The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1880-07-17

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\ Tuesday last was the hottest day of th'
season, the mercury in many cities aud town
ranging from 96 10 lO2'.
Winfield Scott Hancock, grandson OF MAJ
/ Gen. IIaScock, died on Tuesday morning o
cholera iniantum, aged Eve months.
Miss Riyiere OF Charleston, ). g., has Z
court dress once worn by Marie Anioine''e
II is OF purple satin, .ui 70 still IN good con
I dhion.
The PENNSYLVANIA State Agricultural tar
to be held in Philadelphia from September
9Th to 18th inclusive, has premium list d
$4,000,
81 900 quarts Of blnckberries, yielding 4
return Of about 5000, were shipped IN one
day last week from the Vineland, N. j., rail
road stations. -
Hon. Joseph Il. Chandler died 10 Phila
/ delphia Saturday night, aged - years. lie
/ was editor Of the United States Ga-cfie tni
many years and a member Of Congress from
| 1919 to 1855.
The census shows that the population o
some counties in Wisconsin has diminished
stree 1870, Jefferson county showsa decrease
Of 1908, and Dodge county decrease O.
/ 1000.
/ Al Flushing, l.. l., Monday, in two hours
/ AIS inches OF rain fell. The roads wers
washed out, trees blown down, foundations 0i
I houses washed away aud crops destroyed.
[ The damage is estimated at $1,000 or $4,000
The Richmond Light Infantry Blues, Capt
John S. Wise, arrived at Fortress Monroe
Monday, TO 60 into camp near the Fort Tot
ten days. They were met by the Artillery
School Band and escorted to their quarters.
The water in the reservoir supplying Peters
burg, Va, having become insufficient, a sup.
ply was Turned in lrom the canal Sunday
evening It is now feared that the canal viii
become 50 low that several mills will have 10
suspend operations.
The bodyol an unknown white man, enclosed
in rude box, was found, Monday, on farm
in Prince Georges county, Va, about five
miles from Petersburg. A rope was drawn
tightly around the neck, and it IS supposed he
was murdered.
Five steamers Iefl New York on Saturday
/ for Europe carrying $40 passengers, 10000
! bushels OF wheat, O., $50 bushels of corn 30,
600 sacks Of -four, g5,OO0 boxes of cheese,
| 10000 boxes OF bacon, 5000 packages Of but
ter and $40 bales Of cotton.
! The Seaiord, Del, Hlitr says; LAST Mon.
/ day was lively day at the farm OF Col J. }.
Ross near this town. -Four hundred piekets
we're employed in gathering berries and 35l
/ various markets on that day.
! The cornerstone Of an immense silk mill
J has been laid a, Hawley, Wayne county, Pa.
I The main building is to he $50 teet long by
| 100 broad aud five stories in height. The ma.
l chnery will be driven By wnter power and
/ give employment to over LOCO hands
4 church excursion party, returning from
/ trim onthc Potomac, was landed Attn Seventh
| street wharf, in Washington, Monday evening,
aud the wharf not being lighted, a gentleman
aud lady walked overheard. The lady,
/ Mrs. Sarah f.. Rollins, WAS drowned.
Charles Ware, aged eight years, entered a
| school. house, at Allauburp, ont, through a
window, on Sunday, 10 get seme books. On
coming out, the window sash fell upon him,
and he was found, three hours afterwards,
| hanging from the window by his neck, dead.
A tramp consented TO do Q small job al
| digging post holes at Carson, New, though
| labor was contrary to his custom. lie re
| turned to his employers house in nu hour,
! threw down his spade, and said he had changed
| his mind. lie found $3.50 worth Of gold bar,
which some miner had buried
On Sunday boy named johnson, near
Huntsville, Out, saw bear passing through
clearance of his fathers farm and fired
wonnding il, lie then started in pursuit will
the empty gun. The bear turned upon him,
and before assistance could arrive had killed
him, and torn his body almost TO pieces.
