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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-02-25
rHE LINS.EAN SOCIETY.
An Iuteresting Meeling-Donati1us t.
NIusenm AVN 1 LlIArN.


Museum AND Library.
The LjnuHln society held meeting ON
Saturday afternoon last. Vice President
DR.. j. II. Dubbs in the chair. The miu-
utes of the previous meeting were read in
part aud approved aud dues collected.
Several visitors were present The dOua-
tions to the museum consisted of small
vial containing a number Of specimens Of
" silver fish (Lep.auI SicciGrlqI).
This Is not scarce insect, but, on the con
trary, rather common, being found in damp
places and in musty libraries. Il is des-
truct!ge TO books, and specimens o, paper
cut up by it were also donated.
calcareus incrustatiJu from a boiler
donated by Mr.. J. Best three specimens
of ferguginOus shell from Mr.. L. &. Reist ;
part of the matrix OF tho COnch shell or
strombus ). N. Seuer donated collec-
ton OF thirteen specimens Of minerals,
such as hematite, magnetic ore, guCIss
slate, chlorite, etc, also a piece OF gilt
moulding from st. Mary's old stono
church, torn down in 1881 Mr. p. Z.
GEugeg donated set of fourteen different
kinds OF common marble and slate, spcoi
men OF bOxwOod foliage and flower.
Donations TO the library consisted VI = 0
transactions Of the first annual reunion OF
the Oae Hundred and Twenty second regi.
ment, held in Lancaster from the Compi
Ter, Dr.. J, :, Smith Lancaster Flrmer
for January, 1854, and December, 1888 :
the " Book Buyer and a catalogue of
books ; q drawing Of Frost Upon the
Pane, IN window in OIlCity, December
% and "a, 1874 4 small guide to Gen.
tenuial aud also photographic facsimilles
Of Centennial medals 1915 nine
envelopes containing 80 historical and
other newspaper cuttings; Village
Chronicle, June, 1920 Musc4tiue Dlly
Tribune, Iowa, 1884 buIlettLr 6 and OF
Pennsylvania Agricultural college, Dingee
X ConTad's guide to rose culture and one
| book and Ou3 plant catalogue, AMI suadry
circulars. Dr.. ). s. RlthYon read a few v
notes ou the rare surf or scooter duck shot
il garden in this city recently. The vice
president then appointed Dr. 5. ). Rath
Won as chairman on GOuGholJgy, the ap,
| pointmGnt having been overlooked at las,
| meeting. The secretary 5lil THAI LC lad
succeeded in collecting between $l5 and
| S20 Of delinquent dues, aud that no also
had been authorized 10 cancel one share of
stock by q delinquent holder Of the
same this cancellation was done. Bill
| OF 20 for circulars postage, occ, ap,
| proved and ordered y be paid. BIZ OF
Dr. Davis, for q %, ordered to bo paid
The secretary was authorized to issue a
share Of stock to each active member who
had been in good standing for three years
past as provided for in tho constitution,
Prof. Theodore Appel aud Misss Emma
| '. Baker, were proposed Tor active mem
bership, which undor existing rules lay
over for one month. The society adjourned
to meet on Saturday, March 90 1884. at .
| p. M, in tho museum rooms.
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PERaAnEsr UERrIvIuATEs.

