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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-03-11
Clear as Mud.

Our able and esteemed contemporary, the
Examiner, makes remarkably lucid state
ment of the issue between the executive
and the Senate. go The Senate has not un-
dertaken to call the president to account
Tor the manner in which the executive dis
cretiOn has been exercised But, on the
other hand, "if the president has simply re.
moved certain officials and appointed others
because, for any reason within the exercise
OF his judgment as executive he has seen fit
to do 30, the Senate does moi call upon him
Tor a statemento of the reasons of his action
There seems to be an unqualified admission
here that the president has an entire right
in his discretion to remove officials s'for any
reason within the exercise of his judgment
as executive" This granted, what busi-
ness has the Senate with papers addressed
to the president on this subject A? If it is
one that appeals to his discretion alone,
what purpose can the Senate have with
such documents except to get at ''the reas-
ons OF his action 2" If they do not and
dare not call upon him for these, what
proper public use can they make of the pa
pers bearing upon them
The E1aminer says "if there are any
papers on file in the public Offices relating
to such removals and appointments the
Senate claims the right to call for them,
not, indeed, for the purpose of holding the
president to accountability to itself for his
acts, but in order that the Senate may have
such information on the subject before it
- the public offices may contain" As to
the papers touching appointments, with
which the Senate has to do, the president
withholds none. They are promptly and
cheerfully furnished. But if the Senate
cannot and does not propose to hold the
president to accountability for removals, of
wnat public Importance is it that the mem
bers OF that body have "information on the
subject" Togrstify the curiosity of a lot
Of old grannies
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-03-11

The perspicuity as well as the frankness
OF Gen. Hancock in declaring that the tariti
was :" a local issue receives fresh and forci,
BILE illustration as tho discussions and protes-
tations before the ways and means committee
continue. As the Philadelphia Ledger re.
marks, "protection for what we produce in
our section, but tree trade for what is raised
IN tne other sections, are somewhat prevalent
sSnuments To Texas wool, and Louisiana
sugar and Virginia tobacco and iron ore, is
now aoaed the cry Of the rice growers OF
south carolina These latter besieged the
ways ana means committee yesterday, Mr..
trenholm frankly admitting that while he il
FOR free trade generally, he wants protection
for South Carolina and Georgia rice.n Nv
the same token Lancaster county wants pro.
lection against Sumatra tobacco and each IL
for Its own the country over.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-03-11

dtk Ca,,faster Jntelliget,fer.
LANCASTER. MARCH II, 1885.
Start the Ball.

Again we are in hearty accord with our
esteemed contemporary, the Nec Era,
when, In recommending an association OF
citizens to be formed for the purpose of
securing honest elections and Furnishing
bribery, both at our primary and general
elections, it says: "The buying and Sell
ing of voters and the Justification Of re-
turns has made our primary elections more
than farce, and like an ulcerous cancer
this corruption has been steadily permeat-
ing our general elections, especially in
this city," Until this deplorable state
of affairs is changed for the better, any at
tempt to create public sentiment in favor
Of better class of candidates for repre-
sentative or Office of trust is waste of
moral force. Good men have been nomi-
mated who were defeated because they
would not respond to the demands of the
trading element, or were counted out to
make place for the less scrupulous. This
no well informed politician will attempt
to deny even those who were engaged in
the fraud admit it after they are safe from
the penalty through the statute of limita-
tions."
The way to do thing is to do it. We
believe with our contemporary, and have
always maintained that the abuse and
corruption at elections hereabouts began
in the Republican primaries, but it has
extended until it has become an
ulcerous cancer !" and the re-
form Of cutting it out by a
a radical operation is of far more import.
ance than who shall hold this office or that
1t is true that no party is free from blame
and there is no occasion for recriminatior
AS to relative individual responsibility
The so called politicians " are charged
with things done in which many who dc
not call themselves by that epiLhet have
been implicated, and over the results of
which they have rejoiced.
Let us turn our backs upon the past and
face the responsibilities of the future. An
association of citizens to stop fraud and
corruption at the primaries and general
elections is imperatively needed it can to
most excellent purpose turn its hand to
many municipal reforms. Democrats as
well as Republicans are interested in it, for
the primaries make the county officers for
us all.
Let us have non. bipartisan committee to
start the work. Now is the time to organ
ize it; NOW.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-03-11

