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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-04-05
CRIME AND CALAMITY.
"Details OF Fatal Accidents.

"Details OF Fatal Accidents.
john Smith, miner, was crushed and
killed yesterday in Bear Valley shaft, neal
Shamokin.
James Peoples, thirteen year old
breaker boy, was killed yesterday in the
West Bearridge colliery, Mahanoy plano.
An incendiary fire at Cadiz, Ky, Oh
Monday evening destroyed seven stores
and a stable, causing loss of $50, 900.
Four other men, Injured by the explo.
sion at Moss Point, Miss, on Tuesday,
have since died, making seven deaths in
all.
Albert Williams, colorel boy. was
lynched at EldOrada, Arkansas, on Satur.
day, for assaulting an eight-year old white
girl.
Jennie Patton, aged years Edna
Murphy, aged G, and Lulu Hewitt, aged 6,
were drowned Wednesday afternoon by
breaking through tho ice on a pond near
Valatie, N. Y.
Geo. w. Davis, Of the firm of Thaddeus
Davids & Co., ink manufacturers, commit
ted suicide yesterday in the Grand Union
hotel, New York, by swallowing poison.
He lived in New Rochelle, and leaves a
son.
A fire at Greedy, Colorado, yesterday
morning, destroyed the hardware aud fur
niture store of N. w. Hall. dry goods
store of II. B. Sackson, Union bank build
ing and Masonic and Fellows halls. The
loss is estimated at $15G,O00.
Tho Jail at Hastings, Nebraska, was
broken on Tuesday night by mob, and
three prisoners, named Green, Ingram and
BabcOck, were taken out. Green and
Ingram were lynched, and BabcOck, who
promised to reveal tho existence of gang
of criminal operators, were returned to
the jail. The two were charged with high
way robbery.
Owen Davis, aged thirteen years, son of
Griffith Il. Davis, residing in Lower Stat
ingtOn, was run over by a heavily loaded
wagon, Oh Tuesday evening and instantly
killed.
Andrew Betzlcr, Of Pittsburgh, a jour-
neyman cooper, fell down stairs at the
Roth Eouse, JOhnstOwn, yesterday morn
ing and broke his neck. Hc was middle
aged German.
Fricdie Suppes, a four-year-old daugh-
ter of Conrad Suppes, of Stony Creek
township, Cambria county, was attacked
and badly bitten by q savage bloodhound
on Tuesday morning.
Charles Stevenson, twenty-On years
old, died at his residence, at tho southwest
corner of Newkirk aud Emery streets,
Eighteenth ward, Philadelphia, last even
ing, from the supposed effects of injuries
received by being beaten during tavern
Draw, on Sunday.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-04-05

Papers were filed at Albany on Wednes.
day organizing the Globe telephone COM
pnny with capital of $4,000 for doing
business throughout the United States.
The company propose to ''use instruments
that will overcome all the present obstacles
and talk over tho longest distances"
Tho secretary of tho American distillers'
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-04-05

GENERAL GRANT entertained General
Diaz at a dinner in the Union League
club, New York, last evening. Among
the guests were Mayor Edison, VIM. NJ.
Evarts, Roscoe Conkling, Jay Gould,
Senor Mastios Romero, Russell Sage,
Clarence A. Seward, General Lloyd As
pinwall, T. Masac, Colonel F. D. Grant,
U. s. Grant, jr., William Henry Hurl-
burt and the members of General Diaz's
suite.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-04-05
GRESHAM.
VINO the Now r. M. G. Is

