Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-12-20

who will yet become the working force in
the affairs Of the church and nation.
Country boys have always come to rule
the nation. What a mighty responsibility |
rests Oh country pulpits and pastors -
LATEST NEWS BY NAIL.
At Burton, Texas, H. G.. Craig shot and |
killed John Foster, colored, who had
threatened his life.
Alexander Mason, a negro, struck II.
Bohensanyel on the head with club at
Brenham, Texas, killing him.
Mr.. Duffy, an old man, who lived alone
in Lanark county, Ontario, was burned to
death, his house having taken fire.
A two-year-old child of Mr.. Richardson,
of Dunday, Ont, was scalded to death by
falling into pot of boiling water.
Nine places of business in Wappingcr's
Falls n. Y, were entered by burglars, but
the goods stolen were not worth over 5000.
Two boys Turplc and Terry by name,
fought at Port Burwell, Ont, and Terry
stabbed Turpie in the back, wounding
him mortally.
Edward Clark working in an ice-hOuse
in Albany, n. y, was crushed to death
bp cake of ice falling upon him. He
was fifty-two years of age,
Mary Elizabeth Gurd, four years old,
while crossing King street, Toronto, was
killed by street Car. Her mother on
viewing the remains became insane.
George Bell was acquitted ut Baltimore
on Saturday upon his second trial of
obtaining S3,901, so from the Merchants
national bank on a forged check.
Mr. Archibald Forbes, tho English war
correspondent, was given u reception ON
Saturday evening by the Young Mems
Christian Association Of Washington ID. G..
Stearns X. Abbott was on Saturday at
Groton, Mass, found guilty of murder in
the first degree in killing Mrs. Cruc III
January last.
Ed Long, colored, was hanged on Satur-
day at Jackson, Tenn, for tho murder of
Titus Rogers, cOlored, in Madison county.
on June 30.
Charles Delaney, one of Haverly's color
ed minstrels, died on Saturday at New
York, in Bellevue hospital, of pneumonia.
Ho was q years old, and 4 native OF St.
Louis.
A young life convict in the Kansas
, penitentiary has made a statement that MS his
plea of guilty was to save his father, the
eide in California.
Thomas Toolc, aged 50, was stabbed in
the right side and dangerously injured on
Saturday at 1O3 Park place, New York, in
quarrel with James TrainOr. His assail-
ant escaped.
A largely attended service in the in
terest Of the American fund for the evari-
gelization of France was held in the First
L., -, >Ol,
lyn, yesterday afternoon.
The pudding and rolling mill depart
y ments of the Harrison wire mill at St
= Louis were destroyed by fire on Saturday
night, throwing six hundred men ont OF
employment. Loss, 500, 1000.
J. G. Watson, private secretary to &;
member of the Canadian Parliament,
strangled himself to death by winding a
Ottawa hotel. Rum.
Alexander Drake's store in Florence
Ont, was robbed of $1,000, Of which
ID, 900 belonged to Robert Gum, the treas
urer Of the township. The safe was open
: : ed with key.
; At Il meeting Of the master car builder:
on tho Atlantic coast line. in Weldon, N
y c., resolutions were adopted establishing
= /
roads of the Atlantic coast line Us pre-
: ventivc OF the hattenins Or breaking o
{: wheels.
> Work on the Central City, Deadwootl
and Eastern railroad is to be completed
by August l. The road connects Dead
wood. Central and Lead Cities with the
1 Goa! fields and foot hills. Its course is
down WhitewOod canyon. with tunnel
through the mountain Of 1, 500 feet.
:. The Arab troupe, who recently visited
night. After tho show the hOodlums
: hOoted them OH the street and a drunken
rufiian hit Miss Rosedale in the face, when
:, the Bedouin gave her assailant terrific
mauling.
I Lafayette Bowen has been convicted OF
perjury and sentenced to the Texas peni-
tcntiary for five years. He was indicted
with others for the murder of II. H. Gray.
son aud wife at Palestine, turned state s
evidence, testified to his own guilt and
:. subsequently denied knowing anything
whatever about the murder.
f, Harry Thompson went hunting near
. Cleveland, intending to return in time for
his wedding, which was appointed for the
, Same evening. He said that the diversion
was necessary in order to steady his nerves
but it did not have that effect, for in climb
ing fence the gun fell from his trembling
hands and was discharged, killing him on
the spot.
Thos. Kelly, farmer of Johnston
county. Va, was taken sick. BY the ad
, vice OF his friends he sent for cOniuring
) doctor in the neighborhOod who professe<l
to be able to effect miraculous cures by his
, cOnjuring art. Tho doctor gave him some
white powders, which threw him into a
stupor from which he never woke. The
cOajurer fled.
| Mrs. Charles II. Byer, wife of a farmer
r living ten miles from Bloomington, ILL.,,
, was few days ago accidentally knocked
! into we'll by q pet COW which she was
watering suddenly turning its head and
striking her. The lady kept her head
, above the water for three hours until her
situation was discovered and she rescued !:
, but she died from exhaustion and ex
pOsure,
r L. F. O'Brein, a largo real estate owner,
was arrested at Montreal on Saturday,
charged with forging two names to receipts
for SIS, 600 and s11 200 respectively, for
/ alleged payment of mortgage on his prop
erty for these amounts. He is held for
court. O'Brien is also accused of having
forged receipts for $50, 600 in the name Of
J. Rennie, formerly manager of the Con-
solidated bank.