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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-04-23

THE time for the triennial election Of
a superintendent of public schools in the
counties Of the state Is approaching. 1t
is to be done on the 9Th of May by a con
veDtion Of school directors. In this
county the directors Of Columbia bor-
ough and Lancaster city elect their owr
local superintendents in separate con
ventions, while the other directors o
the county meet together to choose the
county superintendent. In many parts
Of the state the contest for the office is
a very discredltable one and tue
agencies employed to secure the
place are utterly unworthy of its
dignilied aud responsible character. We
would regret to see such practices re
sorted to or come to prevail here, and
those who are responsible for the intro
duction Of them should reap the conse
Quences in disastrous defeat Of their
schemes, The personal grievances OF
disappointed candidates for appoint
ment to the place, the bargains OF poll
ticians and the aspirations of place hunt.
ers should not be allowed to weigh
against the Interests of the public schools
and the better judgment OF the dl-
rectors. The present superintendent, Mr..
Brecht, was appointed entirely on his
own merits by State Superintendent
Higbee, who has kept the management
Of his department singularly free from
partisan bias and political intrigue. If
Mr.. Brecht has discharged his duties
satisfactorily and no complaint is made
against his fitness, lesser considerations
should not influence directors to vote
for another aspiraut, whose methods of
canvass and present political associa.
tions are no recommendation for his
election.
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MaxKI.0n ANNIVERSARIES.
Two Pleasant OCossions IOunHemOrauy
or Martial Felicity.


OF Martial Felicity.
Capt VIM. ii. and Emma Rodgers
n iris. of this city celebrated their golden
wedding at their homo in New London,
Conn, on April 20lh. They was married
April 30, 1884, the issue OF their union being
four sons aud one daughter, all of whom
were present at the golden wedding. They
were William II. jr., New London John
X physician, Lancaster, Pa; Richard g.,
New London Miss Mary Q. jeffrey, Min
neapols, Mimi, and Oscar 5, OF New
London. Jelfry presented a caEe in tach of
the ten rosebuds surrOun ding which 50
gold piece was deposited, and in the full
blown rose in the centre, double eagle
rested on the petals, Tho other children
gave presents aggreRating $500. The old
people looked as we'll aud almost as young
as some of the children, and were perfectly
delighted to receive the united cOngratu.
lations of their children so years after they
had plighted their marriage vows, without
a missing chair at the hOspitable board
Captain Morr is was one of tho first Forty
miners that left New London and he was
also veteran of the sea, having sailed i'll
the schooner Betsey, the first vessel ever
fitted out by Joseph Lawrence for South
sea whaling voyage.
DR.. George A, King aud wife Gel ebrated
the thirteenth anniversary OF their mar
riage last evening by giving a sociabe at
their residence, 15G East King street. Tho
affair was very brilliant one, being at
tended by large number OF personal
friends. Taylor's orchestra was on hand
and furnished excellent music for the
merry dancers. Several fine yocalistS
sang choice selections. A banquet termi-
mated the festivities at a late hour.
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How Croesus Drives.
PERSONAL.

