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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-02-19
COURT OF COMMon PLEAS.
Uases Decided ana on Triai-iuterestinC Ier-
umony IN u win Contcit
mn FORR IuDuu p,TrEDanN

G. j. Frey W. Johu NJ. Froelich. This
Is q suit to recover siO. 90 for flour alleged
TO have been furnished on orders of tho
defendant. Plaintiff il the proprietor OF
the Abbeyville mills and on October iG
1877, received au order from defendant,
who Ia carpenter residing in MOuntyillc,
TO furnish flour for John Depaw, ono of
his semployes. BY reason OF this order
having been sent, flour was furnished in
1877 and 1878, aud u settlement was after
wards made between plaintiff aud defend
ant. Flour was also furnished Dcpew ho
tween April, 1878 and 1880, rs plaintiG
had received no order to discontinue, and
Depew was still in defendants employ.
When the bill was presented defendant
refused To pay it on tho ground that Frey
did not have orders To furnish flour in 1880
After the plaintiffs side had been heard
the defense asked for nom suit on the
ground that the defendant could not bo
held liable under the evidence. Tho non
suit was refused.
The defense then opened; and they
claimed that p tintiff only received orders
from defendant upon one occasion only to
furnish Depew -four and he was paid for
that: The jury found In favor of plaintiff
for e45.18.
The case OF Jacob ID. Shcnk, admins
traitor OF Mary Hoffman, deceased, vs.
Samuel Seitz, was settled.
In the case Of Michael UIlman W.. Sam
uel Il. Farlan the form Of action was
changed from replevin to assumpsit. De-
fendent plead surprise aud the case was
continued.
BEBoRE JUDGE LIVINGSTON.
John Greenburger vs.. James ii. Beam,
issue deUisapH sel non to try the validity ot
a certain writing purporting to be tho last
will and testament of Catharine Beam.
The plaintiff offered tho will OF Catharine
Beam Of her estate valued at 81, 900 aud
then res ted.
The defense then proceeded TO prove by
defendant who is grand nephew Of de-
ceased and his neighbors, that decea'o
was maiden lady between 80 and 90 years
OF age, and lived In Earl township. She
made her home with plaintiff and 1t is
alleged that she did not have sufficient
capacity to make will that she was
unduly influenced by the Greonburgers
and was induced TO make will to the
exclusion of defendant sho had always
taken great interest in defendant and after
making the will was heard TO say that
the Greenbargors would give her no peace
until she had made it In their favor.
Admittel 10 tbs Bsr.
Isaac y. Sharp, q m0mb5r OF the Phila-
delphia bar, who is counsel Ia "a case to DO
heard this week, vas "a mitted TO practice
10 the local conrts oa motion of >. ii (.
REYNOLDS, ESQ.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-02-19

II the NeD Era had investigated the
subject for itself it would not have
copied without correction the EGami
ner's account of the manipulation of the
sinking fund. In saying that the law
during Stauffer's administration did not
require any addition to be made to the
principal Of the sinking fund, the Er
am'ner made a gross misstatement, as
we have shown that tho law, as
1t now stands, was enacted during
the first year Of Stauffer's admins
tration. During the subsequent years
when Councilman Evans was cha irman
and controlling spirit of the sinking fund
commission there was not even an in
crease OF that fund by the amount Of its
own interest. The Examiner and Neu
Era can neither disprove nor Justify
this But consistency is not to be ex-
pected from journal which year acc
recommended the people to make the
mayor and councils Of opposing political
faith and this year eats Its leek like q
little man.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-02-19
Mortality Among OYatera.

The late foggy weather has, 1t is is said,
operated disastrously to the oyster inter
ests in Philadelphia, Baltimore and other
cities. Oysters taken out of the water
and exposed to the fog live but short
time, the dampness--as expressed by q
wholesaler-'' eating right into them and
killing them. F" Wholesale dealers as rule
purchase their oysters on the dredging
grounds, and the recent wholesale fatality
among them-the oysters generally dying
tors are "to some extent palatable for
"A hours after they die, and many ped
dlers purchased them upon their arrival
at port, about half price and hurriedly
disposed Of them to unsuspecting house.
keepers. 1t is said that the oyster crop
is very hne and that as soon as we get rid
OF the muggy weather We shall be furnish.
ed with prime ones.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-02-19
FEATURES OF THE STATE PRESS.

