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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-01-04
LITERARY ENrEKrAINnE>r.

second Anniversary 81 Rock Point Iyceum.
Two years ago . IyCcum was established
by some public spirited citizens ut Rock
Point school house, East Donegal town.
snip, about . mile from Marietta and its
subsequent history has becu the record Of
a hJurlShlug and useful existence. Is
second anniversary exercises were held ia
Central Lall, Marietta, last evening, and
very fair sized audience was in attendance,
notwithstanding the Presbyterian sDcjable
and o ball II tue tOwl On JAo samJ even
ing.
Tie following programme of exercises
conpTisod the evening eutertsiument aud
occupied about three hours, the interest
of the audience being maintained to the
end Music, " Minute Gun at sea- Ma
| rietta quartctte sa,utUtOry, Prof |. ;.
| Gels, Marietta music. " Blame Your
self ii You're Sold Rock Point gee
| club society Grafton, " Builders, Why
FAIRY Yo Hero ?" A. H. NorHs, esq ,
! Marietta music, Dome Go Out To
| night, Ny Darling" Rock Point quar-
| te.to recitation, Eugene Aram' S
Dram,' \ Katie Wilmer, Florin music,
S,Ienga, Silence" Rock Point gIes club;
honorary address, &" Home L,to OF some
Literary Men, w. L. Hcnsel, oyQ Ian.
caster music, Come Where My Love
Lies Dreaming" Marietta Quartette
Rock Point weekly, l. L Roger, NJ. joy;
music, &" We Meet to Bid Fond Fare
well, " Rock Point quartettc.
The Officers Of the anniversary meeting
were : President, Prof /. ) Geist, Mari,
eta Secretary, Miss Alice Saeger, May
town Editor, |. L. Roger, Mount joy.
Aud the efficient committee of arrange
men,s consisted Of Prof. l. s Geist, Aug
Albright, II. G.. Beattie. \. r. Lutz, $. l.
Brandt and p. Il. NIssIey. The music by
the various quartets ard glee clubs partic
ipatiug was highly creditablo, and a num-
Der Of pieces were enthusiastically enoored.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-01-04
NJ. l.. HERR.
J. w. BRYNE.
IN Id MAE.AnA
UOLumBIA NEWS.
Prom oar KeguIsc Uorrospo ud.nt.

Prom oar Keguisr Correspondent.
Country roads in elegant condition for
sloighing All the pig iron has been
shipped from tho Shawnee furnace
wharves, except 500 tons, aud the reopen
ing Of the furnace is looked for.-There is
a good deal of discussion pro and con
about the alleged "set up" park ticket,
but to morrow will settle it.-Anniversary
Of the woman's foreign missionary in the
NJ. l.. church ON Jan. l3.- -Susquehanna
rising, but solid condition of ice
unaffected; weather too cold for much
skating. g.-Turkeys made scarce by
the holiday markets.-Band prac-
tics, Columbia fire company business
meeting, and Olive Branch lodge Of Odd
Fellows to night. Some 0 the saloon
keepers prefer selling out to taking the
iron clad oath. Western buyers are gath.
eriDg up draft horses In this vicinity-The
shawnee boys held their first business
meeting In their now house last night and
were Ssiightsd with it.-Some OF the York
visitoss were so well entertained at the
iiromsn's parade that the last Of them left
only yesterday.
Narrow Escape,
A young man aud lady who were coast
ing ON tho hill on South Fourth stIest,
last night, narrowly missed being killed
by the late Reading & Columbia railroad
passenger train as IL passed The man
had presence OF mind sufficient To push his
companion from the sled before the rail-
road track was reached, but he just grazed
the last Car as il passed him a. he shot
across the track on the sled. The lady's
arm was slightly hurt by her fall from tho
coaster.
Chas. Hinkle's ohild buried to- day in
Mt. Bethel cemetery. james Perrottet
and family in Philadelphia,-Jos. Fen
drich and family, Of Harrisburg, visiting
Columbia Nj. John A. Slade installed
the oficors-elect OF Columbia Masonic
lodge last night. Leap year sleghing
party from Lancaster at Geo. TILES yes.
| terday.
For Stealing Goats.
James Brown, tramp, was arrested
| yesterday by Officer Struck for stealing au
| overooat from w. G. Patton's clothing
store. At his examination at Justice
| Franks a sack coat was found on him
| which had been stolen from the same store
two months ago. The fellow was sent to
Jail to await trial at court.
The school Board.
A special meeting of the school board
was held last evening. 1t was decided
that t. the experimenting com mittee be
left the duty OF appointing a successor to
Mrs. Russell Supplee, nee Miss Ella
Ackerman, who has resigned her position
as teacher in the Columbia public schools.
A Bloody Nuisance.
The cutters of Second street, between
Butcher alley ard Walnut street, are filed
with an unsightly mass of bloody ice. The
bloody water from the slaughter houses in
the above alley was diverted from its
course by ice aud flowed into the Second
street cutters. The street is not at all
improved by the dirty looking cutters.
Some of the water even Overilowod on to
pavements, where 1t has frozen.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-01-04
Hanging Criminals.


