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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-02-08

them physically, and thon as they
reach older years como TO that
period WHOM thcro Is ability to
distinguish tho Significance of morality
aud religion. He told Of the natural
inclination OF man to association, aud
showed that AL cilOr. ia effected 10y mutual
combination. To-day men nrc grown 80
close together that all that IL now gained
is gained by tho conjunction ot our fellow
men. There was q timo when men dis
covered continents but wo poopO thom;
there was timo when mon wrote folios ;
now We have condensed them to little vest
pocket series. ltis not strange then that
thero arc so many possibilities growing
out OF this combination Of interests llo
is glad that tho timo has arrived when mon
can como together recognizing one religion
and ono God, and he is thankful for this
day when young mon can congregato aud,
laying aside all scctarian IDEAS effect
together much that il good.
There is nothing else, nothing less, than
the Christian religion which can form
society there must be Christian elo.
ment to form substantial society, and II
| is hero that the Young Mons Christian
association finds its efforts for good very
| effective. This organization is not sec
tartan. We come together To night asso-
ciating our faiths aud our hopes, working
to promote all good in tho world.
| Referring to the needs Of tho association
rooms he said ho would like to SEQ
gymnasium and other means for tho
promotion of physical hoalth, whilo he
wanted all done, too, that could promote
spirituality among young members.
The choir sang "StauS up for Jesus"
aud Rev. Dr. Mitchell was then intro.
duccd.
Dr. Mitchell SpeEbs
Ho said that the very cause OF BlJgucr
Satchelrs embarrassment was his, plus
Brother Satohell's speech. But no was
hero according to promise, If for nothing
elso than to give his honest expression of
tho worth of the Young Mems Chris
tian association. lie showed that
the Bible makes much Of young men,
and cited instances in the scripture dem
onstratiug this fact. lie spoke Of tho lovo
all feel for them and said that this assem- -
blage to- night WAS an evidence Of this
fact. Rev. Mitchell then drew most
beautiful picture, IN affecting words, Of tho
death of the young Princs AbSal0m. and
tho anguish OF his father King David
when he learned of tho sad fate ui his
beloved son. He said rs he listened to the
reading OF the report his thoughts fingered
upon that part which spoke of the culture
of the young men. llo believed that tho
iustrumentality of this association was a
great means of educating the youth.
The very entertaining and instructive
celebration closed by tho singing Of the
doxOlOgy and pronDunoing tho hcnelic-
| tipu
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-02-08
Injured Under Falling Earth.

While Peter Madden, Michael Donovan
and James Foyle, OF Centralla, Pa, wero
taking coal out OF mountain breach
Thursday morning q large bank of earth
that they had undermined gave way,
buryinR the three men under II and injur.
ing him all seriously.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-02-08

WHEN vituperation takes the place Of
argument, it is patent evidence that those
using it regard themselves as advocates of
a waning cause, One of the speakers At a
political meeting in Philadelphia last even
ing in favor of the regular Republican
nominees, referred to the Committee of
One Hundred IA "egotistical, conceited
creaking old wind mills, who were not
Republicans, but lot of apostates, rene
gades and traitors Such vile abuse
simply proves the necessity of the fight
that the Centurions are making
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-02-08

OLD TEcUMsEH SHERMAN goes on the
retired list to-day, aud another absolute
declination Of the presidency may be
looked for.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-02-08

Finai Prooo edings oitno Enoampment'
Tho state oncampmont of thc, Grand
Army of the Republic adjourned yester-
day, to meet IN Harrisburg next year,
that town being selected over Bradford,
Norristown and Philadelphia.
The elections were concluded hy the
choice of tho council Of administration as
follows l.. w. Shcngle, J. T. Long, +,
q. Sellers, w. Clark Johnson, oL Phtlade'-
phia, and John +. Hunter, Of pIttsburg'
The department commander elect ap
pointed Thomas J. Stewart, OF NOyristown,
assistant adiutant general, aud II, o.
Williams, Of Philadelphia, assistant quar-
termastor general for the ensuing year.
The election for delegates 10 the national
eucampment resulted rs follows
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-02-08

