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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-04-17
EASILY ENfLAINkc ED,
Whers a DefauIter's Money We,

There has been good deal Of curiosity
ever since tho fact OF the defalcation OF
over $14S, 900 by William Carroll, 4 clerk
in tho finance department., New York,
became known, to ascertain what became
of the money. This has now been made
clear. It is the old story of fast woman
and gambling: In 1876 Carroll made the
acquaintance, in q house of ill repute,
kept by woman named Howard, of a
fascinating young woman named Minnie
Hudson. She is we'll known by the
habitues OF the Cremorne, Haymar
ket aud other Sixth avenue Gel
lar halls. Carroll became fascinated
with her, and bought her diamonds, laces
and rich dresses. He spent money lavishly
on wine, often spending 500 night. His
salary was only 81, 100 per annum, and of
course it would not justify this reckless
expenditure. Then he began playing rou-
lette. At one sitting in a gaming house
he lost 81, 500, and in another he lost SIS
600 or $40, 900. Finally he became one of
the best known habitues of gambling
houses, and at the same time, continued
to lavish money on the woman Hudson.
slipped in and carried him off, and it has
CdhcH IouI Hoiitbs W ucFclOp Llo eXConG
of the frauds.
Obituary Notes,
N. J. Gallagher, who was for six years
night editor of the New FORK World, died
yesterday in Chicago. Leonard Bacon
Hodges, founder of the Minnesota Fores
try association, and author of various
on forestry, died on Sunday
night at st. Paul. Captain James Egan,
U. 5. N. (retired), died in Washington
on Saturday. Rev. Alfred Holmead, rec
tor of Grace Protestant Episcopal church,
in South Washington, District Of Colum
bia, died yesterday at the age of 73. Rev..
VIM. Whiteford, s. j., died in George
town college yesterday, at the age of 40
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Going to Europe.

Mr.. Willie Gerschel, nephew of Morris
Gerschel, of this city, will sail from New
York to o-morrow on the steamer "Gallia,"
Of the Cunard line, for London. He will
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-04-17

FREDERICK DOUGLASS is soon to marry
a young woman who is described as
NEARLY white" Mr.. Douglass is 66 years
old and receives large fees as recorder of
the District of Columbia.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-04-17

THE remarkable story about Mr..
Brewster retiring from Gov. Geary's
cabinet at the point of the pistol and
under cover by the executive must be
taken with much allowance. 1t is not
likely Mr.. Brewster would refuse to re-
sign when asked to do so :; nor that if he
refused the governor would coerce him
into it with revolver. But that there
was 4 fierce quarrel between them, in
tensified by the succession of his hated
half-brother, is part of the history OF
our state politics, and, in the absence OF
any more certain explanation of it, the
enterprising newspaper correspondent is
encouraged to set afloat Il very uncertain
one
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-04-17

