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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-12-08
SEIuHBuRaUuD NEWS


Events Near ana Across tho County Elnos.
Harry Gross, lad about thirteen fell
from a swing in tho yard of the Niyilant
eDginG house, York, and was 50 seriously
injured that he died shortly afterwards.
The lawyer of the Reading railroad
company arc engaged securing the right
Of way for the road along the Schnylkill,
to connect wish the Baltimore and Ohio
extension. AS soon as this has been
completed the work Of constructing the
road will bo commenced.
Up near Selinsgrove boy trcod
squirrel and in enlarging the hole in ordor
to secure the game, came upon hard
substance which proved % be silver
watch. Cutting in deeper he succeeded in
taking out eleven Of them Somo five
years ago jewery store in Sunbury was
robbed Of lot of watches and it is sup
posed that this is part of the pluGder.
The members OF tho Legisture who took
all their pay yesterday wero Blackford,
Boyle, W. c. Brown, Burnitc, Colborn.
Connell, Gates, Harris, Hummell, Jamison
Martin, Levi Morrison, McCrum, Henry
Mcdonald, Mcnamara, Pomeroy, Sieger,
Sincx, Stewart, Taylor, A. II. White and
Woods. Burnite afterwards added 800 to
his Sll0, for the eleven days of recess, and
paid the s200 to four Harrisburg charities.
j. l.. Brown, j. l.. Graham and Glenn
turned over Sl00 Senator Herr handed
back sll0 for the June recess.
Thomas Miller OF Reading, loft his
family in 1861, went to Utah aud became
a convert to Mormonism. Nothing was
heard Of him after ho left Reading until
Friday when communication bearing
upon it the seal of the Mormon church,
and at tho close the name of Elder M1lin
Palmer, was received by his remaining
family in Reading stating briefly that
Thomas Miller had died near Salt Lake
City last September, and the church had
buried him as ono tTuO TO tho Mormon
faith. The letter gives no further Infor.
nation.
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OBITUARY,
Death OF John johnson,

Death OF John johnson.
John Johnson, M old, woll.known aud
highly esteemed citizen OF Littlo Britain
township, was found dead between and
@ o'clock on Thursday evening In his
pump house, whittier ho had gono short
timo previous. His death was quite a
severe shock to his family, as ho had been
In his usual good health all day and had
driven to Fairmount tho afternoon of his
death, and on his return went about In his
usual manner.
Though in his Sith year, Mr.. Johnson
was n remarkable specimen Of halo and
hearty manhood. Erect and strong hc
Thought little of walking from his homo
to this city, n distance Of 20 miles, aud
oniy for tho past fow years has no discon.
tihued this his usual practice when bust
ness called him tn town. IIe was born
anu raised In tho lower end. and was
always ono OF ilsmcst prominent citizens
lho farm ON which no lived has been in
the possession of tho johnson family for
several generations. The deceased leaves
three sons, James, Arthur and John. tho
hrst farmer in Colerain and tho others
farmers in Little Britain. Three dnugh, !,
ters also survive him, tho wifo of DIR. !
w. ZelI, OF Little Britain, aud Miescs
PhWbo and Sallio, who live at home. Tho
funeral will take place at II o'clock on
Monday morning from his late residence
in Little Britain, intcrmcnt NJ Union
cemetery.
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The STROLL FAMILY.
a rins ENTERTAINMENT Last Night.

