The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1880-10-16

totally destroyed b. fire Tuesday evening,
John Mcpherson has been arrested a. fi'nt,
Mich, for selling counterfeit five dollar notes
90 The National State Bank Of Troy, N \
p. 4. Barnnm has brought suit At Dallas,
Texas, against the Texas Central railroad TOR
500, coo damages, for failure 10 put his com
pany through on Tine,
Five hundred acres Of pine plains at Con
cord, N. H., have been burned over since
Saturday, causing much damage. The flames
we're stayed Monday by digging trenches.
Joseph j. Fisher, postmaster ai New Bruins
wick, N. j., and treasurer Of she union Loan
Association, is accused ofembezzhug S23,O0o
Of the funds OF the stockholders of the Asso'
citation.
The cottage in which Robert Burns was
born has been purchased by the Ayr Monn..
meat Association. |, has hitherto been used
as public house, but is to be converted into
o museum.
A syndicate Of cattle dealers Of Toronto has
contracted with the Allan and Dnmialon
lines Of steamships for space for 10000 head
Of cattle for the ports Of Liverpool, London
Bristol aud Glasgow.
On Tuesday last seven crates containing
100, 900 eggs each Of Calilornia salmon arrived
in Newark, n. j., from the United States
salmon breeding ranch on the McCloud river,
California, to be repaektd s3r Europe.
The fancy woollen aud knit goods factory
OF French 4 Ward, at West Stough,ou, Mass
was destroyed by fire on Saturday afternoon.
The loss Is estimated AT Sl5U,0O0, and 10
hands are thrown out OF employment
Henry Pickett, dissolutc youth, living at
Hampton Station, n. j., fractured his step
mothers skull with bread.piu on Monday
- 81 "a. afu
10 attend the Grant parade ia New York.
Ten men los, theirlyes by the sudden flood
ing OF the Ford Pit, Of the Albion mines, at
Stellorton, Nova Scotia, Tuesday morning.
The water barst through from an old working,
aud the men persisted who stayed to save prop
erty.
Alonza G. Yates. leading clothing mer'
chant Of Philadelphia, died in New York Mon.
day. II is said that he leaves fortune OF
S3,OOO,00O DR.. Montgomery Chambers, an
eminent physician Of Philadelphia, died Mon
day, aged IS years.
A twO.ycar-old child OF George SelyHy, who
WIS bitten in the face by hound eight day
ago, died Monday OF hydrophobia, In Elm,ra,
n. y. The symptoms were Of the most pro-
nouneed character. The dog was killed, but
il is feared has bitten others.
Hon. Peleg Spfague died in Boston on
Wednesday morning, aged ~. In ISL aud
1872 he was ia the Nineteenth Congress, and
went to the Senate 10 ISIS. serving until 1880.
He was afterwards Judge OF the United States
District Court for Massachusetts, from 1910 to
1865.
The cornerstone Of the obelisk, IN Central
Park, New York, was laid on Saturday with
Masonic ceremonies. There was a grand
parade of Masonic Lodges TO the Park, where
the cornerstone was laid by the Grand Mas.
ter, Jesse b. Anthony, who delivered an ad'
dress.
Emmett's Academy Of Music, in Chicago,
was destroyed by ERE Tuesday morning.
Part OF the roof, on which namber OF hremen
were standing, fell IN, and six men were Sc
yerely injured. One OF them is not expected
to recover. The fire originated IN the flies
back OF the stage
Rev. II. G. james, of Chicago, recently
preached on Sunday morning ia the Presby.
terrain Church at Marshall, Michigan, and an
nouneed that he soaid preach in the evening.
The interval he spent IN beer saloon, and
being debarred from preaching, returned to
his drunken associates.
In Pickens county, Ga, on the sth lust,
revenue officers seized eight Illicit dis,iieries,
a large lot OF ilici. whiskcy, and about 10, 600
gallons OF mash, beer, low wines, etc. The
Deputy Collector having charge OF the force
was arrested by the county Sheriff on charge
Of trespass, bu, was released
The President Of the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railroad has purchased several hundred acres
Of land at Newport News, at the junction Of
the James river and Hampton Roads. This
settles the question Of the eastern terminus Of
The road which, it Is announced, will be com.
pieted TO Newport News in six months.
AT Sterling, H., Saturday, the cattle sheds
of Milleris distillery were burned and over
!, 100 cattle persisted ia the flames, and many
more were fatally injured. Five hundred tons
OF bay were also burned. The cattle belonged
TO Isaac Waixel, OF Chicago, shoae loss Is
Si0,0OO. The other loss is about $4,000.
The Mormon Conference at Salt Lake City
adjourned on Saturday, after electing John
Taylor President, 20 succeed brigham Young
with George Q. Cannon as First and JOSEPH
4. smith rs Second Counsellor. Cannon is la
Delegate in Congress from Utah, and Smith i
nephew Of the ''uriginal Joseph Smith.
Mr.. Bass has caused census 10 be taken o
the deer in his forest OF Glenquuich, in liver
nesshire, Scotland. The work Of numbering
these wild animals was no doubt someWhaI
difficult. The report is tina, there are betweei
500 and 300 stays and about double that aum
Der OF lindsay $500 head in all--wiIhiI
au area Of about 5000 acres.
The expenditures OF sixty thousand Amer
can travellers in Europe this year are roughly
estimated at one hundred aud eighty million
dollars, averaging three thousand to each
The extravaganee of Americans in Europe
has become by:word, and no guests sr,
made more welcome by the shop.keepers an,
hotel landlords.
According to Prof Grimmer, there is /
terrible seven years before US. From 1880 Il
1887 there WILDE universal mortality. Ash
will DO depopulaied, aud Europe will beeom
almost deserL America will lose hfteel
million inhabitants, There will be tempest
and foundations. No prophet could possibl,
be gTimmer than this one.
Al Milledgeyille, Ind, Saturday night. VIM
Ioneyi aged ~ years, was shot and killed b,
Charles Allen, who ia husband OF the danph
teroi Touey . second wife. Toney IN the nigh
heard the dogs barking and went to his doc
to see what was the matter when tho 6,ia
shot was fired from the street. Allen was ar
rested aud has confessed.
Two sections Of an accommodation train o,
on the Pennsylvania Railroad collided nea
the Twenty-eighih street crossing. in Pitts
81 y" tiEnAf NAuhAttk ltIflntt los
OF life. The locomotive OF the second section
crashed inta the rear car OF the ilrst, an
buried itself to the very cab windows anon.
the crowded mass Of passengers. Nine Der
sous were instantly Killed, aud fifteen hay
since died. OF the injured it is said tia
seventeen are not likely to recover. III
disaster was the result OF carelessness an
disregard Of the company's rules. Five al
dltional deaths Of victims Of the Pittsbur
railroad disaster occurred Monday, maxim
% in all,
A collision occurred on Saturday on IN
New York and New England railroads. nea
WilGmantic, Conn, between a passenge
train and freight train. Engineers KeByo
and Flood, and iiremen Forsyth and Haele
were killed, and Conductor Aldrieh, Of III
freight train, was fatally injured. The latte
Is blamed for not holding his train at Wi
llmaniic until the passenger train passed
Only one passenger was injured and he Sigh
". Aidrich died Saturday evening. IN
verdict Of the eoroners jury places the r.
spoosibiiity for the accident upon the dea
conductor.