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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-01-07
Tha nIInniienn DnRs.

Tho "Danites company arrived in town
TO day, bringing with them their splendid
dogs, Sultan, Caesar and Monarch, who
take important parts In the play this even
ing. They are magnificent looking animals
two of them Of the ct. Bernard breed and
the other is blood hound. They are val
ued at O., 900.
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Feast OF the Epiphany.

The festival of Epiphany, or the appear
ance of Christ TO the magi, or wise men of
the East, was celebrated in the Catholic,
Eplseopallan ana moray,an churches on
the extreme cold the congregations at all
the churches were large.
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OBITUARY
Death OF John Mason.

John Mason, proprietor of the White
Horse hotel, Salisbury township, died on
Saturday night, aged GO years. His death
was caused by pulmonary consumption,
from which he suffered severely for the
past six months. Mr. Mason was born at
Blue Ball, this county, and learned saddle
and harness making with the late Solomon
Weaver, of New Holland. On flushing
his apprenticeship he removed to Sails
bury township, aud entered into business
on his own account, his first shop having
been built for him by A. ). Henderson.
Being of steady habits, industrious, a
good workman and a pleasant companion,
his business grew steadily, and his means
increased. He married Miss Brimmer,
of New Holland, and six children were
born TO tbem-tiye sons and ono daughter.
More than twenty years ago MIR. Mason
purchased the White Horse hotel, one OF
the oldest public houses in the county,
and under his management it iiourished as
1t had never done before. The White
| Horse had the reputation OF being the
| best kept country hotel in the county, aud
was patronized not only by persons living
ip the neighborhood, but oy strangers
| from all parts of the country.
Mr.. Mason was man OF more than
ordinary intelligence, an entertaining con-
YerBatiOnalBt auu ulsputanJI very pOsitlVo
| ia his opinions and able to give reason for
them. lie was life long Democrat and
took an active part in politics, but never
held public office. In religious matters
he adhered to the Protestant Epis'
copal church, but was very liberal
| in his views Ho took an active part in
| the business and educational enterprises
of tho neighborhood in which he lived,
and was Openhanded in extending aid to
| all deserving charities. Besides the hotel
property, of which he was so long tho
owner and popular proprietor, he owned
SIN all but timely cultivated farm not far
off. His wife and four sons survive him,
His daughter, tho late Mrs, Il. O, Dillor,
of New Holland, aud one sou, Geo. W,
Mason, popular young journalist, arc
dead. His funeral will take on Wednes-
day morning at IL O'Clock. lnterment
| frOn White Horse hotel,
| Death of mrs Noble.
The widow of the late DIR. James Noble,
a sister of Christian Zecher, of this city,
died at an early hour on Saturday morn
ing ut her home in Carlisle, in the 1B.h
year OF her age. Her death was caused
by dropsy, from which she had suffered for
many years Mrs, Noble, formerly Mrs.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-01-07

Ex ATTORNEY GENERAL PALMER has
been making speech in Wilkesbarre on
the cost Of whisky drinking and the
necessity for its suppression. He predicts
the quick on coming of the prohibition
issue. Whisky drinking certainly costs
about as much in Gen. Palmor's town as
in any place in the state.
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in these great contested aud controlling

IN these great contested aud controlling
states. II these government stipen.
diaries would at one election keep their
hands off there would be no doubt of
the result in either state. Pretending to
advocate an improved civil service the
Republican party employs all of these
agencies to retain itself in power, every
where as in this city it illustrates the
exclusion of federal otliceholders from
active participation in partisan politics
by making the postmaster chairman of
It's city committee.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-01-07

The ice is very fine on the Conestoga.
being at least 10 inches thick at many
points. number Of persons are at work
at Graeh's and Reigarps landings filling
their houses, There was a large crowd on
the creek all day yesterday enjoying tho
skating.
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joint eetIng

After the two boards had adjourned,
they held joint meeting at the prison for
the purpose Of eleoting a moral instructor
John Evans was chosen chairman of the
meeting. A lengthy report from Moral
Instructor Swenk was read. There was
no opposition to the reelection of this gen
tleman for the position, and he was chosen
by acclamation.
After his election Mr.. Swank thanked
the board for the honor, and asked them
to increase his salary from s33 to s4O per
month. After some discussion 1t was
agreed to increase It to a35 for the pres
ent.
Adiour ned
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FILLING the poor mau's coal bin is now
more important thau the tariff issue.


