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From Washin gton.

ITO be concluded nc1t week.)
From our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON. Sent. l4th, 1856

| WASHINGTON, sept. I4tD, looO.
When there is no Congress, no Admins
iraton, no society, 10 short nobody in Wash
ington, it may not be out of place for your
correspondent to write about the Depart
ments with their teeming clerical life,-the
great offices in which the accounts of Uncle
Sam are kept, and where the business of
the wealthiest and most progressive people
on the globe is managed. The business
of the administration has grown with the
growth and prosperity of the nation, and
requires constant expansion and adjustment
as the nation grows in thews and bulk. II
cannot be otherwise than that there must
be some waste in our National housekeep-
ing. Economy is not an American virtue.
The lavishness of nature begets prodigal-
ity in the individual and in the home. Our
government is very much like the units
which compose 1t. ! am afraid we will
have to be much older and sadder people
before we, Individually or nationally, prac-
tice the waste not want not" frugality and
economy of Germany and France. Our
country is young and wastes Its substance
in riotous living, often installing the pro
digality of our natural resources for thrift
and prosperity One need not incur the
reproach of pessimism in predicting that
we may have to eat husks and humble our
selves in sackcloth and ashes before We are
able to solve some of the great politicO-
economic questions which now confront us
Our civil service list is the largest and
most expensive in the world. |, canno
now contain less than 10000 persons, ard
it Is continually growing. The employees
of our Goyernm ent are paid much more
than the emf 9ees of any other Govern
ment. | do not hesitate TO say that as a
rule they are paid more than their services
are worth. Added to this is the fact that
in spite of their premium wages 1t has
never yet been found possible to make
them work Nearly all the Governme I
offices are behind with their work and this
is especially so with the l. y. Patent Office,
the best paid of them ALL and the one
which not only does not cost the tax payer
a cent, but which actually pays large year
ly surplus into the National Treasury.
The present Administration has maze a
determined effort to reform the idleness,
the absenteeism and the general good for
nothinguess of the civil service, but it has
a Herculean task before ii, and it must be
admitted that it had no other equipment in
the campaign of reform than good intent
ions. Mr.. Cleveland and his Cabinet were
totally unacquainted with the Departments
bureaus, and divisions of almost Gordian
complexity over which they were called 10
preside. Their Democratic chiefs of Di.
visions and Bureaus were necessarily as ig
norant as themselves. They found the of
ficers filed with men and women placed
there 10y political influence as reward for
the political work they had done or were
expected 10 do. In these offices idleness
gossip, absenteeism, had long been the
rule. The clerks we're ameRsble only to
the influential politicians who appointed
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hR. u. =. RH BJ1RN. Ottawa. Ill. ONCE /
~ Opera House Block. In office day and night.
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OTTAWA MARK ETS.

OTTAWA, Ill, Sept. -, 1886.
FLOUR AND EEKD.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS.

The grain prices whole range Of market. from
warehouse prices 10 prices paid for odd loads for feed
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PERSONAL .

