Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-08-21
LATEST NEWS BY MAIL.

L. A. Hazard, for many years one Of the
editors of the Elmira On. W Gazette, has
died of paralysis, in his 41st year.
J. Kcrcher, wealthy farmer Of Now
Philadelphia, Ohio, died from the effects of
a severe bite on the hand, inflicted by
Simon, al insane son.
Joshua Dunn, q veteran of 1872, and
postmaster under President Fillmore, died
at Portland, Me-, yesterday afternoon, in
his s5th year.
Rev. Oren Conc, ID. d., lately professor
of languages and literature in the Canton
thcolocical school, N. Y, has accepted
the presidency of Bcchtcl college, Akron,
Ohio.
Philip a. Bsscll, Mahanoy City. was held
for trial by United States Commissioner
Gibbons ON the charge of sending an OBJ
scene letter through the mails to u resident
of Philadelphia.
At Springfield the 2:23 race was won by
Wcdgewood best time, 2:224. The pac-
ing race was won by Rowdy Boy, Lucy
second. Time, 2:17s, 2:17s, 2:17a, 2:17t
and 19t. Hattie won one heat of the 2::225
race in 2:222 and the race was postponed.
The American bar association, at Sara
tvga, N. Y, instructed committees to as
certain and report how far Congress can
invest in state courts power to execute d
national bankrupt law, and how far the
executive officers of tho general govern
ment can reverse an action of their prcde-
ccssors in canccling land patents which
havc already been issued.
Brownsville, Texas, near tho mouth Of
the Rio Grande, was nearly destroyed by
the fearful storm along the Texas coast,
OH the 18th and 18th instants, and
many lives were lost. The telegraph wires
south Of Corpus Christi, and from Browns
vile, up tho Rio Grande, have been torn
down so that no communication can be
had with the stricken city.
The case of George Smith, of Philadcl.
phia charged with corrupt solicitation Of
members of tho Legislature in connection
with the riot claims bill. will be called fol-
trial in Harrisburg on Monday next. The
trials of Christian Long and +. ]. McCune
of Shippensburg, for the same offence, set
down for this term, will follow on subsc
quent days.
At Painesville, Ohio, Miss Louisa Partel
was married Tuesday night, and the
bridal party left on a wedding tour. Dur
ing the night almost the entire wedding
party were taken violently i'll, showing
Symptoms of poison. None died, but many
were very seriously ill, including number
of guests from distance stopping at the
hotels.
Tho Democratic state convention o
Colorado has nominated for Governor JOhr
S. Hougo, of Hillsdale county for Lieu
tenant Governor, w. G. Slower, of Lari-
mer county, and for Secretary of State, 0
Urfug. Il. s. Morrison, of Clear Greek
county, was nominated for Congress, and
S. S. Wallace, J. S. Wheeler, and Nat
Nathan were chosen Presidential Electors
The chief of the bureau of statistics
at Washington, D. c., reports that the
total value of the exports Of domestics
provisions and tallow from the United
States during July, 1880, were 81, ,S04, 77G
and during July, 1879, SS, ,8S7, ,531 for the
seven months ended July 81, 1880, $s1,
Al, 7s5, and during the same period in
1879, $67, ,0S9, ,797.
Judge Barnard, of Rondout, N. Y, hav.
ing recently held that special licenses fo'