The Democratic advocate., 1878-11-30

Another great strike, has taken place in
Lancashire, England. One hundred and
twenty mills are closed and twelve thousand
men idle.
J.Y. Hoshour, ESQ.,, President of the First
an assignment of his property for the benefit
of his creditors.
A very heavy snow storm prevailed at Lou
isyille Wednesday afternoon, from three until
halfpast eight o'clock. II was the first of
the season there.
The Arlington Estate suit was to have com
meneed in the Z. S. Court at Alexandria,
va, on Tuesday, but, the parties being alb
sent, il went over to the January term.
John Rohrer, well-known citizen of Ian
caster county, Pa, died Wednesday, aged So
years. When l6 years of age he drove regu-
larly team of six horses between Baltimore
and Pittsburg.
While funeral party was taking train
for Erie, at Cory, Pa, Sunday. the platform
gave way, precipitating twenty-five persons
and the coffin into q sewer below. Several
of the mourners were injured and the cof-
fin was buried in rubbish.
At Brookfeld, Wis, on Wednesday 2Oth.
boy, entering blacksmith shop, threw his
overcoat, in the pocket of which was n loaded
pistol, upon the anvil. The pistol exploded
and the bullet entered the head of farmer
named Sewers, killing him instantly.
A telegram to Secretary Schurz reports
that one McCann, contractor for the trans
portation of Indian supplies, has been con-
yicted of defrauding the Government and is
now IN jail at Cheyenne. This is said 10 be
the first conviction of the kind by a frontier
jury.
Jacob Roos, for many years night watch
man at the Chicago Post t-ofiice, was arrested
Sunday morning for robbing the mails He
had taken about one hundred letters from the
carriers department TO private room for the
the purpose of opening them. He confessed
his guilt.
The Commissioner of Agriculture has re.
ceiyed barrel of "the celebrated Peruvian
yellow potatoes grown on the table land
near the city of Lima. They are in good CON
dition, and the Commissioner has distributed
few Of them. The rest will be kept in a
fEuit preserving house until the opening Of the
planting season.
William Love was fgtqlly shot by Warrsn
Tate in the Court House at Indianapolis,
Tuesday. Love had been testifying in case
in which Tate was plaintiff. After leaving
the stand Love met Tate iH the corridor
caller = = Il lldE anu AtENSS Qlbi- late iillf
upon shot his antagth,!st ace, in6sgiss
wounds OF which Love died .tee in the even
ing. Tate, who is in Jail, is said to be 'of
fine family" his victim vas prominent isal-
er in real estate.
The steamer Pommerania, which left New
York on the 14th inst, for Hamburg, was sunk
by collision with the Welsh bark Noel Ellian,
neer Folkestone, in the English Channel, on
Monday night. There were about 220 per
sons on board, including crew and passengers,
and about 90, mostly passengers, are believed
10 be lost The survivors, who escaped in
some of the boats, were picked up by a pas
sing steamer Captain Schwensen is among
the saved, though he was at first reported to
be lost. The Pommerepia was hrst.class
steamship, Of $500 tons register, built on
the Clyde in 1873, at a cost of about $50, GOO.
She had Q cargo valued Mt about $3.50. 1000.
IN addition 10 her cargo, mail consisting of
II bags of letters and Is bags Of papers, for
France, Germany, Austria aud the SeaDdina-
yian countries, Is supposed to be lost,