The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1880-09-11
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New York, on Saturday.
Inc smallpox continues to make terrible
ravages among the Indians Of the Upper Gait
nean district, in Canada.
An unknown man fred into a Democratic
parade at Washington, Ohio, on Saturday
evening, and Perry Wilson, spectator, was
The arrival at Reval Of two American YES.
sells laden with grain has opened the eyes Of |
Russians 10 the deficiencies oftheir system Of |
agriculture.
A FIRE in Salamanca, N. Y, before daylight
on Saturday morning destroyed twenty two |
Du.laings on Main street, oanslng total loss |
estimated at $l57 600.
four'months.ol old child Of Franklin Kent |
ner was killed by large rat last week, while |
sleeping IN cradle In It's parents house near |
Reading, Pa.
The railway from St. Petersburg to Simp. |
heropol was watched Aight and day by 5000 |
peasants and 10000 troops during the Em.
perors recent journey to LivadiA.
One hundred aud fifty houses have been
destroyed by fire ia the town Of Serinagur,
Cashmere. The disaster involved some loss
OF life, aud number Of persons were injured.
The shops Of the New Jersey state prison
at Trenton were burned Tuesday, involving a
heavy loss 10 the state and the supporting in
ialeness for at least three months OF 300 con
yicts.
A terrible colliery explosion occurred early
Wednesday morning at Durham, England.
II IS believed that gao men were in the mine
and that most Of them were killed by the ex-
plosion.
The New York police shot and captured
two burglars on Wednesday night as they
were making OF with 81, 900 worth Of proper
ty-the proceeds Of robbery in large dry
goods store.
The Calcutta districts which are threatened
with famine are Ahmednuggur, Poouah and
sholapore, where the rainfall during June
and July was from Eve to six inches below
the average.
A severe storm swept over the central por.
ton Of Florida on the LIST and I'd inst, flood.
ing post roads, washing away bridges, inter
rupung communications generally, and doing
other damage.
Sunday was the warmest Of the season Mt
Long Branch, the Thermometer, at four o clock
IN the afternoon, registering 81 degrees in the
shade. The temperature averaged about 90
degrees in the shade at all points along the
Hudson river.
A dispatch on Tuesday says:-The heaviest
continued rain seen in and around Danyille,
Va, for years has been falling for the past
twenty.iour hours Reports from the country
show the rain to be general and apprehen.
sions are entertained Of great damage to the
tobacco crop.
News from Hong. Kong Of August Il states
that Gen. Mosby, the United States consul
there, was charged on the 90th of July with
committing an assault with q spear on al
American seaman. After hearing the eyi.
dence the magistrate cautioned Gen. MOsbJ
and dismissed the summons
The sword worn by Gen. Anthony Wayne
during the Revolution, and also the SWORD
used by Judge Edward King during the wa
Of 1872, were presented TO Philadelphia, Pa.
Wednesday, in accordance with the will 9th,
late DR.. Edward King They will be place,
! among the relics in Independence Hall.
, A severe drought prevails throughout Yer
} mont. The springs and streams are lowe
} than they were ever known before, and man
factories have been compelled TO Snspeu
operations for want of water TO move thei
machinery. The pastures are all parched
! and the potato and other crops are suffering
5 A little boy, named Sweeney, playin
around the machinery at the railroad dock Z
Q Rouse's Point, on Saturday, had his left arl
caught in a wheel and torn from bis bod,
{. His father, seeing the boys peril, rushed
the rescue, and was also caught in the mi
1 ehinery and had one leg cut OF below Il
i knee.
During severe storm Sunday, Mrs, Jul
FairbanE, wife OF Capt. Noah Fairbank, vi
instantly killed by lightning, near Sunni
Station, Spotlsylvania county, Va. Cap
!. FAirbapk is a retired sea captain, now in b
' 10Th year, and was long engaged in the Ball
/. more trade. He was in the room, but "
, uninjured.
!. Petersburg, Va, was flooded by viole
!. thunder storm on Monday night. The ra
fell in torrents, aud the lightning strn
r. several buildings, among them the CustC
a House, stunning several persons. Ma
!, houses in the lower part Of the city were
!. undated. In the surrounding country /
a roads we've badly damaged.
d Manhattan Market, covering the block G
n tending from Eleventh Avenue to the Nor
River, and from 34th to 36th streets, N,
N York, was destroyed by FIRE early Thnrsd
|. morning. The loss is estimated NJ consider
| bly, more than one million dollars. The h
store Of T. d. Clarke and the Haymark
h Hotel on the south side Of Thirty fourth stree
caught fire and were burned.
Immense sxarms Of flies, resembling
}. dark cloud" passed over Guysboro', No
Scotia on Sunday. A similar phenomena
!. was observed on the Hudson river, betwes
/ New Hamburg and Newburg, on Saturdl
4 afternoon. The flies were "thick rs sno
4 fakes, and hurried nor,hward sin eloG
miles ia length They covered the clothir
Of passengers on the steamer Mary Powell.
Fortythousand persons we're on the ground
Of the Northwestern Fair Association at NH
neapolis on Tuesday TO witness twenty mi
' race between Mrs. Cook, Of California, on
Miss Jewett, Of Minnesota, for q purse
$1,000. Up 10 the end Of the seventh mi
the match was close and exciting, when IL
4 girth Of Miss Jewett's saddle slipped and 81
was dashed TO the ground, suffering sever
though not fatal injuries.
A match took place between 0'Leary o
horseback and three runners on foot, in Oh
csgo, on Saturday night. The distance wa
80 miles, on an eighth ola mile track, an
the horse won, making the whole distance
3:07:26, while the men ran 27t miles. Nc
I.eary, Scotch runner, made his ten miles
i:09:20. White Eagle, Indian runner, mad
10 miles in l:ll:l9. Price, the champion {
England, made his 10 miles in E04:26.
A girl was recently found nailed to plank
so that she could move neither hands no
4 feet, and floating on the Yangtse river, i
4 China. Beside her was the head Of Budd
! hist priest, and some coins. An inscription
/. said ;-''This money is provided for her cofB
' when she Is dead She belonged to
I wealthy family, and her two brothers, pelt,
1 mandarins used this cruel treatment becaus
she married the priest whose head was ON ID
\ plank with her.
During heavy rain storm in Richmond
: Va, on Sunday night, whrlwind visited tn
, lower section Of that city, dwelling trees an,
, fences and unroofng buildings. Allthe dam
1 age was done in radius Of half mile
! Another severe storm, accompanied by herc'
thunder aud lightning, prevailed in Richmons
last night. Foe several days past the hea
there had been excessive, the temperature i
the middle Of the day being 9sto i02 degree
in the shade.
The village Of Upton in the Province o
Quebec, was destroyed by forest fires OF
[ Monday last. Farm houses and crops wer'
also burned, and seventy-hye families arr
homeless. Four men were burned 10 dealt
while fighting the flames. Later accounts
state that aboat hundred families have beer
burned out Of their homes by the prevailing
forest fires in the province Of Quebec. The
loss in timber, houses and other property SC
far is estimated at $500, ZOO. The fires are
still raging. Several persons have been ter
ribly burned while escaping from or fighting
the fires. In one case where q corpse wa
laid out in the house the people were obliged
to bury the body hastily near the house and
Gee for their lives.
| Emannel Hanaur alias Janah Hahrich vva,