Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-01-10
STATE ITEMS.

J. w. Hogue, of Oil City, was killed by
the explosion of a lot of powder.
The Pittsburgh dog show opens ON
Thursday. There will be $3.50, 900 worth
of CANNES on exhibition.
Reading Democrats apparently have de-
cided to re-elect Mayor Tyson. His term
will expire Iext month.
The Schuylkill county grand jury's re-
port, which has just been made. is only
nine lines long.
At the Montgomery almshouse last
month the paupers used 600 pounds Of to-
bacco and 800 pounds of soap.
Friday was the eighty-ninth birthday Of
Henry Cresinger, a prominent citizen of
Upper Providence, Montgomery, and on
that day he died.
William and Samuel Phillips engaged in
fight in Michael Buckley's tavern Phila-
delphia and are elected. They returned
and were both shot, one Of them fatally.
Near Altoona, recently, an apple butter
boiling was held by gentleman who had
an immense crop Of apples. There were
large number Of people present and they
highly enjoyed the sport
Alfred NJ. Markell an attorney Of New
Bloomfield, Perry county, died yesterday,
at the age of thirty years, from the effects
of an overdose of chloral, which he was
using as nerviDe. He was recently Dem
ocratic candidate for state senator in the
Thirty-first district.
The report that the botiy of Joseph Sny-
der, lynched on December - at
Santee's mills, for the murder of
the Goggles, had been stolen from the
grave at the county almshOuse is unfOund.
ed. His photograph is now offered for
sale and sells very rapidly.
The frame dwelling of Joseph s. ROok,
employed as fireman on the Catawissa
branch of the Reading railroad was des-
troyed by fire. He had about 500 in
silver buried in the cellar and a big stone
placed over it and it was saved. The
house was entirely destroyed.
The Veteran Corps are taking hand in
the Philadelphia municipal nominations,
and they specially desire the selection of
Major Phipps for receiver of taxes. eff
they really want him OF auy other Repub-
lican receiver, the Veterans should demand
the passage of an act making salaries for
the tax officials and ending the excessive
fees of that department" the Times
| thinks.
In Easton. on Saturday, Howard, Ernst
and Frank Grace, sons of G. II. Grace. su-
perintendent of the Western Union tele-
graph company, and Albert Sage, cousin
Of the Grace boys, were seriously injured
by running into milk sled, while coast
ing in Ferry street. Willis Fox, son Of
Prof. Fox Of Lafayette college, was Sc
verely injured while coasting by falling
over an embankment thirty feet high.
"This is to certify that Georsianna
Wartman. instead Of being an eloper with
Frank Goodwin was on a visit to her Sis
ter and knew nothing of the circumstances
until returning home to-day" Such was
the card, signed Georgianna Wartman,
that appeared in the NOrristOwn papers
It was reported that Miss Wartman had
eloped with F. P. Goodwin, a barber, and
the matter supplied the gossips with sa.
worry mOrsel until Miss Wartman's assur-
ancc that sho wasn't ian elOper" killed
off the story.
A number of Wilkesbarre Democrats
held meeting the other evening to con-
suit regarding the action of Mr.. Eckley Il.
Coke in declining to take the oath Of
Office as senator. There was but one
opinion, and that to the effect that Mr..
Coke should be renOminated and elected.
A resolution urging that course was
adopted. Many Republicans have ex-
pressed desire to vote for Mr.. Coke and
one went so far as to offer all the money
necessary for campaign purposes.