Two men have Just been executed In
New Jersey one was carried moaning
30 the scaffold he was an old man, sus-
pected OF being an imbecile, seven ply.
sicians testifying to this, contradicted
By seven other physicians aud the old
man was not given the benefit of the
doubt. His crime was the killing of a
boy who had annoyed him. III Of sound
mind, his offense was undoubtedly mur.
der. The other man hung had killed his
wife In ct Of drunken anger, and he
declared himself unconscious of having
done the act. Such akilling would not
be murder in its highest degree.
What benefit may be expected to re-
suit from these hangings, and the many
others which are almost daily re
ported. Are men hung in vengeance
and In punishment Or are they hung
as a matter OF economy to avoid the ex
pense of keeping them Or Is 1t as an
admoDition to others not to kill Evi
IDENTIFY no number Of hangings will have
any effect in warning against killing
those who kill during mental oblivion,
however produced, or In the heat Of a
passion which reason cannot control.
And the deliberate murderer would be
more effectually admonished against his
proposed crime by the thought that it
would secure him lfe's imprisonment
and punctual fogging once month,
than by the knowledge that he will be
hung il he is caught and convicted.
There must always be a great deal of
sympathy felt for man whose life
is brutally and deliberately taken by the
law, even though the victim has himself
taken life. There Is generally occasion
to believe that his crime is the outflow
of some mental or physical or education
al deficiency; whereas there never IL
any doubt as to the cold blooded brutal
ity of the law.
Cannot we prohtably dispense will
these hanglugs which have so grown il
their number as to have become dis
gusting nuisance The newspapers viii
publish their details, and hardly q da,
passes that we are not regaled with tht
distressing narrative. The effect on tn
community cannot be good. There is n
diminution in the number of murder
--on the contrary they steadily in
crease. The criminals life may b
made eself.supporting and he need not bt
killed for economy'S sake. And if h
may be more painfully and effectivel!
punished than by hanging, then whole
somer terror of the law may be afforded
the intending murderer than the threa
the gallows gives.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-01-04

Clarence M. Barton, for a number OF
years telegraph editor of the Washington
Nationa! Republican, and who was con.
nected with an atfray in the editorial
rooms OF that paper some time ago, which
resulted In the killing of A. NJ. soteldo
has left Washington, and it ia published
that he has been forging the names oi
VIM. Dickson aud Gen. Brady, of Star
Route notoriety. The amount involved
is said 10 be small. Friends of Barton
say that ho will shortly return to the CITY
and make satisfactory explanations.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-01-04
Your obedient servant,
II. X. BUEURL,E
Tho $4,000 Loan.

Mr.. Cochran said, some time last sum-
mor the board had authorized the creation
of loan Of sl0, 900, for school purposes.
AS no report had been made at the Octo.
Der meeting (the last meeting of the
board), he asked for information as to
what disposition had been made of the
loan.
Mr.. Evans said proposals for the pur-
chase of the bonds had been published,
aud bids received, but that only 81, 900 of
the $40, 900 authorized to be issued had
been sold. There were bids for more of
the loan, but both Mr.. Hartman and him
self thought the premium offered was not
large enough and that it would be better
to hold the bonds until they could be sold
at better advantage
Mr.. Cochran asked IL the bonds were
duly signed.
Treasurer Marshall answered that they
were none of them had been used and
they were locked up safely in the bank
Mr.. Hartman said that he had agreed
with Mr.. Evans, that it was not advisable
to sell the bonds at the prices offered, but
to retain them until better prices could be
obtained. We had plenty Of money in the
treasury to meet all ordinary demands,
aud he believed that in few months,
when money became more abundant, bet
ter terms could be made with persons
wishing to invest.
Mr.. Cochran had not tho slightest in
teEton of calling in question the integrity
of the finance committee or treasurer, but
tho explanation just made, forttiss the
position he took at the time the loan was
proposed namely, that 1t was unneces-
sary, and should not have been made.
Mr.. Spurrier said that some months ago
he had offered resolution requiring the
treasurer to make quarterly reports of the
state of the treasury, 80 that the board
could know in what condition the funds
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-01-04

