The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1880-07-24
Hev. d the Week.

This is The 9th day of DIR. Tanners fast,
and be still holds out bravely.
Mrs. Nesmith, wife Of Lieat. Nesmilh aud
two girls about ten years Of age were drowned
at Atlantic City on Monday last.
The Egyptian obelisk, commonly known as
Cleopatra's Needle, arrived in the harbor Of
Now York on Monday, aud is to be placed in
Central Park.
In Nelson county, Va, last week, Esther
Biyens, colored woman, was killed by light
ming. A child which was IN her arms at the
time escaped injury.
The house Of Daniel Kern at Neiisyille,
near Allentown, Pa, was robbed by masked
burglars on Saturday night Of $500 ia cash
and securities amounting to $4,000.
| A decided shock Of earthquake was felt at
/ Ottawa, Ontario, at 2 A. NJ. Thursday. IL
seemed To pass from west TO east and was ac-
| companiod by loud rumbling noise.
Mrs. Elizabeth Winters, of Newark, N. j.
celebrated her Tooth birthday last Friday.
She has six children living, tho Oldest Of whom
is 50 and the youngest So years Of age.
II is authoritalively stated that Gen. Grant
will return to Galena before LIST OF August,
settle up his affairs and go to New York,
where a position is open for his acceptance.
John Houston, colored, and expeniteniia-
ry convict, was hanged by n mob near Shell
ing TO outrage the six-year-old daughter Of
Jason Canon, .Ir.
The first bale OF cotton Of this season arriy.
ed ia Albaay, Ca, on Saturday afternoon,
aud sold for 10 cents per pound. II is the
earliest bale Of cotton ever produced in any
season in that State.
Hon. Jacob Brinkerhoff, aged 10, died at
Mansfield, Ohio, Monday. He was the author
Of the original draft of the famous Wilmoi
proyso aud was judge OF the Supreme Court
Of Ohio from 1856 to 1871.
Another American vessel has been fired
: into by Spanish cruiser, the Careto. ADM
raj Wyman, in the U. >. Steamer Tennessee
has been ordered 10 Havana TO protect oui
, merchantmen in those waters.
: violent cyclone aud hail storm yisitct
, Monroe county, Mich, on Sunday afternoon
! All vegetation was destroyed in path sever
miles long by from half mile to mile wide
{ several houses and barns we're wrecked.
d There are said TO be no fewerthan eighteen
members Of the Vanderbilt familynow stayin
al the Hotel Bristol, Paris, aud even the suit
Of departments usually reserved for the Primo
of Wales has been given up to the America
= millionaire.
An excursion train, going from Toledo t
a Indianapolis, on the Wabash Railroad, rn
!. Oh the track Monday morning and was wreck
e ed One passenger was killed aud forty othel
4 were injured, sixteen seriously and at Leaf
!, three fatally.
d Ralph Gibbons, aged 80 years, started frol
d Ashland, Pa, on Saturday night, for h
y home in Centralia. He was found near ii
latter place on Sunday morning terribly mat
o gled and unconscious. 1t is supposed he vi
p beaten by some companions with whom ]
attended dance.
-. The population Of Atlanta, Ca, by q
census just completed, is 81, s25, being an !
crease Of 10, S35 over the census Of 1870. III
!, population is composed of q, 3i5 whites al
~ l6,4s0 blacks. No Southern city east Of 4
Mississippi presents as large a percentage
increase within the past ten years as Atlanl
~ Henry W. Shouse, q prominent citizen
~ EaAion, Pa, was deliberately shot dead
70 Iiohesdale, Pa, on Friday evening, by
y brotherin law, Benjamin j. Bortree. 1
nu cause of the murder was an old dispute abo
u some property. The Coroner's jury on 81
" urday night returned q verdict of murder
e' the first degree.
Addison Wight, son OF Rev Mr.. Wight
New Hamburg, n. Y, was walking throu
in tunnel at that place, with his sister,
IN. Saturday morning, when they were cam
between two trains, going in opposite dir
-al tons. The young man was killed, bat
~. sister was hurled into ditch alongside
cb track and escaped with slight injuries.
I'll gang of roughs from a neighboring Will
mo- went to Garfield Ohio, on Saturday night
~ revenge themselves for an old grudge on JIG
,se Cone, the Towns Marshal. When they
gan 70 make a disturbance the Marshal
md tempted To paeiiy them, aud was fatally 5
90. by Lot Horrof. The latter escaped, but
Of brother, who was one Of the gang was arr
10 ed.
Ian William +. Darragh, one the Naval Ca
10 Engineers visiting Harrisburg, was taken '
be u fit Of somnambulsm on Friday night,
;a;l stepped from fourth story window OF
sen tons Hotel. He fell a distance Of SO feet
lon an open cellar. way, smashing in the steps
nm. breaking three Of the iron stanchions supp
Ied. ing them, yet the only injury he seems to |
MI received was fracture Of the left wrist.
M Amos Harrison and Philo Peters, "
bathing in the Arkansas river, near Color
on Sunday last, found an iron pot conlaii
$4,000 in gold and silver. The following
Ter was found in buckskin purse in the
.. "April ID, 1867 stole the money in
INC cago from farmer. My parinerded in Kal
ih'' City. March Id am going TO New Mex
en- If anybody finds this pot they can keep
Ion' money. A. I. G.
arts Advices from Mexico to the 10th ms
s'u announce that Gen. Gonzales has been Gle,
=, President by large majority. An attic
'he was made to shoot Gen. Gonzales in Gut
one jueto on the 10th instant, while he was
balcony receiving an ovation. Some pei
u in the crowd fred shot, but Il missed
ana mark. Two persons in the crowd were woS
Il, cd. II is reported that Gen. Negrete, a
'ne fessional pronnnciedo, is on the war path
hrst At LeadTille, Colorado, on Saturday al
uek noon, miner, named Baker, went int
en- hardware store aud demanded revolver
me of the show case. The clerk refused,
'uh' Baker, pulling out revolver, threatene
'ne shoot everybody in the store John Corl
H. policeman, attempted to arrest the ruff
when the latter fired, MORALLY wounding
policeman. Baker then rushed up the ST.
ally pursued by several policemen aud fire.
pre- them, fatally wounding one named Stew
Jury He was finally oyerpowered and lodge,
ting Jail.
the The prisoners ofTazewell county III. J
p set Ere to their straw beds on Monday
81 hope that they would be taken from the
the and get q chance to escape during the ex'
ow- ment, but the jailor being absent in dis
or portion OF the city on business, the INN
ON. had to stand siege ofsmoke. On his arr
Inge Hopkins, one Of the inmates, was found n
udy " suffoeated in his cell. The prisoners
ling cred their heads with bedding, and laid
par on the floor and SO escaped suaocation,
ner- were too much exhausted to attempt TO es'
with when HELM arrived.