The Democratic advocate., 1879-11-15
News Of the Week.

''disgraceful.
Six thousand carrier pgeonsare now main
tanned in the various Notifications in France
at the public expense.
The wife of Senator David Davis, Of Hi.
nois, died Monday at the residence Of her
slater, in Stockbridge, Mass.
John |. Brown, Esq, the oldest apoihecary
in Boston, now in his ninetieth year, has voted
the State ticket every year since 1912.
Gen. Grant arrived in Chicago on Wednes'
day and had formal welcome from the
mayor, to whom he made an awkward speech
in reply.
Elisha S. Gunby killed a rattlesnakein in Law
sons district, Somerset county, Nd, las,
week. This species of reptile is very rare on
the Peninsula.
The sixty hour bicycle tournament in Bos.
| ton closed on Saturday night. Terront scored
GG0 miles, Cam G2s, G.. Harrison 440, 7.
| Harrison 400, and Robinson S2l.
| When they go rabbt-hunting out in Utah,
they mean business, A grand hunt near Salt
Lake the other day, participated in by thirty
persons, resulted in the killing Of | ,0l5 jacks.
Diphtheria has broken out in had form in
Brooklyn, N. Y, no less than 1874 cases
having been reported within the last three
weeks, while last week there were thiry.hye
deaths.
The amount of grain received at Chicago,
during October, was larger than during the
corresponding month of any previous year
and sOlS car loads greater than during Octo-
ber 1873.
Mr.. Moody and Mr.. Sankey intend to main.
tain revival work in st. Louis all winter
They will open their meetings there in about
two weeks.
In Lancaster county, N. c., on Saturday
night, Mrs. James Adams cut the tbroats Of
her FIVE children, and then set FIRE to her own
clothing, burning herself to death. She was
doubtless insane.
The steamship Nuremberg arrived at New
Orleans on Saturday, from Bremen, via Hayre,
with four hundred immigrants, including
eighty English farmers. Most Of the immi-
grants are for Texas.
Bishop Gilmour, of Cleveland, Ohio, has
ordered collection in all the churches Of his
diocese on the first Sunday Of Advent for the
relief Of the sufferers in the iamine.threat.
ened districts of ireland.
The National Christian Temperance Union
closed its sessions at Fort Wayne on Satur-
day Governor st. John, OF kausas, was
elected President and Francis Murphy First
Vice President for the ensuing year.
Five hundred and fity-one thousand ounces
OF standard gold bullion, portion Of that re-
ceived from Europe, was Tuesday ordered by
the Treasury Department from the assay Office
in New York city to the Philadelphia mint
for coinage into gold eagles aud half eagles.
Value, SO, $50, 900.
Thomas Franklin, wealthy citizen Of
Newport, Il. l., attended the funeral Of
friend on Tuesday While in the cemetery
he remarked to companion that, "l.iie is
very uncertain, and as soon as one becomes
able to enjoy the world death comes. No
sooner were the words uttered than he fell
dead.
Updegralrs glove factory, Hagerstown, will
turn out some 10000 pairs OF gloves and init.
tens, aud has since the beginning Of the year
given employment to from sixty TO seventy-liye
hands. Mr.. UpdegrafTs trade has increased
to such an extent that he contemplates the
erection Of an additional building to meet the
demand.
Francis d. Kerr, of Baltimore, while put
ting bell into a church steeple in Carbon.
dale, Pa, one day last week, made misstep,
and fell distance of 95 feet. He struck
upon coil Of rope, and his fall having been
partly broken by catching rope, he escaped
without any bones fractured, although he was
severely bruised from head to foot.
Thomas Check was arrested at Jacktown,
Pa, on Friday night of last week, on the
charge having set fire to Bethany College last
month He was taken to Wellsburg, W. Va
on Saturday, but there being danger that the
excited people would lynch him, he was re.
moved to Wheeling for safety DR.. Parkin.
son, a dentist Of Welsburg, has been arrested
as accessory.
The funeral of Mrs Margaret Eaton, widow
of Gen. John II. Eaton, Secretary Of War
under President jackson, took place in Wash.
ington on Tuesday and was largely attended.
Among the floral offerings were bouquets
from Mrs. Hayes and Secretary MeCrary.
The President, in note to the family, re.
gretted his inability to be present at the
funeral and rendered his deepest sympathy.
Hon. Chas. ii. Voorhis, member of Con.
gress from the fifth New Jersey district, has
been arrested for abstracting from the First
National Bank of Hackensack, Of which he
was president, collaterals deposited to secure
private loan. The aiiidavits were made by
Cashier Brown and Vice President De Groot.
He was not locked up, but is held in surveil-
lance at his own house until bail is arranged.
Masked robbers entered the house of the
Cashier of the National Bank at German.
town, Ohio, on Monday night, and com.
PEELED him to 60 with them to the bank and
give them the key of the vault. They opened
the vault but the money drawer WAS closed
W bHit ibNhf NHlNA Nlltl NtTt uiihDlc ~
open or force. They escaped with two
watches, some jewelry aud little money be.
longing to the cashier.
In Baltimore, last summer, trains and
steamboats, were prohibited from running on
Sundays, and the engineers Of steamboat
aud locomotive, for violating this prohibi-
ton, were arrested and fined The judg.
menis were appealed, and came up for q
hearing before Judge Carey, Of the Appellate
City Court, on Saturday. The Judge re.
yersed the judgments imposing the fines, and
decided that the running of trains aud steam
boats on Sunday is not violation of law.
The Cathedral in Baltimore, after under.
goingrepairs and additions for several months,
was reopened Sunday morning, with solemn
ceremonies. A crowded congregation was
present. Archbishop Gibbons celebrated
Pontifcal High Mass, and Bishop Ryan, Of
st. Louis, preached, There were present in
the sanctuary, Bishops Lynch, Of Charleston;
Gross, of Savannah; Keane, Of Richmond;
Moore, of st. Augusiine's; Kain, of Wheel.
ing; McMahon, Of Hartford, and Becker, Of
Wilmington, Del.
The unprecedented drought and mild
weather has dried up oil the wells in Peters.
burg, Va, aud all the springs and streams
in the surrounding country. The mills in
ncisupollHS couHhes DtlHB blOpptui FARMERS
in some instances have been compelled TO
travel forty or fifty miles to Petersburg to
get breadstuffs for their families and have
their grain ground. Some Of the railroad
companies have been supplying their tanks
at different stations with water carried from
the river at Petersburg.
W. j. Robinson, colored, was shot dead,
without provocation, by George Trust, in
Baltimore, Tuesday Robinson, who worked
a small market garden few miles from the
city, was driving home in wagon when
Trust met him, and, after uttering a few
words, drew pistol and sent bullet into
bis brain. Trust was drunk at the time, and
had threatened TO kill two or three other per.
sons a few minutes before he shot Robinson.
He is now in jail. He was formerly a ser.
geant Of the Baltimore police, and was dis.
missed for drunkenness
The six European steamships sailing on
Saturday last, carried, as usual large car.
goes; the main features Of which we're the in.
creased shipments Of grain, which bad fallen
of in consequence after recent advances in
prices. The live stock export trade is di.
mInishing, owing 10 the laieness Of the sea.
son. The total steam shipments for the week
aggregate as follows :-4ss, 900 bushels Of
wheat, $4,000 bushels Of corn, II, 900 barrels
and $1,000 sacks -four, $500 boxes cheese,
1880 boxes bacon, TOO packages butter,
5000 bushels peas, $4,000 bales cotton and
2SO0 haIes hans