The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1880-02-07
News Of tho Week.

NEWS OF tud neOk'
Edward Neil, newsboy, was blown from
the platform Of a railroad car near English.
willie, n. j., Tuesday morning and killed,
Hon. Adoph Il. Borie, secretary of the
navy under Gen. Grants ADMINISTRATION, died
at his residence in Philadelphia. Pa, on
Thursday morning
A scheme is GU foot to introduce as one Of
the features Of the proposed Yorktown cen
tennial musical entert ainment in which 800
instruments and /, 200 voices will take part
Charles Decker, hardware merchant Of
Newark, y. j., committed suicide on Mon.
day night by blowing his head of with Il can
non improyised from hollow block of iron.
The product Of tho Bessemer department
Of the Pensy wanna steel works for the month
Of January was 077i0 tons steel ingots. Tho
rail mill Tor the same time turned out 1923
tons finished rails
railway track has been laid across the
ST. Lawrence rsyer at Montreal on the ice, in
order to connect the city with the lines from
the United States aud save the tolls charged
over the Victoria bridge.
The summer residence ofW b. Pickman,
ut Beverly, Mass, was burned Tuesday. A
boy was killed by the falling of chimney
aud several iiremen were injured, one 50
badly that he died IN the afternoon.
+. j. Dougherly fell into vat of boiling
logwood liquor, in Wilmington, Del, mo.
rocco factory, on Tuesday, and although i'm.
lnerscd to the chin, was taken out alive. lie
Is not expected to survive the terrible burning.
At Easton, Mass, Saturday night, John d.
Gardiner gave a frolc, and early Sunday
morting his house, which took FIRE, it is sup
posed, by the upseltiug Of u lamp, was in ash.
es, and Gardiner and his wife were burned
to death.
The treasurer Of the Irish relief fund, Of
Dublin, acknowledges the receipt of SIS, $50
from the Parncil meetings, &c, Of this coun-
try. Over $4,000 is now stated TO be in the
hands Ofthe treasurers in various cities, which
| amount will be transmitted without delay.
Bsliinger and White, two negroes Of Wal.
terbOro', 5. c., quarrelled about a woman on
Saturday. Ia the fight that ensued Bellinger
was gashed with a razor, causing his death in
a few minutes. A crowd OF infuriated blacks
were ready to lynch White, but he was Sc.
cured aud committed.
The iurniiurc factory OF Nieman, Lewis 4
Co, in Chicago, was burned on Saturday
night, and a boy sleeping in the upper story
was snllOcated. John Maxwelrs rubbing
stone works, at Maiden. ont the Hudson, near
Poughkeepsic, n. y, were burned Sunday.
The Thermometer at the Signal Office on
top Of Mount Washington, which, at noon
Sunday registered 10 degrees above zero, had
fallen ut nine o clock Sunday evening to -
degrees below zero. This is the greatest
change in the weather ever known to occur
on the mountain ia the space OF nine hours.
violent wind storm ragged at Albany, n.
y, all day Sunday. The tin roofs were
blown of Taylor's brewery, Story Brothers
malt house, the ,laware and Hudson Canal
Company's machine shop, the Central Rail
road freight platform, aud two private resi-
dences. The weather Sunday night was very
cold
Two drunken men, while returning from
wood ehopping in the woods near Newton,
n. j., on Saturday, quarrellcd aud attacked
Que another with their aNeS. They were sep
arated rs soon AS possible, but not before
Marvin had nearly severed Scheonover's LEFT
arm below the shoulder and himself received
u slight scalp wound.
Mrs. Mary Young, who had charge Of n
public school building in Middleton, n Y,
went with her daughter Linda Monday morn.
ing to start the FIRE. The latter's dress took
fire, her body was burned ~ a crisp, and she
cannot live. The mother was terribly burn.
ed about the arms and body in trying to save
her daughter, but will recover.
Last year was the most prosperous in the
history of the state of California, the exports
including 1000, 900 gallons of wine and SO,
600, 900 worth of wheat, although her distance
from the worlds markets makes her profit on
the latter commodity small. There we're
built on her coast 1870 vessels, and the exports
OF gold and silver were S26, 100000
Orders were given for stoppage Of work in
/ the Depauw Plate Works, at New Albany,
Ind, on Saturday, the skilled employees hav.
ing refused to withdraw their demand for an
advance Of 10 per cent. on wages. Thisthrows
about 900 persons out Of work, and may in.
duee the proprietor to accept proposition
| for the removal of the mandatory to MeCon
nellsyile Pa.
The Arbeiter Bund, corporation organ.
lied under State laws in Cincinnati by work
ing men, twelve years ago, made m assign
ment on Tuesday for the benefit Of its cred.
itors. IL had 400 members, and its object
was the payment OF money to sick members,
and also funeral benefits. Many Of the Ger.
man population had invested their earnings
in its bonds.
The Milwaukee County Hospital, at Wan.
watosa, Mich, was destroyed by fire early
| Tuesday morning. The books being burned,
the exact number Of inmates could not be
known, but is estimated at GO. Thirty were
carried out and others escaped, bat some
| persisted in the building. Two bodies have
been recovered. The disaster is attributed
to defective fac The loss on the building
! is $4,000.
At Montgomery, N. y, Monday, the mer
curry indicated five degrees below zero, and
WAIKIKI river vas entirely frozen over. A
snow storm prevailed through Maryland and
Virginia Monday night The storm also pre-
vailed in Tennessee, and snow fell in Nash.
vile TO the depth Of ten inches. The storm
was also general in Ohio aad in Cincinnati,
necsssiiating the use Of sAow plows on the
street car lines.
Count Rochambeau, descendant Of La.
| fayette, has signifed his intention Of coming
over to take part in the Yorktown centennial
observance. The United States government
/ will send Invitations to the French govern.
meat and 10 The French societies in New
| York to join in the national ceremonies. At
| least one French vessel and one French reg.
iment will be at Yorktown to help the cele.
| braion out.
The Grand jury Of the New York General
| Sessions Court, January 81, found twenty. FIVE
indictments against Rev. Edward Cowley,
Manager Of the Shepherds Fold, charging
him with Starving, beating aud cruelty treat
ing children placed there under his care.
Cowley was arrested on a warrant and taken
70 the District Attorneys Office, Shere be was
informed Of the nature OF bis offences. Bail
was Fixed at $500 on each indictment, in de.
faalt Of which he was locked up ia the To1nbs.
His case will be called IN Court on Monday
next When C0wley got 10 the Tombs, in
giving his pedigree, be said he was a native
Of England, 81 years old, and Protestant
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