Stability in duties is more needed than
high rates, according to the Doylestown
Democrat.
Tho Pottsville Chronicle wants Attorney
General Brewster to stay at home and
stop junketing.
Tho Pittsburg Telegraph notes that
Blaine is very positive in his opinions for
man who views politics II ON afar.
The West Chester Village Record calls
the NeW Era "Alarmist No. /" in it's pre- =
diction of the ruin of the peach crop this
year.
The Chester Herald Ia the name OF q
bright looking daily that made its first
appearance in Chester on Monday last. 1t
will DO Democratic with Independent in
clinations and should succeed.
Thus does the West Chester Republican,
speak OF Statesman John II. Lands, in his
supposed candidacy for Mylin's seat in the
state Senate: "a representative capable
OF disregarding the manifest interests and
expressed wishes of his constituents on the
vital questions raised by the free pipe
controversy, cannot safely DO entrusted
with the power to legislate on any other
subject"
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-02-19
KEADINa EIUyULE BALL.
a arand suoces.-Lanosstsr Welt Keprss

4 Grand succsss-Lanosstsrw Welt RepTsssn
ted.
The first grand ball Of tho Reading BIZ
cycle club In tho grand opera house,
Reading, last night, WAS great
success in every respect, standing
room being az premium after 8 O'Clock /.
The Lancaster club was very largely
represented, fourteen OF the twenty-iour
members being present. There were in
attendance Mr.. Martin Rudy, Captain and
Mrs. II. 8. Hartwell, Mrs. Martin Rudy,
Mr.. Hsberbush and sister, Mr.. Samuel
Downey and sister, Mr.. Christopher B.
Longeuecker and two sisters, Miss Fahne.
stock, Mr.. J. q. Shirk. the best five mile
racer In Lancaster county; Mr.. Milton
Garvin, Mr.. w. b. Youngman, Mr.. II. S.
Suessorott, Mr.. 4. J. Guiford, DR.. +. =.
Day and Mr.. George w. Best. Their uni
form was dark blue and the badge of
cardinal.
The exhibitions Of bicycle riding were
the finest ever given In Reading. Littlo
Eddie Tragesscr, OF this city, gave somo
magnificent exhibitions Of his skill In
striding the 'cycle and did 1t In a manner
that called forth the best applause of the
large audience. Some of bis feats were
truly wonderful.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-02-19
wuxwr stASosE DOUGLASS -.
rrsu uaue nsers VINO are fersona,iug Her
In Different Places.

Frsu Daug bters VINO are fersonating Her
In Different Places.
Walter Malley says that Blanche Doug
lass is In Catholic religious institution
out West. He says no was in q Now YORK
saloon recently and was attended by q
female waiter. lie asked her to drink
with him, and she quickly acquiesccd.
After few remarks Of u general charac
ter he asked her name. To his surprise
she said it was Blanche Douglass. He
asked her II she remembered the incidents
of the famous trial in Now Haven, and
she said she did.
Proceeding, sho related everything of
Importance connected with the trial.
EVERY little incident" said Malloy, "thc
names Of all the persons In any way
interested In the proceedings, the details
of the trial, complete description
of my house and Of prominent
places In New Haven, q full story of
Blanohe's life In Jail, with incidents con.
nected with her confinement, anecdotes
OF Jailer Stevens and his wife, the
testimony, arguments and other details
| she related strictly in accordance with the
real facts, and with wonderful accuracy.
| listened to her attontively, of course,
| much interested in the story she
told. She then said that her room
tho saloon and asked ME TO accompany her
there, where she would show me pictures
Of herself, jennie Cramor and all other
incidents of the trial. was somewhat
amazed at the assurance Of the
girl and tho connected manner In
| which she told the story. For a
short time did not reply to her
request to accompany her &c her room,
but finally said well, rs am Waiter
Malley himself those pictures would
probably not interest me in the least The
| girl left that table with surprising sudden:
ness, not waiting to bid me good night. l
became little curious after hearing this
story to know how many girls thero were
using Blanche Douglass name for the
purpose Of business, and as the result OF
my Investigations discovered that in tho
city Of New York three different grrls were
using her name,n
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-02-19
The Vast Number OF IlIIterate yoters

