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The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-03-06
Henry Ward Beeoher's Watch.

Il am receiver of stolen goods" said
Henry Ward Beecher to your correspon-
dent "I have paid 500 for the swag of
a robber. What do you think of that ?"
The interviewer said that he preferred
to get an opinion rather than give one.
"But have hardly made one up vet"
the Plymouth pastor continued, "and
really am uncertain whether have done
wrong or not. The plunder was my own
watch, that some pickpocket took from
my person several months ago. A re-
ward was offered, for the watch was val
ued as keepsake as well as the best of
tlmekeepers, and L was extremely apx-
ious to recover it. Still / would have
sacrificed it had the alternative been the
clearance of the thiefs scot free. The fact
is that there was no possible chance, so
the detectives assured me, of catching
the rascal. The watch came back in
such roundabout way-I am under
promise not to divulge the particulars
that 1t would have been impossible to
track it to the stealer. So l suppose /
am innocent of wickedness in the mat
ter. l am positive gamer through that
theit, however, for the original watch is
multiplied into four. Here they are
A manufacturer sent me a watch imme-
diately after my loss was published
then friend made gift of very hand
some one, and pretty soon the city of
Boston bestowed magnificent third on
me as token of the address l made
there, and now, finally, the first is in nv
hands again. But l warn pickpockets
that shall carry only one at time and
shall tasten it to my clothes with de-
vice that I've bought for the purpose.
PHILADELPHIA Neics.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-03-06
A Wise Boy.

For an hour yesterday forenoon
woman walked up and down the
ladies' waiting room at the Third
street station in her efforts to hush
the screams and yells of child
about two years old. The little one
was hopping mad about something,
and could not be soothed by soft
words or sticks of candy. There
finally came moment when every
body saw the mothers face take on
a look of grim determination, and
at that moment newsboy who had
been warming himself at a register
broke for out doors.
"What's the row ?" asked one of
his outside friends as he ioined
them.
There's woman in there goin'
to spank her young 'un."
"Why didn't you stop and see
the fun?n
"Um! 'Spose 1 want to be hauled
up as witness in an assault and
battery case and have the LAWYERS
given me sass?
81 see" said Mrs. Dumbledigg,
"that another batch of Mormons
has recently been sent to prison for
refusing to abandon polgamy."
"Yes, the lucky rascals, responded
Dlumbledigg. "Why do you call
them lucky?" Because" was the
reply, with a meaning look, "be-
cause" was the reply, with mean
ing look, because they go to prison
Just in time to escape being pestered
almost to death by their wives with
demands for new winter bonnets. >
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-03-06
ARTISTIC HAIR WORK.

supplied with Switches Wigs
everything the hair
JeMe and
an36y Mrs. A. 8. solIO, 7o9 King Wilmington,
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-03-06
Scout Planners Talk.
'Is my name written there
On the page white and fair ?
In the book of thy kingdom,
Is my name written there ?"


Is my name written there ?"
HEB. 9-17
Especially the II verse was the theme
of the Colporteurs' discouse on Monday
night to about 300 people who assembled
to hear him at Wilson's Hotel or in open
air near by. To all who wonder why
street preaching should be employed
where so many churches exist, we reply,
that by this means we can count hun
dreds in our own personal experience
who have been soundly converted by
open air meetings. We call to mind
Billy Wray the salvation song soloist and
song writer, who often sought saliva
tion, was minister's son, who finally be-
came saloon keeper and in a drunken
fit went to the lyceum, in Brooklyn, ex-
pressly to break up a salvation army
meeting. Having heard a song in open
air he was deeply convicted and went in
to be prayed for, and was saved. Imme-
diately he took his silver cornet and
stood on street corners and blew sweet
music. Charmed the multitudes, told
how Jesus saved him. Many hun
dreds have found salvation by Billy
Wray's cornet and sweet solos. He COM
poses and sings to listeners, on street
corners, his old father often weeps for
joy as he tells of his prodigal sons
return; who once came home so ragged
and dirty and woebegone his own father
did not know him, handed a quarter,
saying, Poor fellow, cant invite you in
here's twenty-five cents, go get meal"
Scanning his father, he said "Why
father don't you know me ?' "Why my
son BILLY is this you? Can it be ?"-
Soon Rum overlook Billy again, and all
good resolutions fed as chaff but the
minister kept praying for his boy and as
above said, in a drunken fit he went to
upset the lyceum salvation army meet
ing, but God upset him, and Immediate
ly Billy used his cornet and song talent
to upset satan's kingdom. He is at it
now.
Moral.-Never go TO street preaching
to hinder the meeting in all
sincerity by poor Sinner redeemed.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-03-06
eThat wasn't so bad, lovey,"

