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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-03-12
THE sTREET LAMrS.
Toe Electric tigsts sun KespiLg Up Their
Had Reputation.

HAD Reputation.
Following are the lamps that did not do
satisfactory duty Tuesday night
Electric Lamps-Christiaa and Grant,
Lime and Ora ge. from 7 o'clock East
King and Ann, Orange and Ann, out for
two hours East King and Square, Orange
and Duke, Orange aud Lime, poor all
night South Queen aud Square, out for
three hours South Queen aud Hagor,
South Queen and Andrew, South
Queen and Hazel out for three
hours Duke and Walnut, poor
all night Limo aud Lemon, Chest
nut and Duke, out for two hours Duke
and Green, Rockland and Locust poor
all night Locust and Frcibcrg, North and
Straw Derry, out for three hours Dor
wart and Manor, High and Flbert, Poplar
and Filbert, Vine aud Strawberry poor
until l2 O'Clock Walnut and Mulberry,
James and Mary from 7 O'Clock Walnut
and Mary from O'Clock. Total, 25, aud
no report from the First aud Third
wards.
Gasoline Lamps-Christian and Low,
Woodward and Christian, Rookland south
of Green, Limo between Low and Locust
from II o'clock Lafayette between Fill.
bert and Strawberry faom 7 o'clock.
Total, 5-no report from First and Third
wards.
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- - -
owl SERVICE hEFORM,"
The Competitive Examination system

The Competitive Examination system
For the lSrsLLIGsNCER.
The system Of examining applicants for
government offices in various branches of
knowledge is not calculated 10 select the
filter men for them. II is not fai. test
of their capacity for the particular duties
attached to the places they seek, The
worthier man is likely as not to fall be
hind. For example, take some questions,
asked in q recent examination of two
applicants. See how one fell behind in
some branches and the other IN other
departments, Note the difference in their
grades aud in what branches Of kuowledge Q
each excelled, and who will deny that the
rejected and unsuccessful applicant made
really the better showing in the things OF
most accomplishment to public official /:
GRADE
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-03-12

Tho " boys" succeeded ia organizing
tho Republican county committee In New
York last evening, aud John j. o Brien, In
spite Of the oaucusing which has been
done for the last two weeks aud tho care
full plaus which had been laid To defeat
him, was elected to be permanent presi
dent OF tho committee. Ho received 143
votes, moro than a majority OF tho entire
committee, which consists OF 273 mem borg
while bis opponent, Maryelle w. Cooper,
reosiSed only 100 votes, although oxtraor
dinary efforts had been made TO get his
full strength out at the meeting.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-03-12
RELIGIOUS NEWS.
OPENING or Tar ri. E. UosrnRnsvk
Anniversary OF the historical society--A
Fierce Dispute or tho Thsoi iogiaus-


Anniversary OF the historical soc,ety-A
Fierce Dispute or tho Thsoi iogiaus-
Biiet church notes.
Preliminary to tho assembling of the
Nj. +. conference in Philadelphia last
evening the historical society met in st.
Georges church. The room was decorated
in beautiful and unique manner.
Brief addresses were made by Bishop
IL. W. Warren, ID. D.; the Rev. William
Swindells tho Rev. q. L. Adamson and
Professor James Strong, LII. D., of the
Drow theological seminary. Bishop War.
rem and wife and Professor Strong wero
made life members of the society. The
following managers were then elected for
the present year
Clerical members--George w. Mac
laughl;n, w NJ. Ridgway, Michael ID.
Kurtz, John 5. J. Mcdonnell and Thomas
n. Fcruiey. Lay members-Thomas NJ.
Greenbapk, James Ashbrook, Thomas w.
Price, John ID. Patterson, Philip Rudolph
aud James Longacro.
Ono Of the most interesting features Of
the occasion was the exhibition of n gold
watch, which belonged to George White
field, having been presented to bin, rs the
inscription shows, by "Salina, Duchess of
Huntingdon Whiteneld valued the
watch highly, and at his death lett it by
will to James Habersham, in l710. Since
then the relic has been family heirloom.
1t is now the property of Mrs. Coleman, of
Cornwall, Lebanon county, who loaned it
to the Rev. W. NJ. Ridgway for this occa-
sion. The watch is solid gold and very
heavy. Ii is enclosed in one of the old
fashioned, egg shaped cases, which is
elaborately engraved, and shows upon its
face four medalions. containing miniature
portraits of four of the reformers engraved
upon the gold surface. The meeting
closed with the doxology and the benedic
tion, invoked by Bishop Warren.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-03-12
The Bic, clio CIub Elect, Omcsrs.

