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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-07-11
FEATURES OF THE STATE PRESS.

The Chambersburg Valley Spirit thinks
the Democratic household is not In need
Of Butler.
To be good is human, but to refrain
from blowing about it is divine, says the
Chronicle Telegraph.
This is a good time to go buy oil, or TO
90 by it-just as U please to spell it,
declares the Pittsburg Times.
A Lebanon Courier writer accuses the
girls OF that place of showing a lack Gf
"ladylike delicacy in the way thoy march
along, three or four abreast, monopolizing
the pavement and crowding modest men
into tho street"
The true method Of getting repose, says
the Philadelphia Bulletin, is to diversity
the intellectual pursuits to turn the mind
into new channel, thus giving tho worm
out faculties a rest, without forcing upon
them stagnation from which they
innately revolt.
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sateIiourIY sbot.

On Thursday while Mrs. John
l.. Brandt, of Mount Joy, was work
ing in hor kitchen, she was struck
in the breast, near tho shoulder, by spent
rifle ball, which wounded her only slightly.
The ball entered the house through an
open door. Tho report of tho rifle was
not heard, nor was any person with fire
arms seen in the neighborhoOd. The shot
is supposed to have been tired from long
distance, and II il not believed that there
was any attempt at assassination.
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bis wife Kept u saloon.

Alfred Carmichael. sergeant of the
engineer corps at Willets Point, New
York, committed suicide on Wednesday.
His time in the service was up, and
General Abbott refused to allow him To
continue because his wife kept a saloon.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-07-11

The second quarterly conference of the
(Rabbit HID on next Saturday and Sun
day. Services will begin on Saturday
evening and continue during Sunday
communion services on Sunday morning.
Rev. j. q. Hornberger, presiding elder of
tho Reading district, will officiatc,
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-07-11

Ir is unfortunate that in congressional
elections the people do not pronounce in
unmistakable tones the names Of those
whom they wish to represent them. At
every session Of Congress the country is
treated to a number Of election contests
that might have been with a little care
avoided. A typographical error in the
ticket or some deviation from the rcgu-
lar form of the ballot is made the excuse
for occupying the time of Congress that
could be more proGtably devoted to other
considerations. The leniency shown by
Congress towards unsuccessful contest
ants has tendency to increase the evil.
On Thursday the treasury department
issued warrants for : /, $50 on account of
the salaries and expenses of contestants
for seats in the House of Representatives,
durin & the first session of the Forty.
eighth Congress. Two contestants re.
ceived 81, 800 each, aud none less than
$500, the majority obtaining $1,000. II
unsuccessful contestants were made to
pay the costs of the investigation into
each title 10 "A seat, contests, like angels
visits, would be lew and far between.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-07-11

The first ballot resulted as follows

At a. m. (Friday) the roll Of states
was called on motion to adj journ until 10
q. IN. to morrow. Lost.
The convention then adjourned until 10
a. N. Friday.
Democratic national Committee.
Alabama, Henry G. Simple Arkansas,
s. w. Fordyce California, NJ. +. Torpey;
Colorado, NJ. s. Waller Connkcticut, w.
ii. Barnum Florida, Samuel Pasco ;
Georgia, Patrick Walsh Illinois, 3. Corn
ing Judd Iudiapa, Austin IL. Brown ;
Iowa, NJ. M. Ham Kansas, q. w. Blair ;
Kentucky, Henry V. MoHenry Louisiana,
Is. +, Jonas Maine, Edmund Wilson /;
Maryland, A. p. German Michigan, Don
M. Dickinson Minnesota, II. III. Kelly ;
Missouri, John G. Plather Mississippi, q.
A. johnson Nebraska, James 4. Boyd |;
Nevada, Dennis K. MCCARTHY New
Hampshire, A. w. Galloway; North
Carolina, NJ. W. Ransom Ohio. w. w.
Armstrong Rhode island, j. b. Barnaby ;
South Carolina, Francis w. Dawson ;
Tepnessee, Robert J. Looney Texas, o..
L. Holt; Vermont, B. B. Smalley; Vir-
ginia, John =. Barbour; West Virginia,
Louis Baker Wisconsin WI liam f..
Villas: Arizona, w. X. Meade District Of
Columbia, William Dickson; Idaho, John
Haley Dakota, w. III. Day Utah, j. b.
Roseborough; Montana, william Mo-
Cormick Washington Territory, j. A.
Kuhn; New Mexico, not announced
Wyoming, William II. Post.
The report OF Joday's proceedings OF
the convention will bo found in the tele-
grapio report on the third Iage. ED.l
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-07-11

A CURIOUS statisticiau has discovered
that the number Of persons living in canal
boats was S,97S of whom G,22j were
males and ,, ,7jj were females. Though in
an apparent minority, the females are
believed to boss the cabins.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-07-11
HURLED PROM \ HANMocK.