REPRESENTATIVE HULINGs, Of We
mango county, drew his salary as
member OF the House, and turned a
large portion of it over to the soldiers
orphan schools of the state. lie deserves
no special credit for this. If he thought
ne was NOT entitled to"it-as is likely
he should not have taken it il he felt
that II was due him and he wanted to
make the gift one of private benefaction
he could easily have found more needy
objects than institutions which are al
ready literally supported by the state
long after the causes that called them
into being have ceased to exist.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-01-04
Bstr That Caused Death,

John hllstrow drank some lager beer at
O'Clock Thursday morning in Pat Shee,
hy's saloon, aud died at 10 o'clock.
Frank Holman drank beer in the same
saloon at four O'Clock the same afternoon
and Is now in comatose condition with.
out hope Of recovery.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-01-04

THERE are indications that q halt has
been called in the rough-shod haste
with which the opponents of Mr.. Pen.
dleton, In Ohio, are rushing to MIR.
Payne, and the election of the latter
is by no means forgone conclusion,
though he leads in the race. How CRATE
fully The country would hail the election
OF Mr. Thurman AS sign OF enlarging
good sense on the part OF the Ohio Dem,
ucrats
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-01-04
lRII ON IhA Ina

Before tho meeting of city councils
ou wednesday evening, MIR. Christian A.
Cast, reporter for the Examiner, while on
his way to the Office, slipped on the leo in
'front.' OF Llhm's jswelry store aud injured
one OF his knees so badly that he has not
since been able TO walk,
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-01-04

board would tako favorable action 10 meet
tho warts OF that part OF tho town.
Mr.. SpurriHr endorsed all MIR. Ochs had
said, and moved that the superintending
aud property committees DO instructed TO
report at next meeting tho adyisabiiity of
erecting two story tour room building.
Tho motion was agreed to.
Transferring pup,is
The city superintendent was granted
permission to make statement. lie said
ho wanted to be informed as to his powers
and the power Of directors in the matter
of transfOrrins pnpis. The rules
say that he shall mako the
transfers aud mako special examiua
tious " pupils whom necessary. Ho had
examined pupils from four schools, before
tho holidays, some Of whom had been
transferred to higher schools aud soms
not, because they did not have sufficient
scholarship. Ono OF the rejected pupils
had been giyon a transfer by director, aud
when tho teacher Of tho school to which
the transfer was made refused to receive
tho pupil, the director, he was told, sent
the pupil back and SAID the teacher must
receive 1t, although the pup, hi.d only an
average of 90, while he. the superiutend-
ent, had refused to transfer others because
they had less than an average of Is.
DIR. Mccormick said he was tho diieo-
tor who had given the permit, and 1t had
been done because Of hs want Of familiar.
| ty with the rules. lie denied that he had
said to tho teachers, or any one else, that
his permit must not be disputed.
MI Hartman said II would not do to
permit directors to mako transfers In vio
| latiOa Of the rules. He moved that the
child be sent back to the school from
which It had been transferred.
After further discussion at the sugges'
ton Of Mr.. Baker, Mr.. Hartman with
| drow his motion with the understanding
that DR.. Mccormick withdraw his vote OF
transfer.
| Globes tor the schools.
DIR. Herr from the committee of text
book, presented the following report
The committee on text books would beg
leave 10 report that upon investigation
they find Is expedient to suggest that Miss
Buckius' and all other schools Of that
grade who desire it, be furnished with
globes to facilitate the teaching of geog
raphy.
NJ. L. HERR.
J. w. BRrNE.
ID. II. MeCoRMIoK.
The report Of the committee was ap
proved.
Mr.. Cochran moved that the committee
on furniture and apparatus be authorized
to purchase the globes wherever they can
get them the cheapest.
Mr.. McComsey suggested that half a
dozen globes would bs sufficient for a
dozen schools, and that the proper place
for them would be in tho superintendent 4
office, where teachers could get them
when they wanted to use them, and return
them after they were doue With them.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-01-04

