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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-12-10
mumr HotsEs ELEUrnIrIrD
\ UUnnptInn Caused Ia Fourteenth sirtr
by An AIc-Light Wire

\ UUmmotIOn Csused Ia Fourteenth sweet
by An AIo-Light Wire.
\ Metropolitan telephone wire that line
mcu e stretching across Fourteenth
street, batween Fifth avenue aud Broad
way, New York on Saturday,, accidentally
broke, aud long end OF it, dropping into
the street, fell across Brush arc light
wire and then down upon a team Of horses
attached to one Of Heckscher's coal carts
that was passing a. ,'.u ,D..u.ut. The
horse first struck by it was Instantly pros.
trated and thrown into apparently cOnvul-
sive agony by the powerful current Of
electricity diverted from the arc light wire.
As he fell tue broken wire dropped ,ainst
the second horse, aud that animal also
went down as If he bad bsen shot. The
wire lay across both beast after they
had fallen, all they kicked 50 wildly
that II was dangerous 70 approach
them. Their driver sprang from hs perch
aud seized tho wire TO remove it, but drop
ped II instantly with an howl that woke
the echoes for blocks around. Mr.. Fred
DOnOhue, 4 florist, his assistant Andrew
Campbell, and Policeman Guns0n were
the first persons to run TO the drivers aid
He seemed for minute or two quite
dazed, almost stunned A bystauder
dubbed an India rubber oyerooat, threw
1t over the wire, and SO Insulating it.,
dragged II away from the team. The
telephone lineman soon pulled their wire
up out of tho way, and the horses moved
oil slowly but for nearly an hour the street
was blocked, near where the accident oc.
ourrcd, with people talking IL over, and
much excitement prevailed. 1t was said
by those who professed to be acquainted
with the facts that the current In the Brush
conductors during the day is much less
powerful than at night, which accounted foi
the mao aud horses escaping instant deaf b
from contact with it.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-12-10
FELONIOUs ASSAULT.



Near ~ o'clock on Saturday night, as
James Coyle aud Charles Bowman were
passing the corner Of South Queen aud
Vine streets, John McUord came out OF
Efinger's saloon, and said " Amt you
Charley Bowman :" Yes. sad Bowman,
whereupon McCord struck him in the left
eye, knocking him down and beating him
over tho head, cutting open the
scalp in eight or ten places. Bowman
made his way To the station house covered
with blood, aud after washing himself,
made complaint against McCord, before
Alderman Barr. McCord was arrested.
and this morning held TO bail In the sum
OF s700 for felontous assault and carrying
concoaed deadly weapons. From the
appearance Of BOwman's wounds 1t is
believed that McCord wore pair Of brass
or steel knuokles.
This morning McCord entered suit be-
fore Alderman Fordney against Bowman.
charging him with surety Of th peace and
assault and battery.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-12-10

L lullatclpnlA heCOlu.
1t has been seen that some Of the mem
bors Of the Legislature who wero most
clamorous for prOlonging the extra session
after its iutllity became apparent have
gone OIL unblushingly with the last dollar
OF unearned pay. These patriots grew red
In the tace when it was mildly suggested
last summer that they ought 10 bring the
session to close or resign. They would
do neither the one thing nor the other, and
they Indignantly resented tho suggestion
as having its origin in craven spirit of
submission. Whoever else might falter
they were heroically resolved to stand by
the constitution and the rights Of repre-
sentation. They would never, no never.
desert the cause Of the dear people. When
II was limited that patriotism like theirs
that pays at the rate of ten dollars day,
Is Always subject TO suspicion, they iiercely
fspelIed the unworthy imputatIon that
they were governed by such consdera.
ton ~ hire and salary. II might have
been supposed from their resentment al
tho mercenary suggestion that thsy wore
determined 10 fight for tho constitution All
summer aud fall without the sIightest
Intention of taking pay for no noble a
! service. But alas and alack for this griey
| ous miscouceptiou or the s,lirit of lsgisIa.
tive patriotism, The pay was at the bottom
OF all this show OF devotion 10 tho public
cause. When last seon these patriots wore
rushing to the treasury with their warrants
TO cover salary for ls2 days OF THEN
abortiye session.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-12-10
TaE PESN IRON WORKS.
a su.psn.,on D urlng the holidays.

