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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-07-09
Generous Contributions to IA Church.

st. Peters Beneficial society has contribu-
ted from its surplus fund of over 81, 900 the
sum OF 5000 to St Joseph's Catholic church
now in course of erection. St Joseph's so
ciety has contributed 500, and not long since
st Michaels society raised nearly 500 for the
placing Of memorial window to the patron
saint oil their society in the new structure.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-07-09
Alleged AssauIters Discharged

David Snyder and William Gilgore, who
was charged with assault and battery, by
Elias Snyder, were Ia have had hearing
last evening before Alderman Deem, The
prosecutor did not appear and they were
DISCHARGED
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-07-09
Pure Steam Processes.

The new Shaker steam process of canning
fruit, which is TO be exhibited for the instruc.
ton of housekeepers at tho Y. NJ. G. A.
rooms on July -, involves no use of acids or
other deleterious processes OF that nature.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-07-09

SLAYMAKER.--In this city, ON July ., Iss5, Mrs
Jane Slaymaker, widow of the late Jasper Slay.
maker, formerly member of the Lancaster Bar
in the s6th year of her age.
Funeral from ST. james Episcopal church OH
Saturday afternoon ut 3oclock. Interment at
Lancaster cemetery. gtds
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-07-09
A Good band.

new German band has made its appear.
ance ON our streets and their music Is excel
lent They will no doubt remain some time,
as they have been well patronized.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-07-09
TIL Tanned.

On Tuesday two men entered the confec-
tionery of Charles Eden, on Prince street,
and ordered ice cream. While Mrs. Eden
was getting the cream the men tapped the
till, taking about so cents, and escaped.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-07-09
The Picnic season.

st stephens Lutheran Sunday school are
oliyei Baptist Sunday school al Tells Hair,
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-07-09

CHICAGO. July 8, $40 a. n.-Market opened:
Wheat-August S9Is Sept, 9l4c Oct, g3sEc
Corn-August, 47skc Sept. l71s oct, iG7sc.
9oats-Aug' aNe Sept, 5 Sl55c a, s,o,a
Lard-Aug., - 81; Sept, 81 62.
Ribs-Aug., s5 25 sept, S. IS : Oct, IS Is.
CLOSING.
Wheat-July, sGl4c; Aug, ss5zc Sept, 9O1sc
Oct, CSC,
Corn-July, i73sc; Aug, 47tc; Sept, i7ykc
Oct, 46esc.
oatsZJuiy, 3iJ6c; Aug, 2G1sc; Sent, 251sc
Oct, 32l8c.
Pork-July, 81 %; Aug, $40 90; Sept,
$40 O2% Oct, $40 II.
Lard@July. % As; Aug, 81 6I Sept,
~ 65 Oct, 81 72l$.
Ribs-July. s. g Aug, s. D Sept, s5 IS oct,
- i2iS.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-07-09
DE1 BS.

DnMMEL--ScHEIp.--Juue -, by Rev. Lucius !
Hardy, Mr. Adam 4. DOnmel and Miss Annie
Scheid both OF lancaster Pa. ltd
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-07-09
Match Game of Lawn Tennis

The Lebanon Lawn Tennis club came to
this city TO day, and this afternoon they are
playing match game with the Lancaster
club.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-07-09

nEMOCRATIC COUNTY CoNVEN-
- TIoS-The Democracy of the county OF
Lancaster Will meet in their several districts on
places and between hours to be announced ten
days in advance by handful by their respective
committeeman, to elect three or five delegates to
the county and district conventions, which will
be held in the city OF Lancaster, in the commit
tee rooms, third floor OF kcpler's postofce
building, on WEDNESDAY, JULY -, and to
select one person from each district for county
committeeman for the ensuing year.
THE COUNTY CONVENTION.
The Delegates from the city will meet at 10 a.
m. to elect three delegates to the state conven-
ton.
The Delegates from the Second Lower Dis
trict Will meet at 10 II. M, TO elect three dele
gates.
The Delegates from the Third (Upper) District
The Delegates will meet in County Conyeu-
tion at IL a. m, and nominate
ONE PERSON for Recorder.
ONE PERSON for County solicitor.
TWO PERSONS for Prison Inspectors.
TWO PERSONS for Directors of the Poor.
ONE PERSON for Director of the Poor (two
years.
ONE PERSON for Jury Commissioner.
W.. HESSEL, Chairman.
+ 4 : : +, f5S$@5; f$S4$s4.o'. $s'.S: Secretaries
N. B-The special attention OF all members of
the County Committee and officers of the Dele.
gate elections Is called to the law governing
Primary Elections requiring their officers to be
sworn, &c.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-07-09
jy6-lwdIs

