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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-03-13
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A fire alarm was struck from box IA.
Church and East King streets, last even-
ing about o'clock. 1t was caused by q
very slight fire at the house of Frank
Everts, at Middle and East King streeta.
Mrs. Everts, it appears, lighted the eas.
and q curtain caught fire from it. NOTHING
else was burned and, although the iire de-
partment was on hand quickly, its sey.
vices were not needed.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-03-13
Before tho Mayor.

cases. Five of them were drunken tramps.
who were caught on the Malone farm,
near the city, by Officers Daily and Lea
terms ranging from 10 to 20 days. Jimmy
Tamany, for being disorderly at the opera
house on Saturday night, was discharged
ON payment of costs and fine. One other
drunk paid costs and five vagrants were
discharged.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-03-13
THE LATEST NEWS.
sAPrIzlna AN 1nrERnAr1onALBABY

An AmieabIs AKrss0sss That . to setsls
The Presidential Question In Mexico
Other Recent Oceazrences.
Tho son of General Trevino and of his
wife, the daughter of General Ord, was
baptized in Monterey, Mexico, on Sunday
evening, by the bishop of Nueva Leon.
The infant, who il known as the '.inter.
national baby. !" received his fathers name
Geronimo. Ex-President Diaz and his
wife were godfather and godmother.
There were present at tho christening,
besides military officers and members of
tho Trevino and Ord families, Senior Rubio,
. prominent member of the church
party. It is said that "this honor
shown General Trevino is believed to
have very important political bearing
1t is understood that General Trevino has
condescended not to oppose the candidacy
of General Diaz for the presidency in 1884,
with the condition that General Diaz will
turn over the presidency to Gen. Ire
vino when his term expires in 1880.
With such q support as Is had in NaraDjo,
Pacheco, Rubio, and others of scarcely
less strength, who are attached to the
interests Of Diaz and Trevino, this slate is
morally certain to 60 through. The re-
suit promises we'll for Mexico, fol
Diaz was An excellent president
He restored order to the coun-
try, and handed his Office over to his
successor without q revolution. Gonzales
has maintained the same good government
and has adopted the liberal policy in re
gard to the development of the country's
resources, which has led to such extraOr-
binary results in the past three or foul
| years, By assuring the succession tt
liberal views, and are especially we'll dis
posed toward Americans. the complet.
development of Mexico is we'll assured
Long before they are out of office the two
and south, and probably the east and ives
prosperity in Mexico cannot be stayed.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-03-13
LOWER END NEWS.
.JIn" SHAW RkroRrkD ALIVE.
a Startling Report That Cams Credenoe--
II tine Uxoriciae's Ghost Doomed to
Wnlk thu Eaefh9

a Sears1anS Report That Cams Credence--
II the Oxoricido's Ghost Doomed to
Walk the Earth:
It will be remembered that early in
March of last year man named James
Shaw committed the horrible crime of
shooting his wife dead, at their home near
the line of Bart and Colerain townships
in the lower end of this county that he
escaped pursuit at the time and found
refuge from those on his trail in
the thickets and gorges of his neighbor
hood, with which he was familiar !; that
about five weeks later man with an in
jured leg applied for admission into q
Baltimore hospital and died soon after
wards, from his wounds and that papers
on his person having afforded q clue to his
identity, his son went on to his place Of
burial, had the body exhumed and recog.
nized the remains as those of his unnat-
ural parent.
Now comes the sensational story that
he is not dead, that the remains believed
to have been his were those of another,
and that Shaw, in the flesh, has lately
been seen in Philadelphia and there is a
good deal of gossip to this effect afloat in
the community in which he formerly re-
sided and was best known.
The story goes that some time ago one
of his daughters, who is in Philadelphia,
saw tho face of a man looking in the back
window of her employers house, and
recognizing it as that of her father, she
screamed and tainted. When revived she
told the story of the tragic events that had
darkenei her family history, and a watch
was set for the stranger; that few weeks
later he was seen iu the neighborhood,
prowling about the house and was identi-
fed by the daughter as Shaw. Fragmen-
tary and vague as these rumors
are, they have revived in the neigh
borhood Of the tragedy the alleged ir-
sufficiency of the Identification of the
remains said to have been Shaw's. 1t is
remembered that in the search for him 35
graves were opened before his was reach
ed that the body then found was shaven
of the whiskers usually worn by Shaw and
was only identified by the son in the coffin
and at the bottom of the grave, without
even lifting it to the surface. Those who
think it was not Shaw maintain that tho
clothes, trinkets and newspaper cuttings
which deceased had with him might easily
have been passed upon some stranger by
the murderer. Be it as it may, Colerain is
somewhat exercised in mind over these
reports.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-03-13

IN LITTLE BRITAIN.
From Fairmount ana Vicinity.

