Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-09-27
LATEST NEWS BY MAE.

uOlO mas Ocen discovered IN May6eld,
Fulton county, N. Y.
Horse thieves from Dakota and Mime
sofa are disposing of their booty to the
Mennonites in Manitoba.
During August Canada imported So, 443,
757 worth of goods and exported $11 $780,
500 worth.
Two men were killed by the explosion
of boiler in saw mill near Leadvjllc,
Col, Oh Saturday.
A fire at Mount Vernon, Iowa, Oh Sat-
urday, destroyed three stores and several
other buildings, causing a loss Of s25, 600.
John Roberts, colOred, died Of hydro
phobia, in Burlington county, N. j., on
Friday. He was bitten by dog about
three weeks ago.
Douglass Williams, of Vincenncs, Ind,
a nephew Of Governor J. ID. Williams, has
died from blow struck by one Hagan in
disreputablc house.
Baltimore will celebrate her one hun
dfcd and fiftieth anniversary during six
days, beginning on October II. The sixth
day will be devoted to the colorcd people.
George f. Townsend was killed by fall
ing from a carriage, at Rondout, N. Y, on
Saturday. It is believed he tumbled from
the carriage in fit.
The wife of DR.. Joseph IL. DaCosta was
killed by being thrown from her carriage
ut Rcd Bank, N. j., on Saturday. She was
about to become a mother.
A young man named Tcrpcning, was
thrown from horse, near Port Even, N.
Y, on Saturday, and becoming entanglcd
in tho harness, was dragged along the
ground until he was killed.
The decayed body of H. II. Conant was
found in the woods around his house at
Cicero, ILL.,, OH Saturday evening. lie had
lived alone, and it is believed he was muir
dered by robbers.
The steam pipe of the packet Maggie
Harper exploded on Saturday night near
Necrs Landing, Ky. L. p. Bowyer, the
engineer, was badly scaldcd, jumped over
board and was drowned. Five colorcd
roustabouts were also scaldcd, two fatally.
All merchant vessels will hereafter he
allowed to enter the port of Havana at
night. Steamers coming after night will
be obliged to blow their whistles con tin
ally in order to avoid disasters to small
craft.
Ben iamin Tcrchner, of Belmont county,
Ohio, killed his father, aged 80 years. The
father owned considerable property, and,
being about to marry, the son deliberately
shot him dead. The son gave himself up,
and said hc could not bear the thought of
his father marrying and dcprivins him OF
one third of the property.
In Maine street, Paterson, N. j., the
bung of a beer barrel that was standing OH
tho sidewalk was blown out with loud
report, and it struck a pedestrian on his
back. He dropped, and thought lie had
been shot. AS soon as he got over his
fright and comprehended the situation
he got away from tho laughing crowd in
| haste.
The stranger found dead on MOOsic
mountain was murdered. Tho location of
the tragedy is on the outskirts of Sport
Hill, and within the last five years no less
than a dozen mysterious murders have
been committed there. This latter victim
seems to have been a commercial traveller,
although no papers were found in the
clothing to assist in the Identification.
n commission has been issued in the
suit of Isaac p. Christiancy against Lille
NJ. Christiancy for divorce to +. B. Coles,
Il Wall street, New York, lawyer, to take
the testimony of Geo. r. Haight, in sup
port of Mrs. Christiancy's allegations of
cruel treatment contained in her cross bill.
Mr.. Haight was in Peru at the time Mrs.
Christiancy charges the acts of cruelty
were committed.
A four-year- son of Elias Dawsc, liv-
ing near Newton, N. j., day or two ago,
fell into deep we'll. The mother heard
her child's cries and discovered him cling
ing to the side of the we'll, his head barely
above water. She Immediately lowered
the bucket, into which the child climbed
and was raised to tho top in safety.
Strange to say, he sustained no serious in
jury, though he fell nearly forty feet.
striking head first in the water.
Henry Keller, at work upon tho new
silk mills at Hawley, while placing largo
stone in position missed his footing and
fell several feet to tho ground, the heavy
stone falling upon him and dangerously
injuring him. He was brought to his
home in Il wagon by Henry Stark. While
the latter was returning to his stable his
horses became frightened and ran away,
throwing him to the ground and killing
him instantly. His body was found by
the roadside, and it was discovered that
some one had riflcd the dead mans pock-
cts of considerable sum Of money and
valuable papcrS.