BANKER CANNON, Of Saltwater, Mtnn.,
it is said, will be made comptroller of the
currency.
PROF. MAsrERo has discovered in Egypt
an immense metropolis which dates from
the Ptolemlc period.
5. II. REYNOLDS, IT,, has boen appointed
to clerkship in the banking house Of
Reed, McGrlnn X Co.
SlNOS CAMERON, who died IN Washing
ton from an overdose of chloral on Monday
night, was 4 cousin Of General Simon Cam.
erOn
,RErAEV FOLGER has referred TO the
attorney general for an opinion the gues.
tion of the duty on Sumatra tobacco under
the provisions of the new tariff.
JOINS BRIGHT, during his illness employ
ed hcms Jpathic physician, and the
result was a woTdy outbreak among the
fashionable London doctors OF both
schools.
ALVIN j. JOHNSON, the well known
publisher, proprietor OF Johnston's Ency
copedta, au old friend Of Horace Greeley,
died at his residence IN New York, Tues
day morning, aged fitty-seVen.
j. T. WICKERsHAM. Republican caudi-
date for elector from this dlstri let, offers to
temporarily resign his directorshIp in the
Farmers National bank II that disquali.
ties him for the electoral college.
GEORGE WILLIAM CURTIS, was asked
Are there auy new authors On either side
of the water of special promise ?" His
reply was "Not one and there IL nc
important literary movement Of any kind
under way"
PROFEssoR THOMAS N. BALLET, who
has during the past three years served a.
superintendent Of the schools of Carbon
county, has declined re election. having
accepted position as teacher in the Cook
county (lllinois) Normal school
PRINcEss WINNEMAREA, OF the Piuts
tribes of Indians, was before a sub com.
mittee Of the House on Iudiau affair,
Tuesday pleading for the setting apart o
a reservation for her tribe. As she depicted
the grief OF her people she was frequently
moved to tears.
HENRY WARD BEECHER's religion &"
believe 10 the New Testament aud il
Jesus Christ the evolution Of scientists-
of Christian scientists-I believe in. Evo
luton is a component OF enlightened
Christian doctrine, and those evolutiOuists
who are theists | am with"
REv. DR.. PORTER has rendered his res
ignatiOn as pastor of the Third street Re
formed church, EastoD, TO take effect the
first of August. lie has been in charge
for seven years and resigns because of il
health. He is also professor of botany and
zoology in Lafayette college.
COLONEL JAMES PORTER, Of Meadyille
died yesterday, aged Sc years. He was
born in Lancaster county, but has resided
in Meadville over three quarters Of cen
tury. He was elected sheriff in 1889, and
in 1913, represented Crawford county In
the Legislature. He was q Democra,
until the formation OF the Republican
party, when he became Republican.
HENRY GEORGE is most startled by 9Th,
vast amount of land in this country bein1
bought up by foreigners. The names O
the great English lords purchasing thous
ands OF acres at a time have been made
public, but this is nothing to the constan
drain going on through smaller purchases
We are selling our future Americans int
slavery and importing all tho evils of alb
sentee proprietors."
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nanraster !2nteIligenrcr.
WEDNESDAY BvEN'a. APRIL as, 1884.
Bankrupt Laws.

The Senate has passed bankrupt Law
by decided majority, and seems to bt
greatly impressed with the necessity OF
such measure. We have never been
able TO thoroughly appreciate the great
benefit of bankrupt laws. Certainly our
experience with them has not been
happy. We have found them to be
costly and dilatory methods Of distribu.
ting insolveDt estates. They are very
nice things for the debtors. to whom their
cost is matter OF indifference, and 10
their officers, to whom 1t is q matter Of
congratulation but for the creditor,
who bears the cost and the loss and who
should have some Of the benefit, the law
works badly.
The idea, as we understand IL, Is that
when man Is insolvent his estate should
be yielded up for distribution among his
creditors, TO the end that they may have
what is really theirs and that he may be
released from his debt and his custody
Of bis creditors property. The theory
is good enough, but the practice is not
80 good. The honest debtor is unfairly
harrassed with threats of bankruptcy
proceedings and the dishonest one un.
fairly imposes them upon his cred
itors, giving them the husks OF his prop
erty while he travels of with plenty of
cash in his pocket.
The new law does not seem to be any
Improvement on those we have tried and
found wanting, and been glad to get rid
Of. it ever becomes law there will
hardly be man in the country who can
not be thrown into bankruptcy, since
anyone who fails to pay debt for thirty
days after it is due, commits an act OF
bankruptcy. The people who never have
debts thirty days over due are very
small number indeed. The most punctual
: business man is liable to have suspend
ed or overlooked account and with
hungry bankruptcy officers on the look
out for business he may any day wake
up to find himself in bankruptcy, with
c)sts to pay to get out.
There are plenty of things for Congress
to consider at this session that are Of
Importance to the country. The Senate
can find better work to do than to bother
over bankrupt law, as the House can
employ itself more proRtaby than in de
batting the tariff.
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him out, the fall causing dislocation Of

