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The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-12-12

ENLDREDGE a sLADE,
LAWYERS AND INsUR ANCE AGENTS.
Brewster's Block,
Middlebury, VT.
l.. ID. ELDREDGE, JIM. SLADE.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-01-08
4 Fugitive Captured.

Joseph DOrwart, who robbed his room
mate, Samuel Flemming, of quantity Of
clothing on Friday, the 2Sth of December,
at their boarding house on West Vine
street, and then fed tho city, was arrested
in NOrristown and brought to this city
last evening by the chief of police of
NOrristown. He was taken before Alder.
mau Alex. Donnelly this morning aud
committed for trial at court.
The stolen clothing was fond in his
possession, consisting of gray OvercOat,
pair OF kid gloves, black vest, felt hat,
pair of trousers, pair of Oyershoes, pair OF
CATERS and other articles. Dorwart is a
stranger here and no kin to the Dorwarts
of this city. lie lived in Norlistown with
his mother, Mrs Elyina Dorwart, and
after the case was worked up against him
he was kept secreted in her house. The
officers visited it about 9 O'Clock yesterday
morning aud the woman steadfastly main
tanned that her son had taken his depart
ure several days ago. From her manner
the chief was assured that all was not
right ; that his bird was either up stairs
or ia the cellar. He stumbled upon key
to the cellar door, which he used to ad
vantage and prevented all egress from
that quarter. IN the upper part OF the
house no clue to the ..thief was found
When the officer went into the cellar,
however, by the light of his lantern he
discovered Dorwart hiding behind lot OF
barrels. The thief surrendered himself.
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THE sUMATRA sUAKE.

Tarmers Urged TO rIanJ havana Ssod.
The above reports show very plainly
disposition on tho part OF some OF the pre-
teuded trade authorities to hedge on
the question Of theimpOrtation OF Sumatra.
L. Is seen not To be such terrible danger
a. it has been represented. Ralsers and
homo buyers, too, are very much less pam
icky than heretofore, and the following
from an experienced representative OF the
tobacco interest here at home expresses
a conservative Wow of the question
"The am ual cry Of Sumatra is heard
among the tobacco meu aud business is at
staudstill. About year ago when
Congress was petitiOned aud did put on a
tariff Of seventy five cents pound we had
expected that it was settled, but it now
transpires that somebody sharper than
those who had tho bill III charge succeeded
in making into ii the clause which is now
creating the trouble. We can SEQ little in
the hope that Secretary Folger will or can
reverse his decision he seems to just take
the law ~ II In, no more no less.
"As to what Congress can or will dc
there is faint hope, and even II there IL
anything done IL will be far time Ia the
| future, by which time tho market can be
| filled with Sumatra,
"The sending Of committees and peti
tons to Congress, the holdings of meetings
by growers and all such measures may be
all we'll enough, but wo must take into
consideration the very small number o
members Of either body of Congress who
directly represent tobacco growing ais
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STATE NEWS.
Item. OF Interest IN pennsyiyauia

A meeting of the Pennsylvania editorial
association will be held IN the Lochiel
hotel Harrisburg, Wednesday, January
23, IL a. m.
Judge Boyer, Of Montgomery county,
has just decided that rural vendue criers
are not ratablc by the mercantile appraiser
aud taxable as merchandise brokers under
the act OF Goth OF juno, 1873, relating to
auctiOneers.
A kitchen range exploded in the resi-
dence OF Mr.. Joseph Hinohman, at Johns
town, breaking in small fragments and
partly demolshing the kitchen aud seri-
Ously injuring Miss Hinchman.
The trial of James Mutt has been set for
the l4th instant and will probably continue
for week. The prisoner will be brought
from Uniontown aud lodged in the Pitts
burg Jail On Saturday night.
For the first time for years the Della
ware river IL almost completely frozen
over below Philadelphia. From Trenton,
N. j., to Port Richmond the leo is sufii.
clently strong to permit teams to cross the
river at any point.
In Schuylkill county, at the Mile house,
situated between fremont and Branch
dale, an unknown man, badly mutilateC
and with bullet hole in his left breast
was found IN the stable in the rear of thI
hotel. The persons who made the dis
ooyery at first believed he had been frozel
TO death, but an examination of tho bod,
revealed the fact that rats had ieasted o
his head and face.
VIM, Andrews, the oolored wife mur
derer, who has received new trial il
Harrisburg, stands good chance now o
getting altogether clear. He was convicte
mainly on the testimony Of Mrs. Ulrich
residing in the neighborhood, to whom
Andrews had mado statements indicating
his guilt, and she has since died.
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Last evening about @ o'clock James
Reilly, supposed to bo ira mp, was found
living in tho ditch alongside the railroad a
short distance west of Kinzer's station.
He had a hole in his head, was unconscious
aud almost frozen. He was carried into
the tool house at that point and thawed
out. This morning he thought himself
sufficiently revived to take care of him
self, and declined being sent to the hos
pital, He could give no account OF the
accident, but it is supposed he was riding
on a freight, became numbed, fell OFF and
was thrown into the ditch where found.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-01-08

