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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-12-26
A GIRLS DESPAIR.


The Daughter OF wealthy Bauker A.
temps to Take ner own LIfo.
\ little girlish figure stood before the
clerk in Browns hotel 10 Chicago, on
Saturday evening The clerk looked up
and met the gaze Of pair Of dark brown
eyes which peered at him from poke
bonnet.
" You will please show me to a room,
she said.
With great coolness she inscribed upon
the register, " Nellie West, New York
city" She paid for room and before
retiring requested, in case any one inquired
for her, that she should not be called
After she had been in the room short
time she sent to the Office for pen and
paper. No more was heard from the
girlish ledger, and the clerk dreamed of
big blue eyes, chestnut hair and baby face
dancing before bis mind.
At ten O'Clock man catered and in
quired whether a girl named Maud "
had been there that evening. lie was
young, well dressed, wore diamonds and
was very attentive TO small, dark nous
tache. His air Of extreme nervousness,
coupled with the request Of the girl that
no one be allowed TO see her, led the clerk
to deny that any young girl had been
there. The man left. In the morning the
| dlnerent occupants OF the house arose, but
no one thought of Nellie West, asleep ii
room 80.
About $3.50 o'clock in the afternoon 9
strong odor of gas was perceptible in the
neighborhood of room No, 80. Porter
finally opened the door. The gas thai
rushed out was suffocatinR. On the bee
lay the little lodger. A tranquil smiI,
seemed to hover about the we'll shaped
mouth and the chestnut hair in tangled
mass formed halo about the little head
The eyes were closed. Her face was whit,
aud still, and on tho table half ounc,
bottle Of laudanum was found, with onl,
a little OF the deadly drug left iu To-
bottle.
DR.. Tunis was called At frat b.
thought the girl was dead ana he gravel
shook his head when he saw the omoup
OF poison taken from tho b tile au
realized how long that stream OF gas ha
flowed into the room. He went prompt
to work, however, aud within an hour sh
was able 10 talk.
. Send for Mrs George X. Clarke" wa
! all she said. Then she turned over on hC
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HEFDk ED.
EarIy Services In First itetoTm church.
Mi. rhnr xan vary alahnIatelY trim

Early Services In First IlstoT med church.
This church was very elaborately trim
med. Garlauds of evergreen depended
from tho centre of the lofty ceiling and
were looped at the four corners OF the
galleries. Double festoons Of evergreens
were hung along the front Of the galleries
and the choir. The pulpit front was COW
cred with greens and the altar with How
ers, The large columns on either side OF
the pulpit were garlanded and the pilssters
and chancel front were covered with
greens. The service conducted by the
pastor, Rev. J. A. Peters, commenced at
o o'clock a. m, In presence OF large
congregation. The music was rendered
by very full choir led by Hiram Stamm
and an orchestra led by Prof. w. Ii. kef'
fer. The selections were from the best
composers and were given with an effect
which has lCng distinguished the FIRST
Reformed Christmas services. There was
no service later in the day.
st. Paui's Reformed church.
The pulpit and altar wero prettily deco
rated with flowers and greens. The ser
vice, conducted by the pastor, Rev, .. d.
| Shumaker, ID. D., commenced at lo;oo d;
m The music was given by the comoined
choirs Of st. Paups and the first Reformed
church, and was of high order OF excel
| lence. A sermon was preaonou W
pastor from tho text, What think ye OF
Christ Whose Son is He ?'
In the evening the Sunday school annl'
yersary took place, and was largely M'
tended. The service opened with an
anthem, which was followed by the invo
cation. Ira w. Kline, esq, read the prsI
! twenty verses of tho second chapter oi
Luke. After prayer by the pastor there
was antiphonal reading by the school hn
address by the pastor was followed by the
| distribution of coniections among the
scholars. The annual report OF tho super
intendent was read. 1t shows the sch0o
10 be in very prosperous condition. Ih'
membership has increased very eonsldera
Div during the year, and the contributions
are larger til an heretofore.
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PERSONAL.

