Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-06-25
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DIR. Chapin, of Charlotte, has committed
suicide. He was little over 100 years
old, and naturally despaircd of nat,lra!
death.
The celebrated trOttcr, Goldsmith Maid.
owned by Henry A. Smith, of New York <.
has dropped fine bay filly 1T tho Fashion
stud farm.
Tho Indians, it is reported, are killing
cattle near camp McDurmott, and twenty,
one men have left the camp for the scene
of the trouble.
Jacob Dunser, of New York, German
blacksmith, while intoxicated, fell down a
flight Of stairs ut his residence. He sus-
tanned 4 fracture of the skull and other
injuries. from the effects of which he died
soon after being admitted to the hospital.
Clarence Davis, thirty-fivc years old,
attacked his room mate, Alonzo Garrett,
aged forty, and pounded his head with /:
stick SO that he died six hours later. Da-
Wis made his escape and his motive is 50
far mystery.
In San Saba, Texas, l.. B. Chapman, a
prominent stock man suffering from re-
lapse of the mumps, jumped from an upper
story window of his house, ran into store
near by and shot himself four times in tho
head, one ball entering the brain.
Harvesting is going OH all through the
Shenandoah Valley. The wheat crop is
not as good as that of the two preceding
years, but apprOximates an average crop
of ten years. The grass crop is about the
same, and less than an average. Com and
oats are backward for this time of the
year.
Rev. L. r. Hara, pastor of a Baptist
church in Clermont county, Ohio had a
hearing before council on charge of
adultery. The council found the charge
not proven, but from Hara's own state
mcnt in regard to the matter. it was re-
questcd that he withdraw from the minis
try, which he forthwith did.
A man: supposed to be Samuel Elliott,
attempted to commit suicide by jumping
into the East river from ferry boat, but
his intention was frustrated by the deck
hands, who rescued him and handed him
over to the police. He was incohcrent in
his speech ane tho police could learn moth
ing about him. He had in his pockets q
letter written from Chicago.
Former residents of Washington coun-
ty, held grand reunion at Browns
island on Thursday, the crowd numbering
about five thousand, and coming from
Pittsburgh, Columbus, Cincinnati, Wheel
ing and smaller places. Addresses were
made by Pittsburgh lawyers and by w. B.
Ramsey, Stanley Matthews law partner,
Judge McIlvain, of tho Ohio supreme
court, was among the number.
Harriet Stone, aged fourteen years,
charged with the murder of IN infant left
in her charge, has been on trial for four
days past at Elizabethtown, Essex county,
N Y. The jury rendered :. verdict of not
guilty after being out ten minutes. The
child defendant testified that she had been
criminally assaulted by the father of the
child whom it was charged she had poison.
ed and that the babe was murdered by its
mother to furnish pretext for charge of
crime against the prisoner.
Near Holly Springs, La, yesterday.
Wyatt Holmes, colOred, was hanged with
in three miles of tho court house in the
presence of about 5000 persons, for the
murder of Andrew Scott, colored. The
condemned man ascended the scaffold with
firm step and complacent smile. He
made confession of his crime and called
upon all present to meet him in heaven,
His neck was broken by tho fall and in
fifteen minutes his body was taken down
and delivered to friends.