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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-04-25
Court of Common Pleas.
BEFORE JUDGE PATTERSON.

BEFORE JUDGE PATTERSON.
George Williams vs.. w. p. Linville,
action to recover balance for a horse.
The evidence for the plaintiff showed that
in the spring of 1880, he sold a
horse to the defendant for $122 so.
When the time came for payment. the
defendant gave note for $1O0 and $12.50
in cash. He refused to pay any more aud
the suit is brought to recover $40. The
defense was that the horse was warranted
by the pllintiff to be sound and gentle.
After he was taken home ho was found to
be kicker, and to show he meant busi-
ness he kicked all the harness down in
tho stable. Later returns showed that he
kicked q man from another horse. For
this reason defendant refused to pay the
$40 as he was compelled to loose money on
the animal at any rate. The jury rendered
a verdict in favor of the plaintiff for S11.15.
Barbara Sherr, executrix of Elizabeth
Sherr, VS.. Martin Sherr. This was an
action Oh a contract the plaintiff alleged
that Elizabeth Sherr, during her lifetime,
sold SO acres of land in Strasburg town
ship to the defendant for 81, 800 the de
fendant agreeing to pay all liens against
the property out of the amount of pur-
chase he refused to fulfill the contract
and her executrix now brings the suit.
The defense was that at the death of
hIrs. Sherr the property was encumbered
with debt, and was about to be sold by the
sheriff, and defendant declined to pay
$4,000. 1t was then agreed that if the
defendant would pay off all liens against
the property aud s65 funeral expenses for
Mrs. Sberr, the property should be his.
He did this and now claims that he owes
nothing. On trial.
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SULLIVAN SUDDENLY ILL.
HHl,Iol, al~r.x,ars M. III

The Pugilist Attacked with a Hemorrhaee
Which Alarmed His Friends
There is great excitement in sporting
circles in Boston over the news that John
L. Sullivan, the champion pugilist of
America, had hemorrhage Tuesday
morning, from the effects of which he is
now quite ill. The attack came on about
one o'clock, and was severe one. Sulli-
vans friends became SO much alarmed at
his condition that they sent for spiritual
adviser, Rev. Father Patterson, who came
at once. On his arrival he found Sullivan
in a stupor and apparently insensible. Be-
lieving that he was dying he administered
the sacrament Sullivan grew better after
time, however, and last night had to
some extent recovered from the effects Of
the attack. The hemorrhage was undoubt-
edly caused by dissipation, in which Sulii
van has deeply INDUCED of late.
death and disaster
W. B. Staley, 90 years of age, shot
himself dead near Knoxville, Tennessee,
on Monday night, because a Young
woman refused to marry him.-A
telegram to the New Orleans Picayune
reports "the killing of ten persons at
Crawford's residence, near Rockport,
Mississippi" but gives no Particulars
Thirteen children in St. Stephens Catho-
lie home school in New York have been
attacked by typhus fever. Fifteen other
children from the same school are in the
Riverside hospital with scarlet fever. all
the sufferers are little girls.-The family
of Josephus Root was drowned by
freshet in the Chattahoochee river, Ca,
on Sunday night. The numbar is not
given.-Thomas Dugan was drowned yes
terday at Hokendauqua, Penns., by the
upsetting of boat.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-04-25
In the Nick of Time.

Senator Wallace's arbitration bill las
passed the House with but two dissent
ing voices and the governors approval
will make it a law in the nick of time 10
give it an opportunity to test IFS value in
the rapidly approaching struggle of labor
to avoid the inevitable diminution of its
price. The manufacturing industries in
the country are in such condition as to
necessitate decrease in the cost of their
products to enable them to continue
production. Capital is not being re-
munerated and it will not continue long
to employ itself in manufacture when
there is no profit to be found in it. Labor
being a large element in the cost, must
necessarily fall to meet the demand
of the situation. Naturally it will resist
this result, declining to consider it to
be one that is irresistible. Senator Wal
lace's idea is that the mutual conference
Of the representatives of labor and
capital will discover the truth of the
situation to each, and that the side thai
it hurts will yield INCREASINGLY to its
inevitable logic and abstain from
kicking against the pricks. He considers
that the workmen will submit to re-
ductiun of their wages, where it is a
necessary one, without resorting to
. strike 10 test its unavOidability.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-04-25
The Irish Conventions

