Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-06-04
LATEST NEWS BY MAIL.

The delegates just chosen to represent
the South Carolina Democracy at Cincin-
natl are unanimously for Bayard.
The total loss resulting from the destruc-
tion by fire of the Union Congregational
church in Brooklyn was $4,000.
Ex- Senator Aydelotte was acquitted in
the Worcester court, Nd. of the charge
preferred by Mrs. Sarah S. Polk, wife Of
William Polk.
Francis G. Parker, of Boston, who has
been stopping in Washington since Tues
day last, committed suicide in his room. III
the Owen house, yesterday by shooting
himself.
Mr.. James II. Morgan. an enterprising
farmer, residing near Pope's creek, Charles
county, Nd, has commenced harvesting a
seventy-five acre field of Fultz wheat,
which is fully ripe for the reaper.
4 collision occurred on the Bee Line
railroad. near Gilead, Ohio, of a freight
train and Il passenger train. Several ears
were wrecked. and Harry Bean, of Cleve-
land, was badly injured.
Charles Viele, aged II, tried to cross a
road in advance of runaway horse at
Sand Lake, n. Y. The end of the wagon
thrill entered his right eye and passed
through his head. He will die.
Col. J. G. Audenried, of Shcrman's S
staff. died in Washington yesterday, and
will be buried at West Point. He was a
native POttsville, graduate of Dickin-
son college, and saw hot service in the
war.
Intelligence has been received from
Burmah that the rebel outposts near
Minhla were unsuccessfully attacked on
the 1st instant, and that the rebels cap
tured the commander of the royal troops
and beheaded him.
Further news from Sioat, Upper Egypt,
states that second caravan. consisting of
ninety slaves, arrived there on the 18th Of
May, who were liberated. 1t is supposed
that many slaves are still hidden in the
Oasis Ell Kharaeh.
Hayes has nominated Eugene Schuyler,
of New York, now consul general at Rome,
to be consul general and diplomatic agent
of the United States at Bucharest; W. n.
Pethlck, now vice consul general at Tien
Tsin, to be secretary to China.
Wilson, who was to have been hanged
at Upper Sandusky, Ohio, OH the 18th
inst, for murder, was found dead in his
cell yesterday, having taken poison during
the night, which was furnished him by
friends who visited him.
The Democrats and Greenbackers of
Maine have bridged the narrow line sepa-
rating them in state politics and have
united in a single candidate for governor in
Gen. Harris NJ. Plasted and will agree OH
a joint and formidable electoral ticket.
lie France announces that Sarah Bern
hardt will sign an engagement for
Booths theatre tomorrow. The engage
ment will be one of sixty nights at 1900
francs each night. Two hundred thousand
francs are deposited rs security in the
Bank of France.
Secretary Ramsey is very reticent about
the contents of the report submitted to him
by District Attorney Townsend on the
Whitaker case, and absolutely declines to
make it public until after the receipt of
the court of inquiry's report from General
SchOfield.
The Alabama Democratic state conven-
tion selected delegates to Cincinnati. 1t
is understood that none are for Tilden,
but the preference is for Field, Thurman,
Bayard and Hancock. They are uninstruc-
ted. The resolutions endorse the two
thirds rule.
The firm of Herman Lissberger. a meta!
merchant and importer, of No. 257 Pearl
street, New York, suspended payment on
Wednesday. The liabilities are between
two and three millions. The creditors are
few, and are principally banks, one of
which has claim of over half a million.
The suspension is ascribed to the heavy
decline in iron.