DROPOSALS FOR STREET WORK.
Sealed proposals for the following work
Will be received by the Street Committee up to
July ~, 1885, at 7o'clock p. m. Proposals to be
addressed "a" Street Committee" and deposited
in street box at Smetz's grocery, corner, North
Queen ana Lemon streets:
For piIing South Duke street from Vine to
German.
For piking West Chestnut street from Null
berry 20 Charlotte
For pikiDg North Lime street from Walnut to
Lemon.
For piking West James street from Mulberry
to oCharlolte.
For two-foot sewer on Shippen street from Ann
to sewer ON Orange street, and two inlets.
Plans and specification can be seen at the Office
of Allan A. Herr, city regulator, los East King
street by orderof
STREET COMMITTEE.
Attest EDWIN s. SMELTz, Clerk.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-07-09
,pS,ru,,,,u In peun,ap-b,,

Sir. II. c. Wcidler the efficient principal OF
the Lancaster Commercial college, No IU1< West
King street, viii open the class for instruction
in penInanship on Monday, Julyl3. All are cor
daily invited during the balance Of this week 10
call at the rooms and inspect the specimens OF
improvement, whether they desire 10 enter the
class not.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-07-09

ned almost uninterruptedly from opening until
noon, and advanced sharply In some instances
AT midday prices were up u to . per cent. and
is now dull at the top figures.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-07-09
MARRIAGES.

Go to No East King street and Try LoCheTs
soda water. There Il none better IN town. IL
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-07-09

Lar "a
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-07-30
General Grant.

The news of General Grants deatl
was received throughout the Country
with every manifestation of sorrow
In all cities, villages and hamlets EN-
blems of mourning are everywhere dis
played, Extensive preparations are be-
ing made for memorial services on the
day of the funeral.
The body now lies, embalmed, at Mt
McGregor, Private funeral services
viii be held there next Tuesday.
On Wednesday the remains win be
taken to Albany where they will lie ii
state for a hours; thence, WILDE takel
to New York, and placed, in State, a
city hall, and on Saturday, Aug. Stl
the National funeral will take place in
that city, and the body will be inferred
in Riverside Park. This park skirts
the Hudson river, between I'D and
l29th streets and is Il much better site
for the final resting place of the old he
70, than Central park, first chosen.
A. II. Wright of Athol, is doing the
having for his father, Winfield Wright
Mr.. Wright seems to be recovering
from his recent severe illness, and is n
Bile to be out some.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-07-30

was absolute stiffness in the room and u
hush of oNpcctant suspense. No sound
broke the silence save the singing of
birds in the pines outside the cottage
and the measured tmobbing of the en-
CINE that all night had waited by the
little mountain down the slope. at is
all over" said DR., Douglas, and there
came then the realization that General
Grant was dead. Then the doctors
withdrew, the nurse closed down the
eycllds and composed the Generals
head, after which each of the family
group pressed to the bedside, one after
the other, and touched their lips upon
the quiet face SO lately stilled.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-07-30
A Poker Story.

The Inlander, at Dayton, this territory
relates that two lawyers named j Zones and
Perkins went from there to Walla Walla
on business. Not being able to catch the
return train that evening they each sent a
telegram to their wives as follows: "Will
not be home tonight see Mrs. Jones. !"
"Will not be home tonight; see Mrs. Per-
kins." The ladies got together and con-
cluded to reply and remind their husbands
of some purchases they had promised to
make, so the following dispatches were
sent: Don't forget your Grand; see
Jones" Don't forget your errend see
Perkins" During the evening the gen
tlemen became interested in a highly an
mated game of poker. Jones had Just
planked down SIS on Il big bluff and Per-
kins was about to pass when his telegram
was handed him. He read it and then on
a pair of seven spots put in the SIS.
"That's good,n said Jones when the show
down was made "but how in the devil
did you come to call me on that hand ?"
Without q word Perkins handed over the
telegram. 1t read: Don't forget your
errend see Jones. "-Seattlc (F. ~
Chronicle.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-07-30
A CAMP-LIFE INCIDENT.
A Game spanIeSs Successful Fight
with n Reddish,


