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It read as follows: Resolued, That our
laws in relation to revenue and taxation
should be SO framed as to secure equality
as nearly as possible, and the insure the
collection Of revenue in the most conven =
lent, inexpensive manner.
Calamity and Crime.
A fire supposed to be of incendiary ori-
gin occurred yesterday morning III tene-
ment house in Suffolk street, New York,
and man and woman were severely
injured by falling from a fire escape. The
woman's recovery is doubtful.-The Har-
rison reduction works, at Leadville, COL,
a branch of the St. Louis smelling and
refining company, were burned yesterday
morning. Loss about 6O.OOO.-The
Pioneer company's mills in Eau Claire,
Wisconsin, were burned on Wednesday
night. Loss, $50, OOO.-The Parrott var
nish company's factory in Bridgeport,
Connecticut, was damaged by tire
yesterday morning, to the extent OF
$4,000. Incendiarism is suspected
A Boston and Montreal express train
was yesterday thrown from the track by
misplaced switch at East Granville, VT,
and the engine, mail, baggage and two
freight cars were wrecked. Several per-
SONS were injured, and Mrs. Lucia Spald-
ing. who was standing on tho depot
platform, sustained fatal injuries by being
thrown through the side of the build
ing.-Five houses in Winchendon, Mass,
we're robbed on Wednesday night, the
burglars securing s4O0 in cash and three
gold watches.-A fire in tho shaft of the
Blair iron and coal company at Gallitzin
destroyed all the machinery, tipple and
three hundred tons of coal. The loss is
about $50, 600, fully insured. Three hun
dred men and boys arc thrown out of en-
ployment.
Baseball Yesterdry.
At Detroit: Philadelphia 6, Detroit 12.
New York: Metropolitan Z, Allegheny ;.
Brooklyn Brooklyn Q, Staten Island ;.
Chicago: Chicago Is, New York 2.
Cleveland; Cleveland II, Boston 1
St. Louis: Cincinnati G. St. Louis g.
Buffalo: Providence IS, Buffalo .. Louis.
Vile Columbus 13, Eclipse 9. Potts
vile: Exhibition game-Active 1G,
Anthracite 6. Wilmington QuicksteI
8, Trenton 9. In Philadelphia : Athletic
13, Baltimore 6; Princeton Princeton 12,
MerTitt O.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-05-18
JESSE 7. PECk DEAD.
sketch of His Vigorous Career as Minister
and bishop of the Methodist
EDlSCOn9l CNUrcb.

sketch of His Vigorous Career as Minister
and Bishop of tho Methodist
Episcopal Church..
Jesse Truesdell Peck, bishop of the
Methodist Episcopal church, who died at
Syracuse, New York, yesterday, had al
ready passed the period of three score
years and ten usually allotted to man. He
wad born at Middlefe!d. N. Y, August
IA, 1911: licensed as local preacher at
the age of IS. and Joined tho Oneida con-
ference in 1882. From 1887 to 1S41 he
principal of the Gouverneur Wesleyan
seminary. and from 1S41 to 1S4S of the
Troy Conference academy at West Poult
ney, Vt. From 1S4S to 1852, he was
president OF Dickinson college and after
wards was pastor of tho Foundry church.
Washington, d. c., till 1854, when he was
appointed secretary and editor of the tract
society of the NJ. +. church. After a pas
tOral term in the Green street church, New
York, he was transferred to California,
where he labored eight years as pastor
and presiding elder. On returning again,
to tho East, he was pastor in Peekskill,
Albany and Syracuse, Y. N, till 1872
when he was elected bishop, and has since
made Syracuse his headquarters He was
one of the founders and first president of
the board OF trustees of Syracuse uni
versity. He was the author of "The Cen
trail idea of Christianity" "The True
Woman, or Life and Happiness at Home
and Abroad What Must l Do to be
Saved and "The History of Great
Republic Considered from Christian
Standpoint" works remarkable mainly
for their sound sense and earnest Christian
spirit. OF these books "The History of
the Great Republic was the most ambi-
tious and is the most widely known. MIR.
Peck was largo man, Of fine appearance
and of healthy, vigorous life. His brother
George, also born in Mildlefield, N. Y,
in 1897, and who died in Scranton, this
state. in 1876, was almost as widely known
as Bishop Peck. In fact, the name has
been associated with whatever was gen.
timely sound and progressive in the
Methodist church during the whole of this
century. His was life we'll spent and
the gratitude Of many will be no small
share of his reward.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-05-18
which the erratic Watterson proclaims.

