The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1880-08-07

Rehoboth Damp Delaware, was failure
THIS year, having only twenty tents.
SNOW fell on Slide Mountain, the highest Of
the Caiskill, on Thursday Of last week.
Minks aud weasels are said TO be rapidly /
DISCRIMINATING the poultry in Salem county, /
The leelanders, who recently emigraied to
Manitoba, have settled in Dakoia, near Penn.
10 Hartford county, Nd, there are 81 Sab
bath Schools, with 475 teachers and 1000 |
scholars. I
The noted Brick Pomeroy is publishing
weekly paper OF Denver, Colorado, called |
The Great West.
The Gillian transport Loa was destroyed
by Peruvian torpedoes in the harbor Of Cal
lao, One hundred and fifty lives lost
j. +. Ehrenbeck committed suicide upon
the grave Of his wife, in Holy Cross Cemetery,
near Baltimore, on Saturday afternoon.
Mr.. Henry D. Groves, native Of Faron
Township, York eounty, Pa, died recently at
Three Rivers, Tulare county, California.
The value Of the timber destroyed by the
recent forest fire in the southwestern districts
OF New Brunswick is estimated at 100000.
American residents ia London purpose
erecting an Episcopal church at a cost of
$4,000.
New York's free baths were enjoyed during
last week by l6l, l64 males and 1908 fe.
males, or an average Of over 46 900 each day.
Prince Georges is one of the growing
counties Of this State. Its population has in.
creased over five thousand in the last ten
years,
A cable is TO be laid on the west coast of
Panama connecting it with the Central Amer.
lean coast, and then with other lines to Mex.
ica aud the United States
A destructive thunder storm passed over
Troy, VI, and vicinity Monday afternoon.
Buildings were nnroofed and shade trees over.
turned. The damage was large.
captive balloon at Youngstown, Ohio.
broke loose on Saturday, carrying off man
and woman. It assembled to great height
and disappeared in a northerly direction.
During the year ended June 80 last II ,059
Canadian emisrants crossed over at Port
Sarnia and declared their intention Of becom-
ing permanent residents of the United States
The freight house Of Old Colony Railroad,
| at Brockton, Mass, was burned on Saturday
night, with a large quantity OF freight, way
bills, &c. The loss is believed 10 be heavy
Mrs. John G.. SAKE, wife Of the distinguish
ed poet, died at her home in Brooklyn, Sat.
urday night, Of bronchitis. She was sixty
years old, and leaves two sous and one dangh
ter all grown up.
Jay Gould invested 50, 800, 600 in railroad
stocks, a year ago, and the advance in the
value of the same stocks since, amounts to
! Sll 100000. This is making money will
surprising rapidity.
The elections held in France on Sunday
last resulted in gain of 200 seats in the AS
sembly to the Republicans, demonstrating thu
fact that the republic is growing and strength
ming with the people.
A sea lion and several sharks were seen il
Baltimore harbor on Monday, uud unsuccess
fall efforts were made to catch them. Thu
sea lion is supposed TO be one Of the eight tina
recently escaped from coney Island, n. Y.
At Freeport, ILL.,, during high wiSd Sun
day evening, the cornice fell from a buildn
on Stephenson street, crushing to death Mis-
Bertha Dietrich and fatally injurng Ann
Mensenkamp. Others had a narrow escape
The outlook Of the coal and iron trades
reported TO be 80 bright that anticipations ar
entertained that more prosperous results vii
attend both during the coming year than hav
been experienced at any time in the past tie
years.
Two bulldogs wandered, two years age
from the ranch Of Bratt 4 Co., Nebraska, an
Joined pack Of rowing wolves. They nevt
returned, and now a species Of dog wolf, il
testing that section, are more dreaded tha
the common prairie wolf, being mere bold an
! savage.
A shrewd farm hand bought for Sl6O Il
: big meteor which fell in Emmett County, low
last year, and was laughed at by his eomrad'
for what they conceived TO be his diocy, !
has now sold il 70 the British Museum f
900.
Lewis II. Mayer, Collector Of Intern
I Revenue at Mobile, was removed on Satu
day and A. l.. Morgan appointed in his plac
/ His brother, Charles L. Mayer, the U ;. di
. trict Attorney for Alabama, was supersedI
G about month ago.
= A fire at Paterson, y. j., Just before NOR
$ ing, supposed to have been the work OF
r inceudiary, destroyed large portion
Grieyes, Greenbrook 4 Patterson hot hou;
z with many choice plants, causing loss es
!, mated at $4,000.
Il The whea, crop in Wisconsin is estimat
+ at 10, DOC, 900 bushels, which is below last yea
J. yield. The yield in Iowa will be twenty /
cent. higher than last year, and that OF Mini
j. sofa is put at 44,OOO,OO0 bushels. Repoi
i from Dakota say there never was such a or
z there.
d The engineers OF the Hudson river tam
: have met with another discontinue. A stro
: tide has forced the water through the coli,
dam, and the hole which had been SO labo
+ Ously excayated has been filled up aga
c The bodies Of the miners cannot be recover,
o for another week at least. The engineers a
y precisely where they we're 10 or II DAYS az
: Two trains on the Long Island Railro
c ran into each other near Jamaica, on SatG
n day night. Both engines we're demolishe
but the cars were only slightly damage
+ John Waleott, one of the engineers, was
!. tally injured and died in short time Sal
9 uel Allen, a conductor, had his ribs brok
G jured.