Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-03-23
NEWS NOTES.

Condensed from tho morning Mails
The coroner's jury in the case of Haver-
stick, in New York, rendered verdict
yesterday that Conkling had killed Haver-
stick by firing pistol, "the shot being
fred under great provocation." Bail was
refused and Conkling was recommitted to
the Tocmbs.
The directors of tie state normal colored
institute, of Virginia, met on Thursday in
Petersburg and adopted plans and specifi
cations for the building which is to be
erected near that city. The building will
cost $S5 900, and accommodate 500 pupils.
The first train reached Bozemau, Mon,
on the Northern Pacific railroad, at noon
Thursday. The event was celebrated by
q general suspension Of business, display
Of flags. parade of civic societies and mill
tary, ringing Of bells, firing of salutes and
the inevitable grafton, the orator of the
occasion being Hon. H. H. Mcguire.
Troops from Fort Gibson and Fort Reno
have been ordered to arrest and disband
the belligerant Creeks in the Indian terri
tory.
FLOODS In Nova scotia.
The latest reports of the floods in Nova
Scotia show that in nearly every county
bridges and mills have been swept away.
The Eastern Extension & Halifax and
Cape Breton railways have suffered great
damage. The town of Sherbrooke has
been flooded, several houses have been
swept away, and the people throughout
the town have been driven into the
upper stories of their dwellings. Mining
operations are suspended everywhere. A
freshet is feared in the Dane river, at
Toronto, and people living along its banks
at the east end of that city are preparing
for the worst.
Butler and tho Council.
The executive council of Massachusetts
yesterday rejected the nomination of N.
A. Plympton to ba state insurance com.
missioner. Governor Butler at once re.
nominated Plympton for the Office. The
Boston Herald says the vote in the coun-
Gil stood z to I for rejection, the single
affirmative being Mr.. Mcguire, of Boston.
1t is said the governor twill stand by
Plympton," while the Herald is assured BY
eminent Republican authority that
the Republican councillors will never
recede from Yesterdays vote"
Novel Witnesses.
In New Haven, yesterday, a suit for
$4,000 damages was begun by Mark
A1OAlludy hSotuoS OAO " AhOuOotOA SbIlu6
company for injuries received by cart.
ridge explosion. The cartridge loading
press was shown in operation in the court
room and a hundred cartridges were
turned out in view of the judge and
spectators. The plaintiff alleges that his
injuries are ''due to negligence on the
part of the company in failing to provide
suitable safeguards"
Sinking Clgsrmakers.
The cigarmakers of Cincinnati propose
to demand an advance of 81 per thousand
on the 1st of May. The manufacturers
say the present outlook does not warrant
the increase, and strike is probable.
The cigarmakers' union, of Louisville,
has decided to unite with the unions of
other cities in demand for increased
wages. It was resolved at o meeting on
Wednesday evening to strike if an advance
is refused.
A PerIlous Trip.
Bernard Gilfry, Who left San Francisco
on the 10th Of Angust 1885, IL IN 1e-foot
d0ey 1oe AnatznliA hao arrived at Ea9.1