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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-08-02
know Nothing In 1879.

The friends of Mr.. Blaine in Maine
are alarmed at the damage which he is
suffering in popular estimation because
OF the disclosure of his responsibility for
the authorship Of the famous Madigan
circular in 1875. This was published at
very recent period, twenty years after
the Know Nothing excitement-which
took some better men than Mr.. Blaine
OFF their feet-had spent its force. 1t
was an attempt to revive that issue at a
time when there was no occasion for it,
to fan to fresh life the dying embers of
religious bigotry and reawaken race
hostilities.
1t will be remembered that Mr.. James
q. Madigan was the Democratic capdi-
date for Congress in the Fourth district
OF Maine. He was American born, of
Irish parents, respected lawyer and
citizen. His religion WAS Catholic. The
candidate opposing him was the Hon.
Harris M. P!aisted, and Blaine was
chairman Of the Republican state com
mittee. An anonymous circular was
issued against Madigan, signed " Plotes.
tant Democrat "and it contained such
Infamous, false and bitter words as
these:
The whole energy of the Catholio church
Is now exerted to increase its power in the
Congress of the United States. The
Papists everywhere are watching the re-
suit Of Madigan's campaign in this dis
trict, and it will DO hailed everywhere AS a
great triumph for tho Catholics if a New
England Protestant district sends a Roman
Catholic to represent it in Congress-. Are
the Protestant Democrats of tho Fourth
district willing to aid in building up tho
Roman hierarchy? Answer at the polls
on tho 18th OF September, aud if you do
not feel willing TO vote for Gen. Plaisted.
at least cut Madigan's name OF your
regular Democratic ticket. Remember
that you owe more to religious sent i'm ents
than YOU do to your party and the proper
reouke to your party for asking you to vote
for Roman Catholic is to support Gen.
Connor for governor and Gen. Plaisted for
Congress.
Mr.. Plaisted says these circulars were
printed in the Kennebec journal office,
from the manuscript copy in Mr.. Blaine s
own hand and further that they were
distributed from Mr.. Blaine's house by
hhn as chairman of the Republican state
commltte at the time. Gen. Plaisted is
aman OF character, as well as reputation.
lie has been governor Of the state, mem
Der OF Congress, and has also filed other
high Offices. He eonvicts Mr.. Blaine or
not only bigotry, but of forgery. The
signature to the circular was a ilagrant
lie,urjust TO Protestants and Democrats
as well as libellous of the honored church
whose holy offices were dragged into the
shines and dirt Of Blaine's political
method.
No wonder he tries to wriggle out of
his responsibility but it is fixed upon
him he cannot get away from it.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-08-02
WEDDING OUT TRAMPS.
s,x Professionals ruw IN l,nnu

sax rHorEssiurA,.> ruw IN L,nBU.
The Nandcriog ronratti,n. VINO Uaunt,d
t"o Nioiuity ot iitis u"Id tor ,riai
-Othsr ruit,c Notes
This morning the six prDl essioual tramps
arrested In Potter BurkhOldcrs woods,
near k,ssel liill, aud who have been IN
lhl Tor a week, were gtvon hearing
before Alderman Spurricr. They gave
their names ~ John OPP, Cincinnati
Christ FRANKIE Germany j. Kirchncr. no
homo Joseph Fisher, Germany aOd Now
York ; Fred Muller, no home WIN. Smith.
Philadelphia aud Ohio. They arc hard
looking crowd aud woro brought haUd
cutlcd to the aldermau's office.
plito number Of witnesses w0TO exam.
iued, including Officers llpiss aud EicL-
ultE uf the city police, aud Constable llrI
man Of Warwick, who made the arrest,
Potter BurkhOller, on whose laud they
wcro bivouaciug, l.. X. liurkholler,
Jessc louucpackCr, Frederick Essig, Mon
roc BurkholdCr aud othcrs.
Tho purpOrt OF tho testimony WA that
| for long timo past tho citizens IN tue
| neishOorhoud have been greatly annoyed
by these and Uther tTamps, whose tres
pass ON their premtsca, beg for food,
| money aud clothing, BECOME importiuonJ
and threatening when their demands are
| refused, aud steal Chickens aud whatever
else they can lay thUir hands on. On
several occasions before tho arrest
OF tho accused, Peter Burkhoder had
chickens stolen from his premises, and on
the night preceding tine arrest ho lost not
! less than half u du2hp. lle and several
other Of tho witnesses found tracks lcadipg
| from his chicken house to the woods in
which the tramps rCudc2yuusod, aud fcath
eTs aud tho necks of chickens were lOuud
near by. Tho tramps had built a lire in
the woods at no great distauco from Mr..
| BurkhoIdcr's buildings. some oi tho
witnesses testified that tho tramps occa
sioually would work little for their
meals when they wero asked to do so but
! they always gruNlcd about it.
After hearing tho evidence Alderman
| Spurricr committed tho accused tu answer
at court the charge of beiug professional
| tramps and a,sD for larceny.
There are other gangs of tramps III tho
vicinity OF Lititz aud also in other parts ot
the county that the police arc preparing to
pull.
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ned fnr stealing ~ watch.
uUx uEsa,aN SINGERS.
E.Iurn uItns MainercbOr ana LiersrkTa
from Ihs Saonserfcrt