which the erratic Watterson proclaims.
The convention, too, while sending
"words of cheer and congratulation to
the Democracy of the Union on the
magnificent prospects of victory in the
next presidential election" and assuring
them that as heretofore the 'Old
Guard of this commonwealth will be
at the front in the battle for the good
of ithe whole people of our republic" :"
took good care not to make the
fulfllment of that pledge dependent
on the incorporation into the national
platform of the Wattersonian shibboleth.
The next Democratic convention will be
likely to nominate candidates and enun-
ciate a platform on which Indiana,
Pennsylvania and New York can be car
ried without losing Kentucky.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-05-18
PERSONAL.
GoTTLEIB VoLLMER, tho well known
Philadelphia cabinetmaker is dead.

GoTTLEIB VoLLMER, the we'll known
Philadelphia cabinetmaker is dead.
DIR. JOHN WELSH, we'll known physi-
clan of Coaldale, near Tamaqua, Pa, was
found dead by the roadside yesterday
morning.
Mr.. AND Mrs. FRANCIS WyETH, of
Harrisburg, gave largo party last even
ing, at which Governor and Mrs. Pattison,
Mr.. and Mrs. Stenger, Mr.. Cassidy, Sena-
tor Coke, Senator Stewart and large
representation of the society people of the
state capital were present.
MAYOR Low, OF Brooklyn, issued a
proclamation yesterday declaring the oath
inst, the day of the opening of the East
river bridge a'public holiday. The public
offices, courts and schools will be closed,
and the citizens are requested to close
their places of business.
GENERAL SHERMAN, Rear Admiral
Rodgers. General John F. Miller, General
George B. Mcclellan, General H. Il. Bing-
ham, General r. c. Schenck, General w.
w. Dudley and others closed up the Army
of the Potomac reunion with banquet
speeches. The reception given to General
Mcclellan was most enthusiastic.
CHAs. F. KRING, whose remarkable
success in fighting the law and escaping
punishment for the murder of Dora Bro.
emser, at st. Louis, eighteen years ago, has
been related, and who was released on
bail from prison about three weeks ago
under decision OF the United States court,
died yesterday from misunderstanding
GEN. ADAM BADEAU, biographer of
Gen. Grant and now consul general at
Havana, has for 4 long time been trying
to draw double salary from the govern
ment-one as consul general and one as
| retired army officer. The treasury de-
partment has just rendered decision in
the case adverse to the claims of the double
pay soldier statesman.
CONGRESSMAN JAMES o. SMITHS widow
of Alabama has married her nephew. As
the laws Of the state are against such a
marriage, they went to Kentucky, and as
the same laws were found to prevail there
they went Immediately to Galletin, Tenn,
where they were married. After over.
coming these obstacles tho couple re-
turned to their plantation, near Selma.
EDWIN BoOTH'S mother, a sweet old
lady. is living out her life quietly at the
Washington hotel in Philadelphia. She
has lived there number of years. Her
one thought and happiness. tho pride OF
her old age, is her son Edwin. Booth
loves his old mother dearly and during
his engagements in the United States
makes many flying visits to pass few
hours in the society of his old mother,
whose age prevents her accompanying
him at any time on his professional tours.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-05-18

PROCTOR KNOTT has been nominated
for governor of Kentucky with a degree
of enthusiasm that bodies his triumphant
election and at the same discounts
the allegations of corruption in securing
the necessary votes which made his
slender majority. Kentucky is assured
. gentleman and q scholar in its guber-
material chair, who has little sympathy
with the shotgun notions of social order
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-05-18
AN INSANE MOTHERS DEED.
Tho Wife ofZimmerman tho Artist Kills Her
Child.

10 WIG OF UHZimm6ffNAn tho -frtiRt Kills Her
Child.
At New York, Alice Zimmerman, tho
young, handsome and cultured wife OF
Frank Zimmerman. the artist, Thursday,
while insane, killed her twelve days old
little daughter aud attempted to kill her
mother. The young wife for some days
prior to her confinement, took an aver
sion to her husband, mother and friends
Her babe awakened no feeling in her
breast, and she declared that she hated it.
Twice since her sickness she has attempted
suicide. Thursday she induced her
mother to leave her and during her absence
plunged q pair of scissors into the infants
neck. She then attacked her mother, but
was ovcrpowered She will be sent to an
asylum.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-05-18
THE REFORM ED CLAssls.
The Annual Meeting at Lincoln.

