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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-04-05
THE OPERA HOUSE.
Matte Wicker, aud Charles Rogers
JACquine."

Matte Wicker, aud Charles Rogsrs In
" JACquine."
Last evening Miss Matte Vickers ap'
peared in the opera house in her well
known play of "Jacquino, or Paste and
Diamonds" The audience was small,
although it should not have been,
as the play is very good one and
has been presented hore several times.
Miss Vickers is a very clever soubrette
and she was seen as Jdcquine, character
which suited her exactly. In the speciality
scene of the second act she introduced her
excellent songs, dances and limitations.
Mr.. Charles Rogers, the leading support.
appeared as Dick TmtOn, the bill poster,
and feature of his performance was his
imitation of Booth, Mayo, Jefferson and
other great actors. The company was
almost the same az last year and 1t includ
ed Spencer Pritchard, an old favorite here,
who was better than ever in the character,
George CrdveH, tho club man. The other
members furnished fine support
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-04-05

Miss BLANCHE NEvIN having com
pleted her statue Of Peter Nuhlenberg
preacher, soldier and senator, to be
placed by Pennsylvania in the gallery of
the federal capitol, it is to be hoped the
final deposit OF our states two contribu
tions to this hall will be marked by some
more formal ceremony than the unpack-
ing OF the boxes which contained them.
Mr. Howard Roberts statue of Fulton
which has been much admired for its ar.
tistic merit, was put into its place without
a sign. III this was because it was desir.
able to wait until both of the works
were ready for lesentation. it was
probably best but we trust the occasion
now at hand will be improved by some
one OF Pennsylvania representatives In
the Senate or House to explain to the
country the significance Of Muhlenbere
and Fulton in the view Of Pennsylya
mas relations with the revolutionary
history OF the country. Whatever may be
said or done In this matter or neglected
at Washington, 1t is subject for Just loca
pride that Lancaster county furnished
the subject for one of these statues and
the sculptress of the other. The dis,
eliminating praise of foreign critic.
leaves no room for doubt that Miss
Nevin's work has won for its creation
worthy place in the nations gallery q
circumstance in which not only her wild,
circle of friends, but all who feel an in
terest in the broadening sphere o.
woman's work will find special gratif
cation.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-04-05

Nov HOIIand CLARION.
Mr. John Gehman, of Blue Ball, was
stricken with apoplexy on Thursday even.
ing aud expired instantly. Mr. G. was in
good health and he and his wife attended
the sale of the widow Musser in the after
noon. After getting home be partook OF
a hearty supper, after which he and a
grandson took COW to David Roots, a
neighbours, and while standing near the
stable conyersing he suddenly fell back:
wards and, it is thought, expired without
another breath. He was taken TO his
home where the terrible shock prostrated
his wife, who is we'll up in years and in
rather delicate health. The funeral viii
take place on Sunday.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-04-05

From Editor niestand's Address 10 the
Voters

From Editor uiestand's Address 10 the Rural
Voters,
am descendant from five generations
of farmers--all "Iural voters" My an
cestors came to Lancaster county one
accepted the invitation of William Penn
to make their homes in this land where
they could worship God according TO the
dictates Of their own consoienoes. So
generation after generation found the
HieStands tiling the soil, and In all prob
ability I, too, TO day would be following
tho vocation Of my ancestors, but for al
accident which rendered II physically i'm.
possible for mo 10 do 80. For this reason
/ was forced into other pursuits TO make
my way In tho world.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-04-05
The Best-ratsrs at the jail

lItIT"IIl h'SI-TtII
The Neo Era has very kindly refused to
tell the people the number ia the family
Of PrisOnkeeper Weise during the last
years term and the number in Burkhold.
er's family. Burkholder's expenses, with
two in the family were 500 the expenses
of Weise, with ten Ia the family, was
Fl, 500. That is, with five times as many
persons, his expenses were only two times
more than that OF Burkholder's but the
Ne1 Era knowingly deceives the voters
by not stating this fact, and lays the onuS
OfWeise's administration upon Al. Smith g
back for purpose. i that consistency in
defOTmed journal?
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-04-05
Applss stolen.

