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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-01-08

THERE is d movement on foot to secure
convention in Pittsburgh for the purpose
OF eflecting "a general organization of the
bituminous coal miners of the United
States" The object is ''to get the 170, 900
miners in the United States under one
head for mutual protection and the pre-
vention of strikes. Each state will have
its separate organization"
A GREAT victory for municipal reform
has been achieved in Philadelphia by the
successful union Of the Democrats and
Independent Republicans in councils to
elect John ID. Estabrook commissioner of
highways, pledged to a non partisan ad-
ministration Of that depaI yment. His
election was made easier by the sudden
death Of his predecessor and chief opron-
eEt, Baldwin, but in any event the
demand for non partisan municipal
government has become SO strong that it
could not have been withstood.
ARTICLES have recently been published
charging the United pipe lines with
issuing moro petroleum certificates than
were represented by Oil in the custody Of
the lines.' On Saturday the members of
the exchange of Oil City adopted resolu-
tions calling attention to the fact that
under the provisions of the act of 1878
examiners may be appointed upon pati-
ton 10 the common pleas courts, and
concluding with an expression of full
faith i'll the integrity Of the cmpany's
management.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-01-08

MARSHAL T. POLK, the defaulting treas
urer OF Tennessee, has been arrested in
San Antonia, Tex.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-01-08

ApportlOnment Of Delegates
Under the provisions of the new rules.
elsewhere printed, tho apportionment of
delegates to the next state'convcntiOn will
be as follows:
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to ways and meals, Mr.. Walker to cor.
poratiOns, the speaker will surely he cred
tied with fair and even generous dealing
to the several gentlemen who were
mentioned in competition with him for
his place. Nor will the general fitness
of these selections be challenged. The
gentleman named are among the most
prominent and experienced members OF
the House. Of the older members from
Philadelphia, Mr.. Furth is certainly tt"
best adapted for the municipal corpora
tions committee, and he should have
associated with him members from tlia,
city who are in sympathy with num-
cipal reform. AS suggested by the Times,
the significance of Mr.. Jamison's ap.
pointment to the committee on passen
ger railways, and of Mr.. CrawfOrd's
assignment to the Craftsmanship of the
railroad committee will best be under
stood when the entire makeup of these
committees is announced. Both are Old
members, entitled to some consideration
by reason Of their seniority, and if Mr..
Faunce proposes to honor five of hls
principal opponents with distinguished
place he cannot be accused Of being Iii
fuenced by personal motives in taking
care Of his friends. But-especlally i'll
the case of Mr.. Crawrord-there is such
a thing as having had too much eXperi
ence ut Harrisburg.
|
SOME of the people in the oil region d'
not have entire confidence that The
united pipe lines, which issue the petro
leum certificates that are dealt in Il:
representing petroleum, have in theil
; tanks all the oil they issue certificate:
for; some Oil dealers have this conf
) dence Or say they have. If they have, il
seems to us that they are a very unduly
contiding people. Sure it is that it il
the duty OF the pipe lines to have the OF
in possession which they say they have
But in this evil world it is not Il SAFE
business principle to trust opeople doing
just what they ought to do. The pipe lines
may haze the oil they say they have,
but these who buy these certificates
ought 10 lave something better than
their word to rely upon. The law ena
blcs the doubter to resolve his doubts 10y
going before a judge and securing al
order for the examination of the tanks
: but this is done with too great delay ane
cost to he an efficient protection. BE
sides the jurisdiction Of the Pennsylva
MIA courts does not extend over th
oil tanks in New York. What the unitet
| pipe lines need to do is to have thei
tanks examined by committees of the OF
exchange wherever requested by then
!, and Immediately upor their request.
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1he New Rules.
Following are the new rules for the gov
ernment of the party in this state:
1. The state central committee shall con.
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y. o. ADDRESS.
Morning journal and courier., 1883-08-27

