Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-07-01
STATE ITEMS.

In FairmOunt park OH the Fourth y
| Wanamaker will send off King and his
balloon.
The 2jth annual commencement of the
Polytechnic college Of Philadelphia was
held last evening. Degrees were conferred
upon six graduates.
The fourth annual commencement of
Central State normal school, at Lock Ha-
ven, Pa, comes Off Oh Thursday, July 7th,
a. 6 a. IN.
Michael Flanagan, aged 60 years, was
found dead, from the effects of liquor, in
the streets of Pittston, yesterday. His
wife was burned to death short time
ayo.
VIM. Lyons, aged twenty-five, a laborer
on the Pittsburgh Southern. acting as
brakeman, when coupling cars was
caught between them and crushed to
death.
York county begins to brag of Ler to-
bacco crop notwithstanding the report of
some sales of 80 at 6 and 81, and the
arrest of some cigar makers for violating
the tax laws.
Mr.. Henry Cartwright, president of the
Penn gas coal company, died last evening
from injuries received by Il railroad acci-
dent during the early part of the day,
ut Bells Gap, on the Pennsylvania rail-
road.
James Redmai,, of Harrisburg, aged 20,
fell asleep on the railroad track at Mitllin,
The engine which struck him knocked him
sixty feet and almost cut him to pieces.
His brother was killed two months ago
Jumping freight at Harrisburg.
Nathaniel salisbury. cOlOred, aged 80
years, residing at No. 1882 Irving street,
Philadelphia, fell from a ladder, a di stance
of sixteen feet, at the northwest corner of
Twentieth and Walnut streets, fracturing
his skull and died.
The building of the New York, Susque-
hanna & Western railroad, from Strouds-
burg to Scranton, has begun and the COM
pany has secured sufficient coal lands in
the Lackawanna valley to guarantee an
ann ual output of 500, 900 tons of anthra-
cite.
DR.. J. B. Welsh, of Wilmington, DEL,
has challenged Hon. Thomas V. Cooper to
discussion of the general wOrthlessness
of the Republican party. If Welsh would
wait until after Cooper fails to get the
gubenatOrial nomination llc will not gain
say the Democratic proposition.
A. J. Colburn, ex-lcgislative rooster,
has got the judicial nomination of SOmer-
set county. receiving 1850 votes to Judge
William NJ. Halls 1,246. Cessna received
no votes i'll that county, but as Bedford
has instructed for him there will be a
deadlock in the convention.
A charter has been granted to the Pitts
burgh & New York railroad company for
900 years, to extend from the Pittsburgh
& Western railroad in Armstrong county,
by Brookville ard Ridgway to Bradford.
The length of the road is to be 14O miles,
and it is to be through the counties of
Armstrong, Indiana, Jefferson, Elk, For
est and Mexican. Capital stock, 81, ,40O,-
600. furnished by New Workers.
The Reading committee to raise funds to
get up the bic firemen's parade require
about $1,000, and expect the brewers,
saloon and hotel keepers to contribute very
literally, as they will reap the largest ben
eft. The brewers of Reading together
are expected to give $1,000, while the
saloon keepers 4 sum exceeding that.
Over so companies have already engaged
quarters.
Mrs. Brown, cOl0red servent in the
family of William Hallowell, COnshohock-
Ell, was out in the garden picking berries
when storm commenced. She took ref
uge under tree. The tree was struck by
lightning, which passed from the tree, six
Or seven feet from the ground, and struck
the woman, killing her instantly. Upon
examination hole was found in the top
of her skull. The lightning had gone
down the left side of her body, coming out
of the left foot, tearing of her shoe.