from Ihs saonserfest
The Lancaster MHunerchOr aud the
Lancaster Liederkrauz returned from tho
Reading Sasugerfest last evening arriving
at the King street depot at S:3b There
they formed line and with the lronvillo
Oand at the head Of the column marched
up West King street and out East King
to LiederkraG2 hall, whero they were
welcomed homo, in n TGat address by Prof.
+. W. Haas, after WhiGh tine Eet out,
prepared for them by Mr.. l.. kgapp, WAS
paI taken OF.
AS the societies lied into Mr.. KuIpp's
grounds, Mr. II. III. Luokeubaoh greeted
them with fine display of fireworks.
When the collation. ended tho MTnner-
chOr reformed line, marched to Manner
chor hail. where they drpORitcd their flags
and then marched to the public house Of
VIM. Bal, on Wost King street, where
another reception aud collation. awaited
them.
Tho Fairviil, baud, which accompanied
tho LiCderkrau2 to Reading, lott the train
on their return at Ephrata station, that
being tho nearest railroad station to their
homes.
Tho returned singers speak highly Of tho
grOat SaengeTfoGt, and tho addresses mace
by Congressman ErmentrOut and Gus.
tavus Endlich tho lattor being in German.
They say further that they have a high
appreciation Of tho cOurtesirs and hospita
lities extended them by the Gitzcus Of
Reading generally and by tho Harmonic
MHnnerchOr in particular, the last named
society having special caro- Of thom while
in Reading and oscortiug them to tho cars
on their leaving that city.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-08-02

The meeting OF the Dung MEMS Demo-
cratic club last evening was largely
attended. Harry i, Iiartmyor was elected
corresponding secretary in place of John
Myers, who will DO absent from tho city
during tho greater part of the campaign,
Rules and regulations for tho government
of the club were adopted, after which all
present signed the Iol. AT o O'Clock there
was a general meeting of tho Democrats
of tho city in the room ON tho third floor
of the postollice building, at which ar
rangements were made Tor thorough
organization of the city.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-08-02
UhINESE LEPEKs.
'ho Now YORK Municipal OnCers H,fuse
lher Entrance to the yIty

ihcir Entrance To tho city.
De- o. g. o'Donnell, of San Francisco
tho anti Chinese emigration agitator Las
arrived in New York and is staying nt IN"
Grand Union hotel. lIo has brought with
him from San Francisco his Chinese l,nrrs
Wo Sin, aged thirty. ono, and Al Chin
age twenty seven, tho former u servant
and the latCer tailor, whom no dosires IN
exhibit 10 tho peOple Of tho East "a An
illustration OF what Chinese emigration
does for California.
lilo was refused permission by tho mayor
mud park commissioners to speak to day in
Union Square, and says that he intouds tO
DO heard. Ito does not want TO make
money, no claims, but wishes to spoak for
the sake of humanity. Tho two lepers
nave not boon brought into tho city, but
are said to DO hidden somewhere in tho
suburbs. DIR. o'Donnoll says that ho is
afraid that tho Chinese consul and tho
S,nlhamen s, OF the city would take possos.
find them, "'''o w
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-08-02