and it's citizens. On January list, 1882, ac. cerding to the story, Judge Hilton leased for fiveyears building at.the southeast corner of Washington street and Wabash avenue to be used as branch of the New York dry goods house of A. T. Stewart < Go. May 1st the establishment was assessed at $200,00 and upon that assessment would have had to pay $12, 900 taxes. The collector did not get around that year until December or near it and six months before, on or about July 1st, the firm packed up their goods and depart ed. The tax levied was for 1882 and this story accuses the firm of A. T. Stewart & Go. of stepping to the meanness of beating the city out of it's just taxes
 Having Mad Over Sh&kcspeRre-A Stage
 Struck Youth Raises the Wind in a He-
 tel.
 CHICAGO, Aug. 26.-The Clifton House came very near being the scene of blood curdling tragedy this morning. At midnight shrieks and howls reverberated through the spacious halls. Joe Abbott, 8 young and locked and barred himself in the cloak room and had gone raving mad. The police patrol was called and six officers broke open the door and scaled the barricades, when Abbott dealt four of them terrible blows, felling them to the floor. He then jumped head first through the window into the hall and dashed bleeding from many wounds into the street. When captured and handcuffed he loaned with rage and roared like 8 wild beast He had secured $1 ,O00 government bond from satchel and had chawed it to fragments. The proprietor of the hotel stated that it was a clear case of stage struck ness. The young man had talent. Shake speare was his favorite and he read his plays until he had memorized them fully. Abbott is of good family and will be well taken care Of at the asylum, where he is now in 8 pad ded cell. He was of good habits and has saved considerable money.
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France.
AConvert to Catholtcity.


 PARIS, Aug. 26.-Friday at the church of English speaking Catholics ceremony we'll known in the Roman ritual, the reception of a convert, was celebrated by Father Mat thews Kelley, under the direction of Cardinal Archbishop Guibert. The neophyte was MT. Henry Adams Thayer. He belongs to a wealthy New England family. He was an Episcopalian and branched of into ritualism. Then he became absorbed in the intricacies of German philosophy. Afterward he studied nearly all the shades of religious belief that flourish between New York and ConstantinopIe. The outcome is that MT. Thayer, who has just ar- rived from Athens, has caused himself to be received into the Church of Rome, declar- ing that he does so, not by conversion nor perseverance, but simply as an act of faith. MT. Thayer, who is only twenty-one years of age, remarked: "Ritualists are the only Protestants who choose portions of the Cath olic teaching and traditions to suit their fan cy. They are mock turtle. prefer real 1 turtle. Before I entered the church I felt l like man looking at a stained glass window outside. I now see the tints and colors in | their fullest harmony" The neophyte was baptized and made his profession of faith in | the words of the creed of Plus W.
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FOUND. g-O IN this city bull terrier, brindle and a125 sSs D. GoWELL's, s6s State St.
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THE WEST.
Missouri.

Murder For a Sister-Terr1ble Sequel of
 an Alleged Sed ction and Forced Mar-
 rtage.
 ST. LOUIS, Aug. 26.-From a gentleman who arrived from Macon City, Macon coun- ty, this State, were learned the details of a terrible affair that occurred in that vicinity, by which Walter Tracy lost his life, being shot by George Stewart. The affair grew out of some trouble between Tracy and Stewards sister. A few months ago Miss Stewart told her brother that Tracy had effected her ruin by force, but that she was willing to settle the matter by marrying Tracy if he would consent. Mir. Stewart armed himself, hunt ed Tracy up and brought both to this city, when license was procured and the couple were married at the muzzle of shotgun, as it were Tracy lived on the farm with his mother, where he took his wife to live, and all went well apparently for two weeks, when Tracy went over to Fulton to visit his father, who is confined there in the insane asylum During his absence the old lady told her daughter in law that she had better go home to her people and she went. When Tracy returned he found her gone and then told Stewart that he would no longer live with her. It was thought this would settle tue matter, and that there would be no more trouble over it. On the tenth of August Tracy began suit to set the marriage aside on the ground of duress.
 Friday the two men met for the first time since the suit was brought Tracy and c number of men were repairing the county road when Stewart passed on his way to the blacksmith's shop. He soon passed back and shortly returned armed with shotgun, re- volver and whip. The workmen were all close together and as Stewart ap- preached he told them to stand l aside but Tracy, at whom he inn mediately. fired. Tracy was stepping i down at the time fixing 8 culvert. He l sprang to his feet and ran, closely followed by Stewart, wh0 shot the second time, when Tracy fell, both shots taking effect in the neck, the shot that felled him to the ground having struck him in the back of the head. Stewart mounted his horse and escaped and has not been caught. His sister, the cause of the quarrel, is about forty-five to fifty years old. Each of the men is about thirty. It is learned that Tracy wanted to leave the country, but he felt bound to stay to care for his mother. As the parties are all wealthy the affair causes great excitement in the neighborhood.
Morning journal and courier., 1883-08-27
THE PACIFIC COAST.
California.