Peter Harmap, a huckster, left two bar
rels of apples standing in front of his
place of business, on North Queen street,
above Frederick, ON Friday afternoon.
When he came to look for them, he found
the barrels almost empty, thieves having
carried off all the good apples and left the
rotten ones behind. He has a clue to the
thieves and warrants for their arrest have
been issued by Alderman Samson.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-04-05
CoucernInr CAPITAL Puuishment,

The London Lancet joins those who
are discontented with the results of cap
ital punishment. Punishment for crime
has as its chief aim its prevention and
the Lancet Is struck by the fact that
Notwithstanding the steadiness with
which the law has imposed death as a
penalty for murder, murders not only will
not cease, but, In fact, continue to iu-
crease In number. II has come to the con.
clusion that the "chance of being hang
ed to death never deferred an intending
murderer, or villainous person so ex-
cited as to be on the eve Of becoming a
mdrderer from, the commission of a
crime."
That is going somewhat farther than
we would go, but not a great deal. 1t
is, however, going farther than 1t is nee
essary to 20 In the argument against
death, as a preventive of murder. We
may concede that there are many persons
who would commit murder If they did not
fear being hanged for 1t I; but we must
concedo also that there are many per.
sons who do commit murder who would
be more likely to be deferred from it by
punishment Of physical pain than by
the sudden release from all physical
pains and ills that is offered them at the
hangman's moose.
There are people Of all degrees of sens
tiveness to fear at the prospect of death
To some 1t appears weak punishment
while to others 1t is the severest Ger
tainly we cannot contemplate the calm
demeanor of the many hardened crimi-
nails who die on the gallows without q
doubt Of the efficacy Of the punishment
which they meet SO nonchalantly.
The Lancet says that life lmprison.
ment, with dozen strokes of the cat adj
ministered every month or quarter
would be far more horrible in contem
plation to the deliberate murderer than
death on the gallows and we believe 1t
to be right as TO the class Of men who
are disposed to make Of murder trade.
That class of men, while small compare
lively, is the one which the law should
be specially directed against. 1t is only
the deliberate murderer who can be ex
pected to be deferred from killing by
the thought of its punishment for he
who kills in the heat Of passion or the
excitement of fear, or because of any
uncontrolled emotion, is not in condi'
tion to be deferred by the contem
plation OF any consequence Of his act
OF course, such killing is not strictl
murder, whose essense is in its deliber
alton. But our courts have come +
such an unnatural construction Of wha
constitutes sufficient deliberateness il
murder, that it in fact generally hap
pens that the men who are hung 70
murder were not really at the time o
their crime in that condition of mint
and body, which made their act one o
calm deliberateness. They are more o
less under the Influence or effect o
stimulants or of disease.
To such, periodical administration
OF the lash through their lives in prison
would be punishment more cruel than
death. Imprisonment is a sufficient
atonement for their unruly passions.
But for those who deliberately plot muir
der, we can have 10 compassion. What
they should get is Just what would tend
best to their extinction, whether 1t be
the lash, the rack or the moose.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-04-05
H1rses snippsd.

Fiss & Doerr shipped from their North
Queen street stables to day, fifty head OF
draft and driving horses. for the Now York
market.
This morning Lazarus Pioso shipped
seventeen heavy horses from his stables at
the Keystone house to New York. One Of
the animals weighed LILO pounds.
Henry WE'LL shipped to day to New
York, 81 head of draft and driving horses.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-04-05
A CASE OF Hog.

Lititz Express,
All the parties to the case live boy ond
Brickerville. Sometime ago Peter Borry
bought a hog for $3.50 of John Saylor,
son in law of George Stohler. Eleven
days afterwards Stohler and his two sons
went upon the premises of Borry and
carried the hog in dispute off by force.
Borry then charged StOhler with troyer
and conversion before Squire Reidenbach
of this place. Friday last the hearing oc
Cured. There were crowd OF witnesses
aud Squire ]. @. Garman, OF Deayer, was
on hand for the defense. Notwithstanding
Mr.. Garmans very earnest efforts in behalf
of tho defense, the plaintiff, Borry, obtain
Cd Judgment against the defendant,
Stohler, for 90, of which $3.50 was for tho
hog and % so for boarding 1t eleven days,
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-04-05
AB0IuE SHOOTS nEissuLF.
Who Formerly worked in a Mil In rnl.


