Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-02-23

Eisenhart threw her arms around her hus
bands neck and kissed him again and
again. Half the crowd shook hands with
Eisenhart and Mr. and Mrs. Eisenhart
shook hands with the jury. 1t was wild
scene and almost broke Sheriff Beckleys
heart to see how the crowd climbed over
the benches.
STATE ITEMS.
The directors of the First national bank
of Pittston, have voted to withdraw their
circulation. The amount is $3.50, 900.
A horse that had attained the remark
able age OF fifty years died recently at FIRE.
donia.
James Reynolds, lad of IA years, fell
over a precipice 1875 feet down, pear Pitts
burgh ON Monday, and was injured fatally.
Wm. Pierce, 4 man who resides in tho
scrub oaks near Succasunna and has wife
and six children, fell 100 feet in the Dick
erson mine Monday, breaking his back
and receiving other injuries that will prove
fatal.
n large and brilliant assemblage filled the
Academy of Music at Philadelphia, Tuesday
the occasion being the Inauguration Of
DR.. William Pepper as provost of the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania. Governor Hoyt
made the address to him and DR.. P. re-
sponded.
Augustus Marley of Pottstown, an ell
ginccr on the local train on the Philadel-
phia s. Reading railroad, while off duty
was killed by another engine, one mile cast
of Douglassvillc. He was about 80 years
of age and leaves a family.
After the reading of WashingtOn's fare
well address by the clerk of the House
yesterday, somebody appalled, the clerk
and nearly paralyzed tho House by calling
for a g second reading" Mr.. Sam HUM
then suggested that the address be FOL-
lowed by the reading of "Solid for Null
| hooly."
kittanning is excited over the presence
| of man who calls himself Baron Linton
and who claims to be the husband of the
late James E. Browns grand daughter.
| lie says that the young lady, who is the
daughter of the late Mrs. Jane 3. Finley.
met him while travelling in Europe and be-
came his wife. Mr.. Brown left an estate
valued at $4,000, coo, a considerable portion
of which will go to Miss Finley.
Mr.. A. G. Hopkins, of Lock Haven,
estimates that II, 900 feet of lumber passed
down the Susquchanna during tho recent
! flood. Lumbcrmen are preparing for
another freshct, knowing that great deal
Of snow yet remains III the woods. 1t is
said that nearly three hundred million
feet of hemlOck and pine will come into
the river on the next flood.
Provided the demand for increased pay
is not compiled with, the damas;< carpet
weavcrs OF kensington will strike They
ask an advance of one Per cent per square
yard. Tho principal manufacturers arc
Bromley Brothers, York and Jasper streets;
liorncr Brothers, Fourth street and Le-
high avenue; James Pollock, Tulip and
Dauphin streets, and Hunter & Sons,
Dickinson street, below Sepviva. Nearly
400 men arc employed.
The culvert at Philip and Master streets
and the culvcrt, inlet and manhole at
yesterday, were blown out by an cXplo-
sion of gas. There was 4 heavy report
and the crate 1T one Of the manhOles was
thrown to the top of 4 threa-story house.
| No person was hurt. The street was torn
up around the inlets and other damage
was done 40 the surrounding properties.
The eXplositiOn caused by the leaking Of
= gas main. the illuminating gas coming
il contact with the sewer gas.
The other day former resident OF
PhTnixville, named Bussey, returned to
that place after II years absence, the
most OF which time was spent in the min
ing regions of the West. During all this
time nothing was ever heard of hiln by
his friend in Ph9nixville. Among those
who welcomed him home was i young
woman whom he promised before leaving
to wed on his return. Preparations were
at once begun for their wedding. Bussey
purchased a farm in Upper Providence
township, and then suddenly disappeared.
Fears are entertained that he has met with
some fatal accident.
On the River Division of the Buffalo,
Pittsburgh & Western road, at President,
thirteen miles cast Of Oil City, tho regu-
lar passenger train was just pulling out
from the station when a special, which
was taking Il funeral party to Tionesta,
came up behind at rate of forty miles an
hour and plunged into it. Escaping steam
from the locomotive which entered the
rear passenger coach quickly filled it and
caused great CONSERVATION among the pas
scngers. quite a number Of whom were in
,iured. the following the most seriously
Mrs. Charles 4. Babcock, OF Franklin,
badly scalded and will probably die John
Hunter, Of Mill Village, scalded William
Mckin, mail agent, of Oil City, left hand
crushed and since amputated; w. s. VAN
every, Of 'ridioute, two ribs broken and
other injuries: Mrs. O'iIare, of Turnkey
vile, scalded.