The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1879-10-25
News Of the Week.

The county jail at Breckenridge, Mimi,
was burned on Monday night, and a negro
prisoner persisted in the flames
Official returns Of the vote on Chinese i'm.
migration in California show that the vote in
its favor was 1888, against it l54, 63S.
Clark Smith, aged SO, and an inmate Of the
Jail at Cumberland Nd, was choked to death
by piece Of meet, at dinner on Saturday last.
Out Of fifteen cases for counterfeiting,
keeping illicit distilleries, opening letters,
&c, tried at Trenton, N. j., in the United
States Circuit Court there have been convic.
tons in ever case, except one.
At the close of tournament in Leon
ardtown, Nd, on Wednesday night, a crowd
of colored men went to n store, and disturb.
ance took place. The clerk in the store fired
at the crowd, wounding three men one per-
haps fatally.
The jury in the trial Of Joseph A. Blair for
the murder Of John Armstrong, at Newark,
N. j., appeared in Court Wednesday morn.
ing, with virdict of not guilty. The jury
had been out OF hours, and, it is said, stood
10 to for acquittal until their last vote.
Denwood d. Kinds and Harry &. Kinds,
indicted for the murder of Isaac ID. James, in
Baltimore, April 10, were placed on trial on
Wednesday, in the Circuit Court for Balti.
more County. Alter examining twelve wit
nesses the State confessed plea of "not
guilty. and the prisoners were discharged.
While John 0'Brien aud a man named
Richards were examining an old breast in
Stanton collery, at Gilberton, Pa, Tuesday,
top coal fell, forcing down sulphur gas, which
exploded on coming in contact with their
lamps. 0'Brien was blown through two.
inch partition and instantly killed. Richards
was slightly injured.
| The U. s. Revenue cutter, Richard Rush,
arrived at San francisco on Monday evening,
from 0malaska. Her commander, Captain
Geo. W. Bailey, was lost overheard in II
heavy gale off Cape Flauery, on the 10Th
inst. The cutter reports that winter is fast
settling down in the Arctic region, and prom.
| ises TO be a severe one
Edward Fogerty was murdered by Henry
Christensen, at Milton, Wis, on Saturday
night The body was placed in clover stack
which was set on fire, and the half consumed
corpse was discovered Monday morning.
| Christensen was arrested and confessed his
guilt Mrs. Foger,y, who is described as
VERY unprepossessing in appearance, and
devoid Of all womanly qualities, has been
arrested also, as it is believed she was con.
cerned in the crime.
A dispatch from Cincinnati, on Tuesday,
tells Of the terrible drouth in the West. The
Ohio river is lower than il has been for twenty
years. At hundreds Of points between Gin.
cinnati and Pittsburg it can be forded easily.
Scarcely boat is to be seen. Navigation is
nearly suspended and freight is piled up in
great quantities at all points between Pitts.
burg and Louisville, waiting for a rise thai
many predict will not come this season. The
stage Of the water has not been sufficient for
the transportation of coal since July and the
consequence is that the price Of that com
! fna1ttv ia (ftoatnnuH hos Ioukla1 ctnra that
time. There is not enough coal on hand ia
the yards to supply the demand for ten days
If there are no heavy rains within that time
the city will be dependent for supplies upon
the railroads, at whatever cost OF transporta
ton they may choose to adopt The weather
has also seriously interfered with the fall
wheat crop.