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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-01-30
NEiGnBoHHuop NEWS
Events Scar aud Across tho county

Events Scar ana Across tho county Line
Dauphin county, has county historical
society. Why not Lancaster?
Richard IL. Marshall, has sold his farm
OF las acres in West nottingham town
ship Chester Co., to William Whitman of
Little Britain, Lancaster, county.
Church Of God committees meeting in
Harrisburg have fixed upon Palmyra, Lob
anon, county May G, !, s as tue timo and
place for Sunday school convention of
the church.
The Cumberland Valley Rinc associa.
ton will shoot match, which is open to
oil competitors. There will DO q number
of prizes, the principal ono being Stein
way piano, valued at SI00.
Vim, IL. Atkins, prisoner in the
county Jail at Norrlstown, while working
with other prisoners filling tho ice house,
made his escape Tuesday. Ho was at
one time suspected of the murder OF
Clugston, the Valley Forge farmer, in
March, 1891.
The coroner's jury at Norristown has
rendered verdict in tho case of SalliC
McElroy, who died few days ago in the
insane asylum, that she came to hei
death from shock caused by the admins
tratiou of carbolic acid iu mistake foi
cough medicine, she being very feeble anC
! having complication of diseases"
| The event in Reading social circles las
night was double wedding ut the resi-
dence Of Jesse Orr, senior member OF tn,
Reading stove company. His daughter
Lou Orr, was married to Clare II. Sem
bower, son of Rev. A. II. Sembowcr,
leading Baptist divine. His son, w
Harry Orr, was welded to Miss Kate Ely
we'll known in social circles.
Samuel NJ. Painter, we'll known citiEeI
OF West Chester, has died, in his 15 yoal
Of his age. He was associated with hi
father in carly life in the publication of n
anti Masonic newspaper, and was succes
sively prominent local leader in tn
Wing, Abolition and Republican parties
He was the first bookse in West Ches
ter was superintendent OF the West Che
, ter and Philadelphia railroad, and also II
, secretary and treasurer. UO was count
treasurer in lS43.
Many persons in Reading have receive
invitations to tho wedding of Command,
Pearson of the United States navy aI
Miss Lesley Josephine Aver, only daug
ter of DIR. J. c. Aver, of Lowell, Mass
- who mate q fortune by the salo of pr
prietary medicines. Commander PearsC
J is a native of Reading. Miss Aver had 1
lack of suitors in this country and in +
> rope, prominent among them being Prin
: Philippe de Bourbon, nephew oG the FL
: peror of Brazil. The wedding takes pla
y | E,h
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-01-30

JUDGE DEAN, of Cambria county,
has unquestionably rendered n decision
in accordance with the law In adjudging
that school boards have no right to ap-
propriate any portion OF the school
funds to denominational or seCtarian
schools, no matter how meritorious their
work nor equitable their claim, and
that the test of sectaria ism Is the books
and instruction. The case presented
from the town OF Gallitzen was the very
strongest that could be made to the con.
trary it appeared that the good Catho-
lie sisters there, at the urgent request Of
the board, and TO accommodate the
crowded out children of the community
nearly all Of them Catholics, too
opened their hospitable doors, after hay.
ing qualified themselves as teachers
under the common school law, and the
payment Of adequate salaries to the
competent sisters teachers was made out
of the school funds. This the court has
decreed to have been unlawful, not, as
It 80 we'll says, because of their faith,
heir dress, their order, the location OF
the school in their church buildings, nor
the priestly visitations to their schools,
but simply because the school books
used were sectarian and we're 80 intended
to be by their authors, By the
same reasoning it would seem
that under the existing state law no de
nomnational version Of the scriptures
could be read In the public schools, any
one Of differing faith objecting.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-01-30

rue OCTORARO FARMERS.

