The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1879-06-28

Ex-Governor 'filden has leased house at
lonkers and will spend the summer in retire
ment. A
Since the great FIRE at Cape May in Decem-
Der, last forty SIX new hotels aud cottages
have been erected,
The great strike at Fall River, Mass,
began ON Wednesday, All the mills arc
closed, and $4,000 persons are idle.
Gen. Longstreet; who has been unfortunate
in all his business ventures since the war, is
now said to be making money by keeping a
hotel.
Commencement at Harvard, took place on
"Wednesday. The graduating class number
ed 202, the largest in the history of the in
slitution.
Weston wen the walking match at London,
England, last Saturday, making the unprece-
dentcd number Of $50 miles in ll2 hours, aud
winning the Ashley Champion Belt and $500.
There was tremendous rain storm al Fort
Griffin, Texas, on the night of the both inst.
Over eight inches of rain fell, doing great
damage, and drowning seven persons, 'hreo
of them in the town.
Thomas Dnkel, charged with the murder
of his wife, committed suicide in Buffalo on
Tuesday morning. He cut his throat with a
razor which had been given him TO shave
with before going on trial.
The new Guion steamer Arizona left New
York ut $40 y. NJ. on Tuesday, June l7lh,
aud arrived at Queenstown ut 100 A. NJ.
Wednesday, in days, 0 hours and % minutes,
which is the fastest passage ever made
The great body of the Union Press excur-
sion, composed Of New York, New Jersey
and Pennsylvania editors and their families,
arrived at Cape May on Tuesday. About
$50 editors are registered at he Stockton.
Russia has solved the problem of the Ser.
Wan boundary When the commission failed
10 agree upon boundary, Russian soldiers,
at the point of the bayonet, drove the Servi'
ans beyond the boundary line set by Russia
and threatened to shoot anyone coming within
league ofit.
One Of the charges against Seneca Fals
n. Y, minister is that he hired livery horse
and wagon, was gone two days, snapped
horses six different times, and came back 10
the stable with the same horse he took out,
having made 500 by the operation. Such
rare business capacity should have n wider
field than the pulpit.
Rev. Henry Chauncey Riley was consecra
ted Episcopal Bishop Of Mexico, in Trinity
Church, Pittsburg, Tuesday. There were
present Bishops Lee of Delaware, Stevens of
Pennsylvania, Howe of Central Pennsylvania,
kerfoot of Pittsburg, Littlejohn of Long Is
land, Bedell Of Ohio, Coke Of Western New
York, and fifty ministers,
At Sawdrifie, twelve miles from Frankfort,
Ky, on Saturday night, party OF unknown
ruiiians attacked the house of Samuel Faulk
ner, and severely wounded Faulkner us he
ran out. They then set fire to the house,
which was consumed with its inmates, two
young children Of Faulkner aud Henry Rus
sci, the latter aged II years.
The Committee on Claims Of the City Coun-
Gil OF Boston, on Tuesday evening, unani
mously voted 10 debar James W. Fox and
John j. McDayitt, attorneys, from appearing
before them in the future. 1t appears that
these attorneys retained $500 Of an award Of
$500 made by the committee to poor woman
who was cripple for life by falling on an icy
sidewalk last winter
Supervising Architect Potter, to whom was
intrusted, in July, 1875, the duty Of selecting
site for the Baltimore Postoiice, after
careful examination OF all the sites proposed
reported in favor of the one facing on Monu.
ment Square and bounded by Fayette, Cal.
vert, North and Lexington streets. Secre-
tary sherman, on the occasion of his recent
visit had no hesitation in selecting this rs the
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