VINO the New r. N. q. Is.
The president yesterday appointed Wal
ter z. Gresham, of Indiana, to be post
master general. Mr.. Gresham is a native
of the state, and 81 years of age. Shortly
before the outbreak Of the rebellion he
was elected member of the Legislature.
In September, 1851, he entered the Union
army as lieutenant colonel of an Indiana
regiment. The year after he was
promoted to be colonel of another
regiment, and in August, 1868, he
was brevetted brigadier general of volun.
teers. For distinguished gallantry he
was, in 1864, brevetted major general
After the war he resumed the practice of
law, and in 1869 was appointed by Presi-
dent Grant to be United States district
judge for Indiana, position he still holds.
Judge Gresham has accepted the postmas-
ter generalship, but will not be ready to
assume the duties of his new Office before
the middle of next week. The president
has, therefore, designated Assistant Post
master General HattOn to act as post
master general for ten days, beginning
from this day.
A Washington dispatch to the Pres,
says: "Judge Gresham is .Stalwart,
and he favored Grant and a third term at
the Chicago convention. Mir. Harrison
is friend of Blaine's, and he
has opposed Judge Gresham politi-
caily in Indiana. Personally they arc
friends. The president is peronally &C
quainted with Judge Gresham, and that
fact had considerable weight in determin-
ing the choice. He did not want a
stranger in bis cabinet. A man possessed
of legal ability was desired for the place,
and in this respect Judge Gresham's ap
pointment is unexceptiOnable. The pre-
sident also wished that the soldier pOpula.
tion should be represented in the cabinet,
and Judge Gresham was a brave and
capable officer in the union army during
the rebellion.
cit is doubtful, however, if his appoint
ment will be approved by the majority of
Indiana Republicans. He was q worker
for Grant at the time when the majority
of the party was opposed to the third term.
He received his appointment as United
States judge from General Grant, and
undoubtedly felt under obligations to the
distinguished ex- x-president. When Gen.
Garfield formed his cabinet he considered
the propriety of making Judge Gresham
secretary of the interior. 1t was said at
that time that Mr.. Gresham was not
chosen because of MI. .Blaine's Opposition
to his appointment. In the Stalwart wing
of the party Judge Gresham has many
bitter opponents, and john g. New is
recognized as one of the new postmaster
generals chief political rivals
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-04-05
THE CITY GOVERNMENT.
PROCEEDlNGS OF SELECT AND Com.
MON COUNCILS.
Monthly Observation-Disclosures fresen,ed-
Ireasurer's BOud- standing Commit
teos, Petitlons &c

monthly keports-Ordinsnces fresented-
Ireasurer's BOnd- standing Commit
teos. Petitions. &c.
The first business meeting Of select and
common council, since their reorganization
on Monday last, was held in city hall last
evening.
SELECT COCNClL.
Present-Messrs.B Baker, Baldwin, Brown,
Diller, Evans, Wise, Wolfe, Zecher aad
Berger, president.
The minutes of last meeting were read
and approved.
MIR. Evans presented the monthly report
OF the city treasurer and receiver of taxes,
which was read. 1t shows that the receipts
for the past month were $1,274.63 ex-
penditures ss,45l.6O; balance in treas
ury, April 1st, SO, 1888.
Financial Matters.
Mr.. Evans presented also the monthly
reports of the finance and street commit
tees containing an abstract Of their Off
C al action during the past month. Ac.
cOmpanying the report of the street
committee. was bill of James G. Carpen-
ter for 500, for experimenting the elec-
tiOn of the Water and Chestnut street
sewers.
hN1iio otiu Guo CCIuullLGC6 hu0W
nothing about the merits of the bill aud
reported it to council without recommen.
datiOn. He thought the bill exOrbitant as
1t was well known that during tho greater
part of the time the sewer was being
made the contractors were blasting rock
and no superintenience was required.
Besides Mr.. Carpenter was receiving dur
ing all this time his regular pay As city
regulator.
Mr.. Zecher said he was member of the
had not been employed to superintend the
erection of the sewer and the committee
refused to recognize the bill
MIR. Wolf agreed with what Mr.. Zecher
said, but suggested that the bill be referred
for examination to the proper committee.
On motion the bill was referred to the
finance committee. Common council EOn-
concurred.
M. Zecher presented tho monthly report
of the water committee which was read.
1t contains nothing of Importance that has
not previously been made public.
MIR. Wolf presented an ordinance pro
vidiDg for clerk to the committee OH fire
engines and hose, aud fixing his salary at
500 per year. payable in quarterly pay
menus vi 90. Inc Orulnanco was referred
to the fire committee.
Mr.. Evans presented the official bond of
G. F. Myers, city treasurer elect, in tho
sum of $50, 900, with j. Hay Brown, John
Copeland, Levi Sensenig and John d.
Skies as sureties.
The tond was approved. Common
council cOncurred.
Mr.. Evans presented the following Or
dinance, appropriating the city moneys
for the fiscal year commencing June list,
1888:
An ordinance apprOpriating the public
moneys OF the City of Lancaster to the sev.
commencing on the lst day of June. 1883:
SECTION l. BE 1T ordained by the Select and
Common Councils OF the City of Lancaster
especially appropriated to the several objects
l,x,rS S,S,,,f ffSary ,a1
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-04-05