From Fairmount and Vicinity.
The farmers who lately began plouehilg
have had to dig their plows out Of the
furrow with pick and crowbar.
Hugh s. Long has fed some notably fine
cattle; also Sam'l A. Drennen. Tobacco
buyers are wanted in this section.
At Matthias Grasseps sale, near Pusey
vile, cows brought from $50 to $50 /;
mules brought 1872 and 1906 per pair.
Farm utensils sold low.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-03-13
Bath, aged 73 years. He wasa represent
alive in tho Thirtieth and Thirty. first Con.

Bath, aged % years. He wasa represent
ative in tho Thirtisth and Thirty. first Con.
greeses.
WHAT THE STATE PRESS BELIEVES.
Tho Lancaster Nep Era believes in
faith cures.
The Lancaster Examiner believes in De-
laney.
The Easton argus believes that instruc-
ton on the piano forte is overdone.
The Reading Herald believes that the
gallows as means of grace is not to be
despised.
The Lebanon Times believes that patent
medicine ads. are the most profitable edi-
torials.
The Wilkesbarre Union-Leader believes
that the average citizen has faint appre-
citation of the difficulties which beset the
right minded legislator.
The Harrisburg Independent believes
that the increase Of judges in Pennsylva-
mia has looked very much like pensioning
men in the legal profession.
The Pottsville Eoening Chronicle be-
lieves that some additional measure OF
protection for insane hospital inmates'i ID
imperatively required.
The Doylestown Democrat believes that
tho normal schools are outside the COM
mon school sy stem and they should have
no more state appropriations.
The Allentown Item believes that no
better leaders for its readers con be made
than with pair of scissors, the New
York Sun and the Lancaster INTELLIaEN.
GER.
The WilliamspOrt Gazette and Bulletin
believes that if poor Jim Anderson were
alive he would hang bis head in shame'
because Mr.. Samuel Adams has proved
himself a greater liar.
The West Chester Village Record be-
lieves that as Robert Fulton was only ter
years old when the revolution broke out
he wasnot eligible as subject for one oI
Pennsylvania statues.
The Philadelphia Times believes tha,
the INTELLIaENcER should interview Mo
Gowan and Josephs about the alleged
ante-election bargain that they were tc
divide the spoils of tho sealers of weights
and measures.
The Norristown Register believes that
the rest of the state will cheerfully accord
Senator Sutton the authorship of the frs,
real reform measure that has become 9
| To L. oh oc r.
sealers.
The Philadelphia Eosning Telegraph be.
lives that the nobby young men are not al
cads and dudes. Big brains are some
times covered by the natty little hats ani
tho tight trousers are wrapped about Leg
that will carry their owners to manly
actions when the emergency arises.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-03-13
Sale OF Horses.

Samuel Hess & Son, auctioneers, sold at
public sale yesterday, for George Gross.
man, at the Merrimac house, this city, 10
head of Canada horses, at an average
price of $218. Al per head.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-03-13
SIander Salt.

