The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-09-12
News of the Week.

james Kelley, veteran of the British
army, is living in st, Louis, at the advan-
ced age Of 80 years
Miss Mary Il, Tyler, aged lG years, and
ncice of ex-Presidcnt Tyler, died at the
Academy Of Visitation, in Frederick, Md.
on Thursday last, of consumption.
A Lisbon telegram announces that the
Portuguese Minister Of the Interior has
issued notice that Arabian ports on the
Red Sea are infected with the plague.
An investigation is being made iuto the
management Of the Baltimore Custom
house under Col. Il. f. Anderson, based
on complaints of merchants and others
A druggist in New York on Saturday
sold poison to Henry Herbold, despite the
protests of the latter's daughter that he
intended committing suicide. Herbold
took the poison and soon died. The drug
gist was arrested.
w. A. Smith, negro, of Boston, was
refused admittance, one night this week,
to Mrs Conway's Theatre, in Brooklyn,
which does not tolerate colored people.
Smith is a very respectable man, lately a
a missionary in Africa.
Another crisis has occurred in the Span
ish Cabinet. Zabalas Ministry has re-
signed and Sagasta will form new
Ministry. Two thousand men will be sent
to Cuba in few days to reinforce the
Spanish troops on that island.
The late Baron Anselm Rothschild has
bequeathed the bulk of his property to his
three sons, Nathaniel, Ferdinand and Al
bert His unmarried daughter, the Bar
oness Alice, receives only her personal
fortune, which amounts to 81 100000.
Mr.. Stanton, who backed himself to
ride from Bath to London on his bicycle
| in eight hours and half, won his wager
on August IL, accomplishing the LOG
miles in two minutes under the time.
The last part of the journey was perform
ed under great difficulties. Through an
accident his left arm and shoulder were
disabled, and for the last &c miles he could
only use his right hand.
At New Orleans, on Friday night, the
Attorney Generals Offices, in the State
House, were broken open, the records
were piled in the centre Of the main Office,
some Of the furniture was added, and the
heap was then saturated with coal oil and
set ON fre. For some reason the fire
would not burn, aud only one or two Of
the papers were eharred, though all were
made nearly illcgiblc by the oil
| In Brooklyn, on Monday afternoon,
while christening party were going along
the street, George Lutz issued from a beer
saloon aud began firing pistol, ITO give
them salute While doing so, ball
from the weapon passed through the arm
of I!ira Chrismark and lodged in the head
of a. infant she was carrying. The
wounds of both are pronounced fatal by
the physicians. Lutz was arrested.
No rain has fallen in Philadelphia or
vicinity since the severe storm Of August
., aud the drought has caused scarcity
of water in the Schuylkil. The Chief
Engineer of the Water Department has
issued circular requesting economy on
the part Of citizens in the use of water
Fountains have been stopped, and licences
for water carts to sprinkle the streets have
been revoked. No fire plugs are opened
unless in case of fire.
A special to the st. Paul Journal, from
Bismarck, says party of fifty men will
leave that place in about thirty days for
the Black Hills. The party will be com
posed of experienced miners and hunters,
who not only know the color of gold and
the habits Of the Indians, but are sharp
enough to evade the military, and who,
once in the Hills, can live as Indians live,
and consequently will not bother them
selves with supplies to any great extent.
On Tuesday LIST instant, negro named
Lewis Oates committed an outraged ON
Miss Strange of Jassamine co. Ky. The
negro was arrested on the following day,
and confined in jail at Nicholasville, the
county seat. At an examining trial on
Wednesday he pleaded guilty, and was re-
handed for the action of the Circuit Court.
Soon after the jailcr was overpowered by
mob, headed by the father Of the girl,
aud the negro taken outside the town and
hanged to tree. The Sheriff endeavored
to protect the prisoner, but received no
support from the citizens.
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