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, 1884-04-09
An Unmanaxeable Church organIst.

,i [Charles s. Robinson in The Century.
Not long ago l was walking out of a neigh
boring church, into which, in one of my rare
chances of worshiping without officiating, l
had found my way. A gentleman whom 1
met there was speaking to me kindly, giving
me cordial welcome. l tried to listen, but
the roar of the organ drowned his voice.
"Oh, / wish you would stop the awful noise up
therel' l said; for the racket OF tubes shook a
chandelier over our heads, and rnttled the
windows. And my friend answered: "Well,
he is in ono OF his loud moods now,
that is a fact; but he is a splendid
player. He is a little funny some
times when he sends US home good-nat-
ured; very adroit and careful, but no makes
me laugh now and then. He will begin an
opera air, and go on with 1t half n dozen
notes, until you arc scared a little; he just
touches 1t and leaves 1t, and, before he gets
caught, away he goes off into something else.
He is at Iohengrin' now, he will DO in
Lucia in a minute, and will end up in some
solemn old oratorio; and the elders never
seem aware Of what he is giving the congre-
g~ationI' .ti+
Unfortunately, SOME Of them do know
the ribald ones who laugh at their innocence
and the minister knows it also; but what
can they dot 1he chief trouble is not in the
tubes and the reeds, nor even In the whistles,
but in the living human being who sits 70,
sponsihly In the throne to manage them, and
Is himself u-nniauageable.
N".
Chicago Eewss We admit that civilization
has very little use for moneyless strangers
, 1884-04-09

GRIMES of all kind should he made un
popular throughout the Land. Temper
i1ing with an evil is merely encouraging
and strengthening its pernicious effects.
, 1884-04-09

To 0attlennen.1!
The Union Stock Yards Company
of Omaha having purchased the
Transfer Stock Yards at Council
Bluffs with The view Of consolidating
the whole system Of Stock Yards
interest into the new Yards now be-
ing erected about three and a half
miles southwest Of Omaha on The
U. P Ry and will be completed
about July Isl, ready 10 handIe stock
Of all kinds. The company request
the stoGknen in the westto consid-:
er The advantages of having their
stock billed there. 81. " /.
In addition to offering the best ia
cil1ties as. a feeding pointwe will have
at the Yards for Eastern, and South
ern account buyers for stock Of all
kinds, as we'll as a home demand to
supply the slaughtering and packing
houses. aaa ..a5 b. Is
The plans are made and contract
let for a Strengthening house with a
capacity of handling 500 beeves per
day and another of nearly the same
dimensions in contemplation m
H - at L4aan dsHa r.H s
w. A PAXTON. President.
A. H. SWAN, Vice President.
JOHN H. DONNELLY, Secretary.
T. E. Ia 1T,
Plumber and Gas Filter, and Dealer in Plum bers'
Supplies.
STORE VUITH j. Ell, ARP b.
AL ORDERS PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO. I
, 1884-04-09

1T BEGINS to look as though postal
telegraphy is an assured success The
people are decidedly in its favor as it
Is in favor of the people.
, 1884-04-09

ThEfoot and mouth disease seems
like someo of the individual booms for the
presidency to be fast growing weaker
and weaker in roIrtlof importaneeJ ~
, 1884-04-09

CoNonEss has legislat6d for the pro-
lection of eastern manufacturers.
Now let it legislate for the protection
of western cattle DSjJssnB1 I "a
, 1884-04-09

THE members of the Cattle Conven-
ton from Dry Greek found Cheyenne
a good place 10 gain points on irri-
Uation
, 1884-04-09

THE voice Of the wyoming Stock
Growers Association VII npt 20 cm-
needed throughout the nation.
, 1884-04-09

al Is EE ESTE g }H
DRsIoeRAeY and victory are destined
to be one and ihssporable in November
, 1884-04-09

Tihe Recommendations made in the
convention of Stock Growers for the
prevention and suppression of cattle
diseases ought to be speedily adopted.
, 1884-04-09

THERE ought to be a federal quaran-
tine for dissased cattle.
, 1884-04-09

TIE proposed Bureau of Animal In
dustry is a national necessity. ga Z
, 1884-04-09

Chicago Eewss We admit that civilization
has very little use for moneyless strangers
but to such complexion may almost any OF
US come at last
, 1884-04-09

Little Joker is the best smoking
tobaeeoEi
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-04-03
LOST AND FOUND.


