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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-08-27
OBITUARY.
Death of We'll known Citizens.

Solomon DIller, who died in New HOl-
land yesterday, aged 81, was member of
the we'll known Diller family, which is
ono of the most prominent and best known
in the eastern end of the county. He was
a brother of the late Roland Diller, and
was himself man Of prominence and
influence, having been elected to and
served in the Legislature in 1886 and 1887.
He led quiet, unobtrusive life. but was
held in general esteem. and to the end of
long and upright life enjoyed the respect
of a wide circle of acquaintances. His
son, James Diller, is cashier of tho New
Holland national bank, and Mrs. George
Styer, of this city, is daughter.
Death OF Jonn Wendle.
John Wendle, a well known resident of
this city, died at his home, No. 3O6 North
Mulberry street, last evening of brain
fever. Mr.. Wendle was native of Ger
many and came to this city over 30 years
ago. He was an industrious man and of
late years was engaged in hauling. He
made speciality of moving pianos and
other heavy weights, ,and was we'll adapted
to the work as he was a very muscular
man and capable of lifting tremendous
weights. He was in his SD year and
leaves family Of seven grown children.
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The New York San prints to-day as
q fit memorial to Judge Black his great
speeches before the electoral commission,
in which he expressed the feelings Of the
people at the outrage upon their rights
which that extra constitutional tribunal
declared its unwillingness or its inability
to remedy or reverse. Like the voice of
q prophet sounds this conclusion of his
last speech to the faithless judges:
At present you have US down
and under your feet Never had
you . better right to rejoice. Well
may you say : I'VE have made covenant
with death, and with he'll are we at agree
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Northern Pacific.

The Northern Pacific railroad seems
to have a vocation as cudgel for the
stock market. Ten years ago Jay Cooke
and company collapsed under their effort
to build it and took the stock market
down with them. Since then the North
ern Pacific has been shouldered by a
syndicate Of speculators, who few
years ago confided some eight millions
or more, in a "blind pool" to
the manipulation of one Willard,
an ex-Ohio schoolmaster, who had
drifted out to Oregon, and come into
control through receivership of the
bankrupt Oregon railroad and steamship
company. That concern VIZ 8 combined
with the Northern Pacific under the
"blind pool syndicate which assumed
the corporate name of the Oregon trans
continental company. Just now the
Northern Pacific is reported to be com
pleted and a cargo of German wise men,
imported by Willard, has reached our
shores with free tickets from Bremen to
the Pacific and back again and luxurious
accommodations by the way.
The completion Of the road has been
looked forward to by the managers as
the time for gathering their harvest but
as often happens with harvests, a fly has
come in to damage the crop. Northern
Pacific securities instead Of going up are
going down {; and it is said that the
securities Of the Oregon transcon,
tinental company have been drawn from
its treasury to be used as collateral to
borrow money with which to sustain the
market for them. However this may
be, it is clear that the investing public
distrust the valus Of Northern Pacific
stock. Notwithstanding great railroad
has been built through rich country,
and great land grants are on hand to
bulwark the stock, it is not wanted at
any thing like the prices at which it has
been held. The substantial value is
there for the stock. But so was it there
when Jay Cooke & Co. held it. The diff
liculty is that the value is not present
but prospective. Some day when the
country grows up to the existing facili
ties for transportation between the Mis-
sissippi valley and the Pacific, and when
the land along the Northern Pacific is
settled upon, the stock Of the road will
be very valuable but the question is as
to how soon this time will come. The
public is not SO sanguine of an early
dividend period for the Northern Pacific
as its projectors claim to be and while
things are in this frame of mind the
present owners of the stock will need 10
hold it with their own capital and con-
fidence.
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ment; when tho overfowing scourge shall
pass through, it shall not come
unto us; for we have made lies
our refuge, and under falsehood have
we hid ourselves" But nevertheless wait
a little while. The waters of truth will
rise gradually, and slowly but surely, and
then look ont for the overfowing scourge.
Tho refuge of lies shall be swept away
and the hiding place of falsehood shall bs
uncovered" This mighty and puisssnt
nation will yet raise herself up
like a strong man after sleep and
shake her iuvincible locks in fashion you
little think of now. Wait; retributiOn
will come in due time. Justice travels
with leaden heel, but strikes with an
iron hand. Gods mill Rrinds slow, but
dreadfuIly fine. Wait till the flood gate
is lifted and a full head of water comes
rushing on. Wait and you will see fine
grinding then.
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FEATURES OF THE STATE PRESS,