Last evening the Stroll family of mu-
sCians appeared in the opera house, and
it WAS pity they did not have larger
audience, for they certainly are deserving
of liberal patronage. TIE family are too
well known to need an extended notice,
but it is certain that they have improved
wonderfully since their last appearance
here. The entertainment last evening was
first class in every respect. The music,
bosh vocal and instrumental, is excellent,
while the speciality parts are very clever.
a feature OF the show is the playing of two
cornets at the same time by William L.
Stroll, and three instruments by his sister
Rebecca. Tho brass band and orchestra
of the family are very good. This evening
they will appear for the last time, when "a
big house should greet them. This after.
noon they are giving a matinee.
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deals with the dangers incurred by Amor
lean girls OF wealth who marry foreign
noblemen.
GrNFRAi GRANT denounces the story
that he and Mrs. Grant have become
Spiritualists as contemplate falsehood.
General Grant said he never attended q
seauco In his life and looked upon spirit.
ualism as a system of iugglery.
REPRESENTATIVE Franz UURD, of
Ohio, says that the ways aud means com.
mttoo win ask for the removal Of all
duties on salt, sugar, lumber, barbed
wire, copper and possibly wool. lie may
not, however, ba authorized to speak for
the committee, which has not yet been
appointed.
Rev. +. FERRIS BisHOU, president OF
the Naugatuck railroad died yesterday In
Bridgeport, Connecticut, aged 1S years.
Ho was for many years rector of the Church
of the Nativity of North Bridgeport, which
he erected MT his own expense ut cost OF
$4,000. The church having been unoc
Cupicd OF late years, he presented II 10 the
Bridgeport orphan asylum.
Mr.. FAIR, of Nevada, is put down as the
wealthiess man ia the United States Sen.
ate. His riches aggregate SlS,OoO,OO;
those of Mr.. Miller Of California, $4,000,
600 Mr.. sawyer. of Wisconsin, 5000,
600 Mr.. Brown. OF Georgia, Sj,0OO,0 900 ;
Mr.. Palmer, OF Michigan, $500, 900 Mr.,
Sabn, of Minnesota, $4,000, 600, and so
on.
Henry WILLARD applying to John swim.
ton for work 20 years ago was advised 10
hire himself out as porter to commits
soa house. Some weeks ago, when
Swint0u started his new morning paper,
Willard was one Of the first subscribers,
s2oiiug tho subscription price and n note
to Mr.. SwIuton, and in the httar be sar.
castically remarked that he always felt
under Obligations to Mr. Swintou for
giving him advice which he did not follow
Then Swinton wrote sarcastic editorial
about Mr.. Willard. abiding to him as the
golden spike that had once been bare
footed German boy.
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NEWS NOTES.
vuHKESr ,srnLLiaxsvE IN uRiEr
crime and Calamity Trade and Commerce
Tho Soldiers and dFarmers-Brewers
ana PIanters--A Birds Eye Wow
rho Npua.

Timatis Hernandez, convicted of murder,
has been sentenced 20 be publicly shot
dead in Monterey Mexico, on the 10th
inst.
James NJ. Underwood. convicted OF muir
der, was hanged yesterday ut Dardanellc,
Arkansas, in presence Of three thousand
spectators.
Wesley PoScy, tho colorCd man charged
with ielouiously assaultiag lltslo girl at
Birmingham, Alabama, was tried aud
convicted yesterday. The death sentence
will be pronounced.
Rees Jones was killed aud Thomas
Corcoran dangerously injured ut the Pine
Brook mine, Scranton, on Thursday, by
the premature discharge Of blast.
The Farmers congress, In session NJ
Louisville, adjourned yesterday morning,
after sc'eoting Nashville rs the next place
for meet ng.
Henry Warford, his wife Sarah, their
infant daughter aud two mcphews were
drowned yesterday by the Capsi,tug of a
sailboat in Notro Damo bay, Ncwfound-
land.
The entire business portion OF to town
of Williamstown, y. G., was destroyed by
an inccndiary fire early Fridoy morning.
The steamer Commerce, with 2Ip bales OF
cotton, was also burned.
The directors of the southern exposition
in Louisville have decided to hold another
exhibition next year, and raised au addi-
tional fund Of S2jO,OUO fDr the purpose.
The date will b. So arranged rs not to
conflict with the New Orleans exposition.
Tho next annual convention OF the
Brewers association Of the United States
will meet in Rochester, y. y, on the
third wednesday in May, 1881. The25th
anniversary meeting Of the association will
be held in New York city in 1885.
4 brother of the lato Arthur Schoueid,
Of New York. called on tho mayor of
Boston yesterday and said the heirs at law
OF Mr.. Sohoficld would waive all claims
and place in possession Of the city the sum
of $50, 900 beQueathC0 for tho O0uCtt Of
the Boston public library.
In the police court at Now Haven, Con
nectiCut, yesterday morning, Sarah Lang.
don, keeper of a notorious house, was tined
900 and costs aud sent to Jail for six
mouths, aud another woman, au inmate OF
the house, was fined $50 and sent to jail
for three months. Tho latter was also
held ia 81 900 bail for tg.al on the charge
of Gusicing a young woman into the den.
\ vendor Of spcc:acics named Marcus
EInStCiE, haiiing f.Om Philadelphia, who
was committed t5 the Berks, county prison
on the 22d Of October las. for malicious
mischief in destroying bed in q country
inn where he was stopping, committed
suicide in his cell b. hanging himself with
the cord attached u tho ventt,atOr. De,
ceased was Al year. or go and hal friend.
in Philadelphia.
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COLUMBIA NEWS.
OUR KE0ULAK CORRESPONDENCE,
Events along the susquohnnna--item. OF
interest In and Around tho i,ornucb
fiokcd ny by the inteIn.
genoer Reporter.

