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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-02-24
Four Presbyterian ministers in Phila
delphia Lave adopted tho custom of wear
ing gowns in the pulpit.

Four Presbyterian ministers in Phila
delphia Lave adopted tho custom of wear
ing gowns in the pulpit.
GOVERNOR BUTLER has issued his proc.
lamation appointing April as Fast
day" He recommends that tie people
meet in their usual places of worship and
implore the forgiveness and blessing of
God. and that unnecessary labor and rec
reation be suspended, and the governor
specially exorts ministers of the Gospel on
that day to feed their focks with the
Divine Word, and not to discourse upon
political and other secular topics which
may divert the serious thoughts of the
people from humble worship of the
Father"
THERE is something very pathetic in
the announcement of the death, after two
months of welded life, of Fanny Driscoll,
a bright young poetess of the West who
became the bride of the man who writes
the Gwendolen Mehaffey love stories for
the Chicago Tribune. Mark Twain, it will
be remembered, gave up permanent en-
gagement to do the funny business for the
GALAXY, because he could not intermit
watchings at the bed side with such a
travesty of his real experience, and it is
often happened that those who make most
mirth in pnblic carry weighty woe in their
own hearts.
THERE are in England and Wales As, 600
places of worship. The total number Of
sittiDgs is between II, 600, 600 and Is ,0OO,-
600. The average attendance at public
worship on Sunday is between 10, 00O, 600
and II, 600, 600. The stated ministers of
religion number ip all 5000, or whom
%, 600 are clergy of the Church of Eng.
land. On every Sunday there are delivered
not fewer than 90. 600 sermons, making
total in the year Of 1900. O0Q Of sermons.
About 5000. 900 of young persons are At
the present time receiving religious IN:
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TARGET PRACTICE.
strasburg challenges tho County.

Ftrasburg ChalIenges tho County.
The Strasburg rifle target team celebrat-
ed their Goth anniversary on Washing.
toh's birthday, Feb. %, at Benjamin
Myers hotel, White Oak. They made
some of the finest shooting they have done
for years past. The occasion terminated
by most excellent supper, set out in Mr..
Myers best style, and he is noted for fur
nishing good meals Five picked mem.
bers of this team challenge any five marks
men IN the county of Lancaster Distance,
35 yards, off hand.
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NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS.
Evonts Across the County Line.

Evonts Across tho County Line.
Tie Union fire company of Lebanon is
103 years old.
The Middletown, Dauphin county, Re-
publicars elected a negro for Inspector at
the late spring election.
4 convention of delegates Of county agri-
cultural societies will be held at the Office
of the Pennsylvania board of agriculture
in Harrisburg, on Wednesday, tho 29th
inst. at 2p. m.
The Harrisburg Independent, as proof
of its prosperity, has appeared greatly
improved by dress of new type
and a general change of makeup. which
shows that the Independent enjoys the
success it deserves.
The managers OF the Pennsylvania steel
company have. presented to the Harrisburg
hospital check for $1,000. Since the es-
tablishment of the hospital the steel COM
pany has always had bed and every year
contributed sums ranging from $500 to
$500.
Two Conshohocken boys turned two
railroad switches, "in fun," and the re.
suit Of the trick was that an engine was
thrown from the track, and a passenger
train came near meeting with the same
fate. the position of the switch being dis,
covered just in time to prevent disaster
The puddlers in the employ of the Read
ing iron works have been notified that a
reduction of twenty five cents per ton will
be made on the first of March. Hereto
fore they have been receiving 50 Is per
ton. Under tho new rate they arc to re-
caive $3.50.
Mrs. Sarah Schlenker, wife of Daniel
schlenker, deceased, left her home at
Gainesville, Berks county, while tempor-
arily deranged, in October 1882, and dc
spite all efforts to discover her where
abouts they still remain unknown. She
is 70 years old.
At Wilmington tho limited express train
run over and killed IA year old boy, a
resident of Baltimore yesterday. The boy
was runaway, having left his home in
Baltimore few days ago in company of
some other youth. Desiring to return
home, and being without money, he start
ed to tramp his way home on the railroad.
He was lame and used crutch.
Abraham Myers, of York county, a
young man who, several years ago, lost
both hands by the premature explosion of
a blast, is quite successful sportsman
His gun is breechloader, and he loads it
with his mouth. He goes out with his
gun strapped to his stumps Of arms, aims
at tho game, pulls the trigger with his
mouth and generally brings down his
game. THUS far he has shot this season
eighteen squirrels and five wild pigeons
He also writes readily and legibiy, holding
the pen between the stumps of his arms.
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Course of Lectures Next Week.

