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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-05-10
NElGHBOKhOOD NEWS.
Events Near aud Across tho County s.in'
The First brigade will encamp at Ph'

Events Near aud Across tho County s.ines'
The First brigade will encamp at Pho
nixville this summer.
3 There were shipped last week, frcm
nine cigar factories of Hanover. York
county, 100000 cigars, to Baltimore,
Philadelphia, Cincinnati aud other point:'.
Francis Grosch, proprietor of summer
resort at Warnersville, Berks county, has
been awarded s4,50O damages for the
seduction of his daughter by l.. Z. Snyder.
In Harrisburg while John Roland, aged
about IA. with other boys was playin%
Indian in the vicinity of the old
round-hOuse, ono of the boys named
Foust had wooden scalpins knife ana
was about to 60 through the process OF
lifting Roland's hair, when he jabbed the
point of the knife into his ight eye, iea-
troying that organ.
According to the county papers il Eerla
county tho grain fields ara in an excellent
condition. The grass fields looks better
now than they have at corresponding sea
sens for the last ten years, and if no dry
weather occurs it is expected that y good
crop of hay will bs cut. In Lebanon
county the prospects arc favorable, and
the grass aud grain look we'll.
The conference Of the A. NJ. L church
is in session in Philadelphia. here are
in the bounds of the conference A
churches, with corresponding number Of
pastors, who last year contributed the
following amounts For contingent
expenses, $173.3S pastors support, 3l5
439. .35 dollar money, S2Gl. "A education
$66 g. superannuated preachers. $.l.s2
Children's Home mission, S20i. forei-n
mission, $109.36 on church debt, 5li,
$40. 70 travelling expenses S599.sl; mite
money, $199.21 metropolitan church
%. .65 ecumsnical delegates, S20'.Sl.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-05-10
LANCASTER INTE41IGENCER THURSDAY

it makes the most out of Whae - pevor
yet been a convincing ds0aEation'
that the grant Of the proposed rieht to pipe
limo companies would be prejudicial to ths.
public interests or in conflict with sound
policy of the commonwealth. Mr.. Roy
nolds dwells at scms length on the imag-
mary offensiveness of these subtsrrsneAn
oil conduits, which has never bSen estah-
lished he cites the reported damage and
danger at Leavittsburg, o., from tho
breaking of an oil pipe and tho firing of
the outflow, though the denial ofthis story
has not been rebutted, and q recent
we'll verified incident much nearer homo
has proved the greater, peril Of railroad
transportation for oil. But the most
original, and, If it were sound, tho most
forcible feature of his argument i the
exposition of the principle that to justify
the grant Of eminent domain tho use
must be exercised in the immediate local
ity where the right is given. This Is moi
strictly true, as there may often be 9
general public necessity for railroad, pipt
line or other connection between two
points which is not felt at all points along
tho line. The policy of free railroad law
adopted in this state and approved by it
people, contravenes this part of the argu'
ment. ' .-
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-05-10
rhs,r Own rr,'ass oo'd Nine.
Montana Miner. - "


Two Frenchmsn came into Last Chance
yesterday who have been recognized as
Augustine Rafello and "Autoine, the
Trapper," both of whom have been known
for years 10 the mining camps of
Oregon. and Idaho, They have created
a sensation by the display of half
a dozen long buckskiu bA9s filed with
gold dust and glistening nuggets from
the size Of bird shot to that Of walnut.
For years past these two men have been
in the habit Of spending most Of their
time in the frontier camps, but now and
tten they would disappear for . month or
six weeks and suddenly male pfheif map
pearance, always with their pouches well
filed with dust. Attempts have been made
to follow them on their excursions, which
usually resulted, in their hiding in the
mountains and Gliding pursuit but one
man claims to have followed them in the
Kontenai country to q point near the
British line, where a narrow pass was
reached, and that while one went on the
other mounted guard with Winchester
rife. He attempted to approach tho son
tinel, but was ordered to halt, accom-
panied by q discharge Of tho rife. Ths
companion Immediately appeared, - II
the shot was a mutually understood signal
and the intruder mss jafAed to IssvS the
vicinity on pain of death. N Elllt
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-05-10
TAXABLE kAlLkOAD P:sOPEhTi.
Vnluo Os Real Estate Owned by the r. T..
. In THIS County, Not Used tor Fall
ROAD Purposes.