Tho Annual Meeting at Lincoln.
In the 31st annual meeting of Lancaster
classis of the Reformed church at Lincoln
Lancaster county last evening at y O'Clock
the opening services were conducted by
Revs. Souder and Pennabecker. The
opening sermon was preached by Rev. d.
w. Gerhard, from Acts 1st chapter and sth
verse, after which classis organized by the
election of Rev. J. A. Peters president,
and Rev. s. B. Shaeffer corresponding
secretary.
The roll Was called and the following
ministers were present Revs. Geo. W.
Snyder, J. b. Shumaker, Juo. e..
Fritchey, ". F. Lichliier, J. NJ. Sender.
w. T. Gerhard, Calvin S. Gerhard, d. w.
Gerhard, A.. Il. Shenkle. J. A. Peters, W.
H. H. Snyder, A. $. S:auffer, :. Z.
Shaeffer.
The following elders presented their
credentials and took their seats. II. }.
Zahm, John Zeller, jr., Christian Cast,
Jacob Gorgas. DR.. ID. Rine Hertz, George
Dehuff, w. H. Seibert, Samuel j. Ranck,
Samuel Bausman and Geo. w. Henssl.
The hours for the meeting of classis
were fixed at 81 a. m. and O'Clock p. m,
aud for adjournment at II and ~ p. ID.
Adjourned by singing the doxOlogy
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-05-18

EDMUND C. SUTHERLAND, OK state sen.
ator of New York, and editor of the
Eastern State Journal of Westchester
county, in that state, died suddenly at
White Plains on Wednesday night at the
age of SO years,
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-05-18
Entertainment by Young Mon.

The Young Mems social club, of the
Moravin church, gave free entertainment
to their friends in their room over
Rhoades & Bros, jewelry store last night.
The room was packed and the p, rfOrm.
ance was very clever. It consisted Of the
following acts Magical tricks, by Horace
Moore ventriloquism, by Ed Frailey, who
exhibiteda a very comical talking figure :;
acrobative aud bar performance, By Horace
Roger, Paul Carpenter, Horace Moore,
Robert Eichler, Harry Welchans, Harry
Diller and H. Kuhns !; club swinging, by
George Franklin, and manipulation of
dumb bells, by Andrew Kautz. The
entertainment was IN enjoyable affair and
will likely be repeated.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-05-18
A FKIaHTFUL EUNA WAY.

"A Four Horse Team Loose On Eass King
street.
This morning about half pas. eight
o'clock very ugly runaway took place en-
East King street. A team with a pair
each of mules and horses, hitched to a
heavy wagon, and owned by Christian
Lapp, residing near Bird-in-Hand, was
standing in front of the old buildings
which arc being torn down on East King
street near Shippen. The animals fright
ened at some falling brick and started to
wards Centre Square at furious rate.
They first collided with team, consisting
of hay wagon and mule, owned by
Martin kendig, breaking the axle
entirely off at tho hub. This
had very little effect on their speed.
Mellinger's milk wagon was standing in
front of the residence of George d.
Sprecher, when tho runaway team came
dashing down the hill. They struck the
milk wagon upsetting both it and the
horse. Tho animals OF the runaway team
also fell down aud were all lying on one
heap, in the gutter Tor some time. 1t was
with great deal Of difficulty that they
could be got to their feet, being SO badly
mixed up. Ali were more or less injured
and several qqarts Of blood ran from the
nosc Of one OF the mules, which seemed to
havo been Injured internally. One of Mr..
Lapp's horses was terribly cut about the
front legs. The wagon was not damaged.
Strange to say the wagon of Mr. Mil!inger
escaped without damage also, but all the
milk was spilled and it ran down the side
cutters into the street.
AnoIher Runaway.
About 12 o'clock to day horse. hitched
10 o board wagon frightened at the falling
IF lumber, caused by tearing down the
Indian Queen hotel. and ran to the prison
where he was stopped before anything was
broken.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-05-18
LESBIA.