TIE cause of freedom in Ireland may
or may not have new birth i'll Phila
delphia today and tomorrow and it is
not inauspicious for the purposes of the
more conservative element of the Irish
convention in session there that it was
in that city American independence had
its birth in the first intelligent formula
tion of American wrongs and the de-
fined declaration of American rights.
1t may be depended upon at
the very outset that no action OF
declaration of the Philadelphia con,
vantions will command general re-
spect and sympathy which is not accom-
panied with an emphatic condemnation
of the murderous methods of the asas
sins who, pretending to serve Ireland's
cause, do it more injury than its enemies
can possibly hope to. 1t is not true that
anything which hurts England helps
Ireland and any policy based upon that
heresy will react with terrible force
against Ireland. 1t is privately given
out by a large majority of the members
of the convention that they are opposed
to and will express in unmistakable
terms their denunciation of the dyna-
mite methods of the O'Donovan Rosa
party; but it would have been we'll for
Mr.. Mooney to have foresi,adowed this
more plainly in his opening address.
Nor does he make the public intelli.
gently acquainted with the issue
which is expected to be framed
in Philadelphia. AS yet the aei-
tatiOn of the Irish question has been
entirely too diffuse. The leaders of it
have differed as widely in their aims as
in their methods, ,and even now the Land
League in this country it is expected
shall be merged in broader organiza-
tion. If the Philadelphia convention
shall better define the issue, and lay
down distinctly andOuccinctly the things
which conservative Irishmen demand
and which lovers of liberty conserved
with law everywhere can approve, the
meetings of to-day and to morrow may
appeal with effect to the judgment of the
enlightened world.
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TnE SOUTHERN CYCLpNE.
Terrible scenes OF Destruction.

At Beauregard, yesterday, all was bus
tie and confusion. Gangs of men were at
work getting out goods from wrecked
stores, and scores Of OK teams were haul
ing recovered property away. The home
less people had gotten together their re-
naming effects, and were moving them in
wagons and carts, and a construction train
was engaged receiving the debris of the
broken box cars. The relief committee,
headed by l.. o. Bridewell, was actively
and systematically at work, issuing
rations and distributing clothing.
Drs. Lehman and Fitch are also
assisting the wounded. Assistance
also came from Jackson, Utica,
and other points. In making rounds
among the wounded very sad scenes were
witnessed, and the grOans and means
were heartrending. But particularly
touching was it to SEQ little children, num-
bers of them scarcely more than babies,
who did not understand it all, and with
pain and mystification had got beyond
their years and were heroic Scarcely a
murmur was heard from the little ones
and none complained. But one little girl
of three years wanted its mamma to
"tome and fix my arm "a poor. bat
tered and bruised little arm. No one
could fix it but mamma, and mamma was
il the next room, all unconscious of her
baby, hurt unto death. There was five
year old boy, whose face was bruised and
| battered, and whose head was gashed by
an ugly wound. He was unconscious, but
even with his brain clouded and not
knowing where he felt pain he moaned
and rolled in bed. He and tho little girl
were the only babies heard to murmn- or
make complaint. A little boy was still
| unconscious.
Two cyclones passed over Clay county
on Sunday. One about noon passed over
the western part Of the county, and the
| other at about ono o'clock over the cen.
tral and southern par. Both were terrific
levelling houses, fences and trees, and
spreading death and destruction in their
paths. Near HohenlenQen thirty persons
were reported to have been killed, and
near Pine Bluff seventeen fatalities were
reported A number Of persons were
killed III different parts of the county, but
how many is not yet know.
In West Point, the court and law build
ings, the Central hotel and several stores
were urroofed. A deed was found in the
country that had been carried fifty miles
by the wind. The afflicted and distressed
are being cared for by the more fortunate.
No estimate Of the loss to property can
yet be made.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-04-25
Political Points.