CONGRESS rcasSemblsd TO day, and the
profound peace which the nation enjoyed
during the holiday season VIII soon be 10
more.
AEOTHER literary honor that will involve
an inaugural address has been offered
Minister Lowell. The wisdom Of scudug
| literary fcllers" TO foreign posts where
saponce aud dignity are more necessary
than executive ability, is being accurately
| II ustrated.
THERE are some petsons who are never
happy except when smashing other peoples
idols. TennysCn's exquisite poem, The
Princess" has been successfully bur.
lesqued in the comic opera princess
Ida" by Gilbert and Sullivan, the cham.
pion icoucolasts of the century.
IL the famous Higbie-Vaughan case of
mock marriage between boy and girl in
Flatbush, L. | the justice has decided
that no real marriage occurred Promis
| u
and wedding journey in wheelbarrow
are thus declared insufficient to legalize
the solemn rite of blessed nuptials under
| New York law.
FRANCE aud Germany will find ere long
that two can play az the game of prohibi-
tiOn. The determination OF these two
countries to exclude the American hog
has led to the preparation of Joint
resolution to be submitted to Congress for
the restriction OF the importation of
French and German wines iuto the United
States. The American porker has beeL
avenged.
| Tue terrible holocaust at convent in
Belleville, Illinois, by which twenty seven
helpless females perished, should teach
tho lesson to those in authority at ike in
stitutous Of the necessity of having some
trusted man servants sleeping within the
convent building. Absolute prohibition
OF the male sex may be correct enough
spiritually, but few courageous men on
the first floor of the Beleville convent
building might have saved lives of price
less value.
TRIPLE tongued rumor is still busy will
Mary Anderson's name, now supplement
ing her snub of the Rothschilds and Tia,
denial of her engagement to the duke o
Portland with the story that she will sooI
retire from the stage to a convent. TIT
genius OF her advertising agent Away
hits upon story that will call for an earl,
contradiction and thus the transatlantic
press service is kept in a coutinuou
merry go round of cheap putting for on
esteemed countrywoman.
, lr has been disclosed to the great cred
' of Col, John L. Arthur, for eleven wear
; Democratic treasurer of the city of Read
- ing, that when the Bushoug banks faile
3 in 1875 no had 1880 of the city fund
- deposited in one of the ruined concerns
Although many officials caught ia tn
10 same way obtained exoneration he quietI
. made good the losses though they mad
- him a poor man. Now that his mani
. conduct has besn accidentally disclosed a
= ordinance to reimburse him is likely [
: pass the town council.
-
n A .
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It's city committee.
-
AN exhibit is published Of the highest
and lowest prices of securities listed by
the New York stock exchange at the be
ginning of July, 1881, and the last day
OF 1888, the result Of which is showing
of Si24,O2i, 226 apparent shrinkage OF
values in this period and various com
ments are made upon this tremendous
loss to the country which would
be sufficient to bankrupt the financial
community Of nearly any European
country, but has been born by the peo'
pie Of the United States without serious
effect upon the general prosperity" This
view Of the figures is Of course fictitious
| The facts are that most of the stock:
quoted were given a balloon value on The
| list 10y the manipulation of the stock gam
blers for their own purpose thoughtful
persons knew very well that there wa:
no sound basis for such prices the
money that one set of dealers has lost
| on their depreciation another party has
made; there has been no real loss OF
values to the country except the demor
alization inflicted upon regular trade by
the pernicious influence of these gamb
ling operations in fictitious values, and
if the general shearing of the lambs has
resulted in lessening the number OF
foolish adventures into Wall street,
their experience will have been useful 10
the country, its morals and its business.
THE county commissioners have levied
p mill county tax. Two mills would
have been sufficient to meet all expenses
and with proper economy to have paid
as much Of the county debt as was nee
essary, after the payment of 100000 in
three years At the present rate of
expenditures the city tax next year will
have to be increased. The county tax
should have been cut down as much as
possible; last year the lSTELLIGENCER
demonstrated that the receipts of the
county upon three mill tax would be
100000 more than its necessary eXpen
ditures this has been found to be true,
but the promised reduction 10 two
mill tax rate is not made. The commits
siDuers should reconsider their action
aud take off another half mill. The pol
icy of levying heavy taxes 10 raise big
balances to lie idle in favored deposit
tories Of public officials is one
that must 90" in federal, state and
local governments.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-01-07

