Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-05-25

Dodge, of New York. The deceased had
personal estate in Ontario amounting to
e900, 900.
The reservoir water at Trenton, New
Jersey, is reported to be so badly pol
luted with dead shad and shad spawn that
it can scarcely be swallowed" The
Of the water commission said
yesterday that it was almost impossible
to rectify the trouble, and tiat the water
would probably continue bad for several
weeks" The doctors, it is asserted. "do
not think the water positively unhealthy"
A letter from Havana, dated the 10Th
inst, reports an unusually severe drought
over a great portion of Cuba. At Caiba-
rine, demijohn of water, for drinking
sold for Is cents in the town. At Puerto
Principe, the damage to the pastures and
drying up of the wells were causing fears
that the cattle would perish in large mum
bers for want OF sustenance. The drought,
however, was favorable to sugar making, ,as
the plantations could keep on grinding all
the cane in hand. The latest estimates of
the sugar crop gave q falling off of 25 per
cent. from the yield of last year.
Nobody Indicted.
At Waynesborough, Georgia, on the 1st
of February last, gang of young men
entered the store of two Cinnamon, and
told them the citizens wanted them to go.
The Cinnamon refused, and intimidation
was used to compel them. Eighteen per:
sons were arrested for riot, and an attempt
was made to have them indicted at this
term of court. Under Judge Roney's
ruling no person was allowed to become a
grand juror who was Gin the remotest
degree of consanguinity Or affinity related
to any of the defendants The jury thus
obtained, after an inquiry Of two days
duration, yesterday afternoon reported
unanimously that the evidence brought
before it did not warrant the finding Of q
truo bill against any of the accused"
Meeting Of the Carlisle Chassis.
The Carlisle classis of the synod of the
Potomac, of the Reformed church, COM
prising Cumberland and Perry counties,
met in annual session at Carlisle springs
last evening, the Gath. The opening SER
mon was preached by Rev. A. H. Kremer,
D. d., the presiding officer. 1t was Or
ganized last evening, and will remain in
session until Monday, during which time
there will be religious services every even.
ing and communion on the coming Sab
bath. The business Of the classis will be
transacted to-day and to morrow, between
the hours of 8 and II =. IN. and 9 and ) p.
m.
Meeting of Parnell's Friends.
At meeting of the Parnellite members
of Parliament held in London last night,
Justin Mccarthy, NJ. p, for Longford,
who acted as chairman, said it was the
bouuden duty of Jrshmen to contribute to
the testimonial for Parnell. Referring to
the papal circular to the Irish clergy, he
said that tho Irish people had only to
repudiate the fraudulent statement which
had been made to the college Of cardinals.
He should regret to see tho priest divorced
from Irish political for in times past he
had been the only friend Of the people
Mr.. Peggar, M. P. for Cavan, spoke in
condemnation of the circular.
| tsat,ician's sinecure.
In Pr hsa, at meeting of the
commitsee u the gas trustees it came out
that the pay Of a lighter named William
Walk had been drawn up to date in spite
of the fact that he died two years
ago. Tho wages were $40 month, and
they had been regularly signed for on
tho pay roll of the Sixth district. where
Walk used to be employed. 1t was
stated that prominent Fourth ward pol
itican had forged Walks name, drawn
tn, money every month and employed q
man to care for the lamps for 50 il week.
The matter was referred to \ sub com
mittee for investigation.
Mangled by the Cars.
Last evening man named Pompetio
Lippi. aged forty eight years, 4 bridge
| watchman employed at the bridge south
of Port Clinton, ON the Reading road, was
found dead on tho railroad terribly
| mangled. 1t is supposed that he was
| killed by an express train going west
which passes that place about sever
o'clock. Lippi leaves I wife and five chill.
dren residing alongside the railroad near
| where the accident occurred.
"A Paper Steamboat.
A Lansingburg, N. Y, firm has almost
| completed paper steamboat for 4 Pitts
burgh company. Its length is 20 feet. 1t
has 4 seating capacity for twenty five
persons. and a carrying capacity of three
| tons. The sheathinS is Il solid body O
paper three fourths Of Ill inch thick. A
bullet from revolver fired at tho sheath
ing from distance of only four feet
neither penetrated nor abrade.l it.
| VIII Work After Junel.
| A telegram received from Chicago al
Pittsburgh by Secretary Woeks, Of th'
Western iron association last evening
says that the men employed in one mill
there will continue work after Juno 1, on
conditional scale. Other Western mills
are expected to do tho same. and as this
Is against the rules of the Amalgamated
association it is regarded rs an important
advantage by the manufacturers.
The Cree Indians.
While Lieut.. Steele, of Fort Maginnis
Montana, was recently scouting with 8
corporal, they ran upon i band Of 10 or 1.
Canadian Crees, near Mussel Shell, on the
Missouri river. Lieut. Steele and tho cor
poral withdrew, and returning with rein
fOrcoments, captured 4 band Of SO Indians,
under the Creo chief Taber. The Indians
have been started for Fort Assnboiene and
| will be driven back to Canada.
At Buffalo Buffalo, 8 Philadelphia, 4
Cincinnati : Cincinnati, 10; Columbus, 8;
St. Louis St. Louis, 5; Eclipse, 4 Chi
cago Chicago, 5; Providence, 9; Detroit;
Detroit, 5; Boston, 1 4; Cleveland .Cleve-
land, 1; New York, o.; New York
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