The Knights Templar Dr1ll-ChieagO's
 Pet Commandery Beaten - The Prize
 Goes to LOuisv1lIe.
 SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 26.-At last the sus- pense which the great competitive prize drill caused is over and the St. Bernard com- mandery goes back to Chicago crushed, de- jected and forlorn, for the first prize was taken by De Molay commandery of Louis. vile, the second by Raper of Indianapolis and St. Bernard got only third place. The competitive drill occurred yesterday after noon at the Bay District track in presence of at least fifteen thousand people. The only communicates which competed were the St. Bernard, De Molsy and Raper. The Califor- nians refused to enter into the competition from spirit of courtesy as they desired their eastern guests to depart with all the honors they could gather. This explanation sounds very strange to 8 Chicagoan, who is accustomed to take everything he can lay his hands on and not make any bones about it either One does not there encounter 30 much genuine generosity and hospitality as can be found here. The tactics comprised sword exercise, military evolutions and Temp lar movements. The cause of the de- feat of the St. Bernards was the physical interjection of one phant om knight into every place where he had no business, completely marring the svolu- tions of the entire Chicago corps. Other | wise their drill was perfect and if the Knight who caused all the wailing and quashing of 1 teeth is not found hanging to 8 telegraph f pole when he returns home, it won't be be- cause St. Bernard is not mad. The judges I were three officers of the United States army, Colonel A. M. Randall, Major Sanger
 and Lieutenant Davis. The drill practically
 winds up the conclave and many Knights are
 already starting for their homes. 4 careful shows that in addition to the $4o,- | 900 subscribed by the public the
 California communicates have spent of their
 own money $13O,O0O in entertaining their l visitors Ihere were trophies but only three competitors, consequently the remaining two will be kept for the drill in St. Louis three l years hence. The trophies are the absolute property of the winners. great deal of surprise was caused by the De Molay choos- ing the miners vase as it's value is $1,OOO less than the column chosen by Raper. The intrinsic value of the trophies ranges from
 $4,ooo to $500. Raper's prize
 is purely cut shaft of California
 onyx surmounted by a knight in full nard's prize is a silver globe representing the
 world, on top of which is standing Knight. The base consists of a citadel and tents, the triple cross of the Grand Commander and
 other Templar emblems. The globe is all ot
 silver excepting the State of California
 which is gold. The St. Bernard commandery left to-day by special train for Chicago.
Morning journal and courier., 1883-08-27
NEW ENGLAND.
Massachusetts.

A Tenement House Ablaze-The Result of
 a Drunken scufae-FIve Lives Lost and
 Several Persons Badly Injured.
 BOSTON, Aug. 26.-The fire department was called out at 3 o'clock this morning to extinguish blaze in north end tenement house at No. 6, Thatcher street, and although prompt work was done five persons lost their lives, the victims being Mrs. Frederick Sav- age, her infant Mamie, aged seven months; Katie McLaughlan, aged ten, daughter by her former husband; George McLaughlan, aged thirteen, and Thomas P. McLaaghlan, aged seven years and five months, both sons of James Mclaughlin, tenant in the house. In addition to this awful loss of life there were several persons injured, Mrs. Sarah Mclaughlin badly burned and not expected to live, and John Savage a brother of Fred erick, who was injured severely on the left knee by jumping out of the window of the second story in the rear and striking on the pavement below. The total number of per sons living in the house was fourteen. After the flames had been extinguished this morning the officers thought that the cause of the fire was the explosion of lamp care leasly left by someone, but subsequently hearing several stories that had gained c1fcu- lation they at once began arig1d investigation into all the fassts connected with the fire and its sad conseouenccs, and from what they learned it appears that Frederick Savage and
 his brother iast previous to the fire were en- gagged in a drunken quarrel and that kero sene lamp was thrown by one at the other. Frederick Savage was arrested to day and held to await deveIopments, as was also one John Mackintosh. who was in the rooms oc- cupied by the Savage family during Satur. I day evening. The loss to the building will be small.
Morning journal and courier., 1883-08-27
Ohio.
The DIscovervora Gusher.