lIE new postmaster general is not
known to Charles Emory Smith nol
agreeable to James c. Blaine's friends.
IL the state Senate yesterday, Lee
charged that he had seen the late president
pro tenn. OF that body, Newell, of Phila-
delphia, acting as an official broker 10
distribute the aims of the railroads. Who
has taken bis place?
The span Of a single mans life and the
wonderful material development of the
country are signally illustrated iii the
fact that when the eyes of Peter Cooper
were first opened upon New York it was
no bigger than Lancaster now is.
BUTLER is verify shaking the dry bones
of Massachusetts past state government
when he shows that it's almshouse lying in
departments were managed SO as to cause
the largest amount of infant deaths, in
order to provide bodies for dissection and
human hides to be tanned.
GOVERNOR PATTIsON is about to issue o
proclamation declaring forfeited the char
ters of those corporations and companies
which have failed to make return to the
auditor general within three years, rs the
law directs. 1t is said tho list will include
"775 corporations of such a. character as
will cause general surprise to the public"
A FINE of not over $500 dnd imprison-
ment of not more than SIX months, are
tho penalties which the Senate bill at.
taches to the act of any railroad, railway
or transportation company, or any officer
or agent thereof, who shall grant any FREQ
pass, or pass at discount, to any person
except officers or employees of the COM
pany.
THE editor of the Chinese American,
Wong Chin Foo, will shortly publish an
English translation Of the greatest his
torical Chinese drama, Fan Ton ;" or,
The Royal Slave" The translator says
that this play ranks in Chinese literature
as Homer's Ilad " and "Odyssey " do
in Greek and Shakespeare historical plays
do in English literature. 1t was written
twelve hundred years ago by Rung Ming,
a direct descendant of Confucius, Tie
plot is very deep and treats of court life
with Fan Ton, son of king in tho Tong
dynasty, as the central figure.
THE Rhode Island election resulted in
the triumph of the Republican ticket by a
majority of several thousand, and flash
in the pan of the ler-Sprague combina
tion, the straight out Democrats, however,
not polling any considerable strength.
Rhode Island is joined to its idols and,
even if were not, Sprague is hardly the
man to attract its people to a new faith.
The governor elect, as soon as heheard
the news, left at midnight to take tho
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-04-05
Not That Ono,

The Elmer Bowman arrested for kick
ing in a door on Beaver street was not the
Elmer Bowman who lives ON Marion street,
and works 1T Edgerly & Co.'S.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-04-05
1hE NJ zAkAUDING INDIANS.
Their Trail Lost in tho Mountains.


Col. Forsyth reports from Sante Fe that
Chiricahua mountains. Mexican advices
say that the muraudinS bands have been
driven froE Sonora into A lizoua, but be-
fore crossing the line, the sayages killed
SO people south Of the Mexican boundary.
Nothing has yet been heard from Heck s
command. A telegram received at the
war department., yesterday, says that
Chief Spioche aud the Creek Indians, who
recently left their reservation, have gone
into camp with the COmanches. Tho
peaceful Creeks will hold council with
the seceders to-day, and if the latter re-
fuse to return to their reservation, and
are supported by other tribes, all the
available force at Forts Keno and Sill will
be needed.
Asking for Eye.
The following letter from Sioux
Indian WAS received ut the Indian office,
dated Pine Ridge agency, Dakota, March
&c:
SIR l am a friend of the Great
Father, and am going in the white mans
ways. I have noticed white men cutting
wood, and thought l would be like a
white h.an and chop some wood for my
wife. A piece of wood flew up and put
out my right eye, and now l would like
the Great Father to send me another eye.
l can have it put in here. l have always
been friend of the white man and am
bringing my children up in tho white
mans ways. lam getting old and wish
my Father would send me u caue. When
you send the eye, please send brown
one, as that is tho color Of my other eye.
| hope tho Great Father will do as I ask.
l shake hands with good heart.
Your friend,
BLUE HORSE"
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-04-05

IN the state Senate yesterday, Lee
charged that he had seen the late president
pro tenn. OF that body, Newell, of Phila-
delphia, acting as an official broker 10
distribute the aims of the railroads. Who
has taken his place?
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-04-05

The span Of a single mans life and the
wonderful material development of the
country are signally Illustrated ill the
fact that when the eyes of Peter Cooper
were first opened upon Now York it was
no bigger than Lancaster now is.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-04-05

TIE new postmaster general is not
known to Charles Emory Smith nol
agreeable to James c. Blaine'S friends.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-04-05
lancaster fntelligenrer.
Temperance Legislation.

