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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-04-02
First of April Jokes.

There is a.good deal of fun to be got
out of well-conceived April first hoax :;
and good deal of wit to be exhibited in
its concoction. But whether a news
paper is the proper field for the
exhibition of naked lying on this day
may we'll be questioned. The newspaper
reader is apt to be incredulous of wor-
derful newspaper stories, and it may
perhaps not damage his small faith in
newspaper tales to. treat him to very
big whoppers on the first of April. If
the editor himself is content to discredit
the reliability Of the news he publishes
by printing what he knows to be false,
to fool his readers, probably they need
not complain. But it will not do for
such journal to publish startling news,
with the expectation of securing belief
for it. The joker makes fun for other
people, but the cost is his own. The
Philadelphia Record takes the cake as
the champion liar of this first of April in
publishing a declaration that the street
commissioner had made the streets of
the whole city as clean as a new pin in a
single night with $4,000 laborers and
with another story relating, in great
detail land particularly, with mention
of names and places, how an Italian
sailor had suddenly found in an old
jacket, picked out Of cargo of rags, a
package Of French bank notes worth
e125, 900. The fun Of first of April
joke is of course in its deception, bit
straight forward lying is hardly the
mode of doing it that will secure the
sanction of the artistic joker, any more
than of the Presbyterian elder.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-04-02
AN IMPORTANT ARREST.
An Expert Bank Swindler and BIgan.1st
Taken In New York.

An Expert Bank SwinGler and BIgan.ist
Takon In New York.
Detectives Mclaughlin and O'Connor
at New York made an important capture
Sunday-one that will give feeling of re-
lief to bankers all over the country. The
prisoner is Robert c. Ballard, alias Henry
c. Bullard, alias w. C. Russell, alias
Henry c. Maltby. He is about fifty years
old and looks like clergyman. He is
one OF the most expert swindlers in the
country. In addition to his thievcry he is
a bigamisr, having three known wives
His method of operating was to make
deposit of worthless check, get certifi-
cate OF deposit and on its strength have
checks cashed for amounts varying from
500 to $500. He is wanted in Tarrytown
Boston, Philadelphia and Washington.
Years ago he married a well connected
Southern woman, with whom he came
North. Here she died and Ballard, hav-
ing some knowledge of medicine, began
to practice as a physician. lie commenced
his criminal career by forging friends
name to check for 5000. One of his
wives lives in Poughkeepsie and the other
two are in New York. He was caught
while going to visit his last wife. So
much was his arrest desired that the
bankers association of this city offered
81 900 for his apprehension.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-04-02
BIG RORBERY IN A LITTLE TOWN.
A Capitalists Safe B11wn Open and 040, 900
In money and Securities Taken.

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In money and Securities Taken.
A daring and successful burglary was
perpetrated at o'clock Saturday morning
in the village of Rushville, Yates county,
n. Y. Over $40, 600 in negotiable securi-
ties and $4,000 in cash were secured.
Rushville is ten miles from Csuandaigua,
and sixteen from Geneva. Near the cen
tre of the town is the drug store of Carson
& Topping, the place entered by the bur
glars. One part of the store is occupied by
A. Jones, q capitalist, whose business is
principally that of loaning money. At q
o'clock Saturday morning, when the clerk
went to open the store, he found that the
front plate glass windows had been blown
to pieces. On entering the building the
first thing that met his eye was the safe
with the door blown off and its entire
contents gone. The burglars evidently
entered the store about 121 o'clOc6 went
to the safe and drilled hole through the
outer door. Through this hole steel
punch was driven, and the inside lock
| was knocked Off The doors were then
easily opened. The burglar proof com.
partment inside had a door five or six
inches thick, with a combination lock.
The lock was smashed off with sledge
hammer and large quantity Of powder
was sifted in behind the door. The ex-
plosiOn which followed blew the door off
its hinges. The securities were in tin
boxes. Mr.. Jones was formerly an execu-
| tor in several estates, and some papers
belonging to them were lying loosely in
the safe. Although they were worthless
| the burglars carried them off, evidently
Eot stopping to examine them. AS near
| as Jones can estimate his loss is about
$1,000 in cash and over $4,000 in negoti'
| able bonds and mortgages. Edith Jones,
| his wife, also loses mortgages and notes,
the value of which he could not remem-
ber. w. A. Carson lost $1,000 in cash
and securities amounting to 10000.
Carson s. Topping lose $500 in money.
James r. Wilson, tho father-inlaw OF
Jones, is tho loser of about 81, 600 in
negotiable notes and the same amount III
mortgages. Mr.. Jones says there were
other valuable papers and perhaps money
in the SAFE which he cannot recall.
| The NJ is of the explosion was heard at
the hotel ABOUT q. m., but nothing was
thought of it. In front of the store were
the tracks of a carriage which had turned
around and started toward Canandaigu:
No other trace Of tho burglars, who are
evidently professionals, was found. MIR
Jones offers a reward Of $500 for the con
victiOn OF the criminals and return of th'
property. He has also taken steps to
prevent the negotiation Of the securities.
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Trying to XIII His Family.

