Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-08-06
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Perry Jefferson was fatally shot by two
negroes at Mays Lick, Ky, on the Sd inst
and the murlercrs were subsequently
caught and lynchcd.
\ local election was held yesterday in
Memphis. Athey. the Democratic can,li
date for sheriff, received 5000 votes Shaw,
Republican,, $500, and Powell, Grcenbackcl
500.
Navarro, destroyed so out of 1O6 houses
which the village contained. Several per.
SONS were injured.
The British government resolved at the
cabinet council on Wednesday to dispatch
Immediately 4 large body of troops to Ire.
land in view OF the possible disturbance
there.
Baseball: At Providence-Providen
9; Cleveland, 1. At Worccstcr-Bullalo,
3; Worcester, 9. At Boston-Chicago s.
Boston, 0. At Tr"y-Troy City, l.; Gin,
cinnati, 0.
In the Georgia Democratic state cOnvcll-
tiOn nine ballots for governor were taken.
On the last ballot tho vote stood rs follows
COlquitt. 200 Lester, GO; Hardiman, 53
Gartrill. Is and Warner, 6. 1t requires
Sa35 to secure the nomination, and it went
over until to-day.
Near Bclfontainc, Ohio, \ little daughter
of J. ID. Mccormick, was frightened by a
snake while at play. She Immediately ran
for her father, who struck the reptile with
Il cane. The blow burst open its side,
when three smaller snakes ran out These
he killed and then took from the large one
forty -onc more, making with tho old one,
forty-iive in all.
The eastern glass manufacturers asso-
citation has been in session at Long Branch
for two days. Forty members represent
ing twenty three firms, were present. 1t
has been agreed by the association that
operations shall be resumed on September
1st. in all tho glass factories in southern
New Jersey which suspended OH tho LIST of
July.
J. A. Davidson and w. J. Franklin, of
Buckingham county, Va, were rival sui
tors for the hand ola young lady in that
county. Davidson was accepted by the
lady. The two met each other in the
woods near Gray's store and began quar-
rcling. Finally they fell to blows, when
Davidson drew \ revolver and shot his
antagonist, intlicting wound from which
he died that night. Davidson is at large.
Paran3 won the S;;.JO race in buffalo in
2:124 and St. Julien tho free fJr all in 2:154.
Darby second. Hopeful thirI and Great
Eastern fourth. Maud s. and St. Julien
have both been secured for the races. each
to trot three heats against time. on Thurs.
day next, for purse of $4,000 to each
Maud S. to beat 8. Julien's best time,
2:12a: st. Julien to eclipse the best time
ever made by a trot or PAGER.
The Republican convention Of the Sixth
Michigan dirtrict, after balloting $50 times
for congressional candidate ON Wednes-
day, adjourned at midnight. Yesterday
morning. on the 2G4th ballot, all the pre-
vious candidates were thrown over
board" and General J. L. Spaulding, a
special treasury agent, was unanimously
nominated. The selection was a surprise
to Spaulding, who was in Detroit, attend
ing to business at tho time.
In tho Michigan Republican state con-
vention David II. Jerome was nominated
for governor on 10th ballot. Lieutenant
governor, Morian s. Crisby; secretary of
state, William Jenney Tress Benjamin L.
Pritchard, auditor general; w. j. Iati-
mer. commissioner of the land Office James
NJ. Masmitll, member of tho board of edu-
cation Edward Sexfod, superintendent of