The House at Harrisburg having dis
covered that Saturday sessions are not
attended, has adopted instead of them
Friday night sessions from y to
10 o'clock. 1t does not appear by
what process, that is not applicable
to the enforcement of attendance OD
Saturday, the more regular attendance
on Friday evening is to be procured
since most of the absentees leave the cap.
ital on Friday night. But the public is
Indifferent whether the extra session be
held on Friday night or next day, pro
vided it is a real business session and not
a farce. If the House will enforce its
own rules and grant no leaves of absence
except for good and necessary cause, it
can have as good sessions on Friday
night as at any other time, and if it d, es
not do this it will bring down upon itself
the deserved reproach of its party and
the public.
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ANOTHER case of popular dsIusion.
General Daiz orders hundred seats for a
single night at the theatre. He is 4 bank
president in disguise.
THE governor has issued general 40
tice to all sealers of weights and measures
in commission that as their Office has been
abolished they are removed. A. J. Leit.
ley, esq.,, is the late sealer of this county.
A UNITED STATES cremation company
has been formed in New York. England
will not attempt TO establish 4 like organ
ization until she knows whether the dy.
namiters will leave anybody within her
territories to incinerate.
A HUMANITARIAN landlord put up coil
of fire escape ropes in his bedrooms. But
he has taken them down. His guests got
into the habit of sliding down at night,
and disappearing in the darkness, leaving
behind unpaid bills.
On the Gothard railway there is a tunnel
nine ard one fourth miles long, and the
gloom within has a remarkable effect upon
some people. Gentlemen have been known
to enter in the most exemplary condition.
and emerge hilariously inebriated.
Scientists are analyzing the gloom to dis.
cover the cause.
AN Atlanta, Georgia, paper sent to this
Office has divorce notice which indicates
that one Theodore L. Irish, said to be an
internal revenue officer, formerly from
this county, and with wife here now, is
trying in the Georgia courts, to get a
divorce from his wife, Mary L. Irish. who
cannot be found in that state, and to
| whom proclamation is made through the
medium of this notice. If Mrs. Irish is in
these parts, she may take notice that the
attempt is in progress to make her a
widow by operation of law.
| THERE seems to be decided revival of
base ball and the promise of a brilliant
and exciting season. Philadelphia re-
claims the prestige she had fifteen years
ago with two first class clubs, and thou
sands of citizens have been attending the
games between the Athletics and Phila
delphia club. Yesterday, as on Saturday,
the latter proved its superiority and beat
its rival club by score of 8 to l. The
playing, however, has beer surprisingly
good and the professionals seem to have
let out link.
THE Philadelphia Times thinks no other
American composer is to be mentioned in
connection with the late Stephen C. Fos-
ter, Of Pittsburgh, who during his brief
and erratic literary career gave to the
world, besides many others, Louisiana
Belle, " Old Uncle Ned" "Way Down
South, "Oh SUSANNA" "Nellio was a
Lldy," cold Folks at Home" erroneously
called :" Way Down Upon the Swaunee
River" Hard Times, Come Again. no
More" "Gentle ANNIE" Willie We
Have Missed You," "Ah. May the Red
Rose Live Always, >" l would Not Die in
Summertime - "Come Where My Love
Lies Ereaming," and "Old Black Joe"
1t is indeed a marvellous list Foster is
buried in Pittsburgh and his sister is the
wife Of Rev. Edw. V. Buchanan.
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ANOTHER case of popular dslusion.
General Daiz orders hundred seats for a
single night at the theatre. He is 4 bank
president in disguise.
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A HUMANITARIAN landlord put up a col
of fire escape ropes in his bedrooms. But
he has taken them down. His guests got
into the habit of sliding down at night,
and disappearing in the darkness, leaving
behind unpaid bills.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-04-17

A UNITED STATES cremation company
has been formed in New York. England
will not attempt TO establish a like organ
ization until she knows whether the dy.
namiters will leave anybody within hel
territories to incinerate.
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81 o'clock in tho morning.
On cross examination the witness stated
that no could not tell what time Of the
year the fire occurred. lie awakened tho
other men in tho engine house after dis.
covering the fire and told them Of the fire,
which they extinguished witness could
not swear that the man who came into The
engine house was the same one i.i the
alley witness was not given anything to-
testify in this case, but was p!ac,.d under
$500 bonds to be hero witness had been
drinking in the night, but was sober when
this occurred.
The commonwealth he,e tested.
The Defense.
L. F.. Eshelnau opened the case for
defense, stating briefly what he intends to
prove.
The first witness called was Harry SDy-
der. He testified that ON tho morning of
this fire he thought Franklin was druak
he awakened witness and told him some
body had set fire to the house next door
witness looked out Of the window, but saw
no person, nor any fire.; with others he
then went nnt and told officer Holman Of
what Franklin had said, but discovered
nothing Franklin did not come to the
engine house until morning.
On cross examination witness stated
that he was perfectly sober ON this morn
ing and had drank nothing the night
before he had been arrested for arson on
the statement of Brimmer, but was not
convicted.
Philip Smith testified that Franklin
came to the engine house early IN the
morning Of the fire; he was not there
when witness came between IL and l
O'Clock it would be impossible for any
one to recognize OF even see q man IN the
alley. from the window where Franklin
said he was standing, On account of a
fence between. When witness was awak-
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THE governor has issued general 40
tice to all sealers of weights and measures
in commission that as their Office has been
abolished they are removed. A. J. Leit.
ley, esq, is the late sealer of this county.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-04-17

