Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-01-18

ceeGings for over 80, 900 acres OF land i'll
Northeastern New York, upon which is
situated the town Of White Hall. The
property is estimated to DE worth S3Oo,-
00O,0C0. The claimants are the descend
ants of Maj jor Philip Skene, :. British sub
iect, who fought III America during the
Revolution and the war OF 1912. The
property was granted = him by the King
of England and confiscatei by the United
States government. Tho heirs claim that
under TIE treaty OF peace between the
United States and Great Britain this gov
ernment had no power to ratain the prop
crty. There are associated i'll the case
with Mr. Morrison, Judge Hildebrard, OF
Cincinnati Columbus Smith and Thomas
II. Clord, of Vermont, and other eminent
counsel. The papers will bs fled in =
few days.
Pennsyivan.a EaitOriai Associat!oG Officers.
The Pennsylvania Editorial association
at their meetng.in Harrisburg, elected the
following officers : President, W. L. Hen
sci, OF Lancaster Vice Presidents, NJ. p.
Handy. ~ Philadelphia William Ken
| nedy, of pottsvills, and J. r. McAfee, Of
Greensburg Secretary and Treasurer, Il.
S. Menamln, Of Philadelphia Correspond
ing Secretary. G NJ. Brisbine. of Osceoia :;
Executive Committee, 4. u. Rambo OF
Columbia II. j. Stable, Of Gettysburg !;
| d. II. Nciman, OF Easton W. II. Brad
ley, of Wilkesbarre, and y. Ii. Thomas.
| of Johannesburg. 4 committee was ap-
pointed on summer excursion, aui it Is
probable that the trip will include Balti-
more, and thence BY steamer to Old Point
Contort.
Serious western hallway Accident.
The Ohio & Mississippi railroad train
| No. 81, from Cincinnati, due at st. LOUIS
at 7:30 Il. H., met with an accident about
A milo from Lebanon, Ills. The tran!
struck broken rail and the engine, two
express cars and the baggage and pGsta
cars passed over safely but the passen4ei
cars ran off the track, the first being upset
completely, tho others only dcrailed. One
passe,i er, Charles; Hoffman, Of Mary land
was killed and several others badly in
juted.
Decision liz tho D.olviiis Case.
In the suit cf Chief Engineer Melvill:
for the custody Of his children. Judge
Clayton rendered tho following decision
.'That Maud, the eldest child, be remand
ed to tho custody OF her father, 20 be sen
to school, her mother to be permitted t.
visit her. TIC two younger children
! Elsie and Meta are reiIandcd to the Gus
todY Of their mother until iuthcr order!
: from the court"
Eu.lroad Projected by Coinrrt! Men.
i very large meeting OF co!ored n1"i
from various portions of Tic state Va
: held in Wilmington, ). c., 90 inargufat
the FIRST railroad enterprise ever started
exclusively by men Of that r.ca. Savera
Thousand dollars -Tcro subscribed. The PIC
: iecteI read is TO run frGin WiirlnGtO
/ into the eastern counties OF North Caro-
lima. There is = Str0nF probability tina
the road will be built. The movemeu
creates much interest.
q = "s!rayer of it;o Queer"
= G. {. Corey, !. seller of couutcrsei
:. :. mas arrested in st. john, N. b., .
70 Tuesday night " in the act of exchangin
, $500 worth Of base money fer $50 II
:, was caught by means Of :, decoy. 0
opening the parcel " containing tlie a
legged money" it was found to coiitai
= "neithur notes nor coin, but 10 he stutis
= will, wall paper sid weighed will. shc'
y" lead
Disaster iFco,r \ Broker: H;s,s.
~ A broken rail 90 the Midland bra,:cti
the Chicago and Northwestern railrOl
caused q serious accident T. r?iles NORTH! :
Clinton, Iowa. Two cars went down
twenty feet cn.iankGleHt. killing LAX
man l.. l.. Clark. iniu?i;i5 Conductor |
N W. Richardson ANA slightly iniuri
twcnt Y-twO passengers, III y: whom "e'
!" t#ken either 10 Clinton or Lyons.
: Lilo :e.:iene tor Indecent Assault
u Joseph Butler. Of North hdl,sis, Mas;
=, married, aged .? years. pleaded guilty
y q charge Jf indecent a%:-.t:i1 On o n;c;
- aged II years aud Of :.,.:!- - repeat Il
&c assault on two oihcr tii:,ceS. aged ! savid
= years, and was sentences; 10 the sta
:" prison for life.