Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-11-13

person., tuVIoOH laClllthtluR tNO ppuCcmOn
in maintaining peace and ordor in tho
borough.
Councils held meeting and sworo in
thirty citizens as special police officers to
guard goods that were placed on side walks
In the burning di0tricts.
special meeting of the council aud
citizens was held whop the following ap
peal TO the public WAS drawn up:
"A terrible holocaust has swept tho
town. Two hundred and fifty families arc
homeless to night, and most of them have
lost their all, and arc without provisions
or change of clothing. Tho weather is
bitter cold and strong northwest gale is
still blowing. Everything possible for
their immediate relief is being done but
we must have help. Who will aid us.
and give at once?
"A rC.el committee, with john Gathers
rs treasurer has been appointed and will
receive all contributions OF supplies, cloth.
ing or money generous public may be
charitable enough to send"
lhc ueAtn OF Asa uiggs
Asa Biggs, the young mau who was
burned in his residence I'm Southampton,
Va, was a son Of the 'ate Judge Biggs, of
Norfolk; aud his wife, who narrowly
escaped burning to death, represented one
of the oldest families in Virginia
She is n highly accomplished lady,
but took fancy to young Biggs,
who was very diSsipatod and finally mar
rtcd him against the wishes OF relatives on
both sides. After the marriage Biggs left
Norfolk aud settled at the old family resi-.
dence IN Northampton. The old house is
built Of colonial brick aud is an old land
mark in the county. DR.. Massenburg, the
owner, died several years ago leaving q
widow and two daughters, who kept one
OF the grandcst old homes in the country
and entertained handsomely. Tho other
daughter married and left home, and the
mother had lived with her daughters
alternately. Biggs continued TO drink
after his marriage and on Saturday night
upset lamp, set tho building on fire and
persisted in the Flames.
Obituary Notes.
Ex-Governor Matt Head, orNcw Hamp
shire, died ut Manchester, IN that state,
last Cvrning John T. Short, lately pro
feSsor Of history and philosophy in the
Ohio state college died on Sunday. PROT.
". NJ. Perry, principal of the Tishomingo
academy tn the Chicklsaw nation, ludinu
territory, died on Saturday.
EaIdIns tho MOoushinCrs
u ItHSuuc ldlu uAS JUST DSen lIIc
in the counties of Randolph, Montgomery,
Moore and Chatham, in North Carolina,
resulting IN the capture Of six Illicit dis.
tillers and the destruction Of 1000 gallons
of beer.
McFsdden Got a TunneI.
Charles McFadlen of Philadelphia, has
been awarded the contract for building
the Allegheny mountain tunnel on the
South Pennsylvania railroads ak thousand
feet long.
FU selection,
Auam Hoy, Of Bellefonte, has been ap-
pointed by the governor successor to pres
ideut Judge OEris, OF tbs twenty.tifth
district, composed O. tho counties Of Gem
tre aue Huntingdon. 1t ia fit appoint
mant.
TES-s tho IsiT was short
= yellow Dog aud : Tabby cat. being
aS NcrieaCe, OogG!lei the Hours b. Scr
castle remarks. "A.d pray," qUolh tho
gh. EelIo,' dy9 ".aow is tho Saalsk!n
:. ...@C this N.iG.cT?" so dull, igdCs5, q"
Replied tho TaOby cat, THAT Fu,ricgs have
all Embarked in tie SauscC2 BUSINESS"