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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-04-07

Mr.. ARTHUR will hardly take much
comfort by his motion to the South in
this April weather, when already the
heat here is uncomfortable. He would
have done better to 60 North. Florida
in April is not paradise and the St.
Johns river, in whose waters the presi-
dent proposes to fish, is not an inviting
field for that amusement. If Mr.. Arthur
does not return with touch of malaria,
he will be fortunate. At this season the
seaport towns of Fernandina and St.
Augustine are about the only safe and
reasonably comfortable spots in the land
of Florida which is a good deal lovelier
at any time in its distant contemplation
than in its close acquaintance.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-04-07
TAX EXONEKATlONy.
sweet Potatoes vs. Greenbaci

sweot Potatoes vs. Greenbacks.
A letter, of which the following is a
copy, has been received by the county
commissioners. We reproduce it, ver6atim
ct literdtum.
LANCASTER Co., As, 'S3.
l see the County Commissioners have
Passed Restitution that the will publish
the names of Persons Exonerated from
Payment of taxes How is it when a
Collector takes Sweet POTATOES for the
tax and then still the mans
name appears an the Exoneration list it is
so said that there is a tax Collector in
Lancaster County that Collected taxes and
where he found it wasent 30 Redily gotten
as by sum of our good farmers he took
Sweet Potatoes in Exchange for the tax
and then Brings them in on his Exonera-
ton list to Poor Caut Pay
Look out the County treasury Office will
he filled With Sweet Potatoes in Plase Of
Greenbacks, Sc. too Poor Cant spell.
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Consolidation Of watch Companies.

The consolidation of the two companies
was effected yesterday afternoon, on
terms mutually satisfactory, at meeting
of stockholders held at the Otioe of ID. Il.
Baker, esq The old name Lancaster
Watch Company will be continued as
the title of tho new corporation. which
will be q chartered stock company. The
number of directors was increased from
i've to seven and the following board
elected to serve for the ensuing year !:
Messrs G. A. Bitner, ]. l. Hartman, B.
F. Breneman, A. Bitner. ]. D. Skiles,
Lewis s. Hartman ard J. p. McCaskey.
Monday next will be pay day at the fac
tory, and work will be resumed within
q few days. The pay roll is now
about eight thousand dollars per month,
making the watch manufacture in our
midst most i'm portant local interest.
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A DAYS ANNALS.
EorRD OF CRIME AND CALAMITY.