Full many foolish man who thinks hes = ,fe.
The danger. haunting, trcACh'rOu5 ham.
mOyks bear:
Full many "A chap will widely tumC and Chltu,
when, overturned, ho vainly claws tue aig
No longer Will ~lC seek To take dOEU
Withip the net conducive to "a nOd:
For well the upset weary Wandercr knows
Thi h1mmOck's hardened hummoCks ON the
sod.
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The streeI Lsmps,

Tho police report thirty-four OF the
electric lamps az having been out last
night, and two Of the gasoline lamps not
burning.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-07-11
". Y. MornIng J0WrnaI.

The passage Of the legislative executive
aud judicial appropriation bill has given
rise to curious complication. The bill
became law on July :, and, as Congress
had extended the appropriations of last
year to cover only five days Of the present
fiscal year, no appropriations are available
for July 6, and it is said that no salaries can
DO paid for that day to any employe of
the government. When tho appropriations
committees work is done amid all the
rush and hustle Of the close of the session,
it Is little wonder that there is much
bungling legislation.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-07-11

THE majesty of the law is in future to
intervene between the pawnbroker aud
his victim. Hitherto it has been the
pawnbroker's practice in New York to sell
annually whatever pledges were in his
hands III default Of interest on the loans
made by him, and he has announced such
sales in curt newspaper advertisements.
Chief Justice McAdam, of New York, now
decides that the custom was in violation
OF law, and that it is incumbent on pawn
brokers to describe the goods they propose
to sell at auction, else the pledgers will
not have received proper actual or con
structiye notice, and will not be bound by
the sale. This construction of the law ia
favor of the distressed should meet with
the hearty endorsement of all friends Of
hum anity.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-07-11

Two base hits Holland, Smith, Parker.
Lott on bases Lancaster, I IIugeTatuwn 3,
Double play-lOlHud, struck lRnClsic,
: HWcrstown, 3, Base on balis-Lunc istcr,
I; llagcrstown, 3 Passed. balls--LnnCnstsr,
;; lhgorstown, y wild pitchus-LHuCnstur
| hugCTstOwn, !.
Umptro-W WoiHrll.
Tho Oriental nine, of tho high school,
defeated tho Millersvillo uine, at the latter
place, yesterday afternoon. Following is
the score by innings
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-07-11

LORD VAUDEVILLE is au Englismau
who has doubtless learned by this time
that the title Of lordship does not go FAR
with New York bookmakers." His
lordship lost bets upon horses at the Coney
Island races to the amount OF 81, 800,
which he has thus far shown no DISPOSE
ton to pay. According to the rules of the
Coney Island Jockey club, bet made on
one racing day must be settled, at the
latest, on the next, aud defaultiug MEM
Der is exposed to expulsion from the track.
1t will remain a mystery how the titled
gambler obtained credit from tho hard.
headed, close listed book-makers for
such large sum.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-07-11
AROUND THE BAGS.
vioroKy rUx run LAso.srrR
Tho bagcrst,wu ni.osna- after its second
peioat by tne Iaooastrr--tnte terc sting
socnl notes OF the tinmo.

Scarcely one hundred people saw the
second game between the Lancaster aud
Hagorstown clubs, yesterday. Tho home
team won easily, their fielding and batting
being very good. The score follows
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-07-11
Mayors Court.

