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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-10-25
PERSONAL.

MIR, GLADSTONE gets up at four 0 clock
IN the morning.
Mr.. BEECuEE made 32l 600 by his lcct-
uriug tour in the west aud south.
JOAQUIN MILLER, threatens to build
himself log cabin in Washington.
GENERAL NEAL Dow says that the Pro-
hibitionists OF Maine have made up their
minds 10 break with the Republican party.
Hon. WILLIAM d. KELLY retured from
his European tour 70 Philadelphia on
Wednesday, a more ardent protcc;ionist
than ever.
Nix. OsCA.YAN says that Nine. Pompa-
dOur got her fashionable ideas from the
Turkish ladies, aud that the bangs worn
at the present day were also pirated from
the same source.
MRs. FRANCES HoDGsoY BURNETT has
at last settled question that vexed the
heads and worried the hearts Of fond aud
foolish parents. She says that the first
word baby utters is "agoo."
GEORGE w. CABLE, the novelist, thus
writes 10 a friend his impressions of New
York What town What an electric
bath What a tumbing believing surf
of tremendous energies and vast enter
prise ! What majesty Of endeavor and of
achievement"
Hon GEORGE HoADLY, governor-elect
of Ohio, is in many respects phenomenal
man. He writes shorthand, eau telegraph,
speaks aud writes five or six languages,
aud is q master of the classics. AS a
lawyer, he stands in the front rank of his
profession.
LORD LoRNE, it is anuounced, shortly
after his return to England from Canada
will be called up to the House of Lords by
one OF his fathers minor titles. II is also
said that In addition TO this honor, the
queen intends to create her son in law a
knight of tho garter, and no will DO in
vested by her majesty at tho Balmoral
| directly after he arrives in England.
MADAME MoEJEsKA, says II mean to
retire from the stage after two wears more,
while am in full possession OF all my
| powers To me there is something iuex,
pressibly sad In the last years of actors and
| actresses who linger on the stage. Last
year | met Janauschek--si pale, feeble
She had lost nearly all her large fortune
trying TO sustain her great reputation be
fore public that cared no longer for her
when her powers began TO wane. Why do
you not retire p asked Alas she said
my love for the stage kept me, until now
am forced To play IN order TO insure q
living | have no miwkish sentiment
about it-l love the stage because it hal
been good To me, but IL is an exactino
mistress, and shall forswear allegiance e
1t while | am in position To do 40 grace.
fully and creditably.'n
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proceed. After tho third shot tho count
fell. A bullet had pierced his left temple.
Death was instantaneous. Count stephen
Batthyany was the eldest son uf Count
Sigismuud Batthyany, who has lived u
retired life IN reduced circumstances. The
family are greatly respected "a Hungary.
rte Calender ot crime.
Near Clinton Falls Iowa, on Tuesday
night, man called at the house of James
Crawfurd an old man who lives alone with
his wife, and asked tor some supper. While
Mrs. Crawford was preparing Il, the mao
Knocked her down with y club, and at the
same time n companion of his knocked
Crawford sensclrss. The rutliius then
lett after stealing $lj Il Is feared that
the old people will not suvVlyc,-jo II.
Childress was fatally stabbed Ivy j. u.
Marshall w quhrrcl AZ Rcd House, Chlr
lOttc county, Virginia, n few nights h-'.
4 pocket knife was the weapuu used.
Both were prom ncnt Citi2'us.- lamcS
Ryan, gas nFtvr. whr was savage
" beaten In beer saloon IN New York ON
the 9sh inst, died yesterday morning OF
his injuries William B1ccan aud Edw.
BuchOlz, who beat him. arc In custody. .-
Mrs. Mary j. Young d,rd Yesterday morn
ing in BROOKLYN. y Y. FROM the ell, cts
of pistol wound indIc.ed 10y her husband
the day before She sad the shot was
fired Intentionally, aai her mother, who
was present, crrr0h0R'gd the statement
Her husband slil the shooting was accI-
dCutal
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fourd 4 ON the road bot socn Adamstown.
and the house OF Clark (his stcplathoD; (;
witness asked the boy II he saw anything
Of the wreck, he spid he did that hc was
ON the bridge when IL happened witness
asked him II no bad n pair pf boots on that
day, he said he was carrying pair On his
shoulder, which had irons on.
"a cross examination the witness said
hc was chief of tho police of the Roading
railroad company aud has charge nf tho
other ofli,Nrs ho has boon IN that position
since 1879 aud IN tho Cmplny OF the com.
piuy since 1868.
Thomas Boone, another railroad p,'ire
oil ,cr, was otllod and he told the story Of
the arrCst of the boy at his homo IN Brcck
nook township, ns has baeu r0latod by tho
new spapris Witness took tho boy to
Reading aud afterwards brought him To
the iltl at Lancaster; when near tho jail
ia tins oity tho bpv admitted that he
placed tho plank ON the track which caused
| the accident Tho Ot'iorr asked him how
he did it aud he said that ho caught one
end and placed IL on tho track and slid IL
across he then rau up and got ON tho
| overhead bridge ho saw the engine strike
the plank It made a great dust or smoke
and ha got frightened and ran down the
road no said he was home before sunset.
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FgAruREs OF THE STATE PRESS.