Representative Wills, of Kentucky,
whose bill proving federal aid to education
is under consideration in the education
committee, has prepared statement
showing that 'flliteracy holds the balance
OF power in fourteen Of the Northern aud
all the Southern states" The statement
says, among other things: 'In the last
pi PRESIDENTIAL contest, 80 OF the states in the
union, with 29S electoral votes, were again
within the domination OF sovereigns who
could not read the very charters of their
liberties. The majorites which they gave
could have been overthrown by combined
vote of their illiterate votes, even If those
majorities had been five times as great as
they were. In 1870 Mr.. Tilden's majority
OF the popular vote was 157,394; In 1880
MIR. Garfield g majority was only 3,033. In
1876 sixty of our seventy six senator's,
three fifths OF the whole, and $50 of tho
292 representatives were in the grasp of
illiteracy. 1880, 5S of our 10 senator's and
292 OF our 1875 representatives, were in
states and districts where illitsrate voters
held the balance of the power.'
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-02-19
TOKAR ATTACKED.
IT'S pErEssE SAID TO BE mAssAoRnp.
Tho Rebels Assauitfps the Garrison Under
Cover OF night MASTERING In Great
Force Near Suahim.


Unconfrmed rumors have reached Sua.
kim through scouts from Trinkitat to the
effect that the rebels carried Tokar by
assault on Sunday night and massacred
the garrison. Previous to these rumors
spies had brought letter from the COM
mauder at Tokar saying that the rebel
guns killed some of the garrison daily.
He asked that two men-of-war be sent to
Trinkitat to make demonstration In his
support until troops arrive. The rebels
had summoned the Tokar garrison to sur
render, promising that IL they did so their
lives would be spared. The commander
ut Tokar wrote that he had supplies sufi /.
cient to last till the end Of the month. He
asked, however, for arms and ammunition.
The enemy are mastering near Suakim
for an attack. Three thousand Of Baker
Pasha's troops are ready to fall In, but
nobody trusts them. Steady blacks man
the redoubts. A leader Of friendly tribes
reports that when Osman Digma receives
the guns recently captured from Baker
Pasha he will attack Suakim. The
friendly Arabs warn the garrison for q
night attack. The harbor at Suakim ID
too small to contain all the vessels ordered
there. Admiral Hewett has directed the
transports to seek anchorage at Ras
Magua, 1Orty-nve miles Southeast.
The marquis of Harrington, secretary
for war, stated in the House Of Common:
on Monday evening that the government
had received no news of the fall Of Tokar
| He also stated that company Of engineers
had been ordered from Chatham to Sua
kim.
The Standards Cairo correspondent
says there is the best reason to believe
that the disbandment Of the Egyptian
army, although not absolutely decided
upon as an urgent measure, is yet virtu'
ally settled. A dispatch from Cairo con
tradicts the report that the militar!
council had decided to disbaDd tn,
Egyptian army. The council decided &c
reconstruct the brigade officered by Egyp
tians by dismissing the officers sn'
recruiting the brigade from Turks, Cir
] nassians ard Albanians.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-02-19
THE ELECTION.
MATTERS PKOaRssnso uuIrrLY.
| Tho Republicans Well Supplied win
| Money In all OF the wsrds-yotss
| s.u,ebaaess M ttiyn p,yu,.s

Tho Republicans Well supplied win
Money In all OF the wards-votcs
Purchased at Bigh Figures.
Tho elections progressed quietly during
tho day, the interest folt calling out
large vote, and tho weather not being very
unfavorable. At the polls, generally,
good order was observed, and thero Is
little drunkenness manifest. In tho Third
ward tits alleged that some OF tho
republicans began cutting Barr. When
this was reported Barr became very angry
ana at once ordered Captain MoMellon
anu MS friends TO take their places on the
democratic side Of the window which
tnoy refused TO do. 1t looked Mt ono timc
ns tnough there would be row, but quiet
was restored In short time. In other
wards tho contests are being ouietlv con.
Quoted and tho vote is large.
All over the town the Republicans have
plenty OF money, which is being spent
very recklessly In tho purchase OF yotcs.
lhis Is the case more particularly in the
First, Sixth and Seventh wards, where
sums ranging from e5 to Sl5 are freely
given for single votes.
Charley Eberman, revenue clerk, and
ono OF tho bosses nt tho First ward,
Dragged this morning that the Republicans
paid one man si0.50 in order 70 mako his
vote solid for their ticket City Treasurer
Myers was constantly on hand and made
frequent visits to q private room, where
tho purchasable voters wero "iaxed "
and came up smilingly to the polls.
IL any friend Of an honest and econom
cal administration Of city affairs has not
yet voted, let him 20 to tho polls, at once,
and vote for McMullen for mayor, and tho
full Democratic ticket.
Below will be found the total vote of tho
sevoral wards polled up to 8 o'clock this
afternoon compared with the vote polled
Mt the same hour for mayor, in February
1882 and auditor general November. Iss3.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-02-19
An only DnnSnt,r DroMnrd.

