Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-12-28

did not obtain any relief, DR.. II.
G. Wilson was called in consultation
and at midnight the patient expired
in great agony. Tho suspicious circum-
stances of the case prompted the attend
ant physician to communicate with DIR. j :.
P. Schenck, the coroner, who empaneled
jury, and from statements made to them
by the doctors, they ordered a post NOR
tenn examination to take place immc-
diately, when Drs. Tel, Wilson, Moth,
Schenck and Slack took part in the pro-
ceedings. The coroner took the fluids from
the stomach, to be analyzsd by Professor
Doremus in New York. Suspicion is di.
rected to the wife. who, four years since,
was married to Nj. Pay, when she was
only sixteen years of age. She denies that
she poisoned him. Tho deceased leaves a
grown up daughter, who has resided III
Mattewan since the second marriage.
The Suicidal Mania.
Mrs. Samuel UartzoOk, of Greene
county, attempted suicide by hanging
Her youngest daughter discovered her as
| she was about to swing On and saved del
mothers life. Domestic unhappiness was
tho cause.
Sergeant Rufus Somerly, Of tho Sixth
cavalry, committed suicide at Fort Lowell
Arizona, by shooting himself with car
bine in tic presence of his company. he
was a graduate of West Point, and for
merly lieutenant in the Sixth cavalry,
but was compelled to resign Oh occount o
drunkenness and misconduct. His suicide
is attributed to drink.
The body Of Chauncsy W. Huff, the
missing cashier Of the Union steamboat
company, was found in tho canal at Buf-
falO, N. 7. Whether he committed sui
eide or was murdered is not known al
present. Huff has disappeared at inter
walls of six to seven years several times
before, but has always returned, and up II
a week or SO ago it was expected thai
would DC tho case in this instance, bu
yesterdays developments clear up tn
case.
Some Tragic Occurrences.
| Two brothers named Bullard We're kiilet
yesterday at Lebanon, Ala, by tw,
brothers named Jacoway in quarrel. Al
wero men of prominence.
During fight in Staples grocery store
at Greensboro, KY, on Christmas night
between a man named Morris and negro
James Montgomery, who heard the noise
stepped into tho room just rs Norris fired
and received the bail i'll his abdomen
which caused his death.
Marcus Pike, 1S years old, residing will
Annie McKIon. his 20 year-old Marie,
sister, at No. $50 Greenwich street, New
York, found toy pistol, and in a joking
manner presented itat Mrs. Mckeon whel
it exploded, the ball lodging in the iOof o
her mouth. The wound may prove fatal
Pike WAS arrested.
A little girl named Cannon, residing
with her parents Oh Prinsle Hill, near Dal
las. Luzerne county, swallowed piece q
slate pencil. A physician was summoned
who said the only way to save the child
life would be to cut open the throat AM
extract the pencil. Tho mother woul
not consent to the operation and the chill
died shortly afterTard.
A quarrel occurred at the cotton store
Rock Castle county, KY, On Christina
day, in which John Townsend was dispu'
ing with Champ Mullins, when the IL,
ter's son shot Townsend ia tie head al
then jumped upon tho body, which We
bruised terribly. Townsend is proba5l
dead. Reports come that two other me
We're killed, but this lacks confirmation
Three desperate Cowboys LJnched.
Three men were lynched at Pinevili
Crook couaty, Oregon, Monday nigh
, Ali thai is known Of the affair is that tt
, victims are COW boys, Of desperate chara'
ter, and were hung on general principle