The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1879-03-29
News Of the Wesk.

An ONO COW last week broke a man hecl
by kick.
The bill making Wilmington the capital Of
New Castle county has finally passed the
Delaware Legislature.
The Louisiana constitutional convention
consists Of % democrats, 38 republicans and
Z iusionisls aud nationals.
Great excitement has been caused ia Kan
sas by the reported discovery of gold thirt,
miles southeast Of Wichita, in that State.
The Lackawana Iron and Coal Company
doubled the force in their steel mill on Mon
day, to meet an increased demand for stee
rails.
Saturday last was the birthday Of Kaiser
Wilhelm, Of Germany. Many patriotic Ger.
mans united ia New York to celebrate the
day.
A telegram from st, Louis says the Obi,
and Mississippi and indianapolis and 81. Lonii
Railroads have Joined in the restoration o
eastward freight rates.
The Governor Of Tennessee, despairing oil
n settlement Of the state debt by the Legisla'
ture, will probably advise the calling Of q
Constitutional Convention.
The now iron steamship Santiago, for the
New York and Cuba Mail Steamship line, was
launched from Roach's ship yard, Chester, Oh
Saturday. She is 2i00 tons burthen.
Two hundred more plantation negroes from
the South arrived in st. Louis Sunday after
noon. About four hundred OF those who ar.
rived previously left for Kansas on Saturday
night.
Monticello, the residence of Thomas Jeilcr,
son, was sold on the 10Th inst. in partition be-
tween the heirs ofihe late Commo dore Uriah
z. Levi TO jefferson NJ. Levi, the principal
heir, for $40, $50
A misplaced switch caused the collision Of
Two trains on the New York Elevated railroad
On Tuesday. Five p cs0ns were injured but
none of them seriously, except brakeman.
Both engines wreu,,ed.
A Socialist entertainment, in Chicago be.
gun on Saturday night, was continued sun
day, and ended Sunday night, with drill Of
those present who bore arms No breach Of
peace took place.
The ice in the Hudson river opposite
Poughkeepsie moved out with the tide on
Sunday, doing no damage, and steamer ar
rived at Poughkcepsie from Newburgh with
coal boats in tow.
Immigrants continue to pour into Kansas
by the thousand. Within the twenty four
hours ended with the 18th instant no fewer
than $500 arrived in Kansas City, Missouri,
en- route to Kansas.
The ship David Brown, for lIayre, with
2S1S bales of cotton, and 1900 tons OF rock
phosphate, was discovered to be on fire at
Charleston $. c. Sunday night. She was
cleared'on Saturday.
Rowell and Ennis are to walk a sx.duys'
match in London, commencing June IL.
The London Sporting Lie will have charge
of the match, which involves the Ashley belt,
now held by Rowell.
The Virginia House Of Delegates on Mon.
day, by vote OF Is to 50, passed the Debt
Settlement bill, which goes back to the Sea.
ate for concurrence in some amendments not
materially affecting the provisions Of the
measure.
Trinity Church, New York, has made an
ecclesiastical innovation. The sexton aud
ushers are to wear black gowns. The effect
Is described as picturesque, aud strangers
wanting seats have no difficulty in telling who
to apply to.
In little more than month nineteen fish.
ing vessels Of Gloucester, Mass, valued ut
$50, 900, have been lost, and ls6 fishermen
have gone down with them. These losses are
the greatest ever sustained by Gloucester in
the same period.
During severe thunder storm ia Memphis
on Saturday night the Memphis Cotton and
Woollen Mills in the Southern portiaA of the
city were fired by lightning aud destroyed.
The loss is $4,000, and l25 persons are
thrown ont Of employment,
Mayor Williams, OF Gloucester, Mass, has
published request for contributions from
the country at large Tor the support Of 81 wild.
ows and 100 orphans of the fishermen who
were lost in the recent gales on st. George s
Bank. These widows and orphans are left
dependent upon the public charity.
A youth Of fifteen in Lenawee county,
Michigan, has an idiosyncrasy. lie bates
the fair sex to such degree that he cannot
refrain from assaulling every female he sees.
He is now in the Reform School, where he
was sent the other day for beating woman.
A tornado passed through several counties
of Eastern Georgia on Saturday, doing con.
siderable damage. At Milledgevile several
small dwellings and a bridge were demolsh.
ed, and colored man and team Of mules
were killed. Elsewhere fences were leyelicd,
aud the crops on The plantations injured.
In Roeester, \. Y, Exercise Commission.
ers Baker aud Mutchler were convicted on
Saturday Of malfeasance in office. II is said
the Grand Jury has indicted Mayor Parsons
and Police Commissioners Daniels aud Zim-
mer for maIfeasance, and have also indicted
eighty saloonkeePers for violation of the Sun.
day law.
The question whether telegraph company
eau be forced TO surrender copies of tcle-
grams forwarded by its patrons bids fair to be
hnally settled. a ST. Louis court has de
manded certain messages from the local man
ager OF the Western Union Company aud, act.
lug under instructions from the central office,
he refuses to produce them. The Company
Is anxious TO make this test case.
James Rowland, q bachelor, had neice
keeping house for him in Boone county. Mo.
On Sunday morning his brother, going 10 visit
hun, found the house fastened aud forced the
door. He found his brother with bullet
hole in his head, but still living, while Miss
Rowland lay dead, with note by her side, say.
ing that she had taken poison. The cause Of
the tragedy is unknown.
Hon. j. NJ. Ellicott, Justice Of the Ken.
lucky Court OF Appeals, was assasSinaied by
Ihos; Bniord in front Of TIE Capitol Hotel,
at Frankfort, Ky, Wednesday afternoon.
Judge Ellicoit had rendered an adverse opin-
ion IN case Bulord brought before the Court
Buiord weapon was dOublc. barreled gun,
and he shot his victim through the breast
when arrested be confessed that the other
barrel was loaded for Judge Pryor" The
assassin IS brother Of General Abraham
baiord, OF Woodlord county, Ky,
Indian Agent Lincoln reports from Fort
Belknap, Montana, under date of the 10Th
lnst.i that indications Of Sioux hostililies we're
aceumula,ing He had been Informed that
several hundred Sioux had started or we're
ABOUT starting across the line TO make war
upon Assineboines and Gros Ventres and the
fori, and he expected trouble within tuo
months, but was not certain that their hoslil,
ny would extend to the whites Sitting Bull
Is again reported on this side Of the border,
encamped ON trenchman's creek. Conmis.
sioner Hayt discrediis these reports for the
reason that the hostile Indians do not tell
what they are going to do, and that they are
not IN the habit Of attacking Notifications.
Thomas Bass died in Philadelphia, Pa. on
Monday in the one hundred and seventh year
oil his age. He was a native Of Bandon, coun.
" Cork, Ireland, and took part in suppress
ing the rebellion Of '9S. He was a weaver by
trade, but after coming 10 this country, about
thiriy-two years ago, he went into the produce
business NJ Third and Girard avenue, where
he remained over twenty years. He leaves
hye children two Of them in Ireland, twenty.
four grandchildren, and four great grand chill
dren. lie was member Of Montgomery
Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church, aad was
highly respected BY all who knew him. 81.
though an invalid for some time past. Mr..
Bass retained his mental faculties up to with.
IN a few moments Of his death.
A letter received by the War Department
from Colonel Walsh, who is in command oI
the canadian mounted police on the Dakota
frontier, reports that Sitting Bull and His war.
rors are showing very insubordinate dispo-