(. Henry Haas, of Penn township, has
brought suit for slander against Abra-
ham Ehrhart, of Rapho, and claims q, 500
damages.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-03-13

EVEN in the municipal elections OF
Maine the victories seem to be divided
between Democrats, Independents and
Republicans.
THE Philadelphia courts are holding
under advisement the proposition to for.
bid the proprietor of the Saturday Night
from running his presses at night on tho
corner of 9th and Walnut.
THE Ohio man who wanted new trial
for having attempted to bribe legislator,
got a year in the pententiary and there is
no pardon board out there to unlock the
cell door.
ARKANsAw is picking up. OF its 1886
school buildings valued at s254,2l7, 1879
were erected during last year. The school
teachers number 2, 418, of whom All are
colored.
The Philadelphia courts have instruct
ed Prothonotary Mann to make an order
directing his clerks to refuse information
as to suits in litigation, and deny access
to papers filed, except to the suitors in
such cases or their attorneys, unless when
otherwise ordered by the court.
| IF the New Jersey House is not careful
Reform will overdo itself. 1t has passed a
law prohibiting the sale of cigarettes or
tobacco in any form to minors under 16
years of age, under penalty of s2O for each
offence !; also joint resolution amending
the constitution, and making four persons
out of a jury Of six, and nine persons out
of jury of twelve, competent to render a
verdict in civil cases
| A FEW months ago some wicked and
heartless hoaxer over in New Jersey
invented and set afloat a story of a dead
baby being thrown to the bears by some
gypsies and other encamped vagrants, The
correction of the bald lie which was started
few days later seems to have never over
taken it, as we find substantially the same
story, now attributed to party of stroll
ing Turks and located near Baltimore,
published this morning as a special
dispatch to one of our esteemed Philadel.
phia contemporaries. We submit that
this is working it too hard.
THE Philadelphia Times, which has
been a marvel of we'll directed enterprise
and well-deserved prosperity, celebrates
its eighth anniversary to day with a
twenty page edition, rendered necessary
by such an advertising patronage as
would gladden. the heart of the most
scrupulous publisher. In fact, no such
presentation of legitimate advertising was
ever made by any Pennsylvania news.
paper, nor, for tho matter of that, by any
journal anywhere for, Instead Of its ad-
vertising pages being barren supplements
which no ordinary reader cares to carry
along with him, every sheet has fair
share Of original and selected matter of
tho hi chest literary and news merit. All
in ell, the Times makes fitting memorial
Of its signal success in ushering in new
era for Philadelphia journalism.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-03-13
N. 3. CONFERENCE.
the ExAElxArIOn or CANDIDATES.


The Beginning of the Conference Rrooo0d-
inEsrAs H1rss OF the Annivsrsarsss
-Preparat0sy % tho Opening
Of Conferences.
As has been announced, the regular an
nual session Of the Philadelphia confer
ence of the n. f church begins in this
city to morrow, the present being tho
ninety sixth meeting OF this body. Pre-
liminary, however, to the convening of the
conference, certain committee meetings arc
held in connection with its work, the first of
which took place last evening, and to night
in the Duke street church will be held the
anniversary of tho historical society. The
meetings Of last evening were Of the oom.
mittees of examination appointed to
inquire into the qualifications Of candi.
dates for admission to the various stages
of preparation for the holy ministry,
which, as is well known, requires
four years service, SO that there
are annually four classes to
be examined, besides the candidates
for admission on trial. The committees to
examine these are appointed at the previous
conference and last night met in Lancaster,
the committees on first and second year
met in Duke street church, and the com.
mittees on third and fourth year men in
st. Paurs. Following are the names Of
the committees and candidates:
FIRST YEAR: Committee-T. NJ. Grit.
fifth, }. DUNCAN. D. Mckee, ]. w. Sayers,
D. NJ. Young. Candidates.-Joseph H.
Smith, John ID. Martin, Arthur Cakes,
Harry Hess, Albert N. Millison, Alfred
Mintzer, Charles w. Green, Charles H.
Rorer, Richard G. Patterson, George NJ.
SECOND YEAR: Committee.-J.R r. Boyle
D. w. Gordon, j. II. Wood, j. H. Hargis.
w. Ridgway. Candidates.-Kawamu
Keichiro, MatsumOto Sogo, Robert 8.
DeBow, Henry r. Robinson, William
Redheffer, Christian L. Gaul, William
POwick, Charles 8. Mervine, BENJAMIN T.
Callen, Jabez B. Bickerton, Frank B.
Lynch. [Of these the first two namad,
as their Dames indicate are Japanese,
pursuing their studies abroad, under mis-
siOnary direction of DR.. .McCiay and were,
Of course, examined by proxy.l
THIRD YEAR {: Committee-J. Stringer,
T. G. Pearson, T. b. Nicely, w. Rink, w.
K. Macneal. Candidates-Abe Sozo,
William D. Jones, George J. Burns,
Henry Frankland, Charles NJ. Boswell,
Albert Mann, jr., Samuel w. Smith, John
McQuo;d.
FOURTH YEAR: Comnittee-H. E.
Gilroy, &. T. Vincent, J. b. Dobbins, g.
T. Hurlock, J. PastOrfeld. Candidates.
George Gaul, William H. Smith, William
H. Pickop, Thomas II. Mutchler, COrne-
lius, Hudson.
The results Of these examinations are
not made known until the reports of the
committees are made to conference.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-03-13

