Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-03-24
STATB ITEMS.

Johnny Finn, three years old. Of Titus
vile fell into mill race in that town on
Tuesday and was drowned.
Henry Whitney, ono of the oldest and
most highly respected citizens of Franklin
township, Erie county, hanged himself on
account of trouble.
The Argus reporter has received letter
threatening him with complete lay
OUT if he don't keep "mum" about the
three-card monte men and EastOn gam
blers.
Westmoreland enlisted in the Tilden
boom yesterday. Delegates to the state
convention were selected by the county
committee and Tilden instructions given
with enthusiasm.
The polyglot agitation for the removal
OF the Wilkesbarre postoffice from it's
present location has failed to accomplish
that, but there is q promise Of the letter
carrier free delivery system.
A sail-bost containing Chayles Weisman
and Alexander NJ. Mum, capsized yestcr-
day in the Delaware at the upper end of
Petty's Island. Weisman was drowned.
but Mum swan until assistance reached
him.
A dispatch from La Messilla, N. M, re-
ports the killing Of Fred. Nichols, mail
driver, near Aleman mail station, by a
band of Indians, who robbed the mail
sacks. Some of the contents were scat
tered along the road.
Samnel McConkey, jr., and VIM. Jack
son, of TidiOute, went out in the woods
hunting, when NcCOnkey was accidental
| ly shot and killed by Jackson. The affair
has caused intense excitement, as there are
rumors that the shooting was premedi-
tated.
A few miles back Of Dunning, on prop
erty belonging to the Lackawanna iron
and coal company, there has lived for
several years past an old man named
Nathan Knox, who suffered from age,
rheumatism and torment by the boys. He
has shuffied off his troubles with suici.
dial rope.
| Following up their victory at the polls
the friends of Tilden elected 1S delegate:
friendly to him from the Allegheny county
Democracy to the Harrisburg convention
In Carbon county the Tilden delegate:
already elected are said to have grea
doubts as to the expedency Of nominating
him in view Of the divisions in New York
The stables of the Union passenger rail
way company, at Thompson and NOrri.
streets, Philadelphia, as well as a spaciou:
hay loft, in which were stored hay, oats
and harness, were destroyed by fire yester
day. The building and contents were in
sured. There were 27S horses in the sta
bles, all of which wero rescued with some
difficulty.
A vein Of silver ore has been discovered
somewhere in the neighbOrhood of Blooms
burg. When Pennsylvania people spare
attention from other pursuits, they ma.
discover mines of silver as plentifully a
they did the resources OF petroleum, whel
the latter attracted their attention. 1t i
little singular that thorough geological
survey of the state failed to reveal eithe
petroleum or silver, though We have plent
of both.
An engineer on the Lehigh Valley roa'
broke the valve of his steam pipe on Mon
day and to save his life couldn't stop TIN
shrill screaming that followed. The pro
lOnged whistling caused much commOtiOl
among people living along the line of til
road and many ran from their houses t.
ascertain what was the matter. The en-
gineer pointed to the whistle, which tn
fireman was vainly endeavoring to fix, bu
his gestures were not understood. Station
men, flagmen, trackmen and others had al
idea that the engineer was crazy and be
gan to predict all sorts of disasters. Th
engine was run to Sugar Notch and house'
and there the fire was drawn. All thi
time and until the steam was exhauste'
that Unsuitable whistle footed away likt
mad.