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A meeting of the STOCKHOLDERS of the
Converse Cattle company will be
held at the office of the company in the
city of Cheyenne, Wyo., on the Sth day
of February, A. d. 1884, at 10 O'Clock,
a. IN. The object of said meeting is to
increase the capital stock of the said
company to ten thousand shares of the
par value of n hundred dollars per
share, the present capital stock of said
company being ifty-hve hundred shares
of the par value of one hundred dollars
per share.
A, r.. CONVERSE,
W. c. IRVINE,
A. e. MAY, Trustees.
JAMES s. PECK,
II. s. MANvLLLE.
, 1884-02-02

Remember the place, No. 367 SIX
tenth street. Come early and secure
bargains. JENKINS q Ross.
, 1884-02-02

McEwen's Oyster Ocean open day
and night.
, 1884-02-02

HOME

NEW LOCAL NOTICES.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-04-18

GEORGE IoSEs, OF the Nuw YJ.k Times,
denies the rumOr that he prop ',"s u Tot re
from the paper.
WAYNE MACVEADH, has b5au chosen
president of the America ctvli serve.
reform association.
5. J. CANS, of New York, uf q. arm Of
tobacco brokers, j. 5. Cans Sru & Co..
was in the city to day in tho Interests Of
the weed
EMORY SToRRs is mad at LpLau. lie
declares that he will ses that Logan u t
only does uot get the prrsllcuriM npul-
nation, Dut that ho does no. get back to
the Senate.
THOMAS G.. ApPLErON, a noted critic
aud connosseur, died Thursday in Is sto d
He WAS a brother OF C4psllu NI.htn
| Appleton AMI brother in lIw Of the pet
| LOugfellOw.
G.. A. SALA says tha. he hLlac,ok once
who, on entering ol her duties, was asked
whether she undersJOI Ii ths use OF q sala,
mauder. " Perfectly wsll," she rep led
at is to kill rats with.
Z, w. HERMAN, s. years old, who wa
formerly, it is said, President Andrew
Jackson's private secretary, died suddenly
Thursday, at the Coleman house, New
HENRY J. HUTCHiNsON, the fair haired
sweet voiced young tenor of the flmUu.
Hutchinson family, aud the latter with
Camillh Crso's concert company, died at
Lynn, Mass, las. Saturday ofcousumptiou of
MIR. JAMES RUs'ELL LOWELL, the
American minister VI, dc Lesseps aud
William Henry Green, Of Princeton, were
given honorary degrees at the celebration
of the tercentenary OF the foundation o.
Edinburgh University, Thursday.
MIR W. Z. SENER, president of tn,
Ephrata national bank, aud one of tn,
most prominent CItizons of that borough
has removed to Lancaster. He will occur,
the handsome residence recently erected
by him on North Charlotte street.
PRINCE LEOPOLD had always desire I,
be created Duke of York. Ia pursu4Cc,
OF this object he got together ali the por-
traits aud other objects OF interest that haj
belonged to any of his ancestors bearin.
that title, and It was grevOus dsap
pointment to him when the queen decll .,
her permission to his assuming tho title.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-04-18

ings, John Pilliug Kent, George V. Mas.
sey, John II. uofieckcr Sussex, VIM. j.
Steward, Daniel J. Lnytnn All are Blaine
men except Hastings, who ia FOR Arthur,
The Republican state convention oi
Indiana yesterday elected as delegates to
Chicago Senators Bcui, Harrison aud
Richard W. Thompson by reclamation,
and Hon. John II. Baker, OF Goshen, aud
Morris Mcdonald, of New Albany. The
delegation ia uuiustruct0d "ali without
expressed preferences
The Republican state couVcutun0 0i lea
nessee met yesterday IN Nashville. Judge
Frank I. Reid was nominated for governor
by acolamatiuu. lIo was confederate
officer during the late war, Delegates q
the Chicago convention were chnseu, but
were left uuiustructed,
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-04-18