The following is lis, Of letters .cnraiu-
ing in the postotfico for the week ending
Monday, January 7, 1881:
Ladiss' List -AdeIlJ Allison, Mrs.
Sallie Boltz, Mary NJ. Bpwmau, Little
Coffee, Mrs. Mary Coygdalc, Annie s.
Domer, Alice Donleyy X, NJ. Eckert,
Mrs. John Gill, Ms. David Haruich,
Annie Hartman, Annie 3 Kiahl, Mary
Lereyre, Mrs Louis Moore Name Mussel.
man. Anna PinUel, Blrbara l. Rohrer,
Clara Rolf Mrs. iosUJGJJk, B.r.na
Werner, Emma >. WOu
Geats' List.-Aaron Amll, Baldwin &
Graham, Baiy & Wilson, John Banard,
| W. II. Coyle, w. d. Fnnkford, Henry
Gambler, Kaufman Group RJbbeIt Huch.
esou, L, Hershey, Dr. James b. Heuion
! CG). International Collecting Co., Milton
Kolenberger, VIM. Kennedy, ir., Lpuis
| j. Kcmpf 5. 5. HOFFMAN, D. Lands, s. If.
Martin, John A. Miller, H. Myers s. Co.,
Amos Ncn. NJ. l.. Olmatcd, .. +. Ron
niugtr, GoOrgie II,bb, Master WnHe
Rutter, Low Smith, George smith, VIM
Stork, David Whib.er George Winger-
| ter.
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UESiTL aitY.


Death Of a. jthhl0 iuWutC.u.
MIS-. A. Jennie Townsyud, vito Of Dr..
Ellis +. Townsend, Of Cuudou, \. J., aud
daughter Of tho late Charles NJ. Johnston.
of Drumoro township, Lancaster county,
died OF consumption at tho family resi-
dencc IN Camden on Saturday afternoon at
half past O'Clock. Mrs Townsend was a
woman Of superior intellect a graduate Of
the state normal school at Millersyille, and
for several years suCCcsBiul teacher
in tho schools Of this county.
After her marriage with DR.. Townsend she
removed with him to Beverly n. j.. where
DIR. Townsend practiGoi medicine for many
years, removing 70 Cdmlon only two or
three years ago. Mrs, Townsend had many
friends in this county, who will bs panied
to learn Of her death, and extend heartfelt
sympathy TO her berelycd husband and
children. Her funeral will take place
Wednesday at II O'Clock, lutorment AT
Beverly, N j.
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HOW HE WAS SAVED.
a PnIiadslpbia skater Re.oned from a
Watery Grave.

Pniiadoipbia skater Resonsn from a
Watery Grave.
While the thousands of skaters were
dartlng over the frozen surface of the
Schuylkill Monday afternoon one venture
some chap, clad in big ulster, wooden
gloves aud fur cap, glided gracefully
upon wide stretch of thin ice under the
Girard avenue bridge. la a moment hs
was iiOupdcrng in the water. IN response
to his cries for help member of the Phla.
delphia skating club and Humane society
tossed him life line. lie seized it aud
a score of willing hands at the other
end pdlled hard. The ropo parted
and the unfortunate skater was
at the mercy Of the icy waters. The Saving
appliance, after the mishap, was too short
To reach him. No other rope was at hand,
1t looked squally for the man in the
water, who cried out that his strength
was fast leaving him. A tall, muscular
fellow threw himself fiat on the treachGr
Gus ice aud slowly drew himself to tue
sinking man, who seized his arms
Another skater prostrated himself ia like
manner and caught hold of the ankles Of
the other man, forming chain. Several
persons grasped the legs of the last man
aud succeeded in drawing tho trio to a
place of safety. Tho rescued man was
almost exhausted, He was wrapped in a
blanket, placed on sled aud hurriodly
taken to the bOaJh0use of the skating
club, whore, under the treatment no re-
ceiyed, no soon recovered.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-01-08