Value 0s Real ESTATE Owned by the r. T.. =:
In THIS O0unty, Not Used for FALL
ROAD Purposes.
Frank Griest, clerk to the county con-
missioners, has prepared for the Pei.usyl
vania railroad schedule Of the property
owned by the company in this city and
county, not used for railroad purpose and
therefore being subject to taxation f,r
city, county and school purposes. Tia
assessed value of such property within the
city is $54, ,512, and is comprised ii, that
part Of the passenger depot used as 4
restaurant and news stand, several
private houses and lots Of ground
owned by tho company along the
limo Of their road. The passenger
depot il assessed ut $4,000. The total
vaiuation of assessible property of tl,.
company in the city aud county is $l73.
100. It consists Of wharfage ground a:.i
canal wharf at Columbia, dwelling horses,
building lots, warehouses, and farm i.nd..,
along the line of the road in almost every
township from the DAuphin to the CLestri
county lines. Warehouses, depots, offices
&C., used by the company for railroad
purposes are not included in the list, as
they are not taxable for city, county e.
school purposes. The figures were taken
from the, books Of the assessors of S:,r
several districts. F. .gt
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-05-10
Lost Papers Found.

John, E. Carpenter, who is asserting,
reaEanging aud fling in an orderly mau-
ner the papers and documents in ,he offico
Of the clerk Of quarter sessions, fouGtt
yesterday in an unused closet all the
papers relating to tho purchase, by the
ooanty, of Bihkley's bridge. They date
az far back as 1897, and consist of ret,-
tions for the purchase, reports by grand
iuries, road viewers and county commits
sioners, the opinion Of the supreme
court and other important papers, from
which it appears that the bridge was
built in 1897, at cost to Mr.. Blink
Of IS, ,061, 17s, exclusive Of sums sub
scribed by numerous citizens 10 whGu. the
bridge was convenience. Owing - the
enhanced value of his property, he offered
to sell the bridge to the county for
81, 600, and several grand juries reported
il favor of the purchase at that sum, and
it was finally purchased. During the late
litigation between the county commits.
sioners and. the New Holland turnpike
company, growing out of the burning of
tho bridge last year, these missing papera
were diligently searched for, but could
not b found. Az the litigation is not yet
ended, the find IL an important one, as
they throw considerable light on ,he
matters in dispute.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-05-10
The State Treasurer.

State Treasurer Bailey tells the Senate,
in response to its inquiry, that he has
not diverted into the sinking fund the
balance in the general fund in excess of
half q million dollars, as he is required
to do by the law. The state treasurer
says that such a disposition of the state :
moneys would cause very great embar-
rassment and make it impossible for him
to meet its current obligations. He
therefore has deemed it advisable to
comply with the law. But as it is not
Left to the discretion Of any citizen
or officer to determine whether he will
obey the law, the state treasurer was not
warranted in disregarding it. No doubt
It 10 true that the execution of the law
would have embarrassed the state but
the Legislature has been in session for
three months and the state treasurer had
smple opportunity to lay before it the
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-05-10
MAY ENTERTAINMENT.
rHiLADsLPHlA MUs,u FESTIVAL.
= Concert Well Received an
Creditably Given.

rhs snusf Concert Wen Received and
Creditably Given.
The first concert of tho Philadelphia May
music festival, which is to continue for
the rest OF the week, vas given last night
at the Academy of Music, by the Philadel-
phia Music Festival association, a new
torEanization.. There had been much
elaborate preparation and good deal OF
pretenti0us circus poster advertising, for
which; however, the musical part OF the
society was not responsible. The chorus
consisted of 500 voices and the orches-
tys Of 100 piso6s. The arrangement of the
frtissd staDs Ess new and effective, and
tho nico display Of flowers and evergreens
and flags, the floral offerings handed up to
the stage. and the important looking per
|sens going ebont the house with red
rbbo6 f1hsirlappels, were sonovelties.
The first part of the concert was under
tho dirsctiOn Of Mr.. Gilchrist. 1t opened
With ths old German hymn, L" A Strong
hold Sure" arranged by NicOlai in a SD
called pastoral overture. The fine, broad
choral sung BY the great choir was very
Impressive. II was at once perceived,
also, that the orchestra was large and very
fine. 1t is substantially tho Germania,
/ Uut IoluIOICcu 0uu uctski uOuuiS ~
| ordinary number with an excellent body
lof strieRs. notably strong in tho cellos and
kbosseaJ The composition of the chorus
calls for the warmest praise. 1t is a nob!o
body of voice and work, we'll disciplined,
liutslngsnt, and strong. The only
music that really tried the ability
OF the chorus was Handers sixth
Chandos anthem, which followed the
overture. The last two chOruses, and
notably that beginning "Exalt the
Maker's Name" were very finely suug.
Four of the verses Of the anthem are given
to solo voices, taken by Mr.. Woodruff,
tenor; Miss Fuller, soprano, and MIR. Price.
baritone. Tho first part of the concert
closed with Beethoven's ''Ah Perfido''
sung by Nine. Boema. The sec
ond part of tho concert was de-
voted to Spohr's excellent oratorio q
"The Last Judgment" which was con-
Quoted by Charles NJ. Schmitz. Mr.
Schmitz took the singers through the
oratoria in vigorous staccatO manner that
could hardly be called sympathetic. but
that Was quite effective and that held tht
voices together admirably. The sOloists
in the oratoria were Nine. Boema, Miss
Crouch, Mr.. Woodruff, and MIR. Heinrich.
They sang generally we'll enough, but the
interminable goody-goody music gre"
very stupid before il was over.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-05-10