Examination OF AppH csntsard Il Applications
Forwarded To the stats superintendent
The committee on permanent certificates
of tho teachers institute met in tho Ian
caster high school battling, Saturday
morning for tho purpose of examining ap~
plicants for permanent certificates.
All the members Of tho committee were
present, as follows
Miss Emma Powers, chairman A Il:
Stamy, s. NJ. Yutzy, E. NJ. Pennell and
NJ. ID. Null.
The following named applicants pre-
sented themselves for examination
Miss Celia Gable, Paradise Miss Annio
Wissler, East Hempfeld Mrs. Rome,
Paradise ; Mr.. Ii. Il. Gehman, New Hoi'
land Mr.. Charles Il Helm, Providence:
The applicants were examined in mathe
matics by Mr.. Stamy in grammar by Mr..
Yutzy /; in geography by Miss Powers IN
history and tho constitution OF the Uh!ted
States by Mr.. Pennell in reading, ortho.
graphy ard penmanship by Mr.. Null
The examination was quite thorough
in the several branches named, and tho
committee deemed the percentage OF cor
rect answers given by the applicants sum
oiently large to warrant them in forwarding
to the state superintendent of public
instruction their several answers, ana
recommending that permanent certificates
be issued to each of them,
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PERSONAL

JOHN SHERMAN is said to be worth from
$500, 900 to S400, 900
HENRY IRVING proposes TO return 70
Am 'rica for another tour next year.
w. w. DUDLEY is talked Of as Repub-
lican candidate for governor Of ladiana
ARCHBISHOP GIBBONS has written a
letter declining public reception in Balti-
more on his return from Rome
MAYOR CARTER HARRISON, Of Chicago,
Is candidate for the vice presidency of
the United States on the Democratic
ticket.
SPEAKER CARLISLE receives the larIest
mail of any member of Congress Mr.
Morrison, Mr.. Randall and Perry Belmont
follow in the order named.
GLADSTONE has offered Prof. Goodwin
Smith the professorship of history at
Oxford. In case Prof. Smith declines the
position will be offered to Prof. Edward
freeman.
Tom OCHILTREE, whose connection with
the Lasker resolution has given him some
little reputation, is gravely pronounced by
the London Times to be presumably q
sagacious man because of his Scottish
name.
The PRINCE or WALES has never been
a success as an orator, though he is al ways
ready to make speech at banquet His
rhetoric is peculiar. He speaks with o
heavy cultural accent like o German who
has learned English.
NINE. ERNST quotes this mot that NJ.
Gautior once addressed to her "Wheu
you wish to appear beautiful and attrac
tive consult your best lady friend, show
her all your dresses and ask her to select
the one You should wear and then choose
another"
SAMUEL DoNAGHY, ouce q we'll known
politician Of this state and a warm per-
soual friend OF Martin Van Buren, and
James Buchanan, died in the state lunatC
asylu at Weston, West Virginia, on Fri.
day, at the age of 80 years. He had been
an inmate OF the asylum for forty years.
WENDELL PHILLIPS called Webster q
bankrupt statesman" Choate a'chatter
ing monkey" Everett Cuckoo" Chase
a 'trickster," Washington "the great
STAKEHOLDER" Lincoln "slave hound of
Illinois" and Greeley "moral suicide" ;"
1t Is no wonder Bob Toombs said, Phillips
was an internal machiue, set to music.
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NEIau SuKIiuop NEWS.


