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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-04-24
Aaneaster gntelligrnrcr.
The New YORK Convention.


The controlling influence OF New
York state in the politics Of the COUNT r,
is again being Enthusiastically demonstra
ted. All factions in the Republican
party Rnxlously awaited the result OF
yesterdays convention In Utica, feeling
that II would exercise q most potential
influence upon the outcome Mt Chicago
In June. The Democratic politicians OF
the state, wise In their generation, have
postponed their convention, most likely
until after the Republican national
convention, SO as to take the largest ad'
vantage from the situation after that
move In the presidential game.
New York has not only more votes In
either national convention than any other
state, but IL has more weight In the
electoral college and 1t has the largest
body of independent voters in the coun
try, so that its action In the presidential
year has very logically come to be re.
garded as of first Importance in political
calculations.
BY this measure its Republican con
vention of yesterday would seem to have
given both the Blaine and Arthur can
vassess their finishing strokes. The
result Is more disastrous to Blaine than
to Arthur, because the defeat Of the
latter in his own state had been
already discounted, while the
Blaine forces, with such sin
gular combination of leadership as
Platt, Cornell aud Warner Miller, antici
pated complete victory such an event
would have put their candidate far in
the lead Had Arthur had clear ma
jority of the convention for him Blaines
defeat would have been no more crush
ing than it is, but Arthurs case would
have been vastly improved. Each fac
tion tried to use the Edmunds club to
knock the life out OF the other but, as
1t happens, better management has
given the anti. Blaine element whatever
Of advantage accrues to either &; aud this
circumstance, with Mahone's victory in
Virginia and the hostility to Blaine of
Massachusetts and Connecticut, dispose5
Of him.
1t by no means follows that Mr..
Edmunds will be the nominee he is
not wanted by the politicians of his
party as a president he would not suit
them at all, and in the West he is weak
as a candidate. But the promotion of
his candidacy is vastly to the interest
of the opposition to Blaine and hence
forth it will be used to batter the lif,
out of what survives of that statesman
boom.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-04-24
GOOD BALL PLAYING.
Ths Aoiyes Downod ny tnN ,rnusidc, eu1
the Lnucnt,rs nearly "shut Uut'
the uarrisburg-

the usrri,burg.
Yesterday afternoon tho lrOusidcs mot
tho Aotivos, of Reading, for the third
timc aud defeated them Casil, by tho score
ui to b, The result was great surprise
after tho overwhelming defeat of the home
team at tho hands ui the visitors on Tues
day. Tho lrOusid,s changed their team
from tho day before, having Williams aud
Dorby as tho battery. Tho tormor was
hit FOR but eight singles. McOnan. "A new
man, played at first instead of Hamilton,
who was suffering from sore ankle. Tho
AOtlvcs als) changed their battery, pat
ting SohappCrt in tho box The delivery
of this man puzzled tho lronsidcs when
they visited Roadlng on Monday, bu'
yesterday they sized him MP, pounding
him all over the field aud securing six
earned ruus in the seventh inning. The
home club played an excolicut game IN
the field aud, although the Activos hit
hard their work WAS not elective
The game was cillod at 3 o'clock, and
In tho tirst inning the visitors secured
thr,O runs, most on errors Of the Iron
sides. To this number thoy added two
moro in the fourth inning 10y heavy
batting, aud they failed u score again
during the game. The home club secured
ono run in the first inning, thanks to tho
NlNltOT7 tIIOIbt anu tucy uICN Dltuhb Ib
tho seventh inniug, when tho smuggling
began. Everybody seemed ablo to
hit SIhappOrt, aud for some timo
his tiolders were kept busy IN
chasing the balls to all parts OF tho field
The lrOnsides at Onco realized that they
had found their bats and they seomod
determined not to lose thom for time.
Tho work was kept up until Bradley
| Derby and Ed. Green had each secured
two Oaggers, while nearly all Of the others
got single. The Active boys looked on with
astOnishmont, at the work. which was oxac,
| ly the kind they had boon employed at on
| Tuesday, and they were not accustomed 90
see others do 1t, especially oil tho pitching
Of "Schap." Aftor securing seven runs ia
| this inning the lrOnsidos worc retired
They secured one more Ia tho ninth, leay.
ing tho score at the eud stand to 3, The
| annrn fnllnNra
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-04-24
FEATUREs OF THE STATE PRESS,

