Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-07-06
STATE ITEMS.

The Easton Grays have, at their request,
been mustered out of service,
Elias Heiser, while fishing in the Lehigh
river near Allentown, Saturday, was taken
with fit and fell into the water, drowning
before assistance arrived.
VIM. Bradbury, aged 80, and Alexander
Ball, aged 20, both of Philadelphia, were
accidentally drowned on Sunday, the
first named at Chester, and the latter at
the LazarettO.
A, citizen of Bradford, in a public posi-
ton where his patrons have occasion to use
the word Immediately very often, has
noted fifty-one different ways Of spell
ing it that have been indulged in.
The seventh reunion of the association
of the 2Sth and 147th regiments, Pennsyl.
vania volunteers and Knapp Pennsylvania
Battery will be held at Mauch Chunk, July
Goth, 1880.
The six day heel-and-toe twelve-hours-
per-day contest in Pittsburgh closed Satur-
day nig ght. Chris. Faber, of Newark, N.
J., took the first prize, making 1863 miles,
beating the record. Walker made 322 and
Damers 313 miles.
Saturday last was quite gala day with
the colored people of Coatesville, there be-
ing a parade in the afternoon and an enter
tainment in the evening. The affair was
under the direction of the Pioneer corps of
that borough, who turned out in their full
strength.
Joshua Baker, aged 35 years, employed
at Gaston's saw mill in Greenwood, Mercer
CO., was engaged in repairing machinery
near the saw when another employee, ignor-
ant of Bakers position, started the ma
chinery. He had no time to extricate him.
self, and the saw cut half way through his
head. Baker leaves a wife and five chill
dren.
John Steele. better known as "COal Oil
Johnny" after fOolishly squandering all
his money, commenced teaming, and
worked hard ever since as teamster and
baggage master. Thus he has slowly saved
enough to buy farm, on which he now
lives, near Franklin. This is infinitely to
his credit, and he will doubtless be far hap
pier as farmer than as millionaire.
Charles Wollerton, foreman of the
wrecking crew of the Pennsylvania railroad,
was engaged with his men in removing a
fright wreck at Marysville, when a chain.
to one end of which the engine was attached
and portion of the wreck to the other,
parted. One end struck Mr.. Wollerton on
the left leg, shattered the bone and bruised
the flesh so badly that an amputation of
the limb was made.
Washington Wolman, of Philadelphia,
an expert swimmer, while bathing at Long
Branch, was seized with cramps and sank
in view of thousands of spectators congre-
gated on the bluff. A number of bathers
were near him, but none went to the
drowning mans aid. An assistant at a
bathing house seeing the mans peril put
out in boat just in time to save WOlman,
who was sinking for the last time.
The commission of Governor Hartranft
as collector of the port of Philadelphia,
was received by the commissioner of GUS
toms on Saturday, and Governor Hartranft
was at once notified to prepare and file his
bond. The postofice department has not
yet been apprised of the appointment, if
any, of successor to Governor Hartranft
as postmaster at Philadelphia. Until said
appointment is made the assistant post
master will take charge of the Office.
On Sunday night the ferry boat Argo-
nauta, running from Ridgway park, an
island in the Delaware river, to Philadel-
phia, ran do xn a row boat, cutting her in
two and drowning at least three of the oc-
cupants. The boat contained John Orr, a
mechanic; Kate Aahoy, his sister-in-law !;
Robert Richie, boy representing the
owner of the boat, and Orr's four children.
It was dark and the row boat carried no
light. Ritchie and Orr, and the latter's