President PACKARD, of Bowdoin college
is 81 and was never sick day in his life.
GENERAL Ro.ECRANs' wife died in
Washington Of paralysis on Tuesday.
SrEAEER CARLISLE ia to have a recep
ton from the Commonwealth club, o;
Philadel phis, on Ian. -.
CHARLIE BACKUs interest in the san
Francisco miustrels has been disposed Of
to another party on account OF losses 10
stocks.
Mr.. PARSELr is said 20 have declared
that the Irish prople regard any system OF
Irish emigration as a murdeTCu- blow
against the life Of the nation
L. RICHARD VoN STERNBERGER, son of
pretty German uOOlsman, committed
suicide in New York because be could not
marry the woman OF his choice.
WILLIAM II. VANDERBILT. J p Nor
! gan, Miss Z. l. Wolf, John Jacob Aston
and William hStOr have each subscribed
SO, 600 to the Bishop Potter fund.
REUBEN r. SPRINGER, If Cincinnati, has
beqleaLhed % the Cincinnati art museum
| his valuable art collection, also the pic.
| lures wiIled him by his niece, Mrs. Mills
1t is also stated that he has given $40 OOO
more to the college Of music for a ne "
building
BRADFORD MILLER, in favor Of prohi.
btiOu and "a strict administration OF the
city's affairs on a business basis, has been
elected mayor Of Topeka, Kansas, over
Allen Slls, who Was in favor of the city
deriving a revenue from the saloons. Both
were non-partisan candidates.
Hos JOsEPu ALLISON, president Judge
OF common pleas court No. /. Of Phlsdel-
| pbia, yesterday gave the bootblacks OF the
city Christmas dinner. There were abou.
| 70 Of tue lads present ranging from boys
IN their teens" t. the veritst mite that
wields brush.
PREsIDENT ARTHUR attended Christina,
service at st t.J ohn's Church in Washington
He spent the day at the White House
and entertained Secretary Frelinghuyseu
At dinner in the evening. lie received
many presents, mostly canes aud UMBRELLA
and gave tho White House domestics 81,
| each.
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\ CHURCH, On rIkF.
\ rIneky rrlsst A,erts a r.nle


St Paurs Catholic church, IN New
York, was disc)ve ed TO be on fire Christ
mas morning during the celebration OF
mass. Two thousand people we're krerI
ing, when suddenly grCas flame SPOT up
from the lett side of the altar, anu 10 a
very short time the church was filled with
deUss smoke, The people seemed par
alyZed at first, ard then arose In "a body
vii every indication OF paulC To come.
Father McLucik called upon them 70 re-
main quiet, while Father MCCabe, who
Weighs 2jO pounds, aud who Is as brave a.
he is blg, Jumped to rail, thence t. the
altar, and, after his hands ard face had
been severely scurched aGd his vesCmcuts
almOs; burned off, succeeded in pulling
down the wax flowers aud decorations, All
ablaze, when willing hands cast them
through the windows into the snow. The
great congregation became quiet, and
Father McCabe resumed tho mass as II
nothing had happened.
other Fires
The large Touring mill Of George c
rhIeuius, at Cape Grardeau, Mo, wa
burned Monday. The loss is eco, 900.
A fire at Chippewa Falls Wis Tuesd a.
morning destroyed the Lafayette mn, a
warehouse aud other buildings. L1s.
about s35, 600.
FIRE Tuesday evening destroyed build
ing owned by Buckhartz, Miller & Hidle
AZ Red Wing, Minn. Loss, 5000.
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DgUMORE uUISUs.
News From the Lower End.

Mrs. Rachel Penrose, wife OF Lukens
Penroso and daughter OF Jackson Ankrum,
died on the 10th inst, and was buried at
Chestnut Level on the 9th. She died
of pneumonia. She was in her thirty
fourth year and leaves four small children.
The wife of John Snavely, of Snayely's
mill, died last week. Burial on Wednes-
day of this week.
On the 10Th inst. Miss Hannah Morgan
became Mrs. Harry Fairlamb. The we'd
dug was quite social event among the
friends of the contracting parties. The
bride was attended by four maids Of
honor and the same number of flower girls.
They were married by Friends ceremony
and have the we'll wishes Of their wide
circle OF friends and acquaintances.
Jere Morris, OF Peach Bottom, died on
Saturday night.
The Sunday school OF Chestnut Level
church has closed for the winter.
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Mr.. Hopkins proposes in Congress to
forbid the holding by individuals or cor
porations of great tracts of public land.
He would require the railroad compa
nies holding grants to dispose of them
within three years and forbid the pur-
chase by any person OF more than a
thousand acres in one county.
1t is well known that foreigners
have bought immense tracts of
land, in the Mississippi region, in
tending to hold them until they advance
in value. These acquisitions by aliens
Mr. Hopkins proposes to make unlawful.
1t is certainly contrary to public policy
that very large quantities Of land shall
be held in single hands just as it is not
Well that great masses Of wealth should
be under single control.
But the question is one very difficult
to deal with, and perhaps the time is not
yet for its treatment. Congress, how
ever, may very we'll now determine to
put stop 10 the growth of the evil, 50
far at least as the disposition of the pub
lie lands is concerned. Ii is just that
the railroad corporations shall be com
palled 0 dispose of their lands within a
short period and that no citizen should
be permitted to purchase from them or
the government more than limited
acreage. Whether any further steps IN
limiting the ownership of lands may be
well taken now is question for mature
consideration.
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LiTII.is LOUAI-.


