The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1880-01-10
News Of the Week,

loo coal miners oi the Bellfllei H., plS'
triel are ON strike. They want four cents
bashol aud will work only eight hours day
The heavy RAINS Of the past few days have
caused the Maitland River, IN Canada Mess'
To overflow, destroying a large amount OF m'll
and other property.
Two large flour mills OF peunypacker& Co..
at Wilmington, Del, were destroyed by hre
Tuesday night. Loss on buildings and stock
estimated at $4,000.
George Bezzinet, age years, was found
frozen to death in a swamp, near taii River,
Mass, Sunday morning He had wandered
from home aud got lost
The frame dwelling of Daniel lloskins, IN
in San Francisco, was burned Tuesday mora
ing, aud Mrs. noskius and three of her chil'
dren-one an inlaut-perished IN the iiames'
During the past year in Philadelphia seven
hundred and iify.six persons died ut the age
of eighty aud upwards, and twelve persons
at the age OF one hundred aud upwards.
Mr.. j. c. Flood distributed Christmas gifts
amounting to $1,000 among seven charitable
associations in San Francisco. lie sent SLOW
each to the Protestant, Catholic aud Hebrew
Orphan Asylums.
Eleven more men from the lost steamship
BorusSa-hye passengers and SIX sailors -
were picked up on the 9th OF December, iOO
miles west Of the Azores, aud arrived nt Balll'
more on Saturday.
a train on The Kansas Ciiy, Fort Scott and
Gulf Railroad ran off the track at shawnee
Kansas, on Monday afternoon, A platform
was wrecked, and the damage altogether Is
estimated 100000
Our Consul at MauritiOs reports, under
dale OF November 10Th, that 10000 animals
have died Of the cattle plague on that island
The disease has receHtly attacked the deco
2i8 OF which have died.
The railroad aBd turnpike bridges GA the
Kentucky Central RairoAd, at Mlllersburgi
Ky, we're burned Sunday morning before
daylight Ii is supposed they were set on
FIRE. The loss is S2j,0OO.
William Spaulding, u Chicago politician,
has been sentenced 10 pay the Government a
fne of Sl,6ls, as the receipts OF old iron sold
by him while employed us t,mekeeper at the
new Custom House building
1t is said that forty bodies have been stolen
from lakewood Cemetery, at Richmond, Va,
since the winter set in, and it is supposed they
have been shipped to dissectng rooms IN dit
lerent parts OF the country,
Captain John W. Gregg, late Superinten.
dent Of the Chicago post office money order
department, convicted OF embozzling funds Of
year and to pay tine OF 81 ,2ls.
Mrs. Mary Turner, OF Baltimore, formerly
OF Hartford county, Md, died December -,
1879, aged 81 years. She was the mother of
II children, | | OF whom are now living. She
leaves 1870 grand and great grandchildren and
0 great great grandchildren.
night freight train from Long Branch
plunged through the drawbridge across the
halfway river, near Woodbridge, n. j., on
Monday night, aud was wrecked, The wreck
ed cars caught fire and were consumed. Two
train men we're slightly injured. The loss in
property is $4,000.
Stephen II. Richards cashier Of the Com,
mercial National Bank of Saratoga, y. Y,
which failed in December, 1878, was arrested
Monday on charges Of embezzling the funds
of the bank and swearing to false reports OF
its condition. lie gave bail Tor an examina
ton ON the 18th instant.
The prisoners in the l'ranklincounty, Ohio
Jail made q break for liberty Monday evening
Just after the new Sheriff had assumed charge
and nine escaped through the entrance door
James Herrell, alias Kerr, indicted for murde
in the first degree, and j. W. Dodge, indicted
for stabbing, are among the missing.
Columbus Miles, colored charged viii
outraging a white woman, was on Saturda,
taken from the custody of the Sheriff Of Am
herst county, Virginia, by an armed mob o
forty persons. aud hanged to tree. Severn
shots were exchanged between the officer
posse aud the mob before the latter secure,
the prisoner, who was being taken to Jail.
