Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-11-20
time before he could find one. The girl

time before he could find one. The girl
will die
snot by = sugar Hiug's' sbn.
NJ II. DeYoung, proprietor of the San
F,anoisoo Chroniclt, was shot at 80
O'Clock Wednesday evening, by Adolph
Sprockes, son of Claus Sprcckols, the Ha-
. wnian sugar king, The shooting took
Place IN the business Oloe of the Chronicle.
Sprcckels fired twice. The first shot
TOOK effect IN the left arm little above
the elbow, and the second in the left
| shoulder. The shooting was the quito ONE
OF an article published in the Chronicle
last Sunday morning respecting the affairs
OF the Hawaiian commercial sugar com
pany. Spreckels was arrested.
Nr, DeIoung is the brother aud surviv
ing partner of Charles DsI0ung, who was
shot and killed a few years ago by \ son
OF Isaac 5. kalloob, then mayor of san
Francisco, because OF publications regard
ing the elder KallOCh. That shooting
atfray also took place IN the business office
OF tho Chronicle.
snootiog His Brother aud aimself.
Louis and Edward Child, Ffeuchmen,
aged respectively 81 aud 80 years, arrived
in New York on Sunday last AM went to
an emigrant boarding house in Green " ich
b S'''''' "uVaS tuty tliEtkth ItbluSs Ntu
nesday afternoon Louis shot his brother in
the head, iufliotius mortal wound, aud
! then, putting the weapon to his own head,
III front of his ear, he discharged it and
died almost instantly. The brothers came
from Canton, Stark county, Ohio, aud
| lett there with the intention of returning
- their native place. On Sunday last Ed
ward went out with sl5j in his pockets
aud got drunk and lost the money. or was
robbed. IL is thought that the loss Of the
money affected LOUIS reason and led e.
the double shooting.
| steamer Boiler Explouss.
The steamer Captain sam, plying be-
tween Montgomery AIa., and Selma, ex-
ploded her boiler Monday night a,
HOduot's Bar and the boat was badly
wrecked. About twenty-five were on the
steamer at the time of the explosion
Captain English and several of the crew
were hurt. Five persons, including q
little darghter of the captain, are miss
ing One OF the passengers, Debose Mo
| Nelly, who had both legs broken. dieC
| Wednesday. Tue steamer was very
small boat-only ninety three tom
register-whioh ran during the low water
She was new and had good machinery
The vessel did not cost over 80, 900 o,
ss, 600.
| Terrible Distress In West yicxiuis
A tale OF deep distress comes from Wise
Buchanan and Dickinson counties Vir
gina These counties occupy isolated
positions on the extreme western limit o
Virginia, For number of weeks fata
disease has been prevalent there and man,
deaths have occurred. The nature of tn
disease is as yet underlined, but it is be
lieved - arise from poisonous water.
brought that has continued there fo
months has nearly dried up all the streams
springs and wells, and 1t .s supposed tina
the water left is impreguated with minera
poisous. 4 reliable correspondent, writ
ing from there, tells pitiful story, ant
says that in some cases as many as fou
corpses were found in single house.
a Murasrsr executed.
Isaac Johnson, cplorsd, who murders
his mistress, Bella Booker, last April, wa
executed in Canton, Miss. Wednesday
within the enclosure of the county Jail
Only a few psrsous obtained admittanc
to the jail yard. The streets were
throDged with negroes, but militar
company being on duty 20 unult O
breach Of the peace occurred. Tn,
doomed man made q short speech from
the gallows, declaring that his sins wer
forgiven aud his belief that his soul woul
be saved. He confessed his guilt an
said it was just be should die.