Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-10-04
THE NEWS OF THE STATE.
a.raEnED vRom MORNING. MAILS.
Fatal Hog Disease In Perry Oouusy-Traee.
diee, Osimss and Caismities within
the OommOnwealth

Fatal HOG Disease In Perry Oouosy--Traee.
diee, Osimss ana Caismities within
the Oommonweaith.
A hog disease, which for some better
name is called hog cholera, Is sweeping
over Perry county with alarmipgly fatal
results. When seized with the malady
the animal begins to swell at the throat,
tho affected part presenting dirty,
br0wnish appearance, and death usually
follows In from twonty -four to forty. eight
hours. Il Ii estimated that not less than
one thousand hogs havo died in the county
during the past month, as many "a two
hundred having perished In one township,
with NO apparent cessation in the spread
and fatality Of the disease. Thus far all
efforts to successfully combat tho disease
have been barren Of results, and 30 far as
can be learned not one of the animals ut
| tackled by the strange malady has re-
covered. 1t is feared that the usual heavy
fall and winter shipments Of dressed
pork from the county to the Eastern mar !
kets will not only not occur this year,
but that acquisitions on foreign markets
viii have to be made to supply the home
demand
A Horrible Tragedy Prevented.
At Erie, Pa, Leo. Schreck aud his
wife and John Flick had els deposited In
tho Erie county savings bank, and whom
that concern suspended the loss OF their
money drove them insane. "Thinking
Afterwards, in their insanity. that they
had committed some great sin, they in.
| ficted self fiagellation." Friday "two
| digging grave in their back yard. The
house was entered, when It was found
they intended to enact the death of Christ,
| which was TO be followed by the killing Of
| their children to represent Herod's
slaughter Of the innocents. They are now
in custody.
EIopsd with = Tramp.
On Thursday morning Miss Eminie Sci
| fert, eldest daughter Of j. X. Seifert, q
wealthy farmer, of West Penn township,
Schuylkill county, eloped with John Casey
farm laborer, employed by her father.
She left note stating that she had mar
ried Casey and would never come back.
| No traces Of their whereabouts have been
found. The girl is twenty years old, very
pretty and highly educated. Casey is Q
tramp, who has a wife living at Scranton,
Pa, and has served several terms in
Schuylkill county Jail and various peniter.
tiaries. The parents of the girl are nearly
heart broken, but say they will take the
girl back, but will have nothing to do with
Casey.
Locked In the House ana suffocated.
George Thomas, colored boy, aged 16
years, of Wilkesbarre, met his death on
Thursday night, under peculiar oircum-
stances Henry Thomas, his father, locked
his house early in the Q, enipg and went to
q political meeting. The son, who was
unwell, went to bed about 10 O'Clock. He
arose partly stupefied and found the
house full OF coal gas. Ho made deperate
attempts in the darkness to break open
tho door, but failed. He then cried loudly
for help, and in response q neiahbor resid.
ing near by came to his assistance. Find.
ing the door looked, however, he refused
to go any farther. The boy cried to him
to break in The shutters, but this ht
refused to do, saying is was against the
law aud he was afraid. At IL O'Clock,
when the father returned with the key to
the door, the son was corpse.
Serious Illness OF Catholic Ciersymsr
The Very Rev. Maurice A. Walsh, V. G
LII. d., rector Of st. PanPs Roman Cath
Ollie church, Christian street below Tenth
Philadelphia was reported THURSDAY
morning as lying in critical condition a
the pastoral residence. For several months
past he has been ailing from inflammation
rheumatism, and two weeks ago by advice
OF his ply ysician went to the mountains O
Virginia to reeuperate. On "Wednesday
last he returned homo in an exhaus steC
condition, and the last rites of the churct
were administered to him, it is said, OF
Thursday evening the Rev. Father Crane
o. 3. A rector Of st. Augustine's church
At late hour Friday night his condition
was somewhat improved, and::the attend.
ing physician stated that there was nj
immediate danger OF fatal change.
A strike Beginaing and Ono Eudiug.
The miners and coke drawers at the
Morrell s. Whesler coke works at Con
nellsville, struck Friday against reduc
tion of wages The works are controlled
by the Cambria company, whose recent
general order reducing wages 10 per cent
was made to apply there. The work.
employ upwards Of four hundred men.
The strike among tho river coal miner,
at Coal Centre, so far as the fourth poo
men are concerned, Is now virtually over
A large majority OF the pits arc in opera.
tion at the reduced rates.
Political meeting at Bristol.
One of the largest political meetings
over held In this borough was assembled
without torch or drum beat, in the public
ball at Bristol, Pa, Friday night. The
| room was packed to it's utmost capacity
Speeches we're made by General w. Ii
Davis. Chairman Hensel and Captain j.
Powers, of Philadelphia. After tho meet.
ing Davis took the train for Pittsburg and
Hensel follows on the limited express
Both speak there Saturday night ct the
opening general Democratic meeting.
Tho Andersou-Herbs.t LibsI suit.
In tho Anderson. Herbert Libel suit Fri.
day, regarding the Kemble. Blaine checks
the remaining witnesses did not appear,
and, Mr.. Irwin, counsel for tho prosecution,
asked that Herbert be held for trial. This
was opposed by Mr.. McAlarney, counsel
for the defendent, who endeavored tc
show that no libel had been made out, al
the information did not specify any par
tioular person. The alderman said he
would announce his decision In a few
days.
A miser Sound. assged ana Robbed.
| On Thursday night two mon broke into
tho dwelling of Hiram Gruhler, abou,
thre, miles from Klingerstowp, Pa, and
after having bound and gagged Gruhler,
robbed him of S2, ESQ which they found
under the floor. Gruhler lived alone in q
tumble down hut and was miser. The
loss of his wealth has deprived him of his
reason. No clue oan be found to the rob
bers.
Fatal Railroad Accident.
w. r. Hof, OF Limerick, Berks county,
and OF the firm OF Longacre & Hdff. stock
dealers, received u telegram from Cincin-