Agricultural Discussion ia the Lower End
The January meeting of the Octoraro
Farmers club was held at the residence of
Asabel w. Moore, on the 10Th inst. Owing
to the stormy weather the attendance of
members was not so large as usual. Those
present were Sam'l WhitsOn, Thos. Baker,
Daniel Webster, James jackson, VIM.
Jackson, James BrintoD, William Moore,
Asahel Moore and Howard Brinton visi
tors-Jacob MGndenhall, Elwood Jackson
and wife, Paschal Moore and wife. Speci
mems on exhibition wcTo corn, buckwheat,
and new prolific tree bean, u variety for
soup, which was praised as having some
merits superior to others, After partak.
ing of dinner tho members repaired
to tho barn To view the stock, etc,
4 number of good dairy COWS were fOuld
together with some yOurg stock that
was coming on also some horses. colts,
and young shOats of good quality. 4 fine
lot of poultry was commented upon, con-
sisting mainly of White Leghorns, Domi.
niQucs and Plymouth Rock chickens. The
host stated that eggs had become less
| plentiful since the introduction of the lat
ter kinds, considering that the White Leg.
| LoTgs were better layers. Ga returning
| to the house the condition Of things was
| commented upon. The quantity of fcrtil
| izer applied had been at the rate of 200
weight of bono aad s. G. rock mixed for
| wheat and 400 per aero for corn. The
host read al essay treating OF " Farming
| compared with other pursuits OF busi.
ness" The corresponding secretary
distributed pamphlets from agricultural
department." Mississippi, its climate,
soil productions aud agricultural Capable.
ties also report Of the crops of the
year" The question discussed was,
" Would it pay farmers to ditch their
swamp land" All were in favor OF
drainage, instances being cited where per
and expense. Some suggested sinking
shafts or wells reachinga sandy stratum
and filling with stone. Most thought it
mpracticable, owing to its uncertainty
except in localities where the sandy stra
tum was known TO exist Stone drains
were recommended as the most practica
where stones were plenty and convenient
| By motion the secretary was authorized
to keep record of all unusua
occurrences or phases of the weather
and make monthly report
at each meeting. Samuel Whitson asked
if windmills could be depended on as
means Of furnishing water for farm build
ings. Tho question was answered atlirma
lively, several places being mentioned
where different makes were in successful
operation, though they were somewha
dependent themselyes-on the wind
hsahel Moore asked would it DO best q
present market prices to sell oats and bu.
bran for feeding stock" Most were /!
favor of feeding the oats, though ther
were few advocates for bran. Questio
adopted FOR debate at next meeting
Does It pay farmers better to sell thei
milk to tho creameries, than to make thei
OWE butter" Adjourned to meet at tn
residence of Howard Brinton, at usua
time next month.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-01-30

NJ Hanks 10 ps Protected.

Tho national Banks TO DO Protected
The House committee on banking and
currency by vote Of 5 to 4, has adopted
u resolution declaring it the sense of the
committee "that tho public welfare
demands that the benefits of the national
banking system be substantially preserved
and continued for the time being, provided
that this resolution shall not be construed
to be declaration in favor Of the per.
petuation OF tho public debit The
negative votes were cast by Messrs.
Buckuer Of Missouri, Brumm, of Penn
sylvania ; Miller, OF Texas; and Yaple, OF
Michigan.
1t is announced from Washington that
Mr.. Morrison, chairman of tho ways and
means committee, has finished traif bill
but will not introduce 1t In the House
until other members Of the committee have
had an opportunity TO consider it and Offer
suggestions AS prepared the bill provides
for a general horizontal reduction Of 90 pei
cent. but in no event il the reduction to bt
lower than thu tariff rates in tho Morrill,
bill of 1861
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-01-30
DTSauTGiIy BRrnCd.

Yesterday morning threo year old
child Of Frank Martial, residing near
SnufItOwn, a milo above Petersburg, mot
with an accident that may result in its
death. Mr.. Martzall was butchering for
ono of his neighbors and had roaring
wood fire mado in tho kitchen fireplace.
The child went into tho kitchen when no
one else was present and accidentally set
its dress on fire. Its screams soon brough:
the family to its rescue aud the flames
were extinguished, but not until tho
clothing was almost all burned from its
body and it's breast, neck, shoulders and
face terribly burned. DR.. Bowman, of
Petersburg, was summoned and did all
that could bo done for the little sufferer,
who had inhaled the flame, and thus the
inside Of the mouth and throat also were
badly burned. Tho child lies in precari-
Ous condition.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-01-30

A SERIES or ACCIDENTS
, Man and al, Daughters Missing,

J, NJ. Rford, a merchant of Moriah, in
Essex county, n. y, accompanied by his
wife and two young daughters, started in
a sleigh for his fathers home in Warren.
on the nth inst. He expected to reach
Warren the Same day, but nothing has
since been heard of the party, and it is
feared they are at the bottom Of Lake
Champlain, or frozen TO death under the
snow in the Green mountains.
There has been terrible explosion on
the Canadian Pacific railway cast Of Port
Arthur, caused by dynamite cartridges
left near stove. Sidney II. Fay, Jos. Il
McGiloray, JnO. A. McDOugal, JnO.
Burbank Fay aud MayLus Mcclure wtro
killqI
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-01-30
AIiInXa IinNn Unoh.

