Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-08-29
CONDENSED NEWS.
A BUDGET vF RECENT oCUURRENU,

CONDENSED NEWS.
A BUDGET UF RECENT OCOURRENCEs
Tho Way Of the world and Its People a
fCOIlection of Miscellaneous News
Paragraphs.
A colored state convention adjourned
yesterday, after two days session at
Little Rock, Arkansas. Delegates were
appointed to the National coIored conven-
ton at Louisville, and central committee
was appointed to look after the interests
of colOred people in Arkansas. A resOlu-
ton was adopted endorsing President
Arthur's administration as "eminently
statesmaDlike, just and discreet"
At Chicago, on Monday, a conductor OF
the Chicago and Alton railroad had pri
vate detective arrested for following him
about, and the "spotter" was fined $40 by
magistrate. The managers Of the road
said yesterday that "they had discharged
a number of suspected conductors, and
had employed detectives to keep certain of
them under surveillance"
One new case of yellow fever has de-
veloped at Pensacola navy yard, the
patient being the second daughter of
OuIS0Du OWCus u0 WlOOw VI ouAS0vu
Owen died on Monday night. No cases of
yellow fever have appeared in Pensacola.
The American Rapid telegraph company
at Philadelphia received the resignation of
another of its operators yesterday, and it
is thought that some united action will be
taken by the remaining operators when
they receive their pay with the reduction
on September 1st.
hn NJ nol-
numbering over $50, who have been on a
strike since the organization of the
cOlOred screwmen's association severa
months ago, returned to work yesterday
The hog cholera is reported to be preva
lent at Patchague, Long Island, and caus
ing heavy loss of swine.
J. G. Proud, prominent insurance man
of Baltimore, died yesterday in that city,
aged 60.
Societies and Associations.
There seemed to be no decrease yester-
day in the attendance at the Ocean Grove
camp meeting. Two excursions arrived
from Philadelphia and one from James
burg. Twelve services were held. Rev.
J. B. Graw, presiding elder of the Camden
district of the New Jersey conference,
preached in the morning and in the after
noon Rev. Waldo Messaros, of Philadel
phia, addressed an audience of 5000
persons.
Atths Grand Army of the Republic state
encampment at Gettysburg, yesterday,
there was a joint reunion of the 2Sth and
147th regiments Pennsylvania volunteers
and Knapp's battery. 1t was decided to
erect three tablets marking positions held
by these regiments on the battlefield. In
the evening there was banquet, at which
j. L. Cornett was the speaker.
Nearly one thousand soldiers of the Con
federate andaUnion armies were in attend.
ance at the Confederate reunion which
was begun in Jefferson City, Missouri,
yesterday. General Gordon, of Tennessee
was the orator of the day.
Yesterday was horticultural day at the
Louisville exposition. Fifteen thousand
plates of every variety Of fruits wero dis
played. 1t is said to be the largest exhibit
of fruits ever made in the South.
The National Lancers of Boston have
been ordered out to escort Governor But
ler at the opening of the Worlds Fair ir
that city on the 3rd proximo.
Financial and Commercial.
The exports of domestic produce from
New York for ohe week ending Angus,
2Sth, amounted to So, 623. .29S. The tota
exports since January let aggregate $233,
S26, 3O4, against $21S, 292, 122 for the same
time in 1882.
The postal guide for September viii
show that there are now 48, ,O49 postofices
in the United States, of which numbe,
2,179 are presidential offices, and &, ATE
money order offices. Since 1875 the num-
Der of postofices has been increased 40 pei
cent.
Railway postofice service to begin or
the Cd proximo, has been ordered on the
Northern Pacific railroad, between Mis-
soula and Helena, Mon. This will make q
continuous railway postoffice service via
the Northern Pacific railroad from St
Paul, Minn., to Portland, Oregon, dis
tance of 1920 miles.
C. w. Rich, receiver of the St. Albaps,
VT, says there are available assets suffi
cient to pay the depositors 80 per cent OF
their claims. 1t is too soon to form an
opinion as to what may hereafter realized
from the assets now considered doubt
full.
The failure of VIM. Montieth, commits
sion merchant of Toronto. was reported
yesterday. Liabilities, $5O,OOO; assets,
about enough to pay IS cents on the dol
lar.
In tho Courts.
In the suit of the Office Cotton, at San
Francisco, against Leland Stanford, the
estate of Mark Hopkins, G. P. Hunting
don and Charles Crocker, asking for an
accounting of Central Pacific railroad
business and other matters during the
period of her husband's interest in the
company, an order was entered on Monday,
in the superior court, that the plaintiff be
allowed to examine the books of the
Pacific improvement company, an inside
corporation of the Central railroad COM
pany. 1t is said that both sides wanted
the case tried without jury, but the
judge denied the request, there being
allegations of fraud in the complaint. The
case, it is reported, will be transferred to
the Sonoma superiour court by the agree
ment of both sides.
1t is said in Chicago that the South
western railway assOciatian will not con-
test the suit of the Boston Sugar refinery,
to test the question whether railway
pool can divert freight from the road to
which it is specially consigned by the ship
per. The Boston company rendered Ger
tain freight to the Rock Island road, but
the commissioner of pools said the freight
would have to 60 over another road in
carrying out the process of "evening up"
the business of all the pool roads. Under
pressure of the dispute the Boston COM
pany has been allowed to have it's way
without dispute, and its freight has gone
over the road indicated.
Recent Fires.
A fire in Galveston, Texas, on Monday