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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-12-03
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August strlImscher's Assault on HIS "
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August sttiImscher's Assault on HIS wife
ana Boardor.
The residents of Middle Village, L. l.,
are greatly excited over the stabbing of
Barbara Schumacher by her husband,
August, on Monday. Schumacher, who is
35 years old, lived with his wife, 80 years
old and prepossessing, and their infant
child, in little house in the centre of the
village nd opposite the village hotel
About three months ago there came to
board with the Stellmachers a yourg
German named Wendolin Sohlerer. He
soon won the womsn's affections, which
the husband was not long in ascertaiuing.
He watched them closely, and on Saturday
became satisfied of their guilt. When he
charged the woman with having disgraced
him she confessed it and prayed for for
giveuees. Yesterday Schumacher came
upon Schlerer and his wife unexpectedly.
He seized a ravor and cut and slashed the
| woman In terrible manner about The
head and face, Schlerer meanwhile had
escaped, but the msddsued man gave
chase and caught him. He cut Schlerer' 8
| arm several times, when the latter managed
| to trip his assailant and sue eeded in
| putting safe distance between hims eli
aud his murderous pursuer.
When Schumacher saw that he could
| not catch the, ASsiox destroyer OF us nome
he rtraced his steps, aud, walking into th'
hotel, laid the bloody razor on the bar
| Then he turned to Constable Henry Boil
and said: II have killed my wife and
| want you to arrest me-" The constable
hurried to the ouse, followed by almos
every person in the village. A horribl
| spectacle was presented to their view. Th
| furniture was thrown on every side ant
| the walls were spattered with blood. Il
the middle of the floor lay the wretchet
woman, and by her side, in pool of blont
| her babe. The keen razor had cut a grea
| chunk out of her cheek and her left ca
was split. She had been cut several time
| in the neck and face and was very weak
| The husband looked on co0lly while sh,
was lifted to the bed, aud then repea tet
his desire that he be put under arrest
Constable Both secured him, aud at ono
| started for Newtown, where the prisoner
was locked up.
Justice Knickman then returned will
the constable aud took the woman's ante
| mortem statement. She told a curiou
story. She vas not a married woman, sh,
said, but simply lived with Schumacher
whose right name, she said, was Alber
| Berger, She acknowledged her intimac,
with SchleTer, but in extenuation said a
| she was single woman she could do al
she pleased. She lay without msdica
attendance from O'Clock In the aftern ool
till s O'Clock last night, whom she wa
taken in au ambulance TO St, Catharine'
hospital, in Brooklyn. She Is very low
aud only faint hopes are entertained of he
| recovery.
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Leak was ever discovered. but clearly
many repetitions Of such accidents will
bring the judiciary into disrepute.

THE impression has been made by the
public prints that votes were lost to the
Democratic electoral ticket In Mexican
county by an error In printing the name
of one Of the candidates. Investigation
shows that the tickets were printed cor.
rectly but that the return blanks fur
nisbed by the county commissioners were
incorrectly printed, and hence the vote
was not returned rs cast. There were
narrow escapes from like errors in other
parts Of the state, owing to the haste and
carelessness with which the blanks were
prepared. There is no occasion whatever
for county commissioners to be in tn,
hurry they 50 often manifest to prepare
and print this kind of blanks. Change,
in tho electoral ticket are very apt t.
occur from death, resignation or the
discovery of ineligibility, and a reason
able time should be allowed for these
contingencies,
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-12-03

JUDGE WALLACE, of the United States
court of New York, decided on Monday
that the Injunction should be maintained
against the Drawbaugh telephone, thus
leaving the Bell company in possession
Of the field. The decision was generally
q surprise, as the Drawbaugh invention
seemed to have been well proved
to have long ante-dated that of
Bell. Yet 1t was not a surprise to
some people evidently during the day or
two before the announcement, as the
Bell stock advanced sharply on Satur-
day In the Boston market. This antici-
patton Of the decision seems to show
that its purport was known to some
persons before it was publicly made.
This, We assume, was without the DER
mission of Judge Wallace though how
1t came about should be the subject of
his inquiry.
A similar thing happened three years
ago In regard to the decision of the
supreme court Of Tennessee as to the
constitutionality OF an act Of the
Legislature making the coupons of the
state bonds receivable for taxes. Itlwas
generally assumed thai the decis.
ion would affirm its cOnstitu.
ti0nality. 1t did otherwise but
day or two before it was announced
the state bonds fell suddenly and rapidly
In anticipation Of it, clearly showing
that superior information was held by
the callers. We do not know that the
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-12-03

