all direc
tions and aided the fremen to save the
lives of the endangered and frightened
girls. Just at this point, somebody seeing
| the flames from distance and not know.
that All alarm had been given, rang the
| alarm near the convent of Norte Dame,
two blocks away. This added to the
public excitement, as the story spread
| that the convent containing hundreds Of
nuns, scholars, etc, was on fire. For
tunately the story proved untrue, and nc
lives were lost at the college. The loss is
estimated at $50. 600; the insurance il
1000.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-01-27
AID FtiS GERMANY.



About forty delegates from the different
German societies OF this city held an ad-
.iourned meeting in Aaauerehor hall last
evening to receive reports O; committees
as to collections made and 70 be made in
aid OF the sufferers By the great floods.
which lave dev ISL ated parts oi the Faith.
erlard Prof. Carl M.tz occupied the
chair ;.ni Henry Schroeder acted as secrs-
taTy.
Delegates reported ia 1t over $500 had
been collected for the beu5tit of the
sufferers, If " hich $401 40 had been paid
over II Henry Wolf. treasurer OF the
fund.
Tue annuuLs thus far received f:om the
several societies are as follows
Lancaster ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
from treasury so collections $50.
Hebel Lodge |. .. .. F.-Appropria
ton S25 collections go %
Teutonia Lodge X of P.-Appcopria
ton $50 collections S93 31.
Washington Conciave. Seven Wise
neutrality-suspicious. s25; collections
s41 So.
Schiller Beneficial SJciety-Appropri-
alton $50.
Red Jacket Tribe, l. 0. Il. Map
pIopIidtion Slo coliectlouS aooiU Soo !,
(acCount not yet clo>etD.
Several other societies. including the
Gruettli and the German Catholic Benefi-
cial societies, all of whom have made con
1r!butiOns to the fund, having not yet
made their returns. it was resolved To
continue the collections for one week
longer, and receive the final returns 1T an
adjourned meeting to be held in M;enuer-
chor hail next Friday evening.
Tie following named gentlemen were
appointed conmitte to make inquiries
and repGrt to ne:t meeting through what
channel it would be best to remit to the
sufferers the funds collected for their ben
eft Frank Ursprung, Charles Kreig,
Henry e. Keller, John Schlaugh, Jacob
keiker.
Adjourned.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-01-27
lancaster fntelligenrer.
SATURDAY EVENING. JAN. 27. lsss
Not Elected for That.

NVt GlCClSu lVA 4Aots
The Philadelphia Times is disposed to
classify the delegates elect from that city
to the next Democratic state convention
accordingly as they approve, disapprove
or are neutral or non committal upon
the policy and propriety of Mr.. Cassidy'S
appointment as attorney general and it
deduces from interviews with them that
notmore than one. third of the number ap
prove the appointment. The Philadel
phia Erening Telegraph, an Independent
Republican newspaper which is very
friendly to and sustains close relations
with the state administration, reports
"that all reports to the contrary not,
withstanding," the delegation is 6 over.
whelmingly friendly to the new admins
tration, as is also the new Democratic
city committee, and the same result will
doubtless be seen throughout the state. y
From which the Telegraph concludes
that the apparent union of the former
Stalwarts and " former " Independent
in the Senate is fastening Democratic
unifcation throughout the state, and
q as matters stand, therefore, a square
stand-up fight between Democracy, led
by the Pattison administration, and Re-
publicanism, led by the recently repu
dated machine, with all the old bosses
in their old places, is indicated in the i'm
mediate future in this state
We regret to see any attempt made tt
classify delegates to the next state con
vention as 6 for - or ' against :" the ad-
ministration in any sense. 1t is recog
milton of factional condition of the
PARTY that does not exist and should no,
be encouraged. The success Of the De
mocracy last year was due more to Dem
ocratic unity than to Republican dissen
siors, and it can best be maintained by
continuing the party in that spirit @,
unity. The administration owes 1t!
election to general acknowledgment
that it would keep alOOf from ant
above the encouragement of fac
tional feeling or even the politica
advancement of those whom it attached
to it, by any other means than by thu
strength to be fairly gained from goo(
administration. The duty which thu
elect of the Democracy owe to theil
party is to so exercise their public func
tions as to satisfy the people and thu
strengthen their party. The duty whlcl
they owe to themselves is to abstain
from interference in matters which
properly belong to the party organiza
tion. If the administration should at
tempt the role, which Republican Offic
holders have in times past played, so dis
astrously to their party's fortunes, of es
tablishing boss-ship to run conventions
and name state tickets, such a classified
tion of delegates as is undertaken NIGH
be interesting and important. But,a th
administration was elected for other pul
poses, and as the whole party demand
that it adhere to those purposes and wi
resent any departure from them, and a
the administration has planted itself O
higher grounds, we expect to see del'
gates to the state convention divid
themselves and the convention agitat
itself over more pertinent questions th,
the Mullhoolyism of "fur i'm" an
agin 'im.''
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-01-27