At special meeting of The LancaSter
Bicycle club, held last evening, Q. Is.
Longenecker, president, Ii. +. Hartwell,
captain, and W. B. Youugman, secretary
and treasurer, who are leaving the city,
handed in their designations aud the fol-
lowing wero elected in their places I;
President, DR.. +. p. Day captain, w. +.
Gorrecht secretary and treasurer Chas.
Il, Haberbush,
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-03-12
THEuLouIANs IN BAD TEMPER.
Two EpisoopaIiau Teachers Fall Out About
an UrdiAnce.

Two Episcopsiiau Teachers Fall Cat About
an UrdiAnce.
Kenyon college and the TheolOgian
seminary of Ohio, located at Kenyon, are
in state of tumult. General Ben Piatt
Runkle was admitted to the deaconate in
the Episcopal church, on January Ii by
Bishop Knickerbacher, of Indiana. He
also held position in the college. Re
Gently printed circulars have been sent
broadcast through the state entitled "Ex
pressions of Indignation Over the Ordina-
tion Of General Runkle." Following this
come printed letters from clergymen,
editors, bishops and others, making
serious charges against General Ruukle
DR.. Bates is one of the head masters at the
college so is DR.. Jaeger. Five years ago
DR.. Bates refused to attach his name TO
General Runkle's testimonial and even
opposed his ordination, 50 when he
preached his ordination sermon he was
severely criticised, and it was even init
mated that there was some sinister mo-
tive for his unlocked for action. On Mon
day DR.. Jaeger met DR.. Bates in front of
the pOstoft,e and publicly denounced him
in un3easuI ed terms.
Immediately after the deplorable scene
DR.. Jaeger sent in his resignation as one
OF the faculty of the theological seminary.
He thinks that the trustees should refuse
to accept his resignation, but should
depose DR.. Bates.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-03-12
lJriying Accident.

This morning as Mr.. John Sales was
driving on Wost Orange street, no came
In collision with heavy two horse busi-
ness wagon ut tho corner Of Prince and
Orange. The shock was 30 severe that
Mr.. Sales was thrown from his buggy.
His horse was thrown down but escaped
injury. Neither the buggy nor tho wagon
was much damaged.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-03-12
snlo of IIorpea.

Samuel Hess & Son, auctioneers, sold at
public sale on Monday, for Daniel Logan,
at his sale and exchange stables, this city,
1S head Of Ohio horses, at an average
price OF s222 per head.
At tho same time aud place were sold )
head Of mules for j. w. Johnson, esq,
at an average price of s39l.25 per pair.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-03-12
HonorabIy Discharged,

b. Matthieu, the Greek, who vas ar.
rested in Reading and brought TO Lancas
ter, Tuesday. to answer for tho larceny Of
coat alleged TO have been stolen from G..
w. Hollis, had hearing beroro Alderman
Fordney, and was discharged, II being
shown that he had an Ia, . In tue coat,
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-03-12

