Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-10-05
LATEST NEWS BY MAIL.

Daniel Collins murdered his brother
John in a quarrel near Steubcnville, Ohio
The new postoffice building at Chicago
was occupied yesterday and the mail dis
tributed for the first time.
John Cook, aged 40 years. a prominent
citizen of New Brunswick, n. j., died yes
tcrday Of lockjaw. He ran nail into his
foot few days ago.
A fire in Hudson, Mass, destroyed the
Hudson house, block of tenement houses,
4 store and 4 barber shop, causing 4 loss
of $50, 900.
President Walker, of the Toledo produce
exchange, sent his unruiy son to 4 reform
school. The boy felt the disgrace keenly
and, on being released, committed suicide.
Oliver NIilder, special agent of the
pension bureau, was killed by a freight
train at Strawberry Plains, Tenn, on Sun
day.
Joseph Morchousc, fireman on the
New Jersey Central railroad, is reported
sick of hydrophobia in Elizabethport, N.
J. He was bitten by pet dog three
weeks ago.
John p. T. Voorhees,, aged 45 years, was
killed by falling from ladder while paint
ing his house at Giggstowl,, twelve miles
from New Brunswick, n. J., yesterday
morning.
A colored man named Dillon cut Gabriel
Morris throat, at Crosswicks, near Borden
town, during an alteration Oh Saturday
evening. The injured man is not expected
to recover. Dillon is in Mount Holly Jail.
Two brother named Fahey, quarreled
in Maskham. Ont, and the elder struck
the younger OH the forehead with a ring,
infiicting a dangerous il not fatal wound.
Their father on seeing the wound, fell
dead.
The pork packing establishments of
Foss & Homer and Paul Gable, at Canton.
near the city limits of Baltimore, were de-
stroyed by fire. The loss of Foss & Homer
is estimated at $4,000. Paul Cables loss
is estimated at 500, 1000.
A party of twelve persons attempted to
cross Lake Megantic in boat, and when
near Victoria Bay the boat upset in conse-
quence of being overloaded and four pas
seDgers were drowned, viz: Mrs. John
Murray and her son Angus, Miss Mckenzie
and Miss Mcdonald.
Seven persons, guests and members of
the family OF Hon. John Rugglcs, in Mil
waukee were poisoned yesterday by eating
wild parsnips for dinner. All have recoy-
cred except two, who are in u critica! con-
dition. The parsnips were obtained at a
grocery store.
A billiard match under the new rules for
the championship of America and $1,000 q
side, was played in New York last night
by George F. Slosson aud Jacob Schaefcr.
1t was Won by SlOsson, by u score of 600
to 435. The best run, 312, was made by
Schaefer. The winner average was 2II. 222I
Local elections were held yesterday in
Connecticut. The Republicans carried
Meriden by $50 majority, a gain of 100
since last year, and Norwalk by 1O6 ma
.iority, gain of 154. The also carried
Hartford and Norwich. Returns from 76
interior towns give the Republicans 46 and
the Democrats "a, Gbeing equally divided.
The property of a Chicago jockey and
trotting club, including buildings at the
track and leaschold interest in the ground
on which it is located, were seized yester-
day under judgment in favor of Henry V.
Bemis for $31, 700. The other liabilities
are said to amount to $22, 900. The prop.
crty will be sold on the 9th instant.
"A tOuIioV pdity Will OuuSSc DOuOnue, OF
the New York supreme court. while re-
turning from the Yosemite, were upset in
a stage coach near Milton, Cal. Father
Traynor had leg broken, and died after
it was amputated. Judge Donohue and
his wife and Mr.. Walton were slightly in.
jured. The rest Of the party were not
hurt.
It is good news from Florida that the re-
ports of the destruction of the orange crop
by the tempests Of last August, in which
the Vera Cruz was wrecked, were untrue.
The orange plantations are farther north
than the latitude in which the storms were
worst. The damage to the crop was slight,
estimated by one planter at only about five
per cent, and by mono at any higher fig
ure. So there will be no perceptiblc fall
ing off in the supply Of Florida oranges.
The dead body OF Daniel Hinkle was
found q week ago in a thicket four miles
from Poplar Bluff, No., with two bullet