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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-04-28
PERSONAL.

SENATOR ANTHONY was reported some-
what better yesterday.
CLAYTON MCMIcHAEL is very popular
as marshal of the District Of Columbia.
QUEEN VICTORIA will be able to stand
unassisted upon her feet before i fortnight
elapses.
SALv1NI says cart is always one." Does
he include the donkeys in the Uncle
Toms Cabin" troupes?
GEORGE w. VANBRUNT, inventor and
patentee of the Vanbrunt seeder, died
yesterday at Oconomogwoc, Wis, aged
SIS.
CIVIL SERVICE REFORMER EXAMINER
KEN doubtless longs for q chance to re.
fill most of the editorial chairs of the
country.
Miss LIZZIE c. Fry, daughter of a
leading citizen in Tamaqua aud educated
in Paris, made her opsratic debut i'll
Tamaqua, last night.
REV. J. C. HUME, of tho Presbyterian
mission, this city, who is about to romove
to Elkton, Nd, will preach his farewell
sermon in the Orange street Presbyterian
church tomorrow evening.
PARsON TALMAGE said last night that
seated in some unpretending law Office, or
some gubernatorial chair, or in some quiet
farmhouse, is the man who will be the
next president of the United States.
JOSEPH KEPPLER, Puck's distinguished
caricaturist, sailed for Europe yesterday,
to be absent several months. He was
formerly an opera singer, and arrived in
this country some years ago as q Castle
Garden immigrant. Now he is rich and
famous.
SENATOR BECK started in life as q farm
hand, Conger as q lumber hand, Davis of
West Virginia as brakeman, Fair as q
bartender, Farley as stage. driver, Cor
man as page, Vest as a reporter, Sawyer
as labor, Jones of Florida, as a carpenter
aud Morrill, as country storekeeper.
Rev. GEORGE THOMAS DJwLINa, Of
Cleveland, Ohio, who has not been called
to church in Cincinnati, gets even with
her runappreciative people by declaring that
he would rot live in Cincinnati on any
terms because soap is too dear and man
cannot spend four hours day in the bath
tub.
REV. DIR. c. B. BoYNToN died yester.
day in Cincinnati, aged ~ years. He was
for % years pastor of the Vine street con
gregational church in Cincinnati, and
served two years as chaplain of the U. 8.
House of Representatives. He was father
of General Fl. V. Boynton, the well known
Washington newspaper correspondent,
and Mr.. A.C. Boynton, the Washington
repre- sentative of the Western associated
press.
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NEis:uEORHuOD NEWS.

Events Near and Across the County Lines
Forepaugh's circus took $4,000 out Of
Harrisburg.
A Mlfflin county farmer has parrot
which speaks Pennsylvania Dutch quite
fuently.
1,243 German immigrants lnded in Bal
timore yesterday, from the steamer Ho-
heastauffien.
The grand jury at Dover, Delaware.
yesterday indicted II persons charged with
the attack on O'Brien's circus troupe last
week.
Miss Emma Whitmer, of Lower Milford
township, Lehigh county, who was robbed
one night last fall, while she slept, of q
beautiful head Of hair, died on Friday of
grief over her loss.
A man named Slaven, aged about &c
years, who worked for Philip Dotts, near
Sprlnghouse, Montgomery county, was
found on Thursday evening in I woods on
the road near that place dead from the
effects of an epileptic fit. His father died
at the same place from the same disease.
4 charter has been issued at tho state
department to the Delaware aud Atlantic
Telegraph and Telephone company, in the
counties OF Chester, Bucks. Montgomery
and Delaware, with a capital Of $40, COO.
The general route and points to he cOD-
nected are as follows Philadelphia to
Chester, Media, and state limo via, Darby,
Philadel lphia, to Coatesville, and thence to
Lancaster county, with lateral lines to
West Chester. NorristOwn, Ph%nixville
and other points.
1t is we'll not to fool with tho ground
hog Howard Martin, near Kennel
Square, Chester county, while attempting
to blow up groundhogs near his fathers
house, was horribly injured. He had
poured powder down the hole and attempt
Ell to light it by the aid Of fuse, but un-
fortunately tho powder ignited before he
had time to attain safe distance and
his clothing was set on FIRE and his arms
we're burnt to crisp. The cases ofa gold
watch in Martins pocket were completely
melted.
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BUCHER SWOOPE's CONFESSIUN,
The Charge OF Forgery Fastened Upon
Senator Wallace to Gratify q Per-
sOnal Hatred
PITTSBURGH, April q.

