Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-04-27
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and two other persons were injured by
railroad accident, near Rondout.
South Jersey farmers say the fruit crops
in that sectian of the state will be above
the average.
A French iron-clad Surveillante bonl-
barded and destroyed Tunisian fort OIL
the Island of Tabarca. The French troop
probably land there to-day.
The president has appointed William
McMichael of Philadelphia, and John K.
Boies of Hudson, Michigan, to be members
of the board of Indian commissioners.
The national committee of the Green
back party will meet in St. Louis on the
7th of June to elect chairman in place of
T. H. Murch, resigned, and to transact
other business.
The body ola newborn babe found at
West Monmouth, N. J., had been
strangled with the strings OF an apron.
A domestic has been arrested on suspicion
of being the mother and murderess.
B. F. Ackerman. living ten miles north
of Blossom Prairie, Texas, while at the
house of one of his tenants was fired upon
by four men, armed with Winchester rifles,
and seriously wounded in the face, breast
and leg.
The steamer City of Austin was wrecked
on Pelican Shoals, inside of Fernandina
bar, Florida, on Sunday, owing to pilots s
fault, and will be total loss, with most
of her cargo the vessel was worth $780,
600 and the cargo 81, 1000.
About twelve Republican senators have
signed q call for meeting of the Republi-
can caucus to procure the holding of some
executive sessions ut an early day. Unless
five of the signers withdraw their names
from the call, the holding of the caucus is
obligatory.
BENJAMIN Kithcart, aged u years, en-
ployed OIL Lippincott's farm, near Pal
myra, Burlington county, was burned to
death while burning brush, and his
charred remains were found among the
ashes. 1t is generally supposed that he
was overcome by the heat and fell in the
way of the fire.
Some boys while digging in the mead
ows near the Pennsylvania railroad depot
in Harrison, N. j., dug up six glass fruit
jars. They proceeded to scrape the mud
off, and were Mortified to find that each
jar contained the body Of fully-developed
child, apparently day or two old, and all
preserved in alcohol.
In Des Moines Jas. Olderbach shot and
instantly killed pretty Bohemian girl,
named Mary Brooks. He was under the
influence of liquor. and had just had some
conversation with the girl. He asserts
that he did the deed in fun, merely point.
ing the pistol playfully without any intent
to fire it. The humorist is in Jail.
Bishop Borgess., Of the Catholic diocese
of Detroit, forbids all Catholics to originate
or participate in public picnics or excur.
siOns on Sundays or holy days. He also
forbids the holding of fairs for the benefit
| of churches, schools or charitable institu-
tions, without first submitting the rea-
sons therefor in writing for episcopal ap.
proval.
The wifc of ex-Representative J. d.
Thompson, Of Louis county, Ky., has
been drowned by the capsizing of a small
row-boat in swollen stream. Mr..
Thompson, who Is 4 delicate man, clung to
his wife with heroic energy for nearly half
an hour, when help arrived and they
were brought to shore. The wife died and
the husband is suffering from exhaustion
and shock so that his recovery is thought
to be impossible.
Thomas Harrigan, negro convicted fol
rape in tho state prison in Concord, Mass
wanted to get rid of hard labor during q
long term of confinement. He quietly
went to the circular saw, set it in motion
took the fingers of his right hand in. his
left, and slid the wrist along the groove
until the hand was neatly amputated. Ht
threw the severed member ON the floor
and, walking up the officer in charge, asked
that the bleeding stump be dressed.
The steam sole leather tahncry Of A.
Gum & Co., at Kingston, Ontaro, Ia.
burned. Loss $50, Ell ght dwelling.
ON Scott street, Quebec. were burned max
ing fifteen families homeless. Smiths
box factory, at Grecnpoint, Long Island,
was damaged by fire, and several persons
employed in the building were severely
injured. Geo. Bloomfield, aged %, wal
caught under a falling wall and burned tt
death, and painter named Breckcnbcrg
is missing.
Michael Revoir, farmer, Valentine
Walker, a halfbreed Indian, and Jane.
Williams, school teacher, 60 years o
age, were in a saloon at Bridgeton, St
Louis county, Mo. Walker and Revoil
became involved in a dispute and Mr.
Williams interposcd ON behalf Of Revoir
whereupon the Indian savagely dragged
him out of the saloon, flung him on the
ground and pounded him on the head with
large rock, crushing in his skull and
killing him almost instantly. Revoir in
terposed and Walker beat him fatally with
fence rail.