The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1880-02-07
News of the Week.

Edward Neil, uewsboy, was blown from
the platform OF a railroad car near English
Vile n. j., Tuesday morning and killed.
Hon. Adolph Il. Borie, secretary Of the
navy under Gen. Grants administration, died
at his residence in Philadelphia. Pa, on
Thursday morning.
A scheme is GU foot to introduce as one of
the features Of the proposed Yorktown cen.
teunial a musical entertainment in which 800
instruments and 200 voices will take part
Charles Decker, n hardware merchant Of
Newark, n. j., committed suicide on Mon.
day night by blowing his head of with n can
non improvised from n hollow block Of iron.
The product of tho Bossemer department
Of the Pennsylvania steel works for the month
Of January was 077i0 tons steel ingots. The
rail mill for the same time turned out 1923
tons finished rails.
A railway track has been laid across the
ST, Lawrence rsyer at Montreal on the ice, in
order TO connect the city with the lines from
| the United States aud save the tolls charged
over the Victoria bridge.
The summer residence Of W. ID. Pickman,
at Beverly, Mass, was burned Tuesday. A
boy was killed by the falling of a chimney
| aud several iiremen were injured, one SO
/ badly that he died IN the afternoon.
! +. j. Dougherty fell into a vat Of boiling
| logwood liquor, in Wilmington, Del, mo-
rocco factory, on Tuesday, and although i'm
merscd TO the chin, was taken out alive. He
is not expected to survive the terrible burning.
At Easton, Mass, Saturday night, John ID.
| Gardiner gave a frolic, aud early Sunday
mortiBg his house, which took fire, it is sup.
| posed, by the upsetting Of lamp, was in ash
| es, aud Gardiner and his wife were burned
/ to death
| The treasurer Of the Irish relief fund Of
| Dublin, acknowledges the receipt Of SIS, $50
/ from tho Parnell meetings, &c, Of this coun-
| try. Over $4,000 is now stated to be in the
hands OF the treasurers in various cities, which
| amount will be transmitted without delay.
| Bellinger and White, two negroes Of Wal
| terboro', 5. c., quarrelled about q woman on
| Saturday. In the fight that eusued Bellinger
was gashed with a razor, causing his death in
q few minutes. A crowd of Infatuated blacks
were ready to lynch White, but he was Sc.
cured aud committed.
The furniture factory Of Nieman, Lewis d
Co, in Chicago, was burned on Saturday
night, and boy sleeping in the upper story
was suilocated. John MaxwelPs rubbing
stone works, at MaIden-on. the. Hudson, near
| Poughkeepsie, N. Y, were burned Sunday,
! The Thermometer at the Signal Office on
| top of Mount Washington, which, at noon
Sunday registered 10 degrees above zero, had
fallen at nine O'Clock Sunday evening to u
| degrees below zero. This is the greatest
change in the weather ever known TO occur
on the mountain in the space Of nine hours.
\ violent wind storm ragged ut Albany, n.
| T., all day Sunday. The tin roofs were
blown off fayor's brewery, Story Brothers
malt house, the ID slaware and Hudson Canal
Company's machine shop, the Central Rail
road freight platform, and two private resi-
dences. The weather Sunday night was very
cold.
/ Two drunken men, while returning from
wood ehopping in the woods near Newton,
n. j., on Saturday, quarrelled and attacked
one another with their axes. They were sep.
aratel as soon as possible, but not before
Marvin had nearly severed Schoonoyers left
arm below the shoulder aud himself received
u slight scalp wound.
Mrs. Mary Young, who had charge OF q
public school building in Middleton, n. Y,
went with her daughter Linda Monday morn.
ing to start the Gre. The latter's dress took
fire, her body was burned 10 a crisp, and she
cannot live. The mother was terribly burn.
ed about the arms and body in trying to save
her daughter, but will recover.
Last year was the most osperous in the
history of the state Of California, the exports
including 1000, 900 gallons Of wine and so,
| NNNfNNV Nblhu VI hucdtf
from the worlds markets makes her profit on
the latter commodity small. There were
built ON her coast 1870 vessels, and the exports
OF gold and silver were $26, 200, 900.
Orders were given for stoppage of work in
the Depanw Plate Works, at New Albany,
Ind, on Saturday, the skilled employees hav.
ing refused to Withdraw their demand for an
advance Of 10 per cent. on wages. Thisthrows
about 500 persons out of work, and may in.
duce the proprietor to accept n proposition
for the removal Of the mandatory to Mecca
nsllsville, Pa.
The Arbeiter Bund, a corporation organ.
lied under State laws in Cincinnati by work
ing men, twelve years ago, made an assign
mcnt on Tuesday for the benefit Of its cred.
itors. 1t had 400 members, and its object
was the payment Of money to sick members,
and also funeral benefits. Many Of the Ger.
man population had invested their earnings
in its bonds.
The Milwaukee County Hospital, at Wan.
wa;osa, Mich, was DESTROYED by fire early
Tuesday morning. The books being burned,
the exact number Of inmates could not be
known, but is estimated at 90. Thirty were
carried out and others escaped, bat some
persisted in the building Two bodies have
been recovered. The disaster is attributed
to defective fiue. The loss on the building
is S25, 200.
/ AT Montgomery, N. r., Monday, the mer
curry indicated Ave degrees below zero, and
WAIKIKI river was entirely frozen over. A
snow storm prevailed through Maryland and
Virginia Monday night The storm also pre-.
vailed in Tennessee, and snow fell in Nash.
vile 70 the depth Of ten inches. The storm
was also general In Ohio aad in Cincinnati,
neesssitating the use Of sAow plows on the
street car lines.
Count Rochambeau, descendant Of La.
fayetle, has signihed his intention of coming
over TO take part IN the Yorktown centennial
observance. The United States government,
will send Invitations to the French govern.
mept and 10 the French societies ii New
York to join in the national ceremonies. Al
! least one French vessel and one French reg.
iment will be at Yorktown TO help the cele.
brniion out
The Grand Jury Of the New York General
Sessions Court, January 81, found twenty-five
indictments against Rev. Edward Cowley,
Manager Of the Shepherds Fold, charging
him with Starving, beating and cruelty treat
ing ehildrsR placed there under his care.
, Cowley was arrested on a warrant and taken
20 the District Attorneys office, where he was
, informed Of the nature Of his offences. Bail
} was Fixed at $500 on each Indictment 10 de
faalt Of which he was locked upia the Tomhs.
His case will be called In Court on Monday
. next When Cowley got 70 the Tombs, in
l giving bis pedigree, he said he was native
OF England, 50 years old, aud Protestant
CLERGYMAN nv urofession