A CASE of interest to fox-huuters has
Just been decided in Chester county. An
action of trespass for damages in the sum
OF $500 was brought by a Chester county
farmer against fox hunter, it being al.
legged that injuries to that extent had been
done plaintiffs lands by defendant and his
hounds. The jury gave the plaintiff 5000
damages and his costs, and it is said that
the fox hunters of the neighborhood pro-
pose to take the case to the supreme court
| for a final decision.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-02-08

THE signal service bureau predicts that
the floods on the Ohio and Mississippi will
reach their height on Monday or Tuesday
and will be very destructive. There is
comfort in the reflection, however, that
the signal service is about as often wrong
az right.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-02-08
Poisoned by Canned Tomatoes.


The family Of William Geiger, farmer
at Slabtown, small village in Schuylkill
county, has been poisoned through eating
canned tomatoes. Three OF the boys,
named Reuben, Charles and Henry, are
expected to die, while two little girls arc
lying very i'll. The father aud mother
have recovered.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-02-08
wendell pbillip.' urtnodosy.

a Utica gentleman relates that he once
asked Theodore Parker, who was dining
with him, question concerning Wendell
Phillips orthodoxy, and Mr.. Parker 10
piled 81 do not care to say that he
believes or rejects the five points, but
will say that he practices one Of them
the perseverance of the saints--whch is
much better than y belief in the other
fourp
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-02-08

IT is n curious coincidence that with the
release of number of burglars from the
Eastern pententiary, many bold and skill
full robberies are reported from Philadel-
phia. The system that puts a released
criminal forth on the world, friendless and
poor, with no attempt to oprovide him with
the means of reformation is unworthy the
name.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-02-08
Empszzlements by Trusted umolals.

William ]. Lander, teller Of tho Hamp
den Savings bank of Springfield, Mass,
has confessed himself an embezzler OF
90, 900 of the banks funds lie is only go
years of age had been employed by the
bank three years was implicitly
trusted, and Joined a church this win
ter"
Henry L. Church, chamberlain of tho
city of Troy, New York, has been missing
since Monday, and is reported to have
embe2zled large amount. He was a
prominent stove manufacturer. 1t was
stated last evening that " deficiency " of
$50, 600 had already been discovered in his
accounts
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-02-08

ONO gets the worst possible drenching
at each annual flood visitation. Some
people might argue that it was an intended
punishment for nourishing the Hayes.
Butterworth. Kefer crop of statesmen
with which the Buckeye state has beer
affecting the nation.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-02-08

The choir sang the hymn Hark, tho
Voice of Jesus Calling" Rev. j. L.
Satohell, pastor of the First M. Il. church
of this city, was then introduced and
his text the Young Mems Christian
Association" and said that he would find
it difficult to adequately treat the subject.
He had intended to meet the question In
its various points, but he discovered that
the arguments aud thoughts he had
proposed had nearly all been appropriated
by the speakers who preceded him. How.
ever, there was still something 70 say, II
not altogether new. He spoke of tho
gradations OF the life Of human beings
mentioned the influences which affect
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-11
THE CITY IN BRIEF.

There were forty-one deaths in the city last
week
The Tippecanoe Club will meet in the city
courtroom at noon to-day, to attend the funeral
of William Balm.
Divorces were granted on Saturday to Sarah
E. Peck from George w. Peck, and to James S.
BARLEY from Ida S. Barley.
The receptian given by the Richardson Zou-
ayes, which was to have taken place at Masonic
Hall tomorrow evening" will be held at Lyra
Hall instead
The wholesale liquor house of r. Feldcamp, on
East Washington street, was broken open yes
terday afternoon by thieves and dozen bottles
of wine were stolen.
The Gentlemen's Literary Club will meet to-
night in the new rooms in Plymouth Church
building. DR.. o. S. Runnels will read paper
on THE Social Substratum"
On Saturday Judge Norton sent Ed Baugh, a
notorious thief to the State prison for five years.
on an old sentence. Baugh is said to be a de-
serter from the regular army.
The fourth annual commencement of the In
diana Eclectic Medical College will be held at
English's Meridian-street Hall tomorrow even
ing beginning at 7:30 o'clock
The stable in the rear of the residence of Fred
Winter, No. $40 North Pennsylvania street,
caught fire yesterday afternoon and was dam
aged to the extent of about $780,
The grand fox-drive in Wayne township,
originally fixed for Jan. 81, but postponed on ac-
count Of the death of Mr.. and Mrs William
GLADDEN., will take place tomorrow.
A house on Iowa street owned by William
Kitehenry and occupied by the family of Samuel
Gay, caught fire yesterday morning from a de-
fective flue and was burned. The loss is 800.
A Jury in Justice Gears court, on Saturday.
decided in favor of the plaintiff in the suit of
Charles B. Hitchcock against the city to replevin
a table, seized by the police in a recent raid on a
gambling house, on the ground that this article
plement
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-11
NEWS IN BRIEF.