At Bloomington, H., Robin P. Dunn
attempted yesterday to kill his family.
He first shot and probably fatally wounded
his wife. He next fired at but missed his
son, and then attacked his daughter with
knife, but was overpowered by his son
before he inflicted any injury upon her.
Mrs. Dunn is resting easily, and slight
hope is entertained that she may recover.
Doctors have located the ball and will ex-
tract it. In an interview Dunn declares
that he did not know how the shooting
was done. The. popular indignation is
intense. Dunn married Mrs. Stowe, q
widow, in Philadelphia, in 1868, who af.
forwards eloped with a Captain Jerome
A. Mann, from whom he obtained $4,000
for the seduction of his wife.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-04-02
The Brooklyn bridge Opened

The Brooklyn bridge was opened in a
rather unexpected manner Sunday. A
crowd of half grown young men, boot
blacks and others found the gate on the
New York side, over powered the guard,
a brawny Milesian, and soon more than
500 persons were streaming across the big
bridge. Billets of wood and other missiles
were tossed off the bridge to the decks Of
passing ferry boats, and the adventurous
youths amused themselves leaping across
spaces were the planks had been taken up
or not laid down. Nearly an hour elapsed
and there had been several free fights be-
fore the police rallied to the rescue of tho
bridge employees, expelled the crowd and
closed the entrances.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-04-02
A COlOred Row.

Payton, Sewers, and Robert Banks, all
colored, while iridulging in . drunken
frolic on Saturday, visited the latter's
home at 1416 Fulton street, Harrisburg.
While there the orgie terminated in q
venomous struggle between Payton and
Sewers. During the scuffling Sewers
drew razor and viciously plunged it
into the lower part Of the abdomen of
Payton and drew it across his entire per-
son, inflicting a wound twelve inches in
length and penetrating between the ribs !;
cut clear through the muscles into the
cavity beyond. Sewers fled and has not
been seen since.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-04-02
PERSONAL,