FEATURES OF THE STATE PRESS,
The Philadelphia Eoening Neacs would
like to see Oscar Wilde try to swim the
Niagara whirlpool.
Many of the state exchanges contain
excellent wood cuts of the late Judge
Black.
The Erie Observer wants the laws enac-
ted by the Legislature published officially
in tho newspapers.
The Labor World says strikes are mis-
takes, and that if any wrong is done labor
some better way out must be found than
by striking.
The Harrisburg Patriot would like to
see the Jail system of the commonwealth
investigated with reference to its influence
on the health of prisoners.
Elder Weishampel's Torch Of Truth
hopes there may be a striving to get back
to tho more humble style of former years
in the conduct of camp meetings.
After the cowboys carry off the presi-
dent the Philadelphia Record expects to
see the milkmaids run away with the sur
plus in the federal treasury.
The Philadelphia Press makes the super
fuous announcement that Judge Agnew
did not write the speech lately made BY
his son, tho state senator.
The Pittsburg Telegraph considers that
we'll dressed men enjoy immeasurable ad.
vantages over their more shabbily clothed
rivals in the race for existence.
The Wilkesbarre Union Leader calls
John Stewart the Benedict Arnold who
stands ready to be.ray the trusts, hopes
and confidence of the Independent Repub
licans whenever opportunity offers.'
When politician, says the Philadelphia
Chronicle. Herald, tells people that he
heartily believes that the new civil service
reform is going to effect regeneration Of
the public service, he is said to have a
mild touch of midsummer madness.
Tho Pittsburg Post denies that it has at
present. or ever had a representation in
any of the state departments. For brief
time worthy gentleman related to vne of
the proprietors held clerkship for which
he was qualified in an exceptional degree,
but resigned it some time ago because OF
i'll health.
That government of q free stats will be
best conducted, says the Philadelphia
Evening Telegraph, when the mass Of its
citizens rid themselves absolutely of the
notion that partisanshjp is necessary, and
decide that they will, so fer as practicable,
act, in connection with such political
problems as come up, absolutely on their
own carefully thought out convictions OF
right.
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THE SOCIETIES.


There was large gathering at the en-
campment of the Grand Army of the
Republic at Gettysburg yesterday. In
the morning a sermon was preached at
the National cemetery by Rev. w. H.
Sherman, chaplain of post 100. In the
afternoon q concert was given by the
Weccacoe band, and in the evening there
was dress parade, the men being re
viewed by General Beath.
The judges in the Knights Templar COM
petitive drill, at San Francisco, rendered a
decision on Saturday night. The De
Molays were awarded the first prize and
chose the miners vase, always spoken of
as the fourth prize. The Rapier com ;
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PLA1sTED, tho advance agent of the
combination of professional oarsmen, is
making arrangements for a regatta on the
Passaic on August 81 and Sept. 1. The
purse is to be 81, 500 and the contestants
will be Teemer, Hosmer. Ross, Lee, Elliott,
Reilly, Ten Eyck, Gaisel, Mckay and
Piaisted.
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Summary-Bases en- balls Altoona 4, Iron
passed balls: Jones 4; double plays Iron:
sides, Zecher and Schiller Altoonas, Brown
AXE and Smith, and Fisher and Smith.
Umpire-John Malone.
Time of game, hour 30 minutes.
The Altoona club was sur prised at the
result of the games in this city and all of
members were free in saying that the
Ironsides are among the strongest amateur
teams in the state. In regard to their de-
feat on Friday, they telegraphed home
that the umpire was against them. The
Tribune of Saturday says that is not suf.
Acient excuse, however, and the boys will
have to make better one as they should
have beaten the Ironsides. The paper
also adds that the boys would have to
shut out the Irousides badly on Saturday
to get even. The Altoona boys certainly
have to make some excuse for this defeat,
but they take bad one. They kicked at
but one decision of the umpire in that
game and that was the big hit of
Oldfeld which Ardner claimed was foul
while everyone present knew that it was a
fair ball and the manager and several
players of the Altoona SO admitted. The
truth of the matter is that the visitors were
disappointed here AID are unable to ex-
plain it. They say that they underrated
the Ironsides as the result of the games
shows.
The club made many friends here by
their gentlemanly behavior, and this morn
ing they left for Chambersburg to play
the club Of that town. The result of the
game will be received at this office this
evening
Notes of tho Field.
The Atlantic, of Brooklyn, who play
here to-day and Tomorrow, were de-
feated by the Eastons on Saturday by the
score of 0 too.
The Houstons and Ross clubs, of Ches
ter, have arranged to play five games for
the championship. The first one took
place on Saturday, when the Houstons
woa by the score of 0 to 2. The Ross has
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lanraster f,ltelIigetlrer.
IoNDAY EVENING. AUG. az. 1888.
Do Not Do 1t.

