Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-03-30
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LA i 0s04 NE '" oA HAIL.
An infant which is supposed to have
been murdered, was found in the Sch uyl-
kill at COnshOhocken, on Monday evening.
The Washington headquarters at VAL
ley Forge will be stored with relics, in
order to make that popular place more at
tractive.
The house of Benjamin Bisker, situated
at Red Lion. York county, was burned on
Sunday. The house was partly covered
by insurance.
At Louisville, Ky., Collector Landram's
forces last week destroyed twelve illicit
distilleries complete, $4,000 gallons mash
and beer, and about 800 gallons whisky.
Aspen Grove, the former notable man.
sion Of the Luck family, in Pittsylvania
county, Va, was burned on Monday. with
The dead body of D. S. Bedford was
found in his blacksmith shop in Cobble-
skill, n. Y, on Saturday morning. Marks
of violence were found on his head as
though made with blunt instrument.
Ira Miller and Seth Mckinney became
engaged in quarrel at Gilman. ten miles
west of Muncie, Ind. and Miller shot Nc
Kinney through the heart, killing him in
stantly. Miller escaped.
At Terryviile, Conn.,, Timothy Kearney
lay in wait for Lawrence Pagan and as
saulted him. Pagan resisted and in the
struggle Kearney was stabbed. He died
from the effects of the wounds received.
In Lowell, Mass, Harlan P. Hale is
under arrest for attempting to poison the
entire family of Mr.. Sanborn, by placing
strychnine in the teakettle, where a large
quantity of it was found.
Thomas C. Clemmens, the city attorney
of Bayonne City, disappeared four weeks
ago from his home and nothing has since
been heard of his whereabouts. He has
held many positions of trust. His family
are much worried over his unaccountable
absence.
Mrs. John Vosburgh, Of Maiden Bridge,
bia county, N. Y. have eloped. Mrs.
child. They are supposed to have gone to
Massachusetts,.
A chestnut tree which was cut down by
John Budd. of Sandburgll, Sullivan coun-
ty. N. Y, made 1900 marketable fence
rails, besides much firewood. The tree
contained 1000 rings at the butt, which it
is claimed indicated that it was 1900 years
old.
Mike Donovan, the pugilist, says that
the report that he and Billy Edwards late.
ly had prize fight Oh Mystic island is un-
founded. Mr.. Donovan aud Mr.. Edwards
are on friendly terms, and they went to-
gether to Boston to the benefit of Patsey
Sheppard in that city on Monday. They
did not stop on the way and did not fight.
| A skeleton, completely clothed, was
found under two feet Of sand in lonely
place four miles south OF Norwich, Conn.,,
yesterday. The body was identified by
Mrs. Barber as that Of her husband. John
| E. Barber, machinist, of Norwich, who
disappeared from his homo in November,
1877, while suffering from mental aberra'
tion.
The Connecticut Legislature has voted
tOrelease Chas. j. Allen from the state
prison. Allen killed his brother in a
fracas in New Milford sixteen years ago,
and was sentenced for life. Also to release
John J. Johnson, a Swede, who was sen.
fenced for life killing woman who ,as.
saulted him in Meriden few years az.
| The snow storm throughout Indiana and
Ohio has been general, accompanied in
many places by a strong wind. A high
wind was blowing at Cincinnati on Mon
day night, and yesterday morning heavy
rain fell, changing to sleet and then to
snow, and at II p. m. is still showing. In
the city the snow melts a great deal, form
ing disagreeablc slush, but on the hill
tops it lies to the depth Of four inches
At KentOn, Ohio, there is twenty inches OF
snow, and at. Wilmington and Mil!ersburg
| sixteen inches. All trains arrived on time
| to night.