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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-04-16
Contract Awarded.

The contract for the graduation. masonry
and ballasting ON section five of the Phila-
deiphia, Germantown & Chestnut Hill
railroad was let by the Pennsylvania rail
road company to Gonder Bros, of Stras-
burg, Lancaster county. The work en-.
braces a !Ot Of first and second class bridges
and masonry also some very deep rock
cuttings. The road will DO dOu' !: track.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-04-16
Mother and Child Drowned.

At Dubuque, Iowa, Mrs. d. Zelpprecht,
wife Of we'll known druggist, together
with her little boy, was found drowned at
the bottom of a we'll. It is surmised that
the boy fell in and the mother went down
to try and save him.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-04-16
BASEBALL.



On Saturday afternoon the second nine
OF the baseball players from franklin and
Marshall college paid q visit to Milers-
vile, where they played match game
with the first nine of the normal school,
defeating them easily by the score of 10 to
9. The Lancaster men outbatted their
opponents, and in fact, seemed better
fitted for tho field in every way. There
was large crowd to witness the game, in
Guiding number from this city. Zecher,
Of this city, caught for the Millersville
club. and of course did good playing. Mr..
E. Hottenstein, of the senior college nine,
Officiated. His decisions were prompt
and impartial and showed that he pos
sessed 4 thorough knowledge of the game.
The game by innings was
9 3 6 Q
College. .......,..O Q d . O-l9
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-04-16

INVITATIONS are being sent to the differ
ent governments Of the old world to at,
tend the czar's coronation, if it takes place.
Apropos of current events the cards must
seem to the illustrious dignitaries who re
ceive them like elegant invitations to their
own funerals.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-04-16

Ben BUTLER writes tL.., in view of the
tendency of political parties to take their
presidential candidates from pivotal states
like New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and
Illinois, he has no special hopes or ambi-
tion to he a presidential candidate.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-04-16
A FATAL FIRE.
Three Men Burned Co Death in an iowa
Hotel.

Three Men burned Co Death in an iowa
Hotel.
At Abba, Iowa, about o'clock Sunday
morning the Atlantic house, small frame
hotel kept by G. Reams, was burned, and
three men perished in the flames. They
We're Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
railway section hands, named W. McGilI,
Charles Quillan and Carl SPECIAL, all
single men, aged 80, % and 52, respect
lively. Companions sleeping in tho same
room with them were awakened by the
fire, and thought they had awakened the
others before they descended to the first
floor, which they did just in time to save
the Reams family. 1t was not known
that any had perished until the bodies of
the men were seen in the ruins. Mr..
Reams was badly burned in trying to save
some of bis valuables. The house was
worth about 5000. Matthew'S saloon ad.
joining the hotel was destroyed.
AswIft Ride to Death.
An Italian laborer named Levi, IN the
employ OF the Lehigh Valley railroad
company at Delano, Carbon county, to-
gether with a party of fifteen or twenty
men and women, boarded hand-truck for
the purpose of visiting Mahanoy city.
The little car was run by gravity, tho
grade between these points being very
heavy, and when they reached the Phila-
delphia & Reading crossing at Mahanoy
city the brake chain broke. Their
speed rapidly increased and tho
party became badly frightened. A
coal car had been coupled to the truck, the
brake Of which was to be used in case of
emergency. 1t proved effective in slightly
reducing the speed of the hand-truck,
which by this time had reached the Phil
adelphia & Reading depot, where many
of the members of the party jumped off
and were scattered around the track, but
none of them were seriously injured. The
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-04-16

total rslinquishment of her power over
Ireland. Unless thk is done she u to be
left a mass of ruins. London is to be de-
stroyed by dynamite and chemical fire. and
q veritable pandemonium is to be created
on land. Every English man-of.war and
al, the merchant marine flying the English
tlsg are to 10 blown up. Nothing but the
final Independence of Ireland is to be the
limit Of shis warfare. Professor Nezzerof
processes to accomplish much in the way
ofcompclling England to give up Ireland,
but there is such an unpleasant tendency
among tho leaders Of the revolutionists to
tell tales full of sound and fury relative to
their puissancs that this learned and san
guine chemist may be considered as
loud mouthed and empty rs Herr Most OF
O'Donovan Rosa. --i.-
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How President Taylor Managed to Stop
Duel

