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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-08-23
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snTuRpAY EVENING, AUG. %, 1895.
InnrnnIIsilc Inconsistency.

We admit that there are more serious
faults to be found with newspapers
than that of inconsistency. There is
proyerb of some force to the effect that
wise men sometimes change their
opinions and that only fools never do.
Be 1t so the New York Sun does not
extricate itself with much skill
from the position in which it has been
placed by the republication of the very
recent opinions which it expressed of
Ben Butler and their sharp contrast
with what 1t pretends to think OF him
to-day.
It has only been twelve years since the
Sun pronounced him as bad man,
with crooked ways, foul methods, dis
torted mind and wicked heart, who
.'coined money from open venality" and
reioiced "in his own shame These
were deep.rooted faults of character,
not of practice only, for relief from
which the individual would have to
undergo complete reformation. Con-
fronted with its accusations the Sun
answers that "for several years past we
have felt profoundly grateful to Gen.
Butler, for his course at the period OF
the presidential fraud and for the desire
he then publicly manifested to have
that peerless wrong set right and TO
have Mr.. Tilden installed in the place
which Mr.. Hayes and the Republicans
stole from him. Whatever had hap
pened before then in politics, that we
had found fault with, was wiped out by
patriotic conduct on that memorable
occasion. From that day we have
learned TO know Gen. Butler better, and
we have appreciated him more justly.
This is painfully insufficient. In The
first place Gen. Butler did not act the
part of an honest man in the matter oi
the great fraud he was n passive spec
tator of it and only kicked al Hayes
because the coward stopped with tie
electoral fraud, instead of helping tC
make the Republican state governments
in the South beEeGciaTies, too, Of The
villanous transaction. Butler mani
tested no desire TO have Tilden installed
he was only less chicken-hearted than
the other raScals of his party. But ever
had he been right then, does the S,u
mean that such rectitude on a single
occasion would have condoned his des
picable character as it bad previously
painted it?
Manifestly the SIN shows that 1t Is 4
very unreliable newspaper, poor judge
Of character and chat its opinions ar
hckl9. It may yet praise Cleveland Nnl
condemn Butler. There are ten week
hefora election day.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-08-23

A drunken man, who refuses to giyo his
name, entered the residence of A. F. Kline
IN lkman, AL West King street. this after
noon, became boistorOus and caught hold
OF Mrs. KIino, frightening her badly. Mr..
Kline was sent for, and on his arrival, he
ordered the fellow to leave the house but
he refused to do 30. He was Gnally elected
by force, but as he refused TO go away, he
was arrested by Officer Wnower, aud
after q sewers struggle was finally lodged
10 tho lookup, by the Joint efforts of the
officer and Mr.. Kline. Ile will have n
hearing before Alderman MoGlinn.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-08-23
Commute, slapped In tho Face.

Here is letter from a Massachusetts
Republicau-not an lndependont--tO the
Republican central committee OF his state.
IL explains itself:
LEE, Mass, August 2, 1884.
GenRemeR-Have just received your
package of Boston Journals containing tho
details of tho "Cleyelaud scandal" which
suppose you expect me, as Republican
town committee, to distribute. Tho
aforesaid package is at my Oiiico subject to
your order, as ! do not propose as town
committee or otherwise to assist in
political warfare 80 mean aud contempt
BILE. II, after the nomination of James
q. Blaine, anything were wanting to dis
gust Massachusetts Republicans who are
not office holders, office seekers or blind
partisans with tho present methods, ten
denotes and leadership of tho party, the
detestable business in which your com.
mittee snow engaged should supply the
want. II the grand old party cannot
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-08-23
,biSiIt Ahi
peatn OF John mlseRrotu, OF Nurk

