Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-03-08
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E., The celebrated iron mine, Leadviile was
sold to New York parties for 1900, 900.
The first passenger train on the Cincin-
natl Southern railroad through to Chat
tan0oga, left Cincinnati this morning at
$40 O'Clock, and will run through in
twelve hours.
St. Louis City Directory for this year
will contain 1900 names. In 1870 it
contained sc, 600 when the population was
310, 900, and this is taken to indicate that
the population of the city now is over
In Chatham, Ont, fire destroyed the
stores of J. Watts, grocer /; X. UrgulrOast,
grocer I. H. Smith, dry goods dealer A.
J. Wilson, dry goods dealer, and r. NJ.
Northwood, produce dealer. Total loss,
| s25, 600 insurance light.
Delegates from various Irish societies
and Hibernian organizations in Brooklyn
have decided not to parade OH St. Patrick s
day, but to sent the money usually apprO-
priated for such occasions to the suffering
poor of Ireland.
In St. Paul. Mimi. on Saturday, q fire
broke out at 5 o'clock in the roof of the
wholesale dry goods house of Auresbach,
Finch, Culbertson & Co., the largest
building and occupied by the heaviest firm
in the city, and it was destroyed loss,
81, ,OOO, 900.
During experiments OH board the new
Italian iron-clad Diulio gun burst after
twenty-five shots had been fired from it
The turret was slightly damaged, but the
machinery of the, vessel was not injured
and the trials were resumed. Ten persons
were slig ghtly wounded.
The grain elevator of Munger. Markell
s. Co., at Duluth, was burned on Saturday
1t cost $50, 900 in 1872, and was insured
for 100000. 1t contained about 40, OO(
bushels of grain. The insurance on the
grain is about $85, 900, of which $50, 900 is
on grain owned by David DOws and $33,
600 on grain owned by Barnes & Finley.
George Kohl, farm hand in the employ
of Fred. Whitcamp. ST., Of Cairo. ILL.,, re-
ported that Whitcamp had been drowned
by falling into the Mississippi river. This
statement was the first believed, but later,
suspicion led to an investigation which
resulted in the arrest of Kohl, who has
confessed that he, assisted by Whitcamp's
wife, had murdered him. The body was
found buried in the rear of the stable OH
the premises. Mrs. Whitcamp was arrested
also.
Charles Neberge, Frenchman and a
toilor, has died in Chicago of hydrOphobia.
He was bitten two weeks ago. The
wound was cauterized and every precau-
tion taken against the dread disease. The
first symptoms appeared about week
ago, and the man grew steadily worse.
Notwithstanding the efforts of five physi-
clans paroxysms came at the last moments
and were terrible to witness. He had to
be restrained by force from attacking his
wife and children.
! The sanitary inspection of the United
States steamer Plymouth, which has been
quarintined at Portsmouth, N. H., since
autumn, has revealed a disgraceful state of
affairs on the ship. There was found be-
tween decks deep accumulation of beans
and other stuffs, which, becoming decayed,
sent forth most offensive Odors when dis
turbed. 1t appears also that the wood of
the vessel itself is so decayed from dry rot
that wonder is expressed that she has held
together so long and so we'll.
The large four-story brick building OH
Beak street, Buffalo, formerly used as y
tannery by Schoellkopf & Co., and lately
sold TO the New York Central railroad at a
cost of $40, 600, and the buildings adjOin-
ing, at cost of $50, 600, were burned on
Saturday night. The fire was the work of
an incendiary. The loss on the building
and machinery is $40, 600 on stock, $780,
600. Insurance on the building is $50, 900,
and ON stock and machinery, $26, 800. The
stock in the building was the property of
SchOellkopf & Co.