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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-11-22
The Centurions Of Philadelphia.

The Committee Of One Hundred, of
Philadelphia, has issued q report of its
work during the past four years. Il
refers to the exposure OF the criminality
Of the Gas Trust in recklessly sQuander-
ing nearly So 500 600 Of the city funds
the reorganization Of the water depart
ment with improved discipline and a
saving of $2sl 500 ; the reduction OF
$40 600 in the salaries Of certain county
officers the restoration of discipline in
the police department and the securing
OF the conviction Of nearly 800 perpetra
tors of election funds /; the abolition of
the delinquent tax Office and the repeal
Of the infamous recorders bill the
removal Of many abuses in other of the
CITY departm~ ~nts and the reform in the
management of the Blockley almshouse.
1t is indeed a record Of which the Cen.
turions have right to be proud. They
were most bitterly assailed by the con
fed rated rings.ers who were preying on
the city, but they never finched in their
determination to unearth the ra cality
In the departments which all knew to
exist. They gave freely Of their means
and looked for no reward save that wh ch
the conscientiousness Of doing right
afforded. Their existence was standing
menace to every political wrong doer iu
the city, and none would rejoice more
than these il the organization ceased its
existence. Though the Republican ring
has regsined much of its lost ground, it
is less bold and unscrupulous having
fresh In It's memory the recollection of
some very severe thrashings administered
by the Committee of One Hundred. The
committee should maintain Its organiza.
tion. 1t has done vast amount of good
and its possibilities for the future should
not be caIelessly thrown aside. Let 1t
remain, a. 1t has been, the bulwark of
the Quaker City against the confederated
Republican jobbers who, unchecked.
may bring the municipality into too close
contact with the hopeless morass of
insolvency.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-11-22
A REIURsED PKuuIaAL,
John ssh Rack TO III. Home after Tyent
Years Under Sne flsg,

Years Under Sne risg.
In 1881 John Ash left his parents, in
Dayton, Ohio, aud enlisted in the 23i
Kentucky (Unionl regiment as a drummer
boy. HS was then IA years old. He soon
wearied Of the army, aud deserted aud
went to Erie, Pa, aud enlisted in the
United States navy. He was transferred
TO the Atlantic squadron, and saw hard
service along the Southern coast. After
the war he stuck To the sea-now on a
man of war, now on a merchsntmsu. All
this time he was in perfect health and
exempt from injnry by accidents. He has
doubled Cape Horu, ocossed and rserossed
the Pacific and touched at all the island
ports therein, circled Africa, Australia and
Great Britain, trsversedthe Mediterranean,
the North Sea aud the Atlantic, touched
at Gibraltar, ST. Helena, Malta, Cape
Town, RIO and Java, and has finally come
home to see his mother in Dayton and
settle down with the purpose of support
ing her the rest of his days. Ali these
twenty. three years he never wrote home,
aud his friends supposed him dead.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-11-22

THE grand jury in its report presented
to the court animadverts, as have all
grand jures in the recollection of the
Oldest inhabitants, on the practice in
vogue among aldermen and justices of
the peace of multiplying charges without
n n4cessity and the wasting of the courts
valuable time in trivial cases that should
never have required the courts iuterven
tion. Grand juries come and 60, all
making the same criticism that falls on
dumb ears. The only remedy the people
have, apparently, is to mark the rascals
guilty OF this kind of work, for defeat
when they ask for reelection.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-11-22

Mr. BLAINE 10 said TO have made on the
nrst Volume OF his work, "Twenty Years
In Congress" from SEQ. .0OC to sos 900 and
1t Is alleged that hls campaign contribu.
tion TO the @grand old psrty'' amounted
70 s5O,O0O. IL is. therefore, not SO very
surprising that bis ambitious soul was
very severely wrenched when he found
that the dream Of his life, the presidency,
was beyond his grasp. and that his
thrifty disposition felt keenly the loss Of
tho dollars that were dumped into the
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-11-22

The New Orleans ExposItIon.