How freBIdonC T0ylOr managed 20 Stop
Duel.
Washington Correspondence Phil. Record.
When General Zachary Taylor was pre-.
sident his son-in- law, jefferson Davis, OF
Mississippi, afterward president himself,
was in the Senate. At one particular
time, under this administration a Colonel
Bissell, who had headed an Illinois
regiment in the Mexican war, was in the
House of Representatives. One of Bissell's S
enemies took occasion to remark, in do
bate in tho House one day, that in certain
battle on Mexican soil Bissell's cow
ardice nearly lost the day to the American
arms. Nothing" he declared, "but
the skill and bravery of Colonel Jefferson
Davis, of Mississippi, and his brave regi
ment prevented disgraceful rout." Bis.
sell jumped up promptly and angerly de-
nounced this statement as false. In fact,
he said the case was just the other way
Colonel Davis cOwardice nearly lost the
day. Colonel Davis regiment lost its heart;
Col. Bisselrs bravery and ability saved the
day. His regiment was only less brave and
skillful than himself. 1t does not
appear from the story that came to me the
other day that the representative to whom
Colonel Bissell gave the lie cared to take
it up. But Senator Jefferson Davis imme
diately sent Colonel Bissell polite note
inviting him to retract or fight. The
colonel replied that he preferred to fight,
and named muskets, slugs ard five PAGES
as the terms. He OK pressly requested that
the place and the hour be so arranged that
tho police could not possibly interfere
Senator Davis agreed with his antagonist
as to the conditions, and the seconds were
instructed accordingly. Col. Bissell was on
the ground at the early hour named; SO
were his second and his surgeon. But
Senator Davis did not appear. After
waiting several hours Col. Bissell returned
to the city and went to his rooms. There
he found the presidents private Sec
retary with an invitation to come at once
to the White House. OF course he went,
and, as he had expected, found his
challenger in the library with President
Taylor. The latter said to Colonel Bissel
that, thinking it a pity that two such men
should make war upon one another, he
had himself arrested Senator Davis and
had sent his private secretary to arrest
Colonel Bissel. Now that he had them he
proposed to keep them at least until after
lunch, and as they were his guests they
must also be friends. So they shook
hands with more or less cordiality and de-
clared the duel off.
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An IDjudlcions Declaration.

Everybody knows that on day before
the war Senator Foote, of Mississippi. re-
marked to Senator John P. Hale, of New
Hampshire, on the floor of the Senate, that
if he should repeat in Mississippi the abo-
lition speeches he was then making in
the Senate he would be hanged to
the nearest tree. "And," went on
the hot. headed Mississippian, Gin lieu OF
anybody else, myself would act as hang
man." Perhaps everybody doesn't know
that Foote was sincerely sorry for his un.
fortunate utterances. The words were
scarcely out of my mouth" he said,
before l would have given worlds to re.
call them. saw at once what an Oppor-
tunity they gave my enemies for merited
castigation. Next morning, when letters
and notes of all sorts began to arrive,
addressed to Hangman Foote, many of
them containing pictures of that person
in the performance of his ghostly duties,
I found my worst fears realized.
Then cam, the newspapers. I never
heard the end of it. And all the
time, after 1 had apologized to Hale,
whom I liked very much, and he had
forgiven me, like the generous, jolly old
soul that he was. was on the best of
terms with him." It was just. after Hale
had forgiven Foote that beautiful girl
came down from New Hampshire to beg
for the pardon of her brother, who had
been led by bad companions into the COM
mission of crime, for which he was being
punished under the sentence Of
Federal court. There were
extenuating circumstances his par
cuts were old, his health was bad, and
the judge who tried him, the jury, the
grand jury and the district attorney put
their names to the petition that his brave
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-04-16