JOSEPH UPuAM ORvIs, a well known
banker OF New York, died at Pilatka,
Florida, on Friday, aged G7 years.
WALTER MARCH, a leader Of the Re.
publican party in Indiana, died at Munice
in that state, on Saturday, aged 6s.
Gov. BUTLER addressed Sprague
meeting in Providence on Saturday night.
1t is generally thought now that Sprague
has no chance.
GENERAL GORDON denies tho rumo1
that he has any ambition to re enter poll
tics in sufficiently strong terms to leave no
doubt as to his sincerity.
EDWIN BOOTH has been playing Hanle,
in Vienna to large and applauding au.
dience, but the press expresses disapp0int-
ment with him.
MAJOR DAVID POWER CoEYNGHAM, LII
D., editor of the New York Tablet, died in
New York last night of pneumonia. He
was the man who III the last state cam
paign hired out his paper to libellous
abuse of PattisOn.
REV. GEORGE ALLEN, i Congregational
minister, died at Worcester, Mass, last
night, aged 81 years. He graduated from
Yale in 1913 and was the author Of the
resolution in favor of free soil, free men,
free speech and free land" offered at the
convention of the FREQ Soil party in 1913.
He was brother of the late Chief Justice
Allen.
COLONEL COLE, once the great railroad
king in the South, is living retired life at
Nashville. He has softening of the brain
and cannot live long. Mr.. Il. Victor
Newcomb, once the young Napoleon of
the South, and the most formidable &n-
tagonist of King Cole, is living in New
York a life of retirement, though almost
blind and no possible hope of recovery.
LEO XIII, who speaks French correctly,
was talking with Partisan lady the other
day when all at once some stubborn ex
preston stopped him; he tried in vain to
think of the word he wanted, but he was
unable to find it. ''Do you speak italian,
madame?" he asked his visitor. .Fairly
we'll, Holy Father" 'Then let us con.
tinue the conversation in my native tongue;
for, it we continue in yours" he said,
smilingly, 81 fear shall compromise my
infalli5ility."
Mr.. w. FRED. REYNOLDS, son of our
townsmap, S. II. Reynolds. ESQ.,, has been
taken into partnership in the old estab-
lished banking house Of his uncle, VIM.
+. Reynolds, OF Sellefonte, Pa. MIR. Rey.
nolds, who is we'll known here as an ac-
complished and popular young gentleman,
is to be congratulated upon the bright
prospects before him in association with q
business so widely known and SO success.
fully maintained as that of the Reynolds 8
bank :; the succession Of its management
now being assured in tho name which has
so long attached to it.
BISMARCK was 6S years old yesterday.
Military bands performed national and
operate selections before the residence OF
the prince, while the happy event was
recognized by visits in person from the
Emperor William, many ladies of distin-
guished households, officers holding high
rank at court, foreign ministers and other
notables, who showered congratulations
upon the imperial chancellor. Many tele-
grams were received felicltating Prince
Bismarck, and there were numerous floral
offerings, which were displayed in the
parlors of the princes residence.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-04-02
Police Gases.

This morning the mayor had nine cases.
One drunk gave his name as Pat Levere.
He was arrested ON East King street
while drunk and begging on Saturday
evening by Officer Leaman. He resisted
and fought the officer to the station
house, where it took several others to hold
him while being searched. He was sent
out for 10 days. Another drunk got 5
days, one has not yet been heard and six
dodgers were discharged. Albert Mooney,
for being drunk and disorderly at the p.
r. R. depot, was arrested by Officer Roy,
of the railroad, and was committed for q
hearing before Alderman McConomy.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-04-02
MAIL NEWS.
DOES NOT DESIRE To BE A BISHOP

DIR. Nicholson Declines 20 Sever His Connec-
ton With st. Mark's-A Disturbance
at . Funeral.
The Rev. DR. l. L. Nicholson, rector of
St. Marks church, Philadelphia, who was
elected bishop of the diocese of Indiana
month ago to succeed the late Bishop
Talbot, has addressed a letter to the pre-
sident of the standing committee in charge
of the affairs of the diocese, declining the
Office. DR.. Nicholson says II have just
written and sent to the secretary of the
convention formal notice of my declina-
tion of the Office of bishop rendered by
the churchmen Of the diocese of Indiana
and I now hasten also to notify you, as
president of the standing committee, of
the same final determination. Much
as l regret the seemingly long
delay in reaching this conclusion
and deeply as I feel the keen dis
appointment, and perhaps pain, this action
of mine shall give many of my brethren,
yet can freely say that the whole matter
in it's every shade and sspect was duly and
carefully weighed by me. From the be-
ginning l saw the strong aud urgent rea
sons which seemed to impel me to accept
the call. But have also seen, and during
the past week have seen in stronger light
than ever before, the urgent reasons why
should not give up my parish here, with
my many weighty cares and interests
which have just learned to bear we'll. l
am not ashamed of the fact that this de-
termination of mine has only come to me,
not suddenly, but after the lapse of much
time and after much crying pain. 'Out OF
the deep.' 1 should rather be deeply
ashamed of myself did I. as priest
of the church, undertake to weigh Sc
grave matter as is this of the
episcopate in any other way than one
which involved much time, much patient
thought and very deep searching of heart.
The two and only reasons which have urg
ed me to this final conclusion are my deep
sense of unfitness, mental aud physical,
for so large . place of ministerial duty,
and further tho peculiar nature of this
parochial work at St. Marks, in cOndi'
tion at this special moment so peculiar
that change Of rectorship would involve
certain peril aud almost certain loss. l am
not aware that any other thoughts than
these have largely influenced me-" In any
case, he adds, hs could not possibly have
left St. Marks before November, so tina,
his Geclination really involves no delay to
the diocese, and he closes with an expires
sion of thanks to the convention and o
| confidence that their future delibera
tions will lead them to fix upon some one
| far more worthy of this high trust of tht
! episcopate" The diocesan convention
Will probably be recorvened at once to ill
| the vacancy,
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-04-02