Senator Mcpherson, of New Jersey,
publishes letter in the Trenton Times,
giving his views on the tariff question.
He says he does not believe in either free
trade or high protection, but in q tariff
for revenue with protection or discrimina.
ton within a revenue limit. ."-Henry u.
Mcdaniel, Democrat, was yesterday
elected governor of Georgia. The vote
was light. TIE was no organized opposi-
ton to cDaniel.-Gilmore, Democrat,
was yesterday elected to the Legislature
form Fayette county, to succeed Dukes
The Democratic state convention of Iowa
to nominate governor and other state
officers, will meet in Des Moines on the
9Th CT Juue.-It is said in Ottawa that
g it is almost settled beyond doubt " that
Right Hon. w. E. Forster, lately secre-
tary for Ireland, will succeed the Marquis
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Alleged Detectives.

A sensational dispatch from Reading to
the Philadelphia Inquirer alleges that liz
the cigar factories Of this county secret
service detectives arc now at work making
a thorough investigation of affairs. These
officers are said to be employed as cigar
makers, working at tho bench ON Or
dinary work, ard taking points to be for
warded to the officials at Philadelphia.
They intimate that evidence has been pro.
cured. showing that in some local factO-
ries the practices prevail of making mis-.
counts, iugeniously cutting the stamps SO
as to make up six bad ones out of five
good ones, running LOO cigars for
twenty-five pounds of tobacco, when, in
reality. the government only allows 900
cigars for twenty five pounds. IfanybOdy
is cheated in the miscount it is the
purchaser and not the government,
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PERSONAL.

MEDICAL DIRECTOR JAMES G. PALMER,
q. s. n. (retired), lately surgeon general,
died yesterday in Baltimore, aged 70
years.
PROFESSOR HIRAM CoRsoN, of Cornell
university, will lecture Oh Friday and Sat-
urday evenings at Haverford college. His
subject will be Nineteenth Century
Poetic Ideals as Exhibited by the Poetry
of Browning and Tennyson."
MRs. CRAYcRoFT, the sister of Sir John
Franklin, died last week at her house at
Dorking, at the ago of 80. She spent the
greater part of her fortune on the expedi-
tions which were sent to the Arctic regions
in search of the famous explorer.
J. K. PARKINSON, of Cincinnati, ad-
mitted to practice in the supreme court of
the United States few days ago, is proba-
bly, the only deaf and dumb lawyer ever
admitted to that court. He has had an
extensive practice as patent lawyer. and
| it is said to be both accurate and ready.
GOVERNOR PATTIsoN intends to give q
reception in honor of the members of the
Legislature and other state officials. If
his family should return from their Allan
tic City cottage at the end Of this week, as
the governor expects, it is probable that
the reception will take place on Wednes.
day evening of next week.
SIR JOHN MAcDoNALD's perjury charge
was to have been heard in the police court
at Toronto yesterday AS the alleged Of
fenco was committed at OttOwa, it was
argued that the case should be tried there
and it was also stated that Sir Johns Par.
lianentary duties called him to that city,
The summons was left in abeyance.
Col. JAMES P. BARR, of the Pittsburgh
Post, writes that tho interview reprinted
from tho New York Herald, relative to Z
combination between Messrs. Wallace
Randall and Barr against Governor Patti
son, in its length and breadth is stupid
falsehood. 81 never uttered or imagined
such transparent folly and absurdity. In
stead of Governor Pattison weakening
himself or his party, as alleged, in the
West, he has strengthened both by hi
administrative policy, is warmly praised
by the Independent Republicans, and the
Stalwarts pay him outspoken admiration
or the approving tribute of silence"
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-04-25
Reduced Licenses.