Ella L. Klaber, the Il year old stop.
daughter Of we'll known but not wealthy
citizen OF Maun's Choice, Bedford county,
attempted her life Thursday under circum
stances replste with romance. Miss
klaber is very pretty brunette, who
worked in a mill in Lancaster, more out OF
Independence than from necessity. Ga
February 9Th she elDped with Geo. Ristinc,
who was IN business IN Wilmington, Del,
but who lived with his parents at 1925
North Thirteenth street, Philadelphia
The pair went to live in Wilmington,
Ristiue apparently making good daal Of
money as wF!uger aud bed spring manu-
facturer.
Both wrote homo frequently, saying
they were happy enough aud all went well
until early IN March, RIstiue failed in
business and took his wife To live with his
parents in Philadelphia. They remained
there about three weeks, when Ristino
derserted her.
The bride went home with broken
heart. She tried to CONCEAL her kriCf from
her mother aud her friends, but they saw
too plainly that tho flight Of the man she
still lovel was more than she could bear.
Thur-day sho wrote a note TO her mother,
telling how her disgrace and distress
weighed on her so much that life was a
burden. She gave directions for the dis
posal of her personal effects and for her
interment Retiring to her room she plac
| cd a revolver to her breast and fired. She
| had intended the bullet should cleave her
| heart, but it devatcd and passed through
the loft lung, lodging in her shoulder
blade. She will probably die.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-04-05
The Dress OF uscar's i,ride,

Esthetic London is paying pilgrimage
to the bridal dress Of the future Mrs.
Oscar Wilde. The shrine where the nup-
tial garment is exhibited is the show
room OF a fashionable French dressmaker
in Regent street. The dress is saffron
hued, the color worn by Greek maidens on
their marriage day, and is adorned with
pale violet trimmings, which Hellenic
brides would probably hardly countenanoe.
Miss Lloyd's headgear will be of suuflow.
ers.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-04-05
Dwelling nouse nurn.d

Ga Friday about noon the house Of Mr..
J. r Bucher on the Lexington pike,
about one half mile north Of Littz,
caught fire from the bake oven in the
kitchen attached to the main dwelling.
The family were at dinner and hearing a
cracking sound proceeded TO investigate
when the roof OF the kitchen was found 70
be in flames aud falling 10. The fire,
famed by the strong wind, made rapid
headway. The house was large two
and half story log and frame structure
covered by an insurance OF 81, 600 10 the
Penn township company. The contents
we're insured 10 the same company for
800. Considerable of the furniture on
the first floor was saved, but the remainder
total loss,
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-04-05

Deeds OF assignment Of the following
parties have been filed at the recorders
Office during the past few days. Jacob
Rintz, Colerain, to Ross @. Collins
Edwin Smith and wife Adamstown, to
E,aias Billingsfelt Samuel ii. Musser
Watson II. Miller, city, to Charles NJ.
Howell.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-04-05


On Thursday man went to the house
Of Benjamin Hoffman, in Couoy town
ship. begging. No one was home but
woman, aud she gave him what
she thought she ought 70. la . short
time he returned aud demanded other
articles, aud on her refusal 10 crafty
his wishes he left threatening vengeance.
She watched him. and he went TO the barn
took up a handful Of hay sesd, set fire 10
TO it, and threw it in some hay, which
was lying ou the barn hJor. The woman
caught hold Of the dinner bell rOpe aud
gave it bard pull, but it only gave one
tap when the rope caught. Fortunately
Mr.. Hoffman was at the barn yard gate
and heard the sound, and in looking
towards the barn sew the smoke coming
out the doors. With the help Of some
persons passing at the time he trampsd
the ire out and thus saved the barn. The
incendiary lives in this section and was
recognized by 4 ueighbor as frequent
visitor in the capacity of a beggar.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-04-05
huDAM ay

This morning horse hitched to a
buggy tore loose at tho Lancaster stock
yards and ran into Plum street to Orange
and down Orange 20 Market Shortly
after turning into the latter street he was
caught. The buggy, which was badly
broken, was left on Orange street. The
animal was not injured.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-04-05
Officers Installed

The officers of Monterey Lodge, No.
242, /. o. o. F., were installed last even.
ing by Z. J. Erisman, d. d. G. NJ, as
follows: N. grand, John G.. Sebee V.
grand, ID. B. Bowman secretary, l..
Rathvon assistant secretary, Thos. G.
Burr treasurer, Adam Offender chap
lain, L. j. Erisman trustees, James
Black, Sames Potts, ID. G.. Baker.
The lodge has 3O7 members paid out
for relief in the past six months $2, 528,
and the assets are sl5 OBJ 1G.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-04-05
Drunk and DIsorderiy.

