Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-11-24
THE LATEST NEWS.
iLRANED FROM THE MORNING MAILS
The Damage Wrought BY tho FIanes-t
Budget Of Miscellaneous HappeE-
inss In Various Quarters.

Horticultural hall, OF the exhibition
buildings, was burned yesterday at Fred
erickton, n. B.
Kimberly & Sperry's' kindling wood
factory, at New Haven, Conn, was burned
last night. Loss, $4,000.
The general store of N. D. Marcus, in
Las Vegas, n. NJ, was burned Wednesday
night. Loss. s20, 600.
A fire on Wednesday night in the Kent
furniture factory at Grand Rapids, Mich.
caused a loss OF $4,000. A. B. Longs
saw mill was also damaged to the amount
of $685. 900.
At Kempville, Princess Anne county,
Va, fire yesterday destroyed Ferrell Is
Bonshall's hotel and a building occupied
as lodge rooms by the knights Of Pythias,
Masons, Knights of Honor and American
Legion of Honor. Loss, 5000.
A fire at Morris, Minn., Yesterday de-
stroyed the general stores Of Good s. Bris-
bane and Larsen & Nilsson, the Masonic
hall, tho furniture store Of Good q Bris-
band and several smaller structures. Loss,
| S54, ZOO.
A fire occurred last night in Arrott's
| Ontario mill, on Second street, near Col
umbia avenue. The flames were discover
ell by the watchman, and before they were
| extinguished the buildings and stock were
| badly damaged. The tenants were Clark
& Keen, woolcn goods Madely IS Tit
low, yarns, and Priestly Bros, dress
goods. 1t is thought the damage will
amount to upwards of 100000
| Malignant diphthrria has appeared i'll
Millerton, N. Y, and the schools have
been closed in consequence. Families arc
also leaving the place.
| B. II. Crapster, for ten or twelve years
postmaster at Shelbyville, Ky, committed
suicide by shooting himself. No reason
for the deed is known.
William Towers. one of the oldest
printers in tho District Of Columbia, and
at ono time chief clerk of tho government
printing Office, died yesterday at Washing
ton of paralysis.
r. NJ. ]. Paynter, for many years the
Richmond manager of the Western Union
telegraph company and late superintend-
ent Of the Southern telegraph company at
Richmond, Va, died yesterday in the lat
ter city, aged 42 years.
"A Little Girl Burned TO n Crisp.
When J. G. Dugarden and his wife,
who live near Little Rock, Ark, yester-
day returned home from a cotton fold
they found their year old daughter lying
dead in the yard, her body having been
burned to crisp by her clothes accident
ally being ;snited.
Killed Ills Krother For a Few Wainuts.
At Smiths Cross Roads, Mecklenbers
county, Va, q few days ago, Alpheus
Thomas Jones and his brother Henry,
both youths, quarreled over the Gistribu
ton Of q lot oil walnuts when the tCrmel
shot the latter with shotgun, killing hin,
Instantly.
An Ex-Journallst Accused.
Elliott Ryder, formerly on the Boston
Star was arrested in that city yesterday,
charged with uttering a forged bin Of cx
change and passing it upon the American
exchange, London. He will bo hel;: tt
await the orders of tho London police.
Postal Decision.
1t has been decided in Canada that
newspapers addressed to the United
States AMI mailed from the Off :es Of pub
Of postage BY the convention hetwee,
tho two countries each country carries fire..
mail matter on which has been paid th.
postage levied by the other.
a Minister Sent to Jail.
Rev. r. IL. Woodruff, charged witt
opening letter addressed to II. II. LaT
| IcuCt, " III luIclst W tJ;ItACE COssSSpt-"'
ence, and with secvct:r:s ana cmbeZ2 -
the same, pleaded guilty yesterday Il ,hs
United States court at Baltimore. :..d VIZ:
sentenced to pay a fine of $3.50, and i:
default Of payment vas sent to jail.
wes.esn Starc:, Manufacturers.
The Western starch manufacturers, com
prising all the firms throughout Illinois
Indiana, Wisconsin aud Ohio, have formed
joint stock company Mt Chicago, to b.
known as the National Starch compar; o
Illinois, with capital OF So, 500, 900. O.
this 81, GOO, 600 was paid up at orce. Only
in.
| Fatal Rai:ro..L Dtsastor.
A train on the Stiiiwate: branch or tho
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul railroad
was wrecked at st. Ctoix junction yestcr
day by . defective rail. The engine wau
down an embankment and Engineer Van
fireman badly injured. The passenger.
but 10 one seriously.
Arrested for a brutal Crime.
Michael Reese, who is wanted ia Nor
risauia. n. Y, for brutal outrage upol
Amelia Harris, aged years, which re
suited in her death, was captured at Dcn
yer, Col, on Wednesday ty an officer from
Morrisauia. Reese expressed his willin.
TESS to return without a requisi:ion, auG
tho officer with his prisoner, started fol
the east the same evening.
a Conscience Snitten Thief bet ectvd
John Grismer had always been poor, ant
when he put $50 into the plato at church
at Connellville, No., there was thought tt
be some mistake, but he said that lie really
desired to mako the contribution. The
note was sOon identified, by means Of its
number having been recorded, as part OF
SO, 900 Gently stolen, and then Grismcr
confessed. What he Lad intended as a
relief for his conscience led to his detection
An Association of Journalists.
About forty journalists of Philadelphia
met in tho rooms Of the Commonwealth
club yesterday, to mako preliminary ar
rangcments for organizing an association
to be composed exclusively Of working
journalists and men Of letters. Ii. T.
Kccnan presided. A committee consisting
of James II. Lambert, chairman, Ii. A,
Ely. James Hoyt, William Perrine, VIM
G. I.uch, John NJ. Perry aud John Norris
and cx oficio the temporary president will
draw up a constitution and bylaws and
report at general meeting Of the organ.
izcis'rext Thursday.
BALDWlN'S ANNIVERSARY
semi Centennial of Locomotive building In
| Philadelphia.
1t was fifty years ago Thursday since