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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-03-24

shoots TO hill ana Hits the wrong Target.
Mrs. Thomas Reese, residing at Auden
ried, Carbon county, paid visit to Mrs
Simmons, living at Yorktown, Luzerne
county, for the purpose, she said, of
'giving her piece of her mind" III
feeling has existed between the two women
for year or more past, Mrs. Rees accusing
Mrs. Simmons of enticing her husband
away from their home aud harboring him.
aud Mrs. Rees did not receive a very
cordial welcome. After being seated about
place between the two women, which
ended in Mrs. Rees pulling a ski shooter
revolver from her pocket and aiming it Mt
her enemy. There, take that, you mean
thing, YOU" she exclaimed, at the same
time pulling the trigger and firing. The
aim was a bad one, however, the ball going
far off its mark and striking q young man
named Eli, who was sitting near by and
visitor at the house at the time.
ooh, am shot" cried Eli. go for a
doctor, quick" and fell to the floor from
his chair. He fingered in great agony for
about an hour, when he died.
"Now you SEQ what you have done"
cried Mrs. Simmons.
"Yes, do see" replied Mrs. Rees, "and
| am sorry it's not you instead of the yisi.
tor"
The alarm was at once given and the
neighbors from the surrounding country
fiocked to the scene of the tragedy in
great numbers. Mrs. Rees was taken into
custody and was brought to Wilkesbarre.
She told the constable that she
was sorry that tho ball missed its aim and
hit the young man, but she was in such
an excited state Of mind that she could
not steady herself. She said Mrs. Sim
mons had been the cause of running theil
happy home and that she could no longer
restrain herself. She had from time Il
time warned Mrs. Simmons that If She
persisted in enticing her husband away
| from his homo she would suffer for 1t
"but she paid no heed to the warning
and as last resort, in tit of desperation
made up my mind to get even with her
love my husband and think he love
me, but the fasclnations of that womai
led him to forget his obligations to M
entirely. am willing to take the conse
quences, lot them be what they will
With a wrecked homo l have no longe
anything to live for"
Eli was son of Butler Eli, man wei
known in the community.
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WE fear that experience has taught
our Republican friends in this county
nothing, and from observations of the
subterranean movements now in pro
gress in their ranks, In advance Of their
primary elections and with reference to
the results OF them, we are led to believe
that the present struggle for some thirty.
five places at stake will culminate in
such a carnival of fraud and corruption
as even the politics Of this county have
never before seen. The lands law and
all other laws to preserve the purity OF
elections are to be violated and II the
arrangements now making are to be
carried out, it will be difficult for the
elect to take the necessary oath of office
without perjury.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-03-24

THOSE who say that free trade Demo
Gratis carry their devotion to their idea so
far as TO desire to have q declaration in
its behalf put into the party platform in
a way thas will, in their opinion, cause
the party to remain out of power for
certainly four, and probably eight, years,
attribute to such Democrats short
sightedness which fails to see that freer
trade is likely within eight years to be so
strongly demanded by public sentiment
and interest, that no party will be found
to contend against it. The Republicans
will not fail to detect the sentiment
which Will be patent,if it exists. Having
maintained themselves in power by pro
tecting the industries Of the country
when they needed protection, they viii
maintain themselves in the government
by proclaiming the free trade, which Ii
then demanded by the cOuntry's inter
ests and so by very consistent and
logical evolution they will stay on top.
What will then be the appearance OF
the Democratic leaders who, by their
precipitation, have upset their political
pot 2
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This morning two chsels and eight door
keys Of different sizes were found in n
mangeT in the frame stable on Christian
street, in rear Of Mrs. Carpenters Duke
street residence Tho stable Is rented by
Fred. Brimmer, liverymau, who some
times uses 1t for stabling horses. The
chsels are nicked as though they had been
used for removing glass from window
sashes Five Of the keys arc new nickel
plated ones aud tho others common door
keys, all of them being rusted, as though
they had lain in damp place for some
time. 1t is supposed they were left in the
stable by burglars They may be seen at
Mr.. Brimmcr's livery office, North Queen
street.
Mr. Bartley, telegraph operator at tho
Pennsylvania railroad depot In this city,
lost bunch of eight keys on Thursday
evening, Che thinks Ia the opera house,
but none OF tho keys found in Brimmer's q
stable belong to him. His keys were on
patent key ring.
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LOCAL POLITICS.
Tar uussEs musrnBiSa IN roRur
The canvass Ior Congress-Tho Judgeship
Cohtsst-Drawine tho Baltic Lines
Tho Usual monday Gathering.

