Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-08-22
POLITICAL DKIFTwuDu.
n Coalition to Heat Senator CoopSr-I
Ismmany Leaders kesIa nation,

| Aa""shy Lehuers hesisnatlOD.
The Delaware county CPa.) Democratic
| convention nominated .. B. Dickinson. of
| Chester, for judge Jesse Brooke and
Thomas j. Osbourn for Assembly A. b.
Sharpless for sheriff, and Jas. Harvey for
| treasurer. No nomination was made for
Congress OF state senator. "a coalition
has been formed with the Independent
Republicans with view OF defeating T.
V. Cooper for the latter Office, and the
nomination was purposeiy left open SO
that tie Independents can name a strong
man IN the hope OF defeating Senator
Cooper, tho Republican nominee"
Ex-senator Thomas +. Grady has re
signed as member of the New York
Democratic state committee. In his
letter of resignation he says II is but
fair that l should add that this action Is
entirely personal on my part, and does
not in any way involve the organization to
whose representatives | am indebted for
membership in the committee. have
communicated my determination in this
respect to the chairman of the Tammany
delegation to the last state convention"
The New York Star says "Wheu asked
whether he intended TO come out for But.
ler, Mr.. Grady smiled as IL amused by the
question, but gave no answer. II is
scarcely probable, however, that so active
and energetic a politician as Mr.. Grady
will remain idle during the excitement of
presidential campaign"
The following congressional nominations
have been made First Ohio district, John
Follett, Democrat Second Ohio district,
Adam A. Kramer, Democrat Second
Missouri district. John b. Hale, Democrat;
Twenty-seoond New York district, A. Y.
Parker, Republican.
More Than Five Months without fovd.
The self starving case of Kate, daughter
Of George Smusley, of Fort Plain, N. Y,
battles the medical profession. Her ply
sician, Dr. William Zolen, says that she is
a living skeleton, yet 80 bloated that she
actually weighs more than three months
ago. Her parents and physicians have
begged in vain to get her to Try and hold |
something on her stomach, but she posi-. |
lively refuses to swallow anything, only |
occasionally taking slight quafs Of water |
IN her mouth which is quickly elected |
without being allowed TO enter the |
stomach. The girl has taken no foo! for |
lO2 days up TO noon to-day, and no water |
or liquid in her stomach in ninety days. She |
is 90 years OF age, and was, previous to her
sickness, prepossessing aud o general
favorite. She was taken i'll twenty three
months ago with spinal disease. Every
effort WAS made to cure her, but she fipalIy |
gave up hope and adopted the slow mathod
OF suicide by starvation. She suffers great
pain, causing her body to keep ia constant
motion from one side OF the bed TO the
other. Death is expected at any moment.
Killed at = CampmsetIng.
The last day of the Juniata Valley
at Newton Hamilton, Pa,
closed Thursday night. A large crowd,
some fifteen thousand persons,
was present. Shortly after dusk riot
on the outskirts Of the grounds.
In which William Smearmund, a young
butcher, OF Huntingdon, was instantly
killed by stab in the heart from some
person unknown. The greatest excitement
prevails and 1t is with the greatest diff
,ulty that an inquisition on the body can
be held. The murdered man leaves q wife
aud two small children aud no know ledge
d tho murderer has yet been obtained.
The riot occurred between several persons
Who were under the influence OF liauor
Ind Smearmund was disiuterested spec
ator when he was stabbed. The directors
II the campmeeting association are en-.
to apprehena the murderer.