The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-08-02
Items of News.


There were 80 deaths from cholera in
St. Louis last week.
A colored woman aged 20, was struck BY
lightning and killed, while sitting at win,
dow, in Washington, on Sunday.
A New York paper says in its marine
news that the "ocean is white with neckties
of outward-bound clergymen"
The North Carolina State Fair is to be
held at Raleigh, October 18th, continuing
one week.
The Clyde Glass Works, at Rochester,
New York, were partially burned last
Thursday night, causing $4,000 loss.
A pump factory, at Waukegan, Illinois,
was burned, Friday night, causing a loss
of $4,000.
W. W. Whipple, formerly cashier of the
Norfolk Va. post-ofiiee, has been arrested
in New York on charge Of cmbezzlement.
Rev. Samuel S. Schumacher, Emeritus
Professor in Gettysburg Theological Sem
mary, died suddenly in that city, Saturday
night, aged 40.
A large twelve-inch riaed gun and car,
riage, weighing 1000 pounds, has arrived
at Fortress Monroe from Fort Delaware,
and will be placed in position this week.
A recent visitor to one Of the islands on
the coast of Maine discovered school of
forty scholars, all of whom were the grand
children of one man.
The Chief Signal Officer has determined
not to send any employe Of the Bureau on
the transatlantic balloon voyage, on ac-
count of the peril attending Il.
A severe wind storm passed over Macon
City, Missouri, Friday, demolishing several
buildings. Two persons were killed and
three injured, one of.thcm MORALLY.
-Four highwaymen stopped stage near
Grass Valley, California, on Sunday, and
robbed the treasure box Of Wells, Fargo
4 Co, of $1,000. They did not modest
the passengers.
The forest fire on Long Island burned q
tract about one mile wide from Lakeland
to Patchogue, when its progress was
stopped The village of Edenville and a
number of farm houses were burned
The movement looking toward the for.
nation of new State out of North Mis-
sissippi, West Tennessee and Western
Kentucky is being discussed by the news
papers published in the section interested.
At the recent Caledonia Club games at
Scranton, Pa, one feature was fat
womens race for new bonnet The
leanest contestant weighed $50, and three
Others weighed, respectively, 200, 242 and
psi pounds.
There is said to be a very bitter feeling
prevalent on the Mexican side of the Rio
Grande, in consequence of the Mackenzie
raid over the river after the Kickapoos,
and there is strong desire for revenge
among certain classes
Twenty two Chinese females brought by
steamer from Hong Kong, were sold at
public auction in the Chinese quarter of
San Francisco Tuesday, The young girls
brought as high as $3.50 each, while the
middle-aged and old women sold for 500
to 5000.
On Sunday an engineer lost control of
his locomotive on the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad, near Altamount, and it ran away
on down grade. Whilst going forty miles
an hour it struck the rear Of a freight train,
demolishing twenty cars. Three persons
were killed and several badly injured by
the collision.
Ida Mortin, aged 10, has been arrested
at DEBORAH, Iowa, on the charge of twice
attempting to poison her father by putting
strychnine in his bread. She admits the
truth of the charge, but says she did it to
defend herself from outrage, and, the peo-
pie sympathizing with her, bail was prompt
ly furnished.
A man calling himself jeff Davis was
lynched at Rogersville, Ohio, last Saturday
night, for felonious assault upon little
girl. While his trial was progressing the
lights in the court room were suddenly ex-
tinguished, and the prisoner was dragged
out, shot twice with revolver, and hanged
to tree in the vicinity.
A correspondent of the Richmond
Enquirer writes Except the rebuilding
of Chicago, it seems to me that Baltimore
has improved more than any other city in
the country since the war Its population
is between 300, 900 and 100000, long
lines Of new streets have been opened, and
there is an appearance Of business activity
apparent everywhere
On Saturday evening two spans of
n bridge 300 feet long, on the European
and North American Railway, between
Old Town aud Milford, Maine, were blown
away by tornado, and an engine and
tender that were crossing plunged in.
Five men went down with them, the en-
gineer, George Mcclellan, being drowned
and the others escaping.
J. j. Early, of Lancaster county, Pa,
was found on Monday morning in "Polly
Cox's Swamp" near Mt. Holly, n. j.,
with his throat cut. He is still alive, and
there are slight hopes of his recovery, the
iugulur vein not being severed. He says
he was waylaid by three colorcd men, who
robbed him and then cut his throat Mr.
Early lay in the swamp where he was
found exposed TO the storm of Sunday af-
ternoon and night.
An incendiary fire occurred about one
O'Clock Saturday morning at Norfolk, Va.
A water main having burst on Friday and
the Fire Department being limited in re-
sources, the flames spread and destroyed
six or eight buildings. The fire engines
came from the Navy Yard at Portsmouth,
and were Of great assistance. The loss is
stated at $3.50, 900, partially insured. Two
other fires subsequently occurred, causing
1886, 900 loss.
Joseph G. Cloud started on Monday
week to row from Philadelphia to New
Orleans. lie win not leave the water
except to cross the Alleghanies After
going through the canals and rivers to
their eastern base, his boat will be carried
over the mountains and placed on the
Ohio river, which he will follow to the
Mississippi, and so on to his destination.