The C0uram insinuates that good
many Columbia shad are caught at Port
Deposit.
The NOrarian wants more vigorous
measures against the Mormous-the Utah
Mormons.
The editor of the Examiner makes the
frank admission that he does not know
everything.
The Mem Fra has also turned in against
Blaine ; as 1t expresses a wish TO see him
and Tilden pitted against each other.
The Clearfield Republican hopes to see
the internal revenue system abolished. or
greatly modified, before the present House
adjourns.
The Press sums up the New York con-
vention "Blaine lacked only six of having
clear majority of the convention" A
miss is as good as a mile.
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ruE LIuIIr, oLoSDuN
\ Good Spectacular MsIodran. At the up


\ Good speCtACuI Mtiudrauna at the Opera
house.
\ god sized aulien1s WAS present last
evening IN the opera house to witness the
first presentation IN this cit of George
II. SIm'' spectaculAC IN m,lpdrama, the
" Lights O' London" Tho company
playing the pcce Is y large one and -
conspicuOusIy strong for = travelling drl
matte combination. The excellent scenic
display was marked feature Of the
evenings entertainment, tho views of
Armytage Arms and Regent Park by
moonlight boing notably Gue
While tn, play cDnJAluS many OppOTtu-
mites for tho exhibition Of histriuuic
excellence, 1t clunot DO said to have very
secure foundation for It's plot. The iuspir.
ing cause OF tho drama Is tho extreme
want into which tbs hero aud heroine Of
of the former by his father. In the most
pa thetIc situations One cannot help think.
ing that tho hero might, If he wero not
iusativrably lazy, provide his starving wife
with at least the uoCgssaries OF life. To
be sure, this is boxing At the play from a
very lleshly standpoint, but the motive
power OF overy play must be at least rea-
sOnable. The characters Of the piece were
AZ rulo we'll supported, Julian Mitchell,
as Seth PrssRe, being COnspicuOusly good,
although now and then developing 4
tendency to rant, The play is well worth
going to see, both tor the quality of the
acting exhibited and the scenic effects. Il
will be produced again this evening.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-04-24
WITHIN sixty days the New York Her

WITHIN sixty days the New FORK Her
aid was industriously engaged In warn
ing the Democrats of the House against
voting millions of naval appropriation
for vessels of very doubtful pattern and
cruisers, Of which the plan OF construc
| tion has been severely criticised by emi
nent naval experts both here and abroad
Referring to the history of our eXpendi
lures for a navy the Herald said the
truth in brief:
"The country In these years the years Of
Robeson and Chandler voted enough to
equip aud maintain splendid navy, equal
to all the naval needs Of the nation but
its generosity was abused and the money
was frittered away, with nothing to show
for the expenditure. Is II any wonder
then that less liberal appropriations be
came the rule
"If such disgraceful record is to bc
repeated 1t is just as we'll to remain longer
without navy. The vessels under con.
struction are estimated to cost about
", 100000, and the larger number of yes
sells authorized by the bill which recently
passed the Senate entails q much larger
expcuse-more than 5000, 900. But it is
still matter for doubt whether the
s3, 500, 600 will have been wisely expended.
Where, then, is the wisdom OF puttiu..
S5, 600, 600 more at risk ?''
The House, under the lead Of Mr..
Randall, shows disposition to heed
these warnings OF bitter experience {;
whereupon the Herald flies into pas
sion and assails Mr.. Randall and his
associates, as viciously rs though 1t
were the hired agent OF John Roach and
the partner of Bill Chandler. Remem
bering the story of Admiral Porter, as to
the millions spent upon the navy for no
return, the people will conclude that
Mr.. Randall is right in withholding
lavish appropriations from the thieves
who spend it one year for new ships to
be sold az old iron the next. The way to
get a navy is the same rs the way to
other refOrms-frst, turn the rascalS
out"
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-04-24
LAMP UUMMIrrEE's REPoRr.
SHOW log the Deductions Made In the Electric
lint Bill

