The Democratic advocate., 1880-04-03
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ON Saturday afternoon Of last week
A ten Thousand barrel oil tank at Foxboro,
Pa, near Pitishnrg, was struck by lightning on
Saturday night, aud is total loss
The Sossamer Rubber Clothing Factory, ia
Farmingham, Mass, was damaged BY FIRE 10
the extent Of about so, 900 on Saturday.
Six thousand half chests Of tea, valued at
10000, consigned TO New York agent,
have been seized Al Toronto for violation OF
the customs law.
Upshur Johnston, prominent grain ope-
rator OF Baltimore, Nd, committed suicide
IN that city Sunday morning. No cause as.
signed for the act.
Richard Van Rensselaer,, the last member
Of the "Old Partoon'si family, and Presiden,
Of the Merchants National Bank OF Albany,
n. r, died on Monday, aged SO years.
While men were digging we'll, near Bir.
mingham, Alabama, on Friday Of last week
they struck vein Of petroleum, which is
flowing at the rate Of ten barrels per day.
Ehenezer Hawkins, a wealthy farmer OF
South Setanket, l.. l., shot himself in the alb
domen Wednesday, dying almost immediate
ly. 1t IS supposed to be a case Of suicide.
The receipts from internal revenue for the
nine months Of the fiscal year, which ended
March 81, will amount TO about SS9, 800, 900
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James Edward johnson, a Young eolored
man, was shot dead By a white rough known
as "Big Foot" johnson, in Washington, on
Monday night. There was no real provoca
ton for the crime.
George Mitchell, painter, was taken into
custody at his place Of business in San Fran.
cisco on Monday night, he having become in.
sane on the "lS, Is, H." puzzle. He had
covered the floor and walls with figures in at.
tempting to solve it,
Two tinsmiths, Peter Smith, 80 years old.
and Patrick Cantwell aged %, were blown of
the roof Of the Seventh Regiment armory,
New York, Tuesday by the wind, to the street
below. Smith was instantly killed aHd Cant.
well was fatally injured.
Samuel Price and Edward Raiuer, aged
respectively fourteen and fifteen years, were
carried out on the lake in small boat, from
Toronot, on Sunday evening. The boat, cen
tanning their dead bodies, was found near
Niagara Tuesday morning.
Mr.. MeCulloch of Australia, who lately
gave $4,000 for the COW Duchess of Lancas.
ter, and S22, 500 for Berkeley Duke Of Ok.
ford, bought them to replace two valuable
Oxford bulls which the sanitary authorities Of
Milbo1rne killed by giving them poisonous
water in quarantine.
indianapolis, ln., and a heavy mine operator
was shot four times and probably fatally
wounded, on Tuesday, at his residence in
Pennington, Dakota, By his son Hank, who
had been delirious for several days, the result
OF severe sickness.
The City Hospital, near Kansas City, Mo-,
was burned during thunder storm on Friday
night of last week. All the inmates, eigh
teen in number, crawled or were carried out
in the rain storm, and some Of them were with.
out shelter for nearly two hours. II is feared
several deaths will result from the exposuro.
The labor tranhlaG in ST. Johns Parish,
La, continuing, Governor Wiliz Tuesday or.
dered q battalion Of militia to the sceno. The
strikers have in some instances gone so far as
to whip those willing TO work The strike in
st. Charles Parish is ended, most Of the Ia.
borers have returned TO wsrk at the old wages.
The Mobile Register publishes an interview
with colored emigrant named SeuOr who
has returned from Illinois, H0 giyes mel
ancholy account OF the suilerings 81 his color.
cd brethren in the West, and says he intends
to 90 through Alabama aud warn bis people
against emlgrating, as the South s the best
place for them.
John Goehyng, pauper is reported to
have been murdered in the Insane Depart.
mont of the Allegheny City (Pa Poor House
seven weeks ago, and il is alleged that tbs
tuition buying his body. The Superintend.
ent OF the Insane Department is charged with
the killing.
Additional reports Of Saturdays storm in
the West indicated that the area Of groatas.
severity was in Csntral and Southern Illinois
and Eastern Indiana. Most Of the damage
was TO glass, fences aud roofs. Many farms
were flooded. Telegraph wires were broken
throughout Iowa, but otherwise there was not
much damage done ih that State
High winds prevailed tlpoqghqpi lhs West
an Saturday reaching, at ST. Louis, q max.
imum velocity OF sixty miles per hour. AT
Evansville, lad, barge containing $1,000
bushels Of corn was swAmped. st. Louis,
a small steamboat was sunk Two coal barges
we're sunk at New Albany, Ind. Small boats
were damaged all along the Ohio river, and
navigation was almost suspended at Ciaein.
natl.
The United States Consul at Cairo reports
the debt Of Egypt at $500, O,OOO, 900. The total
value Of the products Of the country are esti.
mated at slO0, ,o00, 900 per annum. The an.
mural interest on the pubic debt is S27 ,000,.
600 The debt is owned by capitalists in
England and France. OF tho li0O vessels
passing through the Sues Canal last year only
one bore the American flag, and that one was
o man war.
General Grant was handsomely received
and entertained in Houston, Texas, on Mon
day, and left there Tuesday for New Orleans.
During the festivities in Houston, on Monday
night, some one turned off the gas from the
streets, SO that lamps and candles had 10 be
used. II was discovered on Sunday wight,
thar the guns used for firing a salute In honor
Of the General arrival had been spiked, but
the spikes were removed in time. A reward
Of 5000 was offered top tho arrest OF the mis-,
OreaHl.
Daring the gale at Cairo, ILL.,, on Saturday,
the stern line Of the steamer Guiding Star
got sntangled in the wheel, and three roust.
abouis were ordered into the wheel to loosen
1t. The pilot, being unaware oftheir position,
rang for the engineer to start, which he did,
and the unfortunate men were caught in the
revolving wheel and dashed into the water.
Two Of them did not reappear, the third one
was picked up alive, but so badly injured by
being struck by the wheel that he was not
expected to recover,
Richard Henry Williamson arrived ia Nor.
folk, Va, Monday morning, and reported
himself survivor from the wreck of the shin
Tasmania. He says the vessel left Pensacola
on the third inst. with q cargo Of timber for
Liverpool. On the night OF the eth she was
cast away In a storm south Of Hatlaras and the
crew took TO the boats. The boat contain.
ing Williamson and nine companions was
picked up the next day by the schooner Hat
lie and taken 10 James River. Williamson
left for Liverpool, Monday, in British yes. |
sci.
In accordance with resolutions passed on
Saturday night by the weavers employed In
the Harmony Mills, at cohoos, n. g., the /
strike in those mills became general on Mon. /
day, and 5000 operatives were in the streets.
The French weavers, comprising about tweu.
ly-iive per cent. OF the force, returned TO work.
and this action created so much excitement /
hat police force was held in reserve. No /
breaches Of the peace were reported. The |
managers Of the mill say they will not yield TO |
the demands Of the operatives, as Il would be 4
2 virtual turning over Of the Management of I
The mills to their employees.
A few weeks ago respectable old peasant
Iarmer IN Roumelia, smlten by the charms Of |
; young gypsy girl belonging 10 a tribe that
had squatied in the neighborhood Of his farm.
Induced the MAIDEN to listen TO bis address.
and finally obtained her consent 10 become
ms wife. lie received several warnings from
'undry Of her gypsy lovers, couched 10 threat 1
ming terms, but was 20 infatuated by her I
beauty that be disregarded these
nonitions aud married her. On his wedding
light n number of efnlrarl Ovnav vrt.tk, l.oi,.