The pOcketboOk OF Jacob B. Stauffer,
containing 81 81, all OF which was In
checks except s52 in cash, and which be
believed had been stolen from him while
transaoting business in the First National
bank OF West Chester, has turned up all
right. Mr.. Stauffor, after cashing his
$500 check, went cut of the building and
did not return Tor quarter of an hour,
when he made known his loss.
In tho interval Of Mr.. Staulfer's first
visit and last visit to the bank Timothy
Moran, who Is o fireman on an engine
which runs between West Chester and
Frazer station, Of tho Pennsylvania rail.
road, went into the bank to transact somo
business. AS ho was going out Of tho
bank person ia front OF him kicked a
long pCcketbook, aud made tho remark :
" There is an April fool" Moran noticed
that when tho book opened 1t contained
some money and picked it up.
He had no time to make any inquiry as
TO who the loser was. He gave the book
to his wife, giving her instructions to take
the book to the bank in the morning. Mrs.
Moran forgot the matter until her husband
came homo, He delivered the pocketbook
with everything intact, to the counsel Of
Mr., Staulfer.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-04-03
~ -
BRIBERY IN PIrTsBURU
n., 1t oor,, at n.pupirC.u Primary.

wnat IL Corts at = R-pablIcAu Primary.
Republican Convention Proceeding.
Billy Finn, Senator Aull, John Need,
Fred. and Doc. Magee, George Oliver,
President Ford and q number of others
gathered in q knot in front of tho repor.
ters'desks and discussed in a very pointed,
though withal pleasant way, kickers,
bribers, boilers, tbs citizenB' movemc II,
the machine, the ring, and other kindred
congenial topics.
"We carried moro precincts in the
Twenty second Congressional district than
you fellows did. said Fred. hsgoe.
Possibly SO" replied Mr.. Aull.
have made no calculation on that point.
IL strikes me, hoy ever, that We have most
of the delegates from this county to Har-
risburg."
Possibly so," was the sad refrain OF
Frederick.
Say, how much money did you fellows
spend, anyhow ?" put in Mr. Finn, who
seemed curiously anxious to acquire some
reliable statistics on this point,
Mr.. Aull-We didn't spsud ss much as
you fellows did.
Doc. Magee--Oh, HI!
John Neeb-Ha Ia ha u!
Geo. Oliver-Ill bet you a sl00, and put
the money up right now, that this cam
paiRn didn't cost you less than 1000
MI Aull-I never bet.
Billy Flinn-How 10 1t about that story
that you fellows offered Coslott 1900 tC
vote with your side
John Neeb-The way I heard it wa
that Coslett had been offered work unit
next November at 90 o day II he would
vote with the Blaine people.
"Ofiered work where ?'
HIu Byers' mill"
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-04-03

JUDGES are mortal and have their
humors, as many luckless defendant
has found out who happened before
them at the wrong time. Wretches
have hanged-but oftener escaped, per-
haps,-that jurymen might dine. Cole
ridge, lord chief justice of the realm, is
said to have yesterday sentenced Ell.
mund Yates, the well known society
journalist OF London, to four months
Imprisonment for libel, "with a relish"
Mr.. Yates paper had printed the rumor
current in sporting circles of the elope
ment OF lady of very n gu rank aud
noble birth with young peer wao5e wife
was Ill, and gave personal point toit
by afterwards saying he did not mean
Lord Lansdale. II this was libel on
the noble lord, Yates got no more
than was deserved. But II is q
pity the noble lord chief justice laid
himself open TO the suspicion of being
moved to severity by irascibility at the
publication of the harmless rumOr that
he and his brother and son and the rest
of the Coleridge family were about to
marry Mary Anderson, the charming
American actress, who is quite too coed
and beautiful to I've wasted on whole
bench full OF superaunuated and Grabbed
English blgwigs.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-04-03
THE CONSUMERS. GAS COMPANY.