Tragic Happenings Over the Country-Desth
aud Dlsaster-The Devious way OF
the Busy World.
John r. Wood was instantly killed and
his son, aged 18 years, so badly injured
that he died, in an ore mine near Shipdel
station, Mifain county, on Thursday.
about noon. Mr.. Wood and his SON were
engaged in removing pillar when the
roof of the mine fell in, completely bury
ing the father and covering the son to the
waist, frightfulIy mangling both legs The
accident occurred about noon, but it was
6 o'clock. Mr.. Wood was about so years
are small.
A five-year-old son of Jacob Olmstead,
of MontOursville, was killed on the Phiia-
delphia and Reading railroad at Mont
gomery. The boy and his mother had
gone down on the afternoon fast freight
and getting off at Montgomery, they stood
on the track in the rear of the train, and
as another train approached the boy
the mother with him. A man standing
but the boy was struck and killed.
uO uO0S iOov Aold OA OhO cOoCoA "a "e.~A>
son, Mississippi, fell yesterday, and bridges
away. The rainfall extended TO Vlcks-
burg, where it was the heaviest for years
Al inches being the precipitation from
eleven o'clock in the morning until four
in the afternoon. Much damage was done
to property, and several bridges were des
troyed.
A boiler exploded in the factory OF Geo.
Bishop, at Newbern, North Carolina, on
Thursday night, killing the engineer,
Abram Brown, and the fireman, Frank
Emmett, and iDjuring three other persons,
one a woman who was in house 100 yards
distant. Half the factory was demolished
and all the houses in the vicinity were
more or less damaged.
An attempt was made early on Thursday
morning to wreck train on the MissOuh
Pacific railroad, 16 miles north OF Denton,
Texas, but no damage resulted. 1t is sup
posed the real object was to stop train
on the way to Mexico with $10O, 600 to pay
the construction hands on the Mexican
Central railway.
The clothing and gents furnishing
store and postOffice at LebightOn, Carbon
county, kept by H. Peters, was entered by
burglars and robbed of postal cards, stamps,
stamped envelopes and lot of clothing.
A bundle of the clothing was found in a
Lehigh Valley box Car at the Lehighton
station. The amount stolen is over 500.
A heavy rain continuing for 30 hours,
yesterday, caused flood in the village of
Niagara Falls, Ontario. Fifty feet of the
Canada Southern railroad was washed
away, and Bridge street was covered with
water tn a 0onth IF twO feet
A passenger train on the Watertown
branch of the Fitchburg railroad in Mass,
on Thursday night struck two sleepers
which had purposely been placed between
the tracks, and the engine was partially
thrown off the rails. No other damage
was done.
A fire at Shelbyville, Tenn y, on Friday,
destroyed eight bindings, including the
Masonic hall. The loss is estimated at
500, 600 and insurance at CSC, 900.
Eleven new cases of smallpox were re
poIted at Nashville, Tennessee, on Fri
day.
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is reported to be . defaulter for >13, 900,
which he lost in grain speculation.
The grand jury Of MOorhead, Minneso.
sofa, has found five indictments against
ex Sheriff Bodkin for allowing prisoners
to escape and for embezzlement.
Tossed by IN Angry Buii.
George Howell, milkman, had des-
perate encounter with . bull at his farm at
Trenton Junction. In entering the barn
the bull, which was not tied, made . rush
at him. The horns caught him at the
waist and he was thrown fully ten feet
high. He struck rgainst the b. ANS above
and fell back on the floor, where he lay
helpless. Tn, bull then make another
rush and taking the fallen man on its
horns threw him with great violence
against fence several feet distant. BY
this time help arrived aud the tull was
driven of. Howell, whose head, face and
body were badly bruised. was removed to
the house and placed under a physicians 8
care. Had it not been that Howell wore a
heavy OvercOat at the time of tho attack
the bulls horns would have penetrated bis
body. AS it is, he lies seriously ill.
A Question OF Religious ISeliof.
In Erie there is much excitement among
the United WOrkingmen over the case Of
DR.. Robbins, high officer of the order
and a we'll known physician aud editor.
At the meeting of the lodge the doctor
was confronted with long article, writ
ten by him, renouncing the Christian
religion. This was alleged to DO viola
tiOn of the constitution, requiring mem.
bers to believe in a Supreme Being. In
answer to q question he said he did not
believe in man made God. The question
of his eligibility to membership and Office
has been forwarded to the supreme lodge.
The decision will affect other members of
the order. DR.. Robbins is highly
esteemed citizen.
Died OF Broken Heart.
Patrick Tuafe has been employed in
Peter CoOper's glue factory in Brooklyn
for many years. On Wednesday when he
heard Of the death of MIR. Cooper, to
whom he was much attached, he quit
work Respondent and went home. He
told his wife of Mr.. Cooper's death and
said he' was broken-hearted. He re
fused t." go to bed, sat up all night in his
chair with his elbows on his knees and his
head between his hands. In tho morning
he was found dead in this position.
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A HOSPITAL TRAGEDY.
John Conway Hsugs Himself to the tt
som Bars.

