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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-09-27
The Street TRADES.

Ii seems that the troubles of this town
over the streets are never-endipg, and IL
IL time that street department il es-
tsblished and put in charge of compe-
tent engineer, If we may ever hope to
secure good roadways. AT present the
city regulator seems competent only to
annoy the property owner. The move
ment to pave Duke street with asphalt
blocks has disclosed the fact that the
street has not uniform grade. Prop
erty owners on either side have differ
ent curb lines and the roadway cannot
be laid to accommodate both All these
grades have been given by the city reg
uiatOr at different times, and appear To
have been perpetuated upon the city
plan that was established few wears
ago, after 1t had been supposed to have
been carefully drawn by the present
city regulator and approved by the
court. One would think that after such
IN establishment Of city street lines and
grades they would have been con-
fOrmable; sufficiently at least to
enable sidewalks to be laid and
streets to be paved. But it appears that
the map did but record the various ex-
isting grades and no effort was made to
make them uniform and now the
streets cannot he paved or pavements
laid without wrangle between the
property owners, the street committee
aud the city regulator the latter
being called In To settle the diff
ference, only to make it wider. A little
while ago there was trouble in East
Orange street, when Mr.. Reuben Baer
undertook to lay new pavement: and
remarkable result was educed from
the combined efforts of all the authori-
ties to settle the grade after vigor-
orous war ON a small scale was prosecu-
ted for week or two, the curb has
nnally been left to run an independent
existence as also Mr.. Jno. G. Haas, In
ek,e square below. And when DIR. Mes.
eprumith undertook TO put down an
asphait gutter In front of his Lime
etseet residenee, he had the very inter.
estang experience Of being required to
NV q and they lay II back again a.
y hoA bssn u first his only compensa
-. lDe ~ pleasure Of visit from
N. simonds, Of tonnetyftas., cesegpstor !;
= D. Nye, Of Maryland, doorkeersr.
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ClOped With q Farm Hand.

{. Winfield Ridgley, a farm hand en-
ployed by Peter Farrol, ut Wrghtstown,
eloped with Miss Nellie Farrol ON Tuesday,
September IL, and nothing was heard of
either of them by tho distracted
parents until Wednesday, when let
ter was received from the young girl, In
which she said she and Winfield had been
married and asked her fathers forgiveness.
The parents of the girl, however, are in
dignant, and will, II Is said, send IA consta-
bio ancr young Ridglcy ut once To arrest
him on the charge of abduction. Tho
clergyman who married the couple, it is
alleged, will also be prosecuted, as the girl
was under ago. Ridglcy is n man about %
years of nge, good-looking, u good worker
aud man of exemplary habits, while the
bride isa very handsome blonde, ii years
old and highly cultured. Her parents are
wealthy.
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She Tackled the Justice.

4 A sensational scene occurred in Justice
w. III. Davis court in Wheeling, w. Va,
on Thursday evening. Mrs. Annie Co.'S
tc'lo, woman of Amazonian proportions,
wa' brought into court on n charge of grand
ln'"'uy. The hearing was set for Friday
and - the .rs'ico turned To pick upa paper
the dcion Itui lraug mt his throat. Davis
Is 6t years old, aud the frenzied woman
brought him 10 the door with sufficient
force 10 cut cash in the judicial head
Mrs. Costello held on to his throat despit.
tho efforts of the officers In attendance aud
there was severe struggle.
Finally the justice secured cane and
struck his assailant several times over tn,
head, inilicting seven cuts. She was then
secured and locked up. Her otiense t.
punishable with at least n years imprison.
mpnt.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-09-27

THE REV. GEORGE +. PENTECosr, of
Brooklyn, has been sued for thirty
thousand dollars damages for causing the
failure of u magazine known as Words and
Weapons for Christian Uo.kcrs. Ii IL
alleged he undertook to edit II rival pub
lication, Our Day, while serving as editor
of the first named. Also that he published
book of Bible studies, which contained
matter prepared for Words and WcdpOHs.
As a result of this attempt To serve two
masters and act rs his own rival in the
editorial field, the magazine languished
and he stopped trying Il boom il by compli-
mentary mention in his evangelical SER
mons. lie went To Scotland and let the
magazine go Ia pieces, which it very
promptly did. Editorial acrobats are by
no means rare, and writers often take a
keen delight in carrying ON fierce con-
troVersy with themselves through the
columns of rival publications; but il is not
often that preacher tries the game
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-09-27