Iight Bill.
Tbs bill of the Maxim electric light com
pany for 81, 400 for lighting the city for
the month ending April IA was considered
by the lamp committee at its meeting yes
terday. j. NJ. Chilles, clerk Of the com.
mittee, reported that after a careful
examination of the morning reports OF the
police he found that during the month the
aggregate number of hours the lamps did
not burn Calculating eleven hours per
night for each OF the l20 lamps)
was 9, ,024 hours, which would equal 5iS
lamps for the month, or nearly Is each
night. AS cash light costs nearly 3Si cents
per N .ht, tho proper deduction to be
made from the cOmpany's bill would
be s2l0,43. This il tho largest
deduction yet made, and is owing
in great measure to the entire stopping OF
the electric works after tho great snow
storm. In making his calculation, the
clerk counted as ono lamp out every two
lamps that were burning poorly. The
Committee have approved the Maxim COM
pany's bill, after making the deduction
above stated.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-04-24

A CORRESPONDENT of the Oxford
Press, writing to that paper about the
election OF apublic school superintendent
in Chester county, says:
The present incumbent, Professor
Harvey, has filled the office for several
years, and, 80 far as am informed has
performed his duty In fair and satisfac.
tory manner, and have nothing TO say
against him; but he has had the lion :
share of office, and the time has now
come for him to step down and out. The
next tfiDg TO be done is to look out for n
good man to succeed him.
This is u sample Of much of the ar
gument invoked in a contest for this
place. The incumbent, who has dis
charged his duty in "a fair and satisfac
tory manner must be got rid OF first
''the next thing" is TO find a worthy sue
cessor. Wouldn't 1t be well to hold on
10 the satisfactory official until after the
better one is found
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-04-24

THE Press, the Nttc Era, Chairman
Cooper and other more or less hopeful
Blaine supporters in this State will
doubtless find everything to comfort
them in the spectacle presented yester-
day of Virginia being handed over by
Malone to Arthur, Of Massachusetts,
turning up for Edmunds, OF BIaIne's
snubbing in Connecticut, and of the ut
ter discontinue of Warner Miller and
ex Governor Cornell, in their plan to
sweep the New York convention for the
tattooed man. But to most practical
and disinterested observers of the sltua-
tion it is very plain that Mr., Blaine is
now beaten.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-04-24

n bali greater than the famous McGreiger
well. Nearly 81, 200, 900 have been spout
in this vicinity in boring for gas, but
Wellsburg alone has been successful, hav.
ing now three wells in operation, lighting
and heating the town, melting iron and
glass, and entirely sup'rscding all other
fuel. Tho last we'll will be ppcd to
Wheeling and supply tho numerous mills,
furnaces aud glass houses.
,iergymon Qusrre inG Ia convention.
When the time came for caling the
Territorial convention III Huron, Dakota,
to order there was wild sccuC Of cOutu
sion. L. w. Caldwell, from South Dakota,
aud Major Edwards, from North D'knta,
each attempted 10 capture the temporary
organization. j. y. Scuhy was uuminatcd
by North Dakota and J. IL. King 10y South
Dakota. Both wcro declared elected :,
both took the chair aud both chatrmcn
Immediately called on tho respective
clergymCu for prayer. but the clergyman
from South Dakota started first and was
allowed to hold the floor. \ call Of the
counties was then rcslrtcd 10 to scutl' the
temporary chamanship contest and
resulted III favor Of South Dakota and j.
IL. King, Committees we've thcu 0ppOut-
cd aud the convention took y rec3ss.
rable for Charles Emory smith.
4 Hen who had with Iuduito Care, rear
ed ami instructed cIllow Brood Ui
DuckliuGs viewed with Alarm and Apple
hension their enthusiastic Bolt in the
Direction OF the Horse Pond. Como
back - she cacklcd, anSriIy, "and scratch
for Diet of Worms. didn't bring you
up to have you sail out ot my Kea1h in
this Fashion" "You forget that We are
CONSTRUCTED Delegates, was the reply Of
the Ducklings, as they vanished in the
Distance. Nord!-Polttcs Is the Worst
Honesty.
a Iraiu DitChCd.
Two coaches of a passenger train On tho
Gulf Colorado aud Santa Fc railroad ran
into n ditch near Keuuey's, TcNas,On Iucs'
day night. Twenty persons were injured,
three severely.
First oi the season,
The returns Of the election in Louisiana
received yesterday, Indicate majority OF
nearly 10000 for the Democratic state
ticket.
his sum mOiHappin-ss Complete.
Commercial Bulletin.
\ farmer Is contented with his lot when
he has the grass cut Oh It, for then he
wants Nc mower.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-04-24