Hero aud Ihero and EvcTywbcrs
Rev. VIM. .. owen has been called to
tho Baptist church in st. Clair, Schuylkill
county, Pa.
The fleet broke down number Of tele-
phone wires but they were soon repaired.
Samuel Hess Il Son sold at LOgan's
stables on Monday for Howard Bailey, Ia
pair Of Kentucky two year'old mules,
averaging s3l7 per pair
) II Farce, of this county, on drunk
in York, fell, cut his faco aud had his
hard frozen.
Three men, sleighlng, met with an up.
set aud runaway on South Queen, near
Church, yesterday d; the horse fell and
was caught near Leibley's meat store.
DR.. ID. X. Mccormick has presented us
with some sample oranges, the excellence
| of which leaves no room 10 doubt that
| they came from the groves of his brother,
Hon. W. II. Mccormick, jacksonville,
| Florida.
Cy. Colyin's four horse sleigh, drawn by
two grays and pair Of black horses, was
| the most notable turn out on the streets
last evening.
HofTord and Miller, late Of the lronsides
baseball club Hyland and Wetzell, late of
the August Flower, and now OF tho Ian
caster and Hilsey, the young Athletic
pitcher, spent Christmas in Lancaster.
| Fred. Stamm's two story brick stable
on Mifilin street was crushed To day by
the weight Of snow on the roof 1t ISL
total wreck loss from $500 to s40O
Tho Northern market house company
directors resolved this morning 10 rebuild
their wrecked hOuse at Or co about a
hundred men have been put to work
clearing up the debris ; tho markets will
be resumed on Saturday on the curb, and
renters will be given stalls for three
months free when the new building is com .
| Dlstad.
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RAILROAD DISASTERS,
A Train DItcned an seven Person. Il

Train Dltched an seven Persons HIIied
The bridge over Blue river, on the Louis
will, New Albany aud Chicago railroads,
about miles south OF Salem, Indiana,
was washed away, and train ran into tho
washout. killing Charles Sanford, baggage
master, Dora Eddings, Of lafayette, j acOb
Helfreich, OF Louisville, and four other
passengers. Ten persons were injured.
A freight train was wrecked at the west
end Of the railroad bridge at Minneapolis,
Minnesota, by wild engine running into
1t. Three men were seriously injured, and
one OF them, named Patterson, OF Big
Lake, will probably die. The men were
caught in the shattered cabOose in such a
way that they had to be chopped out from
the burning car.
An Erie mail train ran off the track al
Sudbury, Pa, and dashed through several
freight cars on siding Several box cars
aud two passenger coaches were wrecked,
aud the engine was disabled Jane,
Wheeler, fireman, leaped from the train
and was dangerously injured. The pas
sengeTs were severely shaken up,
The rear coach Of a passenger train Cr
the Grand Rapids and Indiana railroad
was struck by switch engine near For
| Waye. Eight PEI sons were dangerously
injured among them the wife Of Judge
Ellison.
The removal Of a rail by track handl
caused Passumpsic railroad freight traiI
10 run OIL the track near Barton Landing.
Vermont. The engine aud four cars weT,
wrecked but no person was injured.
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>CUPAL.



