Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-05-27
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A wind storm wrecked raft of deals
on the St. Lawrence, off st. Antoine. Loss
$4,000.
At Beaumont, Texas, John Gamlin fell
against the tlywheel in q saw mill and was
killed.
Judge Keith,of Alexandria, Va, has
decided that it is not against the law to
sell newspapers on Sunday.
Louis Gloekner, a florist, was killed at
Albany by tho accidental discharge of a
pistol.
The CONGREGATIONAL church at West
Stobkbridge, Mass, was burned by an in
cendiary. Loss, $1,000.
DR.. Hamilton, of Sutton, Quebec. fell
from a train Wednesday night at Eber-
corn, Quebec, and received fatal injuries.
In the city elections at Alexandria, Va,
the entire Democratic ticket was success
full by majorities ranging from 400 to 600.
Atlanta, Ga, is reported rs wholly free
from contagious or pestilential diseases,
and in an exceptionally favorable sanitary
condition.
David Davidson, aged severity years.
railroad at Ans0nia. Conn. He was lying
on the track.
In the Michigan Assembly bill restor.
ing capital punishment in that state pass
ed. There is no likelihood that it will
become law.
Base ball At Chicago -Chicagos, 12
Providence, 3. Cleveland-Clevelands
5; Worces3ls 3. Buffalo-Troys, 6; Buf:
faio, 8.
At st. Catharines, Ont, a young girl
named Sarah Jane Potter; while walking
on the railroad track was waylaid by six
ruffians, bound with ropes and outraged.
She died in the hospital.
While endeavoring to break a jam Of
logs an the Du Lievre rivcr, near Buck
ingham, Ottawa, F.. KierDan was Instant
ly killed and a companion, named La
Tour, was fatally injured.
The city attorney of Elizabeth N. j.,
has decided Chat members of the city
council are entitled to salary of five hun.
dred dollars each, although it has hereto
fore been held that they were not entitled
to pay.
Eli Rice, an old resident of Jersey City,
arose, leaving his wife in bed, and taking
revolver from beneath his pillow, placed
it behind his car and discharged it. The
top of his head was almost entirely blown
off.
Some one has discovered that English
farmers would do we'll to plant tobacco.
There is royal edict, more than two CEN
turies old, in the way at present, but this
would hardly be allowed to offer a perma-
nent obstacle.
At Mount Pleasant Ferry, Nd, Edward
Parker and Joseph Mabew had an alterca-
ton in store kept by man named Gard
ner, when Parker struck Mahew in the
head with a weight, inflicting a severe
wound, from tho effects Of which Mahew
died shortly afterward.
At the meeting of the International
Grand Lodge of Good Templars, in Topeka,
the order was reported to be in a prosper
Gus condition. There are seventy eight
grand lodges and $40, las members. It
was decided to hold the next session at
Charleston, C S.
At Niagara Falls, Ont, Samuel Davis,
an aged colored man. fell from his wagon
breaking his neck. His body was found
in the middle of the road near the Loretta
convent, resting on his knees, his face
turned heavenward, in praying position.
He leaves second wife and five children.
Two coal trains cOllided on the Lehigh
Valley railroad, three miles westof Bound
Brook, N. J. Both were running at
high rate of speed. The locomotives and
tenders were completely wrecked. The
engineers and train hands jumped in time
SO that no lives were lost. The loss is
$4,000.
By the terrible drowning accident at
London, Ont, in several cases entire fam
lilies, with or two exceptions, have per-
ished. Mr.. James Coughlin's children and
grand children, numbering five in all, arc
lying dead in his house. He is thus hft
alone. His daughter Jennie was married
to young man named Swazzee ON the
day before tho accident and the couple
were both drowned. The family of w.
Hall loses five members also.
Disguised men rode into Mountain Home
Ark, shattered Talbot safe with powder,
pIundered his store and set fire to the
building. The inhabitants were not aware
OF the presence until the flames reached a
number of kegs of powder stored in the
cellar of the burning building, when ter
rible explosion occurred, which demolished
the structure and surrounding buildings.
A scene Of wild confusion and excitement
ensued, in the midst of which the robbers
mounted their horses and disappeared with
the piunder. The citizens succeeded i'm |
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