Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-01-12
STAIR ITEMS.

Mr.. E. Taney Plush, of Phenixville,
can tell alphabetically every county in ev-
cry state of the Onion.
The Harrisburg fire association, an in
surance company formed of the fire COM
panies of Harrisburg, disbanded on Satur-
day night.
In New Castle, Lawrence county, Au-
gustus French, brakeman, has been crushed
railroad cut, and lis recovery is doubt
full.
Burr Disbraugil, an emplcye in a saw
mill at Eldred, got his arm caught in q
shaft and had it wrenched off at the elbow.
He received other INJURIES and cannot re-.
cover.
The Easton Express very tarlily trots
out Gen. James A. Beaver for United
States senator. The Express is too pre-
vious and has not heard that Beaver is
slated for governor in 1882.
Lieut.. Gov Stone will issue his warrant
to the sheriff Of Luzerne county directing
him to hold an election for senator to take
the place Of Eckley B. Coke, who refused
to take the oath. The election will be held
in February at tho time of holding the
local elections
Frank Melhouse and Reuben Gruff were
arrested in Reading by Detective Clark,
charged with stealing $3.50 from Henry
Emery, Of East Pikeland, Chester county,
on Saturday last. Eighty-six dollars OF
the money was found on Melhouse's per-
son. The accused were committed to Nor
ristOwn Jail.
The Pittsburgh Republican convention
nominated Miles Humphreys for mayor ;
J. F. DennisOl for treasurer, and E. S.
Morrow for controller. The convention
passed resolutions strongly endorsing
Fl. W.Oliver. jr., for United States senator
and commenting the action Of the Alleghe-
ny county delegation to the Legislature for
supporting him.
Lafayette Lockwood, a well-known far
mer of Shipper township. Cameron
county, attending court at Williamsport,
blew out the gas. Three doctors worked
with him all the afternoon and by the lib
eral use of the galvanio battery succeeded
in restoring him to consciousness and
pronounce him out Of danger. His re-
cOyery is considered remarkable.
Chambersburg is unable to decide
whether the death of John Suders was &C
cidental or caused by his own premedi-
tated act. Suders and his family we're
taken sick after meal. Coroner RAM
sey's jury found that Suders died from
poison, but how the poison got into the
food is a mystery. Suders was embar-
rassed financially.
Joseph Shearan, of Scranton, has been
lodged in Jail on charge made by Miss
Magdalen Evans. According to the plain
tiff's story she was to have been married
to Shearan On the Monday evening after
Christmas and she had purchased her bri-
dal trousscau and in other ways prepared
for the wedding. Shearan did not put in
an appearance on the day fixed. Instead
Of marrying Miss Evans he went to Mauch
Chunk with Miss Ada V. Leyson and in
Mauch Chunk Miss Leyson and Shearan
were married.
The West Chester Nllage Record thinks
that the Legislature ought to devote some
Of its time to the consideration Of the
Pennsylvania and Delaware boundry line.
Some persons near the boundary believe
they live in Delaware and others in Penn.
sylvania, but the evidence Of this is alto
gether vague and uncertain. Some
years ago new line was attempted to lie
run between the two states, when, after
some labor, it was discovered that the sur.
veyors were so locating it that senator
in the Delaware Legislature from New
Castle county was being moved into
Delaware county, Pennsylvania, and this
caused prompt interruption to further
surveys.