A Consrss.mau's brother XIII, HIN

A Consrsssmau's Brother XII, Himself
The little village of Greenville, on the
line of the Delaware, LaYkawsnna and
Western railroad, about six miles from
Scranton, has been startled by the suicide
of Andrew J. Weaver, aged 43 years, a
brother of Congressman Weaver, OF Indi {.
ana. His daughter called him at o'clock
in the morning he evinced morose and
quarrelsome disposition at the breakfast
table, ate but little, and tiaally threatened
to shoot his daughter whom he drove from
the house with the revolver. He then be-
gan breaking the furniture, and was even
tually queted by his son, who was called
in to pacify him. Weaver then lay on o
lounge for half au hour, after which he
went to an adjoining room. A few min
utes later the family was startled by pis
tOl shot, and on going TO see what had
happened found him lying dead on the
floor. The ball entered his temple and
passed out through the right cheek. His
family say that he has shown signs of in
sanity on several recent occasions.
A widows suicide.
Tuesday morning Mrs. Clara Halfpenny,
of West Pit,ston, followed the example OF
her husband, who died by his own haud
about three years ago, and committed
suicide by swallowing large dose OF rat
poison. Her husband had been for years
the proprietor of the Luzerne house at
West Pittston. Just before his death the
temperance organization had succeeded 10
preventing the granting of licence to this
hotel, and this so weighed on his mind
that he became melancholy and ended his
own life. Since then his widow has had
charge of the hotel, but business became
very dull and she took to drinking. Nc
particular reason can be assigned for heI
suicide, and it is supposed she took the
| poison in a fit of drunken despondency,
Sho was so years of age aud leaves three
| children.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-03-12
FHREE MES saOr.
IVA Desperate xoung Lover.

Peter ChIistman, a farmer living about
eight miles from Gold Mine, Pa, ascer'
had been driving out of tlp village about
noon, Tuesday, with young man named
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-03-12

renounce tho association. This make
G, 800 miners working under contract.
The strike among the coal miners Of the
Hooking Valley, Ohio, became general
yesterday.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-03-12
ifaAnnnod WORK.

Too Penn iron company resumed work
in the puddle mill yesterday and It's bar
mill ut arts up tonight.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-03-12

Eaokial Henry, who had recently been
notified by Christmau to discontinue his
attentions to his daughter. Christman
with two friends, Henry Swoope and Israel
Meyer, procured team and started In
pursuit and overlook the couple about ton
miles away. Somo words passed between
Christman and Henry aud tho former
drew revolver, but before he could use
1t Henry drew pistol and fred, striking
Christman In the log. Meyer aud Swoope
attempted to interfere when Henry again
fred and wounded them both Henry
then drove away, leaving tho young lady
with tho three wounded men. She soon
secured help aud conveyed her father to
his home. Henry was subsequently
arrested. 1t is not believed that any OF
his victims arc fatally injured.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-03-12

THE Mexican treaty, which has been
the subject OF SO much discussion in the
Senate, was finally ratified yesterday by
vote OF IL to 20 the opposition TO it com
Ing mainly from those, like the Louisiana
representatives, who fear the effect OF
composition of Mexican staples with our
own, sugar aud tobacco being the chief
considera ions 1t is believed, however,
that the advantage of free trade with
Mexico aud of an open market there for
our manufactures will vastly outweigh
| this.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-03-12

HIsrORY-"Whsn was Gen.
Washington inaugurAted
President 90 "Wu nat year.
month, date and day did
the constitution OF the
United states go into OF.
feet observation-disclosures.
GROGRArET-" What Il "A
sea ?" "Is sht Lake a
sea 2" what lake sup
plies all Persia with It's
salt 80 ~ here and what
IL the source OF the Miss.
issippi F"......u...,..,...
ARITHNET { ~ nat, IN L.
;. money, IL the value OF
a German mark o. %
" W nat the value OF u
Russian roubls g" 1T
a man and a-halie earnsLSO
IN a day and a-half, what
would one man earn in
one day : '.......,..........
SPELLING AND PUNCTCATIOS.
DICTIoS AND CAFITALs.......
Aver ge..................
IASCAsTFp pa Marcl
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-03-12

THE conservative university of Oxford
has decided 10 grant the same examination
to women as to men thus is the act Of
Secretary Folger in licensing Mistress Mary
Miller and OF Judge Pierce holding a
woman to be eligible 10 the office of at
torney-at law roechoed back from the
most venerable of England's seats Of
learning
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-03-12

