The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-10-26
News of the Week.

benjamin II. Latrobe, the we'll known civil
engineer, died in Baltimore on Saturday, aged
II years.
A writer in the Dover DeIatcarean saws
the girls of Dover not only smoke cigarettes
but swear.
The Maryland "0yster Navy so far has
killed three and wounded ten defenseless
oystermen.
sweet potato two feet and eleven inches
long has been raised in the neighborhood of
Chestertown, Md.
The Virginia bell-punch yielded the State
last year revenue Of $3.50, 900, 500, 600
over the estimate.
Mr.. Ohio B. Smith, of Washington county.
Md, has two geese on his farm which are
thirty-hve years old.
The chestnut crop in Cecil is of some i'm
portanee. One farmer in Sassafras Neck ex-
poets to gather fifty bushels.
Four hundred and fifty bushels of cranf,sr-
ries have been gathered the present season
within the corporation limits of Salisbury.
Right Rev. Sylvester II. Roseerans. Roman
Catholic Bishop of Columbus, Ohio. and
brother of General Rosecrans died Monday
night
The steamer John Bramhall sailed from
New Haven for Comstantinople, with a cargo
OF war material for the Turkish Government.
valued at S979,0OO.
''The Electric Light Companv.'' with n
capital of $500, 600, has been formed in New
York, for the production of eight, heat and
power by electricity
The Young Mems Christian Association of
York, Pa, contemplate having an excursion
to Baltimore in November to attend one of
OF Mr. Moody's meetings.
VIM. MeKenney, of Queen Anneis comfy.
Nd, the most extensive farmer of the East.
ern Shore. seeded this fall about twenty. four
hundred bushels of wheat.
The ingram carpet weavers of PbiladeIphis
have accepted a reduction of one cent ner
yard, amounting to 81 per week. This re-
duetlon affected about 1000 weavers.
The Orangemen at Montreal have begun
suits for damages against the Mayor for false
arrest on the twelfth of July. County Master
Grant Claims $4,000 and each Of the others
$4,000.
A Heavy snow storm occurred at Grants
vile, Garrett county, Nd, on Friday morning
OF last week. Snow also fell in small guan-
titles at Oakland and Frostburg, but soon
melted.
The boiler of saw mill, near McLeans.
bOro' ILL.,, exploded on Saturday. killing n
Dale the proprietor, and another man, named
Warren, and fatally injuring the engineer and
two others.
An attempt was made to rob a grave in
Mt. Ohvet Cemetery, az Nashville, on Satur.
day night. The Guard fired at and wounded
the resurrechonists, who escaped in the dark
ness, leaving tracks of blood.
George 7. Nelson was shot dead near
kennedyville, Kent county, Md. Friday morn
ing, by the accidental discharge of his gun as
he was climbing the fence. His mother died
OF grief six hours after hearing the news.
The suspension of William Gum & Co..
grain exporters of Montreal, was announced
on Monday, but their liabilities were not stu.
ted. The Bank of Montreal being affected
by the suspension, the stock declined g per
cent.
The Grand Jury Of the Circuit Court for
Allegany county Nd, inquired into the HUI
ghey Blackiston homicide on Tuesday, and
refused to present Mr.. Hughey for any offense
whatever. The facts showed very clear
case of self-defense.
John O'Neil was sentenced TO death at
Sunbury, Pa, Monday afternoon. for the
murder of Conrad Hesser, committed near
Shamokin in December, 1874. Peter McNa-
mara, his accomplice. has already been sen
fenced to be hanged.
Admiral Paulding, the senior flag officer
on the retired list OF the United States Nayv.
died on Sunday morning, at Huntington. L.
|. be was theson of the captor of Major An
DIRE, and the last surviving officer of the bat
tie of Lake Champlain.
For three consecutive days last week n
Mayhart cherry-tree standing in the ward of
James b. Conner at FELTON,, Del, rained
water in & perfect mist and in such profusion
as to wet the clothes of any one passing un-
der It. strange phenomenon.
The U. S. steamer Ticonderoga. now 6t.
ting out at Portsmouth, n. H., will soon 90
into commission for the cruise Of Commodore
Shuteldt, who will proceed to Africa in De
eember, for the purpose of opening new ports
OF commerce with the United States.
The forty or fifty prisoners sentenced to
hne and Imprisonment at Malad, Idaho, for
cutting timber for the Utah Northern Rail-
road from reservation land, have been releas-
ed by direction of the Secretary of the Navy.
The raiload company is to pay for the tim
Der.
The failure of the extensive dry goods
house OF Dodd, Brown L Co., Of st. Louis
creates an excitement among the trade in
New York, where half million of its liabil-
tiles are due. This firm ranked as second in
the Western States, and its liabilities exceed
a million of dollars,
At the wedding feast of Willis Peele and
Alice Burdge, at Azalia, Ind, Thursday night
ten OF the party were poisoned by food in
which strychnine had been placed. Chas.
White, John White and ID. Burdge were af.
fected most seriously. Some disappointed
lover is Supposed to have poisoned the food.
as Miss Burdge had quite a number Of suitors.
William o. Avery, Ex-Chief Clerk of the
Treasury Department, who was convicted in
st. Louis some time ago of completely in the
whisky frauds, Monday brought suit in Wash
lngton TO recover $500 paid Benjamin F. But
Ter on account of counsel fee to defend him
at 1t. Louis. He alleges that Butler did not
in any way assist him or make his appearance
during the trial.
Mr.. John MerTyman, OF Hayfelds, Bati-
more county, Wednesday sold at Kearney's
stables, Baltimore, through f. W. Bennett x
Co, auctioneers, 4j head of Southdoyn,
Shropshire and Hampshire ewes, bucks aud
lambs. The bucks sold at from S24 to S27. so,
pair of ewes at Sl5 each, and the other ewes
and eve lambs at 81 to $40 each.
In Cleveland, Ohio, on Sunday morning.
Josie Cunnington, a domestic in the family OF
DIR. j. A. Daniels, entered the Doctors
room and taking coat which lay on the bed
threwit over the foot board. A pistol in the
pocket of the coat struck against the board
and went of, and the ball entered her body
on the right side below the ribs, making a ter
Tible wound.
The Sheriifs of Saline, Rice and Hays coun-
ties Kansas, with strong posse, attacked
the haunt of gang of train robbers, near
Brookheld, 200 miles west of Kansas City,
Mo-, early on Saturday morning. They cap
tured Michael Rourke, leader of the gang,
and wounded Daniel Dement,, who, however
escaped with three others Of the gang. The
posse continued in pursuit of the fugitives
II IS believed that the capture of Rourke will
tend to break up lone of the strongest and
most desperate bands of robbers ever organ
lied" in that country
The Executive Committee of the Maryland
Agricultural Association held a meeting on
Monday, October IA, in baltimore, Mr. John
Merryman in the chair, and I. b. Dorsey
Secretary. Ii was decided that the annual
election of officers last month, during the Ag-
ricultural Fair, was illegally hel4 and that
the annual meeting shalt be held Hse Both of
this month. At the last meeting some of the
old officers we're thrown overheard, aud the
new board elected was composed mostly Of
members Of the Maryland Jockey Club. Mr..
Merryman has since decided. by advice oc S.
Ieackle Wallace, his council, not to hold a
meeting on the Both inst as above announced.
The President has pardoned Jacob Carver,
lately Postmaster at Warsaw, Ky, sentenced
to one years imprisonment for opening let