The Raymond excursions have become
we'll known to many residents of Lancas-
ter and vicinity within the past few years.
An announcement is made in another
column of grand excursion across the
continent. The party will leave Philadel-
phia April 19th, and be absent SO days,
the tickets being good returning from San
Francisco for Il month later If desired.
Visits are to bs madu to the chief points
oi attraction i'll Colorado, New Mexico,
Arizona, California, Utah. etc, and pro-
longed soiourns will be IL m,.de at The chief
places. The arrangements are to b. first
class throughout and the tourists will
travel 10y special trains of Pullman cars,
and stop at the best hotels. A full do
scriptive programme may be obtained by
addressing II. F. Shields, NJ. $50 Chest
nut street, Philadelphia.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-01-27
Walcott Uncertain of His Stomach.

Quail eater Walcott, at New York, is in
a bad way. He was at Cases 10 day in
full command of his senses and legs. but
apparently uncertain about his stomach.
He walked up and down before the hotel
until the quail were ready. Then he drank
considerable gastrine, and then he began
eating. He devoured the twentieth brace
with an air of desperation. making better
time than yesterday. He ate them in
fifteen minutes, and then drank more gas.
trine and hurried away.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-01-27
The Fees of the Mayor,. unice.

The House has finally passed Represen
tative Snyder's bill to repeal the seventh
section of a supplement to the charter OF
the municipal corporation Of the city OF
Lancaster, passed March 90. 1868. The
purpose of this bill is to make the fees
of the mayor the same as those of the
other magistrates for hearing similar
cases. Under the present law they are
half as much. 1t was passed when the
mayor himself got these fees. Now that
they go into the city treasury the reason
for the low fees fails, and its repeal is
sought
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-01-27
THE BALL TO THE MARQUIS OF LO.N
A Brilliant Scene at the British LegatiO,-
"A distinguished Assembiage III
Honor of the Royal Guests.


"A Distinguished Assemblage
Honor of the Royal Guests.
The British minister, Sir Lionel Sack
vile West, gave a ball at the British lega-
ton, Washington, in houor of his distu-
guished guest, the Marquis of Lorne,
governor general Of Canada. The ball
was arranged by telegraph with the
marquis when he was at Charleston, and
400 invitations were issued last Tuesday
1t was intended that every one of marked
social prominence il Washington should
be invited. On HO occasion heretofore
since the legation building was constructed
has any member Of the royal family been
a guest Of Englands representative in the
United States. and Mr.. West attempted
an entertainment to silrpasS anything of
the kind ever given in Washington
Prior to the ball the members of tho
| suite of the marquis and attaches OF the
legation were entertained at dinner by the
| minister. About 10 o'clock the guests
began to arrive. The parlors and the
ball room were decorated with palms, cut
| flowers and evergreeDs, arranged in a
tasteful manner The mansion was illu-
minated, and a group of brilliant gas Jets
were arranged around the portrait of
Queen Victoria, which bangs at the heaC!
of the main staircase in the central hail.
The minister and his daughter, Miss
West, received the guests in the blue par
lor. The marquis stood near them and
he was presented to many of those pre-
sent. He wore the regulation evening
dress with the grand Gordon of the
Scottish. Order of the Thistle on his shoulder
All of the members of the diplomatic
corps were present. Instead of formal
uniforms, they wore dress suits. with the
decorations and orders which they possess
fastened to their coats.
AT II O'clock the doors Of the bal! room
" ere thrown open and the marquis, with
Miss West aud MIR. West, with the Coun.
tess Lewenhaupt, wife OF the Swedish
minister, led the way 70 the floor. A
quadrille was the frs figure, and the
room was quickly filled by the most dis
tinguished company Of dancers that has
been seen in the citv for years. Among
those present were President pro tempore
Davis, of the Senate. Speaker Keller,
prominent senators and representatives.
the chief justice and associate justices of
the supreme court, General Sherman and
staff, Admiral Porter and distinguished
naval officers and few eminent civilians
pa sumptuons supper was served, and the
ball did not end until late hour.
The president returned the visit of the
Marquis of Lorne at the English legation
this afternoon.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-01-27
CUgl;E pR'.CESGlNGS.



