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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-03-26
Bu'iuGss OUnugss.


A number of changes will tako place
among the storekeepers in the lower end
of Lancaster county this spring. Sinedley
~ Marsh, at Wakefield, quit the store
business and embark in the creamery bust.
ness at Goshen. Euos Marsh will remove
there April lst and have tho building
erected as soon as possible. They will
be succeeded at Wakefield by Messrs. Jno.
M. jackson and Jos. Hutton, now at Col.
linsville, Coleraino township, whore Lind
Icy Hutton will continue the store busi-
ness. Tho firm of Terry & Hogg, store
keepers at Union, has been dissolved. The
business will DO continued by VIII. Hogg
and Chas. II. Terry will take position in
the warehouse of s. Il. Dckey IL Co,
Oxford, Edgar X, Fulton, of Fulton
township, goes TO G.. Richards store, Por
ter's bridge, Cecil county, Md.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-03-26
Udd Fellows' Installation.

Last evening the following officers OF
Washington Encampmont, No. IL, |. o.
OF o. f., were installed by Past Chief
Patriarch ueryey N. Hurst
High Priest--H. +. Auxer.
Chief Patriaroh-J. J. Huber.
s. WI. ID. Miley.
J. WI. J. Fisher.
Treas.-E. J. Erisman.
Scribe-W. f. Hambright.
The enoampment now has 2l6 members.
During the last six months sl,07j were
paid out for relief. Tho assets Of tho en-
oampment are Sll ,OGO.65, with 10 liabili-
tieR
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-03-26
IFAlse IsF.tanse

Daniel Singer, Of Coatesville, Chester
county, had hearing before Alderman
Spurrier last evening, of complaint of
false pretense preferred against him by Il.
A. Fry Il Co., Of Highville, this county.
Complairants charge that Singer obtained
from them by false representations one
horse and one COW, of tho value of s205.
The accused entered bail in $500 to answer
at court.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-03-26
Bids for Coal at Water works.

Last evening at the mayors office tho
bids for supplying coal tor the city water
works from April until O5tober next, were
offered. They are as follows: Steward &
Son, per ton, s2 So; Kaufman Il Keller
per ton, - 05 Baumgardner II Jeffrles,
per ton, 90 90 The contract was awarded
to Stewart Il Son, the lowest bidder,
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-03-26
MaIIcInuA MinchIaI

John Quinn was arrested and committed
for hearing before Alderman Spurrier to
answer charge of malicious mischief
preferred against him by man named
Hopes. The parties occupy different
parts of the same house, and it is charged
that Quinn, being drunk, entered Hopes
part, aud smashed things"
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-03-26
a Relic OF I'evOiuuouRry Times.
Ill L llannInh

Henry J. Gresly has como IN possession
Of a genuine Washington relic in the form
OF copper coat button, being the size of a
copper penny, II shows tho marks of being
hammered, and has chain of thirteen
links engraved around tho outer rm, in
each link are engraved the initial letters OF
each of the thirteen original states, in the
centre is circle with the initials &C. W"
intended for George Washington aud
around the circle in round letters, is the
motto Long live the president. The
stem of the button has been broken off.
MIR. Gresly bought it from Lancaster
county farmer few weeks ago, who had
found it in tearing down an cid building.
He paid 81 for it and was since offered s.,
but says no sl0 would buy it. 1t is tiue
specimen of ye oldGn time relics Of the days
OF Washington.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-03-26
a UoLLEGIAN's EsuApE.
How Yale sophomore was Nearly Crushed
by the OATb.