The Philadelphia Democracy have
Int concluded an animated contest over
the question rs to whether they should
accept the Republican nominations of
Rnnypacker and Graham for Judge and
district attorney; concluding to take
the former and not the latter. There
dos not seem to have been any vital
matter ct stake In the issue; nor any par
ticularly fcrcible reason why the Repub-
ncan judge should be taken and the
Republican district attorney left. The
Idea, doubtless, was that the judiciary
should not fall into the contests between
parties, whereas the district attorneyship,
= an executive Office, may. II Is an idea
which has taken root In Philadelphia,
on the Democratic side mainly, and
there is certainly great merit in IL ;
though II conveys reproach upon the
law Of the state which directly throws
- Judiciary into the arena Of party con-
t1Dts. Judges are nominated by party
c0tlvontions, and the contests In them
f0g these places are as animated as for
'apy other. The judge who has served
. term Of Office acceptably, is generally
believed to have earned denomination,
and II h usually conferred upon him
without contest and In such case 1t is
becoming In the opposite party to ac-
cept him.
But In this Philadelphia case, Judge
Pennypacker has been on the bench for
brief season by virtue Of the COVER
nor's appointment I; and he had not
earned, by.very long service, the right
TO expect that the Democratic party
would accept him as Its candidate.
Herein District Attorney Graham had
the stronger claim, since he had served
through several terms Of Office very eff.
hciently. We can hardly see therefore
that the logic which neglected him and
took Pennypacker was very sound.
There was no moral obligation upon the
Democratic party to take either and II
political expediency called for the
taking Of one, II would seem 10 have
been still further satisfied by taking
both. The result seems to have been a
compromise Of the diverse sentiment
OF the party upon the question
As we have said, IL was not an issue ol
vital importance and was exciting only
because the party sentiment was 80
evenly divided upon It. The contest
demonstrated great activity and anima.
ti0n In the Democratic ranks; which is
very good thing to sce The most Gu.
riosis phase Of It was the exhibition OF
Alderman McMullen and Peter Monroe
who are Of the rough and tumble Demo
Gratis, arraycd upon the side of Graham,
nomination, against gentlemen of more
orderly aud temperate temperamentt
who contended for straight-out Demo
cratic ticket.
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a Girl Crazed by Religion.

Intense excitement was created at Gooch-
land G. H., Va, Thursday night during n
church meeting by the appearance of Amy
Boggs, n small colored girl, In the congrc-
CATION, fiourisbin2 razor. Men,
women and children ran In all directions
Some women tainted, others tumbled In
tho mud, and the girl was soon in possess
sion Of the church, her eyes glaring and
her slight figure trembling with frenzy.
When she had driven the last person from
the church, she cried out
/" Now want 10 SEQ the devil -
She was finally overpowered by two
constables, and an examination showed
that she WAS in religious ecstacy and was
looking for the devil, whose throat she had
taken n vow to cut IL was fortunate that
the congregation fed before her, as she
had been told that the devil was In som
people, and she designed cutting them open
to get at him.
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~eN q Fortune Teller's Abode.
on "Wednesday morning the body Of a
young woman was found In the hut Of an
old fortune telling hxg in the village Of
Purdytown, between Shamokin and Sun
bury. The remains were identified as
those OF Alice wetsel, a young girl of
Herndon. An examination Of her body
showed that death had resulted from
poison. This led 10 suspicious Of murder
and brought out the following sad story.
Miss Wetzers homo is Herdon, where
she lived happily until she was sent TO
visit an aunt In Chicago. While there her
father, who is possessed Of considerable
means, insisted that she should go to school
and as he was practical man decided that
type writing and book keeping should be
uart of her education. About n year ago
she returned home, a handsome girl of 10.
She had become thoroughly In love with
city life, however, and the little country
town was too quiet for her.
She finally decided 20 go to Sunbury to
get a situation as typewriter. and in spite
Of all reinonstrances went and obtained q
situation. She did not keep It long, as she
was rather wild, and the lawyer discharged
her. She then went to Purdytown aud
secured n situation ms domestic. While
there she attended several dances, and at
one of them met her deceiver, prominent
society man. About a week ago the girl
disappeared, and II was only Wednesday
she was discovered dead In tho old hag's
cabin.
The finding of the body was by two little
girls going TO have their fortunes told.
When they entered the door she lay on the
floor, and dog was licking her cold face.
Their screams brought the old hag and
some passers-by. and 10 them the old
woman disclaimed any knowledge of the
deed, although she has been locked up
awaiting an investigation. II IL supposed
the man who ruined her IL nj tho boitom a,
It, and the old fortune-teller was his assist
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-09-27