PITTSBURGH, April q.
To Charles Emory Smith, esq.,. editor Press.
SIR notice the letter of Roland d.
Swoope in your paper this morning |
knew his father. II. Bucher Swoope, for.
mer district attorney of this district, very
we'll. He repeatedly boasted to me and
others that he had fastened on Senator
Wallace the charge of forging naturaliza
ton papers, and that it was to crafty a
personal hatred of him. Within a month
Of the death of Mr.. Swoope he told me re
gretfully that 6 he had set that thing up
on Wallace that he was sorry for it ;
that he would send for him, and, as un
derstood, retracted the charge. Whether
he did SO or not am unable to say.
Very truly, F. NJ. MAGEE,
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Charged With Forgery,

Jacob Bard, Of Columbia. charged by
John A. Charles, Of this city, with forgery,
entered bail for hearing before Aldcrmal,
Spurrier on Monday next, ut II O'Clock
1t appears that the accused had discounted
at the Lancaster County bank, 4 note for
81, 100, purportiDg to have been signed by
David Bard and payable in sixty days.
The note matured June 5. 1882, and went
to protest. In the meantime David Bard
died, and Mr.. Charles, his executor. pre-
nounced the note forgery. Mr.. Jacob
Bard declares the note genuine and is anA
ious for tho fullest investigation.
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Buried III Coal.

Yesterday IN Irishman familiarly known
by tho name of " Pat " employed by the
pipe line company at Millway, made
narrow escape from death. He was OF 4
coal car that was standing on i trestle
work, some twenty-five feet above the
ground, when some one opened the trap
in the bottom of the car aud Pat and
about eight tons Of coal went down to TIE
ground together. Pats hands and face
were terribly cut, but none of his bones
were broken. He Was patched up and
expects soon to be as we'll as ever.
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necessary by tho exigencies of the situa-

necessary Oy t00 o1l&ouClo0 OF Cno Sltua-
ton.
SEC. II. All American, Irish and Irish
American societies, military, benevolent,
social, literary, patriotic and charitable,
may be enrolled - subordinate branches
or afiliating societies Of the National
League, and they shall pay to the treas
urer of the league a sum not less than
one dollar per annum for every member in
good standing in such league, branch or
afhliating society, payment to be made
bquarterly.
The national convention of the league
shall be composed of delegatee duly
elected by the various branches and socie-
ties affiliated with the league, and the
basis of representation shall be follows :
One delegate for every one hundred mem.
bers, and one delegate for societies of less
than one and more than fifty but no
society shall have more than two dele
gates.
No branch Or affiliated society shall be
entitled to representation that has failed or
neglected to make its regular quarterly
report and paid its assessment up to the
date of the convention.
Officers Elected.
Alexander Sullivan was elected presi-
NSAS VI VIZ Ao" oAE3SAhAAopiOh1 NAeJoA "oAAAA
Byrnes vice president, J. J, Hynes secre-
tary, and Rev. DR.. Riley treasurer. Rev.
Father Cronin, on behalf Of the committee
appointed by the American Land League
with power to officially declare the latter
organization merged into the new
one, did so. The convention, at G:50p. m.
adjourned sine die. In the evening \
reception was rendered to Patrick Eagn
and Thomas Brennan, in the Academy of
Music. A number of speeches we're made.
Alexander Sullivan, tho newly elected
and first president of the league, is only
35 years of age. He is native of Maine,
and descendant of General Sullivan, of
the Revolutionary war. Before he attain
ed his majority he became an active par
ticipant in the movement for the abolition
of slavery, and he stumped the state of
Michigan in favor of negro suffrage when
an amendment was submitted to the con-
stitution of that state, before tho adoption
of the national constitutional amendment.
He remained with the Republican party
until the nomination of Horace Greeley,
for whom he had strong personal admi.
ration. He studied law in Now York, and
is now engaged successfully in its practi
tice at the Illinois bar. He is the husband
of Margaret Sullivan, journalist we'll
known in the West.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-04-28