Colonel Mapleson has decided to postpone his
opera bill which was to begin at Cincinnati on
Monday night
H, Fl. Warner of Rochester offers 5000 prize
for every discovery of new comet made during
1884 in the United States or Canada.
D. w. Knapp, an old Western Union operator
at San Francisco, was arrested on Saturday for
divulging the contents of cipher messages.
The ship Andrew Jackson, from Cardiff for
Coquinto, is believed to be lost with all on board.
The captain had his wife and two children with
him.
A mutual benevolent union was organized at
st Louis yesterday for the colonization of jew
ish refugees from Russia lands in the West
to be acquired from the government.
Search for Mrs D. G. Anderson, who disap-
peared from Galveston, Tex, some days ago,
continues, but without result. 1t is considered
as almost certain that she committed suicide.
A large number of carpenters of st. Louis met
yesterday, to consider measures for the complete
organization Of their craft. Wood engravers
also held a meeting and concluded to organize
union.
Commencing yesterday, the Missouri Pacific
railroad shortened its through sleeper service be-
tween st. Louis and San Francisco over six
hours, and will hereafter make the run in less
than five days.
AT meeting of the Portland, Ore, Board of
Trade, resolutions were adopted calling upon
Oregon senators and representatives to oppose
the forfeiture OF the Northern Pacllc land grant
or any part of it.
Rev. Sias Smith colored, preacher, of Mo
berry, Mo-, has been sentenced to five years i'm
prisonment in the penitentiary for instigating
the burning of the colored Baptist Church at
that place last September.
The Bankers and Merchants Telegraph Com
pany announces the purchase of the lines of the
Pacific Mutual company, which extends from st.
Louis to st. Joseph, Leavenworth, Kansas City,
Atchison, and other Western points
A commotion has been caused in Mormon cir
cles i'll Salt Lake City by the charge that at re-
cent masquerade ball in that place men in
womens clothing gained admission to the ladies'
dressingroom There will be an investigation.
Tom Allen, the whilom pugilist, was arrested
at st. Louis at the instance of w. p. Farrell, of
Covington, KY, who went on Aliens bond eight
years ago when he was arrested for fighting
prize fight near Covington. Allen was released
on 2000 bond. He will probably be taken to
Covington for trial.
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the former preferable, and we will take them at
par for our dividends, which you have misap
propriated What we want is something to
show for our dividends. which have been ex-
pended on extensions Another change in poll
cy he said he should urge would
be the breaking away from the
policy of American roads for forty years past,
and reduce passenger rates, Indianapolis to New
York, frst-class, $15 second-class, $40; third
class So; teach the people to travel, and let them
ride cheap. He came to the Denison House,
took the best rooms, and paid accordingly. This
was optional with him. He would have half
cent-per mile-rat one cent, and a two-cent-
per-milerate in Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, and
rate largely on New York roads, and found that
travel had increased more in proportion than
was the reduction in rates, and the same would
be true all over America were the policy adopted.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-11
The Pennington Murders.

