Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-01-28
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James Gaddis, aged 81 years. killed his
mother in 4 drunken quarrel at Chatta-
nooga, on Tuesday night. He is in Jail.
Four children Of Mrs. Bascomb per,shed
by the burning OF her house, in Altoona,
n. L., during the temporary absence OF
the mother on Tuesday evening.
The livery stable OF John Coates, at
Avoca, Iowa, was burned Wednesday
night, and ten horses and hostler named
Chinawerth perished in the flames.
The first and only grain elevator ON the
South Atlantic coast was opened for busi-
ness at Port Royal. s. c.. yesterday. Its
capacity is 100. 600 bushels.
Theodore Patrir,, farmer, living near
Assumption, Illinois, deliberately murder
cd his wife and then attempted suicide last
Tuesday evening. His injuries are fatal.
He and his wife had been continually quar-.
reling.
TEe population Of Dakotah territory is
as follows: Males. $1,000; females, 52,-
SIS: native. S3.3S1: foreign. 81, 193 :;
white 133. III; CO Ored, including 23S
Chinese and 1884 Indians and halfbreds,
2.005; total, 135.
The driver of the omnibus which plies
between the village Of st. Rambert and
Lyons. France. saw large bundle float
ing down the Saone. With the aid of
peasant he fished out the bundle, and the
contents were found to be a portion Of the
remains of young woman who had been
cut into pieces.
Bcdretto, village in Tcssin, has suffer-
cd considerable damage from an avalanche.
Three persons were killed and several in
I.x
almost swept away and thirty lives were
lost by y similar calamity. Three years
ago the greater part Of it was again de-
stroycd in lika manner.
The score Of the New York walking
| match at 12 o'clock last night stood as
follows: Hughes. AT miles Cox. 392 :;
Albert. 800; Vint 800; Howard. 1881
Krohne, 3S5! Phillips. 354s5 ; Curran, $50 !;
Campana, 3aOs. When Hughes retired to
rest. after midnight, he had beaten Row
ellis record by mile and 165 yards.
The bodies Of two recently buried
females were exhumcd by "bOdy snatch
ers" in y cemetery ut Alexandria, Vir-
ginia, on Wednesday night. The sexton
| surprised the robbers before they could
take of the bodies, but the miscreants es-
capped. Two negroes were arrested yes
terday Oh suspicion.
At Paterson, New Jersey, the trial Of
the first of fifteen indictments against the
Morris canal company for neglecting the
condition of it's bridges in Passaic county,
resulted yesterday ina verdict Of guilty ON
two specifications. The remaining four
teen indictments arc to be tried in success
sion.
Tho state authorities of Florida have
! entered into 4 contract with !. COryell, Of
Jacksonville, AMI A. =. Linderman, repre-
sentin. capitalists Of Philadelphia, and
San Francisco. to drain Lake OkeechObce,
in Southern Florida. The scheme, ii sue
cessfrlily carried out, will reclaim Il, ,OOO,-
! 900 acres Ofexcellcnt sugar lands, terri
tory about rs large as the state Of Now
Jersey.
/ A pistol duel ut fifteen PAGES has been
| fon.ht in the neiyhbOrhOOd of Frankfort
| between two German noblemen, Herr Won
FranklenberS Prosehitz, knight Of the
Royal Household and Master of CeremOn-
les at Wiesbaden, and Freihcer Won FrOe-
| Itch, Gentleman Of the Chamber at Berlin,
resulting III the instantaneous death Of the
former, who received his antagonists ball
in his throat, his own pistol missing fire.