Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-12-30
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A fire at Mystic River, Conn.,, destroyed
the Merchants block and adjoining prop
erty. Loss s50,O0O.
Prince Christophe Ulrich, son Of the
heir presumptive to the crown Of Wurtem-
burg, died on Tuesday.
Fifty five lives were lost in the fisheries
from Gloucester, Mass. during the past
year.
State Treasurer Vincent las forwarded
money to National Park bank of New
York, to meet the interest due January l
ON Alabama bonds.
Floods in the north and northwest OF
France continue. Some lives have been
lost and great damage has been done to
property.
Mayor Adams's foundry and machine
shop at Marshall, Mich, were destroyed by
fire on Tuesday night. Loss, s15, 900 in
sured for $4,000.
Mrs. Hart, Sc years OF age, was muir
dercd by her son, at North Augusta, Oa-
tario, on Saturday last. Her body. horri-
bly, mangled, was discovered on Wednes-
day in barn.
The foot and mouth disease is seriously
spreading amongst the cattle in all the
large counties OF England. There are
G154 cases of the disease reported in Nor
folk and 2376 in London.
George Crumpston, of Rising Sun, Del,
fell into hole aud remained there uncon-
scious until he was found by some work
men, His legs were 50 badly frozen that
they may have to be amputated.
Revenue officers seized crooked cigar
factory of A. II. Dank, 1O5 Park street
New York and found therein 10000
cigars on which tax had not been paid.
Dank was arrested and held for cxami-
nation
The body of a woman about 30 years OF
asc, neatly clothed, was found in the snow
near Elizabethport, New Jersey, yesterday
morning. An empty medicine bottle, un-
labelled, was found in one of her pockets,
and suicide is suspected.
Mrs. Sophia Trechen, wife Of Frederick
Trechen, q wholesale tobacco dealer OF
New York committed suicide by hanging.
at her residence in Hoboken, New Jersey,
yesterday. Her husband had begun pro-
ccedings for divorce.
News has been received of the massacre
of Capt. Romer and four of the crew of the
Sand Fly in the South Sea islands. Tho
natives of Rito surprised the crew while
in bathing and pursued them into the
woods or killed them into the woods Ol
kille(. them in the water, mutilatiug the
bodies of the slain and tOrturing those
captured alive by roasting them at tho
stake.
Near Petersburg on the p. u. r., whilt
extra brakeman j. F. Kaufman was ut.
tempting to climb over the deck of the
train of engine 46S, going west, he slipped.
fell to the track below, and was instantly
killed. The head of the unfortunate young
man was crushed beyond recognition
portions of the brains being scattered along
the track. The remaining portion Of the
body was cut up and otherwise muti!ated.
Deceased had been in the employ. Of tho
Pennsylvania railroad company but Il short
time, this being only his fifth trip over the
division.
Gall, one of the chiefs under Sitting
Bull, who has been occupying defiant
position, after reaching the Poplar creel
agency with twenty-six lodges, surrender
cd Internationally to Major Ilges.' Notice
had been given him on that day to surTcn
der within two days or fight. lie respond
ed by marching into the agency with al
his lodges. A guard has been placed over
his band, and the date of his removal tt
Ford Buford depends Oh adviccs from de
partmcnt headquarters. The savages
surrendcring arc poorly clad, have few
guns and ponies and are in no conditio,
for an engagement with troops at this sea
son of the year.