Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-08-28
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-Four Thousand Deaths From Asi.tic Cholera
Some Recent Tragic cHappeningsand
Miscellaneous News Itsins.
Four thousand natives have died of
Asiatic cholera in single Philippine
provine, China, but the epidemic is now
decl easing. There have been only six
fatal cases among Europeans.
Water Famine in Pittsburgh.
Pittsburgh is suffering from another
water famine. Yesterday another break
occurred in the water works and the
supply was 100000 gallons short.
A number of manufacturing establish
ments have been compelled to suspend
operations.
Murdered by = Moro Boy.
Grant White, mail rider in Orange
county, Virginia, shot Benjamin Turner
in tho abdomen in the public road. Tur-
ner died from tho effects of tho wound.
Both parties are colored and arc mere
boys. They had qrarreled week ago at
fair about girl. White met Turner on
the road with tho girl and Immediately
drew a pistol and took vengeance on his
successful rival.
Giving Him Throo Minutes to Pray.
Walter DORIS and Thomas Walker, aged
10, had dispute at Shreveport, La, and
Subsequently they met on the street when
DORIS drew a revolver and leveling it at
him told him that he had three minutes to
say his prayers. At tho expiration of
that time DORIS shot him through tho
head, killing him.
Mrs. Z!mmerman's Diamonds.
Mrs. ]. Fred Zimmerman is guest at
ono of the hotels in Atlantic City. Friday
she found pair of diamond car rings,
worth $500, wero missing. Saturday even
ing Mr.. Zimmerman came from Philadcl-
phia, accompanied by Detective Miller.
The diamonds have been recovered aud a
colored man and lis wife connected with
the hotel have been placed under arrest.
An Editor Charged With Libel.
John Marshall, of Kennctt Square,
Chester county, has sworn out a-warrant
for tho arrest of Editor Folk, of the I'D
rance, upon tho charge of libel. The libel,
rs claimed by the plaintiff. occurs in q
letter to that paper from West Chester,
signed Vidette,' in which Marshall is
credited with controlling the nigger
vote'' of that borough in tho congressional
contest.
Sfxty-fivo Little Indians.
Professor J. L. Lippincot, of Dickinson
college, who has been on visit to tho Far
West. will return on Thursday next with
some sixty five Indian children who will
DO admitted for a five years course of in
struction at the Indian training school 1T
Carlisle. Tic school will be in full oper-
alton about September Is, and tho In
dian parents are clamoring to secure it's
benefits for more Of their children.
desperate Fight Between Two Women.
Mrs. Daniel Hanley and Mrs. Shepherd.
residing ut Gainesville, Tenn, engaged
in a dispute that ended in a savage ight.
Both women fought with tho ferocity of
Of tigers, biting each other and scratching
until tho blood flowed in streams from
their arms and faces. Whilc the combat
ants were clinched Mrs. Shepherds son,
aged II years. approached them with a
hatchet and struck Mrs. IIanley on the
head with it, splitting her skull and kill
ing her instantly.
An Explosion In . COlIiery.
An explosion of gas occurred at Jacob
Lawrence & Co.'s collicry, near Mahanoy
plane, with probably fatal results. Two
miners, named William Wright and John
the explosion took place. Tho latter was
terribly burned about tho head and face,
while the former sustained less serious in
jury. Wayne las been particularly un-
fortunate, having just recovered from Il
similar accident at the same mine. Tie
gas was fired by their naked lamps.
Oscar Wilde at Cape nlay.
Oscar Wilde is at Cape May. At train
time crowds gathered at tho depot and
other crowds awaited him on tho Stockton
piazza, but were disappointed. Only a |
few saw tho :csthete enter closed car
riago and drive rapidly to tho hotel. AS
he passed up tho hotel stairs he held full
blown lily in one hand. BY nine o'clock |
some six hundred people were gathered in |
the dining room, where tho lecture was |
delivered. The windows were tightly |
closed to shut out the curious who |
wouldn't pay. lie was clad in silk stock. |
ings as he stepped upon the stage. For |
about an hour he spoke and for about an |
hour he was listened to with Indifferent |
attention, but curiosity was satisfied.
An Agricultural Agents Forgeries.
c. G. Dunkel. agent for the firm of |
Adriance Pleck & Co., manufacturers of |
agricultural implements, has been COM
mitted to tho Dauphin county Jail for for
gerry in default of $1,000 bail. Tho CON-
pany for which lie was agent has in its |
possession twelve notes. representing $2,- |
GOO, which are said to DO forgcries. Ac-
cording to tho evidence obtained Dunkel |
would make a sale Of agricultural ma
chincry to farmers at 4 much lower price |
than it was actually worth. the only pro-
vision being that it be paid in cash. He |
would then write a note for the full amount |
Of the cost of the implement he had sold,
signing tho farmers name to it and in |
dOrsing it with tho name Of some promi.
ncnt individual in tue neigh borhOOd.
PERSONAL.
Mr.. ALMA TADEMA received SIS, 900 for
his pictuns of "Sappho."
CETEwAYO contemplates a visit to tho
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