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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-02-27
NEW ROAD UUMrLErED.

Celebrating the Running Of tha First Train
over tho GottysDurg narEIsburg II. R.
The first train, consisting of the engine
Jay Cooke" aud two passenger coaches,
run over the Gettysburg IS Harrisburg
railroad, entered Gettysburg ON Tuesday
at ll:45, amid the thunder of cauuons
and the shouts of 500 citizens gathered
around the depot to witness the compile
tion of an enterprise that is to greatly
benefit that town. The train stopped ono
mile north of the town, and Treasurer j.
NJ. Butler presented Colonel j. G. Fuller,
protector of the road, with two golden
spikes, one bearing tho date of the battle
1868 and the other 1884
After Mr.. Buffers speech, Col. Fuller
drove the spikes, tho party reentered the
train and proceeded to the depot. Among
the distinguished visitors we're Jay Cooke,
W. w. Harding, Col, w. w. Jennings,
Gen. B. #. Boyd, Judge Il. Watts, s. Hart,
Col. Weistling aud w. IL. Woodward.
The work of ballasting tho road will be
pushed forward rapidly. aud tho formal
opening is authoritatively announced for
the first of May. by this new road
tue bettle field can be reached in two hours
from Harrisburg.
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Number OF lights NOT wOrkiug Well.
The electric lamps at the following cor
ners were not burning last night or burn
ing very poorly, according to tho reports
of the policemen
Orange aud North Queen East King
and Ann Pine and Chestnut Mulberry
aud Lemon all buru0d poorly all night,
Frederick and Duke, James aud Duke,
Shippen and Chestnut not burning from ?
O'Clock. No report from Seventh ward.
The gasoline lamps Mt tho following
points were not burning IIager aud
Beaver streets, Beaver and Vine, Beaver
and German, from o'clock Arch and
Marion from 12 O'Clock Water aud Ha-
eel from O'Clock West King aud Caro-
limo 9 o'clock Campbell's alley o'clock.
No report from Seventh ward.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-02-27

WE cordially agree with the NeU Era
In It's commendation of DIR. p. j. Roe
buck for the publication in detail of his
financial account as chairman OF the
Republican county committee, exhibit.
ing full statement Of the sources and
amounts Of all his receipts and the ap-
plication OF all his expenditures. 1t is a
solitary example, we believe, and one
that deserves to be followed by state,
county and city committees everywhere
There Is no reason why money should be
raised or spent In politics in such ways
that the public have no right to know
where 1t went and II every chairman's
or committees account had to be ex-
hibited In detail it is very likely there
would be far less of the demoralIzing
and degrading expenditures which now
corrupt our politics and make rich, In.
stead OF worthy, candidates sought by
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-02-27

Election OF Ohcers TOR the Ensuing Yea

Election OF Oficers Tor the Ensuing Year.
The Lancaster board of health held a
stated meeting at the Office Of DIR. Q. IL.
Brown last evening and reorganized by
electng the following officers for the en-.
suing year /:
President-H. II. Fulton, esq.
Secretary--Dr O. Brown.
Health Commissoner-Dr II. +. West
haoiier.
VIM. Lorentz, corner of North Queen
and Frederick streets, was reported as
maintaining nuisance and was directed
to have it abated within ten days, in ac-
cordance with the law.
No other business was transacted, ex-
cept the approval of o few billi,
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-02-27

THE lltb section of the S.h article Of
the constitution authorizes the court of
quarter sessions to divide wards of cities
into election districts whenever it shall
be of opinion that the convenience OF the
electors and the public interests will be
promoted thereby" In cities of 100, 900
population, no district is permitted to
have in it more than go voters. That
is enough for one poll. This city should
be divided into election districts of that
size. Everyone agrees that this is eXps
dient. The court will act on the sugges
tion Of the mayor and councils. vii
they not make it ?
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THE SALUNGA BURGLAR.
WAS rmn DEAD MAN wm. u. ArW,Nss


