Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-08-11
LATEST NEWS By NAIL.

George Smith, a Pittsburgh boy, had /
one leg badly crushed by having car run \
over it on Monday.
NOrristOwn was aroused yesterday with |
a Democratic meeting and a rattlins speech |
from Wallace.
George COrgan, Of Philadelphia, while
drunk struck little Charlie Gilden on the |
head with q wooden mallet, and fractured
his skull.
= Near New Brighton, Beaver county,
George Hatties's son was thrown from his
wagon and his back broken, his head bad
ly cut and he was otherwise hurt fatally.
In Johnstown, Burgess Strayer fined
eight young men IS each for lOafing in
front of the Evangelical church. 1t might
he tried in Lancaster.
The Pittsburgh Democrats nominated
Hon. James A. Hopkins for congress from
the Twenty-second district, and Mr.. Geo.
T. Miller from the Twcnty-thirl district.
Good.
Yesterday the drowned man found in
the Delaware at FairmOunt avenue wharf
| was identified Us BENJAMIN II. Riggs. He
was of dissipated habits, and had been on
| spree for six months past.
| Alice Handy, Y years old. who was
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the residence northwest corner of Park
avenue and Master street, Philadelphia, at
nine o'clock last night, fell to the pave
mcnt and died in an hour.
The Mexican county Democratic cOnvcn-
ton made the following nominations State
senate, A. J. Hughes {; member Of assem-
bly,, Byron B. Hamilton treasurer, John
W. Brennan. Tho convention was har-
mOnious and enthusiastic.
The commissioners Of tho United States
International exhibition Of 1888 assembled
in New York, yesterday. Colonel Stcb-
bins. OF New York acted as temporary
chairman. The session was opened by
Rev. DR.. Newman with prayer. Mayor
Cooper welcomed and extended the hos
pitalities Of the city to the commissioners.
l 1hurlOw Weed was present, and his ap-
pcarancc was greeted with applause.
Hon. Chas. II. Buckalcw presided over
the Columbia county convention yesterday.
DR.. o. A. Megagcc was nominated for
Congress, Hon. f. J. MclIenry for State
Senate, Hons. T. J. Vandcrslice and J. Il.
Knittlc, present members, were rcnOmi-
mated for representatives and X. X. Little
was selected for district attorney. David
LOwenberG was elected chairman and L.
G. Barkley secretary Of the county com.
mittec.
George w. Hacker, Of Philadelphia, who
committed suicide with laudanum yestcr'
day, was 4 son Of the late Geo. w. Hacker,
for many years member of the Board OF
port wartlcns. and was aged twenty years.
lie was i'll the employ of the EdgcmOre
: iron works, short distance from Chester.
Last spring he was married to Miss
!. Thompson, but they separated after three
months married life, and he has been mel.
ancholy because he could not marry an
other beloved one without committing
5 bisamy. lie was heir to 4 large estate.
Tommy O'COnncrs, an Eric boy. came
homo late the other night and fearing that
'thc old man. would hear him come in,
he concluded to go through = neiglbOr's
yard, then scale the fence and get on the
roof OF the onc-story part of his fathers
residence. His father did not hear the
noise, but the neighbor's son did. lie was
sure that Tommy was 4 burglar, SO he
blazcd away at him with revolver. The
shot struck O'COnncr's in the arm, wound
/ ing him slightly and teaching him IN cx.
cellcnt lesson.