The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1880-01-31
News Of the Week.

Bash 4 Holhngs oil factory IN lersey eIiiy
was burned Sunday informing Los $4,000.
Several barns in liofk comfy, Pa, have
been robbed Of wheat, cprn and oats dpfins
the last ten days
The Connecticut river is now open for nav
igation from Hartford TO Long Island Sound,
a thing almost unprecedented in midwluter.
There was a snow storm 10 California on
Monday, extending as Tar south as Monterey
Bay, The fall 10 San francisco was lght
Over two thirds OF the moulders employed
By Rich Brothers hardware works, OF Read
ing, Pa, have struck for an advance OF 20
per cent in their wuges.
In pablic warehouse at Danyille, Va, last
week, three lots ofleAftobaeo brought respec
lively Sl65, S26i and $500 per one hundred
pounds.
Charles Brown, aged 70 years, persisted by
the burning OF his house, in Windsor, Conn,
on Saturday morning, It is supposed he set
fire TO the house while drunk,
The grindstons OF Scranton Tile Works at
Providence, Pa, burst Tuesday informing,
shAttering the building and killing William
FAIRIES, grinder.
Charles Ponder, local Methodist preach
err, hanged himself neay New Albany, Ind.
Monday, He was insane owing to religious
excitement in relation to sancthcation
All the public buildings at San Oristobal
Cuba, are in ruins, the result OF the Garth
quake ON the I'D inst. Seventeen members
Of the evil guard were wounded by falling
buildings.
The United States Writing Papermakers'
Association met in Springfield, Mass, Thurs
day. and voted to advance the price OF writing
paper one and two cents per pound according
TO grade.
Mr.. J. C. Flood has Just bestowed pleasant
little amount OF pin'money upon his daughter,
Miss Jennie Flood; he has registered 1000,
600 in United States bonds in her name
This gift provides for her an income of SiOO,
900 u year.
The steamboat Charmer was destroyed by
fire near the mouth of the Red River, ia
Louisiana, Monday. Eight lives were lost
The boat had cargo OF POO bales cotton,
and the loss on property ia about sl3O,OOO
Mr.. Oliver Dalrymple, the great Minnesota
farmer, intends to cultivate $4,000 acres OF
wheat this year. He will have twenty steam
threshers in operation with l35 rcaplng ma
chimes Last year he employed GOO labOrers,
and this year will increase the number 10 700.
Ia the L. S. Circuit Court at Wilmington,
Del, ON Saturday, Judge Bradford decided
that the assessment laws Of Delaware are, in
ed by the act of Congress, aud the appoint,
men,s of supervisors will therefore be made.
An employee in a menagerie at Lyons was
nearly eaten alive lately by seven lions, into
whose cage he had entered for the purpose OF
cleaning it. The lion tanner, u woman, hap
pened to be on the spot and rescued the man,
but not before he had been fearfully mutila
ted.
Preliminary steps have been taken for the
equipment OF a new Attic expedition, TO be
under the direction of DR.. Bessels, lately
chief OF the scientific staT Of the Polaris.
The expedition is to be fitted out by private
enterprise, aud 10 sail for the North, via
Jones Sound, next year,
The two upper floors and roof of Whit.
mans confectionery store and nianuiactory,
Philadelphia, Pa, were burned out Sunday
afternoon. The loss is estimated a, $50, 900.
The planning mill of Charles A. Doerr, West
Philadelphia, was destroyed by fire last SUI
day evening. Loss about $4,000.
The oldest man in America, in the per.
son OF colored man named Shadrack M,
gent, has been discovered, living in Washing,
ton, ID. &. Nugent claims to have been bor
near Rockville, in Montgomery county, Md,
about the year lI62 This makes him one
hundred and eighteen years old There is nc
doubt but that he is very old.
The children and grandchildren Of Mrs.