THERE was difference of opinion
among the lower courts of Pennsylvania
as to the liability under the act of 1894
regulating the observance of the Sabbath
of a regularly licensed innkeeper who did
such business as selling ice cream to
residents of his town on Sunday. Judge
Henderson, of the Dauphin- Lebanon
district, maintained that the provision
Of the law exempting from its penalty
1.-THE dressing of victuals in private
houses, bake houses, lodging houses, inns
and other houses of entertainment for
the use of soiourners, travellers or
strangers" was sufficient to cover
the ice cream business. The Schuylkill
county court took a different view of the
law, and convicted the defendant In a
proceeding in which it appeared that he
was q regularly licensed innkeeper of
Mahanoy City, that he had an ice
cream parlor In his hotel, and that
upon Sunday evening he sold Ice cream
to divers persons, residents of the place
The supreme court having passed upon
the case, the law which it establishes
becomes of interest to innkeepers, pro
prietOrs Of restaurants and Ice cream
vendors. Judge Green OF the supreme
bench, in an elaborate opinion holds that
the statute of 1894 must be strictly con.
strued and that the keeper of house
Of entertainment II he provide dressed
victuals" for those who are not travel.
lers, strangers, or sojOurners. not resi-
dent, Is guilty Of no violation Of the
Sunday law. Hence In Pennsylvania
hereafter, a regularly licensed innkeeper
has right to sell ice cream in his parlors
on Sunday without rendering himself
liable to tho penalties prescribed by the
act of 22d of April, 1874.
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GRANT IMPOVERISHED.
why President Artnur Recommended This
He 80 Given y Pension.


He Bs Given = Pension.
President Arthur's recommendation that
Con. Grant be given a life pension Ia said
to have been brought about by presenta-
tion to him of the absolute necessities Of
the old generals condition. The fund
which was raised by wealthy New York
and Philadelphia gentlemen to be applied
to his support appears to have been almost
exhausted by bad Investments, and the
guaranteed income, on which everybody
thought he would be able to live comfort.
ably for the balance of his life, is soon
likely to cease. At the time Of the failure
of Grant & Ward it was well understood
by Wall Street men that the fund, which
had been invested in Wabash stocks, had
deprecated greatly in value, but the
general impression was that the bankers
who had guaranteed the interest on it
would havs to bear the loss until a favor
able turn in the market or some other
twist ia the stocks would allow them to
escape.
Now it appears, however-aud the story
is given out by gentleman thoroughly
conversant with the ex presidents Imam
cial affairs-that the guarantee was limited
to certain number of years, aud that 1t
will soon expire. The fund Is only q
wreck of the original amount, and the
general will be left without either principal
or interest of what was to have been his
certain support Since his sons failure
the income of the fund has been almost
the only means upon which he and his
family could depend, and II 1t should
cease there is nothing before him but
absolute poverty. These facts, 1t is said, 4,
were brought before President Arthur and
influenced him to make the suggestion In
the message, and General Logan Is ex-
pected to put it in the way of being prao-
tically carried out by presenting the bill
recommended.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-12-03
An Extensive Caye-In,

An extensive cave In took place at
Stockton on Saturday, on Slope 8, operated
by Linderman, Skeer & Co. Four hun
dred miners and laborers are thrown out
of employment. The most injury was
done at No. gangway, the railroad track
from this outlet being completely blocked
IL cannot DO assertained how far the fall
extends, but communication Is cut off from
five workings. Another gangway, known
as Lloyd's near by, threatens to cave in at
any moment. Fears are entertained that
i've acres of surface will fall in. The water
course from slope No. 2 to 8 is stopped up
aud the water has risen to height of four
feet. The railroad tracks near the slopes
have settled five inches. They are being
repaired.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-12-03
PERSONAL.