THURSDAY EVENING. APRIL 5. iea3
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-21

butcher his hoy, has died from the injuhes re-
csived while attempting to escape from the cars
which were bearing him TO State Prison for life.
Before be breathed his last he broke down and said
he as sorry no had killed his child. Taken with
other acts. this goes long way toward proving
that he WAS not insane. No investigation has YET
been made of the conduct of the deputy.shcrh VINO
allowed heavily manHcled prisoner 10 Jump from
the cars. and helped to cheat justice OF her dues.
Reports from the country show that the snow
storm has helped the crops. Many sections which
suffering irem drouth have been relieved, and
the young grass now all the State and makes
the landscape wear the look Of spring at the East.
The five theatres are still open In this city but
two OF them show signs of weakness with all
these playhouses not single good legitimate drama
is to lie seen. Spectacle and variety business seem
to be the only attractions in the eyes OF managers
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-21
RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.

COMPROMISE BETWEEN ELEVATED ROADS.
Some the principal stockholders of the New
York Elevated Railroad Company said yesterday that
they would never consent to any compromise which
made the stos Of the New York and the Metropolitan
companies equal The dividends Oh both stocks might
be made cumulative, but the stock Of the New-York
company must be preferred under any circumstances.
1t said that they would not accept arrangement
by which the stock Of the New road should not DO
entitled to cumulative dividends before the METROPOLITAN
stock received It's cumulative dividends. The dividends
bOtn stocks might be cumulative but the stock
OF the New ork company to have the preference
tue other.
In behalf OF the Manhattan Company it said that
one OF two plans Of settlement could be adopted
Unless the claims to priority made by the New-York
Company recognized the only resource TO sur
render the Metropolitan road to the stockholders OF the
company. ln fact. counter proposition Will BIO made
week. which will suggest the absolute surrender OF
of the Metropolitan road to its stockholders Some OF
tine Manhattan officers express the opinion that tho aD
sOute OF the Metropolitan road Is the one
thing which the stockholders of that company do not
Wish undertake.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-21

proved with trottng track for private use, artl-
fetal lakes statuary walks shrubbery. and all tho
beautiful features of gentleman's park over
100000 was subscribed at the meeting. and
$500, 900 will be expended upon the buildings and
grounds.
The verdict in the Weber Taylor scandal suit has
convulsed the city with laughter. John d. weber, a
rea.estate agent, sued Colonel Abner Taylor, we'll
known business man. to recover S25, OoO Is damages
for the seduction of his wife, The trial lasted three
days and an immense amount of testimony was Oh
fered The jury after being out all night, returned
verdict finding the defendant guilty ana assessing
the damages at one cent,
Several prominent persons in the city have signed
petition for the pardon of Charles w. Angel, the
secretary of the Pullman Palace Car Company, who
was sentenced to ten years imprisonment in the
Joliet prison, in 1870 for embezzement Mr. An
CELL wal highly connected. and the judge who sem
fenced him has stated that he would have made
the sentence lighter had he known at the time all
that he knows now of the case.
George c. Min, the tragedian has printed an adj
vertisement in the daily papers announcing ID a
commercial manner the dissolution of partnership
with Colonel Burleigh. He has also announced his
retirement from the editorial chair Of The alliance,
and says that the public will hear no more of him
except as an actor.
The recent calamity in Milwaukee has aroused
spasm of effort toward the protection of life in
hotels theatres and other public buildings. and at
the last meeting of the Common Council resolutions
were offered which, if carried out, would go far
to make oil such buildings fre-proof There is
great need for change, but it Is doubtful IL the
resolutions get much further than its committees.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-21
FIRST ND 10 THE INJURED.

