Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-02-01
STATE ITEMS.

Two Philadeiphians skated to Norris
town and back yesterday.
The Montgomery county Republicans
will run Henry r. Brown for the Lcgisla-
ture. vice Wallace J. Boyd, deceased.
The Pittsburgh commission merchants
have agreed to sell no spurious butter by
whatever name it is called.
It has been found that two Greenback
clerks of the Schuylkiil county commits
siorers have been guilty OF gross frauds.
They all do it.
The Wilkesbarre Record thinks the con
test at Harrisburg is becoming exceeding
ly mouotonous to the people, and If the
members OF the Legislature do not know
it they soon will.
A dead babe was found in 4 baske t near
Williamsburg. 1t was. only few hours
old. Fastened to the clothing was a piece
of paper. on which was written, . This
baby belongs to Dr. Smith, Of Liberty"
Fifty years ago Pennsylvania two SEN
ators in Congress were George NJ. Dallas
and William Wilkins. They were BROTH
ers-in-law, aud lived respectively in Phi!a-
delphia and Pittsburgh. Since tho expi-
ration of their te.u,e neither Of these cities
has had senator.
The editors and reporters Of the Pitts
burgh press to the numbeY Of sixty met on
Saturday, with James Mills ef the Post in
the chair, and began preliminaFies for tue
orgapizatson of Press association, sol ne
thing that city has not had since the Il sYs
of the Stuffed Club
The Mauch Chunk Democrat is urg Ing:
the people of that place to such busln ess
enterprise and energy as will increase :he
wealth and the population Of that place.
"It rests with the people of Mauch Chunk
to saw whether their town shall be stop
ping place or q way station.
Up in Altoona J. N. Barr, formerly of
this county and president of the late NOl NAL
literary anniversary a: MillersviIle, is ran
; ming for school director on the Democratic
side. The fight has become 9" sharp that
the Sun finds +. B. Haines' e. Candidacy Oh
the Republican ticket just'licatlon ior
publishing the record OF his ct'nv.ctlon OF
adultery at Williamsport.
, Miss Dora Mitchell, aged Ii Yeas, .
bright young miss of South Oil City. has
died Of fever, which resulted, as is alleged,
from punishment administered by her
school teacher. little more than week
ago. It is said the teacher struck the girl
on the head, which blow caused her death.
The affair has created considerable excite
ment and will be Investigated by the board
Of directors.
Rev. d. +. Brendle, i'll preaching; a Sell
: mon to German congregation Hc!7
Easton upon the iynching of Joseph SEv
: der for the murder OF Mr.. and Mrs. Gosl
ssid that the lyncLing was justi tiiiabie, sine
y the ends OF justice had been SO frequentl!
defeated in that cornty. At the SAM
time lie urged his hearers to see that tn
) laws were faithfully carried out.
4 Frederick Fry. who died ut a Williams
! pDrt tavern. was said to have blown on
d the gas. Now there is suspicion that tn
man who occupied the room next 10 hin
> on the fatal nj ght might have entered til
balcony window, chloroformcd and rObbe'
D him, and tlien turned on the gas to ALA
!, suspicion. When Fry came to the city
a is supposed that he lad sufficient n1one
:, to buy 4 new suit Of clothes, which: Wa
" the object of his visit. but only IS wer
: fc,rd on his body after death.