SOME Indignation is expressed by NOR
alists at the zeal with which New York
publishing firm set sixty nine translators
at work on the first copy of the Colon
bier's salaciOus book on Sara Bernhardt
which arrived by French steamer, and
had the volume in English for sale on
the streets next evening. But to the
credit of American enterprise 1t is to be
remembered that in some OF the news
papers n copy Of the revised version of
the New Testament was printed the day
after It's first publication. BY the way
what has become Of the new version +?
For literary work so well advertised
and upon which such vast labor and
expenss were spent, nothing ever more
suddenly disappeared from public notice.
Bound volumes of 1t are offered at 20 per
cent. of the original retail price.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-01-04
Pocket Picked.

James Wilson, of Eizlbothtown, had
his pocket picked OF $50 in money aud a
check for 50, whilo boarding a train ON
the Pennsylvania railroad ON New Years
eve.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-01-04

y wv round the rivulcts castle walls
Resound no more the summers praises,
But scarce heard through its frozen walls
Runs melody I'm secret places;
For, though the wood runs deep with snow
Witch wells from US the mOsseS slumbers
The stream, with so II. unceasing fow.
Goes gliding down In golden numbers.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-01-04

Mn. RANDALL's vigor as chairman OF
the appropriations committee is seen in the
fact that three important bills have been
already reported and referred to their
appropriate sub.committces
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-01-04

SOME curious statistics, prepared under
the supervision of tho mayor aud fire
department of New York, and relating
to the number and character Of the build
ings, etc, of the metropolis, have been
recently published. 1t is seen that there
are within the city limits l02, ,624 build
ings, of which % 256 are business hous $,
40, SOS are dwellings, and 1903 are used
conformity for purposes of residence and
business. OF the 7S,36S buildings used
| either wholly or in part as dwellings, il
is ascertaued that 35, 95S are occupied
by not more than two families, thus hav-
ing within their four walls an aggregate
population of 3l6,344 persons. The bal
auoS of buildings used for dwelling pur
poses where there are moro than two fam
lilies is S5, 9jS and into them must be
crowded the remaining population, esti.
mated at 933, $50. 1t is therefore seen that
nearly IS PER cent. of New York's pOpula
ton do not own the roof over their heads
S,Tutiny of facts like these may throw
some light on the corrupt municipal gov
ernmeut under which the metropolis ha,
| long suffered.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-01-04

GEN. SIcKLEs gas meter was one of the
common kind that registers about the
same whether the gas is burned or not
SO Gen. Sckles declined to pay the bill
and obtained an injunction to prevent the
gas company from collecting it 10y the or
diuary bulldoziug method of shutting of
the gas until it was paid. The supreme
court has sustained the lower court ard
made the injunction permanent. So the
gas company will be obliged to resort to
an action ut law and sustain the accuracy
of it's meter, which the defendant will
have fair opportunity to disproye in the
same way that other unjust claims are
met and defeated. The discovery that
gas companies are not entirely a law unto
themselves is very wholesome one.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-01-04

MEANWHILE, Crawford county, has been
given public park by wealthy family
resident in that borough. Happy the day
when Lancaster is blessed with like public
spirited citizens.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1884-10-18
Advice to Mothers.

Are you disturbed at night and
broken of your rest by sick child
suffering and crying with pain of cut
ting teeth If so, send at once and
get bottle of Mrs. WlNsLow's
SOOTHING SYRUP FOR CHILDREN
TEErHlNG. Its value Is incalculable.
1t will relieve the poor little sufferer
immediately. Depend upon it, moth
ers, there is no mistake aboat it. 1t
cures dysentery and diarrhna, regu-
lates the stomach and bowels, cures
wind collie, softens the gums, reduces
inflammation, and gives tone and en-
ergy to the whole system. Mrs. WIN
SLOWS SOOTHING SYRUP FOR CulL-
pREN TEErHlNG is pleasant to the
taste, and is the prescription Of one of
the eldest and best female nurses and
physicians in the United States, and
is for sale by all druggists throughout
the world. % cts. bottle. iel2dwlv
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1884-10-18
Winter Preparations at Vienna.