In his room at Yale college, Alfred
Cowles, jr., a sophomore from Chicago.
aud member Of the university crew which
ID 10 row against Harvard at New London
next June, was the recipient on Tuesday
afternoon and evening of much con.
graduation from his fellow student
because OF his almost miraculous
escape from death. The members of the
crew, after morning recitation, donned
thelr thin rowing costumes at tho gymna
stun on the college grounds aud started
on a run through the centre of the city 10
their boat house on the Mill river, about a
mile distant. At the western extremity
of the Chapel street bridge, besides which
IL the boat house, tho track of the Con
solidated road crosses the street. When
Cowles, who had allowed himself to fall
somewhat behind the others in the
dash from the gymnasium, arrived
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-03-26
TWO STATE TRAGEDIES.
BOY Lamplishtsr hiIIed at Franklin
Young Wan hIlled While GunpinG.

n BOY Lamplishtsr hiIIed at Franklin
Noupg man hIlled while Cunning
Eddie Parker, 4 years old, stepSon OF
William Barrett, was shot Tuesday even
ing while going his rounds lighting street
lamps in Franklin. Persons living in the
house in front of which the shooting Oc.
Cured ran to the door, when the boy stag
gered forward and exclaimed "Save me !;
I'm shot A pistol was fouud lying on
the sidewalk, and a boy, supposed 10 have
been a companion of Parker, was seen
running away. The wounded boy died IN
about ten minutes, the ball having entered
the abdomen.
Last Saturday young man named Jos
Lynn, residing with his father Michael
Lynn, at Tafton, Pike county, was found
dead near road. lie had left his home
IN the morning for the purpose of enjoying
days hunt, and WAS armed with a
dOuble-barreled shot gun. IL appears that
the young mau was in the act of reloading
his gun, when it slipped from stonc on
which it rested and was discharged. The
entire contents struck him uudcr the chin
aud passed through his head, causing in
stant death. No one witnessed the acoi
dent. Young Lynn was ~ years of age,
aud was highly respected in the commu.
nifty in which he lived.
A Genuine Ghost in Graveyard.
A thousand people surround the grave.
yard in Niamisburg, Ohio, every night to
witness the antics of what appears to be q
genuine ghost. There is no doubt about
the existence of the apparition, as Mayor
Marshall, the revenue collector and hun.
dreds Of prominent citizens all testify to
having seen it. Monday night several hun
dred people, armed with clubs and guns
assaulted the spectre, which appeared to be
a woman in white. Clubs, bullets and shot
tore the air in which the mystic figure
iloated without disooncerting it in the
least. portion of the town turned out
en- masse and began exhuming all the
bodies in the cemetery.
The remains OF the Buss family, com.
posed Of three people, have already been
exhumed. The town is visited daily by
hundreds of strangers and none arc disap.
pointed, as the apparition is always on
duty promptly at 0 o'clock. The strange
figure was at once recognized by the
inhabitants of the town as young lady
supposed to have been murdered several
years ago. Her attitude while drifting
among the graves is one of deep thought,
with the head inclined forward aud hands
clasped behind.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-03-26
THE VENTION.
psmocHArio prLpo.r,s ,,v,r,
rhroe harmonious UonycntIons-u.irKn,..
selected without Di'pute--Aii ADo.rd
Tor AIlott town.


Tor AiIoi town.
The Democratic delegate conventions of
tho three representative districts of this
county mot In this city to day and elected
the following delegates to the Democratic
state convention, which will meet IN Allen
town, on Wednesday, April 9th.
FtIst (city) district Col. Edw Mo.
Goyern,6 ward J. Val. Wise, sth ward ,
w. II, Roland, LIST ward.
Second OoweD district j. q. Mo
Spartan, DrumoIo, 4. L. lIarnish, Slras.
burg Jacob Wise, Salisbury.
Third (uppe) district David Grove,
Mayt0wn; j. A. Buch, Warwick ID. ID,
forry, West lIemphyId NJ = Bowman,
Mt. JOY.
Tho members elect Of the Democrats
state committee are w. -. Given, COlum-
bia, aud John A. CuylC, Lancaster.
IL IL understood that tho choice Of the
delegates to the state convention for
national delegates from this county are B
f. DAVIS, of this city, and W. Patton, of
Columbia
Tho following are tho proceedings in
detail
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-03-26

! have no name. For those who know me
best
Know how tn name mo not. Toe nightingale
sings when the summer nights are siICntCst.
Aud the stars trcmhle, listening to her tale
shy molAnChOly's sweetest Cnild arn
Sweeter than iov. | hover between song
And silence. There Is smiling In my Sigh.
And sighing in my smile. A thought Ruoug
Thy thoughts, | wander like wind tnUu'
flowers,
And only by thy trembling Canst thou tell
NV secret influence ON thy silent hour
Yet dost thou know me child, aud know me
well.
EHFl Of IyfyDu.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-03-26

THosE who predicted that the Demo.
cratic caucus in the House last evening
would witness an old fashioned Kilkenny
fight have joined the ranks of the Else
prophets.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-03-26
Work DOmmeueeli. .

