Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-05-11
STATE ITEMS.

| 1Hc lCCSuuISu SilhUllnS HOUSES Have
been raided again.
Colonel D. NJ. Jones post 172, G. A. r.,
was organized at Tyrone on Saturday.
The Democratic state peace committee
Of six will meet at the Girard house, Phil
adelphia, on Friday, May 81, at 7 o'clock,
p. M, by order of the chairman.
A Duncannon child the other day swal-
lowed twenty-seven buttons, some of
which were as large as dime. The child
still lives.
George p. Heller, for the past thirteen
years associate judge of Pike county, died
yesterday, aged fifty-two. He was lead
ing Democratic politician.
Geo. w. Childs has given 800 to the
Valley Forge memorial fund. He did it
with his left hand and the right never
knew it.
| If Harrisburg can get up an Indignation
mass meeting over the Kemble pardon the
capital city may yet save itself from the
fate of SodOm and GOmOrrah.
The idea of Fourth of July firemen' S
parade in Altoona has been abandoned.
1900 were needed to be raised, and only
5000 were subscribed.
Brakeman J. w. Mellon leaned his head
pole on the Penn'a r. r., near Derry. He
was knocked off, struck by the car wheels
and died next day.
years. residing in Harrisburg, was holding
horse in a pasture field when the animal
jumped on him and broke both legs below
the knee.
Jere Williams attempted to jump from a
Al, N-11o
lenton. He had one leg cut off and sus-
tanned injuries about the head and body
which will doubtless cause his death.
Supervisor White has determined to have
a census-taker for each election division in
Philadelphia. The Bulletin hopes that he
will be careful not to employ any of the
professional precinct mathematicians of
either party. He will get very uncer-
tain count, if he trusts it to them.
On Saturday fifteen students were sus
pended by the faculty of Westminster col
lege, New Wilmington, Lawrence county,
for insubordination. The remaining stu
dents marched them to the depot with a
brass band escort. The affair has created
considerable excitement in the village.
A profile medallion bust of the late
Judge Cadwalader has been cast in bronze
and will be placed in the new United States
court room, Ninth and Chestnut streets,
completed. The Cadwalader family will
be presented with copy.
The coal shutes of the Delaware and
Hudson canal company in Wilkesbarre,
were destroyed by fire yesterday afternoon
together with thousand tons of coal be-
longing to Dickson & Sturdevant. Six
oar ole
is placed at So, 1000; no insurance.
An aerolite the size of bushel basket
went crushing through lock house about
one-half mile east of Williamsburg, Luzerne
county, last week. The stone is almost
building making a hole the size of door,
The family occupying the house had only
vacated the premises about week before |
DR.. o. r. Gleason, the celebrated horse
tanner, while instructing his large class in
Chambersburg, had previously subdued
and put under entire control vicious |
horse, and had succeeded in subduing a
stubborn and vicious mule. He held the |
about to operate on the mule when it |
seized the doctors arm, two of his teeth
sinking deep into the flesh, and dragging
him abot Is feet before he could get loose.
The sentiment in favor of cremation is
evidently growing, as may be proven by
the number of applications which the
trustees of the LIE Moyne crematory in
Washington, Pa, have received. If all
applications were favorably considered the
crematory would be used almost every
week but as it is optional with the trus-
tees whether they receive or refuse, the
use of the furnace will not 6e as great as
if it was built as a pecuniary investment,