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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-04-11
THE APPORTIONMENT.
Why Some discrepancies EyIst.

In the Legislature yesterday the House
bill dividing the state into senatorial and
legislative districts was attacked by Mr..
Niles (Rspublican), rs being unconstitu-
tional in at least six particulars, and as
being unfair. He cited tho case (amOnS
oshers) of Northumberland county, which,
with So, ,0G0 people, was given three Demo-
cratic reprcsentatives-just as many as Re-
publican Dauphin with 7G, 900. Berks was
given six members, when there was de.
fcieucy Of nearly G,00O votes to entitle her
to SO many. Allegheny City, which had
50, ,OGO population, was eltitled TO three
members and got but two. The Second
district of Philadelphia, with 49, 900, was
eniitled to but one member, but had been
attached TO u few Of the precincts of the
Twenty sixth ward in order to get another
member, while the Seventh ward, which
was Republican with 81 ,OS7, was given but
one. To sum up the senatorial situation, he
said that the bill, instead of giving twenty
seven Republicans and twenty-three
Democrats las the Democrats alleged),
would result in Twenty five Republicans
to twenty-five Democrats, with the strong
probabilities that the Democrats would
obtain the additional senators.
Messis. zimmerman, Mcnamara and
Furth replied at length. defending the
Democratic apportionment is eminently
fair and just, and pointing to the existing
apportionnenta as utterly disgraceful. The
Democrats held that Philadelphia was
entitled TO SO members of the House, and
had actually allowed 2i of these to the Re
publicans and asked but Is for themselves,
The iucongruities Of the. last apportion
ment, is made by the Republicans, were
dwel5 upon at length.
Mr. zimmerman, on behalf of the Democ
rats, explained as to Daupnin, that Har-
risburg was entitled 10 one member and
the rest of the county to two. 1t was
truo that Berks had been allowed six, bu
of these two belong to the city of Reading
AS to Northumberland, there were foul
different returns Of the population under
the census, viz: SO, 200, So, 900, $1,000 an
10000.
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Dukes In lJnlOnIOwn,

Dukes is in Uniontown and the popular
Indignation has cooled down sufficiently
to allow him to walk along the streets
without being molested. He has remained
with his mother in the country until he
deemed it safe to venture forth. flo came
on horseback and put up at his old room
at the jennings house. In the afternoon
he went up about the court house and
talked with his counsel and with his pOlit-
ical adviser, Prothonotary T. B. Searight,
after which no went back to his room. In
this trip he had to pass along the greater
length of the town and it was curious to
note how he was regarded. Most people
seemed to shudder and turn away from
the sight of him. Nothing is known of
his intentions. The wife and daughters
of the hotel proprietor are worried sick
over his presence.
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THE LIQUOR BUSINESS

How the Hotel Keepers Will Regulate 1t.
The hotel property owners and keepers
Of licensed taverns had another meeting
at the Stevens house last evening, the ont
come of which was the adoption of the
following preamble and resolutions
"WHEREAs, Believing that strict en-
forcement of the laws governing the sale
Of spirituous, malt and other liquors, and
the exercise of proper discretion in the
granting'of licenses for hotels and eating
houses or restaurants will advance the
public morals and be in accordance with
the sentiments of the people of Lancaster,
we, the hotel keepers and owners of hotel
property in this city, do pledge ourselves
to make every effort in our power to &C.
complisa these objects. And for that pur-
pose be it
"Resolred, That We organize for the
purpose of carrying out the following
objects, viz 1. To secure strict enforce
ment Of the laws governing the sale of
Intoxicating liquors. 2. To oppose in the
tature the granting of hotel licenses except
to persons who have the proper facilities
and can comply with the requirements Of
tho law. ) To secure a proper observance
of the law by persons licensed to keep
eating houses or restaurants.
Res0lred, That to secure the fOregC-
ing objects We form permanent organiza-
tion to bs composed of hotel owners and
hotel keepers, and that committee of
five be appointed to draft a code of rules or
laws to govern this association.
"Res0lred, That as it is necessary to act
at once we employ Messrs. Samuel II.
Reynolds, 3. Frank Eshleman and J. Hay
Brown as our attorneys and legal ad-
visers."
Resolced, That each member after sub.
scribing to these resolutions be assessed
such sum as may be agreed upon in the
rules and regulations to defray present OK
penses."
Eesolued, That when We adjourn it is
to meet at the call of the committee or
rules to effect a permanent organiza-
tion."
Adjourned.
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A MAD MAN.
"A HELLET FIXED IN "A RAGE.
killing Ills Wife Through a Door-A Futile
A1Iemnt to Escape-Ae VIII Have to

