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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-04-02
FEATURES OF THE STATE PRESS.

The Pittsburg Times reg ards the fire.
quent changes of text books as q fragrant
crime.
The Pittsburg Dispatch hears of typhoid
fever in the districts of that oity which
were recently flooded.
The Erie Herald recommends the nomi-
nation of two Democratic candidates,
each, for commissioner and auditor.
Noise aud nobody" 10 the way the
Philadelphia Chronicle Herald character
ICES the Blaine and Lincoln combina
tion.
The Connelsvlle Keystone Courier was
burned out yesterday loss, $4,000 insur-
ance Oh, ,500-a severe blow to an enter
prising firm.
The Carlisle Valley Sentinel is soandalized
because Sunday hour has been establish.
ed at the post Office in that town of stern
morals and steady habits.
The Hazleton Pam Speaker Is crushed
again by tho reflection that there are more
young men in the penitentiaries In this
country learning trades than outside.
The Pttsburg Post declares that when
the public mind is deeply excited over the
miscarriage of justice, a public meeting
with inflammatory speeches Is not judi
cious proceeding.
To the view of the Wilkesbarre Union
Leader imposing tariff on lumber is
equivalent to compelling the people to
pay premium for the encouragement OF
cyclones and floods.
The Reformed Church Messenger thinks
the %, 900 asked from the citzens.of Lam
caster to complete tho Hood observatory
on tho college campus and much more,
should aud will be contributed without
much ado.
In emulation OF DR.. Compton's zeal in
founding tho Ditmars institute, the Col
umbia Herald suggests that this would be
good time for the executors OF the Thad-
deus Stevens estate to carry out the
provisions Of the "Old Commoner's"
will.
The Reading Herald thinks that pro.
teotonists can now breathe easier, since it
has been determined that dried lizards
must bo classed as medicinal preparations
and pay duty. There was great fear
that these pauper lizards from China
might be admitted free of duty, and crush
out the infant lizard industry In this
country.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-04-02
NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS.
SEAH AND ACROSS TaE COUNTY LINES
~ collection OF tho moro intcrss sting Rows
Items From Nearby pIaces-incI-


~ collection OF tho moro intcr,s sting News
Items From Nearby rIaces-inc,-
dsnt Mixed win ACCIDENT.
Tho Berks aud Dauphin turnpike COM
pauy have furnished patent swinging or
drop gates along their pike.
Tho spring term of Palatinato college, at
Myerstown, Lebanon county, commenced
on Monday, with q favorable increase of
students.
VIM. carroll was cut In two and In.
stantly killed by freight train running
over him at Marysvillc, noar Harrisburg,
yesterday afternoon.
John JacOby and his daughter, of Plano
No. A. on tho Pennsylvania Coal Compa.
ny's railroad, were badly injured on Mon.
day by tho wreck OF coal train upon
which they were riding to Scranton,
The Reading electric light company has
erected ut Reading all the poles for tho ~
now lights ordered 10y the city. with the
new ones, the city will havo a In opera
tion.
Paramount creamery, Upper UwChlan
township, Chester county, pays AZ cents
per quart for milk, the Creamery asso.
| oiRIion receiving $4,000 pounds OF milk
per day.
A five year old daughter OF Tilghman
ClausS, OF Leighton, near Easton, was
burned to death yesterday while it's parents
were preparing breakfast: When found
| the hosh cropped on tho pody' Iho
ohild's clothing caught from matches.
| Two huGdred cats arc on exhibition at
tho cat show in iorticuiturai hall, Phila'
delphia. This exhibltioa viii remain open
for two weeks, and ! ,OoO VIII DO given in
prizes to tho heaviest cat, the handsomest
cat. the best happy family cat, etc.
While Jacob Is, Stauifer, OF West Pike.
land, Chester county, was indorsing a
check at the First National bank OF West
Chester Tuesday morning his pockotbook,
containing s3,sOO, which no had just 70
ceivod in real estate transfer, was taken
from the desk at his side.
Harmon Anderson, OF West II koland,
Chester county, has piece OF land on his
farm some 200 yards square that appears
to cover large cavity oil some KIND. In
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-04-02

THERE is a bill pending in the New
York Legislature, taxing inheritances,
which is commended by the New York
World. We do not know its special
provisions, but II 1t isintended toheavily
tax the wealth that cannot be taken with
him by its owner on his way to Paradise
or elsewhere, we think 1t is a good bill
AS we have often said, and as the law
says, a mans children have nonatural title
to all the money he has made. lie can
leave it to whomsoever he pleases. He
ought to leave a good share TO the state,
but he never does, and the state ought
to take 1t. The bigger the pile thu
bigger should be the dividend.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-04-02
PERSONAL.
BIsMARcK was sixty-niue years old on
All Fools Day.