While we were waiting one morning for
fish breakfast that Miller and Charlie
Earle were pledged to supply us with,
Miller noticed u long pole in the water
some distance up the bayou, which is
about fifty yards wide at this point. 1t
floated down the bayou until opposite our
camp, and then suddenly turned and went
backward quite rapidly Then we saw
that it was a fishing rod and that big
fish must be at the end of the line. All
was excitement in the camp Our break
fast was assured Us, providedwe could
capture that fish How were we to get itp
We had no boat, and the bayou was deep,
the water cold, and our flshy friend on
the other side of the bayou, say forty
yards away. Somebody suggested making
long raft and Frank Earle eagerly
grasped an axe and was about to make
some young pine trees sick, when Charlie
Earle sang out, "Why not send your dog
for it, Rendle :" No sooner said than
done. Charlie, my water spaniel, Il mag.
nificent water dog who likes nothing bet
ter than swimming and diving, had his
attention directed to the ishing.rod by n
stone thrown in its neighborhood He
swan toward it, OWNED his errand, grab
bed the rod at the thick end and proceeded
to swim back with it. "Our breakfast"
at once noticed that somebody else was
bossing that rod, and lie began to object
very vigorously He tuggcd at the rod,
and for few moments it was n question
who would win. Finally, by Il supreme
effort the fish made an Immense DASH and
actually pulled the Cog (weighing tfty-
fx,rN 1sl tnlt u
First round for the fish
Charlie came up looking lalf drowned,
but still holding the rod in his mouth.
He dropped it, however, and swan to
shore, looking very puzzled and annoyed.
Having taken breath he was a second time
dispatched to secure "oUr breakfast"
which was now careering madly up the
stream, no doubt chuckling to "Iisself as
how he had fooled the dawg.' Charlie
again swan to the rod, grabbed the big
end and began hauling it to shore. All
was quiet until about half way TO the
shore, when the fish began to give battle.
The struggle was tremendous, but result
ed in victory for the fish, who again pull
ed the dog completely under water. Sec
ond round for the fish
The dog again returned to shore and
was again sent ont after our breakfast.
He grasped the rcd for third time and
with look of desperation on his hand
some doggy face and feeling in his
breast, no doubt, that the honor of his
race was at stake, he swan toward the
shore, The fish tugged and tugged, but
slowly and surely Charlie reached the
shore and laid the rod at my feet, and
then landed magnificent reddish. As a
matter of fact, this was the only fish
caught on our fishing and ducking eXpe-
dition. We found out afterward that the
rod had been pulled by the fish at the end
of it from the hands of a farmers daugh-
ter who had been fishing near her fathers
home, We found the owner and returned
the rod.-NClU HdUCn Palladium.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-07-30
StaniineriMg.

An authority, replying to an inquiry if
1t is possible to cure stammefing, says
that one who stammers badly In speaking
will sail along brayely in singing without
hesitancy. So, if one will mark time to
his words with the foot or fingers while
speaking, he need never stutter. Eut one
may ask who that is not made of wood
and worked by string could ever count
out each word as he talks, to say nothing
of the demands on a stock of patience that
does not always form part of the dispo-
sition of people who suffer from nervous
affections One denounces the eXasper
ating method, I fancy, almost without
trial, and takes up the disease III prefer
ence But do not believe there is any
other known relief for this impeliment of
speech. A prominent and very Intelligent
man in Louisiana, who is troubled with
this affection in an aggravated form,
though he endures 1t with such cheerful
equanimity that think his friends suffer
more through sympathy for him than he
himself does, assured me once that the
secret of those persons who go about pro-
Tossing to cure the weakness and exacting
exorbitant sums of money in advance,
consists chiefly when revealed OF this
same simple beating of time, rs in music,
when talking.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-07-30

