The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1880-08-21
News IT the Week.

A dispatch from Bergen, Norway, an.
nOunces the death Of Ole Bull, the famous
Norwegian yiolinist. Ole Ball was born az
Bergen, February 8, 1910.
The census for the district Of Kent, county
Nd, isto be rotaken by two enumeraiots, Ia
one section il was discovered that over 201
persons were missed by the enumeraior.
James 0'Sulliyan, committed in Baltimore,
last week for an alleged felonous assault on
Julia Felix, years old, in Hanover, Pa, was
released on Tuesday on writ al haheas
corpus.
Secretary Eyarts has concluded his exami
nation Of the alleged insults to United States
vessels in Spanish waters, and addressed a
communication TO the Spanish government on
the subject.
The United States Grand Jury, at Dead.
wood, d. T., found two indictments, charging
r. o. Adams, ex.Pos,master, with the en-
beEzlement Of Sll 1888 Of Government funds.
He has been held in ST., 900 bail for trial,
Jules Richards, formerly drummer in the
Thirteenth Infantry, unsuecessiully attempted
TO murder Miss Marie Condeau, on Tuesday,
at New Orleans, La, because she refused to
marry him, and then cut his own throat with
a razor.
A furious aad destructive hail storm occur.
red in Halifax county, Va, Sunday. The
wind blew terrific gale, and there was also
heavy fall OF rain. One planter had lOO,'
O0O hills Of tobacco destroyed, aud other
planters had large quantities ruined.
The town of Eureka, Nevada, has again
been almost wholly destroyed by iire-the
conhagration taking about the same course as
that OF 1879 Many of the buildings were
much more costly than those destroyed then,
aud the loss will probably foot up ! 900 900.
Bishop Peek, of Ohio, WAS asked his opin
ion us to shutting the gates during camp
meeting. He said he had been at one meet
ing this year when the gate was closed on
Sunday, and that the only man converted
that day on the ground was oae who climbed
over the fence.
A lire broke out in the depot at Red Hill,
Colombo, on the South Park road, Friday
night, causing the explosion Of 600 pounds,
Of powder, which demolished everything,
killed Charles Hilton, an employee fatally in
iured +. f. Colyer, the agent and badly
wounded two others.
A party of fifty men locked Sheriff Ruck
er, OF Fort Scott, Kansas, in jail cell Tues
day morning, and took out Thomas Watkins,
confined for horse stealing, after which they
disappeared. II is not known whether Nad'
kins was lynrhed, or that the seizure was
ruse Of his friends to release him.
Adyices have reached Raleigh, n, c., OF
the assassination Of General Bryan Grimes,
who was shot dead on the lith inst. while
riding in buggy pear his home in Pitt coun.
ty. His murderers are thought to be either "A
negro or white man, against both Of whom
Gen. Grimes was an important witness in an
arson case.
The local steamboat inspectors at Detroit,
Mich, as the result Of their investigation into
the recent collision Of the steamboat Garland
with the steam yacht Mamie, have revoked
the licenses OF both captains, on the ground
that it was entirely within their power 10
have prevented the terrible acciden, in the
exercise Of any sort Of prudence.
Hiss rilhe Mateer, aged IS was walking
with gentlman near Mt joy, Lancaster
county, Pa, Sunday, when spark from his
cigar set FIRE to her dress, and she becane
alarmed and began running. A gentleman
driving toward her jumped from his carriage
and wrapped blanket around her, but she
was so badly burned that she died shortly after.
Jacob Shallcross, the father Of Judge Shall
cross, Of Kent county, Md, when 81 years
Old tasted 50 days, taking oniy u teaspoonfn
Of brandy and as much gum Arabic water each
day. On the sith day he, 10 the morning
ate a cup Of ourrant Jelly, and on the same
day hearty dinner, and then went out in his
garden to work. He lived four years after
his fast.
John Kellehcr,of Oakland, Cal, with his
wife and Mrs. King, INDUCED in drunken
carOuse on Sunday night, during which the
house was set ON fire. Two OF kellehers
children, Eugene and Annie, aged two and Eve
respectively, were burned fatally Mrs. KEEL.
leher will probably die from her injuries.
Mrs. King was badly scorched and keleher
was slightly hurt
j. &. Walker, sou Of DR.. Walker, Of India
napOlis, shot and killed the notorious burglar
Bill Rodifer in his fathers residence, about
3 A. NJ. Tuesday. The burglar, having found
himself discovered, was trying to get away.
lie was shot at aud missed by DR.. Walker, and
was backing out Of the house, covering the
Doctor with pistol and knife, when young
Walker gave him his qnietus.
The grand conelave Of Knights Templar in
Chicago this week was grand affair The
crowd was larger than anticipated and the
management Of the parade and ball was bad.
The procession only passed over a part Of the
advertised route, and for the ball there were
100000 tickets issued. and the room could
only accommodate about %, 900 persons
Chicago bad more than she could manage.
A cable dispatch announces the sudden
death, at the Continental Hotel, Paris, on
Sunday, of Miss Adelaide Nelson, the emf.
nent English actress. Miss Nelson had but
recently completed remarkably successful
dramatic engagement in California. and
though offered nm engagement for two hun.
dred nights by New York manager, Mt $500
night, and a certain percentage, for the next
season, declined the offer, on the ground that
she intended taking much needed rest.
The German carp placed in streams and
ponds near Bel Air, Md, in May, have grown
rapidly. When first obtained they were only
about one inch aud a.half ia length. Mr.. r.
Howard recently found them in his fish pond,
al Archer & Towards mill, measuring six
inches in length. II is estimated that the fish
are forty times as large as when placed in the
pond. Carp are said To come to maturity IN
three years, and will weigh from ten TO twey,
pounds. They will thrive in almost any wa
ter.-iIei Air .Egis.