FRANKFoRT Kan, Feb. All evidence OBJ
tainable shows clearly that the murderer of John
Pennington and wife is a tramp, who was hired
by Pennington the day the crime was committed
The body of the murdered man was found lying
in the barn, where he had been at work, with
two bullet holes in his head, while his brave wife
who had evidently gone to his rescue after hear
ing the fatal Shots was lying in a rnangled heap
some thirty yards away from tie house, in a di-
lapidated cow-shed. The murderer had shot her
in the face, but that not killing her, he seized
spade and beat her brains out, and then dragged
her to the shed, where she was found with her
clothing torn to shreds and spattered with her
own brains and blood. The excitement is grow
ing more and more intense. Over five hundred
men are now at the scene Of the tragedy. Othefs
are securing the country in search of the assas-
sin Few threats are made, but it is certain that
if the murderer is captured Judge Lynch will Of
fciate A reward of 81 500 is offered-$50O by
the State, $500 by the county, and $500 by the
citizens Of Frankfort
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-11
A BLOODY STREET FIGHT,
Hot Springs the Scene of q Tragedy in
Which Four Men Are Fatally Shot.

Hot SPRINGS, Feb 9.-Since the shooting af
fray between the gamblers, Frank Flynn and S.
A. Doran, of which detailed account was given
the press some weeks ago, trouble has been
tcipated, and the affair eliminated to-day in a
heart sickening, murderous street fight, in
which Jack Flynn was killed. Billie Flynn and
two innocent parties, hackdriver named Hall
and one Hargrave were fatally wounded.
Frank Flynn was wounded in the hand and arm;
one Craig, bystander, was shot in the back.
About 1890 o'clock this morning Frank Flynn
and his brothers Jack and Billie were passing
down Central avenue in closed carriage, heayi-
ly armed. When in front of the
Monarch saloon Doran and his party
consisting of some five men, filed out of the
Owl saloon and opened fire on them with double
barreled shotguns, pistols and carbines, firing
into the carriage. Some ten or fifteen shots
were fired, when Jack Flynn, Frank Flynn and
Hall were shot, as related. Hail. the driver,
was shot in the back and Jack Flynn shot in the
head, from which he died in q few minutes
Frank and Billie Flynn leaped from the hack,
and mutual street fight followed, when Billie
Flynn was shot above the stomach, the ballsmak
ing its exit just to the right of the spine. Har-
grave, coming out of the barber shop, was shot
in the breast, the ball passing out near the
shoulder blade Both he and Craig, who was
farther down the street, are supposed to have
been shot by the Doran party. Something over
forty shots had been fred when Captain Taller,
chief of the police, appeared on the scene,
quoted the fusilade and arrested the parties,
Shortly after the shooting an Indignation
meeting was held in front of the Sumter House,
at which Mayor Lipde and Major Latta made
speeches, deploring the lawlessness and shedding
of innocent blood upon our streets Our people
feel greatly outraged, and there is strong talk of
lynching. Billie Flynn, Hargrave and Hall are
still alive, but not expected to recover Drs
Jones and Nicely, who, with other physicians, are
looking after the wounded, think that Billie
Flynn, Hall and Hargrave will die. Doran went
to New Orleans some weeks since, but returned
to this city some two weeks ago and, with his
party, has been residing in the River Cottage a
vacant house on Wilmington avenue. S. r.
Doran and party, D. r. Prewitt, Dan Prewitt,
Allison and Howell, arenow in Jail Hall has just
died
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-11
Stephen A. Douglass Slaves.

NEW YORK, Feb. GA New Orleans CORE
spondent of the Tribune writes about stephen
A. Douglass Slaves" and talk with one and
visit to the plantation. The writer says: Last
week, while hunting near Magnolia, Miss, L
came across a crooked and lame, but pleasant
darby, well advanced in age getting out rude
pine shingles. After hearing some interesting
facts concerning his slave life, he gave me to I'M
derstand he was of noble extraction, having
been the property of "Massa Douglas, frum de
Norf." He recollected the brilliant and powerful
senator very well, but had a much clearer re-
membrance of BOSS Stricklun," overseer of the
plantation.
How many slaves did Douglas own9'
"About 175, sab, children and ALL mighty
good niggahs, too, sab; but boss Stricklun he
wuk us most powerful hard" was the unhes-
Eating answer.
On going to dinner my inquiries discovered
several persons who recolected that Douglas
once owned a slave plantation in Lawrence coun-
ty and one could tell me how to reach the historic
spot. which is Pearl river, pleasant stream
of a yellowish, pearly color No one knew how
the slaves came into possession of Douglas, but
'reckoned" he bought them "'bout forty years
ago."
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-11
1854 20, 4O4 CASE As, 547
PER CENTS.
Miscellaneous Notes.