Levi Landron, oountryman came tc
town yesterday, imbibed too freely of
tangle foot and became drunk and dis.
orderly. lie was arrested, taken before
Alderman McConOmy aud sent up for ten
days-can't vote at the primaries unless
some of tho candidates get him out on
laheaap -
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-04-05
Killed on the Railroad,

At Pinegroye, Lebanon county, while
Frederick Huber was in the act of putting
on brake on car which had been run on
the scales to be weighed, his hold slip.
ped and he fell on the track, the wheels Of
the car passing over his body, cutting it in
twain. The deceased was aged about 81
years aud leaves behind him wife and
child
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-04-05
All Correct,

The finance committee Of councils this
morning audited the accounts Of Mayor
MacGonigle and found them correct. Tho
mayor has his " KIT packed and is
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-04-05
Excurninn IIcI,.in.

To day the Pennsylvania railroad oom'
pany commenced issuing excursion tickets
between Lancaster and Lebanon, at 90
for the round trip. Tickets issued ON Sat-
urday are good until Monday, but those
Issued on any other day are good for one
daV
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-04-05

THE Marietta Times must surely be
mistaken when it says that every time
the Lancaster county constables make
their returns about the violations of the
liquor laws Ia their bailiwicks " Judge
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-04-05
VINO Lost n RiBg 2

Christlana Ledger.
Nelson Scott. residing In tho vicinity Of
Christiana, after killing steer found In
it's stomach gold ring. His son Winfield
is now wearing II,
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-04-05
n ,onn,v uriao a ,,urnsd.

The county bridge over tributary Of
the Lehigh near Redington Northampton
county has been burned, entailing loss
Of o., 900 and causing great Inconvenience
10 team travel,
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-04-05
Thrown From uolr ana Fatally Hurt

Philip Cook, a prominent miller OF Penn
township, Perry county, attempted to ride
an unbridled colt to water. He was thrown
of aud died.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-04-05
Held tor court.

James Liugthurst has been held for
court by Alderman Barr, ON the charge OF
assault and battery upon Mary Magic. lie
was also committed for ton days Tor belng
drunk and disord erly.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-04-05
want. to Pl.y tho Lsnca.,er Unampi IN.

VIM. BOst, in an interview with the
Littlestown Era, explains that he failed to
meet John Cline, Of Lancaster, in a recent
match game of billiards arranged for
them because he was not allowed sl5 and
expenses, by the proprietor of the place
where the game was to have been played.
He further say: " Mr. w. NJ. Rush, a
Lancaster horse dealer, was here last
Tuesday and called TO see me. He
asked me whether | was the man
that played Mr.. VIM. Cline. | informed
him that | was. Ho then asked me
for what amount would play Mr..
John Cline, aud told him for any amount
he might mention. He mentioned 800
and was about To put up forfeiture Of
s25 when requested him to wait few
minutes until went home to get more
money to equal his. On my return he
refused to put up the forfeit but promised
to be up from Hanover the following day,
but has not yet put in an appearance. l
am perfectly willing to play at York, Lit
tlestown or Frederick, whenever Mr..
Cline wishes to play me at any OF the three
named places he has but to notify me and
| will promptly accept"
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-04-05
balo OF stocks.

Jacob Is. Long, stock broker and real
estate agent, sold to-day at private sale
ten shares of Fret National bank stock at
1910 per share.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-04-05
Mayors Court.

This morning all of the customers bs.
fore the mayor were dodgers aud They
were discharged.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-04-05
sunday Postort,oe Hours.