Before another month the Worlds Ex
position at New Orleans will be
under full beadway and for those in
this section Of the country who desire to
sss tneir manufactures and products ex
b bited in competition with the best the
globe affords there remains but little
t,me. It is interesting to note the up
ward and onward progress Of this expo
sition from Its inception. It was at first
intended a. state exhibition but in
sensibly, as the idea seemed popular, it
was determined to make OF It splendid
representation of the progress Of the
South since the war. From that time the
enterprise ceased to be local and became
national in its scope. And when the
Central and South American countries
began TO cooperate for q representative
display, at once the nations Of Europe,
eager to protect their trade In that di-
rection, determined to take hand in Il
and thus 1t became from q local q
worlds exposition.
1t is impossible to forecast the advan
taess that will accrue to the country,
and to the new South in particular,
from the concentration for six months Of
much Of the great business impulses Of
the world In the chief Southern com
mercial city. Many exhibitions have
here, ofore been held in cities, the cen
tres Of vigorous trade that scarcely
needed stimulus to increased activity
yet the benefits flowing from them have
been most marked. What then mus,
be the result where an exposition takes
place amunp q people whose commercial
activity still feels the wounds Of a
sectional war, and whose business
structure 1t was necessary to build
almost anew since the dark days OF
1891 ?
The national government has done
wisely and well in It's appropriation OF
1000 600 to this exposition, and the
money will be returned In blessings to
the country thousand fold. And those
who have given the best portions Of their
life to the study OF the negro problem
must feel gladdened at the excellent op'
portunity ~iven the colored race by the
managers Of the enterprise to show tn,
progress they have made since their en-
REIMBURSEMENT. There will be muct
there to enchain the attention Of all pa
triotac Americans, but the paramount
blessing that will descend with thl
gathering of the national and tn,
worlds forces on Southern soil will b,
the rubbing away of the lingering ami.
mOsitie, Of the war. 1t will be th,
healing balm that will drive from th,
national sys en- the sectional disease. Il
will date the beginning of new life fol
the nation that will be to the old as day
TO night, 1t will join in one grand fra
terpal brotherhood all the states Of tn.
Union from Maine to Texas, from
Oregon to Florida. and in solid phalan,
they will move on as one to new anC
peaceful copquests in the world Of com.
msr0A
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ssndfiok. TO ytit Clevslsnd.

Hon. Thomas A Hendricks and Messrs.
BIrnum, Jonas, G ,rmau, Smalley, Judd,
Ham, Galloway, Torpey aud Wilson, of
he Democratic national committee, will
n'cupy a special car that will be attached
e. the $40 New York Central train from
New York on Saturday morning. The car
win be d tached at Albany and the entire
plrty will be guests of Gov. Cleveland
until 2:40 p. m, when they will start on
the return trip to NV York. 1t will be
tie first meeting Of Cleveland aud Hen
driCks since their election.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-11-22
BAN RhUrr Law.
Meeting Of Leading Business Men Of Bosto,

Meeting Of Leading business Men OF Boston.
A meeting was opened on Friday noon
In Boston at the board of trade, Tor the
discussion of the national bankrupt law,
the excessive coinage of silver, aud the
reciprocity treaties with Mexico and Can
ada. All the business exchanges in the
city were represented. Addresses have sc
far been made by Senator Hoar, Congress
man A A. Rsnuey, Leopold Morse aud P.
A. Collins, in favor OF a national bankrupt
bill.
Resolutions were adopted providing for
petition to Congress, praying for the
of the act requiring the coinage
of silver dollars, thereby removing the
chief cause of the prevailing distrust and
dread ; urging upon Congress the impor-
tauce of the enactment of the bankrup ptcy
bill passed by the Senate at it's last session,
tnd praying the House Of Representatives
to take early aud favorable action upon the
bill to carry into effect the reciprocity
treaty with Mexico.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-11-22

The text Of an address Of the ludepend
ents OF the country, which was to be
forwarded to Governor Cleveland, has
now been printed. The following passage
occurs 10 1t:
They will uphold your administration
so far and so long az 1t is based upon tn,
principles which should uuderlie all
political parties in government of aud by
and for the people, aud, believing that
an honest and fearless opposition is as
necessary to free government as an able
and vigorous administration itself, they
will not hesitate to oppose your admins
tration when it commits itself to principles
which they cannot uphold.
The address was sent t. Boston from
New York for the approval of he com
mttee OF one hundred, the lead NJ mem.
bers OF which "sat down. on it heavily.
They objected to the piled threat, urging
that 1t would be- time enough 10 object TO
the policy of Mr.. Cleveland when it was
developed.
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Damages Tor Losa Of Lie.