The Columbia CourdHt wants JudgC
Livingston to audit the county auditors.
In the opinion Of the EAstOn EEpEsS,
now is a good time 10 think about some
organized effort to benefit the poor.
The Philadelphia Chronicle Mrald
thinks the election Of Powell and Taggart
would be the most effective maudamus
proceeding OF all.
Help, help or We sink Money
Money - is the terss way in which the
Westmoreaud Democrat sums up the pre-
sent Republican situation.
The Reading Ns,rs gr ewes to notice
that it is the bane of politics th4: no one
guilty Of political otfeuses can be pur.
shed.
After Que more inning in the great ma
tional game of politics the Waynes burg
Messenger predicts that even Iowa will be
carried by the Democrats.
The Washington (Pa) ReCieic and Er
dmIEer believes that the Harrisburg ring
must be taught that the people and not the
bosses must rule this commonwealth.
The only reason the Republican party
can have for styling itself grand old
party" says the Carlisle Volunteer, is that
in 1876 it committed grand larceny to get
the presidency.
The HazIetOn Plain Speaker asks
Where would our dearly beloved Legis
lature have been by this time if old Andy
Jackson had sat in the gubernatorIal
chair"
The Pi.tsburg Times thinks tha, !. :.
all wrong, of course, for Wall street loaf
ers to make Mrs. Langtry the butt of theil
not very petite wit, but it was worse, {
good deal, in Mrs. Langtry to furnish oc
casiOn for it.
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Al ruh rrEHauuusE.


Fno Eusor Ia the Sew rIny Courage
Theatre gCCIs who irrquontGd the ChrSt.
nut street theatre IN Philadelphia n couple
OF wears ago when under tho management
Of Mr. Gemmil and who viii recall u
mclOdlamatic pieco eutitlCd " Cuba y
which ran rather well because Ot its
scenic effects and u few startling situations
supplemented 10y good acting, cpnld have
seen its reproduction IN Fulton opera
house last evening 90 small audience.
Tho Cact that "Courago is Cuba "
rewritten is palpablc at once 20
thCsc who have soen the latter. In
this mctNmOypunSs thcro Is u good deal
Of Improvement sttll the extreme defects
Oi "Cuuragc' are, rs in Cuba, weakness
OF plot aud barrenness VI interesting de.
tails. ludecd, but tor the sta CO settings,
which are exceedingly a'tTan ntiy6, and fine
scenes Ia tho third aud fourth acts, there
would be nothing 20 raise the piece u the
Invcl oC the most ordinary plays with which
the public Is being inflicted. The central
figure OF the company producing Cuur
age is Nlss Etlio EIlSler, who assume $
tho character OF BIachs GREY. There is
| nothing difficult about the Interpretation
ot the role, but Miss Ellsler does some
| pretty acting in It, with abundance of
| grace and q good deal o! naturalncsS at
| on or Two points tAt llNCS, Win luc DIlcI
| opportunity the part offers, to q very favor
! aOJc y iut Ofcxcelcucc. There is an artistic
role gwen to Mr.. Frauk Weston, as Ing
| ulito Ortis, . Spauiard, which the gontlo
! man renders very aCccptably, while Mr..
| IL. \. Weaver. as HD,edrd lSmDIe, has the
! COOL fortune To DO able 20 give moro sat.
isi4CtOTy imprTsoaatiou Ji the part IN its
most exacting points than where tho 10.
! guircmcuts are less marked. Mr.. Geo. w.
| Howard, as George DtHHi'0H, newspaper
| correspondent, Hills role that seems tO
have been created especially for him, rs 1t
! has no connection whatever with what
| plot there is ia the play. And Mr.. How.
ard gives IL for a., II is worth, but thos Z
who recognized him last evening as the
! same doliciously funny Howard Of the old
| Walnut street theatre stOJk com Iany, in
! Philadelphia, cortainly wished he had
! something more tD do. We know Mr..
! Howard too we'll 70 not rave desired tn,
same thing but still the happy motions
and the hearty VOICE that helped him 81
well tO throw bright CLEANS of fun intu
| gloomy surroundings Of tragedies or make
most enjoyable mirth IN meIodrami
| and comedy on the boards of the Walnut
are all there yot. Most Of the other pcopl,
Of the company were acceptable in theii
! parts
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COUNT BATrhYANr's DEATH.
Sensational Incidents OF tho Recent Hun
Gariau Duel.