EDWIN BooTH and John 4. Raymond
were taken for Episcopal clergy men at
Chicago last week.
Hon. CHAUNCEY +. BLACK Is being dis
cussed for the presidential nomination by
prominent Southern Democrats.
ABRAM s. HEwITT's father, who came to
this country and set led in New York in 1890
helped to build the first steam engine in
America
Z. A. PILLsBURY, the great Minneapolis
miller, says the demand for flour during the
past two months has been better than ever
within his recollection.
PAUL REVERE was "falr, fat and FORTY"
when he took his famous ride, aud he did
not waken the people OF Concord, for they
had been up and vigilant Tor some hours
when he arrived. Thus does history knock
out romance.
MRS. JACOB BACHMAN, of Lancaster, was
elected a delegate 10 the national convention
day. Next years convention will be held ia
Lewisburg resolution recognizing tie
Prohibition party was voted down.
GEO, III. STRAUGHN, OF New Castle n H.,
was deeply in love with Hattie Day, OF Ports,
mouth. The result of his suit Is tersely told
in the following card, which was not only
printed in the newspapers there but placaTO-
ed on the fences aud barns in the ueig IN Dor
hood "A card.-I, Geo. ii. Straughn, OF New
Castle, n. H., employed at the Buena Vista
cottage, after paying due and gentlemanly v
respects to one Hattie |. Day, Middle street.
Portsmouth, formerly of Washington, was
engaged 10 be married to her. | have been
deceived, and l warn all strange Young col
ored men who come to Portsmouth against
keeping companywith her,--G. ii StraUghn."
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ance Of the city makes 1t all the more es-
sential TO the national welfare, that its
civil administration should be pure, and
yet It is notoriously corrupt, the best ele-
ment Of the population not seeming to care
what happens.
They look as placidly upon the fight of
a covey of aldermen and Jail birds, as they
would upon the rising of a flock of par
tridges. They would feel rs glad to see
them knocked over on the wing, or as much
admire their cleverness in escaping. The
rest of the country do not see the joke in
this light, and if regeneration is not speed
lily forthcoming, there will rise an indig-
nant protest all across the continent.
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THE proposition to change the name of the
Protestant Episcopal church to the American
Catholic church, now being discussed at the
Chicago Episcopal convention, will scarcely
result in any outcome, Some of the ablest
of the churchmsu are radically opposed to
the innovation. The famous Rev. DIR. Philips
Brooks, OF Boston, eloquently pro-
tested against q change on Thursday. His
line of argument was in one sense criticism
of the poIity of the church which did not
authorize 1t TO arrogate to itself the title of
being the church of America. The compo site
Church of America was that which embraced
the great Protestant churches of the nation.
1t has been said that the church, wi hen it took
on its new, broad and sweeping name, would
extend its arms and embrace all Chris.
tianity To style the Protestant Episcopal
church the American Catholic church doomed
il TO be the refuge of a contracted element
in no sense representing broad Americanism.
IL would contide it to those who depended
upon the apostolic succession as a certainty
Of salvation. He hoped God would foreiend
the day when any such fantastic step should
be taken.
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HENRY GEORGE, the Labor candidate for
mayor of New York, is fast losing the
strength that he had acquired AS tribune of
the people by the iutemperance of his re-
marks while addressing those whose suffrage
he asks. In an address before the Cooks and
Pastry Cooks union, composed chiefly of
FrenchmeD, the candidate is reported as say
ing: "Wherever the struggle for liberty
begins the sons of France ought TO be repre-.
sented. With all its draw backs, and hor-
rors, and shortcomings, the great epoch of
the French revolution, now but a century
gone, is about to repeat itself here. Liberty,
equality and fraternity embody the aspiration
OF every working man in the world to day.
1t remains for the working men to re.estsb-
lish the republic-not the republic of the
millionaire and the tramp. What was done
In l776 in this country, and in France in l7S9,
must te done over again." etc, etc. 1t will
not take long for people to choose between q
man who ntters wild sentiments OF this kind
aud keen, sagacious, benevolent Abram ;,
/ Hewitt, the Democratic nominee
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A Page From Republican History

In the hullabaloo that is going to be
raised in this state on Monday next by the
tour of Mr.. Blaine through it, the effort is
to cloud the stat issues on which the bat
tie is TO be fought on the first Tuesday in
November. A great dust will be rails by
parading Mr.. Blaine through the state, but
after it all settles the intelligent voter will
see even more clearly than now the neces-
sity of defeating the Republican ticket.
There is page of Republican history in
this state that was written four years ago
by Governor Henry NJ. Hoyt, as protest
against the men and methods who were
behind the nomination of Beaver at that
time. The same men and the same meth
DDS are in this campaign, and if Beaver
wins, the same curse of bosssm will tal
upon the party as visited it in the day
when the halls of Lochiel house at Harris
burg resounded with the tread of the
claquers. Here is portion of the protes;
of Governor Hoyt against the yoke that
was attempted to be put upon him.
When reflect on the humiliation put upon
myself rs chief magistrate for resisting some
OF the purposes OF the machine which puts
politics above administrative propriety, and
when reflect upon the force OF the insulting
methods applied to myself by means OF
threats, intrigue and bad faith, i realize some
OF Cardinal Wolsey's regrets that he "had
not served his God with half the zeal he had
his king"
Does anyone suppose that easy-going
Beaver will fight the evil purposes of men
that mad him. Consideration Of facts like
these are determining hundreds of voters
every day to cast their ballots for Black
and the whole Democratic ticket.
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6tt Ca,.faster 1ntelliaeusss
LArCAsrER. OCTOBER Is. 1856.
Question For the Next District Attorney.