Judge stitzel. acting for Ferguson.
White & Co., of Rob- sonia, Bsrks county,
at whose furnace seven m N we're recently
killed by the falling OF a stack. visited the
families of al the victims Of the disaster,
AID made an amicabls settlement IL is
stated that the total amount paid sggre.
gates quite large sum. The Am were
exoneEsted from blame in the mater by
the coroner's jury which investigated the
affair, but are generous enough to assist
fam les Of unfortunate men according to
their various needs. The amounts agreed
upon will be paid as soon as the papers are
drawn up.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-11-22
current News Items.

E, E. johnson, the Pacific express agent
at Ainsworth, Washington territory, has
been acquitted of the charge of having
embezzled slS 900 sent by L,dd B Tilden
to his care for N. Bennett.
At Troy, New York, Friday evening,
Michael Tracy, who is held for asssulting
his wife with Ratchet, cut his throat
with razor stolen from fellow prisoner
at the jail. His recovery is doubtful
The condition of Michael II. De Yodng,
shot by Adolph Spreckels Ia San Fran
cisco, is reported to be more serious. He
passed a restless night, with increased
fever and stomachic trouble.
The Hotel Helen, five story family
hotel In Boston, was damaged by fire on
Thursday night, The family Of r @ l..
Sawyer, the janitor, were asphyxiate
aud two of his children, Esther and Ida,
aged respectively ~ and years, died
Friday. The Others are expected to re-
cover, though Sawyer's condition is dan
gerous.
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Tho Last Hall.

The last rail on the Norfolk Terminal
railway extension of the Norfolk d
Western railroad 10 its new whsrves, near
Norfolk, Va, was laid FRIDAY, in the
presenos Of President j F. Kimball and
other offcials of the road. The shipment
Of GOAL, So, from the wharves. will begin
about January /, 1885. and will give a
great impetus TO the commerce of the port,
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-11-22
Burial OF Orlando n Sutton.

The body OF Orlando X. Sutton, who
died in Chicago on Tuesday last, passed
through Lancaster on Friday evening, on
its way to Atglen. Chester county, where
the interment took place to-day. Deceased
WAS the younger brother of Franklin Sut-
ton, OF this city. He had resided In Chi
osgo Tor several years past. He leaves o
widow but no children.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-11-22
Another Qaser WAGER.

Charles Eckmsn, clerk at the upper
depot OF the Reading railroad company.
made a wager On the election with John
Finsfrock, and he has selected next Tues
day to pay 1t. Dressed in the uniform Of
the Young Mems Republican club, of
which he is member, he will be compelled
to wheel Finefrock on wheelbarrow from
the Reading depot to Centre Square. He
and the wheelbarrow are to be decorated
with Chinese lanterns.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-11-22
Looking Out TOT uho,srs.

At the meeting of the New York state
board Of health on Friday, Secretary
Carroll said there was no doubt that
cholera would soon visit this country, and
that the seaboard towns should take the
precautions TO prevent its securing foot.
hold. Speaking OF the bad condition of
the reception hospital at New York
quarantine, he said that, il person did
not have the cholera on entering that
institution, he was pretty sure to get 1t IL
hs remained there any length Of time,
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-11-22

congratulations TO the president elect for
the noble record he has made for honesty,
integrity, faithfulness aud reform In the
respective offices he has held. The
governor Acknowledged the compliment in
'ew well timed remarks.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-11-22

