Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-08-08
MAIL BREVITIES.
A CONDENSATION or LATE NEWS.

MALL BKEVlIlES.
A CONDENSATION OF LATE NEWS
Meetings OF Various Societies Iuesdsy-The
Sons of Veterans In Session at
Columbus, Ohio.
Tho grand commandery OF the Sons of
Veterans, in session at Columbus, Ohio,
has elected the following officers Com
mander in chief, Frank II. Merrill, Auburn,
Me. lieutenant commander in chief,
Augustus Saltzman, st. Joseph, Mo. vice
lieutenant commander in chief, Charles
c. Motion, Philadelphia chief of staff,
Horace L. Wright, Auburn, Me. The
commandery embraces 800 camps with q
membership of 10, 600, all admitted within
two years. The session ended on Tues
day.
The '' Sovereign Council of the Sons of
Jonadab," in session at Providence, Rhode
Island, yesterday elected the following
officers Sovereign patriarch. Robert s.
Graham, of Washington, D. c.; vice
patriarch, Charles F. Walker, Providence;
sovereign secretary, w. II. Young, Wash
ington, D. G. sovereign treasurer, John
Chase, Providence sovereign marshal,
James H. Britton, Annapolis. Md. !;
sovereign watchmap, G. w. IngersOll,
Providence.
The grand lodge of tho Junior American
Protestant association met in annual con-
vention yesterday at Scranton. The order
is secret, and reports were excluded. Fifty
delegates were present, and the following
officers were elected: r. w. G.. NJ, D.
w. Pembridge, of Hyde Park R. w. V.
G. H., VIM. Glenn, of Philadelphia R.
w. G. s. Samuel Lister, of Philadelphia
r. w. G T., Joseph Oliver, of Hyde
Park r. W. G. chaplain, William Weis.
ley, of Catasauqua; r. W. G. con-, John
J. Armstrong, of Hyde Park R. w. G..
A. con-, Eli Moon, of Nanticoke; r. VIC.
T.. Samuel McClintock. of Philadelphia ;
R. w. G. G., Thomas N. Evans, of Provi-
dence, Pa.
The national educational assembly will
meet at Ocean Grove, tomorrow. Gov
ernor Pattison will preside, and General
Eaton, U. s. commissioner of education,
will deliver the opening address,. Other
speakers will be DR.. WickershaE, Senator
Blair, of New Hampshire, and Judge
Tourgee. The assembly will close on Sun
day night.
The fourth annual convention of the
photographers national association of
America opened yesterday in Milwaukee,
and will continue four days. About 1000
delegates are present and there is a large
display Of Photographic work.
Concerning Snips.
Rear Admiral Nichols, acting secretary
of the navy, yesterday ordered Rear Ad-
miral Cooper. commanding the North
Atlantic squadron, and Commodore Luci,
commanding the training squadron, to
have all the vessels under their command
which may be available at the time, at
Ncwburg, N. Y, on the 18Th of October
next, in order to participate In the exer-
cises incident to the centennial celebration
| at that place.
The Alaskan, an iron side wheel steamer,
built for the Oregon steamship company,
for use in Puget sound, was launched yes
terday from Roach's yard at Chester. She
is 2G0 feet long, 30 fest in beam, and IA in
depth Of hold.
The treasury department rules that
"Canadian tugs csnnot tow American
| vessels from Canadian waters into Ameri
can waters beyond the first American port
| in which they make entry
The United States steamer Pinta, now iI
Hampton Roads, has been ordered to New
York for repairs to her machinery.
Political tNatters.
The latest returns from Kentucky indi
cate that the Senate will contain 80 Demo
Gratis to Republicans. and the House sc
Democrats to 20 Republicans. The
| majority of J. Proctor Knott for governor
is estimated at 45, 900.
Returns of the election held in Utah
territory, on Monday, show that the Nor
mons have been successful in every dis
trict, except, possibly Summit county
which is in doubt. A majority Of the
Gentiles refrained from voting.
The Legislature Of Georgia yesterday
passed general local option bill for the
state.
John Treat, Democrat, was yesterday
reelected mayor of Portsmouth, N. H., by
200 majority. The Republicans secured a
majority of the aldermen and council
men.
Fire ana s1ine Cave-in.
A fire in Brockton, Massachusetts,, or
building, including several stores. Loss
So, ,0OO.HThe paper mill Of Bruner, Smith
s. Co., of Chicago, at Three Rivers,
Michigan, was burned yesterday. Loss,
$40, 1000.
morning, at the Delaware and Hudson
Compapy's Pine Ridge mine, near Wilkes
barre. AS the disaster had been expected
there was no loss of life. The surface was
not affected.
Fraud and Forgery.
The record of the court martial in the
case of Lieutenant Colonel ilges has been
received by Judge Advocate General
Su,o IN ho %
the secretary Of war.
G. w. Van S5rem, assistant postmaster
at St. Vincent, Mimi has been arrested
his guilt.
McPhelan, charged with uttering
forged notes, was yesterday handed over
to U s. detectives in Montreal for trial in
Boston.
In the Government Department.
The patent Office yesterday issued AS
United States and "a to foreigners.
Free mail delivery will begin at Cha:ta-
nooga on September 1st.
ment yesterday Tuesday, for the building
Beach, New Jersey. Augustus Cox, of
OatncSo1, "1o 1uo loWcSt Oiuuof db %, OUO.
Live Stock Burned,
A fire last evening destroyed the stable
and ice house of the Kuickerbocker ice
company, at Willow street wharf Philadel
phia involving loss of s25, 900 only par
TALLY covered by insurance. Thirty six
horses and mules, valued at $1,000 were
burned to death, along with stock of feed
harness, sc. The Reading railroad freight
depot in the vicinity, was also considerably