"That wasn't so bad, lovey,"
"Not so badl why, you would
drink yourself to death in a month
or less, if l let you have your own
way"
"Oh, no; l would be cautious for
your dear sake, so unfit to be a
widow. Let me have my own way,
lovey; I'll take the risk"
And she did-she followed the
widows advice. Under the circum-
stances, the reader can easily divine
why Mrs. FIFTEEN became a widow.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-05-19
Ii)e Ca,,faster lntclli9euteI.
LANCASTER, MAY -, 1855
Everhart,s Exhaustive Effort.

It il respectfully submitted that when
member of Congress makes but one speech
in three years, he should at least have the
tribute of respectful attention and freedom
from interruption. When that member is
surcharged with the learning of the ages,
rammed to the muzzle, so to speak with
the profoundest lore, the discharge of his
big guns should not be interfered with.
There have been some imperfect news
paper reports of the great speech
Of Congressman Everhart, recently
made in the House, upon the river
and harbor bill and some fragmentary ac-
counts of the circumstances under which
it was delivered, and the not entirely de-
corus interruptions TO which it was sub
jected.
In justice to history and to Everhart, as
well as out of neighborly feeling for his
constituency-for they are our neighbors-
we print his speech, just as he sends it to
us, over the broad frank of an enlightened
law, which substitutes a congressman
signature for postage stamp.
1t will be seen that Everhart is classic
orator although the House had manifestly
not awakened to an appreciation of this
when he was struggling through the Ser
bonian bog, or refreshing it with the golden
shower that fell upon the famed Danae he
even voyaged to the shores of Calypso and
Atlantis before his unfeeling and unro-
mantle colleagues walked up to the excel
lencies and eloquence of the address, whose
parturition had occupied nearly two terms
of a congressional career.
And then, when one or two gentlemen
wrestled with the speaker to get some time,
for the purpose of handing it over
to the gentleman from Chester county
there broke upon the House such
storm of interruptions, motions
and counter motions, objections, and with
drawals, that t~ice as much time was
taken up with them as Everhart had Ell
gagged or needed to complete his remarks
When this had subsided he went on. He
got in the rest of his literary illusions and
sat down with sCriptural quotation.
The whole performance, as spread out
upon the Record, is an admirable illustra
tion of the manner of congressional de-
bate. We trust Chester county is proud
of it,
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-05-19

Ever since the failure OF "Paquita," on
which BARLEY Campbell placed so much
hopes, it became evident that the playwright
was not his turuer self. Ever since he
leased his New York house, bis troubles
have been aCCIlmulatng and he has at last
been forced to suCCumb. His mental break
down is solely attributable 10 oyeT-wUrk,
and his removal to the Bellevue hospital for
the insane is no surprise To- those who have
watched him closely OF late. 1t is said that
he Is suffering from sottening ut the brain.
The career OF Bartley Campbell is an inter
eStIng one He was born in Allegheny City,
Pa, August Eth lSl3, his parents being
Irish. At the age of II he began to write verses
and stories tor the periodicals. He began
the study of law IN Pittsburg, but was forced
to give this up and took to writing tor the
newspapers to exc out a living. He worked
on the PIttsburg Leader aud founded
the Nuil. whiCh was, however, a failure.
He then went To New Orleans and started n
monthly magazine, aud also produced his first
play Through Fire" This proving sue
cessful he devoted his pen TO the stage. But
all the plays immediately following were
dismal failures, and he became the butt Ot
actors and managers. Nothing daunted, he
wrote " MY Partner" which was produced
10y Louis Il. Aldrich, at the | niOn Square,
New York. 1t was an unqualified success
lie became famous i'll a day and thr ee
OF the metropolitan theatres presented his
plays at the same time. His " Galley Slave
was also a great success, it being produced in
Australia and Germany. lie could not write
plays fast enough. Since the production oI
"My Partner" ne has made $4,000. He
took a company to Europe, but 1t is doubtful
whether he made any money on this venture
Last fall he placed "Paquita " on the road
and this proved a dire failure, others followed
each other in rapid succession, and his affairs
are now very seriously involved. The ply,
sicians at Bellevue express great doubts Ol
his ever recovering his reason.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-05-19
The Trade Unions.