him out, the fall causing dislocation of
one his shoulders.
Eiwood Ferguson, of Little Britain, who
has been engaged In tho cattle business in
Wyoming, aud spent tho winter east,
started laSt week Tor the west GA reach.
ing Chicago he found party who wanted
To purchase his cattle ranch aud sold out
To him and returned to Little Britain.
party Of Oxford girls wont out on tho
Peach Bottom railroad To White lllOk on
Saturday, where they were joined by somo
Lancaster county misses aud lads aud
formed an arbutus hunting party. They
found an abundance of tue "woc, modes,
tipped, fra2aut tlJwer Ou tho OttOraro
hills.
A number OF tobacco growers or Little
bfitain' sold their crop To Lancaster buy
ors last week. James Hand received lGA
4, > Paxsou Bros, 20, 4. .; Alfred Brown
10, 4, 3 Tho tobacco produccrs of thai
section intend to abandon the seed leaf aud
plant only Havana this year; aud there
viii not bo SO large acreage grown
KoOoft q. Woodside, of Oxford, while
NJ iexas, Lancaster county, last Saturday,
got out OF his buggy aud was talking with
a storekcoper. The horse, which was no,
hitchod, suddenly frightened at a nois,
made by somo one near by, ran of and
wrccked tho buggy. Tho animal WA.
captured 10 woods after running some dis
tlnoe.
Ono complete and seven unfinished
specimens OF Indian sculpture wer,
recently found in Bucks county near Fair
hill, Hilltown township. The sculp,ur,
work is that ola mans head, resembling
that of an Indian. lle has q prominent
nose, receding forehead To an apex, strous
shaped neck with au evident inclination I,
full face. IL is thought the work wa,
carved by prehistoric race, which /,
known to have once lived in the uppe
part of Bucks county.
Rafting on tho river is slow this season
In fact there has been q gradual decreas,
IN tho lumber industry since 1874. So ia
this spring only 200 RATS have passer
Peach Bottom. Some years ago while tn,
river was high $500 RATS were sent dowl
in one season. From Marietta to Por
Deposit, IL miles, tho river is fun of rock
| aud points that have been named by RATS
men. There are over 20 names for place
in the river and some of these titles ar
exceedingly odd. Most OF the lumber nov
coming down the river is from tho pine
oak aud hcmlock regions of Clearilel,
| county.
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FEATURES OF THE STATE PRESS.

The Franklin Repository call Herr smith
a politician OF the Miss Nancy style"
The Philadelphia Times recommends
that state census DO taken in 1885.
Good notion.
The Record thinks Blaine is as fortunate
ia having Malone for an enemy as
Arthur is unhappy in having him Tor a
friend
The Chester Herald observes that II the
railroad companies fail to recognize the
laws enacted for their government, 1t Is
greatly tho citizens own fault.
The Philadelphia Telegraph notes that
Mr.. Quay failed TO follow the illustrious
example Of Mr.. RandCl and was absent
from court when his name was called as a
juror.
Tho Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph
asserts that we'll arranged Reader "
docs moro TO fix tho taste of young people
than any book or number of books ever
afterwards explored.
The West Chester Local Ne,os condemns
tho disposition on the pant OF many writers
and professors TO substitute Latin and
Greek phrases for expression In English
when their use adds but little IL any force
To the idea conveyed.
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rnE hOME TEAMS surrrATrp
The AciiSe- Dem mprsitEs the Iron.Ids. and
Lancaster Plays "a Good Dame In
fnlladelpl Ia,

Tine second game between tho Actives,
OF Reading, aud the lronsdcs on the
latter's grounds yesterday proved n walk
over for the visiting team. Pyle's pitch
ing could scarcely have been more inef.
fective, bis balls being mercilessly Y
pounded all over the field FROM the start.
The lronsdos made fewer errors than the
visitors, but they were made at critical
periods and were very costly. Higgins
and Donald did poorly for the lronsdes at
second and third base. After Pyle had
been slugged all over the field, L Greene
was put 10 the box. The latter did pretty
well until the seventh inning, when he too
was badly pounded, the Reading team
making seven runs before they were
retired. Boyle aud Friel led at the bat for
the visitors. The same mines play again
this afternoon. Below is gwen the score
of the game
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~ COSGREss Yesterday.



