Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-08-27

JouN Roach is seriously ach at Mt ros
trated by disorder of the stom Nc
Oregon.
Ii. NJ. BROOKS, alias Maxwell, was to have
been hanged in 81. Louis to day, but was re-
splted until November lS
Rsv. ALIEN. l. DRYspALE. rector of Christ
church, New Orleans, La, has been elected
Episcopal bishop of Esstor, Md. Rev.
Campbell Fair, Of Baltimore, WAS close com.
petitor.
W. 4. PAGE, sou OF =. Davis Page, of Phil.
adelphia, arrived in Toronto Thursday, on n
bicycle, having accomplished the Journey OF
las miles 10y way OF Bar iarbur, Name,
Montreal and Quebec.
SENATOR MNHoNs, whose tsrm expires
next wear, publishes positive refusal TO be
the Republican candidate iorIthe House OF
Representatives from the Fourth Virginia
district lie says his only desire Is that the
best man shall be nominated.
Hon. FRANZ HURp, the great Ohio free
trader, has announced his purpose tn contest
for the Democratic congressional nomination
in the Toledo district MIR. Hurd has been
elected to Congress three times and defeated
three times, and following in the usual order
should oe elected this fall.
NoLrAIRE said of Marivaux the novelist,
that he knew all the by paths but not the high.
road to the human heart aud also in refer
enCe to his over-subtle ANALYSIS of emotions,
that "he weighed tty's eggs III scales ot
cobweh' This Is a bit OF criticism which
more modern authors ought not TO forget
THOMAS \. Ep,soN threatens to reyolu-
tioui1e telegraphy by the applications of
earth currents, aud is going 10 the sandy soil
of Florida TO investigate \ knowledge OF
these currents, he says, may change the
meteorological bureau system, and make II
possible to forecast the weather exactly. lie
has an idea that 1t will still do something still
greater, but does not care To talk about that
matter at present
l ALVIN ADAMS, when the express business
was in its infancy, had an office and two horses
in New York. one of these horses was a tine,
| fast animal and the other al old, broken
down nag. Packages that were TO De de-
ivered Immediately he sent out behind the
fast borse OF goods that didn't harc to be
rushed he would say Leave them Tor the
| old hoSS.' In every express office to this
| day there is an cold hoss" room, where
| undelivered and unclaimed packages are
| kept
REV JouS 4. Woop preached at the
| Joanna Heights camp, on THURSDAY. lie Is
| known as the fighting parson. lie was q
| brigadier general in the Confederate army
| and served under Stonewall Jackson, taking
| command of his forces when the latter lett
| In referring to the cordiality with which h'
| was received on this occasion in lennsy l
Vauia, he spoke of the warm reception he re
| Coived at the hands of the Northerners OF
| the OCCASION of another visit to fenusylVanh
| on the field of Geltysbur2.
| THE LATE PROFESSOR STOWE had q sor
| of old.school courtesy, though always tn
| habit of a student, and not that of a man q
| the world. one day, a couple of years age
| when Modes was i'll Hartford at the hous
| OF a friend she called upon the doctor. lie haI
| never seen her on the stage, but he admlre'
| her character and genius from report, and b
| was evidently exceedingly pleased to see hel
| When she rose 10 go the old gentleman
| making an effort TO rise from his chair, said
MADAME, / am very glad you called.
should not like 10 have gone 10 heaven witt
| out seeing you
| ROBERT GRANT writes his stories with
| typewriter aud fsstens the pages at the Cornt
| with a legal TiyeL Professor Boyesen write
| his stories on the green, pink or blue roster
| OF Columbia college. Professor Sophocl,
| wrote the Byzantine dictionary on ribbo
| paper. 1t is whispered that Joaquin Mile
| like the father of his country, spells unce
tainly, and leaves punctuation for the PROC
reader. Julian Hawthorne marks the nun
Der of words in his manuscript on the outsiC
page. Edgar Fawcett writes with a les
pencil and uses eraser. George Ma
Donald uses thin French paper, and b
handwriting is very tine. Sidney Lsni
wrote on highly glazed paper in blue in
| and made his corrections i'll brown ink.