Killing Ills Wife Through Door-A Futile
Attempt to Escape-Ae Will Have to
Answer Tcr Wife Murder.
Mrs. Rebecca Bruggy, 35 years of age,
who was shot in the right breast by her
husband, Franklin M. Bruggy, at their
residence, No. SAB West Forty.third
street, New York, died yesterday at Roos
welt hospital, where she was removed in
an ambulance Immediately after the shoot
ing. Bruggy was arrested and locked up in
the 47th street station house. The prisoner
who was q widower at the time, married
the deceased less than year ago. She
was then Miss Reed, and was considered
by her friends and acquaintances woman
of beauty and attractive manner. Since
their marriage the husband has acted very
strangely and became abnormally jealous
of his wife, so much so that he constantly
upbraided for fancied.. ..derelictions. A great
deal of tho husbands S hallucinations IN this
regard are ascribed to a somewhat too free
indulgence in stimulants, and when he
was arrested and brought to the station
house for shooting his wife he showed
evident signs of having drunk heavily. :,
1t seems that Bruggy came home, found
his wife in bed and abused her first there
for and then quarrelleA with her on other
| SCOfcS Cuc Ciicti w poShy nA.IA "A
| avail. He picked up his revolver, which
| was lying on the mantelpiece, and pointed
it at her. Mrs. Bruggy jumped from the
bed and ran from the room, shutting the
door between her and her maniac husband.
| lie fired through tho door and the ball
entered her right breast, inflicting n
deathly wound. The noise Of the shoot
ing and the screams of Mrs. Bruggy
alarmed the neighborhood. Joseph Reed,
a brother of the injured woman, who was
in an adjoining apartment, came as quickly
as possible to tho assistance of his sister.
The policeman on post in tho neighbor-
hocl was called in and he arrested Bruggy.
| An ambulance was summoned and the
dying woman taken to tho Roosevelt
hospital The revolver, of the Smith u
Wesson pattern, carrying eight
calabrc cartridge, was found on the floor,
with one chamber empty and one of the
cartridges nicked, as if the trigger had
been pulled twice, but had missed fire.
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TIE ELECTRIC LIGHT.
Propositions Made 10 tho Lamp Comm
Last Might,

Propositions Made tho Lamp COMMITTEES
Last Night,
Tho lamp committee met last evening
and organized by electing Harry A. Diller
chairman and David Deem clerk. The
agent of the Fuller electric light company
was before the committee and gave them
some inform alton in regard to the cost OF
his light. He says that he would put up
one hundred lights and fix everything in
good running order for $13,OOO After
that it would cost about S., 600 year, but
both these figures he claims are high and
if there would be any change they would
be lower. The city of Dayton, Ohio,
which has a population of 30, 900, started
with GO lights and has increased the num-
ber to 9G, and the city is we'll lighted
and tho citizens are delighted. The
company will put up lights in the
cities of Harrisburg and Reading and even
the little old fashioned town of Lebanon
will likely adopt the light.
All the members of the committee were
present except one. and they were very
favorably impressed with the agents pro.
positions. Other members of councils, wto
have been spoken to on the subject think
the proposition fine one, and they believe
that the city will have to have electric
light ultimately. $4,000 is tho annual
appropriation for the miserable lights
which now ornament the posts of the
town, and last year q, 600 more than the
appropriation was expended,
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4 SaIufarV Ventilation.