$500 First National bank, Harris
burg, 1861 80 First National hank,
UnioDtown, 100000 Freehold bank,
Pittsburg, $4,000 Girard National oAns'
Philadelphia, s90,OOO; Masonic bank,
Pittsburg, $1,000 Merchants aud Mau-
ufacturers' National bank, PtlShurg,
900 900 Mechanics bank, Harrisburg,
800 600 National bank, Mlddl'town,
go, 900 National bank Of FAyrttc county,
$1,000 National bank ot Cummcrcc,
PIttsburg, S2j, 900 Penn bank, litt,hnrg'
aud bondsmep, $1,000; Peoples bauh,
Philadelphia, siSO OO1 Peoples bank ct
Fayottc county, q, 600 advances, checks
aud cash items, s25 5}9 e total amount
in general fund. $l,jti,9SO %.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-08-02
LITTLE LOCALS.
stray Items or Interest Gathered from
Town aud Country.

stray Items vi Interest tathSrcn from
Town and Country.
TwcnJy-seYen persons from this city
and county went on au excursion to
Atlantic city this mOruing, over the
Reading railroad.
y kettle, containing q pound o! butter,
awaits an owner at the mayors office. IL
was left at ono OF the market stands.
The police reported , electric and 3
gasoline lights as not burning last night.
The sheriff sale Of the personal property
OF Root, Son & Co, at Mt. Joy, on
Thursday and Friday, amounted TO about
slj, 600.
The Admiral Reynolds Post 40j, G.. A.
r., excursion and picnic to Mount Gretna
park, will leave tho Z. Il II. depot at 7
O'Clock wednesday morning.
Tho Brotherhood of the Union will hold a
package party and entertainment over tho
new post office this evening. Mr.. John
TrewitZ will entertain tho audience with
choice Belootions on tho harmonica aud
other Instruments, playing five different
instruments at one time.
Secretary Edgo, Of tho state board of
agriculture, says thore IN no cause ioI
alarm concerning tho outbreak of Texas
fever among cattle. lie says the disease il
this state is at present principally con
fined to Lancaster and York counties.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-08-02
s,.s,or u.nds over the Abyss.

Trom tho Lancaster Inquirer
IL ia both touching aud suggestive 10
observe how cordially the editor OF the
Examiner, and the editress OF the fTtSna s
,omnoranee, Both these parties yet abide
in singIe blossedness, but with such a
cnrdInI agreement on momentous ques-
tion There ia no telling what social bless
ings the future may have in store for
them
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-08-02
FEATURES OF TaE COUNTY PRESS


The New Holland Clarion notes that
tho base ball player is not storing up any
honey for next winter 3 use.
The Columbia Spy predicts trouble from
the enforcement OF the sweeping borough
ordinance against street lGadug.
The Marietta Register has passed the
thirticth milestone Of its existence and is
proud Of It's deserved prosperity.
The of CCO1ed at and much abu sed
Prohibition party, says the Marietta
Register, gives promise Of being an imp0r-
tant factor in the ensuing presidential
contest.
The Lancaster Inquirer sees one Of tho
most striking incidents of the present
campaign in the warm sympathy now
evinced By the New York Tribune for the
Irish. "A few short months ago it was a
thOTOughgoing Eoglsh t0ady and never
had a kind word for the down-troLdcn
GcuiI3us of tho Green IslO."
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-08-02

SATURDAY EVENING. AuausTa a. 1884
The Lesson OF Our Prices.

One would think that the prices OF
merchandise today would confount
those who think that the tariff question
Is the most vital one in our politics ; fol
these prices show often very little i'm.
preston, and often none at all, from tn,
rate Of duty imposed upon foreign pro
ductions. Look at steel rails for in
stance, upon which there Is duty OF
seventeen dollars a ton, that are sold by
our home mills at twenty eight dollars a
ton, and cost twenty Eve dollars In Eng
land. Pig iron is sold by our Pennsyl'
vania furnaces at fourteen to nineteen
dollars for the different grades, and can
not be imported from England at any
thing like these figures, though the duty
is only $3.50 per ton.
Prices of iron manufactures and of
about every other article in general use,
are lower now than they have ever been
and no home industry is suffering from
foreign competition. The lowness OF
prices Is produced entirely by home
competition aud this state OF affairs,
now so conspicuous, ought certainly to
satisfy everyone of the wisdom of the
protective policy which has built up
these home manufactures that now
often give us products at lower prices,
from their competition, than we
could get the same things for if we i'm
ported them free Of duty. Steel rails
furnish the most striking exemplitication
OF this fact. Ten years ago we made
none /; two years ago we did not make
enough to supply the home demand
now the home supply is greater than the
home demand, and the industry de-
mands for its protection free trade and
admission to foreign markets. The
duty has ceased to protect it, it has nur-
tured its growth and il is now about in
condition to compete with the world.
The tariff is shown to be valuable to ma
tive industries in their swaddling
clothes. IL there is vitality in them ii
will bring them to manhood in which
they can sustain themselves, and put
them in condition TO return to the coun-
try which has fostered them cheaper
prices for the things it consumes than
foreign goods can be bought for beside
making the country independent of for.
eign nations and giving employment to
its growing population.
But the lowness of present prices should
serve to check the nervous eagerness OF
the free-traders to establish free trade.
1t shows that our present protective
policy does not keep prices from falling.
Home competition goes on quite indie.
pendently of the tariff, which concerns
our manufactures very little when
prices are away below the mark which
lets in foreign goods. We can get along
very well under the present tariff, and
take time to give an intelligent conSii-
Grafton to what the present needs of the
country are in the way of duties on for.
eign importations. The duties must
not be lowered, it is plain, so
as to stop the wheels of any
important industry ; and just as plainly
they should be taken altogether of those
products which are now made by us as
cheaply as they are made abroad and of
the raw materials of manufacture that |
our industries may be put on an equal |
footing in this regard with those of |
other nations
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-08-02
\ RrCkLESS fuT
rive rccpIS r0i'oneu oy TaEiuE >lrcnu
RMS ia spot,

