Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-01-07
LATEST NEWS BY MAIL.

The Nautch baby, born in New York,
four found daughter of Il twelve year old
mother, has died.
Frye has withdrawn from the senatorial
contest in Maine, insuring, it is said, Hale $
election.
Four manufacturing corporations III
Lewiston, Maine, representing $4,000, 600
of capital, have declared dividends this
month assregating alS0,OoO.
A mob of 300 persons burst into the
prison ut Entire Rios, Argentine Republic.
and hacked to pieces four slaves who had
murdered the son of their owner.
a dead paupcr's coat. 4. Fort Scott,
Kansas, was found to be lined with $500 in
good money, which goes to the state, no
heir appearing.
Beaumont Il. Buck, of Texas, now 4
| military cadet at West Point, who shot
and dangerously wounded John G. Thomp.
son, ir.. on the 4th of last June, is to be
tried for that Oflcnsc next week.
There was terrible explosion at about
twelve O'Clock last nj ght in Balbacll'S cx
| tensive refinery works, in River street,
Newark. One person was killed and one
| fatally injured. Several are missed.
Russia has ordered the withdrawal OF
10000 men from the Chinese frontier il
order that they may go to the assistance OF
tho corps operating against the Turco
mans.
| In the House Of Commons last evening
Nj. Henry Labouchcrc( Advat ced Liberal)
said lie would shortly move that hercd
tary chamber cannot Lc permanent in
stitution.
/ August LefI.er's wife had pneImoni:. al
! Fond du Lac, and he was advised to lay :
warm fiat iron OH her chest. He Wa,
drunk when he applied the remedy, and
caused her death by using red-hot iron
Charles A. Brown, special policeman
of Brooklyn, on Wednesday night, sho
his SON, Frederick N. Brown, aged 20, in
tlicting a wound in the left breast which
has caused the young mans death. The
elder Brown was assaulting the boy
mother and the lad intcrlered.
In St. He!iers much qualification is fell
at the steadily increasing lie mand from
the United States for Jersey cattle. Farm
ers are obtaining high prices for cows
Three animals have just been purchased al
the previously unheard OF price Of 2Ot
guineaS each.
The first party Of engineers and their as
sistants for Panama left Paris yesterda,
for St. Nazaire, where they will embanl
on the steamer Lafayette. N. DcLesscp:
accompanied them to the railroad train.
Their departure was attended with srca
enthusiasm.
The billiardist Slosson is coming home
having refused 20 accept the conditions o
NJ. Visnaux for Il match, that the latte;
should he allowed to practice four hours
daily for fortnight on the table bruugh
over by SlOssol and on which the las
match was played.
The Indiana House elected the officer
nominated at the Republican CAUCUS. Th
Senate is at dead lock. Candidates wcr,
presented by both the Democrats and Re
pu5licans. Majors and Davis, Nationals
voted with the Democrats. After q mum
bcr of ballots the Senate adjourned unit
to-day.
John D. Locke. of Whitcstone, l.. l.
who subscribed 900 towards buildin:
the North Shore Long Island railroad t,
WhitestoEc, was elected from a train {,
Corona, On that road, on Tuesday. for re
tusing to pay his fare. Mr.. Locke had al!
ways had pass, but the new manage
ment says Everybody must pay"
In the little town OF Coalvii c, in Kan
sas, in passing an open fire place. the drcs
OF q young lady named Davis caught fire
and she Immediately rushed ont into tn
yard, where her clothes burned of and s.'
died at her mothers feet. The latter
clothing also caught fire and she was 81
badly burned that she died in twcnty-fou
hours.
For twenty four hours a singular atmo.
spheric phenomenon. known as the annua
electric storm, ragged between Omaha :!lt
Ogden. During that time the telegraph
wires have been useless through that re
gion. The storm was accompanied b:
slow and nigh winds over eight hundvet
miles between Omaha and Green river
The intensity Of the storm is shown by tn
fact that when the telegraph key wa
opened by the operator, a steady electric
light burned at the connecting points.