Geary, who was a pure man, to say that
he entered heart and soul into the move =
ment to set aside the patent surreptitious-
~ obtained through tho Intervention of
his attorney general. Upon consultation
with his new attorney general, F. Carroll
Brewster, l, as special counsel for the
commonwealth, introduced and prOsecut
ed in the supreme court q bill in equity
praying for an injunction restraining the
marine hospital corporation from commit
ting any further acts of spOliation and
also to invalidate the patent.
BENJAMIN Harris Brewster then camo
out openly as the counsel for the hospital,
and defended in tho suit. I secured the
injunction, however. Meanwhile, the
Legislature took up the matter. An in
vestigating committee was appointed,
with the late lieutenant governor, G.. w.
Stone, at its head. The committee came
to Erie, took great deal of testimony,
and was convinced of the outrage
that had been attempted. The hos
pital corporation was shown up in its true
light, and to avoid having the matter
pressed any further, agreed to give back
all the property and surrender the man.
agement of the institution to the state.
The surrender was accepted by the state
and the investigating committee reported
a bill which passed the session of 1871,
appropriating $50, 900 to the hospital upon
condition that it transfer the peninsula to
the United States government, to be held
by the said United States of America as
near as may be in it's present condition,
and only for the purposes of national de
tense and for the protection of the harbor
of Erie, and upon the further condition
that the corporation reconvey to the state
all the other property previously granted,
together with the building thereon"
The Evening critic., 1883-06-30
Fa,her Ritchie and his Chureh.

Tho vestry OF the Church OF the Ascension
In Chicago (extreme high EpiscopaD, of which
Rev. ''Father" Richie Is rector, last night
adopted a letter prepared by a committee, ad-
dressed to Bishop McLaren, upon the misun-
derstanding existing between the bishop aud
the pastor. 1t is very courteous but firm In
tone. 1t processes fealty to the
church and bishop, but at the same
time asserts that the ritual OF the Church
the laws OF its church, and It chides the
bishop II he thinks otherwise for falling TO
visit the church and instruct the parish as to
one step toward an open rupture between the
parish and the diocese, like that when Rev.
Charles Edward Cheney withdrew and estab-
lished the Reform Episcopal Church, except
of non -ritualism,
The Evening critic., 1883-06-30
EXCURSIONS.
uARpER's FERRY.

HAAPERS FERRY.
On Wednesday next, the Fourth of July,
grand and select excursion Will be given
from this city to Harper's Ferry. The historl-
cal associations of that section are only
equaled by Its picturesque surroundings.
Trains Will leave the Baltimore Ohio Depot
at 8 80 q. m. The fare is almost nomlnal
S1.25 for adults; children, 65 cents.
LOWER CEDAR POINT.
The swift, safe and commodious steamer
Armenia leaves Its wharf daily for Lower
Cedar Point at 8 q. M. reaching there shortly
after 10, and affording delightful time for
fishing, sailing and bathing, and returns at
o p. m. On Sunday 1t leaves at 10 a. m. The
fare for round trip is but so cents: the bath
is perfect, the table unexcelled, and every ap-
pointment complete.
CARLIN SPRINGS.
This popular picnic resort ia now open for
the season. 1t is one of the pleasantest locali-
ties in this section. For application we refer
to j. E. T. Carlin, 315 Twelfth street south
west, city.
GLYMoNT.
No place on tho river is better known than
Glymont for picnic and excursion purposes.
1t Is now open for the season to parties desir.
ing to hold excursions.
GREAT FALLS.
The steam-packet Excelsior leaves George
town at 8 o. m. on Sunday, Wednesday and
Friday for Cabin John Bridge and the Great
Falls. Trip ticket fifty cents,
The Evening critic., 1883-06-30
PERTINENT PARAGRAPHS.