The mayor this morning had q drunk
and yag, and both were discharged.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-07-11

The WilmiDgtOns have won the last
nineteen straight games they played.
Henry" Myers, of the Trcuton's, has
been blacklistod for refusing to play after
being Gnod.
Latham, who is pitching for the Dnmcs
tics, ia the opera critic OF tho New York
Herald and a tiue tenor singer. lie now
has a vacation and is pitching for fun.
The Nonpariel club OF this CITY wont to
Lituz yesterday, where they were defeat cd
10y the SCORE OF 10 TO 4. The Llucastriaus
claim to have suffered at the hands Of
partial umpire.
Last evening mines from the stores Of
Williamson n Foster aud Myers " Rath-
ion PLAYED q match game ou the Iron
sides grounds. Not much science was
shown, but there was lots of fuu. At the
close of seven innings the score stood 81
To 35 in favor Of tho Williamson & Foster
club.
After the game OF yesterday the lIagcrs
town club gave up the ghost. They really
had disbanded before starting for Lancas-
Ter on Tuesday, but the players resolved
70 remain together until after tho games
with the Lancaster. IL was well.known
here that the club had gone under aud tho
statements in the York papers were cor
rect. There arc couple OF good players
in the nine, and they are now looking for
situations
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Bur little longer, and the great sur.
prise will be over.
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James ti,ew here.

Louisville fifteen innings: Louisville B,
Baltimore 4 {; Toledo : Toledo g. Metro
politan, 4; Indianapolis Indianapolis 1,
Washington 2; Cincinnati: Brooklyn 4,
Cincinnati 3; Boston: Chicago Union .,
Boston Union /; Allentown, Pa: Allen.
town ), Treuton s. Washington, u. c.:
National !, Cincinnati Union | Reading,
Pa: Active {, Newark5.
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credentials. Such nm individual has right
10 vote in tho convention as he chooses.
The only thing the convention can do 10 TO
pass upon his credentials. The unit rule
Of tho state cannot DO recognized
properly by the convention, because state
cannot dictate TO n national convention.
II, therefore, a delegate has been instructed
BY his state to vote with his entire dole
cation, aud after be gets into the
convention decides not TO do 40, the
convention must receive his vote, as he is
an accredited delegate and he must be
held responsible, not to the convention,
but to lis state for any violation Of the
instructions which he may have received.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1884-06-05
A Card.
SAN MARCOS, June LIST, L

DAN DlAhOOcs 0uho Aosf AONN-
To Mn Friends and Patrons
As it is impossible for me to give this
branch of my business lhe necessary attention
owing to the increase of my business at
Palestine, have concluded to dispose OF
my property at this place. The buildings
aud real estate will be sold with or without
the stock. Ny stosk. consisting Of Groceries,
Stoves, Tinware aud Hardware. will close
out at such prices for oTsh as will warrant
purchasers in laying in good supply OF
any Of above lines named
To those seeking . good investment and
paying business in . healthy locality. 20
gether with frsi class trade Of -. 600 per
year estlblishsi for tbs past four yesrs =
consider Il rare Oportanity aud one SCI
doIn offered for sale. and would not undar
any other Circumstances sresPt for The rsA-
sous above STD. To es-h AID al vho -
kisdly teadersd ne their patrOniAss IN The
Fsss tsudsr ny siBosrs thanks. AID car
on,y 81. sh5ald yoa ever visii Palestine, i
VI Aso-d tks rr1tsr pie.surs 70 make your
SAY tlass.ai Aad azrss4hls- Ag.inthaakias
vol for ki5lssss is &c pas. IEo go1rs
Tery truly.
MEE-1s Huzu
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1884-06-05
A COMMON STORY.
streets of q Christian city

In the streets of o Christian city
saw house lit up;
Where they sit at night in the white gas
light,
And pass the poison cup.
I saw men there throw freely down
The coin that is children's blood,
While the women cry and the babies die
At home for want of food.
There the hand of the cunning workman
Is palsiei in his youth;
And the eye is blear'd and the heart is
sear'd,
Till it knows no love nor truth;
For they drink of the burning goblet
That makes of man brute;
Till the image within is changed by sin,
And the voice of God is mute.
o men of this dear Christian land!
Fathers with children and wives!
What will ye say, on the Judgment Day,
When Christ shall ask of your lives?
Ye had children, and homes, and money
enough,
And minds to learn and thin
The gifts God.gave, with a soul to save
And We bartered them all for drink!
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1884-06-05
COuIty Court.