4 AQueSt1on For the Next District Attorney.
There will be found elsewhere in this
issue Of the INTELLIaENCER thoughtful
article on the need Of reform in our pres
ent mode Of conducting quarter sessions
business in this county. Asmost people are
well aware, the amount Of quarter sessions
work is too large to be attended to at the
four regular terms, and an adjourned term
is held after each regular term. This re-
quires double set of jurors and duplica-
ting of the costs to the county. The IN
TELLIGENCER last week suggested the
appointment of an assistant district attor.
ney and the conducting of two quarter ses,
sions courts, presided over by each of the
judges, in the upper and lower court
rooms.
The plan has met with the approval OF
the president judge, and it is clearly
demonstrable that with GO jurors there
would be an ample number for two trials
progressing at the same time. The saving
to the county in doing away with the ad
journed courts and all their attendant ex
pense is seen at glance. If the next dis
trict attorney will ask the court, an assist
ant will be granted him and thousands o
dollars will be saved to the taxpayers
Will he size up to the situation that is be
fore him?
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Ball In New York.

The laws governing bail in New York
are peculiar. Ex-Alderman Sayles, of New
York, was released under % 5000 bail, his
brother being surety for him. The ex-
alderman departed, and the city was unable
to secure the cash, for the brothers prop.
erty was all in real estate, which the city
was unable to prevent him from transfer.
ring. The ease with which New York ras-
Gals escape justice, and their bondsmeu
escape loss, has long been matter Of won
der, and the people of that city are al
length beginning to realize the strange
figure they are making before the rest OF
the country. The great political import
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Calls Upon the Charitable.

Charitable people have many OppOrtun-
ties at all times, but of late the calls upon
them have been so frequent that the virtue
Of replying to them is becoming greater.
The Charleston sufferers have no sooner
ceased TO be the objects of charity than the
storm on the gulf and the lakes gives
another list of dead, of devastated homes
and ruined villages, and details of distress
SO narrowing that there should be no delay
in doing all that man can do to relieve it,.
Christian nations are much accustomed
to self-praise in the matter of charity, and
yet in emergencies like this we are rivalled
by races we despise and from whose re-
ligions we recoil with horror. Although
capable of the most savage cruelty, there
are emergencies in which the better i'm
pulses of human nature show more plainly
in the Turk and Chinaman than they do
with us. There are life-saving stations on
the Turkish coast, and the ignorant
Mohammedans who man them have per-
formed deeds of unselfish heroism that
rival any that we can beast of. An
illiterate Arab saved the lives of many
thousand Christians during the last great
massacre in the Holy Land, and yet he
never received or expected any reward and
got small thanks. He died recently in great
poverty.
The teachings of the Christian religion
are so far superior to those of the people re-
ferred to that there should be great
superiority in our practice and zeal to re-
lieve all suffering, whether of friends or
enemies near or far should be strengthened.
Then in time the race may form kind of
mutual insurance association against
disaster, boundby no law but that of COM
mon humanity.
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The Athletics and Nets played their last
two games yesterday. The first was won by
the Nets by to H. and the second by the
Athletic by 0 to 4.
Yesterday the Philadelphia club stopped in
Harrisburg and defeated the team oi that
place by 7 o2. The Capital city club was
made up largely otplayers ofthe STATE Lesgu I.
II included Mckee, Zecher, Rollins, SWEET
ger and Sales The last named was the only
player able to hit Daley. lie had a double
and triple
The Washington club was shut out by @ to
Yesterday. kilroy was only hit twice
Toole, Of Brooklyn, leads the Association
osters, with Csruthers, OF ST. Louis, second
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Mr. d. l. Wilconson, OF Horse Cave, Ky, saws
he was, for many years, badly afflicted with
Phthisic, also Diabetes the pains were almost
uncomfortable and would sometimes almost throw
him into conyulsiOns. He tried Electric Bitters
and got relief from IL rst bottle and after taking
six bottles WAS entirely cured and had gained
in flesh eighteen pounds. says he positively be-
lieyes he would have died, had 1t not been for
fifty cents a bottle by II. B. Cochran, Druggist,
Nos l37 and l33 North Queen street, Lancaster,
Pa. (Gl
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-10-16
Miraculous Escape.