4 ye7y pleasant entertainment was
given by the Hebrew Social union In
Grant hall Thursday evening, over ono
hundred ladies' and gentlemen being in
attendance, and the programme being OF
q divers fled aud interesting character.
Taylor's orchestra opened with fine
Oylrture, after which the president, MT.
Lewis Sylvester, made an address
explanatory of the objects Of
the union. Then followed u piano
duett finely executed by Misses A.
and Il. Loeb. A recitation, "Parhassius
and the Captive" was given with fine
elocutionary effect by Mr.. Ralph Simon.
This was followed by the "Student 8
Song" in costume, by Messrs. l., Bash,
c.. Bamborger aud l.. Astrich \ very
amusing and comic speech by Lewis Bash
was iollowad by German recitation,
"Uriel AcOsta," by b. Astrch. A song,
tho "Conspirators, was given in costume
by a chorus of voices, after which Miss
Bertha Loeb rendered a very tue piano
solo. Riv. DIR. Ungerleider, the rabbi,
made a oongTatulatory address aud the
orchestra closed the first part of the pro.
gramme with an overture. A laughab!o
farce, "The Deaf Lovers followed,
Messrs. Bamberger Bash aud Astrich aud
Misses Sylvester and Rosenstein sustain
ing tho several parts. A bounteous lunch
was furnished by Mr.. Ritchie, OF the
MenperchOr hotel, and the entertainment
concluded after midnight with dancing
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-04-18
TI,n srKrEr LAmr..
The Electric Lighrs sI1Ing Little W.
IhAn lHmRl.

The Electric LIghts DoIng = Little Worse
Iban Usual.
Following are the locations OF the lamps
reported not burning or burning badly
last night
Electric Lamps-Chestuu aud Prince,
West King and Centre Square, West
King aud Prince, West King and Water,
Orange and Lime, German and Water,
German and Prince, ConestOga, and
Prince, Andrew and Prince, Hazel and
Prince, Beaver between Hager and Hazel,
South Queen and Hazel. South Queen and
Hager, South Queen and Seymour. Mul.
berry and West King, Charlotte and West
King, Mary and West King, Pine and
West King, Orange aud Columbia avenue,
Orange aud Mary, Chestnut and Lime,
Chestnut and Plum, New Holland pike
and Plum. Mulberry and strawberry, Pop
lar and FIlbert, st. Joseph at church, st.
Joseph and Dorwart, st. Joseph aud
Laurel, High aud Filbert, High and
Dorwart, High and Laurel, ManCr and
Filbert, Manor and Dorwart, Manor and
Laurel, Manor and Love Lane, James and
Charlotte out all night Chestnut and
Franklin. Lemon and Lime, James ard
Duke, Walnut and Shippen poor all
night East King and Lime poor for
three hours Chestnut and Duke out
from II O'Clock Chestnut and Pine ont
from $3.50 Mulberry aud Lemon out for
Ona hour. Total A.
Gafoliuo Llmps-OIange aud Marshall
out all night Low between Duke and
Chestnut ont from 10 Church, and Rock
land, and last lamp on Duke street out
from 2; Vine and ROcklapd, Drove Yard
tavern out from 3. Total 7.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-04-18
irwin. and Terry. place 10 society.

New York Letter to Springfield Republican
Henry Irving does not go into society
here and Miss Ellen Terry is hardly con
sidered in social way. New York women
must be sure of their game before they
grasp it. Several men and women are pop
ular elsewhere and are not popular here
promptness in New York. Oscar Wilde wal
laughed at, save by few free minded
persons. Mr.. Irving has not been taker
up "-as the phrase goes-by cur best
class, and Miss Terry has not been taker
up at all. Mr.. Irving, however, has no
been eRlected. Artists, actors, authors
journalists and men about town have don,
honor to him. He has given many supper
at Delmonico's, and many suppers have
been given 10 him.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-04-18
FLED FROM A CONVENT.
A oixL's STRANGE uIss,rr.K,sor
rho Rcsult at o,crtNsiJg ~ s.n,ihVo Ma
turr-rtsrs rhst tho Young Laoy
uas Druwnrd uusIt


uas Drowned Uuslt
When the pupils Of the Visitation con
v,ut school assembled in tho reIcCtory
Thursday morning II was discovered that
ono oG their number, Cora Wobor, tho
belle Of the school, u lovely young giil of
10, but whose developed form OF u woman,
was mi sing search OF the place showed
that she had disappeared of her own
accord, and the following letter, discovered
in the dJrmitory, gave the case harrow
uS interest
DEAR MAMMA AND FRrNps: am
very unhappy, and write you this 20
acquaiut you that am going to Leave tho
place. must run away, aud by tho time
YOU get this will bo in HI. am going
to drown myself in the Mississippi river,
for cannot hclp stealing, and II | shOu "a
keep on stealing | will bring you all into
disgrace. am So unhappy. You will
not care for ne, although you have given
me everything | want. SO good bye, and
love to all.
From your loving and naughty child
Cora WEBER"
The police were notified. They made u
thorough search of places in which a
missing girl would TO DO harborod, but
failed to iud her aud tho girls parents,
who 1--we at Atchisuu, kas., aud are we'll
TO do people, were notified. They reached
town ia the morning aud repaired to the
convent whore they learned that Cora
last Monday broke the rules OF the convent
by taking something belonging To one OF
the other pupils, and that the punishment
imposed upon her was To write letter to
her parents coniessiug what she had done.
She WAS n very sensitive girl, aud the
parents are OF opinion that tho writing Ot
the letter was more than she could bear,
and that her mind may have given way
under the mental anguish it involved
They stated that when their daughter was
~ home she received the attention of 4
young man who had lately moved TO ST
Louis, and aS she was known to have con
Quoted Clandestuo correspondence from
the convent with an admirer outside, they
are Inclined 70 believe that she may have
clopei, which is tho theory most favored
by the nuns The fear is very general
however, that she has destroyed herself in
the manner indicated in her letter.
Tue parents have been Informed that she
lately expressed desire TO initiate Mary
Churchill aud 60 10 work as a servant girl
in order that She might escape schOO
duties, be independent and see moro oI
the world The general belief is that it
the excited and weakened frame of miuC
which Ne WAS known to be in that she Ia,
carried out the Intention Of her lettCr auC
drowned herself
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-04-18

