Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-04-16

car rushed on and at point a short dis
tanco below the depot collided with a
freight Car, which stood on the track. Levi
was thrown under the wheels and instant.
ly killed. His body Was terribly mangled.
The Others escaped with slight bruises.
The deceased was 81 years of age and un-
married. He was a professor of music,
but was unable to find employment at his
profession.
Death OF Francis y. Street.
Francis 8. Street, we'll known as one of
the prOprietOrs of tho New York Weekly,
died yesterday morning at his residence
in Brooklyn of hemorrhage. He has been
in i'll health for year, but his death was
unexpected. He was born in 1881. His
parents were poor and at thirteen years of
age he was clerking in . grocery in New
Brunswick, N. J. At eighteen he was
book keeper for Amos J. Williamson, pro-
prietor Of the New York Dispatch, with
whom he stayed until 1857. Then Fran
Francis 8. Smith, ono of the editors of
the Dispatch, purchased the Neso York
Weekly for $40, 900: Neither he nor Smith
had any money, but Williamson was will
ing to wait. In five years the SAC, 900 were
paid. Mr.. Street was business manager
and Mr.. Smith the literary manager of
the paper. Mr.. Streets fortune is said to
amount to 81 zoo, 900 which is loft to Mrs.
Smith, in trust for four children.
Moro Fires.
A fro in Plymouth, Ind, yesterday
morning, destroyed ten buildings, causing
a loss Of $27, 900.
The warehouse of Knapp, Stout & Co.,
at Menomonee, Wis, was burned on
SATURDAY. LOSS $40 OOO
The furniture factory of Stockhause s.
Co., in st. Louis, was burned ON Saturday
night. Loss, 5000.
Tho five story building, Nos. 279, 2S1
and 283 Broadway, New York, occupied
by Bradstreet's commercial agency E.
Remington s. Sons, rife manufacturers,
and tho Hall Safe and Lock company, was
burned out yesterday. The loss is esti.
mated at $170, 900. .. >.
A "Soclal CALI
Olney Burgess, of Foster, Rhode Island,
| while making q social call upon Daniel
and Henry Burlingame at Killingly on
Saturday last, suddenly drew revolve.
and shot Daniel, slightly iDjuring him
In struggle for possession of the pistol
Henry was dangerously wounded. bal
entering his nostril. Burgess returned tc
Rhode Island, where he was arrested
While being taken to Jail at Killingly he
asked to be allowed to jump overheard
which, he said, would save the state
trouble and expense. He was locked up
but died in few hours from self admins
tered poison. Three years ago lie shot a
man, binding him for life.
dropped Dead at tho End Of Bis Voyage.
Richard Gross, who lived at No. sos
Buttonwood street, Philadelphia, and was
engaged in business as an importer of toys
in that city, arrived from Europe Friday
night on the steamer Pennland, of tho Rec
Star line. He remained on board al
!, night and went ashore at Jersey City next
morning to telegraph his friends in Phila
delphia the news Of his arrival. He haC
hardly proceeded the distance Of a blocl
from the gates of the steamship company
pier when he reeled, fell against fence
and with groan died from heart disease
| A Cave In.
There was a cave in yesterday at Cows
trights mines in Plainville, near Wilkes
barre. Tho surface settled five feet acros.
the main roadway, the depression covering
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