Events near and Across tho county Limos.
At the recent borough elections in Ok
ford, there were seven tickets In the field
The churches az West Chester arc rails
ing fund for tho NJDd sufferers IN the
West.
Tho Bessemer mill OF the Pennsylvania
iron company last week produced 1905
tons Of steel iDgots,
The Philadelphia aad Reading coal and
iron company will sell 2jO,0O0 tons of coal
dirt this year, for which il will obtain so
cents a car at Sohuylkill Haven.
At a banquet Of Camp No !, OF tho Pa
triotic Order Of Sons Of America, in Phil
adelphia, q resolution was adopted for the
appointment OF a cOmmttcc 70 memOraI.
ize Congress that n national park DO 10.
Gated at Valley Forge.
The forty.Aith annual session OF tho
East Pennsylvania conference OF the
Evangelical ASSOCIATION will convene at
Lebanon on "Wednesday, the 9ith inst.
Bishop ]. G.. Esbcr viii preside, This
conference embraces territory in Pennsyl
vania, all east of the Susquehanna river,
and is composed of about l2j preachers.
The dredgers of the maChiue Arctic, OF
Wilmington, Del, in removing the six ico
piers off Port Penn, which were built by
the English before the Revolution, have
found the hull of au old vessel. lu remoy-
ing the hulk the drcdgers found somc
barrels of ilaxsGCd in "a excellent state OF
preservation, the grain still retaining per
feet germs. The barrels wero plainly but
rudely marked in burned letters Samuel
W. Flintham and Lambert and company.
There has been a tradition at Port Penn
| and Delaware City that seventy nine years
before the Revolution vessel was cut
through by tho ice, and sunk near these
piers, during a great ice frcshet.
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THE meeting Of independent Repub-
llcans In Brooklyn, the other day, did
not do much more than resolve and re
resolve to die the same. Their threat to
not help the Republican party to success
unless 1t deserved success, will naturally
be regarded as an idle one, insomuch as
there has been no recent election when
that party deserved success, and yet it
had their support invariably, Mr.. SchurZ
IS conspicuous type of men who de-
mand certain qualifications in a candi,
date before the nomination and then
turn In and help to elect the very men
who do not iit their prescribed essentials.
1t was pity, however, that hungry and
inpatient young Republicans of Brook
lyn choked off Mr.. T., X. Martin before
he had concluded his narrative of what
the Independent Republicans of this
county had accomplished. AS they sue
ceeded in electing Mr.. McMellen's ticket
one year and Mr.. Sensenig's the next
year, his narrative might have thrown
some light on the anxious inquiry of Mr.
Mentzer as TO whether 1t Is not his turn
this year.
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arrest march, the latter shot himself

arrest march, the latter shot himself
through the heart.
a Pauper inho,itsa Fortune,
Charles Hale, for the paft ton years an
inmate of the Jefferson county, Ohio,
poorhouse, has received notification from
o New Haven, Conn, legal firm, that
through the death of brother, largo
real estate owner in New Haven, he had
fallen heir 70 $50, 900. Hale, who is now u
white haired man Of -, and dccrepit in
body, was u prosperous merchant IN Cin-
oinnati, but whisky aud gambling wrought
his ruin, He says the money comes too
late, aud prefers to end his days in the in
Urinary. Halo has several wealthy chill
dren in various parts of Ohio.
children crashed Ia FanIo.
An explosion of lime light in the
Chadderton town hall, at Oldham, Eng,
while chldren's entertainment was
being given there caused great excitement.
All the lights were eXtinguishcd, and
terrible panic took place. The children,
who crowded the hall, rushed down stairs.
Ono of them was sutlocatcd aud nine
others were removed from the premises IN
an unconscious condition. The others
escaped injury.
Desperate Fight with ucrIo rhIsNss
A desperate fight between q band Of
horse thieves aud COnStab.C's posse Oo-
CURED near Greenwood, Texas. Dr. W.
I. Smith, one of the posse, was sho,
through tho abdomen and is dying.
number of others were w0uldcd, but how
seriously is unknown. Two horses belong
ing to the posse were killed. ore thief
was shot in the breast, but escaped. The
people are out Gu massc, pursuing the out
laws.
Fancy Fowls Hurued.
The extensive henucry adjoining the
building of Charles J. Quimby, at White
Plains, n. Y, was totally destroyed by
fire and 300 fancy fowls, many worth $50
pain were burned. Mg. Quimby is pres
ident of tho association which holds a
yearly exhibition in Madison Square gar.
den.
Died while snoo1Ing DaeEs.
Peter Hax, aged about 40, street paving
contractor, was found dead in his duck
shooting blind on GuDpowder river, Balti
moro, where he had gone in the morning
to shoot ducks. ApopleXy WAS the cause
of death.
Fire sweeps = Nil!nge.
Tho village of ClssylIc, Yves. Nir.
ginia, was visited by fire Friday, causing
loss of $1,000 Two hotels, three
business houses and \ number of resi-
deuces were burned. Nj Schumacher is
the principal loser.
Fire Among tie Florida Cedars.
\ tremendous fire is raging among the
cedars at the falls On the Leon river,
Florida, and unless there is fall OF rain
| soon the greater part Of the timber N that
| section will bc DESTROYED
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nFFORM Is NECESSARY.
lancaster County's TriumVIrste BOsses.