Fore LEO XIII does not like journalists.
GEN. DANIEL HusToN, Of Burlington,
N. j., died ON Tuesday.
MRs. ScoviLLE, of Guiteau trial fame,
is selling ohromas for livelihood.
Col. THOMAS HARDEMAN. the Oldest
Mason In Mississippi, died on Tuesday.
REV. LUKE DAVIS, awell-known Greek,
Hebrew and Latin scholar and prominent
Baptist minister, died Tuesday at Bing.
hamton.
p. t. BARNuM's wife is seriously Ill In
Bridgeport, Conn.,, and L. L. himself Is
feeling 40 bad that he declares he is ready
to go " the Lord calls him.
MAJOR BEN PERLEY PooR, has reduced
his weight by sixty-one pounds, by oon-
inning his diet for twenty seven weeks
strictly to stale bread aud skinned milk.
SENATOR ANTHONY was much missed
last week at tho dinner tables of thirty or
forty of his friends, to each Of whom he
had been In the habit for years of sending
turkey.
The LATE DUKE OF BuccLEucu spent
money on his estates with liberal hand
and also gave freely to general charities.
| During long life ho had an annual ill.,
come of about s1. 250, 900, and yet no LEFT
less than Si,500, 900 in personally.
MARCUS J. HuLINGs, a wealthy and gen
erous resident of Oil City, has completed
splendid building, known rs Huling's
hall and occupied for the ladies' depart
ment OF Allegheny college, and conveyed
it to the trustees of the college withou
restr' lotion or stipulation,
SEYMOUR CoorER, a Baltimore clerk,
few days since wrote in q clear, logibl'
hand on q postal card Grover Cleveland,
letter of acceptance-ovor ak hundred
words--and forwarded 1t to the president
elect, neatly framed. The latter in
letter acknowledging its receipt, said h
would carefully preserve It,"
NJ. JULES AMEDEE BARLEY D'AURE
, Willy, the French poet, novelist and cTitll
remains in his old age as fantastic dand
in dress and manners as In his writings
! He commonly wears tight fitting COS
I with pulled skirts, tight-ntting trousei
b with straps, Bolivar" hat inclined owe
Q his left ear, hair reaching in perfume
l.. curls to his shoulders, lavender-tiute
t gloves, slender cane, pointed shoe
ample turned-down collar, broad line
cuffs turned back outside of his co;
II sleeves, and hugo flowing lace oravat
pale blue or PINK aud gold, and he Is
n years old.
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Tho "Iri.h Question: Well rot.

1soF' IVF H''|EE' WITH INV HVFR NFfH's
purpose OF this struggle. 1t is a battle for
the possession of thu land. only state
what is to many, and what ought to be to
all, simple historical fact when l say
that ever since Strongbow landed in Ire.
land in the twelfth century the one per.
sistent purpose of the English in Ireland,
aud of the government of London, has
been-up to within the last deoade-to
take away from the aboriginal Celtic
owners Of the soil every foot of 1t, In its
leugth and breadth and as high as the
heavens, together with everything which
the teeming ocean around II can yield for
the benefit OF man. have weighed every
word In this statement defy any oIe to
dispute Its absolute truth.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-12-03

o thou so fair In summers gone.
While yet thy fresh and virgin soul
lnform'd the coumn'd Partnenon,
The giittering capitol;
SO fair in southern sunshine bathed,
hut scarce OF such Majestic mien
AS here with forehead vapOr-swathed
In meadows ever green;
For thou-when Athens reign'd and Rome
Thy glorious eyes were dtmm'd with pain,
To mark in many a freeman's home
The slave, the scourge, the chain;
. follower OF the vision, still
In motion to the distant gleam,
Howe'er blind force and orainless will
May Jar thy golden dream,
Who. like great nature. wouldst not mar
BY changes all too fierce and fast
This order Of our human star,
This heritage OF the pasts
o scorner OF the party cry
That wanders from the public good,
Thou when the nations rear on high
Their idol smear'd with blood,
And when they roll their idol down,
OF san6I woIshi o sanely proud;
Thou loather OF the lawless crown
As OF the iawless crowd;
How long thine ever growing mind
Hath sIill d the blast and sire wn the wave
Though some OF late would raise wind
To cling thee TO thy grave,
Men loud against all iorms OF power
Unfurntsh'd broSs, tempestnous tongues,
Expecting all things In an hour
Brass mouths and iron lungsl
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-12-03
THE ILLiSuIs CONTEST SETTLED
Governor Hamilton iJeciaes Ia Favor OF the
Republican Osndtdste-Upen charges
OF arsye Frauds,

