The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1880-01-03
News Of the Week.

Mrs. Clara Claviss WAS burned 10 death at
New Orleans, Saturday night She was 1903
years old.
Weinreb 4 AIpiner, Of Chicago, wholesale
tobacco and ciger merchants, have failed.
Liabilities $4,000,
Right Rev. John l.. A. Ellham, Catholic
Bishop at Nashville, has been appointed to
succeed Bishop Foley of Chicago.
Four negroes, charged with murder, were
taken from Jail at Amiie, La, on Sunday
night, aud shot dead by mob Of fifty lynch
ers.
Green, Doll ( CO., Of Louisville, Ky, a
leading wholesale boot aud shoe firm, have
failed. Assets $4,000 and liabilities S5i,
600.
There were 2ss fires in Baltimore during
1879, the losses aggregating Sl96, j9I.Gl,
against 3sS fires in 1875 and losses amount
ing to Sl62, Sl27s
Charles f. Brush, Of Cleveland, Ohio, has
sold his English patents for electric lighting
apparatus to an incorporated company in
London for 100000,
During 1879 there were 7Sg fires in Phila
delphia, causing u loss of sl,55i,0ll, The
insurance on the property destroyed or dam.
aged amounted to S5,3i2,l5
The Irish citizens OF Chicago held relief
meeting on Saturday, at which reports were
made showing that $1,000 had been raised in
that city for the Irish relief fund.
Sixteen Indian students for the Hamp,
ton Normal School arrived at Fort Monroe,
Va, Monday from the Yankton Agency /
s',ls aud boys, aged nom / I 70 20 years.
In the S0oialistic Convention, at Piltsburg
on Saturday evening, report recommending
that Soeialistie candidate for President Of
the United States be nominated was accepted
At mass meeting Of the Irish citizens in
Newark, n. j., Monday evening, 81 900 was
contributed for the destitute ia ireland, and a
committee was appointed to solicit further
subscriptions.
Growers in vineland, N. j., are shipping
radishes aud tomatoes TO the New York and
Philadelphia markets. hadishes bring $40
barrel, aud tomatoes $50 barrel. They
are grown under frames.
During 1879, in the city Of New York, there
were %, los deaths, aud 25,9a2 births. The
marriages numbered 1886, OF which $40 took
place in the City Hall, 100 being by the Mayor
aud the remainder by the aldermen.
Seventeen lawyers are engaged in a suit
over the will of an ludianian, who boosted
shortly before his death, that he had got his
affairs into such shape that when he died
the lawyers couldn't make penny out of his
estate.
Benjamin Taylor saw mill boiler, in Leary
county, Ark, exploded last week, killing four
persons, including Wade Campbell, who was
temporarily aptlng Ne engineer, and to whose
inexperiencs the cause Of the disaster is at.
tributed.
The Bismark coach which left Deadwood,
ID. T., Dec. 20, was stopped by road agents
near. Antelope Station. They fred into the
coach, killing the only passenger, Mr.. Oates,
and then took the treasury box and made
their escape.
One hundred and ninety judgements ag
gregating $4,000 were recorded against Il.
quor dealers at Troy, n. Y, on Saturday.
They were procured by William II. Mppdy,
Of New York city, who pockets halflho surhs
recovered as iulOFmer.
An Indian got on spree near 1erka, Col,
Friday of last week, seriously stabbed u. II.
Scott aud killed James 0sburn, who went TO
Scots assistance. A party Of miners cap
tured the Indian, tied him TO a tree and rid.
died him with bullets.
Yankton, Dakota, was shaken by an earth.
quake at halfpast twelve o'clock on Sunday
night. People were walked out of their sleep
by the shocks, which lasted for one minute,
accompanied by internal rumblings. Fort
Snly was similarly shaken.
BeFnBTd Shanlay, quarryman, was split
ting large rock near New Haven, Conn,
on Saturday, when it opened and he fell be-
tween the two pieces. They closed upon him,
from some unknown cause, and when they
we're pried apart he was so badly injured that
he died in few hours.
Among the passengers erowding to buy
tickets for Washington at the Camden Sta
ton in Baltimore, on Saturday afternoon,
was man named Charles Coates, who was
''all broke out with the small pox.n A con
ductor, who discovered his condition, took
him to the hospital,
About II O'Clock on Sunday night ERE
broke out in a paper warehouse, in Boston,
destroying that building, the publishing house
Of Houghton, Osg00d 4 Co., aud the North
National Bank, and extended from Houghton
4 Osgood's building TO the corner Of Devon.
shire street The loss is estimated at 81,
100000. Houghton, 0sgood & Co., lost only
their bound stock; their plates aud sheet
stock are safe Ia their factory at cambridge.
Severe gales prevailed on Sunday last on
the coast Of England, Much damage wai
done 10 properly on land, aud some 10 ship.
ping, including the loss Of French barque
and eight men. A despatch from London,
Dec. 81, says a heavy gale, accompanied by
rain, hail, snow and thunder and lightning,
burst over London yesterday afternoon. Ter,
rife gales are reported from all parts Of Great
Britain and Ireland, causing much damage 10
property.
The engine boiler Of the Etna -four mill, al
Springfield, Ills, exploded Monday, scatter
ing the ruins Of the mill for several blocks
around. Buildings in the vicinity we're con.
siderably shattered. The dome Of the boiler
descended through the roof Of the Western
Uniont telegraph Office 10 thethird floor. None
ofthe men IN the mill were injured but the
engineer is missing. His hat was found on
the top Of building Two blocks away. A
lady in the street was slightly hur. by fall
| ing brick
John N. Waite aud NJ. d. Gould, promi
nent business men in Chicago, played q prac
tical joke, on Saturday afternoon, with fasa
result. They disareanged the contents Of
Waite's room and then, hiding In q closet
waited ill the colored janitor appeared. Tbs
jzniior, seeing the condition Of the room, go
q revolver, aud hearing a noise 10 the closet
tried 70 pull open the door. Failing to 90 80
he fired through one Of the panels And thl
shot passed through Goulds head, causing I
wound Of which Be died 10 short time.
coroner's jury, in the evening, rendered
verdict aequitiing the janitor from blame.