situation of affairs prior to April first,
when it was his duty to transfer
the balance of the general fund
to the sinking fund. He might be
excused for temporarily assuming the
responsibility of violating the law, if he
had done it under the stress Of necessity.
But he had no need in this case to as.
sumo any responsibility, as the Legisla
ture was sitting and in position to take
| it from him. If it did not act, after
being acquainted with the circumstances
| the state treasurer's duty clearly was tt
| execute tho law. r... .,,
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-05-10

The representatives of the oil regions
seem to protest strongly against tax on
crude petroleum. We do not understand
why. Certainly there could not be a
more proper object of taxation. 1t is a
product in which the state has natural
monopoly, and one therefore upon which
she can collect q heavy tax without
lessening the production, and 50 damag-
ing the producing interest 1t is a pro.
duct that is almost entirely consumed
out of the state and mainly out Of the
nation so that the tax is not burthen
upon our citizens. Again, the product is
so cheap as to bear a good tax without
causing the burthen of it to be seriously
felt by the consumer anywhere. We do
not see why there should not be laid
upon the oil as it comes from the ground
a tax as large as can be readily collected
Such a tax would be benefit
in hampsring speculation in petro
leum cheating in which has come
to be as damaging to public moral:
as any other species of gambling. Those
who speculate in oil and daily drive it
price up and down five or ten per cent
cannot object to the Legislature taking
a hand in the game and permanent.
handicapping the lively thing with tel
or even fifty per cent. tax. The vola
tile creature would be benefited b.
being steadied with q good weight, ant
we trust the Legislature will put a stroni
tax on petroleum, for the benefit of tn
thing itself !; even though the state ha
no especial use for the money.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-05-10

Harrisburg Patriot.
The wOrdy but classic Sponsler yester-
day got astride the eagle and the bird of
Jove carried him to empyrean heights
whence he descended ut . sWoop with the
exclamation " oor populi, vor dsi - This
unfamiliar expression startled . cortain
member of the House from his slumbrous
propriety and this ono rubbing his eyes
and suppressing q yawn, said to his
neighbOr ....
"That was q grand speech Of Spons-
ler'sl" .... r.......... 80
"rn bet you ten dollars," said the
other, ''thst you don't know what Spons.
ler meant by that expression"
"Dope, "said the first. That Greek
means in English NY God !! my God
Why hast Thou forsaken mo p"
"Tsko the monsy," replied number
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-05-10

THE Examiner seems to give approx
ing response to the suggestion OF Rev.
Henry Ward Beecher that humanity
must give more attention to the breeding
of people, something on the plan that
men have learned to breed horses for
better speed, sheep for better wool and
bullocks for better beef" The deli
cate science of stirpiculture has had its
advocates before the Examiner, or Mr..
Beecher, or even the circle of free
thinkers and free lovers who tried to
popularize it iu New York some years
ago. AS our progressive contemporary
itself recalls, the ancient pagans had and
practiced some theories on this sub
ject, which, perhaps-and perhaps not
insured more perfect physical perfection
among the Greeks than the world has
seen before or since. But it is notable
that, with the advance of Christian
civilization, the ancient science which
weeded the race of its infirm by antici-
pating their natural death, which pre-
vented the maturity of those born i'm
perfect by Staying the deformed and
puny babies, and which bred prepon'
derance of warriors by putting to death
the surplus female children, has had a
decadence. Something better has super.
seeded it it in a civilization which takes
account of mental and moral quail
ties as we'll as physical, and
notes that the brightest intellects
and purest souls are often enshrined in
mean and Insignificant bodies. Besides
people gifted with the best physique
often are the most reckless in abusing it
while those born to an Inheritance OF
feebleness strengthen and improve il
and entail upon posterity, by the exer
else Of moral power, better physical parts
than their more favored contemporaries
A good deal can be done to improve thu
physical condition of the race, but Mr.
Beecher's barnya science is not the
best way.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-05-10