An Alleged Letter from tho fugiUNe
-rhe Mystery Mystihed.
withdrawing the reported idontiilcl.
tioD by his family ot picture of the
burglar killed 1T Shluuga as that of VIM.
IL. Atkins, tho Montgomery county des-
poralo, formerly Of Quarryytllc, this
county, " is reported that Atkins Is still
alivc. The lNrELIIGENCER Ia informed
that he was seen by an employe of tho X.
n G. railroad, who know him In that sor-
vice. at Reading AZ late va last Saturday.
Other persons who knew Atkins and
examined tho photograph of the man killed
Mt Salunga say that u represents a person
much older than Atkins, and does rot
resemble hts photograph ut all, Tao
picture Of the burglar was takUn after his
death, but gives very correct likeness.
There are many persons who believe
that Atkins aud his lrtCudR havo started
and keep in circulation tho slory that no Is
dead to aid his evasion OF the officers of
the law. However that may bc tho West
Chester RcpublicdR prints what purpOrts
to bo letter hom him siguud "Wil. II.
Atkins, or, as tho papers has il,
Rolling Stone - which IL dated " WCHJ
India, Feb. l2, 1884 aud in which hO de-
nics all completely with tue ClugstOn,
Valley Forge murder, ur any OlhCr crime
says tho story implicauug him with it was
written for notorioty Which, hn aida, Il do
! not wish, aS | have \ record already, but
not of q criminal for | am not convict,
| convicted felOn or Countcrio'ter Us some
would like to make mo, but was few
years ago a sober, steady man and should
have always remained SO had ! been let
alone and had the privilege uf conducting
my own house and business and had |
have had wifo who could cook a meal of
vctuals and keep herself tidy aud be con-
trollei by her own cOnScicuCH and could
keep her mouth shut when sho had moth
ing to say, or had sho been an orphan "
Tho lett0r goes on - abuse tno wIitnr's
wife and viudiCate himself, oXGusirg his
own conduct on the ground that ho has
had great deal tn suffer, aud repeating
that he il not u thief, aud has been trying
to fool the authorities into trying him for
murder. In conclusion he says: II have
often to lay back and laugh t. myself to
think what fools some mOrtals be- and |
do love To tease tu,u0 half cut lawyers
that would be if they could b0, and ns |
am beyond tho jurilc'tpu of the United
States, can speak moro bold, ~ rcquisi.
tons or extraditlOnal papers will not reach
me, aud at present | am well ana am
still"
Tho letter, all IN all, sounds a good deal
as il Atkins, who Was fond OF uJturcty,
had written it, but nobody believes that il
he is alive, he is in "Wcst India or else
where beyond United states jurisdiction.
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io'hi''..''''''.'.'lOoI lOtdl, ,..............l9 .l93
This leaves as doubtful states-Cali-
fornia, with votes /; Indiana, with 10 a;
Nevada, with 3 New Jersey, with 9 !;
New York, with 35, and Ohio, with 90 :;
total Of 0I debatable votes.
To ensure Democratic success the can
didate OF that party would have to carry
all the states above credited Ia him, and
in addition New York and Indiana; or
ifConnecticut he transferred from the
Republican column to the Democratic,
New York, New Jersey and COnuecti-
cut will elect the Democratic candidate
without any Western state To carry
both Ohio and Indiana without some Of
the Eastern states is not enough to elect
the Democratic nominee. IL would
seem to be the part of political wisdom,
therefore, not to risk the los3 of the es
sential in order to gain that which is
not sufficient to elect.
1t will be noticed, however, with sat
isfaction by Democrats that while their
column is substantially solid that of the
opposition Is not Excepting Vermont
and Rhode Island there il not a state on
the Republican side which has not been
shaken in recent years and more than half
OF them In number and two thirds Of
their electoral votes are worth fighting
for by the Democrats.
The man for whom the party is look
Ing now is the one who can most surely
carry the states necessary to elect him (;
aud he Ia very likely to be the one who
can also carry most Of the balance of the
debatable states.
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CHURUuMEs ~ SESSION.
IEc Evangelical Association at Lebanon u
tho United Brethren ut YORK.

