Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-05-13
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Great distress iscaused in Archangel by
the overflow. Of the Dwina.
A six-year-old boy was killed at Chico
pee, Mass, by cake of ice falling upon
him from an ice wagon.
At Augusta, Me, yesterday, Merrill,
was found guilty of the murder of his
mother.
Fire at Lexington, KY, yesterday de-
stroyed s10, 900 worth Of property insur-
ance, $1,000.
The MiIburn tubular axle works at
South Bend, Ind, were burned on Wed
nesday night. Loss, s25, 600.
The American cutlery company's build
ing in Chicago was burned yesterday.
Loss, 5000.
The human remains found on Wednes-
day, in disused vault at Lowell, Mass,
were put there by medical student. for
her use as a subject.
Three children in the family of John
Van Gordon, al Matamoras, near Port
Jervis, New York, have been made very
sick by drinking water from an unused
| we'll, and one of them is likely to die from
its effects.
In Burton, W. Va, four men broke in.
to the house of Mr.. McMasters, newly.
married man, seized and bound him, and
then in his presence assaulted his wife
Brant, O'Neal and James and John Nc.
Gaffy have been arrested as the perpe.
traitors.
A fire in Haymarket Block, Boston, yes
terday, destroyed about CSC, 900 worth O.
property. The chief losers were the heir!
Of S. p. Langward, Walter II. Durrell
HOhne and Blanchard, and Mulliken
Co. Most of the losses were covered b!
insurance.
Bostons, 5; BuffalOs, 0. At Chicago-TrO!
6; Chicago, 5. At Detroit-Worcesters
10; Detroit, 4. Providence, 8; Cleve
land, 3. At New York-Metropolitan, 5
Washington, 3. At Cambridge, Mass
Harvard, 10; Dartmouth, 4.
In Spartanbnrg county. s. c., Berryma1
w. Hicks, white man thirty years q
age, killed his wife, first shooting her ant
then cutting her throat. lie then mad
two desperate attempts at suicide by cut
ting his own throat, inflicting dangcrou
= wounds. The alleged motive for the mur
der was the infidelity of his wife.
At recent election for trustees of til
state normal school at Lock Haven, A. II
} Best, A. N. Raub, and T. c. Nipple wer
, re. e.elected stockholders trustees, and J. F
Clark in place of E. p. Mccormick, n
!. moved to Philadelphia. Governor Curtin
of Centre, Hon. C. A. Mayer, Of Clintor
Hon. J. G. Hall, of Elk, and E. A. Irwi;
esq, of Clcarfcld, were recommended ft
, state trustees. From these the stat
superintendent will elect two,
In Springfield, Mo-, young man recen
ly visited the residence of Mrs. Thomas,
widow, and tried to persuade her daughte
to elope with him. The girl refused
J whereupon he attempted to force her b
threats to go. He threatened to kill tn
, family unless she complied, and went S
l far as to point pistol at her mother. Th
widow seized a shotgun. She shot hil
/ through the head, killing him instantly
She was exonerated by the examinin
court.
Near Abbeville, s. c., AdOlphus Mashal
youth of 16, attempted to ride mu
over dangerous swamp on Mr.. J. c. Lite
= plantation. He knew that the pla.
, had tho reputation of being full Of quick
sand, but insisted on going. Later in IL
day screams were heard from the directiC
u of the swamp, and a party of men vel
:; tured as near as they dared. BY means
f boards they reached the neighbOrhood ,
the sound, but could only see the mule
head about the mire. No trace of the be
can he found.