Lancaster Countys TriumSIrste Bosscs.
Marietta Times
There is probably no county in the state
where more mon unfit by education and
experience, are candidates for public office
than in this great county of Lancaster, and
many are elected This is chargeable to
the fact that the people allow two or three
men In Lancaster to name their candidates,
instead of making the selection them.
selves. 1t is well known TO all interested
that three men in Lancaster Ment
zer, Levi Sensenig aud Elias McMellen-
are the dictators who assume the right to
say who shall and who shall not fill our
county offices. 1t is very humiliating to
know that there is seldom a candidate who
does not mako pilgrimages to Lancaster to
interview one or more of these men to ask
their permission TO solicit tho suffrages of
their fellow citizens for county Office, and
to bog or buy their support. Ifthese peo
pie were leaders Of men, strong intelleo-
tuaily, and high minded gentlemen, they
would be Untitled to the respect aud estoem
OF their fellow citizens. But they aro not,
and their sole reputation comes from the
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POLITICAL POINTS.
rnE DEpEyiLLEp RErUuL,uAss.
Tho scramble FOE the spoiis-Fising Things
tor the misunderstanding tho Rat
mcnI In the IIIN-

Tho scramble for the spoiis-Fixing Thiugs
tor the irimaries-fartius tho Rat
mont In the city.
Tho election of Rosonmillcr for mayor
was hardly we'll assured before q scramble
arose among tho members Of his party in
the city for tho patronage attaching to
its control Of tho municipal government
The boys" are hungry for Office and arc
hot foot after IL, rs the following list of
aspirauts for appointments by tho mayor.
elect will show
For Chief Of Police-Joel l.. Haines aud
c. |, StormfeltG, 30 ward Robert Mo
Donnell, 9Th ward Henry Erisman, 4th
ward William Snyder, Sth ward. or
these Haines is most likely to receive tho
place.
For Market Master-Amos Sides and f.
Killingcr, I'd ward Henry Wagner, 81
ward.
For the police appointments, one from
each ward, the following are asprants
lst Ward-Win. Weaver, Peter Wagner,
VIM. White, Mart. Reese, Edw. Hoover.
Fad Ward-john B. Bushong, Harr Y
Shcuk.
SD Ward-Sam. Muskctnuss, Jas. Swea.
ger, VIM. Butler (colored).
4th Ward-Reuben Manor.
9th Ward-Levius Heiss, John Pagan
(ox.Democrat).
9Th Ward-Samuel II. Roadman (wcll
supported).
1th Ward-Harry Haag, Hester Messen-
kop, Ernest Arnold, John Shertz, sam.
Gray (colored), George Smith (colored),
Jim Fells (colored).
Sth Ward-Peter Richie, Henry Gard.
Eor, Jos. Scnsenderfer, Hen. Bernard,
Henry Adams, Eli Gochenour, Henry
May.
9th Ward-Al. Specie, and OK Constable
Geo. W. Fordncy. Specie will be ap-
pointed
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II would be we'll for the Nelo Era and
Examiner to inform their readers, now
that the election is over, whether or not
the law of 1874 requiring additions to be
made to the sinking fund of tho city will
be in force under the administration OF
Mayor Rosenmiller. The Examiner has
declared that this law of 1874 was not in
force when Stauffer was in office though
his term expired more than three years
after its passage the Ne'c Era copied Its
statement without correction. If 1t was
true, there may be like reason why the
sinking fund should not increase under
the coming Republican administration
How is IL 2
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A New Aa.oeiation

