LANCASTER DAILY INTELLiaENCER, THURSDAY, JULY 6, 1882.
Lancaster f ntellCfleucer.
THUE8DAY KVKNINQ, JULY 6, 1882.
The Sew Bales.
"We print to- day a correct copy of the
rules for the government of the Demo
cratic party in this state, as framed by a
sub-committee, reported by the general
committee of resolutions and adopted
with a few dissenting votes by the Dem
ocratic state convention. It would be
unfair to say, as It was hopeless to ex
pect, that the delegates were unanimous
ly in favor of all the provisions of the
new rules, and had they been reported at
a time when the convention was
less anxious to proceed with the
more interesting but no less im
portant business of balloting for
nominees one or two of the new fea
tures might have encountered serious,
but not successful, opposition. The
matter of a more efficient organiza
tion of the party by certain well-settled
rules has been so persistently pressed
upon the attention of the party for the
past year that the delegates came to
Harrisburg fully determined to make
some deliverance upon this subject, and
it was deemed best to refer it to the res
olutions committee, where it was well
considered.
The plan reported and adopted in
volves two or three leading features, of
greatest importance, about which there
was no reasonable difference of opinion
and the operation of which we feel confi
dent will recommend them to permanent
continuance. These are the representa
tion of every county in the state com
mittee ; the organization of the commit
tee in January for the interests of the
whole party, and not at the tail of
the convention, for the sake of the can
didates merely ; the appointment of an
executive committee to conduct the
state campaigns, and of a perma
nent secretary to keep up the or
ganization the whole year around.
To have secured these chief essentials of
an efficient and permanent organization,
is a great advance on the old rickety
system which tended to introduce strife
at the state convention over the chair
manship, to secure a useless state com
mittee, to impose upon the chairman all
the responsibility of the campaign, and
to break the organization to pieces as
soon as it was over.
The idea of constituting the state
committee from the state chairmen t.c
officio was generally approved, but in
deference to a few districts, where the
county chairman is selected on purely
local grounds, latitude was given to the
local organizations to determine how
they should select their representatives
to the suite committee, with the under
standing that wherever practicable the
county chairman will be the state
committeeman.
The widest difference of opinion was
expressed with regard to the basis of
representation in state conventions. All
were agreed upon the abolition of sena
torial delegates and there was general
acquiescence in the fairness of the prop
osition to base the representation on the
total Democratic vote, and not upon the
apportionment, which so often gives the
controlling influence to a minority. But
with the fifty senatorial delegates taken
off the membership it was found exceed
ingly difficult to satisfactorily apportion
200 members on the basis of the party
vote, and finally a more liberal
basis, resulting in a convention of
about four hundred members, was
fixed so as to secure ample represen
tation for every constituency. On be
half of a large convention it is urged that
that a fuller representation, freer action
and less liability to be bossed and sat up
are secured against ; it are presented the
probability of tumultous proceedings,
difficulty of securing accommodations
and the inability to control the body to
deliberate conclusions. It is proposed,
however, that with a large convention
next year, when only a single candidate
is to be nominated, the new plan can be
given a fair trial, and if not feasible it
can be readily modified. Hut in Ohio
and other states, where the larger con
ventions have been held, the party ad
heres to them.
The rules are to go into force in Jan
uary; the orgauiz-ition to be made
for this campaign will then end.
Meantime the local organizations should
arrange for the election of representa
tives on the new state committee, and in
all cases where practicable they should
make their county chairmen members of
it, so tiiat it will be a continuing body,
not liabic lo be disturbed or changed
very largely at any one time, and thus
kept Iree irom the danger of being bossed
or set up in any special interest. Let
the new rules be given a fair trial, and if
they ''don't work" none will more
heartily move for their repeal than they
who are responsible for tfieir adoption.
The outlook for the material interests
of the country is rather hopeful than
otherwise Business is being established
on a sounder basis; profits are lighter
and speculation less rife, but results are
better assured ; the proportion of fail
ures for the past six months is little over
half as great as for the corresponding
period four years ago ; a promise of good
crops gives assurance of reduction in the
prices of breadstuffs, and rich pasturage
in the South and "West affords lively hope
of cheaper meat supplies. With a de
crease in the prices of the necessaries of
life, labor will become better satisfied
because more adequately paid, and the
disturbing influences which have been
threatening business stability may yet
make way for an era of substantial pros
perity. Beaver and Bkosius are expected
to say something about Cooper's and
Ilubbell's levies on the scrubwomen and
letter carriers. Does or does not this
blackmail business consist with the
" code of ethics" promulgated by Don
Caneron's convention ? Beaver and Bro
sius should declare on this subject be
fore they get the grand bounce, or their
opinions may be discounted by that
melancholy event.
" A blow on the head has been known
to benefit the brain." This is obviously
the time for Brosiusto shoulder up the
foolkiller's club and start after Cooper.
Ike Baited Besses.
While Beaver keeps on telling how
rosy it looks through the Chester valley,
Cooper hies himself to Washington to
solace the auburn-haired sufferer from
the toothache with the prospect of a
meeting of the Republican state com
mittee next week, at which will be pre
sented conditional resignations of all the
Regular Republican candidates, to be
used by him for a trade with the Inde
pendents. The idea is to propose some
sort of a primary election, at which the
claims of Beaver or Stewart, or
probably of any one else who
may be entered, shall be submit
ted to the Republican voters, and
the ticket thus approved shall be the
single ticket of the party. The Stal
warts hope that if this is accepted they
will easily be able to so manipulate the
party machinery as to win a majority for
their ticket ; and if it is not accepted,
they expect to put the Independents
into the position of soreheads and kick
ers, unwilling to be placated, anxious to
ruin the party, and therefore entitled to
no consideration.
The New York 2Yics, as quoted
yesterday, warns the Independents
against being drawn into a snare
set for them ; the Evening Tele,
(jrajih adds its caution and reminds
its triends that the entire machinery of
the primary elections is so absolutely
under the control of Chief Engineer
Cameron, "that if he were to give
his orders to that effect, his late
efficient lieutenant, Mr. David Mouat,
now languishing in jail for the
perpetration of machine practices, would
be returned as the choice of the prima
ries over the purest and best Republican
in the commonwealth." The New York
Herald, viewing the battle from afar
and certainly not predisposed against
Stalwartism, concedes that if the Inde
pendent leaders " or any number of them,
shall be so weak as to be wheedled into
an alliance with the arrogant ' boss,'
who, seeing ruin and defeat staring him
in the face, is now holding out a flag of
truce, then it will become their duty to
abandon their betrayers and vote down
all ' bosses,' no matter whether they
wear the livery of bogus reform or of
Stalwart third-termism. If a new con
vention is agreed to by the Independent
leaders they will be traitors to the cause
they profess to have so much at heart. It
would be a Cameron victory. It is the
only chance Mr. Cameron now lias of re
taining his ascendancy in the Republican
politics of the Keystone state."
The anxious letter carrier and cross
roads postmaster who have not yet paid
their assessments, may profitably wait to
see whether in the proposed compromise
in this state provision will be made for
the enforcement of the " code of ethics "
promulgated by the Republican state
convention, which declares against cam
paign asssessments and for civil service
reform. The trembling tide waiter may
yet save his credit and his cake.
It is safe to say that the demand for
Brosius' resignation from the ticket is
" an exemplification of the wonderful
law of sympathy by which the affections
of mankind are linked together in one
unbroken chain but another name for
that one touch of nature, which makes
the whole world kin."
Is Brosius expected to let go before ho
has fairly caught ou :' That would bo a
stunning thunderbolt.
The newspapers have not yet decided
whether Emerson was a Christian. A
higher tribunal has probably adjusted the
matter which gives the able editors so
much concern.
The iutcrnal revenue collections for tho
last twelve month in this district .'how up
remarkably well, the most significant fea
ture being tho enormous amount of tax ou
cigars, over a million and a quarter dol
lars, and the increase over last year being
171,899,20.
As Brosius had several times previously
indicated his willingness to bow to the
command of his party ami jjo on tho
ticket it is likely tho state committee was
expecting a letter from him expressing
his willingness to jjo off if Don Cameron
finds it necessary.
The funny men of the daily press keep
whacking away at Brother Brosius, and it
must bo admitted by all of us that ho in
vites admiration in the comic line when he
talks of the " code of ethics " " promul
gated " by Don Cameron's convention,
and looks hopefully to Tom Cooper's
" administration " of the party.
The carriers of the Pittsburgh Leader
refused to deliver tho paper on the Fourth
of July, and in consequence the setting
of the typo and printing of the paper were
love's labor lost. All the other Pittsburgh
journals suspended publication upon the
national anniversary, the Leader being the
only ono that aspires to the distinction of
printing a paper "every day in the year."
LOSS AN1 GAIN.
When I compare
What I have lost with what I have gidncd.
What 1 have missed with what attained,
Little room have I for pride.
I am aware
How many days have been Idly spent ;
How like an arrow the good intent
Has fallen short or been turned aside.
Ilut who shall dare
To measure I09B and pain in this wise ?
Defeat may be victory In dlsKtiise ;
The lowest ebb Is the turn ot the tide.
Zongfellote.
In this terse statement of facts the Times
only confirms what tho Intelmc.enceu
has already said : "Several men in the
cont: oiler's office were elected delegates
to the convention, but withdrew at Mr.
Pattison's request and sent substitutes.
Several officers in his department attended
the Harrisburg convention, but they were
required to have their work performed at
their own expenso while absent. That
isn't tho boss system of running politics ;
indeed it is just about the way the New
Era insists that politics should always be
run." The New Era will no doubt keep
on doing itself credit by again making
the " amende honorable."
The Allentown Democrat has reached its
fifty-second birthday and properly makes
the event an occasion for imparting seme
timely information to its readers upon its
past career and future purposes. The I
Democrat has our warmest congratulations
upon the many evidences of prosperity it
presents. An excellent family newspaper,
it unites with that commendable trait the
additional virtue of staunch loyalty to
Democratic principles, and is behind none
of its contemporaries in preaching good
political doctrine and proving it3 faith by
its works. Our esteemed and venerable
contemporary gives every indication of
keeping it up for another half century or
so. Long may it wave
Lancaster county is not the only lo
cality wherein the rights and dignities of
" crowner's-quest law " are understood
and enforced. It seems that in the
drunken carouse of a mill watchman and
two of his friends at Oregon, New York,
the other night, tho mill was set on firo
and all tho revellers wero burned to death.
The boundary line between Westchester
and Putnam counties ran almost through
the centre of tho building. Tho body of
ono of the men was discovered on the
Westchester side of tho line, one-half of
another was in Putnam county and the
other half in Westchester, while about
two-thirds of tho body of tho last man
were in Westchester. Coroner Stevens, of
Putnam county, and Coroner Hyatt, of
Westchester, arrived on the ground simul
taneously. Each claimed jurisdiction, but
neither could prove his claim. Finally,
after wrangling some time in the rain,
and vainly endeavoring to arrive at a solu
tion of the problem, Coroner Stevens
scooped one body into a cheeso bojfc and
the other into a soap fat can and drove
over to a country store in his own county,
whore he held his two inquests. The
other man, not to bo outdone, went into a
blacksmith shop aud hammered out three
verdicts ou the anvil. Counties for costs.
JfKUSONAL.
Geo. Coxly's widow gratefully ac
knowledges $4,483.45 received from tho
relief fund projected for her and her
family.
Queen Victokia's christening gift to
her great-grandson, tho infant son of
Prince William, or Prussia, was a mas
sive silver loving-cup.
Mn. Tennysox has joined heartily iu a
movement for closing the Isle of Wight
public houses ou Sundays and has written
ou the subject a letter of which public use
has becu made.
Enwrx Cowt.es, editor of the Cleveland
(Ohio) Leader, yesterday, sued Bishop
Gilmour, ot the Roman Catholic diocese,
for alleged libel, contained in a published
caul. Mr Cowlcs claims 35,000 dam
ages. Mixisteii Lowell's resignation, accord
ing to a Washington correspondent of the
New York Commercial Advertiser, has
been in tho hands of tho president for sev
eral weeks. The same correspondent be
lieves that J. C. Bancroft Davis is likely
to be appointed .successor to Mr. Lowell.
Maud Granger is vory ill, has retired
from tho stago, and has been removed to
her homo at Hartford. Stephen Fisk says
she is in poverty, and au application for
relief to the Actors' Fund was returned
with the information that her board had
been paid.
DeWitt Cunton Wnr.Ei.EK, bonds
man of Stephen W. Dorsey in his various
contracts for mail transportation, some
fifty in all, is a daily or rather a nightly
guest in thoso symposia at tho White
House which have ushered in a reign of
elegance unknown and undreamed of by
tho unfashionable predecessors of Mr. Ar
thur in tho presidential office.
Mrs. Kate Chase counts among her
ticasurcs her father's family Bible. It
contains tho entry of her birth, Aug. 10,
1840, with the remarks, in Mr. Chase's
handwriting : " Tho babe is pronounced
pretty. I think it quite otherwise It is,
however, well formed, and I am thankful.
May God give the child a good under
standing, that she may keep His com
mandments." Mary Ann Anoet.t. Young, relict of tho
late President Brigham Young, died on
Tuesday nijht. She was tho daughter of
James W. Angell and Phocbo Morton, and
was born iu Ontario county, N. Y., June
8, 1803. l Subsequently the family moved
to Providence, R. I. Sho heard and be
lieved the gospel in 1831 and was baptized
at Avon, N. Y., iu 1833, gathered with
tho saints at Kirtland, O., and was there
married to tho lato President Brigham
Young by Sydney Rigdon, in March, 1834,
having been his first wife.
Georoe Alfred Townsend says : " I
observe that a person calling himself
Chairman Cooper, says of Robert Patti
son, that Pennsylvania will ucver hatch
out a Maryland cgfr. Happening to know
this inhospitable son of Pennsylvania, who
has so far forgotten the liberal welcome
of his state, who made its strength and
increase out of aliens, I will remark that
Cooper looks as mean beside the Pattisons
as a freckled and stunted Highlander of
the measly typo compares to a noble York
shireman. A littlo toning up of his stock
is demanded."
That Doctored " Plank.
New Km.
Our playful allusion to the construction
of tho tariff plank of the'Democratic plat
form, conveying the inference that it
" was doctored after it was sent out,"
has called forth a polite note from Chair
man Heusel, assuring us that it was not
doctored, and in simple justice to truth
and himself we state tho facts as verified
by investigation. The platform was re
ported and read fully and correctly and it
so appeared in tho Harrisburg Telegraph
on tho afternoon of the convention
aud in the Patriot tho next morning,
which printed directly from tho pro
ceedings of the convention. Mr. Hcn
sel transcribed a copy and furnished it in
advance to Mr. Hargravo, for the uso of
tho associated press, from which it was
telegraphed. Examination of that copy by
Mr. Han?ra.VO showed that, tho rrnr dm
entirely duo to tho telegraph operator's
blunder, and that the Democracy of Penn
sylvania have progressed on the subject of
"sympathy with labor seeking its protec
tion" and avow themselves " in favor of the
protection of tho industrial interests of Penn
sylvania." Remembering tho traditional
Bourbonism of the party and its deceptive
rallying cry of " Polk, Dallas and tho
Tariff of 1842," it is not surprising that
our associate should havo been a littlo in
credulous in bolieving that this plank of
tho platform was not "doctored after it
was sent out ;" but for once the cold fact
is against us, and tho New Era gracefully
makes the amende honorable.
Kam Power.
AtPatsalaga creek, in Talbot county,
Ga., Wm. Heath was driving a cow and' a
young calf along tho road, and when they
came to the creek the cow stopped in
order to drink. On the opposite side of
the creek and a fow feet off stood a largo
ram. As tho cow was drinking sho would
frequently lift up her head as if she was
uneasy about the calf. The ram took this
as a banter for a fight, and walking up
near tho cow reared up and gave her a
butt centrally in the head and killed the
cow almost instantly. Mr. Heath ran up,
thinking that the cow would soon recover,
as he thought she was only stunned, but
in this he was mistaken, as it was a death
stroke.
THE STATE CAMPAIGN
THIS KCI.ES ADOPTED AT HARKISBUKO
To Govern the Democratic Party in Penngyl
van'. ARTICLE I.
OP THE STATE COMMITTEE.
1. The state central committee shall
consist of one member from each county,
and in addition any county that is entitled
to more than one state senator shall have
an additional member for each additional
senator the members of the committee to
be appointed in such manner as the local
regulations of the respective county or
ganizations may determine.
2. The committee shall meet annually in
the city of Harrisburg on the third Mon
day of January at such place as may be
designated by tho chairman of the state
central committee and shall at this annual
meeting elect a chairman and permanent
secretary (from within or without its own
membership), and state executive com
mittee, (from within or without its mem
bership), and transact such other business
as the committee may determine. It may
at this or at a subsequent meeting fix tho
time for the stato convention and arrange
therefor.
3. Members of tho committeo uuablo to
attend may, for any meeting, deputizo
substitutes to act pro tern, for them, but
they must be voters in tho county and
senatorial districts which their principals
represent.
4. Tho chairman of tho state central
committee, its permanent secretary aud
seven Democrats (from within or without
the stato central committee aud no two to
bo elected from the samo county) to be
elected annually at tho January meeting,
shall constitute tho stato executive com
mittee, to conduct tho state campaign,
subject to the control of tho state com
mittee, and the officers of the stato central
committee shall bo tho officers of tho ex
ecutive committee.
ARTICLE II.
ov the state convention.
1. Tho representation in the stato con
vention shall consist of representative del
gates, one for each 1,000 Democratic votes
cast at the last preceding gubernatorial
election, or for a fraction of 1,000 such
votes amounting to 500 or more than in
the respective representative districts :
Provided that each representative district
shall havo at least ono delegate
ARTICLE III.
OP amendments.
1. Those rules may be amended, altered
abrogated at anytimo upon tho recom
mendation of tho stato central committee,
or a state convention, and by tho approval
of the subsequent state convention.
SCHEDULE.
Those rules shall take effect on the third
Monday of January, A. D., 1883.
BKOSIUS GOK3 OS THIS TICKET.
The Stalwart Congressional Nominee Ac
cepts the candidacy and Approves
the Platform.
David Taggart, who presided over tho
last Republican convention at Harrisburg,
has received a formal acceptance of the
nomination for Congress by Marriott Bro
sius, aud forwarded tho paper yesterday to
tho state headquarters. The letter is iu
these words :
"Your official notice of my nomination
as congressmau-at large by tho Republi
can state convention was duly received.
On the floor of tho convention, after the
nomination, I intimated my willingness to
bow to the command of the Republican
party, and I now havo the honor in the
accustomed formal way to accept the
nomination.
"Believing that adisposition to preserve
and a desiro to improve the party, accom
panied by every just exertion to thoso
ends, constitute tbo true standard of Re
publican fealty, and recognizing in tho
platform of tho party, adopted by the con
vention May 10, tho highest code of
political ethics over promulgated by any
political organization within my knowl
edge, I cheerfully aud promptly pledge
my best efforts, if elected to Congress
(and whether elected or not), to co-operate
in making the administration of tho party
conform in every particular to the princi
ples enunciated iu its platform."
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Our Comical candidate.
Philadelphia Times.
When Candidate Brosius undertakes to
make tho " administration of the party
conform in every particular with the prin
ciplis enunciated in its platform," ho will
havo to begin by persuading Chairman
Cooper to abandon the assessment of office
holders for campaign expenses. Mr. Bro
sius is of tho opinion that tho Stalwart
platform is " the highest code of political
ethics over promulgated by any political
organization," but ho seems to have a
lurking suspicion that tho bosses are not
living up to it.
Pound Dead Standing by a Ponco.
Mrs. Lorinda Strickland, of East Litch
field, Conn., seventy-nine years old, was
found dead on Sunday afternoon. She was
standing up and leaning over tho bars of
her cow yard with a milk pail by her side.
She is supposed to have died on Saturday
evening. She lived alone. When her body
was accidentally discovered by a neighbor
decomposition had already begun.
THE FIHKWOKK.S.
setting Tnem off in Installments.
Another great crowd assembled in the
neighborhood of Chestnut street and Lan
caster avenue last evening, in the expecta
tion of seeing another pyrotechnic display.
During the day the committee having tho
exhibition in charge had reconsidered their
determination and had informed the sub
scribers that tho fireworks would not be
shot off; but the big crowd got so noisy
and importunate that the gentlemen who
controlled tho affair, to satisfy the clamor,
were obliged to send off tbo rockets,
roman candles, mines, etc., that had been
left over from the preceding night.
The balloons and " fancy pieces " didn't
amonnt to much, and ou tho whole the
exhibition was not nearly up to the
high anticipations that had beeu formed.
Many of the finest pieces were damp aud
would not go off at all. We understand
that the committee are "catching it"
pretty lively in some quarters for their
failure to carry out tho programme an
nounced, but in view of tho bad weather
and other discouraging circumstances that
interfered the criticisms are hardly fair,
and it is certain that the gentlemen who
projected the enterprise did tho best they
could, all things considered.
A Mean Act.
On Sunday a valuable horse belonging
to Levi Hailstock was taken sick, and it
was believed that it had been poisoned.
An antidote was administered and the
horse vomited a lot of Paris green. This
morning the animal died from the effects.
Mr. Hailstock is a poor man and very in
dustrious and a loss like this falls very
heavily upon him. It is believed that the
poison was fed the animal by some mali
cious persons.
A Rover's Luck.
Reading Times.
A few days ago an old man paid his last
dollar for a ticket from Philadelphia to
Limerick station, on the Reading railroad.
It was Josiah Miller, who left his home on
the Vincent road, in Chester county, thirty
? rears ago, and has since lived a wandering
ife. He returned homo to inherit a share
of his father's estate, with which he has
purchased a farm at Safe Harbor, Lan
caster county.
THE D00T0KS.
MKTIAG OF TAB MEDICAL SOCIETY.
Interesting cotes Discussed Prevailing; Dis
easesNext Annual Reunion, Jtc.
A stated meeting of the Lancaster
county medical society was held yesterday
afternoon in their room in G. A. R. hall.
Dr. J. II. Musser, president, occupied
the chair, and the following named mem
bers were present : Drs. John L. Atlce,
John L. Atlee, jr., Ehler, A. J. Herr,
Albright, Carpenter, 31. L. Herr, Shirk,
Stchman and Welchans, of Lancaster.
Drs. Brcntheiscl, Bockius, Craig, Kay
and Lineaweaver, of Columbia. Drs. D.
II. Shenk, Rohrestown; Livingston,
Mountville ; B. F. Herr, Millersville ;
Black, Strasburg ; Glacken, Green Thom
son, Wrightsville ; Witmer, Goodville;
J. II. Davis, Soudersburg ; Deaver, Buck;
Miller, Bird in-IIaud ; Brubaker, Akron ;
Shaefier, Farmersville ; Bryson, Maitic
ville ; Wentz, New Providence.
Dr. Craig, from the commiitee on an
nual reunion of the Pennsylvania and
Maryland Union Medical association, re
ported that the next reunion would bo
held on tho last Thnisday of August (31st)
at Wild Cat falls.
Dr. J. L. Atlce made an interesting to
port, containing an outline of the trans
actions of tho American Medical associa
tion recently iu session at St. Paul, Min
nesota. Dr. Glackcu presented an interesting
case of chorea, having tho patient, a hoy,
present. Tho case was carefully examined
by the members present and the treat
ment of tho discu.se discussed at somo
length.
Dr. Craig rcpoi ted a caso of ruptnro of
the liver of a child caused by the kick of
a colt. There was no external wound,
and tho nature of the injury was not dis
closed until a post mortem examination
was made.
A number of other interesting cases
wore reported aud discussed.
Health reports show that malaria and
typhoid fever are the prevailing diseases
in the county.
Tho following subjects intended for dis
cussion yesterday were postponed ou ac
count of other matters occupying so much
time : "How does venesection and a vege
table diet prevent puerperal convulsions?"
aud, "Why are pucrpeial convulsions most
frequent in prima para .?" These quest
ions will be considered at next meeting.
. KILLHD HV TUE CARS.
A Sh-angrr
has His Skull Crushed
Rauck's.
at
Last evening shortly after 7 o'clock au
unknown man, between 45 and 50 years of
age, was struck and mstautly killed by
the Harrisburg express west, on tho Penn
sylvauia railroad, a short distance east of
Rauck's station. Tho body was picked up
by tho train men, and it was found that
the skull was crushed and the brains were
knocked out. The right arm was broken
and tho body had some other very
slight bruises. The man's body
was brought to this city, but no
ono was abie to identify it. It was re
moved to the almshouse where it remains.
Coroner Shifter empanelled a jury con
sisting of J. E. Schcnk, Wm. Lewars, J.
B. Sniffer, Wm. II. Deichlcr, W. J. Shiner
and John B. Snyder. They viewed tho
body aud then adjourned until this fore
noon at 11 o'clock when they met iu tho
coroner's office. The men who wero on
the train were examined. From the evi
dence of Robert B. Williams, dispatcher
at Columbia, who was riding ou the en
gine, and George Strauss, the en
gineer, it appeared that the man
was lii si seen by tho former. Ho
was walking on the track towards
Lancaster and was over ono hundred yards
ahead of the engine. Mr. Williams in
formed the engineer, who was blowing tho
whistle for Ranch's station. The man did
not bccm to hear it, as thcro was a freight
train ou tho south track, and just as the
engineer was letting go the hell rope, ho
was struck. The cow-catcher first hit his
left leg aud then his hip, and the side step
stiuck his head crushing his skull. Tho
body was thrown to the side of the track
and was not run over. The engineer had
already applied the air-brakes and tho
train was stopped short. The verdict of
the jury was in accordance with theso
facts and no blame was attached to the
employees of tho road.
Tho deceased is about 5 fcot, 8 or 9
inches In height, and is of muscular build.
He had a dark brown full beard and hair
of almost tho same color. His clothing
consisted of black -eat, vest and pantloous
with a pair of brown overalls over the
latter. He had a bundle with a fine white
shirt and a pair of pantaloons. Tho shoes
were torn from his feet. Thoro wero no
papers or anything elso found ou him
which would lead to his identification. He
had but seven cents in monoy, and looked
like a laboring man.
fatally Injured.
John J. Black, conductor of extra freight
187 cast, was injured perhaps fatally at
Radnor station this morning. His train
had slowed up just west of Radnor station
to allow a passenger train to pass. As tho
train was pulling out again, Mr. Black was
standing on top of a car, and whoa in the
act of steppiug to ti.o ne:;t ono suddenly
tho train parted. The front cars relieved of
their load jumped suddenly forward,
aud Mr. Black fell to the track. Tho cars
passed over him, mangling his left legfrom
tho kneo to the ankle, and crushing his
right foot. He was dragged a considerable
distance aud hurt internally, and it U not
believed ho will recover. He was carried
into tho tool house at Radnor, whare Dr.
Angle attended him. Ho is a l -sidcnt of
Harrisburg, an excellent youn-T man, and
a railroader of much experience.
Officers Iustallnd.
The following officers were installed in
Washington Camp, No. 27, P. O. S. of A.
on Monday evening by D. P., J. P. Win
owcr :
P. P. Wm. II. Wohr.
P. Chas. Wolpcrt.
V. B. Jacob Eckman.
M. F. Clayton Muckel.
Con. Geo. L. Lyne.
J. G. L. Kissinger.
O. G. Richard Kautz.
Trustee A. M. Albright.
Tho president then mado tho following
appointments :
A. R. S. Ed. Powell.
Chaplain Fred. Suters.
R. S. John Gundaker.
L. S. W. C. Geiter.
IOO.NO dead.
Death Caused by Liquor.
James Ginkem, a widower aged fifty
years, was found dead iu the blacksmith
shop of David Armstrong, in tbo bor
ough of Marietta on Tuesday. Ho was a
hard drinker and had been drinking to
excess on thu day of his death. Deputy
Coroner James Armstrong held an inquest
on the remains and the verdict was one of
death from congestion of the brain,
brought on by excessive drinking.
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Hase-Iialllsts in Town.
A baseball club from Reading arrived in
this city on Tuesday. They camo to play
two games, one with tho Ironsides and
Actives. They waited until yesternoon
for good weather, but owing to the rain
they were compelled to leave for home at
2:40 without having a chance to try their
luck with the Lancaster teams.
Mhr Tobacco.
Jacob H. Miller, of Ephrata township,
has some very large tittbacco growing on
his farm. On the 4th of July bo measured
a leaf that was 21 inches long by 12 inches
wide.
THE CITY GOYEBNMENT.
monthly MEETrNGuF err r councils.
Condition of the Finances Committee Re
ports Petitions, Ordinances, &c.
A stated meeting of select and common
councils was held iu their respective cham
bers last evening.
Select Council.
Present Messrs. Baldwin, Brown,Evans,
Wise, Wolf, Zecher and Borgcr, presi
dent. Mr. Evans presented tho monthly re
port of the city treasurer and receiver of
taxes, from which it appears that the
whole receipts at the treasury to date have
been $12S,492.43 ; payments, 38.333.13;
balance iu treasury, July 1st, $90,154.39.
The monthly reports of the finance,
street aud water committeo were read.
They contain nothing of importance that
has not heretofore been made public, ex
cept that the contract for the erection of
a stand-pipe at the reservoir for supplying
the higher portions of tho city with water
was awarded to Mr. Best at $1,300, ho
being the lowest bidder.
Mr. Zecher offered a resolution to trans
fer $2,000 from tho contingent fund for
tho purpose of paying tho expense of tho
erection of the stand pipo.
Mr. Evans opposed tho resolution as un
necessary. There was sufficient money in
the water appropriation for tho purpose
On his motion, Mr. Zecher' s resolution
was laid on tho table.
A resolution adopted at thu last meet
ing of tho boaul of health requesting
councils to appoint a committee to confer
with the board, so as to increase its effici
ency, was read, and on motion tho com
mittee asked for was granted. Tho chair
appointed ou the part of select council
Messrs. Wolf, Zecher and Baldwin. Com
mon council concurred, aud appointed
Messrs. Cox, Buchauau and Remley.
Mr. Borgcr called Mr. Wolf to tho chair
and presented a petition for the building
of a 3 foot sewer in Locust aud Rockland
streets, to connect with the sewer at North
and Rockland streets. lie thought citi
zens interested would contribute $550 to
ward its completion. The petition was
referred, under its rules, to the street com
mittee. Ordinance No. 3, providing for tho ap
pointmcut of a clerk to the mayor was
taken up, read a second and third time
and passed by the following vote :
Yeas Messrs. Brown, Wise, Wolf,
Zecher and Borger, president 5.
Nays Messrs. Baldwin and Evans 2.
A petition to givo a hearing to the fire
men lately dismissed by tho chief of the
department, was received from common
council, whcic it had been favorably acted
upon. A motion to concur in the action
of common council was not seconded.
An ordinance passed by common coun
cil conferring on private watchmen tho
same powers to make arrest of drunken
and disorderly persons was read thiee
times and rejected.
Adjourned.
COMMON COuMCIL.
Common council was called to order at
7:30 o'clock, with tho following members
present :
Messrs. Albright, Buchanan, Cochran,
Cormeny, Cox, Eaby, Everts, Goodman.
Hartley, Huber, Hurst, Lichty, McKil
Iips, McLaughlin, Reith, Remley, Schcetz,
Sebum, Skceu, Smeych, Trost and Dr.
Davis, president
Tho minutes of last meeting were read
and approved.
By Mr. Hurst a pctitition was presented
from property owners on East Orango
street, between Ann aud Franklin streets,
to have that square macadamized. Re
ferred to the street committee.
By Mr. Goodman tho petition of prop
city owners on Beaver street, to havo
traps placed at the inicts of the sewers on
that street. Referred to the street com
mittee. By Mr. Trost the petition of numerous
citizens of the West End, complaining
that since tho inauguration of the new liro
system they wero without protection in
case of firo. A motion was made to refer
tho petition to the firo committee.
Mr. Buchanan said a similar petition
had once becu referred to that committee
and nothing definite was done in refer
ence to it.
Mr. Trost said the Union house could bo
dispensed with and tho cngiuo transferred
to tho West End.
Mr. Cox said it was originally intended
to locate an engine company iu that part
of tbo city, but for somo reason the engine
intended for that part of tho city was lo
cated in tha Union bouse. In his opinion
there should bo a company located iu that
section of tho city.
Mr. Eaby said if tho petition was re
ferred to tho committeo they would re
port at the next meeting aud tho council
could take action.
Mr. Cox said he understood that the
Humano firo company would arrange their
house for occupancy put in stalls, &c,
and donate to tho city a year's rent.
Mr. Trost said as a matter of justice the
West End should be protected by having an
ongino company located there. Tho prop
erty owners in that section pay their taxes
and want protection.
The following resolution was offered by
Mr. Remloy :
Resolved, That tho committee on fuo
engines and hose change tho location of
engine No. 1 to tho West Iiiid.
Tho resolution was icferred to flic liio
committee,
Select council concurred.
Mr. Goodman presented the petition of
Jacob G. Batcmau and George W. Curry,
setting forth that a charge had been pre
ferred against them by the chief engineer
of tho firo depart incut fir a violation of
tho rules governing the lire, department,
and as they had been denied a hearing by
the firo committee, they prayed for tho
appointment of a special committee of
councils to investigate tho charge. A
motion was adopted for tbo appointment
of a special committee of three, and
Messrs. Huber, Hurst and Cox were
named as the members from common
council.
Select council concurred.
Resolutions.
Mr. Cochran presented tho following,
which ho said ho did by request :
Resolved, That tho policemen of tho
city of Lancaster shall iu lieu of tho salary
now paid them receive a s alary of $50 per
month.
It was laid on the tabic by a unanimous
vote.
Mr. Trost offered a resolution that tho
street committeo bo instructed to repair
Filbert street, between High and St. Jo
seph streets, without delay, as it is in an
impassable condition ; also that tho com
mitteo on firo engines aud ho.so bo in
structed and authorized to havo an alarm
box placed on Manor street at tho corner
of Laurel alley.
Tho resolution was referred to fire com
roittcc. Select council concurred.
Pirn Committee's Report.
Mr. Cox presented tho report of the firo
engine and hose committeo for the mouth
of Jnnc, setting forth that tho committee
found there was nothing due the compa
nies comprising tho old volunteer depart
ment up to April 1, 1882, when the new
system went into effect ; that they awarded
tho contract for tho shoeing of the horses
of tho department for the current year to
Edward Walker, and that they had given
the Boll telephone company tho privilege
of using the poles of the fire alarm, aud in
return that the company is to keep the
wires of the firo alarm in order.
Mr. nurst said tho committee differed
from tho city solicitor as to tho money due
tho several companies. That official found
there was duo each ono $0G. lie offered
tho following :
Resolved, That the mayor draw bis war
rant for tho several fire companies of tho
volunteer department for the amounts due
them.
The resolution was adopted.
Mr. Eaby said he had been asked to
present the following :
Resolved, That from and after the pas
sago of this ordinanco the chief of the firo
department of the city of Lancaster shall
havo power, with tho concurrence of tho
fire committee of said councils, to dis
charge or suspend from service auy
driver, foreman, hoseman or other em
ploye of any engine, truck or other com
pany in the fire department.
The resolution was laid on the table by
a unanimous vote.
Jiew Ordinances Acted On.
Common council ordinance No. 1, giv
ing to private watchmen of the city tho
same authority to iuako arrests and servo
subpamas aud commitments as the regular
policemen of the city, was adopted by a
unanimous vote. Iu select council tho
ordinanco was defeated, receiving but ono
vote.
Select council ordinanco No. 3, for tho
appointment of a clerk to the mayor, was
read twice, but before reaching third read
ing was laid on the table by tho following
vote :
Ayes Albright, Cochrau, Cormeny,
Cox, Eaby, Goodman, Hartley, Hurst,
McLaughlin, Rcith, Remley,$cbum,5kccn
aud Trost 14.
Nays Buchanan, Evcits, Huber, Lichty,
McKillips Shcctz, Smeych and Dr. Davis,
president 8.
A communication from tho board of
health was read, and tho resolution for
the appointment of a special committeo
presented iu select council was concurred
in. Messrs. Cor, Buchanan and Item ley,
were appointed as tho committee on tho
part of common councils.
Adjourned.
ri;ocr.i.iiN;s in coti:t-
Tlio Jiiil;e4 Appoint a Republican Coiiit.:
ble lor u Democratic Witrd.
This morning court met at 10 o'clock,
with both judges present. A largo num
ber of auditors were appointed and con
sidcrablo current business was transacted,
and when at 10 a. m. court adjourned it
was to meet on next Tuesday to receive
the lepoit of the county auditots.
Opinions Dellvnrd.
Judge Patteison delivered opinions in
the following cases :
Adamstown borough road, rule to show
cause why petition for appointment of
viewer should not be amended, and rnlo
to show cause why appointment of view
cis should not be set a-ide; both inks
discharged.
Andrew Wa!e, decca-e I, estate ; ir.otion
to amend the decree of conlirmatior.
Motion denied.
Judge Livingston delivered tho follow
ing :
Com'th vs. Reuben Badorl. Api it scs
sions, found guilty of htir.se stealing. Rule
for a new trial granted.
Com'th vs. Frederick Shaefier, quartcr
sessions, assault and battery, verdict
guilty, exceptions to bill of costs. Clerk
ordered to correct thu bill so as to allow
witnesses pay for one day only.
In the caso of David Baitholomcw vs.
the Reading & Columbia railroad. Rule
for new trial, tho court stated that they
would make the rule absolute ou next
Tuesday, if tho plaintiff did not remit all
over $500.
Constable Appointed.
George W. Fordnoy, Republican, was
appoiuted constable of the Ninth ward,
to fill tho vacancy caused by tho rcsigna
tion of Wm. Titus, Democrat, who was
elected at tho last spring election and has
sinca removed from tho ward. Tho resig
nation of Titus was presented by A. F.
Shcuk, esq. Policeman John Herr was an
applicant for tho samo position and his
petition was numerously signed by citizens
of both parties.
Divorced.
Dr. L. A. Warren, of this city, was di
vorced from his wife Rachel Warren. The
cause alleged for the separation was cruel
treatment of Dr. Warren by his helpmeet.
Issue Urantcd.
An issue was granted to try tho validity
of a paper purporting to bo the last will
aud testament of Charles Edwards, lato of
this city. His sou, who is tho contestant,
alleges that tho deceased was of unsound
mind and undue influence was brought to
bear upon him
A Large Mortgage.
A mortgage for $300,000,000 gjven by
tho Mutual telegraph company to tb
Central Trust company, of New York,
has been left at tho recorder's office to bo
recorded. Tho telegraph company have
a line running all over tho country and
this mortgage must bu recorded in every
county through which it passes.
A FELONIOUS A33AULT.
.-.! .-r. I.ribtry Uarhed With Khzum.
About 8 o'clock last evening as Alexan
der Leibsloy and his wife were walking
near the corner of Lime and Lemon street,
tlicy were assaulted by two young men,
who knocked Leibsley down, kicked and
beat Ii i tn shamefully, and one of them with
a razor cut a fearful gash across
Licbslcy's left arm below tho elbow, and
another across his light thigh abjvo the
knet). They then ran oil'. Liebslcy and
his wife mado out to reach his home in
James street, near Noith Queen, and Dr.
Welchans was sent for to dress his wound,
lie found that thu razor had mado a clean
cut three or four inches iu length across
'the left arm, passing through the muscles
aud tendons to tho (tone, aud barely mis
sing tho principal artery- A very simitar
cut, only larger and deeper, was across the
outfcidc of thu right thigh. Theso gaping
wounds were sewed tip, and though Lieb
sley lost a great deal of blood, his condi
tion is not considered dangerous. '
Tho two young men engaged in this
brutal assault were soon afterwards taken
into custody by Alderman Samson, near
the Pennsylvania railroad depot, and
handed over to Officer Herr, who locked
them up. One of them is John Ernst, tho
son of a respectable merchant on West
King street. The other at first gavo his
as ilariy Johnson, then as Harry Holtou,
of Philadelphia, but finally acknowledged
that his uamo is Harry Wittlc, that he bo
longs to Springville, this county, and has
been working at coachmaking for
Samuel Baily, of this city. The young
men claim that Liebslcy was drunk and
assaulted tbcm before they assaulted him.
Ernst declares that ho had no weapon, and
only defended himself against Liebsley
and kicked him when he was down. Wit
tie at first denied thecuttinc bnt finally
confessed that he did it with his razor,
hut only acted iu self-defenso. Ernst was
released on giving $300 bail, which was
furnished by bis father. Mr. Uaily camo
down to offer bail for Wit tie, but when he
learned that he had lied so badly about tho
case, ho declined to bail him. Alderman
Samson has fixed the hearing lor Saturday
evening next, when further developments
arc promised. Neither of tho young men
is 20 years old.
Looking ir a New Place.
Tho state fish commissioners finding
that the supply of water at the present
hatching house, located at Donegal
Springs, Lancaster county, is inadequate,
aie looking for another site. Schantz's
Springs on Cedar Creek, near Allentown,
is lavoraoiy rcganicJ ty tbo commi
sioncrs.
Examining Surgeon Appointed.
Dr. George R. Welchans this morning
received from Pension Commissioner Dud
ley a commission as cxamiuing surgeon
for pensions at Lancaster, to fill a recent
vacancy mado in the board.
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