Ruus Against n Legal snsg In Reading.
The Consumers Gas company, of Read.
ing, having failed to procure the consent
OF councils to dig up the streets for the
purpose OF laying p'pes, their representa-
tives say they have the right to do SO
without such consent, and that the adverse
action of councils will not necessarily
deter them from erecting their works and
laying pipes. The aff Lir has caused some
newspaper discussion over there, In the
course of which IL comes out that the
stockholders are Henry Baumg gardner,
Lancaster, $50 shares Thomas Baum
gardner, Lancaster, $50 shares John II.
Baumgardner, Lancaster, $50 shares
George II. Christian, Philadelphia, 245
shares William B. Back, Philadelphia,
shares.
The amount of the capital stock of the
corporation is s25 900, divided into 1 900
shares of the par value OF s25, and % 500
being 10 per oentum of the capital stock
has been paid in cash to tho treasurer of
said corporation, whose narne and resi-
dence are, Henry Baumgardner, Lancaster,
Pa. Aud the balance Of said capital
stock is declared and taken as full paid
stock, not liable to any further calls or
assessments, to 10 issued In payment aud
purchase Of lands, buildings and apparatus
for generating gas"
Mr.. Richmos 1 l.. Jones, attorney for
the company, IS reported as saying that
the authority Of the Consumers Gas
company to lay their pipes Ia the streets
and to erect their works in this oity Is
complete and no ordinance Of tho councils
is required to enable them to commence
and continue their business"
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-04-03
THE ELECTRIC LIsar POLES.
Property Owners Kishts which may No,
be lnIriugsd.

Judge O'Gorman, of the supreme court,
New York, has handed down q decision
continuing temporary injunction pre-
viously granted restraining the United
States illuminating company from erecting
poles for the support of electric uires iu
frout Of the premises Of Tiffany i Co., on
Union Square. Tho judge says no will
assume that tho electric company has fuh
legislative aud municipal power to erect
the poles in question, but adds that
it is "a question Of Law whether the
Legislature mas rot exceeded its powers
in permitting the taxing Of plaintiffs
property by Impairing the use and enjoy
meat Of the light, Air and f.SG socsss to
their premises, which formed part Of their
easement in the public street, without
providing due compensation therefor. He
says ;-"If the plaintiffs had property in
such easement, and were threatened with
substantial loss or impairment of such
property, then the Legislature, failing to
provide for compensation, exceeded its
powers"
The judge cites number of authorities
upon this poiut and then says " Wheth
er the erection of the poles in the case at
bar would have been q substantial impair
ment Of the plaintiffs use of their ease
ment in light, air or free access to and
from the street is question Of fact, and
as far as is shown by the papers used in
this motion the preponderance of evidence
seems to be in favor OF the plaintiff. The
poles in question are not meant to sustain
the electric lamps, but only the wires
connecting with the lamps, and by means
Of which the light is to be supplied.
They are, therefore, not strictly speak.
ing, lamp posts, aud posts of the dimen-
sions stated IN the moving papers, placed
in front Of the entrance to tho plaintiffs
store might well create q serious hind.
iance TO free access to il. II is also
averred and not denied that the Lighting
power can be aud actually Is 10 some parts
of this CITY conveyed to tho lamps by
underground connection and by means
not involving any risk of damage to the
plaintiffs The use Of the street, by the
erection of these poles, would be, there
fore, unnecessary and in 80 far as it in
flicted special damage on plaintiffs consti.
tutCd a cause Of action"
The Judge thinks that on the case, as
presented, there is prepondersnce OF
evidence 10 favor Of tho plaintiffs, and
therefore continues the injunction peudente
lite.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-04-03
POLITICAL POINTS
items From state and Country.


Judge Field says that he Is not and does
not wish TO be considered presidential
candidate.
George 5. Purdy, Thomas s. Ham and
A. Voieht are tho Wayne county Demo-
cratic delegates to the state convention
upinstructed.
Lyooming and Luzerne county Republl.
cans yesterday elected state delegates and
expressed preference for Blaine.
CLIFTON county, almost the last in the
state, yesterday elected delegates to the
Democratic state convention they are
unnStructed.
The Ameli:u, club, OF Philadelphia,
last evening, with great enthusiasm, put
up the name of Randall for president, and
asked the Democratic state convention to
do the same.
Some of Mr.. Randalls friends think
that he should not attend tho Allentown
convention, as there will DO fifty or a
hundred men who will want to go to the
national convention, all Of whom will be
annoying hin for his support
ApTopos of tho talk of sending 'Beecher
as delegate to Chicago, tho New York
correspondent Of the Philadelphia Ledger
says : ut is pretty certain that tho rev
cIend gentleman would not decline. The
selection, H. is believed, would add i'm
meusely TO tho influence Of the delegation,
and Brooklyn would have played card
that could hardly fail to win tho game,
provided the pastor were not handicapped
with any promise or pledge in advance to
Blaino, 10 whom he doeb not appear to b.
aGleot,onately disposed, His first choice
Ia understood to ba Arthur, Elmunds
next, either Of tho Shermans next aud
Blaine last.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-04-03