SENATOR HUMEs does not have a
high opinion of the supreme bench. He
says the judges are but ordinary lawyers
and do not adorn the front rank of the
profession. He is too sweeping in his
allegation. We can cordially agree with
him as to three or four of the number,
and as to the fact that as whole the
supreme bench does not command the
respect for its judgments that it is es-
sential they should have. The poor stuff
on it is so very poor as to bring down
the average frightfully. Can't it be re-
constructed.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-05-10

REv. j. V. ECX1H has assOciatod hfm-
self with Mr.. Jos. A., WolfersbergerN in
the publication of School Days, literary
of this city.
Coz. SAM'L SHocH's autograph made in
1903 has been seen by the Columbia
Herald, which declares it to be handsomer
than his sign manual Of to-day. sy.-- -
REPUBLICAN STATE CHAIRMAN, THOAAs
V. COOPER. marching through tho streets
Of Richmond in procession headed by
Confederate flag is an incident that his
friends propose to revive for future use.
SESAroB RoAR, in anticipation q Gqvs
Butler getting the .d0ckorske at Haxyst&
next commencement, declines to sit at tho
head of the alumni dinner table, with B.
F. B. at his right.
SECRETARY OF STATE w. s. SrENeHR
has been asked to preside at the twenty
fifth annual reunion Of his Glass (58) ,at
the next eommencemsnt of FrankIin and
Marshall college.
NORMAN BIACKwOOD, son of DIR. VIM.
Blackwood, has gone. to Washington,
whence he goes 70 Annapolis for exsninI
alton as a cadet In the U. S. naval aoad-
emy. He does not expect to return to
Lancaster for two years. -
PRESIDENT ARTHUR will probably accept
an invitation to attend the TcereuOniel
incident to tho opening of tho New Y6A
and Brooklyn bridge on the 24th inst. he
will not take up his residence at the Sol
diers' Home before next month.
GEN. Crooks expedition has not been
heard from since the Sd inst but Secretary
Lincoln says that does not give any ground
| for alarm. He has confidence in Gen.
eral Crooks Judgment and prudence, and
| is satisfied that he knew what he had 'tG
encounter before he crossed the border"
CATHANIl BEY, the Jewish millionaire,
died recently in Cairo, aged seventy-thre<
| wears, He was estimated to be worth
| S25, ,OOO, 900. He owned synagogue and
carefully observed Jewish rites. Eli
leaves a wife and . large number O
children.
| JOHN M. KNOX, comptroller of the cur
rency, has been designated to act az com
missioner of internal revenue for ten day.
from the Sth inst. The term OF Deputy
| Commissioner Rogers as acting commits.
sioner will expire to day. He could not b
legally designated to act for Longer
period.
| MAHoNE's 8 vanity is chat he looks like
| Napoleon He wears white hat cooked
Knowingly to one side and the historic
gray overcoat. and assumes the Napoleon
ic attitude of folded arms whenever any
body is looking at him. 1t is common
expression among the people whom he ha'
kbulldozed into following him-"He's
little Napoleon" Anything more unlike
the great Napoleon than the little weaz
ened snipe, strutting around and filling
the place Of United States senator as if j
were the office of dog-catcher or pound
master in country village, would be har'
| to imao inc.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-05-10
TRADE AND LABOR,
Extensive Shipments of Whisky.