The statement telegraphed from here to
the Philadelphia papers that the Penn
iron company proposes stopping at the
end Of this week because Of the refusal Of
the workmen to agree to reduction Of
wages, was made without authenticity.
The mill shuts down eveIy year at Christ
mas time for week or two for repairs,
aud will do so this year, as usual. When
it resumes 1t will need to be at reduction
Of wages, II the price Of manufactured iron
remains at present figures.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-12-10
NOTABLE NEWS.
Striking Events OF Late Occurrence.

In Oweusborough, Ky. an unknown
man entered tho house Of l.. Clark and
attacked his daughters with a club. He
was killed by Henry Bumps, who was in
tho house. There was picture on his
person, taken in Sweden, but nothing to
reveal his identity.
Father Daniel hefert an OK priest at
the Bcnediction monastery on Skidaway
island, near Savannah, Ca, died from a
gunshot wound accidentally inflicted by
himself while endeavoring to hit Il dog
with the butt end OF the gun.
On June VIM. Green, a highly 70.
spectOd resident of Anderson county,
Tenn, was bitten by a mad dog. The
wound was cauterized II healed. Mr..
Green thought no more about the matter
till Friday, when symptoms Of hydropho-
bia were detected. He went into conyul-
sions aud died in terrible agony.
Johu Atwood, a farmer of Watertown,
Conn, was attacked aud bitten by boar,
tho tusks of the animal meeting through
his hand, The bite OF this animal is
feared az much as that Of tho bite OF a
mad dog since Glover Dayton, OF the same
place, "A few years ago, was bitten In the
leg by one and died soon after, the leg
putroGying, possibly from virus.
Tho AunaIs OF Crime.
Albert Sidney johnson O'Shields was
arrested ia Chattanooga a few days ago
for stealing a watch in Atlanta. lie con.
tossed the theft, and also said no had a
hand In safe burglary At Mr. Askon'.
house, committed two weeks ago. lie said
that William Trpp, George Connolly and
Joseph Donman, young msn OF Atlanta,
were his aocomplicss. The latter were
arrested, but denied their guilt.
William Simmons, leader OF a gang oI
horse thieves, recently operating in eastern
Ohio, was arrested at Martins ferry, oppo
site Wheeling, w. Va. Simmons wa,
active in tho great temperance revival in
| Pittsburg about seven years ago.
William T.. Rogers, treasurer Of Lewis
county, New York, disappeared Last
| Thursday Bud has not been heard of since
| that day. His accounts are said TO be
straight, and 1t Is suspected be liz insane
Frank Thomas was fatally shot by Vim
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-12-10
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A Ssnaattunai ArFasf

At jamestown, New York, Charles l.
Jeiferds, a wealthy axe manufacturer, E
ID. Doorlittle, Milo Wheeler and Del Case
have been arrested on the charge of having
8 It fire TO Jetferds, Baiy & Co.'s lounge
factory. Case made affidavit, when ARES
tod, that Jeffords hired himself aud the
other two meu to fire the building, aud
his story was promptly coroborated by
Wheeler. Jefferds gave ~, 900 bail for his
appearance. The others were locked up.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-12-10
EL MAuDI's BANNER
0Cduulns huutuiIsto - Detachment 81 III
Egyptian Army,

Egyptian Army.
A.OlhGI fearful massacre has beiallen a
detachment Of the Egyptian army while
oI tie march from Suakim TO Berber on
De. nbaT ,. Al the halting place Ia a
~ ", thirty mil 4 from Suakim, 4 force of
$50 negroes aud Bashi BazDuks were
l',..Iy anuihilated at kabbabish BedOuins
@ap nave declared for tho false prophet.
lns troops were marching with most of
..sIr RsmiuEtpus packed on camels, when
u denly, over Eve thousand Bedouinr,
armed with spears aud old muZzle leaders,
arr4cked the detachmeut. The camels oil
stADpeded. About six hundred troops
ma0aIrd u form a square-the blacks on
thr.e faces, the Bashi Blzouks on the
fourth. The fight lasted only about twenty
miLutas, the Bedouins crying, JOIN us
auI xii the Christian dogs from Cairo"
Au the Blsh BazOuks were killed.
Many Of the blacks throw up their hands,
shouting "Al .ikum sllaam -" " Peace be
tO you, true Mussulmans," and then went
over 20 the Arabs. The moral effsct Of
this now victory of FL Mahdi's followers is
spreading like wlIlhre, his emissaries aud
d1gVishes appearing already in Upper
Egypt aud Assouan--the usual halting
pIaCJ for Cooks Nile tourists-and preach
ing holy war.
The whole county is in blaze. The
rank and fie OF the Egyptian army at a
favorable moment is likely TO declare for
the false prophet, who is now regarded by
the entire population as the true Messiah
ot Islam. Now only thousand men are
left to form the garrison at Suakim. The
Arabs are firing shots into the town every
night. Baker Paoha expects TO leavs on
Wednesday or Saturday az tho latest, but
he can merely watch events and any
march TO Berber is deemed impossible.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-12-10
IesIguat,on of mn Engineer.