Swanton Sentry:-We learn that a
large number of free passes on the G.
V. r. r. can be purchased for about
one cent piece. They were distributed
through Enosburgh and Franklin in
1884 in order to influence votes for the
Republican ring county nominations.
1t happenad, however, that there was a
miss Deal somewhere as the Temple of
high hopes (Chancys of coursc) caved
in. In 1885 these passes were nearly all
revoked, and are valuable as memen-
toes of the 'S4 campaign and the fruit
less efforts Of the railroad ring to bride
votes enough to elect their ticket.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-07-30
G.. A. X. ORDER.
HEADQ'Rs DEPARTMENT OF VERMONT,
GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC.
BURLINGTON. july 23d, 1885,

HEADQ'Rs DEPARTMENT OF VERMONT
GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC, :
BURLINGTON, july 23d, 1885. }
GENERAL ORDERS, No9.
Our great commander and comradc is
no more. After brave and desperate
struggle of nine weary months with an
invincible foe, the hero of Donaldson,
Vicksburgh and Appomattox has for
the first time struck his colors and sur
rendered to the "grim tyrant of DEATH"
Quietly, and without hope of succor, he
has calmly and uncomplainingly await
ed the result of the unequal conflict.
General Grant is dead! but the men,
DRY of his great deeds will ever live in
the hearts of his comrades of the Grand
Army. We shall never forfeit that silent
man, whose demand of unconditional
surrender" became the watchword of
the Union armies. As modest as he was
brave; as unselfish as he was persever-
ing, his memory will be cherished even
by those who laid down their arms to
him upon the field of Appomattox, as
the most generous conqueror the world
has ever seen. AS soldierhe fought not
for conquest or selfish ambition, but for
the preservation of our national exist
ence. Invincible in battle. calm in de-
feat, magnanimous in victory, his name
will go down to posterity as one of the
few truly great captains of history.
Comrades, as one by one the names OF
our great leaders are added to the long
list of those who have been ''mustere6
out" let us close up our broken rank:
as i'm the olden time, and march for
ward shoulder to shoulder under oul
glorious banner of Fraternity, Charity
and Loyalty, until we, too, shall bt
called to answer to our names
On Fame's immortal camping ground
Their silent tents are spread,
And glory guards with solemn round
The bivOuac of the dead.
All the post flags will be displayed Al
half-mast until after the funeral of ouI
late comrade.
BY command of w. L. GREEsLEAF,
Department Commander
James b. Scully,
Asst Adj't. Genl.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-07-30
The MOuse's Blanket,

One day Willie's mamma missed q bank
note which she was very certain she had
put in particular place. Thinking that
Willie might nave taken it for plaything,
not knowing It's value, she asked him if
he had seen IT, But Willie knew nothing
about it, neither did the Rurse, nor any
body in the house.
By-and-by papa came home. He pointed
to mouse hole in the nursery floor, and
said the mouse must have stolen il a
carpenter came and took up the floor, and,
sure enough. there was a nest of little
mice all huddled down on the ank-note,
which Mother Mouse had spread out as a
lining for the nest. Other pieces Of paper
were found, all torn and nihbled, but this
being nice and soft had been saved for a
blanket by the wise old mother.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-07-30
Married Under Difficulties.

The following certificate was recently
filed in Brown county. Dakota: " BE il
known that a. II. H. and S. A p
were lawfully pnited in the holy bonds Of
matrimony in Town 12i. north of Range
town, and ON the south side of Elm Creek
Il being bank full Of water, Wednesday
A. ID. April "a, 1881" This singular form
was due to the fact that the Justice was
on one side of the swollen creek and tho
matrimonial candidates on the other, and
no way to cross. 1t was necessary tc
scream out the questions and responses.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-07-30
A Man, Il Buster, and n Lamp Post.

I'm tell you funny story about fat
printer l once knew. He had a linen
duster on that was mile too big for him
and he was full What mean by that
is that he was drunk, and awfully drunk,
too. Two of his companions were trying
to get him along, when they met a third
party, who invited them into drink. The
fat fellow wasn't able to stand alone, they
didn't want to let him fall, and he
wouldn't sit down on the curbstone until
they came out, so they deliberately pulled
him over to a lamp post and buttoued him
around it by his buster, while they went
in the saloon. 1t was the funniest sight
ever saw 1t was moonlight, The fat
fellow had lost his cap, and the moon
glistened and shone on his bald head like
dew on fiox When his friends came
out of the tavern they found him all right,
as erect as the lamp post to which they
had fixed him. "-Phitddciphiu Times.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-07-30
HE Esit Himself.