Extensive Shipments OF Whisky
Judge French, assistant secretary of the
treasury, who has just returned from a
trip in Virginia, says that he learned that
q vessel was about to embark from New
port News from Bermuda with cargo of
8, 1000 barrels OF whisky, and that it is ex-
pected that many Thousand barrels will
be shipped to that place during the season.
It is stated that the shippers will reimport
the spirits at Newport News, and ask the
government to put it in warehouse for
three years,
At q meeting of the Western Export as
sociation Of the. Mississippi valley in
Indianapolis yesterday, about fifty distil-
leries being represented, a resolution was
adopted that all distillers who can do 80
shall at once reduce their capacity so far
as possible until June I, and that after
that date it shall be obligatory on mem.
bers of the association to reduce the pro
duction to twenty per cent. of thoir ca
pscity." .....
:. Nearly all tho saloons in Milwaukee
were closed at midnight on Tuesday In
accordance with tho proclamation of the
mayor. The few which were kept opsn
were not interfered with. 1t is said the
apparent compliance with tho mayors
order is due to the fact that a majority Of
the saloon keepers have not taken out
their annual licenses and that they
threaten TO violate the order a. soon as
they secure their license. 10, ~.
The Law and Order society, Of Look
port New York, has sdorlsd resolutions
asking the board Of excise to grant no
licenses. The board meets to-day
s5I l.. Aassaai,eS 0pansrssal Gsssrsss. I
Y Ths sgriculturai department Of Ijlaois
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4 Curious Letter.

Mrs. Harry Brimmer received yesterday
fEo1 Ida p. Parry, blind girl, residing
In Wilmington, . very interesting letter.
The contents cover the surface of a large
sized sheet of writing paper, but the epis-
tie - not sosittsn.. II is picked letter by
letter with the point of pin, more than
dozen pin holes being required to form
some Of the letters, all Of which are in
Well shaped capitals. Il must have re-
-quired the greatest care and tho keenest
ssnDo oEt6llsh to have produced such a
Wosk without the aid OF eyesight.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-05-10
A EELLIaERENr MlLiTIAMAN.
Tho city Troop OF Philadelphis Defied BY ~
Honorary Member

The trouble in the ranks of the Philadel-
phia City Troop has grown much more
serious. The majority of the troopers have
been designated as g. q set of id dudes"
and the members of that exclusive circle
of society, whose names are recorded in the
elite directory, are deeply agitated. The
members Of the troop in some way discover
ed that Col. Joseph F. Tobias, a wine i'm.
porter of largo wealth, high social stand
ing, and an honorary member of the troop
was the person who had employed Thos.
F. Diehl, lawyer, to contest the election
of E. Bird Grubb, as captain of the troop,
on the ground that Grubb is q resident ol
New Jersey. On Monday night the troop
held meeting and adopted q preamble
andTesolutions, denouncing Col. Tobias
action as impertinent, unwarranted,
personal, contentious, and unworthy
member OF the organization,
and requesting him to resign his hon
orary membership. The document was
presented to Col. Tobias by Secretary
Ringgold w. Ladner, but instead of com
plying the colonel laughed the Invitation
to sc0rn and at once wrote peppery reply
to Mr.. Ladner, in which he said I" am
asked to resign because, in an
effort which believe to be a
duty to myself and duty to those who
have preceded me upon the roll of
honor in the first troop, l have done some.
thing which is repugnant to the present
active members of Tho organization. /
decline to do so, and shall maintain my
right to membership, and shall also insist
that the issue presented be fairly met and
| decided, and that no commission shall be
issued by the governor Of Pennsylvania
to the gentleman who has been elected
captain, unless it is decided ESQ that it shall
hereafter be . precedent) that q
non. resident, nOn-citizen and q nOn-
inhabitant of tho commonwealth of Penn
sylvania, owing allegiance to another state
and having held q commission in the
military service of that state, is eligible
to hold an Office in the National Guard of
. this commonwealth Imust request that,
as the communication addressed 10
I me has been placed upon tho min
utes of this body, my reply may also
! appear there, that future generations may
see that at least one member OF this body
protested against the absurd and ignomin-
ious position in which it has placed itself
before the community, whose laws it is
bound to maintain sacred and hold invio-
LIABLE"
To a reporter Col. Tobias said Just
tLink of the, cheek of the thing. have
been connected with that Organization for
90 years. When anything was needed I
have always put my hand into my pocket
and assisted. Really l am one Of the
fathers of the troop, and here a lot of id
young dudes come up and request me to
resign. guess .".iU'.sEt
"Colonel, are you prepared to contest
your rights upon tho field of honor, in case
member Of the troop should call you
out Ef IgsFE INC4. JI4I
"Oh, yes saw Gen. Hartranft this
morning and told him that in case was
called out l should need few days to ar
range my affairs, and have secured the
services of DR.. Packer a. my surgeon"