Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-06-08

Evsats Near and Across the County Lines.
The treasury of Schuylkill county ID
empty, and tho payment of orders has
been temporarily suspended
Joanna Heights campmeeting will begin
days.
The marriage of w. B. Hammond ESQ.,,
and Miss Josephine Porter was brilliant
event IN Harrisburg last evening.
IL Ii reported that on tho line of the new
railroad up the Schuylkill Valley, opposite
fh9nixville, rich deposits of lead and
silver ore have been discovered.
Georglana Price, who attempted to kill
George p. Hays, escaped from the hospital
for the insane, ut Norristown, for the fifth
time on Wednesday night, but was recap
tured.
The blasts for the new tunnel of the
Pennsylvania line at Phenixville are 80
heavy as to threaten dranger to the
Readings tunnel near by. Watchmen
are kept on duty to see that NO stones are
lOOsened.
The movement for the nomination of
Isaac McHcse, of Recalling. as the Repub
lican candidate for state treasurer, is beirp
doomed for all it is worth. According to
the Eagle prominent Independents are
favorable tc his candidacy.
The new trial of Catharino Metzger, tho
young servant girl, who was recently con-
victed of an assault and battery with
intent to kill her employer, Mrs. Elizabeth
May, in Philadelphia, resulted in a ver-
dict Of not guilty. 1t was testified that
the girl was of unsOund mind.
Jos. ID. Temple has submitted propo-
sitiOn to the managers of the Philadelphia
Geological society to give tho association
$50, 900, conditioned upon tho garden
being free to the public two days in each
week, and also in the event of tho propo.
sition being accepted, to subscribe to
STU. 900 worth Of the loan Of the society.
There was severe thunder storm at
Reading and its vicinity Thursday after
neon. The fruit crop and growing wheat
were damaged, aud Il number of telegraph
poles were splintered. Near Perkiomen
junction the Reading railroad tracks were
badly washed and covered with sand,
which delayed trains for several hours
Palatinate literary society, of Palatinate
college, MeyerstOwn, will have it's ami
versary celebration next Thursday after
noon and evening. The honorary Oratioa
will be delivered by Rev. DR.. George w.
Smiley, and the other orators for tho Oeca
". Ds
II. Mertz and G. 8. Krall.
George BOneberger, aged thirty years,
died at the German hospital, Philadelphia,
yesterday from peritOnitis. tho result Of
injuries received on Tuesday afternoon
While trying to burn spigOt hole in IN
empty whisky barrel, the accumulated
gas suddenly took fire and exploded. The
head of the barrel was driven out aud
piece struck BOneberger in the abdo-
men.
The civil service commission has an
nounced the following local boards of
examiners for Philadelphia Custom
hOuse-Wm. ID. Smith, George W. Stlvis,
IL. b. Geissin2er, VIM. Gaer, jr.. Thos.
Il. Evans. POstOfficc-E A. Barber,
superintendent Of the West Philadelphia
postOffice d. w. Burchard, supariutt nd
ent foreign mails F. II. Davies, supesiu-
tendent registered letters.
While David Fink, living near Aunville,
Lebanon county, was driving to market
swarm OF bees, the size of half bushel,
settled on his HORSES head. The animal
began to kick and howl in fearful man.
ner. Mr.. Fink, with his naked hands,
drew from its nostrils handsful of bees,
but tho more he strnvo to romOyo them
the closer they stuck. Fink took off his
coat and succeeded in pulling Off tho
swarm and getting the horse out Of
danger. Mr.. Fink was blinded by tho
stings received aud tho animals head was
SO badly swOlled that it could not get it's
nose in y water bucket.