The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1880-02-14
News Of the We ok.

ing 600, are taken steps TO form protective
society.
Talbots block, in Indianapolis, was dam.
aged BY FIRE, Tuesday to the extent OF aboo
$4,000.
John Rice, the last survivor Of the men
who fought with Perry in his victory on Lake
Erie, died in Shelby. Ohio, on Tuesday.
Mrs. Fanny Hamilton, a member Of th'
African Methodist Episcopal Church in vii.
mington, Del, attended services on Sunday
to commemorate her centennial birthday.
Two hundred families Of Philadelphia
Quakers will form colony in Minnesota, on
the Northern Pacific Railroad, next spring
The Petersburg and Weldon Railroad
bridge, at Hickford, Va, 200 feet long, and I
county bridge near by, were destroyed by fire
on Monday night.
The Mercantile Mutual Insurance Com PAM
Of New York, with capital ofS2j0, 900, has
applied to the Supreme Court for permission
TO wind up is business.
The death is reported, in New York, of /
young man from the effects OF an liberated
tooth, the glands swelling to such an extent
as to prevent respiration.
DickiDson College will complete its han
dresth year in 1883 and the Methodist calls
upon its alumni and friends TO increase III
endowment $500, 900 at this time.
The State Normal School at San Jose Cal
ifornia, was burned Tuesday morning. Loss
about $250,000. The flames broke out ia
the cupola, and ineendiarism is suspected.
Great Britain is becoming wealthy through
the interest on her loans to other countries,
notwithstanding the fact that she loses nearly
5000, 900, coo annually on insufficient security.
The Rev. Edward Cowley, on trial 70 7
starving and ill.treating the children under
his charge in New York, in the Shepherd :
Fold was Tuesday admitted to bail in the
sum Of 81, 500.
At Reno, Pa, locomotive went headlong
down an embankment, and Robert Simpson,
the fireman, was thrown partly into the hire
box, which was opened at the time. lie was
burned to death.
Urbaa Boyer, bitten by dog at Weissporl,
Pa, last summer, is reported to be suffering
FROM hydrophobia. Two Of his little daugh
tsrs, bitten at the same time, have shown
symptoms of the disease.
The Lehman Cotton Factory, near Pratts.
vile, Ain, was destroyed by hire with all its
machinery, about Eve o clock, Tuesday morn
ing. The loss is 100000, and $50 persons
are thrown out Of employment.
Frederick Eagle called at police station
in New York Tuesday night, and said he
murdered his mother-in.law in Buffalo six
years ago. He was locked ~ and the au'
thorities of Buffalo were advised Of the fact.
Alexander IL. Smith, President of the Mer.
chants Exchange Of St. Louis, on Monday
100 Of its leading members a com
mittse to solicit subscriptions to a fund for
the purchase of supplies for the poor in Ire
land.
1t was very cold in New England and por.
ton of New York State Tuesday morning.
In Hartford, Conn, the thermom eter indl.
Gated 10 degrees below zero, and in Bristol
10 below. In Montgomery, N. Y, the tenn
perature was 10 below zero.
The number of immigrants who arrived at
New York during January was $3.50, against
1881 during the corresponding month OF 1879.
The arrivals Of immigrants during the twelve
months ending January Slst, 1850, numbered
H., 453, against 81, l25 for the preceding
twelve months.
The Clifton Mills, at Philadelphia, Pa,
owned aud occupied by Harpsi, Montague
4 Co., manufacturers OF carpet yarns, were
totally destroyed by fire on Monday evening.
The loss is estimated at SlS7 200, Of which
Sl65,O00 is covered by insurance. The mills
were burned or January llth, 1873.
The strike Of the spinners and carders in
the Monument Mills, at Housatonic, Mass. f,
continues, aud the MILL which is full OF or.
ders for cotton warps, will probably be com.
PEELED, together with the bedspread mill Of
Crane 4 Co., TO stop for few days. The
spinners demand an advance Of 10 cents
1t was rumored in Albany, Tuesday, that
a assure was discovered in the roof OF the
new Capitol building on Monday, which con,
tinued to increase to such an extent that sixty
tons Of stones had to be placed on the roofto
prevent further separation. The trouble was
caused by the settling Of the foundations
John Didion, a farmer, after delivering =
load of hogs at a market in Lancaster, N. Y,
on Saturday, jumped from his sleigh, and in
doing so struck his head against an iron rail.
ing on which meat is hung, One ofihe hooks
pierced his eye and penetrated 10 the brain,
causing wound which will prove fatal.
Holy Trinity p. L. Church, corner of Fourth
avenue and One Hundred and Twenly.hfth
street, New York, was totally destroyed by fire
Wednesday. The building cost $4,000
and the organ $4,000. In front of the organ
there was magnificent piece of oval stained
glass work which cost $1,000. The property
was insured for about SEQ, 200.
In Pot,sville, Pa, on Sunday, the body Of
a newly born infant was found in a pile OF
snow, that had evidently been placed there
while alive and frozen TO death. II had been
in -four bag, which it had torn in its dying
struggles and rolled out. The authorities are
to discover the inhuman mother
who perpetrated this awful deed.
On Sunday last number Of men were en-.
gagged in running number of saw logs down
a shute near Roaring Branch, in Lycomina
county, Pa. Towards night the snow in the
shute had frozen smooth and CLASSY, when a
log coming down swiftly jumped out of ths
Shute aud struck David Reed, one Of the meu
employed. The flying log threw him about
SO feet, killing him instantly.
On Friday night Of last week, three bur
glars entered the bank at Knoxville, Tenn,
seized and bound the President, H. Q. Rum
BILE, who slept in the building, and demanded
the combination. There was time lock OF
the safe, and he could not give the combination
SO the robbers, after beating him, and burn
ing the soles OF his feet in shocking manner
left with $4,000 which had not been locked up
In the German Hospital, at Philadelphia
thsrs is apatientnamed Lawrence Burke, who
three months since had his spinal column
broken by an accident, and now preseats tbs
anomaly Of living aud sensible head auC
trunk attached to q dead and decomposinl
mass Of flesh and bone. II is a remarkabl,
case OF vitality, and the physicians thinks b,
may live month yet, but his recovery is at
impossibility.
lnSan Francisco, Monday, large number o
unemployed working men assembled upon III,
Sand Lots and were addressed by Mayor Kal
loch. He gave them 10 understand that within
afew days Chinatown would be legally declared
a nuisance, and that the work resulting from
such declaration would give them employ
ment he also advised them 10 refrain irou
any illegal or injudicious action until the,
heard from him again.
The agent sent by the First Auditor Of III,
Treasury 10 examine the books and paper,
Of Thomas Ambrose, lately clerk Of the o.
). Court, at Cincinnati, show that Ambrose
did not credit all his earnings in his emola
ment accounts for the years 1872 10 1875 in
elusive the excess duFing that period hein,
$50, 2S7. II was also found that he had over
charged for final records and copies OF paper
from the District Attorney, 70 the amour, a
several thousand dollars.
The City Hall Of Albany, N. T., was burn
cd on Tuesday. When the dome fell in seyera
men were badly injured, The judgment re
cords, chattel mortgages, and records Of pro
ceedings OF the supervisors were destroyed
The records ofdeeds and mortgages, portrait
Of the ex-Governors and books and papers Q
the surrogate Office were saved. John Keel
or, fireman, fell from the Special Session
room TO the floor below and was badly burned
Several hremsn we're severely injured.
Howard Hackstt and James Feeney lei
Bradford, Pa, for Coleyille, Monday morn
ing, IN two horse sleigh, earring 100 pound