The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1876-12-16
News Of the Week.


houses in the northwestern portion of
baltimore by Saturdays gale.
The "frst run of shadp has made its
appearance down South. This is fully
three weeks earlier than ever known before.
Four companies of U, s. troops, under
General Brannan, arrived at Columbia,
s. O., from Florida, on Monday morning.
Gen. Mcclellan and his family will
spend the Winter in Baltimore, as will
also Gen. Marcy, McClellan's father.in-
law.
Al small frame building at the mouth of
coal shaft near Calhoun, Mo-, was burn
ed on Saturday morning, and three men
persisted in the flames.
The house of Edward b. Wixon, at
Harwich, Mass, was burned on Friday
night, aud his youngest child, aged three
years, persisted in the flames.
Mrs. VIM. Candy, of Baltimore, on a
visit to sick daughter at the Frederick
female seminary, fell down the steps of
the institution aud broke her arm near the
elbow.
During Saturdays storm the roof of Mr..
Manions house in Amsterdam, N Y, was
blown of, and in attempting to escape
Manion and his child, aged five years,
wore killed. Mrs. Manion was severely
iniured.
Daniel 0'Rourke, driver Of carriage
n 81 the funeral Of the Brooklyn Theatre
Ictims Saturday, was drunk and fell from
bis box. He sustained injuries from
uhich he died on Monday.
At Petrolia, Pa, Sunday afternoon, a
uagon load of nitro glycerine-about 600
bounds exploded, tearing wagon and horses
b 'shreds." and killing two men named
smith and Humphreys who were unload
ing the wagon.
An incendiary fire in Burlington, N.
u, early Sunday morning, destroyed about
twenty six buildings, causing a loss of
$500 More than fifty families are
homeless. A lady named Rogers was
frightened to death by the fire.
The President on Monday nominated
Mr.. A. L. Snoden to be Postmaster at
Philadelphia. There has been quito =
seyere contest over the nomination tie
merchants and business men desiring the
denomination of Mr.. Fairman, the present
deficient postmaster.
The steamer Big Foot was snagged and
Sunk uear Eufala, Ala, on Saturday night
No lives were lost. About 200 bales Of
cotton hoated down the stream. 1t is
believed that the vessel, which was owned
by tho Central Railroad of Georgia, will be
total loss.
The steamer Abysinia, which sailed
from Liverpool on Saturday for New York,
took one hundred thousand dollars in spe-
Gle, and the Britannia, which arrived
from Liverpool at New York, on the same
day brought two hundred and fifty-one
thousand pound sterling, also in specie.
The schooner Fanny X. Shaw, ashore
near Cape Henry, lost her deck load of
& lumber, cabin and forecastle, Sunday
morning. Her crew, with the captains
wife, were taken ashore in an almost
frozen condition. 1t was feared that the
vessel would go to pieces.
A dispatch from Vicksburg, Miss, says
that John p. Briscoe, prominent Demo
.crat, and chancery clerk of Claiborne,
county, was assassinated on Saturday last
while out hunting, two miles from Port
Gibson. He was the only witness against
the negroes who fred on sherif's posse,
October 81.
Bella McClain, the clairvoyant, charged
with the fatal poisoning Of James NJ. Can
field, an exhibitor at the late centennial
exhibition, was on Monday convicted at
Philadelphia of murder in the second
4 degree, with strong recommendation to
mercy. The prisoner was sentenced to
six years imprisonment.
The Victory Webb Type and Press
Manufacturing Company of London have
commenced suit against II. W. Beecher
and other trustee of the Christian Union
Publishing Company for $50, 900 loss and
damage caused by defendants ordering
printing press in 1872. They caused
various alterations which delayed its deliy-
cry until 1875, and finally returned it as
unsuitable.
A number Of oyster vessels in the Ches-
npeake were driven ashore by the gale on
Saturday The oyster pungy Ann Eliza
was driven on Little Hawkins Point and
filed Her captain John Oliver, and two
of her crew, Martin Bailey and John
Saucer, were frozen to death. The rest
of tho crew, four in number, were badly
frozen, and have been placed in hospitals
In Baltimore.
An express train drawn by two engines
on the New York Central Railroad, ran
into freight train near Loonyyille, six
teen miles from Buffalo, on Saturday
hight All the engines were smashed
and the Chicago and Buffalo express cars
were burned. Benjamin Woodwork, Of
Utica, the express messenger, persisted in
one Of the burning cars. The engineer
md fireman were severely injured. A
&atchnan had been sent to signal the
coming train, but he took refuge from
the snow storm in caboose and allowed
It to pass. The freight train was stuck
In the snow.
Geo. Alpaugh, a farmer, and his wife
attended the revival services at the Meth
odist church in Allentown, Huntington
county, N. j., Tuesday nightof last week
Mr.. Gawger, who was conducting pray
cr-meeting previous to the regular services
asked Mr.. Alpaugh to pray, which h,
proceeded to do, the congregation kneel
ing. Mrs. Alpaugh knelt at her husband
side, He had uttered but few words
when he suddenly gasped and fell on hi
face. He was carried out 80 quickly tina