ANOTHER literary honor that will involve
an inaugural address has been offered
Minister Lowell. The wisdom Of scudiug
literary fcllers" to foreign posts where
sapionce aud dignity are more necessary
than executive ability, is being accurately
IL ustrated.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-01-07

CONGRESS reasSembled TO day, and the
profound peace which the nation enjoyed
during the holiday season Will soon be 10
more.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-01-07

THERE are some persons who are never
happy except when smashing other peoples
idols. TennysCn's exquisite poem, The
Princess" has been successfully bur.
lesqued in the comic opera princess
Ida" by Gilbert and Sullivan, the cham.
pion icouoolasts of the century.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-01-07
IdontIred by their UlOihnV.

The work Of rescuing tho bodies of tho
dead began at noon and was conducted
with great difficulty. BY s .. m. fifteen
bodies had been recovered, only six OF
Misses Weimar, Strunck, Manning.
Heinzslmau, lsch and Pulse were recog.
nizable, and these only by marks upon
their clothing. The other eleven wore
burned beyond all hope of identification
The lire had its origin in furnace in
the southwest corner OF the basement, and
when discovered the floor Immediately
above the furnace was ablaze aud volumes
OF smoke We're rapidly pouring through
the stairway and corridors. By the time
the sleepers were thoroughly aroused the
smoke had become suffocatinQ Then a
panic ensued. The almost unparalleled
cold retarded the work of tho firemep, and
even if they could have reached the scene
without delay they could have been of but
little service, as there were no ladders in
the Bellevue fire department, and no bro
vision for the emergency had been
made by tho managers of the iusti.
tuition, which did not even employ n
night watchman. Thus the unfortunate
girls were powerless TO relieve themselves
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-11-06
Dr. Frazier's Root Ditters.

trazter's Root Bitters are not "a dram shop
beverage, but are strictly medicinal in every
Kidneys, keep the bowels open and regular
cleanse the blood ana system OF every Impu,
rity, Sold by druggists, 81. Sold by ii. B.
street
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an E.Eurrur pRUrK.
How It woupo Up in = Row In tho second
ward.

"oW ~ Woubu w IN NoW y" W" "c'o""u
A serious disturbance occurred Mt Sieg
1er's hotel. In tho Second ward, last even
ing. There are number of stories as 10
how the fight commenced. Siegler's side
Of the case liz that Tom Deem, Albert
Drachbar, James Donnelly and six others,
whose names he does not know, cnme into
his barroom and called for beer. lie gave
them tho beer aud noticing that they were
under the influence OF liquor he
refused TO give them any more liquor.
They then put the lights out, assaulted
him aud number of others in the hotel,
striking them with black jacks He picked
up club behind the bar and drove them
from the house The crowd outside picked
up bricks, threw them through the windows
breaking several window glass and the
sash. He made complaint before Alder
man Barr against Donnelly for carrying
concealed deadly weapons, felonious
assault and battery aud malicious mischief;
against Drachbar for malicious mischief
ard against Deem for malicious mischief
and assault and battery on his wife.
On tho other hand il Ia claimed that
Siegler commenced the fight by striking
Deem in tho face with club, breaking his
noso, that Siegler was assisted by others,
aud that what Donnelly, Drachbar aud
the others did, was in sit defense. Mrs
Elizabeth Ducbman, who was attracted 20
the neighborhood by the disturbance was
tiruck with club by Siegler and prose
cuted him for assault and battery before
Alderman D0nnelly. II is probable that
a number OF other suits will be entered
against Siegler aud those who assisted him
during the day.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-11-06
rhE EMriRE STATE ELEUTIoN.
BuiIetIns Furnished Dy the American RspI
Npmnanv

