Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-04-18
DAILY lNTELIlGENCEk MONDAY, APRIL 49, 1884,
LATEST NEWS By MAu.

LATEST NEWS By NAIL.
Schaefer's backer offers to match him
against Vignaux if the latter will play in
London.
A Berlin butcher has written . five act
comedy which is about to be presented in
one of the theatres of that city.
Mrs. Milligan, of Kingston, Wis, COM
mitted suicide because her husband would
not let her whip her children.
Thomas Winn, aged eighteen, fell from
boat in the Connecticut river while en-.
deavOring to recover baseball, and was
drowned.
Negotiations are in progress for the sale
of the Buffalo, New York s. Philadelphia
railway to either Jay Gould or the Penn
sylvania railroad.
Five men, three Americans and two
Mexicans, were killed at Ell Paso on April
13. in dispute over land claims. A third
Mexican was badly wounded.
An opposition ticket to the present
board of Sachems of the Tammany society
has been nominated, and hot time is ex-
pected at the election tonight. Kelly
may 60.
Governor Jerome, of Michigan, has ap
pointed Thursday the 2Sth inst. as "Arbor
day." when the people generally are ex-
pected to plant trees for ornament, protec-
ton and shade. Wednesday, Goth inst,
will be "Arbor day" in Nebraska.
Ex-Governor Joel Parker, treasurer of
the Monmouth battle monument organiza-
tion, reports that $40, 900 in subscriptions
has been received, which, with go, 600 ap-
propriated by the state, makes the fund on
hand $50, 900. An appropriation is to be
asked from Congress.
An enthusiastic meeting for the relief of
the Dakota sufferers was held in Omaha.
About 81, 900 was subscribed on the spot
and as much more promised. The ladies
of Trinity church have forwarded $500
worth of clothing for distribution in the
afflicted region.
Mr.. Hickok intends to bring St. Julien
east about the 10Th Of May, and will trot
him for the best interest of himself and
trotting associations, against all comers.
Santa Claus and possibly Overman will
accompany St. Julien cast. Santa Claus
is to trot in the great stallion races at
Rochester, Boston and Chicago.
The New York tailors will support
their striking brethren at $15 week dur
ing their lockout. The bakers denOunce
boss boarding and 16 hours work. The
blacksmiths and wheslwrights also held a
meeting yesterday to perfect q union pre-
paratOry to demand for increased wages.
The coOpers' union have added many new
members to their organization.
Six new cases of typhus fever and one
Of smallpox were found in New York yes
terlay by the health officers and the suffer.
ers were removed to the Riverside hospital.
The death of girl from smallpox on
Tenth avenue was reported, and four per-
sons who were recently in the hospital
from tpphus fever were buried in the city
cemetery.
The st. Louis Globe Democrat puts it
thus So Don Cameron rose in the Senate,
and, in his modest, bashful way, paid a
beautiful tribute to the honesty and intel
ligence of the Legislature of Pennsylva-
mia. This is as if Mr.. P. T. Barnum, the
Snowman. should publicly refer in terms
of praise to his moral trick mule or pro
nounce an eulogium upon his cage of vir-
/ tuous monkeys"
Tee Masonic bazaar and fair for the
benefit of Solomon's lodge, No. 1, Savan-
nah, instituted by General Oglethrope in
1882, and which is the second oldest Ma
sonic body in America opeiis to-day in the
exhibition hall erected specially for the
purpose. 1t will probably be the largest
exhibition of the kind ever held in the
Southern states. Contributions to it have
been made from all parts of tho Union.
Henry Swearingen, resident of Day.
ton, CAL, shot his mother-in-law, Mrs.
David Boucher. killing instantly. He
next shot his wife in the arm and, seizing
her, placed the pistol to her breast, firing
again with fatal effect. He then sent
bullet through his own brain. There has
been some family trouble between the
parties, but general understanding had
been reached, and Swearingen was to have
left for Missouri.
Thomas c. Bryan, young man,
wealthy and we'll connected, supposed to
be a resident of Vincentown, II. j., shot
and killed himself yesterday afternoon in
the Atlantic House, disreputable place
of resort at 324 North Ninth street, Phil.
adeiphia, in the third-stOry front room in
the presence of Clara Burton, one of the
inmates Of the house. He put the little
pistol in his mouth and likely it went off
by mistake.