Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-12-14
STATE ITEMS

The Altoona Sun starts bravely on its
second year.
Blair county has another ''disgusting"
iufanticide, Miss Annie Gardner, of
Lloydsville, dropped her male infant into
sink and it died there.
"Judge Sterrett, of the supreme court.
is in Washington pushing the claims oi
Paxton TO a seat on the supreme bench of
the United States.''
The prosecution ofthe Pittsburgh gam
blers has now taken a new turn. and, IN
stead of light fines when brought before
the mayor, they are to have an opportunity
to stand trial before the courts.
A heater attached to boilerin Randolph
& Jenks's MILL at Clifton, Delaware coun-
| ty, blew up, killing Frank Lee and Sc
riously injuring Mark Cloud, both opera
tives.
| The chairman of the finance committee of
the university of Pennsylvania, announces
that Mr.. Henry c. Gibson has offered to
erect the new wing for incurables in con-
nection with the university hospital at tho
cost of about $4,000.
| The Western Union telephone man.
gers in Harrisburg having refused to put
y telephone into the office of their rival,
the American Union telegraph company,
tho court has been asked to compel them
to admit the American Union to equel
privileges with the other general public.
The Keystone wringer factory of F. +.
Adams & Co., 1T Erie, caught fire and was
burned to the ground. While endeavor-
ing to save the building Firemcn Charles
Schugart, George Smith and George
Claws were killed by the falling ola burn
ing wall The loss is about $4,000; in
surance, $50, 600.
At last the identity of the burglar killct
in Bakers store, Ebensburg, few week:
since, has been established. His cOmpau
ion, Albert Wilson. who was sentenced to
the penitentiary, says that the name of tn:
individual was given as Charles Weaver
but his right name appears to have bcci
George Conuor. lie was aged Ga years
had served two terms in the penitcntiar!
and was generally "a bad man.
James Larkins, city tax collector o
AIeadville, committed suicide Oh Satur
day by shooting himself in the forehead
He had city and county tax duplicate
unaccounted for to the amount OF $50, ,OO0
which is supposed to be the cause of tn
suicide. Ali is secured by responsible
bondsmcn. Larkins was forty-fivc year
of age, and leaves wife and five chill
dren.
William Mcintyre. aged thirteen, son o
a track foreman at Hollidaysburs, rollet
of lounge in his fathers house and fel
on the point of rusty bayonet with whicl
5 he was playing. The bayonet entered hi
f neck near the right car, and was forces
clear through his neck. emerging JUS
below the left ear. The father drew til
bayonct, but there is no present hope O
: the boys recovery.
. In Harrisburg, yesterday, George Rctt
, berg went out upon the roof to paint I'll,
dormer window frames Of his houses.
strip of wood on which he depended for
foothold gave way, allowing Mr.. r. t
s slide down feet foremost. He cndeavore
: to catch himself, but failed, falling to tn
I pavement, striking the wooden steps wit
his feet, then rcbounding pitched head
foremost into the gutter, striking Oh th
top of his head. When the doctor arrive
the vital spark was just leaving the bod
of the unfortunate man. Upon cxaminin
c Rettbcrg it was found that his neck ha
| been broken by the fall; that his left wris
was broken and that he had a deep wOun
on the side of his head where he struck tn
:. bricks in the gutter, and that he had rt
, ceiyed severa! bruises besides.