We find in q special to the Express a
report Of some of the proceedings last week,
which we copy, making several corrections !:
State VS.. John Wood, gambling, S25 and
cost State W.. John Managing, colored,
gaming. $40; State vs.. Martin Schubert,
obstructing public road, SIS appealed;
State VS.. George Gray and irony Ellison,
colored, fornication, not guilty; State vs..
Ike Johns and Sue Thompson. oolored,
same charge, not guilty; State vs. Runnels,
disturbing peace, not guiltyi State vs. John
Hodges. gaming SIS State vs. J. Van We
selling liquor TO minors, not guilty.; state
vs., Cnllea Crews, carrying pistol. not
guilty; State vs.. Armste8d Polk, assault
ana battery, IS; c. z Rose Va Thos- Ford
judgement by agreement for plAintia
Moline Wagon Co. "a William Giesen,
Judgment By default for plaintiff; Iele-
phone Telegraph company vs. O. 1. John
On Indictment for $50 for defendant and
rieht Of way vested IN the Telephone Iele-
craph company; TelspbOoe company ".
Johp Malone. Judgment for $50 and sane /;
Telephone company "a r. Schnldt jag
oeut for SIS 3 ard sane; Tsler.1one
company - Bost, judgment for 30 -
and sane; TslsphO1s company Va Mrs.
Am Arton- j1dgne1f for 81 leAne ss1s
ss sbovs State "a J. VEusle. bod fo--
fsi.ei AID judgment b 1iE taEs1-
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1884-06-05
Cemetery Meeting.

Pursuant to notice published in FREE
PRESS of May 22d, an election was held for
trustees of the s. M. G. association at the
court house on Wednesday last at o'clock
P. NJ,
Presently. G. johnson, I. II. Julian,
Geo. T. McGehee, G. L. McCay, W. o. Hut
Gibson, E. Northcraft. E. P. Reynolds.
The following persons were elected trus-
tees: w. o. Hutchinson, w. j. Joyce G. I.
McGehee, C. L. McCay, E. Northcraft, E. T.
Reynolds.
The board organized by electing w. o.
Hutchinson, President E. Northcraft, Treas
urer; E. P. Reynolds, Secretary; ii. s.
Harvey, Sexton.
Tin connection with the above, we are
pleased to learn that steps are being taken
by the new management to e1pend the funds
on hand or due from lot holders, amounting
to several hundred dollars, in improving and
Identifying the grounds, and to enlist the
corporation of the ladies in the coed
work.-ED.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1884-06-05
Town Council.

Adjourned for want Of quorum from
Tuesday night, met at the Mayors once At
s;45 last night, with full board present
After reading the minutes OF previous meet
ing, the following business was transaeted
Bill OF Water Co., regular monthly In
stallment S66 60, allowed. Bill OF Mr..
Watkins, work on the Cheatham ford road,
$50 O5 allowed and ordered paid out OF the
general fund, to be refunded TO same from
collections made by Street Commissioner.
4. p. Iyey was appointed general street
commissioner, and committee ON streets and
alleys ordered 10 furnish necessary tools,
commissioner 10 be responsible for same.
Tax levied for fiscal year ending May LIST,
1885, adyalorem 25c on the SlO0, Also ON
occupation tar OF one-third Of same tax
levied by the State.
The total AL valorem tar levied was given
at 81, 265 90, occupation tax Mt 1915 90,
water works tax at $500 90. Total, ~, $40
90.
The following Ia the substance OF resolu-
tons adopted by the board;
1. That street commissioners heretofore
appointed be requested 10 report TO the
board at next regular meeting, and that
their reports shall give the names OF hands
assigned each, amount and cost OF work
done, also amount collected and how ex-
pended. :,
2. That tax collector close tax rolls and
collect all arrearages due town to date, and
proceed to sell property to collect same, rs
early az practicable. -
3. That county surveyor locate the line
between Jas q. Storey and the s. II. MIKE
estate, and ascertain width Of public road to
Cheatham's ford, and report. Adjourned.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1884-06-05
Whiskey,s Victims,

The reference in the article of our lady
correspondent last week to the ruin of a
noted teacher through strong drink, naturally
suggests many similar cases in our midst
wrecks of humanity, made so through this
cause, some dead and others who still walk
among us in state of death in !ife." In
not much over year past our mind recura
to several such victims-an old citizen and
merchant; prominent railroad man; one
in the prime of young manhood talented
lawyer who suicided in our Jail; and many
others dead or dying from this as the
primary cause. Every saloon has its terrible
record of this description.
Fellow citizens. shall this trade of death
be continued in your midst
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1884-06-05
A Card.

have the pleasure to inform my friends
and the public, that I have been appointed
to represent the Equitable Life Assurance
Society, in the State of Texas, one hundred
miles north of the coast, except the town OF
Austin, also in the States Of Missouri and
Kansas My business is with the Society
and through no other agency.
The Eqjtable has greater financial
strength, does much larger business, at 2
lower rate of expense and death loss, and
realizes higher rate of earning on its in.
vestments than any other company. II
therefore offers those who wish to insure the
greatest security and profit.
1t is the only Life Insurance Company IN
the world that gives the assured perfect jus,
tice and equity in the contract, and Its full
fillment
I can demonstrate the great advantages OF
its policies over those issued by any other
company.
A. NJ YOUNG,
Box 7. San Marcos, Texas.
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local optIon-The Other side.