The ballots cast in the lodges for grand
officers of the Odd Fellows in this state
have been counted and DR.. +. V. Van
Artstlalen is found to have been elected
grand warden, the only place for which
there was contest. He received 1916
votes to $50 for Chas. II. Smith, the next
highest. The elect is practicing physician
in Lower Merton township, Montgomery
county. He was an active member Of the
order for 26 years.
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COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
The Hartman Will Case still Ol

The Hartman Will Case still On.
Tho whole Of this mornings session was
taken up by the case of the contested will
of the late Jacob Hartman. The defense
continued to call witnesses by whom they
endeavored to show that Miss Ackerman,
the housekeeper Of the deceased, and her
son exercised undue influence over him to
tie prejudice of the contestants. At
noon it was found that the case could not
possibly be concluded this week, so the
jurors were discharged until Monday at
10 a. m.
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a TERRIBLE TRAGEDY.


The Crazy Deed OF a Diamond ltrOker.
Brooklyn reports terrible tragedy. 4
man named William MacDuff, diamond
broker, doing business in New York, re.
siding in Brooklyn, about 5 o'clock, Friday
morning, murdered his wifo Catherine
and his six year old son William, and then
completed the crime by committing sui
eide. He used q large buli- dog pistol,
with five chambers, and he shot bis wife
in the back OF her head. Her death is
supposed to have been instantaneous. She
was found lying with her taco down on
the floor. Tho child was on the bed, and
he had probably been shot whilo asleep.
Near the foot of the bed was the
body of MacDuff, lying on his
back, and wearing only his night
clothing The wife and mother had been
up probably short time before she was
murdered, for she was dressed and there
were few dishes On the table, showing
that she had evidently begun preparations
for breakfast. AS yet the motive for the
shocking deed is a mystery, and the fol-
lowing brief note which Macdutf left for
his brother, J. s. Macdutf, does not ex.
plain it !:
"DEAR BROTHER JACK.-lf anything
happens to mo / want you to have what
ever may leave. Put Willie and me in
your plot. This is my last request.
''Hour unfortunate brother,
"WIILIAM."
The suicide has another brother engaged
in the real estate business at the corner of
Gates avenue and Broadway. He says
William had been married about eight
years, and appeared always to live on good
terms with his wife, and he was not Il
quick tempered man and not given to
dissipation, tho presumption is that he
was laboring under temporary aberra
ton of mind. The coroner's inquest may
throw some additional light ON tho sub
ject.
Other Tragedies.
G. w. st. Clair, a colcrad barber, yester-
day assaulted his wife with hatchet and
then cut his own throat with razor. in
Columbus, Ohio. 1t is thought both will
die of their injuries. st. Clair formerly
lived in Fhiladelphia.-C Smedley,
aged Is years, committed suicide in Ger
mantown, yesterday, by taking arsenic.
Her two sisters, with whom she lived,
could assign no cause for the act.-Frazier
Copeland, colored preacher, was hanged
yesterday ut Wahalla, South Carolina, for
the murder ofW. ]. Aunnicut, committed
in December last.
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Cant, Vim. y McCaskay

Capt. VIM. s. McCaskey, formerly of
the 10th Pennsylvania volunteers of this
city, and now of the Goth U. s. infantry,
and for some time past stationed at
David's Island, N. Y, passed through
Lancaster yesterday having in charge one
hundred aud sixty recruits for the army.
His destination was Montana. He states
that the rendezvous at David's Island,
where recruits are drilled for about four
months to fit them for active service, is
almost stripped of troops.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-04-28

The board Of county auditors nearly
a year ago surcharged the members of
the last board of county commissioners
with certain amounts alleged to have
been illegally End imprudently paid by
them out of the county treasury. 1t is
the duty of the present board of commits
sioners and their solicitor to press to
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-04-28

Lazarous Pioso shipped fifteen head of
draught horses from the Keystone stables
to New York. 1t was remarkably fine
looking lot of animals, among them being
five that we're coal black, which were pur-
chased from one man by MIR. Pioso.
Fiss & Doerr shipped today to New
York 30 head of Lancaster county draught
and driving horses,
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nIayOr's Court.