The brioklayers commenced tbs CON-
struotion of the walls of the new Northern
market house this morning.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-03-26

WALSH, the witness in the Star Route
cases whom the Springer committee is
In search Of, writes TO it that he will ap-
pear before It provided he is protected
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-03-26

GRANT is a " silent man " except When
II becomes necessary to say whom he
wishes TO see 10 the presidential chair.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-03-26
lSoforstho Manor.

Toe mayor discharged one lodgsr this
morning and sent drunk to Jail for five
days.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-03-26
Pretty Return FOR hospitality.

Sunday night stranger called at tho
residence of Alfred Davis, an old man
living near Pkeyille, SeQuachie county,
Tcnu. Tho mau made a liberal oitrT for
the privilege of staying all night, Davis
surrendered his bed to his unknown guest,
sleeping himself in rocking chair before
the fire. Early Monday morning the
stranger, who had given the name OF
James Stewart, entered Mr.. Davis room
while the latter slept IN the chair and
struck him several blows on the head and
body with stick of wood. SuppDSiug
his victim was dead, stewart ransIcked
the house, but it IL not known what he
secured. At last accounts Davis was still
alive, but his recovery is regarded as i'm.
possible. Physicians amputated the right
arm at the shoulder, but Davis is too old
TO stand the shock. Stewart was pursued
by the sheriff to Dunlap, Tenn where he
was arrested and lodged in Jail.
she Does Not Care to Live.
The identity of the young woman who
attempted suicide by taking laudanum on
Chestnut street, Philadelphia, Monday
night, is still unknown. She is still 10 the
Jefferson College hospital, and declared
that her name was Lisa Mortier, and later
she said ii was Marie BOutiet. La one Of
gilt edged visiting cards, with tue inScrip
tiOn, marie Louisa Jutta," and her
attendants believe that TO be her name
Last night she told one OF the physicians
that all the names she had given were
fictitious, and that the cards bore tho uamo
of friend IN New York. She said II
have been in America three months, and
| am tired of life and want to die. have
40 friends that can appeal TO. was
robbed by one whom believed to be my
friend, and he has left mo forever. lost
81, 900, all got. 1t was stolen from my
staterOom. No one will ever know my
real name There is no use in making me
well, g." she said TO one OF tho physicians
''as | will kill myself as soon as have at
opportunity. | do not want to live now,
she added hOpelessly, land it is best thai
| should die" She said that she haC
purchased the poison in New York.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-03-26

CoEClsENEss and snap are very desirable
objects in Western journalism. one
paper from this untrOdden section Of the
country looks down on such commonplace
headings as " Bora Married and
Dead and substitutes Tor them
Hatched," Matched " and "Des.
patched - another paraphrase of these
familiar headings from journal from the
same section is equally terso and poetic
Buds, " Blossoms and Cypress. -
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-03-26

On our first page To day will be found
the appeal from the committee who have
taken in charge the erection of the new
observatory at Franklin and Marshall
college. II almost seems TO be work of
supererogatiou to call attention to the
laudable design the committee have in
view in making a personal appeal to the
citizens o. Lancaster for assistance in the
very worthy work in which they arc en-
gagged. Through tho generosity of Mrs.
James ". Hood, Frederick lady, SO 900
has been obtained for tho building of an
astronomical obseryatQrY,- and and the amount
asked tne citizens is meagro in proportion
To the advantages that must accrue to
thom from the existence Of such scien-
tiic institution in their midst. Tho city
time will have standard by which 10 be
regulated, special facilities will be given
for the observation Of the heavenly bodies
To everyone desiring them, while the out
cnmc in resulting culture tn the city eau
not be easily measured. IL this connection
1t should bs remembered that he gives
twice who gives quickly.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-03-26

A Noues woman nrutnlIy A..auIted.