HINpsIGuT Is not as good as fore
sight, but as tho average councilman has
SO otter shown himself lacking OF the
better quality, we ought to be grateful
when he displays even modicum OF the
lesser. Mr.. Riddle, no doubt, said what
n great many of his colleagues felt last
night when he frankly admitted that his
vote for the adoption of the Maxim
light and to make the contract OF the
city with it was grlevous mistake tor
which he sought to atone in some ue
gree at this late day by serving notice on
the company to do its part or have its
nav withheld from it and be sued on It's
bond for failure thereof. There isno eN.
cuse forthe councils making this contract.
They sinned against the light They
had no reason to believe the Maxim
company ever could do what 1t under
took, and they should have waited for
some demonstration OF it. They now
bring the company up on a short turn,
and for this the citizens will be grateful
Meantime it will be observed that while
the company has been furnishing less
than half service it has been getting
over nine.tenths pay, and the inquiry
naturally arises whether Lamp Com
mittee Chairman Harry y. Dilier con
siders himself the representative of th'
city or the agent of the electric ligh
company.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-04-03
shoulders broken, and other persons sus
tanned injuries more or less serious,
CORPSE FOR A nRrpEoxoom.
Wedding n mead soidier Ia Orucs 90 utt
Bis Pension Money,

Wedding n mead solder Ia Orucs 90 utt
His Pension Money
Samuel Il. Robbins moved in tho little
village of Appleton, Me, dfty-onc years
ago. He served bravcly ia the civil war
aud received wounds which entitled him
TO pension. For SIX years he has lived
with his brother Noah, Last July he
began to fail rapidly, and n month ago it
was evident no could live only short
time. IL he died his pension money would
be lost, for his wife was dead aud hc had
no children. In this emergency It was do O
cided that q wife must be obtained for tho
dyirg soldier.
In Rockland was found u woman who
under the circumstances was willing to be
como wife aud widow in quick succession.
February 26, the baus were published.
The law in Maine reqaires i've days notice
before the marriage. March 2i Robbins
fell into oomltoss coalition and did no,
recover his senses before hs died, March 4
Ii is said that when Squire PGasc, tho
pension agent, learned how near dissOlu
ton Robbins was no sent post haste To
| Rockland for the bride hO and Noah had
selected, uuhappIly, thu woman d.d not
arrive TIL midnight, u,ne hours AFTER
Robbins death.
Tho woman WAS hurriedly takoa 10 tho
chamber where Robbins lay dead, and tho
mockery OF a marriage ceremony betweon
| the living WON IN and the corpse was gone
through with. Psase's son took the
clammy haud of the deaf maa aud placed
it in that of the willing widow. y. the
funeral she was introduced as RDbOtus'
wife, and, 1t is understood, claims the
pension money. Abigail Investigation will
| be held
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-04-03
THE STREET LIahTS.


HOW Deductions in the BIll Aro Made -
Latt Sights record.
Twenty nine of the electric la.Aps were
either not burning or burning poorly last
night.
The chairman of the lamp committee
informs US that heretofore in making de-
ductions from the bills for lighting the
city the committee has been governed by
the reports made by the policemen on
duty. When lamps are reported as burn
ing poorly the committee deduct one half
the contract price per hour, and when they
are reported out the entire amount is do.
Quoted (about 40 cents per night) Tho
deduction last month was Sl2l.
Following are the lamps reported as not
burning or burning poorly last night:
Christian aud Grant, South Queen and
Vine, Prince and Vine, Beaver between
Andrew and Conestoga, Hazel and Pfinco,
Frederick aud Lime, Lemon aud Lime,
Franklin and Chestnut, Plum aud Chest
nut, Duke and Green, Strawberry and
North, Strawberry and Woodward, Chris.
tian and Green, Duke and North, Rockland
aud Low, Freiberg and Low, Locust and
Rockland, Locust and Freiberg, Locust
and John, Ann and Childrens' Home.
Mulberry and James, all out from
o'clock Chestnut and Charlotte. ont
from 8 O'Clock Manor aud Love Lane,
Laurel and Manor, out from O'Clock (;
Orange and Water, Lemon aud North
Queen, out from 10 TO 12, then burning |;
Prince and Chestnut, out from IL Lime
and East King, Orange and Ann, poor all
night.
twenty-five gasoline lamps were re.
ported out, most OF them shaviug been
blown out by tho high wind which pre-
vailed all night.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-04-03
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
wedding at ~ D5Ircv Hotel.