Ol Monday afternoon Mss Nora Elan
nagan and Miss Annie Donovan, Of New
Haven, Conn, were crossing the river to
Portland and Miss Flanagan broke
through the ice. Her companion went to
her assistance, but also fell IN and both
cried for help. John Ryan ran TO where
the girls were struggling in the icy water
and after hard battle succeeded in say.
ing Miss Flanagan. Miss Donovan sank
before she could be rescued Her body
has not been recovered. She was
sixteen years old aud was bright and
pretty. She was the only support of o
WidnHnh mother
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-02-19

A sound rest of CGnNer,iDn.

81. James Gazette.
A story OF domestic trouble was told at
the Woolwich police court yesterday,
which teaches useful moral. \ wife dc.
sired to have her husband bound over to
keep the peace. But how had the peace
been disturbed The husband had a
simple explanation to offer. His wife
neglected her household duties in order to
60 to hear Moody aud Sankey, and the ad
mitted facts certainly indicated that there
must necessarily have been neglect. For
the wife went on wednesday and on Thurs.
day and on Friday. Three times in three
days. Be reasonable" was Mr.. Balguy's s
senteutious precept Something, perhaps,
may be added. Emotional religion seems
curiously apt to unfit people for the plain
duties of life. Only the other day SOL
dier-perhaps sincere soldier Of the
Salvation Army-waS convicted of having
paid his subscriptions out OF stolen funds.
Aud instances Of the same kind are too
common. Are you sure you are CON-
verted ?" said Mr.. Spurgeon to devout
housemaid. Please, sir, think l am,
for sweeps under the beds Her test
was a sound one.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-02-19
RIGGS BOLD ESCAPE.
Details Of the Daring Feat py Which lie
Gained His Liberty.

Gained His Liberty.
Charles II. Rugg, the negro implicated
in the Townsend and Maybee murders and
beating of Selah Sprague, escaped from
the Queens county Jail on Sunday night.
Rugg was confined IN cell 8, on the bot
tom tier, which is half dozen steps be-
low the ground floor. A heavy grated
iron door shuts off the corridor on which
the cells open. The door is recess just
off the jailor's Office. Jailor John Murphy
was on duty on Sunday night, and in the
early part of the evening Rugg complained
that he was feeling sick, and said he
thought one of the fits which had afflicted
him on several other occasions since he
had been in jail was coming upon him
again.
A few minutes before 10 o'clock on
Sunday night Murphy noticed that Rugg
was sitting on stool shaking violently.
Murphy went back to the jailor's office
and mixed Rugg powder which had been
left for him by DR.. William II. Burnett,
who had him in his care, We he got
back to Riggs cell Rugg appeared 20 be
very weak. Murphy opened the cell door
with his key and handed Rugg the cup
handing the powder. Rugg drank it at a
gulp, and as Murphy reached for the cup
he sprang upon him and clutohed his
neck.
The jailer, who is very large, power
full man, struggled hard to break away,
but could not. He managed, however, to
strike Rugg several blows in the face. He
shouted loudly for help. Rugg struck
struck him three times on the head with a
stool, threw him violently down and made
break for the door.
Just then ex-Mayor Debevoise, Of Long
Island City, who is an inmate Of the
prison, ran to the jailer's assistance. He
brought with him polioeman's billy,
which was the only available weapon. He
struck Rugg on the forehead, cutting him
and drawing blood, which flowed down on
his face. Rugg staggered back against the
wall and gasped:
" It's all up III quit"
Instead of yielding Rugg darted like
lightning through the cell door and went
flying through the corridor leading to the
jailer's office. The doors leading from the
office to the street were locked, and Rugg
dashed up stairs into the corridor of the
court house, of which the Jail forms a
part, and ran into the grand jury room,
which faces Thompson avenue. Without
stopping to open the window he plunged
headlong through the glass. He landed
in the mud twenty feet below, picked him
self up without appearing to be injured,
aud disappeared in the darkness. He has
not yet beer recovered.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-02-19