At Camden, Ohio, on Friday morning
last, while the thermometer stood thirty
degrees below zero, Franklin Davis, a lad
Of 10 years, on his way TO school, walking
on the G.. II. and d. railroad, discovered a
broken rail at bridge No. II, and knowing
the mail train was almost due, stood there
10 the cold 10 signal the coming train, and
would not leave the track, although the
engine stopped at his very feet
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-01-30

THEY have accommodating coroner's
iuries up around Norristown. Some
time ago one of the attendants at the
state insane asylum there beat man to
death and the jury whitewashed the
affair. Now a nurse gave an old lady
carbolic acid for cough syrup she died
of course and the astute jury finds,
that the death was not due to the car
bolic acid administered, but to the shock
produced by the retching caused by the
administration Of an emetic. 1t would
probably have been as well to let the
patient die from the poison as to have
killed her with the antidote. seriously,
the Norristown insane asylum needs
looking into. Its farces are entirely too
tragic.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-01-30
Como To BTUOklyn

This morning Mayor MacGongle, the
water committee of councils, Supern
tendent Halbacb, City Treasurer Myers
and Maohinist Huber left Lancaster for
Brooklyn, N. Y, to inspect tho now
Worthington pump manufactured Tor the
water works of this city,
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-01-30

Maryland. The mother and four children
were taken sick after eating. A daughter,
who had served term in tho house Of cor.
rcction, was accused by tho mother Of tho
crime, and sont to Jail.
KILLED In sight OF mis- Family.
Willis Hall on Monday deliberately shot
aud killed James Cherry, a farmer living
at Jones Creek, six miles from Carthage,
Mo. Chcrry's son and daughter witnessed
tho shooting, Hall was arrested.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-01-30

Grand Army OF tho Republic Encsmpmont'
Tho annual encampment of tho Grand
Army of tho Republic, at Lancaster on
February @ and z, will be the largest as
semblage Of the order ever held in the
state. There are but two candidates for
department commander +. II. Dyer, of
Washington county, and George B. Chal
mers, of Pittsburg. Neither candidate holds
any Office at present, The annual report
shows that the order has grown consider.
ably during 1888. Tho membership is 32, 600
men, an increase Of $500 over 1882 there
are i0S posts, an increase Of 1903 33l
members died during tho past year.
Adjutant General Stewart has issued %
general and $50 special orders indorsed
230 communcations aud sent out 5000
letters during 1888. The reason that there
are no candidates for commander from tho
East this year arises from tho fact that
comrades John d. Taylor and John NJ.
Vanderslico, OF Philadelphia, held tho post
for four yeara successyely, and the present
commander (Osborno) Is from Wilkes
barre, also In this end of tho state,
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-01-30

Elk SPEAKER KEIFER has been
goaded by the newspaper cores
pondents until he is In frame Of mind
very like that of mad bull, stuck full
Of darts by the matadores. In his frenzy
he wildly exposes his Aanks to the as
saults OF the enemy. He will find it diff
iicult to make the country believe his
unsupported statement that General
Boynton invited him to corrupt deed
There are too many Washington CORES
pondents who are not above suspicion,
and most of them when they get q
subject like Keifer, are apt to persecute
him; but Gen. Boynton stands very
high, personally and professionally nc
stain attaches TO him Keifer, on the
other hand, has repeatedly shown him
self to be low grade fellow, In nothing
showing up worse than in the dismissal OF
q competent stenographer at the end OF
his work and the beginning of his yaca
tion, in order to get the salary of the
place for Keifer's own nephew. In any
issue of veracity and decency, Keifer ha,
the worse Of II.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-01-30
JudEo Lynch's Law.

Three hundred farmers gathered at
HickByille, Long Island, yesterday morn
ing, for the purpose Of lynGhing Rugg, but
dispersed when they learned he had been
taken - Hunters Point for trial. When
Rugg was arraigned for the assault upon
Selah Spr aguc he waived an examination
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-01-30
h1isy saIyati0nlsts.