A Slave Who Attended the a. Commone r''-His
Travels with Rev. Henry Ward Beecher

a slave Who Attended the " Commone r'-His
Travels with Rev. Henry Ward Beecher.
James r. kenney, Of Reading, inter-
viewed John Parker, an aged colored man
who visited that city several days ago. In
his story printed in the Herald, he relates
that his father and mother were captured in
Angola, Africa They and others were
landed at jamestown, Va, from slave ships
about l779, and were entirely uncivilized,
and so poor as to not have even a name.
Before the war broke out, he says: ~ was
at Henry Ward Beecher's home in New
York for a month, when L accompanied him
TO England on his great lecture tour.-when
he made his wonderful war speeches in de-
fense of the abolition of slavery in the United
States. 1::sat on the platform with him as
the representative and victim of one of the
greatest curses of our land. He lectured at
London, Manchester, Derry and other places.
Thousands heard his inimitable eloquence,
as he brought tears and smiles alternately to
the faces OF his auditors. Oh he was a grand
man. How did listen to his great speeche
until was almost fast to my chair. We
were abroad ten months"
HE SERVES THApDEus STEVENS.
"Then went to Washington and there be-
came body guard for that great and good
man, Thaddeus Stevens. l carried him in and
| out OF the House aud committee rooms,
and was with him a great deal. He died
August Il, 1903. A great many COlOred
persons went to his funeral ! was there
We all walked ahead, according to his last
request
"After his death l went down South to see
| my old master. When lett him his plan.
tation was in good order, his home beautiful
| and attractive, and everything as good as pie
| but oh! goodness me, when returned IN 1865
as got near the house everything was upside
| down, ragged and forlorn. Old master,
| who used to smoke elegant cigars on the
| piazza, was sitting out on the weedy lawn on
| rickety old chair, smoking bad pipe, and
| wearing an old palm-leaf hat AS l got near
| him | knew he saw me, but he ne yer let on.
took off my hat and bowed to him, saying
How dye do, masterT He look ed up with
| a frown. whats wantIn', sir he demanded.
| 'Nothin', SIR l said. i only came to see you
| ALL 'Nothin',' said he; that's easy got. Go
where you come from sir : and
went. | saw some of the family peep
ing out of the windows at me, but no one
appeared TO speak to me. Then l went over
to Loudon county, Va, and started a colored
orphan school, Mr.. Stevens had told me to
go and squat there; that nobody owned the
ground and | would not be disturbed. 1
had 25 scholars and got along with them very
well.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-03-11

From tho New York Sun.
"We are selling good many false bangs,"
said hair-dresser.
"For ladies?" inquired the reporter.
"Nof for young men. Bangs are all the rage
now, and every young fellow must have one.
many OF them are bald, or their hair Is too
thin on the forehead, so they call on us to hel D
them. We make bang that cannot be dis
tinguished from the genuine article. 1t Is
fastened on with wires, and when neatly
combed looks very nice. A bang should come
about half an inch short OF the eyebrows, and
should be evenly cut 1t should never be
worn with a full beard, as it contracts the face
too much. 1t is most effective with droop-
ing moustache"
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-03-11

Johnson's innocence, may have directed
his course. 1t is monstrous to infer his
guilt from his silence.
Equally vicious is the position that as
Johns0n cannot show where he was he
must have been at the murder. 1t is evil
dent that the detectives and Delaware
county authorities want to hang somebody
to relieve themselves and as soon as they
got one man whose guilt was more likely
than that of anybody else's in sight they
were satisfied to seek no further. Should the
actual criminal turn up before johnson is
hanged, they might consent to the expense
of another trial.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-03-11

Mr.. BLAINE, In the second volume of his
book, frankly says:
"Casting off all political DISCUSSES and per-
sonal preteDses, the simple truth remains
that the tenure of Office act was enacted lest
President Johnson should remove Republi.
can ofiiceholders too rapidly; and it was
practically repealed lest President Grant
should not remove Democratic officeholders
rapidly enough. =
The rest of Blaine's party might as well
abandon disguise and pretense and admit
that they are trying to deny to Cleveland the
powers they conceded TO Grant, Hayes, Gar
field and Arthur 1t will not do
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-03-11
lie Had BETTER Step Down.

