The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1880-03-20
Now. Of the Week.

Petersburg, Va, aud has caused many sud
den deaths.
Robert Brouse, Judge of the County Court
OF Pleasant county, w. Va, died suddenly,
while opening Court on Saturday morning
lie was so years of age.
Danniel Cook, farmer Of McConnellsburg,
Pa, aged n, was found hanging TO q beam
in his stable on Monday. He had been labor.
ing under temporary insanity.
Both houses Of the Iowa Legislature have
adopted an amendment TO the State Constitu.
ton prohibiting the manufacture and sale of
Intoxicating liquors as beverages.
The acreage Of wheat planted in Kansas is
20 per cent larger than last year, and the con.
dition Of the crop 80 per cent. better A yield
of over 30,O00,OO0 bushels is expected.
The Kentucky House of Representatives
on Tuesday refused the use of the Legislative
Hall to Rev. Henry Ward Beechsr for the
purpose of delivering an address at noon.
Calvin Roberts, colored was shot, but not
fatally wouRded, by City Marshal Lane, while
placing distractions on the railroad track
near Senatobia, Miss, on Monday night
Albert Macroo was killed by an explosion
in the Hoosac Tunnel, on Saturday morning
This is said to be the 10th fatal casualty In
the tunnel since work in 1t was begun 20 years
ago.
Lawrence Shilling, aged 55 years, fell down
stairs and broke his neck, in Lancaster, Pa,
Monday lie was subject to epieptic fits,
and is supposed to have had one when he
was killed.
The house of Francis Griswold, at South
Nyack, n. Y, was burned Tuesday morning,
and his three year-old daughter, Ruth, was
burned to death. 1t is supposed the fire was
caused by coal oil lamp.
The schooner Alaska, Captain Mekenna,
iaN Erounigea Guturlav fb, A r,,;,
seas. She took out papers aud correspond.
ence for the exploring steamer Jeanette,
which the latter may possibly receive.
The gangway Of the Hammond Colliery,
near GIrardyille, Pa, caved in Tuesday morn.
ing, burying twenty men. la few hours all
were rescued. They were but slightly bruis.
ed, except Martin Mcdonald, whose injuries
are mortal.
Mrs. Sarah Crouley, convicted ia Lancas.
ter, Pa, Of conspiracy to marry young wo.
man to Dr. Eugene De Leon, who has wife
living in Harrisburg, was sentenced on Mon
| day TO undergo thirteen months imprisonment
in jail and pay fine Of 500.
Floods ia the rivers Of Alabama and Ten.
nessee are reported, and much damage Is
apprehended in those States. Ten days rains
have also caused floods in Virginia, but the
rivers stopped rising Tuesday night, and no
John MeDermott, a convict in Sing Sing
Pen;toniiary, N. Y, known as "Prayng
John, because Of his apparent piety since hi,
incarceration, committed suicide on Saturday
by placing his head and shoulders in the mess
room furnace. He was A years of age.
A gang of railroad robbers, headed by
1.-THE notorious Tom Moore" were captured
in Chicago on Monday and q quantity Of stolen
property has been recovered. The gang i
believed to have stolen nearly $4,000 wortl
Of goods in the last two months,
At meeting Of the Western Nail Associa
ton at Pittsburgh, Wednesday, at which onl,
two mills Of the West were not represented,
resolution was unanimously adopted to shu
down every nail machine in the West for twl
weeks, commencing next Monday,
At Guantanamo, Cuba, the surrender Of
1870 men, women and children, with 80 stand
Of arms, is announced, and at Baracoa 3SC
persons, with so stand Of arms. An incen
diary conaagra.ion has destroyed the can,
fields Of Conquiia plantation, near Cardenas
The Police Judge in San Francisco, OF
Tuesday, sentenced Dennis Kearncy to 81,
months imprisonment in the House Of Cor
rection and payment Of fine Of $1,000
Kearney's counsel at once filed an appeal "a
the Superior Court, and gave bond in the SUI
Of $4,000.