OF tFhse frauds.
At Springfield, H., Tuesday, Governor
Hamilton rendered decision, issuing the
certificate of election to Leman, the Re
publican candidate for the State Senate in
the Sixth district. He reviews at length
the Democratic frauds in the I'd precinct
of the Eighteenth ward, Cf Chicago, by
which it was attempted to count in
Rudolph Brand, the Democratic candidate.
He expressed the opinion that the sigma
lures of Messrs. Shields and Strausser, the
Republican judges, had been forged to the
tally sheet and poll book, and that the
object of the erasure was to change the
majority In the state Legislature aud
thereby control the election OF q United
States senator.
He did not undertake to say who was
guilty of this crime, but expressed the
hope that the person who committed 1t
would be adequately punished. The
opinion declares that 1t was the false ard
forged returns which the cauvassing board
of Cook county oanvassed and not the true
and correct returns, and, with all due
respect TO them, he was of the opinion
that they should not have counted that
return. He approved the action Of the
| board Of state eanvsssers in hearing the
| evidence presented to him. He thought
that canvassing boards were not intended
to be machine, in carrying out the crimei
of forgers and falsiiiers, and that the gov
ernor could not be expected to allow him.
self to trample on the rights of the people
8. B. Wright, OF the printing firm o.
Hansoom &c Co., testified before thu
United States grand jury that J. q. Maokin
| secretary of the Democratic county oom
| mittee, gave the order for the bogu,
Eighteenth ward ballots and they wer,
| printed in Hanscom a. Co.'S, establish.
| ment aud delivered TO hackin In his room
| at the Palmer house at 10 o'clock at nigh
| on November 81.
At a meeting of a committee of thir t!
citizens this afternoon appointed I,
prosecute inquiries in the alleged ballo
| stufting in the Second precinct OF thu
| Eighteenth ward, IL was received Il
increase the number to eighty to raise
fund Of s25, 900 for the pursuit of its work
aud tooffer a reward of not less than IS 90
foI information leading to the conviction
OF the guilty parties.
The grand jury returned indictment
against a number of persons charge'
with fraud, but tho names were not mad
| public.
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DETERMINED TO BE WE'D
nephew and Aunt Uome From England TO
Oct the Knot Tied-aow rney Oon-
auersd All difficulties,

oet the hnot Ttsd-how Tney Son-
quersd All Difncuittsr.
A. J. Bennett and Miss Orpeh 7,
Grubb. both OF Preston, England, were
married In Milwaukee, Wis, the other
night, by the Rev. George II. Ide, of the
Congregational church. Tho ceremony
was performed at the home of a relative.
"we travelled over 1900 miles to have this
ceremony performed aud will retracs the
same distance at once" smilnsly said the
groom to the minister. as the last words
prououncipg the couple mau aud vile
were spoken. The bride at his side was
his aunt, and 1t was to overcome the
English marriage prescription relative to
that kinship which induced them to cross
the ocean to have the ceremony performed,
They start on their return to England at
once, having spent just three days in
Milwaukee and a little over week on the
American continent.
MIR. Bennett is wealthy Enclishmsn of
perhaps 40 years. He fell in love with his
aunt, aud she reciprocated his affections,
but the laws of England forbade the
marriage of nephew and aunt, and they
were forced to seek more convenient
statutes in other climes. Mrs. Bennett:
first husband, Mr.. Grubb, was Mr.
Benefits mothers brother, so that
/ bAS huutt rht was hot
to him by blood. But the law was in
| exorable, while the lovers were determined
| The dusty volumes OF law in France
| Belgium, Switzerland, Germany and othe
| European Countries were examined by Mr.
| Bennett, but the marriage was forbidden
| in all those countries, 1t seemed rs thoug
they would have to undertake trip I
Africa or the Sandwich Islands and eS
port a minister with them to flnd an 40
| comodating law, when Mr.. Bennett bt
thought himself of America, and, after
good deal of corresponding with tn
American consul, found that In the la
in Wisconsin there was no clause fol
bidding such a marriage, and, as Mr.
Grubb has a brother residing on the we:
side of Milwaukee, they came on To hay
the knot tied. "But will you experienC
any trouble whom you return to England ?
was asked Mr.. Bennett. "My dear sir,
quoth he, in reply, trust me. l took cll
60 look into that. / am an expert c
marriage laws in all the countries of Il
! globe. made it my special study f.
, months"
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Found nesd In a Rsssrvo,r,