On the Sth Of February list we made
mention of peculiar case in Crawford
County, near the Warrior district. Mr..
Afford Long, a farmer in that section, was
aroused at midnight by pain. He found
that during his sleep ne had chewed his
tongue horribly. Next moraing it had
swollen to such an extent that he could
not speak After the swelling went down
a cancer was discovered on the tongue.
This grew to such an ext ent that the poor
man could only % fed with great difficult
ty. Thursday Mr.. Long died; He was
reduced almost to skeleton. Macon
Ielegrdph.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-07-30
Gonnh Join sonefh,nv,

The story is told that n certain man in
Alabama fiesifed 10 iSip the Episcopal
Church. The rector questioned him as tG
his religions views. and finding he had TIC
adequate idea of the obligations he was
abont to assume advised him to wait
until he nad more fully studied the sub
iert. wharerron he nam tErn 4 away
= q, r-.tv Z OF ticn I'll
-, ~ -, @iss..-iS
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-07-30

The o. A. Adams, whom we men,
toned last week as having been appoin'
ted postmaster at Arlington and Dandy
is now said to be two brothers, OF IA
Their and SON or somebody else. At any
rate it is two individualities. So per-
ishes our hopes of doubling EN- up
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-07-30
DEACON JoHN'S OPINION.

| cannot for the life o. me make out the
reason why
So many good and honest men should
give us the go by,
There's Deacon John, a good old soul
as ever wore Il shoe,
He up an told me yesterday he'd sot his
foot down, too,
"These prohibition laws" said he, are
no good sort o laws,
And when | aXed the reason why, he
only said "bcdausc."
| slid my specs astridc my nose, an ga
lin at him so,
| said TO him, says |, cold chap" that's
woman's talk you know,
The time has come in this great cause
when men must play the man,
So square yourself an give me one
sound reason, if you can.
"The reason is" said he, "becausc you
cant enforce the laws,
And that's the argument that forms the
heft o my "becausc."
"You silly rooster john" said |, who
ever heard such talk!
Let's see, | s'pose you heard that some
one stole Melinda's frock,
She'd laid the garment safe away for
many a happy year,
But some ungodly scamp broke in an
stole her wcddin' gear.
Now, neighbor John, its plain to me, as
plain as plain can be,
That laws 'gainst stealn' don't prevent
some stealin', do you see?
An so because they amt enforced |
s'pose, good neighbor John,
You'll go an set your foot square on
the Almighty's laws O stone.
OF course the old worn out law which
said, "Thou shalt not STEAL"
You'll pert right off an ak the great
Almighty to repeal:
An then ag'in, ! heard you i'll the Sun
DAY school one day,
Insistin' that the children should be
truthful and oeby,
That God had writ in his word as clear
as mornin' light
That honor to the parent was the child's
sublimest right;
An thought you waxcd quite eloquent
an was a dom good.
An made your words so simple that we
easily understood,
Now deacon don't you know that on
that very night your Burch,
Against your will, right up an took my
daughter Jane to church.
An then they went a ridin' in the beau
tiful moonlight,
It's plain then, deacon, that parental
laws you can't enforce,
The proper thing to do, then, is to blot
them out of course.
Why don't you reach for those old laws
which Moses writ in stone,
An with your chisel carve 'em out an
spoil 'em one by one.
What's.the use in havin parents if they
cant enforce their laws?
S'pose you mix some grains O that with
the heft O. your ''because."
There's not a law of all the ten butts
broken cv'ry day,
There's not law that man has made
but travels the same way.
But without law we could not live, the
world could never stand,
An so the thing for us to do is just to
lend a hand,
An help enforce the temperance laws
in every way we can,
An show the world we mean to help
our strugglin' fellow man.
Let's take temptation from his path an
give him power to rise,
Then we can ask the Lord to bless our
glor'us enterprise,
1t amt no use to fold orr arms and say
the world don't move.
It's daily rollin' for'ard on the sparklin'
wheels o love;
But law is in the harnes and impels
each wheel of light
To cut its shining way along the etcr-
nal grooves of right.--Union Sig
nal.