The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1879-07-19
News Of the Week.


News Of the Week.
James Gordon Bennett arrived from Eu.
rope on Monday.
Five new cases of yellow fever were report,
ed at Memphis on Thursday.
Mr.. Pierrie Lorillard will soon ship another
installment of horses 10 England.
Five new cases Of yellow fever were report.
ed at Memphis on Thursday, and one DEATH
Nineteen cars were loading with cheese
for Europe at Bellevile, Ont, on Saturday.
Captain Isaiah Rynders, the notorious New
York ringster, has joined the Methodist
Church.
The Maryland Republican Convention will
meet in Baltimore on the 18th of September
Charles Durham, a prominent citizen Of
Coram, l.. l., was fatally gored by bull on
Tuesday.
Senator Bayard and wife have sailed for
Carlsbad, Germany, to try the waters as u
remedy for an inactive liver.
Robert Wardell, supposed to be Balti
morean, was drowned by the capsizing Of a
yacht in Georgian Bay, Canada, on Friday
There have been no new cases OF yellow
fever in Memphis since Thursday week and
some Of the inhabitants who left the city are
returning.
Lung fever continues to prevail among the
horses in Chester county, Pa, large numbers
having died Of the disease the past 81 ring and
present summer.
Captain Edward Grow, Of the schooner
Minnie Eaton, of Salem, n. j., was drowned
in Baltimore harbor on Tuesday morning.
His body was recovered
John Campbell, IL years of age, was killed
while playing base ball, in Providence, on
Saturday evening, by au accidental blow from
a bat in the hands of another boy.
Ho All How brings suit in San Francisco
for $4,000 damages for his cue, which was
cut of by order Of the court before which he
was convicted of some trifling offense.
The Countess de Montijo, the mother Of
ex'Empress Eugene, is now SO years old and
is bed'ridden and almost blind. The late
Princa Imperial was her favorite grandson.
Darien Canal stock does not seem to boom
in Europe, and General Grant will not accept
the presidency of the De Lesseps scheme if
rendered him. His views differ from those Of
NJ. De Lesseps in regard to the project
Secretary Eyarts is organizing commits
sion Of four men to properly represent the
manufacturing, agricultural and commercial
Interests Of the country" at the Australian
Exhibition.
Two Golored men, named Beckett and Pon.
-
ington Monday night. Neither hit the other,
but Beckett's pistol ball struck little girl in
the head, causing wound which may prove
fatal
In several counties in Georgia the fish in
the rivers and ponds are dying by the thou
sand. 1t is thought that the fish are killed by
the guano which, during the severe storms
early in the season, was washed into the
streams.
Queen Victoria has completed her Goth
year. Only eleven English sovereigns have
exceeded that age. Victoria has reigned
forty.two years, almost as long as Elizabeth,
who laid down her sceptre at the end of forty
five years rule.
Some idea of the crowded condition Of the
trains leaving Memphis last week may be
gained from the fact stated by man who was
running away from the yellow fever to Cincin.
natl He says that the conductor did not
reach him until the day after starting
Luclus Weaver, colored, feloniously as
saulted white woman named Howell, at
Strawberry Plains, near Knoxville, Tenn, in
May last. He was arrested on Sunday and
identified by Mrs. Howell. Monday night he
was taken from the guard by mob and shot
dead.
Daniel Rouger, well-known temperance
lecturer in Dayton, Ohio, was drowned in the
Miami river Monday afternoon. His body
has not yet been recovered. Mr.. Rouger was
at one time one Of the most prominent lead
ersin the Murphy movement, but Of late had
broken his pledge.
Two hundred operatives Of Fall River,
Mass, met Monday evening and appointed
one Of their plumber 70 visit The lands Of the
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Com
pany, and report as soon as possible on their
condition. The intention is TO settle opera
tives on the lands.
The walking mania is still at fever heat
Lust week there were matches in California,
Canada, Alabama, Connecticut, Dakota, II.
linois, Indiana, Iowa, Massachusetts, Michi-
gan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire,
New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Virginia,
Wiiseeonsin, and New York.
The Secretary Of ihe Treasury will gall in
oil the outstanding ten.lorty bonds this month
A call for ten millions was made on The OH
Instant another call, for one hundred and
sixty millions, will hp Issued on the 18Th, and
the remainder, q litlls owes tweutytgn nil.
lions, will be called on the 2Ist,
George Lewis, colored, aged 10 years, was
put on his second trial for the murder OF his
grandmother, at Richmond, Va, on Monday,
before jury composed entirely of oolored
men. At midnight he We, sor icied Of MUIR
der in the second degree, the Jury fixing the
penalty ~ 10 years Imprisonment.
Saturday last, the anniversary Of the Battle
Of the Boyne, was dismally quiet aud not
even broken head is reported. In New
York, BROOKLYN, Montreal, 81, John, n. u,
and Toronto, there we're quiet oalehralIons
Of the day and although 1.-THE yellow was
displayed no disorder Of any kind is reported.
The California papers say the Chinese are
coming az fast as ever. There Is now larger
number Of vessels on their way 10 San Fran.
cisco than at any previous time in many years,
and every merchant vessel that will take pas
sengers Is crowded with Chinese. This ne.
vival Of immigration is attributed TO the Pres
idents veto.
4 society Of Tonneesne cnlnpsla was or
ganized IN Lowell Mase., Monday night
About 100 persons have sieniiied their inten.
ticn Of emigrating from Lowell and Havcrhill
10 Manchester, Tenn, twenty Of them viii
leave Tuesday and the rest follow Ia The fall.
Similar societies are organizing in other nor
tons Of New England.
10 New York The aexloHs nf lhp nhurohes
ofFnnily Parrish nov war black robes, aiier
tho kngllsh fashion. The robes are Of block
poplln with broad collars Of yalyet. the
apxtnna arc distinguished from their assist
ants BY bread bands down The font OF their
gowns. AZ Trinity church the snxions wear
ne robes while On duty; atihs other churches
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