Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-04-26
OVER THE STATE.
IN AsaRy METHODIST mIsisrru.
complained of MS summary Dismissal
from Harrisburg Church-A tsaiI
Room prise Fight,


Room frise Fight.
Rev. John A. Demoyer, OF the Central
Pcuusylvania Nj. +. conference, has Just
addressed a letter to the membcrs OF his
conference, protesting against tho manner
oi his renoval from Fifth street church,
Harrisburg. Bishop Harris who presided
sent him to Snydertown circuit He
blames the ex.presiding elder (Rev. viii
lam A. Houcs) for making the change,
aud says that if he had been suddenly
knocked down he would not have been
| more aStonished than when told that his
| removal had been asked for the following
| reasons: First, unsociability second,
| deprcciating the church third, II returned
the church would be broken up. DemOyer
| says that no such iutimation ever was
given him by any member Of his church
| nor by Presiding Elder Houck previous 10
/ the conference session, aud even then not
until next to the last day. A few mouths
| before conference his wife, while out
| visiting, spraiued her ankle, which con b
| fined Der To the house uutil forced to
yacato for the new minister's family.
After conference adjourned DemOyer
| removed her to a boarding house in Har
| risburg, whore she still remains unable
| to travel. Demoyer claims that Presiding
Elder HOuok and the bishop knew this, and
| that his removal was an outrage, and says
that mapy of the members have since
| informed him that no one was authorized
| to ask for a removal. Such au outrage
| would not bs perpetFated in any other
| church without a serious rupture, he says
aud then he follows with ten protests, the
| substance Of which is that at his time of
life it will be impossible to regain the
position lost, whether such complaint be
| well founded or not. This fact may serve
| rs another indication that Methodist
| ministers are NJ logger satisfied TO leave
| their destiny in the hands Of bishops The
| coming general conference may make
| some provision for such cases, thus pre-
| venting a removal at the close Of the first
year without consultation.
A friIs Flight 10 . BAH Room.
One Of the most remarkable prize fights
that ever occurred in Pittsburg city and
vicinity, took place Thursday night at
| Arsenal Park, between BlsOn Jack and
Jack Clifford, for a sl00 side. Previous
to the battle bail had been iu progress
| in which over thirty young girls aud sew
| eral mothers with infants in arms were
participants, When time was called at
| l0:3O the women as the men crowded
| around the ring and during the fight the
former were most enthusiastic sh cr~
for their respective favorites. The Il sht
was with soft gloves to finish, L rudun
prize ring rules. From the start ChtfDrd
who displayed the most science, had the
best of it, and soon had the battle well in
bis hands. Bilson Jack fought savagely,
however, aud refused TO give up until the
l2lst round, whel his friends interfere
and the mill WAS awarded to Clifford
Both men were terribly punished. Bilsou
| Jack had to be carried from the ring. \
number Of policemen watched the tght u
the close without interfering, the affair
lasting Que hour and forty minutes.
| Fashion ninistering to Uharlty.
| Tlere was crush of fashionaby
dressed people at the Academy of Fine
Arts, Philadelphia, last night, at the
grand calico reception and tea party given
for the benefit OF the Home for Iucurables
The academy WAS maguitcently hghtod
and the grand staircase and several Of the
reception rooms were decorated with
cut flowers and rare plants. The
tables with light refreshments aud ics
cream we're spread in many of the rooms,
and the most lovely OF floral bowers, where
bewitchiug Hover girls sold bouquets
| could be found IN various hooks and cor.
ners. Nearly all Of the ladies present were
| in colOred costume, but many of the DIRE Sse s
| were OF tho most elaborate designs aud
| trimmed with rare and beautiful lace, and
in some instances caught up with diamond
| clasps. The assemblage was a very bril-.
| liant one, crowding every part of the
building. Nothing could have been more
striking and pleasant than the slight OF
fair walters at the tea tables or flower girls
at the floral stands, in bright calico dresses
and powdered hair. Hundreds OF promi
nent society people were present. great
feature OF the evening was the music
Toe grand c)ncert was given with full
orchestra.
The wouudlng OF BURGLAR
A man who gave his name rs Peter Viii.
sou, of Baltimore, Was serourly shot in
the hip on Friday by John Wood, 10 North
Chester, while attempting TO rob the lat
ter's house. The circus brought to town
| a large number of thieves aud pick pockets.
Wilson had been in Woods house leaving
an accOmplice outside. The latter ran at
| the sight OF Wood, and when Wilson came
out he refused TO stop. Wood discharged
the contents OF shot gun in his hip, iu-
| tiicting an ugly and dangerous wound. He
has been sent TO the University hospital.
There were number of other bur glaries
in the city, aud there are now seven
thieves and pickpOckets in the lookup.
Your Acres ~ shaking Land.
Nearly four acres of the surface above
the workings of Haddock IL Steels Black
Diamond cOlliery, at Luzerne borough,
has settled several feet in consequence OF
the crushing of the pillars in the mine.
II is feared that much damage will result
to the mine.