Miss Chapman will deliver a course of
free lectures in the court house next week,
on subjects of general interest to the
community. The evenings appointed are
Monday, Thursday and Friday evenings.
Subject for Monday evening will be "Mar.
riage, and our Social Relations" the
lecture beginning at o'clock. Phren-
illogical examinations and character
reading of persons from the audience will
be feature Of each evenings lecture.
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COnv2le6Cent.

minister Of the Jewish congregation in
this city, who has been. confined to his
room for several weeks past with typhoid
fever, will be glad to learn that he is now
convalcscent, and hopes are entertained
that he will soon be able to resume his
place in the temple in which his Ffety and
talent have made him 80 popular.
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MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS.

MISCELLANEOUS mATTERS.
CoEdensed Gleanings From tho Morning
Malls.
In Rockport, Ind, the body of colored
infant was found in tho back-water.
Eliza Henderson was the mother. She is
lying in a critical condition in an old
house, without food or fuel. She acknowI.
edged the infanticide, and said it was the
fifth child she had killed directly after
birth. The only reason she gave ives that
she did not want children by married
man. Tho woman is about twenty years
of age.
At Troy, New York, yesterday, Pay Su-
perintendent Crandall, of the TROY and
Boston railroad, and the engineer, the
conductor and the train dispatcher, ac-
cused by the coroner's jury of being re .
sponsible for the railroad accident at Mel.
rose, whereby two men were killed, were
by unanimous vote of the grand Jury.
acquitted of all blame.
In Newaygo, Mich, Emanuel Lenhart.
one of the men charged with the murder Of
an old man named Baldwin. a few weeks
since was found dead in the iail. There
was a dance at the Brooks house. near by.
and it is supposed that Lenhart mistook
the noise for preparations to lynch him,
and died of the fright.
William 81. Brown, a member of the
first Star Route jury was yesterday indie.
ted by the grand jury. in Washington. on
the charge of having received from James
A. Nelson a sum of money to influence his
action as q juror in the Ease of John Long.
better known as the 8. Bunko case.n
Baughman Brothers, stationers and
printer, Of Richmond. Virginia, made an
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1Godl1 ~ ~ - tek
nehind the pr i6nD Neun
them and allow fhe BeyenueS eoliootsd
blythe people to b enjoyed By the friends
Of the state Treasures, when they might
at least be earning some interest for the
state IL invested in government bonds
not to speak Of the greater or less de-
moralization that always ensues from
making the keeping of the state moneys
q stake in every contest for state treas
urer.
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Sale oil Real Estafas

Mr.. N. s. Moore, of Schock's mills, has
sold his property to the Pennsylvania rail-
road company for $1,000. 1t includes .
valuable strip Of land between tho rail-
read and canal. and also land to the north
Of the track on which are three dwellings,,
q barn, mill property, store and building
used as q cigar mandatory. Mr.. 40os0
will close ont his store and the railroad
company Is expected to erect. rev build
1hGs on this ito.s Z -
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New Holland Clarion.
As Mr.. S. Diller Bowers was On his
way in a market wagon loaded with
huckster's goods to attend the sale of
Solomon High, East EaIi township, the
front axle broke almost in the centre
when short distance below John Lines
residence, and that part Of the body fell
to the ground. The wheels prevented
Mr.. B. from getting ouS at either side
without Considerable trouble. The ami
NAL kicked once and nearly struck Mr..
Bowers. After considerable effort be got
out, but one of his feet became entangled
in the spokes of the front wheel and he
was thereby thrown under the wagon, the
hind wheel of which passed over his
limbs, bruising them considerably, but
breaking no bones.
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COURT THIS MUisNIN6.

COnS1ueraDle business Transacted.
Court met at 10 o'clock this morning,
with both judges present, for the :ransac-
tiOn of fcurrent'business.
The docket was called and 81 judgments
entered for different reasons.
Opinions were delivered in seveal cases.
The first was that of the old Columbia
public ground company VS.. the M. E.
church. Rule 20 show cause why new trial
should not be granted and judgment en-
tered for the defense. The rules were dis
charged and Judgment was entered in
favor OF defendant.
auditors report in the estate of Geo Croft,
deceased, the court sustained the I'd and
9th exceptions and surcharged the execu-
tor, Samuel Croft, il tho aggregate with
having on hand Of tue funds of the estate
the sum of 80 765 46 aud with these alter
ations by the auditors his report is ap-
proved.
The rule to show cause why new trial
should not be granted in the case of
Joseph Hemmer's use VS.. Francis FRANKIE
was denied.
Caroline Wal!eor, ofthis city, was di-
vorced from her husband, John Walleor,.
ON the grounds Of desertion
On the grounds of dessrtion and adul.
terry, Emma Sprout, of Rohrerstown, was
divorced from her husband, Albert 8.
Sprout.
The court made tho usual annual ap-
preparation of $4,000 to the children's
home, and appointed the same persons to
act as trustees and managers.
John Rippel, of this city, was granted .
soldiers license to psddle.
Licenses Refused.
The court refused to grant the following
licenses, the applications for which have
been heard before: Henry Il. Eberly,
East COcal;co tavern, new stand Richard
Wilton, Paradise, tavern, new stapd Wm>
Shultz, restaurant, new stand Eighth
ward city I; E. E. Nipple, Mt. Joy, old
stand, with remonstrance.
Frank XII ichrists Case.
This morning was the time set for tho
re hearing of Frank KilchIist, who on
Tuesday asked TO be discharged on bail.
The counsel for tho commonwealth were
sent Tor and they would not say whether
Or no. they would press the charge of rape
&C ainst the accused in court. The court
refused to allow bail to be entered on tha
charge of fornication only, but ordered the
accused to furnish bail for the higher
crime, to appear at the court Of quarter
session, on Monday, March 5th. Bail was
promptly furnished in the sum of 81, COO,
and the prisoner was released.
Judge Livingston announced that the
jurors for the April court would be drawn
on Friday, March 0ta, at Q a. IN.
Court adjourned to Monday, March 9th
at 10 o'clock.
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Halt