John Conway Haugs Himself to the Tran
som Bars.
After examination by Drs. Musser and
Roland, of the county hospital physicians
John Conway, of Martic township, was
admitted to that institution on Oct. 9,
1882, suffering from acute mania. He has
been in ward No. 1, under the charge of its
keeper, John g. C.Drummond, and during the
past week has been in especially bad con-
dition. His cell was the south room at
the extreme east end of the ward, which
is on the east side of the first floor front,
and on Tuesday he tried twice to hang
himself, once with blanket in his cell
and the second time to the pipes of the
water closet by making a rope of his
drawers. Yesterday he tried also to get
away from the keeper out of the window.
At breakfast this morning he ate as
usual, aud asked permission to lie down
on his bed, as he felt sick. 1t was granted,
and at 1890 Keeper Drummond found
him in his room all right. At II Mr.. D.
went to dinner, and afterwards called his
patients to dinner. Going to Conway's
room he found that he had taken his sheet,
made loop of it and fastened it to one
end of the perpendicular iron rods across
the transom. He then mounted q chair,
put the lOOped sheet around his neck and
jumped from the chair. His feet almost
touched the floor but he had effectually
strangled himself to death, though the
body was still warm when found.
The body was cut down to await the
arrival of the coroner.
Conway was about feet 10 inches in
height AZ years of age :; an American by
birth, laborer by occupation could read
and write and was a moderate drinker.
While the body lay waiting for the coro.
ner the funeral of Miss Roxy Bair, from
her fathers residence, opposite the aims
house grounds, was in progress. The di.
rectOrs of the institution also held
business meeting to day to approve bills,
and the concurrence of these events had
the effect of creating quite a stir among
the inmates of the institutions.
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TnE DRAMA.
miss Matte vlckors m Tho Iramp's
D0uGhtof."

1UIoD mottlO VIOR0e0 IN "Tn0 1t0mp'0
Daughter
Last evening the play of &c The Tramp's
Daughter, or Paste and Diamonds was
presented in the opera house to rather
slim audience. The piece is purely Amer
lean and is full of humor as we'll as senti
ment and is sure to please the public. 1t
tells a story which is full of interest, an
outline of which is as follows JleQuins,
the heroine of the piece, who is milliH.
cry apprentice, has q drunken father, and
to support him and herself she is COM
PEELED to accept position in the ballet at
the Folly theatre. While there she
develops talent for the stage and is very
anxious to make her first appearance.
Phineds Fldmm, the manager Of the
theatre, is unable to pay his salaries and
the leading lady refuses to 60 on. Dick
Vinfon, a bill poster and firm friend of
Jacqutne, suggests that she be allowed
laughed at by the manager, bnt
at a rehearsal he is convinced
that the girl is able to take the part. Upon
dOus hit, and her star at once begins to
rise. In the last act the drunken father
dies, hut before doing 80 discIoses the fact
that Jacquine's real mother is Mrs Dud-
leg, the wife of the rich banker, who had
been kind to her. George Craren, rich
club man who had done much for JacQuins,
marries her, Dick, the bill poster, becomes
manager of the theatre, and by the time
the curtain drops all are made happy.
The role of Jacquine was sustained by
Miss Vickers, who is just at home in the
character. She is lady full of vivacity
and SnriOh illness and ar once made har
sell a great favOrite with the audience.
which she uses to good effect in the singing
OF number of new songs. Her imita:
tiOns of Kate Clax,On, MOdjeska and
others, are wonderful. A feature of her
performance is her good dancing, as so
many artists in plays Of this kind spoil
their parts by attempting to dance when
makes her debut is very real, and the au
dience became greatly excited. Miss
Vickers was called before the curtain at
the close Of the act, and the applause was
tremendous. The lady received valuable
support from Charles Rogers, who ap
peared as DlcE KintOn. the bill poster,
in which character he displayed
great versati ity. His limitations
of Joe Jefferson, Frank Mayo and
other great actors were exceedingly
clever. The support was good, especially
Spencer Pritchard, "a we'll known actor, who
appeared as George Crassn, the rich club
man. The piece may be considered a
success and it certainly was warmly re
ceived here. The company will appear
again tonight and those who attend will
be we'll entertained.
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Smith and Calvin Campbell, two brothers
of West Nottingham township Chester
county, had a quarrel lately In which
the latter was severely wounded. Calvin
possesses two farms. He resides on one
and his brother occupied the other. Smith
it appears, has been paying attention to
two yOnng ladies in tho neighborhood.
He was 80 absorbed in love affairs that he
appeared to have neglected the property
entrusted to him. Some of the live stock
died and everything was going to ruin.
His brother perceiving the state of affairs
reproachec him, when q hot discussion
ensued. During the dispute Smith struck
his brother on one side of the head and
face with club. 1t is feared that Calvin's
wound will prove fatal.
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PERSONAL.