THE state Prohibitory League held its
first state convention on Thursday. This
organizations claim that it is non-partisan
is not sustained by the sitting of three
alleged Democrats beside the forty-three
Republicans and nineteen Prohibitionists
and the greater predominance OF Republ-
can representatives shows that il is not
Prohibitory 80 much as a Republican
League. The Prohibitionists see snake in
the Prohibitory Leagues bucket, and when
the Republican shysters come-at Quay's
bidding-to the Prohibition camp for water
they will visit in vain. Drayo, Beavers
lieutenant, tried to explain Candidate for
Tfea 'nrer Boyers attitude on the liquor
question, and choked OF the endorsement
|. OF any nominee. not even permitting the
on...y..-....s...-.y: s-ys 2. ? ahOjee Of its own.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-09-27

This friction between prcpev evstrcam.
and city officials over streets
walk grades should he promp(er sUight
to an end, by the establishment OF uni
form grades aud the rectiAcation Of those
that are wrong Mt the cost Of the city.
II will he q severe penalty TO pay for
official Incompetence, but n Il will serve
to make the people vigilant In securing
good officers, II will have its compensa-
tion.
Certainly there Is 10 matter Of official
conduct which Is more open to popular
inspection than the administration of
the streets. 1t IL clear that those Of
Lancaster are not well kept, notwith-
standing the great amount Of money
spent upon them. That they should not
have q uniform official grade Is dis
grace. That they should bc covered with
stones that promptly turn into mud is a
scandal, that might be.expected from an
administration that finds itself utterly
unable to tell the citizen how 10 lay his
curb and build his house In conformity
with his neighbor and according TO n
city plan.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-09-27

The pathetic case Of Mrs. Butler il
attracting due attention. Father Butler, a
Catholic priest, broke his vows four years
ago and married young woman of his
parish named Brady. He has now written
very humble letter 10 his bishop, asking
forgiveness, and having abandoned his wife
and child Is taken back into the church to
do penance for his breaking of priestly
VOWS. Bishop Wiggar declares that
his marriage was not valid be-
cause of the priestly VOWS, and
therefore will not he aDnulled by the
church. The woman has never been
other than Miss Brady TO the church. She
will remain Mrs. Butler under the
law, but as she In devoted Catholic
that will not be much consolation
for her. with awoman's self f-sncrifice she
makes no complaint against her hus-
band. " II was his calling to be priest, -
is her only comment.
The apparent conflict between the church
and the law Is an interesting feature of this
case, for In spite Of the fact that in this land
tho state Is supreme, Il Is evident that in
this instance the authority OF the church
effectually overrides the law. Can the
rules and decisions of priests cancel tho
rights aud obligations of n marriage duly
solemnized according 10 civil law? I,
would appear 30.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-09-27
DUBLIC SALE OF VALUABLE REAL
j. ESTATE, CONSISTING OF HOTEL

on SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER D, 1882,
BY virtue Of an Order OF the Orphans Court Of
Of Sc s ss
ough, the following Real Estate, via:
story and Ths fqRAaMs ara aosE
known as the :. Red Lion" situate on the south
the borough OF Mount Joy, Lancaster county,
Pa. fronting on East Main street, 30 feet, more
Or less and extending IN depth lso feet more or
room. sample-room, barroom and Kitchen on
OF Barn capable OF accommodating g horses,
Carriage House, Wash House, Hog Pen, Cistcrn,
grape vines and other fruit trees This hotel
lie under the management of the late proprie-
tor for q period OF twenty-five years, and IL one
Of the best known hotels I'm the state and a very
desirable hotel property, with a large city and
No. 2, Consists OF Drove Yard and Weighing
House, with suitable shedding in case OF rainy
weather. The lot fronts on Barbara street, 45
feet moro or less, and has depth Of $50 feet,
more less. The width of the rear OF the lot is
about 80 feet an entrance to drove yard being
also made from Sassafras alley, on the side OF
No. 3. a lot OF ground. corner of Barbara street
and Sassafras alley, fronting on Barbara street,
45 feet, more or less, and extending In depth l3d
and a-haifstory FRAME Unwilling HOUSE,
Hog Pen, grape vines and fruit trees, &C.
be sold as a whole or separately may be most
desirable.
No 4 valuable home, consisting of a Two
Story and a-half BRICK DWELLING HOUSE.
with twostory Frame Attachment, having n
'front.' of q feet more or less on East Main street
and depth OF lGD feet TO II feet wide alley.
The lot contains n stable, fruit of various kinds
and necessary outbuildings.
All tho foregoing properties are In Mount JOY
borough Lancaster county, Pa, and desirable
| Investments. All persons desiring to purchase
are invited 10 examine the properties, and any
| information required will be furnished by the
undersigned.
sale to commence at O'Clock y. m, on
! saturday, September ~, 1889, when conditions
| will be made known by
| GEORGE A. SHELLY,
| l.. ID. GALLAGHER, Auct. Administrator,
| JoHS ii. ZELLEIss, Clerk. augDitdF<w
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-09-27

AN attachc of the German legation AT
Washington is now in ottawa gathering in
formation about the Canadian canals, under
orders from his government, which CON
templates, he says, extensive development
of the waterways of Germany. This IL In
tho line of the policy which Consul Muel-
Ter, of Frankfort, has lately reported as
vigorously undertaken. The German gov
erpnent will leave no plan untried that
may seem to promise commercial develop
mcnt. They are fully alive to the vital
necessity Of doing something 10 check the
outflow Of population and wealth that must
weaken the fatherland. "To encourage in
dustrial pursuits aud foreign trade, colonies
have been founded, steamship lines TO the
coast of Africa subsidized, export pre-
mums aud drawbacks allowed. the consul
lar system is being widoned and extended,
and the organization Of German chambers
OF commerce in foreign countries conteu-
plated, German banks are being es-
tablished at home and in China. TO
cheaper freight and to facilitate shipments,
canals and water courses are being built,
rivers made nayigable, and harbors i'm
proved" The consul finds that the seem
ingly prosperous condition of general trade
'bNs h't Stthi w tiitth foUullltn ol tut
poor. Increase of prices To manufacturers
for their products is not followed by in
crease of wages to laborers, and the in
creased cost of woikingmen's necessities
seems TO put them In a more dcplorable
position than ever. The constant division
of property and small estates of those In
the middle classes, and the crushing out OF
small concerns by combination of large
ones, is constantly recruiting the laboring
GLASSES and finging into them an element
OF enlightened discomfort that may one
day churn or In II into protest." GER
many Is giving us nm object lesson in the
working of "A system Of artificial stinua-
tion of commerce by subsidy and public
works while choking it with taxes. Sho
has at least the excuse that costly military
organization Is n necessity. The statement
OF business in proportion 10 population,
leaves the two great military nations In a
very inglorious position. Holland leads
the world in the amount of business done
per capita of population. The average
business done by the Dutch amounts 10
sl97.3i per annunI. Switzerland comes
next, but far behind, with s99.l5 then
England, ss..09; while Germany aud
France do business of only $3.50 for each
man, woman and child inside their boun-
daries.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-09-27

PAiN AND DREAD attend the use of most ci,-
tarrh remedies. Liquids and snuifs are un-
pleasant as well ~ dangerous. Ely's Cream
Balm Is safe, pleasant, easily applied into the
nostriis and sure cure. II cleauses the nasal
passages and heals tbs innamcd membrane,
giving relief M once frice, 50c. scp252wd
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atsa,,antaIsrr's.
PBiLADsLrHfA. Friday. Sept. q. 1859.
Il is a terrible temptation.

1t is a terrible temptation.
All over the store are the
lines of Dress Goods. We are
devoted to them. How could
it be otherwise ? Study, care,
absorbing attention, money
have been going into them for
many months. They are the
pleasures of hope.
AT last they are here. .S,.r
hnna,ed and n,veb-at different
Novelties are in view. Women
of taste in and about Philadel-
phia, modistes, retail dry goods
dealers, manufacturers and
their agents, representatives of
the great importers in New
York we're all in the throng Of
visitors that yesterday surged
through the aisles and about
the counters.
They all said things about
the show. The testimony was
valuable and agreeable.
The terrible temptation is to
print some of the sayings. But
no, not a word of it. Niagara,
Mont Blanc, the Atlantic Ocean
and the Sistine Madonna need
no certificates. Neither does
the Dress Goods stock. 1t
would be scant courtesy to our
visitors to question their own
nice sense of criticism by i'm.
posing set of ready-made
opinions in advance.
oo6 styles, exclusively Novel
ties, on view. Hiding in de,
mure boxes around counters
and fixtures are more, and all
different.
After to-day the 600 will &c
into retirement. You will find
them, when you want, by seek.
ing.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-09-27

II YOU want u sweet mouth aud breath II the
gums become spongy, they lose their power To
hold the teeth. The use of SOIODONT Is In.
valuable because II removes the tartar which
separates tho teeth and gums.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-09-27

WHEN the late s. =. Cox lay upon his
death bed he remarked 10 the friends
around him that he looked back TO no
work of his busy life with more pleasure
than to his successful efforts for the estab
lishment OF the life saving service. He
had hardly been put under the sod
when the terrible storm along the
coast proved the value of that scr
vice. All along from Maine to the Caro-
linas there were wrecks, and the life saving
crews were working night and day. The
record of the station at Lewes, Delaware. IL
n glorious obituary of fsiunset Cox. At that
station not q single life was lost from q
vessel that could be reached by the life
lines, and two hundred people were
brought ashore from wrecked ships. AT
tho last mon wonder of what use they
have been In the world, and the man Is
happy who can find evidence 40 clear that
he has at least done something for the race.
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BOYS CLOTHING.

New Winter Goods cheaper than ever.
Boys suits at Sl,ia, Sl,9s, S2.49, SOS,
and upwards.
Knee Pants, -, 81, i9c, and upwards.
Boys Overcoats at S2.9S, $3.50, So. 50.
Two great Bargains in Ladies' Black
Jersey Coats, at s2.4S, worth $3.50; at
sS,HS, worth -,
Boys Kilt suits from $500 up
And this special bargain in Ladies'
fine Corkscrew Jackets at $3.50; worth
500.
full line of Children's aud Misses
Coats from 9Sc up.
a full line of Ladies' Newmarkets
from S2,9s UP To SS5.
Plush Jackets, Plush Sacques, Plush
Wraps, Plush Modieskas, Plush New
markets.
store will hc closed on THURSDAY
NENT, SEPTEMBER ~, on account
Of Holiday.
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"E CARRY THE LARGEST STOCK OF
w Pipes and Fine smoking Tobacco In the
city; Wooden Pipes al 6c, and Zoe. each. Genp-
Inc MeersehHum Pipes at 25c each.
pEMuTR'S CIGAR STORE,
RSlfdR ia East KING street.
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J.NSrArE or BARBARA FRoZART, LATE
IL OF Lancaster city, deceased Letters tes-
tAmCntary ON said estate having becn
granted TO the undersigned, all persons Indebted
thereto are requested to make immediate pay
mcnt, and those having claims or demands
against the same, will present them without
delay for settlement TO the undersigned, Tcsid-
Ing in Lancaster city.
SENERlS RITCHEY, Executor
JNo, A. CoNLE, Attorney. au2iStiF
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Consisting Of Jump-seat Carriages, two Four
Post Jenny Linds, two Mccall Wagons, second
Hand Trotting Buggy, and several light Plat
form Wagons that Will carry from 800 TO 8,ooO
pounds.
Also few Fine sleighs. Call Early for Bar
gains augD-ud