The canvass Tor Congross-Tho Judgeship
Cohtsst-Drawin tho Baltic Lines
Thc Usual Monday Gathering.
Commodore Iliestand's bold announce.
ment Of his candidacy for Congress-, tho
Nep hrd's open declaration for Atlce for
Judge and tho Improvement In the coDdi-
ton OF the weather, have combined TO In.
fuse more interest into the Republican con-
test for county Offices, aud from now until
April 12th, the time Of the primaries, such
a struggle may bo anticipated as has
II, YER before shaken tho party In this
county With tho blue birds aud tho
suusht mo the rural political bosses came to
town this morning, and sought their 40.
custOmcd haunts with an alacrity and
energy that botokened no spring fever.
Among those who mako politics trade
aud who arc probably deitest in pulling
tho wires and controlling results, lIiestand
Is tho favOrito for Congress his friends
declare that unless money Is layishly used
against him he cannot DO defeated, and
they point to scores Of men heretofore
active for Smith who will not support him
for a sixth term Tho friends Of the
present congressman are calm, however,
and declare that they have seen these fur
ries before, that Smith has the confidence
| and will got the votes of the country
people and cannot bo defeated. According
20 tho present outlook it will DO close fit
and may be tbs cause Of some queer com
binations and fellowships this year.
Tho candidates for judge have taken tho
| field actively aud their adherents say that
| il will be impossible for this contest to be
coupled with that for Congress, 50 as to
run hicstand and Patterson on one ticket
and smith aud Atleo on the other, as has
been proposed since many OF Atlee't
friends are for Hiestand and an equa
number Of Smiths are for Patterson. |,
is very obvious, however, that many can
didates for different offices are hoping and
willing to get on q combination ticket
with Smith at the head OF II, so that hi
name may pull them through. The Neu
Erd's 3 open declaration for Atlee may pro
woke newspaper hostilities but as thu
proprietor of the Examiner is candidate
himself, 1t will likely preserve an armed
neutrality between others, 50 long as tn,
Atlee organ does not assail diestand.
For prothonotary Skiles is Strengthening
daily in the absence Of any defined oppo
sltiOn. For sheriff John SIDES IL sOlidfyinI
his forces, especially IN the lower end
John d. Clinton has been out prospecting
and has every reason for encouragement
Musser aud Myers are the foremost can
didates for commissioner All efforts {
drive Ssnsenig from the support of Grtt
! singer for county treasurer have failed
likewise the attempt tO get Lew Hartma
away from Squire GIider Between thes
two that battle will be fought out.
Next Monday, ifoyer, two straight CON
, binations will be formed, the "pocl" hSe
$ and tho money raised.
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DrMOCRATIC PKIMAhiEs


Delegates aud county Commit tecmen.
In response TO n call issued by the county
committee tho Dem Jcraoy of the several
wards OF the city and boroughs, and the
election districts of the county, assembled
at their several polling places Saturday
afternoon and evening and elected dele
gates to the county convention, which
meets on Wednesday Gext, TO select dele
gates to the state convention.
Following are the delegates elected from
the several wards Of tho city and county
Delegates to County Convention.
First Ward-W. II, Roland, A. Pylo, q.
Jacob Reese, VIM. II. McComsey.
Second Warc j. Il. Donnelly, David
McMullen, DR.. J. A. Fitzpatrick, Hugh
Keogh, Henry Ransing, John Echternacht.
Third Wsrd-Honry Wolf, g A. OBJ
lender, B. +. Davis, Christian Hagegans,
Adam $. Rhoads.
Fourth Ward-Dr. d r. Mccormick,
Isaiah MclNillips, Francis Briukman, VIM.
Steigerwalt, George Pontz.
Fifth Ward-Phllp Wall, Francis
Pfeiffer, Christian Stietfel, Joseph Kautz,
Wm. Simon.
Sixth Ward--E. Shaelier Metzger, Jno.
d. Sener, Dan. MoAvoy, Geo. W. Zecher,
Jas. p. Plucker.
Seventh Ward-GeorCe Darmstetter,
Aug StelnWanuel, Auam hunlmau, IlehIy
Smeych, VIM. Fisher.
Eighth Ward-John Rei.chie, David
| Hardy, Frederick Glossbrenner, Chris
tian Wise, Frederick Judith.
| Ninth Ward-Jacob Pontz, J. Fred
Yeager, II. A. Miley, Andrew Dorwart,
Geo. McGinnis.
Ehzabethtown bore. NJ. SINNERS,
II. l.. Shultz, Emil Hoffman, J. Shutz,
| J. B. Buch.
Leacock-Samuel d. Harsh, Henry 5.
Rutter Jacob X. Rutter.
Marietta-A. G. Clark, Simon Collins,
+. X. Curran, J. w. Reih, Earnest Maui.
lick.
Paradise-Adam sJambaugh. George
Dilleg, ID. w. Edwards, J. F. Bower,
Daniel Il. Rice.
Rohrerstown-E G. Livengood. John
+. Rine, w. II. Dietrich, w. 8. Martin
Levi Sencr.
County committee.
First Ward--Wm. II. Roland.
Second Ward--,lacob l.. Steinmeta.
Third Ward--JOhn + Deichler.
Fourth Ward-George w. PontZ.
Fifth Ward-J NJ. Herzog.
Sixth Ward-J. 7. Plucker.
Seventh Ward-Henry T. Yackley.
Eighth Ward-Frank Kautz.
Ninth Ward. jacob Metzger.
Laacock-W. w. Busser.
Marietta-F. X. Curran.
ROhrersto wn--W. ii. Dietrich.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-03-24