1T is well for the taxpaying citizen to
reflect that he has the largest stake in
all municipal contests. Il Is we'll for
him also to remember that the dregs of
society, the purchasable voting element,
never fail to go to the polls on election
day. To offset as far as is In his power the
baleful influence of this latter class is his
bounden duty. Ifas result of his neg.
ligence In this important matter the city
Is given faithless and incompetent Off.
clals, the citizen has none but himself to
blame. The selection Of a clerk for his
own business calls for his personal
attention, while the care of the interests
OF a city that spends $500, 900 annually is
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-02-19
PERSONAL

MINISTER Hunt, OF St. Petersburg, is
fatally i'll.
Miss MARY ANDERSON is said TO be
worth 1850, 900, all well invested.
JUDGE SOLOMON FOSTER, Of Pottsyille,
died Monday evening, aged "a years.
Miss +. CLARE, of Newark, N. j., is
believed to be the sole legitimate heiress
to the long disputed estate of Sir Michael
b. Glare, who died in London, in 1895,
leaving property valued at 100000.
Hrou ]. JEwETT Is a director in twon.
ty railroad companies, Samuel Slogan in
twenty-thrse, Jay Gould in twonty.iour,
George b. Roberts in twenly-six, Angus
tus Shell in enty-eight, Sidney Dillon
in thirty six aud Frederick l.. Ames In
tifty-two.
JOHN Il. RETHuNE, manager Of Blind
Tom, was killed while trying to get on a
moving traiu at Wilmington, Delaware, on
Sunday night. tie was in his 54th year.
He was son of General Rethunc, of
Warrenton, Virginia, and was author OF q
book in reply to Ingersoll.
WILLIAM O. KINGSLEY, president OF the
board Of directors OF the BROOKLYN bridge.
once taught school at New Alexander,
Westmoreland county. Among his pre-
decessors in the school were Ex- United
States Senator Edgar Cowan and the late
Governor John w. Geary.
AUGUSTUS ALEIANDRE DUMoYT, now
dead at the age Of eighty three, was ono Of
Frence's most active artists. lie moulded
the fine figure of"The Genius of Liberty"
which seems TO be about to take flight
from the top of the column in the Place de
la Bastile, and the more famous statue of
Napoleon III, placed in 1868 upon the
Vendome column. His father, grand
father, and great grandfather were distin
guished sculpt0rs, and his mother, a Coypel,
come Of famous sculptor family also, but
he left no children, and thus Is ended a
great artistic line.
SENATOR MYLIN, president pro tenn. of
he Senate, II is announced, will be mar o
led TO Mrs. Catherine Il. Powell, of
Harrisburg, on the Goth inst. The cere-
mony will be performed by Rev. II. J
Keeling, Of st. Stephens Episcopal church.
Mrs. Powell is tho sister Of MIR. Tinker
one of the proprietors Of the Jones house,
Harrisburg. She Is the widow of former
partner of Jay Gould. About 150 invita-
tions have been issued for tho wedding
which will tako place at the Jones house.
On the 18th OF March Senator Mylin and
wifo will give reception to tho members
Of the Senate at their homo in Lancaster
county, and on tho Goth to tho members of
lhe House,
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-02-19
Tho Longest three Jumps.

san Antonio Times.
Considerable interest centred in tho
jumping wager between George Hamilton,
the champion of the country, and Dick
Smith, the amateur of our city, at the
springs. The wager sl00 q side, having
been deposited, time was called, aud the
conditions were read sg follows Three
standing jumps, Hamilton to allow Smith
three feet, and each man to have five
trials. The record was as follows:
Hamiton's best jump, 40 feet and 0
inches.
Smiths best jump, 81 feet and inches.
There being tie the bet was declared
off.
After this Hamilton gave an exhibition
of his powers, taking fiat footed stand.
ing leap over a horses back, Is. hGuds
hiyh
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-02-19

IT is the duty Of every good citizen to
make 1t his business to vote and labor
for the election of the best men to the
municipal offices. He who omits this
important work has no right to complain
Of high taxes and gross mismanagement
of public affairs. BY his sin of omission
he becomes particeps criminis In the otfie
ial dereliction. Therefore fail not to
vote before the sun goes down. Vote
for the man who will best care for the
interests Of the taxpayers. Vote for
| McMullen.