BuiletiHs Furnished Dy the American HspId
Iraniit company.
12.30-The Tribune has taken down
their bulletins, the World and Neps say 1t
is conceded that Cleveland has carried New
York state and that the Gould stocks are
going down In Wall street.
Nothing has been published 10 regard
to the election result since the
late editions of the morning papers,
Associated Press dispatches based on re
turns from election districts point to o
small plurality for Blaine in this state.
Returns collected privately by some Of b. Q
papers based on returns by counties give
Cleveland small plurality. Associated
Press returns from l, ,742 election districts
outside of New York aud Kings county,
give Cleveland / 2S2 plurality, with 254
election districts to hear from.
NINE MAJORITY IN THE ELECTORAL COL.
LEGE,
NEW YORK, Nov. 6, $3.50 q, m.-There
is no doubt that Cleveland is elected by
nine electoral votes.
The Times says we do not know who Ia
elected and do not care to state.
THE NEW YORK SUNS CLAIM.
The New York Sun says Cleveland has Q
plurality 10 the state of 1,648
NEW YORK, p. m, Nov. 5.--MdI dRC
Efpress claim the state for Blaine by 10 0U(
majority. The World says Cleveland hal
carried the state without the shadow oI
q doubt. The Roening Post says that the
state has gone Democratic.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-11-06
A souIh Carolins Marriage Scheme.

AT recent wedding reception in South
Carolina a young lawyer begged leave to
offer new scheme of matrimoDy, which
he believed would be- beneficial. He pro.
posed that Zone man in the company
should be selected as president that this
president should be duly sworn to keep
entirely secret all COMMUNICATIONS that
should be forwarded to him in This official
department that night, and that each uu-
married gentleman and lady should write
his or her name on piece of paper, and
under il tho name of the person they
wished to marry, then hand il to the presi
dent fer inspection, and If any gentleman
or lady had reciprooally chosen each other
the president was to inform each of the
result. and those who had not been recip
rocaI in their choice kept entirely secret"
After the appointment OF the president
communications were accordingly handed
up to the chair. and it was found that
twelve young ladies and gentlemen had
made reciprocal choices, but whom they
had chosen remained secret to all but
themselves and the president. Eleven OF
the twelve matches were afterwards sol
emuized.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-11-06

N a n n n o..
knllauelpnlA mArkel.

PHnLosLPHIA, Nov. 6-Flour very dull
with liberal offerings and prices weak
superdne state, at u O0g3 %; Superfne
Extra 40, 81 bOG2 IS; Pa. family, % e
as 90 winter clear, % 50d4 rs do straiet Is,
81 lg1kg4 IS; MINI. extra. clear, 81 000et 391
straight, u 3714dt rs; Wisconsin elea a 7t
az 25; straishts, u 5OGp5; winter patents q %
95 80 spring DO. o. 00G96 IS.
Kys iour at % o0lp3 70.
Red, s2ci No. 5 do, 7sc No. l Pa. d. s2c ;
No. Delaware do, s7gssc
Corn steady, with moderate local pusi,
ness 81 Gamer, old, b3kEo51Sc sail yellow, oS
l59. do miNs.i. 5Slp59o tor Old NO. new,
tSGsG0c , old, b21<dbSIsc, ,-..
Oats Market quiet and steady No. W nte,
3id35c; No. do, CSC No. do, esc feIecled,
0kG3lc No mixed, sic.
hye nominal at fio6sc. -,,z,- ,,,.,.-
Seeds Cloverseed weak At tlkQsc Tlmothy
dull at 81 45fbl so Flaxseed nrm at $l ~.
Winter Bran steady at sli 50gl6.
Provisions. quiet demand and st sady India
Mess BeeL sls 50spso CITY do, slS slgli OJ'
Mess Pork, s,7Gls Beef Hams, sslg22.
Bacon, uAGl2c; smoked shoulders, sB
Ts4c; salt ao 7c; Smoked Hams, iS11Si'c ;
picEleo 10 lh9i2Hc. -,
Lard steady; city refined, skci loose
butchers, IA prime steam 81 o.. -.
Butter-maTket and prices nrn Tor hign
grades medium g.ades plenty and dun
DO, 2292jc; 3. O. 4 N. Y. extras, s6Q2Ioi West
ern dairy do, ESQ; Western good 10 choiee,
Rolls quiet at sag2ic packing butter. 100
Eggs nrm for fresh receipts extras, 2sd
2Ikci Western. 1aBl9hc.
Gbeese-Market active and steady demand
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-11-06
After the solan assse.