IT would be interesting to know how
large fund the county treasury has on
hand from time to time, who has the
use of it and what part the consideratiaEl
Of this matter will play in the make up
of combinations for the approaching Re-
publican primaries. Were the facts fully
exposed the people would understand
better the necessity for every good pub
lie interest Of electing men to the Office
of county commissioner pledged to no
higher tax rate than Is absolutely necces
sary to meet the expenses Of the county
and to pay of moderate portion of the
debt. The policy which levys the tax to
raise money for the favored repositories
and the political specul ators must be
abandoned.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-03-24

IT does not appear that Mr.. Arthur
and his followers are hunting delegates
with a brass band ; nor are they SC
openly and unblushiDgly using the
federal patronage to renominate him a:
1t was used, for instance, by John Sher'
man to promote his presidential a'pira
tions in 1880. But 1t is true, neverthe
less, that when you scratch an office
holder you find an Arthur man there
are a great many Of this class and thu
most of them ara active, inAuentia
and well trained politicians. 1t il
not so certain, either, that the growing
candidacy of Mr.. Blaine and the mani
fest purpose to make him the favorit'
will not drive the other candidates int
q united opposition to him and thC
natural support Of Arthur as the least
Objectionable man. The president I
chances for denomination are quite a
good as Mr.. Blaine's.
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ruEuKIMiNAL UALESyAR.
the Darker side of Lite-rhe Augusta rnni
Robbery,

Robbery.
Charles Houlden, q farmer, living near
Petersburg, Illinois, quarrelIed with his
wife on Saturday night knocked her
down with an axe, cut her throa. from ear
to ear, and inflicted numerous stab wounds
in her breast" His IL year old son inter
fering, was severely cut in the head.
Houlden then cut his own throat, but did
not make a mortal wound. He is row in
iail.-At Pleasant Valley, indiana, a man
named Meeks entered the house OF man
named Goodman and shot the latter
through the body. Goodman threw Mccks
on the floor, and wrestling the pistol from
him, shot him dead. Goodman is expected
to recover. Mecks alleged that his sister
had been betrayed by Goodmau.-At
Paterson, n. j., Louis Baum, 5 years
| old, pushed George -teinhauser, aged J.
into the Passaic river and drowned him.
Baum had previously tried 70 drown
another boy.-Samuel Prayer, convicted
| of the murder OF John Pennington and
wife, was taken from the Jail at Marys-
Vile, Kan, on Friday night and lynched
by 40 masked men.-Joseph c. Foster,
one of the proprietors of the Vaudeville
theatre in san Antonio, Texas, who on the
| llth inst. killed two assaiiauts named
| Thompson and Fisher and was himself
mortally wounded died on Saturday O
his wounds. He is the eighth man who
| has been killed or mOrtally wOuGded a
that theatre. Helen Ransicr, q married
woman and mother OF three children. shot
and killed Adam Sutter, in one of thD
streets OF Syracuse, y. \. She said tha
Sutter "had been prosecuting her Tor SOM
time John Schoheld, an old man EN-
| ployed in the spinning room o! the Chas
mill, at Fall River, was assaulted b
unknown persons on Tuesday nigh auC
died on Saturday of his injuries.
Losses by Fire.
| 4 brick block in HillsbOro, Texas, con
| taiuing seven stores, was destroyed Ol
Saturday morning by an Iucendiary fire
The loss is estimated at S49 900 4
building IN Milldale, Connecticut, OcCu
pied by the Globe clock company an
NJ. J. Brown, manufacturer of plan
, hardware, was burned Sunday morning
; Loss, s20, 00O.-The acid works of Tho
L. Chappelle, on Federal Hill, BaItimor
were burned Sunday. The loss is believe
to be covered by an Insurance of $3.50 OO
TIE Falmingo guano company
. works adjoining, were damaged
the extent of about $50 900 q
!, Ten wooden buildings in Greenyille, Tex
= were destroyed by an inceudiary tir
! Loss, sl6,OOO.-A fro in the MercantI
= coal mine at Tacoma, Washington terr
= tory, which started eighteen months az
= has become uncomfortable, and the mil
> will probably be flooded. The proper
= belongs to the Oregon Improvement cor
= pany.-A fire in jersey City destroyed :
frame dwellings, Alexander Spauldiug
, brush factory and a stable. Several 9th,
buildings were damaged. The total ="
= is placed at $4,000
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compliments for taudsIi,