Events along the experimentation OF
Interest In and Around the uoropeb
fichcd ny by the inteln-
genoer Reporter.
Tho following is u list of tho officers
elected at tho recent meeting OF tho Shaw.
nco fire company President, A, III, Gii.
bert; yico president, George Graulcy
secretary Geo. +. Lutz treasurer, B, f.
Gohn trustees, Joseph Swcitzor, Wcudlo
Rankey and Joseph Bowers chief engi.
neer, Harry llaughoy assistant engineer,
VIM. StottCr; chief hose director, Jchu
nohandlo assistant hose director, James
Maloncy ; ianitor of engine house, j. L.
Myers. Chief Burgess Sheath has boon
chosen chief marshal of tho parade to be
held on Now Years day. The aids will
DO chosen by the Columbia and Vigilaut
fire companies, The borough council will
head the procession ana will "house" the
company's fire apparatus in its now quar-
ters. Tho visiting flrcmCn are to bo
entertained by tho several Aro
companies Of town, and the citizeus arc to
DO asked for contributions To enable this
to he done in proper manner IL Is TO be
hoped that liberal hands will DO held out
To tho tircmen when they CALL asking for
this help. The grand tlrcmen's dress ball
will bo held in the armory on tho night Of
the parade.
AT last nights meeting OF the Columbia
fro company, Mr. Harry Nolte, sr., was
appointed that company's aid to the mar
shall of the Shawnee iiro company Tarado
ou Now Years Day.
NoJos ABOUT Town
Despite tho rain market was well at.
tended this morning.
Pennsylvania castle, No ~, 4. o. X.
of NJ. c., meets to night.
Mr.. Alfred Bruncr is visiting iu phila-
delphia.
Emanuei Fry is now tho ianilor Of the
u. y. Il post room.
School board meets next Thursday aud
councils on Friday.
Mrs. Eliza Hinklo viii be buried to-
morrow at $50 O'Clock from Cookman's $
NJ. +. chapel.
Philip Hines, tho car drupYer IN the
cast yards of the Pennsylvania railroad
here, had two fingers of his right hand
crushed yesterday afternoon, while coup.
ling cars.
Services will DO held to morrow at all OF
the churches, excepting Trinity Reformed
church.
The Lotus club Effected a permanent
organization last night. Mr.. James -.
Slade was elected secretary.
The Filth Avenue theatre company VIII
occupy tho boards OF the opera house to.
night. The comedy, Confusion" will
be played.
The Columbia papers join the Columbia
reporters of the Lancaster papers in calling
for the abolition Of loaiing at tho opera
house on the night Of performance.
General Welsh post, G.. A. r., will play
tho Stroll fhmily--father, mother and
eight childron--On Saturday evening, Dec
IS.
The report that Mr.. Martin Smith, OF
Seattle, Washington territory, will attend
as q witness the trial Of his bro. hers,
Winnie and George Smith, is denied by
Mrs. Smith.
The poles for the new Reading aud Cot.
umbia railroad telegraph line between this
place aud Marietta have almost all been
placed in position. Tho line follows the
Columbia aud Marietta turnpike and will
soon bo completed.
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nUSsiAS TNHAsSS.

Horrible statements OF a NIhiiist Prisoner,
The London Times has received letter
which was written IN blood Oy q Nihii!st
confined in the Tr1ubctsko Bastiou ut
st. Petersburg. |. describes the harrow.
ing treatment received by tho prisoners.
aud says their food is often muuldy and
sometimes putrid that dyseutery and
sCurvy are prevalent, aud that the doctor
is afraid to touch the patients. Few med.
iCncs are prescribed, and when ordered
they are generally cOuntermanded.
The prisoners rot away aud exhale
the OdOrs Of dead bodies before life is
extinct. The number who 60 mad in
consequence OF their su.ferings is daily
increasing. Madmen are strapped down
and whipped with the knOut by the
keepers. Fierce yelis rssouud throughout
the night. Many prisoners have com
! Inl.tcd suicide. II is said that one woman
was outraged anu then yOisOned, but no
Inquiries were instituted by tho authuri
ties. Rats are the worst enemies f the
prisoners. \ woman with q babe was
obliged 10 be constantly on the watch
and 70 fight night and day to prevent the
rats from deyOuring her child. The use
Of combs aud soap is forbidden, and the
prisoners, especially the women, whose
hair is allowed to grow, arc literally de
vOur6d by lice.
The jailors are only kind to those having
money. Prisoners who refuse 10 reply to
questions are tortured and cases Of viola
tlon OF women are frequent. The writer
especially appeals - the civilized world in
behalf of the women in the prison, whose
situation, he says, Is far TOrsa than that
Of the men.
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4 muMhn's sUIUIuE.
a miller. wits uangs Herself.