A PITTSBURGH butcher has mysteriOusly
disappeared, aud not the slightest clue is
known to his whereabouts. IIo may
have inadvertently fallen down Herr Most's
throat while tho agitator was trying I,
convince him that Germany Was right in
prohibiting American pork.
The Democratic county committee OF
Fayette on Saturday nominated II. j.
Gilmore for the legislative scat Vacated
by Dukes. He won by combination on
him of the friends of all the other candi
dates against Hill, who is said to be the
fascrite of Tom Searight, friend OF
Dukes.
THE Capitan Francassa, of Rome, has a
satirical sketch, which really is not Il bad
summing up of the situation. 1t represents
aero wned head-no matter which-porins
| over letter just received. He has tilted
the symbol of sovereignty slightly over on
| one car, and is scratching his head in per
pleXity while he murmurs Invitation
| to corouation-imperial cousin-hum M
no, not if know it-TN send my mother
/ in laD :"
MAYOR HARRISON, after his re elect ion
lately at Chicago, said that he had bec,
traduced during the campaign by the as
sertiun that he gave free rein to vice and
was determined to show that he did not
countenance the disregard for the law So
prevalent in Chicago. Saturday he put
his promises into effect by ordering the
police to close every disreputabIe house
and saloon on State street, Oh Wabash
avenue and on Clark street - far south as
Polk, which is nearly one mile soutE of
the business centre.
wINTRY SONNET.
Robin said The Spring will never come,
And shall never care to build again.
EOsebush said: These frOsts are WearsOmp
My sap will never stir tor sun or rain.
The round Moon said: These nights are logged
neither care to wax nor care to wane
The Ocean said {: l thirst from long ago,
Because earth's rivers cannot fl the main.
When Springtime came red Robin builta a nest,
III.
Gray hoar-frost vanished. and the rose with
might
Clothei her in leaves and buds OF crimson
core.
The dim Moon Frightened Ocean summed his
crest.
Dimpled his blue, yet thfrs,ed evermore.
Christina q. kosseni.
DURING the past ten years 3,544, ass
immigrants came to this country. Their
occupations were recorded as follows
Professional q, ,s93 skilled laborers, $685.
444 agents, sa4; bankers. 295; cooks,
2,s5G farmers, 311.799; grccers, 2, ,1s5
hotel-keepers, LIST; laborers, SO7, $40 g;
merchants, G0.4ss; servants, 124.sO9 ;
shepherds, 1,434; all others, 5S, $50 &C.
cupations not stated. 34.563; without oc-
cupations, 1,72l, ,361. OF the total mum.
Der England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales
supplied 1.O13,979; Germany. 97G, 74s !;
Sweden, s77, ,55s; Norway, 1s1, 4ss France,
"a, 1862, and China, 1860 About GO
per cent. of the whole number were males
and the balance, 40 pcr cent, females. A
great many deductions-wiss and other.
wise-may be made from these figures.
ACCORDING to Professor Mezzeroff, the
Nihilist leader and head chemist OF tie
dynamite party, England is In woful
condition, her only salvation being the
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-04-16

A PITTSBURGH butcher has mystcriOusly
disappeared, aud not the slightest clue is
known to his whereabouts. IIo may
have inadvertently fallen down Herr Most's
throat while tho agitator was trying I,
convince him that Germany Was right in
prohibiting American pork.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-04-16

ACCORDING to Professor MezzeroH, the
Nihilist leader and head chemist OF tie
dynamite party, England is In a woful
condition, her only salvation being the
The Brookhaven leader., 1883-03-29
HOME, FARM AND GARDEN.