The Evansville & Terre Haute Railroad Com
pany will build 81, 900 depot at Mt. Vernon this
year.
The New York & New England railroad COM
phcations have assumed new phase, it is said,
through hints from the Erie that if the road
gives up its through traffic its coal business at
Newburg viii also be cut off so far as the Erie is
concerned.
J. A. Grier, general freight agent of the Michi-
gan Central road, gives notice that the Canada
Southern line to Philadelphia and interior points
in Pennsy lVania and New Jersey has been trans
ferred from the Philadelphia G. Reading railroad
to the Pennsylvania railroad via Canandaigua
and Harrisburg
The Kentucky Central stockholders have
closed with Mr.. Huntingtona proposition that
they should pay an assessment of 10 per cent. on
their stock and accept instead of 6 per cent. on
their bonds for three years. AS Mr.. Huntington
is the majority holder, and the meeting repre-
sented the residue of the heavy holders the
transaction was final
Boston's little busted-up bantam. the Toledo.
Cincinnati q st. Louis narrow gauge road, is
looming up out West to be somebody, says the
Wall Street News. The Wabash let it into its
elevator at Toledo and now it is cutting rates.
Mr. Fink dignifes it with the title of new rival
and advises that it be given percentage of the
business of the pool lines. What did the
Wabash let it in there for? Was it to make
trouble in the famlyl
President Garrett, of the Baltimore G. Ohio
road, is becoming uneasy He says in substance
that Baltimore & Ohio had allowed business to
be diverted to New York long enough. The
record of business at Baltimore showed that
Pennsylva lines had competed for Baltimore
were not maintained. The Northern trunk
lines had also taken more than their share of
business, and Baltimore & Ohio did not propose
to stand it any longer.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-11

thetc in equal quantities of chloroform and
ether. After the first was given two teeth were
pulled; then another dose was given and nine
teeth were extracted, after which third was ad-
ministered and five more teeth were taken. The
frightened dentist then realized that his patient
was dead, and had been for several seconds be
fore the last tooth had been taken out Efforts
were made to restore her, but they were useless.
The coroner is holding an inquest and has con
tnued his investigation until tomorrow. Mrs.
Stevenson was forty years old and the mother of
seven children, the youngest one being four
months old. The treatment she received in the
dentists chair is the subject of severe comment.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-11
A FORGER APPREHENDED.
An indianapolis Schemer Comes to Grief in
Johnson County.

Acting under instructions from a man who
signed himself Jonathan L. Lord of Johnson
county, Alexander Metzger, a well-known real
estate agent of this city, recently endeavored to
sell two lots on College avenue, owned by an ind-
vidual by that name, but finding no purcharer
and recognizing the fact that the
price fixed upon them was a
low one, he purchased them for
himself, paying for them 5000. Before doing
this he satisfied himself by inquiries made
through Fletcher & Sharpe and the Franklin
National Bank, that Jonathan L. Lord was re-
sponsible party. The money was paid by check
at the Franklin bank, and Mr.. Metzger having
had the title to the property transferred to him
self, offered it for sale. On FRIDAY Mr.. Lord
came up from Franklin, having heard that his
lots had been placed on the market, and protest
ed that he had never had transaction with Mr.
Metzger, and had no disposition to sell his prop
erty. Explanations followed, and the fact de-
veloped that forgery had been committed, and
that Mr.. Lords name had been used without
authority. Later in the day it was learned
that w. E. Mick, another real estate,
agent, was negotiating with Jonathan
l.. Lord, at Shelbyville, for the same property,
and the conclusion reached was that the forger
was the same who had victimized Mr.. Metzger.
Mr.. Mick had just written a letter to Lord at
Shelbyville, and the authorities were notified
to arrest the party calling for it, On
Saturday, the man was arrested and fully ldent-
fed by the bank officers at Franklin, before
whom he was Immediately taken as the man
his name as Hornaday, and claimed to live in
this civ