The romance of the Hungarian duel
gives it a peculiar zest for the gossip
lovers Of Vienna and Pesth. Much sym
pathy is felt for lloma Schosberger, who,
though married both TO DR.. Rosenberg and
Count Batthyany, is in singular position
being neither maid, wife nor widow,
General contempt is expressed for S2hos
berger, who is a banker, vulgar and purse
proud, sacrificing love to his ignoble am
bltion, aud also for Count Batthyany, who
Is now shown TO be fortune hunter of the
familiar type.
The count held a small official appoint
ment in remote Hungarian district.
While serving there he made the acquaint-
ance OF Christian lady belonging to a
wealthy family of the district to whom he
was on the point of being married when he
heard that Schosberger had marriageahle
daughter who might suit his purpose better
being wealthier. He uuhesitatingly de
serted his dlHcee aud fastened to Baden.
This naturally augered the relatives of the
lady to whom he was already atIianced.
The count received challenge from a
male relative of the abandoned girl, and
DIR. Rosenberg demanded satisfaction foI
the wrong done Iona Schosberger The
| count refused to fight. Rosenberg threat,
ened the count with the publication of his
refusal in the Pesth newspapers. No no
tice was taken OF this communication.
"A letter FROM the doctor to Count Bat.
thyany, casting slur on tho latters per.
sohal courage, was published in the Pest
ndpE0. Meanwhile the marriage took place
The young couple left for Italy. The count
friends communicated with him inform,
ing him of what had occurred at Pesth
On Saturday last he returded to fight Tia,
duel. The first shots fired on either sid,
had no decisive result. The seconds at
tempted in vain to effect a reconciliation.
Count Batthyany, although wounded il
the shoulder, refused to listen to them
Ills adversary likewise wished the duel I,
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Tho Ubiquitous Jaiipirds.

Harrisburg Telegraph.
On Monday evening at about o'clock
as Messrs. George st. John and John Null,
employees Of the telephone company, we're
returning from Shaefferstown in buggy,
when within few miles of Lebanon
at q woods, they noticed team ahead OF
them, ia which were two men, attempt
ing to blockade the road. One oi tho
men in the wagon got down into
the road aud brapdshing q heavy club
attempted to stop the horse of the tele
phone men, but sharp cut over the AM.
mails back sent it ahead ON the run and
by rare good fortune carried tho buggy
past tho wagon whish had been placed
so as to make the road impassable, as the
high hwaymen supposed. They are described
as poorly dressed and desperate looking
aud are no doubt some Of the Lancaster
escaped prisoners.
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events car nnu a cro.s the county Lines
DR.. Cagteirs resignation a. president ol
lafayette college went into effect Wodues,
day aud he quietly Withdrew from active
work. Rev. DR.. kuOX, Of Bristol, Pa,
began his term Wednesday.
In the case Of =. NJ. Norris of Philadel
pAia, killed in tho collision between two
trains at Hunters Point, September Ii,
railroad company for tho inadequacy OF
the safeguards employed.
VIM. Young president of tho CONNER.
cial national bank of Reading, on Friday
confessed Judgment 20 that institution in
the sum OF t72 3j7 II. He says he became
involved IN stock speculatiUus. l. is the
intention o! the GOungs to wind up the
bank by letting it go iuto liquidation.
Ripley Bird, aged seventy years, went
to the outskirts of his Dybery farm ueaI
Houesdaie yesterday, taking with him NJ
axe for the purpose Of repairing fence.
Not returning To his dinner search was
made and he was found dead 10y a small
bush with a cash across his forehead. 4
verdict of death by apopleIy was ron.
dered.
The bCtchers OF Reading have held a
meeting TO take action against tho ship
meut of large c0usignmepts Of Chicago
meat 70 Reading. The intention is TO or
gauizo permanent association, TO include
not only the butchers of that city, but all
in BeTks county, also the droVers auC
dealers in live cattle for slaughtering, with
the view OF securing steers, sheep ant
hogs at the very lowest Hguro possible
and not to handle Chicago meat.
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WILLIAM rES>'S COTTAGE.
Presentation "a au AuCieut Reuc uf kAr1S
bays to the ratH C1mmissinu,