Il. B. Shaw came down from Vienna
yesterday. He reports that camp very
lively, and thinks it must continue so
all winter. The Vienna mill closed
down few days ago for repairs and
to make the necessary preparations for
the winter run. 1t will resume opera
tons in short time. There are about
200 men in the camp, who are all at
work, and not an idle man is to be
found who wants to work at "a day.
Every new report from the mines and
prospects brings encouragement, and
gives fresh impetus to all concerned,
and money and labor for development
will not be spared.
The winters supply of provisions
has nearly all been received, and peo
pie generally are established in their
winter quarters, having made prepare
tons for long and hard siege.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1884-10-18
The County Commissioners.


Bill of DIR. NJ. Jones for $50, for
attendance on insane person, allowed.
Bill of c. l.. Maine, court reporter,
for $97, allowed.
Report of J. S. White, road super
visor, Shoshone district, approved and
claim allowed.
Petition of r. P. Dayton & Co., to
refund taxes on mortgage, granted, it
appearing that the mortgage had been
satisfied.
Taxes on $1,000 of machinery of the
Colorado Iron Works refunded, as
the property had been assessed and
taxes paid in Colorado.
A warrant for 800 was ordered
drawn in favor of H. Lufkins, for the
repair of certain public roads.
In the matter of the double taxation
of I. E. Clohecy and others, 1t was
ordered that upon the filing of an af-
6davit with the clerk of the board
showing double. or excessive taxation,
the same be amended.
The quarterly reports Of the Audi
tor and Treasurer were examined,
found correct, and approved.
Adjourned sine die.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1884-10-18
THE SECOND DISTRICT COURT

October, 1884, Term-Twelfth Days
Pr0ceedings-Kis Honor Case Brod.
erick Presiding.
Thomas Awkward VS.. I. H. Turpin
ct al Motion for new trial; set for
hearing on the evening Of the Gath
instant.
Sebree & Holt vs.. w. w. Smith
Motion to amend answer argued and
submitted.
James Dougherty and John Helm
admitted to citizenship.
Frank Mitchell vs.. A. p. Turner ct
al.-Motion to strike amended com
plant from files overruled, and iniunc-
ton dissolved. Separate demurrer
sustained, except demurrer of de-
PENDANTS Neville g. Longbottom.
Leave given plaintiffs to amend com
plant.
Adjourned to a. m. Monday.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1884-10-18
Interesting to Ladies',

The attention of our lady readers is
called to the advertisement in another
column of the old esta blished and we'll
known corset house of LEWIS SCHIEIE
u Co., 800 Broadway, New York, who
are in went of an intelligent, energet-
ic lady Of good address to represent
their house in this county.
MEssRs SCHIELE & Co. are one of
the largest corset manufacturing firms
in the United States, and the situation
offered by them will, no doubt, prove
an excellent one for the successful
applicant
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1884-10-18
Something Every Lady Wants.

E. A. White has just received a
stock of Improved Novelty Gliding
Tables, which he is just giving ava,
for $3.50, spot cash. His order was
duplicated by mistake, so that he is
compelled to sell at cost, for accouu,
Of the manufacturers.
These little tables are rapidly COM
ing into favor. They are just the
thing for the sick-room, the sewing
room, picnics, gardens, card parties
etc, as they can be put out OF the way
when not wanted.
Remember the price: only, 81 so.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1884-10-18
GOT AWAY.
A Prisoner Escapes from His Captor
at the Door Of the Jail.

Constable Pollard, of Shoshone, yes
tertlav, arrested the thief at Bellevue
who robbed Superintendent bod
bridges special train, last Monday
morning, near Shoshone. Mr.. Pollard
brought his man up last night on the
train, and when he arrived within a
few feet Of the Jail door his foot slip
ped on stone, and he fell. The rob-
Der at once took advantage of the
situation and ran for dear life. Mr..
Pollard fired one shot at him, but AIS
the fugitive's course was in direct
line with pedestrians on the street, he
was compelled to let him run, and
started in pursuit. The night was SO
dark the officer soon lost sight of his
man and gave up the chase.
The County Commissioners cannot
offer reward, but every effort will be
made to recapture the robber, and it
is believed that success must surely
follow within short time.
He refused to give his name, but
following is very clear description of
him, by which he may easily be ap-
pretended About 5 feet 10 inches
high, slim-built, weighs 145 pounds
is 70 or 26 years old; sandy hair, me-
dunn cut; sandy pexioned, smooth
shaved, and freckled; very white
hands, with large frcckled spots;
wears a dark-brown coat and vest
new black hat, new pants, dark brown
mixed with white; brown or gra,
wooden shirt with laced front, no era
vat, and new boots.