BrsMARcK was sixty-niue years old on
All Fools Day.
Prince OF WALES Garter fees cost
Great Britain c54S.
SENATOR MAuoNE, of Virginia, is sori-
ously I'LL in Washington, and Is forbidden
to receive visitors.
Hon. JONI ScoTT succeeds Judge Shars.
wood in the board Of trustees of tho Uni
versity Of Pennsylvania.
Mr.. HERBERT SrENCER's health il fail
ing and he has been advised to tako long
trip abroad. He will go to Australia and
Now Zealand.
SENATOR DAVIES, of Bradford, states
that no is out of politics for tho present
He is ono of tho kind who will "wait till
tho clouds roll by"
Mrs. ANNA OrTENDERrER, wife of the
editor of tho Now York Stats Zcitung,
died last evening in tho 10th year OF her
age. Mira. Ottendorfer was a lady of great
business ability, and was nOtod for her DO.
nevoleucc.
GENERAL GRANT yesterday rode up to
the capitol and sat for awhile In the Re-
publican cloakroom of the Senate. whore
he received tho congratulations of almost
every member Of tho Senate on the i'm
provemcnt of his health
THELATE II. B. HURLBur, of Cleveland,
loft an estate worth about 81, 400, 900. His
art collection, worth about 5000, 900, prob
ably will 60 to the city of Cleveland, and
5000 600 more TO tho city hospital. Mrs
Hurlbut will receive tho bulk of the prop
erty.
Mr.. LAMMor DUPONT, who was killed
on Saturday by tho explosion at Thomp
sons Point, is said to have been worth
1000 900 He had controlling inter
est in the manufacture of nearly all tn,
high explosives that were made in tn,
United States and Canada east of tn,
| Rocky mountains.
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the sTEhEC LAMPs.
Tho Electric Lights AsRKInE April FOOLS u
Beutsnt TravSlers.

Beui. .nted Travslers.
Following a., tho points at which the
electric lamps ! aged their usual fantastic
tricks to an unusually grea. extent:
Electric Llmps-Grant and Market
poor up TO O'Clock and then out Prince
and Chestnut, from II Plum aud
Orange, Vine and Church, North and
Straw berry, Woodward and Strawberry,
Green and Duke. Rockland and Locust,
Frelburg aud Low, John and Locust,
Freiberg and Locust, Ann and Rockland,
out from 7; Prince and Chestnut,
out from IL o'clock Chestnut
and Charlotte, out from IL o'clock Rock
land and Middle, out from 9 O'Clock
North Queen and Orange, North Queen
and Chestnut, Duke and Orange, Lime
and Orange, Shippeu and Orange, Ann
and Orange, East King and Mar
shall, East King and Shippen,
East King and Centre Square, Chest
nut and Mulberry, Mary and Chestnut,
Pine aud Chestnut, Nevin and Chestnut,
Orange and Mulberry, Orange and Char
lotte, Orange and Mary, Orange and Pine,
Orange and Marietta avenue, Duke and
| Frederick, Lime and Frederick. James
and Duke, Lime and Leman, Walnut and
Duke, Limo aud Walnat. Shippen aud
Walnut, Chestnut aud Duke, Chestnut
and Lime, Shippen and Chestnut, Plum and
| Chestnut, Ann and Chestnut, Marshall
and Chestnut, Plum and New Holland
pike, ont from 3 O'Clock North Queen
anG Walnut, North Queen and Lemon,
North Queen and James, North Queen
and Frederick, Prince and Frederick,
Prince and James, Mulberry and James,
Charlotte and James. out from 23O
Duke and Vine, Duke and Church, Milf
| lin and Christian, out one hour Vine and
Piuce, Manor aud Laurel, poor all night,
Total, 62.
We learn that the thunder storm which
passed over this city about three o'clock
this morning, damaged two of the 30-light
machines of the Maxim electric light
company and the two circuits had
to be shut down, which accounts
for the large number of lights re.
ported out as above. The lightning
was so intense that II stopped both
engines and threw all the belts off the
machiues Fortunately no Que was seri
| ously hurt.
Gasoline Lamps-Nevin, between Orange
and Chestnut, Charlotte aud Grant, Mary
and Campbell's alley, out from O'Clock (;
Duke, south of Green, out from IL Love
Lane and st. Joseph, Love Lane and FIRE..
mont, out from 10; North, bstween Duke
aud Christian ; Rockland, north of Green,
out from o'clock. Total, 8.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-04-02