How Man Died OF Broken Heart.
Death from broken heart has taken
place in Irwin county, Ga. Miss Lille
Wall was dangerously i'll for several days
and the doctors quietly informed her
father, Mr.. Jasper Wall, that his daughter
could not possibly live. Going to her
bedside and viewing her sadly, the father
said " My darling child, you are obliged
to die, but I only hope that may die
first." Shortly after he went into con.
vulsions and was soon dead, followed
three hours later by the death of his
daughter.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-04-02
Rev. Cleveland stays IN Reading.

The West Park Avenue church, Phila-
delphia, which rebeiled against the ap-
who with the court Of appeal has decided
that Rev. Carson remains as the pastor Of
tho Park Avenue church, and Rev. b. A.
Cleveland in Reading.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-04-02
First of tho Season.

on Barbary coast this morning. The wearer
went shiver;ng along the street with his
hands thrust deeply into his trousers pOck-
cts. The snow on the streets and the
Ice in the cutters were in marked contrast
with his airy tile.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-04-02

Death OF . Respected citizen OF Drumore.
Mr.. John Wsntz, one of tho most re-
spected citizens of Drumore township,
died at the residence Of his SOD,
Thos. Wentz, NJ. D. at Kirkwood, last
week. Deceased was in the eighty. fifth
year of his age, a lifelong stauch Demo
crat, and prominent member of the
Methodist church. He leaves large and
widely connected family, and had the
universal esteem of the community in
which he resided.
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I" HOME. SWEET uoME.r

Kindly bear our singer back
Where we fondly lovo him;
Where tho summer breeze may sing
Homes sweet song above him
As 1t whispers through the palm,
Sighs through pine tree branches.
Echoes through the Eastern mines,
Lingers 'mong the ranches.
Had We praised him while he lived,
Hope had neared fruitfon-
What to him are hOpOrs now
In his home elysian!
All! he knew the worth of home
Well, because he had nome
Told it in his heart-sick cry,
What sweetly sad one!
1t Is well to hide life's thorns
With tho full-blown roses
Death has grown on lines true soil,
Where of justice e'er rcposes,
Waiting for its sun, the germ.
All wen make his grave among us,
Midst the homes made all the dearer
by the songs he sung US!
-WiU. f. McSparrdsa, in PhiEd Time!
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1t will be remembered that when Lam
caster division Uniform Rank Z. of p.
held their fair they did not chance off
their buggy. On Saturday evening the
ticket holders met, when the buggy was
put up and won by Harry E. Stoner.
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Ejocsed

The little saloon under the old city
market house, which has been occupied
by James Doeblerfor years, was recently
leased to John Stains. Doebler refused to
60 this morning, 80 Officers Coyle, Pyle
and Creamer were compelled to eject him.
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of the reception it was auspicious as
indicating a prevailing spirit of har'
mony and enthusiasm in the Democratic
party Of Philadelphia that must make
its influence felt throughout the whole
organization of the State.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-04-02
COAL BARGES ON A RAMPAGE.