Mary Haggcrty, whose maiden name wa:
Parker, of Wheeling W. Va, have received
word that they are entitled to several hundred
thousand dollars as heirs Of wealthy old
bachelor who recently died in Philadelphia.
One Of the heirs, who lives in Baltimore, il
said to have received his share.
James Bombaugh, postal car clerk, who
has been on the Pennsylvania Railroad ior
seven years, was arrested on the arrival of the
train ut Pittsburg on Monday. A decoy letter
had been seat, and on his arrest both The let
ter and the money it contained were found oi
his person. Bombaugh is a niddle-aged man
aud has wife living in Lancaster, Pa.
Two barrels shipped to b. J. Avery 4 Son
pillow manufacturers, OF Atlanta, Ga, wer,
opened on Monday, and found TO contain the
corpses of three hali'grown persons Til,
police being notified, 1t was found that the
bodies belonged 10 druggist named Avery
that they were intended for the Atlanta &c.
lectic College, and came from Ohio.
Miss Jennie Farrell, a young lady of Ian
caster, Wisconsin,, has been convicted of the
charge OF arson. A handsome residence of 10
seph Baltic, neighbor, was burned down, anC
few days later his barn was also DESTROYED
The motive for the act is supposed TO have beer
revenge, as Mr.. Bailie had recommended hi,
son not to choose Miss Jennie for his wife
but to give his attentions to her younger sister
Four well dressed men got of the train al
Daniorth, ILL.,, on Wednesday evening of last
week. Soon afterwards they masked them
selves, and entering tho lodgings oil an old
man, named Webber, knocked him down, gag
ged him, and, blowing open a safe in his room
left with $4,000 in cash. Webber was releas
ed next morning, after night Ofterrible sui
fering.
A telephone was successfully operated be
tween the Union Pacific transfer, on The cas-
side Of the Missouri river, and the American
Union Office at 81. Louis, distance of 4li
miles. An ordinary conversation was carrie,
on with the utmost ease, the most noticeable,
fact being that, while the enunciAtion OF tn
words was perfectly clear, they came inyaria
bly, with the regular vibration of a musioa
note. The conversation was varied with sing
ing, OF which apparently not note was lost
On Tuesday Mrs. Mary X. Lindermier,
widow, who kept beer saloon in Phi7adel
phia, Pa, died, AFTER terrible suherings, O
hydrophobia. She had fondness for raisinl
poodle dogs, and she made her house a hos
pital for homeless ours. giving them away al
ter getting them in good condition. She h az
received a scratch on the hand, six or eiRh
weeks before, while rescuing two Of her dog
from a strange eur in the street. II was :
trihing that she paid no attention to it, mere
ly binding II up.
Mrs Gabbard and Mrs. McCabe quarrele
at Bobon, near Harrodsburg, Ky, on Sa,ur
day morning, aud the former seized q shot
gun and tried TO shoot Mrs. McCabe. Tn
latter siezed the gun, and in the struggle
was harmlessly discharged. The husband
Of the women took up the fight with guns q
20 PAGES, and both were wounded, one /
the wrist and the other in the breast. a.
the belligerents, who are said TO be .'of II
spectacle families we're arrested aud lodge
in Jail.
Joseph Hestor, q blacksmith, at Wapako
neie, o., wishing 70 die, out tho arteries !
his loft wrist, then drove a smiths scribe au
into his left breast, but to make sure ofdeat
put the awl 10 his iorhead aud proceeded /
drive il 10 with hammer At this point h
was seized by neighbors, who failed in thei
efforts to pull the awl from his head. Iii
wife appearing, he pulled the awl out himself
1t had penetrated two inches. Dissipatio
was the cause oftheaitempted suicide. rher
is but slight chance Of his recovery.
A singular suicide recently occurred i
China. A young widow publicly announce
that she would hang herself rather than yiel
TO the wishes OF her parents and marry agar
and the sacrifice was actually contaminated ]
broad daylight A crowd of the women
friends and admirers assembled, aud the trag
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