@. A. Jefferies, one of the oldest engineers
on the Pennsy ylyania railroad, has resigned
his position, for tho purpose of taking
charge of tho iuter.locking switches at
Dillerville. Mr.. Jefferies is ono of the
safest and most reliable engineers on the
road, having never, in the course OF over
3s years, met with more than one accident
aud that not serious one While the
travelling public will regret to lose his
valuable services as engineer, his many
friends will be glad to know that he Is to
occupy a less laborious though scarcely less
respectable position,
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-12-10
naInn or kraI hstate

Shubort & Sutton, auctioneers. sold at
public salo Dec. 3, 1888, at the Leopard
hotel, for John A, Bausman, executor OF
the estate OF Auu Difenbau2h, n two
story brick dwelling situated on the west
s'ds of Plum street, No Is, to Francis
Keppe, for sl, 1915.
Also lot of ground situate on the north
side OF Marion street, No. So, on tho gene
raj plau Of tho Chestnut street tract, to
Martin KrOider, for s5O.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-12-10
GENERAL JoHN b. GORDON, of Gee

GENERAL JOHN B. GORDON, of Geor
gia, expresses the following sensible view
upon tariff legislation - am pro,
foundly convinced that the true policy
of this government is TO reach by gradual
approaches the position generally advoca
ted by the Democratic party--a tariff for
revenue only, and for such an amount of
revenue only as will suffice TO support the
government administered on the most
economical basis and in the interest Of
the great body OF its people. Hence /
hope TO see that party triumph In the
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-12-10
"rneLsuoaster Law Heylew."

The first number Of volume | of the
Lancaster Lao RtUisD has appeared, and
it certainly justities all that was promised
for IL in it's prospectus. Its handy form,
andsome letter press aud careful editing
among lawyers and Others who desire to
keep themselves posted in tho latest legal
dc .siOns.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-12-10
Admitted 90 bail,

Albert Gardner, who assaul ed George
Crawford with knife, u week ago, and
came very near seyering his jugular vain,
was released this morning on entering
$500 bail for a hearing before Alderman
Samson. Crawlord's physician says that
he is now out Of danger.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-12-10
Excursion Tickets.

The Pennsylvania railroad will sell ex.
cursion tickets on their main line and
branches on Dec. 22d, 23d. cath, 25th,
20th, 30th, 3is. and January 1st, good to
return until January 81, at q reduction
of oIc.third.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-12-10
snlo of COMd,

Is. II. Rowe, auotioneer, sold on Satur-
day last at Lampeter, for w. W. Grosh,
30 head OF Ns, fresh and springers, at an
average price of ESQ. 40 per head.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-12-10