The Lancaster county purchasing asso
citation met at the Green Tree hotel, Bart
township, on Friday. Tho following
officers we're elected President. Robert
Mcclure vice president, David w. Jack
son treasurer, Aaron Hartman secre'
tary, Hervy Bachman all directors ex-
offioio). Additional directors, Samuel
Slokom, A. II. Mcclellan, Jonah Boyer,
Ross O. Collins, Levi =. Rholds, Jesse
Webster, Albert lIeidlebaugh, Levi Scar.
let aud Simeon w. Swishor. Tho object
of this association is to purchase al
wholesale rates commercial fertilizers,
seeds and store coal for the use of the
members
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TuE sALUsaA BURGLAR.



The burglar who was killed while trying
To break into cigar mandatory at
Salunga a short time ago has at last been
recognized as W. II. Atkins, who had for
some time been notorious character and
who was a bad man. In 1880 he mado his
appearance in Quarryyille and obtained a
position Ou the Lancaster and Quarryyille
railroad which he hold for some six
months, when he was made watchman at
the engine house of tho r. Il G. r. Il. in
this city. From this place he made q
hasty exit, leaving 4 lot Of debts and hay-
ing committed a serious crime at Quarry
vile.
From that time nothing was heard from
him for about ono year when the district
attorney Il Montgomery county, Mr.
Wauger, paid - visit TO this city and to
QuarTyville, to o. ain evidence against
him ia 4 suit brought by his wife
Enough evidence was obtained to convict
him, and he was put TO jail for term
During his Imprisonment, from suspicious
actions on his part and other evidence, he
was supposed to have some knowledge of
the famous Clugston murder at Valley
Forge, and the case was being looked up
but with some other prisoners he was
taken out upon the Schuylkill river to cut
ice this winter when he managed TO escape,
and though considerable reward
for his capture was offered he
coald not be found nor did auy
one identify the body OF the burglar
killed at Salunga as Atkins remains. In
fact, none who had known him here saw
1t while lying at the poor house, but a
photograph, which had been taken by the
authorities, happened to fall into the hands
of his own family, and they recognized it
Immediately.
He was of respected family, but he
was hardened ia crime, and those with
whom he was intimately acquainted in
this county do not hesitate To say he was
capable OF committing any offenso.
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NEEDS ATTENTION.
The Dangerous Condition OF tho james
street Bridge

Iho DANGEROUS COnultiOu OF the james
street bridge.
The new iron bridge at the James street
crossing of the Pennsylvania railroad is q
handsome and substantial structure, the
masonry and tho superstructure being Of
the best kind. The bridge WAS finished
80 far as the Pennsylvania railroad is con.
cerned, early last fall, but the approaches
to tho bridge have not yet been
graded. A rough embankment of broken
stone, brickbats and earth has been
thrown up so that one of the
roadways may be crossed by vehicles,
but tho other roadway and the footwalks
are unapproachable. Wagon loads of
debris obstruct the way, and during dark
nights, when the street lamps are not
burning, as is very often the case, the
place is absolutely dangerous TO foot pas
sengers as we'll as to persons having charge
of horses aud vehicles. The street com
mittec and street commissioner should
give the matter carly attention. A single
accident caused by their neglect, may cost
the city moro than would be required t.
put the street 10 good condition.
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THE Democratic county committee
wisely, we think, agreed TO postpone
the county convention for the nomina
tion of a county ticket until date
later in the year than that necessary for
the district conventions to select dele
gates to the state convention. The
early call for the state convention rem.
dered IL necessary to elect the state dele
gates at as early date as March 26th ,
which, In the judgment Of the commit
teemen, was too early a date for the
Lancaster county Democrats to put a
ticket into the field that will not be
voted for for more than seven months
later. 1t may be that none of the local
Democratic nominees, except commits
sioner, auditor and member Of Assembly
from the city, will have any chance Of
election, but the present indications are
that the Republican candidates will be
selected by influences so disreputable as
to merit defeat for item and to demand
from the Democrats OF this county the
most forcible contrast in the character
Of the men they present Under
ordinary circumstances it would
be an inconvenience for the
party TO hold two conventions
but the political interest which will Ger
tainly be awakened by a presidential
canvass this year will render it compar-
atiyely easy to gather together a Demo
cratic county convention in September
and October, to name ticket worthy of
the suffrages of the people of Lancaster
county and composed of men fit 10 I'll
its offices.
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Driving Accident.