The Democratic House of Representa-
tives has effected saving for the state OF
over eighteen thousand dollars by re.
fusal to appoint superfuous employees.
The saving is not large, but it is exceed
iDgly meritorious, for it is always easier to
retrench the expenditures OF others than
to cut down our own. We should be
pleased to see in the newspapers that have
demanded reform a proper recognition OF
the deserving of the House of Representa-
tives for what has been accomplished
PATd Record.
This commentator of the House is
entirely just and is well merited by the
act of the Democratic majority in de
clining to take advantage of patron
age established by laws of Repub-
lican origin. Those who take pride
in the good record made thus far by
the House on this and other matters,
must regard with apprehension the mea-
sure now before that body, which has
passed second reading, to authorize the
purchase by the state for distribution by
the members of the Legislature, of 10, 600
additional copies of Smull's handbook
for the current year. It seems that
though the usual distribution has been
made there is such a demand upon mem.
bers for this volume, that they propose
to supply it to their constituents in ex-
traordinary quantities at the public
expense. 1t is, no doubt, handy book
and much sought after, but it had bet
ter be dispensed with entirely than
to be the subject of such indefensible ap'
preparation of the public moneys as is
now proposed to circulate it, and that
too, without any inquiry by the Legisla
ture or restriction as to the cost Of the
job. Honest members who want to pre-
serve their consistency and maintain the
good name of the present House will dc
we'll to pause before they pass the meas
ure finally.
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Engine or the Track.

Engine No. 588, Pennsylvania railroad,
was thrown from the middle track at Cor
danville, this morning at 7:30 by the break
ing of a switch. The damage was not
very great but travel was delayed during
the time the engine was being put back in
it's place, which was done in about an ho1r
by the aid of the wreck crew from Col
umbia.
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Fiss & Doerr shipped to-day from their
stables, 35 West Grant street., 40 head Of
Lancaster county horses to New York,
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3 Is q c = ~ 80 : -
80 Is "a 0oo.
Ihs bolIer "a Panh0lxorss brevsgy as
Sk FAnl burst yesterday morning. IN
juring eleven persons, mono fatally. Five
Of tho injured arc women, who s. were
after malt" Tho loss on property Is
nearly ecO0. 600.
William Zackendorf, Of Tucson, Arizona
has made an assignment. He owes about
3160, 600, and his assets are said to exceed
that amount.
William G. Westcott was killed by q
boiler explosion, near Driften, Penna.,
on Thursday.
The bee., 1883-04-28
English Farm LabOrers.

AS to the pay of the agricultural
laborer, Mr.. ThompsOn's foreman earns
a pound, or about five dollars, weekly,
and an extra pound every quarter, but
is not boarded. Employment, how
ever, is found for him in the winter as
well as summer, the open winters of
this region differing from those of
Pennsylvania. At Mr.. Ford's l am
told that the plowmen get about three
dollars and seventy-fve cents weekly,
or fifteen shillingS, and their rent, and
the shepherd about seventeen shillings,
but he has to work every day in the
week. When the land is heavy here
they generally plow with from three
to five horses in single line, and must
therefore have two men, called the
carter and his mate. To their animals
they use old Sussex cries, such as
"Mather woot," or "Come hither, wilt
thou?" The hours of labor are mOder-
ate, men going out to work about z,
even in summer. and coming in about
half-past 5. But during harvest they
work from 5 in the morning as long as
they can see, stopping only for break
fast, dinner and afternoon "bait," or
lunch. During the harvest month,
August, they receive double wages, or
sometimes the farmer simply pays two
pounds extra for the month.
Is the laborer intelligent Twenty
eight years ago, when Mr.. Thompson
came to his farm in the Downs, he
thinks there was not a man on the
place who could real fluently now
every house takes paper. Education
in England is now compulsory, and
when the laborer can read and vote we
shall doubtless cease to hear of " Hodge
and his master" Mr. ThompSon's
foreman, of high principle does not
have vote because he does not occu-
py house paying rent of e12 year.
(In boroughs all householders have
votes.) Mr.. Thompson says that as
the foreman does not drink or use to-
bacco. he has no tax to nay for the
support of the government, excepting
that ON tea. What is his pecuniary
status With this high character,
with his having perhaps lived all his
life on this one estate, what has he ac-
cumulated ? Probably he has not laid
by anything; he has not even joined
one of the g benefit societies" common
among labor;ng MEN. In his old age
he is entitled to relief from the parish !;
tDaccept it, says Mr.. Thompson, is no
disgrace. 1t is his share of the wealth
of.England. Magazine.
The bee., 1883-04-28
Pets Of Prisoners.