ARKANsAw is picking up. OF its 1886
school buildings valued at s254,2l7, 129
were erected during last year. The school
teachers number z, ,41S, of whom All are
colored.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-03-13

EVEN in the municipal elections of
Maine the victories seem to be divided
between Democrats, Independents and
Republicans.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-03-13

THE Ohio man who wanted a new trial
for having attempted to bribe a legislator,
got year in the pententiary and there is
no pardon board out there to unlock the
cell door.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-09-12
The burned Pilgrim Tenn pie.
A PROBABLE INTENTION TO BURN THE REV.
MR., OBENSHAIN IN TT.

A .
MIR. oBENsHAIN N TT.
4 Nashville Ull.) telegram gives the fol-
lowing particulars q the burning Of the
Pilgrim Temple: The Rayborn and Oben-
shlin Pilgrim Temple, at Erwin, ten miles
west OF this place, was destroyed by fire
Friday night. Work had been going on
in the temple until 10 O'Clock Friday
night, giving the finishing touches pre-
paratory to having the temple ready for
the services on Sunday. When the
workmen left the temple the WIN
dows were shut down and the shutters all
closed. except four on the north side, and
the doors were locked. About midnight
the Rev. Mr. Obenshan was aroused from
sleep by Miss Lydia Unger. who had dis
covered the temple to be on fire. Obcn-
shain rushed TO the burning building and
found that the small granary, few feet
north Of the temple, was almost burned to
the ground, and that the temple was on fire
on the north and east sides. He soon found
that the flames were beyond his control.
Just as he was going around the house
there was an explosion, which blew off the
roof and west side OF the reading-roOm, at
the rear OF the auditorium. \ caSt-iron
cylinder, fourteen inches in diameter, was
found in the ashes, which OOenshaln thinks
was filled with powder and put through the
scuttle-hole in the ceiling and connected
by fuse with pile OF shavingS. The
temple wa, q twO-Story frame building, the
front consisting OF three rooms on the first
floor and four on the second. This part
was to be used as a dwelling by James
Ingles, a pilgrim, who processes to have
the power to heal all kinds OF diseases.
The rear portion was to be used as an au-
ditorium for temple service, and was cylin-
drical in form and finished elegantly. and
over which was a tower in which there
was large, tine-toned bell, all costing
$1,000. The object of the plotters was to
blow up Obenshain with the temple, rs he
had been accustomed to sleep in the room
in which the explosion occurred. There
is no clue as to who the guilty persons are.
The Rev. Mr.. Obenshain will rebuild the
temple at once.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-09-12
had Blood Among the Doctors.

A Washington special says: There Is
sill considerable bitterness between the
Marine Hospital Service and the National
Board Of Health, growing out OF the sue
cess Of the former in obtaining control OF
the epidemic fund OF 100000 and by
which the latter was practically abolished.
A manifesto regarding the yellow-fever was
recently promulgated, signed by the Nation
al Board, In which some structures were
passed upon the management OF the scourgc
by the Marine Hospital Service. Investiga-
tion showed that none OF the members OF
the Board had been in Washington for sew
eral months, but that clerk in their en-
ploy was responsible for the article. An
effort has been made TO provoke a contro-
versy with the officers in charge Of the
fund. but thus far such attempts have
failed TO receive recognition. Surgeon
General Hamilton, when asked regarding
the manifesto, declined to say anything on
the subject, stating that NIL his energies
would be devoted TO caring for fever-strick-
en- patients and that abuse would not turn
him aside from his duty.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-09-12
NEWS AT HOME AND ABROAD.
WHAT THE WIRES BRING Us.
The Condition Of the Cereal Crops.