Captain Annie Dixon, Mary Milburn,
Lucy Reed and Annie Mathor of the Sal
walton Army, were yesterday fined S3 and
costs each in Bridgeport, Connecticut, for
parading the streets In violation Of an OF.
dinanGe. They appealed from the sentence.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-01-30

JOHN SHERMAN and VIM. Malone
Haunted the bloody shirt in the United
States Senate yesterday, and the Demo-
Gratis wisely declined to take up the
time of the country replying to such de-
praved and unscrupulous liars. They
put themselves on record in opposition
to an investigation proposed to be made
under such auspices because they knew,
from experience with John Sherman as
visiting statesman in Louisiana, that
instead of making such an inquiry
judicially and fairly he would invoke
and employ all the arts of the thief
forger, perjurer and murderer to max,
out q partisan case for his own side.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-01-30
An Iodiau,.Idsa OF a 0I,I,, vain,

An Apache chief visiting Washington
offered twenty five ponies for a treasury
girl. Secretary Folger refused TO take
advantage Of tho red mans inexperIenoe.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-01-30
DiYnrce WnnIed.

Mary A. Steel, by her next friend Geo.
Weiland, has filed u subpoena in divorce
from tho bonds of matrimony from her
husband, Joseph II. Steel.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-01-30

The verdict of Philadelphia jury,
under the clear instruction Of Judge Fell,
establishing the sanity of VIM. Meredith, /,
the highly cultured son Of a distinguished
father of the same name, is a notable
Animation Of tho legal theory that delu-
sion on one subject, harmful to nobody
but tho patient and not tending to waste
his estate does not constitute such an
impairment Of mind as will justify the
taking from him of the control of himself
and his property. The facts Of his case
were succinctly stated by the court in this
summary and it only took tho jury fifteen
minutes to determine that no was sane
man:
Mr.. Meredith is possessed Of great intel
lectual ability and has been carefully
educated. His life has been that OF close
student and his attainments are those Of a
ripe scholar. lie has an accurate and 70
tentive memory. His mind Ia capable Of
close and logical thought, of clear and
iorcible expression. The powers Of mem.
ory, OF reasoning, Of expression, lie enjoys
TO day in their fullest extent, unimpaired
in any way. His life has been honorable
anu without IepTOacni ana IN us TeIatlOnh
to others he has been universally kind,
considerate and gentle, commanding the
respect and winning the affection OF all
who have known him. Connected with this
case, painful in all it's aspects is no
sadder thought than that his unfortunate
infrmity Of speech has shut him oil from
the profession in which for 30 many years
his father was conspicuously great, and
where fold of usefulness and honor await
ed him. II is clearly established that since
1877 MIR. Meredith has believed that no is
the IjccL of q secret and mysterious per.
seoutiUn that he at times hears voices OF
persons who arc not near him, but who al G
planning danger to him; that no has inyisi
BILE foes who through some scientific agency
mako their voices audible to him. Tie does
not claim to understand this or attempt Il
account for except to attribute it Il
some secret invention In electricity anC
acoustics, by means Of which unknown
persons of evil intent are prosecuting him
lie believes this to be a fact, and accepts
it as such. He does not regard the voices
as imaginary or spiritual, but as the rea
voices of real people, who communicate
! with him through some unknown means
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-01-30

lUE present seems 10 De u SOOu seasOu
to let stocks severely alone.
BLACK JACK LOGAN, it would seem, has
determined to cease butting his head
against the Porter stone wall.
GEORGE WILLIAM CURTIS inquiries won
deringly why the Americans so bitterl!
recent English lecturers saying about II
what we say about ourselves. 1t Is human
nature.
WHAT pity that United States sena
tors do not wear the flowing toga as di
tho Conscript Fathers of Romc The
might they have trainbcarers as well a
clerks at the public expense.
If Murray is not guilty of the charge
OF fraud alleged against him, the bes
was of proving this fact to the country
satisfaction is for him 10 hasten with q
speed to Washington, go before : ringer
committee and explode the charges. An
that is exactly what Murray is not doinl
THERE will doubtless be grci
quantity of learned theoretical discussc
of farm topics at the national agricultur
convention TO be held in New York, Fe
6 and :, when United States senator
editors aud prominent agricultural write
: will deliver addresses but for tho
desiring bed rock acquaintance wi
.;Ilayc pf tha soil tbere IL nothing III
, actual living on farm.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-01-30

