Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-02-04
LATEST NEWS BY MAIL.

Peter Berry was Killed ana his son Scrl-
ously injured by fall of top coal in a
mine at Plymouth, yesterday.
Edward Neil, newsboy, was blown
from the platform of railroad car near
Englishvillc, n. j., yesterday morning and
killed.
Charles Decker, a hardware merchant of
Newark, n. j.. committed suicide on
Monday night by blowing his head off
with a cannon improvisad from a hollow
block of iron.
The volunteer returns in England, which
have just been issued, show that the en-
rolled strength of the force increased
in 1879 from 203,213 to 2O6,250 the
number of etficients being at the same
time augmented from 1911, 191 to 197, 4Sj.
The ST. Louis express On the New York
Central railroad ran into a freight train at
CrOft's station. about thirty miles east of
Buffalo. Three sleeping cars, freight
car and the freight engine were thrown
from the track. No lives were lost.
Near Newton, N. y, VIM. Schoonover
and VIM. Marvin, chopping wood and
drinking hard cider, fought a duel with
axes at short range and were not parted
before Marvin had nearly severed SchOOn-
overs left arm below the shoulder, and
himself received a slight scalp wound.
In Augusta, Me. Israel Boothby, cashier
of the First national bank, committed
suicide by shooting himself in the head.
To make certain Of his purpose he jumped
into cistern on the bank premises, with
weights attached to his feet and then COM
mittet: the deed. A director of the bank
states that the accounts of the institution
are probably safe.
The Gunnison country in Western Colo
RADIO is developing extraordinary richness
in minerals. ProspectOrs are flocking into
that region and capitalists are taking large
interests. Competent judges declare that
the discoveries already made exceed any,
thing hitherto found in Colorado, either as
regards the quantity or the quality of the
minerals.
Some men saw by a railroad time table
at Warsaw, Ark, that 4 certain train was
not to stop there. They offered to pay the
station agent we'll if lie would somehow
get them aboard, but he said it could not
be done. Then they tied rail OH the
track, which stopped the train, sure
enough, but wrecked it SO cffcctually that
it could not start again.
The contract for an electric light of 1O.-
600 candle power, to be placed in the dome
of the county court house, intended to
light Wabash, Ind, has been let to the
Brush electric light company of Cleveland,
Ohio, for $500. The agreement states
that should the light prove unsatisfactory
the city shall be at no expense. A guaran-
tee for perfect light has been given by
the company.
In, RIJnfn I,,yN
Z. La Francis, died after manifestinr
strange symptoms for several weeks pre-
vious. Her peculiar action prompted in
vestigation and post mortem revealed
large darning needle in the heart, which
had been there sufficient length of time
to become covered with rust. 1t is sup
posed that the animal swallowed the nee
die with it's food.
On January %, some Uncpapa Indians
raided Gros Ventrc camp and captured
herd of ponies. Next day a war party of
Gros Ventres, after riding forty miles, at
tackled the marauders ana joined battle,
which was fierce and bloody, fifteen men
being killed and the live stock rccaptured.
The Gros Ventre braves are much excited
and general uprising along the Yellow
stone is feared in the spring.
The freight locomotives Rutland and H.
S. Marcy were thrown into ditch bot
tom side up by a collision at COmstock's
landing. OH the Rensselaer, and Saratoga
John NJ. Barker, of Albany, fire.
man on the Marcy, was instantly killed and
J. L. Piling, the engineer, who stood at
his post, was slightly injured. The engi-
neer and fireman on the Rutland saved
by jumping before the coils
ion. Barker, who made his first trip yes
terday, buried his wife few days ago and
leaves three small children.