Packed Ia leo and Sent To Washington To ps
Done in Plaster.
N Y. sun.

n I, sun
Commissioner Eugene G. Blackford
yesterday superintendent the packing of
probably the largest halibut that ever was
caught. 1t weighed 42G pounds, and the
commissioner was having it packed in ice
at Fulton market to send to Prof. Baird
in Washington.
"There is no telling its age" said Mr..
Blackford. at Is certainly over 100 years
old. A ten.year halibut is not Az large as
its head. The halibut is not a lighting
fish. When caught 1t surrenders without
making a great fuss about it, This speci
men was caught oil the Now FoundIand
coast a week ago. The fishermen who
caught 1t must have thought they were
dragging up the bottom of the ocean.
at is too big to put In alcohol, aud
would not bs very ornamental IL stuffed.
To eat, should classify it among the
aged aud iuiceless. l am sending It to
Prof Baird, who will make cast Of IL :"
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Death OF Peter Reed.

HarrIsOurg Tndopenuent.
This we'll know citizen of Dauphin
county died at his residence in Upper Sus-
quehanna township last Friday night.
He was born in Lancaster county, his
father having moved to Rockville when
Peter was boy. The elder Reed was a
millwrght in which business the son en-
gagged and followed it for years. lie was
a man of sterling qualities and had hosts
OF friends. He was known as the most
expert fisherman of his period, to whom
anglers from distance visiting Rockville
always went for instructions aud guidance.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-04-24

Mr. CONKLING's halcyou AMI voclt-
erOus note OF leadership was not hearl
in the New York convention yesterday {;
neither was his dainty white hand to be
seen. But it Is a remarkable coincidence
that while his enemies of the Blaine
faction were taken out from beneath the
machine, mashed to wood pulp, his foes
Of the Arthur faction were likewise
mangled to unrec ognizable fragments
under the Edmunds harrow.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-04-24

THE Philadelphia Record Is right in
maintaining that liquor licenses should
go into the local treasures, and that a
high license tax, to be regulated by the
different municipalities is, the best means
of restricting the liquor traffic, The
diversion of the license taxes from the
state to the county treasures WIS the
subject of the Jenkins bill passed by the
Democratic House of the last Legisla-
ture and favored by the governor. 1t
was defeated in the Senate by the ia
grant misrepresentation of the treasury
rings agents who, to keep the money in
their own control, represented that the
license tax was needed by the state. 1t
has been au idle surplus in the banks IA.
vOred with the treasury loans ever since
The proper mode of taxing whisky is
to tax its sale, not its manufacture
Then it would be taxed as luxury and
beverage, not as a product OF industry,
nor as an element in the mechanical and
useful arts. The government does not
need the revenue from it, neither does
the state, but the counties and cities do
need 1t. A license tax, adjusted accord
ing to the sales, would be wholesome
restriction the local authorities would
have every inducement to collect 1t the
resulting revenue would be applied
where it is most needed and where the
liquor traffic creates public expense, and
the whisky tax would be equitable aud
popular, whereas it is now unjust aud
odious. The internal revenue system,
with all its complications, aud the pres
ent three-fold taxation Of liqu rs should
give way to simple high license law,
the proceeds to go into the local treasu
lies.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-04-24
UnuarEu pYA MOCK MARRIAGE.
n Poor Girl Deserted by Her suppossd
Husband

Poor GIrl Deserted by her Supposed
Husband
Miss Adams, OF Elk Garden, on Tuesday
visited Rev. Henry knight, of Piedmont,
w. Va, aud asked him if he had married
her TO George Knight some months ago.
Rev. Mr.. Knight claimed to know nothing
whatever about the marriage.
George Knight and Miss Adams came
TO Piedmont several months ago, and
went to the county bridge, connecting
Piedmont with Westernport, TO be mar
ried. 1t has long been the custom for
runaway couples TO have the mar
riage ceremony performed on this
bridge, thereby making it unnecessary
TO procure q license. The bridge being
between Maryland and West Virginia,
neither state has any jurisdiction there.
Miss Adams is very young girl, aud
never questioned the legality of the pro.
eeedings, when minister, purportiug to
be Rev. Henry Knight, made them man
ana wife IN the presence of several male
witnesses, and friends of the groom aud
strangers to the bride.
lhey lived together as man and wife for
several weeks at the place, when the
groom claimed to have urgent business in
the West, which would probably detain
him few days, Not until a month had
passed without any tidings from her sun
posed husband did vague presentim ent
OF foul play dawn on her mind. She has
as yet been unable to obtain any clue 10
the persons who perpetrated the outrage.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-04-24

