Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-06-06
NHeGHBoKnOOD NEWS.

Events Nesr and Across tho County Lines.
1t cost $1S, 1880 to ruu the public
schools of West Chester last year.
In view of Reading, Scranton and other
cities having electric light, and the pros
poets of Lancaster having it, the York
papers are bewailing the sleepiness Of that
| ancient borough.
The new city council os Wilmington,
Delaware, organized last night, reelect.
| ing Robert Z. Train, clerk, aud William
Fl. Clayton, (cOlored) bailiff. One Dem.
ocrat voted for the Republican nominees.
The furniture mandatory Of John A.
Ebert. on Edward street, west of Han
cock, Philadelphia, was destroyed by fire
last evening. Tho loss is estimated at
$4,000, and insurance S2O.OOO.
Eddie Shadow. aged thirteen of Dau-
phin attempted to walk out on the old
bridge across the river, which is being
torn down. In doing SO he slipped aud fell
through tho trcstle work. When picked up
he was dead.
Under the reform administration in the
board of guardians of the poor, Philadel-
phia, the bills for the first quarter Of 1885
were sos. .333 a less than those of 1881,
aud S9O,O93.1S less than those of 1882,
whom the almshOuso and it's affairs were
under tho old regime.
Fairmount creamery in Upper Uwchlan
| township, Chester county, is receiving
| Is, 900 pounds Of milk daily, from which
they make 81 pounds of butter aud 6
pounds Of cheese per 100 pounds of milk.
| Milford creamery, IL the same place. is
receiving 5000 pounds of milk daily, from
| which they make ) 3 pounds of butter
and pounds of cheese per 100 pounds of
| milk. Both Of these creameries are re-
ceiving 81 cents per pound for their butter
wholesale in Philadelphia.
| Over 1000 people, the majority Of whom
were cOlOred, attended the commencement
exercises yesterday at the Liucoln univer-
sity. Twenty negro students constituted
tho graduating class, tho largest ever sent
out from the institution. Tho graduates
| represented eighteen states and two were
from Liberia. Robert King, QUO of the
graduates from the collegiate department.,
is ono of the ten African lads who were
brought here ten years age. Ilo finishes
his education with honOrs, and expects to
read law in the office, L. ID. bingham,
esd, of Oxfoid.
| Asbury Molss and Charles Poarce, two
residents of North East. Md, left that
place on Sunday for Havre do Grace, in
the same boat frru which Cecil Whitaker
|
weeks since. While returning Sunday
evening about dusk and when nearCharles-
town tho boat was upset by u squall of
wind and tho men thrown overheard.
They managed to get upon the bottom of
the boat and held fast for QUO or two
hours when their cries for help were heaId d
by parties on shore AID boat sent out to
their assistance.
There is some excitement in Reading
among stock khu!dcrs of tho Good Will
building association over u reported short
age in the funds of tho association. A
meeting of tho stockholders was held, at
which Congressman Ermentrout presided.
He reported that tho association WAS over
s., 600 short, and il twenty per cent Of the
amount would be paid it would be fine
thing. lie further stated to the stock
holders that the thing was rotten and III
the most confused state that he ever knew
anything to be that what money no had
in it he had fully nude up his MUD to lose
and would conccGn himself no further
about it.
| Wm. j. Swoyer. young man of Read
ing, several days ago was struck on the
nose by cOmrado more in fun than in
anger, and he is now in a very low cOndi-
tiOn from tho loss of blood and his recovery
is doubtful. The force of the blow seems
to have burstcd an artery and broke u
small bone. Several hours after the Oc-
currence hemorrhage followed, which
has continued ever since with but a
moments stOppage ut short intervals.
Three physicians arc in attendance, who
endeavOr in vain to check tho flow OF
blood by inserting plugs in his nostrils. 1t
is feared the blood will clog up his brain
and cause his death. Late Tuesday even.
Ing he was sinking.