boatn OF JOhh biaChiOFu, OF huFk
John BlackfJrd prominent member
of the York county bar, Democratic
politician and Cz.dtstriCt attorney died in
\ NOrk Friday morning.
From the York Age the following par
ticuhIs of the death Of Mr. BACktUrd,
who was related to the Franklin family OF
this city, are gleanod : The deceased was
born in Washington clGaty, Maryland,
December b, lisa! aud wAs ia his 42t
year. Hs father Mr. Henry /. ! Black
fOrd,. Of Maryland, was well known
farmer aud AGRICULTURAL his mother,
Eliza (NayeT BlaCkfDrd Of Virginia, Was
q daughter of the late Rev. DR.. Lewis
Mayer, a distinguished Reformed dlyiuc
of IOrk, who was at one time president OF
the Morcersburg theological seminary.
Mr. BlackfOrd's eaIIy education was ac-
quired principally IN the public schools
and the high school at SGopplrdatOwD,
Virginia sub .cquoutly b. became 4 s'u
dent in the lOIk county academy, but
finally completed his CJurrC OF study in
the above pruti)nei nigh school. In
January, 1868, LH removed TO York,
Pennsy Igauia, pursued ! cons" Of legal
studies under th1 guIiY,c' Oi his uncle
the late John l.. Mayer, esq and in 1870,
was admitted 10 tho bar lie w.s elected
district attorney Of York county N 1874
which office he ulicd vrgy acceptably.
AS q lawyer, he las bocu very successful,
and looked upon as one of the most promi
neut attorneys az the York bar, and the
firm OF BlackfOrd & Ste cwart, 0t which he
was the senior member, has enjoyei a very
lucrative PRACTICE.
The deceased married about One year
ago, Mss Mamie, youngest daughter of
the late Col. Thomas A. LeIger, who
deeply mUurns his untimcly end. At the
time of his death MIR. BlackiOrd was hav
ing erected large and elegant residence,
in the suburbs of Fast York, just below
FrcystOwn, to the occupancy of which he
looked forward with great pleasure.
samuel hnCioII"ud.
Samuel McClellaud, third son Of James
McClelIand, one of the earliest settlers Of
Marietta, died in NauvJJ, Ill.,, on August
8, in his 72l year, Of general iebilitJ.
tIo was q tailor by tradO and IN February,
| 1884 was married to Miss Mary FryberCer
an aunt Of cx burgess Walter Fryberger,
Of Marietta. HO was q member OF tho
"Ponnsylvauia GToys," Of the Amateur
Band" aud o. tho "Thcspian Society"
About tho year 1886 hc was appointed by
Col Huston, Of May,owS, drum major Of
tho l0lst regiment 81 brigade, 4thsdivis on,
z. NJ, an office of not the least prOmi
nencc at that period, inasmuch as the
regimont,i in addition to the lst aud I'd
battalions, also included three uniformed
volunteer companies He was a genial
man and cnterprising citizen.
Dos,n oi an aged Lady.
Mrs. Elizabeth Waflla died on Wednes
day at Uwchlan, Chester county, aged rs
years. Her remains wsr1 brought Ia
Intercourse, this county, for inteIment to
day (Saturday.)
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-08-23

TIE effort 10 restrict pig IRON pIoduc-
tiOn with p view TO enhance its price
does not promise TO be successful. Only
about half OF the furnaces that Lave
made response 60 the proposition, are
willing to shut down and all those who
have not responded may be taken
~ also unwilling. Only those who can
not get something like cost for their iron
are ready TO quit making it and they
will have TO quit anyhow 80 that the
furnaces, more fayOrably situated, who
are selling now at profit or at cost,
have no inducement whatever for agree
ing to shut down. And the fact is that
pig iron is now too high in price in com
parison with manufactured iron. There
is no room to advance the price,
which must go still lower, as
the demand Is restricted by the ina
bility OF manufacturers to proltably use
1t. When the price is reached at which
pig iron can be prOltably used by sun.
clent number Of manufacturers, those
who cannot pay that price must finally
discontinue their business Just rs the
furnaces that cannot continue to pre-
duce pig iron at which 1t is sold must
finally blow out. All artificial restric
tiou of production only prolongs the final
equalization of prices; it keeps the
threatened production hanging over the
market postponing tho natural adjust
ment OF values.
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FITLY uI>PUSED OF.


\ Religion n"W,pEpeT Makes Mincrmest Of
"kCv" mr.. BsIl, OF Buntln.
From the Literary Churchman.
The ll'thy scandal about Governor
Cleveland has been fully investigated with
Gr2at m,uuteuc,s, by independent citizens
o! Buffalo, Of undoubtcd honor and abil
ity ; and also by a representative Of the
New York LudtPGdeR: The charges are,
for tho most part, utterly disprO7ed and
the one fact remaining Is that years ago
Gov. Cleveland was guilty Of an iniiscre
ton Of tho kind which society not only
oJndoues, bu; for the most part regards az
too trivial to bU in need even OF c0Edoniug.
We are by no means OF that opinion.
Sin il sin, whether " society chooses to
condoue it or not But the charge against
Gov. Cleveland-even in the very small
degree in which it is true-can only dis
quality him for political office. If We are
also prepared, for similar reason, to
empty all the professions, and to nulIify a
large majority of marriages.
Tho Rev. Mr.. Ball, who is the chief
agent in this beastly business and who
seems to have peculiar aptitude for
emptying and aualyzing CESS pools, is not,
wo arc i2formed, Baptist minister. lie ia
connected in some official way with hole
and corner sect which, on some inAnitesi
NAL scruple, split of from the great Bap
tist body.
We need definition OF tho word Clergy-
man and Re, This pious scayongor, how
eyor, has earnestly prayed for pardon al
the throne of graoo for supporting Gov,
Cleyeland's election to tho mayoralty OF
| Buffalo.
| Aud 80. religion can survive.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-08-23