Court met this morning at 10 o'clock
for the hearing of current business both
judges being present.
At last weeks quarter sessions court,
Isaiah FiEefrock, who was charged with
,iesertiou, WAS ordered by the court To pay
his wife 81 per week. Since that tim.
the parties have agreed to- live together.
The order OF the cJu!t, therefore, was
revoked this morning.
Alice G. Ring walt, wife Of Amos Ring
walt, was made a feme sole trader, and she
is now entitled to her own separate earn
ings.
The case of John B. Dennis, alleged
fugitive from Missouri, WAS again before
the court this morning and, awaiting the
action of the governor on tue requisitiOn
from Missouri, Dennis was remantled to
Jail until next Monday at 4 p. III.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-01-27
Viewers ApDOinred.

In response to a petition of residents of
Conewago township, Dauphin county,
asking for the appointment of viewers to
act in conjunction with viewers appointed,
or to be appointed by the Lancaster
county court, to view the proposed site of
a bridge over Conewago creek. between
Lancaster and Dauphin counties. the
Harrisburg court yesterday appointed c.
L. Ging.ich, Levi Zimmerman and Samuel
Henry.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-01-27
Festival SuUDsr,

The ladies' pastoral aid society of st.
Johns Free chuIch have completed ar
rangements for festival ard supper at
Roberts hall, en- Wednesday and Thurs
day evening. next, Uanuary 81 and Feb
ruary y. The ladies are engaged in rails
ing a special fund for furnishing the
church with i new carpet, which has be-
come necessity in tho near future, and
their labors in this behalf are deserving of
encouragement. The ladies of st. Johns
are so infreguent in their appeals for pub
lie aid that their present call will be sure
to meet q hearty response, and persons
who go to the supper can confidently ex-
pect first class meal.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-01-27
The VOkes Family.

There was a fair audience at Fulton
opera house last night to witness the first
performance of the celebrated Vokes
Family of merrynakors. The entertain
ment was capital IN every respect, the au =
dience being kept in an almost constant
roar of laughter at some Few phase "f the
ludicrous as il was evolved from the
VOkes Kaleidoscope of fuu. Music and
mirth ruled the hour, and the audience
testified their appreciation by frequent
applause. The VOkes Family have made
palpable hit in Lancaster and should
they revisit us they may expect liberal
PATRONAGE
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-01-27
Attempted Suiciu-.

This i,ining AN inmate Of the aims
house, named McFadsien, attempted to
commit suicide by cutting his throat with
a razor. The inmates had been summoned
to breakfast, bIJ McFaddtn Jagged DO
hiud, aud sonn afterwards was found
bleeding, with II Leiribie cash in his neck.
The resident physician ard DR. Musscr
were Summoned. and found tho man had
wounded himself within Gne- ri xteenth of
an inch of tho juguiar vein. He bled pro-
fusely, but his lfo is not considered in
danger. The cash Was sswed up. and he
was at last accounts doing well. No
motive is assigned for the attempt upon
his life
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-01-27
Ike Smiths A ssailauts

This morning the three colored men
who assaulted Ike Smith were given a
hearing before Alderman Spurlier. John
Cassell alias Lewis was held for court for
felonious assault and battery. and Lewis
Getz for larceny of Smiths banjo. The
cases against Getz for assault and battery
and Murrell for accessory to larceny were
continued. All were sent to Jail for 80
days each for being drunk and disorderly.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-01-27
The Last Concert Before Lent.

The next social of the Liederkranz sing
Ing society takes place on the 3lst of this
month. The programme for the concert
has been carefully selected and one of the
principal features will be a solo for clar-
iOnet by Prof. Hermann Neumyer, of
Harrisburg, the well known musician and
leader of the famous State Capital band.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-01-27
A SOcinble,

The ladie s. mite society of the Union
Bethel church will hold tea and coffee
sociable in the lecture room of the church
this evening, at which there will be no
charge for admission. The revival that
has been 10 progress for several weeks has
resulted in the conversion of number of
persons. some OF whom will be baptized
on Sunday at noon. The meeting will bs
continued all next week.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-01-27
Permanent Certificates.