Mrs, Maria Bomberger, wife Of Elias
BombcrGer, miller, and proprietor of tho
Mauheim flour mill. situated near the town
Of that name. on the road to Lancaster, com.
mitted suicide by hanging on Thursday.
She was aged about 80 years and was
tho second wife Of Mr.. BOmberger, who
was first married to her sister, now do
ceased She was the mother of no chill
dren aud was somewhat accustomed to
suffer lGom mental depression. On Thurs.
day she was out riding with her
husband ; nothing unusual was no.
tlced in Ter conduct or demeanor, nor
was there any apprehension felt for her
until about twilight, when supper was
ready. A search discovered her in the
chicken house under tho steps, hanged by
her own hand and life was extinct. Tho
affair created a painful sensation ; the
funeral will be held at | p. m. Tomorrow.
An inquest he'll elected the above facts.
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Mr.. NiIsou'sLocture,

The lecture of Mr.. VIM. Il. Wilson, do
liyoTed last evening in the Presbyterian
Memorial chapel, South Queen street, WAS
very well attended, considering the un-
pleasant weather, and all who heard
it were gratiGcd both with tho
matter Of tho lecture and tho
manner Of its delivery. Mr. Wilson's
themo was Mcn, Movements and Man
hood" llo presented John Brown, VIM
l.. Yancy and Abraham LiucDln as typical
men OF the political era IN which
they llourished. lie gave spirited
sketches of tho characters of each,
and narrated the prominent events
which tended tn mould their OPT MONS and
characters, illustrating them by apt refer
ence to many OF the important actions OF
tho actlnl of war 20 the era of peace no
contraste' tho blighting influences Of the
ono with tbs advancement. Of the
world under tho benign roign of
the other. AS ho closed lao called
the attention of tho young men to the fact
that they should not look for example at
Achilles laundering around the walls OF
Troy, but they should aim low, that they
should make sure Of p firm foundation in
all their princip p6F-fur foundations stand,
Thilo towers and spires fall.
Mr.. Wilson is a graceful, fluent aud co.
tertaHing speaker and sound thinker, and
his lecture contained many important
truths not usually uttered from the plat.
form. 1t will bea, repetition before i
larger audience In 4 larger hall.
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Grand Army ON GERS.

Last evening George II. Thomas Post,
No. "a, G.. A. r., elected the following
officers
Commander-M. N. Stark.
Senior Vice Post Commander Andrew
Swisher.
Junior Vice Post Commandor-Wm. II =.
Inman.
Quartermaster-James A, Nimlow.
Surgeon-Isaao Hubiey.
Chaplain-A, q. Leonard.
Officer OF the Day-Edw. Bookmyer.
Officer of the Guard-Casper Walker.
Council of Administration-Will
Roehm, DR.. J. s. Smith and Adam Schuh.
Representatives to Department Encamp'
meEt-J. X. Barr, ii. McElroy, NJ. Bro.
sius and A. G. Reinoehl.
Alternates-Wm II. luman, Charles
Dsnucs and NJ. V. b. Keller.
Janitor-Wm. Harry.
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Aanraster fntelIigencer.
Facts for the Jury.

The counsel for the defendant In the
schum case is apprehensive that the
Of the INTELLroENcER upon
the Judges construction of the law under
which he took that case from the jury,
may tend to prejudice the minds OF the
readers of the INTELLIaENcER cen
cerning the real merit Of tie
suit. There should be no danger
ct all of this, as we very plainly
said that our comment was based
entirely on the evidence given for the
plaintiff. The defendants testimony
was not heard and Of course may show
such negligence In Schum as to forbid
any recovery Of damages. The plain
THIS evidence may have shown such
negligence to the jury; what we com
planned Of was that the court took the
decision out of the jury's hands upon a
state Of the testimony which did not
indisputably show negligence in Schum.
The Jury Is the judge Of the evidence
and there Is quite as much reason why
1t should Judge the effect of the pISln-
tiff's evidence alone as for It's judg'
ment upon the evidence Of both plaintiff
and defendant. 1t Is true that If the
plaintiffs evidence indisputably shows
the plaintiffs negligence there can bt
no recovery and the judge may so de
clare and take the case from the jury
But he cannot do this when there is any
doubt at all upon the testimony taken,
He cannot balance the evidence and
substitute his own judgment as to the
result for that of the jury.
1t is certainly very desirable to railroad
corporations to have the law so construed
as to make the Judge the arbiter of the
facts, for they do not like juries, which
they believe are prone to decide against
them. That any real injustice is done
them by this disposition of juries is
however, doubtful. The corporation!
use the great power with which they arr
clothed with too little regard for what II
due the public juries may use thei
power with too little regard for the right
of the corporations. But this abuse /
begot by the former; and could easily b
corrected by fair treatment Of the publ.t
from its abusers.
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no ono knows whether Garland tasted tho
soap or not.