W W. Reed, druggist, of Winchester, Ind,
writes one of my customers, Mrs Louis Pike
Bartonia, Randolph county, Ind, was long
sufferer with Consumption, and was given up
20 die by her physicians. She heard of Dr. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption, and began
buying IL of me. In six months time she
walked to this city, a distance OF six miles, and
is now so much improved she has quit using It,
She feels she owes her life TO it."
Free trial Bottles at COchran's Drug Store,
Nos. l57 and l39 North Queen street. Lancaster,
Pa. (6l
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The Excitement Not over.

The rush at ii. B. Cochran, druggist, No. l37
North Queen street, stil continues ON account
of persons afflicted with Cough, Colds, Asthma,
Bronchitis and Consumption, 10 procure bottle
OF kemp's Balsam for the Throat and Lungs,
which A. sold on "a guarantee and is giving entire
satizflctiOu. II Il IA standard family remedy.
Price 90 cents andsl TRIAL size free. ol5-lwdSw
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Where Newspaper work Is Fun

fTOIIl ltb IAWslIlde Sentinel.
We are thankful to a kind Providence for
pulling us through bad case of shot-in.tbe
leg, and We once more this week resume our
editorial duties. The coyote who shot us,
We are thankful 70 slste, only lived an hour
alter We mad him in range Now is the time
to subscribe.
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,he who Would be

The Queen Of Beauty must look TO her teeth, for
pretty mouth + Indispensable to female loy.
iness Brush your teeth carefully with fra
frant SUZODOST and you " III be charmed with
the result, tor IL Is without equal as a denti-
frice. Ol%Tu,Th,S&w
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The Best salve In the world for Cuts, Bruises,
Sores Ulcers, salt Rheum, Fever sores, letter,
Chapped Hands, Chilblains Corns, and all skin
Eruptions, and positively cures Piles, no pay
required. 1t Is guaranteed to give perfect satis-
faction or money refunded Price Is cents per
box. FOR sale by II. b. Cochran, Druggist, l37
and l3g North Queen street. Lancaster. Pa.
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THE fact that the Protestant Episcopal con-
vention in Chicago was willing to send fra.
ternal greetings to the Congregational council
shows how rapidly the religious world is
being drawn together into a acomrlon brother
hood.
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We would caution the Public to beware of
Dealers Offering Kemp's Btlsam at less than the
regular Price, 50 cents and 81 as oitentimes imi-
talons inferior articles are sold as the genuine
in order 20 enable them TO sell cheaply III. b.
Cochran, druggist, No i37 North Queen street is
our agent for Lancaster. sample bottle given
10 you free. ol6lwdSw
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THE Philadelphia Times has gained more
than 25, 900 subscribers since reducing its
price TO penny. This is why its columns
grow brighter every dsy.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.


