Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-06-18
LA1Esr NEWs By NAL.

Eliza. emerson, aged e1ghty-ulnc year1
drowned hersslf yesterday in we'll, at
Auburn Mass.
In Montreal on Thursday Mrs. Liner
died from slight cut on the hand with q
butchers knife.
Mrs. Connolly, of Port Huron, Ont,
committed suicide on Thursday by shoot
ing herself with revolver.
Frederick Hoxsey, aged fourteen years,
was drowned ON Thursday at Providence.
while learning to swim. .....
Geo. D. Rumsey, Of the wealthy grain
commission firm Of Rumsey. Brother s
Co., of Chicago. died yesterday morning,
aged GO years. '.E..s
Two wOrkmen fell from the new capitol
in Albany yesterday. One named Baxter
was killed and the other named Welsh
was badly injured.
The annual report Of tho hank commits
sioners of New Hampshire shows the total
deposits in sixty-fOur banks of $32. OOO, 600.
The banks have surplus of 81, 225, 900.
A colored man named Mundy shot and
killed his wife in Edgefield couty, South
Carolina, on Thursday night, and was
lodged in jail. The murder seems to have
been unprOvoked.
Rev. George SheleOn, d. D., for 80 years
superintendent of the American Bible SD
ciety in New Jersey and Delaware. died in
Princeton, New Jersey, on Thursday
night, in the 6Sth year of his age.
In Ottawa q man named Martel COM
menced building a miniature ark on Dal-
housie street, yesterday, in anticipation
of flood on tho 10th OF June. His wife
has spent tho entire week in cooking and
preparing provisions for the trip.
VIM. Z. Goodyear died in East Haven,
Conn.,, yesterday morning, so years of age.
He rode on horseback from the Atlan-
tic to the Pacific in 1852. He was connect
ed with the government survey between
California and Mexico. During the war
he was distinguished scout under Gen.
eral Terry.
The body Of Henry Valentine, a we'll
known farmer, who lived near SheehOla,
Pike county, has been found in the Della
ware & Hudson canal, after four days
search and the draining of the canal. He
is supposed to have fallen into the water
while dazed by lightning during the recent
thunder storm.
The anniversary Of the Battle of Bun
ker Hill was celebrated yesterday with a
procession. The features of the display
wero mainly comic, and partook some
thing of the Southern Mardi Gras pageants.
The Bunker Hill monument association
unveiled statue to Colonel Prescott. Tho
orator was Hon. Robert C. Winthrop.
In Paris, KY, Mrs. w. H. Currant died
from the effect of fright caused by. threats
and attempts Of her brother, James Offut,
to murder her husband. James Ofut
resided with Mr.. Currant, and becoming
offended, shot at but missed his brother-in-
law. Offut has fled the, country. He was
under indictment for several crimes of
violence.
Great excitement prevails throughout
the Choctaw nation with regard to the
permit law. 1t is understood from par
ties living there that Over 1000 men are
organized and armed to resist attack.
The whites are attempting to evade pay
ment of the tax in various ways. but with
out success. The militia OF San BOis
county will meet at the court house next
Wednesday for the purpose Of taking ac-
tive steps toward cxpelling the white set
tiers who refused to pay the tax.
John Griscom weighed 10 pounds at
noon, being a loss Of Il pounds in the last
"a hours, during which he drank 80 ounces
of water and had a passage of the bowels.
His total loss of weight in twenty days is
27a pounds, and he presents the appearance
of Il wellnourishcd man. although in COM
parison with himself as he was ON May 2S,
he shows a marked shrinkage. His pulse
was strong at Ga, his respiratian 10 and
his temperature 9S.
In MOntevideO a great sensation has
been caused by decree fOrbidding news
papers, ON pain of a fine of five thousand
pesos, to discuss politics or create obstacles
for the government. Several deputies and
senators have resigned. The legations
are crowded with journalists who are hid
ing from the authorities. Two papers
have suspended publication and tho rest
avoid politics. The printing offices of the
three opposition papers have been at
tackled. One compositor was killed and
three others were injured.
The up express, which left Brockville,
Ont, at $3.50 p. M, yesterday, had on
board thirty-three convicts from St.
Vincent de Paul penitentiary, going to
Kingston penitentiary. When near Car
dinal. after working their handouts of.
three of the convicts jumped out Of the
windows of the cars and escaped, and a
few minutes later two more did the same
thing, jumping from tho train while it was
going at full speed on 4 down grade this
side of Prescott. Seven of the cOnvicts in
all escaped from the train. One of them
has been recaptured. Tho balance of the
convicts were safely lodged in Jail at
Kingston.
Fall Af