[lmx Fnxx Pass, a. Is well known, Ia in
the habit Of giving a hearing to differing
opinions on all questions of public interest |;
and 30 we give place 10 the following from
Philopher vogelsang, who, as we learn, has
been selected as the especial champion OF
the anti local option sentiment here, and of
course tho following may be regarded a.
the best that can DO produced on that side
Of the question.-ED .s.r.
We consider another attempt OF tho en-
forcement of the local option question law,
a mental property certificate OF the town.
Tho evil of incompetence cannot eventually
be suppressed by such laws, as experience
has shown. Human nature has not changed
since God issued the ten commandments
from Mount Sinai but II the people at that
time had been as DEPRIVED as they are now
God would have issued q eleventh command.
ment. Thou shalt not drink distilled
liquors." In no civilized country but the
United States, is enough fanatical element
TO enact and enforce local option laws.
Some years ago, In tho town OF Grotenburg
Schweden, intemperance became 80 prevail
emit ON occount Of numerous saloons and
bad liquors; that tho city council monopo-
Used the liquor traffic; and thereby abated
the evil to great entent. Intemperanoe il
q vice, which is hated when seen, therefore
an ordinance to abolish all curtains, screens
and partition walls in the saloons, should DO
strictly enforced; together with high
license. This would drive the saloons
eventually from the square into the streets
and alleys, and from thence, public opinion
and frequent fines. would cause them to
leave town, without the enforcement OF the
odious local option law. The adjustment
of iutemperance and the numerous saloons
on the square, without the application OF
the local option law, would give the people
Of this town reputation Of mental nobility.
tta G. VooELsANa.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1884-06-05
The Progress. Fruits and End Of the
Saloon DusIness-An illustration.

There 10 . wav which sssmsih RICH, unto . man,
bot the snd thereof are the ways Of dealh.-rso-
sssss xNi H. H-Tf|
A We stated In an editorial last week, We
regard the saloon business as ruinous TO the
saloon keeper as well as TO his patrons, and
hence feel that II would be doing even him
tho best possible service TO induce. and even
II necessary compel him to abandon II.
We know that II Is popularity considered a
very easy and money making business, and
sometimes is so for q whilei yet we hold
that, II long pursued. it must result in
grief, ruin, and deOpair to those who en-
gage in it. as well as TO their victims.
Right here in San Marcos we have very
striking illustration. Not much over year
ago, new saloon was opened on our square.
Its managers were socil, plausible men,
having interesting families and upon the
whole making favorable impression.
They were experts in their line, and fitted
up their establishment in more attractive
style than had been formerly known here.
Their bar was supplied with the choicest
liquors, and their saloon with billiard tables
and other gaming appliances. 1t was bril-
liantly lighted up at night, and became q
very popular place Of resort, and Of course
the owners began to rake in" piles Of mon
ey. Everything to them, no doubt, looked
lovely.
But the natural and III long continued).
inevitable results Of the business suddenly
cropped ont by the murder of one their Gus
toners by one Of the proprietors of the
saloon-the result of strong drink and a
consequent quarrel over the gaming table.
or course there was q sudden collapse Of
of this fair show Of prosperity. Two fami-
lies were plunged into the abyss of grief
the slayer has lain in Jail ever since-his
partner found but few of their old custom.
ers willing to return to the scene Of the
bloody tragedy, sold out and left the place
and the end is not yet.
Thus the way which seemed to lead to
abundant wealth, easily obtained, has come
to an end In the ways of disaster, humilia-
ton and death. What thinking, right
minded person would wish to follow such
business or help sustain it )?
But this dreadful end has been over-ruled
for good-it has reused our people as never
before to the results of the saloon business.
God grant that it may nerve them to come
out on Saturday next and give final quiz
etus to this hydra-headed monster of evil, in
our community!