The g)yCIum ,us owes the state Of New
Jersey seventy three cents and interest
thereon since 1868, that state having paid
al excess OF the amount assessed upon IL
for dtrec. taxes 10 carry on ths war in
1861, The interes. amounts 10 ninety
seven cents and six mills, making
a total OF Sl,tO.G which stands 20
the credit of the state on the books of
the treasury. The only way TO get it Is
by an act of Congress, but it would cost
sl5 or $40 to print the usual number Il
copies of the bill if one WAS introduced for
the purpose. At this session the Senate
talked two hours upon and fually passed
bill to pay els from the treasury to a
Chicago firm which oyerpaid that amount
of taxes, and bill has been pending in
Congress for several years 10 reimburse q
private Of the Twenty y.third infantry, O
coIOred man for clothing destroyed.
President Grant once vetoed bill thai
authorized rebate of s0-uOt because Of
the amount, but the principle Involved,
and Senator McCreery Of Kentucky made
the greatest speech of his life when be
tried to get the Senate to pass the bill
over the presidents veto. The secretar y
Of the treasury wrote a letter TO Congress
saying that millions of dollars were in
volyed in the bill, and the debate upon lts
passage lasted several days.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-04-18
ATnHiLLINa DRAMA.
,,. ,.,.., Tn..,,ic,l sepsa,,on.

Tne Latest Theatrical sepsati0n'
Mishler's academy, Reading, tonight
and tomorrow night will be the scene OF
dramatic sensation OF great local interest:
After months Of careful preparation and
rehearsal there Is to be presented tho
thrilling melo drama of "Abe Buzzard |;
or the Welsh Mountain Outlaws" The
synopsis Of the scenes and incidents in-
cudos the camp OF the bandits and their
exploits on tho Ephrata hills; the killing Of
old John Weller ; Buzzard's capture in tho
brick yard the famous Jail escape, over
the garden wall, past Bruno aud the bell {;
exciting events. 1t will be great play,
and the sad announcement is made that 1t
" i'll only last for two nights.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-04-18
The Charges Against swain.

Mr.. Bateman, the banker who furnished
a copy of his charges against General
Swain, said that the O., 600 due bill had
been returned 10 his firm, aud the suit
against them based upon il by the
parties To whom it was transferred having
been withdrawn no had written TO the
secretary of war, setting forth the facts
and recalling tho charges made by him. In
his letter TO tho secretary Of war he said
General Swain claimed the charges were
which no conceded. IL ia not known
whether the secretary Of war will allow
tho oharpeh To b6 Withdrawn.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-04-18

Countess RacouSka, who day or two
ago vas convicted of aggravated assault
and battery on Willie Coad, her laudlady' g
nephew, whom sho shot because he
disturbed her by knocking on the
door Of her room, was found lying at
tho point Of death in her cell at MOyamen
sing prison, Philadelphia On further ex
animation it was learned that the lad Y
attempted suicide by taking arsenic. She
was found in convulsions in her cell by q
female attendant DR.. Benz. F Butcher,
the prison phys clan, was summoned.
The countess, when she saw a stomach
pump in the doctors hand, begged him
not to use II, and pleaded piteOusly to be
permitted 10 die The instrument, how
ever, was forcibly used, aud other RENE
dies were applied There is now some
hope Of her recovery. The prison officials
will not allow the countess 10 DO seen
and will give no information as TO how she
came into possession Of the poison.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-04-18
Judge BLACKS Room.

