Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-07-26
STATE ITEMS.

Samuel Scritchfeld, esq.,, recently elect
ed burgess of Irwin, Westmoreland coun-
ty, by the Republicans, has publicly an
nounced himself for Hancock and Eng
lish.
Old Tommy, a mail carrier, after care
fully grindin. the knife for the purpose,
cut his throat, at Petrolia, few days ago.
He is still living and will probably re-
cover.
The Democratic national committee has
designated the following Pennsylvanians
as members of the finance committee {:
VIM. L. Scott, St. Clair A. Mulholland,
S. NJ. Boyer. w. A. Wallace, Lewis c.
Cassidy and Malcolm Hay.
]. Gallitzin Lake, esq, register and re-
cOrtler of Cambria county, died Oh Satur-
day morning. A universal feeling of
gloom pervatles the whole community.
Deceased was highly respected and uni
versally esteemed. His loss will lie hard
to fill.
Henry II. Whitaker, aged about 80
years, was found de.d from suicide about
half-past? o'clock last evening, in room
on the second floor of the Bound Brook
house, kept by Gotlieb Piping, at the
northwest corner of Fourth and Berks
streets, Philadelphia.
A. w. Scott, esq.,, the best known Re-
publican leader OF the southern end of
Fayette county, has come out for Han
cock He is writer and speaker of much
local celebrity, and intends to devote his
time and talents to promote the election
of Hancock.
A frame barn at Sixty third and Market
streets, Philadelphia, occupied by William
and John Sellers, was burned down last
night. A number of farming utensils, 400
bushels of wheat and 40 tons of hay were
destroyed. Loss, 1900. Covered by in
surance.
While returning from a religious woods
meeting, J. Mcclure, of East Conventry,
Chester county, in crossing Lawrenceville
bridge, over the Schuykill, was attacked by
highwaymen, who threw a covering over
his head, knocked him down and then re-
lieved lim of about $40 in cash.
The Elmira and Bangor slate quarry has
been sold at sheriff7s sale in EastOn to the
creditors for $4,000. The purchasers are
such men as J. l. Blair, S. B. Chase, Great
Bend: E. n. Frisbie, Elmira Morris
Taylor, New York Samuel Sloan, New
York, and Others who will add the quarry,
which is located near Bangor, to the other
two they already own and form the Ban
cor Union slate company.
Charles Vescilius, a young sport, was
stopped on the street in Erie and publicly
thrashed by Miss Minnie Ritchie, young
lady whom Vescilius is said to have SIAN
dered. Miss Richie gave him blow in
the face with her unglOved hand that
brought blood gushing from his nose. The
thrashing was supplemented by one from
the lady's brothers.
BY storm yesterday in South Chester
thirty-five houses were unrOOfed and sever
partly-completed dwellings, were blown
down. Many trees were uprOOted and
much damage was done to barns in the
country. A man named Boulder was
nearly killed by a falling shutter, and
another man. a stage driver, was Sc.
verely injured by his stage being blown
over. - ...'.
The flour mill of Tilghman & Keppler
of Bushkill creek, three miles from Easton
has been destroyed by fire, supposed to be
incendiary. Four men were sleeping ir
the mill and barely escaped. Four thou
sand bushels of wheat, eighteen hundred
} bushels Of oats and a large quantity of corr
; flour and meal, together with the entire
/ building and machinery, were destroyed.
Loss $e0, 900, insurance e12, 900.
A young unmarried Quakeress named
Elizabeth Ward expired on Thursday il
) Philadelphis. after brief illness, which
: she said had been caused by eating green
! fruit while on visit to New Jersey. The
evidence of criminal malpractice was
however, complete, and Mrs. Julia r
Shade, doctress, DR.. D. Eldridge Ricc
who furnished the fatal drug, and Albert
, Demmet, the betrayer Of the deceased, are
now committed to await the action Of til.
district attorney.
A very large Democratic meeting wa.
, held in the Mauch Chunk court house OF
, Saturday evening. ]. w. Lattig, an in
fluential Republican, temporarily presidel