YOUNGSTOWN, Aug. 26.-A great deal of excitement has been caused at Lowellville, Ohio, over the discovery of oil by Percy Williams, an Oil City operator who has been prospecting in the Lowell district for some time past and yesterday he struck a ''gush- er." If the reports from there are to be be- lieved, old oilmen claim that the new well will have an output of four hundred barrels in the first twenty-four hours. It has already yielded one hundred barrels in six hours. This is the same locality where oil was struck some years go and at that time there was great excitement all through that section of the country. If the new well does not ''pelt- CT out" there will be 8 renewal of the scenes in less than week.
Morning journal and courier., 1883-08-27
Hi. FIrst pax at saretOxa.

Saratoga was . new idea to him. It was so jolly to go from spring to spring and take drink of the water of each. No two of the springs tasted alike. There are about forty springs at Saratoga. After tasting nearly half of these he began to have a queer feel ing inside him. After spending most of the day in this way he went to bed. It seemed as if all the waterworks of the lower regions were raising riot within him. After sever al hours of agony he thought of Perry
 aug27 Steoda1tw
 "My horse was very lame with Naricular Joint Disease" says W. E. Peterson, of Waltham, Mass. ''Ellis' Spavin Cure has cured him" It never disappoints.
 From Biddeford Maine, MT. Wm. Bracket writes as follows: 'tEllis' Spsvin Cure has cured nay horse of Bone Spavin. It's all you claim it to be-" That's true. a27, cod, aw, ,2w
Morning journal and courier., 1883-08-27
News by Telegraph
 FROM ALL QUARTERS. RUN DOWN AT SEA. A Collision in the English Channel.
 TWO STEAMERS CRASH TOGETHER. Seventeen Go Down With The
 Wreck.
 A FATAL FIRE AT BOSTON. Five Lives Lost Through A
 Drunken Quarrel.
 THE OLD WORLD.
A FATAL FIRE AT BOSTON.
Five Lives Lost Through A
 Drunken Quarrel.
THEOLD WORLD.
Great Britain.

Steamer Run Dowm-Seventeen of the Crew Probably Lost.
 LONDON, Aug 2e.-Another fatal steamship collision occurred in the English channel to- day. The morning was misty and thick and the steamer St. Germain when of the chan nel islands ran into the steamer Woodburn, an English vessel. The Woodhurn was struck forward of the mainmast and sank rapidly. There was difficulty in lowering
 her boats and the St. Germain could not in
 the thick weather render effective assistance. She, however, stood by 50 long as there was
 any possibility of saving anyone and all but seventeen of the Woodburn's passengers and
 crew were saved. Seventeen are unaccounted for and all are believed to have been lost. The St. Germain is new vessel of the Oom- pagnie Generale Trans-Atlantique and sailed from Haxre for New York yesterday. She
 was SO seriously damaged that Captain Don-
 mean thought it necessary to make port at o1c0.
 LATER Tine collision in the channel
 proves to have. been a serious affair for the
 St. Germain as well as the Woodburn. The accident occurred at o'clock in the morning
 short distance from the islam of Ushant
 on the further coast of Brittany. The Woodburn was bound for Newcastle and
 was in tow of the tug Recovery. The off
 
 tugs signals. and slowing up to allow the
 tug to pass went on her course and struck
 the Woodburn. There was tremen-
 dous crash and the Woodburn
 sank within three minutes. The alarm
 on the St. Germain was great. The starboarA bow was stove, the fore compart- ment was flooded with water, five of the
 steerage passengers being crushed to death or drowned. The passenger list was large one, 462 names being registered, most of
 them saloon passengers. The steamer also carried large amount of mail matter. The officers succeeded in quieting the passengers and in patching up the hole in the bow so as to stop the flood of water. She returned as
 quickly as possible to the scene of the disaster, but found nothing but the debris of the steam CT and the tug which had been saved. The panic on the French steamer was such that Captain Bernard (not Bonneau) thought 1t best to transfer the passengers to the tug, which he did, Captain Bernard assisting per
 sonally in the transfer. The mails were also sent on board the tug to Plymouth and
 landed with the passengers at that port. the St. Germain following and reaching the anchorage this afternoon. She will be at l once placed in the docks at Davenport.
Morning journal and courier., 1883-08-27
Fair Haven Items.