The mayor this morning sent two dis
orderlies to the work house for thirty days
each. One drunken and disorderly person
was discharged on payment of costs. and
vagrant was discharged.
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A SOVor0 Fall.

Adam Blumenstock, a bricklayer work
ing on the new Mennerchor building On
North Prince street, fell through the joists
last evening and was severely cut.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-04-28
Train Jumpers.

Railroad Officers Pyle and Kennedy yes
terday arrested four train jumpers AMI
locked them up. This morning three Of
them We're taken before Alderman Me
Conomy and sent to Jail for ten days c:.c!i
The fourth, man named Robert Harris,
was sick when arrested, and On being ex
amined by 4 physician was declared to be
suffering from smallpox.
This forenoon Officers Kennedy aud
Pyle captured three more train jumpers ut
Mill creek station and brought them l."
Lancaster. Alderman McConomy con
mitted them for ten days each
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Tie Young Men OF tho MOraVian Church.
On last Tuesday and Wednesday even
ings humorous visitors were present at the
informal reception of the Young Mems
social club, of the Moravian church in
their rooms on the third floor of II. u.
RhOads' building, and were very much
pleased at the good work this young
organization is quietly engaged in. The
Y. N. S. club, which already numbers
over forty members, originated little
more than two months ago, in the young
mems Bible class, of the Rev. ]. Max
Hark. Its membership is limited to fifty.
1t was started for the purpose of counter
acting the temptations and degrading
influences of the saloons, beer
clubs, aud other places Of evil
which offer SO many allurements to
young men in Cur city. To this end the
the third floor of Rhoad's building was
rented on April 1st, and its two large and
handsome rooms furnished and fitted up
in comfortable, home. like style, as 4 place
Of resort for the members. The front room
is furnished as reading, smoking and
lOafing room, where the young men can
pass their time in 4 pleaeant unrestrainel
manner in the midst of coagenial compan-
ionship. On its side tables are the
leading magazines, periodicals, secular and
religious papers and other literature. On
the side tables are chess boards,
dlaughts. games Of authors, &c. On the
walls, Mr. Rhoads, who has shown !
great interest in tho enterprise, has
hung some Of his handsome oil paintings.
The back room the young men have fur.
nished as a gymnasium, with horizontal
bar, striking bags, Indian clubs and other
similar apparatus. There every evening
the members spend their time in profta.
bio and pleasant manner, reading, talking;
playing games or engaging in athletic ex,
ercises, who otherwise would ba ont on
tho streets or in places Of resort of 4
morally harmful or at least questionable
character. This club cannot fail to exert
a good influence. 1t proceeds on tho right
principle of trying to keep Young men
from intemperance, immortality and row
dyism by offering them equal inducements
and attractions as the places and societies
where these are practiced, without their
evil accompaniments and associations, and
on tho other hand without any OstentatiOus
and repelling display OF righteousness.
We need more such clubs.
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OHATVARY.


Oeotn OF fOStmo0eoR Chxloe, OF L1eatz.
The death of Francis W. Christ occurred
at his home in Lititz ON Friday evening at
z O'Clock. Mr.. Christ was 67 years old,
and was born in Lititz. For many years
he held the position of justice of tho peace,
and for the past ten years had been post
master, which Office he held at time of his
death. He was president of the board
of Trustees of the Lititz Moravian
church, and also took an active
part in politics as q Republican. He
was most generously inclined and gave
literally to all who applied to him for aid,
and was held in high esteem by all WHO
knew him. His funeral will take place
on Tuesday afternoon, interment in the
Moravian cemetery at Lititz. MIR. Christ
leaves q wife, but no children.
Mr.. G. was born in Lititz, Feb. 20, 1916,
and was pupil of the late John Beck,
with Franklin 3. Gowen, After having
served an apprenticeship at shoemaking,
he taught public school in Mannheim for
two terms. In 1874 he was married to
Miss Sarah Krsamer, of Lititz, and Shortly
afterwards opened boarding house for
Prof. Beck's academy pupils. He con-
tinued to keep this house until June Of
1881, when Prof. Hoppe took charge of
both academy and boarding house. He
resigned the Office Of justice of the peace
to accept the appointment Of postmaster
under the first administration OF President
Grant, which Office he held till his death,
having always been Republican and q
member of the electoral college
in 1860, and often in state and county con-
ventions. He was director Of the Read
ing & Columbia railroads and had the
general direction of the Lititz spring
grounds. He was prominent member of
the Moravian church and for many years
superintendent of tho Sunday schools.
Death OF MRS. Hagen.
Elizabeth Hagen, wife of the late John
Hagen, idied yesterday morning at the resi-
cence OF her son.in-law, Moses Johnston,
at Mount Pleasant, Bart township, in the
Goth year of her age. Deceased had ap-
parently injOyed good health up to the
evening of the 9th, when she suffered a
stroke OF apoplexy and died from the
effects the following morning. Mrs.
Hagen was we'll known and highly respec-
ted. Her funeral will take place from the
residence of her son in. law on Tuesday
next.
Death Of John y. Brandt.
John S. Brandt, a welEknown citizen
residing near Mastorsonville, RaphO town.
ship, died on Thursday evening, after a
short illness, Of nlumps. He was farmer
by occupation, a man of much energy, and
was higmy esteemed. lIe was about So
years of age, and leaves :, wife and several
children.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-04-28