Tho ilfCh annual reunion OF veterans OF
tue late war from Susqu6h hanna, Wayne,
Wyoming, Lackawanna and Luzerne
counties, IN this state, will take place at
C.rbondale, on the 2Sth inst. General
Osborne, department commander of tho
Grand Army Of the Republic for Pennsyl.
sanla, viii deliver tho annual address.
About OlOspMirIs are expo ,ted to take
part.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-08-23

THE scabby sort OF person, of uncer-
tain denomlnational affiliations, who
started the Cleveland scandal " has
the hide taken of him In very neat
manner by the LITERARY ChHCIman, a
journal OF one uf t. 'atl est a. most
res. .ec able religious bodies II lie coun.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-08-23

Friday afternoon about O'Clock, as
Harrison Stehley, a blacksmith, residing
near Stevens station, on tho Reading ~
Columbia railroad, was taking a drive not
far from his home, he was thrown from
wagon and broke his neck. Iio leaves a
wife and four children.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-08-23
riro uommlttee mee,ing.

At tho meeting of the fire committee
of councils on Friday evening. the Stamm
property on East King street was formally
transferred to the city. Specifications for
tbs new engine house to be erected there
will be prepared at an early day and bids
asked for.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-08-23
BATTLING ruE VIKuISIAs.
| The American Association Team SsrroHl ,
Escapes a SHUT Uut In the La,t InuiuG


Escapes - shut out IL the La.t Inuiug.
The lronsides surprised and delighted
the base ball patrons Of this city By thoiT
easy victory over the Virginia American
Association team Friday afternoon. While
the latter was in the Eastern League tho
contests betweeu the two ClubI were ro.
markably close, aud in consequence good
crowd was present At yesterdays game in
spite of the threaten NJ weather. From
the Outstart it was evident that tho home
nine were superior in the ield, but not
until the fourth inning did they exhibit
their powers at the bat. In that inning
Goodman and M1TAmany made base hits
and Bradley got hrs: on m error. With
the bases flied OdGeId missed the third
strike and was declared ont tor not run
ming. Hanna th5 Virginia catcher
touched the home plato and throw 10 first
claiming . double play. The umpiIe de-
cidCd that Olihcld was out. Though
game had not been called several Of the
Virginia players came III from the field
and Goodman and McTamluy scored and
Bradley reached third base while the visi-
tors were pow wuwluy. Umpire West Is
susta ned III his decision by the Eastern
LaIruC rules, While the American AssOCia.
tiOn rules would permit the double play.
The features OF tho game were tho fins
work Of Pyle and Ollhe'd, MCTamany's :
beautiful throw from ceutro field, Cuttn Z
Of a runner at the home plate, aHi huo
double play BY TOmuey and Goodman.
The same clubs pay again to-day. The
score follows.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-08-23

Rov. j. L. Pratt, OF LowVille, N. Y,
has accepted tho call to the pastorate OF
st. Johns Episcopal church, this oity.
The new pastor will enter on his duties on
the third Sunday in September, the 2lst
pTOEimO,
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-08-23
lInrann AhinnIn

This morning Daniel Lefever, shipped
30 horses irOm Brimmer's livery stable 20
solomon Mohblch, New York.
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be saved from defeat without resortiug to
methods corrupting to the morals rs we'll
as the politics of the country, the question
whether 1t is worth saving is fully and
completely answered.
Yours truly,
CHARLES l.. HIEuARD
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-08-23
Ds,d OF AssIgnmeut.

