The state journal. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1883-1885, 1884-11-08
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Mr.. James Auter and Guy Burton
returned home from Philadelphia
Wednesday after helping to elect
Blaine and Logan.
On Saturday they will be an Apple
Dumping Festival, a. Jackson and
Able's restaurant, Mitchell House,
State state.
A grand Japanese party will be
given at Shakespeare hall Thanks
giving night by the Short street A.
NJ. Z. church. Something novel is
promised.
Mr.. George Book and Miss Anna
Carpenter, both Of Harrisburg, Ia,
were joined together in matrimony
on the 3Oth day Of October, 1884, by
Elder II. r. Phoenix.
There is some talk Of the Young
Mems Republican club organizing as
a permanent organization. }. G.
Popel, president Of the organization,
will spare no effort in putting into
effect this intention.
We have cut off number of our
agents because Of their irregular re-
turns. All persons desiring the pa
per will incloSe the amount of sub
scription and forward direct to the
Office. The paper will be mailed
promptly to your address. It don't
pay to mail papers for nothing.
Mr.. Eli Baptist, well known
colored citizen Of Springfield, Mass,
received from Gov Robinson COM
mission as justice Of the peace. This
commission was asked for by some
Of the well known business men Of
Springfield, and is q well deserved
and worthily applied compliment.
WITHIN the past ten years the clam,
hitherto unknown in that locality, has
propagated itself on the California coast.
ALL along the Canadian border there
are houses and stores built exactly across
the line for the purpose of smuggling.
and the Canadians are making an effort
to have the practice made illegal by both
countries. 1t would appear to be no in
fringement on the rights of citizen to
compel him to build his house entirely
on one side of the line or the other.
PREPARATIONS Of the drug known as
cocoa have been used somewhat largely
by physicians as exhilarants. 1t is stated,
however, that the crude article has be-
come so poor in quality that the real
strength of the manufactured one is I'M
certain; so its place has been supplied by
preparation of tea, and the fluid eX-
tract of tea" may now be found on the
list Of manufacturing chemist. 1t
would seem strange to us at first to send
the family teapot to the junk shop, and
watch our wives as they held a tiny vial
over cup of hot water and asked US
"how many drops we would have.
In Formosa there is not much sick
ness, but when man is sick they string
him up by the neck and let him down
again quickly. This generally kills or
cures him, and if the former his death is
celebrated by general spree. At twenty
one man is provided with wife, but
until the age Of forty he must not visit
her openly. He NAV do so stealthily,
however and if he doesn't like her he
can get a divorce in ten minutes. A man
often marries four or five 4imes year.
No children born before the mother has
reached thirty seven are in any case per
mitted to live
STATEMENTS are made in England that
India is on the brink of an organized re,
bellion, fomented and backed by Russia.
Copper-red is a favorite color for the
crepe de chene and silk Jersey waists
that are worn with skirts of white wool or
of black lace over satin.
A Young negro in a southern town
found an old bomb shell, and tried to
break it open with a stone. He will
never tell the result.
Miss CLARA BARTON, president of the
American Red Cross Association, has
taken out permit for the erection of the
associations first building in Washington.
The old United States flagship Brook
Ign has just returned from three years
cruise with the South Atlantic squadron,
and is reported in good condition and
ready for more service.
AT the late meeting Of the three En-
perors. the Gar presented his own por-
trait to Bismarck This is said to be the
only thing he could give, as the Chan
cellor already has received all the decora-
tons of Russia.
A Verdict of Manslaughter.
BALTIMORE, Oct. 29.-The jury in the
case of Gilbert w. HaZeltine, on trial for
shooting and killing young woman
named Mamie Thorpe in an attempt to
kill another woman named May White
because she refused to surrender to BIN
a valuable diamond to pawn to raise
funds to continue O debauch, last night
returned verdict of manslaughter. The
result was great surprise to everybody,
not excepting the counsel for the de-
tense, as the State had made out a clear
case of murder in the first degree, and
the only question was whether Hazeltine
was insane at the time he shot the woman.
The general impression was that he would
be acquitted on the ground of insanity.
The court stated that sentence would be
deferred. The penalty for manslaughter
in this State is Imprisonment from one
day in Jail to ten year in thepenitentiary.