The Harrisburg convocation of tho pro-
testant Episcop?l church of the diocese Of
Central Pennsylvania, will begin three
days session this evening, at 1880 O'Clock,
In st. Paul's =. Il. church, Harrisburg.
All the parishes and mission stations in
this vicinity arc included in this oonvoca.
ton. It's meetings are held quarterly,
and such subjects are discussed as advance
the church work in this district, and the
mission work of the diocese, as we'll to
cultivate brotherly feeling and spiritual
intercourse between its members.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-01-08

John Coyle, who murdered Emily
Myers, across the river from Marietta, two
years ago, must hang unless the board Of
pardons intervene for his protection. 1t
will be remembered that he was tried in
York county and convicted afterwards a
change of venue was granted permitting
his trial in Adams county. Tho second
trial resulted in conviction. An appeal
was taken to the supreme court from the
decision OF tho Adams county court with
the result of an afiirmance yesterday of
the lower courts decision. 1t ia said that
an application will be made for his pardon.
This is his only hope.
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brutal BUxIsu MATUu
The PrendCrsa,t.I .ISurns Contesr IuteTruptr
by the Police

The PrendCrsa-t-IJurns Contssr interrupted
by the Police.
Tweuty.l i've hundred people assembled
iu Madison square Garden, New York,
Monday night, TO witness the boxing
match between Joe Preuderglst, Of Brook.
lyn, and Hughey Burns, Of England
There was preliminary entertainment,
in which number Of lDcA pug,lis.s took
part. When the principals appeared on
the stage there WAS yell Of delight from
the assembled crowd. PrendeTgast was
in fins condition, while Burns appeared -
be overturned
The match was for Il, 900, and il Burns
stood up for four three minute rounds he
was % pocket the stakes and G5 per ceut.
| of the gate money. Prof VIM. Mcclellan
| seconded Burns, and Dick Hollywood, the
| Brooklyn man. Billy Edwards was chosen
| referee. When the men faced each other
| PTeudergast at first spared cautiously,
! but, finding that his opponent did not
respond TO his advances, he began 10 rain
his blows 10 quick succession upon the
Engllshmau, knocking him all aroun4
the ring, He was knocked clean OIL his
feet twice 10 the first round, and seemed
to be entirely unable 70 ward of a sinyl,
blow Of his antagonist.
The crowd hOwled IN derisiuD, as they
had expected to see a scientific match. IL
tho second round Prendergast assumed
his former tactics, and almost the hrs
blow be struck knocked Burns under thl
ropes on 10 the reporters table. He crawl
ed back to the stage again however, an,
was once more vainly endeavOIing to wart
off the blows which were being showercD
upon him, when Police Captain William
stepped between the fighters and refuse
10 allow the match to 20 on
The Kisses of the crowd had Il
effect upon the decision of the captain, an
tho match was finally decided draw, an
the crowd dispersed in bad humor.
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a. a aiaIyuc y sons compete i.g .uutfol-
phlA NSurE

Q a. Hf l.
phla V,"-k
Tue ui.shg,v committees. pn.. H..lpN.A
COUNCILS Yesterday uE.aed proposals for
building . c,mn.r,e er9atts bridge. one
hundred feet in Width. 'uy,r gIe S,luylki.!
river at Ntrlet street. UGs were also
.op,.sd fer c,rs,uc,lu, tie fuada,iuus,
piers aad aDutmep.s In snrlrlts items,
and for tho erection of q wooden temper.
ary br.dEc north of the present lite. For
the stone bridge compI,te and It's ap
pgJIches. bey.au.ay .G5 fee, ws,t of ESD
street and 4iO .cet east Of oD,h street,
respectively, the following blts were re
Il, Clark n Co. Neg York. r.iGp OuD.
In sixteen months time Lfudruthal (
Friday. Of PatsU4gg. 81 3.lUJO in thirty
months Il 4. NaIoqo Il SJus, OF Lam
castor, $1,000 UOJ, IN eighteen months,
aud E =. -m..h a. Alexander McGAw, 4lU
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-01-08

THE NcW Era comedies that the
financial report of the county commits
sioners proves that ex Commissioned
Montgomery was right in the position
taken 10y him last year and sustained by
the INTELLIaENCER that the three mill
tax levied by the board was In excess OF
the county's needs. BY the same token
the rate for the coming year need not
have been made more than two mills
About one third of the receipts from tax
last year are to be applied to payment of
county debt, which it will readily bt
admitted there is no occasion to pay off
by taxation Of the people at the present
rate.
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PERSONAL.