The Senate committe on finance yester
day considered the House bill for the
retirement of the trade dollar. II is
doubtful If the bill will be reported favor.
aoly. An understanding was reached,
however, that II the bill is reported at all,
ut shall c1utain a provision similar TO that
10 the original bill, which was stricken
out in the House, provided that the
amount Of silver received under the pro =
visions of the act should be deducted from
the monthly purchases of bullion under
present laws for the coinage Of standard
dollars"
Ia the L. 8. Senate yesterday Mr. Blair,
from the committee on education aud Ia
Dor, reported fayorably the bill creating
commission to inquire into and report upon
the material, industrial and intellectual
progress made by the colored people Of the
United states since the year 1865. The
resolution admitting to the floor OF ths
senate the commissioner Of Agricultural
was passed, with an amendment giving n
similar privilege TO the fsoretary of Ihs
Smithsonian institution.
Inc House committee on commerce YEA
terday agreed TO favorably report the hills
Tor tho appointment OF q Missouri rivar
commission, and for the appointment of a
scientific commission to conduct the cleo.
trical exhibition in Philadelphia next fall
The latter bill appropriates s25, 900 for tn,
expenses OF the commission.
The House committee of Pacific rail
roads yesterday finished consideration Of
the proposed amendments TO the Thurmar
sinking fund act. Mr.. Thompson, who's,
bill was the basis OF the committees sctior
says "the proposed legislation will in
crease the amount now paid into th,
sinking fund by the subsidized roads abou,
H,o0o, 600 annually" In 1893. when tn,
bonds become due, he estimates that th,
increases will have aggregated about s20
0e0,00
Relic Hunting Idiots.
During the past two weeks numerous act
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LOWER END LOCALS.



DIR. NJ. Glacken OF Fairfield is very ILL.,.
Few shad have as yet been caught at
Peach Bottom.
John Harnish aged 4S, died recently at
the Buck and Miss Mary L. Killinger,
aged 81, at the Unicorn.
A black bass weighing four pounds and
nine ounces was caught in seins at Nc
Calls ferry last week.
George ID. Hayes, of Oxford, has sold
his interest In the farm of 1870 acres in
Little Britain, to j. Frank Hayes, of
Philadelphia.
A lace factory Ia about to be started in
Wilkesbarre. 1t will DO the only ono Of
the kind in this country, and will give
employment TO over 200 persons.
Kirk Brown and Jacob Ohmit, OF Ful.
ton township, have purchased burgess
fishing battery at Peach Bottom from N.
A. Boyd, aud will begin to fish there this
week.
Fulton township will lose her good
reputation for first class roads unless she
repairs the quicksands in some places, as
several persons have been almost swamped
in them lately.
The p. B. r. II. Co.'S steam ferry boat
at Peach Bottom has been repaired aud
under tho engineering OF VIM Dodson
makes daily trips from shore to shore.
This boat is doing a good business and
travellers find it great convenience.
Nelson Brown of Fulton township, with
q neighbor was driving from Wakefield to
Texas. Mr.. Brown, by the jolting OF the
wagon, was thrown out and his head
struck the hard ground. He was severely
cut about the face and had his store teeth
broken.
William Whitman, Of Little Britain, was
driving to his newly purchased farm IN
West Nottingham t)wnship, Chester
county, with load of trees, when his
horse frightened, ran away and threw
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-04-23

A PRETENDED "life long acquaint.
ance" Of Judge Livingston, writes to the
Columbia Herald that speaking to Judge
Livingston on the subject Of the Ephrata
church deadlock, he said to the writer,
al an right in this matter. The news
papers are not sitting in judgment in this
case ~ and the correspondent goes on to
assure the public that "there will be
no weakening in that quarter" The
facts of the matter are that, as the two
judges take an opposite view of this
case, there can be no agreement and no
decree; the administration of justice
comes to stand still suitors are de-
MED their rights. For such cases the
statute has provided that an ont
side judge may I've called IN /,
the supreme court has suggested
that this be done in this particular In
stance Judge Patterson avows his will
lingness ; Judge Livingston is SO positive
that he is fright" that he will not sub
init to such a judicial arbitrator. The
newspapers and the public are no longer
/" sitting in Judgment in this case
They have long since decided this phase
of it.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-04-23

Mr.. BLAINE is philosopher. He
does not want the presidential nomipa.
tiop, unless he can get 1t and be elected.
He considers both to be doubtful, and so
he still maintains that he is not presi
Dental candidate. He prefers. under
the present outlook, to be the maker of
the candidate rather than the candi.
date. IL is easier for him TO make the
candidate than to be the candidate ;
also il will be easier to elect him than
himself and 1t will be much better that
his candidate should be defeated than
that he should be defeated himself. Mr..
Blaine is for anything substantial
that Blaine can get and the
most substantial looking thing at present
d tho secretaryship Of state under his
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An ODD HOTEL QUEST.
Toe Alarming baggage that wa, concealed
la Ms Room