"UntN !" III ITIDunt,
Samuel J. Randall is as much admired
as any leader of the Democracy, although
he Is under cloud with the prevailing
faction which has mastered his party at
Washington. was talking to Mr.. Hill, of
Ohio, recently, an old fashioned Democrat
and rather q free trader, who said of Ran
dali 4" He is man of 30 much force aud
determination that never see him rise to
speak but am attracted toward him, and
he has one of the most engaging faces !
ever saw" The attempt to force the tariff
bill into party caucus is as much directed
at Randall as at the subject at hand. He
antagonized some OF tho supporters of OK
| Speaker Kerr several years ago when Kerr
beat him aud afterward died, leaving the
| field open TO Randall.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-03-24

The rire department of New Orleans has
awarded to George Troyer a gold medal
on examination OF his record as q member
Of hook and ladder company No. 2, OF
that city, showing him TO have boen tho
most punctuai and efficient member OF
tho department. The recipient OF this
fine testimonial is q Lancaster boy, a son
of Andrew Troyer, and grandson Of Chris.
tlan Troyer, tho venerable tipstaye of our
courts.
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Propertles Withdrawn.

Bausman & Burns offered for sale the
Harbelger, McCully Il Co.'s machine shop
and foundry property on Saturday night
at tho City hotel. II was withdrawn at
Sl5, 600.
On tho same evening at the Hester
house tho Friendship engine house pro-
perty was withdrawn at s2,025, Henry
Shubert auotioneer.
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Aancaster gntelligenccr.
MONDAY EVENING. MARCH "a 1884
Anoiher Interpretatlon.

Col. Mcclure gives to q New York
Herald reporter different deduction
from his interview with Carlisle and
Morrison, from that which he has CON-
municated to his own newspaper, In
which he insisted that he was firmly
impressed with the conviction that Wat
terson spoke by authority Of Carlisle
and Morrison In threatening to leave the
Democratic party it did not proclaim
itself for the tariff for revenue only al
Chicago. To the Herald reporter, MI
Mcclure says that "the free traders
will doubtless carry the caucus on
Tuesday next, but think they Will oe
defeated in the House, and should
think the convention would make a
deliyerance in favor Of Randall IN
which event don't believe the others
would bolt"
That is an accurate view Of the situa-
tion as we regard 1t, and IL Mr.. Mcclure
had at first SO stated the impression which
he derived from his consultation with
Carlisle and Morrison at Washington, we
would not have had occasion to
differ with him. Morrison, Car
Isle and the Democratic congress
men who particularly sympathize
with them in their tariff views
undoubtedly desire a free trade declara
tion In Congress and the national con-
vention, as is sufficiently evidenced b!
their support of the Morrison bill. whicl
is step in the direction Of their aim
We do not think that any one can fairl
charge with folly Democratic statesmeI
who desire the party TO be placed in lin
with the free trade sentiment, towar
which the opinion Of the country
sensibly growing; nor with other
who think that present agitation OF tn
subject Is unnecessary, since it is que:
tion that will be properly settled by tn
logic of events. The whole issue in tn
party is as to the expediency OF tn
present agitation Of the matter and th
degree and manner Of tariff reduction
The question will be settled by tn
national convention, and to the decision
which 1t makes, every member OF tn
party can yield without scruple. w
have not believed Mr.. Watterson's de
claration that prominent Democrat
would refuse to thus yield, because
charged them with folly which the
are too wise to exhibit.
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FEATURES OF rae SRA Tn PRESS.