Mr.. HATToN is not overjoyed at the ap
pointment of Gresham as his chief. This
is not at all remarkable.
SENATOR BAYARD will deliver the ora
tion at the Yale law school commence
ment.
Tom SEARIGHT is candidate for Judge
in Fayette county and expects to beat w.
H. Playford on the issue that his opponent
wears $3.50 ring.
STATE SUPT. HIaBEE was in town. to.
day for few hours on his way from
Elizabethtown, where he lectured last
night, to York.
THEoPHILUs HEIsTAND. of Marietta, ,ha
been appointed collector of internal reve-
nue. for the Northern district of this county.
He will have charge of the cigar and to-
bacco trade.
PETER COOPER is not buried before it is
proposed to erect monument to his men,
ory in New York. 1t is fortunate for Mr..
Cooper that he erected his own monument
during his life time.
REV. w. H. H. MURRAY has denied that
he left San Antonio dishonorably or in
company with lady companion. A pri
vate telegram from San Antonio states
that personal enemy has spread such re.
ports in order to injure Mr.. Murray.
GOVERNOR PATTIsON last night Issued
his proclamation in reference to the for
feiture of the charters Of corporations
which fail to comply with the provisions
of the act of 1879 They are given thirty
days from the date of the proclamation in
which to comply with the law.
SENATOR LEE, whose term does not ex-
pire until 1886, says that he will resign his
seat in time to allow successor to be
elected in 1884 for the remainder of the
term. He says that politics prevents
him from attending properly to his law
practice.
WILLIAM WoRMLEY, of Elizabethtown,
who will associate himself with DR.. Reed
er. of Millersville John s. Beamesderfer,
of Mannheim James B. Lincoln, from the
eastern end of the county; H. c. w.
Showalter. of Lititz; David r. Sunny,
who opens an Office in this city, and
Christ D. Keene, of Colerain township,
were the Lancaster county graduates this
week from Jefferson Medical college.
ROBERT II. SAYRE, of South Bethlehem.
has arranged to purchase tract of over
500 acres of coal land. with all mining
privileges, from R. E. Peterson, attorney,
in-fact for George Dorsey, of Washington,
fa', who has been buying up the property
for years. The option expires on May 1.
The price has not yet been agreed upon.
Mr.. Sayre is supposed to be purchasing
for the Vanderbilt South PENNSYLVANIA
interest.
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CHAPLAIN MCCABE did not succeed
before the New York Methodist confer.
ence with his scheme of raising a two
cent tax upon every member of the con-
ference to pay the debt of the Metropoli-
tan church in Washington. That bur-
den of debt is the relic of a pretentious
shoddyism in the days when Grant was
paraded as q member of the church and
Parson Newman was his and its preacher.
1t is not much wonder that the effort to
relieve it from debt awakens associa
tions that render it distasteful to the
better Methodist sense.
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ChlME AND CKIMIHALS.
An Indignant Woman Resorts to Libel s