Nothing is more praisewOrthy than a
sincere effort to enforce the laws, espe
cially those relating to social order; and
even when the motive of those SEEKING
this end is selfish one, the public may
be benefited by the accomplishment OF
their purpose. Some of the local hotel
keepers and owners of property enjoying
tavern licenses have associated them
selves to suppress offenses against the
liuuor laws and to prevent persons from
getting licenses who have not the accom-
modations for entertaining travellers
which the law contemplates in granting
tavern licenses. They simply re assert
what the public have conspicuously good
reason to believe is true, in the declara,
ton that there are fragrant violations
of the letter and spirit of the
existing laws in this city, first, IN the
sale of liquors by persons without any
license secondly, in the sale of spirit
uous liquors and foreign wines at places
licensed only to sell malt liquors and do
mestic wines, and thirdly in the grant
ing of hotel licenses to persons who have
not the accommodations for entertaining
travellers and who make no pretense of
doing it. In turn the parties who feel
themselves comprehended in these com
plants allege that some Of the hotel pro
prietors notoriously violate the liquor
law in selling to minors and selling on
Sunday, and in case of specific prosecu
tions or distractions to the grant OF
licenses war of retaliation is threat
ened, which will greatly reduce the
! number of licensed taverns. Where
such results are anticipated from a dis
position on both sides to simply invoke
the enforcement of the existing laws it i:
| to he doubted whether the stone throw
ing will begin. But ventilation of the
whole subject, on the practical side of it
| just in advance of the April term foI
granting licenses, and tho influence o
both sides to the controversy jealousl,
watching each other, cannot fail t" b.
salutary.
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Forepaugh's bill posters yesterday billed
the town for the circus. They covered
Overy one thousand feet of boards, and
did not finish until after dark last evening
A large number of boards were reserved by
Mr. Yecker for opera house shows. To-
day the men went over the country route
and are lithographing tho city. This
morning nine mon belonging to the ex-
cursion department Of the show arrived,
and are stopping at tho City hotel. The
press agent is also in town.
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AN INFANT ABANDONED
And Loft Under q Hedge Fon0e, WheI
1t Is Found.

And Left Under = Hodge Fonoe, WheI ,
1t Is Found.
Last evening when the Harrisburg ac-
commOdatiOn east stopped at Dillerville,
woman wearing a red dress and carrying
a small bundle wss seen to get off. She
walked down along the railroad track,
turned into the lane which runs across to
the Harrisburg turnpike. A little girl,
residing in the village, watched her and
saw her place the small bundle under
Shreiner's hedge fence, which runs along
one side of the lane. TIE child thought
suspicious were not aroused as it was not
known what the bundle contained. Just
before dark lady named McEvoy was
walking through tho lane when she heard
an infant crying at about the placs where
the woman was S: N to stop. She in
formed John Roach and Patrick Comfy of
the fact and they visited the place and
found the bundle which Contained a male
child about three weeks old,
which wss alive and in good health.
1t had on a long white muslin
dress and flannel under clothing. 1t
was taken to the residence of Daniel
Brennan, in Dillerville, where it now is.
Mr.. Brennan this morning lodged informa-
tion of the affair with the mayor and the
district attorney, but there is no clue as yet
to the mysterious woman. 1t is thought
by many that she came from Columbia or
Marietta and after Jisposing of the child,
walked to the city where she again took
train for homo. The child is apparently
in good health, although it passed a rest
less night.
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FOR FARMER
Crop Reports OF the Agricultural Depart


