Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-01-04
OVER THE STATE.
ooturRsSoss IN rHE COUNTIES.
three Fatli Nccidents-rwo Nsn suda Roy
sent QuickIy tuto EternitT-N tuous
happenings % Interest

happenings % Interest
4 tramp, % years old, sleeping on the
ciuder bank at Paxton furnace, Haras
burg was cruShed aud burned to death
by having n cart load Of hot Stag dumred
upon him, He uttered no alarm aud the
carter was not aware Of tho terrible a5,i
dent until some time aftorward when
another carter noticed a smoke arising
aud smcll as If clothing was burning
lie made an examination aud discovered
the tramp, whose body was rap dly being
consumed. Summouiug help the charrcd
remains were removed from under the
heavy load Oi hot cinder. The unfurtu
| nate mans head and faco were terribly
mashed, while all over his body were
frightful burns.
At HouStOu's mill, in Cumberland
| county, n musket was loaded with heavy
| charge of buckShot for use on n il'Ck oi
| ducks which had been seen in the neigh.
brrhoOa The piece Was left standing in
| tho corner Of the mill office, where two
young men named MOye", Cne sixteen ard
| the other twenty years OF age, the former
| a son OF the miller in the charge aud the
latter a nephew, engaged in friendly
| tusSlc for the gun, 10 shoot cat In the
melee the piece was discharged, the CON
tents entering the left side Of the elder
lad, killing him instantly.
VIM. Bishop section boss on the
| Cumberland valley railroad, while work
| ing near New Kingston was caught by n
shifting caboOse aud so manglei that
death eusuei.
| The shoemakeg's strike In Allentown
has been abandoned five striking shears
men at Baily's nail works, Harrisburg.
have stopped them the POttStowu iron
company expects soon 10 start its uall
| works again.
Senator Stewart has turned into the
state treasury $3.50 Of his salary for the
extra session and Representative Clark, of
Philadelphia, the full amount of bis war
rant
IL, Amor, farmer and tax collector il
CTrnarvon township, Berks county, has
been robbed by thieves, who entered bis
house, OF 1892 private funds and 800 OF
the tax money.
The twenty year lease OF the Pullman
palace car company tD the Penusy lvauia
rail oad company being about TO expire,
the latter Is making arrangements ~ con-
struct cars for its own use.
Fifty Indian girls have been transferred
from the training school in Carlisle to the
Lincoln institute. Philadelphia.
Conviction OF Gultesu's French Imltator
CurriCu, the young Alsatiau who, on the
afternoon of Friday, November lG. forced
bis way into the reception room Of the
minister of public instruction with q
lead Il revolver with the avOwed intention
to;shOot Prime VI nster Ferry, and wAc
was arrested, has been tried in Parts and
convicted. He has been sentenced tC
three months imprisonment. When ar
rested Currieu stated that the murder
OF the French minister had been agreed
, upon at meeting OF secret society Ut
Lille and that he had come TO PARIS tC
execute the terrible mandate of the 50
ciety. IL was subsequently ascertaiued
that he was a violent fanatic and WAS q
member Of secret societies at Lille aud
Roubaix. He threatened that when he
was released from prison he would bu
more successful in another attempt to xii
VI. Ferry.
The leuisnCy of Currieu's sentence is
due TO the fact that Currieu was ind cted
on the minor charge OF assaulting a clerk
IN the foreign department instead Of On
the Rraver charge of attempting to shoot
NJ. Ferry.
40 Extra Compensation.
| Attorney General Brewster decides that
no postmaster is entitled to extra cumpeu-
sa'iOn for tho money order business OF hi,
office, unless he personally performs tn,
work or hires a clerk who is not paid iron
the regular postal fund.