An Indignant w oman Resorts to Libel Suits
Mrs Parker, of Trenton. N. J., has in
structed lawyer in New York to com
mence suit against Richard K. Fox for
alleged libel. The libel is based upon
what Mrs. Parker claims to be fictitious
narrative of her life in a volume published
by Mr.. Fox entitled "The Murderess of
America" Several years ago Mrs. Parker
shot and killed her former husband, a
LAWYER named House, for whipping their
boy. She was acquitted by jury.
Captain Martin, with two companies,
has started in pursuit of a small band of
Indians making for the Burro mountains.
General Crook will make an aggressive
campaign in Arizona, with a view of car
rying out Secretary Teller's idea of "wip-
ing out the entire band" The Chirica-
hua hostiles are supposed to be scattered
through the Chiricahua mountains in
Arizona.
Last Wednesday afternoon, while Ser
geant Hughes and Policeman Codd were
standing in the hallway of the eastern
department building at Ottawa, Canada,
bottle containing an explosive was
thrown from above and burst with great
force. They saw it coming and took shell
ter in time behind a pillar. The matter
was kept secret until last hight.
The trial of Conkling for the murder of
Haverstick in New York, was postponed
yesterday, at the request of the prOsecu-
tion, till September. As Mr.. Conklipg
was on hand and insisted through his
counsel on an immediate trial, the ad
journment for SO long time probably
means no trial at all.
Howard Underwood was hanged yester-
day at Charleston, Missouri, in presence
of several thousand spectators, for the
murder of colored woman, committed
more than year ago.
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Robert A. Evans Chairman of AL
Last evening the new fire committee Of
councils met and organized by electing
Robert A. Evans, chairman, and John B.
Markley, clerk. All members were pres
ent, except Select Councilman Wise. of
the Eighth ward.
The committee confirmed the appoint
ment by Chief Engineer Howell Of Benz.
Bieb, to be tillermau of truck A., and
approved the dismissal of John Miller, as
driver of the same. The appointment of
- Eisman as hoseman of engine No. 4,
in place of John Fetterly, resigned, was
also confirmed.
The finance committee met last night,
and Robert A. Evans was elected chair
man, aud Du Bois Rohrer, clerk. The
street committee held their first meeting,
and Mr.. Evans was elected chairman of
that also, with Alderman J. K. Barr, al
clerk =
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The Standard oil company must
realize that q great change has come
over the spirit of the times when it finds
itself not only powerless to affect legisla-
tion, but understands that it needs but
to be known what it wants to have its
want denied. The free pipe bill passed
the Senate by a heavy majority, but
would not have any votes for it if the
Standard oil company had wanted it to
be passed. 1t had its only virtue in its
reputed power to paralyze the monopo.
lizing plans of that company.
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Fools, Is Well % knaves.

fOOISN ~ CA - AuovVOs
The Irishmen who are undertaking to
drive England out of Ireland by the ap-
plication of dynamite to the people and
things in England have taken a very
large contract, and one which there is no
reasonable probability that they will get
through with. They may do great deal
of damage to Englishmen, but the more
they do the smaller becomes their chance
of releasing Ireland from English rule.
They ought to be wiser than to
suppose that the methods they adopt
will advance their purpose. When they
are strong enough to conquer England
they will be able to nationalize Ireland
by force. But their secret dynamite
methods are a confession that they are
unable to cope with England in open
battle. They cannot, therefore, violent
ly overthrow her. They may overturn
all her public buildings and murder a
large percentage of their pnblic men !;
but the nation will still stand in
its integrity, but with its people
infiamed AGAINST the men who
seek by cowardly methods of assassina-
tions to do what all history tells cannot
80 be done. The Irishmen who are
led by such fools as O O'Donovan Rosa to
consider themselves patriots who are
doing efficient work for the liberation OF
Ireland, by the secret use of dynamite,
may understand when they are strung
up for it that they have been fools for
their pains {; fact which every one OF
respectable sense recognizes low.
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SENATOR MYL1N, Representative Ga
han and ex-Resident Clerk of the House
Patterson-between whom the response.
bility for its suppression seems to lie
have not yet responded to our invitation
to tell what has become of Mr.. Bierly's
minority legislative report on the state
agricultural college. Show up.
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This morning H. w. DfIenbach, butcher,
was cutting meat with cleaver at tho
Central market when some ono accidental.
ly pushed against him. He struck his
hand and had two fingers almost cut off.
Walter Zahm, who resides on German
street, had the front finger Of one of his
hands cut off yesterday, while at work in
a cork factory.
Lewis Lindeman, employed at VIM.
Wohlson's carpenter shop, had one of his
fingers almost cut off this morning by
having it caught in circular saw.
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Women who Thought they Wanted to right.
Yesterday afternoon two women of the
Seventh ward, both of whom appeared to
be in love with the same young fellow.
concluded to fight prize fight and settle
their difficulty. They met at the extreme
end of Ruckland street near the schools.
Both had been drinking and they drew
large crowd. They did not come to blows
but contented themselves cursing, swear
ing and calling each other names.