ARABI PACHA's greatest ambition Is to
learn to speak English tiuently.
DAVID II. BATES has bsen elected presi
dent and general manager OF the Balti
more and Ohio telegraph company.
BREWSTER CAMERON, general agent Of
the department Of justice, has resigned 70
accept land Office position in the South.
west.
MIR. CHARLES SANTLEY, the well known
baritone singer, was married in London ou
Sunday 10 Miss Elizabeth lines, wealthy
American lady.
CHARLES DELMoYIco, the New York
restaurateur, mysterIously disappeared On
Saturday noon and grave fears are euter-
tanned for his safety.
ARCHBISHOP GIBBONS, Of Baltimore, has
been commissioned by the pope as apos-
tolic delegate to preside over the Catholic
council in Baltimore next year.
THOMAS MAST, the cartoonist, threatens
a suit against the Harpers, on the ground
that the non publication of his week. "
work does him great injury. They pay
him, nevertheless, $4,000 year for it.
p. G. SMULL, the fasting horse thief
who escaped from the Beyidere, n j.
| jail, sent letter few days ago to tn,
editor of the Elston Argus, wishing him
merry Christmas and haUpY New Year
WV. BALDWIN, a retired railroad con
tractor, and a director in the Pittsburl
and COnnellsville railroad, died In Connels
vile on Monday. He leaves fortune 0
100000 to relatives in Vermont, wher
he will be taken for interment.
Mr.. WIN. L. LOCKWOOD WAS the ouI
| Of hn
Chester and PhUuixyile railroad com
pauy on Monday. To reporter he said
The West Chester aud Phmuixvill
railroad is something that will keep, al
as there is no one here but myself the oul
thing that can be done is to adjourn sui
ject to the call of the president"
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not been verified, but as a certain
amount Of suspicion usually attaches to
the contingent (" funds voted depart.
ment officers 1t would be interesting to
see in detail where the peoples money
goes at Harrisburg which is voted to the
various "contingents.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-01-08

SENATOR THURMAN has addressed a
great and characteristic letter to the
Democrats in the Ohio Legislature, who
are about to select senator. NJ. Payne,
an able and very wealthy Democrat Of
Cleveland, has come forward TO wrest the
scat from PendletOn. He is the represent
tItive Of corporate and financial influence
and believed to be particularly supported
By the Standard oil company, of which
his son is one. Judge Thurman takes
his stand for PendletOns reelection, be-
cause of the character of the opposition
to him. 1t is the opposition of a powerful
few, sustained by theintluence Of wealth.
Judge Thurman desires the Democratic
party to be led by no such inhu
ence, and plainly and boldly says so.
He speaks frankly as he feels strongly,
and gives the sound advice which comes
from Il patriotic heart and clear mind,
There are batter, because abler, men in
Ohio than Mr. Pendeton,Of whom Judge
Thurman himself is chief. II the contest
pciplo IHS DIulOIidNo III luc LtBISldlule
was waged as to the individual merit of
the aspirants, Mr., Pendleton might not
b. selected and Mr.. Payne might be,
with credit and propriety. But when
Mr.. Payne is urged by improper innu
ences his selection will be improper, and
the choice of Mr.. Pendleton or whoever
can breast the dictatiOu of money to the
party is demanded 10y consideration,
which lay close to the party's salvation
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The governor having recently called
for statement Of the detailed disburse
ment of the contingent fund Of the two
Houses during the extra session of the
Legislature, the Bellefonte Watchman,
whose editor was clerk of the House,
very reasonably requests that the gov
ernor, in consistency, call for and that
there be published detailed account of
the expenditure of the contingent funds
In all the departments at Harrisburg. 1t
shows that for the seventy five persons
in these departments there is appropri.
ated an annual total of $2l 500 for con-
tingent purposes. When the executive
call for the statement of the legislative
contingent fund was made the gratul-
tous suspicion" was telegraphed from
Harrisburg that there was something
crooked" Happily, we believe, this has
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-01-08

IN the Schuyikill county court yester
day there was presented the unedifying
spectacle of Judge Bechtel publicly pro.
testing against the removal by Judge
Pershing of the present court crer, and
the appointment in his stead of man
more acceptable to the president judge.
Such petty squabble it would have
been better to have ended in private. 1t
depreciates judicial dignity to have these
unseemly differences of the bench dis.
played in public, In our own local ex
perience the unfortunate differences
between Judges Livingston and Patter
terson over the Ephrata Seven Day Bap-
tist case is professional scandal. The
supreme court has said that without an
agreement between them there can be
no final judgment by it, and hence no
adjudication of the right to control of
the property in dispute, Since this de
cisiOn OF the supreme court neither has
moved an inch from his position noI
does either show any disposition
to 80 far yield rs to render il
possible for judgment to be
had, as the law contemplates shall be
reached in all litigation. Whatever the
original merits OF their controversy botl
are now clearly wrong in refusing tC
follow the example of far greater ant
more illustrlous judges than either OF
them, in yielding their individual views
to save the processes of the law from
thatpopular contempt in which they art
sure to be held when courts themselves
make them Ineffective.
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common I'Ieas uourt

