The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-10-19

ShHtSiii uNe cents ADMISSION 10 the ODSerEa
tory.
The collieries in the Schuylkill region stop
ped work on Saturday, the quota Of coal al.
filed.
Forty members ofthe police force of Boston
have been notified to resign. They are deem
ed incompetent by reason of age or other
inirmity.
Rev. George C. Needham, an English evan.
gelist has begun a series of revival meetings
at the Reformed Episcopal Church of the
Redeemer, Baltimore.
A telegram from San Francisco says that
X. Lyman Potter, who undertook 10 walk
across the continent with wheelbarrow, ar
rived there al noon on Tuesday.
Dean Stanley made pilgrimage on We'd
nesday to the little knoll near Tappan where
Major Andre was hanged. Andres remains
are IN the Deans keeping in the Westminster
Abbey.
The German Commissioners sent to this
country to examine the workings of our to-
bacco tax arrived in Richmond, Va, Tues
day. They will remain in that city for sew
eral days.
The October returns of the cotton crop to
the Department of Agriculture indicate con
dition equal to that of the splendid crop of
1870, and total yield Of more than 5000.
600 bales.
A special trial of speed for a purse of $1,000
to beat the best wagon time recorded was
made by Hopeful, at Chicago, on Saturday
Iime-irst heat, 2.l64; second and third
heats 2.l7 each.
William Barr, convict in the Auburn Pen.
itentiary, hanged himself in his cell on Sun
dag night. He murdered keeper two years
ago, and escaped the death penalty on the
plea of insanity.
At midnight of Saturday, an illicit distil-
lery, run by man named McCleary, and
having capacity of 400 gallons, in Brooklyn,
n. Y, was seized by revenue officials. The
proprietor escaped.
Senator Mitchell, of Oregon, who returned
to Washington yesterday, SAYS business is
prosperous in that State. As an evidence he
says 904 houses have been built in the city of
Portland since January last.
FIRE in Edenburg, Pa, on Sunday morn
ing, destroyed 225 buildings, comprising the
greater portion of the town. The loss is es-
timated at over SS50,0O0. II is believed the
fire was started by an incendiary.
A band of Indians, said to number l25, APP
peared in Redwaier Valley, 35 miles from
Deadwood, Dakota, on Saturday morning.
and burned several stacks hay. The ranch.
men organized party to pursue the Indians.
Forty or fifty men, convicted at Walad,
Idaho, of cutting timber for Utah Northern
Railroad on the Bannock reservation, have
been sentenced each to six months imprison-
ment and the payment of fines aggregating
$4,000.
In Pittsburg early on Sunday morning
Frank Gunnell, being drunk, assaulted his
wife, when William Hart his cousin, interfered
and threw him down. In falling Gunnel broke
his neck, and died instantly. Hart was ar
rested.
A telegram from North Platte, Neb., saws
it has been aseertained beyond doubt that
the total number of citizens killed near the
State line by the Cheyennes who crossed the
Union Pacific Railroad on the 4th instant.
was 43
President MacAIahon of the French repub b.
icsent one thousand dollars as his personal do
nation for the relief of the sufferers by yellow
fever. Ex-President Grant gave five hundred
dollars. The Fraudulent President subscribed
one hundred dollars.
The Great Locomotive Works, at Paterson,
New Jersey, have received an additional or
der from the Erie Railway for 20 heavy mar
row guage locomotives. This, with a former
busy for six months to come.
Eight Kentucky .'moonshiners," captured
in recent revenue raid, were taken to Lou
isvile by two deputy marshals on Saturday.
One of the offenders is a notorious character.
named Isaac jenkins, who was shot and
wounded a few weeks ago while attempting to
escape.
4 violent storm ragged on the New England
coast during Saturday night. Moch damage
was done TO buildings and other property in
Newport, Provincetown, Wellheet and other
towns, and long list of marine disasters Is
reported. Only two lives are known 10 be
lost but it is feared others have persisted.
A large number of ministers and others re
presenting all the Protestant denominations
of Baltimore, convened on Monday morning
last, at the suggestion of Mr. Moody, the evan
gelst, who rendered his services to the
churches. Committees were appointed to
regulate and render his services available.
The Commissioner of Agriculture has or
dered from Japan large number of bamboo
shoots for the purpose Of introducing the Gull
ture of bamboo into the United States. He
also expects quantity Of Japanese silk worms
eggs in few weeks, with which to expert
ment in the breeding of silk worms.
Mrs. Jacob Kurtz was burned on Saturday
at Woodbridge, Connecticut, by her clothing
taking fire at the kitchen stove. She rushed to
the barn, and rolling on the floor in her agony
set the building on fire, and finally jumped
into the well, where she was drowned. Her
body was burned to n crisp, every yestige of
clothing being consumed.
On Monday night It'll inst seven negroes
feloniously assaulted four white women near
Mount Vernon, Ind. On Thursday night
deputy sheriff, while trying TO arrest some of
the ruffians, was killed by colored man
named Williamson. On Friday morning, n
mob of nearly three hundred gathered and
shot Williamson, hanged two others. and
were preparing to lynch the rest.
John /. Davenport, Supervisor Of Regisira-
ton and Elections, in New York CITY, caus.
ed the arrest of two Federal Supervisors of
Elections on Saturday, for alleged wilful fail
ure to discharge the duties Of their Office
He also obtained an order from Judge Batch.
ford for the removal of 90 others Most of
them are discharged forincompetency. Their
places will be filed by appointment Of the L.
s. Circuit Court.
The Concord Savings Bank, at Concord n.
H., closed It's doors Tuesday. II is believed
its depositors will get 80 per cent of their
money. Several years ago the concern was
known as a National Savings Bank. But an
embezziement of its cashier. w. W. Storrs.
who is now fugitive from justice, compelled
its reorganization, and the present name was
adopted. The deposits amount to about
$3.50, 900.
The First National Bank OF Tamaqua. Pa.
suspended on Monday. Its assets are stated
at SI50,00O, but its liabilities are not known.
A large number Of working people who are
depositors will suffer from the suspension
The catastrophe is attributed to the failure
of Charles L. Shoener, coal and iron opera
tor, Of Phila., who was the principle stock
holder. The Greenwood Rolling Mill and
Shoener x Aliens machine shops are also
closed by the failure.
The increase in our commerce is shown by
the fact that the total number Of vessels
boarded by our revenue marine cutters dur
ring July, August and September, at Boston,
Newport, New York, Philadelphia, and Bal
timore, was 5632, against 1854 at the same
ports during thp corresponding period of 1877.
The greatest increase vas at Baltimore,
where SIS vessels were boarded in the last
three months, against only 800 during the COR
responding period of last year.