Nv NVt Nv He
Representative zimmerman seems to
be statesman whom experience does not
teach. Ore would think that no intelli-
gent Democratic legislator, with the his.
toEy of the electoral commission before
him, would be willing to suggest the
formation of a body unknown to the
constitution, to do the work depute: to
the Legislature to do. Mr.. zimmerman
proposes to his fellow legislators that
they shall elect q half score of quite
respectable gentlemen Of the state, into a
commission to sit upon and decide the
question which the Legislature itself
finds itself unable to decide, though it
is the apparently simple one Of deter
mining the proper division Of the stale
into congressional and legislative dis.
tricts. The only excuse for Mr.. Am
merman's proposition is that constitu-
tional duty imposed upon the Legislature
cannot be performed by 1t (; therefore he
considers that it should be performed
by some one else. The only objection
to his conclusion is that the constitution
al duty OF the Legislature can only be
performed by the Legislature. That is as
good sense as it is good law. If the
Legislature is unable to do its duty 70
one else can do it in its stead and if
anyone else could, no one else should. 1t
is apparent that wrong will be done to
the right by getting Tom, Dick and
Harry to do what it is the duty of the
peoples chosen representatives to do.
This wrong was done, as everyone now
realizes, and many then realized, when
Congress deputed its work to the elec-
tOral commission. No statesman who
supported that commission has been
able since to carry the load and Mr..
zimmerman, if he should get what he
now asks for, would have cause to be
very sorry for it. Perhaps he asks it
because he does not expect to get it.
Perhaps he thinks it is a fair looking
proposition which the Republican Senate
will incur odium in rejecting. But in
this he is mistaken. He but gives the
Senate a chance to show that it has
more sense, and higher appreciation Of
the sense of the people, than he exhibit s.
There could not possibly be a more
unwise proposition than this one to
substitute for the Legislature body un-
known to the constitution to perform the
function of the Legislature. The people
will have no trouble in recognizing its
folly. They know that the state must be
apportioned by the Legislature. They
know that if the present members of the
Legislature find themselves unequal to
the duty, that they can only properly
avoid it by resigning their seats and per
mitting the people to elect men in their
places but the Legislature cannot ap
point another body to be the Legislature.
The gentlemen Mr.. zimmerman selects
for his commission may be very com
petent to do what the Legislature can.
not do. No doubt they would be equal to
the very simple work assigned them if it
was properly their business which it is
not, and cannot he.
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Co:ored CaInpmeetipx.

A colored campmeeting has begun IN
Dstwiler's woods near Mt. Joy, and yes
terday being the first Sunday there was .
tremendous crowd present. The meeting
will be also held on next Sunday and
during this week. The attendance is light
except upon Sundays.
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S0!0 OfEnwS,

Samuel Hess s. Son, auctioneers, sold
at public sale for II g. Lintner and T. J.
Grosh on Saturday at Millersvilles, 90
head of COWS and heiffers at at average
price of S49. .08 per head
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In Town

Col. Keyes, a well known theatrical
agent, who has many frienos here. is in
town ahead of "The Two Christmas Ewes"
combination. This party advertise in
novel way, using beautiful oil paintings
and crayon pictures for display in vim
dows.
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Umpire-Dr. J. j. Eewpher.
MiIllersville club viii NAV the Daunt,ess
at Mount Joy.
At Mount Joy, On Saturday afternoon,
the Star club defeated the Peerless nine of
Marietta by the score of "a tod.
The Clipper nine intend to play the York
City nine on next Saturday.
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A GREEK MYSTERY.
Tho Dead Ecdy OF an Infant Found In tho
COnestOg0.

