The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1879-10-04
News Of Che Week.

I III lut Huutu Ol FtblNAFl next lHtft VIII
be five Sundays thing which will not oc.
cur again in forty years.
The ex- Empress Eugene is going 10 Scot.
land, where Queen Victoria has placed Aber.
geldie Castle at her disposal,
About 500 in counterfeit IS bills on the
National Bank of Troy, N. Y, were passed
in Chester, Pa, last Saturday. No arrests
have been made
About 100 cabinet makers, aud 100 coopers
and shoemakers in Cincinnati struck Monday
for higher wages. The advance demanded
is about 10 per cent.
John Adams was fatally shot by his step
son 10 quarrel about some household effects
at Haiton's Hill, Prince Georges county,
/ Nd, on Saturday afternoon.
The international walking match closed on
Saturday night with Rowell the winner and
! Merritt second. Rowell made $50 miles,
Merritt 5l5, aud Hazel 5OOI
Mr.. Henry Morris aud wife, Of Bolivia
township, Cass county, Mich, were murdered
on Sunday night by some person or persons
unknown, for the purpose of robbery.
/ The number Of immigrants who arrived in
| New York, during the twelve months ending
August 81, 1879, was los, 507, against 75,055
during the twelve months ending August 81,
| 1878.
The far South is getting its quota of Euro
pean immigrants Of late. The steamship
Werder, which arrived at New York Wednes
day, brought 220 immigrants who are to colo
/ niEe near San Antonio, Texas.
Charles Goodell, who was murderously as
saulted by tramps in his barn, near Great
Darlington, Mass, ON Thursday Of last week,
was reported in dying condition Tuesday
night. He is 80 years of age. There is
no clue to his ASSISTANTS.
| Two freightlrains on the Grand Trunk Rail.
way eollided near Guelph, Ont. Both en-
! gines and twelve cars were wrecked, and
I eight Of the cars, being laden with oil, were
burned. A tramp stealing ride on the train
was fatally injured.
] Frederick Harvey, residing near Muddy
/ Creek, w, Va, attempted TO kill his step.
4 daughter, by cutting and stabbing her in
horrible manner. He then committed sui.
eide. He is supposed to have been insane.
4 The girl is not expected to recover.
Samuel Sterrett, son of the late Commo'
1 dore Sterrett, u. s. NJ, died in Baltimore, on
4 Sunday night, aged 40 years. He was in the
| Confederate service during the late war, was
captured as a spy and condemned TO death,
! but President Lincoln committed the sentence
! TO Imprisonment.
A telegram from Fredericksburg, Va, says
that on Saturday large boulder Of native
white quartz rock was moved from the mining
| region near the WILDERNESS ana placed TO
marx the spot where Siohewail jackson re,
ceNed MS death. IL VIII nave simple and
snitable inscription
Inc steamer Matches, iauen with cotton,
| took fire just before reaching her landing at
New Orleans, Monday The passengers we're
got safe ashore, and the FIRE was extinguished
after 800 bales Of the burning cotton had been
| thrown into the river. The boat was slightly
1 damaged. The loss is estimated at $4,000.
Inc new Homah oa1hohe chureh oil 81;
aAtricKi "a NORWICH, Conn.,, was uedleaiea
ouhday, plshop McHian9n oI hartior1, oniel'
a,'ug. aIenolsnop uiooous' OF Da''moLe,
was present., anu celeDtaieu Nespers IN the
evening Inc ehureh Is the largest ana hhest
IN Eastern Connecticut anu cost nearly
500
The gate, money pad out 70 the pedestrians
N .the international ~aiAlng mateh was
something handsome IL was divided on
Monday as follows towel, Sl9,oOO, which
with So,oVo sweepstakes, makes a total Of
Szo,ooo merritt, Sf,oiai h9zei' -, isZ.ooi
mar, ~, .SVi 1uyon, Sliyooi weston, l,oooi
Ennis, svtz'ooi ana hrohne, Son.oo'
Inc secret lhtesngalion OF tne charges
against postmaster lyier, OF Baltimore, was
sn'shed on lhutsuay OF .ast week. over
my witnesses were examined, Inc report
Vi the speelai agents Nno eohuuS.eu lhe eN'
am'nnhoh, WIN .ne evidence, VIII De sent 70
,he postmaster uenera,, out no actlon WIZ
be taken IN me case un'ii a''er ihe fres'dents
return 10 washington,
Ihe lhlrd District Court at SAT- Lake City
mas oeeh LOT SEVERN ~ uays engageu "a lhe Sc
lection OF 9ranu Jury, from when Mormons
are excluded VINO 9eleye polygamy 10 De
revelation from 20, Sou ana superior 10 the "a"
Of oongress' Eaeveh Jurors nave tn9s iar
Deen Obtained, ~ Is thought tne Srsnd jury
VIII enueayor 70 OBTAIN me record OF polyga'
nous nl marriages a. me Ehdowment House
Inc 9aIh OF =. Nelsoni near nortn l4iDef'
y, rreueFiek county, containing oVO oasheis
oil wheat, horses, wagons ana harness, was
s'r1ek oy hsntI,ns on SATURDAY n.gns m T
ana everything 1 ueSIloyeu. Loss sIoVo; Inc
S wI ol ie',ly ". nostet'er, nea, rIeuereh,
W. W., ""s u'So NJ -! "'l' ne eon.un's,
70 insurance ine s'o''n was accompanied
ny hah.
- plaeA pees was a'sSo'e'eu ~ 'he eeh'Ie
OF CAKE OF ICE ~ hohuou,, on Monoay'
haa oeen loekeu w lnere Tor elgnt months
ana was frozen Sun Wneh CUT OUT. ~ was
piaceu ~ sP,ins"hg po' containing elstetn
M ma'er anu anu IN nan an honr showed Signs OF
NE; VOW, accorulng " 'ne A,Iahy hH,9N
ooekeIi II occupies place u g'ooe on the
counter az urug s'ore anu Is us hVe'y US
ever was
10 steamers sahed ior tsans-Atlanuc ports
from New York on saturday ana every inch
OF space was occupied WIN freight' Agents
STATE they are pressed Tor room, ana even
nave 70 decline business Inc shipments are
probably greater Than any previous DAY, oS4,
0VO bushels oil gram peing carried, besides
900 Dds ana 4Z,0uu sacks OF Hour, 600
bales Of cotton, oeo bales oil d9mestles, two
tons OF assorted candies, and the usual as
sortment OF general merchandise.
tramp who gave the name OF David Stew
art died IN the City Hospital OF Baltimore
about TWO months ago, and was buried in the
Potter Field, II turns out that he was Q
son al lhe late John stewart frazer, wealthy
citizen pf glasgow, Scotland, and his body
has been removed to Greenmount Cemetery.
Deceased was 40 years of age, a musician aud
artist but estranged from family and country
by habits of dissipation.
A prisoner IN the county Jail at Bath, N,
T., threw pepper in the turkeys eyes Tues
day morning, and escaped with three others.
One was captured before leaving the premises
By servant girl. The sheriff 8 wife seized
another, powerful rufhan, but was ohoked
OF; he was caught, however, on the opposite
side OF the river after being shot through the
leg. A third was captured by sixteen year