Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-01-16
OVER THE STATE,
Nrw' FROM the observation-disclosures.
Near ana Acrnss tno County i,ne.-,,ouvt
i"g tue Noio-rontioaI Amcuttlu.


lh b'ths
Reading boasts Of three legged hull
frog with only one cyo.
Tha spruce aud pnO s,root passenger
railway, Philadelphia, altcr years trial
ot five cent fare pays the largest dividend
in its history
Tho national bank of Oxrotl has dcclar
oil sHm, annual dividend Of threc por
CCut
Two hundred and twenty cisht students
are IN attcudlucc at Lincoln University
This Is tho largest number Of studouts
ever IN Attendance at this institution.
Siuco Friday last, four brakomCn ou the
LehiSh Valley railroad were crippled
while compiling cars, aud have Siuco been
adm't'od to -. Luko's hospital, Bothlo
hem.
While a number Of boys wcro colsLing
IN ShamOkin, they were thrown from their
sled against building. john DOuly aud
Richard Medtcott were badly injured and
several othol srcc iyod moro or loss paisful
wounds.
Richard Merriok shipped f,urtccn head
OF hoe cattle from Oxlurd stock yards to
Philadelphia On Friday last. The heaviest
pair weighed 1920 los, anl were fOd by
Reuben Baker of Fulton township, Lar.
caster county.
The Conowngo bridge company, after do
cIaring dividend of 81 per share, reduced
tolls on two horse carriages which woro
reuuoed from 10 CUuts to 30 aud one horse
carriages from 80 to 2S. The bridgc is
now lghted for y hours in the evening,
| M"'ch Is convenience aud safety Ior
thoSc VINO have To travel after night.
y hne deposit of marble has been dis
| covered near Dillsburg, York county. It
10 SA'u TO DO OF excellent quality, aud a
| mill Tor saving 1t and preparing 1t for
! market Will shortly DO ereotGi by Duls
| oHrg capital. Tho vein iS large AID cx
| tenslve one, which 1t is thought will provo
| a very profitable one.
The Philadelphia RscorR has exclusive
Information that at tho hospital OF the
university Of PeunsylvAuiu, la West
| Philadelphia, ou Saturday night, DR.. Ben.
lamih r HamlI, the superintendent OF the
institution, shot DR.. Edward Martin. one
OF the resident physicians, infllctlug a
wound which will possibly result in his
| death. The affair has been kept quiet by
the authorities of the institution. Uamll
| cherished au unions led jealousy Of Mar
| TN alleged attentions to his wife, aud
upon n sudden impulse rushed out Of his
oihce, pistol IN hand, aud, without warn.
ing. discharged its contents iuto the fa0o
OF the physician
Y.
boys were coa,ting down q steep hill, a.d
among tho number was Thomas Br0nnan,
an intelligent lad OF about twelve years
! Brennan Ooasted that he had tho fastest
| 'Jumper' on tho hill, end challenged any
OF his companions 10 boat him. In the
| trial brCuuau lost control OF his sled and
was prectpitated over q deop emhaukment
To the railroad below, u distance Of forty
| hVe feet, sustaining a compound aud NOR
tai fracture Ol the skull.
wreck occurred between ShamDk il
aud Weigh Scales. on tha NutheTn Cent ra
| railroad, by collision Of coal train and
an empty freight train short distance
from ShamOkin. The coal train stopped
! TO side track several cars, the Empire
freight, rounding sharp carve, dashed
| into the rear Of the coal train, driving the
tues into tho ire boz. The escaping
| steam and boiling water almost roasted
| Fireman John CLilds, VINO was standing
on the tender. the Empire freight enEiuC
and several cars were demolished, Engin-
eer James Keenan, aud brakeman being
slightly injured.
| Deatn of Cow Worth $1,000.
Mr.. Edward Worth, of Wawa, Chester
county, the well known real estate broker
and breeder Of fancy stock, on Saturday
Lost his Jersey cow LYDIA Darrech,
| q 9O3), from indigestion, pOstmorteu
showing that TO be the cause Of death. She
was one of the most valuable OF Mr.
| Worth's fine stock. Last year he refused
| s., 900 cash for the COW, he believing her
TO be worth more. She has made as high
as 10 pounds Of butter per week.