The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-11-07
News Of the Week.

At Wanaque, in Passaic County n j.
on Saturday night, james Luke, aged 60
was shot dead by Mrs, Sarah Cronk, aged
%, whom he bad "anuoyed by offensive
attentions"
Mrs. Iloyt, wealthy lady of Williams
burg, N. Y, had $4,000 diamond car
ring snatched from her car upon the street,
by a ruffian who had evidently followed
her for the purpose.
The woods around Russell, Ky. for a
distance of thirty miles back from the
town, are ON Ere, aud the inhabitants
spent Sunday in strenuous efforts to pre-
vent the town from being destroyed
Walter Harris, aged 80, was found
dead IN his bed at Baltimore on Monday
morning, bis body being terribly burned.
lie had habit Of smoking in bed, which
was probably the cause of his death.
1t is reported ia Philadelphia that the
owners of the steamship Great Eastern
arc celebrating about sending five thous-
aud passengers over in her, to be fed
aud housed in her during the centennial
exhibition.
After nearly years burning the En-
pirc Coal Mine, near West Pittston, Pa.
has been extinguished After all usual
methods had been tried in vain the fire
was subdued by forcing steam into the
depths of the mine,
The Firemens' Benevolent Association
at New Orleans, which controls the Gre
department of that city, has resolved to
discontinue business unless the city pays
the members by the 18th inst. The city
owes them 100000.
A despatch from Fortress Monroe says
that large fire is raging in the Great
Dismal Swamp, and the smoke is so dense
that at night the Old Point Light cannot
be seen at the distance of mile, and the
fog bell has to be kept ringing
The Supreme Court of the United States
has now before 1t the case of the State of
Maryland against the Baltimore aud Ohio
Railroad, involving the question whether
the company shall pay in gold or currency
the interest on loan from the State.
A small "oil town in Butler county,
Pa. named st. Joe, was destroyed Monday
afternoon by fire, which originated from
detective Hue. Twenty-Five dwellings,
two drug stores aud several stables were
consumed. No estimate is given of the
loss.
President Grant has written letter to
the Emperor of Russia, congratulating him
upon the marriage Of the Grand Duke
Vladimir Alexandrovitch and the Duchess
of Mecklenburg -Schwerin. The letter is
in reply to one from the Gar announcing
the marriage.
The Boston Board of Trade, at meet
ing on Monday, adopted resolutions urging
the extension of the Signal Service and
the display Of storm signals at all the
principal ports, capes and headlands, and
asking Congress to make the necessary
appropriations therefor.
There were killing frosts on Monday
morning at Pensacola and Mobile. Ice
formed at Mobile. No rain has fallen in
Southern Alabama for six weeks. The
Mayor Of Mobile, in view of the
frost, issued a proclamation, yesterday,
removing the quaratiuc against vessels
from Pensacola.
The bids for the Stevens Battery were
opened at TT enton, on Monday, by the
Governor of Nc@ Jersey. The highest
bids were one Of sl45,00O, by an agent of
the United States Government, with the
condition that it shall be approved by
Congress, and one Of s105 900, by John
Roach. The other bids ranged from $50,
600 No decision was given.
The fire in the pine forests in the south
ern part of Fairfield county, Ohio, sent
such dense smoke into Lancaster that / I
was found necessary to light gas lamps
Forest fires between cambridge and Bour
nenville, Ross county, Ohio, have so de-
stroyed the crops, fences, live stock, and
houses as to leave many farmers destitute.
Measures are being taken for their relief.
A most audacious outrage was perpe :
trated at Port Deposit, Md. on Tuesday
night. A young man, Mr.. Ira Owens,
while quietly going to his home was way
laid by two negroes and shot in the hin
The doctor thinks the wound is not neces 4.
sarily fatal. Mr.. Owens recognized one
Of his assailants. This assault was made
without any provocatiou whatever. No
arrests have yet been made.
The Chestnut Hillreservoir, that supplies
Boston with part Of its water, is now low
er than ever before, and the Cochituate
AXE is so low that, unless copious rains
come 10 y few days, steam pumps will
have to be used to raise water to level
with the conduit The city engineer es.
Inmates that if the rate Of consumption
goes on increasing year by year as it has
IN the past, there will be no excess Of sup
ply over demand in 1877,
At Plttsburg, early on Sunday morning.
burglars entered the house OF Jacob Tell
md after carrying off the silver ware and
'ther articles, set fire TO the house. Mr..
FELL awoke his family, and all escaped by
umping from the windows, excepting his
ion Joseph and the servant girl, Margaret
Lynch. Joseph rushed down stairs through
he flames, and was dangerously burned
he girl, who slept in the third story,
,erlshed, and her disfgured remains were
ound after the fire was extinguished.
The Usage C.:ief, Joe, who, about year
ince, was somewhat hostile to the Gov
rnment, has now written letter 10 the
Commissioner of Indian Affairs, stating
hat his people are improving more than
wei" that their agent FURNISHES tools for
Very kind Of work, /" aud gives them pro-
,islons for their work lie also saws
hat he aud his people "urc doing better
nd viii show their friendship for the
Government Joe signs himself sGoy.
'rnor of the 0sages."
At st. Paul, MINI, on Sunday night
lanes Lick aud his wife were attacked on
he street by George Lauchtenschlager and
ieorgo Popp aud his wife. Mrs. Lick
vas killed on the spot, and Popp and his
rifc then turned upon Lick. They
'noekcd him to the ground, and laid hin,
ace downward in small stream. while
.Opp stood upon him 10 mako snro that