THE present seems to be good season
to let stocks severely alone.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-01-30

The rumor comes from Washington,
doubtless the outgrowth of the heated i'm
agination Of a correspondent bare of topics,
that the younger members of the House
propose to band themselves in an organi-
cation for mutual protection against the
older representation, for the alleged reason
that the latter do not give the younger
men a chance. This, of course, is the
silliest twadde. Men rise or remain at u
standstill in political life by reason of
their ability and not their age. If there
bo any dissatisfied young congressman
complaining of their position, let them
possess their souls in patience. The public
will find them out, if they are worth find.
ing.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-01-30
ONE DAY

We peer into the darkness and nnd naught
But darkness, great, imgenetrable, still
lmmensity past any finding out, until
Each one alone into It's midst be brought,
Perhaps TO know the iullness OF II all
In one short moment. Many times a year
We at our WORK pause awe-struck, wren
call
near
Obey and come This darkness will be span.
ned
One day by light-wo too shall understand.
- Laura " MdrgHGud, IA HdrPCr'S
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-01-30

BLACK JACK LOGAN, it would seem, has
determined to cease butting his head
against the Porter stone wall.
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waiting TOR tho Verdict.

1t was thought by many that verde
would be reached in q short time, but in
this they were mistaken.
Judge Patterson waited until O'Clock,
when be announced that the court would
rise until O clock this morning, and in
case d verdict was reached the jury would
bo kept together until that time. The
prisoner was KEEP in the sherift's Office
from the time the jury went out until the
court rose he conyersod freely with
several friends and seemed to be in good
| spirits, although at times he would sud
denly become silent aud wear a troubled
| lnnk
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-01-30

THE emotional insanity theory run mad
Is illustrated in the case of Rowcll, on
trial in Batavia, n. Y, for having muir.
dcred his wife's paramour after having
lain in wait for him. To justify the deed
witnesses have been called to show that
the defendants brother died of congestion
of the brain when twelve years old, and
that deceased himself, elevou years ago,
while clerk in wall paper store, got dizzy
when on top of step ladder showing
some goods to q customer
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-07-01
ST. ELIzABETm's ACADEMY.
commencement Exercises.


The following is the programme Of the COM
mencement exercises of st. Elizabeth's
Academy, which were held at Kavanagh Hall
last evening in the presence of select audi
ence. The Rt. Rev. Bishop Healy graced the
occasion with his presence, accompanied by
the following named priests, who were seated
on either side OF him: Rev. John Murphy,
Augusta Rev. T. II. Wallace, Lewiston; Rev.
j. MCCARTHY, Gardiner; Rev. 81. j. McGill,
Biddeford; Revs. G. O'Callaghan, 9. w. Do
nerty, L. Z. Linehan, John M. Harrington,
Francis Finn and M. @. Mc'Donough, of this
CITY,. besides many distinguished strangers.
The respective numbers were creditably per-
formed.
The Rt. Rev Bishop at the close made some
appropriate remarks.
ooAuiern CnOrus. .,........ ....., AdOlph0 AQam
Salutatory-Miss Annie Flaherty.
Rondino-Eight hands, ,,..,...... Czerny
HAyare qui perdu son Tresor 49,. La Fontaine
Miss Marietta Deehan.
Drama-Siege of Raza
Trio. Instrumental. La Somnambula de
DeAihA'. ........ ...............,..H. AlDertl
Academic Henors
Distribution of premiums to Senior Department.
Distribution of p emiums to Junior Department.
Distribution OF premiums to Juvenile Department.
awarded for good conduct.
Silver medal awarded for general excellence.
Silver medal awarded for proficiency in music.
Gold medal awarded for sewing
Graduation honors conferred on Misses Margaret
Morgan, Annie Shanahan, Marietta Deehan,
Annie Flaherty, Mary Burke.
Parting Ode.
Valedctory-Miss A. Shanahan.
I1audate.. Zingarelli
Grand Duo-Eight hands ...........H Maylath
Bonnte's Waltz-Eight hands ....... Juveniles
TaDleau.. .Leilas Reward
Miss Annie shanahan. = $50 - -
Greeting to Spring .,............ NC D. Wilson
Merry Wives of Windsor Galop. Boettger
Operetta-Grandpa's Birthday.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. LonQfellow
Miss Teresa Gilin