Every flower about the house ccrti-
fes 20 the refinement o somebody.
Every vine, climbing and blossoming'
tells of love aud Joy.
Corn is thought 90 grow better II
the rows run north and so..th. 81 that
the sun will shin, equa ly on each side
OF Che stalk.
Examine your stock every few
weeks TO see that they are free from
lice. Powdered charcoal. coal dust or
road dust sifted into the lair are al good
remedies. Y Herald.
Surprise Cake: One egg, one cupful
Of sugar half cppful oil butter, one
cup.ul of sweet max, one heaping tea
sro ,nful of baking powder. lavor
with lemon or vanilla. Use about one
coffee cupful of flour. The Household.
A celebrated hortic .'lturist declares
positively that, taking the average o.
the whole country, small iruits-straw-
berries, raspberries, blac berries, cur.
rants, grapes, etc.-yield nearly double
the profit OF apples, pears. peaches,
plums, etc. He does not Include cher
ries. Chicago Tribune.
Tar is one of the most useful arti-
c'es to be Kept about stable. Inter
nally use a teaspoonful nj > hit and morn
ing for chronic coughs; externally is
particularly useful in thrush and all dis
eases or wounds of the foot. Mixed
with fish oil it is one OF the best rem
edies Tor hard or brittle feet, Inner
ian Farmer.
When small bcets are boiled and
cut in 81 ces and served in saucers ut
dinner, a great. addition NAV be made
bv slicing some oiled carrots with
them Do not cook the carrots and
Gets together, bit in separate ket les.
Ser ed together each gains, and neither
loses This is novel way OF serving
them; try it.
Fish Cake; Take what remains OF
any cold fish, remove the bones, mince
it, and add equal quant,te s of bread
crumbs and cold mashed potato and
parsley cut very he, and salt and
pepper Make into still paste with
milk and little butter or an egg; form
into cakes sift ne bread crumbs over
them and fry light, pretty brown
OHtCtNHOtt 4 NttS.
Three tablespoonfuls of oil to one
of vinegar. a salt-spoon heaping full of
salt. and two thirds ull of black pepper,
with p nch of cayenne, are the proper
proportions for plain salad dressing.
70 var this add small picked oni n.
chopped very fine, or raw onion and
q cucumber pickle, with little pepper
and salt added to a little negar, makes
an appetizing dressing for cold boiled
pigs feet-N !. lost
The Bo ton Amer'can CultirntOr
states that 1.-THE first and most important
consideration in selecting a spot f n the
garden is the sit alton The most suit
able is very gentle inclination toward
the east or southeast, that it may have
all the advantages of the morning sun.
The next relerable exposure is south
or southwest if sheltered from the
north or northwest so much the better.
Always avoid, if possible, the neighbour
hood of large spreading trees. as their
roots will exhaust the soil, and their
shade injure the crops"
The Brookhaven leader., 1883-03-29
The Credulous Brlton.

A remarkable instance Of presence OF
mind on the part OF an actress is re-
ported from Chelseaville, IN Texas. Al a
part of the piece where she was the only
person on the stage she was informed
from the wings that fire had broken
out behind the scenes. Instead of max
ing precipitate retreat, and thereby
causing disastrous panic-as nine per.
sons out of ten in her position would
have done--she quietly ordered the cur.
tain to be lowered, and, stepping to the
footlights, she said to the audience;
Ladies and gentleman-A drama in
real life as terrible as unexpected has
lust been enacted behind the scenes.
Our manager, in a fit of Jealousy, has
killed the leading lady and cut his own
throat aftarward. This double tragedy
prevents, of course, the continuance OF
the performance. The bodies have
been removed to neighboring house,
where they are to be SEEM" The pub
lie, whose curiosity was naturally very
much excited, cleared the theatre with
the utmost promptitude, but without
accident, no one feeling the sense OF
danger which constitutes, in fact, the,
greatest peril on such occasions; but,
instead of the two corpses which they
expected to find, they only saw thick
column of smoke rising from She rear
of the building they had just vacatedl---
81. James Gazette. ..lf~ ''r'
The Brookhaven leader., 1883-03-29

