The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-08-21

more, montgomery county, Icnna., was
drowned while bathing at Atlantic City
on Saturday. She went down with an ex
cursion. Her body has been recovered.
A carriage descending Mount Pleasant
Maine, on Monday, with party of exeur
sionists, was thrown over precipice thirty
feet high. Two ladies and a gentleman
were badly injured, the latter internally
The operatives of Fall River, Mass. bal
lotted last Saturday to decide whether they
should keep up their vacation or resume
work on Tuesday. 1t was determined, by
a vote of 252O to 1887, to continue the
vacation
Messrs. Moody and Sankey, the revival.
lists, and Rev Sabine Knight, the eng
fish Evangelist to the freemen,p arrived il
New York on Saturday, on the steamship
Spain. Moody and sankey are to take a
two months rest.
1t is reported from St, Louis that about
twelve families have been forced to leave
Williamson county, ILL.,, within n week, tC
escape the vengeance of outlaws, who arc
creating reign of terror there. Other
families are preparing to leave.
The crew of the brig Harry, charged
with mutiny on the Chesapeake bay, had
hearing before the United States Com
missioner at Baltimore, on Saturday, and
were committed 10 await the action oil the
Grand Jury, which meets in September
An attempt was made on the night Of
the 9Th inst, to cut the levee at Beulah
near Napoleon, Arkansas. The levee pa
troll discovered the villains and fight
ensued, IN which one OF them was killed
TWO others were wounded, and one was
captured
At Thomaston, Me-, Wednesday tramp
entered the house Of Mr. Morton, whose
daughter was there alone bound and gag
geo her, plundered the house OF several
Valuaoies' ana escaped Inc scene OF the
outrage Is IN one oil the Prinelpai streets
OF tho town.
Charles Curtis, cashier of the Pullman
Palace Car Company, ut Cincinnati, wa,
arrested at Trenton, New Jersey, yesterday
on the charge of having stolen about Sl40O
of the Companys funds. Curtis was for
merry connected with the railroad tele-
graphic department at Trenton.
Two tramps called at the Manton House
in johnson, Il. l., on Friday night. and
received food. After eating thew dcman-
ded liquor, and when it was refused one
of them drew a revolver and shot Mr..
Phillips, the proprietor of the hotel, in the
hands. The seoundrels escaped.
Mr.. Andrew johnson, son of the late
ex President johnson, denies all knowledge
of the reported insurance of his fathers
life, though he says he has not vet been
able to look over all of his fathers papers,
The estate of the ex President is estimated
at between sl5O,O0O and $4,000.
And now General Phil Sheridan is in
trouble. 4 certain James A Whelan. of
Louisiana, evidently ia banditti," is en-.
quiring through the courts concerning
s35S, 1887 in mules and sugar. which
General Phil, while in command there
gathered "Confscated" they used tC
call it.
On the morning of the 18th, Mary Ann
Weiss, who had shown signs of insanity
left her home in New York with her in
FAINT, aged 10 months. On the evening
OF the same day the body Of the child wa
found in the North river, and on Saturday
the body OF Mrs. Weiss was found neal
the same place.
William Hall, the remaining conyic
escaped from the penitentiary at Rich
mond, Va, on Monday morning, was re
captured near that city Wednesday. Ii,
broke his leg in getting over the wall, AM
his eaptors were attracted to his hidin:
place IN the bushes by his groans. HI
was nearly starved.
A collision occurred between a passen
ger train and special engine, near Film,
Mich, Monday morning. Both engine
were wrecked; brakeman named JOIN
Hennessy was crushed to death, and Jos
eph Hunt, conductor of the special engine
was so badly injured that he died Monda,
afternoon. -Four other railroad men wer
injured, two seriously. The passenger
escaped with slight bruises.
General Cook and Colonel Stanton re
turned to Cheyenne Tuesday night from tn
Black Hills. When thew left the Hin,
there were about fifteen hundred miner
in that region who were preparing TO leave
1t is believed that the country i erich il
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