Philadelphia Times.
A quiet We .'.r-'- y after the
formula of the = ... ~ o.. ..r -, { ocurred
yesterday at the ..-G 40, amid all
the beautiful accI .' ri D.as fashion,
obe resort. The b. 2, 4iiss Caroline
Gibbons, is the secona daU yhter of Phnbe
Earle Gibbons aud the late DR.. Joseph
Gibbons, of Lancaster county. The bride.
groom was Of the same family name,
William G.. Gibbons, q successful manu-
facturer, of Wilmington, Del. As is tho
custom in the society of Friends, the
ceremony was very simple. The bride
wore white silk, with veil aud orange
blossoms, and many OF the lady guests ap
peared in full reception dress, but the
Older Friends retaiued the beautiful plain
garb. There was an interesting family
representation aud in ono group there
were members Of four generations, rang.
ing from o pretty little niece Of tho bride
10 her now venerable grandmother, Mrs
Earle, who for SO many years has been
eminent as an advocate In humanitarian
projects. There were also present Geo. ii.
Earle, the lawyer, an uncle of the bride |;
Mrs. Richard u. White, an aunt and
Prof, Pliny Earle, also relative. Among
other guests were Geo. w. Childs, A. X.
Mcclure, g. w. McKeehan aud other
well known Rhilldelphians After tho
wedding breakfast, which was beautifully
served at numerous tables, Mr.. and Mrs.
Gibbons started for the accustomed bridal
tour
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-04-03

JUDGE TRUNKEY, OF the supreme
court, in fling his opinion In the con-
tested prothonotary election case OF
Lackawanna, has rendered a decision ia
accordance with previous decisions, but
which election officers and political
workers have heretofore made too little
account Of. Judge Turnkey holds, as
has been held in line of decisions by
lower courts, that If vote offered by al
unregistered voter has been received
without a compliance with the proYi
sions of the act which demands vouchers
for and from such a voter, it makes no
difference whether the voter has the
qualifications required or not, the vote
is illegal and cannot be counted. More
over on contest the court in which it Is
being tried cannot admit testimony to
show that au unvouched for voter had
the proper qualifications. The time for
that is past. 1t should have been done
at the polls, In accordance with the pro
visions of the act. Nor have the election
officers the right to receive vote with
OuI bllC law uClllS Cul
ried out. They commits u crime in doing
so. This decision of the highest court
greatly increases the importance Of regis
try and 1t comes in good time to warn all
voters this presidential year to see that
their names are on the registry. It il
the commonest thing for qualified voters
to be left off by assessors, wilfully OF
negligently. To be sure, this can be
cured at the polls by vouchers bu!
these are sometimes hard to procure, and
often election officers are not supplied
with blanks; oitener they do not use
them. Since it is declared, on such
high authority, that unregistered voters,
not duly vouched for, are illegal, and to
receive such votes is acrime, voters CON-
mitteemen and election officers will do
we'll to give closer heed to the law.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-04-03
FEATURES OF TIE STATE PRESS.

" Let Keifer be expelled " sings out the
Stalwart Philadelphia EreniHg Bulletin.
" NJ. X. p" Of Lancaster Is writing
"reminiscences Of European travel for the
NordrIdn.
The Chambersburg Valley Spirit knows
of a township in Franklin county that has
five brass bands.
The West Chester Republican explains
Cooper's great enthusiasm for Blaine on
the ground that he is a new convert.
Tire Carlisle Volunteer thinks that burn
ing court houses and shooting lawy ers, is
fearful state Of society, but not without
its wholesome lesson.
The Wilkesbarre Laion Leader cast of
its old type on the first Of April, put on a
new suit and changed its name TO the
EVening Leader. The name Of the journal
is well chosen, as it is unquestionably the
leading journal of its section aud II the
intellectual status Of community may
be measured by its representative journal.
Wilkesbarre need have no fear of its
interests when conaded 20 tho caro- Of the
conservative and fearless Leader.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-04-03
THE COMMONWEALTH.
NEWS FROM NEiunsoRisu ooUsrIEs
what IL Going On Around Us-in Pbiisdei.
pnia ana barri.burg-scara ana A cross
the County Lines

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