Crop Reports OF the Agricultural Depart
The department. of agriculture reports
the condition OF the winter grain crop on
the 1st of April over its entire breadth. In
Michigan and other northern territory,
wheat was still covered with snow. Iu
tho Ohio Valley winter protection had
been partial for u term, locally varying
from three to ten weeks, after which loss
from freezing was quite general. The
average depreciation is greater in the
upper part of the Ohio Valley and in
Kansas than elsewhere. East of the ALE
ghanics the condition is good il the north
era belt, declining slightly in lower lati-
tudes. 1t is not up to the average in any
part of the South.
The average for the crop is 80. Last
Apr! it wat 1O4 ; in 1881, S5. The most
observing reporters have examined the
roots, and in. many cases found them
healthy, while the plants are brown,
There is good reason for believing that the
real condition of wheat is, therefore, less
unpromising than it seems.
The averages of condition in the states
of large production are New York, 1O1 :;
Pennsylvania, 9j Ohio, 70; kentucky,
so J.; Indiana, Is Michigan, 90; Illinois,
50 Missouri, SO; Kansas, 70; California,
62.
The acreage of winter wheat varies littls
from last years breadth. The returns
indicate al ilcrease of one per cent. Illi-
nois returns tw8 per cent. increase Ohio,
Michigan, Indiana and Missouri one per
cent. decrease California ten per cent.
increase. A slight decrease appears in the
gulf states.
The returns OF the quantity of seed used
per acre indicate a tendency to thin seed
ing. Ten years ago about six pecks per
acre were used now less than five and Z
half in tho winter wheat region The in
creasing use of the drill! admits Of this
economy.
The acreage OF winter rye is 80 per cent
of last ycar's breadth. Average condition,
81
Gresham for Iresldent.
N. !. suns Washington Correspondent.
Arthur is not a candidate for the nOmi
nation in 1894. Blaine is a standing as.
pirant for that impossible distinction.
Logan feels sure OF the prize. Edmunds
waits FOR the homer to come to Vermont.
Sherman is always hopeful that his pro-
ferment is near at hacd. Conkling is out
of politics. Grant is laid on the shelf, and
u,
There is no presidential timber in Robert
Lincoln, who inherits the characteristics
of his mother and none of the striking
qualities OF his father. Allison is trim
mer who will be completely Overshadowed
when James S. Wilson takes his seat as
senator next December. They were both
stained in the Credit MObilier jobbery.
But of these and other candidates who
have been proposed, no one inspires conf
depce in the ability to achieve success.
This is the strong point with Gresham's
friends, who insist that the infusion of
new blood is indispensable to save the life
Of the party, and that he, above all Others,
has the elements of real force and of popu.
larity to make vigorous campaign. And
it is alleged he would be acceptable to the
Conkling and Blaine factions in preference
to any other candidate yet suggested for
the nomination.
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PERSONAL.


SETH GREENS present illness is the first
of his life.
SENATOR SHERMAN, who has returned
to Washington from Ohio, said to re-
porter 81 am not a candidate, never
have been and could not accept the guber.
material nomination under any circum-
stances. 1t is out of the question"
L. JOSEPH SHORE, ESQ, of Littlestown,
Adams county, prominent Democrat and
president of the Littlestown bank, was in
Lancaster yesterday visiting friends. He
stopped at Rahter's Grape hotel and left
for his home this morning.
SENATOR LOGAN, it is stated, is the
latest Stalwart who has been aggrieved by
President Arthur and has Joined tho other
leaders of the party in giving the executive
the benefit of his absence from the White
House. They are huffed at Bill Chan
dler's influence there.
DIR. MCCOsH, of the college of New
Jersey, has been asked to deliver the lec-
lures of the Lyman Beecher course before
the Yale theological students, in place of
the Rev. Henry NJ. Storrs, who has been
obliged to give up his engagement owing
to ill health.
SKOBELEFF once told an Irish lady that
he was in sympathy neither with English
Constitutionalism nor American Democ.
racy, but she admired the quiet daring
of the Americans, and loved in them their
reverence for women. He thought the
old American lady more agreeable being
to contemplate than the young"
HAYES has written q letter expressing
his regret at his inability to be present at
the reunion of the Army of the Potomac,
to be held next month. Letters have
been received from Generals Grant, Han.
cock and Schurz expressing purpose to
be present. Admiral Porter, who was in
invited to respond for the navy at the
banquet, has declined on account of bad
health. General Sherman has promised to
be present, and will respond for the army
ANTHONY TRoLLoPE, for many years OF
his life, wrote from five in the morning
until nine, when his days work was done
and he was ready for amusement. At this
time, whether at home or in society, he
invariably said good night and wens to
bed at 9 o'clock. After he became gen
eral diner-out, naturally this was encroach
ed upon, but still the novelist made his
days work come in between the early cup
of coffee and the ordinary breakfast hour
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THE EASTERN MAEKE ET.
Meeting and Organization OF tho BOard OF
Directors.