THE Longfellow cigar surpasses all others.
JOHN G. BARRows will Invest 81 900 in
the erection of brick house on M street,
near First.
D. T. DoNoHUE will build brick dwell
ing and store, costing $4,000, at Eleventh
and b streets northeast.
Mr.. S. b. ELLERY will erect two brick
dwellings on L street northwest, between
Seventeenth and Eighteenth streets, to cost
$1,40O.
Mrs. C. V. ENGLISH was granted per-
nit to-day to build brick dwelling on N
street, between Nineteenth and Twentieth
streets, to cost $4,000.
WE have also quantity of boys cassi-
mere pants left over from suits. The price
we sell them for does not cover cost Of ma
terial. Eiseman Bros, corner 9TH and L.
JOHN HocKEMEyER and Diller D. Croft,
through their attorney, Mr.. Warren s.
Stone, yesterday filed bill in equity
will of Christopher Neumeyer as to the be-
quest to Henry Neumeyer and to remove
cloud from title
Mr.. G. r. ToMPKINs. the fire-alarm tele-
phone operator and electrician at Police
Headquarters, has entered his popular
horse, Bismarck, for the Fourth of July
races at Leesburg, Bismarck has q good
record, and many washingtonians will
stake their money on his success.
THE Rice Dramatic Company, now re.
hearsing at Ford's Opera House, includes
two well-known and popular local anna
teurs. Miss Waldo and Mr.. John I.
Hawkins are both well-known and much
admired, and have both shown remarkable
| dramatic power. Both of these favorites are
| rehearsing for important parts in "Home,'
"Naomie" and "Nancy Sykes"
In the Police Court to-day Andrew
| Smith, John Timbers, James Forsyth and
| John Maloney were fined $5 each for dis
| orderly conduct. Joseph Pearson for failing
to exhibit light on Instructions in the
street, was fined $40. Charles Parsons wa
tried for wasting water by using a street
washer in unauthorized hours and his per
sonal recognizancne was accepted.
HARBoRMAsTER SUTTON reports tht
following new arrivals at the wharves
Barge James T. Hagner, Nurse, lis ton
coal Potomac Steamboat Company barg,
Carrie, Nurse, lis tons coal do; barge Au
gusta Saylor, 270 tons coal Stephenson &
Bros; barge General Hancock, -, Al,
tons coal johnson G. Bros; schooner Johr
w. Grey, Butler, 18 cords wood ]. o. Car
ter schooner George and Martha, Davis, 81
cords wood II. L. Biscoe schooner Fanny
Baker, 125 tons sand new Pension Office
schooner d. w. Steelman, -, 125,000 fee
lumber Greenleaf & johnson schoone
Annie Clark, Wheeler, $1,000 feet lumbe
city dealers schooner Colonel NIilliken
Dunton, 300 tons ice Rich & Co.
The Evening critic., 1883-06-30
NO MORE STAMP TAXES.
The New Internal Revenue Law Goes
lniO EfIecf-IOMer Postal Oh RrxeS.

Into Enect-LOwer Postal Charges.
Tho law requiring checks, drafts, orders
and vouchers, matches, perfumery and pro-
prletary medicines and bitters to be stamped
expires to-day. Hereafter none OF the articles
named will be required to have the Govern
ment stamp. Tho stamps on checks, drafts,
orders and vouchers, though forming part OF
the internal revenue OF the country, were with
proprietary stamps sold by the stamp clerks
at the Postofllce, who were paid for this extra
labor by a commission OF i've per cent.
Check stamps were two cents each, match
stamps one cent per one hundred matches,
perfumery and proprietary stamps one cent
for each twenty-five cent package, two cents
tax is done away with, and those who have
stamps OF this kind on hand can have them
redeemed by the Government, less the i've
Most business houses have had the two
cent stamp imprinted on their check-books.
The stamp, In the centre OF the check, made
very pretty appearances. AS some business
houses have gone to great expense to have
their nnely-drawn checks printed over this
two-cent stamp, 1t was feared for while that
they would either have to continue using
their stamped checks or else get their money
back by surrendering the check.
The authorities at Washington, how
holders OF these stamped checks from any loss.
The check books can be sent 10 this city, where
the stamps will be Cancelled, the books re-
turned and the value OF the stamps, less the
usual discount, refunded Manufacturers Of
bitters who have had.t use .the proprietary
stamps will have to do so no more, but unlike
the more fortunate medicine mon, they Will
have 10 take out retail liquor dealers license.
on and after Monday the new and lower
rates for postal money orders go Into effect,
and the amount which can be sent by any one
person by one order is increased from $50 to
800. The reduced charges are as follows !:
Eight cents for orders not over $40, ten cents
for orders between $40 and $15, fifteen cents
between SIS and $780, twenty cents between
$50 and $40, twenty-five cents between $40
and $50, thirty cents between $50 and $50,
thirty-lve cents between $50 and $40, forty
cents between $40 and $50, forty-hve cents
between $50 and 500. These rates apply
only TO domestic money orders-that is, orders
to points within the United States. The postal
notes, which are for amounts under $5, have
not yet gone into operation. The contract for
their printing has been awarded, and as soon
as they are ready the Postmaster Gen
eral Will fix a date for their issue.
These postal orders cost three cents
apiece and are payable to bearer. While
not as secure as the money orders, they are
very convenient and cheap for amounts under
i've dollars. The change in the law which
reduces postage from three cents to two cents
on letters does not go into effect until october
1. Tho rate for city letters and letters outside
of the city will be uniformly two cents per
each half ounce after that time.
The Evening critic., 1883-06-30
kMUSEM ENTS.
THE TRoTr1NG MEETING,