The Lancaster bolt works company, has
made a decd of assignment Tor tho bentfis
Of creditors, and named b. +. Irving as
assignee.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-08-23

GOVERNOR MURRAY - lAc lame OF the
very uusaltyd individual who, by tho grace
yf presidential patronage, ,c2upie. the cx-
ccutiye CHAIR Of Utah. As government
officer III Kentucky ho left behind Inn a
rather uasavJry rccDrd, AMI in his present
position uolLi.., seems 70 delight him
moro thai posing =, u hero III commOtion
stirred up by himself. Recently a
party Of Tennessee iawbreAkcrs mur
d-Ied come Mormon missionaries in Teu-
n-ssco. Governor Murray addressed a
noe Of lhaHkG to Tennessee = chief ox-
c'G.l'o !or hIs O0orts t. find the p5rpo
traitors oi the crime. This WAS well enough,
but the smart governor sojass upon tie
occls.on 20 real lesson 10 Tennessee =
C0ugsossmcu in tho following graudIio
queut phrase Il submit that AZ Teunes.
s,e's representatives IN Congress are, to
say the Least, indifferent to the punishment
OF offenders against the national law in
Utah, it is a cowardiy outrage for their
constituents to kill emigration agents sent
there from here" Murray should promptly
soak his Glal in ice cold water.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-08-23
Tho OIiY IlRhta.

The police reported ono ooctric and
Ouogasoline light as not burnin on Friday
night,
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-08-23

Lire knows no winter when the HCaIt is light;
Tho skies IrA gray, AMI dun the waning
year,
mid cIoud and gloom tins world Is t.ir aud
bright
For all is - amer when one smio Is here.
Lite knows no summer " hen the heart i sal ;
Though skies are N,uc, and fields win verdi
urc crown,
Can song or blossom make tic world seem
glad
An, no us winter when one -miIe Ia town.
EUtUIU Carleton m the Current
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-08-23

FKUGALITY cannot be too early taught
to young children, and it is very doubtful
whether better plan for intoxicating it
can be c)aosiv5i than tina: OF tie schoo
savings banks which the educational au
thocitie3 o. France have had in operation
,iuoo 1874 The success of the system is
d, en- from the fact that in 1879 there were
1910 schools provided with such banks,
and 22l 200 depost0Is. Tho numbers
have now r,sen u 2llsl schools, and
Az ,O2l depusitors
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-08-23
SotesuI the Game.

TIE LlGcaSter Grays went 70 Middle
town to play a game OF ball to day.
Tho IrDnsides aud Nrginias ara playing
their second game to-day. Foreman and
Guehrer are tho battery for the home team.
The Ironsidos play as follows next week :
Tuesday, at Trenton ; "Wednesday and
Thurslay,It Nlw TX Friday, at Trenton;
Saturday,, at Newark.
Terry Larkias, the Virginia second
bascmau, is wonderful player on the
mouth organ, aud he entertains crowds
Wherever he goes.
The Virginia cub was to have played
theig third game with the Irousides on
Monday, but they received word TO day 20
be at home by Monday morning.
Games PLAYED Elsewhere.
Philadelphia Cleveland, ., Philadel-
phia 8 ; Baltimore Baltimore g. Ale
ghenyG Boston Baltimore Union 4,
Boston Union 3 Washington, D. c.: Ma.
tional II, Wilmington o; Cincinnati
(stopped by RAIN Chicago Union 3,
Cincinnati Union >; Atlantic City
August Flower II Wharton. Of PhladeI-
phla .; Somerset Park Somerset 6,
York s.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-08-23

The thought that Chandler might have
perished on board the TAllapoosa IS
enough to freez9 the nations blood,
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-08-23

While suffering from mental depression,
the result of u long illness, Nicholas b.
from q "A calibTe revolver IN his heart
and died almost INSTANTLY. He was SO
years old and single, residing with mar
ried brother.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-08-23

try. Its view is the practical, common
sense conclusion OF all reasonable men.
But we perceive that Mr.. Blaine has
not yet invoked the criminal law
against the editors in Maine who have
responded in kind to the nasty campaign
which his managers invoked, and which
now makes other hearts bleed"
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-08-23

IT is not shown that Senator Edmunds
who hasno yet become "Plumed
Knight ever denied the authenticity
of the letter in which he was repre.
sented rs having described Blaine as
the hired attorney Of Jay Gould's
lobby" The correctness of the letter, as
well as the felicity of the description, is
attested by the recollection of this gentle
remark once directed 10y Edmunds 10
Blaine in senatorial debate
Ny honorable friends from Maine in that
swcc: innocence which charactgriacs his
character, that sublime faith that every
body is as virtuous as he Is, is willing TO
fold his arms aud be tied up in bag by
the Union Pacific aud Central Pacific
railroad companies for twenty-five years
merely because we require them to os-
tablish a sinking fund.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-08-23