1t is somewhat surprising to what
an extent men confined in prison
will succeed in domesticating different
kinds of animals. This practice has
never been more successfully developed
than at the State prison at Concord,
where there are men who, in number
of instances, derive great comfort from
the companionship of different species
of animals, and who while away many
lonely hour by training them while
in their cells to perform different
tricks. AT the present time one of the
most noted convicts in the institution
has pet mouse which he has caught
and trained to whirl a small wheel ar
ranged on the same principle as a
squirrel cage is. Another has two
wharf-rats, which he has entiCed into
his cell, fed and SO completely domesti-
Gated that they will 60 through a
tight-rope performance in his cell
when they are hidden to do so. Others
have trained rats and mice which they
carry In their pockets to and from the
workshops, and become greatly at
tached to them. The trained pet
canary of Jesse Pomeroy, the boy fiend,
has just died. He was a very fine
singer, and Jesse grieves very much on
account of the birds death, for, in
solitary confinement, he had been much
cheered by the singing He now ex-
poets his mother will bring or send
him another canary soon. The
steward in the hospital department
has several pet canaries, and one of
them has BEEN trained to remarkable
degree. A colored convict. formerly
well-known waiter in one of the
leading Boston hotels, who occupies a
strong cell. has succeeded in propa-
eating pigeons in a peculiar manner.
The window of his cell opens into the
prison yard, and on this window he
placed breadcrumbs until he trapped
pair of pigeons. He afterward
caught three more in the same way,
clipped their wings and they have be-
come so thoroughly domesticated that
they have built nest underneath his
bed, and at present have three young
doves which they have reared. One
of the old pigeons is coal black, and
this one the prisoner has named after
his wife, and all the rest have names.
He regularly feeds his flock from his
own allowance. The other conyicts
felt very much disappointed because
the large number of doves formerly
| kept at the priSOn were killed and the
thatched dove-cotes removed. At one
time number of domesticated skuDks
were kept in the prison yard, and they
were cared for by the conyicts. There
are now numerous cats in different
parts of the prison, and if a person
wishes to get the i'll will of a convict
Re only needs to molest "his" cat.
These animals always disappear from
view when visitors come to the prison,
for they always know a stranger
| Boston Herald.
The bee., 1883-04-28
Wise Sayin S from the Orient.

Ropues differ little Each begun, q
First, as disobedicnt son.
Chinese.
A siupIe human sigh may burn
Till it the world shall overturn.
Persian.
To hide your tracks where'er you 90,
Be careful not to walk In snow.
Chinese.
As fabrics DIPPED in dye
Give back its color to the eye,
So they with who Il we move and live
To us our special color give.
-Hindoo.
My teachers brought me many store
OF learning--bat, my mates, much more
Yet, when OF my knowledge boast,
| know my pupils taught me most.
The Tdlnaud.
Misfortunes coming to the good
Nowise disturb their fortitade;
Like camphor- wood the fire iliumes,
Through bitterness their virtue blooms.
--Hindoo.
The tongue is little, but how strong
Only at most three inches long;
But when foul words its rage supply,
Woe to the man that's six feet high.
-Jdpcnese.
Every Thought, from East to West
Welcome as q favored guest,
But each Desire, both fierce and Wild
Control, as you would rule child.
-Ohinese.
The bee., 1883-04-28
A Tough Dog Story.

A sportsman living in Alton, Che
mango county, n. Y, is in possession
of a dog whose general knowledge Of
what is required of him while hunting
can't be eqlaled by every canine. He
has eontrivance made, which is
fastened to th2 dogs back. in which he
places his shotgun, both barrels heavily
loaded and the hammers at full cock.
To the triggers is fastened string,
which is pl iced in the dogs mouth.
When all is ready the dog starts for a
flock of partriiges, and when within a
few yards he crouchAs down and pulls
the string. The first attempt he made
he bagged fourteen birds, and since the
first trial has killed over fifty in this
manner.