The Reformed church in Chambersburg
was established 100 yeaIs ago, last Suu-
day. Tho Valley Spirit make the press mt
an occasion for hunting a CONNIE n iatory
w. q. Cremer, its minister, who has been
there since 1875. lIe was born in Eliza
bethtown and is son in law of the late
jacob Cruel, Of this city.
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a GREAT WELL OF uAs.
Nhtutal ilkht anu Fuol from tho lIg
Well In the WorId

Natnral Light and ruoI from tho uIgge,t
Well In tho World.
The greatest we'll of natural gas known
10 the world was struck at Wollsboro.
twelve miles north of Wheeling, w. va
Tuesday morning. At depth of /, 2s7
feet the reservoir was tapped and the iiuid
rushed ont with such force as to throw the
heavy tools high in the air and demolsh
the derrick. All efforts to cap the tube
and control the gas have been futile. A
light has been applied and the glare on the
sky is visible thirty miles away.
in quantity this well is estimated to be
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-04-24

A.J, kaufman, esq collector OF informal
revenue received to-day e54 drafts in
payment of claims for rebate, al,
lowed under the provisions OF the
act of March 8, 1888, OF taxes
paid on tobacco, snuff, cigars, &c.,
They amount in the Aggregate to &24, 363,.
6S and vary in amounts from Sl0.0j to
s2. 1907 40 Claimants residing In the city
receive their drafts at the collectors office.
Those outside the city receive them by
registered mail
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UhIla rouna usan In I,.n.

Yesterday Deputy Coroner ii. q. Glib
BILE held an inquest on tho body OF five.
months old child of Henry Eaby, of Man.
helm, that was found dead in it's bed
Several witnesses were examined, and the
Jury rendered verdict that death resulted
from an affection OF the heart.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-04-24
TaEFNrE UrIyY nUuHES.

Despair end Death OF a BesutIfuI woman
VINO Could SOt Act.
Ivy Hughes a victim of the Langtry
| craze, which led her TO imagine personal
beauty q passport 70 success on the stage,
died on Saturday in New York of portion
tits after having for several months earned
a precarious living as an artist model She
was the daughter OF Englsh parents, and
born in Australia, and, though her fun
eral services were attended by q large
crowd, il is not known that she had any
intimate friends in this country. Mr.
Augustus PItOu, tha manager for Mr.
John StetsJn at the Fifth Avenue theatre,
said
" She was one Of the most beautiful
women ever saw in my life tall aad
perfect 10 form, with oval face aud checks
soft, yelvety and as rosy as peaches She
gave lue her name as Ivy Hughes, admit
ting al the same time that that was her
maiden name. She told me that she had
recently come from England, where she
had moved iu the highest circles Of society
She hal often performed in amateur the
a,ricals and given private readings.
The success which Mrs. Laugtry had on
the stage determined her to adopt the
theatrical profession, and the strong Op.
position of her relatives had induced her
10 come 10 New York. She asked me for
an engagement, and told her would
send for her as soon as we began 10
rehearse. don't know what she did in
the meantime, though heard that she
obtained employment as supernumerary
at Days theatre. She readily came to
rehearsal when We sent for her about
seven weeks ago, and showed a willingness
to learn her part. She was a very refined
lady, sprightly and intelligent, but uu-
fortunately an entire novice in acting. She
did not even understand the prompt ditec
ttous in the play book.
AFTER several rehearsas we were Obliged
to inform her of her iucompsteucy, and
though greatly disappointed, she seemed
TO recognize the fact herself"
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Mays Latest Matrimonial suitor.

ChlGhgo news.
The latest rumor from across the water
is to the effect that Miss Mary Anderson,
the accomplished Kentucky actress, has
rejected the matrimonial offer OF West
minister Abbey, brother of Henry Il.
Abbey, the theatrical manager.