The EHangeicsl Association ut Lebanon ana
the United Brethren ut YORK.
The forty-htth annual session of the
East Pennsylvania conference OF the
Evangelical association convcnos at Leba.
non day, at S.a. m Bishop j. G. Esher
presided. This conference embraces all tor
ritDry in Pennsylvania east Of the Susque.
hanna river, and ia composed of about one
hundred aud twenty five clergymen. The
pastoral appointments for the year will be
made, and the acceptance of Colonel John
II. LiCk's offer of a location for college
at Fredericksburg will be determined
upon. La addition to the changes 10 be
male in the charges connected with the
Reading district will bG that OF q change
of pastors in the Ninth street church, Read
ing, owing to the physical prostratiOn of
Row. Solomon NeitZ, one Of the brightest
German preachers in the association. His
charge was temporarily illed during the
year, aud the coming conference will fill
the vacancy permanently. Who will be
his successor is, OF course, q question Of
nero speculation. Presiding Elder Kuorr
has served his allotted time, and will be
succeeded by some one unknown.
The old Pennsylvania ami tho East
Pennsylvania conference of the United
Brethren church met ia joint session
to day, in York. These conferences used
to be separate and independent, but the
general conference of the church few
years ago, under the laws Of tho church,
united them. 1t was however, found that
there were legal obstacles to the union.
Several beQuests having been made to one
OF the other of these ecclesiastical bodies,
their colleges and other institutions be
longing to their separate conferences might
be contested in case Of union absolute.
These churches are not included in the
Lancaster district of the East Pennsylvania
GOnfarence
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UUUHr rxuUEEuIsus.
III tue court OF Common rioa..


Tho case ut Gottsohalk Il Lcdermau vs.
tho North British aud Mercantile insurance
company was resumed yesterday artor-
noon,
Henry u u. Lcilrrt n iusticc of tho
pOaro Of Now Brunswick, who WAS for
mcrly in tho dry goods business, testified
that he was IN Gpttschtlk's gorc on Feb
ruary, 1882, before tho removal to Lauoas-
ter wituOss noticed the stock and
considered II worry poor aud worth little
money.
Hudson Cuuovrr, clothing dealer Of
New Brunswick, tUstititd that On the 2OJh
of February, 1889, shortly before costs
chalk's removal u Lancaster, At his sUlici
tatiOn, witness visited his store for tho
purpose uf purchasing his stock oi mems
hosiery, underwear, "; alter making
an examination witness purchased tho
cutire lot for 5000.
Thomas B llUlnhau, crV., testified that
II few days before tho Iro no called on
GOttscha,S for the purpose Of collecting a
claim on protested check for sl57.21 {;
witness tod him that suit would DO
brought unlCss the sum was paid. Mr..
GpitschalJ said ne had NO money, but the
day following his brother took 5000 to
tho Office Of witness and said the remain.
der would be had next day this was not
done and on May 3Oth witness again went
! 10 them aud insisted upon the ptymont Of
/ tho remainder of tho claim GOttschalk
! insisted that he had no money but prom.
ised tn pay it the next day witness next
! heard that the store WAS burned upon that
night the latter said no had no money
and his affairs were IN charge OF an
! attorney.
Mr. GJttschalk recalled and was asked
whether Inc did not give Judgment note
for SIS to B.F. ESheman, to satisfy claim
on protested note, just u few days before
! tho tirO witness reCUlleCtCd tho transao
tiOn, but thought It took place after The
tire.
u. +. Eshlemhn testified that he wen
to collect this clai,n several tunes, and wa'
finally given Judgment note by Gott'
sChalk previous 20 the fire after tho fire
| witness went 10 his residence to ascertain
II therG was anything there that could b'
levied upon, aud was tGld that none Of th'
hou oaOld goods were owned by Gott
schalk
L. B. Partridge, au adiustor of tn
lancashire insurance company, was called
and he described the appearance of th
store aud contents after tho fire, aud tol'
IN what manner they proceeded to adJuS
the lOss.
The whole of this mornings session wa
taken up with the cross examination OF l.
Il. Partridge, the Insurance adjuster, lh
examination was conducted 10y MI
Stcumetz aud Vas very severe. the cas-
has bocu very Interesting rom tue star
, and the cross tire OF council has bcon quit
hot.
current uusinos.
! The tavern Ijcauso of john +. Smith
I 4 II
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TuE nARDI GRAs CARNIVAL.