Hs son. The1atter was sent 70 The famous
Iuvalid,s Hotel, 81 BuEfslo, n T., conducted
by DIR. r v. Fierce, and hts competent stan
Of specialists, where, under sk,llful treat
ment, the sufferer soon fouad relief and
In the library Of bis handsome home the
admiral placed one Of the four bottles seat
him py the seam.n Brown. Conspicuous In
its pretty frame and stand Il ,sttrscbs alleges,
which can easily read the lines 10 golden let
tiers inscribed on the tablet under thc stand as
follows This bottle once eontsined the
Ammunition viii h secured. for Admiral -
the victory In his b4ttle OF Care Horn with the
enemy consumption. HIS undyiug gratitude
Is thus shown for that which tbs bottle
and It's mates held"
The Brookhaven leader., 1883-03-29

HAVE you had q Job to-day, Tint" In
quired wellknown legal gentleman of the
equ lily well-kuowR, Jolly, forid-faced old
drayman, who, rain or shin, summer or win
ter, rs rarely absent from his post in ront of
SHOW many" 'Only two, sor." ''How
much did yos get for bothr' "sivInty cints,
sor." Seventy centsl How do you expect to
live and keep horse on seventy cents a
dayF' "Sonie days h we half dozen johs,
sor; but biznis. has been dali to-day, sor
On'y the auling OF athrunk for gintim,n
for forty cints, an load av furniture for
thirty cints; big loa |, sor." "Do you
carry big loads of household goods for thirty
centsl" "She was a poor wildly, sor, am
had no more to give. I took all she had, sor !;
an bedad, sor, a lyycr coull have done no
better nor that, sor." And old Tim had won
the first fsll-Detron Free Press.
The Brookhaven leader., 1883-03-29
A REMARKABLE STORY.


The following narrative Is self-cxplanatory,
The letter when prccc4cs u Is true cory II
the original, and was sent to US, together
with The details, by an officer now in the
United states Navy:
uNITEn sraTEs FLAGSHIP NoNaD,
NAVY YARD, BOSTON, MASS, 6
January 10, lcS-.
Nv Dear Friend: Your k,nI favor contain
ing congratulations on my RESTORATION
10 health Il ucfore me. When we parted
Ihirty months aga little did we Imagine that
either would DC Orou Sht near Ieath's door by
a 4 sease which selects for Its victims those
who present an futer lal held OF cOustitu sion-
al weaSness for its first attack, because you
and | were in those days the personihc ttion
OF health; and cau claim this to-day, thank
GodI Why can do so now will he told to-mor-
row, when we meet Il your dinner, as you oIly
know that | have passed through a terrible
illness; my &c livery IRON death beng due to
the wonderful discovery in me iical science,
made by a man who to-day stands In the
front rank of his felOw-WorGers; unequaled
by ANY iu my oWa opinion, That !, who
heretofore have ever been the most orthodox
believer ia the school of meds cine, its
application ami results, should thus recant In
favor of that which IS evreI 1T by old prhc-
tItioners m startlc you, but seeing is believ-
ing" anl when recount the attack made
on nv oil hulk, how near ] came to lowering
Try colors aud the hual volley which, through
the agency above mentioned gave me VIC
tory, You wIlI at least credit me with just
cause for sincerity in my thank uincss aud
belief. | Will also spin my yarn anent my
China cruise, and, altogether, expect to en-
tertsfD as well as be entertained by you
With best wishes, Sincerely yours,
The Brookhaven leader., 1883-03-29
Some of the newspapers seem t.