The latest and best form OF rapid transit IL for
a person troubled with sick headache to take a
dose of Dr. Lcslie's special Prescription and
what a rapid transit train the afictlon takes for
Its departure. See advertisement in another
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EDITOR WHIrELAw REID, Of the New
YORK Tribune, has purchased the New
York mansion Of Henry Willard that cost him
$500 600. Such are the joys Of editorial life in
great city.
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"A ~ L Al 4 ~
Palace Of Fashion,
ls EAST KING ST.,
LAScAsTER, PA.
CONE az? Es sbd 15#SE 5Rt
PRICES have never been heard
of in Lancaster.
Note These Prices |!
INFANTS HOSE
All-Wool Colored. White and Black. lOc. a pair.
All'Wool Ribbed, White, Black and Colored,
seamless Lancaster Knit, l2kc.
Fine English Ribbed. l5c.
Lambs y ool Knit Seamless, l7c.
English Ribbed, Extra Long. lsc:
Finest Cashmere, iOc.
BOYS HEAVY COTTON HOSE.
pair
Heavy Ribbed, double knees, from Sc. up.
CBILDRES's HOSE.
Hsayy NC, CottSn ten ri66ed & iC lai and l'c pair
Black All-wool Cashmere 20c.
| zine Ribbed, black aud eolored. Csc
Boys Mixed, heavy wool, 25c.
| Fine Zephyr, fancy ribbed. iOc.
LADIES HOSE.
| Au-wool Cashmere, black and colored, 2Sc. a
| Eytra Fipe Cssbrara sror,,a5 s,,,ob Soc
Ribbed, ail.wool, black and coiored. &c.
| Mixed Merino, extra fine, 25c.
| "OoIenette Mixed, extra fine, sc.
| oxford Mixed woolenette, ,-5c.
Fleece.Lin Cotton. 25, %, 30 and 33c.
Extra Fine Cashmere SIC.
Fifty Dozen Ladies' Heavy Unbleached Hose
| SC. pair.
| GENTS SOCKS
ns mg9G Hair is @JR9 Ras FaSsT
AL fun regular made.
CHILDRES's UNDERWEAR.
Size l6, lOc Is l2Lc; % l5c; o. Isc "a DC aB
&c 2s, 25c 50, Csc Finished Curs and goot
quality.
Next grade. excellent quality Size l6, I2Lc
Is. l5c: p, lsc p. 2Oc a. ?3c !6 25c D. sc 80
Soc 32, SIC a, SIC.
Extra good quality; Size l6, 25c; Is. sc ~
BOYS Heavy shirts and Drawers, good quail
Boy's Extra Good Quality Grey Mixed Shirt
Infants shetland Chemise, 40. As aud soc.
Ladies' Merino skirts. Sc. Extra heavy al
| sizes.
| LADIES' MERINO UNDERWEAR.
| Our Cheapest Vests, 25c. Extra Good Merino
finished cuffs, sc. Very Fine, 50 per cent. wool
| SOC. Lightweight, 90 per cent. wool, 75c. Sake
| ny and Cashmere Wool, tl.jO. Scarlet All. W DOL
| u.edicated, 75c finest quality at sl0O.
| GENTS UNDERWEAR
| Shirts and Drawers. 25c. Extra Heavy Me
| rino, soc, Brown Mixed, fine quality SOC.
our SOC. USLAUNDRIED SHIFT, made O
| good muslin, lined bosom and cuffs, reinforce
and lined back.
Ladies' Canton Flannel Drawers, 81, 50 and 6sc
FELT SKIRTS.
> Pleated Rufiie and Embroidered, good. heay
, | felt, 9iC.
| Two Rufles and Band, sl.25.
| Canton Flannel Skirts, dark coIors, pleate
| ru file and embroidered band, only SOC.
| striped Canton Flannel skirts only CSC.
Plaid, Double-Faced Canton FLANNEL Skirt
T | only 75c.
Ladies' Bouce Jerseys, H,25 Boucle Jersey:
: | pleated back. also. Big Bargain.
\ | Chndren's SCARLET Vests. Size ID, Isc Is, &c
| %, 2sc 22 S3c; a. Ssc ; 8. i5c.
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NJ. W. II. GRAVES, of wetheredvile, Nd
writes II suffer sometimes with acute rheuma.
tisn, and your Salvation on gives me instanla.
neOus relief l cordially recommend it as sure
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DESPITE all that is said OF tho South by
partisan Republicans journals, it keeps on
booming just the same Us though nobody
was telling tibs about it. Here are some
figures that show how this portion of the re-
public is climbing the road OF business
prosperity. During the last nine months
there have been organized in the South ~
ice factories, 56 foundries and machine shops,
many of them OF large sizs BesseLner steel
rail mill, l6 miscellaneous iron works iuclud-
ing iron pipe works, bridge aud bolt works,
&c store foundries, ~ gas works, %
electric light companies, 5 agricultural im-
plement factories, ia mining and quarrying
enterprises, II carriage aud wagon factories,
cotton mills, 10 furniture factories, q water
works, Al tobacco factories, II -four mills, 3G2
lumber mills, including saw and planning
mills, sash and door factories, s;aye, handle,
shingle, hub and spoke, shuttle block
factories, &C., in addition to which there was
a large number of miscellaneous enterprises,
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TOBACCO got blow between the eyes at
the w. e. Il. L. convention in Wikesbarre.
But good women neither smoke hor chew the
weed, so that the tobacco industry is not i'm.
perilled.
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There Is magic in the words ST. Jacobs OH. To
the sufferer they mean freedom from pain.