Imposing Pr"cesSions wItue'-ed by UrgsI
Crowd ia New Drl5sus and GalVostoI.
The weather in New Orleans on Tues
day vas clear and pleasant. The route Of
the carnival procession WAS long one,
relieving the principal thOrOugfares some
what Of the crush that has been usual on
such occasions. ROX impersonated Solo
mon, tho subject illustrated being
biblical history. There were twenty
cars containing rableaux and scenes
as follows Nimroi, Tempe of Assur,
Smramis, Niuyas, Sardanapalus Nebuch
adnezzlr, The Golden Image, Nobuchad-
nezzaIs Punishment, Belshazzar's Feast,
Moses and the Egyptians, Sampson and
the Philistines, King David Receiving
Tributes, Splomous Temple, tho PhUni
clans in Englanl, Hannibal Crossing the
Alps, Pdrzas st Worship, M0hammcd
Preaching, tho Arab Occupancy Of Spain,
the Heating Fountain aud che MOham
medau Paradise These were followed by
"Phuuny Phorty Phellows," ir miscel
laueous burlcsque, Then Camo the Merrie
BelhOus, who grOtesquely iIlustra ted the
fashions, fancies and fOllies of tho day the
theme being taken from Vanity Fair.
This was followed by burlesquc Of the
fro department COmus and his Mystick
Krewe appeared on the streets az night,
the subject illustrated being tho history of
Ireland, from its discovery, 1855 B. 9. to
1890 A. d embracing twenty scenes. The
display is conceded to be the handSomest
of tho season. Tho reception OF the king
at his royal palace was grand affair.
Miss Aunio Howard personated the
queen.
The MarLi Gras at Galveston drew more
than ten thousand strangers to that city.
The features OF tho celebration wero the
gorgeous pageant by tho "Revelers of
Naxio," representing twenty striking
scenes from the Old Testament.
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Tho state FISH Commi si IN.

A dispatch from Allentown this afternoon
says that the state fish commission has
leased property there for ten years for
the state fishery. New and oommodious
where the fish commission buildings at
that place were recently sold at auction,
will be removed 10 Allentown,
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-02-27
Jun,pod ON "a Ferry boat.

john McKenna jumped from q ferry
boat on Tuesday with suicidal intent.
Being tished out he showed letter written
to his uncle, John MoCafirey, of Mosque
honing, Carbon county, expressing his
attention Of committing suicide and ask
ing that his body bo taken care Of by his
relatives.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-02-27

POLITICAL book keepers, who are EN-
gagged in striking balances these days,
generally agree upon the following fore
cast of probabilities as to the next elec
toIal vote of the several states named /:
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-02-27

A "MR. JONAH BoUGHroN," who is
lecturing on temperance in these parts, is
reported TO have told Columbia audi
enos that Judge Patterson, in the face
of remonstrance Of 100 people of stras-
burg, licensed the place in which the Hi.
debrand murder was committed, soon
after" Mr.. Boughton should post him.
self In law and practice telling the truth !;
ia these courts it requires tho assent Of
both judges to grant license.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-02-27
,,entb of an AGED Citizen

Daniel Mohn, respected citizen, aged
Ss. died lately at tho residence of his son
in-law, Stephen Hyman, near AdamstOwn,
and was buried at Muddy Creek church.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-02-27

n CAREFUL poll OF the five great states,
New York, Pennsylvania, OAio, Indiana
aud Illinois, by the Erie Dispatch, is said
to show that out Of IA total OF 400 countles,
l52 are for Blaine for president, while for
vice president Lincoln has long lead In
all the five states. Really, it will soon DO
necessary for Mr.. Blaine to put a gag IN
the mouths of his too ardent friends who
seem 80 very anxious to drag by force the
Muligan statesman from his pleasant
literary retirement
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A nonaiinn 10 Pnht "a.

Senator Mitchell has sent to Post 81
G.. A. r., Of this city, five volumes Of tho
official records of the rebellion.
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iSUIDCHT AND ACUiDENT.
Fi.hting south sea Isisuasrs

A report comes from Auckland, Now
Zealand, that the government schooner
Julia, which is regularly employed in pro
curing labOreTs from different groups of
islands in the Pacific to work on the sugar
plantations in the Sandwich islands,
recently landed at the island of NOnouki
with about thirty returning laborers. The
returned laborers belonged to the islands
of Tarawa and Apiang, in the same group,
the people of which have been at constant
warfare with the inhabitants of Nanouki.
The labOrers assaulted number of young
girls, which provoked fight with the
inhabitants, who were only armed with
clubs aud spears. Twenty Nanoukis were
killed and many wounded, while others
escaped 20 the Island Of Apanama. They
were reinforced and returned when another
tght ensuad, in which several were killed
on each side.
found Drowned In u Pond.
Ga Tuesday afternoon, while DR..
Newell was at tho duck pond, near MILL
vile, N. j., he discovered tho body of q
man on the surface, II proved to be that
of the young man Edward KesIer Hamp
ton, Sho disappeared on tho 7th day of
January last and was supposed to have
been drowned while skating arcrOss tho
pond TO his home, but of whom ii was
afterward said no had been seen in Phila
delphia by several persons. The body was
buried in Trinity NJ. Il. graveyard. A
young companion Of HamptOn's was ar.
rested on suspicion Of foul play, but the
evidence was not sufficient % hold him.
STABBED for an alleged Seduction,
DE-, Henry Smith, well known dentist
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"NEvApA, with petty handful of
population, claiming under the law her
two members in the Senate and ons iu the
House, is stand ing rebuke to the men
who arc opposing the admission of
Dakota. ."-IHRddelphia PrCsY.
II ID a standing warning to Congress to
admit no more states until it is amply
satisfied that they will not degenerate to
rotten pocket boroughs Nevada with
three electoral votes hasn't half the popu
latiOn OF Lancaster county.
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An EARLY srRINa rogM.

