Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-04-07
TRAGIC HAPPENINGS.
Fatal Blow Dealt . Boy by His Father.


Theodore Gebhard, a German brush.
maker, living at No. 635 Fifth street, New
York, while in fit of drunken passion,
because of his wife's refusal to let his son
go for liquor, struck his son John. 4 boy
of nine years, on the head with hammer,
inflicting probably fatal injuries, and then
attempted to kill himself by cutting his
throat with razor. Both were taken to
Bellevue hospital and at a late hour last
night were in critical condition.
Work of the Flames.
A fire at Thomasville, Ga, on Wednes-
day night partially destroyed Finn's
block. Loss, $13, 1000.
Monroe Keith's house and barn at
CRANKY, Mass, were burned on Wednes-
day night, together with twenty three
cows and seven hogs.
The court house at Yakima City, Wash
ington territory, has been burned and the
records destroyed.
Tho Pahquioguo hotel at Danbury,
Conn.,, and the block adjoining were
burned yesterday morning. Loss, $780,
600.
Massachusetts, kept yesterday as a
fast day." with religious services in the
morning and public sports in the after
noon.
The total sales of John Wolfe's paint
ings in New York footed up s1S1 1865.
The naughty "Nymphs and Satyrs" "
brought $4,000.
Bethlehem has had five new cases of
smallpox and four have died total on
list 147, houses quarantined 81. Chicago
reported 20 deaths last week and Pitts
burgh s.
Speaking at the theatre at Newcastle-On
Tyne yesterday, Hanlan stated that if he
won the matches with Trickett and Ross
he should retire from aquatics and leave
the waters for other men to fight their
battles on.
Hamm and Connolly, Halifax, N. s.,
oarsmen, have issued challenge to Davis
and Kennedy, of Portland, Me-, to row a
three mile race, with turn, for $1,000 q
side, on water to be mutually agreed
upon.
Jealousy and Probable Murder at Long
Branch.
VIM. Shreve. colored, proprietor of an
intelligence Office at East Long Branch,
was shot on Wednesday night by Mrs.
Sane Garrison, mother of Rev. Alfred c.
Garrison, pastor of the African M. +.
church. Mrs. Garrison had lived with
Shreve for several years, although her hus-
baud was still living. She fired four shots
at Shreve, three of which took effect, and
his recovery is doubtful. Jealousy was
the cause.
Marine Disasters.
The schooner II. L. Tiernan, while beat
ing out of the harbor of San Francisco on
Wednesday, was wrecked on the rocks
outside Lime Point. Her crew wera saved
except boy.
The court appointed in Quebec to inves.
tigate the cause of the loss of the steam
ship Bahama, by which 20 persons were
drowned, attribute it partly to the mis-
management of the officers in charge.
Politics.
The Tennessee Legislature yesterday
convened at Nashville, in extra session, to
redistrict the state into ten congressional
districts.
The Democratic state convention of
Oregon, in session at Portland yesterday,
nominated Joseph T. Smith for Governor,
and William ID. Fenton for congressman
Drowning Casualties.
Alison jerks, aged 18 years. was
drowned at Mansonville Station, Vt., on
Wednesday night while crossing the ice,
Shu AiA1ie MChllSCer, ~ years OLD, was
drowned at East RichfOrd, in the same
way.
A Lady burned to Death
A fire on Wednesday night destroyed
the dwelling of J. A. Thomas, near Sam
ford, Moore county, n. c., and his mother,
about so years of age, was burned to
death.
Killed by the Cars.
John Leslie, leading citizen of Girard
Falls, N. B., was killed there on Wednes
day night on the New Brunswick railway,
a train Of fiva oarS naac;po or,a, II. hoJ,,