Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-09-13

a sad interruption to Meddln. Preparg-
IJnsat Allentown.


Harry kurtz, the manager Of tho Allen
town gas works, was taken 10 Eirkbrile's
this week, having become violently insane.
He is young mau about - years of are.
aud was To have been married within the
next two weeks 10 daughter Of OK Judge
LOngakcr, of Allentown. over tive hun
dTed invitations had been issued and
number Ol bridal presents had already
been received at Miss LDngaker's resi-
dence The young lady was completely
prOstrated by the shock, and is sympa-
thized with by all WHO know her. Mr..
Kurt and his intended bride were promi
nent in social circles in the Lchigh valley.
His aitictIou Is hereditary, and has made
its appearance on one or two occasions but
IN mild form.
The sIugSer ana the Prus,ian.
In reply to the challcgc of William
Sheriff, the Prussian, John l.. Sullivan
wrote that if he moaut business all he had
TO do WAS to depos!t';l 900 10 4 responsible
mans hands for y private glove contest
The money would be COVERED at once
Arthur Chambers, on hearing this at once
deposited an additional $500 with Harry
Hill, making 81 00O now held by him in
behelf Of Sheriff for a private match with
Sullivan The conditions arc that The
match is to take place within two weeks
from September llth under Marquis Of
bloomsbury rules, the man t. fight until
one or the o:her is beaten and the spccta
tors 10 bs limited 10 ten men on a side.
Paddy Ryan will spar four rounds with
Sullivan in Boston in December. lie saws
he doesn't expect TO got away with Sullivan
but will bet Il 900 that Sullivan will not
knock him out.
AcoIdeurs.
\ special dispatch says that Yesterday
morning, on tho UuiDu Pacific railroad,
eight miles west of Omaha, an excursion
train, coming in from tho Missouri Pacific
road, colIided with freight train going
West, badly wrecking both engines No
person is reported killed, but many were
injurcd.-A collision occurred Yesterday
afternoon between two freight trains, on
the Norfolk IL Western railroad, near Not
taway Court House station William
Alexander, a brakeman, was badly in
iured, Ono locomotive and ten cars were
wrecked
The steamer City OF Washington, from
New York, arrived at Havana Yesterday.
She was struck on Sunday night by hur.
ricaue which lasted 36 hours. Two per
sons wGrc injured.
FNpOsitions
Tho managers of tho Southern exposi.
tion at Louisville, Kentucky, Wednesday
invited the members of the press Of Ken
tucky To become their guests during Ken.
lucky week. Governor Knott and ali state
officers, United States senators, congress-
men and the Legislature of the state will
be invited to attend on September Goth.
The press of other statcs will be invited
very soon, the managers Tecognizlng how
by their kindness, they have aided tho
enterprise.
Tho Toronto Industrial exhibition was
formally opened yesterday by the governor
general. Princess Louise and Prince
George of Wales, were present.
The Latest Crop Reports.
Additional telcgraphic reports from
state agents Of the agricultural depart
ment are received from Ohio, Indiana.
Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan and
Dakota They show that the frOsts since
the lst instant have damaged the corn
crop in those states from TO Il per cent,
the greatest injury having occurred in
Ohio. Notwithstanding this, the statisti.
eau of the department says that tho two
and half million acres increase over last
years planting will probably keep the
total yield from falling below |, 600, 600, 600
bushels. Tho total for last year was
l,625, 900, 900 bushels, so the decrease will
not, ho says, be serious enough TO cause a
short supply,