The so-called chief engineer of the Lancas-
ter fire department, likemanya better man,
has cause to pray for delivery from his
friends and their bad advice which drives
him into print to defend the indefensible.
The Examiner thinks it is easier to criticise
his performances than to improve upon
them. So do we. i" The fire extinguishers
of editorial rooms are pretty to look at but
not worth cent in actual practice" But
it is the business of the chief engineer to
direct the extinguishment of fires, and it is
the right and duty of newspapers, of on
lockers of and citizens to criticise him to
praise him when he shows himself tit for
his work and to rebuke him and supplant
him when he shows himself incapable and
unfit.
The Examiner says it thinks that Mr..
Vondersmith is quite as efficient as Mr..
Howell" which only proves that the Err
aniner does not know anything about the
subject. 1t processes to think we cannot
settle their respective merits by imagining
what Mr.. Howell would do if he had a
chance; but this is just exactly what we
can do. 1t being certain, from experience,
that Howell would have done differently at
the late fire from Vondersmith, that settles
their respective merits.
We have chief engineer for the purpose
of directing the department, and for pre-.
venting and overcoming such difficulties
as "firemen !" at supper, engines that dc
not seem fit to squirt water enough to wash
poodle, water plugs full of mud, and, a:
| usual, thousand advisers, badgered by
| frantic, half crazy men whose property i:
burning; he is expected to do his best
under the circumstances. The thousand
| advisers" who looked at the late fire, and
!" the half crazy" men whose property was
burning''-as the Examiner elegantly
styles Mr.. kepler and others-knew exactly
what to do. Nondersmith didn't; or if he
knew he did not do it. Therefore he j:
very properly criticised.
The chief himself is his own worst wit
ness when he resorts to the bad plan o.
| publishing list of the fires occurring un
der his own and Howell's administration t,
demonstrate their relative efficiency,
the chiefs were responsible for the origin o
| the fires this comparison would be relevant
| AS it is, it only shows that while Mr.. Howell
had to deal with series of difficult an,
dangerous conhagrations, Vondersmith
experience has been with trifiiDg blazes
and the first time he encountered seriou
situation he was utterly inadequate to it.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-03-11

There Must be an Open Road between the
iood we eat and the substance OF which opI
closed we sicken. faint and die. This road is
maue UP OF the organs of digestion and assimila
non. vi Ihese the stomach and liver are CHIEF
horrors oi constipation. Prevent It, ana ali ~
fearful sequences by using DIR. Kennedy's Ma
yorite Remedy II IL the first .ten ma .ns,.
mar, U lmeOdNw ~ 'D'
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-03-11

"in the past three months have sold one bun.
dred and six bottles OF Thomas Rclect ric on
Never saw medicine in my life that gave sue h
universal satisfaction Cured an ulcerated
throat for me IN twenty four hours never failed
TO relieve my children of Group" Q, m. Hail,
druggist, Grayyille Ill For sale by H. B. Coch.
ran, druggist lS1 and l4 North Queen street,
Lancaster.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-03-11

The secretary of the treasury reports that
the reduction of the public debt for the period
from July !, 1877, TO June 80, 1885, has exec EIDE
the requirements OF the shaking fund by
S3l2,6i1,53l. This is the best of arguments
for taxation reduction.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-03-11

PROMINENT MEMBERS OF the General
Presbytery Of ireland have declined to sign
the protest against the granting OF home rule.
This question has far outgrown all differ
ences in creed. 1t Is Ireland for the Irish.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-03-11

1t would be interesting to learn Senator
Cooper's views of his scheme for estate
Industrial school" since the, investigation Of
the condition OF the soldiers orphans
schools.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-03-11
Proved q H,g lseuetlt

elias magical pain killing and healing prop
critics. Hall of a nifty cent bottle Gu red me ol
rheumatism and a cold that had settled In NV
back, Feel IA well as l ever did In my ltfe.'
otto Doesbury, prop Holland city News ,Hol
land, Mich, speaking for Thomas Ecisctrtc Oh
For sale by II. b. Cochran, druggist, lS1 and lS
North Queen street. Lancaster.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-03-11