rive rccpI5 T0I.oneu by TakiuE slricnuIA
tiIls ia spot.
About six O'clock Friday evening Police
man Rothcrnel, of the Ninth district,
Philadelphia, vas hsstlly summoned, and
! told that ! family Of five persons ~ tho
house Of Michael Boyle, No. IL North
NIuctcca,G street, had b2on poisoned aud
were III u critical condition. ca rcachiug
! the house he found Thomas Moran, DANIEL
Gala cher, Bridget Boyle, Mary Kelly and
Annie Carroll all suffering severely from
pains and constant wrilL!ng, and giving
every evidence of having been poisoned.
He at once Summoned medical aid, aud 10
the meantime administered copiou5 doses
Of salt and water. In short umc
Drs. Lopez aud Dunn arrived at the
house and at ones administered proper
remedies. Very soon the paueuts
showed evidence Of couvaleseuco except
Annie Carol and Bridget Boyle, the
former of whom died from the effects Of
the poison shortly after nine o'clock, aud
Mrs. Boyle remained in a dangerous cJu-
dItou at late hour !Ast night. Thomas
Moran was the first 70 recover, and gave
an account Of how the affair occurred. lie
said the party had collected in the dining
room before supper, when one of them
picked up box partly filed with pills,
which was standing on the mantle, and
bantered the others 70 take them. The
box was passed around, each taking and
swallowing portion Of the contents, The
box was found, and i. was seen by tho
liable that 1t had contained 100 pills, each
cOutatuing One-twentieth of grain of
stTiChnuc, which had been compounded
at Mckeycy's dug store on q prescription
by Dr.Atlee, but whom they were prescrib
ell for, or how they came to DO loft where
they were found, Is 50 far mystery. There
is bui little hope expressed for the recovery
Of Mrs. Boyle, but 1t is believed that tho
remainder Of the party are out Of danger.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-08-02
Large CaIfisn,

Last evening tho party of young men
who have beeu encamped at York Furnace
returned to this city. They brought with
them very large catfish, which they
on an outline, Weighs 81 pounds aud
m measures eighteen inches in length.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-08-02

AN observing foreigner, Lord Maude-
vile, notes marked difference between
American aud European gamblers.
According 10 HIM the latter make no
effort to conceal their anxiety at the
gaming table aud the sight Of high color
and trembling hands at unexpected losses
S not at all unusual. Tho American
gameSt"r, on the contrary, deems i, deeI
disgrace to show either regret or iubiatiou
while playing, and his face 1T all times
remains like that OF marble statue Bu:
as still waters run deepest, the American :
imperturbility is more to be fcascd than
his foreign brothers manifest excitement.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-08-02
The GreeIy iselierrsrtv.

. PORTSMOUTH, N. H., August 2.--The
Sreely rehei party will leave hero for Now
4 OK tuesday night, The Bear will turn
the oou,es OF the ctims over 10 General
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-08-02
Tho Inter.ceuply urlngs uon,rsols Awsrae.


