Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-02-07
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The report comes from Trustworthy
source that Davitt will be released as soor
as order is restored, on condition that he
does not return to Ireland. Davitt ha.
been taken to Portland prison.
About three thousand five hundred
square miles Of the Sacramento valley
Cal, arc under water. The losses can not
be even guessed ut at present, but the ag
9rcGate will be 4 tremendous sum.
John Law and his son, aged five years
and Samuel Narlcy and his son, aged
eight years. were drowned ut Fall River,
Mass. The parents wcrc pulling their
children on slcds when the ice gave way
At Kcndallville, Ind, John and Henr,
NCSSc!l, brothers., commenced scutllinS in
sport. when the former got angry and hit
the latter with stick of stove wood,
killing him instantly. John has been ar
rested.
Mrs. Priscilla Brenciscr, aged 66, wen,
to the dental Office of DR.. II. l.. johnson
i'll Reading on Saturday, and while rs
cendins the stairs was attacked by severe
fit of coughing. When she reached the
office she sank exhausted upon 4 sofa, and
died in two hours. Heart disease.
The Purgatory river, Colorado, is flooded
worse than ever known. At Las Animas
| about four miles of the AtchisOn. Topeka
Il Santa Fe track is covered by about
three feet Of water. No eastern mails
have been received for two DAYS, and
there is no telling when they will get
through.
At Granville, New, Oh January 2S.
Matthias Salmon, Il bad character, killed $.
Misscl. miner. Salmon was arrested
and hidden by the officers to save him
from being lynchcd. On Saturday Sal
mons hiding place was discovered and he
WAS taken out and hanged to the frame
work Of 4 windmill.
During u drunken quarrel ut Halstead's $
basin, Trenton, N. j., Caroline Mosle,
had one eye knocked out and was stabbed
eight times in the face by George Moslcy
with pitchfOrk. jefferson MOslcy, her
husband, fired several shots ut George.
who, however, succeeded in making his
escape, but Was subsequently arrested by
the police.
The express and passenger train over
the Cheshire railroad, which left Boston
at o'clock on Saturday evening, ran into
freight train near Fitzwilliam, N. II.
John l.. Davis, the engineer, jumped off
and slipped down the bank under the train,
breaking his neck. Baggas, Master Cald-
we'll and Brakeman Pike were injnred.
None OF the passengers were hurt.
On the 10Th an attempt was made to as
sassinate Lieutenant Benson, commander
OF the Alaska marine force on the James
town, by unknown parties. BY direction
OF Captain Glass, commander of the James
town, Lieutenant Benson has arrested two
Russians and two white men for distillins
hoochcnoo and captured their apparatus
and tools for distilling. The men were
placed on board the California Ell route
for Portland for trial
Mr.. Burke, roadmaster, located ut Burns
on the WinOna s. st. Peter branch of the
Chicago & Northwestern railroad. has
discovered whole family frozen to death.
He, while at work with his men on the
road, noticed u shanty close by from which
no smoke issued, and seeing no evidence
that the place was inhabited the party
visited the premises and forced open the
door, when horrible sight greeted their
eyes. Upon the couch and on the floor of
the wrctched house lay the father, m other |
and children. evidently whole family,
frozen stiff.