Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-03-29

reporter of the Chicago Times, and several
tunes played by Mr.. Scribner at the Chica-
go end of the wire were heard clearly at
the New York end. Several ladies wit
messed the experiments in the course Of
the day.
A DRUNKEN MINISTER.
charging q Young Preacher With Wife
beating nnd Other Dissracefui Actions.
Rev. John W. SatterEeld, a young
Campbellite minister, located at Morriss
Cross Roads, a village near Brownsville,
has been called upon by tho deacons of his
church to explain sundry Inconsistencies
in his conduct. It is stated that he whips
his wife, beautiful and accomplished
lady. so unnlercifully that the neighbors
are compelled to interfere, and also that
he is greatly addicted to the use of liquor
as a beverage. The other day he walked
through the streets of the village with his
clothes covered with mud and bottle OF
whisky sticking half out of his pocket.
On the way home he mounted board pile
and delivered a defamation to number
of school children that was both disgrace.
full and disgusting.
A Gentle Lady.
The Princess Louise, who is passing the
idle days in Bermuda, was tOuchingly
referred to by the Prince of Wales in his
speech a fortnight ago to the graduates of
the London high schools. In the meau-
time, what was the princess doing in
Bermuda? On the day before the recep-
ton rendered her at St. Georges she went
out on sketching expedition along the
shore, all alone, and, after time, becom-
ing thirsty, went for a drink to the cottage
of a negro fisherman. No one was the but
" "auntie," and she was busy rs could be,
ironing a shirt for her 9 ole man. to wear
at the reception. The princess asked her
for drink. "I'se no time to bodder get
ting water fo' you," was the reply :; 'I'sa
fea'fuI busy, for Tse bound to see do
queens chile tomorrow. But. if
you'll get me drink I'll iron while you do
so,' said the thirsty princess. The offer
was excepted, the princess finished the
shirt and got her drink. and then revealed
her identity. " Fo' de Lo'd, honey ~
exclaimed " "auntie," when she recovered
from her surprise, :" ole man no. no one
else ever wear dat shirt again, nohow !"
Crime and Calamity.
Kelly, Reid 6, Co.'S -four mill, at Elgin,
Illinois, was burned yesterday. Loss,
$4,000.
Mrs. James 3. Shutflebotham shot her.
self and her infant dead near Glen Beulah,
Wis, on Tuesday.
The dry goods store of George Innes &
Co., in Laramie, Kansas, was robbed on
Tuesday night OF about $4,000 worth of
silks.
Martin Toohey, another of the men in
,jured by the explosion of Packer colliery.
near Shenandoah, Pa, has died. The rest
of the injured are recovering.
VIM. f. Seid]er, a saloon keeper, being
embarrassed in business, aud, perhaps, af'
fected in mind, committed suicide yester-
day in Newark, N. J.
Colonel James Cerley, who was General
Lees quartermaster during the rebellion,
committed suicide in Hampton, Va, yes
terday, by cutting his throat. He was
agent in Norfolk for various insurance
companies. He has been suffering from
insomania for several weeks.
A Shuffle-BOard Match Postponed.
The rooms of the Americus club, on
Broad street, Philadelphia, were crowded
last evening, large portion of the audi
ence being ladies. The occasion was q
grand Shuttle board match between Messrs
George McGowan, VIM. F. McCully land
VIM. D. KendTiciz, representing Philadel-
phia, and Stephen French, the friend of
President Arthur, exSheriff James
O'Brien and F. Theodore Walton, on the
part of tho Neptune club, of New York.
The Americus club team wore blue silk
shirts, with white knee breeches and red
stockings, while the New Workers had red
shirts and blue stockings. What prom
ised to be fine contest was spoiled when
the New Workers came to look into the
chamois.sk bag in which they carried
their "brasses'' and found that some
scalawag had submitted couple of paw
ing stones. The match was at once de-
clared oil, and will be played on later day. .
A Variety Frauds.
w. J. Pearson, postmaster at Bates
vile, Arkansas, has been arrested for
OBTAINING registered mail packages. The
office has been placed in the hands of the
sureties.
Asa F. Leopold, treasurer of Crystal
Falls. Michigan, was arrested in Chicago
on Tuesday night Oh the charge of having
embezzled 81, 900, and also fled with So 900
additional, of the town funds.
John Williamson was arrested yesterday
in st. Louis for passing the new five cent
nickle pieces plated with gold SO as to re.
semble gold coins.
Mr.. Snapp, Tax Collector FergusOn's s
clerk, at Louisville, Kentucky, has been
acquitted of the charge of misappropriat
ing money belonging to the city.
caught lsy the Ice.
Captain Branscombs, of tho schooner
Ethel Granville, which left Port Williams,
Nova Scotia, with potatoes for New York,
on February Sth, arrived at St. John, New
Brunswick, yesterday and reported that,
within ten miles from Port Williams, the
schooner was caught in the ice, and drifted
about Minas basin until March 21st unable
to extricate herself. The crew suffered a
great deal for want of water, being Obliged
to melt snow. On March 21st the ice stove
in her starboard side. and she began to fill.
The crew then abandoned her.
PERSONAL.