Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-09-04
THE DAYS DOINGS.


4 ReCO8D OF RECENT OCCUBH8SC6S
Crime and ASshsP-Cssoslsses Of the Kali
They Way OF the World Briefly Noted.
The News BY Morning Mails.
B. Schwartz, apswnbEoker, was stabbed
to death by an unknown assassin, in his
store, at San Antonio, Texas, on Friday
night.
John Blanchard and Charles Stewart,
colored labOrers, Quarreiled in Baltimore
county, Maryland, on Friday, and the for
mer was shot receiving wound of which
he died on Saturday. Stewart is In Jail.
The engine of train on the Lehigh and
Susquebanna railroad on Friday night
struck the body Of = Hungarian, below
Mauch Chunk. It is believed the man was
murdered and bis body placed on the
track.
Two passenger trains on the Iron Noun
tain railroad colided near Newport, Ar
kansas, on Saturday night. John Brown
iug, engineer, and his fireman. whose
name is not given, were killed. The pas
sengers escaped injury.
An aged German and his wife, whose
names are unknown, were killed by
train while driving across tho New York
Central railroad tracks near West Albany
last evening.
Richard G. German, a grocer of Troy,
New York, was riding past burning
barn last evening" when his horse took
fright and threw him into the river, where
he was drowned.
George Williams was drowned last night
in the canal at West Troy.
John Bublman robbed the farm house
of John Crumm, near Harrisburg last
last. The robber was arrested as he was
about to board train for New York, and
about 500 found upon him.
Captain William Ii. Alexander, a pa
tient in the insane asylum at Augusta,
Maine, was strangled to death yesterday
morning, by Edward E. Smart, another
inmate Of the asylum.
Keene's block, at LewistOwn, Me-,
owned by B. Keene and occupied by sew
eral families and business firms, was
burned yesterday morning. Loss about
$12 900 insured.
Pierson Brothers, sash factory, Viii.
minstOn, Delaware, was burned yestcr.
day, with two horses and the greater part
of an adjoining farm house.
Patrick Hennessey was fatally, and
George Crane, = boy, was severely injured
while trying to board moving trains at
Mauch Chunk, on Saturday morning.
George Taylor was killed and D. NJ.
Winn badly injured by tie fall of an ele-
vator in the Toledo mower and reaper
works at Toledo, Ohio, on Saturday after
noon.
Henry Moore was killed and several others
injured, on Saturday, by tho caving in of
a tunnel in which they were working, at
Pittsburgh.
John Rogers, cOachman, was killed by
the upsetting of dog cart, at Long
Branch, on Saturday afternoon.
John Cahill. a pumping engineer at the
Middle Lehigh colliery, Mahanoy city,
was killed On Saturday morning by being
caught in the blades of the breaker fan.
which was revolving at high speed.
Six men were injured, none fatally, by
the fall of the fourth floor of Hayden's
building, in Rochester. New York, on
Saturday morning. The disaster was
caused by removing great weight OF
brick from the walls aud piling it on the
floor.
Tho Coming Battle In Egypt.
General Wolseley telegraphs from Is
MALTA that the troops are in high spirits
and eager to be led forward. The supplies
in front are ample. It is also stated that
General WOlseley has telegraphed to the
authorities that it is unnecessary to pre-
pare third army corps, as he only re-
quires few reinfOrcements to fill up gaps
The British armOred train is now com
pletely fitted up, and is ready for action
Tie British troops remain in their former
positions at Kassassin. Arab Pacha's
Outposts are two miles distant, and hi.
line extends from Ell Raraim, by Kishlak,
to Tel-el Kebir. His position has beeu
thoroughly reconnoitered by British
cavalry. Arab Pacha is forming u caml
at Salthiyeh, thus threatening tho cana
and the British flanks. General WOlseley
has taken precautions against any move
ment in that direction.
Crime, Remorse and Death.
| d. N. Sherwood, postal clerk Oh tn,
route from Greensboro to GoldsborO', il
| North Carolina, was caught on Saturday
morning iu the act of robbing tho money
drawer of the GOldsboro' postoffice. II,
gave bail and left on the train for Colds,
borO', but swallowed four ounces of lauda
mum, and died at Raleigh soon after thu
train reached that place. He has beer
postal clerk for seventeen years, ant
leaves family.
Benjamin Loucks, aged IS years, con
fined in the Reading Jail for drunkenness
hanged himself on Saturday night. HI
was at ono time respected citizen, ant
held positions of trust.
| Notable Nccrology.
Charles II. King, senior proprietor o
the Aberdeen hotel, in New York, died OF
Saturday evening, after long illness.
| Rev. Moses BrOyles, q prominent col
Ored Baptist preacher, died in indianapolis
on Monday. He was born q slave in
Maryland, but educated himself and
bought his freedom.
DR.. Daniel S. Cooper, a we'll known
! physician of Jamestown. Lebanon county
Pa, died Oh Saturday at tho age of Z;
years.
Philemon Dickinson, a prominent citi
zen of Trenton, New Jersey, died on Sat
urday, aged u years.
Fighting Editors.
N Richard, editor of the Paris Rti
Corporal, and NJ. Demassas, editor of the
Combat, fought duel with swords. NJ
Demassas was killed.
G. o. B. Cowardin, Que of the editors OF
the Richmond Despatch, the leading Dem.
Ocrat paper of Virginia, was arrested in
Richmond on Saturday morning on the
charge Of arranging to fight duel with
w. q Elan, editor OF the Whig, the Goa
lition organ. A warrant was also issued
for the arrest of Elan. The trouble grew
out Of an editorial in the Despatch.
Issyne's Big Victory.
Hon. Thomas NJ. Bayne, in the Twenty
third district primaries has about 80 dele.
gates. nearly so more than necessary to
| nominate. The contest between Hugh
Mcneil; and Noah Shafer in the Forty.