A prominent citizen Of Atlanta, Ca, ha!
been arrested and bound over TO keep tn,
peace for threatening to kill Rev. X. G. Foule
rector Of st. Philips Church, in the pulpit
and going to church avowedly for that pur
pose The vcngefu citizen alleges tha
Fous ''caused divorce between hmsSlfant
his wife
Nathan p. Pratt, ex treasurer of the Read
ing Savings Bank, was convicted in Boston
on Saturday, Of embezzlemeni, on % of tn,
50 accounts Of the Indictment Soon afte
the announcement of the verdict Sidney =
Pratt, son OF the prisoner, made a confession
saying that he had stolen all the money 70
embezzling which his father had been con
yicted
William ]. Hilton, formerly Superintend
ent Of the Providence aud Worcester Rail
road, confesses that he has forged the endorse
ments of William S. Slater and Lyman A
Cook to papers to the amount Of $4,000
His operations have been going on for tw
years Messrs Slater and Cook request hold
ers Of paper endorsed by them or either @
them TO present 1t for inspection, with n yiev
to ascertais whether it is genuine.
The temperature at Cheyenne, Wy. T..
during the last three days Of last week, range,
from zero to / degrees below. The terribl
severe weather in the Pacific coast region q
British Columbia continued at last accounts
and il was feared the remainder Of the liy
stock would perish before spring. The los
already is roughly estimated at 81 ,OO0, O0C
and many stockraisers have been reduced 1
poverty. The snow lies from three to fiy
feet deep on level.
Secretary Thompson says that the Unite
States ship Constellation, selected to conye
provisions to Ireland, is now lying at the Ne,
York navy yard, and will be ready to take he
departure whenever her cargo is complet,
Contributions are not restricted to any PAL
tcular article. Representative Levi p. MOI
ton, New York, and the New York Heral
have offered each to furnish one. quarter oft
cargo, provided other parties will make u
the balance.
Advice from Wyoming and Colorado repol
the usual spring outbreaks Of hostilites anon
the Indians. Ii is reported from Fort Custe
that the Crows and Sioux have formed an al
lance, and the Tongue River settlers are flock
ing to Goose Creek Valley for mutual prote,
ton. From Silverton, Colorado, a massacr
Of seyerci men by Indians in the Blue Noun
tains is reported. The names Of five Of III
victims are given as Joseph Laoomo, Josep
, Chanes, Patrick Kane, William Tmbrou an
David Siockhammer.
According to the elaborate FIRE tables {
The Chronicle the losses by fire in the Unite
States during 1879 we're 81, 703, 100. This
exceed by several millions Of dollars simila
losses during 1878, 1877 aud 1876, aud ia
short by less than $4,000 Of the losses II
corded in 1875, Notwithstanding that in III
month OF October Of that year Virginia CITY
New, was visited by contlagration that de-
stroyed over $6,0O0,00O worth Of properi,
The losses to insurance companies last yei
were in excess Of those Of any Of the four pr
vious years. These losses amounted in 1871
to $50, 1925, 400, in 1876 to $Sl,ST4, 500,
1877 to $50, 1893, 900, in 1878 to $50, 5T5, 90l
and in 1879 to S44, 464, 700.
Homer Wellington, who lately withdre
from the commission firm OF Utley 4 Boy
ton, in Boston, was arrested Wednesday
, the instance Of Mr.. Boynton, his father.il
law, for entertainments amounting to near
$1,000, aud also for forgery. Wellington
also suspected Of poisoning bis infant sol
who died several months ago with symptom
oil acute gastric irritation, and Of attenptin
/ to poison his wife, who was recently take
} sick. Some oatmeal, which be had prepare
for her, has been analysed, and found to col
tain "enough arsenic to kill ten PERSONS
that she probably owed her life to the owe
5 dose. When Wellington was arrested !
confessed the embezzlements, but denied III
poisoning. A two ounce bottle half full I
/ arsenic was, however, found upon him. II