Hereafter the Sunday hours a. the post
Office will bs from s to 0 a. M, and 6 to 7
p. m. This is an hour earlier in tho morning
than at present.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-04-05

scarcely say so-scarcely.
THERE IS u furious newspaper contest
raging between our esteemed Repubil
can daily contemporaries over the con-
gressional nomination. Nothing like IL
has been seen since the battle of the
frogs and mice. The Nc,p Era daily
deals out dreary columns of editorial to
prove that but for Herr Smiths heroic
and expensive efforts to get prohibitOry
protective duties imposed on Sumatra
tobacco the fair farms of Lancaster
would have been desolated and its agr-
cultural interests and tobacco sheds
fattened to the ground. The Ertmiu,r.
whose proprietor isrunnng for Congress,
devotes itself To demonstration that
Smith out judased Judas on his vote for
the Fitz John Porter bill. 1t is u conf.
cal campaign.
STAR ROUTE breezes wrecked the ship
that sought to float the postal telegraph
bill,
ONE more week aud theu-tho carnival
of fraud, yclept the Republican prima
ries.
Now let the heavens fall aud Chaos
begin his reign Butler has signided his
willingness to accept the Grecnback Labor
nomination for president.
Ir costs baseball clubs about two cents
mile all around to carry their players
from place to place It costs some mer-
chants considerably more than two cents
an hour while their clerks are viewing the
ball games.
MARY ANDERSON tells an interview 7
that the mentions of her name with that
of some of the titled gentry of England Is
a cruel practical joke, and scornfuly re
pudiates the idea that they were circulated
as an advertising dodge. In the course Of
her remarks, however, she very neatly
gets in the route she proposes 70 take on
leaving England. For Yankee cutoness
Mary is hard to beat.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-04-05
where CIalryoyant.Do No, Tn,Iv.

Il lew days ago q fine looking man. al.
tired in the deess Of scout, appeared in
Scranton. He came from the West, and
gave his name as King. He registered an
physician, under title that he claimed
the Indians had bestowed upon him.
Accompanying him was comely young
woman, who called herself Annie King
otherwise "We-No.Na, the fortune teller
They established an office in Hyde Park,
and scores of people of that place visited
the woman, and each person paid a dollar
to have his or her fortune told. This
morning one Stella Clayton was induced
to appear before the grand jury. She
charged that We Mona pretends, on the
payment Of money, to predict future events
by cards, inspection of the head and hand,
and 10y consulting the heavenly bodies and
oy charms aud indications. The clair
VoyahC was taken before the jury. She
was apparently new member of the pro
iession, and was frightened beyond meas
ure. An Indictment was found apains,
her and she was placed under bonds, King
becoming her suretv.
ExtraoIdinary Egg Fariug.
Charles Pearsalls, the Fulton market
y. y, fish dealer, walked into Roe's resI
taurant Friday afternoon 10 cat the ios,
instalment of the sixty eggs day for Sv,
days that he contracted to eat on a bet n,
s2o. He ate thirty in the forenoon and Nh.
] thirty in the afternoon finished the lob. Tn,
thirty eggs weighed three ard three
quarter pounds with the shells on. The,
were boiled two and one half minutes anS
then dumped into four glasses, holdip,
about pint each. Young Pearsalls tool
off his coat, rolled up his cuffs and pro
ceeded TO drink his eggs as he would =,
much coffee. The first glassful disappears,
in five seconds, the second in seye,
seconds, the third in eight seconds an'
the fourth in six seconds. There wa
nothing left of the thirty eggs but th
shells. Pearsalls lit a cigar and said n
felt no inconvenience, and that he woul,
eat sixty more eggs to day Just for goo,
measure. He has bet sl5to sl0 that %
will eat forty at a sitting tomorrow,
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Livingston tells them that they are com.
mitting perjury, but 1t has no effect on
them" II Judge Livingston knows they
commit perjury he would order their in
dictment (; If he don't know it he would
scarcely say so-scarcely.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-04-05
the uswELcoNE GUEST.

the UhWELCoNE GUEST.
when Gfief shall come to thee.
Think not TO Zee,
FOI Grief, with steady tsCC.
Will win the race.
Nor crowd her forth with Mirlu.
For al thy het IN,
Wnsn Mirth is tired and gone,
VIII Glici SIT OF.
But make OF heI thy friend
And In the end
Three lovClier than she
VIII come to thee
Calm Patience, Courage strong
And iOpe-ere long,
-HeRriettd Il Ell 0G