FAIE k1AV0h AGcknBs
 Rev. Dr. vibbert and family are soiourn- ing for short time among the hills of Litch- field county.
 Judge Deming and daughter arrived home on Saturday from few weeks visit in Syra- cuse, N. Y.
 Mr. George A. Bradley, wife and son are home again from their tour in western New York.
 Rev. John A. Crockett. assistant rector of St. Paurs church in this city, oficiated ut St. James, church yesterday forenoon.
 H. Lee Mallory is ruralizing with his fam fly for short time in the good old town of Winsted.
 Mrs. George Darling. of Philadelphia, Pa :, is visiting at Mir. Will B. Granniss' on Ex. change street.
 Among the Fair Haven people tarryiue a. Saratoga Springs registered st United States Hotelare: MT. William Farran and wife. Miss Sophia Faulkner, Mrs. Willard Mallory MT. D. D. Mallory and wife,-et the Temple Grove House-Mr. Henry R, Smith and wife, Mrs. J. 0. Luddington, Miss Minrie Luddington, Miss Julia Luddineton, MT. Louis 0. Smith.
 MT. George M. Baldwin reached home last week from the province of Nova Scotia where he has been the past eight months or more. While there Mir. Baldwin was en- gagged in buying lumber for parties in the United States.
 The annual picnic of the noted Salmaeundi club will take place at Mansfeld's Grove on August 29. If the day should prove stormy they will go the next fair day. Carriages will start from the residence of Mrs. Ruel Rowe at 9 o'clock a. m.
 Quinnipiac Hose company No 1 will % to Meriden September 1st, Saturday, and join in the firemen's parade. They will go with q full complement of men accompanied bv the Sassacus drum corps. New belts and nickel plated wrenches have been provided and the boys will wear them for the first tima m this occasion. The company will meet to morrow night for drill. The members take much prida in their organization, and will make a good showing at the parade, and with their neat and pretty uniform they will be one of the centers of attraction that day. Kerosene oil and candles were At prami- um on Friday and Saturday nights. There was hardly any gas, and VIC were compare
Morning journal and courier., 1883-08-27
Iowa.
Raid by Tramps.

KEoKUk, Aug. 26.-Late on Friday after noon while Christopher Rose, a farmer dv. ing near Memphis, thirty miles west of here in Courtland county, Mo, was out in the field at work two tramps walked into his house and after choking and otherwise seri- ously injuring daughter of Mir. Rose they took $500 out of bureau drawer and de. camped The young lady is in dangerous condition and unable to speak a word One o1 the tramps-was shot last night and the Vigi lantes are close on the track of the other 0na
Morning journal and courier., 1883-08-27
0Mxnts.
WANTED,
WANTEn

A SITUATION by Swedish girl to do geneEi A homework; good reference. Inquire at au2T 1t+ LLOYD STREET, Fair Haven.
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WANTED.

A SITUATION as clerk in the grocery trade (whole A sale preferred) by an experienced hand. age 26 and of strictly steady habits. Address
 au27 It. R. E. L.. this ofaoe.
Morning journal and courier., 1883-08-27
Support for the Photographers.

NEW YORK, Aug. 26.-A mass meeting of telegraph operators and members of various trades was held in Clarendon Hall to day to devise means for the support of the opera tors who went out on strike and who are now out Of employment. After several speeches had been made it was announced that many telegraphers now at work will pay 8 certain amount per week. Many trade unions have also announced that they would assist in the movement.
Morning journal and courier., 1883-08-27
PENNSYLVANIA A
A Suicide Caused by Grief.

PH1LADELPHIA, Aug. 26,-Ellen Schlecht, the wife of William P. Schlecht, well known oyster dealer in this city, committed suicide this morning by hanging herself in the cellar of her fathers house where she was visiting Melancholy and grief over the death of her sister is supposed to be the cause.
Morning journal and courier., 1883-08-27
Burial of an Aged Bostblack.

WA BOEA AsuOGNSAesV1Aa
 WASHINGTON, Aug 26.-Alexander Simons, well known in years past as bootblack, was buried here today. We'll authenticated records show that he was. born in this Dis trict, then part of Maryland, in TIT and that he was one hundred and six years old at the time of his death. During the funeral service 8 colored woman rose up in the church and claimed to have been born in the same year.