Last evening as Mr.. Chas. Cowell ami
Jas. Altick, accompanied by tho two
Misses Miller, daughters of Watson Miller,
were driving on West King street, thoir
carriage came In collision with another ono
in which were country gentleman and
his wife. Mr.. Cowelfs carriage was upset
and tho occupants were thrown out, one
of tho Misses Miller being quito severely
injured about the head and face. Tho
others escaped with slight bruises. Dr.,
Mccormick rendered the necessary assist
ance to Miss Miller. Tho country team
had shaft broken.
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sraRrLiSo AND uUMILIArIso.
Time to stop the Wholesale Corruption ,

Time TO stop the Wholesale Corruption OF
voters.
Columbia spy.
The charges and ndmissi ons of political
corruption in Lancaster city are as start.
ling as they arc humiliating. 1t is charged,
and no doubt admitted, that both sides
made improper uses of money in the cleo
tion on Tuesday. They have peculiar
system down thore of putting doubtful
partisans and purchasablo opponents on
their poll committees, and paying them
various sums, ranging from two to
ten dollars each. II is species of
polite bribery, inaugurated by tho
managers, which Is yearly increasing and
which If not stopped, will debauch tho
politics of the city beyond hopo of reclaim
alton, unless 1t is speedily and absolutely
stopped. 1t is all well enough to employ
poll committees, selected from known
partisans, aud paying them reasonable
wages for their time and labor, but when
II Is 80 extended as to embrace doubtful
voters and purchasable opponents, it be
comes downright bribery. 1t il said by
politicians of both sides that the purchas.
able vote Of Lancaster city is from flfteon
to eighteen hundred.
This is shocking impeachment of the
integrity OF Lancaster city's voters-that
heaEly one tulFu OF the voters OF the great
city Of Lancaster-the homo of Stevens
and Buchanan-can be bought, that they
will sell their votes for sordid gold. Here
is field of large usefulness for tho phil
anthropist, the moralist and tho political
economist for active operation. Neither
party is free from the charge, and neither
can virtuously point tho finger of rebuko
and cxclaim, Thou canst not say did
it,"
At tho New York Indepepd don't Meeting.
Philadelphia Times.
Mr. Edwin X. Martin, of Lancaster, Pa.
began TO tell what the Independent Re
publcans had done in. that olty, but after
he had spoken quarter Of an hour, one oi
the Brooklyn young Republicans interrupt
cd This Pennsylvania history is inter-
esting, but many Of us are business meu
and must go down town. therefore make
tho point Of order that the gentleman IL
Eot speaking to the question" Mr., Martin
| sat down.
y. \. Tribune.
Edwin X. Martin, of Pennsylvania spok,
OF the work Of the Independent Republi
cans in that state. In Lancaster county
they had accomplished results OF fruitful
| character. They did not do it by passing
resolutions but by organizing and lighting
They had a system by which they got dowI
to the people.
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a pa1uor Sururtseti ,

Rev. L. w. Gaylord, pastor Of Of the
Presbyterian church at Paradise, was
pleasantly surprised by his parishioners on
Thursday evening last. They brought
with them all manner of substantial tokens
of their esteem and the evening was passed
in pleasant social diversion in which all
Joined. This is the fourth annual vista
tion to which Rev. Gaylord has been treat
ed during his stay in Paradise.