THE surplus of the Western Union Tele-
graph company Is reported at over five mill
ions. Yet it proposes to pay dividend in
scrip redeemable in capital stock Of the COM
pany as soon as the latter shall receive per-
mission to increase its capital The water in
this corporation will soon exceed that in the
Atlantic basin.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-03-11
Z" My Mother"

Has been using Burdock Blood Biaers A. a liver
remedy and finds them very efticacious Chas.
I.Ainsworth, Al Vance Block, indianapolis, Ind.
For sale by H. b. Cochran. druggist, lS7 and Is,
North Queen street Lancaster.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-03-11
some Doubt the Bib,e

And the motives of its authors but none who
BLOOD Biners This splendid blood tonic is
without peer. For sale by II. Is. Cochran,
aruggisi' iS' and l3s North Queen street, Ian,
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-03-11

Sill HiLoH's VirALIzER is what you need for
Constipation, Loss OF Appetite, Dizziness, and
MI syihptoms OF dyspepsia. Price 10 ana rs
cents per bottle. For sale by H. b Cochran
Druggist, No. ls9 North Queen street ~'""'
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-03-11

BALriMoRE's public school superinten-
dent favors Introducing sewing in the gram
mar schools of that city. No feminine ac-
complishment is more useful and graceful
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-03-11

OLEoMARGARINE has made its entering
bow in the United State Senate 1t will
make the senatorial fur fly.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-03-11
How About the Doses.

Many. people before purchasing n medicine
naturally inquire the size of the dose and the
strength of IL. In using Burdock Blood BiHers
a teaspoonful for tho little ones and two tea.
spoonfus for grown folks are all that Is neces.
sary at one time. This magnificent medicine Il
not only economical but very pleasant to the
taste, tor sale by III. IL. Cochran, druggist, lSl
and l39 North Queen strcet, Lancaster.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-03-11
SPECIAL NOTICES.

HENkr AuousTus Is out again, St. Jacobs Oi
cured his rheumatism. Fifty cents
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-03-11
SPECIAL NOTICES.
Threw Away $3.50.

"Trorbled with asthma for eight years. Not
quite two bottles of 7homas' Eclectric OIL CURED
me me completely, after spending over 1850 without
1rubner. OF Tyrone. Pa, says For sale by II. Il.
Cochran. druggist, lsi and lss North Queen
street, Lancaster.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-03-11

ENOR RENT.
II Store Room and Dwelling No 2Is North
Green street, opposite keystone House, and oc-
cupied by John Horting as a liquor store
Apply to PHILIP LEBZELTER,
janaltfd North Queen Street.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-03-11
feblalydSw "

NLOSING SALE OF J. L. SPAETH'S
~ CONFECTIONERY, NO. lS5 NORTH
QUEEN STREET.
PRIVATE
As am going ont of business by March 18th,
am selling out my entire stock of Connections at
and below cost, Also Machinery, Tools, Ice
Cream FreeZers, all sizes Chinaware, silver
Knives, Forks, spoons. Casters, &c. Caterers
Outfit Carpets, Furniture, Two Large Pier
Glasses Upright French Walnut Case Piano
Cane Seated Chairs. Marble-Top Tables, Plain
Tables and Chairs, three Wagons, Carriage,
Mules Harness. oP Soda T Fountain. % Fire frSof S~9
Safe, Writing Desk, Candy Marbles. Cop.
per Pans, Clear Toy Moulds, Egg Moulds,
keeping or to carry on hrstclass bakery. con
fecuonery or popcorn factory all in first-class
condition.
Also, about one hundred bushels of corn at
twenty-five cents a bushel.
teblT6td &c. SPAETH.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-03-11
FOX 8ALR OR RENT.

ICoR RENT--FRoM APRIL l, THAT DE.
II sirable Store Room. No. 10 Centre Square,
has been used for cigar store for years. apply
to GEORGE ". TOMLINsoS,
marStfd Sheriff-s Office
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-03-11

NOR SALE OR RENT-AN ESTAB-
u LiSHED CORNER GROCERY and Dwell.
LING. with modern conveniences. Apply at
5s2 West Chestnut street, or 6t3 East orange
street. f27lwd
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-12-07
VERNON.