COnestOgs.
Last evening Fl. Blankenmyer and VIM.
Tomlinson, two young men of this city,
discovered the dead body of an infant IN
the Conestoga at Winners bridge. The
young men had rowed up the creek and
were just going under the bridge, about
the middle, when one of them saw an object
in tho water, which be believed to be fish
box. They made an examination AID
found it to be a box with string tied
around it. One of them lifted it up when
the string tore and the lid came off. They
then found that the box contained tho
dead body Of male infant and brick,
which had been used to sink it.
Coroner Sh;ffer was at once notified and
he impanueIed a jury consisting OF Abram
Bard. Jefferson Sbenck, Joseph Reeser,
7. F. McElligott, James BrickeH and
Harry H. Hensel, and proceeded to the
creek. The body was brought ashore and
examined by DR.. Compton. after which
the testimony was heard. The two young
men who found the box testified to tho
facts stated above. The doctor testified
that from his examination of the child he
found that it was OF full growth and had
been born alive. There were no marks of
violence upon it and he believed it to
have been in tho water for several days.
The jury rendered verdict that /" an un-
known child came to its death from causes
unknown"
Where the child came from is unknown
as vet It is believed that it was thrown
over the bridge from the roadway, having
been found near the centre, but no enc is
able to tell whether it was alive or dead az
the time. The box in which it was found
was the same az those used for packing
Scotch herring and there were no marks
OF it. The body was inferred at the aims
house.
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EVERY county in the state has at least
one member of tho Democratic state com.
mittee this year, in addition to county
chairman. Staff and line officers are ex.
pected to work harmoniously together to
"get out the VOTE"
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Summary-Bases en- balls Altoona 4, Iron
sides4: struck out Altoona 4, Ironsldes 4 :;
passed balls: Jones 4; double plays Iron
sides, Zecher and schiller /; AltOonas, Brown
AXE and Smith, and Fisher and Smith.
Umpire-John Malone.
of I mir
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THE last day for the registry of voters
this year will be Thursday, Sept. G, and
out of abundant caution every voter should
satisfy himself that his name on the book
with tax assessed against him. Other
wise lie may be disfranchised. Democratic
committeeman and politicians should be
active and energetic in looking after this
now to tho exclusion of every other po-
litical consideration. 1t will not do
to assume that because the bulk of the
voters paid their taxes last year that the
registry this year is an nnimportant mat
ter. Special attention should be given to
the registry of all persons who did not
pay taxes last year, to persons recently
naturalized or about to be naturalized, to
those who voted "on age" last year or
who will como % years Of age before Feb.
ruary, and to all whose residence has been
changed since November, 1883. "Atten-
ton to the registry" " is the immediate
duty of all interested in Democratic
organization.
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A suit was begun in the common pleas
court in Cincinnati on Saturday by VIM.
Rive against Isabella Hodgson and others,
in which the court is asked to annul the
decree divorcing Jane M. c. Rive from the
plaintiff. 1t is averred that tho divorce
was obtained by relatives of Mrs. Rive,
now dead, and that she did not have suffi-
cient mental capacity to consent to the
bringing of the suit. The plaintiff now
asks that his rights to his w;fe's property
be established.
The Spragus ladies having failed to give
bonds as assignees of William aud Amasa
Sprague, in the matter of the Quidneck
company, the supreme court at Providence
removed them On Saturday and appointed
Gcrham P Pomroy assignee.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-11-01
Press Pleasanbrlos