Collector Kaufman and his deputies
have been very busy to day in issuing
licenses, at the reduced rates, in lieu Of
those issued to dealers and manufacturers
Of tobacco and cigars under the old law.
Heretofore dealers ip leaf tobacco had to
pay an annual license fee of S25 hereafter
they pay only S12. Dealers in manutac-
tured tobacco heretofore paid s. license,
now they pay $2.4 the license of manu-
facturers of tobacco and cigars, which was
heretofore $40, has been reduced to So. Up
to noon to-day the amount received for
licenses at the reduced rates was over
d. 200.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-04-25
AURORA BOREALIS.

Last evening from o'clock until after Q
there was very fine auroral display in the
some degrees east of north, as a
white, wavy light, extending from the
horizon half way to the zenith. Later, it
extended further west, and increased in
briIliancy and size until it reached and
oveElapped the zenith The phenomena
was witnessed by hundreds and those who
could obtain an unobstructed northern
view from the horizon to the zenith had
an unusual and very magnificent spectacle
presented to them.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-04-25
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Labor Notes.

The cigarmakers of Portland, Maine,
struck yesterday for on advance of 81 per
thousand. The manufacturers say they
will employ girls.
All the union cigar shops in Milwaukee
have decided to grant the advance of 81
per thousand after May 1st, and there will
be no strike Of the cigar makers in that
city.
Statistics collected at Portland Oregon.
show that since January LIST the number OF
people arriving in that section by the two
lines of ocean steamers was 19, 900. OF
total immigration, so per cent. seek homes
on Puget sound, while the rest scatter to
the grain districts east of the Cascade
mountains.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-04-25
An Egg With Q Stem.

DIR. George J. Hoover left at the INTEL
LIGENcER office to-day a very peculiar
hens egg. 1t was of about the ordinary
size but attached to the smaller end of it
was stem about an inch in length,
about the thickness of pack thread, and
almost as pliable. While being handled the
egg was accideDtly broken, and an investi.
cation of its interior was at ouce made.
Tho "white and the "yelk" were just
like other eggs, but inside the shell, at the
end to which the stem was attached, was
mass of gumy, liver colored matter,
about the size of a pea and of the consist
ency of beeswax. How it got there is
more of a conundrum than how the milk
got into the cocoanut.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-04-25
THE DENNIS CASE.
The Prisoner Finally sent to naisso,

Ihe fflSon0r F1nRl1y sent to Missouri.
The now famous case of John B. Dem
mis-, extradited to Missouri by Governor
Pattison to answer there for fraud in OBJ
tanning drove of mules by bogus draft
or check, came to its conclusion in the
local court to-day. It will be remem.
bered that when Dennis first came East,
and after he was arrested here on infor-
nation received from Missouri, but before
the requisition for him arrived,
he was arrested on local charges
of forgeries. alleged to have been
committed before he left this coun-
ty. The governor finally issued the
warrant for his extradition and the
court here was about TO direct the sheriff
to hand him over to Detective Geo. W.
Badger, to take him to Missouri, when the
counsel for the commonwealth asked for
time to present its case to the governor.
Upon a subsequent hearing Governor Pat.
tison so far modified his writ as to fully
stay its operation for the arrest aud extra
dition of the prisoner until after the local
charges were disposed of. Dennis then
gave 81 900 bail to answer the charges OF
forgery and his release from custody was
asked for, but the court declined to order
it, holding that he was detained by the
governors modified warrant. After some
time his counsel sued out writ of habeas
corpus before the United States district
court and upon hearing that court de-
cided that the governors modification of
his writ was virtual revocation of it, aId
directed his discharge. But, meantime, a
new and absolute writ had been obtained
from the governor and Dennis was at once
re-arrested, when new habeas corpus was
sued out in his behalf. Pending
the hearing of this, and while
he was in tho sheriff's custody
on the governors third warrant,
his case for forgery was called in the
quarter sessions, his recognizance for
feited and process issued for him. SO that
he was then taken into custody by the
sheriff on this additional writ, to the end
that even if released by the district court
he would be brought here and held for
trial on the forgery cases. Under these
circumstances, when he appeared before
tho United States court yesterday his
counsel withdrew his petition for habeas
corpus, with a view to having him re-
turned to Missouri to meet the charges
against him there.
The case was argued before the COVER
nor and his council three times in its
different phases there have been five ap-
pearances before. the United States court
and not less than dozen before the local
court.
At 3 p. IN. to-day Dennis and
his counsel and counsel for tho state
of Missouri, appeared before the court
and upon his admission that he was John
B. Dennis, the court ordered and
directed tho sheriff to deliver him
to the custody Of George w.
Badger, authorized to receive him and
carry him to Missouri. Mr.. Badger took
him into custody and will start to Mis-
souri, with him tonight.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-04-25
Seven Prisoners ESCAPE from Jail,