The trade organizations are not easy
under the oyershadOwing growth of the
Knights of Labor. They have met in con-
vention and determined to ask the larger
order not to tread on their toes. 1t is
doubtful whether fraternal union can
prevail between the trade orders and the
larger order, which embraces among its
members all laborers, of whatever class
The interests of the unskilled laborer are
not the same as those of the skilled
laborer. The trade unions are formed as
much for protection against labor as
against capital. The orders put restric-
tions upon their members and membership
which are calculated to raise the value of
their own labor at the expense of the labor
outside their union.
But this is not the only difficulty in the
way of their harmonious action with the
whole body of labor. That body can only
work with the smaller trade unions, by
their recognition of its superior power ::
and this is what they are not willing to
concede. Mr.. Powderly has claimed pre-
eminence for his organization and it is
clear that it must De the preeminent labor
organization or it WILDE nothing. 1t must
be first, because it is the largest in its scope,
embracing all laborers, and not simply spe-
cial classes. If there is place for the or
ganization at all, that place is in the SUI
preme direction of labor.
With the interests of the many likely TO
clash with the interests of the few, in MANY
matters coming up for consideration, it
does not seem probable that the decision,
which must be made in the interests of the
many, will always be accepted by the few
Yet the Knights of Labor have mission
outside the trade orders, and one that may
advantageously be conhded wholly to their
care. Their function is to settle the
relations of employed with employer. The
trades unions must yield them supremacy
In this if they are to work in harmony
with them as they should be moved to
secure the weight of the greater number of
The whole army of labor in its effort for
protection.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-05-19

was before. The appropriation bills them
selves bag far behind and there is no con-
cord nor unity Of action among the leaders.
But what Is more deplorable is the dis.
position of the House to get away from all
its leaders upon questions of greater i'm
portance than the amount of tax to be laid
upon iron, or whether any impost ut all
shall I've levied upon wool. We refer to
certain great questions involving what Mr..
Grote, we believe it was, called I" consti-
tutional morality" Upon these the ma
jority of the House, made up in large part
of Democrats, seem to follow the lead of
men like Mr.. Willis, of Kentucky, rather
than Morrison, Randall, Hewitt and IIol-
man. Democratic Houses heretofore have
notrecommended themselves So much To the
country by threatening TO legiSlate or by
failing TO legislate upon the tariff, rs by
impressing the public with "a sense of their
determination TO deny lavish grants and
withhold prodigal appropriations for doubt
full purposes. The present. manifest dis
position to favor such jobs rs many of the
pension bills, the Blair bill and the river
and harbor bills, is of far greater political
concern than that Kentucky and PennSyl-
vania, Illinois and New York stand apart
upon what is needed dforprotection of home
industries, or what is demanded 10y the en-
larging spirit of a freedom of commerce.
The president has rebuked the spirit OF
the House by his message on pensions. We
look 10 see him veto the river aud harbor
bill and he certainly never would approve
the Blair bill if it would pass the House.
His vetoes will declare the party policy.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-05-19

n NARROWING story of famine and desc
lation il reported by the Irish H'orfI a. exist
ing in the west of Ireland. MIR. Thomas T.
Brady, inspector of fisheries writes. 81
have Just returned from visiting Arran L.
land, where inspected great many cabins
In many OF them the people had not a parti
Gle OF food or fire. Their condition il most
deplorable." Michael Davitt, the well-known
Irish leader, gives these Impressions of what
he saw: "Here lin lnnisturk as elsewhere
I'm Achill, Glare Island, and Iunsbotiiul the
same wretchedness was observable in every
capIn' Every woman aud child met with
were shoeiess Their condition is much
worse this year than lin the general famine
SIX years ago Hall the population of each
island are now subsisting on seed potatoes
When this seed Is eaten there will he nothing
to subsist upon but seaweed. The one thing
which struck me most in Achill WAS the
hungry appearance of the children. do not
believe saw u single child smile or indulge
in any OF that infantile amusement which
delights all lovers of children while was on
the island Their faces seemed 10 wear but
one expression and that was one oi half star
Vallon." And these TWO are corrohorated by
.nis terrible testimony from Thomas Kean,
medical officer OF the district "rhe time Is
noN a. hahd when the people OF this island
n"s' uie oi hunger If something he not done
~ saw men, ain the medical officer for
."o uie"c', ahu also registrar of births and
'0s'ns' anu hrmly believe 1t will bs NV lot
10 nave 10 register deaths undar tha ,.,,,,i,,,'
starvation during the conius, s,,ri,,'.a'',
summer months unless relief co,nas > 81
the lace oil such an appeal, the oanaro',a
heart should melt and the well-hlIed noo,,a,
pooh open. speed the day when Ireland
tad et...
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-05-19
must Depend on His yeto.