WE trust that there Is no truth in the
current rumor that at recent political
conference Of Republican ringsters in
this city one Of the company offered to
contribute s., 800 to the pool II his can
didate for judge were put on the short
ticket to be formed. Such a proposition
If made publicly known would ruin his
candidates chances. For no one would
believe that the ordinary Republican
politician of this county would make
such an offer without reasonable assur
ances OF getting it back from the beneli =
ciary; and no candidate for Judge or
any other cfiice can spend or authorize
to be spent for him such an amount Of
money without incurring the pains and
penalties of the lands bill and the crime
of perjury in taking his oath of office.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-04-02
A DIAMOND sWIsDLER.
African stones Treated so rs to Mako Them
Appear OF tho Purest KIND.

On Friday a we'll dressed lady called at
the Office of tho Boston Loan company on
Washington street, Boston, and asked the
treasurer TO loan $500 on two briliauts set
in the form of ear pendants. She exhibit
ed two stones of q blush tint, the purest
of the kind the treasurer had ever seen.
The woman said that she purchased the
diamonds for 81, 800 from Mr.. Crump,
formerly the firm of Shreve Crump Sc Lowe
on Washington street. Tho stones we're
submitted to test, when they turned yell
low and proved to be African stones worth
about $500. The stones were retained and
Mr.. Crump sent to, who denied that had
sold any such diamonds.
In the meantime the woman disappeared =,
aud has not been apprshended. She is
supposed TO belong to New York gang,
which has beon at different cities for tho
past year, and not long ago victimized
Now Haven jewellers out of $1,000. The
stones arc of o yelowish hue In their
natural state, and after being cut, are
treated with greasy fluid, which gives
them blush, brilliant tint when baked
in hot furnace. After being thus pro
pared they withstand water and most
fluids, but when subjected to the test of
alcohol they show their natural or straw
colors.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-04-02

THE statement OF the state treasurer
shows mat he had on hand yesterday,
deposited in the Pittsburg, Philadelphia,
Harrisburg and other banks Of the state
81 ,2S5, ,324.lS, Of which SljO,00O was in
the Peoples (Kemble's) bank, of Phila
delphia-capital 100000, and Sl85,OOO
in the First National, of Treasurer
Baily's own town Of Uniontown. As
we understand the law, whenever th-
balance in the general fund exceeds half
a million the surplus is to be covered
into the sinking fund, and once there it
is invested in interest bearing bonds.
Why this is not done is probably ex
planned by the fact that such large
slice of the money is in the Kemble and
the Uniontown banks, where it does the
most good-to the state treasurer and
his friends.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-04-02
The dsxican Congress.

The Mexican Congress was opened last
evening. The presidents message says
the relations of Mexico with foreign
powers are cordial The negotiations for
renewing relations with England con
tinue with dellberation." The reciprocity
treaty with the United States " will exer.
else powerful influence on the commerce
of both countries" The railroads are
showing good results" The main line of
the Mexican Central has been completed
and will bo opened to the public TO NOR.
row. The total mileage of railroads in the
republic is 3,528, and the telegraphic sys-
tom has largely increased since the last
session of Congress. A line of steamers
to Asia has been subsidized. The fusion
of the National and Mercantile banks is
complete. Their action concerning the
settlement of the English debt has not yet
been determined.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-04-02
pULiTiCAL POINTS.
Tho Blaine Mon polt in Allegheny.