The Plymouth Record has ceased pub
lication
The West Chester Republican believes in
cremation.
Tho West Chester Local Ners pleads
eloquently for an enlarged scope of activity
for females,
The Mechanicsburg Journal raises the
cry ITO Arms !" against the tramps who
are now infesting that borough.
The Pittsburg Post deplores the tendency
observable in the school system OF devel.
oping at the top rather than at the bottom.
II Anna Dickinson is waiting for live
issue to lecture upon, tho Pittsburg Leader
suggests that she devote herself TO laying
out Messrs. Watterson and Carlisle.
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A WOMAN In syracuse, mother OF a
family, shot and killed MANA hus-
baud and father-because after their
undue intimacy, and his rejection of her
ne ''insulted" her on the street. The ad-
herents OF the higher law and emotional
Justice theory will doubtless applaud
the heroic act as yindlcation of her
honor, and another illustration of the
WAY To protect American firesides.
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GEN. MEIGS writes to the New York
Tribune that the proper thing for Eng
land to do in Egypt is to lay railroad
from the Red Sea to Khartoum, and as
far down the Nile rs it aims to control
the country. Without such aid TO the
movement of the troops he considers that
1t will be entirely unable to advance into
the country. The same opinion is said
to be held by England's officers in COM
mand in Egypt but the question which
England is considering is as to whether
she will be compelled 10 conquer the
Soudan. She seems to I've looking fol
some way to decently get out of it.
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sapsorrr ton. rnnr arc Hard to collect.

west chester hCpuDncAn'
On Saturday Mr.. Isaac Guldin, ono of
the managers of the Delaware River and
Lancaster railroad company, brought suit
before Justice of tho Peace Wm. White
head, of Chester county, against John
Bartlett, Nathan Il. Bartlett aud Benjamin
Miller, of East Vincent township, and
Joshua Burgoyne, of South Coventry, for
refusing to pay their subscription TO the
stock OF the above named road.
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Natnry lsuDIIp.

A. +. Shenck, esq, has been commits.
stoned by Gov Pattison notary public Of
this city, the commission bearing date
March 2lst, 1894, and to remain in force
until the end of tho next session OF the
Senate,
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A NEW YORK Herald reporter has
thought it worth while to gather the
opinions of Philadelphia editors upon
things political, and finds remarkable
degree of unanimity among them in
favor of President Arthur as the Repub.
lican candidate for reelection, Messrs.
Mcclure and Singerly speaking espe
cially in warm terms in his commenda
tion. This is about the only thing in
which these two gentlemen are known
to agree, and their agreement should set
tie the matter for the Republicans Mr.
Singerly is wildly for free trade and
Mcclure as wildly for protection SO
that this matter is open for debate.
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PARNELL has struck another decisive
blow for home rule in his recent manifesto
melting rebellion against the payment
by the people of the tax required for the
offensive police measures lately adopted.
The Irish leader has the dscernment TO
find the weakest point in the enemy's 8
armor and the courage to strike the blow
when the proper time arrives.
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THE EARLY BIRD CATCHES THE WORN.
Poor foolish worm : II he mad lam
Snug in his earthly bed,
That early fowl had never made
a breakfast OF his head.
At noon, no doubt, the bIrd al sought
some distant forest DOugh;
And II the worm nad slept Ii then,
lie might have lived TIL nov.
Take warning. early risers, all,
And heed the lesson taught;
The worm that lies In OCd Is sntv-
The early worm Is caught.
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STATE SENATOR MYLIN, in his aspir-
alton TO succeed himself, may find it
difficult to explain to some of his Lam
caster city constituents why he opposed
and helped to defeat the obviously fail
bill to equalize the costs in cases dis
missed by mayor ard magistrates in thi:
city.
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Use has at last been found for bald
heads. An euterprising English trades
man advertises for twenty bald headed
men willing to have an Advertisement Of a
patent nut diciue burned On The back Of
their heads. The wig industry has seen
its best days.