A wagon, containing nine excursionist
descending the Mount Washington earriag,
road, was upset by its drunken driver about
mile below the halfway house Monday at
ternoon. A lady from Michigan was killed
and live or siX others were injured. tn,
driver was injured, it is thought fatally.
An unknown tramp, about 80 years Of age
entered the dopotat Byers, Colorado on Sua
day evening, and. after some conversation
Suddenly drew large butcher knife and stab
bed three meu, one or two OF them perhap
fatally. Before the stranger, who is suppose,
to have been insane, could do any further in
jury, he was shot dead by policeman.
The shipments Of fresh meat to Europe from
New York for the week ended July 10, wer,
the largest on record for one week. Tn,
number of live cattle alone being four thou
sand, of which fifteen hundred we're shippe,
on Saturday. Also shipments Of 500 quar-
tiers of dressed beef, 1855 head live sheep
] ,Os5 earcasses of mutton and rs dressed
hogs.
The dome of the Rensselaer, Polylechni,
Institute observatory at Troy, New York, il
built entirely OF paper. II is reduced b,
pressure 10 the hardness Of wood, and is lai,
on in sections one sixth of aH ihch ia thick
ness. The weight OF the structure is onl,
about one'tenth of what it would be il made
OF the usual materials. 1t is said to give sat.
istacton in every particular.
boat containing man named Miller, hi,
wife, two children, and a boy named Rose
was eapszcd by squall in Lake winnebago
Wis, on Friday OF last week. Rose was
drawuel huf tho thar al....,. A
OF the boat, aud we're picked up after twenty
hours exposure Mrs. Miller had a fifteen
year old boy lashed to her back. He died on
Saturday night, aud the others are ia criti,
cal condition.
Monday evening number of boys were
playing in Lancaster, Pa, saw mill. when
William Fctter, aged 10, son Of the pronrie.
tor, was pushed against circular saw. which
entered his right side, cutting cash seven or
eight inches deep and penetrating the lobe OF
the lung TO distance Of three inches, The
right arm was completely severed above Inc
elbow and the left arm was also badly cat.
The boys recovery is very doubtful.
The scheme TO invade the Indian Territory
aud occupy the Government lands therein,
seems to DO gaining strength. Emigratine
parties are being formed in Illinois and Mis-.
sour as well as Kansas, encouraged BY The
success, thus far, Of Captain Paynes gang.
The Interior Department has no official IN
formation OF the invasion yet, but Secretary
Sehnrz will Immediately take measures Ia
clear the Territory OF all unlawful intruders
The agricultural product of Illinois will he
larger this year than ever before. The total
acreage OF wheat is twenty per cent, greater
than last year, and the condition of t6e cror
IN July, with the exception Of few counties.
Is equal TO that Of last year The amount nj
corn produced will be about equal 10 las,
year crop. Oats have increased fifteen ner
cent? and hay has nearly doubled Inc
Irish potato crop is immense, and the swee,
potato yield IS larger than ever before, An
fruits are in line condition.
Frederick Thompson, Wealth. m;llar &c
Wakefield, England, who came 10 III coon ~ ;
Try IA May last to attend the millers' exnosi /.
ton IN Cincinnati, met his death at Fox lake
Wisconsin on Friday Of last week. He and ~
friend named Louis Feischer, OF I.iyernool
england, took small boat TO 70 ont az ~
lake fishing They had not gone a. whsn
Thompson dropped the oars aud fell oyey ~
side Of the boat. Thompson's bodv was -
covered. AT the inquest the Jury fonnd ~,
be died Of heart disease or aponlexy
A despatch from Fox Lake, Wiseonsin
says IA personal examination andsrenos,s
from all sources prove beyond doubt mai h
the vicinity spring wheat is SO badly ipinreJ
by rust that under the most favorable c;sc,,n'
stances i will not yield more than half a cron.
with prospects Of an entire failure. Mann
farmers are Offering the entire crop for the