fly telegraph TO the Dspaich.l
WASHINGTON, September 1.-THE Sep
tember returns 10 the Department OF Agri-
culture indicate a lower condition Of the
corn crop than in August in every section
Of the country and In nearly every State
The only gains in the West arc in Mis-
souri,, Kansas, and Nebraska, where n
slight Improvement is indicated. Mime
sofa stands as in August; Arkansas makes
a gain OF point, and Georgia and Ala
bama remain rs in August. But oil the
other cotton States show heavy decline.
The figures are also much reduced for each
OF the Middle States. The corn-surplus
States show changes as follows; Ohio,
reduction from 80 TO 50; Michi-
gan, GS to so; Indiana, 81 to S.;
Illinois, So to 81; Iowa. s. to so.
The increase in Missouri is from So TO 81;
Kansas, % TO l01; Nebraska, 81 to 81. The
decline in New York Is from 30 TO II, and
in Pennsylvania from % to 81. The gene
raj average OF the condition on the 1st OF
September was S4-a decrease OF points
during the last month. The cause OF this
reduction, so nearly universal, is the
drought, which is reported from every
State OF the Atlantic coast. the Gull coast,
aud the Ohio Valley, and beyond the Mis-
sIssippi to the crest OF the divide between
that river and Missouri. Between the
OHIO river and the lakes the distribu-
ton OF rain has been unequal-in few
places i'm excess. while deficiency is
generally reported. The crop is nearly
everywhere late, requiring a one TO two
weeks longer season than uSualto mature.
Where Kansas and Missouri seed was
f.lapf41 a fhn mort horn t4rfifQVV fha
crop i still later, causing much apprehen-
sion rs TO Tipcniug. While the planting
was late and the early season too wet, With
drought following, the average tempera-
turc OF the summer has been low, making
4 fall yield IN lmpos,ib:lity. Telegraphic
with State agents up to 3
O'Clock this afternoon shows that the re-
cent frOsts have damaged corn north OF
the forticth parallel. The Ohio agent places
the injury in that state at 30 per cent. The
Indiana agent estimates the loss at 10 to
20 in the northern section and in the
middle belt. The loss is heavy in Wiscon-
sin and Minnesota. There is also some in
jury in New York and Pennsylvania.
While the damage cannot yet be clearly de-
termined, il Is certain that the frosts have
already reduced the general average below
80, though much OF the heaviest coin Of
the West is beyond serious injury.
The condition Of the wheat when har-
vested, as reported in these returns, ave-
RACES SO, which indicates a product OF II
per cent. less than the yield Of last year, or
a loss OF SS,000,00 bushels.
The crop Of oats will be large, the gene
raj average being 80.
The promise for potatoes is good. The
average is represented by %, three points
higher than the reported average OF Sep
fpmber 1850
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-09-12
A Singular Coincidence.

Those who love to diIate on sO-caled SUI
pernatural occurrences are just now reyel-
ling in a remarkable story which comes
from Sherman, Pa. A Miss VERT, OF
New Pork city. has been spending the
summer at the house OF Mrs. Reynolds, OF
sherman. She left in New York very
dear lady friend. On August 10th she re-
ceiyed information that the friend was very
ill. Some days later, as she sat sewing 10y
table, ut 1890 A. NJ, heavy gold ring on
her finger broke with a sharp report loud
enough to be heard by all who were near.
The break is said TO have been at right an
Giles with the ring, and was as bright and
smooth as If cut with an instrument. This
ring was present to Miss Wertz from the
lady friend who was reported to have been
sick. IL was not until some days after this
occurrence that Miss Wertz returned TO
New York. The gossips OF Sherman say
that Miss Wertz has written to friends IN
sherman that her friend died OH the day
the ring broke so mysteriously, and ut the
very hour OF this occurrence the dying
friend was calling the name Of Miss Wertz
with great earnestnoSS. Some persons be-
lieye the story, and attribute the breaking
OF the ring to supernatural agency. Others
saw they do not believe the story in toto,
while others assert that il the ring really
did break, and young lady died at the
same time, 1t was merely acolncldence.