The Committee on First Ala to the Injured a
branch of the State Charities Aid Association is
now in active operation. lis management at pres
eat consists Of the following gentlemen John Jay,
president: Commander GOrrInge. VICE president
John Patton treasurer: John b. Pine, secretary and
DR.. HeDIy Il. Sands. medical director. Its object
has been before stated, is to teach people OF all
classes how to aid the sick and injured pending the
ARRIVAL OF surgeon or physician and also 10 give in
stfuctions i'll nursing and the laws of health" This
is done by lectures by wel-BnOwn Physicians. A
course comprises five lectures of one and half
hours each and a subsequent examination. Free
classes are in progress at the Grand Central
Depot and in various other parts OF the city. The
pay classes TO gentlemen and ladies will begin Oh
January 30 the fee Is P3 for each coursc OF five
lecfurcs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-21
NRW-ENGLAND TO TEACH THE World.

The Rev. Henry Ward Beecher delivered a
lecture entitled Constituent Elements In the Charac-
of the American People" at the Lexington Avenue
opera House last evening, in aid OF the Northeastern
Dispensary large audience greeted him he stepped
forward upon the platform. "There has been OF late
said Mr. Beecher, such outpourlng OF emigration to
tins country as was never known before In the
history of the world. What Is the worth of n
single mani You say his value is measured by
what he contributes to the Republic. But do you
not know that such test would disfranchise
more than onehalf Of our population great part OF
people what termed common laborers' who
told, don't amount TO much-except Just before
elections What proportion Of the nations Of the earth
are Of any account One-half Of them consume more
than they create. Nothing Is cheap I'm the market OF
tomorrow is worth more than man, for he can be
eaten alter he is killed lLaughterl The most worth
less thing tAe face Of the earth Is the human
creature whom religion calls the child Of God Whole
continents could be sunk and missed. IL IL true
that there Is, incidentally, value attached TO men.
They are good TO make nations armies and churches
The worth OF man cannot be estimated until
mine tne worth OF immortality Measure man not by
what he s but by what be Is to be when he Is freed
all the bonds which bind him here
al believe that New England Is % be the BchoOnia-
OF the world within the next fifty years Puritan
left Its stamp upon our people The Old notion
that has inherited corrupt body 10 false as God
tx true"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-21
LEFT TO DIE IN Il STABLE.

John Hickey, q longshvreman, was found iDsensi-
bic in a stable at No. 80 Jamss-st,, on N0veui-
summoned. lie was buried in the City Cemetery.
His family did not know of bis deaih unit few
days ago, hen his clothing was recognized at the
Morgue On the morning of November % Hickey
was drunk i'll the custody OF two policemen
at James and Cherry-sts. lie was found In the
stable in the afternoon, and it is believed by bis
family that the officers left him there to avoid the
trouble Of carrying him To the station.
Que OF the policemen is said 10 be Timothy Weary.
whose post was p Cherrys ST. lie stated Friday night
that he found the dead body Of Hickey in James-st.
hun alive. He had received subpoena, however. 10
appear ut Police Headquarters in regard to the
matter. The other policeman was Henry Il. hon-
man.
held an inquest in the case. Patrick Coleman. OF
No. 354 Madison ST., q 'l0ngshoreman. who married
Hickeys sister, said that he did not know OF his
death untll January 10. He had heard that Hickey
was taken TO the station for being drunk on NOyem
Der Is. and thought that he had had got ten days.
He was not informed of the death by the police.
and found his brother-in-aw's body entirely by his
own exertions. Joseph Burke. laborer, of NO. ia
RoOsevelt-st, testified that as he was going To work
on November %. while passing through Cberry-st.,
he saw policeman go up to Hickey, who was living
in the street dunk The officer hit him on the feet
TO rouse him. Another policeman came up and he
dragged away. Dennis f. Mann, of No. "a
Cherry-st.. saw Hickey between the two officers.
One OF them went away, and the other with the
assistance OF Mr. Wrinkle, put him in stable IN the
rear OF No so James-st. The policeman hit him on
the soles of his feet to rouse him. Neither OF the
officers went to the station, watch was close by
The Coroner in charging the jury. said that IL
was au extraordinary case. He had seen the body
In the Morgue. There were signs OF violence
and the doctors evidence was that the man had
died OF Brights disease produced by alcoholism
There was no dispute as to the cause of death and
it would not have been necessary 10 have jury II
tue police had acted lawfully. 1t was the duty OF
the officers to take drunken man to the station
and not 10 put hun into q stable. The jury
could Judge from the evidence. He expected tina;
they would reprimand the police for neglect OF
duty. The jury rendered verdict, that John
Hickey died from exposure through the neglect OF
duty OF the officers"