The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-08-15
Hsws Of the Week.


Northwestern Europe is threatened with
u water panic, there having been no rain
OF any consequence for more than year,
The strike ut the Vulcan Iron Works
at Wilkesbarre, has ended, by the men
returning to work at 10 per cent reduc-
ton.
A eolored man was lynched at Warrens-
burg, Mo. on Friday night, by mixed
mob Of white and colored men, for a felon
ious assault upon six-year-old child,
A destructive tornado passed through
Dixon, Illinois, on Monday night and did
great damage to crops, fences and other
property in that vicinity.
Adjutant General Baker, of Iowa,
reports great suffering among the home
stead settlers in the northwestern part Of
that State, in consequence Of the invasion
of grasshoppen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Algernon +. G. Sartoris
will arrive in this country in October, to
attend Miss Sherman's wedding, and fine
suite of rooms are being prepared for them
in the White House.
Immigrants from Great Britain are
arriving in New Zealand at the rate Of
60O0 per month. Wonderful gold dis
coyeriOs' are reported forty miles from
Auckland
Some Of the Kent county peach growers
are becoming SO discouraged by the poor
crops that they are taking up their orch
ards. Mr.. Robert Loud, near Urievillc, is
taking up fine thrifty orchard of three
year old trees.
A young woman created sensation in
Chicago recently by walking along a mar
row cornice just below the edge Of the
roof of hotel A policeman seized her
ms she passsd window and dragged her
inside. She was found to be insane.
Nine additional bodies Of victims of the
disaster to the steamer Pat Rogers were
lying at Rising Sun, Indiana, on Saturday.
The number Of bodies recovered is now
stated at 40, making the loss Of life more
than double that at first reported Three
others are missing
A. c. Burton, colored candidate for
the Legislature, was shot and MORALLY
wounded by an unknown assassin at
Bradon's Station, Tennessee, on Saturday
night The deed caused SO much excite
mont among the colored people that for
some time riot was feared.
At Portland, Me. on Monday night,
Thos. Libber went to the house OF Hattie
Rolfe, who had rejected his addresses be-
cause of his dissipated habits, and attempt
ed to kill her. He fired pistol into her
chamber window, but the bullet missed its
aim. lie was arrested next morning.
The schooner Daniel Wray, Captain
Robinson, Of Camden, N. j. was sunk by
the steamer City Of Boston, in Long Is
land Sound, about one o'clock on Tuesday
morning. Two Of the crew were saved by
the steamers boats the other, with Cap
tain Robinson, doubtless went down with
the schooner.
The Secretary Of the Treasury is pre-
pairing formal demand on the Pacific
Railroads for the five per cent. OF their
net earnings required to be paid to the
Shonld b;s demand he not co,1nl;sd r;,b
within go days, tho Attorney General will
be notified to institute proceedings against
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wnen suspicion Ie.l upon "afley, VINO was
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