Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-12-08
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B. G. Arnold s. Co.'s coffee house failed
in New York, yesterday, for a million and
a-half.
Harry Douglas, convict at Austin,
Texas, was fatally shot on Monday by a
prison guard while attempting to escape.
Beverly Knights house and farm build
ings, near Fishkill, n. y, have been
burned by an incendiary. Loss, $1,000.
A cylinder head in Reynolds's cotton
press, at Norfolk, Va, blew out yesterday,
killing Daniel Say and wounding Edward
Fitz;nger.
At. St. John, n. e., Monday, Daniel
Holland, aged twenty years, while intoxi-
Gated, attacked his father with q hatcllet,
infiicting dangerous wounds.
A train hand named Clinton Holmes
was crushed to death at White House, n.
J., between two coal hoppcrs. which he
was coupling.
Michael Lyon and Angus Mcmillan,
wo-kmen in mine at Ottawa, Ont, were
fatally hurt yesterday, by ore falling upon
them.
While laying jetties, yesterday, in the
harbor Of Appomattox river, Va, Miles
Jones was struck on the head by the iron
weight of a pile driver and mortally hurt.
Near Elgin, ILL.,, Albert Nelson, Swcdc,
aged 23 years, committed suicide by hang
ing himself to tree on a farm. The froZ-
Ell body was discovered and inferred.
In Trinidad, Col. Ed. Howell shot DR..
f. n. Gushing. a prominent citizen, prob
ably fatally, in selcdcfense. A quarrel
over some cards resulted in tile shooting.
A fire yesterday in the picking room of
the Globe wooden mills, at Utica, threaten
ed the destruction Of the factory, but was
su5dued, causing damage amounting to
$1,000.
The mayor of Albany yesterday refused
to allow a canal boat loaded with gunpow-
der to remain near the city and the objec-
tionable cargo was sent Oh to the magazine
in New. York bay.
NJ. w. Pritchard, 4 carpenter employed
in the Merchant iron mill at Rome, n. y,
was caught by 4 shaft and whipped to
death in a minute. His clothes was torn
to shreds and the body reduced to jelly.
William Nelson, aged eighteen, the son
of DR.. G.. Nelson. of South Amboy, n. j.,
was skating ut Hcddensville, when the ice
broke and he fell through and was
drowned.
John Kline, 4 tcn-ycar-old boy, of Pat
erson, n. j.. stole ride on the Delaware
Lackawanna and Western railroad. He
fell from the car and had both his legs cut
off above his knees. He died shortly
after.
The loss TO the Russian revenue by the
abolition Of the tax on salt will be covered
by an increase in the duty on foreign man.
ufactured goods and the imposition Of Il
tax on patents. An income tax is also
contemplated
On Sunday morning Widow Gcrhart. of
COcheton Centre, Sullivan county, N. T.,
was murdered by her brother-in-law, Jacob
Gerhart, because she refused to marry
him and was engaged to a birmingham
gentleman.
James McGraw, fire man, Oh the Balii-
more & Ohio railroad, at Beilaire, Ohio,
attempted to mount his engine on the
bridge, but missed his hold, and after be-
ing dragged some distance fell to the street
a distance of some twenty-five feet. He
was lnangled horribly, portions of his body
being strewn all along the track. He had
been married but a few days.
Miss Burkhart, aged 81 years and a
daughter of John Burkhart, a leading bus
mess man of Sidney. Ohio, has for some
time back loved and been engaged to
well-tO-do young man Of Dayton named
Philip Mey Recently she became de-
spondent and the other night ran from her