no ono knows whether Garland tasted the
soap or not.
steel Mills shutting Down.
Tho rail department Of tho Pittsburg
Bessemor steel works, at Homestead, was
shut down Friday night, throwing eight
hundred men out of employment. Andrew
Carnegie, in an interview to-day, stated
that the Edgar Thomson works, at Brad
docks, which employs 5000 men, would
follow suit In n week unless arrangements
could bo effected with the employees to work
Mt small reduction this winter or until
trade improves. The loss sustained by
running at ESQ per ton for steel rails, ho
said, would be greater than the loss of in
tcrcst on tho money invested in case of n
suspension. Mckee, Anderson & Co. =
mill, Mt Beaver, Pa, was closed to day and
will remain closed until after tho holidays
The Manchester iron and steel works will
suspend operations on Monday, on account
of scarcity of stock, and 100 men will be
thrown out of employment. Tho pudding
department of Kloman's Superior mill,
which suspended four weeks ago, will ro-
sumo on Monday.
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The Depressed Manufactures.

The closing down of manufactures
and the general reduction of tie wages
OF skilled labor that is demanded 10y
their propretors in the Northern states
are attracting very general attention.
These evidences of the unprOductiveness
OF capital are chiefly found in the iron
aud cotton industries. The question Of
interest is as to what causes them, and
how lasting the causes are. or course
the immediate cause is the lack Of de-
mand for the manufactures and the
excess of facilities for their production.
But it is not clear why this state of
affairs should exist at season Of the
year when manufacturing industry is
usually brisk.
The significant fact is that the stagna.
tion exists In the North rather than the
South. This, taken in connection with
the further fact that manufactures Of
iron aud cotton have greatly increased
in the South during the past few years,
shows pretty clearly the competition that
is cheapening the products that were
once exclusively made in the North
The cotton and iron ore OF the South can
be manufactured there at less cost than
at the North.
The cause of the depression in the
Bessemer steel manufacture Is very
clearly exhibited in the enormously in
creased facilities for production, stimu.
lated by the demand which the building
Of new railroads for stock jObbing pur-
poses in the past few years created.
The cessation of this demand affects
also the manufactured iron indus
try here. Neither this nor the
steel industy is as yet affected
much by Southern competition, which
chiefly disturbs our pig iron production.
In cheapening that it assists the bar iron
mills, which yet are having quite as Sc
ean experience as the other manu-
featuring industries; which is remlrka
BILE and is probably to be attributed to a
degree Of sympathy aud an apprehension
Of lower prices in the future.
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pEttSUNAL

BLAINE ia said to be guilty OF pagiar
ism in his recent surplus letter
MoRRILL will keep his place as chair.
man OF the finance committee in the Sen
ate.
ABRAM 5. HEWITT will bo pushed by
the Now Workers for tho chairmanship OF
tho ways and means committee.
ERAsTCs CORNING has added to his gift
to the Episcopal cathedral 10 Albany, y.
J., 80 that II amounts 10 $4,000.
hETFER wants to lead the Republican
minority in tho House. The dead would
then be steered by the dumb.
REv. MANGAsAR NJ. MAEoAsAmAN has
boon installed az pastor of the Spring
Garden Presbyterian church, ,Philadelpbla'
FREDERICK WILLIAM, crown prince of
Germany, has left Madrid for Seville,
having taken good care to publicly hug
aud kiss Alfonso at tho railroad station.
BREWSTER CAMERON Ia said to want
.!H Uardenship of the government jaiI In
washington. IL is worth sl,S10 q year
salary and fat perquisitCs.
A WILSON NORRIS, is urged by QUAY
and others for pension agent in Philadei
phia to succeed Gen. Sickel, " ho is anxious
to succeed himself.
MISS FRANCES ELLEN HARPER, o
Philadelphia, who is superintendent undeI
appointment OF tho W. @. T. U. worl
among colored people in the North will
speak in Lancaster on the 22d aud go
inst.
JUDGE GEo. q. BARRETT, of the New
York supreme court, has written a drama
entitled "An American Wife" Tho play