Tho Allegheny county Republican con
ventious yesterday resulted in tho cleo.
ton of ten Blaine aud four anti Blaine
delegates. On account OF n bolt by the
Blaine men from tho Fourth legislative
district convention, the four other dele
gates to which Allegheny county ia
entitled are claimed by both factions
and tho fight will be carried to
Harrisburg for settlement. Tho
Blaine men withdrew from tho con
vention on account Of alleged unfair
decisions in regard to contested seats.
The complexion Of the delegation from
the Twenty second congressional district
to tho Chicago convention depends on
these four delegates. The feeling IN the
convention was very bittor. The Blaine
men claimed that two of their delegates
who voted with tho regulars had been
bought aud demanded that their votes DO
counted for Blaine. The committee on
contested seats refused to sustain them
and tho entire citizeus delegation then
bolted, leaving the regulars to finish tho
work. The Blaine delegates repaired to
the citizens headquarters aud made uomi-
| nations, aud as u result two sets OF delo,
gates will so to the state convention from
the Fourth legislative district.
From All QlErteTs.
Senator Lougouecker, Of the Somerset
! district, is said to be setting up for Goa.
gress to succeed JAG. Campbell.
Blaine has been telling somebody that
ho expects to be beaten again by the
| tinesse of his enemies, but his friends will
control the nomination.
Senator Fair on the political situation
| 'lt we can nominate Bayard, and the Re
| publioans Edmuuds, he says, 'it will be
great day for the cCuutry-that is to say,
| IL will be triumph Of good government
and sound policy over Scheming and wire =
pulling office seekers"
To Western newspaper man Oliver II
| Payne has said that under no crcumstan
ces will his father, the Hon. Henry d
Payne, either bo candidate for the
| presidential nomination or, if nominated
accept the honor. Colonel Payne direct!
tho statement that this conclusion ha,
been reached after mature consideration
aud is positive, unequiyocal and unaltera
bic.
Baltimore Sun reporter, sent on t
see Mr. Tllden, heard complaints that oc
casionally persons who come uominally q,
friends went off and gave exaggerated ao
counts to the newspapers. Mr.. Tlden'
face frightened up "a he said d
|
to make on that score" He then raiseC
and let fall each arm, struck from botl
shoulders, and followed this with vigor
Gus stamping, first one foot aud then tn
other o. the carpet, and said quite .jocu
larly, No paralysis there"
Senator Cameron, being interviewed q
his home in Donegal, by Tunes reporter
expresses himself pleased with his tri
South he finds that the planters an
negroes down there are getting alon
better than the poor whites tho railroa
facilities of that section are deficient th
people are hOspitable COnkling is q BIZ
man and will como to the frou
again Lincoln should decline the vic
presidency, it is a dangerous place Do
; Cameron is in Spain Tlden is able, an
not too old for the DemOoualc uOmini
, tion Bayard ia a tiue man and state
man.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-04-02
An historic Caso.

This morning rather interesting case,
growing out of the publication OF tho
hiItory of Lancaster county, was heard
before Alderman MoConomy. Everts II
Peck the puolishcrs of tho book, brought
a suit to recover s25 from DR.. John Koh-
Ter, of New Holland, alleged to be due
them for printing 10 their work biogra-
ply and picture Of the doctor. The dc.
tense was that the Doctors name had been
misspel.od ho had been placed among tho
homGopathis.s, and further that the
agent, who secured the contract from him.
did so by false representations. When
the doctor learned that his stories were
not true he notified him that he would not
pay tho amount The alderman reserved
his decision.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-04-02

DELINQUENT TAX COLLECTOR
TENER, of Philadelphia, who is about
leaving his Office, which has been merged
in that of tax receiver, leaves behind
him a good record His place in the
hands of those formerly controlling 1t
was one of fat spoils, the placemen
plunderiug the city treasury with one
hand and the unfortunate delinquents
with the other. Tener promised when
he took it to take $40, 900 Of the fees as
his salary and no more. When he goes
out he will have paid the city S52, 900 of
fees which the law allowed him to re
tain, but which he gave the city in com
pliance with the voluntary promise
given by him at the time he entered the
office. Had he worked the Office for all
it was worth delinquent taxpayers would
have been compelled to pay $4,000
additional in fees and penalties. Well
done, Tener; and would there were
ole like him.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-04-02

kew Df. =, n, Weiscf'
The constitution of the political fathers
is indeed O fair, respectable and very ro.
markable document, whom read in the dim
light of the age and circumstances and
men OF it's formation. But amendments ;
must elongato and overlay it, until Rip
Van Wrinkle like, the sires would scarcely
know their own child. Iu the blaze
OF modern times, what could tho
fathers know They stand related
to their precoclous offspring, as the
slow coach TO the engine the postman
on horseback, to the fast mail train the
Packet bugle. to the express Car, the tele-
graph or telephone as the DANES needle,
to tho sewing machine as the mud roads,
to tho Grand Trunk thoroughfares as
the goose quill. to the caligraph as the
prognostio grounding, to Old Proba
bility - as tho lost Adam, TO the theories
Of evolution, protoplasm and agnosti.
cism."
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-04-02
A DUMEsTIU WOE,
A Pretty English Girl Breaks Up u Ne
INLAND Family.