Some of the newspapers seem to
think it wonderful that so many of our
millionaires were poor boys. Success
in life does not depend upon the start
ing point. AS in swimming a race 1t
makes little difference at the end
whether a man wades in or jumps in,
whether he starts from a rock, a bank
of sand, or boat in the stream; so in
the battle of life it is not the point OF
starting, but the direction of the start
and the vigor and endurance and good
Judgment that are brought into play,
that bring great results.-BoSton 7rdr-
pLer
The Brookhaven leader., 1883-03-29

Mr.. F. /. CANEY, of Madison, Ind, writes {:
81 was completely broken up with rheuna-
tsm, and was also suffering from indis ion
and piles. Ny aunt, Mrs Whalen, living In
Louisyi lie, wrote, advising me to try Dr.
Guysott's Yellow Dock ami Sarsaparilla.
did so. / .lso bathed my joints with vine gar
and salt. This treatment relieved me Of all
suffering"
The Brookhaven leader., 1883-03-29

"A Boston paper talks fiercely about
"The Tax on Brains" But what in the
name of Cape Cod and Plymouth Rock
does Boston editor know about such
subject Ministers and Salem witches
defend us when the Hub forgets its
"cuchaw" and runs after such strange
gods a. brains. IN. 7. Graphic,
The Brookhaven leader., 1883-03-29
PERSONAL

THEvoLTAtc BELT Co, Marshall, Mich, will
send DIR. Dyes Celebrated Electro, Voltaic
Belts and Electric Appliances on trial for
thirty days to men young or old who are az
fiicted with nervous debility, lost vitality and
kindred troubles, guaranteeing speedy and
complete restoration ofhealth and manly vigor.
Address as above. n. B.-No risk IL Incurred
Is thirty days trial is allowed.
The Brookhaven leader., 1883-03-29
Observation-Disclosures.

and County OF New York. Recently, in con-
yersation with ore of our reporters, Mr.. Bowe
proclaimed the following I ct: ~ con slider
ST. Jacobs Oil an excellent remedy, and one
that ought certainly to find its way into ev
cry household. Mrs. Bows always has bot
tie of 1t there, and makes family remedy Of
it."-NelO York Eve,aing telegram.
The Brookhaven leader., 1883-03-29

J. NJ. Fort, Monmouth, ILL.,, writes: Having
used SCovILL's SARsAPARILLA AND STLLIN-
GIA, or BLOOD AND LIVER SYRUP, according
to the directions given, for the purpose Of
enr ching and purifying the blood and regu-
lating the liver, aud having found the medi-
cine to do all that you claim for it, cheer
fully recommend its use to all persons affect
ed likewise.
The Brookhaven leader., 1883-03-29

A BoYw,s leading a goat around by rope
recently when pedestrian asked il he want
ed to sell the animal. 'Course not; we just
got him." was the reply. "What did you
want OF a goatl' "Nothing much. We
bought him to get ahead of the Browns, who
have fox, but they've gone and got even
az In" Howl" "Why, three of the fami-
ly have been mesmerized, and Johnny has had
two teeth filed. n-Detroit Free Press.
The Brookhaven leader., 1883-03-29

*.x"Fools tske to themselves the resrect-
given to their office" But Kidney Wort com
ma DIS resrect for its own solid merits, tested
tried and found not wanting n any essential
principle required for the cure of dyspepsia
piles, IN larln, and all diseases of the kidnevs
bowels and liver. Prepared in dry and liquid
form
The Brookhaven leader., 1883-03-29

Hale's Honey of Horehound and Tar
Will stop a wheeling cough. Pixies tooth
ache drops cure in one minute.
The Brookhaven leader., 1883-03-29

DIR. BENsoS's Skin Cure consists of inter-
n u and external treatment At same time and
1t makes the skin white, soft and smooth. It
contains no poisonous drugs. 81 at druggists.
The Brookhaven leader., 1883-03-29

az AN truly thankful that I sver used Or.
BenSo,,'s Ceisry and C'hdmoBlile Pils, for they
cured my periodical headache" Mrs. >. r. PAD
olson, Point Caswell, n. &. soc at druggists