Tho Lancaster county commissioners
mot tho Chester county commissioners on
Friday at Coatesville and opened proposals
for tho rebuilding OF tho four inter'county
bridges over the Octoraro creek, damaged
by tho recent floods. The specifications
called for wooden bridges at Leo's Ford,
Kinks and Pine Grove, aud an iron
structure at Blackburn's, all to DO com
pleted between tho 10th Of October and the
first OF November. Tho contracts wero
awarded as follows: Pine Grove bridge,
awarded to Captain Il. McMellen, OF Lam
oastor. the whole work for "a, 205; K,rk's
bridge TO Milton Walker, of oxford, for
81, 375; Lees Ford bridge, was also
awared to Mr.. Walker for 1910 Black
burns, an iron bridge, to Pollet u Deni-
thorne, OF PhmnixvlIe, for So 2l3. There
were quite a number of bidders from
Pituburg. Cleveland, o., and various
othor places. The total cost OF the 10.
building of the bridges will DO $lO, 500, OF
which Chester county pays one half aud
Lancaster county tho other.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-08-02
Probable KoopenIng OF m,onueronor Garden

The MDnnerohor Garden will probably
be opened on Tuesday. An arrangement
has been made under which tho creditors
accepted 80 por cent. of their claims as
payment in full. The creditors, il is OK
pected, will DO paid on Monday. Tho gar
den will DO opened under the management
Of Mr.. Riski, the present lessee.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-08-02
I0UaL um,u,n,L uruuKu.
hc Bcsr Case Continued" REV" ~
LIggs Ia IrmuOIn- riinor Ittm..

ho Bcsr Case ,"ntinu.h--" K-V." ~ NJ.
btggs IN Trouble niuOr itcm-.
Last evening at : o'clock was the time
| appointed by Alderman Barr for the hear
ing OF Charles Bear, charged with larceny
and malicious mischief, but as TIA" prose
| cutOr aud his principal witness are III jail
serving u thirty days term for drunkenness
| and dIsOrderly conduct, the case was con-
| tinued to September 4.
Sheriff High has received letter from
| this sheriff Of Lebanon county, UtliGially
Informing him Of jacob Ebersole's escape
from their county prison. The Lebanon
| otG1ill writes that hn intended - apply
| for wgtchman on Monday mex, aud
| that tho prisoners probably heard OF his
| iltontion and made their escape b,foro
that official would bo on duty. lie con
oludes his letter by stating that no has
strong hopes of recapturing Ebcrsole.
Chief of Police ilaircs has made com.
| plant against Matthew NJ DiRgs for desor-
! tlUn and maintenance llc is the father of
the tive children lett alone in tho sbauty,
on Christian street lear Washington, by
| Matthew'S wife, when she learned that a
warrant was out Tor her arrest for harbOr-
ing \. l.. kreider's daughter for immoral
purposes "A Matthew Is the natural sup
| port Of the children tho mpllint was
Instituted to compel him to maze some
arrangement for the Gaze of the children.
Matthew and his wife have bOvu parted for
some time.
Held for stealing - Watch.
Edward Facgloy aud Fr!uk llhrpel, who
claim Lancaster as thoir residence. and
who were arrested on Wednes lay while
attempting TO pawn y watch which had
been stolen from Felix Matthew, Of llar-
risburg, were given a final bearing at the
central station, Philadelphia, before
| Magistrate Smith, Friday afternoon.
| Faegley was shown to bo tho possess of
good reputation, and proof was brought
| forward to show that at the time tho
watch was stolen no was IN Sharon Valley,
| Conn. IIo was accordingly discharged,
but Hlrpol was held in $1,000 on the
| charge Of larceny.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-08-02
n.,aioed Tor "a West onss,or Prosecution

A committee Of the West Chester Couu-
ellis aud the district attorney of Chester
county were in this city yesterday and
retained Samuel II. Reynolds, esq, to assist
in the prosecution of George NJ, Rupert
the defaultng treasurer of West Chester.
Tho case will bo tried in October, before
Judge Clayton, of Delaware county, as
Judge Futhey, of Chester county, ID a
relative of Rupert.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-08-02

Gov. CLEVELAND is said to have had
relations with widow number OF
years ago. Mr.. Blaine is said to have
had relations with a maid about thirty
years ago.
The question raised now is as to
whether these allegations should be in,
auired into in view of the presiden
tial candidacy of the male parties.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-08-02

The New York Times unsuccessfully
replies TO the Sans explanation of its
charge that Blaine suppressed some of
the Mulligan letters. The Suns expla.
nation seems satisfactory.