Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-02-17

Damaged by alternate freezing and thaw-
ing, or been "smothered " by late snow.
An engine and smoking car of train
were throw from the track near Etna On
the Pittsburgh ard Western railroad sta
ton last evening. The engineer j Z. Coo
per, and the fireman Edward Body OF
Pittsburgh, were fatally scalded. The pas
sengers were roughly shaken up, but none
were severely injured.
An Alabama Highwsyman.
J.D. Houston, the tax collector OF Law
renee county, Ala, while on his way
Friday to MOultOn, the county seat, with
a, 800, was stopped in lonely part OF the
| road by man who grasped the bride,
and, pointing revolver, said 'Old man,
| don't want to hurt you, but must have
| YOUR money" Houston dismounted, and
the robber searched his pockets, securing
900. $1,000 which Houston bad placed
il. his boot leg escaped detection. Taking
the collectors horse the rObber rode off,
and has not been seen since. He wore
black mask, aud is described by Houston
as being short and stoutly bult, and
cualsely dressed.
! shooting HIS Wife and ii Himself.
| Henry Sheldon of Illinois. married a
Young lady in Livingston county, New
York, about three months ago. After
visiting her relatives six weeks they sep
arated and he returned to Illinois. This
| week he came East in search OF her and
found her at his brothers house in Exc,
ter, Otsego county. n. Y. Thursday night
nd visited her. and after few words shot
her twice. He then jumped on hcr Sc
and after riding mile, went int" a barr
and shot himself He died instantly
His wifo's injuries are thought to b'
fatal.
shipping: Hay For the Cattle.
Largo quantities of hay have beer
shipped over the Union Pacific road fo
the purpose of feeding the cattle herd
uoon the Platt Valley ranges and those II
+ Western Wyoming, where tho grass
showed under. Trains on the Derve
Short Line are compelled to run slow, Il
+ the cattle take to the track on their wa
to water. and cannot be driven oil into tn
Snow banks.
r SiapbinG Affair at II Party.
! During a row at a party in Furnessvi!ls
Porter county county, Indiana, Mart'
Y Parker stabbed young man name
- Lebke, in the head with a knife. maxim
a frichtful wound The knife stuck i
the head Parker then stabbed his host
| CSS, MIS-. hhlkp, anu WIZ N'iiSth 'cdtC
| 10y the company. Lebkc died. Park'
has fled.
Suicide OF the Wife Of a. ar-Router.
:, Mrs. II. NJ. Vale, wife Of one OF IL
defendants in the Star Route case, die
: yesterday at independence, Kansas. 1t
stated that death resulted from an ovel
:, dose Of morphine taken :he night betoI
u 4 scaled letter was found III her burea
y addressed t" her husband, who will re;i'
" home from Washington to day.
The Passion riay Not to be Allowed.
, In New York, Corporation CoanS
=, Andrews. in an opinion rendered t" May
" Edison Friday, declared that the publ
" rehearsal of the ''Passion' play could n
u be allowed, as Mr.. Morse had no licens
i. The wnipplns-POst For H.'fe-'seators.
in Mr.. Roosevelt has introduced a bill
l the New York Assembly establishing
4, whipping-post for the intlicting OF punis
a ment upon men who beat their wives al
"a children The bill is similar to the del
-, ware law.