The list for the two weeks Of common
pleas court commencing january 2sth is
out. Thirty cases are set down for each
week, the Briokeryllle church suit being
in the first week.
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January |, 1854 tue estimated stock was
.ljlI2 cases, tuoluding old aud tho
growth for 1883 the lattor Is estimated Ut
lGo, 900 cases, Of which 90, 600 arc credited
TO this state. Comparatively littlo of the
crop OF 1888 ia its cutircty-thlt is, OF any
s,Ate-haS yot boeu purchased. The
general disposition on tho part of the
.ar. .Cst packers Is - wait until the to
b.C3p Is stripped AMI buudlcl, 50 that
they can $50 what they avo buying.
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LEAF TOBACCO.
rtw YuUN ANu LAsUasrEx mAuNrr.
b.. Wow 90 lSsS In the trade increase ot
gar pcuduutiou-rHo LocaI uuuuoK
-trgIug the Adoption OF hIH-
NAna seed.

Cous,Hsrahla space is devoted in the last
issues at the trade journals 70 arovicw of
the oiglu manufacturing interest aud tho
lrN, tobacco trade Of tho past year. From
thu figures rivou II seems that tho number
ot ri.Ils ON which tax was paid in New
York city 1888 shot ahead of 1889 To tho
extent 4 lo,156,210; ia tho number of
ct.Hr.ttCs, 81, lS0 500 IN the quantity OF
manufactured tobacco, 40 G2l pounds.
rncro sc'ms to be considerable falling
,T ul thl sf,'k Of saCl leaf on hand from
tGl, uf even date last year Ga January
{. 1883 the estimated stock of saed leaf
ou hand, including tho growth of 1882 and
plnyious growlhS, WAS 2g} 0a3 cases,
ma % up A. follows
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WAS TaEKE FOUL PLAYg

Tho mysterious Death Of u wayward Young
Girl.
The girl who was found cut, bruised aud
frozen in the creek at Carr's Corner, near
Elmira, N. Y, on Sunday, was named
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ZIG Hog.

George Harnish, Lampeter, killed two
hogs this morning which weighed ol2 and
$40 pounds.
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the Salary Bill.

The new law, enacted by the begis
,.kure of 1888, substituting fixed salaries
instead OF fees in this county as compen
sation for county officers has gone into
effect 30 far as relates to the incoming
district attorney, poor directors and
o,unty surveyor. Under its provisions
the district attorney will receive $4,000 {;
the Door directors each $3.50, and the
county surveyor $3.50 there seems to be
no provision except by the continuance
Of the old salary law for prison in
spectors. The effect of the new law
will be felt most sensibly upon the
emoluments Of the court house officers
whose places are to be filled in the elec
tions of the coming year, and it will
only be after experience with them that
its beneficial operation can be fairly
estimated. The good result anticipated
for the public is protection from the
rapacity of officials whose incentive to
take illegal fees will be removed by
making their compensation no longer
dependent upon the amount of their
fees collected, which are hereafter to
be covered into the county treasury.
But 1t is to be remembered that the
act establishing salaries for county otii-
GERS provides that they shall only receive
these amounts IL the net receipts of their
offices aggregate so much, and in the
failure Of this they shall receive only
such proportion of the statutory salaries
as the net receipts Of their offices amount
to. These net receipts are calculated,
after paying out of the gross the salaries
Of their clerks and deputies, the number
and pay Of whom are to be fixed by
Joint board Of the county commissioners
and auditors, subject to appea! to and
the approval Of the court. County officers
to have the benefit Of this law, are
required also to attend personally to the
duties Of their place.
1t will be seen, therefore, that in the
Inception Of the new laws operations its
practical efficiency will depend very
largely upon the board of control, con-
sisting Of the commissioners and audi.
tors, and as these places are to be filled
during the coming year, their selection
should be subject of grave care with
both political parties. The large re
sponsibility added to their duties require
that men OF capacity, tirmness and in
tegrity be chosen ii the salary bill is to
produce good results. 1t ought to be
understood early in the campaign that
any other kind of candidates for these
places will be rejected by the people.