FROM the London Society journal.
A sturdy cragsman iastens a rope of
hair, bound with sheepskin, round his
body. About twenty fathoms of this
cable he keeps uncoiled in his hand. The
cord is held by two comrades standing on
the brink of the abyss. He then adroitly
descends the sheer sharp sides of the pre-
cipitous rock. The sea boils below in the
dizzy hollow. There in mist above. The
fisher grasps his staunch cord. Such an
equipment is bequeathed by the possess
cor as treasure to his descendants.
IF father leaves his rope to a daugh-
ter, the young woman is reckoDed one of
the best matches in the island" The
English party follow with eager eye the
cragsman's dramatic bat daily exploit.
His implement Is long stick with q
moose at the end. Attached to his body is
bladder. He snatohes the unwary fulmar
or gaunet by its neck. The bird in his
grasp is frightened, and vomits the oil
from its stomach into the bladder vessel
of the man. The bird is then killed for
| the value of its feathers, which bring 4d
per pound. The spectacle is "dithe ry'
| one to men of unflinching nerves to face,
| but to the courageous cragsman the
| enterprise seems an easy diversion. He
| ascends the face Of the cliff with the same
| alacrity as he was let down. Daring as
may seem this method of capture. mishaps
seldom occur. The st. X sdiau Shre men
of steady nerves ana wonderful powers OF
| endurance. While the men enspare the
fulmar, the women find their quarry in
| the puffins, which are taken in
their burrows by small dogs. The "nine
hours' movement" has yet to reach st.
Kilda. When they are not fishing, cul
tivating thsir garden ground, scaling the
rocks for feathers OF eggs, the islanders
are spinning and weaving seventeen hours
| out of the twenty-four.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-11-06

CHILLs, fever, ague and weakness are cured
by Colden's Liquid Boof Tonic. Ask for Col.
den's, of druggists, n3lwdeod&w
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"A Kissing Record.

A Frencbman on his deathbed the
other day gave the result of his seventy
years. account keeping of his kisses with
his wife. During tho first year the kisses
exchanged reached the colossal figure OF
SO 500, or 100 day on the average. In the
next year there was a notable decrease,
there being only 10000 registered,
while the third showed still greater,
there being only about ten day. After
five years the account was simpli6ed, for
only two kisses were exchanged during the
twenty four hours" orc on rising, one
on retiring to rest" Later on, during the
last ten years of married life, they only
kissed each other on leaving for or return,
ing from journey, and he had very little
trouble in making up his annual domestic
statistics,
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-11-06
Bosins.s Transacted by court.

At to days session of court the following
business was transacted
In tho suit Of L. s. Croft and J. +
Sheaffer w. Henry Gehman, tho rule 10
show cause why the judgment should not
be opened was made absolute.
The tavern license of q. Riske wa
transferred to Henry Doerr.
A petition 81 A. K, Spurrier, B. Frank
Lemon and Andrew Eicholtz wGs pre-.
sented to the court. II set forth tha
County Solicitor Fry Improperly sppes rec
before the grand jury that found the bill
and asked them whether they had yet
sufficient evidence to find bill agains
them Counga asked for rule to show
cause why the indictment should not bt
quashcd. AS there was no sflid wit 40
compauyipg the return ii was withdrawn
until the necessary affidavit could be pro
cured
William T. Youatt, who was heard OIL
the charge of desertiug aud refusing I,
maintain his wife aud children, was sen
fenced to pay s2.25 per week towards
their maintenance. He was unable t,
! furnish bail and was committed.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-11-06
Mr., storey's VIII,

The will of the late Wilbur +. Storey
was filed in the probate court in Chicago,
Wednesday. II beqeaths his entire estate
including tho Times newspaper, to his
widow, Eureka G. storey, with the privi'
lege of selIInp the.same. The entire estate,
however, is to revert to his heirs at Law.
The will provides for the payment of an
annuity to the brother and sister of the
testator provided the income from the
estate exceeds $1,000 year. The attor-
uey for the heirs at law presented petit
tion for the appointment of AusoH L.
Storey, brother of tho deceased, as admin
istrator of the estate, thus indirectly dis.
putting the validity of the will Hearing
of the petition was postponed for one
week.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-11-06
rbs nuyiEiiI Valley Kosa.

The Schuylkill Valley railroad has been
completed as far as Reading, and although
several preliminary trips have been made
over the limo regular travel will not be
commuuced until about the 18th instant.
II has been hoped to have the line il
operation aoout the 10th instant, but it i,
found that this will be impossible. The
appearance Of tho usw line in the Schuyl
XIII Valley hss been the means 81 reducing
the charges of express matter between al
and so cents per Gwt., and causing the
Reading company to rearraDge it's fares
making the rate between all points 3 cents
per mile.