Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-02-28
STATE NUGGETS.
~ AM upwS rnr COMMONWEALTH
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Marriage under the ola Liberty
Hell--OtnSr ltems,


NsrTlsgs under the Ola Liberty
Bcli-Utn,r Itcms.
A romantic episode grew out of case
that came up for trial Wednesday morn
ing before judge Hare, IN the new Phila
dclphia court house A tall, thin, angular,
dysyeptic iooKing individual, who gave his
name as Samuel Jaokaway, was arraigued
fnr improper conduct. The complainant,
Mary Owens, was young woman, small
in stature, with plump figure, light,
curly hair, rosy checks with dimples, aud
a decided English accent. Having listened
patiently To the testimony, which was
strongly against the defendant, his honor,
cycling tho tall. lauk Jaokaway, asked him
II he was willing to compensate for his
misbchayOr by marrying the young
woman, who was evidently reluctant
accuser.
Jackaway replied that ho would tIcu
and there marry Miss Owens, whereupon
his honor instructed the t'pstan to pro
cure the services of q clergyman Another
uf the court attendants was dispatched
for cert tCatc, In ten minutes the happy
Jaokaway and his prospective bride were
jubilantly marching to Independence hall,
| followed by a local preacher, several court
attendants and crowd of bOOtblacks and
| hangers on ut court.
Hating under the Liberty bell which
hangs from the ceiling of the old hall, the
minister proceeded to read the marriage
service with all the soomnity he could
command. Jackaway appeared deeply
grattied at the way things were going.
! Miss Owens, the moment sho was trans
formed into Mrs. Jackaway, gave her
husband 4 ringing kiss aud then favored
the miujst in like manner. Tho happy
couple departed amid the hearty congrat
ulations OF the bystanders.
Cut His Throat with Pocket kuife.
An unknown man, aged about So years,
was found in a wood near Media station
on Tuesday morning IN dying condition,
with his throat cut. He died in an hour
or two after being found. His throat was
Crightiully torn with dull pocketkntte
Coroner Fairlamb held au inquest aud the
Jury rendered verdict of suicide. The
body remains unclaimed at his office II
Chester. The man had black hair, darl
complexion, dark plants. vest aud coat
brown Overcoat, black sta hat aud good
undcrclOthing. Tho second finger on tn
left hand was sore and cOusidcrabl,
swollen. The body will be held n few
! days for identification.
The United brethren Conference at York
The annual sessions OF the Unite
, Brethren church, of Pennsylvania, opeue,
its session for the year 1884 in the l, b
church on West Philadelphia street, \ ork
Wednesday afternoon at , o'clock. BtshO
C. J. Dixon, of Chambersburg, is the pres
s dent. There were present fifty minister's
and fifty lay delegates. Rev. !. K. Hutch
{ iusou, OF Steelton, aud Rev. G
. w. Rigor, are the secretaries appointe
T by the conference. Reys G. w. HutZlel
. u. Barnhart aud w. o. Grim
t were received as members of the Ponnsyl
vania conference on transfer from the VIZ
I giuia conference. ). l.. Meyer wa
| admitted Tor license by the conference
preach the gospel. The attendance
expected to bo large at least two hundre
! or more will probably answer at roll ca
e to day. The Rev. J. Wetter preached a
able and eloquent sermon Wednesda
i night, which was largely attended b
members Of the conference and the peopl
1 of York.
i sudhen Death OF an oId Coal operator.
John McGinus, of PottsVilIe was seize
= with iit of coughing on Wednesday an
. suddenly expired. lie was II years of as
aud came To this country when quiz
o young. He taught school, kept store an
u was at one time leading coal operate
He opened up coal works ~ New Castl
but about the time he was prepared
|, make large shipments the vein took fir
and although tho place was Hooded nil
(. times to extinguish the ire all efforts we
d unsuccessful aud az the present time th
fire burns as fiercey a. it did thirty h'
years ago. Mr.. McGinnis was forced
If abandon the mine, in which ho sank
n fortune, and has for the last ton yea
|. lived iu retirement. He was held 10 hie
}. esteem.
d Uoyle to Hang on April 22.
n 4 corrected death warrant has be-
W forwarded to the sheriff Of Adams coun
in the case of John COyle, jr., vi
murdered Emily Myers in York count
10 There was mistake in the warrant issu
y few days ago, iGsOmuch as it fixed Il
" hanging of the murderer on Tuesda
d April 25." Tuesday falling on the 22d
lie April the date was accordingly changed
t.. correspond with the day.
le The south Psnnsylva, 1, Road.
Il Chief Engineer Lorenz, of the Philade
's phia & Reading railroad company, b
N just had a conference with the enginee
70 of the South Pennsylvania railroad, a.
y he states that there is no doubt of the ro
being completed by the lst of Januar
1885. The final surveys have been q
?. ranged and most Of the tunnels are und
q | contract