OSE OF the mighty problems wrestled
with on Monday by the Methodist confer
ence of Baltimore was Sabbath observance.
A report was presented ooudemning
" the carrying aud distribution OF the
mails, the running OF cars either by steam
or horses, publishing, buying or reading
secular newspapers, and all other iufrac.
tions of Gods holy time" Au animated
debate VAS at once started by the reading
of the report, in the course of which the
presiding bishop mildly informed the cou
ference that ho rode in street cars on Sun.
day when necessary" Nevertheless
the report was adopted IN toto. II any
good Is 20 spring from the action of con
ferences of this kind, they should promptly
blot from their proceedings the adoption
Of this silly report. The religious fashions
OF to day arc fortunately not what they
were when tho May flower grounded or
the beach at Plymouth Rock.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-03-12

THE electric light is getting no better
rapidly. What do councils propose to
do about it ? II the lamp committee will
cut the bills Of the company down to the
deserved limits the deficiency for lighting
the city may be reduced somewhat below
its present frightful estimate.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-03-12

THE Troians are not to have it all their
own way. Hon. Daniel II. Chamberlain,
formerly governor of South Carolina and
an eminent practical man. has been max
ing lecture at Yale, in which he boldly
grapples with Challes Francis Adams on
the question Of Greek as college study,
and takes the ground that 10 buslle OF
business nor din Of progress, 40 cl amor Of
politics nor pride Of science, will ever for
long overbcar the spirit iu man to which
poetry, ofatory, philosophy, and literature
answer ; aud 50 finally, IL must result that
this study now described in few high
places as q fe:ioA' VIII b. more aldsntly
pursued, more wisely taught, more intel
ligently yalued by all those whtther 10
academlcal or practical life, who believe
that tho highest secular guarantee Of the
strength and permauence OF our clviliza
tion Is the diffusion of SQUAD and thor
ough liberal education"
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-03-12

JACOB F. KLUGu, of Highspire, Dauphin
county, announces himself a candidate
for county commissioner on the broad
platform of one candidate, one term and
rotation in office" On this line Jacob
proposes to fl ght It out, and few will dis
pute that he stands on solid ground. In
practice the system advocated has been
found to work well in this county in
whioh no Democratic commissioner has
been renominated, and the candidates
have been chosen alternately from the
two senatorial districts.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-03-12

THE North american, a Stalwart Re-
publican paper, capable of being fair, i'm
patiently waits to hear Senator Logan's
bid for the presidency in the new speech
he it announced to deliver 10 the Fitz
john Porter case The North american
recognizes, what every fair minded aud
intelligent man has long ago concluded,
that Gen. Porter's "entirc innocence OF
the charge, 80 mistakenly LAID against him.
has been triumphantly and conclusiyely
established" "by evidence too strong
for the most robust and vndctive incre.
duity to resist" Logan oGly holds to an
opposing view because he is proof against
reason and argument.
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How Two Married Women Saw
Goodbye"