LESBIA
UnrecOgnized she walked the earth
A singer rarely sweet
Each strain from purest tount had BIRTH
And like the songs that greet
The dawning OF a morn in May,
SO new, 50 sweet, so glad were they
Unrecognfzed she walked meath Heaven,
And kept her lonely way.
just like the lone, pale star OI even
Throbs DER the dying day
No artifice her spirit knew,
She walked, as walk Coos holy few.
Eut tho her songs were sweet as Springs
No answering warble gay,
No fair apprOval's echoings
RcsOunded DER her way
For her TO day, soft dirgcs swell
Tie red-bird chants from dell tot,ell.
May MorroU.
THE hard clutches of the law have
still their hold on the much persecuted
Salmi Morse. All along since he startled
New York and the rest of the country
with his proposition to present passion
Play" and won good measure of public
countenance in the end by his pertinacious
attempts to have it played, he has been
choked with the bad fumes of courtrooms
and battered with legal decisions, until it
is morally certain that he had not learned
forbearance from the Sphinx and fortitude
from the camels of the desert, he would
have long ago succumbed to his unequal
contest. just now he is in agitation over
the pressing demands of the individual
who impersonated Pontius Plate and the
stony-hearted King Rsrod, during the re.
hearsals of the 'Passion Play" for his
salary. Salmi has made it a feature of
his proceedings, perhaps moro from COM
putsion than from inclination, to be very
tardy in the payment of those he employed,
which is a thing not to be excused, even if
he is sort of Peter the Hermit trying to
get up crusade against the abbreviated
apparel of ballet girls.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-05-18
TH:: KENTUCKY CONVENTION.


Proctor Knott Nominated for Governor.
In the Kentucky Democratic state con
vention early in the action Owsley's name
was Withdrawn and the call of counties
had not proceeded far before it was appar
ent that Buckner was the last man in the
race and would have to be dropped. His
supporters consequently withdrew his
name. The balloting proceeded with con-
siderable excitement, and the extreme
clOseness of the vote caused the interest to
become intense. After the last county
(WoOdfordD had been called, the friends
of both Knott and Jones began shouting
for their respective candidates, and each
side claimed the nomination.. 1t was
some time before the secretaries could
reckon up tho vote, and in the meantime
the convention became transfOl med into
pandemonium. Half a dozen speakers
occupied the floor at once, the crowd
surged upon the stage, and it was at
times impossible to proceed for several
minutes. The official result of the
vote was not announced, but had been
added as 372 for Jones and 1868 for Knott
and the Jones men were becoming iubi-
liant but at this juncture Owen county,
which had heretofore given Jones votes,
changed TO a solid front for Proctor Knott
though this was not effected without a
long and very disorderly wrangle, and
charges of corruption. This action of
Owen county put Knott vote ahead, and
there was succession Of changes, most of
which were lost to the ears of the secre
taries on account of the noise and confus
ion. Henry county changed 2 of her
votes to Knott. Several of the Louis.
vile districts did likewise, and every ono
OF these alterations were greeted with a
wild chorus of cheers. Some of the Jones
men attempted to stem the tide, but
without avail, and at last, when it was
seen that Knott was eight or ten votes
ahead, Jones's friends withdrew his name
and moved that the nomination of Mr..
Knott DO made unanimous. Tho air was
now filled with hats, canes and yells, and
the excitement became Intense. The mo-
tion to make Mr.. Knott's nomination
unanimous was carried with an immense
yell at :05 o'clock. 1t took three hours
to 60 through the several ballots. When
the result was reached the Knott dele
gates seemed beside themselves with
excitement and joy. 1t was the most
thrilling finish ever seen in Kentucky
convention.
The report Of the committee on platform
came in and was read. Outside of the |
usual stereotyped resolutions, the only |
thing of Importance was the clause about
the tariff. which was conspicuous for the |
absence of Mr.. Watterson's pet expression. !
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-05-18

1T is now reported from Harrisburg
that Senator Stewart and his fellow In
dependents will not justify the expecta'
tions formed of their partisan support of
a gerrymandering congressional appor-
tionment, but have agreed upon bill
somewhat more liberal to the Democrats,
which they hope to get the credit of
Offering and passing; and which gives
the Democracy at least eleven districts
and may therefore be accepted by them.
An arrangement like the Stewart bill
which puts Berks and Lebanon together !;
Northampton, Lehigh and Carbon !;
Schylkill and Columbia Wyoming and
Luzerne-is far more nearly just than
the McCracken gerrymander. Though
not yet fair to the Democrats
it is better than the existing
plan. To be sure, one of the Stewart dis
tricts, the Nineteenth, reaching from
the west branch of the Susquehanna al
most to the Potomac, is somewhat mon
strous in its outline, and the desire of
Stewart to get himself into the Dauphin
district may have inspired his bill more
than sense of justice, but on the whole
the measure gives less cause for COM
plaint from the Democrats and more
hope of agreement than anything yet
proposed on the Republican side.
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ican navy. The astounding fact would
never have been known had not Secretary
Chandler whispered it to a reporter, who
was able to withstand the shock long
enoug gh to wire the news and then die.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-05-18