CHINAMEN in New York are being
naturalized and acquiring real estate.
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AUTHORS of last winters vile scandals
against the president arc said to be
given good places in the interior depart
ment.
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Probably the management of the Young
Mems Christian Association can find a
valuable hint in the plan of the Young
Mems Social Organization of the Moravian
church.
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THROUGHOUT the country generally the
cigar manufacturers are granting an in
crease of from 81 to So per thousand to
their makers.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-04-28

THE Sandwich Islands object to the ex.
elusive immigration of male Chinese.
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THE people Of this and other interested
counties have right to know why the
bill to salary county officers is left to
slumber in the judiciary local committee
of the House. What has it's chairman,
Mr.. zimmerman, to say?
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CTtCT Ill iifOF u! titS treasurer.
Sec. 7. The governing body of the
league shall consist of tho president, vico
president and council, which shall be COM
posed of ono member from each state, ter.
ritory, tho District Of Columbia and do.
miniOn of Canada, and which shall be
elected by the national convention, and
shall meet at least once annually, the time
and place for which shall be designated by
the president.
SEC. 8. The governing body shall meet
at least once annually at the time and
place heretofore provided, and shall frame
an organization similar in character for
each state and territory and the dominion
of Canada. They shall provide for the
general welfare Of tho organization, and
they shall have power necessary to bro.
mote tho interests and extend the Organi
zation and influence OF the league.
Sec. 8. The council shall appoint, of it's
number, an executive committee of seven.
to be centrally located, for the more effec.
tive administration of the affairs of the
league, Of which committee the president
shall be ex officlo chairman. They shall
make such rules, regulations and bylaws
rs they shall deem best for tho manage.
ment and control of the finances of the
league and their general correspondence,
and shall provide for the establishment of
branch leagues and the reception of socie
ties desiring to affiliate with the league,
and shall make and publish such rules and
as may be necessary for the
formation, government and control of
branch leagues, and for the admission of
such other organizations as may desire to
affiliate with tho league, and such council
shall make such provision as may be in
their Judgment. necessary for the forma-
ton of stata organizations.
Sec. 10. The central council shall pro- |
vide an equitable assessment of dues for |
each society, league or branch affiliating
with this league, and such ordinary or ex.
traordinary assessments as may become
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Down in South America there is dis.
turbance almost everywhere. Peru is
disrupted by serious revolution Chila
and the Argentine Confederation are in
beljgerent attitude towards each other,
and the former republic is wrangling
with Bolivia half of the inhabitants of
Ecuador have revolted from the govern
ment, and to increase this animated state
Of things nature comes in with numerous
tremendous earthquakes that are harming
much property and life.
S. c. B. who through the columns of the
Philadelphia Record has been vigorously
assailing the theory that scripture wines
are unfermented, calls the attention of DR..
Field, of the Euangszist, to the fact that
while he allows his contributors
to declare, uncontradicted, that
the Jews never use fermented wine at their
Passover celebration, he has given no
editorial hint that he knew better. In his
series of Oriental sketches, he describes
" Jerusalem in Holy Week." in a manner
that leavs no doubt that the wines of
Palestine inebriate as we'll as cheer.