The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1880-01-24


we're arrested ia Russia last year,
John A. Wright, Of Maryland, has been ap.
pointed and confirmed as ludian agent ut Fort
Hall, Idaho.
A great fire in Toxic, Japan, on Dec Goth
destroyed $1,000 houses, making 10000 peo.
pie homeless.
The work of sewering the city Of Memphis
began on Wednesday, Ii IS expected 10 be
flushed by the middle Of May.
Fihy-two cases Of small pox and nine
deaths have been reported in the District of
Columbia up to Wednesday.
Mrs, Margaret 'lnmy died ia Cincinnati,
Sunday, after having, as is alledgsd, subsis,ed
since the 18th of December, on mo food eN-
eepting two beans"
Some western capitalists, headed by Colo
mel d. p. Dyer, have purchased three Of the
principal mines at Leadyille, Colorado, for
s., zoo, 600
Arthur Jordan, colored, arrested for run
ming away with white giri, was taken from
the Jail At Warreuton, Va before daylight
Monday morning, and lynehed by q mob.
Two children Of A. j.. Wilson, dry goods
dealer Of Chatham, Ont, perished by the
burning Of stable, which they fired while
playing with matches, on Sunday afternoon.
Jules Fayre, the eminent French statesman
and Republican member OF the Senate for the
department of the Rhone, and also member
OF the French Academy, died Monday night
at Versailles. at the age of II.
Rhorer, the thieving cashier OF the Louis
vile Savings Bank, was arrested Monday.
lie took his arrest calmly, saying he deserved
to be made an example of. His stealings are
now estimated at $4,000,
Three Of the Miami Powder Mile, near
Yellow Springs, Ohio, were destroyed by eX-
a Il. ].
named Taggart and Carney, were killed. The
catastrophe is attributed TO the bursting Of a
hydraulic main.
Charles Drummond, colored, Is years Of
age, Of Accomac county, Va, is feet high
andhas feet l0inches long. His weight is 2l5
pounds, and consumes regularly pounds OF
meat per day.
Mrs. Maria l.. Grew, aged % years, was
felOnlously assaulted and murdered, during her
husbands absence, in their farm house, at
Grolon Ridges, Mass, on Saturday afternoon.
A tramp is suspected of the crime.
Peter Granger, u colored man, employed at
bark mill ia Richmond, Va, was horribly
crushed Tuesday by being caught between
the cog wheels while oiling the machine,
Death soon relieved him of his sutIsrings.
Thirteen ineendiary fires oeeurredin Wheel
ing, West Va, during Sunday and Monday
nights, and two on Tuesday night. Great
excitement prevails and il the guilty persops
are found it is thought they will be lynched.
Mr.. X. b. Hyson, of Gatchelyille, York
county, Pa, has shipped to Philadelphia, dur.
ing the past game season, 1000 rabbits, 900
partridges, 60 pheasants, 80 opoSsums, II tons
of chickens, ~ tons Of turkeys, ton ofgeese
and 800 pounds Of ducks.
An indignation meeting has been held In
Chatham. An "a the plapttnu nf HaFattn
Davis by tho legislature as judge Of Pittsyl
yania county. A resolution was adopted de-
claring that the election was accomplished
by dupiicity and trickery.
The anniversary Of the birth Of General
Robert Il. Lee was celebrated by the Lee
Association, in Mobile, Monday. There was
parade, in which the foreign consuls and city
officials took part, and banquet, at which
ex-Union as well as ex.Confederate officers
we're present.
Colored emigrants from Texas continue to
arrive in Kansas in large numbers, both by
railroad aud teams across the Indian Terri.
tory. Some Of the emigrants are living in
tents and wagons in the woods, and several
Of them have died from the effects Of destitu.
ton and exposure.
The Grand Jury at Harrisburg, Pa, Tues
day, found true bills in the cases Of VIM. II.
kembls, L. X. Shoemaker, jesse r. Craw.
ford, Edward McCune and Christian Long,
and Representatives Rumberger, Clarke, Lei.
SEEMING and Petroh, accused Of corrupt sole
itation of members Of the Legislature in con
nection with the Riot Damages.
At Columbia, Pa, Saturday Joseph link,
an ore train conductor, stepped on the ice GOV.
cred platform Of one of the cars, which were
being shifted from the main track Of the
Pennsylvania railroad to a siding, and falling
under, was run over and instantly killed
The second car passed over his head and Gu.
it almost in two.
Mr.. Hezekiah Wade, of Somerset, New
Jersey, and bis son, aged 10, were found dead
in bed from the effects Of coal gas on Sunday
last. Mrs. Wade and her daughter had been
away several days, and on returning discov.
cred the fate Of her husband and son, which
is supposed to have happened on Thursday
night.
A table from the Agricultural Department
shows that the staple crops OF thepast year have
been worth nearly SAG, O00, 900 more than the
year before The statistlcian Of the Depart.
ment is gathering material for similar tables as
toother values. Heestimates that the increase
in value Of real estate and mining property
will not fall below 81 600, 900, 900.
The jury in the Hayden murder case, at
New Haven, came into court Monday after
noon, and announced their inability to agree.
They were sent back by the Court, In the
evening, being still unable to agree, they
were discharged. On the last ballot they stood
II for acquittal to for murder in the second
degree, Haydens counsel will move for his
release on bail, and it is not likely that he
will be subjected 10 another trial.
Mary Mum, a colored servant in the family
ofSamuel Montgomery, 0Serlin, Ohio, having
been severely reprimandsd for theft, put a
large quantity Of arsenic ia dish OF oatmeal
prepared for supper Friday night Of last week
Seven out Of nine persons at table partook Of
it, and were only saved from death by the fact
that the girl had put too much poison in the
dish, producing violent nausea. The girl is
in jail
J. L, Boyd's large pork packing establish.
ment at Omaha, Neb., caught Ere on Sunday
evening and burned all night. The buildings
were all destroyed, with stock of provisions
Of all sorts valued at S2ls, 900, on which there
was an insurance of only 500, 900, The build.
ings wore valued at $4,000 insured for
SO, 600. One hundred men are thrown out
Of employment. This was the largest pack.
ing house in the West,
Seth A. Terry, Secretary of the Territorial
Savings, Building and Loan Association of
Washington, ID. c., is reported 4 defaulter
for So, 000.' He was formerly connected
with the Freedmen's Bureau under General
Howard, aud his embarrassments are aitribu.
ted to his buying up what are known as the
twenty per cent. claims Of messengers,
Government printers, ETC., and also coiored
soldiers claims, Ill Of which have been dis.
allowed.
The Directors Of the Catholic Colonization
Society Of the United States we're in session
in Chicago last week. There were present
Bishops Spalding, of Peoria; Ireland, Of St.
Paul, and 0iConnsr, OF Omaha. Ii was de.
cided to call 10 the subscriptions to the CAPT.
tai stock Of the Society, which Is more than
fully taken. $50, 900 acres of land in Greeley
county, Nebraska, have been purchased and
will be open to emiyrants and colonists by
the 10th Of February.
| During the thunder and wind storm OF Tues.
day night last the roof was blown OH Odd Eel.
lows Hall at Middletown, Baltimore county
Md, parts Of il being landed Ia field abou,
thirty yards distant. A meeting Of Summit
Grange was about assembling, but fortunate.
ly only few persons were IN the hall The
gable wall was blown down and crashed
through the ceiling, bringing the chandelier
with it. Mrs. Jno. +. Bull was struck on the
head by falling plaster, but not seriously hurt.
| The total damage amounts 70 $500. Fences
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