The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1876-09-30
News of the Week.

AuI INV iOi0i VI VIZ hNf"NN"t
Two heavy shocks Of earthquake were
felt at Evansville, Ind, on Sunday night
A lake in Lower California, that in 1879
was one hundred and fifty square miles IN
area, is now small pond, and fast dwin
ding,
Captain Fuller, of the schooner Katie
l.. Fuller, from Brunswick, Ga, died al
the Baltimore quarantine on Saturday OF
yellow fever.
Gen. Braxton Bragg, formerly of the
United States and afterwards of the Con
federate army, dropped dead in Galveston
Wednesday of heart disease, He was
sixty-one years old.
Diptheria is reported to be rayaging
Sullivan county, New York. In the
towns Of Bethel and Cohecton, many
deaths, mostly of children, have occurred
from the disease.
The fires Of the iron mills of Pittsburg
have been lighted. The manufacturers
say that satisfactory number of orders
have been received, and that marked
improvement is perceived in their business.
1t has been definitely arranged that
Tweed and his companion, Hunt, will be
sent homo in the United States steamer
Franklin. She has already left Gibraltar
en- route for Vigo, where the prisoners
will embark,
At Eden, Ontario, three masked men
entered the dwelling Of Warren Caswell,
about one O'Clock on Sunday morning, and
attempted to rob Caswell The latter re-
sisted, and was dangerously shot in the
neck by one of the robbers,
At Cris6eld, Md, on Saturday, Benja-
min Riggen shot and probably fatally
wounded James Ford. He had been
counting Ford's daughter, aud her parents
were opposed to her marrying Riggen.
The latter escaped to Virginia.
George Winthrop made On ascent near
Paxton, Illinois, on Saturday last. in n
hot-air ballon. The balloon burst when
at height Of five hundred feet and the
aeronaut fell to the ground, receiving, it
is feared, severe internal injuries.
A strange and fatal disease has broken
out among cattle in Wayne county, Pa,
causing much alarm. The cattle are in
Tested by a singular tick, which bores
deep into the flesh inflammation sets in
and death follows in few hours.
Two young men who we're engaged in
painting a building connected with St.
Mary's Church, Annapolis, on Monday,
fell to the ground from swinging ladder,
distance Of fifty feet One was instantly
killed, and the other escaped without
serious injury.
The Fleet at Port Royal, S. c., has
been placed under strict quarantine, to
prevent the introduction of yellow fever.
Only the stewards and mail agents are
allowed to communicate with the shore.
All on board the vessels were in good
health last week.
The corner stone of monument to Da.
vid Williams, one of the captors of Major
Andre during the Revolutionary War.
was laid at Schoharie, N. Y, on Saturday
with the accompaniments of an Grafton, a
poem and n military naradc Thew have
been long time about it.
The Mayor of Brunswick, Ga. in nm
appeal for aid TO the Howard Association
New Orleans, states there are At present
six hundred cases of yellow fever in the
former city. amongst the number beino
three physicians. The Association has
forwarded five skilled physicians
A disastrous storm in Foros, oor,,r
PENNSYLVANIA. occurred on Thursday wool
attended with serious loss of life Sixtoon
persons were drowned by the sudden over.
flow of the mountain streams and many
houses COMPLETELY wrecked In other conn.
ties several lives were also lost
Mr. Harry U;lger, , wo,, L,ow, g..
man lawyer IN Roii;moro wao sd Ill
in n nrivo,a hath room =, c. ~
Monument Sou,re on Monday ovan;pn
m 49, &c u" I..u ~ .aeay e''n'"s'
from the evidence given Il wouId
appear that financial troubles had prcssod
upon his mind, and caused him to commit
suicide.
General Crool who 70 .,po.,I.
is organ;z;ng new axnai;,;en i a
the Hostile T9d;ans ana In ' ssa,aS'
field as soon as hi worl :; ,O4 Nar ~, .ns
Fresh troons horses AMI snns,, io"pte'eu'
visions and clo,b;nr a s ha SupPie: 1l pro
farword anJ ;, = %, ~ De'as laP'a'y sent
next expedition will be on tho mach
before the bad weather sets in
A secession movomon, soor,.
in British Colnmhi, mso.;nn " I
been held in V;c,os;a :, LII 'enS has
were passed 10 Tho e., " .ho. ' ,e ~
miniop Govarnm",, '" "es.; WAY y 'ie DO
tho Ca,oJ;.n sa,,lS. oua''uS ~ 70 ignore
obl;yat;ors of ,So n"m;.; =, '"' l py
Colemb;a ~" @ po ,n.:. IN Drl1lsh
y;ncial parI;amap, '' ehain u, 'he rro-
, i'in'e"s snouid Dc asked TO
the Dominion, NUN
The R.l,;mo.a nj ~, -,
lion NIL ,.."o",., Ja'y ne'os' 'eiis OF
At Rarnnma ahas, u sc' OUT OIL us cage
dov and "e ,i SUI" u Una. c''y' on Mon
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