Mrs. Smith, beautiful young married
lady living with her husband IN an isolated
farm house near Charlottesville, Ind, was
brutally assaulted Mouday evening By
a neatly dressed stranger. lie found her
alone, chloroformod and dragged her to a
straw stack, where ho matreated her
au hour. The husband aud tho whole
country arc in arms hunting the villain,
~ I'm, ~ III La, l,.r,u,l,-, -,nLn-rL,t
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-03-26

OSCAR WILDE is engaged IN delivering
lectures on his American experiences. AS
is usual with most of the alleged literary
people who visit our shores, he seizes upon
few extravagances noticeable here and
there through the country and demon
strates them As indigenous TO the Amor-
can soil. For instance, he notes that the
chief characteristic of the people of Lead
vile is "the coustan. use of the revolver"
he discovers that the Americans are tho
noisiest people in the world, whose national
occupation is catching trains" he also
relates that when he lectured on "Benven.
uto Cellini, his Life and Works" no was
reproyed by his hearers Tor not having
brought that artist with him. The
import duties on articles of vcrtu like
Oscar should be placed SO high as to
restrain them from airing their cheap wit
aud exposing their silly littleuess on this
side Of the water.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-11-07
Devotion Among Animals.

Nearly all creatures are ready to risk
their lives for their offspring, but only
babboons and wild hogs, and sometimes
wild black cattle, are apt to brave death
IN the interest of wounded comrade.
At my summer house near Mont Vale
Springs, Tennessee, | have half grown
Chacma balloon. who defends her fell
low monkeys from all real and imaginary
that is often mistaken for gratuitous fe-
rocity, though at heart the young Afri-
can is as affectionate as young lap-dog.
She has elective affinities and if her next
relative, an infant Rhesus monkey, is
collared by a stranger, Jenny jumps for
ward with force almost sufficient to
snap her stout wire chain, but even her
rival, vicious old bonnet macaque, can
not be teased with impunity; and if /
attempt to force him into his sleeping
cage, Jenny at once serves an injunction
by grabbing my shirt sleeves and utter
ing sort Of coughing grunt. She has
the boldness of her species rather than of
her years, but there are moments when
the promptings of altruism so entirely SUI
persede the instinct Of fear that she will
fly at the throat of deer hound or any
similar brute, whom she would hardly
dare to defy in defence of her personal
rights. Judging from her disposition,
can fully credit Captain Baldwin's asser-
lion that it is impossible to abduct
young Chacmas by force. "Great num-
bers of these baboons,n says he, ''lived
on an overhanging cliff, and came some
distance from their stronghold early in
the morning to the Kaffir mealie gardens.
Often have seen young one run into
by Hopeful or Crafty, (his sleuth hounds),
when the old males have instantly come
to the rescue and carried their comrade
off IN safety, barking savagely." With a
similar disregard of personal safety the
Javanese wild cows and the Yucatan pee
carries will come to the rescue of a
wounded relative; aDd the hunters Of
the selvadas generally find it the safest
plan to shoot hogs from the river as they
come down the bank to drink. In such
cases only the stoutest old bears will
carry their brayado to the degree OF
swimming after the boat, and once In
the river, have, of course, no chance
against powder and lead.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-11-07
Clothing Made or Rat skins.

