Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-05-16
STATE ITEMS.

DeavCr county Is to have Its annua
tariff picnic in June.
Now it is tue Pittsburgh & Western
railroad which wants to cross the T. r. r.
property around Pittsburgh. and also the
Evergreen narrow gauge. The Pennsyl-
vania resists both.
Mr.. GatchcH, of the Bradford Star, has
insituated q criminal libel suit against Mr.
f. II. Butler of the Sunday Neus, for call
ing him ''jjaundiced blacksmith" and
other unprepossessing epithcts.
The annual convention of the Protestant
Episcopal diocese of central Pennsylvania,
over which Bishop Howe presides. will
meet at York, on the second Tuesday Of
JuEe.
The body of Benjamin Heiman, IS years
of age. formerly well known fur importer
in business on Arch street, below Sixth,
was found in the Delaware river yesterday
at Headly street ferry, Bridesburg.
The Scranton Republican looked in vain,
in the reports from tho State Medical So
cicty, for the name of Il single representa-
tive from either Luzerne or Lackawanra
county. ''The Luzerne society certainly
delegated a pair Of medicos.'
Father McSwiggan, pastor of tie Cath
olic church at Hecksherville, Schuylkill
,unty, has made All address to his people,
importuning them to assist in discovering
tae incendiary Of the Methodist church at
that place.
In 4 Murphy meeting in New Brighton,
preacher from Rochester, just below
Pittsburgh, declared that after an expert
ence in twenty-One states he was prepared
to pronounce Rochester the worst hell
hole on earth.
The United Presbyterian ministerial as
sociation of Pittsburgh is discussing the
question: "Ought tho fact Of being
drunk ut the time Of committing a crime
lessen or modify the penalty for that
crime"
William G. Robinson, IA years Of age,
son of William c. Robinson, of PittstOn,
was out fishing and his line caught fast.
He went into the water to loosen it and
was seized with cramps and drowned. His
body has been recovered.
Erhardt Rhymcr, forty-four years old.
committed suicide by hanging in the eel
Philadelphia. He had been in i'll health
siOns indicating intent to kill himself. His
ldSuCA III tlC StlllC uWClllIIH
about two years ago.
ton will hold its annual meeting in Wash
ington on July &c, q and %. A local CON-
mittee consisting Of Rev. Geo. p. Hays
and others held a meeting to make ar
rangements for receiving that body. Four
hundred strangers arc expected to be pres
eDt.
On account of unrequitcd love Miss Fam
ME Bennett, residing with her mother, a
widow i'll the village of Montoursville,
Lycomins county, attempted to commit
suicide by taking a dose of arsenic. While
trying to swallow the poison she was de
tectcd by her brother, who seized and
choked her to make her desist. Antidotes
alone saved her.
Wilson w. RolIyn, an aged citizen of
Meadville, has died, aged 7S years. His
death is ascribed to grief at the loss of his
wife, who died Thursday evening. The
funeral will be held at the Second Presby-
terian church, after which the aged couple
will be buried in one grave at Grcendalc
cemetery.
Charles X. Taylor, a member of the
Scluylkill county bar, has been convited
of false pretense. 1t was in evidence that
he falsely represented himself as attorney
for David S. Winebrenner, of Philadel-
phia, who was interested in the Cope
tract of land in MahanOy township, which
had been sold at commissioners sale. 1t
appears that Mr.. Winebrenner paid $66
too much into the county treasury. Mr..
Taylor found this out and drew the money
on commissioners order. He also repre-
sented himself as the attorney of the First
national bank of Minersvillc, and rs such
got an order for $112.5O for interest due
the bank, and the very coupons on which
this amount was drawn has been paid long
before. He again represented himself AZ
attorney for Mr.. Osman, and drew $3.50
on interest on bonds which has been fully
paid.