Sweeping Down the Ohio Sinking q Steam
boat, and Sent to the Bottom.
In Pittsburgh, on Saturday afternoon,
while the boats were making up their tows
with coal for shipment South, thirty seven
barges belonging to Joseph Walton s Co.,
and containing 45O, 900 bushels of coal,
broke from their moorings at Smithfield
street bridge, and were swept down the
river. On the way down, the runaway
fleet first encountered the steamer Abe
Hays, with a tow of six barges, containing
72, 900 bushels of coal. The Hays was
sunk and the barges cut loose. Tho
steamer Dick Fulton was next struck, and
her tow of seven boats, with ia, 600
bushels of coal, were sunk. The Fulton
was damaged, but managed to get to shore
without sinking. Another boat, with
"a, 900 bushels, collided with the steamer
st. Lawrence, and was sunk. The guards
of the steamer were carried off. Two more
boats, with $4,000 bushels, were sunk at
Manchester. A number of tOwboats start
ed in pursuit of the runaways, but at last
accounts the portion Of the fleet which
escaped sinking was far down the Ohio
river. The loss is $4,000.
Suicide ut Chambersnurg.
Mr.. James B. Gillian, a prominent citi-
zen of Chambersburg, and widely known
merchant, on Friday night committed sui
eide. 1t seems Mr.. Gillian left his house
at late hour Friday night. Failing to
return his wife became worried and re.
mained up all night waiting for him. Not
returning next morning she sent word to
her husbands brother, who at once insti-
tuted a search. Going into tho wash
house he found his brother hanging by the
neck, cold in death. He had taken rope
and fastened it over beam. Tieing it
strangled to death. A cor0ner's inquest
was held and a verdict rendered that the
deceased came to his death by his own
hands. The cause of the act is unknown,
but it is thought he was suffering from a
temporary alteration of mind caused by
business troubles. He was aged about As
years,
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A New YORK clergyman who went to
see the Passion Play'writes to the Press:
In tho course of long experience as
preacher, pastor and educator, it has been
my good or bad fortune to see hundreds
of church festival exhibitions, Sunday
school tableax, religious and semi-religious
scenic representations, oratorical displays
by orators from three years old and up.
ward, and all that ever er-varying class of
entertainments, good, middling and bad,
which are entered into by our church peo.
pie either to felicitate the social element
in human nature or to assist in raising
funds to pay church debts but 1 have
never seen anything which throws as fair
light on gospel scenes as this, which is,
think, most infelicitously called ras-
sion Play"
In Pittsburgh some ladies got hold of a
pair of Langtry's shoes, and on attempt
ing to try them on their feet found to
their infinite disgust that the shoes were
too small for them. The knowledge of
this fact is bringing Pittsburgh into the
particular prominence enjoyed by Chicago
and St. Louis from the extensive dimen-
sions of their ladies' feet, which imputa-
tion impels the Post to attempt to prove
that although Chaucer, Shakespeare and
other old-time poetical admirers of femi-
nine charms wrote some pretty things
about dainty little feet, the desire for
them is only whim, and very sagely re-
marks that feet disproportionately small
in size affect the observant mind pain
fully" all of which, however, does not
show that Pittsburgh's ladies' feet have
any resemblance in size to those of Gin
derella.
THERE is a creditable determination
among the influential members of the
Land Leagues of ofAmerica to repudiate the
secret crime idea and disclaim the neces-
slty for the use of the terrible and potent
means OF death that have brought such
marked disgrace upon their cause. The
convention which is shortly to be held in
Philadelphia is giving evidence that the
issues brought up will be met with COM
mensurate deliberation, and the question
of the nationality of Ireland will be held
as one old and significant enough to as.
sumo the position of movement in which
the world should be fairly concerned.
From such satisfactory arrangements it
may he anticipated that no small degree of
intelligent attention will be accorded the
deliberations of the convention, which will
find that the efforts Of Irishmen to secure
their rights will be endorsed by their
with far more readiness
when the bombshell and the dagger are
abandoned.
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"A New Fashion.

At a ball near MonoDgahela city recent
ly, a young man resented slight put
upon his partner in the dance by shooting
floor manager in the mouth.
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A Terrible Boiler Explosion.
By boiler explosion at St. Dizier,
France, yesterday, 26 persons were killed
and SO injured.
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Grade OF Pupils,

Grade OF RuPtls.
The following is the percentage Of the
pupils of James street higher grade Sec
ondary school for March, 1888: