The Perry County Democrat, Wed, Jan 13, 1887 LANDISBURG, Pa., April 11, 1887 We understand Mr. Reuben Lightner intends conducting a select school here this summer. Miss Mame Diven, formerly of this town but now a resident of Newport, is visiting here among friends. Mr. David Moffit, Jr., of the firm of D. Moffit & Co., of New York, who conducted the large steam tannery here, died very suddenly some days ago. Whether the firm mean to continue to run the tannery or not, is yet unknown. Last week Postmaster Preisler left for California, where he will remain during the coming summer, and, if favorably impressed, will send for his family. Mr. James Linn, traveling salesman for the wholesale firm of Coyle & Co., of Carlisle, was greeted by his Landisburg friends one day last week. Mrs. Jacob Wilson, daughter of Wm. B. Linn Esq., left here on Tuesday morning to take up her residence in Carlisle, where her husband has been employed during the past winter. On last Wednesday evening, Prof. Montog, of New York, gave an exhibition of his wonderful ability to swallow swords two feet long, butcher knives with blades three inches wide, and have large rocks broken on his breast with a sledge hammer. His exhibitions afforded considerable amusement, and all who witnessed his feats declare him to be a wonderful man. Mr. Creigh Lightner, who went to Iowa some two weeks ago, reports the ground there covered with snow eighteen inches deep. His many friends here will regret to hear that on his journey out he was so unfortunate as to lose the checks for his baggage, which he values at some $600. The Subject of building a new schoolhouse has been agitating the mind of the tax payers of Landisburg for some time past. A great diversity of opinion exists and what the result may be is yet a question of doubt, although it is generally supposed that the scheme will fall through, and that the old structure will be made to satisfy those to whom it is a bitter eye-sore. ARGUS. ------------------------------------------------------ The chief feature of the municipal elections held in Kansas on Tuesday was the presence of women at the polls. Under the existing law they are entitled to vote at municipal elections, and it is estimated that about one fifth of the women of voting age in the State were registered. About four fifths of this number voted, thus showing that something more than four-fifths of the entire number of women were utterly indifferent to the privileges of citizenship. Of the comparatively small number that voted the majority were colored women and the wives of the more ignorant class of whites. In most instances it was found that husbands and wives voted the same ticket. The first experiment failed to bear out the assertion of the woman suffragists, that the intelligence and morality of the whole body of voters would be increased by the extention of the right to vote to women, the better class of women failing to take any interest in the matter. It is evident that the bulk of the agitation hereafter should be devoted to the women who can vote and do not care to.--Phila. Times. ------------------------------------------------------ The recent decision of the United States Supreme Court on the right of a State to tax national banks for local purposes will add from $3,000,000 to $4,000,000 to the revenues of the city of New York for the current year, the taxes of two years being involved in the decision. For the future it will add $1,500,000 or more annually to the city funds. It is not often that a single decision of even the United States Supreme Court involves so large a sum. The public will be disposed to regard the decision as not only good law, but good sense, as it can see no good reason why national bank stockholders should not pay taxes on their invested capital the same as other people. --Phila. Times. ----------------------------------------------------- Lancaster county is indignant over the brutal attack of a negro man on Peter Wesch, a Lancaster youth who had been hired to go to the country with him for some horses. When they got out of town the negro attacked the boy with a club, beat him brutally, and robbed him. The same darkey is believed to have attempted another such crime, but the resistance was too much for him. He may be lynched if caught. ----------------------------------------------------- There is no cholera in the United States at present, but there seems to be altogether too much of it in South America to be contemplated with any degree of satisfaction. It was carried there in the infected baggage of Italian emigrants and is now cutting off its victims by the hundreds daily at more than one point south of the Equator. ----------------------------------------------------- Professor Wiggins predicts another earthquake about August 17 and September 19 next, affecting Western Europe and Eastern North America. The greatest force, he says, will be felt in the southern hemisphere. ----------------------------------------------------- All members of Corporal Finlaw M. Witherow Camp, No. 91, S. of V., of this place, are requested to be present at their next meeting, which will be held this Friday evening, April 15th, 1887. This will be the regular inspection night. ----------------------------------------------------- __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? HotJobs - Search Thousands of New Jobs http://www.hotjobs.com