W
la MS Room
Ga November !, 1888, NATHAN T.. Fish
registered at the Carlton house, No. 2O9
William street, New York. He said he
was Canadian, fOIty-two years old, and
a compositor by trade He remained in
the house, acting in a mysterious mauuer,
until February Il, last. when he was
removed to Bellevue hospital, to be treated
for alleged erysipelas. Three days after
being admitted to the hospital he dsap
peared, and on Monday his body was
found IN the East river.
Upon searching his room 10 tho Carlton
house box two feet square was found
containing 10 cartridges weighing u
pounds each, ana labeled Hercules No.
There was also box ten by five
inches done up in paper aud marked
" Sure death 10 the man who opens the
box A quantity Of fuse and rubber
tubing and one or two novel specimens of
firearms were also found in the room. The
fire department removed the dangerous
materials from the house. 1t is supposed
that Fish was connected with some dyna
mite band
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creature president. Mr.. Blaine's clear
duty to himself requires the defeat Of
Arthur, and II he can accomplish that
feat he has fair show to make salts.
factory combination with some suitable
presidential stick. Being a skilled man.
ager, and having his vision clear as to
what his aim is to he, Blaine will be apt
to come out Of the Chicago fire with the
cheatnIIta In his hand.
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PhiIadrIpnia Uefeat. Lancaster.

The game between the Philadelphia aud
Lancaster clubs at Recreation park, Phlla-
delphia, yesterday was remarkable for the
fine fielding OF both clubs. Purcell pitched
for the Philadelphia, and but two safe
hits were made of him. Crowley played
remarkable game behind, aud Farrar
was faultess at first base. The home
nine earned two runs in the third inning
on base hits by FarraD, Muyey, Manning
and Purcell. Tho score
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Games elsewhere.

Baltimore Buffalo II. Baltimore
New York Boston 2. Metropolitan
Wilmington Athletic 8, Wilmington
Philadelphia Hartvillo l3, Quickstep
Keystone 10. Baltimore 8.
This afternoon the Ironsides are playing
their second game with the Actiyes OF
Reading. The Lancasters are playing the
Harrisburg nine and the latter will play
the Ironsides tomorrow.
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Justioes' yommissIons,

The commissions of the twenty-five JUS.
tices of the peace and aldermen elected at
the February election have been received
at the office OF the county recorder, and
are being recorded. They will be ready
for delivery to those entitled to them by
the first Monday in May on which date
the official term of the offcers-elect begins.
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Viii NOT Got Lanca,ter Jattioe.

Philadelphia Record.
Aguero, tho Cuban flibustor, appears
to bs giving the slow moving authorities
of the island about the same degree OF
trouble that tho Buzzard bandits occa'
stoned the local government IN Lancaster
county. Ii they catch him, however, he
will not got Lancaster justice.
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Tho mayor had bakers dozen OF GUS
toners this morning. Ten of them were
tramps, including a family consisting of
husband, wife and four children. They
were discharged. Two men who were
found sleeping in an engine room up
North Prince street were discharged, it
appearing IL at they had been permitted to
sleep there on former occasion by the
foreman in charge. Tim DAILY, for being
drunk aud disorderly, was sent up for ten
laya
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Mr.. II. NJ. MYERS, of Blair county,
who put Milliken in nomination for
delegate at large in the late Republican
state convention. writes that several
private tallies show his vote to have
been greater than Senator Lees or Mr..
Emery's both having been lj7. By one
tally Mr.. Milliken had l5i votes, with
York county to vote, and that county
cast three or four votes for Mr.. Milliken.
Other private tallies confirm this state
ment, and it is obvious that there is good
ground for inquiry whether Mr., Milliken
was not "left'-by accident or design.
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DR.. joan B. DEAvER, formerly Of D.u.
more township, this county, in his llustrat.
ed lecture on The Brain" before the
working mems guild OF the Iron Cross in
Philadelphia Tuesday evening, made a
strong point in his reminder to parents
who are desirous of seeing their children
acquire knowledge rapidly, that perfect
health should be the main consideration.
The world will never know until judg.
ment day the number Of victims that have
been offered as sacrifices to the goddess of
knowledge.