ST. James church, as usual, was pretti-
ly trimmed there were masses of greens
about the pulpit, a large tree near the
organ, and boughs of evergreen on the
memorial tablets and between each OF the
windows. The Christmas service at lO:3O
a. III, was opened with processiona!
hymn, 90, come all ye faithful" by a
large surpliced choir. The TIE Deum, the
Jubilate and several Christmas hymns
were admirable rendered. The rector, Rev.
DR., &. +. Knight, preached sermon
appropriate to the OCCASION, an Otfertory by
the choir was finely executed-the offer
ing being iG aid of worn out cIergymen
The holy communion was psrtaken OF by
large number Ot communicants. The
attendance at the service was large con-
siderlug the stormy weather.
There was no service ut st. Johns Epis'
copal church, owing to the illness OF the
rector.
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THE tender of a public reception to
Speaker Carlisle, 10y the Commonwealth
club OF Philadelphia, is no afterthought,
induced 10y the fair and even generous
treatment which that distinguished gen
tIeman has accorded to the PENNSYLVANIA
Democratic members in the makeup of
the committees Of the House. This
courtesy from representative Demo.
cratic organization in the city and state
OF Mr. Carlisle's chief competitor, was
devised by gentlemen who believe in the
future OF the party of Carlisle and Ran
dall--and 1t met with Mr.. Randall's
warm appToyal-and who do not see in
the election of Mr.. Carlisle any reason
for believing that there is no future for
the Democracy. 1t will, no doubt, bt
made the happy occasion for demon
strating that no such serious difference,
exist between the different sections ant
elements Of the party as endanger its in
tegriiy and as "a social event, desigue,
to bring into closer communication an
better understanding distinguished Den
ocrats from this and other states, it
most httingly designed and will serve
felicitous purpose.
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IUTiiEHAN,
Old trinity Taxes . rev Depa

OLD trinity Taxes rev departure,
Trinity Lutheran held an early musical
service Christmas morning, at which were
present the combined schools OF TRINITY
St. Johns, Christ and Grace churches,
The decorations were as elaborate as those
of the late Luther festival. The pulpit
recess was filed with q mass OF greens
and above the pulpit, on u base oil ever.
greens, arose pillar of rose buds io9r OF
i've feet in height, and upon II was placea,
a statue Of the Saviour. The mont 0l
the galleries and choir we're covered win
garlands, and between the. windows ln m
large German text were the names .,
''Bethlehem, ""Nazareth, ,""Capernaums
"Jerusalem" and other piacos mrLo TIo
famous by tho presence OF Ohris" Inv
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ThE BLAUR DWARF d"
a Good spsclaIty Performance

Owing to the very bad weather ye,ter
day altoruoou, Maxwell Il Vi6cent,s
Black Dwarf company did not give A
matinee. At the evening performance
there was large audience. The pieca il
the " Black Crook with number of its
features lett out, aud it was put upon the
stage by this party in much better styIe
than Others with more pretentions. Sgme
of the scenery was very good. The baIIets
were not very heavy and no more than
teu girls we're seen in auy of them. They
were only fair dancers but the marches
were good. The Characters 10 the niece
were passabiy well taken. Decldedjythe hest
part Of the show was tho perCormanco of
the specially people. Nellie brooks. a nieas
ing little lady who is veil known hero. can
| tured the audience with her songs and
was repeatedly called bsok. The pranels
performance Of Al Lawrence aod wife ~ a.
excellent. frankie Jones Vbo H. T.
but eight years OF age, u a wonderful IIttie
actor, For some unknown reason tbs
Suydam Brothers, the well known acrnbats
did not appear although their names SV"rn
on tho bills and no excuse was eiysn Cor Sor
/ their absence. e''" 'O'
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CHRISTMAS DAY.
DETAILS ur ,rs LOCAL uusrsvAson.
tar Morning weather roiiowod by snow
Crowded Ohu' ches ana Interesting


lancaster has had an old fashioned
hito Christmas" aud its celeb alton
was after the old fashioned style. As early
as o'clock the Catholics were hastvniug
10 their respective churches, aud later tho
streots wore filed with people in holiday
attire, sauntcriug along in tho enjoyment
Of cessation from toll, or bending
their footsteps to the city churches, at all
ot which Interesting Christmas services
were hold. The morning was pleasant
enough abroad, but towards noon n driv-
lug snow storm began falling which lasted
a few hours aud etfcctually succeeded in
driving pleasure seekers t. their homes.
But little sloighing was INDUCED in owing
to the uubrCken condition Of the roads
Little disorder was noticeable anywhere,
though most of the saloons did thriving
business in the morning aud many closed
later in the day. Below Is given in detail
the events VI the days celebration.
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News was received In Philadelphia th AZ
Christian Haas, formerly in Baldwins' q 10.
connective works, had shot himself in the
Washington street tunnel, near Chicago,
Ill. Martin Haas, Of 1929 Germantow a
avenue, brother of the suicide, said last
night that he could not conceive any rea-
son for the suicide. When the suicide
left that city he had %, 900 in cash, and
being a man Of temperate habits he had
either lost the money by speculation or
been swindled out of 1t, II the story of the
suicide was true. Another brother had
committed suicide six months ago, at 242C
Mascher street, but was man of dissipa
ted habits.
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OBITUARY.
Death OF a Nonagennrisn.