FRECKLEs arc slii to have become 80
ST. lsh at the seaside resorts thl. maui
cares are doing thriving business N
painting them On tho cAoe&S Of mHidsns
at the rate OF fifty O5u.s irr5kie. They
are guaranteed 70 last th.ss dLy' provided
adequas5 caro- OF the faos - taken while
disporting in th5 suyf "Whl: fools these
mortals bo."
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Killed by ~ Ur.in oil UoiTse,

About ten days ago little son Of Frank
Held, residing IA one of tho suburbs OF
Allentown, swallowed a grain Of coffee,
which lodged in his wiadpipe. lie was in
great distress and for several days lay at
the point OF death by straugliug. The
c0fIeo grain finally worked its way into the
lung and the boy became very sick. FRI
day, after q great deal OF suffering, he
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= sslv.,ionIt You ofNi,iag.


Tue most severe rain oi the season yis-
lied EAston Friday afternoon. \ great
deal OF damage WAS douo to the streets,
carloads OF stouo and sand beng washed
out in all directiOus aud pIod at tho bot.
tom of the hills or carried into the rivers.
On Northampton street every cellar was
flooded between Locust aud Seventh
street. On Ninth street the inner founda
too walt Of couple Of new houses was
UaIiy damaged, while half d zen cellars
were il)udad. DR.. R3cse's house, or Col
Irge Hill, was damaged by lightning and
inc call Ara
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-08-23
GRAND Jury Return.

True BRlS John w Holinger, keep
ing q sorderly house aud selling liquor
without license William Wilson, eL. al,
murder Thos Wood, felOuious eatry and
ayceny; James Waters. assault and ba.
terry, (two ndGtmouts) ; John Struck, as.
sault and battery. (three indIctments).
Ignored BHls.-Henry Shreiner, selling
liquor without license; ThOs. J. J.ArmsttOng,
assault and battery, T. ). Croft, iOr costs ;
George McMulIen, assault aud battery, T.
). GroiI, for costs Thomas 5. Croft, as.
sauIt and battery, +. j. Armstrong for
costs John w. Ho'linger selling liquor
on Sunday.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-08-23

FRANCE is beginning to rec0gn2o now,
what should have long before this occurred
TO ler, that there arc other nations besides
China interested in preserving Cmna's IN
McL-ndeMee.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-08-23

SLUGGER SULLIVAN would soon settle
the Frauco-Chineso difficulty if he could
get Marquis TSeng and NJ. Grcyy into a
corner
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-08-23

PATTI refuses TO sing because her di-
vor,o has not been promptly granted.
l. tile eccentricitias otthis kind may eau sc
audiences to turn deaf ear to the diva's
voice
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-08-23

Thomas Sharp, the companion Of George
Splug!cr in the theft Of ra't Lines, from
Marietta, and who was fugitive from
justice, was arrested on \ pg0oess to-day
and when brought before the court entered
plea Of guilty. lie WAS sentenced to
undergo an imprisonment OF six and half
nnnnlha
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-08-23

BETWEEN those who are aware OF
Blaiue's rascality and those whose rascal
ity il known to Blaine, che "Graud old
putty" is in bad way.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-08-23

The committee on the next place of
meeting reported that Reaing would be
the best place although mauy points were
suggested. BY unanimous vote the city
of Reading was selected as the place for
holding the next session.
A resolution was offered and carried to
purchase jewels for all past chanoelo,
who are not in posse ssion Of one, the M.
of Ex. Past Supreme G. Wilbur II. Myers
and such officers as are needed.
A vote of thanks was rendered the com.
mittee Of arrangements Of this city, to the
daily papers aud To Past Chancellor Edw.
8. Smeltz for furnishing the same to the
Neio Era and lNTELLIGENCER and Past
Chancellor @. Ii. Fasnscht to the EF.
GmiHer and vote of thanks to tho
citizens of Lancaster for their kind and
courteous manner and hospitalities to the
members of the grand lodge
Tho calling Of the roll Of members was
the next in order. The minutes Of the
day were read aud adopted. The grand
lodge then adjourned in due form by tho
prelatc reading portion of tho Scriptures,
and tho singing of tho closing ode, at geo
p. IN.
Thus closed one of tho largest and most
harmonious sessions of the order since it's
establishment. The result of tho labOrs
in this vicinity will probably effect great
good to the lodges in this county and city.