we are unanimous for once with our
esteemed contemporary the Louisville
Co'"ier-JoiTnal in its belief that if the
Democratic party is to have a practical
policy upon which to go into The pepdng
fall campaigns, so far as they have any
relation to federal affairs, that policy must
be defined by presidential vetoes rather
than by congressional legislation, for
which the Democracy holding majority
in one House may be fairly counted in part
responsible.
1t rs plain to melancholy degree that
there is division of leadership or lack
OF responsible and trusted leadership
among the dominant party in the House.
Ire results claimed by those who favored
tns withdrawal from Mr.. Randall's CON-
mi'tee OF certain class Of the appropria.
'lon Dais have not been secured. Revision
ot 'ne tarin has not been facilitated nor
- any satisfactory conclusion Of that
mooted issue any nearer at hand now than il
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-05-19


QUEEN CHRI~TTNA'S son will be christeued d
on Friday in the royal chapel at Madrid.
r. j. EEI>NAN has been reappointed dis
trIct depRy grand master of the odd Fellows
for Lancaster county,
W. III. GOODYEAR, LebanOn's controller
resigned owing to ill-heath. Council
elected John W. n2lchner, Democrat, to
succeed him.
WILLIAM NJ. SPRINGER has been nOmiua-
ted for q seventh consecutive term in Con-
gress by the Democrats of the Thirteen dis.
trlct OF Illinois.
GENERAL w. s. RosECRAN- to be register
Of the treasury; General W. W. II. Davis,
pension agent at Philadelphia; Hans =
Beattie, surveyor of customs at New York ;
SiLas +. Burt, naval officer at New York, and
Lawrence Harigan, appraiser at st. Louis
have been confirmed by the Senate.
Mn. HENRY +. KEENAN,, author OF ''Tra-
jan" and The Money Makers, is now in BOs-
ton, where he has had generous welcome and
eager hospitality in literary circles. lie has
had entertainment by the Papyrus club, the
-. Batoph club, the aristoCratIc Somerset
club and the Puritan club he has been dined
and break tasted on Beacon street aud Com
mOnwealth avenue and entertained 10y the
Cambridge lHerati
q. A. NICoLI~, for halt a century connect
ed with the Philadelphia n Reading railroad
died i'll Reading at midnight, Tuesday, of
paralysis, aged 80 years. He arrived in this
country when Ii years old and settled in
Philadelphia In 1896 he came to Readin 9
as rodman and assisted in surveying the
line Of the Philadelphia a Reading railroad.
When the road was opened he became super
intendent of transportation, then en- gineer and
superintendent, general superintendent and
vice president successfully. Later he was
chosen president Of branch roads, and at the
time of his death held that position on the
Reading Il Columbia, East MahanOy Il Dan
vile and ShamOkiu railroad companies. He
was twice married, first to a daughter of
Henry A. Muhlenberg, minister to Austria,
and after her death To the widow of Henry
\. Muhlenberg, ir., member OF Congress
The second wife and one son survive him.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-05-19
An Idle Tale.