A public reception was gwen to Mr.. Chas
5. PRrnell in Madison Square Garden, New
York, Sunday evening. About 5000 person,
were present. Judge Giderslceye presided
and among the prominent persons ON ia
platform were Ihuriow Weed and Judge Al
| kers. Messrs Parnell aud Dillon made al
dresses on the Irish question, which wen
loudly applauded.
The proprietor Of Grceuway Court, Va.
the former residence of Lord Fairfax, ha,
kindly presented to the Episcopal Church al
Berryyllle, Clarke county, in that State, the
bell belonging TO and used by his l.ordshpgi
plantation bell, Its weight is some tny
pounds, tone very sweet, brought from Eng
land, and is stamped with theyear 1860
An attempt was made to wreck a train
which left Buffalo for Niagara Fails, on Mon
day evening. When midway between Nortl
Buffalo aud Tonawanda, distractions wer,
discovered GU the track, just in time to pre-
vent disaster. Several rails had beer
wedged between the tracks and ties piled
across them in an inclined position tn
villains are unknown.
The yarn mandatory of Pollock & Wolff
encra(t, in Philadelphia, was damaged by iir
Monday morning 10 the extent Of about SIC,
0OO, When the fire was first discovered ther,
were in the building over three huudre,
hands, including men, women and girls
Great CONSERVATION prevailed, especially
among the latter, but they all escaped frou
the building without injury.
Leonard Case, wealthy citizen OF Cleye
land, Ohio, was found dead on the floor Of hi
room Tuesday morning, with u saucer con
tanning chloFoiorm beside him. He wa
nearly sixty years Of age and unmarried
His property is estimated at more than Sc,
100000. lie had made many munihceut gifts
aud some years ago gave a large block o
ground TO the Cleveland Library.
The immigration statistics for 1870 are nov
complete, and show that l75,5s9 person
landed AT Castle Garden, New York, OF WHOM
l35,070 were aliens, against III 1868 arrivals
in 1873, OF whom 76,3i7 wero aliens. Ger
many sent the largest number OF Immigrant
in 1879, the total being S3,5Ti; Ireland cant
next, with 22,624, aud then England. will
u, 555. France only sent 1881. The i.abol
Bureau found employment for i,0l0 male
and 55l7 females.
-Four men were killed, two fatally and sew
eral seriously injured by an explosion in IN,
converting room Of the CelluloId ManuGctur
ing Company's building, in Newark N. J..
Monday morning. The converting house.
one-story structure, was destroyed The man
ager Of the company thinks the explosion oc
Cured at the mixing and grinding machin,
run by Frederick Stiles one of the killed
Two Of the wounded died on Tuesday.
Ira I. Doying's planning mill, New York
was destroyed by fire Monday night. Los
Sa5 900. The flames were kept from spread
ing with the greatest difficulty. Directly IN
the rear ofthe mill was the Hebrew Orphar
Asylum, containing 1870 children aud 30 othel
inmates. Adjoining the mill was he indus
trial school for the asylum, and IS boys wer,
at work there, but they all leit the buildin,
quietly, Slight damage was caused TO til,
school by water
The total sales for the year 1879 of boot
and shoes, hides and leather, in Baltimore
are rs iolloxs;-Sales OF wholesale and retail
dealers combined, 50, GOO. 900; manufacturers
$4,000, 900; rubber boots and shoes, 5000.
0VOi at auction 81, 600, 900; oak and liemIoeI
leather, 50, 1871; calf skins and harnes,
leather, 81, 800, 900; green and sailed hides
calf and kip skins, Sl,02O, 600; dry hides
900, making grand total Of SEA, 346,
u4i showing an increase over last year o
S2,340,7if.
George Williams, negro, who was 10 jai
Al Brownsville, Tenn, for stealing, knocke,
down his keeper and escaped on Tuesday
lie was recaptused, but while being hand