bays to the rarN C'mm"s'""'
phindclrhia Times.
The venerable William Penn house, a
perfect picture o. the old time cottage, de.
spite the partial rciivcuatiuu ueccSsitatcd
by its removal from Leti'ih street - West
FAirmouut park, was formally presented
to the park commissioners yesterday.
Alexander L. COIgsherry, who called the
meeting to order presented a letter from
John Welsh, upon whom the duty Of &C
ceptiuc the building for the commission.
ccs was to have deynycd, reEratung his
inability TO be present. Henry VI. Phillips
who had been called upon To preside,
was also unable 20 Cficiate MIR. Coles.
berry then nomiuatrl W. 3. smith, preN.
dent of select council, for chairman. Ca
taking the chair Mr. Smith culOgizcd the
public spirit OF the mpu whose lberality
prompted them % save tho Penn cottage
from destruction. Eiwagd Z. Knight was
| thcu introduced aud III brief speech
| formally presented the building - the
commissioners. samuel l.. SmcdIy, chief
engineer aud surveyor Of the city and a
member OF the park commission, received
| the building. \ letter from john G..
| Whittier, the poet, in answer 20 request
| for poem commemorative Ot the occasion,
was read BY Nathalial (. Januey. Mr.
Whittier wrote
All honor to II. T. Coates and others
for the preservation of sho home OF Will
liam Penn, which Will hcuceiogth be one
Of the chief points Of interest IN Pm'adal-
phiL's Paramount. It's No. IN my power
TO comply with the request Of thy letter,
bus thank thee for calling my attention
to the interesting OCCASION OF tho preseuta-
tion ot the house - the park commission
crS -
T., l.l,If . ,F,, = ..: o., 90 L,-.,,,g, ,
~ ''-'" "a -. -,'r'S Va ''S"-' "
winch, u was SAID, " lillAm Ieuu WAS a
worthy representative samuel Y. Leyick
q, l,,',,l 49,, ,,,,.;.,.. -, -, d., . ,
7HHicSSV" T''' '4'e''"E' Io''' ,i'' ~ 'uV
removal aLd preservation OF the ouuulng,
the destruction ot which ne sAid, would
have destroyed the last eA,eIu&! rene OF
the days OF PennSyIVania founder.
James j. L'Y'ck followed "1th an appeaI
tor the perPetuatlon OF tAe names OF the
women oil the Penn family, whom he
characterized - nooI' representatives oi
tHe'r race An interesting feature OF MS
address vas the reading OF an orl&lna'
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RUBBEKY Ar mAKirTTA.
Tho Thief Secures Three Hundred

\ bold robbery was committed last
night about . O'Clock at the residence OF
A. n. Cassell Marietta. His house was
quietly entered by thief, who went up
stairs to the sleeping apartment of Miss
Annie Raymond aud Miss Penar, of PHI.
adelphia, and broke open their trunk aud
stole therefrom bank certificate and gold
coin amounting to nearly $500. The fam.
lily had not retired and the thief was seen
by them to leave tho house. lie is de.
Gcribod as being a short, heavy set man,
with a smooth, full face, and sha billy
dressed. The money appears to have been
all that he was after, as he disturbed moth
ing else in the room. The ladies' who were
robbed were visiting Mr.. Casselrs family.
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From aud after November the lst a
rule Cat present in effect upon al the prin'
cipal rail lines in tho West and South),
limiting the weight of single piece of bag
gage, will be adopted upon the Pennsyl-
vania railroad. On ard after tho fist
proximo agents of that line will decline to
receive for transportation any piece OF
baggage exceeding 250 pounds in weight.
The rule requiring a charge for weight OF
all baggage in excess OF 100 pounds for
each passenger will remain in effect as here
tDfOra.
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Lincoln Locals

Lincoln and Joseph Buch, of the village
of Lincoln, Ephrata township, have 70.
turned from an extended visit to and
through Nebraska.
Michael Keller aud wife. of Lincoln,
have started on a tour to Nebraska, and
will be gone some time, it being Mr.. kel-
ler's intention TO buy land there if he finds
any there that pleases him.
Rey. Sweitzer, Reformed pastor Of the
Swamp church, confirmed on Sunday last
thirty y-fOur aud Rev. Il. S. Browmiller,
pastor Of the Lutheran congregation that
wOrships in the same church confirmed a
class of thirty nine short time before.
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The Democratic ticket was success.
full in Baltimore after an animated con
test. As this result was achieved, not
withstanding there were good grounds of
complaint against the Democratic ad-
ministration, such as are to be expected
when one party long dominates munici.
pal affairs, the result is an evidence that
the general Democratic vitality is strong.
IL Is in harmony with the Ohio teaching
OF the drift of political sentiment, and
another sign OF the coming Democratic
ascendancy in the country at large.
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inc Election IN naItImnre.

