Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-11-11
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James Bourkc, 4 railroad workman, was
scalped by Indians ut Duval River, Tex,
A colorcd man named Partridge whipped
his step, daughter to death in Amercus,
Ga. He is in danger of being lynched.
The oyster crop Of tie lower peninsular
has been materially affected by the recent
dry spell.
1t is reported from Madison, Indiana,
that Mrs. Sarah Mosely has died there at
the age Of Ill years, and that her oldest
child, Mrs. Renfrcw, is 81.
Two Chinese theological students were
assaulted, and one was severely injured,
by four young ruffians in one ofthe streets
OF Cincinnati The assault was unpro-
voked.
In Georgia 1913 replies from 103 princi-
pal cotton growing counties of tho state
report the crop to November 1 as thirty
per cent. short COMPARED with last year.
Nine bodies in all have been taken from
the ruins Of the fallen tenement houses on
Grand street, in New York, and the search
is still going OH.
Six persons were injured, one fatally,
by the fall OF an elevator in the new Bel
videre hotel, in New York. The rope
that failed was made OF twisted steel.
Barnhard McAnuis and Joseph Isaacs
left Buffalo, for Point Abino, to shoot
ducks, and persisted in the gale Of We'd
nesday night.
James DHgGan, quartermaster, was lost
overheard from the steamship Havarian,
OF the Liverpool and Boston line, during a
storm on the 'fst. ult.
A runaway engine Oil the Indianapolis,
St. Louis and Chicago railro ad ran into a
freight train loaded with cattle at InGi
annapolis, and number OF cattle were kill
ed. Loss, 325, 900.
Taylor Love, who had informed upon
". J. Fuller, ali Illicit distiier was killed
by Tic latter at Clarksviilc, Ga. Leonard
,IarIard was killed by al unknown aSsaS
Sin on the same night and i'll the same
place.
Michael ConIcy died in Lynn, Mass.
from the effects OF laudanum given him
in beer by Daniel Driscoll, who said tina!
Coney was becoming 'boistercuS, and the
iaudaEum Was intended 10 quiet him -
At san Antonio. Tex, Julius Stark
plead guilty of robbing the mail, and wa:
sentenced To Tie pcnitentiary for ten years
William Petty, convicted of the same
O!cliSs', SSllttIsCc(t 10 lIi ltSOhilicHC
lie.
The firm Of Hill, Moyan & Co., Dir,
goods dealers in New York, have mad.
an assignment for the benefit of their cred
itoGs. The preferred creditors arc II. Il
CIailn & Co., sa45, 600; s. V. White, $50
0G0, and Lewis Brothers & Kennedy,
5000.
William II. Royce, who has leen init
mate with young woman named Jennie
Burke, in Fleming county, Ky. for ovel
two years, went over to see her, and fount
| a young man named Jacob Rogers visiting
her. At Rogers suggestion they walked
out in friendly talk, and Oh their return
when about 100 yards from the house
Rogers drew 4 pistol and fired three shot.
| all OF which took effect, killing Royce.
Tie Gas Light Transportation compan,
OF New York, which has for it's president }
| Nelson Tappau. has already secured large
tracts OF choice gas-coal lands in the ALE
gheny region, and proposes to manuiac
turc gas near the mouth of the mines, and
transport it through immense pipe line:
to all the larger cities of the Atlantic
states. Tic pumps, which will draw tEt
gas ::o:n the works 20 the point of tlcliv
Cry, are to lie made frcm special designs
| and Will be located about twenty five
miles apart.