A Pretty English Girl Breaks Up New
England Family,
Emma Farsi, pretty and petite blonde
of II, came 10 Hebronville, Mass, re.
Gently from England, and secured em.
ployment as wearer in the mill. She
was OF viyacious disposition, and soon
made many friends. la the mill was also
employed James Wyle, q dark, handsome
man Of 3d. The two met, and IL was q
case OF love Mt first sight. The young
girl was evidently fascinated with Wylis,
and he was no less deeply infatuated with
her. They were 20 constantly togeth or
that their actions were observed and freely
commented upon by all who knew them.
Wylie took her to drive, escorted her TO
parties at PawtucEet and frequently they
| went to church together All this time
the patient little wife at home with
five children, the oldest only 7, endured
without a complaint Wylie's increasing ca
| arrangement. At last, however, his infat.
uation for the girl led him TO take her to
his home, where he made no secret of his
admiration for her, This was more than
woman's nature could stand, and tho
wronged wife made touching appeal 10
the girl who had stolen her husband Is
heart. 1t ayailed nothing. IL don't care
anything about you. I'll have Jimmie in
spite of you. Now, see If don't" was
her de1ant retort. That uighJ the girl
aud Wylie went to Pawtucket. The next
day they took the train for Prov Vidence.
and they have not since been seen. The
deserted wife aud children are shockingly
destitute, and Mrs. Wylie Is expected soon
TO become mother,
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THE uomISa WALKING MATCH.
Famous Pedestrians who will COmTlta Il
Madison square Garden.


Madison square Garden.
The entries for the next great six days
go as you please match, which is 10 bggIu
in Madison Square Garden. New York,
April 81. closed Tuesday afternoon. They
include Rowell, who says that it shall b
his last race and that he will make COO
miles at least Alderman Patrick FItzger-
aid, of Astoria, $50 miles Robert Viut,
the little shoemaker, record sos miles
George ID. Noremac, whose real name is
Cameron spelled backwards, record COS
miles {; Frank Hart, cOlOred; Dan O'Leary,
of Boston, record $50 miles William
Wallace LOunsburg of Chicago, who Las
tramped the plains Of the West, no record /;
Charles Thompson, Of New York, no
record Peter Napoleon Campana, the old
Italian fruit dealer, of Brdgport, who is
in to make fun probably, and Nitaw Eg
Efow, Chippewa Indian, who claims to
have run down a deer and buffalo.
Rowell is thinner than be used to be and
his wonderous calves have dwindled some.
His opponents say that lie will make the
smallest record that Lo has yet made He
says that because he is lighter he will go
farther. In the match any pedestrian
must make 525 miles in order to secure a
share of gate money The entrance fec is
sl0O. The winner will receive 20 per cent.
of the sweepstakes and 80 per cent of the
receipts the second, 20 per cent. of gate
money the third, 12 per cent fourth, s
per cent fifth, per cent.
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STAR ROUTE TESTIMONY.
BlI,s ID llvers some severe ReheetIoB,


Bliis ID llvers some severe ReheGtIoBs on
COOks
In the course Of his testimony before the
Star Route committee, Monday, Mr.. Bliss
said Mr.. Cook kept in his possession for
number of weeks abstracts of sixteen
routes prepared by Mr, Woodward In
my opinion these abstracts were retained
for the other side to copy. Cook has tes
tItied that Brewster told him secured his
appointment as attorney general. Mr,
Brewster is q truthful man and don't
believe he said such thing. Ny kuOwl
edge OF his appointment came from this
| was with the president one evening and
| said wished things were in such shape
that Brewster could be appointed attorney
general. To my surprise the president
said things were in such shape and that
Brewster would be appointed.
Mr.. Bliss referred to the position of dis
trict attorney. He said {: Cook wanted
to be made district attorney, and did not
want him to be. Afterwards he recon
mended that Cole his partner, be appoint
ed, but did not bite. had understood
that Senator Edmunds, chairman of the
judiciary committee, had said that he
would not consent TO COrkhill's removal
until the end of the Gniteau trial. At
one time | got the story that Corkhill
would not sign the indictments. recon
mended his removal, but withdrew my
recommendation the next day, and |
withdrew it because it was necessary to
have the indictments signed by district
attorney, and thought we might not get
the immediate confirmation in the Senate
Of a new attorney, There was no question
OF fidelity or in6delity on the part Of Cork.
hill after | came into the cases, because he
had nothing to do with them. do not
think he was in entire sympathy with the
pTOsecutiOn,n
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An Epe,ue.r.s narrow Escape.

This morning as Lewis McAmalby, an
engineer of eight engine 50i, was engaged
In oiling his engine while stopping at
Millcreek station he made a narrow escape
from death. Engine 1877 with freight
train attached was coming west and Me-
Amalby did not hear 1t. AS the engine
dashed past it struck him ON the arm and
hurled him against his own engine, but
did not disable him sufficiently to prevent
him from resumiug duty on his engine.