Yesterday afternoon at $3.50 Allen
Maparqil died at the residence OF his sou
ia law Il. O. McCuley, S04 Manor street,
ia the Oath year of age. Deceased was
born at Oxford, Philadelphia, May H.,
1850 aud was tanner by trade. lie has
lived "a years in this city with his son.in.
law. His wife died 81 years ago. The
deceased had four children, Frank Magyar
gil, of Painesyille, Ohio Mary McCuleyi
Annie McNannus, Philadelphia, deceased,
and Emma Vallette, Philadelphia. He
had stroke on Friday afternoon, but
prior to that time had enjoyed good health.
He returned from Philadelphia only two
weeks ago.
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STOkELY has entered the political
field in Philadelphia again as a candidate
for mayer, and his candidacy tends to
still further complicate the condition OF
things on the Republican side. He
served two terms in the office and was
defeated in his aspirations to be his own
successor. He would have been elected
had he given certain non partisan
pledges to the Committee of One Hun
dred, which he now seems willing to
make. But his concessions of that
sort come too late to fully
satisfy the independent element
OF his party which defeated him
three years ago, aud the individual
members of it who express an opinion
show no readiness TO take him while his
manifestations of independence cause his
old associates to withhold their support
from him. 1t locks as If he had entered
the race just IN time TO suffer defeat.
The truth about hun Is that he is "A man
OF great executive ability and under
some circumstances, notably as the head
of the police department in an emergen.
cy,he appears TO good advantage but he
is wholly INSCRIPTIONS in his methods
and seeks his ends regardless of Il G
means to be employed. He has excited
bitter antagOnsms in his own party and
these, operating In secret, contributed
largely to his last defeat and should he
be nominated again, will render his elec.
tion well nigh impossible. The Demo.
Gratis OF Phiiadylphja still hold the win
ming card in the probable denomination
OF King and Hunter.
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pKEsBYrEnIAS MISSION onAPEL
santa Claus distributing Presents 10 II
sunday school UDiidren.

santa Claus distributing Prssrnts TO the
sunday school Obiidren'
The Christmas entertainment OF the
Presby yterian Mission Sunday school on
Monday evening attracted more people
than could be crowded into the chapel at
the opening hour, 7to'clo1k. The room
having been lately papered aud painted no
special decorations were made, except that
an imitation brick house made of tobacco
cases had been erected on the platform
at the west end, down the chimney OF
which Santa Claus was to come with his
presents. Rev. DR.. Mitchell opened
the occasion with reading from
Scriptures, followed by Rev. Thomas
Thompson in prayer, A welcome song by
the school was led by Miss Sue Bender
and Harry Gibson. Several kilograms
wore received from Kriss Kringle TO
Mr.. Moore, the superintendent, aunounc-
ing his departure from the North Pole and
arrival at the several stations along his
route. Rev. Thompson made a short aud
interesting address, followed by DE-
Mitchell in "A humorous strain.
While waiting for old Santa Claus,
the superintendent read the annual report
of the school showing most marked pro
gress, and also tue names OF some forty
odd scholars who had not missed session
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The Philadelphia courts have amend.
cd their rules in divorce proceedings and
made them more stringent. The Lam
caster county court should do the same.
The ease with which divorces, for
triling cause, have been obtained here
in the past has been the cause of scandal.
1t has offered an invitation for those less
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favorably situated to come here and
live long enough to get "a Lancaster
county divorce and some have
availed themselves of it, Reform is
necessary.
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THE N ETHODIsTS.
Early services at Duke strest.

At six O'Clock Christmas morning there
was a service of prayer in the Duke street
NJ. L. church, conducted by Rev. SatGhell'
The attendance was quito large. There
was no other service in the church during
the day.
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YESTERDAY one hundred years ago was
the first Christmas that Washington had
enjoyed as a private citizen at his own
home for nine years.
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II was right merry Christmas and
gave no promise of fat graveyard.
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BELMONT and Cox are mffed, but the
country will worry through it.
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TuE rage for Christmas cards seems to
be abating, as the postal authorities report
less handling of matter of this kind during
the holiday season than for several years
mast.