Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-09-23

dence that short time ago q fire was
discovered late at night, Gin close prox-
unity to the safe in another portion of
the room. in which were also stored i'm
portant papers in similar cases."
Glsdstone During tho Civil War.
Members of a committee disapproving
of Mr.. Giadstone's Egyptian policy hav
ing, with the view of discrediting his
views of foreign politics, reiterated the
charge that he sympathized with the
South during the civil war in the United
States, Mr.. Gladstone, replying through
his secretary to an inquiry on the subject,
writes that the statement attributing such
sympathy to him is untrue and con-
trary to authentic facts long ago made
public.
Star Kouters Convicted,
In the United States district court in
Philadelphia, trial Of Legrand Ensign,
Thomas McDevitt and Christian Price,
charged with conspiracy to defraud the
United States by worthless security in
Star Route mail contracts, was concluded.
The district attorney abandoned the case
against Ensign, and McDevitt and Price
was convicted. McDevitt was released on
5000 bail, and Price was taken into GUS
tody.
Damaged by Rain.
Yesterdays rain.storm was the heaviest
that has visited Philadelphia for many
years. Much damage was done by the
breaking of culverts, flooding of cellars.
sc. Fires were extinguished in mills and
the running of street cars impeded. At II
o'clock last night the U. 3. signal service
officer at Tenth and Chestnut streets re-
ported rainfall of nearly five inches.
COndiderable damage was done in Camden.
ANew Transportation Company.
A company, to be known as the Texas
Continental Transportation company, to
engage in carrying dressed beef in refrig-
orator cars from the beefraising country
in the Southwest, was formed in Chicago
on Thursday. Its operations will be con-
fined to the Huntington system of rail-
ways, with the Chesapeake & Ohio as an
eastern outlet aud the Southern Pacific as
!; western outlet.
Ashore ON TwO-NliIe Beach.
Tho Austrian bark Antonio Mimbelle,
from Dunkirk for Phiadelhia, went ashore
this morning on the south end of Two
Mile Beach, ON the Jersey coast. Tho
vessel is in a bad condition ; her rudder is
gone, and there are four feet Of water in
her hold. She has bilged, and it is doubt
full whether she can be saved. The crew
is safe. The vessel is insured.
Strychnine In tho Coffee.
A demented daughter OF James Cleve-
land, of Nashville, Tenn, poisoned the
family of six persons, except tho mother,
on Wednesday night by putting strych-
nine in the coffee. Mr.. Cleveland has
died, and one daughter is in a pre-.
cartons condition. The prisoner has wan
dered off and is supposed to have COM
mitted suicide.
An Editor Killed.
At the Hot Springs. Ark, Charles
Matthews, editor of tho Hornet, was shot
four times and killed in an affray with
Colonel s. w. Fordyce, vice president of
the St. Louis and Texas narrow gauge
railroad company, and Colonel Rugg fired
the fatal shot. The trouble grew out of a
bitter newspaper controversy over local
affairs.
Suing nm Editor for Libel.
Charles +. Fitch, editor of tho Warren
Democrat, ofPhillipsburg, N. j., has been
indicated for libel by the grand jury of
Warren county. Tho prosecutor is Henry
S. Harris, the Democratic candidate for
Congress in the Fourth New Jersey dis
trict.
Brewster Cameron.
1t was rumored in Washington last night
Brewster Cameron, mentioned in cOnnec-
ton with the alleged attempt to bribe
Star Route jurors, had been in Washing
ton two days, undor an assumed name.