Did you ever hear two married
women take leave Of each other al
the gate on a mild evening? This
is how they do it:
"Good-byew
Goodbye! Come down and sea
us soon."
II will. Goodbye"
Goodbye Don't forget to come
SOON"
mo, I won't. Don't you forget
to come up"
Il won't. Be sure and bring sa.
rah Jane with you next time YOU
come"
II will. I'd have brought her
this time, but she wasn't very we'll.
She wanted to come awful badly.n
ibid she now7 That was too
bad! Be sure and bring her next
time"
q will; and you be sure and
bring baby"
u will. | forgot to tell you he's
cut another TOOTH"
"You don't say so! How many
has he got now %
Five !, It makes him avfully
,ross."
u dare say it does, this hot
weather."
"Well, goodbye! Don't forget
o come down"
"No, I won't. Don't you forget
Q come up. Good-byew and thew
eparate.
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|. SOME dirty work is being done
in the presidential campaign. A
story was first started affecting the
moral character Of Gov. Glove.
land, and now, some Democratic
journals think themselves justified
IN unearthing and old scandal about
the early life of Mr.. Blaine. It is
beneath the dignity of great par
~ to countenance such proceedings.
and no moral news paper should al
low its columns to be stained by
publishing such rot.-[Exohange.
AMY" said the high school
graduate to her friend yesterday, II
gave Sue the frigid vibration this
morning" |
"You gave her what?n asked
Amy.
"The frigid vibration" replied
Mildred.
"What in the world is that Yu
asked Amy in some establishment.
"What you call the cold shake.
you know" explained the high
school girl.
1T has been discovered that
he Prince of Wales excellent
peech at the emancipation jubilee ,
$ an almost literal plagiarism of
n article in the July issue of the :
leisure Hour. The appropriation
Includes the adjective Ruthless .
1hich was applied to the civil war
4 America, and for the use of !
'hich the speaker was taken up at
ne time by the Spectator.
You are very late sending /
our evening male out" said the /
titor to his daughter, when he
ame home at 2 o'clock in the NOR 3
ing, and met a timid, shrinking !
oung man between the front door <
nd the gate. "Not at ALL" an =
yered the very thoughtful girl, '
niling. "Charles Henry is now 4
orning edition" 4
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CARDS.

4 NDREws & Fos4'ER, (James
n Andrews, T. D. Fos.er,) At
torneys at Law. Ofiicn, corner of
Second and Washington streets, Os-
boFr building.
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/. o. 81. JOB /. Printing neatly executed
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ALEXANDRIA, LA, AUGUST 26, 1884
Two Yankee Tricks.

A Yankee performing a journe,
through the back countries on foo
; saw two horses in a field as he pass
cd along, one of which he deter
mined to borrow for a few miles, a.
he was feeling very weary. Ac
oordingly, writing in pencil on q
slip OF paper that he would leave
the beast at the next town, on the
road, ne tied the note to one horses
fetlock, and mounting the other
with merely a halter for bride, rode
of with him. This transaction han.
pening to be observed, an alarm
was given to the owner Of the ami.
mails, who saddling the remaining
one, without paying any attention
to the note attached to its leg, rode.
away after the unknown borrower.
or, as he considered him, perhaps,
thief. Unluckily for the Yankee,
he was mounted on a slow traveller
compared with the steed he had
left behind, and he soon deserted
with some CONSERVATION rider be.
hind urging a powerful beast along
the road at full speed, evidently in
pursuit of him. Having 1either
whip norspur, he found it a diff
cult matter to impel the horse be
rode beyond its usual pace, and his
pursuer, therefore, had every chance
u coming up with him directly
At this moment he perceived a cot
age by the road side at no great
distance, towards which, by blows
'ud kicks, he urged his steed some
What faster, the farmer gaining on
nm nevertheless at every step
teaching the door he dismounted
nd went in. The farmer riding up
Immediately after in a tremendous
assion, threw himself of his horse,
savlng it by the side of it's fellow.
nd ran into the cottage to seize
nd secure the thief. The Yankee.
owever, was prepared for him.
laving slipped up stairs, he open
the front window which looked
1T upon the road, and as the far
er ran into the house let himself
'wn outside, mounted the saddled
rise, seized the other by the hal.
r and rode off securely with both.
The hero of the second story was
ingenious. A new liquor ware
use opening at Boston ona ready
'ney and low-price system, Jona-
~ walked in one day with a two
lion key on his shoulder, and
sed for a gallon of the best bran
The liquor having been pour
through a funnel into his keg
money was demanded. Pre-
ding ignorance Of their mode Of
ng business, the Yankee said he
ald pay the next time he came
'own. The shopman demurred,
ing that he did not intend to give
credit. '1But," asked the Yam
J, in mock surprise, do You in
q to take back the brandye0
To be sure,' replied the other.
you don't pay for it,"
Then," said he, lyon must
70 your measure, for l had some
.or OF my own in the kepn
his was done, a gallon Of the
tents measured back, and the
ow marched off with another
ION on. OF fine grog, having half
ID his key beforehand with M
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