cent Wilson. as the sequel of a tavern
quarrel at Tayl 'rsville, On Saturday night
wilson was arrested hut afterwards
pod
Tho case ~ James Nu't, Transferred go
Allegheny cNruty, ha1 been set for tliil GA
the hr,t N1aduy Ut JIuuavy
Four MeXioaus, charged with murdor
near Fort Davis, hiYe hccu taken FROM
jail ard ynchod.
rms Loni ssiVNinu Army.
Tho miypr Or New Haven on Sa,url,y
night .s,ucd an order 10 tho chief of police
% pravaaJ the momboUs Of the Salvation
Army FROM occupying tho streets and pub
lac Squares ~ heretofore, and directing
thcm "tn rcfrliu from singing, blowing
h',ns aul tamb)nrincs, IN accordance
with tho o'ay ordinance prohibiting diS
u. Dances VI such chlracter" lie con.
,ludCs his order 10y assuring the Salvation
ists of fun protection IL they conduct thoir
meetings In place of worship according
e. oar good old New England fashion.
When tho uOsiCN WAS served mAmbar of
tho army" said that "thoy would boat
drums and keep ol plridiuS rs heretofore;
thu they knew the state law, constitution =,
&c they would obey God before they
Nuuld the chief u police" Sunday nix lit
tho SLlvltinnistS mlrGhNl throuS ths
N.'No'S a. uAuhI' ulu l'loy VIII % aEItsgol
it they repoat their plchie. Tao mIyor's
order was issued in consequence Of mauy
complaints from citizens
An Auempt to Aoiuct . yuuug woman.
Ablut O'Clock on "Wednesday night a
stranger knocked at the door of the resi-
dencs Of Parker L>wis, a wealthy citizan of
Bclprc, Ohio. 4 servant girl answered
the Eunck, aud was told by the stranger
that Miss Hunter was waiting 10 buggy
Ia the street 10 soD hor. The servant girl
stated with the st anger aud when few
faot from the house he threw her apron
over her face aud, taking hor up IN his
arms, conveyed hRr to the carriage, la
which WAS another mIu. They thou drove
apitIy away. Whom about two miles
from town one Of the mon asked the girl if
Sha WAS Ll'lie Lewis, the daughter of
Parker Lewis. Ga her telling them she was
not, they threw hor ous CT the buggy, after
giviAg her cbluroform, she WAS picked
up in an unconscious condition.
Robbery Traced by GOLD UoIn.
Benjamin Brown, u cOlDred waitor, was
arrested at Ansonia, Conn, for a robbery
a. the Edridge mansion at Norfolk LAST
sum ner. Tho robbery was Of diamonds
worth s6, 600 and siOO 10 gold coin Hannah
=. John, wi'h whom Brown lived, lately
pissed a $50 piSco When questioned
ahpIt II, she said It was a keeps Ike given
her by her brother ten years ago The
dt'6 OF tho coin was sipya - bo 1851.
When thus detected. she said Brown gave
it - her, He confessed u the ppss ,ssi Va
~ the coin bl5 denied the robbery He
was arrested before, but,relelsod for lack
II evidence.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-12-10
Lights cat.

The police report that four of the cleo
trio lights were not burning on Saturday
night and eight during Sunday night
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-12-10
= Relied BuI,srd.

"a Nh Lew HolIingsworth,o Of Franklin,
: Y, was passing through his farm ou
'Lo evening OF tie 2lst, ult., his attention
W Ls attracted by tbs SQUAD OF boil. At
list Lo thought It was on the ground, but
s'5u heard it 10 the air above him. When
.e looked up 10 distinctly saw \ bell fast
rnet to . buzzard, aud heard the sound Of
!: hlf mile. As Mr.. BuzZArd led a
h.so Il 1Ck Of bIEZlrds s)ush 60 rooSt, the
same bell and buzzArd was seen by his
daughter as iJ hJw over tbs house. Who
bsHsl the buzzard
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-12-10

MAHoNET declared that ere tle day Of
Judgment thirty false prophets wouli
arise in Islam. Though among the last Of
these, FL Mahdi can by no means be Ieok
oned among the least. Not only
has he energetically thraShed the
Egyptian forces under Hicks Pasla,
but no later than last SUNDAY
detachment of bis army completely anu.
hilated a force OF 500 Bashi Bazpuks aud
negroes arrayed against them. For c
false prophtt FL Mahdi is doirz talcrahIy
well
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-12-10

THE Times has news tult Wharton
Barker has been striving 70 have hlmsell
made sccre'ayy Of the treasury a, the loss
to the cAbiuct Of probably both Folger
and Brewster, lie did not succeed, how
ever. This may account for the very
sighting manner in shch the presidents
message AMI Fo.E,r's report are spoken
Of in Bakers American True they both
snubbed his surplus division scheme but
then Is rot Senator Mitchell 10 make a
speech n support Of it" even if have
TO write it for him.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-12-10

FROM the formation OF tie Fedora
Cliou up to 1865 South Carolina WAS the
oaly state 10 the federation without a
divorce law upon her statue books When
the state WAS reconstructed {. l>b@a Re
publicln Legislature eua.''i -uc1 , aw,
which remained in force untiI 1871, when
the Democrats succeeded to power. Oue
Of the d,s- ats Of the Democrats was to
repeal the divorce law and every subsc.
quent effort to restore it has been failure.
Only last week the Seoate again rejected
such a proposition.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-12-10


next presidential contest But If the
people at the next general election placs
the Democratic party in power should
deprtcate any sudden or radical legisla-
tion upon this delicate nd difficult prob
lem, lest disaster to important industries
might follow and thus retard rather than
hasten the consummation of this benei
cent policy. This country is so vast aud
its interests and industries dependent
one upon another TO greater ur less de-
gree are so varied and interviewer ,hatthe
wispst statesman will be the mos, ditli.
dent and careful In dealing with them
There is no great difficulty in recoucil
ing the supposed conflicting views of
leading Democrts ia some such propoSi.
tion rs that expressed by Gen. Gordon.
Il is substantially the idea of the last
Ohio platform adopted in New Jersey,
Virginia aud Pennsylvania. Even the
Kentucky state convention did not go
far beyond 1t. There may be few ultra
free traders who demanded more, aud a
few extreme proteCtionistS who will not
concede so much. But they must stand
from under. The party will unite under
its conservative leaders and they are not
so far apart as some aprreheud.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-12-10