Meeting and Organization OF tho Board OF
Directors.
Tho board Of directors of the Eastern
market held a me sting yesterday and Or
ganized by elect:ng Martin Kreider presi-
dent, Geo. X. Reed treasurer, and A. A.
Herr secretary.
A building committee was appointed to
consist, besides the president. of the fol-
lowing gentlemen J. Fred Sener, Robert
J. Houston, James B. Frey and William
E Liant. They will ask for plans and
specifications, with estimate of cost, and
exhibit them to the board for their ap-
proval. The building is to bo 80 by 100
feet, with basement on Church street.
The title adopted by the company. is the
Eastern Market Company"
James B. Frey, John T. Mace Gonigle and
Geo. X. Reed were appointed q committee
to prepare constitution and by laws.
1t was decide to call in the first INSTALL
ment of stock on April Goth and if not
paid in 10 days penalty of ) I:r cent will
be added. If it is not paid in 30 days the
directors may forfeit it.
The meeting adjourned to meet at the
call of tho president.
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NElGHBORHOOD News.
Events Near and Across tho County l.

Events Near and Across tho County Lines.
Charles Fell & Sons of Kinks Mills.
Lancaster county, will improve and en-
large their canning establishment in
order to admit of the transaction of busi-
ness on 4 larger scale.
Joseph Hastings, of Colerain, brought a
load of live hogs to Oxford, to ship to
market, and three Of them were suffocated
while On the road.
The congregation of Little Britain Pres
byterian church, raised 5000 last Sunday
to forward tho completion of new chapel
it is erecting and has under its charge near
Pleasant Grove.
John Mast is living at Drysville, Berks
county, a hale, hearty man, in the 9th
year of his age, his mind as clear as ever.
A Reading railroad conductor named
Buchter had his left leg cut off while
shifting cars. He was taken to his home
at Lebanon.
Sophia Wartman, girl of nineteen
summers, attempted to end her life at the
residence of her sister, No. 531 Owen
street, Philadelphia, by shooting herself.
She charges her betrayal upon John
Hitchcock, jr., in whose fathers family
she lived for ton years and who turned
her off when they discovered the relations
between her and the young man.
Mrs. Charles Collins, of Spruce Grove,
Lancaster county, has about completed a
handsome memorial quilt, the patches
composed of about dozen pieces each,
tastefully arranged in the form of fold
ing fan. The pieces arc silk and satin, the
contributions of relatives and friends,
some of which are parts of dresses worn
nearly two centuries ago, and notwith
standing the lapse of half dozen genera
tions they rival in beauty of design and
texture of fabric tho most skillful handi
work of tho present day. Mrs. Collins
takes quite delight in making elaborate
quilts, having completed several of them,
one Of which contained several Thousand
Dicccs
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VIM. F. Knier has entsred suit against
Nathaniel Grabill for the recovery of
$40, 900 for injuries inflicted upon him by
Grabill, who on the Goth of November,
1881, near Petersburg, this county, shot
Knier, destroying the sight of one eye and
otherwise crippling and disfguring him.
1t will be remembered by many of our
readers that the plaintiff and defendant
were at the time of shooting hunting
muskrats, and Grabill mistook Knier, who
was making bis way through some
bushes, for a muskrat and shot him, his
life being for long time despaired of.
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Valuable Cattle Poisoned.

Rudolph Graybill, a farmer. about Two
miles from Annville, LIE banon county, has
quite number of valuable cows and other
thoroughbro cattle. Within twenty
four hours Mr.. Graybill 10 It six valuable
cows, a thoroughbI I'd bull, a colt and q
calf. Upon inve stigation Paris green was
discovered to have been mixed with their
feed. The cattle evidently died in great
agony. They were considerably swollen
after death. Some were opened and found
to have been poisoned. There is no doubt
that some malicious person Intentionally
mixed the poison with the feed. The loss
falls very >heavily on tho farmer. A
thorough investigation is being made.
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A Wise Legislature.

Fh1laUeIphla RccOru.
In nearly hundred days that have been
consumed by the Legislature of Pennsyl
vania twelve bills only have been passed
ernor. This record is highly creditable
to the Legislature. In passing so few bills
and in sustaining the well-considered vetoes
of the governor the Legislature gives
proof of good sense and discrimination.
In less than the same space of time many
former Legislature has passed hundreds
of crude laws for inficting all kinds of
iniquities and jobs on the people of the
comm 0nwealth.
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Re-openIng Of the Tennis Club.

Tomorrow afternoon the lawn tennis
club, of this city, will be re-opened for the
season of 1883. The grounds are in very
good condition. and there is every prospect
of good season for tennis playing. In a
few weeks the club will join the national
lawn tennis association, which will insure
a number of match games in this city
between our own club and other clubs of
the association.