Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-06-08
LATEST NEWS BY MAIL.

Accounts from all parts of Ireland re-
garding the state of the crops give the
highest promise of abundance.
A telegram from Bagdad announces that
the disturbances recently reported in that
district are ended, and that the Arabs are
satisfied.
The French government has resolved to
close all the Jesuit establishments on the
18th inst. without further warning.
Eph. Holland, the gambler and ballot
box stuffer, was dangerously shot in the
leg by Marshall Wording, another gam
bier, in Cincinnati last night.
Intelligence has reached St. Petersburg
that the Chinese are massing large bodies
OF troops on the Russian frontier, and that
an attack is expected without the formal
ity Of a declaration of war.
Yesterdays baseball games: In AL
| IIbany-Cincinnatis, Z; AlbOnys, 5. In
Observation-Disclosures, Providence, l.
In Hanover, N. H.-Dartmouths. 4 {;
Princetons, 8. In Springfield, Mass
Nationals, 4; Buffaios, 0.
The Ulster knife works at Ellenville. N.
Y, owned principally by Dwight & Vine,
was destroyed by an incendiary fire early
on Sunday morning. Loss, $25, 600 in
surance, :$15, 200. Ninety men are thrown
out of employment.
Burlington Hall, on Twenty second
| street, Chicago. occupied as a meat
market by Libby. McNeill s. Libby, was
burned yesterday. Loss on building.
10000; on meats, 100000. Insurance,
SS, 600 on machinery and about $50, 900 on
meats.
The empress of Russia died when asleep,
and none of the members of the imperial
family were present, as they were not
aware her death was so near. On Saturday
the remains of her imperial majesty were
conveyed to the Palace Chapel in an open
coffin borne by the Car and eighteen
grand dukes.
w. C. Elan, editor of the Richmond
Wing, and Col. Thomas Smith, son of ex-
Governor William Smith, fought a duel.
Elan fell at the first fire, his opponent S
bullet taking effect in his chin, intlictiug a
severe but not dangerous wound. War
rants were issued for the arrest of all con-
cerned.
The schooner Georgia, Captain Howell,
with lumber for North Carolina, on Sat-
urday night collideG with the steamer
Roanoke at the mouth of the Potapsco
| river The schooner was cut down to the
waters edge. She drifted into shoal water
and sunk. The captain of the Georgia,
his family and crew were taken off by the
steamer.
TheWarwick blast furnace has again stop
ped. Friday evening last while making the
stock cast the dropped, completely chok-
ing the tuyers, but which, after consider
able difficulty. were opened, though no
permanent good results. This furnace has
the record of having made the largest
amount of pig iron in given time of any
furnace of the size in the Schuykill val
ley.
The regular Democrats and the Tam
many men are making their arrangements
for their departure for the Cincinnati con-
vention. The regular Democratic dele
gates from New York and their friends
will start for Cincinnati on Thursday, June
II. The Tammany men to the number of
500 will go on Saturday June 10, in a
special train decorated with Tammany ban
ners.
The chancellor of New Jersey has Or
dered sale of the Stevens battery to be
made by special master in chancery. He
is directed either to make sale of the bat
terry and its appurtenances in an entirety,
or to sell its materials, engines and tools
separately, as in the judgment of the mas
ter will yield the most money. The sale
will take place September 80, 1880, and
notice of the sale in pamphlet form will be
| mailed to all foreign courts.