The old home of Judge Black, near
York, Pa, is kept lust as no left it. In
the library even the lead pencils with
which he was accustomed to write with
his left hand, lie on the table just as he
laid them down, no change being made in
the furniture except that a picture
of the judge has been put on the wall, and
bust, as yet only in plaster, has been
placed ON temporary pedestal. The
last book he looked into was Curtis
Life of Buchanan" and the rough edges
Of the leaves, which he tore apart by run
ming his thumb through them-for he
never would use paper cutter-shOw how
much of it he hal read. He had not
opened that part which related to himself
at ALL The chapter which he had hastily
torn open Was that headed Death oi
Mr.. Buchanan. His Character as a
Statesman, a Man and Christian"
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-04-18

The great Republican love for the
negro came out yesterday In two state
conventions In the North. For Years
the negro has been content to be the
newer of wood and drawer of water of
his party. But now his honors are
coming on apace. Out in Indiana, after
all the small politicians and smaller
senators of the party hal been selected
as delegates to Chicago, the negro had
his turn. The high honor OF becoming
an alternate was then conferred on one
OF the leading negroes of his state. Over
in New Jersey, all the senators, dude
politicians and political blowers and
strikers were either elected or voted for
as delegates to Chicago. When all this
had been done, and no more places re
malned TO dispose Of, negro was tackled
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-04-18

y. I. ieIhlu.
We have received letter from a friend
of Secretary Lincoln, who protests
against the use OF the seoretary's name
which the Blaine people just now are
making. This gentleman writes
"Mr. Lincoln is doing his duty in the
war department and paying very little at
tentiOn TO politics. lie cannot help know
ing, because he reads the newspapers, that
his nlme is very frequently mentioned in
connection with the vice presidency and IN
connection with the names OF several
presidential candidates. know Mr.. Lin
coin intimately, and one thing | am
sure he will thank me for saying for him
his namo will never be found on the same
ticket with that OF Mr.. Blaine write
you this because | notice that the Blaine
workers, in their desperation, are now
everywhere raising the cry of Blaine aud
LiucOln.' That cry is fraud and the
leading Blaine mGn who are raising IL
know it is fraud. There is no authority
for using Mr.. Lincolu's unstaiued aud
hOnored name in such a connection"
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-04-18

WHATEVER the police may see or re-
port. the electric light never was worse
On West King street, and in other pub
lie parts OF the city IT has been particu'
larly irregular and uncertain of late,
and altogether either the system in use
here is bad or it is badly managed. In
either case councils must press the
action taken at the last meeting and
bring the company to account. TIE
present nuisance can no longer be toler.
ated.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-04-18
CUNyfSrIUN eos ~ir
\ Few itttTssting Tuiuts Of iuslde INST ny
nIfianmru MANN

Few itttTsstins rUiuts Of Inside hl't 't'iN.
rittsburg DispaIch.
Quay and Magcc only rca' I'd attcr
thor arrival at Harrisburg that tho malori
ty of delegates were wi,liug 10 be p"Isuad 'd
that they had done their whole duty to
their constituents by passing IA resolution
iusttucting the six delegates ~ urge Tor
Blaine that they would bo willing to
follow that resolution, passed with 50
much hurrah, by choosing six delegates at
large of whom not more than one VIII
yote for Blaine after the hrst ballot, IN
spite of the instructions. That one out
aud out Blaine men, by the way, WAS not
fairly elected. He was counted IN and
James Miihken, Of Centre county, WAS the
man counted out. When they found how
they realty were they dStormlncd t. en-
phasIzs their strength. Il was deCi toi tn
put Simon Cameron on the ticket Is one OF
the delegates at largo. The Orters 10 that
effect were issued - the inner circle Of the
faithful. Writlca slips with Cameron 5
name on them were distributed according
to custom 10 some Of the delegates
who could be depcudeR Ou u do as they
were told. While Wilson NOtrls was on
his eloquent legs nominating MCMAneS the
word came down from the venerable simon
himself not to use his name The willy
old poIticiau, true t. his well known
political methods, thought 1t impTuicnt
for his friends TO provoke a .tsht for =
mere shadow when they already had all
the substance. Il ho hal been sent t.
Chicago he probably woull have bosu for
Edmunds
The only thing done by the convention
which Quay seriously dsikcd was the
Nomination Of Osborne for Congressman
at large. Osborue is at daGGcr's point
with Q lays friend, NAui,gsuce, of Palla
delphia, on account OF autaGonism oc
tween them in the grand army men III
the couvcn;ion demllded Osborne and
Quay yielded.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-04-18

The attention of the Brooklyn health
authorities has been called to the fact that
two families have been made i'll with
symptoms Of poisoning after eating what
is known as English dairy cheese +"
The family Of William II. Stong, tho
secretary of the detective department at
police headquarters, was made sick by
eating the cheese. II was found that
Mrs Boughtin's family had also been
Affected with symptoms of poisoning after
eating the same cheese. DR.. BARLEY, the
chemist OF the health department, ate
some OF II aud was similarly affected The
health board is under tho impression that
the poison 10 In the coloring matter Of the
cheese.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-04-18
FEATURES OF THE STATE PRESS.