Samuel McKentney, aged sixty five
years, who resided near Bernhart's dam,
several miles from Reading, mysteriously
disappeared two weeks ago. Every nook
and 90, ner was searched for him. Tues
day evening his hat was found floating
near the dam, which encloses one of the
city's storage reservoirs for it's water
supply. His dinner kettle was lying on
the bank. Boats were produced and the
body, In partly deoomposed condition,
was hauled to the surface.
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Psoli mas an Eiopemen,,

A boarding house keeper OF Paoli, about
fifty years old, has disappeared and so has
woman about thirty years old, who was
employed as domestic. As they took
with them all their wearing apparel and
were fond OF each others society 1t is be-
loved that they have eloped. The man
has wife and one or two children and
the woman was widow.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-12-03

Tha recommended Of the secretary
of the treasury that one. two and Eve
dollar hank notes be Withdrawn from
circulation b one which We cannot ap-
prove. Bank notes are issued on the
eroupd that they are q convenience to
tbe people. They are promises to pay
money, which are accepted BY tho pub.
Iic in lieu of money because they are
lighter and more convenient to carry
around, and because they are believed to
BE- ~ good q money, being backed by
ppenio reserve and the government
credit The reason for the secretary's
opinion applies equally to treasury and
hank notes, and we presume that he
advises the withdrawal Of all notes as
currency under the ten dollar denomina.
tlon. Banks issue the notes be.
cause there is profit to them in
their circulation, and the same
reason influences the government issue,
II borrows money upon them without
paying interest. But they obtain their
circulation because they are desirable
currency. lfthe people did not want
them they would not circulate. And
the notes Of small denominations are a
greater convenience than the large ones
They circulate more and are used by
more people. Their deprivation would
be felt as hardship and it is certainly
one which should not be caused without
good reason. Notes which are profitable
to the people as government to issue
and which are desirable to them as q
community to have, should only be with
drawn for very good cause.
As we understand the matter the onl!
reason for their withdrawal is the desir
ability of furnishing larger scope 70
the circulation Of silver currency
The government cannot circulate 1t
silver coinage to the extent to whic
1t coins 1t. 1t wants to coin
to keep up its value as a production
the country. We believe that is II
reason urged for the persistent coinap
Of more silver than the country wants
use. This is protection in its worl
form. 1t is the protection of raw ms
terial /; of one which Is not prime ar I
Gle of necessity; and one which does n,
really need protection for its productio
1t only needs 1t to give q great,
profit to its producers. Surely IL silvt
ore cannot be smelted at its natur,
market price, its production should b
permitted to cease until the market fl
1t becomes stronger, as it would undt
the limitation Of its production. TIL
natural law of supply and demand shoul
surely be left free to govern the produ'
tiOn of silver and gold, IL 1t is ever
be left free. The United States shoul
not force silver circulation It's peop
do not want, for the benefit of compa
atively few producers. Let US have O,
convenient paper currency and spare ,
from an additional burden of hea,
silver dollars. The secretary oppos
the further coinage of these. as eve
sensible man must, while they rema
piled up In the treasury vaults. But '
cannot think that the vaults should
relieved by forcing the storage of Il
silver upon the people individually.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-12-03
Pay for IN. snparrirors.

U. s. Marshall Kerns having received
the warrants for the pay of the federal
supervisors OF the late elections, Is now
ready to pay the eighteen Lancaster ap-
pointees. who are entitled to s25 for five
days' services.
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Sale OF Horses,

Samuel Hess, auctioneer. sold at public
sale on Monday last, for Daniel Logan, at
his sale and exchange stables, II head Of
Canada horses at an average price Of
4l9o.l6 per head.