At Uniontown seven prisoners escape
from the Jail last hight. Among them
was John Huey, one OF the two men COM
nitted yesterday for burning the woods
and stealing money from the house OF
Solomon Zizing. One version is that the
keys we're given to prisoner Shaw to lock
the cells and doors with, and that he thus
escaped and let six men out with him.
Sheriff Hoover claims the men got out
though hole in the roof. No trace has
found of their whereabouts, but it is sup
posed they took refuge in the mountains
near by.
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Admitted to Bal.

Yesterday George Prentice, the young
man who is charged with rape upon the
person of Alice Kochel, was taken before
Judge Livingston, where he gave bail in
the sum of 81 900 for trial at court. waiv.
ing hearing Young Prentice declares
that he is entirely innocent of the crime,
and has plenty of proof to establish it,
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-04-25
A WOMAN'S BAD INFLUENCE.

Inducing Girls to Leave Their Homes aud
Enter Upon Life of Shame.
At Cleveland, Ohio, the police Tuesday
arrested woman who gave the name OF
Madame Lena Schaler, on charge OF
being procuress. From indications, this
woman has been carrying on this nefari
GUS work at a wholesale rate. The man
ner in which her doings were brought to
light is rather sensational. Madame
Schaler came there from New York about
three months ago She was very prepos
sessing in appearance, we'll educoted and
of refined manners. Soon after her arri-
val she fitted up an elegant apartments in
the most fashionable portion of the city,
on Euclid avenue, and started what was to
all appearances first-class dressmaking
establishment. She made friends rapidly
among the better class of people, and
often visited their homes, Finally. at one
of the households where she was from the
first most welcome, she complained OF
loneliness and timidity, claiming that
this was her first experience in
living alone, and begged that they would
allow their daughter, eighteen years old,
to stay day or two at her establishment.
Permission was readily given, and this
young lady and friend about the same
age went with the woman. After few
days of absence on the part of tho young
ladies, their parents became uneasy, and
the father of one of them began to investi
gate. He went to Madame Schaler's
rooms and called for the girls, but they
were not there. Four or five days later
his daughter came home. She reported
that the madame had held out flattering
inducements to have the girls go to New
York, where they could make large sala-
ries in dressmaking establishment, where
she would direct them. They were per.
suaded to go without consulting their
parents. The girls went and found that
they had been deceived. One of them re-
turned Immediately, but the other is still
missing. The irate father went to
Madame Schaler's place after his daughter
returned, and, being unable to gain ad-
mittance, broke the door open with an
axe, and when the police interfered, had
the woman arrested under the charge pre-
ferred.
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Resignation Of y Policeman,

Henry Elias member of the police
force for the Seventh ward, has resigned,
and Mayor MacGOnigle has appointed Au
gustus Steinwandel in his place. Mr.. Stein
wandel has had considerable experience,
having served as supply for members OF
the regular force who were sick or absent
for other cause. He has shown himself to
be faithful and reliable officer.