Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-04-19
OVER THE STATE.
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4 servant GirI RoDs uer ni.tres.-A sea
Lion IA tho oschuyIsIll-rerrioIe We'd
ding Accident

few weeks ago u young German girl. givius
| the name of Maggie Schroeder, aud ap.
| parently about % years of age, applied for
| employment rs \ domestic in the house u
| FraJcis Long, No. Sll North Broad street
! Tho girl was attentive to her duties and
won the confidence OF her employers Or
! Thursday morning the girl disappeared
! and shortly aitcrward Mrs. Long discoy
cred that $4,000 worth Of iewelry aut
diamonds and Sl4O in cash had been stolen
| The missing servant was Immediately sus
pectcd Of the crime. Detectives Bond anC
! DJnaEhy were placed on the case, aud by
, o'clock Friday afternoon the officers sue
ceedgd ia arrestiug the thieves. Thoy
traced tn, girl ~ NJ. 4t5 North Sixth
street, whore it WAS learned that she aud
a man named Charley Wallace hal engag
ed rooms a few weeks ago. The girls rea
uame was found to be Annie Heller. The
| officers entered the house, and ascending
% the second floor found Wallace in the
bath room. lie COolly received the detect.
ives aud quietly accompanied them into
his rooms. The gIrl became greatly
! frightened when she saw the officers. A
search Of the premises resulted in the
discovery OF the plumber. The jewclry
was found H. the bottom of trunk covered
| with rags, and the diamonds were hidden
away IN a tobacco box. OF the latter there
was large cross studded with twenty.
three stones, ono ring with niue large
stones, aud two others with stveu brilliant
stones each, aud several pairs of diamond
earrings, AL the diamonds and jcwelry
were found aud $50 in cash. Wallace said
| that he had used portion of the missing
$50 to pay some old debts. Tnls rem ark g
able statement was followed by au admIs-
sion that the girl obtained employment at
! Mr.. Long for tho ole purpose OF ro0Otpe
the house.
sea Llon ia tue SchuyIkiu.
The Philadelphia Record reports that a
sea Ion has been seen IN the Schuylkil
| river at NUrgistOTa By a number of per
sons during the present week, and an effort
! is 70 be made to capture the strange
visitor by D.. W. I. Siemmer, the drug
! gist, who does y great deal Of amateur
! fishing IN the river. lie said that there
| could be no doubt Of the fact that a geuu
iue sea lion had made its home in the de,I
water between the Bridgeport bridge aud
| the dam. al saw It plainly enough GA Non
| day, said be, "aud had a good view vf it
| for az least fifteen minutes. | wac ilshIrg
below the dam, Mt simpson, mills, when
observed a small school OF fish dashing
| ike mai, near the surface of the water,
| about $50 ieet from where | stood. Some
! o. the G,h would jump out Of the water
| and | wondered what could have caused
| such "a cOmmOyou. After watching for a
long time my patIrrt5 was rewarded. l
SAW something Tloc to the surface OF the
water, which at first took to be log
In q minute, however, | found that the
object was alive, and WAS after the fish
ia short, that IL Was a sea lion engaged IL
y chase after i,s morning meal. It's back,
about five feet Of which could distinctly
see, was black Tho animal several times
turned over GU It's side, exposing lis belly
which was light 10 color. For titteeI
minutes | watched the lion catching tbs
fish ~ the en- ] Of which time It sank int,
the water Our of sight, but the continue,
wild flight Ui tas fish ConyiuCad me thl
It was SILL IA the nuighboILUCd. Il is be
lIeyGd that the animal must be one tha
escaped some years ago from the Z)DDg
cal gardens in Philadelphia.
Wool Growers In Session.
The wool growers convention ia Pitts
burg, Friday adopted series Of resolution,
setting forth that b. the tariH act of 1888
the million wool growers Of the United
States have been compelled 10 LOmpet,
with the wool produced by cheap labor o
semi civilized countries that the prcsen
Congress has assumed the responsibility
Of perpotuaCiug the wrong that no wordf
can be found strong enough to express
tLcic dlsapprobation of the Morrison bill
declaring that they will resort TO the ballo
, box for remedy for their wrongs pledg
, ing themselves not 10 Knowingly supper
for public Office any man who votes agains
the restoration of tue wool tariff of 1856;
u aud demanding that Congress take imme
dat cogui2lnCo OF their petitions. Tn
: convention adjourned a sine die, after th
V adoption of that resolution.
Il Fouud Floating In Canal.
The body Of q man was found floating
the Delaware canal at noon, Friday,
mile below Easton. From papers fouu
a. in his pocket he is supposed to be Edwar
HudsJn, of No. 50 Eleventh street, Brook
Ign. An the letters were answers to al
plIC1tiOns for work as a decorator. Ga
was from \. d. Cooke, au Easton furni
ture dealer, who says he could give hil
no employment another was from G.. II
u Squires, OF the Singer manufacturing con
Z pauy, EliZabethport, in which the write
informs him he had no work and adds thf
} most of the work is given TO boys and o
their wages man could not live. HodsO
was well dressed. He was about fift
y years old and it Is thought he committe
a suicide through disappointment in obtair
} ing work
o Shocking Accident ht Wedding
y The festivities attending the wedding
y George Bacon and Miss Eva Estes, {
Wattsbury, near Erie, Thursday nigh
! were broken mp by shocking accident
: Shortly after the ceremony number {
u enthusiastic young men dragged the tow
cannon opposite the house for the purpos
g Of firing q salyO in honor of the bride. A
b the first discharge the piece exploded
tearing oil the arm Of William Cooper an
Q binding and otherwise terribly iniurin
George Weed and John Rowland. Tw
: brothers named Jones were also injured.
The smallpox IN shenandoah.
! \ meeting Of citizens of Shenandoa
was held Friday for the purpose Of adop
ing measures TO stay the smallpox epidem
ic. committee was appointed to aC
> with a similar committee appointed b
: council, tho two TO form board of health
, AZ this mOetng the chief burgess was dt
; nounCcd for imbecilty and neglect {
office, and steps will be immediatel
taken to impeach him. All tho physi
clans in town were present and mad
. suggestions, subsequently specis
meeting Of council was held aud importau
a business was transacted, relating to tn
: appointment of nurses, watchmen and tn
4 appointment of board of health. Every
!, thing possible will be done to prevent th
spread Of the disease.