IT has been little more than tSenty four
years siuce Flora Temple made the famous
rcco,d Of 2:l92. Sinco then one hundred
aud nineteen horses have got records of
eco and be,t,r all of whom but ten are
now living.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-12-10

CARLIsLE's unsuccessful opponents may
Sc aneIy hug themselves as they read the
accounts Of how the speaker is bored 20
death by office seekers aud interviewers,
l. is a poor situation out Of which some
comfort cannot b. extracted.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-12-10

lr Teuuyson's claims to a pee".ge de-
poudcd % the merit Of his recc0t o.icsl
productions, his chances for ia. honor
would bs INTO highest dcgle, alt,uuItet.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-05-30
Little Johnpy's Crocodile Story.

Mister Jonnice, which has got the
wuden leg, says there is die which
was shoe, and it was in a pond.
Mr.. Jonnice, he sat on the edge of
the pond awatchin' the die swim,
but the keeper he sed, the keeper did:
Better look out for yure legs. sir, this
ere die is powerhe fond of legs, and
he don't get menny here, pore feller." F"
So Mister Jonnice he tuke off his
wuden leg and hit it, and wen the
keeper he cum round agin Mister
Jonnice he sed: "You was rite about
that die" The keeper he looked
and was astonish, and he sed:
ashanti l run for a docktor?" Then
Mr.. Jonnice he thot a while, and
bimeby he said; "No,I don't think l
wude, not for vile yet, ennyhow.
Diles is use 10 ogereatin' theirselfs. ("
The keeper he sed You are the
coolest man, wots left of you, wich
/ have ever saw" Mister Jonnice
he said: "Well, / have all ways went
on the principle its no use cryin'for
yure leg of, but ide be nifty obliged
to YOU for a drink of whiskey." when
the keeper had brot it, Mister Jonnice
put on his wuden leg again, and was
standing up looking at the die, and
the keeper he was astonisher than
ever, partickler wen Mister Jonnice
sed he had been standin' there an
our and had never seen him before.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-05-30
The Bad and Worthless

are never initiated or countGJsa. Il
is especially true OF family ns
icine, and it is positively prooft
the remedy initiated is of the highs|
value. AS soon as it had been !ess|
and proved by the world that I'd
Bitters was the purest, bestand nd
valuable family medicine on ari
many limitations sprung up and
gan to steal the notices in which !
press and people of the country
expressed the merits of H. B., and !
every way trying to induce suffer
invallds to use their stuff in sta.
expecting to make money on d
credit and good name of H. B. Mrl
others started nostrums put up
similar style to III. B.. with various
devised names in which the Sr.
Hop" or Hops" were used in va
to indnce people to believe they Eaa
the same as Hop Bitters. All sud
pretended remedies or cures, no nj
ter what their style or name is, an
especially those with the word 'H0l
or Hops" in their name or in 80
way connected with them or The
name. are limitations or counterieIr
Beware of them. Touch none
them. Use nothing but genuln
Hop Bitters, with "a bunch or clut
of green Hops on the white labs
Trust nothing else. Druggists an
dealers are warned against deslln
in limitations or counterfeits.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-05-30
A Japanese Prince

"By the way" CONTINUED i
traveller, you have a young n
nese Prince in Washington u
who may one day be the En-
of Japan. He has gone to Aurpl
lis to-day to see the Naval Acsd1
there. His name is Arisugav, 1
kehito. He is a young man. I
has Just finished his educatr
England and this country ~
going back to Japan. He i
uncle of the present Emperor.
was adopted by him when be /,
quite young. 1t is rather funur
it not, a man adopting his unc
" Yes" said |. Well, Arisugl
was adopted by his nephew. |
would have gone on the throne 4
his uncle's death, but a son hass,
been born to the Emperor. Al,
gawa Is a handsome little isIg
with a pretty, girlish look a;a
him. He is of medium her
light complexion, and has '.
bright, intelligent black eyes
will leave here shortly for !
Francisco, and thence for japan
Washington Correspondence ca
land Leader.