Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-04-06

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dealers at Louisville, KY, yesterday sur
prised their creditors, most of whom arc
Boston merchants, by making an assign
ment to o. G. Holt. Liabilities, $1,000
assets, nomiually $1,000.
POINTS IN POLITICS..
The Usual Result In Rhode lsland-ElectiOns
Elsewhere.
The state election in Rhode Island took
place yesterday and resulted in the usual
Republican majority-about 4,5OO-for
Alfred II. Littletield for governor. The
Senate will stand: Republicans, %
Democrats, s. the House, Republicans,
GO; Democrats, 10. 1t is understood
most of the Republicans favor the election
of Mr.. Anthony to the United States Sen
ate for fifth term.
Minneapolis Goes Democratic,
In Minneapolis Ames, Democrat, has
1,79O plurality for mayor over LOring, Re
publican, and $40 majority over all candid
| ates. The Democrats elect four out of five
| aldermen.
Chicago Councils Democratic.
Complete but not official returns Of the
| Chicago election show that the new coun,
oil will stand 10 Democrats, II Republi-
cans, 2 Socialists and Independent. The
present council is Republican.
A Mayor and Congressman Too.
The Democratic city convention of
Albany, N. v, yesterday nominated
Michael N. Nolan for mayor. Mr.. Nolan
| is the present incumbent, besides being a
representative in Congress from that dis
| trict.
Close Nickrng.
A Republican mayor by three majority
and the rest of the city officers Democratic
| was the result of the election at Spring
field, Ill.,, on Tuesday.
COuucllnen In contempt.
In Norristown yesterday, Judge Boss
delivered his opinion on the injunction
against the town council enjOiniDg the
members to permit the three counciimen
organization. Council met in the after
noon and voted down 4 motion to adjourn.
About half the members then left the
chamber, whereupOn the rest, in disre-
gard Of the judges order, elected officers
and adjourned.
Healing the Breach.
The state credit Democratic executive
committee Of Tennessee has instructed its
chairman to call the gubernational con
vention in conjunction with the call by the
chairman of the other wing of the party,
the objection being to unite the factions
Clemency to Oyster Pirates.
The governor of Virginia yesterday de-
| cided to extend clemency to the oyster
dredgers recently convicted of violating
| the oyster laws and sentenced each to one
years Imprisonment in tho pcnitentiary
| Captain Johnston was fully pardoned on a
certificate from the surgeon of the PEN
itentiary that his life would be endangered
by longer confinement. The other six
captains had their sentences committed to
sixty days Imprisonment in Jail. All but
one of the seaman are fully pardonel, the
exception being William Larkin, who
escaped from Jail after setting it on fire,
but was recapturcd.
| A Sewing Girls singular nlisllap.
Tho long curls Of Maggie O'Bricn, a
young woman employed in the overall
factory at Mattewan, N. Y, on Tuesday,
caught on. shaft to which her sewing
machine was attached rs she stopped to
| pick up 4 lost bobbin ring, resulting in
her scalp being torn completely off. The
scalp was replaced and sewed on her
! head.
"A Student Murdered by Negroes.
Walter Roundtree, University student,
was shot on Tuesday evening at Athens,
Ca, by two young colOred men named
Frank johnson and Enoch Echols, and
| died yesterday from his wounds. The
town is filled by mob Of students and
| negroes.
A COwardly Murder.
Goorro Tonoo ooloroI shot .nI Cot, ll,y
| wounded John Foster, also colored, in
Pittsburgh, on Tuesday night. Foster
had interfcrcd in fight that Jones had a
| short time before, and the latter to get
even with him shot him in the back.
Tho Panama Canal.
Comte de Lesseps denies and authorizes
| the contradiction of a statement emanating
from Washington to the effect that tho
Panama Canal company intends to take
| up the NiCaraguan concession if the Ameri
| negotiations to that end with the Nicara-
guam government.
Caught In Machinery and Killed.
| David Lawson, residing on Cedar street,
Port Richmond, Philadelphia, was in
| stantly killed yesterday at Disston' saw
works, Front and Laurel streets, by his
ClOGuCS III tuO budlGfuH "ullC
was trying to adjust the betting.
Suicide In q Melancholy Fit.
Mrs. Richard Harrison, aged 80 years,
of Mountain View, Warren county, N. c.,
committed suicide on Sunday last by
shooting herself while alone in the house
with her five children. She was subject
to fits of melancholy.
',The Amenities of Journalism.
Judge J. J. Lyons, editor of the Nea
Issue, at Gilmer, Texas, was found shot
dead in his private Office yesterday morn
ing. A printer named Ashley, who is miss
| ing, is suspected of the crime.
His Conscience Troubled Him.
The residence of John Thompson, treas
urer of the POttstOwn Turnpike company,
was recently robbed of 500. A portion
of the money was returned on Tuesday by
an unknown man, who has not been seen
since.
Serious Charge Against a Minister.
Rev. Jesse Laros, an Evangelical minis
ter, so years of age and father of a family,
has been committed in Allentown to an
swer the charge of feloniousiy assaulting
Ida Miller, 13 years of age.
Tired OF Life and SO Young
Jennie ]. Putnam, aged 81 years, CON-
committed suicide yesterday at Worces-
| ter, Mass, by taking hydrocyanic acid.