The committee OF the Lancaster county
teachers institute on permanent certifi
Gates, composed Of john F. Ruth, chair
man, NJ. d. Null, w. L. Barton, Rachel
F. Jackson, T. F. Bacon, met at the high
school building, this city, at 10 n. m, to-
day. Six applicants presented themselves
for examination-GeO. w. Davidson. A.
E. Jacoby. Annie Z. Rutter, of Earl /;
4. E. Gehman, of West Earl Amos
Shirk, and John II. Roger, of Providence.
All passed successfully aud were recon-
mended to the state superintendent for
p peImaLt certificates.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-01-27
Gave Ball.

P. s. Goodman was arrested yesterday
on a capias by Sheriff High, Peter T..
Fordney having brought suit for SIAN
der against him. Mr.. FOrdney was presi
dent of the old Shiffler fire company, and
he alleges that Goodman circulated the
report that he embezzled moneys of said
company. Goodman gave bail in the sum
of $1,000 for his appearance at court.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-01-27
Almost q Fire.

Last evening as MIR. Ackerman, residing
near Christ church, West King street. was
engaged in trimming a lamp he threw
upon the floor small scrap of wick
which was on fire, but was not at the time
noticed. Soon afterwards the carpet and
floor were discovered to be ablaze, but the
fire was put out without much damage.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-01-27
The First Anulversary,

The Asbury literary society of West
Mission chapel propose holding their first
anniversary this evening at the West
Mission chapel, Charlotte street. They
have prepared very interesting pro-
gramme, consisting of singing, recitations
and reading. Admission free.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-01-27
A sHEPhEkDLES FLOCK.
Deserted by Their Pastor, u Coiorsd C'
greSaIion Is Left Poor and Helpless.

Deserted by Their Pastor, n Coiored Con-
ereSation is Left Poor ana Helpless.
The colored brethren Of the Olive Bap-
tist church. Lawrence. Mass. are in
great agitation because their pa tor Rev
James W. Powell, has deserted his flock
leaving them penniless and in demoral-
lied cOndit Powell came To Lawrence
last August aud soon afterward got up a
fair. 1t was arranged that for his services
in engineering the fair he should receive
one-third of the proceeds, the remainder
to go to the church. The fair was sue
cessful. and the proceeds, it was supposed
were over $500. Powell received all the
cash and audited all the bills, refusing to
allow anybody else to touch them He
paid out S11O in prizes. When he got
through, after he had taken ont his third,
there remained balance of SIG to the
credit of the church. He then presented
bill for SIS for extra services rendered
by him iu advancing the interest of the
fair, which left the congregation possessed
of just 81. Now he has disappeared and
his cOlOred brethren are diligently whist
ling for their money.
Cholera In Mexico
The government organ of the state OF
Chiapas, Mexico, publishes a long aitice
on the cholera, which has scoursed the
southern part of the state and which has
not yet disappeared. Tie general govern
ment is implored to render assistance, as
the number of victims is immense and
misery and want exist wherever the epi-
demic has ragetl firrctly. Sanitary cor
dons were established around the Terra
Colente, the hot region, where this spor-
adc outbreak of cholera ragged with
greatest intensity. The cold and temperate
regions We're not affected. Whole fami
lies Gied i'll a single night. On some
plantations there are only three or -four
people left alive. Many bodies have been
ievoured by the dogs, because those who
were stricken were at once abandoned
The town of TuxtIa had 1000 inhabitants
600 of whom are dead Of the 6 900 il
Tonala upwards of 1000 are dead. The
town of Chiapas suffered most severely
twenty to thirty five dying daily.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-01-27
Sheriff Sale.

Sheriff High will sell on Monday at II
o'clock. the entire stock Of goods in the
store of James S. Grimes at Collins sta
ton. The stock consists of groceries, dry
goods, clothing, boots and shoes, whiskies
and everything kept in first-class coun.
try store.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-01-27
Keys Found.

Martin Kreider, director of the poor,
found a small bunch of keys on the pave
ment in front of his house on East King
street, this morning.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-01-27
HALF A CENTURY IN JAIL.
Death OF Crazy Billy" Who for Eighteen
Years Was chained in HIS Cell.

Years WAS Chathod In HIS CeII.
William Stanford, known throughout
Fayette county as "Crazy Billy" died
Friday morning in the Uniontown jail,
where he had been a prisoner over fifty
one consecutive years. In 1921 Billy drove
Alexander Grow and wife out OF their
home in Spring Hill township. The
neighbors came to Crows rescue and
by strategy overpcwered Billy, who was
armed with Crows gun, butcher-knife
and axe. Billy was sent to Jail at
Uniontown for trial. Soon afterwards