Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-07-28
MAIL NEWS.
RECENT OUuUkRENUs
The Varied Way OF tho World-Numerous
Deaths by Accldent-OedI-

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Deaths by Accldent-Jedl-
eating Cannon.
Four hOwitzer cannon presented to the
Franklin county memorial association of
Chambersburg, Pa. by the general gov.
ernment, in accordance with an act of
Congress of 1870, were dedicated yester-
day in presence of about ten thousand
people. The cannon are placed in position
10 the enclosure of the memorial fountain,
dedicated in 1878 to the union dead oi
Franklin county. The exercises yesterday
consisted Of parade of the Frederick,
Maryland, riAemen, Hagerstown light in
fantry, company g., eighth regiment ma
tional guard of Pennsylvania, and tho fol
lowing Grand Army Posts Simmonds and
No. So of Harrisburg, Caldwell OF Carlisle
Walker of Waynesboro, Stevens of Fay
etteville, Pomroy of Roxbury, Reno Of
Hagerstown and Housem of Chambers
burg. After the parade and dedication by
the latter post an address was delivered BY
Colonel A. K. Mcclure, of Philadelphia
In the evening there was display of fire
works.
The Sprague property at Central Falls,
Rhode Island, was sold at auction yester
days. The mill estate of the U. s. flax
manufacturing company was sold to Alvin
jerks for 5000, 900. Mr.. jerks bought
the personal property, spare machinery,
stock in process of manufacturing, &C., for
Sc, 900. He also bought the superinten-
dents house for 81. 500. A stone building
two cottages and 800, 600 feet of land were
sold to the Valley Falls company for
SO, 100, and tho Home print works building
and land were bid in by the Union wad-
ding company, of Pawtucket.
William Mitchell, of Boston, and Chas.
Smith, of Chicago, " champion butchers, :"
were to have killed and dressed two bull
locks in Cleveland, Ohio, on Thursday, for
81, 900 side and the national champion.
ship" Mitchell, having cut his hand, did
not appear, and Smith killed and dressed a
beef, weighing 1900 pounds, in about
seven minutes.
Secretary Folser has directed that the
hospital barge Selded and the British
steamer Audean, now anchored in Hamp-
ton Roads, be removed to Lynn Haven
bay, just outside of Cape Henry. This is
done at the request of the merchants and
authorities of Norfolk, Portsmouth, For
tress Monroe and Ocean View.
Surgeon General Hamilton has notified
the health authorities of New York,
Philadelphia, New Haven, Providence and
Boston that several vessels laden with
rags purchased in Egypt since the ap-
pearance of the cholera there ara now on
the way from Europe to New York and
New England ports.
Capt. Hener, of the engineer corps, has
to Gen. Wright his annual report
of the progress of the work on the i'm
provement Of the south PASS of the Missis
sippi. It shows that there is now channel
at least $50 feet wide and having at least q
depth of 2G feet of water from the gulf to
the main river.
The Union company which recently
bought the Mansion house at Providence,
and formerly owned by Mrs
Fanny Sprague, mother of Ex-Governor
Sprague, Lad decided to offer her the lease
of the property for her life at the nominal
rent of 81 per month.
Yesterday was the third day of the
National Temperance campmeeting at
Ocean Grove, N. J. Addresses were made
by J L. Poulson, D. D., of Alexandria,
Vir., and Albert G. Lawson, D. D., of
Brooklyn.
In tearing down an old house near Warm
Springs N. c., a few days ago, the skele.
Ton OF letter carrier was found, with a
leather mail bag containing over 30 letters
Of the date of 1927, some of them enclosing
Did bank bills.
An investigation yesterday showed that
tbe human bones found in a cesspOOl on
South Warred street, Trenton, N. j., were
part of a skeleton which medical student
had used for anatomical purposes.
The acting director OF the mint has
that no melting charge be imposed
'n trade dollars deposited at the mints on
account of sales of silver bullion.
The body of Carl Medinger, q saloon
Keeper of Cincinnati, was cremated at
Washington, Pa, yesterday.
The treasury department decides that
certificates of registry cannot be issued to
7essels of less than five tons burthen.
Another salt vein, said to be tho purest
crystal yet discovered, has been struck at
ieneseo, New York, at depth of $50
eet.