party with no avail. The concurrence
OF both calamities would have filled any
man with deep regret, but it is ex-
tremely doubtful whether the poiguancy
OF grief In any other public parsonage
would have carried him to the extent
that Mr.. Blaine has gone. His reviling
Of the South, had 1t not been deliberately
prepared, might have been attributed to
sudden outburst Of passion. But its
premeditation seems to show that it was
the simultaneously ripened fruit of de
feated ambition and money wasted. 1t
the state Of mind Ia which Mr.. Blaine
conceived the sentiments he expressed in
his Augusta speech is his normal mental
attitude, he is much To bs pitied.
POSTMASTER GENERAL HATToN has
been accused by Republicans of deliber
ately refusing without cause to close the
p'stofiices during portion of election
day, thus preventing, it is alleged
many employees from voting. The
charge is specifically made In referenc.
to the New York postoffice. Hattor
rises in his own defense to say thai
there is no law authorizing tbs
closing of the postofiices during
election day, and that he believed
the postmaster at New York might
arrange to allow his employees to vote
without seriously interfering with the
business Of the office. He is undoubtedly
right, and those who called upon him to
give the clerks holiday on Nov. 4
wished to have their services at th,
polls, and not merely their votes. What
ever the spirit that actuated Mr.. Hat
ton, whether desire to do right or 1
wish to deliver stinger to Mr.. Blaine
his course must be commended as the
only one that his situation legally anC
properly permitted.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-11-22
Tho Power OF Money. I"

Last evening Q good sized audience
gathoeed in the opera house to witness the
production of The Power of Money" by
Morris q Books dramatic company. The
piece is something on the sensational
order, but it 10 of the kiDd destined to
become popular. The scenes are all laid
In this country, and the period of tho
piece is about the time OF the closing of
the war. The scenery used In the play IL
very fine and the tableau of the burning
train, the scene in the Mammoth cave and
the view of the great Horse Shoe Bend, on
the Allegheny mountains, were worthy of
more than passing notice. The company
was very good, Frederick Book acting to
perfection the double role of Stuart aud
.ohn Fdrsyths, His support was fine, aud
the Davis Brothers introduced their clever
speeialities in the characters they assumed.
On tho whole the play and its presenta-
tion were successful, and gave satisfaction
to all.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-11-22

John Oplinger of Pennsvile, several
miles distant from Bethlehem, Pa, was
instantly killed about two O'Clock Friday
afternoon, in his own house. by the scci.
dental discharge of . shot gun, whon he
was loading to go hunting. His death oo-
ourred in the presence of his wife, who
was cautiouing him to be careful In hand.
ling the gun. The charge blew the mans
brains against the walls of the room. The
deceased leaves a large family in poor
circumstances
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-11-22
TaE ILLINOIS LEaisLATURE.
some Trouble anticipat1d over the Disso-
lution Of the lie Ia the tsouy

some Trouble Anticipated over the Disso-
lution oi tue 1ie La the BODY.
d few days ago it was announced that
Brand, Democrat, according to the re-
turns to the canvassing board. was elected
20 the state Senate from the Sixth district
Illinois, instead of Leman, Republican,
who had majority according to the
police returns, giving the Democrats a
maj 1rity in the state Legislature on joint
ballot aud power to elect United States
senator to succeed General Logan. The
difference was found to be in the Second
precinct of the Eighteenth ward. The re-
turns give Lemau, 420; Brand 27.. The
raturus to the cauvassipg board gave
Lsman $40; Brand, 474, thus making a
change OF 400 in favor OF Brand, snd Civ
ing him a majority of 10. The figures
on the tally sheet seemed to be original
figures, showing no sign of erasure, but
the figures in the poll appeared TO have
originally stood as in the return to the
police, but subsequently erased and made
70 correspond with the tally sheet.
On behalf of Mr.. Brand, it was stated
that The original entry in the poll book was
a clerical error. On behalf of Lemap, who
claimed that the returns had been
tsmpered with, it vas shown that in this
precinct the Repu b lean candidates for
president and RoyeIn nor received 3S9 aud
4OS, respectively, while the Democraric
candid stes for those off ses received 2SS
and 2S7 and he argued that 1t was
Impossible that such q large falling off
should have occurred in his (Leman's)
vote.
The matters of calling on the Judges to
appear and testify and Of the power of the
eanvass,ng board to go into the matter
have been uader consideration since and a
discisiou is set for Saturday afternoon
The United States district attorney pre-
sentei the matter 10 the United States
grand july and the Republican judge in
that precinct, the supervisors of elsction
and members Of the oangassing board were
summoned to appear forth with. The
board was also ordered to bring the ballot
bgx and returns for that precinct. The
county clerk, in whose charge the ballot
box is, appeared with others and stated
that by advice Of his counsel hr declined
to brIng the ballot box. That part of the
order was waived for the time being, and
the clerk sent for the returns. He did not
come ba2k and the grand jury finally
with orders that all parties bs
brought before that body Saturday
morning. In the meantime a squad OF
police is guarding the ballot box.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-11-22

