The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1879-01-25
News Of the week.

Ao"o VI tuo Weths
Horses are dying Of lung fever near New
Market, Shenandoah county, Va.
The Pennsylvania State Agricultural Soci.
ETY. has a chemist aud geologist.
Governor Hartranit, ofPenisyyania, issued
81 death warrants during his term.
Nine members Of the present Congress
have died, and quite number are now sick.
The gold mines of Georgia, the empire
State OF the South, produce $ 100000 bull
ion per annum.
Monday was the coolest Of the season ia
Ontario, the thermometer ranging from zero
to 80 degrees below it.
A man in Montgomery county, Pa, has
opened school for instmcting those who
desire to become auctioneers.
Mrs. Pennypacker was thrown from sleigh
at Trappe, Pa, on Sunday, and killed by n
kick in the temple from the horse.
II is stated that Mr.. George W. Childs and
wife will go to Europe in the early spring, to
remain abroad several months.
Miss Sophia Kemper, daughter Of Colonel
Kemper, Of Revolutionary fame, died in Eas-
ton, Pa, Sunday, aged l02 years.
A Methodist winter camp meeting isamong
the novelties in New York city, to continue
ten days. 1t was opened on Sunday last.
The grocery store Of Etter 4 Shanklin. in
Harrisburg, Pa, was robbed on Friday night,
of gold watch and 1900 in greenbaeks.
The only surviving son of the renowned
Davy Crockett is living in Texas, old poor
and infrm. Attempt will be made to procure
a pension for him.
Kenny Fitzpatric, Senior, Alderman Of
Hamilton, Ont, died suddenly in the act OF
moving resolution in the Council Chamber
last Friday night
William Z. Coffin, for many years receiv.
ing teller Of the Lafayette, Ohio, Bank, dis
appeared nearly three weeks ago, and is re-
ported to have embezzled from $4,000 to
$4,000.
The Governor on Monday issued warrants
for the hanging on March 18th, Of Alexander
B. Sayre, Of Philadelphia, and Hezekiah Sha
fer, of Franklin county, Pa. both convicted
of wife murder.
An explosion Of dynamite took place on
Monday, near shaft number IS, Of the Gun
powder Water Works, few miles from Bal
timore, fatally injuring John Holson and Mi
chael Burke.
Michael Casey's house and barn, at South
ampton, Mass, were burned on Saturday
morning, and his seven year.old son persisted
in the flames. The rest Of the family had n
narrow escape.
After the snow storm in New York city, on
Wednesday Of last week, 1000 carts were en-
gagged in hauling the snow TO the river, and
1850 men were employed in shoveling it up
from the streets.
Mr.. Henry Hall, well known farmer Of
Queen Anne's county, Nd, was severely bit.
ten by hog on the LIST instant. He contin-
ued to grow worse until Wednesday last, when
he died from lockjaw.
John Mullins, n workman in an iron mine
at Negauuee, Mich, while stamping his feet
on two planks near the shaft, on Sunday, slip.
ped off, and on falling down an incline Of
twenty feet, broke his neck.
At York, Pa, on Saturday, William Wat
son, who killed Erastus ID. King in August
last, was convicted Of murder in the second
degree, and sentenced to three years and
three months imprisonment.
A boy named, Deans, aged 10 years, died
in Sackville, N. b., on Saturday, from the
effects Of a beating received from another boy,
named Gaylor, a short timo ago, Deans was
interfering in fight when assaulted.
Texas has LOO convicts, Of whom some
800 are kept in prison, and the rest are hired
out to work on railroads and farms. One,
undergoing a life sentence, is hired by his
wife, and lives comfortably at home.
Robert Anderson, on trial at Louisville for
the murder Of his wife, was found guilty on
Saturday, and sentenced to be hanged. He
was convicted on the testimony Of his little
son, who saw the murder committed.
The amount Of funds misused by Charles
Demond, Treasurer of the Massachusetts,
Home Missionary Society, is reported at SG0,-
600. He did not, it is reported, appropriate
the money to his own use, but invested il un-
authoriLedly.
Some apprehension was felt as to the effect
of the late freeze in Florida on the orange or
chards, but the Lake City Reporter says the
trees look as fresh and green as they did be
fore the freeze, except the younger growth
which have never borne fruit.
A "Greco.R Roman wrestling match be.
tween two athletes, named Mclaughlin and
Christol, in Detroit, on Saturday evening, re.
suited after three minutes in double tract.
ure of Christol's collar bone, which sent him
to his hotel under the care Of two physicians.
Nicholas Jacoby was shot in one of the
streets of Pittsburg, while going home with
his wife, early on Thursday morning, and died
of his wound on Sunday He made an ante.
norton statement, declaring that Francis
Cultiif II lOTineF lover OF MS Mlle, was The
murderer. Small is in Jail
A warrant was issued for the arrest, on
Saturday, Of Jacob II. Harrington, director
Of the First National Bank of Saratoga, and
business partner Of its cashier, on complaint
of a woman from whom he obtained large
sum Of money u few days before the bank
suspended, representing himself to be worth
$4,000.
Mrs. Ellen MITCHELL a young married wo.
man, in New York, was seen barefooted and
in her night clothes running over the snow
covered roof of Eve story house making
motions as il she would spring from the roof
to the ground. A policeman ran up stairs
and caught her just as she was about to jump.
She proved to be insane.
The annual message of Mayor Latrobe,
sent 10 the Baltimore Councils Monday. re-
ports the total funded and guaranteed debt of
that city at $S3, 96s, 29S, and the productive
and interest bearing assets at so, 959, O9s.
The sum TO be raised by taxation during 1879
is estimated at 81, $50, 1888, or 81 ,5l9, 052 less
than the estimate Of last year.
General Bradley T. johnson has iutrodu.
ced a resolution into the Virginia Senate in.
structing the finance committee TO report n
bill for the repeal Of the Moffet liquor law on
the LIST OF February next, unless before that
day the General Assembly shall have proyid.
ed by law for the equal, fair and honest axe.
eution Of said , in every portion of the
State.
Colonel Thomas> -aham. vice president
Of the New River RAJ mining and manu-.
bis recoSt S r. to RICK PeG SoS co drEng
to work on the New 4, railroad. Il is
expected that work will be !, IN on this pro.
posed line Of road about the LIST of March
next and pushed to completion during 1879
and $780,
Madame Anderson has a rival in the per
son Of Miss Marshall, of Chicago, who will,
in Mashinninn nifarn,,t the conf .f ,..lI.;...