On, days OF dark and nOisome tOg,
on, hours of mist aud rain and mud.
I he weary soul nag- sOgglly,
The foot doth IN the puddle pud,
on, Shiny, slippery, slushy hours,
The sun has melted into tug,
wish that | could change myself,
Into big Newfoundland dog.
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TIE reports of the Philadelphia pas
senger railways made to the department
of internal affairs at Harrisburg show
most astonishing profits on the part of
these corporations Some of them make
as high as 10 per cent. on their paid in
capital and few 20 below -. rlis IS
entirely too much. They have mouup-
oily Ot the right of way on the streets
over which they run aud exist by public
sufferance for public uses. Their man
agement has right to a tair profit, but
not to such exorbitaut dividends rs
they now get.
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they now get.
The bari must 20 to the roar OF the polt-
ical procossion-money bsr'l aud whisky
bar'l.
THERE are already Thirty can hiat.S N
the field for fourteen county offices with
| several districts yet to hear from.
If jim Duebler is to wear the Rcpubi.
can prize ring belt there will have to b. i
few inches added to the sirth OF it.
If Tom Oohiltreo really desires To shO1
up BiSmarck's littleness he should chal-
leugo him to enter an International lying
contest.
Quay insists that Of the sixteen present
Republican congressman from this state
only four will be returned. Whether he
counts Smith among these four ia uot yet
known hs proposes to succeed Kelley with
Senator Reyburn.
THE Judges of the New York Court of
Appeals wore flowing silk gowns on the
bench for the first time On Tuesday. Tho
innovation is supposed To have becu made
with view to the saving of judicial
expenditure on night shirts.
ALL the signs of the times indicate that
Blaine is tightening the cOrls, aud
strengthening the stakes, as prcsiden-
tial candidate. The frequency Of instruc
tions for him in the PENNSYLVANIA counties
BODIES Il vigorous effort to capture tho
delegation OF the state in bis interest.
The L. p. preachers in Western Penn
sy lvania are still wrestling with tho music
question and recent meeting in Plttsburg
WAS divided in sentiment as to whether
the unpopalarily of Psalm singing was due
TO tue bad singing or to the old version Of
the Psalms, aud the sterootypod tunes in
CON mon use. Tho world do move.
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their parties. The law prescribes that
candidates for Office In this state may
indulge in no other expenses than for
public meetings, the dissemination OF
information and travelling expenses.
Committees should not be allowed to o.
beyond these, and they should be made
to show up. Candidates who pay assess
ments for other purposes than those GN
pressly authorized by law, have to com
NIT perjury when they take their oath of
office. Let there be an end of the whole
dsgraceful business and there will be
a beginning of the end made when there
is publication ordered of every political
committees receipts and expenditures
RErREsENTATIyE HATCH wants Il
series of individual Democratic funerals
in New York, Ohio and Indiana MIR.
Hatch was excited by the selection OF
Chicago as the place for holding the ua-
tional convention. He Thought it was
wrong for the Democrats to troop into
that city when the Republicans had
trooped out. Mr.. Hatch is from St..
Louis, which wanted the convention, and
he has a temper like his climate-hot,
If Mr.. Hatch does not keep cooler there
may be a funeral in Missouri. Still thrIs
was method in Mr.. Hatch's madness ;
a few political funerals IN aud around
the states he names would be beneficial
to the party; little of the old blood
might be let out with profit.
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THE bari must 20 to the roar OF the Polit-
ical procossion-money bsr'l aud whisky
baTl.