Tho Harrisburg Patriot has no doubt
that the Republican state convent was
painted white elephant.
The htttanning Sentinel calls Samuel J
Randall the true eXponen: Of all tho vital
Issues of the day,
The Philadelphia Chronicle Herald
thinks tho quiet Graham may possibly
turn out to be Arthur's dark horse.
The Mulligan Guards" is what the
Philadelphia EceRiag Telegraph calls the
Blaine delegation from this state.
The Ephrata ReU!eto complains Of mad
equate school accommodations 10 tie
township which has an average Of over
fifty scholars for each school room.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-04-18
hInYnr,A InnTI.

The mayor this morning sent two
druuks to Jail for 10 days. One was a
woman who was captured in Centre Square,
where she was dancing JIG under sickly
electric light to the amusement of a crowd
of small boys. This morning she said she
had walked from Philadelphia aud took a
few too many drinks yesterday becau 70
her feet were sore. The other customer
had but one log, but he thought that was
sufficient To carry him and q big load OF
whisky. In this he was mistaken and ho
will have time to rest his weary limb at
the Jail breakers homo. Five yagrautS
were discharged,
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-04-18
n.yolo,ion ia sontn Am.rlo,

The city Of Junin has been attacked by
/ 900 OF Caceres MonteneRrOs. The
preisct Of tho city aud 200 men opposed
them aud they retired. After their do.
parture tho project seized two citizsns-
SeuOres, Vera aud JuradO-who he accused
OF intrigues with the rebels, and both
we're shot, Jurado ho killed with his own
hand. This action Of the preiect has
caused great excitement IN tho interior, On
both victims wero well known, aud are
believed to have been innocent Of political
designs.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-04-18
FOUR STATE CONVENTIONS.
New jersey, Delaware, Indians and Tel
uesbSo Republicans In bessIon.

Ne" Jersey, Delaware. Indians and Ten
uessso Republicans In bession.
The Now Jersey Republican convention
met Thursday in Trenton. Senator
Griggs was elected permanent president.
senator Sewell, William Walter Phelps,
Senator Gardner and OK Judge Fort were
elected delegates at large TO the Chicago
convention. Resolutions were adopted
oppos ng any reduction OF the tariff, and
demanding suspension of the coinage of
the silver dollar. The delegates arc uuin
gtructed. II is said two thirds Of tho dis
trict delegates are for Blaine, aud tho rsst
for Edmunds
Tho Republican state convention of
Delaware met yesterday in Dover. A
resolution was adopted declaring that, IA
heretofore, Blaine is peculiarly Delaware 4
layorite for the presidency" bat favOring
sending delegates to Chicago "unin-
structed, except as to how far tho reco,
ni2ed opinions Of their constituents Ought
TO guide them TO respect the preferences
of delegates from Republican states. ~
Tho following delegates TO Chicago were
chosen New Castle, Washington Hast
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-04-18

Died Ia Her ws,tern Homo,

Mrs. Christiala Staufier Shoa, aged 70,
who died recently near East Germantown,
Ind., was born In this county, married to
Rudolph Shon in 1882, aud removed with
her husband and family TO Indiana in 1851.
They settled on the farm wheTeon she
died, and here she saw her chidren-Ler
treasures,a as she often expressed it-mergo
into mature wOmanhood and manhood.
These were twelve in number-fye boys
aud seven girls-one, an infaut, dying ere
she left her native county, and was buried
there--a tie, as it were, to bind the living
present with tho dead past. She was a
worthy Christian woman, esteemed and
cstimable in all tho relations Of life, chari-
table, patient, long suffering and meek.
Death OF Daniel Bios, ar.
Tho funeral OF Daniel Rice, ST., OF
Paradise township, who died on Tuesday,
took place yesterday, aud 1t was largely
attended. The deceased was about 81
years of age and leaves large family.
II will bs remembered that he was declared
unatic some time ago, after several
iuries had listened to the testimony. The
finding OF the jury was trayersed aud the
cause would have come before a jury had
II not been for the death Of Mr.. Rico.