Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-01-22
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George Duncan, living alone, near
Wichita, Kansas, was found Oh the pra-
rie yesterday morning with his throat cut.
George Franklin Faulk was arrested at
Springfield, ILL.,, for bigamy, having mar
ried six wives. He is 35 years old and good
looking.
Jennie Sails, the oldest colored woman
in Kansas, died at Wyandotte yesterday,
aged 115 years. She has been blind for
the last thirty five years, and was men,
Der of the Baptist church ninety years.
The Democratic caucus of the Louisiana
Legislature nominated Il. l.. Gibson for T..
S. senator on the second ballot, last night.
He will be elected to succeed Kellogg,
whose term will expire in 1888.
Walter r. Irwin, of Illinois, chief of
the private land office, was found dead in
bed at Mobile, Alabama, yesterday morn
ing. 1t is supposed he died of heart dis
ease.
J. Frost Coleman, prominent citizen
of Bayville, L. l., while excavating for the
removal of large boulder on his farm,
Tuesday afternoon, was buried alive. lie
was rescued in dying condition and can
not recover.
The boiler at D. r. Carroll's plantation
in Louisiana has exploded, killing Willis
Wright (colored), Arthur Parrier, the
engineer, and colOred man, name un-
known, and seriously woundiny thirteen
others.
Mrs. May and her daughter Kate were
burned to death, and Mrs. Uerndon. an
other daughter of Mrs. May, was danger
ously if not fatally burled by the explo-
sion of coal oil lamp, near Danvillc, Va.
on Monday night.
The third, fourth and attic floors of
Patrick Gugurty's knitting mill, at CohOes,
N. Y, brick building running five sets
of machinery and employing $50 hands,
were destroyed by fire yesterday morning.
The loss is estimated at $50, 900. which is
fully covered by insurance.
In Pittsficld, Mass, the trial of Web
ster for the assault on Chester GoOdale,
resulted in verdict of assault with intent
to kill. This verdict fastens upon Web
ster two assaults with intent to kill and
seven burglaries, to which he had pleaded
guilty. The sentences for his crimes az
gregate thirty-one years in all.
Lawyer Little. of Tunkhannock, has en-
tered suit for damages against the Wilkes
barre Record for libel alleged to have been
published by that paper calculated to in
jure his reputation and practice. The
Record had retracted it's charge prior to
this step on the part of the offended attor-
ney. 1t is the Records first libel suit and
it seems quite proud of it.
Two prisoners, Patrick Gulford, alias
Manning, and Edward Connolly, ,quarreled
in the hall of the Newport, KY. Jail. In
the heat of the anger Connolly drew a
razor and seized Guilford by the throat.
The latter wrested the razor from Con-
nelly's hand and with one slash across his
throat almost severed Connelly's head from
his body. The iugular vein was severed
and death followed instantly. The two
prisoners were in Jail awaiting trial for
minor offences.
Vanwert, Ohio, has been greatly excited
by the horse-whipping of Rev. ]. r. Hen
derson, pastor of the NJ. E. church, by Miss
Norma Conner, organist of that church.
Miss Conner had been attending dances
during the week for which the reverend
gentleman censured her publicly in church
on Sunday. He called on her to apologize
and was met by her in her fathers store,
and received the chastisement, which was
quite severely administered. He offered
no resistance and repaired to his home
after she had her satisfaction.