Maxwell, the Englishman who is now on
trial for the murder of Preller at st. Louis,
gives an awkward account of the. way in
which his friend came to his death and one
that is not likely to save his neck. He
says Preller was i'll and he administered an
overdose of chloroform to him accidentally,
which slew him and that he beat him
over the head and body with towel
to restore him: and then doubled him
up i'll trunk and left, because he was
frightened. He might as well have told
the truth as such tale of marked manu-
ture.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-05-19

the in,primatur of the Elzeyirs, or the bind
ing of baskerville though It be not aS rare
rs some PalimpsestS of the Vatican nor ~
interesting as the "Splendid shilling OF
the " Adventures of Guinea yet II ~
loaded with colossal figures which no hank
ledger can exhibit ITS pages clustering with
treasures aud Its every sentence a promise
of gold But let us not be seduced. lap.
plause Let Us not yieid to the temptation,
lest like the roll IN the prophetic vision, 1t
I've written between the lines, "within and
without, with lamentations and woe" which,
IL We swallow, may not be us as tu Ezekiel,
rs sweet A. honey in the inner man.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-05-19

THERE are honeymooDs and honeymoons
Here is one that is to he enjoyed by MIR Colt,
OF Clinton, Mo-, who is to marry Miss SaIlie
Douglass III June next Immediately after
the wedding the parties go to Nebraska where
the groom is engaged in raiIroading, and
camp out for the summer. \ beautiful tent. An
elaborate affair, with several compartments
In TACT 1t has all the comforts aud convent
enceS possible-has been constructed in the
East, and is TO be set up, thoroughly csrpetsd
aud furnished in time for the anticipated
event, and to be provided with professional
cook aud a corps of trained assistants.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-05-19

QUAY being in Harrisburg yesterday, he
was waited upon by varied assortment
OF Lancaster county political pilgrims. Their
common errand was To ascertain and intlu-
ence his relations to the pending senatorial
contest here. 1t is related that Stehman,
Fridy, Ettla, Brown aud Cochran were
there to secure Quay's non.interterence ::
while Martin and Lands went to hold him
for SUNNY and so far succeeded that he
made no reversal or modification Of his pre-
vious declaration for the Marietta statesman.
1t Is very comforting to Quay to see his bos-
ship so universally recognized.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-05-19
SPECIAL NOTICES.
tiriIls.

Pleasant, healthy grins are seen only on the
tuCe- OF healthy Persons. The dyspeptic and
aoDlltated eau smile only in "A half hearted way
Purity the blood, tone the stomach and
strengthen the tissues with BurdOck BLOOD BIZ
teTS' u you wish to laugh well and often. For
sale by III II. Cochran, druggist l37 ana I31
North Queen street, Lancaster
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-05-19
Detectives and Private Omcsr.

Usually wear their badges of authority conceal.
ed under their clothing, but Or. ThOHids' Fc{ec.
re oH wears It's badges in the form of printed
labels attached to each and every bottle so thai
all may know its mission Il Is given fuII 81 nj
complete authority to arrest ali aches and mains
ana does Its duty every time. For sale by H. NJ
street, Lancaster SN''ii
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-05-19

WGanswer, honor bright. it will cure rheuma-
nsm, ana lhs seyerest cases too. Or Thomas
EcttciTtc OH was specially prepared for ths
rheumatic ana lame. Notice letters from the
people relative To its merits in nearly every
paper IN the country, For sale by IL. b. Coch.
ran. druggist, l37 and lI9 North Queen streeI
Lancaster. 0'
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-05-19
Cnmses AsIoninhInent.

"Complctely prOstuted for days with indiges-
uon and bilious fever. The effects OF two bottles
ot BHrdOcE Blood BiHsTS astOnished me visible
improvement right otf.n Mr.. Noah Bates Wi.
mira Y. For sale by Ii. Il. Cochran drugRist
lS7 and lS3 North Queen street. Lancaster.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-05-19

lT is not always advantageous To be mil
lionaire. Those who are seeking the pardon
of Milton Weston, in the penitentiarv for
manslaughter, committed in Westmoreland
county, are presenting letter from the
cashier OF Chicago bauk saying that, iu-
stead of being millionaire, Weston could
not effect the loan of Sl,OW at that bank.
This kind of tactics should have been tried
before conviction.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-05-19

PAREGoRIC, laudanum ana Supplying syrups
are given to babies by thoughtless mothers TO
relieve collie and fretfulness, but parents of
bright children use DIR. HANDS Collie Cure be-
cause it relieves and does no injury-a stubborn
fact from experience.
Castor OIL for the dogs but DIR. HANDS Pleas.
ant Physic for childron and adults. mayl-lmd
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-05-19
Tho KIND We IIEe.

4, me medicine We most like Is that which does
.I ~ Wprh luiCk ana we'll BHrdOck blood RIDERS
hnu - iiHet ana kidney affections. For sale by H.
i, -, .ochi.l, druggist, l33 and lD North Queen