THE TRoTTING MEETING.
Next week one OF the finest trotting meet
track of the National Fair Association In this
District. Several thousand dollars are up In
prizes, and some of the finest stock In this
meet on Tuesday, July 8, and continue until
the 9th, inclusive. on the Fourth of July
"Wednesday next the 81, 1000 purse will! be
part OF the country being entered. The Ma
rine Band will be present each day. Trains
leave the Baltimore Ohio Depot continu
ously to and from the track.
THE THEATRE coMIoUE.
This popular place Of amusement has ad-
journed for the summer to Its gardens, fmme-
diately adjoining the theatre. The pro-
gramme is bright with attractions and extern
sive in Its display. Matinees Tuesday, Thurs
day and Saturday afternoons. Admission to
evening performances and to the matinees
only 10 cents.
INTERNATIONAL RACE.
This afternoon America and England meet
on the bicycle track at Athletic Park In this
city, the occasion being the International
championship race between John s. Prince,
the champion Of America, and II. W. Hlgham,
England's champion bicyclist. grand and
exciting series Of amusement is promised.
Gates open at 4, the races begin at 3.
ABNER's SUMMER GARDEN.
This charming resort is every evening
orchestra, the bird-like, beautiful voice of Miss
Ravene and the marvellous power. OF Mr..
Blumenpurg as violoncello virtuoso blend to
complete what art and nature effected-a
charming city summer resort.
DRIVERS SUMMER GARDEN.
Accompanied with great success Mr.. Driver
has fully completed the attractions OF his
summer garden. He has not calculated upon
either labor or expense to perfect the same,
and the result has been complementary sue.
cessful. His gardens are faultless In every
respect.
BECKER's SUMMER GARDEN.
South Washington is well.fixed for the sum
mer season since the opening of Beckers Sum
mer Gardens. They are charming resort,
and the evenings passed In them always
pleasant.
THE SWIMMING SCHOOL.
The Swimming School is as useful as 1t is
ornamental, and every means are offered
there for pleasant time. Competent Instr uc-
tors are always at hand to teach patrons the
useful and pleasant natatorial art.
The Evening critic., 1883-06-30
PENNSYLVANIA ROUTE.


In EFFECr MAY II. 1888.
TRAINS LEAVE WASHINGTON, from station
corner Of Sixth and B streets,
,...-.-a.S.. q follows:
n@tGse @G O. .. 70. daily Fast line $3.50 q. "a: daily,
With Sleeping cars from Harrlsburg to oincln.
% natl Western Express 1So p. M; ~; daily, with
o.5op. IA. daily for Pittsburg and the West, with
Paiace Sleeping Car from Washington to ChI
B1ITIMoRE POTOMAC RAILROAD,
For Erie, Canandaigua. Rochester, Buffalo, Mag
ara, at $50 daily except Saturday, with Palac.
car from Washington to Canandaigua.
For Wllliamsp0rt, Lock Haven and Elmirs q.
$50 q. m. daily, except Sunday.
For New York and the East 800 o. M, 10 30 q. M
130, 40, $50 and 1920 p. m. On Sunday. 40,
$50, and 1920 p. M. Limited Express ef Pull.
man Parlor stars 9. 30 a. N. daily, except Sunday.
Through sleepers for Boston 1.3O p. m. on week
days. 4.20 p m. on Sundays.
For Philadelphia, 500 O. m 10. q. M. 130, 40
$50 and 1870 p. m. On Sunday at 4.20, $50
and 1920 p. m. Limited Express, $50 q. m.
For baltimore, $40 500 $50. 1880 .. M, and 1so
40, 440, $40, 730, $50 and 1920 p. M. On Sun.
day, 800, 1880 \. M. 40. go. 7S0. $50 and 1920
Tickets and information at the office, north.
east corner Of Thirteenth street and Pennsylvania
avenue, and at the station, where orders can be
hotels and residences.
CHAS. E. PUGH, General Manager.
]. R. WOOD. General Passenger Agent.
The Evening critic., 1883-06-30
Tbe Price of Coal for July.

Committees OF the Lehigh 4 Schuykill
Coal Exchanges met yesterday and agreed TO
prices OF each during July. The Philadelphia
4 Reading Coal and Iron Company yesterday
afternoon Issued Its July circular OF prices fol-
the Eastern trade. They embody an advance
OF is cents per ton for white-ash egg, and %
cents for stove and chestnut. The new prices
for white.ash coal, delivered on board vessels
at Port Richmond, for shipment beyond the
steamboat, $1.25 for stove, Va for chestnut
$500 for egg, 1915 for broken, and so. 90 fol
pea. The prices at Eiizabethport, N. j., VIII
be $4.S5 for lump. ana steamboat, S1.0O fol
stove, S4.35 for chestnut, $f.25 for egg, s1.1C
for broken, and So for pea.