IT 10 now said that Mr.. Blaine will make
q better leader of minority than OF b
majority. There 10 nothing like m lking
virtue Of necessity. 1t might be added
that The smaller the minority the better
Mr.. Blaine's qualities as a leader shine
out.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-11-22
A Denial from mr.. datton

Postmaster General Frank Hatton he's
taken the trouble TO deny the statement
made in the Chicago Tribune by Mr..
Clarkson, of the national Republican
committee, to the effect that he ordered
the New York postoffice to be kept open
on election day. Mr.. Clarkson, declared
that Mr. Hatton's order prevented enough
republican employees OF the office from
voting to have overcome Gov. Cleyeland's s
plurality. In q letter written to Mr..
Joseph Meiill the postmaster general
points out that there 10 no law authorizing
the closing of postofhces. On the day prior
70 the last election dispatches were re
oeived from many places asking authority
20 close ,he offices on Tuesday, but OF
curse no suoh permission was given Mr..
Hstton SAYS that he was In Burlington,
Iowa, ou Monday night when, according
To Ar. Clarksnn, he issued the order to
keep the New York office open, and quotes
a dispatch received at that place from
Elkins asking him to take some action in
toe matter. Mr.. Hstton replied to this
that the postmaster could certainly ar
range to allow the employees in his office to
vote. The postmaster general also quotes
dispatch sent by the acting post master
general TO Mr. Pearson, asking the latter
to give his employees full opportunity to
vote. 10 conclusion Mr.. AaIton writes
4" Had Mr.. Clarkson or Mr. Elkins been
postmaster general at the time they mig ht
have issued an order closing all the post.
ohces 10 the United States during election
day, but hardly think they would have
done SO after readirg the law"
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Mr. Cleveland Lia,eu,ux TO Uompi,m.o

hr. Cleveland Liateuiug TO Uompiimsnt,
A special committee of the Cleveland
and Hendricks Insurance club of New
York city called upon Governor Cleveland
Fidsy afternoon and presented him with
a set Of resolutions, expressing their un
qualified qualification at the election of
Cleveland and Hendricks conveying their
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-11-22

The Republicans accuse the Democ.
rscy Of beng the party Of sect oualism,
yet their pumed and doomed knight went
down with the sectional cry on his lips.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-11-22

Ma. BLAINE has rented a houss H.
Wash ngton, but ir is not the White
House.
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The other noble charity of the county,
the Childrsn's Home, was also visited.
Here 104 children Of various ages were
found, Of whom "a were boys aud "a girls.
IL Is not easy 70 conceive of Q more happy
and oontented family than the matrou, Mrs.
Hamaker, has in charge. Their oomto
and well being seems to be studied
throughout, and We feel assured the same
excellent results that have SO far marked
the career Of this home will be felt under
her future management. Cleanliness pre-.
walls In every department and there is not
single case OF sickness. The school room
seems ovel crowded and the comfort of
the little ones, who study there, demands
its enlargement.
The grand inquest tenders its thanks to
the honorable court through whose lumin.
Gus charge Its labors were made easier to
the district attorney for his uniform
courtesy and to the other officers of
the court from whom attentions were re.
oeived. Respectfully.
r. X. DlGenderffsr, foreman d. G.
Haverstick, secretary H. b. Braokbill, l,
Latta Russell, William Jack, Abraham X
Forney, Abraham Z. Stauffer, Levi @.
Brenner, John P. Gable, Ely Hershey,
John Killian, w. A. King, Henry e.
Leman, Emanuel 8. Sahm, John 8. Cling
rich. A. Il. Wilmer, jacob Barnhart, Eli
Martin, 8. N. E0y, B. Bauman, Elias b.
Esbsnshade, John Haldeman, Thomas
Waters.
The grand INCEST were discharged with
the thanks of the court for the faithful,
manner in which they discharged their
duties.
CURRENT BUSINESS.
The Judgment docket was called at 10
o'clock and seyen Judgments entered for
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-11-22

IF skill In hand log the Mulligau letters
be prerequisite for the Office of p prstmas
Ter general, there should be many excellent
candidates in the country for the Office.
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The Judgment docket was called at 10
O'Clock and seyen Judgments entered for