Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-07-28
LATEST NEWS By NALL

Columbus, Ohio, has 51,544 popula-
tion.
The upper part of Empire City, Oregon,
has been burned out. Loss, s5O,00O
In St. Louis, the extensive furniture fac
tory of J. Fl. Vornbrock, southwest corner
of Fifteenth street and Cass avenue. has
been totally destroyed by fire.
Baseball At Woreester-Worcester 3,
Cincinnati at Troy-TrOy 8, Buffalo Q ;
at Northumberland 5, Boston 9; at
Observation-Disclosures Q, Chicago 2.
Atwo-year-Old child was burned to a
crisp, and lady. named Annie Palmer,
probably fatally injured at Denver yester-
day, by an explosion of an oil can with
which the lady was lighting a fire.
Trottins at Cleveland yesterday: 2:2
class. three heats, Dairy Dale-2:19S, 2:23
gel /: s:3l class. four heats, Will Cody
2:24i. 2:21i. 2:23ii, 3:25t 3:25 class. two
mile heats, Unolala-5:O2, 4:5S.
The residence of Mrs. Fear Osborn, q
widow near Old Ridge, Cliifwod, N. j.,
WAS struck hy lightning yesterday after
noon. and partially destroyed. Mrs. 'Os.
born received u shock which may prove
fatal
During i thunderstorm Mrs. LumSden,
rcsidin. on Masonboro Sound. seven miles
distant from Wilmington. N. c., was
struck 10y lightning and instantly killed.
She was in bed sick ut the time.
I..G Mo"rc's picture store in Boston
has been burned. Loss on building, $25,
coo. Moore loses ~. 200. Chcwcs Il Sons
$4,000.
Milton Story. aged 81 years, has died Mt
'fhumpson's Station, ON the Nashville 4
Decatur railroad, five miles south Of Nash
willie. of hydrophobia. resulting from the
bite of 4 dog last March.
John Ncwlan,l. John Powers. John Green
and Mich'l Jerassy, of Boston, left their ves-
sci. Alice Williams, on the banks to attend
their travis. Soon after y dense fog set
in and they were unable to find the vessel
1t is feared they are lost.
One of two burglars was shot and killed
while attempting to enter the residence of
Hon. d. ii. Solomon, on the latters farm,
about thirty miles from Council Bluffs,
Iowa. The fatal shot was fired by Mr..
Solomon's son, Il. l.. Solomon.
In consequence Of the protracted drOuth
the water in the Petersburg, Va reservoir
has become so impure that the board of
health has issued public notice warning
citizens against using it for drinking pur-
poses. Nearly the entire city is supplied
ircm this source and hence great incOnve
nienrc and suffering will result.
The Democratic and Greenback state
committees of Maine were in session at
Augusta yesterday. The sessions were Sc
cret. but it is said that tn committees
decided upon 4 fusion of the parties.
Great concessions are to be made to the
Greenbackers. and it is hoped to induce the
disaifected Temperance men to vote for
PlaiStcd.
Stephen c. Spence, young North Car
o!ina farmer. met Mrs. NJ. f. Waller in
the road. After bowling to her he said
she must kiss him. The lady Indignantly
hurried on, whercupon Spence followed,
and, despite her struggles, kissed her.
She made complaint and Spence was ar
rested. He was tried and sentenced to
thirty days in the county Jail for kissing
another mans wife.
The treasury department proposes to
establish Il cattle quarantine at Sandy
Hook, if the necessary ground can be pro-
cured. The Legislature of the state of
New York made no appropriation to de-
fray the expenses of the state quarantine
officers at New York. and appealed to the
genera! government to take charge of the
matter, and the latter will probably do SO
under the national laws.
Thomas Delano, proprietor of livery
stable on Sherman street, Chicago, was
found on State street with his bowels pro-
trudins from his abdomen, where he had
been fatally stabbed. The alarm was
given by woman named Minnie Dixon,
who claimed to be his wife, At first she
said she had found him in that condition
lying on the sidewalk. but later acknowl-
edged that she had inflicted the wound
herself. 1t was done with an ugly-looking
butcher knife. She says she wanted him
to so home and when he refused she struck
at him.