Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-09-11
UUNuES>ED NEWS.

UDNUES>ED NEWS.
rArasrnpns of Intere.t on Timely Matters.
COncorda college, German Lutheran
| theological seminary in st. Louis, was
dedicated on Sunday, the services being
continued yesterday. Prominent ministers
| from nine states were present, besides ten
| thousand laymen. Excursion trains were
| run to accommodate the visitors.
The schedules in the assignment of +.
W. Holbrook II Co, dry goods merchants
Uf New York, show liabilities amounting
to S6iS, GAG nominal assets, 1914 l3l, aud
actual assets, s3lS,lSS
II. 5 Benjamin, dealer in carriages at
Wllwaukee, made an assignment yester.
day. His liabilities are reported at s90,-
900 assets about the same.
Governor Kuott, of Kentucky, has
designated October l2th as the day tor the
| execution OF Ellis Craft, convicted OF the
murder of the Gibbons children, at Ash
laud. William Neal, accused OF compile
ity in the crime, awaits trial
The solicitor OF the treasury is cousid
aring question whether or not the
government can retain out OF judgment
IN tbs court of claims in favor OF a con
tractor to the use Of his assignee the
| amount of debt owned by said contractor
TO the United States"
The report of the Hill investigating
committee was yesterday submitted 10
Secretary FOlger. L. covers over 200 pages
OF manuscript, aud, as the secretary has
not yet had time to look through it, its
tenor is not known
The September report OF the condition
oi the cotton crop, issued by the depart
ment of agriculture. shows a general
average of "a, against 90 in september Of
last year.
y large lumber of persons were 5isoned
by eating boiled shrimp at a colored cele.
pIation III Beaufort coun y, South Carolina,
on Saturday. Three have died aod seven
others are not expected 70 live.
The exports OF lumber from Wilmington
North Carolina, during the l2 months
| which have ended on August 3lst,
| amounted TO 5000, 900 feet, Of which
70 oOO,OOO went TO domestic aud the
remainder to foreign poris.
The strike of the drivers on the Metro
politan company's street cars in Washing
ton ended yesterday, tho company having
consented to take back the five men whom
| 1t discharged.
The Faith OF Crime.
lO Morehouse Parish, Louisiana, on
sunday night, John Ii. Williams killed
his wife with an axe, and then set fire TO
tue building. Jealousy and whisky were
the c4use.-ln row between farmers,
near Bastrop, Texas, on Sunday, J. VI.
Turner killed w. ii. Garrett with a rock,
Garretts brother then stabbed Turner TO
death.-Cbarles Shingler killed Herman
Lambert by crushing his head with stone,
| while no was going homo from church.
at Gore, Ohio, on Sunday night. There
was an old grudge bet seen the NOR
- Abe Harris, a suspected hog thief,
was taken from his home near Cheney
vile, La, on Sunday night, by unknown
parties aud shot to death. During row
ma 10 house OF Ill repute, in Eau Claire,
Wis, on Sunday, "Jack Mahoney killed
rat ., Dayins, and badly wounded with
pistol shots w. j. Crawford, Jas. Keron
aud John Mcmahon. Mahopey was ar.
rested While drunk on Sunday, Alexan
der Worsely attacked his father in-law.
named Clement, at his home near b. ham,
Texas, with club, and was shot and
Killed by tho latter.-Wm. McKelvey, a
merchant OF Laurelville, Lo., was killed
Nv MS store on Saturday night by John
| Dolan, cattle droVer. The shooting was
the result OF dispute over an account.
harry NH Settles IL.
Harry Hill has sent the following tele-
gram TO Madden, who is at Kansas CITY I:
" formally decide that Mitchell aud
SIade must fight within 100 miles of New
| Orleans. as am assured that there will be-
no interference there. The fight is to come
OIL ON Tuesday, October % next either
man falling To appear in the ring between
and IL o'clock in the morning TO forfeit
the battle money. Nothing can alter INV
decision, as act only in fairness to both
parties aud the sporting public.
=, w HARRY Hill"
Mr.. Hill afterward wrote the substance
OF the telegram in letter aud addressed n
TO Madden at Kansas City. A postsoript
to the letter read
| Now, you understand what TO do Nv
| decision IN final, not withstanding auythinS
10 tho contrary either from Slade or
yourselves
second Day oftho Uaustattsr yoIk,i,st
| There was another large assmblage vos.
terday at the festival OF the Canstattor
| Nolksfest Verein in Schutzen park. phil,
adelphia. 1t was estimated that from
lo,ooo To 10000 people were on the
grounds An incident of tho festival yes.
terday was procession by children repre-
sentlng the four seasons of the wear
| Durlng the afternoon tho contributors of
the st. Vincent orphan asylum, of Tac'
! ODV maHn "A frianlI, -