The municipal election in Baltimore for
mayor aud members of the city council was
one OF the liveliest contests that has been
seen there for years. In the early part of
the day 1t was thought that the Independ
ent or fusion ticket would win by a good
majority, but the result was the election
of the Democratic candidate, +. G. Lat
robe, by good majority over ]. Monroe
lleiskell, Reform Democrat, and present
city fire marshal. lie was nominated by
the reform Democrats and had the in
dorsoment of the Republican city conyen-
tion. The total vote on the mayorality
ticket was "a ,75i, of which Latrobe receiv
cd 27,l41 and Heiskell 25,607. Latrobe'a
majority is 3, $40.
While the independents have gained
SONS members of the city council they will
not have majority and the Democrats
control both branches. or tho ten mem
bers of the second branch the Reformers
elected three, the Democrats four, two
were indorsed by both parties and one
Independent Democrat completes tn,
quota For the first branch the citizenl
elected ten members, the Democrats sever
and three were endorsed by both parties
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OUT in Utah there IS a lively war be-
tween the Union Pacific and the Denyer
Il Rio Grande railroads regarding
freight charges. The latter company
lowered its rates recently and the Union
Pacific, for obvious reasons, has cut its
prices also. Perhaps the companies will
not make much out of the con.
dition of affairs, but the merchants
seem to be taking full advantage of the
cheapness in charges, and are order.
ing goods by telegraph. 1t is not, how
ever, likely that this situation will long
continue, since thu reduction 10 very
great and even the monied railroad
companies find it necessary to be favored
with returns which are profitable t
them.
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DLADLN INDIAN RAIDS.
MexIcan cavalry DecimaTed aud a Senator
son Killed

hcNtCan cavalry DecimaTed aud a senator =
son hIIled.
The FL Paso, Tex, Times specials from
Casa Grande confirm the reports Of an
engagement between Indians and Mexican
cavalry near that place. Tue Mexican
authorities refuse 70 tell the number of
wounded and killed, but from the Ameri-
can surgeon at that place tits learned that
the hospital is full. Surgeon TOrron,
of Chihuahua, is there attending the
wounded. The Indians have broken
camp and separated into rowing bands OF
eight and ten, aud are raiding the
surrounding country. 1t is believed most
of them have gone into the state OF Sono
IA. The natives are in great fear. A
special to the Times shows that they are
crossing the line on the Mexican Central
on an old trail some distance below there
They killed Senator Pugh's son. The
place named in the special Is - miles
north Of chihuahua.
\ crowd Of raiding Indians came to
Miller rancho near Gallego, Mex, Tues.
day night and stole eight horses. There
is great excitement there. The supposi
tion is that it is a part of Juh's band at
Casa Grauds,
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aettIns our Name Up, Anyhow.

PhiladeIphIa PrORres5,
Lancaster should not be too respondent.
Its leaky jail is not without its benefit to
tho city. May communities spend vast
sums Of money in doing this, and the other
TO have themselves talked of in out
side newspapers, and here Lancaster is
advertised the country over every month
merely by the French leaye-taking of a
fow chaps who weary Of prison life.
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The Library association of the Presby-
terian mission open a course of winter
evening lectures on to morrow night in
their chapel when DIR. J. Y. Mitchell will
be- the speaker. His subjsct will DO a
story of what he saw during his vacation
this summer in the Northwestern states
and he will no doubt make it very interest
ing. The lectures are FREQ and all are in-
uito1
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Police Omcsr Resigned.

Samuel Swenk, constable of tho Frs
ward, last evening to ndered TO the mayor
his resignation from the city, police foroe'
The resignation was accepted bat no ap
pointment has yet been made TO NIL the
vacancy.
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Explosion In a Palace.

An explosion occurred Wednesday in a
room Of the royal palace at Naples, in
which some repairs were being made.
Two workmen were seriously injured, aud
the room was set on fire, but the flames
were promptly quenched. Great excite.
ment prevailed for time, aud crowds of
people flocked to the piazza of the palace.
The cause of the explosion is not ex.
planned.
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,.,,. sonool Board Meeting,

The meeting of the school board, which
was announced for this evening" will not
take place until next Wednesday evening,
the secretary having inadvertently
mistaken the date.
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surety oIlthe Peace.

Alderman Fordney held Thomas s.
Grof, of Providence to answer at court for
desertioD, on complaint of his wife Mary
Croft.