WALLACE beat Sexton by fifty-tive
points in the billiard match.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-05-18

THE prospects for big hop crop are
reported favorable. This Information,
however, has no connection with the
brewery business, nowadays.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-05-18

CONGRESSMAN FINNERTY, of the Ma
tional Irish League, who edits tho Chicago
Citizen, calls upon his associates to resent
the pope's disapproval of Parnell subscrip-
tion and answer the crack of tho Italian
lash by boycotting the papal power and
withholding Peters pence. Finnerty
should 60 slow lest he break trace.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-05-18

IT is a terrible story indeed that comes
from New York of al insane young mother
plunging cold steel into the throat of her
infant ; but what sort of household ar
rangement was that which left woman,
known to be maniac, alone with a help
less babe?
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-05-18

TO-DAY another Irishman Was led to the
scaffold in Dublin and executed for impli-
cation in the Phoenix park murders. 1t is
a question whether the hanging of Joe.
Brady, the other day. Daniel c urley tc day
and those who remain to be executed have
had or will have the effect England de.
sires and many other people suppose. In
view Of the spectacle of 10, 600 of his coun-
trymen kneellng as they saw the black
flag that told them Brady had been execu-
ted and when prayers for the reposs of his
Soul go up from many more lips, it seems
weak reasoning indeed that attempts to
point out remedial effects resulting from
this prompt disposal of the prisoners.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-05-18

THE stock gamblers Of Wall street CON-
plain that their business is drifting into
dry rot. All the better for better bust
ness.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-05-18

HENRY WATTERsoN's Courier Journal
bids the Kentucky chivalry keep the shot
gun at the fire side, "mute sentinel " to
"menace wives that arc weak" That is
about the size of his Kentucky chivalry.
The wives of Kentucky should baste him
with broOmsticks
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-05-18
THE l22D REGIMENT.
TIE CONCLUSION OF TIE REUNION

Names of Those Present-Tho banquet,
Speeches, Toasts-Lelters from Alb
sent Members.
In yesterdays INTELLIGENGER We gave
a short statement of the reunion of the
ICED regiment Pennsylvania volunteers,
including brief sketch of their services,
their parade and the meeting in the opera
house.
We may add here that the parade was
larger than it was expected to be and that
the veterans made very creditable ap-
pearance. They marched over the route
heretofore published and along the line of
march many of the houses were decorated
with flags.
National Republican., 1883-08-23
How n Great Man ooa.ed Himself.

Tho Hon. Joel Parker, of New Jer-
soy, formerly governor of that state, has re-
Gently been undergoing fearful mental
struggle between him and himself We
never knew of this until the result of the
fight was flashed over the wires on Tuesday
to all parts of the civilized globe 1t appears
that Gov. p. has been putting forth his ut
most energy to prevent himself from agree
ing to accept the democratic nomination for
governor. Not that the democratic party
had said anything to him or to anybody else
ON the subject, for there has been no repre-
sentative convention at which it could speak,
but Joel p. knew in his heart just what the
party would say If it had tho opportunity and
could muster up the courage. And So as before
stated, he has been rolling over with himself
on the floor in a desperate endeavor to head
the project Off But the silent and absent
party represented by Parker himself has
finally overpowered that good man, and Par
ker, the man, being told by Parker, the demo-
cratic emissary, "Thou art the man" replies,
"Barkis is willin'" The noble sacrifice here
made by p in response to his own persuasions
is worthy of the great Jerseyman. Let Jersey
lightning blast the Jersey democrat who shall
fail to appreciate IT, And even if the demo-
Gratis do not want Mr.. P.-if he has relented
in compliance with entreaties made by him 10
himself in their behalf, through mistaken
idea of what they wanted 1T is now
too late to change, When patriot modeslly
coaxeS himself out of his obscure hiding pace
and braves censorious world by offering 'C
accept high Office for the public good tn
patriot should be given thSplpce for which