Buried Hides Brought TO IiEhi, but tho
ornnd Jurs seems iguorant Of the
Fhot
special 10 the Gazette
VEnNoN, Tx, Deo en-. Starr
Hutchinson, animal aud hido Inspector Of
this county, ilshed nine hides OF cattle
out Of well about three miles north OF
town, OF course nine careasses had been
sold as beef to the people OF Vernon, The
end IL not yet IL 10 thought that the
water holes OF peaso river are full Of
hides, and that many are buried ON tina
prairies near Vernon,
Tho grand jury recently adjourned
found slxty-ninc oils Of Indictment
slxtp-three misdemeauors and Feix fcl.
OnleH Had the numbers been reversed,
tho said body might have the coneidera-
ton Of the public as 20 the discharge OF
thor duty. tbs disposition OF grand
jurios TO devote their time 70 msde-
mcanors and totally neglect felony cases
has almost brought our dlstrict court Ia
this county IN diarepulo, The last grand
Jury censurcd county officers IN not
more vigorously prosecuting certain
misdemcan0r cases, when they
knew that az tho last term OF
inh county court INV NOuht4 hhe"lh'4 was
lpgtltiontd by we'll slgnrd petition not
"a prosecute the very ofqrses that the
grand Jury spent most u ts time Ia In
yeeiigatHg. We charge nothing NJ this
time against tho Integrity Of Che mem6ora
Of tho late grand jury. They worked late
and early; but We do say that the county
court OF wilbarger county can show AZ
good, II not better, a record ia Drosecut-
lug mlsdemean0fs thar any other county
court ia N1rlhwest TexAsj hsnce tile
petition above referred 70. Had the dis
trict court, with rs auxiliary, The grand
Jury, done az much Tor fel0nlee, tve.y
widow woman'e and poor "npsEer'sv
cow would NOT at this time have been
stolen or likely 10 be stolen.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-12-07

enlarge the scope and powers OF charitable
aud penal Institutions Within the district.
suggest that the commissioners be
clothed with power to make, wlthln fixed
limitations, police regulations, | believe
this power granted and carefully guarded
would tend 10 su0aerve the good order OF
the municipality. II seems that trouble
still exists growing out Of the occupa-
ton OF the streets aud aYekaeA by GER
tain railroads for their terminl IN the city.
II iSvery Important that such laws should
be enacted npon the subject as will
SECURE 70 the railroads all tho IA.
cilitles they require for the transaction
Of their business, and nc the Same time
protect citizens from injury 10 their per-
sots or property, The Commissioners
again complain that thu accommodations
afforded them for The necessary Offices
for district business and for the aaIo.
Keeping OF valuable books and papers are
entirely insufficient. recommend that
this condition OF aifiira be remaded by
the congress, and thnt suitable quarters
be furnished for the needs OF the district
government.
In conclusinn, | earnestly invoke such
Wise action on the part Of the peoples
LEGISLATORS as will suhserye their public
good, and demonstrate during the re-
malning DAYS at the congress as AT proa-
ont organized Ia ability and inclination
TO meet the peoples needs, TINT it
should he grateinllY remembered by an
eNpertant constituency,
lSiuucdl GRovrR CfgvE ASH,
Washington, Dee g, 1856
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-12-07

Pure baking powders arc one OF the
chief aids 70 the cook 10 preparing per-
loct and wholesome food, and the house
wife viii do well 70 DO on her guard
against baking powder tramps. Silver
Loaf Baking Powder Is never peddlod
from house 70 house, as tho manuiec-
turing establishment Of }. X. Brown Is
taxed 70 its uttermosi 70 supply the de-
mands that come through legitimate chan
palR
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-12-07

This well and Iayorably known brand Of
corn IS again before the people Of Fort
Worth and positively stands with
oct Il rival IL Is Of tho SUI
gar-corn variety, white anl sweet
q approaches nearer the iraah
green corn than any other kGown pack
ing. For sale oulS BY Fort Worth Gro
Ger CO.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-12-07

Children will freely take Or, , II. Nc.
Leaua Tar Wine Lung Balm, anllka
cough syrups II contains no opium, Will
s0otho ana heal any disease oi the throat
or lungs quicker than any other remedy.