The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-10-02
News of the Week.

publicans Of Massachusetts,, on Wednesday
The Irish giant, Ned 0Baldwin, who
was shot in New York by his partner,
Michael Finnell, in quarrel, is dead.
The first instalment of the new postal
cards, numbering 100000, was received
at Washington. on Monday, from Spring
field, Mass.
Alfred p Jump, an attornOy-at-law Of
Baltimore, was committed to Jail on Sat
urday on the charge Of obtaining money
under false pretences.
Later adviees from Indianola state that
thousands Of drowned cattle are strewn for
miles over the prairies, where they have
been carried by the overflow.
The Board Of Trade Of Baltimore is
about to petition the Legislature of Mary
land to enact law by which breaches Of
trust shall be punished as larcenies.
The Victoria Foundry, at Leeds, Eng
land, was totally destroyed by FIRE on
Monday. The loss is estimated at $780,
900, and $4,000 persons are thrown out of
employment.
Nicholas, the defaulting teller of the
Bank of Commerce of Montreal, Canada,
has been arrested with his father at St.
Augustine, Florida, and they are both now
in jail at that place.
Sixty Indians attacked the hay train of
John Phillips, between forts Fetterman
and Laramie, and after fight of two
hours and a-half killed and got of thirty
head of cattle and four horses, and woun-
ded one man.
Red Cloud, Red Dog, Little Bear and
Spotted Tail, have looked at the Black
Hills question with business eye. All
they want for the Hills is $40 900 900,
computed on the sliding scale Of the cost
of the Northern Pacific Railway.
A passenger train ran off the track near
Sorel, Canada, on the Richmond and
Arthabasa railway, Tuesday night Eleven
persons were killed and twenty-five badly
wounded IL is said that rail was laid
across the track by some malicious person.
The Indians seem to have something
besides dark -four to complain Of Special
United States Commissioner Shanks re-
ports 1900 horses stolen from the Indians
while on their reservations near Fort Sill
and only 40 recovered and returned to
them.
A collision occurred at the junction of
tho Albany and Susquehana aud Sche-
nectady and Athens railroads, Wednesday,
between two freight trains. About twenty
ears were wrecked, and George Wood, an
engineer, was killed, aud fireman injured.
The Keystone Iron Works, of Pittsburg,
suspended on Saturday, Liabilities, s3l0,.
900 assets, $3.50 900, consisting of mill
property and real estate which is not avail
able at present. The cause Of failure is
attributed to general stagnation Of iron
interests.
Since june forty members Of an organ.
lied band of criminals, composed mostly
Of outlaws from the States, have been
captured in Indian Territory, and with
those previously arrested, make nearly one
hundred now awaiting trial at the next
term of the court at Muskogee.
The horse disease, or epizooty, which
has for some time prevailed in New York +,
is rapidly abating in that city, but has
reached Philadelphia and Washington.
One hundred horses of street car COM
pany in Washington are affected Fortu-
nately the disease is milder than the
epizooty Of three years ago. 1t is also in
Baltimore.
The order Of Odd Fellows in the United
States, according to the returns made at
the last session of their Grand Lodge at
indianapolis, has reached very large mum
bers. They had at the beginning Of the
present year 1865 lodges, with member
ship aggregating 437,7l9, there having
been an increase Of over $4,000 during
last year.
The suspension of Charles Clayton 4
Co., grain and produce commission merch-
ants, San Francisco, is announced. The
cause is unsettled debts owing farmers and
the stringency Of the money market. The
firm banked with the Bank of California,
the suspension of which deprived them Of
the usual facilities for meeting collection
day. The firm has assests in excess Of
liabilities.
The mills at Fall River, Mass, were to
have begun work on Monday, and several
started with full force. Shortly after
the mills started the strikers appeared in
large numbers and stoned several Of the
mills and factories; to such an extent did
their Indignation carry them that at one
time general riot was feared, and tho
militia were ordered out. During the
assault several persons were injured but
no further disturbance occurred.
The Grand Jury of the Supreme Court
of Erie county, New York, have indicted
Geo. d. Lord, Canal Contractor, Demo
crat; Alexander Barley, Canal Commits.
sioner, Republican; Thaddeus c. Davis,
Canal Appraiser, Republican; VIM. H..
Bowman, Counsel for Geo. d. Lord and
Lewis j. Bennett, Canal Contractor, Re-
publican, for completely in the canal frauds
in that State, by which the State has been
robbed Of hundreds Of thousands Of dollars
The international match between teams
Of the Victoria Rife Club Of Hamilton,
0ntaria, Canada, and the Amateur Rife
Club Of New York, took place at Creed
moor on Saturday, resulting in victory
for the home team by score Of 400 to
1884. Each marksman was allowed 10
shots over each Of the three ranges--S00,
900, and 1000 yards-and the use of any
rife not exceeding 10 pounds weight and
without telescope sights, and any position
not involving the use Of artificial rests.
A destructive food occurred Monday
during the great gale 10 the Valley Of the
Lee, ireland. The river rose several feet
and inundated portion Of the city of
Cork and the country for miles about,
occasioning immense damage TO property.
Similar accounts have been received from
other parts Of ireland and from Scotland.
The damage Is enormous, especially in the
counties Of Longfold, Kerry and Tippe-
rary. The food has subsidized at Cork, but
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