Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-07-21
STATE ITEMS.

A twelve-year.old girl, name unknown,
was struck by . passenger locomotive on
the Lehigh and Sus4uehanna railroad,
near White Haven, Luzerne county, and
instantly killed.
An unknown man, about twenty-tour
years of age, smooth face, light complex
ion, weighing about $50 pounds, was
found dead on the Reading railroad, two
miles east of POttstown.
In Mifflin Lucien Louder brutally beat
his wife and she now lying unconscious,
the doctors despairing of her life. Louder
is under arrest. The cause of the quarrel
is unknown.
Francis Hummer, an inmate of the
Lebanon county almshOuse, committed
suicide on Sunday by cutting a cash two
inches long in each of his arms above the
elbow. severing the main arteries and
bleeding to death.
James MOsgrOve was nominated for Con-
gress on the first ballot in Harry Whites
district by the Democratic conference.
The Grcenbackers met at the same hour
and also nominated Mosgrove by acclama-
ton. Entire harmany prevailed.
The Cumberland county Greenback con-
vention met Saturday and put the follow
ing ticket in nomination For Congress,
Prof G. J. Little, of Dickinson college !;
Legislature, A. Line and II. 5. Mohler !;
Director of the Poor, Daniel Kaufman.
Albert Eckley, boy of twelve years,
while at work in the Pennypack print
works, was caught in machinery and
whirled around the shafting several times
before assistance could arrive. One arm
was torn off, several ribs were crushed,
his face was much disfisured and he has
died.
Ralpll, the son of Theodore H. New
hard. of the American hotel, Allentown,
died from lock jaw, the result of a wound
in his hand received July 5th while firing
off a toy pistol. The frequency of these
events in all parts of the state leads to the
belief that there is something poisonous in
the composition of these toy pistol cart
ridges.
While Christ. Rapp, All old stone mason,
aged about sixty years. was driving across
the Pittsburgh, Fl. Wayne and Chicago
railroad track at the Excelsior oil works
crossing in Il one horse blackboard, upon
which he haG number of old barrel
slaves piled, the vehicle was struck by the
Eric express. Both man and horse were
instantly killed.
A reunion of the veterans of the 28th
and 147th Pennsylvania volunteers and
Knapp's battery, took place in Maucll
Chunk, yesterday, a large number being
present. In the afternoon a business meet
ing was held after which the visitors were
taken over the Switchback. Last evening
procession was formed and they marched
through the principal streets which were
brilliantly illuminated. Later banquet
was held at the Mansion house.
The third case of attempted suicide
within four days among the ''women OF
the town. of Bradford occurred there
Monday night. Jennie Davis, grieved al
her lovers refusal to speak to her, took a
dose of poison, but some of the young
wOman's frail sisters promptly caused a
powerful emetic to BE- administered, which
speedily recalled Jennie from the shadowy
vale in a repentant condition.
Sometime since. Christian Schugart, 81
years old, and eak-minded, strayed in
upon a private lawn party, in Erie, whom
he greatly annoyed by his foolish capers
When ordered to leave he refused, and as
is stated, was knocked down and kicked
then placed upon wheelbarrow and haul
ed off to a manure pile in the rear of a sta
BILE where he was deposited. He was moi
discovered until the following day, and ha.
since lain in an unconscious condition. HI
is expected to die from the ill-treatment ht
received.