A poker party The ragplcker.
The man who arrived at the station
moment to late for the train had u splen.
did car-rear before him,
The difference between conscience aud
woman il that conscience makes towards
Of us all, when woman makes fools Of
US oil.
When you see man who does not
appreciate women, it ia pretty safe to bet
that they have failed to lind anything in
him to appreciate.
A Wisconsin woman gave away to a
tramp coat in which thore was $50.
But Just see how lucky some folks are,
1t was all counterfeit.
Among the uuspaakabie mysteries that
even the day Of resurrection will fail to
uuravel is the reason box Of boarding.
house matches never lasts more than one
day.
A Pittsburg man who put in the sum
mer on the fifth floor of boarding
house truthfully insisted that most Of
his vacation had been psssed at a ''moun-
tin resort"
il is wrong to eat pie with a knife.
Well, no, not exactly wrong. but We
prefer to eat ours with the teeth ai our
geandfathers did.
Whoever doubts that the newspapers
have mission should enter horse. car
and see how useful they are to the men
when fat woman with big basket is
looking around for IA seat.
"Mamma, you should avoid extreme,, f"
remarked philosophic boy when his
mother boxed his jaws 'Very weiI,my
son, shall strike u happy med.ua, aud
she laid him across her knee.
In luril editorial regarding the late
wrestling match in Portland contem.
porary OF that city refers to the entire
scheme as "nourishei in the breast of
fraud" "Why didn't it designate the
audience MS ''suckers' and he dono
with it,
San Clemento, an island near Venice,
has a lunatic asylum containing 1000
women, the majority OF whom were
brought there by unhappy love. This
is the saddest news we have hearl for
long time, Poor thingsl We spent
about year III Venice.
II there is anything that sets wo.
man completely deranged it is to have
her husband come home and iaiorm her
Of the fact that he has met one OF her
old schoolmates OH the street, aud in re
ply to her question, 'What did she
have on?' answer II didn't notice.
I'm have to tine You S5, said po-
lice Judge TO man who had been ar
rested for drunkenness. Judge, you
ought not to make me pay 50 Why,
You know me. keep II summer resort
near here, asd you stopped with me
couple OF weeks at the opening Of the
season." "Oh, yes; l remember you
now. OF course I'll not fine you So
"Thank you, sir ''I'li only ine you
SlO"
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-11-01
Items OF Interest.

A pasture company recently organized
In Dimmitt county, Texas, has 100000
acres Of pasture land and $500, 900 capt
tai.
Last years crop Of oranges in Florida
were reckoned at 50,000,000 oranges.
This year it Is put at l02, 900. 900, and at
SO per box Is worth 81, ,S0O,0 900.
Georgia has taken to making wrap
ping paper out Of rice straw and palm
leaves. A factory at Savannah is turn
ing out four tons per day Of this sort OF
paper, Of excellent quality.
w. F. Otto, the well-known reporter
Of the Supreme Court Of the United
States, is said to be on the eve of retir-
ing from office. 1t is thought j. Ban
croft Davis will succeed him. The
salary is $4,000.
Toad raising is q profitable Austrian
Industry. The creatures are produced
for the London market, where they are
sold for SIS or $40 hundred, and are
bought by gardeners and agriculturists
for use in destroying obnoxious insects.
Lithographic art is an important con.
sideration nowadays in the succesa OF
dramas. No wonder that the litho-
graphers are overrun with business.
Ono firm states that the bill of one
prominent lady star last season ap-
preached $4,000.
1t costs $4,000, 900 a year, in round
figures, to maintain our naval establish
ments, there being about 10, 900 persons
on the pay rolls, of whom more than
1000 are officers, 1900 enlisted men and
boys, and the remainder civilians EN-.
ployed as mechanics, clerks, etc.
The mother of joaquin Miller, n lady
60 years Of age, has created u sensation
at Eugene county, Oregon, by marrying
youth named Allison, who IS only %
years Of age. Joaquin's younger brother
bitterly opposed the match. but Mrs. Mil
ler claimed the exercise Of her own
pleasure in the matter.
Mgr. Capel was asked what struck
him most iorcibly in this country. aud
he replied, "rhe precociousness Of the
children" He says that while in Balti,
more the Archbishop took him to call
on q lady. While making the visit
boy aged four years came in the
room, and his mother said, "My son,
speak to the Archbishop" He obeyed
readily, and, holding out his hand, said
How do, Arch!".
New England has suffered from n lack
Of rain this season. Nearly the whole
South has been thus afflicted. The
drought has been very bad in Virginit
and worse in Texas, IL stretched ID I
belt over tho cotton States, from the Rit
Grande to the James river--l, 900 mile
long BY s5mo 200 broad. Arkan-at ~,
Tennessee escaped it, so did Florida ant
the seacoast regions of Carolinl anC
Georgia, but Louisiana and Texas caugh
its iull force.