An ingenious inhabitant of Liskeard
Cornwall, exhibits himself In a dress
composed of rat skins, which he was col
lecting for three years and q half, CON
sisting of hat, neckerchief, coat, trousers,
cape, CATERS and shoes. The number of
rats required TO complete the suit was
go, and the person when thus dressed
appears exactly like one of the Exqui-
maux as described by Ross. The cape
is composed of the pieces of the skins
Immediately around the tails, containing
about 500 tails
A LADY of Glasgow had pair Of shoes
of exquisite workmanship, the upper
parts Of which were made of the skins OF
rats. The leather was exceedingly
smooth. and as soft as the finest kid, and
appeared stout and firm. It took no
less than six skins to make the pair of
shoes, as the back of the skin is the only
part strong enough for use.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-11-07

too, Tie natives, who were bare legged.
suffered terribly from liberated sores
The long wet grass through which We
travelled II early mornings would cut
their flesh. and the heat az the sun would
produce ugly fostering sores, which rem
dcred them almost unfit for travel. Every
day ! would sit before my tent and dis
tribute the contents OF my medicine
chest among the suffering ones. The
journey lasted ninety seven DAYS. and
when We reached the coast / had but
15S men remaining. With only twenty
nine out Of 600 killed, you can Judge Of
the ravages of disease among my forces.
We erected some bamboo Notifications
and had plenty of ammunition, and
were able to keep of the following
savages.n
What had you intended to do upon
reaching the coast2' interrupted the re-
porter.
well, of course had no idea Of re-
tracing my steps. and / expected to be
compelled to build canoe and cross
the Mozambique channel in it. AS luck
would have if, the boats of q Swedish
bark which had gone to pieces on the
coast a couple of years before had been
saved. / found them on the bank of
creek, where they had been dragged by
the natives. who. being ignorant of how
to use them, had left them there. / Sc
lected the largest one and went to work
to repair her. / calked her up tight,
rugged sail and put to sea in her with
four of the slaves. had no compass,
and steered westward course by the sun.
/ knew If could kent on I wonld strike
land. felt sure / couldn't pass Cape
Town, which was nearly 1900 miles to
the southland, and / knew land was as
far north as / could 90. 1t was the
season of the monsoons, and there was
pretty heavy sea on. We were out ten
days in the Mozambique channel, and
when we struck land, found we were
about one hundred miles south of Mo-
zambrique, to which place ! made my
way by sailing along the coast"
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-11-07
A Queer Ouartette.

An Elephant was standing IN all his
majesty under the shade of Banyan
tree, when Hare, a Frog and a Sloth
approached him in Company, and the
Hare announced that they Desired to
journey across the country with him in
search Of wisdom.
''Hawl Hawl Hawl" laughed the old
Colossal, as he tapped his ears around,
''that's too good The Idea of such In
significant Nonentities as you are think
ing you can teach me Wisdom. Well,
well, but that's worth Bottling up
The Hare stuck to her point so Per
sstently, however. that the elephant
finally decided to humor the trio, and u
start was made. They had not proceed
ed above quarter of a mile when the
Sloth asked for slower pace. The Ele-
plant sneered at this, but In the next
ten minutes discovered that had he stuck
to his swinging pace that he would have
run into Band of Hunters Crossing the
Trail.
When the journey had lasted an hour
the Hare suddenly called for a Halt, de-
claring that the notes of the Birds in In
Branches above Betokened Strangers Il
the Forest.
And what of it2n sneered the Elc
plant, but the next moment the Hare
pointed out several Natives stealing
away from Pitfall they had Constructed
in the Path. A hundred feet further
and the Colossus would have been
Trapped
The Quarette had scarcely circled the
dangerous place and struck in the path
again before the Frog began to Croak.
And what's up now, asked the Ele-
plant.
There's going to be terrible storm.
I, being Swimmer, will remain here.
The Sloth, being climber, is safe in a
tree. The Hare, being Swift runner.
can distance the Flood. AS for you, Sir
Colossus, with all your size and strength.
you must at once hurry to the Hills to
save your Life 2
Poor, silly FooIsls exclaimed the
Elephant, as he looked down upon them
in Contempt. ..When such as you teach
me Wisdom / shall expect to see Hens
Feathers growing on the backs Of
Wolves
Nevertheless the storm broke and
ragged fiercely for hours. Next day.
when the Frog, the Sloth and the Hare
met again, il was beside the Dead Body
Of the Eledhant, and the Hare answered
MORAL: Many q great Statesman.
feeling secure in place and power, has
been humbled to the dust BY disregard
ing words OF wisdom from q back conn
t.. - Detroit Free Press.